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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-25
Y.M.C.A. Notes

Nearly two hundred foremen and executives are expected to at tend lecture at the Y. M. c. A. next Tuesday night by Prof. F.
 Alexander Magoun of the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology. Prof. Magoun is giving a series oi six lectures on Psychology and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-25
Compensation Agreements

The following agreements, in which weekly payments will be made during the period Of total disability were filed and approved in the office Of the COmpenSat ation commissioners today:
 Town of Morris and Harry C. Wclk. Morris. thumb injury, 50 beginning November l.
 Seymour Mfg. Co.,, and Michael Kaisin, 70, New street. Seymour, thumb injury $ll.20 beginning November 1.
 Curtis Art Co, and Ernestine Kinney, 84 Burton street, thigh injury. S6.75 beginning November 1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-25
Motion Pictures

Motion Pictures
 "The Challenge" q two-recl mos ton picture, will be exhibited in the Central Y. M. c. A. lobby Friday evening at 6 o'clock. William Pardee of New Haven will speak briefly. All "" members arc invited to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-25

plces of the industrial committee of the Y. M. c. A. and Of the 1n- dustrial Foremen's Club. The topic o fthe first lecture is "The Art of Human Understanding"
Evening star., 1936-10-01
DEMAND PRESSED
FOR W.P.A. PROBE
Senator Davis Declares Is.
sue "PoIiticaI Foot Ball"
in Pennsylvania.
By the Associated Press.

ny tic AneOCldtcu Eicoo.
Backing up his demands for an in
vestigation of politics IN administra-
ton Of w. p. A. in Pennsylvania,
Senator Davis. Republican, Of Penn
sylvania has sent to the Senate Cam.
paign Funds Committee a letter say
ing relief in that State rs being
kicked around as political foot ball |"
The committee already was meet
ing on the Pennsylvania situation
when Davis made his letter public
yesterday. Edward Jones, w. p. A.
administrator for the Keystone State.
was called into executive session for
questioning.
Agrees to Open Hearing.
Jones told reporters he was per
fectly willing" to have an open hear
ing Of the charges concerning W. p.
A. In the Philadelphia and Allie
gheny County districts. he said. there
are s.495 w. P. A. administrative
workers, of which SO per cent were
listed as Democrats and Al per cent
either Republicans or unregistered.
Asked If any effort had been made
to list relief workers themselves, he
said such a move was lnaugurated
several months ago and abandoned
when an order was issued cutting
the number of relief workers from
290, 900 to 100000.
Had we gone on with the plan
then" said Jones, I'VE would have
been accused of listing the parties to
which the workers belonged in order
to drop the Republicans.
Complaints of "disgruntled work
ers," Jones told the committee. all were
referred to the w. P. A. investigating
service.
Probe Declared Welcome.
While the committee still was in
executive session an aide made public
an announcement from Chairman
Lonergan that "the Democrats will
welcome an investigation Of Repub-
lican charges of coercion and intimi-
dation in Pennsylvania"
Davis, who appeared before the
committee Monday. demanded in his
letter to the committee that Harry l.
Hopkins. w. P. A. administrator, fur
nish the names, addresses and sala-
ries Of all administrative employees in
the w. P. A. in Pennsylvania.
Davis asked Hopkins:
rs 1t too much to ask that this
information be ready within IS days
so that the voters may have sufficient
time to become acquainted with the
facts? If the charges are false, 1t
should bring you satisfaction, for the
reelection of the President appears
contingent upon this issue"
Evening star., 1936-10-01
COURT SETS TRIAL
ON 'W|NDFALL TAX
Government Fails in Effort
to Avoid Test of Right
to Collect.
Hy the Associated Press.

