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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-25

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. as he
 looked on returning last year from
 France, where he was decorated
 by the French government for his
 aid in restoring historic buildings. companies in which the Rockefeller fortune rests, though of course with banking and other connections he stock. Nevertheless he is a capital ist rather than an industrialist that his father was, the manager Of money rather than the active ad- ministrator of business. As stock holder, he is content if others run the businesses well and properly. Ii they do not, then they may find out what Colonel Stewart found ont.
 He Builds Radio City
 The elder Rockefeller had few in- terests beyond oil and philanthropy. But today much of the fortune has been turned to real estate, exper- imental housing developments at the old family seat of Forest Hill in Clevelnd, apartments in Harlem and other New York sites.
 Chief of these, of course, is New York's Rockefeller Center, the chal- lenge which Rockefeller flung into the teeth of the depression, and which emerged from 8 shower of hostility and critism to bask in the sunshine of approval as the show place of New York and as the great est enterprise conceived and carried ont entirely by the present Rocke- feller.
 In 1929, just before the deluge, it was announced that Rockefeller had rented three blocks on Fifth avenue from 48th to 53rd streets, and running through to Sixth ave- nue. He had agreed to pay Colum- bia University, the owner, $3,000, 900 a year rent for 87 years, thus obli- gating himself for $261, 100000 in rent. Here as a sound and profit able enterprise" Rockefeller said he would build 8 comprehensive real estate development in harmony with proposed new Metropolitan Opera House which was to be included on the site.
 With 12 acres of the most expen- sive and highly taxed land in the world on his hands, Rockefeller saw the Metropolitan Opera move out and the depression move in, prac- tically together.
 Music of Construction
 It looked bad, even for the kind of money Rockefeller had at his dis posal. A deal with the Radio Cor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-25

In the center of vast 5000
 acre estae built up by the elder
 John D. Rockefeller at Pocantico
 Hills near Tarrytown, N. Y. sits
 his deserted house. There is pos
 sibility that the whole estate will
 be abandoned by the family and
 turned into a public park
 he plans to build further office buildings and apartments. If living quarters for 100000 people could be provided in this area, with proper park and recreation facilities, then the 10000 workers in the Center would all live in the area adjourn ing it, making up real "city with in a city" such as no great metro politan area has yet developed.
 Rockefeller Center, Inc. the cor poration which operates the enter prise, now also owns controlling stock in the Colorado Feul and Iron Co.,, according to SEC reports. this euggests that perhaps the Gen. ter interests may also become a holding company for various other Rockefeller interests.
 NEXT: Five sons trained in the tradition of simple and unostentatious living prepare to carry on whatever time and change leave of the titanic Rockefeller in- terests
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-25
JOSEPH KUSHLIS
 GUEST AT PARTY
GrOOm=tO=Be HOnOred at Testimonial at COlOn=
 made Thursday

Joseph Kushlis, who will be mar ried to Miss Ann Gladney in the near future, was recipient of a purse at a testimonial dinner last evening at the Colonnade. Walter Kohlagen was toastmaster and the guest speakers were Rudolph Smith of New Haven, John Brady of New Haven and James Red Gladney, brother of the bride-to-be.
 Those attending were: Otto Shatas, William Shatas, Rudy Ma jewski, Walter Kolhagen, James Gladney, Edward Nelson, Van Sny- der, Peter Graveson, Lomer Man. seau, Paddy Bradley, Robert Stro- hacker, president of the Chase Fore mems association, A. w. Haydon, Edward J. Melvey, Andrew Rodla, Matthew Houston, Joseph Carroll, Donald Red Mcintosh, Edward Edge Kaliss, Thomas Skipp, Phil lip Brodeur, Ken Johnson, Donald Dooling, Edgar Farnloff, Ralph Housman, Samuel DelRusso. Thomas Walsh, Stanley Webster, Robert Jones, Carl Wagner, Ronald Daly, John Creaven and George T. Dil- lon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-25
DON MONAGHAN
 DINNER GUEST
Supernumerary ExtOIIed By Superintendent and
 Commissioner

