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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23
Chairman

Paul school. Arrangements for a canvass of the district will be made
 The 18th district Democrats will hold a rally tomorrow night at Anderson school, with Mayor Frank Hayes and other Democratic candi- dates as speakers. Workers in this district are already engaged in a canvass and reports on Its progress will be given tomorrow night. A large attendance is expected.
 A meeting of 9th district Demo- crats will be held tonight at the Bishop street school. Campaign plans will be discussed and several speakers will be heard.
 Democrats of the 14th and 18th
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23
Work Fastened

Collapse of the walls of the Con- gress avenue water pipe evacuation in several places yesterday made Il necessary to install the line in Sec- tions as soon as the evacuation hac been completed. The ground is oi a light sand not containing basic materials for loom mixture. Work men engaged on the project were endangered as they worked in places subject to cave-ins. The evacuation was supported with heavy planking wherever it was discovered that the condition was weak.
 After the water lines have been installed, storm sewers will be con- structed before the concrete base of the pavement is formed. The project will be finished by Novem- Der 1st.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23

Plans for a. series of Democratic meetings and rallies were aIinounc- ed today by Chairman John H, Crary of the Democratic town com- mittee.
 Democrats of the 18th district will meet tonight at sS. Peter and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23

greatest attractions up to the end of the 7th parade division. The afl- nouncer also spoke of the two twirl- ing drum majors, Misses Jane Shee- hey and Ann Shea, and the strut ting of Marshal August Krisavage. He described the blue and white uni- forms with drums blending in col- ors to match. Many who heard the delivery said that they did not irn- agine 1t was the local unit and were greatly surprised to hear the concluding sentence, "That was St. Josephs fife and drum corps Of Waterbury, Connecticut, as fine a turnouts as we have seen today"
 Additional fame will be conferred upon the corps shortly when 1t ap- pears in newSreels which were taken along the line of march.
 Directors John w. Stokes oi Highland Avenue and John Stokes of Harriet Avenue today iexpressec appreciation to contributors ,whc donated towards the e@ensea oi the trip for the youngsters. They said the boys had everything they wanted and were well cared for while in New York. Every contribu- ton is equally appreciated and the drive will be in effect for the next few days in an effort to make up a small deficit.
 Contributions received to date are Rreatefully acknoWledged:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23

To commemorate the reign of King George VI and Queen Eliza beth people of South Africa raised a fund for the erection of a block of model flats in Johannesburg, and construction has been started.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23
newly acclaimed champion scored 97.6 points.
Senior Choir

The regular weekly meeting and rehearsal of St. Joseph's senior choir will take place tonight at 7:4t o'clock in the church at which time arrangements will be completed for special program to be presented during vesper services which begin Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23
GASPARE FACONDINO
 GETS COMPENSATION

Compensation during period of to- tai disability was agreed upon by approval of the compensation coEn- missioner at his ofice today as fol- lows:
 United Tyre Sales O., and Cas- pare Facondino, finger injury, $7.50 weekly, starting Aug. 27.
 Seth Thomas Division of the Gen. eral Time Instruments Co.,, Thomas ton, and August DePecol, Thomas ton, partial loss of use of two fln- gers, $15.53 for 13 1-2 weeks.
 Losing their positions in council offies when, Tyrone, Northern Ire. land, banned all married workers Mrs. Katherine McGrath and Mrs Mabel McCart have sued the cour- ] ell for compensation or pensions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17
Green Defies G. |. O.

VIRTUALLY admitting that re-
cent peace negotiations between
the A. F. of L. and the c. I. o. were
failure, President Green of the
federation in a speech in Buffalo
defed the Lewis organization and
predicted that real violence between
the two rival labor bodies may en-
sue.
"Unless settlement is reached
soon," Green declared, "the A. F. of
L. will arm it's forces and turn them
loose against this raiding organiza-
ton.
"Lots of people think the reason
a settlement can't be reached is be-
cause some one has designs on die
tating the policy of the American la
Dor movement, and I sometimes
think this, too.
''He, or she, who launches move
ment which divides the house of la
Dor is an enemy of labor"
Sixty members of the United Au-
tomobile Workers of America were
arrested when they defied an order
of Mayor John L. Carey of Dear
born forbidding the distribution of
literature in a prohibited area at the
gates of the Ford Motor company.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17
Stormy DAYS in Capital

