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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-30
IN NEW YORK

New York-Only four oases in Harlem remain hoSpitable to excur- sioniStS from Times Square. They are Dickie Wells, the Plantation, the Savoy Ballroom and Small's Paradise and cater chiefly to the swing and tastes of Leiaox Avenue although venturers from downtown are welcome. In the past year or so, that local Mason Dixon line at l25th street has become the Great Divide. Broadway doesn't go above 1t any more. One reason Harlem has lost caste is because 1t has moved downtown. With the migration of the Cotton Club to Broadway, other salons of Sepia followed suit. The Harlem Uproar House, a close competitor of the Cotton Club. virtually is across the street on the Gay White Way and going well. The Kit-Kat Club, in the east fifties, has become as popular in the wee hours before dawn, as was Harlem's Comics Inn in the old days. Dusky dens have mov- ed into Broadway's Swing Alley, Fifty Second Street, and even Greenwich Village has one.
 And with the transitory flight of the Sepians to the purlieus of Times Square, the leading negro entertainers have come along - Cab Galloway, Bill Robinson, Ethel Waters, Duke Ellington, the Nicholas Brothers, Buck & Bub. bles, Ferdi Washington, Ella Fitz- gerald, Erskin Hawkins, Chick Webb, Don Redman and Noble Sissle among them.
 New Workers aren't half as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-30
Selected Poem
AFTER MIDNIGHT

AFTER MIDNIGHT
 (Keith Thomas in the New York Sun) few nights ago we came home late There was only ghost of fire in the grate The kitten was lying in the softeSt chair, Happier because he shouldn't be there. He came from sleep in the midst of a purr To look up at us and see who we were. And when he saw we belonged to him, H stretched himself, and his eyes grew dim thought, as placed log on the fire, How closely happiness follows desire. kittens contentment so simply depends On milk and meat and fire and friends. But man will forfeit such things as these For dreams that won't be realities. kitten IS happy to have what he needs. It is on the quest that mans happiness feeds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-30

After all the fuss republicans made about the congressional fight in Massa- chusetts to elect a successor to the late William J. Connery, democrat, his broth CT, also democrat, was quite easily named to the office Tuesday at special election. His majority was about 13,000. Republican leaders were claiming that the results of this election would show 6 distinct trend away from the democrat ic party. It's hardly noticeable at this distance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-30
By George Ross

Ithe transplanted Harlem, is con- sidered by most negro entertain CTS to be not much more than a composite of "The Lindy Hop Black Bottom," "Truckin'" anc the "Susi-Q." Nevertheless, "The Big Apple" has taken over the town. Not only is there a sonp called "The Big Apple" Depart ment stores feature an artificia, flower named after the dance Two movies before the cameras in Hollywood feature the dance And the last word in campu: fashions is the Big Apple sweater covered with a design oi the fruit.
 Marriage Stake
 Newest dido in backstage cir. cles is dubbed the Matrimon- ial Sweepstakes and is the invention of the boys who drumbeat the the posthumouS editions of The Ziegfeld Follies. According to these braves. every girl in the chorus oi the new ziegfeld Follies now con- tributes a set amount each week to general fund. And the fund t permitted to grow, until such e time as one of the girls succumbs to love and marries. Upon presen- tation of license and qualification oi nuptial rites, the sweepstakes money Is hers. Of course, there's only one fallacy in this scheme: ziegfelc Follies chorus girls aren't supposed to worry about a dowry when they wed: at least, not for such bidding amounts as the Matrimonial Sweep stakes may yield.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-30

1. In which state is Yosemite Ma tional Park?
 2. Was the first Chevrolet auto- mobile powered with a { or a 6 cyl finder engine?
 3. What is acoustics?
 4. Can an alien become a citizen simply by marrying an American citizen?
 s. Has water any food value? 6. Who gave the name Golden Gate to the entrance to San Fran cisco Bay?
 2. What is the national anthem oi Great Britain?
 8. Which state is popularly known as the Tar Heel State2"
 9. Who was Frank Norrisf
 10. How did the Tailor bird derive its namep
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-30

parties or business groups grow too great and reign too long. They are the coun- tries where freedom is lacking, freedom of spirit and of institutions. We are saved in America by our democratic free dom, which operates like natural forces to maintain a balance, or to restore 1t when lost. And that is why our domoc- racy has already outlasted every other form of government on earth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-30

