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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-09
. BEHIND THE SCENES WASHINGTON ksY RODNEY DvTcHER-I
 Democrat Washington
 Correspondent

Don't Believe RumOr That the Current Program Is Last of New Deal Legislation =. :. There's More to Come |. Democrats Haven't Peeped to Defend Those $25O Book Sales Yet. ,r
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-09

Washington, July 9.-Certain ad. miniStration members who may not know any better or who may just be seeking to allay fear, are spread ing the word that the current New Deal legislative program is all there is and that there isn't any more.
 If anyone tells you that ask 'em how much they want to bet.
 Roosevelt will make at least two more requests for major legisla- ton at the next session of congress and no one knows how many more after the 1888 elections. The two are:
 1-Legislation to curb mo-
 nopoly and unfair trade prac-
 tices.
 2-Revision of the tax sys-
 tenn.
 The nature of these pieces oi legislation can be predicted now only in vague outline, but they're being worked on. An effort will be made to dovetail them closely for the administrat ation-since the supreme court social security de- cisions-is sure 1t can use taxes as an instrument of social control over Big Business.
 You will hear much about "un- fair business" and taxation of undesirable business units." Ef- fort will be made to revamp the powers of the federal trade com- mission as well as the antitrust laws. A legislative attack on the so-called tramp corpora tions", principally of Delaware, is in the cards.
 Treasury experts have been working on . broad tax program liar broader than current loop hole plugging proposals) for weeks. Whether this will hit again at big individual incomes and broaden the tax base, as we'll as seek to control corporate forms and practices, cannot now be fore told.
 Attorney General Cummings be- fore long will appoint committee to go into the whole field of mo- nopoly and trade practices. It will be important to big business men to study the makeup of this com- mittee.
 No Defense of Book Sale
 Not peep, unless your corre- spondent missed something, has come from the democratic party machine in defense of It's sale of convention souvenir books, auto graphed by Roosevelt, to corpora tions at $250 apiece. This practice seems an obvious evasion of the law prohibiting political contributions by corporations, which carries penal- ties of fine and Imprisonment.
 Curbstone opinion here is that there simply isn't any defense un- less you bother to 90 back more than 10 years to the scandalous occasion when the republican na- tional committee tried to cover up . $260,000 liberty bond gift from Harry Sinclair following the Tea pct Dome dirty work. About the best excuse you can actually find for these book sales is the fact that the democrats have huge ma jorlties on congress, which pro- tects the democratic committee from investigation, and that the committee has . deficit to pay off. In the first place the committee received about $3S5,0o0 from ad- vertising space In the book, nearly all from corporations. It received about $480,000 from sales of the book last year. Then & plan was cooked up by the late Committee
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-09

cleaning up the Officers Clup, LOOK at 1t and pass by.
 It might be trap,
 After each meal every knife, every fork, every spoon is checked.
 You shave three times per week.
 When you want to shave, you put a matchbox on your door grill. An innate orderly puts blade on the matchbox.
 When he comes around again, the blade had better be back on the matchbox.
 You can go no place without a guard. You and the guard cannot pass a tower without a signal.
 But They Do Fight
 How does a man have a fist fight In 8 place like that, you wonder? It has to be managed.
 Maybe in some corner of Q build. Ing something Is occupying e guard at the moment. Away down at the other corner of the building men are grouped during smoke period.
 A quick swapping of licks-it has to be plenty quick-and It's over.
 There are books and magazines to read, but there's censorship which often makes the men bitter.
 If the men get interested in some fiction story, say, and are overheard by e guard talking about 1t, the guard tells the censor. Next issue the serial Is missing, torn out.
 The restrictions and routine would burn up the devil himself.
 Get the Don't Cares"
 A lot of the guys get the don't cares, and no wonder.
 So It's no wonder either that there Is a good deal of cutting up and foolishness in the place. Some of the men couldn't make It if there wasn't.
 One guy had Q habit of singing at night. He claimed he sang !n his. sleep, but I think he was awake.
 The guard would come to his cell. There he would be with his eyes closed. They suspected him but they never caught him.
 One thing about The Rock, they don't suspect you and then beat it out of you until you tell. Not even 6 snitch's word is taken, but they keep an eye on you If you are fin- gered.
 You have to be caught in the act. Then It's just too bad.
 They Called Him "Gracie"
 The deputy warden was a sort of Q frisky guy. We used to call him Oracle Allen.
 He would be walking through when somebody would pipe up from the back of his cell: .f.,
 Here comes Graciel"
 The other would take 1t up, and laugh, and the guards would run around. It was risky, for to be caught saying Oracle to the deputy warden meant real trouble.
 Every legal holiday we saw a pie ture show. I remember seeing T Dream Too Much," "One Night at the Opera" San Francisco"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-09
Bargains and sentiment.

