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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-16

AS the leader Of the party In this
Vtate, Mr.. Smith is industrious and
conscientious. There can be no Ques-
ton Of his sincerity; be believes
whole heartedly In any cause which
ne espouses. Insofar as waterbury Is
concerned, and waterbury affairs,
Mr.. Smith does not WELD any par
ticularly strong political influence.
He Is admired by many Democrats,
and by o number Of Republicans.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-16

The question Is not one Of
whether or not che feeling against
the state chairman In some cir
cles IL justified. II Il rather one
of whether the sentiment is strong
enough TO warrant RELOCATING him
10 the background.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-16
Politics
ia
Passing
~ RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK

A question that must be faced
frankly by the new city administra.
ton headed by Vincent A. scully Il
lust how prominent q role viii be
given Democratic State Chairman ],
Francis smith. win he have an Inn
portant part In the handling Of city
affairs for the next two yearsp Will
he be given only minor recognition
and consulted only when absolutely
necessary Or win he be relegated
entirely to the sidelines, insofar as
the city government Is concernedp
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-16

Mr.. scuIly is astute enough TO
realize the gravity Of the prob.
lem he faces. What he win do IS
lsnown only 10 himself. but u
seems . safe guess that he VIII
keep the state chairman largely
out Of the public eye, but win con-
suit with him on matters on
which he thinks Mr.. Smith ID
qualified 10 advise.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-16

London, Dec. ie.-(UP).-The
German merchant steamshipu Ten
eriffe, 2,436 tons, has been scuttled
by It's crew after being intercepted
by 0 British warship, II was under.
stood today.
Evening star., 1939-01-11
Joint Earnings Fund
lsP| AIMED as Test
Al Packing Plant
HORNED Would Divide Il
Among Workers and
Stockholders
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AUSTIN, Mimi, Jan. 11.-Jay G.
HORNED, the yound packing house
president, who already guarantees
his employees an annual wage, today
experimental with a plan to pay
workers and stockholders from a
joint earnings fund.
The president of George A. Hor-
mel & Co. said the plan will not
replace the straight-time plan which
guarantees an annual wage. regard
less of the number of hours worked.
But the experiment, which he de-
scribed as "a radical departure from
the established ways of conducting
a business, may be abandoned after
the fiscal year ending October %,
he said. 1t Is being tried only in
the Austin headquarters.
The scheme is called Joint earn
ings plan 1t applies to all employees
here, including officers, but excerpts
statesmen.
All wages and salaries paid Austin
employees, plus all the profits from
operation of the Austin plant, will
be thrown together in one fund.
Mr.. HORNED explained. It will be
divided at the end of the year be-
tween employees and common stock
holders.
To begin with, Mr.. Horned said,
the joint earnings account will be
divided at the end of the year in
the ratio of 80 per cent to eligible
employees and 20 per cent to stock
holders.
If the 80 per cent is more than
enough to cover the regular weekly
pay checks. which the workers al
ready will have received, the Joint
earnings account will be divided
1920 as long as the money holds
out, or until each employe has re-
ceived four weeks additional pay.
After the employees have their
four weeks additional pay. Mr..
HORNED explained, the balance in
the account will be split $3.50 among
stockholders and employees,
Evening star., 1939-01-11
Hull 10 Tell Senators
Of Trade PACT Proposal
B. the Associated Press.

6y inc ASSOClateo fIe46.
Secretary Hull will appear before
the Senate Finance Committee Fri
day to tell the circumstances sur
rounding the proposal to revise the
United States Cuba trade agree
ment.
The committee asked Secretary
Hull to appear, Committee Chairman
Harrison said today. in connection
with { demand by 10 Senators for
information on whether the new
trade agreement was, made before
American business interests had an
opportunity to be heard.
Secretary Hull, advising newsmen
that he would appear. said there
was no semblance of truth in the
implication that provisions of the
Reciprocal Trade Act might have
been violated In connection with
the agreement.
The Senators resolution. propos-
ing an inquiry, contended that Gu
ban officials announced in Havana
last November % that an oral
agreement had been reached with
this Government. two days before
the State Department gave formal
notice that hearing would be held
January 3 on the matter.
The Reciprocal Trade Agree
ments Act requires advance public
notice of the products to be con-
sidered in negotiations.
Evening star., 1939-01-11
Cummings 10 Be Guest
OF 1900 Friends al
Banquet Tonight
High Official Sets
To Be Represented;
Hogan Toostmoster