Superintendent of Police William .. Roach and Police Commissioner Carl olson paid high tribute to Supernumerary Donald Monaghan at a testimonial dinner last evening at Hanley's Grill The honored guest, who will be married very shortly, was recipient of a purse of money.
 Entertainment was furnished by William OBrien, Irish nightingale, James Brennan, second bass of the famous Brennan quartet, J. V. Wal ker, Webster's only rival, and Ottlcer James Fennessey who tickled the keys to the amazement of all. Fran cis Cy O'Donnell was toastmaSteT.
 Those attending were: Edward Lyons, George Crichton, Daniel Healy, James Hamilton, stephen Egan, Patrick Costello, John Kinney, Frank Doolan. Gerald Ratzke, An thony Rossi, Edward Bergin, John Reidy, J. V. Walker, James Bren- nan, Officer James Fennessey John Brennan, John "Sobble" Mccarthy, Frank Sullivan, Thomas Quinlan, Major Martin Brennan, Cy O'Don- nell, James Monaghan, William O'Brien, Louis Dichele, Arthur Bro- phy and George T. Dillon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-25
THOMAS BENNETT
 PRESENTED GIFT
Groom-to=Be Honored at Testimonial at Elks
 Last Night

A stag dinner held in honor of Thomas F. Bennett of B Cherry street, who will be married to Miss Gertrude Powell of Springfield on June 30, was attended by 200 friends last evening at the Elks Hall. A purse was presented the guest of honor.
 Attorney Albert Hummel was toastmaster. Included on the speak CTS list were: Mayor Frank Hayes, Representative Daniel Mahaney, Senator John Lynch, of Winsted, Vincent Scully, c. Rockwell Clyne, James Neagle, exalted ruler of the local lodge of Elks. Dr. John Fruin, Michael Hyland and Chris Braun.
 Entertainment was provided by Harry Mathieu, Freddie Hall, Will liam Cavanaugh, Joseph Pernatozzi, and Harry x. Cashin's quartet, con- sisting of John Rainyille, Arthur Rogers, Joseph Charron and MT. Cashin.
 James R. Walker was chairman of arrangements and was assisted by Harvey J. Pelletier, Frank All- man, James Healey, Peter Ken- ney, Charles Fitzpatrick, Joseph Daly, James H. Lowe, and Francis Monaghan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-25
JAMES W. HOOK OPENS MEETINGS
N. Council President De- clares Common Sense"
 Labor Problem Solution

Rye Beach, N. H., June 25.-That ''thc paramount interest Of both management and labor is to keep the industrial plant functioning ef- ficiently and profitably," was the declaration made here today by James w. Hook, president of the New England council, all-NeW Eng land development organization. Ask ing representative business leaders assembled from all New England tc s'look at the industry labor contro- versy through the eyes Of common sense," President Hook sounded the keynote for the councils tWo-day 47th quarterly meeting.
 The complete text of MT. Hook s remarks is as follows:
 Lets look at the labor con- troversy that is waging the country ove8 through the eyes of common senge. In what soil does it root? Plainly enough in the legally ad- Initted right of employees to or ganize and bargain collectively with their employers. The Wagner law was enacted to require employers to mept with their employs and discuss conditions of employment. Then why all the hullabaloo? Are employers refusing to abide by the lawP Not to my knowledge. So far as I know the representatives of employees in plants everywhere are being receiv- ed by employers. "The trouble, as see it., is m- patience on the one hand and lack of confidence between the two bar gathers on the other. Labor, intoxi- cated by the new power that has been given it, not only by law but also by the attitude of politicians and men in high places, is impa- tient to use that power in excess Of reason and common sense. Employ CTS, seeing this power being used not to promote bargaining but to enforce demands, and not liking the collective bargaining principle too much anyway, rebel first at the tac- tics that are being used against them, and second, at the proved in- ability of labor itself to live up to an agreement once one is reached In addition, employers resent hav- ing the company's property attacked by gangs not recruited from their own employees, but in some cases from men and women who had never seen the inside of the plants
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-25
(. M. STUDENTS PRAISED FOR WORK

