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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-28
VIOLIN ARTIST
 IN UNION FIGHT
Yehudi Menuhin, Erst. while Child Prodigy, May
 Break His Contract

Los Angeles, Oct. 2eA-tuP)- Yehudi Menuhin, 2i, erstwhile child prodigy and ono of the greatest living violin virtuosi, refused to- day to join Q union 90 that he might fulfill e contract to play with the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra.
 Officials of the orchestra inc mediately sought an exception from the American Guild of Musical Artists to . contract which re- quifes oil artists appearing AS par, of tho orchestra or with it, to bt union members. Menuhin had con- tracted to play with the orchestra in concert the nights of Nov. 2 and (,
 T am c free lance and art bee longs purely to the concert stage Menuhin informed Mrs. Leiland Atherton Irish, executive vice president of the orchestra from his home at Los Gates. T feel tho right of an individual in c demo- cratic country is involved in this demand and my freedom as an artist is ct stake.
 One Kind Of Art
 "ff this continues we will soon have only one kind of art-sthe kind which conforms to union regula- tons. Art and artists must be free, or there will be Q general leveling of art standards.
 Tt is not . question of money. it costs only ST0 or e76 to join tthe union.) Nor is the principle of labor unionisna involved, l have al- ways sympathised with union labor but I have no interests requiring collective bargaining.
 Menuhin was replying to . com. munieation from Mrs. Irish inform- ing him of the contract the or. chestra had signed with the union
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-28
HOME OF JUSTICE
 LAUER IS RAIDED
N. Y. Republican Supreme Court Judge Suspected
 of Being Smuggler

New York, Oct. 2e-(UP)-Justice Edgar l.. Lauer of the state supreme court said today the raid on his home by eight United States ctis- toms ofiicers hunting for smuggled goods was the result of tan exag- gerated and distorted story told by . discharged German maid" The maid was angry, he said, because Mrs. Lauer had expressed Q dislike for Adolf Hitler. The agents ended 6 six-hour search of the Lauers' Park avenue apartment last night and carried away four suitcases, re- fusing to say what was in them. They arrested Albert N. Chaperau, who was alleged to have visited the Lauers apartment october 6, the day after he returned to this coun- try ,~on the He de France, and
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-28
Stick Of Dynamite Is
 Discovered Near Green
Found Very Close to Carrie Welton FOuntan-Ped dler, Who Had Just Driven Away, Denies
 He Had Lost It-Police Investigating

The mysterious appearance in Ex- change Place of 0 stick of dynamite, powerful enough to cause a serious explosion, had the police and fire departments Investigating today.
 Three cab drivers discovered the dynamite near the Carrie Welton fountain at 7:30 o'clock this morn- ing and notified authorities. The drivers said the explosive was found e moment after . peddkr's horse and wagon had pulled away from the curb. but the peddler denied any knowledge of the dynamite. q
 The dynamite, after being han- dled gingerly by the cahmen, was taken to the charles A. Tempieton store, where 1t was placed in the magazine.
 Finders of Stick
 Fire Marshal Den Lahey reported that the dynamite was found by William Puszinski, of West Porter street; Ray Fregeau, of 774 East Main street; and Samuel Behuniak, of la FcaFl bIeet'
 The wagon was driven by Charles dinsberg, of i34 Hill street. The cab drivers called to him as the vehicle pulled away and they saw on object in the roadway. 0insberg said that nothing had fallen from his wagon, and the object" was Identified as dynamite.
 The fire marshai said the dyna- mite stick was of the American brand. It weighed 6 half.pound, he said, and was of co per cent strength.
 The police investigation Is in charge of Detective-Lieutenants William Pollard and Edward Mciclli- gott.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-28

