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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29
OKLAHOMA MUCH
EXCITED ABOUT
RECENT DEATHS
Authorities Investigating
Report That More Than
a Dozen Have Died From
Illegal Operations

Oklahoma City, Okla, April 20
(U. P.)-Authorities to-day inves-
.tigated each of more than a dozen
recent deaths in the belief "a tragic
epidemic of Illegal operations has
been disclosed.
Since Thursday when 1t became
known that two University of Okla
homa students had died within q
week as result OF such operations.
the scope OF the Investigation has
widened.
To-day an osteopath was held in
jail. denied bond, for preliminary
hearing May 6 on charge ~ mur-
der. He is John w. Eisiminger, So.
named in the death bed statement
Of Virginia Wyckoff. pretty 22-year.
old coed, as the man who had per-
formed an operation upon her.
Another man, q physician, was
sought. He is DR. r; r. Thackef,
against whom one murder charge
has been fled, and two other COM
plants made. County Attorney
Lewis Morris also wished to ques-
ton him about a fourth case.
Morris named nine asserted vice.
Tins and announced each case
would be investigated closely.
There were indications. too, that
additional deaths will be revealed.
The United Press was informed
from an unusually reliable source
that tat least six other women have
died at another hospital here" Au-
thorities are investigating.
Miss Wyckoff and Mrs Frank
Lee, 17-year-old bride Of q univer-
sity football star. both died at the
Oklahoma City General hospital.
where they were taken after physi-
clans found them in q serious con-
dition.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29

The negros Of the United States
are cooperating as Is probably no
other race with the presidents or
ganization in garden programs. Ma
tional reports given at the Water
bury Inter-Racial committee last
night at the home of Miss Alice
Kingsbury showed that large
amounts of home grown food is
being used, and vegetables and
fruits conserved for winter use.
This is being stimulated by the Me-
tional Urban league for negroes.
President L. Hollingsworth Wood
Of the league was the speaker at
several meetings in Waterbury last
week.
Miss Alice e. Kingsbury pre-
sided at the meeting, at which Mrs
Leila T. Alexander of the Pearl
Street Neighborhood House present.
ed further report on the negro
housing situation in Waterbury.
The local committee has four sub
committees, housing, Abbott ave.
nue., publicity, and education.
The reports of inter-racial week
showed an excellent feeling in Wa
terbury between the white and COLI
OTcu IdCSSs Cu60ASB
speaking for industry, reported on
the good will and spirit of fair
play which industries of Waterbury
have toward the co1ored race. 9th
ers stated that the problem Of the
negro is to quite a large extent,
"a problem of the attitude OF white
people toward the negro.
Various organizations, like the
public schools, the unemployment
committee, the service clubs, the
churches, Chamber of Commerce,
YMCA, and others participated in
the discussion yesterday. Among
those present were Miss Alice e.
Kingsbury, Miss Helen e. Chase,
Mrs James E. Gregg, Rev Ridgway
F. Shinn, G. Arthur Dubois. Her.
bert s. Smith, Harry C. Post, Rev
Moses R. Lowell. Prof John G. Gill
martin, Miss Thelma Race, Mrs AL
len H. Boardman, Miss E. Louise
Coe, DIR 1. W. Reed. Mrs Scott.
Mrs Leila T. Alexander, Mrs s.
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Economy Bill Meets
With Some Smashing
Attacks In House
The 100000 900 Cut Asked for Has Failed Thus Far
Hoover Proposals Are Beaten-Salary Cuts
Are Allowed

lily shrinking, President Hoover
called an unexpected meeting of
his financial advisors - Secretary
OF the Treasury Mills. Governor
Meyer Of the Federal Reserve
Board and Budget Director Roop.
Mills on leaving the White House
indicated no new economy sugges-
tions would be made by the admin
istration pending final house ac-
ton on the bill.
1t Is too early to determine the
effect of the house rebellion on the
budget-balancing program. Savings
of at least $20Q,O00.000 are needed.
But part of this will be made up
III the senate persists in making 10
per cent reductions in the regular
appropriation bills. There are also
indications that when the house
gets through Kidding the economy
bill, the economy committee will
ask that it be recommitted for
drafting Of new provisions.
In addition to the II per cent
pay cut, the house in an overtime
session last night approved items
eliminating extra pay for over
time work; reducing travel allow
ances, including those Of congress-
men: requiring compulsory retire.
ment for age; preventing promo
lions and filling Of vacancies DUR
ing the next pisca1 year; and pro-
viding that in any reduction OF
personnel married women whose
husbands also are working for the
government shall be let out before
any other persons in the same
branch are dismissed.
The $4,000 and $4,000 salaries
Board, Shipping Board. Federal
of members of the Federal Farm
Reserve Board, Interstate Conn
merce Commission, Tariff Com
mission, Reconstruction Finance
Corporation and Board OF Railway
Mediation were reduced to $4,000.
President Hoover, although le-
gally exempt from the government
pay cut, has advised congressman
that he will take an IL per cent
reduction along with others receive
ing more than $500.
The reduction, allowing for the
initial $4,000 exemption, will
amount to STATS and will lower
his $4,000 salary to $67.025.
The bill carries provision au-
thorizing the president, cabinet Of
ficers and others constitutionally
exempt from pay cuts. to turn
back to the treasury any part OF
their salaries.
Cabinet officers now receive
$4,000 and an IL per cent reduc-
ton would leave $13,625.
4
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29
SECOND CHURCH
| CHOIR, QUARTET
Rare Musical Treat to Be
Presented at Davenport
Hall Tonight
START AT S:l5 O'CLOCK

