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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23

prove vulnerable to their attack To show how wide of the mark their efforts have been, let me touch briefly upon some of the statements already reported in the local press as having been made by the republican nominee TOT mayor.
 Tracy Is Answered.
 He has stated that the economy practiced by this administration is a myth, for the. reason that the 1881 tax rate of 35 mills is higher than was the tax rate several by the preceding administration took office in January, 1880. The tax rate for that year. already set by the proceeding administration was approximately AZ mills. Our administration has made up but one budget, but we succeeded in that budget in reducing the tax rate to 35 mills. MT Tracy Was careful to take as the starting point in his tables the year 1922 in which the tax rate was 31.5 mills. Perhaps he would be in- terested to go back a little farther The tax rate for 1918 was 19 mills but after four years of the repuh- lican administration of which the present nominee was a prominent member, it had been increased I'11h mills. Does he consider this valid argument for placing the city's financial affairs in his hands
 He has also stated that, if elect ed, he will "clean out the City Hall." I think he should enlighten us a little further on this point Does he mean that he will remove all appointed officials, including superintendent of police, fire chief and city engineer, or do his clean ing out" plans include only the democratic officials? I think that his explanation of this should be of considerable interest to the voters.
 Another "NIyth" Nailed. I note that MT Tracy has as sured the people of Fairlawn that our arrangements to provide them with a school are entirely 'mythi- cal and that we have no intention of building school there. By what authority does he make such statement? He is heralded as a competent and able business man and we are accustomed to think that such business men do not make rash and unfounded state- ments. Had he taken the trouble to investigate before talking, Ee would have learned that the plans and specifications have just been completed by. the engineering dc. partment and that a meeting of the board of education has been called for the purpose of accepting them and inviting bids for the construc- tion of this school.
 Raps Newspaper Attacks. You have noted during the past few weeks a series of attacks upon our administration, fostered by and published in a local newspaper They consist in triyng to demon state that, because the actual CO., lection of taxes in 1880 was less than the collection anticipated In making up the budget, this admin istration Is headed for financial perdition. It Is true, and we have never denied, that the actual col. lection of taxes last year did moi equal the anticipated amount. in a period covering perhaps tho
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
BOMB EXPLODED
 IN HER HOME

Vera Cruz, Mexico. Sept 2S-- (UP)-A bomb was exploded yes terday in the housea Of Senorit Alicia Morena, director or the Josefa Ortiz Dominguez school TOT girls.
 Senorita Morena was warned several days ago by the Anu Clerical league to quit her post but declined. The bombing was one of many in Vera Cruz lately in connection with anti-Catholic disturbances.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
Prohibition Is
 ClOuding Bonus
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 way will be found to bring it be- fore the full assembly.
 The bonus question probably will not reach the convention until to- morrow. The legislative commit tee, to which it was referred, met yesterday, wrangled an hour and half over the resolutions suggest ed, and adjourned. Harry w. Colmery, chairman, said the com mittee probably would not report until Thursday.
 Election of a new national com mander to succeed Ralph T. O'Neil of Manassas, seemed virtually set tied, with the office going to Henry l.. Stevens, Warsaw. N O.. attorney. There are seven or eight avowed candidates but legion lead CTS say Stevens will be named af:- ter a few complimentary ballots to favorite sons.
 Prohibition became the most dis cussed issue among the delegates after President Hoover came here Monday and urged the legion naires not to call upon the govern ment for a cash bonus at this time. The bonus had been considered the biggest problem, but so many dele gates expressed willingness to abide by the presidents sugges- tions that the bonus became an is- sue secondary to prohibition. The policy committee. sub- committee of the resolutions com mittee. voted last night to report out a resolution recommending modification of the Volstead act. This recommendation was sched- uled for consideration by the en- tire resolutions committee today Reports were that arguments m the committees were principally over two things; whether the le- zion, non-political organization should consider a question which many considered political: and II so. whether repeal or modification should be urged.
 Legion men generally expressed ] themselves as favoring a change
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23

