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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-22

Even If 1t means continuing some
Of the drastic cuts we've made this
year in some Of the appropriations"
asked Commissioner Goss.
Positively" the mayor replied.
Preparations
The board voted to begin actual
preparation Of the budget for next
year at q meeting Tuesday night
at 7:30 o'clock. Controller Mar
tin j. Sweeney was named to super
wise budget preparation, with the
aid Of his chief assistant, Account
ant John j. Ciko. The controller
told the board that he will seek to
have Mr.. Ciko remain here until the
budget Is completed, though orig
inally the accountant was to leave
the city's service october /.
At the request Of the Board Of
Aldermen, the finance commission
ers voted into the contingency fund
all sums which were encountered
during the year and marked for
emergency use. The total was
about $50, 900, which was augmented
yesterday by the transfer to 1t Of
unexpended amounts Of $1,000 from
the city clerks budget, $1,000 from
the corporation counseps budget, and
$700 from the mayors budget.
It was agreed on motion of Com
missioner Major w. Judge that the
departmental budgets for 1910 shall
show each proposed expenditure in
detail, that the name of every
ernploye be given, and that his
duties and salary be specified.
Coach Needed
Commissioner Judge told the board
he believed that coach" was
needed to keep the commissioners
Informed Of provisions in the Gull
hane charter amendments which
would affect either budget prepar-
ations or city financial affairs. On
his motion, a committee Of "men-
tors" was appointed, consisting OF
Commissioners William B. Pape
Burton Fl. Walker, Controller Mar
tin Sweeney and Corporation Coun-
sci Vincent Scully.
Another motion offered by Com
missioner Judge and approved by the
board called for the appointment
Of Commissioners Pape and Walker
as a special committee to study the
resources Of the city. Mr.. Judge
said he believed ncS enough atten-
tim was paid to resources and toe
much to appropriations. He said
that particular attention should be
paid to money due from the state
to make certain that all Of 1t is
received. The committee, he said
should also see II there are other
available resources which have not
been listed in the past. He sug-
gested that the committee study
the amounts received in liquor per-
mlts, bus company fees, probate
court expenses from Wolcott and
Middlebury. overdue legal fees, old
age assistance taxes and numerous
other items.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-22
HORSE EATS AT TABLE

Sunnyside, Wash. - Cup - Ker-
NIT Lyons has horse named 70
linda that will do more than sc
different tricks, including lying
down, sitting and eating at table
shaking hands, taking off her mas
ter's hat, walking a rail like q cal
and standing on all four feet on
pedestal 10 inches square.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-22
WARWICK PROFITABLE

Barbara Stanwyck, co-star with
Fred MacMurray In Paramount's
Remember the Night" and zeppo
Marx. the agent, realized a small,
but worthwhile, profit last year in
the operation Of "Marwyck". their
thoroughbred horse breeding farm.
she said today.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-22

Library, Baldwin street, ON Tues
days by Miss Mildred Bowes, r. N.
and on Fridays by Miss Florence
Anderson, r. N. Red Cross In
structors.
The aim outlined In this course
of instruction is to develop In the
student an appreciation Of mental
and physical health, and q desire
to build those habits that win
safeguard them--to build o basic
understanding Of the principles Of
prevention and control Of disease,
to teach efficient and healthful
methods Of meeting the normal
problems Of the home, such as care
OF the baby, pre-school child, and
the aged. To develop PRACTICAL
knowledge # the care Of the sick
under home conditions, and ac-
cording to physicians directions.
Upon completion Of the course a
written, practical and oral exam
nation is given, and those stu
dents uccessfully passing the
same, are awarded certificates Of
proficiency by the National Red
Cross
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-22