Commentator of the Waterbury c. M. T. c. club for their progress in study of military science was given last night by Major Newton W. Alexander, at a drill of the stu- dents in the armory. The drill was under the direction of Lieutenant Finton J. Phelan, Jr., and Lieuter- ant Walter A. Monagan, Jr. Follow ing the drill, the club was lectured by Major J. A. Ciminera, command ing officer of the medical detach- ment of the 102d infantry, on the use of medical equipment. maps and regulations.
 New Commander
 Colonel Francis A. Ruggles of the regular army yesterday assumed Fthe post of senior instructor of the 43d National Guard division at Hartford, to succeed Colonel Pierre Y, Kiefer, recently transferred to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-25

Rockefeller shrank from the job, but when the judge insisted, he went through with 1t, serving as foreman of the grand jury and di- recting it to 54 indictments and a report on white slavery that is still classic in its field.
 There was the Ludlow massacre of 1914, when the younger Rocke- feller bore the odium of a system he had inherited, and bore it with dignity and simplicity that won him friends even in labor circles.
 Stewart Smoked Out"
 And there was the battle of the oil proxies" in 1929. Rockefeller's stock interests in the various Standard Oil companies that sur vived the dissolution of 1911 is a minority interest, varying from 10 to Is or 20 per cent in each.
 So he was not in actual. legal control of the Standard Oil Go. of Indiana in 1928, when he be- came dissatisfied with the actions and attitude of Col. Robert w. Stewart, head of that company.
 As a senatorial committee probed deeper into the malodorous theft of the Teapot Dome oil reserves from the government, Rockefeller believ- ed that Colonel Stewart knew more than he ought to have known about the Continental Trading Corpora ton, the dummy company through which various phases of the Teapot Dome oil deal were engineered Further, Stewart had been ex- tremely reluctant to tell what he knew. Under prodding by Senator Walsh, counsel for the Senate con- mittee, Rockefeller ',ecided to smoke out Stewart, who had refused his t'irect appeals for more candor. Bitter and Sensational Fight
 The largest single stockholders of Standard of Indiania at that time were the Rockefeller Foundation, the General Education Board, and other Rockefeller socialized founda- tions. No individual had majority of the stock. So the race followed, between Rockefeller and Stewart, to round up proxies for the control of the annual meeting.
 It was a sensational and some what bitter fight and when, early in 1929, the annual meeting was called, the entire financial con1- munity was on edge to see who would prevail. When the proxies were counted, Rockefeller controlled the votes of 5,519,210 shares, Stew art of 2,954,986 shares. Twice as meny stockholders voted for Stewart as for Rockefeller, but they were the smaller ones. Stewart, who rad re- fused to step ont as president at Rockefeller's request, was now squeezed ont by the Rockefeller Steamroller.
 Why did Rockefeller do this? Was it another locked-horns battle between industrial bull moose? No. Rockefeller thus explained his mo- tive before the Senate committee:
 Shows Them Integrity
 My father was one of the pio- neers in the development of the industry. The family name for more than 50 years has been connected with the oil industry. The oil indus try is under suspicion because of the facts that have been brought to light. The business structure of the country is under suspicion for these reasons. The cynic is saying: Is there any such thing as business in l tegrity?'
 And Rockefeller staged the whole dramatic battle of the proxies" just to show the cynics that there was.
 Rockefeller has always main- tained that his position is simply that of a stockholder in the various
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-25
RECREATION GROUP
 SPONSORING DANCE

Reservations for more than 60 couples have been made at the Three Cups Inn, Meriden, where the SS. Peter & Paul Recreation Associa- ton will stage their first summer dance this evening. Music will be- gin at g o'clock and continue until 2 a. m. tomorrow.
 Final arrangements have been completed, according to the com- mittee-members. Several large par ties from various sections of the city will be accommodated, and to meet these demands, the entire Blue
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-25

