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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01

The secrets out couple of Waterburians who would fool their friends The other night Michael "Ser Kelly who is home from his teaching duties in Baltimore and Dog Warden Coleman OLoughlin went picking berries They were back home in few shakes of lambs tail with their pails filled up and accepted the paudts of their friends for their fine ability to pick the very edible fruit But little bird has queered them. They found some youngsters who were picking the berries for peddler The children were getting six cents quart for their work. "Sniler" and the well known dog warden paid the youngsters ten cents g quart for the berries and returned home in triumphant fashion That's the worst the dog warden since he and Art Sullivan went out hunting and shot farmers COW while aiming at pheasant
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01
BY RODNEY BUTCHER Democrat Washington
 COrrespOndent

Correspondent
 Washington, Aug. 1.-For the last three years, Washington has been the labor capital of the United States.
 Tn Washington labor fights its internal battles. Here 1t brings pressure on congress, the White House, and other agencies of gov- ernment. Here 1t plots the strat- egy of organization campaigns in the field, such as the current drive in the steel industry.
 The American Federation es- tablished its headquarters in the national capital in 1806 and has been in It's own ofiice building ct Ninth street and Massachusetts avenue for the last 20 years, But 1t was the creation of NRA which really brought labor to Washing ton.
 The top labor leaders fiocked here to influence codes, to serve on the labor advisory board, or in other posts under Gen. Hugh Johnson. John L. Lewis moved the United Mine Workers ofilces to Washington, Sidney Hillman of the Amaigamated Clothing Work. CTS and Philip Murray of the miners went on the national in. duStrial recovery board.
 When these and other labor leaders organized the committee for industrial organization, 1t was natural enough that headquarters should be set up in the capital Boasts Two Headquarters
 The c. I. o. really has two head quarters--its own modest offices in the Rust building, where Director John Brophy presideS, and the handsome offlces of Chairman Lewis, two blocks away.
 At the former, in three plainly furnished rooms of c reception room, are Brophy, Len De Caux, Miss Dorothy Pollak, c telephone girl, and Q stenographer-the Washington staff.
 Brophy, c soft-spoken but fight ing plugger, was Q district presi- dent of the United Mine Workers in Pennsylvania who battled Lewis for years. Lewis thought 90 highly of him that he brought him to Washington to open the 0. 1. 0.
 Dc Caux, still 6 youngster, is the publicity director and edits the committees weekly Union News Service. Miss Pollak, secre- tary, Is Q member of tho Ameri- can Federation of Teachers, c former instructor at Bryn Mawr Summer school and Brookwood Labor college.
 Workingmen and their organi- zationS over the country write to 0. I. O., which is ready to aid organization campaigns with ads vice and sometimes to send trained men to negotiate for unions with employers. Its pri1- cipal contacts have been with the steel, automobile, rubber, and radio workers,
 Picks Foes Weaker Spots
 Chief iinc of c. I. O. strategy in the steel drive is to keep on organizing until the steel union is strong enough to make demands Oil the corporations. The committee will bc governed by events In fnect- ing anticipated opposition, but its primary tactic is to attack where union sentiment is strongest and where 1t is known that the inside" company union is weakest.
 Many company unions are foneycombcd with friends of the union drive, only waiting until they're sure their ranks arc strong enough to join up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01

First curtain. .. Mrs. Bonnet Bronson, prOrn
 nently identified with the Waterbury Civic Theater in it's many endeavors of recent year is to play the leading role in "Kind Lady" in Litchfeld The play is being produced by the Ltched Players at the Play house on West Street. Kind Lady" is also the boards at StOckbridge, where professional company with Frances Starr in the leading role is performing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01
Philatelic Neze,S

564 Types of Stamps Issued by Great Britain, Portraying Queen Victoria-No Comprehensive Index of Designs as Yet Officially Prepared for Collectors = "Boners" in Philately Recalled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01
Challenge to Steel Kings

