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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-29
Irluin Indicted Three Times By Grand Jury
Cunning Triple Slayer Must Face Murder Charge for Each One of His Victims Insanity Will
 Probably Be Defense
BY ROBERT MUSEL Limited Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Stan CorreSpondent)
 New York, June 29-CUP)-Rob- ert Irwin was indicted for murder three times by the county grand jury today-once for each of the three persons he strangled and stabbed on Beekman Hill last Eas- ter Sunday.
 Less than 40 minutes after it be- gan hearing the case the jury pre- sented the indictments to Judge William Allen in general sessions court. Prosecuting officials sought to obtain the consent of Irwin's at- torney to an immediate arraign- ment.
 The indictments charged the for mer insane asylum inmate with strangling Artists Model Veronica Gedeon, and her mother, Mrs. Mary Gedeon, and stabbing with an ice pick Frank Byrnes, who boarded with them.
 New York, June 29-(U.P)-The law matched its resources and science today against the nimble cunning of 29-year-old Robert IT, win, determined if possible to send him to the electric chair for the Easter weekend slayings on swank Beekman Hill.
 District Attorney William C. Dodge went before the grand jury to ask for three first degree mur- der indictments against the young sculptor who killed three persons because of a consuming hatred for fourth.
 At the same time Dodge prepared
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-29
SMITH ANCESTRY

Dublin, June 29-(UP) Former Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York ar rived last night on his way to western Ireland to trace his ancestry. As clues he had the knowledge that his mothers name was Mulvi- hill and that the ruins of his grandmother's house were at Moate, in West Meath.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-29
CoNNERY IN FIELD

Lynn, Mass, June 29.-(UP)- Lawrence ,. Connery. younger brother and secretary of the late U. s. Representative William P. Connery Jr., today had formally an- nounced his candidacy for the seat left vacant by the latter's recent death.
 Governor Hurley is expected soon to set a September date for the special primary and ah Ocober date for the special election in the sev- enth congressional district to fill the vacancy. #
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-29
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, June 2s-(UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and. receipts for the current fiscal year through June 26th, compared with year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year $S,021,091, ,047.75 $S,793,lSs,45S1S
 Receipts $5,24s,57S.s5465 $4,Oso,Ss1.4s5.oo
 Deficit $2,772,512,1ss.1o $4,712,757.s7313
 Cash Balance s2,569,S37, ,466.4l $2.031,713,995.63
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-29
Local Boy Scouts
 Entrain Today For Washington
Sixty-one Members of Mattatuck Council Got Away This Morning Happy Bunch of Lads Before
 Start-Reach Capital This Afternoon

Special pennans flying, their equipment polished to perfection Waterbuys contingent of the vast army 1000 strong of Boy Scouts of America assembling for the National Jamboree entraned this morning for
 It was hour for sxty-one Scouts of Mattatuck Council when the special train arrived bearing other Scouts from sections of this state and New England It hour for of parents younger brothers and sisters. assembled for the parting
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-29
Mysterious Explosions Handicap Workers At Bethlehem Steel. Co.
Three Missing Girls Are Brutally Killed
Mob Fury Is Spreading Throughout Inglewood, Cal.; Rowling Crowd Is Ready to Lynch Culprit
 When He Is Captured
BY ALAN McELWAIN United Press Staff Correspondent

Inglewood Calf, June 29. = (UP) - Mob fury spread
 through this suburban Angeles community today while
 police hunted the killer of three little girls who were lured
 from playground into the Baldwin Hills, ravshed and quickly sufficient bowling crowd
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-29
JUDGE MIGRATE REFUSED TO SIGN
Attachment Order on LO- cal Constable Is Turned
 DOWn-Law in Force

Judge John F. McGrath in city court today refused to sign an at- tachment order for a local con- stable, pointing to the fact that the new statute forbidding attachment of wages becomes effective Thurs day, the 1st. The judge said he had orders submitted to him for sigma ture yesterday, and he thought the procedure unfair since the new law becomes effective at midnight to- morrow.
 The new statute eliminates at- tachment of wages. A creditor here after must go to court and seek a judgment against tagging debtor The judge has complete Jurisdiction during the life of the debt, and he can decide by what method it shall be paid. He will take into account the financial conditions of the deb- tor, the amount of the debt, and other factors which he chooses tc EHtfsff3as
 Failed To Get By
 Several local lawyers, 1t is re- ported, have been seeking to "get under the wire" by securing attach ments before the law goes into ef- feet.
 The statute will mean consider ably more business for the local courts. City court will receive the brunt of the new work, since most of the debts will come under the jurisdiction of this courts civil side. Each case will require a separate hearing, and the full background must be investigated and consid- cred,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-29
The Weuther

Fair, Mild Tonight; Un- changed Wednesday Fun Weather Report rags 3.
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Evening star., 1937-01-14
Tug,ceH Returns
TOReceiUe Praise
OF 200 at Dinner
Green and Le,Uis, After
Battling All Day,
Sho,c Up, Too.

