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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-10
Bette, Days for
Communists Are
Ahead, Believed
By EUGENE LYONS
United Press Staff Correspondent

MOSCOW, May 1O.-UP).-
Slight, but perhaps significant,
symptoms of improvement in the
general situation here can be DIS
cerned. at least in the largest
cities. Whether they will fu!hll
the promise of somewhat easier
existence for the Soviet pOpuia-
ton depends upon the next har-
vest.
Some of the special "closed"
shops have begun to issue rationS
of cheese and fish. A chain OF
so-called Commercial" shops has
begun the limited sale of NEAR,
sugar and o her foodstuifs.
IMPROVEMENT
A distinct Improvement can be
felt in the availability of products
of light industry. such as clothes,
furniture, hardware, etc.
The appearance Of a larger
supply of manufactured goods, if
it should prove more than flash
in the pan, will DO more than any
amount Of capital punishment to
stimulate peasant production.
The causes Of the critical eco
nomic lineup in the Soviet Union
must be sought not only in the
internal policies. BY this time it
is clear that the nation has been
hard hit by the general world
crisis.
FIVE-YEAR PLAN
The five-year plan committed
the country to vast expenditures
abroad for machinery, equipment
and raw materials. The undertake
ing did not seem beyond Russia 5
capacity to pay out of its surplus
agrarian products. The collapse
of world markets, however, upset
all the calculations. The surplus
did not suffice and the Kremlin
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-10

those familiar with the pheasant
that this particular bird had been
frightened from its nest near
Brevard and in flying over the
town spied the large bank OF
ferns in the front Of the Gale,
and thinking this safe hiding
place dashed against the glass
with disastrous results.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-10
TWIN GIRLS BORN
AT LITTLE RIVER

BREVARD. May 10. (SpeciaD
Mr.. and Mrs. George l.. Miller Of
the Little River community an
nounce the birth Of twin girls on
Friday. May ), the young ladies
being named Joan and June.
Rev. and Mrs. Paul Hartsell an
rrunce the birth of daughter,
Caroline. on Saturday. May 6.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-12-23
LIQUOR WILL PAY
FULL COSTS OF
RECOVERY PLAN
Under the Program of the
House Committee 1t Will
Bring in Plenty

washington, Dec 23.-(UP)-
Liquor will pay the cost of the ma
tional recovery program under the
plan of the house ways and means
committee.
Agreement that revenues from
such sources should be used for
service charges on recovery bond
issues was mainly responible for
the committees decision to fix the
whiskey tax at 50 a gallon 1t was
learned today.
While the estimated $390,000.00o
revenue from repeal was not ear
marked for the purpose of financ-
ing cost Of the recovery program
committee members said it will I'M
doubtedly be used for that purpose.
Service charges on the $3,400,-
100000 expected to be asked of
congress for continuing NRA, RFC,
PWA and other recovery programs
next session will be approximately
1921, 100000. The initial cost of
the recovery set-up agreed on last
session was $3,10O,000,0O0. Taxes in
the recovery act most of which
went out with repeal Appropriated
1912, 100000 and took care of serv-
ice charges on the original amount.
In order to cover the continued
cost of the old and the new recov-
cry appropriations approximately
$3.50, 100000 will be necessary.
Liquor revenues, exclusive of beer
it is hoped will total $390,000,0 900.
Combined with the capital stock
tax revenues between now and July
/, when that, tax terminates, the
total income from the two sources
should reach approximately the
needed figure.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-12-23
BANDIT GANG IS
RESPONSIBLE

Boston, Dec 23-(UP)-A BAN
dit gang which has engineered a
series Of holdups and bank rob-
berries in this vicinity recently vas
responsible for yesterdays payroll
holdup at the Trimount Clothing
company in Roxbury, authorities
believed today.
Maurice Gordon, secretary of the
company. had just driven up to the
door after drawing the payroll at
a nearby bank when he was order-
ed to stick them UP and pass over
that bag"
Two Of the bandits had revolvers
and the third carried sawed-on
shotgun. They fled with the pay
roll toward downtown Boston.
Police said the tall, dark man
with the shotgun apparently was
the same one that acted as look
out during three recent bank hold
ups.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-12-23
CATHOLIC CLUB
STARTED AT The
ROXBURY SCHOOL
Weekly Forums Held al
Which Talks and Lee.
lures Are Held

