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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
State Dept. Operated At Surplus First Six Months

lished an income surplus over ex- penses of $224, 300, as compared with $353,115 deficit for the identical six-month'S period year ago. He said this record was attained in spite of special expenditures author ized by the 1887 General Assembly, including:
 1. $36000 for purchase of land for Sherwood Island Park, UncaS on- Thames Sanitarium, Fairfield state hospital and Connecticut State col lege.
 2. $315, 1850 for restoring the teach CTS retirement fund to 8 reserve basis.
 3. $1500O0 for administration of the states new merit system, exc cutive budget set-up, purchasing and public works departments.
 4. $25O,OOO for establishment of the 54-hour week in state institu- tionS and administration expenses of the old age assistance bureau.
 '"The operation of the executive budget system," the governor said, lis responsible, to a large extent, for the financial results that have been made during the first six months of the, period" A 15 per cent saving in purchases has been made by the new purchasing division which more than. justify the creation of this department" he said. AS of Dec. 3l, 1887. the report showed, tee general fund deficit decreased $1,280, ,456 over year ago when 1t stood at $13,975, ,446. The deficit l now is $12,694, ,990.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
MAGAZINES ARE
 OFF NEWS STANDS
Objectionable Publi C a. tiOns Are Removed By
 Order of Prosecutor

Prosecutor Mitchell Meyers of the city court, whose order yesterday resulted in the removal of a pro- tested magazine, from local news stands, said today he is ready at any time to receive complaints from individuals and groups in regard to alleged obscene literature. All such complaints, he said, will be investi- gated, and any publications found to be offensive will be barred from sale in the city.
 The new picture magazine, was or dered taken of local newsstands yesterday after investigation by Lieut. Fred Hickey of the vice. squad. Following the local action the publication was withdrawn from sale all over the Naugatuck valley.
 Arrests in New Haven
 In New Haven yesterday. police arrested more than 70 newsstand proprietors who were selling the magazine. In Naugatuck, police banned the publication, but found that it had already been withdrawn by the dealers.
 Attorney Meyers said today that he and the other city court prose cutors are ready to act on any com plaintS that are made to them. There is no place in the city, he said, for pornographic literature and those having knowledge of its sale should report it at once.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
BY JACK AMMAN United Press Staff Correspondent

(OMtcu 1ICSS otdAA OOATCSpVIuCuSJ
 Hartford, Conn, Feb. 10-UP)- The state government operated at a surplus during the first six months of reorganization, Gov. Will bur L. Cross reported today, but an unexpected relief emergency is threatening" accomplishment of a balanced budget at the end of the current fiscal year. The new execu- tive budget system chiefly is re- sponsible, the governor said, for at tainment of a $224,3 surplus of income over expenditures from July l, 1887, to Jan. 1, 1888, a seven years record. A years drop in the general fund deficit of $1,280, ,456 also was reported by the executive.
 But, Gov. Cross said, "the differ ence between receipts and expendi- lures of the general fund up to Jan. 1 is not sufficiently large to assure a balanced budget without the ex- ercise of the most rigid economy in administration, and the recent in- crease in state expenditures for un- employment relief is a threatening factor in the financing of the next six months" Should the governor find it necessary to limit expendi- lures from the general fund during the next few months, it was believed he may postpone construction pro- iects paid for from this fund, or. as a last resort, reduce state services.
 From July to Jan. l, this year. the governor Said,. the state estab-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
Nine Suspects Arraigned Before Judge McGrath in
 City Court Today
SIX HAD CHARGES
 CONTINUED FOR WEEK
All Under Suspicion of Burglaries, Safe Crack
 ing of Past Few Months

