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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-06
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
Democrat Washington Cor
resDondcntA

&StSEFNS1ANA~S
Washington, May 6-The ammu-
milton of the munitions industry In
clHdes lobbying, buildozing, brib-
cry, fake war scares, collision, and
. political wire-pulling in high plac-
es. s.sAs 49,
Annual peacetime profits of the
"wAr-supplies racket" run some
where between $4,000, 100000 and
81, 90, 600 ,000--and American par
Elephants have been out to get
their share. {
Large peactime profits rise to
fantastic rates in war, when pro-
ducers of essential materials, In
common with makers of guns,
ships, and explosives, hold the
government up for all they can
get.
That's the background built by
the Nye investigating committee
for its proposed wartime limita-
ton Of individual incomes of $10,-
600 and corporation rofits to
per cent and for its Forthcoming
plan to control the munitions bust
ness in normal years.
Al logged, determined committee
steered by the brilliant chief in
vestigator Stephen Raushenbush.
has plowed up 1000 pages of testi-
mony and exhibits which rank the
investigation even ahead of Tea
pot Dome.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-06
HonE-IN-oNE SHOCKS GOLFER

AS Miss NJ. Ciiin was swinging to
hit golf ball on the links at PEN
rith, Australia. she. was Shocked
to see the ball fly down the fair
way before her club had reached
1t. After It had landed In the cup
she learned that two small boys
hiding In the bushes had fired at
the '"pilr' with a shot gun and
''holed I'm one" with their first shot.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-06
RAND TO HAVE GOLF COURSE

The Rand in South Africa is to
have it's first municipal golf course.
johannesburg has purchased tor
100000 the estate Of the late Sir
George Farrar, four and one-half
miles from the city, and will spend
a large sum in improvements. The
estate covers 700 acres, on which
are $4,000 trees.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-06
Hy I. s. Klein

besides beginning the silver
- Jubilee OF King Georges ae-
cession to the throne, May 8
marks the 95th anniversary Of the
issuance Of the first prepaid post
age stamp, the famous Penny
Black" OF Great Britain. On that
day, in 1870. a crude black stamp
showing the portrait Of Queen
Victoria was sold for postage. IN
England.
Not until 1S45 did postage
stamps appear in the United
states, and these were only OF To-
cal origin. It was two years later
that the federal government be-
gan issuing United States postage.
The Penny Black" Is one OF
the most popular items among
stamp collectors because Of its
historic value. Many varieties In
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-06

"KRterina Izmailoya," an opera
by. Dmitri d. Shostakovich, Rus
sian. is to be produced in Copen-
hagen, Vienna and Prague.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-06

various colors and
their shades have
appeared, all with
the head Of Queen
Victoria, and their
prices range all
the way from a few
cents to several
hundred dollars.
fCcuyright 1875. nj
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-06

Remington punches. . Judge Edward Mascolo will
be POSTMASTER the dinner dance of the Italian Womens
Democratic Club at Waverly Inn Friday evening May IT,
Superintendent of Streets Thomas Fleming will be one
approaching her sixth summer will make her debut as
soger beyond the footghs at the Lourdes minstrel snow
at Buckingham Hall Thursday evening. Her sister, Ger
trde two years her elder will be featured in tap dance
specially Mabel Lttehales class chershes the longest
perfect attendance record the intermediate department OF
the First Baptist church For the last eight Sundays
of her members has put in his her appearance
Pat Rice genial Washington Hill resident claims ne
booted rs yard kick in New Haven quarter of century
ago which gave the Waterbury Emtes crack Gaelic football
team, last period victory the Elm Citys best.
And it was boot from diagonal angle, adds Pat
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-06
Play Deep Game

The initial evidence last fall
showed, among other things, how:
American munitions makers
creased" South American states
men who signed contracts. played
them Off against one another in
inspired armament races, main
tanned expensive lobbies in for
eign capitals, and sometimes
stirred up suspicion and strife.
Despite the Versailles treaty,
United Aircraft sent millions of
dollars worth of airplane Aengines
to a 'rearming Germany.
The committee is, by no means
through. 1t has more recon-
mendations to make and mean
while Is about to reveal what the
,Morgans, Guaranty Trust Com
pany, and other financial inter-
ests were doing before and dur
ing the war. es"
Copyright 1895. NEA Service Incl
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-06