Harlem as visitors from abroad and out.of- town. Harlem always was primarily upon the visiting firemen's minds and one of the first nocturnal sights they desired to inspect. Now New Workers must patiently explain that to see Harlem, 1t is necessary to safari from Times Square to Broadway.
 Incidentally, that new dance rage, "The Big Apple" which gravitated from the deep south to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-30

the country. In 1886, the first year for which figures for all ports were compiled, 94,32l Americans left on cruises.
 o. How much does It cost "The Seeinng Eye, Inc, of Morristown, N. J., to breed and educate dogs to lead the blindP How much do blind people pay for the trained animals?
 A. It costs about $o00 to breed and educate each dog, including one months training of the blind owner. They are sold to the blind for $50 or less, and sometimes are given away. The deficit of the or- ganization is met by an annual semi-public appeal.
 c. When riding on & Pullman train is the occupant of the lower berth supposed to have the seat fac- ing forward when the berth is not made up?
 A. Yes.
 If you want copy of our book let THE HEALTH BOOK" write the Waterbury Democrats Wash- ingtOn Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-30

Educational opportunities are improv- ing wonderfully. According to magazine ad, you can now buy high school edu- cation complete in one volume for $1.80.
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Answers To Questions
QUESTIONS ANSWERED
By Frederick M. Kerby

QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 Enclose Q three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ton of fact or information to The Democrats Service Bureau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be undertaken. Be sure all mail Is addressed to The Waterbury Democrats Serv- ice Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street Washington.
 THE EDITOR. e. I notice that steamship lines are going in more and more for cruises. Are they largely patron- ized? A. The number of Americans who left New York on cruises in 1884 was S2,040, and 7l,568 in 1885, according to the immigration and service of the de- partment of labor. It is estimated that these figures represent about 90 per cent of all departures from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-30

German Nazis thinks the Polish gov- ernment is "soft" because 1t stops perse- cutting the Jews.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-30
FDR Hopes Western Trip
 Will Heal Senate Wounds
nR~ HARsus

ABOARD PRESIDENT ROOSEVELTS TRAIN Sep tember 3O At long, last it be told the real reason why the President is making his 60OO-mile trip from coast to coast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-30
st Y O UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-30

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never pronounce associate as-so' '-se-ate; say, as-sO'-she- ate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-30
A Thought for Today

All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to yOu do ye so to them-Matthew 7:12.
 Man never fastened one end of chain around the neck of his brother that God did not fasten the other end round the neck Of the ap- pressor.-Lamartine.
Evening star., 1937-03-14
STOCKS co DOWN
|NL|GHT TRADING
Slump in SteeIs and Motors
UnSett!es Others at
Weeks Close.
STOCKS DID.
Total issues =
By tie Associated Press.

By tie Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 13.-Stocks had
few friends in today's market and,
after rather lively opening, leading
issues drifted downward on compara-
lively light volume.
While news stimulation apparently
was lacking, brokers found little in
overnight developments to disturb buy
ing sentiment unduly.
Trading forces seemingly were still
bit subdued because of the recent
suggestion the administration at Wash
tngton is concerned over mounting
prices of raw materials and the
thought steps might be taken to pre-
vent any drastic inf1atiQnary boom in
either staples or stock&
A downturn in steels and motors
unsettled the stock department, but
early declines of fractions to or more
points were reduced in many instances
just before the close. There was also
an assortment of issues that managed
10 weather the mild squall for mod
crate gains.
stocks was off 2 of point at 1919.
Transfers totaled 1,129,000 shares,
compared with last Saturdays ex-
ceptional turnover of 1,767, 100.
Failure of automotive leaders to
make the grade following word of an
agreement between General Motors
and the union brought pressure on
other groups. 1t was realized the
chrysler controversy, along with many
others in the Michigan district, is still
to be settled. In the meantime earn
ngs Of companies affected may be cut
materially.
While net income for the principal
power and light systems for the first
two months of this year were esti-
mated at about 10 per cent above the
comparable 1886 period, the utility
average slipped to new low.
Most rails were unable to make
Roadway. Some of the mail orders
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tilted forward as public spending
showed no signs Of diminution.