The program OF opera gems to
be given tonight in Davenport hall
at SIS o'clock by the Second Con-
gregational church choir, and as
sisted by the quartet consists of
the following numbers:
Chorus. Hail to our Native Land
Soprano solo. Giannina Mia
Mrs Nuhn
Chorus-When Maid Comes
Knocking
Baritone solo--Oh Thou Sublime
Sweet Evening Star
Mr. Clark
Chorus--Pilgrim Chorus
Intermfssion
Mems Chorus--Auf Wiedersehen
Tenor solo--Recipe
Mr. Newton
Chorus-Ting Ealing
Contraito solo--My Heart at Thy
Sweet Voice
Mics Hotchkiss
Women's Chorus--A Maytime
Night (wa1tz)
Duet Do You Remember
Mrs Nuhn
Mr. Newton
Soprato. solo--Jewel Song
Mrs Nuhn
Chorus-Soldiers' Chorus
The ushers will be members of
the Second church Girls GIee club,
and the flowers and decorations are
donated through the courtesy OF
Dallas Flower shop, Inc.
Members Of the Second Congre-
gational church choir who will par
ticipate in the performance are
Misses Grace Galley, Dorothy
Gaess. Harriet Gibbs, Charlotte
Grohs, Bernice Harper, Dorothy
Hine, Gladys Jentoch, Angie e.
Keane, Lola Laneheart, Mrs Alyce
MacGregor, Mrs May MacLelland,
Miss Jean Munro, Mrs Marjorie s.
Nuhn, Misses Adelaide Pope, Louise
Proelss, Ethel Ray, Edith Stanley.
Edith Thomas, Mrs E. M. Pendle-
ton, Mrs Roy Walch. Mrs c. II.
Wells, Mrs r. P. Clarke: Messrs
Charles Scfwaeble, A. w. Hayden,
Phillip C. Johnson. Jack Keillor,
r. p. Clarke, Walton B. Smith,
Charles r. Stumpf, Charles r.
Stumpf, Jr., Charles w. Stoeffler,
r. L. MacGregor, William Newton,
Robert A. Curire. Robert Ker, Le-
land L. Stacey, Miss Cara Clarke.
Miss Eunice Clarke, Mrs A. w.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29

washington, April 20 - Cup
49, The $200.000,0O economy bill
already has dwindled to $136.000.-
900 and several large controversial
items remain to be acted upon by q
house which Is working its own will
over the protestations OF its lead
ers.
The house last night by 1873 to 81
reaffirmed its approval of an IL
per cent reduction in all govern
ment salaries over $4,000 But
this viii save only $12.000,000.
Before approving the pay cut,
the house by 176 to 159 rejected
President Hoover's "furlough" plan
designed to place the government
service on the equivalent of a i've
day week. This had been estimated
to aave $S0,000,000 a year.
The house also rejected the
committee plan to eliminate Sat
urday half-holidays. This cut
$9,00O,000 more from the total
savings in the bill. Consolidation
of the war and navy departments
to ave $5O,000,000 remains to be
acted upon and is believed doomed
to defeat. Likewise the proposed
$48,000.000 reduction in veterans
benefits.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29
BROADCAST OF
LION in BOSTON
CAUSED PANIC
First and Probably His
Last Use Of mike
He Didn't Like Looks of
Things and ''Roared
So"

