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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13

Nicholas J. Muccino, a member of many fraternal organizations, today was appointed assistant manager of the new Harrison avenue shop of the Warehouse Furniture Company.
 A member of the Loyal Order of Moose, the Yankee Division Vet erans' association, the Italian American World War Veterans association, and the MOntaganese society, MT. Muccino has been in the furniture business in this city for the past eighteen years.
 Mir. MuccinO extends a cordial invitation to his many friends to visit the new store.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-13

The Married Mems Bowling league bowled at the Washington Park Community alleys last evening with the following results:
 Richardson 3, Kendrick 1; Joyce 3, Pilch 1.
 Sam Pilch had high three and Fred Gonthier high single.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-05-31

before he could get a Winchester he
had taken from the wagon into action.
On searching him they found re-
volver in each hip pocket.
The man gave his name as James
Wilbur of Wyoming. Questioned, he
near Lewistown. However, he denied
their killing.
Placed in the Cascade county jail
that night he maintained his silence
In the morning he was dead. He had
made a rope of his belt, tied up his legs
so they would not reach the floor and
rolled off the top bunk in his cell.
To his cellmate, negro. he stated,
after warning the negro not to interfere
or he would kill him. They couldn't
get me for killing those sheepherders
in Wyoming, but they sure have got
me right for this"
So, without trial and a clearing in
court. ended the most atrocious muir
ders in Montana history. 1t subsequent
Abe Hogeland and L. S. Butler was
substantially correct.
Wilbur had Joined the emigrant
part at Helena, where he had been
gambling. They had taken him with
them and he had discovered that the
men had several thousand dollars be-
tween them in cash. The night at Won
lODtl springs, as JIley Slept, ne muir
dered them. Butler, later recalling how
his horse had bucked that morning on
the bench when he first met the wagon,
knew that the horse had sensed the
fact that the bodies were beneath the
tightly drawn tarpaulin at that very
moment.
The bodies were later identified as
those of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Krutz,
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Biggs and an
adopted child of the Biggs couple. They
were enroute from mining claims they
had operated at Grass Valley near
Helena to Fort Benton.
A queer fable grew up about Wilbur's
death. There are those who claim the
woman with whom he lived managed to
slip him some sort Of drug and that,
after he was buried, she opened his
grave and revived him But, to author
tiles, he was and still is dead At least
the doctor who filled his veins with a
solution after death, believes he is.
But, in the opinion of Abe Hoge-
land it was was not really his theory
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-05-31

robbed but, If those folks were in
party and had an outfit such as this
man was driving, they might have had
cash and the killer could have taken
the cash and let the little odds and
ends alone.
And the girl Well, she didn't have
to be drowned in the Judith. The killer
could have drowned her in the spring."
In the end they convinced the sheriff
that it was worth his time to check the
man with the Balm wagon again. With
a deputy he left for Great Falls, the
route the man must have taken. AS
soon as he reached Stanford he learned
that he might be on the right trail.
There was the Balm wagon, the team
and the led pony. The man had traded
them, at loss, for fast team and
a buggy. The sheriff and the deputy
pushed on at once TO the Falls.
There they contacted Sheriff Down.
ing and asked If he had had any re-
ports on a stranger showing up in town
with a suspicious amount of money.
The sheriff of Cascade county had
heard of no such person but he called
in his deputy, 10 Hamilton.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-05-31

Sure" replied 10, at once "A fellow
who did just that came back to a
woman in the restricted district here
few days ago. She was telling me
that she had thrown him out more than
a year ago when he spent all her
money and that he had come back,
paid her everything he owed and had
a lot left over. I can find both of
them"
They couldn't find either of them,
it turned out. They did learn that the
man and woman, with team and out
fit had left Great Falls a day or so
earlier. Again the officials took up the
trail
Pair Found Near Cascade
Three miles west of what now Is
Cascade they came on a man and
woman getting supper near the grade
of the Montana Central railroad The
officers rode up slowly but, as they
neared the outfit. the man dropped the
dish of potatoes he had been peeling
and sprang for the wagon.
Disregarding safety the officers
jumped from their horses and rushed
him. They succeeded in disarning him
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-05-31
Montana's Oldest Couple
Lives Near Fort Peck Dam

