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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

A gallon of the average material of which the earth is made would weigh 55 pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
Demonstrations in Italy

Rome, Dec. 7-(UP)-Anti-F French demonstrations were held in several big Italian cities today as news papers disclosed that Gen. Alberto Pariani, undersecretary of war and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

since last Tuesday, the day guilty pleas were voiced by Harry Mac kenzie and Edward G. Levy, and the day Williamson was granted permission to be tried by the court rather than the jury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

Att0rnel James D. c. Murray is suffering from slight cold, and his voice is h0arse as he ques- ti0ns each venireman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

Having exercised 29 challenges, the defense still has available 147 of its original 176; The state hay ing used 20, still had available 156. The court had dismissed IS after questioning. These figures were official as of the start of to- days session.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

Although many of the veniremen play cards during the long wait
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

More than a few yawns were noticed as the proceedings in the courtroom continued to drag late yesterday. One lawyer, leaving the room, commented: I'm afraid I'll fall asleep if stay in there much longer"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

Judge Ernest A. Inglis is also a very early arrival each morning, despite the fact that he cOmmutes from Middletown, his home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

The detense entered US second round" of challenges at yester- days session. Defense challenges have been made in rotation, with the challenge being made on be- half of the defendants, in the order in which they are listed in the bach warrant charging them with conspiracy. The first round" comprised g challenges, and seven more veniremen were excused by the defense bfore the end of the Jay.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

As the sixth session of the trial opened this morning at 10 o. clock, the 72nd venireman was scheduled to be called. During the past five court days, seventy-one have been called, and all but four disqualified.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

Prospective j0rOrs, waiting on the third floor to be called, often look down to the second floor from the railing of the well the extends from the first to the third floor,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

Most of the veniremen, how ever, while away the time by play cards, which have been furnished by deputy sheriffs.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
BYRD ASKS CURBS
F.. 0NSPEND|NG PLAN
DeIetion of 1865, 900, 1000
for Pump-Priming, Change
imp. W. A. Power Sought.
Nv ]. A. O'LEARY

Four more far-reaching changes IN
the administration work-relief bill
we're proposed today by Senator Byrd,
Democrat, of Virginia as the measure
was held at a standstill for the nth
day by opposition debate.
The Virginian's first amendment
was to strike out entirely the P. w. A.
pump printing part of the bill. for
which the Senate committee allowed
$685., ,oo0,o
II this fails. he will seek to curtail
it by eliminating authority for P. w.
A, to finance non-Federal projects on
q leasing basis instead of the ordinary
loan and grant ratio.
His two other amendments would
limit administrative costs of all forms
of relief to per cent of the appro-
ration, and require an annual analysis
for Congress of the value of the assets
of various Government corporations
that have been set up in recent years,
such as the Commodity Credit Corp.
Austin Attacks Bill.
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bill were being submitted, Senator
Austin, Republican, of Vermont was
keeping the verbal assault on the bill
going.
Borrowing, spending and busting
the Nations business paves the way
for autocracy," Senator Austin de-
clared. "It breaks the morale OF youth.
encourages pauperism, softens and
weakens character and bankrupts in
dustry. Spending huge sums of the
peoples money is classic method OF
undermining republics"
While there is not much likelihood
of the pump -priming title being elm
mated entirely, a determined move is
under way to earmark it definitely for
food control and specified municipal
projects already listed as approved at
p. w. A. headquarters. This move
would curtail the discretionary au-
thority of the administration to allot
p. w. A. projects from lump sum
appropriation.
No voting on amendments Is ex-
pected before next week, and Majority
Leader Barkley has served notice he
will keep the Senate in session tomor-
(see RELIEF, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1938-05-27
BLAZE ON PLANE
PRECEDED CRASH
Two. Day Probe Produces Evidence
That Right Engine Broke
Down.
By the Associated Press.

