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Inc 1ife department. He Cd not make this kind of work hIB lol- lowing. thDu9h. and he voEy quickly learned the way Of hnnd- | ling the infricacics of the rate book and began actively to underwrite | life insurance. Tn 1915 he went into the field of underwriting for the Aetna company and in 1919
 was named manager for the local ofIice, the duties of which he l looked after until 1928 when he decided to devote his entire time | to selling insurance thereby es- | tablishing for himself a big repu- tation. Four years ago he opened an insurance brokerage office in | Hartford but last May he returned 1 to his earlier connection with the Aetna company.
 According to Hartford reports.
 Mir O'Donneil Is held in high
 esteem by all with whom he has
 come into contact.
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staying and entering for the pres. ent week: t
 Scouts Staying: Robert Bron. son, John Buell., Stanley Borden, Robert Borden, Elmer Baxter, Rob. ert Butler, William Butterly, Douglas Benedict, Edward Claffey, Robert Cormier, Robert Curtis, Lawrence Cole, Charles Edwards, Lewis Eastwood, Alfred Green, Charles Hoebel, George Ineson, James Leary, Robert Liddei, James Mclean, Arthur Nelson, Da- vid Noonan, Donald Noonan. Tel Phillips, John Purinton. Claude Parton, Samuel Root. Frank Si- della, John Stevenson, Charles Straight, Harold Shuts, Robert Seaman, William Teichert.
 Scouts Entering: Walter Bieman, Harry Bartlett. Donald Brown, Roland Choquette, Fred Cramer, Gordon Coates, Harlan Durand, Paul Fillmore, Wallace Finke, Har- old Fenton, Robert Hoebel. Law renee Krieg, Tom Leonard. Ed ward McGough, Webster Patton, Lawrence Robbins, William Schus- ter, Joseph Scholar, Robert Stu- art, Granville Spencer. Harry Tchakirides, Raymond White. Rob- ert Wheeler, Dexter Durand (scoutnaster), Joseph Dessereau, Harry McGrath, Leon Schlin. An- 'I Cubs Staying: George Boian. Robert Bass, Harley Dennison. Thomas Jackson, Charles Purinton, John Scully, Robert VanValken- burg, Nelson Watson, Whiting Wii- cox.
 Cubs Entering: George Elmore' Arnold Breenblatt. Bill Leary, Raoul Pronovost. Robert Seaton, Billy Tchakirides.
 Cubs Leaving: Norman Rocnon' Howard Scott.
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Arthur A. ODonnell of Hart ford, brother of William ODonnell, steward at the local Elks' club and I'd native of Waterbury, yesterday observed his 25th year of service in the life insurance business. MT O'Donnell, well known to Water- burians, was greeted at his offices in Hartford with flowers, kind words and so-forth as a sign of the esteem in which he is held by his co-workers.
 Tn 1919 Mir O'Donnell became the manager of the local office
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-12
THE 18th AMENDMENT


 Section I. After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale or transportation of in- toxicating liquors within the importation thereof into, : from the United States and all territory subject to the Jurisdiction thereof for bev- craze purposes Is hereby prohibited.
 Section 2. The congress and the several states shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by ap- propriate legislation"
 Ratified by the necessary
 30 states Jan 16, 1919,
 operative Jan 16, 1920.
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ton in the popular mind as war m meaSure.
 Nevertheless, the signs of the time had been clear before the nation entered the war; and the congress that passed the 18th amendment had been elected be- fore the war.
 The 18th amendment passed the senate on August 1, 1917. On De. cember F of the same year Il passed the house. Incidentally. J. Thomas Heflin of Alabama, then congressman and later famous as a bone-dry senator, spoke and voted against it.
 On Jan 8, 1918, the amend ment got its first ratification - by the Mississippi legislature. On Jan IA, 1919 it got it's 3t6h-- enough to put it intot he constitu- tion-by the Nebraska legisla- ture. Twelve other states ratified it later, the last one being New Jersey, which approved the amendment on March z. 1922.
 Meanwhile-in September of 191S-congress had passed law providing for wartime prohibi- ton. This law went into effect on July 1, 1919, after the country had been at pease for more than half year; but "real prohibit ton" began on January 116, 1920 when the 18th amendment went into effect.
 It remains only to note that the Volstead act passed by congress on September A.. 1919 was vetoed by President Wilson on October 27 of the same year and was passed over the veto on the following day.
 TOMORROW: The beginning of enforcement. the rise of Al Ca- pone and other gangstcr cficsS from the "casy money" that flowed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-12
25. Years With
 Insurance Game
Arthur ODonnelI Celebrates His Silver Anniversary
 Yesterday

