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fused to sign the recommendation' but as g.op. leader of the board took the floor and spoke strenuously against the project on the grounds that the city's plans were to elab- crate and expensive for the section of the city to be benefited.
 Motion Went Through
 On the motion of Alderman George R. Guilfoile, which was sec- onded by Alderman Sciullo, 1t was voted to buy the three pieces of property in question. They are: Property of olympia DiVito at 04 Baldwin street, corner of River street, $13,500; property of John Thomas A. Phelan at 05-07 Baldwin street, corner of Bridge street, $2O,- 900; property of Thomas 5hanna- han, 54 Baldwin street and 154-164 Mill street, $24,00O.
 AppraisaIs Quoted
 Appraisals by two well known local real estate men, Walter Hart and James Dillon, were quoted by Alderman Sciullo to prove the req. condolences of the prices being paid by the city. The Hart appraisal was DiVito property, $14,100; Phelan property, S9,400; Shannahan prop. erty, $2l,6"00. The Dillon appraisal was, DiVito property, $l3,500; Phelan property, $20,60O; Shannahan prop erty, $26,300.
 Declaring that the recommenda- tions of City Engineer Robert A. Cairns have always been accepted in the past, the aldermanic com- mittee, in it's report to the board, asserted that the purchase of the three pieces o fproperty would be for the best interest of the city.
 Wilhelm Took Floor
 Alderman Wilhelm then took the floor, asserting that the program was too elaborate and costly. He urged the construction of Q bridge without going any further and changing the grade of the street. He also pointed out that the prices being paid by the city arc about twice the size of the assessments. Referring to report that the pres- ent bridge is too low for some freight cars to pass under 1t, Alder man Wilhelm declared that the rail- road company should bear the ex- pense if the grade of the street has to be raised. He said that the Huntingdon avenue bridge and the South Main street bridge were built without buying any property. Tn the case of the South Main street about $2,000 was expended on property. he admitted. He added that before the Baldwin street project is fin- ished 1t wil have cost the city be- tween $200,000 and $300,000.
 Others Debated Project
 Alderman Guilfoile replied that the city is saving money by buying at the prices before the board be- cause otherwise the municipality would have to pay enormous dam ages to abutting property when the new grade is established.
 Alderman o. Arthur DuBois ad- mitted that there is no question as
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 The plant on South Main street near Pearl Lake road, consists oi several factory buildings and con- siderable land.
 Under the terms of the agree ment reached between the Smith and Griggs company and the Risdon Manufacturing company, the latter concern bought some of the land outright. Next more of the land and the factory buildings were leased. with an option to buy in five years. The Risdon company also has the right to extend the option five years longer when the present one expires five years hence.
 To Retain Control
 The agreement, involving partial purchase and partial lease, means, however, that the Risdon company intends to retain control of the Smith and Griggs plant. The latter concern has been running only on 0 small scale for the past ten or more years, hence the small num- Der of employees. Employment con- ditions in the city are expected to be bettered under the Risdon cor1- panys plan to increase the number of employees at the factory.
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migh make constitutional amend ment. A campaign issue was the precedent of the child labor act de- cision. Reasoning in the child labor and Quffey cases was identical on some points. Congress conceded its inability to prescribe child labor by legislation but in 1924 submitted an enabling constitutional amendment to the states. It still is pending.
 The long time required to ratify hotly contested amendment was Q factor in dissuading MT. Roosevelt from making that approach to his problems earlier in his administra- ton. He expressed confidence in his inaugural address that the funda- mental law was sufficiently flexi- ble to permit all necessary emer- gency legislation. Tn his "horse and buggy" criticism of the NRA de- cision the president emphasized that changing the constitution usually was Q process of several years.
 Precedent Es Seen
 But there is the precedent of re- peal of the 18th amendment for which Mfr. Roosevelt got a mandate in the 1892 campaign. The repealer was fammed through congress and jockeyed to ratification under con- stant administration pressure. The same tactics might short cut the path of any other amendment if 1t were backed by an impressive popular vote.
 It Is inevitable, that the series of anti-New Deal court decisions will become involved in political debate along the lines of today's curt state- ment of John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers:
 Tt is Q sad commentary" he said, "upon our form of government when every decision of the supreme court seems designed to fatten cap- ital and starve and destroy labor"
 Lewis expects shortly to confer with MT. Roosevelt.
 Consequences Foreseen
 Consequences of the Guffey de- cision foreseen by some observers today included:
 l. Possible labor trouble in the soft coal fields.
 2. Revitalizatlon of the presiden- tial year constitutional issue.
 3. A swing of labor further from the courts and strict constitution alists toward the New Deal.
 1. Foreclosure against other "Lit- tie NE2A's" for the textile, steel, au- tomobile and other individual indus- tries.
 5. New political emphasis upon MT. Roosevelts willingness to take a chance on constitutionality of desired legislation.
 6. New campaign ammunition for the New Deal in big mine and indus trial states.
 2. Ultimate scrapping of the Wag- ner Labor Relations Act and prac- tical prohibition against further federal regulatory experiments relat- ing to hours, wages and competitive conditions.
 Some observers have believed throughout that the Guffey Act was a plant" designed by the New Deal to obtain a far reaching supreme court decision upon which the issue of constitutional amendment could most conveniently be carried to the people. Assistant Attorney General John Dickinson somewhat contribute ed to that belief in his Guffey case argument. He waived all technical arguments and asked for Q straight out decision on the fundamental is- sue involved.
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SUPREME COURT
 KILLS CUFFEY ACT

