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Evening star., 1936-09-24

minds, John Joseph McGraw, and the
greatest Of all sluggers. Babe Ruth.
TINS years affray finds a pupil of the
old master. William Harold Terry, de-
vising strategy to meet the slugging
ensemble led by Larruping Lou Geh-
rig, the new home-run king.
Methods About Same.
TERRY and his infield mate, Travis
Calvin Jackson. were just two
young fellows being ripened for reg
ular duty when the last subway
series" was played. Jackson pinch hit
against Herb Pennock one afternoon,
but otherwise he and Terry were Just
so much background in a series that
saw Ruth and company blast their
way to triumph after two successive
setbacks in 1922.
The complete shift in regular play
ing casts since those glamorous days
has not been accompanied, however.
by much alteration in rival methods.
The Yankees, with Joe Mccarthy d.
recting maneuvers from the bench as
the late Miller Higgins did, still op-
crate on the theory that home run
Is the best strategy. They have broken
all records for circuit clouting this
year, with Gehrig setting the pace for
a new batting order that swings from
the heels. from top to bottom.
The Giants. possessing a brand Of
power that fades somewhat by COM
parison, still play "McGraw base ball +"
They aim for the breaks, feature a
tight defense, and rely upon the re-
sources of pitching staff headed by
the great Carl Hubbell. Under Terry's
scheme of operation, Hubbell occupies
much the same role the talented Art
Neft did for McGraw. Both rank with
the great southpaws of postwar days.
Hubbell, rated of his marvellous 1886
season, belongs among the all-time
flinging craftsmen.
Evening star., 1936-09-24
ST. JOHNS ADDS GAME.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. September "a
st. Johns has added q game with the
University Of Delaware to its foot ball
schedule. 1t will be played at An
napolis October 81.
Evening star., 1936-09-24
TIE NOW IS LEAST
TERRIERS CAN GET
New York Victory or Loss
by Cards Today Would
Decide Pennant.
BY SID FEDER,

Associated Press sports Writer.
TINE Giants can't miss now. After
stalling it of as long as pos
sible, they finally got in posi-
ton to sew up the National
League flag, most likely today, sim
ply by calling on Carl Hubben tc
demonstrate once again that he's the
experts biggest headache" this sea.
son.
One win for Bill Terry's Terriers
or q loss for the second-place Cardi-
mails winds up the pennant chase.
Even If they lost all their remaining
five games and the Cards take the
rest of their schedule, the Giants are
assured of q tie.
Going into what may be the final
day Of pennant fighting. here's the
vay the situation shapes I'D:
Evening star., 1936-09-24
APPLING VOTED BEST
Batting Leader Tops Herman in
Chicago Bal1oting.

CHICAGO, September "a R.-
Luke Appling, White Sox shortstop
who apparently is headed for the
American League batting champion
ship, has been voted Chicago's most
valuable major league ball player by
participants in q four-week poll. con-
Quoted by a Chicago business con-
cern.
Appling received 6l,57S votes. to
5e,7se for Billy Herman, the Cubs
star second baseman.
Evening star., 1936-09-24
Another for HubbeH.

THE Giants took their commanding
spot yesterday. after being in po-
sition since Sunday to put the
"clincher" on, by sending Hubbell up
against the troublesome Phillies. The
result, as expected, was decision for
King Carl'-5.4,
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Card for Sailing Contests
In Presidents Cup Regatta
%HE following are the entries
who will compete for The Eve
ming Star trophies in the nine
sailing races of the Presidenf,x

sailing AdSCo Va tuc TIeeiucut
Cup Regatta which had been received
up to a late hour this morning. Ex-
cept where the home towns are listed
in parenthesis, the contestant is .
Washington man. Numbers to the
left of the boats name are the num-
bers which will be found on the
crafts sail.
Evening star., 1936-09-24
Braun Against Brain Aspect
Of Yank-Giant Riualry Same
That Marked Series of 1923

This is one OF a series OF stories
dealing NTH the porld series
prospects.)
Evening star., 1936-09-24

UR Mr.. Joey Kuhel. who also
first bases for the firm, Is sup
posed to be the ranking ma
rician of the WaShinRton ball
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hitter against the AS by Phebus and
Monte Weaver. and three 6-hitters
by Earl Whitehill.
Evening star., 1936-09-24

Here Are Figgers Worth . Gsnder.
sCOLD figures digest dryly, but the
Washington pitching staff. which
only q couple months ago was laugh
Evening star., 1936-09-24

(See POPPING OFF, Page Cay
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Metal Markafs

