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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11
LINDBERCHS ARE
 OFF FOR TRIPOLI

Tunis, North Africa. Feb H. tUP)--Col. and Mrs. Charles A Lindburgh took ofY fro Tripoli. 1d- bya. today. after haltinng hero foi refueiing. Taking of at Boocn ~ Falco field. Palermo. Sicily. at o:01 q. m. (3:07 am. est, the Lind- bergns flew across Sicily and the Mediterranean ond along the ga'i of Tinuc, to arrive here. at the end of c 20O-mils flisht. at ii:S0 a. m (6:4O am. trU.
 Finding the weather good. Lind- bcrgh and hls wife left at 12;3o D in, (T:3B q. m. est) for Tripoli. 3zU miles south -southeastward Dy air line. It was expected that they would skirt the coast instead oi flying direct over the arm Of the sea.
 At Tripoii the Lindberghs were expected to be the. guests Of Ali Marshai Ytalio Baibo. governor gen- erai of I.ybia. who left Rome for hih administrative capital by seapiant this morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11
Auto Strike ;. Developments
(By United J'ress)

H,@ tmy OUAtDb EEeHbI
 Day.by Day developments 1r the strike controversies affecting !, the automobile industry that end cd today with the General Motors peace:
 Dec. 2-Libbey-O Owens- Ford glass workers start sit-down at Ottawa, H., in sympathy with 1000 Pitts burgh Plate Glass company cm- ployes who had been on strike five weeks. Midland Steel Pro- ducts company strike forced cur taiiment of Ford Lincoln assem- ply operations.
 Dec. 4.--Midland strike ends.
 Dec. i6-~Toledo. Charleston. W. Va, and Shreveport. La. Lib- bey- -Owens-Word workers join sit-down. Glass strikers total 14.000. affecting companies hand ling % per cent of nations out- put. To operate. automobile companies must have glass.
 Dec. lD.--Kelsey- Hayes wheel company "stay-in''strike forces rord'8 Cincinnati assembly plant to close. affecting 400. Ford cur- tails Buffalo. N. Y. operations. Homer Martin, president of the United Automobile Workers Union. announces In Detroit that he is sending letter to General Motors requesting a collective bargaining conference.
 Dec. 20--l2,5b0 estimated idle in auto and auto parts factories. Kansas City and Atalanta assem- bly plants of the Fisher Body company and Chevrolet. General Motors subsidiaries. closed in inc dependent strike actions.
 Dec. 2i.---Martin says "criSis' cxiste In industry; hc asks Will liam s. knudsen. General Motors vice-prcsident. for conference.
 Dec. Knudsen and Martin confer at Detroit; Martin B told 10 discuss grievances with local plant managers.
 Dec. Kelsey Hayes strike onds: 2.000 return to work in two
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McElroy's mouth twitched slightly as guards led him to the chair. but he sat down quietly, with what seeened like . half-smile on his face aS he looked vacantly ahead at the spectators sitting in two rows of benches. His only word was . muttered, "Okay," ag T guard asked him to lower his right hand 70 that the strap might be adjusted better.
 Nodded to sherisfs
 Just before the mask was placed over his eyes. the little man who had been convicted of murder in the first degree nodded . greeting to Deputy Sheriff Joseph Murray of New Haven and to Deputy Sheriff Christ olsen of oxford. That nod was his last gesture until the upward surge of his body as Executioncr Robert Elliott, gaunt and hollow checked, quickly plunged two switches down and spun . wheel that sent i,e64 volts of electricity through McRlfoy,s body. A little less than threcc minutes later, after several more shocks, hc was pronouncea dead.
 Murder of Sweetheart
 McElroy had paid the supEetle penalty. his life taken by the state for thc brutal murder of his former sweetheart, It was last August lO ti1at McEtroy hiding in the shadows of . stairway in . New Haven nurses' home. slashed to death Mrs, Anna Mae Johnson, the wotnaf, Witn wnoi, he had lived for several years, but who had deserted him for on. other man. McEIroy never acniso that he killed her, and seemed HUG
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TEXT OF LETTER ,SENT.T0 MURPHY.
General Motors Sent It to Governor in Connection
 With Terms

