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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-17
Bombing of japanese Cities by Chinese
With Present Air Force Held Doubtful
Only Small Part Of Force
Suited for Long,
Range Raids.

Although Marshal Chang Kai-shek
always has considered the eventuality
Of making an air demonstration against
Toxic or other Japanese cities, mill
tary observers believe that in the pres
ent conflict the possibilities Of Chi
nese air attack against Japan are
remote.
China possesses some 500 airplanes
of which not more than l65 are ade-
quate for long-distance raid.
All these planes are essential for
the military operations with which the
Chinese dictator Is confronted. China
must buy its aviation abroad and each
airplane which is lost must be replaced
by one purchased either in the United
States or in Europe Hence, it cannot
afford the risk Of losing number Of
planes for the purpose of demonstra-
ton.
Many Would Not Return.
Although the distances from the
Marking or Shanghai air bases to the
japanese mainland are comparatively
short, the chances are that more than
80 per cent Of the raiders would not
return
Japan has been worried over the
possibility of such an attack for the
last three years. The presence of a
large air fleet in Siberia has made
the japanese government air-con-
scious. Thus, besides the 2.400 mill
tary and naval planes, the aircraft
defense Of the Japanese isles is as
modern and efficient as that of Great
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-17

BY the Associated Press
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, August IL
AviAtors Of three nations gathered on
the rim Of the Arctic today for a
search into the bleak wastes where six
Russian transpolar flyers vanished last
Friday.
Wind, rain and lowering clouds,
which swept omniously across the top
OF the world yesterday baked Amer
lean, Russian and Canadian airmen
trom launching an aerial hunt.
Among those grounded by the storm
was Jimmy Mattern, American aviator,
who In 1888 was saved from death in
the wilds Of Siberia by Sigismund
Levaneffsky, pilot of the missing plane
which was en- route here on a 1000
mile flight from Moscow.
Equipping Airplane.
Mattern, who was on world flight
when he crashed in Siberia, spent yes
terday equipping his fast, long-dB-
lance ship with de-icers.
A refueling plane to enable him to
extend his search was en- route here
from his California headquarters
At Aklavik, Northwest Territory,
Canadian Pilot Bob Randall was ready
to soar out over the frozen Arctic
Ocean in q plane chartered by the
Russian Embassy in Washington He
few to Aklavik yesterday from Ed
monitor, Alberta, 1850 miles south
ward
To Go to Cape Wellen.
At Markovo, on the Anadir River in
Siberia, Soviet Pilot Zadkoff prepared
to hop to Cape Wellen, on the North
ern Siberian coast.
The Soviet icebreaker KraSsin was
loaded with three seaplanes at Cape
Schmidt and was ready to steam
toward Alaska Three more planes
were being fitted at Moscow with extra
fuel tanks.
Vague radio messages picked up on
4 wave length assigned to the missing
transport plane spurred searchers in
the hopes the ship had landed safely,
possibly on an ice foe.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02
WOOLWORTH CO.
STRIKE GOES ON
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while the 100 girls In the downtown
store danced and made merry be-
hind the locked doors, between the
counters laden with glittering. mis-
cellaneous merchandise. The Coun-
tess Barbara Won Haugwitz- Revent-
low, the former Princess Barbara
Mdiyani, whose marital experiences
and whose millions have made her
the best known member Of the
Woolworth family. was SatiriZed In
songs the girls sang.
One Of Ditics
Barbara Hutton has the dough,
parlez vous,
Where she gets 1t, sure we
know, parleZ vous,
We slave at Woolworth's Five
and Dime,
The pay we get sure Is a crime,
Hinkey dinkey parlez vous.
This was their chief song. They
sang 1t over and over while curious
passers-by pressed their faces
against the locked plate-glaSs doors
They also sang "Dimes From Hea-
yen," to the melody OF a current
popular song, and "We'll Hang Old
Woolworth TO Sour Apple Tree"
TO the melody Of John Browns
Body.
What Officers Say
Il. G. Mauchly, vice-president OF
the Woolworth Company, telegraph
ed from New York that the strike
was local incident and would have
TO be handled through the district
headquarters at Cleveland. The girls
ask 10 cent an hour increase In
pay over their present average Of %
cents an hour, general 48 hour
week, and unicn recognition.
Charles E. Boyd, secretary Of the
Retail Merchants Association, said
that he would make an important
announcement this morning con-
corning the strikes. It was believed
that the announcement might set
forth a plan TO settle them.
Homer Martin, president Of the
United Automobile Workers, visited
the big store last night and pledged
the support Of his members TO the
strikers. Although the automobile
workers are an afisliate OF the com.
mittec for Industrial organization
and the strikers belong, through
their iinioi., to the A. +. Of L., the
local organizations support one an
other.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02

