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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18
STEEL STRIKE BOARD
 MAKES PLANS-GOVT.
 WILL FEED STRIKERS.
LABOR UNREST IN CONNECTICUT N Most Peculiar Strike of All Is Going on in Terry-
 vile Factory
(By United Pressl

Strike movements spread to all sections of Connecticut today. Esti- mates of the number of persons out of work owing to walkouts was well over thousand. The most unusual strike of all--that of 159 employees of the combined Cooper Oven Ther- mometer and H. R. Whittier com panies, Terryville,, continued with no new developments. There union closed the two plants because de- termined Miss Lulu F. Hare, in her 40's, steadfastly refused to join the employees association. She was the only one of 160 employees to remain out of the union fold.
 Envelope Worker
 At Hartford, 226 members of the Envelope Workers Federal union voted to continue strike at the local division of the U. s. Envelope Go. They demanded wage increases, shorter hours and seniority rights.
 At Rockville, 250 employees of the White -Corbin division of the Envel- ope Co.,, were to hold mass meet ing tonight. A strike vote may be taken.
 More than 150 employees of the Chaminade- Velours, Inc, Seymour, went out on strike when the man agement refused their demands for a % per cent increase in pay.
 Union leaders charged firm off, cials did not sign an agreement sub mittcd two months ago which called for substantial wage increase. Elm ployes threatened to seek work else- where unless their demands were granted.
 Naugatuck Chemical
 More than hundred employees of the Naugatuck Chemical Go, delay cd a strike called for today when plant officials consented to a. con- ference tonight. A general wage increase of 10 cents an hour wal sought by union representing th' employees. A mass meeting wa scheduled after the union manage ment conference tonight to inform workers of the results.
 Scores of striking employees of thu Norma Hoffman Bearings Corp. Stamford, refused to heed a com pany plea for back to-work move ment.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18
b. ). MAHANEY
 IS NOT PLEASED
His Hard Fought TeIe. phone Bill Is Killed By
 Governor Veto

"The public utilities can do just what they want to in the state of Connecticut" declared Representative Daniel J. Mahaney today when ask .d to comment on Governor Wilbur Cross veto of his bill providing for the elimination of extra charges for French type telephones. The governors veto was scored by Rep resentative Mahaney in no uncer- ,ain terms.
 Tt looks to me as if some pressure vas brought to bear. said Repre- sentative Mahaney. "T'he governor assured me before the session end- Id that he would sign the bill, and had no idea that he'd change his mind. did all I could but l guess Inc governor doesn't want to give he public any kind of break" Public Utilities Scored
 The public utilities ran Connec- Icut for years," he asserted, "and hey still can get away with any hing they like. Look at the bus companies. They decide they want new bus stands. and 50 they take as much room along the curb as they want. And the man who owns the property alongside the bus stand md the fellow who pays taxes on his car have nothing to say about [, They can't even park their cars here. And all the Public Utilities Commission ever says is 'okay'."
 Passed After Hard Fight
 Representative MahaneyS bill Eliminating the extra charge on trench phones was passed by the house in the closing days of the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18
JOHNSTOWN IS
 POWDER HOUSE
Steel Men, Labor Leaders Differ on Back to Work
 Success Move
BY ROBERT sHUBERT

United Press Staff Corespondent) Johnstown, Pa, June 18.-(UP).-- The Bethlehem Steel corporation and the steel workers organizing committee disputed today the ef- fectiveness of the strike at Bethle- hcms huge Cambria mill. s. D. Evans, Bethlehem representative. said that better protection" was being given by police and. conse- qucntly, operations were consider ably improved" Davis Watkins. sub-rcgional director of the com mitteee for industrial organization. said that the plant remained "vir- tualy shut down--that l2,000 of the i5,000 workers normally employed will not return to work until a union contract Is signed
 Charles M. Schwab Home
 Charles M. Schwab. chairman of the Bethlehem corporation, is ex- pccted here today to confer with other company officials on the strike situation. He arrived in New York from Europe yesterday, and ex- pressed regret that this labor trou- Dlt lIhu dV PiVoNAb He characterized 1t as "a phase, and said well right ourselves ia the end" Picketing was compara- lively peaceful. in contrast to al- most continuous fighting along the picket lines since the strike start- cd q week ago: The pickets were joined today by 800 miners from the corporations Captive mines. They had been called out on strike in sympathy with the steel workers by the United Mine Works. the larg- est of the c. l. o. unions.
 Two Mass Meetings
 Two mass meetings were held late yesterday afternoon and last night
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18
NAUCATUCK HAS
 TROUBLE AGAIN
Chemical Company Off, ciaIs to Meet With Strik-
 CTS This Afternoon

