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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-06
BURGLARS MADE
 ESCAPE BY FOG

Danbury, Conn, March 6. (UP) A heavy fog aided several cigar store robbers to escape from po- liceman pursuing them in a taxicab early to-day.
 After loading $500 worth of cigarettes into a waiting automo- bile, the burglars almost stumbled into q policeman. They sped away.
 The officer communicated a cob, was led a mad chase through ccn- tral streets and then to the New York state line where the fugitives. apparently more familiar with the road. disappeared in the fog.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-06
LITCHFIELD Correspondent: Donald Sullivan Phone 52O
b. A. R. DELEGATES
 CHOSEN YESTERDAY
State and National Meet ings to Be Taken in By
 Local Representation

Mary Floyd Tallmadge Chapter, D. A. R., have elected the follow ing delegates to represent the chapter at the national meeting: regent, Mrs John l.. Buel; vice re- gent, Mrs Charles Brusie and Mrs Norman B. Chapin; alternates. Miss Cornelia B. Smith, Miss Ma talie Lincoln, Mrs William S.. Plumb, Mrs Willis O. Perkins and Mrs Martin c. Wright. The delegates elected to attend the state meeting are regent, Mrs John l.. Buel; vice-regent, Mrs Charles Brusie and Miss Anna Doyle. Mrs Norman B. Chapin, Mrs Donald Gaylord: alternates, Mrs Harold Randall. Mrs w. s. Plumb Mrs Gladys Leitheiser. Mrs w. O.. Perkins. Mrs Martin c. Wright. Mrs F. Worth Clark and Mrs w. R. Allen.
 The following members of the Litchfield Boy Scouts. Troop 50, have passed their second class tests: Edward Sepples. William Miles, Allen Miles. James Brews- ter. James Gaining. Rodney Gray and Leslie Siddall.
 Harlan Ford has received mu- sic merit badge and passed his poultry keeping tests. The vegetable growers of Litch- field county will hold meeting m the town hail Wednesday afternoon at 1880 o'clock.
 Mrs William H. Sanford is ser. \ iously i'll at her home on Eas street. Her daughters. Mrs Win throp Jackson of Ipswich. Mass and Mrs Francis Brewster of Grea
 Neck. L. l., have been called i'
 Litchfield.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-06
WELL KNOWN MAN DIED SUDDENLY
Thomas Fitzgerald Suffers Fatal Attack Near Home
 on South Main St

Thomas Fitzgerald, of 6S5 South Main street, died early this after- noon after he had been stricken with a heart attack in the yard near his home. The man was in the yard when neighbors saw him fall Co the ground and carried him in the house.
 Dr Parker was summoned but Fitzgerald was dead when the doc tor arrived. Medical Examiner Dr Edward Kirschbaum ascribed death to heart attack.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-06
CHANGED His VIEW

Washington, March 6-tUP)- Robert A. Healy. member of the securities and exchange commis- sion. today proposed liberalizing amendments to the Raybnrn public utility bill which would permit holding companies to continue in business indefinitely. Previously he had urged elimination of these companies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-06
PENN MAY BE IN HALL
 OF FAME

Harrisburg. Pa. (UP)-The His torical Society of Pennsylvania has launched a movement to elect Will liam Penn to the Hall of Fame at New York university. Nomination of Penn will he made before March 15l6 and the elections win be an- nounced in the fall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-06
BY ELMER c. WALZER United Press Financial EditOl

New York, March 6.-UP)- Stocks were slightly steadier at the opening to-day after yester- days plunge into new low ground for the year. Trading was moder- ately active.
 Utility issues, whose average made a record low in the previous
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-06

A favorable report received to- day on the condition of Thomas F. Dillane, republican registrar of voters, who is a patient at St Mary's hospital. MT Dillane had been con- fined to his home for nearly two weeks. He was removed to the hos pital Monday for observation and more thorough examination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-06
HOME LOAN BONDS

Home Owners Loan
 As 1851 .... .101.2 101.16 Home Owners Loan
 s's 1852 .........1oo.2S 1O2.4 Home Owners Loan
 2%'s 1949 ..... 100. 100.14
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-06
NEW YORK CURB

