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Evening star., 1940-03-25
Hotel Has to Stage
Two Egg Hunts as
Chipmunks Horn In

FRENCH LICK, Ind, March
IS R.-Chipmunks delayed the
start Of the French Lick Springs
Hotels Easter egg hunt.
They stole the eggs hidden
for the youngsters and attend
ants had to put out more.
Hours later the chipmunks
were found chattering over
bright-covered eggshells.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Congress in Brief
Senate:

6VItdVt.
Opens debate on reciprocal trade
program.
Military Affairs Committee con-
siders inquiry into airplane sales
to foreign nations. 10 am.
House:
Considers sales tax for District of
Columbia.
Dies Committee resumes hearings
10 am.
Evening star., 1940-03-25

bring his rifle to his shoulder and
begin firing eight rounds, almost as
rapidly as he can pull the trigger
Defense of this type certainly should
add materially to the protection of
marching columns"
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Weather Report
Furnished by t.

(Furnih
continued cold tonight
Wednesday,
variable night
VuginiaGeneraly fair and continued cold tonight
tomorrow; slowly rising temperature Wednesday.
Virginia-Far tonight Wednesday light
followed slowly rising temperature tomorrow
and on
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Higher Net Reported
By illinois Central

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 25-The Iln-
nois Central System reported today
net railway operating income dur
ing February totaled $l,385,373, an
increase Of $556,093 compared with
the corresponding month q year ago.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Dc Woman Opens
Extradition Fight
In Staying Case
Philadelphia Authorities
Choree Mrs. Smith
Put Finger on Victim

Mrs. Efne Hattie Smith, 50, began
in Police Court this morning a night
against extradition to Philadelphia,
where she is wanted in connection
with q murder five years ago.
Mrs. Smith, through Attorney
Homer L. Mccormick. announced
that she would not follow the ex-
ample of four Washingtonians who
had waived extradition and been
returned to Philadelphia in con-
nection with the same Staying.
She was arrested here Saturday
night at her home in the $500 block
OF New Hampshire avenue NV. and
said at that time she would waive
extradition. But when she appeared
before Judge John P. Mcmahon this
morning her attorney asked that
she be granted the customary 80
days continuance to prepare her
fight against the charges.
Judge Mcmahon granted the con-
tinuance, ordering her to be brought
back on April Is for a hearing. She
was returned to the Women's Bureau
and held without bond.
Mrs. Smith, manager Of . down.
town cafeteria. was arrested as a
fugitive from justice. A homicide
charge was brought by Detective
Capt. William c. Engle Of Phila-
delphia, who said that Mrs. Smith
had been named in a confession
made by one OF the four Washing
tonians already held for the killing
in 1885 of Miss Winifred Flan-
merry, 81.
Named by Guida.
Capt. Engle said Mrs. Smith had
been named by Joseph Guida, 4s.
Washington produce merchant. as
the person who put the finger" on
the murder victim. Miss Flannery,
housekeeper for 1t. John S. Nor
rison, U. S. NJ. retired, was strangled
to death during the course Of .
burglary in the Morrison apartment.
Guida. with his wife, Helen, 81;
John Lagana, 81. and Angela La
CANA, IS. was arrested here last
week. accused of the killing. The
four were extradited to Philadel.
| phia.
At the time of the Staying. Phila-
delphia police told the Associated
Press, Mrs. Smith was operating a
tea room in the fashionable Ritten-
house Square district. 1t. Morrison
was one of her customers and, police
said, he was pointed out as q likely
prospect for robbery.
Mrs. Smith, it was stated at her
home, managed an eating place
here. A man who identified him
self as Will Smith, and said he was
her husband, declared she had lived
in Washington for about four years
The man-who stated that he was
Treasury Department clerk and
a Sunday school teacher at Q Ninth
street church-said Mrs. Smith
managed a cafeteria in the l70C
block of street NV.
Says Arrest Is Admitted.
Detective Sergt. Guy Rome Of the
local fugitive squad, who arrested
Mrs. Smith, said she admitted being
arrested in 1885 on charges Of pass
ing counterfeit money in Philadel-
phia. According to the Associated
Press she was convicted and SEN
fenced to serve four years in the
Federal reformatory at Alderson
w. Va.
The murder of Miss Flannery
police say, occurred while Mrs
Smith was awaiting trial on the
counterfeiting charges. In addition
to the four persons arrested in
Washington in connection with the
case. Philadelphia authorities are
holding Santo Ruggerio. 81, of New
York. The arrests were made on
a tip from a New York woman,
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Markets Stoy Closed

