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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-03
POLITICAL BOSS INDICTED
FOR LIQUOR CONSPIRACY
Six Aides of Tom Dennison Also
Named by Grand Jury
in Omaha, Nebr.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
OMAHA. Nebr, March "a Federal
grand jury has climaxed a months
work by indicting Tom Dennison, vet
eran Omaha political boss, on charges
Of conspiracy to violate the prohibition
law through the operations OF an alleged
syndicate here.
The indictment, returned late yes
terday, also named six of Dennison'S
reputed aides They were William E.
Nesslehous, John MARCEL, South Omaha
city prosecutor; Roscoe Rawley, South
Omaha political leader; Detective Sergt
Paul Sutton, former detective chief;
Detective Lieut.. Harry Buford, colored,
and Police Sergt Joe Patach.
All gave bonds for their release.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-03


tecting his mobility and freedom OF &C
ton.
Take a workman who leaves his Joo
If unemployment insurance IS connneo
to particular industries he cannot trans
fer to another industry and carry the
benefits or advantages. To that extent
it interferes with his freedom OF action.
He Is not the free man he would be I'M
der q system of universal application,
whereby he could transfer from one IN
dustry to another or from one employer
to another within the same industry
without losing any of the benefit.
Sees Legislation Possible.
I am satisfied the compulsory form
would not weaken effectiveness of trade
organizations. On the contrary, 1t would
give labor unions real stake in man
agement of business. 1t would protect
them also from competition from unem-
ployed in grave depression.
l think It possible to frame such legiS-
lation so as to provide for raising an
unemployment fund in time Of per-
ity for use during depressions, fund
independent Of any one company and
not dependent upon success or failure
of any company. We know enough now
TO aVOlQ LII dOul1ilLoI1 dIlOAl Vi any ouSA
system what we understand as the dole
giving something for nothing.
There can be devised an unemploy-
ment insurance system regulated by
the States, so as to make universal
application of it, at least among the
industrial workers, with fund to
which employee and employer contribute
and which Is kept actuarially sound.
BY avoiding State contributions we pre-
vent the injection of any dole or extern
sion of the allowance beyond what law
and agreements provide.
I have not in mind that the Federal
Government shall make any compul-
sorry unemployment insurance plan uni
versal. There is limit to what the
Federal Government can do; but
States themselves may, and the Fed
eral Government should encourage
them
Opponents Of any compulsory scheme
point out that no actuarial figures for
unemployment are available In the
United States. There were none for
workmen's injuries when I introduced
the workmen's compensation measure
in the New York Senate in 1913. Yet
that and similar legislation in other
States has worked successfully. This
law, administered by the State, and
opposed by many industries when 1t
was proposed, for much the same rea-
sons now raised against compulsory I'M
employment insurance. is today recog-
nized as a great boon to labor and
industry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-03
SINKING SHIP DESERTED
ErewsTaken From Spanish Steamer
in Bay of Biscay.

LONDON, March 8 (P.-The Span
Ssh steamer Eusebia del Vale, leaking
badly, was abandoned in the Bay Of
Biscay yesterday after the French
steamer st. Ambrose rescued her crew,
said a message to the Lloyds Shipping
Agency.
The vessel, whose net tonnage was
1850, reported her plight in distress
:. signals received yesterday morning by
the wireless station at Lands End. She
vs. about midway between Ushant and
Y Nuisterfe,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-03

titled.
strongly oppose dole The sound alterna-
tive is not the breadine, but an insurance plan
where employer and employe contribute tnlnk
that as matter of self-respect this should be the
system Further 7 believe unemployment insur-
ance should be made compulsory by legislative
enactment for only In this way can it be universal
I am distinguishing governmental action, nn 1I
to making unemployment insurance universal ifoin
contribution by the State. ,-..,o.,,.
If the movement Is left to individual initiative
some employers might take advantage OF the com.
nettiye situation and refrain from assuming cost
other companies would assume for their employees;
In addition, the voluntary company system Woulo
weaken BARGAINING power and reduce the worker
quitting power, because by quitting he would lose
his benefits. ,..,
On the other hand, compulsory system
would provide incentive for stabilizing employment
The managers of industry would exert themselves
to reduce their unemployment insurance premiums,
iust as they became interested in safety devices 10
reduce premiums under State workmens compen-
sation laws we would have more Sterilization OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-03
Can Avoid Pitfalls.

