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Evening star., 1935-09-25
CONF FESS|ON FIGHT
LOST BY SHERMAN
Admits to Trial His
Signed Story He Killed
Wife for Another.
BY the Associated Press.

oy tilc hScOCIdtcu FIcSS.
WORCESTER, Mass, September
25.-Over objections by the defense
the signed confession of Newell P.
Sherman, 26, choir singer and Scout
master, on trial for the alleged mur-
der of his wife, was admitted in evi-
dence today.
Defense objections we're based upon
the conte:- lon that the document
was obtained under duress. This was
denied by Lieut.. Edward ]. McCar-
thy, who insisted the burly defenant
voluntarily confessed he drowned Alice
Dudley Sherman, %. mother of his
two children, so he could wed Esther
Magill, l8-year-old Whitinsville girl
Judge Thomas J. Hammond, who
personally questioned two State police
officers before making his ruling, said
he would instruct the jury regarding
the confession. The jury, which was
dismissed yesterday while opposing
counsel battled over the confession
was then brought into the court
room.
Faces Death If Convicted.
Sherman faces the death penalty
If convicted of the murder of his wife
Alice. who drowned in Lake Singletary
on the night of July 20. The State
alleges Sherman tipped over a canoe
in which he was taking his wife for
night ride.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H Dudley,
parents of the victim, sat in vacant
jury box. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Sherman,
parents of the defendant, sat inside
the court room rail.
Lieut.. Mccarthy repeated his tes-
timony Of yesterday, in which he said
Sherman confessed he deliberately
overturned q canoe which he had
persuaded his wife to enter, pushed
her away when she tried to cling to
him, waited for her to sink and swan
ashore to report her accidental
DEATH"
Sherman Claims Duress.
Sherman. In supporting his attor-
neys objections to admission of the
confession, insisted whatever seeming
admissions he may have made were
the result of dress, barrage of ques-
tions and fear inspired by a threat
truth serum" would be employed.
His story of the tragedy was that
the canoe overturned accidentally, that
he tried to swim ashore with his wife,
but became afraid both would sink If
they remained together. and pushed
her away in an impulse of self
preservation.
Evening star., 1935-09-25
CAMPAIGN FUNDS
PROBERS ORGANIZE
House Group Prepares to Act
on Complaints-Spurns
Louisiana Evidence.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The House Campaign Expenditures
Committee is ready to function.
The organization meeting was held
yesterday. but reports that an inquiry
was planned into the political situa-
ton in Louisiana brought a reply
from Chairman Granfield. Democrat,
of Massachusetts that no evidence had
been presented yet that would warrant
any investigation in the late Senator
Longs State.
Granfield said the Louisiana situs-
ton was discussed informally" and
that communications had been re-
ceived suggesting an investigation, but
he contended they did not fall within
the committees definition of what
should prompt an inquiry.
Prepare for Complaints.
Asked why the committee held such
an early organization meeting. Gran
field explained 1t was TO have the
committee in a position to receive
complaints" The first Of the 1896
primaries, which are embraced in the
committees investigating powers, Is
set for January in Louisiana.
One trouble with such committees, i"
Granfeld added. lis that they often
are organized too late. after every
thing has happened. We are now in
a position to move and keep abreast
of developments.
The committee will act in judi
evidence is submitted that will war
rant action"
Asked II the committees powers
were broad enough to include investi-
CATION of the secret Republican cam
paign fund organization charged by
Postmaster General Farley. Granfield
merely commented:
Il have impressions that organiza-
tions throughout the country may
take it upon themselves to take part
In or interfere with elections of mem
bers of Congress"
Mentions Liberty League.
He emphasized he was talking gen.
orally, but mentioned "the American
Liberty League and great many 9TH
ers that may become very active"
THE meeting today" Granf1eld said,
was simply for the purpose Of or
ganizing the committee, giving power
to appoint whatever clerical and other
assistance might be needed including
investigators. OF course, this is a
routine committee established every
two years and we act whenever evi-
dence is submitted to US that war
rants 1t.
I'VE have received communications
from various parts Of the country sug-
gesting what we ought to do and now
we are ready to proceed. If we find
any complaints worthy of action. We
will act"
Evening star., 1935-09-25
Tydings Ans,oers
Wedding Rumors
By Ne,os Vie,os
Senator Says Some Day
Before 1860 "I'H
Probably Marry"
BY the Associated Press.


