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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-27

The program committee of the
National Federation of Mems Bible
Classes, Harry Slack, New York,
Russell Fairhurst, Newark; Har-
Ian ID, Crowell, Stamford; Arthur
M. Cutlery, Hartford and James
Johnston, East Hartford, announce
the following program for the
Tenth Annual Convention of Mems
Bible Glasses to be held in Bush.
nell Memorial Hall, Hartford, May
5th and 9Th beginning at 2 p. m.
on Saturday, May 9Th. ~
Song service led by John Thorn
as, Rutherford, N. J.; Greetings by
Honorable Wilbur L. Cross, COVER
nor of Connecticut, Mayor J. Wat
son Beach of Hartford, Rev.
Frank B. Haggard, president OF
the Hartford Federation of
Churches and Honorable William
Ward, honorary president of the
World Brotherhood, from London.
The keynote of the convention
will be given by Rev. John L. Da-
Wis of New York city. DR.. Davis
was formerly pastor of the Meth
odist church in New Britain and
under his able leadership the
Eyeryman's Bible Glass of that city
Mems Bible Glasses in the United
States. 1t was largely through the
influence of this class that the
National Federation Of Mems BIZ
BILE Glasses was organized at New
Britain April 26, 1924. The latter
part of the afternoon session will
be given over to four group con-
ferences as follows:
"The Bible, It's Use as Guide
in Daily Living" chairman, Har-
Ian d. Crowell, president of the
Connecticut Federation; leader,
DR.. Willard Robinson of New
York, secretary of the New York
Bible Society; reviewer, Rev.
Charles c.. Noble, pastor of First
NJ. L. Church, Hartford.
Prayer, When, Where, How and
Why" chairman, George e. Harris
of the Vaughn Bible Glass OF
Washington, D. c.; leader, Dr. l.
w. Williamson, director of Mems
Work Of fremont Temple, Boston,
and leader of the largest Mems
Bible Glass in the city of Boston;
reviewer, Rev. John H. Jackson,
pastor of st. Andrews Episcopal
church, Hartford.
problems of Glass Teachers and
Leaders of Christian Men," chair
man, VIM. o. Florian, regional
vice. president of New England and
a national officer since the New
Britain Convention; leader, Charles
X. Calhoun, leader of the Every
mans Bible Glass of Bridgeport;
reviewer, Rev. VIM. B. Tuthill, pas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-27
Congress Bombarded
With Tons OfLetters
lO,5OO,O 900 Received Between Jan and April Is Of
This Year-Fifty Per Cent Favor New Deal

New York, April 27-Members
of Congress received 1O,5O0,0OO let.
tiers between January LIST and April
18th of this year. Walter Daven-
port, associate editor of Golfers
Weekly, in rough analysis of this
vast correspondence, finds that the
vast majority of the letters deal
with five subjects: demands for
jobs, demands for money, demands
for action, demands for redistribu-
ton of wealth, and demands for
revised taxation schemes.
The majority of the letters, Mr.
Davenport finds, are not timid,-
the writer's in an overwhelming
majority of cases use strong or
mandatory language,-they either,
pray, command, threaten or en-
treat.
The majority of the letters show,
according to Mr. Davenport, that
while discomfort Is still actively
prevalent. and warnings of revolt
appear in SO per cent of the let
tiers, the masses are insistent that
President Roosevelt carries the
only banner they will follow
From these letters, according to
Mr. Davenport, the administration
is finding a good deal of comfort
for the next stages of it's policy.
1.-THE problem which the White
House ponders," Mr. Davenport
sums up, has become a question
of proceeding boldly along the
trail already half blazed, or pro-
ceeding cautiously with both eyes
alert for political expediency and
economic dogges. For decades the
country has been ruled by organ
lied minorities; the spirit Of the
current administration has been to
turn this much-abused privilege
over to an organized majority
provided the majority can be or
ganized.
"In the approaching elections
to that, If not the whole answer.
Analysis of what the populace says
in the polling booths in November
Is going to furnish something Of
the answer to whether what the
country is undergoing is social
revolution or merely an emergency
squirming.
"Unless the ti-Roosevelt forces
come through the fall elections
with impressive victories, they may
as well join the big parade. There
is no evidence that the president
is not prepared to insist that in
dustry comply with the New Deals
mandate even to the length of regi-
mentation. In November we shall
learn how much the country wants
him to.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-27
Spitzer Estate
Valued at $3.50