INDIANAPOLIS, October 1.-The
Federal Government failed yesterday
in an effort to avoid q court test OF
its right to collect the "windfall tax
imposed by Congress on money re-
funded to professors after the Su-
preme Court invalidated the agricul-
tural adjustment act.
Judge Robert C. Baltzell in United
States District Court ordered to trail
q suit brought by Kingan & Co.. local
meat packing concern. seeking to en-
join the collection Of the So-called
"windfall tax"
The Government sought dismissal
OF the suit, contending there is no
authority in law for restraining COL
lection of O tax. The tax should be
paid, the Government attorneys as
serted, and action then brought to
obtain Q refund.
Attorneys for the packing company
described the "windfau tax" as an
arbitrary and capricious tax" I'M
posed in an effort to evade the inyali-
dated A. A. A.
Judge Baltsell said he found "vari-
Gus unusual circumstances" creating
q doubt as to the possibility Of the
packing company having adequate
remedy in law to regain the tax in
event it is once paid.
Judge Baltzel's decision was de-
scribed by court attaches Is the first
important ruling on the tax, against
which numerous 0lits have been filed
throughout the country.
Kingan IL Co. had paid approxi-
mately $2,50e, 900 under the A A. A.
processing tax. BY the 'windfall
tax" the Government could collect up
to 80 per cent Of the amount re-
funded after the Supreme Courts de-
cision knocked out the A. A. A,
No date was set for trial Of the
Kingan d Go. suit. but court officials
said it may be heard the latter part
Of October.
Evening star., 1936-10-01
Old Pierce Mill
Again, WMGrind;
u. S. to Get Grain,
Wooden Machinery viii
Turn Once More in
Rock Creek Park.

Old Pierce Mill in Rock Greek Park
will be in operation soon again. grind
ing corn. but this time the welfare
and Recreational Association Of Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds, Inc. will
be the operator instead Of early
Washingtonians.
r. w. Hoover, the associations gems
eral manager, announced today that
corn meal and whole wheat will BE-
sold to the public at the mill and
utilized In the Government cafeterias,
supervised by this organization.
c. Marshall Finnan, superintend-
ent Of the National Capital Parks,
said that the final touches are being
placed on the machinery In ths ven-
cradle mill, which was used IS q tea
house by the Welfare Association un-
til Secretary Ickes made n Public
Works Administration ALLEGATION
available for restoration. Wooden
machinery has been obtained, al
though much of the original was still
on hand here. Finnan commented
on how quietly the wooden machin-
cry runs in the old mill, rs evidenced
in preliminary trials.
Hoover made it clear that the corn
meal and whole wheat will be sold at
a premium-higher than In the
stores" when the association makes its
offering to the public. around Novem-
Der J. The mill will be in full-time
operation In the next two or three
weeks. the general manager asserted.
While prices have rot yet been
worked out finally, two pounds Of
corn meal will sell for IS cents. &C.
cording to the preliminary plans.
Evening star., 1936-10-01
15-DAY EXTENSION
DOCK ROW OFFER
Ship Owners Make Conces.
sion on Contracts to Allow
Further ParIeys.
Hy the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
Seeking to effect q 6o-day exten.
SIGN OF the present labor contracts
between West Coast ship owners and
longshoremen, officials of tee Labor
Depar tment and the new Maritime
Commission seemed assured today Of
partial success at least in an offer by
the owners Of 15-day extension.
With present contracts expiring at
midnight last night, Assistant Secre-
tary Of Labor Edward r. McGrady
emerged from meeting with employ.
ers' representatives with the l5-day
extension cffer and Immediately en-
tered a session with representatives OF
the International Longshoremen's AS.
sociation.
Union forces had suggested an ex.
tension of contracts earlier this week.
but employers had been "loath" then
to grant an extension without as.
surance that definite results would fol.
low.
Wiley Expresses Hope.
Leaving his Office after am, Rear
Admiral Henry Wiley, chairman oi
the newly appointed commission. ex-
pressed high hopes" Of q compro-
mise after an evening Of telegraph.
ing and long distance telephone con.
versations.
Whether or not differences between
maritime workers and their employ.
ers are to be submitted to arbitration
appeared to be the issue in the at
tempt to forestan trouble.
Employers we're urged by the com.
mission to accept without reservation,
the suggestion for q 60-day extension
Of contracts, With the understandin,
that the commission would use its in.
fiuence to obtain arbitration at thu
end Of that time in the event no agree.
ment is reached.
At the same time telegram va,
dispatched to Harry Bridges, presi.
dent of the Pacific Coast section O.
the International LongshoremenI
Association. asking him whether HI
would accept the 6o-day extension
plan on condition that differences b.
submitted to arbitration If no agree.
ment is reached in that period through
negotiations.
No Reply Comes.
Employers had replied to the com.
missions first telegram, sent yestes.
day. by saying they were loath t
grant an extension unless guarantee,
would be given that the unions woulc
submit differences to arbitration o.
the end Of the 6o-day period.
Bridges did not reply to the initial
telegram, but other maritime unions
sgreed to a l5-dsy extension. Al.
miral Wiley explained that q second
telegram had been sent only to Bri6ges
of the employe group, because he felt
that If Bridges consents to that, al
other interested parties viii fall In
line"
The maritime unions have opposed
arbitration Of existing differences, de-
manding that new contracts be
rea ched through negotiation. Bridges
previously had expressed himself as
willing to continue prevailing con-
tracts in order to extend negotiations
Evening star., 1936-10-01
COUGHLIN CANDIDATE
ENDS RECOUNT PLEA
~ the Associated Press.

