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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-15
Methodist
FIRST M. E.

F1MbI MXs Ms Morning Worship 1O.30 Organ prelude Hymn-"Come Thou Almighty
 King"
 Call to Worship-by the Choir Prayer
 Silent Prayer The Lords Prayer Choir Anthen1--"The Lord Is .... King" ............... McCoiIin Responsive
 Gloria Patri Hymn-"This Is My Fathers World" Prayer Offertory Quartet:
 "still, Still With Thee" Speaks Sernfon-" Trails to the Presence
 of God"--Rev. Harold Craw. Hymn--"Saviour Again to Thy Dear Name We Raise" Benediction Three Fold Amen Organ Postlude Church School 12 Noon Epworth League 5:45 Fellowship supper followed by de- votional meeting. Speaker: Mrs. Joseph E. Nelly. Subject: Florida In a Vacation" Union Evening Service at First Bap-
 tist Church 7:30 o'clock Preacher: Dr. Frank B. Haggard from Asylum AvVlu Baptist
 Church, Hartford, Conn.
 Privileges of the Week
 Monday, May 17--
 8:O0-The Church School Board will meet at the home of George w. Belcher, 563 Frost road for their regular business meeting.
 "wednesday, May 10:--
 2:4S-W. H. M. s. Devotions, Mrs. Joseph Schilling. Music in charge of Mrs. Herbert Taylor. Mrs John Potter will discuss the last two chapters of the Study Book.
 7:O0-Boy Scouts.
 8:OO-The Married. Couples club viii meet in the Church Parlors for their business meeting.
 Thursday, May 20-7:3O--Prayer meeting.
 Friday, May 21:--
 7:O0-Girl Scouts. 0:OO-Choir rehearsal.
 Items of Interest
 The flowers tomorrow will be giv- en by Mrs. Arthur T. WilSdon and Miss Ella Nj Wellington in lov- ing memory of their great grand mother, Mrs. Maria Rogers.
 It is with real pleasure the church welcomes Rev. Harold Craw to this pulpit this morning. Rev. Craw is associate minister of the First Church in Waterbury and an active leader of the youth of our community. Rev. Theodore Bobilin is attending the session of the New York East Conference.
 The nursery for the care of chil- dren up to and including six years of age, is open in the south parlor while you attend the church ser- vice.
 The w. 0. T. U. will meet Tues- day, May 18th at 2:50. be held at Il o'clock. The minister, Rev. Edward R. Hance, will preach on "Whither Christianity. The children's subject will be "Mom1s,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-15

Czechoslovakia is increasing taxes to pay 1t national defense debts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-15
SWEDISH TABERNACLE
 BAPTIST

Rev. Axel l. Peterson, pastOr. Sunday, 10 a. m, Bible school; Il a. m, sermon by the pastor. Tuesday, 7:45 p. rl., prayer service.
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Nangatuck < Church
 Directory
ST. MICHAEL's