NEW YORK. April - u.N.S).-Tor-
eign copper market were less active to
day with export prices lower. sales were
reported at price equivalent to $40 cents
q pound C. 1. f. European base ports, this
compared with yesterdays price Of 9.2S
cents a pound.
Domestic copper markets were firm
and moderately active with price I'M
changed at $50 cents q pound. total
transactions for the month 20 far amount
to about 310.OS2. 500 pounds.
Lead buying continues In goo dvolume,
with prices unchanged at $50 cents a
pound New York, and 4.45 cents a
pound East st. Louis All producers
have by now opened books for June, and
half the sales this week so far have
been for June shipments.
Zinc buying was in small volume with
prices steady on the books Of the pro
ducers are the lowest since September.
it was stated in the trade yesterday.
The tin market today was very quiet
at ASK cents q pound.
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New York Cotton

NEW YORK. April - (I.N.s.).-AfteR
q slightly easier opening, the cotton
market rallied today I'm later dealings,
in recovery from the perslstenE de-
eFpOOl cables were . factor I'm the bot.
ter tone Of the market.
The trade, Liverpool, the Continent
and Wall Street were fair buyers, while
the South. locals and New Orleans were
Toward nO0n May was quoted II 80,
up III; July, 11.10, No 1; October, 1884,
up 8, and March, 1893, mp 5 points.
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New York Wool

NEW YORK. April - (I.N.s.).-wooI
quiet and easy. Domestic fleece, un-
washed, Ohio and PennsyIvania, 29@
a6c: domestic pulled secured basis, 10
0Ssc; domestic Texas. clean basis, II
6S5c: domestic territory, clean basis.
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my judgment, there is just one big reason,
and that is a growing fear of what the his
torian may come to call ''Rooseveltism "
Rooseveltism is similar in many respects to
Organism. Both combine an extreme and
unreal 'tidealism' with a readiness to adopt
radical reforms"
One big difference, however is that Mr..
Roosevelt got elected, and now, with the aid
Of the biggest vote-buying fund ever put at
the disposal of any politician in the history
of the world he may get reelected.
Another difference is that, to his notions
IN silver Mr. Roosevelt adds a great mass of
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" AY"" What Made Stocks % Down.
"A ~ II, In My Judgment It l. Grow
liz IA y - u ing Fear Of "RoOSeveltim. +"
BY LEWIS HANEY

Professor Of Economics, New York University
What made stocks go down. they have recently in the
face Of favorable business newsf
MANY mini nnintS be made exclamation but IN
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misunderstanding about credit and public finance And more
than that goes far beyond Bryan the direction OF
socialism He has adopted the opsy turvey economic notions
Of Tugwel and Keynes.
All along the majority Of the predetermined people Of
this country have Mr. Roosevets learning by
experience They have said that responsibility bege
servasm and that intelligent learns by his mistakes
But that New York speech, which represented his
thought than most Of his uerances the past dashes
such hopes 1t shows that Mr. Roosevelt is not changing
and will change. If he is not put out he will go
with his national schemes and spending until the savings
of the people exhausted and his Governments credit
destroyed
This is where the stock market comes the picture
Stocks go because earnings justify higher prices
Manipulation other ground does not last long, Stocks
been going up until recently because earnings and the
prospects of earnings have warranted the expectation Of v
bends which, despite high prices, would still give better
return money than be obtained from bank account
high grade bond.
This whether you consider the purchase in
vestment' a "hedge" against initiation.
But all this reasoning is based the assumption that
if company makes profit under fair competition its stock
holders will allowed receive and retain any dividends
that may be paid business will continue that
business management will be allowed and
profits and that by purchasing stocks share in such
Mr. Roosevelt, however, has other ideas.
Under the slogan of more abundant ie turks the idea
Of leveng down all large incomes that small incomes
may be rased-as long there any large incomes left
His Government will levy taxes and forced loans on
wealth that spend the proceeds in distributions
to voters-as long there is any wealth left
Business can't their business except the basis
covering and earning interest profits Mr.
Roosevelts Government replaces business with make work
policy and turns the Nations economic life into sort of
social wood pile This his 'production for service
Thus he headed for the destruction Of individual saving
and Individual enterprise And with these would interest
and prosinofar they received by individuals for
their saving and for their enterprise.
By his spending of billions in of his he
starts initiation and stimulates such industries produce
tomobies electric refrigerators etc.
Then those who have put their savings into these industries
begin to get larger dividends So Mr. Roosevelt brings out
his scheme to take these dividends away from them by tax
alton
About onefourh of the people in this country largely
Giving off the Government off the of
savings. If Rooseveltism wins the time will when
there will be crest of u.s. and everybody will be Giving
off, everybody else Then would either collapse of
woodple economics sink into the army life Of Socialism
Fascism.
The break the stock market marks premoniton Of this
possibility.
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Washington Stocks

