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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-10

"Well, son, I'll shortly end his run of fun. You lead the way. I'll fol- low. I've a dandy plan, right now
 "It really is a clever art to ham, dle folks when they get smart. You just be patient for a while, and will show you how"
 "Oh, gee, that's fine," cried Scouty. Gee. I knew that you will you get 'cross that stream and reach the little isle?
 Upon my lasso I can make the trip. but. with you, it would break.
 "Oh, I know how we both can cross" the man said, with smile.
 Hop right up on my shoulders, son. Here's where we have lot of fun. I'm going to wade across the stream. It is not deep at all"
 Wee Scouty did as he was told. They started out. The waters cold" exclaimed the kind old ink man. "Now, be careful you don't fall"
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 (The Tinies welcome the ink man in the next stOry.)
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(The Tinies welcome the ink man in the next story.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-13

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 l The factor confusing the anti | Hoover group-a numerous body is that they do not know whether the former president is a candidate for re-nomination and there Is no | way for them to find out. MT. Hoover's intimates expect him to continue his broadsides against the new deal. They predict he will com plete before convention time next June. The final plank in a plat form upon which the republicans could present a candidate-possibly MT. Hoover.
 Started 6 Months Ago But all that Is known definitely about the Hoover return to politics is that it took place six months ago and has continued with increasing ly advantageous publicity. In a surprise statement last Feb- ruary Mir. Hoover returned to the political arena with a call for res- toration of the gold standard, a begged dollar at the present 59.06 cent value, and adoption of the policy of specie payments. That is a gold standard plan under which the metal may be purchased with money but only in bars valued at some hundreds or thousands of dol lars. It would discourage hoarding of small sums in gold because only the well-to-do could raise the money for an ingot.
 Typical of the chilly reception accorded MT. Hoover's re-appear. ance on the political scene were the words of Ogden l.. Mills, the Hoover treasury secretary. Asked for comment on the gold statement Mills said:
 "That Is very interesting. But, really I can't comment at this time."
 Hoover Not Discouraged But Mir. Hoover was not discour- aged. He receives much mail at Palo Alto and it Is largely lauda- tory. His frequent journeys across the continent to attend directors meetings of the New York Life In- surance Company provide oppor- tunities for contacts which do not discourage the idea that a great many people fel that the nation made a mistake in 1923. l His latest shot at the new deal is judged to be good politics if the re- publicans intend to make defense of the constitution primary issue next year. Participants in the. TO- states grass roots convention at Springfield, H.. last June discov- cred that establishing the constitu- tional issue would be easier if new dealers would provide a target at which to shoot.
 It is no breach of confidence now to say that the day after that grass roots meeting MT. Hoover confided in Chicago that the next republican move should be a demand that Mir. Roosevelt define precisely the amendment he would favor to give the federal government authority In national social and economic questions. These dispatches report ed on June 1s that demand was coming.
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the girls to go to work at noon. More will take their places tomor- row and on each day for the re. mainder of the week. MT. Lipschitz said he believed that the plant will be operating in its full capacity within two weeks. The report of the company president was render ed by Bernard Schub of New Ha- ven, Connecticut manager of the Undergarment union who acted as leader and spokesman for the local strikers. Schub praised Harry Wanders, vice president of the union for his part in the negotia- tions with the officials of the firm and the state board of arbitration The local leader said that Wanders is the best labor negotiator avail able.
 Satisfied With Terms
 William Steinmuller, secretary of the state board of mediation and arbitration, who was appointed as spokesman at the conference held yesterday and which terminated at 9 o'clock last night said today that the board was satisfied with the terms of the agreement which
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-13
Crisis In Europe To
 DeDelop Very Soon
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i League of Nations seoretariat place the Italian Ethiopian dispute first on the agenda for the league coun. ell meeting September {, 1t was learned today.
 Disclosure that the dispute was placed 22nd on the list of 25 topics for the council meeting was inter- preted generally as foretelling an effort to delay consideration while minor matters were passed on.
 Delay Would Help Italy
 This would give additional days in which Italy could prepare for it's expected attack at the end of the rainy season, which at the time of the meeting will be imminent.
 The government, it was learned, promptly informed the secretariat that it confidently expected the Ethiopian crises to be first on the councils list. This comprised ad- vance notification to council mem- bers of Britain's attitude, as the council men will meet in private to consider arrangement of items on the program.
