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Evening star., 1938-09-12
D. c. RECREATION
BUILDING TO OPEN
Mcmillan Playground Project
Will Give Children Warm

Retreat on Chilly Days.
As warm retreat for children dur
ing chilly days, the District Playground
Department is about to open a modern
recreation building at the Mcmillan
Playground, formerly the Blooming
dale Playground, First and Bryant
streets NV, 1t was announced today
The building has been erected by the
District w. P. A. The heating system
will be completed by the end of
October. but officials expect the struc-
ture will be available to children be-
fore that time.
Commanding an excellent view of
the Capitol and wide stretch of the
Evening star., 1938-09-12
OVERCOME BY GAS,
WOMAN is SAVED BY SON

The timely arrival Of her son last
night saved Mrs. Mary Hazard, 81,
from possible death by asphyxiation at
her home, 1920 Tuckerman street NV.
The boy, Victor Marinelli, 13, a son
by former marriage, arrived at the
home, police said, to find his mother
unconscious on the kitchen floor. Gas
was coming from an open oven Jet.
After opening the window and shut
ting off the gas, the boy summoned
the fire rescue squad. They revived
Mrs. Hazard and took her to Emergency
Hospital. She is expected to recover
Police said they believed Mrs. Hazard
brushed against the oven, accidentally
turning on the gas, and did not
notice it.
Evening star., 1938-09-12

Northeast section. the new playground
house Is equipped with such modern
features as shower baths and indirect
lighting. 1t includes a large kitchen,
a good sized kindergarten and two
large playrooms.
Wood carvings depicting the various
sports decorate the main playroom on
the second floor. They are the work
Of the Federal art project.
Evening star., 1938-09-12
R. B. BEAlE DIES

Robert B. Beale. formerly of WASH
ington, manager Of turbine sales in the
General Electric Co.'S central station
department in Schenectady. N. Y, died
at his home there yesterday after a
brief illness, the Associated Press re-
ported.
Mr.. Beale was born here and held
degrees from Maryland State College
and Johns Hopkins University. He had
been with the General Electric Co. for
80 wears,
Evening star., 1938-09-12
1,100-LB. TURTLE TAKEN

WILMINGTON, Calf, Sept. u up.
Capt, Abe Bolton of the bait boat
1zu thinks maybe he has the worlds
largest leatherback turtle on ice here.
The turtle, captured Saturday.
weighs l,100 pounds, measures 38
inches across, 88 inches from head to
tall and is estimated to be several
hundred years old.
Jimmy Conner, crew member, said
museum records indicated the largest
captured anywhere previously was
1000 pounds.
Evening star., 1938-09-12
Amos Undergoes Operation

Amos undergoes operation.
LOS ANGELES. Sept. IL R.-
Freeman Gosden, Amos of the black
face radio team, was recovering to-
day from a minor operation performed
Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-24
Tough Guy OfMovies Finds Sister Missing Two Years

lived at 1850 President street, Brooklyn. The young star said he had confirmed that his sisters had been reunited. but that as yet he had no details of their meeting.
 Miss Repatsky disappeared just as Chester was making a name for himself on the stage in New York. The last they heard of her Chester said, was that she had started home from Lincoln High school in Brook lyn. Fearing that she perhaps had had lapse of memory, Chester said he spent almost all of the money he made for several months trying to locate her. Finally he decided that 1t was of no use. He came to Hollywood with other members of the Dead End" cast to make a screen version of the play. Chester had starring role in Little Tough Guy.
 Miss Repatsky told in her tele- gram of going to the Rivol thea- ter in New York to see Little Tough Guy" The minute she saw her brothers face on the screen, she said, her memory returned.
 Today Chester was making plans to go to New York to sec her.
 Boy, can hardly wait" he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-24

Hollywood, August 24. - (UP) - Hally Chester. the 17-year-old tough guy of the Dead End Kids team of stage and screen, wept today as he told of finding his twinsister through one of his pictures. Hattie Repatsky disappeared in April Of 1886, victim of amnesia. Chester, whose real name is Repatsky, had neither seen nor heard of her until he got a telegram from her two days ago from New York City. She had seen his picture, Little Tough Guy, she said, had recognized him and regained her memory.
 Are the family still living and where can get in touch with them?" she asked. At first, Ches- ter said, he was unable to believe his sister really had sent the mes sage. She had been missing so long and past efforts to locate her had been so futile that he had aban- doned hope ever of finding her Tt was almost too much for me, Chester said. T just couldn't be- lieve that 1t really was my sister. "
 Chester said he answered his sis ters message immediately. He told her that their sister, Mrs. G. Marcus,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-24
FEDERATION OF
 LABOR PROTESTS

