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y. bbUMEsNI IHAls, plnL-Slz4
| ~ financier in a green suit,
| ~ restless as a Mexican jumping
s bean-and not much bigger
got his first few millions by selling
something big and expensive to q few
5eople. Now he switches to selling
something small and cheap to . great
many people.
Theaters and skyscrapers comprised
his old line, suitable to boom years.
Hot dogs and hamburgers. better de-
pEession goods, start off his new one.
| He is rigging chain Of roadside stands
in England, which, as things 60 with
the Napoleonic Mr.. Blumenthal, ought
to festoon the British Empire, and lap
over into Antarctica before long. II
anybody can wrap a chaplet OF hot
dogs around Brittanias neck, and make
her like it, he's the man.
When Mayor James J. Walker went
into his tailspin, "Blumey," as his
friends call him, was in the ship,
having made a blazing entry into New
York in the mayors encourage. He
parachuted loose and went right on
with his nimble careering without
missing a step. BY the time he
reached his middle 30s, he had sold
900 theaters, gathering brokers' fees
of $4,000 900. He had once closed a
$50 100000 deal in taxicab in just
one minute Of discussion. All this
before his footlights turn with the
mayor, his Broadway dazzle. his West
chester mansion, his $25 900 pipe or
gan, his marriage to Peggy Fears, beau-
tiful actress: his whirl of lawsuits. his
chain of New England theaters and
his Sunday night soireeS, at which
mingled actors, fighters, promoters,
singers, writer's, toe dancers and Jim
Farley Never was there a man more
given to herding and feeding celebri-
ties.
I have bought many bottle Of milk
or package of breakfast food at his
papas grocery in San Rafael, near
San Francisco. Papa wanted 'Blumey''
to be a pianist. IA teacher worked
hard for several years, then broke a
chain on "Blumeys" head and with
drew. ne went 10 the OIllNcISlIy VI
California in short pants. His yen for
celebrities was strong even then. He
peeked behind the scenes when George
NJ Cohan was showing at San Fran
cisco and declared himself in as sort
Of a mascot Everybody liked him.
He went along with the show, as the
leading juvenile" but not in the
NO
juvenile in appearance that Jimmy
Walker used TO threaten to spank him
and send him back TO school.
Firmly set in long pants, he stared
dealing in WesJ Coast theaters the
way he now hopes to sell hamburgers. ,
Properties valued at around $500 .0oo,-
900 have passed through his hands.
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administration will produce chaotic
financial situation 1t amounts almost
to tremor that is dLscernible in the
tone of comments by farmer and city
folks alike. The rising curve OF ex-
penditures has made deep impress
sion on some of the voters. Senator
Borah confirmed this to me as We
talked of what he found in his tour
of Idaho during the primary cam
paign.
Understanding Language Required.
To sum up, 1 should say that Lam
don has very good chance to carry
Idaho if he makes a campaign as a
progressive and talks to the people Of
the West in language they can rec
ognize is the voice of q true pro-
gresSive.
If President Roosevelt should carry
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this State. 1t will be by a close mar.
gin. perhaps not more than 10000 to
1000 votes. which is in contrast to
his $4,000 in 1882, or Hoover's 5000
in 1923.
At present writing Mr.. Roosevelt
has the edge. The Republicans. in
vigorated by Chairman Hamilton's
visit, say the swing now is in their
direction, and that is corroborated by
testimony from independent sources.
Also the Republicans showed an in
crease of 5000 votes in the recent
primary. as compared with two years
ago. and they didn't have contests at
all in many counties. The Democrats
polled $4,000 fewer votes and had
sharp contests that ought to have
brought out the vote.
Copyright. 1850
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hurry The radio
filled technical
fciencies obstacles
Secretary
pleaded off, I'VE
javein throwing
Military intelligence still much worried about the sinking of those
pan bombs complete report on how was
o will have to be revised.
A E.
investment it, 1--WE invest the
andtr
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ago and came away with word
that commercial television will not
come during 1886. At least this
was the company viewpoint.
The demonstration showed close
ups can now be transmitted in
fairly good detail, but long shots
are still blurred. The goal set by
television technicians for them
selves is to produce a picture as
clear as home movies now are,
and thou ara naar II
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port of John L. Lewis United Mine Workers.
West Virginia shares with Colorado the
doubtful honor of being the most perfect
example of Wall Street absentee ee-ownership:
It is rich in timber, oil, coal, natural gas
and water power; 1t has made fortunes for
Eastern and Northern investors; It's .peanis
are desperately poor.
y
Corporations like Consolidated Coal and
West Penn have pretty well controlled the
resources and politics Of the mountaineers
and the Holt election was part Of the same
revolution" against this control. which
swept the New Deal Democrats into power
in Pennsylvania.
But Holt was under the constitutional age
limit for Senators and had TO wait until the
late Spring of 1885 for the 30th birth
day anniversary which permitted him to
take his seat While Holt was waiting,
Senator Neely OF West Virginia quite ma
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Wnere from w.
900 to 10000.
This seems to
be conceded on
almost every side.
1t is due to the
fact that the
Senator m a d e
such an aston
ishing run in the
primary, defeat
ing his Town
send opponent
by 3 to l. Coinci-
dentally, Gov. C.
Ben Ross, the
Democratic cam
didate, who will
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personal opinion
He predicted that
we would become
involved in it.
Those countries
all owe us money,
and If war breaks
out we are going
to sell some OF
them goods-and
the first thing we
know we shall be
in It,"
But Col. Taylor
says that there
isn't going to be
any prohteering
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Borah Anx-
ious for Lam
don in West
Sees Definite Need of
Progressive Approach
to Problems.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
~ OISE, Idaho, August l8.-Sen-
l. ator Borah, the young "old
man" of Idaho, whose 30 years
IL of service in Congress have
made him one of the outstanding
figures in contemporary history, will
be returned to the United States
Senate by a majority ranging any
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job outside the executive branch OF
the Government, and he accepted.
The news of his departure was made
public, but no excuse was ever
offered
The inside explanation is that this
genius also made the mistake of in
vestigating another Government Of
fetal outside his department, this
time a friend of Vice President Gar
ner and Chairman Farley. The in
vestigated official left Washington in
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News Behind the News
Lull Comes in Federal Bureau Spying-Coughlin
Expected to Calm Down.
BY PAIL MAILON.