Detroit, Feb. 1i,--tUP) Follow ing is the text of a letter General Motors presented to Gov. Frank Murphy in connection with the agreement between the corporation and tho United. Automobile Work orB.
 we have been told that the United Automobile Workers of ,Am- erica. in Jlstifying It's demand for the bargaining privilege. state that they fear that without protection of some kind we might deliberately proceed to bargain with other groups for the purpose of under mining the position of this par ticular union. We have said that we have no suca intention.
 Must Respect Rights
 "on tho other hand. we cannot enter into an.y agreement with any ono which T have the effect of denying to any group of our cm- ployes the rights of collective bar gaining to which 1t Is entitled, and which fails to protect them in the exercise Of those rights.
 "On our part, therefore. VIC un- dertake not to Seek or to inspire such activities on the part Of other groups, for the purpose of weaken ing t',k particular union.
 "This undertaking we assume on condition that L,ie union refrain
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11
YACHTS HEELED
 TOWARD FINISH

Nagsau, Bahamas. Feb. ii-(uP) Mine yachts heeled toward tho fine ish inc In the fourth annual Miami. to.Nassa,i sailing race today. while nine others already across the line, including tho first finisher, Man doo IT, bobbed at anchor at Nassaus historic harbor.
 MandoO IT., skippefed by D. gpen- cer Berger and flying tlio colors 0i the Dacheiii'g Head yacht club of New Haven, Conn. slipped into tho hAYbor last night. 20 hours. 2g Iniil- uaes after ehe put out from Miami sa.sdat. ~.
 T:e winner Of the race stiil re. mains to Dc decided. pinal awards hre based on corrected tiliie com. nuled from handlcan FatinRs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11
Union Leaders Plan For Jubilation in Streets
 of Flint
 ----------- NATIONAL GUARD
 FORCES TRIPLED
  Sit Downers May Ask Mili- tary Band, Militia Boys to Lead Them
BY JAMES C. AUSTIN

Bx JAMED Cs hObAhN United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Flint, Michigan, February II. - lUP)--Jubilant union leaders planned a great cele- bration for today at the term- ination of the 43 day strike against General Motors Cor poration. To accompany 2,00O sit-down strikers when they march from three of the compapy's plants, the leaders planned to ask Governor Frank Murphy for the National Guard Band and c military cavalry escort. A gigantic parade was planned and union delegations from industrial towns of Ohio, Indiana, and Michi- gan were expected.
 News of the settlement came when most of this city whose only indus try, the manufacture of automo- bilea, had been paralyzed by the |sbsike, was abed, and the frat ye- action was ono of disbelief. The sit-down strikers and those waiting ct union hcadQuarters to go on picket duty refused to believe until they had received oficial notifica- ton.
 Came at Tense Moment
 The break came at . tense mo- ment.
 A clash between strikers and guards was averted narrowly yestcr- day when c. M. c. officials sudden iy abandoned plan to enter Chew .rolet plant No. {, where strikers had
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11
LOCAL LIQUOR DEALERS WILL BE BENEFITED Refund of Money Paid on Old Permits in As.
 sembly Bill NO RETURN EVER
 MADE TO DEALERS Wolcott Judges N a m e s Taken Off Calendar
 For Judiciary
BY WILLIAM J. MORIARTYj Democrat Legisiatlye RepOrter)