Certainly there has to be beginning
in movements of this sort, and believe
now is the time to lay constructive
plans, for as soon as we emerge from
this period of adversely we are likely to
forget the necessity of regularizing en-
ployment and stabilizing our economic
structure for the future.
We have the experience Of other
countries to study in plans for work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-03
Unemployment Insurance
Legislator Believes System Can Be Set Up in
Industry Successfully, With Employe and
Employer Sharing Costs.


periods Of should
carefully
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-03
BY ROBERT F. WAGNER,

F..
United tate J.. Ftz Gerald
We have to care depression either
or the effect
in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-28

This policy. of course. does not do busi- ness any good. doesn't help in the desired business revival. Much the same criticism can be made of the tax on bank checks. Fewer checks are written. Banks substitute special forms of their own for certain kinds of checks. helping their patrons to avoid the tax. Many depositors stop paying with checks entirely. drawing cash from the bank and carrying it around with them. thus lessening the supply of credit and threatening a new contraction when an expansion is wanted. This, too, tends to retard business revival and does the government little good.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-28
A Book a Day
Predicts Birth of Proletarian
 Culture in U. s.
by BRUCE CATION

Individualism in America is dead, and the culture which individuals tic America erected is in ruins. The ultimate liberation of American culture and American life lies in g. belief in proletarian ideals and col- lectivist action.
 This is the conclusion reached by V. F. Calverton in "The Libera- tion of American Literature"
 MT Calverton argues as follows;
 American culture, unlike any other culture on earth, evolved "almost wholly and completely out of a lower middle class concept of existence. America was the great petty bourgeois experiment. Even to-day the ideals and convic- tions of the nation are largely those of the lower middle class.
 This was made possible chiefly by the influence of the frontier, where petty bourgeois theology was paramount and individualism be- came a creed. But industrialfsm has destroyed individualism and has created proletariat. The low CT middle class has gone to the wall. It will never regain its in- fiuence, and sooner or later a pro- letarian theology will become dom- inant-and the only escape from pessimism and despair in modern literature lies in the acceptance, by the writers; of that theology. So, at least, says MT Calverton. His book fully deserves that over- worked adjective, stimulating"
 Published by Scribners, it Is priced at $3.75.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-28
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1 the probable extent of distress in which the third winter of the
 slump is expected to find hundreds
 of thousands of families, hereto- fore able to hang on with out pub lie or private aid but now with their savings exhausted.
 Food riots and other unemploy-
 ment demonstrations - including marches to Westinghouse re- garded as almost inevitable.
 The National Citizens Commit tee of the Welfare and Relief
 Mobilization of 1882, headed by Newton D. Baker, must combat
 both a widespread ignorance of the
 extent of unemployment and dis tress and an impression that the situation has been more or less adequately met by the $300,0O0,00O
 which the Reconstruction Finance Corporation has been authorized to lend to states for relief purposes.
 The $300,000,O00 is being lent
 only to those state and communi- ties which have exhausted their own means. Public and private re- lief for 1882 is estimated roughly at 50O,0000,000 as against about $35O, 100000 last year. Estimates for 1888 run up to between $75,- 100000 and' $1,000,00,000 Baker says the R. F. c. loans can't pos- sibly account for more than half of the increased need.
 About 70 per cent of last years relief came from public funds. Wealthy men who have been hold ing out against charity contribu- tions are being told that relief money will be taken out of them in increased taxation if they don't kick in.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-28
Budget BluMng

A city finance director. turning in his department estimate for funds needed to run the city next year. asked for large in- crease in allowance Other estimates from other departments have also shown this surprising tendency to ask for more than was used last year. The finance director summed up the reasons: This doesn't mean anything. We don't expect to get it"
 It is common enough attitude toward public finances in all government units from the smallest to the federal government. Ask for more than we need, is the official slogan. and then we may get what we want even af- ter cuts are made. It is poor way to plan budgets. It leaves the final amounts to the results of mere bargaining and seheming. It seems to do away with any necessity for careful planning of expenditures with econ- omy and efficiency in mind. It is a prae- tice which ought to be stopped
 If ever there was a time when budget estimates should be accurate and honest and planned to arouse public confidence, this IS it. Such procedure doubtless presents hard task to officials accustomed to handling the matter in the old obscure way, but they should be compelled to try 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-28
What to Do?