Steel Corporation In Pittsburg, CIO
ofncials said. Carnegie Illinois IL
the largest subsidiary Of y. 8. Steel.
Union Recognition Snag
There had been considerable talk
OF a strike, based largely upon the
determination Of the CIO to force
union recognition, higher wages and
better working conditions and the
refussl Of steel men to deal with
outside" groups. Only possible snag
which negotiations might strike APP
peared to be union recognition. II
was learned from the CIO that some
form Of recognition--possibly on a
qualified basis similar TO that grant
ed by the General Motors Corpora
tion-would be expected by the
Lewis afilliate, the 6l-year -old
Amalagamated Association OF Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers.
4O-HouT Week Satisfies
The 40-hour week, 1t was learned,
will be considered satisfactory" by
union leaders for the present. The
industry had previously been geared
to 43 hour basis. During the past
"a hours five major steel companies
announced 40hour week starting
March 10 with extra work paid for
on a time and q half basis.
Almost 10000 men--or about q
quarter Of the industrtys workers.
were granted pay raises and placed
upon an eight-hour day, FIVE day
week In series OF maneuvers by in
dependent companies while the CIO
afIiliate-steel workers organizing
committee--conferred with Carnegie
Illinois officials.
TO ASK NEW BIDS
Washington, March 2-CUP)-Fol-
lowing adoption OF 40-hour week
In many steel mills, the navy de-
partment will readvertise immedi-
ately for bids on approximately TO-
000, 000 pounds Of steel for the con-
struction OF six new destroyers and
three new submarines.
The decision TO readvertise was
announced shortly after institution
OF the 20 hour week, which permits
these companies to bid on navy steel
supplies In conformity with the labor
provision OF the disputed Walsh
Healey act.
For several months the navy has
experienced difficulty In obtaining
steel supplies for Its construction
program, largely due to the fact
that most steel companies operated
no A or 48 hour week.
The navy said that the new bids
would be opened on March 20. on
Gals expressed the hope that the
navy construction program would 90
forward without further delay.
CONSTRUCTION OF this years quota
Of six deStroyers and three subma.
marines under the 1887 building
program has not been started, due
to the navy's inability to obtain
steel.
While all navy yards are still fully
employed, officials had expressed the
fear that lay-offs would be nece3-
sary In some yards beginning March
IS unless new construction mate
rails were obtained Immediately.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02
DIAL s-llle

ported that the Penton building,
where. the publication Is issued,
swayed back and forth several Sec
onds. He said o door waved back
and forth as though moved by an
unseen hand. He said the motion
seemed to be at the rate Of about
two pulsations q second and was
quite pronounced.
J.. Telephone switchboards In news
papers and public buildings In Cleve-
land were swamped by calls. No
damage was reported. (.
Cincinnati and northern Ken
lucky also felt the trenlor.
s9e Difficult to Stand
From Urbana, O., came a report
that many persons found 1t difficult
to. yStandGsup during the 10 or Is
seconds the tremor lasted.
warden s1tC. - n McCAntoc of
'Moundsville, w. va, prison. report
ed the quake had beensfelt there.
Cleveland u housewives said the
Quake shook Clothing on hooks and
ratified pictures. '~ss's' ts
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02
lie DETECTOR HAS
DECIDED HIS FATE
Continued from Page u

The warden Of the Cook county
jail couldn't permit the test with
out a court order. Rose and Smith
raced to the Edgewater Beach hotel
wher they reused Municipal Judge
Michael Mckinley. He signed the
order. Joseph had four hours left
to live when Keeler carried his lie
detector-a box about two feet
square-into Joseph's cell.
His Last Chance
Smith explained to Joseph that
this was his last chance TO live. If
the lie detcctor showed that he was
not lying when he affirmed that
he had not killed Max Dent, a drug
peddler who also was government
informer, there was good chance
that Gov. Horner would believe him
innocent. Joseph nodded, smiled.
He was confident.
A rubber sack attached TO q tube
filled with mercury-the ordinary
blood pressure recording apparatus
was wrapped around his arm and
inflated. A pen connected TO the
mercury tube made lines OH q strip
OF paper emerging from the box,
recording the least fluctuation In
blood pressure. The machine Is
based on the theory that when q
man lies his blood pressure jumps
UP at the instant of the lie.
Test Was Started
Keeler took a pack OF playing
cards from his pocket, held one card
before Joseph, said:-"When ask
you II this Is card. you say, no."
All right" Joseph said. rs this q
card" mo" A jagged peak nearly
an inch high showed on the paper.
Keeler repeated his question II
times. His purpose was to ascertain
the degree Of increase In Josephs
blood pressure when required TO tell
a deliberate lie.
rs your name Rappaport?" he
asked. yes" The pen moved across
the paper evenly. did you kill
Dent?" mo" The pen jumped up
made a Jagged peak an inch high.
Keeler reported to Gov. Horner by
telephone. ION the basis OF my
findings" he said, "Rappaport ia
guilty"
At 1905 a. m. today Rappaport
was taken to the execution cham
Der and electrocuted.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02

