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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08

Here and there One of the best pictures of the Old Leather Man. famous and picturesque Wanderer the Connecticut countryside in this last century and cen- tra figure in many interesting and often weird tales ap peared in the New Haven Register recently. It was an entrant in Old Photo Contest conducted by New Haven department store and entered by Miss May Jerome Martin Mooney of newspaper fame has a book in the stalls. It's called The Parole Scandal and is frghtfu indictment of so-caled crime in poli- tics Mr. Mooney is recalled the newspaperman who was catapulted into national fame by refusing to dvulge the of much of his information about New York city rackets His counsel incidentally Attorney James D. ,. Murray, native of this city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08
STRAND

Attractions concluding their en- agreements this evening at the popu- lar Warner Bros. Strand theater in- clude the Dead End" kids in "Hell,s Kitchen" and Melvyn Douglas and Joan Blondell in Good Girls Go To Paris"
 Theatergoers attending the Strand tomorrow will view one of the best double feature programs of the sum- mer. "Young Mir. Lincoln" and "Sus- annah of the Mounties" comprise this big treat. so don't forget to put 1t on your must" list.
 "Young Mir. Lincoln" starring Henry Fonda in the title role, is not the story of Lincoln's life. but the story of his heart, his wit. his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08

Labeled by New York District
 Attorney Thomas E. Dewey and
 G-Man J. Edgar Hoover as "one
 of the most dangerous criminals
 this country has ever known,"
 Louis (Lepke) Buchalter, above,
 is today the object of the greatest
 manhunt in U. s. history. the course of an amazing crimina career to negotiate whenever possi- ble.
 That's why he is at liberty to- day. Refused bail two years age by scholarly Judge Knox of the United States Court when he was convicted with three union off, cials of coercion and terrorism in the fur industry, he succeeded in having Martin T. Manton, then presiding judge of the U. s. Cir cult Court, allow him liberty on bail of $10,O00, which he promptly forefeited by disappearing. GRADUATE OF
 THE BOWERY
 That one criminal can command so much wealth and power in the United States today is an amazing bit of Americana. But to understand it and Lepke, one must go back to the pre-war years in New York when the. toughest hoodlums in the country roamed the Bowery and Chinatown in gangs.
 The section bounded by Broad-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08
KNIGHTS IN VISIT
 TO WORLD'SFAIR

Some 35 members of Roosevelt Lodge, Knights of Pythias, left to- day at 2 a. m. from in front of the lodge quarters on North Main street, for an all-day excursion to the Worlds Fair. They made the trip by chartered bus, and the return trip to the city will start about mid- night from the fairgrounds. Ar- arrangements have been made for per- sonally conducted tours for the ex- cursionists around some of the more popular exhibits, including the Gen. eral Motors display.
 Chancellor Commander Harry Lyshkow is the head of the ar- arrangements committee, assisted by Manuel Lax, Jack Freedman, and Edward Goldberg.
 Rhodesia will have air raid de- fense
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08
Tercentenary. .. We wonder how many persons

Tercentenary |. .. We wonder how many persons who spend so much time at Connecticuts most popular shore resort at Milford know that this year the town fathers celebrating the 3OOh anniversary of the towns founding? Yes it 300 years right to this month that the town first the flight of day., and as the sixth oldest town in Connecticut it still retains most of it's historic landmarks. Few of have noticed them, for it shore resort and not as colonial town that Milford gained its popular ty, and the natives of this town have that typical of New England communities. They know and love their venerable history but do not boast about it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08
MATTATUCKS PLAN
 BIG CARD PARTY

Members of the Mattatuck Drum Corps are planning to entertain members and friends at 8 card party to be held at the organiza- tion's headquar' -s on Pierpont road next Saturday. The committee in making arrangements obtained a number of attractive prizes which will be awarded to the various win- ners. Refreshments will also be served.
 The committee includes Paul Mill Ter, chairman, Joseph Howell, Ed gar Wilson, Albert Johnson, George Moynihan and William Cahill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08

