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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-24

POTATO TELLER FLEES JAIL
 Toledo, UP)-Tired of peeling po- tatoes, John Murphy, 30, walked out of county jail, just few days be- fore he would have finished serving sentence for being disorderly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-24

d many sales, as did San Francis co, Birmingham and Gadsden. Ala, Lake Charles, La. and Herkimer County, N. Y., where Remington Rand plants are situated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-24
OFFER TO SURRENDER

San Sebastian, Sept. 24.-(UP)- Rightist (rebeD authorities assered today that authorities at Bilbao, on the Bay of Biscay coast, had vide lessed an offer to surrender-l5 hours before the expiration at a. m. tomorrow of a rebel ultimatum to attack mercilessly.
 The offer, 1t was said, contained the condition that Gen. Emilio Mola, rebel commander in the north, must guarantee the safety of all inhabitants, including soldiers, and that the league of nations must supervise the surrender.
 It was said in usually reliable sources that Gen. Mola would refuse to bring the league in but. would pledge the safety of the soldiers if they dropped their arms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-24

Sacr1f1ceS Tn 1aVor or our blessed cause"
 Nor was the newspaper without advertisements.
 Announcement was made that a pair of field glasses has been found and also a metal match case. The loser might claim them by calling at the newspaper office.
 LOYALISTS START FLOODS
 Madrid, Sept. 24.-(UP)-Ioyal- ists diverted the waterfall at Al- berche southwest of Madrid today, flooding the Talavera, Santa Olalla, Quismondo and Maqueda zone and preventing any rebel effort to ad- vance.
 The torrential flood was released by opening the gates of the Albreche dam on the river of the same name, which flows southwestward to join the Tagus river at Talavera.
 Thirteen million gallons of water were released, cutting of the re- treat of rebel troops advancing to- wards Toledo ana reportedly caus- ing heavy rebel losses.
 The Alberche gates were first opened experimentally yesterday. The results, which halted the rebel advance. led the loyalists to un- leash another torrent today.
 When the floodgates were opened, a roaring stream carried everything before it, including rebel troops, their ammunition and batteries.
 Rebels trapped in Torrijos when the flood at their rear cut of re- treat were attacked on three sides by government forces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-24

The Statue of Liberty was un- yelled 50 years ago this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-24
MAKING HOLIDAY

With the Rebel Foreign Legion column west of Toledo, via Burgos, Sept. 23-(UP)-D Delayed) Fascist, Morrish and Foreign Legion troops established their front line IA miles west of Toledo today and proceeded to take 8 holiday after 8 fortnight's fighting.
 After their capture of Torrijos Tuesday the rightist (rebeD troops paraded to their present positions without meeting any further re- sistance other than aerial lombard mentS.
 From abandoned farms, the legionnaires picked up chickens and other foods. Their rest is intended to be a brief one, preliminary to 2 final drive on Toledo where they ex- pect to find 25,000 Madrid soldiers awaiting them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-24
JUDGE REFUSED
 PERJURY CLAIM

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CHROMIUM co.
 LOST DECISION

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GOV. CURLEY IN AUTO ACCIDENT

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Evening star., 1936-02-14
SWANSON SHOWING
NO MARKED CHANGE
Hospital Reports Secretary, III
After Fall, Had a Good
Night.

Secretary of Navy Swanson, seriously
i'll in Naval Hospital with pleuriSy
resulting from a broken rib, had
very good night" although there
is no marked change in his condition,
physicians reported today.
The 73-year-old Virginian's tenn
perature is about 100 degrees, ac-
cording to Capt. George C. Thomas,
commanding officer of the hospital.
Secretary Swanson has pleurisy on
the left side, the aftermath Of a
fall at his home here last week which
broke a rib. His condition has caused
some anxiety because Of his age. He
will be "a next month.
Douglas Hall, the secretary's step
son. said the cabinet officers family
visited him yesterday and found "his
spirits were good" and that he
seemed to be much better" H. C.
Swanson, postmaster at Danville, Va.
expressed hope his brothers "sturdi-
ness" will pull him through"
Capt Thomas had said the secre-
tary's condition was serious, but not
hopeless"
Evening star., 1936-02-14

