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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20
Flood Threats in
 All New England
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(Continued from Page 1) moved furniture to second floors and were prepared to evacuate if necessary. Everyone has had ample time to prepare to move.
 Residents in the "ungles" have all moved out, and the area was under several feet of water today. Many were quatered in makeshift shelters, with oil stoves in use for preparing meals. Delivery of mail in the meadows section has been abandoned, and milk is being de- dozen streets are under water.
 When water poured into tho pumping station of the She'll East ern Petroleum comapny plant in East Hartford it was necessary to shut down.
 Though the high waters have caused a great deal of inconvien- ence and considerable damage there have been no reports of suf- fering or wants. The Red Cross, City Welfare organizations and Veterans organizations are ready to provide any help if necessary. There has been no loss of life.
 New England Floods
 Boston. April 20-(UP) - The New England floods, which have caused four deaths. appeared to have passed their peak today with the arrival of the first clear wea- ther in week.
 With the stoppage of almost in- cessant rains. the tremendous wa ter flow of the Connecticut, Merri- mack and Iesspr rivers eaSed off in northern New Hampshire and Yer mont. But in the lower regions of these states. and especially in Massa chusetts and Connecticut, heavy property damage resulted as the abnormal volume of water roared southward to the sea.
 The greatest activity was cen tered in western Massachusetts where the surging Connecticut widened its banks, menaced dams, and forced scores of families to abandon river-bank homes in Northampton. Hadley. Holyoke and C z..t. aol
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Senate Leaders Are
 With The President
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would be placed on the power to be given the president to raise or lower the gold content of the dol lar.
 From Pittman and other sources 1t was learned that the admins tration contemplates using the United States notes to be author ized in the legislation to purchase and retire government bonds. Con- gress would continue to appropri- ate interest on the retired bonds and the fund created would be used to redeem the United States notes.
 The silver section of the bill as tentatively agreed on to-day Is the so-called Pittman bill authorizing acceptance of silver up to the value Of $1OO,000,000 in payment of war debts. The silver could not be accepted at rate greater than 50 cents an ounce.
 The Thomas bill will be the base of the sections to revaluc the gold dollar and for the issue of United states notes. Pittman was explicit in denying the proposed note issue would be flat money "because there is 4 redemption fund"
 TWenty-four hours after going off the gold standard. the United States was cheered by boom in commodity and stock prices.
 The dollar is finding it's level among the unsettled currencies of the world. American wheat, auto mobiles. sewing machines and such are about 10 per cent cheaper to our foreign customers now than the day before yesterday. But our exporters receive the same sum in dollars and cents.
 President Roosevelts objectives are d cheaper dollar. higher prices here and abroad, and, eventually, a stabilization of world currencies in relation to each other.
 Stock and commodity markets boiled upward after Mir Roose- velt's announcement that no more metal would be shipped abroad to maintain the gold parity of the $1 bill. In a few hours the Ameri- can dollar, standard of value throughout the world since the war dropped below 90 cents. It is expected to go to 85 and perhaps lower.
 How far the depreciation of the dollar abroad will boost domestic prices cannot be forotold. But the new bill will give the presi- dent supreme authority to take further action to put prices up to profith ble level and arrest defla- ton.
 The measure was drafted around q proposal by Senator Thomas. dem, Okla. q back bench and fre- duently rebellious member of the upper house. He was expected to introduce 1t to-day either as an amendment to the pending farm bill or as a separate measure. Con gressional approval was considered certain.
 Thomas said the plan would authorize the president:
 1. TO revaIue the dollar by changing its gold content.
 2. To print United States notes in quantities to be determined by the president.
 3. To accept silver up to the
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Buenos Aires was made after strong representations in his behalf by Virginia democratsh, headed by Senator Harry Byrd and Governor Pollard. Weddell. veteran of the diplomatic service, formerly served in Italy and Egypt.
 Some semi official quarters had thought Gerard was slated for the Buenos Aires post, but he is now expected to be invited to accept 8 position somewhere in Europe.
 Tn some circles close to the White House the feeling persisted that Melvin Traylor of Chicago might be invited to enter the ad- ministration in some capacity. The name of Robert Durham, also of Chicago, which figured almost daily in the patronage news a few months ago, also has cropped up again.
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out and placed under city super vision during the administration of Mayor Martin Scully. Efforts were made later to have the state take over maintenance, but all failed. Several bills introduced in the Legislature to this effect, most of them by Senator Lawlor, failed of passage due to opposition of the state highway department.
 At this session of the Legisla- ture Senator Lawlor was named chairman of the committee on roads. rivers, and bridges and main- lv through his influence a favor able report on the bill making the road part of the trunk line system is to be reported favor ably and then passed by both houses.
 This transfer will save the city of Waterbury $100,000 in repair bills for the roadway. It is ex- pected that the state highway de- partment will not only repave the entire road but will widen 1t con- siderably as it is narrower than the average road of modern con- struction.
 In the House to-day concurring action on a bill introduced by the Waterbury Non-partisar Civic Union was taken in rejecting it.. The bill called for quarterly pay ment of taxes. It was rejected by the Senate Tuesday.
 There was a hearing before the committee on forfeited rights this afternoon on a bill restoring rights to George Gallo of Waterbury. Rep. John D. Thoms introduced the bill. There was no opposition voiced.
 Hospital Defeat.
 Hartford, Conn, April 29-UP) A proposal for a state investi- gation into the erection or the Fairfield State hospital met with defeat in the house today, 16S to A.
 The measure, calling for the in- vestigation, was received on an unfavorable report, and the report was accepted. The house, holse, however, passed a bill to permit the c. Abbadessa Co.,, contractors who built the hospital, to bring suit for $202,000 against the state. This measure also has passed the senate. .
 John Markham, democratic house leader, said he was not surprised at the adverse report on the re- quest for an investigation.
 Millions are spend on this pro- ject, so surely it is order that little more be spent to make sure everything was all right and ac- cording to specifications" he said.
 Raymond E. Baldwin. republican
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20
CITY BEER FAMINE CAUSES "JITTERS''
Senator Lawlor And
 Legislators Here
,contlnued srum PaEe ll

