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Evening star., 1939-06-03
Seek Window Breaker

Police today were looking for a
man who fell through a show win
dow at the Nachman Furniture Co,
and then took quick leave after
treatment at Emergency Hospital
for lacerations to hands and arms.
The police lookout said he was
wanted for drunkenness and de-
stroyins private property.
Evening star., 1939-06-03

George L. Sheppard, 1911 West Vlr-
ginia avenue NE, who had an aver
age of 9511 for the three years.
Southeastern University plaques
were awarded to Landrum j. Out
law of the School of Accountancy
and to Helen Eiland of the School
of Law for their outstanding ef-
forts" in extra -curricula activities
during their school terms. The
plaques, awarded by the Southeast
ern Alumni Association, were pre-
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Bond to Aid Park Rites

The 5th Battalion Marine Reserves
Band will play at the opening Of the
Capitol Heights (MdJ Community
Park tomorrow at pm, 1t was an
nounced today by Robert E. Ennis.
State Senator Charles c. Marbury
of Prince Georges County will speak.
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SchweIIenbueh Candidate

WALLA WALLA, Wash, June 3
R.-Senator Schwellenbach, Demo-
crat, of Washington, stanch New
Dealer, today announced his candi-
dacy for reelection in a message to
the States Young Democrats Con-
vention,
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Se0CeQ Dy OLlS II.
Ritenour, the as
sociation'S pres
ident.
An annotated
Constitution of
t h e U n i t e d
S t a t es W a S
awarded to Mad
eleien Bush for
the best paper
submitted on
on S t i tutional
law. The latter
award was pre-
sented by D. Ro-
land Potter. in
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Southeastern Honor
Students in Two
Schools Announced
E. w. Peterson ExceIs
In Law, 6. l. Sheppard
In Accountuncy

Honor graduates OF the Schools Of
Law and Accountancy of Southeast
ern University were announced last
night at the university's senior
Evening star., 1939-06-03

The names of the honor students
were announced by DR.. James A
Bell, president of the university
They will receive their degrees at
commencement exercises Tuesday
evening in Memorial Continental
Hall. The banquet was followed by
dance under auspices of the
alumni association.
Besides Mr.. Peterson and Mr.
Sheppard, ether honor graduates
are as follows.
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School
Goshorn. Alfred F.
Zieler, John
Scheldrup. Gudrun
Robinson. w. H.
Alexander, c. H.
Eiland. Helen S.
Payne. M. M.
Crossley, A. w.
Johns. c, H.. jr.
Hook, Lester
School Of
Hillhouse. Nida
Kimmell, E. Logan
Pierce. c. W.
Silverman. r, I.
Howard, John B.
Mcpherson. David c
McCollum. w. w.
Hacking, Arthur e.
brennan. M. w.
McIlwaine. w. B.
Grassel, Annette
Outlaw. Landrum j.
WEIGH, Rae
Rubin. Philip @.
Boone. Milton v.
Burlingame. H. L.
Carley, Arthur F.
Todd. Helen E.
Levick, John A.
Evening star., 1939-06-03
University of Maryland Gives
Degrees to Record Glass
Gov OConor Denies Business and
Professional Fields Are Overcrowded

