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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-21

Attention Billy Cunningham of Wordens: Dickey Richmond wants to make sure you see his name on the above list.
 At this time the officers of this league wish to extend Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year to both fthis city's obliging sport writers, who each week give" this league plenty of space in their pa- per. We refer to John Chick Kelley of the American and John Cluney of the Democrat.
 As this league officially closes its season on Feb. 22, plans are un- derway to arrange 15-man match games with teams in this city and about the state.
 We were asked by a fan last week, why we nicknamed John Shaw as Jumping" John, so to make the point more clearer to the inquirer we brought him over to watch John bowl, and did John give an exhibition. We'll he made a double strike and our friend thought John would jump clear over two alleys. Editors Note: Al though Johns average to date is not near what it was last year, it can't be said that he doesn't try.
 Many of the teams in an effort to put over the deciding punch have put their strong bowlers as lead off men, figuring that he will get the jump on his opponent which by the way has moral ef- feet on the other four men. Nice system, we say.
 Henry Kluge whose monlker Ace in the Hole" still sticks to him, since last year when he pull ed many a game from the fire, for the Pencil Pushers. has been going great this season and has increas- ed his average better than It points,.
 "Big" Dan Cameron. that ever obliging young man from the North End, gave the large crowd of rooters which accompanied him to the alleys something to shout about, when he smashed up 35S three game total. and was he happy.
 Fred Miller, anchor man for the Machinist crew, is rolling up pig scores and will no doubt nnlsh among the first five high average men if he continues at the rate he's hitting them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-21

JACK DOYLEs contemplated visit to America may be post Hibernian posing a "McGlusky, of 8 Doyle, it a two in a while a ul a sentt breaking kept drowned! drowned" Retake retake necessary pr s a cold. American learning anxious come over
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-21
(By Choppy)t
STANDING
ALL-ANIERICAN
SCRUB TEAM

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-21
Splits And Chops From the w. M. Loop
During the three weeks Iayoff, fl

During the three weeks layoff, it is planned to sandpaper and polish the alleys and get them in good shape. In case tho alleys are not ready for the next session, the Waterbury Mfg Co leaguers plan to install lights and bowl out in the cobblestone yard. It would not make any difference anyway.
 The regular league pins could be used in the yard, too, without any fear of damaging them.
 High single-Joe Dubiel .... IA High three-Joe Dubiel .... 347 High game-Engineers ...... 569 High total-Cost ........ 1875
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-21

HAMMOND quoted yesterday saying   
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-21

THE GARDEN finally has landed good fight but the pub excluded a tons battling to gain the hand and if has the ending titanic battle of the Kilkenny which fenes fought until they boxing will be savedf interested in having the dear old racket saved
 lot of people hoping the boxing promoter is heaved Liverpool aurCular The Garden, fellow though well afflicted with him
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-21

After the smoke had cleared from the alleys last week, it was found that all the top notch teams retained their positions in this close race, by winning all three games, only the Machine Shop who lost three games. failed to hold their place in the standing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-21

Due to a previous made engage ment, Georgie Tucker was unable to make his initial appearance with the Yard team last week, but promises faithfully that he'll be on hand tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-21
Chase Company Bowling League Chatter

the fine time showed them by their host, and are looking forward to the return match at he Chase al- leys.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-21

Socks Carlo, premier anchor man for the Sitting Room, showed his consistency last week with games of II, III, 110.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-21

Attention Billy Cunningham of Wordens: Dickey Richmond wants to make sure you see his name on the above list.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-21

Billy Cregafi of Rod Mill rolled a 136 game only to find his op- ponent, Jolly of the Sitting Room do the same. Bill had visions of beating his man 30 pins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-21
By Old Timer

ROOm oVz High team three-Roll Mill. 1884
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-17
WHO PAYS THE BILL?

