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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-19
C.R ANaIlIM CRACNE $

Detectives Paul Gallagher and Adrian Stopka inventoried the room. The body of Louie Trimble lay in the center of the room, partly under an overturned card table. Poker chips, cards and broken high ball glasses filtered the rug. Clutch ed in the dead mans left hand was a pipe; his right held penny box of matches. A revolver was on the floor at his side.
 Five chairs, three of them over- turned, surrounded the card table, Detectives decided to hunt the four men who had been playing with Trimble. They were easy to find the night clerk in Louie's apartment building supplied their names.
 Questioned separately, their stories varied except in one respect - ali swore Trimble had cheated; that he had threatened to kill all four ot his accusers and that someone Tn the party (they didn't know which one) had fired in self-defense.
 WHY DID POLICE KNOW THE PLAYERS STORIES w E H Y FALSE?
 Solution on Page 1S
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-19

that mine pretty fast"
 "No, we didn't. We seemed to get a hunch about 1t, after the accident. It must have been a lucky spot, or I'd never have come out alive. So we stayed around bit. And we cleaned up nice little penny on the place before we were through" The uncharitable thought flashed through Bob's mind that perhaps Charley Norton was just as interest ed in getting something out of the mine as he was in saving his friends life, but he put it out of his head quickly.
 Life must have been plenty thrilling" he said instead, "out in the old Vest"
 Tt was that" Hendry agreed heartily. "A fellow never quite knew what sort of fortune lay in store for him, from one day to the next. Prospecting in the old days was rough gamble. But we had our fun out of it - Charley and I. There was another fellow, too, Jerry Jordan. The three of us roamed the mountains of Cali fornia together for nearly 10 years. ''
 What happened to him?"
 "Oh, that's a nasty story. Jere- miah was killed. Murdered. And by some young fellow he'd done a great deal for Made quite a bit of money, Jerry did, and he had a nice little business. This fellow was his confidential assist ant. One day some easy money came through the office, and l guess it was too much for him He shot Jordan. Shot him in the back"
 Bob drowned. "They got him later?"
 "Yes, they got him, all right"
 Bob stared into the fire, shak- ing his head. Imagine a rat like that, can you? Shooting man in the back. And for a few patty dollars! It makes you stop and think twice before you make a new friendship, doesn't it?"
 (To Be Continued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-19
CAST OF CHARACTERS
hvMAnIoN WHITE

JOAN BARRETT, heroine, sec retary to John Hendry.
 JOHN HENDRY, mining invest n1ent head.
 BOB ANDREWS, Hendry'S ju- Tior partl;er and loans finace. SYBIL HENDRY. socialite, John Hendry's niece and Joan'S rival in love.
 PHILIP HENDRY, Sybil's bro- ther.
 DOROTHY STARKE, loans girlhOOd friend.
 CHARLES NORTON, California mining promoter.
 
 Yesterday: Philip arrives in Seattle to check on Joan, fails to learn anything useful, and pro- ceeds to pray on the Eastman high school secretary for more information.
Montana labor news., 1938-03-31

be prosecuted by the United States Depart
ment of Justice in the Federal courts, with
fines set at $500 for each offense.
The evils of child labor and convict labor
are definitely ended by the A. F. of L. mea-
sure, which contains provisions making it
unlawful to transport the products of such
labor in interstate commerce.
There are no adequate reasons why the
fundamental principles of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor wage and hour bill should
not be incorporated by the Congress of the
United States in the statute scheduled for
consideration in the immediate future.
Montana labor news., 1938-03-31

lists and Communists. In brief we
desire an assemblage representative
of all progressive groups in the state.
The objects of this conference are:
to draft a program of progressive
political action upon which all pro-
gressives can unite; to fix a time
and place for holding the 1888 state
convention of the Farmer-Labor
party; to decide upon such methods
as will further the interests of all
liberal groups; to determine and
adopt such tactics as will best pro-
mote the general welfare of the
common people of Montana (Which
is the primary aim of the Farmer
Labor party and to devise means
to assure its final success in state
and nation.
We feel that by such a conference
a definite program of action will be
formulated upon which all factions
can unite, and we realize that only
by such union and m agree
ment can the common people, who
compose the vast majority of our
population, secure to themselves the
greatest measure of freedom and re-
move economic restrictions and in
justices which continue to sap our
prosperity.
Let me urge you then to make
your delegation to this conference
as compact and representative of the
Montana labor news., 1938-03-31
WHO GOT THE JOB?