(Continued from Page l.) based its ruling against FsA chiefly on previous supreme court decisions condemning "hot oil" legislation, r1a- tional industrial recovery adminis- tration and agricultural adjustment administration.
 Relief Bill Partly Saved
 Lawyers close to both sides of the resettlement controversy agreed that the decision would not invalidate last years $4,880, 100000 relief bill as @ whole. The RA money came from that appropriation. The de- partment of justice, analysing the resettlement opinions, limited it's ir1- mediate effect to the housing pro- ject in Bound Brook, N. J. There was no doubt about the scope of the Quffey act opinion. The more thor ough of study, the more likely 1t ap- peared that the court sought defi- nitely to forestall many of the major reforms" in progress or contemp- lated.
 AhDOr Ab 6Ahppeu
 The tribunal decided by six to three decision that the labor provi- sions of the law were invalid as an invasion of the rights of the states and as an improper delegation of power. Five of the six held that the marketing and price fixing pro- visions were inseparable from the labor provisions and must therefore fall, together with the IS per cent tax on bituminous sales. Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes con. cured in an opinion which held that the market and price fixing provisions of the law should have been approved insofar as they were confined to interstate commerce..
 Justices Louis D. Brandeis, Harlan P. Stone and Benjamin N Car- dozo, in an opinion by CardoZo, held the court should have refused to rule on the labor provisions because the coal operators challenging the law had no suit against them and that the marketing and price 4ix- ing sections should have been up- held.
 Dissenting Opinion
 The dissenting opinion of Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo, joined in by his fellow "liberals", Louis D. Bran deis and Harlan F. Stone dwelt only on three major points but admon- ished that silence must not be taken as importing acquiesence."
 The dissent accused the majority of attacking the problem from "the wrong end" It held that the ma jorlty first should have considered the validity of price fixing in inter- state commerce, which 1t should have upheld, and then should have turned to the question of wages and hours.
 Approached in this light, Cardozo and his colleagues asserted, the 16 per cent tax should have been up- held and the coal companies denied the right to challenge the law.
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Q lion tanner which strangely is an ambition that most Americans still secretly cherish, regardless of age.
 The 1030 Sparks managed circus is said to be one of the largest and most pretentious the popular veteran has offered in his 70 years as an impresario, the cast includes many of the most famous names in circusdom and the personal ap- pearance of Jack Hoxie, famous cowboy screen star, as well as Q host of new novelties, features and innovations which round out two hours of wholesome entertainment augmented by an immense nlenag. erie.
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Guffey Decision Is ! C0nlpdign Argument
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~Sek uroeram could be bonb- nro0ged against high court attack.
 One More Jolt
 The New Deal money-raising pro- ermm took another jolt in the Guffey decision. MT. Roosevelt had bud- reted for ele,eO0, 900 from coal taxes during the current and next fiscal years. The sum involved is sman compared with the wealth denied the treasury when agricultural ad- fugtment was outlawed but 1t moves Che budget out of balance Q little more.
 So far 1e74,S83 has been collected sF coal taxes. The treasury IS studying the decision to determine whether this sum would be legally refunded to mine operators. Secre- tary of Treasury Henry Morgen" thau, Jr., testified recently that New Deal expenditures, the cost of the bonus and failure to collect AAA processing taxes probably would boost the budget deficit to Q new high.
 Another Act OutIawed < Colncident with the Guffey bill reverse = which brought the New Deal supreme court score to 9 losses against two victories the District of Columbia court of appeals out- Iawed one of Dr. Rexford c. Tug wells rural resettlement projects at Bound Brook, N J. The decision 1eopardized similar projects involv" ing land purchase. Lawyers said, However, that the 1885 $4,000, ,000, ,0OO relief appropriation from which RA funds were drawn was not tnvali- dated by the appeals court decision. "The decision was limited to the lsparticular type of project involved rand. as the department of justice inc -terprets it," said Attorney General lsIIomer s. Cummings, twas not in- tended to apply to other agencies of the government or to other activi- ties of the resettlement administra- tion."
 New Deal critics rejoiced over the ~Quffey decision, recalling that MT. Roosevelt wrote last year to the -l1ouse committee which considered the Guffey bill in these words:
 T hope your committee Will not -permit doubts as to constitutional- -1ty, however reasonable, to block the Suggested legislation" . Alternatives Cover Ruling E Alternatives of varying scope to .the Guffey act as seen today in- -Cluded: . 1. A campaign showdown and sub- Emission of Q constitutional amend- 4ment if the popular vote approved New Deal policies.