E, the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, May CIV. A. Pat
terson, president of United Air Lines,
said today a motor Of the large ship
which crashed Tuesday night killing
10 was afire before it plummeted into
a wooded gully.
"A two-day investigation has pro-
duced evidence that failure Of a CYL
inder in the right engine occurred ap-
proximately 8 miles east of the scene"
Patterson said.
This cylinder breakage was prob
ably followed by breakage of the ex-
haust manifold, and oil escaping from
the damaged cylinder was ignited by
contact with the hot broken manifold,
resulting in a minor fire in the engine
nacelle on the right wing. This re-
suits in streak of flames from the
right wing. Witnesses are virtually
unanimous that this streak of flame
was localized in the right engine"
officials previously contended the
plane was not ablaze before 1t
crashed. disagreeing with stories Of
several witnesses. The left motor,
Patterson said, was in operating con-
dition although not in use at the mo-
ment of the crash.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
KELLER IS CAUST|C
OVER MEMORIAL
Library Chairman Asks That
$500, 900 Be Disapproved
in Tart Report.

Prepared to supplement his charge
that the Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Commission has ignored completely
the wishes of Congress and OF the
people" Chairman Keller of the House
Library Committee was to ask House
Deficiency Appropriation Subcommit-
tee late today to disapprove request
for s500,oO0 to start work on the
project.
The Illinois Representatives
charges were contained in report
filed late last night on bill to abolish
the present commission and create a
new one with instructions to submit
to the next session of Congress recon-
mendations for site and design for
the proposed memorial.
Throughout his report, the chairman
criticized in caustic fashion the service
OF the present commission and the
architect, the late John Russell Pope.
Hits Commission Plans.
The commission, Mr.. Keller said, "is
recommending . design to which the
Commission Of Fine Arts vigorously
and properly objects. 1t has not Sc
cured the approval Of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commis-
sion concerning both the design and
location combined. It is insisting on
receiving an appropriation for this un-
approved design which amounts to
picking out the domed center Of the
National Gallery of Art and reproduc-
ing it as the Thomas Jefferson Memo
rial. If this design should materialze
its result would be bitter disappoint-
ment through all the years to come
1t would be Incompatible to the mag
nificent Lincoln Memorial"
The report further charges that
"the failure Of the Memorial Commits
sion to properly interpret repeated re.
jections of its plans and to take ad-
vantage of its opportunity to present
an entirely different design is mat.
ter which the Library Committee
could not understand. Unless and un.
til an entirely different design for thu
site chosen is presented we feel com.
PEELED to oppose the plan because w
know the disappointment this pro.
posal would be If carried out to th<
artists and eople of the country.
Last year the Congress showed it!
temper in the matter Of the activity
Of the Memorial Commission by voting
down the $500, 600 appropriation. Th'
feeling indicated in that vote shoult
have been sufficient notice to tht
Memorial Commission to revamp th'
| entire plan, to change its attitude ant
to attempt to comply with the wishes
Of Congress. The Thomas jefferson
Memorial Commission has, apparentl!
on the advice of its architect, ignored
completely the wishes of Congress ane
of the people"
In presenting this report to thu
Appropriations Subcommittee toda!
Chairman Keller said that the lont
illness of the chairman of the Memo.
| rial Commission and the death of tht
designer of the originally proposed
memorial has been the justifiable rea.
(See MEMORIAL, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1938-05-27
Announces He WillLetRevisiOn
Measure Become Law
Without Signature.
DECLARES HE WANTS TO PUT
GOOD FEATURES INTO EFFECT
Declines to Initial Plan Because Many
Would Think He Approved Dropping
Principle of Taxation, He Asserts.

By h
ARTHURDALE HOMESTEADS, w. Va, May 27-President
Roosevelt Arhurdae Homesead School COM
exercises today would permit the five billion
dollar tax bill become law without his signature.
sign BILL" Mr. Roosevelt said in his address to the
Arhudae and to the Nation the radio and
have midnight tonight to sign imany people will think
important principle OF American
taxation
If veto the prevent many of the desirable features
of it from going into effect
therefore time since have been President am
going third which to am going TO
into effect at midnight tonight without my approval
The President permitting the to become
law in that call attention to unwise parts of the BILL
Evening star., 1938-05-27

