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3 DEATH WEIGHED Do Heavy Work 17 MORE! In their FIRST, EXCITING SALE WEDNESDAY ror your BY ETTA RIEL at Valentine! Sweetheart our JDase Take the labor out of ironing buy a Conlon Ironer and make the machine do the work under your guidance. You need an ironer fully as much as you need an electric washing machine. Examine these. Hundreds Demand This Model! Rejected for New Start in Life, Sleuth THE BOSTON GLOBE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1935 fe Bracelets But Theory Girl Mother Slain Is Still Entertained The ''Under and Over" Sweater twins in gorgeous color contrasts. Two styles, in wool, sweater sets SAILIE Wednesday 2 By GEOFFREY WORCESTER.

Feb 11 Although has by no means rejected the possibility that Etta Kiel, 20, missing Oxford girl mother, may be a a r.Ax A i Mem si fYrr "i If 1 aiy I'-rtnriwwnraai a mrifoj ft vM i 1 I I I I JiiPl victim oi muraer, oiaie ieietuve Edward J. McCarthy said tonight frier that he had received information within the past 24 hours revealing that the girl had seriously considered suicide as a way out of her difficulties, but had rejected suicide for the determination to go away and start life over again. Miess Kiel, a former student at the State Teachers' College in Worcester, disappeared without a trace last Nov 22. Today, some 10 Young moderns are all for this "different" valentine 1 Non tarnishable chrome says it with hearts and links. Gilchrist's applies names or initials while you wait no extra charge Jewelry, Street Floor weeks later, Dist Atty Owen A.

Ho- Conlon I moil ban set four State detectives at work unraveling the mystery of the girl's disappearance. ironer At Gilchrist's Exclusively in Department Stores This evening Lieut McCarthy said that friends of the girl had dome forward with statements that r-rwtiT-in niiiil 4 lV Duplicates have 1 Jtfr sold for $2.25 they had received letters from her, both last Spring and last Fall, in which she had said she wanted to kill herself as a result of an unfortunate love affair, but had decided against suicide in favor of going away "to protect" the man she loved. Labor Continued from the First Page a Iron ruffles, 1 Iron atiff col- I quick ojwr- ft pleat and all laratohard I alions finish delicate piece 1 gloas finish I liny dresses words to William Green, the federation's president, and its executive Teacher Ridicules Suicide Miss Helen Kennedy, who taught Miss Riel in the Oxford Grammar School and was one of her closest council. The labor statement was an outline of the organization's stand. "Shocked and disillusioned when friends and advisers, this afternoon ridiculed the idea that the girl had seriously considered either suicide or flight from home.

1 "wwswa the Government did not protect them in the exercise of their right to organize and bargain collectively, their "I went to Worcester with Etta two tthe workers resentment has been days before she disappeared from Oxford to help her buy some clothes to deep and bitter and is growing," were among the words of the federations wear the following week, when she executive council. was scheduled to appear in her case against Henry Swain. In reply, the President said he 3 heat selection; 2 speeds exclusive Conlon features. A practical utility table. Porcelain enamel finish.

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Plenty of pressure all along the roll. Visible pilot light. Knee or finger tip control. found most of the labor relations dif "She seemed in excellent spirits, White with black MeJon with black Turquoise with brown Turquoise with black Melon with brown Orange with brown and am sure that suicide was the ficulties in industries "heretofore totally unorganized" and that "in such cases we must have patience." thing farthest from her mind. I feel yfJ ilium i certain she didn run away.

Jshe had confided all her troubles with me. I fear that she is dead. Follows Bitter Attacks "Etta. I think, would surely have OP I Today's moderate exchange of Exclusively at Gilchrist's Don't be without an electric washer any. longer think of the time, labor and money it saves.

Thousands testify to the merits of Maytag. Also with electric pump. Have a home demonstration at no charge. let some member of her family or FLOOR BLOUSETTES, mall Call HUBbard 4250 until 0 P. FILENE'8 STREET phone orders filled.

views followed the bitter verbal at someone of her friends know that she was all right, if she were still alive." Street and Sixth Floors tacks by Federation leaders on Administration policies after the automobile code was renewed 10 days ago without revisions that the Federation demanded. A report from Hugh Stacey of Marblehead, a relative by marriage of the missing girl, that he had seen Those attacks center on Donald Clothes or nursery take your New Baby Problems to Mrs. Bedford, our Child Advisor, to solve for you. Then it NO charge NO obligation, Richberg, one of the President's Street and Sixth miming ima wmhmuiwww tint llfi is. "mnri1 riintYtttrnmnyhriirrmrrhiii TftM Mi1iiYiiiiiiifiTOimrmi itri1i'ii'riiriiniifrmr-iiM principal advisers, whom the ieder-ation blamed for what its leaders called "bad advice" to the President.