d ETURNING from his fishing trip
IN in Florida waters with an in
fected gum, President Roosevelt
was confronted with a situation
that was decidedly disconcerting.
What has been called the Roosevelt
depression was becoming still more
depressed and congress seemingly
couldn't make up it's mind what to
do about it. The demand for tax
revisions that would assist business
out of the slump was insistent, and
so was the necessity of balancing
the budget. Passage of the four
administration must" measures
appeared to be impossible during
the extraordinary session. All of
them were opposed by various blocs
of the majority party as well as by
the Republican minority.
The senate's farm bill seemed to
have the best chance to get through,
but it differed so radically from the
house measure that it was certain
a conference committee would have
to try to find common ground.
Secretary Wallace was reported
dissatisfied with both senate and
house bills. One official close to
him said Wallace might urge Pres
ident Roosevelt to veto any bill
finally enacted which approximated
either the senate or house measure.
Democrats were so badly split
over the wage-hour bill that hope of
passing it before the regular session
of congress was about abandoned.
Labor, too, was divided concerning
this measure, the A. F. of L. OPP
posing it and the c. 1. o. advocating
it's passage. The federation offered
it's own version, calling for fiat 40
cents an hour minimum wage and
40 hour maximum work week. The
house bill was finally rescued from
the rules committee by petition.
House Majority Leader Sam Ray
burn, Democrat, Texas, went ahead
with plans to whip administration
support behind the house measure.
He said that fewer than 100 votes
would be cast against the bill in its
present form but warned that
amendments which would make it's
wage-hour provisions more rigid
might shunt the measure back to
the labor committee and delay q
vote indefinitely.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17
Industry Asks New Deal

a MEXICAN industry demands
A new deal for the new year. In
its platform for 1888" it asks the
government to repeal unfair" Ia
Dor relations laws and "unduly bur-
densome" taxes which, it says,
threaten to reverse ga century's
trend of improved living stand
ards"
The platform was submitted to
the National Association of Manu-
facturers by Charles R. Hook, presi-
dent of the American Rolling Mill
company and chairman of the N. A.
MS resolutions committee, and
was adopted by the more than 1000
persons at the annual convention
in New York.
Asserting that "the onward march
of the American people can be re-
sumed and continued only if Ameri-
can industry produces more so that
all can have more" the platform
declarations were grouped under
these headings:
No employer should be penalized
for failure to deal with any labor
organization organizing, supporting
or maintaining a strike for illegal
purposes, or by illegal means
among his employees;
Employment, promotion and re-
tention of employees on the basis
of merit with due regard for length
of service;
Legal and social responsibility of
both employers and employees for
their commitments and their acts.
The platform condemned child Ia
Dor and urged the enactment of
federal legislation to support state
child labor laws. Enactment of
state legislation against sweatshops
also was urged.
To promote free domestic compe-
tition based on private initiative and
energy, the platform proposed limi-
tation of government regulation ''to
the prevention of abuses inimical to
the public interest, freedom from
federal control of prices, wages and
hours" fair taxes and constantly
increasing research to produce new
and wanted products and new jobs"
Encouragement of private initia-
tive; maintenance and extension of
sound industrial practices; equita-
BILE employment relations through
out industry; creation of new and
broader markets; constructive eff
forts to alleviate depression effects;
sound government policies; cooper
alton with agriculture; peace.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17
Gambling Houses.

