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i ever defeats own Whew you cannot drive yon can always persuade. A gentle word, kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish THE WEATHER WASHINGTON, 15 -Forecast for Massachusetts: Sain this afternoon; generally fair and much colder tonight and Saturday except mow flurries in West portion tonight VOL. LXIV. NO. 212 FITCHBURG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, i 937--FOURTEEN PAGES TWO CENiS Detectives Grill Ex-Convict In Mattson Kidnap Case 'Following His Surrender Haynes Gives Himself Up To Tacoma Police Former Inmate of Folsom Had Been Sought Since Finding of Boy's Body ANOTHER MAN, WOMAN HUNTED Jail Barricaded at Bellingham While Police Interrogate gncnoff TTpja There TACOMA, Jan.

15 (A.P.)^~Fred Orrin Haynes, ex-Folsorn, prison convict, sought for questioning in the Charles Mattsoh kidnap- killing case, surrendered here today and was questioned in Detective Capt. Marshall Scrafford's office. The detective said Haynes came into the city police station early to. while state police were seeking a man and woman who disappeared from a four-room: furnished cottage five miles north of Seattle Wednesday--two days after the body of the 10-year-old boy was discovered near Everett, Wash. Another man, Lee Haskell Fowler, 36, was held in the county jail at Bellingham, Wash.

The jail was blockaded while federal officers interrogated him. Five miles north of Seattle, Chief William Cole of the state police investigated the four-room cottage "spotlessly clean," arid said neighbors reported a man resembling Haynes occupied it until Wednesday. clay pit Troops Out of Flint Today; Truce Prepares Way to Peace; "Sit-Downers" to Quit Plants "Want to Be Sure There's No Violence," Gov. Murphy Declares; Negotiations Toward Permanent Settlement Begin Monday as Result of Armistice DETROIT, Jan. L5--A truce arranged before dawn today pointed the way.td peace, in the countrywide General Motors automotive strikes.

By Monday morning, "sit-down" -whoso pancy of several Motors plants has brought rioting and will march out. Representatives 6t the corporation and of the United Automobile Workers of America will open negotiations: looking toward a permanent settlement ot their, dispute at Detroit at .11 a. Monday. Unless final agreement is reached sooner, the negotiations will continue for 15 days. Lacking- a settlement at the end of that time.

Homer Martin, U. A. W. A. presir dent said, come back to the governor's office," The armistice terminated a 17- hour conference between representatives of the union and the corporation, meeting for the first time Not By Horse and Buggy--By Limousine nTiimiMummmuiiniiimmiummiinniniimiHiiiiimiiraituiMiiiiuui MrnHHUinuumiutmrnuuir of Michigan.

"Strikers in two Fisher Body plants at Flint, Mich, focal'point of th6 strike, expressed mild pointment at they were to abandon, their which they defended Monday night in a battle with city police, concentration of national guardsmen in the vicinity. Gov. Murphy the. "should be out today, but (Continued on Page fen World Needs Spiritual Before Financial Recovery, Newton Mayor Tells Federated Clubs That the world today needs a "spiritual before a financial, recovery-T-and this in direct contrast the method being tried by government agencies," was the message given-last night by Mayor Edwin O. Childs of Newton, as.he delivered a stirring talk to nearly 300 delegates from 10 churches at the annual meeting of the Federated Men's clubs in Christ church Guild hall.

hpv Tiavp Three Receive 40-Year Pins From Shnonds Nine Get 30-Year Emblems; President Talks On Future of Business Members of the United States Supreme 'Court, whom President Roosevelt urged "to do their part 1 in his anhual message to Congress, recently doffed their robes for dress coats and' silk hats, and attended the White House dinner in their honor. Here are' Chief Justice Hughes and Mrs. Hughes arriving in smiles despite the recent blast by the chief executive. Tract of Land Burbank Trustees Put Issue Of New Maternity Hospital Up to Council to Decide Favor Federal Financial Aid on Project, and Failing in That, Installation of Sprinkler System in Lucy Helen; 10 Girls on Work 16 Canvass Voters Although the trustees of Burbank hospital, special meeting late yesterday afternoon decided that the city needs a new maternity hos-r Charles Left $250,000 By Cousiii; He Is Named Executor Fitchburg Lawyer to Get One-Fourth of Estate; Harvard Given Kludge Institutions to Share Generously in Distribution Charles Eliot Ware, senior member of the firm of Ware hi this city, was bequeathed $250,000 and was named as one of Arthur N. Maddison, Boston and Malcolm C.

