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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20
Japanese Policy To
 Chinese Explained
'Open Door" Policy to Be in Effect Henceforth;
 Military Aid of Rivals to Be Resisted

Tolxio. April 20 - (UP) - Japan was represented by its for. eiRn office spokesman today ss anxious to keep available for al nations the commercial "oper door, to China, for whose peace he advised world powers, Japar assumes responsibility.
 The spokesman clarified and ex. banded his original pronounce. ment of Japan's ''hands off China caused great surprise among for. eign nations and brought from China q challenge to any effort al interference in her affairs.
 The spokesman was astonished that world powers should have been surprised at what he claimed was a reiteration of policy ex- pressed in a parliament speech by Foreign Minister Koki Hirota re- gently.
 ''In this case I mentioned in. stances which might make Japan's position difficult" he said. q just added a little water to the pow dered milk contained in the Hirota speech"
 The "water" he added included intimations that apan considered as subversive to peace in the Far East the extension of foreign mill itary and aviation aid and loans to China.
 "That word (force) was used only when was asked whether Japan would use force," he said. T replied: Certainly not, unless force is used against us.'
 Japan will not infringe on ex- isting treaties. Japan's only objec- ton, as said before, is to the ac- tions of other powers, leading to- ward disturbances in East Asia peace, for which Japan assumes responsibility. as often stated, par ticularly relating to China"
 Japan has no intention of in- terfering in the independence of China,' the spokesman said. "China's prosperity is desirable and profitable to Japan.
 "We welcome and still support the 'open door,"
 The foreign office representative disclaimed territorial ambitions.
 We do not desire territory. Even in Manchukuo, Japan does NOC lnteMQ to lnterIere.
 Discussing statements by a Jap- anese foreign office spokesman re- garding Japan's far eastern policy, a commentator said that treaties involved were primarily the nine power treaty, and the four power bankers consortium concerning China. The Japanese spokesman had emphasized Japan's intention to ensure far eastern peace in its own way.
 The official view as explained to- day indicated that Great Britain would not openly disclose it's reac- tion until test case arose. It was said that there had been no ex- change of views with other gov ernments since the Japanese shands off' statement.
 European newspaper comment on statements from Tokio showed general anxiety.
 London, April 20-(UP)-Great Britain will stand by treaties af- fecting China and will resist any affonnnt fo override them when
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20
SEEKING BANDIT

Bridgeport, Conn, April 20 U (UP) Police today sought g mid dle-aged and well-dressed bandit who robbed Edward A. Bresn. gas oline station attendant of $45 last night and locked him in a store room. i.
 Breen broke down the door with q hammer and called police.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20
IF RAINED CHECKS

Thomaston. Conn.,, April 20 - (UP)-A bundle of checks fell out of the sky late yesterday and ap- proximately 100 EZRA workers, employed at the Mt Tobe airport, received their pay a day in ad- vance. An airplane was used for the first time to deliver the $2,5O0 CT than had it been sent through the mails.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20
WILL BE RETIRED

Hartford, Conn.,, April 20-(UP) William J. Warner, Hebron, who will relinquish the office of state dairy and food commissioner May 1, will be retired on a pen- sion of one-ha1f his average salary for the past five years.
 The state board of finance and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20
STUDENT DEATH
 WAS ACCIDENTAL

Northampton, Mass, April 2O- Su.p3-The a F., S death h;, of .,s.,n Clarence |. [ dow here Wednesday, probably was accidental, in the opinion of Medical Examiner Edward W. Brown.
 The opinion was expressed fol- lowing reports from Hanover, N. H., indicating a belief by author ities that the youth had commit ted suicide by drowning.
 Plans under discussion by the French government call for the ex- penditure of $263, ,000,000 for ayia- ton within three years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20
MASSES

MIG CARTHY-An anniversary mass of requiem will be celebrated Sat urday morning at 8 o'clock, at the Immaculate Conception church. for the repose of the soul of the late Richard Mccarthy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20

wALSH-A first anniversary mass of requiem will be celebrated Sat- urday morning at 9 o'clock, at the Immaculate Conception church, for the repose of the soul of the late Mrs Rose Goodwin Walsh.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20
FUNERALS

The funeral of John Rowland, son of MT and Mrs Sherwood Row. land of 115 Columbia boulevard, will be held with services at II o'clock tomorrow morning at St Johns Episcopal church, Rev Dr John N. Lewis officiating. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20

control acted favorable on Warn- er's application for retirement at a meeting late yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20

