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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
AMBASSADOR TO
 RUSSIA ARRIVES
William (. Bullitt Has
 Reached Moscow and \ Gets Good Welcome

Moscow, Dec William C. Dullitt, first United States ann i4assador to Soviet Russia since the World war, arrived today.
 Alexander Troyanovsky. new So- viet ambassador to the United States. met Bullitt and his party st the railway station.
 As gesture of friendship. For cign Minister Maxim Litvinoff sent ;i personal representative to greet Bullitt. This was an unusual pro cedure. as the custom is for the chief of protocol alone to meet such an envoy.
 Eullitt's reception at the station was unusually cordial. Flood lights filled the station while camera men took pictures. Bullitt's daughter Ann clung to her fathers arm.
 Arriving at the National Hotel Bullitt found flying outside the first American flag to be displayed in Russia since the revolution.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
FRENCH PREMIER
 WINS THE FIGHT
Vote of Confidence Given Him on Budget That
 Defeated Others

Paris, Dec 11-(UP)-Premier Camille Chautemps, emerging in triumph from . chamber of depu- ties debate in which he received a vote of confidence by 2S0 to 175. prepared today for another fight in the senate Thursday. The final chamber vote passed the entire 1894 budget project. which had caused the downfall of two previ- ous governments in less than two months.
 As passed by the chamber the measure provides for erasing most Of the prospective 6,000.000,000 (b) franc (370,000.000) deficit. But the senate was regarded as certain to alter some provisions in com. lnittee, so that another approval by the chamber would be neces- Sary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
Treasury Heads Miss
 Liquor Tax Meeting
Experts Failure to Appear Precipates G. O. P. Attack
 on "DiIatOry" Administration Methods

i had asked for more time before appearance of experts from his de- partment and members of Pres ident Roosevelt's inter-departmen- tai committee on alcohol control before recommendations are sub mitted to the congressional group.
 It was reported the delay was due to desire of some treasury of- f1cials to revise the administra- tion's proposal for q tax of $2.6O a gallon on spirits. This already has met strong opposition from com mittee members.
 Possibility of q revision in the tax proposals was strengthened when the White House disclosed President Roosevelt expected to confer on the tax question later in the day with Director Choate of the alcohol control administration, Edward G. Lowry of the treasury, Speaker Rainey of the house, Chairman Harrison, Senator King. democrat, Utah, and Chairman
 Members of the inter-dapart- mental committee had been sched- uled to appear to-day to sponsor their proposed program for a $2.60 whiskey tax and for other levies which would bring in an estimated $500, 900 annual revenue.
 Rep Treadway, republican, Mass, and Rep Bacharach, republican, New Jersey, protested against holding hearings to-day.
 We ought to put off the hear ings until the treasury is ready" Treadway said. "It certainly is time the treasury had it's proposals ready. The time has arrived when we ought to know where we are and whether 1t is the intent of the treasury to lay recommendation before the committee"
 Treadway sought to bring out from democratic members whether the inter-departmental commit tees recommendations wh c h leaked out last week were those of the administration.
 Neither Doughton nor Harrison would comment. Bacharach sharp ly criticized Morgenthau for mot notifying us in advance that neither he nor members of the committee would appear to-day"
 Tt is distinctly unfair to us," he said.
 Senator Harrison said it ap- Dcdrcu that ACtlHB secretary or Treasury Morgenthau had been un- der the impression he would appear next Friday.
 The treasury will be ready to- morrow" Harrison said.
 The two committees decided af- ter 10 minutes of further argument to hear l.. H. Parker of the joint committee on internal revenue af- ter representatives of distillers who were present said they would not be ready to testify until to-mor- row as they were originally sched- uled.
 Joseph Choate. head of the fed eral alcohol administration, in formed Chairman Doughton he did not wish to testify at this time be- cause he didn't know enough yet" about liquor tax problems.
 As the hearings opened, the wet house group opposed to the pro- posed $2.60 levy received several new recruits from the ways and means committee. Rep McClintic, democrat, Oklahoma, and Rep Boehne, democrat, Indiana, said they would urge tax well below $2. McClintic favored continuance of the present $1.10 excise tax as. a means of driving the bootlegger out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
Profit Taking in Market Took Off the Early Gain'
Stocks Irregular As
 The Buying Continued
They Had Risen Up to POints-British Pound and
 French Franc Took Big Drops