A Catholic club has been formed
among the student body Of the
Roxbury school at Cheshire. Week
Nv forums are held in which lee
lures are given by Rev James Dan
aher. chaplain, and a general dis
cussion of the subject Is directed
by John F. Robinson, member
of the school faculty. The recent
communion services of the club
was tttended by 100 per cent sue
cess, More than 80 students Oh
the various classes received COM
munion. The affair was followed
by breakfast with special features
and proved so popular that the
event is expected to be repeated IN
the near future. The recent CON.
rounion services marked the first
If its kind in tn history of that
nonular institution of learning and
both Father Danaher and Mr. ROD.
inson were congratulated by schooi
authorities on its success.
Father Danaher was formerly
assistant pastor of st Margaret
Ghurcn OIL IHlS Clty' AHk As0SN,
10 graduate of Notre Dame uni
yersity and a former member Of It's
faculty. He is also grand knight
of Sheridan Council of this city.
The club was organized primar-
ily for the purpose of permitting
its Catholic students to discuss the
history and teachings of their
church. The club meetings are neda
every Thursday evening at S:3O
O'Clock. One hour is devoted to a
lecture on Catholic subjects and
general discussion by the students.
Refreshments are served following
the meeting. The communion SER
vices were inaugurated by ME- Rob-
inson.
The officers of the club recently
elected include: Henry Gibbins. Jr,
Of Washington, d. c., president
James Cotter, Brookline, Mass. vice
president; Rayson Hatch. WI Wills s.
Baylock, New Britain, Conn, secre-
tary.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-12-23
Small Boy Expects To
Be First To See Santa
When st Nick Makes His Trip From Frozen North, lie
Must Pass the Home OF Little Chap Before
Seeing Others

Penasse, Mimi, Dec 23-(U.P)
Leslie Barryshire, Jr, age 4, ex-
poets to be the first small boy in
the United States to receive a call
from Santa Claus when that merry
old gentleman makes his trip from
the frozen north Christmas Eve.
Leslie is the son of fisherman
who lives on the most northern
of land sticking out into the lake
of the woods and known as the an
gle territory of Minnesota.
Santa will be one of the few Wis
itors to reach Leslie's wilderness
home this winter.
Airplanes, windsleds and Santa's
brave reindeer are the only things
that can get over the cold ice and
snow which separates Leslie's
home from the nearest town and
railroad 60 miles away.
After Santa brings Leslie a pond
(fish) net like the one his father
hangs onto numerous piles driven
deep into the big lake, the small
boy will join mis- many brothers
and sisters around the dinner
table. On the table will be what
AHSLS pcOplc tukllh 40 luC CAOiSSSt
morsel of all-reindeer liver.
f. Venison and Moose meat as well
as all sorts of cakes, sauces and
varieties of fish will be among the
other things this little boy will
gorge himself on.
When he has eaten his fill he
probably will watch the older boys
chase wolves on the ice-covered
lake that is like mirror.
Shucks, you're saying even big
boys can't catch wolves by chas-
ing them. But these boys won't run
after the wolves. They, with their
father, will climb onto a wind-sled.
Wind-sleds have propellers like
those on airplanes. With this
sled the boys can skim and much
faster than the fastest wolf.
AS Leslie watches on shore, the
sled with start after a wolf which
the eager youths have seen far out
on the lake. At first the wolf
doesn't know what to make of it.
The sled goes faster and faster.
The wolf decides things are not as
they should be. His tail between
his lefs, he starts running for dear
life.
He starts too late. The big boys
whizz up beside the wolf. They
swing clubs and send the wolf roll
ing on the ice. The wolf gets up
again and again until finally one
blow lands on his head and he rolls
over, dead.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-12-23
LATE BUYERS OF
WHISKEY CAUGHT
EARLY Birds Captured the
Cream of New York
Wet Goods

New York. Dec 23-(UP)-
Last minute shoppers, scurrying
about the city to-day in search of
holiday liquor supplies. found
many of the 496 licensed retail
stores barren of everything but the
Christmas holly.
Those who did their Christmas
shopping early took most of the
available stocks of italian Ver-
mouth. good champagne, and port
and sherry wines, a survey in
dictated.
Plenty Of rye and domestic gin
remained, but the requisite cock
tail and highball "mixings" We're
gone. Here and there store dis
played a few bottles of Scotch and
brandy, but all reported supplies
of French Yarmouth were rapidly
diminishing.
Police officials expressed belief
that the dearth of good quality
liquor for Christmas and New
Years parties would bring the
bootleggers once again into unre-
strained activity. Bath tub gin,
still cheap and still plentiful was
expected to be the piece de re-
sistance at many a celebration.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-12-23
BETHLEHEM WILL
RING BELLS ALL
OVER THE WORLD
Chimes Will Be Heard Over
the Radio in About All
Countries