port officials. motorists deliberately dis
regard the lights and guards: one Of
the reasons for Solonon's decision to
remove them. Although neither plane
nor passengers suffered injury, 1t was
decided. in view of the increasingly bad
weather, to cancel the flight.
Il have been operating traffic lights
at Military road nearly tow years and
guards since last Summer on my own
responsibility" Solomon explained to-
day. Il have on three separate occa-
sions requested authority to maintain
those lights and guards, but up to this
moment have not q scrap of writing
from any Federal official, department
or bureau authorizing the lights.
Responsibility Serious.
"I am accused Of acting hastily In
taking down these safeguards, but
don't see how we can shoulder the re-
sponsibility any longer. Motorists do
not obey the lights. They have nearly
run down our guards. driving through
deliberately against signals and lights.
jeSpardizing themselves and air travel.
A woman, injured when bus on which
she was passenger. stopped suddenly
for q red light, is threatening to sue
us on the ground that she was injured
because Of our operation Of an illegal
and unauthorized signal. The War
Department has asked the Department
of Justice to proceed against US for
Illegally maintaining lights and guards
on o Federal highway"
Yesterday, mt the request Of Chair
man McSwain. Solomon said, he sent
. special request by messenger to the
Secretary of War requesting authority
to maintain Nghts and guards for .
period Of 10 Eays or longer.
Evening star., 1936-02-14
0'HARA SENTENCED
FOR VOTES FRAUD
Democratic Leader Had Been In.
vited to White House
Dinner.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, February l4.-Elmer B.
O'Hara, chairman Of the Democratic
State Central Committee, and State
Senator A. j. WilkowSki were SEN
fenced by Judge w. Mckay Skillman
today TO serve from four to five years
in the State prison of Southern Michi-
gan for their part in a vote recount
fraud.
No fines were imposed and there
were no recommendations concerning
the prison terms, which means the
minimum term will apply. less time
on for good behavior
(OHaras case attracted con-
erable attention In Washington
last week after it developed that
he had been invited to a White
House dinner and reception, but
could not come because the jury
which heard his case was still out.)
O'Hara and Wilkowski we're the
first Of Is recount fraud defendants
to be sentenced for what was charged
to be an attempt to steal" the 1884
and secretary Of State.
Testimony was presented to show
that through the alteration of ballots
brought In for recount. an effort was
made to change a substantial Repub-
lican majority for Harry S. Toy as
attorney general and Orville E. At
wood as Secretary of State into q
successful margin for the two Demo-
cratic candidates.
The court declined to continue the
bonds of O'Hara and Wilkowski and
they faced immediate transfer to the
county Jail, for the time being at least.
Evening star., 1936-02-14
COTTON SALE BILL
GIVEN APPROVAL
Senate Agricultural Group Votes
13 to 2 Over Protest of
u. S. Officials.
By the Associated Press.


Over the opposition of of Govern
ment officials. the Senate Agriculture
Committee today approved the Smith
bill directing the sale of approximately
100000 bales of Government
cotton in weekly blocks of between
10000 and Is, 900 bales. The vote was
Is to 2.
The bill. introduced by Senator
Smith. Democrat, of South Carolina,
committee chairman, had been before
the committee nearly two weeks for
secret hearings.
1t would set up q board of three to
sell the cotton Smith contends the
large Government holdings are a drag
on the market and disposing of them
In small weekly allotments would not
AFFECT prices. He argues $4,000 bales
the maximum allowed to be sold at
one time, is less than 10 per cent of
the world consumption of American
cotton in one week.
Oscar Johnston, manager of the
Cotton Producers Pool and first vice
president of the Federal Commodity
Credit Corp. which controls much of
the cotton, described the bill as "un-
sound" in that it proposed arbitrary
withdrawal" Of the staple without
regard to demand"
Markets cannot be arbitrarily
created he said in letter to Smith.
Cotton must be sold when and if
there is market or demand. 1t
would be unsound to force upon the
market any specific quantity of cot.
ton, however small"
Evening star., 1936-02-14
Your Income Tax