Two electricians applied for a job.
The boss asked the tall one, whats
an ampere?"
"a unit of electrical resistance"
was the prompt reply.
whats a volt?" he asked the
short man.
81 forget, for the moment" said
Shorty.
Can you bend piper" he asked
the tall guy.
Certainly, any size" was the an
swer.
what about wiring?" this to
Shorty.
"Just fair, boss; just fair" he re-
piled.
Who got the job?
If you can't figure it out, we'll tell
you-Shorty did, because the boss
knew his good-looking sister.
Montana labor news., 1938-03-31
CALL FOR STATE
CONVENTION OF The
FARM-LAB0R PARTY
Musselshell.


Greeting:
AS chairman Of the state commit
tee of the Farmer-Labor party of
Montana, I am extending to you
and your organization this invita-
ton to send representatives to the
conference for progressive political
action, to be held in the Carpenters
hall in Great Falls, Mont, Saturday,
May 7, 1888, at 10 a. m.
While this conference is called
and sponsored by the Farmer-Labor
party of Montana, it will in no wise
be confined to strictly party men,
bership. 1t is our desire to have all
angles of liberal and progressive
thought well represented and to
that end a general invitation is be-
ing extended to all farm organiza-
tions, all labor organizations, wheth-
err affiliated with the A. f. of l.. or
the C. l.. O., to Townsend clubs, I'M
employed organizations, small bust
ness and professional men, to La
boris Non-Partisan League, Social
Montana labor news., 1938-03-31
MissouIa Musicians
Sign Contract 10
Unionize Pavilion

The Musicians Union and also
other labor organizations in and
around Missoula were pleased, re-
Gently, when the Musicians Union
consumated an agreement with Mr..
John Dishman, proprietor of the
Post Creek pavilion, in which he
agreed h~enceforth to hire only men,
bers of the Musicians Union at his
place of business. The contract
specified that all musicians en-
ployed at the pavilion shall be mem
bers of the American Federation of
Musicians. The agreement was
signed by the Musicians Local No.
498 of which Mr.. James Gregg is
secretary.
In a number of places in Montana,
contracts have been signed with
places of amusement wherein they
agree to use only union musicians.
This is a good thing because it leads
to uniformity Of conditions and wage
scales and prevents this type of work
from d%egenerating into a chaotic
condition.
1t was reported that the Butte
musicians had trouble with nomadic
musicians some time ago for break
ing down conditions. In some
amusement resorts these roaming
artists depended upon the liberality
Of the patrons tossing them tips and
collections. When the proprietors
were informed that this practice was
Objectionable to the union and was
also d~emoralizing to the business it.
self, they soon ceased.
The Missoula unions are pleased
and extend Dishman congratulations.
Montana labor news., 1938-03-31
Fundamentals of Federal Wage and
Hour Legislation

