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The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-22
ALASKAN TAKES GOOD LOOK
 AT THE LAND OF THE TURK

From Turkey to Alaska was the journey recently completed by Mel Hornum of Fairbanks, who was un- der contract by the Turkish govern ment to drill placer ground and
Evening star., 1935-12-13

A FISH that comes up on the
" bank and steals corn away
~ from the ducks feeding at the
4 National Bird Sanctuary at
Reaches Run, on the Mount Vernon
Memorial Highway, was vouched for
today by C. Marshall Finnan, super
intendent of the National Capital
Parks, and other park authorities.
To prove it, they produced what
they said was photograph of the
large carp on one Of his grain-hunting
expeditions.
Edward Kelly, administrative cs-
sistant to Finnan, in releasing the
photograph to the press, said it was
taken by Paul Hodge, caretaker at the
bird sanctuary.
Albert Clyde-Burton. assistant park
superintendent, added his contribution
to the story, by saying that it was
Evening star., 1935-12-13
j. s. GET.
EXTRA HOLIDAY.
President ProcIaims Half
Day for Workers Before
Christmas and New Year.

President Rooseyelt's Christmas
present to Government employees will
be a half-holiday on Christmas and
New Year ewes.
The President today issued an order
to that effect, and this automatically
will include the employees of the
District government. The President
specified that those who work in shifts
shall be excused from duty after four
nours' work on the two dates, and that
the shifts shall be arranged accord
ingly.
In granting this extra holiday the
Presidents order specified that it does
not apply to those employees whose
absence from duty would be incon-
sistent with law, or who cannot be
spared by superiors.
The executive order follows:
by virtue Of and pursuant to the
authority invested in me as President
Of the United States, it is hereby Or
dered that the several executive de-
partments, independent establishments
and other governmental agencies in
the District of Columbia, including the
Government Printing ONCE and the
Navy Yard and stations be closed at
l pm. on Tuesday, December "a, 1885,
the day preceding Christmas day, and
at l pm. on Tuesday, December 81,
1885, the day preceding New Years
day; and all employees in the Federal
service and in the field service OF the
executive departments, independent
establishments and other agencies Of
the Government, except those who may
for special public reasons be excluded
from the provisions Of this order by
the heads Of their respective depart
ments, establishments or agencies, or
those whose absence from duty would
be inconsistent with the provisions of
existing law, are hereby excused from
duty at ! pm. on Tuesday. December
"a, 1885, and at / pm. on Tuesday,
December 81, 1885.
For the purpose Of this order, in
establishments or agencies in which
the employees work in shifts, such en-
ployes shall, subject to the foregoing
provisions, be excused from duty after
four hours of work on the dates speci-
fed and the several shifts shall be ar
ranged accordingly"
Evening star., 1935-12-13
PUGH PREPARING
MADDOX CHARGE
Case Being Drafted for Grand
Jury in Killing of Eddie
------ Killeen.

Montgomery County States Attor-
ney James Pugh today was prepar-
ing his case against Mrs. Lillian
Maddox, confessed killer Of Edward
v. Killeen, for presentation to the
grand jury, probably late this month.
Mrs. Maddox shot Killeen. Wash
ington gambling leader, November %.
She was charged with murder after
the shooting, but this charge was
reduced to manslaughter after a pre-
liminary hearing before Judge Harold
Smith in Rockville yesterday. Judge
Smith released Mrs. Maddox on 5000
bond to await grand jury action.
Testimony at the hearing pictured
dox, with whom he had lived for q
year and q half, on many occasions.
In reducing the charge and releas-
ing Mrs. Maddox on bond, Judge Smith
said the States evidence did not justify
him in believing trial jury would
convict her of anything more than
manslaughter."
Defense Attorney Stedman Prescott
read a purported confession by Mrs.
Maddox in which she said she knew
what she was doing when she shot
Killeen, but that he would have killed
her if she had not shot him.
Killeen, so years old. had dominated
Washington's gambling fraternity for
1900, x,aare and rarapfIv had haen an
gagged in the beer business. Mrs. Mad
dox, IS, has served one Jail term on q
narcotic charge.
Evening star., 1935-12-13
Likeness of Long
In P.W.A.P. Mural
GrGced With Halo