early rise that carried Case to e up 7-s. Utilities were strong most of the day with Consolidated Gas up more than a point.
 Commodities which had been firm in the early trading recede'l late in the day. Grains closed near Saturdays last levels with wheat up slightly. Cotton ost most of it's gains; silver slipped lower. Silk was sharply higher.
 Communications were again in demand. oil issues moved in narrow range around the previous close. Mining issues were mixed on retention of the R. F. C. golu quote at $34.01 per fine ounce. Textiles were firm. Steel issues were better on a shap ris to 31.5 per cent in steel operations as re- ported by the American Iron & Stel Institute. The rate was the highest since October 23.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11

New York, Dec 11-With 332 bankers groups completing drafts of rules of fair trade practices for their localities, and over 600 clear ing house and other local bankers , organizations active in carrying out this new type of cooperation along i sound banking lines made possible by the bankers code of fair com petition, a new element of struc- tural strength is rapidly being built into the banking situation, 1t was declared here today by Ronald Ransom, chairman of the banking code committee representing the American Bankers association. MI Ransom, who is executive vice president of the Fulton National Bank, Atlanta, Ga, also, announced that A. D. Whiteside, division ad- ministrator of the National Recov- cry administration, has been ap- pointed by President Roosevelt a member of the banking code com- mittee, as provided by the code.
 Mir Ransom says in his statement that the 332 rules of fair trade practices so far received for consid- eration and approval by the code committee have come from 27 states. some of which are now completely covered by the areas in which these rules will become ef- fective when approved. The admin istration has set December 31 as the date on which the rules of fair trade practices throughout the country will go into effect, he pointed out, and before that date they must all be submitted to the banking code committee and be ap- proved by it and by the National Recovery administration.
 All but one state, MT Ransom says, have reported varying degrees of progress among the local units in drawing up rules. In each state there has been appointed a state bankers MIRA committee consisting of from five to twelve members representative of all classes and all parts of the state, and under these state committee in turn are desig- mated local bodies to draw up the rules of fair trade practices which are submitted through the state committee to the national commit tee.
 The states from which completed rules of fair trade practices have been received by the banking code committee and the number of dis tricts reporting are as follows: Ala bama, 9; Arizona, 6; Connecticut, 8; Florida, 12: Georgia, 23; Kan sas. 10; Louisiana, 6; Maine, 1: Minnesota, 71; Missouri, 1: Mon- tana, 3; New Hampshire, 8; New Jersey, ?; New Mexico, 4; North Carolina, 1; North Dakota, 12; Ok lahoma. 22; Oregon, 16; Pennsyl- vania. |; South Carolina, 1; South Dakota, z; Texas, 68; Utah, 4; Yer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
HOTEL MEN WANT
 SESSION CALLED
Their Appeal Will Go to Governor Cross Some
 time During Day

Hartford, Dec 11-(UP1-Hotel owners of Connecticut, who have chafed under the restrictions im- posed by the state liquor control act, were to present their formal demand for a special session of the legislature to Governor Cross to- day. The hotel owners contend an emergency exists under the liquor law, and that there is justifiable cause for a special session at which the act can be amended.
 The owners want the right to serve liquor to their patrons. As it is they may serve only wine and beer, and may not even permit a guest to bring his own liquor into a public room. The result, they say, is that the hotels will get all the grief and none of the benefits of re- peal. The more liberal laws of the neighboring states of New York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts already are having an effect on the business of the Connecticut hotels, it is charged. What view Governor Cross will take of the demand is doubtful. However. his executive secretary, Kenneth Wynne, recently stated the governor saw no reason to call special session.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
MESSAGE ON THE
 BUDGET IS NEXT BY PRESIDENT
Has Already Begun to Pre- pare the Annual Writ
 ing O. the Budget
BY CLYDE G. BYERS United Press Stan COFrespondent)

