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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17

co, Mary Carrofo, Mary Castaldi, Assunto Contandini, Mary Guer- rera, William Accousti, Joseph De Lauretis, Michael Granatuck, Bruce Lucian, James Minnis, Michael Nido, Walter. Pastushuk, Gilbert Rimer, Anthony Rubbo, Rafael Selio, Vito Vendrella, Genevieve Carbo, Mildred Schuyler, Anthony De Virgilia, Eli Grammatical, An drew Longo, John Milite, Edmund Montana, Angelo Onalfo, Kenneth Percival.
 Room 3-Grade 2
 Perfect Attendance - Joseph Pappioanou, Vito %Santarsiero, Mary Berardo, Rose Guerrero. Tony Ca pobianca, John Grechiha, John Grocholl, Claire Lavery, Sylvia Longo, Maria Montana, Mary Zab- locki, Gertrude Lo Russo, Carmela Lo Russo, Estel Walton, Florence Vairo.
 Room 1-Grade Perfect Attendance-Gertrudc De Indicibus, Marguerite Galasso, Margaret Hastings, Gilda Massa- relli, Walter Davis, Oakley Full Ter, Lawrence Tefft, Maria Fusco, Anna Guerrero, Marie Landolfi, John Davis, Leonard Fasano, Har- old Welton.
 MOOm 5-Grade Perfect ttendance-Louis D'An- drea, John Jacintha, Wardell Pet teway; Burton Wheeler, Angeline Coiangeo, Joan Fonesco, Gladys Hunter, Josephine Verrastro, Geor- giana Di Geaconio, John De Bel lis, John Martinelli., Anthony Yer detti, Harriet Brown, Lillian Di- vigilo, Gertrude Harrison. Mar guerite Senzanaici, Doris Wilke. Room 6-Kindergarten Perfect Attendance-Alber Co., francesca, Robert Gros, Vernon Matthews, Joseph Spinella, Joseph Genovese, James Little, Francis Perguini, Elmer Trotman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17
VERMONT U. FAMILY AFFAIR.

Burlington, Vt. (UP)-The Uni versity of Vermont is becoming family affair."" Of 360l students who entered, this year, 145 or 40 per cent had been preceded to the University by relatives. One, Don- aid Sternbergh of Montreal, is the 18th member of his family to at- tend the University. He was pre- ceded by his grandfather. his moth- CT, three aunts, and six cousins.
 announced. Prices declined from eight cents a pound to 2.9. Prune production has past it's peak in the state due to many orchards being grubbed up or abandoned and few new ones set out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17
PRUNE MEN LOST 6 MILLION

Salem, Ore. (UP)-Oregan prune growers have lost $6,0OO,OOO in the past five years due to dropping prices, the state experiment station
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17

person holding a ticket, three sit- tings will be held, each one to &C., commodate 500 people. The first service will be from 4:30 to 5:30 o'clock: the second from 6:15 to 7:15 o'clock; the third from S:00 tp 9:00 o'clock as designated on the tickets.
 The committee in charge of gen. eral arrangements consists of Rev Joseph Valdambrini, pastor, Frank Pope. Charles Palomba and Rocco Diorio, the last named to volunteer his service and experience as head chef. Other committees are:
 Ticket, Rev Joseph Valdambrini; i; Waitress, Miss Anne Orlando as- sisted by Miss .Erma Greco; Kitch-
Evening star., 1933-07-30
Oregon Projects,
Costing Millions,
On 1893 Program
Site for 900
Dam at Bonneville
Is Approved.
BY RALPH WATSON.
Specjal Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PORTLAND, Greg. July 29.-Oregon
already has a capital investment OF
s15O,OOO,OOO in primary State high
ways, wide, fast year-round roads eX-
elusive of secondary or market roads,
which represent approximately half
the investment put into the primary
system. Nor does it include the $685.
100000 in round figures invested in
forest and post roads by the Federal
Government. This approximates what
has hcsn spent jointly by the Federal
State and local governments within
the State in the past few years to give
easy transportation. Oregons major
share of this investment has been
made without cost to the taxpayer.
Just ahead, already allocated by the
Government, lies an additional cur
rent expenditure of Federal funds for
Federal roads and trails. for national
park improvement at Crater Lake,
amounting to approximately $6,365 600.
This is in addition to current State
expenditures on its road system which
now represents more miles Of finished
highways and more investment in
them per capita of population than
any other State in the Union. This
is one phase of the States 1888 pro-
gram for public improvement and ex-
tension work.
