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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-20
SPLIT
 ON JUDGESH|PS.
Seventeen Senators Voted to Let Chairman Smith
 Do Appointing
BY WILLIAM J. MORIARTY Democrat Legislative Reporter)

BX WILLIAM Js MOnAANA4
 Democrat Legislative Reporter)
 State Capitol, Hartford, May 20- Especial to the DemocraD-Demo- cratic State Chairman J. Francis Smith of Waterbury and Republi- can Senator J. Kenneth Bradley of Westport today held pivot positions in the dictation of minor court judgeships and county commission erships for the next two years.
 It was learned authoritatively to- day by the. Waterbury Democrat that seventeen democratic members of the State Senate have signed a round robin" urging Governor Will bur L. Cross to leave the appoint ment of the judges and the com missioners to Chairman Smith.
 It was also learned that nine democratic members of the Senate refused to s sign this agreement. Among them are the three Hart ford senators, three of New Haven's four, and three others from va rious parts of the state. Should these nine senators be able to align themselves with the remaining nine republican members, who are re- ported to be undecided on the pro- gram, 1t would give them an IS to 17 set-up.
 Bradley Holds Cards
 However, the rub" lies in the fact that one republican senator holds the whip-hand now in any fu- ture plans on the judgeships and commissionerships, should present plans go through. He is Senator J. Kenneth Bradley, stormy petrel of the 1897 legislative session.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-20

I ~ disregard all rumors concerning my resignation" The letter was writ ten to Joseph Leib, president of the first Roosevelt-for-P President Club, organized in 1890. Leib had written the Justice his views against Presl- dent Roosevelt,s court enlargement proposals, and in .uired whether Mc- Reynolds intended to resign.
 Letter Revealed
 McReynolds' letter was revealed while Congress speculated on the possibility that retirements in addi- tion to that of Van Devanter might be announced soon. Such retire ments, 1t was felt, would serve to lessen effectiveness of the admins tration drive for the judiciary re- organization bill.
 McReynolds, a member of the courts conservative group, is 75- years-old and is one of the five Justices over 70 years of age who would be affected by the presidents bill. He had been mentioned fre- quently as one of those who might retirB.
 His letter to Leib said:
 Glad to be assured of your es- teem and that you clearly see the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-20
JOHN L. LEWIS
 WINS THE FIRST

Boston, May 20.-(UP)-John l.. Lewis committee for industrial or ganization has won its first consent election" contest with the American Federation of Labor in a New Eng land industry.
 A poll conducted by the national labor relations board at the Revere Sugar Refinery here yesterday showed:
 For c. I. O,s sugar refinery work ers-521.
 For A. F. of LIS International Longshcremen's Association-84. :,
 Under the Wagner act, the sugar refinery workers will receive sole collective bargaining rights.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-20
Final Ne1vs Flashes
PITCHER "DOC" BOWERS RELEASED

Boston, May 20.-(UP) )-Release on option of Pitcher Steward Doc) Bowers to the Min neapolis club of the American association was announced today by General Manager Eddie Collins of the Boston Red Sox Bowers right hander will be subject to 24-hour recall His release leaves the Sox with eight pitchers and reduces the club roster to 22 players, one under the player limit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-20
BILL. IS
 PASSED IN HOUSE
Department of Finance, Control is Approved in
 Vote Today
BY GEORGE R. MORRIS, JR. United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Hartford, Conn, May 20.-(UP) The senate-amended bill, creat- ing a department of finance and control and abolishing the present board, was approved today by the house.
 The bill, ready for the governors signature, gives the chief executive direct control over the budget.
 An executive budget system will be inaugurated, 8 budget director appointed the commissioner of H. nance and control will be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate. His salary will be $1O,000 year.
 The bill was amended, after being passed by the house previously, to provide the finance commissioner have authority over the budget direc- tor, personnel director and super visor of purchases.
 Budget by Jan. 20.
 The governor will be compelled to submit a budget by Jan. 20 o. legis- lative year and to assume re- sponsibility for decreasing allot- ments, if necessary, should deficit
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-20
BOY WAS KILLED BY GAS

