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Evening star., 1934-03-01
BUDGET BALANCED
IN SAN FRANCISCO
City Wipes Out Deficit, Cuts
Tax Rate and Creates
Surplus.
ny the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. March l. -
Through a period of economic stress
prosperity.
City officials said today that:
A deficit of $773,737 has been re-
placed by a surplus of $1,l95,4
The municipal street car system
though faced with competition, has
maintained its carfare at cents, and
is making a profit.
Operating profit of nearly S200O,0 900
annually is shown by the city power
plant.
The municipal water system has
contributed profits to the city treas
ury, with lower rates in prospect.
$4,000 Paid Regularly.
All bond obligations have been met
on time, taxes have been reduced, 49,
900 city employees never have missed
a pay day and for four years, until
recently unaided. the city has carried
on unemployment relief.
In a summary of the citys status
Mayor Angelo RoSSi and Controller
Leonard Leavy credited municipal
ownership and a businesslike charter
with making this possible.
Many departments are controlled
by chief administrative officer" ap-
pointed by the mayor, while others
are directly controlled by the execu-
tive through appointive commissions.
Spending of money, unless 1t Is in
the treasury, is prohibited.
Tax Rate Reduced.
"Since the fiscal year of 1892
the tax rate has been reduced from
S4.O4 on each 500 of assessed value
to s3.48 this year." Controller Leavy
reported This was done In spite Of
a reduction in the assessment rolls
from S1,2O3, ,343 $3.50 to 1914, ,440, 1928.
The city's operating budget was re-
duced 1882, ,s46 to s33,826.472.
approximately s11 100000 required
10 finance the budget will be obtained
this year from sources other than
taxes. largely utility revenues. with
contributions from municipal fees and
State alotments."
Evening star., 1934-03-01
NASH COMPANY UNION
ORDERS STRIKE TODAY
1000 Men Quit to Tie Up Wis
consin's Largest Industry.
Shoe. Workers Back.

By the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE,, March 1.-Settle-
ment of strike affecting 1850 shoe
company workers in Milwaukee and
Beaver Dam. Wis, was balanced in
the record of labor disorders today by
the walkout of 1000 employees Of the
Nash Motor Co. plant in Kenosha.
The decision of representatives OF
Weyenberg Shoe Co. employees to ac-
cept an average per cent wage in
crease and return to work tomorrow
morning ended strike that was in its
, fifth week.
Leaders of the United Automobile
Workers Union after a 24-hour truce
requested by the N. R. A. Regional
Labor Board, ordered members to be-
gin picketing the Nash plant. With
the Nash branch plant at Racine
closed down and production at the
Seaman Body Corporation plant in
Milwaukee, an affiliate, curtailed by
strikes. the walkout of the Kenosha
Nash employees completely tied up the
States largest industry.
Evening star., 1934-03-01

Veteran air pilot, who has been
ordered on the retired list for dis
abilities as a result Of injuries sus-
tanned when his plane crashed near
Leonardtown, Md, on June 10. last.
He is Al years old and was trans
ferred to the old aviation section Of
the Signal Corps in 1915 from the
Cavalry. He fought with the Gath
Aero Squadron in France, the organi-
zation to which Col. Eddie Ricken-
backer was attached. For bringing
down a German balloon unassisted
he was awarded a Silver Star cita-
ton. Maj. Kirby's last post was at
Langley Field, Va. Before then he
had been on duty in the Office of the
chief of the Air Corps in Washington.
He enlisted in the Cavalry in 1904.
Evening star., 1934-03-01
ECONOMY STATES WIN

SEATTLE, March / P.-Two men
who ran on campaign slogans that
costs Of city government be "cut to
the bone" are the majoralty candidates
to be voted upon two weeks hence
at the run-off election.
They were Mayor John F. Dore and
Charles L. Smith, chairman Of the
County Republican Central Commit
tee
The final vote in yesterdays non
partisan primary was: Dore, 30,245
Smith, 26,O33: Frank Fits, 24,372;
former Mayor Robert H. Harlan, 8,055.
Evening star., 1934-03-01

day when brought to Police Court on
charge Of intoxication and turning
In a false alarm.
Judge" he said, "they'd put me
to lot Of trouble, getting my work
ticket fixed up and everything, and
telling me two or three times that
couldn't come in. You always have
trouble with those people"
1t had been testified that Thomas
had been put out of relief home at
@ street and lexington place because
he was intoxicated.
And So" he continued his recital
Evening star., 1934-03-01
MEMORIAL PROPOSED

