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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10
Red Plot Scare Is
Soviet Writer'S Tale
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''H ever, he, Westeryelt,
thought was in error in saying
that the government would take
over ownership Of all land" said
Writ. Il probably was"
Writ sought to wind up his tes-
timony with a "thank you," but
committeeman shouted, wait a
minute"
Writ also quoted Frederic c.
Howe, consumers counsel for the
AAA as having asked Westervelt:
els there any way we can stop
feeding them?"
Writ said Howe referred to
people who were on relief rolls.
Writ quoted Howe as saying to
Westervelt that If they could quit
feeding people they could ''ino-
culate them with the ideas that
we want to give them"
Writ was asked who made the
statement in his red plot" manu-
script that, we are> on the inside.
We can control the avenues of in
fiuence. We can make the presi-
dent believe that he is making de-
cisions for himself"
The statement was made by Todd
Miss Taylor and Mi4 Kneeland,
said Writ.
II never believed Todd was a
member of the brain trust" Writ
said. II knew he was not in the
employ of the government"
The house red plot" hearing
adjourned shortly bfor noon to
convene again at 10 a. m. tomor-
row.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10

tries carried in their minds today
the tragic picture of McDowelPs
collapse as they watched him, the
center of interest at the brilliant
state dinner at grim old Dublin
Castle, making his first real diplo-
matte speech.
Robust, more than six feet in
height, Mcdowell at 81 had just
entered a new career as diplomat.
He presented his credentials March
~. The fact that he had
made many friends in his
brief stay here, and was be-
coming markedly popular. was due
in part to the sensation he caused
when he presented his credentials
not to the governor general-King
Georges personal representative
but to De Valera. 1t was diplo-
matte precedent that caused inter-
national comment and some criti-
cism, as he was accredited really
to the crown.
Hence there was more than the
usual interest when at Dublin
Castle. brilliantly flood lighted for
the occasion, Mcdowell was given
q state dinner. He seemed in good
nedItn Wnen he aTTIVeu.
A brilliant company was assem-
bled, including all members, of the
government and diplomatic corps
with their wives. Richard WASH
burn Child, presidents personal en-
voy on tour of investigation. was
a guest. McDowelPs own wife died
only last autumn.
De Valera had just paid tribute
to Mcdowell. Perhaps intuitively,
he turned to the new minister and
told him he need not respond.
Mcdowell insisted. A command,
ing figure. he rose and began his
speech. He referred to the Irish
in Montana, which he said really
was founded by an Irishman--Mar-
Gus DAILY.
It was DAILY, famous as an early
Montana copper man, who took
Mcdowell to Montana from Ten
nessee. 20 years old. and started
him on a career as mine buyer.
His mind may have flashed back
to those days and to his wife's
death only last autumn. He turned
pale and sank slowly to the foor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10

sinking fund for the special paving
Paid Out of Bond Funds
Out of the bond funds was paid:
Construction Of sanitary sewers,
$18,347.66; trunk line sewers,
S72,401.81: schools, $2,917.11;
Shepaug dam. $S3,981.96: side
walks, $942.16; bridges, $3.50;
Washington Park recreation house,
S899.50: Tompkins street pumping
station, $1.001.77: materials for
CWA projects, $10,434.97: pay
ment to general funds, $4,000.
The cash balance in the bond
funds and special funds on De-
cember 31st, 1888. was $69,221.91.
The surplus resource sinking
fund figures show that there were
total cash resources for the year
of $2,602,303.2O and that the dis
bursements from the fund amount
ed to $2,099,48 leaving a cash
balance Of $5O2,815.81 as of Decem-
Der 31st, last.
The summary of the cash bal
ances as of December 31st in the
general funds. bond funds, special
funds for permanent improvements
and the surplus resource sinking
fund shows a balance of $1,282,-
683.44.
Exceeded One Item
OF all the appropriations in the
1888 budget, the city only exceed
ed one item. The interested item on
the bonded debt was exceeded by
only $1,225. The condition OF the
appropriations at the end of the
year, exclusive of tthe bond funds
and special funds for permanent
Improvements was as follows-Re-
demption follows:
Redemption of bonded debt
appropriation. $4,000, addition,
$4,000. expended, $4,000: inter-
est on bonded debt, appropriation.
$723,662.50, addition, $11,10O.56.
expended, $735,9SS.06: state. mill
tary and county taxes, appropria-
ton, $212,473.13, addition, $4,-
5000, expended, $194,37l.72; bal
ance of 1881 cash deficit, appropri-
alton, 1,070.20, expe end d,
$551,070.20: ordinary running ex-
penses and permanent improve
ments, appropriation, $4,724,582.56
addition, $430,592.46. expended,
s4.715,117.82.
Held Within Budget
AAS AAAAohSAo1 pACtuIc OllcTcu
the annual report shows that the
city operated within its budget
throughout 1898. Another impor-
tant feature OF the report is that
while the cash deficit for 1892 was
$1,170, 466.16 the cash deficit for
1893 is only $796,765.12.
The total appropriations for
1888 amounted to $7,122,78S.39.
The additions made totaIled S448.
OS3.24. The sum of $7,109,550.8O
was expended during the year, ex-
elusive of the bond funds and
special funds for permanent i'm
provements, leaving the city a
margin of $461,320.83 within its
allowance when the year closed.
Another interesting point in the
report is that during the year, in
cooperating with the federal gov
eminent in giving employment to
needy men and women, the city
spent over $4,000 for materials
used on CWA projects.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10
Why You Should
Never Cut a Corn