LONDON, March Is R.-Euro-
pean financial markets remained
closed today in observance Of Easter
Monday. With the exception of the
Winnipeg Grain Exchange, Cana
dian markets also remained closed.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Report for Last AZ Hours

Record for Last 81 Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today
Highest, 80 pm. yesterday Year
ago S4
Lowest. 10. 6:45 am today Year
aSo. 61
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest 65. on March 90
Lowest, = on January 20.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Hiehest, ~ per cent at $40 am.
today
Lowest, 1s per cent at pm. yester-
day.
River Report. ''.<
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
At Harpers Ferry; Potomac clear at Great
Falls today.
Evening star., 1940-03-25

This is the last of a series of
three articles discussing the neD
Gdrdnd rifle. In the series The
Star ende1Dors to coDer both the
criticisms and defense OF the ne1o
rifle in order to present a jdir
picture OF the controversy.
Evening star., 1940-03-25

Monthly precipitation in inches In tn
Capital tcurrent month to date):
Evening star., 1940-03-25

our 41teT sunset,
Precipitation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-04
GENERAL AUDIT
 OF CITY ACCOUNTS
Recommendations Will Be Presented to Finance
 Board Today

Recommendations concerning the auditing of the city books for 1899 were to be presented to the board ot Finance at its meeting late this afternoon by Mayor Vincent A. Scully. A general audit for only the last five months of the year is required, since the accounts of the first seven months were audited following the death of Controller Sherwood L. Rowland last summer. The tax books were audited for a period of several months, but an audit of the tax accounts for all last year is expected to be made.
 Several firms have been under consideration for the auditing task, but no actual competitive bids have been called for because of ban on this practice by accountants. Bud- get Director Thorvald E. Olsen is now engaged in listing city expen- ditures during the first quarter of 1940. A partial report of his find- ings may be offered to the Finance Board today. His study is expected to show that thus far in 194O all city departments have been living within the budget appropriations assigned them. Figures for the first two months of the year, ana lyzed by The Democrat several weeks ago, showed that the city will remain well within its budget if the rate of expenditures was not increased later in the year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-04
HOLY CROSS HAS
 CONFERRED TITLE
President=EleCt of Costa RiCa Is Given Doctor
 of Laws

Worcester, Mass, April 4-(UP)- An honorary doctorate of laws was conferred on President-El Rafael A. Calderon- Guardia of Costa Rica by the Very Rev. Joseph R. N. Max well, S. J., president of Holy Cross college, at exercises attended by more than 800 students, educators and guests today.
 Father Maxwell told Dr. Calde- ron- -Guardia that "as president of the Congress of Costa Rica you have brought about a better understand ing between your country and the Holy See. You have created dip lomatic relations between your na- ton and Vatican City, and motivat- ed by the charity of Christ, you have labored for the establishment of social justice"
 "As founder of the Catholic party in Costa Rica you have done much to promote the cause of Jesus Christ in your land; as a doctor ot medicine your generous charity and indefatigable labors have over many years relieved the sufferings of the poor and restored hope and courage in many hearts," he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-04

Allentown, Pa, April 4E(UP)- Margaret L. Cowan, 77 year old re- tired nurse, today was convicted of first-degree murder in the mercy killing" of her hopelessly insane sis ter-a staying which the elderly de- fendant said was directed by "our heavenly father" She was immedi- ately sentenced to life Imprisonment in the state industrial home for women at Muncy. The jury of six men and six women handed its sealed verdict to Judge Richard W. Iobst at 9:30 a. m. Miss Cowan, showing no emotion, listened intent ly as the verdict was read. She had testified in her own defense that she had killed her insane sister, Mrs. L,ouella Saenger, 67, at the direction of tour heavenly father"
 The case was given to the jury of six men and six women at 4:30 D. m. yesterday, and the panel re- tired for the night shortly before 9 p. m.
 to the Ten Commandments and ac- cordinR to the laws of man-but mans law does not count when a human soul is being tortured" she had told the jury. It was not re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-04
TO
 SEEK MORE TIME
George H. Kingsley, John w. Meany Want Until
 May 6

