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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
|WPA Workers To Get Cheeks
 BeforeHoiday
NaugatuCk Valley Elm. plOyes to Benefit By
 Official Appeal

WPA employees in Water bury, WatertoWn, and three Naugatuck Valley communi- ties, whose serni-monthly pay checks, totaling nearly ESQ., 900, became due between Friday and Sunday of this week, will have something beside a job for which to be thankful, as @ result of an announcement today that due to the holiday season their pay cheeks will Do received in advance. State Works Progress Administrator Vincent J. Sullivan announced that he has requested the division of finance to exert every effort to the end that aS many workers as possible may receive checks in time for holiday use, even though the payments are not due Tor several days, Arrangements are be- Ing made, 1t was said, to pay on wednesday oil Connecticut. WPA workers whose normal pay dates would be either Thanksgiving Day or Friday. In addition those whose pay become due on Sunday will 70" ceive checks Saturday, under this special order.
 There are ei2 Waterbury project workers whose cheeks, not due uns til Friday, will drive on Weakness day, with 40 workers enjoying the advanced pay date In WatertoWn, In the valley, l07 NAugatuek WPA employees, iB In Beacon Falls, and i2 in Prospect, who ordinarily would receive checks on Sunday, will Dc paid on Saturday.
 Besides the employees of locally. sponsored projects, scores Of men and women In thege areas are aS' signed to statewide projects, where similar advance payments VIII De in effect during the holiday period, Wednesday is the normal pay date for tho following Litehfield County workers: DarkhRmstedA Q workers; Harwinton, 0; Kent, 5; Lltehfeld 10; and New Hartford, 2i, Throughout the state, 3,472 men and women will enjoy tho advancing of pay dates, in addition to 2B4 young men being aided by the National Youth Ad- minlStration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
Galullo Receives
 Gavel And Emblem
Long Service to American Legion Lauded at Dinner Last Evening; MiItray Figures Principal Speakers

ana senior Vice Commander George Karnowski. MT. Karnowskl Is con. fined at the .. s. Veterans hospital at Newington. Past Commander Robert Birt acted As toaStmtster.
 The gavel was presented by Na' tional Commander John Dc Pas tho, who is also 6 member of Corp, Coyle post,
 Major 0alullo, who was the con. cluding speaker thanked the com' rades and friends who were pres. ent for the honor given them,
 He also reafilrmed his faith in the principles of the American Le. zion and pledged himself to co1s tinue to cooperate for It's welfare and for the welfare of all veterans groups.
 The committee on arrangements included: Jay ', Connellan, Ray Walker, Joseph Brenneis and George Karnowski.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
MARY O'CONNOR
 MAY BE INSANE
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pr Bond declined to amplify his statement or comment on report that while there Miss O'Connor, c student at exclusive Immaculate College for women, confessed tho staying and gave c different version than that told to police.
 Attorney Blocks State
 The action by the girls attorney, William A. Gray, caused police to delay temporarily plans to have the girl reenaet the staying In isolated Nolnn's Woods, near the homes of her parents and those of the victim,
 Miss OConnor was arrested yes- torday at the home of her parental grandparents in Merehantville, N. J,
 No explanation was forthcoming of Q statement attributed to Robert S. O'Connor, father of the defend. ant, that ho had asked police to question her because she talked In her sleep about being responsible for Naney's death.
 Identity of tho "girl friend" to whom Miss O'Connor allegedly had admitted at least some details Of the killing also was withheld,
 Father Visits Her
 Miss O'Connor's father visited her this morning. taking food and road- ing material He was accompanied by q physician who dressed on in- fectetl finger. Naney's Ven-year. .old brother. Joseph Glenn, Jrn was re- ported to have bitten the girls fln- ger during e souffle and it failed to heal.
 Captain Murphy. in whose eus- tody the girl was placed by Mayor s. Davis Wilson. abandoned plans for immediate reonactmont of the staying after Gray had told him he would be held responsible If any at. tempt were made to remove the girl from city hall.
 Miss O'Connor. a student at fm- naculata College and who formerly studied at Temple University, alleg- edly admitted atriking Nancy be- cause she had annoyed her. Then, according to police. she left Nancy's body In mud hole on desolate road after covering it with C sheet of tin.
 Miss o'Connor waived extradItion from New Jersey yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
By EDWARD W. BEATTIE United PrNNN Stan Correspondent

