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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
DIED

FLOwER-In this city. Dec. 3, 1888. Nelson William Flower of 27 John son St. Funeral Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from Alderson funeral home, 70 Central Ave. Burial at convenience of the family.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02

constructed under the 1S3s-S7-SS programs:
 Five battleships of 35,0OO tons dis placement.
 Six aircraft carriers of 2S,OoO tons.
 Four l0O0O-to1 cruisers.
 Five 8,0O0-ton cruisers.
 Ten 5,46O-ton cruisers.
 Nineteen submarines.
 Thirty-five destroyerS (of which 18 will be completed Shortly).
 Five escort vessels.
 Four mineSweeperS.
 Three patrol vessels.
 Two depot ships.
 Ten miscellaneous craft (tugs, tenders, gunboats, etc.).
 Eighteen motor torpedoboats or mosquito craft" of 25 tons each.
 In addition two 40,000-ton battle ships, four 8,000-ton cruisers and a number of smaller vessels have been authorized. Their construc- tion will begin soon.
 The first two of the new battle ships, the King George V and the Prince of Wales, probably will be launched early next spring. They are expected to go into service by 1940. Their three sister ships, the Anson, Beatty and Jellicoe, are scheduled for completion the fol- lowing year. All are of 35.000 tons with speed expected to touch 90 knots and each will mount 14-inch guns. With their huge armaments it is said they will be the most strongly protected warships ever built.
 Simultaneously with this vast building program the navy person mel has been increased by 30,O00 of ficers and men in the past foul years. The total now is 119,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
LETTER CARRIERS
 FEEDING BIRDS

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 2-(UP)- Besides toting their heavy bags, four rural mailmen today lugged along 25 pounds of corn each with which to feed the birds along their routes in the outlying sections of Hartford, East and West Hartford and Wethersfield.
 The 10 pounds of corn was con- tributed by am anonymous donor who responded to Postmaster Will liam J. Rankin's offer to distribute grain for birds that faced starva- tion because of the recent heavy snowfall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
OBITUARY

FLOWER-Nelson William Flower, "A, of 27 Johnson street died this morning at the Waterbury hospital. He was born in Bethlehem, Conn, the son of William and Bessie Still son Flower.
 MT. Flower is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sara Thompson Flower; one. son, Earl N. Flower of this city; one grand daughter, and two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Karl of Litchfield and Mrs. Eleanor Beers of Ocean Beach, California.
 The funeral will be held on Mon- day afternoon at o'clock from the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue, Rev. Dr. John N, Lewis offi- ciating, assisted by Rev. William Brewster. Burial will be at the con- venience of the family. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sum- day afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock.
 ADOLPH = Word was received here Wednesday of the death of Mrs. Mary (Campion) Adolph, widow of Joseph H. Adolph of Highland Falls, N. Y, at the home of her daugh- ter, Fort Riley, Kas., Tuesday.
 Mrs. Adolph was the daughter of the late Daniel and Margaret (Moore) Campion of Hartford, her birthplace, but had lived most of her life in Highland Falls.
 She is survived by two sons, J. Harry Adolph of Geneseo, N. Y., and Raymond D. Adolph, of Bear Moun- tain, N. Y.; a daughter, Mrs. Wal lace J. Redner of Fort Riley; three brothers, John M., Daniel O., and Matthew T. Campion, all of Water bury; and 6 sister, Miss L. K. Cam pion of Waterbury.
 The funeral will be held from her home to the church of the Sacred Heart, Highland Falls, tomorrow morning, with burial in Peacedale cemetery.
 BARNES-MisS E. c. Barnes, of Wallingford. died late Tuesday night at the Meriden hospital. She is sur- vived by one brother, Willis Barnes of Waterbury. Miss Barnes was member of the Aquilla Rebekah lodge of Wallingford.
 The funeral was held this after noon at o'clock at the J. W. Fitz- gerald & Co. funeral home, Center St., Wallingford, Rev. Donald w. Greene, pastor of St. Paul's Episco- pal church, oficiating. Burial was in the Center cemetery, Wallingford. sry was Rev. Thomas McGarry of Oakville. A special program of music | was rendered by Professor Robert F. Birt, organist and soloist. The pall- bearers, all nephews of the de- ceased, included: Ralph, Francis and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
ANOTHER LAST
 VETERAN GOES

Boston,. Dec. 3 = (U.P0 - Dr. William H. Emery, 90, Harvard 1870 grauate and sole surviving member of G. A. R. Post 6 of Roxbury, was under treatment for malnutrition at City hospital today.
 He was found by police uncon- scious in bed in the Ruxbury home where he had lived alone for 57 years. Police went to the house after Recording Secretary Joseph Philbrick of the Roxbury Odd Eel lows rang the veterans doorbell without response.
 Relatives said he had ample funds and had refused to live with them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
PAYS FOR MISTAKE

