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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-20
RESCUE FORCES In
FLOOD ZONES
Continued from Page y

age. Refugees returning to homes.
West Virginia Several hundred
families homeless In vicinity OF PIT.
agant
Ohio-Food waters reccding in
eastern sections, reaching crest in
west. Ohio river one foot from top
OF lcvec at Cincinnati.
Government observers said 1t was
tho second time In history that the
entire 1000 miles Of the Ohio river
was flooded. The Ohio was several
tines It's normal width in many
Ilaces. A similar crisis last March
ca ised 5000 900 900 property damage,
but most Of that occurred in the
cast which has apparently c2caped
/. 2 present threat.
The Fed Cross ret up di8a8tcr re-
lief headquarters In Evansville, Ind.
Red Cross workers from 20 cities re-
ported they we're rescuing marooncd
families, and 10 other chapters stood
b.. for emergency duty,
The Chicago coast guard shipped
81 life saving boats TO the district
north OF Evansville TO aid in rescue
W rk. Others will be sent from Great
Lakes divisions In few hours, 1t
vas reported.
1900 WPA Workers
More than 1000 WPA workers and
volunteers piled sandbags on top
Of weakening levees In Missouri,
In Llama and Illinois. Nearly az
many national guardsmen aided
levee work and assisted emergency
police patrols In reScues in Missouri,
Ohio and West Virginia.
Principally flooded rivers beside
the Ohio we're the White and
Wabash In Indiana. the Kaskaskia
IN Illinois. ST Francis In Missouri,
AID Tennessee in Kentucky. Scores
Of smaller tributaries spilled over
their banks into fertile farm land
IN seven states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-20
GEN. MOTORS TO
MEET SECRETARY
Frank Murphy Of Michigan.
Looks for Executives
Continued from Page y

Frank Murphy Of Michigan.
Looks for, Executives
She was reported to have expressed
the desire to have the corporations
executives come here personally and
state their position clearly. The
sudden departure from Detroit to
New York Of o trio of General Mo-
tors ofiicials strengthened a report
that they would Join Alfred p.
Sloan, Jr., corporation president. In
comforting with Miss Perkins. The
three were William 8. Knudsen. exc
cutive vice-president, Donaldson
Brown, chairman Of the finance
committee, and John Thomas
Smith, general counsel.
Refused Discussion
The labor department refused to
discuss reports that the conference
would be held. At the close Of her
session with Lewis and Murphy yes
terday, Miss Perkins announced
that negotiations would be halted for
the Inauguration of President Roosc-
welt. Murphy remained In the Cap
itol for the Inauguration. He said
he would return to Lansing later to-
day, but 1t was believed his depar-
ture would be delayed until after
the General Motors conversations.
Besides Murphy. 1t was believed
James r. Dewey, department Of
labor conciliator would sit In on tho
conference. Dewey had been assign
cd to the strike area.
Chief Issue ut Stake
Recognition of JAW as sole bar
gaining agent for all Of General Mo-
tors 21l,000 employees still was be-
lieved the chief issue baking con-
Citation attempts. Lewis has insist
ed that he will mot back down from
that demand. General Motors
negotiatinn with the Flint alliance
representing non-union employees
was blamed by Homer Martin.
JAW president, for collapse Of peace
negotiations Monday. Martin Or
dered sit-down strikers to hold their
positions in Fisher Body plants after
Knudsen wrote the alliance he
would negotiate with them also. The
corporation has refused to treat with
the union as long as strikers &C.
cupied GIN plants.
Secretary Dodges Queries
Miss Perkins, lodging questions
about her plans. told the United
Press II don't anticipate talking TO
Mr.. Roosevelt about the matter to-
day. However, I do not know what
may happen tomorrow or from one
day to another" Reviewing the re-
suits Of her meeting yesterday, she
said she believed negotiations had
not actually broken down and that
she did not "really regard the sit
uation % O gtalemate." This was
one Of those things you have TO 60
through WITH" she said. They take
long time. As O whole, ] would
regard our talks rs having achieved
progress. It was not anticipated
that we would Immediately reach
final conclusion"
McGrady 1T Work
Meanwhile, Edward r. Mc0rady.
assistant secretary Of labor and the
administrations chief labor "tsou-
BILE shooter" started negotiations I'm
Toledo, o., TO end o gas workers'
strike.
He said before leaving Washing
ton that he expected to be drawn
into peace maneuvers In the strike
by CLIO Flat Glass Workers against
the Libbey- Owers-Ford company in
Toledo. Negotiations 70 halt the dis
pute which has ehoked a. auto
Windshield supplies have already
been started in Pittsburg with the
Pittsburg Plat4 olaas O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-20
turned into . morass Of gooey black
Presidential Stand Wet

