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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-07-07
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

The full text of the Democratic
Platform adopted at the National
Convention held in Chicago.
In this time of unprecedented
economic and social distress the
Democratic party declares it's con-
victions that the chief causes of
this condition were the disastrous
policies pursued by our government
since the World war of economic
isolation; fostering the merger of
competitive businesses into monOpO-
lies, and encouraging the indefen-
credit for private profit at the ex-
pense of the public.
Those who were responsible for
these policies have abandoned the
ideals on which the war was won
and thrown away the fruits of vic
tory, thus rejecting the greatest op-
portunity in history to bring peace,
prosperity and happiness to our
people and to the world.
They have ruined our foreign
trade, destroyed the values of our
commodities and products, crippled
our banking system, robbed mil
lions of our people of their life saw
ings and thrown millions more out
of work, produced widespread pow
erty and brought the government to
a state of financial distress unprec-
edented in times Of peace.
The only hope for improving pres
ent conditions, restoring employ
ment, affording permanent relief to
the people, and bringing the nation
back to it's former proud position
of domestic happiness and of f.
nancial, industrial, agricultural and
commercial leadership in the world
lies in drastic change in economic
government policies.
Believing that a party platform is
a covenant with the people to be
faithfully kept by the party when
entrusted with power, and that the
people are entitled to know in plain
words the terms of the contract to
which they are asked to subscribe,
we hereby declare this to be the
platform of the Democratic party.
The Democratic party solemnly
promises by appropriate action to
put into effect the principles, pol
icies, and reforms herein advocated,
and to eradicate policies, methods
and practices herein condemned
We advocates:
An Immediate and drastic re-
duction of governmental expendi-
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-07-07

lures by abolishing useless commits
sions and offices, consolidating de-
partments and bureaus, and elm
mating extravaganza, to accomplish
a saving of not less than 25 percent
in the cost Of federal government;
party in the states to make a
jealous effort to achieve a pro-
portionate result.
2. Maintenance of the national
credit by a federal budget annually
balanced on the basis of accurate
executive estimates within revenues,
raised by system of taxation levied
on the principle of ability to pay.
8. A sound currency to be pre-
served at all hazards; an interna-
tional monetary conference called
on the invitation of our government
to consider the rehabilitation of
silver and related questions.
4. A competitive tariff for rev.
enue, with a fact-finding tariff COM
mission free from executive inter-
ference; reciprocal tariff agree
ments with other nations; and an
international economic conference
designed to restore international
trade and facilitate exchange.
5. Extension of federal credit to
the states to provide unemployment
relief wherever the diminishing re-
sources of the states make it i'm
possible for them to provide for the
needy; expansion of the federal pro-
gram of necessary and useful con-
struction affected with a public in
terest; such as flood control and
waterways, including the st. Law
rence-Great Lakes deep waterways;
the spread of employment by a sub
stantial reduction in the hours of
labor, the encouragement of the
shorter week by applying that prin-
ciple in government service; ad-
vance planning of public works.
6. Unemployment and old age
insurance, under state laws.
z. For the restoration of agri-
culture, the nations basic industry,
better financing of farm mortgages
through reorganized farm bank
agencies at low rates Of interest,
on an amortization plan, giving
preference to credits for the re-
demption of farms and homes sold
under foreclosure; extension and
development of the farm co-opera-
tive movement, and effective con-
troll of crop surpluses SO that our
farmers may have the full benefit of
the domestic market; enactment Of
every constitutional measure that
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-07-07

Rosseau, was held July 8. About
rs were present. A fine dinner was
served and all had pleasant time.
Fred. Williams and family OF
Mansfield are visiting at the home
of H. F. Carter of Wolf Creek.
Herbert Allen and wife of Pleas
antville spent Sunday and Monday
with John Rouanzoin and wife of
MorganvilIe.
Miss Nellie Hall of Cleveland, and
G.. B. Hall who has employment
with the Oliver Implement company,
spent Sunday with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Hall.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-07-07

en- our factories into foreign coun-
tries, robbed the American farmer
of his foreign markets and increas-
ed his cost of production.
Conclusion: To accomplish these
purposes and to recover economic
liberty we pledge the nominees of
this convention and the best effort
of great party whose founder an
nounced the doctrine which guides
us now in the hour of our country's s
need: Equal rights to all, special
privileges to none"
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-07-07