Supreme Court Justices, cabinet
members. legislators, lawyers and
other friends Of Homer Cummings
more than 1900 In all-will honor
the former Attorney General at
a testimonial dinner at 7 o'clock
tonight in the Mayfower Hotel.
The banquet, from all indica-
tions, will be the largest of its kind
ever given retiring Government
ofncial. Among speakers who will
pay tribute to Mr.. Cummings are
Supreme Court Justices Owen j.
Roberts and Stanley Reed, Secretary
of State Hull, Postmaster General
Farley and Chairman Henry F..
Ashurst Of the Senate Judiciary
Committee.
Hogan to Be Toastmaster.
Frank j. Hogan, president of the
American Bar Association, will be
POSTMASTER. Other guests at the
speakers table will include the new
Attorney General. Frank Murphy;
the Secretary Of War and Mrs.
Harry Woodring, Secretary of Com
merce Harry Hopkins, Secretary of
Agriculture and Mrs. Henry A.
Wallace. Justice and Mrs Hugo
L. Black, Judge and Mrs. D. Law
renee Groner, Judge and Mrs. Finis
j. Garrett, Chairman Hatton Sum-
ners of the House Judiciary Com
mittee, Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Early
and Charles D. Lockwood, Mr.. Cum
mings' law partner. Of Stamford,
Conn.
Other guests will include Gene
Tunney, Chairman Jesse Jones of
the Reconstruction Finance Corp.
Arthur T. Vanderbilt and scores of
Federal judges. district attorneys,
marshals and other officials.
Stars to Perform.
Entertainment will be provided
by stage and radio stars brought
from New York by the Columbia
Broadcasting System augmented by
local talent. Among the performers
will be Frank Crumit. Audrey Marsh,
Paul Duke, Joe Soda and George
O'Connor.
Chairman Ugo Carusi announced
Evening star., 1939-01-11
By WILL P. KENNEDY.

BY WILL p. KENNEDY.
The records of 106 new members
Of Congress and II men who staged
comeback give wide, varied pic
ture Of American citizenship.
Included are men from all walks
OF life and an attractive young
woman Of achievement, youth of
Is from the Texas oil fields and a
sick man who win be 80 next month.
There is an ex-convict who was
sworn in despite the fact his right to
serve was protested by the American
Union for Righteous Government.
There are men who were born in
Hungary, Austria, Czecho-Slovakia,
Scotland, Canada, Norway, Ger
many, Ireland. There are men who
were born in sawmill camps, log
cabins and mansions Many served
in the World War. There is a man
from "a typical farm family" An
other served in the diplomatic corps.
Former Governors, Speakers of State
Legislatures and leaders in the Gen
eral Assembly abound. Men who
were born in one State and travelled
to win political honors in distant
States. And there are men who
stayed at home-as in Wisconsin,
where every member of the delega-
ton is native of that State.
There are several eX-Marines, an
authority on precious stones. lacks
of all trades" "joiners" of many
organizations, baseball players and
wrestler, cup-Winning college
Evening star., 1939-01-11

of the State, four years; president
of the State Board of Education,
seven years; deputy motor vehicle
commissioner, two years. He is a
past governor of Rotary Interna-
tional and a member of all Masonic
bodies.
Representative Pat Cannon of the
4th Florida district was a policeman
and won renown as wrestler.
While a policeman he studied law.
He is already one of the most popu-
lar men in the new Congress.
Representative Henry C. DNor-
shank Of Idaho was born in
Duluth, MINI. He learned the
printers trade and progressed in
newspaper work to editor and pub
Usher. He served in the American
Expeditionary Forces, was elected
president of the Idaho Editorial As
sociation seven years ago, and
served as State commander of the
American Legion. Two years ago
at convention in Nice, France, he
was installed as Idaho Utah COVER
nor Of Rotary International.
Evening star., 1939-01-11

