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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13
l2O POLICEMEN GUARD THE MILLS
 IN NANTUCKET

Pawtucket, R. l., July 13-(UP)- A detail of 120 Pawtucket police
 men, 20 of them World war veterans
 equipped with riot guns, guarded the ' strike-shut silk mills of Royal Weav- 1 ing company here to-day.
 Threats made by communist strike
 leaders last week when 1t was an
 nounced the mills would reopen to- day for non-strikers were respon- sible for extraordinary police ac- tivity. Despite an announced reversal of the plan to reopen the plant, strikers and sympathiZers had been urged to be on hand to prevent re- turn of workers.
 Meanwhile the large state police patrol encamped in the mills of the General Fabrics corporation in ad- jacent Central Falls guarded against recurrence of rioting which fol- lowed a reopening attempt there last week.
 The monster Pawtucket police de- tail was assembled at headquarters early to-day and given orders by Captain John R. Hanna. He told the men to prevent formation even of small bands of pickets. Mayor Charles H. Holt also addressed the patrolmen briefly, telling them not to tolerate abuse.
 Under Lieutenant Herbert w.. Duckworth, the emergency detail marched to the mill area, and pa trols were established on Sabin, Freight, and Joponia streets and
 Central avenue, which border the
 mills. as well as on parallel streets and those which lead to the plant. The police were experiencing lit- tie difficulty in carrying out their orders. Two unidentified strikers
 who disobeyed commands to keep moving were arrested.
 Extension of Q third strike, at the American Woolen company's Wey-
 bosset mills in the Olneyville section of Providence, impended to-day. Loom-fixers of the Providence Na- tional mill, a branch of the Weybos- set, were prepared to demand a re-
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vision of work and wage scales un- der threats of a walk-out.
 The strike at the Royal Weaving company plant affects some 1900 workers. That at the General Fab- rics corporation mills affects about 750, as does that at the Weybosset
 All are directed principally against the so-called "speed-up' system, under which each worker must attend to several more looms than formerly.
 The Weybosset strike is most re- cent. That in Central Falls entered it's 10th week to-day. while the 10. cal strike began eight weeks ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13
Playground
 Supervisors
Held Regular Weekly Ses-
 sion in City Hall To-day

The weekly session of playground supervisors held this morning in the city hall revealed the fact that the playgrounds had one hundred per- cent week as far as accidents were concerned, each registering mo &C., cidents' with the exception of Wash ington park, there being four in that playground.
 However, the accidents were of a minor nature and all the chil- dren injured are recovering except ing one who is well on the way to complete recovery, having injured his arm.
 Volleyball nets were given to the supervisors and the tournament will soon start in which each playground is expected to have a team.
 It was announced that Worden's has offered to donate teh horseshoes for the horseshoe contest which will get underway in the near future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13
Tobin, Counsel For Prisoner, Now
 Waits Court Action
Supreme Tribunal Does Not Meet Until October, When
 Decision Will Be Announced Additional Evidence ! Completes Basis on Which Appeal Is Made

final Stephe for the completion ofkhe appeal in behalf of Amerigo Ditefano, one of the trio serving sciences at Wethersfeld as result ofthe Isabelle Lituwaitis case, were talen Saturday by Attorney John P. Toin, Distefano's counsel. Saturday mrked the last day that evidence in tfe case could be filed for the su- peme courts benefit.
 The appeal and the grounds for tb appeal were filed some two weks ago, but in addition evidence ol the entire case had to be filed with the appeal. This was done on Saturday. Attorney George H. Free mn, clerk of the superior court, w.o received the papers Saturday wil send them to Judge Alfred c.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13
DOLL CONTEST TO BE
 HELD IN WASHINGTON PARK

A doll contest scheduled for We'd nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock tops, the various events at Washington park playground this week. The playground sewing club is scheduled to hold a meeting the latter part of the week under the direction of Miss Alice Bradley. The dancing class for girls will also meet before the week is out under the super vision of Miss Margaret Lawlor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13
Ten Were Killed in Auto Accidents
 in Massachusetts

Boston, July 13- CUP) Ten persons were killed in automobile accidents in Massachusetts last week, according to the report of Morgan T. Ryan, registrar of motor vehicles.
 This was nine less than in the previous week and II less than in the corresponding period of 1880.
 Last weeks victims included six pedestrians, three occupants, and a motorcyclist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13
B Deaths, "A Births,
 19 Marriages
Vital Statistics for Past Two Weeks Also Record Three
 New Families Moving In