Because of the sudden turn Of events
that resulted in the assassination Of
Senator Huey p. Long Of louisiana,
the mural decorations eat Mckinley
High School, the work Of P. w. A.
artist, presents the former king
flSh" with q halo.
The late Senator is one Of the cen
trail figures in a panel showing the
United States today. Other sections
give the American background and
bring out distinctive periods in the
country's history.
Long Is in q group modelled from
vice President Garner, Speaker
Byrns, Republican Leader. Smell, Sem
ator Borah and Chief JustiOe Hughes.
Long Is shown making typical gestures
that accompanied his many speeches
in the Senate. After his death, the
artist, Philip Bell, Yale fine arts
lgraduate, added. the halo. A.
Evening star., 1935-12-13
Friday, the 18th,
W Day to Many,
Lucky for Girl, 13
DetectiUe's Daughter to
Celebrate Birthday
With 26 Guests.

It's particularly unlucky today to
cross busy intersection against red
light, to look down the barrel Of a
loaded shotgun while it is cooked, to
kick q mule on the hooks or to take
a punch at Joe Louis. For its Friday
the thirteenth and anything Is likely
to happen.
While many persons look forward
to this day with foreboding there are
some who regard it as red letter day.
For instance, 13 is one Of the best
numbers in the life of Ruth Lewis,
daughter of Detective Sergt. Elmer
Lewis.
Ruth was born IS years ago on the
18th at Is minutes past 8 o'clock
Carrying out the l3 motif, she will
celebrate her 18th birthday tonight
with Is boys and Is girls present, and
the party will begin promptly at Is
minutes past o'clock. Ruth lives
with her parents at 4446 Ord street
northeast. This is the second time
her birthday has fallen on a Friday,
the other time being in 1929.
Evening star., 1935-12-13
M'Neil Sentenced Despite
Feruent Clemency appeal
Friends Plea Fails to
SGve Former Bank
Official.
Must SerUe Eight Months
to Four Years on
TtUO Counts.

Despite a fervent appeal for clem-
ency which brought tears to the eyes
of spectators, Justice F. Dickinson
Let's of District Supreme Court today
sentenced Benedict NJ Mcneil, former
assistant cashier of the defunct Park
Savings Bank. to Imprisonment for
from eight months to four years, the
maximum under the conspiracy law.
His was the most religious family I
have ever known" the court was told
by Robert II. McNeill, well-known
Washington attorney who met the Nc
Neils many years ago through the
similarity Of names. He voluntarily
injected himself into the case today.
Seven members Of this mans fam
lily were nuns and one, an uncle, was
Archbishop of the Dominion Of Can
ada" continued Mcneil, who himself
is a Baptist.
Tells Of Early Struggles.
Years ago his father, the late Alex
ander Mcneil, who was a most holy
man, met with financial reverses. This
boy. who entered the bank IA years
ago, became the supporting arm for
his family of four sisters and two
younger brothers. All were educated
largely through his efforts.
Some years ago, this man met his
fate in association with the vice presi-
dent of the Park Savings Bank, Rob-
ert Stunz. <.-
Reputation means more than any
thing else in life, and this young man
has lost it. He has been punished al
ready more than the confirmed Grim
inal sentenced to life. 1t he were let
OF now without a single days i'm
prisonment he would be adequately
chastened."
Concluding his appeal. Mcneil said
he merely was performing "a civil duty
I owed the memory Of his father"
Mcneil was convicted two weeks ago
on two counts, the first charging con-
spiracy with his father, Alexander
Mcneil, and Robert S. Stun, who
committed suicide. to embezzle 10000
of the banks funds. The second
charged conspiracy with the same two
men TO steal the $50,000.
Justice Let's did not hesitate In
imposing sentence, despite the lengthy
address by McNeill. who was the at
torney who successfully defended
Bishop James Cannon, jr.. when he
was on trial here more than two years
ago in connection with his activities
in the presidential election Of 1928.
Terms Rum ConsecutiveIX,
''The duty of this court seems
clear" he stated shortly. "The jury
has reached q verdict and 1t Is my
duty to carry out its wishes"
Imposing sentence Of four months
Evening star., 1935-12-13
6. W. HOST TO STUDENTS
Delegates Gather to Discuss Free

OeleSaIes VaIneA " DAS0uo0
Medical Service in States.
student delegates representing near
Nv q score Of Virginia, Maryland and
District high schools are guests today
of the public speaking department Of
George Washington University at a
meeting held each year to consider
some current public question.
This year the subject has to do
with whether the States should pro-
vide free medical service. After
debate today the students will con-
slider the subject and tomorrow viii
adopt resolution giving the views
Of the majority.
Evening star., 1935-12-13
REPRIEVE GRANTED
IN PARK EV|CT|ONS.
Twenty Families in Shenan-
doah Allowed 10 Stay in
Homes Until April |.
special pispatch to me Star.