ton. 18th district of California, is a
high school principal, and his elec-
tion is being contested by another
former teacher who served in the
last Congress. He was an ensign
in the Supply Corps Of the Navy
during the World War.
Representative Boleslaus ]. Mon
kieWicz, Representative at large,
Connecticut, is lawyer, was clerk
of the city of New Britain and of the
police courts, revised the city ordi-
nances and was prosecutor in the
police courts until elected to Con-
gress.
Representative William j. Miller,
1st district of Connecticut, enlisted
as private in the aviation section
of the United States Army, received
his flying training in France and
served two years. In an airplane
crash in 1918 he was injured so
severely that both legs had to be
amputated. He attends to his Con-
gressional duties in a wheel chair
He is past national executive COM
mitteeman of the American Legion,
and a member of its National Re-
habilitation Advisory Committee.
Representative Thomas r. Ball,
End district of Connecticut, is an
architect. He served during the war
with a battalion guarding New
York's water supply. Later he went
overseas. He belongs to several pa
triotic organizations, including Sons
of the American Revolution, Order
of Founders and Patriots, Society
of Colonial Wars and the American
Institute of Architects.
Representative Albert E.. Austin,
4th district of Connecticut, is an am
herst College graduate, physician
and banker. He was regimental
surgeon for engineers of the VOL
VERNE Division in the World War,
has been health officer of Green
wich, Conn, for 20 years, and served
In the State Legislature.
Representative George Short Will
liams of Delaware is another
Jack Of trades" He is a min
ister's son and after taking his A. B.
Evening star., 1939-01-11
Wheeling Clergyman
Becomes Bishop
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLARKSBURG, w. Va, Jan. H.
In = simple ceremony marked by
tributes to both leading figures, the
Right Rev. r. E. L. Strider Of
Wheeling became bishop Of the West
Virginia Episcopal Diocese yesterday
In succession to the Right Rev. w.
L. Gravatt of Charleston.
Bishop Gravatt, retiring at the
age Of 80 after SIS years service, and
Bishop Strider, who had been
bishop-coadjutor, joined in the COM
Enunion service in the candlelighted
hall Of Clarksburg's oldest church
building.
The Rev. DR.. Wallace D. Rollins
Of the Alexandria (VaD Seminary,
delivered the sermon, comparing
Bishop Gravatt to st. Paul the
Apostle, because he was a father to
ali his converts.
Evening star., 1939-01-11

ger of pear ranch, an architect,
regimental surgeons, meat in
spector, sheriffs, veterinarian, an
athletic director, an automobile man
ufacturer, professor OF military
science, sales analyst, a court re-
porter, a veteran postal employe, a
shoe manufacturer, deep sea cap
tain, an investment broker, a city
marshal, a chain store operator, So
cial security and South American
trade experts, graphic arts exhibi-
zionist, game and fish commits
sioner, a State commissioner of la
Dor, referee in bankruptcy cattle
breeder milk dealer, former Fed
eral employees, special assistants to
the Attorney General, policeman
The State of Wyoming has sent
both Democratic and Republican
national committeeman - Senator
Harry Schwartz and Representative
Frank o. Horton.
Representative Clyde T. Ellis, third
Arkansas district. won the Brough
prize for being the best debater at
the State University.
Representative William F. Nor
rell, sixth Arkansas, was elected
president of the State Senate when
he was 80 and reelected two years
later, both times by acclamation. No
State Senator had previously besn
elected to that Office for second
term. He also served as Lieutenant
Governor and as Governor. He is
q World War veteran.
Senator Sheridan DoWney of CAL
tornia is the author of economic
publications.
Representative John z. Anderson,
9th district of Calf, took over the
management OF a pear ranch when
he was 81 and has been farmer
for Is years.
Representative Carl Hinshaw, 11th
district of California, is a "jack- of :
all-trades," a Princeton graduate in
engineering and post graduate in
business administration. He was a
captain of engineers overseas in the
World War. He was first laborer
and then worked his way through
various managerial capacities in
automobile manufacturing and sales
till he was 33. He entered the in
vestment banking field and con-
Quoted negotiations in reorganiza-
ton and consolidation of industries
Then he went from Illinois to Cali
fornia and was engaged in real
estate and insurance business.
Represent Leland M. Ford, 10th
Evening star., 1939-01-11
Limoges Chino Honors
Munich Peace Effort
NJ the Assnciatsd prsss

BY the Associated Press.
LIMOGES, France, Jan. This
famous china manufacturing town
announced preparations were COM
pleted today for presentation of gifts
to President Roosevelt and Premiers
Chamberlain and Daladier for
keeping the world out Of war"
A popular subscription was started
last October after the Munich con-
ference.
Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Chamber
lain will get dinner services. M.
Daladier will receive table CENTER
piece and vase.
Evening star., 1939-01-11

