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Evening star., 1937-11-05
By STAFF CORRESPONDENT o, The Star.

by stan Correspondent OIL Ine Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Nov. S
More than a score of University OF
Maryland students today made a sue
cessful plea to States Attorney Alan
Bowie for reopening of a case in
which Hagerstown motorist was ac-
quilted of assaulting an r. o. T. c.
officer directing traffic at College Park
last Saturday.
Bowie announced following a con-
ference lasting an hour that he would
note an appeal in Circuit Court from
Police Court Judge George B. Mer-
rick's decision acquitting the motor
ist, Lloyd L. Marcus. The appeal
would be heard during the April ses-
sion of the higher tribunal.
Led by Ralph Williams, assistant
dean of men at the university, the
delegation appeared at Bowie's Office
this morning after the entire student
body had been aroused by an editorial
appearing in the Diamondback. stu
dent publication. criticizing Judge
Merrick for his decision.
Bowie would not amplify his state
ment to newspaper men beyond saying
the appeal would be filed.
Mr.. Williams said the request made
by the student delegation this morn
ing was based on two points-Judge
Merrick's refusal to frant continu-
ance of the case SO that the States
attorney might appear to conduct the
prosecution. and the fact that but
three of the nine witnesses summoned
for the hearing testified.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
JAPANESE CROSS
SOOCHOW CREEK
Chinese Are Driven From
Four Villages on
South Bank.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
japanese hare captured large
portion OF Shanghai tolIopino
forced Chinese retreat from first
line defense positions in Chapel
and Kiangwdn more than week
ago. Defenders haDc established
second-line positions along Soo-
chou Creek, running tpest from In
terndtiondl Settlement and French
Concession. Japanese attempts to
cross SoochotD Creek thparted BY
strong opposing forces.
Evening star., 1937-11-05

Attendance at Greater Berlin's 403
movie theaters Is increasing.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
RObb
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ranking members of the House Ways
and Means Committee, is understood
to stand at the top of the list Of those
under consideration for this appoint
ment.
Justice Robb in his letter to the
President said:
Dear Mr.. President:
II have the honor to advise you-
"On the 18th day of this month I
will become 10 years of age and will
have served continuously as an asso-
ciate justice of the United States
Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia for 81 years.
II wish to avail myself of the rights,
privileges and judicial duties specified
in Section 260. Judicial Code as
amended (Title %. Section 375, United
States Code, and to that end will
retire from regular active service on
the bench on the 18th day of Novem-
ber, 1887.
Very respectively,
CHARLES H. ROBB."
The President, in his reply, said:
my dear Justice Robb:
Il acknowledge your letter of the
Sd of November notifying me of your
retirement as an associate justice of
the United States Court Of Appeals
for the District of Columbia.
I'm accepting this retirement, permit
me to say that your services on the
bench have been of the highest order
and have accorded with the finest ira
ditions of the judiciary.
L extend to you my very best
wishes for your health and your
happiness.
Very sincerely yours,
FRANKLIN d. ROOSEVELT"
Fourth Vacancy.
This will be the fourth vacancy
occurring on this court in MIR. Roose-
velt's administration. Several months
ago Justice Josiaha Van Orsdel died
and President Roosevelt appointed
Justin Miller to fill this vacancy.
Prior to that Justice Harold Stephens
was named on the death of Justice
william Hitz.
Justice Robb is native of Vermont,
where he was admitted to the bar
in 1892. He later served as solicitor
for the Post Office Department and
gained Nationwide distinction during
postal investigations in 1903 and 1904.
He served later for a short time a
an Assistant Attorney General for the
Evening star., 1937-11-05
SPURIOUS MONEY
BRINGS 8 ARRESTS
Priest Among Alleged Counterfeit
Ring Seized by Agents
in st. Louis.