Marlboro, Mass, May 20.-UP)-A l4- year-old boy was killed and four others in the family were overcome by Illuminating gas in theirShome today. The victim, Michael Santella, was found by his 7O-year-old grandfather. for whom he was named. His parents, MT. and Mrs; Andrew Santella, brother Andrew IT,, 12, and a sister Elizabeth, g, were revived.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-20
PRESIDENT HAS
 FAILED TO GAIN
Strategy of Leaders May Put Something in Way
 of Court Vote
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS

(Umted Press Stan Correspondent
 Washington, May 20.-(UP).-The administration began pushing an- other legislative program out in front of the battered supreme court bill today. It was a move that was expected to decide whether Presi- dent Roosevelt's judiciary program will be compromised or killed. Out unanswered at every stage of the battle over enlargement of the high tribunal, the administration strategists changed their tactics after Tuesdays reverses. They start ed quiet undercover campaign to salvage as much as possible of the original judiciary program. The new strategy, it was asserted. did not mean that hope of enacting the Presidents proposal for six new justice had been abandoned. But 1t was an admission by leaders tn
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-20
PAPAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Castel Gandolfo, Italy, May 20.-(UP)- Pope Plus XII will inaugurate the Papal Academy of Sciences on May 31-his 80th birthday in an impressive ceremony in the hall of the Swiss Guards at the Papal palace The president of the academy, Father Agostino Gemelli, will read a message to the Holy Father to which the Pope will reply. The ceremony will be broadcast abroad
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ONE YEAR YOUNGER

Bridgeport, Conn, May 2c.-UP) Just one year younger than the city in which she was born. Miss Marie Louise Hall, Bridgeport's old est resident, celebrated Ter Tooth birthday anniversary today.
 Miss Hall has lived here since birth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-20
Justice James C. McReynolds Not To Resign Place
Tells Questioner to Disregard Any Rumors That He Might Quit His Seat-Woud Be Affected r. By Court Bill

Washington, May 2O-(UP)-supreme Court Justice James C. McReynolds recently advised questioner to dis
 regard" that he might resign it learned today In letter inscribed his handwriting on May 14 just four days before Justice Willis Van Devanter announced would retire from the court McReynods mentioned the indiciaru reorcanizaton bill and stated: "You may
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-20
Nazi Attack Based On Knovledge Acquired From German Channels
Roraback Suicide Is
 Big Shock To Leaders
cut For Quarter of Century, Has Been Ended By Tragedy of Yesterday

Hartford Conn, May 2o = CUP) - The quarter century domination of the republican party in Connecti- cut by ended today with the suicide of Henry Roraback 67 utilities magnate and of the last of the nationay-infuental "old guard" republican leaders
 Suffering from sreptococcus infection and known to be mentally ill., Roraback put gun to his head at his Harwnton shooting lodge yesterday afternoon and killed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-20
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, May 20-(UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through May 18th, compared with a year ago: This Year Expenses Laat Ycnr $6,353,3O7,999.0
 Receipts $4,312,906, ,4OS.29 $3,510,777.64o.2s
 Deficit
 s2,s1o,2o5,74751 $2,s42.53o,s5s.S5 st,7Oo, ,s26, ,5S2,O1 $2,3s9,345.1s4.79
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-20
MORGENTHAU OPPOSED

Washington, May 20 = tUP) - Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., IS opposed fin prin- ciple" to general monetary confer ences, it was learned today on high authority.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-20
The Weather

Fair, Cool Tonight; Unchanged Friday Fun Weather Report Page g.
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JURY GIVES HIM LIFE

