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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-19

Edward Garfield, Watertown's s leading democrat and the man who held that party together for a great many years, died suddenly this morning at 7:30 o'clock at the Waterbury manufacturing branch of the Chase Metal Works. Coron- ary occlusion was pronounced by pr Edward Kirschbaum as the cause of the death.
 Resigned After Squabble
 MT Garfield, former chairman of the democratic town committee, d position he held from 1912 up un- til six months ago when he sub mitted his resignation following a political squabble in Watertown, was a choice for practically every committee the democrats appoint ed and in the opinion of many fellow townSmen was practically the whole party there.
 He was a very close friend of Congressman Augustine Lonergan.
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(Continued from Page 1.) made a practice of dropping off from the truck driven by Korn at the trestle. A foot path leads from the highway to the top of the un- derpass and Ruggerio climbed this.
 Struck or Fell
 Just as he reached the top and stepped on to the trestle, the car operated by Hebert was but about 10 feet away. The motorman had time to sound his gong but once and put the car into reverse when the youth fell through air down on to the road. Hebert said that Ruggerio was startled when he saw the trolley so close to him, but could not state whether the trol. ley struck him and knocked him off the treslte or whether the lads excitement and efforts to escape injury caused him to step back and fall on to the road.
 The body was viewed by Medical Examiner Dr Edward Kirschbaum and Coroner MonZani. They will begin detailed investigation of the accident this afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-19
Drive For Mutual
 Aid Begins Soon
Pledges to Be Resumed in Two Weeks - Committed
 Meets To-day to Discuss Work, Hear Reports

Plans for the naming of city, wide committees to push the new drive for Mutual Aid pledges to successful completion will be dis cussed this afternoon at a meet ing of the executive committee of the organization in the office of Mayor Frank Hayes.
 Charles J. Allen, chairman of the committee in charge of the drive, stated this morning that he will have a report ready for this afternoons meeting, which is scheduled to start at 3:30 o'clock.
 William M. Harris is chairman of the executive committee. With him on the committee are Rodney Chase of the Chase Companies, Inc, Rev Eugene P. Cryne, c. Arr thur DuBois of the Scovill Manu- Recurring company, Martin Hayden
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 But there were reports here that an American yacht, manned by gangsters, sought to intercept the Maiotis. It was said that a yacht called the Vulture set out from Istanbul, Turkey, in search oi 1t.
 George Xiros, one of Insull'S lawyers here. told the United Press that just before the Maiotis sailed he handed Insult list of 30 coun- tries which the United States has no extradition treaty.
 There was natural secrecy re- garding the Maiotis' destination The ship is Insults by charter un-
 "Insull himself would prefer to go to Sweden if arrangements coudl be made"
 xiros had said previously that 1nsull would like also to go to Bel gium.
 Mrs Insult, here with mysterious Mime Zebra Couyoumdjoglou planned to leave for Paris tomor- row or Wednesday, it was said The two women hardly were or speaking terms. Mrs Insull had wanted her husband to give him. self up to American authorities ir hope of clemency.
 Mme Couyoumdjoglou prevailed on him to fight 1t out. She char tered the Maiotis and sent her brother to Abyssinia to arrange for his stay there.
 Paris, March 19-UP)-Frenc. law experts said to-day they be. iieved Samuel Insull could legally land at the French Red Sea port of Djibouti and fly thence to Adds Ababa, Abyssinia, If he chose.
 Insull fled from Paris to Greece because he could have been ex' tradited from France. But the French-American treaty was said not to apply to French Somalila Sd of which njibouti is the chief port
 Women of Brazil are using more
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Leopold was sentenced for his participation in the fatal Baldwin street fire in which three lives were lost. He has twice appealed unsuccessfully to the board of par dons for parole and once attempt ed suicide by leaping from the up- per tiers at the states prison.
 Leopold will be represented by Attorney Arthur G. Solomon, of New York, formerly of Waterbury. It will be distinct Waterbury at- mosphere inasmuch as the presid . ing judge, the attorneys, and the principal are all from this city.
 Leopold is taking his fight for freedom to the federal court after being turned down by the highest courts of the state, civil side. He claims his rights, guaranteed un- der the federal constitution, were violated in the sentence imposed upon him.
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of the city welfare department, c. F. Hollister of the American Brass company, Rev Dr John N. Lewis and Joseph T. St Louis, secretary to Mayor Hayes.
 At this afternoons meeting, also, reports will be filed by Chairman Harris and Treasurer Lewis 5. Reed. The report of Mir Harris will show the number of persons on the Mutual Aid list as of today and that of Mir Reed will show today's balance in the Mutual Aid treas- ury.
 Two weeks from today collec- tions on the present pledges to the Mutual Aid will be resumed. They were temporarily suspended over month ago. The new pledges to be sought will take the place of those now in force and which ex- pire on May 1st.
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demanding recognition and rein- statement of men said to have been discharged for organizing the work CTS in their shops. Companies in- volved are General Motors and its subsidiaries, Chrysler, Packard and number of accessory plants.
 Statement Issued
 Shortly after 10 a. m., the con- ferees issued the following state- ment, addressed ito newspaper men," through their publicity agent, Stephen D. Bryce, Jr.:
 Directors of the National Auto- mobile Chamber of Commerce (not the executive committee, as an nounced) are in session here to- day deliberating on the recommen- dations of General Johnson with respect to the labor situation.
 "To facilitate your coverage of the story, We can assure you that any story that may be forthcoming from this session.
 "We have no idea of when the statement, if any, will be ready.
 If you will leave your names and phone numbers, we will sec that you are notified sufficiently in advance to receive copy when it is handed out to the press."
 The reporters continued their watch outside the door.
 The recommendations of John7 son were alternate proposals that an election, conducted under the NRA. be held to permit the work CTS to determine who shall rep resent them, or that an Impartial board" be esta ablished in Detroit ito consider ways and means"
 The directors of the Automo- bile Chambe of Commerce were: A. J. Brosseau, Mack Bros; Roy D. Chapin, Hudson; Walter r. Chrysler, Chrysler; F. l.. Cord, Auburn; T. R. Dahl, White; Robert c. Graham, Graham-Paige; Charles D. Hastings, Hupp; Paul D. Hoff- man, Stude baker; Alvin Macauley, Packard; Charles w. Nash. Nash; Alfred P. Sloane, Jr., General Mo- tors; and Alfred Swayne, General motors.
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FACTORIES DENOUNCED

