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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-14

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 MT Stevenson stated that he was present to follow out the formality of personally requesting permission to inspect the private files of the registrars office.
 Answer Was "NO"
 Without wasting too much time and with all due respect to you, MT Stevenson, I must give the ar- wer mo- said Registrar Dillane. "It pains me to do this. because respect you personally but under the circumstances I cannot see why 1t would be justifiable to open the records to you or any other in dividual."
 MT Stevenson asked if there were any records available at all. He, also, addressed MT Dillane Tn a formal manner. It is understood that this afternoons formal de- nand merely forms the basis of a civil action that is to be taken in the superior court to try and have the registrars records thrown open.
 "Our records are the same as they were week ago or several months ago." stated Registrar Dill lane. ''They are private or semi private and, therefore, I do not see the necessity of throwing thera open to you or any other person" !"
 Could Have Used Telephone
 Obviously we disagree,' stated MT Stevenson as he made ready to depart with his two assistants.
 You could have used the tele- phone and I would have told you the same thing, thereby saving you this trip over to the city hall" stated Registrar Dillane as the formal visit ended. As the trio left the office Registrar Dillane called to City Editor Tanning and asked him his interest in the mat ter. "Well, I'm a citizen," replied the latter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-14
BY LYLE c. WILSON

Limited Press Stan Correspondent
 Washington. March 14-UP) -- The administration drive to spread employment by reducing hours and increasing wages is gaining momen- tum slowly today to turn doubts to hope in some pessimistic quarters
 Industry still balks at the bald 10 per cent hour reduction and 10 per cent wage boost proposed last week by Recovery Administrator Hugh s. Johnson. But there are symptoms of compromise.
 Treasury and federal reserve CO., operation toward creation of a. na- tion-wide system of intermediate credit banks is to meet industries demand for help. Before Johnson made his wage-hours proposal last week the MIRA code authorities conference responded with the crimes of credit-starved small in- dusrtialists.
 Loans Will Help Out
 The three, four or five year cred its contemplated through an inter- mediate credit bank system would largely meet that situation. The banks have more than ample funds to discount short term paper up to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-14
ITALIAN VETERANS
 MEETING ARRANGED

Members of the local branch of the Italian-American World War Veterans association of Connecti- cut will meet tomorrow night at Meccas restaurant 313 Bank street, for the purpose of discuss ing important matterss pertaining to the orga nization. The meeting will open at o'clock.
 At the same gathering plans for attending the state. convention in Bridgeport this coming Sunday will be considered. Leonard Mecca is commander of the local post. In view of the action in congress con. corning the soldiers bonus it is ex- pected that the association will dis cuss the subject thoroughly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-14

Apropos of the part that an ex- pansion of business loans by banks occupies in the early stages of the business recovery which is now gaining headway, a Federal Re- serve Bank official recently gave an interesting review of the experi- ences of his institution is this con- nection. In 1882 the Federal Re- serve Banks were empowered by law to make direct loans to indi- viduals in unusual circumstances when they had been unable to ob- tain loans from a commercial bank, he pointed out.
 From the middle of 1882 to the end of 1883 there were 1,286 ap- plicants for loans at the New York Federal Reserve Bank under this law. The great majority of these applications proved on examina- tion to be for funds for capital purposes, which are properly sup piled as an investment in the bus mess, or else were mortgage loans or others unclassifiable as commer- cial @
 Only 25O, or less than 20 per cent, were of the type which mer- ited detailed investigation. The amount involved was $9,525,000. After further study of these, the Federal Reserve Bank was forced to turn down the applications of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-14
CARETAKER IS
 HELD FOR DEATH

New London, Conn. March 14-- (UP)-Andrew J. Willett, 75, a caretaker at Stonington, must stand trial in superior court on a second degree murder charge as result of the death of John Me- Mahon, 61. Pawtucket. who was fatally shot. at Willett's home in January.
 Willett, who was said to have admitted the shooting on ground he was attacked by McMahon and three other mem during a cider drinking bout, was bound over from Stonington town court late yesterday without bond.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-14

