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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-20

The legislature appropriated
$500, 600 10 pay the cost Of the
statewide investigation, which will
be made TO determine II phone
rates, as they now are, are too
high.
The company, by asking
that It's rates he boosted be-
fore the investigation IL COM
pleted, Was believed to he try
ing to put itself In q position
where a rate cut, ~ result Of
the probe. would put II hack TO
Its present level OF rates.
The investigation will go ahead,
however. with hearings at Seattle,
Spokane and possibly other key
cities. despite the request for
higher rates. The requests APP
plies to the eompsny's operations
in all cities outside of Seattle. and
supplements an earlier request for
higher rates in that city as well.
Suspension iifutteu
Under the utility law, the de-
partment can suspend for seven
months the compsny's requested
heavier rates. but after that must
take some action to deny or grant
the petition.
To support its petition for a rate
boost, the company must file fig
ures on its revenues to prove the
boost is needed. The department,
in turn. can use those figures in
its investigation, and thus will be
able to save its examiners lot of
work and expense digging 1t out
themselves.
In October, the department must
rule on the company's requests for
higher rates in Seattle, the seven
months suspension period on that
petition expiring then. II 1t sus-
ponds the proposed rate increase
in all other parts Of the state, the
suspension would run until De-
cember.
Ratepayers Pay Costs
Reports from about the state
say groups are organizing opposi-
ton to the proposed increases and
will fight them at the departments
hearings on the petitions.
The $500, O0O-more or less
the department spends on the
investigation will he charged
against the company, which In
turn. will tack IL onto the
monthly phone bills Of Its
customers.
The cost OF all utility investiga-
lions is chargeable against the
firm, and allowable as a part OF the
overhead cost of doing business.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-20

state constitution SAYS the money
in the current school fund can
not he used except for common
schools.
Atsorney-Generei q, W, Haniil-
ton ruled recently that common
school dollars could not he spent
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-20

from those funds. despite SUI
preme court decision that they
were trust" funds and could not
be used except TO pay benefits to
workers,
The situation parallels somewhat
the educational question. since the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-20
Kelly Case Might
Hit School Funds

Indictment OF r. Pat Kelly.
former labor and industries depart.
ment head, on charges Of wrong
fully spending state funds. has
caused speculation II state school
officials could be held liable fer
financing vocational education from
common school funds.
The question Of whether such
funds legally could be spent for
vocational courses in high schools
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-20

eaucstion programs for children.
such a. sgrscuiture. trades and In
ssussries and home economies.
school officials fear the federal
government win withdraw the
$500 600 IL give. Washington every
two years 10 neip finance the vcrs-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-20

ficnsl programs n the suprsns
court rules state common sshcpI
mcney can't he used for IN pro-
grams. The federal Mcaey u
given only on = matching basiS.
aclIsr-sordoIIsr. with stnes ~
penditurss.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-20
States Mistake
Is COuntg's Gain

The state made q S33. error
when 1t handed out S447 $50 To
counties from the gas tax during
April 30 this month IL sent out
checks to make up the difference.
Pierce county got s2.532.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-20
CLUB WILL NOT MEET

The Fellowship High Social
Dance club will not hold it's regular
weekly dance tonight in the Fell
lOwship hall Of the Masonic temple
because Of the hall being used by
the Royal Court Of the Amaranth.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-20
oLYMPIA-Constitutionality

oLYMPIA-Constitutionality
Of spending common school
funds for vocational rchabilita-
ton of adults WAS attacked In
state supreme court today In =
suit by the state vocational edu-
cation board against state
Auditor Cliff YelIe.
The suit asked for . writ Of
mandate forcing Yeile Ia pay
Claude II. Odom. supervisor ~
the program. his $500 April
salary and tn pay el7s In other
bills In connection with the pro-
gram. Yelie commended the
expenditure was Illegal.
The case. however, involves
= far wider question Of use Of
state funds for education, ac-
cording to =. w. Anderson.
council for the board. II the
supreme court rules school
funds can he used only for COM
mon schools, II may invalidate
night schools and numerous
other vocational programs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-20