HE smash of Samuel insults fortune two
years ago unquestionably was a personal
tragedy for insult himself as well as for the
thousands who had bought his stocks
We've seen plenty of broken investors but
how has it gone with insult?
He has travelled far and lived mostly at ex-
cellent hotels.
He was rated for months in Athens liberal
spender,
He has had French lawyers, Greek lawyers.
Turkish lawyers.
He chartered the Maiotis and cruised the
Mediterranean
When he sent to London for $4,000 he got
1t.
It's been quite a come down. but after all
he's had an expensive trip. The process is
known as dissipation of assets Who paid the
bills?
We can't help feeling that it was lot of
hard hit small fry, mostly in the middle west
but in fact all over, who had put their savings
IN insult securities. They financed the iaunt
for him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-17
A BOOMERANG TAX

THE senate has bowed again to the farm
lobby, closing its eyes to realities.
Over protests of President Roosevelt. War
Secretary Dern and others, it voted an excise
tax on oils imported from the Philippine
Islands. Making the tax payable to the
Philippine treasury doesn't take the curse
off it,
This tax is not only violation of the spirit
of the bill for Philippine independence which
the senate and house so recently passed: it is
also contrary to the ideas of international
business embodied in the Presidents plan for
reciprocal trade agreements
Farm relief, If needed, can not be had by
imposing embargo taxes on foreign oils in the
fond belief that this will take them out of
the field of competition with domestic oils.
If congress wants to help the poor cotton
farmers of the south and the dairy farmers
of the northwest it Will take care of our
growing treasury deficit by increasing the in
come tax burden on those who are able to pay
more. especially the middle class.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-17
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AT
REAL SILK is UPHELD

BY Real silk Seamer.
I think E. Archer should investi-
gate the facts of the case before he
criticises Real Silk, the wages and
working conditions. Real Silk pays
the best wages, on the average, of
any place in town and also has short
working hours. If there is anything
wrong with the working conditions
1 don't know of it.
The only reason I can see for the
strike is that the union official from
Pennsylvania talked the knitters
into walking out. Nine out of ten
of them don't even know why they
are parading. We do not need
union at Real Silk. We already have
ample employe representation
through our E. NJ. B. A.
We even have insurance protec-
ton through our E. M. B. A. and our
only dues are so cents a month,
which pays for our $1,000 worth of
life insurance. Why join the
union and pay large dues when we
have our E. NJ. B. A. at so cents a
month?
Every employe who goes to the
E. NJ B. A. with any troubles. COM
plants or suggestions receives fair
and square consideration and adj
justmentS are made promptly. l
have been a member of the E. NJ.
B. A. five years, and l know of what
I speak.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-17
THE HUNGER WAR CHEST

CONGRESS must not adjourn without re-
~ filling the governments war chest with
relief dollars. This is the latest order from
President Roosevelt.
Relief Administrator Hopkins says that
while improved employment conditions are
taking many families off relief. other families
that have held out for five years are being
forced onto the rolls. He estimates that on
April l some 100000 families we're on direct
relief, 100000 on FERA pay rolls. This total
of 100000 dependent families is 100000 more
than year ago.
The federal government knows now that it
must assume the bulk of the relief burden.
1t knows that work relief, even the rather
haphazard CWA expedient, is vastly better and
safer than breadlines. soup kitchens and char
ity baskets.
The unemployed are going to demand an
opportunity to work" says Mr.. Hopkins. And
they have every right to do So"
The government has learned that politics
and petty graft can sink so low as to exact
tribute from hungry men, women and chill
dren, and that such politicians and grafterS
must be dealt with as criminals.
And 1t knows that America should not bid
good-by to this depression without providing
scientific. nationwide security system against
future depreSsions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-17
SPRING FEVER