ACCEPT MERGER
Protestant Episcopal Bid Is
Welcomed by Assembly.
South Weighs Step.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, May 27.-The
General Assembly OF the Presbyterian
Church of the U. s. A. accepted today
the invitation of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church to achieve organic
union between our respective
churches"
The assembly adopted resolution
declaring 'its earnest and prayerful
purpose to cooperate with the Prot
estant Episcopal Church in the u
S. A. in the study and formation OF
such plans as may make possible the
union contemplated"
The invitation was extended to the
Presbyterians by the Rev. James De-
wolfe Perry, presiding bishop of the
Protestant Episcopal Church. on
action taken at the latter church's
general convention at Cincinnati in
october, 1887.
The assembly also approved a pro-
posal for world council of churches
launched at world conference at
Edinburg, Scotland. last summer. The
Rev. DR.. L. S. Nudge, stated clerk of
the assembly, had asked the Presby-
terians to become the first denonMna-
ton formally to sanction the project
Let us keep Presbyterianism in the
van and make it the leading church
in the world in unification of Protes-
tantism." he said.
DR.. Nudge told the 900 commission
ers (delegates) a committee working
for unity of churches of the Reformed
and Presbyterian family" would at
tempt to reunite Southern Presbyte-
rians with the Presbyterian Church in
the United States of America, sep
arated since the War Between the
States.
1T is unbecoming for a great church
like the Presbyterian to allow itsel1
to be asunder on issues now long
dead" said DR.. WEIGH, outstanding
Presbyterian leader in Kentucky and
newly elected moderator.
THE Methodists have done 1t and
the Presbyterians should and must
follow in their wake"
The Southern group, known as the
Presbyterian Church in the United
States, now has 100000 members.
Evening star., 1938-05-27

BINGHAMTON. N. Y, May q R.
Tiny Marion Calvin, 24-ounce baby
born IL days ago to Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Calvin, died early today as two frater-
nal organizations planned campaign
to raise funds for oxygen to keep the
child alive.
DR.. Frank e. Benkovic said the in
FAINT had been thriving" In an elec-
trically- heated crib since its birth. but
that q constant supply Of oxygen was
necessary to keep it alive.
Evening star., 1938-05-27

Remnant of Profits Tax.
The tax measure, which thus be-
comes law, contains remnant OF the
undistributed profits tax, recommended
by Mr.. Roosevelt and condemned by
business. 1t completely overhauls
former capital gains taxes-also at
tackled by business-by substituting
fiat rates for a graduated scale.
Noting that the legislation retains
the principle of the undistributed prof.
its tax, the President said The PEN
atty for withholding dividends to
stockholders is so small-only 212 per
cent at the most-that it is doubtful
whether it will wholly eliminate the
old tax-avoidance practices of the
past"
As to the adoption of the f1ate-rate
capital gains tax, the President assert
ed: The abandonment Of the prin-
ciple of progressive tax payment in
accordance with capacity to pay may
encourage a small amount of capital
to 60 into productive enterprises, but
chiefly, it will help those who make
large profits in buying and selling ex.
isting stocks
Arrives in Morning.
President Roosevelt arrived here at
am (E. S. T) today.
Mrs. Roosevelt, principal sponsor
of Arthurdale-the Governments first
homestead project-joined the presi-
dental party on its arrival here. She
motored from Washington yesterday
with a group of friends, including Mrs.
Henry Morgenthau, jr, wife OF the
Treasury Secretary.
The President remained aboard his
special train for more than an hour
before the motor tour of the 165-family
S1,824911 project.
After inspection of the project and
the commencement exercises, the
President will go to his mothers home
at Hyde Park, N Y, for the Memorial
Day week end. He will return to
Washington Tuesday morning.
Accompanying him on the trip to
Arthurdale, which began last mid
night, were Ambassador Josephus
Daniels, Senator Nicely, Democrat, OF
West Virginia; Representative RAN
dolph, Democrat, of West Virginia:
DR.. w. w. Alexander and John
Fischer of the Federal Security Ad-
! ministration. Assistant Secretary
johnson of the War Department, and
| White House aides. The Presidents S
youngest son, John, also was in the
party.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
JAPANESE NOT CATCHING
SALMON, OFFICIAL SAYS
q. S. Bureau of Fisheries Agent
Holds Charge Ridiculous.
None Running Yet.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, May 27.-L. G. Wingard.
chief agent of the United States Bu-
reau of Fisheries, in charge of Alaskan
activities. terms ridiculous" state
ments that Japanese fishermen were
catching salmon in the Bering Sea.
Japanese are not catching salmon
in the Bering Sea or Bristol Bay for
the simple fact there are none there
at this time of the year." he said.
"They do not start running until some
time between the first and middle of
June. The salmon fishing season does
not open until June "a. So. to say
Japanese are catching salmon is untrue
and unfair - They have perfect
right to catch crabs and bottom fish
and that is all they are doing"
Charges that japanese fishermen
were violating agreements concerning
fishing in Alaskan waters resulted in
the request Tuesday of one fishing
boat captain for arms to stop the
alleged encroachers.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
Irish Sweepstakes Winners
Include Eight From DC. Area
Hotel Employe Dra,cs
Ticket on Second
Choice Horse.

