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Evening star., 1935-01-14
DEATH OF BANKER
BLAMED ON CLOSING
Matthew Henry Middleton Sue
cumbs From Shock Attributed
to Herndon Shortage.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HERNDON, Va, January 14.-Mat-
thew Henry Middleton, prominent
Willard, Va, farmer and director of
the Herndon National Bank, which
closed last week, died last night at his
home from what his physicians de-
scribed as shock over the closing of
the institution.
Middleton became i'll the day the
shortage of accounts was announced.
He was born September 8, 1848, in
Yorkshire, England, and had been a
resident of this neighborhood for 60
years.
Funeral services will be held at his
home at pm. tomorrow, with Rev.
Garner N. Butt, pastor of Woolf Me-
mortal M E. Church here, officiating.
Burial will be in Chestnut Grove
Cemetery.
MF. Middleton is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. William Gilmore,
Florence, Va, and Mrs. William Brog-
den of Willard, and one son, B. Will
liam Middleton, Florence.
Evening star., 1935-01-14
DR.. S. J. TILGHMAN
DIES IN AUTO CRASH
John de Gruchy, Also of Easton,
Injured When Car Hits
: Telephone Pole.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
EASTON, Md, January 14.-Dr.
Stanley ]. Tilghman of Easton, about
40, a well known physician, was in
stantly killed today in an automobile
accident near Wye Mills.
An automobile in which DR.. Thigh
man and John de Gruchy, also Of
Easton, were riding left the highway
and struck a telephone pole. Gruchy
was injured. He was brought to
Emergency Hospital here for medical
attention.
DR.. Tilghman was a native of Sails
bury. During his medical career he
had practiced at Salisbury, Frederick
and Hagerstown, Nd, and Bridge
vile, Del.
He Is survived by his widow.
Evening star., 1935-01-14
GROCERY HELD UP
AT CHEVY CHASE
Colored Bandits Hold Seven in
Store at Bay and Flee
With $45.
By Staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY staff Correspondent Of The Star.
CHEVY CHASE, Md, January IA
Two armed colored bandits held five
clerks and two customers in the Sani-
tary Grocery Co. store at Brookville
road and Taylor street today and
escaped with $45 in cash and a
small quantity of meat.
) The bandits are believed to be the
same who have robbed several chain
store groceries in Washington recently.
The men entered the store shortly
before 10 o'clock and one kept the
employees and customers covered by
his pistol from a position near the
door while his companion rifled the
cash registers.
The bandits forced the manager
to open the safe at the rear of the
store. but it contained no money and
the robbers fled after grabbing two
hams off the meat counter.
The men made their getaway in q
blue roadster bearing Virginia tags
issued to an Alexandria resident,
Evening star., 1935-04-15
Haskin.Ward
Wedding Plans

Mrs. William Francis Ward has
issued invitations to the wedding of
her daughter, Miss Louise Markley
Ward. to Mr.. Nagel Haskin. son OF
Mr.. Frederick ]. Haskin, prominent
newspaper man and author of "The
American Government" and Mrs.
Haskin.
The wedding will take place April
% at 9 o'clock in the morning In st.
Paul's Episcopal Church, with the
Rev. Arlington A. McCallum, pastor
of the church, and the Rev. Calvert
E. Buck. curate. officiating.
Miss Ward will be given in marriage
by her uncle. Mr. William Pinckney
Welker of Piqua, Ohio, and Washing
ton She will have as her matron
of honor. Mrs. Harrison H. Myers,
jr., of Bridgeton. N. j.. who was for
merly Miss Doris Faust of Washing
ton. The bridesmaids will be Miss
Hazel Herman and Miss Rhoda
Stevenson.
Mr.. Haskin will have as his best
man his brother, Mr.. Frederick j.
Haskin, ir., and the ushers will in
clude Mr.. Carl w. Thomas and Mr.
John Sikken
The ceremony will be followed by
a wedding breakfast at the Mayfiower
Hotel.
The bride-elect is the daughter of
the late Mr.. William Francis Ward
well-known pharmacist and philatelist.
Mr.. Haskin and his bride will make
their home at 67l2 Wisconsin avenue
Mrs. Haskin entertained the mem
bers of the bridal party at a tea in
her home on East Bradley lane, Chevy
Chase, from 4:30 to o'clock.
Evening star., 1935-04-15
M'CARL DOOMED
FOR PRESIDENCY
Nebraska G. O. P. Progress
sives to Form Clubs for
U. S. Controller.

