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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-16
FARM FURNISHED COFFIN
 WOOn

Springfield, Mo (UP)-Uriah A. Bush, 91-year-old carpenter, was buried in hte coffin he made for himself 20 years ago of scraps of cherry wood from trees on his own farm.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
RETAIL CREDIT MEN
CONVENE TOMORROW
Regional Convention to Draw
Delegates From Seven States.
Easley Banquet Speaker.

Retail credit men from seven States
will gather in Washington tomorrow
and Tuesday for the eighth annual
meeting Of the Columbia Regional
Conference of Credit Bureau Execu-
tives. Sessions will be held fh the
Mayflower Hotel
j. Bert Easley of the Federal Hous-
ing Administration will be the princi-
pal speaker at the banquet at pm
tomorrow in the Italian gardens OF
the Mayfower.
The conference is to be held under
the auspices of the Associated Retail
Credit Men of Washington, and credit
men from Delaware, Maryland, New
Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, West Virginia and New York
will attend.
Adolph Weyl, treasurer Of Lans-
burgh and Bro. and president of the
local association, will preside at the
banquet and ladies night tomorrow
evening.
Among the guests Of honor invited
to the banquet are Guy H. Hulse Of
st. Louis, Mo, secretary and general
manager Of the National Consumer
Credit Reporting Corp; DR.. Norris
A. Brisco of New York City. dean of
the School Of Retailing of New York
University, and Charles j. Martin,
Northeastern divisional manager of
the National Consumer Credit Report
ing Corp.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
UTILITIES PARLEY
OPENS THURSDAY
Public Ownership to Be Dis
CuSSed by 81 at Session
Here.

With 81 speakers Of national note
on its five-day program, the ninth BIZ
ennial conference Of the Public Own
ership League Of America will open
Thursday morning in the Willard Ho-
tel in cooperation with the National
Municipal Utilities Association, the
Peoples Lobby and % other affiliated
groups.
The conference, billed as one on
public ownership and permanent
prosperity" will embrace within its
scope many phases of social, economic
and industrial problems. 1t will con-
clude with an informal banquet Mon
day evening, February 25.
The address of the president of the
conference, Willis j. Spaulding, COM
missioner of public property of Spring.
field, Ill. will be made at the opening
session on Thursday at am. There
will be an address of welcome by Dis
trict Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen.
The scope of the program includes
public utilities, natural resources
finance, municipal problems. labor,
agriculture, cooperation, political ac-
ton and international relations.
Senator-elect Holt of West Virginia
will speak Thursday afternoon on
THE Progressive and Public Owner
ship Movement in West Virginia. I"
"Knoxville's Municipal Distribution
System for T. v. A. Power" will be the
topic of R. E. Mcdonnell, consulting
engineer Of Kansas City. Mo.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
10000 ON PAROLE
REARRESTED|NU.S.
Crimes Range From Lar.
ceny to Murder, 1884
Survey Shows.
BY REX COLLIER.

