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Evening star., 1934-10-25
Senator Ouert0n Knocked Out
By Lawyer in Hotel. Fight
Floored After Refusing
to Apologize to Honest
Election Leader.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, october Is
United States Senator john H. Over
ton, colleague of Senator Huey P.
Long, and Burt w. Henry, attorney
and president of the Honest Election
League of New Orleans, engaged in
a furious fist fight today in the lobby
of the Roosevelt Hotel.
The fight lasted for minute or two
and fast blows were swung and hard
icks landed. Overton was carried to
his hotel room badly battered. The
Senator stated that the fight was
caused by his refusal to apologize to
Henry for remarks he made on the
floor of the United States Senate.
Overton was suffering from a cut
over the right eye, badly lacerated
mouth and bruise on the cheek. He
was bleeding profusely when carried
to his hotel room and given medical
attention.
The fight was provoked when the
two men met in the lobby of the
hotel and it was stopped by bellboys.
Mr.. Overton was elected to the
Senate with the backing of the Long
organization and has consistently in
dorsed Longs leadership.
Mr.. Henry's organization around
Evening star., 1934-10-25
General Proposals Turned
Down Pending Further
Elaboration.
DAVIS AND MACDONALD
HOLD PRIVATE SESSION
japanese Reported Willing to
Supply Definitions of Equality
and Ship Types.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. october 25.-The British
and American delegates to the prelim-
mary naval conversations were re-
ported authoritatively today, follow
ing a meeting at the prime minister's
residence, to have decided that the
general proposals of Japan were un-
acceptable.
The representatives Of the two
Anglo-Saxon nations we're said to
have agreed to ask for a full outline
of the complete technical plan which
Japan wants to use as basis for a
new naval treaty.
Further Data Asked.
The two delegations did not reject
the plea for equality in principle
outright, but it was said that they
agreed the plan still was too vague
for acceptance 1t was expected this
request would be conveyed privately
to the Japanese before the British
Japanese meeting tomorrow.
An authority said that this action
could not be regarded as a threat to
end the conversations and that all
the Americans and British want is
complete explanation of what equal
ity in principle means to the jap
anese. what the Japanese mean by a
maximum level Of tonnage to replace
the ratio system and just what the
japanese consider Offensive" ships.
The interchange of views took place
after Prime Minister Ramsay Mac
Donald personally telephoned Norman
Davis, the United States AmbaSSa-
dor a large Davis took Roy Ather-
ton, counselor of the United States
Embassy, with him. and they met
Macdonald and Sir John Simon, Brit
ish Foreign Minister, in the prime
ministers office.
Secrecy Draws Objections.
1t was learned that the Americans
said they objected to secrecy. but Mac
Donald, in requesting that the meet
ing be secret, said he wanted to avoid
the appearance of a regular meeting,
and therefore asked the naval dele
gates TO keep away.
on technical matters, but merely dis
cussed the general outline of the jap
anese plan.
Naval sources indicated a belief that
q request for further information will
be entirely acceptable to the japanese.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
Piccards Lost During Flight
Because of Dense Fog Banks
Scientist and Wife Nerer Kne,U Whether
They We're Ouer Ocean or Land.
Professor Tells O,Cn Story.

the Bartol Research Foundation at
Swarthmore and one was built by
Dr. Millikan of the California Insti
tute of Technology. We know that
our cosmic ray instruments were in
good condition and that We have
treated them we'll
A few minutes after we had begun
our ascent from Ford Airport at
Dearborn, Mich, we pierced a veil Of
fog and found ourselves in beautiful
sunlight. We didn't mind the fog,
as we did not expect it to last. So
We went up. An hour passed and
still there was not a spot of land
or water visible through the fog. This
was disagreeable, because it robbed
us of an opportunity TO determine
our speed and direction.
The only thing we knew was that
II we were travelling at a speed of
200 miles per hour we would reach
the ocean after three hours Speeds
of 100. and even 200. an hour miles
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Evening star., 1934-10-25
Coast.to.C0ast Record Run
Made by Train in 81 Hours

