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Evening star., 1935-06-15
TAX ON RECEIPTS
IN MARYLAND HIT
Just as Unsound as Ad
VaIorem Levy on Property,
Says Realty Man.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, Nd, June l5.-The
Maryland gross receipts tax was at
tackled as unsound In principle this
week by G. Philip Pitt, secretary of
the Real Estate Board of Baltimore.
Mr.. Pitt declared that the tax should
never have been adopted and compared
1t with the ad valorem tax on prop
erty, which. he said, should have
been abolished long ago.
He said:
"The gross receipts tax must 20,
because it Is Just as unsound In prin-
ciple, Just as vicious and Just as dis
honest as Is the long tolerated ad
valorem tax on real estate and tangi-
BILE personal property.
'The gross receipts tax should
never have been adopted and the ad
valorem tax on property should have
been abolished long ago. Any tax
levied which does not take into con-
sideration the tax-paying capacity of
those affected is unfair and mex
cusable.
"If there were no question involved
in the attack which the merchants
are now making in the courts on this
tax law other than plain horse-sense
justice the problem of obtaining
funds for emergency relief and old
age pensions would be promptly
dumped on the doorstep of the State
House at Annapolis and our law
makers told to get busy and do a
decent job. But sometimes, as we
know from long experience, the law
Is an ass and we all suffer accord
ingly."
Evening star., 1935-06-15

The use Of tung oil, begun in an ex-
perimental way 40 years ago, has
brought the consumer Of paint and
varnish products tougher, more elias
tic, more durable and waterproof pro-
tective coating for every purpose, said
C. Homer Flynn, member of the paint
industry, in an address before the in
dustrial group of the Cleveland Paint,
Varnish and Lacquer Association.
Years of experimental and research
work were necessary before tung oil
products were perfected" stated Mr..
Flynn. While there are other oils
now known that can eventually aug
ment the supply of tung oil in paint
manufacture, it will be some time be-
fore they can be commercially adopted
and their uniform supply assured.
"a serious problem facing our in
dustry and the consumers Of our prod
ucts today" declared Mr.. Flynn, lis
the advancing cost Of tung oil. The
demand for it exceeds the available
supply and as result its cost has in
creased over 100 per cent"
The use of tung oil in other coun-
tries is rapidly increasing. Added to
this Is the problem of our deprecated
dollar and the rising price Of silver.
Silver is the monetary basis Of ex-
change in China. In purchasing the
oil of the tung tree, our dollar is first
Evening star., 1935-06-15
GROUND BREAKING
SCHEDULED TODAY
First New American" Home in
Washington Will Be Con.
structed Soon.

Ground for the first General Electric
sponsored New American" house in
the Washington area will be broken
today by Waverly Taylor, Inc, local
realtors and builders, in observance
of National Better Housing day.
The New American Homes campaign
Is the outgrowth of the recent Cen
eral Electric architectural competi-
ton, in which more than 1000 sets
of drawings were submitted by
1900 architects. 1t Is contemplated
that one house for every 100000
population of the United States will
be built in connection with the New
American" program. It is estimated
that the plan will provide work for at
least $4,000 workers with an invest
ment of approximately $10,000,000.
The plan is a cooperative one, the
builder being responsible for the
home, with the aid of the F. H. A.
and local financing.
Evening star., 1935-06-15
BUSINESS GAIN. SEEN

Saving building and loan associa-
tons Of the country expect to lend
$1,000, 100000 this year on homes in
this country. The estimate Is made
by H. F. Cellarius, secretary-treasurer
Of the United States Building and
Loan League, on the volume Of lending
already advanced. These associations
advanced $600,0O0,0oO last year to
home owners and home builders, and
during 1888 lent $435 ,000, 900 on in
dividual dwellings. Mr.. CeIlarius be-
lieves that the business Of the first
quarter Of tr1 current year will show
gain Of from 80 to 90 per cent over
the corresponding period last year.
Evening star., 1935-06-15
Tung Oil Products Important
In Au-Purpose Painting No'o

converted into silver, then the silver Is
bartered for the oil The less silver
your dollar buys. the more dollars it
takes to buy given quantity Of tung
oil.
"A clearer conception Of this prob
lem may be gathered from practical
example" Mr. Flynn commented. THE
cost of tung oil in January of this
year was approximately 9 cents per
pound. In today's market it is In the
neighborhood of 18 cents per pound.
The average spar varnish contains
about 3 pounds of tung oil per gallon.
With this increase in material costs,
sales prices must. of necessity, be
raised on all products containing tung
oil
Evening star., 1935-06-15

