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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-02
CHAOS BY NEW BALLOTS
Court Rules More Names to Be Put orl-Macllines
 to Be Changed

Ruling of the superior court at Hartford late yesterday on the ap- phcation of various of the political parties whose candidates names were not placed on the ballots issued by the secretary of states office, to- day threw the mechanics of election into chaos in 127 towns of the state.
 In Waterbury, where Custodian Harry Leary and his assistants had placed the ballots in 36 of the GA machines to be used next Tuesday, all-night work for the time remain ing until election day was in pros- pect.
 Court Upholds Complaint
 Complaint upheld by the court was that numerous of the Socialist, Union, Socialist Labor and Com munist party candidates names had not been placed on the ballots. Ad- ditionally, there will be change of position of the ballots, the Union party taking fourth position where the Socialist Labor party ticket is now included on the ballots.
 Custodian Leary estimated that the secretary of states office would have the new ballots in Waterbury between and o'clock tonight and then the printers will have an all- night job getting them out. The Hartford office has been changing ballots and adding the disputed names since late yesterday, he said.
 Cause of It All
 Reason for the embroglio was found in the fact that most of the small towns in the state never had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-02
BLUENOSE CAPT.
 HAS LEFT BOSTON

Boston, Nov. 2-(UP)-Capt. An- gus Walters of Canada's cham pion BluenoSe, his international fishermen's championship trophy restored but still without. $30O0 prize money, left Boston by plane today for Nova Scotia and his comedy bride-to-be. Behind him he left a new challenge to Cap'n. Cecil Moul- ton, acting skipper of Gloucester's Gertrude |. Thebaud, defeated by BluenoSe last month in a three-out- of-five race series for the 1888 fish, ermenss championship.
 Walters said that V. c. Bruce Wetmore, Canadian-born Boston sportsman, has offered to wager $20.O0O that Bluenose would win a series of races between Boston. Bermuda and Halifax, N. S., during 30 days Of consecutive sailing. Dur ing his Boston visit. Walters, a 66- year-Old widoWer, announced that he will wed Miss Mildred (Dimples) Butler, 26, Halifax restaurant cash- fer next April.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-02
Three kidnapings, One Murder, Are Disclosed
J. Edgar Hoover Reveals His Agents Captured Gang of Former COnvicts- Victim Shot to Death,
 Body Is Burned
BL CHRIS CUNNINGHAM

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 New York, Nov. 2.-(UP).-J Ed gar Hoover announced today that his department of justice agents had captured 8 gang of former convicts believed responsible for three kid napings in New York. The kidnap- ings had not been disclosed hereto fore. All the victims were adults; one was murdered.
 Arthur Fried, missing since Dec. 4, was shot to death and his body burned in furnace while the gang was demanding $200, ,00O ransom for his safe return, Hoover said.
 Those seized Joseph Stephen Sa- coda, 27; Demetrius Gula, 30; John Virga, 34, and William Jacknis, 27, all of New York. All had prison records for crimes ranging from counterfeiting to burglary and ar- son.
 $14,900 Paid In Ransoms
 A total of $14,9O0 was paid in ransom in two of the kidnapings, none in the third. Hoover said the gang also was wanted for three rob- berries which netted $1,796.
 Those kidnapped besides Fried were Benjamin Farber, 38, Brooklyn coal proprietor, and Norman Miller, 19, whose father, Charles, has a steve doring business.
 The disappearance of Fried had been mystery. On the night of Dec 4, Hoover said, two men in an automobile forced a car driven by Fried to the curb in White Plains and made him get into their car.
 The next day Fried was forced to write his family note demanding $200,000 for his release. The ransom negotiations continued until Jan- uary when Hugo Fried, a brother, agreed to contact the kidnapers. He was to have gone to theater and dropped the ransom money from the mezanine floor to 8 man on the street below. He did not drop the money.
 Victim Already Dead
 Hoover said the victim already was dead when the contact was ar- ranged. He said Fried was killed by one of the kidnapers four days af- ter he was seized. He said the body was burned in a furnace in the base ment of the Ukranian hall, the same
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-02
Three Liquor Dealers Deprived Of Licenses George F. Muligan, Philip Becker and Hubert C. Keenan Must Quit Business Only Recourse
 Is Appeal to Supreme Court