LANSING. Mich, October l.
Louis B. Ward, who was defeated by
Representative Prentiss M. Brown for
the Democratic nomination for United
States Senator in the recent Michigan
primary, withdrew yesterday his petit
tion for q recount.
Ward formerly was Father Charles
Z. Coughlin's washington representa-
tive and he ran for the senatorial
nomination with the indorsement Of
Father Coughlin's National Union for
Social Justice. He demanded a re-
count when unofncial tabulations
showed he had lost to Brown by about
only 1000 votes. but withdrew his
petition today after the ofncial State
canvass showed Browns plurality to
be 7,466 votes.
The State Board Of Canvassers
agreed to return the Sl7.385 which
Ward said Father Coughlin had sup
piled Is Q deposit to cover the cost OF
the recount.
Ward declined to say whom he
would support In the November 3
election.
Evening star., 1936-10-01
~ the Asseciated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
The Post Once Department re-
vealed today It has . system for han
ding impetuous people who mail let
tiers and then regret it.
"Remorseful wives" said Frank Ellis.
assistant superintendent of post office
service, are always wanting their let
tiers back. but they don't get them
without going through q set pro-
cedure."
Under no circumstances Is the car
rier allowed to return the letter-even
If . fair lady weeps, pleads and falls
In q faint at the mail box.
"She can't even see it," explained
Ellis, unless she comes down to the
post once"
Even then she has to look up the
postmaster, request an application
blank and think up Q pretty good rea-
son for the change of heart.
Dilly-dallying Is fatal. for after the
letter Is mailed each minute sees the
Post Once machinery speed 1t toward
it, destination.
I'VE won't even admit we've got the
letter." said Ellis, until IL questions
have been answered satisfactorily"
The questions mostly concern iden-
tification Of the letter. The applicant
has to say where it was mailed, the
date and hour, the amount of postage,
whose name is on the outside and even
. description Of the envelope.
"You Just can't say-'It's purple
envelope - explained the ohicisl
You're got to say-'Purple envelope,
square and heavy paper" axt
The real sticker among the II
questions. however. b reason for
holding" This means that y q wife
~ an0y WhGn shs penned the letter
Evening star., 1936-10-01

'SOAiVIiNCu IIUI1 FuSU R4Re,)
rated literally to the Queens taste
She supervised the renovations her
self and followed her own preferences
even when they differed from current
Mayfair fashions.
Although decorators decreed pat
termed wallpapers with floral and Alb
ystract designs, Queen Mary chose pa-
pers noteworthy for their texture
rather than for any unusual design.
= The color schemes for her private
apartments - hydrangea shades of
pink, mauve and blue-long had been
a. feature of the paint work of her
suites at Buckingham Palace.
The Queens household staff will
be considerably smaller than before.
Her favorite servants, however, moved
with her She appointed the French
chef Amelo, formerly first assistant
at Buckingham Palace, to preside In
her Kitchens and kept her principal
chauffeur In her service.
In Marlborough House she will be
attended by five ladies In waiting,
instead Of the nine who formerly
served her. She will have two ladies
Of the bed chamber and three women
Of the bed chamber.
The women of the bed chamber,
chosen from among the nobility, are
Queen Mary's real companions. They
read to her evenings. help with her
heavy correspondence and occupy
rooms near her majestys own apart
fnents.
Queen Mary will continue to have
, mistress Of the robes. but, as she Is
40 longer the consort Of the sovereign,
the ONCE now becomes her own pri-
vate appointment. Formerly it was
political and required consent Of the
cabinet.
Other officers in Queen Mary's
household who moved with her IN
aiuded the Marquis Of Anglesey, lord
chamberlain to the Queen, and Sir
Harry L. verney, her treasurer and
private secretary.
Evening star., 1936-10-01