'Thirty-five deaths, "A births and 19 marriages were registered in Wa terbury during the past two weeks, according to a report issued today by the Waterbury Credit Rating bureau. Of the births, IA were boys and 10 were girls. During the same
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13

period 10 marriage intentions were recorded and three new families were listed as coming here to live. The new families came from Tole- do. Ohio. Rhode Island and Putnam. Con respectively, &
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13

Both Le Erik and Doret are experi-' enced flyers. Doret participated in the National Air races at Chicago last fall; and won several prizes.
 Le Erik accompanied Captain Dieudonne Costes ir a flight across the North Atlantic in 1927.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13

Baldwin of Derby for certifcation after which the entire appeal will be forwarded to the supreme court for decision. The supreme court is not slated to meet until the first Tues day of October at Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13

night. But the real primary talks are not expected until much later
 in the battle, both sides now using their time to strengthen their fol-
 lowings on the partys primary list.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

William Joseph Connerty, clerk. 121 Elliott avenue; Mary Ann O. Billy. occupation none, 43 Albion street.
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French Flyers
 Are Over Siberia

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13
MASS NOTICE,

WALhI-A sscond anniversary mass to-nrrow morning. at 7:a0 o'clock at S Francis xavier's church for the repose of the soul of Mrs Johana Shea Walsh.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13

WHITE The body of Miss Bertha l.. White who died Friday in Battle Creek, Mich., will be brought to Waterbury tomorrow afternoon at 1925 o'clock. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery upon the arrival of the train bearing the body. Fun eral arrangements will be In charge of the Anderson funeral h.me.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13

SEREDINSKAS - Dolores Sere- dinskas. four months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Anthony Seredinskas died Saturday morning at her home. 595 North Riverside street. follow ing q brief illness. The funeral was held this afternoon from the home at o'clock. Burial took place in the family plot in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13

where a requiem mass will be cele-
 brated. Burial will be in Calvary cem- etery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13

DIED. CZSkI-In this city July 12, 1881 Pul CZeski of 1884 s. Main St. Fneral Wednesday afternoon at 8 olock.
The Washington times., 1931-12-15
Why Shelves Croan

I receive from publishers
selection of their books, not
nearly all, perhaps ten books a
week. And my shelves, and the
floor beside the shelves, are full
of books which have dutifully
read and found so near worth
less as to make mention of
them impossible. I have read
more than a hundred books in
the past six months; half a
dozen remain in my memory,
not as masterpieces, but as
good work. representing time
not wasted. I have no feeling
for unmitigated seriousness;
one of the books most enjoyed
and most heartily recommend
is "FfrSt Persons Singular" I
think that the collections of
drawings in Soglow'S Pretty
Pictures" THE Stag at Eve"
and the New Yorker Album"
are highly desirable. In fact, 1
think that most of the books l
would rather not hear of again
were thoroughly serious in pur-
pose. Two of them, at least.
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Hurting the Theater

To me the theatrical produc-
ers are much more at fault than
the publishers. Last week saw
q play which was not a good
play, but I did not blame the
producer for putting it on; it
was quite possibly a good play
in his estimation. L did blame
him for putting into the play,
as principal. player who either
did not know how to act or had
no intention of acting, or both;
a player who had, indeed, made
q success in other productions
where the art of acting was
unnecessary or at least diSpens.
able, and who had a following
for reasons totally unconnected
with the stage. I have seen
plays built around the person.
alitieS" of notorious men and
women, known for some scandal,
but not for talent; and plays
hurriedly rushed to the stage to
exploit some peculiarly unworthy
public interest. The shoeString.
ers have come close to wreck.
ing the theater,
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And Publishers

A few publishers exist whose
chief business is to publish bad
books, books of cheap sensations,
Sexy books which avoid the
censor, pirated books. But pub
fishers. as a rule, do not pub
lish books they know to be bad.
They are pathetically deluded,
but they think that most of
their books are worth printing
and sending out to the world.
They publish first novels with
any CLINT of talent, so that they
may encourage the writer to do
another in which that talent
will develop. And somewhere a
critic is always to be found to
praise these books.
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until too late, in any case. He has been
discussing the huge business. of producing,
with all its press agents, stooges and critics,
and then he wonders why "the modern
citizen sits before long list of plays,
shows, and entertainments of all kinds by no
means entertained, wondering distressfully
where, if anywhere, he can go to find
those rare precious golden threads of self
forgetful happiness, those glittering, exalted
moments which are the sole justification of
any kind of entertainment whatever"
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A Moral Tone