In q mail box, he telephoned tbs
police to 'come quick, q love letter
has blown up" A postoffice inepec-
tor, however, who came and opened
the box found it had been a fire
cracker instead.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-22
STAINLESS STEEL ETCHED

youngstown, o. CUP)-A process
for etching photographs on stain
less steel has been developed by a
manufacturer here. Plaques, me-
mortal and building plates, golf
course markers and bookends are
being made by the process.
Evening star., 1939-10-18
Billings Wedding Plans Await
'AccIimution' to Freedom

meeting they had at the home of
Billings attorney, George T. Davis.
Miss Rudolph appeared nervous and
shy. declined to be interviewed and
was persuaded with difficulty to pose
with Billings and Davis for camera
men. Billings grinned happily, but
seemed nervous. too.
The attorney said Billings and
Miss Rudolph agreed they would
make no plan for the marriage or
their future for day or two, until
the released prisoner could get
used to" his freedom.
Billings was taken to Sacra-
mento, where Gov. Olson told
him he was sorry the commu-
tation of sentence order was not q
full pardon, which would restore
citizenship. He asked the State Su-
preme Court for authority to extend
a pardon, but the court recommend
ed the Communication instead. A rec
ommendation was asked because
Billings had prior criminal con-
viction for transporting dynamite.
II assure you," said Billings to
the Governor, that I was i1npris-
oned for . crime that I did not COM
NIT"
Evening star., 1939-10-18
BY the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1s.-War-
rem K. Billings awoke today in a
room instead Of cell Tor the first
time in % years, to face the ex-
citing prospect of planning, at As, a
new life with the woman he expects
to marry.
He met her last night for the first
time outside of prison custody, after
hurrying here from Sacramento as
soon as Gov. Culbert l.. Olson's or
der committing his life sentence to
time served resulted in release from
Folsom Prison.
He had not tasted freedom since
his arrest in July, 1916, after he
and Tom Mooney were accused Of
participation in the San Francisco
Preparedness Day bombing. Both
were convicted for murder. Ten
persons were killed in the bombing.
Gov. Olson pardoned Mooney early
this year.
Billings bride-to-be is Miss Jo-
sephine Rudolph, SO, former libra
rian in San Mateo and more recent
ly a timekeeper on q w. P. A. house,
keeping project.
1t was q strange and constrained
Evening star., 1939-10-18
Los Angeles G. N. Plant
Closed After Dues Dispute

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18 LP.-The
management ordered the General
Motors Corp. plant at suburban
Soughgate closed yesterday after IS
workers in the cushion building de-
partment refused to work with three
others who had declined to pay
union dues.
General Manager r. j. Wilkens
said it was impossible to continue
assembling automobiles without q
supply of cushions coming along
the line. The plant employs 1900.
The shutdown came at the peak
OF the season.
Mr.. Wilkens said the plant would
reopen today provided all employees
do the work they are paid to do"
Evening star., 1939-10-18
IS Numbers Charges
Amonq 80 Indictments

Fifteen charges of violating the
numbers law were included among
80 indictments returned today by the
District Court grand jury. Those
named in the indictments were:
Wallace Morris, Charles johnson,
Lee r. Brockmond. Susie w. STAN
ard Aubrey Thornton, Leroy Lynch.
William Whitaker. James H. Lucas,
George Contos, Joseph o. Morris,
James L. Robinson, Grant j. Moore,
Norman A. Chinn, Wilbert Chap
man, Charles Benau, Ebert S. Will
liams, Luvania Spearmon, Eugene F..
Langley, William H. T. Boldware,
Joseph T. jefferson, Lillian Jeffer-
son. Joseph Sansone. James R..
Jones. Harry P. Jones, Albert Cor
don, Helen Gordon, Sophia Denen-
berg. Arthur j. johnson, Arthur
Hays, James NJ Scott, William T.
Tyson, Irene Willis, James F. Ball
and Jesse Williams.
Two colored youths, Ernest Nc
Kelly, 81, and Harold Cohen, 20,
were named in nine cases, accusing
them of housebreaking and larceny
Others indicted and the charges
against them are:
George c. Redfield, joyriding;
Andrew w. Foster, Reginald Kerns,
James C. Ellerbe, Leroy Green,
housebreaking and larceny; Charles
L. Cole. William E. Barger, Fred
Beuchert, John r. Redmond, Will
liam S. O'Neill, Sylvia N. Zappula,
Pauline Hartman, Alvin D. Linn
erick and William v. Cogswell, rob-
berry; William Christie and Johnnie
c. Taylor, assault with a dangerous
weapon; Raymond J. McFadden,
bigamy; George F. Kyle, forgery and
uttering; Naomi Jackson, violation
of the Harrison Narcotic Act and
the Narcotic Drugs Import and Ex-
port Act.
Evening star., 1939-10-18
Picket Line Forms
In Front Of Main
ChrysIer Plant
U. A. w. Tokes Formal
Strike Action in Fight
Over Production Rote
BY the Associated Press.

