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pose the plan, but most Of the
House members, declining to ex.
press an opinion because they must
pass on the bill privately, indicated
that they will support it,
Senator AshurSt CD Of Arizona,
chairman of the Senate judiciary
Committee, favorS the Presidents
plan, but Chairman Summers CD
of Texas. of the House committee,
indicated he is doubtful over his
course.
Other Democratic Senators IA
voring the plan we're: McCarran Of
Nevada, McGill of Kansas, Pitt.
man Of Nevada and Hughes Of
Delaware. opposed were King Of
Utah. Burke of Nebraska. and
Van Nuys of Indiana. Doubtful,
were Dieterich of Illinois, Con.
nally of Texas, Hatch of New
Mexico, and Logan of Kentucky.
Senators Nicely of West Virginia
and O'Mahoney of Wyoming, ex.
pected to support the plan, were
out OF the city.
Borah Opposed
Such powerful minority mem
bers of the Senate committee as
Senators Borah CR) of Idaho, and
Norris, Independent, Of Nebraska,
opposed the Presidents plan.
House Judiciary Committee mem
bers favoring the Supreme Court
expansion proposal we're: Ramsey
of West Virginia, Walter of Penn
Sylvania, Murdock of Utah, Tolan
of California, Creal Of Kentucky
and O'Brien of Michigan, with
Murdock stating that his decision
is not final.
Representative Chandler CD of
Tennessee opposed the plan. So
did Representative Citron CD Of
Connecticut, but he said he would
go along with the committee
majority.
Van NuyS was outspoken in his
opposition. He said:
"It is a very sensational mes
sage and will require long and
careful study before it can be
approved. cannot go along on
the retirement age proposition.
/ do not subscribe to the idea
that man is incapacitated
at TO-"
McCarran said:
"The Presidents plan would
do away with uncertainty in
the minds of the people. There
is nothing unusual in Congress
increasing the Supreme Court.
There is nothing sacred about
its size"
Ramsay said that President
Roosevelt's proposal does not go
far enough. He said:
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P0N7|FF'S PAIN
IS EASED

VATICAN CITY, Feb. 6 G.N.S0.
AS a present" on the fifteenth an
niversary of his election as Pope,
Plus XI today enjoyed consider
able relief from pain after a good
nights rest during which he slept
for several hours.
Because of the Pope's illness,
there was no ceremony today.
He concentrated on the cam.
paign he is now waging from his
sick-bed on behalf of starving
thousands Of children in Spain,
and against world Communism.
The pontiff appealed to Cath
olics everywhere to aid the
olEhans in Spain. An article in
Osservatore Romano, inspired by
the Pope. called the attention of
the world to the little spectres'
of homeless and hungry children
in Spain.
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n F W JUSTICES
T0C0NEFR0M
L0WERC0URT
Six Would Be Named
From Appeals Bench,
Is General View
BY GEORGE DURNO
International News Service

