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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
FEDERAL GOVT
 IN SILK STRIKE

New York, Aug. IA (UP) = The federal government co-operated to- day in efforts to settle the silk and Rayon silk strike among 10000 workers in New York. New Jersey. Pennsylvania and New England.
 Secretary of Labor Frances Per. kins designated the Rev. Francis J. Haas to assist manufacturers and union leaders in negotiating for e collective agreement in the industry.
 Haas is expected here tomorrow. He will join Sidney Hillman, textile workers organizing committee, and the newly formed National associa- ton of silk and Rayon manufactur. CTS.
 we are hopeful" said Hillman after Q secret conference with manu. lecturers. that before the weekend Is over we will be able to report that we have reached an agreement with the group with which we are negotiating"
 He referred to group of 60 manu. lecturers, members of the National association.
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several Waterburians: Commissioner James M. Lynch, Lieut.. William Pollard Of the Waterbury police de- partment, Capt. William c. Russell of the fire department, and Renard L. Palatine.
 Private John E. Graham of the bureau of fire alarms, Waterbury fire department, was elected vice. president Of the association ct the opening session of the two-day con- vention yesterday. This means that Pvt. Graham will advance to the presidency of the organization next year.
 Rev. Michael J. Thompson, 6 for- mer member of the Waterbury fire department was reelected chap lain of the association. He is now pastor of St. Agnes Church, Mantle.
 Lieut.-Gov. Frank Hayes of Wa terbury was the principal speaker at yesterdays meeting. He praised the work of the association and lauded acts of heroism by state hrefighters.
 John J. Sullivan of East Hart ford was elected state president. The association voted to hold its next convention in Milford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
OBITUARY

GRENIER--M Mrs. Flo tTlien- venue) drenier. if 0. lacCaes Grenier died ct St. Mary's Hospital yesterday afternoon after . brief illness. She resided at 70 Fairlawn avenue and bad lived in Waterbury all her life with tho exception of time spent being educated at the Convent of the Presentation of Mary in Farnham. Canada.
 Besides her husband. she Is sur. vived by 6 son, Ernest George; her mother. Mrs. Celina Bienvenue: three sisters, Mrs. Oren LaTulipe of Hartford and Mrs. Harry WiggleS. worth and Mrs. William J. Peters. both of this city; three brothers, Ray Bienvenue of Naugatuck. and J. Arthur and Omer Bienvenue, both of Jamaica, L. l., and several nieces and nephews
 The funeral will Do held Monday morning at 0:30 o'clock, from the home to St. Anns Church where mass will be celebrated at 900 o'clock. Burial will be in st. JameS's cemetery, Watertown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
Russian Plane Has
 Not Been Heard From
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0 height of 5000 meters. We made 1t with great difficulty. Beginning at the Barentz sea the weather was difficult and the temperature 36 de- grees below zero. centigade. Ice is forming on the windows. The headwind has reached a velocity of 100 kilometers an hour. We are forced to fly very high over the clouds"
 Advices from Moscow said the plane took off with approximately 3,333 gallons Of gasoline. Amer ican mechanics estimated the planes motors, each of 1000 horSe- power, would exhaust that supply in about 70 hours.
 May Have Landed
 Opinion at Fairbanks was that Levanevsky landed at some isolated northern place to conserve fuel. Fa- voring that belief was the fact that Levanevsky has had previous experience in far northern flights.
 Others believed that he probably crashed in the storm that battered the plane with c 60-mile wind.
 Soviet scientists have e meteor ological base near the pole and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14

