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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-12
POSTPONE GOOD
 SUNDAY DINNER

Police today were searching for thief who stole 8 Sunday dinner but were bit afraid that the evil dence would be destroyed even if they did not get their man.
 Saturday night Mrs. A. I. Birdsall of l9O North Main street, cooked 8 roast for Sundays dinner. Then she wrapped 8 cloth around 1t and put it on the back porch to cool.
 When she went to get it yesterday the roast was gone. So was the tablecloth and so was the pot. Some one enjoyed the roast for Sunday dinner, but 1t wasn't the Birdsalls.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-12

the board, will preside at this after noon's session.
 The members of the Waterbury Teachers association will also meet this afternoon at four o'clock at Crosby. Miss Daisy Lord, local pres- ident, will be in charge of the meet ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-12
GIRL TO BE TRIED
 TOMORROW

Nellie Banawecz. 16, of Bank street, this city, will be tried in the court of common pleas tomorrow morning on cnarges of being in danger of falling into hab- its of vice. The trial will be that of her appeal from city court de- cision which found her guilty and sentenced her to Long Lane farm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-12
CUT FOOTIN
 STARTING CAR

Tony Grose, 21, of 72 North Leon- ard street, was admitted to Water bury hospital at 10:3O last night. Doctors treated a severe gash in his right heel. 4,.s ,arta , a--
 Tony said he got the injury while trying to start his car, his foot go- ing through the windshield. He didn't say how.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-12

Joseph H. Lawlor, MT. and Mrs. Daniel Leary, MT. and Mrs. William Libolt, Dr. Arthur Luscomb, Matta- tuck Musical Art society, Judge and Mrs. John F. McGrath, Musicians Local, No. 186, MT. and Mrs. Edwin c. Northrop, MT. and Mrs. William B. Pape, MT. and Mrs. Rowley Phillips, Dr. M. H. Ruby, MT. and Mrs. William Shore, MT. and Mrs. Hugh L. Thompson, MT. and Mrs. Elton Wayland, Miss Gertrude B. Whittemore.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-12
SCHOOL BOARD
 TO MEET TODAY

The members of the local Board of Education will assemble this after noon at four o'clock at the board room in the Crosby high school building, 1t was announced today by Thomas J. Condon, clerk of the board and local superintendent of schools. John J. Walsh, chairman of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-12
MEMS GLEE CLUBS
 HOLD BANQUET

The annual dinner of the New England Federation of Mems Glee clubs, in Springfield, Mass, Satur- day night was attended by members of the Mendelssohn Male chorus, the latter taking no part in the pro- gram. Representatives of clubs in Torrington, Winsted and Ansonia were present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-12
Finding Claims Man
 Violated Shop Rule;
 Too Near Water I ank
Death Occurred February I7 at Hospital From Burns
 Suffered When He Was Knocked Into Hot Water; s Accident Happened Jan. B at Chase Works

operation that the boom swung over and hit Zablotny.
 I find that the death of the said Hariton Zablotny was due to ex- tensive burns of the lower extremi- ties sustained in the manner afore- staid, but that said death was not due to the criminal negligence of any other person or persons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-12
No One CrminaIy Responsible for Mill Workers Deatf
Thieves Active Here
 During Week-End d
Two Autos Stolen From Garages Room LOOted;
 Sweater, Bank Taken From Home

garages in which they standing had been broken
 into Detectives also investigating several other crimes today owned by Rev. Thomas Leroy Crosby, pastor of the South Federated church stolen from it's garage Saturday night The pastor discovered his car missing yesterday morning. ..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-12
Full Weather Report

Boston, April 12-(UP)-Weather forecast:
 Rhode Island and Massachusetts Fair tonight. Tuesday fair and somewhat warmer.
 Connecticut-Fair tonight. Tues day fair and somewhat warmer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-12
DEANS GUARDIANS OF SLEEP

Kent, O., (UP)-"The greatest service our deans of men and wo- men perform for students" said Dr. A. o. Deweese, director of stu- dent health at Kent State univer- sity, '.is their strenuous activity in promoting sleep"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-12

To increase its rice production 30 per cent Kwantung province of China has authorized the utiliza- ton of waste land through im- proved irrigation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-12

Hawaii estimates that its 22,199 ourist visitors last year spent more than $11, ,000, ,000 in the territory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-12
A Limited Number ''Sampeck" Suits
 s22.75 Worth $25 to $35. In Prep Shop "-Second Floor - Sizes to 38.

