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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-09

NCOuCllueQ tTOut 6dBS 4I
 The Litchfield county delegates unanimously endorsed State Senator J. Sedgwick Tracy of Falls Village for the office of state treasurer. Waterbury delegates to the con- vention were given various commit tee posts at the state g.o.p. session. Mrs. Frederick w. Palomba and Michael J,Anthony were elected honorary vice-presidents of the convention. Alderman George King- ston and William S. Curtis were named members of the committees on permanent organization and res- olutions. Vernon Hall and ex-Reg- istrar of Voters Thomas P. Dillane went on the committees on rules and credentials. Ex-Congressnlan E. w. Goss was honored with 6 place on the committee on rules.
 Litchfield Split
 It was brought out at the Litch- field country caucus that the dele- gates were split as to their choices with some favoring Brown, some backing Alcorn, others behind ex- Congressman John c. Tilson and others indicating that they might swing to "dark horse" in the per- son of former lieutenant Governor Roy Wilcox of Meriden.
 State Chairman Roraba0lS's praise of the states two last democratic governors, the late Simeon E. Bald win and Governor Wilbur E. Cross, in his address in opening the con- vention brought forth much unfa- vorabie comment from the delegates. They threatened to jump the traces" and leave States Attorney Brown in the lurch until able aides of Chairman Roraback succeeded in stopping the stampede. Democratic leaders today ehuckled over the Roraback speech which fred his fol- lowers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-09
HOUSTON LEADS

Galveston, TeX.-(UP)-Houston regained its position as the deaeing Texas port in in the eXtorting of general cargo during the fiscal year ended July 3l, according to a re- port issued by H. s. ziegler, Inc, Galveston freight brokers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-09
JOSEPH HUBBARD
 IS FOUND DEAD
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the garage a short time previously.
 Patrolmari Phelan immediately called police headquarters and Cap- tain William Duggan and Motor Patrolman George McElligott. with Detective Joseph Bendler, were rushed to the scene.
 Ignition Turned On < Police said the ignition of the truck was found turned on and that carbon inonoxide fumes were nOr ticeable when the garage doors were opened, although the motor of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-09

truck was not running. Questioning of other employees of the laundry disclosed that Hubbard had been
 last seen in the vicinity of the garage at 2 o'clock last night. when he backed the truck out and drove away. It could not be determined what time he returned. Dr. Joseph Slavin was called by police to rem. der emergency treatment, but pro- nounced Hubbard dead upon arrival.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-09
APPEAL CASE
 IS WITHDRAWN
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VOUHtIuueu IIuLH FHBe 4I figures were excessive and entered an appeal to the board of relief. The board upheld the tax commissioners and Attorney Gager then appealed to superior court. During the su- perior court hearing in June, the legal staff representing the city was headed by Corporation Counsel Charles s. O'Connor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-09

| to give taverns the same legal
 status as hotels, restaurants and RriIIeH. concerning sale oS iinurr.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-09

French Kardos. barber of Bude- pest, Hungary, claimed . new rec. ord when he shaved a man in 2S seconds. V
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-09
LABOR FORCES OF
 STATE WRANCLE

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-09
YOUTH ADMITS
 FATAL SHOOTING

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-09

the New Deal should Dc extended and asnplifed.
 we have already seen many of it's emergency and transitional phases pass and VIC have seen the original mistakes. caused by the need of haste definitely corrected.
 "Out of the tsimuit of the early New Deal days at Washington, there has come 6 definite program for an American system of economies, Q clear and comprehensive plan for the future"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-09
WILL
 NOMINATE HAYES

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-09
TEMPERED WITH
 AUTO AND PAYS

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-09
HITLER TO ASK
 FOR COLONIES

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-09
J. WARREN UPSON WAS TAKEN ILL

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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-13
Neutrality Measure :
Abandoned In VielU
Of May AdjO'nn,'t.

