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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04

New York, Dec 4.-(UP)-Wil- full negligence was charged today against the ranking officers of the holocaust ship, Morro Castle. it's operating company and one of its shore officials. A federal grand jury investigating the disaster that took 124 lives handed up seven in- dictments.
 The indictments named Acting Captain William s. Warns, Chief Engineer Eben S. Abbott, Henry B. Cabaud, executive vice-president of the New York and Cuba Mail Steamship company, and the com pany itself. The accused were eX- pected to surrender and provide bail today. Early trial was prom ised.
 Specific charges against the two officers were that they wilfuily failed to live up to precautions against fires at sea as prescribed by federal shipping laws. Cabaud and the company were charged with knowing these laws were be- ing ignored and in aiding in their abridgement. All the individuals were named in separate indict- ments. Warns and Abbott were cited in another indictment. The company and Cabaud were joint parties in the fifth, the company and all individuals were parties to the sixth, and the company was in- dicted separately in the seventh.
 The grand jury action duplicated chages filed against the master of the. steamer General Slocum. which caught fire in the East river in 1904 with loss of more than 1000 lives. The master. convicted, re- ceived the maximum penalty. 10 years imprisonment and a $10,0O0 fine. This same penalty faces those indicted for the Morro Castle disaster.
 The outcome of the trial will have a strong influence in the set clement of damage suits filed by almost all of the 230 passengers who survived that now total more than $1,000.000. The company has sought court sanction for a limita- ton on liability. Should any or all the accused by convicted. its success would be unlikely. The operating company of the liner Vestris, which sank off the Virginia Capes with a loss of more than 200 lives. sought limitation of ,lia ability which was refused. The company was forced into receiver ship.
 The New York and Cuba Mail Steamship company chartered the Morro Castle from its parent com- pany, The Atlantic. Gulf, and West Indies Steamship Lines. The in- dictment charged the company failed to see that the legal safety
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04

As usual. the most popular 1884 toys, generally speaking, are the ones that most closely copy what is going on in the adult world. Only this year the initiating has been done on more magnificent scale than ever before. Thus, there are intricate and technically perfect replicas of the speedy new stream-lined trains; quintuplet doll babies modelled, features, dress and wicker travelling basket on the famous Dionne five; automobiles that will go as much as ten feet, a second, which in toydom Is cer- tainly equivalent to hundred
 miles an hour: roadsters with tiny trailers and equipment complete for the camping enthusiast; fam tastic amphibian boats that swim on land as we'll as on sea; airplaneo that will stay in the air ten min utes: doll buggies with sunshades correctly placed, scientific kicking
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04

The announcement that Santa Claus is to jump from the Demo- crat's big atrplane at Hamilton Park on Saturday at 2:30 o'clock delighted the children of Water bury. and as a result many chill dren have called up the Democrat already, looking for Santa and wanting to talk to him. Saturday will be a big day for the children when Santa lands at the baseball field at the park after jujmping in his parachute from a distance of about 25OO feet from away up in the clouds.
 Santa had to make great ar- engagements in advance for his trip to Waterbury before deciding to come here next Saturday and if all the little boys and girls knew the work he had they would love him all the more. First of all he had a check and recheck his toys and other good things which he Is bringing along for Christmas; he had to see that he had enough to do all the different cities whicl: he is visiting. Then he had to make arrangements for some place to land his big parachute. Fred D. Moller the pilot in charge oi the Democrats big airplane when he talked with Santa, was asked if Waterbury had an airport. He had to tell Santa the. truth so he he said there was no airport in Waterbury but that we had q num- Der of good places where Santa could land his parachute. Among the different places he mentioned was Hamilton Park, and Santa in quired how big place it was and all about how far it was from the center and if all the good boys and girls in Waterbury knew whene ii was and how to get there. He was assured that 1t was fine place SC he immediately got off radiogran to Irving w. Harrison, superin. tendent of parks of the City of Wa terbury asking for permission tc land at the park.
 Superintendent Harrison told Santa that he intended to flood thf park this week so as to prepare fol
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04