leader, asserted the governor has full power to order such an in- vestigation if he considers 1t nec- essary.
 My great hope" said Markham. lis that when this suit against the state reaches the court much of what has gone on will be brought into the open"
 The house also amended the law regarding the tuberculosis com mission and tubercular sanatoria by removing the clause which a certain number of visits to Sam atoria by the commissioners man datory. The commissioners, who formerly received a salary, were eliminated from the payroll under the recently passed salary reduce ton bill.
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Three-Point-Two
 Draft All Gone;
 More Is Sought
Local Hosts" Send Out Hurry Calls to New York and Boston-Find These Centers LabOring to Supply Own Territories - No Connecticut Brew Till Mayl

able to take care of outside de- mands. The 3.2 that has been flowing in the city since it's man. ufacture became legal has struck a popular chord here and it's sale hase been amazingly high.
 Connecticut brewers are stead fast in their agreement that they will not put their product on the market until after May 1st. This causes the consumers of the pop ular beverage to look elsewhere for their ale and lager.
 The shortage was expected to be but temporary, however. and q sufficient supply made available within the day or so.
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Such was the remark in num- erous "soft drink" establishments last evening when requests for glasses of the popular 3.2 were turned down with the statement that the draft beer had run out. Yes, Waterbury encountered a draft beer shortage from mid afternoon. Reports today were to the effect that attempts were be- ing made to have some transport ed from New York to meet the demands of the local quaffers.
 It was reported that New York and Boston brewers were so own localities that they were un-
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rate when they opened to-day. but actually the volume of dollar-ster- ling exchange was light and busi- ness was small, buyers and sellers alike seeming puzzled by develop ments.
 Brokers appeared at the stock exchange much earlier than usual, expecting rapid developments. But there was little disposition to transact business until the dollars position had been clarified.
 Gold mining stocks held nominal rate, silver mines were firm, and American shares reflected yestcr- days rise in Wall street. Dealers in American securities reported considerable selling in bonds, but much buying in stocks.
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world economic conference. A section of hnanciefs still hope President Roosevelt and MacDon- ald will conclude a gentlemen's agreement to hasten the interna- tional stabilization of currency.
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Patronage Will
 Be Dispensed

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 Indiana leaders are urging MT Roosevelt to consider Meredith Nicholson, author, of Indianapolis, for minister either to Sweden or Norway.
 The choice of Weddell for
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Evening star., 1933-11-03
DISTRICT AWADRS
EIGHT SEWER Jobs
$57,111.13 to Be Spent for
Improvements and
New Projects.

