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Evening star., 1937-12-07
Labor Board
Enters Vague
Field
Courts Should Clear Up
"Firing" for Rule
Violations.
By DAVID LAWRENCE

VERY employer and every labor
~ union executive will be inter-
ested in the significant de-
cision just handed down by the
National Labor Relations Board to
the effect that a company rule pro-
hibiting outside activities during
Evening star., 1937-12-07
The Capital Parade
Conflict of Union Heads and Administration on
Housing Seen Inevitable.

JOSEPH ALSOP ROBERT KINTNER.
Presidents housing like ship successfully launched
q a
through rocks The administration housing experts
count New Deal bayhoo the through,
they frankly about It,
program pretty important it
the depression Briefly speaking the idea stimulate
construction high
forcing
nae the building
That violent although
the building trades
needed high labor costs the biggest building
Evening star., 1937-12-07

him cash pay
ments for agree
ing to raise only
SO much wheat,
corn, etc, as the
Secretary of Ag-
ricultul'e dictates,
and other cash
pay m e n t S for
using part Of his
+ a r m to raise
soil conservation
crops dictated by
the Secretary of
Agriculture, and,
in addition, loans.
These benefits are
nrOm | Sed the
Evening star., 1937-12-07
HOUSE GETS PROPOSAL
FOR HOLMES SHRINE
Mccormack Offers Resolution,
Citing Executors Plans to
Sell House.

The United States would acquire
title to and preserve as a national
historic shrine the home of the late
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes at 1920
I street NV. under provisions of a
resolution introduced in the House
late yesterday by Representative Nc
Cormack, Democrat, of Massachu-
sets. A similar resolution is pending
in the Senate.
The resolution pointed out that the
executor of the estate under a will
contemplates selling the house on the
open market to the highest bidder,
which may result in its demolition or
renovation. Such q move, it said,
would deprive the Government of a
place of historic significance.
The Secretary Of the Interior is
directed by the resolution to preserve
the house in its present condition.
Evening star., 1937-12-07
Aborigines Appeal.

Australia's $4,000 aborigines. the
natives who once roamed the island,
have appealed to the King, begging
for representation in the federal gov
ernment before they are exterminated.
They accuse the white man of having
betrayed every promise given by the
first settlers that the race would be
adequately cared for.
Evening star., 1937-12-07

working n o u T S
can be construed
to be a discrimi-
. Ms alton against
union member
ship drives and
hence can make
the e m p ployer r
guilty Of an "un-
fair labor nrac-
tice" as the term
Is used in the
existing law,
known as the
Wagner Act.
The boards de-
cispn Is one Of
those dne points
Evening star., 1937-12-07

Right here, the housing experts
will collide head-on with Big Bill
Hutcheson of the carpenters and
woodworkers and John Coefield of
the plumbers, who happen to be
the most determined anti-New
Dealers in the ranks of labor. The
Presidents housing men hope to
persuade building trades workers
to accept a contract-guaranteed
annual wage in return for lowered
hourly rates, but Hutcheson and
Evening star., 1937-12-07

The association VIII use Its
$l,000,000,000 to offer mortgage
money direct to the public. In
fact. it will be in open competition
with the private money lenders,
which the private money lenders
will certainly resent. Probably
they will have to take it and like it,
however Here again, ballyhoo will
be resorted to. The ballyhooers
will go into communities and
plead with local leaders to take
Evening star., 1937-12-07

THE opinions OF the ers this page are their opn mt
o rsecessar,y s The Stars Such opinions presented
Ihe stars eDOr to g1De all sides OF questions Interest to
readers although such opinions may contradictory a7ono
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1937-12-07

1t clear that be
MADE to the who transportation problem
the doDnUard OF defaion a
nth the help Of the R. a
IN monopoly and the application
oasis OF rote-rng to ralay Finally
should
ductiUity
This last the thorny
easily political
nomnaly under private ownership
thousand
Evening star., 1937-12-07
By MARK SULLIVAN.

w YITHIN a few days the Sen
\A/ ate will vote on a bill,
wv s. 2787, which does these
things (among many
others:
It holds out to the farmer certain
promises of payments. 1t holds out to
Evening star., 1937-12-07

