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The Washington times., 1938-03-01

being afraid. Just at this moment
the plane burst through the low
grey clouds, machine guns spit
ting.
HIT IN SHOULDER
"Duck!' I yelled. putting the
camera to M eye and pressing
the button. Through the sky I
could see the red Jap emblem on
the planes lower wing. Little
puffs of dust and powdered stone
arose as the bullets hit the cob
bles; the street was full OF rico
cheting lead.
Something struck my shoulder,
and l swore under my breath be-
cause it made the camera wobble.
The plane was not more than a
hundred feet above the McDonalds'
truck, but the pilot wouldn't or
couldn't stop firing. All at once
Mcdonald grabbed his leg with
both hands and the Chinese driver
toppled forward over the wheel.
The plane zoomed UP, disappeared
into the clouds once more.
Blessed Saints!" I heard the
China Doll exclaim. "Is it bad, NC
Donald?"
The sound of Dolly's voice
aroused Mrs. Donald who had been
sitting there in a daze; she dove
into the pile of luggage, came up
with a medicine kit. While she was
bandaging her husbands leg. the
Doll ran around to see about the
Chinese chauffeur.
He was dead unpleasantly so
Right there my film gave out. AS
I reached for another roll, no
ticed blood on my fingers. The
whole lining of my coat seemed
wet; I felt light-headed, dizzy.
Dolly was running toward me, her
face white, when the little Japa.
nese armored car skidded around
the corner.
"Hey!" Dolly tagged it to a
stop. Americans! Woun d e d!
Savvy?"
A dried-up Jap officer with long
mustaches climbed from the car.
CAMERAS "vERBOTEN"
$50 unhappy" he began, flash
ing his teeth in a meaningless
smile. I'VE" here he frowned,
noticing my camera. photographs
Of military action not allowed. !
must. ="
Listen, Handlebar Hank" Dolly
blazed. zone Of your planes has
fired on the American flag,
wounded American citizens!If you
know what's good for you, you'll
go for an ambulance. chop, chop!"
The little guy seemed to waver
for an instant, then jumped into
the car. barked an order to the
driver. I watched them disappear
around the corner.
"Rusty!" heard the China Doll
say. You're hurt!"
yeah" I mumbled, and then
the lights went out.
When I came to, my shoulder
was thick with bandages and my
head was in the Dolls lap.
SISSY" She grinned down at
me. 81 fixed up your puncture.
With the McDonalds' first aid
kit"
Before I could answer. an am.
bul ace ratified up and our friend
with the mustaches hoped out,
followed by a couple of stretcher
bearers.
The Washington times., 1938-03-01
MANY APOLOGIES

so serious mistake" the off.
Ger began. Many apologies. ~
Skip it," I muttered, sitting up.
Let's get back to Shanghai"
unfortunate he smiled. pic.
lures may reveal military secrets
to enemy. -
Which was just a lot of play,
play pidgin. He knew there
weren't any military secrets on
the film. what he wanted was
to keep the pictures of a Japa.
nese mistake" from being shown
in the U. S.
"LiSten!" I yelled. "Yon can't
get away with this!"
But he did. While I sat there
swearing, he took the films from
the camera, along with my rolls
OF spare film, and touched a
match to them.
AS soon as we reached the Set
tlement, Dolly made a dash fol
the nearest phone to get her story
in. I had the ambulance driver
drop me at the Marine barracks
where Dolly said she'd meet me
as soon as she was free. When
Anson, chief medical officer, saw
me, he almost swallowed his
cigar.
"Rusty!" he gasped. Where
IN :"
The Washington times., 1938-11-11
BY BERNYA BRACKEN

The instrument with a hundred
thousand voices-literally-which
is the new Great organ of the
Washington Cathedral, was dedi-
Gated last night and three
thousand listeners and music Low.
ers witnessed the event,
This latest and greatest exam
pie of the organ builders art
opens a new universe Of sound. It
has l25 stops controlling 100000
pipes. and these are grouped in
choirs that include the conven-
tional equipment and add to the
instrument many voices borrowed
from the orchestra, and still 9TH
ers that never have been heard
before.
ALL IMPORTANT
To compute the possible num-
Der of combinations is a mathe-
matical problem comparable with
those calculations that measure
interstellar distances. If the pres
ent organiSt, Robert Barrow, is
granted three life times on this
earth and spends all his waking
hours at the console he still will
not have exhausted the inStru-
ment's possibilities.
In the brief hour at his disposal
for last nights recital he made
no such attempt. He scheduled
a program addressed in part to
the organists and musicians, in
part to the laymen. and could do
no more than exhibit certain out
standing features of the instru-
ment.
One may assume that all his
listeners were interested in the
technical exhibition of the Men
delssohn sonata and impressed by
the enormous power of its climax;
nor is it just to reserve for the
musician an appreciation of the
devout spirit and unearthly beauty
revealed in the three choral pre-
ludes of Bach, notably the last and
most familiar, "Ich ruff zu dir"
which made Use of the instru-
The Washington times., 1938-11-11
5000 at Dedication
Of Cathedral Organ

