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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25
CROTON STRIKE
is NOT SETTLED
Strikers Claim Support
Will Come From National
Heads of Labor Unions

Groton, Conn, Feb. 25-(U.P0-
Assured Of support from National
and sectional CLIO leaders, strikers
at the Electric Boat Company, plan
ned to press their demands for union
recognition and claimed only 400 Of
the more than 1000 workers had re-
turned to work on the day shift to-
day.
No negotiations for settlement had
been advanced by either slide.
Double picket lines were establish
ed this morning as the 1880 shift
reported and Harry Bowman, pres
ident of the union local, announced
that "by actual count" only 400 had
been admitted to the yards. The
strike, he said, also had cut deeply
into the night shift which resumed
work last night after being cancelled
when the strike was called Tuesday.
Leader to Confer
Powers Hapgood, secretary Of the
New England district Of the CIO,
was expected here today to confer
with union organizers.
Francis x. Mccain, organizer for
| the CLIO and an ofacial Of the In
dustrial Union of Marine and Ship
building Workers OF America, said
committees would be formed to en-
force more effective means than we
have used yet"
He charged the company had sent
representatives to the = homes of
workers offering them five cent
an hour increase to remain on the
job.
Mccain said a committee Of
strikers would call upon State Po-
lice Commissioner Anthony Sunder-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25
ASSASSINATION
NOT CLEARED UP
Inter-Union Feud Enters
Killing of Labor Leader
in New Jersey

Hackensack, N. j., Feb. 25.-(UP)
investigators sought today to pen
citrate the secrets of an inter-union
feud which they believed was fac
tor In the assassination of Norman
Redwood, leader of a strike of 700
sandhogs employed by millionaire
Samuel Rosoff, New York contractor.
Joseph Moreschi and James Bove,
president and business manager re-
spectively of the International Hold
Carriers and Building Workers
Union, a craft union of which Red
woods New York Local 102 was a
part, were to be questioned by Ber-
gen County Prosecutor John j.
Breslin.
Redwood, shot from ambush as he
drove up to his Teaneck, N. j., home
Friday night, had been developing
his local along lines of an indus
trial union.
Making IncursiOns
He had been making incursions
into the membership of other craft
unions in the construction field and,
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25
MRS. NICHOLAS J.
BRADYMADE GIFT
Long Island = Showplace
Goes to Jesuits as School
|. For Young Men

sManhassett, N. Y, February 25.-
,lUP) - Mrs. Nicholas Brady, who
recently announced here engage
ment to William ~. B. Macaulay,
Irish Free State minister to the Vati-
can, planned today to give her Long
Island showplace, Innisfada, to the
Society of Jesus to be used as a
school to train young men for the
priesthood. Guests at the estate in
the, last few months have included
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, Papal Sec
rotary Of State, and the former
Queen of Spain. Members Of the
Jesuit Order were disinclined to dis
cuss the transfer. but 1t was said
that the formal transaction awaits
only the approval Of the Most Rev.
Thomas p. Molloy, bishop OF Brook
lyn.
Mrs. Brady, widow Of the New
York Utility,Smagnate, also has a
home ip-New York city and another
In Rome. Upon her husband s
death in 1880 she received outright
flis $4,000, 600 estate.
Her Long Island estate includes a
large private chapel in the main
building, which Is Of Gothic archi-
lecture and which contains 81 rooms.
Members of the Jesuit Order have
been on the grounds frequently IN
the last month discussing renova-
tions.. ;
Mrs. Brady succeeded Mrs. Her
bert Hoover. as chairman Of the
board Of the Girl Scouts Of America.
Only last summer she gave a 3d.
acre tract in Brewster, N. Y, to the
Manhattan Council Of the National
Girl Scouts Organization. After her
marriage in the spring, she plans to
live in Rome part Of the year.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25
BIG CH|EFTAIN
WAS EXECUTED
Ras Desta, Son-In-Law of
Emperor Selassie Cap
tured-ShOt to Death