It appears to be a certainty that the House
of Representatives will soon have another
wage and hour bill for consideration. 1t is
therefore appropriate to visualize the essen
tial conditions that should characterize such
a measure in order to afford adequate pro-
lection to the workers involved without the
dangers of dictatorial administration which
often unexpectedly follows the enactment of
labor measures.
These fundamental conditions were recent
" set forth in concise and unmistakable
language by President William Green of the
American Federation of Labor, who, in a
statement giving the position of the A. F. of
l.. on this type of legislation, said:
eve are against any bill delegating sweep
ing administrative powers to a Federal Wage
Board or a Federal Administrator.
1--WE see no need for setting up cumber-
some government machinery for the en-
forcement of fair minimum wage and maxi
mum hour standards.
Labor and industry must be protected
from a new tidal wave of bureaucratic regu-
lations which would of necessity follow the
establishment of a Federal Board or a Fed
eral Administrator Our laws should be
made simple, understandable, enforceable
and inescapable.
president Roosevelt repeatedly has stated
in public speeches that he regards this coun-
try as an economic whole. This attitude
fully supports the position Of the American
Federation of Labor in opposing establish
ment Of geographical differentials in the pro
posed wage and hour bill.
"After all, such legislation is an attempt
to lift working conditions in oppressed and
sweated industries to minimum standards Of
decency. There is no sound economic excuse
for permitting employers in any section of
the country to cut below such standards.
That means permitting them to depress the
entire American standard of living. 1t also
means restricting purchasing power which
would benefit the very employers supposedly
favored by differentials. Furthermore, we
consider it dangerous to give any federal
board or administrator discretionary powers
over d~ifferentials.
1.-THE American Federation of Labor be-
lieves there should be government protection
of workers in sweated and oppressed indus
tries-workers who lack the benefits and
collective bargaining power that come with
SeI-OfganlZaClOn.
The principles so clearly set forth by Presi-
dent Green are given legislative form in the
American Federation Of Labor bill ito pro-
vide for the establishment of minimum labor
standards in employments in and affecting
interstate commerce." introduced in the
House of Representatives by Representative
Michael J. Stack of Pennsylvania. The Fed
Grafton bill provides a flat minimum for
wages at 40 cents an hour and a maximum
work week Of 40 hours for oppressed and
sweated industries. These provisions are
uniform throughout the nation, without geo.
graphical d%ifferentials.
The enforcement of the A. F. of L. measure
is simple and adequate. There is no provi-
sion for the establishment of any administra-
tive machinery. Violations Of the act are to
Montana labor news., 1938-03-31

aims of your organization as pos
sible since a compact delegation will
materially expedite the business of
the conference, and since by full
discussion, consideration and com
bination of the aims of all liberal
groups a program will be formu-
lated which will be acceptable to all,
Fraternally yours,
LEVERNE HAMILTON.
Evening star., 1938-04-09

slipping great Cump when
Before been able
primary
necessary purchase the whole State
probably he in
a
Nothing interested him. Not him the
the of the senatorial thinker pork
it.
like Calvin Coodgs preachers
1000 OF
their
And his
Government will richly
techncans
fight for his due He has all
CeeVev
Dr. Herbert
and hankess service he has
went after the librarian tooth nail violently Harvey Cus-
ing mao to with
promotion and efficiency better
man hlrlng Mckelar
ing all Federal Bureau of Investigation appropriations
Nothing big McKelar
efeSe are not even permitted to
unless they Mcclellan
NagRu from the
scenic ln"aE and 100000
oeleog FederaF
ne IN wait hroush hours and days of floor
empty and ne can slip through appropriation for ona
really handsome '9
Evening star., 1938-04-09
CALVARY NJ. {. READY
FOR PALM SUNDAY
Dr.. Jacob S. Payton, Editor of
National Methodist Press,
to Preach.
to Preach.

Special Palm Sunday services will
be held at the Calvary NJ z. Church.
At the II O'Clock service DR.. Jacob S.
PaytOn. editor Of the National Metho-
dist Press, Will be the guest preacher.
His subject will be He Shall Reign. ."
At pm. the dramatic club will pre-
sent Simon, the Leper," an Easter
drama, under the direction Of George
S. Colison. Those taking part are
Mrs. Gladys Taylor. Miss Miriam
Moreland, Mrs. Dorothy Sapp, Miss
Dorothy Potter, Stanley Wolfe, Whit
ford Cheston, Finley Cheston and
w c. Taylor. Dr. Frank Steelman
will conduct the worship at both the
morning and evening services and the
cholrs will sing under the direction
of Louis A. Potter
Young Peoples League meets at T
pm Da Vinci's painting. The Last
Supper" :" will be interpreted The
Thursday evening prayer service Will
give place to the Holy Thursday COM
munlon service. The children's class
Will be received into membership,
The mems class will conduct the
service at the Central Union Mission
Monday evening Harry Applebv of
the Veterans Administration will he
the speaker.
Evening star., 1938-04-09

