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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-23

New York.-What is, or is not
done between now and October I,
prevent an 1talo- Ethiopian wa
may be the most important de
cisions In the life of this genera
tion," declared Clark NJ. Eichel
berger, national director, League
OF Nations Association, in state
ment issue here to-day.
1.-THE United States" Mr.. Eichel.
berger said, is involved both ir
the causes and in the results Of
this moral catastrophe. The dis
ease affecting the world is an in
ternational disease and the cure
must be international"
The League of Nations Asso-
citation includes on its board OF
directors, among others, the fol-
lowing: Newton d. Baker, Mrs,
Anita Mccormick Blaine, Ben NJ
Cherrington, Everett Colby, Michael
Francis Doyle, stephen p. Duggani
Raymond Il. Fosdick, Manley o,
Hudson, Morton d. Hull, Mrs,
James Lees Laidlaw, Samuel Nc
Cune Lindsay, George w. Morgan,
S. Van b. Nichols, Senator James
p. Pope, James 4. Shotwcll.
Mr.. Eichelberger' statement
follows:
The outcome of the dispute be-
tween Italy and Ethiopia involves
more than the fate of tho Abyssin-
ian people or the future Ct Musso-
linrs dictatorship. 1t may deter
mine what kind of civilization
we shall experience In this gem
Grafton.
The world for four years has
been steadily going downward in
it's sense of international obliga-
tons, moral and economic stand
ards and capacity for democracy.
The lack of leadership due TO loss
es of manpower, the economic ma
tionalism encouraged and the blow
to the moral standards struck by
four years OF lighting, are results
OF the world war which by their
very nature reached their climax
fifteen years after the Armistice.
An Italian Ethiopian war may
we'll sweep away the worlds last
remaining dykes now holding
against the increasing forces of
moral disaster. For three years
the Kellogg Pact and the League
of Nations Covenant have been
gradually weakened by the as
saults on them of few great pow
ers, the failure of others tc fulfill
their obligations and the refusal of
the United States to participate to
the extent of joining the world
In
further weaken them so rs to pro-
duce return to war breeding al
liances and balance of power.
The economic consequences of
war might sweep away the re-
naming dykes against financial
collapse and revolution. Compe-
tent observers agree that the Mus
solini venture will end In Italian
bankruptcy. Fear of world war
will not only throw national budg-
cts further out OF line by military
expenditures, 1t could destroy what
economic recovery Is already In
evidence. 1t is questionable IL the
moral standards OF nations could
stand another war and the ca
paclty for democratic government
might give way before the rising
tide of fascism.
This picture of the consequences
OF an Italian attack on Ethiopia Is
not an exaggeration, What IL done
or what Is not done to prevent
THIS war between now and the list
Of October may be the most i'm
portant decisions In the life of this
generation.
The United States is involved
both, In the causes and In the re-
suits of the moral catastrophe. The
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-23

ship service has Just been estab-
lished between France and the
Soviet Union.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-23
This Is The Place!
Here's What
JOHN F. SHEA,
Manager of the Good.
rich Silvertown Stores
Says About the
"ROUND UP"

L want 10 personally thank
every nlotorist, for the mar
velous response to our
"Round.up." 1 feel proud of
the service and the expert
workmanship that my star
has given. Everybody Is sat-
isfled. L have received a let.
ter from headquarters stat
ing that "Natcrbury Leads
In Sales"
Now / would like to ask
those motorists who have not
taken advantage of this great
"Round.up" to come to our
Ono Stop Super Service Sta.
ton and III tell you why
Waterbury leads.
I want to make Waterbury
the safest city I'm Connecticut
that's my slogan,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-08-23
Washington Candy Co. Cuts
Girls Pay to SIS Per Week
BY A. F. of L. News Service.

