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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10


 When Jascha HeIfctx, the world famous vIOllnist, who will be the guest star on thc HmiI of Fame. sunday, Mny l3, at fO:3O D. m. E.D.S.Tp over tilc NEG rcd network, played in London recently, George Bernard Shaw predicted that fle master tcchnician's per. fcctl0n of playing wns bcnding him towards disaster. "Sou know" thc famous hrnmntist said GO him after his concert, snOthlng may Dc perfect, or tilc gods become Jealous aud destroy it. So would you mind playing one wrong note every 1igllt before you go tO bed"
 HeIfetx, who has Just com. pIctcd n tour of Russia, K rc. turning tO America especially Co br0adcast on thc Hall Of Fame program, May l8. With Mir Helfetz, nt the piano, VIII be Arpad SnndOr, isIs regular acOmpanist and q pianist Of international reputation,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10

visit tO New York. Walter Samucls of tho "playb0yB" is writ. Ing the music for Bobby Sandford's summer revue, "Tno Night Cruise Of l034", to be staged aboard tho show5o ,t, "Buccaneor", in the IIndnnn rlYor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10

Coming to Waterbury Wednesday, May 10 with the u0rman Bros cir. GUS. tx Rex Cole, the popular west. orn movie star, with complete rodeo and several champion per. formers who have won flrsts in contests from Cheyenne Wyoming to Madison Square Garden in New York. Heading tho list ia Chct Maynard, who enn make four and slx horse catches and gives . won. dorful exhibition of rope spinning md juggling, Blti Pickett, is q bull dogger, who will throw gen.
 uinc Texas long morn steers ir three minutes or less. Bill L0volOy is q champion cowboy who will rldo any had horse that may Dc brought to tho circus and presents some of tho worlds worst buckcrs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10
Win RAY FITZPATRICK
Written exclusively Tor tlie Democrat by Fred Allen star Of She "Wednesday even. Ing rndiO program, "Tiic Hour Of Smiles"
May iO. bud.

Katharine Hepburn applies for eIlyOrcc = i.lttic NVOmnn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10

Octmar POppin, who plays the part of Sunny Jim in the Bobby Benson programs, is appearing these spring eve.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-10
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Evening star., 1934-08-31
Takoma RealtOr Holds Tenants
Should Not Vote in Referendum

from 28 tenants In another Butternut
street apartment, and that he owned
vacant business and residential prop
critics valued at the lowest estimate
at 500, 900 and four dwellings he had
values totaling $4,000.
Claims Tenants Unqualified.
'T maintain that I, as owner of the
above-referred-to properties, am the
one vitality affected and claim that
my tenants who are occupying my
apartments and stores under monthly
and yearly leases have no real right
to sign any petition of such ma
ture as has been circulated against
the sale of alcoholic beverages,
Thornton wrote the board.
Further, In all the District regula-
tions which require consent in con-
nection with establishing business of
any nature. recognition is given TO the
fact that the property owner is the
one affected In such. cases.
"All my stores on Fourth street are
within 400 feet of the places which
have applied for licenses to sell alco-
holic beverages and my two apartment
houses and vacant lots and most Of
my dwellings are all within two or
three blocks of the location above re-
ferred to (Mattingly Bros drug store,
which seeks q license)."
Thornton, who is q leading Takoma
advocate for issuance of licenses to
places there, declared that some of
his tenants of one of the Butternut
street apartments had signed both for
and against sale Of beverages in the
Evening star., 1934-08-31

Continued Prom First Page)
for drought relief and other emer-
gency needs in the coming Winter.
However, before adjourning, Congress
voted $500, 100000 for drought and
other agricultural relief on the as
sumption that this would be sufficient
for at least a year. But with the
spread Of the drought officials fear
that this sum will barely last through
the Winter.
Sees New York Leader.
Before entering upon his real Sc
rious business of the day President
Roosevelt sat in his library and chat
ted for nearly an hour with Edward
j. Flynn, Democratic leader of the
Bronx, N. Y, and Federal patronage
dispenser in New York. Although
there was no comment forthcoming
after this conversation, It Is easy to
assume that politics in New York
City and State occupied most Of the
time.
Announcement was made here to-
day that Upton Sinclair will be re-
ceived by the President next Tues
day. Mr.. Sinclair is understood to
have wired that he was coming with
the understanding that he was not
to discuss politics or his campaign.
Evening star., 1934-08-31