- EN-. SAL URNlo (EDILDO, the
feudal chieftain of the prov
ince of San Luis Potosi, IL
moving out of the ruck as the
No. menace to the Cardenas admin
lStration. according n all one can
CLEAN at this crossroads.
A friend Of this writer, an oil oper-
ator who has reasons for remaining
anonymous, brings news from Mexico
that the big, swarthy mestizo. the most
conspicuous holdout on the state
agrarian program. is gaining follow
ing in long sweep OF Mexican prov
tnces, and, in this view. dissident fac
tons will swarm in behind him, II
there is further drift toward civil
war He has the friendship and back
ing Of various foreign interests. ac-
cording to my informant, and around
his huge. stolId grim person there Is
gathering powerful opposition to the
government.
He Is a self-made fighting man who
served his apprenticeship in various
minor workouts, before the big up
| heaval of 1910, when old Porfirio Diaz
was overthroWn. He Joined this revolt,
but called himself conservative
revolutloniSt." He never liouidated his
personal army, now numbering about
10000, and his autocratic state is
firmly encysted in the constitutional
| commonwealth. When ne resigned as
| secretary Of agriculture on August l6
Of last year, 1t was reported that he
had made truce with President Car
denas. but that talk seems to have been
premature.
He was a member OF the Nationa!
! Revolutionary Party Committee Of
| 1884, which drafted Mexico's six-year
agrarian and economic plan, but has
| been determined and effective on
ponent of such fxings. particularly the
| Cardenas agrarian plan.
My friend picks Senors Cardenas
and Cedillo as the two strong men of
Mexico, one being driven left and tire
other right by the present social ter
sion. He sees trouble ahead.
Evening star., 1938-04-09
DR.. SMITH TO PREACH
AT MORNING SERVICES
st. Margaret's Episcopal Choir to
Sing Cantata The Darkest
Hour at 4:3O PM

DR.. Herbert Scott Smith will preach
tomorrow morning at St. Margarets
Episcopal Church on Coming IN the
Name Of the Lord" The choir under
direction Of Miss Charlotte Klein,
will render the cantata. The Darkest
Hour, by Harold Moore, at 4:3O
Canon Everett H Jones of Wash
lngton Cathedral will give the clos
ing address Of his Lenten series Tues
day afternoon on The Secret of Spir-
ifual Power" His special subject is
Power Through Suffering" Or.
Smith VIII speak Wednesday after
noon on The Day Of Silence" Thurs
day at 8 pm, holy communion. On
Good Friday VIII be The Hours Of
Devotion" y to 3 o'clock. TIE Very
Rev. Nobel c. Powell dean of Wash
lngton Cathedral, VIII be the con-
ductor. Infant baptism will be held
Saturday afternoon.
Evening star., 1938-04-09
CHEVY CHASE CHURCH
ACTIVITIES ARE LISTED
Presbyterian Pastor to Talk on
Why Hast Thou Forsaken
Mep' in Morning.

AT Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
tomorrow morning the Rev. J. Hill
man Holllster will preach on Why
Hast Thou Forsaken Me?"
The Hearthstones will meet at 6.15
pm. in the young peoples room. At
730 the Alpha Omega group at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward E
Thompson, 4l0l Ingomar street NV.
and the FireSide group at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Edwards, 3209
Joycelyn street NV The Collegians
VIII meet at 7.30 at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. S. Evans, 63l7
Maple avenue. Chevy Chase, Md, w.
B. Reed will be the guest speaker at
the meeting of the Young Peoples So
ciety al 80
Led by the Spirit will be the
subject OF the Womens Lenten hour
Monday al 80. Dr. HOLSTER Will
lead the service.
The Easter communion service and
reception OF new members will be
held Thursday evening,
Evening star., 1938-04-09
REV. HENRY MANKEN. JR.,
WILL CONFIRM CLASS
Holy Week Services Will Be Held
AZ Incarnation Lutheran
Church Next Week.