For every five one-room schools
in Ohio seventeen years ago, but
two remain today, according to the
findings of rural school survey
which the Ohio Education associa-
tion is now making. In 1915 there
were 9,198 one-room schools in the
state, but in 1892 there were only
3,807. In the eleven-year period
from 1915 to 1926, schools of this
type were eliminated at the rate Of
nearly 400 per year. Since 1926,
however, the reduction in number
has been only little over 200 per
year
Latest data available indicates
that seven counties in the state
have eliminated all one-room
schools; these counties are Cham
paign, Clark, Clinton, Cuyahoga,
Marion, Medina, and Trumbull.
Lake county has but one such
school and Crawford, Pickaway and
Portage counties have only two.
each. Four counties still have more
than 100 one-room schools. Bel
mont county leads with lis, Adams
has los, Gallia, 104, and Darke,
1O3.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-07-07
Buck Run

Walter Alexander of Junction
City spent Saturday and Sunday
with Joseph Alexander and family
of Morganville.
Mrs. Ara Harrison of Malta is
spending a few days with Albert
Carter and family of Buck Run.
Mrs. J. B. Hall who has been on
the sick list for a few days, is able
to be out again.
George Benjamin and family of
Buck Run visited at Estel Daw-
sons of Westland one day last
week.
The homecoming at Maple Grove
school house, one mile south of
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-07-07
56,675 Auto Accidents In 1881

Statistics show that in Ohio dur
ing 1881 there were 56,675 auto
accidents in which 2,267 persons
were killed and 65,643 persons were
injured. The total number of auto
accidents last year in the nation
were 100000, causing injury to
997,600 persons. For every one
person killed in automobile acci-
dents, 20 more are injured, and the
average is one injured to every 25
accidents. Aside from loss of life
the economic loss is also great. In
the nation during 1881 it is esti-
mated to have amounted to $780,
100000, which figure represents
five times the loss by fire and more
than one-half the cost Of maintain
ing the federal government, and
even exceeds the cost of operating
our national public schools.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-07-07
Politics And Personalities

pete" Holland for President
will be the slogan of some party in
1872. For the youngest page in
the House of representatives, Chas.
L. Holland, 12, of Illinois, has an
nounced his candidacy for the Presi-
dency forty years from now. Ap-
parentIy impressed with the number
of recent books dealing with the
business career of Mr. Hoover, this
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-11
Honor Galbraith Memory
Week OF March ii To 20
John G. Emery, Who Filled
Out Late Commanders
Unexpired Term, to Be
in Charge of Nation
Wide Membership Trib-
ute

indianapolis, March 11.-Past
commanders Of the Galbraith-
Emery administration Of 1s20-21
will be honored in the American
Legion membership week of March
14th to goth. The week Will be
observed as memorial to Past
National Commander Frederick W.
Galbraith who died while in Of
fee. John e. Emery, who filed
the unexpired term, will be in
charge Of the nationwide member
ship effort in memory Of Past
Commander Galbraith.
Mr. Emery was elected to the
Office Of national commander in
July, 1921, following the death OF
Past Commander Galbraith. In
letters sent to the department
commanders Of that administration,
Mr. Emery asks that they "buckle
on the armor Of our 1921 enthusf-
asm" and enroll O. big membership
as a tribute to the memory OF Past
Commander Galbraith.
"It has been said that odd SOL
diers never say die, they simply
block the way It's going to be
up to us old soldiers of 1920-21 to
do more than merely block the
way, however. We've got to step
out and take the offensive.
Tribute to Gafbraith
March 14th to goth Is the week
when we shall have q chance to
memorabilia our beloved Fritz Gal
braith and do a real job in the
national membership campaign
You know how 1t was in France
the position of honor was not
with the assault troops, but with
the reserve which had to come
when the energy Of the attack had
been spent and the going was hard
That's our position on March 14th.
The youngsters have been picking
off the easy ones In the last few
weeks and they're expecting US to
do the hopping UP.
MAY I request that you con-
tact those district, county and
post officials who served under
your administration during your
particular year and urge them
to continue in the active legion
harness from March 14th to goth.
Let's urge each of our past post
officials to surround themselves
with those officers and executive
committees with whom they were
privileged to work and through
that nucleus have membership
team 60 out and mop up the last
of the membership for this year
"If we bring forth some OF
the old spirit which characterized
our workers In the early days
there Is no reason why we can't
acquit ourselves with real men,
bership distinction. Let's go. The
offensive only wins. Let's buckle
on the armor Of our 1921 enthusi-
asm and do the Job as Fritz would
like to have It done. They're de.
pending on U.s."
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-11