Mahon, former president Of the
United Textile Workers Of America,
to avert the strike collapsed at las
a. m. Stumbling block was the
unions demand for a 20 per cent
wage increase to bring the pay level
to that prevalent in Boston. Opera
tors agreed to the unions demands
for o 48-hour work week with "time
and a half" Tor overtime, closed
shop and years contract, but
would offer only 10 per cent pay
boost. Union representatives stalked
from the conference and reported
the operators attitude to waiting
strikers at a mass meeting. The
strike officially began with adjourn
ment at 3 q. m. f
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02
LOCAL VOTES ARE
FOR PRESIDENT
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business store and the high school
student manifest confidence In the
presidents bill.
Residents Stand by
The poll indicated more convinc-
Ing than words can convey that
Waterburians are In sympathy with
the president. Notwithstanding the
fact that the nation shows a swing
TO the opposite point of view Wa.
terbury Is better than 2 TO / In favor
Of the president and his recommen-
dalton.
The Democrat takes this occasion
10 thank It's many readers. II space
permitted the printing OF names
Iigned TO the ballots one would enjoy
reading OF the prominence OF the
persons voting and their wide vari.
aIlce OF opinion on the subject.
But Waterbury goes democratic
again. Roosevelt carries the city
by substantial margin and while
that's now news. 1t Is an interesting
commentary on public sentiment
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02
FOUR GOVERNORS
TO MEET MONDAY

Hartford, Conn, March 2.--CUP)
The governors Of four New Eng.
land states will meet here Monday
with Secretary OF War Harry H.
Woodring and legal and technical
advisors to discuss food control
compacts, II was announced today
by Gov. Cross.
Attending, the governor said, will
be the chief executives Of Massachu-
sets, New Hampshire and Vermont,
their advisory STATS, and army en-.
gineers.
The conference was scheduled
Tor II q. m, at the Hartford club.
Gen. Sanford Wadhams and At
torney General Edward J. DAILY will
sit with Gov. Cross as Connecticut's
representation.
1t was believed the recently pro.
posed 466 ,O00, 900 construction pro.
gram, submitted TO congress 10 pro-
vide protection for the Connecticut
and Merrimac river valleys would
% one q the chief items Of discus
sion.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02
terday seeking q IS per cent pay

terday seeking q is per cent pay
boost. te sy,a x ~
When first word Of the shutdown
strike reached the state house at
Boston, Governor Hurley summoned
State Police Commissioner Paul G.
Kirk, Adjutant- General Charles, II.
Cole and the state arbitration board
to prepare for an emergency, but
their services were not needed.
Several days ago, Hurley warned
that Massachusetts, would not toll
crate sit.down strikes and seizure, Of
private property, Sa 4,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02
CRAZY COLORED
MAN IS SLAYER
CONTINUED from Page u


underwent a blood TRANSMISSION last
night.
Each Of the victims was shot In
the head. Fifty relief clients scat
tered in panic, battering down a
door to escape. Three women faint
ed. The negro reloaded his gun
and fired IL shots Unfortunately
at by-standers. When captured af-
loaded the gun a third time zfifidm
ter he left the building, he had
loaded the gun a third time.
Informs Undertaken
Police learned that Bailey told
an undertaken ~ hours before his
outbreak that II can send you some
business. I'll probably have three
customers tomorrow"
In jail, the negro said God told
me TO do It," He told Of a voice
from above" that instructed him TO
go solve hts relief problem "in our
own way" Later he said he had
planned the killings for a month.
u am the Messiah" he NUT
tered. II am the voice Of God.
The spirit moved me and ! went
home and read my Bible for long
time. Then the voice came to me-"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02
ThompsonvIIIe Trouble