DETROIT. Oct. ia picket line
marched in front of Chrysler Corp. S
main Dodge plant in suburban Ham
tramck today as the C. I. o. United
Automobile Workers took strike
action in the dispute which has kept
$1,000 workers idle for more than a
week.
Hamtramck police estimated $500
men took part in the picketing. No
disorders were reported.
r. J. Thomas, president of the
U. A. VIC. I. O., last night au-
thorized the strike at the key Dodge
plant, scene of the alleged SLOW
down" which has virtually paralyzed
Chryslers production OF 1910 auto
mobiles.
Mediation Board Acts.
At the same time. the State Labor
Mediation Board called a meeting
of union and company represent
atives in Lansing for tomorrow
Arthur Raab, chairman of the
board, urged both sides to delay ac-
ton for a reasonable length of
time to give the board an oppor-
tunity to seek an agreement.
The Dodge plant, employing ap-
proximately 10000 men, has not op-
Grated for more than a week. Each
day the plant has been opened, then
shut down with the corporation an
nouncement that union dictated
showdown" was cutting production
and disrupting the plant.
The closing of the Dodge plant, a
key unit in Chrysler operations,
forced a shutdown in other Chrysler
plants here as we'll as some units
of the Briggs Manufacturing Co.
Management Stands Firm.
In issuing the strike authorize
ton, Thomas accused the corpora
ton of "practicing a speed-up' and
insisting on standards of produc-
ton that are not capable of human
performance"
The corporation yesterday re-
jected union proposal that a COM
mittee of six, three from each side,
make study and recommend pro-
duction speeds at the Dodge plant.
Robert w. Condor, director of labor
relations for Chrysler, said the
company stood firm in its conten-
ton that production schedules were
a prerogative of the management
alone.
Evening star., 1939-10-18

Inc tropical disturbance that was about
500 miles east Of Nantucket Mass Tues
day morning has advanced rapidly north
northeastward and continues Of great in
Another disturbance is advancing eastward
over North Dakota. Pembina, O027 MILL
bars t29.61l inches) with a trough ex-
tending southweStward to Eastern Colorad
A high-pressure area is moving eastward
over the Atlantic States and the lower lake
bsrs inehes e. H.ss. n
ing southwestward to the West Gulf States
Pressure is also high oyer the North Pa
libars t3O.1S inches). During the last "A
hours rains have occurred on the North
paeic Soast Nm IN NSrthern NJ New England
Florida. Temperatures have fallen in the
Upper Ohio Valley, the lower lake region.
the North Atlantic States and the north
portion of the Middle Atlantic States.
while they have risen in the Plains States.
the Northern Rocky Mountain region, the
upper Mississippi Valley and portions of
the upper lake region.
Evening star., 1939-10-18

