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dollars, as sort of warning signal
Investors were assured the Federal
Government would go no farther
than that, OF at least thered be the
devil to pay in Congress when that
point was reached. Senator Harrison
warns that the limit will be reached
in the middle OF next year if spend
ing continues at the present rate
Secretary Morgenthau has asked
Congress to raise the ceiling by five
billions.
It's Harrison's theory that it's
time to call a halt He warns of
economic chaos.
Morgenthau apparently sees no
such danger at least in fiye-bil-
lion dollar ante If he's working on
the general theory of the admins
tration financial experts, the idea
woul dbe to boost the national in
come and let the increased taxes
yielded by that income bring the
oCbt QOWi again bc'Cit ~ iSU>AA~N
danger zone.
An example In 1880, the year
after peak 1929, income taxes Melted
Uncle Sam close to two and half
billion dollars. But in 1888, the year
after dark 1882, only 700-odd mil
lions trickled in to Uncle Sam from
that source, even though the rates
were about the same.
That drop. plus heavy pump
printing, doubled the national debt
in eight years to around 40 billions
where it now hangs.
Choose your side OF the issue:
Where is the reasonable limit of
Uncle Sans credit? You're going
TO hear much more about that in
the next year or SO.
But before you get in TOO deep,
remember that NOBODY actually
knows the answer.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-04
JOE MORAN IS
HEAD NAN" OF
KENTUCKY RACE

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 4.-You
might say Joe Moran is head man
whenever Kentucky Derby time rolls
around at Churchill Downs.
Since 1917, with few exceptions,
each Derby has found Moran lead
ing the parade Of the nations clas-
siest 3-year-olds to the starting post.
His job mainly is to see that the
horses conduct themselves with at
least some semblance of decorum.
Moran, a jockey of another era, is
there to urge the charger along to
the post His work isn't over when
the thoroughbreds reach the bar
rier. If some frisky entry decides to
do a solo gallop, he goes into action,
catches the horse and escorts him
back to the starter.
A fixture of the track on Derby
Day, Moran is to continue as head
man" at the 65th running of the
turf classic May 6.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-04
S|ugger Is
Big HurIer;;
Isn't Sorry
Gene LiIIard Has No Re.
grets Changing 10 Box
from Hot Corner
BY ROBERT MYERS

LOS ANGELES, April 4. Gene
Lillard, a lad who hit 60 home runs
rs a third baSeman for Los Angeles
in 1885 and later deserted the hot
corner to try to make the grade as
a pitcher, has no regrets over the
change and hopes to win place on
the hurting corps of the Chicago
Cubs this year
Sixty home runs in one season is
very rare feat to put it lightly,
and great hopes we're held for Lii
lard when the Cubs lifted him from
Los Angeles in 1886.
But Charley Grimm used Lillard
as an infrequent utility man, keep
ng the dependable Stanley Hack at
third, and young LIZARDS home-run
hitting prowess was ignored.
The next thing the Pacific Coast
League knew, Lillard had turned
pitcher, and came back to San
Francisco to work for Lefty ODoul.
Considering it was his first year as
moundsman, his 1887 record of
Ia wins and 10 losses was not so
bad. Last year, again in Los An
geles uniform, Lillard won l6 and
lost 10, and back to the Cubs he
went.
Sometimes l wish I hadn't
switched over, but men who know
more than l do about it say won't
regret it in the long run Lillard
says Sure, it's a lot more fun.
playing every day and swatting
them out of the park, but I want
to stay in baseball as long as l can,
and good pitcher can stick around
long time in the majors Look at
Charlie Root
During the spring training
games Lillard fast-ball pitcher
with good control, looked good
enough to stick with the Cubs. The
Cub bosses, however were with
holding final decision.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-04
BOSTON BEES
ARE CHANGED,
TWO DEFECTS
They Lacked Power, Re.
placements in 1888
IFS Remedied Now
BY DILLON GRAHAM
AP Feature Sports Writer