Amer Superpower ......... Cities Service ............. Elec Bond & Share ........ Niagara Hudson Power eco. United Foundners ..........
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-06

Toledo, CUP, Petitions for re- peal of the city manager form of government for Toledo. adopted by voters last November. have been placed in circulation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-06

Six thousand rabbits were caught in q recent drive in the Cummins district of Australia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-06

Textile mills of Estonia are cm- ploying many mofe people than . year ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-06

Rebecca filling of Plainville spent the week end with MT and Mrs Elmer Coe.
 Myles Upton returned home Sat- urday from several weeks trip motoring through Florida.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-10

All the comfort of your favor
tie house slipper all the
style of Fifth Avenue. Black
kid eyelet tie with famous
features. Hand-turned soles,
arch support, cushion insole.
Sizes 4 to 8.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-18
THE FARMERS SPEAK

THOUSANDS of bronzed-faced farmers
Il went to Washington, TO let the govern
ment know that they are enjoying their
"reginented" incomes. Then they departed
for home and spring blowing.
Tor some of them, this is the first year in
many that they have had the means to enjoy
Pullman travel to the capital city and oppor-
tunity to present their views at the seat of gov
eminent. Hence. it is not strange that they
should declare their opposition to a return to
a system under which they produced an over
abundant harvest-at a loss.
With the help of the government, farmers
have helped themselves. Through the AAA
and processing taxes. they have organized to
control their production and market it at
profit. They have mastered a technique long
employed by industrialists-the technique OF
balancing their production with the market
able demand for their goods.
Here are statistics to show why most
farmers seem to consider the AAA co-opera
tive plan blessing:
In 1882. before the AAA. the total national
farm income was s4,326, 100000. In 1884, it was
$1,000 100000
istration, farmers were selling their products
at SIS per cent of the pre-wsr prices, and buy
ing goods at 1Ol per cent of pre-war prices.
Today. farmers are selling products for III per
cent OF pre-war prices, and buying goods for
1913 per cent of pre-war prices. Farm purchas-
ing power, which stood at 81 per cent of pre-
war parity at the end of the Hoover Admins
tration. now stands at 81 per cent of parity"
In 1882. of the consumers dollar spent for
farm goods, only 349 cents went into the
farmers pocket. In February. 1885, the
farmer got 456 cents of the dollar.
Last month, sales of general merchandise in
small towns and rural areas were 81 per cent
higher in dollar volume than in April, 1884
and 81 per cent higher than in the same
month of 1888.
Democrats can not claim all of the credit
for the balanced production plan that is work.
ing so well. For years, Republican spokesman
sponsored controlled production. President
Hoover's Secretary of Agriculture, Mr.. Jardine
favored it. The Republican platform Of 1882
advocated it.
Strangely. those who today are loudest in
their opposition to balanced farm production
are the same interests that have always
plugged for the higher industrial tariffs, which
robbed American farmers Of their foreign mar
kets and made farm production control in
escapable. Tariffs no less than processing
taxes are levies against consumers. Farmers
are also consumers. And after years of ex-
ploitation. they have again become cash Gus
timers of industry.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-18
SANE COLLEGE GRADUATES

TINE college graduate of tradition is sup
posed to be a know -it-all young man who
leaves the campus for the outside world full
of confidence that people are just going to fall
all over themselves to give him jobs and get
the benefit of his wisdom and energy.
The college graduate of real life in the year
1885 is not bit like that. So, at least says
Vera Christie, manager of the Bureau of Occu-
pations at the University of California, which
is about to turn 5000 young graduates out into
the cold world.
The old-time cockiness, she says, has van
ished. The collegians have been doing some
thinking. in these trying years, and they know
what they're up against.
Having a greater awareness Of reality, they
have also more determination; they have
ceased to look for soft snaps and are looking
for chance to be of service, instead.
The change is about as wholesome thing
for the country as whole as could be
imagined.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-18

