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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-04
BANK FAILURES
BROUGHT ON BY
RAPID GROWTH
Lenient Laws Found to Be
the Underlying
Cause

New York. (UP)--The orgy OF
bank failures that has been gath
cring momentum In this depression
and which ran at the rate Of l91
failures a month In 1891 has been
brought on gradually through the
rapid growth OF banks for many
years back. banking experts find.
Lenient laws, which permit any
one TO form q bank with very 1T
tie capital, are found to be the un-
derlying cause. Such laws make
for banking by inexperienced bank
crs, experts say. Their testimony is
substantiated by the statement OF
tho comptroller of currency In his
last report. Commenting on the
bank failures, he said:
Small Bank Question
II 10 still predominently small
bank question. Nearly 60 per cent
of tho failures for the past 10 years
have been OF banks Of capital Of
$4,000 and less; an additional
nine per cent were of capital OF
s25,000 and $4,000, but not in
GLIDING $4,000; II 1.2 per cent
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-04
The Naugatuck
Bank & Trust Co
Granted Permission to
| Take Appeal to the
Superior Court

Judge Frederick NJ. Peasley
granted permission to the Manga
tuck Bank and Trust Company TO
appeal to the superior court from
the decision of the board of equal
ization regarding the payment OF
franchise taxes TO the State OF
Connecticut. The amount involved
Is less than a thousand dollars.
The equalization board of the
state ruled that the amount should
be paid by the bank, regardless of
It's being In receivership. Attorney
John +. McDonough argued that
the taxes due as of January ]. 1882,
could not apply In this case be-
cause the bank suspended prior to
that time.
The franchise tax Is collected an
nually by the state from all bank
Ing institutions.
Only one tallsie producing com.
pany In Germany Is prospecting.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-04

were Of banks Of $4,000 capital
up to 100000.
I'm other words, about SO per
cent Of all Of the bank failures In
the United States from 1921 to
1891 were Of banks having less
than 100000 capital. During this
period only four-tenths of one per
cent OF the number Of failures were
Of banks having q capital OF ST.
100000 and over"
The small banks grew up In the
west during the boom Of agricul-
ture. They lent money promiscu-
ously In boom times and In every
depression were hard put to exist,
many dropping by the wayside.
Prime Causes
Loans made on real estate, and
bond purchases were the prime
causes Of frozen assets In this de-
preston. Experienced bankers hold
the real estate loans inexcuseabie.
but cannot blame the small banks
for their difficulty in bonds.
However, the difficulty In the
bond market Is directly traceable
In q large part to the operations
Of the banks which could not
raise money on mortgages and
which resorted to selling their
prime securities to raise funds TO
meet obligations. Such wholesale
selling Of bonds naturally deprcss-
cd prices and brought the country's
prime securities to fecord low
levels. Low bond prices froze as
sets Of strong banks and set In mo.
ton q long list of failures. Now
that the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation is coming to the aid OF
banks and railroads, bankers look
for q more stable banking struc-
ture that will revive confidence.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-04

Henry Ruhl, 80, a former resi-
dent Of waterbury and weli-known
among the employees Of the Con-
necticut Light a Power Company
narrowly escaped electrocution
early this Afternoon In the COM
pany's power house In South Nor
walk. He liz now on the danger
list Of the Norwalk hospital. He
was very painfully burned Accord
ing TO reports when 1900 volts
passed through his body.
No details of the accident were
available at press hour. The ac.-
cident was verified by officials OF
the company, but the only state.
ment forthcoming was that RUM
was at work in the power plant
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-04
ENDS PILES
After rs Years
Peters0n's Ointment Did II
and Only IS Cents

