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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-15
United Press, Democrat Reporters On Bilbao Front

London, June 15.-(UP)-Webb
 Miller, United Press reporter of warfare for more than 21 years, is in at the scene of action again-this time to record the expected fall of Bilbao, one of the climactic develop ments of the Spanish Civil war.
 Miller, who is European news manager of the United Press, is at the gates of Bilbao with the insur- gent armies, ir charge of a group of correspondents on both sides of the line. With him under fire in the
 hills around Bilbao are John De Gandt, Madrid bureau manager, who has been with the inSurgent armies since the start of the war, and Rev. holds Packard of the Paris bureau,
 who has filed many outstanding stories from the nationalist lines m the last ten months. .s Inside Bilbao is Emilio Herrero, who has been on duty with the loy- alistS since the start of the war. When Miller, De Gandt and Pack ard enter the ciry--if 1t is captured --Herrero probably will be safely across the border, in case the na- tionalists should decide he Is per- soma non grata after SO long Q period with the loyaliSts.
 Realizing that the fall of Bilbao an important munitions manufac-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-15
Senator Wagner Defending His National Labor Pact

Washington, June 15-(UP)-Sen- ator Robert F. Wagner, democrat, New York, defended his national labor relations act today by charg- ing that steel companies which have refused to sign written contracts with Committee for Industrial Or ganization were not acting in good faith. The Wagner act was termed by its author and its supporters at the time of its passage as a means of bringing about industrial peace. Wagner today asserted that employ CTS and employees who agree in col- lective bargaining should sign a contract. The contract is the sole issue of the present steel strike. The labor relations board, established under the act, moved to expedite a case against Inland Steel Go. test ing the contract question. officials said they believed the issue would eventually be carried to the U, supreme court.
 Other labor developmnts here VI
 1. The senate post office coml .t- tee decided to continue hearings Thursday on the resolution of Sem ator H. Styles Bridges, republican, New Hampshire, calling for !nvesti- gation of alleged interference by strikers with the mails.
 2. Rep. Clare E. Hoffman. re-
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turing center and seaport, might prove 8 turning point of the war, Miller and his staff began making preparations for coverage 8 fort night ago. Miller went directly to Spain from the wedding of the Duke of Windsor at Monts. France. He proceeded first to Madrid to aScer- tain whether the loyaliSt armies would be able to create diversion which would relieve the pressure on Bilbao and San Sebastian. When he found that such development was unlikely, he went to the French bor- der, where temporary United Press offices in Hendaye and St. Jean De Luz were enlarged and comnlunica- tions and communication facilities increased.
 Harrison La Roche and Eleanor Packard, who helped her husband Reynolds Packard cover the Ethio- plan war, were put in charge of the border offices and Miller went to the Bilbao front. Motorcycle couriers were employed to relay dispatches from the front to border headquar- ters. Herrero telegraphed to London from Bilbao that he intended to stick it out until the last minute compatible with safety.
 "One foreign correspondent is al- ready on his way" Herrero wired. T will stay as long as possible"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-15

between any of the small plants in the city and the Waterbury Brass Workers Union.
 The agreement, which covers seniority rights, piece work and overtime stipulations, the recogni- tion of the union as sole bargain ing agency in the plant and also provides for the establishment of furthe negotiations in regard to a general wage increase, is the re- suit of several weeks of conferences between the union committee and the management of the local concern. There are about 500 employees at the Shoe Hardware Company and it Is believed that most of them are mem- bers of the union.
 Terms Decided On
 Alex Cashin gave brief resume of the agreement this morning as follows:
 l. The union shall be the sole bor- gaining agency fo rall employees of the Shoe Hardware Company.
 2. To define the term employe in the agreement, all SuperintendentS, foremen and all who have the right to hire and fire are not eligible for
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-15
MAJOR PAVING | PROJECTS ARE TO BE DECIDED Board of Public Works Will Discuss Four Big
 Plans Tonight BIGGEST PAVING PLAN
 IN CITY'S HISTORY Bids Will Be Called on Three PrOjects-City
 Will Do Fourth

