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Evening star., 1938-01-29
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
CONNECTS TO TRY
 CHAIR ONCE MORE

Huntsville, Tex, April 28-(UP)- Two convicts who escaped death in the electric chair last Friday when a motor generator failed, will be executed tonight unless further re- prieves are granted.
 The men are John w. Vaughn, slayer of a an Antonio policeman, and Johnny Banks, Negro Baptist preacher.
 Gov. James V. Alfred granted weeks reprieve to the prisoners when the generator failed. Mack Gates, attorney for Vaughn, con- tended that Allred's reprieve was il- legal because he did not confer with at least two members of the state pardon and parole board, and that their electrocution now would be it. legal.
 Three members of the Texas leg islature, who were in Hutsville to witness the executions, have ap- pealed to the pardon board to com mute the mems sentences to life imprisonment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
OPENING OF NEW STORE OBSERVED
Beacon Furniture Greets Public With Assurance of
 Satisfied Service

The opening of the Beacon Fur niture company located at 329 North Main street marks the opening of one of Waterbury's newest furniture stores. The company is featuring only the highest grade of nationally advertised merchandise and is owned and operated by Samuel Le- vine, who is well known here in Waterbury.
 The company is well situated with plenty of parking space available and out of the high rent district, thus they are able to pass on their savings to the customer. One of the great features of the new com- pany is the manner in which they will handle each individual sale and the convenient method which has been arranged for the pay ments of merchandise purchased from the firm.
 All of the various types of mer- chandise handled by this new up tc date furniture company is of the highest quality. AS good as may be found anywhere.
 One of the points stressed by MT buys household furnishings from his buys household furnishing from his firm must under all conditions be satisfied customer. He invites the public in to look over the large stock of merchandise which the company is featuring whether it be furniture, refrigerators or any other home fur nishing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
NEW HAMPSHIRE
 HAS FAST DAY

Concord, N. H., April 28-(UP)- Fast day was observed today in New Hampshire, the only state where it is a legal holiday.
 '"The purpose of Fast day is changeless," Governor Francis P. Murphy's proclamation read. Since it is this underlying significance which is important, rather than the manner of observing the day, I am merely recognizing the existence of new conditions by departing this yeard from the usual practice of calling upon the people to devote this ancient holiday to humilia- ton, prayer and fasting"
 Instead, he said, he offered pub lie testimony of our dependence upon God and my earnest prayer for the welfare of the state and its people"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
Cars Collide

Two machines were damaged in a collision on South Main street early this morning and following checkup as to circumstances Nelson H. Ford, 24, of West Main street, Plymouth, was notified by Patrolmen John Mcdonnell and Walsh to appear in traffic court here next Monday morning. He is accused of falling to give a proper signal.
 It is claimed by the police that Ford stopped his car to pick up couple of pedestrians. He failed to put out his hand with a re- suit that a car driven by Leo T. Scully, 39, of PA Prospect street, Naugatuck, crashed into his ma chine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
SALESMAN HELD
 BY FEDERAL MEN
Threatening Death Letter Is'Sent to President;
 May Be Insane

Memphis, Tenn. April 28-(UP)- Secret service agents today held Keith M. Rapp, 35, a Bakersfield, Calf, salesman, whom they said wrote letter threatening to kill President Roosevelt before he board ed a bus in California for Washing ton, D. C.. He was intercepted here and put in the Shelby county jail. Federal agents will arraign him be- fore U. s. Commissioner L. R. Fea- therstone Saturday. Rapp said he was interested in psychology and he believed that MT. Roosevelt had a "fixation complex, but he denied sending the president letter.
 Complaint Issued
 In Los Angeles, the U. s. district attorneys office issued a complaint saying Rapp had written MT. Roose- welt that he had "an overwhelming urge to kill you" The complaint said that on April 13, Rapp told Daniel Paullo of Bakersfield that he was going to Washington to kill the president. Memphis police helped secret service men take Rapp from the bus. Federal officers planned to take him to Los Angeles after the arraignment. He was placed under $10,000 bail. Featherstone said Rapp probably would be given a mental test in Los Angeles.
 It was not disclosed whether Rapp was armed, nor was the full text of the threatening letter made public It said in part: [" this means Mcintyre. have an overwhelming urge to shoot the president.
 Secret Service Men Busy
 Marvin Mcintyre is one of the presidents secretaries. Secret serv- ice men obtained the letter when 1t was delivered to the White House and began a hunt for the author. Arthur Grube, of the secret service said he was informed that Rapp had once said: T am sorry didn't shoot the president on his trip to Califor- mia three years ago."
 Rapp was held incommunicado. Grube found records saying that Rapp had been committed to the in- sane asylum at Norwalk, Cal, in 1885 and was released in 1887 as cured.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
By EDWARD J. RYAN