Lewis had promised that the Q. I. o. would bring to account to anyone in tho steel industry who was guilty of lawlessneSS against steel orgaflz- CTS and union men, from J. F. Morgan & O., down."
 How?
 If plant superIntendents, fore. men, and armed guards arc brought before tho LaFollettc committee" he replied, 1t will be discovered that they have been carrying out orders of the boards of directors. The committee can cali Eugene Grace or J.. P. Nor" gan, men who formulate tho in. dustrys policies. Morgan names the directors of U. 8. Steel.
 And our lawyers are as good as theirs, though not aS expensive. Corporations and their agents have legal liability and we will not hesitate to bring suits for damages"
 In the steel campaign Lewis works through Brophy and Phil Murray.
 Murray, vice-presldent of the U. M. w., is chairman of the Steel workers organizing committee, dominated by 0. I. o. and operat- cd in collaboration with the Amalgamated union. He has long been John L's right-hand man. Murray was an immigrant boy from Scotland who entered the mines ct 10 and now knows every phase of the coal business.
 Murray's committee has split the steel drive into. three regions: Pittsburg, the biggest set-up, un- der Clinton s. Golden; Chicago, under an A. Bittner; and Birni- ingharn, under William Mitch.
 About 200 organizers are being sent from region headquarters; 50 or 60 already have gone out from Pittsburg, mostly from the miners payroll, but including Sev- eral experienced in the steel in- dustry, and men from other c. I. O. unions. The regions are divided into sub-districtS, with six to ten organizers assigned to each.
 Organization work consists of person-to-person contacts witn in- dividuals and appeals at open mass meetings. Politicians will be put on the spot in as many places as possible for their views on the steel drive and other labor issues.
 Worry in A. F. of l.. Ranks
 Meanwhile, in Washington, the rather drab, middle-aged A. F. of l.. building has been the scene of bit- ter debate over the proposal to ex- pell the U. M. w. and other c. I. O. unions because of their effort to or- ganize Steel on an industrial basis
 Here booms the voice of President Bill Green, aged 63, who worked in the Ohio mines once and owes his 4l2,O0O ofiice to Lewis. Green leads the fight for the craft unioni against the 0. I. O. but hates 1t all
 Big Bill Hutcheson, age 02 weight 2o0, president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners- -second biggest A. r. of l. union-is active there, also. He wal knocked down by Lewis at the lasl federation convention and is bitteI Iabout 1t. He probably soon aGnir
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01
AnslUers To
 Test Questions

Below are the answers to test questions printed on page 6.
 i. The name given those New England Indians who were early won to the Chris tian faith.
 2. Bay of Bengal
 3. Philadelphia, Pa. {. Verdi.
 5. New Orleans.
 6. An extinct species of bird, larger than an ostrich. 2. Joe Louis Barrow. 6. American painter. Q. The name for the intel Iectual act whereby an knOwl- edge is obtained. 70. Frances Perkins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01

Out of 100 male morons, there will be 705 survivors at the end of 10 years, according to Dr. Nell A. Dayton of Massachusetts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01
Lewis Faces Foes On Two Fronts; Strife
 With A. E. of l.. CenterS In Washington
Internal Battle Of
 Labor Approaches
 Its Climax

This is the last of . series of six stories On the campaign being waged to unlOnlEe the steel industry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01

will be head of the republican labor campaign division. Others at A. r. of L. headquarters are Dan Tobin, 6i, president of the tearnsters, head of the democratic labor campaign committee; Vice President Matt Woll, 66, of the photo-engravers' union, shrewd conservative orator; and Arthur o. Wharton, rnachin- ists' union chief, able, aggressive, and still ambitious ct @, and as bitter as Hutcheson against tho Lewis group.
 These labor leaders are paid from S7,6oo to $26,o0o a year and will have to worry about tnelr jobs if industrial unionism becomes fashionable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01
Younger Men Rule c. l. o.

Tho c. I. o. leaders arc generally younger. Members arc Sidney Hiil- man, 40, brilliant, dynamic head of the clothing workers, genius of his unions bank: the one surviving labor bank; David Dublnsky, A,
 of the International Ladies Car ment Workers, like Hiilman c youthful immigrant to America; 1;
 Charles P. Howard, of the Inter- national Typographical Union; and the heads of tho United Textile Workers, the oil Field, Gas Well and Refinery Workers, the Gap and Millinery Workers, the Union Of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01
Clipped and pasted.

