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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
Automobile Union Leaders
Are Making Predictions

Cleveland. Dec. 29-(UP)-Auto-
mobile union leaders predicted to-
day that production by the big
General Motors Corporation would
be suspended unless there was
speedy settlement of the Shutdown"
strike affecting $500 Fisher Body
plant workers.
Plant officials indicated willing
ness to talk to Louis Spisak. presi-
dent of the Fisher local, but the
union chief insisted upon a general
union conference to discuss various
grievances. Backer by John J. Lewis
committee organization, automobile
workers have begun vigorous Of
fensive against the General Motors
organization.
The newest Fisher strike began
when the management postponed a
conference on union complaints.
Union headquarters said more than
1000 men remained in the factory.
Cleveland's largest. all night. Lin
coin r. Scale. general manager Of
the plant, placed the number at
nearer2O0. A Fisher plant In Kansas
City has been closed by strike for
weeks. Scale said the strike would
tie up production o. 1900 Chew
rolet cars each week ct would be
very glad 10 talk to Mr.. 9pisak." he
added. "I presume somebody v going
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29

to call us for further appointment.
Spisak replied that the plant Of
ficial showed only willingness to
talk. to him, not to the union as a
whole. He said he could not part
ticipate in any conference unless he
obtained union authorization and
Scale agreed to include the union.
The Fisher plant supplies bodies
for General Motors and any shut
down extending over a substantial
period would disrupt booming pro-
duction In the automobile manu-
featuring concern. 1t was believed
the Fisher walkout might be used
as a big stick TO force union re-
cognition by General Motors Exec
utives.
Demands Of the Fisher workers
include: -Rehiring Of machine-tool
and dye room employees laid off for
two weeks: a stagger system to
spread work In those departments
when production Is slask; double
pay for Sundays and Holidays: re-
duction OF hours TO 30 week In
the production department before
lay-offs are made: and pay for
negotiators during time spent In
conference.
The "sit-downers" were quiet
during the night and there were no
signs Of disturbance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29

Grant From Government
for Road Improvements
to Be Chosen Later

washington, December 29.-(UP)
- Secretary of Agriculture Henry
A. Wallace today apportioned $780,
100000 In federal grants to states
for road improvements and elimina-
ton Of grade crossings.
The apportionments will become
available for the fiscal years-be-
ginning July !, 1887.
They consist of $125,000, 900 for a
federal-aid highway system, $25, 0OO,-
600 for farm to-market roads and
$50,00O,000 for elimination Of grade
crossings.
States will be required to match
the funds for improvement OF the
federal-aid system and for farm-to-
market roads.
States Need Not Match
The states are not required TO
match the grade crossing funds.
Funds for use on the federal-aid
system are now available for improv-
ing extensions of the system through
cities.
The new apportionments for farm
to-market roads and eliminatdon OF
grade crossings are the first to be
made as a part Of the regular fed"
eral program initiated as an emer-
gency measure to relieve unem-
ployment. -,
Projects for improvement will be
selected by State Highway depart
ments, which will also prepare plans
let contracts and supervise construc-
ton subject 10 federal approval.
Allotments included: Connectl-
cut 1888, 295; Maine, $1,6Ss,672;
Massachusetts, $3,17l, 423; New
Hampshire, 81 600 900; Rhode Island
$1,000 900; Vermont, 100000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
UNION LABORERS
FORCED THEM OUT

Middletown, Conn, Dec. 20-(UP)
"A superior court hearing was to
be held today on the legality OF an
order by contractors constructing
the Middletown- Portland bridge dis
charging 70 union Connecticut
sand hogs" in favor Of union men
from New York state.
A committee representing the
Connecticut workers, who had been
singing caissons 105 feet below the
surface Of the Connecticut river
when the dismissal order came, OBJ
tanned an order from Superior Court
Judge Ernest A. Inglis requiring
Merritt, Chapman & Scott, con-
tractors, and State Highway Com
missioner John A. Macdonald, to
show cause why they should not
be prohibited from employing out
of-state labor.
Another conference was scheduled
here today among representatives OF
the International Compressed Air
Workers union, American Fedora
ton Of Labor and the contracting
firm.
The contractors dismissed the
Connecticut men, It was said, be-
cause union leaders at New York
threatened TO provoke labor trouble
unless union men were employed.
The Connecticut group maintains
o clause In state contracts requires
employment Of local labor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
Another Real Estate Deal
Was Completed Here Today