An estate of $3.50 was left by
Mrs Bella A. Splitter, former oper
ator of The Colonnade, Inc, on
State street, according to the in
ventory filed to-day in probate
court. The estate consists of
personal property, there being no
real estate. All of the stock in
the estate is pledged as collateral
to the Waterbury National Bank
for loan in the amount of $1,000.
The inventory shows deposit at
the Waterbury National Bank Of
$67.5O; sedan worth 500; 81
shares of common stock of the Col
onade, Inc, valued at $1,000; one
twin diamond ring, $3.50; one three
stone diamond ring, SIS; one clus-
ter diamond ring, 81; one Swiss
watch, SO; 700 shares, common
stock Continental Baking Co, ST.
$50; 20 shares, Continental Bak-
ing Co, preferred $1.220.10; 10
Nshares, Ward Baking Co, common,
.$25: 10 shares Ward Baking Co,
preferred, $500; nine shares. Cen
eral Baking Co, $112.50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-27
COMMUNITY CLUBS
10TH ANNUAL HOP
Washington Hill Serenad-
ers to Feature Anniver-
sary Program Tonight

Members of the Washington
Park Community Club will hold
their 10th annual dance tonight at
the Hopeville school gymnasium.
Final plans for the event were
completed last night at meeting
at Mulcahy school. Music for the
dancing will be furnished by the
recently organized Washington
Park Community Club Serenaders
which is under the direction of
Charles Davino.
Ted Donahue is chairman of the
committee in charge of arrange
ments and is being assisted by
Frank Sturges, John Dalton, Mrs
Michael Kelly, Vincent Ippolito,
John Shea and Francis Kelley.
At the meeting, also, it was vot-
ed to sponsor the Washington Park
Twilight league again this year, the
games to be playedNon Monday
and Thursday nights. A meeting of
team captains has been called for
1880 o'clock Sunday morning at
the home of President Thomas
Reynolds.
a vote was passed petitioning
the police board to prOvlde stop
signs for Luke and Lounsbury
streets and Sylvan avenue and
Washington street.
Following the business session,
Miss Imelda Casey's dancing pu-
pills entertained, solos were sung
by Mrs Catherine Rochon, Peggy
Doyle and Jerome Kerwin, a Span
ish dance. and polka were present
ed by Miss Helen Name and Miss
Anna Lazdauskas offered a toe and
tap number. Misses Casey and
Anne O'Neil were the accompan-
lists.
A program committee for the
dedication of the new community
house on July 4th was also named
last evening, consisting of John
Dalton, Thomas Evans, Thomas
Conway, John Shea, Joseph Phe-
Ian, John Phelan, Thomas Rey-
nolds John Day, Frank Sturges,
Vincent Ippolito, Mrs Henry Hay
den, Mrs Rochon, Mrs P. O'Con-
nor, Mrs A. Fracher, Mrs M. Kelly,
Mrs M. Darling and Mrs Edward
Brown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-27
Supt Mclean Picks
Escort for Funeral

The police detail at the funeral
Of Patrolman John F. O'Rourke,
popular member Of the force for
16 years, will be in charge of Lieut..
James Mulville, it was announced
last night by Supt. Joseph HI. Nc
Lean.
From the Mulville funeral home,
270 West Main street, at Sis o.
clock tomorrow morning, the fu-
neral will proceed to st. Thomas
church for q solemn mass + re-
auiem at o'clock. Burial will be
in new st. Joseph's cemetery.
Supt. Mclean also named the
following patrolmen as bear
ers: Joseph Phelan, Henry Hayes.
John Donahue, Joseph McEvoy,
Eugene Blodgett and James
Moore. The color guard includes
Patrolmen John Moynihan, Joseph
Collins and John Parker.
The escort will be under COM
mand of Lieut.. James Mulville
and will include Motor Patrolmen
George McElligott and Alfred Ov-
erton; Patrolmen Anthony Mari
ano, Charles Nolan, John Walsh.
James Girch, Ernest Pakul. Frank
Smith, Anthony Dereskevic- Will
lam Sanford, Edward Hayes. John
Meaney, John Shea and George
Flavin.
China's railways are beinge re-
habi1itated and extended.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-27
Mems Bible Classes
To Meet In Hartford
Program Arranged for Annual Convention May 5 and
6-Rev John L. Davis to Speak

