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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
POsT or HISTORIAN

New Haven, Conn, April 1l.-- (UP) --Mta, William '. McCabS to- day held the post of historian u the Ccisencticut Congress of Phrcnts and Taacheys following her election At the final session of the 3Tth an. i,ual convention of the group yes. terday.
 Mrs. Herbert Bialock, Hartford county, was elected budget director MHA MehjAMlii c. Tuthill, New LNeNotl county, fourth yice-proEi, dent: and Mrs. Joseph Rowland Fairfield county, sixth yice.presl dent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
TRIS SPEAKER IS
 FEELING BETTER

Cleveland, April 14.-(UP)--TFis Speaker, seriously injured Sunday in z fall from the second-story poych of his home, was reported today to Dc quite a bit better"
 Dr. Edward B. Castle, said hs might make an X-ray exaininatlci, today. None had been made before because Speakers condition did not permit his being moved from his hospital room.
 The 4s-year-old former manager Of the Cleveland Indians, one of baseball's greatest players. suffered a fractured skull, fractured left arm and other injuries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
BOAT IS SURROUNDED

Gloucester. Mass. April l4--(UP) ~Tte Gill : netter Libptia O., grounded on rocks at low tide to- day in the Allhisquara river.
 The 4S-foot boat was in no irl- mediate danger and was expected to be Ye-floated at high tide at noon.
 captain John Hudder and a giye@ mn crew were still Aboarl the boat. which was only 30 feet from shore.
 The men were enrOute to IpgWich Bay when they grounded.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
FRANCE, RUSSIA
 AGAIN ACCUSED

Rome, April 14.--(UP).-The Glornale DItalia, close to Mussolili, to1ay published a new list of al. legged French and Soviet. Russian violations of the noninteryentiontl a ,reenent on Spain's civil war.
 .,.lc list, in the nature of a re- F to a French seini-ofiicial note Of April 9 denying allegations of pi cvious violations of the accord, sa. the purported new violations in~ cluding shipments of planes. am- intuition and other war material to Spain.
 The paper charged that pilots of all nations" are being trained at an air school Tn Paris, iilaugurated IT the presence of Air Minister P.erre Got on April 3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
D. A. V. Auxiliary

The auxiliary oe the Iocal chap
 The auxiliary ef the locaI chap ter Of Disabled American Vcter- ans entertained 1t . party last night at Che American Legion home. Mere than 70 attended.
 Mrs. Thomas O'Nein was in charge of arrangements. Assisting her were Mrs. GcrtnaiiIe DeZirIto, Mrs. Nfsy AyIwaf4, Mrs. Ftank Roberts, Mfy. Isabelle Martcfie and Mrs. Julia ConkIiii.
 The auxiliaFy's next meeting will be held Friday night. TOm0FFow night . local delegation will at- tend a testimonial dinner to Mrs. Hortense McCuzse. national execu. tive coinmittecW4man, at the Hotel Gafde, New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
HOME AUToCRATs DIssECTEu

Toronto, ont. = tUP) = Men who are autocrats in their homes act that way merely because they are not experts in solving problems Judge Fl, 8. Mott told an audience here. If such men would try aud ,ecume experts ii solving prob- lenis, instead oi putting up bluii,
 they would not need to adopt an autocratic manner" he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14


