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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01

from Schumann's Symphony No.
 4, in D Minor; PoIonaise from
 Bcethoven's Serenade, Opus 8;
 Adagietto, from Bizet's "L'Ar-
 leSienne" Suite No. and Grain
 gers Molly on the Shore."
 w. c. Fields celebrated completion of "The Big Broadcast of 1888" by buying new automobile of luXur- ious design. It even has a fur rug on the floor =. Bing Crosby and the publicity department at Par amount have made peace again. While Crosby was working in Doc tor Rhythm," Gonzaga University conferred upon him a doctors de- gree. He loaned the sheepskin to the publicity department and it was lost" It was finally found in the department safe where a Stenogra- pher had placed it After his three weeks tour of American cities previewing 'The Buccaneer," Cecil B. DeMille is taking a three weeks vacation at his ranch. However, he returns to Hollywood once week for his weekly broadcast.
 The story of the Seeing Eye"
 dogs, their training talents, and
 place in the lives of the unfOr-
 tunates for whom they must
 take the place of eyes, will be
 told in a unique broadcast over
 the WABC- Columbia network
 Saturday from 5:45 to 500 p.
 n., EST. The highlight of the
 program will be a description of
 the progress of blind youth as
 he travels through a congested
 traffic area in Los Angeles with
 the aid of one of the Seeing
 Eye" dogs. A short wave
 equipped automobile will follow
 the pair and an announcer will
 describe the actions of the ani-
 maj and its master.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01
5OO-.WICC-- C--Bridgeport--6OO

F. M.
 4;oo-The Rhode Islanders, Orch. 4:3O-Club Mat1nee-variety show
 featuring Harry Kogen and
 his Orch. with Ransom Sher-
 man, master of ceremonies;
 vocalists. 4:45-Ruth Ferry. songs. 5:OO-Street Scene-from Bridge-
 port. sidewalk interviews. 5:l5-Don WinsloW of the Navy,
 dramatic sketch. 5:3O-WICC news bulletins and
 Musical Roundup (ET). 5:45-Tom Mix and his Straight
 Shooters. 6:O0-Yankee Network News Serv-
 ice.
 6:15-Fred Hoey's Sport Roundup. 6:30-Musical Rendezvous (ET). 6:45-Jane Froman-Howard Phil
 lips with Victor Arden's
 Orch. (ET). 7:0O-Easy Aces. comedy sketch
 featuring Jane and Goodman
 Ace. 7:15-Nr. Keen, Tracer of Lost
 Persons 7:3o-"Headlines." dramatization of
 the days news. 7:45-Cician Della Chiesa, soprano S;O0-"Those We Love-" dramatic
 serial starring Nan Grey and
 Richard Cromwell. 9'"'- !HuSdi A. GueSU ln-'lt Can
 be Done; music and dra-
 matization; Frankie Masters
 and his Orch: Masters Voices
 singing ensemble. 9:O0-Horace. Heidt and his Alemite
 Brigadiers 9:3O-Alias Jimmy Valentine,
 dramatic serials, staring Bert
 Lytell. 1O:OO-General Hugh S. Johnson,
 cOmemntatOr. lO:l5-The Kidoodlers, vocal and in-
 strumental Quarte. 10:S0-News from Yale University. 10:35-Symphonic Strings, direction
 of Alfred Wallenstein. l:OO-Yankee Network News and
 W1CC local news. ll:20-Billy Lossez and his Cocoa
 nut Grove Orch. :30-Eddy Duchin and his Orch. Kaye's Orch. l2:50-Isham Jones and his Orch. 1:00-Ray Pearl and his Orch. i:S0-Ray Keating and his Orch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01
PRIVATE PHONE
 OF CONTROLLER

(Continued from Page D to the public records, has been bothered by the complaints of the hundreds who have not received money due them from the city since December. This was the com rnent of those who inquired as to the need the controller might have for a private telephone"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01
NATI0NALISTS
 ELECT OFFICERS

(Continued from Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01
Roaming The Air Waves

