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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-26
DEMOCRATS OPEN PROBE IN OCEAN
 MAIL CONTRACTS
Hoover Administration Is Under Fire as Senate
 Inquiry Begins

Washington, Sept 26-(U.P) - Democratic Investigation of the Hoover administration began to- day with the opening of a senate inquiry into ocean mail contracts let since 1928.
 The investigation was to deter mine vast ship subsidy funds were expended in the public interest or in such a way that private indi- viduals profited from contracts and loans made through exercise of DO. litical influence.
 Henry Herberman, president o' the Export Steamship Corporation of New York, was to be tho first investigation figure. Details of the arrangement with the government whereby Herbernlan obtained large sums from the treasury have not been revealed. It is believed, how ever, that the senators hope to open the inquiry with bombshell and thus focus public attention on 1t.
 Senator Black, democrat, Ala DuItlut Ab CHdtEHihH VI SitO oVA&sS b-committee which includes Sem ators King, democrat, Utah, Me- Carron, democrat, Nevada. Austin, republican, Vermont and White, republican, Maine. Senator White was joint author of the Jones' White shipping act of 1928, which was to be under fire In the first formal inquiry into republican ex- ponditures of public funds.
 The inquiry was not limited to ocean mail contracts under the Jones.White act but will so back to the beginning of the problem when the United States govern ment came out of the World War possessed of more ocean going mercantile tonnage than the fleets of the rest of tho world combined.
 Senate Investigators estimate the subsidies and loans actually made or contracted for since 1921. at ap- proximateiy $500,000,000 Black hopes to determine whether the government got value received.
 Before the war this country had smal mercantile fleet and nc subsidy. After the war contracts for ocean mail carriage were let on Q cost-plus basis guaranteeing the operator a 10 per cent profit. There was widespread clamor against al. legged fraud, especially with respect (Continued on Page {. }
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-26
GERMAN NEWSMEN
 ARE DRIVEN OUT
Soviet Russia Retaliates for Arrests at Reichs-
 tag Trial

Moscow, Sept 26.-(UP)-All German newspaper correspondents today were ordered to leave Soviet Russia within three days because of the recent arrest of Russian newspaper men at the Leipzig Reichstag trial and other incidents.
 All Russian newspaper men will be recalled from Germany. it was announced.
 The four Germans affected by the order here represent the Woln Agency, The Koelnische sZeitung and the Tageblatt and Lokalan- zeiger of Berlin.
 Attending the trial Of nve men, alleged communists, before the su- preme court at Leipzig in the Reichstag incendiary trial. several Russian newspaper men were de- tained by police. They were re- leased subsequently,.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-26
Police Then Escort Him to Summit of Moufl-
 tain ARMED POLICE GUARDS ACCOMPANY TRUCKS Local Emergency Squad Rushed to Meet Fright-
 ened Driver
'gering an SOS. m

4 Sering an S.O.S. messaSes rclayed to Waterbury by the Southinston authorities two cars of policemen from local head quarters were sent to the top of the Southinston mountain this after noon shortly after 2 o'clock 10 rescue a truck driver who claims that a gang of men in a big tour- ing car had threatened to get him. The frightened driver was saved from bodily harm Tn Southinston by the timely arrival of . police officer. To protect him from pos sible harm the Southington police promised to escort him to the sum- init of the mountain if the Water- bury police would take care of him.
 Two motor patrol cars and Patrolman Fred Hickey and Ed- ward Roach of the emergency squad were sent post haste to the mountain top.
 It was announced this afternoon that uniformed policemen armed with rifles would accompany local trucks on trips to various parts of the state tonight. The policemen, members of the supernumerary poe licemen. will be paid by the trans portation companies employing them. With 6 request for two more cops this afternoon the Byrolly | Transportation company will have five armed guards in their service tonight.
 | Several big trucks owned by chain stores passed through here
 today with uniformed policemen in evidence.
 Truck operators were comforting this afternoon with q view of dis- continuing night service and fol- lowing through with the plan to cx-service men and arm them with rifles.
 Only one local concern accepted the challenge of the strikers to-day and appealed to the Waterbury po- lice for protection. At the request of the Byrolley company, Supt Jo- seph Fl. Mclean placed three sup.l ernumaries at their disposal. of- ficers George Roberts, Ray Grady and Gene Dougherty were detailed to ride on the company's trucks as long as they remained within the city's limits.
 Last evening the report that the Byrolley company was being picket ed by strange men in cars result cd in Captain Frank R. Cutting of the night platoon sending motor patrol men to investigate. The local police intend to provide es- corts for any truckmen at their request. All members of the mo- tor patrol were obliged to be on the alert and keep q watch on state highways leading into the city. The local police were informed to-day that threats had been made to drivers passing through Water bury. On one state highway sym. pathizers or strikers hurled blocks studded with nails into the path of machines, hoping that the sharp ened points would explode the the tires or compel the drivers to pull off the highway.
 Shipment by freight has become | (Continued on Pare A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-26
CHAPLIN'S SONS
 ALLOWANCE CUT

