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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17
Parade May Take 17 Hours Before
 Reviewers

their hotel accommodations in ad- vance, a feature not shared by the men.
 Veterans "Going to Town"
 New York hotels are looking for- ward to the legion invasion with fjust slight bit of trepidation. There is general feeling that the veterans really are going to town" And that's likely to worry practically any hotel manager. Especially those who have just switched to fine, delicate furnish ings. But Harry w. Colmery, na- tional commander of the legion, scoffs at the idea that "his boys'' might wreck the town.
 "We,re blamed for a tot of row. diness that we're not responsible for," he said. "As a matter of fact, lots of noisemakers take advantage of the convention and pose as le- gionnaires. don't think we act any differently from any other large group of people. There are lots of men to account for and their reactions are only the aver age reactions of American men," Girl Leads Trek
 Unofficially, the first big parade of the 1887 American Legion Con- vention got off to a start on Sept. 8. It is a 4,000-mile trek, which began at Jackson, Miss, and winds up Friday night in New York. This march, called the longest parade in the world" is being led by a pretty brunette, Miss Elaine Rus sell, who was elected Miss Amer ican Legion" Miss Russell will also lead the parade up Fifth Avenue.
 This gigantic march, with nu- merous floats lauding Mississippi, made overnight stops at Mont gomery, Ala; Atlanta; Columbia, s. O.; Raleigh, Richmond, Annap- oils and Trenton, Major Smylie Chapman is in command.
 40 and 8 to Parade
 But there is still a third parade to go on record in this meeting of American Legionnaires. It is the parade of the 40 and Society, a group which gets its name from a legend that used to be painted on the sides of railroad cars which carried troops in France. This col- orful march, with Harry E. Ram som in command, is scheduled for Sept. 2l at 5 p. m. It will begin at 55th Street and proceed down Eighth Avenue to 34th Street, and across to Tdnth Avenue.
 This convention has all the ear- marks of smashing success. Off, cers have been striving for two years to bring the convention to New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17
Veterans To Mix Merry Making
 And Business
BY ROSE WILLIAMS United Press Stan Correspondent

A~AS-S @SAS
 New York, Sept. 17 = (UP) = Nearly half a million members of the American Legion and their families are heading toward New York for the 18th annual conven- tion, which opens at Madison Square Garden Sept. 20.
 According to latest reports more than a thousand families are trek king East in de luxe trailers. Most of them are travelling in their own cars. But trains and buses are car- tying thuosands, too.
 "There1l be a hot time in the old town tonight" is in the air.
 The National Drum and Bugle Corps contest, with 30 troops rep- resented, will start drumming at 2 o'clock Monday morning at the Polo Grounds and will wind up around midnight.
 Big Parade Tuesday
 Then there's the big parade the following day. It will start at 26th Street and Fifth Avenue at g a. m. Tuesday and will proceed north up the avenue, disbanding at 72d Street and Fifth Avenue, after passing the reviewing stand, sta- tioned at the Hotel Plaza, at 58th Street and Fifth Avenue. It was estniiated that it would take 1T to 21 hours for the parade to pass a given point.
 The tighlight on the list of events for Sept. g will be the AL Star Entertainment show at Mad ison Square Garden, starting at 10 P. M. Boxing fans will have their pugilistic appetites whetted the next night, with a mammoth Amateur National boxing program at the Long Island Bowl. The opening gong will sound at 6 p. m. This event will be under the aus- pices of the Metropolitan A. A. U.
 Women More Active
 This year, more than ever be- fore, women are flocking to the convention. It was reported that more than 10000 will arrive in New York Sunday night for the Memorial Services at Madison Squore Garden.
 The major portion of the fem mine retinue will be made up of wives and relatives of tht .legion- naires. But 1900 will attend as official delegates of the Women's Auxiliary of the American. Legion. They have arranged a program of their own, with headquarters at the Hotel Astor. A few of the out standing events listed on their program include a Tea at the Roosevelt House to the Gold Star Mothers on Sept. 20, the National Music Contest at Columbias Little
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17
BAPTISTS SECURE
 NOTED LECTURERS
Rev. 0. P. Campbell Opens Mid=Week Services
 Next Thursday