As "Sompeek" distributor - and one of the largest - we're proud of these, wonderful suits - quite e few of them imported fobrics- olI fresh, new spick and spon right off the toilor's bench.
 All tailored in the "Sompeck" monner which meons style dis function, shope retaining needlins > and . choice of single and double breasted sport and plain back models.
 We closed out these suits ot very favorable price concession this concession we pass on to you in fine savings of $2.25 to $12.25.
Evening star., 1937-06-28

At present close to 100000 boys
are wearing the khaki -colored uniform
AS Americans they have fine tradi-
tions to guide then-the lore of the
cowboy and the American Indian:
outdoor people who knew their way
around in the great open spaces.
That is why you find the Scout pa
trolls bearing such names as Black
foot, Beaver, Triple-X and Redfeath-
er. That's why newcomer to the
ranks is tenderfoot-and also why
boy, when he touches the highest
point of Scoutdom, becomes an Eagle
From tenderfoot to Eagle is long,
hard path, too-and no mistake about
that. A boy, to become an Eagle
Scout has to do just about everything
the manual calls for. Even before he
can get out of the tenderfoot class he
must pass II tests.
Like the American Legion and the
American Red Cross, the Boy Scouts
Of America hold charter from Con-
gress. They boast of the fact that
the late President Taft was their first
honorary president and that each sue
ceeding President of the United States
has served in like capacity.
Evening star., 1937-06-28
LABOR ORGANIZER
PER|LED BY BOMB
Blast Wrecks Car of A.F l.
Official in Detroit-SuS-
peCt Hunted.
By the Associated Press,

DETROIT. June GA bombs ex-
ploSion wrecked the automobile OF an
American Federation of Labor organ
lzer early today and hurled sleeping
women and children from their beds.
The bomb. which police said con-
tanned dynamite. shattered the front of
the car OF Joseph O'Laughlin, A. F. Of
L. organizer and business agent Of a
truck drivers local and rocked the
neighborhood
Authorities began search for an
unidentified man who, witness said,
had driven up to O'Laughlin's car and
tinkered with the hood A few mo-
ments after he had driven away came
the explosion, about am.
Scores of windows we're shattered by
the blast, which occurred only block
from the Northside scene OF a street
fight last week when three organizers
for the Committee OF Industrial Or
ganization, A. F. of L. rival, were hurt.
O'Laughlin told authorities he was
in Lansing, lobbying before the Legis-
lature, at the time of the fight, believed
a development from spirited c. l. o.
and A. F. L. membership drives among
dairy employees.
Police took statement from Alfred
Hurska. who said he saw the man who
approached OLaughlin's car.
Evening star., 1937-06-28

with damp shirts, towels and other
articles.
5000 Arrived Yesterday.
1t was estimated that more than
5000 Scouts arrived yesterday, most
of them aboard 80 special trains The
New York unit arrived with flags
given them by Mayor La Guardia.
There were Catholic. Protestant and
non-denominational religious services
in various parts Of the camp. Lack Of
formality marked these meetings.
While many boys were COMPOSING
"having-a-fl fine time - wlsh-you- were
here" letters to friends and relatives
back home, one boy went them one
better. He released a carrier pigeon
with message to his parents in
Houston, Tex. This enterprislne lad
is Norman Speck, who hoped the bird
would fly the 1900 miles by tonight
or Tuesday morning.
Long Bicycle Trip Completed.
oIllkoll NOlulNOld . OllIy lCpICSClAtd-
tives-Philip La Fortune and Arthur
Freeman-Who made the entire trip
from their homes on bicycles, arrived
on the scene last evening and spent
the night at the Laurel, Md, home Of
Charles E. Phelps, general agent of
the Canadian-Pacific Railroad.
Phelps is friend Of the boys scout
master, with whom he was associated
on a world cruise several years ago.
The two youths have been pedaling
toward Washington since April. They
stopped of in New York before COM
ing here.
A night horse show has been ar
ranged for the final night Of the jam
boree, on July 9, it was announced to-
day. The show will be staged in the
arena at the Monument by the In
ter-American Horse Show Associa-
ton. Fort Myer Cavalry troops will
perform daring stunts for the boys.
and there will be fancy jumping and
other events. A percentage of the
proceeds of the show will go toward
the expense of bringing an Irish team
to compete with the United States
Army team at the international horse
show next Fall.
Evening star., 1937-06-28
american Boy Scout Increment
Born IN D. C.. February 10. 1910