and for vocational rehabilitation
of crippled adults, in particular.
outside OF schools be settled
by the state supreme court.
Kelly was charged with spend
ing $500, 900 from the medical aid
and accidents funds OF the work
mems compensation program to
pay salaries of his department en-
ployes working under those two
sections of the program.
Limit In Constitution
The past three legislatures sp-
propriated money in the budgets
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-20
ID Politicians
AND
PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Action of Pacific Telephone Telegraph Co. in asking
substantial phone rate boosts following shortly launching
of the departments twoyear statewide investigation of the
utility, somewhat of bombshel 10 state department of
public service officials.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-20

the constitutional limit. which now
saws county officials cannot hold
office more than two terms in
succession. in the view Of the al
legged populations in various eoun-
ties. State Auditor Cliff Yelle
and Land Commissioner Albert c.
Martin played prominent parts in
uneovering the shortages.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-06
DRIVER GUILTY
 OF NEGLIGENCE
Decision Reserved on Reckless Driving By
 Judge Conway

Henry Lemay, 21, of 63 Green wood street, Watertown, arraigned in Traffic Court this morning on charges of reckless driving on Sum- day, Feb. 26, was found guilty of negligence by Judge T. E. Conway, but judgment was reserved on the reckles driving charge.
 Lemay was charged with striking Arnold Richard Smith, of 373 Homestead avenue, at the intersec- tion of East Main and Wall streets, allegedly injuring Smiths leg and and ruining bag of groceries he was carrying. Evidence was incon- elusive that the accident was caused by reckless driving.
 Nolles were granted to the follow ing:
 Kene H. Theroux, 70 Oakville avenue, $1O; Pasquale Bucella, 1O5 Suberban avenue, Bridgeport, no payment; Joseph A. Nette, Dartley street, Stamford, no payment; Har- ry Radin, 600 George street, New Haven, $20: Albin Gudzuvas, 541 North Riverside street, $40; Daniel Tata, 1923 Haight avenue, Bronx, N. Y, $10; Stanley Handel, Al East 18th street, New York City, $5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-06
ITALIAN LEAGUE
 MEETS TONIGHT
Several Speakers Will Dis= cuss City and State
 Affairs

Several speakers will discuss city and state affairs at the meeting tonight at o'clock of the Water bury Italian Republican League at Liberty hall, among them Republi- can Town Chairman J. Warren Upson, Sen. Claude V. Badger and Rep. Martin J. Whalen, of Wolcott
 MT. Upson is expected to discuss his view on the city charter of Waterbury while the two members of the General Assembly will talk on legislative matters.
 The meeting will be opened by Michael J'Anthony, president of the Waterbury Italian Republican league.
 Officers of the league are: Pas quale DiMartino, vice president; Michael Stolfi, treasurer; Alexander De Santis, secretary; Frank Da- vino, financial secretary; and Louis Freer, sergeant at arms.
 Members of the executive board are: Roland Ruggiero, William Ge- rardi, Domenic Massimo, Joseph Lombardi, Paul Puzzo and Carmine Calo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-06
WPA TO CONTINUE
 EVENING CLASSES
Persons Interested in AmericanizatiOn Courses
 to Convene Tonight

Evening classes in Americaniza- ton will be continued at Crosby High school under the WPA Adult Education Program it was an- nounced today by the WPA Educa- tion Office. All interested are asked to meet at TOO p. m. this evening in the assembly hall at Crosby High school.
 Glasses in Americanization have been conducted since October under the local board of education's eve ming school program, and due to numerous demands for additional courses, the WPA Education Pro- gram has been asked to provide fur ther instruction to those interested. Glasses will continue two evenings a week until the later part of May. The sewing classes of Miss Mary Byrne( WPA instructress, will be discontinued until further notice. Miss Byrne has been conducting sewing classes at Leavenworth, Will by ,Hendricken, Tinker, and Barn. ard ScholS.
 Due to the closing of the board
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-06
CYO BROADCAST
 ATTRACTS 25O
St. Lucy's Church Unit Sponsors Event; Three
 Speakers Heard

More than 25O young men and women attended the communion breakfast of the CYO of the church of Our Lady of Mount Car mel yesterday morning.
 Speakers at the breakfast were Rev. Patrick w. Flynn, John J. Savino, and Patrick J. Wallace, chairman of the CYO city council.
 Mass, which the group attended in a body, was celebrated by Father Flynn.
 Associated with the CYO unit in sponsorship of the breakfast was the Junior Newman Discussion Club.
 The three speakers developed the words of the late Patrick Cardinal Hayes, Youth is the hope of the world, and from youth the future of the world must be builded."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-06
PLANS FOR DRIVE
 ARE BEING MADE
Auxiliary of Jewish War Veterans Meets Wed-
 nesday Night