United States Steel, OF more than
2 points at one time, finished at 1924
for net decline of IL. Others on
the offside were Bethlehem at 101A,
General Motors 655s, Chrysler 1913.
Westinghouse 14724, Allied Chemical
249, Santa F'e "a, Southern Pacific
623s, Illinois Central 355s, Electric
Power g. Light 23E2, Standard Gas
IL. Anaconda 81, Phelps Dodge 565s,
j. I. Case 1853, Goodyear 46, Texas
Corp. 577s and Douglas Aircraft IS.
Canada Dry had one Of its periodi-
cal flurries, getting up az at IS.
Gains were shown by American Hide
e. Leather preferred at 547s, Twentieth
Century-Fox 4OA, Ohio Oil 2212,
Sears Roebuck 9424, Montgomery
Ward 672s, Loews 7sA and American
Telephone 1741s.
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FEDERAL LAND BANKS
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL March 13 lP-Active
and prices closed Id to ssd lower. Con-
tributing to the downward trend were
eaSineSS at Buenos Aires ana Winnipeg
yesterday and general moisture in the
American southwest.
Cotton futures closed g to Z points higher
in a small market dominated by specula-
tive buying and trade calling, which abb
sorbed proft-takine. Belief that Egyp-
tian long staple cotton is undervalued in
fluenced the market favorably.
LONDON and PARIS.-Closed
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Continued on Pass ~
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D. c. SECURITIES

Quotations by Johnston, Lemon a. Coz
Yesterdays closing bid and asked
quotations on Washington securities
which are sold over the counter follow:
Evening star., 1937-03-14

s1% ego 4Pus payable
n paid
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WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE
YEAR 1897

B. D.
WASHINGTON INCLUDING
12,
The Washington times., 1937-06-11
QUITS HOME
FOLLOWED
BY TAXI
Chief G-Man Hoover at
Scene; Police Think
+ Victim Is Dead

NEW YORK, June II U.N.S0.
Rocketing along Long Islands
Gold Coast in his car, followed
by a swarthy taxi driver at the
wheel of a cab. youthful Frank
Mcdonnell apparently sought con-
tact today with the kidnapers who
demanded $25, 900 ransom for his
missing sister, Mrs. Alice Mcdonnell
Parsons.
The Pratt family. Of Glen Cove,
Standard Oil n1illionaires and the
vanished heireSs' relatives by mar
riage, seemingly were making SINH.
lar efforts in Connecticut and
other parts of New England.
The furore Of activity followed
William H. Parsons refusal; to af-
firm or deny that bis Rife's kid
Ilapers had renewed their de-
Yiands for ransom In d second note
that threatened death as the alter
native to payment.
Hoover In Vicinity
Somewhere in the neighborhood
OF the Parsons farm near Stony
Brook, Chief G-Man j. Edgar
Hoover was reported TO be familiar
izing himself with the case after
flying last night from Washington.
Rhea Whitley, in charge Of the
New York office Of the G-Men,
announced there was nothing
new" and kept his men at dis
tance from the ancient wooden
Colonial house on the farm in &C
dorance with Parsons request.
While the Federal forces and
the family went after the kid.
naperS-the G-Men to catch them
and the kinsmen to pay them
State and local police pressed a
search for her body on the theory
that she might have been slain.
After a tense night OF waiting,
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VIGILANTES
BLOCKADE
ROADS TO
MONROE
New Riots Are Feared
After Mills Reopen
BY Armed Force

MONROE, Mich, June II
Q.N.S0.-An attempted protest"
march on Monroe by members of
the C. I. O.'s United Automobile
Workers Union from Pontiac as a
result Of the Newton Steel Com
pany riot here yesterday was
blocked by vigilantes armed with
guns, clubs, and tear gas today.
More than Is persons were ar.
rested at the city limits as the
vigilantes, by hlockading highways
with trucks, stopped all traffic and
turned back suspected members Of
the auto workers union. Tourists
and those proving they had legiti-
mate business in Monroe were al
lowed through the Zines"
e The blockade was laid down dur
ing the night after Police Chief
Jesse Fisher was warned that 1000
U. A. w. and G. !. o. men were
marching on Monroe for a. mass
demonstration to protest use of
armed forces in routing c. /. q.
picketS yesterday so the Newton
Steel plant could reopen.
A INT situation prevailed fol.
lowing the reopening Of the New
ton Steel Company plant by
armed force.
UniOnistS Defeated
Michigan, concentration point Of
strike fever that ignores State
boundaries. today surveyed an in.
dustrial battle-ground where q vel
ter of broken heads marked de-
cisive defeat for unionists seeking
to still the roar of steel mill blast
furnaces.
Tear gas was fired and clubs
and baseball bats welded as 200
special Citizen police routed q
C. I. o. picket line of 100 men and
IL women. At least 10 men and
one woman were hurt.
The union men and their fol.
lowers were driven from the VI
cinity Of the plant in wild disorder.
They were given severe cutting
about and 16 of their cars were
wrecked. Some of the cars were
thrown into the Raisin River.
Dozen Hurt
At least a dozen persons were In
jured.
This morning the plant, which
Continued on Page 2, Col. II
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STRIFE FEARED
IN TAXI CRISIS
picture on Page 33)