II you are troubled with corns or
callouses. do not run the risk of
blood poison by pairing them. Statis-
ties show that many infections have
occurred from this seemingly limo
cent practice of pairing corns.
Simply go to your druggist and
get few cents worth of Ice Mint.
rub little on any painful corn or
callous. Immediately the pain will
disappear and in a short time the
corn or callOus will loosen and lift
off easily with the fingers root
and al1-1eaving the surrounding
skin in a healthy normal condition.
This. together with the fact that
Ice-Mint overcomes such affections
rs sore. tired. aching, puffed or
burning feet and makes them cool.
easy and comfortable. is probably
responsible for the hearty endorse
ment given 1t by druggists.
TO rid ones feet of every hard
corn, soft corn, corn between the
toes or painful callouses in such a
pleasant and safe way, makes it
seem the height Of folly for any,
one to pare n corn and people are
warned to stop it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10
DOCTOR WRIT IS
AGAIN REFUTED
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Coyle, a New Yorker, is a men,
Der of the public works admins
tration technical board Of review.
He is Princeton graduate.
Coyle said "the Kerensky" mat
ter was not discussed at the din
ner $50 far as I know.
Miss Alice Barrows, named as
one of those at the dinner, was
in conference with Assistant Sec
rotary of the Interior Oscar Chap
man, as Writ testified before the
committee. She is of the edu.
cation department.
This is perfectly ridiculous,
perfectly absurd" she said to Writ.
Miss Barrows was appointed,
according to the record, as Mrs
Alice Barrows Fernandez.
The record showed she was Sec
rotary to DR. Writ from 1914 to
1917 when he was recognizing the
New York city public schools. She
was director of the Gary School
league in 1917 and 1918.
Another. Miss Mary Taylor, OF
the agriculture department. re-
fused to comment but said Wirt's
charges were "pish and piffle" ana
could be blown to smithereens"
'"The word Kerensky was not
used at the dinner" she said.
Miss Taylor lives with Miss
Barrows at the Virginia home
where the now famous dinner was
held. She is an economist with
the consumers council of the AAA
and Is ranked as distinctly lesser
light.
Still another at the dinner was
Robert w. Bruere of Rockland
county, N. Y. He came to MIRA in
September to head the cotton tex
tile Industrial board. He received
his A. B. and A. NJ. degrees at
Washington university and did
postgraduate work at Universities
of Chicago and Berlin.
He Iectured on American liter
ature and municipal government It
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10

The "Kerensky" charge was
contained in the Hoosier educa-
tors manuscript which formed
the basis for the houe "red plot"
investigation.
However, in the manuscript
Writ indicated that the reference
was made by a member OF the
brain srtust.
Writ said he had another meet
ing on Sept l, at which M. L. Will
son, director OF the federal gov
ernment's subsistence homestead
work, and DIR Robert Kohn were
present. He said both were "brain
trusters."
Turns to Rainey.
Having identified newspaper
reporter instead Of brain truster
as author Of the "Kerensky" re-
mark, Writ turned to Speaker
Henry T. Rainey and Mrs Frank
lin d. Roosevelt.
He reported second hand that
Rainey had said to General w. 1.
Westervelt, formerl. an assistant
administrator of the AAA that the
government will take over in
dustry and then don't know what
will happen"
General Westervelt told me that
practically all the things referred
to in my statement were So" said
Writ.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10

