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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-06-14
SAMPOLI INJURED
IN MINOR MISHAP

Robert SampolI. 20. of Cottage
place. suffered abrasions of the
side when injured in minor auto
accident late last night. st. Mary's
hospital reported todoy. The youth
was treated and discharged.
Paul elekis. "a. OF Park road.
Suffered cuts and bruises OF the
hDly yesterday afternoon when his
motorcycle was involved In an ac-
cldent with a truck driven by
Clarence Robert OF 4 Grove court.
At Meadow and Grand streets
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-06-14
SOCIALISTS MEET
AGAIN TONIC RROW

Socialist Town Chairman A. j.
Hinkelman has issued a call for the
city convention Of the local social
ist party. The session will take
place tomorrow afternoon In Work.
mans Circle hall and will open at
2 o'clock. Invitations to send dele
gates have been sent to local labor
unions and workers fraternai or.
ganisations. They will have avoice
In the convention but no vote. Only
members Of the party who are In
good standing will be above to
nominate candidates on the social
ist ticket that will be presented to
the electorate this fall when the
municipal election takes place.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-06-14
ITALIAN WOMEN TO
HOLD LOCAL DANCE.

Miss Theresa Devito heads the
committee in charge Of an enter.
tainment and dance which will take
place Sunday, the 2Srd, in Venta
hall on Green street under the aur.
pieces of the Ladies' Auxiliary Of
the societa Provincial di Foggia. An
entertainment will be presented In
the afternoon and dancing will fol-
low in the evening. Assisting Miss
Devito are Miss Rose vitereili, Mrs.
N. Bozzuto, Miss Phil Beccia, Mrs.
J. vassallo. Mrs. II. Leone. Mrs.
Palombo,s Miss Mary Bozzuto, Mrs.
Soprano and Mrs. Distefan0.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-06-14
SOCIALIST SPEAKER
CARRIES ROSTRUM

The latest design In soap-boxes,
a speaking stand that isn't soap
box at all, was on display at the
west end OF the Green last night
as determined and earnest young
speaker addressed principally the
empty air but occasionally a few
passersby. Police made no attempt
to interrupt the speaker.
Tho speaker last night was a
portable metal stand, equipped
with a railing and with place for
his party standard. that Of the So
ciaiist labor party. The speaker,
explained at length the program Of
the socialist-labor organization.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-06-14


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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-06-14
OHIO BOY CHECKER
CHAMPION

Lima, Ohio (UP)--Urich Pyles.
II, has laid claim to the states
checker championship for his age
and his hackers have Issued chal-
ienge with the claim: In a game
series with adult Players he won
10 Of his II games. including one
from O veteran checker player.
The Washington times., 1935-11-14

The modsrnistic case
is finished in nat
Ural gold with metal
bracelet TO match.
A waltham move
ment for accuracy.
lie Delivers It-A II
Evening star., 1935-04-26
PEACOCK: SUPPoRTS}]
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
Outright Merchant Marine Grants
Advocated Before Senate Com.
merce Committee. .,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Outright subsidies to the American
Merchant Marine to offset cheaper
construction and operating costs Of
foreign lines were advocated yesterday
before the Senate Commerce Com, I,
mittee -
James c. Peacock, director of the
Shipping Beard Bureau Of the Com.
merce Department, gave tentative ap,
proval of the department to the Cope
land ship subsidy bill. measure asked
by the administration to elimina te, use ,
of ocean mail contracts as subsidies.
The BILL as explained by Senator
Copeland, Democrat. of New York. its
author and chairman of the Commerce
Committee, has two primary purpcses.
The first would be the determination
and payment Of subsidies for new ship
construction equal to the difference In
cost Of having it built in foreign ship
yards. The second would be the pay
ment Of subsidies to meet lower operat-
ing costs Of foreign vessels.
Peacock said the Department of Com
merce favored the bill, but suggested
that the United States maritime au<
thority" provided in the measure be
directed to perform but three major
functions-the awarding and admins
tration Of subsidies. the making OF
construction loans. and the adjustment
of existing contracts in relation to new
ones
Evening star., 1935-04-26
Army Polo Season
Will Open Sunday
In Potomac Park