While brotherhood" organizers
today circulated among Washing
ton taxicab operators in a drive
to unionize them, local police pre-
pared to cope with disorders as
rumors developed that groups of
operators would attempt to block
the new organization.
Meanwhile, pickets of the Indus
trial Brotherhood Of Cab Drivers
continued to march around the
District Building demanding i'm
provement in the Districts taxi
cab regulations.
It was learned that the District
Hack Inspectors Office was watch
ing the situation in an attempt to
forestall any strife between taxi
cab drivers at various stations
where operators congregate.
Men have been stationed at
various points with instructions
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FOOD MAIL
IN STRIKE
REFUSED
HoWes Tells Senators
Service Is Unusual
And Dangerous
International News Service

First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral w. w. Howes today admitted
the Post Office Department has
barred from the mails shipment
Of food and clothing to strike
bound plants in Ohio. because
the delivery would constitute an
abnormal service" and "endan-
ger the lives of postal employees" I"
Howes frankly told the Senate
Post Office Committee that pri.
vate delivery Of the goods to the
plants could not be accomplished
without violence" He declared
the Government had no inten.
tion Of making these deliveries
IN the face Of violence.
Censorship Denied
HoweS, however. denied there
was any agreement between pos
tai officials and strike leaders
and denied Committee for Indus
trial Organization officers were
cenSoring the mails.
The committee is considering
the Bridges resolution, calling for
a Senate inquiry into charges that
strikers are censoring the mails
in strike-bound areas.
Senator Bridges CR.) of New
Hampshire, quoted officers of the
Republic Steel Corporation as
charging Assistant Post m q S t e r
Bert Flaherty at Niles (Ohio) +,
with barring parcel post packages
from the mails because they (the
StrikerS) will not allow it,"
He also produced a package
barred from the mails at Warren,
Ohio, when Mrs. Hazel E. Finch,
attempted to send it to her hus-
band in the Republic plant in
that city.
Intimidation Hinted
On the Flaherty incident
Bridges said:
Here we have an assistant
postmaster refusing acceptance
Of legitimate mail for the rea-
son that they two G. i. o. lead
ers) will not allow it. Can 1t be
that the c. I. Q. leader intimi.
Continued on Page 3, Col p
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STORM R0UTS
D. {. HEAT

A storm that moved in on the
District from the southwestern
part of the country last night
brought relief from the heat in
a 30-degree drop in temperature,
but warmer weather is returning,
After reaching a high of SO de.
grees yesterday, the mercury
dropped to So degrees at 5 a. m.
today, and five hours later had
risen only 4 degrees to SO.
During the rainEtorm last night,
80 Of an inch fell. Today's fore
cast is for fair and continued
cool, with fair weather and slowly
rising temperatures tomorrow.
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Motion Picture Strike
In HOLLYWOOD Ends

HOLLYWOOD, June II Q.N.S0
Hollywood's first major motion
picture strike ended today with
an estimated 1000 painters, make
up and hair stylists and scenic ar
lists abandoning picket lines to
return to jobs they left seven
weeks ago.
The individual unions voted over
whelmingly to accept terms offered
by the producers, a closed shop
with wages and jUrisdic ctional mat
ters to be negotiated later.
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Woman Near Death
After Criminal Attack

PLATTsBURG, N. Y. June II
u.NS).-Miss June Lewis, 35
science and geography teacher ct
Plattsburg State Normal School
was in hospital in a critical con
dition today following a criminal
assault by two unidentified men
who forced their way into her
apartment.
Miss Lewis said she was awak'
ened around 4 q. m, by a flash
light in her face. She screamed.
and two men grabbed her, stuffed
a handkerchief into her mouth
and tied her to the bed. She
tainted and when she revived the
men had gone, untying her bonds
before leaving.
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Mutiny Called Cause
Of 1919 Red Victory

ference, that Allied troops would
fight no longer after the Armis.
tice were borne out in the Russian
fiaSco, the documents revealed.
One offensive by a combined
force Of British and White Rus.
slams against the Bolesheviki
failed in North Russia because the
British commanding officer was
drunk and the British troops re-
fused to advance in the face of
the enemy, a confidential report
by Dewitt Clinton Poole, Ameri-
can charge at Archangel sent to
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
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GIVEN
J0RD0NBY
president
Executive Conmutes
Death Sentence to
Prison Term