 The new program of defense and rcarmament calls for an army of l6S,900 officers and men, exclusive of reserves or the Territorial Army, the latter corresponding to the American National Guard. The secretary for war informed paylia- ment that at the beginning of the coming financial year the regular army will be 20.20O men below full strength and that the number of men leaving the coloys would be approximately 27,00O-hence the need for 47,200 new recruits, or re- enlistments.
 Cost Near Half Billion
 This year the army will cost $410.- 870,000-the biggest appropriation since the war and an increase of more than $l30,O00,000 over what the army spent last year. But the tanks and guns and other equip- ment that all this money will buy will be of little use without trained soldiers to use them.
 Tn spite of the untiring efforts of the great help received from the press, the film industry and the fruitful cooperation of many ern- ployers and public bodies, recruit ing is below both our hopes and our needs" the secretary for war told parliament, but certain measures I trust, lead to 8 substantial and progressive amelioration of the po- Sition."
 which have in contemplation will,
 The army term of enlistment is 12 years. with the colors and the re. serve. The proportion of service with the colors varies in different branches, but averages six years with each. For infantry of the line, which takes the most recruits, the soldier serves seven years with the colors and five in the reserve.
 5O-Cents-a-Day Soldiers
 The recruits pay is shillings (50 cents) a day when he joins. If he is a good soldier, he may raise this to 17s. Cd. a week at the end of a year, which figures out at 62 l-2 cents a day.
 At the end of 10 years, assuming that he is 28 years old, has become a sergeant, has married and is the father of two children, his pay and marriage allowance would total 57 shillings ($l4.25) a week. He also gets free food and quarters and medical attention for himself and family. At the end of 2l years of service he may leave the army with pension.
 States a recruiting booklet:
 "When a man leaves the army be is given an allowance toward the cost of civilian clothes, plus the amount realized by the sale of his uniform, and is allowed to take away his underclothing."
 Recreation Is Stressed
 Under the heading comfort, sport and recreation" the army offers, ac- cording to the booklet:
 Free of cost special dining halls where meals cooked on the latest principles are well served. Recrea- tion rooms, comfortably furnished, provide free newspapers and facili- ties for letter writing. Billiard and bagatelle tables where the charges arc much less than in similar civ- ilian establishments. Baths, with hot and cold water, always vailable. Sports (the soldier buys his own equipmenD. Concerts and camp en- tertainments."
 The soldier usually" gets month furlough each year with full pay and additional allowance in lieu of the cost of army rations for the period" Veteran soldiers. not re- cruits, "of good character" are per- mitted to wear civilian clothes while on leave.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
SUPERIOR COURT
 CLERK IS DEAD

New Haven. Conn, April IA (t.O~-Funeral services will be held Thursday for Alfred N. Wheeler. e2 superior court chief clerk and clerk ax-ofacjo of the state supreme court si, ce l6l2, who died late yesterday O. pneumonia.
 Born at Gouthington, Wheeler for lnerly y,ai councilman and tlletn- ber of thG board of health. From l'' to 1907 hn was assistant states et Jyney ios New Haven county.
 He leaves two sons and q daughs ttr.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
SEEK ARSON PEND

Maiden, Mass, April l4-(UP)-- Police sought Q pyromapiac today following two attempts to burn the Immaculate Conception Church. An all-pieht guard was maintained af- ter discovery of two partly burned piles of newspapers in the vestry. A S60OO incendiary fire burned the B3-yenr old church April i2, 1886.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
BIZ ELMER c. wALzER

New York, April l4-(UP) -StOcks opened steady to firm today while bonds were mixed, cotton futures eased slightly, and foreign cutren- cies moved narrowly.
 Leading steels, cOppers, rails and oils were in fair demand in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
BRITISH ARMY UNDER STRENGTH;
 DRIVE PRESSED TO ENLIST 47,2OO; TOMMY GETS NEW CONCESSIONS
Parliament Is Informed That Youth Of England Is Slow To Respond, To Appeal For
 Twelve Year EnIistments
BY DAN ROGERS United Press Staff Correspondent

London, April 14-(UP)-The English army is short 4O0 men, and alarmed government officials striving to make the life of Tommy attractive to remedy the danger Young Brtons are staying out of the army in oves although recruiting for the navy and the air force is satisfactory Long enlistment terms low pay, stern dis cipline and excessive foreign service are blamed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14

ol.e of two dogs which saved the lives of a family at Wolyerhamp- ton, England. perished in the flames.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14

Roa.. fatalities in EngIand iast year were lowest ill number sipCe 1923.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
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Evening star., 1937-09-12