 Britain's move was construed also as confirmation that if negoti- ations to be started with France and Italy at Paris Thursday end in failure, Britain will insist on full public discussion of the crisis, whatever the eventual effect on the league itself.
 Eden Leaves Today
 Anthony Eden, minister for league affairs, will leave with his associates for Paris today to repre- sent Britain at the three power confer with Premier Pierre Laval conference, in order that he may before the arrival of the Italian delegation.
 Sir Robert Vansittart, perma- nent undersecretary of the foreign office, and Godfrey Thompson. it's Ethiopian expert-Eden's chief aides--left by train for Paris this morning.
 vansittart admitted to the Unit ed Press that the situation looked dismal.
 But I believe there is some chance of compromise" he added.
 It was learned htat Vansittart would keep hte American embassy at Paris informed of progress.
 It is widely believed that Eden will propose a solution by which Ethiopia would be put under league economic mandate for which Italy would be the leagues 
 Formal Opening Friday
 Informed sources here said that the formal three power conference would open Friday after 8 day of talk. It is expected that the conference will last from four to ten days, depending on the degree of success and the necessity for communicating with Emperor Halle Selassie of Ethiopia through | his minister at Paris, Dr. Tecla Ha- wariat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-13
TAX THE RICH PLAN |lS FAVORED AGAIN
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(r sSed tuoiJ psnupuoo) about. 1t appeared likely that the committees decision against im- posing new levies on the less we'll to-do classes would be supported by the senate, and that the tax bill when 1t finally emerges would be aimed only at those in the higher brackets.
 There is little difference in rev. enue possibilities between the bill passed by the house on Aug. 5 to the one reported by the committee yesterday.
 Not Much Difference
 The house bill could be expected to raise S250, 100000 in new reve- nue and the senate bill $249,O00,. 900. This is barely enough to run the government for fortnight and represents sharp recession from Saturdays finance committee deci- sion to make the measure real revenue raiser.
 The main differences between the house and senate bills are in the inheritance tax and surtax fea- lures.
 The house bill imposed new in. heritance tax schedules which the senate committee struck entirely from the bill.
 The house measure increased surtaxes at the $50,000 level, but the senate bill retained the present surtax rates up to $1,000,000. From e1 mn mn t1aA sx.ko tx, &f>n senate version would be increased, going up to 75 per cent. The pres- ent surtax rate stops at 59 percent which is applicable to all incomes of $1,000,0 900 or more.
 Rejection of the LaFollette levies against the lower incomes cost potential $220,000, 1000 in new reve- nues. To make up for that, the higher surtaxes were adopted.
 The committee got back closer to the Roosevelt suggestions also in providing for an intercorporate dividend tax, which was not in- cluded in the house bill.
 Under present laws, dividends from other corporations have been exempt from taxation. Under the finance committee version, only s5 per cent of the dividends would be exempt, leaving 15 per cent against which taxes could be levied.
 Yesterdays session of the finance committee was rapid-fire. The mo. ton to reconsider the LaFollette plan was deadlocked at 8 to 8, but a one-vote skitch caused it to car- ry, 9 to z.
 Then the question was put again, and the LaFollette amendments were defeated, 8 to 6. Sen. William H. King, d., Utah, later voted with the minority. making the result 8 to 2.
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Missing PotUer Co.
 Head Was On Stand
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groups managed by the White cor poration.
 When Hopson became associated with White, he said, J. A. Mange, now president of A. c. E., was vice. president of J. c. White manage. ment corp.
 Built Up System
 Hopson told of promoting some of the minor companies and mem tioned one securities issue of $s,5o0,oo0 as not Very large a. mount"
 He told of gradually building up the system through acquisition of small utility firms and estimated gross earnings of the associated system at $1o0,0o0.o0o annually. nually.
 "In building up the company, Mir. Mange handled most of the operating problems and took care of the financial end," Hopson said.
 He said that when the company was first taken up by his manage ment, it's credit twas bad" aid its securities sold at $9 per share.
 Utility securities were lower in 1929 than since the stock market crash, Hopson said, presenting . chart of values prepared by his ex- perts. He rattled off figures and dates, apparently not even pausing for thought.
 The associated gas and electric company. the parent holding com. pany, has been in existence since 1906, he said, and the associated securities corp, was set up by Mange and himself when they started acquiring operating com panies in 1922, as a convenience in keeping their personal accounts and books straight.
 Public Didn't Vote
 He said his company offered be- tween $3,000,000 and 5000, ,000. class "A" stock to the public In 1925, while class "B" carrying vot. ing rights was kept for officials in 1925.
 Then the public was not given the right to vote," o'Connor said.
 "Yes. The public is generally not interested in voting," he said.
 "Politic a lly or financially" ?" O'Connor asked.
 "Both," chuckled Hopson with a grin on his round face.
 O'Connor estimated the public invested about $50,000,000 in as- sociated preferred and non-voting common stock by 1925.
