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Evening star., 1933-08-14
RAIN HA[TS PLANS
OF D. c. GUARDSMEN
Many Visitors Drawn to Wit
ness CoIorfu| Regi-
mental Review.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMP ALBERT c. RITCHIE, Cas-
eade, Md. August 14.-Rain brought a
curtailment of training here this morn
ing fer the District National Guard as
the second week Of the annual encamp-
ment was begun with indoor lectures
and exercises.
Yesterday was visitors day and
record crowd of between 1000 and 5000
the largest in recent years. was on
hand to watch all troops in camp swing
across the parade grounds in colorful
review at sunset An hour later. at
the conclusion of the hot, brilliant day.
rain began to fall and continued
ing.
The visitors. more than half of whom
were women. trimmed the field in a
bright t-hued border as the somber-clad
troops stood rigidly when the flag came
down at the sunset gun and then
marched by the reviewing officer. Col.
John W. Oehmann, commander of the
12lst Engineers.
First in line came the band CT the
Engineer Regiment. Next came the
Six companies and Medical Detachment
of the regiment and then battalion
of colored troops. formed Of Company
A. 372d District of Columbia Infantry
and the first separate company of Mary
land. Capt. Arthur c. Newman CT the
Washington organization acted as COM
manding officer of the provisional bat
talon.
Guests Eat at Mess.
The guests in camp at dinner and
suppertime ate with the Guardsmen at
the various mesSeS.
At 430 pm. there was formal
guard mount with Lieut. Harold w
Leath, one Of the three rookie" officers
of the 121st. as officer of the guard
This morning there was instruction
In scouting and patroling. chemical war
fare. muSketry and demolitiCnS in place
of the field exercises scheduled in those
subjects. and in the afternoon the 1st
Battalion of the 12lSt was to go to the
rifle range if the weather permitted A
formal guard mount and parade by the
ID Battalion was on the program for
late afternoon.
The officers of the 29th Division staff
this morning began working out the
first half Of their war game problem
the. second half Of which they had last
week. The order OF the two phases of
the exercise was inverted to enable the
participation Of all of the officers in the
second and more important half. since
some of the staff members could only
stay in camp one week
Move on Gettysburg.
This weeks problem consists in the
theoretical movement OF the division
from the vicinity Of Norfolk to the scene
of last weeks simulated assault against
an enemy force just east of Gettysburg
The troops movement as far as Rock
vile was to b. by rail and from Rock
willie to Gettysburg by truck and on foot
with adequate precautions taken to pro-
tect against an enemy attack while on
the march.
The regimental band, under direction
Of Meyer Goldman. planned to give a
Evening star., 1933-08-14

concert today at the Maryland Tubercu-
losis Sanitarium at Sabillasville If the
weather permitted Every evening Of
the camp there has been a concert
after supper.
Both Maj George J. Allen. Medical
Corps. and Capt. George R. Deininger
of the 58th Brigade staff. who were
taken to the Waynesboro, Pa. hospital
last week, were reported today to be
much improved and Maj. Allen Is ex-
pected to return to camp within a few
days. He was treated for sinus trouble
and Capt. Deininger underwent an
operation for appendicitis.
Evening star., 1933-08-14
Philippines Protest
Cutin Compensation
For Island Veterans

