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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-09
BROWNS GUESTS .OF Y CORNERS
Recent Bride and Groom HOnOred at Banquet
 Last Evening

MT. and Mrs: George P. Brown were the guests of Y. M. c. A. resi- dents last evening at 8 special ban quet. The dornitory residents through the retiring mayor, Chester Bray, presented Mrs. Brown, the former Irene McKenna, with a purse as wedding gift. This gift was in appreciation of services and kind ness during Mrs. Browns ten years in the Y. M. c. A. office.
 William Chester Bray, mayor for two years in the Y. Village, sur rendered. the gavel to the new mayor, Fred Knoblock, in formal inaugural ceremony. Both the re- tiring mayor and the newly-seated Knoblock passed out cigars.
 Charles R. Leader entertained with songs and monologues. Charley has ben before the dorm gang many many times and has always man. aged to surprise them with some thing new.
 The guests present were: Marjorie Clarke, MT. and Mrs George P. Brown, MT. and Mrs. Charles Leader MT. and Msr. Aubrey E. Greenlaw, MT. Kraft and MT. Plume. The dor mitory men present: Charles Chris man, Hiram Kelsey, Roy Anderson, Ray Walker, George Stillings, Nick Nowie, Stewart Hyde, Ray Palmer, John Murray, Earle Palmer, Harold Taylor, Harry Layton, Robert Wal ters, Howard Chamberlain, Carl Wunderlich, Jay Comedian, Cor don Gentles, Harry Shore, Dan Baker, Chester Bray, Joseph Bana- six, Stanley Hall, Fred Knoblock Emanuel Roy, David Thompson, John Barr, George Muscio, James Mclaughlin, John Viola, George Schwartz, Robert Vingling, Walter Wilhelm, William R. Braun, Jr. War ref1 Bogue.
 The banquet room was decorated with autumn leaves and bouquets of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-09
TAKES, DOESN'T GIVE

Bristol, Conn.,, Oct. 9-(UP)-The New Deal was charged today with taking more from labor than it gives" by Walter E. Patterson, Hart ford, republican candidate for con- gress from the first district.
 Patterson said the "the present and constantly increasing prices and costs of living are indirectly reduc- ing the wages of labor, for real wages are not dollars, but what can be purchased with dollars"
 The New Deal, he charged, '.has increased taxes on food, clothing and shelter. It has deliberately fostered the policy of scarcity and reduced the opportunity for cheaper living by the workers"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-09

, fits have not run to anything like the bloated figures of 1914.
 The evil of the. "tied house" /" owned by the brewery and run simply as an outlet for as much of its beer as possible, has not re- appeared as such, but drys con- tend that in disguised form it is again operating One of the larg- est of U. s. breweries is now fac ing action in Michigan, charged with furnishing signs and buying licenses for beer gardens. The U. S.. Brewers Association, trade organ ization of the industry, is trying to aid in elimination of such tieups, which both drys and thoughtful vets recognize as an evil.
 There has even been talk in the industry of naming "czar" to restrain practices that make it vulnerable to dry attacks.
 Distillers Are Combining
 The distilling interests, 90 per cent of which are members of the Distilled Spirits Institute un- der direction of Dr. James Doran, the former prohibition admins trator, are also tending to con- solidate. Four large distilling combines now hold an impressive share in the liquor market. Dozens of small distilleries have been bought up or shaken out of the market since repeal.
 The race to build up stocks of whiskey for aging is about over. There were only small stocks of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-09
FRATERNAL NEWS---

Ruler Walter Monagan; ex-Gov- ernor Charles A. Templeton and Lecturing Knight Charles Allen. Attorney Edward Mcdonald served as master of ceremonies.
 An entertainment program and a turkey supper were among the evenings features. Among the performers were Freddy Hall, Lillian Mccoy, the Perry Twins, with Eugene Oviatt accompanying at the piano.
 More than 200 members attended, and the committee was assured that lodge members will give full sup port to the forthcoming marol graS and carnival.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-09
BY WILLIS THORNTON NEA Service Staff Correspondent