 "We were building up system." he said, "And we had seen great many instances where the manage. ment was just beginning to get some where, when strong financial interests had brought up voting stock and taken the companies a. way from the management.
 ''So we decided to keep the vot. ing stock ourselves as long as pos- sible."
 A. c. D. later acquitted the Penn sylvania public service system, an. other large group. Hopson said. In carrying through this deal, he said, he and Mange became acquqainted with Harris Forbes and Co, New York Investment Bankers Financ. ing the Pennsylvania system.
 They paid approximately $17,. 50O,000 for the system, he said.
 After a years study of the A. c. E. set-up, Hopson testified, Harris Forbes floated . $s5,o00.000 dehen- ture issue of the associated electric CO.,, formed to succeed the Pennsyl. vania system.
 "At that time, 1t was the largest utility issues ever fioated in this country, and believe in the worid," he said.
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DOLLAR DAY TO
 BE THURSDAY
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(Continued from Page 1.) Day and what it means. Past ex- perience with Dollar Days has taught shoppers that when this special day is announced by the stores of Waterbury 1t means a day upon which real honest to goodness merchandise is offered at sacrificial prices.
 Gala Shopping Day
 Dollar Day has become day on which housewives get together and make it a sort of a gala shopping holiday. The streets are crowded around the shopping centers from early morning to closing time in the evening. The shoppers wend their way to from store to store to make sure they overlook no place, where bargains are offered, for fear they might lose out on an especially attractive buy.
 Tomorrow's edition of The Wa terbury Democrat will contain among its columns special an- nouncements from the stores that are cooperating the big event on Thursday. It is suggested to all shoppers that they take time out tomorrow and read over the an- nouncements of the merchants who gre offering the bargains on Thursday.
 Will Assist Shopper
 This suggestion is made to as- sist the shoppers on their trek to the city on Thursday. If they have looked over the announce ments and advertisements tomor- row they will be well prepared on Thursday to enter the stores they have read about and make their pure h ases. With beforehand knowlerge, a shopper has an ad- vantage over one who has not prepared himself or herself for the shopping trip.
 Another suggestion comes from the cooperating stores and this is. that the shopping be done as early as possible. This suggestion has two points. First. 1t gives the shopper first choice over the list of bargains and second. 1t gives a "break" to the clerks in the stores adn makes 1t easier. for them to serve the customers. Coming into the stores at the last minute causes Q rush on the clerks and courteous service is hard Co ex- pect. Don't forNet the date Thursday, Augnst IS.
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thoss 6f an Italian Ethiopian com. mission which is trying to assess responsibility for frontier clashes which were the immediate cause of their dispute. This commission is to meet here Friday.
 Little hope was held here today that the French British Italian me- gotiations could ward off war.
 Nor was there much hope that Great Britain, despite it's urgent desire for peace. could offer any plan that would appease Italy.
 Hence French opinion is anxious. It is foreseen that Laval may be called upon during the three power negotiations to choose between Bri- tish and Italian friendship, for the Immediate future, if Britain insists that Italy's intention to go to war be halted even if the League of Ma tions is forced to denounce her and cause her withdrawal from the league.
 Britain, Italy Cards
 Both Britain and Italy hold diplomatic cards that must give the French government pause. Britain's separate naval agreement with Germany is an indication of the source in which she might seek fridenship if France went with Italy. Mussolini may threaten ei- ther to cancel the recent import ant agreement for military coop eration, effected at a conference in Rome of the French and Italian army chiefs of staff, and to revive hispolicy of support of the revision ist nations of Europe-those which want their World war treaties re- vised. notably Hungary and Bull garia. Mussolini, too, might seek to turn toward Germany as re- gards his Austrian policy. It is re- ported that Italy and Germany have been in negotiations recently.
 The extent of possible estrange- ment between Britain and Italy is shown by reports reaching Paris.
 Malta, the great British naval base in the Mediterranean and one of the most important ports of call in the world, lies but 45 miles be- low Italian Sicily.
 Reliable Maltese sources here say there has been surprising ac- tivity in Malta by the British ad- ministration. which has shipped large quantities of gas masks to the island. It is said also that the British Mediterranean fleet has been undertaking mine operations to protect the island against sea at- tack.
 Hence from all these factors 1t | as emerging more and more clearly | that the Italian Ethiopian crisis | goes far beyond Africa and in- wolves all Europe in situation | which must bring far reaching dip | lomatic results if nothing else. By FREDERICK KUH Copyright 1885, by United Press)
 London, Aug. 13-(UP)-Greot RrfAafn has demanded that the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-13
GERMAN NAzIS
 ON NEW DRIVE
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some o fthe rank and file.
 Drive Will Last Year.