Americans, including seven from
Washington and one from nearby Vir-
ginia, held approximately 60 per cent
of the first tickets opened in the early
drawing in Dublin today on the Irish
Hospital Sweepstakes, the world S
largest legal lottery.
Thomas c. Trescot, 25-year-old con-
troller at the Ambassador Hotel. drew
a ticket on the second-choice horse,
Golden Sovereign. making it possible
for him to win as much as $l50.000.
Another District man with a chance
at the big money is Patrick Quirk,
about As, of IS I street NV. cable
placer for the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. He drew Farce,
40-to-l shot.
Up to noon Dublin time) Ameri-
cans had drawn 318 tickets on 40
horses. They held % of the AZ tickets
on the leading favorites-seven on
Pasch, the first choice, at to 4; 10
on Golden Sovereign, and II on Scot
tish Union.
These horses are virtually certain
starters in Wednesdays English Derby
at EPSON Downs, near London. Hold
ers of tickets on the winner of the race
will garner Sl50,000 minus taxes), i,
those on the place horse will get
Evening star., 1938-05-27
WAR ADMIRAL ENTERED
Pompoon, His 3-Year-Old Rival
Also in $4,000 Race.

NEW YORK, May 27 (P.-War Ad-
miral and Pompoon. 3-year-old rivals
of 1887. today were listed among the
nine entries for the mile and quarter
of the $4,000 Suburban Handicap at
Belmont Park tomorrow.
The Admiral, owned by Samuel d.
Riddle, will pick up top weight OF
1872 pounds, 4 more than has been
assigned to Pompoon. from J. H.
Louchheim's stable. The Admiral Is
expected to be the short-priced IA
vorite in view of his fine workouts IN
preparation for the match race with
Seabiscuit which was Cancelled earlier
in the week.
Other entries are Shark, Strabo,
Rex Flag, Masked General, Piccolo,
Aneroid and Caballero II.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
YATES Wins WAY
INTO GOLF FINAL
Beats ToI|ey and Thomson
and Faces Ewing for
British Title.
by The Associated Press.