By the Associated Press.
LINCOLN. Nebr.. April ia boom
of MidWestern Progressive Republic
ans for John r. McCarl, controller
general of the United States, for Presi-
dent-long a mumbled hope-took on
formidable stature today with the an
nouncement of Nebraska progressives
that supporters would be organized
Immediately.
George w. Kline, chairman of the
Nebraska Progressive League. said the
first step would be organization of
local 'McCarl for President" Clubs.
followed by the organization of State
clubs. Kline said he had been urged
to support McCarl for President in
1886 by friends of Senator George w.
Norris.
The controller general. a graduate
of the University of Nebraska Law
School and for many years Senator
Norris secretary. will retire on July
/, 1886. after 15-year term. He has
been mentioned frequently in the
Middle West as a possible candidate
for the presidency.
Kline, who supported President
Roosevelt in 1882, said he would be
an active supporter of McCarl, if he
could be persuaded to seek the presi-
dency. The progressive leader added
that If it came to a choice between
Roosevelt and McCarl, he would back
the latter
IF the Republican party" said
Kline. could rid itself of its reaction
ary leadership and would nominate
McCarl for President, it would stand
an excellent chance of returning to
power in 1885,
Evening star., 1935-04-15
INSPECT C. c. C. WORK
Fechner and Taylor View Mos
quito Control Project.

Robert Fechner, director of Federal
emergency relief work, and Charles
H. Taylor, assistant director of emer-
gency conservation works, completed
week end inspection trip yesterday
Of mosquito control work in Delaware
by the c. c. C.. w. S. Corkran, execu-
tive officer of the Delaware C. c. c.,
is directing the mosquito elimination
program.
Following a luncheon Saturday of
the Mosquito Control Commission, of
which Col. Harry L. Cannon is chair
man, the visitors went on an inspec-
tion trip Of the marshes to observe
actual working by c. C. c. men. who
have been engaged in this work for
the past 16 months.
After the tour, Fechner and Tay-
lor were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cork
ran at their Rehoboth Beach home
stead.
Evening star., 1935-04-15
Charles L. Lee Dies.

NEW YORK, April Is (P.-Charles
Landers Lee. IS, treasurer of the
American Bank Note Co.. died yester-
day following a heart attack suffered
Friday morning in his Office. A sister
is Mrs. Ralph Minor of Berkeley, Calf.
Evening star., 1935-04-15

Famous Eas-
ter Egg holding
a Il -oz. of that
beloved Evening
in Paris. Gift
special at .....
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News ODDITIES

est individual" says the Journal,
pointing out that New York law
fails to recognize any exclusive or
superior right of any person to
any family name.
GENEVA, ILL.,, Aug. 29--(UP)
Bert s. Wilder, 100, Aurora, to.
day claimed to be the Oldest law
enforcement ofilcer In the United
States. He was made u deputy
sheriff of Kane county. He prom.
ised to get after cattle rustlers
who have been active near hero
recently, recalling that tn first
man hanged in the county 80
years ago was cattle rustler.
KANSAS CITY, MO-, Aug. 90
(UP)--Peter Randazzo, IS, and
Maria Randazzo, so, took marriage
vows in a ward at General Hospi-
tai yesterday. They had been mar
ried IL years. Because of the hus-
bands serious illness they wished
to have the civil ceremony san
toned by the Catholic Church.
PAOLA, KAN, Ang. 29-(UP)---
Three years elapsed before Oliver
Morris got an answer from Kansas
City to q letter. He put the letter
in q bottle and flung 1t into the
Marias Des Cygnes river at OF.
tawa. Now, three years later. HI
has received a communication from
virginia L. Fletcher Of Kansai
City, saying she found the bottle
on the lake Of the ozarks near
Warsaw, Mo.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-29
1888 LOCAL YOUTHS
in VARIOUS CAMPS.
Last Assignment of Fif-
teen to Report in New
Haven for. Tests