'ment's choir of muted strings. the
first to be installed in an organ
ORGANIST PRAISED
On the other hand, the Inter,
mezzo of Vierne used to exhibit
mixtures may well have interested
the organists present more than
the technically uninformed lis.
teners. But all could share the
pleasure impaired by Mr.. Bar.
rows Legend, which displayed the
chimes, in Karg-Elert's Land.
scape in MIST" a lovely study in
Intangible softnesS, in the charm
of the Vierne scherzo and the ex'
citement of the same composers
stirring finale.
Mr.. Barrow is a young man to
attain such an honor as was rep
resented in this dedicatory re-
cital.
The Washington times., 1938-11-11
Doctors to Talk
On SOUi1sg Eyes

An institute on conservation Of
vision will be held all next week,
beginning Monday. by the District
of Columbia Society for the Pre-
Vention of Blindness.
Meeting will be held in the audi
torium of the District Medical
Society. with Mrs. William Hol-
land Wilmer, president of the Or
ganization, presiding.
Sessions will hear two medical
authorities daily on special aspects
of sight conservation. Speakers
will include DR.. Benjamin Rones,
DR.. E. Leonard Goodman, Dr..
Frank D. Costenbader, DR.. Ernest
Sheppard, DR.. Joseph Dressoff, DR..
L. Connor Moss and DR.. Paul ..
MoSSman.
The Washington times., 1938-11-11
Students Of Drama
To Listen 10 Selves

Students enrolling for the 10
weeks course in dramatics at the
Phil Hayden Studios of Dance
have a chance to hear themselves
as others hear them" Voice re-
cordings are being made to give
added impetus to the correction of
defects in speech and diction.
Instruction for beginners and
advanced students is offered under
the direction of M. Forney Reese.
A recital for those in the drama
department will be given before
the holidays and another at the
end of the term.
The Washington times., 1938-11-11
Thedter Project
Aides Promoted

Promotions in two executive
posts of the Federal Theater PROF
ect were announced yesterday by
the WPA. George c. Gerwing was
promoted from director of the
Federal Theater projects in South.
ern California to regional director
for the New England area. James
r. Ullman was transferred from
New York to head unit of 1,400
workers in Los Angeles and San
Diego, Calf.
The Washington times., 1938-11-11
KOIiScI. LeefhOUen Recital Wins Praise

share something of the composers S
vision; to approach expressions
of human experience which no
other master has voiced; to hear
music which the composer him.
self heard only in imagination,
since deafness overlook him long
before these works were written.
PLAYING PRAISED
Only those who have studied
the later quartets sense, in a
measure, the magnitude Of the
achievement represented in last
nights performance. To grasp it
fully they must be able to duph-
cate 1t and there are few mus
icians in the world today who can
do that. There are string
The Washington times., 1938-11-11
Rv WILLIAM NEWMAN

Two of the later Beethoven
ouartets, the opus IA in E flat
and the opus 1870 in B flat with
the grand fugue, opus 1873 added
by way of finale, made up the
program of the Kolisch Quartet
last night at the Coolidge Audi
torium., Library of Congress.
This was a notable event even
in series including all the
Beethoven quartets: for this
music still is new to the concert
world, though composed over a
century ago It's difference rather
than its difficulty sets 1t apart.
Few string quartet have the self
sacrificing devotion to the art de-
The Washington times., 1938-11-11

manded by its study and fewer
still have the rare qualities Of
sympathy and Imagination needed
to penetrate its meanings.
ALWAYS MODERN
In both these quartets Beetho-
ven already had departed from
the conventions, not only of his
own time, but of all time. This
is music that always will be mod
ern since it seeks new horizons of
the spirit; and because 1t does
not find them but lets them re-
cede as it approaches each new
prospect, its hold upon the elect
never will grow less.
1t is the rare prerogative Of the
Kolisch Quartet to let the listener
The Washington times., 1938-11-11

quartets who are the technical
equals of these gentlemen from
Vienna. There even are some
who produce tone of greater
sensuous beauty, and greater
accuracy as to pitch.
There is none that plays Eeetho-
ven with similar authority. The
whole of the score, with all it's
expressive indications literally and
expertly followed, with each mis-
placed and unexpected accent real
lied with the spiritual import that
these peculiarities of the idiom
so draStically. often harshly stress,
is set forth for all who have ears
to hear and understanding to
grasp.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-04
l HEBREWS STAGE
 BAZAAR DINNER
One Hundred Attend Insti= tute Event-Purim Ball
 Set for March 20