Congressional leaders abandoned
their campaign for immediate en-
actment of permanent neutrality
legislation Saturday in an attempt
to bring adjournment of Congress
by May /.
Chairman Pittman, Democrat of
Nevada, of the Senate foreign re-
lations committee disclosed the new
strategy. He forecast the committee
would report promptly resolution
to extend for one year the tempo
rary ban on shipment of arms and
munitions to belligerents. That will
expire February %.
He added that there will be "such
amendments in the form of addi-
tional legislation as will not justify
unlimited debate
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-13

gallons to six cents per thousand
per month for more than 100000
gallons. The earnings of the water
plant in 1884 were $17,296.8O.
Nearby Towns Saved
'Huntingburg acquired its cleo
trio power system in 1916" Mr..
Grewe says, Eat price of $4,000.
A new plant, equipped with turbo-,
generators, condensors, ash convey
ors, and other modern labor saving
devices, was constructed immediate
ly. By 1888, these and other i'm
provements had advanced the as
sessed valuation of the power sys-
tenn to $780, Besides serving the
town with power and light, the
plant also serves four nearby towns
and adjacent rural districts"
Light rates in 1884 were seven
cents for first 100 kilowatt hours,
six cents for the next $50, five cents
:or the next 300, four cents for the
next 500, and three cents for the
first 500 kilowats, two and three
quarter cents for the next 5O0,two
and one-half cents for the next 500,
and two cents for all in excess of
1000. Y
The power plan earnings in 1884
were $60,372.90. The net profit was
$27, 422.O2.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-13
15-OlInce Baby Has
Chance TO Survive

Fifteen-ounce Nancy Lee Vogt, of
Oakland, Calf, has chance to live
in the face of great difficulties.
The smallest infant of record in
Oakland was born prematurely
Sunday, took food through a rub
Der tube "life line," in place of the
previously used medicine dropper.
Her feeding was increased from
80 to As drops an hour of mothers
milk-injected directly into the
stomach through the tube.
Jaundice and rapid evaporation
of moisture from the tiny body
were reported by George Wood,
hospital superintendent, to be the
principal threats to the spark of
life.
IF we can carry her through this
difficulty" he said, 'the baby's
chance of survival will be greatly
increased"
Wood announced the first artificial
feeding, resorted to in anattempt to
build up the baby's strength and
replace the evaporating moisture,
was successful. He said the jaun-
dice evaporating was moderate
and ga usual occurrence in prema-
ture babies"
The infants mother, Mrs. Paul
Vogt, herself a graduate nurse, was
kept informed Of her daughters
condition.
I'D love to see her now but
know that's impossible" the moth
er said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-13
Wild Life Federation
Hears National Plan
Men AT Washington Conference
Adopt Seven-POint Program
For Conservation

A seven-point national program
for wild life conservation was pre-
sented to the North American Wild
Life conference in Washington,
Friday, by Ira N. Gabrielson, chief
of the bureau of biological survey.
Officials of the General Wild Life
federation, formed by the confer
ence Wednesday, said the Gabriel
son program would be used as a
basis for its efforts to build up the
nations game population. .
The objective:
/. More land for restoration and
use of wild life.
2. Closer Federal and State CO.
operation.
3. Recognition of wild life values
in land planning.
4. Cessation of stream pollution.
5. More research into wild life
problems.
7. Basis protective legislation.
Land Is Essential
Gabrielson told the conference
that land was the essential need.
"Birds cannot nest and rear their
fedglings on the wing, nor can ami
mails reproduce on the rum" he said,
adding the government should COM
plete a program, now half done, or
developing IL million acres for
migratory waterfowl.
"The Federal government has
more than 165,O00,O00 acres of ma
tional forests, more than 100000
of national parks; and less than
100000 of national wild life re-
fuges," the bureau chief asserted in
contending at least 25,OOO,OOO acres
were needed for primary wild life
needs.
Urges Fisheries
Frank T. Bell, commissioner of
the bureau of fisheries, recommend
ed:
l. Conservation of food and game
fisheries in interior waters through
protection of existing fish supplies,
development of fishery resources,
and reclamation of fishing waters.
2. Management of commercial
fisheries through sterilization of
the supply and wise use of fishery
products.
A proposal that regular standing
committees on wild life with power
to act be named in Congress in
place of the present special COM
mittees was made by Representa-
tive Robertson of Virginia.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-13
Determined TO
Scrap Borrowing
Authorizations