Valley county has the distinction Of
being the home of Montana's oldest
married pair, in the opinion of Willard
E. Frazer. area manager of the census
bureau. They are Emanuel and Anna
Lingle, 95 and 81 years old, respective
ly. They live at Wilson, near Fort
years.
Emanuel Lingle was born Jan. H.,
1845, in Williams county, Ohio and
his wife was born May g. 1843, in
Jackson county, Ohio. They were mar
ried in 1871 at Vinton, Ia.
In 1880 they went to Kansas, then
undergoing a boom. Afterwards they
returned to Iowa for several more
years.
They came to Montana AZ years ago
and settled in the Flathead valley
near Kalispell.
In 1911 they moved to a farm IL
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-05-31

or the work Of himself and Butler
which resulted in Wilbur,s l1ndoina
1t was an act Of the young man who
worked for Hogeland, or an act OF
rate which always traps murderers.
When Wilbur drove up to nv place
ana asked anyone lived between
there and the mouth of the Judith he
made his fatal mistake" Hogeland saws
Just because those living down the
river, between my place and the mouth,
were not at home the boy told Wilbur,
there was no one there. Therefore
thinking the stretch was uninhabited
and that the bodies would not be found
for long time, he put them in the
river there. OF course, they were found.
But. if someone had been home and
my worker had said there was some
one down the river, undoubtedly the
murderer would have sought another
place to dispose of the bodies and the
case might never have broken"
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-05-31

miles southwest of Frazer, on the south
side of the Missouri river, which was
then in Dawson county, but now is a
part of McCone county.
Until two years ago, Mrs. Lingle was
able to do her own housework and
washing. Lately. however, she has not
been well. Mr.. Lingle is able to get
around, but his eyesight is failing
rapidly.
This couple has had seven children,
five of whom are living. They are !:
David. IS, with whom the old folks
are residing at Wilson: George, SO, of
Texas county, Missouri: Emma D.
Coleman, SO, Of Great Falls: Thomas,
So, of Frazer and Earl, so, Of McCone
county
Mr.. and Mrs Lingle have So descend
ents living, including S children, IS
grandchildren, As great-grandchildre
and l great-great-grandchild.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-05-31
SEIZE SLOT MACHINES

Alter luII OF several weeks, the
Helena Ministerial association went
into action recently to raid a COM
bination lunch counter and saloon at
Wolf Creek and seize five slot ma
chimes. The ministers previously had
seized nearly 100 machines and de-
stroyed them on the Helena city dump
The operator of the Wolf Creek es-
tablishmeut was charged with violat-
ing the antigambling law, and was or
dered to appear in justice court.
Evening star., 1940-09-26
BY the Associated Press.

DS tile hSSotldNtu TIeSS
HAIPHONG, French Indo China
Sept. 26.-Two thousand japanese
troops landed this morning miles
from this port without firing a shot
and without meeting French resist
ance after three japanese planes
had bombed a nearby railroad cross
ing, killing and wounding Is natives.
Shortly after noon the japanese
troops, led by a squadron Of light
tanks, marched to quarters which
the French had provided.
The japanese commander paid his
respects to the French officers ard
expressed regrets for the aerial
bombing. He said it was mistake
Agreement Fulfilled.
The landing on the coast was in
fulfillment of Japanese French
agreement which is being put into
effect despite the japanese Army S
forcible entry across the Chinese
border-which the French say vio-
lated the pact.
Informed quarters expressed be-
lief that the peaceful" entry at
Haiphong would open the way to
settlement of the northern border
issue brought about by japanese
marching in Sunday night from the
neighboring Kwangsi Province of
China.
The French called the overland
thrust an act of force-the Japa-
nese called it and ensuing clashes
with French border troops a result
Evening star., 1940-09-26
President Is Asked
To Relieve Officer
And SaveD Payday
Disbursine Chiefs Call
To Army Service May
Delay Checks Two Weeks