HU MAN PIN
CUSHION. Is he q
foke? Il so. Ger
mony's Paul SchoI-
kopf is q clever one
and this Photographic
evidence o9oinst it is
hord to disbeIieve.
He seems os hoppily
pervious to noils as
hotpins. G Keystone
The Washington times., 1937-06-10
ARTIST s Model Slain
Margie Shannon Killed,
Three Others Live
In Deadly Peril
By MICHAEL o'MALLEY
WHAT HAS HAPPENED
Janice Foer CHARGED NTH numbering Shannon artists
model acquitted her story is believed by jurors toHoW9
evidence robbed the night of the crime
Danted for the robbery is found nudereo poe
suspect bv person Dho killed MGrote -
Eo,Ddrd Wrenn M1rgie employer LoDeu BrGnt neDpope
copWeader several reporters try to uravet the mySey
Now Read On
Bv MICHAEL o'MALLEY

well" said Brant scratching his head Il have felt all along
that the murder Marge Shannon not common CRIME
and its solution would be something more tnan
matter It has occurred that the is of some
where on sidenes speak, in plain sight OF ALL out
ike Poes Puroined Letter. hidden all the more securely by
reason of very obvousness From the hour OF Its DIS
covery of the murder the police have been led from false
cew to another and I'm that sdene spectator
like myself for instances not in good observation post
The Washington times., 1937-06-10

cat the same time, Ell? You
think Flint was actually in the
Fowler girls room while the muir
derer was next door?"
why not? We know he was
there some time during the eve
ming. We know he's dead now
Perhaps it's just another coinci-
dence that he is murdered while
the police are hunting him for
murder. Perhaps it isn't. At any
rate, the fact remains that as
long as Janice Fowler was under
indictment Flint lived; but when
her stolen valuables were recov-
cred and Flint implicated, Flint
died. I can't believe he was
the victim of a gangland feud-
not cheap little crook like Pink
Flint"
Police to Be Target
For Fiery Editorial
He stopped with that, and the
silence was broken by Sparks
banging on his desk with his fist.
by God" he cried, Il don't either.
Calhoun, let's have a story devel-
oping that theory. I'll see about
an editorial burning the police up.
They needn't think the Shannon
case is dropped yet"
He shooed us out of the room,
impatient to get at his editorial.
Outside his door, Calhoun said,
will you write the story, Brant?"
but Brant shook his head.
my friend here, if you don't
mind" he said, putting his hand
on my arm. And by the way,
Calhoun, why not suggest to
Cropsy to check up on the where
abouts of all the Shannon murder
suspects during the last night .
And you might ask him to include
Saul Mitchell"
Calhoun looked at him oddly.
He said to me, Did you hear
that?"
The Washington times., 1937-06-10
CHAPTER XVII
CROPsY HAS A HUNCH

CRORSY HAS "A dONCh
1--WE been doing plenty of check
ing already" grunted Cropsy when
I saw him. He wore a harasSed
look, but he achieved a grin as
he swung his feet onto the desk
in front of him and bit the end
off the the cigar I handed him.
"Well, then, who killed Pink
Flint?" I demanded.
III bite. Who killed him?"
"WaS he taken for a ride"
Better than that said Cropsy,
faShioning a smoke ring. HE was
taken for a ride in his own car.
Do you know where we found Pink
Flint's car this morning."
"Where?"
ION Vincent Avenue, right back
O., the Hollenden. The patrolman
who checks up on parking in that
neighborhood stuck a ticket in it
and then saw something that
looked like bloodstains on the run,
ming board. 1t was; and it was
Flint's car-an old Dodge coupe
Where he's been hiding it out all
this time I don't know"
And you think"
IT think Flint was taken by sur
prise" said the lieutenant. And
after he was bumped off the muir
derer drove the car downtown and
left it in the best spot he could
possibly have picked out. Vincent
Avenue is dark and quiet, and yet
it's only a block or so from the
heart of downtown. No possibility
of tracing our man unless someone
saw him leave the car and got
curious. A dumber guy might have
left the car out in the country
some place and then had to hail a
a ride. And people attracB atten.
ton when they do that. But they
don't attract any attention after
midnight downtown" He spat vi
ciously.
You said you'd been checking,
I reminded hing, ION the activities
of all the Shannon suspects"
Depends on who you mean by
suspects" said CropSy. There's
Lewicki, for one. He has an alibi
for last night. He worked at the
switchboard as usual"
"Lewicki!" 1 said scornfulIy
Don't make me laugh
CrOpSy Again Checks
All Persons Involved
Laugh all you want to. I'm
checking up on everyone. Lewicki
was in the same building with
Margie Shannon the night she was
murdered So was Weiss, the man
ager of the apartment. He says
he was out riding in his car, but
no one was with him. He hasn't
proved it yet"
Weiss, Ventured, was not worth
bothering about.
mo? Well, where would vol
like me to begin?"
Remembering Brants Sugges
ton. I said, How about Sau
Mitchell?"
Ito Be COntinued)
Copyright, 1881, By Michael o'Malley
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Evening star., 1937-11-26
CAPITAL TRANSIT
REVENUES DROP
Passengers 1,608,179 Fewer in
October, or 1915 Per Cent Fall
From 1886 Figure.