A ONCE famous card-sharp-not
"A reformed, but retired-said to
me:
"Show me a professional gam
bling house where the roulette
wheel isn't crooked, where any 9TH
er mechanical device is on the
square, where the operatives from
The bosses on down won't skin a
customer-call him a sucker, if you
want to; the terms are interchange
able-and TIL drop dead from shock,
because no such outfit ever existed
nor ever will, not so long as games
can be tricked, as all of them can,
and gamblers are out for the coin,
as they naturally are, and the hand
is quicker than the eye, which it is"
''But how about the mathematical
percentage in favor of the bank
isn't that enough?" ] asked.
"How about the mathematical
percentage of crooked law-enforce-
ment officers who have to be
bribed?" he countered. There's
never enough coming in to satisfy
those babies"
IRWIN S. COBB
Copyright.-WNU Services.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17

Red Ruffing probably feels much
better now that Tony Lazzeri's no
longer a Yank. They didn't talk
Three of the Fordhams, ia
cunski, a regular end, and Gurske
and Zarik, second string backs,
wear glasses when not playing foot
ball Mickey Cochrane gets al
most as excited about Detroit hook
ey as he does about his Tigers.
Dale Hanover stands out as the
winter book choice for next years
Hambletonian Ranger Cecil
Dillon recently became the father of
boy, his fourth child. Frank B0u-
cher is the only other papa among
the playing Rangers After
weighing in for his fight with Leroy
Haynes, Tony Galento devoted the
rest of the afternoon to playing pool.
When he returned to the dressing
room after knocking out Haynes he
insisted upon smoking a big black
cigar before taking shower
Sports writer's err when they use
the date line "Harvard Stadium,
Cambridge, Mass" The Harvard
stadium is in Boston, Mass
Pinch hitters won 22 American
league games in 1887.
A 6-foot 1Ok-inch basketball CEN
ter, who halls from the Pennsyl-
vania coal mining regions and now
is reported attending classes at Bor-
ough Hall academy, is expected to
star for L. I. U. within season or
two Clarence Campbell, Ma
tional hockey league referee, was a
Rhodes scholar at Oxford Pete
Prunty, veteran fight announcer,
made his first public spiel SO years
ago at the old Madison Square
Garden. New York contributed
nearly 80 per cent of the ma
jor league baseball attendance in
1887 :. The Yankees drew 1,l72, 900,
the Giants 100000 and the Dod-
| gers 491,0
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17
NOT IN THE BOX SCORE:

MRS. 10 ESPINOSA probably
Iva has seen more golf matches
than any wife in history. She has
followed husband, AL, around the
courses for more than IL years and
estimates she has seen him play 4S3
rounds Willie Harper, the old
Fall River Soccer club goalie who
also performed so brilliantly for
Scotland decade or SO ago, now
coaches England's celebrated
Plymouth Argyles Jack Hur-
ley's heavyweight, Johnny Erja-
week, is trying to land q boxing
cOach's job at one Of the Cali
fOrnia colleges. Wants to complete
medical course so that he can
specialize in dietetics Charley
Goldman, manager Of Lightweight
Champion Lou Ambers, uses the
rubber nipple from a baby's milk
bottle as a cigar holder Coaches
who have observed them in ac-
ton testify that former Yale cap
tains Able Booth and Fay Vincent
working big time games In 1912
Jim Thorpe scored rs touchdowns
and achieved a total Of 1913 points
for Carlisle. This was the same
year, by the way, that he proved
to be a team all himself in the
Olympic games.
The state department Of automo-
bile registry in Michigan has set
aside No. as the license number for
Dutch Clark, coach and backfield
star of the Detroit Lions, as long as
he drives a car in Michigan
Seven has been Clark's playing
number since his college days
Paul Graham, captain elect Of In
diana's 1888 eleven, first reported
for football in 1884 Coach Bo
McMillin told him he was too little
for college football, so Graham re-
turned to his home in Eldorado,
Kan, and worked with a road con-
struction gang for year. He gained
Is pounds and then went back to
school. He is rated one of the best
blocking backs in the Big Ten con-
ference.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17
U. S. Steel Readiustment

THE United States Steel corpora
l. ton announced formation of a
new congratulated States Steel
Corporation of Delaware-to super
wise number of subsidiaries of the
parent corporation.
The new corporation, which will
come into existence January /, will
be organized with nominal capital.
Benjamin F. Fairless will be presi-
dent of the company and all the cap
ital stock is owned and held by the
United States Steel corporation of
New Jersey. Headquarters for the
management company will be at
Pittsburgh.
Myron C. Taylor, chairman of the
board, in announcing formation of
the new corporation, said that this
was the final move in the vast plan
of readjustment of the corporation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17
Edoerton Backs Water