More than 10000 convicts listed as
under parole or sentence were re-
arrested during 1884 for crimes rang
ing from larceny to murder.
These beneficiaries of official
leniency expressed their gratitude to
society by committing, according to
charges placed by police, IA murders.
86 assaults. 126 robberies, 240 burg
laries, 384 larcenies, As forgeries or
counterfeiting offenses, 16 crimes in
volving rape and many other lesser
offenSes.
These figures, disclosed by the
Justice Departments division of in
vestigation in a summary Of crime
statistics for the past year, tend to
corroborate Director j. Edgar Hoover's
declaration that parole today is be-
coming one Of the major menaces Of
America"
Through misapplication OF parole.
Hoover asserted, "convicts are being
freed with little or no supervision and
often with no sound reason for re-
lease" The records of some States in
this connection, he has asserted. are
a disgrace to America"
Hoover Places Blame.
ITO my mind" Hoover said last
week, there can be only one reason
why thousands upon thousands of
men who have repeatedly committed
crimes are set free to commit other
and often more dangerous offenses
against the law. This is the failure
OF public officials to faithfully carry
out their public trust, placing para
mount the welfare and interests Of
society"
VI 1928 persons arrested last year
while on parole or while still under
sentence on previous charges (sus-
pended sentences and releases on
bond pending appeal are included in
the latter category $50 had been con-
! victed previously of criminal homicide,
1,788 had been convicted of robbery,
353 Of assault, 2,798 of burglary,
2,6lo Of larceny and related offenses,
6O6 Of forgery and counterfeiting. l55
OF rape, Isl Of drug law violation rs
OF carrying weapons and related Of
fenses and 80 of driving while in
toxicated.
OF l27,858 repeaters technically
termed recidivists) arrested during
the year, 2,597 were on parole at the
time and 1896 we're under various
sentences.
These repeaters had been convicted
OF thousands Of major crimes. Nine
hundred and nine had been convicted
Of criminal homicide. 1894 of rob-
berry. aba of assault, 1857 of bur-
glary, 1854 Of larceny. 3,499 of au-
Evening star., 1935-02-17
WILENTZ SEES U. S.
SAFER FOR VERDICT
Hopes Bruno May Deter Others
From Crime-Begins Florida
Vacation.
Nc the Ascnrtatad presg

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. February 16.
David T. Wilentz, dapper prosecu-
tor Of Bruno Richard Hauptmann,
came here tonight on vacation and
expressed this belief:
Il am sure most of the people feel
the United States is just little bit
safer for the conviction of Haupt-
mann"
Not Hauptmann as a man SEN
fenced to die in the electric chair for
staying the Lindbergh child, but as
q symbol that may deter some one
else from crime" leads Wilentz to
this belief, he said.
AS for himself, after he and Mrs.
Wilentz had penetrated with diff
Guilty the crowd that greeted them
at the railway station, the New Jer-
sey attorney general said:
Who remembers the prosecutor of
Judd Gray? OF Ruth Snyder? Within
few weeks the public will have for
gotten me, too"
Wilentz later talked of the case as
he and Mrs. Wilentz-"My very cap
able associate"-prepared for a Flor
ida stay of several weeks. He thinks
the conviction of Hauptmann will
be affirmed" by the Supreme Court.
Condor Goes to Panama.
NEW YORK, February 16 (P).-Dr.
John r. (Jafsie) Condor, who testi-
fed against Bruno Richard Haupt-
mann, sailed today on 17-day cruise
to Panama.
He was in a gay mood and tossed
confetti and serpentine to the group
on the pier, which included Al Reich,
former heavyweight fighter and Jaf-
sizes companion and bodyguard.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 16.-The
plane marks on the ladder used in
the kidnapping of the son Of Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh were prac-
tically as good as hngerprints" in de-
termining the builder, Arthur Koehler,
wood expert and witness for the
prosecution in the Hauptmann trial,
declared tonight in a radio address
broadcast by National Broadcast
ing Co.
Koehler, a Federal employe, COM
pared the annual rings Of each tree
to fingerprints, also, and said no
two IL alike.
"One end of the kidnapping ladder
rail showed exactly the same width
and variation in width of the rings
as one end of the board from Haupt-
mann's attic, which left no doubt In
my mind they once were one board. !"
Koehler told how the lumber was
traced by means Of marks "of the
machine planer on the two bottom
rails" to the Dorm Co., Mccormick,
S. c. From there, he said, it was
traced to the Bronx in New York.
He said he recognized the ridges
left by hand plane on one Of the
Evening star., 1935-02-17