By A. +. of L. News Service.
Washington, d, C.-Trade union
officials here claim that Loft, Inc,
operators of around 1872 chain candy
stores and soda fountains throughout
the country, have chiseled the pay of
some of the girls in their five Wash
ington stores to the low figure of SIS
per week.
The stores of this chain concern
were among the first candy companies
which fell under the condemnation of
the national recovery administration
for violating wages and hours provi-
sions Of the fair practice codes or the
presidents unemployment agreement.
In union circles it was expected the
committee on NRA standards of the
Central Labor Union would intervene
to compel Loft to pay decent wages.
1t might be instituted if the concern
persisted in its low-wage policy.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-08-23
SUING THE CONVICT FOR BOARD

Michigan convicts, when they are
released, will have TO pay the state
the cost of their room and board
while in prison. A law to that effect
was passed at the last session of the
legislature, and the attorney general
of Michigan is preparing to en-
force it.
If anything can deepen and extend
the common feeling among crimi-
nails that society is their enemy,
whom they must fight with any weap-
ons they can reach, this law and its
attempted enforcement will do it. The
released convict comes out of sea-
son of slavery. If he is sued for the
cost Of his maintenance during that
time, that season of slavery will be
prolonged. For a period of months or
years, he will still fall short OF beng
his own man, will still be working for
master to pay debt which he
never wanted to incur.
Emotions and impulses have deal
more to do with crime as with other
human activities than cold, cautious
reason. The Michigan law is calcu-
lated to stir the ex-convict to a pitch
of resentment that takes little count
Of consequences.
1t is to be hoped that Michigan labor
unions will do their utmost to repeal
this law, and to keep it dead letter
while on the statute books. Laws ano
! regulations framed with wisdom arc
required to keep the criminal from
being threat to labor while he i:
inside" If his period of servitud'
is prolonged after his so-called release
labor will be one of the first groups
to feel his vicious competition.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-08-23
FRIDAY, AUGUST %, 1885
HOW holding COMPANIES
WORK

If either house or senate lobby COM
mittee tries to follow H. C. Hopson
through his tortuous climb to the point
where he became the biggest holding
company magnate in the country, it
viii need the most expert guidance
that can be found The structure Of
the Associated Gas & Electric Co.,
which is the other self of Hopson, is
as intricate and as far underground
as that Of the Catacombs.
Moody's Manuel Of 1884 devotes lo1
large pages of fine type to the A. G.
& f. and its subsidiaries; and still
leaves thousand questions unan-
swered More particularly the all i'm
portant questions: How did Hopson
and Mango get control of the huge
aggregation, and what has become of
the money which the public, as con-
sumers and investors alike, have
poured into the nav of the A. G.
& E.?
As to how investors have Jared,
there is, fortunately, other testimony.
The controlling stock of A. G. & E. is
Class A stock, 100000 shares Of par
value 81 each. When the suckers were
biting in 1929, Glass A shares Of
A. G. & E. sold on the market at
S72.62 each. Some three years later,
the same shares sold at 25 cents
each. They are selling now at from
So to IS cents each.
If the committees will take these
facts, and insist that Hopson explain,
they will at least make the public
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-08-23
AA-Star Attractions
AT Ohio State Fair

COLUMBUS Especially - Char
acterizing the 85th Ohio Stats Fair
at Columbus. August 2e-sl, az
real All-Star exposition, Earl n.
Hanefeld, director Of agriculture,
points out the following major at
fractions 70 greet visitors at che
Fair this year:
Night horse show. harness races.
international Thrills mighty
outdoor spectacle in front 02 tAs
Grandatand; draft horse show, hos-
ticulture exhibit. cattle show, shasp
show. fms arts display, poultry
show, conservation display, swine
show. Junior Fair, pet show, farm
machinery exhibit. band concsrts
daily by the s00-piece all-Ohio high
school band. and q dazzling exki-
bitlon Of fireworks each night In
fsont Of the Grandstand.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-08-23
Work Camp is Planned
For Transient Jobless

Rockford, Illinois relief author
tiles have made arrangements for
establishing a permanent camp for
transient unemployed at Camp Grant,
near here, to replace the barracks
operated for transients in Rockford.
It is planned to house 500 jobless at
the camp,
Recruits for the camp will be taken
from various transient service offices
in northern Illinois who will service
Offices in northern Illinois who will
be required to sign up for at least 80
days. They will be paid a monthly
wage Of around SIS plus food and
shelter. Forty-fve buildings will be
erected to house the men.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-08-23

These "Sales Tax Punch Cards are invalu-
able to grocers druggists and all merchants
having small unit sales
They enable the customers to save money
by paying one tax only.
To Wide-awake merchants they offer oppor-
tunities of getting and holding the custom
er's trade-in short, they are real SALES
BOOSTER"
These "Sales Tax Punch Cards are made to
conform to the Ohio Tax Commission ru-
ings. Made in different denominations
Printed on stiff bristol Each card num-
bered. Ready for immediate delivery.
Phone 1896 for additional information
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-08-23
WHAT NEXT?