Al the Incarnation Lutheran Church
tomorrow at II am. the Rev. Henry
Maoken, j., Will confirm his 20th
annual class Of young people. Those
who viii be received are: Peggy Cook.
Emma Ehlman, Margaret Ehlman.
Shirley Everett, Edward Harris. Wal
lace Hoover, Jean Hoover Donald
Hurst, Jack Hankla Margaret Kuntz.
Georgianna Lee, Airline Nelson. Ruth
Rittenour, Mary Semler, Lois Sen1ler.
Gareld Schweitzer, Mary Shook,
Nancy Simmons Carl Sturges and
Betty Warren.
The goth anniversary confirmation
reunion viii take place at 8 pm. The
group Will be addressed by Mrs. Vir-
gina Breen, John Bittenbender and
j. w. Martin.
Holy week VIII be observed with
services al 8 pm. on Wednesday,
Holy Thursday and Good Friday eve
ningS.
Evening star., 1938-04-09
SERMON ANNOUNCED
BY DR.. G. 6. MARTIN
Epworth M. f. Pastor Selects
When Christ Is Triumphant
as Morning Theme.

When Christ Is Triumphant" will
be the subject of Dr G. G. Martin
at EpWorth NJ. f. Church South to-
morrow at II am. and in the eve
ming. "A Man Who Sold Out"
The Wesley Fellowship and Young
peoples department VIII meet at :
pm.
Special services will be held each
evening next week. Dr. Martin will
preach On Thursday evening ne will
accept class for church member
ship. On Friday evening the choir,
under the direction of Robert Ruck-
man. Will render The Seven Last
Words Of Christ"
Those wishing to memorialize loved
ones by placing flowers on the altar
for the Easter Sunday service should
see Miss Grace Bush not later than
Sunday.
Evening star., 1938-04-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
TODAY.

Meeting, Washington-B Baltimore Psy-
choanslytic Society, Shoreham Hotel,
$50 pm.
Dance, New York Society, shoreham
Hotel, 9 pm.
Meeting, Philosophical Society, Co.'S
mos Club, 8:15 pm.
Dinner, Gridiron Club, Willard Ho-
tel, 7:l5 pm.
Dinner, George Washington Univer-
sity Law Alumni, Mavflower Hotel, 7
pm.
Dinner, State and Territory Public
Health Committee, Mayflower Hotel, 7
pm.
Dance. Potomac Electric Power Co,
MayfloUer Hotel, pm.
Dinner. Hamburg American Line,
MayfioWer Hotel, pm.
Dinner, Sigma M Delta, Lafayette
Hotel, pm.
Dance, Wisconsin State Society,
Carlton Hotel, 9 pm
Dance, Controller of Currency Ath-
letlc Association, Stansbury Hall, 1892
Georgia avenue NV, pm.
lance, DlStr1ct workers Alliance,
500 G. street NV, 9 pm.
Dance. Corcoran Art School, Hav-
Adams House, 10 pm.
Dinner, Kappa Gamma Club. Hay
Adams House, $50 pm.
Dinner-dance, Friendship Lodge.
1. 0. o. F., Hamilton Hotel, 7:3o pm.
TOMORROW.
Meeting, Bartenders' Union. Old Lo-
cal No. IS, 9l3 Tenth street NV, 3
pm.
Meeting, Pt Gamma Pi, Hamilton
Hotel, 4 pm.
Dance, Pi Gamma Pi, Hamilton Ho-
tel, 9 pm.
Supper, Sigma Omega Sigma, La
fayette Hotel, pm.
Evening star., 1938-04-09
White House Urbanity
Press Conferences Again Show Humor and Po;se,
as of Old.
as Of Old.

