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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-05-25
TheCherry
~ Where with our
we tell the truth
about many things, sometimes pro-
fOundly, sometimes hippantly,
sometimes recklessly. !.

Well, it didn't take old Doc Writ
long to fade from the national front
page. The old boy blasted forth with
his story, got himself a fresh trip to
Washington and that was that. Only
the labor press told the background
of the story-the background of steel
and herd-like educational ideas.
It all goes to show that if you can
tell one big enough you can get lis
tened to for time. And it also goes
to show that if you can't deliver the
goods you are likely to pass out after
the first flash.
Nobody is ever going to take old
Doc Writ seriously again.
He will be gathering raspberries
the rest of his life. He'll get rasp-
berries, the bronx cheer, the bird.
So long, Doc.
Again this matter of the brain
trust. The lambasting continues. 1t is
political-just like the silver bloc.
Who would imagine, frinstance, that
good old Bill Borah would do any.
thing just for politics?
But every child who knows it:
politics knows perfectly well that the
stand taken by the silver bloc of mer
from the states that produce silver
is a stand dictated by the presence Of
silver in those states, and each mar
has his best eye on the main chance
for reelection. Its probably gooo
politics, but why not call it by it,
right name, instead of parading a.
currency experts, etc.
Same about the brain trust. IT.
right to pick men with brains for pub
lie service. Too often in the past mel
have been picked for lack of brains
and lack of political morals. If brains
are valueless, then shut up the col
leges.
| There is ground for complaint a.
to some selections, not on the grount
of brains, but on other better grounds
Example: A college man appointed
as a labor representative, withou
giving labor any voice in the selec
ton, creates a situation calling fo
criticism.
But to lambaste the president fo
calling educated men into public serv
ice is the meanest kind of cheap poll
tics, catering to ignorance, not t.
intelligence.
| 1t is interesting to observe tina
| labor itself is calling more colleg
| trained men into it's service than eve
before.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-05-25
Jersey Labor Backs
Anti-InjunctiOn Bill

Trenton, N. J. (ILNS)-Support of
a bill restricting sharply the issuance
Of injunctions in labor disputes, pend
ing in the New Jersey legislature, was
urged in a memorandum sent out to
lawyers and organizations throughout
the state by the national committee
on labor injunctions. Representatives
of the American Federation of Labor
came to Trenton to urge passage OF
the bill on members of the assembly
to which it has just been favorably
reported.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-05-25
A PERNICIoUs PRACTICE

The unpatriotic filibuster recently
used by Representative Thomas L.
Blanton, of Texas, to prevent vote
in the federal house of representa-
tives on the Capper-Norton old age
pension bill for the District of Colum-
bia, is a well-defned illustration of a
parliamentary practice that should
receive little liberation.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-05-25

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.-Wild Bill
Cummings, debonair race driver, is
tying string on his radiator cap
this year in the Decoration Day class
ic on May 80.
He lost one last year in the annual
500-mile race at the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway and the lead and,
possibly the race, went with it.
Bill, who delivered groceries in
the Hoosier capital in his youth,
qualified for the pole position in the
1888 competition with an average
speed Of more than 118 miles an
hour. He got an early jump on the
field and worked up a good lead by
driving at an average Of 115 miles
an hour in the heavy race traffic.
He was using a trick radiator cap,
shaped like q half-pear and built
for speedy water refill. Somewhere,
during his early course, the cap flew
off and out into the great anywhere.
Bill couldn't stop to look for it and
there was NO duplicate in the pit.
Inability to close up the unusually
shaped radiator opening cost Bill the
lead after 80 miles Of running and
he was never able to regs in it.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-05-25
Textile Workers Strike
Against "Stretch Out"

Greenville, S. C.-The employees of
the Victor Monaghan textile plant at
Walhalla, near here, walked out in
protest against the intensive applica-
ton of the stretch-out system.
John Peel, organizer of the United
Textile Workers Union, declared that
workers had been given more ma
chimes to operate in practically every
department. Operatives formerly run
ming 104 looms now have 144.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-05-25
HOW WOMEN
CAN WIN men
and MEN Win
The Favor of Other Men