Washington, Dec. II = (UP) - President Roosevelt today turned his attention to preparation Of his biennial budget message to congress.
 The task involved arriving at figures for emergency government al expenditures on the recovery drive as well as for carrying on the ordinary functions of the government.
 Mir Roosevelt scheduled series of conferences during the week with Director of the Budget Lewis Douglas and heads of other gov ernment departments. The confer ences were described at the White House as spade work" on the bud get. The message will go to con- gress soon after it convenes on Jan. 3.
 Douglas tentatively foresees a governmental income of about $3,- $50, 100000 for the 1885 fiscal year.
 Against this income an outlay of approximately $2,600,000,0O0 will be required for the regular gov- ernmcntal establishments. leaving a balance of three-quarters of a billion dollars according to Doug las tentative forecasts.
 This balance and the treasury current fiat cash balance of ap- proximately $1,000, 0,000,0 ,000 would be available for emergency relief and public works expenditures if their contribution is required.
 Additional funds are expected to accure from plugging the holes in the income tax laws and from other sources, such as the liquor levies and tariffs and the processing taxes laid on farm products.
 MT Roosevelt had worked from the start of his administration for a balanced budget by a system of meeting current expenses from revenues and spreading out liquida- tion of emergency outlays over q long period of years.
 A recent analysis by the national Industrial Conference Board. Inc, of New York, fixed the federal de- felt for the first four months of the current fiscal year at SAGA ,OOO,- 00O.
 This was s524,O00,000 less than the deficit during the correspond ing period of last year, which to- tailed S9BS, ,O0O,0 900.
 The deficits in both periods were attributed to declines in revenues concurrent with increases in ex- penditures. The revenue decrease was marked in the case of income tax yield, q situation expected to be met by farm and industrial re- covery and tightening of the in-- come tax laws.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11

Lansing, Mich, Dec ll-(UF)- Michigan, first state to ratify repeal, held little hope for legal liquor by Christmas today as the state legis- lature continued prolonged debate over control measures.
 Passed by the house with numer- ous amendments, the administra- tion's control bill has been before the senate for two weeks without a vote. The bill. as it now stands, provides for one state-owned store for every 75,000 persons.
 The republican minority plans to introduce & bill to legalize strong beer and wine immediately.
 Madison, Wis, Dec 11-(UP)- The Wisconsin legislature met in special session today to solve the problem of allowing widespread sale of liquor in the state without permitting q return. of the old saloon.
 One group proposed to- restore an Iamended version of Wisconsin s pre-prohibitioD liquor control law. |lt provides for localized control of the liquor traffic.
 Another group~was distrustful or the control local politics might ex- ercise in the liquor traffic and of- fered a pla nfor centralized state licensing and more stringent con trol of individual drinking habits. A measure containing these pro- visions was advocated in Gov. AL bert G. Schmedeman's address to the legislature today.
 St. Paul, Dec. 11.-UP).- Liquor control measures were held up today while the Minnesota spec ial session of the legislature acted on Gov. Floyd B. Olson's urgent request for relief legislation.
 Three liquor control measures were introduced during the first week of the session. One bill, in- troduced in the house and favored by the administration, would pro- vide for state dispensaries.
 Another house bill would provide a wide open" tavern plan of prt- vate liquor dispensation. A similar bill was introduced in the senate.
 Governor Edwin c. Johnson, on the advice of party leaders did not include in the question of revision of the state liquor code in the call for the present special session of the legislature, fearing too pro- longed battle over such code. He is considering calling a third session for this purpose at the ter- imitation of the present session.
 Columbus, O., Dec II. UP)-A statewide controversy over liquor control in Ohio to-day had sprung from action of the senate Judiciary committee in eliminating from Governor Whites regulatory mea- sure a monoply feature.
 The senate was expected to fol- low it's committee in voting down state-owned stores for package sales. It approved sale by the glass in hotels, clubs and restaurants but amended the control bill for pack age sales in licensed retail estab- lishments.
 Legislators will resume their spe- cial session deliberations to-mor- row. Governor White, who said he would fight to the end for state monopoly, expected to find support in the house.
 Des Moines, Ia. Dec 11.-(UP) A state monopoly liquor control
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
PILOTS OF MAIL
 PLANES JUMPED
Two of Them Had to Leave Machines By the Para=
 chute Route