the proposition of whether the elec- tricians will be allowed to complete the installation of current for the 64 voting machines.
 It Is understood that the car. pcnters' unon pulled man oil the Blanchard job yesterday and that the non-union contractor is at- tempting to complete the job alone of building rails and preparing the s2 polling places for the election.
 Employs Non- Union Men
 Tho: as 0. Quinn, secretary of the Building Trades council, said that MT. Blanchard had been employing non-union labor for several years and remarked:
 We are not going to furnish men just for the time being, inferring that Mir. Blanchard finds himself in the position of requiring expert carpenters but that the union will not allow members to take the tenn. porary job, under the circumstances.
 Mir, Blanchard is not recognized as n contractor" by the union and the reason given by members Of the carnenters' union was alleged to be that The is unfair to labor"
 Recommended By Taller
 Report on the basis of the dif- ficuIty was that Republican Regis- trar Albert Q. Taller had recori- mended MT. Blanchard and had ob- tained approval of the contract by the controller. It was reported, also, that the contract for tho instaila- ton of electrical equipment, fixing lights in booths and the Ike, may have been lot to non-union elec- tricians.
 Republican leaders were at loss to explain how the controller had let the contracts to non-union em- ployers when the platform of the party this year is alleged to favor organized labor. Tn fact, John w. Mcdurk, Republican candidate for state representative from Waterbury, is c veteran labor man and has the support sand endorsement Of organ. ized labor.
 Ohzlcials Worried
 Election officials doubted whether the carpenter work required in the g polling places can be finished in time unless MT. Blanchard is able to obtain non.union help to aid him to fulfill his contract with the city as devised. through the controllers ofiice.
 The union officials said that the only way the contractor could ob- tain services of union carpenters would be by agreement to hire such labor in the future, not just for the polling place job.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-28
BABY "TWISTER"
 HITS BROCKTON

Brockton, Mass, Oct. 2s-(UP)- Workmen today cleared away debris strewn in the wake of miniature tornado which swept the Campello section late yesterday, damaging two shoe factories and terrorizing 200 employees.
 swirilng out Of the south, the baby "twister" ripped the roof from . Dartmouth Shoe Company ioad- ing platform and caved in the roof of the Campello Shank Company's power plant. It also spiintered 2 shed at the Brockton pumping sta- ton. No one was injured, however
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-28
Thousands Arrested In Eviction Drive; Must Go Back To Native Poland
Chairman Smith In Blast At McC Conaughy
Terms Attack Made Upon Him By Wesleyan Head "Vicious, Dishonest, Despicable" Him
 "Smart.Afck" College President

Termng the attack on him by President James l.. McConaughy of Wesleyan University, Republican candi- dete for lieutenant governor vicious dishonest despc able" Democratic State Chairman Francis Smith today charged the university head "sart-aleck college pres- dent turned cheap politician and described Dr. McCon aughys accusation that he is attempting to the state of Connecticut A plain. downright lie"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-28
Contract Is Given Out By Controller Rowland's Office
Threat Made Polling Places May Not Be Ready on
 Time-One Union Man Reported Pulled Off JOb-0eO Blanchard Is Contractor

Contracts for carpenter work Waterbury's polling paces let to non-unon carpenter by the office of Con- troer Sherwood L. Rowland resulted today in the threat that the polling places may not be ready in time for election Union officials conerrng today after inform ing members of the carpenter union of the Building Trades Council that they should not work for the non-union employer George w Blanchard of 175 Edson avenue on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-28
CAMERA QUIZZER

A-In October @ of 1887 the m an pictured here figured in a case that was not 90 funny, all because of alleged funny business in the fun business. Who is he. what Is his profes- sion, what was the alleged fsln- ny business that put him in the
 headIines2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-28

Answer to Camera ouIsxee can he found m page 1N 4f toaaS'e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-28
TREASURY BALANCE

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-28
The Weather

Probably Rain for To-
 night; Saturday gun wsnshss Report Page .
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
World of Finance By Lewis Haney

goods or that they are unable to earn the
money required. If they are earning enough,
they fear they soon may not be able to do so.
Such is the case not only with laborers, but es-
pecially with investors and enterpriserS. I'm
certainty is so great today that plans can't be
made, and investments are withheld.
How could the general price level be made to
rise?
There is only one general answer, and that
is by increasing demand in relation to supply.
If industrial activity is to expand, this can
come about only by increasing the desires and
purchasing power of buyers.
/. In depression, when money and productive
power are not being used normally and goods
have become scarce, it is possible for the gen.
eral price level to rise without initiation. But
this would mean purchasing power would be
earned by real production, and that costs would
rise only as necessary without artificial holding
of commodities, high wage policies, etc. Such
conditions do not require any Government con-
troll or social planning or monetary manipulation.
2. The other possibility is initiation. Indeed,
initiation is usually taken to mean general rise
in prices; for such general rise must mean
fall in the value of currency. when the dollar
buys less, all prices are higher)
The important point for us to note is that
there can be no initiation in prices except through
an increased demand for goods. No matter what
sort of money we have, if we don't use it, prices
don't change.
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
Dear Washington
By Helen Essary

