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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-30

m their native foreign tongue. asked them how they felt about Roosevelt
 "fIeem all right" one of them spoke up Sure we going vote for heem," another said. Tho others nodded.
 Garment Workers Favor r. R. TPSTAITss Q woman was harangung tho head of - branch shop union about something he had or had not done. My Yiddish being n little under what 1t should be. failed to get the exact drift Thirty or forty men and women, however seemed to bo highly interested.
 knocked at door marked Manager. It was unbolted and opened from the inside and faced four men seated around table
 asked for MT. Jacob Bloom, and a square built round-faced individual rose and put out his hand explained my mission: wanted to find how his workers would vote ih November
 Ninety per cent for Roosevelt" he answered, wav- ing mo to chair. There was no hesitancy on his part "Our national union and the IAdies Garment Workers and all tho other affiliated unions will bc strong for Roosevelt" ho went on.
 He explained that at their annual convention in Cleveland shortly before the Republican convention, the Amalgamatcd Clothing Workers had passed unanimous resolution in favor of supporting Roose- welt.
 Tt was very touching" he explained in somewhat broken English "Old 6ocaligte would get up and tell how a their lives they had voted the straight Social ht ticket, but now just for once they would break their record and vote for Roosevelt.
 "Our people here are not only going to do the same thing, put we arc going to work hard for him. We know that every vote against RooseVelt-whether 6o cialist, Communist or Union Party-s vote for LAndon and the Republicans. We are going to take no chances"
 How It Looks in Concord
 EIGHTEEN miles away at Concord where i6l years A1 ago this last April the shot that waB heard around the world was fired by tho original Minute Men, talked to . number of citizens, including poe liCeman. Q loafer, and town guide.
 Tho policeman said: "Curley and Roosevelt will carry this state oil right, but it'll be close.
 "What else could possibly happenp Did you notice them seven or eight hundred men leaning on them shovels on the road between here and Doston2 Cur leyl make om oil vote for Roosevelt and himself.
 "Its just Q question of adding up the numbers."
 The loafer was holding down bench on the sleepy old town commons. He looked as if he might have been benefting little himself from the public relief
 "Ain't nothin' to t." Inc explained. "Its the work ing people against the people with money We got em beat"
 The guide was Q large man who apparently took
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-30
Massachusetts Viewed as Doubtful; Connecticut,
 Rhode Island Also

This ls the first oe sour stories by Frazler Hunt famed authOFsnewspaper correspondent, on the trend Of voting sentiment in the industrial east an he sees t at the moment after an extensive NEA Service and the Waterbury Democrat, will be followed by OtheFs as Hunt makes an impartial coast study among voters of every section of the nation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-30

newspaper chum of better his particularly Wien get he has need for strait jacket Now with the paragraph His wife just arranged acabe divorce but the proceed n they maintained friendly correspondence Recently he got letter from her which she Ea reported that she had done well a gO that she had resumed her maiden handle and that the na papers signed In addressing the envelope hS exau m spelled his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-30
Changes Announced
 In Library Hours

During July and August all de- partments of Bronson library will close at 1 D. m. on Saturday. The Brooklyn branch will be open from 3;SO to c and from ' to Q ?. m, on Fridays. Waterville branch will De open on Friday evening from 2 to 0 D. m. The central library and all branches will be closed oil day Sat- urday, July 1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-30

girls for the following classes: Fun niest, most original (both costumes) the tallest boy and girl. the fattest boy and girl, and to the boy and girl having the most freckles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-30
LEG FRACTURED AS
 CAR CRASHES POLE

Hurled from tho running board of an automobile, Albert duarini, i0, of 24 Wood street, sustained q frac- tured leg yesterday afternoon. The accident took place on Chestnut Hill road.
 Ouarini was riding on the running board of q car operated by Ettore PAgAno of b4 Ward street, and was thrown when the car struck a pole. He was taken to st. Mary's hospital
 
 France Is seeking Q small inexpen- al..a als..aIa,.a ss,klala aNunna aan fiU
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-30

astronomers haye found cubic inch of would weigh ton We've met some stars in California who gentle of telling he's getting bald He his head
 getting big his hair Add paradoxes; The highest paid amateur Which reminds that the only difference between Broadway phoney and Hollywood poey is the distance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-30
Walter WlmCIneI1
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Ths PriUate Papsrs of e Cub Reporter
Iraee Marh Raantaredl cepyreht aa pally hIrror ne

