College of the Holy Cross CrossWorks James Michael Curley Scrapbooks Special Collections 1935 James Michael Curley Scrapbooks Volume 222 James Michael Curley Follow this and additional works at: https://crossworks.holycross.edu/curley_scrapbooks Part of the Political History Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Curley, James Michael, "James Michael Curley Scrapbooks Volume 222" (1935). James Michael Curley Scrapbooks. 214. https://crossworks.holycross.edu/curley_scrapbooks/214 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Collections at CrossWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in James Michael Curley Scrapbooks by an authorized administrator of CrossWorks. VOLUMQ SUN SUN Attleboro Mass. Attleboro, Mass. NOV 2O 1935 NOV 2 0 1935 Lynn Woman Curley's Predicted Pardoned; Six Paroles Given ' Shake-up Underwa) Boston, Nov. 20 (JP)—A full par- don for a Lynn woman and six pardons under parole cond.tions McCarthy Named Welfare Commis were recommended to the execu- tive council by GoverAizianies M. Curley today. sioner Succeeding Conant and Jessie Chapman, '70-year-o41 Lynn woman released in 1930 on parole from a life sentence, was Moriarty Gets Labor Dept. Post recommended for a full pardon. Governor Curley said, because "it Boston, Nov. 20—(JP)---A pre- appears that she is living a God- dicted shakeup on Beacon Hill fearing, simple existence with her began today as Gov. James M. husband.." Mrs. Chapman served Curley appointed Walter V. Me- part of a life term for the killing earthy state commissioner of puu- of a woman during a quarrel. ilc and James T. Moriaity The other six selected for par- state commissioner of labor and dons were male inmates of the industries. state prison. The six included: McCarthy will succeed Richa.d August Voce of Lynn. sentenced K. Connant, whose term expires in 1930 to serve 10 to 12 years for Dec. 1, and Moriarty will take the the wounding of G. Joseph Tauro, piace of the late Dewitt DeWoif, an attorney, in a quarrel; Albert who died last week, if the ap• Mercier, Lawrence, sentenced In pointments are confirmed by the 1931 for 10 to 15 years on an executive council. armed robbery charge. Miss Mary Carmody of Worces- William C. Howard, 53, sen- ter, will head the hairdressc:'s board, tenced to life imprisonment in created by the recent leg- 1909, while a soldier at Fort Rod- islature. and the governor has in- dicated Thomas Green, Boston man, New Bedford, for murdering city councillor, will be made com- his wife; Sylvester Perham, sen- elissioner of civil service. tenced to life in 1918 for murder degree. The majority of the appoint- In the second ments will held Harrison, 66, of Worces- be up until the Harry Nov. 27 council meeting, however. sentenced in 1931 to an 18 to ter, Representatives of private and 20 year term for killing a man in William Rolfe, 38 Public social agencies gave a vote a quarrel; and tn Richard K. Cop- ,Boston, sentenced to a 25 to 30- term for armed robbery in year ant, state commissioner of public 11925. welfare, at a meeting of the Bos- ton council of social agencies last right.. Conant has been commis- sioner for 14 years. His arr4nt i.s one of those expiring on Dec. 1. SUN Educators throughout the state have urged the reappointment of Attleboro, Mass. Dr. Payson Smith, commissioner of education. and the governor re- NOV 2 0 1935 cently said his mind was "still open" on that appointment. Two labor organizations an- nounced their support of Charles G. Wood, Concord, former mem- her of the state board of arbitra- tion and conciliation, for appoint- CURLEY TO LIMIT ment to PARDONS that post again. HOLIDAY Both the 15 United Shoe and Governor Curley will limit to Leather Workers' and union and Gat- the number of Thanksgiving ment Trades been union joint board Christmas pardons, it has endorsed Wood, who served re- announced. cently as federal conciliator. Other labor organizations and manufacturers' associations in the shoe and garment industries w,:te nlirrned hehind Wood. TRANSCRIPT Athol, Mass. NOV 0 1935 SOLONS FEAR CURLEY • I 1936 SPENDING SI) R E E Ready to Block on the plan as a tneans of provid- ing work awl wages on govern- New- Acts ment projects for their constitu- ents. Solons Harrassed STATE HOUSE, Boston, Nov. The stagger plan has reacted 20—Uneasy lie the heads of legis- unfavorably for legislators fortun- lators awaiting definite indication ate enough to get some jobs. Con- of the type of program Governor. stituents now given work are bit- James M. Curley will recommend ter—those who worked two or on Jan. 1. 