Ware of' After several bequests to relatives, personal friends; and employes the balance of the residue of. the it'Was not within- their province to determine whether one should built. This, they pointed, out was the function, of the council. However, an informal expression of opinion they advanced the theory that if the city ppuld obtain federal aid it should build the hospital. If not, the cost would be too great and the city should install a sprinkler system in the.

Lucy Helen Memorial hospital until such time as. die city was financially more able to bear the total cost of a new unit It was pointed out that 500 babies are born at the Lucy Helen annually, two-thirds of the total, to residents in the city. If so many of Fitchburg's mothers avail themselves of the community's. hbspitalizatjori, they are entitled to a modern opinion. Wilbur W.

Henry, treasurer, announced after the meeting that Richard Bullock, directing trustee, would provide. the mayor's office with facts about the proposed building which would be incorpo- rateS in a letter to be sent to the voters with their postcard -'ballot." Mr. Henry that it not within the power- of board In xfedfifi have hospital. He said the board could only recommend that one was needed, The matter of deciding whether one should be built was a question to be settled by council. Thus, Mayor Robert Greenwood's voters wil be used to provide the mayor anc the council with an opinion oi whether a hospital should be built William L.

McBride, acting mayor and ex-officio chairman of "the board, presided. There were' 10 members present. A group of 10 girls started work this morning addressing the. 19,521 ei-velopes which will.be mailed out to voters before the first of the week. The envelope will a descriptive and a post card which will be marked by the voter and mailed back to the mayor, The text of the enclosed- letter will be prepared by Mr.

Bullock and City-Solicitor Samuel M. Salny before Monday. Crockett Makes Announcement For His Board Acting Mayor McBride Says Council Will Probably Accept Gift SUGGESTED USES FOR BUILDING CITED City Infirmary, Maternity April SJibwers, Climbing Mercury And Budding Plants Prove That January Doesn't Know Its Place ters Among Them On the the dedication of Fitcbiirgfs $1,000,000 high school on its diminutive lot, cornes the that the County will present; to the city its 65-acre tract of land on which is located the Fitchburg jaiL In a canvass of possible jiigh school sites in 1935 the jail site was considered briefly under the theory that environment. .1 arid space are more important than accessibility in schoqLlo-; cations in the opinion of modern educators. Acting Mayor William L.

Me-'. Bride, questioned, whether the city would accept the gift, said that in "view of the many uses to which it- might be put it was cjuite probable that it would." He.added that the mayor and council vie.w -the etro fn iftt countrjf there "is of blue clajr forma-- tion." An official source asserted the Fowler; --de-' clined to account during several hours of questioning, for where-: year-old Charles seized for the (Continued on Page Seven) mimimimiiiiliimmiliittiiniii'iiiliiutimnuiiiiiiilimimimmiinimtmii I I Snow Train Trips 1 Are Off Again I BOSTON, Jan. 15 (xP)--Skis 1 gathered dust today instead Of rushing valley-ward as New England trails were virtually bare for-lhe fifth week in sue- I Rain was gradually wiping away the last vestige of early season snow. 1 Snow trains, which have yet I 1 to make their first trip in 1937, I were cancelled again, for this i week-end, while northern inn- 1 keepers, plainly 1 estimated their weekly loss in the vicinity of $10,000. imliiiiimniiiiiiiiiiiMiimimmiiiiimiiiuiimiiiiiimmiiimiliiiiimi," Pope Postpones Academy Rites VATICAN CITY, Jan.

15 Pope Pius today postponed -inaugural ceremonies for the new poritifi- -cal- academy- of science because- his illness. The academy's opening originally had been set for Feb. 6, athough the Holy Father, suffering from old age ills, had hot expected to attend. Father Agostino Gemelli; rector of the Catholic university at Milan, told the pontiff today, members of the academy preferred to delay the inauguration until the pope might attend the ceremonies. ig tne road to recovery, am forced to take my hat off to the president and his brain trust" said Childs, "but myjnind.

they flie" cart horse. We need a spiritual before a financial recovery and today we ness, politics and the 'of tion." In advising his audience to forget material values and spend 'more time and effort in preparation for spiritual betterment, Mayor Childs stressed giving "fuller co-operation (Continued on Page Five) Court House Group to Meet With Governor i 5ntii LEOM1NSTEH, 15 The special committee appointed by the council on the feasability of building a. court house and police headquarters buildin? will confer with Gov, Charles F. Hurley Jan. 25.