In Eastern Oregon. where little rain
falls and the sun shines continually,
the Federal Government has just allo-
Gated S5000 900 toward completion OF
the Owyhee and s1,000,000 for the
Vale irrigation projects, both well
under construction.
Evening star., 1933-07-30

the banks in some manner or other
SO that at least a million dollars or
more can be Immediately released. 1t
is argued that this will mean the i'm
mediate extension of credit to Nevada
merchants, who nave had practically
none for eight months.
Cattle. sheep and wool are selling for
higher prices and the market appears
better all around Agriculture is going
to get another setback this year, how
ever. because Of drought in the western
part of the State. This is about the
seventh year of lack Of moisture
Along the Truckee River, where irriga-
ton is controlled by priority of water
rights, some ranches are receiving only
sufficient water for stock watering,
while pricrities later than the year
1862 are receiving no irrigation water
The hay crop will be affected consider
ably because of the lack Of water
Nevada has entered into the spirit Of
the appeal of President Roosevelt for
shorter work hours. more pay and
placing mere men to work, but this
State has little industry beyond live
stock and ranching. Mining is in a
bed state. due to the low price of silver
but encouragement has been received
in the word from London of a silver
pact among the principal silver countries
There are actually hundreds of expert
enced prospectors in the hills and no
one would be surprised If another rich
gold camp would result 1t may not
develop overnight, but there are big
mining companies with good treasures
willing to back a gocd-looking gold
prospect
Evening star., 1933-07-30
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
REPORTED FROM NEVADA
Better Conditions Felt in State, Despite
Handicap of Closed Chain
of II Banks.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
n EMO. New. July 29.-There is evi-
dence of an improvement in
X business in Nevada. particularly
in the western part of the State,
according to both wholesale and
retail dealers. This despite the fact
that the Wingfield chain of IL banks
as we'll as several smaller banks are
still closed.
Hearings on the suits brought for
the purpose of permitting IL of the
Wingfield banks to reorganize began IN
the State District Court Tuesday and
will continue for several days. In the
case of three banks of the chain. con-
tests are anticipated, but attorneys IA
miliar with the new bank statute per-
mitting the reorganization of insolvent
banks into branch bank system, de-
clare that the reorganization cannot
now be stopped.
The principal difficulty that presents
itself is whether two members of the
chain which were national banks will
become part of the new bank.
Depositors will have to take loss
in all of the banks. ranging from as
low as or per cent in enc of them
to as high as rs or 80 per cent The
stockholders are wiped out, unless there
IS recovery Of 100 per cent or more,
and in the two national banks they
have an additional assessment of Sl00
per share to pay on stock owned
Efforts to prevent the reorganizat ton
have been made from the minute of
closing, but the consensus now seems
to favor reorganiZatlon-the opening of
Evening star., 1933-07-30
TEXTILE TRADE is KEY
TO NEW HAMPSHIRE
Increased Wages and Shorter
Hours Expected to Add Much
to General Situation.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MANCHESTER, N. H., July 29.-
Mechanical and cotton division oper-
atives at the AmoSkeag Mills here will
receive increased wages amounting to
100000 year, providing the plans
of President Roosevelt for a general
reduction IN hours and higher wages
increases purchasing power sufficiently
to guarantee production. The worsted
and woolen divisions will also benefit
by shorter hours and more wages, to
total about $3.50 1000, 900 more With all
this extra money and more time to
spend it. shore and mountain resorts
In the State expect boom in busi-
ness
With horse-race betting legalized by
the State Legislature, some Of the
money will 60 for pari-mutuel tickets.
In the running race meet which ended
a week ago total Of $5.244,472 was
wagered during the 20 days of the
meeting. The Grand Circuit is now
holding forth at Rockingham Park, %
miles from Manchester, and within a
5O-mile radius Of Boston and all the
big cities just outside of Boston. The
mutuel handle for the trotters and
PAGERS, while not expected to be as
large, will be good from present tndi-
cations. On September the runners
return to Rockingham. and another
big mutuel handle for that month Is
looked for.
with work for everybody, New
Hampshire expects return to better
times within q short time.
Evening star., 1933-07-30
MAINE DRYS ARE MOST ACTIVE
IN PROHIBITION REPEAL SET.UP
But Sentiment Is That State Will Lean Toward Wet Side
When Baloting Is Ended

isn't much need of their doing any
thing: that the other side will do their
campaigning for them.