turned 1ntO y lHOIbbb Va tVVcy UiaCA
mud.
Presidential Stand Wet
The northeastern sent rain SLAP
ping underneath the roof into the
presidential stand, turning the red
carpets soggy. The speaking desk
was covered with oil cloth and the
presidential eagle with tarpaulin.
Senate 6ergeant-at-Arms Chesley
Jurney, damply elegant In tail
coat. supervised placing Of chairs
on the platform.
The rain slowly turned to .
down pour, intermingled with sleet,
which bounced on the benches like
rice on honeymoon sedan.
The huge stone Union Station
fronting the capitol was damned
with thousands Of persons as arriv-
ing special and regular trains dis
gorged visitors.
station ofilcials said 1t was one OF
the heaviest infuxes Of travellers In
70 Washington b, history.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-20
LAST SURVIVOR

Boaton, Jan. 20,--(UP) Funeral
services for Daniel r. Longstrcet,
GO. last surviving member Of Red
man post. q. A. H.. Of Providence,
r. J.. and founder OF the Old West
Ind Street Railway company. will
~ held at his daughters Brighton
nome Friday Burial will be IN
Providence. Longstrect. a native OF
Thompson, Conn, died last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-20
SAMPLE OF WINTER

Boston, Jan. 20 --(UP) Boston
h sample Of normal winter
weather today with temperature IN
the lower EOS. Snow or rain was
predicted for tonight with warmer
weather returning tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-20

Washington, Jan. 2o.-(UPl-
President Roosevelt today sum-
InOned the nation 10 further re-
form IN behalf 81 the under
privileged and In his second In
sugural address warned that with
new prosperity ruthless self In
forests and irrespOnSibiIlty already
have reaDpeared.
I'VE have witnessed" he said,
"a change IN the moral climate Of
America"
But the President said the ma
tlOp faces now . choice between
further action TO aid millions i'm
properly housed, educated and
supplied or the acceptance Of the
counsel Of comfort, opp0rtunism
and timldity."
Millions Of persons, he con-
tinued, live on the brink Of fam
lily disaster. Other millions, he
said, live under conditions called
indecent half . century ago, and
the President saw I'm this rich
nation millions denied education,
recreation and the opportunity to
better their lot and the lot Of
their children"
~ see Millions" Mr.. Roosevelt
said, lacking the means TO buy
the products Of the farm and fac
tory and by their poverty deny
ing work and productiveness TO
mary other millions.
II see one third Of . nation I'LL
housed, ilI-clad, ill-nourished."
r. He said that In taking the oath
Of office today for . second term
he assumed "the solemn obIiga-
ton Of leading the American peo-
pie forward along the road which
they have chosen TO advance"
''They will demand" he assert
ed, - nation interrupted BY cam
GERS Of injustice"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-20
ANOTHER RAID ON
MADRID TODAY

Continued from Page u
Evening star., 1937-03-26
Linking Judiciary and Religion.

Linking Judiciary and Religion.
To the Editor OF The Star:
There Is much discussion anent the
Constitution and the Supreme Court.
Has 1t ever occurred to anybody to
see what the Bible has to say about
1t? It recognizes the need Of q
Supreme Court in Deut. xvii, v-8 seq.
But it stipulates that it shall in
clude three elements, priest. Levite,
judge, meaning religion, judiciary
(see Deut. xxxii., 10, teachers Of
justice and law and civic authority
(the whole Bible book of Judges
means the story of the civic or ma
tional leaders,.
The present Supreme Court is ex-
clusively judicial. A representation
Of religion and civic authority would
not be even tolerated
There is food for thought here, for
religion means justice and law, or
justice and righteousness. They ought
Evening star., 1937-03-26
The Seven Who Decide.

xo Cne GQltOI Oh i ne otdI
Here is a brain teaser for your
Supreme Court debaters. "a the last
20 years the court has been called
upon three times to pass upon the
essential question Of whether mini
mum wage and hour laws are con-
stitutional.
In 1917 they sustained the Oregon
law by tie, to 4, Mr.. Justice Bran
deis not taking part in the decision;
in 1923 they overthrew the District
of Columbia law by to 3, Mr.. Bran
deis again disqualifying himself.
Last year the court in the New York
case again declared the theory un-
constitutional by a 5-to-4 decision.
BIZ when we combine all three
eases we discover the amazing fact
that II Supreme Court justices took
Evening star., 1937-03-26
The Principles of Criticizing Courts.

