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The Washington times., 1937-08-21
6 MAJOR BILLS
WAIT ACTION OF
next SESSION
Congress Will Face
Gigantic Task
By WILLIAM s. NEAL

G.NS0 Major tasks deposited
on the doorstep Of Congress by
President Roosevelt in the last
seven months were shunted over
until the next session as the first
session Of the Seventy-fifth Con-
gress ebbed away today.
Despite plans of leaders to mako
the next session brief because Of
the 1888 campaign, Congress faces
a huge grind when it reassembleS
in a special session or in January.
MEASURES DELAYED
Legislative proposals Of the Ad.
ministration postponed until the
next session include:
1. General crop control legis-
1ation.
2. Minimum wage and maxi.
mum hours measure.
3. Governmental reorganiZa-
ton.
4. Further reform Of lower
court procedure.
5. National plan for develop.
ment of resources.
6. General revision Of tax
laws.
Armed with special authority,
Agriculture and Judiciary Com.
mitteeS Of Senate and House
planned to begin work on farm
and lower court reform legislation
within the next few weeks.
ACTION PLEDGED
BY adopting the Bilbo-Jones
legislation, Congress has pledged
itself to revive Federal control Of
production as provided in the de.
funct AAA, either through Score.
tary Wallace's ever-normal gran
airy plan or a new scheme.
Chairman Summers CD, Of
Texas, Of the House Judiciary
body. believes the committee in.
vestigstions Of lower Federal court
procedure may produce legislation
Of far-reaching consequence.
President Roosevelt also planned
to press his governmental re-
organization plan in the next ses-
sion. He has informed congress
sional leaders definite action is eS.
sential when Congress meets
again.
The Washington times., 1937-08-21
japanese Open
NeU BOn1bGrdnlent
BY M. C. FORD

SHANGHAI, Aug. 81 QN.S)
japanese artillery and airplanes
opened a new bombardment OF
Chinese positions in Pootung to
night prior to a new attempt to
land heavy reinforcements.
During the bombardment, a
shell fell on the 0uai de France
in the French concession, causing
slight damage but no casualties.
Eastern Shanghai was aflame
with shell-kindled conflagration
which threatened, before a stiff
wind whipping in from the Yellow
Sea, to raze this queen city Of the
Orient.
Ignoring the stern and immov
able attitude taken by United
States Naval authorities after the
American flagship Augusta was
hit by a shell, both belligerents
reopened their three-fold attack
early today and pyramided the
death toll to an inestimable figure
The sky over this city of $500,
900 was darkened by a vast mush
room of smoke arising from an
oblong area of flame estimated to
cover at least two square niles
Billows of black smoke drifted
away at a height of half mile
while flames reached up hundreds
of feet.
The Washington times., 1937-08-21
Eric DruTnInOnd
Becomes an Earl

ROUEN, France, Aug. q
UN.s0.-Sir Eric Drummond
British Ambassador to Rome and
holder of that office during the re-
cent troubled times Of Anglo-1ta
ian friction, became sixteenth Earl
of Perth today upon the death Of
his 66-year-old father.
Hungarian in origin, according
to tradition, the Perth clan is one
of the oldest families in the United
Kingdom, and is related to many
royal houses.
The Washington times., 1937-08-21
D. c. CLERK NAMED

Leon M. Anderson, clerk in the
City Post Office, was reelected ex'
ecutive secretary of the National
Alliance Of Negro Postal Employees,
which closed it's biennial session
in Philadelphia yesterday. The
Alliance maintains national head.
quarters here in the 1900 block Of
U st. N. w. Lafayette Ford, Of
st. Louis, Mo-, was elected national
president.
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WARNS FIGHTERS

With more shells bursting over
head, the Augusta remained
anchored defiantly, her guns
stripped for action, midstream in
the Whangpoo between the Jap.
anese naval armada and the In
ternational Settlement.
Admiral Harry E. Yarnell made
it clear that the United States
flagship, one of whose crew was
killed yesterday, would hold her
ground" and that the response.
BILE side ran the risk of being BON.
barded if another shell hits an
American vessel.
japanese airplaneS dominated
early bombing forays, centering
their attacks on the two mair
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More Men Seek
To Join Marines