cipitated the recent Filipino revolt which CEN
tered in the cocoanut belt.
Aside from the dishonor Of breaking
solemn pledge with a subject people and dis
rupting their economic life at time when
they are trying TO take on the responsibilities
OF self government, and aside from risking
loss of prestige and friendship in the Orient,
the taxation of cocoanut oil is unwise from a
selfish, materialistic viewpoint.
The purpose Of the Kleberg bill is to dis
place the cocoanut oil now used in margarine
with cottonseed oil and other domestic fats
It's object primarily is to benefit our farm
ers Yet its effect Will be the opposite 1t
will cut down the purchasing power of the
Filpinos, who in 1893 bought more than eight
million dollars worth of American cotton and
cotton goods, and more than five million dol
lars worth Of other American farm products
Accepting unfair handicaps of trade quotas
which TIE United States imposed, the Fill
ipinos wagered they could take their place in
the family Of nations. We should not further
stack the cards against them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-18
THREATS TO WAGES

IN standing for stronger NRA and against
the Patman printing press bill, President
Roosevelt fights two serious threats 10 Amer
lean purchasing power. He knows-although
some OF his congressional leaders seem to
have forgotten-thst restored purchasing
power is the key To recovery.
Imperfect though it Is. NRA has curoed
certain wsge-cutting practices under which
sveatshop and ehild-labor exploiters resped
profits by underselling and bsnkrupting more
honorsb bic competitors. strengthened NRA
could hold and improve these gains in wage
standards. But lapse Of NRA would open
the gates to a flood Of cheap labor and cause
6 calamitous sag in wages
The Patman plan TO initiate currency by
congressional fat on the other hand. after
an artificial boom would gnaw out the sub
stance OF workers wages by decreasing the
buying power Of the dollars they earn. 1t
would decrease real wages, living standards
and purchasing power.
Rob the people Of their purchasing power
and hopes Of recovery vanish.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-18
Where Are the Answers?
An Editorial.

is clear that the only thing that could be
done was 20 commit him?
T. II the original "disobeyed' process had
no relation to the proceeding in which Barker
was convicted in 1925, why did the case num-
Der C6O466) appear on the jacket of. the at
tachment?
s. When Barker was released Nov. Is, 1894,
was he ever brought to court 10 try the issue
whether or not he "disobeyed' the process for
disobedience Of which he was attached?
s. Was he ever brought to court to answer
the original d-sobeyed process?
7. Why was Barker released without hav-
irg been called into court to answer either
the original disobeyed process or the contempt?
g. Why was Barker released on his own
recognizance?
9. Did you give Joel A. Baker authority to
sign the release paper upon which Lee Barker
was released Nov. Is, 1884.
For seven days, the questions have remained
unanswered.
How about the answers, judge?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-18
STILL FAR TO GO

THE cost of living seems to be going up
again. This is especially true of food
prices and much OK the rise is unquestion-
ably due to the processing taxes by which
the AAA is boosting farm incomes.
Before we set too glum about it, however
we might remember that these costs are still
far below the 1929 level.
Figures just compiled by the National In
dustrial Conference Board show that food
prices rose IS per cent from March 10 April,
and now stand 3s per cent higher than they
stood in April. 1888. But it is important to
notice that they are still III per cent below
the level Of April, 1929.
II is the same with the prices of clothing
and house rent. The former are "a per cent
above the level of two years ago. the latter
per cent above; but clothing costs % per
cent less than It did in April. 1929 and rents
are IS per cent below the 1929 mark.
These increases. in other words. can go
good deal farther before they reach any
thing like real boom-time levels.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-18
GYPPING THE FILIPINOS

THE Filipino people voted % to 70 adopt
Il the constitution under which the United
States decreed they might be governed for
10 years preceding their independence.
on the same day. the House Agriculture
Committee began consideration Of proposal
70 violate for the second time Congress ex-
plicit compact with the F1npinoS.
The Kleberg bill to impose a tax Of 10 cents
= pound on margarine produced from foreign
oils would destroy much Of what is left Of the
American market for Philippine oocoanut oil.
Our import tax OF 5 cents pound on cocoa
nut oil levied BY Congress last year-one week
after the Philippine legislature had approved
the Tydings-M cDufie independence terms
was our frst violation Of our agreement II
has already cut American imports Of Philippine
eocosnut oil and ooprs BY &c per cent, and
brought economic distress 10 one-fourth. Of
the Philippine population This distress pre-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-18
sAruRDAY. NAY y. 1855.
A BANK SUPREME COURT

