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vert a hill by Sen- 'mallyf democrat of fthorize the govern- Jt and operate defense mines shut down by e measure also would fen and closed shop con- [s they are. {on appeared before the Udiciary subcommittee, |fey Connally, which opened igs on the measure, today, ital released a statement for els and news reels endors- ef Connally measure. BRAY CHOSEN PRESIDENT FOE fFHERTERM 10IT, Nov,; 21 (UP)— /lurray today was re-elects ident of the Congress of d Organizations for a r term. rats nominated by Thomas ly, secretaiiy-treasurer of Lewis’ United Mine Work- the election by acelama- s unanimous, ay, 55, ascended to the CIO Uby last year after Lewis thdrawn because of the of Wendell L. Willkie, hef had supported, in the -dsidential election. Mur- ime is in Pittsburgh. )ting the “great responsi- hich this position entails” cond consecutive year, the aired Scotsman pledged ""10 "a spirited organiza- ive in southern states. h Shot in dom Break AGO, Nov, 21 (UP) — A policeman today shot iously wounded a youth d as Morey Hall, 17, Po- ialifornia, when the youth break away' from the while being questioned urglaries, was removed in critical n to Cook county hos- c suffered two gunshot Slpi j#1 was the captain of/ the guard, and should stay in that capacity and; not try to , be the*warden. He assured me he had no intention of ever trying to be warden., “I explained his political ac­tivities were not essential to the; guard line and that there were* recurring newspaper stories that he was a candidate for my job. He has not denied them, and the stories have never been contra­dicted. “I have been here four years and Ryan, through his friends, has been trying to undermine my administration. Everybody knows he has wanted to be the warden: He has been non-operative in the past. He has been moving continuously to get himself into the wardenship. “As captain of the guard, if he does not comply with my orders to confine his activities to that work, and refuses to stay in his place, he’s out,” Ryan’s position, pays $350 per month and is not under civil serv­ice. Under state law, the state prison board hires the- warden and prison clerk, and the warden is free to employ the guards and other workers as he chooses. Plummer said he would pre­sent the discharge action to the orison board next Thursday and; make no move for Ryan’s succes­sor until after that time. SHOP WINDOWS FOR CHRISTMAS TO OPEN TUESDAY EVENING “Christmas Tree Lane” will! open in Las Vegas next Tuesday;, evening, when all stores in the community will unveil their wi­dows at 6 o’clock, displaying their new. Yuletide wares, it' was announced today. A special contest involving the displays will be conducted,’ through, cards to be placed in the windows. Prizes will be awarded under the contest rules by the Retail .Merchants- Association. Former Boulderile Dies af Shasta REDDING, Cal., Nov. 21 (UP) —Robert E. Middaugh, a U. S. bureau of reclamation engineer, collapsed and died, apparently of a heart ailment, at the Shasta dam today. He was 55 and a resi­dent of San Rafael. .Middaugh was transferred here two months ago from Boulder dam to handle installation of power equipment at Shasta and Keswick dam powerhouses.,. He had been at Boulder five years. 1 petition had been filed. He was still at the telephone when word came that the stay had been re­fused. Duffy returned and pro­ceeded with the execution. No Agitation If Mrs. Spjnelli were aware of What caused the delay she did not show any agitation as she walked with Duffy to the chamber and went to her death. She was the first woman exe­cuted in California since vigil­antes lynched another Juanita, last name unknown, in the mining camp of Downieville during early gold rush days for. killing a would- be lover. After receiving the blessed sec- rament, Mrs. Spinelli went into the cyanide cell calmly—in con­trast to her cursing rampage yes­terday when she screamingly hoped her blood would “burn holes” in those who prosecuted her. Regarded by prosecutors as "tup hardest, most calloused wo­man" of their experience. Mrs. apinelu paid the penalty for ordering the death of Robert Sherrard, 19, slow-witted mem­ber of her gang of petty thugs. She feared he would tell police about a killing the gang com­mitted during a San Francisco holdup. Two others of the gang—men—- are scheduled to be executed next Friday. Mrs, Spinelli gave one glance: around as she sat on the death seat. She crossed herself and' gazed up at the ceiling. Two guards adjusted thestraps.- Gas Released The guards left the cell and a moment later the lethal gas was released. Mrs. Spinelli’s lips moved as' if in prayer. At pne time her lips pursed as if she were trying to blow something out. It was her dying attempt to resist the fumes. , The doomed woman coughed lightly, the , cords of her neck swelled. She blew her lips a Second time. Then she gave five deep breaths and lapsed into uncon­sciousness. No Pain She died without; apparent pain. Her. hands and body were re­laxed. Her head dropped gently back. Her mouth was open. Her eyes stared straight up. There was a galvanic jerk of her entire body. A peephole opened and a voice, said: “That’s all,' boys,” The: voice announced the time of death. Mrs. Spinelli wore a green dress and carried a handker­chief in her hand. The execution, scheduled for 10 a. m., was delayed until 10:14 be- (Continued on page two) A tale of drunken revelry cli­maxed by the death of Butider- son was told police today by the dead man’s three companioins, identified as E. M. Bazmieraki; J. W. Samuels, and D. H. Jacobs. The trio underwent (piestiohing by local police this morning,1 Start Probe Police investigated the incident when Samuels rushed to the de­partment at approximately (1:30 last night, reporting that a man was “badly burned.” He was identified by police through' a telegram to the Ogden police de­partment, various markings on his body, and statements made by his three companions. Bazmierski admitted before po­lice questioning that he hadl&fc&n “fighting” with Bunderson,.. but said nothing of the death. Per­sons arriving at the scene before the charred remains were&ke- (Continued on page three),- 3 CAPTURED HERE ROUND OVER F0 IDAHO GRAND JU] TWIN FALLS, Ida., Nov. ; 21 (UP)—Edgar Pruett, L. R. Wall­ing and W. L. Rector, who escaped from jail at Pocatello last month and staged several southern Ijdaho robberies before their capture at Las Vegas, Nevada, were bound over to a federal grand jury for action today. - The-trio wasmhargeddma'wj|'h- plaint filed by FBI Agent ;jl| E. Nitscljke with transportation of a stolen motor car in interstate commerce, and .violation ofPthe federal firearms act. Bond was set at $3,500 each by Judge J. O. Pumphrety, lS j S. commissioner here, on recommen­dation of John Carver, federal district attorney for Idaho. They will be held at the county jail in Boise, pending jury actionflH E NARINE HAS FUN WIT POLICE DEPARTMENT SAN DIEGO, Cal., Nov. 21 (UP)—A marine who wanted to have “some fun and see how the police department works” was in the brig today following a fruit- ol less, search by police and sher­iff’s deputies for “a hit-andtliun driver” with the body of hi||»ie- tim in his car. f0 Edgar Fox, stationed at the ma­rine rifle range, told Detective Lieutenant Mike Donnelly of the San Diego police force he had hitch-hiked a ride in a car which later struck and killed a pedes­trian. ; i m The driver of the car picked up the victim’s body, according I rii to Fox, and put it in the car.Ill;