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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-24

bruised leg he received in the im- pact against the fence.
 The other injury was a bruised hip suffered by Pancho Villa, Jr., in the burlesque bullflght when the angry bull struck the nervy little bull teaser and threw him high into the air.
 The arena eing wet in spots tend- ed to slow the timed contests, but the contestants swung into rapid action as they went the initial round for the first day money prizes. Slim Welch of Medicine Hat, Canada, el- ectrifled his fellow contestants as well as the audience when he made the leap from Q flying cowpotly and threw his steer in the bulld0gging contest in five seconds, which was announced as just one second slower that the worlds record. Buddy A6ef- ford, of Anadarko, Okla, took first in the calf roping contest, roplng and tieing his baby bovine in io 3-b seconds, closely followed by Glenn Crouch of Dolby Springs, Okla, who tASd Al ao S-o S0Cutlu6.
 Bite the Dust"
 The wild Brahma steers proved too tough for the majority of the steer riders, few of them making qualified rides and several hitting the ground in neat nose dives. The bronk riders also had their hands full with the bucking bronchos.
 Mayor George A. Quigley of New Britain brought a party of city offi- cials over to attend the opening and at the close of the performance con- graduated Col. Jim Eshsw the arena director stating that he enjoyed every minute if 1t.
 There were many special features which brought forth the applause of the spectators; the grand entry, a colorful pageant, the quadrille on horseback called the Dance of Rangeland.:; Monte Roger and his longhorn steer Bobby; Curley Me- Call, Canadian cowboy riding 6 horse bareback in leap over an auto; the McLaughlins, Gene and Don; juvenile ropers, and the Re- ger family in a special trick riding number; Diamond Ted Lewis, the shooting sheriff in a remarkable exhibition of rifle and revolver shooting; and even the clowns con- tributed thrills as well as comedy.
 Fancy Roper
 There Is one contestant that stands out above the others all of whom could be called top hands" It is Junior Eskew, og Garland, Tex, champion fancy roper, sensational
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-24
FUNERALS


 The funeral of Mrs. Johanna Zimmerman will be held tomorrow morning at 8:S0 o'clock from the Arthur J. Lunny Funeral Home, 25 Central avenue, to St. Cecilias church, where mass will be ceie- brated at g o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Esther Blair was held this morning at 8!30 o'clock from the ]. w. Fitzgerald Funeral Home, 2O0 Center street, Wallingford, to the Church of the Holy Trinity, that town, ct g o'clock. Burial was in Holy Trinity cemetery, Wallingford.
 The funeral of Mrs. Ellen Meyers was held this morning at 0:l6 o'clock from the home in West Cheshire to st. Brigid's church where a mass of requiem was cele- hrated at 10 o'clock by Rev. Pat rick Mccarthy. Burial was in St.. Erigids cemetery, Cheshire. The paiibearers were: Daniel O'Connell, Theodore Fitzgerald, William Fitz- gerald and Eward B. o'Donnell.
 The funeral of Anthony Chepulis was held this morning at 6:30 o'clock from the Deliniks funeral home, i7 Congress avenue to 6t. josephs church where 6 solemn mass of requiem was celebrated at Q o'clock by Rev. 4. Edward 0rad- eek. Burial was in Calvary ceme- tefy. The pallbearers were Anthony Kasakeich, Adolph Ambro2, An- thony Kidula, Joseph Maciejauskas, Kasimir pabilonb and Joseph Rak- auskas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-24
NO PRoGREss

Bridgeport, Conn, Aug. 24--(UP.) No progress was reported today toward settlement of a strike of $50 girl employees of the Commercial Shirt Company.
 The group struck yesterday for higher wages. Representatives of the Connecticut Shirt Makers Union said the strike was unauthorized, but added the union would support the strikers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-24

trick rider, expert calf roper, who starred all through the perform ance and who also displayed re- inarkable horsemanship in the work of picking up the bucking bronchos 60 that the cowboys and cowgirls could dismount at the finish of each ride. His work was classy as was the work of the bull target Pancho vil- Ia, Jr. in the burlesque bulifght was daring.
 The rideo will continue each night this week with matinees at 3 o'clock today, Wednesday, Friday and Sat- lirday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-24