Plans for a membership campaign will be made by the ladies auxil- iary, David Fannick post, Jewish War Veterans, at a meeting at Roosevelt hall Wednesday night at 8:30. Mrs. Bessie Block, president will appoint committees to direct the drive for new members.
 Several scores of new members will be sought. Wives, sisters and daughters of war veterans are elig- ible for membership.
 The auxiliary will hold a cake sale Thursday at the Rowland Hughes Go. store. Mrs. Lillian Reiner is chairman of the commit tee in charge. The proceeds will be used to purchase tobacco, candy and writing paper for patients at the U. s. Veterans hospital, Newington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-06
.Y.M.C.A. Notes

Julia Wrenn, secretary of the Girls Inter- Club Council, has called a meeting of the Council at the YMCA tonight. Barbara Kunkel president, will preside.
 Under the leadership of Michael Delpo, Miss Mildred Galiada and George Fehrs, chairman of the so- cial committees of the Young Mems Girls and lily Inter Club Counils the three committees will convene tonight to make plans for the an- nual Easter Eve dance at the Y. M c. A.
 Mrs. Kay Martin and Melvin Freeman will review sections of the recent book, Trends in Group Work" at the supper meeting of the Advisors Association tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-06
S2 FINE LEVIED.
 FOR JAYWALKINC
Pedestrian in Court This Morning Says He Mis-
 understood Signal

Arrested Saturday as an alleged jaywalker, Hugo Meisel, 59, of Edge wood road, Oakville, was fined g, without costs, when arraigned in City Court today, Meisel was ar- rested by Patrolman John Meaney, the policeman testifying that Meis- ell insisted on crossing Exchange Place, against the signal light and against his hand signal.
 Patrolman Meaney said he had held up his hand for pedestrians to halt but Meisel ignored the signal. Meisel said he had misunderstood the policeman's gesture.
 Police Superintendent William J. Roach today urged that pedestrians cooperate with police by crossing at intersections only with the lights and by obeying traffic officers sig nal.
 Six of the city's eight victims of fatal auto accidents last year, Supt. Roach said, were pedestrians.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-06
TENNENBAUM IS
 HOST SATURDAY
Continues Custom of En- tertaining Fellow WOrk-
 CTS in Insurance Field

Coleman c. Tennenbaum was host to 80 fellow employees Saturday night when he celebrated complet- tion of 30 years with the Prudential Insurance Go. He has been host at similar dinners marking his fifth, 10th, 18th, 20th, and 18th service anniversaries.
 MT. Tennenbaum worked here from 1909 to 1920, was in Bridge port for the next 12 years, and re- turned to Waterbury in 1892. The company presented him a diamond watch charm. His associates gave him 8 pen and pencil set. Thomas P. Cassidy, district manager, was toaStmaster.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-06

for the operation of the regular de- partments of government. Any large economies in the regular establish ment probably would have to be achieved in part by salary cuts or reduction of personnel, neither of which congress would be likely to prescribe.
 'Drop In Bucket"
 Editorial research reports estima- ted that the 10 per cent reduction of appropriations proposed as one means of reducing federal spending, actually would save little more than $500, ,000, ,000. That is large sum but it would be "drop-in-the-bucket" economy in relation to annual fed- eral expenditures.
 Tax reform will be toward elimin- ating what remains of the corporate surplus tax and the amendment of the capital gains tax, both of which are held to be deterrents to busi- ness. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., over the weekend announced he was send- ing all available tax data to con- gress.
 Morgenthau is counted as one of the cabinet economizers but will fol- low the leadership of the presi- dent, even though it may be for big spending.
 The government reorganization battle, in which MT. Roosevelt was defeated last year, is to be resumed in the house today on the basis of modified program which meets many previous objections. Govern mental economies, fact to which the Brookings institute today in- vited the nations attention in a report on the subject.
 Taxes, Economy Are Issuses
 Taxes and economy were the is- sues upon which conservatives and new dealers rapidly were drawing apart. Chairman Pat Harrison, d., Miss, of the senate finance commit tee led the attack last week in a demand for economy and protest against further raising the statutory limit of the national debt to en- able the new deal to continue its deficit financing of government costs after July l, 1940.
 Sen. Harry F. Byrd, d., Va, and Sen. Frederick Van Nuys, d., Ind, joined and others were waiting their turn. But the federal reserve board, whose influence year ago persuad- ed MT. Roosevelt to resume multi billion dollar pump priming, chal- lenged the economizers with new demands for federal spending.
 Chairman Mariner s. Eccles of the federal reserve system is the most influential of the new deal spenders. The federal reserve bulle- tin issued today returned to the at tack with review of business con- ditions, which are far from satisfac- tory, and a call for more spending.
 Greater public expenditures for construction and other purposes" !" will be necessary along with other expansion factors of business activ- ity is to expand, the board said. That statement leaves MT. Roosevelt in the middle and confronted with necessity of choosing again between the Spenders and the economizers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-06
|F|REMEN ENJOY
 RED HOT PARTY
WOIcOtt Volunteers Enter tain 300 at Moynihan's
 Saturday Evening
Especial to The Democrat)