Doesn't pay to be polite :. Out in Highland Park Michigan, the city fathers decided that cleanup campaign was in order They wanted to keep rub. bish off the streets and sidewalks So nicely painted green deposited at frequent intervals with the message on their sides - Help Keep Your City Clean The friendly offer failed to work and papers continued to litter the gutters Some understanding person in the towns Public Works Department then had the lettering changed It now reads (. |. "Say, You! Dump That Paper Here!" "Jeepers, Creepers, Mind Your Papers" stuff Me-. 'Toodle Lum-Alum-a ToOdle-ay, Any Waste Paper for Me Today"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08
BOMB RESISTs
 ROUGH HANDLING

Brisbane. Australia (UP)-It was after a collector of scrap metal. who had bought a symmetrical piece of metal weighing 6 pounds, had pound- cd 1t with Q sledge hammer In c vain effort 10 break of its 'nose." had then tossed it into his cart and finally dumped 1t on q pile ct his metal works. that an experienced soldier passing by was able to tell him it was an aerial bomb.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08

less than a half mile, more than 5000 people huddled in novels sur rounded by 270 saloons and several times that number of blind tigers, dance halls and houses of prostitu- ton.
 The whole large area was hon- eycombed with saloons, under ground passageways and dives. From Chatham Square to Pell street fan tan and pi gow games ran wide open and on quiet nights the fumes of opium smoked in the dingy little rooms above the dives floated down to the street. The tong WITS were ping full blast about 1910 and graft was vide spread. This was the period in which many New York policemen began to invest in brownstone fronts, and to acquire retinues of servants, and diamonds and car- riages for their women. The Chat ham Club, Scotty Lavelle's, Calla- hans and Nigger Mike Salter's in Pell street all ran wide open. It was the era of the Gas House Gang, the De:.d Rabbits, the Whyos, the Five Pointers and the Eastmans. Thesc gangs all roamed the streets looking for fights and loot.
 A typical gang leader was plug"ugly Monk Eastman who started his career as a bouncer in the toughest dance hall on the East Side.
 Always armed with a club, he once walked up to an inoffensive man and laid his scalp open with tremendous blow because, T had forty-nine hicks in me stick, an wanted to make 1t an even fifty"
 CRIME BECOMES
 BIG BUSINESS
 Lepke, born in 1897, travelled with Eastman's gang for awhile but in 1916 he went up to Bridgeport, Conn.,, to pull robbery. He was caught and served his first sen- tence in the Cheshire, Conn.,, State Reformatory.
 In fairly rapid succession there- after Lepke had served l8 months in Sing Sing, September 28, 1917, had won dismissals three times on burglary and assault charges, and then for loft robbery had been sentenced, March 21, 1920, by Judge Mott (who recently sem tenced James J. Hines) to two years and six months in Sing Sing.
 This, however, was 10 be his last time in jail for any length of time until 1886. For when Lepke was released during the middle of 1922 he realized that 1t was in the midst Of new crime era.
 The bravling small-tiine hood lum was washed up Prohibition had come Tn, fur-dressing and trucking were businesses that had grown by leaps and bounds into major industries and the big money was there for the taking. That is, providing a man had brains, guts and genius for or- ganization. And he, Lepke, had.
 TOMORROW: How the small mobsters fell by the wayside and New York crime got organized
 under the guiding hand of bus- mess man gangSter Lepke.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08
AnslDers To
 Test Questions

 Below gre the answers to test questions printed on page 6. i. Pope Gregory I. 2. Measurement of time. 3. Monagon. {. Sinai. s. Pa.
 6. As the place where the Wright brothers first flew an airplane.
 !. It Is an old symbol to indicate his last journey e earth.
 6. Golf.
 Q. It is q variety ef cabbage.
 io.Fujiyama.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08
Old Gangs Of New York Spawned Vast Crime Syndicate Of Today

The existence inter-lockng vast beyond imagining being revealed federal and local authorities epke) Buchae reputed kngpn
 whose racke $3O0O0OOO this world traced underworld the that sinister e revealed in fascinating for The Waterbury Democrat The follows
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08
TO WILLIAM (My brother on his 18th birthday. .,

was lonely little girl when they brought you to me, tiny bundle all wrapped up of sweet serenity I watched you grow and go to school I marked the passing years with many lectures of advice mid sentimental tears Your first real suit-your toys-your friends, how clearly they remain to paint the rushing past of time upon my dreaming brain. And now you are another one, no more the baby boy whose beauty and whose sweetness was the handspring of my joy. Of course wish you happiness. If could guide the night I'd see that your path ever bloomed resplendent with life's light
 -Nakhoma
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08
FEM EM.