CPRING fever is a malady that spares no
~ one. Most of us. though, don't dare sur
render to it. Therefore. it's fun to read a
story about one man who did surrender to
it-who surrendered all the way. and let the
disease run it's full course unchecked.
This man was farmer living near Hiram,
o. The other morning he left home in the
family car with SD worth of maple sirup
which he was going to take to town to sell,
He disappeared down the road and for
two days he didn't come home His wife and
children got pretty worried.
Then. finally. he showed up without any
car and without any money. and he told
them ne had been kidnapped. Three men in
big sedan had taken him from his car,
tapped his mouth shut bound his hands and
feet and carried him clear across the state,
over the line into Indiana before turning
him loose. He'd had to borrow money to get
home.
This was all right until his family insisted
that he tell his story to the police; and the
police speedily picked it full of holes. until at
last he admitted that the whole story was a
fake
He hadn't been kidnapped at all. He'd Just
been wandering around, enjoying the spring.
He'd driven to town and sold his strip. it
developed, and had just started home when
the spring breeze and the warm sunlight got
the better of him.
SO he parked his car at a crossroads. hid
the key and set out hitch hiking-to nowhere
at all
Without any goal, he had wandered clear
to Indiana. There. at last. he realized that
he was going to have a lot of explaining to
do at home. Besides. his s12 strip money was
all gone.
The wanderluSt had left him. So he made
his way back home as best he could. and
cooked up the kidnapping story TO avoid en-
barraSsing questions.
1T was just that feeling OF spring in the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-17

THE strike at the hosiery mills is now well
along in its second week. The strikers
show no signs Of weakening. The manage
ment has made no effort at Cancellation. Ex-
pensive machinery is standing idle, eating up
the stockholders money. indianapolis is los
ing the purchasing power of the striking
workers wages
Meanwhile the issue remains as clear-cut
as it was on the day the strike was called
shall employees have the right to bargain COL
lectivey through representatives of their OWN
choosing?
President Roosevelt and congress say they
shall. The 1888 session of the Indiana legis-
lature said the same thing. The management
of Real Silk says they shall not.
Here is Indianapolis first real test of the
new deal. 1t is to be expected that the social
and economic changes which Mr.. Roosevelt is
trying to bring about are going to be accom-
panied by some hardship. There are bound to
be casualties as the battle against the depres-
sion continues
The public need not be confused by the
presence in the Real Silk situation of the En-
ployes Mutual Benefit Association, which is a
company union. When the strike began this
organization ran full page advertisements in
the newspapers in effort to explain it's posi-
ton The advertisement was paid for of
course, by the Real Silk management.
All the employees of this company voted
at an election held under the auspices of the
MIRA last October to determine what form of
employe organization they preferred" said the
advertisement.
The choice was between the American
Federation of Full Fashioned Hosiery Work
ers Union and the Employees Mutual Benefit
Association Of Real Silk Hosiery Mills. The
Employees Mutual Benefit Association had been
functioning satisfactorily for twelve years.
The result of the election was an overwhelm-
ing vote in favor of having the employees
association continue to act as the representa-
tive of all the employees"
That is not as simple as it sounds The
issue was not, and could not be, between ALL
the employees and the Full Fashioned Hosiery
Workers Union. Most of those who voted were
ineligible TO join the hosiery union The union
accepts for membership only the highly skilled
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-17
TUESDAY. APRIL IT. 1884.
CRIME COSTS

THE campaign Of Indiana business men to
u establish statewide police radio system
brings forth some salient factors on the cost
of crime to industry and business institutions.
The terrific boost in insurance rates finds
Indiana in the black center Of this condition.
In Indiana $40 must be paid for each $1,000
worth of insurance designed to protect bust
ness from the maraudings of gangsters.
Indiana and It's state police have borne
severe criticism because John Dillinger, who
overnight became the nations public enemy
No l. still is free and has defied the law in its
own environs.
But the state police and business men of
Indiana must deserve some credit for an at
tempt to block this gangster and others of
the same type. The state police radio, no
doubt would prevent recurrence of such in
stances as the Warsaw police station raid of
last week and the Peru and Auburn police
station raids of several months ago.
In pointing out the terrific cost of crime,
the radio committee reprints a page from the
"Hoosier Banker" for March
On one side of this page is a map of the
United States with the midwestern and
northern states of the Mississippi valley COL
ored black. The key to the map shows that
Indiana is in this zone 4 of the insurance rates.
And the rate is $40 for each $1,000.
The northeastern coast of the country in
GLIDING Pennsylvania with its perfectly func-
tioning state police force, is in white. This
is zone /. There the rates are 50 for each
thousand dollars worth of property insurance.
The other two zones have varying rates
until Indiana and the midwest's horrible eX-
ample is reached. The black spot on the map is
calico The Black Heart of America" Why?
Because men like Dillnger, the Touhys. the
Capones and numerous others have been per-
mtted to thrive as teaches on the citizens of
these communities.
Certainly state police radio is step in
the right direction. 1t should be placed in
operation Immediately and not at some date
which will give more gangsters chance to
live and insurance rates chance to increase.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-17
The Real Issue at Real Silk
An Editorial