motor boating magazine.
Both Mrs. Snyder and
Gray died in the cleo
trio chair.
No. 12-Robert Ed
wards, Wilkes-Barre, Pa,
youth. convicted of slay-
ing Freda McKechnie at
a lake resort. The trial
attracted much attention
as another version of
IAN American Tragedy"
Young Edwards was de-
MED a new trial last No.
vember, but has an ap-
peal pending in the Penn
sylvania Supreme Court.
The death sentence was
pronounced, bat no date
has been set for execu-
ton, pending the court
action.
No. l3-Harry Pierpont,
another of the Dillinger
gangsters. Pierpont was
found guilty in the Sar-
Der Staying and sent to
the electric chair.
No. 14-Gordon Alcorn,
companion Of Verne San
key in the Boettcher kid
naping, who pleaded
guilty and was sentenced
to life in Leavenworth.
He began his term on
February 10, 1894.
No. 15-Harvey Bailey,
considered by the De-
partment Of Justice to be
one of foremost bad men
and Jail escape artists.
He is serving a life term
on AlcatraZ Island for
the kidnapping Of Charles
F. Urschel.
P. and Wide World Photos.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
g As Good as Fingerprints,''
Saws KOehler of Ladder Marks

ladder rails and on the rungs" as
possible clues as to whose tools were
used to make the ladder.
1T was obvious that the knife in
that plane had numerous hicks on
the cutting edge and that there could
be only one plane in the whole world
that could have left that tell-tale
pattern" he said.
mot only was the plane found in
practically the same condition that
1t was when the ladder parts were
planed, but other wood planed with
the same plane was found in Haupt
manns garage"
Evening star., 1935-02-17
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(S:,O)

No. William Edward
Hickman, confessed kid
naping l2-year-old Mar
ian Parker of Los An
geles and returning her
mutilated body to her
father after the ransom
had been paid. He was
electrocuted.
No. MURRAY Hum
phries, AL Capone's lieu
tenant and successor as
Chicago's public enemy
No. l. Now serving 18
month in Leavenworth
Penitentiary for tax eva
sion. Questioned in nu-
merous gang killings, in
cluding the st. Valen-
tines day massacre.
No. 3-Kenneth Neu,
condemned and hanged
at New Orleans this
month for the Staying Of
Sheffield Clark, Nashville
business man. Forty-five
minutes before the hang
ing Neu sang Love in
Bloom" in a cheerful
voice.
No. George MCGEE.
who, with his brother
Walter perpetrated the
Mary McElroy kidnapping
in Kansas City. Miss Nc
Elroy, released for $780,
900 ransom, pleaded for
leniency at their trial,
having George McGee's
sentence held to life i'm
prisonment. Walter was
sentenced to death.
Evening star., 1935-02-17

Station massacre and later slain by gang
sters Ito keep his mouth shut"
No. 9-Verne Sankey, South Dakota
farmer, arrested with his wife and Gordon
Alcorn in the kidnapping of Charles Boettcher
I'd, in Denver. Sankey committed suicide
by hanging in his cell at the South Dakota
State Prison.
No. 10-Richard Loeb Qeft), and Nathan
Leopold. jr now serving life terms for the
kidnapping and murder of little Robert Franks
in Chicago. brutal crime that attracted
worldwide attention.
No. 11-Henry Judd Gray accomplice to
Ruth Snyder in the brutal sash weight
murder of Albert Snyder, art editor Of
Evening star., 1935-02-17
U. S. PROBE ORDERED.
Agents Inclined to Blame Nut" for
Letter.

AkcHLS 1nClluCu W DidhC 4Nus AOl
Letter.
Two Department of Justice agents
have been ordered to stop off in Tren-
ton to investigate the receipt of death
threats by Gov. Harold G. Hoffman,
Supreme Court Justice Thomas w.
Trenchard and members Of the Haupt-
mann jury, it was admitted by the de-
partment yesterday afternoon. The
agents are stationed in that area.
A department spokesman said that
the action was taken in spite Of their
belief that the letter was written by
a nut" and the fact that death
threats ordinarily are not held within
the Jurisdiction of the Federal de-
partment. The letter itself had not
been turned over to the department
yesterday afternoon, it was said, al
though its receipt and subject matter
had been made known to them.
At the inspectors Office of the Post
Office Department, it was learned that
no action had been taken, but that
an inquiry might be instituted upon
request of New Jersey authorities.
Since the letter bore a Washington
postmark, the investigation would
start in this city, it was said.
Evening star., 1935-02-17

