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Evening star., 1940-05-26
Once Crooked Armed Pitcher Joined the Army

Sounds SWELL agreed wonder how the balpayers
fellows feel about it
Gr relghted his cigar and smiled for the first time I'll tell
said During the last World War had pitcher
WAL pitching crooked
that he couldn't straghen it, He lost his stuff
and Washington let him to the minors.
with pitch with this crooked arm
and finally When mendd joined
Army life is setting exercises and carrying
pals things When the he back and
by straight again.
didn't get him back did your
Nope" Giants got him and for few
he pitcher Bentley pitched
the Giants the with u.s."
Evening star., 1940-05-26
Major Statistics
AMERICAN

NtSuTVH
Washington, 4; Philadelphia. 2.
Detroit, 10; Chicago, (eight innings
rain).
Other games postponed, rain.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
Evening star., 1940-05-26
GAMES TODAY

Phila. at Wn.. 800.
New York at Boston.
Cleve. at st: L. t2).
Detroit at Chicago.
Evening star., 1940-05-26
GAMES TOMORROW

Wn. at N. Y, 2:15.
Boston at Phila.
Det. at Cleve. (night)
Chicago at st. L.
Evening star., 1940-05-26

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
Dying Gunman Tells How He Killed 3 Policemen As
 CopHid Under Bed to Hear

New York, May 3 - U.P) -- Nor- man zeff, convicted robber, shot as he plunged through the window of a train in an escape attempt, made dramatic death bed confession to the murders of three policemen be- fore he died yesterday in St. Jo- seph's hospital in Yonkers.
 Police who made public the confession here said that zeff ad- mitted the staying of Detective James Garvey in Manhattan and the fatal shootings of Patrolman Philip Clarius and Patrolman John Monohan in Brooklyn. All three kill- ings took place in 1884.
 zeff was shot five times late We'd nesday when he jumped from a moving train in Yonkers while de- tectives were bringing him back from Auburn Prison for questioning In connection with the cop shoot- ings. He was serving 10-year term for robbery.
 The convict was tightlipped until Assistant District Attorney Jacob Rosenbaum and Dr. Salvatore Vital Il informed him he was about to die. When he feebly promised to tell all" Q detective crawled under the bed to serve as an additional Wit- ness.
 DO you want to make state- ment?" Rosenblum asked. You have a lot of bullets in you"
 "You're telling me-" zeff said. "Those are cops, aren't they?"
 "Yes."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03

for first assIstant's salary Co make adequate return for responsibility and time required by the work. The third recommendation was that lock- ing further ahead it would be wise to be able to provide at least si,600 for the services of c Library School trained librarian of personality and experience. Compared with teachers salaries, conEidering greater investment in preparation, and longer hours required that Is far from out of proportion to allow for the services of Q first class librarian, Watertown should not expect less, said the librarian.
 We need to be sure of e consid- erabiy larger income" said the li- brarian yesterday.
 We need to be Etire of a con- slcerably large income. Without any personal corceit in this matter and much admiration for the library Miss Jennie Smith left us, I assure you that this library is superior to most of its size. But we can't stay
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
STORE EQUIPMENT
 PUT INTO STREET

City trucks carried away to stor. age today the office furnishings of Mrs. II. S. Dillon Bradley, which were removed from her former place of business, i74 Grand Street, last evening. The eviction was legally authorized after months of tin. successful negotiations by the owner of the building tho American -Re- publican, Inc. As Mrs. Bradley has not resided on the promises for some time and as relatives failed to n1afi- fest interest in safeguarding her in- terests, there but few personal effects among tho articles removed. W. J. Pape, president of tho company when asked about the action last night, said that for i8 months the company had been en. deavoring to get Mrs. Bradely to move her effects, and had even offered 10 pay the cost Of moving them to any place she suggested but that she failed to make any suggestion. ft finally became iio- cessary to move out the furnlsh- ings he explained.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03

Imagine! -- The finest re. frigorator money can buy can now be yours at lcsA than 1t would cost to run an old.fashloncd leo boxl Full family size, over ( cu. fl. capacity and shelves havo 12.3 Sd. ft. area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03

