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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-02
DAMAGE SUIT OF $lO,OOO STARTED
 IN LOCAL COURT
Edith H. Stanley of This City Asks That Amount
 for Injuries

The fatal accident near the tuf of Chase boulevard last New Year $ day is recalled with the filing Ill superior court today of the $10,- 900 damage suit of Edith M. stan ley, local insurance office employe. against William Harris. Sr. Charles Harris, and A. w. Albright, ad- ministrator of the estate of WG- liam H. Anewalt. Jr. all of Allen- town. Pa.
 Anewalt, driving the sedan of William Harris went off the Mid- dlebury Waterbury road at the West Main street intersection. The sedan went down steep embank- ment, cleared a wire fence and bounced three or four times in its progress downward before coming to a stop at the foot of the hill Anewalt died from injuries he re- ceived.
 Miss Stanley was a passenger in the car, The sedan was loaned by Harris, ST, to his son, Charles Har- ris, who at the time of the accident was permitting his friend, Ane- walt to drive, the complaint says Harris and Anewalt had come to Waterbury to spend New Years with friends at Waterbury.
 Miss Stanley alleges she was re- moved in an unconscious state from the machine by police who hurried to the scene and hustled to the Waterbury hospital. Examin- ation disclosed severe injuries 10 her right leg. left arm and other parts of her body. A copy of the writ was forwarded to State Me- tor Vehicle Commissioner Con- nor who has been appointed att torney for both defendants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-02
REVELATIONS ON INCOME TAXES TO
 BRING REFORM
May Be Federal Control of Exchanges and All
 Their Operations
BY LYLE c. WILSON United Press Staff COrrcSDOndcnt)

Washington, Dec. 2 - (UP) - Senate revelations of boom time and depression stock market prac- tices will lead to recommendations for federal control of the eX- changes and supervision of their operations, Chairman Fletcher of the stock market committee, said today.
 Fletcher revealed also that the house ways and means committee will receive Monday a detailed re- port on tax law reforms to prevent future income tax avoidance such as was shown to have been accom- plshed by J. P. Morgan, Otto H. Kohn and others.
 A joint congressional committee on internal revenue has been making a study of the adminis- trative loopholes through which Morgan and others passed without taxation. The senate banking and currency committee and the house ways and means committee will cooperate, Fletcher said, in draft ing remedial legislation.
 I've are going to recommend federal control of the exchanges and federal supervision of their operation" he said.
 Fletcher has circulated to com mittee members the argument of Associate Justice Brandeis of the supreme court in which he con- tends congress has unlimited to eX- ercise regulative authority. Brandeis' argument was writer twenty years ago in a volume call ed "other peoples money" It was based on the revelations of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-02
TWO YOUNG BOYS BELIEVED LOST
 FROM SAlLBOAT
Their Boat Was Found Overturned in Lake
 They Tried to Cross

Ashburnham, Mass, Dec 2-UP) Police began dragging Lake Nau- keag here at dawn today for the bodies of two boys who were be- lieved drowned when their small sailboat was overturned while they were crossing to Greenwood Island ir the lake. last night.
 The missing boys, both 16 years old, were: Donald Kendall of Gard ner and Duane Martin of Arlington, Vt. Young Martin had been living with his grandfather. Frank Nich- ols of Gardner.
 The boat in which the boys were last seen at dusk last night. was found overturned on the south shore of the lake. It was coated with ice.
 Ice, which covered the lake dur ing the night. hampered police in their efforts to drag the lake.
 The two boys, Gardner hlgh school students and close chums, set out for a camp on Greenwood Island for a vacation yesterday aft- ernoon. They had supplied them- selves with provisions and blan- kets.
 Their disappearance was not dis covered until late last night when they failed to keep an appointment they had made with friends. Be- coming alarmed, the friends noti- fled police who after a check. searched the lake. The overturned sailboat was found by John Briggs and Charles Peeler, Boy Scout mas ters who were asked to assist in the search by Police Chief George Willard of Ashburnham.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-02
WILL TIGHTEN UP
 FOOD AND DRUGS
Senate Will Consider More Stringent Laws to Reg
 ulate Both of Them