Four major paving projects will be authorized by the Board of Works at it's meet ing tonight. The work to be authorized tonight will make up the largest paving pro- gram in the city since 1919- 20, with additional paving work planned that will prob ably. constitute the greatest paving project in Water bury'S history. The board tonight will authorize City Engineer Robert A. Gains to call for bids for three of the projects, while the other project will be handled by the street department.
 The city engineer will be author ized to call for bids for the follow ing paving: Willow street, from Mitchell avenue to Roesland ave- nue, Roseland avenue to Farming ton avenue; Congress avenue, from Bank street to Bank street; Ex- change place, and the intersection of West Main and Willow streets. The latter two will be linked in one bid, and comprise the following paving: North Main street, south from Savings street through the center, along South Main street to the Apothecaries Hall building, and along Bank street to Center street; Willow street, from Mitchell avenue
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-15
CHASE WILL HAS BEEN. PROBATED
Entire Estate of Late Mrs. E. R. Chase Will GO
 to Husband

The. will of the late Mrs. Elsie Rowland Chase, admitted to probate today by Judge Dennis J. Siavin, provides that her entire estate shall 20 to her husband, Frederick s. Chage, president of the Chase Brass and Copper Co. The brief document was drawn August 3, 1921. It pro- vides that funeral expenses shall be paid by the estate, that all property, real and personal, shall go to MT. Chace, and also names him execu- tor.
 Cause of Delay
 Delay in the admitting of the will was due to the fact that notices of application for it's admission had to be sent to distant points, and ac- knowledged. One of the notices went to A. Sabin Chase, of Canton, China, and the court had to wait until the receipt of this notice had been ac- knowledged. MT. Chase is in the United States consular service.
 Other Notices
 Other notices went to the follow ing children: Ethel Chase Hurlbut. Waterbury; Helen Chase Rand, Wayzata, Minn.;; Fredrika Chase Brent, Los Angeles, Calif.; Justine Chase Haight, Santa Monica, Calif.; and E. Rowland Chase, Waterbury. Mrs. Chase died April 4. She was noted for her philanthropies and her support of many civic endeavors. The size of her estate will not be known until after an inventory has been filed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-15
POPE CONDEMNS
 NEW CULT FORMS
Decree Was Addressed to Bishops of Church All
 Over World

Vatican City, June 15.-uP)- The sacred congregation of the Vatican holy office, in a decree ad- dressed to bishops of the Roman Catholic church throughout the world, warned today against intro- duction of new forms of cults or de- votion and urged removal of present abuses. The decree said: Especially in recent times (to the scandal ot non- Catholics, who have not hesi- tated to decry the practical novel forms of cult and devotion, at times ridiculous, consisting nearly always of futile copying or even contamination of similar but legiti- mate and established forms of de- votion, are becoming increasingly popular"
 More Told In Decree
 Continuing, the decree declared This supreme sacred congregation of the holy office then earnestly ap- peals to the zeal and pastoral solici- tude of the sacred bishops who throughout the world exercise. the cure of souls.
 "It urges them as a matter of conscience to promote now at least the strictest observance of the above mentioned warnings and injunctions by uprooting firmly the abuses which have crept in and taking steps to see that new abuses do not arise" The decree will be published fully in Latin in tonight's Osserva- tore Romano.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-15
NEW PROPOSAL
 IN STEEL STRIKE
Governor Martin L. Davey of Ohio Submits Plan
 to Bring Peace
BY OTTO JANSEN