Bridgeport, Conn.,, April 28.-
 Drama was injected into the grand jury investigation into the spending of $6,5OO,000 for the right of way for the Merritt Parkway when Daniel Millane, one of the owners of the Millane Nursery Companies in Cromwell which sold trees, shrubs and the like to the Identification de- partment of the state highway de- partment was seized with fit of hysteria in the court house shortly before noon yesterday when the grand jury was in session.
 His brother Neal Millane, another official of the Millane Nurseries, also under subpoena, said that his brother, Daniel had been shell shocked during the war and was al present under the care of the U. s. Veterans hospital.
 MT. Millane was taken into an ante room where efforts were made to quiet him. Millane burst into tears and kept shouting at the top o3 his voice that He made a liar o,at of me" which he kept repeating oyer and over.
 Probe Ending
 The grand jury is expected to end it's investigation either today or to-. morrow and will hand down six ad- ditional indictments none of which will effect any outstanding political leader. but which, according to ad- vance information reach into the state highway Identification depart ment and which will also include at least two officials of well known nursery.
 Yesterday the jury examined the financial and brokerage records of Anson F. Keeler former state con- troller. Keeler was controller at the time the Merritt Parkway project was initiated and authorized the payment of purchase prices to land owners on the approval of Le Roy Keemp, former real estate purchas- Ing agent for the highway depart
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
HENRY FORD IS
 KEEPING QUIET
Says Nothing About His Interview He Had With
 President

Washington. April 28 U.P)- Henry Ford's silence following his meeting with President Roosevelt disappointed administration officials today. They had hoped that the millionaire industrialist and foe of new deal policies would publicly line up with 16 businessmen who have pledged themselves to cooper ate with the government in the fight on depression. Ford, however, con- fined his discussion of the meeting to the remark that it was "very pleasant" What he didn't say was regarded as of more significance. In brief interview aboard New York bound train following two-hour luncheon conference with the pres- ident, Ford said that he is con- vinced the country is all right and will continue to be all right"
 Ford Evades Question
 Asked whether he came to any definite understanding with the president concerning national prob lens, he hastily turned the inter- view to other topics, saying that he did not want to talk about that"
 The White House was equally re- luctant to discuss the meeting. Im- mediately following the conference, the presidents secretary, Stephen T.. Early informed the press that there would be no statement.
 Meanwhile, Securities and Ex- change Commissioner John w.. Hanes considered the advisability of summoning the 16 business execu- tives who signed the pledge of CO., operation to meeting in Washing ton.
 It was Hanes who contacted the executives and initiated the idea that led to the dramatic pronounce ment less than A hours before Ford's visit to the White House.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
BANDITS POSED
 AS DETECTIVES

Newton, Mass, April 28-(UP)-- Two bandits who posed as police detectives to gain entrance to a wealthy textile executives home and engineer 5000 daylight robbery were sought today.
 The pair displayed 8 gold badge to gain entrance to the Chestnut Hill home of Bernart' Goldfine yes- terday on ruse they were inves- tigating an accident in which the Goldfine chauffeur supposedly was involved.
 Immediately one displayed pis- tol and said:
 'If you don't want to get what's inside this gun you better do as you're told"
 At pistol-point they marched Mrs. Goldf1ne and two domestics to the second floor where Mrs. Goldfine' $ son Solomon was i'll abed. He was forced to dress and then with the women was marched to the attic where all were locked in 8 trunk closet.
 The victims, near suffocation, were discovered later by Scott Reid, the chauffeur. Two diamond rings valued at $3,000 were missing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
Grand Jury Witness
 Becomes Hysterical
Collapse of SheII=ShOcked Veteran Interrupts Merritt
 Parkway Hearing in Bridgeport

ment, under the guiding hand of Highway Commissioner John A.. Macdonald.
 Already under indictment are Le Roy Kemp of Darien, Samuel Silberman of Stamford and Thomas Cooke of Greenwich.
 The three will be arraigned before Superior Court Judge Kenneth Wynne on charges of conspiring to defraud.
 Criticism Likely
 The jury's report is expected to criticise the lax manner in which Macdonald has conducted his office. The report will also recommend that there no longer be a contract exist ing between the state highway de- partment and state health depart ment and Clarence Willard, Secre- tary of the Republican state central committee. Willard now holds contract.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
CONVICTED MAN
 CALLED NO GOOD