Believe Maine Will Go Wet.
At this time the prevailing opinion is
that the constitutional convention will
have a majority OF repealists and that
Maine will vote wet. At the same time
it is held that If the vote was on the
repeal OF Names constitutional prohi-
bition provision, the vote would be dry;
that the amendment to the State con-
stitution would be retained The repeal
of national prohibition will not change
the situation in this State in the least
It will still have constitutional prohi-
bition, with batch of enforcement laws
on the statutes suflcent to make Maine
so dry that the proverbial herring bone
would be wet in comparison. That
would be true If all were thoroughly
enforced There you have the rub
Many attempts have been made to DO
this. but none have been successful as
a Statewide proposition.
Down east they are having . revival
of hope for the great Dexter Cooper
project of utilizing the tide waters Of
CONTINUED on Seventh Page.)
Evening star., 1933-07-30
COOPERATION BENEFIT
SHOWN IN VERMONT
Bills Embodying Governors's Rec
ommendation Speedily Passed by
Legislature.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BURLINGTON, VT, July 29-The
12-hour special session of the Vermont
Legislature furnished an outstanding
example of what may be accomplished
by hearty cooperation. When the ses-
sion had been called to order, message
from Gov. Wilson was read. The mes
sage had definite recommendations. and
bills which embodied these recon-
mendations were at once introduced
and speedily passed. The principal
legislation in thes administration pro-
gram, adopted by the Legislature,
covered three purposes: Cd to provide
cooperation between the State and the
Federal Government in the construction
If public works; 90 to control the inter-
state distribution and sale of milk. and
90 to enable State banks to qualify
as stock holders of the Federal DEPOSIT
Insurance Corporation for Federal
guarantee of bank deposits. in accord
ance with the provision of the Glass
Steagall act Since one of the chief
difficulties which has arisen in con-
nection with securing aid from the
Federal Government has been the lack
of any agency in the State to act with
authority, the new legislation creates a
State Board of Public Works, made up
of the members of the State Highwat '
Board, and clothes the board with such
authority.
Evening star., 1933-07-30
SOUTH DAKOTA GIVES
LAND MORE IMPETUS
l 800, 900 Acres Placed on Market
at Terms Which Appeal to
Poorer Glass.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SIOUX FALLS. S. Oak, july %
The back-to-the-lan movement, which
has been given impetus by the recent
order OF President Roosevelt authoriz-
ing Secretary Ickes to expend $25, ,0OO,-
600 made available for relieving conges-
ton In industrial centers under the ma
tional recovery act, is considered of i'm
portance in agricultural States of the
Northwest. The back-to- -the-land move
ment already is being given a sub
stantlal tryout in South Dakota by
the placing upon the market of ap-
proxmately 100000 acres of land
which has come into possession of
the Rural Credit Bureau of the State
This acreage represents farms which
the Rural Credit Department had to
foreclose upon because the former
owners defaulted on interest and prin-
cipal payments on the loans they OBJ
tanned from the Rural Credit Depart
ment.
No more loans are being made by the
Rural Credit Department, and the
affairs of the department are being
liquidated as speedily as possible BY
the sale on easy terms and at low
prices Of the farms which had to be
taken over
To promote the sale of the depart
ment's land 10000 folders were printed
for distribution at South Dakotas
exhibit at the Century of Progress Ex-
position at Chicago. They pointed out
that South Dakota offers land for as
little as 81 an acre and 20 years to
pay" The terms are so liberal and
the prices so low that the poorer classes
Of people are offered opportunities to
obtain farms of their own, and thus
add to the States production and at
the same time improve their own per-
sonal fortunes.
A Is per cent down payment is re-
CURED, with five years allowed for
payment of the next IS per cent
Until 40 per cent has been paid the
purchaser will be charged Az per cent
interest. After paying the first 40 per
cent the buyer will be gwen a deed to
the farm, and the Rural Credit Board
will take 20-year mortgage at 3 per
cent interest for the balance. The
rural credit lands are scattered all
over the State, so the purchasers have
their choice as to what part of South
Dakota they shall live in. People who
are too poor to pay the IS per cent
down payment will have the oppor-
tunity of obtaining the money from
the $25 100000 fund at the disposal of
Secretary Ickes.
Evening star., 1933-07-30
Drys in Missouri
Divided on Course
In Repeal Election
Chief of Saloon League
Tells Followers Not
to Participate.
