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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-21
LINER SMASHED
 BY HUGE WAVES
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Struck at Dinner Time.

Stflck aI Dlnncr IIile.
 The full force of the gale struck the Camerenia while the passen- gers were at dinner Friday night.
 Chairs and tables in the dining room were smashed to match wood," Ritch related. "I was stun ned when the ship, heeling over, threw me into pile of splintered furiture. All around me there was something approaching panic. Wo. men were screaming, and it seem- ed hours before the ship righted itself, eithough the worst of it was actually over in five minutes. The ship continued to roll amaz- ingly, and passengers were picked up from beneath sofas, under tables, chairs and smashed crock cry"
 Players Banged Around.
 The American soccer players, like all other passengers, were banged around by the tempestuous seas. but nothing more painful than a few slight bruises was re- ported. They were exceptionally cheerful when they landed today.
 Among those who described the confusion was the Rev Peier Mar shall, of Atlanta, Ga, who said most of the injuries to the passen. gers were bruises and decorations
 The storm was unusual for the season. Ugly weather had been reported around the British Isles particularly off the coasts of Ire land and Scotland, for several days. Apparently it reached a eli max Friday night in gale condir tiOnS
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cicchia, the latter a candidate for the senatorial nomination in the 18th district.
 The entire body endorsed Con. gressman F. w. Goss for re-elec- tion. Attorney Palomba and other speakers stressed the fact that the reorganization group is not out "gunning' for any one individual but seeks control of the town com mittee. All g. o. p. candidates nom- mated will be supported by the re- organization group whether the latter is victorious in the primaries or not, it was declared.
 Defeats Made Known
 Attorney Palomba called atten- tion to the defeats of Attorney Conway, George Tracy and ex-Al- derman Cooney in past city cleo tions and called for unified effort on the part of all republicans to put more life into the party here. Ex-Alderman Cooney declared that he advocated open caucuses years ago to put an end to gang rule" and "gag rule' in the g. o. p. ranks. He criticised the Implications on the primary lists as exposed in the superior court recently. Attorney Gruskay declared that sham fights" have got to be stopped. He declared that when he ran for sen- ator in the 18th district against Senator H. Lawlof few years ago the republican leaders came to him and told him that they would vote for Lawlor because he was a per sonal friend. They belittled the re- publican chances in the district, he added.
 MT Downes, who was candidate for city sheriff last year.. charged that the republican leaders are selling the z. o. D. voters with a few jobs that they can promise. One person, he said. has been promised job for six years. that he knows of, and he hasn't got it yet. Mir Smith and MT White urged support of the reorganization plans.
 Attorney Crocicchia said that two years ago he sought the sena- torial nomination and declared that he is in the fight to a finish this year. Republicans of Water bury, he said, have no voice in naming those who will represent them in office under the present system.
 According to the spokesman for tn, reorganization group. inter viewed today. the regular organiza- ton Is withholding the names of the members of the town commit tee who have resigned until after the time for filing tickets has elapsed. New names, he charged will appear in several of the dis tricts of the city. It was further claimed that there are 1S2 exceed ingly prominent republicans who have agreed to support the reor- ganization group. Their names are being kept secret for the present to prevent the regular group from making advances to them, it was said.
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Unknown Visitor
 Departs in Huff

Early morning shoppers in Ex- change Place today paused to look twice at strange figure who crossed the street diagonally from the corner of Bank and South Main regardless of traffic and headed due north at rapid rate of speed.
 He was dressed in knickers, and a sweater, decorated fore and aft with police badges from many of the larger cities of the country anu over his shoulders hung a sign of the type worn by Sandwich" men, It was plastered with newspaper clippings. He was hatless, and was leading a handsome bull terrier.
 Hailed by a reporter for the Democrat, he paused just one enough to express his opinion ot the city, which was anything bu, favorable.
 "So you want a story? Say, I've been i- this town four days and none "f you guys come near me Now, when I'm checking out, you want a story. We'll, try and get it."
 Although it was explained tha, the firer'" ms parade Saturday might have been responsible for the neglect of a celebritv in some other field of endeavor. the gentle man refused to be paciied.
 You guys can't recognize . news story when you see it." he said, continuing on his way. "This town is the lousiest burg I've evei struck"
 One of the boys on the corner advanced the theory that thu stranger had probably been mis- taken for a visiting fireman on hii arrival in town Saturday.
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HITLER ENEMIES
 WILL BE VISITED
They Will All Be Called on By Committees in
 Next Few Days

