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School Play Is
 To Be Great

The playwright is often asked this question: "WheIe do you get ideas, characters and settings for your plays?" The answer to the question is a simple one, by ob- serving the passing scene in ones daily life; the various types cf people one meets; the places one sees.
 While driving through the coun try, the author of our play saw lot of trolley cars grouped to- gether in a wooded glen. Sud denly sign loomed up which read "The Toonerville Trolley Camp He stopped and made inquiries and found that in a nearby town, the street-cars had been abandoned in favor of buss es. An enterprising fellow had bought all the trolley cars, had them moved out of town and con verted them into tourists cabins.
 There are certain excluded oc- able, and were the answer to the American public's continual quest for novelty. Our play, Aunt Abby Answers an Ad,' is the re- suit of this investigation. Aunt Abby, herself, is both 'motorman and conductor" of her Tooner- vile Trolley Tourist Camp and everybody pays full fare.
 Don't miss this play, Come
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SOCIAL SECURITY COLUMN
Alaska Office Social Security Board Juneau, Alaska

JUNEAU-PaSsage by the extra ordinary session of the Territorial legislature of an unemployment compensation act was in harmony with the action of the vast ma jority of States, which have all ready enacted similar legislation.
 This legislation, early approval of which by the Social Security Board was received, means that taxes which otherwise would be paid to the federal government without any benefit accruing to the Territory, will be used to pay unemployed Alaska workers thus cushioning the economic shock caused by loss of jobs and brightening the entire business picture should considerable un- employment result in any indus try.
 The Alaska law is applicable to
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aska legislators for a merit rat ing plan whereby Alaska employ CTS who demonstrate that they give stable employment wild, af- ter January l, 1942, be able to secure reduction in their tax rate. Under the merit rating plan it will be possible to pay a mini mum tax of one percent.
 The Alaska law will be admin istered by a commission compos- ed of three members appointed by the Governor, The commission serving without fixed salaries, will draw up appropriate rules and regulations. It will appoint an executive director to serve at a salary of s4,2OO annually.
 An essential part of the act contemplates the opening of free public employment offices at stra- teglc points throughout the Ter ritory. There unemployed work CTS will register and from those offices payment of benefits will be made. Their major function will be, of course, to serve as clearing houses so that unemploy ment may be reduced to a mini mum.
 All administrative costs of the unemployment compensation act will be borne by the Social Secur ity Board of the Federal govern ment with the single exception of the employment offices, the expen Ses of which will be met jointly by the territorial and federal governments. The unemploy- ment act carried an appropriation of Sl5,000 for the biennium as the Territory's share of that item.
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ledge beside the stairs, lost its footing and fell at Fitzgerald's feet.
 Fitzgerald grabbed the animals legs as it snapped al him and then, 10 keep the coyote from bit ing him, began tWirling it around and around.
 This lasted for a half minute, while the coyote hoWled, and then Fitzegrald's arms began to tire. He could not let go for the coyote was snapping and snarl- ing at him.
 Finally he moved toward a con- crete abutment, still tWirhng his load. The coyote lost interest ia affairs when its head came in cor tact with a thump, against the concrete. Then it was easy to dispose of the animal.
 Fitzgerald and Johnson said i. was a mystery how the coyote got into the poWerhouse
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MAN WITH HIS BARE HANDS
 BEATS COYOTE

THOMPSON FALLS, Mont.,- What happens when coyote meets man on narrow stairway? Plenty, two Montana power com- pany employees say.
 Gus Johnson was descending a flight of stairs in the poWerhouse when he saw a coyote half way up.
 At that instant another worker, Ed. Fitzgerald, appeared at the bottom of the steps.
 The coyote, trapped between the two men, leaped to narrow
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Stockholders Meeting

.. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Northwestern Alaska Fair Association will be held at the City Hall, Nome, Al aska, on Sunday, May 16th, at the hour of 2 P. M., l937, at which meeting a Board of Direc- tors will be elected.
 All Stockholders are requested to register their stock with the Secretary, A. Polet, in order to be able to vote at the meeting. Stockholders who have lost their stock must file an affidavit to that effect and new stock certificates will be issued to them. This must be done before the day of the meeting.
 c. M. ALLYN,
 Vice President.
 Secretary
 A. POLET,
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employers of eight or more in- dlvlduals employed during twen- ty weeks of taxable year, Whe- ther or not the employment oc- CUTS during consecutive weeks. If a company has two branches in different cities each of which employs four persons it is sub ject to the taxing provisions of the act.
 There are certain excluded oc- equations, such as agricultural workers, officers or members of a crew of vessel on the navigabqe waters of the United States, ser vice performed for the United States, the Territory of Alaska or any of it's political sub- divi- sions. The remaining excluded occupations are of lesser import ance numerically.
 So that time will be had to ac- cumulate a reserve fund, unem- ployment benefits wild not be- come payable until 1859. They then will be payable for both to- tai and partial unemployment. The law provides that after a waiting period" of two weeks a person totally unemployed may collect up to 50 percent of his full time weekly wage but not more than Sl5 in any week. The mini mum benefit payable will be ap- proximately S5, Benefits depend upon an employees previous en- ployment record, with maxi mum of l6 weeks benefits in any benefit year.
 Since it is obvious that the fund would not be large enough to sup port, say, all the cannery workers in Alaska who were unemployed from the end of one fishing sea- son until the beginning of the next, it will be necessary to draw up special provisions relating to seasonal industries.
 Taxes for 1887 under the Alas ka unemployment compensation act will be 1.8 percent of the to- tai wages paid by employers sub- ject to it's taxing provisions.S Such employers will also pay a tax of two-tenths of one percent to the federal government. After De- cember 3l, 1887, the Alaska tax will be 2.7 percent and the fed eral tax three-tenths of one per cent. This is not an added tax burden to employers for an en- ployer who pays the tax will have the federal tax levied under Title TX of the Social Security Act reduced from 2 percent to tWo-tenths of one percent.
 Provision was made by the AL
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and laugh away your worries. It will be worth the price of ad- mission to see your neighbor double up with mirth.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-04-07

Hartford, Conn. April 7.-CUP).
-Final decision on ALLEGATION of an
$11, 100000 state institutional build
in fund today awaited General
Assembly action on reorganiza-
ton bill setting up state depart
ment of public works to supervise
construction.
Gov. Wilbur L. Gross, 1t was I'M
de stood, has demanded quick &C
tor on this recommendation Of the
state reorganization commission,
and house republicans have agreed
to rash it along. IL the senate, how
ever, certain democrats were said
to be ready to obstruct reorganiza-
ticn proposals. Whether the act
creating q department Of public
works was on their kill" list was
, known.
Meantime, 1t was reported Gov.
Cross will withhold several appoint
mentS to the superior court bench
and to commissionerships pending
legislative action ON reorganization.
Since several high salary jobs were
involved, it was believed the gov
errors strategy to hold these po-
sit.ons as club over the heads Of
recNiCitraTt senate democrats. Re-
appointment scheduled this session
IN lude: State Motor Vehicle CONF
missioner Michael A. Conner, Ath-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-04-07
GENERAL MOLA IS
MAKING ADVANCE

Hendaye, Franco-Spanish From
tier. April Z. = CUP General
Emilio Mola's Nationalist troops
reached the environs of Durango
today, key point on his drive down
the Nervion river valley to Bilbao.
Their steady advance placed them
within 10 miles of Bilboa, almost
within range for heavy artillery
which moved up with the head OF
the column.
Another Nationalist column passed
through Ochandiano. after stiff
fighting, and pushed the Basque
loyalist troops back another three
miles toward Bilbao.
Estimates of Nationalist sources
place the Basque Loyalist losses dur
ing the last two days fighting at
more than 800 dead. Loyalist sources
estimate an equally heavy casualty
list for the insurgents.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-04-07
WILL OPEN GRAVE
0FCLARA BARTON
Orders Given In Order To
End RumOrs About
Lost Eta Riel