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 Adam and Eys.drOEp.a La Dietrich incidentally stop % ' TS % S w;@ S,S: 3 S .g millinery a rraneo Tone leave. and returns Q ho table 6. which Jean caw up politely Taylor Tsssd ss sS towns ssS"und nice DoSy h: people who matter Anita CcIby Ccunian to Iroadw.ys had swhl:h only han thing bad about her z oMy you don't know hin' Why he makes OS week"
 escape zloncheck from the private sold oa papers in Hollywood where one gay news nd shouted; zOchec zoncheck S conducting orchestra at the Ambassadors Cocoanu : n v S S sss of .ar <. ; ". ] ..U sxS% the contract outfit the athletes will represent U at the olympic thought would to sports wrer "Its Sin to Tell Le" certainly sounds . lot like "When the Leaves Bid the Trees docdby"
 One of the movie producers has neat of Finding out whe
 er applicants jobs have had experience George mans trick simple test in his OGc He tes the aspirant
 up M r Sc sar ana R " S SSd % m n o se% M @ s The No actor lets anything hide hls
 Nathan the poses critic went the other evening He doll with him. the in she asked him to buy her chocolate that wrapped in crnk Nathan stood aghast at the suggestion "Why shouldn't have hem2" pouted "Becase snapped Nathan, I'm light sleeper"
Evening star., 1936-03-26
WALLACE PRESSES
FARMERS TO SIGN
Sees 175, 900, 900 Bushels of Wheat
for Export if Growers Garry
Out Plans,
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
The administration continued efforts
today to line up as many farmers as
possible In the new soil-conservation
program.
Secretary Wallace, referring to crop
prospects, said that If wheat farmers
did not participate, and carried out
their indicated intentions to plant
the Nation might have 175,000.nCe
bushels Of wheat available for export
this year.
In this event the Agriculture Secre-
tary foresaw carryover of 260, 900 ono
bushels on July /, 1887, with a possible
depression Of price below the Liverpool
level.
Wallace also said that without "un-
usual cooperation" Of corn producers
the hog prices might drop IS per loo
pounds by 1888. He predicted that.
with ordinary weather, there might be
a considerable addition" to surpluses
of commercial crops notwithstanding
the conservation program.
Evening star., 1936-03-26

II merely want to get the facts be-
fore the court" Meeks replied. Judge
Mcmahon then questioned him again
as to whether he was claiming i'm
munity. Meeks replied: I'm not try
ing to take any advantage Of the
fact that am a member of Congress.
I am a practicing attorney and am
interested in seeing that the court
gets all the facts" Mrs. Meeks took
a seat on the front row of benches
along with others convicted on traffic
charges to await her turn to be taken
by a bailiff to the financial clerks
ONCE across the hall to pay the fine.
Prior to the hearing, conference,
lasting more than an hour, was held
between the Representative, Mrs.
Meeks, Carl Kindelberger, George Nc
Neill. assistant United States district
attorneys and Park Policeman b. j.
Beckman, who. stopped the congress
sional car in Rock Greek Park near
the shoreham Hotel yesterday morn
ing.
Evening star., 1936-03-26
District Heads Miss Hearing
OnNe,v Building, kk Chairman,

Angered by the failure of the Com
missioners to appear at q hearing on
bill to provide for erection OF q
new building for the recorder Of deeds.
Chairman Ellenbogen Of the fiscal
affairs subcommittee of the House
District Committee, fatty refused to-
day to hear their authorized repre-
sentative, Vernon e. West, acting
corporation counsel.
West as well as Leo Fee, legislative
representative of the corporation
counsels Office, both explained the
Commissioners were appearing at
that time before the Senate subcom-
mittee on appropriations which is
holding hearings On the 1887 District
supply bill.
Il don't care" Ellenbogen declared
"As long as I am chairman Of this
subcommittee we are not going to hear
any 1epl lesentative Of the Commission
ers. We want to hear the Commission
ers IN person. The Commissioners were
Of this hearing. In the future
we will not accept any agents Of the
Commissioners. That custom prevails
in the Senate District Committee and
it's going to prevail here"
THE Commissioner can't be In two
Evening star., 1936-03-26
GOVERNOR MAKES
PERSONAL VISIT TO
.HAUPTMANN HOME
Checks Prosecution Test.
mony on Holes in Rail 16
of Ladder.
SPENDS TWO HOURS
IN ATTIC OF HOUSE
Hoffman and Two Aides Go Into
Conference After Long In
spection of Premises.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 26.-Gov.
Harold G. Hoffman of New Jersey and
his aides inspected the former home
Of Bruno Hauptmann today to check
prosecution testimony that nail holes
in attic beams fitted those in one rail
of the Lindbergh kidnap ladder.
Results of the Governors visit to
the Bronx residence probably will be
presented to the Court Of Pardons at
Trenton when 1t considers Haupt-
mann's second appeal for commuta-
tion.
He Is scheduled to die in the electric
chair next Tuesday night.
The Governor was particularly in
terested in testing whether holes in
"rail 16," which the State contended
originally was part of floor board in
Hauptmann's attic, fitted adjacent
boards.
He and his secretary, William Lagay
and Lieut.. Arthur Keaten of the New
Jersey State police spent two hours in
the attic.
Then they conferred privately in q
room on the second floor of the two
family house.
Evening star., 1936-03-26