Washington, December 2-CUP) Tightening-up of existing pure food and drug laws will be con- sidered by the senate commerce committee at hearings next week on the Copeland bill providing dras- tic penalties for adulteration, mis- branding or false advertising.
 Senator Copeland, democrat New York, will direct the hear- ings, scheduled to start on Decem- Der [. A large number of manu- lecturers, retailers and interested parties have requested opportunity to be heard.
 The Copeland bill, introduced in the senate last June, is designed to prevent manufacture, sale and shipment of adulterated or mis- branded food, drugs and cosmetics. It also would regulate traffic and prohibit false advertising. Author ity to administer its provisions would be left with the agriculture department.
 Opponents of the measure claim 1t would give to Secretary of Agri.- culture Wallace "czaristic powers They have indicated a lengthy con troyersy awaits Copeland and his supporters.
 The Copeland bill goes much further than the existing pure food and drug act, put through congress in the administration of Theodore Roosevelt. It seeks to include cosmetics. product little thought of more than 25 years ago.
 Existing laws apply only to false labels and misbranding. The fed- eral trade commission seeks to pre- vent fraudulent advertising.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-02
TAVERN DISPUTE
 STlRS UP MASS.
Senate Does One Thing
 and Gov Hopes House Will Do the Other

Boston, December 2 (UP) - The house of representatives was expected today to refuse to con- cur with the senate's action Tn eliminating the tavern provision from Massachusetts hard liquor control bill.
 Passed previously by the house by a fairly comfortable margin, the tavern plan was killed in the sem ate last night by a vote of A 10 13. The defeat was accomplished with the votes of 23 republicans and one democrat, Senator Conroy, Fall River.
 After that, by tie vote, s to IS, the senate rejected an amend ment which would have made It necessary for all restaurants sel'- ing lauor to he located on the street floor, briefly lighted, with all parts of the room visible from the street.
 As the bill stood at the end or last nights senate session, all ai7 coholic beverages could be sold ny the glass in hotels, restaurants ana clubs, and by the bottle in pack age stores or drug stores.
 Appraised of the senatorial repec- tion of the tavern, Governor Ely said:
 "I am still for the taverns. de- spite the action of the senate.
 It was believed his firm stand lE favor of the tavern would keep the house in line If the house re- fuses to concur with the senate. a conference committee will seek to reconcile the differences between the two branches.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-02
FORD WON TRUCK
 BID FROM GOVT
Johnson Had Protested But He Was Overruled
 By Comptroller Gen

Washington, Dec 2-(UP)-A long controversy over the purchase of trucks for the civilian cOnserva- ton corps was settled today in favor of a Ford dealer, whose bid was held up because of a presi- dential order barring fnon-NRA manufacturers from government business,
 A Protest against the Ford deal- CTS bid was lodged by Recovery Administrator Hugh $. Johnson. He conceded that the dealer flew the blue eagle but that the Ford Motor company's failure to sign the automobile code made 1t incl igible for government business un- der the presidents order. Comp troiler General J. R. McCarl held that so long as the Ford company compiled with the provisions of the code it's signature thereto was i'm material.
 Johnson countered that the bid violated the code, because 1t was below the list price. McCarl then ruled tlfat such an objection was not a proper subject for the con- sideration of those who received the bids.
 Secretary of Agriculture Wallace In charge of the purchase accord inly announced that on the advice of McCarl. ''as the best way 70 ,ecure compliance with the pres dents recovery program. the bic .f the Ford dealer would be e. ,cptcd. He said Johnson concu"- -ed ir this decision. The bid was made by the Northwest Motor 70.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-02
SYMPATHY NOT
 FOR HUEY LONG

St Francisville, La, Dec 2 - GU. P.)-Local authorities announced openly to-day that they sympa- thized with citizens revolt against Senator Huey P. Longs political rule; this ordinarily peaceful rural community tensely awaited the ar- rival of trucks from Baton Rouge with a fresh supply of ballots for Tuesdays election which many citizens believe will be merely a means of railroading Longs hand picked candidate into congress.
 Two violent demonstrations yes- terday met with no official resist ance. A bank of citizens stormed the courthouse, carried the ballots sent here from Baton Rouge. The capital, out on the lawn and burn ed them. Later another band stop ped two state highway department trucks and burned their contents of circulars booming the candidacy of Mrs Bolivar E. Kemp, Longs hand picked" candidate in the special legislative election.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-02
PROFESSOR HAS.
 APPROVED THEM