waterbury has a total of $50
young men enrolled at the various
CCC training camps, according to
figures released through the Lin
coin House today. The last detach-
ment OF the applicants will leave
from these quarters at 6:46 o'clock
tomorrow morning. This company
will represent the entire quota al
loted to this city some time ago.
Ofiicials stated today, however,
that they will negotiate to have
the number increased and in event.
Of their success more of the appli-
cants will be cared for. Several
hundred names still remainson the
rolls at this time and they are be-
inla carefully scrutinized in an eff
fort TO determine those most
worthy OF the limited number Of
appointments.
During the past month the mum.
Der has narrowed down consider
ably due to many Of the enrollees
finding regular employment.
Those who will leave from tho
Lincoln House tomorrow morning
include: Joseph De Cristanti, Alex
ander j. Bender, Clarence Dick,
Almond A. Ortlieb, Arthur Gen.
ova, Albert Barkauskas, James j.
Kenny. Howard X. Sturges, Leon
d. Peck, william Livingston, An
drew Battaglia, Frank Lucian and
Louis Sureno.
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LOCAL COP. IS
VERY FORCETFUL

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methods Of picking the slate Of
candidates that this Is another
year. He told them to never mind
the platform" of the primaries
last year.
Regulars Protest
Regular republicans continue to
protest against the pledging Of del
egates to the city, town or school
conventions before they are even
named for the primaries. In other
words, no names Of delegates to
the three conventions will be per-
mitted on the primary ticket until
the prospective delegates have been
interviewed by the Pape gang
and have promised to sup
port the ticket or the steering
committee" so-called, which Is OPP
Grating unofficially.
Writers Displease COP.
The Pape forces have been
claiming that the democratic ad-
ministration has q paid force OF
writer's who are putting out the
facts detrimental to the high
handed dominance of the COP.
organization Of the Pape combine.
Publisher Pape Is using a ghost
writer" himself, according to au-
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LIQUOR TAVERN
OWNERS WARNED
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cution Is up to the town and city
police departments, then here In
Waterbury we will follow that Or
der. AS soon as the deadline comes
the department will begin inspec-
tions. If places that are selling
beer or liquor are found not to
have now licenses, the owners will
be arrested. II may work hard
ships on some of the tavern own
ers and restaurants, but the law is
the law"
No Extension Of Time
Clerk Freeman stated today he
had received a numbe rof inquiries
concerning the opening OF estab-
lishments here after Saturday
night. Mr.. Freeman said many OF
those inquiring had been led TO be-
lieve that an extension of the time
on the life OF the old permits had
been granted. He pointed out that
no extension had been granted and
that as far as the picture now pre-
sents itself. the old permits expire
Saturday night and local establish
ments cannot remain open on sum
day without new permits.
The $50 permits received by local
dealers and recorded In superior
court, cover all types OF permits
This morning, for instance, there
were 80 permits filed for stores In
cluded In q local chain store sys.
tenn, authorizing the sore managers
to sell beer in their stores.
Abldes BY Statement
Prosecuting Attorney John d.
Thoms, who will be on active duty
In city court next week, stated he
will abide by the statement OF
Commissioner Buckley and will
prosecute all cases coming before
him In court next week.
Because the law passed by the
General Assembly requires an in.
spection before permits can be
granted and because the number Of
applications received by the CON-
mission, has been so great, there
has been delay In issuing new
permits.
Edward ]. Ryan, executive Sec
rotary OF the State Tavern Owners
Association. Inc, said today about
$500 permitees will be affected by
the dead line order. OF that mum.
Der. 900 are tavern owners, he said
Mr.. Ryan added that q complaint
has been lodged with the liquor
commission concerning the predica.
ment In which the tavern men vii
be placed after Saturday. HI
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-29

william ]. Hoard OF ss Robbins
street was awarded compensation
Of So weekly against the Hathaway
I1xpress Company OF Rushton
place In q finding handed down
today by Commissions james M.
Lynch. The award states the
claimant ID to receive the weekly
payment until the condition of his
left arm has improved, not In any
event to exceed $40 weeks.
The award states that the MAXI
mum recovery In the arm will not
be reached probably for three
months. The claimant sustained q
severe cash In the left forearm
when q large globular piece Of
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-29
Hoard Compensated
For Injury To Arm
Hathaway Express Co to Pay So ,yeelly - Several
Other Agreements Filed This Morning