President Roosevelt's proposal to
reorganize the Supreme Court
made one burning question the
chief topic of conversation today
wherever Washington politicians
and observers gathered. In Con
greSSional cloakrooms and cock.
tail lounges they asked each other
what six men would the
President appoint to the high
court if he prevails upon Con-
gress to increase potentially the
courts membership from nine to
fifteen?"
Many names were tossed into
the speculative hopper but as fast
as candidate" was brought for
ward, reasons were found to make
his appointment unlikely.
From Appeals Bench
In the end, a majority of these
unofficial nominators came to the
conclusion Mr.. Roosevelt prob.
ably would for the most part ele,
vate judges now sitting on the
U. S. Court of Appeals to any new
positions created on the Supreme
Court bench. 1t was reported the
Department Of Justice had case
histories on about a dozen circuit
judges whose legal backgrounds
might prove acceptable to the
President.
One of the first names to come
up in any discussion was that of
Senator Joseph T. Robinson, Of
Arkansas, majority leader of the
upper House. 1t has been whis.
pered through official circles for
nearly four years that Robinson
would get the first Supreme Court
vacancy.
Richberg in Line
Also frequently mentioned was
Donald Richberg, former head o1
NRA and erstwhile railroad labor
attorney, who will be Sc in July
Objections were raised when SO
yearold Senator Robert Wagner
of New York was suggested. Wag
ner introduced and sponsored Ma
tional Industrial Recovery act
the Labor Relations act, and the
Railway Pension act, all of which
have run afoul of the courts.
Another candidate" was ex
Governor Paul v. McNutt OF
Indiana, not yet 46. He was dean
of the University of Indiana Law
School before actively entering
politics.
Felix Frankfurter, dean Of the
Harvard Law School and 50 years
old, supplied President Roosevelt
with good portion of what used
to be known as the brain trust.
New York Supreme Court Jus
tice Samuel I. Rosenman was still
another possibility" suggested
Rosenman served Mr.. Roosevelt
as personal counsel while the
President was Governor Of New
York.
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Justice Hughes and Associate JUS
tices VanDeVanter, McReynolds,
Brandeis, Sutherland and Butler
choose to retire voluntarily upon
the proposed laws becoming ef-
fective, the courts membership
would still remain nine. Mr..
Roosevelt could only fill their
places, and no additional justices
could be appointed until one Of
the members reached retirement
age and remained on the bench.
Many Amendments
Thus, the exact membership of
the court numerically would never
be constant. It would shift from
time to time as the members
reached retirement age. In one
year it might be nine, in another
10, in still another II, and on up
to IS, which would be the ultimate
limit.
But, in any event, Mr.. Roose-
velt would have the privilege of
naming six Of the justices before
his term expires in 1910, And a
great many members Of both
houses are averse to beStowing
that much authority on any
President, Mr.. Roosevelt or anyone
else.
A veritable flock Of amendments
will be offered to the bill which
would accomplish the Presidents
program. They we're in preparation
today all over Capitol Hill.
Postponement Asked
One that is being prepared by
a Democratic Senator would limit
the extra justices of the Supreme
Court to two, making a court Of
II. Another amendment would
make the age limit rs instead Of
10.
Still another, being prepared
under Republican auspices, would
accept the presidential program,
but postpone its effective date
until l941. when conceivably there
may be Republican President in
the White House. The argument
for this amendment will be ad-
vanced that it would take the
matter out of politics.
Politics or no politics, no issue
has been put before Congress in
a generation that has aroused so
much feeling.
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Marine Strike Over,
CARGO Leaders Race

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6
G.N.SO Pacific Coast water.
fronts, desolate spots for more
than three months, teemed with
excitement and hard working
stevedores today. There was a
friendly race between shipping
companies to dispatch the first
ship out the Golden Gate.
Longshore ~angs in other coast
ports seemed to enter into the
spirit of the competition. They
too were speeding loading Of car
goes to claim the honor Of be
ing the first to send passenger
liners and freighters out over
the Pacific.
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PA LACKS FUND
TO COMPLETE
PA. PROJECT
Title Is Held on 737
Acres; No Money to
Garry on Work
international News serrice

Unless Congress provides new
money, the Resettlement Admins
tration will have 737 acres of $135
an acre rich farm land in Pennsyl.
vania on it's hands with no money
for developing it.
RA has purchased 430 acres in
Northampton and Lehigh coun.
ties, Pa, near Bethlehem and
Allentown, for an "infiltration"
resettlement project, and has
options on BOT more acres at .
cost of $99,495.
But Resettlements funds have
all been spent or obligated and
there is no money available to
carry out the plans for providing
218 families, employed in the
Bethlehem Allentown EaSton in
dustrial areas, with little farm
homes for part,tim subsistence
homesteading.
Cost Is S1,592,23O
Total estimated cost Of com.
pletlng the entire project is ST..
592.230, according to RA records.
While the project was planned
soon after RA was formed by
executive order of the President
in April, 1885, and the Pennsyl.
vania lands had been surveyed,
according to the Resettlement Ad.
ministration'S annual report, none
of the land had either been pur.
chased or optioned up to June 80
last.
The Resettlement Administrar
ton received $87 900 900 by allo-
cation from the President from
the $1,425. 100000 work relief ap-
preparation passed by Congress
last June.
With part Of this fund Resettle-
ment Immediately began taking
up options on the Pennsylvania
lands, which are divided into
seven different tracts in North
ampton and Lehigh Counties.
4SO Acres Cleared
So far 43O acres have been
cleared as to title through the De-
partment of Justice and the pur.
chases made through the Procure,
ment Division of the Treasury.
Options have been taken on the
additional 307 acres, and the De-
partment of Justice is examining
the titles. If the titles are cleared.
the BOT acres will be purchased, a
spokesman for DR.. w. w. AleXarl-
der, Resettlement Administrator
said today.
The spokesman added:
However, no construction
work can be started unless new
money is appropriated to RIA
for the project. The Govern
ment would not sustain loss,
however, but actually would
stand to make money on the
deal. RA bought and optioned
the land at an average price Of
S135 an acre. Real estate ex-
perts from Pennsylvania say
that it is now worth at least
$3.50 an acre."
The plans call for construction
of small, cinder-block and con-
crete houses, each tenant to have
one acre of land for raising chick"
ems, fruits and vegetables. The
rest of the land would be operated
on a community cooperative farm
basis.
Selected tenants, after a trial
period, would be given an oppor.
tunity to buy their homes at q
cost between $4,000 and $4,000.
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SNOW, FREEZE
IN 0FF|NG