CINCINNATI, September 25.-The
marital plans Of Maryland's 45-year-
old bachelor Senator, Millard z. Tyd-
ings. remained his secret yesterday
despite questioning on reports he will
marry a prominent New York woman
recently divorced in Reno.
That's very flattering." he smiled
at hearing the rumor. But I don't
know whether President Roosevelt
will carry the Ohio and Mississippi
Rivers or not. They're both pretty
big
DO you know the lady?"
Our families have been friends for
years but really the only way that
America can get prosperity is by buy
ing from foreign countries as well as
selling to them"
will you ever marry?"
Some day before 1860 Ill prob
ably marry but nobody knows who the
lady will be. However, the drug trade
has It's very serious internal problems
that are largely the result of price
cutting" (He came here to address
a druggists conventionD
Have you anything to add TO this
interview"
Yes, Cincinnati is charming in the
Autumn. It's a fine city. America
will always be great country as long
as its ladies are so lovely"
Evening star., 1935-09-25

A Kansas editor went into a farm
town in North Wisconsin recently on
a Saturday night. There were so
many new autos at the curb that he
thought 1t was convention of dealers.
He found it was only the farmers In
town for week end shopping. He
talked to few Of them, found these
were the first new cars they had had
in years. And most of the farmers
were under the impression that Presi-
dent Roosevelt personally was re-
sponsible.
Believe it or not, beer did not bring
Milwaukee back The breweries are
steaming but they employ relatively
few men in comparison with the large
number of unemployed. The brewers
did very little new building.
Beer Is Cheap.
Familiar sign here: "l0-oz. glass Of
beer. cents" Also: Roast beef
sandwich, S cents" But car fare is
10 cents.
(Copyrisht 1887
Evening star., 1935-09-25
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
Third Party Threat, If
Any, in La Toilette
Hands.
BY PAUL MALLON.

N N ILWAUKEE-The answer to
M most of the third party talk
lies hidden in the minds of
Il La Toilette Freres.
There may be some unorthodox
tangents (Townsend. wealth-sharers,
etc. in the next election, but even
ward heelers know the La Follettes
are the ones to fear. now that Huey
Long is gone. They have one of the
two third parties" now controlling a
State. (The Farmer-Labor party in
Minnesota has no comparable ma
tional reputation and would follow
the La Follettes, but cannot do much
without themD
A friend asked the junior member
of the firm, Gov. Phil La Toilette,
about this matter the other day. The
Governor backed away. smiled wisely
and then slowly wagged his head
from left to right and back again. He
did not need to say more.
1t is hardly a secret in these
parts that the La Follettes hare an
unSpoken but rather definite back
stage understanding Uith President
Roosevelt. They 1UiH get anything
they pdnt 1Uithin reason in Wash
ington and Mr.. Roosevelt lUW get
Wisconsin, if they can arrange it
and they probably can.
Evening star., 1935-09-25
Plus WILL RENEW
APPEAL FOR PEACE
Address to EucharIstic Con-
qresS Tomorrow to Follow
Up Last Speech.
BY the Associated Press.


CASTEL GANDOLFO, September
25.-Prelates of the Vatican said to-
day Pope Plus radio address to the
United States tomorrow closing the
Eucharistic Congress in Cleveland,
Ohio, probably would include an ap-
peal for world peace.
They said the Pope, who, in his
Summer residence, is carefully follow
ing the political and military develop
ments of the world, will in all likeli-
hood carry a step further his speech
delivered to ex-Service men two weeks
ago.
On that occasion he pleaded for
peace with justice" He is writing
his speech in Latin.
The Pope's broadcast will begin ct
l0:45 pm. (5:45 pm, Eastern stand
ard time).
ut was announced in New York
that the broadcast will be carried on
both the major networks.)
CHILDREN SING AT MASS.
Evening star., 1935-09-25