A resolution providing for erection
Of memorial in Arlington Cemetery
for victims Of the Akron disaster was
introduced in the House yesterday by
Representative Sutphin, Democrat, Of
New Jersey.
The measure would authorize an
appropriation Of $4,000 for the me-
mortal. The design would have to
meet the approval Of the Fine Arts
Commission.
Evening star., 1934-03-01
ARCHIVES COMMISSION
is PROPOSED IN BILL
Board Would Supervise Activities
in New Building Now
Under Construction.

Representative Bloom Of New York
yesterday introduced in the House q
bill to establish an Archives Commis-
sion to supervise the activities in the
new Archives Building under con-
struction at Seventh street and Penn
sylvania avenue.
The measure provides for appoint
ment Of . national archivist by the
President. His salary would be $l0,-
900 year.
The Archives Commission would be
composed of the secretaries Of each
executive department. the chairmen
Of the Senate and House Libraries
Committee and the secretary Of the
Smithsonian Institution and the ma
tional archivist.
Evening star., 1934-03-01
TURNS IN FIRE ALARM
WHEN DENIED RELIEF
Prisoner Declares He Got Mad
When He Couldn't Get
Y.k~ . >1S>H CO. IT,
Into Relief Station.

John Thomas turned in a fire alarm
Monday night because he couldn't
get into a transient relief station,
he told Judge G1s A. Schuldt yester-
Evening star., 1934-03-01
APPOINTMENTS MADE

Three Washingtonians Placed in
Reserve Corps.
Three Washingtonians have re-
ceived appointments in the Reserve
Corps Of the Army, it was announced
yesterday. They are:
Joseph p. Mandl, 1921 T street,
captain, Judge Advocate Generals
Department.
Morris Allen Miller, 1909 Kilbourne
place, second lieutenant, Coast Ar
tillery.
George Samuel Weber, Benning
Station, D. c., first lieutenant, Medi-
cal Corps.
Evening star., 1934-03-01

raided the Washington print shop
where the book was published, seized
available copies and ordered the
plates destroyed.
A few copies which had already left
the shop were sent to Minnesota and
used in Representative Lindbergh's
campaign for governor. They bore
the title, 'Why Is Your Country at
WARP"
The answer given by Lindbergh
was the domination Of special privi-
lege."
Evening star., 1934-03-01

Of woe. II got mad. Just kept get
ting hotter and hotter"
II see," said the Judge. "and when
you got 50 hot you just pulled the
fire alarm box. Your sentence will be
80 days on the drunk charge and
500 or 80 days for the false alarm"
Evening star., 1934-03-01
$4,000 EXTORTION PLOT
SENDS TWO TO PRISON
Maine Court Sentences Hughes
and Brown for Threat Against
William P. Viles.

and Brown for Threat Against
William P. Viles.
By the Associated Press.
AUGUSTA, Me-, March l.-Merle
W. Hughes and Robert M. Brown, two
of the three high school students in
dicted on charges of attempting to
extort $4,000 from William Payson
Viles of Augusta, were sentenced in
Superior Court yesterday to indefinite
terms in the reformatory.
Gerald A. Towle. the third member
of the group, was sentenced to the
reformatory and then placed on pro-
baton for three years.
They we're alleged to have threat
ened to harm Viles and his children
If $4,000 was not paid.
Viles is the son OF State Senator
Blaine S. Viles of Augusta, timber
land owner.
Evening star., 1934-03-01
Energy to Raise Eyelids.

The energy expended in lifting the
eyelids in a year is SUFFICIENT to lift
so pounds, declared an English SCI
enlist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-22
SETTLEMENT MADE WITHOUT HEARINGS
Three Suits For $1l,OOO Amicably Adjusted
 Out of Court