Rev. o. P. Campbell, director of religious education under the Con- necticut Baptist convention, will be the speaker at the nid-week service at the First Baptist church Thurs day, Sept. g. His sermon will be about the significance of Baptist work of Christian education ond its relation to the total program of church life. 4FM
 Thursday evening, Sept. 30, the mid-week service speaker will be Dr.. J. Quinter Miller, executive sec- retary of the Connecticut Council of Churches and Religious Educa- tion. Dr. Miller recently returned from attending the Oxford confer ence and tour of Europe.
 The annual food sale of the W. M. s. U. of the parish will be held at Grieve, Bisset & Hollands store, Thursday, Sept. 30. Mrs. Arthur L.. Purinton will be in charge.
 The Home missions committee will holds its first meeting Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 3 p. m. at the church. The study for this session will be Rebuilding Rural America. The hostesses will be Mrs. w. E. Van Tassell and Mrs. Herbert Constan- tine.
 The weekday schools of religious education wil lopen the first week in October with Mrs. Percival E. Dixon as supervisor. The New Haven association will meet with the Bran ford church, October 6.
 The board of deacons will hold their monthly meeting Tuesday evening, Sept. 21, at 7:30 o'clock at the church. This will be the first meeting of the fall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17
WILEY FACULTY
 REUNION GUESTS
Principal Joseph J. Ken- nedy to Attend I936
 Class Get-TOgether

Six members of the faculty of Wilby high school, including Prin- cipal Joseph P. Kennedy, were to. day invited to attend as patrons and patronesseS, the first reunion of the graduation class of 1936, at the Hotel Elton, Friday evening, September 24.
 Others invited include vice-prin- cipal Ralph s. Hayward, and Frank Skehan, Frank Hanson, Miss Ethel c. Magoon and Miss Georgianna Clark.
 The affair promises to be one of the predominating early fall semi- formals of the city. An attendance of well over 100 couples is expected, with reservations being accepted until late next week.
 Co-chairmen William ODonneIl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17
POULTRY AT FAIR
DanbUry Entries Are of High
 Glass and Enjoy Praise

"They certainly strut their stun, T said a man in the poultry building at the Danbury Fair last year. Proud feathered beauties evidently enjoy being centers of attraction. Fair week sees their pens decorated with awards. The 1887 exhibition from Oct. 2 through Oct. g will show a wide variety of stock. There will be liberal displays of fancy birds and pets, too, for there are excel& lent accommodations in well yen- tilated and lighted buildings.
 All members of the family find much to interest them in this sec- tion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17
TARTAN" HOARsENEss

Pete Smith, M.-GM.- screen com mentator, can't speak above whis- per. He has become so interested, in perfecting his "Tarzan" yell for Jungle Jueveniles" that he strained his voice chords.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17

and William Sharlzey are being as sisted in the arrangement of detaih of the reunion by David Noonan. George BerzanslIas, Edna Smith and Yolanda CaIabrese. Noonan. president of the class of '36, will lead the grand march.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17
LEGION TAKES NEW YORK NEXT WEEK:
 5OO,OOO LIKELY FOR 18TH CONVENTION
PROGRAM OF LEGION ACTIVITIES
SEpTENFRrR 10
SEPTEMBER 10
 500 PM-Memorial services at Madison Square Garden. | sEPTEMBER 20 a

 800 PM-Memora services at Madison Square Garden.
 sEPTEMBER 20 TOO AMNationa Buge Championship Bugle 800 AMJont meeting the Legion Msenior Bands Contest the Central Park 100 PMConference of Department Judge Advocates at Hotel meeting historians 1:sO Me Dri Team Contest on the Mall in Central Park 2S0 PMnicr Bands Contest at Lewtsohn Stadium (sons of goo M-oiee Clubs Contest at wanamakers Auditorium goo Department Graves Registration acers 500 meeting of National Child Welfare comm,ttee
 and Department Child Welfare chairmen at Hotel Penn 400 pMeeng convention committees at Madison Square 500 M-NatiOna Commanders Reception for distinguished 400 PM-Meeing of all convention committees 500 MNationa Commanders Reception for distinguished 500 PMNationa Committee dinner for distinguished ponship Contest at Grounds SEPTEMBER 2 AM-Ofcial Convention Ave, 72nd St. q! to a 2l hours % at t.. given ponN. -, commander and other members of reviewing party.
 SEPTEMBER 22 8:SO AMBusiness session. morning and afternoon at Metro 800 pMMdnght by New York City Fire and Police De- M-A-sar eneranmen-at Square Garden SEPTEMBER 2s s:sO AM-Busienss Metropolitan Opera House
 of Metropolitan A. A. U. at Long Island City Bowl. PROGRAM OF WOMEN'S ACTIVITIES -/ SEPTEMBER 20 800 AMMeeng at Madison Square Garden in joint
 with Legion
 1920 P PM.-OpenngAof the convention Hotel Asto 3:30 PM-Tea Gold Mothers M-Nationa Music Columbia Little 500 F. M.-Forty and Eight March. 8:3O F. M.-Forty and Eight Dinner in Hotel Astor.
 