morning at 0:3O o'clock from the Arthur J. Linny Funeral Home, 20 Central avenue, to the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, where . solemn high mass will be celebrated at 10 o'clock. Burial will be at the con- venience of the feriiiy. Friends may call at the funeral home this after noon and evening.
 DAMULIS - Joseph Damulis, of 2S Poplar place, died yesterday afternoon ct his home after Q short illness. A native of Lithuanian, he came to this country and Waterbury S6 years ago. lie was employed in the American Brass Company.
 He is survived by his wife, Mary; and two sons, Joseph, Jr, and AL bert.
 The funeral will be held from the home, time and other arrangements to be announced. Friends may call at the home late this afternoon.
 LYNCH--John F. Lynch, 47, of 169 Plaza avenue, died last night at his home following Q brief illness. The funeral will be held from the Null vile funeral home, 270 West Main street, Thursday morning to St. Margaret's church, time and other arrangements to be announced later.
 He was born in Scotland, but re- sided in Thonastot1 for many years where he accumulated a legion of friends.
 He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ellen (Ryan) Lynch; . daughter, Katherine; Q son, John, all of Wat erbury; his father, Terrence Lynch of Terryville; three sisters, Mrs. Rob- ert Heinz and Mrs. William Haga- man of Terryville and Mrs. Frank Berger of Waterbury; two sisters in-law, Mrs. Wilbur Buckingham and Miss Josephine Ryan of Thom- aston; and 6 brother -in-law, Janer s. Ryan of Tlnomaston,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-24
OBITUARY

GOODALE-Dorothy Helen Good ale, IS, of 2e2 Willow street, died last night at St. Mary's hospital after a brief illness. She was born in New Haven and had lived in this city the past IA years. She was gradu- ated from Webster grammar school and attended Wilby high school. At the time of her illness,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-24
AUTO UNIONS ARE
 NOT PEACEFUL

Milwaukee, Ais. 24.--CUP)--EIec- ton of officers by rank and file members of the United Automobile Workers instead of by convention delegates was offered as coEn- promise solution today for the bite ter internal conflict threatening to split he unions annual convention.
 ora Cassaway, one of John L, Lewis chef lieutenants in the United Mine Workers of America, made the suggestion for rank and file elections in discussions with JAW members, whom he urged to save their fighting spirit for battles with employers.
 Both Cassaway and John Brophy, executive director of the Committed for Industrial Organization, sought to end the factional fight between groups led by President Homer Mar tin and first Vice President Wynd-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-24
hAna Mortlmer.

ham Mortimer.
 They pointed out the fight might seriously affect the success of the JAW drive to organize Henry Ford's t4O,000 workers and also might make 1t more difficult to ne- gotiate q new and better contract with the General Motors corpora ton.
Evening star., 1937-01-26
GEORGETOWN HITS
REPORT OF JACOBS
Citizens Association Held
Unfair-One- Man Cars
lndorSed.

Opposition to the Jacobs Committee
report on fiscal relations was voiced
unanimously last night by the George
town Citizens Association, meeting In
st. Johns Church Parish Hall.
The resolution was adopted after
several differences Of opinion were ex-
pressed on the wording Of the meas
ure. John Paul Jones moved that the
1898 budget recommendations Of the
President, which included the Jacobs
report, be opposed, but was voted
down by members who did not wish to
60 on record as opposing the Presi-
dents recommendations.
Jones, In explaining the Jacobs re-
port, said its recommendations were
most unfair and the three points sug-
gested did not solve the unjust fiscal
relations between the District and
Federal Governments.
Frank p. Leech, chairman, Execu-
tive Committee, also declared the re-
port Is most unfair. II have not heard
Of one individual, who is competent to
pass on the matter, who Is In favor Of
this report" he said.
Approval Of the use Of one-man
street cars was expressed in another
resolution. Milo H. Bringley, chair
man, Public Utilities Committee, de-
clared in the measure the new type
Presidents conference one-man cars
are fully as good" as the old two
man type. The resulting decrease in
Evening star., 1937-01-26

teenth Street Highlands Citizens As
socistiQn in the Brightwood School.
A special committee was appointed
to thoroughly study the report and
be prepared to provide at the hearing
definite opposition Of the measure
with the idea Of keeping the District
tax burden at q minimum" Henry
I. Quinn was named chairman Of the
committee. Other members included
e. G. Snyder, DR.. ]. P. Turner, Havi.
land Hobbs and DR.. Charles H. Butler.
The association members also voiced
opposition to the rezoning Of the now
restricted zoned Longfellow street.
Colorado avenue block to allow con-
struction Of apartment horses. The
Sixteenth Street Highlands Associa-
ton will present dissenting vote at
Zoning Commission hearing Feb
ruary 3.
Letters to the Street Cleaning De-
partment and the health ofiicer asking
Evening star., 1937-01-26
TRAFFIC SPEED-UP
COSTS OUTLINED
Whitehurst Gives Rough Fig
ureS on 10-Point Street.
Widening Plan.

