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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-17
MOTHER KILLED SISTER IS .J|MMY'S TALE FOur.Year.Nd Lad Found in Woods Near Body
 of Girl HAD TWO DADDIES
 SAID LITTLE BOY Said Name Was Jimmy Tierney-Saw Mother
 Hit Sister Helen
BY JOSEPH L. MILLER United Press Stan Correspondent)

United Press Stan Corresp0ndent)
 Brookhaven, N. Y., May 17-(UP)-A 4-year-old boy who told officers. his name was Jimmy Tierney" and that he had 1.-two daddies, " today accused his mother of staying his 8-year-old sister, Helen, and said he believed she Unit me" too. The boy, his head bruised and his throat cut, was found in the woods east of here 135 feet from the body of his sister, who had been beaten, slashed and burned. The boys first mumbled replies to questioners at the Community Hospital in Patcho- gue, had given officers the impress sion that his mother, too, might have been attacked in the woods. Later, however, he said that he saw his mother Init Helen on the head"
 His two fathers" Jimmy said, were named George and Carman.'
 saturday mommie and Helen and me were on the traln," the boy said. We got out at the station and my two fathers met us in a blue automobile. We drove in the automobile and then we got out and mommie took us in the woods.
 Saw Her Hit Helen
 T saw her hit Helen on thu head, then I don't remember wha' (Continued on Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-17
THREE PERSONS
 WERE INJURED

Boston, May 17-- (UP)--Thret persons were injured today wher an automobile skidded on the wei roadway of Sumner tunnel under Boston harbor and crashed into another machine.
 Abraham eiotberg. 24. of Rox- bury. Miss Rita Riordan. l8, and her sister. Anna, 20. of East Boston were ail released after hospital treatment.
 The driver, Samuel Dane of Rox- bury, said his car skidded and struck that of Jack Lipsky of Lynn when . tunnol-Cloaniiig crew signaled Lipsly to stop.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-17
STUDENT PILOT
 WILL RECOVER

Springfield, Mass, May 17--(UP) --Adolph Furtek, 2i. West Spring fleld student pilot, was repcrted re- covering at 6 hospital today from Injuries suffered when his biplane nose -dived 300 feet to . dump yes- terday, killing his instructor.
 The instructor, Albert Johnson, 4S. of Springfield, died of skull, hip and ankle fractures several hours after tho crash. He was believed to have been at the controls when the plane went into spin and crashed . half mile from Springfield airport.
 Turek suffered . possible frac- ture and q splintered tibia, caused by 6 large splinter that entered be- low the knee and protruded from tho thigh. Though his name re- mained on the danger list. his con- dition was reported improved today.
 The were enrouto to Hartford Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-17
RIVERS RECEDE
 IN NEW ENGLAND

Boston, May 17--(UP)-Swollen New England rivers receded today. leaving in their wake property damage estimated at thousands of dollars.
 Principal damage, 1t was believed. would be to newly planted crops in the low-lying farmlands of the Con- necticut valley in western Massa- chusetts and to highways under mined by raging torrents.
 Most of the flooded property con- stitutcd farms and meadows in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Connecticut. No houses were evacuated
 The floods were attributed to torrential rains.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-17
WIFE, HUSBAND
 IN DUAL TRAGEDY
Bridgeport Radio Engineer Shot Woman Dead,
 Then Killed Himself

Bridgeport. Conn, May 17-(UP) Gilmore s. Bell, 20, radio en. gincer, shot and killed his wife, Ma rie. 24. early today and then ended his own life by shooting himself in the head with 45 calibre revolver.
 The shooting occurred in the bed- room of their home and as their 22-months-old baby lay asleep in an adjoining nursery.
 Bell had been employed at the General Electric plant at Bridge port.
 Mrs. Bell had been killed as she lay asleep in the bed.
 A neighbor, Wendell Teetsworth. with whom Bell had 6 private tele- graphic communication system, said he was awakened by the sputtering of the telegraph set and Bell mes- saged him he had wounded his wife.
 Teetsworth said he hurried to the home and was met at the door by Bell, who was fully clothed.
 "Get An Ambulance"
 Inquiring whether the wound was serious, he said Bell told him you'd better get an ambulance" When the ambulance arrived attendants were forced to break down door to enter the house. Bells body was found lying on the bedroom floor, near that of his wife.
 Tcetsworth said he knew of no motive for the double killing and that Bell told him few days ago he intended taking his first vaca- tion in several years early in June.
 The Bell home, single family house. is located in the Lordship section of Stratford.
 The baby was turned over to the welfare organization.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-17
STRAIN CAUSED
 DEATH OF CLARK