Bargains and sentiment. This has been called the age when nothing is sacred, and if there is any truth fin that the first to believe it probably would be the auctioneer who bid off Samuel Insults boOmtime household furnishings the other day. The Insult nap of their original value and $5OOO dinner set hit the skids to the top bidder at $39O. To the con- scienous auctiOneer these deepcut rates noth- reckon with the bargain hunter whose open is the year around and whose field is the world But the
 thing that might have been most enlightening to the harrassed auctioneer is the fact that the bargain hunter like great financial czars never lets senti nient interfere when money is involved.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-09

Between leaders . Petite Florence ODonnell of Washington Hill is opening her mail for few weeks in Brooklyn, N. Y. |. .. Ed Farren Naugatuck High school catcher is convalescing at St. Marys hospital after recent appendix op His popularity may be attested by the numerous callers daily. Lou Kerwin, Washington Hill vocalist extraordinary, is dropping one ceners from the Great Lakes Exposition in Ceve land. Officer John McWeeney underwent major operation at St. Marys hospital yesterday afternoon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-09

what I know now.
 "Get out, Dave. Scratch with the chickens if you have to, but keep away from here"
 Harvey Bailey said: "If you ever come back while I'm here, I'll beat hell out of you. I hope to be out shortly myself, and I'll help you stay out if get out" ~" sxs;s
 "Take me with you" a lot of guys said for a joke.
 They grinned, but their eyes meant 1t.
 worked all day January i2, but could hardly sleep that night. The last night, I kept saying.
 Sent Back to Cell
 That 20 minutes for breakfast the morning of January l3 seemed for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-09
BY A.W. rBIGFOOT" DAVIS
(As told to Douglas Hlcks)


 (As told to Douglas Hlcks) Copyright, 1887. NEA Service Incl There are just two ways to leave Alcatraz.
 One is the way I left Jan. 1S, a free man, conditional release pa- pers in my pockets I had earned by good conduct.
 The other is feet first, with 6 lily in your hand.
 Escape?
 A carrier pigeon couldn't escape from "The Rock"
 Rip tides slip past the jagged slopes. You wouldn't have one in 100 chances-if you could get to the water.
 You can't get to the water. The dead shot guards, the iron disci- pline and lockstep, no-slip rules; the never sleeping, never-failing snitch machine; the precipices all make the bay unreachable.
 Joe Bowers was accused of try- ing to reach the water. He wasn't trying to, the way I heard 1t. tt But he reached 1t, or the rocks near it-dead,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-09

Chatter. |. |. Joe Burns Plainvile high school prof doesn't intend to idle away his time this He's joined the sales staff of the c. A. Templeton Co. Joe's the oldest of Sergeant Barney Ray Car. rington is spending month at Camp Devens Harry Withers of the U. S. Rubber Company in Nauga. tuck motored 5OO miles in four days. One of his stops enabled him to get glimpse at the Dionnes. Marty Connors emphaticaly he drove his Buick sedan to Niagara Falls this week in 10 and half hours. Bingo! Hold your own card this may be mistake
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-09

Anna Aldorisio of the Home Owners Loan office is sun-tannng at Walnut Beach for week Ditto for Lcr1a and Terry Aldorso. Mae Clarke and Henry Despns are spending their factory vacation in Phadel- pha this week. |. Billy Beckett young Woodawn Ter race figure is nursing broken leg at St. Marys hospital Seth Goodwin, physical director is on his annual leave of absence. He'll be back on the job in August Paul Devino and Frankie Darlington motoring to San Francisco in Paul's new Oldsmobile sedan The buggy Is the gift of Pauls dad, Ralph, in recognition of his graduation from Wilby High last month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-09
Joe Was Stir Crazy