CONFIRMATION of the appoint
~ ment of Henry w. Edgerton of
Cornell university as associate JUS
tice of the District of Columbia
Court of Appeals was endangered
because it was thought from his writ
ings that he did not believe in judicial
review. However, he appeared be-
fore the senate subcommittee, con-
sisting of Senators Borah, Burke and
Van Nuys and repudiated his previ-
GUS utterances. Of the power of
courts to declare legislative enact
ments unconstitutional he said:
81 regard it as not only thorough
ly established as a legitimate part
of our constitutional system, but
which was intended by the great ma
jority of the men who framed our
Constitution. I think it was properly
established by John Marshall and
l haven't the least criticism of any
court for any declaration of the
validity of that part of our consti-
tutional system"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17

army, in his annual
r e p o r t. Lessons
learned by skilled
observers of the civ
il war in Spain and
the Chino-Japanese
war have modified
the American de-
tense program, but,
says the general, it
is still the infantry
that renders the de-
cision in the final
analysis. Airplanes
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17
Lindberqhs Come Back

A FTER two years Of SELF
1 \ imposed exile in England, Col.
and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh re-
turned to the United States. Pre-
sumably they came over to spend
the holidays at the home of Mrs.
Lindbergh's mother, Mrs. Dwight
Morrow, in Englewood, N. J. Dis
patches from London said the
colonel also had some business to
transact in America. He is asso-
ciated in an advisory capacity with
Pan-American Anyways.
The landing of the Lindberghs at
New York was accomplished with
such secrecy that they almost es-
capped the notice of reporters and
news photographers. One of the
officers of the liner on which they
came said they planned to return to
England Immediately after Christ
mas.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17

Eddie Meade, who manages Henry
Armstrong, featherweight cham
pion, made a fortune directing two
boxing headliners of the early TWEEN
ties, Andy Clancy, the old Balti-
more knockout king, and Joe Lynch,
former bantamweight title holder.
One year the combination earned
$685., 900 Charley Gehringer is
the sixth consecutive infielder to win
the American league batting cham
piOnship.
Joe Gordon, who will graduate
from Newark to the New York
Yankees second base job next
spring, also will graduate from the
University of Oregon in February
:. Tony Lazzeri told Jimmy Dykes,
when the Sox manager was on the
coast a few weeks ago, that three
days before he was invited to come
to Chicago to confer with President
Philip K. Wrigley of the Cubs he
didn't know that he had been re-
leased by the Yankees. The deal
was engineered by the Cubs, Lazzeri
told Dykes.
Death of Fl. J. DERBY Dick)
Thompson recently, who saddled
four Kentucky Derby winners for
Col. Edward Riley Bradley, brings
to mind the fact that even trainer
sometimes doesn't know the best
horse in his barn. Thompson pinned
his hopes on Black Servant in the
1921 race, but it was another Brad
ley colOr-bearer, Behave Yourself,
which won. Thompson figured Bub-
bling Over was his best bet in 1926,
and he was right. But he was wrong
again in 1882. Bradley's two derby,
candidates that year were Burg0O
King and Brother Joe. The latter
was liked by Thompson, Bradley
and the rest Of the stable cOnnec-
tons. BurgOo King won while
Brother Joe broke down after half
a mile. Thompson wasn't surprised
when his Brokers Tip took the 1888
Derby after a rough stretch battle
with Head Play. Incidentally, that
was Brokers Tips first and last win.
Another National league pitcher
not long ago told Carl Hubben that
Ducky Medwick of the Cardinals
was easy to pitch to after you get
two strikes on him "All you
have to do" the moundsman ex-
planned, sis to throw him a low
curve on the outside" "But
how and when do you get two strikes
on him?" Hubbell inquired
Pittsburgh claims to be the first uni
versity to have it's football games
broadcast The original game
was the 1921 contest against Ne
braska, first of the present series
with the Cornhuskers.
Man o. War weighs 1,S75 pounds,
800 more than when he was unbeat-
able on the turf Harold Van
Every, MinnesOta's star sophomore
back, used to caddie for Bill Bar
rett, Minneapolis pro and father Of
Beatrice Barrett, one Of COLTS lead
ing women stars. Van Every'S
home was opposite the eighth fair
way Of the Lafayette Country club
at the time, and he eventually be-
came the clubs caddie master.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17