glass fell upon It while he was
working in the rear Of Canal
street June s, 1895.
\ Attorney Michael v. Blansiield
who appeared for the claimant. has
instituted suit In the superior court
here to recover in civil action
for injuries to the plaintiff.
Other agreements filed today in
clude: Henry Kornblut, Inc, OF
Ansonia and Frances Sobol of AM
sonia, finger injury, S. weekly;
Connecticut Light ana Power Com
pany and Patrick O'Rourke OF SO
Bridge street. hands and face
burned. 5000 weekly;
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an orphanage, and was known only
as brother My sister-in -law
knows where the boy is now. and
they will compare fingerprints to
see IL II is the Lindbergh child"
Compare Fingcrprlnts
Fischer believes fingerprints OF
tho Lindbergh baby are In posses
sion of federal authorities. Depart
ment of justice agents have been
asked to compare them with those
of the founding, It was said.
Fischer said the identification of
q body found in the woods as that
of the Lindbergh child had been
questioned throughout the trial.
at q conference Of defense
counsel we agreed to introduce
evidence on that point" he said.
1.-THE associate counsel were great
ly surprised when Mr.. Reilly ed
ward J. Reilly, Hauptmann's chief
counsel during the trialD, stipulat-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-29

Washington, Aug. 2o-(UP) -
President Roosevelt today signed
the Frazier-Lemke bill amending
the bankruptcy law to give farmers
a three-year moratorium on foro-
closures on mortguaged property.
The bill would permit farmers to
go into federal court, after claim
ing bankruptcy, and arrange to
have payments on their mortgages
deferred as much as three years.
The measure passed congress In
the adjournment rush last week.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-29

thentic reports, in the person Of
the city editor of the American.
Articles purportedly from Mr..
Pape, appearing in the American
and Republican, 1t was charged
today, have actually been written
by the Americans city editor.
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LOCAL PROJECTS
WERE APPROVED
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Clark street, $5,903.96. Fairfield:
Providing watchmen at tercenten-
airy exhibition house, $1,333.35.
Waterbury Projects
Waterbury: Constructing sani-
tary sewers, $17,701.40; construct
ing storm sewed on WATERFOWL
avenue, $23.s79.45; storm sewers,
manholes and iniets on various
streets, $31,470.o2: storm sewer on
Irvington street, $10,17S.S0!
Caybrook: Rebuilding Cedar
Swamp road, $11,54s.
Groton: Clearing fields and
building walls to increase tillable
acreage and to provide Potter's
field at spicer Town home( $1s,.
543.o5.
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(By the United Prcss)

NEW YORK, Aug. 29--(uP) 49,
You can call yourself Franklin D..
John D. Rockefeller,
Henry Ford or Just plain Elmer
Zilch in New York state, said the
New York Law Journal today.
1.-THE proudest patronymic In
the land Is available to the lowli.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-29
BEHIND |
THE SCENES |
WASHINGTON IL

EIOquence of Maverick and
Bone Wrecks Plan to Shelvc
Anti.War Move R0Ose-
welt Takes a Thorough
Squelching Munitions
Probers Elated Over Even
Slight Gain.
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WICKERsHAM ILL

Bar Harbor, Me-, Aug 29--(UP)
--George w. Wickershaw Of New
Yorks 76.year-old former U. s..
attorney general, had recovered
today from illness with which he
was stricken yesterday while
lunching at the Bar Harbor club.
added that an extension of time
has been sought by the association,
but no action on The request has
been taken.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-29

Capable of ruling 14,400 lines to
an inch, an instrument at the Ma.
tional Physical Laboratory, Tod
dington, England, Is the only one
Of its kind in the world.
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ed agreement that 1t was the Lind
AAe-f. I&nlsx

ed agreement that 1t was the Lind
bergh baby.
ut would have placed mo in
contempt Of court to protest. Reilly
was counsel of record and q law
yer should not be in contempt"
A decision on Hauptmann's APP
peal 10 expected fraom the New
Jersey Supreme court when It COM
venes September 10.
Fischer said that whatever the
decision might be new trial will
be sought on the ground OF new
evidence"
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HAUPTMANN CASE
TOOK new ANGLE