The Commissioners appealed to
the White House today to relieve
Maj. James R. Lusby, the Districts
disbursing officer, from a call to
active Army duty after they found
his active status might delay the
disbursement of next Mondays
month-end pay for District workers,
relief and pensioned mothers.
The 64-year-old disbursing Of
ficer, member of the District Ma
tional Guard, said he had notified
the Commissioners about his entry
into active service but apparently
there was some misunderstanding
on the part of the Commissioners
as to the date his duty began. Both
Commissioners Hazen and McCoach
and Auditor Daniel j. Donovan said
they did not know until day or
two ago that Maj. Lusby had been
ordered to active duty as on Septem-
ber 16.
The difficulty that sent Commits
sioner J. Russell Young hurrying to
the White House shortly before noon
grows out of a ruling of the Con-
troller General that an Army offlcer
cannot be employed by civil branch
of the Government without formal
detail to such duty since it would
be inconsistent with the control OF
the War Department over such an
officer.
Some question also has arisen that
should the War Department detail
Mai. Lusby to continue to act as
District disbursing officer, whether
such action would be trespass by
Federal agency on the prerogatlves
of the Commissioners.
First fears that the threatened
delay in disbursement OF District pay
(See LUSBY, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Canadian Ship Captures
Nazi Vessel Off Mexico
By the Associated Press


OTTAWA. Sept. 26.-The Cana
dian armed merchant cruiser Prince
Robert has captured the German ex-
press cargo ship Weser off Manza-
Milo. Mexico. Navy Minister Angus
Macdonald announced today.
The Weser, a 9,l79-ton ship which
piled as a passenger liner on the
North German Lloyd's Bremen-Pa-
cific service. took refuge in Punta
Arenas, Costa Rica, shortly after
the war began. She moved thence to
Manzanillo, arriving late in July.
Mr.. Macdonald said the Weser
left Manzanillo yesterday and was
seized last night.
The captain and most of the crew
of the Weser have been transferred
to the Prince Robert and the prize
ship is being escorted to Esquimalt,
British Columbia, the Navy Minister
said.
Mexican west coast waters, in
which the capture apparently was
made, are included in the American
neutrality zone.
In July there was an unconfirmed
report that the Weser was being
equipped as a raider, with paint
taken aboard to camouf1age her.
This word came from Costa Rica
after she had moved to Manzanillo.
British have suspected the Weser
of supplying fuel to German subma-
rines. She took aboard more than
100000 gallons Of Diesel oil while at
Punta Arenas, Costa Rica.
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Legion Elects Warner
National Commander
On First Ballot
Convention Shouts Down
Resolution Demanding
Strict U. S. Neutrality

by the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Sept. 26.-Milo j. War
ner, Toledo Ohio attorney, won
election as national commander of
the American Legion today in a
landslide on the first ballot.
The contest for the most priced
of all Legion posts was settled quick
ly after the veterans organization,
at the closing session of its 22d
annual convention, decided over
whelmingly against any declaration
in favor of United States neutrality.
After a heated floor fight the Le-
gionnaires shouted down an
amendment favoring neutrality in
all foreign affairs dealings. thus re-
versing an unbroken policy of the
organization for the last 16 years.
The floor battle for the national
commandership. which had started
as an apparently tight contest
among 10 candidates, was over al
most before it began. State delega-
tions holding more than TOO votes. a
majority, seconded the nomination
of Mr.. Warner. thus virtually as
suring his victory.
Greeted With Wild Ovation.
On the first ballot, Raymond
Fields of Guthrie. Okla, who was
Mr.. Warmers closest rival, conceded
the election before the roll was half
called and arose to move that the
election be made unanimous.
A moment later, Edward Scheiber-
ling of Albany, N Y, and Charles
w. Crush of Christiansburg, Va,
two other candidates. also moved
that Mr.. Warmers election be made
unanimous, and the convention SO
voted.
A wild ovation followed. Shrek
ing former doughboys, sailors and
marines marched up and down the
aisles.
Mr.. Warner, a lawyer who gave
UP an Army career because of
wounds he received in France, was
so nervous he was shaking as he
went to the speakers platform
Asked how he felt, he replied, smil-
ing:
"You know damn well. Look at
me-"
Contest Over Neutrality.
The contest over a neutrality dec
laration was almost the only one
that marked the entire convention
After a dramatic fight on the
convention floor, the more than
1,4OO delegates roared out voice
vote against an amendment to the
(See LEGION, Page A-4
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Shanghai Transit Lines
Tied Up by WoIkouts