Superior Court Judge Earnest c, Simpson today determined that a sandwich "may, under certain cir cumstances constitute meal" in connection with the Sunday hquor law. In the same opinion, filed today, he upheld the action of the Liquor Control Commission in the revocation of licenses of three Iocaj liquor dealers for selling liquor on Sunday without meals. Unless estaea cessful appeals are taken to the su- preme court of errors, George F Mulligan of Phoenix avenue; Philip Becker, of 5 Bishop street, and Hu- bert c. Keenan, of 273 Cherry street, must comply with the order of the liquor commission and dis continue their liquor and beer bus ineSses.
 Food Was Mere Cover
 In dismissing the appeals of the three liquor dealers. Judge Simp- son states that the food in each case was served on Sunday as a mere cover for the sale of liquors.
 The final paragraph of the opin- ion, which is carried in complete form in today's Democrat, states: Tt might not be out of place to remark that we now have nber- alized liquor law, and if permittees are not careful to obey the law, such disobedience will bring about more stringent regulations, just as the constant violation of the former liquor law by brewers, dealers and saloon keepers. brought about pro hibition."
 No Appeal Decided On
 Attorney Thomas F. McGrath, counsel for the State Liquor Deal- CTS Association, who sponsored the appeals of the three local dealers, said today that he is studying Judge Simpsons ruling. He said he would not discuss the question of higher appeal until after 8 conference with dealer representatives. He said he has 10 days in which to file such an appeal.
 The ruling today by Judge Simp- son was on the application of the liquor dealers for judgment Gin ac- cordance with the report" of Ref cree Frederick Peasley, who heard the issues of the case before report ing to Judge Simpson.
 In the report of Referee Peasley, it was stated that the sale of sand wiches by Hubert Keenan was 8 mere cover for the sale of liquor on Sunday. In the other two cases, 1t
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-02
No Judge to Be Named Until Date Has Been Set
 for Trials MOTIONS OF ALCORN
 CAME AS SURPRISE First Hearing Will Come Up Before Court Fri-
 day Afternoon

Chief Justice William M. Maltbie of the supereme court of errors will postpone any action toward the appoint ment of a judge for the Wa terbury conspiracy cases un- til motions filed yesterday by Special Prosecutor Hugh M. A1corn - attempting to rescind Judge Earnest C.. Simpsons transfer of the case to New Haven - have been disposed of. Chief Justice Moltbie also told the Democrat to- day that he probably will not ap- point a judge to preside at the trial until after a trial date has been set. It remains for Special Prose cutor Alcorn to make motion for trial date.
 AIcorn Hearing Friday
 Yesterdays motions, to rescind the second paragraph of Judge Simpsons ruling of October 25, and to reargue the question of the au- thority of the court to transfer the trial to New Haven, will be heard by Judge Simpson in Superior Court here Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. They were filed shortly after 2:30 p. m. yesterday by Assistant Special Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn. IT.
 Special Prosecutor Alcorn has re- nlained non committal when Ques- hcned concerning his motions and
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-02
COMMONS HEARS
 CHAMBERLAIN
Britain About to Recognize Conquest of Ethiopia
 By MussOlini
BY SIDNEY ,. WILLIAMS

United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 London, Nov. 2.-(UP)-Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the House of Commons today that Great Britain intends to recognize the Italian conquest of Ethiopia and push through the British-Italian accord in the interests of general peace.
 Asking approval of motion well coming the governments course, Chamberlain said:
 "The step being taken must be regarded as 8 step towards ap- basement. In approving the motion the House will be definitely improv- ing the prospects of peace as whole.
 Let us put an end now to the idea that it is our desire to keep any state at arms length. Let us remember that any advance to- wards removal of the possible caus- es of friction on one subject makes it more probable that we can deal with those remaining unsettled"
 Return of FavOrs
 "1f any justification is required for the policy of the government in clos ing our differences with Italy" Chamberlain continued, it surely can be found in the action of Pre- mier Mussolini when at my re- quest he used his influence with Fuehrer Hitler in order to give time for the discussions which led up to the Munich agreement.
 "But that action, the peace of Europe was saved. Does anyone suppose that my request that Mus Solini intervene would have met with response from him, or indeed that I could have made such 8 re- quest, if our relations remained what they were IS months ago?"
 In response to a question as to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-02
FOOTBALL STAR
 JOINS WITH CULT
Harrington Heavenly" Gates of Dartmouth Is
 Living in Farmhouse
BY EDWIN corr Limited Press Correspondent