81
Boston, April 29--(UP)--King
Leo. 800-pound movie lion, had
made his first, and perhaps last.
radio appearance today and seven
persons were nursing minor in
juries suffered when the mike.
frightened" beast twice ran wild
during q scheduled broadcast from
station WBZ.
A few moments after being re-
) leased from his cage and led to Q
microphone by Captain vilney Pfi-
fer, his trainer, King Leo surveyed
the studio and picked his exit.
Some 200 men, women and chill
dren. assembled In the studio and
spectator chamber on the Ifith floor
Of Hotel Bradford to witness his
radio debut, were terrified as the
beast lunged through double
plate glass window separating the
studio from the main control room
Policemen, station attaches
newspaper reporters and photog-
raphers were at vantage points
around the studio as the lion, with
a mighty roar. started his ram
page.
Such was the shock that Announ-
Get k1lQdu IkC0IuOtaA SVPRkN0 1890
his perch on a ladder into the arms
of policemen and newspaper men,
Photographers. except one or two
of the more courageous, scrambled
from the tops of two pianos on
which they were squatting to get
sclose-ups'' Of Leo's broadcast.
Amid the pandemonium that fol-
lowed. the hotels five elevators
harAa1 ass1 Inxuornd IN favU
Meantime police and hotel en-
lion from bursting q door which
would given his access to the hotel
proper where hundreds of guests
were roomed.
Finally cornered by his trainer,
King Leo was forced to go through
with his scheduled broadcast. con-
sisting Of roars in assorted pitches
and volumes.
Apparently reckoning that his
performance merited q second ding
at freedom, the massive beast took
q second flying leap from the broad
cast chamber, this time puncturing
the double-paned glass leading into
the spectator doom, now cleared OF
guests.
For 10 minutes the lion roamed
from room to room, blood stream
ing from the glass cuts on his
TANKS. Once it seemed he was about
to dive through an outside window
facing busy fremont street, 50 feet
below, but he changed his mind.
Trapped in a closet after being
saved from policfmen's guns by the
pleas Of his trainer. the naughty
Nubian was recaged and taken
away.
Those bowled over and slightly
hurt during the bestial bedlam
included Edward Craig, Springfield,
continuity writer; Gertrude e. Bru-
ton, Quincy: Betty A. Seaberg,
studio hostess: Alice Winkins
jamaica Plain; Patricia Henry,
{ Boston; Felix Talbot, house de-
tective; and Emily Saurtevant
Braintree.
King Leo Is famous as the lion
: whose image and roar introduce
IN movies produced by Metro Gold
~ Mayer. He is 8 years old and
10 feet long. He was captured as q
cub By his present trainer in the
-s--~ssu desert In Africa.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29
Skulls Fractured
in Auto MisElap<
Victims Of Crashes Yes:
terday Taken to ST
Mary's Hospital

Slight Improvement was report
ed today In the condition Of Mrs
Beecher Smith, rs. Of 81 Frankli1
street and Joseph Pocailaitis, 81. ~
437 washington avenues Both
victims Of auto accidents yester<
day and are believed to have sur
fered fractured skulls. K-ray HAYS
been taken on their injuries.
Mrs Smith was injured struck ~
an automobile operated by Joseph
A. voketaitis Of 5S4 Highland ave-
nue. The accident occurred as
Mos Smith was crossing East Masf1
street, near School street.
The second mishap occurred On
Congress avenue, near Poplaf
street. A report of the accident
was filed by Ellen Palmieri Of 107
Bailey street, New Haven. She
claimed that Pocailaitis ran into
the street from the left side Of the
street and into the front Of her
machine.
Both victims are patients ct 81
Mary's hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29

formerly Of this city, was among
those listed as being present at to-
days conclave In Hartford, how
ever. So was Judge Frederick
Mccarthy Of Ansonia, well known
in Waterbury in past years al an
arden Smith hacker. Judge Nc
Carthy was alternate for ex-Mayor
William q. Thoms of this city at
the 1924 convention in New York.
Judge Thoms ID still q Smith
hacker but apparently Judge Me-
Carthy has swung over to the
Roosevelt column in Connecticut.
others from this section pre-
sent at the meeting this afternoon
are Mrs Edward r. Kirby. G. G..
Middlebrooks of Winsted, Repre-.
sentative Frank Hogan Of Torring.
ton and John Heffernan Of Tor
fington. Mr. Heffernan Ii now
connected with the tsate labor com
missioner's office, also, He was
formerly q staunch Smith hacker.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29

an % "a in
led police l IN 0
&c I
dmorn damage pnis ethh
have w or ID he c erecting n
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29
Negroes Back
Garden Program


Mum, Of the Wemen's study cII.|
Mrs Jessie Carter Of the MAJ
Magdalene tent, Mrs g. McK1uII|
of the Household Of Ruth. NIL
M. Bacote Of the Eastern Star,
Granville and G. Larl<in-
On motion Of Rev M. r. Lowell
the officers consisting OF Min
Kingsbury, Mr. Reed, DR. GreE8. Is
s. Smith and Mrs Alexander Wtr<
appointed q committees to months
ate new members to the Waterbur<
Inter-racial committee.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29
CHILD, 5, HAS
81 OPERATIONS