Unless two pilts of bile Juice flow daily
from your liver into your bowels. your
food decays In. your bowels. This poisons
your whole body. Movements get hard and
coAstipated.. You get yellow tongue. vel
low skin, pimples, dull eyes, bad breath
bad taste. gas, dizziness. headache. You
have become an ugly-looking, fonl-suell-
Ing. sour-thinking person. You have lost
your personal charm. Everybody wants
TO run from you.
But don't take salts. mineral waters.
oils, laxative pills. laxative candies or
chewing gums and expect them to get rid
Of this poison that destroys your personal
charm. They cant do It, for they only
move out the tail end Of your bowels aid
that doesn't take away enough of the de-
cayed poison. Cosmetics won't help at all.
Only free flow of your bile Juice will
stop this decay poison In your bowels. The
one mild vegetable medicine which starts
free flow Of your bile juice is Carter's
Little Liver Pills. No cafomel (mercury)
In Carter's. Only fne.. mild vegetable
extracts. If you would bring back your
personal charm to win men. start taking
Carter's Little Liver Pills according to
directions today. 25t at drug stores.
Refuse something Just as good. for It
may grippe. loosen teeth or scald rectum.
Ask for Carter's Little Liver Pills by name
and get what you ask for. @ 1888. G. N. Co.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-05-25
STOPPING CODE VIOLATIONS

New York state NRA authorities
set a good example by making an
aggressive drive against code viola
tions recently. Investigators swept
through the New York city garment
district and found number of manu-
facturers violating code working hour
provisions. Punishment of all offend
ers was promised. This was start
in the direction of code compliance
that might well be followed every
where.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-05-25
WISDOM

1t seems to me plain that no bust
ness which depends for existence on
paying less than living wages has any
right to continue in this country
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-05-25

The city Of happiness is in the state
of mind.-Selah.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-05-25

securities which make up their re-
their reserves. Clearly, there is some
thing in the wind which 'must be put
over"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-11
SURPLUS TRUCKS
 BOUGHT BY P.O.;;
 MANY ROTTIN C
Federal Money Wasted During Hoover Regime,
 Mead Charges

Washington, Dec. 11-(UP)- Chairman James M. Mead of the House Postoffice committee charg- ed today that so many surplus trucks were bought by the post office department during the Hoo- yer administration that more than 250 now are rotting in storage. Mead said this waste" of feder- al money had been brought out in current investigation of Post Office department expenditures.
 Some of them are used during the Christmas holiday rush but that is all," said Mead. If they ever are put in regular use they will be three or four years out of date"
 Mead said the committee should recommend legislation simplifying department purchasing methods.
 He also charged that the Chicago postoffice problem which arose due to various site purchases and build ing construction several years ago indicates from our investigation a careless attitude on the part of government officers during re- publican administration and an ex- traordinary waste of public funds.
 "A non-cancellable lease on the Quincy street station, for example, is of such an amount that the gov ernment pays for the building every five years," Mead said.
 The committee, he added, will recommend cancellation of the lease through settlement with the lessor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-11
TEACHERS WILL GET FOUR WEEKS
 PAY AS IN PAST
RunlOrs to Contrary Are Denied By Controller Leary To-day

Controller Daniel J. Leary will play Santa Claus to the Waterbury schol teachers this year just as he has in the past. Despite many rumors to the effect that the usual system of paying the local teach CTS four weeks pay prior to Christ mas, this sum including thei rsal- aries until after January 1st, Con- troller Leary stated this afternoon that the city will not depart from it's usual custom of giving the in structors in the public schools their annual advance remuneration.
 On Thursday two weeks pay due the city as usual, will be pass ed out. A week from Thursday the goth. another two weeks pay will be issued to the teachers, thereby taking care of the teach ers' payroll up until the first part of January.
 This week the teachers were given their cards to sign for Thurs days pay-off and they noted that the amounts called for involved only two weeks pay. Immediately the report was spread that the city, was going to depart from its usual practice of playing Santa Claus to the teachers.
 Controller Leary, when talked with, put this rumor to rest by stating that a week from Thursday the other two weeks pay will be distributed. The entire amount of money put into circulation vii be in the hands of the teacher! long before Christmas, thereb! helping out the business life O. | Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-11
LOAN WILL SET
 LOW INTEREST
 RECORD IN CITY
lN Per Cent to Be Charg= ed By N. Y. Banks on
 $1,l75,OOO Loan