Continued From First Page.)
Of the Federal administration under
President Roosevelt.
The top center showed the President
speaking into series of microphones.
In his left hand he held fishing line
from which dangled a large fish. On
the Presidents head was . small
crown.
To the left Of the President stood
Mrs. Roosevelt, In an evening dress
and wearing paper crown. From her
left hand dropped q mass Of papers.
On the table before the President was
scattered playing cards. all of them
deuces, symbolizing the New Deal.
Dolls in Picture.
Sitting in front of the table were
two dolls, one a woman, resembling
Mrs. Anna Eleanor Dali, who was
tossing a toy man into a waste
basket. The other doll resembled one
OF the Presidents sons, who was
tossing a toy woman into the basket.
In the foreground. Secretary Nor
ScL1tua0 was SCdtCo, 1OOAA11S VCIy Wise.
but clad in clown suit. He was
shown juggling money high into the
air. Below him were hands reaching
beggingly from beneath the surface
of a pool of water.
On each side of the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt were line of demon
monsters, supposed to be brain
trusters, and from those on the right
money dribbled into a trough, from
which pigs wearing tall hats were
eating-presumably politicians.
Wallace and Ceres.
Secretary Wallace was shown try
ing to strangle Ceres, depicted as q
buxom goddess Of agriculture. In an
other spot William Green, president
of the American Federation Of Labor,
was shown doing balancing act with
the Secretary of Labor.
An ofhcer also was shown stripping
shirt from Mr.. Citizen" while in
basket by the officers side were
the mans home and other posses
sons. Uncle Sam was shown hanging
from q cross to the left rear and all
about vultures lowered.
Evening star., 1934-08-31
DILLINGHAM; DIES;
GOTHAM MOURNS
Noted Theatrical Producer
Was Known for Spectacu-
lar Musical Shows.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 31.-Broad-
way mourned today one Of its leading
figures-Charles B. Dillingham;.
The noted theatrical producer
died last night after being seriously
iii since Sunday. He suffered gen.
eral breakdown several weeks ago.
He was Sc years old. N
Dillingham;, who produced more
than 400 shows, was known principally
for his musical productions, and
among the most spectacular were
those he presented at the Hippo
drome, in its heydey the biggest
theater In the world.
The best Of his production, however,
were presented at the Globe Theater
which he built in 1910. There were
times, however, when he had as many
as O half dozen shows on Broadway
at the same time.
Dilhngham was the last Of q trium-
virate associated IN the theatrical
business for many years. The other
two were A. L. Erlanger and Florenz
ZIegfeld.
He was born In Hartford, Conn, on
May 80, 1858, the son Of a clergy
man. At an early age he went to
work for . Hartford newspaper and
later worked IN Washington, Chicago
and New York before entering the
theatrical business as an associate
Of the late Charles Frohn1an.
Among Dillingham's best known
shows are the Fred Stone revues. in
cluding "Chin Chin" "Criss Gross" 7"
Stepping Stones" Victor Herbert's
"The Red Milr' and Mile. Modiste. I"
and Lady of the Slipper" !" The Candy
Shop" THE Slim Princess" Dolly
Dollars" "A Madcap Princess" Sun
n.y." with Marilyn Miller, and the
Frederick Lonsdale comedies, The
High Road" The Last Of Mrs. Chey-
ney" and Aren't We AMP"
His last production was New Faces, +"
a last season revue which was made up
Of virtually unknown talent
Dillingham; was married twice. His
first wife, Jennie Yeamans, an actress,
died in 1906. He was divorced from
his second wife, Eileen Kearney of
San Francisco, also Of the stage. She
Is now living In Paris. The only other
close survivor is sister, Mrs. Loomis
Newton of Hartford.
Evening star., 1934-08-31