lately the Governments pyng
the Federal services
~ to ze for their business.
have suspected is only campaign quiet Others accept
Mogenthaus public
spied Gmen Both
explanation accredited the inside
investi
eating genius department
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We, the People
Holt Seems to Be Burning All Bridges in Sight and
Some Which Aren't.
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

RUSH DEW HOLT the baby Senator" from West Virginia.
nu has delivered Father Coughns
ton Cleveland The radio has cleared the
Vatican signal his bishop The National
Union political
Senator Hollis Coughn puzzled
those thought West Virginia
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if the Legion can help it. He says
that the first objective OF the Legion
would be to pass the universal service
draft law to see that there would be
no draft dodgers and that no individ-
ual would make any profits out OF the
next war. And he said that now that
the bonus had been taken care OF,
another major objective Of the Legion
would be to see that all widows and
orphans of veterans of the last war
got pensions.
Pensions for All Kin Wanted.
At present only the wives and chill
dren of such veterans as died or suf-
fered injuries during the last war are
covered by pensions. The Legion wants
pensions for relatives of any man who
served. Maybe he never got farther
than Camp Dix and maybe he never
was nearer the front than Paris
cafe: maybe he will die peacefully in
his bed 80 years after the war. but a
grateful Government should take care
of his relicts.
Col. Taylor has, with seeming in
nocence, put forward an American
Legion plan for universal social Sc
curity, which may prove more pro-
phetic than DR.. Townsend's. There is.
he says, going to be another world
war, and We shall become involved
in it. All signs indicate that it will
make the last World War look like a
SideShow. The Pacific will not be
comparatively tranquil. Asia and At
rica will be in turmoil 1t promises
to be a national war, class war, race
war and every known kind and variety
of war There will be universal
and compulsory service. Possibly for
women and children, az well AZ for
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BIGGER Wars
Needed for
Pensions
Conflict Offers Hope
of State Support
for All.
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.

~OL. JOHN THOMAS TAYLOR.
1 director Of the Legislative
I Committee of the American
~ Legion. last week came up to
Vermont, the State in which I live,
and made a speech to the Vermont
Legion and its auxiliary at the eight
eenth annual State convention. Col.
Taylor said there would be war in Eu-
rope inside nine months. That was
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Headline Folk
and What
They Do
Once Dealer in Sky.
scrapers Turns Hot
Dog Salesman. 70
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON.