ST. MICHAEHS
 For week commencing May 10. The services in St. Michael's church on Whitsun-Day, tomorrow, will be as follows: Celebration of the Holy Communion at 7:30 a. m. i; Sunday School in the parish house at 9:30 a. r11.; Holy Communion and sermon at 11:00 a. rin., sermon sub- ject, "A Birthday. The meetings of the Young Peoples Fellowship have been discontinued for the rest of the spring and summer. Monday
 300 a. m.--Holy Communion. TOO D. m---Altos and sopranos. 800 p. m.--Girls' Friendly Society in parish house. Tuesday
 800 6. m.-Holy Communion. Wednesday,
 500 p. m.--St. Michael's Mems Club in parish house. Thursday
 s:46 p. m.-Jr. G. F. 8. in parish house.
 7:3O p. m.--Troop 2, B. 8. A., in parish house. Friday
 3:30 p. mr-Brownie Pack in par- ish house.
 TOO p. m-oirl Scouts in parish house.
 TOO p. m.-Altos and sopranos; entire choir ct 6 D. in.
 AMn0ufaGAhtfAmk
 The annual convention of the diocese will be held in the cathedral in Hartford Tuesday and We'd riesday of next week. The regular delegates viii be George ". Wood and '. F. Motchkiss, with the rector who will represent St. Michael's parish ct the meeting. A dinner, under the auspices of the Church Club, will be held at Hotel Bond Tuesday evening. The convention will open Tuesday with . celebra- ton of Holy Communion ct 6 6. m.
 SALEM LUTHERAN
 Sunday, May 16 = Rev. W. R.
 Frendberg, pastor.
 Pentecost (Whitsunday Ushsrs Henry Johnson and AY- thus Pearson. 9:OO .. if1~-6wedish service. Junior choir.
 choir. Vocal duet Doris Anderson and Mrs. Conrad Rohs. 10:16 Q. fT1.--Bible School. 11:00 .. nl.-English service. Senior choir. Solo, Eldon Rohs.
 CONGREGATIONAL Tn the Congregational church tO- morrow morning the Church School and Adult Bible class win meet ct e:z6 o'clock. Morning Wo9ship will
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be held at il o'clock. The minister. Rev. Edward R. Harce, will preach on "Whither Christianity. The children's subject will be "Momus, the Fault-Finder".
 Music will be as follows: Intro- ductory Voluntary, "Andante from Sonata IT., Guilmant; Anthem, 70 Lord, our Governor, 0Adsby; Of. fertCgy, 'sThe Lord is My Rock, Rogers; and Concluding Voluntary, Allegro Assai from Sonata IT., Qtlllmant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-15
SALEM LUTHERAN Sunday. May 1e = Rev. W. R.
CONGRRnATInNAL

Tn the Congregational church to- morrow morning the Church School and Adult Bible class win meet ct e:z6 o'clock. Morning Wo4ship will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-15

The W. c. T. U. will meet Tues. day, May 18th at 2:30.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-02
MAYOR SHIELDS
 SUED FOR TAXES
$76,OO0 Asked By Federal
 Government Indicted for Running Big Brewery

Pittsburgh, July 2.-(up)-The federal government today filed Q STe,0o0 tax suit against Mayor Daniel J. Shields of Johnstown and l2 other Johnstown residents whc were indicted l2 years ago for oper- ating 6 brewery. Shields has been . leader in the "back-to-work' movement in the strike-af affected Johnstown plant Of Bethlehem Steel corporation.
 Council Dan R. schnabie oi Johnstown, who was not among those indicted in the liquor case also was named in the tax liens The taxes were levied, the govern ment said. because the alleged con- spirators paid no tax on i2.000 bar rels of illegal beer and 400 gallons of distilled spirits" confiscated 1T! a raid on the old Emmerling brew cry, Johnstown, on April 2, 1925.
 The tax bill was levied by Will liam Driscoll, internal revenue col- lector, in liens filed here. The lieus are to be forwarded to Ebensburg They were indicted May 2, 1925 fol conspiracy to violate the national prohibition act by operating Q brew cry. Shields won retrial of his original conviction after carrying the case to the U. s. supreme court Tried and re-convicted he was fined $2,000, but the fine was reduced tc $i,000 by President Hoover and Shields paid.
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TEACHERS TRIED PACT
Two Women Educators of Hotchkiss School Failed
 to Succeed