1t may seem to outsiders that the
La Follettes sometimes publicly brush
Mr.. Roosevelt the wrong way, and
vice versa. NOTABLY Mr.. Roosevelt
made a Green Bay speech year ago
which seemed to be a subtle rub
against them) But there are two un-
derlying factors which make such
demonstrations appear to be stage
play.
Phil Looks TO Future.
One is that Mr. Roosevelt is per-
sonally fond of Phil and Bob, par
ticularly Phil. The other is that
Phil's friends have in the back of
their minds the idea that he is pres
idential caliber, and that 1910 is
coming. If Phil himself has not
considered the possibility, he has at
least heard it mentioned
You can get the right inside slant
when you learn that Reliefer Hopkins
permitted Phil to name the w. P. A.
administrator here, who in turn has
loaded up that organization with La
Toilette men, leaving the Demo-
cratic organization out in the cold.
The Democratic machine in this
State is a model T. There is moth
ing to it but steering uheel. and
that. of course, IS Mr.. Roosevelt.
The business element here, as in
Chicago, is overwhelmingly dissatis-
fed but the regular Republicans are
too downtrodden to do much about it.
Former Gov. Kohler, who furnished
the only substantial Republican
plumbing fixtures this State has had
in years, has gone back to making
them for general sale. He intends to
keep on doing that.
There will probably be a Kohler-
pledged delegation sent to the next
Republican convention. but it will only
be compliment for past favors.
Committee Is Polled.
The secretary of the Republican
State Central Committee polled COM
mitteemen about presidential prefer
ences. The result recently was:
Kohler, %; Borah. 21: Knox. 8: Lam
oon, 5; Vandenberg. 4; Lowden. 2:
Dickinson. l. and Hoover. /. The
Knox people are beginning to work
quietly.
No one had the heart to say so at
the time, but that convention of young
Democrats here was considerably less
than a howiing success. The excuse
was that arrangements were made in
expectation that Mr.. Roosevelt would
attend. The plan was to accommo-
date 10000, but the top count of
young and old, including spectators,
was 5000
A Socialist here does not mean the
same thing as in Columbus Circle,
New York City.
Milwaukee has a Socialist mayor,
but the street car lines and the public
utilities are privately owned. This is
more than can be said OF many a
Democratic and Republican town.
THE official explanation is that the
mayor does not control the City
Council, but an unofficial one is that
Socialists become practical, like every
one else, when they get elected)
Incidentally, Phil La Follette's
one-r,dn brain trust is also So
cialist-Financtdl Secretary Thomas
Duncan. The secretary had to
rash OF his Socialist ,Dar paint and
become member of the Progress
StDe Ddrtu to oct the lob.
Evening star., 1935-09-25
PANGBORN MAPS FLIGHT

OAKLAND, Calf, September IS Up.
Clyde Pangborn. who few nonstop
from Japan to the United States in
1891. arrived here yesterday to prepare
for a nonstop flight around the world
this Winter.
His co-pilct will be Bennett Grimm,
who participated in the Dole flight
from here to Hawaii in 1927.
Pangborn said he would hop east
ward from New York and refuel eve
times in the air, including once over
the Philippines.
Evening star., 1935-09-25
But Mr.. Lands will find that the

But Mr.. Lands will find that the
secret of Mr.. Kennedy's success was
in not trying to read new economic
approach or a new economic phil
osophy into a broadly worded statute
whose only worthy purpose under our
present Constitution is to cut out
fraud and put the crooks in jail, but
by no means to use the provisions Of
that law as q means Of controlling
the ALLEGATION Of capital In = planned
economy"
(copyright. 1885,,
Evening star., 1935-09-25
ONLY So FIRST.CLASS
PASSENGERS TAKE REX
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 25.-Tne
italian liner Rex sailed yesterday with
only So first-class passengers.
Line officials, saying this was "a
record low passenger list in the his
tory of the Italian merchant marine. /"
blamed it on the warlike atmosphere
in the Mediterranean area.
Evening star., 1935-09-25
ARRESTED IN STABBING
Bronx Man 20 Answer Killing in
Taxicab Charge.