the names of the Is persons In
voIyed from the republican prim-
ary list. Furthermore, both regis
trars testified that they left the
handling of filing of records with
the town clerks office to their re-
spective deputies, Albert Faller, re-
publican, and Michael Slavlp,
democrat.
The court room was so filled this
morning as the trial opened that
Judge Dickinson was forced to is
sue an order evicting everybody
who was standing. The court room
corridors were filled to overflow
ing for a time, also. but gradually
the throng thinned out.
Attorneys Nathaniel f. Bronson
ana j. Warren Unson appeared for
the signers of the petition to have
the registrars removed. The sign
ers. who were all on hand today.
included w. S. Il. Wake, Harry G.
Post, Edward Wotkyns, Frank
Parsons and Z. Fl. Davis.
Corporation Counsel Charles S.
O'Connor and Attorney Vincent
Scully appeared for the registrars
and their deputies. In addition,
Attorney Albert Hummel sat in
with the defense as special counsel
for Deputy Faller.
Town Clerk Testified
Town Clerk Egan admitted that
she had not seen the contents of
the various lists filed but admitted
that they were filed in the town
clerk annex" in the basement of
the City Hall. She also testified
that a CWA worker. representing
the state department of records,
had instructed her some time ago
to clear out some of the old rec
ords because of the fact that they
were cluttering up the greatly
crowded quarters in the basement
allotted to her as an annex to her
Office. She sais she had never
seen, for personal examination, any
of the applications for enrolment
on the voting lists. the primary
lists or the to-be-made lists after
they were placed in the basement.
Notices Sent Out
Registrar of Voters O'Connor de-
clarcd that a notice had been sent
out to all persons, circular let
ter In form, notifying them to ap-
pear at the office of the registrars
if they desired to be retained on
certain lists. His memory was
vague as to who called and who
didn't call in response to the let
tiers. He stated, emphatically. that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10
Third Fire In Year
Strikes Same House
Blaze Endangers Bishop st Poultry Store Residents
Driven to Street in Night Clothes

The third fire in less than year
in q three-story building at 81
Bishop street called out firemen
at 3:48 this morning and kept
them busy for more than an hour.
Although damage was limited to
several hundred dollars, the blaze
endangered poultry store on the
first floor and sent q number of
upper-floor residents to the street
in their night-dress.
Fire Marshal Dennis J. Lahey at
tributed the blaze to tramps sleep
ing behind stairway ON the west
side of the building. Old gar.
ments were found near where the
blaze began. The marshal ques-
toned several men this morning
but all denied that they had been
in the building last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10

The property Is now In the
hands OF q receiver, Attorney Yale
Mafzkin. 1t formerly belonged to
Benjamin Gromet. The last fire
In the structure was on January
"a, while another took place there
last August.
The, poultry shop on the first
floor Is. owned by Joseph Danen.
None of the chickens were burned
or killed by the smoke and they
all cackled merrily as firemen
fought the blaze along the stair
way.
After the fire in the building
in January, the fire department
ordered the closing of the attic,
which had been used as a tene-
ment. Authorities DECLARED that
the attic was too hazardous a To-
cation in case Of fire. !
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10
NAMED MONSIGNOR

Meriden, Conn, April 10-UP)
- The Rev jeremiah J. Duggan,,
rector of st Joseph's r. C. church.
will be elevated to the rank Of
Monsignor. according to word re-
ceived here.
Father Duggan was ordained in
1888 and served at Middletown.
Norwalk. New Haven, Bridgeport
and Westport. before being appoint
ed pastor here in 1924. He form
erly was chaplain at States Prison.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10

which IL now known a. the COM
mon plesa court. He took tho post
ton In March Of 1914 and -
NAMED on the bench four years.
Attorney Reeves was married In
1904 has one daughter. Doris Bet
tie.
Attorney Reeves devotes much
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10

BOYS MARKS WE'RE LOWEST
Moodus. Conn fUPt-Maio rtus
dents 1t Nathan Hale High Hchcl7
here can't neem to take Il. Out q
80 students on the honor roli With
a grade OF IS or better. only seven
were boys Incidentally. the boys
had the lowest marks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10

OF his spare time 70 yachting. Il be-
ing reported that he II the owner
OF one OF the finest yachts IN The
state. ri
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10