I BRADENTON. Fla, April A.
Casey Stengel, the weather-beaten
old jester who pilots the Boston
Bees, squinted his eyes as he gazed
out on the sun-baked infield.
Well he drawled I've got more
players than I had last year and if
they're any good maybe we'll do a
little better this season"
Requirements were pretty scarce
around the Beehive last year and
injuries cut down the Bees chances.
Too, the Bees didn't have much
power. Casey things he has remedied
that. also.
watch that Shortstop"
THAT Simmons there looks pretty
good" he said, as the veteran AL
took a cut at the ball up at the
plate HE ought to knock in lot of
runs for us. And that Hassett fellow
(Johnny Hassett from Brooklyn
and OUTLAW Jimmy outlaw, also
gotten through Brooklyn, they
oughta help
He rubbed a hand with gnarled
fingers over the stubby beard on his
chin
Take a look at that shortstop.
That boy can handle a baseball as
well as any may in the league. And
! think he'll hit for us, too" Casey
said
And Eddie Miller from Kansas
City does look good He has come
up with some fielding gems and
he's seeking the ball He hit 200
for K G. and knocked in 80 runs.
THAT boy cost us wad of money
but maybe he'll be worth 1t" Casey
said Miller cost $4,000.
Il got d lot of good rockies. I"
Stengel asserted. Some of them
are year or SO away but they'll
be good before long. Take that
Henry Majeski from Birmingham.
I'd planned to play him at third
base, but he broke bone in his
lOOl. 1utoo llt WOIl DC lliuIil uot
for a while.
Il want you to note that catcher,
Mast. He's an Eyetalian. I think.
He's a-going to be a great catcher.
He likes TO play ball Johnny Hill
from Atlanta--he led the Southern
Association batting-is good un.
Maybe we can use him, too. Don't
know though-looks like I'll play
Deb CAIRNS at third base
Bees Won at Home
/ Funny thing about that Boston
club last year. The won more games
at home than any other club. And
their winning percentage was better
than 500 even. though their two
best pitchers, Fette and Turner, lost
more games than they won. With
possibly the weakest attack of any
of the contenders, Boston finished
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bus to alltthe exhibition games. He's
been down SO often he knows mos
of the major-league players and
gets quite kick out of renewing
acquaintance at the exhibition con-
tests. Another Boston rooter of long
standing is Dr. w. r. Ross. CDon'C
ask up why SO many Of them are
Doctors.
sylvester Breen, who is getting
to be an old man now, is Washing
tons chief fan. He has been getting
the No. l pass ever since Owner
Clark Griffith went to the Senators
back when Taft was President. Ev
cry st. Patrick's day he sends sham
rocks to Griffith and to his favorite
players. The shamrocks are imported
from Ireland.
One of the Chicago Cubs. staun-
chest fans is Fireman" Dan Ca
hill. The story is that he's been &C
ing to the Cubs camp for nearly
40 years.
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VETERAN FANS
PLAYING GAME
in B. B. CAMPS
No Holdouf Reported from
0Idtimers Who Never
Miss One Contest

