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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
VIOLENT DEATHS
 IN STATE MONDAY
Five Persons Are Re- corded Three Sui-
 cideS on List
lRY United PreSSl

Five persons died violently in Connecticut Monday. Three com- mitted suicide, one man was drowned and woman suffered 8 fatal heart attack while bathing.
 Mrs. Lorena A. Johnson, 60, East Haven, committed suicide by shoot- ing herself in the head, according to the medical examiner.
 Augustus Bush, 68, Putnam, died few hours after he shot himself in the head, the medical examiner said.
 Alex B. Camille, Stratford, jumped from Bridgeport bridge and was killed.
 Miss Josephine Murphy, 40, New Haven, suffered a heart attack while bathing at Branford. Her body was found on a beach.
 The body of Joseph Botach, 62, Greenwich, who was missing for several hours, was found in the water at Byram Town Park beach. The medical examiner said he was drowned accidentally.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
POLICEMAN IS
 SHOT TO DEATH
Daniel T. O'Connell of New Haven Killed By Prison-
 CT Who Resisted

New Haven, Conn.,, Aug. l6- (UP)-James Collins, 37, was held on a coroner's warrant today, &C., cused of staying Patrolman Dan- iel T. O'Connell, A, as he was be- ing taken to police headquarters in patrol car on charge of assault ing a woman with knife. O'Con- nell was killed by five shots from his own gun which investigators said Collins wrested from him as they neared the station house. The prisoner then leaped from the van, threatened Driver Patrick Richard son and started to flee. Arrival of squad cars and motorcycle off, cer drove him to cover and he sought refuge in the patrol car as his pursuers opened fire. He sur rendered without resistance.
 Almost Instant Death
 O'Connell was killed almost in- stantly from wounds in the head and chest. The Rev. John Cava- naugh administered the last rites of the Roman Catholic church as he lay on the lawn of 8 physicians home awaiting arrival of an ambu- lance. The officer had been on the police force for 13 years. Ar rested with Collins as result of the slashing affray was Ernest Jones, 39, who threw himself on the floor of the car when the shooting start ed. He was not struck. Collins police said, had been released from county Jail Aug. 8 after serving four months for aggravated assault. He had been living at the Jones home, where an argument broke out last night resulting in the slashing of Mrs. Jones.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
LOYALISTS ARE
 MAKING APPEAL

Hendaye, French-Spanish Fron- tier, Aug. 16- (UP) Loyalist civil authorities of Ciudad Real Province appealed to every able-bodied man and boy today to defend their homes against two advancing Nationalist armies. Gen. GonZalo Queipo De Llano. garrulous southern insurgenG commander was within striking dis tance. His forces reported they had crossed two parellel mountain ranges to within 10 miles of Almaden, cap- ital of the worlds richest mercury mining region and less than 50 miles from the city of Ciudad Real.
 To the north, another insurgent army under Gen. Juan Saliquet, claimed to have conquered the band of farmland tetwe q the Guidana and Guaradalijas rivers and was attempting to surround Puebla De Alcocer and Herrera Del Duque. Ahead of both armies were difficult mountains and every foot gained was against stiffening Loyal ist resistance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
YOUNG ELOPERS
 HAVE BEEN WED

Lynn, Mass, Aug. 16-(UP)-Par- ents of Lynn's 16-year-old elopers disagreed today on whether the marriage of their children should be annulled. Louis J. Haskell, Jr. and his bride, the former Virginia Jones, returned from a two-week honeymoon yesterday fo flowing their marriage at Salem, N. H.
 At their respective homes, the couple waited the outcome of their parents disagreement. MT. and Mrs. Haskell requested that their sons marriage be annulled because the newlyweds had lied about their age when applying for a marriage li- cense. The brides parents, how ever, said the marriage would not be annulled If we can possibly help 1t" and urged that the couple be given every aid to make the mar riage success.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
JEW EXECUTED IN JERUSALEM
Convicted of Murdering an Arab Constable - Mill.
 tary Car Blown Up