China Is importing more than
twice as much cotton a. year
ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10

Rand School of Social Science.
New York, in 1908; was a direc-
tor of Bureau OF Industrial Re-
search, New York. I917-23; mem
Der of fact finding committee from
Institute of Religious and Social
Research to China and Japan,
1880. Before coming to MIRA he
was associate editor of THE Sur
vey" and research secretary ]. G..
Penney Foundation. He was born
in st Charles, Mo, and is 6S-years
old. He is author OF several pub
lications on various subjects.
Another named was Miss Hide
garde Kneeland. a graduate Of VAS
sar college. She Is now in Chapel
Hill, N. C. She Is in the home
economics department Of agricul
ture.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10

NSOnllAucu from rage Id
his entire time to the legal depart
ment.
An Honorable Career
Attorney Reeves has had long
and honorable career in the prac-
tice of law at Waterbury. He be-
In addition to his successful rec
ord as a lawyer, Attorney Reeves
served as mayor of the city of
Waterbury from 1911 to 1918, and
was judge of the old district
court for years.
He Is a former judge of the dis
trict court. He has been, engaged
in the practice OF law since 1908.
He was born in Thomaston, Conn,
August 3. 1877, removing to Wat
crbury on April /, 1883, where he
has remained since. He attended
Southwestern Baptist University at
Jackson, Tenn, and is O. graduate
Of. Washington University law
school at Lexington, Va, where he
completed two years law work in
enc year, graduating in 1903.
Entered Political Life
He was admitted that year to
the New Haven Bar association
and began the practice of law. He
was appointed assistant city clerk
on Jan /, 1904 and held the office
two years. for several years he
had been secretary of the demo.
cratic town committee and in the
fall of 1905 Attorney Reeves, while
still assistant city clerk was elected
tax collector.
He was reelected in 1907 and
held the position two terms.
In 1909 he was nominated for
mayor on the democratic ticket
but lost to William B. Hotchkiss
by 80 votes. In 1911 he again was
the candidate for mayor and de-
feated Mr. Hotchkiss by 1872 votes.
He occupied the mayors Office
for two years, his record being
marked with businesslike methods
and needed reforms and improve
ments. During the legislative as
sembly Of 1913. Governor Baldwin
appointed Attorney Reeves to the
iiidgeshin Of the district court
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10
SUDDEN DEATH OF
AMERICAN ENVOY

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10
ATTORNEY REEVES
TO SOON RETIRE

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-13

Personally, I don't care how much power Congress gives the president, provided 1t limits the time, keeps the right to limit the money, and sees to 1t that we can elect new president If we want to-"
 LOOKS LIKE REAL BATTLE
 Well, I'd feel safer if there were a few more old-time republi- cans in Congress this year." sug- gested Pa. We need some of the kind of opposition that will keep all these wild mems feet on the ground"
 "Huh!", snorted John, Jr. "The real battle this winters going to be between regular New Deal demo- crats and the rip-snorters who want to go a long step farther.
 "Why, even conservative repub- licans like Ogden Mills have come out for unemployment insurance, for instance.
 Same way with old age pen sions. The president has suggest ed that maybe that'd better wait, and sickness insurance the same. But the old age pension thing is going to come up with such a rush that it's likely to go throalgn anyway. Same way with some of these other things, like paying the soldier bonus, and the 30-hour week."
 ACTION IS WHAT'S NEEDED
 Cant remember time when so many congressman came to a session pledged up in advance to vote for this or that" Pa specu- lated. "On the bonus and the 30- hour week I understand there are hundreds pledged to vote for them in advance, without hearing the de- bate or anything.
 Now that the lame duck ses- sion has been abolished, and the congressman we elected last No- vember come right in and take their seats in January, that's pret- ty fast action on some of these im- portant things"
 ''We want action these days," in- sisted John, Jr. And, after all, most of the important laws coming
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-13
SCOUT TROOPS
 SERIES OF PLAYS
Six Girl Units to Be Feat= ured in Benefit
 Offerings