TAMPA, Fla, April 4.-Every ma
jor-league club has its share Of
rabid enthusiasts who wouldn't
think Of missing ball game dur
inc the season. sit in the same seat
daily and knew the players person
ally. But the real fans are those
hardy gents who trail the teams
to training camps year after year.
You'll find one or more of them
in every spring camp-fellows who
have been coming south for five
years or 10 or IS A six-month sea-
son isn't enough for them. They've
got to get the jump on the sit-at-
homes and make ain early inspection
of the rookie talent.
DR.. Curtis L. Claassen of Brook
lyn has been visiting the Dodgers
cafp for years, maybe for as many
as years He likes to dress in the
clubhouse. put on a uniform and
take an abbreviated workout with
the boys Sometimes he umpires
games between the regulars and the
yannigans.
DR.. Claassen doesn't say SO. but
chances are he enjoyed the spring
sessions even mroe few years ago
when Uncle Wilbert Robinson was
bossing the Dodgers. They were real
" the Dizziness boys then. There
was always a laugh in the Brooklyn
camp because you couldn't tell what
those screwballs would do next.
More than a dozen Boston fans
are quartered at Sarasota observ-
ing the drills of joe Cronin's Red
Sox. One of them is Dr. P. j. Sulli-
van, who spent three weeks with
the players. He rode in the teams
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only a few games out of the first
division.
Casey has the requirements this
year He's added power He's got a
catcher in AL Todd to spell AL Lo-
pee. And he hopes for pitching aid
from Joe Sullivan, who led Inter-
national League tossers; Art Doll
and Tom Farley from Hartford and
perhaps John Pezzullo from Savan-
nah.
Il don't know where we'll finish,
but thisll be hard club to beat,
Casey said
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/ the house who had a disagreement
with the banker about loans foI
+ improvement of the old homestead
Would the banker please now UNI
! derstand that all was over--no more
words about money changers and
certainly no further action to suit
those words?
Those are the similarities between
family and governmental finance
But there are two fundamental diff
ferences between the family pocket
book and the United States Treas
ury.
First:
The ideal home budget makes ex-
penses meet the family income
WITH SOMETHING LAID ASIDE
FOR A RAINY DAY. The ideal
government budget makes income
ttax receipts meet expenses. AND
AVOIDS PUTTING ANY MONEY
ASIDE FOR EMERGENCIES.
But most all economists agree
that the picture of the Federal
Treasury laying money aside for a
public emergency is cock-eyed in
more ways than one Anything left
over should be returned to the peo-
pie it really belongs to, the tax
payers.
Second:
Each budget expects to use cred
it to keep it supplel, but the usual
family budget has known credit
limit, based on a private citizens
past performance and the known
ceiling of his income. Centrally, a
public budget has no known ceiling
of credit. until that ceiling is actual
ly approached or reached The fed
eral ceiling is matter of opinion.
That's the fundamental argument
of the moment-the debt ceiling OF
the Federal Treasury.
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Schedule
For Army

WEST POINT, April 4. The
Army baseball squad will play a
16-game schedule this spring In
cluded in the program is game
with the New York Giants on April
II, and game on May 80 with Col
gate at Coopertowns. N. Y, in con-
nection with the Tooth anniversary
of the origin of baseball.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-04
OPHIR HEADED

Jack Allen, Los Angeles man as
ISOLATED with Interior mining OPP
erations and the Iniskin Oil Drilling
Company, passed through Juneau
on the Baranof over the weekend,
returning TO Ophir to put dragline
into operation again for the season.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-04
Flying
Heels

LEXINGTON, KY, April FLY
ing Heels. very successful sire was
himself one of America s fastest race
horses. AS a 2-year-old in 1929 he
started 10 times. winning seven races
and placing in three The following
year he started seven times, was
three times first and four times
second. He won seven, more races
before he was retired. winning a
total of $128,435.
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HORSE VETERAN
OF WORLD WAR
IS 5pRY AT 81

FORT MEYER. Va, April A.
When the United States plunged
into the World War % years ago
this April g., O little black horse
named Jeanne D'Arc was 10 years
old and already a veteran with the
French artillery.
Jeanne is still alive and amaz-
ingly spry and comely for her 81
years-the equivalent of SO years of
age in a human She's the last, sur
vivor of the horses that did battle
service with the American army in
France
Wounded At st. MihieI
But when Jeanne's stablemates
prance down Pennsylvania avenue
In the Army Day parade Thursday,
she won't be with them. 1t isn't that
the mare, possesor of wound stripe
and six combat stars couldn't step
smartly down the avenue. But she's
on the retired list and her owner,
Lieut.. Col John d. Won Holtzendorf
of the artillery. guards her health
zealously.
Jeanne's first major service UNI
der the Stars and Stripes was with
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WOMEN OF THE MOOSE

Meet Wednesday night, o'clock
LOOF. Hall.
HATTIE PETERMAN,
adv, Recorder
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SHOULD 1T BE RAISED?