Pittsburgh, Dec 11-UP)-Ice and snow forced two pilots for Transcontintental Western Airways to abandon their mail planes over the Allegheny mountains east of here early today.
 The pilots, Dean Burford, 32, of Columbus. O, and H. G. Andrews, 35, Newark, N. J., parachuted safe ly to earth, but their planes and the mail were lost. Searching par ties were sent for them today.
 Burford left Pittsburgh at 1;35 a. m. today for Harrisburg. Camden and Newark. ten minutes after An drews left Harrisburg on the last leg of his flight to Pittsburgh from Camden.
 "Soon after got into the clouds at 1000 feet, l noticed. the sleet was clinging to the wings of my plane," Burford said when he reached Portage, after bailing out. "Dut I thought l would get into better weather east, so l kept on flying.
 'I soon discovered that the weather conditions were becoming worse instead of batter, but the plane stood up under the indictment weather until I was near Portage Then, at about $500 feet above sea level. and two miles from Portage, turned off the ignition and jump ed.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
NEW YORK CITY | BANK STOCKS | YIELD HIGHER
Current Average Yield Ad- vanced Last Week to
 7.O9 Per Cent

New York, Dec. 1.-The average yield of New York city bank stocks is again over 2 per cent. as a re- suit of the reaction in prices dur ing the past week. The aggregate market value of the 16 leading issues is now $1.1O5,2s2,00o, com pared with 900 at the close on December 1, a decrease of $4O,887,OO0, or 3.57 per cent.
 The current average yield of the sixteen stocks of 7.09 per cent compares with a yield of 6.84 per cent. reported oh December 1. The current market value of the sixteen stocks is how 0.S1 times their known book value against 0.84 on December 1. Based upon current figures the sixteen stocks are now quoted at an average of 9.5 times their known earnings, against 9.S times at the close of the previous week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
WOMEN TENANTS
 WERE RESCUED

Westport, Conn.,, Dec. 11.-UP). Two women tenants, trapped by fire which levelled the Westport Art Colony's exhibition house, were rescued by two of the colony's members last night.
 Mrs Bertha Holley and her daughter, Elizabeth, were dragged from the blazing house by Colcord Heurline, illustrator. and a com panion, Bruce Lee. The men had gone into the building in an at tempt to save several thousand dollars worth of paintings and pottery and discovered the women.
 Damage to the property, owned by John Adams Thayer. former advertising man, was estimated at $25,0O0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
MARY MENTAVICH
 AWARDED DAMAGES

{ Mary Mentavich of 610 south Main street is awarded $689.5O in lump sum settlement of her corapensation claim against the American Mills So, under an award
 handed down today by Commis-
 sioner r. M. Williams. The sum is equivalent to $7.S9, weekly for S7 and one half weeks for 50 per cent loss of functic nof her right hand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
LINDBERGHS TO
 START TUESDAY

Manaos, Brazil. Dec. 11-UP)- Nine hundred miles up the great Amazon. at one of the worlds out post airway terminals. Col. and Mrs Charles A. Lindbergh made ready today to continue their flight back home to spend Christmas with their son John. They will start Tuesday.
 Though Lindbergh made no an- nouncement of the route he would take it was indicated he might try the dangerous overland route to Port of Spain. Trinidad, off the coast of Venezuela instead of re- turning to Para, whence he ar- rived here yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

The following marriage inten- tions have been filed at the town clerks office:
 Etienne G. Gez of Central ave- nue and Margaret A. Buchs of 69 Giles street.
 Albert Mueller, Jr., of Melbourn Terrace and Dora Gorde of 102 Grove street.
 Joseph Joy of Union City and Juanita Dean of 1154 Baldwin street.
 Rocco Giordano of SIS South Leonard street and Mary Campione of 77 Phoenix avenue.
 William r. Bradlow of 12 Shel- ter street and Millicent NJ. Adams of 45 Alexander avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
Holiday Liquor For
 Michigan Uncertain
State Legislature Continues Prolonged Debate Over
 Control Measures Wisconsin Solving Problem

plan embracing wholesale as well as retail supplies was expected to- day by joint Iowa general assembly liquor committees to be introduced in bill form before the week is out.
 The plan. evolved by Gov Clyde l.. Earrings interim commission sets up a permit system for indivi- dual purchases and is a major object of a special session convened to enact emergency legislation.
 Denver, Colo, Dec t1s-(UP)-- Demand on the part of restaurant and hotel owners in Colorado for liberalization of the state liquor may necessitate a third special ses- sion of the state legislature.
 Under the present code, serving of drinks in hotels and restaurants is forbidden, and owners of these establishments claim this is unfair discrimination, as 1t gives most of the liquor business to drug stores and retail stores.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
BAR MEMBERS TO
 MEET AT ELTON