Another transaction indicating
further activity In the local realty
market was completed today invol.
wing the transfer Of ownership Of q
combination business and apartment
budding ct 34-3o willow street. :
The sale directed through the
agency o. d. T. Harrington. Inc In
wolves principally the John J. Col
Inns. Inc. auto agency and garage.
IN adjoining barber shop, and spa
cious garage on the ground floor
and the ,Fenton 'hairdressiug parlor
and apartments On the second floor
The sale price approximates go. 600.
The building was formerly owned
BY the Caroline u. Platt estate. The
new 0wnC- l. MRS. Margaret Col
Inns. wife Of John J. Collins.
While not Of the importance at
tached b recent central deals In
volvinK the Conner BUILDING On
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
FORMER LOCAL
SINGER KILLED
Eleanor Thomas, Colored,
Was Murdered in Hart
ford Sunday Night

A former local entertainer, Flea
nor Thomas, 27-year old colored wo-
man, was murdered, In q Hartford
tenement Sunday night while n her
slayer. played "a. mechanical piano
SO that the sounds Of her screams
and cries Of agony might not be
heard. Held In the killing Is Lucius
Waldron, 80, negro ex-convict, who
surrendered himself to Hartford po-
lice yesterday. Is
The negress. left Waterbury only
recently, and. was well-known in
local colored circles. She was en-
ployed for time as singer in a
local restaurant, leaving here to go
to Hartford.
Waldron Confessed
Hartford detectives say that Wal
dron has confessed to beating the
woman with his fists, a leather strap
and q broomstick. He beat her FOL
lowing a dispute about money. The
negreSs died yesterday morning Of
multiple injuries and shock.
Police said that Waldron admitted
turning on the player piano SO that
Miss Thomas cries might not be
heard by passers-by while he was
beating her. The tenement where
the staying took place Is one which
Waldron rented to give parties in.
Miss Thomas was married at one
time to Earl abrams, but she re-
sumed the use Of her. maiden name
following a separation from her
husband some time ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
HAULING PRICE
OF MILK REDUCED

Hartford, Conn.,. Dec. 29-(UP)--
Effective January !, the price Of
hauling milk from farm to market
viii be reduced 10 cents q 100 pounds
an order by State Milk Administra-
tor g. Mclean Buckingham sold to-
day.
Under rulings Of the former state
milk control board q maximum
truck price Of IS cents 100 pounds
for farm to-market hauling was set.
The new ruling placed the maxi
mum ct Is cents.
Buckingham said exceptions may
be granted II hearings reveal the
maximum price is too low to enable
a trucker to operate at profit.
At the same time, Buckingham an
Iiounced the state public utilities
commission has been making sur
vey of milk trucking rates at his
request. When report Is made, he
said, rates may again be revised.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
ACCUSED MAN in
RACKET SUICIDES

New York, Dec. 29-(U.P)-Max
Pincus, Sc, one Of the chief defend
ants in the prosecution Of the 81
100000 a year restaurant racket,
killed himself today by jumping
from a window of his fifth floor
apartment, at IS Marcy Place, the
Bronx.
Pincus, president Of local 302 of
the Delicatessen and Countermen
Workers Union, was to have gone
on trial Monday with Is other in
dicted men on charges Of embezzl-
ing union funds and of extorting
money Of restaurants and cafeterias
The indictments allege that Pin
Gus and the others were key figures
In n racket started by the late Ar
thur Dutch Schultz Flengenheim-
er and continued by his lieutenants
Two negro porters saw Pincus
crawl on the ledge Of his apartment,
clad only In underwear, shoes and
trousers. They shouted to him to get
back but he leaped outward. crash
ing to his death In the paved court
yard below.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
ADELE ASTAIRE
IS COMING BACK

