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Evening star., 1933-09-03
PRISONER sRETURNED' TO DAKOTA
IS LOCATED IN DISTRICT JAIL

Although the jail attaches were
equally certain. they decided to take a
look at the cell assigned to Nelson when
he arrived at the institution last Fri
day morning. Sure enough, there he
was-or, at any rate, there was man
who looked like Nelson, talked like Mel
son and, in fact, said he was Nelson.
The postmaster gave himself up last
Thursday night, approaching Matney
while the officer was directing traffic at
Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue
The night before, it is said, he sought
information from Matney, who, after
taking one look at him. inquired if he
was hungry He acknowledged he was.
and the policeman took him to a near
by restaurant, where he ate heartily
After Surrendering to Matney, the
postmaster was taken to the tenth pre-
cinct, where he is said to have told
his story. Stanley. according to postal
authorities, is second-class post office,
and the postmaster's salary is $4,000 q
wear.
Evening star., 1933-09-03
SERGEANT IS HELD
IN THEFT OF LINEN
Army Enlisted Man, Nearing
Retirement, Accused of
Taking Hospital Stores.

A 53-year-old Army sergeant, eligible
for retirement on pension next May,
was arrested yesterday in connection
with the theft of approximately $4,000
worth of sheets and pillowcases from
Walter Reed Hospital, where he was
in charge of linens and medical sup
plies.
The sergeant. Paulus A. Boehn, was
arrested by Detective Sergt. Thomas j..
Sullivan and Detective Guy Rhone,
who said they had recovered large
quantity of the linens, which also in
cluded white uniforms. A 16-year
boy was taken into custody as sus-
pected acccmplice, allegedly involved In
disposal of the goods.
Bales of sheets, pillowcases and uni
forms were found, according to Inspec-
tor Frank S. w. Burke, chief of detec-
tives, in the boys home, in the 600
block of F street, where Boehn rented
a room.
Other linens were recovered, 1nspec-
tor Burke said, from shops at which
tney had been sold.
The linens are said to have been
taken from the hospital few at a
time.
Evening star., 1933-09-03

plant, together with the necessary con-
nection with sewer lines, has been esti-
mated at between 100000 and So
$4,000. In view OF the necessity OF
careful planning for such an enormous
expense, $4,000 is provided in the Fed
eral allotment for the study OF sew
age disposal plant by special board:
This board, which is to be appointed
soon, will study all evidence accumu-
lated by the Public Health Service, the
District Engineering Department and
consulting engineers, and determine the
best type of plant to construct.
The smallest item in the allocations
amounting to $4,000, will provide the
Upper Potomac Park interceptor. This
will complete the last link OF a sewer
located along the north shore OF the
Potomac between Rock Creek and the
District line to intercept sewage dis
charging directly into the Upper Poto-
mac. The section to be built is In the
line of Newark street between the
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and Conduit
road.
Evening star., 1933-09-03

There seemed to be considerable un-
certainty yesterday as to the where,
abouts of Ole T. Nelson, 50-year-old
stanley, N. Oak, postmaster, who is
said to have confessed stealing more
than $1,000 of post Office funds.
Hes right here" said attaches OF the
district Jail, where Nelson was locked
up the day after he surrendered to Po-
liceman H. A. Matney.
"He was taken back to North Dakota
some time last week." Post Office De-
partment inspectors retorted.
1--WE know he's here" the Jail attaches
insisted, because his record cards still
in the file. When prisoners are re-
moved, their cards are taken out"
"And we know he's gone back to
North Dakota" the postal inspectors
held. because our men took him there" !"
"It was some time last week." said
one of the inspectors. I'm not sure,
but I think it was Friday night. 1t
was a simple matter-Nelson waived re-
moval proceedings and we took him
back. i'm&&lre of it."
Evening star., 1933-09-03
T0PUSH
LAY|NC0 OF SEWERS
Big Program Employing 900
Will Get Under Way Here
in 80 Days.