MANILA, Philippine Islands,
August 14.-War veterans in the
Philippines can't "eat bananas,
rice and fish and sleep under
palm tree" the American-owned
Manila Bulletin said editorially
today, protesting ruling under
which veterans here receive half
the compensation of those in the
States.
The newspaper said the dis
elimination is IAN insult to their
records and discredit to the
Government which brought them
here" The Philippine Depart
ment of the American Legion
yesterday petitioned President
Roosevelt to rescind the provi-
sion.
Evening star., 1933-08-14
UNION OFFICIAL HOME
AFTER KIDNAP SCARE
Harry Busse Returns-Family De-
nies Ransom Was Paid, But
Leaves Absence Unexplained.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. August 14.-Harry Busse,
business agent of the United Tire 81
Rubber Workers Union, returned to his
home last night as search was in
progress for him under the belief that
he might have been kidnapped by rack
eteerS
Members of his family said he went
Immediately to bed and offered no ex-
planation Of his absence Of six days.
They said he had not been ransomed
from kidnapers.
The search was instituted when it be-
came known that Busse and other Off
cialS of the union had received threats
following their action last March in
Kidding their organization of alleged
racket domination.
Busse drove to his home in his own
car and gave no sign Of having been
through any unusual experience, his
son. Harry. said.
Evening star., 1933-08-14
Cool Perferette
Mesh Underwear

When the thermometer is being quoted" and
iced drinks are the order of the day. wear
mesh undies. They are cool and just the thing
for smooth f1t under clinging skirt. Panties
step-inS and shorts of rayon mesh in tearose
and white. Fitted or yoke styles in small
medium and large sizes.
THIRD FLOOR-LANSBURGHS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-17
Here, There And EDerylDhere

study not to be able to claim this degree from college, .but only from a board. It asks, therefore, for the creation of a college which 1t holds, is but the minor matter of a name.
 If 1t is nothing more, 1t is hard to see how the change will be of real advantage to the teachers. If the normal schools are training in- stitutions for teachers and not col- leges, the addition of five courses at a summer school. will not give their graduates the cultural and intellectual development which Is an essential part of college edu- cation. The measure would serve only to set up figment of bureau- cratic form, with no other existence except as 1t lived on a piece of parchment signed by the. Board of Education or its representative. To bring such a puppet to life, to give such skeleton flesh. blood and soul, there would have to follow ad- ditional laws and large appropria- tions for the establishment of Q seat of higher learning.
 Just at this time, when the Ju- dietary Committee has approved . bill to change the name of Connec- ticut Agricultural College to Con- necticut state College. the setting up of any such device as the Board of Education proposes would seem to be the beginning of unnecessary duplication, waste and rivalry where clearer thinking. more gem erous cooperation and farsighted planning would be of greater bene- fit to the teachers and to the pco- pie of the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-17
Mor. Will Follow

When Representative Oscar A. H. Dan- nenberg. democrat of Bridgeport. asked for elimination of the offices of 24 county com missioners Wednesday in the Legislature it was the second blow that has been aimed at the county as political subdivision in recent years. More will undoubtedly follow. In fact. we would not be surprised, before many years have passed, to find that the county IS merely geographical division and nothing more than that. Its place in the politics of the state is rapidly waning. Each year finds less jurisdiction. Is it any wonder that Representative Dannenberg pointed out the fact that if the state wanted real eeon- omy it could eliminate the salaries of the county commissioners and limit them to $500 annual travelling expenses.
 If the county jail system of the state is abandoned in favor of central jail farm. there will be little actual work left for the commissioners, supervision of county court houses, regulation of weights and measures, etc. The last duty might well be absorbed by the state. since the great bulk of such work is done through the state and local offices and might well be centered in them. In 1894 the Hawes- Cooper Federal law. for bidding interstate commerce in prison made goods, goes into effect. That will seriously hamper the manufacturing activities of some of our county jails.
 A natural follow-up of the application of the above federal law in this or any state where jails engage in manufacturing that would be affected is the central jail farm such as our leading jurists are suggesting every day as a means to cure present day ills and to prevent huge outlays in building new institutions where they are today sadly needed. There may be good reasons for retention of the office of county commis- sioner today, but the number of such IS dwindling. just as is the actual need for political division such as the county. It may be long time yet before Connecticut forsakes the county system. but it looms as inevitable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-17
Stock But Don't. Hoard