street, owner: Thomas A. Marshall.
designer and builder, 1873 Thirty
fourth street; to make repairs, 34l5
Volta place, to cost $1,000.
Vincent Ferramosca, owner; Marcus
Hallett. designer; John J. Ward. 323
Longfellow street. builder: to erect one
l-story brick addition, 6224 Georgia
avenue, to cost $1,000.
Mary E. e. Madden. 5036 Call place
southeast, owner and builder; Robert
Bates, designer; to erect one 1-story
brick and frame dwelling, 5036 Call
place southeast, to cost $500.
Horace Pack, owner; Julius Wenig,
architect; Samuel Alpher, 1907 Farra-
gut street. builder; to erect one 1-story
brick addition, 1914 I street, to cost
S700,
Evening star., 1935-06-15

Total o. g.. .s4s, s,s22, ,11o $4s, ,s25, 1858
Evening star., 1935-06-15

last month was equal to $37,955, ,592,
Q loss Of 40 per cent from April, but
o gain Of s7.7 per cent over the Like
month Of last year.
The group totals Of building permit
values for the ais cities for May, this
year and last, are shown In the fol-
lowing table:
Evening star., 1935-06-15
More U. s. Autos Imported.

In spite Of stringent foreign ex-
change restrictions in Germany, ship
ments of American automobiles into
that country are increasing.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22

John Barclay, soldier of song
and fortune, is a charter member
Of the Palmolive Beauty Box The
alter cast TUESDAY evening-NBC
red network) At times he
wears the longest. soberest face.
and the next moment ne laughs In
a way that can disturb traffic.
=. John was born in England,
educated at Cambridge and is now
an American by choice. Says
he can cook rare French dishes.
- Friends back up the asser-
tion.. And yet, sometimes like
Cassius. he has that ''lean and
hungry" look. A more con-
spicuous characteristic is his
height-six feet six. The
steering wheel of his auto must be
specially raised to accommodate
those legs. Barclay studied
, voice under the great Jean de
Reszke. The legitimate stage
and opera claimed him until the
war. Followed years of army
service in France, but he looks
upon his engagement as soloist
with Stokowski's Philadelphia or
chestra as his greatest adventure.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22
Polish House Named
For vi. J. Brezezinski
Memory OF City's First Polish Resident HonOred in
Dedication at Village-Mayor Officiates

and store on East Main street and
acted as interpreter for other
Polish residents. He died in 1904
at the age of 81.
Program
The program yesterday included
folk dancing, and both Polish and
American music by the FERA
band. Mayor Frank Hayes made
the principal address; other speak
ers included Thomas p. Kelly, pres
ident of the Settlers Village Corp,
Rawson w. Hadden, historical con-
sultant of the Village; William M.
Harris, Mutual Aid director; and
John T. Sterling, incorporation for
the house, and chairman of the
dedication committe. Rev. Stanis-
laus Blazejewski, pastor of STAN
islaus Kostka church pronounced
benediction and offered the invo-
cation. Jan Szczepanski designed
the house and Mr.. and Mrs. An
thony Tatranowicz acted as patron
and patroness. A tap dance was
executed by Jennie Adamska.
Group dances were presented by
children of st. Stanislaus Kostka
church, directed by Miss Marie
Brovick. Members of the cast were
Cheslawa Grendziewska, Laura
Saraka, Evelyn Bartless, Jennie
Uhacz, Bernice Rocki. Jennie
Adamska, Rosette Mendywk, Anna
Hojnacki, Nellie Horzepa and
Irene Viatr.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22
new UNION FILES
CHARTER REQUEST
Restaurant Employees Of
fetal Organized
Saturday

Forty-two chefs, countermen,
walters and other restaurant en-
ployees became afiiliated with the
American Federation of Labor at a
meeting held at Building Trades
hall on last Saturday afternoon.
Application for an established
charter was made by the group af-
ter they had organized into. a
union. Further plans to enlist the
support of every restaurant en-
ploye in this city are now being
negotiated and it is expected that
the union will make considerable
progress with initial venture TAX
ing place in this city.
John w. McGurk, union labor
organizer and Thomas Durinn of
Holyoke, Mass. of the New Eng
land division of the A. F. of L..
were the speakers at the rst meet
ing. George Coppolo was named as
temporary business agent and Off
GERS will be elected at the next
meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22

