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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-05

tContsnueo nom Faee D teen men and . raging river was 10ught--were confident that they had deGeated the yellow water, al- Ihough it stu boiled to within three and one-half feet of the, top of the city's stout walls.
 Passed Danger Point
 Army engineers said that Cairo A>d passed the major point although 01ey predicted that the water would 11Enain at it's present level for three H four days. Sand background Hater trying to force it's way to ttc surface- continued to appear in Giro but alert workmen, using and bags and pumps, kept the efeets clear of water. The Cairo oluation, generally speaking, is Mod," army engineers said. Hick- 11an, sitting behind wall, was gain- 14g by the hour in its race against te river. Workmen piled sang bags 6igher and higher on the wall and Were encouraged when the river be- 9kn dropping by fractions of an inch. The water was lower too, Hong the dikes protecting Reelfoot Ike, which is close to Tiptonville, Tenn., where 2,000 refugees are con-
 ntrated..
 Refuse to Relax
 Despite optimistic reports from al- most every sector, army engineers Infused to relax their vigilance along tpe 1,2O0 front line of dikes, walls and levee, stretching all the way to New Orleans, between Cairo and Hickman 140 coast guard boats Were standing by, ready to rush into N1y emergency. Sand bags and Wmber were concentrated at strate- Gic points all the way from Cairo . Helena, Ark.
 < Although the crest is still almost 9week away from Helena, some con- Sern was felt because the city is built below the water level. The sit- taation was even more serious at Mellwood, Ark, which is protected " shaky dike built on sand. Tine Aevee at Mellwood had been sinking Tor several years and workmen have heen laboring 24 hours a day for the 2Ast week to reinforce and heighten yane uncertain structure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-05