:. Hollywood, Sept 2e-(UP)- Charles Spencer Chaplin, IT,, aged 8, and his 7-year-old brother, Sid- ney Earl, will have to skimp along on $350 a month each hereafter instead of the $500 which their fa- nous father attacked in court as excessive.
 Charlie Chaplin, the comedian. was awarded partial victory by Superior Court Judge Charles S. Grail in ordering the boys mother, Lita Grey Chaplin, to reimburse their trust fund to the extent of $2000 from her own money. The de- cision was reached at a hearing of Chaplin's objections to his for mer wife spending $s3.394 on the two boys during 22-month period.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-26

Although ex-Alderman Andrew J. Cooney, g.o.p. candidate for mayor, and his running mates had a story to tell the "voters of Wa terbury" last night, they had no audience to tell 1t to. The rally. scheduled for tho Salvation Army hall, fell flat. There were only 26 present, mostly candidates and dis. trict workers, and after Q short speech by Mir Cooney the rest of the candidates present called the evenings engagement off. While last week the rally at Fuller street was called off due to stormy weather last nights affair was dc. ciared off because of frost.
 Miss Madeline Dreyer. chairman of the first district, opened the meeting and then said: Whats become of the candidates? Who's out in the hall?" Mir Cooney was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-26
OLIVER w. HOLMES
 GOING TO CAPITAL

Beverly Farms. Mass. Sept 25.- (UP)-Oliver Wendell Holmes, re- tired justice of the United States supreme court. will return to Wash ington for the winter, 1t was stated at his summer home here.
 A member of the household said the aged justice, who has made his summer home on the seacoast here for years. will so to Washington some time late in October to es- cape the rigors of New England winter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-26
Frost Withers C. o. P.
 Gathering Last Euening
Ex.Alderman Cooney Delivers Only Address-Other Candidates Walk Out as Audience Fails to
 Appear

in the hall at the time. At the call of Miss Dreyer those who filed in- to the hall were Frank Downs candidate for city sheriff, Floyd Rasmussen, one of tho campaign speakers, and Attorney Vincent Miller, candidate for the board oi education. =
 Apparently c cog has slipped somewhere" was the openinf statement of Mir Cooney as h' looked upon the small gathering The meeting was held up until af' ter S:30 o'clock, incidentally, to al' low the appearance of more list eners. '"rhe attendance is very small" Mir Cooney added. "Bu' don't be discouraged" he said az he addressed the candidates and workers present, T don't know what dishearten means"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-26

According to the delegation their only desire Is to get their trucks out of Connecticut and not to load or unload. The Connecticut strike took place Sunday night at live o'clock.
 The governor said he would see the delegation at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. The chief executive said he had not made an appeal to Washington.
 New Haven, Conn, Sept 26.- (UP)-The state and federal gov ernment will be asked to furnish protection for motor truck trans- portation in Connectisut as result of reported disorder among strik. ing truck drivers, J. M. .Adley,. of the eastern motor truck confer- ence. said to-day.
 If violence gets beyond control" Adley said, we shall ask the gov. ernor to call out the militia"
 Tho strike of truck drivers called Sunday night by F. D. Crow. ther, business agent of the Interna' tional Brotherhood of Teamsters Chauffers, Stablemen and Helpers or America, apparently nud parAI yzed shipping in the state today. I was estimated that approximatel. 5000 drivers and helpers were oi strike and, according to Adley the situation is even worse thai yesterday"
 What trucks were moving wer, doing so under police protection and armed guards employed by thu trucking companies. In all tn, larger cities police forces were aug. mented by supernumeraries ant motorcycle escorts were furnished within the city lines when request ed.
 Crowther's demands for shorter hours, higher pay and recognition of the Truck Drivers Union, have not been formally presented to thu conference. Adley said today.
 When the men return to work we will deal with them," he said If they elect Crowther as thei' representative. then we will confe' with him. But. until they do re turn to work, we will not deal witf either them or with Crowther.
 Approximately 90 per cent O the trucking companies in the stat'
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-26
FORMER GERMAN
 MINISTER DIES