Springfield. Mass, May 17--(UP) Death of Edward o. Clark, 63, was attribunted today to the strain of attending conferences that resulted in settlement of 6 two-day sit-down strike at the Milton Bradley com pany, toy and game concern, of which he was president and general manager.
 Clark collapsed in his automobile yesterday and died before his chauf- fcur could drive him to Q doctors office.
 He leaves wife, two sons and four grandchildren.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-17
SIXTY KILLED

Hong Kong, May 17- (UP)--Sixty persons, most of them Japanese, were killed today when the Ja- panese tender Dojima Maru exploded at Queens pier. Ten mutilated bodies were recovered 100 yards from the pier in the harbor at the British crown colony here. The tender belonged to the Osaka Shosen Kai- sha, Japanese freight and passenger steamship line.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-17
MRS. STENHOLM
 SEEKING $lO,OOO
Widow of Late Pastor Is Suing for Fatal Injury
 to Husband

Mrs. Elizabeth Stenholm, widow of the late Rev. Carl 6. Stenholm. pas tor of the Swedish Lutheran church. and executrix of his estate. today entered suit for $10,000 in the Wa terbury court of common pleas against Alphonse Briere, of Bristol; Robert Levanthal and Aleb Conrad of this city. Attorney Walter w. Smyth represents Mrs. Stenholm in the litigation.
 Rev. Mir. Stenholm died at Char lotte Hungerford Hospital in Tor rington, last March 10 following an accident on the Thomas -Torrington road March '. The fatal collision in- volved three cars, that of Mir. Stem holm, one driven by the defendant Alphonse Brlere; and the other owned by Abel Conrad. operated by Robert Levanthal.
 Allegations Made
 The suit filed today alleges that Mir. Stenholm's death was due to the negligence of the defendants. MT. Stenholm was @ at the time of his death, and was very popular
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-17
Postmaster Gen. James A. Farley Takes Command
 of Congress Drive
COURT MAY RENDER
 DECISIONS TODAY
President Has Rejected All Compromises on His In.
 crease of Court
BY LYLE c. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent)

United Press Staff CorrespOndentD
 Washington, May IT, (UP)-The lash of the White House displeasure snapped over the senate today and Postmaster General James A. Farley apparently took com mand of the administration drive to expand the supreme court from nine to IS mem- bers. The court itself meets at noon, possibly to render an opinion on the constitutionality of unemployment insurance. The ser1- ate judiciary committee meets to- morrow to vote on President Roose- velt's court expansion plan. Rejec- ton of the court program by the committee is practically certain. Various substitutes are before the committee but some of the "com- promise" senators who backed sub- stitutes against MT. Roosevelt's original proposals are believed now to prefer a straight test and perhaps an all-or-nothing decision.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-17
THREE WERE KILLED

Langhorne, Pa, May 17--(U.P0-- Three youths were killed and four other persons injured In racing automobile acciden at Langhornt speedway yesterday. The dead. all spectators. were Anthony zukes, 10 Philadelphia, Lewis F. Tanner, 18 Bristol, Pa. and Robert Samson, 13 Trenton. N j.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-17
HOLDS INQUEST

St. Cloud, Fla. May i7-tuPJ-- Authorities today held an inquest into cause of the fire in which MT. and Mrs. A. ]. Brown, Norwalk, Con-, were burned to death. Sheriff Young Tindall of kissimee said he planned to investigate rumors that faulty fire apparatus caused delay in stopping the blaze.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-17
Late NelUs Flashes
POPE TO REST

Castel Gondolfo, Italy, May 17 - (UP) = It was learned authoritively today that Prof. Aminta Milani, personal physician to Pope Plus XII, had ordered the Pontiff to cancel all au- diences until Wednesday lat least" and take a much needed rest"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-17
Win. H. SandLand CoHapses At His
 Desk h City Hall
Former Mayor, at Present Member of Board of Asses sOrs, Was Taken With Sudden Heart Attack;
 Rushed to His Home; Condition Improves