Offices OF the commissioner. Col.
Frank c. Harrington, the assistant
commissioner. the deputy commits
sioner and press relations. Another
100 per cent Government enrolment
is in the Prison Industries Divi-
sion, Public Works Administration,
Lyman Moore, chairman.
Other 100 per cent enrollments
include Charles Schwartz & Son,
the Loeb Co.. Canadian Pacific Rail-
way, East Washington Savings Bank,
Union Trust Co., District Building
and Loan Association, Connecticut
Mutual Life Insurance, Life Insur-
ance Co. of Virginia and Hall, Peter,
Bryson, investment firm.
Evening star., 1939-10-18
Miscellany
ExiIed Grand Mufti
Arrives in Buqdud
By the Associated Press.

by lne Associated Press.
BAGDAD. Oct. 18.-The unex-
pected arrival here of Hal Amin
Enendi Al Husseini. grand mutt of
Jerusalem, has aroused considerable
speculation in political circles, Reu-
tiers News Agency reported last
night.
The visit of the Mufti, who came
from Lebanon. may affect the fu-
ture of Palestine, the agency said,
particularly in regard to the present
international situation.
He was met by supporters of the
Pan-Arab movement and promi-
nent Moslem religious leaders.
Leader of the Arab rebellion
against British rule in Palestine. the
grand mufti has been living in
exile in Lebanon since he slipped
out Of Jerusalem October 16, 1897.
Evening star., 1939-10-18
Red Cross Window
Display Awards
Are Presented
Drive Nearing Close,
Morris Urges Citizens
To Join in Cause

Honor awards were presented to-
day by General Chairman Edgar
Morris to business firms winning
prizes in the window display con-
test conducted by the Advertising
Club of Washington for the annual
Red Cross Roll Call.
Out of 100 exhibits enrolled in the
contest, that of the John S. Jacob
sen Florist Shop, prepared with as
sistance of the American Express
Co., was judged the most dramatic.
Woodward & Lothrop's window dis
play was judged the most beautiful
and that of the Hahn shoe store.
Seventh and K Streets NV, the
most original.
The Hecft Co. and the Guide
Bros. store, 100 block of Connecti-
cut avenue, received honorable men,
ton. Mr.. Morris presented the
awards on the steps Of the District
Red Cross Building, at 1725 street
NV. Irwin S. Porter, Washington
architect. headed the Board of
Judges, assisted by E. P. Schrierer,
president of the District Chapter
of the American Institute of Archi-
tects, and Frank B. Steele, president
of the Washington Art Club.
Alvin @. Ehrhch, president, and
Charles j. Columbus, secretary of
the Advertising Club, and G. B.
Burrus, Roll Call publicity chair
man, were present for the prize
awards.
Urges Citizens to Assist.
Meanwhile, the Roll Call moved
into its next to last day. Mr. Morris
reported that enrollments received
through yesterday totaled 66,951 and
urged all citizens who have not been
reached by Roll Call workers to call
the headquarters.
Marcy L. Sperry, president of the
Washington Gas Light Co. and for
mer general chairman of the Roll
Call, said the goal of 125000 men,
berships was conservative in view
of the obligations with which the
Red Cross and all democratic people