Amherst, N. H., Nov. @(UP)- Harrington CHeavei.ly) Gates, wear ing blue dungarees and 8 Dart mouth green sweater with the nu- morals '39, stood uneasily in the sparSely- furnished living room of a ramshackle farmhouse at the Holy Chose and Us" colony here today and said: g,
 q don't know whether I'll go back to college or not. I found the peace up here I've been looking for. Ask anybody at Dartmouth about the happiness I have found"
 The big football star has been at the colony, know. as the Salem Turkey farm, since Sunday, when he resigned abruptly from Dart mouth college.
 ChOpping Wood
 Gates was chopping wood when the reporter reached the hillside headquarters of the cult. He laid aside his axe and strolled to the weatherbeaten farmhouse for an interview. Some of the living room windows had been broken and patched.
 T came up here to think it out and to mediate. Maybe I'll get a job. don't know whether I'll re- turn to college or not" Gates said.
 "I've been spending my summers up here. I first came in contact with members of the cult as Saugus (his hometown in Massachusetts, while I was a Dartmouth sopho- more.
 I'm worried because I'm afraid that I've put the college in a bad light by deserting and coming up here. I'm also afraid I've caused the colony lot of trouble. Most of all, (COntinued on Page Al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-02
BOSTON PRELATE SPEAKS AT EVENT
l5Oth Celebration of First Mass to Be Said in State
 of Massachusetts

Boston, Nov. 2 - (UP)-William Cardinal O'Connell, Catholic arch- bishop of Boston, condemned pres ent-day pagan gaiety, vulgar dress and indecent dances" today at the 150th celebration of the first mass in Massachusetts. Speaking to about 100 persons, including high state and city officials, who crowded the tiny downtown chapel of St. Thomas More, the cardinal said: "Now, more than ever, we must follow the path of righteousness and honor which has been marked out for us by our ancestors in the faith"
 His eminence traced the founda- tion of the Catholic religion in Massachusetts from early worship in homes of devout Catholics who im- migrated to the new world to the establishment of the first Catholic church of the holy cross" in 1788 in Boston.
 Religious Freedom Born
 Religious freedom was born <. with the signing of the first consti- tuition of Massachusetts. And with the kind cooperation of some non- Catholic friends" the cardinal said. Prom little congregation of g few dozen souls, we now number more than a million and are now able to count more than 300 Catholic churches and hundreds of Catholic schools, hospitals and insti- tutions.
 Tt is well to recall the story of our beginnings. On all sides we see evi- dences of infidelity and irreligion. Pagan gaiety, vulgar dress, indecent dances, vile and immoral entertain ement are evident signs of the ire ligion and infidelity which replace the quiet Christian lives of our forbears."
 He demanded continuance of strong faith so that i've may hand on to those who come after us the priceless gift of faith which our honored forbears gave to us."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-02
CLAIMS TOMB OF
 POET IS OPENED
BacOnia Society Seeking to Prove Bacon Wrote
 Shakespeare Plays
By JAN YINDRrCH

(Unlted Press Stan C0rrespOndentg
 London, Nov. 2-(UP) -Eerie lights which flashed in Westminster Ab- bey during the night caused reports today that the tomb of Edmund Spenser. prince of poets. had been opened in an effort to end a 170- year-old claim that Francis Bacon wrote William Shakespeare's plays. Abbey officials denied that the tomb had been opened and intimated that the lights were due to secret preliminary survey as part of which experts sought to place the exact spot where Spenser's bones repose. People who passed by the abbey dur ing the night were surprised to see elusive flashes of light which gave momentary glimpses of the richly colored stained glass windows.
 Agreed to Open Tomb
 It was remembered that abbey authorities had agreed to open Spen- ser'S tomb at the insistence of mem-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-02
FIRE IN GREENWICH

Greenwich, Conn, Nov. 2.-(UPl.
 Fire today caused $30OO0 damage to the home of Samuel w. Meek, of- ficial of the J. Walter Thompson Advertising Agency, New York. Three wings of the palatial home were destroyed by the flames.
 Eiremen were hampered by lack of water facilities. Meek aIsi is s di- rector of Time and Fortune maga- zines
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-02
Governor Cross Findings Of Commission
Present Jail Buildings Have Outliyed Usefulness; Textile Industry, Minor
 Courts Under Study