President Roosevelt disclosed last
week that he had determined to
scrap congressional authorizations
for the borrowing of more than a
billion dollars.
One purpose of the move, as seen
by some observers, was to put the
governments financial house in bet
ter order, in view of the heavy bor-
rowings scheduled by the treasury
during this fiscal year. Mr.. Roose-
welt had little to say along that line,
nor did he make any mention Of the
subject of taxes in connection with
the announceemnt, which aroused
considerable speculation in Wash
ingto1f..
The President mentioned the
Home Owners Loan corporation as
one agency involved in his cancel
lation program, and quick check
revealed that around a billion dol
1dIS 1I11SIIC NC oRoA4dO4C 4O1 CcIlCS11d-
ton there alone.
The Chief Executive explained
that the cancellation of specific au-
thorizations meant only that funds
would not have to be borrowed for
the purpose mentioned. It did not
mean, he said, that these funds
would be available to meet other
governmental expenses.
The announcement, made to
newspapermen, followed a confer
ence with financial advisers and the
heads of several spending agencies,
whom he had summoned to the
White House.
AS Congress awaited more def
mite word of President Roosevelt's
tax plans, he summoned a White
House conference of the govern
ment's collecting and lending agen-
cies Tuesday to undertake fresh
check on the spread between tax
receipts and spending.
Meanwhile the New Deal fiscal
policy was being debated increas-
ingly as campaign issue.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-13
Six War Vets In N. C..
Congressional Group

Washington, Feb. 7.-Of the Is
members of the North Carolina del
egation in Congress, six served in
the World war, and five will receive
baby bonds in payment of their
bonus, it was revealed today. They
are Representatives Graham A.
Barden, third district; Harold D.
Cooley, fourth; Frank w. Hancock,
fifth; William B. Umstead of the
sixth; and J. Walter Lambeth, of
the eighth.
During the world conflict Barden
served in the navy, Cooley in the
naval aviation corps, Hancock in
one of the regular contingents,
while Umstead and Lambeth were
in the fight and went overseas as
members of the Expeditionary
Forces. It is expected that Umstead
and Lambeth will receive the larg-
est sums of the delegation, but,
strange to say, Representative A. L.
Bulwinkle of the tenth district, who
served in France nearly two years,
will not receive penny. The bonus
law provides that veterans serving
up to and including captains are to
be paid the bonus. Bulwinkle was a
major both on the Mexican border
and in France, putting in. all told
about three years, and emerges
from the fight over the bonus with
out receiving anything. All MEM
bers of the Tar Heel delegation vot-
ed to put the bonus bill over, as it
finally passed.
Senators Bailey and Reynolds are
minus military records in the World
war, as are Representatives Kerr,
Warren, Clark, Doughton, and
Weaver.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-13
Italians Realize War
Won't Be"W0Lk-OUer"

More than four months of the dry
season in Ethiopia have now gone.
Within three months, at the out
side, the rainy season will. begin
again and from then until October
the country will be drenched and
military operations will be impossi-
BILE. The rains may come sooner.
There have been already unusual
downfalls to plague the Italians and
there are thus indications that the
coming season may be unusually
wet.
Benito Mussolini realizes, despite
some successes by the Italian army
in the south, that three months will
not suffice to bring the Ethiopian
war to a decisive issue. He has in
formed the Fascist Grand Council
and through it the Italian people
-thatpreparations must be made
to take care of the armies through
the rains. He is sending $4,000
workmen to build barracks and
construct roads for them, so they
may keep healthy and can prepare
for renewed campaign in October.
This is, of course, terrible news
to an Italy which believed it's mod
ernized and mechanical armies
were going to be able to sweep
through backward people and
gain swift victory before the
home strain, caused by lack of
trade and League sanctions, should
become too unbearable.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-13
Highway Worker
Killed As He Falls
Off OF SnOW PIOuU

Howard Hawks, Sc, of near Nor
lima, a State highway employe, died
in a local hospital in Durham Sat-
urday as a result of injuries receiv-
ed in a fall from a snowplow while
clearing a road of 10 inches of snow
with team of horses near his home
Friday afternoon. He suffered a
broken neck and other injuries.
Surviving are his wife, two sons,
and two daughters, all of the Nor
lima community.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-13
TOlOn Eliminates
Mu1aicipaL Taxes
By Operating It's
Utilities Plants