The opening of the polo season here
will be celebrated Sunday at 10 am.
when Mrs Harry Baxter, daughter
Of Secretary of War Dern, will throw
out the first ball. The game will be
held on the polo field In West Poto-
mac Park between the Third Cavalry
and the War Department Reds.
Off1cials Of the National Capital
Parks said meanwhile the cherry trees
found around the speedway in East
Potomac Park are in full bloom. They
are expected to attract thousands OF
visitors over the week end.
Park officials today were having the
polo field steam rolled. the grass cut.
and the ground generally put in good
shape for the ponies. said Albert
Clyde Burton. assistant superintend-
ent of the National Capital Parks.
He explained that Sunday was chosen
for the opening game to permit the
thousands Of visitors to washington
to see 1t.
The season here will continue until
October, when q grand finale will be
reached in q match with team from
England. This will be similar to the
international matches here last year
with q team from Mexico. Through
the season. polo games will be held
regularly in West Potomac Park, on
Tuesdays and Thursdays at $50 pm.
and Sundays ct 10 an.
Evening star., 1935-04-26
.BOTHF0RCESW WARY.
ON LYNCH|NG BILL
Foes of Measure Maneuver
for Recess That Would
Halt Test Vote.
BY the Associated Press.

Supporters and opponents of the
Wagner -Costigan anti-lynching bill
maneuvered cagily in the Senate to-
day-the former Seeking to force a roll
call vote that would amount to test
on the measure and the latter to ad-
joIrn over the week end.
Democratic leaders planned to move
adjournment instead of a recess later
IN the day and hoped to avoid a record
vote Senator Costigan. Democrat,
Of Colorado. co-author OF the bill max
ing lynching Federal crime, wanted
the roll call.
If the Senate adjourns today,
Costigan was informed by the chair,
this would automatically sidetrack his
motion to consider the measure-it
is not officially before the Senate yet
and make way for recognition Monday
Of Senator Harrison. Democrat. of
Mississippi, to take up the bonus bill
Meanwhile Senator Bailey, Demo-
crat, of North Carolina, resumed his
argument against taking up the
lynching legislation, but without
further reference to Father Charles
E. Coughlin. Detroit radio priest,
whom he attacked last night.
Bailey asserted that the attempt
to extend Federal control into the
States by making mob action a Fed
eral offense negatives every theory Of
jurisprudence from which this coun-
try derives its life"
1T Is" he continued. "a denial
Of the fundamental rights of the free
men who made this Republic"
Evening star., 1935-04-26
CELLER URGES U. S.
PROTEST TO NAZIS
B'nai Birth Lodge Hears Repre-.
sentative Rap "Indifference'
to Anti-Jewish Drive.

Renewed demand for administration
protest against anti-Jewish movements
in Germany was voiced last night by
Representative Celler of New York at
a meeting Of Argo Lodge Of the B'nai
Birth at the Jewish Community
Center.
Representative Celler criticized the
State Department for its indifference"
to the plight of Jews in Germany and
cited number of precedents for such
a protest In cases where the rights Of
American nationals are not involved.
Celler said the Catholics of this
country are confronted by a similar
situation in their efforts to get the
administration to raise its voice against
persecution in Mexico.
Plans for the coming quinquennial
convention of the Constitution Grand
Lodge of the B'nai Birth were dis
cussed at last nights meeting. Alfred
L. Bennett, president of Argo, called
for a 100 per cent attendance at the
convention banquet May 6 at the
Willard. Speaker of the House Byrns
ill be the guest Of honor. His speech
on 1.-THE Jews Contribution to the
United States" VII be broadcast.
Evening star., 1935-04-26
WOMAN AND Man
HELD IN ROBBERIES
Mrs. Emma G. Shrieves and John
7. Gilbert Bound Over
to Grand Jury.