Hartford, Conn, April 28.-(UP)- Alexander Gonski, q, New Britain, described by superior court judge as "No good" began a minimum states prison sentence of nine years today following conviction on two serious charges.
 Gonski, who boasted he "could always get away with it." was sen- fenced by Judge P. B. O'Sullivan to seven to 10 years for robbery with violence, and an additional two years for stealing an automobile.
 T am convinced that there Is no chance whatever for his reforma- tion," said Assistant States Attorney Harold Mitchell in recommending heavy sentence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
Market Opens Steady
 In Very Small Volume
Many Stocks Were Unchanged at Start Widest Loss
 Was Noted in Western Union Issues

and gains. Trading dwindled to routine proportions.
 Among issues opening unchanged were Westinghouse Electric at 75 3-8; General Motors 31; Bethlehem Steel 48; U. s. Steel preferred 98 1-2 and North American IT 3-8.
 United States Steel common firmed 1-4 to AS. Gains of l-8 point were noted in New York Central at 12 1-2; Douglas Aircraft 43 3-8 and Standard of New Jersey at 47 1-8. Du Pont rose point to 100.
 The widest loss was in Western Union which opened down a point at 21 1-2. Small losses were made by General Electric, Chrysler. Penn sylvania Railroad, Kennecott, Deere. Union Carbide and Union Pacific.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
SOCIAL JUSTICE
 PAPER HELD UP
Father Coughlin in Dispute With Printer-Latter Is
 Given Blame

Detroit, April 28.-(UP) .-Publica- tion of this weeks issue of Social Justice, Father Charles E. Coughlin's weekly magazine, was held up today while the radio priest and the Mor- riss Press exchanged accusations of contract breaking.
 Morris Steinberg president of the printing company, announced that the paper had been suspended be- cause Father Coughlin had attempt ed to break 52-week printing con- tract. Steinberg said the magazine had been losing circulation and Father Coughlin wanted to return to a newspaper form, which would entail lower printing cost.
 Father Coughlin maintained that Steinberg had been paid cash in ad- vance and that forms for this week $ issue of the magazine had been de- livered for printing last Monday night.
 "The first intimation of any diff f1culty that we had" Father Cough lin said, twas when some of MT. Steinberg's workmen came to us and said they had not been paid. It looks like it was MT. Steinberg that was in difficulty and not uS."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
Passion Play

The Oberammergan assion play will be described tonight at the First Baptist church by Amy Rutz. who twice played Mary in the presentation. There will be no admission charge and the talk will start at o'clock.
 Miss Rutz lectured two years ago at the Second Congregational church. She will be the guest of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. John c. Walker.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
MISSING LEVINE BOY SEEN AGAIN
Federal Agents Have Be- gun Search of Southwest
 Where RumOr Started

Santa Fe, N. M., April 28-UP)- Federal agents announced today that they had begun systematic search of the southwest for boy seen here Tuesday night who re- sembled Peter Levine, Kidnapped son of New Rochelle, N. Y, lawyer.
 R. H. Colvin, special agent in charge of the Fl Paso office of the department of Justice, said reports had been current for two weeks that the boy had been seen in south- western states.
 A boy, in the company of two men, bought sandwiches Tuesday night at roadside restaurant op- erated by John Karavanos in Santa Fe. Karavanos and a waitress, Nell lie Thiehoff, identified pictures of the Levine boy as those of the boy for whom they fixed sandwiches.
 Was Hurried Away
 The boy, they said, was hurried by his companions, described by Kara vanos as hard looking and well dressed" AS soon as the order was filled, they rushed out of the res- taurant. Karavanos went to the police station yesterday on another matter and saw pictures of the Le- vine boy on the bulletin board.
 Colvin said that a boy seen in Fl Paso also had been reported as re- sembling the Levine boy. The boy in Fl Paso was alone, Colvin said.
 The boy Karavanos told police about was dressed in wrinkled, dirty suit similar to the one which Peter wore when he was abducted February "A. The men were about six feet tall, wore light suits and light hats. One was of fair com- plexion, Karavanos said, the other dark.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
GOVERNOR ELI
 HITS HARVARD

