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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-12
MASCOLO LENIENT
 WITH EX-CONVICT

Almost six years in prison should have taught a lesson," said Judge Edward Mascolo in city court today in suspending sentence on Joseph Szlashter, alias Joseph Marshall, 42, of Pawtucket, R. l., charged with theft.
 Marshall was returned here Thursday from Rhode Island after completing term of five years and 10 months in prison. He was brought toWaterbury on warrant charging him with theft of two checks from Laube- Interstate, Inc, in 1882.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-12
ACCIDENT VICTIM
 SERIOUSLY HURT

The name of John RobesH, 54, of Wolcott, remained on the danger list at St. Mary's hospital today. He was seriously injured early last night when struck by car on Wol- colt street, near Manor avenue.
 Domenic Ferrucci, 30, of IS Court street, was the driver of the car He told Motor Patrolman Thomas Phelan that Robesh walked into the side of his car as he was pas- sing by, and was struck by the right side door handle.
 Robeski suffered a compound fracture of the jaw and other in- juries. He was taken to the hospi- tai in the police ambulance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-12
Fratemal Neus
Sannitica Society

Plans for a third anniversary celebration were made last night at a meeting of Sannitica society at Liberty hall. Domenic Bar bieri was named honorary chair man of the committee in charge.
 Samuel Cappella was named chairman of the committee in charge of arrangements. Joseph Gianetti was selected as co-chair- man. The celebration will be held next month at Liberty hall.
 Others on the committee are: Pietro Barbieri, Antonio DiGiola, Pasquale DiLeone; Michele De- Carlo, Vincenzo Palmieri, Samuel DiBellis, Angelo Padovano, Luigi Filippelli, Antonio Petosi. Frances co Addona, Giovanni Caruso, h. rocenzo Renzoni, Savino Ricciar- delli, Frank Ruby, Antonia Filip- pelli, Francesca Gagliardi, Gab- riele Sciarra, Alfred Perugini, An gelo Padovano, Anthony Serafinc Giovanni Gabrielle, Luigi Pelosi and Carlo Ciarlariello.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-12
BRITAIN TO TALK
 JAPAN'S RULING

London, Feb. 12.-(UP).-Japan's refusal to comply with the British French United States request for in- formation on navy building plans will be discussed with Washington and Paris as soon as the Japanese reply reaches the foreign office, it was learned today.
 The cabinet, at its weekly meeting on Wednesday, was expecterd to au- thorize plans for building ships larger than 40,000 tons, as well as larger cruisers.
 Both categories will be included in the navy budget to be announced in about shree weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-12
Galilee Shrine

Showing of a motion picture. "An Evening With Edgar Guest, was the highlight of last nights meeting of Galilee shrine, White Shrine of Jerusalem, at the Ma sonic temple. A memorial serv- ice was held for Mrs. Erma Wood Lewis, a member who died short time ago. It was announced that a membership supper and card party will be held Feb. 25.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-12
Daughters Of Italy

Arrangements for the 27th an- niversary celebration were dis cussed last night at meeting of Daughters of Italy circle. Com panions of the Forest, at Moose hall. The celebration will be held March Il.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-12
COncOrdia Ladies

Honorary life memberships in the Concordia Ladies society were conferred on Mrs. Anna YOst and Mrs. Bertha Reid at celebration last night in Concordia hall. in commemmoration of the 50th an- niversary of the group. The mem- berships were conferred in appre- citation for the many services performed for the society by the individuals during the years of organization.
 Miss Henrietta Rahmann, presi- dent, presented the memberships. Mrs. Chester Haude accompanied at the piano, for the group sing ing of German and American songs. Pans were made for card party, February 25, at a brief business meeting which pre- ceded the celebration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-12
Combined Y Clubs
 Hold Dance Tonight

The first annual social and dance of the combined clubs of the North End Y. M. c. A. will be held tonight at the East Farm street gymnasium. Taking part in the event will be members of the following clubs and their friends: Colonials, Pals, Wolves, Tigers, Triangles and Col legians.
 Louis Chestone is chairman of the committee in charge. Assisting him are Herbert Leece, Peter Pol letto, Vincent Ciarlo, John Car
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-12
Smoker Committee

Further plans for the Washington day smoker of the Washington Park basketball league will be made at a meeting of the committee in charge, at the Community house, next week. The plan has met with considerable enthusiasm from the players and fans, which is indicative that large crowd will attend. The committee will make announcements as to its developments in regard to obtaining entertainment and sports attrac- tionS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-12
HiIlies Lose