Atlantic City, N, J., Aug. A-The American Federation of Labor an nounced its opposition to two mem bers of the National Labor Rela- tions Board today and protested that the new wage-hour bill gives the administrator authority com- parable to that of Russian con- missar."
 William Green, Federation pres ident, and John P. Frey, head of the metal trades department, said the rest of the executive council agreed with their opinion that the labor board was partial to the com mittee for industrial organization and that although Elmer F.. An drews, wage-hour administrator was "a good man." the law itself made for abuses "and we can't al- ways count on having Andrews"
 They described board member Donald W. Smith, whose term ex- pires Saturday, as lacking in qual- ifications," and Edwin s. Smith. an- other member as impossible" J. Warren Madden, the board chair man, they said, has better atti- tudc and a clearer understanding of the Wagner Act"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-24

[ still in possession Of her faculties, she returned to the house and, her clothing soaked with blood, and lay down on the bed, Harwell said he prayed and she responded. When they had finished he sent the oldest of the two boys, Mrs, HarWell's by a previous marriage, to a neighbor'S house for help.
 The neighbor, Mrs. Bessie Wilcox, called a Pentecostal preacher. He called Cllrtiss Sarr, state highway patrolman. Starr brought the woman here where physicians removed the fragments of her gouged eye ball and treated her arm. They said that despite the loss of blood, she would recover. It was more than two hours after she went into the Woodshed when she reached the hospital. Phy- sicians were astounded that she ap- parently had suffered no shock. She was conscious the entire time that doctors worked on her, hospital at tendants said. She helped her hus- band describe what had taken place
 Harwell was held on an open charge. He told officers he and his wife and the two children had been staying in the cabin since they came to California from Oklahoma foul months ago. Police described them as typical of hundreds of itinerants who have come to California from the dust bowl sections of Oklahoma and Texas. The children were thin and hollow-eyed, Harwell worer lad cd Denim overalls. His wife wore q patched gingham dress. These were their only clothes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-24
Chairman Upson Wins
 COP Primary Contest
Party Claims Two Town Committee Places; 3,O23 of 5000 Votes Cast

Virtually unanimous approbation of the leadership of Republican Town Chairman J. Warren Upson was claimed today by organization leaders from the results of the pri- mary contest last night which saw 3,023 ballots cast out of the po- tential 5000 votes possible by those on the Republican primary list.
 While cohorts of the Peoples bal lot, opposing the new rules of the party and committed to "more gen. eral representation" in local party affairs, appeared to have won" in four districts, two places of the town committee, it was Chairman Upson's understanding that the two town committee members, Andrew Sileo and Margaret H. Rinaldi, were mot opposed" to his leadership.
 Racial Group Protest
 Basis of the primary was con- tention by leaders of racial groups that their representation was cut to unreasonable proportion by the new district set-up provided by rules attributed to Registrar Albert O. Fall Ter. This same change in district and war lines, resulted in removal of support of ward chairmen and the primary developed this condi- tion when the chairmen supporting the Peoples ballot to carry more
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-24
Woman Digs Out Eye, Cuts of Hand M Religious Cult

Merced, Cal, Aug. 24-(UP)-Mrs Ola Irene HarWell, 26, gouged out her right eye with pair of scissors and hacked off her left hand with a heavy chopping axe during family prayer last night After their dinner, Mrs. Harwell and her husband, Woodrow Harwell, 30, and their two small sons gathered around a table in their one-room cabin for the nightly reading of the bible, Mrs, Harwell read. Her husband and old est son, 10, interrupted frequently with an amen" Mrs. HarWell came to the book of Matthew, chapter l8 verses eight and nine:
 Therefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee cut them off and cast them from thee; it is better for thee to enter life halt or maimed than having two hands or feet to cast in- to everlasting Hire. And If thine eye offend thee pluck it out and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye rather than having two yes to be cast into hell fire" Mrs. HarWell looked up from her bible. Quietly she an- nounced that her right eye and her left hand had "sinned,' She picked up a pair of scissors and left the room. Harwell said he was weak from excitement and did not follow ner.
 Mrs. Harwell went into wood- shed. There she gouged at her eye with the scissors, then placed her hand against a slab of concrete and swung three times with axe. The hand fell to the floor. Apparently
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-24
CLUE TO BUTCHER
 IN CLEVELAND