Cost estimates on the extensive pro-
gram OF street widening and rebuild
ing proposed by the Carpenter SUBJ
committee of the House as a remedy
for washington traffic problems prob
ably will be presented by the Commis-
sioners to the House District Commit
tee some time this week, Capt. H. G.
Whitehurst, director Of vehicles and
traffic, said today.
Whitehurst presented in outline form
the approximate amount Of money
needed for the committees 10-point
program in a talk yesterday before the
Advisory Board of the District OF
Columbia Motor Club, American AL
tomobile Association.
Two Key Bridge Routes.
A principal item on the program Is
construction Of q through thorough
fare for motorists going from the
downtown section to Virginia via
Key Bridge. Two proposals for this
route were offered by Whitehurst
One is an elevated highway on X
street from Twenty-seventh to Thirty
sixth streets, with suitable ramp con-
nections. This project would cost
approximately $1,430,000. The alter
native would be a highway built on
the bed Of the Chesapeake & Ohio
Canal, with necessary ramps and
bridges, to cost $925,000.
A second item included five-year
street widening program. A third
was the rearrangement Of Thomas
and Scott Circles to facilitate move
ment of traffic. The principal change
in Thomas Circle would be splitting
1t to allow street cars to move through
instead of around. Street car under
passes were given consideration at
both Dupont and Thomas Circles,
principally the latter Contemplated
changes at Scott Circle would be
mostly the "streamlining' of islands
and further rounding of corners.
Tunnel Figures Presented.
The following price estimates were
given for construction Of pedestrian
tunnels at three points:
Fifteenth street and New York ave-
nue., $4,000; Fourteenth street and
PENNSYLVANIA avenue, $31 900; Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
$4,000.
For an overpass at Thirteenth street
and Florida avenue, $175,oo0; for one
at New York avenue and Florida ave-
nue. northeast, $150,000.
A bridge replacement program call
ing for an annual expenditure OF
100000 and $4,000 yearly for inter-
section changes, island construction
and minor widening also was recon-
plended.
Evening star., 1937-01-26
TRUCKMEN ORDERED
RESTORED TO JOBS
N. L. R. B. Directs Pair Compen.
sated by Baltimore Firm for
Losses of Pay.

The National Labor Relations Board
today had ordered the Tidewater Ex-
press Lines, Inc, Of Baltimore to re-
instate two truck drivers discharged
last Fall allegedly for union activities.
The company was ordered to make
good any losses of pay the drivers,
Frank Scholl and William D. Lewis.
suffered through their discharge.
The case was heard in Baltimore
last November before Trial Examiner
Robert M. Gates.
Evening star., 1937-01-26
FISCAL REPORT
OPPOSITION VOTED
Sixteenth Street Highlands Group
to Fight Program at
Hearing,

A detailed attack Of the Jacobs
fiscal relations report before congress
sional committees was recommended
last night at q meeting Of the Six
Evening star., 1937-01-26

more rigid enforcement Of rules gov
erning the scattering Of rubbish were
voted. Several members complained
Of careless throwing Of empty bottles
and garbage In the streets and alleys
and the burning Of rubbish in the
back yards Of private dwellings and
apartment houses.
The association voiced approval Of
the increase in the District police
personnel recommended recently by
Police Supt. Brown.
The association members declared
Evening star., 1937-01-26
VETERANS TO MEET
Rainbow Division to Plan 18th
Annual Reunion February 22.

The complete membership Of the
1887 Rainbow Division Tri-State Re-
union will hold its first meeting to-
morrow at 1880 pm. at the home OF
Mai. A. L. Smith, 1924 Seventeenth
street. The officers will have COM
pIete charge Of arranging the eight
eenth annual reunion OF the veterans
OF the 42d Division from the District.
Maryland and Virginia, to be held
Monday. February %.
The committees chairmen are VIII
liam H. Kay, James r. Dent and VIII
liam Andrew Weise, honorary chair
men; Harold Barnhart Rodier, ex-
ecutive chairman, and Maj. Smith,
Stevenson Mason, Everett Hoffman,
Col. John J. Reinhard, Jack A. Clarke
and William B. Hit, executive vice
chairmen.
Evening star., 1937-01-26