of the Aetna Insurance company. He left here in 1926. While a quarter of a century in one line of work seems. long time to some people, Mir O'Donnell, according to reports from Hartford. considers such lengthy service nothing and is looking forward 10 even greater fields of endeavor in the insurance business.
 On July 10th. 1907, Mir O'Don- nell began his life insurance ex- perience with the Aetna. His first job was that of policy engrosser in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-12
STELLA WALSH
 OFFERED JOB

Cleveland. July 12.-tUP)- Stella Walsh. world champion wo- man sprinter, will be offered a job in the city recreation department today if she will become natural ized and compete in the Olympics for the United States, Mayor Ray T. Miller announced.
 The woman track star has indi- cated that a job was her most pressing need and whether she joined the United States team or that of Poland depended upon which country offered position.
 Paris (UP)-Despite hard times high prices were paid here in an auction sale of autographs from the collection of the late Henry Patio, at the Hotel Drouout. un. der the direction of Henri Boudoin and Henri Darel. Among them was an autograph page of Claude Debussy's music for $132, and a letter from Albert Durer, with three sketches in the margin $1,204.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-12

A separate parliament for Scot
 land is proposed in bill recently
 introduced in the British House of Commons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-12
1'> Starting The Story Of 12 Dry Years:
Prohibition At The Crossroads
How Temperance Army Went Over Top After 100 Years
 of War On Nations Thirst

EDITORS NOTE: Is the history action of the democratic national conventions
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1t was spending 32,500,o00 a
 year. Nor was thls money wasted.
 The league knew precisely waht 1t
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TOMORROW: The beginning of enforcement. the rise of Al Ca- pone and other gangstcr cficsS from the "casy money" that flowed from bootleg liquor.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
TRIALS EXPEDITED
BY COURT SYSTEM
Cleveland Method Aids in
Clearing Calendar and
Reducing Costs.

The Cleveland system Of expediting
the work of District Supreme Court,
the first full court year of which has
lust been concluded, has proved to be
not only a great aid in clearing the
dockets, but also by the pooling" OF
jurors has operated to reduce the ex-
pense of jury trials, according to a
report submitted by Fred c. O'Connell,
assignment commissioner.
The average cost per jury trial dur
ing 1929, 1880 and 1881 was given as
$180.69. while the past year the cost
was only $l3l.29, saving Of $49.50 per
case tried AS there we're $50 cases
in which Jurors were used. O'Connell
estimated a saving of $16,302 in COM
parison with the average cost OF the
preceding three years.
During the court year, 826 law cases,
II will contests and 497 equity Fro
ceedings were disposed of. There were
281 jury trials in law cases, IL trials
by court without jury, 375 cases dis
posed Of by precipe, Is agreed judg-
ments, 40 consent verdicts, 5 cases
abated, 10 voluntary non-suits, "a cases
called and dismissed. referred to the
auditor and l stricken from the CAL
endar.
OF the cases that had not reached
the trial calendar, II were disposed of
by jury trials; l by the court without a
jury; "a by consent verdicts, by agreed
verdicts and / dismissal
On the equity side 263 cases were
heard 101 consent DEGREES made and
81 cases called and dismissed, making
total of APT cases taken off the trial
calendar. In addition, the court heard
SO cases that had not reached the trial
calendar and awarded consent DEGREES
in two other such cases, making total
Of ACT equity proceedings.
While total of 1,340 civil cases were
being disposed of during the court year,
United States Attorney Leo A. Rover
reports that the two justices holding
the criminal divisions heard and de-
termined 1929 criminal cases. There
was pending on July l, 1881, a total of
225 criminal cases and Lila were be-
gun during the past year, which with
the disposition Of 1929 cases, leaves 210
cases still pending on the criminal
docket at the time of the courts ad-
Journment, June 80.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
RECREATION CENTER
WILL OPEN TUESDAY
Special Program Has Been Ar.
ranged for Ceremonies at
lexington.