first glimpse. The Red Cap Band
blared forth and the carpet ordinarily
reserved for use of distinguished pas
sengers aboard the Twentieth Century
Limited was spread.
The party aboard the train was
welcomed by John Mckenzie, New
York City commissioner of docks, in
the absence of Mayor LaGuardia.
The train was held to the 18-hour
running time of the Century Limited.
Crowded conditions of the train yards
around New York forced it to slow
up as it neared its destination.
The tube-shaped flyer set world
speed record of 120 miles an hour
yesterday, but over the final lap of
the journey its speed sometimes was
less than go miles an hour.
The 376-foot train, powered by a
horsepower DIESEL engine, left
Los Angeles at 10 pm. (Pacific stand
ard time), Monday.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
SINCLAIR TRAILING
FURTHER IN POLL
Five More Cities Give Total of
Republican 1924 and
Democrat 7,547.
Special Dispatch to The Star,

special DlSpatch 10 1he star.
NEW YORK, October 25.-Returns
from five additional cities in the Lit
erary Digest'S poll for Governor of
California gave total today of 1924
for Frank r. Merriam, Republican,
and 7,547 for Upton Sinclair, Demo-
crat.
Raymond L. Haight. the Progress
sive commonwealth candidate, was
third, with 3,753, while Sam Darcy,
Communist, was running slightly
ahead of Milen C. Dempster, Socialist.
Today's returns by cities follow:
Berkeley-Darcy, 81: Dempster. g.;
Haight. 285; Merriam, also: Sinclair,
800 Total. 1888.
Fresno-Darcy, 2; Dempster. l.;
Haight, sos; Merriam, 536; Sinclair,
383. Total, 1880.
Pasadena-Darcy, 9; Dempster, s.;
Haight, 436; Merriam, 1885; Sinclair,
$50. Total, 4,615.
Richmond-Darcy, l; Dempster, o.;
Haight, IT; Merriam, 240; Sinclair,
1856. Total, 1874.
Beverley Hills-Darcy, 1;SDempster,
o; Haight. IS; Merriam, 718: Sinclair,
ITO. Total, 904.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
.JAFS|E IDENTIFIES
ACCUSED AS JOHN
Names Hauptmann as Man
to Whom He Gave $4,000
Ransom Fund.
By the Associated Press.

TRENTON. N. J., October 25.-Dr.
John F. Condor yesterday identified
Bruno Richard Hauptmann as the
man John to whom he paid $4,000
ransom money for the promised return
of the Lindbergh baby it was learned
today from an authoritative source.
DR.. Condor, known as "Jafsie,"
made the positive identification after
an hour and a half's conversation with
the German alien, Immediately after
Hauptmann had pleaded mot guilty"
to the charge of murder in the court
house at Pennington.
Details Withheld.
Details of the conversation between
the two we're not revealed, but it was
understood that "Jafsie" talked about
many of the things that he and the
intermediary discussed on that dark
night as they sat on bench in a
Bronx cemetery.
DR.. Condor had talked with Haupt-
mann in the Bronx County jail soon
after the carpenters arrest. but at
that time said he was not certain OF
the Identification.
He went to Pennington yesterday
and after his talk with Hauptmann
pledged Attorney General David T.
Wilentz to secrecy as to the outcome
of the conversation.
Wilentz today continued 20 decline
to discuss the results, saying, i can
not talk until DR.. Condor releases
me from the promise of secrecy"
Prosecutor Anthony M Hauck, at
Flemington, made public an affidavit
in which Joseph NJ Furcht, a con-
struction superintendent, repudiated
his previous assertion that Haupt-
mann worked at the Majestic Apart
ments in New York March l, 1882,
the day of the kidnapping.
The affidavit said Furcht had as
sumed Hauptmann reported for work
Immediately after obtaining a job
February 81, but that since then he
has learned of an affidavit by another
workman saying Hauptmann did not
work at the Majestic on that day.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
DYE PLANTS CLOSE
AS STRIKE BEGINS
80, 900 Employees Expected
to Be Involved in New
Jersey Districts.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PATERSON. N. j., Octobe as
Practically every dye shop iii the
Paterson area was unable to start
operations today as silk and rayon
dyers started a strike which is ex-
pected to involve 10000 dye house
employees in the Passaic Valley and
the New Yorw metropolitan area.
In Paterson, Haledon, Hawthorne
and East Paterson enthusiastic picket
lines began their marc, up and down
before the plants T6ll before opening
hours, shouting, cheGfing and singing.
The strike, the first major indus
trial dispute since President Roosevelt
made his plea for a truce between
capital and labor, was called in an
effort to enforce the demands of the
dyers for better wages, shorter hours.
a guaranteed minimum wage and a
closed shop
In the entire Passaic Valley appar-
rently the only plant operating was
that of the Textile Dyeing & Printing
Co. of America at Fair Lawn, where
100 of the plants normal force of
1900 men reported for work. Will
liam Alexander, vice president in
charge of the plant, which is the
largest dyeing house in the East, said
it would continue to operate at least
today and tomorrow.
Only a few of the LOO strikers
at the plant appeared on the picket
line and Alexander said he had
learned that the men did not want
to strike and had walked out against
their wishes.
Elaborate police precautions had
been taken, but no disorder or trouble
of any sort occurred in the strikes
opening hours. All police vacations
and days off were cancelled so that
any emergency could be met.
No figures were available as to the
number of strikers out in the Passaic
Valley Unofficial estimates placed
$4,000 on the cheering picket lines in
the Paterson area.
Strike leaders scurried throughout
the strike area, checking up on the
effectiveness of the walkout. They
said they were ready to rush a mass
picket line of all the strikers to any
shop that started operations, but so
far could find no plant working. The
strikers will picket their own plants.
except when mass picketing is or
dered.
A check-up showed that all the
shops were ready to open and operate
this morning as the employers had
promised last night, but no dyers
were reporting for work.
!, Elated over what they called q
complete tie-up,' strike leaders
called a mass meeting of the strikers
for this afternoon.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
A Straw Ballot