CUiSUIIItlS BUUtIS anu UUIIuIIIB sup
plies equals the factory price plus
the freight.
Yet the fact remains that the
railways have high current operat-
ing costs. while the volume of
freight traffic is again declining to
depression levels. Under the old
rules of the old guard, the roads
have no choice but to ask for
higher rates which will, in turn,
further reduce traffic and revenues
Evening star., 1937-12-07

During the winter 1928 had to
between New Washington
Puman
riding magnfcenty high Rates
travelling public And all how bitterly
lines c.
the executives nothing
the practice at least since
traffic and higher net
The current demand for higher freight
Developments The railway supplies
raised last Winter to point Uhch
most urgent requirements RailUay
raised collective
legislation These combined Stacking of
traffic due to the monopoly
Grating
Evening star., 1937-12-07

plea WHICH has just received the
inevitable Endorsement of Secre-
tary of Commerce Roper.
The plea comes at the critical
point in the business depression.
II the Is per cent increase Is
granted, we are heading into the
whirlpool. New Dealers are pre-
pared to propose that the rates be
kept low, even If the Government
has to underwrite operating losses
thrO1lph the r r r.
Evening star., 1937-12-07
We, the People
New and Imaginative Approach Needed for Rail.
road Problem
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

NOME weeks receiving
envelopes
that they contained publicity
them to find During
publicity has been terrific three enveos
cidence this doVnpour
for higher freight
Evening star., 1937-12-07

The New Dealers this Of
danger
afford built
and materials subject to prohteerg 81 businesses afford
$40 railroads The belief growing Washington
labor
increase justified by skill efficiency
the
even trer Of arbitrary increases railway supplies
the Morgan
noc price raising which affects the Of supplies
railways The whole
financial policy
consulting
The New Dealers imagine nothing
considerable freight
distress,
world
housing program the
Evening star., 1937-12-07

The purpose Of the labor board Is
understandable. Almost every COM
pany has the power to set forth all
kinds Of rules of such a minute char
acter as to cause involvement by some
employe at some time or other. Un-
der such circumstances it would be
easy for an employer to use the vio-
lation Of . minor rule as an excuse
to dismiss . particularly active union
Evening star., 1937-12-07

20 ALLEN EATON Of the Rus
sell Sage Foundation, New
York. goes much of the credit
in assembling the c1I,--ar,t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-11
Organization To- Form Union or Its O1un m Conn.

New Haven, Conn.,, Sept. ll-(U. P)-Formation of statewide CIO organization in direct conflic' with the Connecticut Federation of Labor was threatened today by sub-region- al Director William P. Garrett, as result of the busting of ten C. 1. O., unions from the c. F. of L. If pro- gressive unionism cannot march for ward within the Connecticut Fcder- ation of Labor" he declared, then the federation must De left hehind.' ' The c. I. O., unions of Connc,tI- cut, said Garrett, stand firmly rooted in their resolve 70 build a strong, inclusive. progressive labor movement in this state. If 1t should later appear necessary, they s:gno ready to band into a state-Wlce Gr- ganization of their own for the tur- therance of this tack.
 Garrett. who recently ODened state headquarters here. said he regret ted" the termination of [. l. O. ,e- lationship with the state federation but that i've look forward to the day
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-11
POLICE KIDNAP
 BANDIT CAUGHT
Clyde Derrick. Desperate, Is Captured in Vacant
 House in Rome, N. Y.

Rome, N. Y, Sept. ll.-CUP).- Clyde Derrick, ex-convict and desperado who kidnapped two police men and held them captive for l9 hours, was captured here today. He was seized in a vacant house on the outskirts of Rome. Local authorities. led by Chief of Police J. T. Owen, surrounded the house after a for mer friend of Derrick's tipped" them that he was sleeping there. AL though heavily armed, he was cap tured without shot being fired. The friend, J. O'Mara, Rome gar age mechanic, told police Derrick walked into his home last night and asked for money for food.
 Gave Him Money
 T gave him some money and we went across the street to a res- taurant," OMara said. "As Derrick ate, he laid a gun on the table After he had finished, he asked me where to find a good hiding place I told him of a vacant house on the outskirts of the city. He left me then"
 Believing Derrick might watch to see if he called the police imme- ditely. O'Mara returned home, turn ed of his room light as If to re- tire and waited a few minutes be- fore notifying authorities.
 He then hurried to nearby lunch wagon and told Officer Jo- seph Belius that Derrick was in town"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-11
MAYOR M'LEVY TO
 HAVE HARD FIGHT