Washington was promised a
mild weekend by the Weather
Bureau today. but with a possibil-
ity that the first of the week will
see winter setting in.
The mercury will sink to around
the freezing point tonight, and
there is a possibility there will be
a light snow or rain.
Tomorrow is expected to bring
a light rain in the morning, with
clearing and colder weather in the
afternoon.
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London Financiers
Pessimistic on Court Plan

LONDON, Feb. 6 GN.SO.-Dol-
lars fell off slightly on the foreign
exchange market today as British
financial circles took a pessimiSJic
view of President Roosevelt's re.
quest that the Supreme Court be
expanded.
London newspapers, however, ex.
pressed open admiration for the
Presidents "astuteness and STRAIT
egy." Characteristic of press
opinion was the Times description
Of the plan as inherently reason
able"
BERLIN. Feb. 6 G.N.SO.-Ger.
man official quarters and the en-.
tire press formed a single chorus
Of approval today for President
Roosevelt's Federal court aims. A
spokesman said:
IF his proposal wins, it means
the beginning of a hopeful era
for the United States. Other
wise America faces the most
perilOus period in its history"
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Bernie'S Punch Drops
HeckIer For Count

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8 G.N.SO.
Ben Bernie objects to being called
cute" and to prove it today he
uncorked a swift left to the jaw
and knocked out a six-foot patron
in the famous Cocoanut Grove
here.
When the victim came to, 20
minutes later, he mumbled that
his name was "B. Walker" that
he was a lieutenant commander
in the Navy on leave" that sit
was all my fault and I'm sorry"
The fracaS started after the
man assertedly heckled tn e
orchestra leader for smoking a
cigar.
Witnesses heard the man say:
Doesn't he think he's cute!"
From this vantage point on
the orchestra daiS, the "ol'
maestro" let go the telling blow.
and the asserted offender fell.
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Mary Pickford Gains
Following Operation

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 6 G.N.SO.
Mary Pickford was reported well
on the road to recovery" today
from a major operation. At the
same time it was announced that
the sickness will not disturb the
actress marriage plans. She is
expected to wed Charles Buddy"
Rogers, orchestra leader, some
time this spring.
The Washington times., 1937-02-06
Romance 10 Unite
japanese Peerdqe

TOKYO, Feb. 8 G.NSD.
Engagement OF Lieut.. Pu Chieh,
brother of Emperor Kang!Teh of
Manchukuo, to Miss Hiroko. grand
daughter of Marquis Kintoh Saga,
a member of the House of Peers,
was announced here today.
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Temperatures

HlgneSC temperature, 50, OC-
Cured at 4 p. M, February S.
Lowest temperature, %, occurred
at a. m, February 6.
Departures
Accumulated excess of temperar
ture since January /, 1887, 80.
Deficiency of temperature since
February /, 1887, 13.
Accumulated excess Of precipita-
tion since January /, 1887, 3.82.
Deficiency of precipitation since
February l. 1887, 0.46.
Temperature same date last
year-highest, 80; lowest, %.
TEMPERATURES
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The Weather