Hollywood, Dec. 2o.-(UP)-Hol-
lywood buzzed today with rumors
that Adele Astaire would play OPP
posite her famous dancing brother.
Fred Astaire. The dancing Astaires
were separated when she married
Lord Cavendish and gave up profess
sional dancing. .-..-
Fred then teamed up with Ginger
Rogers with sensational success in
their recent pictures.
Radio Keith Orpheum Is reported
to be seeking the services Of Adele
for q picture TO be titled "A Damsel
In Distress" o story by p. q. Wode-
house. II negotiations are completed
George and Ira 0ershwin will sup
ply the music.
David O. Selnick conferred with
Miss Astaire on her last visit 10 Hoi-
lywQod but failed TO get her name
on Q contract,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29

It was recently announced by local
postal authorities that newer and
closer quarters for the parcel post
and delivery truck were being
sought.
Kept On BALDWIN Street
at present the trucks are housed
on Baldwin street which Is q con-
siderable distance from the post
office. It was also announced that
bids for the awarding Of the lease
would be- accepted until December
81, 1896. Bank Commissioner Perry
believes the building would suit the
purpose Of the postoffice perfectly
as 1t has q floor space Of about
1000 feet, which is required.
$500 Rent Yearly
The order granted by Judge
Wynne grants permission to offer
the building for lease at $500 year.
ly for a five year period. It also
allows the spending Of $1,000 to re-
pair and alter the building to suit
the lessee II the bid Is accepted and
also give commission Of 2 per cent
to the agent who secures the lease.
Absolute ownership Of the build
inf will not be vested In the bank
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
KIDNAPPED BOY
NOT HEARD FROM
Physician Father Fears for
Life of SOn-NO Word
From AbductOr
BY WILLIS DUNIWAY

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Tacoma, Wash, Dec. 29-(UP)--
The physician father of kidnapped
10 year old Charles Mattson feared
for his sons life today. No word
whatsoever had been received from
the bearded man who broke into the
Mattson home at p. m. Sunday
midnight EST and carried the
struggling child away. Police had
ceased their activity. The work of
the department of Justices G-men
appeared suspended. Apparently
authorities were giving the criminal
a clear path to contact the family
and collect $4,000 ransom.
Father Scans Papers
DR.. william w. Mattson anxiously
scanned every newspaper published
in the Tacoma Seattle area, but
there was no want ad. 1t was be-
lieved that the kidnaper had speci-
fled this means to conduct the ram
som negotiations as did the kid
napers Of nine year old George
Weyerhaeuser, a playmate OF
Charles, whose parents paid 5000, 900
to release him last year. Visibly
strained by his ordeal, the physician
received the press last night in the
beautiful home overlooking Puget
Sound which had been transformed
into the emergency center of the
family's efforts to regain the child.
Anxious Parent Puzzled
II don't know which way to rurn,"
the physician complained. II don't
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
FUNERAL PLANS
FOR KILLED COL.

Hartford. Conn.,. December 20. -
CUP - Lieutenant Colonel Robert
G. Sherrard. 40, killed in an auto
mobile accident yesterday at Matas
moras, Pa, will be buried In the mil
itary cemetery at Fort Sam Hous-
ton, Texas. 1t was said today at 10th
Division Headquarters.
He died from shock and heart
attack after car driven by his son,
David, a West Point Cadet, collided
with a truck. David, and his
mother who was riding In the
front seat, were injured slightly.
Colonel Sherrard was a native or
Burnet, Texas. Another son, Rob-
ert, Jr.. Is an infantry lieutenant,
stationed at Fort Sam Houston. A
daughter. Maylorraine. attends q
private school at San Antonio
Texas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29