Total net income of the CAPITAL
Transit Co. in October amounted to
s15,243.s5, against s4O,335.19 in Octo-
Der, 1886, a decrease of $25,O9l.24. or
81 per cent, according to the monthly
financial statement filed with the Pub
lie Utilities Commission this after
noon.
The total number of revenue pas
sengers carried in October was 1885,
922, compared with 15,345, ,10l in Oc-
tober. 1896, decrease of 1,6os,17s. or
10.5 per cent.
Net income for the first 10 months
OF this year amounted to $87,114.41. in
comparison with a deficit last wear
OF $3,085.4S, which means an i'm
provement so far in 1897 of SOC, 1879 81
the transit company reported.
Revenue passengers carried in the
nrst 10 months Of this year numbered
135,552, ,4o8, against 14l l,o73,553 using
the company's cars and buses In the
like period in 1886. This is a dron
OF 5,52l,145 revenue passengers. or 10
per cent, the report stated.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
L ABOARD PLANE
MISSING IN W|LDS
Craft Carrying Airways Off.
ciaI, Pilot and g Miners
Lost in Canada,

SIOUX LOOKOUT, Ontario, Nov
26 canadian Press) "A Canadian
passenger plane, carrying probably II
persons. is missing in the wilderness
north of here.
The ship, operated by Starratt Air
ways, left Pickle Lake Wednesday
afternoon for a 120-mile flight to
Sioux Lookout. Pilot Ken Smith. the
chief engineer of the airways, Keith
Gregson, and probably nine passen-
gers. all miners from the Pickle Crow
workings. were said to be aboard.
Names of the miners were not avail
able.
Airways officials believed the ship,
encountering fog on the short hop,
landed somewhere in the forested re-
gion. probably at Root Portgage
Camp, IS miles north of Hudson. The
camp is fully equipped with shelter
and food sufficient for several weeks.
Pilot Len Fraser was delegated to
search for the missing ship.
The missing plane was equipped
with skis a week ago when lakes and
rivers showed strong ice surfaces.
Subsequent higher temperatures, how
ever, honeycombed and weakened the
ice in places. The plane carried
emergency rations for several days.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
CHILD LABOR ACTION
URGED ON CONGRESS
Committee Favors Legislation at
Special Session-Hits Van
denberg Amendment.
~ the Associated Press.

~ tAC AoSOCLdLSQ FIeSS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-The Ma
tional Child Labor Committee today
recommended enactment of national
child labor legislation at the special
session Of Congress and completion Of
State action on the pending Federal
amendment, adopted thus far by 2s
States.
The committee in its annual report
called for congressional steps to
remedy child labor abuses in indus
trial establishments engaged in inter-
state commerce.
The pending Federal amendment,
which requires ratification by eight
additional States to become law, pro-
vides the only method of protecting
children employed in non-interstate
industries. the committee said.
1t estimated industries engaged
solely in interstate trade employed rs
per cent Of the children working in
the United States.
The committee criticized as made
quate sustitute amendment proposed
by Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Re-
publican, Of Michigan.
There has been q continued in
crease in child labor in States which
have not raised their minimum age
Tor employment, the committee said.
Evening star., 1937-11-26