CHICAGO. Aug. 81 d.N.so.
Applications to join the marines
have jumped from an average Of
Is to 40 a day in the Chicago
area since the opening Of hoStili-
ties in China, it was reported
today by Col. A. B. Miller. re-
cruiting officer.
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JOHN |. LEWIS
HITS FAILURE OF
WAGE-HOUR BILL
Hints Severance From
Democratic Party

d.N.SJ. Bluntly accusing ad-
ministration chieftains Of failing
to carry out party pledges ito
correct abuses in our industrial
life," John L. Lewis, kingpin of
the C. I. O., today limited strongly
he is considering severing rela-
lions with the Democratic party.
Acridly criticizing members Of
the House Rules Committee for
pigeonholing the wages and hour
bill, Lewis demanded that Demo
cratic leaders restore discipline
within party ranks.
THIRD PARTY HINT
Failure to do this. he added,
would be tantamount to confess
ing the party Is mot the vehicle
by which people Of the country
may progress to a solution Of their
pressing social problem"
Lewis bitter denunciation Of the
Democratic leadership intensified
rumors he is contemplating third
nartv movement.
In his statement, Lewis made
reference to agricultural workers,
a fact held politically significant
by Capital observers.
GREEN PROTESTS
'The chaos Of unchecked prt'
vate power in industry will In
evitably eliminate in new and
probably greater business depres-
sions unless the workers and the
farmers Of the nation are given
legal protection Of their basic
rights" he asserted.
Blocking Of the wage-hour bill
also drew the fire Of President Will
liam Green, of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, and bitter oppo
nent Of the Lewis labor faction.
Congress should remain in
session until it passes the wages
and hours BILL" Green said.
what right has the Rules Com
mittee to defeat the will Of Con.
greSS?"
The Washington times., 1937-08-21
Baby Born to Pair
Fleeing Shanghai

MANILA, Aug. 21.-An eight
pound girl, christened Gwendolyn,
was born yesterday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed C. Meisler, Of Sandusky.
Ohio, refugees from China. Meis-
Ter had been connected with the
Adventist sanitarium in shang-
hal,
The Washington times., 1937-08-21
House Promises
Farm Bill in 1888

G.N.S0. The House today, by
a vote of 1913 to SO, adopted the
Bilbo-JoneS resolution pledging
Congress to make farm legislation
the first order of business in the
next session.
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power"-identified as the Soviet
Union. Scope of the war was
extended when japanese planes
bombed Kalgan, in distant Sha-
har Province.
5. Ambassador Bingham was
suddenly recalled from London
to discuss the Far Eastern situa-
ton with President Roosevelt.
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Three Of the men were reported
shot, two were dubbed and one
was overcome by tear gas. The
melee broke out after the
strikers assertedly stoned .
truck load of strikebreakers.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 81 U.N.SO.
Seeking the most vital prize of his
fabulous career-vindication of Q
seven-year-old holdup charge
John Montague. "Hollywood'S Paul
Bunyan," was on his way to New
York today. None Of Mighty
Monty's" many friends was among
the famous movie folk to see him
off.
CHICAGO, Aug. 81 IN.SO.-A
deadlock loomed today at the end
Of the wage negotiations with rail.
road executives, in the opinion Of
the big Five" brotherhoodS.
Union leaders, who refused to be
quoted officially, said that little
progress appeared to have been
made in the lengthy discussions.
SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y, Aug. 81
GN.S0.-Attended by 200 old
friends and troupers, simple and
brief funeral services were held at
his home here today fer James
Mcintyre. whose death last Wed.
nesday severed the famed minstrel
team Of Mcintyre and Heath. He
was 80.
KENNEBUNKPORT, Me-, Aug.
20 G.N.S0.-Jewelry robberies in
summer homes of two rich women
were under police investigation to-
day. Approximately 5000 in gems
and money was taken from the
Cedars, summer home of Miss Isac
bella C. Chalfant, of Pittsburgh,
Pa, while she was at dinner last
night. The summer home of Mrs.
Edward Robertson, Of Charleston.
s. c., was robbed Thursday night.
The Washington times., 1937-08-21

