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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-14
Dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies and Turning Over of Powers to System of Trade and
 Commercial Guilds
BY THOMAS MORGAN
 (United Press Staff Correspondenl

Rome November l4 = (UP) - Premier Bento Mussolni aboishinq at one Italian parliamentary ysn today dissolution the chamber of deputies and the turn ing over of legislative powers of trade and eom merca guilds
 The guilds through council and embracing industry
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-14
The Daily Washington Merry Round
DREW PEARSON and ROBERT s. ALLEN

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  Fords Agents Are Now Dfused Throughout the "A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-14
Markets Al q Glance
By UNITED PRESS

By UNITED PRESS Stocks firm, featured by farm equipments and metal
 shares. Bonds irregularly lower; French issues soar. Curb stocks rise fractions to points. Chicago stocks higher. Call money 3-4 of per cent Foreign exchange strong. Wheat rises more than cent; corn and oats higher Cotton gains more than dollar bale. Rubber up 8 to 35 points,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-14
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. Nov. 14--CUP)-The treasury net balance for Nov. 11th, was 16,550,097
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Evening star., 1933-12-18
FINDINGS ARE FILED
BYCOOPERCOUNSEL
Justice Bailey Now to Pro-
ceed With Final Papers in
u. S. Savings Bank Case.

Counsel for Col. Wade H. Cooper,
president of the United States Savings
Bank, today filed with Justice Jennings
Bailey in District Supreme Court their
findings Of fact in the long drawn out
legal battle over this institution.
Justice Bailey had previously received
from the Treasury Department its
findings Of fact in the case, and the
court was therefore in a position today
to proceed with preparation of the final
papers in the case and a formal decree
dismissing Col Cooper's suit. Justice
Bailey in memorandum opinion No
vember 20 denied Col. Cooper's man.
damus to force the Treasury to reopen
under the Cooper plan.
Meantime the Central Business Mems
Association today denied Col. Cooper's
charge that efforts were being made to
wreck the bank.
In a statement issued following
meeting of the special committee of
the association appointed to investi-
gate the bank situation, Arthur Clar-
endon Smith, president of the asSocia-
tion and chairman of the special COM
mittee. issued the following statement:
THE Central Business Mems Asso-
citation or no clique of the same are
trying to wreck the bank at all; they
are trying to do everything in their
power to reopen the bank to give the
depositors access to their money on
deposit and, apparently, the one big
stumbling block to every ones efforts
has been Col. Cooper's suit and DELAYS.
In spite of the fact that he says he
wants the bank opened, he has put
every obstacle that he apparently can
in the way of accomplishing a reopen
ing.
The members of the Central Bush
ness Mems Associations special COM
mittee at their last meeting conferred
with Theodore S. Grape, chairman of
the Depositors' Committee of the bank,
and he has informed us that Col.
Cooper has not been cooperative with
the Committee"
Col Cooper contends that he has
new plan for opening the bank which
he will present to the Treasury De-
partment.
Evening star., 1933-12-18
RUSHFORAUTOTAGS
STARTS IN DISTRICT
Several Thousand Appear as
Van Duzer Warns Time
Will Not Be Extended.

The anticipated rush for 1884 auto
mobile tags started at tho Traffic De-
partment today as several thousand car
owners jammed the building as re-
suit of Traffic Director Van Duzer's
warning that the time limit on the
use OF 1893 plates would not be extended
beyond the December 81 deadline.
Since November 81, when issuance
of the tags started, only $4,000 were
distributed Van Duzer said it would
be necessary to issue at least 5000 a
day before the end of the year in order
to distribute the remainder of the tags.
Van Duzer pointed out car owners
could save time by applying for tags to
be delivered through the mail. His
department is equipped to handle 5000
mail delivery orders day. but only
several hundred requests a day are re-
ceived Car owners who want tags de-
livered by mail, he explained, should
add 10 cents to the tag fee and per-
sonal property tax to cover postage.
All applications for 1884 tags have
been mailed, Van Duzer said. and car
owners who failed 10 receive them
should communicate with his Office
Applications mailed to persons who
moved during the year without notifying
the Traffic Department have been re-
turned. Some car owners who did not
move also have complained about the
fai' IRE to receive applications, and Van
DuZer fears they may have gone astray.
Duplicate applications will be mailed to
those persons If they notify Van Duzer's
Office
Evening star., 1933-12-18
SCHOOL PLAY CONTEST
sWINNERS ANNOUNCED
Cast of "The First Dress Suit" Is
= Awarded First Prize at
Central High.
Winners in Central High Schools re-