Jerusalem, Aug. 16.-(UP)-Mor- decai Schwartz, a Jewish supernum- erary policeman, was executed at Acre Jail today for the murder of Mustapha Khoury, an Arab con- stable, at Athlit January 29. He was the second Jew in modern his tory to be executed in Palestine. Soon after the execution, a land mine was exploded under military truck near Acre, killing British officer and wounding two soldiers British civil authorities and arms officers, augmented by reinforce ments which have arrived in the Holy Land in the last month, were alert for signs of disorders. They recalled the wild demonstrations of last June 29 when thousands of Jews surged through the narrow, crooked streets protesting the ex- ecution of Solomon Ben Joseph, 18- year-old Jew who was hanged for having fired on an Arab bus ana, for possessing two pistols and tive bombs.
 Needs Only Spark
 They were mindful that it took only a spark to set of new out breaks among Jews and Arabs. Last week end 8 persons were slain ds>- spite the strong patrols of British troops.
 Sir Harold MacMichael, the Brit ish high commissioner, was made the object of verbal attacks. Only last week, immediately after the visit to Palestine of Malcolm Mac Donald, British colonial secretary, he had appealed to both Jews and Arabs to maintain peace.
 Sir Harold confirmed Schwartz's death sentence on August 1. The privy council had refused Schwartzs appeal on July 21.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
IS SHOT
 MYSTERIOUSLY

Quincy, Mass, Aug. 16.-(UP)- Henry M. McQueeney, 35, wounded by mysterious sniper while bath ing at Merrymount Beach yester- day, was reported holding his own at hospital today.
 He was carrying his two-year-old daughter Mary when felled in the midst of over 100 bathers. An emergency operation was performed early today to remove the bullet from his groin,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
Democrat Conference Groups To Assemble
Voters Committee, Culflane Contingent to Gather on
 Thursday Nght-Both Sides Watchful, But Hopeful of Harmony

A conference committee, which will meet Thursday night with the Democratic Voters Committee con- ference group, was empowered at a meeting last night of the reorgani- Zation committee of Sen. George T. Culhane at Hotel Elton to accept or reject the final list of delegates to be presented at that time.
 Senator Culhane was empowered to appoint subcommittee of four members to meet with 8 like com- mittee of the unit headed by State Chairman J Francis Smith. These groups will consider the selection of delegates from all sections of the city as representatives of the party at the several conventions.
 Alternates To Be Ready
 The Culhane meeting voted to prepare 8 list of alternates for each district to provide for possible dis agreement on the list of the nomi- nations for delegates. At the same time, Senator Culhane stressed the need for funds as preparatory to filing for the primaries in the event of hitch in the harmony move ment of the various units.
 The general understanding Is that the divergent units of the Democratic party in Waterbury have reached common ground in the matter of qualification. Whether 8 primary develops now will rest with the unit which holds to views con- trary to the coordination movement.
 So far as the town committee is consensus is that every consideration has been given to the harmony plan and that compromises of other units now must meet these concessions of delegates for the good of the party.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
Chief Inspector Stevens Says There Are No New
 Developments
MRS. SCOTT STILL
 HELD AS PRISONER
County Detective filling in Conference Again With
 Detective Dept.

With the office of the states attorney playing an active part, investigation of the fatal shooting of Howard Scott, 36, at his home, 89 Sheffield street, last Thurs day morning, proceeded to- day. Chief Inspector Joseph Stevens said there were no new developments but that he was satisfied with the prog ress of the case. Still held a coroner's prisoner is Scott's wife, Thursa Grant Scott, 25. She in- sists that she does not know how her husband met his death, but Chief Inspector Stevens said that important discrepancies have been found in her stories.
 Conference Held
 County Detective Roland c. All- ing conferred again today with h. spector Stevens. Yesterday States Attorney William B. Fitzgerald dis cussed the case with police. Deputy Coroner William B. Hennessey is proceeding with his inquest into Scott's death. Several witnesses are yet to be examined.
 Scott was fatally wounded in the head by a bullet from a .32 caliber revolver. A second bullet was found imbeded in the kitchen wall. Dr. Edward H. Kirschbaum, medical ex- aminer, said after an autopsy that the fatal wound was not self-in- flicted. The Scotts had been having domestic troubles in recent months, and were recently separated for a time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
Anti=Aircraft Batteries on Parade Along Rhineland
 on French Frontier ANTI=AIRCRAFT GUN
 AT U. s. CONSULATE of Activity at Training Camps Secret
 Even From Germans
BY FREDERICK c. OECHSNER United Press Staff Correspondent)