Although he expressed the belief
that they were tools of a gang which
had been conducting a series of
jewelry robberies during the past sew
eral weeks, Judge Ralph Given held
Mrs. Elma G. Shrieves. %. blond and
pretty, and John T. Gilbert, %, for
action Of the grand jury on two
house breaking . charges in Police
Court today.
Detective Sergt Thomas Nally in
formed the court that investigation
by him and other officers of the
jewelry robberies led them to house
in the 900 block of K street where
they made a raid and found a bushel
basket full Of jewelry mountings from
which the stones had been removed.
While they had reason to believe there
we're a number of others implicated
in the robberies. only Mrs. Shrieves
and Gilbert were found there at the
time. Nally said.
Judge Given set the bond for the
woman at only $1,000 because she has
one child to look after and also be-
cause Of his expressed belief that
neither she nor Gilbert we're the active
members Of the gang for whom police
have been searching. Gilbert's bond
was set at $1,000.
The two charges against the couple
made in court today we're that they
had burglarized houses at 412 Jeffer-
son street and 609 Nicholson street.
Police told the court the woman had
been seen riding in an automobile with
several men upon various occasions.
Evening star., 1935-04-26
SANITY HEARING
FOR TEXAS YOUTH
Prosecutor Declares Staying
of Parents Will Be Probed
Thoroughly.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AUSTIN, Tex, April ga sanity
hearing and the possibility Of. a hard
prosecution" was in the offing today for
Howard Pierson. confessed slayer of
his mother and his father, William
Pierson. an associate justice of the
State Supreme Court.
The 20-year-old youth. who re-
manned calm for many hours after he
had lured his parents to lonely spot
and shot them to death, sat broken
and detected in his cell today.
Going Into Case Thoroughly.
eve are going into the case thor
oughly and investigate all angles"
said District Attorney James P. Hart.
If we determine he is sane we will
prosecute as hard as we can"
Hart had in his possession a signed
statement in which the former Uni
versity of Texas student detailed how
he had shot his father and mother,
wounded himself in the arm and then
reported they had been shot by high
waymen.
Sheriff Lee Allen said young Pier
son admitted killing his parents to
obtain $1,000 in life insurance and
to avenge wrongs.
Il hope you don't think I am a
ld-blooded murderer" a cousin.
Walter Pierson, quoted the confessed
slayer after a visit to his cell. I'm
not. I don't know why I did it. ]
wanted to go to school and become a
great scientist, but father said he
couldn't send me-"
Has Inferiority Complex.
Walter Pierson said he was con-
vinced the youth was laboring under
hallucinations that his father had not
favored him as he had another brother
and sister. An opinion that the
youth was suffering from dementia
praecox was expressed by DR.. Joe
Wooten, family physician.
HE often spoke of Determinations
Of his parents against him." said G. N.
Stovall, warehouse foreman of an oil
company for which Pierson was work.
ing. Il think he magnified these
things and brooded over them too
HE always seemed to take every
thing at its face value and seemed un-
able to take joke or pass of trivial
matter"
The bodies Of the slain justice and
his wife will lie in state in the Su-
preme Court chambers this afternoon.
services will be held tomorrow
Evening star., 1935-04-26
CAB DRIVERS ROBBED
AND AUTOS TAKEN
Small Amounts of Cash Seized by
Hold.up Men in Two
"Jobs."

Two taxicab drivers were held up
early today by white bandits, who
took small amounts of cash and drove
off in their cabs.
Martin F. Bartscheck. 822 Seventh
street southwest. was forced to hand
over $3.50 at Ninth and G streets
southwest to three men who ordered
him from the drivers seat and made
of with his cab.
A bandit pair took a cab operated
by Merle Shelton, 306 Third street
southwest, after halting the driver on
North Vista Drive and robbing him
of $3.50. The cab later was found
abandoned at Delaware avenue and
G street southwest.
Police early today arrested two men
and woman in connection with the
robbery of Samuel j. Elliott, So. of
Mount Vernon Apartments, who was
forced to hand over $50 to thugs who
attacked him in an alley in the rear
of the first block of H street northeast.
Elliott was treated at Casualty Hospital
for a possible fracture of the jaw and
bruises about the mouth and eyes.
A colored bandit robbed Harold j.
Leach of SIS early today as Leach was
parking his car in the rear Of his
home at 14l0 N street. Leach gave
police description of his assailant.
Evening star., 1935-04-26

ed ticket, reported a successful finan-
cial year for the club.
Other officers elected were: Frank
8. Steele. vice president; Henry Jay
Staley, recording secretary; Miss
Anne Bradbury PEBBLES. correspond
ing secretary: Charles Bittinger and
Harold Allen Long. the board of gov
ernors for three years; william NAL
colin Corse. the board Of governors
fer two years.
New members of the Committee on
Admissions. to represent the various
arts. are: Osgood Holmes, architec-
ture; Miss Anne Ives. drama: Miss
Frances Benjamin Johnston, indus
trial arts Mrs. Norman T. Anderson,
for the non-a artists: DR.. De Witt c.
Croissant, literature; Miss Dorothy H.
Bowman, music; Mrs. Susan B. Chase,
painting, and Miss Clara Hill, sculp-
ture.
The Nominating Committee includ-
ed Miss Eleanor Parke Custiss, Nor
man T. Anderson, William Lincoln
Brown. Mrs. Samuel A. Kimberly,
William j. McManus, DR.. George H.
Girty and Samuel S. Koones.
Evening star., 1935-04-26
CORC0RAN BUYS
BLOCH PAINTING
"The Striker" Admired by
RooseveIts, Added to Per.
manent Collection.