Local factories were denounced yesterday afternoon at meeting held at Garden hall yesterday aft ernoon under the auspices of the Steel and Metal Workers Union. The principal speaker was George Borgnis. who has been prominent in local communistic activities for some time. The organization will open headquarters at TIA Bank street.
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m. at Bridgeport dealers will wit ness complete presentations of new sales and advertising programs, highlighted by discussions of cur rent trade aspects. New products will also be demonstrated.
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Cleveland Trouble


 Cleveland, March 19.-UP).- Cleveland industry was threatened by labor unrest today in crises af. fecting more than 16,000 workers in II major plants.
 In every case but one, the crisis had been precipitated by demands for recognition of an American Federation of Labor union.
 More than 500 employees of Sher- win-Williams Co.,, manufacturers of paints, walked out today pro- testing refusal to increase wages.
 Union members of the Fisher body plant voted 3,056 to 56 tc strike against refusal of the Fish CT Body corporation in Detroit tt recognize the United Automotive Workers Federal Union.
 About 500 members of the Win. ton Engine Works, General Mo- tors unit. voted to walk out Wed. nesday. It was indicated that FOG workers in the Murray Ohio com pany would join.
 A strike vote was to be taker this afternoon by employees of the Addressograph-M -Multigraph com pany. Some 1900 employees of the Apex Electrical company are tt vote tomorrow if their demands arc not met. Three hundred employes of the Cleveland Welding company are to vote on Wednesday. Two strikes continued in Toledi today and another impended. Wide breach continued between the Toledo Machine and Tool Co. where several thousand worker: are out. Fifteen cleaning and dye ing shops were being picketed bS strikers. Strike of 5000 workers al the American National Co.,, wa: threatened. Workers meet tonigh for a vote.
 Railways Threaten Washington, March l9-(C. = Railroad managers to-day threatened to press demands for 2 |15 per cent reduction in basic wages if the railway unions con tinue refusal to accept presen wages for another six months. The conference committee O. railway managers informed thu union leaders that if they refus' Ito cooperate with the presiden of the United States in order to ait in affecting national recover. during the year 1934". the rail roads would have to withdraw thei
 compromise order. The offer wa suggested originally by MT Roose welt.
 This will leave before us onl our notice of a IS per cent reduc ton in basic rates to become effec tive on July 1, 1884" said w. F Thiehoff, chairman. Tt was to con sider that notice that this confer ence is held.
 Unless we have misunderstoo, your position you have without re servation declined to agree to tn change of rates of which we hay given notice. If that is so and vol persist in your rejection of our pro posal to defer action thereunder ol condition of a continuance of tn present arrangement until afte April 30, 1885. it would seen that nothing further Is to be ac complished by continuing this con ference"
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Providence, R. I. (UP).-Coast guards have reported many one- legged sea gulls in this section re- sultant from their gnawing off the member when 1t became frozen to ice drifts.
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Word From Detroit