NEW YORK, September Is (Pl-
Frank Rodgers, 40, was arrested in his
Bronx apartment today for question:
ing in connection with the fatal stab
bing early this morning of Michael
Branca, So.
Branca was stabbed to death while
seated in q taxicab with q man and q
woman, Frank La Gloria and Edna
Rahe. With Rodgers when arrested
was a woman whom police identified
as Betty Fleming, sister Of Miss Rahe
and divorced wife Of Wall Street
broker.
Evening star., 1935-09-25

mas pee n aVerteQ
by business i'm
provement a n d
widespread a d =
herence TO code
standards. made
possible by "col-
lective thinking"
taught business
men under the
recovery act.
This comment,
the first he has
m a d e publicly
since stepping out
of Government
service, is carried
today in a copy
Evening star., 1935-09-25

Gated to mans
best friend. Man
would be his best
friend, too, If we
a ppre e C lated in
dogs what so Oft
en- we lack our
selves-love, 10y
atty, unseldsh-
ness.
When a cat
throws a fit, we
say: "P uss US
puny," and that's
all-but If a dog
ate some t h | n g
t h at disagreed
aE~~
Evening star., 1935-09-25
Soldiers Get Little.

The Japanese soldier ON the march
often lives on a ration Of rice issued
him daily, which, with picked plum.
suffices for "a hours-and he has to
cock the food himself.
Evening star., 1935-09-25
MISSIONARIES FLEE
Two Americans, However, Refuse
to Evacuate Before Chinese Reds.

NANKING. China, September Is (R.
The United States Embassy was in
formed today that Communists are
retreating from Northern Szechwan
Province into Kansu Province, caus-
ing American and other missionaries
to flee north toward Lanchow.
Two Americans who declined to
evacuate the district, however, were
James vigna Of the Assemblies of God
Mission, with headquarters at SPRING
field, Mo-, stationed at Siho, Southeast
Kansu, and Miss Bertha Robertson Of
the Christian and Military Alliance
with headquarters at New York, sta
toned in Taochow, Southern Kansu.
Evening star., 1935-09-25
Reds Aim at Empire.

In India and the Far East Com
munism directs the enmity of the
masses rather against the alleged i'm
perialism than the capitalism Of the
Western world.
Evening star., 1935-09-25
Irwin S. Cobb
Says:
Man So Often Fails to
Appreciate L owing
Qualities in Dogs.

SANTA MONICA. Calf, September
25-What with worrying over Max
Baer-and did I have cause to worry?-
I'd forgotten this is Dog week, dedi-
Evening star., 1935-09-25
R|CHBERG THINKS.
''CHAOS" AvERTED
Says N. R. A. Lessons Have
Taught Business to Act
Collectively.

Donald r. Richberg. former N. r. A.
head. who visioned industrial chaos
following the collapse of the recovery
administration, believes now that this
Evening star., 1935-09-25


The education Of Mr.. Lands, the
Transformation of brain truster into
a good administrative official, at the
head of a quasi-judicial commission,
costs considerable In public money
and in the time of industry struggling
to recover against such odds. But
when the process does take hold
finally we are bound In another dec
ade or so to get worthwhile public
servants, perhaps something along
the very line for which Mr.. frank
furter himself has argued in his ap-
peal for a civil service of the type
which Britain has developed.
Mr.. Lands starts out with the back
ing Of the financial community and
with the recommendation of Mr.
Kennedy, whose record Is the best any
New Deal off1cial has made to date.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-04-24
HARRISON FORESEES
EARLY BREAKUP OF
JAM IN COMMITTEE
Says Veterans Bill Will Be Got
ten Out Of Way Soon, Pos
sibly by Thursday
TO TAKE UP NRA MEASURE
Social Security Legislation to
Follow on Calendar Of Fl.
nance Group
TO TAKE UP NRA MEASURE