(Continued from Page 1.) financial markets, it was pointed out. had anticipated, the wage re- duction announcements, and had bought steel and affiliated indus trial stocks in the face of world wide financial unrest resulting from Great Britain's suspension Of gold payments.
 This speculative interest aroused by the 10 per cent wage cuts, IS expected to result in better de- mand for steel corporation securi- ties, based on the assumption earnings will improve with reduced labor charges.
 These figures are cited by those who view the wage cuts optlmls- tically:
 U. s. Steers savingss in wages and salaries this year are estimat- ed at s7,0O0,0O0, that to increase as business picks up.
 U. S. Steels savings in wages cents more per common share as result of wage savings alone the latter half of 1881.
 Corresponding savings in other corporations would result, as Wall street viewed it, in better earnings statements, hastened revival of business, and increased confidence in American industry and the se- curities of American industrial corporations.
 The steel industry was not alone in announcing wage or salary ad- justments. a
 General Motors, employing 170,- 900 persons, announced salary re- auctions on a sliding scale affect- ing 10000 employees.
 United States Rubber Co, one of the largest units in the rubber ln- dustry, announced its organization would go on a five-day week basis october l. That involves also a reduction of almost 10 per cent IF salaries and wages of 25,OOO em- ployes.
 DuPont interests. it was pointed out, have extensive holdings in both General Motors and United States Rubber.
 Announcement of the rubber company's changed labor policy was made by F. B. Davis, Jr. pres ident. Announcement of General Motors salary changes was made by Alfred B. Sloan, Jr, president
 The Steel corporation wage slash was announced by Myron C, Taylor, chairman of the finance committee, on behalf of the direc- tors. As Taylor issued the state- ment, James A. Farrell, president of the corporation who denounced wage reductions earlier in the year sat by his side.
 Neither Taylor nor Farrell would comment on the statement to-day
 The decision to cut wages 1t was learned, was by unanimous action ] of the board. convinced, 1t wal said, that wage cuts were neces- sary and inevitable.
 The action was not unexpected as a cut in the dividend rate from $7 to S4 a share. and a reduction | in salaries of executives an nounced in June had paved the way for the action announced Tuesday. All the major wage cuts announced Tuesday go into effect October 1.
 Meantime. General Motors has also announced sliding scale sal ary reductions, affecting about 10000 persons; snd the United states Rubber company announced it would so on \ i've day week October 1. thereby. In effect, cut. ting saladies and wages about 1t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
Alderman

taxpayers are not fooled by un- founded statements of the republi- can leaders. He declared that try as they may, the g. o. p. cannot do anything. but admit that the city's debts have been reduced during the past two years. Never before has an administration accomplish ed such excellent results in such a short time. he added. Controller Leary traced the financial rehabili- tation of the city under the Hayes regime and promised even greater progress during the next two years.
 Others who spoke included Tax Collector William A. Ennis, City Sheriff William J. Roach, John T. Fitzmaurice, candidate for city clerk, and City Treasurer Edward l.. Futile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
Brother of Mayor of Milwaukee
 Takes His Life

Milwaukee. Sept 23-(UP) - George F. Hoan. 60, the brother of Mayor Daniel W. Hoan refused a city job because he did not want to favor a relative in hard times. hanged himself today from ban ister in the mayors private gar age,
 Hoan, laborer. had been out Of work a year. Coroner Henry Grundman said Hoan had tied a rope around his neck and secured the other end to the stair top, when slid, down the banister.
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(Continued from Page 1) There is no case in which the pa- tient is desperately Ill, and recov- cry is being noted in all the Fl cases.
 The time lost will have to be made up between Monday and July IS according to a ruling by the state attorney general before the city gets the state educational grant.
 The new school in Fairlawn will be built under the supervision of the city engineers office which has had the job of drawing the plans.
 At the present time, one of the preliminary steps is being taken before any work can be done on the excavation or grading and that is the installation of storm water drains on the section Of Fairlawn in which will be includ- ed the site of the new school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
Bandits Steal
 Ice Co Payroll
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As the bandits entered. they en- countered Miss Edith Mulligan in an outer office. They knocked her to the floor with a blow on the head from a revolver butt.
 Rushing into the inner office they struck the cashier, Mrs Mabel Broder. and snatched the pay en- velopes.
 As they fled they knocked down Josep Funart whom they countered in Q hall. They ran past several employees who were too ter rffied to intercept them and jumped into the sedan.
 In their haste they dropped en- velopes containing about $20O.
 Mrs Broder described the men as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23