Contracts for eight sewer improve
ment projects having total cost OF
S5711113 were awarded today by the
District Commissioners, the awards 60
ing to the low bidders in each case.
The Warren F. Brenizer Co. of this
city won awards in seven of the eight
projects. These are for construction
Of a Potomac Heights storm water
sewer at Sherrier and Cathedral ave-
hue, $18,249.69; storm water sewer in
Thirty-first street between Stephenson
and Aberfoyle places, 1868; relief
sewer, Monroe street between Four
teenth and Sixteenth streets, $8,111.78;
replacement sewer. D street northeast
between First and Second streets, $4,-
325 33: sanitary sewer, New York ave-
nue. northeast, between Bladensburg
road and West Virginia avenue, $4,-
052.20; replacement sewer, Eleventh
street southeast, between C and q
streets, S4,o06. SO, and a combined sewer
in the vicinity of Twenty-third and
L streets, s3,41805.
The r. D. Schlegel Co. of Bethesda
Md, was low bidder for construction
OF replacement sewer in F. street be-
tween Four -and-a- Half street and Sixth
streets southwest, the bid being
$3,4ll.06.
At the same time the Commissioners
awarded to John w. Hunt of this city
contract for completing construction
of the eight-room extensible Keene
School Building for $25,350. This
building was to have been finished in
time for the Fall term, but Its erection
was halted some time ago by default
OF the former contractor, H. w. Cord
SS Co. The new contractor is given 125
days to complete the building.
The Capital Excavating Co., Inc, of
Washington was awarded a contract for
grading of a number of streets and
alleys for $10,9 for excavations total
ing 10000 cubic yards.
The New Era Elevator Co. of this city
was awarded the contract for installa-
tion of new elevator equipment in the
Psychopathic Building Of Gallinger Mu-
nicipal Hospital for Sl,061.
Evening star., 1933-11-03
CHARGE IS DROPPED
AGAINST POLICEMAN
Woman Not Attacked by 0'Don.
nell, Who Demands Jury Trial
on Other Accusations.

A charge Of assaulting a woman,
hled yesterday against Pvt. Thomas
ODonnen, 38. of the third precinct.
was dropped in Police Court today at
the request of the complaining witness.
Mrs. Lucille Newman, 800 block of
Nineteenth street. ODonnell pleaded
not guilty and demanded a Jury trial
on charges of destroying private
property and disorderly conduct in
connection with the same case.
Mrs. Newman had alleged O,Donnell
attacked her and her escort in front
OF her home early yesterday. The worn-
an, according to Assistant United States
Attorney Michael F. Keogh, said ODon-
nell knocked her down with his fist as
she and a male companion alighted
from a car Keogh said she told him
the officer followed her into the house
after she got up from the street and
smashed through a glass door which
she had closed against him.
Mrs. Newman, in q written statement
which she signed and presented to
Keogh today, requested that the assault
charge be dropped. She wrote that
she asked this action on the grounds
that it might "incriminate" herself.
The d1sorderly charge against ODon-
nell was continued by Judge Gus A.
Schuldt to November %, and the officer
is due to be tried by a jury on the
same date for smashing in the door.
He Is at liberty under 5000 bond.
Evening star., 1933-11-03
GUILT IS ADMITTED
IN EMbEULEMENT
J. F. Cook Declares He Took
S1.7OO From United States
Savings Bank.