[ thousands on the job. No music played since in the magnificent theaters that rose as details in the towering center buildings could be sweeter than the staccato of ham, mers and the chunk of lunch buck cts heard there in 1883.
 Today the Center buildings are towering bundle of superlatives, where 10000 people work and 80,000 visit every day. The Music Hall claims the most perfectly equipped stage in the world, the 65-story RIGA Building claims the fastest elevators and the whole project has an un- contested claim to the biggest mort gage ever written, $44, 100000. A total of $13O,0OO, 900 has been poured into this amazing project, half of it from the personal pocketbook of John D., Jr.
 The Building Continues
 But even so gigantic project as this is not yet completed. It is com monly accepted in New York that Rockefeller is buying still more pro- perty north of the Center, perhaps as far up as Central Park, and that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-25

poration for space in the first two buildings, however, justified the start of construction and gave the project it's popular name of Radio City.
 For five years then, at a time when building languished and breadlines flourished, New York's midtown district heard the music of the pneumatic hammer, with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-25

Room of the inn has been reserved. Dress will be semi-formal.
 William Donovan is chairman of the committee in charge and he Is assisted by Al Scavotta, Arthur Stein, Louis Reisinger, Michael Ger mia, Elmer Youngquist, George Fil- ley, George Daly, John Wrenn, John Mcclure, Thomas Leonard, Ray mond Wrenn, William Murphy and Owen Kyle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-25

When two storks returned to Frei- burg, Germany, this spring after wintering in the south, they found that their nest had been moved from chimney, which was being razed, to another stack, but the birds refused to accept the change and built new nest in the old stack.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-25
TRAILER-HoME FOR ACTRESS

Cecelia Parker is keeping Ter fin gers crossed in hoping for sunny weather. The Metro-Goldwyn Mayer actress has just rented trailer in which to live at Malibu beach fol th--e weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-25
BY WILLIS THORNTON NEA Service Stan Correspondent

The present John D. Rockefeller how to set that square jaw and fight when the time And it has come several time despite his sheltered rearing and the fact that he handed the worlds largest fortune on silver tray.
 instance in 1910 he drawn for grand jury serv- extensive investigation of prostitution
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-25

the first corps area headquarters in Boston. Colonel Ruggles will review the Camp Cross maneuvers of the Connecticut National Guard in July, and will take part in the August maneuvers near Lancaster, N. H.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-25
FIREMEN CALLED

Smoke at the plant of the Water bury Towel Supply Co. at 27 West Clay street at 11:l5 last night re. suited in fire alarm that brought out several companies of firemen' There was no fire at the plant.
 Vocational training will be ex- banded in the British army.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-25
Rockefeller Staged Battle Of Proxies"
 To Restore Public Faith In Big Business
Challenged Depression With Radio City And Now COntemplateS Additions
 As Far Up As Central Park

This of Rockefeller, and present status of the Rockefeller millions
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-25
Odd Facts of OLD BOSTON

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Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-15
News Behind the News
F R and the Utilities

WASHINGTON-The net result of confer
ences between Roosevelt and public utility ex,
ecutiyes is simply this: If there is demand
for more electric power, the utilities Will spend
money to expand their plants; If there isn't
they won't.
And that's exactly where matters stood be-
fore Mr. Wendell L. Wilkle of the Common
wealth and Southern Corporation and Mr. FLOYD
L. Carlisle of Consolidated Edison Company
called at the White House.
Private power companies have sufficient Ia
eilities to meet the present electricity demand.
Ordinarily the demand for electric power IN
creases steadily but if the business recession
continues the demand will be less.
Best estimates here are that the utilities
might spend between S6oO,O00O00 and S800,0Oo-
600 on expansion in 1898 if they became con-
vinced and were subsequently reasurred that the
business curve woulu soon turn and climb up
ward again.
Rurnors that billion and half dollars
might be spent on utility construction-n the
industry could be inlbued with confidence by
a change of administration power polcy-seem
TO have been Slightly exaggerated. But RooSe-
yelt heard them and called in the utility men
to tell them they were crying over unspllled
milk.
The President explained that government
power projects were going to cover very limited
field He suggested lower electricity rates and
utility building program to cover what ne ieiI
would be resultant increased demand WiiKle
asked modification OF the holdlng company act
an end to government subsidies Tor muhclpai
power plants and certain other concessions
The chief result appeared to be that Roose-
velt. willkie and Carlisle seemed TO feel better
after the conferences tNo further federal grants
FOR municipal powr plants are contemplated
validity of grants previously made by PWA IS
being tested before the Supreme Court)
When you find such public power enthusiasts
as Senator George w. Norris of Nebraska and
Congressman John Rankin of Mississippi quies-
cent in the face of whatever is happening to
the administration power policy, it's fair to as
sumo either that no great changes are peins
r.ade or that Mr. Roosevelt is successfully kid
ding them along.
Norris and Rankin sponsor bill which would
create SIX regional planning authorities in addi-
ton TO IVA each with administrative power
to initiate and carry out regional power. water
forest and soil projects iva does. But the
administration has backed down on that one
and will be content if it gets Congress to create
a sroup of regional boards VIII. authority mere
ly to plan and recommend
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-15
The Cost Of Government
To the Common People