Naugatuck, June 18--With labor unrest again reported here, a con- ference between q committee rep rescnting the United Rubber Work CTS Union, of which number of employees of the Naugatuck Chem ical Company arc members, and John r.. Caskcy. general manager of thc Naugatuck Chemical, was sched- uled for o'clock this afternoon, The outcome of thls conference is expected to determine whether or not workers of the Chemical Com pany will go on strike.
 Increase Asked
 The Chemical Company employees arc asking a straight 10 cents an hour increase, Joseph Kenishea, president of the local union, which Is q C1O affiliate. has announced.
 According to MT. Kenishea, 400 workers of the Chemical Company who are union members, met at the St. Georges hall, Linden park. "Wednesday night and voted unan-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18
Mayor Hayes Welcomed Delegates at Wilby High School This Afternoon ANNUAL PARADE TO
 BE BIG HIGHLIGHT 300 Delegates With as Many AIternates Are
 Assembled Here

Hundreds of persons con- verged on Waterbury today for the opening of the three day annual encampment of the Connecticut department, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and it's ladies' auxiliary. Dele gates were welcomed to the city this afternoon by Mayor Frank Hayes, who greeted delegates and alternates at the mems session at Wilby High school at 2 o'clock this after noon.
 The encampment highlight will be the annual parade tomorrow af- ternoon. From 1000 to 5000 will be in the line of march, and the parade will be viewed by crowd estimated at from 10000 to 10000. V.F.W. posts and auxiliary posts from all over the state will be joined by delegations from all vet erans' organizations in Connecticut, by national guardsmen and reserve officers, by dozens of bands and drum corps, and many other delega- tions. Captain Peter E. Fox will serve as marshal, and the parade will begin from Freight street at 2:3O D. m. It will be reviewed by the mayor and city officials in front lnf kha citv hall m Grand street
 Guests of Honor
 Governor Wilbur l.. Cross and Lieutenant Governor Frank Hayes win be guests of honor at the an- nual joint encampment banquet tonight at 8 o'clock at The Elton. Local Gold Star Mothers will be Ihonored. Lieutenant-C Colonel VII"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18
Chase Brass Copper Co. Is h Agreement
Five Point Schedule Reached With Waterbury Brass Workers Union-C. l. O. Collective Bargain
 ing One of Points Ratified

A flve-point agreement covering collective bargaining, the establish ment of seniority rights and meas urcs in connection with overtime and the returning of piece work jobs has been reached between the man agement of the Waterbury Manu- featuring division of the Chase Brass and Copper Co., and the Wa terbury Brass Workers union, To- cal C1O afIlliate. 1t was announced today. This marks the third agree ment which has been arrived at be- tween the union and local com panies during the space of 6 week. The Shoe Hardware So. agreement was arrived at early in the week and last Saturday announcement was made of an agreement with the management and the Scovlll Co. carpenters who are members of the union.
 Five Points Agreed On
 The five major points of the Wa terbury Manufacturing Co. agree ment, arrived at after some weeks of conferences, were briefly outlined as follows today by Organizers Philip Brainard and Alex Cashin:
 CD The unions collective bar gaining rights will be recognized by the management, which will fol- low all provisions included in the Wagner labor relations act. @. Before decreasing the force of the company's men in the cases of lay offs, seniority rights will be heed- ed and system of rotating em- ployes will be undertaken 50 that the work may be divided up among works. (3). When any retiming
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18
Their Retreat Now From Bilbao Is Cut Off By
 BOmbardment
STARVATION MAY BE
 FATE OF BILBAOANS
Insurgents Are Hurling Mass of Troops Now
 Toward Santander
BY WEBB MILLER

