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The Washington times., 1938-05-19
HARLAN COUNTY.
COAL WAR JURY
|NEAR COMPLETE.
New Venire Is Called,
Challenges Many
By VICTOR GREEN

LONDON, KY, May 10 G.N.S).
The fuse sputtered and fumed to-
day toward the courtroom bomb
shells expected to blow the 10-year
fued in the Harlan coal fields sky
high.
For the fourth day the legal
tilt between q staff Of picked Fed
eral attorneys and prominent Ken.
lucky defense lawyers was con-
fined to outburstS over selection Of
q jury.
MORE VENIREMEN
Another 30 veniremen drawn
from Southeastern Kentucky dur.
ing the night threatened to pro-
long the preliminaries as both
sides tried to weed out a suitable
dozen.
When court convened this morn
ing, II had been tentatively
selected to try the 66 coal COM
panies, operators and former
peace officers charged with a cam
paign Of terrorism in the long
fight against the United Mine
Workers.
Still to be picked Is the twelfth
juror and two alternateS and the
defense still held the right to re-
move 10 in the jury box on per.
emptory challenges.
LONG PROCESS
So far, it has taken about three
hours on the average to determine
whether the taleSmen have preju-
dice or affiliations however re-
mate with one side or the other.
With virtually the entire dis
trict tied up with the mining Of
coal in some way, court attaches
Igave up trying to predict when
the panel would be filled.
The original venire Of a. was
exhausted with the end Of yes
terday'S session and Federal
Judge H. Church Ford ordered an
other summoned.
The Washington times., 1938-05-19
Roosevelt Asked
To Bridge Fete

WATERFOWL. N. Y, May 10
Q.N.S0 Prime Minister Macken.
licking Of Canada will be guest
Of honor at the dedication of the
Thousand Island bridge on
August 10, it was announced today.
President Roosevelt has been
asked to attend the ceromineS.
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keeper at the hotel who accom-
panied Mrs. Baer at her surprise
marriage to the fighter here ex.
pressed regret today on hearing Of
Mrs. Baer'S illness, and promised
to write her Immediately.
Mrs. Baer has no relatives in
Washington, Mrs. Wagner said,
She came to the willard from
Ithaca, N. Y.
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72-FOOt Schooner
From China Docks

NEW YORK, May 10 Q.N.S.)
A. Thornton Baker. Princeton,
N. -. business man. brought his
72-foot schooner into port here
today after sailing from Hong
Kong. Baker had the vessel built
in Hong Kong. using nothing but
teakwood. He made a leiSurely
c 'uiSe, visiting many exotic ports.
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bail for court on charges Of al
coholiSm and larceny.
Janney said he couldn't re all
what happened from the time he
left a night club until he found
himself in a police station. He
said he came here from New
York to see, Dixie Dunbar, stage
and screen actress, who is play.
ing in vaudeville.
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Mrs. Baer, the former Mary
Ellen Sullivan who presided for
two years as hostess of the Willard
Coffee Shop, was confined to bed
in her home by illness. The baby,
in a critical condition from pneu-
monia, has been placed in an
oxygen tent in an Oakland hospi-
tai. s...
Mrs. Claire Wagner, house
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PHILADELPHIA, May 10 Q.N.s0
Leon Janney, 23-year-old screen
and stage actor, today had only
q hazy recollection of smashing
a bookstore window here after a
night Of extensive night-clubbing
Police testified they found lie
actor outside the store with three
books in his arm, and Magistrate
Charles Midway held him on 5000
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Mrs. Max Baer, Son
I'll in Oakland, Cal

While physicians at Oakland Ca fought to the life Of
Max Baer, fvemonth-od of the former heavyweight
champion Willard Hotel employees anxousy awaited word of
the condition both Of the baby and his mother.
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Girl and Realty Man
Foil Gunnan After
Auto Holdup Here
Bandit Gets FeD Dollars But Misses 1900
In JeuUeIry and Cash
By JAMES CULL1NANE

An attractive Washington girl and her escort outwlted
bandit early this morning and escaped with $1,000 in cash and
iewery bullet from the robbers whned by their
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-20
HIGH MEDICAL
 MEN INDICTED

(Continued from Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-20
RETAIL TRADE
 PROVES BRISK
Sales Volumes Highly Sat- isfactOry to Waterbury
 Merchants