The newest wrinkle in the way of doll furniture this year is the use of bent wood to make set-up as modern as any to be found as a decorators.
 Apparently the governments home modernization campaign has had an effect upon the toy situa- ton, too, for we now have the ada a-room doll house which can be renovated and made over at will. One of the neatest of the up-to. minute gadgets for oldel youngsters is. a motion picture ma
 chine with voice synchronized sc that the budding host may have
 talkies for his friends at home. For an only child, nothing could be more fun than the one-man see. saw with a horse to ride. For the home with several youngsters, a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04
Fas Of Series Articles Describing Christmas Gifts For Egoe Y , F NEW THINGS TO TOY WITH
DOU Dresses And Figures
 Sh0zg Changing Modes

vet curtain that rolls up, wingFs props and changes of back drops- The characters are set on stands and moved about by wires manip- ulated from the wings. Also, the merry Christmas seas
 son offers as extra novelties; sleds on wheels; a device by which you draw with mirrors; ocarinas that
 make less noise, and less objec- l tionable noise, than saxophoncs,
 and electrical mechanical pianos. | child size.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04

their own-more, the manufactur- CTS think, than ever before. For little Ethel with the energetic urge there are hook rug-making sets, looms which for the first time reproduce the action of real ones, sponge rubber and felt sets with which a little girl may turn out small animals to decorate play room and bedroom.
 Buddy, who loves to make things, would like the linoleum cutting kits that make blocks to print from; steel and wood con structing sets for making ships, trains and airplanes; tool chests full of tools that really mean busi- ness, and lumber to work on;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04
ENJOYED AIR "TRIP AT 77

Boise, Idaho (UP)-You can't keep these youngsters" down. Mrs Lizette Dibble, 77. always wanted to take an airplane ride. Her daughter didn't think 1t was safe. But finally Mrs Dibble just "ups and flies away" to Salt Lake City. an hour and 55 minutes from home. She enjoyed every minute of the trip in the giant air liner. she said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04

equipment with which he may make his own electric batteries, and the magneto saw, motorless, that does inlay work and will posi- lively not cut the operators fin- gers.
 For the horse-minded child, there are stables with electrically lighted stalls, name plates on the door and actual hay in the man. ger. One fond father got a clever amateur carpenter of his acquaint- ance to build an exact reproduc- ton of the family stables, horses and the truck which carries the
 horses to the shows. So Wher Sonny wakes up on Christmas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04
Club Activities

Grand Regent J. Howard McIn- his and his staff were guests at the meeting of Mattatuck Coun- cil, Royal Arcanum last night. The new basketball team representing the state lodge was introduced, and announceme was made of the opening of the state bowling league opening at Genlots on Dec. IS. The meeting was under the direction of William J. Briggs, state committee man.
 Rabbi Bertram Stein addressed a meeting of the Sisterhood of Tenn ple Israel last night at the temple on Willow street, giving an account of his travels through Europe and the Orient. Mrs. J. Gaber presided at the meeting.
 Officers of the Naugatuck Valley Traffic Mems Association were elect ed and installed at the meeting last night in the Elton. J. R. Smith was named president. Other off, cers are vice-president. J. H. Grier; cretary-treasurer, T. J. Courtney advisory board, J. A. Grocutt and T. P. Fitzgerald. Entertainment was furnished by George Gillette of Hartford.
 Attroney Frederick W. Palomba and President Louis Lerz were named to represent Court Verdi. Foresters of America at the con- ference at the Y. M. c. A., during last nights meeting of the lodge. The conference will be held tonight to discuss social legislation.
 Arrangements for the annual New Years eve dance were dis cussed at meeting of the Palmour club in their rooms last night.
 Joseph Reiner presided at the meeting of Roosevelt lodge. Knights of Pythias, at their rooms last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04
space and protection against drafts.