Clipped and pasted. Joe Granfeld, Hartfords ace checker player, and William Evans the Ansonia wonder will battle it out for the state championship in this fascinating sport of the sowymovng ivory counters in series of matches of which is scheduled for this city, date to be announced Granfield is the present champ while Evans is former titlehoder. Both have played in this city many occasions. The winner of the series to represent the state at the New England championships, opening in Boston October 12. The opening match in the series is set for September 12 in New Haven. Hartford gets the second day Water bury New London, and Meriden get the other three. Four games will be played in each city.
 Pickups. ROsaIind RusseITs sister, Mary Jane, so resembles her that she is constantly stopped by atO graph seekers. Bill Baxter, our Naugatuck cOrre- spondent bit his tongue last night when he got bit excited watching the burperS wreStle at Recreation Field. Many local people, particularly FOrdham University grads, are interested in the annl' versary of Rev. John J. Wynne, s. J. Father Wynne
 is observing the 6Oth anniversary of his entrance into the Society of Jesus. He is 77 years old and member of the New York state commission that will select site on the shores of Lake George where the monument to st Isaac JOgues first white to sail on Lake George and Jesuit martyr, will be erected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01
By ,. 2. D.

Usually when c stamp collector wishes to determine the stamps bearing Q special design or DOT. trait, he has to resort to thumb ing the Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue for the subjects de- sired. As yet there is no compre- hensive indexing of portraits and designs upon stamps. A few energetic students have compiled such listings, however, of some similar designs upon stamps of the world, such as those portray ing Columbus or picturing ships.
 Now we find that Montgomery Mulford of Buffalo has prepared Q listing of the number of types of stamps portraying Englands Queen Victoria. There are 664 types of these stamps from Great Britain and the forty-six members of its empire.
 IT. l.. Llnquist has announced that the series of nineteenth century handb0oks now in the course of preparation will con- sist of eight units similar in style to the King -Johl works on twen- tieth century issues.
 POstmasters ProvisiOnals will be treated on in the first book with the I047 issue in volume 2. Then will come the 10S1-S7 issue and next the 1Se1-es issues. Volume five will be limited to the 1S6S series with the next book treating on the Bank Note Issues. The final volume will cover the D. 5. Cancellations.
 Each book will take the specl- fled Issues and follow the stamps engraving up t0 Che release Of she through all stages Of desining ana finished product
 Notes Tn Brief: A commemor- ative cachet sponsored py the AIleghany County Post 10. !. Society of the Twentieth Eighth Division, 4. E. F., will be issued during the sixth annual reunion of that group. The Great baxs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01
Sane Talk on Diet

Of books about diet and the hu- man figure there is no end; the most recent one--and, incidentally, one of the sanest----is Food, Fit- ness and Figure" by Jacob Buck stein Emerson: $O.
 Dr. Buckstein, who has the knack of writing clearly about abstruce matters, gives an excellent review of the innumerable food fads of the day, debunking them very skillfully, and then presents some safe and sane dietary formulas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01

His large head, flowing mane" and powerful physique are nation- ally known characteristics. Ills blue-gray eyes, which can twin kle or peer ferociously, are con- spicuous when you get near him. He is Q great actor, keen and hard-boiled, but altogether pleas- ant and friendly when he relaxes,
 A wandering miner in his youth, ever since he became state legis- lative agent for the U. M. w. in Illinois in 1911 he has been work ing up to his present position aa an outstanding leader such as the American labor movement had al- ways lacked.
 Somewhere along the line he haH picked up considerable culture and he has on abundant knowl- edge of economies and national affairs. He is paid Si2,000 year and recently refused Q raise to $26, ,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-01

| DSChuoC tIIG OEuiHhIy HNh VI ho time and place was no Tnarksrnan.
 He was neither especially smart nor especially daring, and only his habit of handing out S20 gold pieces-taken from Uncle SamS mail pouches-to chance acquaintanceS gave him his Robin Hood reputa. ton. The stuff of dime novel glory just wasn't in him.
 Land of "Queer" Folk
 odd John," by Olaf stapledon (Dutton: $O, iS an exceedingly imaginative novel based on the the. ory that the human race now and then produces freaks whose i1tcllec- tual powers are Ave or six times aS great as those of ordinary folk. odd John was such person. Born in post-war England, he was 50 smart that at tho age of l2 he understood exactly what was wrong with human civilization; at the age of 20 he set out to fix it. Among his exceptional powers was the, gift of telepathy. With this instrument he explored the minds of his contemporaries and dug up bker'S dozen of persons who had minds like his ownJpeople so much brighter than the average that they were looked upon as "queer."
 Banding them together, odd John sailed away to a South Sea island to lay the foundations for q new civilization in which war, diSeaGe, poverty and all the other by-prod. uts of ordinary human stupidity would be abolished. Unfortunately, the world at large misunderstood hte venture, public hostility was aroused, and the experiment was wrecked--at the price of the lives of the experimenters.
 MT. stapledon has written an In. teresting and ingenious tale, and has made 1t vehicle for Q good many searching comments on the ghastly errors we ordinary mortals make in our attempts to keep so. ciety going.
Evening star., 1936-09-28