Deduction for Business Expenses.
Deductions for business expenses
form a large item in the return OF
many taxpayers and must have Ger
tain qualities to be allowed. Such de.
duction must be for an expenditure In
connection with the maintenance and
operation Of the taxpayers business
or business properties; 1t must be an
ordinary expense and 1t must be
necessary expense.
In insisting upon the latter qualifi-
cations, the Bureau Of Internal Rev
enue is upheld by the Board of Tax
Appeals and the courts. Ordinary
and necessary expenses are only those
which are usual and essential in the
case of similar taxpayers, "and do not
include extraordinary and nonessen.
tial expenses"
Typical business expenses Of a mer-
camille establishment are amounts paid
for Advertising hire Of clerks and
other employees, rent, light, heat,
water. stationery, stamps, telephone.
property insurance. and delivery ex.
penses.
The expenses Of a manufacturing
business include labor. supplies. re-
pairs, light and heat. power. selling
cost, administration and other simi.
lar charges.
The farmer may deduct all amounts
paid In the production, harvesting
and marketing Of crops. including
labor, cost Of seed and fertilizer used.
cost Of minor repairs to farm buildings
(other than his dwelling). and small
tools used up in the course Of year
or two. A taxpayer may conduct
more than one husines and claim the
hesiness deductions Of each. I
Evening star., 1936-02-14

You may have noticed that Con-
gress has made less progress toward
discontinuing seed loans. That phase
OF farm relief started in the drought
OF 1880. There is no drought this year,
but Congress is currently providing
$50, 1000, 900 for seed loans anyway.
Agriculture Secretary Wallace Is
quietly against it, Also lot OF
Congressnren promised last year
that they tDould neuer do 1t again.
1t does not fit in NTH the crop cur
tailment theory they are all pro-
ntottng.
However, this is campaign year.
Even the Court Smiled.
Smiles are generally outlawed in the
Supreme Court, but few days ago an
official one slipped in unnoticed. The
justices were having hard time devel-
oping the argument of an attorney.
They asked question after question,
without understanding any more than
they knew before, whereupon dour
Justice McReynolds observed: "This
case seems to be secret"
Representative Bierman of Iowa has
gathered figures indicating that the
taxpayers next year will have to nav
more than $4,000, ,000, 900 for the cost Of
past and future wars, which Is more
than was spent for the entire relief
program this year.
Three press gallery observers went
to eye and ear specialists after noting
Democratic laudations of Lincoln on
the floor of the Senate Wednesday.
President Roosevelt has privately
told congressional callers that he per-
sonally asked several C. c. c. boys
from the city how they liked life In
the country C. C. G. camps and that
hey approved it enthusiastically. He
promised that the spending curtail-
ment program would not interfere
with their enjoymentsa
tcopyrtght. 1850
Evening star., 1936-02-14
Airport
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given a chance to object if the Sen
ate should amend the bill to provide
for closing of the road.
Doubt Of Jurisdiction.
Senator Reynolds, in charge of the
bill in the Senate Military Affairs
Committee. announced following an
executive meeting of his committee
that there Is doubt whether the COM
mittee has jurisdiction over the road.
1T is our understanding that the
road was dedicated to public use 81
years ago and that it has been used
continuously as q public thoroughfare.
We intend to ask the Attorney General
to appear before our committee Tues.
day to tell us whether we have juris-
diction over this road, In which the
public right apparently exceeds that
of the War Department"
Senator Reynolds said no effort
would be made to bring the matter
up In the Senate until q ruling has
been received from the Department Of
Justice.
Situation Seen Grave.
Told of the narrow escape of an
Eastern Airline plane, which crashed
through the airport boundary lights
and Arlington Experimental Farm yes
terday afternoon, after failing to take
of before reaching Military road, Col.
johnson said: That is undoubtedly
a very grave situation and apparently
something must be done"
At the War Department 1t was in
dics.ted that o decision will have to
be made by Secretary of War Dern
in person. Dern yesterday notified
the House Military Affairs Committee
that the War Department would take
no further affirmative action" to force
the airport to remove lights and
guards.
A fully loaded transport plane, un.
able to get off the ground before
reaching Military road, skidded across
the road, carried away boundary
light and crashed through the fence
between Military road and the Arling-
ton Experimental Farm yesterday. No
one was injured, but the flight = 'as
cancelled.
The plane, an Eastern Air Lines twin
engined transport. loaded with Florida
bound passengers. was taxi-ing for q
take-off about o'clock yesterday
afternoon but failed to get OF the ice
coated field before reaching Military
road. The road Is slightly below field
L. u ,,,I~~ 1~A
into the little hollow and struck the
slippery road, IL skidded Sharply to
the left through boundary light and
across the road through the fence
into the experimental farm.
Fortunately. oil automobile trafic
had stopped for the red lights at the
runway crossing and the road was
clear when the biz ship slithered
across. Frequently. Recording 10 air.
Evening star., 1936-02-14