The members of the Waterbury Bar association will gather in the Flemish room of the Hotel Elton tomorrow evening to hear Judge Newell Jennings deliver an address The lawyers will partake of beer and sandwiches and attend the business session to precede- the ad- dress. Attorney James M. Lynch. president of the Bar association, will preside.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
LATE REALTY NEWS

The following real estate trans actions have been filed at the town clerks office:
 Quit Claim Deeds Charles E. Green to Samuel Krasow.
 Mortgage Releases Citizens & Manufacturers Ma tional bank. receiver, for the Mer- chants Trust Co. to James H. Sin- caster.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
RECEIVER FILED
 NOVEMBER RECEIPTS

The Naugatuck National bank, receiver for the Naugatuck Bank & Trust Co today filed report of its doings as receiver during the month of November in the super for court here. The income for the month amounted to $2,029.64 in- cluding mortgage loan payments and interest collections on savings department assets. Expenses amounted to $116.59.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
DEPOSITORS AT THE
 MERCHANTS TRUST

The following applicants having deposits in the Merchants Trust company and owing note and mort gage obligations to that bank, seek to have their accounts assigned at 85 per cent discount in payment ef their obligations: Giro Amici, P. O. Massicotte. Ducia Ciriello. A. Rosenfeld, Reliable Cidar Co, Inc. Peter GriMn. Joseph Hoopin and p~~a atainoror
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
PETITION IS IN

Hartford, Conn, Dec 11-(UP)- A petition from the hotel owners of Connecticut, asking Governor Cross to call a special session of the the legislature to liberalize the state liquor control act, was re- ceived at the governors office to- day.
 The chief executive withheld comment on the request.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
MORE WITNESSES
 IN MURDER CASE

Troy, N. Y., Dec. 11-tUP)- Prosecution in the first degree murder trial of Leonard Scarnici, Anthony Reino and Charles Shore summoned additional witnesses to- day in an attempt to strengthen Its case.
 It was reported II more persons would testify on behalf of the state. Eleven already have appeared.
 The three deIendants. New York city gangsters, are charged with staying Detective James Stevens during bank holdup in Rcnsse- laer last May.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
WM. COSGRAVE
 WAS FIRED UPON

Dublin. Dec Il. (UP)-A motor car. filled with detectives escorting former President William T. Cos grave, ways gred on last night at Annagary, Donegal. The car was halted and detectives fired at the nssailants, who fled.
 Cosgraves car was not molested. nor was ;l second one containing detectives.
 The government sought to-day to arrest owen O'Duffy, blueshirt leader, for whom q warrant has been issued. O'Duffy was in Ulster yesterday and said he would return to Dublin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
PERMITS REVOKED

Hartford, Conn. Dec 1l--CUP)- The package store permit of Nor ris Sopshin, East Norwalk. was rc- voked to-day by the state liquor control commission on grounds the premises are not located as provided in the act The permit of Levi K. Gondelli, North Canaan. wac -awcted Tor frs "..re -esscn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
NINETEEN WERE
 KILLED BY AUTOS

Boston. Dec 11-UPl-Nine- teen persons were killed in motor vehicle accidents in Massachusetts last week, according to the report of Registrar Morgan T. Ryan.
 This was more than In the pre-. vious week and 10 fess than in the scorresponding period last year.
 Last weeks victims included 12 pedesh-ians. occupants and a bi- cvcIisf.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
BY EDWARD W. LEWIS

Washington. Dec 11-(U.P.) = Failure of treasuSy and other de- partmental experts to appear at the joint congressional hearing to- day on liquor tax legislation pre- cipitated a republican attack on "dilatory" administration methods.
 Chairman Boughton of the house ways and means committee and Chairman Harrison of the senate finance committee said that acting Secretary of Treasury Morgcnthau
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
PosTMAsTERs NAMED

Washington, Dec. 11.-(UP).- Acting Postmaster General O'Ma- honey today named the following postmasters: Fred L. Hill, Amherst. Mass: Andrew J. McKeon, HI Grove, R. l.; Grace B. Amy, Little Corn ntnn P. T.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-11
FARMERS BACK
 UP ROOSEVELT

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