The lexington Recreation Center
will be formally opened Tuesday evening
at ceremonies to be attended by the
Committee on Coordination of Recrea-
ton, headed by r. G. Graham.
The program will be under the direc-
ton of the Office of Public Buildings
and Public Parks, the District play
ground department and the Community
Center department. and there will ~
two-minute speeches by outstanding
civic and recreation leaders
The center is the first to be jointly
operated by the District and Federal
governments and comprises the build
ings and grounds of Mckinley High
School, Langley Junior High School and
Emery Elementary School
The program following the speeches
includes exercises by the Jobs Daugh-
ters drill team, early American dances
by Ye Olde Tyne Dancing Club of
Columbia Heights Community Center
and gavotte by Miss Alice Louise
Hunter and group of girls. The play
ground department will present group
of folk dances and there will be motion
pictures. The swimming pool will be
open.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
NEW PARTY USING
OLD FINANCE PLAN
Standard Set by Coxey and
Harvey Sponsored by
Liberty Group.

BY the Associated Press.
MASSILLON, Ohio, July 9.-The po-
litical plains sound again to the battle
cry Of Jacob Sechler Coxey, wno renews
his 40 years war for recognition OF
''money-at-cost" under the standards OF
the new Liberty party.
Criticized in the past as a Don
Quixote flying at financial windmills,
the s0-year-old mayor of Massillon,
Ohio, retains a faith in his monetary
principles as firm and unshaken as they
were in 1894 when he led his first army
of unemployed on Washington.
While his monetary theories have not
been altogether adopted by the third
party. he delivered an address at the
recent Kansas City convention, which
echoed the sentiments of many of the
political rebels there, particularly mem
bers Of the Monetary League. which has
thrown its interests in with the liberty
group.
Speaks Harvey's Language.
Coxey, as an individualist, and to
some extent as a financial theor1st,
speaks the same language as another
famous critic Of the worlds financial
structure-W H ("CoinD Harvey of
Monte Ne, Ark.
Harvey, builder of the exotic "pyra-
mid to posterity" in the Arkansas hills,
valiantly but fruitlessly sounded the
rallying cry of "l6 to l" in William Jen-
nings Bryan's 1896 presidential cam
paign on platform of free silver.
Aside from Harvey's principles Of
Government banks, elimination of taxes
and a new financial system. Coxey's
"money-at-cost" project comedies to a
great degree with Harvey'S demands fer
non-interest bearing money and unem-
ployment relief through widespread
public Improvements.
Both the monetary theories OF Harvey
and Coxey will be reflected to some de-
gree in the Liberty party'S platform. it
has been reported from Kansas City.
Would Issue Bonds.
Coxey's plan revolves about the is
suance of bonds bearing an extremely
slight interest rate annually, probably
not in excess of one-tenth Of one per
cent. They would be issued in denomi-
nations OF 81, SIS and $40 and used as
direct medium Of exchange, instead Of
SeHAs IAeul dt the customary 10 o
per cent interest rate.
The bonds. when issued, would be
placed at once in the treasury of the
government issuing them, their re-
demption secured by the property Of
the government, local, State or ma
tional, as the situation might be.
The bonds would be retired on a fixed
percentage over the period of years for
which they are issued. Money for their
retirement and the interest charges
would be raised by taxation.
Coxey unsuccessfully sought to issue
5000, 1000 Of his baby bonds" in Massil-
Ion. and his efforts to make them a
State issue failed when Gov George
White of Ohio made the discovery that
such matters were illegal in Ohio under
existing statutes.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
j. s. HELD DR|F TING
TOWARD FASC|SM
Keynoter for Independents
Urges Voters to Avoid
Dictator.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, July 9.-It is up to the
people to save the Nation from Fascism
and dictatorship, Howard Y. Williams
of New York declared today in deliver
ing the keynote address at the national
convention of the League for Independ-
ent Political Action.
"The greatest need Of America politi-
cally is to develop party Of the people
that will elect a President of the people
to the White House and Congress of
the people to back him up," asserted
Williams, who is national director OF
the league.
big Interests" Feared.
Unless this can be done by 1896 the
present domination of the Republican
and Democratic parties by the big in
terests will result in a coalition govern
ment and complete dictatorship"
Leaders of the league. seeing no hope
in either President Hoover or Gov.
Roosevelt, hope to form the nucleus OF
a third party dedicated to the "prin-
ciple Of social planning and control" "
An effort will be made to elect liberal
Congressmen in November.
up until the depression the Amert-
can voters did not care greatly for
political power" williams said. "They
were too well off comparatively speak
ing. Now they find themselves con-
fronting a political control by vested
interests that makes possible billions of
dollars for relief for banks, insurance
companies and railroads, but no ade-
quate relief for the masses.
Seen Seeking Power.
"All over the Nation the workers and
farmers are determined to have power.
One finds this in the organization of
the unemployed. the awakening of the
farmers, the revolt of the miners,
among the bonus marchers, the auto
workers, the blue Shirts, etc.
In the organization of a party of
the people, little can be expected from
the progressives in Congress. They are
job conscious and tired radicals. The
movement must develop its own lead
ership. If we have the courage to or
ganize the party, men and women will
be found among us who have the
ability to lead.
"Our task is to furnish the people
an adequate philosophy of government,
a definite program of action and an
organization springing up from the
grass roots"
Evening star., 1932-07-10
NAVY BOARD LOSES
COL. |. c. LUCAS
Retired Marine Placed Back
on Inactive List Because
of Economy Bill.