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
 More than three years of legal beer, and almost three years of legal liquor have produced results which vets and drys regard with differ ent eyes. And when they come to Interpreting those results, their conclusions are drawing farther apart every day.
 Certain of the results are tangi- ble. To supply legally the demand for both beer and liquors, an in- dustry arose overnight. It en- ploys today well over a million men.
 At least $6oo,ooo,OoO has been invested in 267 distilleries and their distributing organizations, and 675 breweries are now turning out more beer each year than does Germany itself.
 Tax revenue to both federal and state governments has been im- mense, though smaller than some of the optimistic estimates made by repeal advocates. By the end of the year, the best estimates are that it will be approaching total of $2,000 100000 collected by fed eral and state governments badly in need of it.
 This tax yield is not, of course, net gain. In Washington, for instance, there are nearly 4500 federal men engaged in collecting these taxes and suppressing boot logging. However, less is being spent on this tax work than on prohibition enforcement at the end of that era.
 States, too, have regulatory forces whose cost must be charged against their income from beer and liquor taxes and license fees That the net receipts to govern ment through repeal are large, however, is pretty clear.
 Rootlegger Still With Us
 The federal government takes tax of $2 on every gallon of hard liquor" The states add their tax, varying from 40 cents a gallon in Massachusetts to $1.l0 8 gallon in Maryland. Between 30 per cent and 40 per cent of the cost of 8 glass of beer is taxes, depending on your state. Experi- ment with these taxes has shown that when they are pushed too high they tend to put liquor prices up to the point where bootlegginc begins to gain.
 For the bootlegger is still with us. In the early days of repeal, when stocks aged liquor were small and high-priced, it was freely estimated that half the liquor consumed was bootlegged.
 Though there can be no accu- rate figures, it is now believed that it amounts to between 20 and 30 per cent. But rum row." the fleet of boats waiting to land illegal liquor on American shores, is dead.
 The alcohol tax unit of the U. s.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-09
HOSPITAL FREES
 LUCRETIA NORTON

Discharge of Miss Lucretia Nor ton of Cheshire from St. Mary's hospital this morning left only two victims of the Cheshire road bus tragedy still under hospital treat ment. The crash, which took five lives, and brought injuries to IA others, occurred three weeks ago last night.
 Eleven persons were either ad- mitted to St. Mary's hospital for care or were given treatment at the institution as a result of the accident. One of the group, Charles BrueSche, of New Haven, succumbed to his injuries several days after the bus had crashed into the tree on the Cheshire highway.
 Still under treatment at St. Mary's hospital are Mrs. Florence Brown and Miss Lillian Carr, the latter local school teacher. Both have shown steady improvement, 1t was reported today, Mrs. Browns name was at one time on the danger list.
 Miss Norton, who was released today. was first treated at the ac- cident scene and was then re- moved to her home. She was brought to the hospital several days later for treatment of her injuries and had been under care since that time.
 Coroner John T. Mon5ani has completed his inquest into the worst highway accident in this section in years. He will prepare his finding after a study of the transcript of testimony offered by a large num- ber of witnesses, several of whom were questioned at the hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-09

legal whiskey in storage when re- peal came. All distillers started running full blast, to create re- serves beyond the current de- mand, for aging.
 A little later this year there will be stocks of around 300,000,- 900 gallons, more than at any time before prohibition. That is in the face of a demand for "hard> liquor that is far below the pre- prohibition average. In 1917 it was 1892 gallons for each person in the country. Today 1t is just over a half gallon.
 This follows British Experience, where the per capita consumption has fallen steadily for many years, being now about half the 1913 rate. What this means is that dis tilling may already have reached its quantity peak.
 Beer Consumption Rises
 Resuming the trend ct many years before 1917, beer consumption has risen every year since repeal. But it is still so far below pre-war averages that many brewers and re- tailers who expected to reap a great harvest from epeal have been disap- pointed.
 In 1910, for instance, more than 20 gallons of beer annually slid down the great American throat for every person in the country. Last year it was only a little more than nine gallons, though it is slowly increasing again.
 During 1885, the last year for which figures are available, farm CTS sold 10,239000 bushels of rye and 19,400,000 bushels of corn to distillers, and 39,729,000 pounds of rice and 340,841 ,00o pounds of corn to brewers. How far this might be offset by a loss of dairy product markets is difficult to an- swer. Drys claim such losses are enormous, and more than balance the increased market created.
 This is the tangible, statistical side of repeal. But the growing fire of the drys is concentrated on the social effects, the intangible values
 NEXT: The social effects of re- peal: drunken driving, drinking women, oholism-resurgent drys rest their fight largely in this field.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-09
Liquor Taxes Fill Treasuries,
 But BOOtlegger Still Thrives
Drys Declare Old Evil Of Brewery 'Tieup' Again
 Rears Head

The liquor question isn't set- tied yet, as the drys thought in 1920 and the vets in 1883. A vigorous battle again is raging to make the nation dry, starting in state, county and township contests. In a series of three articles, of which this is the second, the story of the fight is told from both the wet and dry viewpoints.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-09
SONS OF ABRUzZI