Rexford Guy Tugwell came back to
Washington last night to hear the
applause of 200 Of his friends.
Now vice president of the American
Molasses Co., Tugwell. who, until jan
uary was resettlement administra-
tor. Undersecretary of Agriculture and
the sole survivor of the original brain
trust, sat at the head of the table at
the Wardman Park Hotel and heard
long series Cf speeches lauding him.
1t was stag banquet and the news
papers weren't told about it. But it
was productive of news because it
brought together william Green. pres
ident Of the American Federation of
Labor, and John L. Lewis, chairman
of the Committee on Industrial Or
ganiZation-the two strong men of
American labor. who had been at
swords points all day yesterday over
the automobile strike.
Present were Senators, BRAIN
trusters, and even a Republican, Rob-
bert Lincoln O'Brien, chairman of the
Tariff Commission, who rose to toast
the man later referred to by Senator
La Toilette Of Wisconsin as "a man
I'd be willing to go tiger hunting with
in the dark"
Evening star., 1937-01-14
BABCOCK DIFFERS
WITH ROOSEVELT
Employees President Opposes Civil
Service Under Admin.
istrator.

The presidential reorganization
plan for putting civil service under
an administrator is criticized in a
statement by E. Claude Babcock, for
mer secretary of the Civil Service
Commission, now president Of the
United Civil Service Employees.
Rating and ALLEGATION of positions, {"
he said, "are judicial actions and
should not be under direct individ-
ual control of anybody, unless def
ntely empowered court is available to
review the actions. Such a court or
board should well be given the judicial
functions Of rating and allocations.
In general, while judicial deter
limitations can be made more rapidly
by an individual, independence Of
fact-finding boards and commissions
must be maintained to prevent abuses
which would be more harmful than
the lack Of speed possible otherwise.
A single head Of the Government hav-
ing administrative, legislative and ju-
dicial functions might be more eff
cient,' but it wouldn't do"
Babcock. also differed with the plan
for civilian non-paid board.
Other recommendations on civil
service met his approval.
Evening star., 1937-01-14
18th and Auenue Best Spot
To View Inaugural Parade
L. z. Thompson Voices
OpiniOn-Sa,U First
in 1873.

The best place from which to
watch the inaugural parade is the
corner Of Fifteenth street and PENN
Sylvania avenue.
This statement is made on the eu-
thority Of Lewis z. Thompson. former
Patent Ofice examiner, who has seen
every inaugural since Grants second
in 1873, and has never yet paid for
a seat. He has generally watched
from curb or window and indicated
there would be no change in policy
for the coming event. He named the
above location as his favorite.
Eyes, saw Grants parade"
Thompson said. II stood on . win
dow sill on the Senate side Of the
Capitol away from the cold wind. 1t
was a freezing day. was IL years
old and a newsboy for The Star at
the time.
IT met Grant not long afterward at
q meeting Of the Pennsylvania Re-
publican Association at the Masonic
Temple. He patted me on the head
and asked me If was being q good
boy and going to school. I said at
least was going to school"
Thompson, who lives at 2309 First
street, also met Mckinley, Garfield
and Blaine as Congressman in the
croquet grounds on the east side Of
the Capitol. He participated in both
Garfield's inaugural and funeral pa
Evening star., 1937-01-14
HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER
BLAMED FOR INJURY
Victim of Truck-Auto Collision in
Critical Condition-Hambright
Traffic Fatality.

