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22 NO. 52 40 PAGES FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1938 THREE CENTS Pneumonia Claims LAST CAMPAIGN OVER Veteran Leader Mourned Police Shift Aimed af Gun Ends Dream Of Puppy Love Senators Kill Estate Tax Boost Life of Noted ir Fixers Lifes Too Complex for Modem Romeo and Juliet Committee Nears Finish of Work On Revenue Bill 3 Stations Shut Down, Entire Force Faces Sweeping Shakeup Civic Leader By PAUL GALLICO InlrrnHlInnal Rrnlcy NEW YORK, March 25. A slim, handsome boy, barely 16, with blond hair and fine blue eyes, stood today in the glare of the lineup at police headquarters with thieves and gunmen and murderers. His name was Donald F. Carroll, Jr.

Later he was to be charged with murder, the murder of the lovely 18-year-old Bavarian-born girl, the little backfisch named Charlotte Matthiesen, whom he loved, dearly, Full page of pictures on Fage 1, Section 3 Other Btorirs and pictures on rage 12 By ARTHUR HACIITEN Intnittlimrtl Newn Smlm WASHINGTON, March 25, Tossing out proposed House changes in estate taxes "death duties as being too complicated, the Senate Finance Committee 1 1 today voted to continue the pres- I ent law in that field of federal intimately, tragically. 1 1 Imposts. The committees actio i was He loved her so much that for all his precociousness he could no longer think, or live life on any terms but those of the waking dream in which he walked with this girl who had become his existence. Together, the two made all the rules, and with their frightened immature minds tried to solve the tragedy that suddenly enmeshed them. The thing that brought him William A.

Magee, who twice was Mayor of Pittsburgh, died today in West Penn Hospital. The noted student of government died of influenzal pneumonia. The end came peacefully at 10:42 a. m. At his bedside were his brother, Christopher L.

Magee, the latters son, William; two nephews, Attorney John F. Steel, and Johns brother, Christopher M. Steel, and the Rev. Paul J. Rock, an assistant pastor of St.

Pauls Cathedral. Mr, Magee had been given last rites of the Catholic Church by Father Rock Wednesday night. One of his visitors in his last hours was his old friend, the Rev. Father Lawrence OConnell, of Epiphany Catholic Church. considered a victory for Gov.

Herbert H. Lehman, of New York, and various state tax commissioners, who had registered vigorous protests against the House provisions as being "further encroachment of the Federal Government on the estate tax field. Pittsburghers' Horses Lose in Sweeps Race Flags Lowered in Tribute RESTORE GIFT EXEMPTION While the state tax commissioners had pleaded for a greater 'Vj break in imposing "death duties, they preferred present law over the changes proposed by the House, The Senate committee also restored the exemption of I gifts up to $5,000 from taxation jin present law. The House had cut them to $3,000. 'll Action of the committee late yesterday in drastically modify- Three police stations Woods Run, Squirrel Hill and West End were closed and police districts reduced from seven to five in a sweeping reorganization plan announced today by Police Supt.

Franklin T. McQuaide, in the interest of "increased efficiency and economy," At the same time, it was announced that the present system of permanent shift assignment of officers of lower than inspector rank will end April 1. Assignments will be changed monthly, according to Supt McQuaide, to "increase the difficulty of making fixes with individual dishonest police officers." SHAKEUP EXPECTED Reports also were confirmed that the long expected police shakeup was set for next Friday. The police superintendent said he was acting under "sealed orders from Mayor Scully and Public Safety Director George E. A.

Fairley. Both are out of the city on vacation. The reorganization plan embodies all of the recommendations made several months ago by the Institute of Public Administration after an exhaustive survey of the police department. 33 MORE FOR DUTY The closing of the three stations will release 33 desk men for active duty the equivalent of a saving of $75,000 for additional police, Inspector Edward Brophy was named as patrol Inspector, a new post. He will supervise the work of the five district Inspectors.