BY FREDERICK c. OECHSNER United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Berlin, August 16. = (UP) - The armies of the Reich swelled swiftly to wartime strength today in the great est summer maneuvers in the history of peacetime Germany. Gray-clad hel- meted troops marched along invisible roads" along the Belgian frontiers. Anti-air- craft batteries fired along the Rh;neland facing France. Normal civilian life was obscured by the discipline which is imposed when a nation is at war. Government spokesmen deprecated descriptions of test mobilization. But more than 100000 men were being brought into the field and there was evidence that the highly mobile forces of the Reich were on the march to demonstrate speed.
 At Cologne, in the Rhineland. an anti-aircraft gun, planted in front of the United States Consolate Gen- eral on the Kaiser Fredrfch Ufer, parked every 20 minutes at an irn- aginary enemy in the sky. -~
 While regular and reserves swef- tered on the fields of action, NaZi leaders prepared to take up the cor- related subjects of raw material production and man power problems, so closely related to war.
 Goering Calls Leaders
 Field Marshal Hermann Goering summoned industrial leaders and NaN party economic experts to meet
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
Hines Is Confident As
 He Faces Second Jury
Career-Court Will Stay in Continuous Session Until Jury Is Complete
BY JOSEPH l.. MYLER United Press Staff Correspondent

New York, Aug. 16.-(UP)-Su- preme Court Justice Ferdinand Pe- cora indicated today as the sec ond session of the James J. Hines lottery conspiracy trial opened that he would keep court in session un- til jury selection is completed. Six jurors and two alternates Iv- led to be chosen from the selected p..nel of talesmen drawn from the upper brackets of New York business men. Six jurors were selected in quick order late yesterday.
 Hines, Tammany leadsr and fed eral patronage dispenser, was in dicted as the political packer of the Dutch Schultz lottery racket and accused of using his influence with judges to smooth the way for the gangsters who controlled the nickel and dime gambling.
 Hines Is Confident
 The 61-year old politician was confident of acquittal.
 "They haven't thing on me" he said.
 DlStr1ct Attorney Thomas E. Dewey and Lloyd Paul Stryker, chief of defense counsel, questioned the talesmen carefully.
 Stryker asked each if he would weigh the credibility" of testimony by racketeers turned squealers. He alluded to such state witnesses as J. Richard (Dixie) Davis, Schultz "mouthpiece" who took control of the racket when "the Dutchman" was assassinated by gangsters in 1885.
 Dewey asked them if they would give such testimony due weight if you believed it was the truth"
 Dewey's Biggest Test
 The prosecutor. engaged in the biggest test of his racket career, also rejected talesmen &C.,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
HOWARD HUGHES
 TN PICTURE PLAN

Hollywood, Aug. (UP) Howard Hughes, millionaire sportsman who recently circled the globe in less than four days, plans to produce an aviation picture based on the life of Amelia Earhart with Katharine Hepburn, his reported fiancee, In the leading role, Daily Variety said to- day.
 The film journal said Hughes would return to picture production after an absence of six years.
 With the public's interest in avia- ton at a high pitch now, Variety said, Hughes felt that a picture woven around the life of Miss Ear hart would be almost certain success.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16

actlv1tleS that the workers Alliance, organization of works progress ad- ministration employees, is affiliated actively with the Communist party. His charges that Communists have endoctrinated the WPA fol- lowed his assertions that through domination of two key CIO unions, they were responsible for last years epidemic of sit-down strikes.
 Frey predicted the CIO shortly will purge itself of all communis- tic elements in its leadership and membership.
 Rank, File Opposed
 Concluding his testimony, he as- serted the CIO rank and file is completely opposed to communistic leadership.
 T am convinced and I believe now," Frey asserted, that the great majority of the CIO membership are as much opposed to the com munists who have secured control of their organization as is the American Federation of Labor"
 The purge of communists from CIC ranks already has started, he said referring to the buster of United Automobile Workers leaders on charges of communist activities. He recalled the resignations of four Large San Francisco unions from the CIO central body, which he said was due to the cornmunistic lead ership of Harry Bridges. ,.
 Communist activities are being brought into the open" he asserted. Sunlight kills the virus of Con- munism
 27 Are Communists
 Frey submitted list of 27 dele gates to last years Workers Ali ance Convention, whom he said were Communists. He said he pre- pared the list after Hurried
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
Discouerer Of Babe Ruth Transferred