John Francis Cook, former assistant
cashier of the United States Savings
Bank, pleaded guilty today when ar
raigned in District Supreme Court on
an indictment charging him with en-
bezzling sl,700 from that institution.
The embezzlement allegedly occurred
last March. His case was referred to
the probation officer for examination
by Justice Peyton Gordon.
Wilbur N. Averill, former bookkeeper
at the Northeast Savings Bank. pleaded
not guilty to a charge of embezzling
approximately $4,000 from that bank.
He is said, however, to have made
statement to bank officials admitting
that during the past 10 years he has
misappropriated nearly s45,ooo of the
banks funds, losing most OF 1t through
gambling
Policemen Harry G. Bauer and Ru-
dolph Schleichert both entered pleas OF
not guilty to a charge of extorting $50
from a bootlegger. They were arrested
and United States Attorney Leo A.
Rover had prepared trap Tor them, as
a result of which, it is charged, they
accepted from a bootlegger $50 in
marked bills, contained in a sealed en-
velope.
Maurice Shelton. who had pleaded
guilty to participating in the daylight
hold-up last September of the manager
of the G. G. Murphy Co., was sentenced
to serve three to seven years in the
penitentiary. His companion, Murray
Ziegler. will be sentenced next week. The
men allegedly took $4,000 from the
Murphy Co. official after holding him
up in front of the American Security
& Trust Co. Building last September.
Evening star., 1933-11-03

utes do not control, he contended the
Park bank had been recognized by the
Federal Government, and the Treasury
was chargeable with knowledge of the
situation If the directors were.
Exact Status Debated.
The exact status of the bank was the
subject of some debate between coun-
sci. In answer to questions by Gov
ernment counsel, Mr. Kent denied the
bank was either national bank or a
private bank, but claimed it was a con-
tinuing corporation.
Justice Adkins asked depositors
counsel for further explanation as to
why the stockholders were made de-
PENDANTS. Mr.. jackson explained they
had received dividends of $5l, 900 after
the charter had expired, and as a class
had actually participated in the man
agement of the bank, electing directors.
They are liable as co-partnerS along
with the directors, Mr.. Jackson claimed.
The Reconstruction Finance Corpora
tion, through Mr. Fits. won a tenn
porary victory when the court dis
missed part of the depositors' bill ask
ing for return Of assets Of the bank
held by the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation as collateral for q loan, but
the depositors were given five days to
amend their bin in this particular.
Evening star., 1933-11-03
S3,289,ODO IN LAND
HELDBY GAS UNITS
Valuation Hearing Brings Out
Testimony From Doyle
and Jones.

William A. Roberts, counsel for the
Public Utilities Commission, at todays
session of the valuation hearings on
the properties of the Washington and
Georgetown Gas Light Companies, con-
tinued his cross examination Of Harold
E. Doyle, the companies expert on
land values.
Mr.. Doyle and Alexander A. Jones
testified that the companies landhold-
ings are worth $3,289,000 This is the
fifth day Of the hearing and testimony
and cross examination on land values
comprised all that has occurred so far.
No Session Tomorrow.
The commission, when it adjourns
this afternoon, expects to have COM
pleted the land question and be ready
to turn to other matters Monday. There
will be no sessions of the hearings
tomorrow.
The hearings lapsed into astronomy
for a while today and furnished an
exciting argument as to which is the
sunny side of street in washington.
Mr. Doyle, teStifying about a piece Of
property on Wisconsin avenue. said that
the south side of the street was the
expert, but Mr. Roberts is a mathe-
matician of some note and tried to get
Doyle to admit that it really is the
north side which is the sunny side.
After long wrangle both gentlemen
remained firm in their beliefs.
Mr.. Doyle sat unperturbed answering
questions fired at him by Mr.. Roberts
for five and a half hours yesterday.
The companies own a large number Of
parcels of real estate and Roberts
Gelved deeply into the history of each.
He asked. for instance. if Mr.. Doyle
knew the purchase price of one of the
parcels acquired in 1873 Mr.. Doyle re-
piled that he did not and that it would
nc; make any difference in his present
appraisal.
Many Questions Asked.
Such matters as the zoning of the
parcels. the zoning of adjacent prop
erty. prices paid by other purchasers for
similar property, the physical charac-
teristics of the land all formed the
basis of questions. AS to one lot. Mr..
Roberts asked if it was horizontal or
mostly perpendicular. MIR. Doyle re-
marked that it sloped sharply down.
ward from the front line, which would
make excavation cheaper if anybody
wanted to build on it.
Much attention was devoted to the
purchase by the Potomac Electric Power
Co of an industrial tract at Buzzards
Point for 10 cents square foot, whereas
some of the land appraised for the gas
companies by Mr.. Doyle he valued at
$3.50 a foot.
Mr.. Doyle's valuation included pro-
prietary interests over alleys and closed
streets, easements and other rights
which will not be included in the ap-
praisal by the commission witnesses, to
be put in later.
Evening star., 1933-11-03
War Department, First At.
fected, Moves to Num-
tionS Building.
HUNDREDS OF WORKERS
PREPARE FOR CHANGES
Emergency Relief Administrs tion
to Occupy Johnson Walker
Space.