Paula Lecler, the most outstanding woman commentator in the inter- national field who has interviewed every important parsonage in the world, will be interviewed herself in 8 radio broadcast on Station WATR, today at 3:15 p. m, by Frankie Basch, a woman radio re- porter familiarly known in the broadcast field as radios only "sob sister,.
 Miss Lecler, who has travelled extensively and at one time tra- versed more than 10000 kilometers during an assignment in Soviet Rus sia, has written for such organiza- tions as the Associated Press; New Yorker; McCall's North American Newspaper Alliance; Universal Ser vice; London Express; Paris Soir and others. In 1885, she was the only woman reporter covering the Italo- Ethiopian war. She has also made surveys in Italy, Germany, Russia and India. More recently, Miss Lecler covered the Spanish war and for ten days was confined to solitary imprisonment at Valencia. She has also been guest of Queen Marie and attended special recep- tion given by King Carol, during which she interviewed members of the royal family.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01
WATR PROGRAMS ll9c Kilocycles

P. M.
 S:OO-Transradio News Bulletins. 3:15-Gems of Melody. 3:45-Vocalists in Review. 4:00-Manhattan Serenade. 4:30-kay and Buddy Arnold. 4:45-Your Library. 5:00-Uncle Harry. 5:15-Eb and Zeb. 5:30-World in Review. 5:45-Melody Revue. 6:0O-Transradio News Bulletins;
 Musical Interlude. 6:15-k of C. Program. 6:30-Sports Reporter. 6:45-What's Your Answer? 7:0U-Sign off. A. NJ.
 7:3U-Music and Stuff. 7:45-HeadlineS in the News. S:00-Barnacle Bill. S:15-Yesterdays Hits. S:30-Fern Scull, organist. S:45-Jacob $. List. 9:00-Morning Devotions. 9:15-Shoppers' Guide. 1O:00-Proplems for Pamela. 10:15-House of Peter MacGregor. 10:30-Transradio News Bulletins. 10:45-Charles Cutler. 11:00-Brain Teasers. Il 1:15--Morning Musicale. 11:45-Let's Swing It. 12:00-Musical Echoes. P. M. 12:15-Melodic Moments. 12:30-Transradio and Waterbury
 Democrat News. Moments. 1:00-Mirror Reflections. 1:15-Kiwanis Club Luncheon. 1:45-Shirley Winters, Songs. 2:00-Views of the News. 2:15-Singing Strings. 2:30-Melody Express. 3:00-Transradio News Bulletins. S:15-Gems of Melody. 3:30-Ave Maria Novena. 4:O0-Melody Parade. 4:15-WPA Dance Orchestra. 4:45-Jack Ward, Organist. 5:00-Uncle Harry. 5:15-Eb and Zeb. 5:30-World-In Review. 5:45-Melody Revue. 6:00-Transradio News Bulletins:
 Musical Interlude. 6:15-In The Crimelight. 6:30-Hits and Bits. 6:45-Singing Bill. 7:00-Sign Off.
The Washington times., 1938-11-09

When it was announced that
thrcugh the Patterson Newspapers
the honor Of naming the two new
Bengal tigers at the Zoo would GO
to a Washington grade school
child, Grade 3 Alb as one voice
said That's mel" and reached for
the pencils and paper.
Net result today was exactly Al
different suggestions for names.
Each suggestion was contained in
a letter addressed to DR.. William
Mann, director of the Zoo.
PRIVATE CONTEST
And Just in case that didn't suf-
flee, the class taught by Mrs,
BoWes held their own private COM
petition. The winners: Donald Du
Laney, 8, of the 1900 block of Van
Buren st. N. w. Trigger and Tag
ger") and Carmen Smoke, also 8,
of the 1900 block of Longfellow st
N. w. WBingo and Bozo").
But there is more. Interest kin
died in the contest touched off
poetic spark in the minds Of Grade
3 ABB. Result is a two-verse mar
Eative poem about the tigers, and
very good verse, too. And nov
they're setting the lyrics to music
Two huge enlargements Of the
Zoo tigers adorn the classroom OF
Grade 3A-B today, and soon
they'll hang in the homes Of Don
aid and Carmen, the winners Of
the private contest at Brightwood
I'm a gold frame" added Carmen
impresSively.
The contestants in the Tiger
| Naming Contest now number over
The Washington times., 1938-11-09
BY WILLIAM NEWMAN