Fairmont, w. va.-Cook hos
pitfalls "favorite patient is five
Fyear-oldN frankie, who, in two
years has undergone 81 operations
and been under ether 80 times.
frankie has been in the hospital
SO long he calls it home.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29

frankie was born with stenosis,
or narrowing of the larynx. His
mother said that as an infant he
was unable to cry aloud, and did
not learn to talk until after the
series of operations started.
At the hospital, two silver tubes
We're forced into the child's ira
chea to enable him to breathe.
Weekly dilating is necessary and
for the first few months each
operation required the administra-
ton of an anesthetic.
frankie explained to another
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29

Hayden, Miss Kaey Ellen Hotchkiss.
Mis- Airline Stanley, Mrs Charles r,
Stumpf, Mrs Starr Oldershaw, Miss
Eleanor Badger and Miss Alma
Droz. Mrs Joseph o. Todd, Miss
Pau1ette Wolozin, Miss Bernice
Rumney.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29

A steam hauling engine Of the
beam type, built more than 100
years ago, is still working ri Sea-
ham harbor. England.
In a single cast three brothers.
fishing in the harbor Of Cork.
Irish Free State, caught 81 salmon
weighing 700 pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29
THE MAILED FIST

Boxing Instructor (after first
lesson): Now, have you any ques-
tons you want to ask?
Beginner (dazed): Yes, how
much is your correspondence
course ?-The Humorist.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29

child patient who was crying after
his sister left, that he shouldn't
cry and added: 81 only cry on
Saturday, cause that's my opera
ton day.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-17

mept Of Labor admitted that only
14,8 per cent Of the enployable pop
ulation OF this country has fun time
work and now we, the millions OF us
who are jobless, are asked to take
away the bread from the mouths of
those few workers who still have a
job, and call this a solution for I'M
employment. Our answer to the Hoo
YER government Is that we do not
propose TO spread starvation. We
propose to end starvationl (Shouts
Of hprrahl htrrahD
It Is necessary that we clearly un-
derstand the kind Of q Congress we
are going to. In the effort to dis
courage us the boss class has not only
put physical obstacles in our way, but
1t has tried to set up theological OBJ
stacIes. It told us that we have no
need to go to Congress now. They
said: why don't you wait until Mr..
Roosevelt Is inaugurated and then
everything viii be bc4ter7" (Boos |!
We want to eat todayD
This Is cofrectl We want to eat
today, we cannot wait until March
4th. Shouts Of hurrahD
What Waiting for Roosevelt Means
And furthermore we know very well
what to except from the kindness
Of heart and the. generosity OF that
demagog who was recently elected
president Of the United States.
(BoosD
We know that according to the
admissions Of the Welfare bodies in
New York, there are tens OF thou
sands Of families, hundreds OF work
ers. their wives and children, without
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-17
HEAR BENJAMIN ToNITE

NEW YORK, N. Y-Charges that
news dispatches OF the recent hun
ger march on Washington were mall
iciously distorted and that police
handling of the march was deliber-
ately calculated to provoke trouble
made by prominent editors and writ
ers will be aired at the New School Of
Social Research tonight (Sat., Dec.
I'D at $3.50 p. m. at a meeting called
by the Leauge Of Professional Groups
where Herbert Benjamin, Secretary
of the Unemployed Councils and
leader of the hunger march, has been
invited to present his side OF the
story. Newspapers accused Of dis
torting the news reports have been
asked to send representatives.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-17
JAPAN PUPPET
EMPIRE PLANNED
War Drive in N. China
Grows Shaper

Japanese troops are concentrating
at three vital points Of the Jehol
Province and North China borders
for the invasion Of North China.
Huge concentrations have already
been accomplished in the Tungliao-
chen, Solunshan and Chinchow re-
gions. Japanese troops have also car
ried out an advance several DAYS ago
beyond the Great Wall in the coastal
region around Shanhaikuan.
Open imperialist Plot.
Japanese officials and the Manchu-
kuo henchmen are openly declaring
their intention to seize North China
and set up the puppet Manchukuo
president Pu vi, deposed boy En-
peror" Of China, as a yassal emper-
or of japanese imperialism over all
North China. A number of North
China militarists are supporting the
Japanese scheme, including the war
lord OF Shantung province.
General Noboyoshi Muto, japanese
mill AIRY dictator in Manchuria yes
terday limited that an incident" may
occur on the border of North China
which would "force" Japan to at
tack the Chinese volunteer forces.
The volunteers are guarding the Dor
ders In defiance of Markings trail
torouS policy Of non-resis .ance to the
schemes of the imperialist powers for
the looting and partition of China.
He declared that Jehol Province "is
destined to become an important
province Of the new State of Man
chukuo."
The Japanese drive for the seizure
Of North China is aimed to broaden
and strengthen the Japanese military
base in Manchuria thereby facilitate
the armed intervention against the
Soviet Union, the Peoples Govern
ment Of Mongolia, and the rising So
Wet Power in Central and South
China. 1t is another effort to solve
the sharpening antagonisms of the
world at the expense of
the flourishing Soviet world.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-17