National Union (.60). .......I II l.....
Title Insurance stocks
Real Estate (O ...........l125 l.....
Miscellaneous Stocks
Carpet Corp (1.60) ASK 24%
Lanston Monotype (4)...... so go.
sMergenthaler Limo ...... Az 43h
Peoples Drug pfd (6.50). I113 .....
Real Est II q q pfd (.20). ~
Security Storage (5)........ 102 .....
Ter Ref & VIII Corp az -. 81 .....
fWdwd 10th com (1.50). IS g.
Wdwd q 10th pfd "a. ....l 120 l.....
sex. dividend. fPlus extras t6& extra.
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Volume Yesterday
1850, 600 Shares

-IS3s- Name and Net
High Low Dividend Rata High las Chgs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-21
FLOOD WATERS
ENDANGER CONN.
Four Sections Of State. Are
Alarmed Two Bridges
Have Gone Down
iBy United Preasl

Flood waters rneriaced four Con-
necticut communities today rs
warm rains loosened ice packs In
the rivers and brought on fresh
cts from the north.
Temporary bridges at New Hart
ford and New Milford were swept
away by the Ice, but the damage
was comparatively slight.
It was the third time the tenn
porary footbridge over Farming
ton river at New Hartford had
ben carried away. 1t replaced the
permanent structure which col
lapsed In the March floods. Ice
packs damaged the steel piles driv-
en- alongside the temporary span
as work progressed on the replace
nnent bridge.
Traffic at New Milford was re-
routed as the low temporary span
over Aspetuck brook was carried
off by the swoolen stream. A new
bridge, a WPA project, Is under
construction.
Lowlands Inundated
Lowlands at Chaplin Center were
inundated at Natchaug river over
flowed and spread over two high
ways. Both the Natchaug and VIII
linantic rivers were at high levels
but state police said there was no
immediate cause for alarm. Resi-
Dental areas were not affected:
Mad river at Winsted reached
CONTINUED on page ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-21
Autos Claimed Lives
OF Tvo Local Persons
Henry Winters Dies at Hospital After Being Hit By
Carbonate RinaIdi Died of Gas-Many Car
Crashes Six Deaths i'm Connecticut

Automobiles claimed two lives
here over the weekend, a pedes-
trian being fatally injured when
struck by car Saturday night and
q driver succumbing to carbon
monoxide poisoning while at the
wheel Of his car In his garage yes
terday. Several persons were in
jured in motor vehicle crashes, and
the police accident and motor pa
troll squads made a number Of ar
rests.
Henry Winters, 40, OF All West
Main Street, died at st. Mary's hos
pital at 2 o'clock yesterday morn
Ing, several hours after he had beer
struck by a car operated by Charles
Murphy, of 1872 Charles street. The
accident occurred as, Murphy wal
driving along the Cheshire road
during o driving rainstof1n.
Carbon Monoxide Victim
Donate Rinaldi, SO, Of 10 Grant
street, was the accidental victim Of
carbon monoxide at the garage II,
the rear of his boarding house. The
body was found shortly before II
q. m. by Frank Guerrero, a fellow
boarder.
Winters was walking along the
right side of the Cheshire highway
when struck by the car driven by
Murphy. The latter was questioned
by state troopers, and was later
taken into custody by Coroner John
T. Monzani. He was released on
his own recognizance, pending an
inquest into the death. Winters
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-21
Relief Spending OF Govt.
Goes On Next Four Months

relief burden through the winter
and then cutting Job lists in the
spring was employed successfully by
Hopkins early this year. After sup
porting up to 100000 persons early
In 1895 with 3,037, 440 on his WPA
projects, Hopkins announced on
March THAT the works progress
administration will begin this month
to decrease its rolls from the Feb
ruary high to minimum of $780,
100 by June So"
The 100000 dropped were dis
charged gradually, about 100000
every two weeks. Hopkins state
ment made 1t clear the 100000 were
being dismissed. not laid off," WPA
has enough left Of its, current ST.
AIS ,0OO,0O0 to last until January 20
or possibly February /. The hall
billion. spent at the rate Of $685.
100000 q month. will last through
May. By that time, the president
probably will have secured a 1887
1898 work-relief fund from congress
part Of that money could be used
before July II WPA runs short
Relief costs row are on the decline
WPA spent si6e,0O0000 In Novem-
Der and planned expenditure OF
| $lH2, 0OO, 600 this month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-21
CUBA PRESIDENT
TOBE IMPEACHED