/ month and IS for 2 months. Others
were for lesser periods.
The average days Of suspension Of
the permit rose from 10 In June to
81 in July. and the average for both
August and September was 7e days.
Mr.. Rhodes said the new law was
improving highway conditions and
had become an integral part Of the
divisions campaign to keep the reck-
less driver and the accident addict
OF Virginia highways"
He pointed out that another amend
ment to the motor vehicle code this
year makes 1t mandatory upon the
| division to revoke o permit for o
Evening star., 1936-09-28
II Lose Permits
In Virginia for
Reckless Driuir,g e
Roads Held Safer as Sus.
pensions Are Imposed
Under Netu La,u.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, September 2s.-Motor
Vehicle Director John @. Rhodes, jr.,
said today that county trial justices
and Police Court judges had suspended
automobile drivers permits upon con-
viction Of their first ofiense Of reck-
less driving in II cases since the
new law became effective June 10.
The legislation, enacted by the last
General Assembly, gives these courts
authority to suspend permits up to
q period Of six months. Mr.. Rhodes
said he found suspensions ranged
from 10 days to 6 months, with total
suspensions of 5.s05 days from June
10 through September "a.
He said 1t was Significant" that 10
motorists had their permits suspended
for the maximum period Of six months.
Twenty-one permits were revoked for
Evening star., 1936-09-28

Only one-fourth point separated the
first, second and third place teams in
the annual high school track meet at
Birmingham, Ala, this year.
Evening star., 1936-09-28

period Of one year upon conviction
Of q second offense OF reckless driving,
instead Of the third, as originally pro.
vided in the code.
Evening star., 1936-09-28
Winning Contract
By THE FOUR ACES,

worlds lsdn
offou inventors Of the syst.T that mas beaten every
Evening star., 1936-09-28

J. s. Flanagan. Clarksburs, W. Va,
barber, figures he has shaveL enc
steady customer 5000 times In 90
years.
Evening star., 1936-09-28
Birthday Unknown

Birthday Unknown.
The birthday Of Frank M. Hubbard.
American caricaturist who died In
1880, Is not known. He was author Of
ABE Martins Sayings."
Evening star., 1936-09-28
Manufacturing q Trick.

Manufacturing q Trick.
Ut WAS one Of those tense situa-
tions, with both sides vulnerable
and we'll advanced on score.
L Practically all the high cards
were divided between the North and
East hands. The East player, en-
deavoring to make things difdcult for
South, overbid the game in making
q semi-shutout rebid Of three clubs.
South defended with three hearts,
which East gleefully doubled. How
ever, he had to defend very carefully
to defeat the contract one trick.
East, dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
Both sides 80 on score.
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East. South. West. North.
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Vests opening lead of a club was
won by dummy's ace and the king of
diamonds played. East, after taking
the ace underled the ace Of spades,
but declared jumped right up with
the king.
The lead Of a club was won by East,
and after cashing his ace Of spades.
he forced dummys ten of hearts with
his high club West discarding a spade.
Declarer now laid down the ace of
hearts and followed with the queen
and jack of diamonds, on which he
discarded his two remaining spades,
East trumping the jack with the king
Of trumps.
At this point, East, with four tricks
in, realized that he would have to
manufacture q trick in his partners
Evening star., 1936-09-28

tn. Four Aces win ts pleased to answer
letters from readers II q STAMPED t3el.
eoeeet eeee eoMmec oaelne Of The Four Aces SYSTEM
quest. q stamped l3c), self-addressed. large
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The next article in this series will
appear Wednesday.
Evening star., 1936-09-28