shanghai, Nov. 23--(UP)--japan- csc advance units, crushing oil Chi- nese opposition, were reported today to have swept past WuNih, approxi- mately 100 miles from Nanking. Heavy rains in the area, the official reported, had held up the Japanese advance to e certain extent. The advance guard received supplies from airplanes W hieh flew them from Shanghai, There were no ofii- eial reports that WuSih had been captured. jnpanese authorities claimed that It's fall would mean the collapse of the strong Chinese Wuslh- -Kiangyin defense lines, tho last SizeNble obstacle confronting the Japanese before Ranking.
 China In Last stand
 Reports from Nanking said that tho Chinese were making prepara- tons for c last stand defense of tho evacuated capital. Thousands of Chinese troops were pouring Into the city and taking over the homes of residents who had fled.
 Japanese autohritieS indicated that deneraliSSimo Chiang Kai.shek had not replied to c "perSonal mes. sage" advising him Co surrender, A Japanese plane flow over Nanking yesterday and dropped the letter cd. dressed to tho generAlisSiino.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
SIX SPIES ARE
 SEIZED IN FRANCE
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 of tho French defensos since lt iS not fortified In accordance with treaty stipulations following the Franco. .Prusslan war which the Yer. sailles treaty neglected to erase France has serupulously respected the area.
 An army passing through switSer. land at the only point where no. tural defenSeS do not protect the route in the lowlands about BaSlo could drive through unfortified Hun. insue and arrive behind the Magi- not line.
 Leftist quarters In Paris also won. dered whether q manifesto Issued jp the name of the Duke de dulSe, pretender to the French "throne", was part of the plot by the Cagou- lardS.
 Dukes Son With Mob
 The Dukes son, the Count Of Paris, reportedly was connected With the hooded men" and asked to leave Switzerland. The counts spokesman, Pierre DO La Rocque, brother of the social party leader, denied he he'd been told to leave Switzerland.
 LeftisU quarters pointed out that De La Rocque, since the count took over direction of royaliSm last year from the Duke, has showed c tendency to break with the RoyaliSt Action francaiso party which Spon- Sored the Dukes manifesto pro- claiming that II have decided 10 re-. conquer the throne of my fathers"
 Many CagoulardS arc RoyalistS who left the Action FraneaiSo party The Action TrancaiSe originally ,ex. posed the existence of the organiEa. ton and named it Les cagoulards" although It's first warnings were not taken seriously. :,
 The Dukes manifesto was Issued in Paris at the same time that leads Ing French MonarchistS were gath- cred at Versoix, Switzerland, near the French frontier, to meet the count who was said to Do the "feal brains" Of the Monarchbt moye' i1ent.
 Secret agents continued their raids on places suspected of being caches for arms and munitions.
 Special police attachments were stationed about the Lyons military airport and each hangar was guard. cd by 100 men. It was explained officially that the precautions were not in connection with the Ca. Rouiafds' activities btu because Of exercises during which tho troopg were confined to their barracks,
 1t was reported that the police had discovered an organization Of 1000 "conspirators" in Toulouse. The organization was said to have strong financial backing. Considerable stores of arms were said to be hidden in the center of the city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
WHOLE FAMILY
 IS ASPHYXIATED
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l l iapsed aS he climbed out Of bed,
 Tn the sitting room were found the bodies of George, i6 and Jean- nette, [, who had managed to crawl downstairs before they were over- come.
 A man and wife, living next door summoned police when they were unable to arouse the family and Gmelled the gas which seeped into the cellar and through the floors from 6 leaky main.
 Served In War
 YeOlnan, who served with the Canadian artillery forces during the World War, came here three years ago from Detroit where he had been engaged in Y. M. c. A. work. He was a native of Toronto.
 It was believed the leak in the gas main might have been caused by the excessive cold during the night. A crew of gas company laborers be- gan unearthing the pipes after the tragedy to determine the exact cause of the leak.
 Herbert s. Smith. general secre- tary of the Central Y here, was deep ly shocked when the Democrat in- formed him of the tragedy this morning. Both are friends of long standing and both are graduates of Springfield College.
 Mir. Yeoman was well known to every secretary at the local Y and only a short time ago came here with a group of Park City boys to determine how the Young Mems program at the local Y functioned. At college Mir. Yecsnan was regard ed as one of the greatest tackles to ever represent Springfield on the gridiron.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
PREDICTION AN
 ACCESSIBILITY
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(Continuod from Page D item, c reduction In the tex rate might Do made.
 Specific ItNm
 Tho mayor b conSldeE4ng specific items in his reorganization plan, with the i030 budget in mind. Large SlasheS In appropriations for several departments are expected. .., The budget for the next year will Do taken up by tho Board of Finance at It's meeting Thursday, December 2, This year the total appropfia. tons were approximately S0,4o0,0oo After approval by the finance board, the budget will Do submitted to tho Board Of Aldermen.
 Australia will assist h the estabs iishment of new industries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23