Bank street now occupied by M. A.
Green, the Jewellers: the Mullins
building recently purchased by
Worth,s; the former Hotchkiss
building on South Main street
bought by the Rose Dress shop. the
deal indicates again that interest In
the realty market locally has been
greatly stimulated by improvement
In business. Other transactions may.
be officially announced shortly. one
particularly Is that affecting the
Miller building on Bank street. the
former site Of the Wooster pool and
bowling alleys, and presently the
home Of the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars and several business firms.
That negotiations arespending we're
recently admitted by the Colonial
Trust company. which Is one OF the
parties involved. The pending over
lures viii feature q Transaction Of
el0o,0o0 OF more. -. 4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
G. O. P. MEMBERS
TO HOLD CAUCUS

Hartford, Conn.,. Dec. 2o-(U.P)-
Republican members Of the incom-
ing legislature win hold caucuses
next Tuesday to perfect their or
ganization for the 1887 session.
Senators. In the minority. will
q party floor leader.
Representatives will nominate o
speaker. clerk, assistant clerk. mes
sengers and doorkeepers. A contest
for speakership appeared. involving
w. Ellery Allyn, Waterford. the
probable choice; J. Mortimer Bell.
salisbury, and Asahel w. Mitchell,
Woodbury..
Membership In the senate Is 26
democrats and nine republicans; IN
the house. 100 democrats and l01
fepublicazlss 1885,.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
Late@NeD,s
Flashes
RESCUED HER

Cambridge, Mass, Dec.
29-(UP)-A blind woman
was rescued when fire be-
lived to have been set swept
her third-foor apartment
last night. Miss Mary Car
ney, alone in the house, was
aroused by the smell Of
smoke, CROPPED her way to a
window and called for aid.
Police believed that some
one entered her home,
spread torn papers and
rags over the floor and fired
them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
TWO YOUTHS ARE
PUT UNDER BOND
Implicated in Auto Thefts
Last Spring. - Third
Youth to Join Them


Two. OF three youths alleged by
police to have been responsible for
a ser,as ~ auto tbeft. h.ra ,o,+
-. ,s,..ss ,., 80
0p'"is Waived examination III Guy
court today and were bound over to
the January criminal term of SUI
ner,or co,,rt Under ,ords ~ 40 mo
~. .,,,.s 1917. ..s.,. 49,.
., o "' .
coi.tl. H ~ ofoer tnat PONG
Mailstel "isns pc arranged, ana Is
expecseo 70 wave examlaation
"heli arraasleo TOMORROW
The accused are George Schuster,
10, OF Middlebury, who was returned
here from Philadelphia last week
after completing jail term there;
Edward Root, 10. OF 81 Grandview
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
Tluelue Broken Bodies
Carried From Wreck
They Are Being Brought Out Of Mountains From
Latest Air Disaster-Plane Was Completely
Smashed-N0t One Is Alive
BY DONALD WAGNER
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

NOAltCU IECDS 0t0M NUTECoYUNUClltD
Los Angeles, Dec. 29.-UP)--
While IL broken bodies were being
carried out Of the hills on stretch
ers and horses. two investigations
opened today to determine the cause
Of the worst AIRLINE disaster In
months.
Ground parties toiled out Of the
inaccessible reaches Of Rice canyon,
IS miles north Of Los Angeles, where
the big twin motored Boeing OF
the United Air Lines smashed It.
self against the mountain side Sun
day night. They carried the bodies
Of the nine passengers and the
three members Of the crew. No one
on the plane escaped death. APP
parently, all had died at the instant
Of the crash.
Rescucrs In Danger
Fears were entertained for some
OF the volunteer rescue parties that
docked toward the scene and were
trapped in the mountains by dark
ness. Some Of the parties included
women wearing light dresses and
shoes. The temperature was near
freezing, 1t was raining during the
night, and the danger of serious ex-
posture was equal to that Of falling
over precipices in the dark.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
EUROPEAN SAWFLY
in NEW ENGLAND