Mr.. Wells would be surprised to learn GILBERT sELDEs
that he puranca in attitude justification of entertain
ment is what the moralst looks for the who is
being entertained Oddly enough, Wells ground
in the
"And who among has not stood before a Of
books shop window full of the perpexty gather
ing against the authors without inspiration the
critics and publishers without discrimination, who live and
flourish by seeming and failing to satisfy universal
frus desire rp'
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won the vast distribution Of
the book clubs.
In the Past
I do not know what was in
John Macy's mind when he ull-
dertook the compilation Of
American Writers on American
Literature, to which 81 contem-
porary American writer's con-
tribute. He may have won
dered whether in the rubble
heaps of the 1849's or 1905
some good might be discovered.
know. since I am one Of his
contributors, that he gave his
writer's a free hand. He want
ed our literary past to be re-
examined in the light Of pres
ent standards. The result Is
naturally a little disjointed, but
it is various and interesting.
'MournfuI Numbers
I turned with curiosity to the
chapter on Longfellow, written
by Howard Mumford Jones,
wondering what new attack or
what new defense could be
found. I discovered not what
I expected, but calm judg-
lnent. Mr.. Jones speaks of
the more obvious and awful
didactic pieces" including "Ex-
celsior" and the Psalm of
Life" on which Longfellow'S
reputation regrettably rests.
Then he snaps the whip by re-
minding us that in "Heine," for
instance, we would call the
muffled drums. beating funeral
marches. nothing less than the
Sudden ghastly undertone OF
DOOM"
"It is curious" writes Mr..
Jones, that being gentleman
and being an artist should be
thought so incompatible, but as
Longfellow wrote not merely as
a gentleman. but also like a
Christian gentleman, the lapse
of years throws him more and
more out of the focus Of our
interests. And because he does
not write like E. A. Robinson
or Carl Sandburg or Maxwell
Bodenheim we consign him to
the children"
Mr.. Jones had a difficult job
and if he doesn't send us back
to Longfellow it is not his
fault. I think that Allan
Nevins, who writes on the his
torians, will start a few people
reading THE Conquest of Mex
ico;" I think that Robert Her
rick may warn a few beginning
novelists away from Henry
James, which would be an ad-
vantage, as James is a danger
Gus wine for beginners. And
the whole book, which Mr..
Macy introduces in his diStin'
guished, laconic way. will serve
the purpose he started with,
not to discover oddities in the
rubbish, but to put new values
on the established work of the
past. After all, we form most
of our judgments on American
literature when we are in our
freshman year in high school
and no matter how much we
read of it thereafter these judg'
ments remain. Here is a re-
vision, not final, but necessary.
The Washington times., 1931-12-15
True to Type
MANY BOOKS AND PLAYS,
TOO MANY NOT GOOD,
NOT GOOD BUSINESS
Rv GILBERT SELDES

IN The Work, Wealth and Happiness of Mankind" Ito
which devoted the better part of week recently and
in which | still find wealth of unexplored ideas) H. G.
Wells has something say which producers of plays and
publishers of books will probably take to heart Not
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
Hoover Backs Red Cross;
Defes Senate Foes