BY GEORGE X, WALLIS,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. July 29.-Dif-
ferences have arisen in the ranks Of
Missouri's drys as to what course should
be pursued in the States repeal con-
test August 10.
entirely, while others Of arid convictions
desire to stand up and be counted.
Following a recent meeting of the
United Dry Council Of Missouri in St.
Louis. P. A. Tate. superintendent Of the
State Anti-Saloon League. declined to
suggest judges and clerks of election
On the part of the prohibitionlsts in
that city At the same time a state
ment was issued from Tates Office
directing followers OF the dry cause
not to participate in what was termed
AN unconstitutional effort to destroy
the law"
Several of the leading prohib!tionists
in Kansas City and elsewhere in the
State are not in sympathy with that
suggested course. They believe the dryS
should fight and make every showing
possible in the election, regardless OF the
outcome.
AS result several conferences among
the drys have been held. with indica-
tons of additional meetings yet to come.
In the meantime the prohibitionistS
have participated in the preliminary
steps such as the selection of precinct
and senatorial district delegates. activi-
ties leading to the final showdown. Gov,
Guy D. Park recently forecast Missouri
would favor repeal to /.
While many are concerning them
selves about prohibition, others are
watching the economic trend and re-
construction activities in the State.
Heads Of the Missouri highway today
announced that projects totaling be-
tween sS000,00 and s6,00o,000 will be
under contract within the next 80 days,
which will furnish wide employment.
The State has been allocated $4,000
900 out of the Federal public works
fund as its share for road construction.
Evening star., 1933-07-30
COLORADO TO HAVE
SPECIAL SESSION
Legislature to Take Up Relief,
Prohibition and State
Liquor Laws.
BY MAX HILL.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DENVER. Colo, July 2s.-The Colo
RADIO General Assembly will convene
Wednesday. August 2, in extraordinary
session to consider mainly unemploy-
ment relief, prohibition repeal, State
liquor code and amendment of the
State corporation laws so that they will
act.
Gov E. c. Johnson issued the call
for the session shortly after he re-
turned here from Washington, D. c.,
Yhere he and Attorney General Paul
P. Prosser conferred with Federal Off
cials on recovery plans. He made the
trip by airplane. stopping while en-
route back to Denver to visit the Colo
RADIO exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
The Legislature in its consideration
Of unemployment relief will have be-
fore it proposal made by Gov john
son for a 2 per cent sales tax, to yield
about s5,000,000 year
Opposition Caucus Called.
Gov. Johnson has begun work on a
legislative program. aided by members
of the House of Representatives and
the Senate and State officials. One of
his chief proposals will be a public
works program which may run as high
as s50.000000 during the next two
years. through which he hopes to elm
mate to a great extent direct relief
substituting instead work relief
The Democratic majority in both
houses. it is believed. will support Gov
Johnson's public works program. but
the attitude of the Republican minority
in both houses is doubtful. The Re-
publicans will hold a caucus prior to
the special sessions.
Republicans and Democrats alike are
united in their support of an election
to consider repeal Of the eighteenth
amendment. The election probably will
Continued on Seventh Page
Evening star., 1933-07-30
BY w. E. MULLINS.
Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, July "a Statewide In
vestigation of crime conditions which
threatens to reach into the functions
of the district courts will be in progress
in Massachusetts, shortly. when Gov.
Joseph B. Ely appoints the three mem
bers to q commission for which au-
thority and funds have been granted
by the Legislature.
The freedom with which gangsters
have been killing each other, the ease
with which they have been evading
arrest, the failure to convict the few
who have been apprehended and the
open manner in which palatial speak
easies are operating in defiance of the
law aroused the Governor to the neces-
sity for action.
At Mr.. Ely's suggestion the Boston
police commissioner has established a
new post in his department which gives
the Commonwealth the equivalent Of
a prosecutor in the lower courts for
the first time. The crime commission
will be asked to break open the entire
situation. It has been equipped with
Evening star., 1933-07-30
GOVERNOR URGES
WISCONSIN TO WAR
ON HARD TIMES
HeeGng Roosevelt Appeal,
Schmedeman ProCIaims
4 "Recovery Week."
BY WILLIAM T. EVJUE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MADISON. Wis, July 29-Heeding
the Rooseveltian battle cry against the
depression. Wisconsin this week virtual
ly declared war on hard times and by
executive proclamation ordered mobili-
zation of the States wide resources to
carry the fight to a finish.