knitters and few other classes of workers
who actually make the hosiery. These skilled
workers are a minority although they are the
key employees of the mill.
Watchmen cafeteria employees, stenogra-
pliers, lingerie workers and file clerks all
voted in the October election at Real Silk.
OF course, they did not vote to be repre-
sented by the Full Fashioned Hosiery Workers.
The union COULD NOT accept any of them
for membership and thus COULD NOT rep
resent them. Thus the election was a mere
gesture.
1t is the theory of the NRA and the law
of Indiana that ANY group of employees no
matter how small has a right to organize for
collective bargaining. For instance, the news
papers in this country have been unonized
for twenty years. The Times employees two
photo engravers and must bargain collective
ly with them as though the two were two
hundred
How utterly absurd it would be for The
Times management to hold an election of ALL
its employees to decide whether the photo
engravers union should represent it's reporters,
its advertising men, its newsboys and its
printers. Yet these two engravers are mighty
important. 1t is they who make all the pic
lures appearing in this newspaper.
The statement that the Employees Mutual
Benefit Association has been functioning for
twelve years also is open to question Labor
disputes have been perennial at Real Silk.
In 1923 the Central Conference of American
Rabbs found that the organization was NOT
functioning satisfactorily on matters of major
Importance. Its report revealed that j. A.
Goodman, chairman of the board, and not the
employees association, was really the final word.
Concurring with the conference of rabbis in
the report was the Federal Council of
Churches department of research and educa-
ton. The federal council is the central rep
resentative body of practically all the Amer
lean Protestant churches
We hope the strike is settled Strikes are
bad for the community but justice is of more
Importance to indianapolis than Real Silks
pay roll
The labor problems of Real Silk never can
be solved permanently until its management
recognizes the right of labor to enjoy the bene-
tit of REAL industrial democracy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-17
DEMANDS POLICE RETURN
TO SCHOOL CHMDREN'S AID

BY a Taxpayer.
I read in your paper Thursday
about city school children being
without school police protection be-
cause our police department is en-
gagged guarding property of wealthy
manufacturers because their en-
ployes are striking.
May l ask our honorable Mayor
Sullivan and Chief Mike Morrissey
whether they realize that at this
particular moment thousands of
workers families are starving and
the government is lacking funds to
help them. Yet our chief of police
is ready and making an expenditure
of approximately 5000 a day to pro-
tect property Of wealthy men rather
than to protect the lives of children.
AS taxpayer and property owner
1 would recommend to our mayor
and chief to withdraw Immediately
the service Of the police department
from the striking area. If the manu-
facturers are in need of property
protection they should hire as many
unemployed as needed and pay
them living wages in order that they
Loyalty may protect the property.
l condemn the action of our mayor
and chief of police in giving pro-
lection to such manufacturers at the
expense of taxpayers, who continu-
ously are paying more and more.
urge every taxpayer and resident of
Indianapolis to send protests to the
mayor and chief of police demand
ing that the city police force i'm
mediately return to their school
posts and guard the lives of our
children.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-17
R.O 1G0
NOT WORTH SEVEN
YEARS OF HIS LIFE