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Columbus, Ohio, June 15.-(UP) Gov. Martin L. Davey today pro- posed that the question of whether the steel companies shall sign a contract with the Committee For Industrial Organization union be submitted to the National Labor Relations Board. The governors s proposal was submitted at the out set of his second joint conference with representatives of the Youngs- town Sheet & Tube and Republic Steel Corp. and of the steel Work CTS organizing committee at the executive mansion here.
 Gov. Davey said that, under his proposal, the steel companies would have the right to appeal to the court for a final judicial determina- tion of the question as provided by the labor law.
 Agreement Asked Now
 He also asked that the two parties in the conference enter into an immediate agreement" to end the 20-day steel strike based upon a seven-point formula he offered at last Fridays conference.
 The earlier formula had provided that the steel companies sign a contract with the union but that the union not demand a closed shop and check off system.
 The companies steadfaSt refusal
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publican, Michigan, accused Cover nor Frank Murphy of Michigan of showing yellow streak" in han ding strikes. He volunteered to lead a citizens group to combat a threatened c. I. O. invasion Of Mon roe, Mich.
 3. John L. Lewis c. I. o. chair man, prepared secretly to strength en the steel strike-already backed by a coal strike-by possible Great Laks maritime strike to choke oil iron ore supplies.
 4. Senator James J. Davis, re- publican, Pennsylvania, criticizd the steel companies for failure to sign agreements. Davis warned that If industry is not reasonable 1t will compel the further use of compul- sion on the part of the govern ment."
 Wagner explained that while the tt did not necessarily compel signed contracts, it stipulated that employers must negotiate with their employees in good faith.
 While the law does not compel agreements, refusal to sign in ale most any instance shows bad faith, I believe" he said.
 The complaint against Inland will set a precedent determining whether employers must sign agree ments under the law.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-15
PROVIDENCE HAS
 NOT ENDED STRIKE

Providence, R. l., June 15-(UP) All highway, sewer. and water construction was halted today as 1900 public works department work CTS dealt the most effective blow oi their two-day strike. Work ad been suspended yesterday because of rain, thus preventing a test ol strikers strength. This morning however, not a single construction project was manned despite sunny skies. Tickets marched near each project to discourage any attempt to hire strike breakers.
 More than 225 police were assign ed to strike duty. Squads guarded the city incinerator and sewage disposal plants, both manned by strike breakers, and guarded strike breakers who collected garbage in 40 privately-owned trucks. Other officers kept a watchful eye on city property at construction projects Smarting under Public Works Con- missioner Charles A. MaGuire's as- sertion that the backbone of the strike has been broken" more than 75O strikers at a mass meeting last night voted not to resume work un- til 250 highway and reforestation workers discharged following a similar strike week ago have been reinstated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-15
56,OOO AUTO MEN
 ARE NOT WORKING

Detroit, June 15-(UP)-Approxi- mately 56,000 workers in General Motors plants from coast to coast are idle because of unauthorized" strikes and other labor troubles, a spokesman for the corporation an- nounced today. Officers of the Unit ed Automobile Workers. who signed a permanent peace" pact after last winters 44-day strike, said that none of the strikes had been sanc- toned by the union. The following list. of plants affected was released by General Motors headquarters:
 Saginaw, Mich. = Chevrolet Grey Iron Foundry closed by strike; B. 500 idle.
 Flint, Mich.-- Most divisions of Chevrolet's main manufacturing plant closed by shortage of parts: 14,O00 idle.
 Detroit-Two ternstedt division parts plant closed by strike; 12,O00 idle.
 Chevrolet and Fisher body plants were closed in Oakland, Cal; Kan sas City; St. Louis; Atlanta; Balti- more; Buffalo, N. Y.; Norwood. O.; Tarrytown, N. Y.; and Janesville, Wis; total workers idle, 25,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-15
CIRL'SSASH MAY
 HAVE SAVED LIFE

Brockton, Mass, June 15-(UP)- A tourniquet, improvised from the sash of girls dress, probably saved the life of a man who severed an artery when he put his arm through 8 window today.
 Hazel Greuger and Frederick Nor man, both of Brockton, espied the bleeding man, George R. Hutchin- son of Lynn, as he walked along a sidewalk toward a hospital.
 The girl tore off her sash and applied it as a tourniquet. The couple then took Hutchinson to a hospital. There, Hutchinson, appar- entiy delirious, put his arm through an emergency room window and was subdued only by combined efforts of four policemen.
 He later said he had accidentally cut his arm on window in a snow blow where he had slept at street. car yards.
 Doctors said he would recover.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-15
DE VALERA WINS OVER COSGRAvE
Dail Voted Last Night in Fave of New COnstitu=
 tiOn for Ireland