Washington, April s4.-(F- Chair
man Harrison predicted Wednesday
an early breaking up Of the jam In
his senate finance committees con-
gestion which has been holding up
two Of the administrations major
measures, the social security legislation
and the bill to extend the life Of
NRA.
The leader from Mississippi FORE
cast that the committee would get the
bonus bill out Of the way Thursday
and begin work Immediately on NRA
extension. He said he hoped to get
that through the committee also by
early next week and start considers
ton Of the social security program.
Almost every day since the first Of
the session, the committee has been
holding open hearings on these three
proposals. From now on It will spend
most Of its time In executive session
until the three bills are before the
senate.
Estimates Bonus Cost
Frank T. Hines, veterans admins
traitor and the last witness on the
bonus question, told the committee
Wednesday that the Harrison com.
promise plan would cost about @l48,.
000y0 900 and the issuance Of 81, ,304, ,000,.
600 in bonds.
He compared this with estimates oi
the cost Of the Patman and vinsor
cash payment bills Of 42,2O5, ,S52, ,05(
and t2,267, l63 ,024, respectively.
Hines was the final witness sched.
uled In the committees three day
bonus hearings. In his prepared
statement, he expressed no prefer.
ence for any Of the various bonu,
plans, but merely submitted factual
analysis Of them.
His estimates Of the cost Of the
various proposals was Of particular
significance in view Of the warning
Tuesday by Secretary Morgenthal
that any additional large expendi.
lures outside the budget must be me,
by new taxes.
Hines spoke favorably Of q sugges-
ton that the Harrison measure pro.
vide for cash payment of the surren.
der value Of the certificates, instead
Of offering negotiable bonds. He said
this would be simpler from an ad.
ministration viewpoint and would
make no difference in the govern.
ment's ultimate obligation.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-04-24
ADVERTISING BULK
GIVEN NEWSP PAPERS
National Organization Reports
Daily Press ls Best Medi-
unn for Sales

New York, April 24.-(R-National
advertisers paid $l63, ,0o0, 900 for news
paper space and $349, ,055. 900 for all
mediums in 1894, the bureau Of ad-
vertising reported Wednesday to the
American Newspaper Publishers As
sociation.
The estimates indicate distinct
gains over 1888 advertising expendi-
lures. more than recovering the losses
Of that year to place 1884 slightly
ahead Of 1882.
In 1883, the bureau reported, gen.
eral advertisers spent $l45, 5,000. 900 for
newspaper space out Of . total Of
92os. .O00. 900.
Saying 'the first quarter Of 1885
finds the newspapers facing unusual
competition for the national adver-
tisers' dollar the report presented
figures to show that the daily press
was superior to both the magazine
field and the radio as IN advertising
medium.
The survey contrasting newspapers
and magazines involved nearly .
million homes In Is cities.
"The final conclusion" said the re-
port, rs that the advertiser who uses
newspapers alone y getting the best
available coveragc at the lowest
|coot."
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-04-24
LINKS
MONEY CHANGERS TO
BREMER KIDNAPPING
Chicago Banker Identifies One
OF Defendants as Man
With Ransom Money

st. Paul. April 24.--tR)-A Chicago
banker Wednesday stepped down
from the witness stand In the trial Of
Arthur (Doc) Barker and nine CO.
defendants and partially identified
william Wider Of Chicago as q man
who passed $4,000 Of the Edward O..
Bremen ransom money In his bank
last April.
Shifting from fingerprint evidence
to the phases Of the case involving
seven money changers" the govern
ment called william H. Bleschke,
Chicago, . teller in the Lakeview
Trust and Savings Bank. to the wit
ness stand.
Asked by George Kelsey. assistant
United States district attorney. to
"look across this table and tell us
whether there Is . man there who
passed this money on April 23, 1894"
Bleschke walked over to the table
where Wider sat and said:
THE gentleman sitting there looks
like the man. As far Is I can recall,
he Is the man."
Charged with playing . role In
passing part Of the 4l50.000 In SO
denominations and $4,000 In Is bills
arc Wider, John J. (Boss) McIAugh-
lin, Philip Delaney and James ]. VIII
son. III Of Chicago: Aliver Berg, ufer
In Joliet, H., prison: Mrs. Edna Muir.
ray and Jess Doyle. both Of Kansas
City.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-04-24
go Federal Units to Lead Relief Driv
Judge Miller Issues Warning to tMisled Farmers
Second Indictment of
LANCER Is Dismissed
Say Macs Memory
Has Done Her WrOng|

Milwaukee. April 24.-ReNew
knots to the tangled tale Of the
marriage Of . Mae West here In
1911 were added Wednesday BY
oldtimers Of Milwaukee's theatri-
cal district, some denying It was
the movie Mae and others assert.
ing or implying It was.
Some added to the hints Of
New Workers that Movie Macs
memory had ''done her wrong"
when she said she never was here
until four years ago.
That Movie Mae was the one
married here was denied vigor.
ously by Ollie Keeley, vaudeville
performer, who said he worked
on the same bills with the gay
nineties star on the Keith east
ern circuit.