Portland. Me-, July 2.--(Up)-- Two young women educators from Connecticut attempted suicide here today, police said, in . pact which apparently failed when one of them "lost her nerve" and called for Q doctor.
 Miss Ruth Lucille Stewart, 3e, head of the medical department uf Hotchkiss school at Eakeviiie, Conn. and her asslstant, Miss Margaret Grant Elliott. 90. were both un- conscious when found in their ho- tel room. Police said they had taken oyerdoses of sleeping tab- lets. ,...tf
 The young women were taken HkaAAfalse 0ealegai tlospilaI where sheiF condition was reported as fair. Doctors believed both would re- cover.
 pr. Henry M. Tabacinick, hotel physician. reported that Miss Elliott had deep gaah on her left wrist which evidently had been inflicted with 6 sharp instrument.
 Though one of the women was able to telephone the clerk, both were unconscious, lying across twin beds, when pr. Tabachnick arrived. A pet dog vas found in one corner of the room.
 Police Inspector Donald Mac- Dougaii said he had been unable to discover q note but that he was satisfied the pair had attempted suicide.
 The Misses Stewart and Elliott
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FOUR KILLED IN
 FIREWORKS BLAST

Nampa, Idaho, July 2.-(UP).- This towns Fourth of July cele- bration ended abruptly today after an explosion of fireworks in drug store that killed four and injured more than. 20 people. At least i2 of the injured were an 6 critical con- dition. Mayor R. Lewis ordered that no more fireworks be sold or ex- ploded in the city limits. The ex- plosion and fire destroyed tWo- story building in the center of the town. Two children and two wom- en were killed.
 The fireworks were heaped on a diplay counter. The young son of E. L. Drake. drug store proprietor. was showing them to friend. Some body tossed 6 lighted firecracker onto the counter. There were sev- eral sharp reports and then a laundering roar. Roman candles and skyrockets flashed across the room. shot out plate glass doors and wins doWs, isnited the holiday display of fillmby crepe paper that hung from the ceiling. Torped0e4 giant tarccfackega and bombs were in the heap. Katherine Miller. {. and kTGgoc rovek. O.. died Of burns Mrs. Halefa Daniels. a9. who operated a Aeaxsss narlor on the second floor. and Mrs. Ernest Miller. mother ug Katherine also weFe burned e dunihs
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WAGNER BLASTS
 CORPORATIONS

Detroit, July 2-(UP)-"A very few large corporations" were today charged by Sen. Robert r. Wagner. d.. Y. r., with fighting the, national labor relations act "by every method at their disposai.s
 This ''unyieiding minority" he said, were undermining all the proposals of economic betterment for which the act Is designed.
 Speaking on . radio program sponsored by the United Automobile Workers of America, an afyiliate of the committee for industrial or- ganizaticn. Wagner cited the pend- ing wage and hour bill as one pro- posal he said had been undermined by the minority"
 "Any large and powerful corpor- aticn." he said, which declares openly that 1t will not bargain with any union, which proudly boasts that 1t will not sign contracts even when their terms are not in dis pute. is serving notice upon the whole world that it will not obey the law"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-02
Man To Man Conference To End Present Steel Strike

Washington, July D. (U.P1 - Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins said today she was working on cer- tain "indefinitev steps to arrange a man-to-man conference of steel op- orators and strikers in an attempt to settle the five-weeks-old labor controversy.
 Miss Perkins made public the formal report of her unsuccessful federal steel mediation board, which criticized Independent Steel CoFpo- rations for refusing to enter into an agreement with the committee for industrial organization, strike spon- sor. r*
 She announced that she had started further efforts to settle, the strike through meetings Of union leaders and iudustriallsts. She ad- mitted, however, that "1hey are vague, indefinite and dependent up- on one person doing one thing and another person doing another thing sN w.
 Mss Perkins and the .msdiatIon board agreed that the best chance Of ending the dispute WMa thEuuah \ man *le-inan meeting. Tho board stnoFtHds ~We cannot huE hHllaHs Rhsf tAs nlEkefnesa anN sssHNleInn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-02
CELEBRATIONS
 ON JULY FOURTH
Community Festivities to Be Highlights of Home
 Ceremonies

