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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-07

been firing a pistol at random from the street outside and that two of the bullets happened to go through the window, one to kill Both the Rev Lee and his wife heard an explosive noise about a half hour before he was killed, but they are rd-of-hearing and thought it was an automobile back-fire. Though the first bullet broke the window, this was not discovered until after the Rev. Lee had been killed.
 In the garden of the parsonage, police found footprints but since the garden was well used by the family and friends among the parishionerS, this was none too promising clue.
 Police trackers entered the wild swamp lands of St. Simons Island, which is one of six islands off the Georgia coast near Brunswick, but apparently found no evidence that the slayer had escaped that way. Since the island is connected With the mainland by causeway and there is an automobile road, this would be more likely way for him to nave fled.
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Late Neus Bulletins
HOST ARRESTED

Boston, Feb. 7-(UP)- Thirteen poker-playing sail ors were disturbed last night by the meows of a hungry cat.
 Better open the door and boot that cat away" one said, maybe he's black"
 One player opened the door-and a police raiding squad charged in. Th' "meows' had come from Polic e man Bartholomew O'Neil.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-07
HOBO CUNMAN IS
 BEING HUNTED

Sunderland, Mass. Feb. ' - (U. PD-Searcn t0r hobo gunman who shot a man and wife and escaped in their automobile spread over 100-mile area today. State troopers from Northampton and Shelburne Falls barracks joined local police in hunting the assailant, described as 35 to 40, weighing about 160 pounds, of dark complexion and having a Stubby beard. The victims, Stanley Suchocki, GA and his wife Annie, 60, were in serious condition at a Green field hospital. They were attacked as they returned from church yeSter- day.
 Mrs. Suchocki was bludgeoned and shot in the right breast as she en- tered her kitchen. Her screams summoned her husband, who was garaging his automobile. The gum man felled Suchocki with four bull lets, calmly took his keys from his pockets and escaped in the automo- bile. The couple told police that they recognized the gunman as a hobo to whom they had given aims two weeks ago but who became violent when they refused him work on second visit week later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-07
They Were Only Agents of States Attorney Acorn
 in City Today
TALKED TO SEVERAL
 CITY HALL OFFICIALS
Detective Hickey Also Spent Some Time Today
 at Police Headquarters

Absolute secrecy today shrouded the activities of Hartford County Detective Edward J. Hickey and his assistant George L. Greer of Suffield, as they continued their investigation of the city's affairs with regard to the controllers office. Hickey and Greer were the only rep resentatives of the office of States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn who were in Waterbury to- day.
 MT. Hickey stated that he did not believe Attorney Hugh M AL corn, Jr., or Attorney Harold E. Mitchell would visit Waterbury to- day. He could not say when they will come here to take active part in the investigation. Acorn, Jr.. and Mitchell were appointed by Judge Ernest A. Ingls in Superior Court IdSI IT lOdy LO dSS4oG OCdLS , 11tVOA A~ ney Alcorn in the probe, which may culminate in the inauguration of an extraordinary grand jury as sug- gested by States Attorney Lawrence L. Lewis, who has withdrawn from the case.
 Talked With Officials
 The Hartford investigators talked with several officials in city hall today, but would advance no infor- nation as to their projected activi- ties. A large quantity of records, in voices and other books were hn- pounded Saturday afternoon by Hickey and taken to the Hartford county court building for scrutiny by MT. Alcorn ana his assistants.
 No announcements with regard to the probe or its developments are expected to be made officially until the elder MT Alcorn returns from his vacation which started few hours after his appointment as special prosecutor.
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COL. LINDBERCH
 TOPROLONC LIFE
Will Get Artificial Heart to Let Him Live Hun=
 dreds of Years

London, Feb. 7-(UP)-The Sum- day Referee said that Col. Charles A. Lindbergh plans to live for hun dreds of years" by the use of an artificial heart.
 "Col. Lindbergh may be the first man to lengthen his life far beyond the normal span," the paper said. This amazing possibility follows his action, revealed to the Sunday Referee, in subjecting himself to physical preparations necessary for grating into his body of an ar- tificial heart"
 The newspaper said the artificial heart is made of rubber and metal and was perfected by Dr. Alexis Carrel with Lindbergh's assistance on the Isle of St. Gildas, of the coast of Brittany.
 "Lindbergh," the Referee said, "has adopted special diet, includ- ing periodical lasts which were pre- scribed by Carrel as the best train ing for a man aspiring to prolong his life"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-07