t1V%s~s @Vbsv'~SVv A~SH~~b
 State Capitol, Hartford, February Il. - Especial to the Democrat) - It is be- lieved that between five and six hundred alcoholic bever- age dealers in Waterbury, who were in business two years ago, will benefit by ap- proximately $10,00O, which Is to be dumped into the city to permittees under provisions of . bill heard this afternoon before the judiciary committee.
 Passage of the bill setting up Il fund to care for this group of liquor dealers was predicted today by Representative John D. Thomg of Waterbury, House Minority Leader.
 When the amended liquor laws went into effect in July, 1895, ali old permits were voided as of Sep. tember i. 1e36. It was fieceasary for permittees to apply for new permits, hit there never was any refund otl their old 0aets 4 M, yss l.s V
 The present ineasiire sets 1p { fund of 4S0,0O0 to care for those permittees who are entitled to, re. funcs on their old licefSeS. which did not have c chance to expire before new ones were required.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11
Sev en Men Scratched Their Names Across Three Page Document JOHN LEWIS SIGNS
 FROM SICK BED Corporation Recognizes Auto Union as Agents
 For Bargaining
BY CYRUS L. SULZBERGER Limited Press Staff Correspondentl

BY CYRUS l.. SULZBERGER X United Press Staff Corrcspondent)
 Detroit, February Il. = (UP)-Seven men scratched their names across a three- page document today and formally ended the General Motors strike on it's 44th day. The representatives of Getl- eral Motors Corporation, the United Automobile Workers of Amreica and the two con- ciliators signed at 1i:48 Q. ria., amid the clicks of cameras, the agreement reached in the early hours of the day. John Lleweliyn Lewis, union chief at whose bedside the final verbal concessions were made. was too i'll with influenza to attend the ceremony which ended his 10 days Of negotiation with General Motors executives. The pact will be taken to LewiS.s sick bed at Hotel Statler where the cilinactic conferences were held late last night and early to- day. He will sign there, propped up in bed.
 Kmudsea Signed First
 William g. KnudsenS signature was tho first placed on the paper, while floodlights glared and sound cameras clicked. de is executive vice. president of the corporation. John Thomas Smith, general cotiii- sei for the company. followed. Then Donaldson Brown. c. M. finance chairman, signed.
 Wyndham Mortimer. first vices president of the United Automobile
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11
POLICE SEEKING
 YOUNG WOMAN

Tacoma. Wash. Feb. ii--tUP)-- Police today continued their search for . young woman companion Of James c. Mcdonald, 32,, alias "rim" Donovan. wiio has been ar- rested in Seattle for questioning in the kidnapping and staying of Charles Mattson. 10. here December 27.
 Police did not say they believed the woman was connected with the case but indicated they wanted to question her to check stories assert- sdly told by Mcdonald concerning his activities at the time of the kid- naping and immediately thereafter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11
DEPUTY SHERIFF
 MURDER SUSPECT
John A. Palm of Mount Vernon Held Under Bond of S5O,0OO

New Haven, Conn, Feb. ll--- tUPl states Attorney Samuel E. Hoyt said today he planned to summon . grand jury to consider indictment of Joi,f, 4. Palm, 26, Mt. Vernon. a former convict. as the slayer of Deputy Sheriff Peter J. kaminski during holdup at Gulf beach. Milford, last October 3.
 Palm, said to have been identified by Miss Netta !. Shaw, one of the four occupants of the car, as the robber, was held under $6O,00O bond after being returned here late ycS- terday following his apprehension ~ Mt. Vernon. He was technically charged with robbery while armed and denied knowledge of the hold up or shooting.
 Lived in Milford
 Inyestigators said he lived at . Milford cottage owned by his 'nother iaat summer and disappeared the day tho officer was killed. His de- scription. they said, tailed with that f,lrnished by John Miller. Miss Shaw and Mrs. Lillian E. Delurego. who were seated in the parked car with Kaminski when he was shot. :.
 Milford authorities said Palm had beef, sentenced in New York Noyeil- Der 26. iD32, to one and ofe-half to i've years for attempted robbery and December 10, 1884, was arrested at New Haven as c parole violator. They said he was q member of the Westchester county, N. Ys Dinan gang.
 HIS arrest in connection with the Kaminski shooting, 1t was said, re- suited from the disappearance Of two New Haven girls nearly three
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11
LARRY KELLY