~ the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. Slight men
were taken into custody here yester-
day by secret service agents apd police.
Warrants against five Of them on
charges Of conspiring to pass coun-
terfeit $40 bills Of the Federal Re-
serve Bank Of New York were au-
thorized by Assistant United States
District Attorney Herbert H. Freer.
Harry H. Schatzel Of Chicago, agent
in charge, said one of the men, the
Rev. Sophrony Balaban, 81, was an
ordained Orthodox Serbian priest. He
Is listed In the directory As the Rev.
Sophrony Balaban.
Freer authorized issuance of war
rants against the Rev. Balaban, John
Majatich, 40; Nick Bulyat, A; Robert
Davis, 81, and Frank lie Hecker, Al.
Hecker, Al.
Agents pointed out the arrests were
made in connection with the seizure
Tuesday at Monaco, Pa, of an elab-
crate counterfeiting plant and nearly
$4,000 Of the notes and the arrest
OF two alleged leaders.
The notes were described by Schat-
eel as "the most perfect" counterfeit
bills they had ever seen.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
SINGER TURNS WRITER

NEW YORK, Nov. (P.-Lotte
Lehman, most recent Of the Metro
politan operas roster to feel litera-
ture stirring within her. published
her first novel in America today.
Nine. lehman calls the book
Eternal Flight" and, although it
is fiction in theory, there are traces
of her own career as singer to be
found in it. 1t was published last
winter in Austria.
The soprano has another book to
come-her memoirs were published
this summer in Austria and are to
be offered later to the American
public.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
Security
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Field, Gas Well and Refinery Workers
Onion, one of the pioneer C. I. o. units.
Onering for study the social security
program adopted by the recent C. 1. o.
meeting in Atlantic City, Mr.. Flem-
ming, who was accompanied by Philip
Murray, the c. I. o. leader heading
the Steel Workers Organizing Com
mittee, asserted he was mot interested
IN the political aspects of social secur-
ity"
You can't play politics with human
suffering" Mr.. Flemming said.
Benefits in 1919.
The c. I. o. fayors Inauguration of
Old age benefit payments in 1899; pay
ments to survivors of beneficiaries;
benefits to disabled, and more lib
eralized scale of payments in the
early years, the range now being $40
to $S5 motnhly, with but relatively
few Of those covered being able to
qualify for the top figure. Extension
OF benefits to excluded classes.
health program and liberalization of
the unemployment compensation fea-
euicS VI tllc oOCldl security Act also
are sought by this group.
The committee, which plans to be in
session two days and cover various
phases Of the Social Security Act, was
appointed by special subcommittee
OF the Senate Finance Committee in
conjunction with the Social Security
Board as the outgrowth of the attack
on the reserve principle by Senator
Vandenberg, Republican, of Michigan.
With the old-age benefit tax collected
from employer and employe graduating
upward from per cent each on pay
rolls and wages to 3 per cent when
the top is reached in l949, the Senate
Finance Committee estimated the re-
serve would amount to $47,000, ,000, 900
In 1880. Business has bitterly opposed
this plan as designed to increase the
public debt and transfer it to the So
cial security taxpayers, but the ad-
ministration has backed it up.
Arthur ]. Altmeyer, chairman of the
Social Security Board, who attended
today's session with other board off,
cials, presided as the meeting got I'M
der way. The committee then selected
J. Douglas Brown Of Princeton Uni
versity, 4 public representative, as
chairman.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
$4,000 MILL FIRE

WASHINGTON, N. c., Nov. 5 (P).-
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed
the planning department OF the Moss
Planning Mill here last night.
c. V. Swan, owner of the plant,
estimated the loss at $4,000, partly
covered by insurance. The sawmill
building and other surrounding struc-
lures were not affected
Intense heat hampered firemen, but
they were favored by lack of wind.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
R.O.T.C. Youths Case Reopened
After Plea BY u. of NJ. Students

Mr.. Marcus was acquitted in the
Police Court at Hyattsville on Mon
day. Mr.. Baker testified he jumped
on the running board of the Marcus
car and seized him by the shoulder
to force him to stop his car after
the motorist had disregarded a stop
signal.
The incident occurred while Baker
was directing traffic just outside Byrd
Stadium following a football game.
Evening star., 1937-11-05