the Mayor and let it be spent under
the Mayors direction, without the
red tape and delay which, Mr. La
Guardia said. would attend the project
If it were managed from Washington
To that question Mr. Roosevelt re-
piled that he hadn't heard Of the
New York Mayors suggestion.
Becomes Cryptic.
When he was asked to comment on
the suggestion of Gov Earle of Penn
sylvania that the Government at
Washington should expand public
works to the extent of $4,000. .000.0 900
year for three years, Mr. Roosevelt
replied graphically that many sug-
gestiOns are being made by many
people. He was quite serious when
he said, in answer to another question,
that there will need to be additional
appropriations for relief, and that
the amount he must ask from Con-
greSs will be materially greater than
the 81 900, 100000 which was estimated
last fall. If Mr. Roosevelt feels any
chagrln about his cheerful antici-
patlons Of recovery now gone wrong,
he did not show It,
Most of the questions were about
aspects of relief To one of these Mr..
RooseVelts answer was amplified and
seemed pointed He was asked about
the suggestion that the Government
should. one way or another, subsidize
railroads. He replied, with a manner
Of dlsapproVal, that if there should
be Government subsidies for a rail-
road, why not one for a cotton mill.
a public utility, a steel company?
When the questioner said that the
purpose was not merely to help rail-
roads, but to help banks and in
surance companies which hold rail-
road bonds, Of which the quotations
are now low MIR Roosevelt replied
at some length. He said that there
has been a good deal of loose talk
about that, but that it does not amount
TO much. He implied that the banks
and insurance companies are not
seriously concerned with the falling
quotations. He explained at some
length the steps taken by State in
suranCe officials to relax accounting
requirements and thereby relieve in
surance companies Of embarrassment
under similar conditions in the pre-
viOus depression.
Would Avoid Ownership.
To a request for comment about
Government ownership of railroads,
Mr.. Roosevelt replied that he has
always opposed that if it could possibly
be aVerted. About the project of loans
to States without interest he said
that this is merely one Of many pro-
poSalS under discussion.
Apparently a good deal is about to
be done in the way of appropriations
for relief, but Mr.. Roosevelt is not
yet ready to say how much or tell
the methods. Relief at the moment
is to the front in Washington This
Will make things easier for Mr. Roose-
welt. One Of his troubles is that Con-
greSS has slipped away from his lead
erShip. II is not freely willing to do
what the President asks. But re-
quest from the President for a relief
appropriation is the one kind of re-
quest that Congress is likely to grant.
SO long as relief is to the front.
MI. Roosevelt Will seem. at least. to
be again IN command of Congress, or
on good terms with it.
(Copyright. 1889
Evening star., 1938-04-09
ZION LUTHERAN PASTOR
WILL CONTINUE SERIES
The Day of Acclamation' Will Be
Theme of Rev E G. Goetz
Tomorrow,

The Day Of Acclamation" Will be
the subject at Zion Lutheran Church
BY the Rev, Edward G.. Goetz. This
Is one IN the series on His Last
Week The subject of the children's
sermon viii be Faithful Followrs. /"
The catechetlcal class to be confirmed
at this service is composed of William
B. Bachschmid, Walter p. Coombe,
Charles E. Gardner. jr.. Evelyn NJ
Henn!g, Marion Louise Howard. Anna
E. Prultt, Eunice r. Thomas and
Frederick J. Souder, jr
The intermediate Luther League
will meet al O'Clock and the Senior
League at O'Clock
On Holy Thursday at 8 pm. holy
communion Will be administered.
The pastors sermon will be The
Word Of Peace the last in the series
on His Last Words" The cantata
From Ollvet to Calvary" by Maun-
der, will be presented by the choir on
Good Friday at pm.