Princeton, N. J. Feb. II - (UP) Larry Kelley, Yale sports star, probably will enter Princeton uni- versity next autumn to take advanced work in the graduate school, the Daily princetonian reported to- day.
 The graduate school de- clined Co say whether kel- ley actually had entered as indicated In mn interview with the l'rincetonian. Alp. plicatlons are announced after they close in March.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11
Late Neu,s. Flashes
POPE HAPPY

Vatican City, Feb. H. (UP)--Happy because to- day was the eighth anni- vcrsary of the Lateran treaty with Italy by which the Papal sovereignty was restored, Pope Plus was re- ported in excellent spirits after q sound sleep.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11
JUMPED TO SAFETY

Lynn. Mass.. Feb. ii.--tUP)---As their rifle ammunition began to ex- plode In their overturned and fam Ing automobile. two Lynn men cx- tricAted themselves tiniiijured from the wreclsage and lied from flying bullets last night.
 Irving E. church and John A. Green had to force their way out after their ear skldded through . roadside fence and overturned They called firemcn and police who braved the exploding bullets to fight the fire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11
President Very Much Against Compromise
Sources Close to White House Intimate He Will Oppose Any Change in His Plans As First
 Submitted to Congress
BY EDWARD W. LEWIS United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Washington. Feb. li.--(UP)-- Sources close to President Roose- welt asserted today hc will accept no congregational compromise in his fight for reorganization of the U. g. supreme court and the federal judicial system.
 This statement was made despite the fact that senators who con- ferred with Mir. Roosevelt on the quested conveyed tho impression that the chief executive was open minded on possible compromiges.
 At the same time Chairman Hat ton W. Summers Of thn house ju- dietary committee called off further consideration of MT. RooSevelt'g program by his committee until the White House attitude could be clari- fled further.
 No Talk of Compromise
 The White Iiouge sources raid there was mo talk of compromise" at the White House. where MT Roosevelt b directing stategy to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11
STATE BAR TO MEET

New Haven, Conn, Feb. ll--tUP) ..-T'ho executive committee of the State Bar association will meet Monday t0 consider . convention oi It's full membership to discuss Pres. ident Rooecvclt's supreme court re. form propobal. it was announced bs Secretary James E. Wheeler.
 The meeting was called as the re. quest of several leading attorneys ill tho state. according to President Warren 1lurfoWe, 0foton. who or deFsd the executive conference.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11
L Joseph McElroy Died m Electric
 Chair Last Night
First Victim to Pay Penalty Under New Death Laws of Connecticut Condemned For Brutal Murder of
 Former Sweetheart in New Haven
BY RAY FITZPATRICK fDesnocFat News Writer)

Wethersfeld February il. = A small meek-looking little man, blinking at the light and rubbing one ear sheepishy embarrassed that he the center of 30 much attention walked into the execution chamber at the state prison few minutes before 10 o'clock last night and sat In the electric chair Less than five minutes later James Joseph McEoy had been oted into eternity the first
 victim of the electric chair in the history of Connecct
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11
SENATE, HOUSE
 SHORT SESSION }
Less Than Five Minutes is Spent By Both Branches
 of Assembly
Ny GEORGE II. MORRIS. JR. United Press StaR Correspondent J

tUn1te0 Press bsaM C0SfeepOndent)
 Hartford, Conn, Feb. li.--CUP)L- The senate and house met today for less than i've minutes, acted on one bill, referred 6 number of minor matters to committees and Ad- journed until Tuesday.
 The rejected measure called for permitting municipalities to take temporary pcssessioti of property pending condemnation proceedings. It had been reported tnfayorably because . similar biii was passed iii both branches last week.
 The remainder of the day was 10 Do given over to committee hearings.
 A ti,ee2,7oi deAciency bill, pfo- viding additional funds for state de-
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Washington, Teb. tt--tuP)--tiov. ernmsnt expsDAea and receipts for ths current fiscal year through Feb. 9th, compared with a year agoi
 Thta Year ExpenHea Last YeRp 3G.2t6.a7Iss sg,S76.stafiL0s 2.bss.t4O.7is.sb Ss.sie.bso.ieGpe si.sss. .7es.ooi.is ss.sSo.7so.e4sso sl.o1o. .2oa. .sss.ii ti,ois.oIs.7sb.od
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The Weather