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SMELLING PROBED

While awaiting instructions from
Washington as to the possibility
of more severe action, a board of
inquiry probed the Smelling of the
Augusta, seeking to determine
whether the shell which killed one
and wounded 10 came from the
Japanese or Chinese side.
Those on the board included
Lieut.. Comdr. E. H. Kinkaid,
Lieut.. E. L. Cabens, of the Medical
Corps, and Lieut.. H. B. Allen.
The shell, naval authorities said,
was no doubt stray.
Funeral arrangements mean.
while were being made by sorrow
ing shipmates Tor Freddie John
Falgout, of Raceland. La. on what
would have been his twenty-first
birthday. The injured were
treated in a hospital.
The Washington times., 1937-08-21
CHINESE PILOT HERO

Chinese bomberS, viewer,
made frequent brief appearances
above the smoke.
One such attack brought a dis
play Of heroism-
When a squadron Of Chinese
planes tried again to blow up the
Japanese warship, fleet Of Japa-
nese pursuit craft took off and
staged a speedy mass attack on
the raiders.
His companions driven off, a
lone Chinese pilot found his own
escape cut off by the swift-flying
Japanese craft.
Courageously he dashed straight
for the enemy planes, with his ma
chine gun splitting lead, then
weaved. wheeled, climbed, and
dived until the machine was dis
abled. He bailed out in time and
drifted safely to earth through the
smoke haze,
The Washington times., 1937-08-21
Two Square Miles
Of Shanghai Attire

railroads leading southwark from
Shanghai toward Hangchow and
northwards toward Marking, in
a new effort to cut off Chinese
reinforcements.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08
INTERNATIONAL NET FINALS.AT
 FOREST HILLS
Budge, Won Cramr, Jed- rzejOwska, Marble
 Are Favored

Forest Hills, N. Y, Sept. S-(UP)- The national singles tennis cham pionships today were near the first mems and women's international finals since 1927.
 Sixteen stars, all of them seeded, still were in the running and they came from five nations-United States, Chile, Poland, England, and Germany.
 Unless miracle happens, it's go- ing to be America against Poland in the women's finals and America against Germany in the mems finals the first time in history these countries have been so paired in the American championships.
 As the field went into the quarter finals the pre-tournament favorites were heavy choices to reach the championship round Saturday.
 Two of the favorites, Baron Gott- fried von Cramm of Germany, and Alice Marble of San Francisco, de- lending woman's champion, will play today. Don Budge, of Oakland, Calf, who beat von Cramm for the English title, and Jadwiga Jedrze- jowska of Poland, favored to de- throne Miss Marble, . play their quarter final matches tomorrow.
 Miss Marble plays Dorothy Bundy of Santa Monica, Calf, today, while in the other lower half quarter final Mrs. Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn meets Anita Lizana, of Chile.
 Won Cramm faces Bryan (Bitsy) Grant of Atlanta; and Bobby Riggs of Los Angeles meets left-handed Charley Hare, English Davis cup star. Today's and tomorrow's win riers meet Friday for places in the finals.
 Tomorrow Budge meets Joe Hunt of Los Angeles and Frank Parker, Spring Lake, N. J., meets Johnny Van Ryn of Austin, Tex. Tomor- rows women's matches pair Helen Jacobs of Berkeley, runner-up last year and four times champion, and Kay Stammers of England, and Mary Hardwick and Miss Jedrze- jowska.
 Miss Jacobs and Parker were in the quarter finals only after narrow escapes. Miss Jacobs, trailing Al in the final set. rallied and scored a 2-6, 6-4, GA victory over Joan Ingram of England. Parker, three games from defeat in the fourth set, finally won over Sidney B. Wood, of New York, 3-6, E6, 6-l, 6-3, GO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08
Pro Grd Giants 7ackLe CoLLege Stars Tonight.
TROJANS TAKE ON MT. VERNON
 FRIDAY NIGHT
Danbury Outfit Hard-DriIl- ed for First League
 Football Game