Rutland, vt, Dec. 2-CUP)-Her- bert c. Eiimes, 34, Rutland city hall janitor, began a one-to-two- year state prison sentence today for killing a hunter whom he mistook for a deer.
 He was convicted in county court yesterday of careless use of firearms in the fatal shooting of Milton L. Lewis, 50, of Rutland, father of two children, at Pittsfield Nov. q. Mrs. Lewis has filed an $6,0O0 dan- age suit against Hines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
ECCLES EXPLAINS
 ABOUT SPEEDING

New York, Dec. ? - UP) = Marriner s. Eccles. chairman of the RedetaI Reserve Board, told the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Banking that heavy government spending must continue and a balanced national budget must wait until the national income increases to where tax returns bale ance it automatically.
 He said that if our national iI1- come increases to where tax returns
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02

balance it automatically.
 lie said that if our national in- come reached the same comparative level of Great Britain's, our annual income would be @88OOQ ,0OO,O 900 and we would collect SIS. 900 .o00, 900 Q year in taxes, which would more than balance the budget.
 He addressed the annual dinner of the bankers forum last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
MASSES

MeCARTHY-A third anniversary mass of requiem will be celebrated tomorrow morning at o'clock, at St. Margaret's church, for the re- pose of the soul of the late Mrs. Julia Mccarthy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
TESTIMONY OF
 CUILTYPLEADERS

CCuhtinusd from pass |,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
sTEPPED BACKWARD

OuinnviIIe R. T., Dec. 2-CUP)- Adelard Marsielle, 70, of sayIesville stepped backward off c raft and drowned in Blackstone canal yester- day. H ewas helping to clear hur- ricane debris from the canal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
BRITAIN BUILDS 126 NAVY CRAFT;I I NEW BATTLESHIPS GOAL BY '42;
 REARMINC COSTS SIT PER CAPITA.
Outlay for Vessels Under Construction Or Authorized Probably Will
 Exceed 800 Million
BY JOSEPH w. GREGG, Jr. United Press Staff Correspondent

London, Dec. 2-(UP)-Great Britain today is hast enng forward the most formidable building since the great warshp with Imperial Germany just
Evening star., 1938-02-28
NUMBERS DEBATE
FLARES IN HOUSE
Hoffman and Pa|misano
Swap Views in Brief
Discussion.

Numbers legislation flared up un-
expectedly in the House today when
Chairman Palmisano Of the District
Committee called up the Small Claims
Court bill.
Representative Hoffman, Repub-
lican, Of Michigan asked the Maryland
Representative when his committee
was going to report out the numbers
bill land stop this gambling in Wash
ington."
Mr.. Palmisano explained that the
committee already had arranged to
hold hearing on the bill March 9.
Il might ask the gentleman" the
chairman added, IF he has read this
bill"
Representative Hoffman said: mo,
the less I know about this gambling,
the better
Il might add" Mr.. Palmisano went
on, that this bill is advocated by the
newspapers. I think these newspaper
campaigns encourage gambling. And
the papers certainly encourage gam
bling on the horse races hundreds of
miles away by running information
about them day in and day out.
One section of this bill permits an
officer to stand across the street from
your house and send a gambler in
and then say he believes the house is
being used for gambling and get
search warrant"
Representative Hoffman asked the
chairman if that was the real reason
why the bill had been held in the
committee so long He added he was
mot in favor of gambling
I'm not either" Mr., Palmisano re-
piled. None of us is
Chairman Palmisano said when the
numbers bill came out of the commit
tee. the House could decide whether
racing form charts and other infor-
nation Of interest to persons betting
on the races should not be included
in the ban on numbers slips.
With that the discussion ended.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
House Burns
As CuretUker
Calmly Works
B, stan Correspondent Of The Star.

By Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
REDLANDS, Md. Feb. 28.-Fire
roaring through the attic of the old
Talbot home. located about . mile
from here on the Norbeck road. failed
today to disturb Caretaker Hunter 8.
Harris. who was calmly going about
preparing the home for its recent
purchaser, Brockett Muir, attorney for
the Home Owners Loan Corp.
In fact, Mr. Harris did not sense
anything out Of the ordinary until the
roof caved in to scatter blazing embers
about the historic frame building.
Before fire apparatus could be
summoned from Gaithersburg, Sandy
Spring and Rockville. the blaze had
virtually destroyed the 15-room home
Most Of the furnishings, including
many antique pieces burned, as did
some new furniture purchased by the
caretaker for the new owner.
The house was being remodeled. and
Mr.. Muir had not yet moved in. The
fire was believed to have started
whe1 the high wind blew over 4
chimney. No estimate Of the damage
Was made immediately.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
CHlLDREN'S CONCERTS
WILL END THIS EVENING
National Symphony Orchestra
Will Give Program at Roose-
velt High School.