Cleveland, Aug. 24-(UP)-Polce today held eight men and woman at rag and paper company where 56-year-old junk dealer believed he left quilt in which was wrap ped the 18th torso murder victim of "the mad butcher of Kingsbury Run"
 The police. stationed at the en- trance to the Scovill Rag and Pa per Company, stopped seven en- ployes as they appeared for work and took them to Central station for investigation"
 The owners, William and David Blusinsky, father and son, went to the station in their own automobile. They were taken immediately to the office of acting detective inspector Charles O. Nevel.
 Nevel said after questioning the Blushinskys and again interviewing the junk dealer, Elmer Cummings, that "there Is no question" but that the quilt went to the rag company when 1t left Cummings hands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-24
SPAIN RUSHING
 PLANES TO HELP

Hendaye, French-Spanish From tier, Aug. 24. (UP)-The government rushed airplanes to the central front today to halt new nationalist threat to vital communication southwest of Madrid.
 A government communique ad- mitted reverses on the northern Estremadura front 90 miles south west of Madrid and the insurgents claimed major successes. The na- tionalists pierced new loyalist ter ritory where the government had weakened its lines to meet the in surgent threat against the Almaden Mercury mines.
 Aerial battles were reported in progress on all fronts, chiefly over the hotly-contested area along the Ebro river where the Loyalists have held out for nearly a month against violent insurgent attacks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-24
Loses His Life Because He Violated an Important
 Rule in Aviation
HIS ONLY PASSENGER
 ALSO MEETS DEATH
Mrs. Hawks Is Living in Bedding, Where Body of
 Flyer Will Be Buried

Buffalo, N. Y, August 24. -UP) - Captain Frank Hawks, world famous speed flyer and one of the greatest pilots this country ever pro- duced, lost his life because he violated an elementary rule of flying.
 Flying a small cabin-type biplane, designed as the answer to the need for an inexpensive plane so safe anyone could fly It, Hawks took off in a cross wind. The plane failed to gain altitude. Its wheels tanged in electric light wiring, dumping it to the ground where it burst into flames.
 Hawks passenger, J. Hazard Campbell, wealthy, Buffalo sports man, was thrown clear. Hawks was dragged out of the flaming Wreckage by farmers. He died three hours later in Buffalo General Hospital and two hours later, Campbell died. Both had been burned severely and also had suffered fatal internal in juries.
 The accident occurred in yester- days twilight at East Aurora, near here. Hawks had landed in a polo field to pick up Campbell who was a prospective purchaser of the plane, an "Aircar" manufactured by the GWinn Aircar Company, of Buffalo, of which Hawks was vice. president and sales manager.
 Mrs. Hawks In Conn.
 Company officials said Mrs, Hawks was informed of the acci- dent at her home near Bedding, Conn, but that she would not come to Buffalo. Although funeral ar engagements have not been com pleted, they said the body probably will be sent to Connecticut for
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-24
CONLEY DENIES
 TICKET RUM0RS
Democratic Voters Com= mittee Delegates Are Not
 Pledged to His Candidacy

With Democratic nomination tan- tamount to election, the contest is on today for delegates to the 18th senatorial convention, the delegates of former Senator Daniel F. Pickett in opposition to the delegates ap- proved by the conference groups during the last weeks harmony" moves of Democratic State Chair man J. Francis Smith.
 In this connection, William (Tip- per) Conley, aide to Senator George T. Culhane, denied today reports in circulation concerning the Demo- cratic Voters Committee delegates which were to the effect that they constituted "Conley ticket" While MT. Conley earlier had announced his candidacy for the senatorial nomination he said of the report: T have not spoken to or attempted to pledge any of the proposed dele gates. Nor have I any knowledge of their preferences"
 Coincidentally with announce ment that there will be meeting at Democratic Voters Committee headquarters at o'cuock tonight for delegates, tellers, workers and others interested in the ticket filed by the committee for the 16th senaorial pri- mary tomorrow, MT. Conley told The Democrat:
 Conley Statement
 q wish to correct a misunder- standing which has received some publicity concerning the nature of the ticket filed in the 18th Sena- torial District by the Democratic Voters Committee and approved by the Reorganization Committee.
 T know that rumors have been spread to the effect that this ticket is pledged to me. It has been men
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-24