A c. BLUMENTHAL. pint-sizs
~ financier in a green suit.
~ restless as Mexican jumping
- q haa nd a<.h. IA kirrcror.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01
AUTO FOUND TO
 BE AN ARSENAL

Bridgeport, Conn. Aug. l.-tUp), Failing to explain satisfactorily why he carried . veritable arsenal in his car, . man who saod he was Harry W. Masten, 64, South Bend, Ind, was being held without bonds here today while his flngerprintS were rushed for checking to de- partment of justice in Washington.
 DiRnifiOd and cultured, Masten told his story when police arrested him for having a loaded .So cali. bre automatic, . tear gas pistol nd Q lodsd shot gun in his car.
 Three years ago in Texas, he said, he was held up by two bandits and tied to c tree. Tho desperadoes, Masten said, were Clyde Barrow and Ray Hamilton notorious criminals, both now dead. Barrow wanted to shoot him, he said, but Hamilton said no. They stole his car, though. according to the tale.
 Since then, Masten said, he kept the arsenal for protection.
 Masten said he is Q supervisor on the faculty of the First National Institute of Allied Arts, Q music school. He said he Is making hiS way through Connecticut and New York selling musical Instruments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01
Weekly Stock Market ReDieuU Sho1Os Change
Irregular Finish After Establishment of New Five-Year HiShs; DrOuth News Offset Earlier Market Strength

cd second quarter earnings of a Q share as the third best in its his, tory. E. I. DuPont de Nemours e co. reported second quarter earn. ings aS the best since 1881. United States Steel corporation reported best earnings since the third quarter of ie30 and the first earnings on common stock since 1881. The cor. poration lifted the dividend rate on the preferred stock to el from 30 cents.
 ' The Q. s. steel report did not quite come up to expectations. This brought the first sharp break since the current advance started, but the market came back slowly.
 On Friday drouth news brought selling ln farm. dependent stock and the entire list Shuttled down. Only . few special groups managed to hold up, including rubber, alcohol, radio and mercantile issues.
 A little more attention went to the foreign exchange market where the franc weakened. The Spanish TO. volt resulted in no quotations on the pesetA because bankers were unable to get direct news from Mad. rid concerning banking and bust. nNsS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01

(ContinWed from Page D men of the 6 and % marched be. hind bands and drum corps in their annual parade and wreck" featur. ed the end Of the second full day of the American Legion convention yesterday.
 T'he locomotive with box cars at- tachsd rolled through the streets, protected by three army tanks. Men In truck cabs directly under guns, wore cotton in their ears. One mo- torist had c hole blown in the top of his car. Windows rattled and by- islanders covered as guns roared above their heads when the burleS. que parade passed.
 Today thousands of men and wo- men, wearing the blue and gold of the legion and It's auxiliary will march behind spectacularly uni- formed bands and drum corps to end the convention.
 Officers Elected
 Bernard J. Alderman, Rockville, was elected Grand Chef Do Care of the 40.And.S lest night. Other officers chosen were: Grand Chet Dc Train, Howard Roland, shelton; Conduotelir, Elmer Linquist, Hart. ford; OosnmissAirO lntendant, VII. liam A. BaeP, Rockville: 6Arde Do Le Porte, John Miller, WAtertown; |; OomIns Voyageur, Robert Birt, Wa. terbury; LaInpiste, George A. Nay. for, Essex; 0hemtnot Rationale, Charles 3. Gilbert, Norwich.
 Mrs. Anne Dasset, West Haven, was elected 0hApeau DepartmentAle of the 0.and-A0. Other ofncers chosen were: First Detmi- -Chapeau, Mrs. Blanche 3. Pltney, 0laston. bury: second Deml.C .ChApeAu, Mrs. Betty N. DonAhue, New London: L'Aumonief, Mrs. Carrie '. R0y. holds, North Haven; L'Archlviste, Mrs. Anna Merriam, South Norwalk; Concierge, Mrs. Freda A. Carlson, South Norwalk; euperintendenta, Mrs. Alice W. Ellingwood, Windsor; national representative, Miss Q. OaiA Rose, New London.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01
Egher Tone in Short Session of Stock Market Today
Corn Futures ProOed Feature Again To-day
Other Grains Advanced Along Route of COra-Nibrktl
 However, Moved Very NervOusly at Session