Floors Notice immediately was served, too, CINDERELLA MEETS CHAIRMAN that the barrage of thorny words being cast by labor was not ended bv today's gathering. In a joint statement two labor spokesmen charac terized the cigarette code just signed New Globe Emergency Continued from the First Page -j by the President as "a ghastly reflec tion on the reorganized N. R. A. Miss Riel in a street car at Copley sq in Boston at 10 o'clock last Thursday night was scouted today by the State detectives.

They pointed out that Stacey admitted that he had been running in a vain attempt to catch the street car at the time he believes he saw the girl. Nevertheless, Sergtr Detective John Horgan has been assigned to go to the Salem Jail, where Stacey was taken today on a charge of larceny of an auto, to question him further about the incident. Aside from Stacey's claim to have seen the girl there has been no other report about' her since her disappearance. A telegram from New York, ostensibly from Etta Riel, was received by her attorney on Dec 2. instructing him to dismiss proceedings against Henry Sawin.

Investigators have been unable to establish that Miss Riel actually sent Must Fight Own Battles other that have always been support Sale! SCALES for the whole family cd by kindly, generous citizens. "It proves conclusively that labor must fight its own battles for better Oscar W. Haussermann, general conditions, said a statement by 1 M. Ornburn of the American Federa I chairman of the campaign, said yes tion of Labor, and E. Lewis Evans president of the Tobacco Workers' International Union, an A.

F. of L. terday, after studying the returns, he was more than ever convinced that the people of Greater Boston are conscious of the seriousness of the affiliate. The statement declared the code's situation and will do their lull share the telegram herself and, on the other provisions for a wage and hour stu STREAMLINE enamel scales guaranteed for five years 4.65 hand, learned in New York that the "THE PURPLE BALL" by FRANK L. PACKARD Enthusiasm Gains dy in the industry was "a curtain to hide the failure of the Recovery Administration as dominated by Mr S.

Clay Williams, vice chairman of return address given by the sender was a fictitious one. Etta Riel, according to the testi The heads of various campaign di mony oi her own letters, revealed the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Com pany, to carry out the act of Con gress which created N. R.

Wil visions, in reviewing the status of the campaign, emphasized the increasing enthusiasm for the drive as reported b- solicitors throughout the city and by Lieut McCarthy tonight, found obstacles of religion, family and finance standing in the way of a liams is N. R. A. board chairman. suburbs.

happy solution to her love affairs. "The Federal Government," said Mr William A. Parker and Miss Ger Roosevelt today, "has indicated Last Spring, however, in a letter to a friend, she was optimistic. "We iruuc rcaouaj, vjian men 01 me men through the National Industrial Re including a CHARM box, itiih directions for reducing or gaining exercises or diet. The latent from well known maker of scales.

Spring construction, assures accuracy. Rotary dial with large, easily read figures and a washable rubber mat. Black, green, ivory, white. $1.65. i and women's special gifts divisions, have patched up our difficulties, par said many of the special contributors covery act its desire that labor and management organize for the pur ticularly our religious ones," sne wlo have already given have indi wrote.

pose of collective bargaining and the catcd their intention or increasing furtherance of industrial peace and Also our regular $3.95 scales $2.95 i their sifts in order to carry the cam prosperity, but the Federal Govern To Go On Living for Him" Her optimism did not last long. paign over the top. Some of these donors have said they would double ment cannot, of course, undertake however. A letter in the possession to compel employes and employers their gifts. Miss Edith M.

Larson shakes hands with Oscar W. Haussermann at campaign headquarters before choosing her new gowns. to organize. In the metropolitan area workers are increasing their efforts to break "It snoma De a voluntary organiza 3IYSTERY ADVENTURE BEGINS TODAY tion." of the State Police, which she wrote last Oct says, "I wanted to kill myself last Sunday night, but I promised myself to go on living for him, as I have always done. I loved him and promised him all the happi all records for contributions, con dreamed of at some time in their tnbutors in the metropolitan area are i being pressed to send in their gifts Considered F.