Havana. Dec, 2l-(UP)-Presi-
dent Mariana Gomez, facing i'm
parchment, began moving his per-
sonal effects from the presidential
palace today. Followers of Fulgen-
clio Batista, army strong man who
forced the impeachment issue when
DR. Gomez opposed his plan to tax
sugar for army-controlled rura.
schools, believed the president in
tended to resign. But Gomez sup
porters hotly insisted he would de-
fend himself to II limit, and up
hold his view that passage of the
sugar tax bill would lead to fascism
In the island Republic.
At the same time, the Gomez
followers, whose strength is mainly
in the student and intelligeansia
groups, admitted they did not have
concreted plan for opposing i'm
parchment on charges of "malad-
ministration. The gloomiest atmos-
phere prevailed at the presidential
palace.
A special impeachment session
has been called for tonight.
Political observers said the custer
of Gmez, although by strictly con-
stitutional methods, would mean the
establishment of behind-the-
scenes dictatorship by a military
junta headed by Col. Batista.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-21

Vatican City, Dec. 2l-tUP)--
Pope Plus xI, despite his illness.
will broadcast q message TO the
faithful Of the world on Christmas
Eve. The message Is expected to be
an urgent appeal to humanity TO
cease warfare and live together in
Christian Peace. The Pope Is sched-
uled to begin speaking over the Va
tican radio station at 1880 p. m.
Rome time $3.50 q. m. =. 8. I'd on
q wave length Of 1884 meters.
It had been strongly urged ON the
Pope to permit Cardinal Pacelli.
his secretary of state. 10 deliver the
message for him. The Pontiff.
however, has long planned the adj
dress and persuaded his doctor.
prof. Aminta Milani. to permit him
to do It. The Pope consulted today
with Father Goccorsi, director OF
the Vatican radio station, ON
wn... - special telephone hook
up Is poss. Die to permit him 10
speak from his bedroom. and
whether the address cstiiti' be heard
throughout the world. While con-
sulting Father socccrsi. It wa1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-21
FLYER
SHOT IN PLANE
Lands Machine Safety;
Woman Shooter Flies
Away With Plane

Chichester, England. Dec. Al.
(UP)-A French aviator-engi1eer
staggered from a plane near Paris
yesterday with bullet wound In his
back. His woman companion threw
q revolver to the ground, climbed
forward from the rear seat into the
pilot seat and took of. Today the
woman was under a doctors care
on the south coast Of England,
watched by police, while her
wrecked plane lay on the beach, its
fuel tanks empty. She had had q
mario wescape from death In the
Channel. She made a most remark
able landing, her fuel exhausted
and her planes motor idle, after.
gliding down from the English
narrow escape from death in the
She Doesn't Understand
ut is terriblel How could I have
shot him?" Nine. Irene SCHNEIDER
Caphellut was quoted as saying de-
peatedly. II am tired and sick. Let
me alone. I don't understand how ]
could have shot Pierre"
LII ldIlUIlb Vic plhklC, WAiACLLf DIV
and Pierre L'Allement owned Joint
ly, Nine. SCHNEIDER Caphellut
wrecked the propeller and the UNI
dercarriage. In Paris, physicians an
nounced that L'Allement's bullet
missed his spinal column by half
an inch and that his wound was not
serious. L'Allement said that he was
shot when the plane was 1900 feet
up and that 1t was only by every
exertion of will power that he was
able to land.
Charge Against Her
Paris, Dec. 81. (UP)-Examining
Magistrate Pierre Grenier Of the
Versailles judicial district placed Q
charge of "wilful battery and In
jury" today against Nine. Irene
SCHNEIDER Caphellut, aviator who
landed on the English south coast
after a flight from Paris where to
co-pilot Pierre L'Allement was shot
as they flew above the countryside.
L'Allement persisted In his re.
fusal to discuss the incident.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-21
Drive to UniOnize Both In
. dustries Is Opening of
Bitter Contest
WEDGE DRIVEN INTO
COMPANY UNIONS
Pittsburg, Detroit Steel,
Auto Leaders Expect to
Make Hard Battle
BY G. L. SULZBERGER
UNITED Press Staff Correspondentl