seven inches Ne
tween his eighteenth
and nineteenth birth
days Between
fairways Of the RO-
t0rua golf course in
New Zealand are q
number of boiling
mudholes. The club
draws annual green's
fees of more than
$4,000 despite the
risk Of bringing in .
geyser when a deep
fIivOt is taken
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17
Japs Enter Nankinq

TAPAN'S invading armies reached
- Marking and smashed their way
through several gates of the city's
wall. Their complete occupation of
the capital was imminent. The Chi
nese put up spirited defense in the
suburbs and nearby towns but it
was unavailing.
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek
and his wife were reported to have
escaped in an airplane, which must
have been a great disappointment
to the Japanese, who are deter
mined to capture Chang.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17
uI%t .
SS.C.toobiib
NIvlb1 about
Prehistoric Lore.

MEL RIO, TEXAS.-Accord-
- ing to the scientists, who
have a great way of naming
earthly phenomena without in
quiring into the wishes of the
phenomena, we are now living
in a terrestrial era known as
the Hollocene period.
This will be news to lot Of peo-
pie who rather suspected we were
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17

as ambassador to
Germany and in
Washington it was
said that Hugh R.
Wilson, now assist
ant secretary of
state, would be CIV
en- the post in Ber-
lin. Dodd has found
his duties difficult
because of his ad-
mitted dislike of the
Nazi policies and
for Snnoa time hac
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17

living through a
stage which might
be called Chaos.
' Still, it's no won
der shat the word
hasn't got around
generally yet, be-
cause this present
era is quite a young
era as eras go. It's
merelr a few mil
llion years old,
which, to our true
geologiSt, is the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17
No Fraud by Mellon

HREE months after his death
Il Andrew w. Mellon, famous in
dustrialist of Pittsburgh, was exon
Grated of income tax fraud by unan-
imous decision of the United States
board of tax appeals. The board
threw out the fraud charges
brought by the administration
against the former head of the
Aluminium Company of America
and, by an eight to seven ruling,
slashed the governments claim for
additional taxes on Melons 1881 in
come from $3,075. 900 to about $780,
900.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17

been regarded as persona non
grata" by the German government.
He was a professor of history in
the University of Chicago when APP
pointed, and says he intends to re-
sumo work on a history of the Old
South.
Robert W. Bingham of Louisville,
ambassador to Great Britain. also
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17

liable auxiliaries to the infantry, but
they cannot bring about a decision
in land operations.
Inventories of armament, motori-
cation, mechanization and equip
ment, in the light of the lessons
abroad, show several vital needs of
the first line forces, General Craig
declared. These include better
weapons to combat aircraft and
tanks, as we'll as more efficient guns
for the planes and tanks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17
Leviathan to Be Junked

T APAN made bid for the Levia
y than, huge liner seized from Ger
many in the World war, but the
United States Lines rejected it ant
sold the vessel to Metal Industries
Ltd, of London for $500, 900. It will
90 to England under its own power
and will be junked.
The Leviathan cost ten millions to
build and the American govern.
ment spent more than eight millions
to recondition it; and also paid Ger
many SIT, 688, 900 for its seizure.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17

Senator William BOrah Of Idaho
w. Edgeron
university formerly of the antitrust division Of the De-
about before sub
judiciary committee The committee examined
whether they believed him fit appone to
the Appeals District of Columbia He
right courts declare legislative
regarded such
judicial legitimate Of constitutional system
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-17
Diplomatic Chances
NEVERAI

GENERAL major changes in the
- diplomatic service are scheduled
for the near future. 1t was learned
that William E. Dodd had resigned