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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
MARKS WILL GET SPEEDY TRIAL.
StrangIer of Little Girl Will Be Rushed Before
 Grand Jury

New York, Aug. 9-(up)-Au- thorities planned swift trial" for Lawrence Marks, 4o year old ex- convict who confessed that he strangled and assaulted Paula Ma gagna, 8, in the cellar of her Brook lyn home on July 3l. The grand fury will be asked to indict him immediately, District Attorney Wil- liam P. x. oeoghan said. He may 40 before a "blue ribbon" jury within month. Marks, shifty- eyed and @ dandy, has Q long police record extending back to 1910. Twice he has been convicted of crimes against little girls.
 Confessed Yesterday
 He confessed early yesterday after police had disproven l6 alibis of- fered in l3 hours of questioning. Police said his signed statement gave details of how he lured Paula into the cellar to show him "where the gas meters were" strangled her with O cord wound twice around her neck and wiped away finger prints with the child's sun-suit Marks came out of prison less than two months ago and since then has shared 0 dingy two-room flat in Brooklyn with his wife, Ida, whom he married 2B years ago. Mrs. Marks said her husbands mother had been on inmate of on insane asylum for 25 years.
 Boomer Caused Arrest
 Another roomer ct the same ad- dress, Mrs. Miriam Saratkln, was responsible for Marks arrest. Three days after Paula Magagna was mur- dered, she found Marks molesting her eight year old daughter. Be- fore police could get to the house, Marks had escaped but when he re- turned Saturday he was arrested. He said, according to police that he met Paula on the street and she took him to the cellar. He threw q noosod cord around her neck and strangled her. He took off her sun- suit, he said. Later he flung her body over 6 perambulator.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
TRUCK DRIVERS
 READY TOSTRIKE

Hartford. Conn, Aug. 9.-(UP)-- Unless employers accede to wage inc crease demands today, more than 800 truck drivers are expected to so on strike tonight. This city, New Britain, Willimantic, New London, Stafford, Norwich, Danieison, Jewett City and Middletown are affected and the major companies involved include Consolidated Motor Lines, Byrolly Transportation O., Adley Express O., Seaboard Freight Lines and the Wooster Express, Inc.
 In c fiery session yesterday morn ing the drivers voted almost unari- rnougly to strike if certain of their demands are not granted in Q new agreement between operators and drivers which will replace the one- year contract which expired gatur. day. According to John ]. Murphy, business agent of Local 07i, Inter. national Brotherhood of TeainsterA. Chauffeurs, gtableriien and Helpers, an afiiliate of the A. '. of L., the vote was 403 for c strike against i6,
 The demands set up are as fol- lows: 10 cents an hour increase in wages; extension of running time to New York city from six and OEie- half to eight hours: one dollar . night expenses for .the-road drivers for food in addition 0 rooms; c closed shop.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
By ELMER 0. WALZER United Press Financial Edlt0r)

New York, Aug. 0.-(UP)-Stocks strengthened in early trading today with fairly good sized blocks mark. ing the opening. Cotton futures and bonds flrmed in quiet trading.
 Steel and metal shares led the advance. U. 8. Steel opened ct iio i-8 up 3-8 National Steel made Q new high for the year at % i-2 up i-8. American Rolling Mill gained i-4 to 70 i-4 and Bethlehem was i.e higher at % 7.8.
 Continued strength in export cop. per plus increased trading brought buying Into metal shares. Howe Sound gained 3-8 at 83 i.4 Calumet & Hecla i-o up ie 7-e, U. 6. smelt- ing b-e to 0i i.4, Anaeonda i-e to @ l-4 on 1000 shares and Amert. can Smelling i-2 to o7 i-4.
 Auburn broke 2 i.0 to 10 follow. ing sale of D. l.. Cord holdings in the Cord corporation, which eontrols Auburn, to c New York banking group. Cord on the curb opened i-8 higher at 1 7-e on c share block. Other motor shares were firm.
 Radio opened 2,B00 shares at 10 3.4 up is4 and c new high on the current move. Other communiea- tons were quiet Rails were firm
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
LOW DEATH RATE
 IN THIS STATE