Inclement weather is said to
have kept many voters from the
polls yesterday, but it kept none
Of Nine. Kristen Flagstad's ad.
mirers away from Constitution
Hall last night. Perhaps Wash.
ingtonians, being voteless, have
not acquired this inhibition, but
if their political interest ever is
allowed expression 1t is not likely
to exceed that manifested toward
this great artist.
HAS GREAT DIGNITY
Last nights audience listened
with an attention that no other
group of music lovers has mani
tested this season or last. No one
coughed, or moved, or rustled pro
grams, or talked, or exhibited
similar evidences of q divided
mind. This calm, dignified, ma
tronly singer has the power to i'm
pose her own absorption in tAe
song upon her hearers. They
sense its Importance to her anc
presently begin to share her con
viction in so far as their individual,
capacities permit,
The Washington times., 1938-11-09
AIDES APPOINTED
BY COMMANDER
OF LEGION POST
Carroll Makes Choices
For Chairmen

Comdr. Emmett R. Carroll, CT
the National Cathedral Post, No.
10, American Legion. yesterday an.
nounced appointment Of commit
tee chairmen for the year.
Ira D. Scott will head the com
.mittee on Americanism; Joseph C.
Abrams and Noah Donaldson
Armistice Day. Others are as fol
lows: Adjutant, John L. julius;
athletics, Henry A. Peckham; aero
nautics, william C. Buell.: cere
monial officer, Thomas R. Gala
han; child welfare, Andrew G
Weaver; emergency aid officer
DR.. Jesse L. Hall; entertainment
James r. Burns.
Flag Day, Ernest ]. Kay; finance
officer, william C. Buell.; graves
registration, John T. Chichester
legislative officer, James E. Log
gins; Memorial Day, John A
smith: music, Michael j. Cohan
national defense officer; james
lO'C. Roberts; radio officer, Samue
Rose; resolutions, Robert P. Nc
Candlish; service Officer, Howard
w. Woerner.
Chairman, Sons Of L 9 ! o n
Thomas r. Callahan; Trophies
and awards, Forest F. Bartl: uni
forms, Joseph C. Abrams; veterans
preference officer, Timothy N
Sheehan; war orphans, Franz
Haley, and welfare and relic
officer, DR.. Ray F. Guynn.
The Washington times., 1938-11-09

of the generation makes it clear
to all who hear her that the songs
she sings are greater than her
art; that she is the humble serv-
ant, not of the public but Of the
composer; that personal success
is farthest from her mind.
She offered a great program.
It began with a dutiful gesture
toward German opera and song as
represented in the words Of Won
Weber and Beethoven: moved a
century forward to quote three
Of the romantic poems Of Brahms,
turned to the song Of her own
land as represented by four lyric
poems of Grieg and two by Al
naes. They we're the evenings S
best IN point of delicate interpre.
tative and vocal resources. Then
came the expected exhibition Of
heroic, Wagnerian song with the
The Washington times., 1938-11-09

], 900, and it will be no small job
for the three judges to pick the
ultimate winner.
But the contest will continue un
til every child Of grade school age
has a chance to make his Sugges
tion. At the end Of the contest
cash priz-5 Of $40, $40 and IS will
be awarded the major winners
and so theater tickets will be dis
tributed to others.
And now who's going to tie the
record Of Grade 3 ABB, Of the
Brentwood SCHOOL,
The Washington times., 1938-11-09

lf you like blended whiskeY II you
want perfect mild gentle whiskey, we
usk you TO try NGtionGI's EAGLE. And we
ask you TO comPure lis price, its body, is
aroma and IFS 9asse with any blend Os
any price.
Go into the nearest bar and ask for
NGiionaI's EAGLE in hishbaII, stroisht,
Manhattan or however you, like your
drinks made. And then, don't forget 10
take bottle home.
The Washington times., 1938-11-09
SSO,83O RAISED
FIR ST DAY OF
CAPITAL CHEST.
Goal of $2,l27,OOO Set
For This Year

