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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-14

day under escort of state troop CTS.
 They had remained up late last night, singing and enjoying re- treatments, and except for one who is i'll. posed for photographs this morning in the hotel dining room.
 After the photogra phs, a motion picture man tried to get Charles Walter, jury foreman, to pose.
 That's all the posing we're go- ing to do," Walton said. pushing the man aside.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-14
NEW SUICIDE WRINKLE

Dallas. Texas - (UP) - Mrs N. D. Huffman, 27, stopped in q drug store with her husband and another woman for soda. A half hour later she died in city hospital of poison. She had slipped the dose into her drink when no one was looking. r-.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-14
:Jnrors Return Home

Bennington, Feb. 14.-(UP).- YTe Hauptmann trial jurors-four Woshen and eight men who doomed Bruno Richard Hauptmanin to death h--returned to their homes to-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-14

verdict has been reached.
 At 1O:32-Hauptmann enters courtroom.
 At 10:34-Jury starts coming in. At 1O:43 Trenchard mounts bench.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-14
CONNECTICUT SECURITIES
 The Is. f. Grisgs t'O.
PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS

PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS
 Bid Asked Bridgeport Gas It Co. 29 32 Bridgep't Hydraulic Co 25 28 Conn Flee Service ... 8 35 Conn Gas x Coke com 1k az Conn Gas & Coke pfd. AZ 45 Conn It X Pow 5k %
 pfd ............. lO6 .r- Conn It & Pow 6h%
 pfd ......... ..f.. IA Conn. Power Co xd.,. 33 35 Conn Ky x Ltg Co com 36 Al ' Conn Ky & I.tg Co com 36 Al Conn Ky & Ltg Co pfd 46 51 Hid Elect It Co com. 51h 53h Hid Cast It Co com. 37 40 @ Illuminating Shares A. 34k 36h New Haven Water Co. 59 62 South N. E. Tel Go 104 10S
 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS Ann Hardware Co =. 21 23 Bristol Brass Corp com 34
 Colts Pat Fire Arms Co 27 20 Z Eagle Lock Co ...,.. IS Fl Landers, Frary & Clark 35 37 N. Brit Mach Co com 4 North & Judd Mfg Go 22 "A Peck, Stow & Wilcox 2 4 Remington Arms .... 2h 3h Scovill Mfg Co ...... 21 22 # Stanley Works Co com 23 20 Torrington Co ....... 72 "A INSURANCE STOCKS Aetna Fire Ins. ..... AZ 5O Aetna Life Ins. ...... 17M 19h Automobile Ins. ..... 24k 2G5 Conn. General ...... 2S 30 Hartford Fire Ins. l.. 58k 6Oh l Home. Ins. 27 2J National Fire Ins. .... 5Sk 60h Phoenix Fire Ins. .... "A v Travellers Ins. ...... 400 410
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-14
Mother Makes Appeal


 Kamenz, Germany, Feb. 14.-- (UP).-Frau Pauline Hauptmann. aged, white haired mother of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, wrote a pathetic appeal to President Roosevelt today. asking clemency for her murderer-son.
 Frau Hauptmann was reluctant to discuss the contents of her let ter before the president receives it. However, it is brief and in simple language sets forth a mothers plea for mercy so that her son may re- turn to help support her and give her comfort in her old age. Frau Hauptmann, who Is 66. was pricing vegetables at a market efal1, when she first heard the news through a passerby's remark that her son had been sentenced to death.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-14
N. '. Bank and Trust Stocks
 The R. F. GriGgs Co.

Bid Asked Bank of Manhattan. 22 25 Bank of N. Y. & Trust 36O 38O Bankers Trust :.... 60 63 Cent Hanover Bank &
 TruSt ........... 120 -126 Chase National Bank 24 27 Chemical Bank & Trust 39 AZ Corn Exchange Bank 47 51 Empire Trust ....t. 16 19 !, First National Bank 170O 1900 Guaranty Trust .... .. 317 326 Irving Trust ...... 15 17 Manufacturers Trust 22 25 National City Bank ;. 21K 24A New York Trust .... 1O2 107 Title Guar & Trust 5 2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-14

