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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-02


its high schools, and many pupils
noW attending local high schools
from neighboring towns would
come under the new ruling.
The committee on education re-
ported unfavorabiy on the bill de-
spite the protests of Representative
Cowdell. Representative John ID.
Thoms of Waterbury favored re-
lection Of the bill. Representative
Daniel J. Mahaney did not vote on
1t.
The house today received a new
sales tax bill in the form of q Pc
tition, from Mayor George Quigley
of New Britain. The petition was
introduced by Representative
Fisher of Stamford, who also asked
that the rules be suspended so that
1t could Immediately be considered.
This motion was defeated, 116 to
90, both waterbury representatives
voting for suspension. The Dill
was then referred to the judiciary
committee. 1t is estimated the 2
per cent sales tax would result in
an income of $15,200,000 for two
years.
The house passed the bill today
continuing the Jail survey com.
mission two more years. Tne Dill
had previously been passed by the
senate. John II. Goss of water
bury is a member of the board.
The senate today passed the bill
amending the charter of the wa
terbury Foundation. The house
passed It earlier in the week.
For Beer Permits
State Capitol. Hartford, Conn,
June Especial to The DemocraC
Provisions whereby persons with
only one conviction for violation OF
the liquor laws would be eligible
for beer permits under the existing
liquor control act are contained IN
petition introduced in the House
today by Rep William McDermott
of Naugatuck. At the present time
the judiciary committee Is believed
10 have ready for reporting out an
amendment to the liquor act that
will permit all persons convicted
more than five years ago to secure
permits.
The McDermott petition was
voted to be sent to the judiciary
committee, to be embodied IL pos
sible, in the pending amendment.
Rep McDermott stated today that
he presented the petition at the re-
quest of many residents of the
Naugatuck valley.
The House today restored for
feited rights to Howard Hosking of
Waterbury who was involved in a
fatal automobile accident in 1881.
The bill.was raised In committee at
the request of Senator Joseph A..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-02

Claims against Tyrone county as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-02
House Killed
One School Bill

CONTINUED from Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-02

The senate today passed the bill
amending the charter of the wa.
terbury Foundation. The house
passed It earlier in the week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-02

The house passed the bill today
continuing the Jail survey com,
mission two more years. The Dill
had previously been passed by the
senate. John III. Goss of Water
bury is a member of the board.
Evening star., 1933-12-24

other, others named both on the same
list, while still others combined them
as one general story.
Repeal of the eighteenth amendment
was an easy third choice of the editors,
and not far behind In favor were Rus
sian recognition and the March bank
ing holiday. Each of the two latter
received the same number Of votes.
Killing Attempt Sixth.
Mr.. Creager was inclined to place
the bank holiday first among the big
stories because it affected every one
in the Nation not only mentally. but
tant" SoaS while Mia Roy j. S Dunlap % of the St.
Paul Dispatch and Pioneer Press was
of the opinion that repeal should be
first
The attempted assassination of
President Roosevelt and the
mortal wounding of Mayor Cermak Of
Chicago was sixth on the editorial list,
while the destruction at sea of the
great dirigible Akron with large loss
of life, the California earthquake, the
kidnapping situation in general and the
sudden death of former President
Coolidge completed the list Of 10 out
standing stories.
Within a shade of making the main
compilation were such stories as the
Cuban revolution, the Senate stock in
quiry, particularly the appearance OF
j. P. Morgan: the defeat Of Tammany
in the November mayoralty in New
York, the United States leaving the
gold standard and the World Economic
Conference in London.
Rather widespread interest In the de-
feat of Tammany was indicated from
many sections of the country. 1t ap-
peared on lists of the first 10 stories
sent in by a number of papers, includ-
ing the Kansas City Star, Buffalo Eve
ming News and the Indianapolis News.
Evening star., 1933-12-24
VISIT TO WALKER
DELIGHTS FARLEY
Postmaster General Reads
Brief Statement Answer
ing Seabury.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 23.-Post-
master General James A. Farley, whose
visit in Paris with former Mayor James
j. Walker was termed a disgusting
spectacle" by Samuel Seabury, declared
tonight he had been happy to see my
old friend Jimmy Walker"
With Mrs. Farley, the chairman OF
the Democratic National Committee re-
turned on the United States liner Man
haitian from several weeks vacation
abroad-in time for Christmas with
their three children.
At the outset of his interview coming
I'D New York Bay with newspaper men,
Farley was asked about the Walker
visit.
He started to say something, hesi-
tated, reached in his pocket, pulled out
a slip of note paper and read this
statement:
"I was happy to see my old friend
Jimmy Walker while abroad. was glad
to find him in such splendid health
and spirits"
Farley then was asked about the
statement of Seabury, the prosecutor OF
the inquiry into the city administrator
which precipitated Walkers resignation.
my statement speaks for itself, :"
Farley said, smiling.
He amplif1ed his remarks to say tnat
he has known Walker for 20 years; that
it was a natural thing to see him while
In Paris, and that, as far as he knew,
Walker has no plans on returning to
America soon.
Farley said that everywhere I went
in Europe, people we're amazed at the
courage of the President in doing
things untried before in the United
States"
Every one was curious to know what
the New Deal is all about" he added,
people were solicitous about Mr.. Roose-
velt. Everywhere he Is the main topic
of conversation. Everywhere there is
praise for his leadership
The manager Of the Roosevelt cam
paign-who will go to Washington
Tuesday night-said he was out OF
touch with recent developments in the
Presidents recovery program, thus re-
fusing comment on them.
The Farleys visited Rome, Paris,
Naples, Brussels and spent few hours
in London, going there from Paris by
plane.
They found their most enjoyment
in visits with Pope Plus and MuSsolini.
Mussolini, Farley characterized as a
great character"
From my observations around" +"
Farley said, "I could Snd no visible in
dications of depression. Every one
seemed to think the upturn in America
is benefiting the world,%
Evening star., 1933-12-24