With the 1898 campaign off on
o flying start, volunteer workers
for the Community Chest were to
hear at a luncheon meeting in
the Willard Hotel today, that
their initial efforts yesterday re-
suited in gifts totaling $90,830.
This years goal is $2,127 900,
to be allotted the city'S charitable
institutions, for the alienation Of
distress among the aged, infirm
and INDECENT.
GIVES MORE THAN $1OO
All yesterdays contributions
we're for $100 or more. Included
were pledges from % persons for
$1,000 or more. The highest pledge
for the first day was for $2,750
and came from Chief Justice
Charles Evans Hughes.
Volunteers are canvassing every
section of the city to enlist aid
In the campaign. The entire Dis
trict has been mapped out for
coverage, with every residence
and business house slated for
contact.
NEWSPAPERS DO BIT
Newspapers Of Washington are
playing their part through full
page ads, designed to stress the
fact that human suffering in the
Nations Capital can be minimlzed
only through the increased gen.
erosity of it's citizens.
The radio phase Of the cam
paign is being undertaken by the
Community Players, members OF
the Community Chest speakers
bureau and the Junior Board Of
Commerce. Their programs are
being carried by all local stations.
PLAN HOUSE CANVASS
The Metropolitan Unit, with
1900 workers, is undertaking the
house-to-house canvass. Business
firms employing IS or more per
sons are being solicited by sec
ond group.
The special assignments unit,
which accounted for most Of the
first days total, is operating
under superviSion Of Randolph G.
Bishop and Frederick N. Bradley.
Other solicitation units are
covering Government depart.
ments, the Capital, and suburbs.
The Washington times., 1938-11-09
French Press Chief

PARIS, Nov. 9 G.N.SO Pierre
Bressy, sub-director of administra.
tive affairs at the Quai d'Orsay,
has just been appointed new press
chief. He succeeds M. Pierre
Comert, who is taking up another
most
The Washington times., 1938-11-09
Nine. NaSStad Scores

I''Love Death" from Tristan" a
memorable moment.
STRAUSS SONGS CLOSE
The English group was one to
make Americans proud Of the
talents of their courtymen Ker.
nochan, Quilter and Warren, who
contributed songs the equal either
of the lovely Norwegian group or
of the Rachmaninoff bravura
Floods Of Spring" Three songs
of Strauss completed the pro-
gram.
The Washington times., 1938-11-09

Fed his aIligators with cats, dogs
and maybe girls. An American Blue
beard" put o bullet through his
heart when questioned about the
strange diet Of his ugly pets, SO no one
knows how many ''hOstesSes" dis
appeared from his sinister tavern. An
Illustrated feature in the American
Weekly. the magazine distributed with
next Sundays Herald-TimoS.
The Washington times., 1938-11-09

''Why are you looking 50 gium, Lillian?'
"T have to find o new room, Betty-but
I can't seem to get up enough energy to
start looking"
Here's . copy Of the Herald Times
Lillian, I'll bet you find something there.
II seems to carry more furnished room
Want Ads than any other paper I ever
read"
The Washington times., 1938-11-09
'Tigger and Tagger, 'Bingo and Bozo
Win in School Competition

Thorough is the word for Grade ABB of the Brghtwood
School Particularly when it to naming contest
The Washington times., 1938-11-09
INFLUENCE WHOLESOME

Nor can there be any doubt
that Nine. Flagstad's influence
upon our musical life is whole
some. She reaffirms the dignity
Of a great art. She evives its i'm
portance. This acknowledged pos
SCISSOR Of one Of the greatest voices
Evening star., 1938-01-17
Lamont Lays Slump, in Part,
To Distrust of u. s. Business

the most strenuous and determined
efforts to maintain the improvement
that marked 1896 and early 1887. But
the obstacles in the path have been
too great.
In . great country like America,
If enterprise Is to continue to advance,
fresh capital must be made constantly
available for it. Now the capital
markets. the fields Of private Invest
ment, are practically closed. That does
not mean that there is q strike of
capital.
There Is just as little reason In
such . phrase rs there would be to
say that $4,000 employees who had lost
their jobs because Of slack orders had
gone on strike. Nol Would It not
be nearer the marx to say not that
capital was on strike, but that it had
been locked out by such things ~
the surplus profits tax which his
given warning to investors that no
longer are businesses to be permitted
70 conserve . fair measure OF their
earnings for bad times. :;
Evening star., 1938-01-17
By JOHN H. CLINE.