Young Vincent Maloney of Circuit avenue who spent few days in New York city last week visiting the Worlds Fair informs the Twer: "The Aquacade was very beautiful think if Johnny Weismullcr and Flea nor Holm starred together in the movies it would be perfect.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08
THIRD WEDDING AT II

Sonoma, Cal. CUP) Mrs. Sarah Deeds, Il, has embarked on her third matrimonial venture and William H. Preston, "A, on his second when they weer married here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08
CORN ON THE COB

It's a job Eating corn on the cob. But when it's sweet, It's grand treat With lots of butter and salt, And no one wants to halt Eating corn on the cob though it's job. You can't be nice Eating corn, or precise, Though you shove it in It will get on the chin. Cooked to turn, Wal, gol durn! Who wouldn't be slob Eating corn on the cob!
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08

U. S. Senator guard at the ceremonies and D-. Da- vid de Sola Pool, president of the Synagogue Council of America will offer the closing prayer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08

The federal governments end of
 the Lepke investigation shifted ito
 high gear when United States At
 torney John T. Cahill, above, an-
 nounced in New York that the spe-
 cial Grand Jury he had empaneled
 would launch the widest crime
 probe ever conducted in America. safe, overflowed with immigrants and the flotsam of the city. Along Baxter street from Chatham to Canal, for example, a distance of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08

1. Opera singer. 2. Going in the movies. 3. Lily Pons.
 {. Templeton and Tatum.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08

TOMORROW: How the small mobsters fell by the wayside and New York crime got organized under the guiding hand of bus- mess man gangster Lepke. .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08
Todays Answers se
 GRANlUM CRACKERS

(Questions on Comic Page)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08

Rhodesia will have air raid de- fense.
Evening star., 1939-06-04
March Composed
Bv Sol Minister

Sol Minister, veteran musician Of
this city, who as a professional vio-
linist has been a member of several
symphony orchestras In Washing
ton, including the National Sym
phony, has turned to composing and
recently dedicated a march to the
National University Of Law. which
he named after that institution.
Stepping out of the beaten path
of the usual march form, Mr.. Min
ster uses birdlike trill variation
by the flute and running descend
ing scales by the clarinet, while the
trumpet and violin carry the melody
with a cello obbligato. The trio Sec
ton of the march is another devia-
ton, the main theme being in "a
time, while the over-playing is done
by flute and clarinet in 6-8 time.
The composition works up to a
forceful and brilliant ensemble Of
tone, the final theme being used in
the development.
The march will be played for the
first time at the commencement ex.
ercises Of the university on June -.
Evening star., 1939-06-04
Rain Causes Delay
In K Street
Grading Project
Construction Chief
Is One Person Pleased
With q Hot Sun

The hot days and blue skies dur
ing the last week have brought
expansive smiles to the face of Mr..
Hugh Yates.
Not lacking in feeling for hu-
manity, Mr.. Yates, nevertheless, has
good reason for wanting 1t to con-
tinue warm and dry. He is construc-
ton superintendent of the $238, 900
K street NV. grade separation prof.
ect, which is, according to District
ofi1cials, running two months be-
hind schedule.
Mr.. Yates said most of the delay
has been due to frequent rains caus-
ing Rock Creek. like spring freshet,
to flood the work.
The difficulty has been in build
ing a bridge across Rock Creek.
The work is well under way now,
Mr.. Yates said, and he hopes to re-
gain the lost time, provided favor
able weather continues.
In addition to the bridge the
project includes approaches and an
overpass over the roadway to Rock
Creek Park. The project, started in
January, is only about per cent
completed, according to Capt. H. c
Whitehurst, District highway engi-
neer.
Evening star., 1939-06-04
Substitute PLAYER
Felicia Rybier, formerly of Wash.

