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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
ARNOLD UPHELD
 BY COMMITTEE

Washington, March 11-(UP)-A Senate judiciary subcommittee to- day approved the nomination of Thurman Arnold to be assistant attorney general. Sens. William E. Borah, R. Ida, and Edward R. Burke, D. Neb, however, reserved the right to oppose confirmation on the Senate floor. The subcommit- tee, headed by Sen. Joseph c. O,Ma- honey, D., Wyo., and with five mem bers present, voted after Borah had vigorously questioned Arnold as to whether he believed in the funda- mental policy of the anti trust laws.
 The nominee, in statements which some senators said contrasted with his book folklore of capitalism, ]" said that he believed the antitrust laws were sound although imper- feet; that they could be enforced; !; and that as assistant attorney gen. eral he would vigorously enforce them.
 His testimony obviously failed to satisfy Borah.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
DIVORCED WOMAN
 WAS ABDUCTED

Portland, Mich., March 11-(UP) Authorities revealed today that two men dragged Ruth Warren Hunt, 23, from hotel restaurant and carried her away in an automo- bile. They believed one of the men was her husband, from whom she recently was divorced. Sheriff Her bert A. Ross said he was informed that the former husband, had been drinking. Hunt is Lansing auto mobile factory worker and former Kentucky mountain resident. Mrs. Hunt divorced him last week.
 Ross said he was told the man aand his companion dragged the wo- man from the restaurant where she worked, and forced her into an automobile after beating her. He said they drove away in the direc- ton of Lansing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
ASKS DEATH FOR
 NINETEEN MEN

Moscow, March 11-(UP)-Death for 19 of the 21 prominent bolshe viks charged with high treason and murder was demanded today by At torney- General Andrew Vishinsky while movie cameras round out the climactic scenes of Russia's greaset mass political trial
 The prosecutor demanded the fir ing squad for all but Rakovisky, for mer ambassador to Great Britain and France, and Sergi A. Bessonov, counsellor of the embassy at Berlin, for whom he demanded 25 years in prison.
 It was a bizarrt scene ill the hall of columns of the one time nobles club as the justices of the military collegum of the supreme court, un- der Vastly Ulrich, listened to the prosecutor.
 The 21 prisoners, who for more than a generation in some instances had fought bolshevism, and who for years had enjoyed positions of al- most unlimited power over many millions of people, sat shame-faced in the prisoners box. closely guard ed by secret police armed with bay onetted rifles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
MOTHER MAKES AN ODD REQUEST
Would Sell Her Body, That of Son to Dartmouth
 for $lO,0OO

Putnam, Conn, March l1-(UP)- A r-destitute mother of eight children expressed disappointment today that Dartmouth college au- thcrities refused to accept-for $10,- O00-her body and that of 15- year-old son for experimentation after death. "The offer still stands, " said the woman, Mrs. Helen A. Young, Al. If her offer had been accepted, she added, she would have purchased a farm in New Hamp- shire and settled down. T don't care what happens to me after die," the mother said, "just as long as the youngsters are cared for"
 Wrote To Professor
 Mrs. Young said she wrote to the "head professor" at Dartmouth one day recently when it was bitter cold outside and her husband only had five cents to feed the family. There were three slices of bread in the house. Ut was hard trying to make both ends meet" Mrs. Young said. Dy. Rolf c. Syvertsen, medical col lege secretary, turned down the of- fer. At the same time, he sent a letter to local relief authorities ad- yising them of the situation.
 Never Asked Relief
 Harry Young, the woman's second husband. Said he never told relief officials of his family's plight be- cause he didn't want his family on charity. He didn't oppose his wife's offer to the university, which he called an attempt ito deny herself a Christian burial" Now Young has 8 job as a night watchman in a mill at East Woodstock, after go- ing without work for most of the winter. Five of Mrs. Young's chil- dren are living with her and, even though her husband is working at last, she said she found it difficult to get along. She picked New Hampshire to live because "taxes are low there"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
IVA DIRECTORS
 ARE ON CARPET

