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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-26

Jim Farley for funds government Fareys that he's doing his best to keep for himself
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-26

Republican Jim funds keep present government Fareys doubtedy doing his best to keep it for himself
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-26

Broadway thank the Y. for All the badders Manhattan ganged the Dunngan B which would established the of the theatre.
 editorials others omed against the planned the bum rush The most encourag- ing thing about the fight that the daily gazetes really got mile probably that whole cluster of the most shuddery sight politician imagine
Evening star., 1937-04-18
NAZI ORGANIZERS
DEATH UNS0LVED
Riedels Body Exhumed in Buenos
Aires, but No Clue to
Killer Found.


BUENOs AIRES, April l7-Police
disclosed today they had exhumed the
body of Nazi Organizer Joseph Riedel.
slain mysteriously last Sunday, but
could flnd nothing to bear out an
official German belief that . Com
munist was the killer.
The local Nazi organization thanked
Rudolf Hess. Reisfuehrer Adolf Hit
ler's party deputy, for his telegram
of coincidence in the "dastardly mur-
der"
The German Embassy, which re-
quested the elimination, said 1t had
received reports that political ven
geance" was the reason for Riedels
killing. But, police said, no svi-
dence was presented.
An autopsy on Riedel's body, con-
Quoted in the presence of German
consular oficial and the German
doctor, Fritz Reehner, showed he was
killed by bullet which penetrated
his stomach and liver.
The organizer, 3s-year-old metal
worker, who was the local head OF
the Nazi Association of Germans
Abroad. was found fatally wounded
outside his house in San Martin last
Sunday. He was unable to talk to
police and there were no witnesses,
Police had listed Riedel's death a
caused by robber whom Riedel re-
sisted.
Evening star., 1937-04-18

About that time Mr.. S. thought he
should begin to help out with . bit
Of yelling and jumping up and down.
He jumped o. K, but he couldn't think
of the horses name. Frantically he
racked his brain for 1t, whooping
rather inarticulately until he had an
inspiration. Began to scream Come
on Halle Selassie! Come on Halle
Selassie! !"
Apparently the horse didn't hear
him. 1t didn't win.
EASY.
WHEN the Zoos big chacma South
w African baboon to all but US
animal lovers) howled with rage and
shook the bars OF his cage the other
afternoon. = nervous Zoo employe
walked up to Headkeeper william
Blackburn and said, Just suppose
that bad actor should escape some
time. Mr.. Blackburn, how'd We catch
him?"
you wouldn't have TO-" said Mr..
Blackburn placidly. he'd catch you"
Evening star., 1937-04-18
Flight to Seek
Wright Planes
Return to u. S.
.Ch ham b erIin Bears
Petition addressed
=. - to Smithsonian.
sythe Associated Press