Mr. T. q. Roekstrom OF Detroit,
Mich, writes: ! suffered with piles
for over rs years--nothing did me
any good. After my fourth box OF
Peterson's Ointment ! am nearly
well. II II the greatest Ointment J
ever heard Of"
In pstsfson's Ointment there II
not only an amazingly effective
medication which Immediately ends
all burning, itching ana soreness
but II also contains powerfully
hpailns and repairang ceffeetissn
which Danish the most stunboyn
cases Of troublesome piles quicker
than anything you've ever tried. u
nof-money back. 81 cents . hos
at any drugstore.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-04
1900 VOLTS PASS THROUGH ELECTRICIAN
Henry Ruhl On
Danger List At
Norwalk Hospital
Former Employee Of 6. L. & p. Here Narrowly Misses
Instant Death When Burned at South Norwalk
Power Plant Friends Here Notified of Accident

when he met with the accident
which almost cost him his lie
Ruhl 10 employed as electrician.
Up to eight years ago the in
jured man was a member of the
local staff Of employees OF the Con-
necticut Light q Power Company.
At that time he was transferred
to Norwalk, where he has since
made his home. His former place
of residence here was on North
Main street.
Within a. few minutes after the
first report of the near fatality, To-
cal officials OF the company were
In communication with Norwalk to
learn the details of the accident
and the opinion Of attending doe
tors as to his condition.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-04
$1,000 in the
Milk Fund
Disabled Vets Contribute
Stockholders Give
S.

waterbury's free school milk
fund passed the $1,000 mark to-
day thanks to the efforts, especial
ly, Of the Disabled American Veter-
ans Of the World War of this city
and the public school teachers.
The disabled veterans sent In a
check for $50 today to aid out the
fund while the teachers contribut-
ed IS. In addition Mr. and Mrs
Frederick M. Williams forwarded
a donation of SIS and one donation
of SO was received from Hans X.
Hansen.
The total on hand in the milk
fund at the present time. figuring
in today's donations of $50, Is
$7.049.09. DR. z. j. Godfrey, city
health officer, who Is in charge of
the fund. declared this afternoon.
early. that although 1t was planned
to discontinue the distribution of
the milk this week due to lack of
funds he will now extend the time
la little further to see how money
comes in.
In all $4,000 IL needed IL the
free distribution work is to be car
ried on throughout the entire 1881
1882 session.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-04
LATE REALTY NEWS
WARRANTY DEEDS

Joseph LaZauskas TO Anthony
and Ellen Barkauskas, real estate
on the southwest side of Highland
avenue.
Joseph Lazauskas TO Anthony
and Ellen Barkauskas. real estate
on the west side Of Highland ave.
nue.,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-04

I caught o bad cough. I saw my eve
ming Of evenings ruinedi Mother
came to the rescue with Smith
Brothers Cough Syrup. It worked
wonders. My cough got better after
the first spoonful. BY night I had
lost it completely" Lucille Certify,
80 West 63rd Street, N. Y. G.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-04

selected from among the members.
of st Marys Girls club and ST
Mary's Alumni and brings into,
prominence some of the city's most
popular singers, dancers and mus
sicians. @t N
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-18
OPERATIONS OF CAPONE GANG
EXPOSED BY FEDERAL PROBE

CHICAGO, July ID. W.P) = The
United States government is ready
to deal the death blow to the AL
Capone crime syndicate.
A two year investigation by the
aces of the prohibition department,
the Chicago Secret Six, and the
Chicago police department has cul-
minated in 50-page report to the
United States attorney general, the
United Press learned today, reveal
ing additional evidence against the
gang and showing it's tremendous
scope through the nation
The report is designed to bolster
former indictments against the gang
leader which have been on file since
before he was convicted of income
tax evasion and probably will find
its way before the federal grand
jury for possible indictments at its
next session here.
The report reveals Capone's amaz-
ing hold on the nations liquor
traffic. Two hundred persons are
named as having been connected
with the syndicate, which operated
virtually unhampered until the gov
ernment ran the gang to cover
through its pocketbook-by convic-
tions of gangsters for evasion of
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-18
AIMEE GRAVELY ILL BUT MA
DECIDES TO OBTAIN DIVORCE