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 5.-Japanese
troops, In surprise attack today
drove Chinese defenders from four
villages on the south bank Of Soo-
chow Creek.
This action, the first decisive en-
gagement in the Shanghai fighting
since Chinese troops evacuated
Chapel last week, enabled the Japa-
nese to move 5000 men across the
creek on a line 2 miles west Of
Rubicon Village.
The Japanese attack, according to
Chinese spokesman who admitted
the setback, occurred while Chinese
troops were busy fighting of smaller
Japanese units which previously had
effected crossing at the Rubicon Viii
lage, about miles west of Shanghai.
Heavy rains greatly curtailed Japa-
nese air bombardments. One Japa-
nese bomber crashed near Shanghai
and another was shot down at Cheng-
show on the acknowledging Railway.
Chinese officials said that half of
a japanese force Of 100 men, which
tried to land on Hangchow Bay and
attack from the rear the Chinese
troops intrenched in Pootung, were
cut down by machine gun fire. Poo
tung is the industrial section Just
across the Whangpoo River from
Shanghai.
Foreign military observers believed
Japanese had ferried several big guns
across Soochow Creek. The Japanese
batteries were thought to be dropping
shells over the entire Hungjao subur-
Evening star., 1937-11-05
INVITED TO CUBA

Cuban Embassy oficials said today
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt had been
invited to visit Cuba with members of
her family.
They said letter extending the
invitation. had been sent by DR.. Luis
Machado, president of the Cuban Ma
tional Tourists Corp.
The officials added that the letter
would be forwarded to Mrs. Roosevelt
through the State Department here.
It's contents, they declared, expressed
the great affection of the Cuban
people for Mrs. Roosevelt"
Evening star., 1937-11-05
Kermit Roosevelt Appointed.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. S 1P).-
. Harvard University last night an
nounced appointment of Kermit
Roosevelt, grandson of the late Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt. as an as
'sistant In history. Mr.. Roosevelt was
graduated from Harvard last June.
Evening star., 1937-11-05

Human Bones 10000 Years Old.
The skeleton OF what is believed to
be a Neolithic human being who
roamed Saskatchewan 10000 years ago
was found in a gravel pit in Saskatoon.
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think Of a few persons but builds 1t
to suit the needs Of many. SO we in
judging 1t must not think only Of
its effect on ourselves but Of its
general eject on the country at
large. 1t is something which should
be given impartial study and one
should nto Judge 1t from a party
standpoint, she added.
Roosevelt Consistent In Aims
President Roosevelt is the first
president since 1912 who has not
had the chance to name one SUI
preme court Judge, the speaker
said. President Roosevelt has been
consistent In his aims, although
sometimes inconsistent In the
methods used to achieve these aims,
she added.
He has always thought the judi
ciary power was overloaded. There
Is no rush concerning the court
problem she stressed. Ample time
for study should be given.
She mentioned the three powers
Of government, federal, legislative
and judiciary, and pointed out the
supreme court cannot make laws,
this being up to congress. She COM
pared the supreme court to mo
mans land" which the federal gov
eminent has no control over, and
over which the state has no con-
troll. This no-man's land must be
responsible to someone and 1t Is up
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ALLEGATION Not Yet ]
Set Aside Although
Approval Was Given
Warden Acting as Agent for Town. Eunice Avery Tells
aWomen's Study Club Supreme Court Change viii
! Be Determined By People; Weber Burial Thurs
NAUGATUcK
Nm J. master. CONGRATULATIONS NauGaiUck ss-l