Here at the personal invitation of
President Roosevelt, who is a Scout
in his own right. Americas Boy Scouts
come this week to celebrate at its
place of birth a gigantic delayed "sil-
yer jubilee" Of the organization.
The great chara cter building move
ment for American boys was born in
this city on February 10, 1910. The
birthday anniversary party was to
have been held two years ago, but
threat Of an epidemic caused its post
ponement.
Chosen for their achievement in
every State. the boys now in Wash
lngton are outstanding members of a
movement that got its start here when
Lord BadenPowell came to America
some years after the South African
Wars
With Lord Cecil, Baden-PoWell had
organized the boys of Mafeking as a
Scout corps in the campaign of l999-
1902. The Scout movement got its
start in England in 1907.
Three years later Baden Powell
came to Washington and enlisted DR..
James E. West in the work, making
him chief Scout executive.
Evening star., 1937-06-28

sounded by division buglers at 9 am,
followed by the troops meeting for
Sunday school. At e:25 all troops
in the divisions assembled on the
banks OF the Potomac for 4 monde
nomlnational church. The program
included the singing OF several Negro
spirituals by colored Troop 10, under
the direction of B. F. Kersey, scout
master; singing Of hymns by the en-
tire group and the reading Of the
Scripture lesson by Mr.. McGarvey.
Church was closed with the scout
masters benediction.
The first radio program from the
jamboree grounds featuring q Scout
was broadcast over VOL from 4:45 to
S pm. Richard Ruddick, life Scout
from Norfolk. Va, was interviewed by
Walter Compton, VOL announcer.
Compton, former Scout, questioned
Ruddick on his record in scouting, his
desire to come to the jamboree, and
his viewpoint on the camp.
Ruddick senior patrol leader in
Troop of Norfolk, has been in scout
Ing less than two years. He arrived in
camp yesterday morning. Also inter-
viewed on the program was Arthur
Shuck, an executive in the camp who
gave some interesting information on
the jamboree.
The program was held in a radio
tent during driving rainstorm. AS
soon as the program signed of, Rud-
dick heaved tremendous sigh OF re-
lief, and Shuck broke through the
ring Of admiring Scouts around the
mike, at gallop, in order to attend
meeting Of camp officials in Chief
Executive James Vests tent.
Evening star., 1937-06-28

claims asserted by the four plaintiffs,
which amounted to about $500.
Speaking for the appellate court,
Associate Justice D. Lawrence Groner
said, however, that he considered the
action class suit and that If the four
plaintiffs were entitled to recover. all
farmers similarly situated should be
paid their money back.
Suit Not Against United States.
He said the suit was not against the
United States. but against the in
dividual defendants as trustees of the
fund
Although the plaintiffs mad the
election Of buying the certificates or
paying the tax, the economic pressure
put upon them amounted to coercion
by the Government, the court de-
clared.
The Government had no right to
limit the production of cotton or to use
the taxing power exclusively to ac-
complish that end" the court stated.
We are not saying that tax on the
processing Of cotton is Objectionable,
but the Bankhead act did not impose
a true tax and was not designed to
raise revenue 1t was-as it was in
tended to be-only a coercive measure
supplemental to the agricultural ad-
justment act. -
Here the plan, as We have shown,
was to control the amount of produc-
ton, at 10 cents a pound, which, until
the recent advance, was considered
fair return for the farmer. The tax
imposed by the act was equal to so
per cent of the value Of the cotton pro-
duced. This was itself conf1scatory.
No farmer. therefore, was in position
to refuse to sign the agreement which
the act required and to accept his
allotment as the Secretary made 1t.
Had Hobson's Choice.
Having accepted the allotment and
by good husbandry and diligence, or
by the fertility of his land, grown and
harvested crop in excess of the allot-
ment, he was faced with the alterna-
Evening star., 1937-06-28

court bill probably would not be made
until after the Fourth of July recess.
Apparently some day next week, how
ever, the administration forces will
seek to get up the court bill and press
for an early vote.
With the opposition still determined
to prevent vote on compromise
court bill. the prospects for early ad-
journment of Congress are faint. The
administration seems determined to
have final action, if possible, on a
farm bill-the evernormal-granary"
plan of Secretary Wallace-and on
other measures the President has rec
commended. The Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor went to work in
executive session today on the wages
and-hours bill. There has been much
opposition to this measure since it
was introduced with the backing OF
the administration.
Evening star., 1937-06-28