Berlin, Aug 21-(UPl-Nazi party workers prepared today to exert direct pressure on representa- tive elements of the 4,295,000 who said "No' in Sundays referendum to Adolf Hitler's assumption of ab- solute dictatorship. Nazi politicians boasted that they knew the 'of- fenders'' who dared to oppose the Reiohsfuehrer's claim to totality. It was indicated that thousands of them would receive visits within the next few days from party workers.
 Some who voted no or spoiled their ballots were expected to land in construction camps for ''sub- yersive activities" But these, it was understood, will be selected from among the communists and social, ists. Reishsfuehrer Hitler was at his Bavarian mountain retreat to- day. He left Berlin late yesterday. He issued two proelamations and a letter.
 One proclamation told Nazi workers that 'the day must come when the last German will take into his heart the symbol of the new reich" The other, to folk comrades" pledged Hitler to con- tinue his task of preserving the unity" shown in the referendum "until the last remnant of our folk are converted to national so- cialism." Measures have been adop- ted for conversion, he said, and would be executed with the usual NaZi speed. The letter, to Defense Minister von Blomberg, pledged the inviola bility of the army as the sole bearer of arms in the country.
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Republicans Quit
 Town Committee
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600 republicans, Attorney Frederick w. Palomba, former state repre- sentative, was elected permanent chairman of the group and Arthur E, Biewitt, former alderman, was named nermanent secretary.
 A majority of the persons pres- ent last night were registered re- publicans with the result that at conferences of voters in the first, second. third and fifth wards com pleted slates of delegates to be en- tered in the coming g. O. p. pri-- maries. Tonight the fourth ward reorganization republicans will meet and make up their slate. All tickets must be filed with Town Chairman Conway not later than D o'clock Saturday afternoon. The primaries will take place on the 2Sth. AS the reorganization group will have tickets in every ward. as will the regular organization, a citywide primary battle will take place.
 Caucus Chairmen
 At last nights meeting the caucus chairmen were, First waru, Frank Pagan: second, Attorney Morris Gruskay; third, Frank Var anelli: fourth, Oscar Lord: fifth, Arthur E. Blewitt. Last nights session and ensuing makeup of the opposition primary tickets was in protest against the town commit tees rule eliminating open caucus es.
 Speakers at the session were At tornev Palomba, ex-Alderman Cooney.' Frank Downes, Attorney Gruskay, Attorney Pasquale De- Cicco. Walter White, Arthur He- bert, Pasquale Travisano, Walter smith and Attorney George Cro-
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ALUMINIUM co
 STRIKE STILL ON
Govt Mediator Has Offered Five Point Plar-N0t
 Yet Accepted

Pittsburgh, Aug 21-UP)-Fail- ure of peace negotiations in the Aluminium Company of America strike appeared probable today as aluminium workers council and company officials prepared answers to peace proposals. With the Alum mum company reported unyielding in it's attitude toward union de- mands, entrance of national labo, relations board into the conflict was expected. Both sides have un- til 2:3O D. m. tomorrow to answer the five-point peace proposa drawn up by Fred Keightly, United States department Of labor con- ciliator. "Officials of Aluminium Company of America have not changed their attitude as expressed in their letter of August B." an of- ficial company statement said. The statement was believed to mean the company may refuse to con sider Keighly's peace proposal:
 1. Immediate cessation of th@ strike.
 2. New negotiations with "sin- cere effort to reach conclusion within 10 days"
 8. An agreement, in case no ac. cord is reached, that the nationa labor board would enter the con- fiict, its decision binding.
 4. An agreement that increase in wages, if any, be retroactive 70 the time employees return to work.
 5. All strikers be allowed to re- turn to their jobs without discrim- nation:
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"WISHING TREE"
 WAS CUT DOWN