Hartford, Conn, Aug. 9.-(UP) - Barring an epidemic, 1897 will es- tablish a record low death rate for Connecticut according to records of the state department, of health. For the first six months of this year, 275 fewer deaths have been recorded than for the same period last year.
 "Persons are living longer in the state" said William 0. Welling, di- rector of the bureau of vital statis- ticJ of the state health department, "because living conditions here are above the average. There Is excellent supervision over the water supply. We have pasteurized milk. Health officers of the state are keen and on their jobs. continually urging people to take preventive measures against disease such as minimizing themselves against diphtheria."
 The drop in the death rate has been brought about largely by few CT deaths from cancer, heart dis ease and tuberculosis. which the health agencies of the state have been fighting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
THIEVES SEIZE
 HIS LIFE SAVINGS

New Haven, Conn. Aug. 9-CUP) Miles Pierson baker, was to buy a new home at 10 o'clock this morning. He had $2,900 hidden in Q cake pan to put down on 1t. When the time came to complete the transaction he was found uncon- Bcious on the floor of his bakeshop nearly strangled by his own apron Thieves had taken his money at the point of a gun.
 Pierson was in his shop at 6 o'clock this morning, he told po- lice, when two men entered and bought @ pie. As one of them tossed him Q quarter, the other leveled Q gun at him, took off his apron and bound him. They made him show them where the money was.
 Some time later, his daughter Lillian found him on the floor, his face blue from the apron string tied securely about his throat. Police said because of his condition he cannot be questioned until this afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09

Report on plans for a low cost housing project for Waterbury to relieve a serious shortage of homes here will be submitted to Mayor Frank Hayes immediately by Wil- liam M. Harris, executive secre. tary of Lincoln House. Just re- turned from Washington where he acted for the mayor in determining how Waterbury should undertake getting funds under the pending Wagner housing bill, passed by the senate and now in the house, MT. Harris was emphatic in saying:
 People must wake up to the re- alization that something is to be done. Something must be done to remedy the condition which finds thousands of our citizens living in unfit quarters"
 Hopes for Solution
 MT. Harris pins hope for solu- ton of Waterbury's problem on the Wagner housing bill which now pro- vides by senate amendment for $4,000 units at $l,0oo @ room, with $l,000 for land. He hopes fur
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09

tAll0 1CklOll 0AllSV ASAsF
 Major-Gen. Stanley H. Ford, commanding the 7th Corps Area announced that the situation be- { tween the states was becoming 'critical" and that he expected rapid developments and early clashes of the mobilizing forces.
 By air, rail and motor, scores of military units, numbering thou sads of men, are being rushed to Camp Ripley. Minn., to be followed a week later by other organiza- tions scheduled for concentration at Fort Riley, Kas.
 According to General Ford, eight "blue" states - North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Me- braska, Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas - have strained relations with the green" and red" group.
 Green" consists of Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois. Red" is composed of Colorado and Okla homa.
 Red" and Green" Allies
 War may be declared at any moment, QlplolldCy dBaLi llaNAhB failed. And it seems certain, be- cause of known alliances, that "red" will support green in the event of hostilities.
 The "blues' have ordered the concentration of their 7th Pro- visional Division to begin today iu the vinicity of Swanville, iMnn., IA miles south of Camp Ripley. The division is under command of Brig. .-Gen. Campbell B. Hedges. It has been ordered to meet any em- ergency and to protect the border between Duluth and St. Paul.
 South of St. Paul tn Mississippi River is mot fordable" and the "blue" border guards hold the bridges. They will be blown up in case of invasion. Such destruc tion would make rapid crossing of the river impossible to the green" troops.
 Mobilization at Fort Riley
 The reds" are expected U come to the aid of their Great Lake
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
PWA Supervising AIS
 Miles Of Construction
Highway Projects in Action in Various Sections of of Connecticut- -Autoists Marvel at Rapid Progress