The Corcoran Gallery Of Art today
announced the purchase for its perma-
nent collection of Julius Bloch's
painting, "The Striker" which is said
to have attracted special attention
from President and Mrs. Roosevelt
during their. recent inspection of the
Fourteenth Biennial Exhibition of
Contemporary American Oil Paint
ings at the gallery.
A companion picture, Young
Worker" which Bloch exhibited in
the Public Works of Art Project show
at the Corcoran Gallery last year,
now hangs in the White House.
Ready to Do Battle.
The earlier painting depicts
young man in work clothes, ready
to tackle his trade The picture
just acquired by the gallery shows
the same young worker in militant
mood, with facial muscles fixed and
fists clenched-ready to battle for
his rights"
President and Mrs. Roosevelt are
reported to have fingered for some
moments before THE Striker" while
on q tour of the biennial exhibition
and to have expressed their admira-
tion Of the artists virile work.
Aided by p. w. A. p. Program.
Bloch, a naturalized German, re-
sides in Philadelphia. He is a pupil
of the Pennsylvania Academy Of Fine
Arts and a member Of the Society
of Independent Artists. He was one
of many artists who benefited through
the Governments P. w. A. P. program
designed to lend aid to worthy artists
He received the Pennsylvania Acad-
emy's Tappan prize in 1912 and won
honorable mention at the fourth an
nual exhibition of the Philadelphia
Print Club in 1882 His paintings
hang in the Pennsylvania Academy,
in the Whitney Museum of American
Art at New York City and in the
Newark. N j.. Library.
The Striker" was one OF the pic
lures selected by The Star for re-
production In the rotogravure sec
ton when the biennial show opened
last month. II elected much favor
able comment at the opening private
view OF the exhibition.
Evening star., 1935-04-26
BILLBOARD FIRM
ACCUSEDBY DRAM
Inspection Chief Says Com
pany Broke Pledge to
Remove Signs.

The General outlook Advertising
Co. has violated its "gentleman'S
agreement" with the District Com
missioners to take down the promised
number of billboards In residential
and public building areas. in return
for the privilege of rebuilding others
in commercial zones, it was charged
today by Capt. Hugh P. Dram, Dis
trict director of inspection.
The statement was made today when
the Commissioners granted a private
hearing to spokesmen for the adver-
Using company on request to build
four new billboards on new locations,
not listed in the agreement of three
years ago. Commissioners said they
would take no action on the petition
until they had heard from opposition
groups. The date for their hearing
will be fixed later.
Four Sites Proposed.
John E. Shoemaker, representing the
concern, asked for the privilege of
building new hillboards at Georgia
avenue and Peabody street. in the $500
block of Georgia avenue, the 1900
block of New York avenue and the
1900 block of street.
The agreement was entered into
three years ago and some 280 signs
in all were to be taken down. The
company was to have the privilege
of rebuilding 63 signs, at 20 locations,
after the signs had been approved by
Capt. Dram. The rebuilding was to
proceed as credits were established
by razing those on banned locations.
As Signs Approved.
To date, the Commissioners have
approved rebuilding of As on 19 loca-
tions, and "a of these have been re-
built.
The remaining %, subject to re-
building, under the agreement, the
company now finds are on locations not
deemed advantageous for advertising,
and the request was made for the four
new locations.
Capt. Dram reported that there are
billboards at II locations which as
yet have not been taken down as re-
quired by the agreement. This was
to have been accomplished by Novem-
ber 80. last, under the three-year
agreement, he said.
Evening star., 1935-04-26
BOARD OF TRADE. !
NAMES DIRECTORS.
John Saul Slated to Succeed
Robert V. Fleming as
President.