SndTp Qenldl tndt business ana
professional fields already are over
crowded" was voiced by Gov. Her.
bert R. O'Conor of Maryland before
the largest graduating class in the
history of the University of Mary
land today.
Such reports, Gov. O'Conor told
the 7l5 graduates. their friends and
relatives in Ritchie Coliseum, Col
lege Park, were often heard but
easily disproved when put to the
test of analysis and scrutiny in the
light of our Nations experience"
The history of this country, the
records and achievement of our
forbears, do not justify a feeling of.
pessimism and despair" the Cover
nor asserted. Rather, they sane.
ton feeling of assurance"
Unlimited opportunities await
thinking men and women" he con-
tinued. There is an ever-present
need for leaders, for highly skilled
men and women-there is plenty
Ol TOOm al Ile Top.
No "Ultimates" Reached.
No ultimate" has yet been at
tained in science, in the profess
sions, in business, despite advances
along many lines made in the last
decade. the youthful executive
warned the seniors.
Granted advantages Of college
training. Gov. O'Conor continued,
University of Maryland graduates
have corresponding duty" to live
up to the tradition of freedom and
tolerance credited to the State.
Honorary Degrees Conferred.
Five men were presented with
honorary degrees by University Pres
ident H. C. Byrd. Gov. O'Conor had
degree of doctor of laws conferred
on him and Glenn L. Martin, ma
tionally known aircraft manufac-
turer, was honored with a degree of
doctor of engineering.
Others honored by the University
were Melvin C. HaZen, a member of
the class of '99 and president of
the Board of District of Columbia
Commissioners, doctor of laws; Cecil
Willis Creel, director of the Univer-
sity of Nevada extension service,
doctor of agriculture, and DR.. Fred
w. Rankin, Lexington, KY, surgeon,
doctor of science. Honorary Ger
tiflcates in agriculture were pre-
sented to William Alan McGregor,
Frank Marion Shook and Philip CAL
der Turner.
Rossbourg Inn Dedicated.
Dedication of the newly restored
Rossbourg Inn featured alumni day
on the campus yesterday. c. Wal
ter Cole, president of the Alumni
Association, opened the historic
structure as the new alumni head
quarters.
Tydings Speaks to Alumni.
After dedication of the inn the
annual alumni banquet was held
with Senator Tydings as principal
speaker. Munro Leaf, author of
Ferdinand the Bull" and a 1927
graduate of the university, was guest
of honor.
The days program closed with the
June ball last night.
The list OF graduates, by schools,
follows:
GRADUATE SCHOOL.
Candidates presented by Dean c. O.
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Degrees Conferred Since Last
Commencement.
Bachelor Of Science.
Bowie. Oden Sippel William L.
Posey. Walter B.
Honorable Mention.
First Honors.
Brown. Allan H Talcott. Ellen e
Fitzwater Earl W. Galbreath, Paul NJ.
Second Honors.
Shoemaker Robert A. Faith Lawrence S.
Winkler, Fred B. Mcfarland r. R.. Jr
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES.
Candidates Presented by Dean l.. B.
BrOughtOn
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COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE.
Candidates Presented by
Assistant Dean H. F. Cotterman.
RachelOr of Srieurs

Astle. Charles C. Lowe LabanR
Baker. Alva s., jr. Lynt. Richard L.. tr
Brown. Allan H. Marche. William r
Brownell, James p Martin o C.. ir
Bruins. Lawrence A. Mcfarland. F. R.. j,
Burnet James H Miller. T E. tr
Cohen, Charlotte r. Muma Martin H
Crane, Julian c. Nichols. Robert D.
Eek. Clarence A. Peaslee, Joseph K
Faith, Lawrence S. Phillips c. w. jr.
FitZwater. Earl w Potter. LLOYD A.
Galbreath, P. McC. Price. James w, jr.
Gibbs w. Eric Remsberg, G. c., jr
Gupton, E. l.. jr. Secrest, John P
Hepburn, E. w Shoemaker, r. A.
Heubeck Elmer, ir Steinberger. j l.
Hite. Norborne A. Sutton. Richard S.
farrell w. E, jr To.co.' Ellen E
johnson, Edwin r. Wheatley. Marion
katsura. Saburo Wlnkler. Fred B.
Kilby. Wilson w Witt, Detlef
I.apidus Gtanley
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-18
YOUTH IS FOILED
 IN BRIDGEPORT
Tried Hold-Ups in Two Places, But Women
 Beat Him Off

Bridgeport, Conn, November lS. - (UP) - Police today sought a youthful bandit who attempted to hold up two establishments last night, and, in both cases, was driven off by women.
 When the bandit, brandishing revolver, entered Roses Beauty Shop, and ordered the proprietor, Miss Rose T. Wilson, to "get away from the cash register" she shouted:
 Stop acting silly and put down that gun!"
 The woman grabbed pair of clip pers and charged the holdupman. He fled.
 A little later, a bandit, who the police believed was the same man, walked into Zwerdling's bakery, and told Mary Falkowski, 21, a clerk, to "sit down and keep quiet, because this is 8 stick-up."
 As the youth sought to open a cash register, two male customers came in, and while his attention was distracted, the girl leaped on the bandit.
 He escaped her grasp, dashed from the store, and eluded chase by the two men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-18
PARKING LOTS IN
 SERIOUS DEMAND
Downtown Area Is Sadly Lacking in That Respect;
 Many Handicapped