The Principles Of Criticizing Courts.
To the Editor Of The Star.
Your recent editorial entitled "Reck-
less Sowing" hit the mark exactly. In
connection Herewith the following
language of Mr.. Justice Owen OF the
Supreme Court of Wisconsin, in
case appearing at 206 Wisconsin 374.
decided in January, 1882, may be
apropos:
1T may be remarked, here, however,
that the cause Of public welfare and
the stability of government is lily
served by stirring up unfounded preju-
dice against the courts. Their weak
nesses and delinquencies are the
proper subject of public comment. But
comment along this line should be
well founded and directed to the cor
rection of abuses. In organized So
ciety some way must be provided for
the settlement of controversies. This
is necessary If we are to avoid the
arbitrament of the sword and curb
the strong In overpowering the weak.
The members of society have become
content to accept the decisions of
courts in their controversies with
their fellows, and they will remain
content so long as they have con-
fidence in their courts. RestleSsness,
discomfort and anarchy, however, will
result with the passing of confidence
In the integrity of the courts, and
stable government will totter upon
its foundations. 1t is for this reason
that high-minded citizens refrain
from impetuous and ill-founded criti-
cism of the courts. They realize that
the stirring up of passion and prejudice
against, and the inspiring of lack
of confidence in, the courts is an
assault upon organized society. OF
all the departments of government
the courts are the least able to defend
themselves against public attack. So
ciety expects such strength and dig
nifty on the part of judges and courts
as will restrain them from the rough
and tumble Of public debate concern
ing their actions. The defense of the
courts must be left to a fair and
unbiased consideration of their own
records by an intelligent public con-
science. If there should be restraints
upon the criticism of courts, such
restraints should be moral in char
acter, and proceed from wide
spread and deep-seated conviction Of
propriety. The penalty for excessive
or unjust criticism can be no more
than that incurred by one who
breaches any other social convention.
It must proceed from the loss of re-
spect which is accorded the offender
by his fellows"
PAUL F. HANNAH.
Evening star., 1937-03-26
STAR, WASHINGTON c, MARCH

the Supreme Court justices as follows:
do you swear by the President Of the
United States, elected by majority
of 100000 and to whom you must
answer for the deeds Of your official
life, that you will support all the New
Deal legislation enacted by Congress
at the behest OF the said President?
So help me Roosevelt"
The spirit Of force advocated by J.
P. Neff in his recent article to compel
the Supreme Court to ratify the New
Deal measures which it previously de-
clared unconstitutional inspired the
Evening star., 1937-03-26

part in the deliberations. Those who
held the theory constitutional were
Day, Pitney. Clark, Holmes, Sanford,
Taft, Brandeis, Cardoza, Stone and
Hughes-total, 10. Those who de-
cided against were White, McKenna,
Vandevanter, McReynolds, Butler,
Sutherland and Roberts-total, 7.
Thea why does the opinion of the
! 7 outweigh that of the 10? Opponents
of judiciary reform may say that an
all-Wise Providence preserved to a
great length of years the seven stall
warts to save the country in this
great crisis. New Dealers will de-
clare that it was just because the
Grim Reaper failed to give the lib
erals an even break Anyhow, the
seven have succeeded in writing their
social philosophy into our sacred
fundamental law; and that of their
10 distinguished contemporaries is
declared legal bunk"
Such momentous and closely di-
vided questions could just as logically
be settled by having the dignified
jurists flip coins if the element Of
luck is, after all, the main determin-
ing factor.
am indebted for the above
analysis to study published by Mr..
Irving billiard, editorial writer of the
st. Louis Post-Dspatch. The division
of the court in the Oregon case is not
matter of record. Mr.. billiard ar
rived at it by course of deduction,
but it is accepted as correct by recog-
nized authorities on the history of
the court. DWIGHT T. SCOTT.
Evening star., 1937-03-26
Quoting Judge Wood.
To the Editor of The Star:

Quoting Judge Wood.
To the Editor Of The Star:
This quotation from Judge John
Perry Wood, Judicial Selection Com
mittee chairman of the American Bar
Association, is so feelingly and ad-
nirably expressed that I should like
to see you feature it in your paper:
mo lawyer of training and expert
ence, respecting himself and the great
traditions which, If continued, will
keep the Supreme Court independent,
would accept one Of President Roose-
velt's appointments under the pres
ent plan.
He could not endure the shame of
approaching those grand old jurists
and saying: I have come to sit with
you and control you because you are
old and decrepit and do not decide as
my master wishes"
WILLIAM JEROME MAGUIRE.
Los Angeles, Calf.
Evening star., 1937-03-26
The Will of the Ma ajority.