No. 5-Bruno Richard Hauptmann.
No. George Machine Gun" Kelly, con-
victed and sentenced to life imprisonment in
the Charles F. Urschel kidnapping. Kelly is
in Alcatraz Prison, the Federal Devils
Island" for hardened criminals.
No. Thomas Robinson, jr., wanted by
the Department Of Justice in the kidnapping
of Mrs. Berry v. Stoll of Louisville, KY. Rob-
inson, who has a criminal record and has
been committed once for 30-day observa-
ton in Tennessee asylum, is still at large.
No a-Verne Miller. named as one of the
machine gunners at the Kansas City Union
Evening star., 1935-02-17
NEW ADVERTISING TALK
SERIES WILL COMMENCE

The first of a new series of "Short
Talks on Advertising" prepared for
broadcasting by the Bureau of Re-
search and Education of the Adver-
tising Federation of America, will be
given tomorrow at sos pm. over
Station SWRC.
Norman c. Kal, president Of the
Washington Advertising Club, will
give the first address. his topic being
Your Interest in Advertising"
This Is the third series of five-
minute radio talks presented weekly
Evening star., 1935-02-17

tomobile theft, 1855 of embezzlement
and fraud, 3,07e of forgery and
counterfeiting, 63l of rape, 2,427 of
drug law violations, 1,274 of carrying
concealed weapons and 1,084 of driv-
ing while intoxicated.
New Crime Analysis.
An analysis Of new crimes charged
against the 800 who had been con-
victed Of criminal homicide shows
that 80 faced new charges of GRIM
inal homicide, SO were charged with
robberies, 112 with assault, AZ with
burglary. 134 with larceny, with
forgery and counterfeiting, with
rape, with drug law violations, 35
with carrying concealed weapons and
10 with driving while intoxicated.
Twenty per cent Of all persons ar
rested for criminal homicide had pre-
viouS criminal records. The same
percentage applied to those arrested
for driving while drunk. The class
Of criminals with the highest per.
centage of previous crimes-60.1-was
that Of narcotic law violators.
Women are not the repeaters thai
men are, the crime reports revealed
OF 23.645 women arrested, only 22.1
per cent had previous fingerprint
cards on file, as compared to 35.1
per cent for all persons involved ir
the study. Only 2 per cent of the
1928 persons arrested while on pa.
role or under sentence were women
The statistics were compiled from
fingerprint records received by the
bureaus Identification unit during the
last year. The records showed that
229,470 persons were charged with
major crimes, such as murder, rob-
berry and assault, and 114,112 with
minor offenses, such as vagrancy. dis
orderly conduct, traffic violations anc
drunkenness.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
Candidate to Speak.

FALLS CHURCH, Va, February 16
{SpeciaD Emory N. Hosmer, can
didate for commemorative attorney,
will address the Young Democratic
Club of Falls Church at its regular
meeting in the Town Council room
here Monday night. The club will
sponsor Washington's birthday dance
at Madison Auditorium Thursday
night.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
BRUNO IS BOOED
.0NENTER|NG CELL
Police Believe Threat to
Jersey Governor Was
Work of "Crank."
Continued From First Page.)