O. ?. ranks over the failure of the party to nominate the then mayor, Patrick M. Perriello, for the high est post in the city government last fall. Italian Republicans. despite peace overtures made to them, are still for the most part disgruntled.
 The problem facing Mir. Hall is to live down the feeling in many c. O. P. circles that he will do the bid- ding of Mir. Pape, and the retired town chairman, J. Warren Upson.
 Under local Republican rules, the district leaders supplement the work of the town committee, which has l8 members and four officers. The town committeeman represent nine districts, fixed arbitrarily, and as a consequence the district leaders are much closer to the electorate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03

I "Chase the buns out of here and I'll talk" the dying man said.
 A physician gave him stimulanta to keep him alive and while his at- tention was diverted. Detective Charles Devine slid under the bed The other policeman left.
 T will tell you everything" zefi began, slipping some orange juice "1t was because we were out to kill Harry CKnockouD Halperin that we ran into Garvey and Gleason in Manhattan that time."
 Detective Frank Gleason was wounded at the time the other de- tective was slain and recovered. He is now on active duty.
 'Halperin was muscling into the policy and book -inaking and float ing crap game rackets in Brooklyn and Williamsburg and me and Somsky (Joseph Somsky, now serv- ing long term for the staying Of Patrolman John P. Monahan in l03D were told we'd get $500 If we got Halperin.
 He added
 '"Halperin was finally rubbed out in February, l037 in Brooklyn, you know. He got what was coming to him."
 He slipped more orange juice and resumed
 Death of Two Officers
 We were crawling along Board- way between roth and roth streets, looking for HalperIn or his men when these detectives showed us lip against the wall at 18th street. We thought they were friends of Hal. perins We didn't know they were cops. They were dressed just like we were so we let them have it." Who killed Garvey?" Rosenblum asked.
 Me"
 And who shot dleason?" T guess it was mo too. We didn't in. tend to kill the cops. We thought we were on the spot 50 VIC had to kill them. I'm really sorry for Car vey and the other cop"
 Told One Is Alive
 He cheered up q bit when tho prosecutor assured him that Glea- son was still on the job. zen was not informed that he was brought back from Auburn on information given the district attorneys office by SomSky, the man he cleared of guilt in the shootings.
 Almost as zeff was relating his attempts to "get" Halperin, one of the extraordinary grand juries in Brooklyn returned an indictment charging first degree murder in Halperin's death.
 It named, however, Max Ludko. wltz, g, of Brooklyn, charging the staying took place on February g., l037--a time when zeff was in pri. son.
 Poor Traffic Cop
 T might aS well tell you about killing that poor traffic cop (Clar. ius, in Brooklyn in March. 1884. That poor guy. We had to do it to get away. We were i1 q tough spot
 we had held up c Thomas Roul- ston Store at Hicks and Baltic streets and we escaped. When we got down to Third Avenue and Ser. gen to hold up another grocery we heard the sound of q police car. Beat 1t, there's the cops, 1 said to the other two guys. So we left. One of the guys came with ii1e--rever mind his name, 1 don't want to got anyone else mixed up in this.
 I had my gun in my hand. There were some school children between Us and the cops. could see the cop did not want to fire because he was afraid of hitting the kids. We. of course, didn't want to hit the kids but 1 had to shoot the cop. was behind q truck and got away"
 After he completed his confession, Zeff was wheeled into the operating room where he died without regain" ing consciousness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03

as VIC are. AS the town increases demands on us increase. We must either be able to grow with the town or start to deterorate. n know we have . very superior read- ing public. I know we have Q most willing and cooperative group of patrons. know we have had generous contributions of time and money. I don't know how wO can be assured of an adequate in- come for the future but I have great confidence that somehow it will be forthcoming"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
New COP Chairman
 Faces Test Shortly
Selection of District Leaders to Require Diplomatic
 Touch" to Relieve Tension in Several Sections


 Leadership of Vernon Hall, new chairman of the Republican Town Committee, will be subjected to test soon when he announces the appointment of district leaders for the party organization. Backers of former Mayor Patrick Periello, who claim that the new town commit tee set-up will allow continued dom- ination by William J. Pape, local publisher, are ready to cause con- siderable stir unless changes in the present alignment of district leaders are made.
 The general impression in c. O.. ?. circles is that Town Chairman Hall will name virtually the same group of district leaders who have been in office. A storm within the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03

party ranks Is threatened should he do so.
 Rules of the local Republican party give the town chairman con- siderable power, much more than is now given the Democratic town chairman. Mir. Hall, in an effort at party harmony, may consult with leaders in each district before mak- ing any appointments. He will find that virtually all the present district leaders hope for reappointment.
 MT. Hall, who has the advantage of being personally popular with the members of the opposing fac- tons, is expected to favor some ma- jor changes. But leaders not hold ing town committee office will urge him to do otherwise, 1t appears.
 Strong feeling is still felt in G.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
SUNK EITHER WAY