Maiden, Mass. ,uAg. 16.- (UP) - Brother Gilbert, who discovered" Babe Ruth on the sandlots of Baltimore and started him along the road to baseball fame, has been trans ferred to Brooklyn, N. Y. where the former home run king re- gently became first base coach for the Dodgers.
 This was announced today at the Immaculate Conception school here, where Brother Gil- bert has been principal for many years. He will be suc- ceeded by Brother Leonard Francis of Fortress Monroe, Va.
 Brother Gilbert and Ruth first met at a Baltimore or phanage
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
JAPAN'S TROOPS
 ARE BOTTLED UP
They Have But One Hope of Reaching HankOw;
 Jap Cabinet Meets
By ROBERT BELLAIRE

United Press Staff COrreSpOndent)
 Shanghai, Aug. 16-(UP)-The Japanese are bottled up in the up- per Yangtse river valley and have but one hope of reaching Hankow, the objective of their "big push," a Chinese military spokesman assert ed today. The one hope was through Juichang, about 20 miles southwest of Kiukiang, but at that point, according to the spokesman, the Chinese have adequate de- fenses". The Japanese were ex- pected to attempt to drive vest ward through Juichang toward the Canton -HankoW railroad and then move up northeastward along the line toward the provisional capital.
 Other Avenues Closed
 The spokesman asserted that all other avenues below HankoW were closed, both north and south of the Yangtse in the general vicinity of Kiukiang, about 135 miles from the capital. He said that the Japanese had been turned back both at Hwangmei, north of the river, and at Shaho, to the south. Chinese press reports said Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek's forces started general offensive against lost posi- tions east of Juichang, recaptured Pingtinshan, Wangfu han and Tingchiashan, but were forced to turn back in the face of a Japanese poison gas attack. The reports said that the gas abruptly halted the offensive. The troops were said to have appealed to civilians in the area to supply them with gas masks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
DATE OF INDUCTION

Medford, Mass, Aug. 16-(UP)- Acting President George s. Miller of Tufts College today announced Nov. 4 as the date for the induc- ton of Dr. Leonard Carmichael as the colleges seventh president.
 Carmichael. Dean of the Faculty tf Arts and Science at University of Rochester since 1886. will suc- ceed the late John A. Cousens.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
TEMPERATURE SCARS

Boston, Aug. 16. CUP)-The tenn perature scared into the sos today for the second consecutive day, but an east wind and forecast of showers brought hope to sweltering New Englanders. At II a. m. tEdU the temperature was S8. seven de- grees warmer than yesterday at the corresponding hour. The record for this date was 95 set in 1928.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
RADLEY CREW ARRIVES

New York, Aug. 16.-(UP)-An eight-oar crew representing Radley college, English preparatory school, arrived today on the Aquitania for a return engagement with the Tabor Academy crew at Buzzard's Bay on August 24. The Tabor crew won the Henley regatta for prep schools in England in 1886 and 1887.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Aug. 16 - (UP) - GoVernmnnt expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through August l3, compared with a year ago:
 This fenr Expenses Last Year $,12l ,247,645.7G $994,391,2 1,239.2s
 Receipts $652,162,72s.47 s6s5,5s3, 756.34
 Gross Deficit S469,Os4,91729 $3os. So7.4 .4S2.s2
 Net Deficit $30s,77s.ss2.g2
 Cash Balance s2. 1SSss. A1s.233.61 $2.S29.5S8.s5 s5G.O3
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
Organization OF Alliance Made Up OF WPA Workers
Communist Doctrines Spread Among Relief Workers John B. Frey Accuses Two Key CIO Unions
 of Starting Sit-DOwn Strikes
BY RUSSELL TURNER United Press Staff COrrespondent)

Washington, August 16 = (UP) - John B. Frey, American Federation of Labor Spokesman charged today that Communists spreading their doctrines among relief workers and into the Federal WPA Theater Projects through the medium of the Workers Alliance Frey test
 fled before the Dies committee investigating unAerican
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16

Chief since the Tweed Hines right smiled confidently he entered New lawyer Lloyd Paul stryke left Hines most potent Tiger leader charged Manhatans busting District Attorney Dewey with convng lottethe $1000OO00 numbers racket the late Dutch Schultz greatest penalty for all be imposed Hines his fate hinges
 the of Tammany a political in
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
ae Weather