 800 AM.-Aoha Breakfast in Hotel Astor.
 SEPTEMBER 22 800 AM-Business session in Asor M-StaeS dinner Ballroom
 SEPTEMBER 23 800 M-Seson Hotel Astor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17

While admiring an arch erected
 fo ran Orange celebration in Belfast. Northern Ireland, Mrs. Mary Wal- ker was killed instantly when the structure collapsed and fell on her.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17
PROGRAM OF WoMEN'S ACTIVITIES

Corwith, who is the chairman of
 the American Legion Auxiliary
 1887 national convention commit tee, the women have arranged
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17

Theater the same day, and later in the evening, a 40 and 8 dinner in the North Ballroom of the Hotel
 According to Mrs. William H.
Evening star., 1937-05-25

Sweeping condemnation OF so
called substanddrd labor conditions
provides the basis for the fair labor
standards act of 1887, the philoso-
phy OF the act being expressed in
the legislative declaration in section
I OF part 1. A digest OF the bill In
troduced yesterday in both House
and Senate tollotUs::
DART
Evening star., 1937-05-25

planes on flight to the camp were
greatly increased, It was disclosed, by
damage to the radio Of the plane
already there.
Because of the hazards OF navi-
CATION In the fog and clouds 1T tho
pole. the aviators had worked out q
system In which the original planes
radio would operate . beam to guilds
the supply ships in.
The beam, however, WAS put out Of
commission when the plane landed on
the polar ice ana necessary parts fox
replacement were not taken along.
The three supply planes will have
to wait now for good weather to take
on. Their pilots will try to pick up
ordinary radio messages when they
near the camp.
At the pole they will drop below the
clouds. II possible, and spread out
fanwise to fnd the landing place of
the FIRST plane. If that fails, they
will select an ice foe as close rs pos
sible, land, and then communicate
by radio with DR.. Schmidt to deter
mine their positions.
Evening star., 1937-05-25
FOG KEEPS. SOVIET.
PLANES FROM POLE
Weather Holds Supply Ships
Away From Floating Ice
FIoe for Another Day.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Seeking ,peather and climatic in
formation to be used In ESTABLISHING
commercial air serptce between
Russia and the United States ouer
the top OF the ,0orld, group OF Rus
sian explorers headed By pic
turesQue, black-bearded, DR.. Otto J.
Schmidt, brought their plane down
at the North Pole last Friday. -Four
OF the party wlll establish base
there to make observations.
By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW. May 25.-swirling foe
clamped down on the Soviet Unions
air and weather base on Z drifting
ice noe at the top Of the world today,
forbidding for q day at least the
night Of three supply planes from
Rudolf Island.
Ivan Papanin, commander OF the
base. reported by radio at 7 am.
(midnight Monday. Eastern standard
tlme.) that the sky was completely
overcast by fog" with visibility limited
to 500 meters 0,640 feet). The tenn
perature was 104 degrees above zero
Fahrenheit
At the Rudolf Island base, about
$50 miles from the 13 aeronautical
explorers who landed near the pole
Friday afternoon, the ceiling wss
reported less than 800 meters with a
dense fog on the ground. It was IA
above zero there.
Meterologists had hoped that the
polar cyclone which carried the fog
would pass by today and enable the
apparatus and food-carrying supply
ships to complete establishment of the
air and weather outpost which the
Soviet wishes to use to guide flight
across the pole to the United States.
Preparations for this latter dash
through the icy backyard of the world
were being polished in Moscow by
Sigismund Levaneffsky, American
trained pilot. His flight may be the
forerunner Of regular commercial
flying over this route.
Meanwhile, graphic details Of how
the ice foe was turned into landing
ground for the polar pioneers on Fri
day came to light here. The expe-
dition made sure Of its footing before
setting its plane down by dropping
cannon balls and paper bags filled
with colored powder.
The weight of the balls, together
with the height from which they were
dropped, had been combined, through
preliminary tests here. in formula to
test the thickness and strength of the
ice. The bags of powder, burst by i'm
pact on the ice, showed the direction
OF the wind
The Arctic blizzard last night was
pushing the explorers foe, like a vast
raft. westward from the pole toward
North America at about half a mile
an hour. When the party landed its
position was about 1912 miles from
the earths axis.
There were detailed preparations to
insure the safety of the supply planes.
DR.. Otto j. Schmidt. general head OF
the expedition, said the icebreaker
Lenin would stand by at Murmansk
to come to the assistance Of any get
ting into trouble.
The difficulty facing the supply
Evening star., 1937-05-25
FEDERAL OWNERSHIP
OF BANKS FAVORED
BY the Associated Press.