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-20
IS 1T HOT ENOUGH

The hot days of the year are now up
on us and while the summer heat may be
broken by timely intervals of cooler days
the people of the United States will now
go through their annual sweating.
In some instances they will flee to
summer resorts to escape the effects of the
sum In Others they will set up control
led routine designed to avoid excessive suf-
fering from the weather. In minority of
cases, they will revel in air-conditioned
habitations and places of work.
This brings to mind the fact that air
conditioning is fast growing industry.
The demand will increase and it may be
that air-eonditioning will turn out to be
the new industry that energies from the
depression to set the ball rolling faster.
While the cost of air-conditioning
may now be bit high for most of our
people it is confidently expected that en-
larged production will bring down the
price of such equipment Backed by a
selling policy that will compete with auto
mobile financing the day is not far dis
tant when thousands of homes and offices
in this area will be aforementioned.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-20
WEATHER CONDITIONS

Pressure is moderately low this
morning over Virginia and the
Carolinas, with a narrow trough os
low pressure extending westward
over Texas, and moderate areas
of low pressure are conferred over
the far Southwest and North Da-
kota; while high pressure areas,
crested over the eastern Gulf of
Mexico, eastern Canada, and off
the north Pacific coast, over
spread most other districts. Show
ers have occurred since yesterday
morning from the middle Misis-
sippi Valley eastward to the At
lantic coast and thence southwark
over northeastern florida, being
heavy at Knoxville, Tenn, 2.73
inck,es, Asheville, N. c., LII inch
es, Charleston, S. c., 1.29 inches,
and Titusville, Fla, 1.04 inches.
Scattered showers have also oc-
CURED on the middle Gulf coast.
in Texas, and in western Kansas.
Dodge City reporting a heavy
rainfall of 1923 inches. Tempera-
lures are below normal this morn
ing in the lower Lake and Ohio
Valley; while in most other locali-
ties readings are near or some
what above the seasonal average.
.Gi S. KENNEDY,
Official in Charge
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-20
HOT WEATHER HINTS

Just in case the severe hot weather
worries readers of The Citizen and makes
them think that they will likely be vic.
tins of sunstroke or heat prostration we
call attention to some advice for the torrid
days
Snnstroke has warning symptoms. in
Guiding headache. nausea and dry skin
and heat prostration cautions us BY pallor,
a feeble heat action and subnormal tenn
perature. They attack aged adults and
the very young but everybody can, and
should. take precautions.
0verexertion is dangerous and over
eating serious. Excess sugar and fat IN
the diet should be avoided. meat taken
lightly and raw vegetables. salads and
fruits freely consumed Cool water. but
not iced. are recommended. along with
light clothes and frequent baths.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-20
WILL CONVINCE THE WORLD"


Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister
of Great Britain, recently gave good ex-
PLANTATION of the British rearmament plan
when he said:
Il am convinced that the re-establlsh-
ment of our strength in arms, like that of
the other great peace-loving nation across
the Atlantic, will in time convince the
world of the wisdom of settling its diff
culties by peaceful discussion, instead of
by arbitrament of force nd 80
Suppose, for example, that the United
States and Great Britain, each powerfully
armed and without designs upon others,
should use thir preponderant naval
strength in the interests of world peace?
What could be better for the world where
the intelligent statesmen today seek to de-
velop international trade for the improve
ment of the conditions of living in various
lands?
Take the Spanish situation and con-
slider what Mussolini and Hitler would
have faced if the two democracies had
said, Keep out of Spain and the Far
East, where Japan would have left China
alone if combined navy, triple the size of
her own, had warnd that force must not
be employed for national ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
ID The peace of the world would have
been secure in the Mediterranean, even to
the safety of the Philippians, and the unfit
cation of China would have gone forward
without foreign bayonets proddlng the
slumbering giant into military exertion. .
There are dangers, of course, in the
policing of the world but they do not seem
more real than those associated with a
policy of neutrality and peace at any price.
The British and American navies, in time,
will be sufficiently powerful to enforce
fair rules of international commerce and
the two nations are rich enough to out
build any combination of plundering ma
tons.
What are the handicaps to such
policy? First and foremost is the intense
ignorance of many millions of people in
this country as to the vital significance of
foreign trade in their own living and the
bombastic patriotism of those who boast
that this country is big enough to live alone
and let the world take care of itself The
British, with hundreds of years experience,
have deeper understanding of world af-
fairs and support their government in its
foreign policy
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-20
You and Your
Nations Affairs
Stupidity Headed for Ditch
ss.sa.e.aes By WALTER E. SPAHR
Professor of Economics, NerO York University

