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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-23
TWENTY-TWO ARE
 < RESCUED AT SEA

New York, Dec. g - UPJ = The American freighter Schodack radioed today that 1t had com pleted dangerous rescue in moun- tainois seas of 20 men and two women aboard the sinking Norwe- gian oil tanker Smaragd.
 The rescue, started at dawn $50 miles east southeast of New York after night long vigil at the stricken tanker's side, was compiet- ed by mid -morning, according to a message from the Schodack, re- ceiyed by radiomarine at It's Chat- ham. Mass, station.
 All hands including the captain were removed from the Slnaragd by lifeboats manned by members ot the SchodaclkG crew.
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leading junk dealer. He is wanted here on four counts. Local, state and county police have been taking part in the investigation.
 Shulkin was arrested by Detective Lieutenants Edward McElhgott and Joseph Bendler of the local police, working with County Detective Ko- land SG. Alling. The warrants for the New Haven man was turned over to State Trooper Henry Mayo.
 Placed in a cell at county court house, Shulkin was ordered held in bonds of $7,50O. The other man was to be held in similar bail when arrested. Strict secrecy accom- panied the issuance of the bench warrants, which were handed down on request of States Attorney Wil- liam B. Fitzgerald.
 Practically every Waterbury fac- tory, and several in Naugatuck and other surrounding towns nave been victimized by the anode thieves. who according to police have been dis posing of their loot through the two man for whom the warrants were is- sued today. Waterbury nanufactur- CTS alon- are reported to have been robbed O. about $10000 wortt of nickel and copper anodes during the past 12 months.
 Bonds At $7,500
 Simultaneous with the issuance of the bench warrants. the bonds for the two men were set at $7500 each by Judge McEvoy.
 Both men are reported to have operated on a grand scale, rot only dealing with Waterbury anode thieves, but also with men operat- ing in other cities and other states. One of the men Is reported to have had affiliations In New Jersey, and according to reliable information. operates barge carrying junk metal between New Haven and New JelSey.
 Naugatuck Case
 Today's action is apparently an aftermath O. the arrest of three Wa terbury men in Naugatuck Decem- ber 2 ol. charges of breaking and
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-23
Adolf Hitler To Decide German Answer toU.S.
Blunt Rejection of Nazi Protest Against Secretary Ickes Must Get Some Reply-German News
 papers Silent on Event
By EDWARD W. BEATTIE, JR.

By EDWARD w. BEATTAE, Jhs United Press Staff Corresp0ndent)
 Berlin, Dec. 23-(UP)-Adolf Hit Ter will decide personally what Ger many's answer shall be to the blunt rejection by the United States of a NaI protest against an attack on European Relationships by Harold L. Ickes, secretary of interior, it was understood today.
 In private quarters there was speculation whether the incident might lead to 8 formal break in re- lations between Germany and the United States. There was no hint from government circles. Neutral .ob- servers, however, inclined to believe that there would be no break, partly because of the possibly serious eff feet on German foreign trade. It was forecast that in event there was a break, Germany would seek to pin 1t directly on the Ickes attack.
 Regarded As Serious
 The seriousness with which the government regarded the situation was made plain by the fact that neither afternoon newspapers yes terday nor morning newspapers to- day even mentioned the German protest or the stinging rejection of 1t by Sumner Welles, acting secretary of state.
 It was believed that some guid- ance would be given the newspapers at the regular press conference to- day-one of the conferences at which the government instructS German newspapers which stories to emphasize, which to ignore and which to comment on in their edi- torial columns.
 The silence of the newspapers was interpreted to mean that Nad lead- CTS had not yet made up their minds what to do. News of Welles' state- ment to Dr. Hans Thomsen. German charge d'affaires at Washington. caught them completely unaware. They had announced to foreign cor respondents here that Thomseli was protesting what they called Ickes' insulting, coarse" remarks in a speech at Cleveland last Sunday. U. S. s.BOmb" Bursts x
 The entire foreign office stan was celebrating its pre-C Christmas .'coErA- radeShip evening" at . leading west end ballroom when the bomb burst,
 The matter was further compile cated because Dr. Paul Joseph GoehAels. minister Of propaganda (Continued cn Pare Q
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COSTER COULD HAVE RETIRED ON S3,OOO,OOO PrObers of Smashed Drug Company COncede This
 to Suicide President HONEST PROFITS OF
 CONVICT IN 1928 Blackmailers Got Around Him After That-Bled
 While With Company
BY EARL B. STEELE Limited Press Staff Correspondent