 Also, believe it or not, lady dolls are bumper than the greyhound models of last year to signify the end of the doll dieting craze. And long hair, especially lacduered style, is seen more often than wind-blown bobs which, following the grown-up mode, are practically passe in doll-land except, of course, on the heads of lady flyer dolls.
 The newest infant dolls not only are as dimpled and cuddly as any baby, but they actually work their lips for all the world as if they were nursing when offered bottle. One such baby, in stern accord with the latest health rules, will go to sleep only when placed on her right side, too!
 Some children prefer to build
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04
U. S. FLAG STOLEN

Dallas, Tex (UP)-something unusual in the way of burglary was reported to the Dallas police by Deputy U. S. Marshal E. l.. Goss. The perplexed deputy said an American flag was stolen frool Judge William Hawley's bench in the federal courtroom.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04

joint present of a merry-go-round which works electrically ought to be perfect. And then there's the swinging horse, which moves smoothly upon rods and is to the rocking horse what the stream lined multiple-car train is to it's old fashioned engine-and-one- coach predecessor.
 Among the most fascinating things in the world to give child of any age or set from two to 16 are costumes and makeup sets so that he may become a buccanecr with whiskers and a blood-curd- ling dagger and she 8 princess with a curling golden wig at will. And you could make either boy or girl happy with a sleuthing set -disguises including false teeth and several changes of nose.
 Another family present is mar. ionette theater with footlights, vel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04

morning, he will find the little
 wagon with which he used to
 ''play like" haul the horses and the old box he used for a stable replaced by the real thing in min iature.
 The little girl who likes to keep house may have house with every detail copied from the one some motion picture star lives in-from
 swimming pool in the patio to a complete electric laundry set-up in lthe basement. Or she may have either of these features and many lothers separately. s-, y~4,-... s4 -g
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04

Owners of shepard dogs in Eng land are having combings from the. pets ynad's i'itc ".veed' garments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04

NEWSPAPER MAN. Ray Baker of she INS says: ''The most enjoyable way of easing strain that I know is smoking Cameis. Formyexperience has been that whenever I feel all in I can quickly restore my nergywith . Camel"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04
Plauhings For Children 7
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FuLfNnaent

A STREAMIINE train brings swifter joy
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 Service Correspondent NEW YORK.-Chldren themselves have picked the toys they hope to find in their Christmas stockings this That willy old fellow Santa Claus has had his agents busy for months turning boys and girls loose in his shops all over the and while stood by ong down records of the scramblngs in certain the psychoo gsts call them.
 It's little like the letter-to-Santa Claus idea, only bet ter For with the object right before him. little Johnny can make that his imagination hasn't deceived him-that this particular kind of game velocpede is the absolute acme of hearts desire incidentally the manufacturer then go ahead making that kind of veocpede game with relieved assurance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04
..!|z1 |JI (a5 !: LIFT WITH I|3

CIVIL ENGINEER. Says Captain Eric Loch: "Camels have been my cig- arette for 3 years. ThelongerIsmoke them the more I appreciate their rich, mild flavor. I smoke all I want and they never iangle my nerves 2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04

Joseph Reiner presided at the meeting of Roosevelt lodge. Knights of Pythias, at their rooms last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04

Arrangements for the annual New Years eve dance were dis cussed at a meeting of the Palmour club in their rooms last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04

Some children prefer to build
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-05