Washington, March 11.-CUP).-- President Roosevelt has the three directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority on the carpet today in an extraordinary effort to end quar- rel threatening the new deals out standing sociay and economic ex- pertinent.
 To the White House executive office, he summoned Dr. Arthur E. Moran, chairman of the IVA board and Harcourt A. Morgan, and Da- vid E. Lilienthal, Co-directors. Chair man Morgan is on one side of the bitter quarrel; Harcourt Mor- gan and Lilienthal are on the other MT. Roosevelt required them to give proof of their charges, one against the other-charges which have opened IVA to the attacks of its critics.
 Chairman Morgan recently brought the agency's internal feud into the open by charging his associates with bad faith" Lilienthal and Harcourt Morgan blamed jealousy" for the chairman's attacks on their acts ano
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
DICK MERRILL TO
 CROSS ATLANTIC

Boston, March Dick Merrill plans to take off from Bos- ton airport on his first transatlantic flight of 1888 next months with Lord Lorbes, g, nephew of Ogden L. Mills, as passenger.
 Lord Forbes says now he's go- ing over with me-" Merrill said in an interview last night. whether he'll change his mind, or whether some one on the other side will pre- vail upon him to avoid hazard, I'm not in position to say"
 Merrill said he hoped to make two or three round trips to Europe this year and if the first is successful, may use Boston as terminus for all.
 Asked about report he would fly Sonia Henie to Norway, Merrill said:
 T don't know anything more about that than you do. But my job is flying and getting paid for it. I'll fly a black cat across the At lantic for the price. If Sonia pays the freight, that goes for her, too. '"
 Merrill flew here late Wednesday to visit Toby Wing. actress appear ing in You Never Know" and was to return to New York today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
MURDER CHARGE
 FACING SORTIN
Husband to Be Arraigned for Killing of Wife, FOr-
 mer Waterburian

Charged with the murder of his wife, Calista Quill Sortin, formerly of this city, Frank Sortin, 51, of West Palm Beach, Fla, will be ar- raigned in circuit court in the southern state next month. A grand jury yesterday returned an indict- ment against Sortin, who once lived here for a short time.
 Mrs. Sortin was well-known in the Washington Hill section before her marriage to Sortin 10 years ago. The couple then went to Florida to live. The family of the former local wo- man still resides on Stone street here.
 The death of Mrs. Sortin climaXed 8 series of domestic troubles. Her husband had been separated from her for several months and had oeen living nearby. He is alleged to have killed his wife with an axe.
 Mrs. Sortin is survived by five children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
|Market Drifts Do1Un
 Still Lower Today
Stocks Based Off With Volume Very Light-SteeI
 Shares Were Also DOwn-Rails Were Weak

town Sheet & Tube 34 IA off 1-2; Crucible Steel 32 IA 0: 1-2; Bethle- hem Steel 53 IA off 3-8; and Re- public Steel 16 Ia off 3-8.
 Non-ferrous metals were lower Anaconda opened 1,500 shares at 30 off 1-8. American Smelling was down 5-8 at 46 1-2.
 Westinghouse Electric lost 21-2 points to 88 5-8. Other issues losing a point or more included Johns Manville at 73 o: 1; Deere & Co.,. 21 IA o: 1; and Sears-Roebuck 58 1-2 off 1. General Foods declined nearly a point to new low at 27.
 A considerable amount of selling was absorbed in New York Central and the stoc keased noly 1-8 to IS 7-8. Southern Pacific weakened after opening at 16 off 1-8.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11

Efforts of Dr, George Strayer, of Teachers college, Columbia Univer- sity, to have the National Education Association go on record as opposed to federal aid for parochial schools are strongly condemned ill this weeks issue of The Catholic Trans cript, official diocesan publication. His unsuccessful attempts, says the weekly newspaper, are just one more evidence of a concerted drive against the Catholic schools"
 Dr. Strayer, who directed sur vey of the Hartford school system, led a campaign to have the NEA adopt a resolution recommending that none of the federal funds to be spent for educational purposes during the next six years be given to parochial schools. The Presidents 5 Committee had recommended that part of the funds be used for that purpose.
 The Transcript devotes a lengthy new story boxed article on the first page and an editorial to Dr. Strayer.
 The editorial says:
 WHAT IS BEHIND IT?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
BY ELMER c. WALZER limited Press Financial EditOr)

New York, March 1l.-(UP).- Stocks eased moderately today with volume small. Bonds drif6ed lower and cotton futures declined 3 to 5 points.
 Steel shares featured on the down. side and rails again were weak, mo- tably Baltimore & Ohio, which made a new low at 6 1-S off 3-4 on 2,000 shares.
 United States Steel opened 2,000 sIr .es at 5O5-8 off 1-8; Youngs-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
GOES BACK AGAIN