eliminates against the retail pack
age stores, up to now the most
favored and approved channels for
liquor distribution to the public,
but also fails to safeguard the
interests of that public.
This provision would deprive
the government of millions of dol
lars in revenue" continued Mr..
Curtes, because of the opportunities
afforded bootleggers to sell their
products, in bulk. Should hotel,
club or restaurant seek to evadc
the law, all it would have to do
would be to make it's first bulk
purchase from a legitimate seller
and then use the keg, either re-
filling it with bootleg or introduce
ing illegal liquor as a mixture.
Cheap and inferior WHISTLES are
bound to result from such a law.
Faced with this type of compe-
tition, package stores could not
and would not be able to secure a
reasonable price for their high
grade liquors, which they have
been selling in properly sealed,
packaged and labelled confirm
ers."
Five Cents a Drink
Opponents of the new bill like
wise argue that the bulk sale pro-
vision will permit inferior resorts
to offer cheap and even poisonous
so-called whiskey at five cents or
ten cents a DRINK. 1t is feared
that resulting conditions would
tend to destroy the confidence the
consuming public now has in the
liquor industry. Also the belief Is
current here that it would greatly
reduce the demand for the better
brand of liquor now merchandised
by legitimate retail package stores.
Representing more than $4,000
stores in the United States, the
National Retail Liquor Stores as
ISOLATION points out that the adj
ministration, the treasury depart
ment and the former F.A.C.A. have
already taken stand against the
bulk sale provision in the liquor
bill. The associations officers. it is
said, find it difficult to understand
why this feature should have been
included in the bill by the ways
and means committee.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22
SIX INJURED AS
CARS SIDESW1PE
Machine Overturns in Mer-
iden Road Accident SAT-
urday Evening

Weekend accidents brought in
juries to a number of persons in
this city, but one was seriously
hurt. The weekend list included
car collisions, an auto striking a
pedestrian and an auto-trolley
mishap.
Six persons were hurt Saturday
night when two cars sideswiped
each other on the Meriden road
and then overturned. Casimir STAN
ley, 81, of As Summit street, sus-
tanned fractured knee and other
injuries, being taken to st. Mary's
hospital. The cars were operated
by George Fiske of "a West Main
street, Terryville, and Joseph
Backatius of Prospect. the vehicle
driven by the latter turning over
after the crash. The drivers suf-
fere dcuts and bruises as did also
three passengers in Fisk's car:
Sophie Wysocki of Terryville, Ger
trude Testow of Teryville and
James Wilson of Bristol.
One man was injured when a
trolley car struck an automobile
on North Main street Saturday aft
ernoon. He was Raffaele DeMatteo
of Is Hawkins street, passenger in
a car operated by Nicholas Dema-
talk. The trolley car was operated
by John Graham of 81 Hillview
street.
Mrs. Josephine Creech of 20
Filed street was struck by a car
on East Main street Saturday night,
her injuries including a possible
fracture of the right ankle. She
was treated by DIR. John Wertheim-
err.
John Bender, 81, of 81 Ward
street. suffered a slight brain con-
cussion when thrown from the
running board of an automobile on
which he was riding yesterday. He
was treated at Waterbury hospital.
Joseph Bauba, %, of Bethlehem,
driver of one car, and Leslie Pot
ter, 10, of So Riverside street, pas
senger in another. were hurt when
the vehicles collided at Riverside
and Freight streets Saturday. The
second car was driven by Joseph
Coskie of 1877 Highland avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22
INDIAN DANCING
STAGED ATT CAMP
Three Get Highest Awards,
Admitted to Order of
Matacha

Ted Clark, Burt Hicock and
"Chick" Burt were admitted to the
Order Of the Sons of Matacha. the
highest possible honor for a camp
er at the Waterbury Y. M. c. A.
camp at Smith pond, Watertown,
last night. A program of Indian
dancing was presented.
During the afternoon there was
a program of water sports. Roger
Rogers and Andrew Jackson gave
a diving exhibition. A comedy div
ing demonstration was given by
Robert Berger, Art Charpentier
and Richard Potter. Demonstra-
tions of life saving were given by
Dick Morgan, Dick Bates, Bill Herr
Jack Plummer. Puffy" Billings,
Bill Baldwin, Bob Hyde and Ted
Belfit.
Results of the racing events were
as follows: Senior canoe fitting
Ed Bates and Puffy" Billings;
senior 100-yard dash, Doug Car
penter, Ray Quinn and Puffy
Billings; senior 20-yard dash, Doug
Carpenter. Sid Stocking and Ed
Bates; middlers, 2O-yard dash. Ted
Belfit. Pete Sage and Bill Baldwin
junior 20-yard dash, Winfield
Wight. Andy Jackson and Bob Ma
haney; canoe tilt, Ted Perry and
dong Dunbar.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22