Professor Albert Levitt and his independ- ent cohorts have run up against Snag Tn the persons of eight presidential electors re- gently designated as such by the republican state convention held in New Haven. They have refused to allow their names to be used as part and parcel of the independent republican ticket of Connecticut and in this they seem to have the support of our duly elected officials, such as Deputy Secretary of State Elmer H. Lounsbury. The elee- tors had notified the Secretary of State carly this week that they intended to protest the use of their names on the independent republican ticket, so what could MT Lounsbury. good republican, do but rule against the Levitt faction.
 Personally we should think that the forces of Professor Levitt would not care to have anything at all to do with the allied Roraback troops. At least that is the im- pression. that is given by listening to the tirades that the independents deliver against the state chairman of the republican party and those who sympathize with his efforts At one time Professor Levitt was regarded in Connecticut as crusader That was when he was mainly concerned with the activities of the Connecticut Light and Power Company and diverse public utilities as we'll as the public utilities commission that is supposed to regulate the actions of the above. But times have changed and the Bedding professor has become politically ambitionus.
 Perhaps he seeks public office for no other reason than to unseat MT Roraback. The natural thought would be why doesn't he ally himself with the democratic party of Connecticut. He cleverly avoids such a con- tingeney by declaring that the democratic pasty IS in cohoots with the Rorabaeklan clan, This, despite the fact that collegiate brother was able to break the republican ron-clad rule of the state two years ago. Where was the independent republican sup port in the last two years when Governor Cross and the democratic minority so badly needed 1t? And even when the unperturbed existence. of the public utilities commission was threatened the democrats alone rallied to Governor Cross aid.
 Somehow or other we can't blame the republican presidential. electors for refusing names on their ballots. If the independents expect to make showing as a political permission to the independents to use their party in this state, then they certainly should expect to go it on their own and not profit at the expense of either of the two major political parties. We don't think efforts to break the ruling of the state secretary's office will prove of any avail. It looks to us as if Professor Levitt and his allies would be forced to name slate of presidential electors of their own choosing. And why not. If they are opposed to the regular republican state slate, although backing President Hoover and Vice-President Curtis. they must expect to meet with some rebuffs when they seek favors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-28
Limited Campaign Funds

One of the economics being forced by the depression is a reduction in political campaign expenses. Only half as much money is to be spent this year on broad casting political speech as in 1928. There will be fewer such speeches and many Of them will be only local broadcasts In connection with thi sprogram for national political activity, it is interesting to note how Wisconsin is handling its local political campaign. The state owns radio broad casting station It will permit candidates of all parties to speak without B. charge. An equal time is allotted to each.
 This is in line with what political re- formers have urged for many years that campaign expenses should be paid from public funds not from private subscrip- tions, that they should be strictly limited in amount. and that no party should be al- lowed to spend more than another. his method, it is believed, would necesstate the most straightforward statement of platforms and qualifications. It would eliminate lot of political soft soap and hokum. Knowing that their expenditures were limited. each party or candidate would be compelled to confine campaign literature and oratory to simple statements of facts. he pubic could then follow the arguments more easily and make its decision more according to reason and intelligence than now. There would be no chance to buy an election by means of overwhelming costly publicity, and less chance of beclouding issues.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-28
So They Say

Our task to-day is not to expand or to exploit, but firmly to inte- erate our industries in the society they are designed to serve. Acting Governor Herbert H. Leh-
 man of New York.
 
 The power of friendship and loyalty will draw Al Smith into Governor Roosevelt's camp. Mayor James Curley of Boston.
 
 To participate in government. women must break down the bar Tier and prejudice and greed of the d-Victorian male politician who is too often not only selfish Mrs G George IT. Niles. resIgning president of the New Jersey. state women's Republican cluo' Continuation of the Federal Farm board or its prototype will bring \ farm peasantry. politically controlled and subjected to all the wrongs suffered by the teIIs CTS in the fields of eastern Europe. Peter B. Carey, president Chl. eago Board of Trade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-28
Here, There And Eueryuuhere
HEATING FISH
(New York Herald-Tribune)

The fishermen of Victoria, British Columbia, who were astonished the
 other day when a 27-inch steelhead
 leaped voluntarily into their launch
 have had an experience rare enough so that whenever it is reported in the news it makes interesting read ing, Still, 1t is not so rare as not to be we'll authenticated. It has, indeed, been made the basis of in- telligent experimentation in the in- terest of commercial fishing.
 Residents of the Connecticut coast
 will recall that Captain Jeremiah
 Tworodgers, of New London, was, as he told 1t, struck simultaneously : by an inspiration and 8 leaping blackfish while he was fishing ofr
 Montauk Point few years ago: He | promptly submerged the fish In a net to preserve 1t alive and subse-
 quently trained 1t to leap into skiff partly filled with water, where
 it always found food. He then went fishing, towing his water pallasteo skiff behind his launch. AS soon as he encountered a school of black fish he tossed his trained fish into the sea, trusting it to communicate the glad intelligence of food to it's fellows.
 His trust was not misplaced.
 Soon, following the trained fish, a
 score of blackfish leaped into the skiff. The captain secured them and turned the trained fish loose again. Several times the performance was repeated, Then, alas,the weakness of his scheme was disclosed. The blackfish. in the sea, discovering that none of their comrades put the trained fish returned, concluded that he was traitor and feil upon him sayagely, quickly reducing him to fragments. Captain Tworodgers was genuinely grieved that this prevented him from demonstrating
 beforewitnesses the partial success
 of his idea. It would not do, now ever, to say that the defect In ms scheme could not be remedied: per, haps the Victoria fishermen will
 carry on from where he left on
 discouraged by vulgar incerdulity'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-28
The Stamp Mystery