Rome, Feb. 25.-(UP). -RaS Desta,
son-in-law of Emperor Halle Selas-
sic and last of tn. great Ethiopian
chieftains opposing the Italians, was
captured yesterday and summarily
executed, an official dispatch from
Adds Ababa said today. Desta
married the emperor's oldest daugh-
ter, Princess Tannagne, and for
ye' rs he was a favorite of Halle
Selassie. Under thu emperor he was
Governor of Sidamo and Borama
provinces. H. the lake region south
of Adds Ababa. When he was killed,
he was leading a small force OF
warriors, remnant Of great army,
northward toward the capital.
So important was his capture con-
sidered that Marshal Rodolfo
C-aziani, Viceroy of Ethiopia, him
SET sent long report to Premier
Renito Mussolini, in which he said:
TO- Execution Reported
Yesterday, February "a, Ras
Desta was overtaken by the native
band OF. the Dejiao Toclu, command
ed by Captain Tucci. Desta was
captured and Immediately executed"
Immediately after the bombing at
tempt at Adds Ababa lasct Friday
strong italian and native columns
W re sent fan wise southwark from
Adds Ababa to seek Ras Desta.
This was because Italian authori-
ties blamed his followers, principal
" army cadets, TO-: the bombing
which desperately wounded Gen.
Aurelio Liot.a, CHIEF of the Italian
al, force in Ethiopia and less seri-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25
NEW SUPT. FOR
BOSTON SCHOOLS

Boston, Feb. 25--(UP)-Arthur l..
Gould, SO. for 16 years an assistant
superintendent. today took over the
duties OF superintendent of schools,
succeeding the late Patrick T..
Campbell.
Gould was elected to the $4,000
year post last night by 81 vote
of the school committee. Frederick
j. ellis and Edward J. Muldoon re-
ceived ono vote each.
A native Of Rockland, Gould grad
uated from Bridgewater state nor
NAL school in 1900 and had served
as master at Abingdon high school,
and later at a Boston school.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25
SPANISH WAR IS
BLOODY AFERAY
Insurgents Drive Defend
ers Off For Fourth Time;
Oviedo is Slaughter
BY II. T. GORRELL

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Madrid, Feb. 25-(UP)-Nation-
alist machine gunners have driven
loyalist attackers from dominating
Mt. Pingarron, west of the Madrid
Valencia road, and have brought up
strong reinforcements as If for a
new offensive, the loyalist high
command admitted today.
It was asserted that the loyalistS
had received confirmation that for
eign troops, heavy artillery, machine
guns and anti-aircraft guns of an
untra modern type. firing with ex-
IRENE speed, had been brought to
the Valencia road area b y the ma
tionalists.
Loyalists alleged that both Ger
mans and Italians were included in
the troop reinforcements, and it
was admitted that the anti-aircraft
guns, apparently manned by expert
foreign crews, made operations OF
loyalists airplanes increasingly diff
ficult.
New Offensive Planned
Gen. Jose Miaga, commanding ON
the entire Madrid front, spent all
day yesterday in the Mt. Pingarron
area, directing operations and post
ing troops in anticipation of new
nationalist offensive.
Reports reaching Madrid were
that the nationalist were massing
their best men and that two gen.
erals, including Gen. Jose Varela,
commander in chief at Toledo. and
four colonies had been moved to the
front.
Dislodged from Mt. Pingarron for
the fourth time in SO hours, the 10y
alists strengthened their lines at
the foot Of the hill and prepared
to meet the expected nationalist at
tack. They were protected by artil-
lery and tiench mortars capable Of
ffyorfi,,,1or1 IN Dora AZ
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25
Late Neu!I,s
Flashes
RETURNS SLOW

Hartford, Conn, Feb. rs
-UP)-The bureau of in
ternal revenue revealed to-
day less than half of Con-
necticut employers eligible
to file returns with the
government under provi-
sions of the old age portion
of the Social Security Act.
have done so, with the fill
ing deadline less than five
days away. :,
Returns due on March l
are for January, it was
said, and are the first, un
der the old age sections OF
the security act.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25
50 OUNCE BABY

Boston, Feb. 25- (UP)
Though lacking an incu-
bator, a 3S-ounce baby girl
born last night was given a
good chance to live today
by physicians at Macleod
hospital. The baby was
born to Mrs. John Grille Of
the west end. Because of
the family's circumstances,
DIR. Philip Manfredi APP
pealed for donation of an
incubator. Though the in
FAINT was the smallest he
had ever delivered, the ply
stefan said both mother and
baby were '.d0ing fine
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25