Partly Cloudy for To. night, Wednesday Full Weather Report Page 3
Evening star., 1938-06-10

says, and even better hauls are ex-
pected soon now that good weather
has settled.
Hardhead ON Gooses.
Hardhead are anywhere you want
to 60 ana get them now. on Solo
mons good catches have been made
out in the ship channel. with a few
trout here and there to season the
take. They also have been taken in
numbers at Ridge and Sunnyside.
The Gooses also hate opened
up, Comdr. T. E. Jones Of North
Beach writes.
Capt. Sank Todd took q group OF
eight headed by Bill Hammond Of
Washington over there recently and
helped them boat 200 fish. This was
the best trip made so far this season
on the Sylvia. the pride and Joy of
the Jones feet.
Potomac River catches have been
very good lately, with some sizable
rock and catfish noted.
Evening star., 1938-06-10
SCHOOL
BASKET SYSTEM
Include Single Round,
Then PIay.off.

A new system Of play for the inter-
high school basket ball championship,
the principle Of which is a modified
round robin, has been adopted by the
Board Of High School Principals and
will be inaugurated in the series be-
ginning next fall.
Other changes from the former sys-
tenn which will tend to speed up the
series and at the same time keep it
interesting are that two games will
be played each time. and half of them
will be night games.
In former schedules every school
played all other schools twice. With
Anacostia entered in the series next
year, however, this would make an
already overcrowded program too
heavy, so the new system was devised.
Each school will play other schools
but once in the first round. The four
leading clubs then will pair off in two
games, with the winners meeting a
week later to decide the championship.
The two losing clubs will play the
same evening to determine third-place
winner.
Games will be played at three gym
nasiums. at Tech and Roosevelt as in
the last several seasons and at the
newly-completed Eastern gym. After
noon games viii be played on Tuesdays,
starting at $3.50 and the evening
games on Friday at 7:30.
Evening star., 1938-06-10

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horse; Willie Hunter, one-time Brit
ish amateur champion, now playing
for pay out of Los Angeles, and Dick
Metz, Chicago, teed of in good Sec
ond-round shape. Zimmerman start
ed his second round backed by an
opening 72. while Hunter and Metz
were contenders at 73.
Defending Champion Ralph Gull
dahl and three former titleholders,
Gene Sarazen, Olin Dutra and Tony
Manero, were soundly placed with
seven others at "a strokes.
Slipping into this bracket were
three amateurs, Wilford Wehrle of
Racine, Wis; Ted Adams of st. Louis,
and Richard D. Chapman of Green
wich, Conn. The other pros were
John Revolta OF Evanston, ILL.,, one
OF the starting favorites; Jim FOULS,
Chacago; Alex Follmer Of Chino,
Calf, and Lew. Lynch Of Dallas, Tex.
Billy Burke of Cleveland, Open
champ in 1881, hit the second round
In q tie with seven others at rs.
Evening star., 1938-06-10

ooy d1Cd. OuSPlClO1 Ol IOCk dlISAQy
has taken several parties over there,
but rough water has held catches
down. During the early part Of the
week several schools were sighted near
Cedar Point at Solomons, but as usual
there when the first rock break no
one had trolling rig out
The general run Of pan rock
In the bay and rivers weigh
from l to pounds each, with
the larger specimens not un-
usual.
Maryland has q State law which
requires that all stripers of more than
Is pounds must be put back into the
water. The minimum length there is
IL inches. Standard lure for rock
trolling is the June bug spinner with
bloodworm attached as extra added
attraction, but bait that has come
into popularity within the last few
years Is the small Florida feather with
the yellow head and red eyes. Almost
any spoon. spinner, feather or drone
will work at. one time or another.
Fish Back at Wachaprsasue.
The good old fishing days are COM
ing back to ,Wachapreague, our East
ern Shore spy reports. That spot had
some bad luck with the weather and
experienced some difnculty in getting
things started again, but now trout.
kings and porgies are biting again.
Also there in numbers are big chan
mel bass. about the bet catch being
made by New York City angler, who
boated eight In one day, weighing from
2s to IS pounds.
Blues are rather rare there,
20 It b worth noting that an
s-pounder was taken among
others BY surf caster.
Another boat has been added at
Rock Point Md, BY George Lancas-
ter, who runs the hotel there. Re-
Gently catches In the river have ~.
eraged around IS hardhead : trim ~