The National Symphony Orchestra,
under direction of Hans Kinder, will
present the final program in q series
of three "Children's Concerts for
Adults" tonight at $50 O'Clock in the
Roosevelt High School Auditorium,
Thirteenth and Upshur streets NV.
As in previous concerts in the series,
the program will not be announced in
advance, at the request of DR.. Kinder.
The director will introduce the pro-
gram with talk tracing the history of
music and the orchestra will play COM
positions illustrating the various forms,
or patterns" of p'usical writing.
The series Is being given under
sponsorship of the Music Committee
of the Junior Board Of Commerce, in
cooperation with the Community
Center Department. It has been con-
sidered an innovation In the neld Of
music appreciation and symphony con-
certs
Evening star., 1938-02-28
DRUNKEN DRIVER
GIVEN SIX MONTHS
Francis Cation Also Sentenced 120
Days for Hit.and Run and
No Permit.
By . Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

BY STAN Correspondent OF The Star.
ARLINGTON. Va. Feb. 2s.-
Francis Cation, 1042 North Irving
street, was sentenced In Police Court
today to serve six months in Jail on
a charge Of driving while drunk in
connection with a hit-and-run acci-
dent in which e-year-old girl was
injured Saturday by Cations truck.
Cation entered a plea of not guilty
to the driving -while-drunk charge,
but was found guilty. He pleaded
guilty to two other charges, hit-and-
run and driving without = permit.
On the latter two charges he was
sentenced to q total Of 120 days, the
two 60-day sentences to run concur
rently with the six months imprison-
ment.
The child Caton's car is alleged to
have hit Is Ruth Sewers. ll5 North
Cleveland street. She is In Emer-
gency Hospital, Washington. suffering
from broken leg and severe cuts and
bruises.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
PERSH|NG BETTER;
DOCTORS HOPEFUL
General Gets Food Through
Neutrality-suspicious. for
Longer Periods.
By the Associated Press.


TUCSON, Ariz., Feb 2s.-The first
bulletin from the bedside Of Gen.
John J. Pershing today said he had
taken fluids through the mouth for
the first time in four days.
His physicians last night had said
they would become really hopeful"
Of the ultimate recovery Of the chief
Of the armies If he could overcome his
inability to swallow.
although Gen. Pershing had a
very restless night he seemed some
what better this morning and took
fluids by the mouth" said the bull
letin given out by DR.. Roland Dawson.
Temperature Normal.
He has been conscious much longer
periods. His body temperature has re-
turned to almost normal level and the
heart is still competent. No oxygen
has been administered for 36 hours"
In reply to questions, DR.. Dawson
said the generals kidneys were "func-
tioning little now and that helped
to relieve the uremic poisoning con-
dition."
Chemical Check Planned.
The physician, who with 1t. Col.
S. U. Marietta is attending the World
War commander, said a chemical
check would be made shortly to de-
termine the amount Of uremic poi
soning in the blood at this time.
The report was q direct reversal
OF one released about 3 am. which
said the courageous warrior was los
ing ground again in his endurance
contest with many complications. At
that time DR.. Dawson said Gen.
Pershing appeared tired and I def
nitely feel he has lost ground"
Evening star., 1938-02-28
FRAUD :.
REVIEW DENIED
Supreme Court Refuses to
Consider Appeal Of II
Kansas City Men.
By the Associated Press,

80 S''S To1oti~Vco fAsos.
Twelve persons convicted OF con.
spiracy to commit election frauds AZ
Kansas City, Mo, In connection with
the November. 1886. general election,
failed today in the Supreme Court In
their effort to escape punishment.
The tribunal refused to review a ia
cision by the Eighth Circuit Court Of
Appeals Affirming the convictions In
the Federal District Court at Kansas
City.
A petition filed In the Supreme
Court on behalf Of Edison M. Walker
and II others said the Federal Gov.
ernment seized 255,Oo0 ballots cast In
46o voting precincts and that two
successive Federal grand juries had
made check.
In all, 18l election officials or work.
ers were indicted and 81 have been
convicted and sentenced TO imprison -
ment ranging up to five years.
The IL who appealed contended
the evidence only showed conspiracies
to commit general. impersoral. election
fraud" and not "a conspiracy against
a definite individual citizen"
They said "the evidence showed
that defendants entered into a con-
spiracy to steal the election for all
Democratic candidates, Federal, State
and local"
But, they added, "it is not a con-
spiracy against citizens at all. defnite
or indefinite. but is only a conspiracy
against candidates and the public"
In addition to Walker, the petit
TONERS were John H. Drummond, John
A. Luteran, Frank H. Adams, Lorne
E. Wells. Joe r. Wells. jr.: Leo B.
Roach. John T. Little. Gilbert Stevens.
Forest C, Holman. George Neeper and
Frank Ditsch.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
DR.. LEISERS0N TALKS
BEFORE MODERN FORUM
Comedies Validity of Arguments
That N. L. B. Act Is "One-
Sided" LEGISLATION.