Danbury, Sept. 9.-(SpeciaD D-The state champion Danbury Trojans open their campaign to win the championship of the American Pro- fessional Football association Friday night at Lee Stadium at 8 o'clock, when the Mt. Vernon Cardinals, title winners of the Westchester di- vision last season, invade the Hat City for the leagues first grid tus- sle.
 With Leo Fisher, speedy Bridge port boy who starred at Connecticut Aggies, Pat Hurley of Navy, Johnny Oehler of Purdue, Howie Luckhardt of U. s. C., and host of other noted gridders, the Mt. Vernon eleven has the stuff with which to give the Trojans a bitter contest.
 Iron Out Mistakes
 Coach Jack Thompson will put his Matters through their third hard drill of the week tonight, confident that he has eliminated the mistakes made in the Brooklyn Dodger game. Three new stalwarts are expected to be in uniform tomorrow night Mickey Kobrosky, the shifty ex- Trinity back who made the little All-American" last year, Fred King, second highest point scorer in the nation last year, and Ed Detzel, 200 pound Pitt tackle. Milt Singer, erst- while New York Giants guard has drawn his release.
 Promising
 The probable line-ups: Trojans: Tarrant of Kansas U. and Floyd of Southwestern Kansas U., ends; Piv- arnik of Notre Dame and Seich of Manhattan, guards; Dinsmore of P. and M. and Detzel, tackles; Pills bury of Colgate, center; Thompson of Lafayette, quarter; Ike Kern of Colgate and Kobrosky, halfbacks, and King, fullback. In reserve will be Negri of V. P. l., tackle; Baltzell of Kansas, tackle; Epstein of Tenn pie and Tobin of Niagara, ends; Montesi and Curtis of Georgetown, guards; Miska of Maryland, center; Egan of Temple, Petela, Jones and Saniuk, backs.
 Mt. Vernon: Singer of Syracuse and Garry of 0. 0. N. Y, ends; Jan- sen of Fordham and Pellicci of Michigan, tackles; Luckhardt of U. s. 0. and Klingenschmidt of Colum- bia, guards; Oehler of Purdue, cen- ter; Fisher. Hurley, Saunders of Fordham and Halton of Princeton, backs,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08
CRACKERJACKS AWAIT
 FOOTBALL SEASON

The Town Plot Crackerjacks held their regular practice session at the Normand street stadium last eve- ming.
 Coach zingarelli put his charges through a lengthy workout based entirely on laterals and passes and other offensive plays.
 To date the team has progressed rapidly and is the opinion of the coach that the plotters will usher in the season with great expecta- tions.
 So far the line up is composed of quarterbackS: Jackie Calabrese Frankie Marsey, Cappy De Blasio; Halfbacks: Steve Ponselle, Angelo Cipriano. Cannonball Del Croce Bob Wright, Jimmy Grove, Unk Noble, Tony Urcinas, Jimmy Marti- cello; Fullbacks: Hennie Travers Joe Barbino, Phil Carpino; Ends Lefty Marciano. Squeek Donate Tony Marinelli, Joe Runividge, Cur ly Malaria, Flash La Rucso; Tackle Nick zappone, Lemieux, Angelo Barbino. Al Aurigemma. Ernie Do- nato, Anthony Purcaro, Butch Quintiliano; Guards: Patty Macchia Nick Galenti, Chick Chichetti Madden Di Orio; Centers: Frank Fisher, John De Paula, Joe Perrone
 The Plotters will again hold their regular practice Friday evening al 7:30 at the Normand Stadium.
 Anyone interested in seeking games with the Plotters are urged to call 3-2947 between l2:00 and l:0O p. m. or write to Michael Purcaro 4l Normand street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08
REACH AND CENUA EARLY WINNERS
 AT OVERLOOK
Daily, Sullivan Lose in Straight Sets-Change
 in Schedule Made