CTS and that e1paH5IVHrU rUI lVISIBH acreage has been encouraged.
 WOOL MARKET
 Boston, Feb 14-(UP)-1ncreas- ed interest Is being shown in ASS, Sos, and IA blood fleeces, but the price trend at the moment Is down. ward, according to today's report of the U. s. Agriculture Depart ment.
 Buyers are offering 24 cents in the grease for the best strictly combing bright Ohio Lines. Most holders, however, are refusnig this figure but have accepted 25-25 1-2 cents in the grease for good Ohio Wools. Some bright Missouri 1-4 blood fleeces have been sold at "A cents for graded strictly combing staple. \. at
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.LYNCHINC CALLED
 OPEN ANARCHY

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Main List Continued Their Fluctuations
Heavy Selling in the Studebaker Common Stock
 Which Drifted Down Toward the Zero Point
WOOL MARKET

CTS and that expansion of foreign acreage has been encouraged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-05
WELDING Of STEEL
.H0MESENV|S|0NED
Metal Members Seen as
Ending Settling Troubles
in Houses.

A big advance in the use of welding
in the building industry Is predicted
by William Spraragen Of the Welding
Research Committee Of the Engineer
ing Foundation in a report to the
American Chemical Society.
1.-THE full possibilities have probably
not advanced beyond Is per cent Of
during the next two or three dec
ades," declares Spraragen, who finds
that the rapid expansion Of welding
is penetrating to an increasing extent
the field Of home construction. Weld
ing, he points out, is modern tool
which may be employed advantageous
ly to supplement riveting and other
methods Of fabrication.
1.-THE all-welded multiple STORY build
ing is no longer a rarity either in this
country or abroad" he points out.
welding is finding growing favor for
such applications as piping work and
the fabrication Of steel frames for
private dwellings. These rapid adj
vances have been made possible large
ly through cooperative action in re-
search work and Standardization. The
American Welding Society's building
code has been adopted in whole or
in part by large number of munich
palities.
More Steel Seen.
Undoubtedly the home Of tomorrow
will be radically different from pres
ent-day construction. condition
ing of homes. at present luxury, will
be considered as standard equipment
in much the same way that mechan-
ical refrigeration is today. To pro-
vide homes that may be economically
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-05

or individuality. The steel construc-
ton will be f1re-resistant, insulated as
to sound, verminproof and free from
expensive maintenance due to cracks
Of plaster. settling Of foundations, etc.
One Of the largest steel-frame houses
recently built Is q broom dwelling
In the Ottawa Hills residential sec
ton Of Toledo, Ohio, and is welded
throughout"
The greatest advantage of welding
In industrial building Is the saving
effected. according to Spraragen. "As
much as 25 per cent Of the steel re-
qnlred In the fabrication Of trusses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-05

heated in Winter and cooled In Sum-
mer. advantage will be taken Of de.
velopments In modern methods Of in
sulation. 1t seems probable that steel
frames, and especially rolled steel
members, will, in a large measure.
supplement present materials Of con-
Struction.
Where steel frames will be used,
welding will play an important part as
q method Of fabrication. It may be
that frameleSs steel construction will
gain popular favor. In this type, in
stead Of the usual joists, studs, rafters
and sheets, semi-finished sections OF
floors and wall will be built up in the
factory and assembled In the field.
Free From Settling Woes.
These predictions should not be
considered as indicating q type OF
home which will lack either beauty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-05

and girders can be saved. In making
repairs to existing buildings, particu-
larry engagements. great savings can
be effected by tying in new structures
with old through the elimination Of
expensive wall removals, and the alb
sence Of noise permits business to
continue as usual in the old struc.
ture."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-05
Frederic A. Delano, chairman Of this


Plans are being made for the uni
fed study of building materials as
one of the approaches to the prob
lem of finding methods of lowering
building costs. Also contemplated in
this connection is the study of build
ing materials and more particularly
uses of these materials by the Blu
reau of Standards Other plans for
lowering building costs and for de-
veloping Government aid to home
builders have not reached the an
stage. Mr.. Grimm has
made it clear, however, that he be-
neves that the Government should
devote itself to encouraging rather
than to displacing the existing home
building business, and the fact that
he is in his present position rather
indicates that this view Is gaining
ground in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-05
Jumps to Qualify.

To qualify for his parachute Jump
ing certificate, 19-year-old Dennis
Smith made four drops from q height
of 1000 feet over Southend, England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-05
Card Party Arranged.

COLMAR MANOR. Md, October 5
Especially Mothers Club of
Colmar Manor will hold a card party
in the Cottage City School tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-05
Seek Uniform Signs.

Road signs in Europe will be uni
form if the campaign of the League
of Nations Permanent Committee on
Road Traffic is successful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-05
Treat Knots for Painting.