- ECRETARY OF COMMERCE
- ROPER today announced the
appointment Of Thomas Burke,
- chief Of the Specialties Division,
Bureau OF Foreign and Domestic Com
merce, as Federal oo-ordinator for the
Christmas Campaign Of The STAR to
be held in cooperation with the Met
ropolitan Police, Warner BIos.' thea
ters. the National BroadcaSting Go.
and the Parent-Teacher Associations.
The campaign which Mr.. Burke will
direct in the Federal departments and
agencies has the full Endorsement of
all members Of the cabinet and Of the
leaders Of the District government.
Mr.. Burke, who has had a distin-
guished career in business and In the
Government, plans to supervise estab-
lishment of collection units in the va
rious Government agencies to make it
easier for Federal workers to express
their charitable instincts by giving
food, clothing, toys or money in order
that all families in Washington, no
matter how poor, might be assured Joy
on Christmas Day.
The campaign will get under way
the first part of next week, its pur-
pose being to remind all you readers
that You Are Santa Claus"
Mr.. Burke. who is Al, joined the
staff Of Secretary Roper in August,
1884. He succeeds Harry r. Daniel,
chief of the Division of Current In
formation, Department Of Commerce,
as Christmas Campaign co-ordinator.
Mr.. Daniel. a pioneer In the post in
1895, directed campaign marked by
great efficiency.
Mr.. Burke's business career began
as result OF an injury to his eyes,
received while serving in the 4th Ala
bama Regiment during the World War.
Because of the injury he abandoned a
law career and in 1919 became q news
paper man in Toledo, his native city.
Attracting the attention of officials
Of the Willys-Overland Co., whose
headquarters were in Toledo, he was
made manager Of the firms education
al and public relations unit, which
President John NJ WHY'S himself had
established. During this period Mr..
Burke became involved in a labor con-
troversy, where his practicality and
Evening star., 1937-11-26
TRADE PACT PLANS
SCORED BY Bennett
Canada Contemplates Agreements
Which Will Peril Peace,
He Asserts.

VICTORIA, British Columbia, Nov.
rs canadian Press).-R B. Bennett
believes the Canadian government
contemplates trade agreements which
will be the harbinger Of discord and
conflict" rather than peace.
Contemplated trade agreements with
Great Britain and the United States
would result in unemployment Ito a
greater extent than ever before in
Canada the former prime minister
declared last night, speaking in sup
port Of Bruce A. McKelvie. Conserva-
tive candidate in the Victoria federal
by-election of next Monday.
Bennett declared his government
Of 1930-l935, during the greatest de-
preston period the world has ever
known" received nothing but COM
plant from the opposition.
But the country survived" he de-
clared. With Canada also survived
the trade agreements we arranged
within the great family of nations that
comprise the British Empire"
He declared the present Liberal gov
ernment had swung around until in
February this year it approved i'm
perial preferences arranged by the
Conservatives by renewing the 1882
agreements with practically no
changes.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
OFFER BLOOD
FOR STRICKEN PAIR
Two Chosen to Aid Youths Facing
Death From Deadly Rare
Infection.

WINDSOR. Ontario, Nov 26 (Ca-
madam Press) From a list of $500
offers Of blood transfusions, doctors
today selected two persons who may
aid two young men afflicted with a
rare and deadly infection known as
streptococcus viridans.
One offer was from a boy in Erie,
Pa, whose doctor telegraphed that he
had recovered from the infection. II
his blood type is the same as that of
the victims in the hospital here, he
may be able to speed them to recovery.
The second offer was from a man In
Detroit. Among the 1900 who tele.
phoned, telegraphed or called at the
hospital, doctors said, not more than
10 per cent would have the right type
of blood. 4
In addition to having type four
blood-the same as the victims of the
infection-the donor sought must be
one who has recovered from strepto-
coccus viridans, and recoveries are
few.
Doctors attending Weston w.
Fletcher, %, of Grand Blanc, Mich,
and Robert Shafer, II, of Windsor.
conceded the person they need for a
blood TRANSMISSION would be hard to
find and that there was little hope
for recovery of Fletcher. His chances
are 1000 to l.
Doctors say Shafer has fighting
chance" to live