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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-03

Couldn't Remember Schooling
 The 37-year old accountant, whose testimony since February 10, when ho first took the stand has amazed the state at large, offered another surprise today WNen he stated that he did not remember if he was graduated from grammar school.
 After stating that he had been to St. Patrick's, Porter street, and Duggan schools, he was asked by Crawford, "You don't remember whether you graduated from the elementary schools of the city?
 q can't remember. now" he re- piled. His voice and manner were just as cool and deliberate as they have been during his testimony for the state. Many times he asked to have questions repeated, stating that he did not understand them.
 All But Last Grade
 Through what grades in Duggan school did you go?" he was asked "All but the last" was the reply.
 Highlights of the testimony given by Purcell under croSs-examination by Crawford were varied and in many different avenues today.
 One point brought out in terse tones was that the city payroll al- ways swelled noticeably before each election, and dropped off after the election.
 Calls Office "Hangout"
 Purcell referred to controllers of flee on the first floor of the City Hall as little more than a hangout" /, and said that he moved to another floor in either 1880 or 1881. He was appointed to the office in 1880.
 During the eight years of the Leary administration, according to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-03
NAMED TO HARVARD

Cambridge, Mass, March 3-UP) Robert Moses, New York City commissioner of parks, today was named Godkin lecturer at Harvard University.
 Under the appointment. he will give two public lectures, April 21 and May F, on "the essentials of free government and the duties of the citizen"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-03
MANY CANNOT VOTE

St. Albans, Vt., March 3-CUP)- One-third of St. Albans voters will be unable to sast their ballots in Tuesdays city election because they are delinquent taxpayers.
 Of those ineligible, III lost their votes over failure to pay a 10-cent tax assessed for WPA purposes last summer. Under the city charter de- linquent taxpayers are ineligible to vote in a city election.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-03
LOCAL BILLS TO
 BE ACTED UPON
Special Grand Jury Find- ing Sends Them to Hart=
 ford for Discussion
BY RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK
 Democrat Legislative RepOrter)

Democrat Legislative Reporter)
 State Capitol, Hartford, March 3 The legislatures finance com mittee today had under considera- tion several bills, resulting from the allegations of the Waterbury special grand jury, calling for regular peril odic audits of the finances of cities and towns in the state. Numerous references to the Waterbury investi- gation and the current conspiracy trial were made at hearings on the bills yesterday afternoon, with Democrats and Republicans joining in asking that such legislation be passed.
 Attorney Gager There
 Attorney William w. Gager head ed a delegation of members of the Waterbury Bar Association to the Capitol this afternoon to oppose legislation which would abolish the Waterbury court district or make any substantial change in the juris- diction of the Waterbury court of common pleas. The association this morning voted to adopt a motion by Attorney John H. Cassidy that any such changes be opposed.
 The judiciary committee this af- terno6n began a hearing on Cover nor Raymond E. Baldwin's court reform program. Under the terms of the bill, all city, town and bor- ough courts in the state would be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-03
Brief Speech After His Election Spoke Senti-
 ments of Peace CORONATION DAY IS
 SUNDAY, MARCH l2 Holy Father Assumes His Duties Knowing We'll of
 Troubles in World
For additional pictures of the new Pope, Plus XII, see page 12 of t0day's Democrat.
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD United Press Staff Correspondent