Andrew Caperones, 10, of 312 Third
street was in a serious condition in
Casualty Hospital today, the victim
OF a hit-and-run driver In the 400
block Of New York avenue yesterday.
CaperoneS may have received frac-
tured skull when the. truck he was
driving was hit by an automobile
which failed to stop. Police said they
know the tag numbers Of the machine.
Three-year-old Ella Howes of
Bladensburg, Md, was treated at
Casualty Hospital for a possible frac-
ture Of the right leg after being struck
by an automobile near Bladensburg
road and Defense Highway.
Meanwhile, Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald announced that the death
of Frank Hambright, II, retired
Government Printing Office employe,
would be listed as a traffic fatality.
An autopsy revealed death was due
to injuries Hambright received when
struck by an automobile December 2.
Evening star., 1937-01-14
EUROPEAN CRITICS
OF AMERICA HIT
Most Are Without Adequate
knowledge of Country, DR..
Pergler Saws.

Most European critics Of America
are without an adequate knowledge of
this country, its people and its prob
lens, DR.. Charles Pergler, dean of
National University Law School, told
the International Relations Club of
Maryland University yesterday.
THE usual misjudgments concern
ing the United States" he said, ARE
again appearing in the European press
as result of the recent election, and
an extreme Of such misjudgment ap-
pears in the question being raised in
Central Europe whether or not the
results of November 3 are an indi-
cation that there is arising in the
United States what may be called
the Fuehrer principle. Without in
any sense speaking politically in the
partisan sense, European commenta-
tors should be assured that the elec-
tion means no such thing, if by the
Fuehrer principle is meant anything
resembling the arbitrary rule of an
individual"
DR.. Pergler said European charges
that this country was remiss in fail
ing" to ratify the treaty growing out
Of the 1919 peace conference and the
handling of the war debt situations
were other indications of the ignor-
ance Of foreigners concerning Amer
lea and its public laws.
Evening star., 1937-01-14
WOMAN EXPLORER
TO LECTURE HERE
Miss Gloria Hollister, Former Aide
to DR.. Beebe, to Speak
Tomorrow.

Miss Gloria Hollister, once an as
eociate of DR.. william Beebe in his
deep-sea work with the bathysphere
and more recently leader of a sci
entifc expedition into the wilds Of
British Guiana, will give an Illus
trated lecture on her travels tomor.
row night before the National Geo.
graphic Society at Constitution Hall.
Among the specimens brought back
By Miss Hollister on her last trip were
q golden anteater, IL of the rare
hoatzin birds, rainbow tanager, a
tiny golden frog that lives in the
heart of cacti, and several vampire
bats. Travelling much of the time
by plane, the youthful explorer and
her photographer took numerous pam
oramic pictures Of the lands many
waterfalls, some of which are yet
uncharted. One Of the falls she
visited was the newly discovered $40
foot cataract named after the ex-
King Edward VIII.
Miss Hol1ister is the guest of her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
q. Wilson Of Chevy Chase, Md.
Evening star., 1937-01-14
HARRIS CONVICTION.
RESTUD|ED BY D. !
Cummings Orders Reopening
of Case After Appeal
by BurkinshaW.

The Justice Department has re-
opened its study of the conviction Of
Charles Harris, serving life sentence
at Lewisburg Penitentiary for the
murder of Milton w. "Milsie" Henry,
local gambler.
Reconsideration Of the case was
ordered by Attorney General Cum
mings at the urgent request of Neil
Burkinshaw, former special assistant
to the Attorney General and lawyer
for Harris. Burkinshaw made his plea
in letter calling attention to new
evidence"-the discovery last August
Of the shotgun and automobile used
in the 1892 Staying.
Burkinshaw Reluctant.
Burkinshaw was reluctant to discuss
the case today. He expressed surprise
that local police had disclosed to the
press that special agents of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation yesterday
obtained police records of the investi-
cation into Henry's death.
officials of the F. B. I. declined to
confirm or deny they are making an
inquiry.
This is the second time the Justice
Department has given special atten-
tion to the Henry case. 1t was after
a prior investigation of the evidence
on which Harris was convicted that
Harris was spared from the electric
chair by order of President Roosevelt.
Many influential persons appealed to
the Department Of Justice in behalf
OF Harris. claiming he was victim of
mistaken identity by witnesses.
Guns Found in Car.
Last August farmer in Gathers
burg, Md, bought at a police auction
sale an old car found abandoned on
the streets. The farmer found
secret compartment containing a
shotgun and two pistols. The shot
gun was identified by Lieut.. John H.
Fowler, ballistics expert of the local
police department, as the weapon
which was used by the killer of Henry.
The pistols had not been fired.
Police indicated the discovery of
the weapons served to strengthen the
evidence against Harris, but Burkin-
shaw contends a careful investigation
will show Harris did not use the
guns.
Evening star., 1937-01-14
HOUSE D. c. BODY
MAY BEGIN FISCAL
STUDY0NM0NDAY
Chairman Norton Plans to
Call Special Meeting for
Organization.
Definitely DECIDES
TO NAME SUBGROUPS
Representative Kennedy to Head
One, While Nichols Is Expected
to Lead Second.