taken varying periods, from two months to year or more in few instances. A fair average period is six months. If all of the projects had been in process simultaneously, 6,l50 men would have been re- quired. Actually, even at peak reached late in the summer of 1884, the number of men never reached this figure, but 1t did reach the very fine total of 2500. The first contracts got underway around the turn of the year, 1933-S4, and the last one is due for completion on or before December 3l, 1887. Over the entire period of 48 months, employ ment on such road projects will have averaged, estimates show, 776 men per working day.
 Rehabilitated
 The bridges built or rehabilitated under PWA auspices in Connecti- cut during the past four years in- clude, in addition to the five on the Merritt Highway previously mem toned, one over the Naugatuck at Beacon Falls, over the QuinnipiaE at North Haven, over the Silver- mine between Wilton and New Ca- naan, two over the Hammonassett between Madison and Killingworth, and one between Clinton and Kil- lingworth, nine in Hamden, and one or more minor bridges in each of the following: Fairfield. Filing ton, clinton. Easton, Saybrook Lyme, 0riswold, Scotland, Thomp- son, Sherman, Kent, Bridgewater Ledyard, Andover, Middlebury, New Hartford, Canterbury, Seymour Westbrook, Chester, and Nauga- tuck; while two bridges across the Pequonock at Bridgeport, the Strat- ford avenue and the Grand street were extensively repaired and re- decked.
 Several towns have enjoyed two or more road projects under PWA auspices, among these being Bur- lington, Bozrah, Greenwich, East Haddam, Enfield, Lebanon, Meriden New Britain, New Hartford. New town, sherman, Trumbull, Vernon and Waterbury. Lebanon had three, totalling twenty-two miles and costing $485,4
 Cities having paving jobs include Hartford, New Haven, Waterbury, New Britain, Norwalk, Bristol and Derby. and the Borough of Nauga- tuck.
 Well Distributed
 The projects have been pretty well distributed among the several counties. Hartford County, as the most populous, led with twenty four, aggregating $2,463,960. Litch- field, the largest in area, was close second with twenty-two. totalling $2,062, ,000. New Haven had twenty. and Fairfield nineteen. Fairfield, however, led in cost total with $3,- 062.7 ITO, and by reason largely of the inclusion of the four Merritt High. way sections, one of which, in Trumbull, alone costing 9083, ,866, the largest single project next to the big Hartford Metropolitan District sanitary sewer project in the State. New London County drew 14, Mid- dlesex 13, Holland 10, and Windham g.
 Of the total 130, oil save nine are complete. Those still under con- struction are ct Milford, Seymour, Norwalk, Tolland, Kent. Litchfield. Waterford, Thompson and Pomfret,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09

Users of the road system of Con- necticut are benefitting by improve ment to some 4i6 miles under PWA auspices since the inauguration of the program in 1883, according to State Director W. J. Farley. This mileage has been divi9ed among some 405 different sections of road way, including bridges and ap- breaches, virtually every township in the State participating. Thus the benefit has been widely dis- tributed. If in one continuous sec ton, it would have provided a road all the way to Quebec, Canada, or to Erie, Pennsylvania. Or it would provide roadways from the State Capitol to New York City. Albany and Boston, with enough left over to span the State, east to west, along the coast line. Again, 1t would build entirely around the State following the border and the Sound, and in addition provide a trans-state highway, east and west, on the line of Hartford.
 New Bridges
 These improvements comprise practically every known type, from loose gravel on roads of purely local character in rural districts to reinforced concrete on State routes and sheet asphalt on city streets. Quite a few bridges are included, among them three in Greenwich and two in Trumbull on the Mer- ritt Highway.
 While the government is not par- ticirating in the Merritt Highway broadly, 1t did, originally, lend some aid, including, in addition to the bridges mentioned, several miles of rough grading adjacent to said bridges, contributing S446,800 to- wards the total cost of four such projects of $2,336,i64.
 Tn all, to date, there has been i30 separate road, bridge and steret im- provement projects, entatling a combined cost of approximately $l5, ,05l 1924, against which allotments have been made in the amount of $54,554, ,386, or 30 per cent.
 While the grants have been to the several political subdivisions the State Highway Department has prepared the plans and specified tions, acted as contracting agent and supervised construction; and in 2l of the l30 projects, the Federal Bureau of Public Roads, by a spe- clal arrangement with the PWA, ex- ervised the field supervision which ordinarily Is performed by the In- spection Division of the PWA un- der Frank J. Carew, State Engin- ger Inspector.
 Man-HOurS
 To labor on the site has gone ap- proximately $4,604,063. This, ex- pressed in hours of labor, repre- sents 7,674,938 man hours, or 069,- 308 man-days of eight hours each, or l6o,8o4 man-weeks of six days, or 36,800 man-months, or 3,ieS man. years of employment to me on the job, taken at an average hourly earning of 60 cents. If all of these projects had been underway ct the same time, 060,i76 men would have been needed to complete them in e single day, were that possible; i50,- 862 If in one week; or S0,SeT in one month.
 The jobs, of course, have been started at different times and have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09