 2. A new deal-labor effort to sav- age individual-industry regulation by some new method of approach 'salong lines of 8 bill being drafted -by United Mine workers leaders. S. Voluntary agreement among sminers and operators on solution sof their problems to include collec- .tive bargaining and imposition Of scompetitive standards. z 4 Creation of an interstate coal Compact or uniform legislation by sproducing states to mesh with new [ Federal legislation within constitu- .tional limits.
 ( 6. Legislation to require national Incorporation or licensing for cor- sporations doing business among the yetates.
 Amendment Talk . Bolstering belief MT. Roosevelt
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LANDON, BORAH
 COLLIDE HEADON
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 primary, where Breckinridge was the only candidate. Tn the republi- can preference primary, both Lan- don and Borail were entered-pro- viding the only direct test. Landon packers had a complete slate of pledged delegate-candidates run ming, Borah packers, only a partial slate.
 Believe B0rah Licked
 Many observers believed that Bo- rah would make a comparatively poor showing that might precipitate him into making an open break with his party--the break at which he hinted following his defeat in the Ohio primaries. His candidacy was somewhat obscured during the cam paign by the spectacular battle of two Landon pledged candidates Gov. Harold c. Hoffman and former Congressman Franklin W. Fort over the propriety of Hofman's ac- tivities in the Hauptmann case.
 Gov. Uses His Fist
 Hoffman climaxed his campaign last night by knocking down Lou Wedemar, reporter for Universal Service, in a corridor outside the exclusive night club, the Rainbow Room, on the 65th floor of the RIGA building in New York City. It was a one punch fight. Hoffman hit We'd emar and Wademar hit the floor. They had been known as at least nominal friends, and the motivation of Hoffman's punch was not known.
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That Thursday, May 2S will be circus day in Waterbury became Q certainty today with the arrival of the advance advertising cars of the new enlarged Sparks managed Downie Bros. circus which is sched- uled for matinee and night shows on the American Brass lot.
 Billboards, windows, barns and fences in the city and all surround ing territory are ablaze with the varied colored posters announcing the coming of the big show with It's varied attractions of bespangled aerialists, daring bareback riders, performing elephants, high jump ing horses, acrobats, gymnasts and of course the familiar figures of the joyous clowns without which cur- GUS would not be complete.
 There is something about the announcement of the circus coming that recalls pleasantly the aroma of fresh pine dust, of the youthful attempts and determination to be- come great tight wire walker or been subjected to constant heckling scolding and verbal attacks. All the complainantS have charged that if they even look up from their work, a hand bell is rung by the fore- lady. Other charges are that at least one woman fainted when subjected to a "bawling out" that patterns have had to be bought out of wages, that buttons have had to be brought from home for some of the work. and that employees have had to work on summer uniforms during their lunch hours.
 Wages Reduced UnjustIy
 Some employees claim that their wages were reduced unjustly and that promised returns of the cuts have not been forthcoming. It is alleged that an assistant super visor" was set up at the sewing room without authority. Several employees charge that their charac- ters were attacked during tongue lashings by the supervisor. One wo- man said that when sine complain cd, sch was told that she was Q trouble maker" and should be dis- missed.
 Action Expected
 Action from Washington is ex- pected momentarily since more complaints have been sent by mail to Administrator Harry Hopkins and since the employees say they have been assured the support Of a high government ocial that he will take their case before Hopkins and ask that . special investigator be sent here.
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oni claimed that he was subjected to a beating at the hands of the brother, Philip Duphiney, 34, also of 637 Watertown avenue, and @ warrant was issued for Duphiney's arrest, charging assault.
 Many Jobiess Here
 Fred Duphincy, secretary of the local, said he objected to giving An- drioni Q permit to do work in Wa terbury because there were many fathers out of work in the city and he felt that they should be given reference. He pointed out that the Meriden man was under suspension and that there was some question of his eligibility for a permit.
 Claims His Right
 Andrloni said that under union rules he was required to get a permit from the local nearest his home. He said there was no local in Meriden and that he was forced to apply here. Under the rules, he declared. he was entitled to work even while under suspension pro- vided he paid the secretary a per day of his wages.
 Rule Book Was Old
 Judge Mascolo recessed court for five minutes while he inspected . booklet of regulations which AndTi- oni carried. When Duphiney called the attention of the court to the fact that tho book was seven years old. however. the two week contin- uance was ordered. Duplfiney was represented by Attorney John Cafe fncv.
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roo LATE TO CLASSIFY