New York, Aug. 21-(UP)- Negro stagefolk's celebrated wish ing tree" literally spread over Harlem today, piece by piece. Park department workmen chopped through the trunk which negro actors for years had prayerfully rubbed to bring jobs. '.
 Scores of jobless actors watched the fall of their fetish and carried away branches and chunks of the trunk, touched by such famous be- lievers as Pfaul Roberon, the sing CT, Ethel Waters and Bill Robin son.
 Seventh avenue, on which the tree stood at 131st Street, is to be widened and the wishing tree was doomed.
 An unemployed actor long for gotten started the legend, con vinced the tree got him a job. Later cynical agents encouraged the superstition-they could always find actors grouped about the tree. It was a convenient agency.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-21
NATIONS UNITE
 TO BLOCK WARS
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 sot Works of France, the Scoda Works of Czechoslovakia, the So. fors company of Sweden--all or the big plants whose products make war possible.
 In addition, the neighbors of the belligerent countries have agreed not to permit transport of munitions through their territories and neither Paraguay nor Bo- livia can reach the sea without passing through territorial waters of ether nations.
 The embargo was perhaps the greatest triumph for the league in its 15 years of storm and dis couragement. .
 Technically, the league itself did not effect the embargo. be- cause Bolivia objected on legal grounds that it's action was not III accord with its covenant. Actual ly. it did. Members of the league, in cooperation with such non members as the United States and Russia, made the league secretarlat their unofficial agent in arranging the embargo and the secretariat conducted all correspondence.
 Thirty-six nations altogether were asked to effect the embargo. Nearly all agreed. But Italy was the last of the real exporting na- tions to tell the league that 1t had closed it's frontiers. The ma chinery for future embargoes, and the precedent for their establish ment. exists for the first time and league officials believe that an em- bargo in a subsequent war may be effected promptly and fully. They regard their success as one of the most hopeful signs for the future peace of the entire world.
 Buenos Aires, Aug 21.-(UP)- Bolivian and Paraguayan forces In the Gran Chaco war were fight ing fiercely in the Canada El Car men sector to-day as the leading powers effected an arm embargo against them. The operations con- sisted of attacks and counter at tacks in which both sides claimed minor successes.
 United States First
 Washington, Aug 21.-(UP)- Joint action by the leading arms manufacturing nations in refusing to ship implements of warfare to belligerents in the Gran Chaco war was regarded by observers to-day as m important test of the ability of neutral nations to maintain world peace.
 The United States was one of the arms and munitions to Paraguay and Bolivia. Since the date of the embargo proclamation, it is be- lieved, no illegal shipments have gone to the area of hostilities.
 A partial lifting of the ban was announced several weeks ago by the state department, but this proved a meagre loophole for arms manufacturers. The goods re- leased included less than $l,000,- 000 worth which had been con tracted for, payment made and work started before the date of the presidential proclamation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-21
PARCHED ZONES
 NOW FREEZING
Where Hundreds Died of Heat the Cold Has
 Taken Command


 Chicago, Aug 21-(U.PD-Cov- ering virtually the same region where hundreds died of%the heat two weeks ago, cold wave dashed thermometer readings downward to-day over half the nation.
 Temperatures between 50 and 60 degrees were the rule over the midwest this morning, with read- ings of 45 to 50 degrees not un- common.
 Cleveland was one of the cold est spots on the weather map with the mercury below 45 de- grees. It was only 47 in Toledo. b3 in Detroit, and 56 in Indianapolis.
 Farther west, Chicago touched 50 degrees, Milwaukee 51, Madison 46. St Paul and Minneapolis 61, Kansas City 61 and St Louis 63. Rain fell at St Louis and much of Missouri and Iowa wsa overcast with clouds. The cold extended we'll into Colorado and south to Kentucky and Tennessee.
 Weather bureau forecasters pre- dicted rising temperatures by night, with showers following over a dozen states.
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Sophie A. Kramer To
 Wed Brooklyn Lawyer
Wheeler Street Girl Engaged to Sidney Cantor of New
 YOrk-Mrs John Hays HOnOred
WATERVILLE