Detroit. Dec 2--(UP)-A univer- sity English professor to-day gave academic approval of such express sions as: "It ain't being done" I've. got to go." None of, them are here," 'It is me"
 In addition Professor c. c. Fries, of the University of Michigan, saw nothing wrong with split infinitives of singular verbs with plural sub- jects. Other educators here for the convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, approved his opinions.
 Rules of grammar, Dr Fries said, are valid only when they summar- ize practice.
 Usage is the basis of all the cor rectness there can possibly be in language" he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-02
ATTORNEY SHANK
 ISFOUND GUILTY
Death Penalty for Lawyer Unless His Counsel
 Proves Him Insane

Benton, Ark, Dec 2.--(UP)- Counsel for Mark H. Shank. Akron. Ohio, attorney. today prepared his appeal from the death sentence im- posed last night by jury which found Shank guilty on charges of killing family of four by poison.
 Shank, whom defense attorneys contended was insane, had confess ed that he gave Alvin Colley, Mrs Ethel Colley and two of their chill dren poisoned grape juice at a family picnic. He said they "knew too much" about an Akron case in volving one of Shank's clients.
 Mrs Shank fainted as the verdict of death in the electric chair at Turner, Ark, was read. She was carried from the courtroom on q, stretcher. Shank was calm, al- most disinterested.
 The jury considered the case 3 hours and 15 minutes before re- turning the first death verdict in Saline county.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-02
Federal G0Uernn1ent
 Reports On Treasury
Deficit for First Five Months of the Fiscal Year Was Hundreds of Millions Less Than the Same
 Period of Last Year

Washington, Dec. -(UP)-The federal government in the first five months of it's fiscal year had a de- felt of $772,465,575. against q de- felt of 1$1,151,9S5,520 in the cor responding period of last year when emergency expenditures were con- sidera bly, smaller. The five months ended Thursday.
 Today's treasury statement show. ed this deficit caused in increase in the public debt from $22,5S8,672,- 560 on June 30 last to $23,534,- 115,772 at the end of November.
 Total income of the government in the five months ended with No -vember was nearly double that of the corresponding period of last year, partly because of the new taxes imposed last March. Income from June 30, to Nov. 30, this year was $1,136,5o4,4o2 against s6S0,- S94,151 a year ago, E ,, !. t.Ordialaryns expenditures in this period fell to $1,216,143,174 from $1,432,2O5,594 a year ago, bringing the "ordinaryY budget practically in balance.
 Not included in the figures for this year, however, are $692,826,- BOA Emergency" expenditures such as the public works administration, the MIRA agricultural adjustment administration. Recstruction Fi- nance corporation and the Emer- gency Conservation work.
 : Including the emergency ex- penditures, the government in the first five months of this fiscal year spent $1,9O8,969,977 against $1,- 832,S79,671 in the corresponding period of last year when emer- gency expenditures were consider ably smaller.
 Compared with a year ago, most of the governments sources of re- venue yieled increasing returns. h. come tax collections fell from $202,- 488,157 in the first five months of the 1888 fiscal year to $192,O22, ,O35 in the first five months of the cur rent fiscal year. But miscellaneous internal revenue, including beer re- venue, rose to $627,744,91 from $314, ,499,25S a year ago.
 Processing taxes yielded SS7,- 155,534, against none q year ago; customs, $150.067,5S3, against $117,723,136: Panama Canal tolls, $9.290,73O, against $S,Q0S,Sl2 and interest on foreign obligations S11,- 1S9,093, against none a year ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-02
ATTORNEY JOHN D. THOMS LOOMS
 AS ASSISTANT
Local Member of >the>Leg= islature May Be Named
 By Frank Bergin

Representatives John D. Thoms, member of the local law firm of Carmody and Thoms. was mention ed today as one of those likely to be chosen as assistant to United States District Attorney Frank Bergin. Attorney Thoms has been a member of the state Legislature for the past two sessions and at important body of the. assembly, the judiciary committee.
 District Attorney Bergin, who was majority leader of the 1883 senate, was named district attorney by President Roosevelt, recently. He was senate chairman of the judiciary committee on which Att torney Thoms served. The latter was seated in the house alongside of Minority Leader John A. Mark ham. one of the democratic leaders of Hartford.
 Two Assistants
 Attorney Bergin has the author fty to name two assistant district held by republicans. Others mem tioned for the posts are Minority Leader Markham of Hartford, At torneys William J. Wholean and Louis Y. Gaberman of Hartford, Attorney John Burke of East Hartford and Attorneys John Gull linan and Albert Weiss of Bridge bort.
 District Attorney Bergin has
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-02
PACKAGE STORES
 WITH LICENSES
 READY TO START
They Will Be Allowed to Begin Sales of Liquors
 and Wines