Copyright, 1897, by United PrcssD
 Nationalist Field Head quarters, Outside Bilbao, June 18. -- (UP) - Thous- ands of Basque Loyalist sol- diers still in the Bilbao area seemed almost cut off from retreat today when the Nationalists laid down a s h a t t e r ing bombardment along the west side of the Nervion river. Bombs and mortar shells alternated with the shells of big guns.
 Italian "Black Arrow" units reached the east bank of the river. Reynolds Packard of the United Press war staff. who was in this sector, reports that the Italians at once threw up barricades along the bank and began exchanging a hot fire With Loyalists along the west bank.
 Loyalists were putting up stiff fight, firing from housetops and all other places of vantage along the west bank in an effort to keep the Nationalists from fortifying their positions.
 Must Clean All Out
 Packard's report showed that many Loyalists remain in the coun- try on the east side of the river, and made plain the necessity for the Na- tionalists to, delay their occupation of Bilbao until they have cleaned out all Loyalists from the hills semi
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18
RIVAL UNIONS
 IN BITTER FEUD

Baltimore, June 18--(UP)--A feud between rival unions today kept l7 ships in the Baltimore harbor from sailing for foreign ports.
 Longshoremen affiliated with the American Federation of labor re- fused to handle the cargo for the vessels because they were manned by members of the National Mari time union afiiliated with the com mittce for industrial organization,
 Latest vessel caught in the con troversy was tho Baltimore mall lines 5.5. City of Newport News. It was scheduled to leave tt 5 D, m. (cSt), yesterday. but oificials were forced to ask tho CD passengers to leave the boat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18
Charles P. Taft Has Ad- vised Back to Work
 Group to Delay THIS MAY PREVENT
 MORE UGLY RIOTS Mediation Board Members Will Assemble for Their
 First Session
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Cleveland, June 18.-(UP) - The newly appointed fed eral steel mediation board joined with local officials in strike centers today to ward off increasing danger of pie ket line violence before peace negotiations can begin. Charles P. Taft, chairman of the mediation board, eX- pressed the personal hope that pro- posed back -to-work marches III Pennsylvania and Ohio steel cities, carrying the threat of violent con- tact with strengthened picket brI- gades. could be delayed until the three-man board has an opportun- ity to act. Leaders of non-strikcrs demanding a return to the mills ex- pressed doubt that "the men will stand for delay" Ray Thomas, counsel for Youngstown noD- striker movement, said that "our program is going through. The back to- work pressure Is increasing. Something must be done soon.'
 Hopes For Status Quo
 q hope that the status quo will be maintained until the committee can take some action." Taft said.
 "Thc board will start work Satur- day in Cleveland. Lloyd K. Garr!- son Gormer chairman of the Na- tional Labor Relations Board has said he would be present and we hope that the third member of the (Continued on Page @
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18
EDITOR DIES

Worcester, Mass, June IS - (UP) - Peter F. (Pete) Duggan, 46, former ly for 10 years sports edi- tor of the Worcester Tele- gram, died of a cerebral hemorrhage at a hospital to- day after a brief illness.
 For a quarter century q Telegram staff member, he had in recent years been police reporter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18
HIS BROTHER

Concord, N. H., June IS -(UP)-William FOrtier, truck driver, stopped on the outskirts of Concord to watch some men who were lowering the body of an eIectrocutcd lineman from an electric light pole.
 When the body reached the ground, Fortier was as tOnished to discover that the victim was his brother Henry, 32.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18
NOn- Strikers Also Are tO Be Given Share of GOvs
 ernment RatiOnS 85,O0O ALL TOLD
 WILL GET RELIEF Mass Meeting in Chicago Called Police of That
 City Murderers
BY c. l.. SULZBERGER United Press Staff Correspondent ]

NOHltCu ETCos otdI OOTTCSpOuueHb'
 Washington, June 18. - (UP) = The federal govern ment decided today to pro- vide relief for an estimated 85, ,000 steel workers, strikers and non-strikers alike, who have been made idle by strikes in seven states. David Niles, assistant works prog ress administrator, said that the WPA did not make a distinc- ton between strikers and non- strikers. He said that relief would be made available to the idle on the basis of need. Niles made his an- nouncement after a conference with Philip Murray, chairman of the steel workers organizing committed
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18
Late NeDs Flashes
LANDMARK BURNS