Reply This, in part, was generally consi before the end of this week. lives, but that few have ever realized. She was able to shop to her heart's content. As a result she took home several beautiful gowns, silk hose. ness it was in my power to give." dered Mr Roosevelt's reply to the Dennis A.

Dooley. dean of the Bos Etta left her home after midnight, federation's demands for abolition of ton College Law School and chair paign fund. The artists are also contributing liberally. New contributions: $5000 Anonymous. Mrs James Storrow.

$1000 Anonymous. $500 Anonymous, Miss Alice L. C. Dodge. Mrs Clement S.

Houghton. $450 C. Adrian Rubel. $350 George R. Nutter.

S325 Roger Amory. $300 Mrs Waldo O. Ross. $200 Henry C. Clark, Mr.

and Mrs Arthur the Wolman automobile labor board man of the Neighborhood Division, lingerie, hats, gloves, a pocketbook, a traveling bag and other articles of and a new labor disputes bill. on the early morning of Nov 22. She left a scribbled note for her sisters on the back of an envelope given her by Sawin. Her note said, "I'll be immmmiinmimiimiiinimimmiii'iHiiiimmiiiiiii; says he has increased the number of solicitors in Boston and expects the feminine adornment all gifts of "To you of the executive council Boston stores which cooperated to next 10 days to show larger average make her trip to New York and daily returns than at any time since of the American Federation oi Labor," the President's statement continued, "permit me to very definitely assure you of my appreciation and back this week-end after Snooni. Please don't worry." (Snooni was the pet name she gave her baby, the campaign started.

Washington a veritable "fairy princess" tour. Miss Larson, it should be The campaign executives have re Alma.) explained, is the "Cinderella Girl of recognition of the federation in work But her sisters woke up, as they of rehabilitating industry and in tne 1935," prize winner 01 the emergency ceived numerous communications from citizens praising the conduct of the campaign and volunteering their services for the final three weeks of Campaign's Cinderella contest. "I don believe that the real Cin heard Etta packing her things in a bag. They say that she seemed happy and cheerful. She told them she was going to New York to be protection of our country itself.

"No one can disregard the importance of the American Federation of Labor as one of the great and out derella ever had such a wardrobe as the drive. v. Little. 4 $198.73 Window display-South Station collections. $150 Mr and Mrs Henry Endieott.

Dr and Mrs Elisha FlasK. Mrs Alice LaMothe. $125 Miss Grace Stackpole. $100 Anonymous. Miss Mabel E.

Adams, Warren K. Blodgett. Mr and Mrs Alexander G. Grant, Mr and Mrs Edward Hobart. William F.

Loomis. Mrs Ralph S. Richmond. $80 Anonymous. $75 Anonymous, Arthur Rotch.

$50 Anonymous, William B. Kollock, Mr and Mrs Fred D. Limb, Miss Ruth Lyon. Mrs Anna P. Phillips.

Rev George Hale Reed. Mrs George S. Sel-fridge, Arthur B. Taylor. $40 Anonymous.

Ernest W. Anderson, Burton L. Cushing, Herbert T. Rich. $3fi Miss Ehabeth M.

Heal.v. Emerging from her seat by the this given her "by her fairy god married, the sisters told State detec ITALIAN JUNIOR LEAGUE PLANS DINNER DANCE At a meeting of the Junior League the Women's Italian Club last evening in the Parker House, plans were completed for the Valentine dinner dance to be held at the Brown Derby, Arlington st, on Thursday Miss Clara Forte presided. The following committee was for the dinner dance: Misses Viola Colrulle. Olga Antonangeli, Laura Spinelli, Mary Peconi, Narcissa Marchetti. "fireplace" yesterday the Emergency standing institutions of the country.

It has been my purpose to recognize tives. mother," said Miss Larson. "I am truly grateful for the gift of these Campaign Cinderella Girl Miss tone lert tne nouse with young Edith M. Larson of Swampscott first this In every practical and logical way, and I have no intention of Sawin early that morning. Sawin, beautiful things.