Practically every store in Water bury holding. Q package" license under the state liquor control board will offer wines and, liquors for sale to the public of the city on next Wednesday. Repeal of the 18th Amendment will automatic ally take effect at about 3:30 o. clock Tuesday afternoon when the seth state holds its convention to ratify the 21st Amendment, repeal ing, prohibition.
 While the United States at torney general has rendered an opinion to the effect that prohi- bition is automatically repealed when the 36th states convention casts its vote ratifying the Fist amendment to the constitution, 1t was generally believed here that local stores would await he formal proclamation by the United States secretary of state declaring the dry era at a close.
 ri For Sale Wednesday
 The local large chain stores as well as the several local grocery and private, stores holding pack age" licenses will offer wines and whiskies for sale on "Wednesday. The prices for the various prod ucts will vary according to quality. The whiskies will range from pure "rye' to blended frye" which has been cut as high as 10 to 1. The prices for the various products. 1t was stated today, will be in accord ance with the grade offered Tor sale.
 Wholesale prices on rye liquor
 ,-f fnr blended quality. to much higher prices ias the quality increased in worth. These were wholesale prices. The price to be charged for iiquor. though, was expected to be about one-half and less than one
 fContinued on Page 2.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-02
MAYOR HAYES TO OFFlCIATE AGAIN
 IN MONTHS TIME
One Month From Monday He Will Be Sworn Into
 MayOrship

Mayor Flank Hayes will be sworn into office g. month from Monday. The mayor and his administration will take office for the third con- secutive time. The only new mem Der of the administration will be School Commissioner-elect Louis Bria, who succeeds Commissioner Harry Dochelli. Plans will start soon for the formal inauguration ceremonies.
 The democrats were swept into office for the seventh consecutive time in the October balloting. The previous four victories were at- tained by ex-Mayor Francis P. Guilfoile. Mayor Hayes victory at the polls in October was his third consecutive one.
 The swearing in of the the Hayes administration on the first Monday of January will mark the sixth consecutive term that the demo- crats have been in control of the board of aldermen. the city's law making body.
 Going Over Budget
 At the present time the mayor and his commissioner are busy go- ing over the 1894 budget. The budget will be presented to the al- dermen this coming Monday night. Then the mayor will delve into the task of preparing his annual mes sage to the aldermen on the oc- casion of his inauguration.
 There will be no changes ill the democratic personnel of the vari- ous city boards. On the other hand, three republicans will drop off the board of aldermen and their places will be taken by three other republicans. Those dropping off include Aldermen Joseph A. Ber- gin, Patsy Perriello and Oscar La- Croix. The new republican mem- bers will be Aldermen-e elect Francis T. Phillips. Louis Liebeskind and Simeon Nichols.
 Police Board Vacancy
 Incidentally, with his retirement from the board of aldermen, MT Perriello will create a vacancy on the police board. It Is understood that this republican post will go to Alderman -eleet Phillips. It is also fCarE;pual nn paCa 2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-02
DEATH PENALTY
 FOR NEGRO GOES
 TO HIGH COURTS
For the Third Time Color ed Man Hears Jury De-
 eide on Death
By BEN COTHRAN

(InlteU freSS SthH SOrTcSpOhucHll
 Decatur, Ala. Dec. 2-UP)-A new jury of rural Alabamans to- day took up the fate of the second of the Scottsboro defendants while the imported defense counsel pre- jury verdcit which found Haywood Patterson guilty with an accom- panying penalty of death.
 The appeal will be based upon many rulings of Judge William w Callahan and his general charge to the jury which did not include the method whereby the jury could have acquitted the defendant had it wished to do so, until the commis- sion was called to his attention. Samuel S. LeibowitZ, chief of de- fense counsel. said he would do his talking in the United States su- preme court"
 While Clarence Norris went on trial to-day, his co-defendant, slept peacefully in his jail cell, so thor oughly accustomed to being under a death sentence that it did not interfere with his peace of mind.
 For the Tihrd Time
 The epnalty prescribed by the jury late yesterday was the third time Patterson heard himself con- demned. Nine negroes were pulled off a freight train at Paint Rock. Ala. in 1881, and charged with as- saulting two white women hoboes. Eight were found guilty and sen fenced to death after a quick trial. One conviction was reversed by the Alabama supreme court on the ground that the defendant was minor. The other seven were re- versed by the United States su- preme court.
 The case which the state began presenting against Norris to-day was exactly the same as that which convicted Patterson. It al legged that Ruby Bates and vic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-02
WHITE GIRL NOT
 TO WED CHINESE
Court of Lynn Steps in to Prevent Marriage of
 the Two