Firestone, who was born in Colum- biani county, Ohio, Dec. 20, 1863, organized the Firestone Tire and Rubber company, his chief enter prise, in Akron, in 1900.
 The firm began with but IT en- ployes, rapidly expanding until more than a quarter of a century later it had more than 10000 workers, ex- elusive of natives working on rub Der plantations in Africa which Firestone developed as the rubber industry grew.
 Always On Alert
 Firestone, a leader ill the rubber industry during its rapid expansion. remained constantly on the alert until the time of his death for new uses and new fields for his product.
 The day he arrived for his annual winter stay at his ocean-front es- tate "Harbel Villa Firestone en- visaged in an interview a day when 25 100000 farm vehicles - from wheelbarrow to combine-Would be rolling on pneumatic tires.
 FireStone was a resident of Ohio all his life. He attended Mt. Union college at Alliance, O. In 1895 he married Isabelle Smith. She had six children-Harvey S., Jr., Russell A., Leonard K, Raymond O., Roger S., and Elizabeth.
 Firestone felt well enough yester- day to attend church.
 Only Ford Is Left
 His death leaves but one survivor of a scientific and industrial trium- virate that made economic history in American during the 20th cen tury. Henry Ford, close friend of Firestone and a member of that group, alone survives. Thomas A. Edison, the third member, preceded FireStone i'll death.
 Firestone was one of the last sur vivors of the industrial giants who built vast industries in an expand ing America, and maintained indi- vidual control of them after they
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REPUBLICANS OF
 IRELAND WARN

Dublin, Feb. ' - U.P) - A Re- publican mass meeting in the center of the city passed a reslution yester- day warning the De Valera govern ment that any attempt at a final settlement with the British govern ment based on the partition of Ire land as two separate states or a United Ireland within the British Empire would be resisted by the Re- publicans.
 we call upon the Irish People" the resolution said, ito reaffirm the national demand for unity and in dependence and severance of all connections with Brish Imperialism, which made possible the destruction of the fabric of international peace and justice"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-07
Miners Union Is
 Expelled By AFL

Miami, Feb. 7-(UP)-The American Federation of Labor executive council today ex- pelled from membership in the federation three committee for industrial organization unions. At the same time President William Green of the fedora ton resigned his membership in the United Mine Workers Union. The drastic council ac- ton brings to a new climax the bitter intra- labor feud be- tween the CIO, led by John L. Lewis, and the federation.
 The council revoked the charters of the United Mine Workers UniOn-which Lewis heads and to which Green had long belOnged-the Federation of Flat Glass Workers and the International Union of Mine, Mill & Shelter Workers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-07
DR. STEER DEATH
 NEVER SOLVED

Northfield, Mass, Feb. 7-(UP)- The staying of the Re-. Charles H.. Lee on St. Simons Island, Ga, re- called today the still-unsolved mur- der-under similar circumstances of the Rev. Elliott Speer, headmas- ter of Mount Hermon School here, more than three years ago.
 Like Rev. Lee, Rev. Speer, son of Robert Elliott Speer, one time secre- tary of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions. was seated in his study when the fatal shot was fired through a window.
 Though Investigators never have ceased treir work since the night of the murder, Sept. 14 1884, the killer still is at large. Absence of any strong motive has handicapped them.
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the house.
 Sunday morning Lang started to work at his day-shift job in the oil field. He started to enter his car and Freeman bounced upon him. He felled Lank with a blow on the head and then ran into the house. He shot Mrs. Lang twice. Mortally wounded, she fled out the front door and fell dead in the street. Lang, stunned by the blow for a few minutes, then arose and ran into the house.
 Freeman had not molested the children, Donna, 6, and Alice, 8, who covered. screaming.
 When Lang entered the house. Freeman fled into the back yard, after firing two shots at the hus- band which missed him.
 Back of the house, Freeman fired bullet through his own head. He lived several hours, and died last night ill hospital.
 Sheriff Ed Champaess questioned Lang ana then described it as a case of murder and suicide. and since. it appeared to be closed. noth- ing was said about a motive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-07
Dual TragedyResults When Wife, s Night Dancing Ends