Within a week recently four na- tive women in the Darwin district of Rhodesia, were devoured by lions in broad daylight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20
Waterburys Royul Chuir

Oar hero tonight is local
 aserchant . t. Ms name IS not He's a Merchant on the firm ssationsry but he $
 , just Gs much on integrag part of Sn10rfly dressed tke business for Gu tkGt. He
 ,., has flair for clothes himself 5fh AUe. C0ttbTe aud kis tastes rwm t0scard the
 gOuthful models aud pGtterNs.
 PerhGps the envirOnment he is ip fiftv hours aveeE has sone intInence on this idiosv crucy He has the gift of the spoken Gnd Driten vor1 and the tsuinke is his Gaec eye stuGtes the sGles meter ache he Is prGcticig hs GYt 0ith the sUeder seq Your biographer GlaCays felt he Fifth AUene cabre and he buried opportunity to shoO the GTedt White Way Gmother small tOsOn son suitk big t0aDn ideas He is noso at Gn age sohere friends the com forts of home aud physical offer more s0l0ce thon the yoke of ambition or the climbing of gold He aarried e devoted husbGnd and "Dad". His hobbies seem to be scorE home = friends tasty tdlk and good Flor De Milton cigar.
 WATCH FOR HIS NAME IN
 SATURDAYS DEMOCRAT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20

Funeral services for Mrs Ella T. Bush were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Alderson fun- eral home, 70 Central avenue. Rev A. A. Perry officiated. Burial was in new Pine Grove cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20

TEUBNER-In this city, April 20. 1884. Oscar George Teubner of 5 Cooke street. Funeral Monday af- ternoon at o'clock. KELLEY-In this city. April 19, 1884. Thomas J, Kelley of 356. Will low street. Funeral Monday morn ing at S:15 o'clock to St Margaret's s church. Burial in Calvary ceme- tery.
 PREUSsER-In this city, April 20 1884. Richard Preusser of 37 Cen tral avenue. Funeral Sunday af- ternoon at o'clock to St Johns Episcopal church. Burial in River side cemetery. ROWLAND-In this city, April 19. 1884. John Rowland of 115 Colum- bia boulevard. Funeral tomorrow morning at II o'clock to St Johns Episcopal church. Burial in River side cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20

London, April 20-(UP)-Great Britain will stand by treaties af- fecting China and will resist any
 attempt to override them when and if they are challenged, official quarters asserted today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24

During a paus Elm the CONVEX
sation, Sir Squire said 10 me,
quite casually. 1T was in this
room more years ago than I care
to remember that ! first met
Charles Dickens" That started
something, and presently I re-
marked to Sir Walter that in my
opinion Charles Dickens was. next
TO Shakespeare, the greatest OF
Englishmen and that if Landor
was right and
"Shakespear is not our poet,
but the worlds,
Therefore on him no speechl'
then Dickens was the greatest
Englishman that ever lived; that
he had been a great reformer and
made his reforms effective; that
as a humorist he had one rival
only, Vervantes; that he had
given greater pleasure to greater
number of people-and so on. 1
expected that my observations
would be challenged by some one,
but to my surprise every one
agreed. Sir Waited, Of whom l
was a little afraid, took up my
text and enlarged upon it.
COMMITTING less than a year
- ago-I could fix the date eX-
actly by looking at an inscription
in a facsimile of the first edition
of "Pickwick" 1 had just pur-
chased-Sir Henry and Lady
Dickens were showing me the
manuscript of the Life of Our
LORD" and asking what 1 thought
of the propriety of publishing 1t.
We had had tea in the cosy
parlor of the little house IN
Chelsea in which they lived and
had assembled to the third story
front room. in which was one OF
those enormous billiard tables
that the English delight in, and
which. except for the table, might
be taken for a Dickens museum.
OF the old world courtesy OF OH
Henry and of the gracious charm
of his lady enough has been said,
nor is this the place to refer to
the mementoes of the great nov
eliSt; the manuscript of the Life
of Our Lord" was under discus
sion.
MY father did not wish it pub
lished; perhaps it revealed too
much of himself" said Sir Henry,
and l certainly shall not publish
it during my lifetime, but at my
DEATH don't know. My father
took great pains with it; listen
to this" and in his beautiful
modulated voice he read here and
there a paragraph.
I told him I thought he owed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
SCHEDULE EXHIBITS
AT ART INSTITUTE
Paintings and EtChings to
Be Shown Next Week.