A new popular priced air-condition-
ing machine designed for six-room
house is now being produced, and its
manufacturers expect it will quickly
find a mass market. The new device,
which can be installed at a cost of
less than 800, will cleanse and cir
culate the air, while a nozzle spray
is provided for humidifying the ali
in winter when the house heating plant
is in operation. Necessary connections
are provided for refrigerating coils
to supply cooling and humidifcation
in hot weather. This involves addi-
tional cost.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-08-23
WISDOM

/ know that laws and institutions
must go hand in hand with the prog
ress of the human mind AS that be-
comes more developed, more enlight-
ened, as new discoveries are made,
new truths disclosed, and manners
and opinions change with the change
Of circumstances, institutions must
advance also, and keep pace with
the times Thomas Jefferson.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-08-23

A man may invent a mouse trap,
but if he does not place union label
on it, the worker should pass his door.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-08-23
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-08-23

Inc Social security act VIII be ap-
proved by President Roosevelt with
in a day or SO. This provides for the
most liberal old age pensions in any
law of any nation anywhere on earth
Furthermore, it provides for unem-
ployment insurance. 1t is the most
arreaching legislation ever enacted
by an American congress.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-08-23

Opportunity for distinction lies in
doing ordinary things well and not in
erratically striving to perform grand
stand plays.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-08-23
TheCherry
~ Where with eur
We tell the truth
about many things, sometimes pre-
fsundly, sometimes Aippantly,
sometimes recklessly.

| Sometimes reckIe9aly.
The big GAS and electric man
Hopson, finally was rounded up by
congressional investigators an i
brought to the witness stand.
He bluffed and clustered about
rights of privacy.
Every time the name, Associated
GAS and Electric is written, the word
GAS in the name should be in capi-
tails like that to emphasize the prin-
cipal content in Hopson's stock in
trade.
Hopson has literally pulled millions
of dollars out of the pockets of the
people with GAS.
For this bird widows and orphans
are gold mines. His outfit has paid no
dividends, but Hopson got his.
They call him utility magnate.
That is generous. Heknows stocks
and bonds, but he never gets closer
to a utility than he can help.
Some of his worst critics call him
a five-letter word, which is mean
libel on the skunk, because at best the
skunk has range of only few feet.
The whole darned country is aware of
Hopson.
If Mr.. Hopson ever reads labor
papers, he may think he is libelled
when he reads these lines.
He will, of course, be mistaken. La
Dor papers, after all, can't perform
miracles.
But this must be said for Hopson.
He probably hasn't done anything that
the law doesn't permit him to do.
If the law remains as it is, he can
keep right on. Where does that leave
lawmakers who don't want to change
the law? Let them say.
But Hopson isn't the only big bad
wolf in the economic kitchen
He is a type, possibly one of the
biggest, but only type, after all.
But where does labor have any kick
in this Hopsonian situation?
Just here: When millions are go
| ing out in what amounts to loot, which
is the modern word for unearned
money, that money can neither &c
into wages or into savings to consum-
ers.
| Money can only go one way at q
time. If the Hopsons get it, that's
| that.
Just as long as the law allows it.
there will be Hopsons to get it and
nothing on earth can stop them. They
know their way around.
| Most Americans never will get to
read the testimony taken in the fa-
nous utility investigation.
And if it should be offered to them
most of them would wonder why read
that dry stuff"
That's what the Hopsons like sc
much about US. We hate dry stuff
and we always prefer to read drivel
about Bimbo the Walloper throwing
Jumbo the Ape in racket rassling
match We're saps for punishment
we are.
We go out our way to boast that
I'VE can take it"
We certainly can, on the jaw, on the
nose and in the pocket.
Union made, honest cigarettes pric.
ed for workers, can go to congress
asking for fair readjustment of the
revenue tax and congress yawns anc
says, "Oh, wait awhile, can't you?"
/ For the time being it seems to be
the Hopsons that "get the breaks
And the millions.
We can take" it. A congress that
has done many good things ought tt
do one more and save us from the
Hopsons of the future. But will it?
Millions of dollars have been spent
to see that it doesn't.
Oh, well, it's a great country, which
will che day wake up and holler like
/ hell
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-08-23

restaurants, especially the higher
grade, pay the mattresses no salary,
but depend on the tips given by the
guests.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-08-23