Local Delegates !.
at Conference
Lucy Shanahan and Mar
gafet Dillon in Hart
ford

Waterbury is represented at the
New England Child welfare Con-
ference which opened two day ses-
sion at Hartford to-day. Leaders in
child welfare work and ofiicials of
the American Legion and its aux
Hilary are in attendance at the con-
ference. John D. Crowley Of Cam
bridge, Mass. Legion area chair
man, is presiding.
The Waterbury representatives at
the conference include Miss Lucy
Shanahan, department director Of
War Orphanage Education and
Miss Margaret Dillon, local child
welfare chairman, who left to at
tend, the session to-day. Miss Mary
Coyle, past department president of
the Legion auxiliary will attend to-
morrow's session. Miss Shanahan
and Miss Dillon hold their offices as
officers of the Legion Auxiliary. It
IL expected that the Waterbury del
egation will take important parts
In the conference.
Herbert johnson Of Naugatuck Is
also in attendance at the session as
o member Of the child welfare COM
mittee OF Connecticut which Is in
charge of the conference. Colonel
Raymond Gates ana Miss Inez M.
Peck OF Hartford are co-chairmen
in charge OF all arrangements.
Reports on child welfare activ-
tiles will be made by the follow
ing representatives from the six
New England states:
Mrs Evelyn Curtis and Harry c.
Libby, Portland, Me; DIR Samuel
Edes, Newport, N. H; Mrs Sylvia
Snitcher, Rochester, N. H.; c. Rus
sell Little, Fair Haven, Vt; Mrs
Robert w. McCuen, Burlington, VT;
Rev George P..O'Connor, Dedham,
Mass; Mrs Helen M. Gormley, Ros-
lindale, Mass; Mrs Olive II. Clark,
jamestown, r. T.; Mrs Mary v.
Windsor, East Providence, r. l.;
Colonel Raymond p. Gates and
Miss Inez M. Peck of Hartford.
Richard p. Paul of Boston, ma
tional vice commander of the Lee
gion, and Edwin z. Hollenbeck of
Philadelphia, national Legion child
welfare chairman will both speak
at the opening session.
Other Speakers Friday
Other speakers Friday will be
Lloyd w. Jordan, sheriff of Cum
berland County, Maine; Archie q.
Adam, department commander of
the Legion In Rhode Island; Albert
I. Prince, city editor Of the Times;
DR. Leroy A. wilkes, medical d.
rector of the American Child
Health Association, New York City
Kenneth l.. Messenger, commission
er Of the Connecticut Bureau of
Child Welfare and Mrs Herbert F.
Fisher, secretary Of the Connecticut
Commission on Child Welfare.
An informal dinner will be held
Friday night at the Board. Speak
ers will include DR. c. c. Carstens
Of New York City; DR. Miriam Van
Waters, secretary of the Juvenile
division of the Wickersham FEEDER
al Commission on Law Enforce
ment and DR. Stanley II. osboCn
stat commissioner Of health. Enter
| tainment and dancing will follow
the addresses.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-11
PRINCE LENNART
OF SWEDEN WAS
MARRIED TO-DAY
Renowned Royal Rights
By Wedding Comnoner
Refused Church Cere-
niony So His Mother
Would Not Attend