the injunction against occupying the plants.
 Others Are Named
 In addition to Martin, the writ named specifically Wyndham Mor- timer, first vice.president, Ed Hall; second vice-president, George Adde's, secretary-treaSurer = all U. A. W. A. officials - Roy Reuther and Robert Travis, union organizers, and all the other defendants who were repre- scented by attorneys at Mondays in- junction hearing.
 They have been ordered into court to answer contempt charges arising out of violation of the injunction. The writ also demands evacuation of the plants and restraints picketing before any of the plants.
 They went to the judges cham bers this morning. Present also were Sheriff Thomas w. Wolcott, charged with enforcement of the writ, and Captain Phil c. Pack of the National Guard, which the sheriff may call upon to assist him.
 Immediate procedure was not aIl- nounced. It would be possible for General Motors to hold the writ for several days without asking that 1t be enforced.
 Ban On Liquor Sales
 A ban on liquor sales was enforced today to help police and National Guardsmen maintain quiet in the General Motors strike area.
 State Liquor Commissioner Vim cent F. Gormely announced that "in view of the strike crisis" beer taverns in the vicinity of plants oc- cupied by sit-down strikers would be closed and the sale of bottled spirits prohibited. Union leaders re- quested the ban several days ago.
 Some 800 special police author ities said they were professional men, business men and non-union factory workers waited for a call to duty. They had been warned not to threaten sit-down strikers who held two Fisher Body Company plants and Chevrolet factory.
 Governor Frank Murphy, busy in Detroit with peace negotiations, was in constant communication with Flint officials. He appealed to them to prevent any disturbance that might topple the fragile structure Of conciliation.
 The special police were not mo- bilized or furnished with weapons though 1t was hinted that guns might be distributed to them later if tension increased - and strikers agreed to conduct demonstrations lawfully.
 Will Maintain Order
 We are serving warning - not so much a warning of war as 8 warning that we are going to maintain order in this city," police coptain, Edwin Hughes, in charge of the special police, told the reserves.
 General Motors lawyers mean while withheld action on a move to obtain a writ of attachment, which would serve as an custer of the Sit- down strikers. They had announced yesterday that this would be sought from Judge Paul V. Gadola.
 It was learned, after Attorneys Roy E. Brownell and Ralph Gault, representing c. M. C., had conferred with Judge Gadola, that company officials believed it wiser to defer their petition for the writ until def mite indication arose that confer ences at Detroit would fail of set clement.
 The liquor ban and the General Motors attitude toward the attach ment writ eased tension here. Vio- fence had been feared if the writ had been obtained and Sheriff Wolcott had attempted to enforce 1t.
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Wallace, and Music by Frank Ro- mano's orchestra. Benediction will be pronounced by Vicar Samuel A. Budde, of the Christ Episcopal chapel.
 Committee
 The arrangements committee con- sists of Patrick J. Wallace, chair man; William Aylward, Ralph Bates, Terry Bowling, William Foley Richard Goss, John Garren, Ward Hobbie, Leon Mayshaw, William Nc Gowan, Earl Odell, Arthur Parent, Michael Quinlan, Philip Reuter-, Al Schoff, Stanley Swenterly, Charles Pulley, Arthur Taylor and Gus Schoeck.
 Officers of the association are President, John Fogarty; vice-pres- ident, Armand Wolff; secretary, Jo- seph Burns, and treasurer, Homer Senior.
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(Continued from Page D deayor. It was with genuine regret that the city saw him leave here in 1914.
 Born In Branford
 Born in Branford, Oct. IA, 1870, Father OBrien was the son of the late Daniel and Catherine ODonneH O'Brien, natives of Ireland. He be- came a student at Mt. St. Mary's college, Emmitsburg, Md, in 1850, and played on the college football team during his student days. On graduation from college, he took up the study of theology at Mt. St. Mary's seminary. He was ordained June 19, 1898 by the late Cardinal Gibbons.
 Returning to the Hartford dio- cese Father O'Brien served through the summer months at St. Joseph'S cathedral, Hartford. In September, 1898, he came to Waterbury to serve as assistant at the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
 His First PastOrate
 In 1914, Father O'Brien was pro- noted to the pastorate of St. Mary's church, Stonington. He remained in Stonington for 12 years, leaving there in 1926 to become pastor Of St. Joseph's church, Danbury. Four years later. in 1930. he was made pastor of Danbury's mother church., St. Peters and served there until his death.
 His surviving relatives are broth CT, Thomas O'Brien, Branford; a sis- ter, Mrs. James Cosgrove, Bran ford; siSter-in-law, Mrs. Catherine O,Brien, St. Catherine's. Ont; two nephews and a niece in Branford.
 Praise From Transcript
 When Father O'Brien was made pastor of St. Josephs church, Dan- bury, the Catholic Transcript said:
 "A priest of gentle and retiring disposition, Father O'Brien has ver- tured but seldom into the limelight. He prefers the charms of seclusion, and is well contended with the consciousness of work well done for the Lord. His splendid record of de- voted sacredotal service in Hartford, Waterbury and Stonington marks him as eminently worthy of the im- portant charge to which the right reverened bishop has promoted him.
 A recent volume, "A History of Fairfield County, had the follow inL to say:
 "Rev. James E. O'Brien exerts a strong influence for moral uplitt and spiritual progress in the com munity, for the high ideals which he cherishes. find embodiment m practical effort for their adoption. "A tireless. conscientious worker, Father O'Brien has bent every ef- fort toward developing and strength ening the ecclesiastical interests era- trusted to his care and his labors have been manifestly resultant. He is a sincere follower of the faith he breaches and has won the con- fidence and affection of his parish- toners and the esteem and respect of the entire community"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-05