others going TO the school and II
will also help the employees Of the
candy concern. 1t was at first sug-
gested th't the side Of the road
be hardnede by oil instead Of erect
ing a cement walk there but the
warden believed use Of such walk
by girls with hig-heeled shoes would
cut holes gradually into It, He felt
the cement walk was more advis-
able.
The request for funds for this will
be made soon as 1t take several
weeks to pass through the necessary
channels. The cost of labor would
be IS, 1856 1t Is estimated and Of ce-
ment, SLIPS, both of which would
be paid by the government. The
town would supply trucks, sand and
other necessary equipment as Its
share. It Is felt that walk there
will cut Gown considerably the dan
ger Of pedestrians being hit by
autos.
Install Manholes, Pipe
AT the Whittemore development
section, it will be necessary to in
stall manholes and catch basins and
a pipe from the far end Of the de-
velopment along Church street to
point opposite the Naugatuck
Golf Club where there is runway,
Warden Sheridan told The Demo-
crat.
There has been much damage
done by heavy rains In that vicinity
as the sewer there Is inadequate, he
said. The streets we're accepted after
the sewers had been laid.
The labor cost would be 5000 and
the pipe expense. $7l9.10, both being
borne by the government, according
to the warden, with the town again
supplying skilled men, trucks and
equipment as its share.
Repairs there are necessary and
II the town were to assume the full
cost Of such, the warden pointed
out. there would be heavy expense.
However, the fact that 1t Is WPA
project will relieve ten town Of most
Of this burden, he explained.
AS approval of all these has been
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Naueatuck, Feb. % = Warden
John j. Sheridan, acting as agent
for the town, will soon ask the gov
eminent TO allocate funds for three
WPA projects i1ere,' approval OF
which has. already been given by
the state and national WPA, but
for which funds have not yet been
set aside, 1t was learned by The
Democrat today.
These are the Coen street extern
sion project, the New Haven road
sidewalk lob and the sewer project
at the Whittemore development on
North Church street. 1t is expected
the work on these will be started
this spring or sumner.
The cost Of labor and materials
TO the government on the Coen
street project will be $6,eOO.15, War
den Sheridan said today. It is plan
ned TO extend Coen street to In
back Of the Emmanuel Lutheran
church N order to save the town
the expense Of erecting garages for
residents Of the section cut of
from use Of High street by the wall
being built there.
The work sof building a storm
sewer there will be one first before
the extension work itself Is started,
the warden declared. This Is part of
another WPA project here. Permis-
sion was secured from property
owners TO the extension project
some time ago but the work was not
started because Of other WPA Jobs
which were undertaken here.
The town will contribute sand,
truck and other materials as It's
share ard. the cost to the town will
be small, the warden said.
Walk For Safety
The sidewalk on New Haven road
VIII be laio, 1t Is expected, from the
end Of the Little Italy" section
south as far as Groveside school at
least and II funds last, 1t will go
down to the Peter Paul Candy shop,
the warden, said. .,s ~
j 10 to be built on the west side
Of the road. It's main purpose is to
prevent accidents to children and
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there being no really rich and no
really poor, Miss Avery said. The
Australians refuse to worry about
economics and their aims are to
have a home, wife, two or three
children, yearly vacations, etc. There
is no unemployment and no relief
problem there. The government has
charge Of all of Australia's six rail-
roads. There are no strikes In Aus
tralia, Miss Avery said.
Skilled workers only get "a more
per week there than unskilled help
and therefore there Is none too
large a reward for brains, she ex-
planned. Taxation Is heavy, even
those getting only sum equivalent
to 80 per week being subject to tax
alton. Australia has one Of the fin
est health records and abounds In
beautiful spots.
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to the people to state who will have

to the people TO state VINO VIII nave
control.
The second part Of her talk she
devoted to Australia. Australia is an
individualistic nation, like the Uni
ted States, she stated. 1t is almost
as large as this country and out
side Of Japan and Russia, 1t has the
fastest-growing population In the
world.
Germany and Japan have made
efforts to take to get footholds there
but Australia is afraid Of Japanese
encroachments and has erected a
high tariff against her goods. At
present 81 per cent Of the popula-
ton Of Australia are British, Miss
Avery declared.
The constitution Of Australia Is
somewhat similar to that Of the
United States, the speaker told her
audience. Australia has civil serv-
ice system, patterned after that Of
England which is rated the best In
the world.
No Real Rich
There Is little marked difference in
distribution Of wealth In Australia,
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o'clock. Rev. Arthur F. Lewis, rector
will officiate. Burial will be in
Grove cemetery.
Mr.. Webber worked for more than
40 years in the carton plant Of the
u. s. Rubber Products, Inc, here
and was retired last August. He had
a number of local friends, all of
whom were shocked to hear Of his
passing. He leaves several nieces
and nephews. The funeral home will
be open from tonight until the
time Of the funeral.
Mr.. Webber had lived at the Y.
M. G. A. here.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Mason Williams ard
daughter OF New York city were re-
cent visitors at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Mitchell, Sr. Of High
land avenue.
The Misses Betty and Jean Stin-
son spent the past weekend In Mil
ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Wedge have
moved their residence from Maple
avenue to Bethany road.
An enjoyable social was held by
the Loyal Daughters society of the
United church last night. A supper
was served for husbands Of memberS
and friends and bridge playing fol1
lowed the meal. In charge Of the af1
fair we're: Mrs. John Hill, Mrs. Mel
vim Witherwax, Mrs. Fred LundyI
Mrs. Ralph Upright and Miss Ruth
Sparks. a
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GRANGE MEETS
HERE TONIGHT
State Officers From Other
Chapters to AttendLO
cal Gathering
BEACON FALLS