unite in a radio celebration of
King Georges silver jubilee to
be broadcast from London
over the nationwide WABC.
Columbia network ON Satur.
day, July "a, from $3.50 to 4
p. m. ~ a
A group of Noel Coward's
best known songs will be in
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22
WATR PROGRAMS
Today


p. M.
2:45-Memories with Jimmie Col
gan.
3:o0-Baseball Game broadcast
from Fenway Park; Bos-
ton Red Sox VS.. st. Louis
Browns; reported by Fred Hoey.
5:15-Melody Parade.
5:30-Waterbury Democrat News.
5:35-Melody Parade (Cont'd.)
5:45-Uncle Harry.
6:oo-Yankee Network News
Service.
6:15-Hits and Bits.
6:30-Yankee Minute Men.
6:45-Hits and Bits.
6:55--Racing Results.
7:00-John Cluney-This Sport
ing World.
7:15-Naugatuck on the Air.
7:30--Whispering Strings.
7:45-Male Sextette from the
Swedish Congregational
Church of Naugatuck.
S:00-To be announced.
S:15-To be announced.
S:30-Sign of.
Tomorrow
A. M.
S:0O-Yankee Network News
Service.
S:15-Morning Watch.
S:30-Songs of Yesteryear.
S:45-Popular Pleasantries.
9:00-Morning Devotions.
9:15AMeMelody Express.
9:45-Morning Pleasantries.
10:15-Movie Mirror.
10:30-Moods Musical.
10:45-Yankee Network News
Service.
11:00-Cecil and Sally.
11:15-Women's Shopping Review
with Vita Vail.
11:45-The Scrap Book.
12:00-Noonday Musicale.
p. M. E
12:15-Melodic Moments.
12:30-Waterbury Democrat News
12:45-Melodic Moments (Cont'd.)
1:00-Thrill Hunters.
1:15-We Women-Betty Minor.
1:30-Yankee Network News
Service.
1:45-Keepsakes.
2:00-Cubanettes
2:15-Piano with Lita Gerard. .
2:30-Eb and Zeb Rural Comedy
Sketch.
2:45-Memories with Jimmie Col
gan at the Piano.
3:00-Baseball Broadcast from
Fenway Park; Boston Red
Sox VS.. st. Louis Browns,
reported by Fred Hoey.
5:15-Melody Parade. =
5:30-Waterbury Democra News.
5:35-Melody Parade (Contd.
5:45-Uncle Harry.
6:00-Yankee Network News
Service.
6:15-Hits and Bits.
6:30-Yankee Minute Men.
6:55-Racing Results.
7:00-Ivory Miniatures with
Dorothy, Jones.
7:15-Naugatuck on the Air.
7:30-Susane Drufa, Soprano.
7:45-Starlight Ballroom Orch.
S:00-Charlotte Ensemble.
S:15-Address by Captain Cecil
Gabbett, Commander N. z.
Coast Guard.
S:30-Sign off.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22
Package Stores File
Protest Against Bill
Bulk Sales ArOuses Nationwide AntagOnism-S and
10 Cent Drinks Predicted Retailers Aroused

Washington-Twent thous-
and retail liquor package stores
throughout the United States are
registering a vehement protest
against the new federal alcohol
administration bill, according to
representatives of these same re-
tailers interviewed here. The bill
has just been reported to the house
by It's ways and means committee.
Already many thousands of IL
quor store proprietors have voiced
opposition to the bill, which per-
mits bulk sales to hotels clubs
and restaurants, and which, ac-
cording to spokesman of the retail
ers, would prove disastrous to the
latter.
This provision in the bill has
aroused the strongest protest, 1t Is
stated by the executive committee
of the National Retail Liquor Pack
age Stores association, Inc, and
several reasons are presented for
this attitude.
'"The bulk sale feature affords
hotels, clubs and restaurants an
opportunity " Bull OOOhASS
or adultrated and inferio rilquor,
should the we desire to do So" sail
Michael Curtes, president of the
above named association. The
temptation to palm off such in
ferior liquor on tn e consuming
public will be all the greater be-
cause of the profits that are to
be made and because of the diff
ficulties of detecting Illicit sales.'
Inspectors Needed
It was further pointedout that,
in order to keep a check on and
prevent the sale of such Illicit
liquor, and army of inspectors
would be required even larger than
that employed during prohibition.
In the opinion of the administra-
tons execuvite committee, the
bulk liquor provision not only dis
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22
ROAMING THE AIR WAVES