Mount Vernon" he wrote, "is the
only house have yet seen which
resembles a chateau. It Is covered
with white plaistre and stands on the
brow Of a steep bank overlooking the
Potomac. There is only one good
room in the house. All the furniture
that belonged to Gen. Washington
was either left in legacies or sold.
The land in general IS very Rad. but
bad land in Virginia has lately been
much improved by the use Of plaistre
Of paris. Mount Vernon did not seem
to be well kept up. but the 1000 acres
do not in all probability produce more
than FL 900 year net income
I'VE found the judge, his wife and
his niece there in the house with a
French music master. The bed rooms
were miserably small and, Of course.
dreadfuIly hot; the portico, being to
the southeast, sitting under il was
pleasant In the evening. The grounds
close to the house seemed to be well
kept and had some rare plans in
them-the honey locust that has most
formidable thorns but very pretty
leaves and sweet little flowers, the
greenwood, and tree called the bride
Of China. In the entrance hall there
was a print Of the destruction of the
Bastille with one of the keys sus-
pended over it, sent to Washington
by Lafayette.
European Raised
Yield of Acres.
Judge Washington Is very anxious
to introduce white men as farmers on
his estate, keeping but about AGO acres
in his own hands. He told of an
European who took a piece of ground
from Virginian some years back and
ploughed it deep enough to raise up
black earth. whereupon the owner
quarreled with him because he raid
the land would be entirely spoiled
that way. But that land raised 20
instead of 5 bushels of wheat
Liquor was measured out for our
servants, but the Negroes drank 1t all
and the former were obliged to buy
some from a neighboring public
house. There were about 80 slaves
belonging to the establishment and
an old servant who had served Gen.
Washington in all his campaign and
who enquired Of me very earnestly
over Lord CORVALLIS"
Here Foster recalled O story told
him by Albert Gallatin. supposedly
from the Lips Of this same servant.
Evening star., 1934-08-31

Have apartment house tenants OF
persons leasing business property the
right to Sign petitions for or against
issuance Of liquor permits? Or should
the landlord decide such matters for
them?
H. L. Thornton, Takoma, D. c.,
real estate operator, laid an insistent
declaration before the Alcoholic Bev-
erage Control Board some time ago
that property owners and not renters
possess this privilege.
The statement was made at the
time the A. B. G. Board was con-
sidering petitions on the problem Of
whether beer, wine and liquor shall
be sold in Takoma-which has been
dry for half century.
Residents Given Vote.
All qualified residents Of Takoma
are being given the right to cast q
vote on the liquor question, in the
referendum to be held September IL.
This, of course, Is In accord with
prevailing practice in elections. Ten
ants of apartment houses as well as
property owners are eligible to vote.
But Mr.. Thornton, In his letter
to the A. B. C. Board. took the po-
sition that he, not his tenants, was
the one vitality concerned in the mat
ter of liquor licenses.
He listed properties he owns In
Takoma, stating that he cokected
rents totaling $18,35o. so from a group
of stores on Butternut street; rent
from II tenants In an apartment
house on the same street totaling
&7.457.50; rentS totaling s13,344.sl
Evening star., 1934-08-31

In q few minutes Randolph was
pulling on Fosters sleeve.
your clergyman just cheated me"
he whispered. Randolph thought it
a good joke to have cards stacked on
him by q minister.
Foster kicked the preacher out of
the house and learned shortly after
ward that he was wanted in New
York for horse stealing.
He had hard time travelling In
Virginia because he liked neither fried
chicken nor ham and had no taste for
raw whisky or marsh water. Yet
these were al he could 6et.
Evening star., 1934-08-31
SUSPECT Is HELD
AFTER THREAT TO
ROOSEVELT FAMILY

Continued Prom First Page.)
81, SIS, $40, $40 and $1o0 and said that
Mrs. Roosevelt would be informed by
telephone when and how to deliver it.
It was understood the letter threat
ened that the Presidents grandchil-
dren would be done bodily harm after
they were kidnapped If the money were
not paid.
It said also that If Mrs. Roosevelt
failed to string along" with the
gang" the President would be
harmed.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
at Hyde Park expressed surprise when
informed Of the threatening letter and
Warns arrest. Marvin H Mcintyre,
presidential secretary, said they felt
no concern and urged that the prison.
er be given careful attention.
Children to Rejoin Mother.
Richard Jeryis. head of the Secret
Service detail guarding the President
at the Summer White House, ex-
pressed the belief the arrested man
needed hospital attention.
"Buzzie'' and "Sistie" Dali are at
the estate Of Spencer Aldrich at Bay
shore, Long Island, unaware of any
threats or plots. Members of the
Aldrich household said their father.
Curtis B. Dali, from whom the Presi-
dents daughter recently was divorced.
had not been informed Of the threaten
ing letter. The two children have
been with him for several weeks and
will rejoin their mother at Hyde
Park In a few days.
Evening star., 1934-08-31
PHILIPPINE TREATY
OPPOSEDBY JAPAN
Agreement With U. S. Seen
as Start of Trans-Pacific
Trade War.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, August 31.-Representa-
tions against a proposed trade agree
ment were sent to Washington and
the Philippines by the japanese gov
ernment today, and were interpreted
as the start of a "trans-Pacific trade
war"
Such q heading was placed over the
story by the japanese financial news
paper Chugai Shogo.
The protests claimed the pending
agreement between Manila and the
United States, which would allow ta-
riff increases on imports into the
islands, would discriminate against
Tokio's trade in the Philippines.
Japan's consul general at Manila
recently said tariff increases by the
Philippines might have serious ef-
fects."
Shortly after this statement the
Toxic foreign Office asserted the gov
ernment has no intention of inter-
ference in the domestic affairs of the
Philippines or the relations between
the United States and the Philip
pines"
Count AtsuShi Kimura, Japan'S con-
sui general in Manila, in his recent
statement said increases in duties on
clothing and foodstuff would drive
many people to suffering and dis
treSs."
He predicted that during the period
preceding Philippine independence
American trade with the Philippines
will gradually sink and japanese
Philippien trade will corTespondingly
increase" independence Is due about
1945.
The Japanese foreign office said Ki-
muras address was on his "own initia-
tive" without knowledge or approval
of Toxic.
rrx,x~xv ranaHy vyTEUa
Evening star., 1934-08-31
3-DayHolidaySeen
For u. S. Employees
In -Four Bureaus
E. r. A., N. II. A., Agri-
culture and State Depart
ment WOrkers Benefit.