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 (United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, December 23.- (UP) = Investigators con- ceded today that F. Donald Coster, the masquerading ex- convict, had truthfully boast ed in his suicide note that he could have retired in 1928 with $3, ,000, 900 honest profits from McKesson and Robbins, Inc. He was 51 then, and his childhood poverty in New York's slums, his two jail terms for snug gling and swindling were concealed by his new cloak of responsibility. He might have enjoyed the rest of his life in luxury. Instead, he re- mained to preside over the drugs firm he had expanded across the country, to become prey to the depression and to blackmailers who knew him as Philip Musica, once of the Rogues' Gallery. He turned back to bootlegging, the source of his original financial stake, he kited the valuation, of the company to show $21, 900 900 assets that did not exist.
 Suicide Note Made Public
 His suicide note was made public yesterday by his attorney, Samuel Reich. It was written in the lux urious Coster-Musica home at Fair field. Conn. a few hours before the master swindler blew out his brains a week ago. It disclosed that he had given one last thought to what he might have done in 1928.
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HOPKINS WILL
 SUCCEED ROPER
President Names Him To- day to Become New Sec-
 retary of Commerce
BY LYIE C. WILSON

United Press Stan COrrespOndent)
 Washington, Dec. g = (UP) = President Roosevelt today named Works Progress Administrator Har- " L. Hopkins to be secretary of commerce in a move interpreted in some quarters as boost for the relief spender toward the 1940 new deal Democratic presidential nom- ination.
 At the same time, MT. Roosevelt designated Colonel F. O. Earring ton, of the army engineer corps, to be acting works progress adminis- trator. and named Aubrey Will liams, who has served as deputy WPA administrator, to be, adminis- trator of the National Youth Ad- ministration.
 MT. Roosevelts orders promoting Hopkins and shifting Williams swept from the big spending relief most severly criticized for permit ting alleged political activity in the organization during the 1888 general election.
 New Relief Chief
 Harrington, regular army ofii- Ger who has been serving as the new relief chief. It was suggested that he would continue to draw army pay and would not require senate confirmation.
 Announcement of the appoint ments was made at the White House slightly more than 12 hours before Secretary Daniel c. Roper will retire from the commerce de- partment at midnight. He resigned to attend to private business. His departure, however, is of great sig nificance.
 The so-called left wing of the new deal long considered Roper among its potential if not extreme ly effective obstacles and there was
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-23
Democrat, Elks, PoG's Ready For Big Party
Boys, Girls of Waterbury Will Be Given Christmas Greetings at LOew-POli Theater Tomorrow
 at 10 O'Clock in Morning

All is in readiness for one of the greatest shows in Connecticut's his- tory-The Democrats annual the ater party at the Loew-Poh theater tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, Cooperating with The Democrat in this annual Christmas event are the Waterbury Lodge of Elks and. the Loew-Poli theater.
 Any boy or girl may attend, and the only ticket of admission needed is an article of food. The food con- tributed by the children entering the theater will be placed in Christ mas baskets and distributed to needy families about the city. The hundreds of boys and girls attend ing the theater party tomorrow will not only thoroughly enjoy them selves, but will be doing their bit to spread holiday cheer at Christ mas time.
 Show to Be Thriller
 As for the show itself, it'll have the youngsters cheering from start to finish. Here's the bill, as an- nounced today by Uncle Harry, who will act as master of ceremonies.
 On the stage-a great vaudeville show, starring such notableS as Timmie Grove and his orchestra the famous vocalist and musician Tony Sacco, recently returned from California; the talented singer and pianist, Edith Sacco, Tony's sister: Romeo Delfino, he of the nimble fingers on the piano: Ann Del GroS- so and Tillie Crosse, two of the states most popular young singers and the Three Sizzlers. whose vocal and musical interpretations of songs new and old are the last word.
 Mickey Rooney Starred
 On the screen--a big feature pic ture starring Mickey Rooney, Fred dy Bartholomew and Judy Garland another feature, a Western, cram med with action; an Our Gang comedy and. side-Splittin' Mickey Mouse cartoon fresh from the Walt Disney studios.
 But that isn't the entire program by any means. There'll be singing of Christmas carols and popular songs, and to top it oil, Uncle Har- ry promises several special surprises which won't be announced until the show is underway.
 That certainly is a program that no Waterbury boy or girl will want to miss. It has his favorite screen stars, his favorite radio singers and
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SOLIDARITY OF
 AMERICAS NEAR
Plenary Meeting Today at Lima May Secure Con-
 sent of Argentine
a. BY HOBART c. MONTEE