hour before meal time, a flag is raised
over the tent, summoning the various
troop cooks. To eliminate dishwashing
the food is served on paper dishes All
garbage and trash is disposed of at
one spot.
Program for Scouts.
The program to be followed here
after py these sections is as follows:
Reveille. $50 am.
Breakfast, 7:45 am.
Lunch. 1890 pm.
Dinner, 6 pm.
Taps. 10 pm.
A medical examination was given
at 2 pm. to all Scouts in Divisions
r and S, where the boys from Wash
ington and vicinity are stationed.
A medical examination was required
for everybody before entering camp.
however, this serving merely as a
check.
The Sabbath was observed yesterday
by all denominations. Mass was held
at am. and again at $50 am.
with Father Graham of Cincinnati
as the celebrant.
Church call for Protestants was
Evening star., 1937-06-28

tive of paying to the Government in
the form of tax half the value above
the allotment or purchasing certificates
at sacrifice OF tWo-ffth. Failing one
or the other of these courses, he could
not sell his cotton without subjecting
himself to the penalty OF fine and i'm
prisonment."
The District Court, in which the
suit originally was filed. had dis
missed it. The appellate court ordered
that the judgment OF the lower court
be reversed and the case remanded.
Associate Justice Harold M. Stephens
entered dissenting opinion.
"Conceivably. if under the Bank
head act" he declared in explaining
his dissent. the Government inflicted
wrong, it should have created a
remedy by submitting itself to suit in
respect of certificate payment. as it
has concerning erroneous collection of
taxes. But to create such a remedy
Is for the Congress, not for the courts;
and the sin OF omission OF the Con-
gress, II there be such, ought not be
visited upon the depositors Of Ger
tiflcates.
Groups Held Equally Innocent.
The Congress not having seen At
to provide a remedy in respect OF
certificate payments, think the
courts should, as between the de-
positors of certificates and the pur-
chasers thereof, both of which groups
were in my view equally subject to
the asserted duress and equally in
nocent thereof, leaves the loss where
it has fallen and the moneys where
they are"
The cotton growers were represented
by Attorney John C. White Of Wash
ington and Jerome S. Halter Of Green.
vile, Miss.
Evening star., 1937-06-28

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be the building Of a frontier town
and its destruction by tornado"
Buffalo Bill. Gen. Custer, Sitting
Bull and other notable figures Of the
early West will come to life for the
occasion.
About 5000 new recruits were ex-
pected today by train and bus. DR..
James E. West, commander in chief
of the epochal march on Washington
by American youth, inspected the far
flung city Of canvas and announced
that AL is we'll"
DR.. West, one-time Washington
orphan who became founder and
leader of millions of clean-cut, ambi-
tion-flred boys, today took personal
command of the mobilization, now
well under way.
Adequate Preparations.
His general headquarters staf1, he
found on arrival from New York yes
terday. had done a good Job in seeing
that every possible contingency was
taken care of in advance of the infiux
of Scouts.
Today, despite rainy weather that
caused a sea of restlessness to rush
over the penned-up campers, he saw
that the machinery for receiving,
transporting, registering and assign
ing the new arrivals was functioning
as smoothly as ever.
Fourteen "jamboree specials" will
have emptied their cargoes of boyhood
at three railroad terminals by night
fall-a comparative lull in compari-
son with the inpouring due tomorrow,
when 40 special trains will bring
noisy but well-behaved delegations
from many distant points.
Rain No Hindrance.
A little rain did not seem to bother
the campers much, from the physical
standpoint, although it was hard On
pent-up enthusiasm.
Rain was one of tine contingencies
for which jamboree officials had pre-
pared, and today the big headquarters
tents at the foot of the Monument
took on the appearance of a circus
grounds, with sawdust scattered in
side the tents and planking stretched
along the pathways.
Most of the tents already had been
carefully trenched against water seep-
age, but in several instances further
ditching was found to be necessary
today.
OF course, there was plenty Of mud
in less-frequented spots about the
camp, causing Scouts to bring out
their overshoes-if they were thought
full enough to have them. Many boys
seem to dislike overshoes, on general
principles, however, and the jamboree
campers were no exception to the
| rule.
A few of the cots were damp after
the night of drizzling rain, an in
spection revealed, but, as one Scout
remarked, "You won't get wet II you
put your tent up right"
Some of the mess tables had to be
dried this morning before breakfast
could be served. Canvas was stretched
to shield the weather side Of the tents
Raincoats and brightly colored
! slickers were in evidence all over
camp. A group of boys from New
Haven, Conn, dazzled their fellow
campers with startling red slickers,
emblazoned with their troop insignia.
Drying clothes became problem
as the drizzle continued through the
morning. Many lines. stretched from
tent pole to tent pole. were weighted
Evening star., 1937-06-28
Cotton
Continued From First Page.)