1 #I three weeks and then laid off are Throughout the state, solons are more critical than those not given more than a little perturbed over any work at all, the sum total be- the character of the Governor's ing that the average legislator is forthcoming proposals. willing to scrap th whole thing There is a wide difference of rather than continue his harrass- opinion as to which course he will ed life. follow. That Governor Curley will not Fear New Tussle find the legislature as acquiescent 1 Several Republican legislators, in 1936 as it was in 1935 appears as well as many Democratic mem- certain at present, although there bers of the General Court look is no assurance that after a heart with considerable fear on another to heart talk with the Governor "work and wages" tussle, largely i some members now appearing de- because of the failure of the 1935 ,I termined to block his plans, can- promises to reap anticipated har- not be noted in a vests. , swing into line again shouting louder and louder Representative Charles H. Cooke the praises of the Chief Executive. of Athol who opposed the bond is- Seeks Nomination sue will find his celleagues sup- Whether the program to be of- porting him should another such fered in January is a greater program be recommended for the spending regime for the 1935-36 1936 sitting. legislature, or a reduction in pub. The bond issue expenditure 11113 lie works on the basis of political served somewhat as a boomerang talk that private industry is ab- for the political manipulators and sorbing unemployment, one thing some concern is expressed lest appears certain. Governor Curley submit a similar The public will be appeased in project for the purpose of hand- the best political manner known ing out more jobs to aid in the to the present administration. Sol- forthcoming test of the New Deal ons will be held in line with hon- and Curleyism. eyed words and catch phrases, but See Bond Issue above all insurance of a pro-Cur- As to the bond issue for bullet- ley pre-primary convention will be _ the net result of the January first Me of institutions, defeated in ; message by His Excellency. 1935, political observers in the Democratic party who are close to A. the Governor (on their own say so) feel that a similar project may be brought out of the files. Republicans in both branches iappear to have become a little shaky at the political trends in district where special elections have been held. The pliable lgislature which Governor Curley held all during • the past year, may become un- vieldly and cause him consider- able trouble should he attempt to lam through a program similar to that adopted in his first session. In January of 1935 when it be- came apparent to farseeing poli- ticos that the Governor would be forced to resort to a bond issue in order to meet the financial obli- gations of his spending program, both Republican imp Democratic memben lneiked with much favor RECORD Amherst, Mass. NOV • low ovuLoordrui TIIL COMMON By WA LTER A. DYER Gray aays are for introspectf-on. Now and then come dull mornings in the 'fall when the On my last birthday a person near and dear mist hangs like a curtain over the land, heavy to me presented me with a new thermometer to and all-embracing. There is a breathless, appre- hang outdoors. It carries with it a barometer— hensive quality in the air. The voices of birds and one of those fascinating glass tubes of liquid, insects have been stilled. One is reminded of the cloudy portion of which rises and falls with Kipling's road to Mandalay, "where the silence changes in the weather. 'ung that 'eavy you was an afraid to speak." Now I don't like to look a gift horse in the The mind withdraws into itself like the head of mouth, but so far as I have been able to judge, a turtle. Thoughts become philosophic, self-search- this barometer is scarcely more reliable as a ing, melancholy. One is tempted to abandon one- prophet than the weather predictions in the self to a sadness that is almost a pleasure. Then morning paper. In so far as the cloudy portion perhaps the sun breaks through the fog and the usually hovers around the spot marked "change" world and we suddenly awaken to life. it is reasonably correct, but unfortunately it With November there come more of the shows a marked tendency to rise toward cloudy days, and throughout the winter we must "stormy" on pleasant days and to drop toward expect a minimum of sunshine here in New Eng- "fair" when storms are brewing. Maybe the land. Though I love a snowstorm and think there thing is marked wrong. It happens to be raining is nothing so invigorating as a bright, crisp, as I write this, and has been drizzling all day, sunny winter's day, I find the dull, rainy ones and the barometer is well down toward "fair." depressing.