( Winners in Central High Schools re-
Acent play contest were announced at
special assembly in the school audi
torium this morning.
The play contest, embracing the
presentation of six one-act plays in
scompetition instead of the customary
Fall play, was staged to permit great
Aer number of students to participate
than single performance would MAKE
possible. Two casts were awarded and
two individuals.
The cast presenting ''The First Dress
Suit" and including Peggy Johnston.
Edith Harrison, Charles Grunwell and
slack Rosin was awarded first prize,
while the cast presenting "The Ro-
burrows Smith, Nancy Brook ana Har-
old Greenberg was given second honors'
4 In the individuals phase OF the con-
test. first prize was awarded to Charles
sGrunwell for his portrayal of the lead
the Young man wearing his first dress
seuit-in the first-place winning play.
constance Kramer, daughter OF DR..
Stephen E. Kramer. first assistant su-
perintendent in charge of high schools,
twas given second prize for her portrayal
of Aunt Marietta in one OF the otner
plays. 1.-The Teeth of the Gift Horse.
Judges were Miss Sarah <. SlmonS,
schools; Miss Sibyl Baker. director OF
municipal Fairgrounds, and DR.. E. Clyde
Shade.
Evening star., 1933-12-18
NICHOLSON FINDS
T|MEFOR POLITICS
Let-Up Stage Reached in
Selling N. R. A. to Public,
PubIiciSt States.

Work of selling the N. R. A. to the
public has for the first time reached
the stage at which there can be some
let up in the public relations and press
departments.
Charles Nicholson, who was borrowed
from the Democratic National Commit
tee to become the fourth chief of the
public relations department, has at last
found time to devote some attention. to
the duties Of his political job.
To Aid Party Publicity.
Nicholson revealed today that here
after he will spend most of his time
at N. r. A. headquarters but that he
has enough spare time to pay frequent
visits to the Democratic committees
offices and help with the publicity work
there.
There will be no change at N r.
A." Nicholson said THE work will go
on just as usual. but when have some
spare time. I'll go back to my old job
and help out there"
He also explained that there will be
no difference in expense to the N. r, A.
since all Of his salary is paid by the
national committee. and that his serv-
ices have been donated by the commit
sent the recovery program to the
country.
Nicholson is paid $4,000 year by
the Democratic party and is largely
credited with paving the way for the
election of Roosevelt through his effec-
tive work during the last three years
of the Hoover administration
Lawson to Aid Press.
In Michelson's absence, press rela-
tions will continue to be handled by
William v. Lawson. who has been the
press contract man since N. r. A.
was set up.
Nicholson succeeded Burt st. Clair,
an advertising man, as director of pub
lie relations after Gen. Johnson ex-
pressed dissatisfaction with the manner
in which the recovery publicity was
getting across" ST. Clair had pre-
viously displaced Charles F. Homer Of
Kansas City, who had been active in
handling the publicity for the Liberty
Loan drives during the war. Before
Horner, Boaz Long. now N. R. A. chief
for Puerto Rico, directed the public re-
latiOnS department
Evening star., 1933-12-18
TORNADO
KILLS 4, INJURIES 13
Sudden Wind Strips Clothing
From Victims, Causes
= Heavy Damage.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SHREVEPORT, La, December 18-
A fitful tornado which roared out of the
Southwest to break the Sunday quiet Of
Caddo Parish lumber camp and a
plantatiohs took 4 lives. injured 10
and caused heavy property loss.
The blast, so terrific that It stripped
the clothing from individuals, killed a
white woman and two Negroes at the
Grayson lumber camp, 10 miles west OF
here. and a Negro at Soda Fountain
plantation. 10 miles to the north.
Those killed at the lumber camp were
Mrs. H. B. Tress, %: A, c. Johnson. a.,
and Hanna Reed, 27 Charlotte Hill.
IS. was fatally injured on the planta-
tion. Eleven others were injured at the
camp and eight more at the plantation.
Relief agencies took charge of the
stricken areas today.
Flying timber, debris and wreckage of
houses caused pandemonium at the
lumber camp. Camp buildings and mill
property were badly damaged.
DR.. L. T. Baker, Dixie physician, who
administered to the injured at the plan
tatlon. gave a vivid description of the
tornado.
1AC Hcsloco Weit SldHuulg OF SlLJlnR
around in their homes one minute and
the next minute the storm had passed,
their homes and possessions had van
lshed, and they were wondering what it
was all about. Three or four of the
less seriously injured were stripped of
their clothing by the winds and left
stark naked"
Several cabins were blown away.
This and nearby areas of Arkansas
and Texas felt rains of almost cloud
burst proportions
Evening star., 1933-12-18
J. F. NJ. Bo,oie, Injured in Fall
Saturday,, Still Unconscious
Prominent Realtor Hurt
Head in Basement Stair
Plunge in Home.
III. L. Rust Co. Vice Presi-
dent Suffering From
Conclusion.