George H. Kingsley and John w. Meany of New York, two of the de- fendants in the Waterbury con- spiracy trial, which attracted na- tionwide attention through their att torney Benjamin Slade of New Ha- ven today filed a motion in the To- cal Superior Court for a further ex- tension of time to prepare assign ments of errors in response to Judge Inglis's finding in the case.
 All fourteen defendants, who ap- pealed to the state Supreme Court filed motions seeking an extension of time previously and Judge Ernest c. Inglis who heard the famous case granted an extension to April 18th instead of insisting on the filing as- signment of errors within 10 days, which is the usual procedure.
 Atty. Slade asks a further exten- sion of time until May 9th. The New Haven lawyer sets forth that it is impossible to prepare assign ments of errors and reasons of ap- peal with due diligence by April 18th, the time now stipulated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-04
Aged Woman Sentenced For Life In Killing Of Sister

vealed how long the jury, which re- ceived the case late yesterday, de- liberated before reaching the guilty verdict. The verdict left the matter of sentence to the court which had the choice of death in the electric chair or life imprisonment.
 The elderly nurse, alert ana sprightly for her age, merely laid her hand on the arm of her defense counsel, Daniel Garrahan, as the verdict was read and whispered into his ear. She shook her head when the judge asked her if she had any, thing to say before sentence was pronounced. Garrahan said he would confer further with Miss Cowan regarding an appeal.
 All through the trial Miss Cowan had insisted that she "was glad" she killed her sister and "only sorry I didn't do it before"
 She had refused, during her tes- timony yesterday as the only defense witness to look at the bullets which killed her sister last August 15 in the state hospital for the insane.
 T don't want to see them," she told District Attorney Joseph Geh- ringer. "They did the work I wanted them to-"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-04
NEWSPAPER IS
 NOT FRIGHTENED
St. Louis POst=Dispatch Will Still Criticize All
 the Courts

St. Louis, Mo-, April -(UP)-The St. Louis Post-Dispatch announced today in an editorial signed by its publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, that it would continue honestly, fairly and sincerely to criticize the courts" :" regardless of the fines and jail terms meted out to the newspaper and two members of its staff by the circuit court on contempt charges.
 At Jefferson City, the supreme court issued a temporary stop or der enjoining the circuit court here from jailing Ralph Coghlan, the newspapers chief editorial writer, and Daniel R. Fitzpatrick, cartoon ist, pending a decision May 6 on whether to take the case for review.
 The American Civil Liberties Union in New York offered its serv- ives to the Post-Dispatch in appeal ing from the sentence. Arthur Gar field Hays, general counsel of the union, messaged Pulitzer that i've are not unmindful of the duty which rests upon newspapers in comment ing upon judicial proceedings but regard freedom of the press as a right not likely to be taken away. A policy of restriction may produce 8 press servile and subservient with consequences to our freedom that are incalculable."
 The newspaper was fined $2,000, Coghlan was fined $2O0 and sen- fenced to 20 days in jail, and Fftz- patrick was fined $10O and sentenced to 10 days in jail for editorial and cartoon comment upon the freeing, by Judge Thomas J. Rowe, of State Rep. Edward M. Brady and John P. Nick, former head of the Motion Picture Operators Union, who had been charged with taking a $10,0OO bribe from motion picture theater owners in 1886 for blocking machine operators demands for a wage in- 0raaSn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-04
GERMAN PRESS IS
 ANGRY AT CABINET
Calls Churchill a Desper= ado and Says England
 Will Be Destroyed
BY GEORGE KIDD

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Berlin, April 4.-(UP)-The Ger man press angrily denounced the reorganized British government to- day as proof" that the Allies were planning more intense and ruthless war against neutrals" and declared that the Nazi air force would strike the hardest blow in destruction of England"
 Newspaper comment was directed largely at Winston Churchill, first Lord of the British Admiralty, who was given increased powers III the reorganization of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's cabinet.
 England will be destroyed and our air force will strike the hard est blow in this destruction" said an advance review of new motion picture of German aerial activity in Poland which was Splashed across the front pages.
 "Churchill's task is the extension of the war;" said the Lokal-Anzeiger headline. Threats against neutrals have entered decisive stage"
 German sources refused. however, to discuss reports that the Nazis were prepared to send an expedi- tionary force across the Baltic to Scandinavia if necessary to counter the Allied efforts to stop German shipments of iron ore from Sweden via Norway.
 The greatest attention was paid by newspapers to the British cabi- net changes. CThe announcement of the British cabinet shuffle was made in London yesterday with the stipulations that it was for release in morning newspapers, but the German wireless broadcast the new: several hours before the release date, giving details).
 Desperate Churchill
 'What the Allies expect iron A' (Continued on Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-04

