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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-26

A 31-year-old dishwasher IN .
New Baltimore, Mich, inn, james
Mccormack, was arrested at
bus station in Cleveland and re-
turned to Michigan for question
ing in connection with the De-
ieved torch murder Of a 16-year.
old Detroit school girl, Mary JAM
Mohan. The girl was found slan.
in the ruins Of the New Baltimore
inn, which was destroyed by .
fire In the night. The girl nau
been staying at the inn with ne'
mother.
-GentrGl Press !
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-26
Wife Preservers

You will find a great conven-
ience in the kitchen is a little pin
cushion. It may be round or
square, and not more than two
and one-haif inches across, with
a loop i'll the corner to hang by.
It may be bright colored, and
match the kitchen color scheme.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-26

Found guilty Of the, abduction
Staying Of DR.. J. G. B. Davis.
Missouri country doctor, Robert
Kenyon, 23-year-old farm youth.
waited in his cell at Alton, No.
for q formal sentence. Of death
Central Preaa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08
Cov. Cross Hits Sit- DolDn Strikes As He Lauds Labor

New Haven, Conn, Sept. 8.--(UP)
 -The Connecticut Federation of Labor went into the second day of its most important convention in years today with the praise of Gov. Wilbur L. Cross ringing in its ears for the ousting of 10 committee for industrial organization unions. T want to congratulate you on what you have just done" the governor said when informed the convention had upheld suspension of the 0. I. Q. unions by the FederatiOn,s exec- utive board by a vote of 12l to 20. The result of the vote was for- warded immediately to William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, who ordered the custer.
 Gov. Cross reiterated his opposi- ton to sit.down strikes and added; T want to congratulate the cpn- necticut Federation of Labor that it has not reanrted to the slt~down strike. When the 0. I. o. tried the sit-down strike, 1t found that the public would not stand for the inc vasion of property. If you can 60 into . factory and sit down and keep out the employer, damage his property # you like, then you have done what the laws ef Connecticut, at least. will not permit" Qov. Ctons urged, fl pocaihle. avoidance 0k re- sort t0 strikes, but, he vent 6n, "it is q weapon that must remain in your hands to De used when other means fail.s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08

q want to encourage you to 90 on in this great work. for I know as everyone else knows that the worker will be exploited unless he looks out for himself through or- gafiiHatiou, collective bargaining, minimum wages and 8 maximum number of loufs.p The executive board of the Federation suspended the c. I. Q. unions about 10 days ago. AS result, no delegates of 0. |. Q. union appeared at the first ses- sion of the convention yesterday afternoon. The suspension vote au. toiiaatiCally deprived 4,OOO 0. 1. O. union men of membership in the Connecticut Federation of Labor. It came after an hour of debate dlir- ing which several 0. r. of L. men opposed the custer, and during which John '. Nlgan, Tederatlpn Secretary, challenged:
 @Let's do no pussyfoOtlng on this Issue. We're either with the c. I. Q. or the A. '. 0f L." EOlI0winK the vote, resolutions began to ba of- fered to the convention. More were expected to follow today, the second day Of the fouv~6avb pAxlev. one resolution presented called ofi .. s. authorities to abolish ARacist activity in Connecticut The atAka@ meut named AseAtase A. Vonelats sky, Thompson, white silatian lead- eE, opposed to the present rofitnk ln Soviet Russia, as A leader in tho Fascist ianven,cnk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08
GIRL TELLS HER STORY OF MURDER