CREDIT controls business, but who IS 70
- control credit? That is the big banking
issue today - it has always been. secre-
tary Morgenthau yesterday told Senate sub
committee tina. control should be vested in
q government board similar to the supreme
court. This is a fine idea. But. like other
ideals. it is not easy to achieve.
That WIS the original idea behind the Fed
eral Reserve system. It accomplished part of
the reform Of taking control out of the hands
Of few powerful private banks. But we
still have long way to go. The privately
owned regional Federal Reserve banks, as dis
tuct from the governmental Federal Reserve
Board. stin have a large measure Of credit
control Hence the Roosevelt Eccles reform
bill. which the House distorted somewhat ard
which is now IN Senate committee. The pur-
pose of this bill is transfer OF that increas-
ingly powerful instrument Of credit control,
open market operations from the private re-
Serve banks 20 the reserve board.
Opponents argue that bankers know their
own business better than the government. His
tory. especially recent events. supplies the an
swcr The bankers nearly led us over the
cliff So BY The trial and error method which
determines progress. it is natural that the
nation nov turns to the governpent TO do
the Job. Logically. control over t1e peoples
money and credit should be n the hands of
the peoples representatives. At least they
can not do much worse than the private bank
,rs have done. and they may do better.
But u would be foolish to ignore the bank
ess argument that there are grave dangers
in political control Of credit. Any admistra-
ton in Washington might be tempted to use
this power OF life and death over business
Tor partisan purposes especially n a cam
paign year Such reform" might be even
worse than the evil it was to eliminate.
Secretary Morgenthau touched the heart of
the matter when he said that the Federal
Reserve Board should oe like the supreme
court. That means not only strong. but in
dependent OF political infiuence-or as indie
pendent as humanity possible. The only presi-
dental connection should be the power to APP
point The hoard members should have sufh-
Gent salaries and retirement pay to make
them independent of personal business con-
siderations. And of course the Secretary of
the Treasury. a political official, could no
longer be an ex-of1cio member of the board.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-18
As SURE As

THE good old custom of tearing up the city
u streets and highways before the Speedway
race is being observed again this year.
With the race only few DAYS away, sec
tionS Of streets in various parts of the city
and county now are leaving their foundations
with alarming rapidity.
Westinghouse in the center of the shop
ping area is having its face lifted: road near
the entrance Of the Speedway is being re-
modelled Road 50 at 3Oth-st is a mass of holes
and piled dirt and on the South Side today
one autoist took dive into a street hole, re-
Gently created.
But indianapolis and Marion County Off
Gals never have been known to think much
about the timelineSs of street repairs.
There's only one silver lining in this cloud
OF dirt and concrete. It's this
That We can all sit back and not worry
about street repairs interfering with our driv-
ing until about 10 days before the Indiana
State Fair opens.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-18
A POOR EXAMPLE

A a sidelight on the efficacy of capital
N punishment in the matter Of crime pre-
vention, consider the recent attempt at jail
delivery at the Eastman Prison Farm IN
Texas.
Early one morning the outlaw Raymond
Hamilton was electrocuted at that prison.
His crime WIS the murder OF prison guard
a year ago or so earlier he had escaped from
the prison, killing a guard in his getaway,
Something less than 48 hours after his
electrocution. three prisoners in this same in
Stitution made a break for freedom. There
was gunflre, and one convict, one guard, and
a truSy were killed.
If the electrocution of HAMILTON was de-
terrent TO others contemplating a crime like
this, how was it that a similar crime took
place in that same prison within two days
of the date Of his own execution?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-18