A banquet celebration in honor of the success of the fourth annual bazaar recently held at the Hebrew Institute was sponsored last eve- ming att he institute and attended by 100. Merchans and individuals who donated prizes for the bazaar were given vote of thanks.
 Alderman Joseph Reiner was mas ter of ceremonies. Remarks were made by Alderman Edward Gold berg, chairman of the bazaar com- mittee, and the past presidents of the Talmud Torah and associates.
 Rabbi Moses D. Sheinkopf was the principal speaker. He emphasized the teachings and merits of the Talmud Torah, stressing the fact that it is the duty of every Jewish family to send their children to the institute so that they may not only learn how to speak Yiddish, but to have Jewry impressed on his or her mind for the future.
 The committee in charge of the banquet announced that the Purim ball will be held March 20.
 The Daughters of Beth Israel will hold a cake sale at Rowland Hughes, Thursday, February "A Mrs. Lillyan Reiner heads the com mittee in charge, assisted by Mrs David Swirsky, Mrs. Joseph Matzkir and Mrs. Louis Zakheim.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-04
MANUFACTURER DIES

Bridgeport, Conn, Feb. 4-(UP)-- Funeral services will be held Mon- day for James w. Weir, president and treasurer of the Housatonic Machine and Tool Co.,, who died late yesterday after a short illness. He leaves his widow, a son and two daughters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-04
Battle of Southbury"
 Iicketed For Return
 Engagement Shortly
Shouts of "1eiI Hitler' Echo in Bridgeport Down With the Bund'' Resounds, in Waterbury-New
 Names, New Faces, New Program Promised

Word that the national leader of the German American Bund planned unit in Bridgeport and mat the Bund would continue plans TOT recreational camp at South bury, revived controversy in Water bury and vicinity today where, some weeks ago, an anti-Nazi campaign resulted from the activities of the
 Publicity Director Wilhelm Kunze Bund at Southbury.
 charged that those comprising the aHtl-Nazl forces were "misled Americans who were instigated into acton by the CIO influences. He Warned' his listeners about vari- ous matters, the report on which mas caused a resumption of feel ing throughout this city and su- purpan localities, it was learned to- day.
 Fact of the wearing of Nazi uni- IormS was seen to predicate a change in the attitude of various veterans groups in Waterbury, who had adopted a "watchful waiting" policy toward the establishment of the camp at Southbury. It was understood that this aspect of the Bund activities, if the Bundsmen plan wearing uniforms at South bury, will result in drastic proposals to ban the Bund from the state.
 In Bridgeport
 Bridgeport, Feb. 4-(UP) )-Flanked by four Naxi-uniformed troopers and the crossed American and German flags, national Publicity Director Wilhelm Kunze of the German-American bund last night announced his determination to es- tabllsh a recreational camp at Southbury and organize a unit in this city.
 Kunze, wearing a black and grey uniform and small swastika pin, declared We are for the consti- tutlon and all that it represents But. he cautioned, We must re- member that it has had g amend ments, that it is not perfect yet. We want to be sure that any more am"ndmentS that are added are the right oneS."
 ''Misled Americans"
 Regarding the Southbury incident the passage of zoning laws to prohibit the camp and the arrest and later discharge of two bund members for violating the Sunday blue laws-Kunze asserted Tt will be up to the Stamford and other leaders" to commence work on the cnmp in the spring.
 The organizers of the United- Americans, an anti-Nazi group, he said were "misled Americans who were instigated into action by the CIO influences"
 He attacked the Jews flor gaining legislative, professional and mone- tary control in this country, as they did in other countries" and de- clared "If the United States wishes to maintain its integrity it must adopt legislation prohibiting inter racial marriag.-s between Aryans and the so-called white oriental races and negroes"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-04