Lynn, Mass, Dec 2--(UP)- Seeking to prevent the marriage of a 16-year-old white girl to a 26- year-old Chinese. police resorted to court action to-day.
 \ Several months ago the girl, Jean Razney, was before court as neg lected child. The case was filed and she was placed in custody of Miss Ann Mannigan, policewoman.
 To-day Miss Mannigan told Dis trict Judge Ralph W. Reeve that she had learned that Jeane was about to wed Tee Kee. 26, laun- dryman. The old case was re- opened and Jeane was ordered held in $500 bail for hearing Wednes- day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-02

granted the extradition request of Chicago authorities who want the self exiled American utility mag nate to face charges of grand larceny, embeZzlement and theft by bailee in connection with the fail- urc of the Insults two-billion dol- lar network of mid-western con- cerns.
 His brother, Samuel, previously had prevented extradition and now resides at Athens, Greece.
 The decision climaxed more than year of court battles, during which time Martin Insull was at liberty under $5,000 bail.
 He was arrested a year ago last October in a $20 a week rooming house at Orillia, Ont, on a warrant charging him with being a fugi- tive from justice. He immediate ly summoned one of the most bril- liant legal staffs available to aid him in his fight to escape return to the United States.
 A Cook county grand jury re- turned indictments against the In> sulls Shortly after the collapse of their companies. Samuel was in Athens at the time, but the Greek court refused to extradite him. New indictments were returned againsi him later, but again the Greek court refused to grant his extra
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-02
ROBBED DURING
 TRAFFIC JAM

Boston, Dec 2-(U.P.)-As the automobile in which he was re- turning from bank was stopped in traffic here late yesterday, a holdup man stepped from the sidewalk and robbed him or a $z'- S95 payroll, according to story told polcie by Walter $. Young, an employe of the Cable Ralncoat Company.
 Young said he was so frightened that he made no outcry, and wait ed until he had parked the car be- fore notifying his employers. who in turn notified police.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-02
COL. THEODORE
 NOT SATISFIED

New York, Dec. ? - (UP)-In- fiation. ''as old as civilization" has invariably failed and has destroyed "The Trade and Morals" of every country in which it has been tried. Go. Theodore Roosevelt. Jr., charged in an address here attack ing the administration monetary policies.
 Nothing is more vital to a na- ton than sound money and no fal- lacy Is more persistent than infiat- ion. Roosevelt, former governor general of the Philippines told the league for political education las ,tsets
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-02

indebtedness, the last temporary loan of $5O0,000 having been paid off a couple of weeks ago by Con- troller Leary.
 Necessary to Borrow
 However, it is necessary to bor- row more money for use from Jan- uary 1st to- the time when the May installment of taxes comes in. This is the usual custom. The New York banks. it is understood, have already agreed to lend the money to the city as soon as the munich pality is in position to legally do the borrowing.
 This morning the members of the board of finance went into ex- ecutive session to study, further, the proposed budget for the com ing year. yesterday afternoon they were in private session for about four hours. They were expected to spend considerable time on the matter to-day as we'll as to-mor- row and Monday. The budget will be approved by. the finance board Monday afternoon and will go to the aldermen for approval Monday night.
 Tax Collection Drive
 In the meantime, in order to get money in for running expenses of the city, Tax Collector William A. Ennis. is. conducting an intensive tax collection drive. The alias tax warrant system is being used here. Already over $3O,000 in tax money has come in in this way since We'd nesday. Two holders of large pieces
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-02
Final Neze,s Flashes
LIEUT. HALL WASLOST

Washington, Dec 2!-UP)-Leut Robert s. Hall, Jr, 29, was lost overheard last night on the U S. s. Isabel, attached to the Asiatic squad ron enroute from Hongkong to Manila, the navy department was advised today No details of his death were available Lieut. Hall is survived by his wife, Mrs Jeannette L. Hall, now. in Manila, and his mother, Mrs R. s. Hall of Hattiesburg, Miss