A clicking Community Club com- bine caused the Raymond Hillies their second straight defeat of the second round of the Washington Park League last night by outscor- ing them 40-32. The Welles walked out on the Hearts by a 49-l9 score.
 Earbenders' Plans
 The Earbenders last night con- pleted plans for their excursion to the East End next Saturday night for "45" and turkey eating contest with the Sacred Hearts. The ma jority of the members are expected to attend, according to co-chairmen James I-elleher and Thomas Con- way. The affair is another in a series which was inaugurated sev- eral months ago by the two organi- zationS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-12
SAVES PENNIES

Dorothy Lamour, glamorous star of Paramount's "Her Jungle Love, Y" has been saving pennies ever since her marriage to Herbie Kay, the or chestra leader. SfS's founding a bank roll for the baby she hopes to have in year or so.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-12
lecorated with palms, and ferns.

decorated with palms, and ferns.
 MT. and Mrs. Brevetti will leave later in the day on an unannounced wedding trip. the bride wearing a black dress with red sequins, mink fur coat with green accessories. On their return they will reside on Riverside street. The bride Is a graduate of South school and at- tended the Wilby high school
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-12
Holy Name Society

Attendance at the regular meet Ing of the St. Francis Xavier Holy Name society will be at capacity, to- morrow night, according to Pres ident Edward Goggins, who will pre- side. Captain William J. Duggan director of activities of the local traffic accident squad, will address the gathering on the works of that unit during the past year.
 President Goggins and the other officers will preside for the first time tonight. They were installed to office at the last meeting. The society will receive communion 1T 8 body tomorrow morning at the 7:30 o'clock mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-12
DOric Chapter

First and second degrees were conferred at meeting of Doric chapter, Order of DeMOlay, at a meeting last night at the Masonic temple. The chapter is taking part in a competition to decide the best chapter in the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-12
McGivney Circle

A meeting of McGivney circle, Columbian Squires, was held last night at the Columbus club. Plans were made for a mothers and sons dinner to be held in March.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-12
Mattatuck COmmandery

A meeting of Mattatuck com- mandery. Order of the Golden Cross, will be held Feb. 25 at the home of Mrs. Charles Meyer, on Woodbine street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-12
THOMASTON

AUTOMOBILE RATES REDUCED -$5, ,000 property damage. $5,000 to $l0,000 public liability. Pleasure cars $30.24. Light trucks $2808: eight months to pay. Lyons Insurance Agency. Call Thomaston 1913.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-12

riero, D. Pagano, Vincent Yacovino, Stanley Valeski, James Jannetty and Rocco Palladino.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-12

Scotland's shark skin tannery is expected to begin operations shortly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-12

Engineers in Britain are sending blueprints by picture telegrams."
Evening star., 1938-08-18

has had investigators in Kentucky
and Tennessee who have reported
that the w. p. A. and other gov
ernmental agencies have been used
in politics. The T. v. A. Commit
tee, joint congressional committee
has conducted hearings in Knoxville.
Tenn, and elsewhere. And some of
the testimony has been to the effect
that the soft pedal was applied In
the case Of the Berry lease in 1896
the year that President Roosevelt
was running for reelection and Sena-
tor Berry was lining up labor's Nom
Partisan League for him. But this
T. v. A. Committee has finally de-
cided not to delve into the real in
ternals of T. ". A. administration
until after the elections.
Probe Would Clear Atmosphere,
The w. p. A. has still to come to
a public inquiry of its operations and
political activities. Unless the Sen
ate committee adopts a different
course, there will be no public investi-
CATION of the use Of relief funds for
political purposes. And yet such an
inquiry would do more than anything
else could do to clear the atmos-
phere. Millions of people believe to-
day that the w. p. A. is a political
adjunct Of the New Deal administra-
tion-just as is labor's Non-Partison
League. And apparently millions OF
people do not particularly care
whether it is or not so long as they
get the relief funds.
The Senate Campaign Investigat-
ing Committee has had called to it.
attention letters allegedly sent out
under the signature of Senator Joseph
F. Guffey of Pennsylvania to Demo.
| cratic jobholders in the keystone
State and to w. P. A. workers re-
questing contributions to aid the
Democratic State campaign this fall
The committee has declared in effect
that If any Federal official had any.
thing to do with sending such q let.
ter, that official had violated tht
criminal code.
In the meantime Senator Guffey Il
In Ellrope-and he may not return
for another month. His secretary say.
for him, however, that Senator Guf
fey had no knowledge whatever tina
such letter was being sent out. Tht
matter should be cleared up. Som
one sent the letter out, and put Sena'
tor Guffey's name to it. Guffey is tn
campaign manager for the Jones.
Earle ticket in Pennsylvania ticke
which fought vigorously in the Demo.
Evening star., 1938-08-18
0 ouid not tolerate the blockade