Moving day" is at hand for hundreds
Of Government employees who will BE
forced to change quarters because of
expanding Federal activity under the
new deal
War Department activities will be the
frst affected and within a day or two
the transfer OF employees of this depart
ment from the Walker johnson Build
ing. Eighteenth street and New York
avenue, to the Munitions Building will
begin
In the next week hundreds of en-
ployes will be transferred by the shift
ing of quarters in several departments.
General moving days were decided uDOn
as the only possible relief after the ex-
haustlon f1al ion, of ONCE space in many build
Mes and curtailment of Office ROOM
Quarantine Bureau Moves.
Harold A. Gandland, chief of the Di-
vision of Government Space Control
Buildings Branch, ONCE of the National
Parks, Buildings and Reservations. In
terlor Department, was busy today max
ing plans for moving tomorrow the Bu-
reau of Plant Quarantine, Department
OF Agriculture, out of the Lemon Build
Ing at 1929 New York avenue into the
fourth wing, first floor. of Building c,
on the Mall.
Inls Will vacate the whole of the
Lemon Building and Government au-
thorltles are selecting the unit that will
go INTO that space. The plant quar-
anime move, beginning tomorrow. will
take two or three days.
Mr.. Candland and his associates have
just finished complete survey of every
once In the Munitions Building to
concentrate personnel and files there
70 mouse additional War Department
activities. Out of the walker-Johnson
Building into the Munitions Building
! Will go the inspector generals Office,
me Organized Reserves, the Office of
the chief of chaplains and the welfare
section Of the Office of the Secretary
/ OF War. The results Of the survey, Mr..
Candland said, showed that while there
| Is sufficient space from an engineering
viewpoint in the Munitions Building
for all the War Department activities
In the Walker-Johnson Building, from
an administrative viewpoint this is not
| desirable
Await New Buildings.
Thus for the moment, Mr.. Candland
| pointed out, the Government is con-
| sidering the administrative angle of the
problem until further arrangements
can be made, when the new buildings.
now under construction in the Triangle,
are ready for occupancy early next year.
The Federal Emergency Relief Ad-
ministration under Harry L. Hopkins
Will occupy additional quarters in the
WaIker-JohnSon Building. Studies are
being made with reference to the hous-
ing OF the newly organized Petroleum
Administration Board, being set up un-
der Nathan R. Margold. solicitor of the
Interior Department, and for the in
vestigation group Of Louis r. CLAWS,
another Interior Department executive.
Attorneys from the Bureau of In
ternal Revenue and from the Depart
ment OF Justice, engaged in prosecuting
tax cases, have been moved into rented
quarters in the Investment Building
at Fifteenth and K streets.
Evening star., 1933-11-03
PILOT DISAPPEARS AFTER ROW
OYER CONDUCT At AIRPORT

tion lights and with misconduct re-
sulting in the jeopardising of the safety
of Others
The New York pilot. with a woman
companion. landed at Washington Air
port shortly after dark last night in a
single e-motored, four-passenger plane.
He was reprimanded by airport officials
at the time for flying without lights. it
was said, and the plane was put in a
hangar
At 1920 o'clock last night the New
Yorker and a party of about seven men
and women came to the airport, and
the pilot ordered a mechanic to taxi
his plane out The mechanic brought
the plane out and turned 1t over to
the pilot. who is said to have stopped
it in the middle of the runway.
Unable to get the pilot to move the
plane and alarmed because the trans
port plane was due, the mechanic called
Solomon, who summoned the police.
After the airline plane had landed, mar
rowly missing his plane, the New York
pilot is said to have disappeared with
his companions. The plane was drag
ged of the field and ordered ground
ed" by Solomon. pending, Department of
Commerce action.