Teescoped. :. Gordon Whitaker sitting behind the
wheel of neat Packard eight while he nonchaanty smokes
"a cgge and enjoys the music of the dash board radio
Albert Paul. Crosby prof. telling about his ride the fire
engine the other day Jack McWeeney, police officer,
back at work and looking like Walter DAILY
of the Merden Road Days putting fresh smonze job on
bis car. Art Blew planning trip to Providence to
visit his brother Brun undergrad Matt Price around
again in his white fannels Spring is hear!. Dan
Miller back in his old haunts in the East End Ed Far
rngton greeting old friends in front of his building
Ebby McGrath and Tommy Murphy discussing the days
news Joseph Brother president of the S. Peter and
Paul Holy Name society," secretly outlying plans for busy
summer program JOHNNIE Murphy smiling cop, greeting
4heboys he prepared for the eight o'clock shift Hank
Carroll identifying his Washington street gas station
More anon.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-06

It's rather rough these days to find the ever faithful
Charley Munson the old time railroad conductor dE
ing chch keeps him out for the greater part OF the
night but this is qOhat changes IN railroad matters haze
DONE not only to Charley but to many Others Charley
asoao "deGdheads" to Bridgeport at 41O p. M, taxes
crack Wnsted express, but Uhch is Just an orda,
arg train to Winsted, turns around and returns m
charge of the mail train as far as Bridgeport. Ana
there he must stag una the paper train up early
IN the morning Charley Manson has been a railroad
for these many gears back chen the clean cut
George W. Beach headed the old Naugutuck division,
and avhe the t0o railroads here the pride OF all OF
the boys of the Niteties What great lot of railroad
eosCs the Toner'S friend declares Of the old
and reliable stock. and to Whom all Of Old Waterbury
looked up to avith great pride and comfort Charley
Mursonsis fine and high type of man. and zoe hope ne
lives and enjoys life for many gears to come.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-06
Huge Profits Barred

1t was charged Bethlehem had
made $49.59, "a ton on government
ships, while other companies made
but SO. Newport News, according
to committee figures, made SO per
cent profit In 1918 and ~ per cent
in; 1917.
q Shipbuilders were farffrom alone
in that sort of thing. The dupont
interests, the committee showed,
were asked while we were at war
to build new powder plant. They
held Off for three. months while
fighting over the profit margin.
. Other, testimony said dupont
profits on invested capital during
the four war years reached 400
per cent. Charges of strike and
"hoidup" In wartime were also
made against steel, copper--whose
profits ran from Sc to 500 per cent
land other Industries.
New York Ship reported taxes
of $2,941,627 for 1881. Internal
revenue agents insisted the treas
ury had $14,561, 900 coming. Final
settlement was for $5,705,000.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-06

copyright. 1895. MIA Service. Inc.l
NEXT: What winged horse IL
regarded 40 the symbol Of poetry?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-06
.Interloper' Squelched

An ''interloped," United Drydock
entered the field in 1888 for the
first time since the war. Then the
big Three" bids dropped a couple
OF millions or more. But they had
risen again by the end of the year
--by virtue of what the commits
tee suspects was an agreement
under which United saw the
light.
When Wilder sought to open a
new shipyard in Florida and was
after an. RFC loan, C. L. Bardo,
then head Of New York ship, en-
listed Senator Moore of New Jer-
sey and Postmaster-Gen Farley
to ask Roosevelt to prevent the
loan. Wilder didn't get the loan.
In wartime, it was charged, New
York Ship, asked by the govern
ment to build additional capacity
with government funds and COM
pensation, refused for weeks.
Bethlehem, while its chief stock
holder, Charles M. Schwab, was d.
rector general Of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation, refused to build
for prices accepted by other firms.
N . -
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-06
Weld Vast Power

\ Real headquarters of the War
Department is at the DUPONT plant
in Wilmington, and the navy's is
in whichever hotel room officials
of the big Three" shipbuilding
companies happen to hang their
hats-some senators have been led
to suggest.
The}navy has cost $1,000, 90 o, O00
since 1920. Whether the nation
got its moneys worth, nobody
knows. The navy has no way of
learning production costs from the
private companies which lobbied
naval building programs through
Congress.
Nearly all of the navy's ships are
built by Sthe big Three"-The
New York, Newport News, and
Bethlehem companies.
Theoretically, they bid COMPETE
tively--as the law requires-on
each cruiser. destroyer. or other
warship authorized by Congress.
But, actually, evidence indicated
intimate relationship among the
big Three" Consultation before
bids was shown.
Laurence r. Wilder, former
president of New York Ship, once
handed John P. Frey of the A. +.
of L. correct sealed list of the
companies which would get awards
for certain ships-10 days before.
the bids were opened.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-15