tor Windsor Avenue Congregation
al church, Hartford.
"Prbole:n and Value of Glass Or
ganization," chairman Russell Fair
hurst. secretary of the National
Federation of Newark; leader,
Neason Jones, the first president
of the National Federation and
one of the active workers in the
Bartholow Glass of Mt. Vernon,
N. Y; reviewer, Rev. John. New
ton Lackey, d. D., pastor Central
Baptist church of Hartford.
George L. Lewis, Milton s. ButS
ton, Frank Russell and Clearance c.
Palmer, all of Hartford, have ar
ranged for the Fellowship Sup
per at the Connecticut State Ar
mory at 6 p. M, where. all the
delegates will be served at one
sitting. ia
"The Climax of Another Great
Day. will be the subject of the, ad-
dress by Rev. Lester H. Clee at the
mass meeting at 7:15 p. m. in the
Bushnell Memorial hall. Mr.. Clee
is one Of the outstanding leaders
of Christian men, is pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church of
Newark land received over four
teen hundred new members into
that church in the first four years
of his pastorate. He Is leader of
the Clee Everyman's Bible Class
Of Newark which has had an av-
erage attendance this season of
nearly fifteen hundrej men.
Assisting at this service will be
a mems chorus of one hundred
and fifty voices under the leader
ship of c. Harvey Lidstedt of East
Hartford. This gathering will close
with a religious drama under the
direction of Professor Edna L.
Baxter of the Hartford Seminary
Foundation.
J. Earl Custer, Rev. c. B. Jen--
sen and Lester S. Kittredge of
Hartford have arranged for over
night entertainment for the out
of-town delegates.
: There will be three services on
Sunday beginning with the Sunrise
Service in Bushnell PAX at $3.50
a. M, sponsored by, Harlan D.
Crowell, president Of the State
Federation of Connecticut.
The Ideal Bible Class session will
be held in Bushnell Memorial hall
at 8 a. M. sponsored by the Penn
sylvania Federation or Mems BLDG
Glasses, with Joseph Montgomery,
former national president, of Phil
presiding. Mr.. John john
son, leader Of the Mt. Airy Mems
Bible Glass of Philadelphia, will
give the message.
The final, session will be the
monster mass meeting at 2 p. m.
in Bushnell Memorial hall with
DIR. o. F. Bartholow, pastor of the
First Methodist church, Mt. Yer
non, N. Y, as speaker. DR.. Bar
thoiow has been pastor of this
one church for twenty-nine years
and is known as the originator OF
the military plan of the Mems BIZ
BILE Glass movement. 1t was through
the influence of the famous Bar
tholow Glass that. leaders in other
churches received the inspiration
which led to the formation OF
other large classes in the various
sections of the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-27

Notices preliminary 70 actual
contracts. for the coming year have
been sent TO all teachers In the
local schools. asking IL they are
willing to sign the contracts. Fol-
lowing the signing of the notices,
which are to be sent back 70 be
approved by the board Of education
and the school superintendent the
contracts will be sent them, some
time after May /.
A waiver of Is per cent Of the
basic rate of pay features the new
contracts. For the past two years
the contracts have included waivers
of 20 per cent. The waivers are
an agreement by the teachers to
turn back Is per cent of the salary
prevailing before the depression
into the city treasury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-27

China's railways are beinge re-
habilitated and extended.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-27
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Boston, April 27-(UP)-Weather
forecast:
husetts-Partly cloudy and
considerably colder. Probably rain
in southeast portion early tonight.
Saturday fair and cooler. Heavy
frost in exposed places in north and
west portions tonight.
Rhode Island-Fair and colder.
Probably heavy frost in exposed
places tonight. Saturday fair and
Connecticut: Fair and cooler to-
night, probably heavy frosts. Sat-
urday fair and cooler.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-27
JAIL SENTENCES
FOR LOCAL TRIO