are faced"
The Booths Committee has sur
passed TIE entire enrolment of that
group in the 1888 drive, Mrs. r. C..
Mackay, vice chairman, said in re-
porting for Miss Mabel T. Board
man, chairman. A total of 1872
memberships have been received at
booths in banks. department stores
and hotels. compared to 1858 in
1888. Chairman Ord Preston re-
ported the Financial Committee also
is we'll ahead of last years record.
"A Federal Units Reported.
Returns from % Federal Offices
have not yet been reported and
are certain to put the Government
division over the top, Admiral Ray
Spear, paymaster general of the
Navy and Roll Call Government
chairman, said Thus far there have
been 40,626 enrollments from A
Government units.
Fred Zappolo reported oaat four
additional divisions of the Works
Progress Administration have en-
rolled 100 per cent. They are the
Evening star., 1939-10-18
Tipsy Pedestrians
Top Drunken Drivers,
Safety Par|ey Told
Committee Of Experts
Presents Statistics on
Auto FutoIities
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Oct. 18.-
The National Safety Congress was
told by special committee Of ex-
perts today that there are more
drunken pedestrians than drunken
drivers.
The committee, which completed
q three-year investigation, said 13
per cent of pedestrians killed by
automobiles were found to have
been drinking, but only 9 per cent
OF motorists killed showed signs OF
drinking.
The committee reported two
thirds Of the pedestrians killed last
year either were violating q traffic
ordinance or committing an obvi.
ously unsafe act"
Ignores Protection.
"The pedestrian" the report said,
rs on hot spot. His mere strength
OF numbers cannot prevail against
the automobiles greater power. Yet
he throws common sense out the
window and ignores the little pro-
lection ne does get"
In Minnesota, q per cent of the
pedestrians hit by automobiles at
night were reported to have been
drinking.
The report had no suggestion
about getting drunken pedestrians
safely home, but said:
Intoxicated pedestrians should be
removed from traffic"
Capt. Edward C. Holden. ir.. New
York manager of the United States
protective ard Insurance Agency's
safety department, asserted before
the Congress yesterday that the
American merchant marine was in
tested with human derelicts. habit.
ual drunkards. alien minded agita-
tors and sea-lawyers.'
Unsafe Situation"
These unhealthy conditions" as.
serted Capt. Holden, who is chair
man of the councils marine sec.
ton, ARE keeping good young Amer.
lean boys out Of the American mer.
chant marine.
1T also drives patronage away
from our vessels during normal
times. 1t is an unsafe situation and
should be rectified at once by the
Government. The American mer-
chant marine should be credit to
the United States and not some.
thing for which we have to apol-
ogize"
Capt. Holden commended the
United States Maritime Service for
setting up schools for the further
training of unlicensed seamen, but
claimed weakness in the setup
was that no new blood" could be
infused into the ranks.
Evening star., 1939-10-18
League for Democracy
To Resist Dies Agents