Retail trade continues to move at a brisk pace as the pre- Christmas rush hears its peak. Reports from many stores indicate that sales vol tune has been highly satisfactory, according to Secretary Frank Green of the Chamber of Commerce.
 With stores open till g o'clock each night this week and with thousands of persons expected in the shopping section each day and night, police are prepared for heavy flows of vehicular and pedes- trian traffic. Extra policemen have been placed on duty by Superin- tendent William J. Roach.
 The sales peak is expected to be reached Thursday, Friday and Sat urday as shoppers make their last purchase before the holiday. Bus mess last Saturday was reported to be extremely heavy. There were many shopprs in evidence last night and large crowds are expected by the stores each night this week.
 Scores of extra salespeople have been given part-time employment for the holiday rush.
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(Continued from Page D cal treatment, they argued, are out of proportion for that segment of the population between the indigent who have access to free clinics and the well-to-do who can afford the best of care.
 In announcing the decision of the government to press for criminal in- dictments, Arnold explained that such procedure seemed the only method to resolve issues raised in the situation.
 Assistant Attorney General Arnold announced the governments inten- ton to seek indictments against the ANA and the Medical Society last August, five months after he left his profeSsorship of law at Yale.
 Shortly after he took office he or dered an inquiry into the year-old Group Health association by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion On its completion he announced his opinion that the ANA, dominant in American medical circles, had used its powerful prestige "coer- cively" in an effort to thwart Suc- cessful operation of the cooperative.
 Three Specific Charges
 He named three specific practices which, he said, violated federal anti trust laws:
 1. Threatened expulsion from the Medical Society and virtual profes- sional ostracism for doctors who joined the Group Health staff.
 2. Threatened expulsion for doc tors who consulted professionally with Group Health staff members.
 3. Exerting influence on Wash ington hospitals to refuse Group Health doctors use of their facilities.
 Those tactics, Arnold said, operate to deprive individual members of Group Health of the services of the doctor they select-when they enter hospital their Group Health physi- clan is not allowed to care for them. Further, Arnold contended, com- petent doctors who are denied hos pital privileges and on whom the stigma of ANA expulsion is threat ened, are denied the freedom to prac- tice demicine in the manner of their choice.
 Subject to Legal Attack
 Government attorneys have admit ted from the beginning the case is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-20

 LOCAL PROPERTY

Two foreclosures on Waterbury property are sought in suits entered today in superior court for the Jan- uary term.
 The Prudential Insurance Co.,, of Newark, N. J., seeks recovery of $5,- 400 on a mortgage on property on Waverly street, against Edwin J. Leavenworth, of Amsterdam, N. Y, and the Community Bond & Mort- gage Corp, of Waterbury. Carmody & Thoms appear for the plaintiff.
 The Home Owners Loan Corpor- ation seeks foreclosure on mortgages on property at 61 Marlboro street against Adelaide Cochrane and Leda M. Bouley, the first mortgage based on $3,640, and the amount claimed, $5.0OO. Traurig & Traurig appear for the plaintiff.
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He was the final venireman called in the morning session.
 8 From 195 Accepted
 In twelve days of questioning during the three which preceded to- days hearing, eight jurors, includ- ing one woman were accepted from 195 examined. Because of the vol- ume of disqualifications it has been necessary to draw three panels of veniremen, a total of 372 men and women. A large number were ex- cused from services without ques- tioning, due to illness or business affiliations, but 187 were dismissed after protracted, interrogation.
 Sixty-seven were excused by the state, 66 by the defense and 54 by the court during the past three weeks. With the fourth week start ing today, the defense had 110 per- amptory challenges available, the state 109; enough to exhaust an- other complete panel of veniremen.
 Christmas Recess
 It was anticipated that some time this week some action would be taken by defense counsel toward an extended Christmas recess. During the past week they have remained non-committal on their plans, but it is understood that some sort of recess is desirable.
 Special Prosecutor Alcorn is op- posed to any Christmas vacation, and Judge Inglis has expressed sim liar feelings. The completion of the jury early this week might have its effect on their plans.
 Conjecture On This Panel
 Much conjecture as to the possi- bility of obtaining the necessary four panelmen from the 120 venire- men summoned to appear today has arisen. Nineteen remain from the second panel of 100 which was drawn a week ago Friday, and these will be questioned before the new panel of 101 is brought in.
 With so many peremptory chal- lenges available to the state and de- fense, it is not improbable that the third panel might be exhausted be- fore the all-important four are &C., cepted. There will be no recess for Christmas unless the panel is com pleted.
 Trial Proper After New Year
 Despite all speed in questioning, however, there is little probability that any testimony or evidence will be introduced until after the start of the New Year. It has been point ed out that time must be allowed Special Prosecutor Alcorn and lis staff to bring to Waterbury the massive piles of exhibits which will be used in the prosecution of the case.
 More than 500 books, boxes, rec ord sheets and other voluminous materials are included. All are now stored in the Hartford County building, under "A hour guard When brought to Waterbury they they will be kept on the third floor of the court building, the room which was used by the grand jury during the investigation. and the room which is now occupied by veniremen awaiting call to superior court for questioning as prospective jurors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-20
Trulnpeters! Christmas Carols as Played by Grieve, Bisset & Holland Trio Impress
 sive.