LOS ANGELES, July 18. WP)--
The much publicized romance of
Mrs. Minnie ma" Kennedy Hud-
son, mother of Mrs. Aimee Semple
Hutton and former An
gelus Temple official, with Guy Ed
ward "What-A-Man" Hudson ap-
peared to have ended definitely to-
day.
After having apparently been rec
onciled with "What-A-Man" since
recently declaring she was through"
because of Hudson's economic diff
iculties, Ma" was quoted today as
saying she had decided to get a
divorce.
Hudson was reported enroute to
Las Vegas, New, where he was said
to have obtained job selling au-
tomobiles.
"I am signing off" ma" was
quoted as saying. II have paid for
two marriages, one annulment and
one divorce, and now I am going
all the way and try for the fifth
and final matrimonial decision-I
want divorce for myself this time,
1T is of no use to try to make
myself believe that things will get
better. These eternal trips after
jobs-this continual asking for
money has gotten me to a point
where can't endure it longer"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-18

LOS ANGELES, July 18. U.6-
With her ailment definitely dag
nosed as a basal fracture of the
skull, Aimee Semple Mcpherson
Hutton, evangelist, began a long
rest cure today in a fight to regain
her health.
The evangelist suffered the frac-
ture when she tainted, fell and
struck her head upon being in
formed that her husband, David L.
Hutton had lost a $4,000 breach
of promise verdict to Myrtle H. st.
Pierre.
The injury was first believed to
be conclusion of the brain, but her
physician, DR.. Edward Huntington
williams, declared today that the
fracture had been established def
initely. He was to return today to
Lake Elsinore, in the mountains
near Riverside, to obtain X-rays of
the injury. Mrs. Hutton is con-
fined to her bed in her luxurious
Moorish castle there.
Her condition is very serious y
said DR.. Williams, "only a COM
plete rest cure will restore her
to health. Not even her husband
will be permitted to enter the sick
room until she shows steady prog
ress in her condition"
Hundreds of followers gathered
at Angelus Temple to pray for their
pastors recovery.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-18
DECLARES STATE
WATER PROGRAM
IS NOT DOOMED

SACRAMENTO, July 18. W.P)-
California's proposed water program
is not doomed, Governor Rolph was
informed today by James M. Burke
of Visalia, member of the governors
water commission.
Burke presented Rolph with a
resolution signed by the Tulare
county board of supervisors, board
of trade, farm bureau, and the
county water commission, express
ing willingness to take chances
on the outcome of a special ses-
sion of the legislature
The resolution further expressed
confidence that Rolph will carry
out his declaration made in Oak
land July IL that he would call a
special session on the water pro-
gram"
The poll of members of the leg
islature taken by Governor Rolph
does not represent an expression of
their sentiment on water develop
ment, Burke said.
Burke pointed out that prompt
action is necessary in order to OBJ
tain federal money from the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation. He
has just returned from Washing
ton. d. c., and is confident that
the California water program, which
is self-supporting, could be started
Immediately if the state legislature
would only let the people vote on ii
next November,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-18
EXPECT CHAPLIN
TO OPPOSE SONS
PICTURE CAREERS

LOS ANGELES, July 18. UP)-
The two small sons of Charles
Spencer Chaplin, premier film COM
edian, arrived here today to prepare
for series of motion pictures un-
der a contract signed by their
mother, Lita Grey Chaplin, the
comedians divorced wife.
The boys, Charles, Jr., aged 7
years, and Sydney Earl, 6 years old,
had spent six months in France
studying the language under a tu-
tor.
They were accompanied to Loi
Angeles by Nicholas Gyory, their
mothers manager. and Mrs. Lillian
Grey, theit grandmother.
The elder Chaplin was not seer
at the railroad depot when the boys
arrived.
The children appeared to know
very little about the films which
made their father famous and in
which they are scheduled to parti-
cipate.
Charles Jr., said he wanted to
ride a horse in the picture"
II want to be like Mickey Mouse" +"
said Sydney Earl, 'he is the best"
The famous comedian was report
ed as staunchly opposed to his for
mer's wife's plan to place the boys
in pictures. 1t was rumored that
he is planning a court action in an
effort to halt fulfilment of the con-
tract.
Lita Grey Chaplin is in Chicago
completing some vaudeville agree
mentS, her manager said. She is
expected to come to Hollywood
within two weeks.
The former Mrs. Chaplin holds
that she has custody of her sons
and is entitled to map their future.
The boys were taken to their
grandmothers home in Beverly
Hills.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-18
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q 1874. heNsugAs Syndicate Ia
NONE INJURED In
THREE WRECKS ON
COUNTY HIGHWAYS