The House District Committee prob
ably will begin its study Of the Jacobs
fiscal relations report Monday, 1t was
announced today by Chairman Norton.
With the Democratic vacancies on
the committee filled and the Repub-
lican changes expected soon, Mrs.
Norton planed to call a special meet
ing Monday to perfect organization
for the new session and to name the
special subcommittee that will con-
slider various features Of the report
and its three-point formula for solv-
ing the fiscal relations problem.
Mrs. Norton has definitely decided
to have two special subcommittee
dissect the voluminous report. This
indicates she has virtually scrapped
a proposal of Chairman King of the
Senate District Committee for q Joint
study by Senate and House District
Committees. Senator King suggested
the joint study to avoid repetition of
hearings before both committees.
Two Phases Of Study.
One of Mrs. Norton's special COM
mittees, to be headed by Representa-
tive Ambrose j. Kennedy, Democrat,
of Maryland, will consider the five
proposed plans embodied in the report
for raising additional revenue to off,
set the anticipated $40 1000, 900 deficit
the District will face In the coming
fiscal year II the three-point formula
Is approved by Congress. The other
subcommittee. Of which Representa-.
tive Jack Nichols, Democrat, of Okla
homa Is expected to be appointed
chairman, will consider 10 statutory
changes recommended in the report.
]. L. Jacobs, Chicago efficiency en-
gineer and tax expert, who directed
the fiscal relations investigation,
called on Mrs. Norton late yesterday
and offered to aid her committee
with its study. He told her he and
his assistants would be available at
any time to explain the plan set up
in the report for establishing a new
basis Of relationship between the Fed
eral and District governments.
Jacobs to Testify.
Jacobs, as well as members OF his
Advisory Committee who framed the
report, are expected to testify before
each of the special subcommittees
when hearings are started. The Ad-
visory Committee was composed of
George w. McAneny. president OF the
Title Guaranty Trust Co. of New
York City; James Martin, chairman
OF the Kentucky State Tax Commits
sion, and Clarence A. Dykstra, city
manager of Cincinnati.
Mrs. Norton said she would appoint
five members to each 70 the subcom-
mittees-three Democrats and two
Republicans. Members Of each of
these subcommittee will be requested
to make a careful study of the de-
tails Of the report, 50 they will be in
a position intelligently to question
Jacobs and members Of his Advisory
Committee when they appear as wit
neSSes.
The fiscal relations report, accord
ing to Mrs. Norton, Is the most i'm
portant matter that has come before
her committee since she has been
chairman. And because Of this fact
she will urge the subcommittee to
make a thorough, conscientious study
Of the recommendations it contains.
Evening star., 1937-01-14

When Revolver Is
Used as Hammer
I4Year.Old Ross StaIey
Seriously Wounded
at Newsstand.

A shot fired from a revolver which
was being used as a hammer by an
other youth last night resulted in the
serious wounding of Ross Staley, IA.
According to a police report, Nick
Scaldafelri, II, of 1913 D street, was
using the butt of 22-caliber revolver
to drive nails into the counter of q
newsstand at 805 Fourth street when
the gun was accidentally discharged.
Ross was standing nearby watching
his friend and the bullet lodged in
his side. At Sibley Hospital he was
said to have good chance to recover.
He lives at 2O8 F. street and is a
pupil at the Pope School.
Police were told the revolver, which
belongs to the proprietor of the news
stand. was kept in a drawer, from
which it was removed by the Scalda-
ferri boy.
Evening star., 1937-01-14
BILLS TO REVISE
DC. CODE OFFERED
IN BOTH HOUSES
Commission of 3 Lawyers
Would Require $4,000
Authorization.
CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
SECTION NEED CHANGE
McCarran and Randolph Intro.
duce Measures Sponsored
by Bar Association.