places st the same time" West re-
marked.
I'VE feel that our committee has the
same dignity as another committee .
replied Ellenbogen.
The urgent need of new and modern
flreproof quarters for the recorder Of
deeds was stressed by the recorder,
williaIn K. Tompkins, and his secre.
tary. r. w. Horad.
Tompkins pointed out his Office Is
cramped in the old Century Building
at 412 Fifth street and that thousands
of priceless records are stored there
at the mercy Of fire.
The bill would authorize the Com
missioners to borrow $30e,e00 from
r. z. A. to construct the proposed
new building. It is planned to To-
cate it in Judiciary Square on the
corner Of Fourth and z streets In the
vicinity Of District Supreme Court.
Tompkins and Horad both vigor-
ously opposed the contemplated plan
to set aside space III the proposed new
building for Juvenile Court. Ellen
bogen agreed with them that a sepa-
rate building for the recorder Is de-
sirable.
He also suggested that the bill be
(see NLENNOdEN. Page q
Evening star., 1936-03-26
COURT HOLDS FATE.
Plea for Hauptmann's Life Sent to
Court of Pardons.

Plea for Hauptmann's Life Sent to
Court of Pardons.
By the Associated Press.
TRENTON. N. j., March 26.-With
little prospect Of executive interven-
ton, Bruno Richard Hauptmann's
chances Of escaping execution next
Tuesday night rested today with the
Court of Pardons and the judge who
sentenced him to death.
Gov Harold Hoffman. a member Of
the court, planned to consult Chancel-
lor Luther A. Campbell today on the
advisability of hearing on the con-
victed slayer's new plea for clemency.
Should the court turn thumbs down
on the convicted Lindbergh kidnaper,
as 1t did two and half months ago.
judicial Intervention remained his
only hope and appeared remote.
Attorney General David T. Wilentz's
most recent comment on the case was
that its status has not changed and
there Is no reason why Hauptmann
should escape.
The Governor set forth his stand
on the question of saving Hauptmann
again in these words:
II stand on my January II state
ment that I would not grant a fur
ther reprieve unless a situation arises
which the attorney general would
agree warranted asking the court for
another extension"
Probably Means Chair.
Failure in the Court of Pardons and
failure to convince Supreme Court
Justice Thomas w. Trenchard, trial
judge, they have enough new evidence
to ask for new trial means Haupt-
mann will probably die. The Gov
ernor was asked If this Is so and re-
piled:
"It looks much that way"
Again when he was asked II his de-
cision not to grant Hauptmann an
other reprieve was final" he replied:
"Yes."
Nevertheless, he said, he had faith
the attorney general would agree with
(See HAUPTMANN. PAGE Al
Evening star., 1936-03-26
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 26.-Paul G..
Clancy, publisher Of an astrology
magazine which Is financing an in
vestigation of the kidnapping in
Hauptmann's behalf made public a
statement from CASTOR B. Means,
who is in Federal prison on convic-
ton of having mulcted Mrs. Evalyn
Walsh Mclean of Washington of
$104,000 in spurious ransom negoti-
ations.
The statement, as given out by
Clancy, declares Hauptmann Is in
nocent and that Means himself made
the kidnap ladder.
Gov. Hoffman has a copy of the
statement, but Justice Department
authorities in Washington expressed
belief that the declarations were
merely an effort by Means to gain
temporary freedom.
The officials said his theories" had
been investigated and disproved.
Portions of a statement written
February /, Clancy said, follow:
THE ladder in connection with the
case I made, and weeks before the
child was taken; and this can be es-
tablished at the lumber yard where
purchased the lumber, and all the
facts and circumstances in connection
with the purchase Of the lumber nails
at a hardware store.
Plans Made at Hotel.
'T was registered at the Imperial
Hotel, New York City, from about the
middle Of February until later in Feb
ruary, 1882. 10 days or more. Under
my (omission). It was here where
Evening star., 1936-03-26
SHANGHAI COUNCILLORS
ELECTION INVALIDATED
Consular Body Acquiesces to
Japanese Demands, Setting
New Vote for April FL.