liked the situation to appointment of a woman to the presidency of a mans college. At the time of Dr. Hams election, Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, trustee. protested against an apparent discrimination against capable women" All op- ponents have stressed that they have nothing personal against Dr. Ham. Qualifications for successor to Miss Woolley were established by the trustees subcommittee only after consulting Miss Woolley her. self, a faculty committee and the alumnae, Mrs. Mcguire told the United Press.
 62 Per Cent for Female
 In questionnaire sent 1000 alumnae, 62 per cent of the fewer than 300 that replied said they preferred" woman president, she said. The remainder either ignored the issue, said they preferred a man or suggested "the best available candidate"
 In their search for new presi- dent, the trustees personally went i as far south as Virginia and as far west as Wisconsin to interview edu- cators and prospective candidates, according to Mrs. Mcguire.
 Before recommending anyone to the full board, the subcommittee l interviewed the leading candidates, Mrs. Mcguire said. Dr. Ham was recommended only after 1t was de- termined definitely that three wo- men would not accept the post. Last Sept. 28. the Mount Holyoke Alumnae associations board of di- rectors unanimously approved Dr. Hams election and pledged him their support. They voted the issue closed.
 The association as whole ap- proved the boards action with only 18 dissenting votes last November.
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MOUNT HOLYOKE IN CONTROVERSY
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presidency, Mrs. Mcguire said.
 '"The charge that we approached those three women with knowledge in advance that they would not acc cept is an absolute lie." she de- clared. We unanimously, heartily and urgently requested them to take the post"
 Thus she struck back at self appointed alumnae committee of 100 which charged that Dr. Hams ap- pointment was recommended by Q packed" committee that included three Yale university officials and "railroaded" through the board last June. The committee, headed by Miss Amy F. Rowland of Cleveland, herself a former trustee, had de- manded not only that Dr. Ham re- sign before his scheduled induction next June. but that the eight mem- bers of the subcommittee resign their trusteeships.
 Miss Woolley Counters
 The alumnae committees charges were supported by Miss Woolley, who said her viewpoint involved "a principle and not prejudice" She
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-05
DIR. (. W. RUSSELL
 DIED LAST NIGHT
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 with an office in Brooklyn and later he moved to 236 Bank street. A further course of study at the Uni- ve-sity of Berlin and the University of Vienna was undertaken by Dr. Russell, about 1900.
 One of Hospital Sponsors
 One of the five local doctors ap- pointed by the late Monsignor Will liam Slocum to organize the St. Mary's hospital was Dr. Russell, and he had been active in affairs of this institution since that time. In ad- dition to this he had served for sev- eral terms as president of the Wa terbury Medical association and was member of the county and state medical organizations. He was also a member of the local lodge of Elks
 Members of the Waterbury Medi- cal association will gather in special session at o'clock this afternoon to take action on the death of their brother. He was also an active member of the Mount Manresa Re- treatant Band, having accompanied the group on their several pilgrim ages during the past several years. This organization will also take &C., ton on Dr. Russell's demise.
 Numerous friendships were &C., quired by Dr. Russell, through his genial and kindly attitude toward his fellow practitioner, associates and acquaintances. He was the last of his generation of the Russell fam fly, which included the late Attor- ney James E. Russell, Christopher Russell and Mary Jane Russell.
 Survivors of Deceased
 Survivors of Dr. Russell include his wife, Eileen (O,Meara) Russell; seven daughters, the Misses Eliz- abeth, Christine, Jane, Gloria, Mary, (: ,ephine and Georgianna; a son, George w.. Jr.. all of this city, and several nieces and nephews.
 The funeral will be held Saturday morning from the home at 114 Will low street at 9:30 o'clock to St. Margaret's church. where a solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated at 10 o'clock. Burial will be in old St. Joseph'S cemetery.
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PRESENT MOTOR
 STRIKE EXPLAINED
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rather than with individual plant executives. (These points are sub- feet to change in current confer ences between the company and the union).
 o. What has G. M. c. offered to the workers? The company agreed last month, in return for evacua- ton of its plants by sit-down strik- CTS, to bargain with the U. A. w. on the above points. c. M. c. re- fused. to bargain exclusively with the U. A. w. and offered to meet representatives of the Flint Alliance. a group of Flint business men and non-union workers.
 o. How many men are out Of work? A. The best available csti- mate as of today is 100000.
 o. How many men does General Motors employ normally in its 69 plants. A. 135,000.
 o. How many plants are closed? A. A are closed by lack of mate rials, 18 by strikes and seven are open.
 @. What is production now com pared with normal? A. Production is virtually at standstill.. If there had been no glass or auto strikes the company would have produced 25O,0O0 automobiles in January.
 o. How many persons were in- jured in the two riots at Flint? A. About 40, seriously, but many suffered minor injuries.
 o. What is the c. I. O.? A. The Committee for Industrial Organiza- ton is an alliance of labor unions led by John L. Lewis, president of the coal miners. It was formed 8 little over 8 year ago and aims at organizing workers by industries rather than by crafts according to the traditional policy of the older American Federation of Labor.
 o. Who are the principal General Motors officials prominent in strike negotiations?, A. William s. Knud- sen is executive vice president. He reports to Alfred P. Sloan Jr., pres- ident of the company, whose head quarters are In New York. Donald oOA1 40AOW11 dl10 OOkllI 41IOA1dO OAAI4OkA accompany Knudsen in peace con- ferences. Brown is chairman of the G. M. finance committee and Smith is corporation general counsel. Q. What was the average wage of an auto worker before the strike? A. 79 cents an hour.
 o. What is the relationship of i f11n TTAVNA tA tIn TSTN1 United Automobile Workers is a member union of CIO, just as the rubber workers, the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, the United Mine Workers and others.
 o. How many General Motors workers belong to theunion? A. Organization work is secret and the union refuses to disclose its strength. @. Are there any other unions in the automobile ndustry? A. A small number of craft union men are employed in plants. Most of the men are unorganized. @. Is there martial law in Flint; A. No, but the national guard is patrolling 30 acres surrounding all Chmevrolet plants and Fisher Body plant No. 3.
 Q. What will be the function of citizen police sworn in by Flint au- thorities? A. Flint officials say the special police will be held in reserve for use to protect lives and property of townspeople in case of strkie dis orders.
 e. What protective agencies now are on duty in Flint? A. The na- tional guard, which is preeminent in the strike area, the city oplice, and the Genessee county sheriff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-05
FATHER OF HUEY
 LONG IS DEAD