United Press Stan Correspondent
 Lima, Dec. 23.-CUP)-Delegates to the eighth Par-American confer ence hoped today that declaration of continental solidarity against ag- gression was in sight, and might even be initialled by the 21 American republics at plenary meeting this afternoon.
 Twenty nations including the United States, as 8 final effort at compromise, had approved an Ar genuine draft of a proposed solidarity declaration. The Argentine delega- ton then had said that it might be necessary to alter this draft. The decision was put Up to the Argen- tine government by telegraph, and 1t was this decision for which the conference waited.
 Members of the American delega- ton were busy conferring with other delegates until the early hours of this morning.
 Landon in Conference
 Ali M. Landon, Republican candi- date for president in 1886. held a conference with Dr. Isidro Ruiz Mo- Continued on Page 4)
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Thomsen protested and demanded an apology for Ickes' speech in Cleveland Sunday night in which he condemned persecution of Jews. Welles refused to accept the protest and in addition, severely criticized the German government-co controlled press for "unjustified" attacks on MT. Roosevelt and members of his cabinet, and on former President Woodrow Wilson.
 Welles then refused to officially express regret that Ickes' remarks had been made.
 State department officials re- called that no satisfactory answer yet has been given by Germany re- garding the status of Americans and American-owned property in Ger many as . result of recent anti-sem- itic decrees-the cause of long-con- tinued conversations and diplomatic exchanges.
 Serious Situation
 Any move by Germany to include American residents and business in- terests in the provisions of those decrees, designed to force all Jews out of business, would create an ex- Cremely serious situation. Officials believed that any action along thar line would force a complete break of diplomatic relations.
 United States nationals have more than 7OO,OOO,0O0 invested in Cnrmanv and arn0rriirC tn eoVFsss officials, hardly any of it would be exempt from the provisions of the anti-Jewish decrees if certain in-
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Alleged Fence In Metal Robberies Is Under Arrest
New Haven Man Sought Bench Warrants Are Issued for Accused

Issuance of two secret bench warrants by Judge Frank P. McEvoy in superior court today cinaxed lengthy investigation into the activities of fence who have been aegedly purchasing metal anodes stolen from Connect
 cut factories period of years One of the warrants was Max Shukn 26 of 324 Orange street. this city, who is charged with four counts of larceny The other warrant for Isaac Chase recognized Connecticut
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TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Dec. 23--(UP)--Gov. ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Dec. 21, compared with year ago: $4,339, ,971 ,047.53 $3,5S3, 3,225,6eS .s&
 Receipts
 $2,S52,4S5, ,0S2.91 $S,0S5774,056.Ol s1.4s7,4s5.ssl.sS sas7, ,4s1, ,o27. .ss $1,462, ,s2s.741.62 $l5s. s.S25977es
 Cash Balance $3,1S7,S41, ,4S9.75 $3,021, ,913, ,0e5. Ss
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-04-21
CharlestOwn News
By Gazette Writer
BY Mrs. C.. Rockwell

Charlestown - MIR. and Mrs.
Theodore Schwanke, accompan-
led by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Schwanke were Easter guests of
their brother Albert Schwanke
and family of Olivia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Wegner
and Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Clifford
of Balaton were Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Wegner.
The play, 'aThe Last Church"
which was given at the Evangel-
ical church Sunday evening was
well attended.
Rev. G. G. Davis returned Sat-
urday from st. Paul where he as
sisted Rev. Siewert of Redwood
Falls with revival meetings.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Werner
and Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Kissner
were Sunday guests Of relatives
at Sleepy Eye.
IneZ Schwanke and Elnora
Grams of New Ulm spent the
weekend with Mildred Schwanke.
]. Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver FLAG at
tended the funeral of their uncle
Richard FLAG at Sanborn Mon
day.
/ Alvin and Willard Stocker
spent several days last week in
st. Paul.
/. The little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Otto Halter is quite ill with
,whooping cough and pneumonia.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Werner
had as their Sunday dinner guests
Arvid Redman, Alice, Harvey
and Clarence Gresie and Mr.. and
Mrs. Claude Rockwell.
/. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gerth and
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
;Juhnke were Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Werner.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Boyer and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hoehne were
guests Friday of their niece Elsie
Kenietz who purchased a home in
Binghom Lake. 20 & !
Rev. G. Davis was a caller at
Redwood Falls Monday.
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Farewell Party at
North Redwood