A straw ballot of the Gus
toners of prominent F
street merchant was taken
this month, asking what local
newspapers were read in their
homes having either been de-
livered by carrier or carried
home.
From the 269 replies the
result was as follows:
The EVENING STAR. 231 $3.50
End Evening Newspaper. 10 26.e%
3rd Evening Newspaper. AZ 1861
1st Morning Newspaper. 124 46.0T
End Morning Newspaper. 100 s7.1%
The SUNDAY STAR. 21I 7S.4%
End Sunday Newspaper. Ill 41-2%
srd Sunday Newspaper. IS 31.5%
This is not, of course, rep
resentative of the entire cir
culation Of The Star, or any
of the other newspapers, but
refers only to that portion of
the circulation of each paper
that is read in the homes of
the buying public.
The replies were received
directly by the merchant and
the tabulation, with names
and addresses, is available to
any one interested.
Evening star., 1934-10-25

That the Department Of Justice
means business in its relentless war
on kidnapers, bank robbers and other
desperadoes was emphasized today by
disclosure that the new home OF the
department contains a pistol range
for schooling its agents in sharp
shooting.
The range, not yet completed. is in
the basement of the seven-story edi-
fice. In few weeks newly appointed
special agents of J. Edgar Hoover's
division of investigation will be en-
gagged in indoor practice with revolvers
and automatics, while other trainees
on the upper floors Of the building
are learning the latest methods of
scientific crime detection.
A group of 80 new agents is under
going special training in the divisions
Evening star., 1934-10-25
JAPANESE CONTROL.
OF OIL HIT BY j. s.
Ambassador Grew Gains
Conferences on Monopoly
Price e-Supply Plan.
By the Associated Press.

The United States has made repre-
sentations to Japan against the pro-
posed Manchoukuo state oil monopoly
on the grounds the monopoly would be
detrimental to American oil companies
and in violation of the open-door policy
and the nine-power treaty.
Great Britain and the Netherlands
whose nationals are likewise affected,
were understood to have made similar
separate representations, but there has
been no joint action by the three
nations
The American representations were
made because the proposed state oil
monopoly would cause great loss in
ard Oil Co.
The British and Dutch representa-
tions were made because of a similar
detrimental effect on the Asiatic
Petroleum Co. jointly owned by British
and Dutch.
Grew Holds Conferences.
American Ambassador Grew has
also held a number of conferences
with Japanese foreign office officials
concerning recent legislation affecting
foreign Oil companies now doing busi-
ness in Japan.
The new laws were said here to re-
quire all foreign oil companies to
store a six-month supply of oil in
tanks in Japan, and give the Japa-
nese government the right to set the
price at which the oil should be sold
and the right to take over the stored
oil at any time.
The American oil companies doing
business in Japan have sought State
Department assistance in an attempt
to secure notifications of the new
laws because of the greatly increased
cost of doing business under them
and the insecurity Of their property.
More Facilities Held Needed.
To comply with the new laws, it
was said, would mean that the oil
concerns would be forced to build con-
siderably greater tankage facilities
and would tie up oil and capital over
an extended period.
Observers here said they assumed
the laws were passed to insure Japan
an adequate supply of oil for its naval
and merchant ships for any emer-
gency.
Japan is forced to import virtually
all oil used by that nation.
The new laws were said here to be
the only such laws enforced by any
nation against foreign companies.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
Justice Building Has Pistol
Range to School Its agents