OF the would not tolerate the blockade
OF the China coast by
To soft the foreign once leeals, the admiralty sug-
ged that the
weapons and let 1t at that
Leslie Hoe-Belsha Btans shocked
puzzled and amazed his
the and replaced them
policy toward making the He studied
the Hollywood methods and applying recruiting
Movies high
employed by him
photographers
throughout
Evening star., 1938-08-18

"broker on economic ideas" He un-
dertakes to show by statistics how
rigid prices, concentrated ownership
OF wealth, consumer purchasing POWER
and other economic factors affect
unemployment. He has helped to
popularize concepts Of national m
come as the "best overall measure OF
well-being." He has the presidential
ear as well as many another IN high
quarters, 1t Is said. His talent for
writing speeches is as great as Is his
talent for verbal phrase making.
He was born in Millville, N. j. d
years ago. He worked IN glass fac-
tory, as did his father before him.
He worked his way through high
school and Swarthmors College. At
one time he had IA sources Of income.
ranging from professional football,
baseball, newspaper work, storekeeper,
to attending babies for busy mothers.
He took graduate work at the Untver-
sity of Pennsylvania, taught there. and
at the Carnegie Institute Of Tech
nology, became deputy secretary Of the
State Of Pennsylvania under Clifford
Pinchot and spent eight years as
director Of remedial loans at the RUS
sell Sage Foundation. He arrived on
the national scene in 1884 as economic
adviser for the N r. A. In 1885 he
was consulting economist for the w.
P. A. and in 1896 economist for the
Democratic National Committee.
Astrologers may be right. Some
are born under lucky combination Of
stars. Mr.. Henderson was born at
the right time, had the right expert
enee and propinquity to get the most
out of his life. 1t Is not quiet
existence. Ever since economics be-
came q major subject in the Govern
ment curriculum Mr.. Henderson has
been "brokering" his theories. Early
in 1888 he dropped out for two
months, went to Johns Hopkins 10 he
"refurbished and have bit Of barna-
Gle scraping in dry dock" as he ex-
pressed it. Returning 28 pounds
lighter, he is now ready to lend his
voice and his pen to foster the new
spending lending program, wage-and-
hour legislation and the monopoly
| investigation.
Evening star., 1938-08-18
The Political Mill
Only Whit of Scandal Escapes From Under Lid
Held Down by Investigators.

cratic primary campaign last spring.
The lid has been on In Pennsylvania
for long time now. What's to pre-
vent the Senate committee from pry-
ing It OH, If 1t desires? Nothing what
ever-unless 1t be . deep-seated desire
on the part of the administration that
nothing be done until after the elec-
tions. And after the elections, . pub
lie inquiry would be very much like
locking the stable door after the horses
had been stolen.
In . burst Of enthusiasm for clean
elections, the Senate and the House
appointed committees to look into
charges Of fraud, coercion and the
use Of public funds for political pur-
poses. It provided these committees
with ample funds. Indeed, the Sen
ate committee was given $4,000, q
sizable sum. To date that commit
tee has confined its activities to send
ing its investigators-not members Of
the committee but employed investiga-
tors-into various States to look into
charges Of fraud and corruption-not
to mention the use Of public funds for
political purposes.
The Investigators have come back
to washington with reports that
great deal was rotten in Denmark"
There have been Senate Campaign
Investigating Committees in the past
who have gone the whole route
which means holding open hearings.
That was In the days Of Republican
control in the Senate, when Demo-
Gratis were shouting about the de-
bauching of the electorate by the @.
o. p. and its allied money barons.
1t Is to the credit of q Republican
Senate and its committees, however.
that there was no effort made to cover
up and conceal from public view the
corruption in senatorial campaigns
and elections. The committees
dragged the evidence and the facts
into the open. Names were named
and facts developed openly.
The attitude which demanded and
obtained public and open investiga-
tions Of charges Of political corruption
has vanished, apparently, under the
New Deal regime. There WAS q Sen
ate Campaign Investigating Commit
tee two years ago, in 1895. which
turned q deaf ear to all demands for
q public investigation of charges that
the w. P. A. was being used for polit-
ical purposes.
Might Get Reeds Services.
The Senate committee probably
could obtain, II it desired, the services
of former Senator Jim" Reed Of
Missouri to conduct an open investi-
CATION OF the charges of w. p. A.
use Mr.. Reed was the Democratic
chairman of a committee of the Sen
| ate. appointed In Republican days,
which prevented the seating Of two
Republicans elected to the Senate,
Ware Of Pennsylvania and Smith of
Illinois. both nominated and elected
in 1925.
Mr.. Reed. however, does not see eye
to eye with the New Dealers. He has
been . bitter critic OF President Roose-
velt and many Of his proposals. 1t
is entirely unlikely that, great prose-
cutor As he is, the Senate committee
would 60 to that particular Democrat
Evening star., 1938-08-18