District Of Columbia-rain. or
snow. changing to rain, not so cold
tonight; Sunday cloudy and colder
preceded by rain in forenoon; mini
mum temperature tonight about
"a degrees; moderate south, shift.
ing to fresh southwest winds to-
night and to moderate northwest
and west on Sunday.
Maryland-Rain tonight and
Sunday, except possibly snow in
the mountains; not so cold tonight;
colder Sunday afternoon or night,
Virginia-Rain tonight and Sun
day: not so cold tonight; colder
Sunday afternoon or night.
Tide Table
High tide today at 1855 a. m. and
4:27 p. m.
Low tide today at 1o:47 a. m. and
1880 p. m.
High tide tomorrow at 4:51 a. m
and 5:19 p. m.
Low tide tomorrow at 11:43 a. m
and midnight.
Sun and the Moon
Sun rise today at ITO a. m.
sets at 5:35 p. m.
Moon rise today at 1921 a. m.
sets at 1885 p. m.
Moon rises tomorrow at 4:1C
a. M, sets at 1:31 p. m.
Temperatures
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SENATE SPLIT ON COURT

"There IS no permanent re-
lief against an opinion by q
majority of one"
Senate and House judiciary
committees are expected to dis
cuss the Presidents proposal at
meetings early next week.
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SEN. DICKINSON
UNDER KNIFE
International News Service

Former Senator Lester J. Dick
inson, of Iowa, is recovering from
an abdominal operation in George
Washington Hospital here.
His physician revealed today
that the former Senator had a
good night" The physician said:
Senator DickinsOn's condition
is entirely satisfactory"
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in
Congress
SENATE

SENA1E
Not in session.
Special committee considers re-
organization in executive branch
of Government.
HOUSE
Not in session.
Appropriations sub committee
considers commerce supply bill.
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Nazi Cruiser Launched

HAMBURG. Feb. 6 GN.S).
Christened the Admiral Hipper," :"
Germany's new 10,o0o-ton cruiser
was launched today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-30
BY PAUL HARRISON

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 Hollywood Short takes: Eastert bankers seldom are welcomed wttf any real enthusiasm in Shadowland because (for one reaSon) they're al' ways trying to introduced business principles into an industry which thriveS on inefttcienoy,
 Anyway. a visiting banker named Arthur H, Agnew was standing on Q set the other day and was great ly surprised when Shirley Deane bounced up and kissed him re- Soundingly,
 This action. however, did not herald a reversal of Hollywood's at titude toward bankers, Miss Deane was even more surprised than MT, AgneW, She had mistaken him for an uncle whom she hadn't seen in long time,
 When the gal friend of a pro- dUcer fell i'll and went to a hoSpi- tal, the movie-maker had a brief floWer-Shop sequence written into picture, Thus the studio bought hundreds of dollars worth of flow CTS, which were quickly photo graphed, then bundled off to the ailiNg lady,
 Mixed Identities
 Peggy Hopkins Joyce has a very bad memory for names, At parties lately she has called Harry Cohen MT, Warner," and Harry Warner MT, GoldWyn," to the confusion and embarrassment of everybody. I've always wondered whether she was able to keep the names of her husbands straight,
 
 Jimmy DurAnte has to carry a'' plano In "Sally, Irene and Mary" and he wreStled with 1t two days before they got the scene Ne wasn't troubled with the weight, though, but with trying to make 1t leek heavy. The piano is . dummy made ef halsa weed.
 SharpshootingeSt riflemaM in the United States is Victor MaSsie, who also happens to be hassoon player M studio orcheStraS> He was high man on the U, S. International Rifle team in 1886, and now is arranging tho world match to be shot at the san Francisco exposition,
 His haSsooning is just a way of making q living, They say MaSsie can hit a high note at 30 paeeS.
 DaMielle Darrieux and her studio both seem terribly embarrassed be- cause one of her foreign pictures, "Cluh deS Femmes," Is being shown
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-30
LOCAL ORT OPENS
 ANNUAL CAMP AICN
Soliciting Funds From Members to Aid Jewry
 in Europe