Felicia Rybier, formerly Of Wash
ington and now a resident Of Bal
timore, substituted suddenly for the
artist giving the program on the
Novachard at the bienniel conven-
ton of the National Federation of
Music Clubs on May II at the Lord
Baltimore Hotel.
Due to circumstances over which
she had no control the artist, who
was to play and who had come
from Detroit for the purpose, was
unable to appear on the program
as scheduled. Delegates had been
assembled from the 48 States of
the Union and the interest was
decidedly manifested in hearing a
performance on the latest instru-
ment which had been presented to
the American public only three
months before.
Miss Rybier happened to be in
the audience. Being a devotee of
the Novachord since its presentation,
and having been present at the
initial performance which was given
here in Washington before the Pat
ent ONCE Society in the Chamber
of Commerce Building, Miss Rybier
was requested to fill in, and gave a
performance running the gamut
chronologically from Couperin to De
Falla. The program was widely ac-
claimed. Miss Rybier has piano
classes in both Washington and Bal
timore.
Evening star., 1939-06-04
CIVIC CALENDAR.

The following associations are
scheduled to meet this week:
Monday, June 5.
Citizens Association of Takoma
D. c.. Takoma School auditorium,
pm.
Forest Hills, Ben Murch School,
8pm.
Kenilworth, Kenilworth Recrea-
tional Center. 8 pm.
Manor Park, Whittier School,
pm.
Metropolis View, Crosby s. Noyes
School, 8 pm.
Progressive Citizens of Congress
Heights, Congress Heights School,
8 pm.
Tuesday, June 6.
Columbia Heights, Mount Pleas
ant Congregational Church, l410
Columbia road NV, 8 pm.
Southeast Council, No. II police
precinct, pm.
Wednesday, June 7.
Association of Oldest Inhabitants,
old Union Engine House, 7:30 pm
Friendship, Janney School, pm.
CThe Brightwood Association will
meet Friday, but it was undecided
yet whether to hold it in the usual
meeting place, the Paul Junior High
School, or the home of the presi-
dent, Charles w. Ray, at Sandy
Spring, Md
Evening star., 1939-06-04

THE Kings Grace" by John
Buchan. is sketch of British his
tory during the reign of George v.
The author is probably better known
as Lord Tweedsmuir, governor gen.
eral of Canada. Coronation Com
mentary," by Geoffrey Dennis, writ
ten when Edward VIII assembled the
throne, discusses the question of
monarchy or republic and caused a
stir because of the added chapter,
"Abdication 1t is Informative and
entertaining.
THE Edwardian Era" by Andre
Maurois. contains background ma
terial for current happenings. as
does mo. 10 Downing Street." by
Basil Fuller, and Cabinet Govern
ment," by w. I. Jennings.
Kings and Queens" by Eleanor
Farjeon, collection of rollicking
verses and pictures amusingly ming
ling caricature and history from the
time Of William the Conquerer to
George V, for young and old with
accent on youth. A more serious
treatment for the younger reader
may be found in Our Island Story"
by H. E. Marshall, history of Eng
land for boys and girls.
THE Twilight of the Kings" by
Jonathan Scott, a survey of the
decline of monarchial powers dur
ing the last 300 years, with chapters
on the present reigning monarch of
England and those of other lands,
and "The Magic of Monarchy" by
Kingsley Martin, an analysis Of the
way in which the reverence of mon
archy has been developed in Britain
may we'll append any list presented
on the subject.
Evening star., 1939-06-04
Be Clean and Polite,
Hitch-Hiker Advises

EDMONTON P).-Lorne Binnie,
who calls hitch-hiking sport, has
covered $4,000 free miles. but that's
not enough for hin-he plans a
summer tour.
He recently returned to his home
here from the United States. during
which he travelled 1000 miles in II
days, averaging 600 miles travelling
day and night.
"It was all a grand adventure" he
said He has been thumbing rides
for years, since he was ID. He's about
30 now.
Binnie has his own rules for the
road which he recommends to other
mixers. They are:
!. Be clean and tidy. 2. Never rush
up to car and climb in, ask the
drivers permission to ride. g. Show
your appreciation for the ride.
People instinctively like a person
who is clean. I always carry clean
shirt and trousers in my pack. The
hitch-hiker who keeps himself clean
wins 10 to l."
Evening star., 1939-06-04
Facts About King and Queen
Now in Demand at Librury