Boston, March 11-(UP)-The Rev. George w. Shepherd. loaned two years ago by the American Board of Missions to General and Madame Ctiang Kai-Shek as ad- wiser on the Chinese new life move ment, was enroute to China today to resume work after a short vacation in this country. He left here yester- day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
DE VALERA HAD
 NEW CONFERENCE

London, March 11.-(UP)-Prime Minister Ramon De Valera of Fire (Irish Free State) conferred pri- vately with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain today regarding prob lens delaying negotiations for a trade agreement.
 It was understood that De Valera sought to compromise difficulties over Irish annuities, the problem of division between northern Ire- land and the former Irish Free State and other political questions.
 The conference with Chamberlain followed an earlier talk with Mal- colm Macdonald, dominions secre- tary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
DRAPER IS NAMED

Washington, March 11-(UP)- President Roosevelt today sent to the Senate the nomination of Err nest G. Draper, assistant secretary of commerce, to be member of the board of governors of the federal reserve system.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
oarkened portion, showing 21.6 cents taxes paid by consumers, re- veals how gasoline dollar Is dc. Hated In Connecticut, with pur- chasing power reduced to 78.4 cents
 by 28 per cents sales tax.


 Deflation, resulting in curtailment of consumer buying-power, already is being felt in Connecticut through taxes which prevent purchasers from getting full value for their gasoline dollar, according to the Connecticut Petroleum Industries Committee.
 The Committee has reported to its members that a nationwide sur vey of retail gasoline prices and taxes, made by the American Asso. citation of State Highway Officials. shows that substantial proportion of every dollar spent for gasoline at service stations goes for dupli- eating federal and state taxes. The effect, the Committee said. is to defiate the gasoline dollar by re- ducing it's purchasing power.
 You will be as surprised as your customers to learn that dollar de- fiation through taxation largely has offset the benefits your customers would have derived from gasoline price economies achieved by you and your industry" the Committees s report said. Your customers now pay one of the heaviest retail sales taxes imposed upon any generally used commodity. and the purchas- ing power of their gasoline dollar thereby Is greatly reduced"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

The marriage intentions of Ste phen K0wgan, 50 Railroad Hill street, and Katherine GOrsch, 56 Jefferson street, were filed today at the office of Town Clerk Mrs. Mary 0. KilmartiIi.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
WHAT IS BEHIND IT?

On the front page we carry an article giving in it's entirety Dr. George Strayer's bitter condemna- ton of any form of public assist ance to parochial schools. Every Hartford reader of The Trans
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11

motivss, and accused him or ob- IStructiVe tactics.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-14
NO MORE FRIED CAT

For years on end ! have raH-
sacked Washington markets and
restaurants for the making of
that delectable dish, fried cat
catfish rolled in corn meal and
fried to a crisp golden brown
but to date have succeeded IN
scaling down the culinary social
ladder no lower than Shad and
hardhead. Washington has out
grown its bringingup. and some
proprietors or servers IN the tine
cafes are merely spOOfing when
they pretend not TO understand
when ask for fried cat / enter
tain a suspicion that many OF
them were brought up on 1t, but
with their social struggles IN the
big city are trying to forget
In one high-collared eating
place where I asked for fried cat.
a fOreign-looking waiter raised
MS eyebrows IN quizzieal grimace
and departed kitchenWard-t0 re-
turn presently with the polite in
formation, audibly delivered, that
they were not raised hereabout-
or something TO the effect that
they were not allowed to shoot
them anymOre-as If had ord
cred a catamOunt or a vessel The
room was crowded, too.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-14
Planning Animal
Reunion

Meeting of the Convent of Mary
Immaculate Alumnae Association
viii be held tomorrow afternoon
at five o'clock at the home of
Mrs. Lopez johnson on Olivia
street.
This is a preliminary meeting
for the Alumnae Reunion, which
is to take place Easter Monday
Mrs. E. T. Bayly, secretary, stat
ed. All the graduates of the in
stitution viii be invited to at
tend, and general festivities will
be observed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-14
COLORED FOLK
TO SEE MOVIES