 Drive Will Last Year.
 All during the first six months of last year there was a Maxi drive against the Stahlehelm which ap- preached a climax when on June 23, 1884, a Stahiehelm leader in. Pommerania knifed Nazi storm troop leader.
 This climax never was reached because of. the storm troop purge of June 30--at which time the Stahlhelm pronounced itself in sup. port of Hitler.
 Last years drive was partly due to jealousy of the storm troopers and charges by their leaders that to many Stahlhelm men were being taken into the army, then being organized on the basis of 300,000 men. Now the army is being or- ganized on a much larger scale with ever increasing prestige.
 Jews Together For Time.
 Though the recent drive against Jews has attracted more attention abroad, than against the Stahlhelm. the Roman Catholic Church and the Free Masons has attracted more attention here because 1t concerns many more people.
 Dissolution of Steel Helmet-- Stahlehelm-branches in various parts of the country, including Berlin, has been based on activi. ties against the state. The drive reached such a stage that Seldte sought to see Hitler at his Bavar. ian mountain retreat. He was sue. cessful yesterday after two unsuc. cessfnl efforts and 1t was signifi- cant that 1t was announced off, cially the conference concerned the future of the Stahlehlm.
 Developments on fronts other than that of the Stahlhelm one proceeded today os usual with re- ports of sporadic prosecutions and arrests of Jews and Roman Catho- lies.
 A Roman Catholic priest was put into preventive custody after demonstration before his house ons the ground that he refused a re. ligious burial to q storm trooper.
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group did not file . ticket here, it is planning state organization Mir. Steinmuller. who is vice-presi. dent of the Connecticut Federation of Labor for the Hartford district. stated that the Connecticut Feder. atton and the American Federation of Labor have refused to recognize the labor party. It is made up of a mixed group of socialists and communists, he declared.
 1t will be recalled that in the present platform of the communist party provision Is made that the communists running for office in the gety election win withdraw in the event that . labor ticket is filed. It is now too late for the labor party to file in this city but the communists have a ticket in che Atld.
 Origin e Reports
 Reports detrimental to Mayor HMyse in connection with the ua-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-13