Authorities said this was the first
time in history that American blood
entered the proud veins of Spanish
royalty.
The royal baby's father. although an
Italian nobleman by heritage from his
father, the late Prince Marino Tor
lonia. is. nevertheless. former boy
athlete in an American school.
AleSsandro studied at the Pomfret
School. Pomfret. Conn. where he
played American foot ball and rowed
on the crew.
The young couple was married JAN
uary IA. 1885, in splendor of Spanish
royalist demonstrations. They visited
the United States on their wedding
trip.
Evening star., 1936-02-14
Alfonso Becomes Grandfather;
Girl Born to Infanta Beatriz
Anaericar, Blood Courses
in Veins of Royal
Spanish Baby.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, February 1.-THE Infanta
Beatriz gave birth today to girl, the
first grandchild of forme9 King AL
fonSo Of Spain. A spokesman for the
former monarch said both mother and
daughter were doing well.
Prince Alessandro Torlonia, the in
fantas husband, was at the hospital.
Former Queen Victoria came to
Rome recently to be near her daughter.
reviving old rumors of a reconciliation
with Alfonso, which royalist sources
said was being promoted by the Italian
royal family with whom Victoria was
staying.
The baby will be named Alessandra
Victoria.
Alfonso awaited en- opportunity to
visit his daughter and see his grand
daughter whenever his wife is absent.
officials of his entourage said he was
a genuinely happy grandfather"
Victorio herself attended her daugh-
ter at the birth.
The new princess Is descended from
early American settlers, as we'll as from
the Spanish blood royal. Princess
Elsie Moore Torlonia, Prince Torlonia's 8
mother. is the daughter of the late
Charles A. Moore, New York steel
and manufacturing executive. An
other well-known relative OF the royal
baby is Mrs. Colby Chester, wife of
the president Of the General Food
Corp. She is Prince Alessandros aunt.
Evening star., 1936-02-14

The new draft had been composed
in private by Senator Marvel Logan.
Logan reported it was sound measure
and should not be delayed to hear
what others might think of it. In
vestigations of the same subject (but
not of this bilD had been conducted
by the House, F. T. c. and others.
Doubtful Senators reached for their
congressional directories and noticed
that Senator Logan's biography in
dicated his business experience had
been gained as chairman of the board
of trustees of Brownville, which, ap-
parently. is town in Kentucky. Also
he had been grand sire of the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge of the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, as well
as noted Kentucky judge.
If it had been a point OF law,
the Senate toould hare tollotDed him
blindly. But, as all New Dealers
contend, eUen sir members OF the
Supreme Court Were recently wrong
on A. A. A., so you haze to be
careful these days. ObJecting Re-
PuOtNUH OcHutOS pcUSHLCQ tHS
passage of the bill to form an inde-
pendent personal opinion about hop
n7uct, business it would regulate.
Voting by Telephone.
The doubters became even more
dubious when they heard cloak room
story about how the bill was voted
out of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
At that particular committee meeting
only two or three Senators were pres
ent, You know how busy legislators
always are.
The sireS Of the bill needed at least
nine votes to take action, so they got
on the telephone. They collected
enough telephonic proxies to accumu-
late II favorable votes on bill which
may be the best ever written, but
which would regulate ANY person
engaged in commerce.
Unquestionably, if this new modern
ization method prevails, Congress need
not assemble at all, but can vote by
telephone. Unfortunately, it probably
will not prevail. There are always
people standing in the path of
progress.
Evening star., 1936-02-14
Congress e in Brief
E Esssas1S5S -
1efszs-
TODAY.