Themselves IN favor Of the addition
Of the 46 one-man street cars and 40
buses recently proposed by the Capi-
tai Transit Co. and sanctioned by
the Public Utilities Commission.
A $40 appropriation was voted for
the Red Gross to be used for food
relief.
Evening star., 1937-01-26

operating expenses should result not
only In benefit to the company, but in
lower fares as well, he said. In de-
bate Brinkley scored the action Of
the Federation Of Citizens Associa-
tions in seeking court action to re-
strain the Public Utilities Commission
from issuing its order for the one-man
car purchase.
The request Of District jail en-
ployes for Endorsement Of their pro-
gram for better working conditions,
salaries and hours, was referred to the
Law and Legislation Committee.
Evening star., 1937-01-26

Bob Burns, the Arkansas funny
man, has an unreasoning dread Of
radio scripts-afraid he'll lose EN-.
So he memories his lines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-30
LINER SHAWNEE
 LANDS IN HARBOR

New York, Jan. 30-(UP)-The $3,50O000 liner Shawnee was es- corted into port by two fireboats early today, the fire that caused her master to send an sos yester- day morning, still smouldering in her No. 2 hold.
 Her 19O passengers disembarked happily into the midst of several hundred relatives and friends who had awaited most of the night. There was much rejoicing, though the passengers confessed that had not the ships officers required them to get dressed, they would have never known there was a fire aboard. Most passengers admitted they had been frightened mainly by thoughts of the Moro Castle tragedy in which 127 passengers were burned to death off the New Jersey coast.
 The Shawnee, of the Clyde Nal lory Line, was beating Up the coast from Miami yesterday morning. manned by her crew of l54, when her automobile fire detector re- ported fire in No. 2 hold to the bridge.
 They worked so efficiently that an hour later, Shelton withdrew his sos. The fire continued to smofer during the remainder of the WoS \ age. but was under complete con- trol.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-30
CITY SURVEY TO
 BOOM BUSINESS
Mayor, Controller, Board of Assessors May Bring
 in New Concerns

With the purpose in view of in- creasing the city grand list and also providing additional employ ment for the people of Waterbury, Mayor Frank Hayes, Controller Daniel J. Lcary and the members of the board of assessors have made 8 survey of local property suitable for manufacturing purposes and have taken steps to interest out of-town concerns in the sites, The survey has been an exhaustive one but it has already begun to show some results.
 Aiding the mayor and controller were Assessors John H. Crary Thomas Shannahan, William H Sandland, John J. Kilduff and John Jenusaitis. The survey has disclosed the fact that there are 8 number of suitable sites available for bus mess purposes and the city officials have set diligently about letting the outside world know about them
 Grand List Suffers
 For a couple of years, especially, the city's grand list suffered by the removal or collapse of business con- cerns. In addition some local fac- tories demolished many buildings not in use in their plants so as to save taxes on ti1em. This practice
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-30
Unification or AM State Aid Actiuities Proposed

seven non -salaried members to serve for overlapping six-year terms.
 3-Financing of all state welfare activities through a single consoll- dated budget.
 4-Estanlishment of not more than five districts for local administra- ton of non- institutional welfare and social work.
 5-Abolition of the state board of education for the blind and transfer of its duties to the new depart ment.
 6-Continuation of boards of trustees at the states prison, farm for women, reformatory, school for bays, Long Lane farm, Connecticut, Norwich and Faireld state hospitals, Mansgeld and new state training school and hospital, tuberculosis commission and veterans home conl- mission.
 7-Reconstruction of these boards on a seven-member basis.
 8-Authorization of the commls- sioner to recommend placing Of two or more of these institutions under a single board of trustees.
 9EContinuation of authority of boards of trustees and directors to appoint superintendents of insti- tutionS.
 Tn addition the commission rec commended adoption Of program to coordinate the administration ot institutional and non-institutional activities.
 "A coherent and unified program of institutional facilities for the state government" the commission said, lis as indispensable for satis- factory results as plan is for con- struction of a private residence
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-30
SIT DOWN STRIKE
 ON MURPHY ENDS