Essen, Germany, Sept 26.-(UP) Franz Bracht. former minister of interior, died to-day of intes- tinal inflammation. He was 6e.
 Bracht served as minister of in. terior in the cabinet of General Kurt Won Schlcicher which, was formed last December and was suc- ceeded in January by that off Adolf Hitler.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-26
Final Neze,S Flashes
MANY JOBS CREATED

Washington, Sept 26.-(UP) - Public Works Administrator Ickes announced today public works projects already approved by the federal government will give employment for about 148,OOO men. Ickes was informed that district engineers of the United States bureau of public roads to date have approved l,84l road projects.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-26
WOMEN CAN HUNT

Hartford. Sept 2s-(UP)-A hunting preserve of 800 acres for the use of women only will be set aside near Farmington this fall by the state department of fisheries and game, it was announced: Last of women anglers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-26
HAD TAILOR BILL PAID

Washington, Sept 26.-(UP)-Chairman Black of the senate committee investigating Hoover administration ocean mail and ship con- struction contracts charged today that Henry Herberman, shipping magnate, had directed one of his employees to pay $510 tailor bill of T. V. O'Connor, then chairman of the United States shipping board.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-26
KILLER IN CRASH

Johannesburg. South Africa Sept 26-(UP)-Sir Michael Op- penheiWer, formerly a California fruit grower and well known Tn Culver City, was killed today when an airplans in which he was a passenger crashed. Major Charles Kennedy Cochran-P Patrick, D. s. O., pilot also was killed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-26
LABOR DISPUTE SETTLED

Washington, Sept 26.-(UP)-The na- tional labor board announced this afternoon that an agreement had been reached in the labor dispute of the Westinghouse Electric plant in East Springfield, Mass, and that employees would return to work immediately.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-26
POLICE ANSWER TRUCKERS sos
Notorious Bandit
 Nabbed M Tenn.
Surrender at Bungalow Hideaway Is Contrast tC Desperate Career of Hold-Ups, Killings
 of Late Years
BY JAMES s. BEALLE

Memphis, Tenh September z6 - (U) - George Kelly. a whose career of him throughout the southwest as Machine Gun Kelly, meeky dropped his pistol and suted to arrest today end elaborate aplan hunt by federal agents
 With him were seized his red-hared wife, Katherine. and two alleged aceompliees
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-26
MORE MINERS STRIKE

vandergrift, Pa. Sept 2e-(uP)- All coal miners in the kismiminss tas valley. approximately 5000 men. joined in the western Penn sylyania coal strik today
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-26
ARMED CONNECTS ESCAPE

Chicago, Sept t26-(UP)-Police were ad- yised today that six or seven armed convicts es- caped from the Indiana State Prison at Michigan City today, Kidnapping guard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-26
Truck Driuer Claims To Haue Been Threatened Harm M Southington
BayState TrucksAre
 Not tMouing M Conn.
200 Reported Idle in This State Due to Strke-Appeal
 to Gov Ely to Get Them Back

Boston. Sepember.z6 - (UP) = There approximately 2o trucks tied Connecticut result of strike drivers that state this afternoon delegation of Bay State appeal Governor Ely bis office to get the trucks back into this
 The delegation will include John H. Smith, president of the Motor Truck Club of Massachusetts, Allen Wilson, Boston, R. C. Benway manager Motor Truck Club Ira Nelson executive
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-26
Markets At e Glance

Stocks dull at gains of fractions to points. Bonds irregularIy higher; U. S. government issues
 firm. Curb stocks higher. Call money 3-4 of per cent. Foreign exchange easier. Wheat of almost a cent; corn and oats ease. Cotton steady at small gains. Rubber advances to more than 10 points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-26
TIE WEATHER