Ekne AssoClated PresS.
VIEW = YORK. April 17.-Col. Clar-
ence D. Chamberlin, transatlantic
tMAtor, began a projected country
vide aerial tour today in an effort
toehave the Wright brothers famous
original airplane, the Kitty Hawk.
sstarned to the United States from
Ms British Museum in London.
LIE took off from Holmes Airport
atsal:25 pm, accompanied by his
VIE in low-wing Lockheed mono
p4eae. His first stop WAS to be the
66nevard Airport, Philadelphia.
Purpose Of the flight is to circulate
aapetition addressed to the Board of
Rsfnts of the Smithsonian Insti-
tueeon Washington, D. c., urging i'm
naadiate action to correct the Smith
$pp3an records regarding the Kitty
Hawk.
according to Chamberlin, correc-
t4on of these records is essential to
iskarn Of the Wright plane to the
United States, since Orville Wright
haa provided the plane will become
thE permanent property OF the British
Museum when he dies unless he has
previously personally requested 1t be
Mnlght back here Early next week
91semberlin will ask President Roose-
N to sign the petition. he said.
sss.sS
snn~
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Evening star., 1937-04-18
PENINSULA AWAITS
CONGRESS PARTY.
One-Ha|f of Members, Head
ed by Garner, Accept
Invitations,
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
OLD POINT. Va, April 17.-Sher-
rod N Vaughn. secretary-manager OF
the Peninsula Association of Com
merce, said today that Vice President
John Nance Garner would head a
large congressional delegation on a
visit to the Peninsula next Saturday.
The association Official stated that
invitations had been accepted by about
one-half Of the 425 members of the
House and Senate invited to come
here
Three cabinet members-H. H.
Woodring, Secretary OF War; Claude
A. Swanson, Secretary of the Navy,
and Daniel Roper, Secretary Of Com
merce-ere also expected to join the
party.
A chartered steamer will bring the
group to Old Point. docking at 8 am.
Saturday. The guns Of Fort Monroe
will boom a welcome.
A guard of honor of the SID Coast
Artillery will escort the congressional
party from the dock to the Chamber
lin Hotel, which will serve as head
quarters.
After breakfast there will be a
review of the SID Coast Artillery
and tour of historic Fort Monroe,
oldest military reservation in the
United States.
Col. Walter L. Weaver, post COM
mandant, will direct bombing DEM
onstration at Langley Field, and
lunch will follow at the James River
Country Club
The group will inspect the air
plane carriers Yorktown and Enter
prise, under construction at the Now
port News Shipbuilding q Drydock
Co., in the afternoon. A banquet and
dance will be held at the hotel
Saturday night.
A tour Of Williamsburg, Jamestown
and Yorktown Is planned for Sunday.
The steamer will return to Wash
'ington at 8 pm. Sunday.
Evening star., 1937-04-18
NICHOLAS DENIES
PLOT ON LEADERS
Ousted Brother Of Carol Disclaims
Effort to Create Dis.
turbance.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BUCHAREST, April Is Sunday
Former Prince Nicholas early today
repudiated efforts to create q political
disturbance because Of his custer from
the royal family.
The denoted Prince, in q letter to
Premier George Tatarescu, said he
was not associated with the militant
Iron Guard, secret Rumanian Fascist
society, and he expressed concern that
reports he Was cooperating with some
opposition group might injure the
state.
His statement issued early today by
the Government Press Bureau. WAS
expected by oficials to take the fire
out Of the opposition movement, which
Tor several days has worried the cab
met.
The letter said:
Reports have reached me that 1t
Is rumored throughout the country
am associated with 4 political move
nent which, were I indeed involved,
might damage the state.
Il am not associated with any such
movement, and protest against such
reports. I beg Of you, Mr.. President,
to take measures to stamp out such
rumors"
Oficials said an effort to give the
impression Nicholas was associated
with encouraging the revolutionary
guard was started by 4 student or
ganization.
Premier Tatarescu's Arm precau-
tlons against possible Nah coup al
ready last night seemingly had coved
the Iron Guard.
Evening star., 1937-04-18
DETECTIVE SURRENDERS
AFTER KILLING OF WIFE
On Death Bed, She Turns Face
Away as He Pleads for
Last Kiss.
ey the AssocIatec Press.


LOS ANGELES, April l7.-police
held Joseph F. Conroy, 80, private
detective and former policeman, TO-
day on suspicion of murder in the
fatal shooting of his estranged wife
Mrs. Esther Marquis Conroy, 80
Detective Lieut.. j. A. Stambler. boy
hood friend of Conroy, said the lat
ter drove to the Hollywood police
station last night, handed over his
pistol, and said he had shot his wife
IN rage over failure of his attempts
to effect reconciliation.
Mrs. Conroy was shot from a kitch-
en- door at the home OF S. R. Scarf
stock broker, where she was en-
ployed as a maid.
Conroy was brought to the police
hospital, where his wife identified him
Detective Lieut.. Ralph Davis said
The ofiicers said she told Conroy
You ought to be satisfied now
I'm going-to die"
Give me one last kiss" conro,
pleaded
But she turned her face away from
him.
Evening star., 1937-04-18
c. 10. TELEGRAPH
DRIVE SPREADING
R. c. A. to Be Approached
Next for Bargaining
Conferences.
By the Associated Press, ,