Aondon, March 1i.-(UP)-
Prince Lennart Of sweden re-
nounced his royal rights and mar
ried Miss Karin Nissvandt, q COM
moner, to-day despite refusal Of
the Princes mother. the Grand
Duchess Marie of Russia, to at
tend her sons wedding.
The Prince and his commoner
sweetheart were married at the
Princes Row register ONCE.
Il was understood that the
Prince refused to have q church
wedding, and AZ result the
duchess refused to attend the civil
Meanwhile the attitude of the
Princes grandfather, King Gustav
of Sweden, remained uncertain. He
originally opposed the match. 1t
was reported recently he had dis.
played a conciiiatory feeling after
conference with Prince Wilhelm,
Lennart's father, on the French
Riviera.
The grand duchess had Travelled
from New York to London to at
tend the wedding. She said on her
arrival that she had come here TO
hear wedding bells"
II was understood that a cash
wedding present to her son, said to
approximate 10000 pounds. failed
to Influence his decision not to
have q church Wedding.
The Princes uncle, the Grand
Duke D'Mitrie. told the United
Press though a member OF his en-
tcurage that neither the Grand
Duchess nor myself attended the
wedding and had no Intention OF
attending"
The Prince wore a gray lounge
suit. Q gray fedora. pale gray shirt
and royal blue tie. He had q RED
carnation in his buttonhole. It
seemed he was too busy before the
wedding TO get n haircut.
The bride defied superstition by
wearing a green ensemble. She
carried a bouquet Of lilies OF the
valley.
The two arrived at the registry
once in an automobile which
played hide and seek with rum
bling drays In heavy traffic ana
passed through neighborhood
where smells from nearby brew
cry prevailed. The ONCE Is close
to Buckingham Palace, where the
Prince might have been entertained
some day IL he had not given up
his royal rights for his true love.
The bride was pale and seri-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-11
Receiver Bank
Appeals Tax Fee
Naugatuck National Objects to Paying S636.55-
Claims Franchise Fee Void When Borough Bank
& Trust Co Suspended Business

/, 1892, was filed In superior
court today. The papers state the
Naugatuck National Bank, az re-
ceiver for the Naugatuck Bank
and Trust Company, objects to the
payment Of the tax, amounting. to
$636.55, on the grounds that the
franchise Of the Naugatuck Bank
and Trust Company was lifted
when that bank suspended on No
vember 10, 1881.
The tax bill, called the "fran-
chise tax" was sent out by Com
missioner Blodgett. The Manga.
tuck National Bank objected and
appealed to the equalization board
on the grounds that the closed
bank had no franchise as Of jan
uary /, 1892. The equalization
board upheld the tax commits
sioner. Permission was then
sought to file an appeal to the
superior court and the request wal.
granted at last Fridays session Of
su perior court.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-11

II telephone inquiries for serv-
ices are any indication OF an Of
ficfaps popularity then all the
silver loving cups and flowery
speeches must he reserved for
Coleman O'Loughlin, local COM
missioner on domestic animals
alias dog warden.
Every hour Of the day and night
telephone calls are being sent In
to police headquarters, the city
yard where the warden has his Of
ficials office and his "lethal cham
Der" and to his home. Stray or
ownerless dogs and as q matter OF
fact favorite pets Of well known
citizens are raising havoc with
lawns and shrubbery in. all parts
Of the city. The chief trouble
and Ashley streets. Canine frolics
center Ia in the vicinity Of Walnut
have resulted In the loss Of temp
ers and in destruction to lawns.
Today the warden in announce
Ing plans for staging his annual
roundup OF stray dogs also called
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-11
Complaints Of
Property Owners
Spur Him To Action
unregistered CANNES Will Take the Gas Unless Own
ers Settle With OLoughlin- Vigorous Attack on
Nuisance Is Planned By Department

the attention of owners to the fact
that all dogs six months old or
older must be registered at the
town clerks office. After May LIST
they become public prey and are
likely to be picked up and held
for ransom. Unless the owner then
pays for q license and the cost Of
the 'sarrest'' the animal is trotted
into the gas chamber or given an
electric treatment ami its worries
over. bones, scraps, lawns, scrim-
IMAGES and dog wardens are over.
An early spring drive Is ex-
pected owing to the large num-
Der of complaints filed. During
the recent warm spell many prop
erty owners attempted to do little
advance spring cleanup Of their
premises. Some set out few
shrubs and others tidied up their
lawns. They have since become
the stamping grounds Of pedigreed
CANNES ana plain nuts, but they
will all look the same to the war
den In the roundup.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-11
Past National Commander the
American Legion
Telephone Call
for Fence Fire
Willow Street House Re-
sponded and Extin-
guished the Blaze