The appointment was arranged by Reps Arthur U. Mahan and Fred D. doin, The cbmmittee's purpose is to ascertain 'from the governor -whai plans he has as to the possibility oi consolidating district courts anc its on th.v district, court of Leominster. Hurley recommended the consol'dation of the dis- courts -ill less populated. districts in his address to the which.

Fred is man will confer the county commissioners this afternoon in Worcester relative to their attitude on the new court house and whether they will vacate the present in the old. town hall, building. The Danish historian froels Frederik Troels-Lund ivas born in Copenhagen in 1840. giiniiiiiwiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim F. L.

Drury Sons Fancy Green Beans lOc Ib. Iceberg Lettuce 12c each Large Florida Oranges 39c doz. Now when by right It should be mowing, In Brookfield, tie sap flowing. A jilgn of (iprlng, but we know well, That iprlng won't come-(or qtiitt ipelt. RpASJ QSL Bib or Chine End FANCY BRISKET CORNED BEEF, Ib.

FANCY RIB LAMB CHOPS, Ib GRADE A JUICY HAMBURG 2 FRESH NATIVE CHICKEN, Ib. FRESH NATIVE BROILERS, Ib. GENUINE SPRING LAMB LEGS, Ib. FRESH-MADE LAMB PATTIES, Ib. OO Zoc 28c 39c Combina- tion 1 Ib.

Fresh Calveii ib. Bacon Both for 69c S. S. Pierce 5 Choifca Coffee I The Ve'fefahs "association of the Daniel Simonds Recreation club on Willow street last light. a-turkey-supper-the-regular-business was held.

Service' -pins were awarded by President-Alvin T. SiiKonds, who delivered a short talk on "What May Be Expeefed of Business i the Future." Twenty-year Service piris were awarded to Alfred Aittola, Paul F. Gressnich, Paul Kaponen, Joseph Krulek, H. Elmer Smith. John Storm and.

John Nichols. Thirty-year pins were avvarded to Theodore Carlsonj A. Winslow Davis, Nicholas Fillbiek; Paul. Dress- nich, Roderick Mclntcish, Waino Suridstfom, Harry Dole, O. Talcott arid Charles E.

Woods. Phis for '40 years service were given to George H. Daisy, Ariable Lozeau and S. Lindstrom. Following the awards, John Sweeney; construction engineer on the Nashua river flood control project, showed motion pictures of the work at the Quoddy dam in Maine.

E. A. Lawrence and Harvey Pitre with the board of directors served refreshments; Paul Gressnich and Leo Brooks planned the entertainment Peterboro Man Gets40 Years For Murder cousin, Miss Mary Lee "Ware of Boston and- West Rindge; which by -Ware-o? --Ware-in -the Suffolk probate court yesterday. The will disposes of an estate of --------'-Chief among the many public'be- quests is one of $300.000 to care for and complete the Ware collection of glass flowers at Harvard The fund will aiso pro vide-, for the support of Rudolph -who makes the flowers, and his The will further provides that the bequest shall be used to pay salaries and other expenses of the Botanic museum. The will was executed in 1931 and in 1933 a codicil was added.for re-r duction of bequests; provided 'the estate is not sufficient to meet: them.

Other ejcecutors naitied the will are Thornton K. Ware, -junior member of the firm of Ware Ware; tween Harvard and the Massachusetts General hospital for general purposes. 1 000 to the Boston Athenaeum; her books to the town of -West-Rindge i -N. -Hv $5000 the Ingalls Memorial library at Rindge; $3000 to the, town of Rindge for care of the common which laid out. at West Rindge; $40.000 the Boston Lying-Ih his-, pital; to Harvard college for the cancer commission work; $20,000 to Massachusetts Society for Mental Hygiene; $10,000 to Berea college, Kentucky; $20,000 to.

the Massachusetts. Eye and Ear infirmary; $70,000 to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts; $30,000 to Harvard, college for the Fogg Art museum; $1000. to the -Cheshire: County. Humane. Society of $10'0 to the Cheshire County C.