By the rote of the Christmas hymn, it should have come upon a midnight clear" this sweet horn music which has been waited on the early evening winds the past few nights.
 Many Waterbury residents as far west" as Willow street have wondered whence came the silver tones of trumpets between the hour of 7:45 and 8:45 o'clock these pre-Christmas nights.
 Now it can be told. The trum- peters three have been discovered sending forth their bright Christ mas hymns and carols from the balcony outside the third floor ot Grieve, Bisset & Hollands store, just north of the Green.
 Strains of "Adeste Fidelis', "Si- lent Night, Holy Night" "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing" these and many more, have evidenced the spiritual side of the Yuletide season nightly.
 Set forth by red and green hoodlights, on a balcony trimmed with evergreens, the trumpeters three have attracted appreciation of large crowds on the Green, all along the Main streets intersect- ing at Exchange Place.
 Thousands have paused in their Christmas shopping, intrigued by the sweet clarion melodies of the music dedicated to Noel. And have passed along as the last strains sounded, humming the Christmas music as the time Shortens until each Waterbury family gathers for the most im- portant anniversary of the year about to pass.
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subject to legal attack on at least two points. One Is the contention al- ready raised by Medical Society law yers that the medical profession is not subject to the jurisdiction of the antitrust laws. They point out that the Sherman Act forbids conspira- cies ''in restraint of trade or com merce" and argue that medicine is not a trade. The government says the law applies to restraint on the sale of services as well as the sale of goods.
 The other vulnerable point-ap- plicable only in cases outside the Dis trict of Columbia, however-is the necessity of proving that doctors are engaged in interstate commerce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-20

Derby, was called to the stand. Spe- cial Prosecutor Alcorn refused to question him after Attorney Craw- ford had interrogated him briefly. He said that he had no opinion and that he had not read anything about the case. He was dismissed by the defense.
 Counsel for both sides agreed that Charles H. Jackson of Cheshire, a former member of the general as- sembly should be excused, and the court exercised another challenge. Special Prosecutor Alcorn said that Jackson was acquainted with his son Meade and his other assistant, Attorney Mitchell, and for this req son he should be excused. Attorney Crawford agreed.
 Mrs. Edna DeLeon of Hamden, member of the Republican town committee for the past six years, was dismissed by the defense after con- siderable questioning. She said that her husband is a commercial artist. T have read about the case" she said.
 When Mrs. DeLeon was diSquali- fled at 11:40 Judge Inglis called counsel into the conference for the discussion on the possibility of the alternate juror or jurors. Fifteen women remained on the panel when Mrs. DeLeon was dismissed. She was the third venireman called today, the 198th since the start of the trial
 End of Conference
 At the conclusion of the confer ence, which lasted almost an hour, Ebert w. Scobie of Orange was the first venireman to be called. The defense did not question him. After asking a few questions, Special Prosecutor Alcorn excused the man.
 John G. Fitzgerald of Ansonia, the former legislator, was the 200th Fenireman to take his place in the witness stand. Upon agreement of counsel, the court excused him.
 The same procedure followed in the case of Frederick c. Burroughs of New Haven.
 Beacon Falls Man Loses
 Henry J. Smithausler of Beacon Falls was questioned by Attorney Murray for the defense, and was also challenged by the defense. The state did not question him.
 Luke Grove, ST., of West Haven was questioned by the state. but not by the defense. The state ex- cuSed him He said that his son and daughter are employed as phy- sical education teachers in the West Haven high school.
 No questions were asked of Will liam H. Harrison of Wallingford, and he was excused by the defense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-20
LAVERY CHOOSES
 BRASS CITY MEN
(special to The Democratl