Atlantic City, N. j.. dec. 20.-(UP)
-Whiel aviators and scientists are
exploring possibilities Of regular
transatlantic air service, the Euro
pean Spruce Sawfiy apparently has
solved the problem via the proposed
Lindbergh northern route.
DR.. z. p. Felt Of the Bartlett tree
research laboratories at Stamford,
Conn.,, told the American Associa-
ton for the Advancement Of Science
today that those children Of the
air" were found in New England last
summer, apparently travellers by the
air currents from the 0aspe penin-
sula.
He did not explain how they got
to the Gaspe but apparently they
followed the route from Scotland to
Iceland to Greenland to the Ameri-
can continent. -...-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
THIRTY DAYS

New Britain, Conn.,, Dec.
29-(UP)-Samuel Fraz-
zetta, %, stood before Po-
lice Judge William A. Hag-
earty today on a charge Of
breach of peace. He was ar
rested for beating his wife.
aren't you ashamed of
striking your wife ?" asked
the judge. NO. replied
Frazzet TIA, "I'm not"
"Then," Judge Hagearty
snapped, "I'm not ashamed
to give you 80 days in Jail"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
ROOSEVELT, R.,
ALMOST BETTER

Boston, Dec. 2o.-(UP)-Frankiin
n. Roosevelt Jr., convalescent son Of
the president, apparently is improv-
ing rapidly" according to a bulletin
issued today at Phillips House ~
Massachusetts General hospital.
This bulletin heightened hope the
Harvard senior, hospitalized since
Nov. rs with a serious sinus iniec-
ton, would be discharged before
New Years Day.
Following his discharge young
Roosevelt probably win go to Flor
ida before returning to his studies.
1t was reported.
still in Boston were his mother,
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. and his fian-
Gee. Miss Ethel Du Point, Delaware
heiress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
PARTY CHAIRMEN|
ARE TO CONFER.
J. Francis Smith to Meet
J. Henry ROraback
About Legislature

BY GEORGE e. MORRIS, JR..
United Press Staff Correspondent
Hartford, Dec. 29-Democratic
leaders today authorized state CEN
trail committee Chairman j. Francis
Smith to confer with republican
state central committe Chairman
J. Henry Roraback to effect a pro-
gram for the 1887 general assembly
which would follow strict party
lines and eliminate deals" such as
disturbed the last two sessions.
Democratic leaders met with Gov
ernor Wilbur l.. Cross and, 1t was
understood, agreed to stand pat"
both In the senate and in the house.
Roraback, is was reported, post
poned his pending sojourr to Flori-
da until the middle Of January SO
as to take active command Of shap-
ing the course Of his party during
the session. as..a
Democrats have a majority Of 26
to nine in the senate, while republi-
cans outnumber the democrats in
the house 1877 to 100.
To Have Understanding
An understanding" at the outset
would permit orderly organization
of both houses, adoption Of joint
rules, and allow the inauguration
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
STIFF EMBARGO
BILL IS SOUGHT
President Wants to Pre-.
vent Arms to Spain;
Shipment Gets License
BY HOBART G. MONTEE

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Dec. 20. (UP) -
President Roosevelt may ask con-
gress next week to rush through q
bill granting him special authority
to proclaim an embargo on sale or
shipment Of arms and munitions to
any faction In Spain, 1t was In,
dicated today.
Administration officials were
aroused to the necessity for imme-
diate legislation by the action Of
Robert Cuse. Jersey City. N. j.. ex-
porter, In obtaining licenses from the
state department to ship $2.777, 900
worth Of airplanes, motors and spare
parts, to Bilbao, Spain. Granting Of
such licenses was In direct violation
of the governments declared neu-
trality policy, but the state depart
ment had no legal authority to re-
fuse the permits.
Officials indicated they were con-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
GOV. CROSS TO
BE HONOR GUEST