(Spec1al t0 The DemOcfat)
 Wolcott, March 6 = A hot time was enjoyed by the 300 guests of the Wolcott Volunteer Fire Department at their fifth annual dance and floor show Saturday evening at Tim Moynihan's nitery at Hitchcock Lake.
 Let's dance was the theme of the whole evening as more enjoyment was added by the fact that the com- mittee in charge positively refrain ed from having guest speakers deS- pite the effort of John Chick Kel- ley, Wolcott's Ted Husing, to offer several
 The EsquireS danceable orchestra played for the fox trotters, waltzers and jitterbugs, although there were few of the latter, and for the enter taining floor show which featured Al Kicker, former member of Boron Minnevitch's widely heralded Har- monica Rascals. Borron's harmonica solos stole the show.
 Albert Clark Jr. did a great job as chairman of the committee in charge. He was ably assisted by John J. Bergin, George Roberts, William McKenna, Matthew Don- nelly, Al Affeldt, William Klitka, Ed Theriault and William Dunn schatt.
 The entertainment program in- cluced: Harmonica speciality, Al Kicker; impersonations in dialect, Jimmie Palladinao; hill billy we'd ding, hand balancing, tumbling and juggling, Willard & Co.,; Syncopated rhythm dance, James Stanwich; vo- cal solo, Dave Manning; Spanish dance with castenets, Lorranie Up- ham; Yodeling songs by Arkansas Pete and his violin; comedy dance, Jimmie Paladino; Blues singer, Rita Audreotta; blind fold high jumping act, Dave Manning; Syncopated fast toe tap, Lorraine Upham; hill billy songs, Arkansas Pete; acrobatic and contortionist act, James Stan- wick; songs, cabaret style, Rita Au- dreotta; Dave and Chickie, Adagio dance, Dips of Death" speciality roller skating act by Willard and Willard,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-06
BLAME YOUR
 LIVER IT,

If your liver doesn't secrete 20 to 30 ounces of bile every day into your intes- tines constipation with it's headaches, mental dullness and that "half-alive" feeling often result. So you see how im- portant it is to keep bile flowing freelyl And what finer aid could one desire than Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets. used so successfully for years by Dr. F. M. Edwards for treating his patients for constipation and sluggish liver bile.
 Olive Tablets are unsurpassed in eff fectiveness because they stimulate liver bile to help digest fatty foods, they tone up muscular intestinal action at the same time help elimination. Being purely gege- table, Olive Tablets are harmless. Test their supreme goodness TONlGHTl 15f, 30f, 60k. All drugstofes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-06