Gold mine ownerB of Japan, Korea and Eormosa have formed 8 protective association.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-13

dergarment company strike are due to agitators working for the iabor-communist- socialist group, 1t was declared today.
 Mfr. steinmuiler's statement to- day was taken as a direct slap. also. at the platform of the independent democrats. One clause in that plat form crificises the mayor for not taking . hand in the under6agmenf eompany'g strike. also. Mi. HfeinmulIer's declaration this morning puts tho Iio e inc Hnde- uan1outn' a1laEataon.
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(Continued from Page l.) the custody of Chief Geary and Pa. trolman Edmund J. Foley and talk en to Southington. Authorities of that town declared that the woman will be held under heavy bond and, if possible, will be tried in the court there before being turned over to federal authorities.
 Under Examination
 Southington police had under questioning to-day Nathan Raskin, said to be the owner of the prop erty on which the barn and chick en house in which the still was found was located when Chief Geary, Patrolman Foley and Pros- ecutor J. Edward Lacey made the raid. Apparently warned by signals, two men fled into the woods as the raiders approached.
 Found on the premises were the still itself. capable of an enormous daily output. three huge vats con- taining syrup and mash, and a quantity of what police called fin- ished alcohol. Located about a mile from the foot of southington, the building containing the still is near the old Meriden- Waterbury turn pike.
 Police did not reveal what evi- dence had ben secured which re- suited in the issuance of the war rant for Mrs. zappone. but appear ed confident that there was enough evidence to insure that the woman would be held by the courts.
 Soon after the raid, Chief Qeary and his men began dismantlinE the valuable apparatus. Federal men came to Southinston but left the handling of the case in the hands of the Southington police.
 The raid was one of the most spectacular made in many months by town police depart ment in the state. a.
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HOOVER HAS COP.
 HEADS JITTERY

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By FREDERICK KUH (C0pyright 1885, by United Press) London. Aug. 13-(UP)-Greot Britain has demanded that the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-13
WOMAN ARRESTED
 HERE FOR MARION

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MAYOR HAYES HAS
 BACKING OF LABOR

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Reports detrimental to Mayor fEAyss in connection with the ia-
The Washington times., 1935-03-02
SEWER PLANT
|MPER|LED BY
RELIEF SNAG
Drastic Step by President to
Obtain Aid Funds Seen;
PWA Projects to Wait

Danger of more drastic presi-
Dental action in obtaining funds
for the floundering Federal
Emergency Relief Administration,
possibly resulting in the can.
collation. of several PWA projects
already started, loomed today in
the wake of Congressional delay
of the works-relief bill.
PWA officials pointed out that
the executive order which i'm
pounded 238 million dollars Of
their fund for relief needs had
not imperiled any started prof.
ects, but admitted today there
was "a possibility" that money
already turned over to other Fed.
eral departments for projects
might be recalled.
Sewage Plant Menaced
If further funds are needed
when the present impounded sum
is exhausted, it is highly probable
that the Treasury Department
might be called upon to return
money now in its care which has
been allotted for the District sew
age disposal plant, tuberculosis
hospital and the widening OF F
Street.
Funds of the Agriculture Depart
ment, National Park Service, and
other agencies are also in the
Treasury vaults.
The 238 million-dollar I'M
pounded fund was "earmarked"
money for projects already ap-
proved by Administrator Harold
L. Ickes, but on which contracts
had not been signed.
Not only would the local prof.
ect allotments-only a fraction
of the total needed to operate
the vast relief program for "a
hours-be subject to call under
such circumstances but PWA
projects throughout the country
might be temporarily sacrificed
to meet the relief demand.
No Contracts Signed
First to be recalled would be
money already in the hands of
State and municipal governments.
but which was not directly obliga-
ted by a construction contract.
The District projects are an ex-
ample of this situation. No con-
Struction contracts have been
signed.
That the President will "cut to
the bone" to assure Relief Admin
istrator Harry L. Hopkins funds
can be cleaned from his persistent
statements that he will not allow
the countrys needy to suffer from
lack of Federal aid.
Recipients of PWA allotments
have been verbally assured any
funds taken from them will be re-
turned when and if the new work
relief program becomes effective.