Relatives and friends gathered
at the Gene Schmidt home Sun
day to bid farewell to the Grant
Gaffney and Chester Olson famil-
les, who are going west to make
their homes. Mrs. Gaffney and
Mrs. Olson are sisters of Mrs.
Schmidt. Those present were MIR.
and Mrs. Grant Gaffney and son
Jimmy, Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Oh
son and son Wayne of Willmar,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Totting and
daughters, Betty Jean and Gret-
chen and Betty Baily of Silver
Lake, MIR. and Mrs. o. H. Bluhm
and son Allyn of st. Cloud, Del
bert Tolzman of Minneapolis, MIR.
and Mrs. w. c. Schmidt and sons
Dean and Jean of Cottonwood,
Mr.. and Mrs. O. H. Schmidt and
Floyd Schleuter.
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Mrs. A. KedrOwski,
Lucan. 20. Buried

Lucan - Requiem high mass
was said on her SEVENTEEN BIRTH
day for Mrs. Agata Kedrowski at
Lady of Victory church by Rev.
Charles Pfeifer. She was buried
beside her husband and son in the
Catholic cemetery northeast of
the village.
Agata Prokopp was born in
Poland April /, 1868. At the age
of II she came to America with
her parents who settled on a farm
near Independence, Wisconsin. In
1890 she was married to John
Kedrowski.
They lived on a farm near In
dependence for four years, then
moved to Lake County, South
Dakota in 1894. Drouth and crop
failure caused them to move that
same fall with horses and wagon,
to near Lake Benton in Lincoln
county. After two years on a
small farm there they moved to
a larger place 10 miles east of
Marshall and in 1910 came to a
farm. four miles southwest of
Lucan.
In March, 1910, her husband
died and she continued to oper-
ate the farm with the assistance
of the children. Her eldest son
Vincent was wounded in the war
and has not been able to do much
farm work since. With two
younger sons, Robert and Peter
she continued to work the farm
until Roberts sudden death in
1886. Then being entirely helpless
with arthritis which she suffered
for 80 years, moved to the home
of her daughter. e
Survivors are her daughter
Mrs. Joseph Ourada, two sons
Vincent of Sheridan, Wyoming
and Peter, now of Galesville,
Wisconsin. There are six grand
children, three sisters and two
brothers.
. Pail bearers were John Zeug,
Otto Zeug, John Hengel, William
Wurscher, John Wurscher and
Zepher Trepenier.
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JURY AWARDS
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Tells Of Talk

r.
Mrs. Schultz. wife Of the defend
ter in which she stated she was go
ing to leave Johnson because he was
mean to her and everyone pushed
running around because there was
for the defense, Mrs Veronica Crum-
witt, part owner Of the Corner cafe,
but said they never were under the
influence of liquor. She knew of
trouble between Johnson and KEEP
er, but not the details. On cross
examination she admitted the tour
Thorville Anderson, also an own
er of the cafe, was the first witness
called by the defense. He testified
Tuesday morning that prior to last
spring Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson and
gether. Early in 1897, he said, there
was a, scrap in the backroom between
the men. He also testified Schultz
and Mrs. johnson were never intoxi-
sa Clarence m ehe sc RiaHs 27, son of the
defendant, said that four years ago
he had talked to Johnson about the
gossip in connection with Emma and
Arthur Keepers association. Every
mad at me and my wife," he said.
His father, was not away from home
more than five nights during 1887, he
testified.
DR. o. J. Seifert of New Ulm testi-
fed that Emma Johnson had been to
his office August z, August % and in
October 1897. He wrote her two let
tiers in August, he said.
After conference in the judge
chambers, the letters were not ad-
mitted as evidence.
Mrs. Clarence Schultz then took the
stand to testify that Johnson had
brought his wife. KEEPER and Mrs.
Krumweide to the Schultz home. She
further told that Johnson was pre-
sent when plans for one of the Twin
Cities trips by Schultz and Emma
was being made, with the purchase
of a stove planned.
Three attractive Johnson children
took the stand Monday morning to
testify in their fathers behalf.
Mrs. Harry Fritz, 20, told of two
occasions when her mother, her grand
father and two companions visited
her in Glencoe, where she was work
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Market Reports
April 81 % Nav {