ceremony. She was to receive her
crown from Gov. Kump.
Deplores Hostility.
The President deplored what he
termed partisan hostility" to the
social security act in his remarks con-
tanned in letter last night accepting
the resignation Of John G. Winant,
former Republican Governor Of New
Hampshire, as chairman OF the board
charged with administering the law.
Winant resigned to carry on q
speaking campaign against critics of
the New Deal law. including Gov. All
M. Landon, Republican presidential
nominee, who had termed it cruel
hoax" on the workingman.
The President said the passions Of
a political campaign" had famed the
flames of partisan hostility to this
partisan legislation"
He told Winant he appreciated "the
sense of public duty which impelled
your resignation and your wish to be
free as a citizen, not simply to clear
up misconceptions and misinterpreta-
tions Of the act, but actively to defend
the constructive provisions OF the act
and to oppose spurious substitutes"
Like you. also" said Mr.. Roose-
velts letter. "'I have never assumed
that the social security act was with
out fault. I had assumed and even
hoped that time and experience might
dictate many and important changes.
The act was conceived and passed
by the Congress as humanitarian
measure. Its passage transcribed
party lines. The opposition in both
houses was. practically speaking, neg
ligible -"
The Pittsburgh address, to be
broadcast nationally, was scheduled
for between and $50 pm. Eastern
standard time. The President planned
to spend about five hours in the West
ern Pennsylvania city, then leave for
New York City, where he Is due to-
morrow morning.
From there he will motor to Jersey
City for a forenoon dedication speech
at the site OF q new medical center
and then return to New York for
lunch before going to the world series
game.
After the game he will motor to
Long Island to speak at ground break
ing ceremonies for the p. w. A.
financed Queens Midtown tunnel un-
der the East River. He will continue
by train to Hyde Park, to remain until
next Monday or Tuesday.
His tentative plans call for Q return
to Washington then. to remain sew
eral days before starting out On his
first Western swing, probably as far
as Denver.
Evening star., 1936-10-01
CROP INSURANCE
ON DAMAGE BASIS
Benefits Not to Be Predi.
Gated on Price Loss,
ToIIey Reveals.
By the Associated Press.

Benefits under a Federal crop in
surance plan will be made on q
nushel-per-acre damage basis rather
than on price loss, it has been de-
cided by A. A. A. officials studying
this question, it was announced yes
terday by Howard r. Tolley, A. A. A
administrator.
Among other developments Of the
preliminary study, Tolley intimateo
that a decision has been made to in
clude fire risk insurance on straw
crops approaching the harvest stage
among the liabilities to be covered.
Tolley expressed much concern"
over unsettled technicalities involved
in the distribution of s470, 100000 of
soil conservation payments. which are
scheduled to begin going out to
farmers in about 10 days.
He said at a press conference that
the size of geographical allotments
had not been determined, nor had 1t
been decided whether full payment
would be made in the first benefit
checks to farmers in those areas
which had not returned q final report
on performance under the soil con-
servation program.
He voiced confidence, however, that
a definite program would be ready TO
function by the time first checks
were issued. about October TO-.
The administrator, recently re-
turned from an international confer
ence of agricultural economists in Eu-
rope. described conditions as too un-
settled for any one country to take
the lead in suggesting . balance IN
world farm competition.
He said an internationally known
economist. whom he declined to name,
had asserted the world wheat acreage
has returned to such position that the
first good harvest would result in an
"old-fashioned yield"
Plans for the future farm program
in this country. he added, were in
the hands Of State and local farm
groups now meeting to decide on q
1897 soil conservation policy.
The mo / thing" the administra.
ton will do. Tolley said. will be tc
meet with representatives of agricul-
tural organizations to consider theil
suggestions.
An outstanding point Of controversy
he disclosed, was whether there
should be q single soil conservation
allowance established for each in
dividual farm and that figure definite
ly set as the maximum the property
could earn by soil conservation per-
formance.
Tolley dismissed the question Of
limiting principal payments to the
"family-sized" farm by saying 1t was
the general idea that "the bigger the
farm the bigger the allowance"
However, he said, conferees on the
1887 program could scale down the
rate of benefit payments for factory
farms-those running more than 1000
acres-with approval of the admin
itration.
Evening star., 1936-10-01
RACIAL PREJUDICE
SCORED BYLAND0N
Candidate DiscIaims Favor
of Elements Fostering
Bigotries.
er the Associated Press.

