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Evening star., 1937-03-14

The definitions:
HORIZONTAL
I. Like
8. An exclamation.
S. Leans over, as ship.
7. Personal pronoun.
8. Printers measure.
10. Mathematical symbol.
IL. A watering place.
IA. Title of respect.
Is. Spring month.
16. Insect.
18. Affirmative.
20. You.
2l. New England State (abbr.)
VERTICAL.
1. Boys nickname.
2. Sister.
8. Consumed.
4. High school {abbr.)
6. An Irish flower.
8. A literary composition.
g. Member Of Parliament (abbr.)
10. Same as 10 horizontal.
II. Those who live in Ireland.
l3. Amount (abbr)
a. Bashful.
IT. Point Of the compass.
10. Half an EN-.
,
March is famous for its weather, so
we use that word in our word dia-
mond. The second line is a boys name,
the third is unwilling, the fifth means
something else, and the sixth Is pro-
noun. Complete the diamond.
w
w E A r H E r
s.
Behead q word used in asking ques-
tions and get an article of clothing.
Behead another word used in questions
and get domestic fowl.
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Picking Cast
Second Step
Drama
Y oung Playwrights
Must Also Choose
Capable Director.

Editors Note: This is the second
OF series of articles on Putting
on a Play" Merit Week the 1Uriter
will discuss the scenery and ttrni-
ture)
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The Star 1Dill pay 81 tor each
story it publishes on the subject
"My Most Erciting Adventure"
Dritten by boy or girl reader OF
the paper.
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ANSWERS.

l. The ear. 2. Soprano, contralto,
tenor and bass. 3. The Hudson 4.
Sand. S. Hard. g. Rouge means
red in French. 7. Canvas. 8. A
measure Of distance equal to one
eighth Of a mile.
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In Short.

Sophomore-Why don't you sew a
piece of cloth on the bottom of your
pants? They're too short.
Freshman-Short nothing! I got
into them too far, that's all.
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Pages of High Court
Envied as Lucky Lads
Afraid They Will Become Too Tall, but
Enjoy Their Positions in Center of
National Excitement of the Day.

bench And it would make more work
for the pages, but that's one thing
they are not worrying about-yet.
"Thatll all have to come to pass"
one OF the boys said with laugh.
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The Classic Touch.

Mrs. Schmonsky-What does that
word asbestos" on the theater curtain
mean?
Schmonsky-Don't show your igno-
rance. That's Latin for welcome"
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The lady screamed! The doggi
barked!
The children roared out loud!
The monkey danced upon limb
And entertained the crowd.
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LOOKING Out for Him,

Looking Out for Him.
David-OW teacher certainly looks
out for me.
Mother-How do you know?
David-1 went to sleep this after
noon. and she said she'd whip any
kid who woke me up.
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ANSWERS.

I. When pared (paired). 2. Cat
nip. 8. One is hard up and the other
is soft down. 4. A fire. 5. Room for
Improvement.
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You this by testing a
Try to describe that familiar giving
its Then check mistakes
how The results surprise you.
Isn't it that don't wider?
ordinary things such those mentioned isn't likely
that missing important things
Keep open Notice things yourself to
good observer It's important education
PEN.
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OUR EDITORIAL.

Y TOW many steps are there on the stairs in your
- home? How many eyelets are there in the
shoes you put on every morning? What
4 color are the eyes Of your best friends2
Does boys sweater button on the right or the
left side?
Perhaps these questions seem foolish to you,
but If you can answer them all readily you are
very unusual person. For most Of us go along day
by day with our eyes shut to the most common
things about us. Our powers Of observation not
used to ANYTHING like their full canacitx
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do half your work.
Student-Give me two.
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W E A r H E r

Behead word used in asking ques-
tions and get an article of clothing.
Behead another word used in questions
and get domestic fowl.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-01
PRESBYTERIAN
FARLEY OPENS

FREDERICK, Md. July /
Hundreds of young people and
church workers from Washing
ton, Maryland and southern
Pennsylvania are here this week
for the Presbyterian summer
conference being conducted at
Hood College by DR.. william
Ralph Hall, of Philadelphia,
general director of 116 such con-
ferences for young people, spon-
sored by the Presbyterian Board
Of Christian Education.
Social problems, chndren's
work methods and courses in
more advanced subjects for adult
groups are occupying the atten-
ton of the hundreds here for
the conference, ranging in ages
from Is to % years.
Leaders of the conference in
,clude the Rev. and Mrs. D. H.
Evans, of Hyattsville; the Rev.
E. Glenn Switzer, of Bel-Air; w.
Bradford Bayliss, of Washing
ton; the Rev. w. Keith Gusts,
of Riverdale; DR.. Thomas Viii
liams, Of Salisbury, and the Rev.
S. J. Venable, of Pocomoke City.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-01