Three suits asking total of $11,- 900 damages were settled out of the common pleas court yesterday. All were pending trial. One of the ac- tions adjusted was the $5000 suit of Mrs Agnes Motepaitis against Joseph Johnson of New Haven. This suit was tried once before, a $2000 verdict received, appealed to the supreme court and sent back for retrial when error was found.
 The woman claimed permanent injuries to her head resulting from a large glass globe falling from light standard on Bank street, in front of the J. Johnson & Sons store, Sept "A, 1881. Attorneys Michael V. Blansfield and John E. Whelan represented the plaintiff. Attorney Samuel E. Hoyt of New Haven represented the defendant. Another $5000 suit withdrawn from the docket is that of Vivian Clark against Arthur I. Cook. The woman sued as result of injuries suffered in a fall in the defendants property at 189 Orange street. Oct II, 1883.
 The third action settled was that of Muriel Alderman against the Standard Taxi Ins. The girl was in- jured Oct 27, 1883, when struck by a runaway taxi near the YMCA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-22
Railroad Purchases
 Show Huge Decrease
Decline in Buying Made Millions Unemployed Cur rent Year Figures More Favorable

turers alone declined from $1,442,- 334, ,00O in 1929 (of which $1,236,- 100000 were from durable goods
 industries) to $319,500,0OO in 1898 (of which $234,50O,000 were from durable goods industries). Pur- chases from 254 companies throughout the country engaged almost exclusively in making rail- way equipment and supplies de- clined from, $821, 100000 to $123,- 00O,000, or S5 per cent; tine num-
 Der of their employees 66 per cent, and their pay rolls 76 per cent. Steel and lumber companies are
 not included in these figures. Rail- way purchases of iron and steel
 declined from s43S,OOO,O00 to $113,000,000 and purchases of for
 est products from $15S,000,000 to $41, 100000. Purchases of fuel de-
 clined from $374,0O0,000 to $179,- 000,000.
 Optimism Prevails
 "The figures for 1894 are more favorable. We estimate that this year railway buying from all
 manufacturers will amount to $626,000,000, as compared with less than $320,000,000 last year, and that of this buying $530,O00,- 900 will be done from the durable goods industries, as compared with about $234,500,0 ,000 last year. This large increase in buying this year
 has been due to loans made by the government to the railways and to the increase in their own net operating income in the early part of this year. As large as the >in- crease has been, however, the buy ing done has been less than one-
 half as great as in 1929. The railroads need to further greatly increase their buying both to put their properties in good condition and to promote general economic recovery.
 Additional loans from the gov- ernment will help. But they will
 be unirnportant as means of stimulating buying as compared
 with the effects that would be
 produced by restoration of rail-
 way earning capacity and credit.
 The still profoundly depressed durable goods industries are the key to the present economic situa. tion, and recovery can go no fur ther without revival of their busi- ness and employment. The rail- roads are among their largest customers. The amount of buying done by the railroads from them ordinarily depends and will con- tinue to depend upon the amount of railway net operating income earned. The problem of increas- ing buying by the railways is therefore essentially the problem of increasing the amount of earn ings made by them in excess of their operating expenses and taxes. Their net operating income, and, therefore, their buying can be largely increased only by increase of their traffic and reduction of the operating expenses incurred by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-22
BOYS CLUBHOUSE
 RUINED BY FIRE


 Two fires were battled by the city's "bravest" last night, one a chimney fire which spread into partitions, the other a. a.blaze which wrote "finis" to shack used as a clubhouse at Fairyew and Manhan streets.
 The chimney frs was at 129 Lo- cust street, a four-tenement build- ing. Averbal alarm brought the Walnut street company, with the Burton street firemen coming also when it was found that there was danger of the blaze being a very damaging one. The building is own ed by I. N. Albert.
 On the property of Cables es. tate, the clubhouse fire is believed to have started from a carelessly discarded cigaret. Willow street and headquarters companies ans wered telephone alarm at II o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-22

them in carrying each ton and each passenger one mile.
 Need Traffic Increase
 "The first essential to an ip- crease in the net operating income of the railways is, of course, an increase in total production and commerce and thereby in their traffic. Adequate increase of their traffic is dependent also upon fed. eral and state legislation to equal ize terms of competition in trans portation by applying comparable regulation to them and their com petitors and withdrawing subsidies from their competitors. Their net operating income and buying pow CT are, however, being adversely affected by advances in prices un- der MIRA. and the advance in wages they agreed to make last spring when their traffic was in- creasng. There can be no solu. tion of the problem of increasing railway buying that does not at- tack the problems of both increas- ing their traffic and reducing their unit costs of operation. Govern ment or business policies adverse to either of these results curtail railway buying, delay revival of the durable goods industries and thereby postpone economic recov- ery"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-22
|St. Patrick Members
 Hold Social Tonight
Various Entertaining Games to Be Played at Lyceum
 Bazaar Opening Attracts Crowd
BROOKLYN NEWS