Sponsored by the District Bar As
Sociation, identical bills were intro
duced in the Senate and House today
for creation of commission to re-
wise the Districts code of laws.
Such project long has been urged
by local attorneys, who say the Dis
trict'S system of laws, both civil and
criminal, is badly in need of thorough
going-over
The Senate bill was introduced by
Senator McCarran, Democrat, Of
Nevada, member of the District Com
mittee's Judiciary Subcommittee, who
has pledged his active support of the
measure. Senator McCarren formerly
was president of the Nevada Bar Asso-
citation and at one time was chief
justice Of the Nevada Supreme Court.
Representative Randolph, Democrat,
of West Virginia, dropped the bill in
the House hopper. He is member of
the House District Committee.
Changes Since 1890.
The last District code was published
in 1880, and was prepared during the
Sixty-ninth and Seventieth Congresses.
Since then, supplements have been
issued from time TO time as new legis-
lation concerning the District was en-
acted, and a point now has been
reached, local attorneys feel, when
the whole mass of laws should be
restated. Incorporating needed amend.
ments.
Revision of the code would permit
Tightening up of the Capitals criminal
statutes, it was pointed out. LoopholeS
in a number of existing statutes, no
tably the anti-gambling laws, are
constant source of difficulty for prose-
cutting officials.
The bills were prepared by George
C. Gertmann, for II years secretary
of the local bar group and now an ac-
tive candidate for its presidency.
Gertmann was considered largely
responsible for the recent liberaliza-
ton of the Districts divorce laws and
was publicly thanked by the Bar As
sociation for his efforts on behalf Of
that legislation.
$4,000 Authorization.
A commission of three members Of
the bar of the District Court, all resi-
dents of the District, would be author
lied under the new bills. which provide
for s50,000 appropriation to finance
the work. Members would draw an.
nual salaries of $4,000 and would be
permitted to employ needed law clerks,
stenographerS and other assistants.
The bills provide that 1.-The criminal
law section of the code shall receive
preferred consideration by the COM
mission"
Each section, when completed, would
be presented TO the District Court for
consideration and then submitted to-
Congress for enactment.
Offices of the commission would be
in the Department of Justice Building
and the commission would have free
use of postal facilities.
The task of selecting the commission
would devolve upon the President, who
would have the power to remove any
member for cause.
Evening star., 1937-01-14
CAB STRIKE WAITS
HEARINGS STUDY
Drivers to Seek Additional
Sympathizers Before De.
Gliding to Quit.

Temporarily abandoning their strike,
several hundred independent taxicab
drivers today sought additional SYM
pathizers before deciding whether to
stop work in protest against low rates
or to allow the Public Utilities Com
mission to air their grivances.
The decision, which may result in
depletion of the strikers ranks our
ing the Inauguration, if vote is cast
against waiting the necessary 20 days
for a public hearing, will be reached
at mass meeting called for tomor-
row night.
Thirty-four of the independent
drivers elected to forfeit collateral
today instead of appearing in Police
Court on diSorderly conduct charges
growing out of their alleged attempts
to dissuade non-striking hackers from
carrying passengers early yesterday.
Speakers Urge Unity.
At an enthusiastic but sparsely at
tended meeting late yesterday in Co.
lumbia Typographical Temple the
operators heard speakers plead for
unity and concerted action and in
the same breath deplore any move to
mess up" President Roosevelt's in
auguration.
Terming the President "the poor
mans friend" the drivers seemed
unanimous in the opinion that a walk
out, with possible resulting violence in
conflicts with non-striking operators,
would mar the inaugural proceedings.
Edward Williams, colored driver,
was moved to tears as he took the
platform to make a plea for de
cent living" for hackers. Citing sta
tistics showing the cost Of operating
a taxicab, Williams claimed it was
impossible to earn a livelihood under
the present low rates.
One Day Strike Proposed.
Cheers greeted proposal by o. j.
Holland that efforts be made to stage
a city-wide, one-day strike to focus
the public's attention on the situation
and make "the man in the White
House and the men on Capitol Hill"
realize taxicab drivers are mot getting
a fair deal" A one-day walkout, tying
up every cab in Washington, might
shock the public to their Senses"
Holland argued, whereas the drivers
would only be starving themselves by
laying off indefinitely.
The meeting followed a conference
between committee representing the
dissatisfied independents and members
of the Public Utilities Commission at
the District Building.
The utilities heads were presented
with an informal petition setting forth
six demands, among them Limitation
of operators permits and the appoint
ment Of board Of control for the taxi
cab industry.