A. telephone call for a fence fire
in the rear of 9S Waterville street
was received at fire headquarters
shortly before noon hour to-day.
Private Michael McKenna, operat-
or on the switchboard at fire head
quarters, received 1t and dis
patched the Willow street company
in response.
That's close to home all right"
said the we'll known mike" "In
fact that's in my backyard" And
Mike was right. The boys from the
Willow street station extinguished
the fire, which threatened to de-
stroy the fence and so relieved the
worries Of the residents Of 9S Wa
terville street and adjoining houses,
facing Ridgewood street. James
e. Martin Is the owner.
Shortly after midnight this
morning, 1915 a. m, someone
sent in a false alarm from Box IS,
opposite 1890 East Main street. It
marked the second time within two
weeks that several companies OF
apparatus have made q futile run
to that section Of the city and to
that particular box.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-11
PRIME MINISTER
MUCH BETTER

Newquay. England, March IL
(UP)-Prime Minister J. Ramsay
Macdonald. recovered from q re-
cent eye operation, win return TO
London tomorrow.
There are still difhcult times
ahead" he said In his first press
interview here to-day, land there
are still sacrifices to be made, but
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-11
Boy Hurt in
Auto Accident

Roy winslow, s, Of Colonial
street, oakville, was injured this
noon hour when struck by an auto
mobile. The youngster on being
taken to the Waterbury hospital
was found to be suffering from q
fracture Of the lower left leg.
John DiTillo Of 124 Hill street,
driver Of the macine, claims that
the little lad was fooling with some
friends as he was making his way
home and stepped into the path OF
his car. DiTillo claims that the ac-
cident was an unavoidable one on
his part.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-11
IS AFTER THE.
COVERNORSHIP

Providence, r. l.. March IL
(UP)-John J. Cooney, Providence
attorney and former state legislator
today announced he will be a can
dldate for the democratic nomina-
ton for governor In the fall.
He served In the Rhode Island
assembly from 1918 to 1917. and
In 1928 was an unsuccessful candi-
date for congressman.
Rhode Islands republican gov
ernor, Norman s. Case, IL expect
cd to seek reelection.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-11
Judge Peasley
Granted Decree
Mrs Nelson Made Out Bad
Case Against Husband

Continuous cruel treatment at
the hands Of her husband caused
her to be removed to st Mary's
hospital in q highly nervous state.
Mrs Dineas Nelson testified at her
divorce trial In superior court this
morning. She said the treatment
consisted Of several beatings re-
ceived at his hands. While she
was in the hospital, her husband
was barred from seeing her be-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-11

cause II was felt his visit would
upset her again, she said.
Judge Frederick M. Peasley
granted the decree and permitetd
her to change her name to Dineas
Gudreau. She was represented by
Attorney Fred c. Bauby. She was
married to the defendant, she said.
in New Brunswick. Canada, on
April 10. 1921. She said the cruel
treatment began on April /, 1922.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-11

Washington, March 11-(uP)~-
The navy department was informed
commander Of the Asiatic fleet.
had ordered three desfroyers
which have been based 1t Shang-
hal, to return TO Manila.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-11
STOLE Hus JEWELRY

Springfield, Mass, March II
(UP)-otto Abrecht, president Of
q Newark, N. j., jewelry manu-
featuring firm. reported to police
late last night that thieves en-
tered his hotel room and stole s10,-
900 In jewelry while he attended
O theater.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-11

The appeal of the Naugatuck
National Bank from the state
edualization tax. boards ruling on
the tax on the Naugatuck Bank
and Trust Company, as OF January
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-11
GIVES CLEAN NAME

Washington, March 11-(UP)-
The congressional committee in
day brought in q unanimous report
yestigating the dirigible Akron to-
giving complete approval to work
manship and construction Of the
giant airship.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-11

Tallinn, Esthonia, will hold an
exhibition of architecture, building
and furniture this spring.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-11

Bankruptcies in the Netherlands
East Indies last year were confined
to Chinese firms.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-11
BICAMY CHARGE
AFTER Fl YEARS

Buffalo, N. r, March 11.--(UP)
years ago Harold l..
Griffis, 46, Orangeville, Ont, sep
arated from his wife, Pearl.
Believing each other dead. both
Griffis and his wife remarked a
few years ago. Mrs Grifis became
Mrs Seaman.
Her second husband died, and
Mrs Seaman learned the where
abouts of Griffis. Yesterday she
appeared In court and charged him
with bigamy. Grifiis was held for
GRAND Jury action,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-11

Chichester Players recently pre-
scented "Disarm" in st Anne's
church, Soho, England.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-11

Gus, the Prince smiling. The girls
face flushed noticeably when the
couple left the Office and posed for
a battery of press photographers.