Coat all knots and pitchy places In
wood with shellac or aluminium paint
before painting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-19
Rabbits Come
Into Glory at
EaStertime

Each year at this time, the ma
TONS rabbits step out of their &C.
customed role of stew and soup
providers and become associated
in song, story and picture with the
laying of Easter eggs.
The legendary production of
tempting ovals of various hues,
usually filled with choice sweet
meats, are their contribution to
the gayety of Easter-tide.
Chocolate covered monStrosities
which defy the ingenuity of our
chickens, abound in candy shops
and play a major part in the
gastric disturbances of too in
dulgent juveniles.
Despite this, the Dummies re-
main serene.
The mere fact that countless
children throughout the land will
consume their annual output
with gusto that the next morn
ing turns to cramps disturbS
them not a bit.
They continue to turn them
out by the thousands-or do
they?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-19
SEIZURES BOOM
IN LIQUOR DRIVE

Largely as a result of the coun.
try-wide drive on revenue viola
tors, seizures of alcohol, liquor and
wine during March were nearly
double the amount confiscated in
February, the Treasury reported
today.
March seizures totaled 1888
gallons. The April figure was 12,-
345 gallons. The quantities taken
were in direct proportion to num-
Der of raids made, the March
total being 672 and the February
number 365.
Almost two-thirds of the raids
in March were made along the
Mexican border. But the Allan
tic coast still remains the strong
hold of alcohol smugglers, yield
ing 12,187 gallons of the liquor.
The Gulf coast was second in
seizures with 1920 gallons.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-19
School Children
Get ExtraD Day
AtYuletide

Christmas is still a long way
off, but Washington school kids
can begin looking forward to
the present the Board of Edu-
cation voted them yesterday.
The holiday falls on Wedes-
day, and school regulations call
for closing the day before. This
would mean the schools would
open Monday, December %,
after a weekend, and close the
following day.
Mrs. Philip Sydney Smith,
board member, pleaded for the
children when she heard this
remembering that it costs
plenty to fire up the boilers all
over the system just for a
one-day stanO and said:
Lets give the kids the extra
day for a Christmas present"
It was so ordered by the
board.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-19
ALLEY HOUSES
IN z SQUARES
To BE RAzED
Bids Due Within 2 Weeks;
35 0ff-Street Dwellings
to Be Eliminated

Bids for demolition of alley
dwellings in two squares in
Washington, the first projects
announced by the Alley Dwelling
Authority, will be asked within
two weeks, John Ihlder, executive
officer, said today.
One square, bounded by Twen-
tieth and TWenty-first Streets
and E and F. Streets Northwest
contains some 80 alley dwellings.
O'Brien's Court, Columbia Ter
race, and Thimble Court will be
demolished and an open parking
space substituted.
Options Obtained
According to the authority,
options have been obtained on
nearly all the properties. The
parking lot will be only tenn
porary affair, as the square prob
ably will be occupied later by
Government buildings, the au-
thority points out. The cost will
be something over $115,000,"
Mr.. Ihlder said.
The other inhabited alley
which will be wiped out before
summer is Rupert's ct. in the
square bounded by Pennsylvania
Ave. and C st. and Second and
Third St. S. E. Its five dwell
ings will be replaced by six one
car garages for use of automobile
owners in neighboring houses.
The cost of properties in this
square to the authority will be
$3,796, the assessed valuation.
100000 Available
The alley dwelling authority is
operating under an appropriation
of 100000, given it by Congress
to begin eliminating the Capitals
inhabited alleys.
Three other squares besides
those announced today are under
definite consideration by the au-
thority, which hopes it can &C.
quire the alley properties and be-
gin razing the buildings shortly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-19
MARRIAGE LAW
EVILS FLAYED
At HEARING
Economy Act Puts Heavy
Penalties on Welded Life,
Says Workers Council