Hartford, Dec. 20 = On the leg islative committee appointed by President Albert E. Lavery of the Connecticut Chamber of Con- merce appear several Waterburians who will act in advisory capacity to a general committee regarding leg iSlative matters pertaining to their particular business interests during the 1889 General Assembly session.
 Among the Waterbury men are: Industries, c. F. G. Schirmer, sec- retary, Connecticut Manufacturers of Carbonated Beverages; investments, Francis T. Phillips, vice-president, R. F. Griggs Company; personal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-20
FAIR TO POST NEWS

San Francisco-(UP)-From an 8x1O foot cinema screen worldwide news bulletins will be flashed hourly at the Christian Science Monitor Building throughout the entire dur ation of the 1889 Golden Gate Inter- national Exposition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-20

It has been estimated that Eng land spends $200,000,0O0 annually on sweets. Almost 350,Oo0 tons of candy are consumed in that country every year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-20

So far there is no accepted translation of the curious carvings inscriped on the side Of Writing Rock" in Divide county, N. D.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-20

finance, A. ". Martinson, Cunnectf-
 cut representative, Personal Eln-
 ance Corporation; aPtrick Healeg, secretary, Connecticut Motor stage Association; trade commerce, R. n. Paine, Hughes Company.
Evening star., 1938-08-05
Series S'oeeps Only Will Aid
Tribe, Giants, Carrying Fight
To Big Loops Pace.Makers

lifting the suspension on Cliff Melton.
the stringbeam southpaw. who will
start against the Pirates. Pie Tray
nor's hired hands are bringing Rookie
Bob Klinger OF the hospital list for
his first outing since he discovered he
couldn't pitch OF . sore arm back ON
July "a.
The victories for the Cubs and Bees
comprised the only business transacted
in the National League yesterday. The
Cub conquest was accomplished
through . totally unexpected six-hit
finging Job by Lefty Larry French.
while Deacon Danny MacFayden did
the honors for the Bees.
Beaten twice by the Athletics on
Wednesday. the Chicago White sox
reversed the PROCEEDINGS yesterday.
Thornton Lees six-hitter took an ga
decision In the opener. and the whole
club ganged up for q 17-hit attack for
. rs edge in the nightcap Harry
Kelley's steady hurling and Zeke Bo-
nura's four hits gave the Nationals an
easy l0-4 win over the Browns.
Evening star., 1938-08-05
BY SID FEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer,


Another of those turning points"
that have had this season swinging
along in q groove somewhere between
. merry-go-round and . streak OF
lightning. pops up in both major
leagues today.
The New York Yankees, enjoying
their gaudiest Western whirl of the
year. tangle with Cleveland's persistent
Indians in . series for the American
League leadership. And the New York
Giants, doddering along 51s games OF
the National League pace. make . last
ditch stand In their own Polo Grounds
against the front-running Pirates Of
Pittsburgh.
The heat II all on the Indians and
Giants. Anything less than . sweep in
the week end campaigning will do
either little good.
BY virtue Of hanging an 8-4 beating
on the Detroit Tigers yesterday while
the Tribes tilt with the Red Sox was
rained out, the Yanks invade Cleve-
land with q 2la-game bulge. The
Giants were blanked so by the Chi
cago Cubs. and, although the Bucs
lost 40 to the Boston Bees, Bill Terry's
TGriers were left seven games back
on the all-important losing side.
Yanks, Tribe Nurse Hurts.
II the Indians should lose only one
game to the Yanks, GeSrig and Co.
will 60 back East In front-and when
the world champions are on the sun
rise side Of the Alleghenies. bouncing
them out Of the league lead Is about as
easy Is trying to pass . fire engine on
its way to work.
In the "crooshal" American League
set both teams are nursing physical all
ments. For the Yanks, Big Rufus the
Red Rufnng Is suffering from an ailing
knee and Betting Bill Dickey had to
retire from yesterdays game with .
slightly banged-up leg. The Tribe
isn't exactly cheering about the sore
arm bothering its pitching ace, Johnny
Allen.
As q result, Manager Joe Mccarthy,
holding the upper hand. anyway, is
gambling with Bump Hadley, who's
something less than . dependable
winner, in today's opener against
young Bobby Feller.
In fact. both Of the three-game sets
ore opening with pitching surprises.
The Giants. coated with whitewash
yesterday. for the second time in three
days and the 18th time this season, are
Evening star., 1938-08-05
Criffs meade Chicago, Da7ed
ByKeuey's Slabbing, Bonuro's
Batting That Beats Br0,Uns