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Dec. 21.--
(UP)-Bitter labor war in the
steel and automobile indus
tries became a more immin-
ent probability today. The
committee for industrial or.
ganization's drive to unionize
both gained momentum with
it's steel leaders already talk
ing strike. A series of strikes
in the automobile feeder" indus
tries was beginning to affect pros
duction lines In the big Detroit fac
tories.
In steel, G. ]. o. representatives
drove a wedge into the company
union structure erected by steel
management to forestall outside
unions. Company union represent
tatives in AZ plans agreed to bore
from within" to convert these unions
into units OF national steel union
under G. I. o. auspices.
In Detroit, the United Automobile
Workers, A. G. I. O. union, prepared
demands to present to General Mo-
tors within 48 hours while strikes N
feeder industries were beginning TO
create shortages in wheels, glass and
(Continued on Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-21
SANTA CLAUS IS
IN NAzI COSTUME

Berlin, Dec. 21.-(UP).-Santa
Claus. making his appearance fer
the Berlin season. left no doubt to-
day that he had been won over
to tie Nazi cause.
First, Santa Claus-the Weih-
nachtsmann as he is known in Ger
mapy-appeared before massed chill
drel in North Berlin. White beard
ed, swathed in his suit Of red. he
carried staff crowned with gift
swastika instead of the shepherds
croc.: which German Santa's often
carry. Addressing the children Santa
Claus said:
II was much perturbed in former
years because bad Marxists~ attacked
me. But then the dear lord sent us
the Fuehrer adolf Hitler) and
everything was changed"
Next Santa Claus appeared IN a
poor section OF the city and gave
each Child, IL addition to Christmas
food packages, a coupy OF the new
picture book published by Julius
Stre.eher, naxidom's foremost Jew
be-. :, In which 1t Is sought to show
that Jews are wicked and Nazis,
particularly Streicher, are great.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-21

washington, Dec. 21.-(UP)--
Continuation Of heavy relief spend
ing during the next four months
followed by wholesale cutting OF
federal financed work rolls next
spring will feature the governments
1887 relief program, an authorita-
tive quarter revealed today.
The policy, reported developed by
WPA Administrator Harry L. Hop
kins, will enable the administration
to stay within the $500. 600. 900 Pres
ident Roosevelt plans to seek from
congress for the period between
January and June 80. 1t includes:
i. Continued financing Of from
100000 to S.300.000 jobs during
January. February, March and
April, the period when need Is
greatest because Of cold weather.
Q. Dismissal of from 100000 TO
100000 workers starting in the south
In March and following warm
weather northward.
3. Planning work-relief expendi-
lures for the ie37-1ss8 fiscal year
starting next July I. on o reduced
scale to make Jobs for around 2,s0o.-
600 or 100000 persons.
The strategy Of carrying . heavy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-21
TH0MASAITIS IS
UNDER BIG BAIL
Man Captured in Birming-
ham, Ala, Bound Over
Under $500 Bonds


Pleading guilty TO q charge OF
theft OF an automobile here last
August, John Thomasaitis, alias
John Thomas. IS. OF Il South Leon
ard street, was bound over to the
next term OF superior court when
arraigned before Judge Edward
Mascolo N city court this morning
The court liked. bonds at $500
which ThomasaitiS was unable to
post and he WIZ he held a. New
Haven county jail I'LL arraigned ~
superior court here IN January
State Trooper William Murphy re-
vealed this morning that y was
Thon1asaitis' attempt TO sell the car
ne had stolen IN this city which LED
TO his arrest IN birmingham, Ala,
two weeks ago. Trooper Murphy
and Trooper Richard Hall returned
with their prisoner from the south
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-21
DUELIST'S WIFE
HAS BABY GIRL

Budapest. Dec. 21--(UPJ-Mag-
do Sargas, whose dueling husband
won fame by challenging 100 men
who said he married her for her
money, presented him with q baby
daughter today.
The 20-year-old debutante, who
waived aside the protests Of her
wealthy artistocratic family to wed
penniless writer. had wanted a
daughter. She was afraid a son
might try to emulate his dueling ia
Their.
Both mother and daughter were
doing fine. The child will be named
Anna.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-21
POLICE CHIEF IS
SUDDEN VICTIM

North Attleboro. Mass, Dec. 2i.--
Cup Police Chief Frank p.
Toner, So, who annually gave a
Christmas bo:. of candy to every
North Attleboro school child, died
suddenly Of heart disease last night.
Chief for % years IS well as town
tree warden and moth superinten-
dent, Toner was stricken at police
headquarters and died shortly AZ
ter his arrival home.
Tol.er already had purchased 2.i00
boxes of candy to be distributed
among the school children this
week. He also spent about $1,000
during the last two years helping
finance construction of O wall along
Ten Mile river after the project
was abandoned by the PWA.
Toner had q private contracting
business and owned one OF the larg-
est florist concerns In this section.