Gordon Riach, one of the favor ties slated for the finals, and Al Genua, port side slugger, won their matches last evening in the first round play of the annual invitation tournament of the Overlook Tennis club. Darkness caused postpone ment of the George Backman- Jimmy Mullen match, which will be played this evening at 6 o'clock.
 Riach won out over Joe Daly in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2 His oppo- nent put up some stiff opposition at intervals during the match but the former city champions deep forehand and backhand drives to the corners were too difficult for Daly to handle on most occasions. Riach used deep cross-court back hand drive consistently and this forcing shot kept his adversary in trouble and brought about most of the errors.
 Hard Played
 In the second match of the eve- ming, which was finished in the gathering dusk, Al Genua, Hamilton finalist and junior champion of some years back, took the measure of Joe Sullivan in straight sets also, GA, 6-4. This was ding-dong ses- sion with errors and placements about evenly divided. It was the left-hander's ability to force errors of Sullivan with his powerful fore hand when the latter approached the net, however, which eventually turned the tide. Genua's fast first service was also working effectively last evening and he was able to come in behind it on many occa- sions to smother Sullivan's returns for placements.
 Due to the fact that darkness moves in SO early the committee in charge of the tournaments has decided to hold only two matches per evening. The other singles match this evening will see Long John" Tata, city doubles champ, against John Stollar of Chase Park. This will be played at 4:3O o'clock.
 The change in schedule has put the Cieslewski-Al Smith and the Bassford-Ed Gould matches back until Thursday evening. The first will be played at 5 o'clock. Other announcements in regard to the schedule will be made daily in the Democrat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08
ZAMARIS AND MENDES
 AT WALNUT BEACH

walnut Beach. Sept. s-Frank zamaris. Orange. N. J. light-heavy- weight, and Jimmy Mendes. New Bedford Portugese. clash in the fea- ture i0-round bout on an all-staT professional fight card here Satur- day night at Walnut each Stadium.
 Last weeks scheduled bout be- tween Johnny Lasinski of Meriden, and ZamaYis was rained out. How ever, the shift in the opponent for Zamaris makes 1t ell the tougher for the Jersey puncher. Mendes staged a sensational draw with Za- maris here last month. He also holds a win over Lasinski. ZamaTis eH- eountered plenty Of trouble against thc poTtugese southpaW In the first nnecting and should have his hands eun again.
 There win be two sixes, and a pair of fours on the undercard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08
Today's Sport
 Parade
By HENRY McLEMORE
(Unlte0 PreB Stan COFTespondentl