Associate Justice George Sutherland
today terminated his Is years. service
IS a member of the Supreme Court
with the delivery Of an opinion in a
tax case involving the Minnesota
Tea Co.
The retirement Of the 75-year-old
justice. announced early this month,
becomes effective at midnight tonight.
At the same time Justice Suther-
land performed his last function ss .
member of the tribunal, Solicitor
General Stanley r. Reed, who has
been nominated as his successor, per-
formed what probably will be his last
duties as the Governments repre-
sentative before the court.
As usual, Mr.. Reed entered the
courtroom about Is minutes before
the opening Of the session and took
his seat 1T the counsel table. He
listened attentively while the justices
were delivering several opinions and
then presented two young attorneys
for admission to the bar Of. the court.
Evening star., 1938-01-17
Last High Court appearance
Made BY Justice Sutherland

If the Senate, as expected. speedily
confirms his nomination, Mr.. Reed
will return as . member of the tri-
bunal when the court meets again in
two weeks.
The decision rendered by Justice
Sutherland reversed q finding by the
Board Of Tax Appeals and held that
some 100000 distributed by the tea
company was subject to taxation.
In the only other decision Of conse-
quence Chief Justice Hughes an
nounced . ruling which held in sub
stance that a recess Of the Senate
could not nullify q presidential veto
Of bill when the vetoed measure was
returned within 10 days to the secre-
tary OF the legislative body.
During the interval between Mr..
Reeds arrival and the opening of
court scores Of his friends walked up
to congratulate him on his nomina-
ton. At one time 20 many we'll
wishers were clustered around him
that the scene took on the appearance
Of IN informal RECEPTION.
Evening star., 1938-01-17
BY the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. l7-Thomas
w. Lammont, a senior partner in J. p
Morgan q Co., expressed his belief
today that "a good part" Of the cur
rent business recession springs from
the general attitude Of dbtrust to-
ward business which in the last five
years has been cultivated in this
country"
Addressing . luncheon meeting of
the University of Pennsylvania BIZ
centennial endowment campaign, Mr..
Lamont said: "The changes in busi-
ness activity In the world are never
due to any one cause. And it Is .
great mistake to oversimplify such
causes"
|. The financier-who was . member
of group which conferred with Presi-
dent Roosevelt at the White House last
week-continued:
For example, quite contrary to the
views apparently held in some quar-
ters, the entire business community
rs, according 70 my observation, mada
Evening star., 1938-01-17
CLAWS DEFENDS
TAPP|NC0F PHONES
Bur|ew Had Nothing to Do
With Ordering It, He Tells.
Senate Group.
By J. A. O'LEARY.


Louis r. CLAWS, former director OF
investigation in the Interior Depart
ment. today defended wire-tapping 81
telephones within the department, but
told the Senate Public Lands Com
mittee that Ebert K Burlew, nominat-
ed to be Assistant Secretary of In
terror, had nothing to do with order
ing it.
He also testified in answer to CUES
tions that he could not state that Mr.
Burlew had obstructed the work OF
his investigating unit. The question
OF wire-tapping was injected last week
into earlier hearings on the Burlew
nomination.
Shortly after Mr.. CLAWS began
testifying, Senator McCarran. Demo.
crat, of Nevada declared rumors have
been going around to the effect that
members Of the House and Senate
have been investigated and asked Mr.
CLAWS if he knew of any such in
vestigations.
Chairman Adams interrupted to
suggest that this might not be the
time or place to inquire into questions
unless they had some bearing on the
subject before the committee, name
ly. Mr.. Burlew's nomination.
Senator McCarran said he did moi
believe the rumors and thought they
ought to be exploded here now"
He said he had q further reason fol
asking the question because some one
had called him on the telephone last
night and asked him If he knew that
his own Office had been entered ant
his files examined at night.
Mr.. CLAWS replied that neither MIR
Burlew nor Secretary of the interior
(See W1RE-TAPPING, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1938-01-17
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