In his new job, he also has been ordered to increase the patrol strength of the department by reducing the number of plain-clothesmen to an absolute ing the capital gains and losses The former Mayor's body was taken to Morelands Funeral Home, North Highland Avenue and Rippey Street, where it may be viewed until time for the funeral. Solemn high mass of requiem will be sung at St. Pauls Cathedral at 10 a. m. Monday.

Burial will be in Calvary (Cemetery, Hazelwood. Flags on city and county buildings were placed at half staff in tribute to the former Mayor. The last public affair attended by Mr. Magee was a testimonial dinner for Councilman Robert Garland last Saturday at the Amen Corner. He left his law office in the Lav.tnd Finance Building last Monday after complaining of a cold and pains.

Oxygen Tent, Last Hope Fails Wednesday he Tuesday he was taken to the hospital, back to every day life and made him a normal, frightened boy was the cracking explosion of a .45 army service gun. He found himself standing in his upstairs bedroom with the gun in his fingers and his ears splitting from the report. The girl' died almost before the echoes of the shot in the close room. Under the corsage of artificial lilies of the valley that she wore on the left breast of her best blue dress was the powder stained hole. The green stems of the cloth flowers were beginning to change their color.

HALF OF BARGAIN Bu this was only half of the dream as they had seen and talked and lived it for the last two days. The other half was that he would turn the heavy pistol upon him self and never hear the roar as he pressed the trigger for the second time. And then there would be an end to all, to Charlotte Mattheisen, to himself, and to their unborn child. Thoughts and dreams end with deeds and acts. A thing had been done.

WORLD OF REALTY 1 The boy passed Into a terrible world of things as they are. With their suicide note In his pocket, he went downstairs Into the familiar, homely living room with the picture of himself and his (ContiiMMl fm Pag Thn, Col. Two.) The Irish Hospitals Sweepstake swept right past Pittsburghs hopeful ticket holders today when "Battleship won the Grand National at Aintree, Those who had tickets to tear up were the radio organist, Ber-nie Armstrong; Postmastei William Leslie, of Parkers Landing; Joseph W. Walker, Homewood Negro, and Vasllios Chrysos, Ali-quippa truck driver. ARMSTRONG CASHES IN Armstrong sold half of his tick et on "Red Knight for $4,821.

Chrysos was offered $3,800 for half of a ticket on but did not say whether he ac cepted. All four won at least $2,302. Millions of others got nothing for their $2.50 provisions of the bill, after having voted to repeal the corporate undistributed profits tax, plainly 1 1 administration leaders. Chairman Pat Harrison confl-Udently predicted the committees bill would meet Senate approval. Optimistic 1 forecasts by Harri-oson concerning the larger rev-venues that would be raised by the i flat tax of 18 per cent on corporate income stirred new de-imands for repeal of a batch of miscellaneous taxes which were retained in the House bill.

Vt PLEAS INCREASED Pleas increased for elimination the House increase of 25 cents was placed under an oxygen tent. Magee was born in Pittsburgh on May 4, 1873. His family was distinguished for activity in politics nearly a century ago and the political power which he so long held was in a manner a family inheritance from direct and collateral an-. cestors. His grandfather, Christopher a gallon on whisky.

The radio in dustry asked for repeal of the 5 per cent levy on radios and spokesmen for the cosmetics manufacturers were crowding for recognition. Revisions in the capital gains Magee4th Victim Of Pneumonia MULLEN IN NEW ROLE Inspector Walter Mullen will succeed Brophy as commanding officer of the Dowtown and Hill (CnnllnuM Tw, Col. Tw.) fopnlaht All rlchti mmwl. WILLIAM A. MAGEE The man who served Pittsburgh twire as Mayor and twice as councilman.

He died after a bitter fight against the ravages of pneumonia in the West Penn Hospital. iang-. i tht Druggist Phones Leaders Mourn Magee int. 3outll i fevi 14 AMERICANS FIRST NEW YORK, March 25. (AP.) Americans won a total of in the Irish Hospital Sweepstakes on the result of the Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree, Enngland, today, won by the American-owned Battleship, son of Man War.