Representative Patman, Democrat,
OF Texas, announced today 155 House
members had agreed on legislation for
Government ownership OF the IL Fed
eral Reserve Banks.
He said the bill would seek to pre-
vent injurious expansion and contrac-
ton Of credit and currency, to main
tain a dollar of uniform purchasing
power and to encourage the sound
local bank"
Under its provisions the Secretary
OF the Treausry could acquire all the
capital stock Of the Federal Reserve
Banks held by members Of the Re-
serve System by establishing for each
member surrendering its stock a credit
IN the Federal Reserve Bank equal
to its cash paid subscription.
All banks whose deposits are insured
by the Federal Deposit Insrance Corp
would be eligible for all rights and
privileges Of the Federal Reserve Sys-
tenn.
The legislation. which would become
effective January !, 1898. would limit
the salary Of any of1icer. director or
employe Of any Federal Reserve Bank
or the Federal Reserve Board to
S25,000 annually.
Evening star., 1937-05-25
OPPOSES SHIFT
IN Fairgrounds
II
North Capitol Citizens As.
sociation Hears Protest
by Miss Baker.

Opposition to transferring control
Of any Fairgrounds from the Depart
ment Of Fairgrounds to the Com
munity Center Department was voiced
at the meeting Of the North Capitol
Citizens Association last night in the
Mckinley High School,
Action was taken after Miss sybil
Baker, supervisor of the Department
OF Fairgrounds, spoke against the leg
islative rider now before the Senate.
Miss Baker told Of plans OF the de-
partment for enlargement OF the
present facilities through co-ordina-
ton Of the four agencies controlling
Fairgrounds and presented maps
showing how the transfer would cur
tail the departments activities.
Feeling that there is already enough
trafnc on North Capitol street, the
association opposed that part Of Traf-
nc Director Van Duzer's plan which
Evening star., 1937-05-25

would send through trucks along
North Capitol street.
A request that the Trafic DEPART
ment make q special study Of condi.
tions around Mckinley High School.
with q view to providing regulations
1or parking and directing OF traffic,
was passed.
The association resolved to oppose
the rezoning of the lots at Second
and T streets northeast, from resi-
Dental to first commercial zones.
A move to oppose daylight saving
time for the District aroused a brisk
discussion, and the motion was
tabled.
The next meeting of the associa-
ton Will be held the last week Of Sep
tember.
Evening star., 1937-05-25
without unreasonably curtailing the
earning power Of the employees.
Fair Labor Standards.

Fair Labor Standards.
whenever the board shall have
reason to believe that, owing to the
inadequacy or inef1ectiveness of the
facilities for collective bargaining,
wages lower than minimum fair
wage are paid to employees in any
occupation - the board shall con-
duct an investigation of the wages
paid In such occupation and the
value OF the services rendered there
for. If the board shall determine
that wages lower than a minimum
fair wage are paid In such occupation
to q substantial extent, or that the
payment of such wages by one or more
employers in such occupation threat
ems to undermine fair labor stand
ard maintained by others, and that
the establishment Of minimum fair
wage in such occupation will not un-
reasonably curtail opportunities for
employment, the board shall make an
order establishing the minimum fair
wage for employees in that occupation.
In determining and establishing 4
minimum fair wage for any service
or class of service, the board % shall
take into account the cost OF living
and all other relevant circumstances
affecting the value Of the service or
class of service rendered, ca shall
be guided by like considera tions as
would guide q court In a suit for the
reasonable value Of services rendered
where services are rendered at the
request Of an employer without con-
tract as to the amount of the wage
to be paid, 90 shall consider the
wages established for work of like
or comparable character by collective
labor agreements negotiated between
employers and employees by represent
atlves OF their own choosing, and (4)
shall consider the wages paid for
work OF like or compare BILE character
by employers who voluntarily main
tain fair wage standards in the occu-
patton to be aubject to the order
establishing such minimum fair wage;
but the board shall not establish
minimum fair wage which in the
Judgment of the board will give en-
ployes receiving not more than such
minimum fair wage an annual wage
income in excess Of $1,000, or an
hourly wage in excess OF 80 cents ex-
cept for overtime, night or extra shift
work
In similar determination of hours
the board Q) shall take into account
the relation of the work to the physi-
Evening star., 1937-05-25