booty is acquired is prime con- sideration in the plotting of all crimes. Unless. a successful out come is reasonably possible, I, for one, should not expect the crime to be committed"
 Governor Ely proposed:
 l. Creation, in place of the present department of public safe ty, of q commission of five, in- cluding the chiefs of three or ganized police forces within the commonwealth.
 2. This commission would set up a bureau of investigation, a sort of Scotland Yard".
 3. Routine management and control of police forces in cities and towns, including power of appoint ment and promotion of mem bers would remain with local authori- ties.
 4. Whenever a public emergen- cy arose-armed robbery, kidnap- ing, murder or the like-the com- control and direct the police ac- tivities of the entire state.
 ,. The commission could dele SdlS IoiiNC "iu oil V quest of local police chief.
 6. The commission would es- tablish division of police train- ing, to which any member of the regular or permanent police force of any city or town, the Metropoli- tan district police, or the state po' lice could be assigned to attend.
 '. Promotion would be based on a certificate of qualification obtained by following the course of training prescr bed by the com- mission.
 The governor observed that if his plan were adopted it is thinkable that a young man may rise from the position of patrolman in a small city. by assiduous perform ance of his police duties and show of unusual skill, through the various grades of his own city tc the central department and the commission of public safety.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-14
EAGLES TO HEAR
 EDWARD J. RYAN

Edward J. Ryan of Philadelphia, Pa. past national president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, will be the guest of the Waterbury aerie tomorrow evening at its regular meeting. MT Ryan spoke in An sonia last. evening and was greeted by many of his local friends. He is expected to speak on the Old Age Pension, stabilization of em- ployment and other movements sponsored by the order.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-14
COTTON REPORT

Washington. Mar. 14-(UP)--- Cotton consumption in the United States in February was 477,S9O bales compared with 441,203 bales in February, 1883, census bureau figures revealed today.
 Consuming establishments had 1,654,369 males of cotton on hand Feb. 28, compared with 1,449, ,413 bales in 1893. There were 8.638,995 bales in public storage on that date and at congresses compared with 9,377,7S3 on Feb. 1893.
 Cotton spindles active during February were reported at 26.355,- 498 compared with 23,669,146 on the same date last year.
 Imports of foreign cotton during February were 13, 575 bales com- pared with 15.786 bales in Feb. 1893. Exports of domestic cotton excluding linters totaied during February 628,457 bales compared with 557,022 bales in the same month last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-14
WOMAN FALLS
 TO HER DEATH

Boston, March IA CUP) - Mrs Clarence w. Johnson, 46, of Lynnfield. fell or jumped to her death from a floor room of Hotel Manager today, as commuters filing from nearby North station looked on in horror.
 The victim was suffering from a nervous ailment and had, been a patient at the home of Mrs Ger trude Titus in Swampscott. She came to Boston today presumably to meet her husband, who is III the wholesale leather business in Lynn. She registered at Hotel Manager as Miss R. Pearson of Hale Roard, Swampscott," and asked for "a good high room where there is plenty of air"
 Besides her husband. Mrs John son leaves a son, Clarence, Jr., of Lynn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-14
MARRIED OFTEN
 BUT NO DIVORCE

Winsted, Conn.,, Mar. 14-UP) Thomas F. Stanton, sharon, &C., cused of marrying three women without obtaining a divorce, will be arraigned in superior court dur ing the April term on bigamy charge.
 Stanton's arrest. followed com- plaint by his third wife, Mrs. Thel- ma D. Buckley, he failed to sup port her and their child. Inves- tigation revealed he never had been divorced from his first wife, Roselyn Devoy, sharon, whom he married in 1924 and left two years later. Police said in 1927 he mar ried Dorothy Leviness, of Gaylords- vile, at Milan, Mich, and deserted her five weeks later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-14
Stubborn Chimney Fire
 Distinguished This Noon

A stubborn chimney fire in a building at 1918 North Main street. owned and occupied by John Gelada. resisted the efforts of fire men for 'half-hour at noon to- day.
 The alarm was sounded at 11:36 and was answered by the Walnut and Burton street companies. The companies were, back on duty at x12:06, Not much damage was done to the building.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-14
Majority of Stocks Made Gains in the Mar
7-YEAR-OLD GIRL
 GIVEN JUDGMENT
Judge Finn Awards Betty Smith $500 for In=
 juries in Fall