Exhibitions of paintings and etch-
ings by Frank Duveneck, paintings
by Donald Mattison, and prints By
Evelynne Mess will be shown at the
John Heron Art Institute next
week.
A lecture on Prints" will be given
by Anna Hasselman at IL Tuesday
morning. The evening sketch class
will be held Wednesday at 7:30,
and the studio sketching class will
be held Thursday morning. A draw
ing class for members children will
be conducted at $50 Saturday
morning.
In the art school, next weeks
lectures will include one on Rem
aissance Ornament-Italy," Mon
day; another on Renaissance Orna :
ment-France," Wednesday, both
by Blanche Stillson; a lecture
Tuesday on Michelangelo and one
Thursday by Henrik Mayer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
SURVEYOR TO SEEK
NOMINATION IN MAY
Herbert H. BIoemker Will
Run as Democrat.

Herbert H. Bloemker, chief dep
uty Marion county surveyor under
Bruce Short since 1890, has an
nounced he will seek the surveyor
nominate in the Democratic pri-
mary in May.
Mr.. Bloemker, 33, who was gradu-
ated from local public schools and
Purdue university civil engineering
college, was senior field aid for the
city engineer for some time and en-
gagged in private engineering in
California before receiving the
appointment three years ago.
Since the first of this year, Mr..
Bloemker has served as county
highway supervisor and has been
in charge of county engineering on
CWA projects. He is married and
resides with his family at 1440 Cen
trail avenue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
MINUTES BLUE
BOOK SMALLEST
YET PUBLISHED
Makes Amends for Weighty
Volume on Acts of
Legislature.

Governor Paul V. McNutt's adj
ministration published the largest
copy of Acts of the Legislature for
1888 ever issued in the history of
the state.
Today the administration made
up for that fat tome by issuing the
smallest year book Since 1913 this
annual known as the Blue Book,
telling of the conduct Of the depart
ments, has been growing more vol
luminous. When the Republicans
were retired their swan song" was
encaSed in a volume containing
1,545 pages and weighing AS pounds.
Under Governor McNutt the pub
fishing of the book was taken from
the legislative reference bureau and
placed in the hands of William P.
Cosgrove, chief examiner of the
state board of accounts.
The result is that the volume
coming from the press today con-
! tains an 846-page account of the
first year of Democratic activities
1t weighs 27s pounds.
AS in 1882, 1000 copies were or
dered by the state for free distri-
button. The present administration
reduced the cost by 45.1 per cent
The 1892 total cost was $6,171.65, or
$1.54 per volume, while the 1898
book, out today, cost $4,000, or
IS cents a volume. 1t covers but
nine months, however, the fiscal
year having been changed by the
1888 legislature.
The volumes never have been pop
ular and have earned the title The
Book Nobody Wants"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
Attack County Records

By Times Special
LOGANsPORT. Feb. 24.-All acts
of Cass county commissioners in the
seven years preceding Jan. l of this
year are illegal, because the record
of their acts was not signed, at
torneys for the county asserted in
circuit court in the course of trial
of case in which Elmer Elliott,
county sealer of weights and meas
ureS, seeks to recover salary.
Period for which money is sought
covers the years of 1882 and 1888.
The county council refused to APP
propriate money for Mr.. Elliott S
salary during those two years, but
he continued to perform duties as
sealer. He contends it is manda-
tory upon the county to maintain
the position and that an incumbent
can be dismissed only for cause or
on a hearing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24

if we coop up the process within
national boundaries.
1 say, then, that in respect to
raw materials and handicraft
products, world exchangeability is
as desirable now as it ever was;
and ingenuity. Where it seems
to do so, 1 think the result is i'm
permanent.
Chinese, to whom we send ma
chine tools, may turn out a good
Ford car, but the next improve
ment in the car and in the ma
chinery which makes it, would be
likely to occur on this side of the
water. On the contrary, we could
train American workmen for
years on end and equip them with
the best Chinese devices, yet the
best Chinese embroidery would
still come from China.
Granting then certain tendency
of modern equipment to stand
ardize and level the product, there
remains for the long pull a great
variety of inherent national ad
vantages which. in sane and
neighborly world, would allow
plenty of room for trade.
Next-Pains and Privileges of
trade.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
BY FREDERICK G.. OTHMAN
United Press stan Correspondent
LCnnnrlrhl 1914. nN rnltnd PressL