BY REYNOLDS PACKARD United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Vatican City, March 3. - (UP) - Pope Plus XII, as- suming his duties as leadey of the Catholic Church, broadcast to the world today a plea for peace and good will among nations. Speak ing from the Sistine Chapel in which he was elected the 262d Pope only yesterday in succession to Plus XI, the new Pope said:
 Peace means mutual under. standing and cordial collaboration in the great human family for true progress and civilization. The first message of the successor to St. Peter cannot be anything else but a message of peace, of that peace with which the Almighty rewards those who beseech, desire and pre-. pare for peace with pure heart.
 we hope for peace, for that peace for which our predecessor prayed and for which he offered his life to God"
 Pope Plus had authorized only short time before the announces ment that he would broadcast to the world. He spoke after service in which the College of Cardinals rem dered him the third and final act of homage consequent on his election. At the end of his six minute speech, which he delivered in Latin in a clear, resonant voice that told of his physical well being, he imparted to the world his Apostolic benedic- tion.
 Dedicated To Peace
 It had been forecast, when he was elected, that the new Pope's reign would be one dedicated to world pacification. He mentioned world peace three times during his brief speech.
 He began his message by express
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-03
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. March 3-(UP)-Gov. ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through March 1, compared with year ago: This Year Expenses Lakt Year $5,957, 7,269, ,S90.79 $4,S55, 5,47S,354.59
 Receipts $s,s69,264,441.s5
 Gross Deficit $2,292,52S,1s2:s6 s9ss.s1S, ,s12.s2
 Net Deficit s2,26s,7s7,712.s6 ssss.s11,5 ,5s2 sa
 Cash Balance s3,s46, ,564, ,ss0,69 $2,977, ,o6s, ,943.s7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-03
New Pontiff Heralded As Pope Of Peace" At Start Of Papal Career
First Radio Message Of Pontiff To World

Vatican City, March 3. - (UP) - The official text of Pope Plus KITS first radio message to the world today follows 'Whie the deepest emotions pervade soul and stand if bewdered by the tremendous respons bity which Divine Providence in its inscrutable way has wled upon us, feel the need to convey to all immed atey thoughts well paternal words Above all extend paerna embrace with particular affection
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The Weather

Very Cloudy, Warmer Tonight, Saturday
 Fun Weather Report Page 2
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-01-28
Evicted Share-Croppers Held Under
Prison Vigilance By County Officials

NEW MADRID. Mo, Jan.
p - This ragged makeshift
community OF eVieted- shaFe-
choppers has become virtual
prison camp, due to the action
Of county authorities who took a
hand in the fate Of 500 men, women
and children exposed 10 raw wln,gy
weather last week
Homeless Junction swamp
refuge for hundreds Of eyic,ed
sharecroppers has aroused wide IN
terest and copcern. especially
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-01-28

cent Baliunas slipped into the house
got s-halt-nolson around the nccE
Of Cohen and pulled him back into
the building Those witnessing the
threat to jump say Cohen was not:
very diffieul, 10 rescue.
The man made no statement as
70 why he threatened 10 jump from
the roof top when INTERCEPTED by
police Friends and relatives say
he man has been acting strangely
Tor several days but Indicated no
willingness 10 take his own lie. He
was taken 10 the station Tor lavcs-
tiEati0f1.
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roof top Of buildings has been FASH
ionable since the B.oadnay.te did
Last year causing his death How
ever uone Of the other threats have
become realities as yet Maybe
Cohen actually intended to-yos
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Youth Under
Heavy Bond
In Stabbing

DIES MONIES. Iowa. Jan. 81
Jack Warrick, %. paper company
|. crrployc, was being held under
$1,000 bond t6iS week on a charge
aof assault to commit murder grow
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Retail Trade in District
Shows Marked Increase

The Commerce Departments an
nouncement of a billion-dolla in
crease in the country's retail busi-
ness includes chart of District de-
partment store trade showing a
marked increase here.
Based on figures reported to the
Federal Reserve Bank OF Richmond,
the chart takes the 1896 monthly
average 100 and shows the 1899 index
running from 80 to better than 100
between January and March, about
a month before this level was
reached in 1888 After slight drop
below 100 between March and April
the index shot almost to 100 by May.
Last year at that time it was below
100.
Between May and June slight
drop was registered this year to
about lis, while last year it rose to
about los.
l.. Seth Schnitman, consulting
economist specializing in District
economics, forecast in a recent series
of articles in The Star that the de-
partment store trade for the final
half of the year will be larger than
in any similar half-year period.
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Roper, Minister
ToCanada, Resigns,
Effective Monday
Wos Sent to Ottuwu
Moy /; No Successor
Named Yet