Although still unconscious, j. F. M
Bowie, prominent realtor, was described
as resting comfortably" today In
Emergency Hospital, where he is con-
fined with severe head injuries received
when he fell Saturday night in the
basement of his home while tending
two pet dogs He resides at 2916
Thirty-Second street.
Attending physicians said he is suf-
fering from conclusion, and probably
has a skull fracture, although deter
mination of this awaits X-ray examina-
tion. They said his condition, while
still critical. is more encouraging today
than yesterday.
Mr. Bowie, who is vice president Of
the H. L. Rust Co. and prominent in
real estate circles here, is believed to
have tripped over his pet terrier. one
of the two dogs he was tending, as he
descended the cellar steps. His head
struck an iron post as he fell.
Hearing the fall, Mrs. Bowie rushed
to the door and found her husband
at the foot of the basement stairs, urf<
conscious. An ambulance from Emer-
gency Hospital was summoned, and DR..
William Berry Marbury. family physi-
clan called in. At the hospital Mr..
Bowie was examined also by DR.. John
Shugrue, brain specialist.
Mrs. Bowie has been almost con-
stantly at her husbands bedside. She
kept an all-night vigil at his bedside
last night. returning home this morn
ing for a brief rest.
The realtor is former president of
the Washington Real Estate Board and
an active member in the organization.
He is well known for his activities in
connection with the Gridiron Club. at
whose dinners he often entertained
with song numbers. He has been aSso-
ciated with the H. L. Rust Co. for
80 years.
Evening star., 1933-12-18
DUKE DISBARMENT
PROCEEDINGS BEGIN
Attorney Is Accused of Making
Improper Charges Against JUS
tice Let's and Rover.

The trial of disbarment proceedings
against Attorney Jesse c. Duke, who Is
accused Of making improper charges
against Justice F. Dickinson Let's and
U. S. Attorney Leo A. Rover. began
today in District Supreme Court.
The charges are being prosecuted be-
fore Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat,
and Associate Justices Jennings Bailey
and Daniel W. O'Donoghue by the
Grievance Committee of the District
Bar Association.
Duke had charged that Justice Let's
certified to the Court of Appeals a
false and deleted bill of exception in a
liquor conspiracy case tried before him
two years ago. He accused Mr.. Rover
of signing the bill Of exception, know
ing it to be false.
The entire session this morning was
consumed by Attorney Lucian VAN
doren, representing the Grievance
Committee, in reading the charges and
Dukes answers, and in offering as
evidence a certified record of the case
from the Court of Appeals and certain
other records filed in District Supreme
Court.
Evening star., 1933-12-18
M'CARL IS UPHELD
ON ECONOMY ACT
D. C. Appeals Court Holds He
Is Final Authority on
Retirement Pay.

The District Court of Appeals de-
cided today that Controller General
McCarl is final authority in disputes
concerning reduction of retirement pay
of military officers and enlisted men
under the economy act of 1882.
The decision upheld the validity OF
one section of the economy act which
provides that no court of The United
States shall have jurisdiction of any
suit against an officer OF the United
States, unless it involves a constitu-
tional question, arising out Of the en-
forcement of the economy act.
Was Retired in 1921.
The ruling was made in suit brought
against McCarl and Frederick w. Cole
man, chief finance officer of the Army,
by John H. HOeppel, a retired Army
sergeant. Hoeppel was honorably dis
charged in 1919 as a commissioned Oh
ficer and resumed service as an enlisted
man He was retired in 1921 and given
retirement pay as a master sergeant.
Although the economy act exempted
enlisted men, Controller General McCarl
held that since Hoeppel had been re-
tired with the pay of warrant officer
he was subject to the 813 per cent re-
duction provided in the economy act.
Hoeppel brought suit in District Su-
preme Court to have this ruling set
aside and was successful there.
Constitution Not Involved.
In reversing the ruling of the lower
court, the Court of Appeals said:
Since Congress may increase or de-
crease at will the pay of retired officers
and men of the Army, it is plain that
the present suit does not involve the
Constitution of the United States. IL
is equally plain that the suit does arise
out of the application of provision
of the economy act The controller
general has placed one Interpretation
upon a provision of that section and
the court below has placed another, but
section Ill of the act expressly with
held jurisdiction from the court in a
case involving the application OF sucn
a provisions Therefore, without con-
sidering other contentious, we reverse
the decree and remand the cause, with
directions to dismiss the bill.
Mr.. McCarl was represented on tne
appeal by United States Attorney Leo
A. Rover, his assistant, John w.
Fihelly, and Q. r. Mcclure.
Evening star., 1933-12-18
Daughter of Cleric Elopes
With Agriculture Employe
Brides Father Is Rector
Of All Saints Episcopal
Church Here.
Ceremony Is Performed
by Marrying Minister
of EIktOn.