Hartford, Conn, November 9 - (UP) - special commission reported to Governor Cross today that state ais breeders and should be replaced by farms administered by unified intelligent program in accordance with modern psychological practices The report was sub mitted by Jerome Davis, chairman of legislative cois
 appointed to investigate the jail setp The present a buildings it related have ouved their usefulness and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-02
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Nov. 2-(UP) Gov. ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Oct. 31st. compared with a year ago: $2,sSO.6s4.s45.79 $2.54s. LISA. .s05.s0
 Receipts $1,s41.147,16s.25 s1,sss, ,4s0, ,ssO.21 s1.lss.Ss7.7sS.54 s5s5.7ss, ,s1s.5s
 Net Deficit s1.12s.ss4.os2.54 s5so,775.7ss.ss
 Cash Balance
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The Weather

Fair, Warmer Tonight; Cloudy on Thursday
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The Washington times., 1938-08-20
RAIN TO BLAME
Oly1npian Wreck Laid
To CLOudbUrst

Q.N.S.) The wreck Of the crack
Olympian near saugus, Mont, on
June 10, in which Al persons were
killed and rs injured, was caused
by a cloudburst, w. j. Patterson.
director of the Bureau of Safety
of the ICC, reported today. Rain
undermined the piers of the
bridge through which the train
plunged into a roaring river.
Patterson's report followed an
intensive, two months investiga-
tion.
The Olympian, operated by the
Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul and
Pacific railroad, fell into what was
ordinarily a dry creek bed. Three
torrential rains, one Of them of
cloudburst proportions formed a
river several feet high.
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
WALKER
RITES MONDAY

Requiem mass for Mrs. Emily j..
Walker, widow of Samuel H.
Walker. former member of the
Washington Metropolitan Police
Force, will be celebrated Monday
at 8 a. m. by the Rev. Joseph V.
Buckley, pastor, in st. Francis
Xavier Church. Burial will be in
Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mrs. Walker died yesterday at
the home of her grandson, Harry
Walker, of Ritchie, Md, following
a lingering illness. Aged 70 she
was a naive of Washington and a
member of the Ladies Auxiliary of
the Spanish American War Vet
Grams.
Besides her grandson, she leaves
a daughter, Mrs. lola G. jana,
and two other grandchildren,
Charles M. Skidmore and Mrs.
Mildred May,
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
THOS. K. HEATH
Famed Stage Veteran
Buried Today

SETAUCKET, N. Y, Aug. 20
0.N.SO.-Thomas K. Heath, 85-
year-old veteran of the vaudeville
stage, was to be buried this after
noon in a Brooklyn mausoleum,
following funeral services at his
home here.
Members Of the famous team
of Mcintyre and Heath, he out
lived by a year his former partner,
James Mcintyre, with whom he
appeared on the stage for 60 years.
They started their act in 1874 at
San Antonio, Tex, and made their
final stage appearance in Boston
four years ago. Word of McIn-
tyres death last year was kept
from the ailing Heath.
Residue Of a $5,000.000 estate
left to Heath by his wife at her
death in 1929 was to go to the
Actors Fund of America, for re-
lief of INDECENT members, under
terms of her will.
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
DEATH
WITNESS JAILED

A colored youth, believed to
hold the key to the fatal shooting
of George e. Sanford, 20, one
week ago, was arrested by mem
bers of the homicide squad early
this morning and held for inveSti-
CATION at the First precinct.
George Molloy, 18, and Leroy
Evans, 10. arrested in Richmond
Wednesday night and returned
here for questioning about the
shooting, told police Sanford was
shot when a pistol accidentally
exploded as a man was being
beaten over the head with the
weapon during a fight in an auto
mobile.
Evans was shot in the hand and
has been undergoing treatment at
Gallinger Hospital since his return
here. The same bullet, the youths
told detectives, struck Sanford in
the chest just over the heart.
The youth jumped out Of the
car after the shooting, and the
others took Sanford to Children's
Hospital, then fled.
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
George w. Harmon
Funeral TOdaV

Funeral services for George
Winfield Harmon, So, of Silver
Spring. Md, who died suddenly
Thursday in New York city while
on duty as assistant administra.
tive officer of the Census Bureau
there, were held today at the
Warner Pumphrey funeral home,
8424 Georgia Ave-, Silver Spring,
Md. Interment was in Rock Greek
Cemetery.
Born in the District of Coium-
bia, Mr.. Harmon entered Govern
ment service q years ago, having
worked with the War Finance
Board, Smithsonian Institution,
Agriculture Department and the
Census Bureau. He was member
of Stansbury Lodge, Masonic
Order.
His widow, Mrs. Genevieve June
Howard Harmon, a teacher at the
Woodside School in Silver Spring;
son, George, jr., and five
brothers and four sisters survive.
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
new OFFICE
Fox Takes OUer Job
At Treasury