/ Given s1,75e 500 of Federal funds by
! the Public Works Administration, j.
! Blake Gordon, sanitary engineer of the
| District, went to work vigorously yes
! terday to add some sorely needed links
| in the Districts sewerage system.
! Gordon knows now exactly how he is
going to proceed, because the grant was
made for six specific projects, but there
are lot of details yet to be worked out
before actual construction can begin.
At any rate, he said. 80 days from
! now sewer mains will be going into the
! ground in different sections OF the city,
and at least so per cent of the projects
will be under way Within six months
! he hopes to nave all of the work started.
The huge sewer construction pro-
gram, according to Gordon, should pro-
vide work for 1000 men, locally. for
at least three months, in addition to
the indirect effect it will have on en-
p,oyes of brick, pipe, cement and gravel
plants.
River to Be Purified.
The benefit to the public. however,
will be greater. Out of the program
will come a cleaner, purer Potomac,
more fit to bathe in. and elimination of
the flood hazard in the area in the
I
Seventh and Hamilton streets and
Arkansas avenue and Delafield place.
The projects are all of some years
standing which have been postponed
from time to time, either because of
budget restrictions or because the
Commissioners did not regard them as
absolutely essential One of them, and
incidentally the largest-extension of
the northeast boundary SeWer-Was IN
itiated by Newton D. Baker when he
was Secretary of War during the Will
son administration.
Extension of the boundary sewer, for
which S853,000 is allocated, will divert
the ssorm water overflow at a point
south of Lake Kingman, and help clear
the Anacostia River of some of its pol
luton. This project calls for construc-
ton of 1880 feet of 22-inch mains
and 2.035 feet of triple-sect1on sewers
with 10 by 18 inch sections.
100000 For Relief Sewer.
The second largest project, estimated
to cost 100000, will be the Pney
Branch relief sewer, which will relieve
the oft-recurring flooded conditions IN
the Ingraham street area. These HOODS,
besides wrecking the Sewer Depart
ment's property, invade the Easements
of homes and add considerable damage
to private property.
The project designed to relieve this
situation will take the form of a sewer
feet 6 inches in diameter, 4,600 feet
long from Iowa and Arkansas avenues
to Fifth and Ingraham streets.
Another large project, involving
cost of $220,50 is the outfall sewer
extension from Boiling Field to the
site of the proposed sewage treatment
works, which will not be put into I'M
mediate operation, but which must pe
built in connection with the estap1sh-
ment of a sewage treatment plant.
The cost of the sewage treatment
Evening star., 1933-09-03

Police last night were investigating
the mysterious death of Walter Weller,
2s years old, formerly an instructor IN
German at Howard University, 1ouno
Iifeless iri bed early yesterday morning.
weller was a doctor Of philosophy
of Wurtemberg University. He came to
washington about year ago. and had
been living in the home OF Mr.. ana
Mrs, ]. ]. Miller, 1902 Georgia avenue.
Through an introduction from Prof.
otto Springer he obtained temporary
place on the faculty of Howard, re-
naming there until appropriations were
cut last Spring Since that time he
had been employed as a freight eleva-
tor operator at the Hotel Hamilton.
At $50 o'clock yesterday morning
Mrs. Miller went to the door OF his
room to ask him to answer the tele-
phone. When there was no response
to her rap and call, she opened the
door. Weller's body, fully clothed ex-
cept for one shoe, lay lNfoss the upper
Evening star., 1933-09-03
POLICE PROBE MYSTERY DEATH
OF FORMER GERMAN INSTRUCTOR

half of the bed. DR.. T. j. Kennedy,
1902 Georgia avenue, was summoned
and pronounced the man beyond aid.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald per-
formed an autopsy on the body at the
District Morgue late yesterday after
noon. He expressed the opinion that
Weller had taken poison. but said he
would await the report of an analysis
of the contents of the stomach.
Meanwhile the homicide squad be-
gan an investigation of the mysterious
telephone call received by Mrs. Miller.
The torn fragments of shorthand note
in German also engaged police atten-
ton.
Mr.. Miller said that Weller had been
a quiet and studious man, highly es-
teemed by his family and himself. He
explained that he appeared to be In
perfect health when last seen alive, at
10:30 Friday evening.
The German embassy has undertaken
to notify Welley's parents in Germany
Evening star., 1933-09-03

Driving all the way from Chicago
without license tags meant so little
to C. P Scott. Stockton. Calf, mail
carrier, that he had the courage yester-
day to stop a policeman on the street
to inquire the way to the post Office.
Benjamin R. Campbell, one of the
Traffic Bureaus officers, noticed the
lack of tags and demanded an explana-
ton.
The explanation took Scott, his wife,
Mrs. Alberta Scott, and his sister-in-
law, Miss Eleanor Nawjoks, to the
Traffic Bureau, where finally they were
set free with Godspeed by the kindly
officer, although still without tags.
On Way to Convention.
Scott left California with his family
to attend a convention in Atlantic City
of the National Association of Letter
Carriers, which begins tomorrow morn
ing En- route he stopped off at Chicago
to visit an uncle and take possession
of the new automobile he had ordered
Evening star., 1933-09-03
NAVY YARD GETS
ADDITIONAL FUND
$1,000, 900 Will Permit Pay
ment of Workers for Sat-
trday Holiday.
The Budget Bureau yesterday re-