Winnfield, La, Feb. 5.-(UP)- Huey F. Long, ST.. 84. died last night, a year and i've months after his U. s. senator son was killed by an assassin's bullet.
 Father of nine children. Long saw one--Huey Jr.-rise to become yia-' tional figure. As governor of Louisi- ana and later as senator, Huey Jr. established himself as 8 startling figure.
 The father never recovered from grief at his sons death. Early this week his condition was termed hopeless. Heart attacks finally brought death.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-05
EXPOSURE BLAMED

Ridgefleld, Conn.,, February 5. - (UP) Exposure was blamed for the death of Francis Campbell, 50, whose body was found late yester- day on the Silver Spring Golf Club course. He had been dead about four days, according to the medical examiner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-05
BILLION DOLLAR
 LEVEE STANDS UP

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MANY BILLS ON 7 CITY PRESENTED

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REV. JAMES E.
 ]: O'BRIEN DIES

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AUTO LEADERS
 TOBE ARRESTED

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Invocation BOND ISSUE OF GOV. APPROVED
Invocation

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-06
COLORA
FALK-COULSON

The marriage of Miss Marjorie
Coulson, eldest daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs Kersey M. Coulson, of
Lancaster, to Paul Falk, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Falk, of 81 N.
Mary St., Lancaster, took place last
Saturday afternoon in st. Johns
Episcopal Church, Lancaster, the rec
tor Heber w. Becker, officiating.
The wedding march was played by
Harold E. Smith, church organist.
They were attended by Mr.. and Mrs.
Willard Falk, brother and sister-in-
law of the groom. The bride wore
a gown of corn flower blue lace over
teffeta and a wide brimmed legEorn
hat trimmed in blue velvet. She
carried a boquet of blue delphinium,
pink larkspur and babys breath. The
matron of honor was gowned in light
blue taffeta and wore white turban.
Her boquet also was of blue dolphin
ium, pink larkspur and babys breath.
The altar decorations were in Palms,
Cybodium ferns and delphinium and
larkspur.
Following the ceremony the couple
left on wedding trip, and will be at
home after August 10th in the Fish
er Apartments, North Lime and East
King streets, Lancaster.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-06
Cecil County League
Standing OF The Clubs

Saturdays Results
Rising Sun IL, Triumph Fusee 5
Perryville Is, Calvert l.; Elkton s,
Leslie 2.
Games Sat, Aug. z
Leslie at Rising Sun, Calvert at Elk
ton, Triumph Fusee at Perryville.
Rising Sun won their first game
of the second half on Saturday, when
they trounced Triumph Fusee by the
score of IL to 5.
The high light of the game came
in the sixth frame, when with the
bases loaded, Meekins, Fusee twirler,
walked Marvin Lucas to get crack
at Smith, Sun receiver. This certain
ly was a sad mistake, for on the first
pitched ball Smith knocked the pill
out of the lot and cleaned the bases.
Although Marvin Lucas had 2 for
2, collecting three bases on balls, Joe
Cooney held the clubbing hand for
the Sun boys, getting for 5, tw ;
singles, double and triple.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-06
EMERGENCY PEACE CAMPAIGN