Iselin, N. J., Sept. 8-tuP)-A 20- year-old schoolgirl confessed today that she shot and killed Paul Reeves handsorAa philahderer, when he ate tempted to attack her in his home while his wife was at . motion pic- ture theater and his two children slept in an adjoining room. Police said the girl was Margaret Breh- nan, the. pretty woman in Q rust coat" seen fleeing from the Reeves house last night after neighb0rs heard five shots. Reeves was found nude and dying on the floor of the living room.
 Miss Brennan's story, as given out by police, was that she had been forced into intimate relations with the copper mill ennploye four or five weeks ago and had been worried about her condition. She arranged an appointment for last night to talk things over."
 Fearful, she said, that Reeves again would insist on intinla c, she took her fathers 32 caliber fevol- yer. Reeves was In the nude when she arrived and tried to embrace her, she said. After a brief strugs gle she drew the gun and fired.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08
Japan Has Defed
 Three Big Nations
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and were picking of sailors and soldiers from roof tops. There was fierce fighting east of the city, InA- chine gun duels and hand to hand combat.
 Japanese military experts esti- mated that in the Shanghai area there were more than 26 Chinese divisions, totaling 35O,00Q men and that 140.OO0 were actually in ac- ton. The Japanese number about 10000. D
 Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, com. manding the United States fleet, conferred this morning with Vice. Admiral Sir Charles Little, the Britt ish commander. Immediately af- terward Yarnell conferred with American Consul General Clarence E. Gauss.
 2,SOO American There
 The American consulate general estimated that 2,300 Americans re- mained here. Several hundred of these are dependents of Americai, service men and subject to compul- sory evacuation orders. But of the remainder, only about 100 had heed- ed the latest urgent warning to evacuate.
 R. T. Mcdonnell; Boston, Mass, chairman of the American emer. gency committee, said today Q 1 evacuation warnings:
 United States policy to date, par- ticularly that pursued by naval and consular authoriteis here, is giv- ing full protection to Americans and their interests. It could not be improved, and all we ask is con- tinuation of that policy"
 Other leading Americans, though they were not critical of the gov- ernmentis motives in seeking evacu- ation, expressed belief that the situ- ation was not fully understood. They held that 1t was not necessary for them to evacuate Shanghai and that only Americans at interior points, where no protection was pos- sible, should evacuate.
 American Property Damage
 Damage to American property continued. Japanese destroyers to- day shelled snipers alongside the Standard oil compound, and datn- aged g corner of 1t.
 A Japanese spokesman said that Japanese troops had withdrawn from the American seventh Day Adventist Mission after three days emergency" occupation due to the situation of the mission in the front lines. He said that one American flag flying there had been damaged by the firing.
 The spokesman added also that for the first time the Japanese brought their tanks into action to- day, east of the city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08

(Continued from Page D Independent Democrats would be merely a useful aid during the cam paign and on election day, now find themselves in the unexpected and embarrassing position of being dic- tated to by the group which they planned to use for their own bene- fit.
 Attorney T0bin Behind Scenes
 Behind the scenes in many of the Independent Democrats moves is Attorney John Tobin, one of the factions leaders and who directed the Independents campaign two years ago when they had their own ticket in the field. Attorney Tobin was slated to be nanied clerk of the board of registration by Town Clerk Dora Egan, but in Q last minute change of plans the post was given to Eugene 6heehan, one of Attorney Tobins followers.
 Seek Control of c. O. P.
 Some of the Independents, iIn- pressed by the case with which they have domination of the fusion move- ment, look ahead to the possibility of their gaining control of the Re- publican party. This is not as inl- possible as 1t may sound in view of the aggressive way in which the In- dependent Democrats took control of the fusien part of the campaign.
 Regular COP. Dissatiafied
 Defections of many who were reg ular Republicans for many years IS attributed to the high-handed method in which the town commit tee decided to form the fusion movement and named Q slate of cali- didates headed by Democrat, Sen- ator George Culhane, for mayor. Many Republicans feel that the party was "sold out" by It's leaders, and must be completely reorganized whatever the outcome of this years election.
 No Support Coming
 The fllslOnists cannot keep secret the fact that Q number of promi. nent citizens, long loyal Republicans. have given nc support to the Oul- hane.Rowlaud ticket and will not do SO. 90 angered are these men at the seleclcn Of the ticket that on election day they wili either fall tc vote at all or will cast their ballots for Mayor Frank Hayes,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08
Red Arny MaFChinr


 The Communist army, under its almost revered leader, Gnu Teh, Is marching through northwest China and, is reported already in contact through its advance units with Japa- nese in the country northwest and west of Peiping.
 Gnu T'eh has pledged his loyalty, solely and absolutely, to the central government. His men have torn of their red star insignia and have taken the new name of the eighth route army.
 And, in joining the government forces, they have released 76,000 Moharnmedan troops who were fac- ing them in the northwest. These men will be sent to inner Mongolia to challenge the Japanese in that area.
 On the Shanghai front, China's soldiers held tenaciously to their poe sitions. Warships, airplanes, big field guns and mortars blasted their lines. Japanese troops along the Shanghai-Woosung railroad, held back for days, were ordered this morning to take the Chinese posi- tons or die in the attempt.
 Americans Anxious
 Americans continued anxious over their own position in view of Presi- dent Roosevelt's statement that they remained in China at their own risk. At Peiping, confirming the action taken here, the American embassy advised TOO Americans there and l,400 more in other parts of the north to get out at once. aT-
 For the present, however, the ad- hesioll of the Communist army to the National cause was the big news.
 This is the army that 100000 government troops in turn have faced over a period of 10 years, and failed to defeat decisively.
 Gnu, now 51, has fought since boyhoCd; first as Republican. He became dissatisfied with the course of Republican politics and went to Germany and studied military tac- tics for three years. Already one of the best generals in the army, he was now outstanding. It was not long before he broke away and formed his own army.
 Attack Jap Navy Lines
 Chinese during the night attacked the Japanese navy lines north of the international settlement and in the Yangtzepoo area at the east end of the city. Their snipers again had filtered through the Japanese lines
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08
ITALIAN STAR IS
 IN HOLLYWOOD