0y the ASSoclateo PreSs.
NEW YORK, April 17.-Spurred by
the quick settlement Of the ship radio
operators strike, the @. I. .-sponsored
American Telegraphists' Association
prepared tonight to move into &
broader field of international COM
munications, both cable and air.
Mervyn Rathborne, president Of the
newly organized union which yesterday
won an agreement from the Inter.
national Mercantile Marine, announced
his organization would approach thu
r. c. A.-Communicatio tions, Inc, nex1
week for collective bargaining con.
ferences.
Rathborne said approximately 1,oO(
operators OF some 1900 employed By
the corporation operating radio cir.
cults in United States, Europe, South
America and Asia were members ol
the c. I. o. group.
Petition for Poll Filed.
To back the bid for recognition
Rathborne said the telegraphists
union had filed with the Nationa
Labor Relations Board a petition ask.
Ing it to conduct an election amone
the operators Of r. c. A.-Communi.
cations.
I'VE don't anticipate any trouble
after the labor board poll" he said
Organizing Of the telegraph anc
cable companies is progressing rapidly
Rathborne said, despite the threat Of
conflict with the old American FEEDER.
alton OF Labor organization on jurn.
diction.
Closed Shop Protested.
The Commercial Telegraphers
Union, A. F. L. aflliate, yesterday
protested any agreement between
Rathborne's union and the I. M. M
which would effect closed shop.
The agreement, which Rathborne
said would be signed formally Monday
by him and John M. Franklin. presi.
dent OF the I. M. M, thus far provides
| no closed shop
provision was made, however, fol-
immediate conferences to discuss ar
election under Labor Relations Boarc
auspices to determine which group may
bargain for the employees.
Rathborne announced the union wa,
making = drive among employees ol
independent radio stations here, ir
Chicago, San Francisco and Los An.
geles.
Evening star., 1937-04-18
STORES SUITS TO BAR
PICKETS TO BE HEARD

ST. LOUIS, April 17.-United
States District Judge George H.
Moore refused today to dismiss in
junction suits brought against three
labor unions by two retail firms under
the national labor relations act and
set hearings for Monday.
The suits, filed by the McCrory
Stores Corp. and the s. s. Kresge Co..
ask orders against the Mattresses,
Cooks and Clerks Unions restrain
ing them from picketins stores Of
the two firms.
Wayne Ely. counsel for the two
firms. declared mo labor dispute
exists, - employees had, without con-
sulting ofdcials, formed their own
union and had chosen represent
atives to deal with the company"
Evening star., 1937-04-18
Dy the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. April IL
Judge Merrill e. Otis, sentencing five
men to prison and Jail for vote fraud
conspiracy. impressed belief today that
somewhere beyond the polling place
that day there were others more
guilty"
Those who are really guilty arc
those whose names do not appear Of
the indictment" Judge Otis said. "Ya
I do not know who they are and ta
defendants have not said"
Sentencing Of the five convicted Mo
day in the sixth vote fraud trial clos
the trial series until late next mon
but the Federal grand jury, VIII
already has indicted l08 persons d
ing its investigation Of the Novem
general election, will resume
sessions Monday.
Three of the defendants-ChaI
Cartello, Democratic judge; RoE
Mckinney, Republican Judge, and
ward c. Duncan, Republican Gle
were sentenced to two years In Lea
worth Penitentiary and $500 -
for each.
Dan D. Brown, Republican h*s
was sentenced to six months tll
and fined 5000, and Edwara J.
Schmidt, Democratic precinct worker,
was sentenced to one month Ii jail
and fined 500.
The sentences increased to 10 the
number ordered to Federal peniten.
tiaries and reformatories during the
trial series and to the number sem
fenced to jails Six others have been
sentenced to jail and later granted
probation Eight women have pleaded
no defense and been placed on . year .
probation,
Evening star., 1937-04-18
HAVANA MYST|F|EO.
BY DEATH ON SHIP.
Resort Proprietor, Found
Hanged, Reported Marked
by Torture.
D, the Associated Press.