Ford City, Cal, Feb. 7-UP)- Alfred Lang, who worked nights and permitted his wife to go dancing with another man, was left today with two motherleSs children and tragedy at his little home in the oil field. Because when he revoked his wife's privilege of going out, her dancing partner came and killed her, and himself.
 The slayer suicide was Fred Free man, 35. Lang and his wife both were 30.
 Freeman had taken Mrs. Betty Lang to dances frequently, with her husbands permission until, last New Years Eve, Lang said it must stop. He forbade Freeman to see Mrs. Lang again.
 But Saturday night Freeman came again. There was another dance and he wanted Mrs. Lang to go. Lang was at home. He for bare his wife to go out and she obeyed him. Freeman left the house armed himself with 8 pistol and a section of gas pipe and apparently he law in wait all night in Lang's automobile which was parked near
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-07
POLICE TRICK

North Providence, R. I. Feb. 7-(UP)-An embar- rassing situation may de- velop today when the Rhode Island conference of chiefs of police hold their annual dinner at Oates tav- ern.
 Their host, Proprietor Thomas F. Oates, was ar rested yesterday by state police, charged with viola tion of the closing hour laws.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-07
$31, ,OOO BAIL IN
 MURDER ATTEMPT

Medford. Mass. Feb. 7-(UP)- Timothy P. Spring, 32, of Cambridge, formerly of Worcester, waived ex- animation at Maiden district court today and was held in $31, ,000 total bail on four charges growing out of a gun fight with police in which a school teacher was wounded.
 He was charged with burglarizing the home of Paul J. Planchet, Jr., 29, Medford junior high school teacher, burglarizing the home of Frank J. Pearson, assault with a revolver on Planchet and gum totmg.
 Planchet was wounded in the thigh Saturday night when police exchanged shots with Spring in the teachers apartment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-07
BERLIN PASTOR
 GOES ON TRIAL
Rev. Martin NiemoelIer, War Hero, Had Fought
 Edict Against Church
BY FREDERICK c. OECHSNER limited Press Staff COrreSnondentl

BY FREDERICK c. OECHSNER United Press Staff Correspondent
 Berlin, Feb. 7-UP)-The Rev. Martin Niemoeller, war hero and pastor of Berlin's most fashionable church, went on trial before a spe- cial secret court today on five charges of illegally opposing the governments campaign to make the Evangelical church conform to To- talitarian ideals. .--
 A crowd of more than 100 persons, who waited all morning outside the courtroom, attested to the interest in the trial, even though no men, tion was made publicly of it. At times police had to clear a way for officials.
 Some 30 to 40 persons, chiefly op- position pastors, and number of officials of the church government, were admitted to the trial by spe- cial permit. The British Dean of Chichester, the very Rev. Arthur Duncan-Jones, was in the crowd but was not admitted.
 Presiding Judge
 Dr. Robert Hoepke was chief of the three professional judges de- tailed to preside. There were three prosecuting attorneys and three de- fense attorneys, with Dr. Horst Von HolStein as chief defense counsel. Niemoeller was reported well. Dur ing his seven months imprisonment awaiting trial he had been permit ted to order his own food and to receive visits from his wife and his attorney.
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Restaurant Safe Broken Open With
 Loss OF $45OCash
Laurel Eating Place. 50S South Main Street, Visited During Nght-Same Gang of Safe Crackers
 May Still Be at Work

Thieves who broke into the Laurel Restaurant 598 South Main street. during the night smashed heavy safe and footed of $450 in cash The crime attributed to the gang which has been responsible for several similar safe robberies here in recent months.
 Entering the building through cellar door and breaking down partition gain entrance to the restaur ant the thieves took safe from behind the bar and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-07

rolled it down cellar, where they turned it upside down and crushed open steel and cement bottom. Only cash was taken, the thieves leaving behind a large number Of pay cheeks and valuable papers.
 Most Important One
 The burglary was the most im- portant of a series of weekend crimes. Two men were arrested on breaking and entering charges and a 15-year old lad held for theft of $50 from a school. Several minor burglaries and an unsuccessful at- tempted burglary were reported.
 Lieutenant Connie Sha- nahan began an investigation of the safe robbery when the crime was discovered at 8 o'clock this morning by Peter Fardelli. owner of the res- taurant. Fardelli said that every thing in the establishment was in order when he closed at o'clock last night.
 Took Safe To Cellar
 After rolling the safe down to the cellar and turning it over, the thieves attacked it with chisels and rcn bars. They had to break through two steel plates and four inch thickness of cement before they could reach the money.
 Attempted Break Stopped
 Michael Farino, 20, of A West Porter street, was arrested at 3 
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HANDCUFFED TO
 STOP SUICIDE