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Better Than Nothing

Better Than Nothing
~ The law congress passed imposes
the arms embargo, licenses NUM-
s,tions exports, and let's the presi-
dent lay down minor restrictions.
IL falls short of the Nye-Clark res
.olutions because 1t doesn't say any
thing about loans or ordinary ma
Tor routes to the last war. The
senate munitions group and the
house mavericks" are satisfied
fairly we'll. believing they got the
most they could In the face of a
, hostile state department, navy.
sand White House. but planning to
Mk for more next session.
Senator Clark says: ats better
TO have q little bit OF something
than a great deal OF nothing"
Il copyright, 1885, NEA Service,
Incl
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Of course, haven't tried every whisAey,
but I've tasted lot of them-and don't
mind saying that think right here in the
Wilken Family we've got something
that'll just about please you to pieces. I'm
talking about our own Family's Whiskey
made by me and the boys. If you've
been hunting round for the kind of whiskey
Evening star., 1935-05-23

eighteen years ago. But the new land
lord. who. for all anybody may know,
might represent the worst in calcu-
lated avarice, would at the same time
suffer no restrictions whatever.
The worst feature OF the proposed
rent-control measure Is that 1t places
all landlords together as subject to
strict regulation-the good with the
bad: 1t taints all with suspicion on
the premise that all landlord tenant
relations are in need Of strict regu-
laticn by a Government bureau.
In approaching the difficult subject
Of bringing under control those land
lords whom evidence may prove to be
rascals, why not drop the fiction that
rental conditions in Washington today
are comparable with the extraordinary
conditions Of eighteen years ago and
abandon the attempt to re-enact the
unsatisfactory experiences of the war
time rent commission? Why not in
vestigate the possibilities of q land
lord-tenant court, where causes in
equity arising out of such relations
may be brought for hearing and set
tlement, thus guaranteeing TO the
tenant with real grievance the op-
portunity for remedy without cover
ing the entire rental business with the
wet blanket Of governmental regula-
ton?
Evening star., 1935-05-23

placement. The Smithsonian Is a
working laboratory for specialists OF
the scientific branches Of the Gov
ernment, particularly the Department
of Agriculture. and there is literally
no proper accommodation for them in
the conduct of their researches and
investigations. Unless the additions
now proposed to be erected from the
public works fund are provided the ef-
fectiveness of this branch of the serv-
ice will be seriously impaired.
Plans have been drawn for these
annexes, which will conform to the
architectural design of the main build
ing and for which there Is ample
space with frontage on Constitution
avenue. In the drafting of these plans
provision has been made for the ex-
pansion' of both the working and ex-
hibition spaces, with an assured bene-
fit to the public service and also to
the value of the great display of ex-
hibits. Inasmuch as the need Is urgent
and the funds are designed for use
upon necessary projects, this requisi-
ton for an ALLEGATION should be one
of the earliest to be granted, so that
work may be begun quickly and the
institution thus given the establish
ment which its Importance and value
require.
Evening star., 1935-05-23
Bonus Payment by Initiation
Condemned i'm Press Comment

(Ohio) Repository, and the Los An
geles Times asserts: An extraordinary
feature of the debate was support of
the Patman bill and its infiationary
features by Senator McAdoo. who once
was Secretary of the Treasury His
statement that there is no single ele-
ment of danger Of any sort, kind
or condition in issuance of this kind
of currency is preposterous.
so far, every bonus bill passed by a
Congress has been vetoed by a Presi-
dent" it is pointed out by the Louis
vile Courier-Journal, and the Burling-
ton uowa) Hawkeye Gazette argues:
Such currency debasement, when
carried to extremes, means utter de-
struction of the existing medium of
exchange. That destruction carries
with 1t all property values represented
by existing money. Only those whose
wealth is represented by things
food, clothing, machinery and equip
ment. buildings, lands, mines and so
on-can save their possessions out of
the vast destruction"
OF the minority favoring the pro-
poSal. the Sioux City Iowa) Daily
Tribune says: Imitation is widely mis-
represented and widely misunderstood.
Imitation occurs only when currency
is issued in excess of the probable
ability of government to redeem it
with one or the other of the monetary
metals. There is no immediate dan
ger of that being done Even the
issuance of money to pay the bonus,
as contemplated in the Patman bill,
would not impose an unsupportable
strain upon the metallic reserve, though
it is not considered orthodox financ-
ing"