HAVANA, April 1.-THE death Of
Jose Cancela. one Of the partners In .
well-known Havana resort, aboard the
Hamburg-American liner Ornoco. to-
night confronted police with 4
mystery.
Cancela's body was found hanging
in his stateroom yesterday morning
when the Orinoco arrived from Lisbon.
A piece Of his pajamas was used as
= moose.
Oficers Of the ship told the authors
ties he had shown signs Of extreme
nervousness and precautions had been
taken to keep him from jumping over
board.
Autopsy Report Puzxling.
An autopsy was performed after
Cancela's partners told police they
believed he had been killed, and
report. signed by DR.. Esteban Valdes
Castillo, chief medical examiner. and
two assistant examiners, presented to
the court Of instruction.
1t said in part: LESSONS on
parts Of the body indicate the dead
man was assaulted while alive for the
purpose Of torturing him or reducing
his resistance.
Lessons on his body are character
istic Of those suffered in defense and
show that = fight preceded his
hanging -.
80 Death by hanging seems to
have been carried out with homicidal
intent"
Sailing Blocks Ship Probe.
Police oncials unsuccessfully sought
to detain the Orinoco to permit fur
ther examination Of officers and crew
members. It sailed at s:45 pm. for
Mexican ports.
CanceA was a nephew Of Jose
Garcia, original owner Of the resort
which Garcia turned over to Cancela
and two other employees more than
10 years ago.
Cancela returned 10 Spain last Nav
on pleasure trip and was caught
there by the outbreak of the civil war.
Relatives and friends said he had ned
from CONSUMPTION to Portugal, where
he embarked at Lisbon for his return
to Havana.
Evening star., 1937-04-18
WHEAT EXPORT SLOWS
Argentina Reports Most Of It's
Surplus Has Been: Shipped.

BUENOS AIRES, April II (P.-A
statement by the ministry OF agri-
culture tonight showed Argentina al
ready has exported most of its avail
able wheat surplus.
From January to April 16. in
elusive, Argentina exported 3Oo3, ,741
tons of wheat, and the ministry esti-
mated the remaining surplus Is only
949,922 tons.
During the same period 264l, ,437
tons OF maize and s27,554 tons of lin
seed were exported. Remaining sur
pluses were estimated at 8068, ITO
tons Of maize and 759,se3 tons Of lin
seed.
Evening star., 1937-04-18
JAPANESE HUNT PHOTOS

TOKYO, Sunday, April 18 (P.-
Several members of the crew of the
Kf!tish steamer Welsh City, includ-
ing the chief steward, were arrested
today at Hakodate charged with
taHng photographs in the fortified
sone around that port.
9 Hakodate is the chief port of the
rmrhern island of Hokkaido and is
the center of military zone in whice
photographing or sketching is rigor-
dnsly forbidden.
Evening star., 1937-04-18
TRAPPED THREE DAYS

MINEV1LLE. N. Y, April II P.-
Trapped for three days in . 50-foot
pit, Alfred Douglas Lewis, 20, was
hauled to safety by rescue party TO-
day, suffering from exposure and
hunger.
Lewis, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hollis
Lewis Of Mineville, disappeared
Thursday. Three Of = searching party
Of 30 persons found him IN the pit,
An abandoned iron ore mine in the
Pelffyspire district, and took him to
the Mineville Hospital.
Although his condition was re-
ported serious from exposure, exam-
tnahon disclosed that he escaped In
fury IA ths fall
Evening star., 1937-04-18
HUEY LONGS DAUGHTER
IN POLITICS AT |. S. U,
Leads Two Other Candidates in
Race for Presidency At
Students Group.