Succeeding Francis DeSales
Ryan as superintendent Of Trea-
sury buildings, John D. Fox today
took over his new duties.
Mr.. Fox began his Government
career as an assistant to William
H. McReynolds, at that time ad-
ministratlve assistant to Henry
Morgenthau, jr., in the Farm
Credit Administration. Prior to
his appointment to the Farm
Credit he has spent time in the
procurement division Of the Trea.
sury. He ;o a graduate of Williams
College and was born in New York
city.
Mr.. Ryan, who has been in the
Government service since 1918,
will be transferred to the procure.
ment division. He is now out of
town on a 30-day leave.
Ryan, a WaShingtonian, received
wide publicity on his defense of
President Roosevelt'S En- glis h
which had been criticized by Prof.
Janet Aiken in an open letter.
He is president of the Central
Citizens Association.
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
Christian Science

Mind" is the subject Of the
lesson-sermon in all the Churches
of Christ, scientist, tomorrow. The
Golden Text is from Job, 36:5:
Behold, God is mighty, and de-
spieth not any: He is mighty in
strength and wisdom" Among
the citations which comprise the
lesSon-sermon is the following
from the Bible: 20, the depth Of
the riches, both of the wisdom and
knowledge Of God! How unsearch-
able are His judgments, and His
ways past finding out! For Of
Him and through Him and to
Him are all things, to Whom be
glory forever" The leSSon-Sermon
also includes the following passage
from the Christian Science text
book, Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures" by Mary
Baker Eddy: Divine metaphysics,
as revealed to spiritual under
standing, shows clearly that all
is mind, and that mind Is God.
Iomnipotence, omnipresence, omni-
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
MRS. A. H. KELLER
Die S, FUNERAL
H E R E MONDAY
Came to Washington
During Civil War

Funeral services for Mrs. Aimee
Hodges Keller, widow Of Thomas
Townsend Keller, an official of
the War Department, will be held
Monday at 10 a. m. at the S. H.
Hines funeral home. 2901 Four
teenth st. N. w. The Rev. DR..
Albert Evans, associate pastor of
the New York Avenue Presbyter-
ian Church, will officiate. Inter.
ment will be in Rock Greek Gem
etery.
Mrs. Keller died yesterday at
her home, 1401 Fairmont st. N.
W., after an illness Of two years.
She was born in Philadelphia, Pa.
the daughter of Anne Elizabeth
Day Hodges and John Clark
Hodges, and came to Washington
with her parents during the war
between the States. She was
active in the woman's organiza.
tions Of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church.
A son, Thomas Townsend Kel-
ler; a daughter, Muriel Keller;
two sisters, Mrs. w. A. Morsell
and Mrs. Thomas Dowling of Will
mington, Del, and a brother, Ed.
ward r. Hodges, of Washington.
survive.
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
Three Look k-AikeS
Get Their First
'PernQnentS'

"After you get used to them,"
Mrs. Irving Chappelear, of Bene'
dict, Md, said today, you can
tell them apart"
She was referring to her 16-
year-old triplets-Rose, Flavia and
Virginia-who had Just had their
first permanent waves.
However, a stranger, viewing
the trio might not feel so opti,
mistic, though their height and
weight vary. Rose is S feet S
inches and weighs 130 pounds;
Flavia, S feet 4 inches and weighs
1873 pounds, and Virginia, 5 feet
31a inches, weighs 1875 pounds.
ALL SENIORS
All seniors at the Hughesville
High School in Benedict, the girls
were not surprised about the fuss
made over them. They're used to
it. Dressed alike, it is difficult to
tell them apart, for all have the
same ash blond hair, chubby faces
and light blue eyes.
"I've given permanents to a
princess and Chinese" Charles
H. Bury, proprietor Of the Fair
lawn Beauty Shop in AnacoStia,
said, "but this is the first time I've
worked on triplets."
He added:
"I've tested Virginia's head
three times to Sc If it were dry
instead of Flavia's's or Roses.
It amuses them-but they look
so much alike"
Mrs. Chappelear, who had ex'
pected twins but not triplets,
beamed with pride as her daugh-
ters twisted and turned, admirins
their newly waved locks. She has
other children. she said, Francis,
13, and Thomas 81. The father,
a farmer, is in charge Of the
waterworkS at Benedict.