Slipping of alone to Elkton, Md,
Bowen s. Crandall, "a, former Univer-
sity Of Maryland student, and Clara
Cooke, 20, daughter of Rev. Henry Tel
Ter Cooke. rector of All Saints Episco-
pal Church, were married Saturday
night.
Last June another daughter Of the
Episcopal minister, Alice. was married
under unusual circumstances. While
on trip around the world she met
young naval officer, Lieut.. Nathaniel
Barker, who boarded her ship at Sing
apore. There was a two-weeks' ro-
nance and Miss Cooke cabled back to
her parents that she was going to be
married. The rest of the round-the-
world trip was called of, the couple
returned to the United States and were
married shortly after their arrival.
The marriage Saturday night was
said by friends to bring to elimination
a romance of several years. After the
ceremony the couple drove to Richmond
for a week end honeymoon.
Crandall Is employed at the Agricul-
ture Department. At his home this
morning his mother denied emphatically
the marriage was an elopement Mr..
and Mrs. Cooke could not be reached to
ascertain whether the match had their
blessing.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Edward Minor, Elkton,s marrying min
ister," Baptist.
Evening star., 1933-12-18
Burglar Loots Apartment.

A colored man who entered her
apartment through window and stole
a diamond ring worth s75 and several
dollars in cash early today was fright
ened away when Miss Vaida Funk, 1921
Mount Pleasant street, ran from the
apartment to call police. When she
returned he had left by the window
through which he entered
Evening star., 1933-12-18
Pageant to Be Given.

HYATTSVILLE. Md, December IS
Especially. A white gift Christmas
pageant, Christmas Bells" will be held
this evening at S o'clock in the Pres
byterian Church here. Donations of
food and clothing viii be turned over
to the needy Of the community. Mrs.
Arthur c. Moon is in charge of ar
rangements.
Evening star., 1933-12-18
Garden Club to Meet.

FALLS CHURCH. Va, December 18
Especially THE Civic Aspect of Gar
den Club, or What 1t Can Do for the
Community" will be the subject OF
talk by Frederic B. Wright at the
meeting of the Falls Church Garden
club tomorrow evening The club will
meet at the home of L. H. Weld on
Brown avenue.
Evening star., 1933-12-18
AUTOMOBILE KILLS GIRL
PLAYING HIDE-AND-SEEK
Victim of Harrisonburg, Va, Ac-
cident Had Darted in Front of
Car, Witness Says.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARRISONBURG, Va, December 1s
Dorothy Virginia Shifiett, 5-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hensel Shift
let, was instantly killed here last night
when struck by an automobile, driven
by James Lee, 18, colored, of Bridge
water
Coroner F. L. Byers will conduct an
investigation this afternoon.
The only witness, Bernard Lam, said
the child ran in the path of the slowly
moving machine while playing hide and
seek in front of her home.
Evening star., 1933-12-18
Utilities Probe to Resume.

The power and gas utilities investiga-
ton OF the Federal Trade Commission
will be resumed Wednesday. Judson C.
Dckerman, engineer examiner. will
present report on the Lexington
Water Power Co. and Broad River
Power Co., South Carolina properties
of the Associated Gas g. Electric Co.
Evening star., 1933-12-18
Child Burned to Death.

NEW YORK, December 18 LP).-A +
year-Old child, Vivian Charles, was
burned to death early yesterday in a
fire that destroyed three upper stories
Of tenement house on Lenox avenue.
Twelve Negro families we're forced to
flee in their night clothes and three
lremen and tenant were injured.
Evening star., 1933-12-18
COURT BLOCKS BOYCOTT
AGAINST WHITE STORES
Colored Picketing to Force Change
of Employees Temporarily En-
Joined in Baltimore.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE, December 1s.-An al
legged attempt by colored residents to
boycott and place pickets in the vicinity
OF stores owned by white persons in
the 100 block, Pennsylvania avenue,
until all white employees there are re-
placed by colored employees, was halted
Saturday by the issuance of a tempo
rary injunction by Judge Albert S. j.
Owens in Circuit Court.
The injunction was obtained by five
merchants and four clerks, who de-
clared that the stores have been
picketed since December g.
According TO the petition, the COL
ored citizens demanded that the own
ers of the establishments Immediately
discharge their white CLERKS and other
employees and hire colored in their
places. Several stores, it is said, ac-
ceded.
Evening star., 1933-12-18
AMENDMENT RATIFIED
Maine Favors Move to Abolish
Child Labor.