New London, Conn, Feb. 7-U. P)-Policc were forced to handcuff Mrs. Mary Hillwigs, New Haven, in her cell early today to prevent her from committing suicide.
 Mrs. Hillwigs and her husband were placed in cells last night and held on technical charges of intox- ication following an altercation in their car.
 Twice during the night, police said Mrs. Hillwigs took off her stockings and sought to make nooses of them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-07
Duchess BelieUed
 Expecta11t Mother

Paris, Feb. 7-(UP)-COin- cident to the removal of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor to the castle which they have acquired at Versailles, the Paris SOir intimated today that the Duchess is an expectant mother.
 Tn fact, the Duchess awaits a happy event, still some time off," the paper said. "So that the elegant, young and most envied woman may find the calm necessary to her condition she has picked the aristocratic residence which pleaseS her.
 "Thus may be born in little French castle 8 British royal child, for the first time of American blood" the newspa- per said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-07
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Feb. 7-UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Feb. 4th, compared with year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year 50,S17,653.37 29,01S,1S011
 Receipts
 s2,499,91o,46s.5 sss5,ss5,1ss.4o s1.s2s.1o2.ss1.5s s2,s72,5os ,s26.lo si,ss2, ,oss, ,s77.4s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-07
SEEK BANDITS

MiddletOwn, Conn.,, Feb. 7- (UP) - Police today sought two armed men who held up Guy Mesenti's drug store late last night and es- capped with $160.
 The men fled in a car after threatening to ''blOw out the brains" of the pro- prietOr.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-07
NATIONALISTS
 WON BIG VICTORY
Kill 1000, Capture 5000 Loyalists; Two Batteries
 of Artillery Seized
BY HARRISON LAROCHE United Press Staff Correspondent

 Hendaye, Frencl-SpaniSh from tier, Feb. T - CUP) - Spanish Ma tionalistS claimed their greatest victory in many weeks today in a mass offensive north of Teruel, key city on the eastern front.
 They asserted they had gained 12 1/5 miles, killed 2,000 Loyalists, taken 5000 prisoners. cut of a bri- gade headquarters and seized two artillery batteries, 100 machine guns, 300 rifles, trucks, an arms dump, mortars, one tank and forti- fication material.
 It was indicated that the drive continued and that if it continued
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County Officer Hickey
 With Assistant Greer Continue Their Search
Harvey 5. Firestone
 Dies Very Suddenly
Found Dead in Bed This Morning at His Summer Home in Miami-He Was Senior Member of Firm
 of Tire Manufacturers

Miami Beach, Fla, Feb 7-(UP)--Harvey s. Firestone, ST. tire manufacturer died at his winter home here today
 TO- Frestone found dead in bed He had been in apparent good heah according to members of the house hold. Announcement of the death made by Russell
 reStone of the manufacturer who at the estate The body will be taken to Akron o. for burial later this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-07
How CuIbertson Plays Bridge