Fourteen of the 16 tickets on the inner were held in the United States, bringing in $150,000 each, a total of $2,100,000. One ticket was held In Canada, the other in Venezuela. Half the 32 tickets on Royal Danieli, second, and Workman, third, worth $75,000 and $50,000 each, respectively, were held in the United States, eight on each horse. Other prizes brought the United States total to $4,671,946. Mayor Wilson In Senate Race Doctor, Dies As Splendid Citizen seem ectivi When Dr.

C. P. Macdonald, 718 Friends of former Mayor William A. Magee, who died Berkshire Avenue, answered his today, praised his long public career. telephone this morning, a voice rqrert N.

WADDELL, for- MaRee, was a prosperous hatter on Wood Street about the middle of the last rentury, was a political leader of note in his day and held several important city and county offices. KIN OF PARTY 'BOSS During the Civil War he engaged In several lines of business having to do with the furnishing of war materials and became wealthy, but inter met with reverses. Magee's lather was Edward Simpson Magee, and his mother, Elizabeth Sees Magee. The mother was of German extraction. Edward S.

Magee was an elder, half-brother of Christopher Lyman Magee, who was the most famous and the most successful "boss In Pittsburghs political history. "Chris MaRee consolidated and extended the political power which had been passed on to him by his father and by Thomas Steel, a maternal uncle, who was for years an alderman in Pittsburgh and president of the Select branch of the City Council. The machine constructed and operated by "Chris Magee was ((onllnnrd mt Pt Tlv. Cnl. Two.) litax proposed by the committee will do more to stimulate business jlby freeing capital now "frozen" nin Investments than any other j'i change that could be made in the I bill, Harrison contended.

CNEAR COMPLETION Ll Harrison said: "We have now disposed of all the major provisions in the tax bill. I am hopeful that we will (I be able to complete our work on the measure tomorrow and report the bill to the Senate. Treasury estimates submitted Jato the committee showed that $45,400,000 revenue would be re-Jareived by the government for 1938 changes made in the capital Regains and losses taxes adopted by (lithe finance committee yesterday, ijHarrison said. vj That figure compares with an estimated return of $42,200,000 (under the House bill and if the present law were he said. PHILADELPHIA, March 25.

(AP.) Friends of Mayor 8. Davis Wilson today began circulating nominating petitions for him for United States Senator on the Democratic ticket. His secretary said the Mayor would not decide whether to enter the race until Monday. mer Republican candidate for I public service. achievements Mayor While my intimate knowl-for Pittsburgh will stand as his edge of him was short, I learned, monument, he lived for what he could do for The fourth brother to die of pneumonia, William A.

Magee had dreaded the disease which struck with unerring fatality at members of his clan. His brother, Slate Senator Charles J. Magee, died of pneumonia in March. 1917. Two other brothers died of the same disease, Thomas in 1911 and Edward in 1915.

Several other relatives also had been claimed by pneumonia. The former Mayor had remarked to members of his family that he hoped he would never be stricken with pneumonia, feeling that It would mear. the end. Two brothers survive. They arc Christopher L.

Magee, storekeeper in the County Supplies Depart ment and Fred Magee, of Chicago, foimer Pittsburgh newspaperman. Cousins of the one-time Mayor include Mrs. J. Verner Scaife, At torney John F. Steel former Congressman James Magee, Christopher Steel, all of the Pittsburgh district and the Rev.

John Magee, Episcopalian missionary In China. MAYOR CORNELIUS D. SCULLY (by telephone from West Virginia) I learned with deep re the City of Pittsburgh, JOHN S. HERRON, County Commissioner He was a real as- said: "Doctor, this is Charles Schilling. You'd better come down to the drug store.

I think Im get- ting a stroke." A few minutes later. Dr. Macdonald found Schilling dead of a cerebral hemorrhage in his pharmacy at 1808 Carson Street. Schilling lived with his wife, Mary, at 6313 Marchand Street. East End.

lictioT 'Tootsie' Brings Luck in Sweeps set to the city and many of his gret of the passing of one of Plus-achievements will stand out as burgh's finest citizens and public monumcnU to hia career a city jhlatesmril WUUam A Magce. pitch. adamt I WASHINGTON, March 25. (AP.) Senatotr Guffey, Pennsylvania disclosed today he had conferred with Mayor Wilson and John L. Lewis, CIO leader, last nighht but declined to express his attitude toward the mayor's reported candidacy for the Pennsylvania Democratic senatorial nomination.