charity and mutual self help
through voluntary giving and
the responsibility of local gov
ernment as distinguished on the
other hand from appropriations
out of the Federal Treasury for
Such purposes.
my own conviction Is strongly
that IL we break down this
sense Of responsibility Of indi-
vidual generosity to individual
and mutual self help in the
country in times Of national
difficulty and If we start ap-
prOpriatiOnS Of this character
we have not only impaired
something infinitely valuable
in the life of the American peO-
pie but have struck at the roots
Uf Self-g0vernment. Once this
has happened it is not the cost
of q few score millions but we
are faced with the abyss of re-
lance in future upon Govern
ment charity in some form or
other. The money involved is
indeed the least of the costs to
American ideals and American
institutions.
He Quotes Cleveland
president Cleveland, in 1887,
confronted with q similar issue,
stated, in part:
"A prevalent tendency to
disregard the limited mission of
this power and duty should, I
think, be Steadfastly resisted,
to the end that the lesson should
be constantly enforced that,
though the people support the
Government, the Government
should not support the people.
The friendliness and char
ity Of our cOuntrymen can al
ways be relied upon to relieve
their fellow citizens in miSfOr-
tune. This has been repeatedly
and quite lately demonstrated.
Federal aid in such cases en-.
cOurages the expectation of pa
ternal care on the part of the
Government and weakens the
SturdineSs of our national char
acter, while 1t prevents the In
dulgence among our people
of that kindly sentiment and
conduct which strengthens the
bonds of a common brother
hood
The whole tenor of Mr.. Hoover's
statement, which apparently was
drawn up at the Cabinet meeting
was a vigorous defense of his own
policy. He read it to assembled
newspaper correspondents at the
White House at noon, and then
instructed that copies of it be is
sued.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
Halt of Population
Bleeding From Wounds

WELLINGTON, Feb. 4 WED
nesday) (I.N.S.) ).-"Haf the pop
uIation Of Hastings was bleed.
ing from one or more wounds,
he streets ere Uttered with
the dead and injured, and every.
one seemed completely dazed."
This was the description of one
Of the earthquake stricken towns
Of northern New Zealand given
to international News Service to
day by a Wellington resident,
who was in Hastings when the
temblor destroyed the town, upon
his arrival here.
"TerrOr and confusion reigned
, throughout the city Immediately
after the quake. The business
section of the town was COM
. pletely wrecked. The buildings
along the main street collapsed
Hike a pack Of cards, and the
whole town was shrOuded in
one huge blanket of duSt-fOg
from falling bricks and masonry.
"The bricks and other build
, ing materials were dumped into
the streets in great piles, bury
ing motor cars like an
avalanche, Obliterating the
streets"
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special session IF it is made nee
essary by the Chief Executives
StubbornneSS."
Compromise Suggested
He offered a compromiSe-the
first suggested since the President
and Senate became deadlocked-
that Congress pass the original
$50, ,0O0, 900 food, seed and feed
loan bill, from which Congress
struck out $15,0O0,OO0 for food
loans.
Senator Robinson read a num-
Der Of kilograms from Arkansas
which reported the Red Cross was
unable to deal with the situation
and that there is no relief what
ever for livestock. w. Hoke VIII
liams, mayor of the town Of Eng
land where food disorders occurred
several weeks ago, declared live
stock is dying and that IS per
cent of the farms would not be
cultivated this year unless more
relief is furnished.
"NOw the great humanitarian
who urged appropriation of
2O,OOO;OOO from the Federal
Treasury to feed hungry Rus
slams and $1OO,OOO,OOO for the
wants of other foreigners is
moved by considerations Of
sound economics to oppose any
appropriation from the Federal
Treasury for the benefit Of
millions, or at least hundreds
of thousands, of Americans
who are threatened with starVa-
tiOn."
The text of the Presidents state
ment follows:
Certain Senators have is
sued a public statement to the
effect that unless the President
and the. House Of Representa-
tives agree to appropriations
from the Federal Treasury for
charitable purposes they will
force an extra session of Con-
greSs.
States His Position
81 de- not wish to add acri-
mOny to a discussion, but would
rather state this case as l see
its fundamentals:
"This is not an issue as to
whether people shall go hungry
or cold in the United States.
1t Is solely a question Of the
best method by which hunger
and cold shall be prevented. 1t
Is a question as to whether the
American people on one hand
will maintain the spirit of
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
VETS WIN FIRST
TESTS IN n. !.
LEGISLATURE
Assembly Votes Three Repeal
Petitions to Congress by
Overwhelming Majorities