April 81 % May
ORDER FOR HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT AND FOR DIsTRIeu-
TON.
Estate OF Elizabeth c.. Peabody
State of Minnesota, County of Red
wood SIS. In Probate Court
In the Matter of the Estate of
Elizabeth c. Peabody, Decedent;
The. State of Minnesota to all per.
sons interested in the final account
and distribution of the estate of said
decedent: The representative Of the
above named decedent, having filed
in this court her final account of the
administration of the estate Of said
decedent together with her petition
praying for the adjustment and al
distribution Of the residue of said es-
tate to the persons thereunto entit-
THEREFORE. YOU, AND EACH
OF YOU, are hereby cited and re-
quired to show cause, if any you
have. before this court at the Probate
Court Rooms in the Court House in
the City Of Redwood Falls. in the
County of Redwood. State Of Minne-
sofa. on the 9Th day of June, 1888. at
10 o'clock a. m, why said petition
should not be granted.
Let this order be served by pub
lication thereof in the Redwood Gaz-
cite according to law.
WITNESS. the Judge of said Court,
and the Seal of said Court, this 14ti1
day Of April, 1888.
ROBERT ". OCHS,
Probate Judge.
Attorney for Petitioner. 43-3ts.
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drinking several times and a virtual
repetition of his testimony was given
by Walter Schultz.
William Maurer, white haired farm
err and teamster, said he had seen
them together a few times, having
a good time"
He testified that he saw Schultz
take Emma from her home in No
vember and stated that since then
Johnson has appeared depressed.
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the Blossom Tavern at Springfield
to Hanks Place at Lamberton.
MY uncle called me a spy" he
testified.
In November last year he saw them
at the hotel in Sleepy Eye making
preparations for a housewarming at
the place which Mrs. johnson had
rented.
Hartman Meier. another nephew,
testified to seeing them together
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EVANGELICAL CHURCH

EVRTVOGCTONG OIT0TtVTT
o. s. Monson, Minister
NORTH REDWOOD:
Church School .............. 10 a. m.
Worship & sermon ........ IL a. m.
Sunday evening the pageant, THE
Great Inheritance" will be presented
by the young people from Middle
Creek at 7:45 o'clock.
Mid-week service Thursday evening
at o'clock
MIDDLE CREEK:
Worship & sermon ....... $3.50 a. m.
Church School ........... 1880 a. m.
Sunday evening the pageant, 1.-The
Great Inheritance will be given at
North Redwood Church at 7:45.
Church Family Night Wednesday
evening at o'clock.
Crusader Glass meeting at the Ed
Kuglin home on Friday evening at
o'clock.
Annual Conference April 25th-May
list at Faribault, MINI.
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WALNUT GROVE

Rev. Peters and family of st.
Paul came Monday to visit
friends here.
Scott and Peter Kramer of ST
Paul spent from Thursday until
Sunday with their grandmother
Mrs. Myrtle Cantine.
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a,a.'% FOR SALE
Five good houses in Redwood
Falls.
80 acres with fair improvements.
Close to good town.
so acres close to Redwood Falls.
Excellent buildings and land.
Immediate possession, including
crop. .--------..... ...
Bare 100 acres, $5,000.00.
Large cattle farm. Good build
ings and land.
Numerous other good farms. Lib
eral terms on all properties.
FARM LOANS, 10, Is, 20 years,
41a%-no commission.
DUEA INSURANCE AGENCY
Telephones $50 and 674
Redwood Falls, MINI. 43-tf
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CARD OF THANKS: We wish

CARD OF THANKS: We wish
to express our sincere apprecia-
ton for the kindness and SYM
pathy shown us during the illness
and death of our mother. We wish
especially to thank Rev. Pfeifer
ard Rev. Kern from the very bot
tom of our Vincent Ked-
rowski, Peter Kedrowski, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Ourada and family. 1t