OPCIdtc, ClclOS QcClAIcS. Aucu
various rackets are based upon the
fact that their victims are just dis
honest enough to want to get some
thing for nothing. The victims are
usually trying to outsmart the slick
ers. That's what makes them easy
marks.
"An example of how this works is
the method employed by short
change artists. They get away with
their racket because they always ap-
pear to be giving the victims too
much change. For instance, If you
have 50 coming, they appear to be
counting out 81. But the bills are
folded in such a way that there
actually are only two of them. If
the person receiving the change was
honest enough to restify the mis-
take he would discover he had been
cheated. However, 80 per cent Of
them shove the bills into their
pockets as quickly as possible before
the man who gave the change
notices his mistake Later they
discover the mistake was on their
part.
This same principle holds true in
the case Of city slickers who will sell
you the Brooklyn Bridge for 500 or
gold brick for $40. The victim
buys only because he knows the
object he is purchasing Is worth far
more than the price asked. He
thinks he is putting one over on the
poor guy who is Offering the object
for SALE"
Several Of these sucker rackets"
will be exposed in Fields new Uni
versal picture appropriately titled
you Can't Cheat an Honest Man."
Edgar Bergen and Charlie Mccarthy
are teamed with Fields under the
direction Of George Marshall, one Of
Hollywood's foremost comedy di-
rectors.
Evening star., 1939-01-11
kensinqton Heurina

KENS1N0TON, Nd, Jan. II (spe.
aD.-The Mayor and Town Coun.
Gil will hold . hearing at the Ken.
sington Elementary School January
16 at 8 pm. to consider the pro-
posal Of the Kensington Fire Board
and the Volunteer Fire Department
to locate a new flre department
building on the west side Of the new
boulevard between Baltimore ana
Warner streets.
Evening star., 1939-01-11

debater, m a n Y
publishers a n d
editors, a radio
CO m m e ntator,
Spanish war vet
Grams, a pharma-
cist. a locomotive
engineer, several
football S t ar S,
one who boasts
he earned his ed
ucation waiting
on table; men
of large families
and b a c h elors,
high school and
university pro-
feSSOrS. a mana.
Evening star., 1939-01-11

ana "A. M. Oe-
grees was assist
ant principal of
a high school
in M i c h i G a n.
Then he was in
the lum b e r
b u S i n SIS in
Delaware a n d
North Carolina;
W as president
of the Planters
Bank. Stantons-
burg, N. c., for
seven Y e a r s.;
Mayor of Mills
boro, Del, six
wears. treasurer
Evening star., 1939-01-11
Parliamentary Law
Glasses Set in Tukomu

Sponsored by the Woman's Dem
ocratic Organization Club of Ia
koma Park, Md, a series of classes
in parliamentary law will be held
at Jesup Blair Community House,
Silver Spring, beginning tomorrow
at 8 pm.
The classes will be conducted by
Mrs. Charles Arthur Watkins of
Chevy Chase, former parliament
tartan of the District of Columbia
Federation Of Women's Clubs. They
will be held each Thursday for six
weeks.
Evening star., 1939-01-11

Representative
Lee E. Geyer,
l7th dhefict Of
California, was
born In Kansas,
took graduate
W ork at the
Universities Of
Wisconsin and
Southern Cali
fornia, is a World
War We t era n,
t e q c h e r q n d
member Of the
State Legisla-
ture.
Representative
Thomas M, Ea-
Evening star., 1939-01-11
Decatur Civic Unit Elects

H. w. Gilbertson has been
elected president Of the Decatur
Heights (MdD Citizens Association,
with Alfred r. Lee, vice president; =;
E. ]. Cannon. secretary treasurer,
and w. r. Beattie and Emery
Leonard, directors.
Evening star., 1939-01-11

that the size of the gathering neces-
STATED use of the hotels Chinese
room as we'll as the ballroom. A
reception will be held in the Pam
American room prior to the BAN
Quet.
Evening star., 1939-01-11

district of California, was born In
Nevada and for 10 years has been
prominent in real estate business
and city planning in Santa Monica,
Calf.
Evening star., 1939-01-11
Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Says Mr.. w. G. Fields
Comics Next Picture to Be Based 6.
On the Fact That All Suckers
Want Something for Nothing

HOLLYWOOD.
You can't cheat honest finding
For Fields has been thought During
his wndens the world
cent Of the public enjoys getting something nothing
the theory which all Of sckers
Evening star., 1939-01-11
Many Walks OF. Life Contribute
New Members of Congress
Tyros Include Architects, Teachers,
Merchants, WrestIers and Farmers

This Is the first OF a series of
foe articles Oh ne,D personalities
IN Congress.
Evening star., 1939-02-25
Dr.. Fronk to Speak
At New York Dinner