HOWEVER, the congressional committees were
IA cool to the secretarys idea. Maybe they
feared it meant an eventual check on Congress
carefree method Of sending carloads of its own
speeches free into doubtful and certain districts
At any rate, they refused to be cruel to the
frank They let it spread like flood to every
spot in this country where the mails can reach.
OINCE Horace Russell got himself so promptly
~ thrown out of the Hole for sending those
thousands Cor was it millons) of personal letters
advertising lawyer friend through the U. S. Mail
under the alibi of the governmental frank, many
another empIoye of Uncle Sam is having night.
mares.
For every Government worker admits that the
Thanking privilege is one of the most abused of
all the privileges allowed certain topflight Off
Gals. Every official admits that there have been
times when he himself has winked at certain
minor violations of fellow worker. He has hoped
meanwhile that his own enthusiasm for sending
free letters has been overlooked.
WrOng-SO What!
SSSURE it's wrong. but what can you do about
it?" So most of them say and Sfiver little.
There's plenty you can do about it" says Sec
rotary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper. Make every
Government department pay its own share of the
cost the Post Office Department assumes for all
frankins."
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
JUVENILE BILL
NEARS PASSAGE

The long-disputed juvenile court
bill, undermining the courts pro-
cedure, appeared near passage to-
day as Senate and House con-
ferees worked out a compromise.
A compromise proposal by Rep
resentative Jack Nichols CD of
Oklahoma, was agreed to by Sen
ate confereeS, and only the alb
sence of two of the conferees,
Representatives Vincent L. Pal
misano CD of Maryland, chair
man of the House District Com
mittee, and Everett M. Dirksen
(RD of Illinois, was holding up
final approval of the conference
report.
Under the compromise, an Of
ficer of the juvenile court, a social
welfare worker, will make all in
vestigatlons Of complaints, report
ing back for final APPROVAL to the
corporation counsel.
The point at issue, since last
August when the bill was passed
by both Senate and House, was
the Senate amendment restoring
the corporation counsel's office to
the reorganized court. House con-
fereeS have insisted the corpora
ton counsel be eliminated, and
that all Investigations be. made by
the social worker.
Senator William H. King CD of
Utah, chairman of the Senate Dis
trict Committee, said he hoped
to be able to complete the report
on the measure not later than
Monday.
VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE TOMORROW
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
CHILD HEALTH
OBSERVANCE SET

Arrangements for the observ
ance of Child Health Day on May
l were being perfected today, but
since May l falls on Sunday, most
of the activities will be held
Monday.
District Health Department Of
ficials declared the day will mark
the beginning of a vigorous cam.
paign to eliminate conditions con.
ducive to disease and to promote
a high degree of child health here.
Slogan for this years campaign
is Speed children on the road
to health" Urging cooperation OF
all health agencies, both public and
private. in the health movement
the District Commissioners issued
a proclamation setting aside May
l as Child Health Day.
AS part of the observance, Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Miss
Katherine Lenroot, chief of the
Children's Bureau, Department of
Labor will speak at a luncheon in
the Willard Hotel at 1890 p. m.
Monday.
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
WOmenTOke
Poison Here

Two women were in Gallinger
Hospital today, recovering from
poison taken last night.
Stella Drevas, "a, of the 600
block of I st. N. W., was taken
to Casualty Hospital and removed
to Gallinger for observation after
treatment.
Mrs. Jean Southern, %, of the
400 block G st. N. W., was treated
at Casualty and removed to Gal
linger Hospital.
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
LOUe Unhappy
Girl Dies

An attractive brunette identified
by means of an automobile oper.
ator'S permit as Edythe M. Kinsolv-
ing, was found dead in her apart
ment at 1908 Fifteenth St. N. W.,
today, the gas jets of the stove
turned on.
Police we're told that the woman
was also known as Maxine Fulker.
son. A card on the mail box indi-
Gated that the apartment was &C.
cupied by Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Hanny
Fulkerson.
Neighbors told police a man had
been seen to leave the place early
today. Police said the bed showed
The Washington times., 1938-04-29