In the daily average volume of raw wool consumption between May and June, with i,0i7SOO pounds, efoase. consumed daily in May and i,0oz. coo pounds daily during June.
 The daily average output oe New England shoe manufacturing ogtnb= lishments declined from Di7,soo pairs in May to 3o7,00O pairs ia June, 8 decrease of asa per cent. The average May.Jilne decline for the past seven years was i2'0 per cent. However, shoe production ili New England for the first half Of io36 totaled 6o,3e2, 600 pairs, Q gain of 3.2 per cent over the corresponds ing period of i0SO.
 Value Of new contracts awarded in the New England construction ir- dustry for June, on Q daily average basis, was 172O,0 1000, compared with 10ol,o00 in May and eOSesOOO for June ioa6.
 Dow Jones preliminary closing averages showed Industrial ioB.43 up O.67, Railroad S3.SS up 0.0S, uti- ilty 34.0o unchanged.
 Sales were 4eO,0OO shares com. pared with 6iI,040 shares last gat- urday. Curb sales were 14S.O00 shares compared with 2o2.O0O shares last Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01
nR ELMER c. WALZER United Pross Financial Edltor)

New York, Aug. l.-(Up).--Ex. cellent second quarter earnings re- ports viewed In stock market inter. est with proflt-taking and fears over drouth damage this week, rec sultlng In an irregular finish after new i've year highs had been es- tAblished.
 Meanwhile corn futures scared sensatlonally. Estimates of . corn crop OG only, about 90 per cent nor. mai--and even worse if the drouth continues brought tremendous bIy- ing into futures on the Chicago board of trade.
 Drouth news offset earlier stock market strens,.S based on good earnings reports. Canning company stocks broke as packers refused fu. turo prices on tlnned goods, This means smaller orders for cans. Such issues as American and Continental Can broke badly. Farm equipment shares weakened. Mail order shares weakened after establishing highs and the general market sagged to finish irTegularly lower.
 Earlier market strength had been based on good earnings reports. General Motors corporation report
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01
By ELMER 0. WALZER Limited Press Financial EditOr)

New York, Aug. 1-(Up)-Ex- tremely quiet trading brought an ir- regularly higher tone to the stock market today as corn futures again the center of attention climbed to further new highs.
 September corn on the Chicago board of trade crossed 9l.O< c bushel on reports of continuation of the drouth. Other grains advanced, cotton hrmed. Bonds were irregular.
 The stock market moved nerv. ously. Canning company and some farm equipment issues weakened further, bringing unsettlement to the list. Motor shares dropped aS stop.loSs orders were touched of.
 Support appeared at the low levs els and the market came back slowly, industrial leaders showing fractional gains. A fairly steady production trend in the Youngstown steel district and 70 per cent of ca- pacity operations forecast for Pitts. burgh--a high for the recovery brought demand in steel shares. Youngstown Sheet G Tube went to 6 high of 74 Ia for 1 O.S gain. O.. 8. Steel gained 7.e to 06 T.8 and U. 6. Steel preferred was 1 l.2 higher at i32 Ia. Bethlehem Steel gained fractionally.
 Motor shares overcame early weakness with Chrysler rising to ii0 7.S for l-2 gain. American Can had 3-4 gain at l26 and Continental Can jumped a point from its low. Among farm equipment issues Case retained 2 points loss ct iS0 and International Harvester was almost 2 points lower.
 Several special issues went to new highs. servel reached 26 3-4 for 3.A gain, c. c. Murphy reached c high of n for s Ia gain, NeiSner broth. CTS made c high of 46 i.4 and 3.4 gain, California Packing c high Of 30 3.4 up 7-0, Libby -Owens.Ford c high of 66 Ia up 1 and American Car and Foundry Q high of 4l Ia.
 Rails weakened early, but came back fractionally. Utilities were quiet and firm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01
GOV. LEHMAN
 TAKES ACTION

Albany, Aug. l-(Up)-Qovernor
 Herbert fE. Lehman too kacticn into tho pfolondged Remington. Rand strike today by ordering Q special term of the appellate division to per- nit strikers to appeal on injunction limiting the number of pickets. Pressed by President William Green of the American Federation of Labor and various state union leaders, Lehman directed that the special term convene at Rochester, N. Y. next Thursday. The next regular term of the appellate division, fourth department, Is scheduled for Sept. ie. Lehman received Q petition from Green, William Meany, presi- dent of the state federation of la Dor, and William 0off, chairman of tho Central Trades and Labor as- sembly, in Syracuse, where Rening- ton-Rand employees struck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01
FARMER DIES OF
 BULLET WOUNDS

Adams, Mass, Aug. l.-tUP)-- Timothy MAhoney, 62-yoar.old Cheshire farmer, died at Q hoSpi- tai here today of . bullet wound suffered the night of July Q in what police believe was Q hold-up and robbery.
 Authorities said more serious charges might now be lodged against Frederick R. Rayno, 20, also of Cheshire, who recently was sen. tencad to 2 la to 3 years In state prison for illegal possession of . pistol.
 RAyno told police he saw Mahoney drop to the ground after he tRayno) had fired at a tree flor target prac. tice." Authorities quoted Rayno As saying that instead of going to Ma honey's assistance he went to Q Townsend club meeting in Cheshire and then went homo to bed. Ma honey dragged himself to his sis- ter's house, near tho scene of tho shooting, and later was taken to a hospital. Several operations had been performed In an effort to save his life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01
New England Report