A testimonial dinner was given by members of the local Corp, Coyle post No. 1, American Legion, in honor of Major Michael J. Galullo, its past commander last night at Quaker inn. The dinner was well attended by members of the post, officers and members of other Vet- erans' groups and friends of Major Galullo.
 He was presented with a white ivory gavel mounted on Q gold band
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
OBSERVANCE OF
 THANKSGIVING
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'SVhvAiuvu AEVu EWBU ~ ned by clubs, societies and fraternal organizations for tomorrow night or Thursday night, The sporting sched- ulc will bo headed by tho annual Crosby football game, with the annual high school classic ex- pected to draw thousands Of fans te the Hamilton Park gridiron.
 Coming Back Home
 Scores Of former WaterburiAni now living out Of town will return to join their families for the holi. days. Railroad and bus lines plan to run extra coaches from tomor. row through Sunday, with heavy travel expected.
 Tho weatherman predicts fair and continued cold weather for tomor. row and Thursday, but hints that snow may give tho city c white Thanksgiving.
 Downtown stores expect the first heavy Christmas shopping this week .ond. Most stores will have their holiday decorations iii place Friday Several downtown streets will be dockod with laurel and colored lights by various groups of mer- chants.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
Southbury Is Full
 or Wild Excitement
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ious veteran organizations protest against the establishment of the Bund camp attempted to eo-ordi- nate action for today's meeting, the seloctmen stood firm. Their view is that the community will Do served
 best by attention to elimination Of unsightly building construction
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
PARTITION OF CHINA

Tokio, Nov, 23.--(UP) Partition of China has already started to take form north of the Yellow river, it was indicated today by press dis. patches which reported Q burning desire" of certain provinces to form an autonomous federation Of states.
 The Peiping correspondent of the Donei News Agency predicts the drafting of e constitution for the provinces of North China asserting that present indications are that c new administration in North China will take definite shape at least be- fore the year end,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23

local industrialists and business men
 Honorary pallbearers will include Hugh L, Thompson, Frederick 6 Chase, Y. o. 0oss, Herbert Knox N. D. Bronson. Charles A. Root, Ed. win s. Hunt, John A. Coe, ST., 0. r Bennett and William s. Jones.
 The active bearers include: Eric Benedict, Herbert Scott-Smith George Browne, James Curtin, Henry Whitlock and Howard Fritz.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
LAWRENCE REED
 HELD AS WITNESS
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 shire, it was alleged, and fulfilled his threat.
 The boarder escaped from the house by dropping from c second story window and ran to Q neigh- borS where he called the police.
 Shot Several Times
 Meanwhile, Hivon has struggled with his wife and had shot her Sev- eral times, the coroners report states, but none Of the wounds caused fatal injury, according to medical testimony of the examiner, Dr. Wilbur J. Moore, of Cheshire. The fatal beating took place h the yard of the duck farm, t was stated, after the husband and wife had struggled over possession of tho gun from her bedroom out of the h1iSe.
 Reed was returned to New Haven jail after his appearance before Judge Dickenson to whom he had nothing to say when the court asked # he wished to make a statement,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23

(Continued from Page D warships because Admiral Edward Marquart, commander of the .. g. river patrol, Is senior ofiieer among Occidental commanders tn the Nanking area, The LuSon Is his flagship,
 The British, French, Italian and German delegations followed. The Germans, having no warShipS in the YangtSe, had chartered the g, s, Kutwo and taken aboard i0l No. tionals,
 Chinese authorities said that about 05 per cent of the buildings of Nanking had been evacuated by their inhabitants. Many of them were taken over by provincial troops brought in to defend the city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23

New Zealand k worried over 1t decreasing birt.."ate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
NO ACTION NEAR
 ON WAGES, HOURS
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
ALL OFFICIALS
 LEAVE RANKING