If prices rise now or soon, will business recover?
That depends on the nature of the rise, and
what we mean by recovery" rather gen.
eral and persistent rising trend of prices not
caused by fear or unsound currency, probably
would indicate business recovery. 1t also would
stimulate business.
But an "inflationary" run up in prices would
lead merely to a speculative boomlet and col
lapse. This is proved by all the New Deal in
flation sprees-1s3S> 1884, 1857.
Why Prices Haze Been Sagging
WHY don't prices rise now? Why have they
w been sagging recently?
In the first place. there is lack Of demand
This means many people are afraid to buy
The Washington times., 1938-04-29

the furnace man could find time to burn the
trash.
Mr.. Roper reported the distressing result of
his experiment to certain committees of Con-
gress He tried to interest them in the matter Of
appropriating a certain amount to each depart
ment to pay for that departments Thanking. This
amount was not too large. But large enough to
pay the post office bill if the department didn't
go mad in sending out its free material
Mr.. Roper, through his plan, would likewise
help the Government Printing Office that I'M
fortunate institution which works day and night
to get governmental thoughts into black and
white.
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
Bay Staters Plan
Dance Wednesday

Massachusetts Democratic Club
members will dance at the head
quarters of the National Democra-
tic Club, 1900 Rhode Island Ave.
next Wednesday evening.
Among the guests will be Sena-
tor David I. Walsh, Col. James
Roosevelt, and Representatives
John Mccormack, Joseph Casey,
Arthur Healey, Lawrence Connery
and Thomas Flaherty.
The Washington times., 1938-04-29

ingly admonished Judge Newman
for taking a parking place at
Fourteenth and U Streets North
west, and in doing so used profane
and indecent language.
Starke pleaded guilty to the
charge and was fined $25 after
Judge John P. Mcmahon heard
Judge Newman testify.
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
Seeks Parking Space;
Tells 1t to Judge TWice

Police Court Judge Hobart New
man took the stand today as a
complaining witness against Ray
mond sStarke, colored. 33, of 1919
Second st. N. w., charged with
disorderly conduct growing out of
his mistake of telling it to the
judge" last night about a parking
place.
Starke was charged, unknow.
The Washington times., 1938-04-29

Yet this is exactly what
the citizens of the District are
going to do tomorrow if they
don't take their chance and
vote. They are going to walk
straight into the arms of obliv-
ion so far as their own city
is concerned. They are going
to give up every chance to
have a say for many a long
year in everything vitality con-
nected with them and the
future generations.
VrIoo,o &c M 1,ca In NV GIVING
The Washington times., 1938-04-29

no evidence of having been slept
in last night.
The dead woman left several
notes addressed to her mother,
who lives in Fikeston, Mo. Another
note, unaddressed, stated:
Il couldn't live without him.
And couldn't live with him.
So this is the best way out"
One of the notes addressed to
the mother said:
Forgive me for taking the
towards way out"
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
OUercroWded Hospitals

ENIRST-The overcrowded hospitals; second
the disgraceful slums; third, the police de-
partment, with the lack of funds and encourage
ment to help these men which they so sorely
need; fourth, the District Jail, which is in a
horrible condition. fifth, no real medical cen
ter like the one they have in Baltimore; sixth,
the Morgue, overcrowded and pathetic.
places and it would serve us darn well right if
we did just get dose of what we would have to
put up with and, believe me. if every citizen had
to go through the experience for few days in
these places-of course, outside Of landing at the
Morgue-you would have the vote in Washington
in a mighty short time.
Here is Robert Fleming, a man have grown
up with and admired all my life, the president of
the Riggs Bank, who has come out for the vote,
finally realizing it is necessary. He is one, among
hundreds, of the splendid men who are backing
this fight.
And this Smokescreen of colored mayor or
colored Senator is all ridiculous.
No, fellow citizens, don't walk the last, long
mile through fear lazineSs, or ignorance and have
the little green door shut on you for perhaps
many, many years. Stand up for your rights;
fight for your beautiful city; demand the vote,
and, when you get it, live up to it with reverence
in your heart and determination to make your
city a model for you and all America to be
proud of.
The Washington times., 1938-04-29