Out of the nine Supreme Court
Judges seven were appointed by Re-
publican Presidents. On the other
hand, the ideals of our Democratic
President were backed by II million
majority voters.
The will of this great majority of
American citizens should J respected
They have full confidence in our
President, for he knows how to solve
problems right.
He stands out like a beacon on a
stormy, dark night, showing us the
way to little bit of Heaven on earth.
ALBERT BAJTAY.
Evening star., 1937-03-26
Says Judges Would Change.

Says Judges Would Change.
To the Editor of The Star:
Why don't the judges retire? Give
me a chance to retire on $4,000
year and see how quickly III retire!
Perhaps they have patriotic reasons,
though, for not doing so. They must
serve the people in the dilemma.
We need, believe, a change of prin-
ciple-point of view-n re than we
need change of judges. If any of the
judges have overstepped their proper
bounds, point the misstep out to them.
Evening star., 1937-03-26
Old Moorish Gardens.

Some OF the loveliest sights In Spain
are the old Moorish gardens all with
fountains and channels Of running
water. For desert dwellers as the
Arabs were, when they settled In Spain
they brought their craving for ever
present water with them.
Evening star., 1937-03-26
Sees ROOsevelt-Lewis Fight.

sees hOOSeVelC-LeWlS f1ght.
To the Editor OF The Star:
The article written by David
Lawrence and the one written by
Dorothy Thompson in The Star,
March 10, should have been read by
every adult in America.
Whittier are we going-to fascism-
or to communism? At least we seem
to be headed to some sort of dictator
ship. If this proves to be the case,
then what will become of States
rights, local government, political
parties, free press, free speech and
even of organized labor? The fight is
on underneath the surface, between
Roosevelt and John L. Lewis as to
who is to be the boss of the New Deal,
which appears to be lust around the
corner If Lewis wins, will the
President then become another Keren-
sky, or say. a Victor Emanuel-and
Lewis become Stain or a Mussolini?
1t appears to me that between a
dictatorship and free government
there now stands only the United
Evening star., 1937-03-26

above suggested oath Is . substitute
for the one that justices now take to
support and defend and preserve the
Constitution.
GEORGE JEFFERSON, Jr.
Evening star., 1937-03-26
The President, the People and the Court
Controversy Considered Light Of pa, Present and
Future by Readers

States Senate. II they fail to save
the Constitution and the Supreme
Court, as is, then democracy Is on its
death bed in America.
JOHN J. ENGELDRUM.
Evening star., 1937-03-26

They will be as quick to readjust their
views to present-day, juvenescent
needs, have no doubt, Is any other
branch Of the Government.
WELZIE O. RAY.
Evening star., 1937-03-26
On Dividing Up" the Court.
To the Editor of The Star.


To the Editor Of The Star:
Mr.. Chief Justice Hughes says Gin
substance): ITO divide the court into
committees and to assign the various
cases among these committees for
final decision would be impracticable "
Well, can't afford to try and cor
rect Mr.. Hughes. But would say:
In "the old Germany" the Imperial
Supreme Court and also each of the
supreme tribunals of the component
states were split up into "senates. "
Each senate handled one-half OF the
cases. And the majority opinion of
each senate was accepted as the opin-
ion of the court.
Now things have been simplified
still more-all the courts all over Ger
many have resolved themselves into
committee of one-Adolf Hitler.
FRED VETTER.
Evening star., 1937-03-26

to be able to work together.
Today law Is not always justice and
justice Is not always Righteousness.
The suggestion Of judiciary and
religion being conjoined is worth
thinking about. But 1t is a great sub
ject to handle. Shall we shirk It?
Ought we to shirk 1t?
H. PEREIRA MENDES,
Minister emeritus, Spanish-Portu-
guese Congregation, New York.
Evening star., 1937-03-26

New Oath for Supreme Court Justices.
To the Editor OF The Star:
A new oath has been suggested for
Evening star., 1937-06-08

ance and there seems no doubt either
that the President of the United
States was we'll aware of the general
nature Of the scheme because he
helped to autograph the books. Also
the names of the corporations to
which the books were sold have been
made matter Of public record.
Just how Mr.. Roosevelt justifies his
frequent attacks on economic royal
lists and then permits the Demo-
cratic National Committee, over
which member of his cabinet pre-
sides, to sell the book to the big corpo-
rations is something which will be
hard to explain to the many liberals
who have felt that in the New Deal
at last they had an administration
which was free from the kind of thing
the Old Dealers used to practice. In
his message to Congress last week
the president said about avoidance
and evasion of Federal tax laws:
1--WE hear too often from lawyers, as
we'll as from their lients. the senti-
ment: 1T is all right to do 1t if you
can get away with it,"
Unfortunately that's what most law
evaders and law avoiders think, and
the spectacle of an administration
permitting the Federal corrupt prac-
tices act to be avoided by a device
such as the sale Of campaign books
is just the kind which makes so many
Evening star., 1937-06-08
We, the People
Supreme Court Gives Roosevelt Power Program
Three Swift Kicks in the Teeth.
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