The aggregate claims mace
against the Government by the
holders Of these contracts approx
mated $4,000, 900, and the claims
were settled at a net cost to the
Government Of less than $3.50, 900,
Chairman Joseph P. Kennedy
said.
Policy Outlined
Defining what he termed ian
adequate and well-balanced mer
chant marine" Kennedy declared:
'Under the 1886 statute the
commission is authorized to exc
cute operating differential sub
sidy contracts with United
States citizens operating vessels
used in essential service in the
foreign commerce Of the United
States. To qualify for subsidy,
the contractor must own such
vessels as may be necessary to
meet competitive conditions and
promote foreign commerce.
FINALLY, the commission is re-
quired as . condition of execut-
ing such a contract to determine
that the granting of aid is
necessary to place the citizen on
. parity with his foreign COM
DetitOr.
EQUALITY Is AIM
"The operating differential
subsidy is intended to place the
American operators in a position
Of competitive equality with
their foreign competitors, thus
enabling American lines to over
come foreign advantages. This
Is done by paying to the Amer
lean operator in each case an
operating subsidy equal to the
difference between the cost Of
operating his ships and that Of
his foreign competitors"
Kennedy said the commission
had entered into operating sub
sidy contracts with 16 lines cover
ing % of the old ocean mail
routes. The new method became
effective today.
Hearings Planned
He said the commission believed
it had no more important tasE
than its duty to determine mini
mum-wage scales, minimum-man
ming scales and reasonable work
ing conditions. Hearings will bt
held at various ports during July
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-01

and August to determine these
matters, he said.
Establishment Of the subsidy Sys-
tenn, provided in the 1885 Mer-
chant Marine act which created
the commission, followed closely
an Administration move to build
I'D Americas merchant fleet.
Mr.. Roosevelt sent a special
message to Congress last month
requesting approval of expendi-
lures up to 100 million dollars for
SO new merchant vessels. Stimuli
taneously, Kennedy announced
plans for a vast replacement pro-
gram to eliminate obsolete and
averaged ships.
Old System Faulty
The mail contract system which
expired yesterday was begun in
1928. 1t provided that the Post
Office Department stipulate where
American mail should be carried
abroad and that the Shipping
Board Bureau specify vessels to
carry this mail at rates fixed by
the Government.
Although this was, in effect, q
subsidy, it was regarded by ship
pers and Federal officials as I'm
satisfactory and expensive. TIL e
new system will replace the con-
tracts for a six-month expert
mental period, and q permanent
reorganization of the merchant
marine will follow, officials said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-01
ReGlucfiOHsSA As GE'eOfAS

Hundreds of sensa-
tionaI price reductions
on furniture you need
now. Don't miss this re-
markabIe event. Read
every item-then come
early - best bargains
will go first quanti-
ties are limited. No
Phone or c. O. D.
Orders.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-01
us, SUBSIDIES AMERIC AN SHIPS
BEARING MAIL ABROAD
international News Service

After driving sharp bargains effecng settlement
with % steamship companies holding 80 of the 43 foreign
ocean mail contracts the Maritime Commission today started
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was brought here by plane last night
DR.. Russell E. Blaisdell, psychiatrist
Of international reputation and super
intendent of Rockland State Hospital,
where Irwin once was an inmate. said
Irwin is legally sane, beyond all ques-
ton, If the published statements Of
the artist were accurate.
Irwin Legally Sane.
Thoroughly familiar with Irwin's
case. Dr.. Blaisdell pointed out that
the legal definition Of insanity, which
Is a mans capacity to recognize right
and wrong, is considered meaningly
by psychiatrists.
Irwin is suffering from a psychosis.
he said, but added that at least 1000
Of his 5000 Rockland Hospital pa
tients are suffering from psychosis,
but are legally sane.
Irwin. it was revealed, on Monday
after the crime had come to Wash
tngton.
Il bought paper and saw my pic
ture on the first page. l said to my
self that the next guy meet will rec
ognize me"
When the frightened Irwin left
Washington he took a freight train
out and "bummed" his way to Cleve-
land. Police in the latter city said
Irwin registered at the small hotel
where he lived on April 8, eleven days
after the Slaving In New York
All three slayings were "accidental,"
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Irwin