> Thompsonville, Conn.,. March p
(UP)-Ofiicials Of the United Tex
tile Workers Of America said they
would present demands late today
to the Bigelow-Sahford Carpet Co.
for recognition as the exclusive coll
lective bargaining agency Of the
workers.
The executive committee Of the
carpet workers local said the plant
was 70 per cent unionized and that
requests already have been submit
ted for a five-day, 40-hour work
week, with time and one-half for
overtime.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02
Eagle Lock CO. Scrap

Terryville, Conn, March 2--(UP)
President Michael Fill Of the
Workers Protective association, an
nounced today that the manage
ment Of the Eagle Lock 90. had been
given until II o. m. March 8 to COM
ply with demands for wage in
crease Of five per cent and new
minimum wage scale for new work.
erS. -
FIJI said the association member
ship includes 600 Of the 300 employed
at the plant. Last week so workers
IN the screw department quit but re-
turned ON promises Of the state
board of mediation and arbitration
to survey theswage scale.
MASS. STRIKE ENDS
Chelsea, Mass, March 2.--(UP)--
Massachusetts first Sit-doWn strike
had ended today with l40O employees
OF the A. q. Walton 81 company
shoe factories accepting a comprom-
Use 10 per cont wage Increase.
The strike was short lived, all en-
ployes having returned to work
within seven hours after they had
laid down their tools yesterday.
Originally strikers. who belonged
TO no union, had demanded q is per
cent wage increase, but they accept
ed the counter proposal of Superln-
tendent Eugene J. Mccarthy.
The strikers ignored pleas OF @.
]. q. Shoe Union leaders that they
remain flrnl for Is per cent In
crease. Through ampllfiers set I'D
across the street from the Walton
factories, Q. ]. Q. speakers cried:
I'VE OF the q. !. o. are standing
behind you. II you stay at your
posts at your posts. we viii see that
you are supplied with food and other
necessities and we vii take care Of
your families"
The speakers included several
strikers from the Rits shoe factory.
where 100 employees walked out yes
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02
BY C. L. SULZBERGER
(Cppyright 1887 BY United Press

NVYytbBue AVOs ny OugLeU FFeSSJ
Washington, March q (U.PD-
Establishment Of collective bargain
ing IN the steel industry virtually
eliminated today the probability OF
q steel strike under the leadership
OF John L. Lewis committee for in
duStrial organization, the United
Press was informed today. Informa-
ton was obtained In the highest
councils Of the Committee for In
dustrial Organization-noW engaged
IN dual bargaining ventures with
steel and coal employers that
Lewis and his associates expect to
negotiate union contract with the
United States Steel Corporation
shortly. One phase Of the establish
ment Of the 40-hour week In I'VE
large concerns with general expecta-
ton OF an industry basis on this
schedule was the alienation of ten
sion here over absence OF steel bids
on battleship plate.
Reason For No Bids
A major reason for the lack of
bids was insistence OF steel men
that they could not adjust opera
tons to meet the Walsh Healey
government contracts act setting q
maximum 40-hour work-week with
time and a half for overtime for
federal work.
Labor department officials confer
red with representatives OF Car
negie-Illinois Immediately after an
nouncement Of the first working
condition changes by three steel
manufacturers.
The first step toward negotiat ting
such an agreement. considered prac-
ticaly an impoSsibility a year ago
IN view Of the industry's policy Of
refusing to deal with outside" UNI
Ions, will be the signing OF an agree
mert with the Carnegie Illinois
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02
England Is
Beset With Strikes
CONTINUED from Page u

on strike. Factories were picketed.
Massachusetts, first Shutdown strike
was settled within seven hours ..'es-
terday at the A. q. Walton g. Co.
shoe factories in Chelsea. The 1,400
strikers resumed work after receiy-
ing o 10 per cent wage increase.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02
Give and Take