The Budget Bureau yesterday re-
leased an additional $4,000 600 for naval
expenditures, thereby enabling the navy
yard to pay its workers for Saturday
half holidays and to cut the work week
only every other week.
Secretary of the Navy Swanson said
the Navy will rescind its five-day week
order applicable to civil employees in
the field.
The release of s5,OOO00o from the
s550Oo,00o limited by the Budget Bu-
reau had been authorized by President
Roosevelt. Under the new order ef-
fective September IL, staggered work
week will prevail.
In an official message to all naval sta
tions, the Navy Department said:
"tFive-day week. hereby superseded
close of business Saturday, 9 Septem-
Der. Eleventh September. and every
alternate Monday thereafter shall be
a /sn-work day in the field service.
Per annum and per month employees
shall be furloughed without pay on the
Monday non-work days. Necessary "a
hour service snail be met Dy the re-
arrangement of shifts. Under this plan
per diem employees on full time will
work five and a half days, namely A
hours work, with 48 hours pay one
week, and four and half days, namely
Sc hours work, with 40 hours pay the
alternate week. Employees ordered to
work on Monday of the short week
shall be required to take equivalent
time off without pay before the follow
ing Saturday"
This telegram was signed by the
Secretary of the Navy.
NJ P. Alifas. head of the Interna-
tional Association of Machinists, Dis
trict No. A, which embraces those in
the service of the Federal Government,
today expressed qualification at the
restoration of "ore-half of the pay re-
duction." He said he and his organ
ization would continue to urge the ad-
ministration to restore the full amount
of the slash.
Evening star., 1933-09-03
Chest Clinic September IL.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Septem-
Der 2 (SpeciaD "A free clinic for dis
eases of the chest will be conducted by
the Maryland tuberculosis Association
September IL in the courthouse here at
10 am. DR.. D. st. c. Campbell will
conduct the clinic. He also will con-
duct q clinic at the hospital at Prince
Frederick September at 10 am.
Evening star., 1933-09-03
Star STAFF Photo.

while in Stockton to be delivered to
him in Chicago The old car he placed
in the custody of relatives who were
to drive it back to California.
The trip to Washington was without
untoward incident, possibly because
trunks tied on the front and rear Of
the car hid the places where the tags
should have been.
Tags Ordered Delivered.
He had been assured by the auto
mobile dealer. he told Campbell. that
it would be all right if he would order
his tags delivered to his hotel in At
lantic City and drive to the New Jer-
sey resort without them
when Scott produced papers to
prove his story, the policeman softened.
After all, he decided, it would be a
shame to make Scott late for a meet
ing he had come all the way from the
West Coast to attend
Il hope you don't strike any hard
boiled cops" Campbell called in fare
well.
Evening star., 1933-09-03
Appeals for Bed Clothing.

HYATTSVILLE, Md. September
(SpeciaD The Associated Charities OF
Hyattsville and vicinity is appealing
for mattresses and other bedding for
sufferers Of the flood. 1t is requested
that donations be left at the head
quarters Of the charities organization,
~ johnson avenue, telephone Hyatts-
vile 241-J.
Evening star., 1933-09-03

Upper: Sergt. A. j. Bargagni, Dresi-
dent of the National Firemen's ASso-
citation, places a wreath on George
Washingtons tomb. Picture taken III
front of tomb at Mount Vernon, shows,
left to right, Chief Engineer George S.
Watson of the District of Columbia Fire
Department, Sergt. Bargagni, Maj.
Ernest w. Brown, superintendent of
police; George Finger, Capitol Heights
Md, organizer of the National Fire
mems Association, and Odell S. Smith,
head of the Citizens Committee in
charge of parade arrangements.
Center: The float of No. 81 Engine
Company, on Lanier place with an
Indian. as first fire chief" as the CEN
trail figure.
Lower: A reproduction of one Of the
Oldest pieces of apparatus in the coun-
try made by No. l Engine for use
in the parade. The original is in Salem
Mass, and was imported from England
early in the eighteenth century In the
picture are Capt. S. M. Gould Qeft)
and j. M. Kayser, both of No. /. They
were assisted by James F. Duhamel
of the Association of Oldest Inhabit-
!. ants. Star Staff Photos
Evening star., 1933-09-03
MOTORMAN INJURED
Car and Truck Collide, Causing
Former to Catch Fire.