Weekend automobile accidents in
Imperial county kept state high
way patrolmen busy, reports at the
state traffic office this morning
showed. In three accidents reported
to the office, no one was injured.
A belated report of another ac-
cident, last Friday, also was filed
at the traffic office. Two men. Will
bur Leach and Ralph Williams
were severely injured in this crash
Leach was driving east on the
San Diego highway at Seeley when
he ran into cloud of dust. Be-
coming confused, he applied his
brakes and skidded for ITO feet, un-
til his car struck that of Rollir
Parker Chula Vista. Parker's cal
was on the north side of the high
way, off the pavement.
Leach and Williams were taker
to the hospital, where they are re.
covering from injuries.
At the Acacia ditch north of the
Heber heading yesterday cars driver
by Bami Singh, Hindu, and Mar
iano Tobin, Filipino, collided at an
intersection. Slight damage was
done.
Another accident yesterday was
on the Los Angeles highway 15O
yards west of the New River bridge
A car driven by Roscoe H. Cara
dine of Ell Centro, travelling west,
struck an automobile driven by H
H. Haynes of Seeley, as Haynes
started to make a left turn. Cara
dine told officers Haynes did not
signal for the turn.
Cars driven by Vivian Carpenter
and Sara Moore, both of Holtville,
collided at the Ell Centro city limits
today after the former stopped,
then started again, driving her car
in the path of that CT Miss Moore.
Considerable damage was done to
both automobiles.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-18
Police Official
Gets Protection

LOS ANGELES, July 18. U.P)-
A police guard was about the home
of Police Commissioner Thomas
Walkup today as authorities invest
igated an alleged shooting at his
apartment house.
Officials feared another attempt
might have been made to intimidate
Walkup, who already has been the
target of an asserted frame up
attempt. Wells j. Mosher, former
confidential secretary to Mayor
John G. Porter, is under indictment
in connection with the asserted plot.
Neighbors reported to police an
unidentified man was shooting at
Walkup's apartment late yesterday
from another section of the same
building. There was no one in the
apartment at the time.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-18

income tax. The investigation,
headed by w. E. Bennett, member
of the special intelligence unit of
the prohibition department, extend
ed over eight states.
Aiding Bennett was Elliott Ness,
youthful college graduate agent,
who was largely responsible for
sending Capone to the Atlanta pen
itentiary.
The investigation was designed
to unearth additional evidence with
a view to new indictments against
the gang Al Capone headed for IL
years, and to bolster the ones now
on file against the fallen gang and
68 others. Capone is working as a
convict in the overall shop of the
Atlanta federal prison, a convicted
evader of income tax payments.
Highlights of the investigation
which sent operatives to gangster
haunts in New York, Pennsylvania,
Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin,
Illinois and Indiana since November
1880 are:
/. Approximately 200 persons are
accused in the report of connection
with the syndicate which traded in
liquor over all the nation. They
included managers" of bottle
works, breweries, -cooperages, dis
tilleries, trucking companies, vice
resorts, roadhouses, night clubs and
bank officials.
2. Capone had an income of more
than $2,000000 from the sources re-
vealed in the report, in the II years
since January 26, 1921, when first
he gained control of the gang with
machine guns and "one way rides" !"
3. The syndicate's ramifications
extended into business enterprises
and banks; the gang owned fleets
of trucks and at its bidding, bank
accounts were kept secret and
names changed.
4. In the course of the investiga-
ton more than 100000 gallons of
beer was dumped by raiders in on
slaughts on SO brewerieS, and 400
persons were arrested.
Included in the report was a "blue
book" of gangland. Heading the
list was this notation on Capone:
"Alphonse Capone, executive di-
rector of the syndicate and head
man of the gang"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-18
U. S. TO JOIN
WITH CANADA ON
WATER PROJECT