In the house today Representa-
tive John d. Thoms, minority lead
er, and Representative Noah
Swayne Of Darien, majority leader,
engaged In spirited repartee for sew
eral moments that rocked the house.
The by-play came when Represen.
tative Swayne called Representative
ThomS' attention to O letter which
he had just received from Attorney.
General Edward J. Daley acting as
chairman OF the Connecticut Victory
Fund committee. Representative
Swayne was asked for q $25 dona-
ton TO aid IN liquidating the DEM
ocratic deficit incurred In the 1895
elections. He asked Representative
Thomas to intimate delicately to
Attorney General Daley the fact
that he, Representative Swayne)
was not q democrat, but republi-
Rep. Thoms responding to the
raillery stated that he presumed
the drive chairman was acting on
the theory that as most men grow
older they wake In wisdom and
hence 1t was believed that by this
time Rep. Swayne would have been
convinced he should be a democrat
II ne wasn't. He also stated that he
thought perhaps the letter might
serve as a reminder to Rep. Swayne
as TO who did win last falls cleo
ton, he (Rep. Thoms) doubling by
Pep. Swayne's actions and words il
h. knew who did win the election.
Thursday afternoon before the
judiciary committee several bills OF
Senator George T. Culhane OF Wa
terbury will get hearing. One
would make 1t unlawful for any
person. not actively engaged In the
practice Of law. to appear before
the Compensation Commissioner
Another would make 1t unlawful
for similar persons to appear before
the Probate Court.
1t the same hearing a bill by
Rep. John d. Thorns will also be
considered. This bill calls for use
Of seals for all commissioners Of the
superior court.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02
Steel Industry Has
Agreed To Demands
Continued from Page 1,

Approximately 100000 Carnegie
ElllnciS employees would be affected
while otner subsidiaries Of the gi-
zaEltic United States Steel, which
employs $4,000 workers, also are
expected to be included in any wage
and hour agreement that affects
Carnegie Illinois.
Such action by u. 8. 6ttel likely
would swing into line all other steel
companies whic. have not yes an
nOunced wage and hour changes so
that the { tire 100000 employees In
the $4,000, 100000 steel industry
would be affected.
Delivered Together
The Carnegie Illinois announce
EneEit Is expected to be delivered
simultaneously to both the 8. w. o.
c., Lewis agency conducting drive
Z 70 unionize the steel industry, and
TO the company union" groups, the
press said.
Common labor Of Carnegie Illinois
was raised to 81 cents an hour last
November making 1872 day for
an eight-hour day. While common
labor constitutes about only seven
per cent q; all steel workers, adjust.
InentS upwards In the pay Of the
more skilled labor Is expected to be
made by Carnegie-Illinois soon also.
The press indicated.
The wage increase and 40-hour
work week came after yesterday
afternoons announcement that
FairleSs was comforting with Lewis
committee for Industrial organiza-
ton. For half a century. big steel
has Stunned negotiations with out
side unions"
Industry Moves Quickly
Pittsburgh, March 2--(UP)-The
5000, 100000 steel industry. employ
ing $4,000 workers, moved swiftly
today TO meet labor's demands for
higher wages and a shorter work
week.
Five large concerns, breaking all
precedent. agreed to boost salaries
OF $4,000 employees from 1920 to SIS
q day and reduce the work week
from 40 to 40 hours. Labor leaders
weyB confident that remaining COM
panteS In the industry, which has q
pay roll Of almost $1,000, 000, 900 a
year, would hasten to adopt the
new standards.
Expect U. s. Steel
In Washington, 1t was learned in
the highest councilc OF the c. /. o.
that the union expected to negoti-
ate q contract with U. 8. steel short
ly. 1t was said that the sudden and
swift move by the industry to recog-
ntze labor's demands had virtually
eliminated probability Of a strike OF
steel workers under Lewis leader
ship.
Ernest T. Weir. chairman OF the
National Steel Corporation. was the
first to announce wage and hour
adjustments for his 10000 employees.
Four other companies followed al
most Immediately. They were:
HethleneEl Steel Corporation, en-
ploying $1,000: Inland Steel Corpo-
ration, 10000; Republic Steel Corpo-
ration, $4,000 and Youngstown Sheet
ana Tube $4,000.
Effective on March l6
me new agreements become ef-
fective March 10.
Although a general wage in
crease throughout the industry had
been expected. the announcements
were q surprise. 1t had been believed
that an advance In steel prices
would precede them. Fairies an
nolnced during recent tour of
Carnegie Illinois plants In the
Pittsburgh youngstown district that
wage increase and a boost In
steel prices must 60 hand-in .hand.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-02
OHIO IS SHAKEN
BY EARTHQUAKE
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Continued from Page y Kill
severe than the second, he said. THE,
Evansville, Ind. weather bureau re-
ported the shock did virtually no
damage and was felt principally In
upper floors Of tall buildings.
Cleveland Building Shaken -
Lee Merkel, Of the magazine Daily
Metal Trade IN Cleveland, O., re-