special DlSpaLcn 10 Inc 6tat'
LURAY, Va, December 13.-As an
act of mercy, the Federal Government
has agreed to let about 20 families,
who were ordered evicted from the
Shenandoah National Park by Decem-
Der 26, but have no place to go, re-
main in the park area until April /.
Special permits granting an extern
sion until that date, but containing
provisions that the residents agree to
be out Of the park then without fur
ther notice, will be granted. Accord
ing to the sheriffs OF. the counties in
volved, practically all Of the noun
taineers viii sign the permits. Innme-
diate eviction will be the fate Of any
who refuse to sign, the sheriffs said.
It has not yet been determined
whether the families will be allowed
to 60 into homeSteads reserved for
park residents who formerly agreed to
move into them.
In Madison and Page Counties sew
eral families who had previously re-
fused to sign homestead agreements
last week experienced a change of
heart and sought to sign, but the dead
line had expired several months ago.
The sheriffs, who made returns on the
eviction notices last Friday, said the
families had not found new dwellings.
Nine of the families are located in
Dark Hollow, q mountain settlement
near Luray.
With the crisis caused by the ap-
preaching eviction date averted, park
of1cials pushed plans for construction
Of homesteadS for 800 families which
are to remain In the Shenandoah area
until they are built.
One site, already chosen near Lu-
ray, Is the scene Of building operations
at this time. State and Federal on
cials are to make 8 survey of sites un-
der option for other homesteads next
week.
Evening star., 1935-12-13
DISTRICT BEER DEALERS
DISCUSS REGULATIONS

Representative Vincent Palmisano
of Maryland was to be the principal
speaker at mass meeting of District
beer dealers today in the Hamilton
Hotel.
The principal business of the meet
ing was to be discussion of regulations
for restaurants handling beer.
A resolution urging the Alcohol Bev-
erage Control Board to permit on
sales of beer on Sundays was adopted
by the Ofi-ssle Beer Dealers ASsociS-
ton at meeting in the hotel last
night,
Evening star., 1935-12-13
Wildwood Club Elects.

Charles P. Light, assistant manager
Of the, Willard Hotel, was reelected
secretary Of the Wellwood Country
and Yacht Club, Charlestown, Md,
and Col. George II. O'Connor, Wash.
ington lawyer, was elected chairman
Of the Entertainment Committee at
the recent annual meeting Of the
club
Evening star., 1935-12-13

to two years on each Of the counts,
Justice Let's stated the sentences will
run consecutively.
Attorney James F. Reilly, who also
had appealed for mercy, announced
that he and Robert z. Lynch, who de-
Tended Mcneil, will withdraw from
the case, which will be turned over
to Attorney McNeill.
Mcneil sat between two colored
men, to be sentenced on housebreak-
ing charges. as he awaited his turn
bsfore the judge.
Evening star., 1935-12-13
INJURIES CARPENTER
Joseph Marshalls Condition Is
Termed Serious.

Termed Serious.
Joseph Marshall, 80, Of 1154 Morse
street northeast, q carpenter. suffered
conclusion Of the brain and frac-
tured collarbone today when he fell
from a scaffold while working on
new apartment building in the $500
block of Colorado avenue.
He was taken to Emergency Hos
pital, where his condition was termed
Serious"
Evening star., 1935-12-13
DECEMBER 81 TAG LIMIT
1886 Plates Can Be Worn Be
ginning Sunday.

There will be no extension Of the
December 81 limit on use Of 1885
automobile tags and motorists must
display 1886 tags after that date or
face prosecution, Commissioner Melvin
C. Hazen said late yesterday.
The new tags may be displayed
beginning Sunday. Only 52,400 have
been issued, but they are being OBJ
tanned at the rate Of 5000 and 1000
daily and can be issued twice as.
rapidly, oedctak said.
Evening star., 1935-12-13