a treat for the colored peo-
pie of Key West is in store To-
night AZ Q o'clock when Jacob
Schneider shows his natural
color moving pictures of Key
West scenes. and a number of
other sound shorts. at Doug
lass High School.
Mr.. Schneider has taken
hundreds of feet of film of
Key West. leaving none out.
Il like all of Key West" Mr.
Schneider said today. 1T Is
the most interesting city in
the country. and has some Of
the friendliesf people I've ev-
er seen I've been here 50
long now I don't know if /
should consider Detroit as my
home or the Island City.
These films viii not only
be shown 10 all In Key West.
but VIII be taken back to De-
troll. shown there. and IN
ether cities 70 which Mr..
Schneider viii journey during
the summer. which VIII give
Key West an advertising
boost.
Il Is understood that q
large crowd viii be AZ Doug
lass High School tonight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-14

great height. but because Of the
great confusion of political ter
CUES :. where each demagogue
shouts in proportion to his un-
dying love for the sound of his
own voice, and in a language he
hopes only his voting constitu-
ents may understand.
1t is fascinating to watch this
conglobate whirl a few true
statesmen and some living dead
men darling between the marble
statues of statesmen who trod
these halls in other year, and in
other depressions-only depres-
sions were called panics tlen.
The Capitol holds rluch of in
terest in addition to its sprink:ing
of statesmen and some pctbellied
politicians for holding mach il
quor The massive building stands
on ground once purchased from
one Danial Carroll for only Sl25
an acre-with the standing crop
of tobacco thrown in. H now
costs the Government SIS for
printing a single page of the Con-
greSsional Record-the speeches
made by Senators and Congress
men. Many single issues of the
Congressional Records, Just one
days proceedings, cost S., 500. and
often the daily cost is nearer
$4,000 sum In excess of the
total value, at time of purchase.
of all the land which now holds
the National Capitol the u S.
Supreme Court building. Library
of Congress, Senate Office build
ing. and the two House Office
buildingsi
Printed records of speeches
made by the spenders of our
money have piled up yeare aftef
years, tome upon tome, unt1
Uncle Sam had to spend maaI
millions more for the erection af
the new Archives Building-for
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-14
Announcement
of Marriage

Saturday evening 7-30 O'Clock
Miss Liduvina Casado became the
bride of Augustine Molina. Peace
Justice Enrique Esquinaldo. Jr.,
officiating.
The ceremony was read in the
residence of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Federico Casado,
1918 Grinnell street. where q
number of friends of the families
and the high contracting parties
were assembled.
Attending the groom was T.
Milford, while the bride was at
tended by Mrs. Milford. After the
ceremony delightful reception
was held by the newly WEEDS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-14
Wa8AMqtsts,
NalS
WASHINGToN's CRIME WAVE
and CONGRESSMEN AS
LAWBREAKEBS
BY DR.. JAMES Z. POPE
special Washington Correspondents

WASHINGToN'S CRIME WAVE
and CoNGRESSMEN AS
LAWBREAKERS
When Attorney General Cum
mings declared recently that the
crime wave in Washington had
assumed the proportion of ma
tional disgrace, he was referring
to the District of Columbia's 1887
crop of IS murders, $50 robberies,
5159 burglaries,s and other crimes
in corresponding volume an
amazing record which has placed
this town of monuments and
monumental speeches at the very
top of the cogntry's list of law
! lesSzcitiess and set a mark ex-
ceeded efly BY cities with much
larger population. 81
Mr. Cummings was not refer
ring to that small group of Con-
gressmen who are being PANIED
as ruthless lawbreakerS and who,
by their alleged Haunting of po-
lice powers, are encouraging
crime and propagating lawiess-
ness through criminogenic pre-
cept.
While Washington Is known to
beauty lovers as a city of mag
nifcent distances, il IS also known
as a place OF tight corners and
embarrassing moments to some
seekers after political upright
eOusneSS who let themselves get
that way. Lo, the poor Congress
man from space far and wide,
with his Congressional privileges,
with the passionate love for fat
tering publicity-but hatred for
criticism-and stOnehearted news
reporters! For right now IN this
modern Bagdad on the Potomac
publicity barrage is being laid
down against lawmakers who are
alleged law breakers. Couched In
short and ugly terms. a few play
boys from Capitol Hill are accus-
ed of open and fragrant disregard
for the automobile parking and
traffic regulations of the District
of Columbia, in that they persist
in parking their luxurious cars
where parking is prohibited by
+ law: and furthermore, il IS charg-
ed. they publicly display their
contempt for duly constituted law
and order by jumping stop
/ lights. It is openly charged that
with their fine autos bedecked
with tags bearing the. Congress
sional insignia of special priv
Iege and immunity from arrest
these few Congressman, or, COW
ertly, their clerks and secretar-
les, impudently flaunt the law
and get by with almost anything
i-trafficaIly speaking-to the dis
gust and discontinue of other
motorists, and peril to the gen
eral public
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-14
ChicagOnns Come
In This Morning