The greatest police round up in years resulted in the arrest of nine young men late last night and this morning, as authorities struck back at the wave of crime which has hit the city in recent months. Though police officials would give no official confirmation, it is believed that the men arrested are being questioned in regard to a series of burglaries about the city in recent months, in which safe-cracking jobs have been prominent.
 Arraigned before Judge John F. McGrath in city court this morning on technical charges of vagrancy and idleness, six of the nine were given continuances of week under bonds of $2,O00 each. The other three are held in bonds of $500 each for hearings in city court tomorrow.
 All Under Suspicion
 Despite the veil of official se- crecy, it was learned that virtually all the men under arrest have been under suspicion for some time. Po- lice raiding squads swept down on restaurants, grills, taverns, pool rooms and private homes to make the arrests. The officers were di- rected by Chief Inspector Joseph Stevens of the detective bureau. All available members of the detective bureau and all members of the vice squad took part in the securing of the city which brought about the ar rests.
 Present Disposition
 The following six suspects were given continuances of week in city court today, under bonds of $2,000 each:
 Alphonse Conforti, p, of IS Hill street; Arthur Dvoskas, g, of 82 South Leonard street; Peter Wait kunas, 20, of 13o East Liberty street, Thomas La Selva, g, of 103 Scovill street; Leonard Scarritt, 26, of 945 South Main street, and Frank Zas-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
WAGE CUT FEAR IN STEEL PACT
Loop=Hole in Agreement That Companies May Put
 Into Effect
BY HARRY FERGUSON Limited Press Staff CorreSpOndent

New York, Feb. 10.-(UP).-The steel workers organizing committee, A CIO affiliate, will fight any att tempt by the United States Steel corporation to us the escape" clause of the extended company union con- tract to reduce wages, it was indi- cated today.
 The escape" clause provides that negotiations for contract alterations may start on 10 days notice from either party; and that if no agree ment is reached within 20 days of such notice, the contract will be terminated automatically.
 Three hours before "big steel" re- newed indefinitely" its agreemnet with the s. w. O. c. yesterday, sev- eral independent companies reduced prices as much as $4 ton on some of their products. These reductions were met immediately by the Car negie- Illinois Steel corporation, U. S. Steers largest subsidiary.
 Wage Cuts Are Possibility
 It was recalled that Benjamin Hairless, U. s. Steel president, de- clared recently that prices could not be reduced without corresponding wage cuts. Under the escape" clause, the corporation left open the pos Sibility of wage reductions should price conditions be considered to re- (Continued on Page A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
Bridges, Curran Make Demands For Hearing
Two (. l. 0. Leaders Have Been Branded as COmnlun ists By Senator Copeland of New YOrk-Bridges,
 Being Alien, May Be Barred

Washington, Feb 10-(UP)-Two Committee for Industrial Organiza- tion leaders, under attack before the senate commerce committee, as- sailed the committee chairman Senator Royal S. Copeland, (d) N Y, today and demanded an opportu- nity to refute testimony that they are communists.
 The demand came from Harry Bridges, A CI.O. director and pow erful leader of Pacific coast mari- time workers, who has been under the fire of Copeland and witnesses before the committee, and Joseph Curran, general organizer and prei- dential nominee of the National Maritime union, who was termed communist by Joseph P. Ryan president of the International Long, Shoremen'S association.
 Recalls Labor Official
 The committee, under Copeland's direction, recalled Gerard Reilly solicitor of the labor department, to testify today for the second time about an investigation of Bridges by the departments immigration and naturalization service. Bridges is an Australian. Reilly previouly testified that the department hao affidavits that Bridges was a con- munist, but did not possess sufficient nor legal evidence to warrant ar effort to deport him. Witnesses be- fore the committee, which is holding hearings on proposed maritime labol legislation, have demanded tha Bridges be deported. Copeland haI expressed a desire for his deporta' tion.
 Communists In Key Places
 Ryan said that all persons 'in ke, positions in the merchant marine were members of the communis party. In addition to Bridges an Curran, he said that Merwin Rath bone, head of the American Radi Telegraphists association, was
 known communist" In answer to question by Copeland, Ryan said h believed that alleged communist in fluence in the merchant marine coul spread to the navy. Copeland sal he doubted that Curran was a con munist, saying that Curran was Continued on Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
Expense For Probe OF
 City Falls Upon State
Many Were of the Opinion That City Would Have to Shoulder Bills-Democrat Learns Today That
 State Pays Everything