common experience with him in Cali
fornia in the San Joaquin Valley to see
the carp come up and eat sweet po-
tatoes.
Federal authorities here place corn
at Reaches Run to attract ducks and
other wild birds into the sanctuary.
There's another peculiar situation
that is puzzling park authorities.
Finnan said that when cleaning out
the rejecting pool at the Lincoln Me-
mortal number of bushels Of f1sh are
taken out annually. Workmen are
now cleaning the pool, but the park
officials are puzzled as to just how the
fish get in there. People must carry
them, said Finnan, because there is no
other visible way for them to find
their way into the artiaciany con-
structed reservoir.
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Allegations Denied
By Warden; Meeting
damned With Action
Whittemore Claims Coordination Needed; caskey Sug-
gests Establishing Clearing House Borough Con-
templates Purchasing New Truck in Near Future
NAUGATUCK
VIM D. tsaatcr Correspondence hone NanRatuck 372-9

/ beginning of each week to present
a list of tools, trucks and machines
the FERA needed during the
week to Street Superintendent
James Brophy. He said the FERA
did not get all it asked for.
Groh ContFadicts
He said the FERA never had
had the use of both compressors,
but Mr.. Groh contradicted this lat
err, saying that a few times 1t was
using both compressors. Warden
Sheridan said 1.-THE FERA has the
use of our equipment more than
we have" He pointed out that
there ar 10 workers on the street
department to 1875 now on the
FERA, not counting about so well
| fare workers employed on the rip
rapp wall project at the Nauga-
tuck river. The warden said no.
body had complained to him about
lack of a compressor before the
meeting He said, "You can't ex-
pect us to turn everything over to-
the FERA'.
The engineer said that these
FERA projects were for the bene-
| ~ VI 4NohGotdOh9 dA0 IL lhCy ~
well, the town will benefit. He
pointed out that work on Dunn
avenue cost $2.S0 a cubic yard res
Gently. He pointed out that there
were only three wheelbarrows re-
Gently on the Rubber, avenue pros
ject and II men with not enough
shovels. Possibly there was sur
plus on other FERA projects, the
warden retorted.
Administrator Harris White
more declared coordination is
needed. When a truck is taken off
and then put back on FERA work
! unexpectedly, he said, sometimes
there are not enough men to load
it. warden Sheridan had said once
a truck on the FERA project only
had three men loading it.
Mr.. Caskey suggested that a
clearing house be established to Sc
cure such coordination! Later Mr..
Sheridan said the street depart
ment plans an inventory soon and
needed equipment may be secured
after this.
Stop Project
On the advice of Mr.. White
+ more, it was decided to stop work
ON the Rubber avenue project near
/ the Russell Mfg. Co, in view of
! the need of trucks elsewhere.
Agreements with property holders
must be made before further work
progresses and some indication of
expected trouble in securing these
was given by a remark of MIR
Bloom. Borough Engineer r. D.
Beardsley will try to get the con.
sent of the property holders.
Seventy percent of the Dunn
finished, Mr.. Whittemore reported
avenue excavation work has been
He questioned the warden as to the
possibility of erecting a sanitary
sewer there and Mr.. Sheridan said
that would be up to the residents
of that section. Mr.. Bloom pointed
out that under new FERA ruling
the FERA can do such work and
| the residents be.assessed on long,
term basis. biving them more time
to pay Mr.. Whittemore said the
FERA did not want to complete
the street il sanitary sewer was
| planned within a short time.
The cost of operations on High
street has been cut considerably by
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Gloom Hits 'Naugy'
AS Beer Bounds Back