situation. To oppose this possi- bility "blue" is planning to mobil- ize a division near Fort Riley with the intent of fighting a defensive action to repel any invasion by "red" forces from the southwest.
 Mobilization of blue forces in that sector will start about Aug. IS and will constitute troops of the 35th Blue Division (the 35th National Guard Division of Mis- souri, Kansas Nebraska and Ar kansas), commanded by Major Gen. Herbert J. Paul.
 Following the initial action, blue" contemplates winning the war" by mobilizing and later ate tacking the green" states, the most powerful of the two oppon- ents. The direction of the main offensive is to be toward Chicago, heart of the green" industrial area.
 No Heavy Smelling
 But while all this sounds like the real thing, citizens need not fear that their rest will be broken by the thunderous bombings or thta gas will be sprayed to blister, choke and asphyxiate them. Instead there will be an opportunity to see how effectively the army is prepared to come to their defense in case of a national crisis,
 The war" Is simply training exercise. Medical corps stretcher bearers will probably do nothing mere than rush to the aid of some private with sprained ankle or possible case of indigestion. Ammunition fired will be blanks and the effects recorded in the wavings of various colored flags by the umpires.
 But to the officers and men Of the Regular Army, National Guard and Organized Reserves of the eight states forming the 7th Corps Area, these maneuvers are taken with grim seriousness.
 Gen. Ford characterized the war games as free maneuver". {. meaning that after the forces meet in accordance with the gen- eral situation the commanders Cf the various field forces will be free to handl their troops as they would in actual battle independent of any further instructions. Carefully selected, highly trained umpires will decide "who wins"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
Religious Leaders
 To Attend Institute
Catholics, Jews, Protestants to Be Represented at
 Conference in Williams College, Aug. 20, Sept.

many men and women will leave It's sessions with new informa ton, new inspiration and new understanding of their own and the other fellows problems and that it will help them and their fellow citizens solve many questions that we have to face in these exciting and difficult times"
 In appraising the value of such discussions as the 1887 Willianstown Institute, pr. Everett R. Ciinchy, di. rector of the National Conference of Jews and Christians, called attention to the fact that it was c climax to c growing sequence of local and relig- ional institutes and serninarys spon. sored by his organization through the past year In many parts of the country.
 -Four such conferences were held in the middle west during the past year." he said, under the auspices of the Chicago Round Table of Jewsand Christians. A south-wlde institute was held ct tho University of North Carolina, and community institutes, held in four southern cities, have resulted In the organi- zation of more than twenty local round tables in the south. From such c growth Is to flow c cortin. uous and growing program of inter- faith cooperation.
 ITO the extent that the most rec spected citizens of American cities and towns are known to meet toe gother in local conferences Of Pro. testants, Catholics and Jews, Aner- lea has the best insurance possible against some of the grievous lis now affecting other parts of the world No klaf or Nazi cell or communist or fascist party, seeking to ride to power by the fostering Of hate against c religion, race or class, will Dc able to gain any great following in c country or in communities where these institutes and seminars are part of the community life"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
Building Permits

The following building permits were Issued today ct the office of Building Inspector Patrick J. Carlin:
 Mrs. Anna Yanalunas, altera. tions, 20 South Leonard street; cost S1OO.
 Mrs. Phil0mena Russo, veranda repairs, 12 Orange street; cost S400.
 Angelo Spino, alter one family house, 12 Avon street; cost S780.
 A. Litchenstein, alter store front, 25o South Main street, cost Si,OOO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
NEW DEAL WILL
 BACK MAHONEY

Hyde Park. N. r., Aug g. (UP).- President Roosevelt put the new deal behind the candidacy of Jere- miah T. Mahoney for New York city's democratic nomination for mayor today.
 The action came in q semi-secret political conference between the President and Edward J. Flynn, party leader of the Bronx.
 While Mir. Roosevelt and Flynn were noncommittal it was learned that they definitely cast the admin istrations die for Mahoney's can- didacy against Senator Roy g. Cope land, anti-new deal aspirant
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
NORMANDIE HAS
 TAKEN RECORDS