G o m mittee eX-
tends the time.
He denies being
a brain truster,
because, he says,
he Is . fervent
advocate Of the
competitive brui-
ness system. . He
believes that m
tervention by
Government in
business should
not be except
when shown over
whelmingly to be
necessary" H e
calls himself q
Evening star., 1938-08-18

has
Almost without exception they trade their friend
ship behind their highly placed friends backs
The spawned political wheel horses e broken
down Senator'S exCongemn expary oas both Demo-
and Republican, assets except their empty titles and
the Federal establishment
Bos love them however for the pompous pleasure
being able Former Senator Soandso handling the
association living
ng shadows the honest trade associations
public About all public relations
Washington
presenting
mans story sympathetic light"
dope peddlers especially members the
Inside information
legitimate
affecting a
which is either
knowledge.
methods various
Utilities Holding Act
utilities Chairman William
the S c. born monster and offered to molfy hm price
having pokeed simply telephoned
hadn't srewd genial
the for life received the
Evening star., 1938-08-18

old American system is to let the
party followers and workers really
have something to say about party
principles and this may mean the
setting up of committee in Congress
to pass upon party questions.
There used to be an institution
known as a party caucus" in which
Evening star., 1938-08-18

screen has not
been torn aside.
The betting Is, 1t
: will not be SO
torn before the
November con-
gressional elec.
tionS--if ever.
The s e n a t e
Campaign Ex-
penditures Inves-
tigating Commit
tee continued to
potter around in
a number of
States without
getting anywhere
Evening star., 1938-08-18

He has gone to the length Of attempt
ing to browbeat the courts Of his
State and then Of forcing the State
Legislature to pass number of laws
to prevent a grand jury investigation
Of himself and his administration
officials.
1t almost looks as though public
opinion had become lax.
Evening star., 1938-08-18


his hiring Republican Senator
e couldn't elected dog catcher
As phoney people
a putting
industry Then they thousands Of dol
dramatically death-only
You themhe fxers chselerssng
popular clients
official
directly.
Evening star., 1938-08-18

a majority decided what was or was
not to be party issue. II Mr.. Roose-
velt had behind him the record Of a
party caucus his action in seeking the
defeat of certain Senators or Repre-
sentatives would be much more de-
fensible than it Is today.
Copyright, 1881
Evening star., 1938-08-18

leader of the
party ought to
have something
to say concerning
party councils,
there will be lit
tie disagreement.
Certainly a DEM
ocrat who misuses
the party label,
or a Republican
for that matter,
is doing some
thing which is
highly improper.
For Senator Nor
ris of Nebraska,
nr Senator Ia Fol-
Evening star., 1938-08-18
American
YouShould
Know
~
Leon Henderson Brines
His Economic Views to
Play on the New Deal: r
BY DELLA PYNCHON.

BY DELLA PYNCHON. .rs
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son busy for four years. His
new position as executive secretary Of
the temporary National Economic
Evening star., 1938-08-18

HE opinions Of the rtters on this page sher on
nsce:sary TIE stars Such optntons ars p1sssrted y
readers although such opinions be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars t.,
Evening star., 1938-08-18

Tor aid.
The present Governor Of Pennsyl-
vania, George H. Earle, who at one
time was q "fair-haired boy" with
the Roosevelt administration, has been
doing his bit this year to keep the
lid tight on, too. He Is the Demo-
cratic nominee for the Senate. by the
way. against Senator James j. Davis.
Evening star., 1938-08-18