Boston, April 28-(UP)-The ap- pointment of Granville Hicks, an avowed communist, to Harvard's American history faculty is a dan gerous extension of the philisophy of academic freedom, former Cover nor Joseph B. Ely (d) believed today.
 In selecting Hicks, Ely told the Law society of Massachusetts, liar yard has done all it could to get an honest-to-goodness communist over there to teach American gov- ernment. I refuse to believe that academic freedom should be car ried to the extent that it might be used as a weapon by those who seek to destroy our system of govern ment,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
CARDINAL GIVES
 WOMEN ADVICE
Boston Prelate Strikes Out at Indecent Dress, Plays,
 Movies, Books

Boston, April 28.-UP)-Catholic women should war on indecent dress, plays, movies, books and magazines, according to William Cardinal O'Connell.
 Nov the world is being flooded with what can only be called dirt filth in every form," the archbishop of Boston told the Second Diocesan Congress of Catholic Women yes terday.
 "There must be abnormal brains that conceive all this Stuff," he said. "They must be insane, diabolical |. Theaters ring bells and in the peo- pie flock to be contaminated by that filthy stuff. A woman who can sit through that stuff shouldn't go to church.
 Don't go near the movies-the talkies. You must do without them if you want to save your soul"
 Foolish Fashions
 He condemned the perfectly fool ish fashions put into the world by people you wouldn't receive socially.
 Why do you follow them? Be- cause you're weak minded. Haven't you any ideas of your own?"
 Just as there is something queer in seeing an effeminate man." his eminence said, it is equally queer to find a mannish woman. There is something abnormal in woman at- tempting to dress up in mems clothes. To my mind it's abhor- rent"
 He warned against letting mod ern pagan ideas" shatter the ideal that woman's first and principal place" is in the home. He believed that there were certain jobs that should be held only by men and de- nounced false ideas of what women can do in politics" but declined to ela ahOrate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
Spotlighting Brass CityNews
He's Champ!

Louis DeBlasiO is city checker champion. He played off his final match with Leo Walsh last night and won by two games and two draws.
 The finals in the city chess tournament will be played in the very near future by the two winners in each of the three sec tiOnS, now nearly completed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
S5.OOO Asked

Damages of S5,000 are sought in an action filed in the Court of Common Pleas yesterday af- tern0On by Bertha Fabian against the SuziO Construction Company of Meriden. The plaintiff claims she was injured by tripping over mesh left in a driveway off Willow street last September g.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
In Musical

Mario D. Palumbo, son of Mir. and Mrs. Enrico Palumbo of 2 Granite street, will play in the orchestra which will accompany the operetta, Princess Ida" being given at Tufts College early in May. The operetta is one of Gil- bert and Sullivan fame, and is being produced with a cast of over seventy-five students. MT. Palumbo is a member of the Freshman class in Tufts Engineer ing School.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
INSURANCE STOCKS
CANADIAN GOLD MINES BUSY
PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS

Vancouver, B. c. (UP)-Ap- proximately 42,0O0 tons of conner cial gold ore are treated for the yell low metal every "A hours through out Canada in 128 gold-milling plants, according to Hon. T. A. Crerar, Dominion Minister of ores yielded almost 4,055,000 ounces of gold, with a value of $141,877,000
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
Inventory

The late William E. Wildman left an estate of $6,596, an inven- tory of assets filed with Judge Dennis J. Slayin of probate court reveals today. The greatest DOT ton is in stocks.
 Cash in banks Is listed as $438.57 by the accounting; checks, $258; and jewelry and incidentals,. S94. The remainder is in stocks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
OLD CITY AUDITOR DIES

Chelsea, Mass, April 28-(UP)- Robert M. Copeland. 78, formerly for AZ years town and city auditor of Revere, died today at a hospital When he retired last November, he was believed Americas oldest city auditor in point of service. A na- tive of Salem, he formerly for 25 years was superintendent of Rowe's wharf in Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
RECOVERY PLAN