was accomplished against cheap COM
pany. Anyway, they now have won
three of their last four games and,
thanks to Detroits defeat yesterday,
they have something better than
feeble grip on fourth place. 1t Is a
grip that will take two days to break
anyway.
That brings us to Bonura, the man
mountain from New Orleans. Zeke,
after going hitless in the first two
games against the Browns, suddenly
broke out in . rash of base hits and
committed several other offensive ges-
lures. He got q home run and two
doubles. He also got single, but
would rather not discuss it. He scored
two runs and drove across four more
In five trips to the plate he got on
base every time. including once by
an error. Defensively, it must be re-
garded as a good day, too, for he was
charged with no errors.
Leonard Opens in Chicago.
zeke escaped an error when. after
bobbling a grounder, he forced Heffner
at second base when Don. probably
amazed at getting a couple Of hits,
neglected to run. Then, too, Zeke
caught grounder with two out Filled
with ambition. he attempted to start
double play when he should have
stepped on first base and walked OIL
the field. Cecil Travis barely man
aged to catch his enthusiastic throw
before it sailed into left field, and to
make the putout at second base. Zeke
should have been crushed but wasn't.
The Chicago series Is not exactly
rich in promise, inasmuch as the
White Sox always are tough for the
Mats. But there is definite chance
Of the Griffs holding and possibly
Tightening their hold on fourth place.
Dutch Leonard was to do the pitching
today. followed by Monte Weaver. It
will be fourgame series, with q
double header booked for Sunday.
In licking the Browns yesterday
Washington made IA hits OF Howard
Mills and Ed Cole and never was in
danger. or was that said before?
Myer Near Fielding Record.
Notes to you Buddy Myer came
within two chances of tying the mod
ern record for chances accepted by
second basemen when he made 10 as
sists and putouts D.. His 10 assists
fell one short of tying the record for
assists only Miller Higgins and
Frankie Frisch share the record for
handling II chances on second base
Red Kress and Buster Mills had
bad day at bat =. Each hit into
two double plays Mel Almada
dragged q bunt safely in the eighth
inning to run his consecutive-game
hitting streak to 20 in q row Ossie
Bluege was told to relieve Buddy Lewis
instead Of Buddy Myer. at the last
minute 1t turned out well, with
Myer getting three hits, driving across
two runs and putting on great de-
fensive exhibition And Bluege hit
ting . double and q single, scoring
three runs, driving across another and
making q great fielding play The
heat, though, got Bluege down +.
Ossie was ready to collapse when it
was over Bonura got q hit when
Umpire Jack Quinn called him safe
on q play in which he was out by
20 feet The scorer didn't know
what else to call it.
Evening star., 1938-08-05
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Stan CORRESPONDENT Of The Star

CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-The Griffs
rode into Chicago today on the crest
of a refreshing wave Of prosperity.
They open a three-day stand here in
possession OF q one-game winning
streak They now have a game and
one-half lead over the Tigers in the
fight for fourth place. They have
just been amazed at the sight of one
Of their pitchers lasting q full game.
Nor are these all of the wonders.
Henry John Bonura, who has been
something short of. q major league
first baseman for some IS or Is weeks.
thinks he Is due to start hitting at
long last. Zeke bases this contention
on his field day yesterday as the Mats
beat the Browns, . to 4. And he
hopes he Is right, In Chicago. Of all
places.
Suppose. in reviewing the situation.
we air the various items of by them
selves. Perhaps the most stunning Of
all developments was Harry Kelley's
feat OF pitching nine innings. With
some clubs this is q frequent occur
renee, but not with the Mats. Ever
since they started this Western swing
II days ago. you know. none of the
starting pitchers has lasted very long
Up to but not including yesterday.
Washington had played eight games
in Detroit, Cleveland and st. Louis.
Over this stretch Manager Bucky Har-
ris was forced to employ ~ pitchers,
or nearly per game.
Won Three Of Four.
But yesterday Kelley ended the spell.
He was given SO lead as early as
the third inning and he jealousy
protected it. He had q shutout until
the eighth inning and three Of the
st. Louis runs were unearned. Harry,
IN short, never was in danger
The reference to q one-game vim
ming streak. perhaps, is misleading.
Actually. the Griffs are doing all
right, although most OF their success