Former Mayor William H. Sandland, member of the board of for several past collapsed at his desk in the City Hall this morning The exayor suffered heart attack and removed to his home upon the ad- vice of Dr. Vincent Shea by Assessors John Kduf and John Jensas and Private Frank Moore of the fire department
 Dr. P. J. Dwyer, the family physician, had exMayor Sandland under his care quickly and early this afternoon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-17
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, May I7-@(uP) )--Goy- crnment expenses and receipts for tho current fiscal year through May t4th, compared with a year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year s6,b7t .474,55o.S7 $6,?Sb,s49. .66i.73 $4,s7o. .sas, ,oos.so S3,4so5i2,ai5.so
 Deficit
 $:,29?,14f,b5s.e7 $2.sO4,s37,3se.t3 .soa.oo ss,iit.7si.soo.oo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-17
More Hooks Thon lxook WoIton2

Does your path around . golf course resemble . giant pretseI? Arc you 6 .bush beater sftsr leaving the tee? Then it's . good idea for you to follow Art Kreng PAR agraphs. the new gOIs fea- t1re appearing daily In Che Waterbury Democrat. krenz combines expert, valuable tips orr playing the game with interesting sIdeliGhts from famous tournaments and informal matches, and his own distinctive sketches. Dlast reading RAM-agrAphs today on page 10 of the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-17
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Evening star., 1937-04-23

peace OF Europe directly hang. The
Little Entente states are still adamant
against return of the Hapsburgs. II
Mussolini insists upon some other ad-
justment of the situation less agree
able to Chancellor Schuschnigg than
restoration, 1t is obvious that Austria
will seek to follow an independent
foreign policy based on support no longer
obtainable from Italy, with consequent
new realign.nents of power in Central
Europe. The conversion of the decrepit
remnant of the Dual Monarchy into a
"Danubian Switzerland" whose neutra-
lity and integrity would be interna-
tionally respected is one solution of the
tangled problem. Whatever disposition
is made of it, 1T will remain open to
question to what extent Hitler has re-
nounced the lurking ambition to make
his native land part and parcel of
the Nazi Reich.
Evening star., 1937-04-23

house is something you will have to ask
a wasp about.
Templeton Jones couldn't tell you.
There was the thing, however, flying
around. serene in the feeling that it had
seen its duty and done 1t, evidently.
BY this time Jones realized that his
needle-and-pin theory would not hold
water.
1t had been as sharp as needle,
without doubt
Unthinkingly, he took a swipe at the
offending insect and killed it out Of
hand.
No sooner had he done so than he
felt sorry.
He admitted, at one and the same time,
that man must protect himself from
attacks and also that man may forgive.
Protection had outrun forgiveness; the
wasp was crushed; and his slayer had
two bites, or stings.
Jones looked at them, not with idle
curiosity but with a genuine and quick
interest as to what he might put on
them.
They were swelling.
Sharp, shooting pains were going
through them.
Rapidly through the Jonesian mind
swept recollections of all the tales he
had heard in years past of the havoc
wrought by bee stings.
There was that poor woman who had
died within the hour after having been
stung by yellowjacket
Ihere was that man who swelled to
an impossible size after having been
stung by a hornet.
Dangerous insects these.
swiftly Jones began to look over his
assortment of antiseptics, lotions, salves
winch one should he use?
Here was one which stained brown
mere was another which stained red, here
was one which left pink trace behind
here one which left nothing.
All the time the bites were swelling
and the shooting pains growing more
numerous.
The sudden wind was bowling outside
sWaying the trees, Tapping the curtains
Every now and then door would 20
shut with bang"
Jones selected one preparation which
was supposed to have anodyne prop
critics.
Here were two good opportunities to
test its claims
The stings were now white and puffed
Down dropped two drops of the prep
aratlon. They spread out.
lmpatlently Templeton Jones waited
Tor the stings to stop stinging him.
Sure enough, and somewhat to his
surprise, they stopped.
Visions OF dire disaster faded into the
background
The swellings went down, the pains
left. Maybe the old saying was true
that it was bit early for wasp sting.
to be at their maximum power.
Jones pridefully regarded mis- decreas.
ing bites. No, by George! These were
! the real things.
Evening star., 1937-04-23
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL,