Hollywood, Sept. D--(Up) Mueso- iimis favorite film star, Iea Miranda, was in Hollywood today for movie making, and patched up what looked like 6 feud with Marlene Dietrich right at the start.
 When the Italian actress arrived in New York, and her resemblance to Miss Dietrich was commented upon, she answered "Dietrich is greatl But I am Miranda"
 Arriving in Hollywood, she took any sting out of the remark.
 " only meant" she explained. "that we are two persons; she is she and I am I, myself. Is that not okey doke?"
 The tall blonde has been termed ''the most glaniorous woman in Eu- rope" Muss0lini himself gave her a farewell party before she set out for Hollywood. She is under cCn- tract to Paramount studio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08
Nothing Has Been Done

Everyone knows that our system of unemployment relief needs over- hauling and reform, that 1t could be more honest and more just.
 Everyone knows that the Social
 Security act is imperfect In nu-
 m0rous details, that the wage
 earner pays too much for the se-
 curity he receives. The principle
 0f . vast reserve fund of tens of
 billions of dollars is dangerous.
 Everyone knows this. But nothing
 has been done about 1t.
 With chance to really do some- thing about floods, the New Eng land Flood Control Compacts have been temporarily killed here, and the whole New England flood con- trol program put of because our program doesn't it in with the presidents ideas about power.
 We republicans have suggested remedies in all these instances and will continue to do so until we get the power to apply them. We will not engage in destructive attack, but in constructive suggestions. I have accepted the fact since the last election that the administra- ton aims are almost unanimously accepted by the people. But let's achieve theml And let's achieve them within the Constitution.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08

Continued from Page D
 safety features and how easy it is to make the bicycle a menace in- stead of an aid to smooth trafflc.
 Instruction of Riders
 "The Waterbury Democrat Bicycle Safety league will serve both par ents and children by instruction of bicycle riders on requirements of the law" MT. Stanford said today.
 Tn the first place, the children should be taught that the law which forbids riding some youngster on the handlebars also means that no bicycle should be ridden double in any manner" he explained. "The Democrats plan of telling all about the law will straighten out this un- derstanding of the measure. Prob ably not many parents know this, too. And the youngsters have been riding double without knowledge
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08

(Continued from Page D meet today ii1 emergency session to discuss the situation. Union lead- ers claimed tho strike hit 26 firms throughout the eastern half of the state.
 No attempt was made by truck owners to move their machines from garages and as quickly as trucks arrived within the strike area they we're halted by union men.
 waterbury Drivers Settle
 At the same time, it wes reported truck drivers at Waterbury had set. tied threatening dispute there by accepting . five cents an hour wage increase.
 Strikers within this area, however, asked ten cents an hour more, Q closed shop, and an eight-hOtlr run between Hartford and New York, These demands were turned down fiatly by owners.
 Ths state labor department said 1t was making efforts to get in touch with responsible parties on both sides.
 Meantime, . union representative said the rest of the state may be called out, and threatened to clamp down on perishable food deliveries if demands weren't met.
 Showdown Expected
 "If 1t comes to a showdown" said William H. Roberts, union business agent, i've expect to ask drivers ct New Haven, Bridgeport and Spring field, Mass, to strike" Food trucks as yet" he went on, fare not affeCt- cd. But we may cell them out soon. They are all organized" ''In event of c showdown" Roberts said, i've expect to call out more than 1000 drivers"
 In addition to Hartford, union leaders said the following Cities and towns were hit by the strike: New Britain, Manchester, New London, Norwich, Willlmantic, Daniels0Fl, and JeWett City. Roberts said the whole eastern part of the state as far south as New Haven answered the strike call. No violence was re- ported. The strike, coming with dra- inatic audiences, ended for the moment negotiations between union representatives and operators which began August 8. Several meetings were held but no agreement was reached.
 Not Moving Stock
 According to Myles w. IllingWorth, executive secretary of the Motor Truck Association of Connecticut, Inc, none of the companies hit by the strike attempted to move any of their trucks. 1llingworth said operators were willing to grant the union a five cents wage increase, but turned thumbs down on the closed shop demand. It was reported the union refused a proposal to take the dispute to the state board ot mediation and arbitration.
 Truck shipments from strike. bound firms ended at 8 o'clock last night. Union men cruised through out the eastern portion of the state, ordering all trucks already on the road back to their garages. one truck was directed to return to Hartford from New Haven. John J. Murphy, secretary treasurer of the Truck Drivers, Chauffeurs and Helpers union, said the present wage scale of union men was go cents an hour for city men and 76 cents an hour for over-the.road drivers. He wanted this scale raised, he said, to 70 cents and SS cents, respectively.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08
Threat q Finances