Showers Tonight and
 Wednesday Cooler Full weather report page ..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-26
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Sept 2e--lUP)--The treasury net balance for Sept. 23th, was $1.1S3.557, ,S73.57.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-26

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Evening star., 1933-04-09
BUILDING CONCERNS
HAVE CUT EXPENSES
Leading Firms Maintain Strong
Cash Position by Vigorous Re-
ductions in Operating Costs.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April 8.-Some COM
panies in the building industry. de-
spite heavy earnings casualties due 10
the sharp drop In construction activity
throughout the country. apparently
have been able to maintain liquid po-
sitions and strong capital structures.
Recent reports of three Of the larger
concerns-.American Radiator g. STAN
dard Sanitary, Johns-Manville and
United States Gypsum-disclose that in
each case cash and equivalent at the
end of 1882 exceeded current liabilities
and practically covered, in addition.
funded debt and preferred and minority
stock interests
At the close of the past year Ameri-
can Radiator had working capital OF
44,314,000 against $50, ,297, 900 at the
end of 1881; Johns -Manville, $9,039 900
against S10,659, 900. and U. s. Gypsum,
SIT, ,467 900 against SIG, 1881 900. Analysts
point out that the positions of these
companies were maintained in the face
of 80 per cent drop in the residential
building since 1928.
Both American Radiator and Johns
Manville reported that their sales fell
in 1892 to only one-third of totals in
1929 BY attacking operating expenses
vigorously, both these companies were
able to keep their losses down to mod
crate proportions. The Gypsum Co.,
by an even greater assault on operat-
ing costs, was able to show profit of
80 cents common shares for 1892
compared with profit of $2.48 a share
in the preceding year.
Evening star., 1933-04-09
SEED SALES REVEAL
FARMING ACTIVITY
Virginia Dealers Report Sharp Ad-
vance in Demand for Spring Plant
ing Requirements.
Special pispatch TO Y-he Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
LYNCHBURG, Va, April 8.-Retail
dealers in seeds here have seen from
their sales to farmers this Spring evil
dences that the farmer Is planning to
come back this year. The seedmen
think the farmer is showing signs of
getting back to old-time farming again
and that the acreage in counties con-
tiguous to this city under cultivation
this year will be the largest in recent
years.
Flowing for Summer crops has been
on the most extensive scale in a decade
and inquiries for clover seed and peas
for seeding is the heaviest for q long
time. Planting Of peas indicates that
the farmers are getting ready to enrich
their land, as well as to provide pasture
and long feed for the Winter. Seed sales
are heavier than they have been for
many years.
In the city the recreation depart
ment has already distributed seeds to
$50 householders who are pledging
themselves to plant back yard gardens
this year.
Indications are also that the acreage
to be set in tobacco this year will be
much heavier than for the 1892 crop.
Evening star., 1933-04-09
DOLLAR IMPROVES
IN FOREIGN MARTS
Sharp Gain in Quotations Noted
Since End of Bank Moratorium,
Survey Shows.

The sharp decline Of the dollar in
terms Of foreign currencies, which oc-
CURED previous to and during the first
part of the moratorium period, has
been superseded by a return of conf
dence on the part Of foreign nations in
the soundness of our currency, accord
ing to Moody's Investors Service.
This return of confidence was re-
fiected in sharp gain in dollar quota
tions to about the levels Of last October,
shortly after the banks were reopened.
Since the middle of March the dollar
has been relatively stable at levels well
above the gold export point.
From February 10 to March 4,
Moody's index of foreign gold stand
ard exchanges, expressed as percentages
of parity, and which indicates the posi-
ton of the dollar, rose from 9990%
of par to 101.04q6 Of par, well above
the gold export point. Since then,
however, the rise in the dollar has
forced these quotations down to levels
around 100.3loo Of par. and gold ex
ports would be improbable at present
levels.
Evening star., 1933-04-09
lNS0LVENC INDEX SINKS
TO RECORD LOW POINT
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, April s--Dun's in
solvency index for March at 11l.4
is the lowest for that month for many
years It compares with 1897 for
March of last year and 1860 for
March, 1881. Furthermore, 1t is the
lowest for any month since August,
1881. Under normal conditions, the
August Insolvency index is at one
Of the low points of the year. The
fact is that such was the case in 1881.
For August, 1880, the insolvency index
also was below that of any other month
il that year.
Ordinarily, the insolvency index Is
at the high point of the year in Janu-
ary. Such was the case for January.
1882, for which month Dun's in
solvency index was 20l.8, the highest
ever recorded. From January in that
year some reduction appeared each
month until September, the decline be-
ing practically 10 points. The reduc-
tion from January to March of that
year, when business failures we're very
was AZ points. The decline
in the insolvency index from January
to March this year has been from
1894 to lila, or 68 points This re-
duction was exceptionally large.
Evening star., 1933-04-09
" Zentth Radio. .
{ 3ss Zonite Products. /.