A severe penalty has been
placed upon marriage because of
the married persons" clause of
the economy act, the House
Civil Service Committee was told
today.
At a hearing on the Celler
bill to repeal the married per-
sons" clause, Mrs. Edwina Avery,
representing the Government
Workers Council, said cases have
come to her attention in which
couples working for the Govern
ment have been living together
in Washington without being
married just because of this
clause.
Can't Afford to Wed
She said the couples desired to
marry, but could not live on the
salary of only one and feared that
if they were married one would
have to give up his job because of
the married persons" clause.
Mrs. Avery pointed to several
other cases where happiness has
been jeopardized because of this
unfair" provision of the economy
act. She told the committee that
white-haired couple with several
children came to her with a most
pathetic story. Both were work
ing in Government for relatively
small salaries, she related.
They had been able to start
buying house and were educat-
ing their children, but because of
the married persons" clause were
on the verge of separating SO that
they could keep their children in
school and continue paying for
their little home.
Civil Service Injured
Miss Anita Pollitzer, of the Ma
tional Women'S Party, urging re-
peal of the clause, declared that
it "nullifies the civil service prin-
ciple" and is against the inter
ests of economy. She said:
at seems unfair to make
women choose between job
and marriage. know of
couples who separated and
went through the motions of
trying to fool the Government
into thinking they were not
married so that they could
keep their jobs and continue
to have the necessities of life"
She said in various cases the
purpose of the clause-to reduce
personalities not been carried
out, since some of the married
persons have been dismissed be-
cause of the married persons"
clause, and later others have
been hired by the same agencies.
The example which the admin
istration of the clause has set,
Mrs. Rebekah Greathouse, repre-
senting the National Association
of Women Lawyers, told the COM
mittee, has been followed in pri.
vate industry and married women
are being let out there. She
added:
"Any attempt to keep women
from working is a return to the
feudal system under which
women were slaves in the home"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-19
Ken Murray
Says:

At last the League of Nations
has agreed, for once, and voted
that Germany is guilty of re.
building her military power. :.
Well, Hitler never fooled me
with his "diSarming" smile.
Yes, sir! After a bad case
of the filters, the League de-
cided to give AdOlph a piece Of
their mind. You know, it's
really a shame to divide up q
little thing like that.
It's beginning to look like
what those European diplomats
don't know about peace would
fill a battlefield.
So REMEMBER:
Hitler is satisfied to let the
League continue casting ballots
.. so long as they don't try to
stop him from casting bullets.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-19
3 Dams Urged
For Southwest

Construction of three dams on
the Arkansas River and it's tribu-
taries under the work relief plan
was urged upon President Roose-
welt yesterday by Governors All.
red, of Texas; Tingley, of New
Mexico, and a group Of Congress-
men. The dams, known as Con.
chas, Fort Reno and Cadoa, would
cost a total Of $21,0O0,OOO. Five
States are anxious for work to
begin. The governors reported
the President was sympathetic.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-19
LIQUOR Gifts
OUT MONDAY

Police will begin a check-up
Monday of liquor retailers in
Washington to see if they have
disposed of signs or other gifts"
they have received from liquor
manufacturers or wholesalers.
If any have not, George w.
Offutt, chairman of the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board said to-
day, they will be cited before the
board to show cause why their
licenses should not be revoked.
The ABC board last month held
that acceptance of "gifts," such
as signs, was contrary to the Dis
trict liquor act, and ordered their
removal before April 20.
Also the board has ordered that
no cooperative advertising con-
tract which might place the re-
taller in the position of a Sub
sidiary" of manufacturer or
wholesaler will be countenanced.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-19
Harrison
Heads Symphony

Leland Harrison is again presi-
dent of the National Symphony
Orchestra, having been reelected
at meeting held yesterday at
the United States Chamber of
Commerce Building.
The following were elected as
members of the board of direc-
tors to serve for a three-year
term: Mrs. C. A. Aspinwall, Mrs.
Tracy BOWS, Walter Bruce Howe,
George Hewitt Myers and H. l..
Rust, jr. DR.. William Mcclellan
was named a member of the
administration committee.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-19
'CrucifixiOn' Given
By Choir Tonight

Stainer's "Crucifixion" Can Eas-
ter cantata), will be given by the
choir of the Sixth Presbyterian
Church, Sixteenth and Kennedy
Streets Northwest, tonight at 8
o'clock.
This musical composition, un-
der direction of Mrs. Muriel Day,
includes solos, duets, and chorus
arrangements depicting the seven
phases of the Passion of the Say
Jour. Soloists are, Miss Gladys
Marks, soprano; Mr.. Edward A.
Carey, tenor; Mr.. Richard Fair.
man and Mr.. Eldon Edgerton,
bass.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-19
Reciprocity Club
Aides Plan Farley

Jack Mullane. president of the
Washington Reciprocity Club, Ar
thur C. Smith. and j. r. Armour
left this morning to attend
a board meeting of the Reel
procity Clubs of America in New
York city. The board meeting is
discussing plans for the national
convention to be held in Wash
ington May Is to %.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-19
Committee Backs
PWA Housing Plan