Worcester, Mass, April 7.-(UP).
Investigation Of the disappearance
Of Miss Eta Riel, 20-year -old I'M
wed mother, was renewed today
when District Attorney Owen A.
Hoban ordered a grave opened In
her home town Of oxford. Since
the attractive coed vanished Nov.
20, 1894, there have been recurrent
rlmors that her body lies in a dou-
BILE grave in North cemetery, which
also contain the grave of Clara
Barton, founder Of the American
Red Cross. Hoban instructed State
Detective Edward J. Mccarthy to
open the grave. No definite time
for the opening was fixed, however.
No New Evidence
In issuing the order, Hoban en-
phasized that no new evidence had
been found and that he was acting
merely to east the minds" of
some persons who insisted that the
grave held the key to the mystery.
1t has been rumored that Miss
Riel, q State Teachers College stu
dent, was slain and that her body
was concealed beneath the coffin of
one Louis Siuzbicki. A victim OF
heart disease, he was buried on the
day Of the girld's disappearance.
Miss Riel was last seen here by
Henry (Red) Sawin, 20, a former
Bates College student, on the eve
Of this scheduled court arraign-
ment on charge Of being father
Of her infant daughter.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-04-07
wendell KIDNAP
DUO SENTENCED
Martin Schlossman, Harry
Weiss Given Twenty
Years To Life

New York, April 7-(UP)-Sen-
fences of from 20 years to life in
Sing Sing were imposed today on
Harry Weiss and Martin Schloss-
man, of Brooklyn, who were con-
victed of participating in the kid
mapping OF Paul Wendell, Trenton
attorney, In a sequel to the Lind
bergh baby murder case. Weiss
and Schlossman were accused of
aiding Ellis Parker. ST., New Jer-
sey detective, and his son, Ellis Jr,
and Murray Bleefeld in abducting
the attorney and extracting from
him a false confession of the kid
mapping of Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh's first son.
Bleefeld pleaded guilty to the
charge. Gov. Harold G. Hoffman
has declared to permit extradition
of the Parkers for trial in New
York. The Parkers, however, face
a similar federal charge in New
Jersey, where their case Is set for
trial this month.
Wendel's false admission delayed
for three days the execution at
Trenton, N. j., of Bruno Richard
Hauptmann.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-04-07
Coz. Cross Holds Club Over
Heads OfSenate Democrats

letic Commissioner Joseph H. Law
lor, Agriculture Commissioner Oh
colt F. King, Milk Administrator s.
Mclean Buckingham, Commission
er f Domestic Animals Edwin r.
Dimock, Tax Commissioner william
H. Hackett, Public Utilities Com
missioner Joseph w. Alsop, Water
Commissioner Sanford H. Wadhams
and others.
The problem of deciding how to
send the $l1.000,000 authorized by
the General Assembly for public
works again occupied Gov. Cross last
night He discussed the situation
with legislative finance committee
leaders, including State Senator
M THEW A. DAILY. Representative
Waldo s. Blakeslee, State Finance
Commissioner Edward F. Hall and
Executive Secretary Philip Hewes, at
a Hartford club dinner.
demands of institutions for money
( exceed the amount agreed upon
by the assembly. The governor was
said to be opposed to any increase
In tie amount and presented this
tentative list Of appropriations for
approval: New feeble-mlnded in
stilution, $3,0O0,0OO: Fairfield state
hospital, 92,225, 1888: new veterans
home, $500, 900; new tuberculosis
sanatoria, $2,64785O: Connecticut
Sta.s College el,O0O,O00.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-04-07
BILL TO OUTLAW
SIT DOWN STRIKE

Montpelier, VT, April 7.-(UP).-
A bill to outlaw sit-down strikes
the first enacted by state legis-
lateure-needed only the signature
of Governor George D. Akin, repub-
lican( TO become law today.
Unless rules are suspended, the
bill will not reach Aiken's desk UNI
til Friday. He ha. said he will sign
the measure unless ut contains a
jok r that might outlaw legitimate
strikes.
The bill, on which legislative en-
actment was completed yesterday.
would make unlawful the "con-
spivacy Of three or more persons"
TO occdpy property without consent
OF the owner or management. Vio-
latogs would be liable to two-year
jail sentence or a $1,000 maximum
tIle.
Originally the measure held con-
sriraOy n felony punishable by a
state prison term, but the house,
later sustained by the senate,
changed 1t to q misdemeanor. The
sill could lay on Aikens desk five
SAYS before becoming Law without
MS signature. Vermont, virtually
free Of labor troubles, has had no
sit-dOwn strikes.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-04-07