something for nothing, affects so
many people that a real leader,
Democrat or Republican, can
never get full cooperation to carry
out his plans
Father Coughlin's fits of anger
at those who dare disagree with
his notions is ample proof that
this man has double crossed his
religion.
1t is to be regretted that such
venom as he spat forth recently
in a speech in answer to Gen.
Hugh S. Johnson is permitted to
be broadcast over radio network.
You could just about see venge-
ance and hate emerge from the
loudSpeaker and if that's religion
then my idea Of religion is all
wrong. In my opinion it is the
churchs duty to promote clean
government and civic affairs, but
not to indorse rabble- trousers such
as Father Coughlin has plainly
proved himself to be.
If he we're to gain great power
God forbid his lowly followers
would Immediately have a sad
awakening in that they would be
forgotten by their great one. There
are still lot of us who refuse to
let others do our thinking and we
don't send kilograms and letters
to Washington to demand the will
of a Father Coughlin be carried
out unless we first convince our
selves that it is sensible. We will
string along with our great leader
President Roosevelt until he falls
down on the job and some one
better comes along.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-18

know a woman who has a 81 letter
and if she got $50 she would hire a
carpenter to fix her porch and a
painter to paint her house. Again,
that's putting men TO work and put
ting the money into circulation.
G pod times and work could be here
i. everybody played the chain let
ter game in an honest way. Not
only that. but figure it out yourself.
The letter shops, stationery, wouldn't
they sell more?
The government says don't hoard
your money and now when We are
passing it around, its against the
law.
I'm working and am only making
enough to get by, and I can't buy
any clothes, but I could il I got a
bunch of chain letters.
So. what's the answer. folk. do
we go on the way we have, trying
to pay our bills and taxes, or do
you want to play straight on this
chain letter and get yours as your
names reach the top?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-18

By Charles w. Peters. =
I congratulate you on your edi-
torial The Intolerant Coughlin"
and I also would like to answer
some Of those idol-worshipping
contributors to this column who
attacked the editorial.
There is so much to be said
against Father Coughlin and his
tactics that it is difficult to find a
starting or stopping point.
I was very much interested in
Father Coughlin's Sunday radio
talks until people went crazy and
started idolizing and calling him
the peoples hope or something like
that which, in turn. caused his
demagogic mind to soar so high
that he became drunk with his
imaginary Importance.
He dreams of great political
power and no clear-t thinking in
dividual who will pause a moment
and do his own thinking can
deny it. I do my own thinking and
decided long ago that Father
Coughlin is on the same plane
with the Huey Long, DR.. Town
send and other "demagogic de-
liverers," who are quite certain
. that their own particular plans or
panaceas are a solution to our
economic problems.
Most of the American people are
like sheep. Let one start and the
whole herd falls in line and fol-
lows any erection the leader
chooses if they think he has some
thing mysterious up his sleeve.
This disease, a combination of
ignorance, lazinesS and a desire of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-18

NNE week ago today The indianapolis
~ Tines asked Criminal Judge Frank P.
Baker nine questions concerning the Barker
case.
One week has passed and the questions still
are not answered. The Times attempted TO ask
the question verbally and week ago today
presented them to Judge Baker II written
form
The Barker case and the facts surrounding
IT are Of more interest 10 the people Of this
community than they are to one indianapolis
newspaper.
Consequently. The Times suggested that If
Judge Baker did not desire to answer them in
The Times that he could answer them in the
News. Star or Commercial.
Those questions are:
/ What vas the Criminal Court process
which Lee Barker disobeyed that he was
attached for such disobedience?
Did it relate TO the original proceedings
in which Lee Barker was convicted in 1926?
g. II 50. why was he released when the law
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-18
So They Say

The criterion of decency is fixed
by time, place, geography, and all
the elements that make for a con-
stantly changing world. A practice
regarded as decent in one period
may be indecent in another
Magistrate J. J. Goldstein of New
York.
Nobody but sucker ever worked
unless he had 70, ana nobody ever
got rich working Howard Scott.
You can continue your unbal-
anced condition longer than Euro
pean nations because your people
are not so easily alarmed. But
when your public psychology does
change. great is the fall thereof
Sir Josiah Stamp. British economist.
In 1896 there1l be another cleo
ton and homo sapiens Americans
will vote another bunch OF racket
GERS in 10 make suckers Of EN- again.
Howard Scott, head technocrat.
The things We found in Antarc-
tica had nothing to do with the
price of potatoes. but they added
greatly TO our knowledge of the
world-Admira Byrd.
It's not the Republican party
that's dead, but the old Democratic
party-knifed in the back by the
New Deal-Rep. Hamilton Fish Jr.
of New York.