ONCE put up = howl when it heard
about the orders Of the admiralty to
the officers of the merchant marine.
1t pointed out that under the inter-
national law such armed vessels
could not benefit from the immunity
Of the ordinary trader" The sea
lords answered that with undeclared
wars and attacks from unknown"
bonbers and submarines. inter-
national law can go to blazes. II
We were to follow the rules and
Evening star., 1938-08-18

Certain realistic diplomats tired Of this preaching
diplomacy diplomacy certainly bring
quick results.
These diplomats would like action That
the democratic forget all about international
Of the international
which the the ambitions Of the oaiarans
like embargo against loyai lifted China
all the ahplanes and tanks she needs.
Ambassador de pointing all
with him that oyst Span shrnk she offer stubborn
the overwhelming
French allowed the smuggling material into Spsn
ago. the Loyalst has become aggressive
drawn the Japanese far from their natural Chinese
could play havoc with the
number Of planes and mechanized
Great Britain is teaching the officers
marine to handle 1t the intention of admiralty
board the merchantmen
Evening star., 1938-08-18

who take your money and try to
make some return. The first class
is by far the more numerous.
Among the chiselers and false
fronts in class one, there are scores
Of variations. Several well-deflned
, types may, however, be distin-
guished. They are:
The men who know some
body: The most commonly prosper
Gus and frequently fraudulent spe-
Evening star., 1938-08-18
Who's
Violators of
Platform?
Democracy in Demo
cratic Party Falls Be-
fore Federal Bossism.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

A NATIONWIDE crisis in party
~ organization may grow out of
~ President Roosevelt's effort to
n hand-pick members of the
Senate and House of Representatives.
With the general idea that the
Evening star., 1938-08-18
By G. GOULD LINCOLN.

THE lid is still on. Charges oi
the New Deal corruption and
coercion In politics and ad-
Il ministration have struck close
to home. Congressional committees
have turned up corroborating evil
dence, here and there. But the
Evening star., 1938-08-18
The Capital Parade
Washington Abounds in Spawned Lobbyists Who
Fleece Gullible Business Clients.

BY JOSEPH ALSOP and ROBERT KINTNER.
business Knocked for spending
dollars shabby aggregation Of xes chise
lobbyists
written inquire worth while
a who's who" of the lobbying business.
Speaking generally Washington lobbyists divided
cas-hose~ take
Evening star., 1938-08-18

Noting his reasonableness, the
executives began congratulating
themselves on hiring the right man.
And then Douglas told them that,
in future, when they wished to see
him, they would please just have
their secretaries call his secretary,
and he would guarantee an ap-
pointment within "a hours.
The spawned wheel horses
never do much but talk big. Yet a
local representative of the motor
Evening star., 1938-08-18
This Changing World
Democracies Take Heart With Hulls Speech, But
Realistic Diplomats Want Action.
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

; By CONSTANTINE BkOWN~
RLOMATS countries somewhat optimistic Tor
months After all" armed
conflict in Europe be delayed not avoided altogether
Secretary Hl warning to the dicaors has contributed
this optimism said anything particular
the oaitarian reiterated general
thought year ago enunciang
point credo Of Americas foreign policy
But this time the Europe have read between the
lines Hus speech And they sawwheher
another queston-that
support connagration
ofnces Neutrality
conclusion that the
its wide the
tons likes could them tight
Evening star., 1938-08-18

MI. Hull has pointed an ac-
cusing finger in the direction of
tho totalitarian states. He did not
expect to see them crumple down
and beg for mercy. But he Is
sstisned-from the reports he has
received from Berlin and Rome
that his speech produced food for
thought. Unfortunately foreign
policies these days are guided more
by impulses than logic.
The Washington times., 1938-11-09
Attacks Warden
In. Mess Line

He'd stand erect, with his hands
at his sides and his chest out,
just like a soldier at attention.
And he'd stand with his face to-
ward the door, so that the cons,
marching out. in double line,
would come up to him from be-
hind. One line would be to the
right of him, and one to the left,
and any con in either line could
have reached out and grabbed
him.
AS I say, we never knew just
why he did this. The best guess is
that he was trying to show the
cons that he wasn't afraid of them.
Whitley was about in the middle
of the right-hand line, and when
he got near enough. he reached
out with his left hand, and grab
bed the old man by the shoulder,
and spun him around, and busted
him in the face with his right
hand.
The old mans eyeglasses shot
off and some of his teeth flew out.
He went down as if he'd been hit
with an ak. He seemed to hit the