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 3 GNS).
In the first test of strength at
the 1881 session of the New York
legislature, vets rode roughshod
over the drys and today had
chalked up three victories in the
assembly.
They forced a bill out of the
judiciary committee demanding
that Congress call a national con-
stitutional convention to repeal
the Eighteenth Amendment.
Dry Leader ScOffs
= Then they adopted two resolu-
tions, one asking Congress to sub
NIT the question of repeal to State
conventions, the other demanding
that Congress repeal the Volstead
law.
The wet victories were witnessed
from the assembly galleries by
hundreds of members of Womens
Christian Temperance Union and
other dry organizations.
eve are not worried how
many wet resolutions are sent
to Congress because we are con-
fident prohibition is in the Con.
StitutiOn to stay"
D. Leigh Colvin, the w. C. T. U.
president, so. declared.
TWenty-one Republicans joined
with the Democrats to put across
the resolution sponsored by
Assemblyman Richard B. Smith,
Syracuse Republican, asking Con-
greSS to submit the question Of
repeal of the Eighteenth Amend
ment to the States 1t won, 8S
to Sc.
Other Tests Follow
This vote came a few minutes
after the assembly had voted, "a
to 81, to take from the judiciary
committee bill by Assemblyman
Cuvvilier, New York Democrat,
memorializing Congress to call g.
national constitutional convention
to repeal the Eighteenth Amend
ment.
Assemblyman Irwin Steingut,
minority leader, then called for
vote on his resolution urging
repeal of the Volstead act, the
tally being 81 to SO.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
Sloop Captain Wires
All of Napier in Ruins

LONDON, Feb. 3 1N.S THE
first eye witness account Of th'
devastation of the city of Napier
New Zealand, by an earthquake
was radioed to Auckland today
by Comdr. H. L. Morgan of thu
British sloop Veronica, according
to a Central News message from
Auckland.
The account read:
81 have just returned from a
tour Of inspection of Napier.
Practically all Of the stone and
brick buildings have been de-
atrOyed. Many parts of the
city continue to blaze ficrcely.
Hundreds of wooden buildings
have been wrecked.
81 have organized food depOtS.
My men are policing the
streets. Temporary hospitals
are being erected.
Destitute women and child
rem are being taken on board
the Veronica. The shocks con.
tinue."
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CLARA To ASK
PAROLE FOR
DAISY
Film Star Expected to Write
Court In Attempt to Save
Former Secretary From Jail

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Feb. 8
QN.S0 I'm appealing for proba-
ton when she is sentenced Febru-
ary 10 on a conviction for grand
theft Daisy De Voc may name
her accuser and former employer,
Clara Bow, as one of her refer
enceS, it developed today.
The blonde young widow who
was found guilty Of having stolen
funds from the red-headed ''it"
girl of the screen, lost her fight
for a new trial yesterday when
she appeared before Judge Will
liam c. Doran.
Drew 1t Out of Hat
Judge Doran ruled that Miss
DeVoe's conviction on one of 35
counts of grand theft was valid
despite charges of Miss DeVoe's
counsel that the jury settled a
49-hour deadlock by drawing
strawS to decide the verdict.
Miss Bow herself has written
the States attorney asking that
leniency be show her former
companion. From this it was re,
ported that the screen actress
would be willing to give her name
as a reference on the probation
petition. Should probation be
denied Miss DeVoe faces a term
of from one to ten years or a
years term in. the county Jail.
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CRIES
LIAR IN HOUSE
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yesterday by Senator Caraway
CD, Arkansas.
Cramton said that in another
body it had been insinuated that
he, a member of the Appropria'
tions Committee, had maneuvered
a lob for himself as associate di-
rector of the Washington Bicen-
tennial Commission.
Calls Accuser Liar"
With a shrill voice and his
body quivering with emotion,
Cramton shouted:
Anybody who says that is a
plain, unaduIterated liar!"
Representative Tilman P. Parks
CD of Arkansas Immediately
arose to a point of order and
Cramton exclaimed:
81 do not yield to yOu."
RejOinder by Parks
Representative Parks hotly re-
joined:
81 am not talking to you;
1 am talking to the Speaker of
this House. You have used
unparliamentary language about
a Senator.
Referring to relief legislation
Cramton strode across the well of
the House toward the desk of Mr.
Parks and, shaking his fist
yelled:
81 know one thing. If my
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BANKER SCORES
VET BONUS
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bond issue would lower the value
of securities held by banks, would
cause banks now on the ragged
edge" to fail, and would cause
many other solvent banks to be
come doubtful.
Duffield said there is evidence
that the last phase of the depres
sion is now in progress and that
business men are now willing tt
put money into productive enter
priseS. He added:
"The. remarkable feature of
this panic is that there is not
any lack of money. There has
been a fear that people of large
and small means are unwilling
to invest in production enter
prise to an extent / think it is
a psychological situation. be-
lieve prosperity will return, in
a fair degree, with restoration
of confidence"