Santa Claus sat back in his easy
chair this morning and, with his chubby
hands laced across the front OF his FUR
trimmed red coat, waited for time to
pass.
There was nothing to do-nothing
that is, except to loll in the cushioned
depth of his wide chair and wait for
darkness.
Everything is set," he unused. MY
route list is all made up, and my gifts
are in the bag, SO to speak. My, what
a comfortable, at-peace-with-the-world
sort of feelingi"
Yes, thanks to the generosity of thou
sands of residents of Washington, Santa
was "set" for as jolly Christmas eve
as any he had ever seen.
Toy Matinees Timely.
For while, it had looked as though
there would be thousands of empty
stockings, thousands of broken childish
hearts, in the CAPITAL this Christmas
eve. Jobless men and women, victims
of the worst depression in history, had
scant hope of being able to provide
square meals for themselves and their
families, and there was no hope at all
of being able to furnish toys and other
gifts for their children
Then came the third annual "toy
matinees" of The Star and the Warner
Brothers Theaters. Washingt re-
sponded with unprecedented generosity;
the dozen theaters at which the shows
were presented were thronged; and,
after it was all over, approximately
$4,000 gifts were turned over to Santa.
Think of it-22,O00 toys and articles
of clothing to be distributed among
needy children!
Was Santa happy?
~I1l say 1 was" he laughed "And
I'm even happier now. Even after the
matineeS were over gifts Of all kinds
continued pouring in. Toys, clothing,
even cash. Just about everything, in
fact. that you can think Of"
Committee Kept Busy.
All the gifts were turned over to the
Christmas Planning Committee Of the
Mrs. E. H. Griffith and Mrs. Frank T.
Parsons. Members of the committee
worked day and night, asserting the
gifts and making allotments to various
organizations that had filed requests
with Miss Mary Edith Coulson, welfare
and recreation secretary Of the council.
These organizations, in turn, passed
the gifts on to Santa for traditional
Christmas eve distribution among the
children under their care. Other young
sters. not on the lists of any Of the or
ganizations, will be taken care Of by
members of the committee.
"Yes, sir" Santa said, musingly, it'
Evening star., 1933-12-24
RE|CHF|RE VERDICT
AROUSES PROTEST
Nazis Declare Findings Not
Consistent With Popular
Sense of Justice.
Continued From First Page.)