SHANGHAI, March 26.-The Shang-
hal consular body, acquiescing to
japanese demands, decided in an en-
ergency session today to invalidate
Tuesdays balloting and instruct the
Municipal Council to call a new elec-
ton April 81 for councillors.
The consular bodyis decision, un-
precedented in the history of this inter-
national city, was the outgrowth of q
strange and not yet fully explained
blunder in counting the ballots from
the first election.
The original count showed that the
council would maintain its former
composition Of five British, two Amer
ican and two Japanese members,
despite Japanese efforts to increase
their representation.
Oficials found, however, that more
than 800 ballots had not been counted
most Of them Japanese leading to
the japanese community's demands
for the new election.
Evening star., 1936-03-26
Wife of Representative Meeks
Fined SIS on Speeding Charge

Mrs. Frances P. Meeks, wife Of
Representative James A. Meeks, Demo-
crat, of Illinois, today was fined IS in
Police Traffic Court when she admitted
driving 38 miles an hour in Rock
Greek Park yesterday.
Representative Meeks, who told
Judge Mcmahon he is a practicing
attorney, conducted the defense for
his wife and later took the stand to
testify in her behalf.
Asked by Judge Mcmahon If he
claimed congressional immunity, the
Illinois Democrat replied:
u was on official business as q
member Of the Committee on Banking
and Currency. The committee was
meeting with the Rules Committee Of
the House on the housing bill. don't
know how fast we were going. I did
not look at the speedometer.
Judge McMahon asked the Repre-
sentative:
"Ls your statement that you were
on the way to a congressional session
made as an excuse or Is 1t stated as a
claim to immunity" 4
Evening star., 1936-03-26
TORTURE CHARGES
HOLD 4 FOR Jury
Richmond Girl Tells of Being
Beaten, Stripped and
Burned.
BY the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, March 26.-Four men
arrested in connection with a weird
assault-torture case here were held
for the grand jury after pleading in
nocent today at a Police Court hear
ing.
The men are booked as James
Brooks, %; Oliver Darden, Is;
Stephen Bohannan, IS, and Samuel
OVERLY, 26. Their cases will be pre-
sented to the grand jury at the April
term of Hastings Court.
Their accuser said they held her
captive for hours last. Saturday night
in q secluded glen, beat her, ripped
the clothes from her body and tor
tured her with lighted matches.
Early Sunday the bruised. blood
stained girl staggered into a South
Richmond police station with her
story. The four were arrested later
that day.
Police Lieut.. Dan Duling said Bo-
hannah has admitted a part of the
girls charges, while the other three
told Duling they were present.
Piecing together the story told by
the girl, Duling uncovered what he
said was a story of warped brutality
At least two other persons were VIC
Tins of the quartet that night. One,
Llewellyn Parsons, an acquaintance Of
Brooks, told Duling he had wandered
into the vine-covered nook while the
four men and the girl were there.
He was attacked, beaten into uncon-
sciousness and robbed, he said.
An unidentified colored man, the
girl told Duling, was beaten and bound
with ropes while she was a prisoner.
He escaped and police have been un-
able to find him.
Evening star., 1936-03-26
IS TRACED
TO TIDE IN BRAIN
Four Minute Cycles Re.
ported to Physiological So
ciety by Scientists.
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