night for con S i d CT tion of safe- guarding against undue increase in the number of those to come down with the ailment. Following a con- ference with Territorial Health Off, ficer pr. w. w. Council, who advised accordingly. it was decided that only children who have had the measles should be allowed to attend school from homes where the sickness is at present prevalent. Of course, where there is no measles in homes, at tendance of children is not affected.
 A. E. Schoettler was present at the Board meeting and conferred with the members in regard to home demonstration work in the territory, of which he is in charge. No change in the situation here for the pres ent was affected at the conference.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-15
MOTHERS ARE
 IN DEMAND BY
 WOMEN'S E! CLUB l! 3
Extra Assistance to Daugh- ters May Be Required for
 Annual Affair Saturday
Wanted: A Mother for Day.

Wanted: A Mother for a Day.
 Such may well be the appeal of the Juneau Women's Club, which finds itself with more daughters than m o thers scheduled for its forthcoming Mother Daughter Lun- cheon, to be held next Saturday in the Presbyterian Church Parlors.
 The luncheon, an annual affair, is given for the girls of the high school and eighth grades of the public and Parochial schools in Juneau, who are entertained by their mothers. In case the mother is unable to attend, or if the girl is motherless, the committee under takes to supply mother for the day
 This year 50 women are needed to serve in such a capacity. Any Juneau woman willing to adopt daughter for the occasion is in- vited to contact some members of the committee as soon as possible.
 According to announcement by Mrs. J. M, Chase, club President, an interesting program has been planned and some surprise fea- lures, of a nature never before pro- vided in Juneau. will be presented. Reservations already indicate a record attendance and it is expect ed that the Presbyterian Church Parlors will be taxed to the utmost for the event
 Plans for the luncheon are in charge of a committee consisting of the entire Executive Board of the club, with Mrs Chase as Chair man, augmented by number of members working in various ca pacities. Those in charge are: Dec crations, Mrs. H. L. Redlingshafer; dining room, Mrs. J. J. Klein and Mrs. J. M. Clark; kitchen, Mrs. C. N. Crone; program. Mrs. R. R. Hermann and Mrs. c. MacKinnon
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-15
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT

In the United States Commission CTS Court for the Juneau Pre- cinct, Territory of Alaska, Divi- sion Number One.
 In the Matter of the Estate of LOUIS CROGAN, Deceased.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that the account of the admins trator of the estate of Louis Crogan. deceased, has been rendered to the above entitled court for settlement, and that Tuesday, the 3rd. day of December, 1885, at ten o'clock am. has been duly appointed by said court for the settlement thereof and the hearing of objections to the same.
 All persons are further notified that at said hearing the court will adjudicate and decree who are the heirs and distributes of the said Louis Crogan, deceased.
 Dated October 1st, 1885.
 J. F. MULLEN,
 U. s. Commissioner. First publication, Oct. 1, 1885. Last publication, Oct. 24. 1885.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-15

systems which they have contracted to put in for the city. A half dozen or more men are grubbing out and clearing ground tributary to the dam site for the water reservoir. A road will have to be built to the site and also shelter for cement and machin- cry As a first step to putting in the new sewer system, a line of concrete piping was laid to the edge of low water mark of the past few days
 minus tides. The line going in ex- tends from the ferry float toward Front street.
 According to Supt. Olds, for the company, a wrecking outfit was re- gently dispatched from Ketchikan to Haines for the purpose of salvaging the big 30-ton shovel and other ma chinery of the company from where it sank and bringing it to Douglas. The. job should be accomplished by the end of this week, he said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-15
TONDELEYu DOCKED

The two-master vessel Tondeleyo, owned by Robert B. Piercy, which arrived here September 10, was tewed to Femmer's Dock Sunday hy the gas boat Ace owned by Les tar Weiss. She will have her 180- Horsepower diesel auxiliary engine aerhauled, according to Joe Petit ..-ew, who was engaged at over auling ctakle aboard the vessel to- cay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-15
NEW PLANE IS
 MAKING RECORD