strikers were In possession Of the
Douglas Aircraft Corporation plant
at Santa Monica, Cal. The plant
was closed; 5000 workers had been
laid off. The management refused
to negotiate so long as the strikers
remained in the plant. The strikers
refused to evacuate.
Events Elsewhere
Five hundred Shutdown strikers
held the plant of the Thinker Detroit
Axle Company at Detroit. The plant,
which manufactures axles for
Chrysler, General Motors, and Ford,
was closed.
One hundred Shutdown strikers
continued their occupation Of the
Fansteel Metallurgical Company
plant at Waukegan, III. The pro-
tracted dispute seemed deadlocked.
At Decatur, Illinois, the Century
Wall Paper Company resumed OPP
erations with non-union workers.
Forty-four men and women Sit-down
strikers, who had held the plant 48
hours, evacuated peacefully and were
taken into court on contempt
charges growing out of their failure
to obey an injunction order
promptly.
At Los Angeles, Pie Baker Willie
Plecity resumed operations after his
II striking bakers had evacuated
peacefully in obedience to a court
order. Plecity filed suit for $4,000
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25
PROPAGANDA ON
SUPREME COURT
Pink, Blue Slips Flooding
Congress Like in Public
Utility Drive
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

UNITED Press STAN Correspondent
Washington, Feb. 25.-UP.-
administration leaders considered
day an investigation of the origin
of campaign that is showering
congressman with identical letters
opposing President Roosevelt's pro-
posed enlargement of the supreme
court. Chairman John j. O'Connor
of the hous, rules committee dis
closed preparations to collect in
formation regarding the large num-
Der of pink and blue slips headed
Hands o. the supreme court
which have Leen mailed to congress-
i. Representative Jack Nichols,
D.. Oklahoma, has referred the mat
ter to tie White House, O'Connor
said. On his return from Oklahoma
Nichols probably will introduce a
resolution for an investigation or
origin Of the campaign.
Like Utility Drive
"In my opinion this is probably
another drive similar to that on the
public utility bill" O'Connor said.
"That drive was defeated and We will
eventually achieve The same result
in this one"
Leading opponents of the presi-
dents plan discounted the effects of
the pink anu blue slips. They assert
ed that congressman were paying no
after. ton to them and that they
werc but a small percentage of the
thousands o letters being received
III connection with the court plan.
ney have deported their mail
heavily against the presidents pro-
posals. some estimating 1t at 100 to
/ against.
The pink and blue slips, each
signed by the sender have been re-
ceived froE. many widely separated
n
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25
[ Obj IST Bill
GIVEN APPROVAL
judiciary Committee Fay-
ors Measure - Glaston-
bury Jail Farm Backed
BY GEORGE R. MORRIS, JR.

BY GEORGE r. MORRIS, JR.
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Hartford, Conn, Feb. 25-(UP)-
The general. assembly's judicial
committee gave its approval today
to q bill requiring all lobbyists to
register with the secretary Of state
and to list their interests and re-
munerations.
Should it be passed, however. 1T
would not become effective until
the 1899 session. A similar proposal
was killed two years ago.
The bill proposes that every per-
son retained or employed for COM
pensation a: counsel or agent or
lobbyist by any person, firm. cor
poration or association" to oppose
or support legislation or executive
Influence, shall register In writing,
listing the names Of his employer,
description Of the legislation IN
which he Is interested and that such
lists shall be records open 70 the
public.
within two months after adjourn
ment Of the general assembly era-
ployerS Of lobbists would be COM
PEELED to render an accounting to
the state Of all payments Or proniis-
es made to lobbying agents. u
Jail Farm Approved
The judiciary also approved the
Glastonbury jail; farm bill. after
striking out q $743,0Oo appropriation
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25
DIVORCE IN PAUL
REVERE FAMILY

(, Dedham, Mass, Feb. 25-(UP)-
A union of direct descendants Of
Paul Revere and Of John Alden may
end in a divorce court.
Mrs. Paul Revere. Cohasset social
ate descended directly from John
Alden and Priscilla Mullens whose
romance was immortalized by the
poet Longfellow. has suit for divorce
from the great-great-great grand
son and namesake OF history's IN
nous midnight rider.
Mrs. Revere Is the former Dorothy
Francis Brown of Brookline. Their
wedding was a social event IN 1929.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25
East Votes Heavily
Agairst~E. r. Plan
inNational Poll
BY WILLIS THORNTON I.
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

copyright, 1887, NEA Service, 1ncO
Balloting approached the 100000 mark in the NEA
Service Democrat supreme court poll as tabu-
latfons poured in from 203 cities in 40 states.
Exact totals at last compilation are For the proposal
to reorganize the u S. Supreme Court 1O2 49, against
the plan 19O819-a grand total of 293,277 ballots.
sixteen majority for the PLAN while "a were voting
that the only section Of the
country polling majority the plan the south with So per cent
the votes strength against the
plan with per votes unfavoab The west was showing
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25
STRIKES IN INDUSTRY
|DECREASED--THREE BIG
ONES STILL CONTINUE
Two Sit-DOwn Striking Groups Have
Been Expelled From P lants-Three
Big Strikes Remain to Be Settled
(BY United Press