Governor Earle, of Pennsylvania, is a candidate for the planner. COMMISSIONER GEORGE RANKIN, JR. I've alpways had a great deal of admiration for Mr. Magee. I've known him for years and I've always consldeicd him an expert in municipal law.

Pittsburgh has lost one of Its best March 25. (INS.) zens. Whatever look to with pride in "the present operation of Pittsburghs government, is in a large measure, the product of the unceasing labor of Mr. Magee over the past 30 years. It was an honor and privilege to draw from his Masked Trio Seizes Payroll af Cleveland Lolsa Time! Britain Considers Aid To Austrian Refugees Covering 12 persons with guns, three masked bandits today robbed the F.

Zimmerman Company, picture frame manufacturer, of a $5,700 payroll and escaped. Magee's Answer Became Nickname Gunman Holds Up Car, Escapes With $5,000 Son of Tom Girdler NEW YORK. March 25. (AP.) Tootsie, a dog of dubious breed, was worth $75,000 in cash today. For on Tootsie's name, Aaron Llpschitz, 57, a painter, took out an Irish sweepstakes ticket, and the ticket was drawn on Royal DanielU, the horse which ran second in the Orand National.

Some months ago Llpschitz found Tootsie cowering in a doorway during a rainstorm. He took her home and nursed her back to health. Since, he has looked upon her as an omen of good luck. When the ticket was drawn, he said: "Fate has repaid me because I was kind to that dog. When he asked his wife what they would do with the money, she replied; "What Ill do Is wait until I see the money in cash.

MAJ. HENRY HORNBOSTEL In my opinion he knew more about city government than all the rest of them combined. LESLIE M. JOHNSTON, former Director of Public Works I had a warm personal affection for Mr. Magee and a high opinion of his knowledge of municipal affairs from my association with him, The city has lost a splendid citl- ium in itractet ave thi LLEdT ilng les I apltal-i le are out of 'j Rich- LONDON, March 25.

HNS.) (Great Britain is giving "urgent riand sympathetic" consideration to OSecretary of State Cordell Hulls 'proposal for International co-Toperatlon to house refugees from Austria, it was stated officially Itoday. Justice Sutherland Marks 76th Birthday PHILADELPHIA. March 25. (INS Jumping on the running board of an automobile, a lone gunman today pointed a pistol at a Rtrl clerk and chauffeur em-p'oycd by the Fairmount Jobbing House and grabbed a money bag containing $5,000. William A.

Magee had a nick name among the old-time politicians who used to attempt to sound him out on whether or not he would be a candidate for office. It was "Lots Time, which was Magees Invariable answer to Insistent backers. boundless knowledge of the operation of the municipal JAMES L. OTOOLE, president of City Council Pittsburgh will enjoy for many years to come the fruits of his public service. In the last Council, we all leaned heavily on his experience and wisdom.

HEALTH DIRECTOR I. HOrE ALEXANDER Mr. Magee was responsible more than anyone else for the setting up of the Department of Health. At "the time the department was oiRanlzed it compared most favorably with any other health department in the United States. Pittsburgh from a health point of view owes more to Magee than any other Mayor, COMMISSIONER JOHN J.

KANE Magee was a fine fellow and a good man on municipal government. It seems strange that he zcn. SHAWNEE. March 25. (INS.) Thomas M.

Girdler, married Mrs. Marie Legate Klep per, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C.

Legate, of Shawnee, here today, The 28-year-old son of the Republic Steel Corporation head is a geologist for an oil company here. WASHINGTON, March 25. (INS.) Justice George Sutherland, recently retired from the Supreme Court, quietly observed his seventy-sixth birthday anniversary today. Crosby's Brother Sues for Divorce JAMES P. KIRK, City Treasurer and Democratic County Chairman -William A.