The American League for Peace
and Democracy announced from
New York today that its branches
throughout the country had been
advised to resist, with legal force If
necessary" alleged illegal encroach-
ment upon civil rights by agents OF
the Dies Committee"
The statement to league branches
charged that despite league assur-
ances that it would furnish ANY
and all records and answer any
questions concerning it's policies and
activities, the committee has seen
fit to raid the Offices of two of the
league branches in open, fragrant
violation of the cherished American
right to be secure from illegal search
and seizure"
The statement termed the Dies
group plainly the spearhead Of an
organized attack upon American
democracy"
Evening star., 1939-10-18
Ships Captain Held
In Shooting Of Mate

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 18. Capt.
David w. Hasseu, master of the
freighter Washingtonian, was held
In jail today on charge of shoot
ing Charles Anderson, first officer Of
the ship.
Capt. Hassell told Magistrate Ed
ward A. Dougherty: There was no
argument. 1t was purely an acci-
dent" The magistrate held him
without bail for hearing October %.
Anderson was reported in a serious
condition from q wound in his
abdomen.
Evening star., 1939-10-18
H. D. Jacobs Named
Deputy Chief Of
Wage-Hour Division
information Official
To Head Bureau Until
Fleming Takes Charge

Secretary of Labor Perkins today
announced temporary appointment
of Harold D. Jacobs as deputy ad-
ministrator of the Wage Hour Divi-
sion.
Mr.. Jacobs, who has been assistant
wage-hour administrator in charge
of information, will serve as acting
administrator, it is understood, un-
til 1t. Col. Philip Fleming assumes
the full title of wage-hour admin
istrator.
Col. Fleming was named by Presi-
dent Roosevelt yesterday to succeed
Elmer F. Andrews, who resigned.
Miss Perkins announced today
that Col. Fleming will serve as a spe-
cial adviser to coordinate activities
of the Wage-Hour and Public Con-
tracts Divisions This co-ordinating
activity, it was emphasized, does not
necessarily indicate any subsidiary
personnel changes in either divi-
sion. In any event, most of any
change in operation will be in the
field.
Mr.. Jacobs, who came to Wash
ington from a newspaper executive
position in California, will serve
directly under COL Fleming, with
the latters formal appointment to
an administrative post merely await
ing the clearing of certain technical
barriers.
A major personnel turnover, per-
haps to be followed by important
changes in administrative policy,
was in prospect for the Wage-Hour
Division as key assistants to Mr.
Andrews followed their chief out of
the agency.
Announcement of Mr.. Andrews
resignation and Col. Fleming's sue
cession was made yesterday at the
White House. Within a few hours,
Deputy Administrator Paul Sifton
announced his own resignation ito
facilitate the work of the new man.
agement in developing its new pro-
gram as rapidly as possible At the
same time, Miss Eugenia Pope, per-
sonal secretary to Mr.. Andrews, an
nounced she was leaving at request
of Secretary of Labor Perkins.
RumOrs Are Numerous.
With scant official explanation OF
the shake-up being given, rumors as
to its reason were numerous.
Labor leaders and some of the
Labor Department personnel at
tributed the departure of the mild
hammered Mr.. Andrews to efforts
by President Roosevelt to strengthen
administration of the wage-hour
act. One c. I. o. official said Mr..
Andrews had not Cracked down"
severely enough.
They recalled complaints that
wage-hour enforcement had been
below par, something Mr.. Andrews
claimed was due to lack of funds
for hiring inspectors and lawyers.
Praise of Mr.. Andrews came from
Senator Burke, Democrat. of Ne
braska, who voted against the
wage hCt dllu AldS UccIl
critical of the Labor Relations
Board, and from Chairman Thomas
of the Senate Labor Committee.
"Mr Andrews was one of the
best administrators of any of the
Federal agencies I knew about"
Senator Burke said. He started
to enforce new law gradually with
the belief that most employers
wanted to obey it. He did not try
and crack down suddenly"
Evening star., 1939-10-18
lair Raid Caught
Two Britons in
Unormed Plane
By the Associated Press.

DS tne Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 18-The air min.
lstry related yesterday that among
the most surprised men in the Nazi
air raid on the Firth of Forth Mon
day were two British officers who
happened to be flying an unarmed,
two-seater, civil type plane.
The British officers were said to
have seen large plane diving near
them and thought that the pilot was
being playful. So they dived. too.
Suddenly the Britons recognized
the identity of the bigger plane.
The ministry said a burst of fire
from the raiders sent the British
airmen back home and that the
German flyers, Just as startled, dis
appeared into cloud.
Evening star., 1939-10-18
AImoney Funeral Rites
Held in Rockville
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Oct. 18.-Fu-
neral services for Albert j. Almoney,
80, former chief clerk of the Mary
land House of Delegates and at one
time reading clerk of the Maryland
State Senate, were held at the home
yesterday afternoon with the Rev.
Spence Dunbar, rector of Christ
Episcopal Church, Rockville, off,
ciating.
Mr.. Almoney died Sunday.
Evening star., 1939-10-18
Maine Has Snow
And Biting Wind
BY the Associated Press.

PORTLAND, Me, Oct. 13.-Maine
had foretaste of winter last night,
with snow in the extreme north and
east and bitingly cold wind in the
south.
Calais. on the Canadian border
in Eastern Washington County, re-
ported snow fiurries and mercurial
readings of SO, and an inch of snow
made motoring hazardous in North
ern Asoostook County.
NEW YORK, Oct. 18 (P).-Winter
overcoats made their 1939-40 debut
today as New York shivered in the
coldest October 18 weather since
1871.
The mercury dipped to 33 degrees
at $40 a m, two degrees below the
previous coldest October 18 on record
in 1929.