He characterized the march of time motion picture Inside Nazi Germany" as the "rottenest and dirtiest kind of reporting since its worst parts were obviously and know to be faked."
 "HeiI Hitler
 His address before small group of sympathizers opened with the singing of the Star Spangled Ban- ner" and closed with the Nazi anth- em, "Horst Vessel" accompanied by three shouts of ''Heil Hitler" ..... In Waterbury
 Nelson Bellmay, a member of the advisory board of the United Americans, announced last night that mass meeting to organize a Waterbury unit of United -Ameri- cans will be held shortly. The Southbury unit was formed to op- pose the German American bund.
 The committee on arrangements include Russell H. Warner of Southbury, chairman; Robert C., Wakelee and Franklin Browne of Wolcott; Frank Stanton, Jr., of Prospect; Mrs. Olive Wilson of Oak vile and N H. Bellmay of Water bury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-04
Uniformed Nazi Sympathzers to Continue Bund Fight
Forward Step Taken
 By Scout Officials
Appeal for $27, 400 Most Vital Movement Undertaken
 Since Organization of Council in 1912

if the opportunity were presented them. Our effort under this new home and neighborhood solicitation is directed towards having solici- tors call on all people in the terri tory assigned them not only secur- ing renewals of subscriptions from previous givers, but also approach ing at least as many more new pros poets. If the number of contribu- tors can be doubled or tripled there is no doubt, MT. Alderson stated, that this new support plus the cus- tomary excellent work done by the special gifts committee will result in successful campaign" More Workers Named
 Further team workers which were reported to Chairman Fremont AL derson of the Workers Division for the Boy Scout Campaign for $27,- 400 which opens tonight include the following:
 Captain, Carlton c. Chapin = Workers, Mrs. Raymond Fowler, Howard Coley, Franklyn Scoffield, E. E. Mraz. Mrs. Harry Van Horsten, Joseph Bormolini, Mrs. Ralph Rosa, George Belcher, Walter Smethurst, John Garrigus, Christopher Strobel, Mrs. Richard Dressel.
 Captain, Samuel P. Williams, 3rd Workers, Miss Amy Butler, Miss Allison Cairns, MT. and Mrs. Rich ard Puffer, E. s. Hunt, Jr., Dutton Noble, Mrs. Frank Noble, Miss Mar garet Driggs, J. B. Williams, Edward Sanderson, w. s. Heyniger, 3rd, C. Heyniger, Richard Heyniger, Fred Dempsey, Donald Bartlett, George Chase, Sam Hart.
 Captain, Frederick Slason-Work- CTS, Frederick Slason, Harold Healy, both of Watertown.
 Captain, Ernest Wilcox Work CTS, R. Espey, L. R. Hubbard, E Mills, B. H. c. Riefe, w. H. Sanford G. s. Slater, s. B. Squires, E. E Wilcox.
 Captain, Albert Loeffler-Wo Workers Earl Anderson, A. E. Brown, Earl Flower, Jesse Burton, Wm. Signor Raymond Sage, Ralph Webb, Fen ton Niver, William Talcott.
 Captain, Napoleon Charbonneau- Workers, Alfred E. Baril, Harold J Beecher, John c. Cullinan, Arol J
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-04
PSI PHI THETA MEETING HOSTS Central Y Boys Entertain Newly; Formed Middle
 town Club


 The Thirteens, newly organized body of young men from Middle town, paid a visit to Waterbury last night where they were tho guests of the Psi Phi Theta Club. The visitors sat in on the regular weekly meeting of the local club. The program consisted of Quizz test, conducted by John s. Holley. Advisor of the Psi Phi Thetas, in which questions on five topics were given to individuals of each. Tho home club emerged victorious by score of five and one-third to five, Joseph Blansfield, local president, presided.
 Following the meeting the group adjourned to the cafeteria for sand- wiches and coffee. The Hospitality Committee, consisted of Cubby Di- Modugno, Martin Calvin, Kenneth Scoville, Carl Beckerhouse, and Donald Daly.
 Albert Hoffman, Young Mems secretary of the Middletown Y, was in charge of the group this week. This was the second visitation of the Waterbury program. On Monday night twelve leaders from New Ha- ven spent the evening looking over the Advisors Association, the Inter. Club Council and club meetings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-04
JAMES LITTLE TO
 ADDRESS CWOANS