It happened before I came, but the boys told me Joe was going crazy and used to dive on his face into jagged rocks in the yard, seem- ing to think 1t was Q pool.
 He was put on the incinerator detail. A guard caught Joe on the fence just outside the incinerator and just three feet inside a 70-foot drop to the rocks. .
 They told me Joe, nutty, had gone outside to get Q piece of, paper which had blown over. Maybe he was trying to break, I don't know.
 The guards first shot missed, the second caught him in the hip, the third through the chest sidewise. He fell outside, rolled off the edge and fell 70 feet.
 The guards take no chances. One day 6 man stuck his head out of the laundry building and was lock- ing out across the rock.
 He couldn't have got out of that window and gone any place without a pair of wings. But
 Bloomi
 A guards gun spoke up, and a piece of cement as big as my fist flew out of the wall not so far from the prisoners head. He lost inter- est in things outside the room quick.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-09

n Peggy Blake who draws weekly salary at the Credit Bureau Office is vacaoning this week. She's just as sweet in appearance as she is over Mother Bell Sal Mucci Guy Masto, John Sylvester and Dan Santovasi are touring Niagara Falls, Toronto Montreal and the Thousand Islands. . . Sue Samuels of Webb street, Celia Burns of Catherine avenue and Margaret and Betty Mullen of Giles street twoweek-ng-it in East Hampton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-09

Every Sunday morning there were church services you could attend T you wanted to. Protestants one Sun day, Catholics the next.
 Three hours were allowed in the recreation yard Saturday after moons, three hours Sunday morn- ings.
 Here is one that Is hard to be- lieve, but strict and tough as the place was I have seen several in- mates drinking and one so drunk l thought sure he would be caught.
 won't say what they were drink ing or where they got 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-09
Tall Tower
 Topics
THREE L1MERICKs
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER
Good Evening.

There once was tough guy from Mystic '-s'' Whose talents ran to the fstic; .,, ''' He always had hunch Z. He'd win with his punch, He did; which made things realistic
 x There once was an actor named Gable The idol of Grace, Jane and Mabel; They were all for his style,
 His-we you know smile, And saw his pictures as often as they were apie lad by name of Bill Haver, " Got 8 summer job as life saver; ..y,' Unfortunate for him - He couldn't even swim, 4, Which wasn't so much in his favor
 FEM EM /
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-09
Inside A Atc1trnS-NO Escape Alcatraz? Only Release Order Or Lily Lets You Out, Bigfoot" Finds
But Prisoners
 Do Have Bit K Of Fun

 the first time to be about twice too long. Why couldn't Q man eat In 10 minutes?
 I had to be on my wayl I had places to SO. Ia.
 But when I started down after breakfast to get Q haircut, the guard made me 90 back and put me in my cell.
 I walked up and down, up and down. lay down. tried to read. jumped up again. What could have gone wrong?
 thought of 100l things. Maybe somebody framed. mel Maybe
 Dinnertime, and no word from the warden, I didn't take much on my tray, had e hard time getting 1t down.
 Two D. m. Tfamping of feet, my door. swung open.
 I was taken down to get the hair- cut. I was in the barber's char when Al Capone came in.
 "Be sure and give Big Dave a good haircut" he grinned to the barber. "It's his last one in Alca- traz."
 After, the haircut Al followed me into the bathroom. We talked about 70 minutes.
 We finished about s:a0 p. m., and was taken back to my cell. Then out to the front oftice to be dressed out. And-Out at Last
 put on . regular main line" blue suit, Decent rainbow-colored tie. Instead of the black navy ofti- cers' oxfords I was supposed to get, I got Q pair of tan shoes blacked over, the backing getting on my white cotton socks quick.
 But my overcoat was Q good one, regular navy issue. They made me take 6 cap, brown blanket mate- rial, which I put in my pocket and didn't try on until got to Texas -and found 1t was too small.
 got on the McDowell, the Spced- boat, and we chugged away across the bay. I stayed down in the cabin until we were half way over.
 Then I got up on deck and took a last look at The Rock.
 It got dinner and farther away, but hot as quick as I would have liked.
 Iknew there were nearly 300 men on 1t. but 1t still reminded me of a big squatty tombstone.
 THE END
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-09
Look Up Republic Contracts

c. I. o. agents and certain ofii- cials are finding out what contracts, if any, the government has with Re- public Steel Corporation, whose President Tom Girdier is in bad with the administration. Just what will be done about 1t if 0irdler proves to have government con- tracts isn't clear. But there will be some noise, at least. ''s Copyright, 1887, NEA Service, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-09
One Man Tried And He Was
 Shot Down

This is the last of four stories z on life "Inside Alcatras," relat- ed by the first convict ever to be paroled from the federal prison for incOrriglbles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-09

West Point, mecca for tourists of the Hudson Highlands offers in addition to it's beautiful grounds and awe inspiring buildings containing exhibits of unusual interest of which open to the public daily battalion parades of the famous West Point Cadets at 5:S0 m including Sundays with the excep. g a. m. Visitors are always welcome at West Point.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-09
Editor, Tall Tower Topics. |.