There is serious and important differ enee between stocking the household shelves. which it is now a sensible and timely thing to do. and boarding foodstuffs and supplies, which is never wise, and which cheats every- body including yourself. It is a time to buy, because prices are at their lowest. In the matter of food. two or three cases of canned vegetables. soups and such things are always good to have in the cellar. It is always comfortable to know that there is a ham on hand. An extra bag of sugar and flour little heavier supply of breakfast foods. baking powder and corn meal. belong in the house if they can be safely stored. No fom- lily has had normal supply on its reserve shelves for quite while. If the normal backlog can now be put in. that's fine. Clearing the grocer's shelves for cash will cheer him and the wholesaler and the pro- dueer. ,.;.
 But rushing, out with a hundred-dollar bill which has been hoarded for months. thus contributing to the depression. and filling cellar and attic with canned goods and staples in amounts far too large for the family's ordinary needs, is distinctly unfair to every body. Such greedy grabbing is not only un- sportsmanlke and undignified: it is anti-- social and dangerous. The good housewife will now stock her shelves with foodstuffs and domestics linens and other household staples, with the same dignity and restraint which make and keep her good citizen and good neighbor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-17

The fourth Roosevelt to hold the post of Assistant Secretary of the Navy has just been appointed. Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson has just announced that he has named Henry l.. Roosevelt. retired colonel of the U. S. Marine Corps. to the post. The new appointee is either fifth or sixth cousin of the President. Both of them can't seem to get together on that question. The late Theodore Roosevelt was the first member of the family to become Assistant Secretary of the Navy. That was back in 1897 and he held the job one year. Then Franklin D. Roosevelt served through out most of the Wilson administration. 1913 to 1919 to be exact. Then Theodore Roosevelt. Jr., held the post from 1921 to 1924. He in turn was succeeded by T. Douglas Robinson. nephew of forme. President Theodore Roosevelt and hence cousin of 'young Teddy. Now comes Colonel Henry L. Incidentally this was not White House appointment. but was made by Secretary Swanson acting on nobody's advice but his own. He resigned from the Marine Corps in 1920 and early this year was commissioned in the Marine Corps Re. serve. Tradition still holds that the Roose. velts shall build up our Navy. Here's hoping the newest one lives up to all expectations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-17
NEA Seryice Writer

NGtA ScrvlCS WF1tCr Copyright 1893 NEA sarvice Inc)
 Washington-The veterns' lob
 by has been stopped-and thrown for loss.
 Since the war, right up until this year of the "New Deal" the American Legion and the smaller
 organizations of ex-service men had
 been getting nearly everything
 they went after.
 The legislation which the legion
 lobbyists wrote for congress to pass
 finally came to cost the country
 very nearly $1,000.000,000 a year.
 Now, with a power of attorney granted by congress wrich prefers
 ris dictatorship to that of any mi-
 nority group, President Roosevelt
 expects to slash some $400,000,00O
 from that annual bill in one fell
 swoop.
 Congress has been so flooded
 with telegrams of protest from vet
 erans and their posts that the tel egraph companies here stopped try ably the numbeh was somewhere nearly 100000. The veterans lobby
 was at work in a supreme effort as congress considered the new economy bill which empowered Roosevelt to cut more than half a billion dollars from veteran bene- | fits and federal salaries.
 On the other hand, thousands of telegrams were sent demand ing that congress stand by the president. "Big Stick" Works The veterans is only one of nu- merous Hobbies in Washington, but its influence and effectiveness has only been matched by the anti
 saloon league in its heyday. The vast majorities 1t used to pile up | for its measures demonstrated that | most members of congress consid- cred 1t extremely dangerous. if not actual political suicide, to stand in
 opposition. Only the continuance of the depression, sense of nationa! emergency and the ''big stick" yielded both from the White House and by the leaders of congress | finally encompassed it's defeat.
 The legion, with its million mem-
 bers, and the Vetrans of Foreign wars, with 100000, have never car-
 ried on their lobby under cover. The yopenly demanded what they considered the ex-service man was justly entitled to.
 The legion has usually domi- mated the house veterans commit tee, insuring advancement of veter- an measures to the floor. When such bills are pending each mem Der of congress is personally con- tacted. Posts and individual veter- ans through the country, kept in constant touch with tho congress- ional situation through regular bulletins are advised when pressure
 Is needed in any given quarter. A Flood of Protests The speed and awareness with which the lobby acts was demon- strated when the house voted on the new economy bill. Friday night the bill hadn't even been printed and, it was difficult to get look at a copy. But Saturday morning, just before the house took up the measure, every member was de- luged with telegrams of protest. Many of the telegrams were couchcd in identical language. Thousands of them urged feryently against establishment of a dicta- torship and implored congress to preserve it's preogatives and handle all veteran legislation in accord- ance with customary procedure. Quite few veterans pleaded that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-17
Will It Or Won't It?