commerce, to provide funds for pay
ing additional benefits under the agri-
cultural adjustment act, and for other
purposes"
The act was limited to the crop year
1934-35 and fixed the quota for that
year at 100000 bales, imposing a
$25 per bale tax on all cotton pro-
duced in excess of the allotment.
Provision was made for issuance OF
tax exemption certificates to farmers
for the amount Of their allotment. In
case they did not use all their certi-
ficates, they were empowered to de-
posit them in pool, from which they
had to be purchased by other growers
who raised cotton in excess of their
allotment. Thus the excess production
ia: Of $25 a bale could be avoided.
However, the price charged by the
pool for exemption certificates was
$50 a bale.
1t was to recover money paid into
the pool by growers who had exceeded
their allotment for exemption certifi-
Gates that the present suit was
brought.
The protesting cotton growers-J.
Wood Thompson, A. w. Fisher of
Mississippi, and D. S. Hopson and S.
j. Ward Of Alabama-asked the court
to enjoin disbursement of the So
10000 held by the pool and to direct
its payment to the purchasers of the
exemption certificates rather than to
the depositors of the certificates, to
whom it would have gone under the
provisions OF the act.
During the argument in the appeals
court Government counsel said that
all but comparatively small part Of
the fund had been distributed during
the pendency Of the suit. but that
enough had beso retained 10 pay
Evening star., 1937-06-28
Arkansas Scout
Flies to Jamboree
To Amaze Brother

The last person Jimmy Den
ton OF Tuckerman. Ark, saw at
the railroad station when he
boarded a special train for the
lamboree was his brother
Graham.
The first person Jimmy saw
when he arrived at the en-
campment here was his brother
Graham.
1t seems that Graham aban-
doned the plan of following on a
later train and took a plane in
stead. He arrived many hours
ahead of Jimmy.
Evening star., 1937-06-28
BR|T|SHG0[DT0TA[|
IS Barred BY SIMON
Equalization Fund Owns
$933,59O,OO0 and Bank
S2,584,47O,OOO.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Last ,Ueeh it 1Das proposed to in
crease British exchange eqndlisd-
ton fund from $3.50 100000 to
$2,750, 600, 900 to help Britain fulfill
its agreement 1Uith France and the
United States to maintain eQuiltb-
rum of their three currencieS. The
increase, Sir John Simon said, 1Uas
needed because OF unsettled World
money situation and recent dump
ing on the market OF large amounts
OF boarded gold. Most OF this gold
iDds sold in the United States to
get the higher price there.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 28.-Sir John Simon.
chancellor of the exchequer. lifted
the veil from Britain's tremendous
exchange equalization fund today to
disclose in the House of Commons
that it owned 26,674,O00 fine ounces
OF gold on last March 3o-roughly
equivalent to 1898 100000.
He said also that the Bank of Eng
land, on the same date. owned 73,-
$4,000 fine ounces Of gold-about
$2.584 900.
That made a British-owned gold
total of s3,518O6O,OOO
The chancellor made these state
ments in connection with proposal
to increase the resources of the equali
zation fund. In doing so, however,
Sir John said the British gold position
was much better than formerly.
I'VE are much better secured" he
said. and our resources are now
fairly abundant. 1t is unlikely that
any sudden or sustained losses Of gold
could occur now which could seriously
embarrass US
Holdings Held Not Excessive.
British policy is in accord with
that Of the United States, the chan
cellor added He said the treasury
did not regard the government gold
holdings as excessive and that there
was no reason why present disturbed
world conditions should be perma-
nent.
Sir John agreed to publish semi
annual report on the amount Of gold
and other assets held by the equall-
zation fund. This, however. will be
three months old when issued, he said,
because of the need for keeping recent
operations secret. He explained:
Anything like a contemporary dis
closure of what it was doing would be
heaven-sent. opportunity for currency
spectators. 1t would enable them,
by plunging in at the right moment,
to amplify and eXaggerate the very
undulations which the fund is en-
gagged in reducing"
Sir John said enormous movements
Of short capital flow in and out
Of London, threatening to upset the
relationship between the pound and
other currencies.
The exchange account, under pres
ent circumstances. must be prepared
to add to our gold holdings" he added
New Influx Hinted.
Some financial quarters expressed
belief Simons was warning Commons
to prepare for new flood of gold into
Britain from the United States.
Sir John disclosed a crisis several
years ago" when the fund lost $780,
100000 OF gold in three weeks and
another SIPS 100000 in the next eight
weeks at time when the total gold
resources OF the country we're COM
paratively small"