Bridgeport, Conn.,, Sept ll.-CUP Left wing socialists made new bid today to wrest control of party from Mayor Jasper McLevy.
 McLevy, completing his second term and who will be the right wing candidate for reelection, will be op- posed by former State Representa- tive Jack c. Bergen, member of the board of education.
 Bergen was nominated at a left wing city convention last night. His faction indicated a legal fight might ensue to have the group recognized as the rightful socialist party to be represented on the ballot.
 A similar court action was taken last year but the petition was re- jected. McLevy, who headed the party undisputed for a quarter of a century. took issue with the national party on questions of state rights at that time and hls charter was with drawn. A left wing state ticket headed by Devere Allen, Wilton, was denied a place on the ballot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-11

day when we shall one aga,n DC united in the effective pursuit o: {? better life for labor and greater security for the nation"
 He charged the suspension of the ten unions was accomplished by denying these unions tlier democra. tic rights in the federation conven- tion and by refusing them Chcil voice and vote on the vital question of its dissolution.
 "This action was in line with trat of tho American Federation of La. bor a year ago when the executiy council by arbitrary decree suspend ed Q third of the federation iron membership. It Is this Cy,aunica rule by the executive minoritie, which is responsible for the presen split in our labor movement"
 Garrett also heads the steerin committee of the c. I. O., unio which, he said. "saenls quite undi' turbed by the fireworks C>si;laycd the recent convention of the Con- necticut Federation Of Labor"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-11
FEDERATION OF
 LABOR WINS OUT
National Electric Products Co. Employees Vote for
 That Group

Ambridge, Pa, Sept. ll-(UP)- The American Federation of Labor won a crucial election in the plant of the National Electric Products Company, the National Labor Rela- ticnS Board announced today. The vote was 780 for the A. F. of L. Union against 675 for the union of the committee for industrial organ ization. The labor board announced that 1855 votes, challenged by both sides, were not counted in the to- tals. The challenged votes, each in a sealed envelope, will be forwarded to the NLRB. in Washington to be examined. The votes were chal- lenged by the C.IO. affiliate, the United Electrical and Radio Work CTS of America and by its victorious rival. the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, A. F. of L. affiliate.
 Challenged Votes
 Charles T. DoudS. Sub-regional director of the N. L. R. B. announc- ed that he would send the chal- lenged votes to Washington in view of possible court action in the dis pute which already has reached the federal circuit court on the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-11
TRUCK DRIVERS
 TO MEET BOARD
Will Discuss Grievances With Members of State
 Mediation Group

Hartford. Conn.,, Sept. 1l-(UP)- Striking truckers, who have vir- tually paralyzed highway transpor- tation throughout eastern Connecti- cut and portions of western Massa- chusetts, consented today to discuss their grievances with the state board of mediation and arbitration with view to early settlement of wage and union demands.
 The strike entered Its fifth day with more than 800 drivers, helpers and mechanics idle and with an an- nouncement from union headquar- ters things are tightening up more and more every minute"
 A union spokesman, reversing sem timent expressed earlier in the week, said labor representatives would be sent to conference called for to- day by the state board of mediation and arbitration to bring employers and employees together "on common ground"
 Strikers are demanding ten cents more an hour, a closed shop and a reduction of an hour and one-half in the time schedule between Hart ford and New York.
 Food Shortage
 The threat of a serious food short age in the Hartford and other areas was relieved today when it was said at union headquarters that supply shipments would no longer be halted.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-11
BARBARA SENDS
 TAYLOR ACABLE