school of criminology at the present
time, and other classes are to follow.
The present group already has had
week of rife and pistol practice at
the Quantico Marine Base.
Dedication of the new building in
effect marks the establishment of a
great national institute Of criminology,
from which the Government will
direct its far-hung roundup Of
public enemies"
The nucleus of this institute. pro-
posed sometime ago by Attorney Gen.
eral Cummings, already is in ex-
istence. In addition to the thorough
going, carefully prepared training
course for the &c" men, there is an
elaborate technical laboratory on the
seventh floor, where every resource
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Evening star., 1934-10-25
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 25.-The rec
ord-breaking streamlined train of
the Union Pacific. the M-l000l. rolled
into Grand Central Station at 9:56
am. (E. S. T) today, completing its
cross-country run from Los Angeles
to New York City in Sc hours and 56
minutes.
The running time for the coast-to-
coast trip set new record by IA
hours and 81 minutes over the pre-
vious record set in 1905 when the
late e. H Hartman. then chairman
of the Union Pacific, travelled from
San Francisco to New York; City in
II hours and 81 minutes.
Aboard the new record setter today
was w. A. Hartman, present chair
man of the Union Pacific and son of
E H. Hartman.
AS the M-10001 pulled into the sta
tion crowds surged forward to get a
Evening star., 1934-10-25
Student Leader Slain.

ST. LOUIS, October 25 (P).-Wn-
liam F. Rosenbaum, 21-year-old senior
in the School of Architecture at Wash
ington University and captain OF the
swimming team last year, was found
shot to death today in his automobile
In St. Louis County. The coroner said
he found no powder burns about the
wound. Rosenbaum was a campus
leader.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
BY DIR. JEAN PICARD.

CADIZ. Ohio, October IS (N.ANA).
Picard and I are naturally
very happy about the outcome of our
stratosphere flight, but the main
question concerns the success of the
investigation of the cosmic rays, and
that we shall not know for some
time.
We shall have to spend several
weeks of study in the laboratories
which supplied us with the instru-
ments for cosmic ray investigation.
Most Of the instruments we're made
by DR.. Swami and his associates of
Evening star., 1934-10-25
Kidnapers Release Two.

HOLDENv1LLE. Okla, october Is
R.-T. c. Puckett, grocer, and his
son Jerold were back home here today
after having been kidnapped and
driven over several Eastern Oklahoma
counties by two of six escaped pris-
oners from the Hughes County Jail,
all of whom were still at large today.
Evening star., 1934-10-25

Editors note: Prof. Picard
escaped NTH sprdtned ankle and
Mrs. Picard NTH a teto scratches
in landing after their 10-miie-hioh
flight into the strdtoSphere, but
their scientific instruments mere
unhdrmed. The scientist tells here
his impressions OF the dscent.J
Evening star., 1934-10-25
BUFFALO BOY KIDNAPPED
ON WAY FROM SCHOOL
Two Men in Automobile Seize s.
Year-Old Child-Tried
to Get Brother.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUFFALO. N. Y. october 25.-
Russell Counsel, S, schoolboy en- route
home for dinner, was kidnapped at
noon today by two men in an auto
mobile as, police said, they failed in
an attempt to also abduct their VIC
TINS brother.
Evening star., 1934-10-25

election times has been active in iEi-
tiating moves for the purity OF the
ballot and numbered amcLg It's mem
bers a group of New Orleans business
men interested in public affairs.
He testified recently of alleged elec-
ton fraud practices in the Senate
Committee hearing here OH charges
Continued on Page 16, Column ID
Evening star., 1934-10-25
HITLER HAS T00THACHE
Delays Expected Pronouncement

on Church Affairs.
BERLIN, October Is R).-Chan-
cellor Hitler had toothache today.
causing a postponement indefinitely
of his expected pronouncenaent on
church affairs.
Hitler had planned, to speak after
receiving an oath of loyalty from
Reichsbishop Ludwig Mueller and
bishops Of the Protestant church.
Evening star., 1934-10-25

Finnish Archbishop Dies.
IS R).-Archbishop Lauri Ingman,
head Of the Evangelical Church of
Finland, died today.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
WEATHER.

tU g. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Partly cloudy, slightly warmer tonight;
tomorrow partly cloudy; moderate south
winds.
emperatures-Highest. So, at noon
today; lowest, 43, at $50 am. today.
Full report on Page Ala
Evening star., 1934-10-25