Templeton Jones love OF Nature SUI
fered severe Jolt the other evening,
when wasp stung him once on the
right hand and once on the left.
If he hadn't slapped at the creature
With his left hand while it was singing
his right. he would have escaped with
one puncture.
AS it was, he got pair, each one of
which gave him the impression that a
very sharp needle was being probed to
the bone.
Jones had gone a lifetime without
getting bit" as some say, by any men,
ber Of the wasp, yellowjacket or hornet
tribe.
In his youth honey bees had stung
him plentifully, always with swell re-
suits.
That was long time ago.
Jones thereafter had managed to give
members of the Stingers' Organization
wide berth, tactics approved heartily
by the membership.
After all, members of the "bee kind"
ask nothing better than to be left alone
II they sting, they do SO In response
to impulses which have come down to
them through thousands of years.
Never blame a bee, Templeton Jones
says for anything it does to you in the
line of duty.
This was, and still is, Jones attitude
toward these interesting insects.
The fact that he got "stung" made no
difference In his long view.
Just in his short view!
Xxx n
Philosophical Jones lost his philosophy
| for minute
He killed the wasp.
AfterWard he regretted this immensely,
but at the time he acted instinctively.
1t was Sunday night, hot night after
terribly all of sudden" hot day.
A wind sprang up
Doors began to bang shut.
Blinds tapped and curtains swept to
the screens and remained pressed there
| to IN way curtains have.
Jones ran into the hall.
| He reached forward to pull the cur
tains away so that he might lower the
| window.
| Ouch" he roared
Emotions and intellectual perceptions
began to fight busy battle In his brain.
| somebody left a needle sticking in
this curtain he yelled.
He reached his left hand to pick of
the needle
"Help!" he screamed.
| Whatever it was, it had got him again,
this time in The left finger.
| ~
| All this happened SO suddenly, in the
dark. that it was over almost before it
began. except that Templeton Jones was
quite sure something or other had hap
| pened
He switched on the light.
who in thunder left a needle in the
| curtain"
| He saw dark insect lowering near
| the ceiling.
How wasps get into a well-screened
Evening star., 1937-04-23

knew his power to survive. This Booke,"
he said when Brasse and Marble fade,
small make thee fresh to all Ages" His
friend, the rare Ben Jonson, agreed with
him that he was fated "for all time"
and Milton, in similar generous spirit.
testified:
Thou in our wonder and astonishment
Hath built thyself livelong monument.
But 1t remained for the prophet OF a
much later period to summarize the
claim that Shakespeare has for unre-
strained vitality. Ralph Waldo Emerson
added up his account in the questions:
What point Of morals, of manners, Of
economy. Of philosophy, of religion, Of
taste, of the conduct Of life, has he not
settled? What mystery has he not sig
nified his knowledge Of? What Office, or
function, or district OF mans work, has
he not remembered? What king has
he not taught state, as Talma taught
Napoleon? What maiden has not found
him finer than her delicacy? What lover
has he not outloved? What sage has
he not outseen?"
Nor is the explanation difficult.
Shakespeare, the interpreter of human
existence, is no riddle to any pilgrim
who goes through the world with eyes,
ears heart and mind open to its marvels.
Doubtless, he possessed superlative
genius for the comprehension Of expert
ence. That may be conceded without
argument. But it is not important as
compared with the correlative circum-
stance that multitudes have been en-
doWed with the talent to appreciate his
gifts. He lives because they live, be-
cause life itself is triumphant over
death.
Evening star., 1937-04-23
DELAY Would Not Hurt.

In his speech to the House, Repre-
sentative Boylan made an able defense
OF the Jefferson Memorial Commissions
procedure in selecting a site, in the
choice OF an architect to design the
monument and in the approval of the
design. All of these things, as Mr..
Boylan said, were specifically left to the
commission, and the commission has dis
charged It's delegated responsibility, leav-
ing to Congress the approval of its de-
cisions.
Mr.. Boylan has also met the criticism
that the project would destroy the
cherry trees or "despoil" the present sur
roundings of the site by his asser-
ton that the plans contemplate more
cherry trees and more beautiful dis
play than at present. He has cited
the results of the test borings, which
confirmed the architect in his decision
that construction was feasible within
the limits of authorized cost. He said
SAiSAo 40 diiAElC oulAiOhA AtS
to show that the slight reduction In the
area of the Tidal Basin would not
materially affect the flow of water neces-
sary for flushing Washington Channel.
So many people have so many different
ideas of the best sort OF monument to
build, how best to symbolic what
Thomas Jefferson represented and where
the memorial should stand, that it might
be impossible ever to reach anything like
complete agreement on these points
outside of commission charged with
the responsibility. The differences of
opinion among members of the commits
sion-who later agreed to abide by the
phasizes that fact and are not in them
selves significant. 1t has not yet been
shown by any competent authority that
either the site or the design is inappro-
PIRATE, or that more fitting alternatives
should have been chosen or would be
selected.
41lC QuCcUAOll IOW, IlONCFcl, 10 NICtAlc1
Congress is going to appropriate the
money to begin the memorial. The
President has just made plea for rigid
economy. Construction now OF s3,00O,-
600 memorial is not economy. A delay in
the appropriation of funds would not
be fatal to the memorial, while it would
enable the commission to make those
full and detailed studies of the planned
transformation of the area which nave
not, apparently, been made to the COM
plete satisfaction of the official agencies
which should be consulted. The time to
avoid a mistake is now, If mistake
Il threatened. And whether mistake
Is threatened depends on more exact
information than is available to the
public at this time.
Evening star., 1937-04-23
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WIFE