WerCQe1In6T applleQ 4OT WILL OA mandamus to the court to allow Attorney Wertheimer or parties involved to inspect the reports data and information now in the police files and withheld from inspection by Attorney Wertheimer and the appellants.
 Joseph Doherty Case
 Atty. Wertheimer counsel for Jo- seph Doherty, father of Edward Doherty, minor, who was in- jured in an automobile accident on Dec. 29, 1889. He was run over by q truck operated by Joseph Padula.
 Members of the police depart ment investigated the accident and according to the present allegations filed written reports, which Supt. Roach, as head of the police de- partment, :efused to present for QeruSal.
 The application for the writ of mardamus set, forth that Padula was arrested and tried in the City Court on a charge of violating the rules of the road and was dis charged and that a civil suit is now pending in the case.
 It is in connection with the civil suit that Atty. Wertheimer desires to read the police reports.
 Atty. Wertheimer first applied for permission to inspect the police files in the case on March II, of this year.
 Up to Supt. Roach
 The application for the writ of mandamuS means, according to lawyers, that Supt. Roach must ap- pear in court or show the records, as judges rarely refuse to grant such writs when requested by a states attorney.
 Notice of the filing of the appli- cation for the writ was served on Supt. Roach today by Constable Nicholas Jamele.
 The matter of viewing police records has long been matter of bitter combat between the local police and local attorneys. Many threats have been made to bring the matter to a head to determine whether the police can withhold their records in accident cases but the present action will be carried to a finish, Atty. Wertheimer said to- day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-04
Census Headquarters Established d In City
Five Places Are Designated as City Has Been Divided Into Five Zones-Census Is Progressing
 Very Satisfactorily

Five sectional headquarters for enumerators were established in Waterbury today to facilitate the work of taking the current federal census. The city has been divided into five zones, with 20 enumerators working in each zone and making their reports to the headquarters in that district.
 Census Supervisor w. Harry Byrnes, who made the plans for the district offices within the city, an- nounced today that the census IS progressing extremely well". The public's splendid cooperation since the start of the census Tuesday has aided a great deal, he said.
 Plans Successful
 The careful preparations made for the census here and the close super vision are bearing fruit, MT. Byrnes said. On Tuesday, he said, each enumerator after completing 10 names, had his work checked TOT accuracy and completeness by dis trlCC SuperV1SOI. u oAAoo0 P.o'
 right, the enumerators went back to work, then returned for another check after taking 30 names. By this time, MT. Byrnes said, any dif- ficulties in the minds of the enum- orators were dissipated, and they were able to proceed at full speed with the rest of their work.
 District Headquarters
 The district headquarters for the city are as follows: .
 District 1-(comprising Enumera- tion Districts 170-88)-212 North Main street; Howard Clancy nelo supervisor. ,oo
 District 2-(comprising E. D.'s l89 21O-Willow street firehouse; liar
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-04
Hitler Had Opportunity 7. Months Ago With His
 Huge Armies !, BRITAIN, FRANCE NOW
 ARE READY FOR HIM Blockade Will Drain Very Life Blood of Germany
 Chamberlain Warns
BY SIDNEY J. WILLIAMS Limited Press Staff Correspondent)