AUGUSTA. Me. December 18 CP).-
Maine has added its vote to the list OF
ratifiers of the proposed child labor
amendment to the Federal Constitution
In an early yesterday morning session,
made stormy by dissension over fiscal
and liquor measures, the Legislature
voted to ratify and sent the bill to Gov.
Louis j. Brann, who Immediately
affixed his signature.
Evening star., 1933-12-18
TWENTY-OUNCE BABY

OHIIu DlSpIayeu NO Sign OF Lie
for Two Hours.
FINDLAY. Ohio, December 18 [P).-
A baby girl weighing pound and a
quarter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Carmen today The baby dis
played no signs of life for two hours
after birth. Physicians say it is a nor
NAL child. A shoe box is used for a
crib.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-03
CONVERSION NOTE
 INJECTED INTO WANDERWELL CASE
Alleged Former Sweet. heart of Globe Trotter, Unknown to Police, Ad. mitS Shooting
By VINCENT MAHONEY 6fuito,1 Dpno gtnfP CnrraanOnupn

| United Pres StnH COrfcSpOnuentl
 Long Beach, Calf, Feb 3. (UP) "A womnn's "confoslon note confronted prosecutors of William James (Curly) Guy to-day as they opened the states case against the debonnir Welsh adventurer, eharg. cd with tho shipboard murder oi Cant Walter Wanderwell, Polish globe trotter and alleged German war spy.
 Puzzled by the note, which bore tho signature of "Olga LnbrulitZ," who described herself aB Q former sweetheart of Wanderwoll, states attorneys said they were making Q full investigation.
 The letter shared interest with tho scheduled appearance Of the murder victim's blonde widow, Alo- hn Wanderwoll, one of tho states first witnesses.
 sho was expected to tell the nine men and three women jurors that Guy once attacked her husband in n Los Angeles hotel room, because ho considered himself ill.troated on on of WnndorwolrB South Amori- can expeditions.
 JIxibtonco or tho 'con1oBblon iet' ter" did not become generally known until Mrs Bortho BergBtrom of Long Beach showed it in court Sho said she found 1t in tho rest room of q local dance hall.
 Crudeiy written, 1t said In part
 T killed Wandorwell. He wal my sweetheart for eight months. did not know he was going to the South Seas. Ho told mo he would kill mo. 1 told him, no you'll go first, and 1 shot him."
 Wnndorwoll was outflttlng q crew for n South Soas junket when ho was killed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-03
SOLVE TAXATION
 PROBLEMS SAYS PRESIDENT TO-DAY
Would Contribute to Bet. ter Government He Tells American Legisla. tors Assn

Washington, Fob 3-(UP)--A scientific solution of conflicting tax systems would Do a distinct con. tribution to tho efficiency as well as to tho economy of our whole governmental system" PreBident Hoover told the American LegiB- lntors' Association today in opening It's two.day conforeneo hore.
 Tho president spoke briefly, OK. pressing hope that tho representa-: tlveB of 27 state governmentn ana legislatures would "produee fruit. fui results in this most important field" of overlapping federal, state and local taxation systems.
 Mir Hoover said:
 "ft is Q vory great pleasure to welcome this first interstate eonfer' once of legislators to Washington. Tho subject of your dlseugsiong is ono of tho important problems be. foro tho nation. Tho depression has naturally made tho nation UT. gently conscious of tho tax burden, but tho problom is much older than that, Tho evolution of gov. ernmentai functions of municipal jtios, townships, counties and states, has Tod to haphazard developments of sources of taxation to support those functions.
 "Tho result has boon a perfect maze of overlapping, conflicting tax systems, with inevitable inva. sions by one authority of tax areas properly belonging to another au. thorlty. If your conference can holp to make c scientific division of tax sources amongst tho varioue. goyernmentai authorities, you VIII have nude c distinct contribution to the efficiency as well as to the economy of our whole government: nj aystem, I warmly hope that your deliberations may produce fruitful results In this most impef- tant field."