WASHINGTON, July 18. W.P =
A treaty providing for action by
the United States and Canada to
engage in the outstanding engi-
neering project of modern times
an 100000 st. Lawrence water
way linking the heart of the
American continent with sea-going
European traffic-was signed here
today by Representatives of the two
countries.
Secretary of State Stimson signed
the treaty in behalf of the United
States and Minister William D.
Harridge for Canada.
The treaty will be the subject
of senate hearings at which Gov.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic
presidential nominee, may testify
regarding New York states part in
the giant project.
The senate and the Canadian
parliament must approve the
treaty before it becomes effective.
The project calls for the con-
struction of a seaway 81 feet deep
to connect the Atlantic ocean
through the Great Lakes and the
st. Lawrence river with. the vast
grain and oil producing sections of
the American and Canadian mid
west.
Under the treaty the two govern
ments will spend $543, $4,000 in
completing the waterway. It's total
cost, including past work, is un-
officially estimated at 100000, 900.
Two large dams, capable of de-
veloping 100000 horsepower TO
light farms and cities and turn the
wheels of hundreds of factories,
are envisaged in the project.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-18

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, July 18.
(U.P - Reports of another prison
camp "sweat box" death were car
ried today into a conference in
tended to Danish such brutality and
prisons which permitted such pun
ishment, it was declared, during
investigation of charges that death
occurred in at least four cases
within two months.
The latest reports we're received
by Al F. German, foreman of q
grand jury which already has in-
dicted two prison guards on murder
charges in the sweat box' death
of a 19-year-old New Jersey boy.
The reports came by airmail from
Miami. German refused to reveal
their exact content.
81 want to place the matter be-
fore the states attorney" the grand
jury foreman who has received nu-
merous death threats because of
his activity, reported.
unless we get the action of state
officials we demand, we may
subpoena Gov. Doyle F. Carlton
and highway commissioner Mayo"
He declared he had Is prisoners
who would swear that Arthur Mail
lefert, 19, had been beaten unmerci-
fully before he died, by Capt. j. F.
Baker at Sunbeam prison camp.
German conferred today with o
group of church women interested
in his fight on the ancient torture
methods permitted in several states.
Tennessee, for instance, permits the
same sweat box" treatment, al
though no official record shows it
has been used. Whipping, the ball
and chain and other such punish
ment is permitted in several states.
The first torture victim this year
was Maillefert. He had been
beaten. Then his body was
clothed" in a barrel and he was
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-18
SUPERIOR COURT
JUDGE INDICTED
in LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES. July Is. (U.H-'
The reported indictment of a Los
Angeles superior court judge as an
outgrowth of the "receivership
scandals" was partly confirmed
today when Foreman Charles S.
Hutson admitted that the county
grand jury would return a true bill
as its final act before 1t is dis
charged late today.
The indictment was secretly
voted last Saturday, it was learned.
1t was reliably reported that the
indicted jurist was Walter S. Gates.
State receivership of the Ameri-
can Mortgage company's $4,000, 900
properties were involved in the
background of the indictment, 1t
was reported.
Judge Gates, after alleged mis-
handling of the mortgage firms
funds came to light, discharged
A. j. Showalter and Charles r
Allison as the firms receivers.
Showalter and Allison later were
indicted.
1t was Judge Gates who had or
dered an investigation into the re-
ceiverships jointly entrusted to the
pair.
During the investigation, 1t was
learned that Superior Judges Daily
Stafford tand Walter S. Guerin had
received gifts Of clothing and other
favors from Allison. A third jurist,
Carryl Sheldon, also received a
suit of clothing, which ne said he
won by betting on ball game with
Allison.
Judge Gates, informed OF the
reported indictment, charged that
attempts were being made by his
enemies to wreck his political ca
ieer.
"They have tried this before, but
I do not fear them" Judge Gates
said.
st believe there are enough level
headed persons on this grand jury
to prevent that body being made .
political catspaw."
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-18
Former French
Minister Dies

PARIS, July 18. (U.P)-Jules JUS
serand, for % years French am
bassador to Washington and
member of the late Theodore
Roosevelt's famous tennis cabi-
net" died today.
The veteran diplomat was n. He
had been i'll in recent years, during
which he wrote his memoirs. He
was an indefatigable writer, was a
close student of English and Amer
ican literature and wrote the
standard French textbook, in three
volumes, on English literature.
Jesserand married Elsie Rich
ards, daughter of an American
resident of France.