A. of Keene, and $5000 to the-Amsri- oan Unitarian association. While skis, skates and sleds accumulate dust, grass grows green, plants and colds and grip reach epidemic proportions. Meanwhile January jails. as it unaware that it isTsporting the brand- of weather, It killed the.

ice carnival slated for Sunday and blasted delayed hopes for a week-end of skiing. Reports have been received froni various sections-of the city that grass is sprouting in April fashion due to. the warm wet Other tell of tris taking on life and shrubs showing signs of vbudding. Frogs and snakes'have ou't of hibernation and flies are buzzing, There is no frost in the ground, no snow or ice. While householders chortle as oil tanks an'd" coal piies bear up- magnificently- -under -the- sh'ght demands riiade upon them, youngsters howl as successive days uses Before this aecision was reached, however.

Asked if it might be used for- a not know but hazarded the opinion and other-health authorities report the common' cold and. grippe widespread throughout the city. More than inches of rain have fallen this month, the equivalent of. about 20 inches of sr.ow-. The mean temperature, normally 24.6 degrees for the month has averaged over 35 degrees- for the first half of the month.

Dirt roads. and- driveways are morasses of mud and brooks' and ponds are either rapidly filling or running over. that it might well be used to sup- Page-Ten) N. E. ice Carnival Here Again Postponed Social Security Levy An Excise Tax On Nothing, Attorney Claims In Federal Court At Boston Government Cannot Tax a "Right," Such as Right to Employ Labor, Boston Maine Stockholders' CounselContends Employ Assistant lor Week-Ends; Bitdget Increase Voted BOSTON, 15 WP)-Illness of the wife of, a United; States cir- MANCHESTER, N.

Jan. 15 W)-A prison- term of 40 to 50 years was on Carl W. Barrett, Peterboro, today when he pleaded guilty, to the second degree murder of Mrs. Rosanna Oilman last- October. was sentenced by Justice Warren W.

James of Berlin, presiding in superior court. Barrett was indicted on' first and second degree murder counts, and pleaded not guilty last He changed the plea today. The first degree charge was nol pressed. Barrett took the sentence 'calmly. He was arrested early- in October after Mrs.

Gilman, a mother, was found in the woods. She'had been struck over-the head with a blunt instrument. Roosevelt Signs Measure For Mrs. Coolidge Pension WASHINGTON. Jan.

15 Roosevelt signed a bill of further consideration: of the first test case, challenging the constitutionality of the unemployment, compensation section of the social security act. Attorneys for the federal government, who were to have argued in defense of the act today, declined present their lease to the court in the absence of Judge Scott Wilson. Judge Wilson was called last night to Maine, where his wife was reported seriously ill Court officials indicated the case might be resumed next Thursday. Edward McClennen, counsel for George P. Davis of Waltham, Boston Maine railroad stockholder, who sought an injunction against ment tax," a i was willing to allow the arguments to proceed before two But Charles Wyzanski, special assistant attorney-general, told Judge George H.

Bingham that Asst. Arty. Gen. Robert H. Jackson of Washington wanted to.ftrgue' the case personally before all three cir- Boiid Market Analyzed TPV RogerBahson Buyers Warned To Be Careful In Biggest investment Month of Year By ROGER W.

BABSON (Special toThe Sentinel)' 'BABSON PARK, Jsn 15--January is usually one of the biRgest investment months of the year! Itshould be even.more so this year due to the tremendous outpourings pif dividend extras during' necernber. and the bonds called for January. My fig- billion dollars seeking reinvestment at the present time. Investors are perplexed. They are asking: "Is it wiser to hold investment funds liquid, hoping for lower prices and better yields in the future, or are bond returns going to remain at current level indefinitely?" Here Recommendation that the church engage a paid assistant to aid during week-ends, a $500 increase in the annual budget, election of officers and reports from various departments were high 'points at the of the Baptist church, last night in Crocker chapel.

In his 15th annual report to the church, Rev. E. B. Price offered live three of which Were immediately adopted and the others' referred to. the executive Vi committee for later acflon, adopted included: A recommendation that the church, engage a paid assistant to work with the young and assist during week-erids.