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-14
TITLE OF CLUB
 GOES TO BANK
Chase FOremen's Offer of $2O,OOO for Country
 Club Acceptable

Title of the Mattatuck Country club will pass from the Mattatuck Country Club, Inc, to the Mer- chants Trust company today, and the Chase Foremen's association will present cash of $20,000 for its purchase tomorrow, Attorney Pat rick Healey, counsel for the asso- citation said today.
 The law day set in superior court last week expired today, and no effort has been made by the Mattatuck Country club to redeem its property.
 Timothy Ferris, chairman of the membership committee of the Chase Country club, as it is now known, has announced that mem bership has closed, with 200 signed up from the Chase Foremen'S aS- sociation and 25 members of the former Mattatuck club enrolled. Renovations of the buildings and course are progressing rapidly and are expected to be completed to- morrow when 300 enlisted men at- tack the area with rake, hoe, shovel and hammer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-14
Dentol Society
 Picks Dr. KIduR

Hartford, Conn, May 14.- Increased smoking among women may produce mere eases of cancer Of the mouth, which killed A0oo persons in the United states last year, Dr. Francis P. AEcCarthy, Boston, believed today.
 Addressing the Connecticut Dental association, Dr. MeCar- thy, member of the Tufts Col Iege Dental School faculty, said tobacco smoke irrltates the mucous membrane and causes white patches which may lead to cancer.
 Dr. Abraham B. ROsOif, New Haven. was elected president of the association, and Dr. Joseph Myers, Bridgeport president elect, DH. Gilbert KiIduff, Wat eFbury, was made chairman of the executive committee. Dr. Henry Hicks, Greenwich, was named . member of this com mittee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-14
SHOE STRIKE IN
 MAINE MIXED UP
Latest Developments Are Announced Today; Pro-
 IOnged Fifty Days

Auburn, Me, May 14-(UP)-Ihe Auburn-Lewist0n shoe strike situa- ton grew increasingly complex to- day as the. Walk0ut entered its 5Oth day.
 Latest developments were:
 l--setting of May 25 for a federal court review of state supreme court proceedings that resulted in jailing of Powers HapkUOd and five other c. I. O. strike leaders for contempt of aflti-stfike injunction. E1ssuance of habeas corpus writS to insure presence of jailed organ iEers at trial of 13 strikers on con- spitacy charges Monday. 3-Recognition of the Auburn Lewiston Shoe Workers Protective association = called an Cutlawed company union by the national labor relations boNrd-by the Ault-Wil- liamson Shoe company.
 +Posting in Highland, Morphy and Prospect Shoe companies of mo- tices of consent elections Saturday to determine whether c. I. O.s United Shoe Workers of America shall represent workers in collective bargaining.
 5-PoSsible transfer of 1887 con- vention of the New England con- ference of Typographical Union from South Portland, Me, in pro- test against jailing of labor organ izers.
 6-Support of boycott of Maine products by the Cambridge (Mas). s Union of University Teachers, also in protest against jailing of or ganiEers.
 An estimated 2,0O0 strikers seek 15 per cent wage increase, 40- hour week, c. I. o. recognition and a closed shop.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-14
ls kUTOISTS ONI HEARING LIST
AM Notified to Appear Be-
 fore Deputy Commits siOmer Thursday

Thirteen hearings before Q deputy
 bOmnaissloner of the State Motor
 Vehicle department will take place
 ln the local city court room on
 next Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, at which time all drivers in- .. volved will be compelled to show financial responsibility for the fu-
 lure or face license suspension until
 such time as such obligations are
 assumed.
 a.s A list of the cases released today by Michael A. Connor, state com- 91nissioner of motor vehicles is as
 1Oll0Ws:
 = Speeding = Joseph Montagano, =eoen street, Naugatuck; Stanley w. ~9enkuS, 2l Edward street; Edmond Roy of 53 Hayes street, Torrington; Edward J. Sodolsky, of All North @Main street, Union City; and AL a.Mieda Bartolini, Box 25, Wood ssbridge:
 @ Reckless driving Morris E. Tyler, R. F. D. No. 1, Meriden road; @and James Germinaro, of 386 Fair ts@eld avenue.
 M Other cases listed include, Ed .sward Madeaux, of g Ramon street @TGrington, for operating a car nWithout permission; Domenico Leo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-14