Harry o. McCrea made leisurely trip
to Trenton, covering the "a miles
through open countryside in SIS min
utes.
Hauptmann'S farewell to Pennington
was to autograph three pictures of
himself, taken by newspaper men on
one of the prisoners trips through the
library to the court room.
Sends Photo to Mother.
He asked that one be given to his
wife and another be sent to his
mother, Frau Pauline Hauptmann.
who lives in Kamenz, Saxony, Ger
many. The third he gave to Hovey
Low, deputy sheriff who sat beside
Hauptmann throughout the trial
The prisoner said little on the trip
smoked four cigarettes, watched an
airplane overhead. He was bracing
himself, his guards felt, for what may
be his last public stand
Photographers asked the prisoner
to pose for last picture. He obliged
Some one put microphone in front
Of him.
I'm innocent" he said
His guards Whisked him away.
Once inside the Jail IIauptmann
went through the same procedure that
all prisoners do. His commitment pa
pers, signed by C. Lloyd Fell, Hunter
don County clerk, were presented to
Irving Bleam. prison clerk
Down the main corridor he walked
out into the sunlight as he. crossed a
small yard, and into the red brick
death house, where six others await
death.
A few minutes after entering the
prison he was stripped of his familiar
gray shirt and he doomed the blush
gray prison uniform. Within an hour
he ate his dinner of sauerkraut and
pork, coffee, bread and dessert.
Jailer Is Severe.
Col. Selby. stern disciplinarian.
said he would stand for no circus"
while Hauptmann is an inmate. Little
news of Hauptmann's activities will
seep outside, and Hauptmann, de-
prived of newspapers, will learn little
Of what the world says of him.
He may see his wife or blood relative
once month, but he will not be per-
mltted to see his son Mannfried until
the week before he dies
Two guards will constantly patrol
the death house corridor.
While Hauptmann ponders his fate
and his lawyers prepare their appeal,
States attorneys and State witnesses
scattered afar
Attorney General Wilentz, and an
assistant, Robert Peacock, hurried of
to florida for a two-week vacation.
Hunterdon County Prosecutor An
thony M. Hauck. jr., planned to follow
them tomorrow.
Betty Cow sailed on the Berengaria
for her native Scotland, and Mrs.
Dwight w. Morrow, mother of Anne
Lindbergh, prepared to depart for
Mexico, D. F.
IT G pRORE ORDERED.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
Celebrate Founders Dav.

The local chapter of Phi Kappa Psi
Fraternity will hold its Founders day
anniversary at pm. Tuesday in the
Mayfiower Hotel. Brig. Gen. William
Mitchell, retired, will speak before
the group. Reservations may be made
through Roger L. Baldwin, 632 In
veStment Building.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
PILOT is WANTED

Applicants Are Sought by Civil
Service Commission.
Uncle Sam would like to hire sea-
going pilot and tugmaster.
The job is at the Norfolk Navy Yard
and pays 5000. and applications will
be received at the Civil Service Com
mission, Seventh and F streets.
Aspirants must have handled yes
sels of at least 10000 tons.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
BAG OF GEMS LOST
Mrs. Cabot Stevens Offers Reward
for Return of Heirlooms.

Mrs. Cabot Stevens of 1915 Webster
street last night reported the loss of
jewelry worth some thousands of dol
lars contained in small chamois
bag which she believes she dropped In
the downtown business district late
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Stevens said the bag, inclosed
In o linen envelope shaped cover, ap-
parently slipped from a pocket in
which it was pinned. She offered a
reward for the return Of the gems,
consisting of pearls and diamonds
which she said were family heirlooms.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
WIFE'S INJURY CANCELS
SPEECH BY COPELAND
Senator Going to Florida and
President Clark Will Address
Historical Society.