Montreal, Sept. l1-UP)-Befcre movie star Barbara Stanwyck left Quebec last night she sent cable to movie heart throb No. 1, Robert Taylor, who is in London. The cable 1t was said, ended thus: T love you dearly"
 Miss Stanwyck arrived here by train last night. She, was believed to have taken the night plane for New York.
 While she stayed in the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec it was reported that she had sent at least two cablegrams daily to Taylor and had received as many from hiIl-. She herself would not discuss Taylor nor her interest in him, but ner secretary said in her behalf that she found the subject a "trifle bor- ing"
 Tn Hollywood, Taylor and Miss Stanwyck are seen together often and gossip there says that their ir- terest In one another is much more than casual. When Miss Stanwyrk arrived in Quebec early in the week, 1t was reported that she planned to. sail on a Canadian Pacific liner to join Taylor in Lon- don.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-11
Fiue Closed Banks L1 State Pay DiDidends
Merchants Trust Coo of This City Will Pay Five Per Cent-Comt Order Must First Be Issued to
 Bank Commissioner Perry

Depositors of five closed banks in Connecticut will receive dividends of more than $l,000000 during the coming month, provided the superior courts sanction the efforts of Bank Commissioner Walter Perry, re- cciver, to make the payments.
 The amount to be distributed here, provided Judge Edwin c. Dickenson approves the measure at the short calendar session of superior court next Friday, will approximate $ll6,- 089.50. The sum represents pay ment of $39,920.30 to depositors of the commercial department, and $76, 1920 to depositors of the sav- ings department.
 Report of Commissioner
 Commissioner Perry tells the court in his application to pay the divi- dend that on August 14 there was $57,378.16 in the commercial de- partment. By paying the five per cent dividend he will allow re- mainder of $l7,457.86 for operating expenses until the next declaration. Following the payment of the five per cent in the savings department there will be $8,654.7l remaining. On Aug. IA there was $84,823.91 in the savings department and the dividend will require $76,l69.20.
 Approval of the payment of the dividend Is practically inevitable,  4 Continued on Page 3
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-11
TYPHOON SWEEPS
 PART OF JAPAN

Tokyo, Sept. Il - (UP) = A ty- phoon, accompanied by enormous waves, swept across southwestern Japan today to cause severe dam age and an unknown loss of life.
 Early casualty reports listed 4S known deaded Takamatsu l5, Nikko IS, Okayama, II, Kochi- Hanada district 3, rural districts 4.
 Marine casualties were believed heavy because many fishing boats were caught offshore or moored along the inland sea.
 Many small ships were sunk and others damaged.
 Six hundred buildings were flooded o at Osaka, by gigantic waves, and the Yodo river, over- flowing, flooded several streets.
 Communications between Tokyo and the southwestern extremity of the island were disrupted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-11

New Haven, Conn, Sept. H. (UP)-Thc committee for industrial organization was "on its own" to- day as the Connecticut Federation of Labor concluded it's 5lst annual convention with a refusal not to re- consider the election of the John l.. Lewis forces from its membership.
 Supporters of the ten removed af- fiiiates attempted last night to have the convention accept a statement criticizing the custer. It was turned down, as was another petition to have the Connecticut association foster peace convention" to unite the American Federation and the c. I. O., under a single banner.
 Former association president J. Nicholas Dang. New London, who two years ago sponsored a labor party movement. assailed Gov. Wil- bur L. Gross as a pseudo friend of labor" for commenting the converl- tion's vote to reject the c. l. O. unions.
 Reelected were President Thomas J. Shea. Middlet0wn, who enters his third term. and Secretary Treasurer John ]. Egan. Bridgeport, who has
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-11
GUILD UPHOLDS
 ALL BUT ONE VOTE

New York. Sept. l1-(U,PJ - The American Newspaper Guild was on record today as upholding all but one of the actions of its St. Louis convention, which included affilia- ton with the Committee For Indus- trial Organization and broadening the membership base to include commercial department employees.
 The one. resolution adopted at the convention condemning Fascist forces in Spain-was rejected by a vote of 2,592, to 2.409. The follow ing were approved:
 c. l. O. affiliation, 3.392 to 1891 ; broadening of the membership base, 3,0l3 to 2,054; abolition of wire serv- ice vice president. 3,4l6 to 1, AS; en- dorsement of independent political action, 2,774 to 2,202; increased WPA appropriations, 2,8l5 to 2,l78: approv- al of President Roosevelt's supreme court reorganization plan, 2,685 to 2,27l; suspension for payment of dues, 3,507 to 1,370;, suspension of local guilds, 3,005 to 1,738: and ap- proval of the collective bargaining plan, 2,9l7 to 1924.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-11
BICYCLE TESTS
 START MONDAY
Waterbury Democrat Canl- paign for Safety Opens
 at Hamilton Park