Faint heart never won fair wages.
Be persistent Demand the union
label, shop card and button.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-08-23
NO WAGES FOR MATTRESSES

New Orleans (ILNs)-I 1t developed
at meeting held in the Central
Trades and Labor hall that many
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-08-23

understand how the holding company
works.
The Washington times., 1935-05-24
REPORT BOOSTS
COTTON PRICES.

NEW YORK, May "a U.N.S).
The cotton market steadied in
later trading today as unfavorable
crop weather reports resulted in
better buying. July continued firm
and liquidating pressure in the
new crop months eased.
The trade, shorts and New Or
leans buoyed the market. The
Continent switched to the purchas'
ing side, also. The South, locals
and houses with japanese connec-
tions were selling. Liverpool quo
tations were lower in the new crop
months and were responsible, to
an extent, for the moderate de-
cline which set in at the opening.
Toward noon, July was quoted
ct 1875. up l; October 11.68, un'
changed; December I'LL, un-
changed, and March lit, off 2.
The Washington times., 1935-05-24
CHICAGO GRAINS
TURN EASIER

CHICAGO, May "a GN.S).
Grains were easy in early deal.
ings today as scattered selling
found limited outlet.
Wheat dropped 13s to 8ec and
corn declined IL to 801ac for
the July deliveries before any
important buying developed.
Near midsession wheat was "a
to 11sc off, corn 70 to 1Ac off,
oats 20 to 1Asc off and rye u
to 1c off.
The Senate's action on the
bonus bill removed the threat of
any burst of initiation buying of
grains.
Liverpool wheat was slightly
lower than due. Winnipeg was
closed in observance of Victoria
Day. 1t will remain closed to-
morrow.
The Washington times., 1935-05-24

CANADA
Montreal funds in New York S1.25
premium q $1,000.
The Washington times., 1935-05-24

The President would have
done well to have limited his
veto reasons to the special priv
lege point.
The Washington times., 1935-05-24
BANKERS Talk
SAFEGUARDS

Safeguarding of public funds
deposited in banks or with trustees
was the subject of an important
resolution adopted at the recent
annual meeting of the board of
governors of the Investment Bank
erS Association of America at
White Sulphur Springs, it was
learned yesterday.
The resolution advocates that
deposits of public funds be ade-
Quately secured by readily market
able collateral having a market
value of not less than the amount
Of funds so secured.
It is understood that the reso-
luton was introduced and adopt
ed in view of the fact that a
number of defaults in municipal
bonds were caused by failures of
banks in which moneys and other
public funds had been deposited
for payment of interest and prin-
cipal on the bonds.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
The Washington times., 1935-05-24

49, W
CT Sc. Atchi-
son, New York
Central, North
ern Pacific were
better and Con-
solidated G a S
rose a point,
fir m i n g the
W h ole power
list.
Oils and cop
pers we're sub
jected to heavy
profit taking,
but gave little
ground.
yer and
cot ton were
The Washington times., 1935-05-24

10 Inc veterans,
and CD issues
Of gree n.
backs" Note
that! He did
not merely at
tack the green.
back part Of
the P q t m an
bill.
In his veto
message Mr..
r o oS e V e ! t
m a k eS some
strong and true
statements.
Concerning
n
The Washington times., 1935-05-24

down. Rails were strong in bonds.
The steels held in a narrow
range. Tobaccos were strong,
aviations dull, and rail equip
ments better.
The Washington times., 1935-05-24
CHRYSLER DIPS
ON IRREGULAR
STOCK LIST
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, May "a G.N.So.
The stock market turned irregular
this afternoon when heavy selling
broke out in Chrysler, sending it
down a point under the previous
The Washington times., 1935-05-24
Inconsistency
SEEN IN SPEECH.
Of PRESIDENT
BY LEWIS HANEY
professor Of Economics,
New York University