any kind Of relief Whatever and that
the relief in the city OF New York
has been reduced to levels as low as
$500 q month for a family of five.
Certainly, there is not much to wait
for here. Certainly this is not some
thing that we can console ourselves
with.
We know that in the state from
which Mr.. Roosevelt comes as gov
ernor, that in the city of Syracuse,
relief has been reduced to 9 cents a
day. And we know this is no pros
pect we can afford to wait for.
Furthermore, we know that we
here, tonight, without shelter, sur
rounded by an army that is COM
pletely equipped with all the lethal
instruments at the disposal Of the
goYernment-it is not only the fault
OF Mr.. Hoover but we know it is
the fault Of Mr.. Roosevelt, we know
that Roosevelt is just as much re-
sponsible for the fact that we stay
here without shelter, without suffi-
Gent food, without a place to meet.
surrounded by elements looking for
q chance to annihilate us. We know
that Roosevelt could have changed
the situation if he felt any more
kindly disposed to the demands of
the unemployed and hungry masses.
Two Parties; One Med UNI
We know that John Garner, who
was elected vice-president, could have
very readily changed the situation if
he had desired to do so. But that
on the contrary, all of the chiefs of
the Democratic Party Joined hands
with Mr.. Hoover and they said:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-17
Salvation Army
Gets SOC for 10c
Meal for JObless

NEW YORK. Who can attack
this hydra-headed monster, the Sal
walton Army? With the aid Of the
Daily Worker, I shall do so in the
bright open light Of the day.
This morning I bummed a man
for the price Of q cup of coffee. He
handed me q ticket that cost him
50c-fve times what I asked for.
This ticket is good at various Sal
walton Army and charity houses.
But I have to wait till $50 tonight,
and then have the pleasure OF stand
ing in long line for long time
in freezing weather, and get what
a rotten 10c meal for that SOC ticket.
I want my reader TO get this
straight bummed Acc for the Sal
walton Army and 10c for myself this
morning.
The time is near when god is go
ing to need an army and he with
his managers, the Salvation Army,
are going to lose.
Let them call us Reds and let us
reply that we are not yellow.
Gilbert ID. Smith.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-17

years gone ny Deen one OF lJS most
prominent sections are at present in
a bankrupt condition, with the mem
bers falling out in the tens Of thou
sands due to inability to pay dues.
AS q result of that the unions and
the central bodies are becoming so
demorauzed that in many Of the
cities there exists no semblance Of
organized bodies Of building trades
workers. The bureaucratic officers
Of the various building trades unions
and central bodies that still exist
declare the unemployed Constitute
dead wood for the union. These
leaders OF the A. F. of L. unions re-
tain a small part Of the membership
to support them in Office.
Many Of these building trades
union breaucrats conive in the at
tack upon the non-organized work
ers who have at all times been forced
to work on so-called alteration Jobs"
only. They are forcing their mem
bership TO accept g reduced rate Of
wages In order to give the bureau
Gratis an opportunity to compete with
un-organized workers who are work
ing for the lowest wages imaginable.
In this way they are directly help
ing the bosses to lower the standards
of living Of the workers so that on
contemplated government construc-
ton, ETC., these workers would be
working at a very reduced rate Of
wages and under bad conditions.
In the meantime the unorganized
workers In the building trades as
well as those who have formerly been
members Of the A. r. Of L. unions
are beginning to look forward to the
creation of labor organizations which
win be free from such betraya1s.
Only 6 Months Old.
In New York City there has been
the successful launching OF the Al
teration Painters, Decorators and
Paperhangers Union. This Union,
in spite Of the attacks on It by the
officialdom Of the a. F. OF L. Paint
ers Union and It's District Council,
No. 9, and the attacks Of the bosses,
has been able to register definite and
positive achievements in the field Of
organization of the workers and the
improvement Of their conditions Of
labor.
TIL Alteration Painters Union was
started in the middle Of July, 1882,
and already, in less than six months,