Bcacon Falls. Feb. 3-"Visitine'
Officers Night" will be observed TOD
night at the regular meeting Of
E.ock Rimmon grange, in Pythian|
hall at 8 p. m. A number Of officers
from other oranges IN the state VIII
be the honor guests.
This affair is anticipated with
eagerness each year and q large
attendance Is expected.
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Peonle Determine Change

People determine CnanBc
1t Is the people Of this country
who will determine whether there
will be change In the supreme
court here, Miss Eunice Avery told
large audience in the fifth Of a
series of six lectures, given yes
terday afternoon at the Congrega-
tional parish house, under the au-
spices of tk, Women's Study Club,
and the Parish House Association.
President Roosevelt cannot pack
the court himself, she pointed out.
1t is up to congress to approve or
disapprove any suggestion. And
congressman who wish to return to
ONCE, will listen to the voices Of
their constituents.
There Is no need for the people
Of this country to become alarmed
owe rthe supreme court issue, Miss
Avery asserted. 1t is problem
which should have come up before
and should not have been neglected
she said. 1t was bound to come UP,
no matter who is In Office.
She called 1t an engineering
problem and pointed out an engin-
eer building a bridge, does not
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Charles j. Mehher

The funeral of Charles J. Web
Der, SO, a life long resident here,
who died Monday afternoon at the
Waterbury hospital after a long ILL
ness will be held at 2 p. m. Thurs
day afternoon from the Bailey
Funeral Eome, 81 Oak street to st.
Michaers Episcopal church at 2:30
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-23

John Donovan of Mount Vernon.
N. r., former Naugatuck RESIDENT
was fined 300 and costs Of court,
with SIS of the fine being RENTED
i local court recently. He was ar
rested on Feb. Is on charge Of
driving a motor vehicle while under
the influence of liquor by Sergeant
Lenzi Of the local state police BARI
racks. Peter Dantuono OF Ansonial
was fined $25 and costs when found
guilty of q reckless driving charge
He was arrested several days ago.
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given, al this is needed now is to
get ALLEGATION Of funds. The warden
feels there will be no trouble In do
ing this. H, pointed out this Is part
Of the large construction work plan
ned here.
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Miss Wrey Warner, daughter Of
Mrs. r. G. Warner of Lopez road,
has returned from South America
where she has been teaching for
the past two-and-one-haR years.
Miss Warner had q number Of hl-
teresting experiences in South
America.
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made volume podu:
the
original and quality indefinitely when bottled IN
his epccha achievement this excellent
was recently Franklin Institute Philadelphia
Paseur laboratory bottles which
because inert chemists to hold deli
cate liquids ON the Philip president Of the Master
brewers Association Philadelphia district Butler Allen
director O Frank in Institute
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Europe winter sport cost is fall
ng. M
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Announcement has been received
here that Carlton Bristol, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. Carlton w. Bristol
of Hillside avenue, has been chos-
en- president Of the freshmen class
and a member Of the student coup-
Gil at Stevens Tech, Hoboken, N.
J. He recently was awarded q
Freshman Endowment Participa-
ton certificate Of $85, which iS CIV
en- for high scholastic standing and
extra curricular work.
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NE YORK WOMAN
GUEST AT PARTY
Mrs. George Collins Hon
Ored By Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Linskey

Naugatuck, Feb. 2s.--A farewell
party was held recently at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Liflskey
Of HilIcfest avenue for Mrs. Lin.
skey,s sister, Mrs. George Collins Of
New York city. Mrs. Collins left
yesterday for Baltimore, Md, where
she viii reside. She received a
number Of gifts at the party, and
luncheon wa senjoyed.
Those attending were: Mr.. and
Mrs. John Linskey, Jr, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tracy Breen, Mr.. and Mrs. e.
J. SodloslSy, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Ault, Mrs. John Dolan. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Howard Hackets, Mr.. and
Mrs. Simeon Donahue, Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Zehnder, Mr.. and Mrs. d.
Michael Smith, Mrs. Stella Morgan,
Joseph Urba, Miss Olive Smith, Mrs.
George Collins and Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Linskey.