Haverhill, Mass, June IS -(UP)--A landmark, the 250-year-old North-avenue barn built by an early set tier, was a charred ruin to- day.
 Two firemen, Captain George w. Walker and George w. Dufault, were hospitalized by severe face burns suffered while fight ing the fire last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18
BARRIE IMPROVES

London, June ls. (uP)-sir James Barrie, famous dramatist, recovered overnight some of the ground he lrIt yesterday In his fight for his iifc against an attack of pneumonia, Lord Horder. his chief physician. announced today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. Juno 1S--- --CUP)--Gov- crnment cxpenseB and receipts for tho curront fiscal year through June t6, compared with yoar ago; This YcRr Expensea Lnat Year $7.75B. B.7bS, ,52S.37 $S,574,3b3. .SD6.S6
 Receipts $I.SS4 ,0b7, ,0to.2s $3.sS7,320,077.3e
 Deficit $2,s71 ,7oi, 5oo,Oo $d.0s7 .o32, ,tl0,5o
 Cash Balance 2.02b, os1 ,sO9.O4 $3,43i. 752. .4S6,0o
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The Washington times., 1937-09-21
ANNUAL PARTY

Further plans for the annual
birthday party of the Ladies Aux
iliary of the District Fire Depart
ment will be made next Monday
night at a meeting of the group
in the board room of the District
Building.
Mrs. Thomas Baber, president,
has already appointed Mrs. Har-
mon Chapman as chairman of
arrangements for the party, which
is scheduled to be held about the
first of November.
The Auxiliary's Sewing Club will
meet for the first time since re-
cessing for the summer on Octo-
Der at Children's Hospital, where
the women devote two full days
each month to making garments
for the institution. Mrs. Logan
Woolard is director of the club.
The Washington times., 1937-09-21

the Marietta (Ohio) Club, and the
Culture Club of Connellsville, Pa,
all women's groups affiliated with
the General Federation. Mrs. Bid
die lived in Connellsville at one
time and her late husband was
from Marietta.
But no sooner had this energetic
club leader arrived in Washington
than she started activities rolling
to make her last years term as
president of the District Fedora
ton a memorable one. Methods
for juvenile aid, public health edu-
cation and crime prevention will
be featured works of the fedora
ton during the coming season.
Mrs. Biddle will preside at the
advisory councils meeting october
II in the Roosevelt Hotel. The
first regular meeting of the fed
Grafton will be on october Is in
the Roosevelt.
The Washington times., 1937-09-21
is URGED
ON SOARINGTAX

An organized fight against
Washington's ever.increasing tax
burden was advocated last night
by Rufus S. Lusk, president Of the
Washington Taxpayers Associa-
ton, in an address before the
Graphic Arts Association at the
Raleigh Hotel.
Lusk urged citizens, convinced
that governmental expenditures
were increasing faster than the
city's growth, to adopt a program
of protesting an increased budget
to the District Commissioners and
expressing their views before the
Budget Bureau and the House and
Senate Committees when the local
supply bill is being considered.
If the present trend continues,
District taxpayers will have to
shoulder q budget of $4,000, 900
by 1850, Lusk declared. He
pointed out that the budget had
risen from $20,000,00O to $46,'
100000 in the past II years.
The Washington times., 1937-09-21
PHOTOS TO WIN
MORE AWARDS

Now that vacations are over
and the boys and girls are back in
school, look over the snapshots
taken this summer and enter the
best ones in the Best Amateur
Photo of the Week Contest"
Every Saturday The Times pub
fishes a full page of amateur pho
tos. FIVE DOLLARS is awarded
for the best picture, TWO DOL
LARS is awarded for each picture
published. It's a great game and is
producing any number of first
class photographers and A-No.-1
photographs.
Address your photos, with
stamped self-addressed envelopes
if you wish them returned, to the
Amateur Photo Editor" care The
Washington Times.
The Washington times., 1937-09-21
CLUB TO HEAR
DR.. VONDERLEHR