hand, and accordingly led another
club. South, who was down to moth
ing but trumps, had to ruff. and now
West threw away his last diamond.
Declared now led over TO the queen
of hearts In dummy, but had nothing
to play but q diamond, which West
was able to over-ruff for the setting
trick.
It is worthy Of note that. had East
carelessly played q spade instead of
a club at the crucial point, the con-
tract would have been made. since
now West would now have been able
to discard his last diamond and hence
could not have over-ruf1ed.
(Copyright, 19S0)
Evening star., 1936-05-28
the home of her mother Saturday
afternoon, June 6.

Lile ilOL1e VI ucI ulOtIici 0eeaASeS
afternoon, June 6.
Miss Richardetta Gibson was hostess
at luncheon followed BY contract at
her home, The Evergreens, in Vienna,
Va, yesterday. Her guests Included
Mrs. Joseph Berry, Mrs. Edward San
ford Bethel. Mrs. John Harrison Ruff,
Mrs. Gilbert Berry. Mrs. Harry Blake,
Mrs. Richard Dulaney Leith, DR..
Jessie Scott, Mrs. George Miles. Mrs.
Charles Corse, Mrs. Stephen Conrad
Stuntz and Mrs. Henry Shackleford
of Vienna; Mrs. Ronald Blake Of Fair
fax, Mrs. william Tyler, jr., OF Aldie;
Mrs. Laurence Brown and Mrs. John
Blake of Washington, and Mrs. Eu-
banks Rucker of County Club Hills.
High scores were made by Mrs.
Charles Corse and Mrs. Richard D.
Leith.
Mrs. Edward c. Peter has returned
to Rockville after a stay Of two weeks
at Atlantic City.
Miss Edith Hussey and her sister,
Mrs. A. r. Graham, have left by motor
with their sister, Mrs. H. L. Fish, for
the latter's home in Eauclaire, Wis.
Mrs. Fish has been passing six weeks
in Sligo Park Hills. They will visit In
Chicago en- route West and will return
here in about a month.
Miss Virginia Lee Jenkins Of Leeway.
Va, whose marriage to Mr.. william
Franklin Rector of Park Lane, Va,
will take place June 8. was given a
surprise miscellaneous shower Tuesday
evening by a group of her friends.
The shower was planned by Mrs. VIM
cent McCarran, Mrs. j. Rezos and Mrs.
Frank Mann, jr., and given at the
home of Mrs. Harry w. Ball In Glebe
road.
Mrs. John L. Brunett has returned
to Rockville after spending two weeks
visiting her son-in-law and daughter,
Lieut.. and Mrs. William M. Callaghan,
in Annapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Collier have
returned to their home on Columbia
pike, Arlington, Va, after q weeks
visit in Dayton. Ohio. They made
the trip by motor and took back with
them Mrs. Golfers mother, Mrs. Anna
Weaver. who had spent the Winter
and early Spring with her son-in-law
and daughter
Mrs. David Thomson entertained at
tea yesterday afternoon from until
4:30 o'clock in her home on Rock
Spring drive. Country Club Hills, Va,
in compliment to Mrs. Cecile Littlefield
Of st. Petersburg. Fla, who is the
house guest of Mr.. and Mrs. B. D.
Shreve of Cherrydale, Va.
Mrs. John S. Barbour, Mrs. Charles
Pozer and Mrs. Amos Chilcott, all of
Fairfax, Va, left Tuesday for Rich
mond, where they will represent the
Fairfax Garden Club, of which Mrs.
Barbour is president, at meetings of
the Garden Club of Virginia. They
will be joined today by Mrs. Frederick
Dawson Richardson, also of Fairfax,
who with Mr.. Richardson passed the
week end in Charlottesville, Va.
Evening star., 1936-05-28
Dinner and Talk
At Arts Club Tonieht

Mrs. Samuel S. Koones and Mrs.
Willoughby Chesley will be hostesses
at dinner this evening at the Arts
Club, proceeding a talk on Japanese
flower arrangements, by Mrs. Her.
bert Gregor. Mrs. Gregor,. who has
been giving a series of lectures on
flower arrangement. will illustrate her
talk with bouquets in various types
Of vases