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-07
TRIBUNEs TO HOLD
 SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
Weekly Dances Included
 on Program of Winter

Plans for fall and winter ac- tivities were discussed last night at an enthnsiastic meeting of the pune A. c. the second session since :Ao veteran cfub's recent e-orRai1- fz&tion& More than 60 members were present, with President Will liam ConIby as chAirn1an.
 Important in the session was an llnafiiinouss vote of thanks from the club to Miss Julia Smith. man ager of the State theater.. for her donation of furniture to the or ganization and her interest in the groups development. Secretary Fred Parker was instructed to Smith and also to the firm of Leary the Florist which donated several
 Prominent in the clubs fall and winter program, in addition to sponsorship of a football and bas- ketba1l team, will be a series of Monday night informal dances. The affairs, held at the club rooms on Baldwin street, will be open to members only.
 The club voted unanimously to extend the courtesy of the use of its rooms to relatives and friends similar events.
 Adoption of a set of by-laws in their final form will be voted on at the next meeting.
 A banqtiet honoring Thomas Murphy, who will be married late this month, has been planned by the Tribupes. A special committee to mnke final arrangements for the event has been named by Pres ident ConIey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-07
DEVON SPONSORS
 OLDCOUNTRYFAIR
Special Nights to Be Ob- served All Next
 Week

Tuesday and every night next
 week will be banner nights for the little town of Devon for the dura- ton of the Country Fair sponsored by the Devon School Fife. Drum and Bugle corps, Beginning with drum corps night each evening will
 be dedicated to a certain cotefie. Wednesday is for the police and
 firemen, Thursday for Milford and Stratford and the Hale beauty con- test, Friday for Confiecticut's girl beauties, poultry and vegetable
 display and Saturday afternoon and evening for the children.
 Much interest is being manifest ed in the beauty contest for male Tarzahs and already 25 entries
 have been listed. Face, form and the proper shade of tan will fig- tire in the results and some excel lent specimens of manhood are ex- pected to compete. On the opening night there will be a parade of drum corps from all parts of the state. Wednesday night the potato growing contest will feature with ! hand concert and boxing bouts besides special entertainment for the police and fitemen. Friday is set aside for the bath ing beauties, the vegetable and poultry show put on by the Milford
 4-H club. Saturday afternoon the
 baby parade. including prizes for the best baby carriage, doll cah- riage, bicycles and wagons. Satur-
 day there Is a special surprise in store and the affair will close with
 grand auction of all articles left over if any. Every night a prize
 will be awarded among those in.
 attendance.
 The fair will be staged on Jud- son place, Devon, the site selected
 whef hte original location was
 found to- be inadequate. Many at
 fractions have been engaged for the various sights and capacity at-
 tendances are expected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-07

Now that the democrats have selected their state ticket, attention is turning to republican state convention scheduled for next week in Hartford. At the democratic state convention yesterday the opinion was expressed by many that neither States Att torney Hugh Alcorn of Hart ford nor Lieutenant.G Governor. Roy Wilcox will be given the g. 0. D. gubernatorial nom- ination. The DelieT was that somebody else is being quietly Sroomed to face Governor Wilbur l.. Cross, the democra- tic nominee. However, nobody knows just what the republi- cans will do and both Attorney Alcofn and Lieutenant Cover nor Wilcox both continue to claim that they are confident of gaining the place at the head of the ticket.
 Tho fight between U. S. Sen- ator F. c. WaicOtt of Norfolk and Congressman Francis Ma loney of AIeriden for the sem atorial post promises to be the most interesting one of the coming election. The republi- can forces are intent on re- turning ,Walcott in view of the coming senate power probe. The Connecticut republicans don't want two democratic senators from this state in office when the probe starts.
 Senator Cooney was obnox- fOuS to Governor Cross, of course, because he was one the three democratic senators who joined with the republi- cans of the state senate two years ago in the now famous
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-07
Constitution Day
 Plans Announced

An addition to the present num- Der of observances of national his- torical events in the schools of the city will be made this year if plans now in progres sat Hartford are given official sanction. States and cities throughout the country will take part in the celebration of Con- stitution day, Monday, September IT.
 Marking the 147th anniversary of the signing of the American Constitution, the National Con stitution Day committee is urging the issuance of proclamation by Governor Wilbur l.. Cross for the observance of the day by appro- priate ceremonies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-07

That he had broken into 1e0 houses was the confession made in an English court by Arthur E.. Burtenshaw, who was sentenced to three years penal servitude for burglariy.