SHANGHAI, Sept. rs LP).-In-
formed sources said today a general
utilities strike appears imminent in
Shanghai following walkouts which
have tied up all transportation serv-
ices except a Jew trolleys still operat-
ing in the French concession under
heavy police guard.
These sources expressed belief the
transportation strike is politically
inspired with a view to diStracting
attention from developments in
French Indo-China and said this
view is supported by the fact that a
ma ajority of the present strikers has
not presented concrete demands.
The Shanghai Power Co., largest
American-owned firm in China, still
is unaffected.
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Plane Plants Found Operating
At Less Than $50 Capacity

dustry is not yet producing at the
maximum capacity of facilities now
available.
Many plants are working five-day
weeks; few, if any, are on full "a
hour schedules. and there are other
factors which are tending TO cur
tail production.
Taking as a standard Of maxi
mum production the operation Of
all available plant facilities "a
hours a day. seven days week, it
is probable that the United States
aircraft industry today is operating
at less than IS per cent capacity
as a whole.
A majority of the plants en-
gagged in warplane production now
are on a two and one-half shift"
basis, with third shift running
about five hours. This means that
(See EDGERTON, Page A-15D
Evening star., 1940-09-26
WiIIkie 10 Make Bid
For Farm Vote Tonight
In Omaha Speech
Warns in Speech Today
Debt Can Put End
To This Democracy
BY J. A. O'LEARY,
Star S-ar CorreSpondent

ON BOARD WILLKIE SPECIAL
IN SOUTH DAKOTA. Sept. 90
Wendell Willkie will make major
bic in Omaha, Nebr., tonight for
the thousands of farm votes in the
II States into which he carried his
campaign for the presidency during
the past two weeks.
Earlier in the campaign he made
it clear he will retain the present
soil conservation program Of benefit
payments until a better plan can
be devised, but he probably will elab-
crate on how improvement could be
made in the system.
It is believed he will seek also to
show at Omaha how the welfare of
agriculture is tied in with the in
dustrial life of the Nation and with
some phases of international rela-
tions. The Omaha speech will be
broadcast over a national network.
Get OF Bankruptcy Road"
Addressing more than 5000 per-
sons in the Corn Palace at Mitch
ell. S. Oak, this morning, on the
way to Omaha. Mr. Willkie said the
American people have not felt the
full effect of the depression bacause
the Government has been living on
borrowed money. He warned, how
ever, that if this country continues
down the road of Indebtedness, this
democracy will pass"
Mr.. Willkie said he has heard
much talk for seven and half years
about this administration being the
friend of the poor rather than the
rich, but asserted that every rich
man he knows is better of today
than he was before
Il am pleading with you he said
mot for the sake of Wendell Willkie
but for the sake of the democracy
we must get of the road we are on,
we must get of the road to bank
ruptcy."
Hits At Business Taxes.
Mr.. Willkie declared he would seek
to create more jobs by encouraging
new industry. "Of course, you can't
have new enterprises when the gov
eminent burdens them with taxes
taxes and taxes" he continued.
The rich, he said, have taken
their money out of enterprise and
(See WILLKIE, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Great Britain Smarts
Under Failure Of
Action al Dakar
Neutral DipIomots See
Withdrawal as New
Blow to Prestige
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Sept. 26.-Great Brit
ain smarted with disappointment
today over abandonment of the
attempt to seize Dakar, key post
of French West Africa. after three
day battle in which the Admiralty
guardedly acknowledged that Brit
ish warships mad suffered damage
and casualties.
To many, the incident recalled
memories of British Setbacks in
Norway, Flanders and Somaliland
but the public was too much con-
cerned for the moment with the bat
tie of Britain to voice widespread
criticism, and there was no indica-
ton the ill-starred venture had
weakened Prime Minister Churchill's S
government.
Neutral diplomatic quarters char
acterized the withdrawal from
Dakar as a "resounding diplomatic
defeat" and foresaw lessening
of Gen. Charles de Gaulle's chances
of winning other parts of the French
colonial empire to the side of the
free Frenchmen" still fighting with
Britain.
Among diplomats of nations with
in the axis orbit. one declared:
"Frenchmen will not want their
nations postwar economics run BY
Britain or their foreign policy de-
cided by a general strongly under
British influence"
Liberal members of Parliament
asserted Britain should not wait
on high principles of state policy,
since Dakar is important, almost
vital to South American trade
routes"
Three battleships could have
taken Dakar and there would be
no further talk of axis infiltration,'
they said.
The press, for the most part, con-
(See DAKAR. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Hitler Shares Air Raid Shelter
With Mothers and Children
BY LOUIS p. LOCHNER,
aseo,;atod press Wor Correspopdent