Ey the ASSoclAteo freBb
TOPEKA, Kans., October Gov.
All M. Landon disclaimed today sup
pert of any element "endeavoring to
bring racial prejudices and religious
bieotries into American life"
In q formal statement issued with
out comment. the Republican presi-
Dental nominee said
MY attention has recently been
directed to the activities Of number
Of agencies which. for selfish pur-
poses or political reasons, are en-
deavoring to exploit prejudice between
groups of American citizens.
It have no use for any elements who
are endeavoring to bring racial
prejudices and religious bigotries into
American life and state frankly that
I disclaim the support of any such
organizations or groups.
IF ever the day should come in this
country that would see prosecutions
Of any racial group or sect because of
race or religion. contrary to the bill
Of rights, would stand among their
defenders"
Study Revealed Yesterday.
A critical study of the New Deals
social security act was made public
yesterday by Gov. LAndon, who said,
This report was made by the Twen-
tieth Century Fund, supported by
the Filene Foundation"
In New York. Evans Clark. director
Of the fund, said the material was
given Landon with the express
stipulation that it be treated as con-
fidential," and John B. Andrews,
chairman of the funds Old-Age Sc
curity Committee. said the report
represented mercy the views of the
fund staff member who prepared it.
Andrews added that the committee
had not acted on it.
Gov Landon said the study held
the laws attempt to finance old-age
insurance exclusively through fiat pay
roll and wage taxes was 'unsound,' >
putting almost the entire burden on
the earners of the Nation"
The report contained this sentence
In considering the inadequacies
and shortcomings of the act full
credit should be given to it as a real
achievement and as a real founda-
ton on which satisfactory struc-
ture Of old-age security may eventu-
ally be built"
The fund is a foundation endowed
by Edward A. Fflene, Boston mer-
chant. In his statement Andrews
said ut is disquieting that a conf
dental document should have been
given to the public in this way-es-
pecially by one who aspires to the
highest administrative position in the
country, and in a manner which mis-
represents It's sponsorship"
Proposed Act Be Overhauled.
In his recent address at Milwaukee,
Gov. Landon said the Republican
party proposed to overhaul the old
age assistance section of the social
security act. asserting he favored a
pay-as-you-go" plan administered BY
States.
The Kansan entered the last full
month Of the campaign busy draft
ing speeches for two additional bal
lot drives already scheduled. Other
drives we're under consideration.
Aides suggested the nominee may
discuss the Federal budget in his Chi
cago address October 9, civil service
In Cleveland, October IL, and relief
In Detroit, October 13. The date of
the Detroit address. originally set for
October II, was changed to obtain
auditorium facilities.
Evening star., 1936-10-01
D. c. AIRLINE TRAFFIC
GAINS IN SEPTEMBER
Final Report Expected to Show
Considerable Increase, Off,
cial Says.

While compilations are incomplete.
passenger and express traffic fiown In
and out of Washington by American
A1rlines, Inc, during September. is eX.
pected to show a considerable increase.
according to reports made by H. D.
Ford, district sales manager for the
airline.
The anticipated gain is based on a
report for August, which revealed tha.
LOIS passengers, an increase of II Der
cent over the same month for 1885.
were flown IN and out Of the Capital
Air express for the month totaled se2
pounds, q gain Of 76l per cent over
that flown in August last year.
The vacation season, coupled with
FAST service to New York, Chicago and
California, are held responsible for the
increase.
Evening star., 1936-10-01

Continued From First Page)
ball under these conditions" the gray
haired former Judge declared. I'm
fielders and outfielders are liable to
break legs out there. Better call It
ofi"
Both jackson, who acted as the
Giants spokesman. and Mccarthy
agreed.
In fact, there was no protest Of any
kind. although a few of the fans who
had waited for hours for the bleacher
gates to open were inclined to grumble
a bit when their long vigil was re-
warded by nothing in the shape Of
competition.
Crowd Is Larger.
When the postponement definitely
was decided upon, the crowd was
larger than that which brAved yes
terdays steady rain to watch Hub
bell weave his magic speIl around the
Yankee sluggers.
Incidentally the postponement
comes as q tremendous break in the
Giants favor since 1t win give Hub
bell. an extra day Of rest. II the
series should 60 six or seven games,
it now appears certain the great
southpaw win start twice more.
Base ha1l observers look for Terry
70 eau on HubheU Tor duty u ~