Revolt over relief accentuates afresh
that Roosevelt control of Congress is
no longer what it used to be- Coming
on the heels OF the wide-open Demo-
cratic split on the Supreme Court issue,
the White House is made painfully aware
that smooth legislative sailing for the
New Deal is now pretty much a thing
OF the past. Administration leadership is
confronted with one of the thoughest
nuts it has ever had to crack in the
effort to save the Presidents economy"
program. The plan is under attack from
two sides-from those who. like Repre-
sentative Maverick. Democrat, of Texas
would add $1,000 900 900 or more to the
Roosevelt sl,500,000,OO0 relief recon-
mendation, and those who. like Demo-
cratic Senators Byrnes of South Caro-
lima and Harrison of Mississippi, would
slash the grant to sl,000,00O,0OO Not
only is F. D. RS money saving" scheme
thus under heavy crossflre, but in both
House and Senate vast new appropriation
projects have simultaneously been
sprung. The overwhelming House vote
to set up an annual 100000 water pol
luton control bureau in the Public
Health Service and the Harrison plan to
grant up to $3OO,OOO,OOO year for public
education in the States typify the dis
dainful mood in which Capitol Hill
greets the most constructive pruning
effort esSayed by the New Deal since
It's spending spree first set in four years
ago. Republican Representative Taber
OF New York says Democrats during the
present session have introduced ap-
preparation bills footing up s15o,O0o,-
100000.
Before discussion of the 81 500 900 900
relief fund proceeds very far, much will
be heard about the glaring inconsistency
of having to cope with unemployment
on such scale at this stage of the
game. The proposal is hard to reconcile
with Democratic claims that the de-
preston was long since beaten and
that happy days are here again" Plain
speaking is also going to be leveled at
the administrations chronic laundering
in miscalculating both Federal income
and outgo. Critics say the President
and his advisers are obviously addicted
to "guesstimates" rather than estimates.
Particular umbrage is taken in con-
gressional quarters at the persistent
failure of the New Deal to compile q
proper census of the Nations joblesS.
Periodically there have been hints that
such tabulation was on the way, but
it never materialized. Some authorities
contend that the mess and muddle
surrounding the whole relief jumble are
basically due to the Government S
lack of unemployment facts and figures
which are 100 per cent reliable.
When Mrs. Ruth B. Shipley, chief Of
the passport division of the State De-
partment, recently asked the House
Appropriations Committee for increased
facilities for her overburdened staff to
cope with coronation traffic and the
rest of the 1887 globe-trotting rush,
Representative Bacon, Republican, Of
New York remarked that there were
complaints Of discourtesy on the part
Of temporary help in the two Manhattan
passport agencies. He had heard that
they had been "very rude to some
people" Mrs. Shipley replied, spiritedly:
For every complaint you have that
one of my temporary clerks is rude
Evening star., 1937-04-23
Shakespeare.

There is little point in remembering
Shakespeare the man on the anniversary
of his birth, unless it be for the purpose
of rediscovering his humanity, his living
character of humanness. Passing years
ordinarily should have the effect Of OBJ
scuring his personality; it would seem
natural that gradually he should dis
appear in the shadows of accommodating
centuries Such is the fate of most
great figures of near or far antiquity.
But the Bard of Avon was destined for
an active immortality-not merely as q
name, not simply as legend, but realis-
tically as q contemporary soul.
Strangely. perhaps. the poet himself