.LOsT-Brown Airdale. Wyoming H. . conse. Name: "Jiggs." Reward.
 Dial 4-3028.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-19

4 control board for dog racing may be appointed in the TransvaaI.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-19

Receipts Of British railways are showing an increase over a year ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-19

Many foreign insurance com panies are quitting Mexico.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-19

tended that the majority based it's decision primarily on wages and hours provisions of the act which had not actually been applied. They suggested the decision should have been based on the price fixing por- ton of the law-a portion which the majority said fell Of it's own weight once the wages and hours feature was ruled out.
 o. What position did the chief justice take? A. Mir. Hughes agreed in the main with his majority col- leagues, but said that the price fix- ing features should have been up- held SO far as true interstate com- merce was concerned.
 e. Does it appear likely that congress will take any action as a result of the decision? 4. First inc dleatlons were that congress would not act.
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MORE PROTESTS
 ON SEWING ROOM
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Continued from Page 1) which it was stated that 8 visit to the factory showed mo physical evi- dence of sweat shop conditions" and disclosed that the worshop was "clean, well lighted and ventilated. As one labor man said, "I wonder if that reporter knows that sweat shop conditions can prevail in the most modern and best-equipped plant in the world" Tn the same story, it was admitted that the wo- men employed at the project were not working yesterday.
 No Truth to "FaIsity"
 The same article quoted William M. Harris who established the sew- ing room as Q Mutual Aid project several years ago. as saying that he objected to false reports about conditions in the sewing room" No proof was offered, however, to show the falsity of the reports" The sewing room was taken over as Q WPA project some months ago. Mir. Harris has generally been an out- spoken critic of the WPA in this state.
 Complaints Increase
 The claim that the protests have been made by . small group Of dis- gruntled women seems to Dc ans wered by the number of individual complaints which have been re- celved by The Democrat. All have agreed ln substance that conditions at the project have been almost unbearable. and that women have
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DUPHINEY CASE
 WASADJOURNED