The local American oRT is h. augufating its annual campaign fog funds, it was announced today by David Stein, chairman, and M, Twirsky, secretary,
 Plans for this drive were made early this month at which the local at a conference held in Waterbury Jewish organizations and members of the Waterbury oRT attended,
 The funds that will he raised win go towards the fUrthering of the ORT program of rehahilitAting the lives of European Jewry in EVrope, oRT maintains for that purpose close to 100 trade and agricultural schools, cooperative factories and faFm colonies in Poland, RuMania, Germany, France, Russia. Bulgaria, Lithuanla and Latvia,
 Tt iS our fervent wish that the Waterbury Jewry will give liberally to this campaign" said MT, Stein, because In helping oRT, one gives the unfortunate Jews of Europe an opportunity to fat themselves to help themselves a chance to work With their hands to win their own bread"
 A general meeting has been arr ranged for January 9th, at which B, TAbaehinSsy of Poland, who is the representative of the World ORT Union. will be the guest speaker, '
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-30
MOOies'. Playing
 Today
STATE

Performance today and tomorrow conclude the engagement of "The Barrier" with Leo Carrillo, Jean Parker and James Ellison, also "Ex- pensive Husba1ldsy with Patric Knowles and Beverly Roberts, cur rent attractions at Warner Brothers State theatet.
 Tomorrow the State Will present its annual New Years Eve Midnight Show offering four big attractions headlined by the first big musical hit of the New Year, "Ycu're a Sweetheart"
 Starring popular Alice Faye with a supporting cast of crack enter tainers from screen and radio, it's story and plot are loaded with dances, music and specialties galore truly Q swingsational show.
 Included in the glittering cast are George Murphy, the screens latest rage as singing and dancing star; Ken Murray and oswald, his stooge, of "Oh, Yeah," fame; Andy Devir1e, William Gargain, Frank Jeflks (youll remember him from "100 Men and Gtrl"), Charles Winninger. Donald Meek and a new singing and dancing comedienl1e, Frances Hunt, recently with Benny Goodmans swing band.
 Directed by David Butler, who has to his credit such recent hits as "AM Baba Goes to Town" Pig skin Parade" Captain January" and "Littlest Rebel" presents, n addition to its cast and music, spe- cialty numbers which include the Novelle Brothers, Edna Sedgwick, toe dancer, the Four Playboys. Maida 6E Ray, rope specialists, and Casper Reardon, swing harpist.
 The music, includes q number of hit songs by Jimmy McHugh and Harold Adamson, with dance num- bers arranged by Carl Randall, a New York importation whose unique chorus formations are a revelation to the screen. Miss Faye sings three hit num- bers, You're a Sweetheart" "So It's Love" and "Scrapin' the Toast with supporting members of the cast sup- plying other tuneful melodies.
 The companion feature, attraction number two. will present that cele- brated Chinese star, Anna May Wong, in Daughter of Shanghai" an exciting expose of the alien smuggling racket. va
 Attraction number three will be the complete, authentic, Norman AL ley pictures of the bombing and sinking of the U. s. gunboat Panay in the Yangtze river. Every scene of this startling event photographed by cameraman Norman Alley from the very deck of the Pariay at the risk of his life, is included in this graphic pictorial record. You won't want to miss this.
 Attraction number four presents those two radio favorites Edgar Ber- gen and Charlie Mccarthy in 1.-TWO Boobs In A Balloon" Make plans now to welcome the New Year ct the States big midnight show to. morrow. Tickets are now on sale at the box once.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-30
ASSOCIATION PAYS
 DIVIDEND OF 4h%
Building and Loan Group Make 90 First Mortgage
 LOans..Starts 18th Year

At . meeting of the Board of Di- rectors of Tho Waterbury Building and Loan Association, Inc, held re- gently, it was voted to pay a divi- dend of { per cent per annum, plus an extra dividend of Ia of 1 per cent
 During the year this association has made ninety first mortgage loans, totallng $asl, 7s0.00, 4S of which were on new construction, The average loan has been in the neigh bofhpod of $S,O0o. This association now writes mortgage loans on the new direct reduction basis, as well as on the share sinking fund plan, The terms of these mortgage loans range from l2 to 20 years.
 The Waterbury Building and Loan Association was organized h 1920, and Its surplus and reserves at the present time amount to over $l02, GOO, The dividend paid by the association has not been less than { per cent all through the depression, The assets of The Waterbury Building and Loan Association, Inc, total over Sl,547,0o0.
 The deposits for the last year have shown a healthy increase, and it ls expected that they will continue to increase in the coming year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-30

Few works Of man would be dis cernable by the naked eye from the moon; the great wall of China Is one that would be seen from that point.