Continued From First Paee.)
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Irwin is quoted as saying in the Chi
cago statement, since he went to the
Gedeon apartment intending to muir
der the beautiful "Ronnie's" sister
Mrs. Ethel Kudner, and no one else
The young sculptor said he would
be saved from the electric chair be-
cause he had spent several years in
what he called "the nut house"
Despite a wide distribution of circu-
lars for his apprehension, Irwin had
worked unnoticed in a Cleveland hotel
from April 8. few days after the
murders on March 27. until last
Thursday. A kitchen maid then recog-
nized his picture in a detective maga-
zine, asked him about his identity,
and he fed.
He arrived in Chicago at 730 am
Saturday, roamed the streets, attended
a movie, and then, late in the day,
leisurely walked into the newspaper
office. Full details Of what happened
between then and his arrest Sunday
afternoon we're not made public.
Was Minister'S Son.
With the arrest, Irwin. turning
from nonchalance to gloominess,
from blitheness to surliness, was hur-
ried through routine moves in Chi
cago and brought here by New York
detectives.
His face almost expressionless
Irwin, nattilv attired in q white linen
suit, was rushed from Floyd Bennett
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Airport to police headquarters in a
motor caravan Of screaming sirens.
Valentine. Dodge and leading investi-
| gators Of the three -month-old mur-
ders were waiting for him.
They questioned him on the amaZ-
ingly frank story he gave the Chicago
newspaper, Of how the murders were
committed singly through period Of
many hours, of how 'Ronnie," the 20
year-old model, might have lived If she
had not recognized her assailant, and
Of how the mother, Mary, 81, struggled
furiously against death.
Irwin, q minister's son and one-time
student Of divinity as related in the
newspaper statement. went to the
Gedeon apartment to murder Mrs
Kudner.
Loved and Hated Her.
II wanted to kill Ethel because she
was the dearest object in the world to
me. loved her and hated her. l
dreamed Of modelling her as il be-
| headed, with her head far back and
the mouth open. . ="
The motive, intertwined with Irwin's
peculiar philosophy Of life, was re-
corded by the newspaper in this way:
THE one driving impulse Of mans
life was sex. I figured that II could
remove sexual impulse and put myself
under pressure, that could solve that
problem.
"All the time knew there was
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Continued From First PaRe.)
hunted far and wide for the three
slayings.
Irwin Is Breaking."
DR.. A. H. OConnor of the Rock
land State Hospital for the Insane,
where Irwin was once patient ap-
peared in Magistrates Court today and
talked with Leibowitz.
Afterward the doctor said: Irwin
is going down fast mentally. He is
breaking under the strain"
But to outward appearances the
sculptor gave no indication of this.
In police lineup he wore again the
white suit in which he was attired
when returned here from Chicago yes
terday.
He ran jauntily up the lineup
steps and stood there while Acting
Police Capt. John Leahy read a state
ment for the information Of detec-
tlves that Irwin was being held for
the slayings.
Then Leahy said:
Robert. you made a statement to
the assistant district attorney, didn't
you?"
Yes, sir" Irwin replied calmly.
Were you ever arrested before?"
L was arrested once before. think
It was in 1881"
The record said Leahy, shows
1931-third-degree assault. Is that
sight?"
Yes, sir"
And that was all.
Indictment Tomorrow,
Police Commissioner Lewis ]. Valen-
tine and District Attorney William c.
Dodge said the grand jury would be
asked tomorrow for an indictment,
Dodge said he expected one immedi-
ately and that there will be an early
trial"
The district attorney said he would
prosecute the case himself, contend
ing that Irwin is and was legally sane
He said he anticipated an insanity de-
tense from LeiboWitz.
Valentine and Dodge said the grand
Jury would be given detailed state
ments which Irwin dictated to the
dearld and Examiner confeSsing the
three slayings, as we'll as additional
statements made to Chicago and New
York police.
Irwin was arrested in Chicago yes
terday more than IL hours after he
had surrendered in the newspaper
Offices. He waived extradition and
Evening star., 1937-06-28
IRWIN SURRENDER
BRINGS MAID $1,000
ScuIIery Girl to Get Reward
Offered for "SoIving"
Gedeon Murders.
Dy the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 28.-The
ecullery girl came out of the kitchen
today and followed a beWildering
rainbow to its New York pot of gold
Murder painted the rainbow that
srched Henrietta Koscianskis journey.
The blood OF Ronnie Gedeon. OF her
mother. and of the luckless Frank
Byrne, painted it.
But it was the scullery girls
sharp eyes that saw it there. Thou
sands Of others had looked but had
not seen. To them the bar boy who
Just that
Bright newspaper men from New
York, where every one is very smart
and clever. had leaned against that
hotel bar and looked upon the bar
boy. They were the reporters who
had come to Cleveland to write Of
the steel strike.
Credited With Surrender.
They could not see that the bar
boy, Juggling in the clean glasses and
toting away the "empties,' was Robert
Irwin, wanted for shocking murder;
Robert Irwin the mailman
Henrietta Koscianski saw; and to-
night she will be in New York, richer
because of it.
There was a reservation for her
today on a New York-bound plane.
There was another one for West F..
Peterson, editor of the detective
magazine which had offered $1,000
reward to the person who supplied the
information that would turn Robert
Irwin over to the law to answer for
the triple murder Of last Easter Sun
day
Sure, Irwin surrendered Of his own
accord" Peterson said But We feel
that If Miss Koscianski hadn't rec
oenized his picture in the magazine
and reported it, through the hotel
manager, to Cleveland police. Irwin
would never had been forced into
flight and into surrender. She gets
the dough-
He Was Cute"
Ironically. the $1,000 check which
the magazine has for Henrietta
Koscianski will be-except in amount
exactly like those Veronica used to
get when she was posing for photo
graphs used to illustrate the maga-
Hlnes articles.
But Veronica Gedeon, posing for a
living, never got check for as much
money as the l9-year kitchen
girl receives today.
Miss koscianSki's plane was to
carry her to New York hardly more
than Is hours after another plane,
from Chicago, had taken Robert
Irwin there
Perhaps she would see him again,
this fellow she knew as Bob. the bar
boy. She didn't know, First she
would get the check. Then she would
talk over two offers for her life story,
After that
He was cute" she said He used
to talk mile a minute He kept
jumping from one subject to another
But I never let him date me
Sometimes when he looked at me
shivers went up my back And tina,
time, when posed for him to sketch
and he took my neck in his strong
fingers to get my head in just the
right position
can't help shudderine now when
know it must have been like that
with those same, wiry fingers-that
he held the poor Gedeon girls throat"
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him. He crept up behind her, grabbed
her throat. He didn't want to kill
her.
II was very careful not to press
too hard-just hard enough so she
couldn't make = noise, but could
breathe. I think held her that way
at least an hour -. L thought she
didn't know who was. But she did.
And what cost her life was that
she said 80 She knew me, I
didn't know what to do. didn't want
to murder the whole neighborhood.
I wanted to let Ronrie live If I could.
she WAS beautiful. hate to de,
stroy beauty began to think
that, with Ronnie knowing me as she
did, I didn't have any alternative.
I strangled her"
All this time the roomer, Frank
Byrnes. 4 club waiter. was asleep in
the next room. He had seen Irwin
enter. The statement told of plung-
ing an ice pick into the side Of his
skull. He mustn't tell police.
won't Go TO Chair"
Another wait, this time for Ethel
She failed to appear. Irwin walked
out into the Easter dawn, calm with
death behind him.
Thoughts Of what society might dc
for such = crime were expressed ir
this way:
when went there that night ]
thought that after killing Ethel ther
they will kill me in the electric chair
but I didn't care. Then I said tt
myself that after being in the nut
house all Of your life, lou can't go tt
the chair. You might, but the chances
are that you won't. They'll put mt
in a nut house again, and then II
be there all the rest of my life anc
catch up with myself, in a spiritua
way"
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Gedeons Are Relieved.