The assignment of regular. pe'Vs members. The renaming of rooms A and in the chapel as HartweJl and Bennett rooms. 4 Other recommendations incluaea the installation of audiphones for persons hard of hearing and enlargement of the calendar to a four page size. These Were referred to the executive.

committee. Budget Set at $10500 The annual budget was increased $500 over last year with a total planned expenditure of $10,300 for plans to spend $600 for a paid as- iistaht. A committee from the church will visit the Newton Theological seminary and other theological schools in an effort to obtain such a worker. (Continued oA Ftvt) 2 Vermont Men Critically Hurt In Westminster Passenger Car Crashes Head-On Into Empty Cattle Truck on Route 2 are on the danger list at Burbank hospital as the result.of an accident in Westminster late yesterday afternoon when the car in. which they were riding crashed head on into an empty cattle truck.

The Ezra Horton, aged 67 years, concussion of brain, fracture of several, ribs oh the right side, and fracture of the left knee, a badly lacerated scalp and numerous cuts and bruises. Still Unconscious, suffering- from traumatic shock, Charles Blair, aged 33 years, concussion of the brain, fractured left and fractured pelvis, badly lacerated scalp and ruts and bruises. According to--State Motor Vehicle Inspector Herbert Tavlor and Troop- Hall of the J.jUnenburR tiarracksTThe BurlinRtdn Fitchburg's ice carnival and the New England speed championship ice races, scheduled for Sunday at Goggshall park, were postponed today as the warm rain and' inrushing flood, waters. continued to cut the ice.but of Mirror lake, More than'. 100 kings from all.

over New England, entered in championship events, arid the score or more fancy and booked to appear, here, were notified by telegram of the postponement. Meetings of volunteer workers scheduled for Saturday have been, also postponed. iiintiiiiuniiuiiminiiiiiiiitiniiiiiitimiimntiuiimiitiiiiiinimniiiiHiii Is (Juest Star AtYjubilee Olympic Swimmer 'Champion Walker Praise Sportsmanship at Berlin The Olympic night program held with the Golden Jubilee celebration of the -Y. M. A.

provided an interesting evening for the 200 young people who attended. Miss Alice- Bridges, Olympic star in the. Berlin games, was present paid high tribute to the athletes of all nations who participated. During the question period- Miss Bridges gave, many valuable hints regarding 'the training and prepftra-. tion necessary for a swimmer to reach the Douglas, physical- director of the Y.

M. C. A. of Lowell, de- SetoTd oiTtKe carrying of the HgfiY" (CaaUnned on Ten) (Conttnued on rhlrteen) 5 I If you want to buy, build, or mod- ernize a home, a co-operative bank I loan may be the best way to finance the transaction. Fitchburg Co-operative Bank 298 Main Tel.

212 Texas Tomatoes. 1-lb. pkg. 15c Brookfleld Cheddar Cheese 27c box Hnnt'i Pop Corn Brittle 29c box today granting a $5000 annual pension to Mrs. Grace G.

Coolidge, widow of President Calvin Coolidge. Injured by Auto Miss Elna Muhonen, 24 Simonds sustained mlrior Injuries today when struck by an automobile operated by J. A. Pollock, 77 Arlington street Mr. Pollock was driving down Simonds to Marshall street and at the intersection of the streets his car struck Miss VTuhonen.

Lieut W. W. Wallact nvertigaUng. cult court judges. Whether Title 9 of the Social Security act provides for an eitcise Wx on "nothing," or whether it provides for a legal tax to raise revenue for unemployment insurance, must be decided by the three justices before the question goes to the Supreme Court of the United States for final action.

(Continued On N(nc) November was Kansas' most rain- lets November in 30 years, the WMtber bumu.report*, of the piafdr pros and cons which must be considered in answering this question: Five Bullish Factors 1. Flood of money: The hoard of money seeking-in vestment from all sources 'today is unprecedented. Bank deposits and reserves are at peak levels. Business and investment confidence returned. (Continued on Twelve) Twin Daughters Born To Mrs.

Clarence De Mar KEENE, N. Jan. 15 De Mar, veteran marathon runner, was the father of twin daughters today. The seven timea winner of the annual Boston marathon' on April 19 now has three daughters and two sons. About 20,000.

United States troops 'are stationed in the territory, of Hawaii. Fishing is one of Florida's biggest tourist attractions. A survey i showed that about $500,000 a year' uttnt in Miami for I lij'- 1 A j.7 1 J-'' 1 1 1 i 1 1.