Boston, Aug. i--(Up)-1nduStr!al activity in New England during June was well sustained, the Fed. oral Reserve Bank of Boston re. ported today in It's monthly review. Normally between May and June there Is moderate decrease in most lines of manufacturing. This year, however, the major divisions Of New England industry with one ex. ception reported moderate increases In operating rates in June as com. pared with May, and substantial ins creaSeS voer June l036.
 Daily average consumption of raw cotton by New England mills increased from 20l6 bales in May to 2eT0 bales in June Q gain of 10 per cent over May and Q gain of l8.6 per cent over June 1885.
 There waS Q GA per cent increase
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01

tho olympic salute as they passed Hitler.
 The British team. which followed the French, received scarcely one. third of the applause given France. Then came the most picturesque delegation, the Indians. wearing tusbans of Robins egg blue.
 America 0Ot Ovation
 The American team. which has achieved tremendous popularity here, drew one Of the largest ova- tons when 1t marched In eight abreast. Spectators sang the Horst weasel song, tho Nasl national an- them and saluted and cheeied. The United states nag was not dipped and the athletes saluted Hitler by placing their straw hats over their heayts--a gesture carefully practioed outside of the stadium.
 The color bearer was Alfred Jochim, Union City, N. j., four time OlympiAn and holder of AS titles. He had Q color guard of two other four-tilne olympic contestants, Fred Lauer of Chicago and James O'Con- nor of Venice, Gal, water polo play. CTS.
 Behind Jochim walked Brundage and the rest of the team was divided into sports with the ofKicials of each bloc marching with their charges. The women members of the team preceded the men into the stadium and gave eyes-rlght when they passed der feuhrer.
 Austrian Team Oheers
 Despite an intra-teaEl sQuabble in which some members had insisted they would shout "fIeil Hitler" and others declared they would pay no tribute at all, the Austrian team gave the formal Olympic salute to Hltler--and received . hearty cheer from the crowd.
 The Swiss team provided sensa- tion--a juggling liagbearer who whipped the standard about his ears and tossed 1t high into the air, catching it as it fell.
 Bringing up in the rear behind the United states was the German team, ell in white. The band played aEsi a choir led the crowd in singing DuetschIand uber Alles and the Horst Weasel song.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01
POLICE ARREST AUTO SUSPECT
Alleged Hit.Run Driver Ar. rested; Sideswiped Car
 on Naugatuck Road

An exhaustive check Of the rec- ords of the state motor vehicle de- partment and several Waterbury garages resulted today in the ar- rest of an alleged hit-run driver and his arraignment in city court before Judge Edward Mascolo on . charge of violation Of the motor vehicle law. The accused, James Stevens, 60, of 2ol Orange street, was given c weeks continuance.
 Police Say h0 is the driver of Q car which sideswiped another mae chine shortly after 10 o'clock Thurs day night on the Naugatuck road. Mrs. Mary Feeley, of IS0 Ward street, driver of the other car, said e car following her on the Nauga. Suck road Thursday night had ate tempted to pass, Side.swiped her car and continued without stopping,
 She reported the accident Co Mo- tor PatFolmen George McElllgott and Harold Sheehan and said that while she failed to get the number of the car, the registration lettefC were "KT". Patrollnan McElligott reported to Acting Sergeant Joseph McEvoy and Sergeant Charles Mo. Weeney of tho motor patrol, who immediately checked with the motor tons of the particular make os oaI vehicle department on KIT registta. described.
 A check with local garages 70. suited in the discovery that Stevens had brought his car, bearing similar letters, for repairs. A list Of e cars was checked by police.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01
TENDER OF YACHT
 SWEPT BY FIRE

Marblehead, Mass, Aug. l.-- (UP3-The tender of the yacht Weetamoe, which sought the hon- or of defending the Americas Cup in both le30 and 1884, was swept by fire while moored near the Wee- tavmoe in Marblehead harbor today. No one was hurt and the Weeta- moe Itself was not damaged.
 The tender Is the Cabin Cruiser 4.Q-eiT. Its interior was ruined by the fire, which started from the engines backfre.
 The coast guard patrol boat Gen. eral Greene, fresh from service in the Arctic, happened to he nearby,