There IS no use III my BIV1IIs Mrs Mclean
figures and trying to write learned discourse
on the subject In the first place, can't do it,
and in the second place you have all heard the
facts connected with it explained time and again
over the radio and written up in the press.
just want to bring to your attention few
little examples and see if you consider this is
the way to run city.
Yesterday the House District Committee held
q meeting on District affairs How many of this
committee do you suppose showed. up? My
friends, THREE exactly, out of 10 members, were
presen> Does this show any care or attention or
real interest in our beautiful city? There were
very vital things to be brought before this COM
mittee, but, oh no. there wasn't enough interest
shown for everybody to appear
The Washington times., 1938-04-29
100 BEAUTIES
TO Be GUESTS
'OF Wild WEST
Wincheuettes Get
Bid From Mccoy

Smitten entirely out of his pass
pinching penchant by the galaxy
of feminine charm cleaning forth
from Page 8 of yeterday's Wash
ington Times, Ralph (hates-to-be-
called-Rafe) Williams, advance
agent of Col. Tim McCoy's Real
Wild West and Rough Riders of
the World, forthwith invited 100
Of the lovely entrants in the
Walter Winchell sweepstakes to be
the guests of Colonel Mccoy at
Monday nights performance.
The "Winchelettes" will OCCUPY
a special section of reserved seats
at the Wild We t show, which will
exhibit Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday on Union Market show
grounds, Florida Avenue and Fifth
Street Northwest.
ROMANTIC COWBOYS
And another thing Rafe-beg
pardon-Ralph says the show is
packed full of romantic-minded
cowboys who yearn for love and
have a practiced eye for beauty!
They'll be capering around on
horseback-and if some Winchell.
cite doesn't want cowboy, she
may have a charro from old Mex
lco, a gaucho from the Argentine,
a bushranger from Australia, a
caValryman from Great Britain,
or one of the 200 Indians!
Any girl entered in the Walter
W1nchell Sweepstakes may have
her ticket by applying in person
to the Sweepstakes Editor of The
washington Times any time be-
tween now and Monday noon!
ALL-STATES BALL
Meanwhile another flock of
beauties who are out to prove that
the famous columnist was very.
very wrong to publish his anony.
NOUS correspondents statement
That there are no beautiful women
in government service" are going
TO be guests of Gordon Hittenmark
in his All-States ball. You'll find
the details of that in another
column.
Remember, too, that you still
have until midnight tomorrow to
get your entries in for the Walter
Winchell Sweepstakes! The rules
are simple-and you will find
them and also an entry blank in
today'S Washington Times.
And just look what a thrill is
waiting for the girl who is chosen
Miss Washington! She will fly
to New York on one of Eastern
Alrlines sky palaces, as the per-
sonal guest of Walter Winchell
for three days and nights!
She will wear a travelling suit
presented to her by the Model
Shop, 1903 F. st. N. W., and in her
dates" with the celebrities who
hover around Winchell in Man
hattan'S swankiest night clubs
and theaters, she will wear an
evening gown given to her by that
same women's wear institution,
She'll see Radio City from the
inside-not just glimpse of the
StudioS-she'll ride with WinchelI
in his famous private police car,
chasing crime. She'll dine in the
most magnificent of New York's
Continued on Page Fl, Col. q
VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE TOMORROW
PIT. A. PARTY
Mcfarland Junior High School
Parent-Teacher Association will
give a game and card party at 8
O'Clock tonight in the school cafe
terra. Mrs. Bert Coggins is chair
man of the general committee
The Washington times., 1938-04-29

type of cyclical recovery in
business always is accompanied
by rising prices.
This is true, because in de-
pressions the prices Of raw ma
terials always are too low.
When they rise with recovery,
other prices generally rise, too.
OF course, it does not fol-
low that prices must rise as
high as they were in the pre-
ceding boom. In many booms
prices are far too high to be
The Washington times., 1938-04-29

post offices.
The fellow was to keep watch
and see exactly how much of
the tons of franked mail sent
in, say by the Department of
Agriculture, was collected.
Mr.. Roper'S agent reported,
almost without exception, that
little of the stuff was taken
away from the post offices. It
cluttered up the shelves for
days. In the end it just meant
the purchase of more and big
ger wastepaper baskets until