Ten new directors, chosen at the
annual meeting of the Washington
Board of Trade last night. will meet
tomorrow with 20 holdover members
to elect new officers.
John Saul, who has served as first
vice president the past year. is ex-
pected to succeed President Robert v.
Fleming. who presided at the meet
ing last night at the Mayflower Hotel.
The new directors, announced after
more than two hours of balloting. are
A. c. Case of Palais Royal. Inc; Ben
T. Webster. Boss g. Phelps, Inc;
Thomas +. Littlepage. attorney: Harry
H. r. Helwig, Underwood Elliott
Fisher Co.; Marcy L. Sperry, Wash
ington Gas Light Co.; William r.
Ellis, real estate dealer; Howard
Moran, American Security g. Trust
Co.; James B Edmunds. Chesapeake
& Ohio Railway; Samuel J. Prescott,
Samuel j. Prescott Co., Inc, and Saul,
head Of the B. F. Saul Co.
Officers Present Reports.
While the membership was busy
selecting new directors. officers pre-
sented their reports. Robert ]. Cot
trell, executive secretary. read the re-
port of j. Harry Cunningham. treas
urer. which showed the organization
had strengthened its financial posi-
ton during the past year.
Fleming presented a detailed state
ment of the policies and activities of
his administration. The year was
hailed by members as one Of the most
successful in the history of the or
ganiZation.
Helwig, elevated to the board Of
directors. reported for the Member
ship Committee. of which he has
served as chairman New members
for the year totaled GOT. record, but
Helwig pointed out that part OF
them came into the organization
through consolidation of the Board of
Trade with the Washington Chamber
of Commerce.
Officers, however, were so impressed
by the membership activities that sew
eral members OF the committee were
awarded gifts by Fleming and his
associates.
Leaders in Drive Honored.
Among those so honored were Hell
wig, Robert W. Davis who enrolled
8012 new members during the year
to lead the field Of campaigners;
George Pitt, Thornton w. owen.
Hollis G. Fritts, Fred A. Smith. w
Russell Lamar. Crosdale Whit,
Robert E. Lee. Karl E. FARRELL. Pres
ton w. Perkinson. Christian Heurich,
jr. and William E. Wise.
Bishop James Hugh Ryan. rector of
Catholic University, told the board
the plans are now being made for
the institution to call upon Wash
ington for the first time in its so
years Of existence for financial aid
The city will be asked to contribute
s400, 900 to the endowment fund be-
fore the campaign is taken to the
country as a whole to raise total
of. 100000
Bishop Ryan described the work of
the university, stressing the fact that
primarily it is an institution of re-
search. He also pointed out that
the university is not exclusively an
ecclesiastical school, although it has
gained that reputation locally.
IT shouldn't think" he said. you
would believe the school is filled only
with priests if you have read the
accounts of its foot ball team and its
boxing team. I know some priests
who are boxers. but they do their
fighting privately and among them
selves"
Evening star., 1935-04-26
BELTSV|LLE PROBE
0USTSE. ". SHEETS
Friend of TugWeII Prepares
to Quit May IS as Re-
suit of Inquiry.

Earl w. Sheets, close friend of Rex
ford Guy Tugwell and manager of
last Summers drought-relief program.
today prepared to leave the Govern
ment service May IS as a result Of a
dismissal order from Secretary WAL
lace following charges of alleged ir-
regularities In connection with the
Beltsville. Md, p. w. A. building
project.
The custer climaxes a six-month
probe by the Office of Administrator
Ickes of DR. Sheets alleged neglect
Of duty. maladministration and NAL
feasance" in handling sl.3l4,Ss0 pub
lie works funds in the plan to turn
BeltSville into the greatest farm ex-
perimental post in the world.
As co-ordinator of the program. he
reported funds were exhausted before
two-thirds of the building was COM
pleted. Ickes declared there had been
an infraction Of a stringent rule that
P. w. A. money can be spent only on
specific projects for which 1t is al
loted.
When charges Of technical violation
Of Ickes' rulings were made, Sheets
was first suspended and then sent to
a post at minor Florida agricul-
tural station. Ben F. Brandon, SUPER
intendent Of the Beltsville animal
husbandry farm. was dismissed. and
Louis r. CLAWS. head Interior Depart
ment investigator. ordered to conduct
an inquiry into the affair
At no time was there any accusa-
tion of personal corruption or misap-
preparation on the part Of DR.. Sheets,
who has held important posts in the
Department of Agriculture since 1918.
Ickes later allotted an added s426, 500
to complete the work. and Dr. E. B.
Butterfiel. former director of the Ar
lington experimental station, was put
in cba roo of the nroiect
Evening star., 1935-04-26
WOMAN ON VESTRY

At the annual election for vestry,
held in old historic Christ Episcopal
Church last Monday, Miss Bessie T.
Wood was chosen to sit on the gov
erning board.
Washington Parish was established
In 1895 and the present church build
ing, at 62O G street southeast. was
first occupied in 1907. This parish
was the first in the city proper and
this is the first time in its history
that a woman has been elected to a
place on the veStry.
Members of Washington Parish,
under the leadership Of Rev. Edward
Gabler, rector of the church, will
celebrate the 140th anniversary Of
the founding of the parish next Sum
day.
Evening star., 1935-04-26

tCOIlClllueQ fTOHl rISt FdpeJ
months it has been apparent the Sem
ate would be the real battle-ground.
where the veterans drive would finally
win or lose.
With Republicans backing the Vim
son bill, many observers believed that
measure had become the real threat
to the administrations plans, rather
than the Patman bill which passed the
House.
The Patman bill proposes to pay the
bonus in full in new currency. The
Vinson bill would pay it in full, but
would leave the method Of financing
to the Government. Harrison's bill
would offer cash only up to the cur
rent surrender value of the certificates.