WASHINGTON, oct. 15.--Officers aboard the new type of Army patrol plane, which set record for a flight from Virginia to the Panama Canal, is reported to have crossed Nicaragua in a new dash to San Diego, 2,900 mile hop.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-15
CARD PARTY EVENT
 PLANNED NEXT FRIDAY

Once again, on next Friday eve ming, the spacious rooms of the fine government school building in Doug las will be the scene of pleasant gathering for the public card party being arranged by the ladies of the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-15
PUBLIC WORKS
 GETS UNDERWAY CITY
Wright and Stock Put Men to Employment-Eq Equip
 ment Due This Week

Lacking the important equipment necessary for their work here, which was sunk at Haines a short time ago, Wright and Stock Go. are proceeding az fast as possible under the circum- stances with the water and sewer
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-15

Episcopal Guild. There will be tables for both auction and whist and beautiful hand embroidered pillow top for door prize.
 All interested are urged to save the date for the affair.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-15
SOON TO ARRIVE

Miss Ruby Summers is looking forward to the early arrival from Mount Vernon, Wash, of her mother to spend the winter with her. They will live with MT. and Mrs. Glen Rice for the present.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-15
PUBLIC CARD PARTY

Friday evening, Oct. Is, St. Luke's Guild will give a public card party at the Govt. School. Prizes for whist and auction; also an attrac- tive door prize Everybody invited.
 adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-15
HIT BY STRAY
 BULLET, KILLED
Boy Is Shot Down Instead of Man = Murder
 Charge Results

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Oct. 15.- Accused of having shot and killed the four year. old son of his estranged wife as he fired at her
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-15
MEASLES EPIDEMIC IS
 PREVAILING AT DOUGLAS

With quite an epidemic of measles in progress here at present the Doug las School Board held a meeting last
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-15
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B.M. Behrends Co.,, Inc.
 Juneaus Lending Department Store

alleged paramour, Arthur Hartley, aged 30, faces murder charge to- day. The other man, who was not wounded, is Samuel Baker
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-15

Saturn, the sixth major planet in order of distance from the sun, shines with a warm, yellowish light similar to that of Arcturus.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-15
U. U Lucas RETURNS

H. I. Lucas, of the FILA staff, who has been south on business trip, returned to his Juneau home aboard the Princess Louise.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-15
WEATHER CONDITIONS AT A. M.

Ketchkan cloudy temperature Craig clear 36 Wrange partly H Soaptsone Point clear 4o Skag- way clear 31 partly cloudy 43 Chit ina partly cloudy Mccarthy clear 2 Anchorage cloudy S4 Ne mana y cloudy 20 Ruby coudy 24 Nu- ato cloudy 25 showing Unalakleet Crooked Creek Springs missing
 WEATHER SYNOPSIS
 Inv throughout AL aska there being the North Pacific Ocean mile below normal States Local rains reported at echkan Southeast Alaska generally Precipitation also fell the West region the lower Yukon and kskokwm valleys inches of prevailed the Panama
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-15
(By the U. s. Weather Burcau)

vicinity beginning at October l5;
 moderate south Wind
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-15
LOCAL DATA

Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity
, 1935-07-07

The senate resolution had allotted
the task OF selected to Eastman.
Eastman said the ground to be
covered ought TO be fairly typical OF
the railroad situation as a whole" He
also asserted the roads selected
should be representative OF the fl
nancial interests which have been
most closely associated with the rail-
roads.
He said the leading interests TO
be considered In this connection
yer j. r. Morgan and Co, and
Kuhn. Loeb and Co. He also listed
Speyer and Co, j. c.. w. Seltigman
and Co. Hayden. Stone and Co, and
Dillon, Read and Co., as concerns
which hav- played lesser parts"
Wheeler said that many charges"
or 'maladministration" Of the fl
nances Of railroads had been made.
I'm exceedingly anxious to deter
mine how much truth there Is i'm the
charges, how much banker control
there is. and then 70 have legislation
which will prevent the banker con-
troll.
we should stop the railroads
from being MIXED"
Eastman emphasized that the fact
that any particular railroad has
been included In the list Is not &c be
taken. and cannot be taken. ms evil
dence that II Is an undesirable citi-
zen in the railroad world. CT even
that / believe II so 70 be. The same
thing may be- said Of the financial
interests which have been associat-
ed with these railroads IN the past"
, 1935-07-07
Fl. Brown Vacancies
Are Almost Filled