clever, or as smart, or as sinister, or as
cheap, or as stupid. but not as a piece
of high-minded craftsmanship.
One reason why this government
has not attempted to employ intelli-
gent methods in providing the appro-
pirate machinery for the equitable
settlement of employer-employee dis
putes lies in the fact that the personal
interests Of a large numbr of govern
ment officials are deeply involved.
That is a recognized fact Our govern
ment is not national government in
the proper sense of the term: it is a
strictly partisan group and its concern
is to pay political debt Fairness and
even-handed justice are definitely not
characteristic of this governments
policies, and this has shown itself with
especi; clearness in this governments
dealing With the current labor prob
lens.
A rational solution to these labor
issues has not been seriously sought
nor provided by the Federal govern
ment. 1t has not attempted to apply
that objective and non-partisan APP
proach which characterizeS a fine, in
telligent government. II has not sought
that peace, cooperation. and mutual
understanding which marks genuine
craftsmanship and a prosperous ma
ton. Instead, it has resorted to cheap
politics, to the crudest of partisanship,
to the stupid tanning of class hatred;
it has made itself the patron of the
shiftlesS; it has enthroned the igno-
rant. the immature, and the INDECENT;
t has employed in every direction the
devices of dema9oguery to perpetuate
itself by cultivating a following of the
blind, the gullible. the stupid, the UNI
successful. the disgruntled. the social
parasites, the revolutionists. those
lacking in mental equilibrium; ii has
repudiated the intelligent devices for
serving humanity in an intelligent
way; it has taken the position that a
mass of unintelligent and self-seeking
voices are more appropriate guides to
good national policies than are a
smaller number of intelligent and dis
interested voices; its economies is in
many respects an amazing collection
of patent medicines.
The labor policies of this govern
ment, combined with the methods now
being employed by the wilder of the
labor leaders. can easily land this
country or organized labor in ditch.
They viii net lead to an intelligent
settlement Of our vital labor problems.
Such settlement will have to wait until
our Federal government is in the
hands of statesmen who will elevate
the methods Of disinterested intelli-
gence and even-handed justice TO their
appropriate place in government. The
important question now is whether
we as a nation can hold ourselves to-
gether until this happier day arrives.
thor care of this netUspaper)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-20
WEATHER FORECAST

(Till 7:30 p. M, Wednesday,
Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Wednesday,
probably local showers W'ednes-
day; gentle variable winds, mostly
easterly.
FLORIDA: Partly cloudy, local
showers Wednesday, and in ex-
IRENE north portion tonight.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits
and East Cuff: Gentle variable
winds over south portion and gen
tie to moderate southwest to west
winds over north portion, and part
ly overcast weather tonight and
Wednesday with scattered show.
ers. -0a
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-20

chosen to consider them as merely a
matter of class struggle. and practi-
cally every aspect of the problem has
been reduced to that deplorably low
level of consideration.
Every group of people is suffering
as a consequence of this indefensible
approach to these serious problems of
human relationships. Employees are
being deprived of incomes that they
can never recover; they are subjected
to great personal dangers; they are
deprived of their Liberties in a multi
tude of ways: they are forced or in
vited to repudiate contracts; they are
compelled to strike often without de-
string to strike; they are being taught
that "the labor problem" is merely
class struggle in which they are to
fight the employer and everyone else
who appears to thwart their leaders;
lives are needlessly sacrificed.
Employers likewise are suffering
from the Stoppage of production and
other unfortunate consequences; the
public is suffering from fewer prod
ucts, higher prices. and unnecessary
inconvenience; the government is
oaAANA AAAS AAOhA bAAC 6ad AGRdtG AhtO
which 1t has brought itself.
Doubtless most people are willing
to concede in the abstract, especially
when their personal interests are not
too deeply involved. that force. vio-
lence, and coercion do not assure
justice in the settlement of any prob
lem. Yet our Federal government has
chosen to abandon that objective APP
proach to these industrial problems
which characterizes intelligent peo-
pie. and instead has resor.ed to an
irrational and cheap emotional atti-
tude which is the very antithesis of
high-minded and intelligent states
manship. Indeed. it must be apparent
to all that not even the rabid New
Deal partlsans seem TO think of the
governments labor policies as states
nanship. They may be looked upon as
address questions TO the al
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-20