Establishing a record for low interest rates on temporary loans, the board of finance met at noon to-day and voted to borrow $1,- 750,000 from the Bank of Manhat- tan company and the Central Han- over Bank of New York. The rate of interest will be one and one-quarter per cent, which is far cry from the 6 per cent charge on the city's temporary loans at the outset of Mayor Frank Hayes administration.
 Had No Loans
 Up to this noon's meeting, the city of Waterbury was without any outstanding temporary o n s against 1t. On December 1st the city retired it's last debt in this cat egory, amounting to s1,250.000. The loan authorized today, which has been negotiated by Controller Dan- iel J. Leary at the very low rate of one and one-quarter percent in- terest, will be paid back next June following the receipt of the first installment of the 1895 taxes.
 Floating Indebtedness
 The S1,75O,OOU loan approved this noon gives the city floating indebtedness slightly higher than that of last December. This, it was pointed out at the meeting of the finance commissioners, is due to the laxity on the part of property owners to pay their taxes. Octo- Der collections were below expec- tations, hence the necessity of in- creasing the amount of the usual December loan so as to carry the municipality over until the May taxes are received.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-11
SPRINKLER PUTS
 OUT LIBRARY FIRE
Slight Damage in Cellar Blaze-JanitOr Fights
 It With Extinguisher

Slight damage was done when a fire started in the cellar of the Bronson library at o'clock this morning, the automatic sprinkler system checking the blaze after the janitor, John F. Hogan, had the fire almost under control with an extinguisher. Bremen answered an alarm at 6:17. but the automat- ic sprinklers in the cellar had quelled the blaze before the fire fighters arrived. Damage prObbaly will not amount to more than $100.
 The office of Fire Marshal Den his J. Lahey, after investigation this morning, credited the start of the fire to spontaneous compustion. The blaze started in a pile of cloth ing, and most of the damage was Hogan, the janitor, lost new suit en off. in the blaze.
 Policemen from headquarters make an hourly inspection of the library building every night, and such a check was made at 5 o'clock this morning. Nothing was found amiss. Hogan arrived for work shortly before o'clock this morn- ing and changed his clothes, put ting the suit which he had taken off with other clothing which is kept in the cellar.
 Shortly afterward. he smelled smoke, and Saw that fire had started near the clothing. He used the extinguisher until the sprink- Ter system went into operation and then ran 10 fire headquarters to give an alarm.
 None of the library's books were at all damaged. and most of the damage was the result of wa ter soaking.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-11
|Appendix Mortality
 Al St. Mary's Lou
Complies, Enviabe Record in 5=Year Period-Drs LawlOr, Audet Curran Give Data-Lower
 Than National Rate of l93O

With a mortality uf 3.S per cent in 1,2s9 appendicitis eases St Mary's hospital ranks to-day as one of the leading institutions of the country in the treatment of this disease, it was disclosed in re- port of Dr Michael J. Lawlor, Dr Charles H. Audet and Dr Harold J. Curran of Thomaston, at staff meeting of the hospital last night. Their report covered 8 five-year period.
 The rate is well below the aver age in comparison with institutions throughout the country. The doc- tors read a report of Dr Walker of the Boston City hospital, made public in 1880, showing that the mortality rate in 33,000 appendi- citis cases taken from all parts of the country, was 5.S per cent.
 Based on Average Class
 The doctors showed in their re- port last night that St Mary's hos pital mortality rate is based on the averages class and not on a selected class, where the compari- son might not be the same.
 The committee that reported last night, appointed some time ago by Dr P. J. Dwyer. president of the hospital staff, revealed other in- teresting information. Of the A deaths in the 1,2S9 cases, Il of which were operative, 15 could have been prevented. Nine of these cases were shown to have been children under ten years of age, who had been administered drastic laxatives, aggravating the condition.
 Six Had Previous Attacks
 The other six we're shown to have had previous attacks without calling for operations.
 The report showed that appen- dicitis is far more deadly in chill dren under 10 years of age than in any other sphere of persons life. It was explained that this is because mothers attempting to relieve their children of the com mon stomachache, administer strong laxatives which is one of the most deadly things they can do. Nine of the deaths in chill dren under 10 years of ago could have been prevented had the moth CTS called medical assistance be- fore administering the laxative.
 More Prevalent in Male
 The report disclosed that the occurance of appendicitis is more
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-11
RUM0RED PRICE WAR IN RANGE
 OIL IS CHECKED
Two Local Dealers Were Believed Violating
 MIRA Code