People who can tell you beforehand ex- actly how much revenue new tax measure will produce are mystified by the announce ment of Postmaster General Brown that the three-eent letter rate is not bringing in any more than the two-eent rate did. There really is not much mystery about it. People are simply sending fewer letters. This is particularly true of business institutions for whom another cent an ounce. making a 50 per cent increase in the fira.elass mail rate. runs into big money. Business does less mail advertising mails bills and other eommuniea- Sons less frequently and otherwise avoids tbe sx. Individuals buy fewer stamps or stamped envelopes at once and use them less IiberaIly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-28

And while on the subject of the Senate it may interest some people to know that the democrats now boast an actual working majority in each house of Congress. They gained control of the Senate this week with the appointment of Walter, Walker of Colo rado, democrat, to fill the unexpired term of the late Charles w. Waterman, repub- lican. Doubtless there will be efforts to un- seat the new appointee at the November elections, especially so when the governor named democrat in republicans place. There are now AS democrats in the Senate. 47 republicans and one farmer-labor mem- Der, which means that the wrangling of last December will commence again if anybody tries to organize the body.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-28
Japanese Distress

Japans troubles do not lessen. Special sessions of the Japanese parliament were called in March and June to vote funds for the Manehurian and Shanghai military cam paigns. A third special session early this month voted nearly forty million dollars for relief for farmers, fishermen and small merchants. .
 Conquest in Manchuria and Shanghai up to now has done nothing to help Japan. Military costs are burdensome. The Chinese boycott goes on. Poor peasants have been subsisting lately on cattle feed and soy bean fertilizer. Peasant delegations have been demanding that the government pay some attention to their woes. The special session of the Diet and the dole 1t voted were the answer to those demands. Whether the answer is sufficient to quiet the dissatisfied clements remains to be seen It IS safe to guess it will be enough to end all Japan's domestic and foreign difficulties. The $40.000.000 is about one-tenth what the agrarians had demanded.
 Japan; like some of her sister nations of the Occident. goes blundering along. doing what appears to outsiders always to be the wrong things. The nations are all trying to extricate themselves from their economic and social distress by selfish isolated action. They still have not learned the lesson that the good of any one of them is bound up with the good of the others and that cooperation for mutual benefit and salvation is the only approach to their problems.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-28

Washington. - The one unfor- tunate feature of the recent busi-
 ness upturn is the impression cre- ated in many minds that the un- employment situation this winter
 will be improved rather than more serious.
 All informed persons agree that I've are approaching what will be
 by all odds the most severe and
 dangerous winter of the depres- 1 sion-a winter which is more like
 ly to see an increase than a de- crease in unemplo yment and which
 is certain in any event to bring an
 unprecedented amount of suffering and unrest unless unprecedentedly
 drastic measures are taken for re- lief.
 Latest government figures on the
 trend of employment indicate nothing except that 100000 or
 more men and women have ob- l tained jobs again at a time when a gain is normally expected, leav- ing som ewhere around 10,000,0O0 persons still unemployed and a prospect that their ranks will be
 swe1led before the winter is over. For every 10 wdrkers employed in manufacturing in September, 1929, only about 56 were at work, on full time or part time, in
 August, 1892. The decrease of A per cent from normal employment has been accompanied by g. reduc- ton of 63 per cent in wages paid to factory workers, which repre- sents fewer working days and pay cuts for the individual.
 The most impressive statistics insofar as the coming winter is concerned are those that show that where 71.2 wage earners were at work a year ago, only 56 are em- ployed to-day. In other words, more than 20 per cent have been dropped from manufacturing pay rolls within the year.
 Since the increase of employ ment was only half of 1 per cent for all industrial groups in Augusta and wage earnings decreased 1 per cent, it is likely that employment would have shown a further drop had it not been for the Spread the work" movement.
 The almost continual drop in employment only partly indicates
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-28

Inasmuch as the independent senator is q member of the highly important judiciary committee his stand is of vital interest to all concerned over the outcome of prohibition. Unfortunately the judiciary committee still maintains dry majority, unless more mem bers can be converted in the next few months. However. with Norris working in behalf of immediate modification perhaps there'll be action of different calibre than that we have had heretofore. It took him to put across the lame-duek amendment after many fruitless efforts. Perhaps he is all that is needed to make repeal and modification a success. Let's hope SO.