Nestled among the hills of Dubois
county, in southern Indiana, the at
tractive little town of Huntingburg,
with its beautiful home, factories,
and municipal-owned utilities, is
conducting an experiment in NUM-
! cipal ownership which is attracting
nationwide attention and applause.
The town of Huntingburg offers a
striking contrast to the general
state of affairs in other cities in the
country. For not only is it free from
city taxation, but the city council,
in September, 1885, also announced
there would be no tax levy for the
year 1936-the fourth consecutive
year Huntingburg has been declar-
ed tax free.
It is difficult to conceive of a
town of 3,4O0 population as being
entirely free from debt and taxa
ton. But Huntingburg has all these
conveniences and no city taxes:
Hard-surfaced streets, swept daily;
sanitary sewage system, enforced
by an ordinance that compels every
dwelling and business house to in
stall sewage connections; a system
of daily garbage collection; mod
ern fire department., and a first
class commissioned high school
with uncurtailed program for boys
and girls.
Profit Made Each Year
The answer to all this prosperity
is simple. Huntingburg owns and
operates its public utilities-light
and water plants does it so eff
ficiently and honestly that, while
providing maximum service at min
imum cost, the town makes profit
sufficient to defray the costs of gov
| eminent. Each year since 1881 a
sum sufficient to meet the expenses
of town administration has been
transferred from the earnings of the
utilities to the general fund, and no
tax has been levied.
The citizens of Huntingburg also
have insisted that their utilities re-
main free from political influence.
Honesty and efficiency are the re-
quirements demanded of the super
intendent of the electric power and
water plants. The success of the
fight for efficiency, as against parti-
san politics, is attested by the fact
: that Leo Grewe, present superin-
tendent of the city plants, has serv-
ed continuously for Is years under
two Democratic and three Republi-
can administrations.
Improvements Made
"Huntingburg acquired its NUM-
tcipal plants through purchase from
local private companies" Superin-
tendent Grewe explains. 'The wa
ter plant was purchased IN 1892 Tor
$780, 900. The city began immediate
ly to make improvements in service
and equipment, so that by 1888 the
valuation placed by the state tax
board on the water supply system
was $191, sos"
"Huntingburg's water supply il
derived from three artificial lakes
situated about one mile from the
city. These lakes have surface
area Of about one square mile, and
their average depth is about II
feet"
Huntingburg's water rates are
graduated from 30 cents per thou
sand per month for the first 5000
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-13

During the 1885 football season
1890 players were injured on the
gridiron and 80 players died from
their injuries.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-13

Earthquakes originating deep in
the earth offer new proof, accord
ing to Rev.. ]. B. McElwane, of st.
Louis university, that the earth's
center is solid.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-13

The richest and Oldest gold min
ing district in the world is in the
Philippine Islands. There are IA
mines,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-13

The amount of water in the ocean
is Is times the volume of all land
above sea-level.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-13

Old fashioned dinner plates had
false bottom in which hot water
was placed to keep food hot.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-13

A pound of coagulated skinned
milk will produce pound of imi-
tation wool.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-13

The average man shaves 20 miles
of his face during his lifetime.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-13

There are approximately $4,000
muscles in the trunk of an elephant.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-13

It is possible to make vinegar
from honey.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-13

Forests of wild apple trees grow
in the Himalaya mountains.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-02-13

Alaska has fish that when dried
makes an efficient candle.
The Washington times., 1936-03-20
Music Not High-BrOW.
HeifetZ Declares

PORTLAND, Ore, March 20,
Jascha Heifetz, widely-known VIC
linist, doesn't think there is such
a thing as "high-brow music" He
declared here:
at isn't the music that's
high-brOw-it's the people!
"Tt makes me tired to hear
people say good music is high
brow. They are just waving
II away because they don't
want to take the trouble to
try and understand it."
The violiniSt pointed out that
great paintings are a mystery to
the layman until he has studied
them, looking up their background
with a view to understanding
their true meaning. and declared
that "the same thing holds true
in music"
Ignorance is no excuse for not
appreciating good music. Heifetz
said.
'Ms rvelOus records are being
made now, entire libraries Of the
finest things in the world Of mu-
sic, and there are radio programs
The Washington times., 1936-03-20
DETROIT THEFT
NETS BANKER