Years ago, Congress put theo-
retical roof on debts at As billion
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Be sure and vote. Polls close
at o'clock tonight. /.
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TWO bills ARE
SIGNED BY FDR
Army Air Defense Meas
ure Calls for 5000
Planes

WARM SPRINGS. Ga. April 4.
President Roosevelt has signed the
$3.50. 10000 Army Air Defense. and
Governmental Reorganization bills.
The Army bill authorizes 5000
planes.
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FEDERAL ECONOMY
TALK BIG subject
IN CONGRESS NOW

Continued from Page One)
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BE sure and vote. Polls close
at 7 o'clock tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-12
CITY TAX RATE
MAY BE HIGHER
CONTINUED from rage u

AOptbiAiueQ tIbhu EuHC ~
up. Following O proposal that the
total be slashed from the $8o,787 set
UP, II was decided TO have City En-
bineer Charles A. Root attend the
meeting Friday and explain the
needs OF the bureau.
Several transfers between approp-
riations were decided on TO allow
for an item OF approximately 5000
for WPA projects IN the city's parks.
No report was made on requests for
q $4,000 appropriation for q hous-
ing survey and an appropriation for
new bridge on Harpers Ferry road
The legal department appropria-
ton, totalling $72,35i. came In for
considerable discussion The con-
sensus was that the figure should be
allowed to remain unchanged
An argument developed over
whether or not there should be set
UP In the budget the appropriations
which the city must make for the
new police and fire department PEN
sion funds. The Culhane charter act
provides that five per cent Of the
city's revenue from liquor permits
shall 60 into each of the pension
funds annually. The budget as SUBJ
mitted by the finance board pro-
vides for placing only 90 per cent OF
such revenue in the general fund,
but 1t was argued that specific as
signment Of the remaining 10 per
cent to the pension funds should be
made.
The 32.6 tax rate will be necessary
II the appropriation for the East
End gym Is allowed, unless other APP
preparations are reduced by that
amount or estimated resources in.
creased by that sum. City Auditor
Thorvald Olsen advised against
either Of these procedures, and the
sum needed for the city's share OF
the gym project, II approved, will be
added to the total appropriations for
1910
The private aldermanic meeting
revealed general agreement on
most provisions Of the budget rs
recommended by the board Of fl
nance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-12
4,019 More Employed
Than Year Ago Today
,oonsinusd from Page u

Health
During the month Of November
there were 40 cases Of communicable
disease and 2 deaths resulting
therefrom, o decrease Of ~ cases
and an increase Of 1 death as COM
pared with the month Of October,
and q decrease Of lot cases and 6
deaths as compared with the month
Of November. 1888.
Marriage, Deaths and Births
During the month Of November
there were 90 marriages, 10 deaths
and l62 births, showing an increase
Of 30 marriages, o decrease Of Q
deaths, and q decrease Of IL births
as compared with the month OF Oc-
tOber, and an increase Of II mar.
riages, a decrease Of II deaths, and
q decrease Of II births as compared
with the month Of November, 1898.
New Families
There were ~ new families who
came to take up their residence In
Waterbury during the month Of
November, 1899.
Postal Receipts
The post once receipts for the
month Of November amounted to
948, THAT, showing q decrease Of ST.
g24.92 as compared with the month
of October, and an increase Of &c..
2ll.1i Is compared with the month
Of November, 1885.
Telephones
There were 1895 telephones In
use ct the end Of the month, show
ing IN increase Of % telephones as
compared with the month of Octo-
Der. and an increase OF SIG tele-
phones as compared with the month
Of November. 1883.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-12
HOT FLASH
FROM CHICAGO
SAD DELINQUENT
CASE IN COURT
continued nom Page u