Adoption of a minimum price os eight cents per gallon for range oil by the local oil dealers, the same going into effect yesterday, was the result of threatened price-cutting war which promised to place couple of local business men in the category of violating the NRA code, 1t was reported to- day. Leaders in the local range oil business called in the head of the eastern regional coordinating and planning committee last week and arrived at the minimum of eight cents per gallon.
 Under the present code arrange ments, therefore, the minimum price must be eight cents and the maximum must be not more than nine cents. In view of the fact that approximately 100000 gall Ions of range oil are consumed in Waterbury during the cold months, the decision of the local commit tee. made up of all the Waterbury dealers. is considered an import ant one.
 Before the eight-cent minimum rate was decided upon, it is under stood, the dealers were charging a low of eight and one-half cents and a high of nine and one-half cents, depending on the grade. The new code arrangement reduces the minimum one-half cent and makes a similar reduction in the maximum charge.
 However, Regional Director Cole man of Hartford, who was called in to settle the question of mini- mum and maximum prices, is ex- pected to be called back again providing the market warrants q change in the present code rates. The 8-9 limitation is subject to change and. therefore, the eight cent rate is not looked upon at the present time as permanent figure.
 According to reports, two local dealers, small ones, were prepared to go out and sell the oil for price far under the price quoted by the ma ajority of Waterbury dealers. hence the action in calling in the regional director.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-11
6 FIREMEN HURT;
 4LEAP TOSAFETY
One May Be Fatally In- jured-Flames Destroy
 New Bedford Church

New Bedford, Mass, Dec H. (UP-Six firemen were injured, one perhaps fatally, the lives of four probably were saved when they jumped into lifenet, and a dozen others leaped to safety when fire destroyed the old Pleasant-Street Methodist Episcopal church here today. Loss was set at $i5,000.
 The Lincoln Hotel. an abandoned schoolhouse, and two nearby homes were fired by wind-borne embers but damage to these structures was negligible.
 Lieutenant John Murphy and firemen Marinno Pacheco, 37. John Muilarkey, William F. Roberts and Frank Souzn were taken t0 hos. pltal, while first district chief Frederick E. Ricketson. also hurt. refused hospital treatment. Pachc. co.'s ls,ck was believed broken. An overloaded stovepipc was bee lievcd to have caused the fire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-11
SHRILL SCREAMS ADD TO HORRORS | OF HOTEL BLAZE
Survivor Tells Story of Stark Tragedy Within
 Burning Structure

Lansing, Mich. Dec. 11-(UP1- Guests trapped in the burning Ho-' tel Kerns awoke in smoke-fi1ied rooms and with "the shrill screams of a mad world' in their ears, one survivor told the United Press to- day as those who escaped pieced together the story of the catastro- phe.
 Stories of hysteria, of bravery and of sacrifice were recounted in. terms of horror.
 'Tt was the most hellish thing I ever hope to face," Rep. William Green. Hiliman, said.
 T awoke with the shrill screams of a mad world in my ears. I choked with smoke that filled my room on the second floor. With Rep. E. Earl McNitt, Cadillac. rushed for the door.
 "But when it opened we were flung back by mad men and wom- en who rushed our room, their hair in flames. their night clothing blazing.
 "We were swept from the room to the fire escape. I saw men and women bodily thrown from wins dows in desperation of the mo- ment.
 'I had reached the second land- ing when a woman, not over 100 pounds, was bounded into my arms.She hit a fire escape railing and passed out.
 Above us terror reigned while hotel guests crowded one of the exits to save their lives"
 Rep. McNitt said, ''there were no firemen on the scene during the early stages of the fire and guests jumped from windows because there was no other exit"
 He said the halls were strewns with suffocated patrons who were
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-11
no NEW ATTACK
 PLANES ORDERED
Government Gives Calif, Concern Million Dole
 lar Contract