Dublin, June 15-(U.P) - Irish Free State citizens vote July l on the new "all but republican" con- stitution sponsored by Ramon De Valera, president of the executive council. The lower chamber, or Dail of the parliament, approved the con- stitution last night by vote of 62 to 48 with labor party men and tol- lowers of w. T. Cosgrave, De Va lera'S predecessor in office, opposing Coincidentaly the Dali was dis solved. A new one will be elected July 1 coincident with the constitu- tional plebiscite, and the new one will meet July 21.
 If the constitution is approved it will become law after 181 days from the date of the plebiscite, or Decem- Der 29 Opposing the constitution bill, Cosgrave asesrted that it was force dthrough by a party vote and that it would restrict freedom ot the press. De Valera denied this. He said that the constitution had been framed carefully and would bring peace and order, and machinery for settling differences"
 King George VI is excluded from the constitution. There is but one reference to the British Empire of which the Free State is a part, and that reference is indirect, empower ing the government to use any method used or adopted for a like purpose "by members of any group or league of nations with which Ire land becomes associated for the purpose of international cooperation in matters of common concern" Thus Britain is denied voice as regards any internal matters and for all purposes Fire" as Ireland will be in the native text of the conSti-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-15
MRS. PARSONS IS
 NOT YET LOCATED
Federal, State, and Local Groups Are Searching
 for Her Body

Stony Brook, N. Y, June 15 CUP) Augmented by volunteers, federal, state and local investigators today searched another section of the thickly wooded land surrounding the Long Island squab farm from which Mrs. William H. Parsons, so- ciety matron, disappeared six days ago.
 The second day of the systematic search followed a busy night at county police headquarters where five persons were questioned under the direction of Earl Conelly, fed- eral bureau of investigation inspec- tor. He refused to comment on the significance of the conferences early this morning to which District In Spector Francis s. McGarvey of the state police was also called.
 First to Arrive
 The first to arrive was young couple driving a car that was reg istered in the name of Evelyn J. Mo- Kenney of Smithtown, N. Y., five miles from here. They were at headquarters about 25 minutes. Shortly after they left George Win-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-15
SEEKING BODY
 OF DROWNED BOY

Hartford, Conn.,, June 15-(UP)- Police and rivermen grappled today for the body of 14-year-old Joseph Gaeta, Jr., who was drowned in the Connecticut river Sunday while swimming.
 Joseph went to the river with two other boys, Joseph Taborsky, l3, and Edward Donahue, IT. Playing in the water, he was 'gripped by the current and swept downstream. I...Sc ..ly disappeared.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-15
Settlement or Steel StrikeSeemsFarA
Gov. Davey of Ohio Hopeful Strike Has Become Effective Mayor of Monroe, Mich., Has 1000
 Men to Fight Invasion
By OTTO JANSEN

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Columbus, O., June 15.-CUP)- Gov. Martin L. Davey of Ohio exert ed all the pressure at his command today to prevent 8 collapse of nego- tiations looking toward settlement of the steel strike. Should they col- lapse, it was feared that new clashes on the picket lines would result im- mediately. Davey indicated that he intended to advance some new pro- posal in an effort to hold the Con- mittee for Industrial Organization and two independent steel producers in line at the second of his joint conferences with their representa- tives at 10 8. m. EST) He is the only public official who so far has attempted to mediate the strike which began three weeks ago tomor- row.
 Hope Is Not Shared
 His show of hope for peaceable adjustment was not shared by either steel companies or the 0. I. o. Steel Union, and the governors next move, if his conference fails, may be to send the national guard into the embattled steel centers of Ohio, at the present the focal center of the strike against four independent pro- ducers in plants located in an area extending 1000 miles from PennSyl- vania to South Chicago.
 Counsel for back-to-work move ment in Youngstown openly declar- ed his expectation that today's con- ference would accomplish nothing and that he would immediately de- mand city action to break the picket
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-15
ROOSEVELT NAME
 IN COURT AGAIN

West Hartford, Conn, June 15- (UP)-Joseph Willard Roosevelt, 19, Harvard student and grandson of the late President Theodore Roose- welt, was under $25 bond today pending arraignment in town court June 19 on speeding charge.
 Police said he was doing 65 miles an hour when he was stopped here late yesterday while on his way to Oyster Bay, L. I. Roosevelt con- servatively estimated his speed at 4C and siad he was hurrying to keep an appointment at 9 p. m. He is the son of Kermit Roosevelt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-15
SPANISH INSURGENTS
 READY TO CELEBRATE
 COLLAPSE OF BILBAO
PROUD BILBAO
 ALMOST RUINED People Realize All'HOpe Is BIasted-But They Re-
 fuse to Surrender
By EMILIO HERRERO