f10rfFlEni+ 1888. nN DA4hfQ FIestt
KNOXVILLE. Tenn. Feb pa
Heads OF the Tennessee Valley Au-
thority see for the future a Utopian
dream come true in the old south.
The money is being spent. The
work is being done. Results already
are apparent. Dr. Arthur E. Nor
gan and his associates believe their
efforts will turn the Tennessee val
ley into 10000 square miles Of pas
tOrs,. prosperous land.
They foreSee the population of
100000 dividing its time happily
between scientific farm and decen-
tralized industry.
Comfortable homes. fertile lands,
navigable rivers. abundant electric
power and control of floods they ex-
pect in the immediate future. These
developments, they believe, will re-
suit in a new culture for the south.
Life Will Be Placid
Life will be unhurried. There will
be no economic strife in the happy
land foreseen by iva. Craftsmen
will have time to fashion their
products we'll Smoky cities and
sweat shops will become memories,
If the hopes Of the IVA become ac-
Qualities. and the rObOt-like piece
worker will be no more.
"Haphazard, unregulated growth
is disastrous" DR. Morgan explained.
The mountain regions of the south
are the last great bulwarkS of in
dividuality in America. Mass pro-
duction both on farms and in fac
tories has become characteristic of
our American life. We have become
used 10 living in crowds.
But the southern highlander is
a different breed He likes rural
life. His income has been and is
very small Agriculture alone will
not support him. Today great in
dustries are settling in his midst.
Some of these factories tend to de-
Stroy his type of civilization. The
southern highlander is often re-
gsrded merely as cheap labor to be
exploited, rather than as the repre-
sentative of a valuable type of cul-
ture to be encouraged and protected.
Sponsors Forecast Success
rs it not possible that very de-
Sirable way of life may become
characteristic of this region? Would
it. not be possible for the southern
highlander to preserve his present
versatility and distinctiveness in
personal and social life, and to de-
velop small industries. which. like
those in France. are based on in
telligence, individual taste and
Skill?"
The answer to all those questions,
according to Dr. Morgan. according
to President Roosevelt. and accord
ing to congress. is Yes"
Congress appropriated the $50
100000 which made IVA possible.
President Roosevelt fostered the
plan and holds it dear DR.. Nor
gan and his associates here in the
new Sprankle building are working
harder than ever to make the pro-
gram succeed.
If it succeeds. their faith will be
indicated, and if it fails. according
TO one of Knowles leaders. that
failure at least will be magnificent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24

There is a best place, and
second and third-best place in the
world to mine coal or grow cotton,
Just as there are favored and less
favored cotton and coal regions
within the United States. We
cramp the finest possibilities of a
civilization when. blinded by local
pride, either regional or national,
We blink at plain facts.
The same thing holds true of
innate or inherited capacities.
England makes better cloth than
we DO, and better handmade
shoes. France, l am told, makes
better wine. UnqueStionably, how
ever, we raise apples more cheaply
than France.
Accordingly, one of our first APP
proaches toward dealing with the
world again, on new basis, is as
simple and sensible as swap
between two pioneer farm neigh
bors. We traded France some of
Jul dRRiCH III SOlIlc Vi AbS VILE.
International trade is not nee
essarily complicated. If we allow
ourselves again to approach world
trading as if it were a sacred and
impenetrable mystery, then we
are likely again to get into an
other jam. The considerations
which make international bust
ness desirable are plain.
ID GENTLY I heard for the
IN first time a saying popular
in Arkansas. 1t was that Ar
kansas could build a wall a mile
high around its borders and go
right on living and doing bust
ness. That may be true. but I
doubt if even the noisiest orator
in Arkansas would claim that the
people there could live as we'll
os as spaciously as they do even
now, exchanging goods and serv-
ices with the people of other
states.
1t is equally obvious that we
take only meager advantage of
this opportunity to exchange spe-
cial products or special capacities
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
Woman, SO, Buried
By Times Special