Six local Girl Scout troops will present program of four one-act plays at o'clock tomorrow night at St Johns parish house. Pro- ceeds will be devoted to the Christi mas work of the Girl Scouts. Judges of the contest, which is to be competitive, will be Mrs Alan Wallace, Mrs G. Butler Sherwell, and George Haig. Music will be furnished by Gloria Lorenz, piano; Arlene Watts, cello, and Rose Morgan, violin.
 The cast of the play, IS. o. s. written by Grace Pack Durham, in- cludes Ellen Bayard, Eleanor De- mick, Jane Cowperthwait, Betty Pettijean, Helen Zachares, Betty Hubbell, Eleanor Webster, Mary Jane Hayes, Dorothy Martin, Betty Cowerthwait.
 Thoop 12 will present an oper- etta with the following cast: Laura Chipman, Bertha Krugelis. Eleanor Krugelis, Anna Dickenson. Josephine Leone, Fanny Rossi, Germaine Fitzmaurice, Wanda Lu- kosius, Rita Kinausis, Betty Con- va. Lois Holcomb, Ruth Willard, Olive Sibold, Lygia Nainis, Mar jorie Watterworth, Dorothy Shep- hard and Eleanor Shephard.
 The cast of boarding school play written by Rose Campion in- cludes: Doris Lange, Virginia Tap- pin, Barbara Chamberlain, Dor othy Hayden and Ada Beecher.
 Troop 17
 An operetta to be presented by Troop IT with the following cast: Queen, Mafalda Denorfia; Gypsy Jane, Mary O'Donnell; Yankee pedler, Ilamay Baker; chorus, Margaret Howard, Venice Denor- fit, Anna Carmen, Helena Ricci. Peggy Ricci. Marjorie Smith, Eve lyn Conway, Shirley Robinson, Ruby Booth. Ruth Booth. Shirley Mack, Nancy Donahue, Winifred Mcintyre. Anna Rakeich, Lillian Armstrong, Gloria Carmody, Jean
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-13

day had begun to be news that affected their daily lives, the Joneses were finding themselves in a free-for-all race for the paper each night after supper.
 But they didn't always read it the same way, and John, Jr, found himself disagreeing with Pa once again.
 T can't see it that way, Pa,'' he said. T think the radical demo- crats and progressive republicans are going to furnish just as hot battling as there ever was between republicans and democrats.
 And I don't see any justice in the claim that congress has just handed everything over to the president. You remember that when all those emergency laws were passed in March, 1883, everybody said, Well, Congress has abdicated.'
 But those laws were for short time only, and some of them have to be renewed this winter if they're to go on.
 CONGRESS BOSS ON MONEY
 "Also, congress still holds the purse-strings. If it doesin't appro- priate the money, none of these things, CCC, PWA, HOLC, EZRA, or none of the others, can go on. Congress is still boss, all right, and we're going to see it this winter"
 But Pa wasn't satisfied. Sure, Congress holds the e1strings, all right, but I'm afraid it isn't holding them very tight. There are more than enough of the new congressman pledged to paying the bonus than it takes to over ride veto.
 There's a big number who'll vote for any and all money spending. It's easy to vote money. It doesn't cost the congressman anything. It's you and I who have to pay it."
 There you are," burst out John, Jr. First you're afraid Congress has just stepped aside to let the president run things, then you're afraid Congress is going to run wild on its own hook.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-13
and the Joneses
Congress Abdaed Not Much According Way Thinking

had to do the emergency work. The emergency banking act, mak- ing 1t possible to reorganize and reopen the banks; repeal, estab- lishment of the alphabetical agen- cies such as the AAA, CCC, EZRA, HOLC, IVA, MIRA, and all the rest, were more or less temporary. REAL WORK AHEAD
 "Nobody's ever expected, or even said, for instance, that the MIRA and the AAA were in final form. We've had year to test them out, and we ought to know something about how much we want to keep.
 "The farmers seem to want to keep the. AAA--at least big ma jority of 'em have voted in favor of more crop control. Eyerybody's kicking about the MIRA, but you don't hear anybody saying the whole thing ought to be abolished. Some of these things we'll want to keep.
 For instance: Is it true that the MIRA has helped, or forced, indus trial firms to combine more than ever, giving the little fellows like us tougher run?
 "Has it let in profiteering Has labor gotten square deal? We'll, the MIRA expires next summer. Now's the time we get a chance to remodel it through Congress
 "Well,'' unused Pa. .'I guess as long as we elect what congress- men we want, and they get chance to debate what they want and adopt 1t, why then Congress isn't any dead letter after all, and the voters are still running the country.
 And I guess I'll string along with whatever they decide"
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 NEXT: Politics-The party sit. nation has the JOneses pretty much up in the air, and, like the rest of us, they try to figure 1t out.