Community celebrations will high- light waterbury's Fourth of July week Independence Day falls on Sunday but will Do generally celebrated on Monday. Thousands will take advantage of the long weekend to make trips. Tn Addi- ton, q number of the city's factories will be closed for vacations ell next week.
 Fireworks displays will be given at Washington Park and Bunker Fill Monday night, both under coni- munity supervision. Other cornnaun- ity clubs and various societies will hold outings Sunday or Monday.
 Transportation Plans
 Railroad and bus companies have made plans to accommodate many extra thousands of passengers over the weekend and holiday. The New Haven Railroad will have hundreds of additional coaches in service on It's lines. Bus lines with local ter minals say that scores of extra busses will be run from now till Monday night. The holiday influx and exodus began today, with trans portation companies reporting many extra passengers entering or leaving the city. Some expect the weekend to set travel record.
 Banks, stores and public buildings will all be closed Monday. The only court to hold session will be city court. The city hall will be closed Monday, while the post oftice will have 8 skeleton force at work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-02
Last TtDo Girl Victims or
 Triple Tragedy Are Buried

Angry mobs have surrounded the jail threatening the scores of men who have been held for questioning.
 More than 100 men have been questioned. A few were still confined in southern California jails today. but police admitted they had no likely suspect. One man, Roy Har- mon, ST. who had been held and re- leased, hanged himself last night. He left 6 rambling note to hss wife. saying that police had threatened to send him to prison as . degener- ate unless he resigned from the city park department. There was noth- ing to implicate him in the siayings.
 Luther Dow. an ex-convict. who had been questioned as . suspect, was detained today after he aile9- cdly confessed to sending amorouz letters to the actress. Nancy Carroll The letters promised Miss Carroll 'sfree radio publicity all over the country" in exchange for her love One letter read:
 sweetheart. dear. when is eur 10. nance eolnine ae a climax oE naa iE9n
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5OO,OOO FRENCH
 FOOD SHOPS SHUT
Owners Will Close Them on Sunday--American
 Tourists Handicapped
BY MARY rENTREss
United Press Staff CorrespondI

NUnAte0 Press Seafk Cogre6pUnMNM&l
 Paris, July 7.-CUP) -Thousanda of Americans, here In the biggest tourist season since the boom year of 1929, made ready today to uaalke their own beds and forage for their meals in little side street restaur- rants.
 Unless e worried government can find a solution today, hotel. res~ taurant and cafe owners and pre- prietors of 500,000 food shohA throughout France will 30 on q one-day strike tomorrow in protest against 6 government decree prI- scribng the 40-hour working WeEk in their industry.
 Today there seemed no hope of a solution.
 The biggest hotels such as the Crillon and Grand are making arr arrangements to have rooms cleaned before the strike starts. and to serEe catcll-as-catcl-can meals. But the tourists stopping at the medium priced hotels will have to fend for themselves.
 Present Guests Safe
 No guests already at hotels will be elected for the day. But na guests will be accepted tomorrow and advance reservations for tle
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Inglewood. Calf, July 2-(UP)- This Los Angeles suburb paused in its man-hunt today to bury the last of three little girls who were as- saulted and strangled by 8 fiend. A double funeral was arranged for the Everett sisters, Melba, 9, and Made line, T. Jeanette Gtephs, 6. was bur- jed yesterday. Dr. Warren Grafton. of the First Christian church, who preached the funeral, included a word Of advice to the frenzied coEn- munity.
 "May this rally MS not as a mob of vengeance, but into an army of crusaders" he pleaded. Perhaps not one of us Is guiltless of the unspeak- able crime that has rayaged two homes," he said. Perhaps VIC have failed to create the moral atm0s- phsre that makes such things as this impossible"
 The community was absorbed with the mtrocity. There were 1000 pef- sons in the searching party when lhe girls bodea weFe found in the Baldwin hilla. where they were lured ] lFom q playground.
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which separate the two sides would be allayed by man-to-man discus sion around the conference table between the heads of the four com panies and the union representa- tives. and that the only present pos- sihle hope of settlement lies in such 6 meeting"
 Since the report was written. the numf er of strike-bound concerns had been reduced to three under an agreement signed by the c. I. O.s steel workers organizing commit tee and the Inland Steel Company with the Indiana labor commissicn- CT. we further believe" the board said, "that the refusal of the four companies to enter into any agree Enent with the 8. ". O. c. regard less of the number of employees whom it represents. which could bs demonstrated by secret ballot elec- ton. is not the way to industrial peace. ~After furthew consideration the board decided. in view of the attitude of the companies. that ll could not accomplish anything fur lhes hy way of mediation" The re- port Waa sisned by Charles ?. Taft chairman #c5Eally assH Lloyd k 0afffaan.
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JOHN ROOSEVELT
 MAY BE MARRIED