Naugatuck, May 2l--At 10
O'Clock this morning, joy and
anticipation OF a: wonderful
time filled the heart of Police
man Martin Garrick' who was
in. the traffic box at the cor.
ner of Main and Maple streets. I
But at 1905 he was filled
with gloom and a sense of how
wrong the world is now.
For about two minutes to 10
a key of beer bounded on the
back of an open truck which
{ sped by, apparently with the
loss unnOticed. It rolled near
the traffic box and Officer GAR
rick moving with speed that
he would use If a bank rob-
berry were taking place, jump
ed out and corncred 1t.
There was no sign OF the
truck and Officer Garrick spent
a pleasant five minutes alItici- /
pating the time heaand the rest
of the force would have in
consuming the welcome bey-
GRACE later in the day. But at
1904 the truck returned, the
loss of the kcg having been
noticed, and amid the means
of the policeman. departed
with the precious keg restored
to its original site ON the
truck ~ Il.
There amt no justice. OFF.
Ger Garrick says.
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Naugatuck, May 21-Charges by
g. Il. Bloom, regional engineer for
the state FERA, that the borough
administration is now cooperating
with the FERA as 1t should, and
denials of such charges and refu-
tation of several charges by War
den John j. Sheridan featured
the meeting yesterday of the
FERA advisory board.
\ A good part of the meeting was
given over to wrangling about de-
tails such as alleged lack of CO.
operation in providing suitable
tools, enough trucks and sufficient
compressors on the FERA pro-
1ects by the town. There was so
much discussion of this that John
Caskey. member of the board. in a
disguised tone pointed out that
these details should not be brought
before the board but should he
ironed out between the officials
directly concerned. He said he had
some flowers to plant at his home,
and did not have the time to listen
10 such inconsequential arguments.
This was toward the close of the
meeting and he left soon after.
Atty. Joseph E. Talbot. board
member. had left several minutes
previously, not considering the
topic important enough to neces-
state his remaining.
Fifty-five per cent of the shoyels
being used on FERA jobs are no
good, Mr. Bloom stated. Two trucks
are needed constantly on the Dunn
avenue perfect and two should be
used on High street, he said. He
pointed out that oiling of roads
will be started here soon and said
il the street department took
would not be enough for FERA
use.
Work of crawling and oiling
Johnson street should be done, he
said, and the Jones road project
should be completed, he stated.
'srhese have been hanging on too
long Warden Sheridan pointed
out oiling could not have been
done on them during the winter,
and MIR. Bloom said graveling
could, however.
In Verbal Tilt
The Warden refuted Mr.. Blooms
original statement that the bqr-
ough only had four trucks by IRON
icaily retorting that to the best of
his knowledge, last week the bor-
ouch owned five trucks and had
hired two more. He said the pur-
chase OF another truck is contem-
plated by the borough, however.
Mr.. Bloom asked that an all
compressor be given to the FERA
workers for several weeks at least
The town has two of these and
one will be needed at Dunn ave-
nue. steadily for at least 10 days
1t has been the practice for the
town to loan the FERA the COM
pressor when asked but sometimes
the machine has not been available
when desired, he continued.
1 Further remarks brought out the
fact that no complaint on this had
been made to street department
ofiIcials until last Saturday and
the compressor asked for was AT
the Dunn avenue job today. But
will will 1t stay there?" Mr. Bloom
asked when the warden pointed
out this fact.
The engineer said it has been
the custom for Chris Groh at the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-21

Twenty five thousand seats are
going on sale this week for the
choral concert which the Com
nccticut Tercentcnary, Commits
sion is sponsoring for the Yale
Bowl, New Haven, Saturday,
June 1. Twenty-Five thousand
of them will be sold for twenty.
five cents each, 1,840tfor seventy
five cents and the remainder for
one dollar.
The accompanying diagram OF
the seating arrangements for the
eastern end of the Bowl shows
clearly the disposition of seats In
relation to the location of the.
stand for the chorus. Seventy
three singing societies from all
parts of the state with more than
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the use of mortar in the wall, the
administrator reported. There are
80 or 40 men on this job and the
wall is 1876 done. More excavat-
ing and consequently more trucks
there are need.
No masons have been working
on the rip-rapp wall lately. 1t is
planned to have one mason lay
footings there this summer. WORK
on the Pompano wall projecs.
where a dangerous situation pre-
walls now, according to Mr.. Bloom,
is expected to be started soon af-
ter a conference between the bor-
ough engineer and the state engi-
neer, Mr.. Sharpe.
Factories Hire rs
| Factories here are absorbing
FERA employees, Mr. Whittemore
told the board. Twenty-Five have
gone from the FERA list to work
| in the Eastern Malleable Iron
Company and the U. s.. Rubber
Company lately. Grading is need
ed on johnson street, also oiling.
The state wants to know why
Naugatuck goes so far on FERA
jobs and then stops without COM
pleting them, Mr.. Bloom said. The
board voted to ask the borough en-
gineer to prepare a cost estimate
for supplementary project OF fln-
ishing wall on Pond street and
grading it. Filling in of the hair-
pin turn on Jones road is needed,
+, Mr. Bloom said. 1t also should pc
oiled and graveled. Mr. Caskey
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The funeral of Victor Cwiklin-
ski, Sr.. AZ. who died Sunday at
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his home on Railroad avenue
Beacon rams was neio TINS ill.,
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to St. MicnaeIs cnurcn' Deaeo !.
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mass was celebrated py Hev. fieh.y
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