The Navy's General Board has lost
its best spinner of humorous stories.
Lieut.. Col Lewis Clarke Lucas, q. S.
Marine Corps, retired, has been placed
back on the inactive list, because of the
newly enacted economy act.
His going sewers connection of IA
years standing with the General Board,
for he entered that phase of naval work
shortly before the armistice was signed
Col. Lucas is the only Marine, pre-
viously retired and summoned to active
duty, who is affected by the economy
act, Marine Corps headquarters said
yesterday.
Bearing a marked similarity to Ad-
miral George Dewey, hero of Manila
Bay, Col. Lucas is known at the Navy
Department for his unfailing good
humor and his inexhauStible fund of
funny stories. His memory is uncanny
and ranking admirals of the service in
washington, who do duty on the Gen
eral Board and who shape the Navy's
policy and advise Secretary Adams on
needed developments would often rather
trust to Col. Lucas Say-so than a print
ed record.
Fuller Regrets His Loss.
Some evidence of the high regard in
which he is held by his colleagues can
be gauged from the letter that Mai.
Gen. Ben H. Fuller, commandant of the
Marine Corps, wrote to the colonel His
chief told of his regret at losing his
services and wished the colonel many
years of happiness and prosperity"
Rear Admiral John " Chase, chairman
OF the board, in transmitting Col. Lucas
orders, added the Endorsement: "Deliv-
ereo with regret at the closing of your
long and valued service to the General
Board"
Jarvis Butler, chief clerk of the Gen
eral Board, told Tae Star Yesterday
that Col. Lucas services are fireplace
able, because of that officers wide and
thorough knowledge Of the Navy, past
and present. OF scholarly bent, Col.
Lucas delved into various intricate sub
JectS. He was considered a fine
mathematician.
Col. Lucas makes his home at ITO
Thirty-seventh street. OF old Colonial
stock, many of his ancestors fought
in the Indian wars in the pioneer West.
He was born in Marietta, Ohio, on
November 8, 1867.
Retired After 80 Years.
Serving at first as a cadet midship-
man, he became a second lieutenant
in the Marine Corps in July, 1891. He
was appointed a captain by brevet for
conspicuous conduct in battle at Guam
tanamo Bay on August 10, 1898. He
served in the Philippines and aboard
q. number of naval vessels in various
parts of the world and attended both
the Army and Navy War Colleges.
After 80 years service he was placed
on the retired list in october, 1915.
But he did not remain long in retire
ment.
In March, 1918, he was restored to
active service. He served first for
short time with the Emergency Fleet
Corporation and then at headquarters
of the Marine Corps. He was as
signed tn the General Board in october,
1919, and has been with it continu-
ously since.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
COTTON MILLS FACING
CUT IN PRODUCTION
Slack Demand for Goods Reason
for Recommendation Of
Month Layoff.
~ the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N c., July 9.-B. B.
Gossett, president of the American Cot
ton Manufacturers association, an
nounced today the associations board
of government has recommended an
immediate months curtailment Of pro-
duetion in the industry and cessa-
ton of night work for one year.
Gossett said the action was taken at
a recent meeting here of the board,
which unanimously recommended the
equivalent of at least one full months
additional curtailment between July l
and october l as an emergency meas
ure.
The board also recommended to the
cotton industry that all night opera
tions of productive machinery be
stopped for a period of one year, be-
ginning october Is, 1882.
Curtailment of one months opera
tions, Gossett said, wasdeemed impera-
tive in view of the continued unpre-
cedented slack demand for cotton fab
RIGS of all kinds coupled with the hand
to-mouth buying, which is now being
carried to a point hitherto unknown
in the industry.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
BANDITS IN ROADSTER
ROB TWO MOTORISTS
Two Montgomery County Hold-ups
Reported and Two Robbers
Described as Youthful.