Changing their plea from not
guilty to nolo contenders on
charges of breaking and entering,
Martin Litz, Leonard Scarritt and
Fred Miller, all of this city, were
sentenced to four months in the
county Jail at trial in superior
court in Litchfield yesterday. "A
fourth youth, John Del Negro, was
placed on probation for six months
by Judge John Richards Booth.
Three Waterbury detectives,
Lieutenant Chris Harmon and De-
tectives Connie Shanahan and Ed
ward McEIligott, were present at
the trial. They arrested the quar-
tet in this city early last month,
tracing them through a stolen car
recovered on Wolcott road.
Attorney John T. MonZani of this
city represented the youths.
DR. Bertram Pollock, Bishop Of
Norwich. England, has received an
anonymous gift Of 100000 to pre-
vide a new church in Mile Cross.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-27
SIx-YEAR OLD BOY
RUN DOWN BY AUTO

A six year old boy. Richard
Langlois. OF IL West Farm street.
was slightly injured late yester-
day afternoon when he was struck
by car driven by Rose Lakatos
of n School street, Naugatuck.
The driver told police that the boy
ran out from behind a parked car
as she was driving down Bank
street and that she was unable to
avoid hitting him.
The boy was taken to his home
by his parents, who were with him
at the time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-27

"Roosevelt's carelessness of
party confines has aroused the an
tagonism of some bourbon demo-
Gratis of the East and South. But
it has enlisted wholesale the sup
port of the liberal republicans of
the West. Thus he is the most Sc
rious threat the White House has
ever presented to the old political
order in America. AS such he has
many enemies in his own party, al
though they have thus far thought
it best to keep their feelings well
concealed"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-27

Brigadler Albert Bates OF
Hartford win visit the local
Salvation Army post t0mor-
row evening and win oiIlciatc
at the wedding OF Frank
Duren and Miss Evelyn
Hastings at the local citadel.
The prospective bride and
groom are well known mem
bers of the Waterbury. army
post and their many friends
have been invited to the GER
emOnies.
Captain and Mrs DARRELL
and the Mcriden band VIII
be among the guests.
The Washington times., 1934-06-04
Follow Garner Back Home,
Advice to Legislators
BIZ James T. Williams, T.

Vice President Garner has
served notice that he is going
from the Capitol to the Union
Station to catch a train for his
home in Uvalde, Texas. as soon
as the final rap of his gavel ad-
journS the session of the upper
house.
1t would be a service to them
selves and to the nation if all
Senators and Representatives in
Congress would follow Mr.. Gar
ner's example and start home
at the same time.
Vice President Garner is not
only going home but he intends
to remain there until after
Christmas. returning to Wash
ington just in time to be pres
ent at the opening session of the
new Congress next January.
1t would be a service to them
selves and to the nation if all
Senators and Representatives in
Congress would follow Mr.. Gar.
ner in this regard. They badly
need the contact with their own
constituents which only a long
tour of duty at home can give
them.
One-third of the Senate and
all of the House of Representa-
tives are elected this year. This
means that this is the last ses-
sion Congress for some Senators
and more Representatives. But
over and above the changes
which the election next Novem-
Der will make in both houses,
our national legislators can
profit themselves and the coun-
try by absenting themselves
from the Federal City from the
time Congress adjourns this
month until the new Congress
convenes next January. And
this is so for the following rea-
sons. as the wiser legislators ad-
init among themselves:
Needs Chance
Administration badly needs a
chance to catch up with legiSla-
ton. So much legislation has
been enacted since President
Roosevelt entered the White
House fifteen months ago that
the legislative branch has not
yet been able to digest all of it
by a great deal. In some cases
the President is still trying to
find the right men to. administer
the new laws. Requirements of
many miSfits selected in haste
will have to be made before the
end of the year. In other cases
the new laws are so experiment
tai in purpose that much time
is required to assembly the ma
chinery for their enforcement.
These are essentially admins
trative tasks. They are not in
any sense the business of legis-
lators. Senators and Represen-
tatives, having enacted these
measures, have no further au-
The Washington times., 1934-06-04
District MiS-GOvernment
New Deal Needed