A special meeting of the mem bers of the newly organized Sons of Abruzzi Society will be held at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon in Garden Hall. The society will participate in the Columbus Day parade arranged for Sunday. Fol- lowing the ceremonies in Liberty Park the members will return to Garden hall for a social reception and refreshments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-09
Conn. Briefs
MOTION FILED

MOTION FILED
 New Haven, Conn.,, Oct. 9.-UP) Counsel for 43-year -old James J. McElroy today filed a motion in su- perior court to set aside the first degree murder conviction which moved the Canadian World war vet eran into the shadow of the states unused electric chair, as the slayer of his estranged sweetheart.
 McElroy was found guilty by a jury that deliberated only 55 min utes late yesterday. Public Defender Thomas R. Robinson immediately asked that sentence be deferred un- til motion could be argued to an null the verdict. Judge Carl Foster assigned Wednesday for arguments and Friday for sentence.
 The court has no choice but to sentence McElroy to death if the jury verdict is upheld.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-09
ELKS' CARNIVAL

Announcement of plans for the annual mardi gras and carnival were received enthusiastically by members of the Waterbury Lodge of ElkS at the Booster Night" program last night. Speakers in- cluded Joseph Mulville, chairman of the booster committee: Exalted
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-09

cut flowers decorated the dining tables. The committee in charge: Howard Chamberlain, Harry Shore, Hiram Kelsey, Chet Bray and Fred Knoblock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-09
DON'T PITY YOUTH

New Haven, Conn.,, Oct. 9.-CUP) The New England Conference of the State Federation of Women's clubs today had before it a plea by James L. McConaughty, presi- dent of Wesleyan university, to "cease to pity youth, who are not radicals and are not, as group, dejected."
 The final days session of the conference today was to be fea- tured by an election of officers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-09

Treasury continues to raid stills, about 300 week at present. A year ago it was 500 or 600. But the big-time violent beer and liuuor rackets which shook all the large cities before repeal seem to have definitely vanished.
 Today's bootlegger, while still prevalent, is not organized on a scale to challenge orderly govern ment. No doubt it is this change that led John D. Rockefeller, Jr. to comment that things are definitely better under repeal" 1" Rockefeller, whose money had been strong support of dry organiza- tions, was one of the last to leave the sinking ship of prohibition.
 Merging Tendency Noted
 Even in the short three years since repeal, certain tendencies are seen in the reSurrected "liquor bus iness." Both brewing and distilling are tending to drift into fewer and fewer hands, like most businesses.
 Back in 1914 there were some 1900 breweries. In April of 1883 there were 177. That figure in- creased to TOO in June of 1884, and then dropped off to about 675
 Whereas in the "old days" only 25 per cent of beer was served in bottled form, now above 40 per cent is so distributed. This and the general trend of business is tending to force consultations and place the brewing business in few CT and larger hands. Brewing pro-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-09

Great Brit..in may make larger grants 10 local authorities that build roads Iion-akld.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-09
DIES OF OVERWORK

Storrs, Conn.,, Oct. 9-(UP)-Over- work caused the death of Clifford Northrop, 61, Waterbury, from an acute heart dilation on the farm of Prof. A. J. Brundage, last night, ac- cording to Medical Examiner F. B. Converse. Northrop and his wife had been caring for the farm while Prof. Brundage was touring western states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-09
nEsPoNDENCY TO BLAME

Bridgeport, Conn.,, Oct. 3. - (UP)-The suicide by Illuminating gas of Abraham Borhrer, 32, bride groom of two months, was attrib- uted today to despondency. He had been regularly employee by a coal company.
Evening star., 1936-04-12

ington for New York, will be guest
speaker at the annual meeting Of the
Council Of Social Agencies at 1890
pm. Thursday in the Y. w. c. A.
Building. His subject will be "The
Motive Power and Spiritual Values
Of Social Service"
The meeting also will mark the final
appearance Of Sanford Bates as presi-
dent Of the council. He will discuss
the work Of the organization during
his term of office.
Members at large of the council
and members of the Board of Directors
will be elected at this meeting. A
nominating committee composed of
Mrs. William Kittle, chairman; Mrs.
Evening star., 1936-04-12

against criminal aliens and the liquor
traffic" and opposing dangerous ele-
ments inirnical to the home. school
and church." will hold their fourth
annual convention in the Washing
ton Hotel tomorrow.
BEGINNING at o am. the convention
program will continue through the
day with q luncheon session at 1:45
pm. and adjournment scheduled at
6 pm.
Representative Guyer Of Kansas
will speak at the morning session on
"The Constitution, Past and Pres
ent." Other speakers in the morn
ing will include Mrs. Frances Troy
Norcross of North Carolina and Mrs.
Jennie Esmond Wright Of New York
Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson Of Mary
Evening star., 1936-04-12
.lbert w. Atwood and Walter 8.
Tfford will nominate tba fol1nurpo.