Herbert Benjamin, organization director of the Workers Alliance, will address an open meeting of the Association of the Unemployed which is being held this evening at 8 o'clock at 53 Spencer avenue. His topic will be, "Roosevelt's Recovery Plan and What It Means to the Un- employed"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
Closed

The Silas Bronson Library will observe its summer schedule rela- tive to Sunday afternoons starting May 1 and continuing until Mo- vember 1. The library will be closed Sunday afternoons for the six-months period designated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
WINANT IS SLATED

Geneva, April 28-CUP)-John c. Wiant, former governor of New Hampshire, may become director of the international labor office suc- ceeding Harold Butler, 1t was re- ported today. Buffers resignation was said to be imminent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
BY ELMER c. WALZER

New York, April 28-(UP) = Stocks opened steady today with volume small. Bonds were mixed in a narrow range. Cotton futures eased 2 to 6 points.
 Many stocks opened unchanged. In others, there were small losses
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
BURGLARS FIRE BUILDING

Boston, April 28-(UP)-While burglars were cutting a safe door at the Portland Elevator company of- fees, the wiring of their acetylene torch short-circuited and fired the building. They were driven out empty-handed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28

Photoelectric cells from America may be introduced into Warsaw, Po- land.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28

Sweden spent slightly over $1 ,000,- 900 in unemployment relief last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28

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Evening star., 1938-02-21

Chase, Mrs. E. H. Colbert, Miss Jo-
sephine Dunlap, Miss Elizabeth
Fabiny, Charles w. Garlock, Miss
Anne German, H. N. James, Miss
Mary Lebo. Miss Frances M. Miller,
Mrs. Mildred Miller. Henry @. Nolda,
Miss Matilda Redeker, Miss Augusta
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Nettie M. Tolson, Burton w. Upper
cue, Miss Katherine r. Wilson, Miss
Jean L. Gait, Mrs. Hazel p. Richards,
Mrs. Inez M. Pugh, DR.. B. C. MacNeil
Henry w. Longfellow. George H.
Sweet, Samuel Rose, Maj. John D.
Gutter, A. ]. Brosseau, Miss Augusta
Lands, Miss Ruth F.. Major, Mrs.
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Evening star., 1938-02-21

the Regular Army. While q sergeant
in the Utah Field Artillery, he was
called to active duty in the war with
Spain and was commissioned in 1901
while serving in the Philippines.
In the World War he became chief
OF the Embarkation Service and de-
veloped the organization which car
ried more than 100000 American
troops IN safety TO Europe in l3
months, subsequently returning all
but those who fell in battle and the
Army of Occupation In eight months.
Gen. Hines was awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Medals OF the War
and Navy Departments. the British
Companionship OF the Bath, the
French Legion OF Honor, the Belgian
Order CT Leopold, the Czechoslovakian
War Cross and the Japanese Order
OF the Sacred Treasure.
The following committee has charge
OF arrangements for the dinner, all
officers and members of Local Union
No. 2, N. +. F. E.; John w. Winner
chairman; Louis s. Sasser, Thomas
A. Ramford. Mrs. Esther L. Burgan,
Herbert A. Cady, Miss Leola w. Car
ter, Leon E. A Chagnon. Pliny M.
Evening star., 1938-02-21
Gen. Hines to Be Honor Guest
At Testimonial Dinner March I
Event to Mark 18th An.
nipersary as Head Of
Veterans Office.

Brig. Gen. Frank r. Hines, who
mas served under four Presidents in
= major administrative post here,
will be honored at q testimonial dim
ner at the Mayfiower Hotel March J..
on completion Of is years' service Is
head Of the Veterans Bureau and
Veterans Administration.
A man who rose from the enlisted
ranks, Gen. Hines is to |be honored
by a distinguished group, including
officials and employees Of the Veterans
Administration, members Of Congress,
representatives Of veterans organi-
zations and others,
The affair is sponsored by the Vet
erans' Administration Branch, Local
No. 2, National Federation of Fed
eral Employees, all of whose officers
will take prominent part. National
officers Of the N. F. F. E. will attend.
Prior to his appointment by Presi-
dent Harding to the directorShip Of
the Veterans Bureau, now designated