Government employees in four es-
Establishments will be off tomorrow all
day, thus getting a three-day holiday
for the Labor day period, a check
early this afternoon disclosed.
Joining in the movement started
by the Emergen'y Relief AdminiStra-
ton and the Department of Agricul-
ture, it Was announced that all NJ r.
A and State Department workers who
can be spared will be free after 4:30
pm. today. The War Department was
considering a light dispensation but
elsewhere in the departments and
principal independent establishments
it seemed certain the usual half day
work day would prevail tomorrow.
In announcing to the members Of
his staff that tomorrow would be a
full holiday was possible, Secretary of
State Hull said this was ''in recogni-
ton Of their willing and conscientious
work"
1t was pointed out that an executive
order would be necessary to close the
Government establishments but that
individual administrators have the
power TO excuse those employees who
may be spared.
Evening star., 1934-08-31

The statement issued 10 minutes
later by Undersecretary Phillips was
really written by Hull. 1t was consid-
cred too hot for the head man to give
out in his own manner. 1t said that,
in view of the Soviet insistence, it was
not possible to be optimistic that any
agreement will be reached"
You do not see statements IN that
tone often from the State Department.
Violence Is Feared.
Cotton textile experts fear consider
able violence may come from the
threatened strike, probably more than
in any strike we have had
The reason is that many OF the
mills are only partially organized
by the union. In some mills, the
majority OF Dorkers does not yet
belong to the United Textile Work
ers. II these mills try to operate,
you can imagine uhdt t0iH happen.
The owners may avoid this by shut
ting up entirely. Many Of them can
do so profitably. in view of the stocks
they have on hand.
SuIhe 0uppOft CcItdiHs
Harry Hopkins was Just making dip
lomatic excuses in sidestepping his
original confession that the Govern
ment would support the strikers. The
inside situation is such that the Gov
ernment will unqueStionably support
the strikers.
The only lDay it could be avoided
aro,,Id h. fo~ Nn1o71a DpTkfna IN
denoance the strike. You knot1
hour much chance there is OF that.
1t is important because the union
treasury is supposed to contain only
about a million dollars, hardly enough
to support q strike for more than a
few days.
British Relief System
The British dole relief rules for
strikers take man off the government
dole as soon as he becomes striker.
and thereafter provide only bare food
for him In case he can show he Is
hungry.
The cotton textile operators are go
ing to get the best kind of publicity
advice, if they follow it. They have
hired Bill Lawson, who did practically
all the publicity work for the N. r. A.
since it started, although he only had
the title Of assistant director"
A Treasury offlcial privately pointed
out to one of our Army men that If we
became involved in Far Eastern war.
the Treasury's silver would come in
right handy for supporting an army
In the Orient.
(Copyrtght. 1881
Evening star., 1934-08-31
PUSH REFERENDUM
VOTE FOR TAKOMA
D. c. Officials Complete Ar
rangements, Confident
of Polling Right.