such wrong method of legal procedure
as that Just demonstrated"
Benabue, acting as spokesman for
the committee, went to Berlin this eve
ming to see an official in the ministry
of the interior.
According to the Leipzig political
police, the expulsion of the Bulgarians
was not held likely until after the New
Year. It was pointed out that officials
work in Germany is virtually in abey-
ance between Christmas and New
Year.
The federal government will deter
mine by what method Van der Lubbe
is to be executed, whether by hanging
Hindenburg and Chancellor Adolf Hit
Ter have the right to change the SEN
tence.
(The Dutch Minister to Berlin made
representations 10 the German govern
ment today regarding the death SEN
tence for Van der Lubbe. It was under
stood that the Minister was acting
under instructions, given him some time
ago, that the death sentence should be
commuted, as the arson charge on
which Van der Lubbe was convicted
did not carry the extreme penalty
under German law at the time it was
committed
Played Lone Hand.
Throughout the trial Van der Lubbe
insisted he set the fire alone and un-
aided.
Torgler received the verdict as some
thing of a matter of course and
glanced affecticnately at his wife, but
the talkative DImitroff, who often
brought down the ire of the court upon
MIN during the hearings. smiled sneer-
lngly. The others grinned happily.
Special police precautions, including
the calling out of storm troopers.
proved unnecessary because only a few
persons were outside the court build
ing.
In pronouncing the verdict in a firm.
even voice, the presiding Judge, Will
helm Buenger, said the court had not
been influenced "py any emotion" and
that one of the objects of the trial was
to refute stories about incendiarisrn
circulated abroad
1t was proved that Van der Lubbe's
accompllces are to be found in the
ranks OF the Communists" he said, and
emphasized that the Dutchman was
arrested on the scene of the fire the
night of last February 27.
Court Has Suspicious.
ivan der Lubbe," Judge Buenger
added, worked with others perhaps
only a few; this has been confirmed
by the testimony of experts"
Nothing definite had been proved
against Torgler, the Judge continued,
although the court had its suspicious.
The prosecutor had recommended the
freeing of the four. but 1t was indi-
Gated that Torgler might be tried again
on a treason charge with other Com
munist leaders.
The Foreign Committee brought
letter of sympathy from Lord Marley.
chairman of the committee for the
relief Of victims of German Fascism,
which said that a deep feeling for
Nine Dimitrof felt by all sections of
the British people will surely justify
this journey"
The group interviewed the political
police, but were told the matter now
was in the hands of the German min
istry of the interior.
Upon reaching Czechoslovakia, the
three Bulgarians were said to plan to
apply for permission to go to France
or Russia.
Evening star., 1933-12-24

American editors and readers appar-
emily are now accepting the marvels of
aviation as a matter of course, for,
while all the outstanding flights Of the
year were mentioned, none qualified in
the first 10 stories.
OF the aviation stories, Balbo's fight
to the Century of Progress at Chicago
received the most mention. Post S
world flight was second and the Lind
bergh leisurely tour of the air lanes was
third. Mr.. Craig of Philadelphia men
toned the conQuering by air Of Mount
Everest, the worlds highest mountain,
as a noteworthy air feat Of the year.
Other Stories.
To give a further insight into the
type of stories newspaper editors con-
slider outstanding, here are others re-
ceiving notice: The Western farm re-
volt; Chicago's Century OF Progress;
the Kansas City gang massacre; Japa-
nese penetration of Asia: insult extradi-
ton hearings; veterans cuts; the Au-
gust hurricane; the Ford johnson con-
troversy: the lynching epidemic and the
stand of Gov. Rolph of California; the
California brush fire and the Kansas
prison escape.
It might be noted that in any list
Of stories selected from an individual
newspapers standpoint certain local
situations produce news Of outstanding
regional interest.
For instance, In a composite listing
by the staff Of the Chicago Daily News
the Century of Progress made its ap-
pearance and likewise the insult extra
dition hearing in Athens. The Cermak
assassination was second on the News
list, as well as second on the list Of
the Chicago Daily Times, which also
put Balbo's flight to Chicago well to
the front.
Special local interest probably would
Evening star., 1933-12-24
the State prison last September Of