Daniel c. Roper, former Secretary
Of Commerce, has submitted his res
ignation as United States Minister
to Canada, effective next Monday, it
was learned today.
Mr.. Roper was appointed to the
diplomatic post May l to fill the
vacancy caused by the transfer of
Norman Armour to Chile. He took
office in time to represent the United
States at the arrival of the King and
Queen of England in Canada.
A native of South Carolina, Mr..
Roper is 70 years old. His appoint
ment to the diplomatic post came as
a surprise to official Washington,
since it was said at his retirement
from the cabinet that he wished to
return to private life.
The ministry to Canada pays
$4,000 year, and expenses are es-
timated at 5000. AS yet no sue
cesSor has been named.
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Mother, 19, Is Slain;
Husband Is Arrested
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
PEARISBURG, Va, Aug 10
Clarence Epling, %. was arrested to-
day on warrant charging him with
the killing of his 19-year-old wife
Hannah, who was fatally shot as she
lay in bed with her infant baby at
the home of her parents near Mar
rows, Va, last night.
The warrant was issued on COM
plant of Commemorative Attorney
j. L. Dillow.
Epling was surrendered to police
at Narrows by his father, Charley
Epling.
Mr. Dillow and Sheriff Johnston
said Epling denied any connection
with the killing.
The Eplings had been married
about year and half, Mr.. DilloW
said, and were living with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Kast.
Mrs. Kast was asleep in a bed on
the other side of the room at the
time of the Staying. Mr.. Kast was
in the adjoining room listening to
radio. He told the prosecutor he
heard the shot and rushed into the
bedroom to find his daughter NOR
tally wounded.
The mothers body protected the
child and 1t was uninjured.
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Vain Attempt 10 Save
Her Family in Fire
Is Fatal 10 Mother
Husband and Z Girls Die
Woman Breaks From
Restraining Friends
picture on Page BIZ
snecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 16-A heroic
mother broke away from neighbors
who sought to restrain her and
rushed into her flaming home early
today in a futile effort to save her
two daughters and her husband.
She died a few hours later, as much
of heartbreak, doctors said, as of the
burns about her body.
The dead are Mrs Gertrude Par
naby. As; her husband, Bert Par
naby 45, a shipfitter, and their
daughters, Ethel, 16, and Margaret,
8. The tragedy occurred before dawn
on one of the hottest nights of the
season in an old brick row house.
The blaze, said by firemen to have
started in an attached frame build
ing used as a summer kitchen, was
under control in less than 80 min
uteS after it was discovered.
Two Saved.
Only two of the couples children
were saved. They were Gertrude,
TO- and Charles, 10, who dropped
from a window in the rear of the
tWo-story house.
Mrs. Parnaby was brought out by
fireman after she had dashed
through flames in an effort to save
her two daughters.
Ethel was found smothered in bed,
and beside her was the body of Mar
garet, also asphyxiated by smoke.
Their father was found dead of
burns in a second-f1oor bedroom
No signs of flames were found in the
girls bedroom.
Mrs. Parnaby, screaming "Save
my children broke away from a
group on the street and into the
blazing building. She appeared at
an upper floor window, pleading for
some one to help her find the chill
dren. Her dress was afire. She had
broken through the wall of fire in
the stairway wall which her hus-
band had been unable to penetrate
in seeking safety.
Neighbor Gets Her.
Firemen erected a ladder to the
window where Mrs. Parnahg could
be seen occasionally through the
black pail. Albert Urlahs, q neigh
boring f1remen off duty, offered to
climb up first because he knew the
floor plan of the row of houses. He
brought her down in a few minutes.
Physicians at City Hospital said
shock at the death of her children
and husband was as much to blame
for her death as the burns.
The surviving son, Charles, told
Police 1t. Ezekiel Williams: II think
the wiring probably caused the fire.
Mother had to put bulbs in the
kitchen socket three times in a
week."
He was treated for slight burns
suffered when he tried to douse the
flames with . garden hose.
Evening star., 1939-08-16
INozi Refugee, Z3,
| And Wife Found
dead Arm in Arm
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 16.-"Have
courage" wrote two German refu-
gees to a son still in the old coun-
try and unable to leave.
They penned another note: I'VE
seek happiness together in eternity y
Police today found DR.. Julius
Veith, 73, ophthalmologist in Goet-
tingen until seven months ago, and
his wife dead beside an open gas
burner.
Both notes were on a desk near
where they died, arm in arm.
John E. Veith, son, told police
they came to this country to escape
racial laws against Mrs. Veith, who
was Jewish His father and mother.
Mr.. Veith said, had been unable to
adjust themselves to a new life in
America"
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Blacks Seize Gen. Woodcock,
Other 29th Division Officers
Attackers Are Between
Defending Army
And Washington
BY ROBERT A. ERWIN,
Star STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