Judgment of $500 was entered in common pleas court this afternoon for 7-year old Betty Smith in her civil action against Mary Blumen. The judgment came before Judge Edward J. Finn by stipulation agreement between counsel, was approved and ordered entered.
 The suit was based on injuries, including a fractured left leg, suf- fered when she fell down a flight of stairs in the defendants prop erty at 250 Cooke street, May 8. 1926. Attorney Frank J. Summa signed the stipulation for the plain tiff who brought the suit through her father, Meyer. Bronson, Lewis & Bronson signed for the defend- ant
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-14
PoNsELLEs' IN MERIDEN SOON

The widely heralded Ponselle
 sisters, Rosa and Carmela, who command big fees as singers in operas and concerts, will be heard
 in Meriden May. May s1 at Polls Thea. ca
 building fund of the church of theH childhood, Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-14
COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS

The following compensation agreements have been filed at the office of Commissioner James M. Lynch:
 Scovill Mfg Co and John Hogan of 20 Luke street, leg injury. $12.57 weekly: Scovill Mfg Go and Gior. gio Marine of AZ Lafayette street, foot injury, $10.42 weekly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-14
Bonds Continued The. |Mope Into NelO Highs
Utilities and the Dollar Were Fluctuating = Grains
 Down Slghty-COtton Kept Its Pace

earned in 1883. against $2.62 in 1882. Several of the tobaccos,
 notably the Liggett & Myers issues were sharply higher.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-14
investment Trust Quotations G. I. CULEiANE CO.. INC.
 68 Center Street

Bid Asked American Founders .s Corp 6% pfd ...... IS 20 American Founders Corp 79o pfd ...... IS 20 American & General American & General
 Secs Corp $3 pfd :. 3s 43 Associated National
 Shares .:...: ..:::: 4% 5s Associated Standard Oil
 SlockS ......'. .'...... 01s 0S British Type Investors
 CLASS A .0O .o0 Century Shares ...... 1874 20as Diversified Trustee
 Shares B .... SIS Diversified Trustee
 Shares c ........ 3.30 3.60 Diversified Trustee
 Shares D ........ 5 5i2 Equity Corp Del. pfd 25 30 First Custodian Shs 3.25 3.45 Fixed Trust Shares A 8.S3 Fixed Trust Shares B 7.16 Incorporated Investors 1895 20.5S Independence Trust
 Shares ...... 2.22 2.51 Int Sec Corp of Amer
 ica 69o pfd ........ 161a 20 Int Sec Corp of Amer ica 6h % pfd ...... 16M 20 Mass. Investors Trust 19.40 21.07 Nationwide Sec B .. 3.53 3.6S North American Trust
 Shares 1855 ...... 2.46 Second International
 Sec A com ........ l Second International
 Sec 6% pfd. ...... 2S 35 Spencer Trask Fund 171a 1Sla Trusteed N. Y. Bank
 Shares ........... 1.4O 1.55 Twentieth Cen TT .. 1.65 Twentieth Cent Shs B 2.70 S.10 U. s. Elec It & Pow
 Shares A ......... 12h Is U. S. Flee It & Pow
 Shares B ......... 2.24 2.S4 U S. & British Int Co
 $S pfd ...,....... IF
 HOME LOAN BONDS Home Owners Loan
 Corp AS 1851 ..... 97 97A
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SCOTLAND YARD
 ASKED FOR MASS.

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REGISTRARS AGAIN
 REFUSED DEMAND

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-04
Unemployables Ordered
Cut Off FERA Relief
Lists in Peoria, Illinois

PEORIA, ILL.,, Sept. 3.-Effective
Oct. /, all persons receiving aid
from the Illinois Emergency Relief
Commission, but who are unable 10
work, will be transferred from the
rolls of the Relief Commission to
the Overseer of the Poor for the
Town of Peoria. The transfer has
been ordered by the Commission,
acting under the orders of the fed
eral relief administration, which de-
mands that all "unemployables,"
aged, sick and blind, be removed
from the federal lists.
Under this arrangement, the town
of Peoria is preparing to levy new
taxes on small home owners and
farmers to cover the additional
burden of unemployment relief.
On the relief jobs under the
FERA, workers are paid 40 cents an
hour for any number of hours
which the relief commission may
determine. The hourly wage rate
was set by committee of local
business men and A. F. of L. Off
Gals.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-04
Jewish War Veterans
Condemn Nazi Regime
in National Convention