Bethlehem, Palestine, December
23 (UP) - The bells of the
Church of the Nativity, marking
the spot where the Infant Jesus
was laid in a manager nearly 1000
years ago, will ring out through
the world this Christmas eve.
AS the traditional ceremonies
are held in the vaulted cathedral
surrounding the tiny stone cell
where the hallowed manger stood,
the bells will peal as they have for
centuries. but this time. their paen
of joy will be heard not only by the
devout pilgrims gathered here for
Christmas, but by a large part or
the Christian world.
The chimes will be picked up
by radio and will be re-broadcast
in the British empire, the United
States and at least 16 European
countries. The broadcast, an inno-
walton in the hallowed tradition Of
the Savior's birthplace, was ac-
copied by the ecclesiastical author
tiles in the belief that the nations,
beset by economic difficulties and
strife, will be heartened by the
chimes as a voice of peace from
the home of peace.
Crowds in Jerusalem
Crowds thronged the streets of
Jerusalem and Bethlehem today in
preparation for the annual observ-
ance. In spite of world conditions,
which materially lessened the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-12-23
WIN M. HARRIS
HAS NOTHING TO
SAY in DISPUTE
Democrat Defends Story 1t
Published About Dis
charge of Men

The local men released from
CWA jobs by William NJ. Harris,
local administrator, were not all
engaged in pick and shovel work,
despite such a claim in the morn
ing newspaper, but at least several
of them were engaged in inside
work in school buildings in which
no terrific physical labor was in
volved. Furthermore, the Demo-
crat learned today that in one YER
flied case a man dismissed because
he was lover the age limit" is still
less than 60 years Of age and had
been capably experimenting
group of more than a dozen work
ers in one of the school buildings.
When the reporter for the DEM
ocrat called at Mr. Harris office
today, he was told by the secretary
that Mr. Harris had nothing to
give out.
Despite denials of Mr. Harris OF
statements that the age-limit rule
came from CWA headquarters,
such a declaration was made, not
only to the Democrat reporter, but
to several of the men who asked
the reason for their dismissal.
Mr. Harris stated in today's Re-
publican that the policy was based
on humane considerations" but
these considerations remain a Dill
vague if the men, as were many
of them, robust, healthy and will
ing to work. 1t is a noteworthy
| fact that at least one of the men
dismissed was previously thought
capable and intelligent enough &c
not only work himself but to SUI
| pervise a gang of workmen. while
another is said by his fellow work
ers to be one of the best carpen'
tiers in the city.
This newspaper, despite Mr. Har-
ris' heated charges, is not attempt
ing to cause trouble, but Is merely
stating facts as they occur. There
had been no attempt to criticlse
Mr. Harris or his CWA policies, but
when the facts of the mems dis
missal was brought to the re-
porter's attention he verified 1t
through Mr. Harris and wrote the
story according to the facts at
hand.
Instead of causing trouble, the
newspaper has been making every
possible effort to give support to
the CWA and its local administra-
ton. Numerous complaints have
come to this office during the past
few weeks about CWA matters, but
they were brushed aside in the be-
lief that under present conditions
it was impossible for Mr. Harris to
suit everyone.
Some of the men who were dis
missed called at the Lincoln
House yesterday to see Mr. Harris,
and report that they were told
that Mr. Harris was out of town
until Tuesday. One of the men who
did get an interview after
lengthy effort states that he was
told nothing more for him could
be done on the CWA but that he
would be taken care of by the Mu-
tual Aid.
Talking with several of the men
who had been dismissed because of
the old age ruling, they brought
out that they were still able to
(Continued on Page %
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-12-23
BREAK IN RANKS
OF THE STRIKERS
Bakery Drivers in Phila-
delphia Refused to Stop
Their Deliveries

Philadelphia. Pa, Dec %
(UP)-A solid phalanx of $4,000
strikers, all transportation workers
was weakened to-day when 1000
drivers affiliated with the baking
industry returned to work.
Announcement by represent
atives of 800 express workers that
they would not strike. and the
promises Of department store Off
Gals that Christmas packages
would be delivered on schedule, in
dicated a general tie-up of the
city's transportational facilities
would not be Immediately effected.
Bakery workers and bread wag-
on drivers withdrew from the gen.
eral walkout when they were in
foremd that the national labor
board had granted virtually all of
their demands. Movement of
milk, coal an dcommodity trucks
throughout the night gave further
indication of weakening of the
strike called Thursday night.
Police were modified to protect
drivers refusing to join the strike.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-12-23
CONTINUED on Page s..
SPIRIT OF FEAST
ISEVIDENCED OVER
THE WHOLE CITY
Waterbury Prepared to
Have Joyous Time at
Holiday Festival
Merry Christmas!