I can't quite realize it yet At times I think I must be dreaming it all, and I'm sure I'm the visited drive headquarters and then made a round of the shops to choose in information he volunteered to changing my point or view." Spring baby-scales 2.95 with basket for baby. Weigh up to 23 pounds. Match the nursery with ivory, pink, blue. Because we bought a lot, $2.95. Beam baby-scales $5 with metal tray, and guaranteed for 5 years.

Weigh op to 25 pounds. Ivory only. We've never known these $8.95 scales to be $5. Lieut McCarthy, said he drove the Then he added his word tnat ie her new finery which she will wear happiest girl in Massachusetts." i girl from Oxford to Worcester at her on her trip to Washington, difficulties had been largely in the heretofore "totally unorganized field." request, that he left her in Worces She enjoyed a kind of experience Chooses Chaperon ter about 1:30 o'clock. No one has that a great many women have seen the girl since.

At Emergency Campaign head Unorganized Before It is obvious that the way quarters during the afternoon Miss Automobile labor was almost we can settle this mystery." Lieut $35.34 Miss Alice W. Collins. $35 William Edmonstone, Harlan P. Ford, Miss Jennie- M. Henderson.

Melzar Jackson, Miss Lucy E. Low. $33 Fred Holmes. $31.80 Patrick J. Smith.

$30 Miss Katherine L. Campbell, Miss Linna E. Clark, Miss Marion J. Cromwell, Paul V. Donovan, William B.

Durant, Miss Mabel A. Fitz. John Henderson. John J. A.

Hennessey, James J. Kelley, Miss Ellen A. Regan, Frank D. Shea, Miss Mary H. Stroup, Walter F.

Walworth. Stimson Wyeth. $27 Miss Helena R. Gulney. Larson was warmly congratulated Phone HUBbard 4250 till 9 p.

m. or write. Baby Shops Third Floor Filene's McCarthy said tonight, "is by finding Etta Riel, dead or alive. If she is wholly unorganized before the N. R.

A. The federation, in its 1933 organization drive, sought to set up a large by Oscar W. Haussermann, general alive anywhere and reads of this chairman. She announced she had number of local unions in auto plants. investigation, I hope she will please In a recent secret ballot in Detroit let some ponce omciai, some rela held bv the Wolman automobile laboi Mr.

ln. chosen the chaperon who is to accompany her on her trip and share in the wonderful entertainment that has been arranged, including the call upon Mrs Roosevelt at the White tive, or somefriend know that she is safe. It will save her friends a hoard, onlv a small percentage of A Yf lhose voting were in favor of the 1 1 1 American Federation as their repre FARM LOAN INTEREST SLASHED BY SENATE Administration Opposed in One Percent Cut House. sentative for collective bargaining Mrs Joseph Bemis of 62 Cotton Bt, The federation announced had di Medford. is the lucky friend.

She st COUGH relieved In 2 DAYS by $28 46 Miss Mary E. Neal. $2(5 Miss Theresa A. Fitzpatrlck. $25 Joseph P.

Casey. Mr and Mrs William Constable, James A. Crowley, Miss Bertha F. Cudworth, George F. Daley, Miss Regina I.

Dnscoll, Miss Alice M. Falvey, Miss Dorothy Hainan, Mrs Samuel Hammond, Mrs John J. Hor-ean. John J. Mahoney.

Miss Mary E. Mann. George B. C. Matluson, tlcanor Matson.

Miss Lettie R. Moore. Miss Sarah 15. Perkins. Bertram C.

Richardson, Miss Florence M. Robinson, Harry Seymour Ross, Miss Hazel W. Buggies. Thomas Gardner Home and School Association, Miss Retta C. Thomas, Miss Elizabeth L.

Willis. THREE DIE, OTHERS HURT is of Swedish descent, but was born in this country. When Miss Larson came here from Sweden six years ago, knowing nobody and not able to sDeak a word of English, Mrs TO NASSAU WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (A. great deal of embarrassment and relieve the anxiety of her family." Dist Atty Hoban made it clear today that no stone would be left unturned in the present investigation into the disappearance of Miss Riel. Telegrams went out to several cities, among them Rochester, and Boston, requesting police to check with- close friends of the missing girl in both of those cities on the chance of obtaining some information.