Copyright, 1887 by United Press)
 Bilbao, June 15-(UP)-The old proud city of Bilbao was in ex- tremis today as it's loyalist defend- CTS pledged themselves to oppose as best they could the most terrible attack to which it has been Sub- jected in centuries of wars.
 Twice before, in little over a century, it had stood sieges during which its people subsisted on cats and seagulls.
 But today it trembled under the explosion of bombs dropped by for eign airplanes, it's suburbs were in ruins from the fire of big guns, its women and children covered for shelter against the machine gun bullets of raiding combat planes which dived down to within 700 feet of its streets.
 Thunder Day, Night
 Day and night for days now life has gone on to continuous thun- der of big gun fire and bomb ex- plosions.
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Martial Lau Declared ByBasqueG Gouernment
Army Alone Will Command Prevent Dynamiting Buildings When Bilbao Quits-AllC Consuls
 Have Left Besieged Capital
By HARRISON LAROCHE United Press Staff COrreSpOndent)


 Hendaye, French-Spanish From tier, June 15.-(UP)-The Basque government has declared martial law in Bilbao, Basque delegates on the frontier announced today, The army alone will insure public order under the proclamation. The move was believed partly designed to pre- vent dynamiting of buildings by the allied Asturian miners if evacuation of the ancient and beautiful city is forced. British cable officials at the frontier announced that the Bilbao London cable had ceased to function during the afternoon.
 Move in on Bilbao
 Nationalist authorities at Irun, near the frontier, asserted today that nationalist troops had begun to move in on Bilbao today along the Madrid Bilbao railroad tracks. They moved in slowly. systematically oc- cupying house by house, it was said, while two other columns began an encircling movement on the north and south sides of the city. Roads to
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STATE HOPES TO GET s7,0OO,OO0
Coming From Govt. on PWA Funds Gov. FavOrs
 Democrat Judges
By JACK AMMAN

United Press Staff CorrespOndent)
 Hartford, Conn.,. June 15-UP)- Connecticut today sought $7,000, ,000 from the federal government to augment its $1l,000,000 state insti- tutional building program. State Director of Public Works Robert A. Hurley revealed the states applica- tion for funds has been placed on the eligible list" by the Public Works administration, indicating federal approval of the grant.
 But, he said, congress has not yet granted an appropriation to the PWA. When and if congress does, he said, he felt Connecticut stood a good chance of obtaining some fed eral money to add to the sum ap- proved by the general assembly, and which will be obtained through a bond issue.
 Hurley Will Distribute
 Distribution of the S18,000, ,000 building fund-lf the PWA grant comes through--will be up to Hur- ley, with the approval of Gov. Cross and Finance Commissioner Edward F. Hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-15
MEN WILL
 COMBAT RIOTERS
Mayor Daniel Shields of J0hnstOWn Will Put B.
 900 Under Arms
BY J. ROBERT SHUBERT United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Johnstown, Pa, June 15-(UP)- Mayor Daniel Shields, following the third serious riot since Friday near the picketed plant of the Bethle- hem Steel Corporation, announced today that he would put 5000 members of the American, Legion under arms if necessary to pro- tect Johnstown homes and prop erty."
 "This business of c. I. o. men going to the homes of workers and intimidating them must stop, Shields said, "even patrol wagon was stoned. The American Legion will meet in special session We'd nesday. The four members of the city council and myself have de- cided we will supply all money needed to make available equip ment, A mass meeting of citizens will meet Friday and 2,500 are ex- pected to attend"
 They Fought Police
 Shields made his announcement several hours after last nights riot in which 500 striking steel workers and their sympathizers picketing the Bethlehem Cambria plant en- gagged city police in battle. Tony
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UNIDENTIFIED

Bridgeport, Conn.,. June 15--(UP)
 The body of a man found i'll the Pequonnock river Saturday re- mained unidentified today. Police awaited word from Washington where the mans fingerprints were sent to the bureau of investigation