Washington, Dec 11-UP)- The war department to-day award ed a contract for 110 new attack planes for the army air corps to the Northrop Corp, lnglewood, Calif. The planes will cost $l,- S96, 400.
 Only few days ago the war department awarded a contract to the Consolidated Aircraft Co, for 50 new. two-seater pursuit planes costing $1,976.0OO.
 The purchases are part of tho army's plans to add at least 600 new planes to the air corps during the next three years
 Department officials said the new Northrop planes had been test cd by board of army officers and found to represent a marked ad- vancement in the attack type of plane.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-11
NORTH END IS BEING SEARCHED FOR TWO|
 YOUTHFUL BANDITS
H. s. Coe Co Manager Held Up at Gun Point This
 Afternoon

Detectives at 3:30 this afternoon
 were combing the North End sec-
 tion of the city for two youths who
 earlier in the afternoon had held up Carl Anderson, manager of the H. s. Coe grain store, 930 North Main street, at the point of a gun and escaped with more than $40. The money was taken from the
 cash register of the store by one of the bandits while the other cov- cred the manager with a gun. Detective Sergt. Henry Johnson
 and Detective Connie Shanahan
 answered the original call from
 the Coe company early this after
 noon and found that the hold-up
 men had escaped on foot. Capt. William P. Keegan, chief inspector of the detective bureau, sent out more detectives at o'clock this afternoon, acting of the belief that the bandits were still in the North
 End section of the city.
 Anderson furnished police with
 good descriptions of the two ban dits, both of whom were unmasked
 It is believed that after committing
 the crime, the youths doubled back on their tracks toward Lake, wood or escaped in car which
 they had left on a side street. They were out of sight when the mana
 ger reached the street after the hold-up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-11
NelU Paul ReUere
 Uses A Taxicab

Quincy, Mass, Dec H. (UP)-Paul Revere of COhas- set apparently does his mid- night riding in a taxicab.
 He was defendant in a small claims court suit to-day for alleged non-payment of a $35.35 taxi bill.
 Neither Revere nor the plaintiff, Edward R. Jason, was in court.
 Judge Kenneth ID. Johnson ordered the suit defaultcd, giving Jason the privilege of sending a constable to collect the money.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-11

Among the known dead were five members of the Michigan State Legislature which is in spe- cial session here. One state senator is missing and believed dead.
 The list of injured, many with broken limbs, exceeded 50.
 From guests who escaped off, cials learned of the utter confu- sion which existed when 200 men and women were awakened to find their hotel raging inferno. Con- fusion and panic, they are con- vinced, added greatly to the cost in life.
 Over Hundred Survivors
 At noon the United Press had tabulated a list of more than a hundred survivors known to have been registered last night. Others were taken into other hotels, cafes and private homes.
 Police issued city-wide appeal for survivors to report to assist in tabulating the loss of life. 7
 The disaster cast a pail upon the state legislature, conyening in spe- cial session.
 Legislature Session Made Crowd
 It was the legislative session which resulted in the crowded con- dition of the hotel which was filled to the capacity of it's 219 rooms last night.
 The evening had been spent in revelry which lasted almost to the hour the flames were discovered
 At noon the ruins were still smouldering, but f1remen said they hoped to begin their search later in the day.
 Weather Increases Danger
 Zero temperature increased the danger to those driven from the burning hotel and added to the difficulty of the fire fighters.
 Fire was discovered in the four story brick and wood structure about 6:30 a. m. within a few min utes the fire could be seen from the outside. through the windows. As the windows burst from the heat, gusts of smoke rolled out.
 A steady wind famed the fire. Intense cold hindered firemen.
 Guests Heard Shouting
 For 50 minutes, guests in the hotel could be heard shouting and crying. Some of them peered
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