Miss Mary Hastings, Baltimore Md
and Miss Blanche Miller, Chevy
Chase, Washington, D. c., field work
ers with the Emergency Peace Cam
paign, will spend the first two weeks
of August in lower Lancaster County
as guests of the Conowingo Peace
Action Committee, and will be open
to speaking engagements during that
time. They are already scheduled to
speak at: Mt. Zion M. e. Church,
Sunday morning, Aug. 1; Chestnut
Level Popular Missionary Services,
evening, Aug. /; Joint Methodist
Paryer Meeting Rawlinsville Camp
Grounds, evening, Aug. A, Conowingo
w. c. T. u. afternoon, Aug. S;
Conowingo Peace Action Committee
Public Meeting-Little Britain H. S.,
evening, Penn Hill Friends Meeting
and Fristday School, morning, Aug.
8; Little Britain Presbyterian Sun
day School, morning, Aug. s; Vespers
Eastland Friends Meeting, evening,
Aug. 8; Quarryville Lions Club
evening, Aug. s. Fremont Grange,
evening Aug. 10; Robert Fulton w.
C. p U. afternoon, Aug. II; Quarry
vile w. C. T. u, afternoon, Aug. IL;
Church of the Brethren, Mechanic
Grove, evening, Aug. ~; Wrights-
dale Southern Baptist Sunday School,
Aug. Is.
These two young women have
spent the past several weeks with
headquarters at Elizabthtown College.
Their work in that vicinity met with
a wide and favorable reception. The
Conowingo Peace Committee cordial
ly invites attendance at the above
planned meetings. Mrs. Charles
Eberly Mechanic Grove is chairman
of the arrangements committee, re-
quests for engagements may be made
to her.
E. P. Coates, Secy.
Nottingham, Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-06
COWBOYS AND COWGIRLS In
CHAMPIONSHIP RODEO

Wilmington, Aug. 3rd, Especially
Cowboys and cowgirls are gathering
here for the Championship rodeo
which will be staged August ola by
the Junior Board of the Wilmington
General Hospital for the benefit of
the contagious wards Of the hospital.
Invitations have been broadcast to
the crack riders, ropers and bull
doggers of the West, arrangements
have been made for special shipment
of wild horses and steers direct from
the ]. E. Ranch Of Texas to test the
merits Of the contestants and large
cash prizes posted for the winners of
broncho busting, calf roping, wild
steer riding, bulldogging and other
cowboy stunts.
Among those already entered for
the rodeo here are Ruth Wood, of
Prescott, Arizona, Worlds Champion
Cowgirl bronc rider; Junior Eskew,
of Garwood, Texas, Champion fancy
roper; Eddie Hovenkamp, of Fort
Worth, Texas, the Lone Star states
champion calf roper, and scores of
others who are always contestants in
the Worlds Series Rodeo in New York
City.
Performances will be staged at
$3.50 each evening with matinees ON
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
afternoons.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-06
DELAWARE RACE ASSOCIATION

DELAWARE RACE ASSOCIATION
1t was revealed today by Charles
w Baker, Jr., president of the Del
aware Steeplechase and Race Asso-
citation, that $6,3OO,OOO was wagered
in the pari mutuel machines during
the 24-day meet. This was an average
of $26O,O00 per day. The State IF
Delaware's revenue from the 3 per
cent. on all money wagered, and 20
cents on each ticket sold and each
pass issued will amount to approx
imately $225S000.
The distribution among the horse
men in stakes totaled SIS, in ad-
dition to the usual $1,000 for the
overnight purses and $1,000 and
$500 handicaps and allowance
events.
President Baker stated the largest
was on July when more
than 10000 persons were present.
and the largest pari mutuel handled
was on the closing day when $4s1.-
900 was wagered.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-06
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