The spirit of Christmas, it's es-
sence composed of generosity,
charity and good fellowship, took
possession of Waterbury today.
With it came plans for great OBJ
servance of the religious feast by
100000 Waterburians, one and all
looking forward to Monday and
all that it means.
Waterbury's first Christmas un-
der the New Deal finds local con-
ditions greatly improved, and q
new spirit, not pure optimism, but
quiet confidence, apparent every
where. Factory employment has
increased considerably over a year
ago; the MIRA has standardized
wages: and the CWA has given
work to 1850 of local unemployed
since November. Business in gem
eral seems to be making a gradual,
steady pickup and encouraging
signs are noted everywhere.
Stores were busy all day meeting
the demands of last minute shop
pers, as record crowds thronged
the business section. The post
office reported a tremendous last
minute influx of mail, and the en-
tire regular staff, augmented by so,
special workers, were working
frantically to clear out most of the
holiday mail. Extra deliveries We're
being made in every section Of the
city in an effort to get most of the.
incoming mail distributed today.
There will be no mail deliveries
tomorrow and Monday, except in
special service matter.
Factory employees have ended
work until Tuesday morning.
Stores will remain open until .
o'clock tonight and will then be
closed for business until Tuesday
likewise. Business in general will
be suspended until the day after
Christmas as life centers about
CONTINUED on Page 2.)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-12-23

Plans for the inauguration are
now being made. All arrangements
have not been completed, as yet.
but will be announced about Tues
day, 1t was stated this morning at
the City hall.
In the past 1t has been the Gus
tom to have the aldermen meet IN
the morning and have the mayor
and his various aides Throughout
the city take the oath of office. It
is possible that this year, in view OF
the fact that Monday Is holiday,
the Inauguration exercises Will
be held in the afternoon.
The program will be followed out
in the aldermanic chamber. Demo-
cratic and civic leaders. as well as
oficials of the various clubs or the
two parties, will be on hand to VII
ness the ceremonies. The mayor
will deliver a message to the al
dermen after his inauguratlon,
which will mark the start OF ms
third consecutive term.
There will be no changes in the
city governments elective othcials
outside of three places on the board
of aldermen. all republicans, ana
one place on the board of educa-
ton. involving o democrat. The
democrats of Waterbury will con-
tinue for another two years in con-
troll of all the city boards. The
new aldermen will be Francis y.
Phillips, Simeon Nichols and Louis
Liebeskin. Three other republican
aldermen were dropped by the s.
O. .. The new member of the
board of education will be Louis
Bria, democrat, who takes the
place of DR. Harry Dochelli, demo-
crat, who did not run for reelection
IN tS,e recent balloting.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-12-23
WOMAN TRIED TO
END WEARY LIFE
Mrs T. M. Bronson Was
Name She Signed in
New Haven

New Haven, Conn, Dec 23-(UP)
Too weary to face Christmas
alone, Mrs T. M. Bronson, of Dos
ton and New York" tried to end
her life. She was found uncon-
scious in her room at a hotel here
late yesterday. At Grace hospital
today she was still unconscious.
Her condition was critical. No
relatives or friends had been To-
Gated.
Doctors were unable to deter
mine just what poison Mrs Bronson
took, DIR Daniel Levy, who first
attended her. thought she had been
in a coma for IL hours or more
when found.
On q table in her room was a
note, unaddressed. Mrs Bronson
had written that she was tired and
hoped to "sleep the sleep that has
no awakening"
christmas time when one
should be so happy and how awful
it Is for me-" read another SEN
tence.
Mrs Bronson, who was about 40.
had registered her New York city
address as ass West End avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-12-23
TRUCK DRIVER in
BAD CONDITION
Was Injured in Tragic
Crash of Machine Down
Embankment