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept. 81.
DR.. r. A. Vonderlehr, Assistant
Surgeon General of the United
States Public Health Service, will
be the guest speaker at the first
fall meeting of the Alexandria
Woman's Club at 2::3O p. M, to-
morrow, in GadSby's Tavern.
In line with work of the United
States Health Service, which has
been commended by the General
Federation of Women's Clubs, DR..
Vonderlehr will speak on "Vene-
real Diseases and Their Influence
on the American Home"
The club announced the election
Of Mrs. J. Burchell Leachman as
recording secretary to succeed Mrs.
Charles c. Anthony, resigned. Mrs.
Oscar B. Ryder, new president,
will preside at tomorrow's meet
ing.
The Washington times., 1937-09-21
Schools Add Class
In Facts of Life

ELPHIA, Sept. 81.
Three Philadelphia schools whose
pupils are of high-school age have
added the teaching of the "facts
Of life" as an experiment.
The schools are the Friends
Central, South Philadelphia High
School for Girls and the George
School. They are among 26 public
and private schools of the nation
which will teach the fundamentals
Of married life and child raising.
The Washington times., 1937-09-21
Belle Baker to Wed
Editor of Billboard
Torch Singer MGrries
TOday in NeIU York

NEW YORK, Sept. 81 QN.S0.
Belle Baker, famous torch singer"
announced she would be married
here today to Eli Sugarman, editor
Of Billboard magazine. Later she
planned to go to Chicago to appear
in a night club there.
Miss Baker is the widow of Maui
rice Abrahams, song writer. Their
son Herbert will enter Yale
shortly.
The singer won fame in America
and England with such songs as
"Yiddisher Momma."
The Washington times., 1937-09-21
BACK FROM TRIP

It happens that Mrs. Biddle just
"landed''-as she put tin Wash.
ington yesterday after a trip of
several weeks in West Virginia,
Ohio and Pennsylvania. 4
Mrs. Biddle was enter lined by
the Williamsburg wv. Va Club,
The Washington times., 1937-09-21
TAKOMA JUNIOR.
CLUB TO GATHER.
AT CAM PFIRE
Mrs. BiddIe to Address
First Meet of Year

With the resumption of this
daily column By The Washing
ton Times, clubtDonten of the
Capital and Uicinity are inUited
to send notices of activities By
their organizations to the CIuo
Editor. Such notices may be
either mailed or telephoned.
To insure publication of CLUB
1leDS 1t is advisable that ma
teridL be submitted nell in Gd.
UGnce of the date of desired
publication. Notices OF meet
ingS, social activities, club aims
and campaigns, sorority &C.
tiUitieS and personality sketches
of clubtDomen are among items
1Dhich 1uiU be daily features OF
this column.
If the weather permits tonight,
and all the better if there is a
moon, members of the Junior
Woman's Club (No. - of Takoma
Park will hold their first social
event of the club year-a camp
fire gathering.
The young women will hold
their outdoor meeting at the
Jesup Blair Community House on
Georgia Avenue, in Silver Spring,
Md. Around the fire, they will
roast "hot-dogs" and marshmal-
lows and they will be entertained
by q musical program appropri-
ate to the outdoors. Miss Mil
bred Archer, chairman Of hospi-
tally, is in charge of the pro.
gram.
TO HEAR SPEECH
Mrs. Lloyd w. Biddle, president
Of the District of Columbia Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, will be
the guest speaker. She will tell
the Junior clubwomen, who are
affiliated with both the local
and the general Federation of
Women's Clubs, of the prospects
she has for this years work of
the federation. Mrs. Byron M.
Coon, sponsor of the club, will also
greet the club members.
Prior to the gathering around
the camp fire, Mrs. John T.
Tucker will preside at business
meeting indoros. She will out
line plans for the group, the aim
Of which is to promote edu-
cational and cultural interests
among the young people of the
community. There are more than
so members in the club.
The Washington times., 1937-09-21

"HOme Service. "a special
feature for women readers will
be found on the WOman'S Page
Of The Washington Times. .
Telephone DI. 1000 for Home
Delivery,
The Washington times., 1937-09-21

annie Laurie" Henry Give GlOri.
files Another Famous Song in His
Series Of "SOngs That Will Live For
ever" Reproduced in Full Color in
The American Weekly, With Sundays
Washington Herald,