The plight of the frantic the- atrical producer who faces bank ruptcy if he puts on certain show, and ruin If he doesnt--provides for excellent entertainmet in RKO Ra- dio's Curtain Call" comedy-drama featuring Barbara Read, Alan Now bray, Helen iVnson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
LIBRARY NEEDS
 LARGER INCOME
Provisions Made for As.
 sistant Librarian at WatertOwn
Special to The DemOcrat)

Watertown, May 3. - Provision for at least one full time assistant, probably $500, in the budget of the Watertown Library was recommend. ed at the 75th annual report I1eet- ing yesterday by the librarian in her yearly report.
 The second recommendation made was that more should be available
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
LINrMENT A GIFT

George Murphy introduced his famous Mike Murphy's Rub-1n- Liniment to the dancers at M-o-M by presenting them with a five-gal- lon jug of the mixture at the close of a hard avs rehearsal. The Llni- ment is Q formula invented by Mur- phys father, Mike Murphy, Olympic coach and trainer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03

Air conditioning equipment from the United States is being used in France.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
ITALIANS ADD new
WARSHIP TO FLEET
Say Precautionary Meas
ures Taken Along Bor-
der OF Yugoslavia

ROME, May 6-P-Italy today
added the second of four new 3d..
OOO-ton battleships to her fleet and
editorial spokesman admitted pre-
cautionary'' measures had been
taken on the Yugoslav border
amidst reports of warship and
troop movements by the Allies.
Comments in the Italian press on
the British-French fleet reinforce
ments in the Mediterranean COIN
cided with delivery to the Italian
navy of the battleship Littorio.
Only last week, Italian naval aus
thorities announced the first of the
four big battleships, the Vittorio
Veneto, had been put into active
service. The other two new bat
tleships, the Roma and the 1mpero,
are reported still under construc-
ton.
Great Britain, according to the
authoritative naval guide, James
Fighting Ships, has only n war.
ship bigger than the new IS, 00o-ton
Continued on Page Ten, Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07

important or sensational news"
must be submitted to the Ru-
manian ministry for verification
before being dispatched.
Penalties for sending news
the government deems inexact
will range up to a seven-year
Jail term, although up to the
present expulsion has been the
severest penalty ever imposed
upon foreign correspondents in
Rumania.
The Italian. Yugoslav border
Incidents were reported from
Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, where
it was said one Italian soldier
was killed and three wounded
when fascist patrols tried to
disarm a Yugoslav sergeant on
his ewn territory. A mixed
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
STEINBECK GIVEN
PULITZER AWARD
Waterbury Republican And
American Wins Top Prize
In Newspaper Class

NEW YORK, May 6.-(P-John
Steinbeck's powerful and controver-
sial story of the "Okies'-The Grapes
of Wrath-and the public service per
formed by the Waterbury (Conn.) re.
publican and American in exposing
municipal graft were awarded to-
day the highest accolades of the
Pulitzer prize committee for 1889.
Steinbecks novel-said by its pub
fishers, the Viking Press, to have
been read in IL months by more than
1000, 900 Americans-was found tc
have been the most distinguished of
the year and won the 81, 900 prize.
1t deals with the plight of migra-
tory workers particularly in Califor-
MIA.
The Republican and American was
saluted for the most disinterested
and meritorious public service rem.
dered by an American newspaper,
and won the $500 gold medal.
For his dispatches from Berlin
Otto D. Tolischus of the New York
Continued on Page Ten, Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
IMPOSES STRICT CENSORSHIP
AND Mobiles ALL DEFENSE GROUPS

BUDAPEST, May 6.-(AP)-
Rumania tonight imposed cen
sorship OH foreign newspaper
correspondents and modified
her entire military and civilian
defense organization for COM
pIete air raid exercises.
The censorship regulations
were announced as an Italian
was reported killed and an
Italian airplane reported shot
down in two week-old Incl
dents on the Yugoslav- Italian
border.
Italian troops were reported
reinforced to 100000 men i'll the
sector north of Fiume near the
YugosIav frontier.
Propaganda Minister Giures-
Gu said that henceforth all
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
TRIBUNAL UPHOLDS
|ANTI- TRUST DRIVE
Rules Law Prohibits ANY
Combination Which Tam
pers' With Price Setups