It is difficult at first glance to see how the government can control the activities of the Duke. But 1t can hold over his head the threat of financial penalties.
 The srub given by the Duke and Duchess of Kent was made the oc- caai0n for articles in two London popular newspapers today. "Is there . hatiq" asked the Daily Express. "Who stands in the way of the Duke and Duchess of Kent visiting the Duke of windsor and his Duchess2 It has become a mat ter of public interest. h there Q desire on the part of tile govern inent to place Q ban on the Duke and Ducheese If Is is merely Q difference, that is another matter. But . decision based on grounds of public policy would concern the nation."
 The Express commented that the public would be glad to have the Duke here, and added that the peo- pie would be glad to see him ct Fort Belvedere again.
 The Daily Mirror commented similarly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08
Labor Is NOn- Partisan

Labor continues to be non-par- tisan. There is no doubt that Q larger republican congressional con- tingent will be elected in 1888 than in ie36 and 1t is reasonable to sus- pect that some of them will have labor support.
 Personally, I don't make routine speeches damning the New Deal. I have no quarrel with its larger aims, but do insist that Roosevelt and the Democratic Congresses have not achieved insults.
 The president in the recent ses- aion of congress placed all his ex- ecutive energy on attempts to en- large the executive power and spent practically none at all in improving the condition of the people.
 The wage and hour legislation, for which I was glad to record my vote, could have passed easily if the president, early in the session, had not insisted on attempting to assert complete mastery over the supreme court and club congress into abet- ting his attempt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08

that they actually were breaking the law"
 Nervous Moments
 MT. Stanford remarked that both as 8 seller of bicycles and as a mo- torist his concern for the safety of children on bicycles has given him his most nervous moments" He feels that only by keeping to the strict requirements of the law can safety of the hundreds of youthful riders in Waterbury be attained in this age of intensified traffic con- ditions.
 '"The more careful the driver, the greater his concern when he sees some youngster speeding down a hill which intersects the highway he Is travelling" added MT. Stanford. '"The youngsters should be told again and again to watch what they're doing. And that's why the safety campaign will be most con- structive, starting, as it intends to start, with the instruction of the riders themselves" 
 Baby polar bears have become pets at the Russian permanent air base in the Arctic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08

en. Platforms usually are about the same. The republican platf orm last year promised at least as much to labor, for in- stance, as did the democratic platform.
 And the re- publican party can get the vote of the working man, which 1t conspicu ously failed to get in the last elec- Ainn if ik nnlfs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08
By SENATOR HENRY CABOT LODGE
ltten Exclusively for The Democrat and NEA Service

WENten hAcuVcN % AHe DelHOOEH N"u NNH 00EVIVe' AHU
 The republicans the opposition And dssasfac- on develops with the methods and failures of the New Deal the republican party will be the only place for dissatisfied voters to go.
 control of the government the republican party must do several things.
 develop realistic century republication
 It personnel at its national conventions which will representation of the rank and file of the If it doesn't whoever nominated for president by the next convention will the This policy also be the states and congressional districts. This country no longer votes for - -S ; - = -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08
J. EDGAR HOOVER WARNS POLICE

Washington, Sept. S-(UP)-Dis- missal of Captain Matt Leach of the Indiana State Police was Q warning from Chief G-man J. Ed- gar Hoover to law enforcement of- ficers today to cooperate in his ila- tion-wide anticrime campaign.
 Complaints to the Indiana State
 Police board charging that Leacl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08
AMERICANS ARE
 AGAIN WARNED
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The embassy's announcement, ,fol- lowed two days of uncertainty among Americans throughout China as result of President Roosevelt's statement that U. s. Citizens reftis- ing to take advantage of evacuation facilities would remain in China at their own risk.
 Hundreds of Americans, particu- larly those in Shanghai, have bonn barded U. s. officials with cables and telegrams demanding the pro- lection of marines and watships. The embassy emphasized that the responsibility for any decision with regard to remaining or leaving China rested with the individual. But we cannot guarantee the safe- ty of those electing to remain in China under present conditions" 1t added.
 The Japanese embassy announced that 1t had reimbursed Gene Lamb, an American who claimed that his home here had been footed by Jap- anese soldiers.
 4AAA 1AeADs WAeAhWk0W
 Tsingtao, China, Sept. 8-(Up)-- United States consul Samuel HokO. bin told 8 meeting of several hun- dred Americans today that the U. s. Government desires the withdrawal of all Nationals from China immed- lately.
 9okobin also conveyed the same instructions to Americans remaining in interior China. They were be- Iieved In line with President Roose- velt's stand that Americans who in- sist on remaining in China must do SO ct their own risk.
 American business men were re. luctant to heed the iEstEuetiong. Many have spent Iifetiines in build- ing up business connections in China.