A tide in the brain ebbs and flows
every four minutes.
Evidence for the existence of this
hitherto undescribed phenomenon
was presented before the American
Physiological Society here today by
Drs. Carl Ivar Hovland and j. G.
Dusser de Barenne of Yale University.
The periodic fiuctuation Of energy
became apparent when the two
Psychologists applied electrical stim-
ulation to the motor area of the BRAIN
Of cats and monkeys which were
deeply anesthetized. Under such
conditions, when an electric current
is applied to part Of the frontal lobe
of the cerebral cortez, limbs can he
made to move. They worked with
the center which controls motions Of
the front paws.
It was found that with the same
amount of stimulation the strength of
the responses varied in amplitude with
cyclic progression, as II the energy
Of the impulses from the brain was
f1uctuating.
Found by Pavlov.
A similar four minute cycle, the
two Yale Psychologists reported, was
found without being recognized few
years ago in the celebrated experiments
Of the late Prof. Pavlov, Russian dis
coverer of the conditioned reflex. It
appears in his accounts Of conditioned
excretion Of saliva and of other ex-
periments on the fluctuations OF
sensory thresholds-the minimums OF
sight and sound stimulations which
human subjects were able to see or
hear.
Drs Hovland and De Barenne
found the same four-minute cycle in
the electrical skin reactions of human
subjects to weak electric shocks.
Caffeine, the nerve stimulating
alkaloid of the coffee bean, increases
notably both speed and accuracy-but,
taken in the form of coffee, it is only
about half as effective as when
minute amounts of the pure substance
are taken in the form of a white
powder.
1ucSc IcSuIIS Ol Ill experiment. VIII
a group of college girls were reported
to the physiologists today by DR.. r. H.
Cheney of Long Island University.
DR.. Cheney found that caffeine de-
creased the normal reaction time over
a period of several hours with max
inlum speeding up of per cent
after approximately an hour and a
half to two hours. The equivalent
(See BRAINS Page a
Evening star., 1936-03-26
GLASS OPPOSING
bLANTON TALKAT
| D. c. BILL HEARING
Senate Approves $3.50, 900
Emergency Fund for
Capital Relief.
SUBCOMMITTEE LIKELY
TO DECIDE ON TEXAN
Virginian Threatens Absence
From Committee if Lower
House Member Appears.
BY ]. A. OTEARY.

The request Of Representative
Blanton of Texas, who handled the
1887 District appropriation bill in
the House, to appear before the Sen
ate subcommittee took a new turn
today when it developed Chairman
Carter Glass Of the full Senate Ap-
preparations Committee had registered
strong opposition to that procedure.
Meanwhile the Senate today
promptly passed the emergency reso-
luton to make s350,O00 of District
funds Immediately available to keep
the local relief rolls going from now
until the new bill takes effect July /.
Must Go Back to House.
The relief resolution must 60 bac,:
to the House, which passed it yester-
day, for approval of a minor change
in phraseology. If the House approves
the amendment this afternoon the
resolution will go to the President for
signature.
Senator Glass was out Of the city
today, but it is understood that before
leaving for Lynchburg yesterday he
made known to several other mem
bers of the Appropriations Committee
his views against having an appro-
priation bill debated between mem
bers of the two houses In the Senate
Committee before the measure Is
acted on or sent to conference.
As result Of this development, it
is probable that Blantons request for
a one-hour hearing will be put before
the District subcommittee for de-
cision, when it resumes executive
hearings the latter part Of next week.
1t is understood Chairman Glass
took firm stand against having the
House member address the full Ap-
preparations Committee and told his
colleagues that he would not be pres
ent If the hearing took place before
the subcommittee. It was reported
today that he took the view that If
the chairman of the House subcom-
mittee was heard, it would be fol-
lowed by requests from other House
members to debate the measure in
the Senate hearing.
Thomas Would Permit Blanton.
Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma,
chairman of the Senate Subcommittee.
has stated frequently in the past that
he personally is willing to grant a
hearing to any one who requests it on
the local supply bill and he made
known this personal view several days
ago when Blanton asked to appear.
Indications today were that the sub
committee itself would act on the re-
quest Of the House Subcommittee
chairman after municipal officials
complete their testimony and the time
arrives for hearing organizations and
individuals.
The emergency relief resolution,
which passed the House yesterday,
was approved promptly by the Sen
ate Appropriations Committee this
morning, and called up for action on
the floor by Senator McKellar, Demo-
crat, of Tennessee as soon as the
Senate convened at noon. 1t was
approved by unanimous consent fol-
lowing a brief explanation by Nc
Kellar.
Prompt reduction of either the num-
Der of "employable" cases on the relief
list or drastic slash in their allot-
ments during the next three months
must follow approval of the $350000
(See D. C. RELIEF, Page 81