BY Tom Berling.
Your paper stated that Willard
Kelly, who was convicted by L. Ert
Slack, special judge, was offered ten
years for plea of guilty and when
he refused to plead guilty was given
seventeen and half years.
You quote Judge Slack as saying
to Kelly, IF you had listened 10
your attorney &c. McElfresh) you
would have gotten off with lighter
sentence. but you took the case out
of his hands"
In my estimation, if his offense
called for a punishment of seven
teen and half years Judge Slack
erred in offering him ten. If ten
years was adequate punishment the
offense of refusing the assistance of
a lawyer in court hardly would be
serious enough to call for seven and
half years of any mans life.
A judge has a serious responsible
ty not only in seeing that justice is
done, but also in unfolding the dig
nifty Of the law When he appoints
special Judge it seems to me his
responsibility should so conduct
himself as to convince the public
that justice, law and order or worthy
Of respect.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-17

Unable are included between the ex-
tremely childish idea that Dillinger
is a sort of hero and his escape
spectacular and commendable and
the opposing extremely radical idea
that he does not even deserve trial
since he has shown that he is lit
tie better than an animal.
Now while it is possible to over
look the idea of radicals and the
childish by considering the source
whence they spring, it is positively
disgusting to hear people of ma
ture years trying to justify this
crook by saying that he is no worse
than bankers and capitalists in gen.
eral.
True, some bankers are dishonest
and many capitalists are oppres-
sive, but IS obvious that a little
sober thought will prove that there
is not one bit of justification in this
similar facts for any desperate. No.
not even shadow of Justification
1t is high time that all good citi-
zens stop circulating silly and scat
ter-brain opinions and begin tell
ing others that we are unalterably
in favor of the apprehension, con-
viction, and punishment of each
and every criminal, regardless
whether he be banker or desperado!
Let's do it now!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-17
NEW DEAL SHOULD
HAVE GENERAL SUPPORT

BY Perry Rule.
The early settlers of our country,
the Pilgrims, the pioneers and trail
blazers are splendid examples of
faith, hope and courage. Many times
they were tempted to give up in
despair for hardships, and misery
stalked their trails and scored many
vicious victories. But they held on
with confidence. determination.
faith and it eventually brought
them happiness and contentment.
We have high hopes because that
spirit has survived.
When the banks closed a little
more than a year ago hampered
and hating business stood still.
starvation stalked our cities, worth
less crops glutted all our farms.
Everywhere people asked, Can
America pull through? Will there
be a revolution" With a firm be-
lief in representative government,
an abiding confidence in the lead
ership Of our chief executive and a
steadfast faith in our country to
overcome all obstacles, the people
nave subscribed cheerfully to the
new deal.
The spirit of the new deal has
put men back to work, started the
wheels of industry turning in the
shops and put a new sense of hope
and confidence in the hearts of all
1t inspires us to believe that we
are strong enough. rich enough and
fair enough to help ourselves and
our neighbors regain our proud and
rightful place in commerce, industry
and agriculture.
The vision of better times is
ahead. The responsibility now fac
ing us is the determination to pull
together and to give aid in a COM
mon cause.
The brain TRUSTS propaganda
has been overworked by those who
we're prone not to see the brain
truSterS at work from the days Of
the Teapot Dome episode to the
close of the Hoover administration.
For my part 7 retain faith in the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-17
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN

ID ULERS now organizing the world for an
IN other war should ponder the estimates
made by DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler on what
might have been done with the s40o 900, 100000
spent in the business of killing 10000 900 people
two decades ago.
Had this money been spent for saving
humanity instead of destroying it, DR.. Butler
finds that:
Every family in the United States, Britain,
Canada, France. Belgium, Russia, Germany
and Australia could have been give $4,000
house, $1,000 worth of furniture and fve-acre
plot of ground.
Every city of 10000 or more people in all
these countries could have been presented with
a 100000 library and a s1OO0o,ooO univer-
sity.
With what was left $4,000 teachers and
$4,000 nurses could have been endowed for
all time on interest from an endowment fund,
and then, with the remainder the entire prop
erty of France and Belgium could have been
bought.