by inc ASSC CClateQ PTeSS.
TROON, Scotland, May 27.-Char-
lev Yates of Atlanta today reached the
final round of the British amateur
golf championship by hanging on to
gain a one-up victory in l9 holes over
Hector Thomson of Scotland.
In tomorrow's 36-hole title match
the cheerful American Walker Cup
player will meet Cecil Ewing, Giant
Irishman who eliminated c. Ross
SANDY Somerville of Canada. two up,
in the other semi-flnal.
Yates. who had seen Thomson wipe
out the three-hole lead he built up
with a two-under-par 81 on the first
nine. sank a 9-foot putt for birdie
on the nineteenth green for his VIC
tory.
Beats Two Ex-Champi0ns.
Yates thus gained credit for elm
mating the only two former cham
mons in the field. Thomson won
the title two years, ago while Veteran
Cyril Tolley, whom Charley put out
in this mornings quarter-flnals by
3 and 2. captured the title in 1920
and 1929
The excitable Southerner, who in
cluded an eagle in his morning
round to be out in SO, hit the turn
in "a this afternoon. He won the
first hole by sinking an l8-footer,
rammed home q beautiful 50-foot
putt for another winning birdie at
the sixth. then put his tee shot on
the short eighth 20 feet away and
sank that putt for a deuce and 3 up.
Short with his second, Charley
dropped the 10th. and saw his led
cut to one hole as Thomson canned
a 9-footer for a at No. IL. An
8-footer for 4 at No Is, where Yates
was short again, put the Scot on even
terms, and he went ahead for the
first time on No. II, where Yates sliced
into the sand.
Takes Next Two Holes.
Charley then took the next two
holes for the match. At the 18th,
while Thomson got in trouble, Yates
played two down the middle of the
green. squaring the match with par
4. On the first extra hole he came
out of the rough, 9 feet from the pin,
with his second and, with Thomson
only foot short on his third, walked
up and hit the ball into the center of
Evening star., 1938-05-27
Text of Address
By President On
Arfhurdale Visit
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ARTHURDALE HOMESTEADS. w.
Va. Nav 27.-The text of President
Roosevelts address here today fol-
lows:
At last, after many attempts. have
succeeded in coming to Arthurdale-
and I greet you as friends because you
are Mrs. Roosevelt's personal friends
and because I have heard so much
about you
Much has been written about you
good people, about the conditions OF
life in certain towns in this part OF
the world and about what the Gov
ernment has done here at Arthurdale.
The Nation has heard about Scots
Run with its very poor conditions OF
life, and the Nation has heard about
Arthurdale with its vastly improved
conditions of life. But think voice
the thoughts of you who live here
when I say to the country over the
radio that about the last thing you
would want would be to be publicized
as some rare and special type of
American.
Let me put it this way. and I think
and hope that you will agree with
me when I say:
In 1888 the whole Nation knew that
it faced crisis in economic conditions
but the Nation did not realize that 1t
faced a crisis in social conditions. II
| anv one were to ask me what is the
outstanding contribution that has
been made to American life in the
past five years, I would say without
hesitation that it is the awakening OF
the social conscience of America.
To Provide Better Homes.
As one part, and only one part. OF
the effort of your Government to i'm
prove social conditions. we undertook
| in dozens of places scattered over al
most every part of the country. to sci
up, with the cooperation of the local
people themselves. projects to provide
better homes, a better chance to make
both ends meet in maintaining rea'
sonably decent standard OF life
through the passing years.
Many different types OF projects
were undertaken-some of them II
wholly rural sections, some in cities
some in suburbs, some for industria
workers. some for miners. some. like
Arthurdale, a combination OF indus
try and farming. These projects rep
resent something new and because
| hod pYnPflnnct
along these lines, there we're some 1aii'
ures-not a complete failure in tht
case of any given project, but partla
failures due to bad guesSes on economic
subjects like new industries or lacs
of markets.
On the whole. however. the per-
centage of good guesses in the average
of these projects has been extraor'
dinarily high, and for this success
the principal part of the credit prop
erly should go to the individual fam
lilies who, themselves, have come te
live in these new communities.
Inevitable Task.
| The lessons we have all learned vii
save a hundred times their cost II
dollars as fast as Government or pri'
vate capital-or as I hope, both-gt
on with the inevitable task of improv'
ing living conditions throughout thu
country and helping Americans to liv'
as modern science has made it possible
for them to live. The extra cost O.
(See TEXT, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1938-05-27

around $4,000 and for third $50,000.
All persons drawing horse are as
sured of $2,650.
Mr.. Trescot. who lives with his Wild
owed mother. Mrs. Grace M. Trescot,
at the Hammond Court Apartments,
1877 Thirtieth street NV, took his
luck rather indifferently.
(See SWEEPS, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1938-05-27
Welter Title Fight
Is Postponed Until
Tuesday Night
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 27.-The
welterweight title fight between
Barney Ross, the champion, and
Henry Armstrong was postponed
until next Tuesday night after
Promoter Mike Jacobs received
unsatisfactory reports on to-
nights probable weather. 1t was
the second postponement for the
bout, originally slated for last
night.
The scene of the bout, Madison
Square Gardens Bowl in Long
Island City, was thoroughly
soaked after an all-night rain.
Ross and Armstrong. the
colored challenger. planpet to
resume training this afternoon
in a New York gymnasium, in
stead of returning to their camps.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
GERMAN MInELAYER
SUNK WITH 4 MISSING
Announcement From Kiel Navy
Base Fails to Reveal
Cause and Locality.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. May 27.-The sinking OF
the German minelayer Triton, with
four of her crew missing, was an
nounced today at Kiel, the German
Nays great base.
The cause and locality of the sink
ing were not disclosed.
Three aviators were killed when q
new mail plane making test Nights
crashed near the island Of LAngefoog.