white workers elected this Negro
worker" he said, "as their repre-
sentative to the central body of the
A. r. of L. in our city"
He related the following story:
zone white worker who had 8 bit
of an American patriotic streak in
him, invited me as union leader to
have q glass of beer with him.
THAT will be very good I re-
piled.
We went into a beer place.
They wouldn't serve me. What
the hell do they mean, these bas-
tards not wanting to serve our
union leader" He said: Come on,
let's get out of here" On the out
side, told this white worker: TN
Soviet Russia they would serve
me-" and he agreed
His concluding remark, joyous
" greeted by the entire conven-
ton was: "a Negro worker, armed
with the correct Communist pol
icy, can present it before the A. F.
of L. non party white workers, and
they will defend him"
Negro Organization
Reporting that the Communist
Party in the Hill Section of Pitts
burgh had carried out the planned
tasks it had set itself, Negro del
egate, section organizer. detailed
some of the advances. Thirty-nine
locals of the unemployed councils,
with 5000 members had been estab-
lished. They had won relief for
unemployed workers, in some in
stances taking over the relief sta
tons and handling out flour and
clothing. A railroad shop unit had
grown from four to 10 members,
and was leading struggles. Sixteen
per cent of the Party members in
the Pittsburgh district he reported
amid cheers were Negroes; in the
Hill Section, 40 per cent were Ne
groes.
Comrade Dirba. Secretary of the
Central Control Commission, made
a detailed report for that body, He
stated that the number of expul-
sions since the last convention num-
bered 874. Among these were 26
Lovestonites, 36 Trotzkyites, As for
White Chauvinism, $50 for disrup-
ton, 103 for financial Irresponsible
ity, 121 for general responsibility
So spies, and miscellaneous 325. OF
these 131 we're readmitted into the
Party.
The entire convention listened to
the discussion from the viewpoint
of gaining from each others expert
ences. All delegations as one unit
followed the discussion avidly
throughout.
The afternoon session opened
with continuation Of the discus
sion. After a half hours discussion
more on PROVIDERS report, Jack Sta
chel will report on economic strug-
giles and our tasks in the trade
| unions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-05

the workers of the Curtiss Aeroplane
Co. and the Consolidated Aircraft
Corp, with indications pointing to
ultimate victory for the union Both
companies have attempted to con-
tinue production with small force
OF strike-breakers, but with little
success.
Keep Scabs From Seaman Body
Plant
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, April 1.-The
l 400 striking workers of the Sea-
man Body Corp. are now entering
their sixth. week of the strike. Their
militancy and morale, instead of
being beaten down by time. has in
creased, as was demonstrated early
Monday morning,
The picket line began forming a
half hour earlier than usual, at
$50, By s am. there we're almost
1000 pickets. The police, whom
Mayor Hoan recently called the
friends of the Seaman strikers, -
viciously attacked the strikers, who
courageously kept the scab cars
from entering the plant.
One picket, Walter Banaszywski,
IS, was pushed beneath the wheels
of scab car arriving, and was sent
to the hospital, under arrest, with
fractured ankle. Two other pick
cts, who were beaten, were arrested
John Majeski, %, charged with as
sault and battery, and Edwin Bet
tin, 80, charged with disorderly
conduct.
Several hundred pickets marched
to the City Hall to protest against
the action of the police in helping
the scabs. A committee was elected
to see Mayor Hoan, who had adj
vised them to be peaceful" and re-
ly on the "manliness of Lauben-
heimer" (the chief of police, as re-
ported in the Daily Worker last
week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-05
Fur Shop Workers
Hail C.P. Convention

NEW YORK.-The 100 workers
of the Beacon Fur Dressing shop,
New York, unanimously voted to
send a telegram Of revolutionary
greetings to the national con-
vention of the Communist Party,
at a shop meeting Wednesday
afternoon. The message read:
Revolutionary greetings to the
eighth national convention of the
Communist Party. Forward to a
mass Communist Party, for a
united front of the working class,
for the revolutionary way out of
the crisis.
WORKERS OF BEACON
FUR DRESSING CORP"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-05
Hearing Friday on
Libel Suit Against
Daily" Writer
Taxi Drivers and Other
Workers Urged to Pack
Court in Protest