Edward R. Reese, SO, tbs G street,
motorman, received leg injury yester-
day afternoon when his street car and
a large gasoline truck collided at Third
and F. streets northeast. The control
box of the street car caught fire. Al
though a small quantity of gasoline
was said to have leaked from the
truck, it did not ignite. Reese was
treated at Emergency Hospital.
Firemen soon put out the blaze in
the car Charles p Adams, 25, of the
14O0 block of Columbia road, who po-
lice say was driving the truck. was ar
rested and charged with operating
with bad brakes
Evening star., 1933-09-03
LORTON DATA EXPECTED
Commissioners to Get Report Tues

day on Finances.
The long awaited report on the a.
nances at the District Reformatory az
Lorton, Va, under the superintendency
of A. C. Tawse, resigned, will be pre-
sented to the District Commissioners
by the Board Of Public Welfare Tues
day. -
District auditors have been working
on Mr.. Tawse's books since his resigna-
ton In July.
Evening star., 1933-09-03

Mill Is 80 Years Old.
A water-power grist at Grand Rapids,
Ohio. on the Maumee River, Is 80
years old.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-18
COMMISSIONER OF RECORDS MAY
 BE DISMISSED
He Draws Salary of ST. 800 in New York, But Can Neither Read Nor Write a Word

New York. April 1s-(UP) - Hyman Schorenstcin, who draws $7,50O year as commissioner of records for Kings county, New York's largest borough, can neith- CT read nor write, according to. petition for removal filed with the county register today by Murray M. Pomeranz, Brooklyn attorney. The alegedly iliterate recorder is a leader in the powerful Brooklyn democratic organization of John H. McCoey. He was appointed by Register Aaron l.. Jacoby.
 Pomeranz recently appealed to Governor Herbert H. Lehman to remove Schorenstein but the gov ernor held that he was without jurisdiction. The attorney points out that even taxi drivers have to be able to read and write to qual- fly for a license.
 The commissioner of records keeps various records of the surro- gate, register and county clerk. He must look them over and decide which are to be filed and which destroyed. Pomeranz points out the difficulty of exercising this judg- ment without the ability to read.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-18
SIX BRITISH SUBJECTS ARE
 NEAR FINALE
Three Soviet Judges Are Locked Up With the Evidence and Will Re- port Late Tonight

October Hall, Moscow. Apr. 1S-- (UP)-The fate of six Britons and II Russians charged with high crimes against the Soviet state was placed in the hands of the three judges today when their trial reached its end. A verdict was ex- pected late tonight.
 The trial culminated in q burst of drama as William Macdonald, partly crippled British subject, limped hesitant1y to the fore and bowed his head in confession of guilt. The Russians despairingly did the same, but the five other Britons stoutly maintained their in- nocence.
 The judges, after brief retire. ment, returned to the room with all the documents in the case and the room was them locked in &C., 'cordance with the law.
 William Macdonald, one of six British citizens on trial for high crimes against the Soviet, made a second confession of guilt when called upon for his final statement today. ~r
 T confessed my guilt" he told the revolutionary tribunal. T have nothing more to add."
 MacDonald's terse statement was given in an electrified room where
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-18
MANY HOMES IN V NEW ENGLAND IN !
 GRAVE DANGER
Highways Blocked as Flood Menace Con. tinues to Threaten the North Part of East

Boston, April 1S-(UP)-High. ways were blocked and homes threatened as the northern New England flood menace approached a crisis today but there appeared to be slight danger of a recurrence of the floods of 1927 which took 125 lives and caused millions of dollars of property damage. At Concord, N. H., the Merrimack river flooded highways leading to Triton, Laconia, Keene, Dover and Manchester, and only hilly roads to Hopkinton and Newport were clear. Authorities prepared to evacuate 40 families from dwellings in low-lying sections of the city.
 In Vermont, where the 1927 floods took their heaviest toll, im- proved dams, reservoirs, flood gates and gorges were believed capable of accommodating the abnormal flows of the Connecticut river and it's tributaries. At East Barnet, the highway was under several feet of water and at Barnet a landslide blocked the road and forced de. tour. The NewEngland Power As- sociation reported that gauge read- ings at it's plants along the Con- necticut were higher than at any time. since the floods of 1927. At Bellows Falls the flow was S3,00O cubic feet per second, against 12O,- 900 feet per seonc at the height Of the flood six years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-18
HYDE PARK WILL BE THE SUMMER
 WHITE HOUSE
President Will GO First to Little White House in Warm Springs After Yacht Trip