Magee was thorough student of municipal affairs and devoted his talents unselfishly in iade ou bor, in 'capital madei the Ne 't think ing am owl. I In Todays Sun-Telegraph Fall Injuries Fatal To Fugassi's Mother HOLLYWOOD, March 25. i(INS.) Charging cruelty, Everett Crosby, brother and business man-Oager of Bing Crosby, had a suit ctfor divorce against Naomi Crosby ton file today. The Crosbys have (been married since April, 1927, 1 nnd have an 8-year-old daughter. Planning to Build YOUR OWN Roosevelt Tells World: I Door Open to Refugees Inluries sustained in a fall In should die of pneumonia as he had hf.r homPi rausr(1 the death nf 5 always expressed a fear of the dls- M.s Mnrie Kurrs-sI.

87. of 5008 ease when I was serving with him friendship Avenue, mother of John Fugsssi, former alderman and superintendent of the county road department. If you are, don't miss the Important advire on how to finance the lot, and the house, and many other Important details In a series of articles on "Your Own Home," beginning In Sunday Sun-Telegraph. Ham T.T in Council. JUDGE SAMUEL II.

GARDNER I knew him very well while he was serving as Mayor and later as Couneilman. His loss will be felt greatlv. E. V. BCOCK wired from Chicago Mayor Magees passing is a great loss to Pittsburgh.

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The proposal of Secretary of State Hull to nine European na tions and the Latin American republics that they consider privately financing the evacuation of "political refugees. the President said, was not designed to aid the Jews In Germany alone. Replying to questions at an in formal press conferenee, the President said the principle would ap-1 ply 'to Spain, Russia and Italy. Loyalists In Spain, Trntskltes In Russia and antl-Fascists In Italy? Mr. Roosevelt replied affirmatively.

He made It clear that Immigration quotas would not be raised to take In political fugitives. However, he said, a greater flow of immigrant, can be expected because this government Is adopting the suggestion that private money be put up to bring penniless refugees to these shores. At the wheel of his new auto, Mr. Roosevelt drove down from the "Little White House to one of the two press cottages and submitted to a roadside interview, 1 William C. Bullitt, American ambassador to France, was in the 8 1 Place Your Ad TODAY For Sunday's BIG Sun-Telegraph Want Ad Section Magee Reign Here Brough I BRADDOCK 1 the home of a young man who wins a cash prize In Elsie Robinson letter-writing contest.

His letter appears In Sun-dayi Sun-Telegraph. 30 COMICS In Tull color and the AMERICAN WEEKLY America Favorite Magazine, are extra, exclusive features of the 8unday Sun-Telegraph. million 1 banke 1 stnrtcU It up tj UP 1st Pneumonia Quarantine W- I Be and loci tune in died flru Dr. Philip E. Marks, superin-of the Bureau of Smoke Preven- tendent of the Bureau of lnfcc-tion, said that it was during the tious Diseases, today pointed out first Magee administration that', sports that It was during the serond the Mellon Institute made lta first stage and Srrern Sidney SkoNkv Society, Women's Mr.

Roosevelt said he believed front seat beside the President. MORE NewtBETTER Picture FINER Feature in The Complete Newjpaper for Every Member of the Family Sunday Sun-Telegraph CALL GRANT. 6500 FOR HOME DELIVERY! Magee administration that pneu T'monla was made a quarantinable a disease In Pittsburgh. organized smoke survey, Shortly after, the present smoke elimination ordinance was appeals had been made for aid of Catholics and Lutherans as well as Jews who feel themselves oppressed In Oermany. "Would this principle apply I Mrs.

Roosevelt will arrive at Warm Springs on Mareh 27. the President disclosed. The First Lady is flying Into Atlanta from thi Thrater tlmk 19 What Dn You Know? 38, 39 Walter Wlnrhell 19 member? phone GRdflt 5400 Harry B. Mellcr, superintendent 'placed In effect. I iher Ought to Be Law 39 I 1.