D1 O1DINE1 Je "4AA11ANAO United Press Staff Correspondent)
 London, April 4. - (UP) = Prime Minister Neville Cham berlain said in a speech today that he was 10 times as con- fident of victory as he was when the war started, that Britain was ready for an in- tensified war or a long one, that the blockade was going to drain Germany's life blood, and that Britain was not going to let Germany profit indefinitely by interruptions warfare.
 Chamberlain spoke to the Central Council of the dominant National Union of Conservative and Union- ist Associations, as head of the conservative party.
 "Hitler missed the bus," he said of Germany's failure, despite its superior preparation for war, to wage big scale warfare. Thanks to the seven months breathing space which non-intense war had given Britain, he said, it was able to face the future calmly, steadily, whatever might come. And this time, he said, the Allies would not be cheated of the fruits of victory, but would assure themselves of the elements of European security.
 Only yesterday, Field Marshal Hermann Goering had hinted that when the time came Germany would strike "in the vest. Chamberlain indicated that Britain was fully ready.
 Germany Has No Real Friends
 He spoke of stale old" German threats facetiously, and angrily de- nounced Germany's brutal, callous, wicked" warfare on neutral shipping. Germany, he said, had not real friend in the world - only neutrals who were afraid of her. These neu- trals, he said, knew in their hearts that Allied victory spelled freedom for them, German victory, slavery.
 Chamberlain said that he would be the last to underrate Germany'S strength or its determination to use that strength without scruple or mercy if she thinks she can do so without getting her blows re- turned with interest,""
 He turned to the blockade. A blockade always had been Britain's strongest weapon, he said, and this one was going to be frightened, leaks and loopholes were going to be stopped, until it more and more drains the life blood of our enemy"
 He said neutral sentiment was growing in the Allies favor, and his statements amplied that the Allies were not going to let the stark let ter of law interfere with its intensi- hcation of its blockade if Germany continued to violate, as the British hold it has, the neutrality of for eign territorial waters.
 Confident of Victory
 He emphasized his confidence in victory by saying that he had been
 (Continued on Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-04
Witness At Dies Committee Is Quickly Elected From Hearing
Spectators Shouted to Throw Him Out of
 the Room
(NEA Telephoto)

Washington. April 4.-(UP)-Phil Frankfeld, executive secretary of New England Communists, today was held summarily in contempt of the Dies committee and ejected from the committee room as spec tators shouted throw him out"
 The action was taken when he tried to read resolution denounc- ing the committee before he would listen to any questions.
 "Wait a second," Frankfeld told committee attorneys, his eyes snap ping. "Ill not answer single queS- tion until I read this"
 You are held in contempt of this committee" Chairman Martin Dies shouted. Stand asidew
 "You are holding yourself in con- tempt of the American people" :" Frankfeld retorted. "Ill answer no questions until this committee hears the voices of 10000 Massachu- SeCCS
 Remarks Cut Short
 His remarks were cut short by the sledgehammer blows of Dies gavel and by shouts from spectators of "throW him out-the dirty rat"
 AS an officer led Frankfeld out side the committee room, he leaned over the press table and threw newspapermen copy of the resolu- tion he attempted to read, shouting "All right boys, this shows you I'm not bluffing."
 The resolution was one adopted last Sunday at Boston by Commun- ists. F'rankfeld said it, was signed by 10000 Massachusetts citizens. It assailed the Dies committee inves- tigator's raid on Boston Communist headquarters.
 The resolution said that the raid on the Boston Communist office was a sensational action intended to create in the public mind the in situation and filthy islander that Communists and criminals are iden- tical."
 Demands Full Rights
 we demand full rights and cour-
 (Continued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-04
CHURCHILL HAS
 BEEN PROMOTED
Reorganization of British Cabinet Sees Very Wide
 Reshuffling
BY WEBB MILLER United Press Staff COrreSp0ndent)

London, April 4 - (U.P) - The W d Il d scope of Winston Churchill's authority over the board strategic conduct of the war is the outstanding development in Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's cab inet re-Shuffle.
 As chairman of the committee of service ministers which meets regu- larly with the three chiefs of staff to make recommendations to the war cabinet on the principal fac- tors of the strategic situation and the progr S of operations, Churchill is now in position to put more boldness and initiative in the direction of the war.
 Otherwise Chamberlain,S re- shuffle was greeted tepidly or cri- tically by the press and public and it was unlikely to dissipate public feeling that the present cabinet is mot getting on" sufficiently vigor- ously with the war.
 "Puss In Corner"
 Even the pro-government Times characterizes the shuttle as "like an elaborate game of puss in the cor ner" and points out that in three cases ministers simply traded offices
 It is generally recognized that Chamberlain is hamstrung in any effort to broaden the political basis of his government by appointing odpposition leaders to cabinet posts, because labor party men have re- fused to enter the government and there is no sign of an alteration in their attitude.
 Chamberlain's re-shuffle recog- nized the fact that the masses are dissatisfied with the way the gov ernment is running the war. Inas- much as Churchill's prestige is higher than ever, the increase in his authority and the opportunity to
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