Detroit March 19.-CUP) The automobile industry will not con- tract on behalf of it's employees with the American Federation of Labor the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce announced today.
 There is only one fundamental issue; namely, whether the auto- mobile industry is to be run by the American Federation of Labor" the N. A. c. c. declared.
 "The industry does not intend to recognize the American Federation of Labor as such, nor to enter into contract with it on behalf of it's employees"
 The N. A. c. C. charged the strike order represents an attempt by the federation to seize control over the automotive workers "by force, by coercion, by intimidation of em- ployes and their families. by open violence, and threats of strike"
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Women of Brazil arc using more cosmetics than ever before.
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SAMUEL INSULL
 FEARS KIDNAPERS

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PLANNED HIGHWAY
 CHANGES THIN CS

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ARMY FLYERS IN
 THE AIR AGAIN

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YOUTH IS DEAD
 AFTER BAD FALL

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orter est January a. Consolidated April L.
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bad loans and worse judgment in
dealing with the borrowers. The
question has been asked several
times lately whether banks are 60
ing to be willing to make loans that
are in some respects gamble even
under the Presidents urge if, la
ter, they will be subjected to at
tacks in the halls OF congress.
Examiners Too Stringent
| On the bank loans the President
is convinced that bank examiners
have been throwing out a lot of
loans that are perfectly good. They
have been forcing the banks to
charge off this paper as loss. In
other words, Mr.. Roosevelt believes
that under the old rules of examin-
alton too stringent attitude was
adopted by the administrative au-
thorities in the treasury and the
bank examiners carried out those
rules literally.
In the background, it is to be
remembered, however, there is the
federal deposit insurance corpora
ton. This agency guarantees that
the depositors will be repaid in full
up to a limit of $4,000 on each ac-
count. 1t would seem to be that
the existence of this insurance cor
poration ought to fend off any par
ticular fear. But bankers know
and administrative leaders recog-
nize that the corporation could not
withstand wholesale bank failures.
It draws its funds from assess
ment of member banks and, there
fore, when its present reserves are
exhausted banks must dig up more.
Following this line of reasoning,
one cannot help arriving at the
conclusion that a series of bank
failures, resulting from bad loans,
would throw more of a burden upon
the good banks than they can
carry. Thus it is made to appear
that a high percentage of bankers
in the country after all are going
to continue to exercise their judg-
ment on the type of loans they
make and will not be influenced
materially by the administration
wishes. Some, of course, will ex-
tend credit with abandon, and it is
to this group of bankers who
eventually will witness the deposit
insurance corporation paying off
their depositors.
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MIRA Will Continue