Partly Cloudy, Mild
 Tonight, Friday TuIi Weather Report Page !.
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The Coolidge examiner., 1937-05-27
Poppy Day To Be
Observed Saturday

Headquarters for poppies will be
at the Coolidge Drug store where
Chairman Mrs. O. Sasser will be-
gin the sale, assisted by the follow
ing committees:
At Payn' Takit: Mrs. Sue Stew
ard, Mrs. Dan Paul, Mrs. Harper,
Jean Hutson and Ruth Olney.
At postoffice: Mrs. Vivian Fisher,
Mrs. Bob Cochran, Lois Burton and
Betty Bills.
At Hines Drug, store: Mrs. Paul
Hobby, Mrs. C. J. Preece, Margie
Talla, Nadine Erwin and Mary Jane
French.
At Mandell & Harris: Mrs. ]. ].
Jones, Mrs. R. #. > Prather, Ruth
Harris, Francis Short, Mrs. Doris
Cocktail, Marie Chamitis, Betty
Preece, Francis Money and Patty
Cochran.
At Moxley Cleaners: Mrs. Tom
Moxley.
At Hub Service station: Mrs. S.
C. Burt.
At Coolidge Drug store: Mrs.
Otis Sasser, Mrs. Frank Hutson,
Harriet Kirkland and Ann Hannah.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-05-27
Senior Class of
Twenty-Five Will
Receive Diplomas
Daily Vacation
Bible School

May 31-June 4 at the Coolidge
Methodist Church.
The school will be held from 8
a. m. until IL noon every day from
Monday, Thursday and Friday. On
Monday, Wednesday and Friday the
scholars will meet at the Methodist
Church basement and will go from
there to the Florence high school
swimming pool for the sessions.
Registration will take place from
8:45-9:00 Monday morning at the
basement.
Tuesday and Thursday will be
spent at the church unless other
wise announced at the first session
Monday.
All children high school age are
invited to attend the sessions.
There will be no cost except child
must pay 10 cents for his swim each
day if he desires this privilege.
There will be classes daily in Bible
history, Bible stories, What it
means to be a Christian. I'VE can
take care of about fifty children ac-
cording to the present set-up," the
Rev. Glenn E. Smiley said in max
ing the foregoing announcement.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-05-27
Baptists To Hold
Two-Week Revival
Starting June 13

Upon his return from Lake
Arthur, N NJ, where he had gone
to visit his mother, who at the age
6S had undergone a successful major
operation, the Rev. c. F. Frazier
announced that the Rev. Victor F.
Crabtree, of Texas, comes to Coo
lidge soon to begin two-week
religious revival here, the hervices
to start Sunday morning, June 49,
The Rev. Crabtree formerly
was pastor of Central Baptist
Church at Phoenix, and enjoys the
reputation of being one of the best
preachers in the country.
During the revival the Rev. Mr..
Frazier will direct the choir. He
told The Examiner that the meet
inls vii! be held inside the walls
Of tle new Baptist church here,
which as yet is unfinished.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-05-27
Woman's Club Closes
Year With Luncheon