WASHINGTON, May G. Up -
The supreme court gave powerful
support today to the justice de-
partment's current campaign under
the Sherman antitrust act with a
ruling that the law prohibits "any
combination which hampers with
price structures"
In a five-to-two decision repre-
senting a fresh Interpretation OF
the disputed, 5O-year-old law, JUS
tice Douglas asserted that a con-
spiracy to affect prices violated
the Sherman act even though the
resulting prices were reasonable.
"Under the Sherman act" said
"a combination formed for the pur-
pose and with the effect of rails
ing, depressing, fixing, pegging, OF
stabilizing the price of a commodi-
ty in interstate or foreign com
merce is Illegal"
This sweeping ruling specifically
sustained justice department
charges that - major oil compan-
les and five individuals had vio-
lated the Sherman act by conspir-
ing to raise the price of gasoline
sold in ten midwestern states-one
of a series of antitrust prosecu-
tons.
In his 67-page opinion in the OF!
case, the longest in years, Douglas
said that for more than 40 years
the court had consistently and
without deviation adhered to the
principle that price-fixing agree
ments are unlawful"
But the two Observation-Disclosures
Roberts and Observation-Disclosures
ed that mo case decided by this
court has held a combination illegal
solely because its purpose or eff
feet was to raise prices" and that
"the criterion of legality has al
ways been the purpose or effect
Of the combination unduly to re-
strain commerce."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
.Enraged High
School Chief
Murders -Four
Principal OF South Pasa-
dena, Calf, Institution
Wounds Two Women
ALSO WOUNDS HIMSELF
Verling Spencer Runs Wild
Following Disagreement
With School Board

SOUTH PASADENA, Calf, May
6.-R-Flying into a rage during
a board of education meeting, Yer
ling Spencer, Junior high schoo.
principal, today shot and killed
four school attaches, wounded two
others and seriously wounded him.
self.
The dead:
George C. Bush, So, superin-
tendent of city schools.
John E. Altman, SO, principal OF
South Pasadena high school.
William Speer. 43, business man.
ager of city schools.
v. V. Vanderbilt, printing in.
structor.
Wounded:
Ruth Barnett Sturgeon, junior
high school teacher.
Dorothea Talbert, secretary tt
Superintendent Bush.
Spencer May Die
Hospital authorities said Spen.
GERS condition is critical and thai
he may die.
Because Of confusion, the fac
that most witnesses were eithe,
killed or seriously wounded ant
Spencer's condition did not permi
authorities to question him, de
tails of the shootings were not i'm
mediately available.
First reconstruction by Police
Chief Frank Higgins of the Grim
was that Spencer, who recently hat
won honors on a pistol range az
an expert marksman, had had dis
agreements with the school boar(
and faculty members and that tn,
meeting in the main high schoo
Continued on page three; col. 5,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
MILK FUND DRIVE
IS STARTED HERE
Movement To Aid Poor Is
Launched As Celebration
OF Mothers Day

A milk fund for the families Of
impoverished, dependent or other
wise underprivileged mothers of viii
mington is being solicited by a group
of interested persons as a celebra-
ton of Mothers Day, Sunday, May
-, it was announced yesterday.
The Star-News will act as a col
lecting agency for the funds. All
who wish to make donations to the
worthwhile cause are urged to con-
tribute as soon as possible.
Arrangements are being made for
the distribution of the milk.
The fund has been approved by
county health authorities. DR.. A. Fl.
Elliott, county health officer, said
yesterday that II am glad to endorse
any move which will supply milk,
an almost essential food, to under
nourished mothers, or to %tuberculo.
sis %repeaters and undernourished
children"
"Observing Mothers Day the Gold.
en- Rule way pays tribute to our
CONTINUED on mage three: col. 4)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07

commission already has placed
responsibility on the Italians,
who said they thought they
were on Italian ground.
In the other incident, at Ba-
kar, near Fiume, Yugoslavs
shot down an Italian plane.
They declared the pilot, who
was killed, had been photo
graphing Yugoslav defense
works.
Yugoslav military quarters
were responsible for the esti-
mate that Italy had concen-
trated 100000 troops on the
frontier north of Fiume.
Italy also has been reported
moving several thousand ia
borers'' into Albania, on the
southern frontier of Yugoslavia,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
CHAMBERLAIN IS BUSY
Prepares To Explain Fail
ure Of Campaign That
Jeopardized Regime
TROOPS ARE LAUDED
Prime Minister Faced With
Political Fight OF His
Life In Parliament