EOll"Cdll Wy 1SCpACoC1AIdVANC SVAAA ~
Fitzgerald of Ansonia failed.
Passage of this bill by the senate
would assure the bill becoming a
law as Governor Wilbur L. Cross Is
known to favor it and will not with
hold his signature. Eight thousand
state employees are concerned, but
will not be obliged to take civil
service tests, as the bill specifies
that those now holding jobs are
frozen in"
Rep. Thoms did not miss the OPP
portunity, during discussion OF the
merit system, to castigate the re-
publica inside of the House. He
took extreme pleasure in pointing
out that the republican stand today
was complete switch from that
Of several years ago.
He said among other things: II
am hearing strange noises from the
republican side Of the House. The
leopard ha schanged his spots. When
we had the merit system up before
us before the republicans threw 1t
out, but now they have a new slo-
gan-'When you can't beat 'em, join
EN- The republicans for the past
six years have been trying to Dust
the democrats from power in Con-
necticut, but unsuccessful at THU
they are now joining us. We all
have faults TO find with the merit
system bill as now drawn up, but
we should vote for it and trust that
the Senate will discuss amend
ments."
The bill was passed by strong
majority.
Continued on Page 81
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-04-07

Hartford, Conn.,, April 7-(UP)-
The state supreme court today
turned down the appeal Of Frank
Palka, 23-year-old Buffalo, N. Y,
aviation mechanic, convicted at
Bridgeport last September of killing
a policeman in $50 radio robbery.
The decision meant Palka would go
to his death in the electric chair at
Wethersfield the week of may 26
unless the state board Of pardons
grants him a reprieve. This was
considered unlikely due to the una
nimous decision of the high tribu-
nal refusing to find error in his
conviction.
Palka was tried twice for the
murder of Policeman Thomas Kear-
ncy at Bridgeport the night OF
Sept. 80, 1885. The first trial jury
found him guilty of second degree
murder and he was sentenced to
life Imprisonment. When the state
appealed this verdict. the supreme
court upheld the appeal and Or
dered another trial. This time.
Palka was judged guilty in the first
degree and sentenced TO die. His
counsel appealed. and the court de-
cision today refused rehearing. He
is now in solitary confinement at
states prison at Wethersfield.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-04-07
Frank Palka Goes To Chair
Unless Granted a Reprieue

In it's decision, written by Justice
Christopher L. Avery, the court re-
fused to consider the defense plea
that Palka had been submitted to
double jeopardy-since he was con-
victed once for murder in the Sec
ond degree. under the law he was
thereby freed on the first degree
charge.
The court said: $50 far as the
constitution of Connecticut Is con-
cerned, it contains no such provi-
sion against double jeopardy. which
is found In the constitutions of
many states and in article v of the
Constitution of the United States.
1.-THE basis of the reasoning of
the court is that there Is but one
jeopardy and one trial; that where
material error is committed on
trial and a new trial Is ordered by
the appellate court upon the states
appeal. the second trial is not a
new case but is a legal disposal of
the same original case tried In the
first instance"
II the board Of pardons turns
down Palka's expected appeal, he
will be the second person to die IN
Connecticut's new electric chair.
Joseph J. McElroy, New Haven, was
executed Feb. 10.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-04-07
Robert H1uin Has Not
Been Found ByPoHce
All Tips, Clues Have Failed To Give Even Hint of His
Whereabouts Officials Very Confident He
Is Slayer of Two GedeOn Women
BY GEORGE H. BEALE

(OHlCeu freSS StaH COrreSpOnOentD
New York, April 7-UP)-As one
promising tip after another explod-
ed, investigators feared today that
Robert Irwin had eluded a nation
wide police net spread for him as
the suspected slayer of Veronica
Gedeon, pretty artists model, her
mother and ledger in the Gedeon's
Beekman Hill apartment.
The police declared they were
without definite lead in their
search for the 29-year-old sculptor,
former divinity student and volun-
tary inmate of an insane asylum.
Dozens of reports that Irwin had
been seen at various places in the
east proved worthless.
Tried Murder Before
From an eminent psychiatrist who
had studied Twins case when he
was patient at Bellevue hospital
early III 1888, the police obtained a
picture of the sculptor's mental
characteristics. They were told that
he was a victim of dementia prae-
cox, with homicidal tendencies that
had found partial expression in at
tempts to throttle several persons.
Veronica, 20, and Mrs. Mary &C.
deon, 81, were strangled in their
flve-room apartment Easter eve.
Frank Byrnes, waiter In an ex-
elusive club, was stabbed with an
instrument such as an Ice pick.
The police believed that Irwin
killed the model and her mother be-
(Contin,Ied m PAGE a.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-04-07
FAIRFIELD COP
SPLIT ASUNDER
Senator Bradley, House
Leader Hickey Leading
Forces TO Have Audit