Prosecutor Mitchell Meyers told The Democrat this afternoon that he will place a charge of murder against the youthful widow.
 Mrs. Scott fired two shots, the finding states. One imbedded itself in the kitchen wall at the Scott home, 89 Sheffield street; the other inflicted the fatal wound. For sev- eral hours after shooting her hus- band, says the finding, Mrs. Scott sat in chair in an adjoining room, from which point she could see her husbands body on the floor She sat in the chair after recovering from fainting spell. She sat there, says MT. Hennessy. without once assisting or ministering to him ill any way. The shooting took place at midnight. Scott died at Water bury hospital more than eight hours later.
 She Fired Both Shots
 The statement in the finding that Mrs. Scott fired both shots is con- trary to her claim that the first shot was fired while she and her hus- band struggled for the .32 caliber revolver. It would seemingly also indicate that the deputy coroner dis counts her claim of self-defense.
 The shooting, the finding states. followed an argument which began between Scott and his wife at 10 p. m. The argument began when Scott protested to his wife about "her as- sociating with other men"
 Mrs. Scott, says Mir. Hennessy, first attempted to create the im- precision that her husband had beer wounded when l-e fell against the stove. She also sought to create the impression, he says, that she had called for help at once.
 Inquest Ended Yesterday
 Deputy Coroner Hennessy com pleted his inquest yesterday after noon, at which time he questioned two more witnesses. He took a state- ment from Mrs. Scott last Thurs day, several hours after she had confessed to Detective-Lieutenan William Foley and Edward McEl- ligott that she had fired the fatal shot. She had earlier denied it.
 Deputy Coroner Hennessy sent a copy of his finding this afternoon to Prosecutor Mitchell Meyers of the city court. The la tier will prefer a formal murder charge against the widow, before she is arra.gned in city court tomorrow.
 Twelve Witnesses
 Twelve witnesses were questioned during the inquest. They were Mrs. Beulah Blanchard, Thomaston; Mrs Florence ByrneS, Reynolds Bridge: Edwin Richard Davies, 78 Sheffield street; Elden L. Grant, Thomaston; Kenneth Grant, Thomaston; Maur- ice Grant, Thomaston; Mrs. Rhoda Grant, Thomaston; Michael Kilccn 89 Sheffield street; Joseph Lanou- cite, l0l Sheffield street; George E. Morrison, 26O North Main street. George Tetreault, Thomaston; and Mrs. Scott.
 Finding of Coroner
 Deputy Coroner Hennessys find- ing follows:
 On August 10th, 1938 the de- ceased retired for the night with his wife, Thursa Grant Scott. at about 10 D. m. at their home, 89 Sheffield street, Watervillc, Conn. The couple engaged in a verbal exchange which continued for some time concerning certain ac-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-24
WOMAN IN BLACK
 IS BRAIN CHILD'
Visitor at Valentino's Grave Only Existed in
 Mind of Movie Man
By FREDERICK C. OTHMAN lCOpyright 1898 by United Pressl


 Hollywood, Aug. 24.-(UP)-The treasured Hollywood legend of the woman in black who paid an annual visit to the grave of Rudolph Valen- tino was dissipated today when it developed that she never had exist cd except in a movie producers mind.
 She was the producers brain child, hired for $5 one afternoon 10 years ago to pose kneeling at the great lovers statue while the came ras turned. That started the whole chain of events, which reached their zenith yesterday, on the 18th anni- versary of Valentines death. when at least three mysterious women in black appeared at his tomb.
 Photographers, who kept dawn to-dusk vigil at the white marble mausoleum in Hollywood cemetery, looked carefully at each succeeding woman and finally pictured the one of the three who looked the blond est and the prettiest under her heavy black veil.
 Revelation of Facts
 Revelation of the facts concern ing the origin of the mysterious
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-24
Gangster Weinberg h More Secrets OfHines
Was Told to Spend All Money He Could to Promote Campaign of William C. Dodge, Who Was Dis=
 trct Attorney Before Dewey
BY JOSEPH l.. MYLER United Press Staff Correspondent