Il
Monday notes Edith Mink
WITT. presented her second WATR
program last night at 6:45 :.
The FERA string, ensemble will
continue its new wATR series :.
More dance music came over the
air from Lakewood park last night
.ThereM be more Thursday
/. =. Grace Moore, whose new Aim
was at the State recently. will be
in a new radio series this fall and
winter The exact type of pro-
gra mhasn't yet been determined
l.. Morton Downey is now
friendly with both CHS and NBC.
Between dots ~. /. We met
yesterday listener, a woman
who can identify any radio am
nouncer i'm this state or ON the
networks by voice alone B. :.
Which is quite an accomplish
ment -. Programs come and
go, but Jimmy Colgan's piano
and organ offerings still rank
near the top of the popularity
list Domenic Mecca OF
WATR has been vacationing In
upper New York state.
Padriac Column, Irish poet and
playwright, and the Honorable
Richard Campbell will pay tribute
to the late George William Russell,
Irish poet, painter and economist,
better known by the cryptic pen
name AE, over an NBC-WJZ net
work tomorrow night from $3.50
to 1000 p. m.
Both Column and Campbell were
lifelong friends of AE, and were
his hosts on his many visits to the
United States.
Russell was beloved throughout
the United States and Europe pri-
marily as a man who could sit
down in front of a fire and talk for
four or five hours in soft, mellow
English, about the world as the
persons of the early Irish sagas
knew it or as it appeared to his
modern contemporaries. His biog-
raphies were unable to portray his
fascinating personality. remarking
to their readers, ''you have to talk
to the man to appreciate him."
Although primarily a poet, AE
attracted world wide attention as
an economist when he was made
director of the Irish Agricultural
Organization society. He was large
| ly instrumental in bringing Irish
agriculture out of its state Of small
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22
DEANE NAMED

Miles w. Deane of this city has
been appointed member of the
Pershing fund committee of the
United Spanish War Veterans. A
full list of committees has been an
nounced by Department Command
er Reinhold Person. Mrs. Lura
Dutton of Waterbury has been
named treasurer of the Bethel de-
partment auxiliary. "a
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22

Dedication ceremonies for the
Polish house were held yesterday
at Settlers Village in Chase park,
with a large number of the ctiy's
residents of Polish extraction pres
ent. The house is the first of the
foreign section to be dedicated and
is named in honor of Mieczyslaw
julius Brezezinsl1i. Waterbury's
first Polish resident.
Brezezinski came to Waterbury
in 1857 after escaping from Sibe-
ria. where he was sent for his &C.
tivities on behalf of his country.
He had a cabinet making business
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22

Swiss music and songs win be
BROADCAST and an English descrip-
ton Of the bonfires and bell ring
ing will be heard.
The split-second schedule
under which program opera
lions are conducted on the CO.
lumbia network was reflected
recently when a large sign ape
peared over the clock in the
CHS communications room.
The sign read: ''This Clock Is
one Second Slow" The linz
pOrtance of this knowledge to
the wire room men may be un.
derstoOd when it is explained
that CHS stations, from coast
to coast, depend upon, them for
last minute sscues'' on those
programs involving switchcOv-
ers from different cities. A Sec
Ond's difference in time might
spell several minutes TO "dead
air" for the network.
Morton Downey, the carefree
young Irishman who is back at the
New York studios for new series
in the east, hasn't changed a mite.
He walks into the building, steps
into an elevator, pushes the eleva-
tor boy out, closes the door and
pilots himself to the studio floor.
When he comes back down he as
likely as not will hand the elected
boy a $40 bill. Budd Hulick is an
other who has a pet job. In the
building restaurant and soda foun-
tain, he always has to go back of
the counter and mix his own malt
ed milks. p. s. One of Budd's
early endeavors was soda-jerking.
Bunny Berigan, the trumpet
player who is called "the hot.
test man in town." puts so much
force into his trumpeting that
his tOnsils have gone haywire
on him. Bunny has depart.
ed for his native Wisconsin for
six weeks of rest and to have
the tonsii situation remedied.
-. "A New York matron tele.
phoned the CHS studios the
other day: II want you to have
your Boake Carter come right
over to my house and fix my
radio. 1T hasn't worked right
l. for q week.. Adele Ron.
son, who is Wilma Deering i'm
the "Buck Rogers" program is
taking singing lessons SO that
she can double"