New Haven, Conn.,, Dec. 20. (UP)
Gov. Wilbur L. Cross will be guest
Of honor tonight at a testimonial
dinner to be given by the Sons of
Italy Of Connecticut.
The executive will be initiated as
an honorary member Of the society
In recognition of his efforts In pro-
noting exchange of students be-
tween the United States and Italy.
DIR. william Verdi will be toast
master. Attending will be Stefano
Miele, supreme venerable OF the
lodge in the United States and
Canada, and grand venerables Of
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, New
Jersey, New York, and Pennsyl-
yania.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
CHIEF SURPRISED

Somerville, Mass, Dec.
29-(UP)-There was a
knOck-knOck at the kitchen
door. "Who's there?" asked
Fire Chief John Mentally.
''The fire department. was
the reply. So the astonished
chief left the dinner. table
and admitted some of his
own men, who extinguished
a chimney fire while he fin
ished his.meal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
PARENTS SAW
CHILDREN DIE

Taunton, Mass, Dec. 2e-(UP0-
A WPA laborer and his wife watch.
ed helplessly last night as their two
babies persisted in q fire that des-
troyed their two-room cottage.
Jesse De Moranville. 70. and his
wife Inex about 80. were visiting De
Moranville's father nearby when
screams brought them running to
the street TO find their home in
flames.
Heat from the fire thwarted all
attempts to rescue the two children.
anna, 2, and Leroy. II months old.
Their bodies were recovered later.
AIRS. De Moranville believed Anna
overturned . kerosene lamp On the
Kitchen tahle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
LYPONTIFF
May NOT LEAVE
HISBED AGAIN
Has Resigned Himself to
Remain an Invalid for
Rest of Life
GLAD TO ABIDE BY
WILL OF MAKER
Sad Atmosphere About
Vatican Condition Has
Become Clear
BY sTEWART BROWN

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Vatican City, December 20.
- CUP - Pope Plus XII has
resigned. himself to remain
an invalid for months if not
for the rest of his life, a trust
worthy Vatican source said
today. He was quoted as
having said to a cardinal
who visited him recently that
he probably never would
leave his bed again, and as adding
in substance: IF this is the case,
and 1t is Gods will, then we, too.
are always glad to abide by It," The
cardinal, the informant said, tried
to cheer the Pope with the prospect
Of recovery, but the Pope was re-
ported to have replied in substance:
1T does not seem SO. At any rate,
we shall be bedridden for a month
"a year, ten years, 1t does not mat
ter. To suffer patiently and bow
with humility to Gods will Is the
only thing that counts. We will
perform our duties as best we can
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29

evacuation party Thursday. A tense
atmosphere prevailed as many OF
the Britishers, fearing the imni.
hence Of possible international com.
plications growing out Of the Span
ish civil war, decided to abandon
their possessions and leave when the
British embassy closed.
Embassy Must Quit
Ogilvie- Forbes, veteran Of the.
Gallipoli. Egypt and Mesopotamian
campaigns Of the World War said
the embassy must be transferred 70
Velencia, present seat Of the Span
ish government, as soon as possible
and gave as the official reason for
leaving Madrid, the necessity Of be-
ing in closer contact with the Span
ish officials. y
No Briton will be transferred from
one part of Spain to another. All
who elect to be evacated must leave
the country forthwith, with only
one suitcase. .
The American embassy was closed
several weeks ago and the majority
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
Post Office May
Lease Garage On
Cottage Place
Bank Commissioner Perry, Receiver Of Merchants
Trust Co. in Control Of Property, Granted
Permission to Issue Lease

Bank Commissioner Walter Perry receiver for the
Merchants Trust Company has been granted permission
leasing Of property owned by the bank to the United States
Post Office Department. The property which will be
upon which the bank recently granted foreclosure
judgment in and action against George W. Russell.