BERLIN, Sept. 26-Every night
when an air raid alarm screams
through the vast German capital
Adolf Hitler, as an example to the
German people, retires Immediately
to a spacious air raid shelter under
his palatial new chancellery and
remains there until the all clear
signal is given.
At present about 100 children and
80 women who either are expectant
mothers or who have just become
mothers are brought to the chan
celery shelter nightly. Others who
greet the Fuehrer are his major
domo, adjutants, officials on hight
duty and servants.
The shelter is being expanded
now to make room for 600 children
and 120 expectant mothers and new
mothers.
In Berlin they are saying the shell
ter of the chancellery is the cap
ital's safest lying-in hospital" !"
Physicians and nurses are in at
tendance.
Late every afternoon women and
children living in the poorer quar-
tiers of the city, where air raid shell
ters are inadequate, are brought to
the chancellery In emnibuses.
Evening star., 1940-09-26
1000 Japanese Troops Land
Unresisted Near Hoiphong
Peaceful Settlement of Northern Border
Dispute Believed Possible Now

of 'insufficient arrangements by
Indo-C China authorities" under the
Toxic -Vichy accord.
Forces Enter LangsOn.
Domei reported that the overland
forces from the north entered Lang
son. 80 miles northeast of Hanoi
last evening after negotiations with
the French commandant.
A French communique last night
said that French troops had with
drawn from Langson, having been
encircled by VASTLY superior Japa-
neSe forces"
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Nazi Range Guns
She'll Dover for Hour;
London Raid RepeIled
British Heavily Bombord
Buses Across Channel
After Attacking Berlin
Bv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press
LONDON, Sept. 26.-Long- range
German guns flung shells across
the Channel into Dover this after
noon while the Nazi assault on
London was renewed by two waves
of bombers.
The shells bursting in Dover killed
a man and woman. For over an
hour the bombardment continued
The warplanes which flew against
London did not penetrate to the
center of the city, but veered OIL
about the time they reached the de-
fense ring. British authorities said
the attackers were driven off.
The British Air Ministry de-
clared that in heavy attacks against
Berlin and seven German-occupied
ports on the continent last night
the Royal Air Force came off with
out the loss of plane.
Berlin objectives hit were the great
Templehof airport, power stations
and rail communications. the min
istry said.
Bomb Near Scharnhorst.
During last nights attack on the
German naval dockyard at Kiel the
flash of one big explosion was seen
very close" to the 26,000-ton Ger
man battleship Scharnhorst, the Air
Ministry news service said.
Early in the evening German
planes again were reported over
Wales and Southwest England.
British submarines have torpedoed
three German supply ships. the Ad-
miralty announced, but the COM
munique did not specify the date or
place of the engagement.
1t said that the submarine H-49
attacked a convoy of eight supply
vessels, scoring torpedo hits on two,
and that the submarine Tuna re-
ported the destruction of large
supply ship which was screened by
two destroyers.
A number of persons were killed
and wounded in northeast coast
town where German raider drop
ped bombs during the morning
Houses, stores, garage and NOV
ing picture theater were damaged.
Aerial Duel at Peak.
The German-British aerial duel
reached new peaks with Berlin's
longest raid alarm of the war, the
heaviest bombardment of the Ger
man-held invasion coast" and the
18th consecutive night of bombing
for London.
British bombs raked Berlin's 300,-
000-kilowatt Klingenberg power sta
ton, fountainhead of much of the
city's industrial power, and other
vital objectives last night in the
R. A. F.'s greatest assault on the
Reich capital, the Air Ministry said
The power station, in the heart
of the factory section to the east
of Berlin, was straddled by "sticks"
of heavy-caliber bombs in four sep
arate attacks within an hour, the
ministry communique said. and
bombs bursting on and around the
station were followed by fire.
Opening their bombardment
shortly after 10 pm. and continu-
ing into the early morning hours,
the r. A. F. nighthawks also plunged
explosives onto the capitals west
power station, the Schoenberg rail-
way yard, railway station near the
Charlottenburg district and nearby
railway sidings, the ministry said.
Seventeen miles east Of Berlin q
(see LONDON, Page A-2O
Evening star., 1940-09-26
ChurchiT's Habit
OF Watching Raids
Worrying Friends
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 26.-Prime
Minister Winston Churchill's
conduct during air raids is
drawing complaints.
The Press Association said
his friends are worried over his
habit of donning a tin hat and
sauntering out into the streets
to watch the nightly German
attacks and the anti-aircraft
barrageS.