Albert w. Atwood and Walter 8.
Ufford will nominate the following:
For members at large-Mrs. Jesse
Adkins, Rev. John K. Cartwright, Mrs.
Whitman Cross, Clarence Phelps
Dodge, Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, G.
Marshal Finnan, John Ihlder, Rev. J.
Hillman Hollister, Owen Lovejoy,
Justin Miller, DR.. Frederic w. Perkins,
Willard G. Smith, Walter s. Uford
and Mrs. Walter s. Ufford.
For members Of the Board of d.
rectors for three years-Bates. Mrs.
Harry Bernton, Carl D. Wells, Finnan
and Father Cartwright. The COM
mittee will also nominate Mrs. Harlan
Fiske Stone for election of one year
to fiIl the unexpired term of Mrs.
Dwight Clark.
Evening star., 1936-04-12

versity Of Nebraska, took over the
presidency upon the expiration Of the
mandate Of President Alberts Kviesis,
to hold this place, under newly pub
lished laws, until reform of the Lat
Wan constitution has been effected.
He became the first prime minister
Of Latvia In 1918 and consolidated
his position in 1884, putting the
country under martial law. His as
sumption Of the presidency completed
the concentration of state power over
the nation Of 100000 people in his
hands.
Evening star., 1936-04-12

land, president Of the National Senti-
nels, will deliver the keynote address
at the luncheon session at q PM.
followed by talks by Representative
Blanton of Texas and Mrs. Victoria
Booth Demarest.
At the afternoon session State
chairmen and officers will deliver
their reports, followed by an address
by Mrs. Clifton Webb. After the
Resolutions Committee reports the
convention will adjourn with the
benediction by Rev. John Carpenter
Palmer.
Evening star., 1936-04-12
SENT|NELS MEET
HERE TOMORROW
Program of Convention to
Include Representative
Guyer'S Address.

The National Sentinels, women's
organization with expressed purposes
of protecting children and homes
Evening star., 1936-04-12
DICTATOR OF LATvIA
BECOMES PRESIDENT
Former Nebraska Student As
sumes Office in Ceremonies
at Riga Castle.

BY the Associated Press.
RIGA, Latvia, April 11.-Karlis
Ulmanis, prime minister and virtual
dictator Of Latvia since his 1884 coup
d'etat, assumed the Office of Presi-
dent as well today in ceremonies at
the ancient Riga Castle.
All churches Of the city held serv-
ices commemorating the occasion.
UlmaniS, once q student at the Uni
Evening star., 1936-04-12

Germans in Chile.
Chile contains many German emf
grants,
Evening star., 1936-04-12
More Smear

More Sugar.
India expects its 1885 sugar crop to
be much larger than that Of last year.
Evening star., 1936-04-12
Hardy Shrubs

Abelia Grandifiora
Double Pink Towering
Almond
Red Powered Weiglia
Named French Lilacs
Crepe Myrtle
Evening star., 1936-04-12

Lady Hillingdon (apricoD
Los Angeles (pink)
Margaret McGredy
tvermillion)
Miss Rowena Thorn
(fiery rose)
Nine. Butterfly (pinkD
Nine. Edo. Herriot (redD
Mrs. Aaron Ward (yellow)
Mrs. E. p. Thom (yellow)
Evening star., 1936-04-12
COUNCIL TO HEAR
REV. JOSEPH S|z00
Retiring Pastor viii Be
Guest at Social Agencies
Meetinu.

Rev. Joseph r. Sizoo, retiring pastor
of the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, who soon will leave WASH
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-12-19
MADRID SEES BREAK UP
OF REBEL. OFFENSIVES

MADRID, Dec. 19.-(UP)-
Neutral observers, including mill
tary experts, said today that Gen.
Francisco Francois Fascist reyo-
luton may pound itself to pieces
against the walls of Madrid.
The capital, they believed, is
fortified like feudal fortress and
its stalwart defense, which has
brought about an amazing reju-
venation of loyalist morale after
months Of defeats, is aided by Sc
we're cold in the surrounding
Guadarrama mountains.
Frances fiercest fighters, the
Moroccans, are unaccustomed to
such rigorous weather and resent
il.
Five months have passed, Mill
tary authorities point out, and the
big prizes of the war-Madrad,
Barcelona and other large cities
still are in possession of the gov
eminent.
The military junta here has
evacuated refugees from subway
stations and is finding them "safe
residences" in high modern office
buildings in the so-called neutral
zones.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-12-19
Confederate Vets
Pensions Arrive
$3425 in Payments Receiv'
ed for Men or Widows