Old time bicycle riders and en- thusiasts of Waterbury are invited to attend the Waterbury Democrat Bicycle Safety League Campaign tests which open Monday afternoon St Hamilton Park at 4 o'clock.
 The Waterbury Democrat. the Waterbury Police Department, and the Waterbury Park Department, all cooperating in making this safety campaign one that will bring home to many boys and girls the dangers from street and highway traffic and lack of knowledge on their part on how to proceed along busy thoroughfares, would like old timer bicyclists to be on hand to see what is being done today in a spout and pastime that once was the most popular of its day.
 Real Trade Years Ago
 While it is true today that bicy- cle manufacture is at a high level and more machines are being sold right now than probably ever be- fore, still 1t was in the old days that bicycling was a real fad, so much so that almost every town boasted of one or more cycle clubs. There were even paths built along roads so that the cyclists could "scorch" along without endangering pedestrians or horses ambling plac- idly along the turnpike.
 Occasionally these cycle clubs of thirty, forty and fifty years ago oc- cupy little space in the news of the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-11
Conn. Federation OfLabor Has Ended State Session

served since 1924. Egan also was elected delegate to the Denver national convention.
 Elected vice-presidents were Wal ter Kohler, Danbury; Harry Fein- mark, New Haven: John Miller, Hartford; James Clerkin, New Bri- tain; Eugene Kent, New London; Perle Hovey, Greenwich, and Thomas Hanley.
 Resolutions adopted instructed federation officers to consult with the governor to discontinue the use of state police in strikes; favoring a constitutional amendment to pro- vide for representation in the state house of representatives on the basis of population, and establishing a work bureau to find jobs for per- sons over 40 years. "
 It also was voted to double the per capita tax from two and ronc- half cents per month to five cents.
 A resolution criticizing COnnecti- cuts two U. S. senators for their attitude toward national labor legis. lation, was rejected on an unfayor- able report of the resolutions cons EAittee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-11
BURGLARS STEAL BREWERY SAFE
Break Into Branch Office of Ruppert Plant in Rear
 of South Main St.

Clambering over adjoining roofs and forcing open @ skylight, burg lars during the night entered the Waterbury branch office of the Jacob Ruppert Brewery, Inc. in the rear of 322 South Main street and stole safe containing money and valuable papers.
 The safe contained only $28 in cash, but numerous papers valuable to the firm were also inside. The burglary was discovered when the branch was opened this borning.
 The brewery branch fronts on driveway from South Main street. Its roof is connected with several other roofs, and the burglars made their way to one of the roofs, then went across to the brewery office. There they forced open skyligh' and dropped to the floor.
 A door leading to the driveway was opened from the inside, the safe loaded into a car, and the burglars drove away. The safe is about three feet high and two feet wide. Morti- mer Connor is s'off1ce manager of the local Ruppert division.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-11
SUBMARINE HAS
 NOT CONCLUDED
Continues Its Bombing of Ships as Nations Hold
 Conferences
(By United Prcssl

A British merchantmen, bearing refugees to France, was bombed in the Bay of Biscay of the Atlantic coast of France as statesmen met al Nyon, Switzerland, to seek an agree ment on driving pirate submarines and airplanes from the Mediter' ranean.
 Developments were:
 London-British steamship Stan bridge, in dramatic radiogram, ad- vises owners of damage from heavy bombing of Gijon, Spain; asks navy aid.
 Nyon Mediterranean conferees divided on pirate" fight; Russiu charges Britain and France would permit submarines to operate free y.
 Rome - Italy to boycott London n-intervention committee if Med lterranean conferees make confer ence an "anti-Fascist playground"
 Moscow - Russia to send destroy CTS to convoy Mediterranean ship ping, informantS predict.
 British Steamer Bombed
 London. Sept. Il - (U. P)-The British steamer Stanbridge. carrying 1000 refugees. was bombed heavily off Gijon, Spain, yesterday, hci owners reported today.
 According to information receivec by Lloyds Shipping Casualty Service the Stanbridge was damaged con- siderably and encountered heavy weather.
 The Stanbridge asked for aid from British naval control ships in the
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