New York, Aug. 24-UP) George Weinberg, operations manager for the Dutch Shcultz lottery racket, testified today in the trial of James J. Hines that he was ordered to use all the money we could" to pro- mote the campaign of William C. Dodge for district attorney. Dodge was the predecessor of District At torney Thomas E. Dewey, who IS prosecuting the case against Hines, Tammany district leader charged with furnishing political protection for the vast lottery combine. Vein berg said that Schultz, gangster who seized the $100,0000O0 Harlem policy racket, issued the order in September. 1883 while he was in hiding from federal officers who wanted him on an income tax indictment
 Never Below 5000
 Under questioning by Dewey Weinberg said he gave several sums of never below $2,000 and never above $3,000" to Hines for the cam paign, once in the presence of Dodge himself.
 Hines, he said, turned to the can- didate and said:
 "This is where the money for your campaign is coming from"
 Dodge was one of the three pub lie officials named by Dewey in a bill of particulars as having been "bribed, influenced or coerced" by Hines.
 Weinberg quoted Schultz as say ing in October, 1933:
 "The district attorneys office is more important than the mayors. It looks like the Democrats might lose City Hall. We've got to elect Dodge"
 Thereafter, Weinberg said, he paid Joseph Shellack, Hines attorney, "$2,OO0 or $3,000" to be used in the campaign in behalf Of Dodge.
 Dixie Davis Paid
 Subsequently,, he said, he gave J. Richard (Dixie) Davis, attorney for the Schultz gang, similar sum to be delivered to Hines for the SdInc pul pOoc.
 Accounting conversation he had with J. Richard Dixie) Davis, Schultz attorney Weinberg said:
 He said Schultz had said to use all the money he could to help Hines elect Dodge
 Dewey started the testimony to- day by questioning Weinberg about a cut of policy controllers profits in 1885 from 30 to 25 per cent.
 Abe Landau, Schultz killer, ad- dressed the controllers, Weinberg said.
 Q-Tell us what Landau said. Ale told the controllers they would have to take the cut and that II
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-24
WOMAN IS SLAIN
 BY AN ICEPICK
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Boston, Aug. 24-(UP)-Kenneth McLane, 50, was questioned today in the ice pick staying of Mrs Katherine Bruni, 60, of the South End.
 Mrs. Bruni was beaten and hack ed to death yesterday as neighbors reused by sounds of an argument, tried to break in her apartment door. McLane allegedly was the only person in the room with the victim when entrance was gained.
 He fled, but ran into two police men who had been summoned by screams of women residents. Mc- Lane first was booked on a drunk enness charge, but later was ordered held without bail for questioning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-24
l6TH DISTRICT
 POLLING PLACES
Voters Will Choose Be- tween Smith, Culhane or
 Pickett Delegates

With new districts and in some cases, new polling places Democrats of the 18th senatorial district will vote tomorrow night in the sen- atorial primary contest. They will choose between two slates of dele gates, one the ticket presented by State Chairman J. Francis Smith and Senator George Culhane, the other slate offered by ex-Senator Daniel F. Pickett.
 Eligible to vote in tomorrow nights primary are registered Dem- ocrats of the fourth and fifth wards, which comprise the 18th senatorial district. There are II districts in the two wards. Voting will be between the hours of 43O and 9:30 p. m.
 Voting Places The voting places designated by the Democratic town committee are as follows ct is to be noted that in several cases the Democratic prim- ary polling places are not the same as those recommended for the fall elections by the Griffenhagen sur vey):
 Al 233 South Elm St.
 Maloncy School Az 228 Washington Ave.
 Fire House 4-3 51 Washington st.
 O'DonnelPs Hall A 2 Cypress St.
 HOpeville School 5-1 20 South Elm St.
 Leavenworth High School 5-2 54 Ridge St.
 Merriman School 5-3 l37 Fairmount St.
 Mulcahy School 5-4 1856 East Main St.
 Fire House 5-5 20 Taylor St.
 Club House 5-6 1929 East Main St.
 Anderson School 5-7 Cor. Mcriden & WO0dtick Roads Chase School
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-24
Dangerous Tip In
 Un-An1ericanisz,7

New York, Aug. 24-UP)- A sizzling hot tip too danger ous to talk about" according to one of it's agents led a sub committee of the Dies commit tee Investigating n-American activities to hold it's first ses- sions here in secret today. Rep. Joe Starnes, D., Ala, chairman of the subcommittee, said the hearings might be opened to the public "when we have de- veloped our tip further" The inquiry in New York will de- vote itself largely to Fascist and Nazi propaganda.
 John c. Metcalfe, inves- tigator for the full Dies com mittee, said an open hearing would be held later if facts warrant" He declined further comment except that things are dangerous to talk about at this time." The sub b-committee in- cluded Rep. Joe Starnes, D., Alabama, chairman; Rep. J. Parnell Thomas, R., N. J., and Rep. John J. Dempsey, D., N. M. It was understood that the committee had called Girolamo Valenti, editor-in- chief of an anti-Fascist publication.