NEW YORK, June 20 (Rl.-The
sister and father Of the slain Veronica
Gedeon were pictured today as being
relieved by the surrender of Robert
Irwin and his reported confession OF
the Beekman Hill murders.
Mrs. Ethel Kudner, the sister, had
been living with her parents law
since the murders for greater safety
while Irwin was at large. In Irwin s
statement to police it was said that
Mrs Kudner originally was the sole
intended victim Of his murder lust.
The father, Joseph Gedeon, wiry
little uphokterer, at first had been
under suspicion himself.
Both declined to comment on the
arrest Their attorney, Peter Sab
batino, explained he had advised them
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study of the many problems arising
1lG&2M daily in such business; because
foods are perishable or lose their value in
taste and wholesomeness if kept on the shelf
longer than certain time, they MUST be
moved quickly; because good food-storekeep-
ing demands a complete turnover in capital
each week of the year, food products are not
carried over. Overhead embracing rent, sales
expense, delivery and advertising MUST be
kept within the tiniest fraction of it's estimated
cost in order to sell foods at the lowest price
levels with legitimate profit One LITTLE
slip in any direction spells the BIG difference
between profit and loss.
To state that The Star carries MORE food
and grocery store advertising in Washington
really means nothing, even though it is true;
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to say nothing, pending examination