By the Associated Press.
BATON ROUGE, La, April H.
Rose Long, pretty young daughter OF
the late United States Senator Huey p.
Long, made an auspicious debut in
campus politics today.
She led two other candidates In q
close race for presidency Of the
Women's Students Association, Lou
tsiana State University coed govern
Ing body.
A run-of election will be held next
week. Then co-eds will choose be-
tween Miss Long and Miss Ruth Dyer,
Baton Rouge.
In the initial voting, Miss Long re-
ceived 303 votes, Miss Myer 246, and
Miss Catherine Cross 1853.
Evening star., 1937-04-18
ADMINISTRATION is HIT
FOR STAND ON LIQUOR
Methodist Conference Urges That
Any Communicant Aiding
Sale Be Disowned,
by the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April ia denun-
ciation Of liquor drinking and An at
tack on the national administration
were contained in a report adopted
by the New York Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church today.
The national administration was
charged with failing to carry on .
campaign of education tending toward
temperance, as the churchmen said
was pledged before repeal of the pro-
hibition laws. It also was criticized
in the report for appropriating 81, l,0oo,-
600 for establishment OF a distillery
in the Virgin Islands.
Halt Of last years $500 auto
mobile fatalities were laid to intoxi-
Gated or drinking persons by the
report.
Urging the necessity Of total ab-
stinence, the report recommended
that any man renting or using his
property for the sale Of intouca ting
liquors be disowned as . member Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Evening star., 1937-04-18
$4,000,000 is CLAIMED
BY ST. LOUIS INVENTOR
Accounting Gone Far Enough
to Show That Much Is Due
on Judgment, He Says.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS. April l7.-A claim for
s4,000,000 against the estate of Mrs
Minnie Morey Howard, widow Of Clar-
ence Howard, steel manufacturer, wa
filed in Probate Court today by A
Frank Howe. st. Louis inventor.
The claim was based on a iudp.
ment in Howe's favor in the United
States District Court at Springfield
ILL.,. in 1880 for Use OF two of hi,
inventions by the old Commonwealth
Steel Co., Of which Howard was pres.
ident.
His petition asserted an account
ing, being made in accordance with
the Judgment, has progressed far
enough to indicate the inventor would
be entitled to recover from $500, 600
to $10,000,00o from stockholders O.
the company, which was sold for
$35, 100000 in 1929 to the General
Steel Castings Corp.
Evening star., 1937-04-18
Barkley Forum Speaker
- RESPECTIVE industrial and
J labor legislation will be dis
cussed by Senator Alben w.

~ RESPECTIVE industrial and
u labor legislation will be dis
cussed by Senator Alben w.
L Barkley OF Kentucky In the
National Radio Forum at 1890 pm.
tomorrow. The National Radio Forum
Is arranged by The Washington Star
and broadcast over the network Of
the National Broadcasting Co.
For months the country has been
waiting for the administration to
develop its program of labor and
industrial legislation. The recent
decisions Of the Supreme Court have
opened the way, it Is believed.
Senator Barkley. strong supporter
of the administration, has definite
ideas OF the lines such legislation
should take.
Senator Barkley is chairman of the
Library Committee of the Senate and
. member Of the Committees on Bank
ing and Currency, Finance, Inter-
state Commerce, Expenditures in the
Executive Departments and Govern
ment OrgAnisation. III
He has been . member Of the
Senate for 10 years and Is noted
- puhao psaksr.
Evening star., 1937-04-18
Spanking
Continued From First PaRe)