cal and economic health, efficiency
and well-being Of the employees and
all other revelvant circumstances af-
fecting the reasonableness of the Pc
riod of working time for the work
or class OF work performed, (2) shall
consider the number Of persons avail
able for employment in the occupa-
ton to be subject to the order estab-
fishing such maximum reasonable
work week, 60 shall consider the
hours of employment established for
work Of like or comparable character
by collective labor agreements nego-
tiated between employers and en-
ployes by representatives of their own
choosing, and 90 shall consider the
hours Of employment for work of like
or comparable character maintained
by employers who voluntarily main
tain a reasonable work week in the
occupation to be subject to the order
establishing such maximum reason
able work week. ."
Provision next is made for exemp-
tions by declaration Of the board in
such circumstances as employment OF
apprentices, persons whose earning
capacity is impaired, deductions for
board and lodging and overtime en-
ployment in peak seasons.
PARTS.
Section Z prohibits interstate move
ment OF unfair goods or any produced
by employees under age Of l8.
PART I.
Section empowers the board to
order elimination of substandard labor
conditions where determined.
PART S.
Section IL provides for issuance OF
labor standard orders after hearings
and effective upon publication in the
Federal Register, if not otherwise spe-
Gifted. Such an order, if relative to
wages, may contain such terms and
conditions as the board may consider
necessary or appropriate to prevent
the established minimum wage be-
coming the maximum wage and to
prevent the discharge or reduction in
wages Of employees receiving more than
the established minimum wage; ane it
shall be the policy Of the board to
establish such minimum wage stand
ards as will affect only those en-
ployes In need of legislative protec-
ton without interfering with the vol
mtary establishment of appropriate
differentials and higher standards for
other employees in the occupation to
which such standards relate"
Section 13 provides that hearings
may be held on the boards own mo-
Evening star., 1937-05-25
German Sociologist to Speak

DR.. Joseph Dunner. German so.
clologist, will discuss What Is Hap
pening in Europe Today" at a meet
ing OF Argo Lodge Of B'nai Birth at
8:l5 pm. tomorrow at the Jewish
Community Center. Leon Kaz will
preside. /,
Evening star., 1937-05-25
Digest of Wages.and-Hours Measure

Used Implement Substandd
Labor Conditions Philosophy of Act Is Expressed Legislative
Declaration in Section l of Part !.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-09-02
REINDEER BILL
is sic N ( D B Y
Chief EXECUTIVE
Measure Appropriates Two
Million for Restoring
Deer to Natives

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.--Presi-
dent Roosevelt today signed the bill
two million dollars to
restore Alaska reindeer herds to the
Eskimos and Indians. The bill makes
it illegal for whites to operate herds.
Alaska Delegate Anthony j. Di-
mond said the measure will keep
Alaska natives off the dole" He
said the natives had become desti-
tute as they lost their principal
food supply.
Paul Gordon, Interior Department
Supervisor Of Alaskan Affairs and
former Director of the Education
for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in
Alaska, remarked before the con-
gressional committee that the rein
deer industry provides a food sup
ply that solves a pressing problem"
House consideration of the meas
ure brought Republican jibes when
it was up and Representative j. Will
liam Otter Of Pennsylvania COM
mented: IF we are going to have
Santa Claus l suppose we have to
provide reindeer"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-09-02
ALASKA SALMON
PACK This YEAR
IS 6,500,000 CASES
Considered Good Season as
Compared with Other
Normal Years

Alaskas salmon pack for this sea-
son will be approximately 6,500,000
cases, according to figures from
pack reports released by the q. S.
Bureau of Fisheries. With most of
the districts through for the sea-
son with the exception of some
limited fall fishing, pack figures at
the end of August stood at 6,453, 021
cases. Some reports are still to come
in and with the fall fishing it is
expected the six and half milliot
case mark will be exceeded
Last years pack, the largest on
record, was S,234,262 cases and 1884,
the previous big year, produced APP
proximately seven and a quarter
million cases. Judged with COM
parative normal years, officials said
the 1887 pack was substantially
heavy, at the same time allowing
adequate escapement to the streams
assuring supply for future years.