the State prison last September Of
10 long-term eonVcts.
Three of the men who escaped have
either been killed or captured. James
Clark was captured at Hammond, Ind,
shortly after the break, and James Jen-
kins was slain by citizens of the little
town Of Beanblossom, Ind. .. Edward
Shouse was captured only this week at
Paris, III.
Eugene league, a member Of the
State police, was killed during the cap
ture of Shouse. His funera. was held
today.
Shouse and Crouch definitely have
been linked with the Dillinger gang.
Another member of the gang, Harry
Copeland, was arrested at Chicago some
time ago and now Is back in the Indi-
ana State Prison as a parole violator.
The Dillinger gang is credited with
numerous bank robberieS and other
hold-ups in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and
Wisconsin.
John Dillinger himself was under ar
rest at the time the prison break oc-
Cured, but was liberated from the jail
at Lima, Ohio, by group Of his COM
panions and Sheriff Jesse Sarber was
killed. Several of the escaped convicts
were believed to have participated In
that affray.
Guns and Ammunition Stolen.
Guns and ammunition have been
stolen from police stations In Peru and
Auburn.
In addition to league, Detective
Sergt. William Stanley of Chicago was
slain in the fight against the bandits
He was killed as he sought to question
a man whom he believed to be men,
Der of the gang. The killer has since
been said to be John Hamilton, one
Of the escaped men.
league was slain during the capture
Of Shouse and it Is believed that he
was shot by one Of his fellow officers
Shouse gave up without struggle and
has been returned to the State prison
where he has % years yet to serve ot
a 25-year sentence.
Other members Of the gang, includ-
| ing Dillinger himself, have eluded police
officers several times after traps had
been laid for them.
Evening star., 1933-12-24
SOCIETY G|R!L,LOST
IN
Miss DrexeI, Philadelphia
Debutante, Missing Day
From Bahamas Home.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NASSAU, Bahamas, December 23-
Miss Marjorie Drexel, l7-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony g..
Drexel, jr., of New York and Phila-
delphia, missing since yesterday, was
found exhausted and suffering from
shock and exposure in wooded area
near here today.
Miss Drexel, who strayed into the
woods while walking with her mother
on a lonely road, mile west OF the
Drexel home, Villa Caprice, was found
by a searching squad of police and
volunteers.
Brought to her home in the arms OF
a policeman, the girl was then taken
Immediately to the Bahamas General
Hospital. A physician there said that
while she was Ill from the experience,
her condition was not considered
serious.
The searching party was led to the
place where Miss Drexel was found by
a charcoal burner, who had heard her
means. but who had not penetrated
the brush to determine their source.
Instead he went to the police.
Mrs. DreXel reported her daughter
disappearance to police last night, sew
eral hours after the girl had wandered
from the road into the woods. Villa
Caprice is about miles west OF the
city of Nassau.
Her clothing was torn and soiled and
her face, arms and legs had been lacer-
ated by the brush. She was about a
mile and a half from her home and
near Lake Killarney when found.
Evening star., 1933-12-24
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
N YEW YORK, December 23.-The
new DEAL" under dozen
different names, was selected
l. as the outstanding news story
of 1888 by members of the As
Sociated Press Managing Editors As
Sociation.
Hitler's rise to power in Germany
ranked second in the estimation OF the
men who determine how news stories
shall be played throughout the Nation.
Probably of equal interest with spe-
cific story selection was the ever-recur-
ring comment of the editors that 1888
was the biggest news year since the
World War.
Biggest Postwar Year"
"It seems to me that there has hardly
been a day in 1888 that did not pro-
duce a first flight news story" said
Marvin H. Creager, managing editor
of the Milwaukee Journal. In similar
vein j. Charles Poe of the Chattanooga
News, commented, 1T is rather difficult
to select the best stories in year
which was full of smash stories"
81 think this has been the biggest of
postwar years in regard to merit of
Stories" was the opinion of Rudolf H.
Horst of the South Bend Tribune, while
Malcolm w. Bingay Of the Detroit Free
Press made it even stronger in this note
on his selections: ANY one of these
would have been outstanding in nor
NAL year, but, this has been the most
extraordinary year in our history"
There was no doubt in the minds of
managing editors that the Roosevelt
recovery program was the leading news
story of the year. 1t appeared on the
tally sheet in many guiseS.
Some editors listed it as enactment
Of N. R. A." Others called 1t ''Roose-
velt'S Inauguration, "RooSevelts sweep
ing changes" Congress 100 days" Not
few entered two phases of the pro-
gram on their 10 best list. Several
wrote a single word, Roosevelt"
Basil L. Walters of the Des Moines
Register and Tribune phrased it this
way: In my honest opinion there is
only one superior news story that stands
out above all the great news stories
of the year, and that news story could
be called Roosevelt
Roosevelt and the new deal was the
biggest story of the year" was the
similar comment of William B. Craig
of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin,
in which Mr.. Poe concurred. "The con-
tiIluing experimentation OF the RooSe-
velt new deal has been about the big
gest news the country has had since
the war"
Various phases of the Roosevelt pro-
gram were given preferred positions on
composite lists from w. S. Gilmore of
the Detroit News and A. E. M. Ber-
gener of the Cleveland News.
The rise of Nazi Germany and the
events which made Hitler's name one
to conjure with in the 1888 news pic
ture likewise have Jumped as one story.
The vote was about evenly divided
between two developments:
l. Germany's farewell to the League
Of Nations and the arms meet, and
2. Hitler's consolidation of power
combined with his anti-Jewish cam
paign.
Evening star., 1933-12-24