Expense of the present investiga- tion of the city's financial situation and alleged mismanagement of the controllers office will be borne by the state, it was learned officially today. There had been many who were under the supposition that being as the probe was into Water bury's affairs, the expense would be partly burdened by the city Others held that the county of New Haven might be responsible for the expenses.
 The Democrat learned from ar authoritative source today, however that the state will bear the entirety of the expense.
 Special COmpenSatOr
 Special Prosecutor Hugh M. AL corn, who is states attorney o1 Hartford county, will receive special compensation for his efforts in the investigation. Compensation to his assistants, Hugh M. Alcorn, Jr., and Harold E. Mitchell, attorneys, anc Detectives Edward J. Hickey anC George L. Greer will come within the application for expenses which will be made to the court by Prose cutor Alcorn.
 Previous Cases
 In previous cases where specia prosecutors were appointed, they made application to the court fol fees at the completion of the case The sum sought will be based or
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
DEFENSE OF TWO
 GIRLS HAS BEGUN
Attorney Will Attempt to Prove Actual Slayer Is
 Marihuana Addict

Newark, N. J., Feb. 10-(UP)-A jury of F men was asked today to look upon Mrs. Ethel (Bunny) Sohl, mannish, 20 year old policeman's daughter, as a victim of "marihuana madness" who did not know right from wrong when she killed William Barhorst, a bus driver, on the night of December q.
 Mrs. Sohl and her friend, curly haired Genevieve Owens, IT, whom she met in reformatory, are on trial. charged with first degree mur- der, for which the state demanded the death penalty. Prosecution wit nesses testified that Miss Owens ad- mitted helping plan the $2,11 holdup of Barhorst, which, when he re- sisted, ended in his death.
 Specialist Called
 Gerald Mclaughlin, attorney for Mrs. Sohl, called Dr. James C. Munch, of the faculty of Temple university, as the first defense wit ness late yesterday after the state rested. When Prosecutor William Wachenfeld objected to long testi- mony concerning Munchs services with federal agencies as a narcotic; expert, Mclaughlin explained:
 T am going to contend that thi. girl was under the influence o1 marihuana when she committed thi! act"
 Judge Daniel J. Brennan asked
 '~Then your contention is tha your client to all intents and pur poses was unable to distinguish be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
MRS. RUBENS IS
 INTERVIEWED


 Moscow, Feb. 10.-(UP)-Loy w. Henderson, charge d'affaires of the United States embassy, had his long-awaited interview today with Mrs. Ruth Marie RubenS, American woman who has been imprisoned for two months in connection with al- legged espionage in the Soviet Union
 Henderson, accompanied by U. s. Consul Angus Ward, talked to Mrs Rubens in the Butirskaya prison from 3:45 to 5:25 p. m.
 They declined to give any indi- cation as to what they had learned from Mrs. RubenS, but said they were sending complete report to the state department in Washing ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10

increase relief expenditures for the fiscal year to total of $2,009, ,000, 900 and lift the prospective deficit from $1 ,039, 10000 to $1,338, 100000.
 MT. Roosevelt said the new WPA funds would enable the administra- ton to continue aid to the present ], ,95O,0O0 persons on WPA rolls and afford "a reasonable measure of relief for those who have recently become unemployed and are in need"
 The Presidents estimate of a B. 100000 increase in unemployment due to business depression was his first authoritative statements of the effects of the economic setback on the employment situation.
 9OO,0OO More to Get Work
 WPA officials estimated that the additional appropriation would en- able them to carry between 100000 and 9O0,000 more persons on their rolls.
 It was believed that-if the ap- propriation is voted-WPA might add as many as 1,250,000 to its rolls in March, in hope that pickup in business and private employment would permit substantial reductions in April, May and June which would average out the total.
 WPA estimated that the approxi- mate cost of maintaining the in- dividual on WPA for one month is $65. Thus the $250,O00,000 would al- low about 3,84o,OOO months of WPA jobs. Averaged over the approximate four and half months of the fiscal year remaining this would allow WPA rolls to be maintained at 8 level of 850,000 jobs above what was contemplated.
 If I,250,000 should be added in March, WPA rolls would reach a peak of more than 3,000,000.
 In asking the new appropriation, MT. Roosevelt proposed that restric- tionS on work relief spending be re- (COntinued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
MARRIED YOUTH
 WEEDS DEAF MUTE