The Robinson Hatch court compromise
bin on the face Of it is watery proposal
to save the Presidents face. Most level
headed people are for leaving the courts
as they are. unless the electors of this eoun-
try vote change by constitutional amend
ment The President. if correctly inform
ed. knows that the country wants no court
change. nor does Congrss. 50 why should
he alone demand the enlargement Of the
Supreme Court
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-20
WHO KNOWS?

/. Is Buck Jones the real
name of the cowboy actor?
2. How many persons died of
cancer in the United States last
year?
8. What state has the largest
number Of licensed airplane pi-
lots?
4. What is the population of
Japan?
5. How many Rhodes scholar
ships are assigned to the United
States?
6. How many people speak the
English language?
z. What was the religion of
John Adams?
8. When was the Washington
Monument erected?
8. Where was Wallace Berry,
the screen star, born?
10. On what day will the jew
ish New Year occur in 1887?
(See s.The Answers on Page ~
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-20

If there were law requiring every
one who declares himself out of employ
ment TO join the military forces of the
United States, you would see how quickly
the unemployment number would dwindle
down. Only the weak, the halt and the
blind would remain, and theyare entitled
to relief, intellectually. ue.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-20
Once Il vas customary /

Once it was customary to refer to
writer's on sports as sporting editors, of
whom there were some, but now the term
sports editors is used, and if reference is
made to criminal lawyers, it may be ex-
pressing an opinion rather than fact, so
it appears the discriminating term of
crime or crimes lawyers is the more APP
propriale.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-20

The Key West ELECTRIC company
has been awarded a beautiful cup
for greatest proficiency in acct
dent prevention by operating COM
panies in the Southeastern Dis
trict. The mechanical depart
ment OF the Key West company
made a record of $500 man hours
under the direction Of Master
Mechanic Robert d. Smith. with
out one days loss because Of acct
dent. The inscription on the cup
reads: This cup awarded for eff
fieiency in accident prevention in
mechanical departments OF the
Southeastern Districts companies,
second period. May /. 1926 70
April 80. 1927. Awarded to The
Key West Electric company"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-20
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Today's Horoscope

Today gives earacitg for pzticnt
endeavor and faithful service.
While the native may not attain
70 eminenee - reason Of a lack
of seif-assertion. there i much
quiet force and great end rance.
coupled with 3 rendering % faith
fui sexviee that viii amnFediy
bring honor. much specf. and
possibly . " erzI share Of the
worlds we<h.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-20
A friend Of this writer !,

friend of this writer who knows, in-
formed him that in New York there are
hundreds of eolored people who play cards
and gamble all day long. and draw their
stipend regularly for unemployment Since
this happens in New York, ii may be pre-
sumed that the same thing is happening in
other places. human nature being about
the same the world over.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-20

This writer is not prognosticator,
but believes that so long as the leading
nations of the world are either bankrupt
or seriously insolvent, there will be no
European war. The three most necessary
things in war are Money, money, money"
as Napoleon replied when questioned on
the subject.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-20

EG0GEa SDF6EIE
ment 70 wrestR
with the genr
inc fundameri
tails involved in
employer-em-
ployee relation
ships. Instead
of xamining
these problems
effectively an
attempting to
wrestle with
them as it might
be supposed an
intelligent peo-
pie would do,
the present gov
prnmanf hoc
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-20

The Italians seem to be waging a
pretty good war for Spanish Independence
in Spain, and you wouldn't think for a
moment that Il Duce has selfish purpose.
Terish the thought!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-20

The United States, comparatively, has
no large standing army, but the present
administration is creating large army of
hangers-on and chiseIers that may have to
be accounted with some day.