NEW BRITAIN Conn, Sept. g.
Resolution expressing the feeling of
the rank and file against fascism
we're adopted in today's session Of
the three-day convention of the
Jewish War Veterans of America.
The national encampment of the ex-
servicemen, which ends today,
adopted a resolution condemning
the Hitler government in Germany
and urged a stricter boycott on
goods coming from the Nazi Reich.
The meeting also urged that the
1886 Olympics be held at some place
other than Berlin because of the
discrimination against Jewish ath-
letes.
Another resolution, evidently pat
termed after those now being intro
duced into various state American
Legion conventions, called for the
transcription of wealth and indus
try in event of war"
In another document adopted by
the gathering the government was
asked to permit more German ref
ugees into the country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-04
Drivers Union
Leaders Call
Fake W alkOut

NEW YORK.-Leaders of the In
ternational Brotherhood Of Team
sters and Chauffeurs "a. F. Of L.
declared a fake strike Friday
night at Beethoven Hall when
they railroaded through a resolution
against the wishes of the drivers to
call a strike only against the truck
owners who have not agreed to the
demands of IS pay restoration.
The workers who crowded into
Beethoven Hall for a strike vote
Friday were determined to strike
against all truck projectors in the
city, regardless of whether they had
signed the agreement or not. A
year and a half ago the employers
associations in the industry had
ordered a wage cut of IS a week
until Sept. 1 of this year. AT Fri
days meeting the drivers demanded
that the strike be called against the
associations, rather than individual
companies who had not kept their
promise to restore the cut.
The "strike call" means that only
about 1000 men employed by about
100 independent truck owners, are
to be out today. The demand of
drivers for a city-wide truck strike
was frustrated by the International
President Michael j. Casual
who closed the meeting without TAX
ing vote after his resolution had
been read. A tremendous roar of
mo, mol" was completely ignored.
Casual and his henchmen had
great difficulty in spiking the de-
mand for militant strike action on
the part Of the drivers. Two of his
chairmen left the platform after
the workers refused to be split up
into two meetings, according to
locals. Pleas by the chairmen for
men of locals BOT, 282 and 816 to
divide failed to move the men from
the hall.
AS the meeting progressed the
jeers of the drivers against the Of
ficials, N. R. A. and the bosses
associations grew strong. Announce
ment that Ben Golden, executive
secretary of the Regional Labor
Board, was present was greeted by
boos from the men. Golden did not
speak.
When Casual saw that he could
not get his fake strike motion
adopted by vote he declared his
motion carried and dismissed the
meeting with wave of his hand.
Workers were indignant, but due to
lack of organized opposition could
take no concerted action against
the officials and for a real strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-04
St. Louis Rank and File
HCWU Members Fight
New Sellout Agreement

ST. LOUIS, Sept. Rank and
file members of the International
Ladies Garment Workers here are
bitter against the recent agreement
negotiated behind the backs of the
workers by the Joint Board of the
I. L. G. G. w. u, committee of
workers in the union stated today.
Militant members of the union,
organizing themselves into rank
and-file opposition against the po-
licies of the leadership, intend to
continue the fight against the new
agreement, it has been announced.
The pact, effected with the Silk
and Wool Dress Manufacturers of
st. Louis, does not contain any
provisions against sweatshop condi-
tons, against firings, or for higher
prices on piecework.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-04
Butte Workers Cheer Exposure of A. F. off Agent

Butte ard vicinity since the strike
now in its fourth month is Illus
trated by the following:
While Bill Dunno has spoken to
three big meetings of workers in
Butte and Anaconda since Aug. 27,
the hangers-on of the Anaconda
Copper Mining Company we're
making the most strenuous efforts
to arrange reception and banquet
in the Finlen Hotel for U. S. At
torney General Homer Cummings
and Bruce Kremer, former Demo-
cratic Party committeeman for
Montana, The popular response
was so poor that the two Anaconda
Copper Mining Company papers in
Butte-The Standard and The Post
were compelled to carry cuts of
the distinguished guests, etc. and
two or more inspired news stories
on their first pages day after day
A Class Contrast
The contrast between the extraor-
binary efforts needed to get any
thing like substantial turnout for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-04
Theft by Bank Aldermen Plan
of Fund, Home Police Control
Exposed by CP OF City Relief