Hyde Park, N. Y., July 2.-CUP) Possibility of another Roosevelt romance-this one between John Roosevelt and a blonde society girl was seen today when the name of Ann Lindsay Clark appeared on the guest list at the family sum- mer home. John escorted the Bos- ton debutante to the Roosevelt es- tate after they had attended the wedding of his brother, Franklin, Jr., to Ethel DuPont. He is a stu- dent at Harvard and the last un- married member of the presidents family.
 The possibility that a romance might be In the making drew ad- ditionai interest from the fact that Hyde Park featured in Franklin's and Ethcls courtship. The newly married couple spent election week last November here with the Roose- velts. Johns friendship for Miss Clark showed he was following the preference of his other brothers for blondes. James married Aetsy Caahing. a blonde. Ethel DuPonl Roosevelt la one too. Elliott mar Fled brunette.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-02
TokiO Reports Russian Side Is Showing Activity; Japan Demands SOviets
 Evacuate Zones
SOME JAPANESE LEADERS ARE
 ASKING BREAK OF RELATIONS
By H. o. THOMPSON United Press staff Correspondent

Tokio, July 2-(UP)--Tn dispatch from Hsinkng, Manchukuo, the Dome Agency asserted that Russian army airplanes had begun reconnais- sances of positions along the Anur Three planes t was said, flew over Sennfu Island, where Russians and Japanese clashed earlier this week. and returned to Russian territory
 Russian Side Very Active N foreign office spokesman here said he understood take "self defense" measures along the Amur ~
 Japan Demands Evacuation
 The government held firmly to its demand that Russia evacuate all disputed islands along the Anur in the Sennfu- -Bosho Islands neighborhood The foreign office spokesman in his statement said that If Russia rejected the demand he unable to forete the consequences though hoped the Sennfu Island incident might Dc localized as had been previous ones.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-02

the Gelds at 10 o'clock when they saw smoke. By that time the fire was blazing SO fiercely that they were unable to enter tile building to save any household effects.
 The Wolcott Volunteer Fire De- partnent pumped water from Lake Hitchcock, i,400 feet away, to the scene of the fire. Waterbury fire. men had high praise for the work of tho volunteers.
 old Resident Describes lt
 A veteran Wolcott resident sub- mitted the following account of the fire:
 On Shelton avenue, chrstened. no doubt, in memory of the late and respected "sheli" Hitchcock, once the owner of all the property in and around the Meriden road view of tho well known lake lived Luigi Sayno and his wife, with their chii- dr0m, Teresa, @. Mafalda, 20, vin- cent, 70. Joseph, l6. Lucy. .. Mrs. Jennie Botta and her daughter, Jen- nie, 2i.
 d good sized wood fire had been built in the kitchen range for the weakly washing for the women momhers of the household The men had gone into the field to work foT the day. After the washing had been placed on the lines, the wofn. on members joined Mir. earno and tho others in the garden. They had been there only . snortezHs WasHsE Mfr. sarno locked up and saw that the house was on Ire. He and tho others ran up, but were unable to enter on account of the extreme hest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-02
DISABLED VETS
 IN CONVENTION