Before passing the Cullen B. per cent beer bill the Senate attached to it one amendment. Wine or fruit juices of like alcoholic content would likewise be legalized It is believed that the bill in this amended form can again pass the House with many votes to spare and should be on the Presidents s desk awaiting his signature before Saturday noon. Considering the bill solely from revenue producing angle it should be all that its sponsors claim it to be. We believe it will act as revitalizer for business in general and in addition will give Uncle Sam and also state treasuries nice additional revenue to that now dribbling in.
 Keeping the fact in mind that the beer bill is intended to bring in revenue rather than to restore bars and drinking places it will be wise state that does not add heavily to the proposed federal taxes. To place heavy restrictions on the sale of beer. also wine of this small alcoholic content would be ruin- ous procedure. It would tend to keep boot logging industry alive. High taxes on any commodity result in bootlesging in that particular product. whether it is liquor or gasoline or even cigarettes. The thing for the states to do is to afford the public chance to purchase glass of beer that can be sold profitably at five cents glass. ten cents bottle. And high taxes will prevent this.
 As to the chances of popularizing wine in the United States we don't think this will be possible under modification of the Volstead Act. such as is now suggested. Repeal of the 18th Amendment may do that. but not modification. Wine of only four per cent content alcohol by actual weight is more than light wine, whose ordinary alcoholic content may run from 8 to l2 per cent. with the heavy wines boasting gen. erally l6 to 20 per cent alcohol. If the manufacturers produce palatable wine to conform with the laws it must be sold on its own merits and not on the reputation achieved by the old familiar brands of pre- prohibition days.
 It was argued in the Senate Finance com mittee that cider champagnes. sparkling sauternes. and burgundies can be produced by diluting the high strtngth products with carbonated water. a custom declared to be followed in many European countries. A prominent New Jersey beverage company in written message to Senator David l. Walsh of the Senate Finance committee claims it can produce palatable wines with } per cent alcohol. We don't doubt that in the least. but can they be sold? That's the important point. It's one thing to manufacture these new beverages but it's another to sell them to populaee which is still faithful to the old-time and familiar brands. And since wine and beer sales must produce government revenue. there is need to center importance only on such bev- erases as will appeal to majority of peo- pie. If wine of 3.2 per cent can do this. so much the better.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-17
So They Say

I do not believe that in the name of the sacred word, indivi- dualism, a few powerful interests should be permitted to make in- dustrial cannon fodder of the lives of half the population of the Unit ed States. -President Fraskiin D. Roosevelt.
 am conceited, cocky, aggressive perhaps over-aggressive - make many enemies, and love to baiiy- hoo.
 Ely cubertson. bridge expert.
 The time has come when. we must call back into the precincts of this house the spirits Of Jener- son. Lincoln, Cleveland, Rooseveit and Wilson to strengthen and in- spire the members of the new con. gress in the trying days ahead or us. s
 Representative Bankhead of Ala
 bama.
 our supreme failure in bringing the world to it's present spectacle of abject Restitution in the presence of an abundance of food is not q failure to understand. but rather an ethical or moral failure.
 Norman Thomas. Socialist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-17
Will Be Supported