DETROIT, March 20 G.N.S.)
Investigation Of the city's $349 900
trust fund robbery broke wide
open today after Federal agents
arrested James j. O'Shea, q vice
president Of the National Bank of
Detroit in connection with the
theft.
Discovery of the shortage led
the Department of Justice to
issue a warrant charging O'Shea
with embezzlement.
The action followed investiga-
ton by Omen into the accounts
Of Harry M. Tyler, assistant
budget director Of Detroit, who
ended his life March IL after the
shortage had been uncovered.
O'Shea. charged with being an
accomplice in the thefts. had been
employed at the bank for several
years.
Inquiry by G-men disclosed a
safe deposit box rented for O'Shea
under another name and which
Justice Department alleged, rep
contained $135,000, which, the
resentS his share Of the fruits Of
his operations with Tyler.
The Washington times., 1936-03-20
JERSEY VOTES
T0R00SEVELT

TRENTON, N. j., March 20
(U.S0. President Roosevelt was
assured New Jerseys 80 votes at
the National Convention when
the N. j. Democratic State Com
mittee filed its complete list of
delegates with the Secretary Of
State.
Petitions Of the delegatesat-
large as well as those represent.
ing the congressional districts
read, regular organization Demo
crats-Franklin D. Roosevelt" I"
The primaries are May 10.
Although the state is entitled
to only four delegates-at-large,
New Jersey Dem ocratS have
named eight, each delegate being
given one-half vote. Heading the
group is U. 8. Senator A. Harry
Moore.
The Washington times., 1936-03-20

NEW YORK, March 20.-More
workers have been reemployet in
manufacturing during the past
two years than in any other
branch of industrial activity, &C
cording to the National Industrial
Conference Board.
Of the total reduction Of unem-
ployment between January. 1884,
and January of this year, 80.3 per
cent is attributable to improved
conditions in manufacturing in
dustries, the analysis showed.
Unemployment in non-manufac-
turing industries in the first
month of 1884 constituted 66.6
per cent Of the total estimated
unemployment. Two years later
it had increased to T1.2 per cent
Of the total.
The Washington times., 1936-03-20
STRETZ TRIAL
WILL OPEN
TODAY

NEW YORK, Mar. 20-Q.N.s0.
Vera Stretz goes on trial in gen.
eral sessions here today for the
murder of her wealthy paramour,
DR.. Fritz Gebhardt, German in
dustrialist, shot to death in his
Beekman Towers apartment early
last November IL. Police found
her on the stairway leading from
Gebhardt's apartment q short
time after the shooting. After
stating eyes, I shot him." she re-
fused to answer any further ques-
tionS.
The girls father, Frank Stretz,
said Vera was terrified over the
ordeal Of her trial. quoting her:
II am trying to be calm, but
in my heart / am terrified.
Not frightened by what may
happen to me in the end, but
Of what 1 must live through
during the next few days.
Sometimes I think 1 cannot
bear listening to all the sOrdid
details over again"
One hundred talesmen have
been summoned for jury duty
and out Of this lot IL will be
chosen to determine why Vera
killed her admitted lover,
and whether she must die for it.
Selection of the jury was sched-
uled to begin as soon as Judge
Cornelius F. Collins convened
court. Both defense and prosecu-
ton conceded that picking the
jury may take the entire day or
longer.
The Washington times., 1936-03-20
Manufacturing Does
Most For JObleSS

Outside Of manufacturing, con-
struction and mining the situation
appears to have become worse,
rather than better, the board
points out.
Unemployment in manufactur-
ing, according to the analysis, de-
clined from 3,597 900 in January.
1884, to 2,s24,Ooo in January. of
this year, or approximately % per
cent.
The building industry absorbed
about 225,000 workers, represent
ing a decline of 20 per cent in the
number of unemployed in tina
field. Mining re-employed $4,000
or slightly less than per cent o.
its proportion Of unemployed
workers.
The Washington times., 1936-03-20
New Type Locomotive

BERLIN G.N.S0.-According to
Brandenburg Land Transporta.
ton Office, the first locomotive
car driven by anthrcite gas made
its initial run from Fuerstenwalde
to Muencheberg on March End.
This new type Of railway locomo-
tive will be put into regular serv.
ice on the "Oderbruch" division,
a small branch road Of the Ger.
man Railways.