FRANKLIN.
trusts friend the Supreme Court according to the
The Supreme by giving
kicks While
h break the President has had since he launched his judiciary reform
consttuionaity p municipalities
Appeal by
the private companies seeking defeat this program
The instead decided review the delaying part of
the Federal power program for another year
rule the public utility holding he
Appeals
year expedite
nnal ancon the right Of the Valley Authority
its activities
every pictory
courtso the Dealers aeoed-
the recent liberal sol decisions
power private pronee
monopoly grants from public authorities this fight
to the center OF the stage
President Roosevelt his counter
Judiciary Committee his bill there will
administration move in this field There will
Plans to dispose OF the power generated At Bonneville have been
delayed temporarily by the efforts
instncty biggest bank accounts and
Army don't like be bothered with
II the engineers Bonneville. Its will
handful Of Portland instead being spread benefit
the people Of the Northwest
with the skagit project Seattle
the entire Northwest far South Francisco.
At the introducing
set additional 1T AS" for
drought
country for the benefit Of the people.
The identity OF these jealousy guarded secret
Atlantic seaooad upper Ohio and Great
Lakes Tennessee and Cumberland Riuers Missouri
River the Rivers Colo
ado River and Pacific Coast south of the
the Columbia
Then there the treaty pth
Canada, still to 90 before the Senate.
In the meantime the joint hearings
the magnates tough
ton against the Roosevelt reforms All ALL
Evening star., 1937-06-08

men in the business world consider
that all they have to do At Washing
ton is to pull the strings through
lobbyists and almost any OF their
troubles can be adjusted.
President Roosevelt said to Congress
last week: Clever little schemes are
not admirable when they undermine
the foundations of society"
President Roosevelt said on jan
uary 20, 1887, on the east front of the
Capitol to the listening Nation:
Il do solemnly swear that will
faithfully execute the ONCE Of Presi-
dent Of the United States, and will
to the best of my ability preserve,
protect and defend the Constitution
of the United States"
Under Section of Article II the
Constitution outlines the duties Of a
President Of the United States and
says: He shall take care that the
laws be faithfully executed"
The Federal corrupt practices act
is one Of the laws Of the United States
and the charges by the minority
leader Of the House OF Representa-
tives certainly raise the question Of
whether all the facts should not be
put before a Federal grand jury to
determine whether indictments should
or should not be rendered with re-
spect to all persons who participated
In the transactions.
Evening star., 1937-06-08

Mohler's appointment as chief in 1917,
new activities have been added. They
include breeding feeding, management
and care Of live stock Humane
handling to market has been i'm
proved.
Mohler is the viking type. Gen.
eously proportioned, with Anglo
Saxon blue eyes, retreating gray hair.
clipped mustache, restrained goatee.
he presents a commanding figure. His
Government experience has covered
many years Of hard work. Born in
Philadelphia in 1878, he graduated
in 1896 from the Veterinary School,
Uniyersary of Pennsylvania. He en-
tered the bureau Immediately after
graduation. He has worked up through
the various divisions.
The bureaus animal research has
uncovered much significant data. At
the National Agricultural Research
Center, located at Beltsville. Nd.
studies in breeding and feeding are
providing much vital new knowledge.
It was in 1884 that cattle ticks were
discovered to be carriers OF the fatal
cattle tick fever. This led to the
discovery that many other diseases,
including yellow fever, malaria, Rocky
Mountain fever was carried through
an intermediate host" Mohler says.
Bovine tuberculosis eradication began
20 years ago In cooperation with the
States. Two hundred million tests
have been applied since. Two hundred
thousand cattle are slaughtered an
nually. Indemnities are paid to the
owners. To get rid of diseased cattle
and surplus cattle kills two birds with
one stone, Mohler says. The tuber-
culosis campaign has greatly reduced
the disease in humans.
The bureaus meat inspection covers
725 establishments in about $50 cities,
with veterinary supervision of from
go to 10 million animals slaughtered
annually.