On board the Cuba this morn
ing, in from Tampa. were two
friends of Mr.. and Mrs Allan H.
Armstrong Of this city. Mrs. Helen
Rufe, of Chicago. Illinois, who is
ON vacation with her friend, Miss
Parkinson of the same city, and
Mr.. Phillip Yarrow. also of Chi
cago. ~ SAG
Mrs. Rufe isfa cousin of Mrs.
Armstrong. Mr.. YsrrOw is the
son of Rev Phillip Yarrow. pro-
minent pastor of ChicsgossiBoth
parties were taken for an e.auto
ride around Key West before
departing for Havana.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-14
TWO MARRIAGE
UCENSESESUED

During the week ending today,
records at the office OF County
Judge Raymnod Lord show two
marriage licenses having been Sc
cured during the week.
Issues were made to the fol-
lowing: Floyd J. Jones and Mari
on Mayfeld Stewart; Augustine
Molina and Liduvina Casado.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-14

American Steamship Cholutesa.
of the United Fruit Company, B.
Ross, master, arrived in port 5
O'Clock this morning from Porto
Barrios, Guatemala. bound for
Mobile, Ala. to which port she
sailed at s o'clock.
The vessel docked at the Porter
Dock Co, where an injured MEM
Der of the crew, Alouis Ruppe,
was brought ashore and taken to
the Marine hospital.
It was later learned that the
injury from which Ruppe was
suffering was tentatively. a frac-
tured skull. How the injury was
received was not given out in the
information
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-14
OR TOWER OF BABEL

The US Capitol, which houses
the Senate and Congress. Is not
the largest building IN the world,
bat Il Is the most cOstly-n0t for
what the builders put into the
structure. bat for what goes On
under the dome. Il IS the modern
Towel Of Babel-not because Of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-14
ENTERTAINMENT


Habana-Madrid
The most popular night spot in
Key West with dance music at it's
best-presenting the only profess
sional floor show in the city. The
Smart Club for the smart set, the
pleasure club for pleasure seek
ers. that's the club Habana-M Mad
rid.
For the benfit of the Communi-
ty clinic and Recreation Park
equipment Saturday nights In
ternational Ball" viii be the un-
deniable success of the season in
social events. Make your reserva-
tons now by calling go.
Entire new floor show viii be
the presentation for tonight, al
Key Vests brightest night spot.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-14
Snesiad Due Wednesday

Steamship Snestad Is due to ar
rive in port Wednesday of this
week. from Philadelphia. and IS
consigned to the Porter Dock Co
The vessel is to take on cargo
of 100 tons of rails and win be
loaded at the docks of the F. E
c. Ry.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-14

Mrs. George L. Busch and Mrs.
Mary Lutger, who were visiting
for a few days in Key West. left
on the bus yesterday afternoon
for Miami. and there viii entrain
Tor their home in st. Louis.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-14

The name of the HohenzoIlern
family, which ruled Germany
from 1871-1918, was taken from
q hill called ZoIlern near Stuff
CART
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-14

Gwynn Bethel. who was in for
the weekend with his family. left
yesterday afternoon over the
highway for his station with the
Oversee Road and Toll Bridge
District, at Pigeon Key.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-14

Mrs. Beryf Curry and son. Ken
meth. VITO Rsd been spending a
visit in Miami and Fort Myers, re-
turned to Key West last evening
over the highway.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-14
. soooe0O0ooooseoeeeesess
TRANSPORTATION
British steamer Arrives

British Steamship Kitteguan,
bound from Norfolk, Va, to Texas
City, Texas, arrived 6 O'Clock Sat
urday night and took 1885 gal
Ions of fuel oil at Porter Dock
Co. and sailed 1890 for destina-
So, tga4 81
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-14

Eolinzhed's -ChronicleS- werr
one Of the sources used b. Snzkz-
speare for has plays
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-14
GET A WORRYING ROCK"

HOLLYWOOD. - Joan Blon-
dell, movie actress. has an 8-foot
worrying rock" in her yard, on
which she has sat for hundreds
of hours figuring out personal
problems.