Boston, Feb. 10.-(UP) 28- year-old youth who feigned deafness to win the hand of pretty deaf mute and continued the deception during their six weeks of married life was arrested today on a polygamy charge.
 Matthew Le Pore of East Boston, police said, married Margaret Lem nox, 20, a Dorchester deaf mute he met last summer at Revere Beach, bat failed to first gain a divorce from wife he married three years ago.
 Le Pore said he separated from his first wife shortly after their marriage and that he had heard through friends that their marriage had been annulled last December. Meanwhile he met Miss Lennox and through pretense of deafness convinced her family that he was suitable husband.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10

police powers which were not tech- nically theirs as Hartford County officers.
 Hickey Not Available
 Hickey was not available today for questioning regarding his reported progress in the search for the miss ing records. At 8 late hour yester- day afternoon he had declined to even comment on his activities.
 He appeared at City Hall shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon and conferred with Controller Sher- wood L. Rowland, thereafter leav- ing the building. At a later hour. however, he returned and obtained a copy of the audit of the citys fi- nances for 1887, up to November 1, which was made by the George L. Kingsley & Company. The copy was obtained from Mayor Frank Hayes.
 Books of the city, covering trans
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
CHINESE TROOPS
 DAM CHANG RIVER
Trying to Prevent Japan csc Advance - MOhanl=
 medans on Way to Front
BY JOHN R. MORRIS United Press Staff COrreSnondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Shanghai, Feb. 10-CUP)-Chin- eseS sources reported today that that Chinese troops had damned the Chang river, crossing the Peip- ing -Hankow railroad, and cut dikes so as to flood a big area of the countryside and impede the Japan csc.
 Successful flooding of the area might prevent the Japanese from using the railroad, but the reports indicated that the main idea was to prevent the construction of ade- quate defenses against operations of Chinese guerrilla raiders.
 Japanese spokesmen continued to hint of impending developments in the fighting on the central front, now apparently destined to be general all the way from the Tient- sin-N -Nanking railroad to the Piep-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
AID FOR LITTLE
 BUSINESS MEN
Officials Are Working Out Plans For Needed Help
 Just Now
BY SANDOR S. KLEIN United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Washington, Feb. 1O-UP)-Ad- ministration fiscal officials intensi- fled their efforts today to formulate a program to aid small businesses Their primary objective was early enactment of legislation providing long term financial relief.
 Commerce department officials said they were convinced by the re- cent little business" conference and hundreds of letters received since that there was urgent need for small loans for periods of from three to five years.
 Virtually all interested officials believe that no machinery now ex- ists to make this type of aid imme- diately available and that new leg islation would be necessary to carry out the demands of little business.
 One Of Proposed Plans
 One of the plans being considered would create goyernment-backed in termediate credit banks. These in- stitutions would sell debentures and lend the proceeds, up to certain spe- cified maximumS, for periods of from three to five years. The plan also would allow small businessmen to discount commercial paper, even warehouse receipts, at banks, which in turn would be able to rediScount
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
Judge LrgHs Files NelU Request For Change or Titles
Will Give Two Sleuths Greater Powers in New Haven County = Deputy Sheriff, County Detective
 Hickey Has Reported No Progress

Special powers of deputy sheriff of New Haven County were conferred today on County Detective Edward j.. Hickey his assistant George Greer of Suffed who conducting the actual probe of affairs pertinent to the controllers office. High Sheriff J. Edward Slavin, by request of Judge Ernest ngls in the two detec
 tves as special deputies morning The badge of special deputy sheriff will afford the two Hartford investigators
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
Three Million Persons Without Jobs
Additional Work Relief Funds Are Needed Now; l,950,000 Persons Are On w. P. A. Rolls
 at Present Time
BY LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent

Washington February 10. - (UP) = President Roose- vet estimating that OO0OO0 persons have lost their jobs in the past three months, asked Congress today for $25O,000O00 additional work relief funds to be spent between and June 30 The Presidents request
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Feb. 10-(UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Feb. Sth, compared with a year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year S4,61S,669,S36.S $4,413,15S, ,S24.33
 Receipts $S.6S4,4S6.122.sO s2.542,ss4,75O.s5
 Gross Deficit $sS4,2SS,71S.74 $l.S7o,174,07S.6S
 Net Deficit $SSS,21s.56s.74 s1,s15.sss.o7s.es $S,OOs,ss2, ,63l.7S $1,s5s, ,so5, ,s52.s7
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The Washington times., 1938-08-02

the benches at baseball parks he will be taking preca
tion. A player INTENT ON GETTING INTO THE GAME is
not the best Judge of what makes GOOD radio too
many OF them are not judges under circumstance.
VH1EY WE'RE TELLING A STORY at the RAIN DRENCHED
Il FIGHTS last night about time KILLER LAMAR,
Negro heavyweight was maulng victim
ring side shouted to the boy who running
go ON KID; HE HASN'T YOU YET" bruised
fighter leaned the and answered.
IN W1D DAT MAN. All KNOWS ISE
Shaw tells the story OF the kid walked
JOHNSON the other night and said: WILL. AUTO
GRAPH THIS FOR NdE? He presented tiny
but Walter obliged Later the SAME kid charged
handing the OTHER side of the said THE OTHER
FOR MY KID brother, please! !"
TOO BAD THE PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS of the District
could not get together the matter forming teams for
Sunday EXHIBITION MATCHES. would have offered
something WORTH WHILE to the MEMBERS of the local
who in the FINAL ANALYSIS make golf professional
the country these club swingers
would have to BEST COULD that might not
be TOO GOOD for some OF them. It to
best WORSHA off the competing teams would
be to BEAT HIM in A SERIES Of matches And if his 68
AT KENWOOD is criterion, the boys might have lust
LEETLE BIT of TROUBLE beating him. NOBODY beat him
In the qualifying round for the national NATHAN
KAUFMAN the BALTIMORE golfer weighs big
jim FSEN1NGER, the Orioe pitcher Rennger
gone to COLLEGE but early baseball
ne is MIGHTY PROMISING kid. base
pail INSTINCT, which is so Of the boys
IN new York are saying that the Yankees lucky be
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The Washington times., 1938-08-02

winners Of over two million dol
lars.
brakes gambling slogan was,
when you bet, hurt yourself
or hurt the fellow who takes
your bet." His chief forte
seemed to be hurting the fel-
lows who took his bets. Yet,
he was known to suffer severe
losses without a word Of COM
plant, laughing off a million
dollar loss like it happened
every day.
brakes greatest gambling
performance probably occurred
while he and Bet q Million"
Gates were in England in 1900.
The latter owned a colt named
Royal Flush, which seemed i'm
bued with the fancieSt qualities
of Old Nick. He wouldn't break
from the post like q normal
pony, and he fought his han
dlerS as though he had a per-
sOnal grudge against them.
EngliShmen called the colt
"nO-accOunt."
When EnOch Wishard, han
dler of the horse, informed
Drake and Gates that he was
ready to win, they had heard
enough. The high-betting pair
started laying money on Royal
Flush right and left.
Royal Flush opened at 100
to l on the day Of the sched.
uled race. Gates did the bet
ting for both he and Drake, and
before race time had hammered
down the odds to 81. In fact,
Gates laid so much money on
the nose of the bad-acting Royal
Flush that even Drake, cold
bIoOded gambler that he was,
began to feel the short hairs
on his neck standing on end.
He was getting scared.
Old-timerS will tell you that
Royal Flush won that race, pull
ing down bets of ITO to ! to
to l for Gates and Drake.
When the pair figured out the
extent of their winnings, it was
found they had won no less
than $5,OOO,OOO.
Well, OnehaIf Of that betting
combination is back at the Spa.
John A. Drake has returned to
the racing wars after q 12-year
layOff.