The President came out EN-.
phatically in opposition both to
Cd any increase in compensation
The Washington times., 1935-05-24
NAVAL STORES

NEW YORK. May "a HN.SD.-Ps'
troleum steady; crude Pennsylvania
187@22O.
Linseed Oil, per lb.. TT CARROTS.
Turpentine, easy; 52@52A
Rosin, form; common, 467i5.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-12-13
NORTH CAROLlNA'S BUDGET

d ECOGNIZING that sound bust
IN ness principles must be applied
to public as well as to private bust
ness, we set about Immediately to put
our house In order. We balanced
our budget by cutting expenses over
80 per cent, by levying a general
sales tax in the emergency, and by
making the principles of executive
budget control applicable to all,
rather than part only, Of state
spending.
Thus Immediately we brought
spending within the limits of rev.
enue receipts and insured, through
budget control, a continuance of this
status. incidentally, our economies,
plus those already inaugurated, re-
duced the per capita cost of stare
government in North Carolina to a
point which is among the lowest, If
not the lowest, In the nation. Incl
dentally also, 1t may be noted that
we collect our revenues at cost
of approximately IL per cent-a
figure which. believe, even highly
developed business will envy and
wish to emulate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-12-13
ON TO
GET FINGERPRINTS
OF ALL AMERICANS

The movement to fingerprint every
American Is gathering force, Vera
Connolly reports In December Good
Housekeeping.
This author interviewed bankers,
Insurance men and lawyers as weR
as state and federal authorities, and
found flngerprlnting generally used
today In banks and commercial bust.
ness firms to protect signatures.
The Bowery Savings bank, In New
York City, for instance, records the
impression Of the fingertips of every
depositor.
Some savings banks are going
even further" she writes "They
have under contemplation requiring
fingerprlnts on all withdrawal slips.
They require fingerprlnt ON a slip
before admitting person to the safe
deposit vaults. This eliminates not
only the man bent on robbery, but
the racketeer or crook who wishes to
use his box as a hideaway for cash
brides or stolen jewelry.
"Some day, undoubtedly, every one
of us, in drawing check of large
denomination, on commercial
bank, will as automatically finger
print 1t as now we sign 1t. This Is
prophecy made by many thoughtful
business men. Fingerprintlng would
be too much trouble? If used on
small checks, yes. But would you re-
gard the simple gesture of pressing
your finger against an inkless pad
and then on top of your signature as
too exhausting an ordeal for the abb
solute protection it would afford a
large check?"
That fingerprinting Is going to be
required in the future on all accident
and life insurance policies Is plain,
she says. 1t may be used also to
safeguard the forging of wills and
making Of false claims to estates,
insurance or relationship. A will au-
thenticated by a fingerprint of the
person making the will and also the
fingerprints Of his beneficiaries can.
not be forged If these fingerprints
have been placed on file In Wash
ington.
Thousands Of people today are
registering their fingerprints at
Washington. Those wishing to build
up the Civil Identification File In
Washington should write to the De-
partment of Justice at Washington
for personal Identification" card,
fill 1t out with the help of some local
official and return it to Washington.
The government will do the rest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-12-13
End of Federal Relief Shifts
Millions to WPA Rolls

MYTH the end of November direct
wv federal relief came to an end,
and 1t was officially announced that
100000 persons had been shifted
from relief rolls to the WPA pay
rolls and put to work. Other millions
of employables who have been receiv-
ing the federal dole but who cannot
be hired by the Works Progress adj
mlnistration because state quotas have
been filled must be cared for by the
states which will be helped by the
final allotments made by the FERA
before 1t went out of existence. AS
for the ''unemployables," numbering
perhaps 100000, Aubrey Williams,
assistant administrator, said the prob
lem of their care would be solved sat
isfactorlly.
Statistical charts on the relief situa-
ton, prepared by the research section
of the FERA, were issued in pamphlet
form and show that unemployment de-
creased about 100000 In the first two
years of the Roosevelt administration.