4Vb0oCNCAv dA1O dblC UO1UCl Q and toward party-shaking rough and tumble political battle before the session adjourns.
 The Democratic house and senate leaders will report to Mir. Roosevelt on the February Rebellion" in which conservative Democrats de- cided to force the issue of business appeasement on basis of reducing federal spending and easing the tax burdens on business.
 Representatives of the American Federation of Labor and the con- gress of industrial organizations will meet with the president and secre- tary of labor Frances Perkins at the White House tomorrow in response to a summons to negotiate for labor peace.
 -Brandeis Successor Nears
 A successor to Associate Justice Louis D. Brandeis, who retired from the supreme court last month, may be named this week. The senate in- terstate commerce committee short ly was expected to jar the White House with an adverse report on the nomination of former Rep. Thomas R. Amlie. lame duck Wisconsin pro- gressive, to the interstate commerce commission.
 House action in appropriating di- rect to Administrator Elmer F. An- drews funds for the wage-hour di- vision of the labor department had raised a rumpus inside the new deal because some persons interpreted that action as a slap at Secretary Perkins. The renomination of Don- aid Wakefield Smith to the na- tional labor relations board appear ed to be stymend by well-organ- ized senate opposition although he probably will continue member of the board until this session of con- gresS ends.
 Blistering Problems
 Filing up for congressional atten- tion were blistering problems, in- cluding farm relief, continued au- thorization for dollar devaluation. increase in the national debt limit, railroad legislation, the relief ap- propriation for the next fiscal year, mad amendment of the national la Dor relations act.
 The labor board situation was betting hotter by the minute but what, if anything, is done about it will depend largely on the outcome of AFL-CIO peace negotiations which start tomorrow.
 The economy battle almost may be reduced to dispute over relief and related emergency spending as there is small prospect that congress will materially reduce agriculture, national defense of appropriations
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-06

of education evening schools, all wPA classes win now be conducted at Crosby High school. This change of schedule will affect all evening classes conducted by WPA instruc- tors in the various high schools of the city. Arrangements have been made at Crosby High school to house all adult students who are
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-06
MISSION TO OPEN
 ATLOCAL CHURCH

Rev. Domenico Viglianti and Rev. Umberto Bonomo, of the Redemp- torist Missionary Fathers of New York, will conduct the annual mis- sion at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes beginning next Sunday and continuing to March 19.
 Evening services will start at 7:30 o'clock and will include recitation of the rosary, religious songs, prayers, sermon and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Seven and 8 o'clock masses will be celebrated daily during the mission and will be followed by short instruction per- iods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-06
LENTEN SERVICE
 HELD YESTERDAY

More than 60 young people att tended Lenten meditation con- ducted by Rev. Clement Welch, cu- rate of St. Johns Episcopal church, for the Young Peoples fellowship of the church yesterday in the chantry.
 Norman Farnlof, president of the group. conducted a short business meeting afterward.
 Rev. Andrew 0. Long, of Holy Trinity church of New York city, will be the preacher at the union service Wednesday evening. The service will be held at Trinity Epis- copal church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-06
DOG DOMINATES DRAMA

Rated as the best trained shep- herd dog in motion pictures today, Ace, Hollywood's latest canine star. plays a major role in the new RKO Radio drama, Almost Q Gentleman" James Ellison and Helen Wood are featured.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-06
INJURED
SWIMMINC PLAY
 DAY SCHEDULED

swimming Play Day" will be held by local high school girls at Crosby high school pool on Satur- day, March Il, from 9:30 a. m. to 3 p. m.
 Plans are being made by girls from the three local high schools, but representatives from Woodbury, Watertown and Thomaston will also participate.
 Wilby girls will have charge of the songs, Leavenworth the pro- gram booklet and Crosby girls will be official hostesses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-06
SCOUT DISTRICT
 MEETING SCHEDULED

Pomperaug district Boy Scout leaders will have the first district meeting of the year tonight at the home of Percy Savage, Woodbury.
 The Pomeraug district includes, Thomaston, Woodbury, Southbury, Watertown and Oakville.
 William Cleveland will be in charge,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-06

Two trains loaded with tulips and other bulbs were dispatched simultaneously from Manchester. England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-06
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

Farrell Mamshuck, 33 Savings street, and Margaret Vitvitsky, 82 South Leonard street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-06
Political Battle Due
 In Congress This Week
Rough and Tumble Affair Is Predicted President Con-
 fers With His Leaders at White House
BY LYLE 0. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent

Washington, March 6-(UP)-President Roosevelt confers with his legislative leaders at the White House today while congressional conservatives organize to swing the economy Congress has entered it's third month with little accomplished but events promised to move quickly this week into bitter quarrel between MT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-06

interested in continuing attendance at this activity.
 Further information on these classes may be had by calling the WPA Education Ofices at Crosby High school, Tel. 5.1173.
 The Government of Ireland is of coffee to other countries last year.