DR.. William M. Leiserson, member
Of the National Mediation Board. con-
ceding the validity of arguments that
the National Labor Relations Act Is
"one-sided," declared yesterday that
he would have no objection to an
amendment preventing an emplove
from interfering with his employers
rights TO "jon the United States
Chamber of Commerce or the Iron
and Steel Institute" The act up-
holds the employees right to Join
unions for collective bargaining pur-
poses.
This remark was the facetious finish
of DR.. Leiserson's talk before the
Modern Forum at the Washington
Hotel, where he said that EMPLOYERS
ignoring of labor relations laws 10
driving their workers into politics in
self-defense.
Labor" DR.. Leiserson reminded his
listeners, has more votes"
Evening star., 1938-02-28
PENNSYLVANIA LABOR
LAW UPHELD IN COURT
Dauphin County Body Also Rules
State Board Failed to Conduct
Fair Hearing.

BY the hSSOCiNteO PRESS.
HARRISBURG. Pa, Feb. 28.-The
constitutionality Of Pennsylvania S
little Wagner" labor relations act
was upheld today by the Dauphin
County Court.
At the same time the court ruled
that the State Labor Relations Board
had failed to conduct a hearing in a
fair and impartial manner" in order
ing Samuel spungin, proprietor OF a
Harrisburg Abattoir, to reinstate three
employees. The discharged employees
appealed. claiming they we're dis
charged for union activities.
The act, modelled after the national
labor relations law, guarantees rights
Of workmen to organize and bargain
collectively with employees, and en-
powers the State Labor Relations
Board to order reinstatement Of en-
ployes discharged for union activities.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

senate:
Administrations Government re-
organization bill up for consideration.
Judiciary Committee considers
nomination of Robert H. Jackson to
be solicitor general.
Byrnes committee resumes hearings
on unemployment.
House:
Debates Interior Department supply
bill
Naval Committee hears testimony
by Glenn L. Martin, airplane builder.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Scheduled to debate reorganization.
District subcommittee meets to act
on 1899 appropriation bill
Judiciary subcommittee begins hear
ings on OMahoney-Borah business
licensing bill, 1890 am.
Public Lands Committee to act on
nomination of Ebert K. Burlew to be
Assistant Secretary Of Interior (exec-
utive), 10:30 am.
Education and Labor subcommittee
SS'ApAAASo AASu1 AASS oil pVpObCQ < CO
eral bureau of fine arts.
Interstate Commerce subcommittee
hearings on long and short haul rail.
road bill, 1890 am.
Banking and Currency Committee
hearings on bill to regulate over.
counter marketing (executive), 1890
am.
Appropriations Subcommittee, on
State, Justice. Commerce and Labor
supply bill (executive).
House:
Continues consideration of Interior
Department appropriation bill.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee resumes consideration Of
train length bill, 10 am.
Public Buildings and Grounds Com
mittee considers miscellaneous bills,
1890 am.
Fiscal Affairs |boommittee Of d.
trtct Committee begins revision Of rev.
enue bill, 10 AN.
Evening star., 1938-02-28

1t was Uncle Billy and his part
ner, James K. Eagle, who came to
Washington recently to protest be-
fore the Board of Tax Appeals against
an income tax assessment Of 1928, 900
which the Internal Revenue COM
missioner sought to collect.
During the hearing Eagle testified.
He told of the growth of their busi-
ness from scratch. They started in
with about SO few years ago.
Eagle had $4,000 on deposit in Rich
mond banks when Intelligence Unit
agents impounded the Sampson
Eagle resources in the spring of 1885
In an effort to find out whether they
were paying all the income tax they
owed.
1t was Eagle who explained that
they were paying around $500 a
year in fines for employees picked
up by the police, regarding these
as merely an item in the overhead.
Richmond Aims to End Racket.
But now Uncle Billy" himself Is
in trouble, and the authorities in
Richmond and nearby districts are
reported determined to crack the
racket. Officials estimate 1t employs
$500 persons in the Virginia capital
alone and crosses more than $4,000
day.
The House District Committee has
set for hearing March the Senate
approved bill designed to give Wash
ington authorities sufficient power to
deal the racket vital blow.
II the bill passes. they'll have
law similar to those invoked in At
lanta. New York and other cities
which recently won major offensives
against the racket. And, with such
q laW II will he IN IN then,
Evening star., 1938-02-28
FREED PRISONER FACES
CHECK CHARGE IN D. C.
Louis E. MCGOWAN Was Arrested
After Serving Four-Year Term
in Virginia.