Labor strife in industry essened perceptibly today
Two groups of sown strikers had been evacuated with
out boodshed from the property of their employers One
strike had been settled The Chyser Corporation had
agreed to negotiate with the United Automobile Workers.
ending the threat of another Wholesale automobile strike
Three major strikes remained Several hundred st-down
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. Feb. 25-(UP)-Gov-
eminent expenses and receipts for
the current fiscal year through Feb.
23rd compared with a year ago:
This Year Expenses Last Year
699,215,25S.S0 $4,6S2.5S6.2 33.0O
Receipts
$2,675,74G.0 00.67 $2.309.601, 642.2o
Deficit
$2,o23. 46s,25s.1S $2,372.9s4,59O.so
Cash Balance
1851, 462,242.25 $1.S28.532, 291.0G
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Many requests had been received
by the Lieutenant Governor at his
office in Waterbury as to the de-
linquency Of those who fail TO pay
up their taxes by Monday, which is
the last day under the state law.
Many waterbury bills have not yet
been received. -
The judiciary committee has
already had a hearing on a bill ex-
tending the date when taxes are Que
in waterbury to April !, but through
an oversight on the committees part
no report was turned In and conse-
quently no legislative action taken.
However, the committee Will con-
slider the bill this afternoon and
Representative John D. ThomS, mi
nority leader Of the House, informed
Lieutenant Governor Hayes that Q
favorable report would be brought
in by the committee. He Is q mem,
Der Of this committee. 49,
$4,000 People Affected
AS $4,000 persons In Waterbury
would be affected by a delinquent
penalty IL would mean an additional
$4,000 coming out Of the city II
everyone paid the added tax.
AT the hearing last week on the
bill Mayor Hayes explained that
the bills were going out late and re-
uuested the additional time In
which to collect the taxes without
imposing a penalty.
The senate today rejected a bill,
introduced by Senator George Gull
haze of Waterbury, shortening the
tinso in which old age tax bills are
to be issued and also transferring
from the mayor to the registrars OF
voters the power Of naming can
vassers.
The senate also rejected another
bill, this one by Senator Anthony
Telesca OF Torrington extending
the time limit on old age taxes in
Torrington. It was stated that Tor
rington would be protected by q
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Local Re sidents.
Will Not Suffer
Penalty On Taxes
Lieut.Goy. Hayes Made Statement at Capital Today
$4,000 Persons Here Would Be Affected;
:'e Must Pay By April LIST
BY WILLIAM J. MORTALITY
Democrat Legislative Reporter)

State Capitol Hartford February IS = Especial to
The Denocratl Residents of Waterbury absolutely will
not be charged ST penalty for failure to their old age
assistance taxes by Next Monday March i provided they
do paw lp their taxes before April
Franf HAYES stated at the Capitol this noon -.
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NEA national poll S indicated in the above map
majority against the plan about S. per cent and the Midwest
somewhat stronger against So cent minded
hig-water votes reached by the
which 1858 cast 1854 votes Tor
o9 votes against thus reversing by better than three
to one the country-wde trend ,~a s.ssa6.
through the Evening News also poled heavy vote ana
tremendous SCI majority against the plan piled up
with 81 for b72l votes
against the plan through Ave days Of
adding single affirmative vote TO an early total OF H.
striving abreast OF the hood OF ballots as
papers yet their final returns
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Snow, Rain Tonight;
Friday Fair, Colder
Fun Weather Report Page 5.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-29
SOIL DRAIN is
BEING REBUILT
Conservation Program Slowly
Rebuilding Delaware
Soil on Farms
PAYING OFF 1886 DEALS