Editor Tall Tower Topics. Hello Having swell time sight seeing We visited the Shrine and Plymouth factory where an automobile made every 40 seconds We are bound for the Great Lakes Exposition in Ceve land and from there hope to set out for Toledo Then back east to Pittsburgh New York and good old Water bury. Mir. and Mrs. Chester May and MT. and Mrs T. Paulaski Detroit, Michigan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-09
THRILLER OF THE MONTH

Meet Detective Slim sivers in Murder Goes Wild book ed chils and thrills, not recommended for chld
 -EM EM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-09
Afraid of a Trap

That gives you an idea how 1t is.
 You can't pick up a guards ci- garet butt and smoke It.
 You can't have any money on you. used to find 1t when I was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-09

Treasurer W. Forbes Morgan, who subsequently, was hired for $i0o,- 900 @ year by distillers, to hawk some l,500 autographed copies at $250 apiece, in a deal through which the selling agency would receive $lo0 for each copy sold, Most of these copies have been sold to firms having or hoping for business with the government. For instance, Bethlehem Steel, which has government contracts, bought 30. ..
 The incentive of that $lo0 com
 mission per book to induce black.
 jack tactics by salesmen is ob- vious. Republican Congressman J.
 Will Taylor of Tennessee, has pre-
 scented charges as to sales In
 Nashville which, if true, indicate extortion.
 These facts are not new. But the fact that neither the White House nor the national committee has any comment becomes more interesting every day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-09
Jittery the Last Few Weeks

And now I'll tell about how left,
 was nervous and jittery my last few weeks.
 AS soon as had done my mini- mum time had to do 72 days Of good time had lost in the transfer to Alcatraz. Then there was 90 days to serve of investigative time for the 5000 fine I couldn't pay.
 It's hard to say how you feel as you get short. You just get scared.
 You don't know how your friends will take you. You know you will run into the police and maybe have trouble.
 One day you feel like talking and singing, next day you get all dunn mied up.
 was notified when I made out my conditional release papers, same as for parole except didn't have to have e job, that the date would be January i4.
 I thought 1t ought to be January l2 and went to Warden Johnston. We decided 1t was January B.
 The other inmates asked me i0ol questions as l got. shorter and short- CT. I got lots of advice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-09
The Old Alcatraz Jealousy

AuG Ohu <AAS@tAoA vSosVuSy
 About one-thlrd, I guess, told me to go out and get even.. l think a lot of them were sore and wanted me to get in trouble and come back --the old Jealousy.
 Two-thirds tolG me to get out and stay out.
 i've been in your shoes once" said Machine Gun" Kelly. That was when I got out of Leavenworth and had a chance to keep my nose clean.
 Hell wish I had known then
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-29
HADLEY TO HANDLE
 FULTON A. (. SQUAD

Coach Harold Hadley's Fulton A.. c. will be the youngest team Eep- resented in the Public Park circuit but, all in all, will offer stiff op- position to all rival combines. Coach Hadley's charges will be seen in an important practice session Friday night at c o'clock att he Fulton park diamond. There will be a mad scramble for positions as Coach Hadley will be ready to try each and every one out in order to put together Q winning combination.
 Due to scholastic baseball several members will not participate until play ir scholastic circles has ended.
 Superintendent James Curtin has Issued q baseball season permit for use Of the Fulton park diamond Co the Fulton A. Q. for every Wednes- day md Manager Tony Imbimbo ls ready for ell teams who write in deslrolig of seeking contests With the Public Park entrnnt, This irs
 dtatlon oNtcnds also to out of town teams. 70 write ili aild arrange your dates now. Wflto lo Tony iInbimbo, iii10 Nnfth Maln street, Wate5bury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-29
Casualties To Make Cubs Long-Shot For Nation
'DEAD' BALL TO
 COME BACK IN
 MAJOR LOOPS
Cheap Runs Will Be EIinl- mated Says Connie
 Mack
BY ERNEST B..RCELLA