~ lmcS NpcctHb
MARTINSVILLE, Feb. 24-Fu-
neral services were held yesterday
for Mrs. Elizabeth Wampler Tarle-
ton, 80, who died following an ill
ness which started three years age
when she was injured in fall She
would have reached her one hun
dredth birthday on Sept. 5 this
year.
Her husband, DR.. Robert Hill
Tarleton, died thirty-three years
ago. Six of the ten children born
to Mrs. Tarleton are living. They
are Mrs. Carrie Egbert and Miss
Pink Tarleton, j. w. Maurice Tarle-
ton, all of Martinsville; Mrs, Harry
Harland, Waukegan, Ill, and Edgar
Tarleton of Kokomo.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
j. S. ECONOMY
FACES CRISIS IN
SENATE ACTION
Showdown Comes Next
Week in Effort to Restore
War Benefits.
BY WALKER STONE
Times Stah Writer

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a - A
showdown in the senate on govern
ment economy is scheduled for next
week when veterans benefits come
up for final action.
Adlourning over the weekend at
the suggestion of Democratic lead
erS who want time to count noses,
the senate has agreed to restrict de-
bate after 4 p. m. Monday and re-
main in session until vote has
been taken on all pending amend
ments relating to restoration of war
veterans benefits eliminated by the
economy act last March.
Senate majority leaders also are
bringing pressure to bear upon in
Surgent Democrats who voted Tor
the McCaTan amendment restor-
ing the Is per cent pay cut to
federal employees. The leaders are
trying to find one boiler who Will
move to reconsider the amendment,
which carried by vote of Al to 40.
Roosevelt to Map Plan
There will be a number of con-
ferences with legislative leaders at
the White House this weekend, at
which the President is expected to
map out a definite program and
round up the votes to jam it
through
That the senate is not ready yet
to eliminate all of the savings ef-
feCted by the economy act was in
Dictated Thursday when 1t voted,
81 to ID against an amendment to
the independent Offices appropria-
lions bill offered by Senator Henry
D. Hatfield (Rep., w. VaD, which
would have restored veterans
benefits to the pre-economy law
status, adding $22O,OOO,OO0 to the
annual budget.
The MCCarran salary restoration
amendment would add 100000.
Compromise in Prospect
Next to the salar yrestoration, the
hardest proposition that the adj
ministration will have to defeat is
the Steiwer amendment restoring
all benefits to American
war veterans. This would cost
SOL 100000.
The administration is prepared to
compromise with old guard Repub-
licans who are pressing for adop-
ton of the American Legions four
point program. Many features of
that program already have been
made effective by presidential or
der
The only issue on which the adj
ministration is not willing to COM
promise is that of pensions for Wild
ows and orphans of World war vet
Grams whose deaths are not trance
able to service.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24

It to the world to publish it., say
ing that whatever his fathers
seeming njunctions might be he
would never have taken such
pains with manuscript unless
he believed that some day it
would be published.
Il think So said Sir Henry,
his voice breaking with emotion,
listen to this last paragraph.
Could anything be more beauti-
full? After 1 am gone the fam
lily shall decide. 1t will do good,
the world will be the better for
its publication, that's certain"
With this I agreed.
n n n
TOR over sixty years this manu-
u script has lain IN the draw
er of a desk in a private house
at the hazard of fire or of theft,
each year increasing its value.
I took it in my hands and rever-
emily turned its leaves. Dickens
writing is perhaps better known
to collectors than that of any
other man. 1T is signed all over, :"
as the experts say.
Do the rights of publication,
for which $4,000 has been paid,
include the permanent possession
of the manuscript itself? Will its
final resting place be the British
Museum-it should be-Or will it
come to some library in America?
The British nation with the
help of Parliament has just paid
half a million dollars for the
Codex Sinaiticus, an early Greek
manuscript of the Bible. I hap
pened to be in the British Mus
cum when this great parchment
was being photographed prior to
being placed upon exhibition.
I saw the long line of people
waiting for glimpse of it. 1
can imagine the throng which
will await the display. of the
Dickens manuscript And the
privilege of reading the Life of
Our Lord" by Charles Dickens
will give more pleasure and bring
greater profit to the common
people, who, like Lincoln, Dickens
loved, than the reading of the
Codex will to scholars
The Life of Our Lord is a
manuscript of $4,000 words and
the price paid for it SIS word.
Whoever heard of such a thing?
What writing other than that of
Charles Dickens would fetch such
a sum? What would Sir Henery
Dickens say? For 1 have an idea
of what he thought-he hoped
the manuscript would bring. 1t
was not half this figure.