TO-DAY.
Senate:
Debates farm bill
Commerce Committee investigates
plane disaster.
Agriculture Committee considers
Smith cotton plan.
House:
Continues consideration of War De-
partment appropriation bill.
Rules Committee meets on resolu-
ton for investigation of Townsend
and other pension plans.
Foreign Affairs Committee meets on
neutrality legislation.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Probably will not be In session.
House:
Not expected to be in session.
Subcommittee on Appropriations
Continues Hearings on District sup
ply bill at 10 am. y,
Evening star., 1936-02-14
SNOW BURIES TRUCKS

MILLERSBURG. Pa, February II
R.-State highway workers and
patrolmen stationed north of Millers-
burg reported between IL and IA
trucks were buried In snow by q
huge slide from mountain side early
today. The highway station said
no one was injured.
The slide occurred when the trucks
stalled in the huge ice-caked snow
drifts and drivers attempted to shovel
their way to the side of the road.
Rumbling snow gave warning and
several of the drivers narrowly escaped
being caught.
The slide engulfed almost q quarter
mile of road.
Evening star., 1936-02-14
HOUSE NEAR FIGHT
ON DEFENSE BILL
Non-Mi|itary Section of War
Department Appropria-
tion Disputed.
By the Associated Press.

By the ASSoclaLed FTebs.
The House was headed for fight
today over the non-military section
of the $500, ,000, 900 War Department
appropriations bill, which it hopes to
pass by tonight. The military
section covers rivers and harbors and
fiood-control activities under jurisdic-
ton of the Army Engineers.
1t provides approximately $780,
000, 900 for such work. Tentative al
lotments made under the appropria-
ton failed to meet the approval of
some members from the Great Lakes
and Gulf of Mexico areas.
representative Pettengill, Demo-
crat. of Indiana served notice he
would propose an amendment to
earmark money for work in the Great
Lakes region. Representative Mapes,
Republican. Of Michigan said the $25,-
0O0, 900 tentatively set aside for Mis-
sissippi River work between the Mis-
souri, River and Minneapolis and the
$40, ,000, 900 for the Fort Pack Dam
In Montana could well be cut from the
bill.
Texas Coast Fund Asked.
Chairman Mansfield of the Rivers
and Harbors Committee said he would
seek some $3.5O0,000 for the Texas
coast. This was resented by Repre-
sentative Carter, Democrat, of Cali
fornia. member Of Mansf1eld's COM
mittee.
The House yesterday rode down ef-
forts to increase airplane purchases.
Funds to increase the Army,s en-
listed strength to not less than 10000
by July /. 1887; to grant $500, 900
Hawaii and Panama, and other mill
tary outlays were passed over with
comparatively little attention, although
a Midwestern farm bloc tried. unsuc-
cessfully, to reduce funds for pay of
the Army.
The Military Affairs Committee had
voted not TO try to increase to 800 the
SOS new airplanes provided ir the bill,
but Representative Roger. Democrat.
OF New Hampshire proposed to raise
the figure to 700 by boosting Air Corps
funds from S59, ,397,7l4 to S72.397.7I4.
This amendment lost a 26-to-63
standing vote after the House had
heard the Air Force championed as
"the country's real defense" amid
Appropriations Committe pleas to
maintain the credit as we'll as the
defense of this Government"
Representative Woodrum, Democrat,
OF Virginia, replied that in addition to
the 546 planes being given the Army.
326 more would be provided for the
Navy. bringing the total new authori-
zation for military planes to nearly
1000 for next year.
Where is the man who will say"
he demanded, that the man down in
the White House is starving the ma
tional defense. There is no use for us
to get emotional here today. This
amendment, as you gentlemen know,
is only a gesture. because that Army
and Navy plane authorization is more
now than the manufacturers can turn
out"
The House turned down on a point
Of order an amendment by Represen-
tative Culkin, Republican, of New
York, to add s50,000,00o for construc-
ton of barracks and quarters.
Amendments by Representative
Sauthoff. Progressive, of Wisconsin,
to reduce the sl53,473, ,s06 Army pay
allowance by s32, 900 900, the differ
ence to go for unemployment relief,
and by Representative Zioncheck,
Democrat. of Washington, to cut the
pay item to s146, 1852 ,4S5, were de-
feated.