of Monmouth avenue. The hostess was Mrs. Lester Hart of Colonial avenue. Those who attended were: Mrs. Everett Cook, Mrs. Harry Hoetki, Mrs. Lester Hart, Mrs. Frederick Seidel, Mrs. Thomas Dill lon, Mrs. Harry Sizer, Mrs. Edward Theriault. Mir. William Albon, Miss Irene Theriault and Miss Marjorie Albon.
 Briefs
 Miss Edith Reid, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Samuel Reid of Mon mouth avenue, has been accepted for admission to Baypath Institute in Springfield and will enter that institution next month. Miss Reid was graduated from Crosby high school this year.
 Miss Rosita Rodriguez of New York city is spending the remain der of the month with her grand mother, Mrs. Joseph Hayden of Sheffield street.
 Miss Maxine Tullar of Boyden street has returned from a visit with her uncle and aunt. MT. and Mrs. Homer Tullar of Simsbury, Conn.
 Friends of Miss Helena McCon- nell of New Britain, former local resident, will be pleased to hear that she is recovering satisfactor- fly from the results of a serious surgical operation which was per- formed last week at the Polyclinic in New York city.
 Judge and Mrs. Edward J. Finn, of Nottingham Terrace, with the latters brother, Joseph Kenney, of Robert street and Alfred Kenney of Bon Air Avenue, are on a motor trip to Chicago.
 Mrs. Marion Triggs, of Homer street, has returned from a vaca- ton spent at Sound View.
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Chelsea Priest Is
 FoundDead On Road
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Keelan. Last night he left the house to go for his customary evening stroll. He failed to return.
 Today Arthur Harrison, enroute to work, found the body under d tree in front of the Ames junior high school in the center of this ancient town.
 Body Dragged There
 That Father Drennan's death did not occur at the spot where the body was found was indicated Dy a report from Michael s. Downing, Hyde Park milk man, that the body was not under the tree an hour and a half before 1t was dis covered.
 Heel marks in the sod led di- rectly from the pocketbook to the body, indicating, police said, that the body had been dragged some 20 feet from the spot where the priest was attacked.
 Though it was known that Father brennan suffered from q heart ailment, authorities said the circumstances made 1t improbable that death was due to natural causes. While he might have re- ceived the head injuries in fall tO tHG puNCIlCutS SiSy PoihtSo opt' this would leave unexplained the matter of the open pocketbook. which apparently had been emp tied.
 Father brennan leaves his moth- CT, Bridget, of West Newton; and three sisters, Mrs Joseph Brown, Worcester; Mrs Frank Nevins, Lex ington, and Mrs Richard Keelan, Dedham.
 Strange Story Is Told
 The wraith-like figure of a woman in white" today compli- cated the mystery surrounding the death of Father brennan.
 Whether the Chelsea pastor was victim of a killer-robber or a hit run motorist, police could not im- mediately decided. They leaned, however, toward theory of foul play.
 The woman in white" entered the mystery through report from Mrs Walter Keene, who lives in Bryant street opposite the Ames junior high school, in front of which the body was discovered.
 Mrs keene, wife of a golf pro- fessional, told police this story:
 At a. m. today was up with my baby. I heard noise outside. It was more like an animal than a man and was the awfullest noise I ever heard.
 Looking out of the window. I saw the body of a man lying ul- der the tree where the priest was later discovered.
 "I awakened my husband and he listened to the grooming and he told me 1t was probably drunk.
 "I heard the grooming continu- ously and at 3:30 I got up again and looked out and I saw a wom- an dressed entirely in white, bend- ing over the figure, and car parked short distance up the road.
 Il couldn't stand the grooming and had to shut the window to keep the noise out. couldn't mo- tify the police as I have no tele- phone and was afraid to go out.
 After this I fell asleep and on awakening this morning the body had been removed"
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The engagement of Miss Sophie Ada Kramer, daughter of Abraham and the late Mrs. Kramer of Whee- Ter street, to Attorney Sidney Can tor, son of MT. and Mrs. William Cantor, of Brooklyn, N. Y., has been announced. Miss Kramer is a graduate of Crosby high school and of the Yale University School of Music. She is pianist of rare ability and has been an active member of the College Club. MT. Cantor is a graduate of New York University and the Law School of Columbia University.
 Shower
 Mrs. John Hays, formerly Miss Myrtle Albon, was the guest or honor at a personal shower which was given recently at the home of her mother, Mrs. William Albon
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Seuen Hundred Codes WiH Be Reorganized
General Johnson, Under Orders of President, Will Proceed at Once to Mobilize New Army-Codes
 Will All Be Assigned to Their Own Divisions