The slightest consideration of the contents of the recently
passed District appropriation bill and the debate thereon
should convince reasonably minded members of the Senate
and House has give the National Capital
a legislative deal.
The bill repee with inconsistencies and faults would
be any bill which conceived the spleen demonstrated
the appropriations subcommittee the District
IT SHOULD CERTAINLY BE POSSIBLE FOR THE SEN
ATE AND HOUSE TO DISCOVER WHY THIS RAGE AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL EXISTS IF 1T HAS ANY
BASIS IN FACT, AND IF NOT WHAT STEPS CAN BE
TAKEN TO ELIMINATE 1T.
So long as present conditions exist perpetuated in
the situation unfair both Congress and to the
yoteless residents Of the District
The government to which the National Capital sub
jected by individual members Congress reflection upon
the ability and reputation of the entire Congress.
This reflection may not embarras Congressman in their
home districts because of lack of publicity in those districts
but nevertheless the country may day begin to wonder
Congress incapable of governing the country is
of governing the National Capital.
The slash taken control of public utilities in the 1885
appropriation bill instance of the faulty dangerous
government to which the District is subject
Because of that slash the utilities
will be severely curtailed
This slash going to cost the public in charges for
the services of these utilities than is going taxes
Yet the slash put through Congress without great
fuss and with members procaing that was justified
TO MEET THE SITUATION WITH WHICH THE DIS
TRICT IS CONFRONTED CONGRESS IN SIMPLE JUSTICE
SHOULD BEFORE 1T ADJoURNs APPOINT JOINT
COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE ENTIRE MATTER OF
GOVERNING THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Washington times., 1934-06-04
By T. E. Powers

thority or responsibility in re-
gard to them. And to assume
otherwise would simply mean
legislative meddling in executive
business.
But new legislation is not
what generally keeps some of
the members of the two houses
in the Federal City after Con-
gress adjourns. What keeps
them here is errands at the de-
partments which national legis-
latorS ought not to undertake.
These errands are pressed upon
them by constituents who at
tempt to make departmental
"bell-hops" out of Senators and
Representatives. If the latter
are not in the Federal City, they
cannot be expected to run err
rands for the small minority of
their constituents who are try
ing to use political influence to
get from the Government what
they are not entitled to receive.
President Roosevelt is trying
hard to put stop to the prac
ticing of members of the Demo
cratic national committee before
the executive departments. He
has used his influence to bring
about the designations of those
committee men who have thus
abused their political position by
hiring themselves out as law
yerS" to clients seeking Federal
favorS of all sorts.
Should Follow Example
The President can hardly be
expected. however, to apply the
same rule to the members of
coordinate branch of the Gov
eminent. He and the country
must rely on an intelligent pub
lie sentiment to discourage Sen.
ators and Representatives from
taking up their permanent resi-
dence in the Federal City, losing
touch with the plain people of
their States and districts and
abusing the dignity and power
of what ought to be a dignified
and powerful office to run err
rands around the executive de-
partmentS for a few greedy con-
Stituents. Some of the greedy
group seem to think that a Sen
ator or Representative in Con-
gress is nothing more than a
lobbyist whom they hire by the
term when they vote for him on
election day.
Senators and Representative
in Congress, who follow the ex-
ample of Vice President Garner
by going home when Congress
adjourns and staying there un-
til the new Congress convenes,
will live up to their conStitu-
tional responsibilities and show
respect for those that devolve
exclusively upon the executive
branch of the Government. BY
so doing they will also give
administration a chance to catch
up with legislation"
(Convriybt 1n2A Nh q Wasbipcfon Times,
The Washington times., 1934-06-04

But, thus far. no adviser" has
had the originality to suggest
anything between crossword
puzzles and some way of acqulr-
ing more efficiency" for max
ing money. Ho-hum-and a
couple of huns!
After keeping his Religion,
his culture and his eSthetlc
tastes in his wife's name for all
these years, the question OF
what a man will do with his
new-found play-time is no light
and airy problem. Any woman
who has known what it is to
have ITS pounds of masculine
restlesSness flashing around the
house on a golf-less Sunday or
a stormy weekend, looks for.
ward to the prospect with shud'
dering foreboding.
Leisure, to the A mer C n
business man. has been too
long-just the interval in which
to work up more pep for dollar
chasing: a chance to get "glori-
Gus" on Saturday night, sleep