Held up by two young bandits riding
in a roadster bearing District of CO.
lumbia tags two motorists, were robbed
of $3.50 in a pair of robberies reported
to Montgomery County police early to-
day
Harry O. Decker Of Baltimore was
driving along the Jones Mill road, near
Bethesda, shortly after midnight, when
two young white men waved him to a
halt. Decker said he thought they were
policemen and halted, whereupon one
Of the bandits covered him with a re-
volver while the other relieved him
of So.
A few moments later Frank c. Daniel,
1r., of 1915 Jocelyn street, Washington,
was accosted by the same pair on the
new road recently opened through the
Maryland section of Rock Greek Park
and robbed of 81 so at pistol point.
Both Decker and Daniel described the
bandits as being between 81 and 25
years old, weighing about 140 pounds
and being about feet inches in
height. Both were unshaved, they said,
and wearing dark suits and hats.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
MEXICAN AIRPLANES
SUPPLANT RAIL LINE
Striking Employees of Southern Pa
cific Agree to Settle by
Arbitration.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, July 9.-Inaugura-
ton of passenger express and mail serv-
Ice by airplane over part Of the route
of the Southern Pacific Railroad of
Mexico was announced today by the
Central Airways of Mexico.
A dispatch from Guadalajara said
employees of the railroad, who are on
strike, had decided to allow the matter
to be settled before the Federal Board
Of Arbitration and Cancellation, which
probably would require several weeks
Meanwhile a food shortage was re-
ported in west coast cities served by
the Southern Pacific. The airplane
service will operate bi-weekly from Tor
reon to Hermosillo. Sonora, making
stops at Durango, Mazatlan, Culican,
La Mochis and Guaymas.
The management of the Central Air
WAYS also said that service between
Mexico City and Ell Paso, Tex. probably
would be opened later this month.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
SURE OTHER WORLDS SINHABITATED
INVENTOR IS HARD AT WORK
Nicola Tesla, Who Celebrates 10th Birthday Tomorrow
Hopes to Communicate With Them.

1T Is mathematically certain that
other planets are inhabited. Every
other planet has to pass through prac-
tically the same phase Of existence the
earth did, and life is started on them
during that favorable phase by rays of
some sun"
In an exchange Of ideas with an
other earth, he believes, the earth
might be the beneficiary.
1T Is conceivable" he said. "that
there-is civilization on other planets far
ahead Of ours. If communication were
established by the earth, the conse-
quences to the inhabitants Of the earth
would be incalculable."
Evening star., 1932-07-10
Births Reported.

Henry E. and Mary E. Tisdale. girl and
Dny twins.
James A. and Mary G. Johnson. girl.
Robert E. and Florence Sweeney, girl.
George and Marie c. Huber, girl.
Elmer G. and Mary Abel. girl.
Russell A. and Mary Smith. girl.
Bishop M and Ruth l. Mefiord. girl
Timothy A. and Mary E. Carragher, girl
Ernest L. and Pauline F. Smith, girl.
Earl NJ and Eva q. Davis girl.
Goodwin and Christine NJ. Ordway. girl.
Frank s. and Mary A. Nowak. girl.
Kincheon II. and Helen F. Bailey. girl.
Lamar D. and Caresta P Hay girl,
Henry B. and Billie @. Bodenheimer. girl
Waiter c. and Ethel @. Trivett, girl.
Lewis w. and Eva A HILBERT. girl
Cecil r. and Aida c. Hutton. girl
Thomas ". and Dorothy NJ Leef. girl.
Edward F. and Martha l. Gummel girl.
Vasil NJ. and Alma Molchanoh. boy.
Thomas and Hannah Murphy. boy
Jackson Z. and Carrie J. Woodward. boy
Bradford n and Anna L. Headley. boy.
Colon r and Faye L. McMath boy.
Francis r. and Dorothy c. Barnes, boy.
August H and Myrtle A. Ortman, boy.
Bryan and Elsie M Popp. boy.
Herman A. and Elizabeth M Heltrich, boy
Arthur and Efie James. boy.
William H. and Daisy A. Davis. boy.