Hartford, Conn, April 7-(UP)-
State Sen. J. Kenneth Bradley and
former house republican leader
Daniel F. B. Hickey, Stamford, were
united today in support Of measures
which would reform the "haywire"
condition of Fairfield County gov
eminent.
I'VE in Fairfield County" Hickey
told the judiciary committee of the
General Assembly, don't want any
more haphazard budgets. We don't
want a bipartisan board of fl
nance, where those on one party
say you take this and I'll take that.
I'VE don't want a democratic or
republican board. what we want Is
good government and honest fl
nances." q,
Demands An Audit s.
Hickey demanded an audit OF
Fairfield County finances, stating
there is no question but that they
are haywire, in the general sense
Of the word"
II was opposed to an audit two
years ago." he continued. because
the organization told us everything
was all right. Since then we have
found out that things were not
quite all right. The republicans are
working against us, the democrats
are working with us, and the So
Continued ON Page 81
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-04-07
SENATE GROWING
TIRED OF DEBATE

Washington, April 7. - (UP) - A
majority of the 18-member senate
judiciary committee favors speedy
conclusion of public hearings on
President Roosevelt's bill to enlarge
the supreme court, a United Press
poll disclosed today.
A sudden move by Senator James
H. Hughes. democrat, Delaware, TO
end the hearings in less than a
week was favored privately by at
least 10 members. but appeared
likely to fail because of the desire
of administration leaders to avoid
charges that they seek to gag" the
Opposition.
Hughes announced that tomor-
row he would move to set date
for ending testimony before the
committee, thus shifting to secret
stssions the controversy over
whether to report the measure faV-
orably.
He said he personally favored
ending the hearings on Friday, but
would delay the date until next week
to accommodate witnesses already
invited to appear Monday in opposi-
ton to the measure.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-04-07
He Explained What Pur-
poses Were Intended
By Measure
CONFORMS TO BILL
OFFERED BY GOV.
Measure Was Revamped
From That Presented
By Chief Executive
Hartford. Conn. April Z

Hartford, Conn, April T.
(UP) = The republican
sponsored Merit System Bill
for state employees came be-
fore the House today on a fav-
orable report and its adoption
was urged by Representative
Hugh M. Alcorn, Jr., Suffield,
member of the Legislatures
reorganization committee.
"In broad outline" he said,
sit conforms to the thought
Of all those seeking a merit bill and
and the committee believes this bill
conforms in all substantial efforts to
that offered by the governor"
The purpose OF the measure, he
explained, was to include under
civil service only those employees in
the executive and administrative
branches Of the government "who
are subject to the yicissitudeS Of
politics and who need its protec-
tion."
Administration Of the system, he
said, was delegated to the board OF
finance and control, inasmuch as it
was found to be closely linked with
tho financial end of the government"
What Bill Provides
The bill provides for appointment
Of Q personnel director by the COM
missioner Of finance, and approved
by the governor, who would super
wise the entire set-up. Present state
employees would not be subjected to
competitive examinations in view of
the authority Of the director to re-
move any employe for cause.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-04-07
Tension of Nations Is
Heightened By Latest
Spanish War Event
FIFTEEN BOMBS BUT
NONE TOOK EFFECT
Another Destroyer of Great
Britain Speeding Into
Spanish Waters
BY LOUIS F. KEEMLE
UNITED Press Gable Editor

International tension over
the Spanish Civil War was
heightened today by an at
tack on a British destroyer
by Spanish insurgent air
planes. The destroyer Gar
land was sent at full speed to
the Balearic Islands, insur-
gent air base, to protest to
the Nationalist authorities.
There have been repeated reports
that strong force of italian planes,
manned by Italian flyers, Is in the
Balearics. British quarters In Lon
don had an uneasy suspicion that
the attack on the destroyer. the
gallant, might have been by italian
planes but government sources re-
fused to comment on the ground
that they knew only that they were
a two-motored planes and did not
know what make.
Destroyer Drove Them Off
The gallant was marked conspic-
uously with the British colors. 1t
was bombed by three planes in two
different attacks. The destroyer
replied with her anti-aircraft guns
and drove the bombers off.
The case of the gallant Is not the
first such incident. The British