R. o. Stelzer, Extension Econ
omist, reports that approximately
1 500 additional farms had been
signed up" for the 1887 Agricul-
tural Conservation Program and
that the acreage upon which rec
commended practices will be car
ried out will be materially increas-
ed this year. "The benefits of the
Agricultural Conservation Pro-
gram extend far beyond the i'm
mediate monetary return" Stelzer
said. 'The practices recommend
ed which must be followed if pay
ments are to be made will build up
the productivity of the soil and
will halt the constant fertility
drain which has been made during
the last few decades. Without
some sort of conservation program,
Delaware cropland was doomed to
eventual abandonment because the
fertility would eventually be COM
pletely removed but the Govern
ment program is slowly but sure
ly rebuilding the soil in Delaware. !"
Winding up the 1886 Agricultural
Conservation Program this week
in Delaware, the County Agricul-
tural Agents and County Commit
tees are busy distributing 1900
checks which represent the second
and final payment to corporations
Smyrna times., 1937-04-29

with retinue of servants and two
loyal follower - Edward Everett
Horton and Mary Nash. The ruler
is quite bored with his lot until he
glimpses Joan Blondell in the Choir
us and then the merry chase be-
gins.
Wednesday Thursday Friday
Saturday-M-G-Ms new Jeanette
Macdonald Nelson Eddy musical
'Maytime" is one of the most i'm
portant so-called big" pictures
scheduled for release this year. In
fact, it was planned to release it as
an advanced priced road show at
traction, but a delay in regular
releases due to the '1f1u" epidemic
in Hollywood necessitated its i'm
mediate release to fulfill the pro-
ducefr's obligation and contracts
with theatre exhibitors. MAY
time" is the third most elaborate
of the Jeanette Macdonald Mel
son Eddy starring pictures. Like
its predecessors, Naughty Mar
ietta" and Rose Marie" it is a
musical production with a roman
tic plot and love story. 1t is based
on the Sigmund Romberg operetta.
In addition to the original score,
the stars will be heard singing op-
cratic arias and a number of semi
classical numbers such as Garry
Me Back to Old Virginny." John
Barrymore heads the supporting
cast which includes Herman Bing
and other dramatic favorites and
the famous Don Cossack Russian
chorus of 200.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-29
CHILD HEALTH
DAY IN STATE
All Schools Urged to Put on
Programs on Friday,
April 30th
BETTER CARE HEALTH

''The preservation of the health
OF the children is. more import
ant in the school than any aca-
demic subject taught" writes DIR.
H. Holloway, State Superintend-
ent of Public Instructions, in an
article urging Delaware schools to
observe National Child Health Day,
May 1st, published in the monthly
News Letter" of the Division of
Physical and Health Education.
What is more" he continues, in
urging that the observance of
Child Health Day be considered a
year-round affair, health is a
twenty-four-hour-a-day matter for
365 days in the year. The health
teaching Of the school to be effec-
tive must, therefore, carry over in
to the out-of-school life of the
child; that is, he must get suffici-
ent instruction in the 1880 hours
of school room time in a year to
guide him in the 584O waking
hours of the year; or, in other
words, he must get enough guild
ance in one-fifth of his time to help
him live the other four-fifths.
Schools throughout Delaware are
being asked to arrange programs
on April 30th, the school day pre-
ceding Child Health Day, in which
will be brought out the health at
tainments of the past year and the
plans for the forthcoming one. 1t
has been suggested by the State
Board of Health that local doctors,
dentists, and nurses acquainted
with the child health work of the
community, be invited to speak be-
fore the school bodies, and that the
parents of the children be invited
to be present to learn of progress
made, and plans outlined. "Our
aims should be-" DR.. Holloway con-
cludes, ''better care of teeth, more
appropriate food, better eating and
sleeping habits, greater cleanliness.
more fresh air and sunshine, ap-
propriate exercise, and more at
tention to health in general"
Smyrna times., 1937-04-29

in last years program which will
bring payments for cooperation in
the 1886 program to a total of
more than 100000. According to
r. 0. Stelzer, Extension Econom-
ist at the University of Delaware,
who is in charge of the education
al phases of the program in Della
ware, these checks, which are in
payment for cooperation by farm
ers in following practices outlined
by the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration to conserve and
build up soil fertility, will complete
the 1886 program in this state. A
few checks remain, however, which
will be distributed as soon as var
ious protests are ironed out. The
checks are being distributed to op-
orators of about one-third of Del
aware's 1O,4OO farms but are in
payment for following approved
practices on approximately 49 per
cent of Delaware farmland. Ac-
cording to Stelzer, the 1886 pro-