Washington, April 1S.-(UP)- President Roosevelt at the first op- portunity is expected to take a week off for a vacation at the little White House in Warm Springs, Ga, it was indicated today.
 The president in a conference today with Clark Howell, Atlanta publisher, said that he would go south whenever the opportunity comes, it was reported.
 At the conclusion of the congress sional session he plans to go for a weeks yachting cruise along the coast and then proceed to Hyde Park, N. Y., his old home, which has been designated by him as the summer White House.
 Some associates of the president felt that he might make a trip to Warm Springs the end of this month or early in May.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-18
RIVERS RISING IN NEW ENGLAND
 AND THIS STATE
High Mark of 20 Feet May Be Reached in Conn Other States Are Much
 Worse \

Hartford, Conn, April 18.-(UP) Fed by melting snow and recent heavy rains, the Connecticut river swirled beyond it's banks today, 1n- undated the lowlands in this vicin- ity, and threatened considerable damage.
 The waters this morning were higher than they were a week ago when a large area was inundated, and it was feared the freshet would go beyond 20 feet. Flood stage is 16 feet.
 During the night rowboats and motor boats were utilized, and to- day children were ferried to school from homes isolated by the rising water. Police said there seemed no danger from the high waters.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-18
Nineteen Year Old Boy Safe And Well
 With His Kidnapers
BEER FIGHT OPENS AT HARTFORD WITH
 BATTLES IN SIGHT

Hartford, Conn, April 18-(UP)-The house fight on the beer bill opened to-day with three republican senatives offering petitions asking that Governor Wilbur demand centralized board of control receive favorable action.
 The petitions presented by Mrs Herbert Knox Smith, of Farmingon Sherwood C. Cummings, of Vernon and Miss Fnnette B. Nichols, of Fairfield. Signers of the petitions submitted by Miss Nichols included members of the republican Fairfield town committee.
 The petitions referred to the judiciary committee
 After Miss Nichols offered her petition Rep William republican of Watertown, to point of privilege and objected to their He said believed unfair and out of order for the speaker to allow any influence to be brought to members of the legislature except by members themselves.
 Speaker William Hanna, republican, Bethel ruled how ever, that anyone might petition the legislature.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-18
SIX COLLEGES
 POSTAGE RACES
 AT LONG BEACH

Los Angeles, April 1S-UP)- Six Universities and colleges ten- tatively have accepted invitations to compete in a crew race at Long Beach Marine stadium July g., stephen w. Cunningham, graduate manager of the University of Cali fornia at Los Angeles, announced today. The event would take the place of the Poughkeepsie regatta which was cancelled this wear.
 Tentative acceptances to com pete at Long Beach have been re- ceived from Yale, Cornell, Penn sylvania, Massachusetts Tech. Wis consin and Washington, Cunning ham said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-18
WATERBURY BILLS
 BEFORE ASSEMBLY
 AND ACTED UPON
Those Introduced By the Civic Union and Tax payers League Were
 All Rejected = East
 Mountain and Union School Districts Settled
By WILLIAM J. MORIARTY
 Democrat Staff Man)

State Capitol, Hartford, Conn.,, April 1S-(Special to the Democrat) introduced by the Water bury Non-Partisan Civic Union and the Waterbury Taxpayers League were rejected today by the legislature following unfavorable reports from the committee on cities and boroughs. They were predicted last Friday in the Demo- crat following hearings the day previous.
 Two bills were sponsored by Edward Udelowitz of the Taxpay- CTS League. One would have re- duced the salaries of all city off, ficials. The committee on cities and boroughs reported that Wa terbury employees had already re- ceived two ten per cent cuts Tn pay and would accept further ones if 1t was necessary for more econ-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-18
Receives Letter From the Abductors That the Boy Has Been Unharmed-- Negotiations Are on for $5O,OOO Ransom-PO. lice Are Still Active
 
NEWTON D. BAKER {
 ENTERS THE CASE
By ROBERT IT. LOUGHRAN (COpyrirhf. 1033. by United Pressl

By ROBERT T. LOUGHRAN Copyright, 1883, by United Pressl
 Chicago, April 1S-UP)-Jer- ome Factor, 19-year-old Kidnapped son of John (Jake the Barber) Factor, is safe and unharmed. his father has been informed.
 In a letter from the kidnapers. the first containing definite in- structions, Factor was assured that his son has suffered no mis- treatment during the six days that he has been held for $50.000 ran- som.
 Meanwhile, police placed under arrest two men they believed to be Ted Patterson and Archie@Brown members of an alleged Kidnapping gang that has operated extensively in Southern Illinois and Eastern Iowa.
 The man identified as Patterson was. under the care of physician and his too sick to be moved. His companion was taken to the de. tective bureau for investigation. Factor, the United Press learn~ (Continued on Page 8.)