Dividend rates siven the cash
payments based the
Unit o. trspns iess tnan 100 snares rafy Plus
I n
3s In stock Plus 81 preferred stock kPus s IN
stock fad ias year-no regular rata Plus
Evening star., 1933-04-09
EARNINGS REPORTED.

NEW YORK. April (P.-Per share
earnings Of corporations reporting in
the past week, with comparisons with
the previous year, included the follow
ing.
Evening star., 1933-04-09
STOCK EXCHANGE
. YEAR 1888

cReported by B 4
OCCURRING
Evening star., 1933-04-09

IL Months Ended December 81.
Not
Consolidated Oil ....... S005 Avail
able
Year Ended February 25-28.
CIR. Atlantic & Pacific Tea S10Q2 S13.40
(pfdO (com.)
Beatrice Creamery. 403 3.04
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-14

OF work on present Jobs and request
ing employers to add additional men
for short periods Of time.
These three points fit directly in
to the plan established by Roosevelt
of destroying every concession won
by the workers through struggle.
The first point means establishing
public works" ON a similar plan as
the "reforestation" project. Putting
unemployed to work on jobs at coolie
wages and abolish the already low
wage standards now in existence.
The big utility corporations will later
reap profits from these constructions.
The Unemployed Councils are for
public works by constructing new
houses in workers neighborhoodS,
Fairgrounds, and all work at trade
union wage rates.
The second and third points to
divide work and put on additional
workers at a time when production
in industry is continuing downward
has only one intention, to further
stagger employment. Dividing work
in this manner means TO divide
starvation still further. Workers who
still have few days a week will be
cut still more. This is another wage
cut.
General Douglas Macarthur who
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-14
3O-HOUR BILL WITHOUT SAFEGUARDS
AGAINST CUTS WILL IMPOSE GENERAL
COOLIE LABOR STANDARDS ON TOILERS

Lifting the mask of demagogy, a
representative of Wall st. has made
a few frank declaration on the 30
hour -the-work bill sponsored by
Senator Black Of the lynch law state
of Alabama and endorsed by the pres
emit Roosevelt administration. I'm
der the title The Black Bill Will
Not Help" the financial editor of the
N. Y. Evening Post, Ralph W. Robey
in recent article admits that the
30-hour week proposal will not solve
the unemployment situation. He
says, IF the bill should become law
practically every manufacturing es-
Enlistment in the United States will
be affected. In many cases ii is prob
able that the current output could
be maintained with the existing num-
Der of employees even en- a six hour
day. In these cases obviously there
would be no relief to unemployment"
In the face of the deepening crisis
with markets declining, plant clos
ings and the business index lowering
around its lowest points, it is clear
that the jobs shorter ork-Week
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-14

was in charge Of shooting down the
veterans in July of last year, gent
the following orders by radio 10 the
corps area commanders.
1.-THE corps area commanders viii
be responsible for all matters incident
to command OF units, the conStrucs
ton Of forestry camps and their sup
ply. -" He authorized by direction
Of the President TO call to active duty
with their own consent and for Pc
RODS OF six months the following Of
ganized reserve personnel: For each
1000 Of the civilian conservation
corps three medical officers, viz, one
captain and two heuteaants."
Unsuccessful 80 far in nlilitariEins
the unemployed. Roosevelt expects
by military commands 10 bring then
under his orders.
The unemployed and employed
workers have already tasted the fruits
Of the new deal" Together with
these attacks there is complies 81
lence TO the demands presented By
5000 hunger marchers TO Congress
December 8, 1882. The demand OF
the hunger narchers speaking fot
the American workers, was for ads-
ouate local and federal cash relief
and the adoption Of federal unein-
ployment insurance.