Because Of the injury last week OF
his wife in an accident in Florida,
Senator Copeland Of New York, left
Washington last Thursday, cancel
ing his engagement to speak on THE
Voteless District of Columbia" be-
fore the Columbia Historical Society
Tuesday at 8 pm. in the Mayfower
Hotel.
Allen C. Clark, president of the So
ciety, will address the group instead
Senator Copeland has indicated the
address previously scheduled for
Tuesday night will be delivered at
a later meeting of the society.
As scheduled on the original pro-
gram. a group of songs will be pre-
sented by Frank K. Sanderson.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
Do Faces Reveal Character?-Study These

During the Huptmann persons main
tanned his face too kind" for that dnaper baby slayer
But the accompanying
murds face looks like In the
Sudduh depicting what the
Evening star., 1935-02-17


with sorts Of from evasion to murder and kid
Justice brands Of them public
identity crimes Of which
convicted below:
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-03-08
ALL EUROPE FEARING
NEW BALKAN WAR
Continued from page one)

the pounding of the loyalist SOL
diers excellently. He broadcast an
exultant message to the world,
encouraging continued resistance
to the government.
In spite of several setbacks re-
ceived by the organized troops in
Macedonia, the successes" of
Gen. George Condylis, comman-
der-in-chief of the Athens forces,
was promoted to a lieutenant
generally yesterday. 4 He had been
a major-general, and all the gen.
erals in northern Greece were put
under his command.
1t was understood in political
circles last night that the man TO
whom Eleutherios Venizelos looks
to save the revolution from COL
lapse is General Nicholas Plas-
tiras. Venizelos believes that Plas-
tiras, who is of heroic stature in
the political and military world of
Greece, could stave off defeat by
a personal appearance in the field.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-03-08
H. S. CAGERS SPLIT
BILL WITH COLUMBUS

The Hendersonville High bas-
keteers split doubleheader with
Columbus high school at Column
bus last night. The girls won their
game 1911, while the boys lost,
34-16.
Trailing Al at the first half the
local girls put on a squirt in the
second half to nose out the Co
lumbus girls. With the score tied
at Hall and seconds left to play,
Columbus missed a foul shot and
V. Drake sank one for the Bear
cat girls. :.
The game was hard-fought
throughout. McCurry led the Co.
lumbus scorers with seven points,
five OF which were scored on foul
shots. V. Drake led the Hender-
sonville girls with six points and
English and the Howard sisters
played fine defensive ball.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-03-08

ward a condition of economic nc
e comm x in which there are - no =,
n more bakers or butchers or can an
d tIIest as in the 9stioo Oid
Biscuit filsui Companies, Nati0a sl;f Parry ny
companies, Armour and S Waltin OF
General Electric and "es''"s
house companies. oourt has
IT think the supreme &c coG q . m"s
seen this clearly ana ana ' nSeat + auto.
body thinks hat .t theSe kf breakfast
f tab1s OF outgh to be freed from on
e eause the oldtime butcher, baker ket
o ca candIestisk maker was no not t
Ganr rertuls enough to the public
n WeIIl he is Just living in a medl-
eval dream"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-03-08

to Daytona Beach to visit Mrs.
Louise F. Bond and attend the
races. After a few weeks IN
Charleston, S. c., she will return
home.
Mrs. Samuel A. Fortson, IT,
of Athens, Ca, came yesterday
for a little visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. X. Livingston.
Tomorrow she and her sister,
Mrs. William H. kreidler, of Gin
cinnati, o., who came about a
week ago, and Miss Milllcent
Livingston will leave for Char
lesion, S. c., where they will visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward B. Reeves.
They will then return to Hender-
Sonville.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. BurreIY
and little Hilda Jean, Mrs. Min
ME Burrell and daughters, Misscs
Lou Eta and LuciuS Burrell
have moved to 329 Justice street
Other members of the household
include Miss Lillian Perkins, anC
Mr.. Ernest Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Randall
have returned home after a deli
ghtful trip to Richmond, Va, ant
Washington, D. c.
Mrs. +. S. Beddie, of Milton
Lodge, Arden. was the overnight
guest of Mrs. V. C. V. Shepherd
Mr.. and Mrs. +. G. McFarlan
and son are moving to the Gar,
land House in Hyman Heights.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Anders re-
turned today to their home in
Druid Hills. Their son, Bob An,
ders, is indisposed and is at home
from Mars Hill College at Mars
Hill for a few dyas.