Gov. A. G. Schmedeman. the first
Democrat to sit in the Governors chair
in 40 years, issued proclamation set
ting aside next week as wisconsin in
dustrial recovery week" and organiza-
tion plans similar to those advanced
during the late war were adopted. Leo
T. Crowley, former Madison banker ano
close adviser of the Governor, has been
named commanding general" of the
recovery forces. the chief objective Of
which will be to insure Wisconsin busi-
ness and> industry coming under the
codes issued by President Roosevelt un-
der the national recovery act.
IO0,O Jobs Seen.
With heads Of State departments CO.
operating with Crowley and plans for
extensive public works being pushed,
the administration hopes that 100000
jobs will be provided. Estimates from
various sources have placed the number
of unemployed in the State at little
less than twice that number.
The State administration will not
only seek to enforce the Roosevelt code.
but under a law signed at midweek by
the Governor, the administration has
now sweeping powers over industry and
business in its own right. A State
board of II members is being named to
draft codes for State industries and
line up industrial and business Coop
Grafton. Local committees will be
formed throughout the State to further
the State recovery program. just as
many such committees have already
been formed to advance the Roosevelt
plans.
From the attitude that has already
been revealed of business and civic Or
carnations and leaders in assuring
President Roosevelt of their enthusiastic
desire to cooperate. it is probable that
little actual compulsion will be neces-
sary. Chambers of commerce, Rotary,
KiWaniS and women'S cubs, clearing
house officials, merchants associations.
real estate boards and even ministerial
associations have responded warmly to
tho Roosevelt plans and assured the
national administration of their ac-
ceptance of the vast national recovery
program. Telegraph wires have been
kept warm Dy lQQlVldudl BUSINESS ana
industrial leaders assuring Mr.. Roose-
velt that they are adopting the provi-
sions of the codes issued under the
national recovery act.
Labor Friendly 10 Program.
Labor organizations. too. are friendly
to the national program and at the
State Federation of Labor Convention,
held last week at Green Bay. labor lead
ers determined to work for the universal
adoption of the codes. Organized labor,
too is supporting the recovery program
as an opportunity of century to en-
list working men under the banner Of
unionism Company unions were bit
terly condemned by the laborites at
their Green Bay meeting and commit
tees were named to police the State
against the use of this device by en-
ployers.
Evening star., 1933-07-30
MONTANA INCOME TAX
LAW IS HELD VALID.
State Supreme Court Upholds 1888
Act in Test Case Brought
at Helena.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HELENA. Mont, July 29.-Montana
in 1884 will pay on an income tax
levied on earnings of 1888. The de-
cision of the State Supreme Court
holding the act passed by the Legisla-
ture in 1888 to be valid, removes the
last barrier to the law.
The decision came on a test suit by
Brian D. OConneu of Helena to deter
mine the validity of the act.
Under the law, single or married per-
sons not supporting a husband: WE WE
or family. are exempted for $1,000;
married persons for $4,000, with $500
for each dependant, dependant being
a child under Is or a person older but
incapacitated.
After these exemptions. the f1rst
$4,000 net will pay l per cent. the sec
ond $4,000, 2 per cent. and the third,
per cent. All in excess Of $4,000 will
pay per cent.
A meeting of the merchants Of Mon
tana on call of the Helena Retail Mer-
chants Association, is to be held here
Monday to discuss the national indus
trial recovery act. It Is expected that
out of the conference will grow a code
to govern the merchants of the State.
: The collector of internal revenue IN
| N1OllId11d, Lewis 1CllWCu, dll1lOulAtCo
that cotton products held on hand by
retailers and wholesalers on August
will be subject to tax under the pro-
visions of the agricultural adjustment
tax act. Cotton processing tax returns
are being mailed out to all merchants
in the State. Wheat processing tax
blanks have been mailed. They must
show all floor stocks of processed wheat
and products on hand at midnight OF
July last.
Business pickup in the State is indi-
Gated by consumption of gasoline dur
ing the first Is days of July, according
to Phil Greenan, chief clerk of the
State Board of Equalization, in charge
Of gasoline tax collections. During the
period, the refineries Of Montana paid
a tax of only $12,104 less than during
the entire month OF July in 1882, when
the total was 355,31190.
Another sign of prosperity is payment
by wholesalers of the States tax of so
cents q barrel on beer. John j. Jewell
license clerk of the State Board OF
Equalization, reports that this tax con-
stantly is increasing as more and more
beer dispensaries open. For April. the
first month under the act, the collec-
tions totaled $2,400 For June. they
were $500, with reports not complete.