Cooperation of the Washington
Committee on Housing was pledged
to Col. Horatio B. Hackett, direc'
tor of the PWA Housing Division,
by Committee Chairman Clarence
Phelps Dodge today at a housing
committee luncheon at tn e
Y. w. C.. A.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, hon
airy committee chairman, and her
aunt, Mrs. David Gray, were guests
of honor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-19
Thief Raids Room
At Sibley Hospital

DR.. Charles N. Cole, superin-
tendent of Sibley Hospital, re-
ported to police today the theft
of clothing and jewelry valued at
$50 from a hospital room.
DR.. Joseph Belair lost a coat
and class pins belonging to Nurses
Ruth Ramey, Harriet Morgan,
Silvia O'Neal, Margaret Rogers
and Clara Rexroade were stolen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-19
RESIDENTS PAY.
REVENUE UPON
FULL VALUE
Heavy Load Carried Here
Despite $711,179,881
U. S. Exemptions

Washington's tax burden comes
close to the average Of that in
comparable cities throughout the
country, District Assessor william
P. Richards said today in making
a report on survey of the subject
by his office.
The survey, ordered by Dis
trict Commissioner Melvin c.
Hazen, demonstrated that con-
trary to contentious of those who
believe the tax burden here to be
light, District citizens are carrying
as much of a load as elsewhere,
despite the Federal contribution
to the maintenance of the Federal
City, Mr.. Richards declared.
Full Value Method
Mr.. Richards assertion is based
on the fact that, while the
actual tax rate here may be but
half of the average tax rate in
cities over the country, properties
here are assessed at full value.
whereas elsewhere they are as.
sessed at an average of about
half their value.
To bear out his contention,
Mr.. Richards has prepared
table showing that in 10 cities
over the country the assessed
valuation of real estate averages
81 per cent of its true value.
The percentages range from 80
per cent, in Chicago, to 80 per
cent in Rochester, N. Y, Hart
ford, Conn.,, and Youngstown,
Ohio.
Below Assessed Value
Another table shows that the
assessed valuation of properties
sold in the District during 1882,
1888 and 1884 was SO per cent of
the prices for which they were
sold. In some cases, he pointed
out, the sale price was actually
below the assessed valuation.
Turning to the tax rate, Mr..
Richards has compiled more
statistics to show that the aver.
age rate in 20 cities Is approx.
mately $50 per thousand for all
requirements Getty, county, State),
as against SIS per thousand for
the District. The rates range from
$36.5O in Newark to $21.40 in Gin
cinnati.
Considering these figures, Rich
ards asserts:
"The conclusion is that the
District of Columbia, in paying
its present rate on full value
carries the same tax burden as
in the combined illustration of
other cities where the rate is
double and the base One-half."
STRIKING DIFFERENCES
To consider another angle Of
the survey, a tabulation prepared
by Mr.. Richards shows the Dis
trict's tax exempt property to be
three times as great as the aver
age of IA other cities.
TaX-eXempt property in the Dis.
trict is valued at $711,179,881,
which is 54.09 per cent of the
taxable property If the property
of the United States Government
were included as taxable. that
which is exempt would be but
1914 per cent of taxable property,
which is still almost two points
above the average for the IA other
cities-17.35 per cent.
Mr.. Richards ''clincher" argu-
ment is a table showing that in
10 cities with an average popu-
lation equal to that of the
District there is a city per capita
tax of $29.81, and an extreme"
per capita tax County, city,
state of 1891, as against $34.O4
for the District of Columbia,
which pays city taxes only.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-19
NOW
First Aid for
Our Hotels
SAD RUSSIANS
BY HELEN ESSARY

A famous theatrical producer
has been looking Washington in
the eye.
He says it is a phony town.
He says almost nothing here is
real. It's like Broadway. People
are always acting.
When the Washington actors
have finished their scenes, like
any other "hams" they hang
around the stage doors. He says
they haven't the nerve to take
their makeup off and go back
to the sticks where they came
from,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-19
DIR. Henry Installed
At Tenth Street

DR.. Robert T. Anderson, presi-
dent of the Baptist Ministers Con-
ference and pastor of Mt. Pleasant
Baptist Church. spoke last night
at the installation of the Rev. j.
L. Henry as pastor of the Tenth
Street Baptist Church.