Boston, Sept 23. (UP)-Aimee Semple McPherson-Hutton Los Angeles Evangelist, will open nine day revival at Boston Garden October 10, according to word re- ceived from Portland, Ore, last night,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
.'foreigners, poorly dressed" Q

Foreigners. poorly dressed" and about 30 years old.
 Police believed the familiarity the bandits displayed with the company's method of handling the payroll indicated one or more of the men had once been an ice com pany empioye or had the assistance of an 'inslde" man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-23
Alderman

l Americans are going to have their beer and we may as well give it to them and collect the taxes" declared Mayor Bossy Gillis of Newburyport, Mass. Scrap prohibition and prosperity will re- turn"
 Colonel T. P. Howard, Maiden Mass: T voted for prohibition but I'm cured"
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Schools of City
 to Open Monday

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Mrs Ceilings Is
 Freed of Blame

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Steel Industry
 Has Cut Wages

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The Washington times., 1931-12-10
BELGIUM NOT 'SHyLOCK'
Willing to Renege on
Demanding. Reich's
"Pound Of FIesh'
BY LINTON WELLS
Copyright, 1881. by international News
Service.

Copyright, 1881, by AnternatlOnaI news
Service.
LONDON, Dec. 10 UN.S0 Bel
gium is willing to be reasonable
and will not demand her pound
of flesh" by insisting on con-
tinued payment of German rep
arations pending a careful study
of Germany's financial situation,
Foreign Minister Paul Hymans,
of Belgium. today told Interna-
tional News Service.
His statement was not to be
interpreted, he said, as meaning
that Belgium is willing now to
forego payments of her Just
share of reparations or to ap-
prove recommendations involving
modification Of the Young plan,
but that Belgium is willing to
study all recommendations sanely
and decide them on their merits.
He pointed out the future rep
arations policy would depend
largely upon the study now un.
dertaken at Basel by the com.
mittee of the Bank of Interna-
tional Settlements, and side-step-
ped all questions relative to pos
sible cancellation of war debts.
Hymans denied Belgium and
The Washington times., 1931-12-10
HOWdrd Scholarship
Awarded to Orator

Jerome Vance was awarded
the $l0C Norman Memorial
scholarship to Howard University
as the result of an oratorical
contest held last night at the
Metropo.ital Baptist Church
under the auspices Of the Young
Peoples Forum.
Vance is a graduate of Arm.
strong High School. The sub
iect of hi grafton was THE Con.
stitution of the American
Negro" Other contestants were
Ellen Scott, Oliver Simmc and
Jessie Perkins. The contest was
the fourth held by the forum.
The Washington times., 1931-12-10
Bureau Report Lists
Naval Station Work

A reduction OF hazards to fly
ing at Anacostia Naval Air Sta
ton and installation of automatic
heat control for Navy Yard build
ings were two of several improve
mentS at naval stations here
described in the annual report of
the Bureau of Yards and Docks
today.
Other improvements made dur
ing the fiscal year 1881 included
a combined barracks and office
building and a boiler plant at
Anacostia. Work is still being
done on the $4,000 Marine Corps
FLYING field at Quantico. Va.
The Washington times., 1931-12-10
S1,299,216,000
LOANED To
VETERANS

Veterans loans outstanding will
reach approximately $1,500,000,.
900 by June 80, it was estimated
today.
Figures on November 81 showed
that loans to veterans under the
old and new provisions of the
law amounted to $1,299,216,00O,
with 2,291,722 veterans receiving
advances.
In his budget message, Presi'
dent Hoover said an additional
$200, ,000,0 900 would be required for
the bonus" fund to meet the
requirements for the fiscal year.
The adjusted compensation
fund virtually has become ex.
hauSted as a result of the so per
cent loan provisions of the
amendment of last February, al
though the. appropriation which
ordinarily would have been avail.
able January /, 1881, was ad-
vanced so that it might be used.
If the fund had become en-.
tirely liquidated. loans to veterans
could not have been made until
Congress authorized an additional
appropriation. The original $112,-
100000 annually to provide for
the fund to amortize the face
value of the loans is insufficient.
The appropriation requested for
the 1888 fiscal year was $150,000,-
900.
A study of the situation is
being made by the Bureau of the
Budget and the Veterans Admin
iStration.
The Washington times., 1931-12-10
COLLEGE GIVEN
LANSING HOME