Judge John l.. 0affney remarked
that 1t was q sad situation.
"Meriden should reassume re-
sponsibility", he said, adding that
he thought II remarkable that the
youth had been treated at the school
for three years, but was arrested
three days after his discharge.
II find that hard to believe" the
judge said.
Morriss said he was aware the
problem was O difficult one, but Jus
titled the position Of the Meriden
school by saying that I'VE cannot
keep the boy there indefinitely"
where can we send him thenp
asked Galullo. mo physician will
certify that this boy Is insane. Your
own psychiatrist would refuse 10 do
So"
Implying that NORRIS was taking
an evasive attitude toward the mat
ter, ualullo added vigorously:
ats very simple for people To
dispose OF cases who have no re-
sponsibility In this community. But
since the boy was allowed at large
we have had many complaints"
why wasn't report sent 10 the
proper authorities as soon as the boy
was discharged" Galullo asked
I'VE might then have known he was
around"
Morris replied that the school
authorities sent reports OF discharR.
es as O matter Of routine, but
that In this case, I'VE just haven't
had time"
Judge Gaffney then reiterated
his surprise that after three years,
you haven't helped him"
Implying that the state Is defi-
Client In not having place TO send
such cases, Galullo remarked:
"Outside Of Meriden there Is no
place can think OF to send TIM
moy 80, no other place.
Probation officer Philip Bern.
stein jokingly suggested that per
haps we could hire Meriden's psy-
chiatrist In O private capacity TO
certify that the youth Is mentally
unbalanced" He expressed the opin.
Ion that the boy should not be sent
back to Merlden because OF the cor
rupt influence he might have on the
inmates OF the school
After further argument, Morris
finally agreed to take the boy back
to Meriden temporarily, pending
further investigation The case,
which was listed as breach OF the
peace In city court, was nolled
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-12
; BRUCE CATIONS WASHINGTON COLUMN
Average American
Gets SLIGO; Can't Put
Child In College

on interstate Trade Barriers, which
has Just rolled up It's sleeves and
gone to work. The chairman, Paul T..
Truitt of the Commerce Depart
ment, sees the committees Job as
pretty largely educational.
The states, In other words, must
be persuaded that In the long run
they lose by discriminatory laws.
1t would probably be possible TO
get rid Of most Of the 1000 laws
which are classed as barrier" laws
through federal legislation and legal
action, but Mr.. Truitt figures there's
about enough federal law on the
books already.
LEAVE PROBLEM
This Is not O federal-verEusA
state lobbying enterprise" he Says.
I'VE hope TO point on the laws which
act as trade barriers, and TO Stilinu.
late the states to remove these bar
riers Of their own accord.
II will be q slow process, any way
you figure II. Only nine state legis-
latures are scheduled to meet next
year, Committee plans to work with
the Council of State Governments
and with the interstate cooperative
commissions which have already
been set up In 80 states.
HOT FLASH
FROM CHICAGO
When the Justice Departments
anti-tr,,st people began their
building trades investigation, they
dug up q jurisdictional row In
Washington which strictly limited
the use Of those auto truck-con-
crete mixers, They figured this was
offside and got indictments, But
1t wasn't a patch on what they
found In Chicago, There, you cant
use one OF those machines at oil.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-12
ALDERMAN TALK
ABOUT SESSION
Continued from Page u


OF the club had been kept waiting
for more than three hours. He was
told that no final decision on the
clubs request for an appropriation
for o gymnasium at Anderson school
had been made.
Other protests were heard from
those who had been In The cham
Der since Q o'clock. About so were
present originally. but number got
tired Of the delay and left.
When the board members came IN
at 1880, MFR. 0alullo asserted that
they had no authority 10 meet
secretly TO decide on thesexpendi-
ttre Of more than 100000 Of the
taxpayers money.
Attorney 0aiullv epeaks
This was supposed TO be
public meeting. II was called for
Q o'clock. II did not ope until
e:2b because Of the secret meeting
held first. After I'VE minutes II
went into executive session for
three hours. doubt IL q public
board, elected by the public, has
the right 10 hold meetings barred
10 the public, particularly when
II % considering public funds.
III the legislative BODY Of this
city has learned anything frem
the experiences Of the past two
years, Il shouIa have learned
that the public will not tolerate
any more 0f these secret sessions.
IL was exactly these secret ses-
sions which Led 10 the disgrace
Waterbury a suffering fEofn now.
II DO not believe that such an
important matter 90 the city's
budget, amounting to more than
SIX million dollars, financed by
the public Of the city, can be con-
sidered legally In an executive
session from which the public
which financed the money Is ex-
cluded. / do not believe the alder
men have the right to inconven-
fence the public by making them
wait for three hours while they
are discussing It,"
Majority Leader George L. King
stcn made q motion for adjourn
ment. Mr.. Galullo asked again BY
what right the board met secretly.
Mfr. Kingston repeated his adjourn
ment motion. without answering MIR.
cialuIlo, and u was carried.