BRISTOW, Va, Aug 16.-Brig
Gen. Amos w. w. Woodcock of the
58th Infantry Brigade; Col. Fred
erick H. Vinup, head of the 104th
Medical Regiment, Maryland Ma
tional Guard, and several other 29th
Division officers all of the Blue"
forces, were captured today by in
vading BLACK" tanks of the Regular
Army.
Executing a wide and fast flank
movement from the west, the
enemy" came down State highway
No % to it's intersection with the
Bristow-Brentsville road, and turned
southwark to make the captures
They came on Col. Vinup first and
captured him. In the car just be-
hind they found Gen. Woodcock,
Federal prohibition director dur
ing the Hoover administration and
later president of st. Johns College
at Annapolis.
1t. Col Medoren Crawford, IT,,
Regular Army officer attached to the
Maryland National Guard, acting in
his capacity as umpire for the ma
neuvers between the National Guard
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Hundreds Of Gallons
Of Milk Dumped by
New York Strikers
200 Pickets Block Rouds
With Spiked PIonks
And Halt Trucks
BY the Associated Press.

UTICA, N. Y, Aug. 16.-Striking
dairy farmers were reported to have
dumped hundreds of gallons of milk
in New York's milkshed today as
the dairy farmers union boycott for
higher prices went into its second
day.
The first major violence was re-
ported at Mount Upton, N. Y, where
James Gray, superintendent of the
Dairymen's League plant, said 200
pickets, using spiked planks, blocked
roads leading to the plant, halted
trucks and dumped the milk.
At Buskirk, N. Y, Sheriff Daniel
Carhart said pickets blocked roads
leading to the Gold Medal Farm
plant and dumped hundreds of gal
Ions of milk. He said the only man
to pass the picket line was farmer
brandishing pitchfork.
Madison County Sheriff Timothy
D. Thomas asserted two farmers
were arrested at Hubbardsville after
a melee in which considerable milk
was dumped.
Archie Wright. chairman of the
farmers union which is seeking to
raise prices by withholding milk
from the big New York City market
said the boycott is rolling along In
fine shape"
However, New York's commission
er of health, DR.. John L. Rice, said
the strike had not affected the city s
supply ito any appreciable degree
Evening star., 1939-08-16

organization independent of the
friends Of new Germany" which
included German citizens, Mr.. Kuhn
displayed emotion for the first time
during an hour or more of testi-
mony.
Mr.. Dickstein Representative
Dickstein, New York Democrat)
was raising hell about us down here
in Washington" Mr. Kuhn shouted.
I'VE wanted to shut his mouth.
He was making wild charges against
us-trying to smear US
Mr. Dies cut the witness short
with the admonition that he had
answered the question. adding that
the committee wished to have no
voluntary statements.
The stocky bund leader was ques-
toned closely by Rhea Whitney
committee counsel, and committee
members, about the possible con-
nections of the bund with the Nazi
government or German officials.
Mr.. Kuhn steadfastly denied that
(See UN-AMERICAN. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Accuses Standard Oil.
Water Gate Concerts on WMAL