posed, each in charge of an as- sessed for costs of a half-dozen separate codes.
 2. Securing amendment to meet changed business conditions, and to correlate code provisions.
 8. Investigation of whether codes are truly representative" in the interpretation of the recov- cry act.
 4. Merging of supplements and small codes wherever possible to reduce administrative costs. It is hoped to pare down to 300 codes for the final organization.
 5. Completion of COD budgets and assessment procedure.
 6. Completion of membership ot code authorities and assistance in organizing to solve problems such as compliance, price regulation and other trade practices.
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(Continued from Page 1.) to the labor rank and file.
 The federation is shifting its policies slowly. Whether it can adapt itself to new problems to continue it's half-century of labor leadership is conjectural.
 William Green, president of the A. F. of L., since 1924, says it can.
 The MIRA, with its guarantee of the collective bargaining, has given labor a new position. After more than 14 months under the collective bargaining charter. how ever, the labor situation is con- fused and complicated.
 In the past few months troubles have piled in upon the federation from almost every quarter.
 Secession Rumors
 There is talk of secession. A de- finite move is under way to organ ize automobile workers outside the A. F. of l.. Agitation for secession even has been heard in the United Mine Workers, it's strongest single unit.
 A definite trend has developed among employers in favor of leg islation restricting labor activities and providing uniform standards for unions.
 Left wing elements have seized control in some labor disputes to the discontinue of conservative federation leaders.
 Demands have increased for a shift away from the traditional craft union type of organization to the industrial type such as that re- presented by the powerful United Mine Workers.
 Principal Sore Spot
 The federation has been unable to rid itself of the jurisdictional disputes which arise under the craft union set-up. They have come to be one of the principal sore spots in the labor organiza- ten. Building projects often are delayed by these petty arguments in which the carpenters for in- stance, may complain because some other craftsman drives nail.
 Two A. F. of L. unions are in strike movements which may dim inish federation prestige. The strike, are we'll organized but in a strenuous and uncertain conflict. The United Textile workers have called general strike. Authentic information shows that this unions membership is not nearly as large as its leaders boast.
 Another approaching test of the federation is at the first session of congress, when efforts will be made to weaken the collective Bargaining guarantees of the Ma tional Recovery Act. The federa- ton was not great influence at the last session. The Railway Brotherhoods, not affiliated with the A. F. of L., wielded more pow CT than the federation in tests of strength before congress.
 (To-morrow - Problems which the A. F. of l.. must face.)
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M'NEIL SPEAKS
 BEFORE WOMEN
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each other and then to expect to face our opponents weakened by our own factionalism.
 May I say that in the humble efforts I have already put forth in the interest of a program of peace and harmony, that l have the personal approval and the unqual. flied support of the president of the United States and, therefore, plead for your help, too.
 "Let us go to all our conventions with a new spirit of give and take. Let us show our president and our governor that we are solidly be- hind them, ready and anxious to fight for good government and the New Dear"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-21
RAINEY DEATH
 CANCELS TOUR

New Haven, Conn, Aug. 21 - (UP)-The death of Rep. Henry T. Rainey has caused Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace to cancel an eastern speaking tour and a substitute will be sent here Wednesday at the annual field day of Connecticut Agricultural Ex- pertinent station, 1t has been an- nounced.
 Secretary Wallace will remain
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the body and discovered the head wounds, directed Medical Examiner Frederick Stanwood of Wellesley to perform an autopsy later today.
 Father brennan, formerly cur ate in Brighton, was transferred several months ago to be pastor of Our Lady of Grace church in Chel- sea.
 Two days ago he came here to visit his brother-in-laW, Richard
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DRUGGIST WAS
 FOUND KILLED
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 His death occurred about 8 a. m.. according to Dr Turrant, and was caused by blow over the temple with a blunt instrument. Where the body was found is fairly well populated. Residents told author ities they heard nothing during the night to indicate a struggle.
 Was Widely Known
 Allen had been identified with the druggist trade at Middletown for a number of years and was widely known.
 A sharp. blood-stained rock, was found near the body and turned over to Coroner Lowndes A. Smith, who ordered preliminary inquest,
 An autopsy was to he performed to determine cause of death.
 Allen Is survived by two sisters. both of Middletown.