Lansing, Mich. Jan. 30.-CUP)- Twenty-four non-union General Motors workers gave up a "sit-doWn strike" outside the office of Gov. Frank Murphy early today.
 The delegation. claiming to rep resent 10000 workers of the Chevro- let gear and axle plant in Detroit, threatened to resume their demon- stration Monday unless Gov. Mur- phy gives Yes or No" answer to this question:
 twill you protect workers going to and from work?"
 Murphy refused to answer yester- day afternoon but told the workers that they could stay in the build- ing as long as they wished. Led by George Gilbert, spokesmen, they took positions outside the gover- nor's office. threatening to sleep in the corridor and stay until they re- ceived definite answer.
 Just before midnight when the Capitol was locked for the night, Gilbert announced that the ''sit- downers" would go home. After is- suing a statement the 24 men left
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-30

Hartford. Conn. January 30 - (UP) The state reorganization commission today recommended uni- fication of all state aid activities in to a huge public welfare department, headed by commissioner and as- sisted by seven-member board or public welfare.
 If experience in handling public welfare activities proves anything, the commission said in its report to the general assembly, "it proves that the obligations assumed by the public at large toward its needy, its detectives, and Its delinquents can be discharged with maximum long, run economy only by measures which will effectively prevent inso- far as possible individuals from en- tering these classes and rehabilitate as promptly and rapidly as possible those who are unfortunte enough to be concluded in these classes.
 "The accomplishment of these purposes requires first the highest possible degree of coordination oi institutional and non-Institutional welfare services and secondly the best possible adaptation of the insti- tutional means to the rehabilitation of the inmates.
 under the present decentraliza- ton of state welfare activities neither of these requirements can be effectively met in any substan- tial degree" The commission recommended: IA four-year term commissioner to be appointed by the governor witi' consent of the senate.
 2-Abolition of the present wei fare council and substitution or 3 state board of public welfare ol
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-30
Army Engineers Say They Have Licked River at
 Worst Point RAIN IS PREDICTED ALONG FLOOD VALLEYS Some Pitiful Pictures Pre- scented as Rescuers Get
 to Refugees
By United Press)

One hundred thousand weary volunteers, fighting night and day to subdue the rising Mississippi from Cairo, H., to the Gulf, claimed vic- tory today in their first major test against the mighty river. Despite threats of rain and cold weather, the U. s. Army brought cheer to terror-stricken men, women and children who wondered whether the death and destruction spread through the Ohio valley was in store for them. Army engineers announced they had beaten back, the Mississippi at the most danger ous section in the valley the levees above Tiptonville, Tenn, where the waters had been threat ening to spill into three counties.
 Battlcd Through Night
 Two thousand men battled IIHOuSil IllC illSIlL IO UIdCC IliC HlUu banks. At dawn there appeared lit- tie chance that the river would break through and cut itself new channel through Reelfoot Lake, and in a vast real estate transaction of its own making-take thousands of acres away from Tennessee and give them to Arkansas.
 Rain was predicted for the Ohio and Tennessee valleys, as the flood crest rolled toward Cairo, Hickman. Ky, and Tiptonville. Engineers did not believe it would affect seriously the flood conditions.
 A million already were homeless in the 10-state area ravaged by unprecedented high waters of the Ohio river and tributaries.
 Known Dead Number 329
 Known dead totalled 329. Louis vile, Ky, alone counted 190, accord
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-30
Joseph Lon1bardi Has
 CaseAgain Postponed
City Court Was damned to Doors This Morning to Hear Start of Kidnap Trial Continuance Is
 Granted Until Next Tuesday

A crowd that damned city court to the doors and even overfiowed into the corridors was disappointed today when the case of Joseph Lom- loardi, 40, of 77 Savings street, charged with Kidnapping. was con- tinued till Tuesday. The contin- uance was granted because of the illness of Attorney Joseph Guilfoile, counsel for the alleged abductor. Judge John F. McGrath continued bonds at $l0,000.
 Also continued were the cases of Mary Mianclli, 25, victim of the al- legged Kidnapping, and Rose Delusso, g, held as material witness, and Philip Caruso. 49, of 3l Bridge street, charged with technical breach of the peace.
 4,,.,a. Abducted Monday 1-,-
 Miss Mianelli was allegedly ab- ducted Monday afternoon from her home at 2 Pond street. Late that afternoon her chum, Miss Delusso, notified police that Lombardi had forced his way into the house. and told the Mianelli girl You're going for a one-way ride"
 Then, she said, he allowed Miss Mianelli only time to throw coat over her pajamas and forced her to go with him. While in the house Lombardi kept his hand in his pocket as if he had gun, she said.
 Detectives began an investigation after questioning Miss Delusso. Mon- day night Lombardi walked into police headquarters and gave him.
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