(assorted gestures and monosyllabic responses?
 I've been up here in the Adiron- dacks watching them arraign a country boy named Tavern Moore on a charge of first degree robbery. watched him there in the court room with the city folks from the local summer colony gaping at him, standing i'll at ease with his hat in his hand like an ice man, and I though that he really was a coun- try boy that he couldn't pos- sibly be the John Montague who is as famous for his charm as for his golf game.
 But that was John Montague the man who charmed them for years in the capital of charm, where they manufacture charm in reels of celluloid, yard after yard after yard. He had so charmed the foremost experts of charm-Bing Crosby, and other millionaires of the movies-that he had lived in luxury with automobiles and servants and beautiful dolls at his beck and call, with no other asset than his sup erabundant charm.
 He had consented earlier to re- ceive we reporters. He sat heavily staring fixedly out the window, look ing something like Buddha with his heavy-lidded eyes, and each time one of us asked question, he'd jerk his thumb toward his lawyer without uttering word. Finally he jumped up and without so much as a bow to us, said to his lawyer You've said enough Hell, let's get going, Jim." Definitely, we weren't charmed.
 But later was charmed. He showed me a golf game that, even in my widest dreams, could never equal. He made me feel like a fool, a low, crawling fool, swattine futilely away at a little white bal that hooked this way and sliced that, while, without effort, he sent his screaming straight down the fairway for 300 yards or more. He let me sock him in the belly. hurt my knuckles, but not his belly Then he picked me up with one hand and held me dangling.
 Now reach my point. friends. guy has charm who can meet you al something at which you think you're pretty good, and show you up as miserable ass and make you raging mad, but is so damn strong that he can tear you into little squares like kid fixing the paper for hare and hounds.
 You can't lie khim att he game and you and a dozen like you couldn't lick him with your fists You resent 1t, you resent 1t plenty you can't do anything about 1t.
 So you're charmed no end.
 Copyright, 1887, by United Press)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08
NEW YORKERS X GAN SAVE REP
 OF PAID GAME
Kerr Has Speedy Squad, But Pros Have Power
 for Big Test

New York, Sept. S-(UP)-Pro- fessional football, humbled in two of three early season clashes with all-star collegiate elevens, has a chance to even the score tonight when the National league Giants line up against a team of all-stars graduated from eastern colleges last June
 Steve Owens Giants will be try ing to regain some of the prestige lost by the professionals when the league champion Green Bay Packers were beaten GO by the middle western All Stars, and the Chicago Bears dropped one, 60 to a south western collegiate aggregation. The Philadelphia Eagles, by a big last quarter effort, managed to stave off defeat in their tests against the amateurs.
 The game is being sponsored by the New York Herald-Tribune to replenish the coffers of the fresh air fund.
 Andy Derr, coach of the eastern collegians, recruited his team from 21 eastern colleges, and his squad IS believed faster than the pros, but lacking the Giants power.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08
MERCANTILE BOWLING
 LOOP IN SESSION

Officers of the Mercantile Bowling league and team captains. in addi-- ton to any others who wish to be- come league members are invited to a meeting tonight at 8 o'clock to be held at the Lucky Strike al- leys on Bank street for. the purpose of organizing for the le37-38 season, Secretary Al Kosxy announced to- night. on behalf of President Harry X. Cashin. Teams in the league last season included: Wordens, Ideal Paint, Fulton Markets. Manfredi oil, A. and P. Stores, and Carlin Fruit company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08

EliEabethtown, N. Y., Sept. B. This little essay is on charm, n subject I am well qualified to discuss.
 Now( it's no trick to say what 1t 0 that gives charm to @ million bucks or a blonde cutie out of the chorus. But what is it, I ask you, that gives charm to a short, chunky guy with heavy jowls who often gives the impression of surliness, whose personality is as vibrant as D broken ukulele string, whose con- versational assets consist of a few,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08
LOURDES DRILL
 FOR GRID GAMES

The Lourdes A. 0. formerly the Galvins will hold their first work out, Thursday night at the Mill St. grounds. Games are being scheduled by manager DiMaria and local or out of town teams desiring games can arrange the same by calling 4-7897 and asking for Tony. The following members are asked to re- port: D. Martino, Lemiux, St. Jean E. Lemiux, Birgio, Donorfio. D. Brady, Trepasso, Latino, Barbieri Marticello, Runividge. GridginSki, Napolitano. Martone, DeLucia. and others wishing to join the team.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-08
WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT
 AT EAST MOUNTAIN

Eight women members of the East Mountain Golf association will com- prise the field to compete for the Chick Kelley trophy on an ie hole match play basis scheduled for starting tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 D. m. with finals in the event booked for Saturday. The pairings ans nounced today show Mrs. Prank Bouley vs. Mrs. William Connell; Mary 0'Connor vs. Mary Jane Hayes; Mrs. Joseph 6lavin vs. Armand Provost and Ann Haggtrcpa vs. Mrs. Stanley Koyai.