Charging industry with missing
the BALI in failing to supply purchas.
ing power for the buying population
Mayor Fiorello H. La 0uardia
Fusionist chief executive of New York
told the Senate Unemployment Com
mittee today that 1t was wasting time
in calling on business leaders for re.
covery ideas.
"A great mistake is being made
here in asking business men, the
sellers. how to bring recovery the
New Yorker declared with q wave oi
his hand.
The ones YOU should ask are the
buyers. the farmers and the wage
earners''
Business and industry missed the
ball." Mr.. La Guardia complained
after itenizing the tremendous public
expenditures for pump printing
activities.
Government stepped in to increase
purchasing power. Business and in.
dustry should have stepped in te
help. And 1 don't mean that they
should have operated At . loss. They
should have planned their operation,
for a continuing period.
Some Of the people who criticize
Government spending were very silen
while Government buying was goint
on. Recovery is the way to balanc,
the budget. and it takes buying
You've been looking at too many
charts" the New Yorker told Chairman
Byrnes. Democrat. of South Carolina
wringing his hands and rumpling hi!
black hair as they disagreed over sta.
Evening star., 1938-01-17
D. c. INCOME TAX
PLAN SNACS BILL
Indications Are Measure Will
Be Delayed Until End
of Week.
By JAMES E. CHINN.

Income tax advocates on the Fiscal
Affairs Subcommittee on the House
District Committee today unexpect-
edly blocked anticipated action on the
5000, 1000 tax increase program for
1899.
Indications now are that the forms
Of taxation the subcommittee will
recommend will not be definitely de-
cided before the end of the week. The
subcommittee will hold another meet
ing at 10 am. Wednesday in an effort
to reach an agreement.
AS a result Of the upset in plans
Chairman Nichols would not defi-
nitely prophesy the forms Of taxation
to be written into the new revenue
bill.
Two Of Three Plans Certain.
"All I can say now" he told re-
porters after a two-hour executive
session. ''is that two of the three fol.
lowing plans will be approved:
"A modified business privilege tax
continuation of the SITS levy on rea,
and personal property and an income
tax
The subcommittee tentatively agreed
last week to recommend continuation
Of the business privilege tax on gros.
receipts, and the SITS real estate tax
An income tax was to have been EN-.
bodied in seperate legislation, for feal
its inclusion in the revenue bill might
jeopardize that measures chance o.
passing the House.
Seal Turns Over Draft.
In accordance with the subcommit.
tees original plans. Corporation Coun.
sci Elwood H. Seal turned over to the
subcommittee this morning a draft O,
the proposed new business privilege
tax. which he said was designed te
remove the numerous inequities from
(See D, C., TAXES, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1938-01-17

By { he Associated Press.
JERSEY CITY. NJ j.. Jan If
Gov.-elect A. Harry Moore offered his
United States Senate seat to Mayor
Frank Hague of Jersey City as a
birthday present" today, but the
Mayor turned it down.
Moore, a Democrat and close ally
of Democratic State Leader Hague,
will be inaugurated as New Jerseys
Governor tomorrow. He had said he
would name his successor to the Sem
ate on Wednesday.
Hague. 81 years old today, declined
the Senate seat. he said. because it
would look too much as if l were
running away from a fight"
He is engaged in a bitter verbal
battle with the Committee for Indus
trial Organization and Americal Civil
Liberties Union, having charged their
leaders were Communists.
Evening star., 1938-01-17

KANSAS CITY. Jan. II P.-Lita
Grey Chaplin and her manager, Ar
thur F. Day. jr.. has disclosed they
plan to marry in July, probably in
Europe.
Day said he and the divorced wife
Of Charles Chaplin. screen comedian,
were here for rest and to give him
a chance to introduce Miss Chaplin
to many aunts and cousins as my
future wife"
Evening star., 1938-01-17
BUS DRIVER KIDNAPPED
IN OWN CONVEYANCE
By the Associated Press-

BY the Associated Press,
RICHMOND, Jan. 1.-Two hold
up men took Bernard Eudailey, %.
year-old Richmond City bus driver,
for q journey of several miles in his
own bus outside the city last night
before robbing him Of approximately
$50 In bills.
Mr.. Eudailey told police and motor
lists who found him in hts bus, run
half over an embankment on Route Z
in Hanover County. that he was forced
to drive there by q colored man who
held q gun on him.