The former residence of former
Secretary of State Robert Lam
sing, at 1923 Eighteenth st. N.
W., is being renovated and will
be used as the new home for
Columbia University. The pres,
ent home of the university is at
1914 Massachusetts Ave.
Fred J. Rice, State deputy Of
the Knights of Columbus, said
larger quarters are necessary for
the school because of its rapid
growth. He is chairman of the
board of trustees Of the school.
The Washington times., 1931-12-10
MCKINNEY HEADS LODGE

Frank D. Mckinney was re-
elected grand master of the
colored Masonic Grand Lodge of
the District at the annual elec-
ton hell last night in the
Masonic Temple Building.
The Washington times., 1931-12-10

France were considering a GUS
toms union, characterizing such
as impossible" He said it had
not been discussed except in
parliamentary debates in Bel
GUM.
The Washington times., 1931-12-10
Seamless Room~Size Rugs

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of rose, tan and taupe. Sizes 9x12
and 8.3x10.6.
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The Story the
Week Has Told
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be called a success seems to be an open
question, despite indubitable moderate
progress economically and culturally
One is sorry to be told that the country
is infested with spies.
The sixty-second session Of the Council
Of the League Of Nations ended on Jan
uary "a. The Council adopted a report
on Polish treatment of the German
minority in Upper Silesia which calls
on tn Polish government to curb the
activities of organizations which have
been conducting a campaign Of terror
ism against Germans. Apparently the
Polish representative on the Council
acauiesced in the report.
A competent authority gives the most
important British investments in South
America as follows: Argentina, S2,140,-
1000; Brazil, 100000; Chile,
$3.50, $780, 600 However, since 1918, the
percentage increases of British invest
ment in Bolivia, Venezuela and Ecuador
have been greater than those in the
countries above named.
On January % the tiny, cratic,
whimsical little planet Eros edged up
pretty close to us, within only 10000, 600
miles. Eros is pretty small beer, only
II miles in diameter.
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BY BRUCE BARTON