DR.. Glenn Frank of Madison, Wis,
chairman of the Republican Program
Committee and former president
of the University of Wisconsin, will
be the principal speaker at dinner
at the Hotel Biltmore. New York,
March 2. honoring Joseph W. Cath
arine, retiring president of the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate
Boards. Jointly presiding at the din
ner, in which real estate groups of
the New York metropolitan area are
cooperating, will be Charles G. Ed
, wards, president of the Central Saw
ingS Bank, New York. past presi-
dent of the National Association of
Real Estate Boards, and E. L. Os-
tendorf, Cleveland, new president
| of the association.
DR.. Franks subject is "Funda-
mentals of Good National Policy
With Respect to Business Leaders
in the general field of real estate,
financing, construction and city
planning in wide group of Eastern
cities will take part.
Evening star., 1939-02-25
Dwelling Units
Show Sharp
Rise in '38
Urban Increase Of
245,000 Is Best
Since 1929

More than 245,0O0 dwelling units
were provided in new buildings for
which permits were issued in the
urban areas of the United States
in 1888, according to estimates of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, made
public today by Secretary Frances
Perkins.
The bureaus estimates indicate
that 10000 more new dwelling units
were built in 1888 than in 1887, Miss
Perkins said. This is an increase
of approximately 20 per cent. This
gain was brought about by re-
vival of construction during the lat
ter part of the year The size Of
this revival may be judged by the
fact that during the first half Of
last year permits were issued for
about $4,000 less dwelling units than
in the corresponding period of 1887.
100000 in 1929.
The number of dwelling units pro-
vided during 1888 was greater than
for any year since 1929. when 40O,-
600 units were erected in the coun-
try's urban sections. The peak of
urban construction was reached in
1925. In that year $4,000 units
were provided in new buildings for
which permits were approved.
A breakdown of figures for last
year shows that of the total num-
Der of units, 1896 were in one
(See DWELLINGS, Page B-3D
Evening star., 1939-02-25

STAR HOME INTERIORS-VieWs beautiful Silver Star
Home at 5047 Lowell street. Kent shown here This large
home during it's first week in exhibition proven
of the most popular shown in the CITY, 1t built
Korzendorfer Brooks cooperation with Phillips Canby
developers of Kent will be open the public three
weeks Photos by John Mueller, Star Staff.
Evening star., 1939-02-25
Building Permits
For Week Here
Total $4,000
Residential Construction
Features Activity; New
Apartment Planned

Despite the holiday Wednesday,
private building in Washington held
up we'll during the past week, as the
Office of Building Inspector John w.
Oehmann issued permits for all
types of construction having a total
valuation of s523, 900, a good average
for the time of year.
Residential building was the big
feature of the weeks activity, as it
has been for the last several months.
Included in the list were permits
calling for erection of 33 one-family
dwellings and a single large apart
ment. A majority of the dwellings
were of the low-cost variety.
More important permits of the
week follow:
Gelman Construction Co., 1906
Wisconsin avenue NV, owners and
builders; Sam Novak, designer; to
erect one 8-story brick and concrete
90 unit apartment. 273O Wisconsin
avenue NV; to cost S225 900.
Brown Bros. Corp, 927 Fifteenth
street NV, owners and builders;
Kirkhuff & Bagley, designers: to
erect nine 2-story brick and cinder
block dwellings, 3611, 3615 and 3617
Ingomar street NV. and 1924. 5236,
6238, 5244, 5246 and 5248 Nebraska
avenue NV: to cost $4,000 each.
A. Luchs & Sons, 490l Illinois ave-
nue. NV, owners and builders:
D. B. Johannes, jr., designer; to
erect three 2-story brick and cinder
block dwellings. 1901, 1903. 1907 Un-
derWood street NV; to cost S22 500
O. T. & w. A. Carr. Inc, Mills
Building, owners and builders: R. B.
Carr, designer; to erect six 2-story
brick and concrete block dwellings,
ITS, 1785 Lyman place NE; to
cost $4,000.
H. B. Landgraf, Silver Spring,
Md, owner; j. M. Hallett, designer;
Warren Spencer, Inc, 1850 Jonquil
street NV. builders; to erect one
1-story brick and concrete block
tSee PERMITS, Page B-3)
Evening star., 1939-02-25

(See DWELLINGS, Page B-3J
Evening star., 1939-02-25

tSee PERMITS, Page B-3)