NEW YORK. - Hearing on the
criminal libel suit against Harry
Raymond, a member Of the scDaily
Worker" editorial staff, is set for
this Friday morning. 10 o'clock, in
the City Magistrates court at 425
Sixth Avenue.
The suit arises out Of the ener-
getic. fearless support of the taxi
drivers strike by the Daily Worker,
which was the only paper support
ing the struggles of the drivers for
a living wage and the right to or
ganize in a union Of their own choice
in opposition to the company unions
of the Parmelee Company and other
taxicab bosses.
Raymond. who covered the strike
for the Daily Worker, is charged by
George Williams, notorious strike
breaker, and one Of the Ieutenants
Of the strikebreaking Sherwood De-
tective Agency. with criminal libel
on the basis of scathing exposure
by Raymond of the vicious anti
labor activities of Williams and his
fellow scab agents and strikebreak-
ers.
The action against Raymond is an
attack on the Daily Worker and on
the right of the taxi-drivers and
other workers to strike and defend
their strike and union from the at
tacks of strikebreakers, police and
other agencies of the bosses. It is
necessary that the tsxi-drivers and
other workers pack the court at
425 Sixth Avenue this morning to
protest this attack on their paper.
Raymond will be defended by
Joseph Brodsky, head of the legal
department of the International
Labor Defense, nationally known for
his work in the scotsboro case, and
Edward Kuntz, LID. attorney.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-05
Sign Writer'S Strike
at American Display
Corp. Is Victorious

NEW YoRK.-The sign writer's,
strike, at the American Displav
Corp, ATS 10th Avenue, under rank
and file leadership, has come to a
victorious conclusion. Demands won
are a 40-hour week, instead of the
46, 4s and so hours worked previous
~; minimum wage of SIS for the
boys and sl4 for the girls. instead
OF $40 to $l2; time and half for
overtime; shop committee recoeni-
zion: no discrimination on returning
10 the job; and sanitary improve
ments.
The workers are building a per-
manent shop committee. Recogniz-
ing the Daily Workers helm in the
strike, at least 20 of the IS workers
at the shop are now readers of the
Daily who had never heard of the
paper before.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-05
us on Strike;
ParnneIee Taxi
]. L. d. Offers Help
in Fight Against
License Revocation

NEW YORK-The strike at the
Christopher st. Parnelee garage
involving IT'S men, which was
called Tuesday by the Taxi Driers
Union Of Greater New York against
the blacklisting of men who had
been active in the general taxicah
strike, continued yesterday.
Pickets patrolled the garage en-
trance all during the day. Notion
less and silent, the shiny Parme-
lee cabs stood side by side on the
two floors of the garage. None OF
the cars have moved since the
hackmen walked out.
While the picketS marched up
and down outside the Christopher
st. building. arrangements were be-
ing made through Bernard Deutsch
for representatives of the union to
meet with Levin Rank, head of the
Parmelee System in New York,
where the demands of the strikers
will be presented to the company.
Meanwhile a move was made on
the part Of the union to open a
fight against the revocation of
. hack licenses of strikers who were
arrested for militant action during
the general strike.
Strikers we're discussing the uues-
ton of mass demonstration at the
hack buro, where demands will be
raised to take the licensing of
hackmen out Of the hands of the
Police Department.
The legal committee of the In
ternational Defense stated that a
group Of lawyers connected with the
committee will open fight for the
reinstatement of the drivers who
lost their licenses.
The union has called a meeting
Of all garage chairmen for Friday
at 5 pm, where the questions of
Christopher st. strike, blacklisting
revocation of licenses and the I'M
employed hackmen will be taken
up.
Since the termination of the GEN
eral strike a check up shows that all
drivers of the Radio fleets who we're
on strike have been taken back by
the company. The union is still car
rying on fight against several
cases of discrimination in the Ter
minsl garages. The largest number
OF determinations are to be found
in the Parmelee garages; in the
Christopher st. garage where the
men are striking, and in the 10Th
and 48th st. garages.
The main energy of union fight
on discrimination is directed against
the Parmelee System.
Coming under the rank and file
along with Herman Goldstein
president of the Brooklyn local, and
George Newman, who was ousted
from the Queens local, both of
whom attempted to split the ranks
of the union, Samuel Smith, presi-
dent of the Bronx local. was as
sailed yesterday by rank and file
members Of his local for his ac-
tivities of attempting to split the
union.
Delegations from three of the big
gest garages in Brooklyn came to
the headquarters of the union and
told of their dissatisfaction with the
Goldstein rule in Brooklyn and
pledged their solidarity with the
drivers of the Manhattan local.