and to hold out future hope
to those who seem to have re-
ceived only a niggardly por-
ton of happiness.
Christian theology presents
the promise of another world
where rewards will be dis
tributed in proportion to sac
rifice, courage and fidelity to
truth.
The reincarnationist holds
that the soul is but a short
time tenant in any human
frame; that if 1 make spirit
ual progress in this incarna-
ton 1 shall reappear in hap
pier form; or, failing to
progress, will be denoted, to
work my way painfully up
again.
Until we have passed across
the river we shall not know
which, if either, of these phi
losophies is true.
Meanwhile, the sensible
man is not AFRAID TO race
frankly the facts about life
and about himself. He rec
ognizes that he was born with
certain limitations; that,
however strong the desire for
brilliant achievement, he has
neither the talent nor the OPP
portunity. He recognizes fur
ther that success, as the world
views it, contains a very ap-
probable element of chance.
He surveys his own equip
ment and tries serenely to do
the best he can with whatever
he has. AS he grows older
and more mellow, he recog-
niZes that every minute of
jealousy poisons his own soul.
And that he can vastly in
crease his own pleasure by the
habit of enjoying other peo-
pies success.
!, 1917
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as psychology advances 1t can more and
more help to place the bright boy and
girl early in life in the footsteps of
these great men and place the dull boy
and girl, too, In the work where they
can render the happiest and most eff
fective service both to themselves and
to society.
The organizers and officers of the
Psychological Corporation are all men
Of distinction. They are as follows: DIR.
j. McKeen Cattell. editor Of Science.
first president of the corporation and
now chairman Of the board of directors;
Dr. Edward Lee Thorndike of Columbia
University, president of the corpora
western University, first vice president;
DR.. Lewis M. Terman of Stanford UNI
versity. second vice president; DR.. Paul
8. Achilles of Columbia University, Sec
rotary and treasurer.
The directors are DR.. CattelI, Dr.
Thorndike, Dr. Scott, DIR. Terman, DR..
James r. Angel, Yale University; DR..
w. v. Bingham of the Personnel Re-
search Federation, DR.. Raymond
Dodge, Yale University; DR.. Knight
Dunlap. Johns Hopkins University; Dr.
S. I. Franz, University of California;
DR.. H. L. Hollingworth, Barnard Col
University of Chicago; DR.. william
McDougall, Duke University; Dr. W. B.
Pillsbury, University of Michigan; DR..
c. E. Seashore, University of Iowa; Dr.
Howard G. Warren. Princeton Univer-
sity DR.. Margaret Floy Wsshburn,
Vassar College: DR.. John B. Watson,
DR. F. L. Wells, Dr. r., s. Woodwork,
Columbia University. and DR.. r. M.
Yerkes, Yale University.
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her to come to his bungalow not far
distant that he might listen to the
story of her troubles.
He kept her a prisoner there and
finally abducted her, bringing her by
train to New York under the threat
that if she tried to escape he would kill
her with the revolver he showed her
She finally got a letter out to an &C
uuaintance in this city, who communi-
Gated with the Travellers Aid Society
The man was arrested and subsequently
indicted The girl was finally sen!
back to her home.
In cooperation with the Police De-
partnent the various social agencies
here receive several times e week an
official alarm sheet" from headquar-
tiers. This bulletin contains the names
Of missing persons and their complete
descriptions as far as can be obtained
Very often, although missing girls may
have changed their names, the descrip-
lions are fitted to them and they are
identified.
In certain cases merely finding the
missing young woman does not help
much, for it may prove impossible or
even undesirable for her to return home
Especially is that true in these days
of depression when all members Of q
family may be out of work. A girl Of
l3. with ideas of her own, may be far
better of living in a club or with sew
eral other young women earning their
own living, than in crowded quarters
occupied by her family. There are
many such cases of maladjustment be-
ing renedied.
Threatened to Burn Wife.
Unhappy disagreements between hus-
bands and wives lead to one or the
other of a pair disappearing. Lately a
woman with two children, reported as
missing IN a Middle Western city, was
identified in New York. Her story.
which stood up under investigation,
was that her husband used to beat her
with club several times week. The
last straw was when he enticed her
into lonely woods. tied her to a tree,
piled dry fagots about her feet and
brandished lighted match before her
face. He said he was going to make a
bonfire of her, and knowing his dispo-
sition she was quite willing to believe
he would He ran away when he heard
some one coming. After she was freed
the wife decided to try life in some
new locality. She was not returned to
her own fireside, as means were found
10 get employment for her in New
York Her children were placed tenn
porarily in an institution
So adventurous are some of the
younger women who come here to seek
a hazard of new fortunes that they
appear in mems clothing. Two taken
as guests lately by the Travellers Aid
Society were so arrayedA The limit c
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w YE went to the OPEN
~ ing night of play.
Wv Between the acts we
were talking with
the author when a friend
rushed up.
IT'S going to be a great sue
cess, old man." he cried. Il
congratulate you.
Then his expression sud-
denly changed. Jealousy shot
into his eyes. Il wish I knew
how you get away with it,"
he exclaimed. "Why in the
world can't 1 write a playa"
AS he walked away we looked
after him with pity. We know
him we'll. We have seen him
act the same way before. His
whole attitude is introSpec-
tive. Envy gnaws forever at
his soul.
One of the most pathetic
figures in the literary history
of England was the author
George Gissing. What was
the secret of his constant un-
happiness? He reveals a part
of it in presenting the hero
of one of his own novels:
Intensely self-conscious, he
suffered from a habit of COM
pairing, contrasting himself
with other men, with men
who achieved things, who
made their way, who played
their part in the world. He
could not read a newspaper
without rejecting, sometimes
bitterly, on the careers and
position of men whose names
were prominent in its COL
umns."
Philosophers and religious
teachers have attempted in
various ways to account for
the gross inequalities of life,
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