Pittsfield, Mass, Dec 23-(UP)--
Jacob w. Rosenstein of Cleveland,
o., remained in a critical condition
at a hospital here today from
burns received when a liquor truck
he was driving caught fire and
plunged down an embankment on
Lebanon mountain near here yes
terday.
A companion, who was fatally
injured when he jumped from the
cab of the truck, has not been iden-
tilted. 1t was at first believed that
the victim was Sidney Elfman of
Revere, but a police checkup there
disclosed that Gilman was at home.
Gilman said the papers found on
the dead man were in a suit OF
clothes which was stolen from him
recently.
A Maine driving license in the
name of James Daley of Portland
was found in the truck. AT the
Portland address given on the IL
cense, however, it was asserted that
no one by that name ever had lived
there.
Meantime, New York state police
confiscated the liquor. Authorities
said it would be held at Albany. N.
Y, until the owners could produce
a permit for interstate transporta-
tions of intoxicants.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-12-23
INVENTORY Was
FILED in COSS
ESTATE TODAY
Over 100000 and All Is
Left to Husband, John
H. GOSS

Ten thousand shares of stock in
the Scovill Manufacturing Com
pany valued at $4,000 forms the
largest single item listed in the in
ventory of the $613,741.50 estate of
the late Mrs Ella Young Goss. The
official appraisal of the estate was
filed with Judge Dennis J. Slavin
in probate court today. Under the
terms of the will of the deceased
her husband, John H. Goss, vice.
president Of the Scovill Manufac-
turing Company, inherits her en-
tire fortune.
The summary of the estate in
cludes real estate valued at $94,85O.
of which $52,350 represents the
valuation of the Goss residence on
Hillside avenue, $4,000 for their
Pine Orchard residence and $1,000
for three smaller parcels of land in
Branford. Cash and deposits to-
tailed $3,066.S0, including. O COM
mercial account of SALLY in the
Citizens & Manufacturers National
bank, a savings account of $2,399.23
in the Waterbury Savings bank,
$220.4S in the Branford Trust COM
pany and cash on hand at time of
death $3.50. Mrs Goss stock in
vestments totaled $494,O92.03,
bonds, $14,880, dividends and inter-
cts, $2,349.57; automobile, $3.50;
jewelry, $2,453; clothing and per-
sonal articles, $3.50 and furniture
$3.50.
The estate included: 2, Consoli-
dated Railway bonds, $3.50, 23, In
dian River Island corp, 81, 500; S
Pine Orchard Improvement, ST.
500.
Stock investments were as fol-
lows: 232S, American Founders
Corp, $2,1S2.5O; 325, Bridgeport
Hydraulic, $8,450; 40, Citizens &
Manufacturers, $4,000; 6s, Connec-
ticut Power. $2,4S2; 1872, Console
dated Gas of N. Y, $11,847; 200,
Consolidated Gas of New York,
$12.270.63; 20, Country Club of
Waterbury, $50; 1900, Eastern
Malleable Iron. $1,000; 100, Elec-
CONTINUED on Page 2.)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-12-23
LITER TO ENJOY
HIS CHRISTMAS

Ossining, N. Y, Dec. 23-(UP)
Joseph Mcmahon, known as the
most trusted lifer in Sing Sing
prison. is going home for his hap
piest Christmas" His sentence of
20 years to life was committed to
IA years.
"I'm going home to mother"
Mcmahon said before his release.
He had $94.49 in his pocket. rpre-
senting savings from meager wages
during his IA years In Sing Sing.
Mcmahon was one of the few
TRUSTEES to work outside the pri-
son. For three years he was as
signed to q truck carrying freight
from Ossining to Sing Sing.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-12-23

TO the palace OIL JUSTICE, uSWSpdP~1
er photographers exploded batter
les of flash lights to get pictures
of the girl described by police
1.-The prettiest spy in French his
tory" They found, truthfully, that
Marjorie was infinitely better look
ing than the famed Mata Hari, who
was killed by a firing squad dur
ing the World war.
Great crowds blocked the door,
ways and corridors of the palace OF
justice, where Magistrate Benons
for several hours, conducted his
first open examination of the
American Marjorie and
her husband, Robert Gordon Switz.
The police refused Marjorie'a
repeated requests for q change OF
clothing, chiefly because all of her
trunks, containing gorgeous
wardrobe, have been confisticated.
Accordingly, she appeared before.
the court in the same dark green,
fur-trimmed. coat and the smart
cloche hat she was wearing when
the secret police arrested her.
Exceedingly attractive, she ap-S
peared like bright college girl.
There was no complaint from
her about her general treatment
although she told prison attend
ants this morning that she had suf-l
fered bitterly from the extreme cold
of last night. Her cell in the Gems
tury old stone building, before
whose doors hundreds of aristocra-
tic heads tumbled into the basket
during the royalist rebellion of
1871, was barely heated.
AS she was led into the palace
Nf Inc NTari0rin <r1annn6 n all
directions, seeking her husbands