say, Leave the table, Fred, and wash
your face, comb your hair and shine
your shoes. You must always do
that before you come to dinner But
each evening it was the same story.
/ tried Furnishing him by withholding
from him money to go to the movies,
but he obtained 1t from his mother.
Claims Spanking Humane.
Recently his teachers at Cook
School told me he was becoming un-
manageable in school, He is a good
boy. 1t broke my heart to see him
acting the way he was. I wasn't
cruel to him when I spanked him
1t was for his own good. I spanked
him in perfectly humane way"
Mrs, Hoffman said that when her
son came to her home Thursday night
she saw number of red marks on
his back and a bruise on his arm.
The following day, she said, she went
With the boy to the Woman's Bureau
and was advised there to swear out q
warrant for the arrest Of her former
husband.
The marks were gone from the boys
back last night, but there was bruise
on his arm where his father said he
held the lad while he spanked him.
Storm protested against what he
termed the injustice" Of the pro-
ceedings which led to his arrest with
out an investigation.
7 can't understand why this stigma
should be attached to my name"
Storm said What I did any father
would do under the circumstances"
Storm said he whipped his son with
slender lath.
He saw his son in the neighbor-
hood yesterday, Storm said, but since
he was whipped the lad has been
living with his mother.
Evening star., 1937-04-18
Police May Use
| Movie Cameras
! TOCatch Drunks
Evidence in Driving
Cases Expected to
Be Obtained.
5y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KINGSTON, N. Y. April 1.-THE
Board Of Police Commissioners today
took under consideration . proposal
to equip policemen with moving pic.
ture cameras with which to get evi-
dence In drunken-driying cases.
They would be instructed. 1t Wal
stated, TO have their subjects vatcl
both the hlrd1es,
Evening star., 1937-04-18
FARLEY AGAIN PREDICTS
COURT PLAN VICTORY
Just as Sure Of It as He Was Of
Maine and Vermont, He Says
in Perth Amboy.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
PERTH AMBOY, N. j.. April IT,
Postmaster General James A. Farley
dedicated the city's new Federal
Building today and predicted victory
for President Roosevelt's court re-
organiza ton plan.
He deviated from his prepared ad-
dress to say, II am just as certain ~
I was about Maine and Vermont that
the reorganization plan will be car
ried out"
When the Senate and House finish
their hearings and decide to vote "a
the plan, 1t will be adopted and be-
come q law" he said. IT believe that
the same people who supported Presi.
dent Roosevelt last November want
the court program carried cut"
Evening star., 1937-04-18
YOUTH IS FOUND GUILTY
IN SLAYING OF GIRL, IS
Death Penalty Recon- mended for
Joe Arridy, 21, by Colorado
Jury.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PUEBLO, Colo, April IA Dis
trict Court jury tonight found Joe
Arridy, Al, guilty of the death Of Is
year-old Dorothy Drain here last
August and recommended the death
penalty.
The jury deliberated about four
hours. Judge Harry Leddy deferred
passing sentence.
Dorothy Drain was assaulted and
slain and her sister Barbara, IL, was
beaten while in bed at their home here
the night Of August IS.
Arridy was named AZ the accom-
plice OF Frank Aguilar, 80, W. P. A.
worker, previously convicted Of this
same charge and awaiting death IN
the States lethal gas chamber.
Evening star., 1937-04-18
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
ELF-SERVICE.

6ELF-SERV1CE.
TIM ELKINS, An Associated Press
photographer here, was down In
Warm Springs, Ga, recently
a taking pictures of President
Roosevelt. With several other news
paper men Elkins was housed in q
small cottage, where they reported
three times . day for meals.
Whenever they sat down at table q
colored boy named Howard would come
over, take their orders one by one
and each time walk over to the
Evening star., 1937-04-18
NEW TRADE AGREEMENT
WITH ITALY HELD NEAR
Ambassador Phillips Tells Milan
Commerce Chamber Of
Progress.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MILAN. Italy. April l7.-United
States Ambassador William Phillips
told the Milan Chamber of Commerce
tonight that negotiations for a new
commercial treaty between the United
States and Italy were making prog
ress.
He spoke in connection with the OBJ
servance OF American day" at the
Milan Fair
He expressed hope Z trade agree
ment also would be reached between
the United States and Great Britain.
Evening star., 1937-04-18
WINE.BEER DIET FORCED
ON SO ON GROUNDED SHIP
Ocean Water Leaks Into Tanks
Of French Liner Disabled
OF Colon bia.
By the Associateo Press.

By the Associated Press.
CR1sTOBAL, Canal Zone, April II.
The 50 passengers and the crew of
the French liner Bretagne had to drink
wine or beer or else 90 thirsty while
the San Francisco-bound ship was
aground so hours on the Colombian
Coast, officers related when the vessel
reached here today.
Ocean water leaked into the fresh
water tanks through . hole made
when the 5,500-ton ship struck bottom
near Puerto Colombia.
The craft WAS freed early yesterday
after 200 tons Of crystal sand, part Of
the cargo, had been dumped over
board.