Establishment of many new park ing lots in the downtown area re- fleets the serious lack of parking facilities on the streets, and need for additional parking spaces is seen in the police deparment's new program of one-way streets and parking re- strictions.
 In the past few weeks no less than half a dozen parking lots have either been opened or existing lots expanded. Plans for additional park ing areas are now being made. Lack of suitable locations has resulted in several buildings being demolished to provide sufficient room for park ing stations.
 Motorists going downtown have found 1t increasingly difficult to park, even briefly. Police changes in parking regulations have not helped the situation to any great extent Much available parking space was lost when large spaces were set aside for bus stands.
 It has become almost useless for persons working in the business sec- ton to drive their cars to work un- less they leave their automobiles at @ parking lot. Parking places on the street are available only many blocks from the downtown area.
 The parking situation is acute at night time as well as during the day Parking lots near the theaters are crowded night after night, and some times a movie-bound automobilist must go to two or three places be- fore he can park for fee.
 The idea of a large municipal parking space has come up severa times in the past. Once, the public market on Meadow street wal thrown open to the public but il proved too far away from the center to become popular.
 Conversion of the Green into { big parking place has also been sug. gested, but has been buried in tn, protests of those who are agains changing it.
 The parking and traffic problem seems to grow more acute by tn day, and some action will have t. be taken soon. The new city admin istration may seek to solve the situ ation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-18
Mrs. O'Reilly Powerfully
 "Skunked" Calls For Help

"You not only cannot shoot him." the Conservation Department said. "You cannot lay finger on him. He Is a fur bearing animal which the law says cannot be molested quote in his present habitat end quotation"
 Now that was a very fine law, Lieutenant Dobbs decided, and with apologies to Mrs. O'Reilly the police withdrew. Since the O'Reilly's was the third home Jonah had camped in during the past three weeks, res- idents of all the homes in the swank addition (save two) came to view the situation-with alarm from the sidewalk.
 At this point, Jonah walked up the basement stairs. Mrs. O'Reilly screamed. The residents withdrew in all directions.
 Early last night she ventured into her home. The uninvited guest had helped himself in the kitchen, re- tired peacefully to the basement. She locked the. basement door. There was one window. On a string just outside 1t, she tied Q tempting sweet potato.
 We are building a new home, she said. "r'm going there, finished or not. I don't think I shall return here. ever"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-18

Kansas City, Mo, Nov. IS - (U. P.) = Mrs. Gordon A. O'Reilly, Irish and prudent. moved out of her spa cious home today and sent an urg- ent message to her husband, a radio technician, in New York.
 Please rush home; we are (oh, powerfullyD skunked."
 She thought, and hoped, that the talents of a radio technician might succeed where the police and a neighborhood of apprehensive citi- zens had failed; had even feared to tread.
 Jonah the skunk had come by night to take up abode in the O'Reilly basement. and Jonah (oh, powerfully was protected by law if, indeed, the law need be cited.
 The law had ben called out yes- terday, in the persons of Police Lieu | tenant Fred Dobbs. Patrolmen Ro- bert Dull and E. A. Quinn. Mrs. O'Reilly, with a clothes-pin on her nose, pointed to her basement stairs. He's active," she warned.
 Dobbs, Dull and Quinn emerged five minutes later. Yes. Jonah was active. In fact. Jonah was positively prolific. Lieutenant Dobbs called the Conservation Department: i've can shoot him." he suggested, "but that's the only way my men can get him l0ut.p
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-18
To Get 'Blotto' On Whiskey
 In Name Of Justice, Science

breath is analysed, and the per- centage of alcohol in the blood is determined. According to scientists, a person is intoxicated when the alcoholic content in the blood passes IS of per cent.
 "Ill take couple of drinks" Kap- Ian said, then I'll blow into the balloon and test will be made. A little later I'll take couple of more drinks and another test will be made, and so on until I'm really tight"
 As a precaution, perhaps, the test will be conducted in the office of Police Chief William J. Linn. Kaplan said Fletcher, members of the poe lice department and other officials of the safety council would be pres- ent. He said Fletcher had promised to accept the tests as evidence if he is satisfied with the demonstration
 Kaplan's wife and daughter, June l6, said they also may attend t give him moral and, if necessary physical support.
 He didn't believe he would enjo. himself.
 He expects to have bad hang over. Furthermore. he has to hu' his own drinks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-18
BRITAIN HOLDS
 AMERICAN SHIPS
Eight More United States Vessels for Search of
 Their Cargo