Maybe you have wondered what changes this master has made in his famous bridge system.
 And maybe you would like to bring your own game up to date so you can play it with the best.
 We'll, you can do all this, and very easify.
 It's told by William E. Me- Kenney, secretary of the American Contract Bridge League, in a 12-part "Culbert- son Series" appearing in the daily "McKenney on Bridge" column.
 Start it this very minute. First article
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Cloudy, Cold Tonight;
 Fair for Tuesday.
 Full Weather Report Page 3
Evening star., 1938-02-16
j. S. ECONOMISTS T
SEEKPR|CE SHIFTS
Commodities Too Low and
Other Figures Too High,
Experts Assert.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Administration economists searched
today for means Of increasing prices Of
some goods and cutting prices Of
others.
In the wake Of President Roose-
velt's assertion yesterday that CON-
modify prices generally are too low,
Government experts said the situation
depends on which prices are talked
about.
They indicated farm products and
foods generally are too cheap, and
that textiles and various other raw
and semi-f1nished materials are IN
need Of help.
But these economists and various
Federal offlcials have complained re-
Gently that steel and building mate
rial prices were too high.
President to Get Report.
A committee Of statisticians meet
ing at the Treasury yesterday and to-
day. 1t was learned, talked particularly
about these differences between indi-
vidual commodities. The group will
report to the President tomorrow.
The Labor Statistics Bureau index
Of wholesale commodity prices is about
80 per cent Of the 1925 level, which
the administration sometimes has Sc
lected as normal"
Evening star., 1938-02-16
C.|. 0. NEGOTIATIONS
ARE DENIED BY WEIR
Steel Head in Heated Verbal Duel
With Murray Over Union
Claims.
By the Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH. Feb. 16-Philip
Murray. doughty c. I. o. chieftain,
and Ernest T. Weir. outspoken steel
master. continued today a heated
verbal duel over union claims of hav-
ing negotiated with officials of Weir's
large mill near Detroit.
The chairman of the National Steel
Corp, whose subsidiary, Great Lakes
Steel, operates the mill, said:
The supplementary statement Of
Philip Murray concerning alleged ne
gotiations of his committee with the
Great Lakes Steel Corp. must either
be a deliberate misstatement by Mr..
Murray or the result of misinforma-
ton given to Mr.. Murray by his SUBJ
ordinates in Detroit
Murray's supplementary statement
declared a union committee had ne
gotiated with David Thompson, vice
president of Great Lakes, and effected
the unemployment Of some Is union
men who had been laid off m
violation of seniority rights" adding:
Mr.. Thompson assured our group
seniority would prevail in the future
and that the violations of seniority in
the case cited could be laid to SUBJ
ordinates.
In our announcement that Bethle-
hem and Great Lakes Steel were meet
ing our people we made no claim to
having an agreement.
Evening star., 1938-02-16

e. Richardson, member Of the Board
of Managers of the society and presi-
dent OF the Society of Natives of the
District Of Columbia; James F. Duha-
mel. Henry P. Blair and Wade H.
Cooper.
New members of the Columbia His
torical Society announced at last
nights meeting are as follows:
Chief Justice Fenton w. Booth OF
the Court of Claims. Miss Cynthia j.
Crowen, John E. Laskey, Judge John
P. Mcmahon, William c. Delacy, Otto
Eisenschiml of Chicago. Norman B.
Frost, Frank r. Long, Rufus S. Lusk,
Louis G. Caldwell, Robert F. Cogswell,
DR.. James M. Doran. Leslie C. Gar
nett. Gilbert Hahn, w. W. Spaid, Col
John J. Tilson, Richard H. Wilmer,
John B. Colpoya Myron A. Hofer.
John j. Sirica. William H. Collins,
Woodson P. Houghton. Alvin l. New
myer. Mrs. w. A. Rodenburg, Rev.
Oliver j. Hart, Capt. Chester Wells,
U. S. N. retired; Mrs. Eleanor R.
Lanigan. Judge Justin Miller. c.
Melvin Sharpe. Mrs. Lee R. Penning-
ton, jr.: William E. Schmid. Rev.
Arthur A. O'Leary. S. j., and Miss E.
Bertha Chinn.
Evening star., 1938-02-16
POLITICAL LABELS
HIT BY DR.. FRANK
Great Deal of Modern lib.
eraIism" Is "Reaction,"
G. O. P. Leader Says.
BY the Associated Press.

0S tIe hSSOC1&UeQ tTeSS.
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 16.-The word.
liberal and conservative" have be-
come little more than stuffed clubs
with which political groups conduct
a kind of civil war" DR.. Glenn Frank
chairman of the Republican National
Policy Committee, said in an inter-
view here.
Asked if he looked for q more
liberal tendency" in the policies of the
party, DR.. Frank replied that:
. There Is great deal that today
presents itself as liberalism that In
my judgment Is the rankest reaction.
AN economic program that results
in fewer goods at higher prices in
stead of more goods at lower prices is
reactionary.
Il think that'any economic program
that deliberately forces a serious re-
duction in the output of goods and
services that the vast masses of Ameri-
cans need If their living standards are
to be lifted is reactionary.
Such policies cannot be made lib
eral by calling them liberal ="
The former president of the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin said his COM
mittee would hold its organization
meeting February %. He described it
as unconcerned with political strategy
or tactics.
DR.. Frank came here for an address
at nearby McKeesport.