Louis E. MCGOWAN. AZ, arrested by
local detectives Saturday as soon as
he was released after serving four
years in Virginia prison camp on a
bad check charge, was scheduled to be
arraigned here today on one of sew
eral other similar charges facing him.
Police said MCGOWAN left q trail of
had checks from New York City
southwark after leaving Manhattan
more than four years ago with several
checks bearing the signature Of a
bank vice president. He Is wanted by
Baltimore and New York police, after
disposition of the charge involving 4
$40 bad check here.
He was arrested four years ago in
Roanoke, Va, and sent to a prison
road camp at Tazewell. Va. where
Detective Sergts. Herbert Wanamaker
and Charles Warder arrested him on
his release.
Evening star., 1938-02-28

The disturbance that was over extreme
Eastern Ontario Sunday morning has ad-
vanced southeastward to the New England
Coast Boston, Mass 1920 inches. whence
it will move east-northeastward. Another
disturbance Is movins rapidly. eastward
over Hudson Bay. Nottingham Island. Hud-
son Strait. 80 inches. with a trough ex-
tending south and south h-westward 10
Western Ontario. Pressure is relatively
low in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Del
falling in the Pacific States. Eureka. CALI,
29.S inches. A high-pressure area cen
ira! about 600 miles east of Newfoundland.
with maximum pressure about 3o.lS
inches. is moving eastward. Another high
pressure area covers the upper Lake re-
sion;; the Plains States and the Ohio and
Middle and Upper Mississippi Valleys.
White River: Ont. 0.3O inches. and Sioux
City, Iowa. 3O36 inches. During the last
"a hours rains have occurred in the
Southern Plateau. Southern California. New
Mexico and Western Texas, and SHOWS and
rains IN the Lake region. the Appalachian
rsxion and the North Atlantic States.
Temperatures have fallen decidedly in the
Lake region the Ohio Valley. the north
portion Of the Middle Atlantic States and
the west portion of the North Atlantic
States. while they have risen in Maine.
Evening star., 1938-02-28

HAS DeeH given uOllCe 10 1OlQ up or
else.
The racket had as firm a hold in
Atlanta as it has in Washington.
There. as here. it spawned violence
and contempt for law In Atlanta
other crimes grew out Of its machina-
tions and grand iuries heard charges
of police corruption.
Drive in Georgia Capital.
Recently there was a determined
drive on the game in the Georgia
capital. A special grand jury spent
weeks ferreting out its devious ways.
The result was that number OF big
shots were indicted.
At least five of these bankers"
faced the penitentiary They could
pay fines OF any size. their attorneys
intimated. but they didn't want to 60
to the penitentiary, naturally. These
numberteers were informed that they
could plead guilty If they wanted. and
to save the State the expense of long
trials the prosecution would recon-
mend suspended sentences-of five
years each. But il any defendant
again engaged in the racket or got
into any other trouble. however trivial,
suspension would be revoked, he'd
serve the five years.
This was done. And the big shots
vanished from their familiar haunts.
Nobody has seen them around Atlanta
since. Perhaps they came to WASH
inctOn At least thew uo,,t hook
the numbers in Atlanta aeain-that's
fairly certain.
Sampson Place Raided.
Richmond, too. is moving against
the racket. William H. tUncle Billy
Sampson has just been raided south
of the city, by the Chesterfield County
authorities, and faces trial for al
legedly banking one OF the most -four
ishing games in the region.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
CELLAR YIELDS SILVER
Cask Containing $4,000 Coins II
Unearthed in Sweden.

Silver Of untold value has been
found in cellar In Stockholm, Swe-
den. Workmen unearthed it while ex-
cavatins. Included in the hoard were
cask packed with over $4,000 silver
coins and two huge copper bowls 1llIed
with silverware. There also was q tea
kettle Of 1907, q tea caddy Of TOO. .
large oval dish with rich ornaments,
cups and candlesticks. How they
came to be there and what Is to be
done With them are pussling the gov
e9nmant