With Mrs. George Sherer, South
ern district president as guest Of
honor, the Coolidge Woman's club
closed a very successful year with
the final meeting held F. iday, May
q.
Six O'Clock luncheon was served
under the direction of Mrs. Lyle
Rogers, by the women of the los
ing side in this years membership
contest.
The business meeting was open
ed by the singing of club pep
songs with Mrs. w. Farnsworth as
leader. Yearly reports of the de-
partmental chairman were followed
by the installation of the newly
elected officers, Mrs. W. c. Pew,
president, Mrs, D. S. Davis first
vice, Mrs. Clark ]. Wells, second
vice. Mrs. Nancy M. Pinkley, record
ing secretary; Mrs. Earl HICKS,
corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Herbert Hanna. treasurer, Mrs.
Clifford Clements, auditor; Mrs. R.
e. Palmer; reporter; Mesdames w.
Jackson, J. Luthy, Karl Fisher,
board of directors.
New members initiated were
partmental chairmen were followed
Ray Lindeman. Because of their
outstanding service to the club
Mrs. Mamie H. Pinkley and Mrs.
IT. T. Terrill were elected to
honorary membership.
Mrs. Clark J. Wells,
Reporter
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-05-27
Old Sale Bill From
A Ky. Newspaper
Interesti,o Re~I;r

John L. Metz, new Coolidge barb
er, first door south of Earle's Place
gave The Examiner the following
old sale bill that appeared in a
Kentucky newspaper 81 years ago.
and it is passed on to our readers
to give them an insight to the
charcter of advertising that was
done in hose days:
FOR SALE-Having sold my
farm and am leaving for Oregon
territory by OK team, will offer on
March 1, 1S49 all my personal
property, to-wit:
All OK teams, excepting two
teams; buck cows; / gray mare and
colt; pair oxen and yoke; on
carts; iron plow with wooden mold
board; 500 feet of popular fence
rails; one 60 gallon soap kettle; so
sugar troughs, made of white ash
timber; 10 gallons of maple syrup;
spinning wheel; so pounds of mut-
ton tallow. 20 pounds beef tallow;
large loom made by Jerry Wilson;
300 barrels; on e35 gallon barrel of
Johnston Miller, years old (yum-
yum-this aside most anybody would
take this \ 20 pa11onc aOD1n brandy.
40 gallons copper still; some oak
tanned leather; l dozen books; 4
handle hooks; scythes and can
dies; l dozen wooden pitchforks;
one-half interest in tan yard; l 32
calibre rifle made by Ben Miller;
so gallons soft soap. hams, bacon
and lard; 40 gallons sorghum mo-
lasses; 6 head fox hounds, all soft
mouthed except one
At the same time 1 will sell my
negro slaves-2 men, 35 and SO
years old, boys IL and IS; and 2
mulatto women, 40 and &c years
old. Will sell same together to
same party as will not separ" te
them. Terms of sale, cash in hand
or note to draw percent interest
with Bob McConnePs security. Sale
! begins at o'clock a. m. Plenty to
drink and eat.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-05-27
Meeting Held Here
To Revive Old Aea
Pension Movement

An important meeting was
scheduled 70 be held this Thursday
evening at tre Justice of the peace
office in Coolidge for the purpose
of reorganizing the Townsend Club
that had almost died out since the
Townsend plan collapsed several
months ago. An account of the
meeting will be given in the next
weeks Issue of The Examiner.
Several out of town speakers were
due to be in Coolidge 10 the meet
ing.
All Of the old people tn, Examin-
er has interviewed relative to the
Social Security Act, passed by Con-
gress, and now in course of being
administered, are of the opinion
that it was merely pclitical
gesture (bait) used during the 1886
campaign to befuddle the men and
women voters in the United States,
and this newspaper is of the same
opinion. The Examiner believes if
the men and women in the United
States ever receive any considera-
tion it must be solely a federal
proposition, entirely separated from
the influence of local politics.
The Examiner hopes to see a
strong club organized in Coolidge
a club that will go after the things
the old folk need,-should have, and
are entitled to, but we do not want
to see these old people fleeced any
more along the lines that were used
by DR.. Townsend and his band OF
highblinders.