The United States and especially
Washington in the role of host to
visiting royalty affords the Public
Library of the District Of Columbia
the opportunity to suggest titles
based on current inquiries received
at the central library, Eighth and
K streets NV, and the branches
throughout the system.
What are the reigning houses of
Europe today?
Who axe the present Queens an
cestors?
What is the relationship between
the former rulers of Germany and
those of England?
For concise factual information
'The Statesmans Yearbook" a ref
erence, volume, is the outstanding
work.
King George W. by Taylor
Darbyshire, is a revised edition of
"The Duke of York." published with
approval of his majesty when Duke
Of York. intimate and authoritative
THE Kaiser and English Relations, "
by E. F. Benson. a psychological
study, shows how his life. character
and policies were Influenced by the
fact of his relationship to the Eng
lish ruling house. Although The
Duchess of York." by Lady Asquith,
was published in 1923, it gives an
intimate and authentic life story of
her royal highness. The Windsor
Tapestry" by Compton Mackenzie,
is a biography of the Duke of Wind
sor and an account of his abdica-
tion, with chapters on his ancestry
back to the time of George III and
on the royal marriages act.
Evening star., 1939-06-04
II to Appear
InTOWnSend
Series Here

In a list of II artists to be pre-
sented on seven Monday mornings
at the Mayhower next winter, Mrs.
Lawrence Townsend lists many
favorites as we'll as her usual quota
of new artists-new to Washington
audiences, although in most cases
these artists have firmly established
regulations abroad
Her Mondays for next season will
be December II and 18; January 8,
Is, % and 20 and February Sail
at 11:15 am. Among those return
ing to this series who have become
favorites here will be Bidu Sayao,
Lotte Lehman. Lauritz Melchior,
Robert Casadesus, Felix Salmond,
Emile Baume and Richard Crooks.
Egon Petri, Dutch pianist, who has
many friends in Washington. makes
his first appearance in one of these
morning programs although he has
given recital programs elsewhere IN
the city previously.
Special interest is being shown in
the program for January Is when
the glamour girl of the Chicago
Opera Ellen Dosia, who made a
hit with her debut in Mrs. Town.
sends course this past winter, re-
turns in joint appearance with her
famous French tenor husband
Andre Burdino (who is new here)-
and Robert Casadesus. John ANA
dio, famous f1utiSt who also has an
established following here. comes on
the opening program which will in
troduce to Washington, the sensa-
tional Italian coloratura Soprano
Lima Pagliughi, who won ovations
at her first appearance this past
yaer at Covent Garden in London
and is making her initial tour of
America.
Other new artists in Mrs. Town
sends series will include John
Brownlee, Australian baritone; Or
rea Pernel, British vionnist; Jean
Tennyson, American soprano; Suz-
anne Stem, German mezzo-con-
tralto, and Rise Stevens, brilliant
success Of the Metropolitan this
year, charming American mezzo-
soprano, who has walked away with
special recognition for the interpre-
tations she has given the title roles
Of 'Mignon" and "Roseneavalier"
during the operatic season.
Mrs. Townsend is in the city and
receiving reservations for the series
for next year. She can be reached
at 1709 Twenty-flrst street NV.
Evening star., 1939-06-04
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Importance of Political and Fiscal
Equity; Pedestrian Sofety

due to the fact that the men In
Congress were too good Ameri-
cans to be a success as dictators.
The talent for organization.
for planning and for government
available among the voteless and
unrepresented people Of the Dis
trict of Columbia is believed to
be unsurpassed by any in the
country, not even excepting COL
lege professors. These local peo-
pie are familiar with the work.
ings of the Federal Government
and of Congress. They under
stand national questions far bet
ter than the average American.
They know the National Capital,
its history, its needs and the de-
sires of its people. They claim
the right to participate in their
National Government in the
same manner as their fellow citi-
zens in the States. They claim
the same right, as other Ameri-
cans, to participate through rep
resentatives of their own choos-
ing in the government of the
Capital City.
To enjoy these fundamental
rights and privileges would be
political equity and nothing more.
With the possession of such rights
there would be no difficulty of
attaining and maintaining fiscal
equity, by which is meant that
Uncle Sam" will bear his fair
share of supporting his own seat
of government on the grand
scale desired by all Americans.