portion of the 18th of Symphonies"
by the National Symphony Orchestra direction
Fraser Harrison conductor will be
wide network by the National Boadcastng this
Through the cooperation OF the National Boadcastng Co. and
The Star the will be heard locally WMAL.
Tonights will be broadcast $50 o'clock
all attend the tonight
the setting provide combination that shouldn't miss
cannot attend tune in the concert WMAL at o'clock
In arranging these broadcasts the National Broadcasng
and The Star cooperating with
mee of the Symphony Orchestra appreca-
ton the contributes greatly
the musical life Of the National Capital
Tickets for the concert be purchased at the Water Gate
tonight.
Evening star., 1939-08-16
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Fritz Kuhn estimated dues paying
members of the German American
Bund at 10000 persons today after
testifying membership records of the
organization had been destroyed at
his order because of prospective in
vestigations.
The bespectacled bund leader, ap-
pearing Unexpectedly before the
House committee investigating un-
American activities, said he had only
partial records of dues payments
Destruction of the membership rec
ords, he said, was ordered when in
vestigation seemed likely by the Dies
Committee and a New York State
legislative group.
Mr.. Kuhn said the bund came into
existence at Buffalo in March, 1886,
after he had determined to form a
political organization composed only
of American citizens.
When Chairman Dies, Democrat,
of Texas, demanded to know why
MIR. Kuhn wished to form a political
Evening star., 1939-08-16
lChorIes Edison
us Top-Ronking
Official inCity
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Charles Edison holds the title Of
Acting Secretary of the Navy" but
at present he is the top-ranking
Federal official in Washington.
President Roosevelt is vacationing
at sea in the North Atlantic, and
Vice President Garner is in Texas.
The first five cabinet members
Secretary Hull, Secretary Morgen-
thau, Secretary Woodring, Attorney
General Murphy and Postmaster
General Farley-also are away.
Congress authorized Mr.. Edison
to act as Secretary of the Navy until
the President chooses q successor to
the late Claude Swanson.
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Fish's Truce Plan
Will Be Weighed
By Oslo Congress
Excursion Tomorrow Is
Cancelled to Study
Peace Proposal
By the Associated Press.

OSLO, Norway, Aug. 16.-The In
terparliamentary Union Congress
will hold a special meeting tomor-
row to consider indorsing a 30-day
truce" proposed by Representative
Hamilton Fish of New York.
Mr.. Fish said his proposal was de-
signed "to secure time for interna-
tional negotiations about problems
which threaten to push the world
into catastrophe He had told re-
porters he feared war might break
out August 20.
Excursion Cancelled.
The congress Executive Commit
tee obtained cancellation of an ex-
cursion planned for tomorrow so
Mr.. Fish's proposal could be dis
cussed in a special session.
Mr.. Fish flew here after a visit to
Germany's foreign minister.
AS delegate, Mr.. Fish came be-
fore the nterparliamentary Union
Congress today with suggestions for
easing the thorny problem of reset
ting refugees from Central Europe.
AS chairman of the United States
delegation, he hurried to lunch as
guest of the British delegation.
The Republican Congressman and
Roosevelt critic vigorously outlined
his views to newspapermen last
night.
Must Act Quickly.
These were his salient sentences:
IF something is going to be done to
prevent war, it must be done within
week. I have seen men on both
sides of the two camps. The people
really want peace, but the situation
has developed to a point where peace
talk is considered to be defeatism.
The United States will keep out
of war if she is not attacked I
cannot see how anybody can beat the
British navy, but likewise I cannot
see anybody defeating the German
and Italian armies.
''If we could gain 30 days peace,
war might be avoided this time.
During such a truce, the foreign
ministers of Germany, Italy, France
and Britain should meet and seek
way out. If they fail, then arbi-
tration should be attempted"
Arbitration Nominees.
The Fish nominees for arbitrators:
King Leopold of Belgium, King Haa-
kon of Norway and Philippe Etter,
president of Switzerland and as
alternative arbitrator, "if the pow-
ers would accept him." Premier
Eamon de Valera of Ireland.
Members of the United States
delegation, which held it's first cau-
Gus this morning, made it clear Mr..
Fish would be acting as a private
individual in furthering his peace
prescription before the congress and
not in his capacity as delegation
chairman.
The United States delegation is
made up of four Senators and "a
Representatives.
Evening star., 1939-08-16
10000 Crowd 10 Register
For 800 Cleveland Jobs
Hy the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 16-Ten thou
sand men and women, some of
whom waited more than "a hours,
besieged Cleveland Stadium today
to register for 600 city jobs. One
man was injured in the crush.
Throughout last night scores slept
in chairs and cots set up on walks.
Fifty policemen went to the sta
dunn as the crowd started to grow
from about 1000 early arrivals to
5000.
A deputy police inspector said the
number of applicants swelled to
10000 in less than two hours after
Is clerks started to register the job
seekers.
The jobs were made available un-
der a city charter amendment plac-
ing all unclassifed city positions
under civil service.