mains for the new owner to an- nounce. Of course the youngsters are hoping that the Richard Peck will be renovated as planned, all spruced up and lsiodetnized and operated ss formerly. It was one of the most popular excursion boats in the country. Few of the kiddies in their pleasure rides ever suspected that during the war the Richard Peck did its "bit." It transported munitions down the sound to the big boats in New York harbor waiting for the signal to sail for lover there" In sum- mer the boat transported as high
 as 10000 passengers a month on the famous sightseeing trip to the big city.
 Judge Carroll 0. Hincks in the federal court yestreday signed the formal court order confirming the sale.
 As far as the New Haven road is now concerned-the Richard Peck is no more!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-14
ON
 DIRECTORS LIST
Governor Cross Also to Serve as Model Aircraft
 Meet Advisor

Hartford, Conn.,, May 13 = (Spe- ciaD - Wilbur L. Cross, governor of the State of Connecticut, will act as one of the directors of the Ninth Annual Connecticut Model Aircraft Meet, to be held at RentSchler Field, East Hartford, June 5. The meet is sponsored by the United Aircraft Corporation, the Connecticut Model Airplane Association, and the Hart ford Y. M. c. A. The other direc- tors are Adjutant General William F. Ladd, Aviation Commissioner Chester L. Morris, fromer Gocernor John H. Trumbull, George s. Wheat, Eugene E. Wilson, Raycfoft Walsh, Bernard L. Whelan, c. w. Deeds, Major Hubert F. Johnson and George E. Prentice.
 Details
 The details of the meet will be in the hands of an executive commit tee chairmaned by Norman V. Gle ments, publicity director of United Aircraft Corporation, and he will be assisted by A. Lewis MacClain, William H. Thompson, Frank W. Schade, c. Donald McKelvie, Mundy I. Peale, James M. Wickham, and J. Blair Watson, Jr.
 The gasoline motored contest is open to contestants from anywhere in New England and, in reality, is a New England Gas Championship Contest. There will be two sets Uf trophies in this event, one for Con- necticut contestants, and one for out of state contestants. The owner of the model which establishes the best record of the gas event will be awarded, in addition to his first place trophy, a gold medal, indicat- ing that he is the New England champion.
 Classifications
 There will be two classifications in the regular outdoor events = ROC. Commercial, Outdoor Stick, Solid Scale - one for Seniors, 16-2l. and one for Juniors, under 16. Three prizes will be awarded in each event, both in the Junior and Ssn- for classifications. The National Aeronautic Association rules will De observed. Each contestant regis- tering on or before midnight May 3l will lreceive an Aviation Year Book, as.Well as lunch on the day of the meet. Rules and registration blanks may be obtained from c. Donald McKelvie, executive secre- tary of the meet, Hartford Y. M. c. A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-14
WHY | LIVE IN CONNECTICUT

Henry Poore, artist author inng c art hes prizes and medals for his He speazes combination figures with animals Mr. Pooe lives in Old state Publicity Commission tell why he likes to live in Connecticut he said:
 nce the beginning of the century Connecticut has extended to wecong hand from the banks of her picturesque river the Connecticut finally the the
 
 only picturesque country found environment combination of rocks and oaks the latter the ceftS Barbizon America attached Colony through this resemblance prototype typical New England village streets with majestic e the wide of marshand penetrated by the smaller Lieutenant River and picturesque hdS stretching north wonder the artist who thing when he it. continue to declare for Connecticut
 HENRY RANKIN POORE."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-14

freshed by fortnight of tarpon fishing in Gulf waters, MT. Roosevelt gave a hearty greeting to members of his official family who met him.
 Later today or tomorrow he was expected to start 8 series of White House conferences to examine prog ress of his legislative program in the days since he left Washington.
 Chief problems before the presi-
 dent were his court reorganization fight and 8 sputtering congressional conflict over governmental economy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-14

Hundreds of Waterbury young sters who treasure memories Of delightful sail down Long Island Sound and their first glimpse of New York city's towering sky scrapers will be interested in this announcement. The gool old ship, "Richard Peck" operated By the New Haven Steamship line, a sub sidiary of the New Haven road, has been sold to John Mesick of the MeSick Steamship Corp, of New York. Whether the famous steamboat, which has been in serv- ice for nearly forty years, will ply the familiar course, Bridge port to New York city, as daily excursion boat in the future re-