This afternoon. State detectives questioned for more than two hours Alice Riel, a sister of the missing girl. Tomorrow, the detectives plan to go to Oxford to question, in the presence of a police stenographer, all persons having any information which may bear on the missing girl. As to the possibility of opening a Bemis, who was then unmarried, became acquainted with her and helped Method! rected all its members to. refrain from voting.

One of the federation's complaints today was: "The board has evoided holding elections in those plants in which the membership lists submitted by the American Federation ot Laboi unions to the automobile labor board showed a majority (in places as high as 90 percent) of the workers as members of those unions." The council also told Mr Roosevelt it wanted N. R. A. extended with continued government administration of Over the vigorous opposition of Ad to smooth her path. The two have been fast friends ever since.

Like ministration leaders, the Senate voted IN THE BAHAMAS EVERY SAT. 6 P.M. S.S. A It I II II I A today to slash $25,000,000 a year oft Miss Larson, Mrs Bemis is a blonde and she is a year younger than her IN QUITMAN, GA, BLAST QUITMAN, Ga, Feb 11 (A. At least three persons were kiDed and several were reported injured here farm mortgage interest payments.

The Administration Farm Credit protege, although she has been married five years. bill thus was sent to the House with Neither of the young women has WHEN you catch cold, thousands of tiny moisture glands in your throat clog; their normal accretions thicken. Throat dries. Tickling starts then you cough. PERTUSSIN quickens the throat' natural moisture flow.

Infected phlegm la loosened and raised. Relief so quickly! PERTUSSIN Tastes good, acts quickly and safely an amendment cutting the interest on land bank loans for the next three ever been in Washington, but both have visited New York. They leave next Saturday by the American Ail OTHER CRUISES TOTHI WIST INDUS SOUTH AMERICA GEORCIC ftb. 14 A Mjr. 20 Apr.

3, 11dyt.Sl32.50up BRITANNIC Feb. S1 to Feb. 25 S45 up ftb.26 A Mr.19 Wa MIM Ovlitt grave in an Oxford cemetery on the Lines, Inc. Neither has ever flown chance that the missing girl's bodv before and that will be an aaaea may have been buried there, Lieut thrill of an itinerary full of thrills. years from 414 percent to 3li percent.

Senator Wheeler, Dcm, of Montan. author of the amendment, estimated i would cut interest rates for 395.000 farm families an average of $63 a year. The amendment carried 43 to 39. the N. R.

A. law and mcreasrd jaoor xepresentation 'on code authorities; payment of the prevailing loral wage in Federal work relief; an end to prison labor competition with private industry; passage of the Gu3ey coal bilU the 30-hour week, and revision of the newly approved cigarette code to provide higher wages and shorter hours. Green called the conference "very satisfactory" and "helpful." He said it was his opinion the president The artists of the city are very en McCarthy said tonight, "If the other leads we are working on prove un late today when a boiler at the plant cf the Sterling Cooperage Company exploded. The plant is located half mile from the business section of Quitman. Windows all over the city were shattered by the blast.

In. the confusion following the explosion it was not determined immediately how many persons were the building. Officials said thev feared ether bodies might be found in the wreckage. The names of the three known dead were not available, at oncer Popular 6 Dy Cruises with dty and evening In Ntsuu, the ship is your hotel, $70 up 13 Dy Guises with 8 days i best hotels in Nassau, $127 up. One Way Rate to Nassau, $63 up.

Round Trip with stopover privilege, Concert artists, bridge chats and golf talks, travcl-newsrccls, talking pictures, deck sports. GALA ASTIR CRUISI TO NASSAU AND RERMUDA April 20 to April 28 $90 up. See Your Local Agent or 33 State St. Hubbard 8700 i in ui i iijwiu. aaww thusiastic and are cooperating splen-didlv in the Emergency Campaign availing, we may open at least one grave that is known to have been Heat of the Body The human body loses enough heat exhibition of paintings and sculptures open at the time the girl disappeared.

The idea sounds fantastic, but actually, in view of all the circumstances. I don't think it is as fantastic as it which opens witn a -Oliver j.ea Thursday afternoon. Mrs Alvan T. Fuller and a erouo of women will in an hour to raise i half-gallon of water to Its boilinf point The Rickets Cause Defective Teeth A study of the Children's Bureau shows that defective teeth often follow: Pathfinder, agreed with the council on N. R.

A officiate at this tea, the proceeds of which go tq Emergency Cam may cem to the outsider." Pathfinder, extension.

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