A total of $3,425 in Confed-
crate pension money is ready for
distribution to SO former Confed-
crate soldiers and their widows at
the office of the clerk of superior
court.
Ten checks of $1S2.50 each are
ready for veterans, five Of $3.50
each for class A widows, and IT
of $50 each for class B widows.
Nine former soldiers of the
Confederacy are still living in this
county, according to the clerks
record. A complete roster of vet
Grams and their organizations is as
follows:
w. P. Blackwell, Co. "G", Seth
N. c.; P. P. Johnson, Co. CO.,
10th N. c.; j. X. Jones, Co. &C.,
seth N. c.; H. X. Laughter, Co.
"G", seth N. c.; L. ]. Ledbetter,
organization not listed; Bailey
Reese, Co. "K", 62nd N. c. r. B.
Sitton, 18th Battalion; r. H. Wall,
Co. "P', 56th N. c., and Tom
Vaughn, Co. "B", 18th N. c.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-12-19
Charges Against Dermid Are Dismissed
Capt. Brice Buys
Kanuga I'd. Home
Toledo Men Buy Lots to
Erect Residences

Capt. p. X. Bricc, of Columbia,
s. c., has purchased l2-room
stone house near the Kanuga road
with the view to making this his
permanent home. according to an
nounccmcnt of j. ID. Solley, who
negotiated the trade.
Capt. Bricc, Il retired army Of
,fcer, and Mrs. Rricc, who are
now in Key West. Fla, until al
ter the holidays, will visit Hinder
sonville soon after the holidays TO
arrange for the renovation of
their new home and with the ex-
pcctation of taking up permanent
residence here next summer, ac-
cording to Mr.. SOlley.
Frank Lipp and Frank Schmidt
of Toledo, Ohio. have purchased
through Mr.. Solley several adjoin-
ing lots on the Flat Rock highway
with the expectation of erecting
building thereon and making this
their home. Mr.. Lipp is an Off
cial of the Guardian National
bank of Toledo.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-12-19
MRS. |. BECK
PASSES AWAY
Funeral Will Be Held at
Mud Creek Church
2:30 P. M. Sunday

News of the death of Mrs. Lola
Beck at Lancaster, S. c., was re-
ceived this morning by her daugh'
ter, Mrs. d. B. Hart of East Flat
Rock. Mrs. Beck was visiting at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. j.
G.. Penegar, and suffered heart
attack. The body will be brought
here Sunday. and funeral services
will be held at the Mud Greek
church 2:30 o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon by Rev. Il. E. Wall. pastor
of First Baptist church, this city.
Mrs. Beck was born March l.
1875. in Pennsylvania county, anc
was the daughter of j. T. and Mrs
Harriet Greer. She was married
to ]. C. Beck in 1879. He pre-
coded her to the grave in 1927.
Six children survive. They are,
in addition to the two mentioned,
F.. A. Beck of Charlotte. Mrs. w.
o. Lockaby of Mt. Airy, J: h.
Beck of West Palm Beach, Fla,
and Miss Mildred Beck OF Lam
caster. =,
The deceased also leaves IL
grandchildren, two sisters and a
brother. Miss Mamie Greer, Mrs,
Rufus Kuykendall of this city,
and +. A. Greer of Andrews.
Mrs. Beck, although she suffer
cd slightly from asthma, had 9TH
erwise been in good health. She
had been visiting with her daugh-
ter in Lancaster for some time.
Most Of her life was spent in this
county.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-12-19
HARVEY BODY !
TAKEN TODAY
TO SAVANNAH
Mrs. Harvey Unable to
Return From Arizona
for Funeral b

The body of the late l.. Gordon
Harvey. who expired here sudden
ly Friday morning, accompanies
by his cousin, j. S. Cannon of IA
nuga road, was taken to Savannah,
Ca, on the Southbound train this
afternoon. a
Mr.. Harvey, who had been feel
ing somewhat i'll on the preceding
day, died quietly as he sat in .
chair at the Main street hardware
store of Gregg Brothers.
Mr.. Iarvey's death occurred
about 10 days after Mrs. Harvey
had left with their little grandson
for Tucson, Ariz., where he w2s
taken for treatment, and she is
now at 1911 Hampton street,
there. She was unable to return,
east on the occasion of Mr.. Har-
vey's death. u
Funeral services will be held in
SavG nnah. which WAS IN HarreyNs
home, before retiring.