Le Havre, France, Aug. 9.-(UP) -The French linoc Normandie held both records for crossing the Atlan- tic ocean today.
 She completed the fastest vest east crossing yesterday when she steamed past Bishops Rock 3 days, 9 hours, 2 minutes after leaving Ambrose Light in New York harbor.
 Last week she recaptured the east west record from the Queen Mary with a crossing in 3 days, g hours, 2 minutes.
 The previous eastbound record of 3 days, 23 hours 57 minutes had been set by the Queen Mary last August
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
Plans Prepared For
 House Shortage Here
William N. Harris Returns FrOm Washington, Pins Hope on Senatorial Action; Fight Looms in Congress

ther that the house will make changes in the senate bill which will set the final specifications al- lowing for from Si,i00 to $l,400 Q room, more nearly as the original bin intended
 "Whether this Is SO, Waterbury must obtain federal funds under the Wagner bill, whatever It's final form," he said. "The condition here is such that If the banks can't or won't do something about the hous- ing of residents in the low income group, there must be other re- course"
 Fight Looms
 A fight is indicated in the house, MT. Harris believes, for increased specifications in the e726,000, 900 housing bill to allow for better-con- structed units. As brought out by The Democrat, the $i,000 per room figure does not find favor with building experts here and elsewhere because of the type of construction 1t would provide. If Waterbury is to pass Q bond issue to pay it's large per cent. of the cost of the project, to be amortized over Q e0-year per- iod, question as to security of the investment IS raised when such in. vestment Is in the form of easily- deteriorated houses.
 Everybody in Washington seem- cd to favor the hill," MT. Harris re- marked. "Whatever political opposi- ton developed appeared to be of the for the record variety"
 Antis Win
 The administration proponents of the original bill on which Senator Robert P. Wagner Democrat, N. Y, worked for three years, were beaten in the senate by republicans and anti-adfninistration democrats. Sen- ators Augustine J. Lonergan, Hart- ford, and Francis T. Maloney, Meri- den, of Connecticut, voted for the amendment, then for the final sen- ate version of the bill.
 MT. Harris feels that the senate's provision of Si,000-a-room houses can be made to fit into c low cost housing project to relieve the short- age of 1000 homes in Waterbury. He has obtained on outline of the procedure under which Waterbury must act when the bill finally is passed in the house, to obtain the federal grant of funds.
 Smith to Aid
 Congressman J. Joseph Smith of Waterbury, is expected to be one of the leaders in the House fight for q change in the hill's specified tons to allow for better type construction. MT. Harris is optimistic over the situation in the House, saying that the Congressmen generally 'acknow- ledge the need for providing better homes for the lowest income group.
 Something must be done through out the country, as well as in Wat erbury, to take these persons out of novels and give them e normal standard of living" he declared. "The time has come when it seems that the matter b to be attended"
 MT. Harris would not comment on the contents of his report to the mayor. It Is understood that most of the report will be on the matter of procedure, however. to determine Waterbury,s action in obtaining funds for the housing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
INSURANCE STOCKS
DAMA0EA ANKED IN VRANOH

Fort Worth, Tex, tUp)-A buIt asking "43,i8h French francs" dains
 ages was filed here by c fnaneo corporation against C church school for . quantity Of fabrics purchased in i033, The suit represents ei,B7TO0 in American money, The goods was bought from French nianufae' tiireF,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09

started N ow
 York city de- tectives on e process Of ellm- nation that finally pointed to PatrOlnan Arthur H. Chal- mers, seen right, after he had confessed killing hey accidentally In struggle. Her body was kOun q beside Harlem River Parkway an q contained bul-
 lets like those police use.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
BRIDE GETS CLAY PIPE

West Plains, Mo- (Up)--charleh T. Freeman, 73, gave Mrs. Nellie Summers, 67, c clay pipe for c wedding present when tho two were married here after c two-year roe nance at the county welfare homo. A state old-age pension for the bridegroom made them Independent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
Market Opens Firmer
 With Prices Up Some
Steel, Metal Shares Led Advance-There Was Con-
 tinued Strength in Export Copper; Motors Firm

under lead of Chesapeake & ohio up b-e at B3 Ia, and utilities were mixed and dull.