With results already becoming
apparent, recruiting officer at
Fort Brown was expected to call In
the Valley recruiting camps Of 18th
Cavalry attachments the middle OF
or last Of the week.
The machine gun troop camp
which has been stationed at the
Harrington post office square since
Tuesday sent In nine applicants to
Fort Brown Friday. Other Valley
camps haze been set UP and main
tanned since Friday with the help
Of local officials az WeSlaco and
Edinhurg. Troop B detachment is
stationed at Weslaco with men Of
Troop A at the recruiting camp In
Edinburg. and applicants are ex-
pected in the next day or so from
those camps. The troop "A baseball
team went from Brownsville TO Ed
inburg Saturday afternoon for q
game with one Of the local teams
with the idea Of widening ac-
quaintance and friendship and COR
tinuing good will.
Officers have commented on the
enthusiasm and interest Of the ap-
plicanss who came in Friday after
noon in one of the posts modern
TT scout cars. 1t was pointed out
that young men desiring to apply
for enlistment should act imme-
ciately If they hoped to have trans
portation to the Brownsville post
provided them.
, 1935-07-07
FISHING
Is REPORTED
Hundreds Of Mackerel Are
Caught Off North
Jetties

Hundreds Of Spanish mackerel
were caught by Valley fishermen
and visitors Friday and Saturday
around the ~jetties at Brazos pass.
with prospects for Just as good fish
ing Sunday.
The ferry across the pass Is now
operating. and persons desiring to
cross 70 the north jetty, where INST
u the mackerel IRE being caught,
can do 50.
Brownsville men including j. q.
McCandless and y. III. Batsell re-
turned to the city Saturday after
three hours fishing with SIS Span
ish mackerel.
"A large number Of boats were troll
ing for mackerel nea the ~ietties.
while many others went out for
kingfish.
Reports from j. w. Pate. owne-
OF the Gulf Ranger. indicare good
catches of kings and other fish.
A number of trout were also be-
ing caught on the south jetty. and
redfiShing in the surf was fairly good
late Friday. m party OF tourists
catching a 15-pound red three
smaller ones. and four trout in the
surf.
, 1935-07-07
SEVERAL BOOZE
SEIZURES MADE
Patrolnen Arrest Man A.
Several Gallons Of
Liquor Held

Severino Ramirez Of Port Isabel
WI. bound 10 the federal court LID
$3.50 bond Saturday following an|
examining trial before u. .. Com
missioner Carlos G. Watson on
customs liquor charges.
He was arrested seven miles De
low Brownsville Friday afternoon
nj which time he Is alleged 20 have
hSu lO2 pints OF bottled meScal, 10
gallons Of bulk mescal. q gallon ana
IA pint OF alcohol. two pairs OF
trousers made In Mexico and four
mangoS. one OK the mnngos was
infested with Mexican fruit ny
larvae, according 70 members OF the
department OF agriculture who In
spected the fruit.
"A 1928 model rooster was Seirfr
from Ramirez.
The arresting officers were Gus
tens Patrolmen Roy and Jim COL
iirS and w. Cd. Robinette.
They also seized IA gallon OF mes
cal In a raid on a Fourth Ward
house Friday afternoon. Thursday
afternoon they seized six bottles Of
Struggled liquors at IN house near
tire Prietas dance hall on the
Military highway.
Customs patrolmen have received
Instructions 10 keep a close watch
for fruits which might have been
Struggled I'm from Mexico.
, 1935-07-07
Movie SidaEghts
CAPITOL


People Will Talk" which shows
Wednesday and Thursday az the
Capitol, Brownsville. brings Charlie
Ruggles and Mary Boland back TO
the screen in one Of the pleaSantest
and funniest pictures they've ever
made - a picture that runs the
whole gamut OF laughter from out
and-out bulesque to subtle and
amusing farce.
Set in a suburban community.
People VIII Talk" tells OF Ruggles'
and Miss Boland's attempt to
straighten out the marital affairs Of
their daughter ard son-in-law by
staging a mock battle royal them
selves. with the idea Of showing the
younger couple how silly II Is.
But Miss Boland forgetS it's all
in fun and begins r~esenting her hus-
bands enthusiasm for his new role
and trouble really begins. 1t swells
when neighbors misinterpret Rug
gles' perfectly innocent friendship
with another woman. and II reaches
a climax at a wrestling bout where
Charlie. as referee. gets into a ter
rifle jam.
Order is finally restored after a
near-rict and fake kidnapping.