The proposal of State Bank Commissioner George J. Bassett that his department be permitted to take over the affairs of any state bank. trust company or savings institu- ton during period of liquidation or re- the Legislature as an emergency measure. However. it isn't that. It is not the result of the recent banking holiday. but may be said to be the product of years study of the banking situation in this state and in general throughout the United States. The mere fact that the Federal Banking Act. giving power to the government to appoint conserv- ators to operate banks has been invoked in the cases of several Detroit institutions may have persuaded the Connecticut Bank Commissioner that now was the time to act.
 We can well believe his claim that his de- partment might have saved goodly share of the $725.000 paid out in receivers ex- penses up to last September 30. That sum- of course. is great deal larger now. as there are just as many. if not more. Connecticut banks in reeevership or being liquidated to- day than there were last fall. Liquidation of banks comments Commissioner Bassett, is technical job. Naturally it would be. We don't know. though. that liquidation of Con- neeticut banks has been entrusted to anybody without some sound knowledge of banking and ordinary business methods that might be employed in liquidation of assets.
 As matter of fact this idea of con- servator should be employed where it is dis covered that institutions are not being man. aged properly or with too little regard for the security of depostors. That would be the ideal moment for the Bank Commission to come forward and issue its edict, just as Uncle Sam did in the case of the Detroit banks. The tendency in most bank receiver ships. SO far as we can observe. is to continue them for too indefinite period. Perhaps that is necessary in many cases to insure de- positors of full one hundred cents on the dollar. but in the majority of cases doesn't it absolutely prevent the ailing institution ever being reopened for business and thus result in tremendous loss to hundreds of stockholders who may not be able to afford this loss any more than the depositors can stand their lossesl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-17

have been sssnming that the dsmoeEstie sen- stor might be left out in any such awards his mere presence on the finance committee inc sures him of voice in the. award of one coveted job. namely. the position of internal revenue collector for Connecticut. The nom- nation will come from President Roosevelt and when sent to the Senate is immediately referred to the finance committee. Senator Lonergan could well hold up any appointee of whom he does not approve. but with the sanetioning of Democratic State Chairman David Wilson for U. S. District Attorney he isn't apt to oppose Dr Dolan for internal revenue collector.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-17
Our Daily Washington Letter
Vet Lobby Thrown for a Loss
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

that they and their. families would starve if aid were withdrawn.
 The national legislative commit tee of the legion is the backbone of the lobby, it's overlord and chief preserve its prerogatives and handle Thomas Taylor, former Washington lawyer. who has written most of the legislation under which the treas- ury would pay $966,000,000 to vet erans in the next fiscal year if the last congress had had its way. Tay- lor's most able assistant are Ed ward McE. Levi, former newspa- per man. and Capt Watson Miller.
 Republicans Fall In
 This lobby received it's first maj jor check at the last session of congress when the national econ omy league and the U. s. chamber of commerce lobbies whooped up popular sentiment against the huge load of veteran expenditures.
 Last fall, after the legion con- vention had voted overwhelmingly for bonus prepayments at a cost of | |$2.3O0,000,000, it's wise lobbyists realized that this proposal would have no chance in congress unless the treasury stopped having defi- cts. They concentrated tnelr plans and efforts very largely against the forthcoming attempt to reduce the compensation and other benefits al- ready obtained. And as far as that was concerned; they had the sev- entl-second congress still hogtied and afraid.
 But when Roosevelt rushed the veterans slash to the new congress as an "act to maintain. the credit of the United States government" there was bitter rebellion on be- half of the veterans and republi- can votes were needed to put the democratic program through. But it was only a last grim struggle to remind one of the fact that un- til now the veterants' lobby had been in control. At last the lobby was badly licked.