1t is an old truism that Mr.. Average
Citizen is the chap who pays most of the
cost of government, but Mr.. Citizen
and Mrs. Citizen too, for that matter
has heard so much about it that he
pays little attention any more. 1t takes
specific facts and figures to wake him
up. Here are some.
Ell Centre housewives face an increase
of $500 in the cost of flour and bread
and an approximately equal addition
to the cost of cotton clothing if con-
gress enacts the proposed processing tax
es on wheat and cotton.
The estimate is based on this city's
annual use of about $500 barrels of flour.
A 20 cent per bushel wheat processing
tax adds an average of 90 cents barrel
to the cost of flour and one-third cent
to the cost of bread. The same holds
true of cotton and cotton goods.
We may favor processing taxes and
regulation of wheat and cotton produc-
ton, or we may look upon them as poten-
tial great economic dangers. We are
entitled to our viewpoint.
But we should not forget that, in the
end, we are the ones who pay the cost.
Remembering that, perhaps we may take
a more detailed interest in our govern
ment and its operation.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-15
The Low Average
Of Farm Labor

Farm Iaborers are the lowest paid
class of workers in America, said the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture after a survey of IL counties, one
of which was in California. Perhaps it
is coincidence that the California coun-
ty is Placer county, where they mostly
raise two things, ghost towns of the old
mining days and prices for tourists who
visit Lake Tahoe. That is beside the point
The point is that there is very little
use in complaining about the average
wage paid to farm laborers until the
average earnings of the farm employer
is boosted considerably. You can't make
the farmer pay more than he receives
during the year-and the national aver
age of farm earnings-by the farmer
is in the neighborhood of $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-15
Other Editors Say
MEhSI1hrN L ., AAShDE NV ~
fNeosho MOI Democrat)

If all the articles that have been written about
trading at home were stretched, END 10 eno
they would reach around the universe and back
home again.
The idea that it pays citizens of Neosho to
patronize home industry is such simple truth
that some smart" people believe that there
is catch In it, and they prefer to be wise
and send off for something that the foolish"
town boosters miss.
This paper has heretofore urged its readers
10 buy everything possible in their town, because
a town or city has money balance just as
vital to progress as any individual budget. Ine
more trading done in Neosho the more profits
there will be and the more prosperity, and be-
sides those who have faith enough to open up
business here are entitled to the patronage OF
their community.
However, let's keep the argument on sound
basis and to do this We must consider the
merchants obligation. He is not entitled to the
trade of local citizens unless he is really
merchant and not mere storekeeper, content
to pluck the random profits OF desutory trade.
Jocel merchants to merit local patronage must
be modern in their methods up-to-date in their
appeals and efficient in business. They cannot
and should not expect a community to support
incompetency through misguided home spirit.
Having said so much about merchants
let us point out that Neosho, like other places,
has efficient as well as inefficient merchants.
We have reliable and honest business houses
and we regret TO say, few that are not above
taking the profit and forgetting the true prin-
ciples of modern business. Readers of this paper
are urged to be discriminating IN their patron
age and to support the merchants here who
are public spirited, of known honesty and of
of apparent efficiency in business. In so doing
you will not lose anything You will usually
find these latter merchants represented in the
advertising columns of this paper for that
kind of merchant is not only successful and
can afford to advertise more but he has learn
ed the tremendous power of advertising in news
papers while he was making his success.