Observation-Disclosures may be
CLEANED from recent developments
in Washington, it can be stated
with certainty that President F. r.
Roosevelt has now set his mind
definitely to continue the Nation
al Recovery administration as a
governmental unit. 1t may well
be that the organization may be
changed in form; it may be possible
that the name will be revised and
that there may be revision of the
methods. But there can be no
equivocation about the fact that
Mr.. Roosevelt intends to maintain
MIRA and that he has acted at this
time to give notice of his decision
in advance of the converting of con-
gress.
Observers here have taken note
of the unusual emphasis placed
upon the Presidents part in MIRA
reorganization plans. They think
this was done at the behest of the
Chief Executive with the thought
in mind that it would serve as a
reinsurance to hundreds of thous-
ands of people throughout the
country. believe there can be no
doubt that a good many people,
some influential, some just the
mine-run, have questioned the fly
ing qualities of the Blue Eagle.
Their dissatisfaction and distrust
has been shown in many ways, and
thus it appears logical that Mr..
Roosevelt would seek to allay the
fears.
Under the new set-up of MIRA,
the President has taken active lead
ership. Of course, he has been the
leader heretofore, but there has
always been the disposition on his
part to allow the former admins
traitor, Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, to
guide his own ship. Despite the
fact that Mr.. johnson was given a
free hand, it was easy for Mr..
Roosevelt to take control because
afterall, he is President of the
United States.
BY dividing management of MIRA
among the heads of three boards, it
is generally believed that the Pres
ident has made it easier for him
self to assert his influence and his
ideas more directly than has hith-
erto been the case. This is partic-
ularly true when the personality Of
the former administrator is consid-
cred, although the President had
only one man with whom to deal
under that circumstance.
Politically minded people in
Washington seem to be wondering
however, what the effect will be on
Mr.. Roosevelt. Suggestions have
been heard that by taking a direct
hand in MIRA Mr.. Roosevelt has put
himself "out front" where some
seem to think he may be the target
for some of the "rotten eggs" about
which the bombastic General john
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such functions as he desired should
continue. He acted with dispatch.
This is best shown by the chron-
ology of events. 1t appears that the
President made up his mind over
one weekend. He received General
Johnson's resignation on Monday
and announced it on Tuesday. His
return to Washington on Wednes-
day was followed Immediately by
conferences with Mr.. Richberg and
a quick announcement of the new
program. It is evident, therefore,
that when the President decided
something had to be done, he NOV
ed at once to get rid of General
johnson and to start the new ma
chinery through orders issued to
Mr.. Richberg.
Formulation of industrial poll
cies henceforth are regarded as
likely to be more on the basis of
trial and error than heretofore has
been the case.
Financiers Disturbed
Banking and other financial in
terests of the country are apparent
ly quite disturbed over the trend
toward easier bank examinations.
Mr.. Roosevelt lately has told the
treasury that the bank examiners
were too hardboiled in going over
loans held in portfolios Of banks
and that he was anxious to see a
more uniform system developed
than the examining methods long
in use.
The fear seems to be that the
bank examiners will relax too far
in granting approval for loans out
standing. Heretofore, banks have
had to toes the mark and any ques-
tionable papers or any loan that
gave evidence of not being liquidat-
ed in accordance with its terms
was promptly called to the atten-
ton of the bank management with
instructions to make corrective
adjustments on the books. If, as
some financial authorities expect,
bank examiners become too lenient
it is suggested in many quarters
that the banks may find themselves
with paper upon which they can
not realize, just as occurred at the
beginning of the depression. 1t was
{ bad loans that forced the closing
of many banks.
Then, to, many observers are
finding it difficult to reconcile the
Presidents attitude with the fire.
quent criticisms he has made of
banking practices heretofore en-
ployed. / am reminded, also, of the
singing rebukes that have come
from the senate committee on
banking and currency after its in
vestigation of the entire banking
structure. Time after time that
committee, which proceeded with
it's investigation with a blessing
from the White House, has attack
ed banks and bankers because Of
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son spoke SO frequently. The re-
firing administrator said frequent
ly he did not mind being the tar
get, but many times Mr.. Roosevelt
has taken occasion to fight back at
his critics by calling them tories,
un-awakened Rip Van Wrinkles,
and other such descriptive terms.
Opposition Active
It is yet too early for general
reaction to be evident among con-
sentative business men on The
Presidents MIRA organization pro-
gram. Those who have given voice
to their feelings thus far, however,
have indicated that the right wing
group in the country are finding
small JUNCTION from the new pro-
gram. Indeed, the undercurrent of
information which we get in Wash
ington is to the effect that there
are more secret meetings and defi-
mite moves off any left wing swing
by the administration than there
has been at any time since Mr..
Roosevelt took office.
The Presidents recent radio
speech to the country was general
ly understood as a conciliatory
move on his part and it seems not
to take stretch of the magma
ton to link that speech and MIRA
reorganization with these various
movements against the overhang-
ng threats of such liberals as DON
aid Richberg, former Chicago la
Dor lawyer, who is certainly the
most influential man in the new
MIRA set-up.
Everywhere I go, find that
business interests are accepting
the reorganization of MIRA as no
tice of its continuation and it may
be possible that one result of this
Interpretation of the Presidents
act is the growing opposition move
ment mentioned above. Business
generally is mindful that the mat
ter of continuing MIRA must be de-
cided by congress. They recog-
nize that the present recovery act
expires next June and that the
President will lay before congress
comprehensive program early in
January after congress returns.
Their efforts in opposition, there
fore, naturally will be directed to
the congress in an effort to ac-
complish some of the changes in
the law which they believe advis-
able to permit free and untrammel-
ed commerce and industry.
With regard to the Presidents
determination to continue MIRA it
needs to be pointed out only that if
he had wanted to scrap that unit
of his recovery set-up, the retire.
ment of General johnson afforded
an excellent opportunity. 1t was
then that he could have allowed
the organization to disintegrate
and could have transferred to var
ious agencies of the government
that are permanent in character
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The Courier, est March 81, 19o2-The Rel
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Born and reared in the middle
of the 10th legislative district.
Taxpayer and business man for
the past 10 years.
FAVORS:
Local control over local affairs
as against consolidation and CEN
tralization of government.
Continued maintenance and con-
struction of the state highway sys-
tenn from the gas tax.
Proper preservation of the states
watershed in the interests of game
conservation, grazing and irriga-
ton.
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before deciding to take it. -. .4 ..@
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Suggestion for christening new battle
ship; smash bottle of red ink on it's stern.
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There's one thing, though, that no man
can keep in safety deposit box. His goat.
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IT, The modern version: Those who wish
to throw stones should live in shatterproof
glass houses.
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Wives of great men oft remind us of it
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American industry appears to be hard
er to control than the hiccoughs. Ask Hugh
Johnson.
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It's quite trick to keep exactly neck
and neck with your friends so they'll neither
envy nor patronize you.
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