ASASANAzSA D1AAsNA1AA<EA United Press Staff COrrespOndenE
 Boston, April 29.-(UP)-They're going to take some of the zip out of the major league ball next sea- son. But that won't affect the home run output of the really great sluggers, according baseball's patriarch - white-thatched Connie Mack.
 The tall, taciturn tactician of the Philadelphia Athletics is here for a series with his alumni-the Boston Red Sox. Yesterdays game having been washed out, MT. Mack spent the afternoon talking about base ball in general and return of the so-called dead ball'' in particular.
 No Worries
 "It's good thing for the game that they're taking some of the pep out of the ball." the venerable old man asserted. T don't think the change will bother the real slug gers. Fellows like Jimmy Foxx, Lou Gehrig, Hank Greenberg and Bob Johnson will continue to hit as many home runs as ever be- cause they've got a lot of power behind their swing"
 But" observed the soft-Spoken septaugenarian "the ones who will really feel the difference are the boys who bat around 300. Their averages will drop off 10 or 15 points. That's beer many of the balls they hit u the in field now will be str Id some of the drives that h fences will be caught"
 Should Know
 Having given 51 of his "A years to organized baseball, during which time he has seen the real dead" ball of yesteryear give way to the current rabbit ball, MT. Mack Git would be heresy to address this grand old man as anything but "Mr.O naturally is best qualified to make comparisons. Hence, when he tells you he's glad the less lively sphere will reappear, he knows what it's all about.
 "The raised SClCcneS ana WlQeneo seams won't take too much life out the ball. It will give the pitchers a better chance. Being able to control the ball better, they'll have more confidence. It will make baseball scientific game again. It will knock down the number of runs and base hits. Runs won't be so cheap. Teams will have to work to score"
 But what about the customers? Won't they scream if they don't have their slugfestS?
 "The change" he contributed quickly, twill be satisfactory to al types of fans, think. ThereIl stil be home runs for those who like slugging. And therell be closer games. Runs will mean something then"
 "Ah," said the gaunt Philadel- phian with a smile in his soft blue eyes," it will be a boon to the game I'm happy"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-29
TORRANCE THRU
 AS RING ROBOT
Shot-Put Champ Knocked Out in Second Round;
 GOdOy Wins

New York, April 29.-CUP)-Burly Jack Torrance of shot-putting fame can return to his cops beat on the sunny streets of Baton Rouge today fully satisfied his place on the heavyweight boxing ladder is no higher than the lowest rung.
 Jack, reduced from 328 to 253 pounds, was kayoed in the second round of the Hippodrome's all- star juggernaut show last night. Torrance, who becam esomething of figure in heavyweight circles rec gently when an imported fighter allegedly refused ito take a dive" succumbed to the knockout punch of Abe Simon. a 254-pounder from Brooklyn, after a minute and two seconds of the second of their scheduled six-round preliminary bout.
 It was the first setback suffered by the world champion shot-putter in five professional fights. After 8 good first round start by Tor rance, Simon dropped him for the count of nine in the second. Before Torrance had hardly gotten to his feet, Abe spilled him again. Jack stayed down for eight. Another left dumped the boy from the Bayous, and Referee Artie Donovan signaled that Jack was through.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-29
INDUSTRIAL LOOP
 MANAGERS MET

Despite a lack of quorum, all in- dications pointed to a six team Industrial Baseball league this sea- son at Hamilton park with Sco- wills, American Brass, Waterbury Clock, Naugatuck Chemical, Chase and Connecticut Light and Power company outfits expected to take the field. At @ meeting of man. agers last night called by William J. Derwin of the Park Department, only three teams were represented, but the opening of the season was agreed upon as Tuesday, May 18th. Applicants for umpiring and scor- ing Jobs are asked to get in touch with Mr. Dcrwin or Tom Chick Carney at Biener's Sport Shop.
 Billy Clcary Of scovills. George Flanagan of American Brass and Tom Carm0dy Of Waterbury Clock were tho trio on hand last evening with Johnny Ash of Naugntucls Chemical, Ned Farley of Chnse C0rn- panlea and Harry iiuey of the c. f. a ?. organization expected at the meeting when 0fticcTs will be elecl- ed for the year.