account also for the appearance Of en-
tries such as the Ford-Johnson contro-
versy, Kansas City massacre and Kan
sas prison escape.
For fear that some of the more un-
usual stories in the scientific field and
in the realm of human interest might
escape mention, Moses Strauss Of the
Cincinnati Times-Star said:
Apart from the stories that every one
would be inclined to pick, let me suggest
these: Northumberland newspaper,
vitamin theory outside Of natural foods
exploded, Hitler's recent 265, 900 audi
ence, air conditioning of private homes,
thinnesS Of ozone layer, G. G. G. for
women, photos by infra-red ray, Mae
West figure, Huey Longs licking, chang
ing name Of Hoover Dam, Moley exile,
Miss Perkins"
Sensational Spot Story.
Sevellon Brown of the Providence
Journal and Evening Bulletin directed a
portion Of his comment on the manner
in which story Is presented.
"The lLos Angeles earthquake story
seems to me to be an excellent example
of a report of a sensational spot news
story, vividly and effectively presented,
yet with such precision Of language that
it was not overwritten at any point" he
said.
THE Morgan story was certainly an
outstanding example OF a running story
completely handled"
What makes an outstanding news
story? To Mr.. Walters of Des Moines
1t is the element Of fight.
houa aiuo aOnfandnd ~ ha coid
"that the element of fight made big
the fight down to one man or two men
1t made greater story.
IT think I remember some fellow
having said that it was possible for
a man to imagine himself Floyd Collins
fighting for life alone In cave, but 1t
was difficult for him to feel like an
entire Russian army
Tn this case, of course, it has been
a fight of the whole world for recovery
Fire Drama Of Jobless Plight.
Mr.. Poe of Chattanooga said he in
cluded "the California brushwood fire
because 1t seemed to me to not only
have all the elements of a good story,
such as mans conflict with fire, one
of the destructive forces of nature,
but also because this story was some
what of a dramatization of the plight
Of the jobless."
"In my Judgment" opned Mr.. Dunlap
Of st. Paul, "the best news story must
come in the category Of being national
or worldwide in scope; must affect
people emotionally or through their
pocketbooks.
"I would suggest that the outstanding
news story would depend entirely upon
what happened" said Mr.. Bingay.
For instance, the assassination OF
a President would be the outstanding
news story no matter how wretchedly
written it might be, and very ordinary
police shooting in the hands of an ex-
pert writer could be raised to literary
level that would make it the most
Evening star., 1933-12-24
DAUGHTER OF SPORTSMAN.
Whole Family Was Staying at Nassau
Estate,

PHILADELPHIA, December % (P-
Miss Marjorie Gould Drexel, who was
found suffering from shock and ex-
posure in a wooded area in the Bahia
mas today, is the daughter of Anthony
G. Drexel, jr., New York sportsman.
Her mother is the former Marjorie
Gould, daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. George Jay Gould.
In addition to homes in New York
and Southern France, the Drexels have
large estate at Nassau, and the entire
family was staying there at the time
Miss Drexel disappeared yesterday.
The 17-year-old girl was introduced
to society in New York and Phila-
delphia year ago. adding another
name to the members of the family
who have long been prominent in So
Cial affairs,
Miss Drexel,s sister. the former Edith
S. Cram of Blufton, s. G. They were
married in New York in May, 1881.
A brother, Anthony j., Sd, married
Miss Helen Avis Howard of Atlanta,
Ga, last August at Walhalla, s. c.
Evening star., 1933-12-24
PREMIUM ON HONESTY
SEEN BY LEGISLATOR
Crump Of Tennessee
SAYS Demand Will Increase
as Conditions Improve.

BY the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, December 23.--
Representative E. H. Crump, who IN
private life is a successful business man,
said today that as conditions improve
there will be a new high premium on
honesty in the business world"
with greatly improved conditions
throughout the United States after
hard struggling by citizens for the last
several wears" he added, IT hope that
the people now realize that there must
be not only honesty in Government,
but absolute honesty in business"
Representative Crump was suffering
from a bad cold. He leaves for Wash
ington New Year day.