Thomas Jordon, convicted slayer
Of Mrs. Lizzie Jaynes in the Gar
dent Shoppe holdup several years
ago, has escaped the electric chair.
Jordon was scheduled to go to
the chair in the District Jail next
Monday morning, but President
Roosevelt today commuted his SEN
tence to life imprisonment.
The c IN m u a I'll IN was an
pounced at the White House after
Attorney General Homer s. Cum
inings had presented to the Presi-
dent 31-page report with the
recommendation Of life imprison-
Hnent, which was arrived at after
"tine and thought" had been
given to the case. &
4 At his press conference today
It was announced that the Fresk
dent had not We seen the report
from the Attorney General. It
was announced that the Attorney
General would be a guest on a
cruise on the presidential yacht
Potomac over this weekend, and
the belief was the case would Ne
considered at that time.
Shortly after the conference,
however, it was announced that
the President had received the re-
port and recommendation and
had granted the Communication.
The next step to be awaited IN
the case is from william B.
Jaynes, 72-year-old widower of the
slain woman, who announced last
night that he would "blast these
people to pieces If Jordon doesn't
die" He declined to amplify
that statement at the time.
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OF Strike
News

The strike picture at a glance
MONROE-Armed vigilantes
foil attempted protest" march
by outside workers resentful over
riot between C. /. o. pickets and
citizen-pOlice at plant Of Newton
Steel Company. Dispensing pick
cts with tear and nauSeOus gas,
police successfully convoy motor
cade Of nOnstrikers into plant.
Thirty-twO men and two women,
arrested by vigiIantes during and
after the strike riot at the New
ton plant, are released and told
to get out of town.
PONTIAC-PreSident Homer
Martin, Of United Auto Workers
Union fOrbidS local general strike
which had been planned to en-
able local uniOniSts to partici-
pate in an "On.tO-MOnrOe" FRO
test march. Martin also prom
ised diSCiplining the ring-leaderS
In recens Saginaw Valley power
strike. A new strike closed the
foundry of the Pontiac Motor
Car Company.
FLINT-UniOn leaders infer
general auto strike likely If auto
plants attempt to use steel rolled
at reOpened Newton steel plant
at Monroe.
DETROIT-Milk supply shut
off to Is per cent Of City's pOpu-
IatiOn by strikes of drivers for
two large dairies.
MOLINE, Ill.-Sympathy
strike threatened by leaders Of
farm implement workers If Re
public Steel Corporation re-
opens local mill.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Steel
strike leaders and representa-
tives Of independent mills pre-
pare for conference with Cover
nor Martin L. Davey. Heads Of
two big companies spurn meet
ing.
CLEVELAND-MayOr Harold
H: Burton cancels air-baSe u.
cense Of Republic Steel which
had been flying food into closed
plants.
CAMBRIA, Pa. Bethlehem
Steel faces possibility of walk
out. Strike called by two rail-
way brOtherhOOds while steel
union talks of calling out men.
PITTSBURGH-C. /. o. wins
overwhelming majority in work.
ers elections at two plants Of
Pittsburgh Steel Company.
CHICAGO - National Labor
Relations Board begins inquiry
to ascertain basis for strikers
charges against Inland Stel.
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kiss Slayer" Dies
Suddenly In Prison

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June ii
U.N.SO-Cin c in ma it's "kiss
slayer" John Rueger, SO, serving a
life sentence in Ohio Penitentiary
for killing Albert Judd, 18, a watt
ress, was dead today Of a heart
attack.
Rueger was sentenced on a Sec
ond degree murder charge after he
was found guilty Of shooting the
girl while he held her in his arms
and kissed her. He said he in.
tended to shoot himself because
the girl had spurned his atten.
tionS, but as he reached for his
gun she endeavored to grab it and
shot herself.
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Find Baby Stabbed
To Death in Field

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June ii
G.N.s0-Police today pressed
their investigation into the stab
bing murder of a 24-hour.old baby
girl whose body was found in a
field near here. The child had
been stabbed in the heart. q
Only clues were the newspapers
and a bath towel in which the
infant was wrapped. Police said
one of the papers was published in
Findlay.