to say nothing, pending examination
OF an oncial confession by Irwin
We are happy that the crime has
been solved" said Sabbatino, be
cause now suspicion Is lifted from
all others. We feel satisfied that
the three killings now are cleared
up, and 1t Is a great load OF the
minds Of the family. Every doubt
and suspicion now has been swept
away"
Mrs. Kunder asked to be excused,
and nervously left the room, when
asked to comment on her apparent
narrow escape from q fate like that
OF her young sisters and on her
friendship with Irwin.
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who was In the apartment alone.
After they chatted for hours. and he
drew sketches OF her, she ordered
him to leave. He refused, they fought,
and eventually he strangled her, ac-
cording to the statement.
Then a wait for Ethel. but "Ronnie"
came instead, alone. She didn't see
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only one way out OF it, by numbering
somebody II were to do something
like that I would put myself on a
spiritual plane and make everything
even.
Il have nothing against any
body :"
Irwin was welcomed by Mrs. Gedeon,
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Irwin's Brother In Prison,

SALEM, Greg, June % (P).-Pem-
Der Irwin, serving 10-year term in
Oregon Penitentiary. displayed in
terest in the fate of his brother Rob-
ert, who officers in Chicago said had
confessed to the staying OF Veronica
Gedeon and two other persons in New
York last Easter.
What do you suppose they will 90
with my brother?" Pember asked an
interviewer. He said he had not seen
Robert for many years.
He was sent to prison three years
ago from Portland on q charge Of
armed theft.
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Hammers Open Dynamite Box.

YORK, Nebr., June % CP).-CIar.
ence Miller, a produce company em-
ploye, used sledge to open a box
He didn't know it contained dynamite
until the cover was knocked of.
An explosives expert said the dyna-
mite was 20 years old and probably
wouldn't have exploded anyway" but
Miller handled with care a second
box he discovered. 1t was believed
the boxes were left by a concern
previously occupying the site.
Evening star., 1937-06-28

Construction of houses in Norway
is greater than in many years.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-04-08
WALNUT GROVE
COUPLE WE'D IN
CHURCH SERVICE
By Mrs. r. Debates

Walnut Grove - Miss Lucille
Carlson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albin Carlson and Arnold Beens,
oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Beens were married Wednesday
morning, March 81 at st. Mary's
Catholic church at Tracy, Rev. 0.
Cahill officiating. Miss Margaret
Van Vooren of Tracy, cousin of
the groom attended the bride and
Albert Beens, brother of the
groom was his attendant. The bri-
dial procession entered to the
strains of Lohengrins wedding
march. The bridal music was sung
by the choir.
The bride was dressed in a
white satin and lace gown with
train and long veil, the cap fas-
tered with orange blossoms. She
carried bouquet of Easter Lilies
and white carnations. The brides
maid wore an ankle length pow
der blue mouSseliene de sole
gown with white accessories ard
carried bouquet of pink carna-
tons.
Immediately after the ceremony
a wedding dinner was served at
the home of the brides parents.
About 35 relatives were present.
Out of town guests were Gust
Van Vooren of Redwood Falls and
Hiding Pierson of Benedict, Mrs.
Beeus attended high school here
graduating in 1888. Mr.. and Mrs.
Beens will make their home on
the Axel Nordstrom farm north
of town which the groom has rem
ted.
Miss Kathryn Presley of Sioux
Falls spent from Sunday until
Wednesday at the home of her
sister, Mrs. G. VIM Hesnault.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Nelson and
son of Lakefield spent Sunday at
the Mrs. Mabel Boelke home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Helmer Molstad
of Tracy spent Sunday at the
Paul Schieber home.
Donald Rossing who was in the
CCC at Lyman, Wash. has return
ed to the parental Anton Rossing
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Tyler have