While counsel for license applicants
continued today to consider whether
to seek court action to stop the wet
dry referendum planned for Takoma,
D. C.. District ofhcials went ahead
with their plans. confident they have
right to poll the community on the
question.
Attorney william Z. Leahy, repre-
senting licensees, made known today
he Is studying the basic act creating
the commission form af government
for the District, indicating he believes
the act prevents residents Of the Dis
trict from voting Mr.. Leahy has not
finished his research into legal phases
OF the question. however and has rot
definitely announced whether court
proceedings will BE- instituted.
Plans Being Perfected.
Meanwhile, Corporation Counsel
Prettyman, who has no doubt the
liquor control act amply justifies the
commissioners In taking ballot of
the Takoma section on the question,
announced that detailed ARRANGEMENTS
are being perfected, including prep
aration of the ballots to be used by
the voters.
The ballot, in its final form, will be
made public early next week by the
officials in charge of the election.
Unless there should be some last
minute change in the wording, it will
enable voters to record their views
separately on four different kinds of
licenses, or to vote against all forms
OF alcoholic beverage licenses. In its
present form the ballot contains two
parallel columns. One column
enumerates the four kinds of licenses
that could be voted for. namely: OF
sale beer and light wines; on sale beer
and light wines; of sale, any and ~
liquors in bottles, and on sale, all
kinds of liquors, to be consumed on
the premises.
In the opposite column is the single
| statement: II am against all alco-
holic beverage licenses in Ia
koma, D. c."
Mr.. Prettyman said today he did
not believe there is anything in the
organic act creating the commission
form Of Government for the District
that would affect or interfere with the
present plans of the Commissioners for
ascertaining the sentiment of the Ia
koma area on the wet and dry Ques-
ton.
Cites Liquor Control Act.
The corporation counsel cited the
language of the liquor control act,
passed by Congress at the last session.
which empowers the municipal au-
thorities to ascertain the wishes of q
community In considering whether
licenses should be granted.
Chairman George Offutt Of the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
agreed fully with the corporation
counsel as to the power of the Com
| missioners to conduct the referendum.
George z. Sullivan, one Of the lead
ing advocates Of retaining Takoma,
D. c., as a dry area, also supported
District officials in their view that
there is no basis for court action to
restrain the Commissioners from nold-
ing the referendum. Mr.. Sullivan,
who Is q lawyer, also contended that
there Is nothing In the organic act
| to interfere with the steps planned
to ascertain community sentiment as
contemplated by the liquor control act.
Evening star., 1934-08-31

In Morgenthau's case, the principal
eat up the debt"
If he keeps on with this system, the
New Deal ought to make profit next
year by doubling its expenses again.
Rainey Tried Once.
The late Speaker Rainey tried last
June to take Morgenthau's present
view of the Treasury situation. Rainey,
commenting on congressional appro-
priationS, said the New Deal was
breaking even on the cash book. The
resultant laughter around town sent
him to the country for q week end
of rest.
The trouble Nth Rainey's state
ment DdS that he got mtTed up q
little in his figures and claimed too
much
You can laugh as much as you want
at the basic idea, but MIR. Morgenthau
has his profit and no one can dispute
that He will unquestionably get
away with it, if he does not try it
because the law will permit him to
squeeze only 9 cents more Of profit
out of the gold dollar.
viii Be Used i'm Campaign.
; Some of the wise boys here are say
ing Morgenthau made the speech for
political purposes Of the coming con-
gressional campaign 1t will be used
in the campaign, all right. The Ma
tional Committee will see to that.
With the Richberg reports, it really
constitutes the administrations strong
est rebuttal to it's critics. The main
purpose apparently was to lay the wild
ghosts which have been stalking Wall
Street and frightening Government
bond holders.
Sparks Fly in Debt Talks.
Sparks flew in the closed room where
State Secretary Hull last met the
Soviet Ambassador. The two bargain
ers disagreed sharply on the question
of long-term credits (the 25-year loan
wanted by the Russians). Hull thought
that would be the same as giving them
money to pay the Czarist debt.
Evening star., 1934-08-31
new STOCK LISTED
ON D. C. EXCHANGE
Old Capital Traction Co. Shares
Are Removed-New Certificates
Ready September 10.

The Board of Governors of the
Washington Stock Exchange today
listed 100000 shares of common stock,
par value s100, of the Capital Transit
Co. and struck from the list 10000
shares of the old Capital Traction Co.
stock.
The action followed announcement
by Capital Transit officials that the
new certificates would be available on
and after September 10 at the office
of the American Security & Trust Co.,
transfer agents.
Holders Of the old stock have been
awaiting the issuance of the new
Capital Transit certificates for nine
months, or ever since the Capital
Traction and Washington Railway g.
Electric companies put the street car
merger into effect.
The new stock was traded in on the
exchange today, opening at 2312 and
closing at "a.