Members of St Patrick's Holy Name Society will assemble at the Lyceum at 8 o'clock tonight to participate In the many events planned for the weekly social. Attn letics and card playing will be the attractions. Rev William Wirkusi chaplain of the society. is interest," ed in having every man residing within the boundaries embraced by the parish attend the get-to- gether this evening.
 Basketball, volleyball ping4pong and bowling are listed on the ath- letic program with "46," pinochlel setback, bridge and other card games on the bill.
 Rehearsal Called
 There will be rehearsal of the St Joseph's minstrel troupe at Si Joseph's hall Monday evening a' 7:30 o'clock. The cast will be d. rected by Henry Grenier and John A. Stokes.
 Church Bazaar Opens
 More than 800 attended the opening of St Joseph's bazaar at the parish hall on John street last night. The event will be contin- ued tonight and saturday evening, with dancing as Q feature each night. Visitors at the hall last night witnessed colorful proceedings. The interior was decorated in varied coldEs with several shades of each. Attractive colored lanterns, paper and cut flowers were also displayed in certain sections, while .colored streamers and flags completed the decorations.
 All present were greeted at the booths and concessions as they strolled about, and everyone seemed to be having a good time.
 Announcement has been made that the affair will be conducted again next week, also from we'd nesday to Saturday evening inclu- sive.
 Several parish organizations will he in charge at the hall tonight, namely, The Rotus Women's 90 ciety, St Johns Society, The Lith- uanian Catholic Alliance No. II and 91 Lodge, The Youth of Lithuania, composed principally of the Holy Name Society Study Club, St stan islaus Society, and the St Joseph's Brotherhood.
 Last night the bazaar was con- ducted by the St Casimir Society, The Lithuanian Independent Polit- ical Club, and the Boy and Girl Scout troops.
 Gypsies Vacate
 The gypsy tribe that has been located about the lower Brooklyn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-22
|HlBERNIANS PARTY SATURDAY EVENING
Annual Thanksgiving PrO- gram to Be Observed
 in A. 0. H. Hall

Judging from advance reports, the attendance at this years an- nual Thanksgiving celebration of Monsignor Slocum branch of the Ancient Order of Hibernians will i, surpass all past years records. The event is scheduled for this Satur- day night and will take place in Hiberniar hall on East Main street. The committee in charge of ar- engagements stated today that the interest in the celebration has been very great. x
 A program of entertainment will be presented and vii lbe followed by modern and old fashioned danc- ing. The feature of the evening will be the presentation of fifteen turkeys to those who have joined in making the celebration 8 suc- cess. The committee has complet- ed a tour of the hillsides and has picked out the biggest and choice est birds they could find. There fore, there will be fifteen fancy turkeys gracing as many tables this year that have been passed out by Monsignor slocum branch. On the committee on arrange ments are James Hackett, Edward Doyle, James A. Dillon, Patrick Hartigan and John Bresnahan. The entertainment program will bring to the stage some of the city's besf singers and dancers as we'll as sew eral we'll musicians.
 Two wild boars were seen re- cent1v swimming two miles off the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-22
Jury Returns Verdict
 For Three Plaintiff
Motion Expected, However, to Have Awards Give
 Page Family By Jury Set Aside

$500 for their son, Earl Pare They constitute the iargest suns returned so far in the local courts this term.
 The Page family were proceeQ* ing toward New Haven in the alk* ernoon of Labor day, 1888, when their car was struck headon by tiIe defendants car. proceeding tower.1 Waterbury, on the NauBatucIz Bethany road. Mir and Mrs Page were more severely injured than their son, the suits for s65,0oe claimed.
 Trial of the actions started last week and continued Tuesday morn ing. The jury took the cases for deliberation near 4 o'clock and re- turned about o'clock last even ing. Attorney William J. Larkin and Attorney Edward c. Carniody of Carmody 6 ThoTas represented the plaintiffs Judge John A Cornell presided.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-22

Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov 22-"The facts about the reduction Nof rail- road buying during the depression aftord the most. striking and con- elusive illustrations available o1 why the durable goods and service industries have been prostrated for years and most of their millions O1 workers unemployed" said Samuel O. Dunn, chairman of the Sim mons4Boardman Publishing Cor poration, publisher of the Railway Age, American Builder and other business papers, in an address to- night at the annual meeting of em- ployers in the Machinery and All lied Products Industry, held under the auspices of the National Insti- tute of that industry.
 To Give Statistics
 When the reduction of railway buying is emphasized most per- sons assume that industries and their employees in only few com munities are affected. The Rail. way Age has gathered and will publish in a special issue on De- cember l the most detailed infor- nation ever assembled regarding { the effects of railroad buying on OtnGT lluASbIlC6s <AulOn6 OIItCI things, this information shows that only 19 railroads operating 65,000 miles of line made purchases from ferent cities and towns in every state in the union in 1893 when total railroad buying was only one- third as great as in 1929. No other industry buys such wide variety of things in so many territories and communities. Consequently, no other industry's enforced reduction of it's own employment and of it's buying from other industries inc jures business and causes unem- ployment in so many territories and communities.
 "Very few have any conception of the number of persons normal ly employed in the manufacture ing, mining and other industries to produce equipment, supplies and fuel for the railroads. We esti- mate that the number of persons employed in 1929 in the iron and steel industry in producing for the railways was 100000; in producing machinery for them, 75,000; non- ferrous metals, 10,O0Os forest products, 150,000; coal, 115,000; iron ore, 5000; stone, 1000; scrap iron, 25,000. These are but few illustrations. The total number normally employed in all industries in producing things sold. to the railroads ranges from three quar- ters of million to one million persons.
 "The effect in creating unem- ployment that has been caused by the reduction of railway buying can be indicated by showing how much railroad buying from vari- ous industries has declined. Total railroad purchases from other in- dustries declined from $2,284,- O0O,000 in 1929 to $65S, 100000 in 1888. Purchases from manufac-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-22
LEGION AUXILIARY
 VOTES DONATIONS

Plans for attending the meeting of the state auxiliary of the Amer ican Legion at Hartford Dec 8, were made at a meeting of Corp Coyle post auxiliary in the Legion home last night. Luncheon will be served at o'clock. All members wishing to attend have been noti- fled to get in touch with the presi- dent, Miss Victoria Liebreich.
 The auxiliary voted to send con- tributions to the drives of the American Red Cross and the Boy and Girl Scouts. Members were re- quested to bring Christmas pres ents to the meeting on Dec 19. Mrs Fred Lawlor was in charge of serv- ing refreshments after the meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-22
NEW HIGHWAY TO
 BE OPENED SOON

Announcement of the plans for the proposed Boston to Washing ton highway disclosed the fact to- $30,000,000 for construction work and that 113 miles of highway, by fare the largest mileage given to any state involved in the project, will run through Connecticut.
 It is believed that the Connecti- cut section of the highway will be an extension of the Merritt high way in Fairfield county. Announce ment of definite plans concerning the route is expected to be made in the near future. It is highly probable that Waterbury job-hunt- CTS seeking PWA work will be giv- en employment on the road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-22

A motion asking the setting aside of the three verdicts returned late yestarday in the superior court in the cases of the Page family against Joseph B. Ellis of Water bury was expected to be filed within the next day or 50, Attorney Martin E. Gormley, counsel for Ellis stated today. After delibefat- ing. two hours the jury brought in S7,500 for Mrs Sarah Page, S7.50O for her husband, Harvey Page, and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-22
.BAPTISTS LIST
 VESPER SERVICE

A special vesper musical service will be held Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the First Baptist church. i The choirs will be under the di-
 ection of Mrs Frances Beach Carls- son, assisted by Miss Gertrude Buttrey, violinist, and Miss Eliza beth Priest, violoncellist. Everett Swanson will assist at the organ. Rev David P. Gaines will conduct the worship. The program will be as fol- lows:
 Prelude Nun Danket". Karg- -Elert Hymn
 Evening Prayer
 Adagio from Trio in B Flat .. Scripture Lesson (oid Testam ent) 70 Lord Most Holy" Anthem with
 violin obligato ... Cesar Franck Children's and Adult Choirs Scripture Lesson (New Testament) "variations du Concert" Organ
 .............. Bonnet "Jesu. Joy of Mans Desiring"
 Quartet Bach "And the Glory of the Lord"
 Anthem .... ........ Handel Benediction
 Postlude Largo" Violin, Cello
 ana organ ssssssssssss &thnoei