Middletown, Conn. July 2. (Ur)-- Business sessions opened today at the 18th annual state convention of the Connecticut Disabled American veterans and the auxiliary.
 4 memorial service was to be held late in the day for members who have died during the year.
 Speakers were to include the Mayor, Major Thomas Kirby, Wash- ington, and Gen. James Haggerty, New Haven.
 The fun-provoking branch of the organization, the trench rats, were told to hold their degrees and @ street parade at midnight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-02
EARHART PLANE ON HARDEST LEG.
s2,550 Miles of Dangerous Flying Over Pacific; Is
 Half Way Early Today

San |. Francisco, July 2.-tUp)-- George Palmer Putnam, husband of Amelia Earhart, said today that the San Francisco coast guard station contacted his wife's round the. world airplane ct i:i6 c. m. PSF (B:iS c. nj. EDT) but that she did not state per position.
 Putnam estimated ct that time that Miss Earhart had covered half tho distance from Lac, New Guinea, to Rowland Island, her destination on the most hazardous lap of her flight.
 FACED TOWARD TINY ISLAND
 Rowland Island, oceania. July 2. --(UP)-Amelia Earhart raced to- ward this tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean today on the most hazardous lap of her round- the- world flight. ,r
 Coast guard and naval authorities stood by here to lend whatever as- sistance possible to Miss Earhart and her navigator, Capt. Fred Noonan, . veteran of trans Pacific air travel, in bringing the big Lock- heed flying laboratory" safely over the 2,Sbo mile journey from Lac, New Guinea.
 Miss Earhart took of from Lac,
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Don Budge Captures British Tennis Title
Overwhelmed Baron Gottfried Won Cranim German Ace First American Victory in Mems Singles,
 Since Ellsworth Vines in I03z
py ROBERT DowsoN

(United Press stan Correspondens)
 Wimbledon, Eng, July 2--tUP)-- Donald Dudge. 2i year old Oak land, Calf. red-head. smashed his way to tho ail-England tennis championship today by oyerwhelm- ing Baron 0ettfried von Cratnm in straight sets, e-5, 6-4, 6-2. It was the first American victory in the mems singles since Ellsworth Vines captured the title in 1882.
 Dudgc held the upper hand at most stages of the match. His vic. tory made him the third United States player to win the unofficial worlds amateur tennis title since the reign of Big Bill Tilden ended In io30. Sidney Wood of New York was the lo3i champion.
 Immediately after the match the players were escorted to the royal box and presented to Queen Mary. Both bowed low as they were pre- scented. Budge and the queen mother shook hands.
 Davis Cup in Sight
 Budge's victory caused many crit- les to believe that the U. 6. Davis cup team was almost certain to re-
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SoDiet Army AipLanes Study Positions Along Border Lines OF An1ur
IRISH ELECTION RETURNS NOT IN Complete Count Late To. day or Saturday--De-
 Valera Is Leading
BY GEORGE MACDoNAGH

NUnlteu FFess Sthft CUrrespOnuentD Dublin, July 2-(UP)--IriSh Free State voters, after an almost sen- Sationally quiet election, awaited to- day returns which would show whether Ramon Dc Valera had maintained his majority in parlia- ment and the Free State was about to assume near-independent status under 6 new constitution.
 Voters crowded to the polls yes- terday.
 First returns were expected late today.
 DO Valera and his Fianna Fail Republican party) had 77 seats in the last single.chamber parliament, against 62 for William T. Cosgrave's fine Gael (United frelandD party and 6 for William Norton's labor party, with i6 Independents.
 This total of i63 seats Is reduced to i3e In the new parliament.
 Latest Forecasts
 Latest forecasts were that Do Va. lera would obtain about 70 seats, CoSgraye about B6 and Norton about Q with four Independents.
 It was reported that many voters
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Late Ne,vs Flashes
HOMES COLLAPSE

Havana, July 2-(UP)- Eight adjoining dwelling houses in San Jose street in the slum section col lapsed today, undermined by heavy rains. Police an- nounced nine were dead and 27 injured.