Washington, Nov. IS = (UP) - State Department reports revealed today that Great Britain has de- tained eight more American ships for examination recently and seized the cargo of four of them.
 This detention report, the depart ment's second, listed-no ships stop ped by the French or Germans.
 The first report, issued November 1, showed that one ship-the City Of Flint-had been seized by Germany and that 26 others had been detain- ed-13 by the British, nine by the French, three by the Germans and one by an unidentified naval vessel.
 The state department said that all but one of the vessels involved in the two reports had been released. The one not released was stopped Thursday.
 In addition to the four cargoeS seized, the British took from ono of the vessels 700 bags of mail ad- dressed to Germany.
 The eight vessels in the new re- port were:
 Iberville - detained II days while cargo for Antwerp and Rotterdam was taken of.
 Gateway City-detained Il days while cargo for Antwerp and Rotter- dam was taken off. Wacosta-detained IS days; cargo for Rotterdam seized.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-18
JUDCESH|p TO
 BE POSTPONED
Conn. U. s. District Court Seat Must Wait for Con-
 gross to Meet
Special to The DemocraD

Washington, D. C., Nov. 18-No appointment to fill the vacancy on the U. s. district court bench in Connecticut will be made until after congress begins its next session in January, according to Attorney Gen. eral Frank Murphy.
 One of the candidates for the place made vacant by the resignation of Judge Edwin s. Thomas Is Congress man J. Joseph Smith, of Waterbury, brother of Democratic State Central Committee Chairman '. Francis Smith. The attorney-general had no comment on recent reports that the Waterbury congressman had been dropped from his consideration because he had voted against the president on number of occasions
 It was indicated that MT. Smiths name Is still listed among the pos abilities. Former Attorney General Homer s. Cummings is said to favor the appointment of Attorney Johr, FitzGerald, of New Haven, son of National Committeeman David E FitzGerald.
 Several others are also in the race among them Attorney Cyril Cole. man of Hartford and two or three Yale university faculty members.
 The man, nominated by the presi. dent must receive congressional ap. proval, hence the delay in making the appointment
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-18
TAMMANY GIVES
 THEM SURPRISE

New York, Nov. l8-(UP) Mayor F. H. La Guardia's Fusion admin istration received a severe setback today when final tabulations of the proportional representation vote for the city council placed Tammany Hall in control of IA of the 2l seats.
 The Democratic comeback in the Nov. 2 election from the low of 1887 when La Guardia was reelected and Republican Thomas E. Dewey became district attorney of New York (Manhattan) County-gave Tammany the necessary two-thirds majority 10 override the Mayors veto.
 The remaining seats were filled by two Republicans. two American Laborites, two Fusionists and an Independent, Alfred E. Smith, Jr., son of the former New York gov ernor and 1928 presidential candi- date.
 Tammany had virtually been counted out after the 1887 election but the victories for its council manic and judicial candidates left the hall In a position of greatly increased importance on the eve oi a presidential year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-18
BOSTON MAN HAS
 LOST MONEY CLAIM
Wanted $22,OOO of Loot Found in Probe By
 O'Hare's Death

Chicago, Nov. 18.-(UP) .-State's Attorney Thomas J. Courtney to- day had rejected claim on behalf of John Walter Quinn, Boston, Mass, for $22,000 in cash found in a safety deposit box by police in- vestigating the gang-style shooting of Edward J. O'Hare, race track op- orator.
 Robert A. Robinson, Boston at- torney, presented the claim. He said the money belonged to Quinn although 1t was found in the box in the First National bank leased to John Walter, in care of E. J. o. Hare" The money was contained in two envelopes, each marked with the name "Dolan."
 Harold B. Simpson, president 0, Sportsman's Park. Inc, operating a dog track at Taunton, Mass, under lease from the National Jockey club, of which O'Hare was president, &C., companied Robinson.
 The Northern Trust company, ex- ecutor of O'Hare's estate, obtained a court order against removal of the money and Courtney told Rob- inson he would be required to estab- fish Quinn's claim in court.
 Attorney Harold J. Ross notified Courtney he would seek court at- tachment tomorrow to claim the money for the city of Boston in con- nection with business deals Quinn and Edmond Dolan, Boston city treasurer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-18

Gary, Ind, November Is. - (UP) - Richard s. Kaplan, 40, president of the Gary Safety Council, plans to sit down with a bottle of whiskey today - in the name of justice, sci- ence and safety - and get "Blotto" as possible.
 His purpose will be to test drunk o-meter, a device to determine whether a person is intoxicated. Its use has been point of issue be- tween the safety council and the po- lice department on one side, and Judge William Fletcher of the Gary city court on the other.
 Judge Fletcher doesn't consider the test accurate and believes re- suits of such tests should not be acceptable as evidence" Kaplan said. Our safety council has been carrying on a sincere fight so that the police can present results Of the tests as evidence. The police believe they are accurate.
 "I propose to end the controversy This is not gag, but a sincere ef' ford to determine who Is right. Fur thermore. please understand that am not a heavy thinker" In using the drunk-o-meter, th subject blows into . balloon hi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-18
10000 Imported Nazi Troops Control Prague
Nine Students Had Been Executed for Anti-Nazi Out breaks-l,2O0 More for the Czech College
 Youths Under Arrest
BY KAREL WOLF