The CWoanS club enjoyed a movie last night at the Central Y entitled, The Blindspot of Science" Tomor- row night the club will attend a dinner dance at the Central Y gym given by the Kenosha club.
 The club plans a debate Thurs day, February 10, and Thursday, February IT, will hear an address by James Little of the Accident Pre- vention Bureau of the local police department.
 Either February 12 or 19, bowl ing match will be held with the Middletown Y. An inspection tour of the Southern New England Tele- phone company will be held Feb ruary 25.
 February 27 the Cwoans will bowl the Falcons return match. The Falcons won the first match and are the only team to take the CWoans over the hurdles this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-04
Charbonneau, Michael Nolan, James

Charbonneau, Michael Nolan, James J. Burke.
 Captain, Ned Daly - Workers, Harold Smith, Fred New, Joe HeaIi- ney, Stewart Kleinert, Bob Pfeiffer, John Brodie, Jock Hanherz, H. Rehmo.
 Captain, Samuel A. Budde-Work- CTS, John Nennion, Reginal Nissan, James Slavin, Thane c. Grant Clarence Browne, Mrs. Charles l Schneider. James Lee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-04

were removed from their abdomenS. Soon after, Edward Mercier, 70, of Springfield and James McGee, 78, of Amherst, died. The third, John Lewis, 76, of Lowell, and John ODonnell, 55, of Stoneham, whose lung was punctured by 8 bullet that passed through his body, were still in critical condition six hours later.
 Notified of the shootings, Mo Sweeney hurried to the scene from Boston and assumed charge of the investigation and search for Mack.
 Deployed Through Woods
 Scores of state troopers and local police deployed through woods near the hospital. Mor ethan 25 cruising cars parrolled roads throughout the countryside.
 SearcherS were warned that the fugitive madman still had his six shooter and that presumably one cartridge remained undischarged But this precaution proved needless, for Mack discarded his weapon near WameSit railroad crossing in TewkS- bury and when captured his pockets contained only jackknife and a package of cough drops.
 Captors Off Duty
 Patrolmen Mcguire and Hickey, who captured Mack, were of duty and waiting for a bus at the time.
 Mack was booked on a murder charge and held for arraignment
 Records revealed that Mack was an iterant peddler when he ap- peared at the city welfare office in Chelsea in July, 1882, and asked to be sent to an institution. He was committed to TewkSbury but had been released and re-committed severa ltimeS in the interim.
 Mack was born in Chelsea, son of James and Agnes Mack. Subse- quently he lived at various times in New York state, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan. His wife, the former Anna Mosden, died in Wis consin in 1897, and his father died
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-04

Michael H. Vim of Lowell and Police Chief Cyril Barker of TeWks- bury.
 Mean to Him, He Said
 "The other men in the ward always were mean to me-" the old man explained.
 They tried to kill me last night. had the gun to defend myself. ?
 Where did you get the gun?" he was asked.
 T bought it from an agency in New York two years ago and it was delivered to the railway express of- flee in Lowell. hid it in the wood: near the infirmary, and practiced with it eff and on."
 You're supposed to be pauper, Mack was reminded. Where did you get the money for the gun?"
 Well, they issue tobacco to the male patients at the inflrmary. don't smoke, I saved my tobacco and sold it."
 Wanted Breakfast After the questioning, Mack con- plained that he. had not breakfasted, so Commissioner McSweeney sent to a nearby diner for coffee and a sandwich which the killer munched with evident relish.
 Later police took him back to Tewksbury to reconstruct the mass murder. Unshackled, Mack with Stokes strode from police head quarters to an automobile for the short trip.
 Scene of the shooting was ward c, on the second floor of the three story mems house, one of 30 build ings on the infirmary's spacious grounds. Though other structures house insane and ailing men, womer and children, this building accom- modates 200 destitute, and mostly aged, men, none of whom are knowr to be mentally or physically ill. Arose at 4 A. M.
 Mack apparently woke shortly after a. m. Sometime previously he had taken the pistol from its woodland cache and secreted it il or near his bed.
 He dressed hastily. Then, gun 1T hand, he walked through the semi darkness of the ward firing witt such uncanny marksmanship that of the five bullets discharged, eacf struck a different man in or near g vital spot
 Michael O'Keefe, 10, wounded ir the abdomen, died instantly.
 The sound of gunfire echoine through the empty corridors threw the building into an uproar. This and the screams and groans of the wounded as Mack continued hi macabre foray brought doctors nurses and attendants on the run. l Mack Had Vanished
 But by the time they ascertainet the scene of the shootings, Mack had vanished into nearby woods.
 Instead they found O'Keefe dead four of his ward mates wounded and approximately IS other terri. fled occupants cringing in or under their beds.
 Three of the wounded were taker l to the operating room where bullet.