NEW YORK.-Clouding their real
purpose behind the smoke-screen of
an investigation" into the relief
administration of New York City,
Aldermen Cashmere of Brooklyn
and Kinsley of the Bronx will
today introduce bill at the
Board Of Aldermen meeting calling
for police supervision of relief and
for the elimination Of takers and
aliens" from the relief lists.
In revealing their plans for the
investigation" the two aldermen
declared that about one-quarter of
the 100000 persons on the relief
lists in the city were "fakers or
Aliens
The formal resolution which they
will introduce, proposes police SUI
pervision of relief. Their plans call
for the turning over of all ease
records" of the unemployed on the
relief rolls to the Police Depart
ment. 1.-THE card index system now
used by the Welfare Department"
Cashmere said. could be turned
over to the police stations with little
or no resultant overhead"
Their plan, they revealed, calls for
the firing of all case workers, in
vestigators and social workers, who,
they charged, "are eating up 10 per
cent of all relief funds spent"
Policemen on the beats, they said,
could be used as investigators"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-04

of the right of workers to picket
and every effort is being made to
mobilize the unions and other
workers organizations to support
the action. A committee composed
of Representatives of the organiza-
tons at present involved has been
set up, with delegates from the
Young LiberatorS, the L. S. N. R.;
the I. L. D., Unemployed Councils,
and the Food Workers Union.
Efforts are being made to draw in
other organizations on a united
front basis, with the perspective Of
spreading the movement and inten-
styling the fight for the employ
ment Of Negroes as conductors and
motormen on the Fifth Ave. buses.
A delegation headed by Harry
Haywood will visit Mayor LaGuar-
dia Wednesday morning to protest
against police attacks on white and
Negro workers united in the
struggle for Negro rights, and to
demand the right of mass picketing,
freedom of speech and assembly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-04
Especial to the Daily worker

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. g.
The theft of the life savings and
home of an aged couple, Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenyeres, by the Tatra Bank,
the Rev. Cautoros and "Szabadsag, !"
Hungarian reactionary newspaper,
was exposed and condemned at a
mass trial, attended by more than
1000 persons, in the Hungarian
Workers Home Thursday night.
vi Elore, Hungarian Communist
newspaper, had exposed the trick
cry by which the aged couple were
robbed of their home, valued at
$4,000. Section IT, of the Com
munist Party, and the Hungarian
Bureau thereupon org anized a
United Front Com mittee of
churches, fraternal organizations
and home owners for the mass trial
OF the looters.
Alex Wright Voros, Communist
candidate for the State Senate, re-
ceived mass applause as he exposed
the robbery of the KenyereS and
called for sharp fight to protest
their interests.
The meeting unanimously adopted
the following demands: a life lease
on their home and financial aid
from the bank for the couple; cash
relief for the unemployed; can
collation. of debt and passage of
unemployment insurance bill, HR.
1888, and five cent street car fares.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-04
Lynn Relief Workers
Protest the Denial
of Political Rights

LYNN, Mass, Sept. Relief
workers here, in letter to Presi-
dent Roosevelt, demanded imme-
date revocation of the order Of
Federal Relief Administrator Harry
L. Hopkins which prohibits all re-
lief workers from running for Of
flee in the coming election cam
paign under penalty of losing their
jobs.
The letter, unanimously adopted
by the members of the E. r. A.
Workers Protective Union of Lynn,
specifically refers to Joseph Ber-
gerson, William Mannell, David
Keefe and Joseph Leedes, all relief
workers and workers candidates in
the coming elections.
Our organization, the letter
states, "has adopted this letter
unanimously, and is convinced that
Hopkins action constitutes intimi-
dalton against active members Of
this union, and further condemns
such action as a treacherous and
unconstitutional form of disfran-
chisement."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-04
Food Workers Win
Demands in Newark
Lunch Room Strike

NEWARK, N. j., Sept. 3.-Agree-
ments between the Grant Lunch,
Inc, operating four stores in this
city, and the Food Workers In
dustrial union, will be in effect to-
morrow as a result Of the strike of
the 1876 workers of the company
that ended last Friday with COM
plete victory for the men.
Among the demands are wage in
creases ranging from 81 to SO per
week to all the strikers, abolition
Of the split shift on or before jan
uary LIST.
During the course Of the struggle
the local business manager Of the
Cooks and Walters A. F.. of L.
union tried to split the ranks OF
the workers by promising them all
sorts of victories if they joined the
A. F. of L. This the workers re-
jected.
The men, who are members of
the Hotel and Restaurant Workers
local of the F. w. I. u, are deter
mined to go forward to the union
ization of the other cafeterias and
restaurants of Newark