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SMITH, CRICCS
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Discussion Closed

Alderman Guilfoile brought the discussion to a close with the dec- laratIon that if the bridge was go- ing to any other section but the Baldwin street section the republI- cans wouldn't be registering such opposition. He then moved for the adoption of the committees report giving Mayor Hayes power to carry out the purchase. The democrats voted unanimously in favor. The republicans voted unanimously against. The motion was carried 8 to '.
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Nnt Unanlmnna

Q. Was the courts decision unanimous? A. No. Justices Car dozo. BrandeIs and Stone dissented. Chief Justice Hughes wrote . sep- arate opinion presenting somewhat different views on several questions.
 e. What was the position of the dissenting justices9 A. They con-
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Pistol, Knives,
Romance

"Gunsmoke Hacienda" which
was known as Hacienda Moon"
when it first appeared as a mag
azine serial, is now available to
readers Of Western yarns as a
novel.
This is a story of the drouth
and what it did to the Mesa
Grande country after three years
of hot winds and storms. With
horses and cattle dying for want
of. grazing, Nora Falconer decides
to drive her fathers live stock on
to greener pastures in Mexico.
Cole Courtney, a Rio rancher,
sympathizes with her aim but
scents opposition ahead in the
person Of FL Matador, the local
desperate who has designs on as
many horses as he can steal for
his coming revolution.
!; Nora defieS Courtney'S friendly
advice and the ensuing drama re-
cords Courtney's private war with
FL Matador, which ends in
bloody battle with knives.
|: A'Gunsmoke Hacienda" a wild
Western romance, by Grant Tay-
lor. Published by Lippincott.
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love DR.. Arden in the beginning.
but since she uses the threat of
self-destruction to lure him into
matrimony you can hardly blame
Arden for being able to keep a
check on his emotions.
His GOODNESS rouSes her resent
ment which eventually gives way
to a hard and calculating greed
to get all she can from the fruit
of his laborS. Mrs. Rinehart
strengthens the conflict by adding
another and much nobler roman
tic interest in the person of a girl
from a higher social sphere.
The story follows Arden UP to
and through the war and into the
bitterness of middle age when
Katie" almost ruins his career by
Gripping his arm in an automo-
bile accident.
1.-THE Doctor" the story Of Noel
Arden, M. D., by Mary Roberts
Rinehart. Published by Farrar
and Rinehart.
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amateur. This painting, loaned
to the exhibition by Paul Jamot,
of Paris, is the earliest of the Gau-
gums shown in the exhibition.
Other important canvases in
cluded in the show are Brittany
Countryside" lent by Ambrose
Vollard, of Paris, and four self
portraits from various European
and American collections.
In addition, there are many
landscapes and figure compost
tons painted during the artists
life in Tahiti, group of still hfes
and an important painting from
the Louvre entitled lie Cheval
Blanc"
The exhibition was first shown
in New York, where it was viewed
by 10000 persons.
Outside Of New York and Bos-
ton, Baltimore will be the only city
in which the show will be pre-
Sented, although other museums
have requested it.
Paul Gauguin was born in Paris
in 1848 and travelled around the
world for several years while he
was a youth. After he had fin
ished his travels, he settled down
to a conventional married life and
worked as a stockbroker, indulging
in painting only as a luxury on
Sundays.
He then fell under the influence
Of PisSarro, the impresSionist, and
suddenly left home for Martinique.
From there he went to Pont Aven
in Brittany, where he painted the
landscapes which gave him the
title of founder Of the Pont Aven
School of Painting. Shortly after
this, he met Vincent Van Gogh,
his famous contemporary, with
whom he worked for some time,
Later he went to the South Sea
Isles. He died in the MarqueSas
Islands in 1903.