LONDON, May 7.-(Tuesday)-H2-
British and French soldiers, worn
from German bombing in the Trond.
helm sector of Norway, were dis
closed early today to nave returned
to England just after the Allies had
admitted the loss of three d~estroyers
defending troop conveys.
Safe arrival Of the troops, but de-
struction of a British, a French and
a Polish destroyer, was announced
as Prime Minister Chamberlain pre-
pared to explain failure of the More
wegian campaign that has jeopardlz'
ed his government.
Troops Praised
Allied troops, just landed in a
northern British port, were praised
by General Sir Edmund Ironside,
chief of the imperial British general
staff, for having come back with
your tails up"
French troops from Norway were
landed Sunday at a port in Scotland.
it was disclosed.
DOnC tnlnk you we're OIlVeH ouI
of Norway" General Ironside said.
"You were ordered out OF Norway,
and the great thing is that your dis.
cipline brought you out"
"You were an advance guard. and
we had thought that we would be
able to get to you the guns and avia-
ton which make it possible to fight
such a machine as you were opposed
to. But, as you know, very soon the
race went against u.s.
General Paget related how HIS
troops were 100 miles from their base
when the order to withdraw came.
He said they fought five separate
rear-guard actions on the way back.
A Scottish private described how
40 German bombers roared overhead
at one time and dropped 400 bombs.
1t was something fearful" he said
and that the British had little de-
tense against it.
1.-The place was full Of SPIES he
declared.
Chamberlain, who had guided Brit"
ish policy from Munich to Namsos,
Continued on page three; col. 3D.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
SWeden'S Neutral Stand
Is REDEEMED By Gustaf
LETTERS REVEALED
German Troops Appear De.
termined To Complete
Occupation OF Norway
BY THOMAS r. HAWKINS

STOCKHOLM, May 6-R-While
German filters were making far
northern Norway their objective
tonight, the Swedish foreign office
announced that King Gustaf had
REDEEMED Sweden's position of con-
tinued neutrality in a letter to
Adolf Hitler late in April and that
the German fuehrer had replied
with assurances that Germany re-
spected Swedish neutrality.
Agree
The announcement confirmed in
specific form a report today by
DNB, German official news agency
that Hitler and Gustaf had agreed
on the mutual future political at
titude" of the two nations.
The kings message emphasized
anew SWeden's firm intention of
maintaining her neutrality "in all
directions," the Swedish news
agency said.
Meanwhile, in the Norwegian
campaign, the Germans appeared
determined to complete occupation
of the entire country, and were
reported hammering vigorously at
the remaining foot-holds of the
Allies.
Continuation of Allied action
against German ships moving to
Norway across the Skagerrak was
reported, however, by naval circles
here, which said new Allied mines
had been laid in the area west of
Goteborg, Sweden.
They expressed belief that new
mines caused the sinking of a
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-07
Plan Includes
Of Cape Fear
Joint Conference Commit.
tee Completes Work On
Separate Measures
THREATENED BY VETO
Provides For Widening And
Deepening OF Cape Fear
And Other Projects

wi1nington's proposed 81, 538, 600
oarhor and Cape Fear river I'M
movements moved yesterday into
3ho hands of President Roosevelt as
The senate approved and sent to
The White House a rivers and mar
bors bill calling for expenditures
on waterways totaling $llO,035, 45o-
The legislation was worked out
bv a Joint conference committee
from separate measures passed by
the house and senate.
Notice Received Here
Notice of the committees action
was received by the Star-News last
night from Senator Josiah W.
Bailey, chairman of the senate
commerce committee, who has
prshed the legislation for the past
several weeks.
Senator Bailey said that all North
Carolina projects were retained in
the compromise bill, which is short
of the $3.50, 600, 900 measure passed
BY the senate several days ago.
Some weeks ago reports were
circulated in Washington that Presi-
dent Roosevelt would veto any
rivers and harbors legislation at
this session of congress on the
grounds that sufficient projects
have already been authorized and
that these should be completed
before any additional authorizations
are voted.
However, following that report,
Senator Bailey together with Sen
Continued OH page three; col. y