(Unlte0 freSS StaIk OOTTcspOhuCuV
 Prague, Nov. 18-(UP) - Ten thousand imported German storm troopers ruled this capital of the Nazs' Bohemia -Moravia protector ate today, suppressing the Czechs' demonstrations flor freedom"
 Nine students, suspected of anti- Nazi outbreaks, had been executed by firing squads. and 1,200 more were under arrest. Well-informed persons said restless Czechs could expect punishment to be extended to "other spheres of their life.'
 Following the arrival of the storm troopers by automobile and motor cycle from the Reich. the city was quiet as death all night. Czechs kept eff the streets, avoided public places.
 German quarters announced that the executions were punishment for Wednesdays demonstration in the streets, in which several hundred students shouted flor freedom. Nothing was said about 8 demon stration Thursday by Czech FaScistS who gathered in defiance of an or- der by the Czech police forbiddine their meeting, and shouted: away with the government which is being paid by the English" The Czech police had charged the Fascist meeting, counter-demonstration tt that of the anti-Nazi students tht day before, an dclubbed 12 of then seriously. But today storm trooper and German secret police were il charge and the Czech police were subordinate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-18
Valuable Mail Had Just Been Delivered to Sta-
 ton Master in Charge
THREE BAGS FILLED
 WITH MONEY TAKEN
Station Master Was Alone at Time-RObbery Took
 Place at 4 A. M.

Monroe City, Mo, Novem. Der IS. - (UP) = Masked bandits with sawed-off shot guns and side arms held ur the Burlington Railway Sta tion today and escaped with seven mail pouches. In g manner made notorious by Jesse James in the same sec tion of northeastern Missouri a half century ago, they sWooped down on the station, apparently advised in advance that two trains which preceded them by an hour had left pouches contain- ing valuable mail Among their loot were three leather bags, chained and locked, containing registered parcels such as business concerns use for the transfer of money.
 Two of them - state police be- lieved there were at least three iii the raiding party entered Station Master 4. G. Squires' office at 3 a. m. 4 a. m., EST). Both were masked. one held a sawed-off shot, gun, which, Squires said, looked as big as a cannon that early in the morning" The other held two re- volvers.
 Put up your hands, brother. and keep your mouth shut" one ordered. And turn your back - now!"
 Squires OSeyed Them
 Squires complie,1. In three min- utes, he said. they had what they had come for, the entire mail de- posit of two Burlington trains = one that reached heie at l:30 a. m. and the other at 2 a. l.i. Four of the pouches seized were ot the ordinary rip-cord variety, conl aining first class mail.
 They left Squires without another | word, ran down the station tram and apparently took stairs down to the street.
 He was certain they had made their getaway in an automobile. He summoned the state highway patrol which teletyped warning through
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-18
Capone Called Victim Of 2 Strange Diseases
His Brother John Asserted Today That "Al'' Was Vc- tim of Legend" and "Misunderstanding"
 Near Model Citizen, He Says

Baltimore, Md, Nov. l8.-(UP) - Al Capone, who put the finger" on hundreds of gangsters while he ruled the Chicago underworld, is the vic- tim of legend and misunderstand- ing, his brother, John, asserted to- day.
 John Capone, who volunteered to act as press representative for his brother, told reporters that Al is and always was @ near-model citi- zen-doesn't drink and never did, smokes an occasional cigar, doesn gamble, and pays his deots.
 That new description Of Al apone whose gang ran the Chicago rackets during the prohibition era with sub- machine guns, was given as the eX- convict settled down to routine hos pital life to undergo treatment foi paresis, @ softening of the brain resulting from syphilis.
 John Capone said he would mee' periodically with the pIess as tho representative of the Capone family because of the interest shown by tht public in his brother since his re- lease from a federal penitentiar! Thursday Other members of Cap ones family with him here and who presumably, approved John Capone' action were Capone's wife, mother and sister.
 First Press Conference.
 John Capone's first press confer ence was held last night in re ception room of the Union Memoria hospital where his brother will re ceive the malaria fever treatmen for paresis. He Is younger than Al is slim, and was fashionably-dress ed. He Is a Philadelphia business man.