 hair on your chest. Ernest. We oil know you"
 Hemingway said that the sight of that book on Perkins desk made me sore"
 q barred my chest and asked Eastman to look and see for himself whether 1t was false," Hemingway said. Then I persuaded him to bare his chest and I commented on It's comparatively hairless condition T tried to get him to read to me, in person. some of the stuff he had written about me. He wouldn't do It.
 According to the Eastman version after he had knocked Hemingway down and stood him on his head in e corner, Ernest patted my shoul- der in an embarrassed fashion and smiled"
 Another Denial
 Hemingway denied that a large swelling over his left eye, high Up on his forehead was a result of the battle.
 He pulled of his coat and dis played two scars on his arms.
 Max Eastman didn't do that to me either" he said.
 of MT. Eastman takes his prow- ess seriously" Hemingway chal- lenged, "I'll put up $l,00o for any charity he favors or for himself. Then we'll go into a room and he can read his book to rne-the part about me. Well. the best man will unlock the door"
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there was the possibility that the plane had landed there to walt out the storm, but the base Is in regular radio communication with Moscow.
 The present difficulty was the first to mar Russia's experiments between Moscow and the United States via the North Pole.
 Others Successful
 A Russian plane flew from Mos- COW and landed at Vancouver, Wash, June 20. and another flew from Moscow to San Jacinto, Cal, on July i4 after Q 6.700.mile trip.
 At midnight, Alaska time. e .. m. EDT) the plane was about ~ hours out of Moscow.
 Several veteran pilots here con- sidered taking off on a search ear- ly today. They awaited only some word that their services were needed.
 Tho goal of the flight. according to Soviet agents. was San Francisco or nearby Oakland, Calf. Earlier reports said the flight was to end ct Chicago or New York, but the schedule apparently was revised on orders from Moscow.
 Moscow Worried , Moscow, Aug. i4-tUP)-soviet officials amid increasing anxiety over the fate of Russia's third trans. Polar flight to the western hemiS. phere, disclosed today that one of the planes four motors had stopped a few hours before the plane sent Its last radio message.
 At 6:33 D. ili., yesterday ,o:53 6. m. EDT) Sigismund Levanevsky. "the Russian Lindbergh," commander of the huge sh,S and It's five man crew, said over his radio: How do you hear me? He reported that one motor had quit at 2:32 p. m, while the plane was flying through un. broken clouds. That was the last word from him.
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 One Little Clue
 A clue which police investigated were c number of small fish, almost minnows, of the type used in crab- ping. They were found IS feet from the bungalow half buried in the soggy earth. Their condition indi- cated they had been there less than two days. .-
 Elmore last night was taken to the fnorgue to view Joan's body. There he re-enacted the circuin- stances under which he found it. He was calm throughout.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
|1STH CLUB HAS FIRST BANQUET
Vets Defy Superstition By Adopting Official Title;
 to Meet Annually

Defying the curses of ill-omened superstition, lS members of the "Last Mans Club" met at 0:l3 last night--F'riday the 1Sth--and drank a toast to their health, with the fervent expression, Here's to all of us. May there never be less of us."
 All veterans of the World War, the lS members meet on the 18th day of each month at the same time to dine, toast each other, and eye the bottle of pre-war cham pagne which will become the prop erty of the last survivor.
 Aside from the presence of num- erous lS's in the circumstances of the banquet, there were no very fla- grant moves In disregard for super stition, however. That is, there were no mirrors broken, no ladders walk ed under, and no pilgrimages of black cats across the room.
 One member failed to arrive at the appointed time of 9:l3, and was even two minutes late of arriving at i0:lS.
 The members are: Robert Cos- griff, member of the local fire de- partment; Everett Cook, office clerk; Martin J. Dunn, city purchas. ing agent; Arthur DuBois, factory official; Louis Dadario, mechanic; Edward Martin, easter: Lester Platt, baker; Fred Poudim, mechanic: Walter Painter, brass roller; Will liam Rooney, mechanic; Fred Sei- del, office clerk: Harry Simpson. brass roller and Joseph F. Kenney, auto salesman.
 The only officer of the club is its secretary and treasurer, Fred sei- del.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
JACKIE DAVIS IS NOT CAUGHT

(Continued from Page D nesses were further questioned to- day but were reluctant to talk. The men held are John Androniski, %, of a Brookline avenue, New Bruns- wick, N. J.; Ferdinand Quay, 9, of 1o5 Shawman street, Lewiston, Me. !; and Albert Wyatt, 90, of i0l Callahan avenue, Rome, Ga.
 Reconstructed Version
 Out of dozens of versions of the shooting. which took place while heavy downtown traffic was pass ing, detectives managed to recon- .struct e reasonable picture of the occurrence. Gray and several other employees of the Stanley Brothers carnival, now playing near Lake- wood, were standing near Polls theater. People were walking by when suddenly the assailant strode tip to Gray, placed revolver against his stomach and pulled the trigger.
 While bystanders stood rooted to the spot, the gun-wielder darted across East Main street through the heavy traffic and ran Into McElli- 'gotts parking station. He ran through the parking lot and was lost from sight.
 Police said that Davis is about i've feet, seven inches tall and weighs about l40 pounds. Ills hair is thin and his complexion Is dark.
 Rushed To Hospital
 Gray Slumped to the sidewalk af. ter the shooting and was rushed to the hospital in @ passing car. He was given an immediate transfusion to make up for the blood he lost and surgeons sought to locate the bullet.
 Police sped to the scene but were unable to locate the aSsailant. A teletype alarm was sent out asking police of other cities to apprehend Davis if he should be sighted. v Investigation revealed that Gray had attacked Dais several times be- fore the shooting. Thursday night, police learned, Gray hit Davis on the head with Q rock, giving him .a severe cut, and he retaliated by hittingg Gray with the handle of 1. hitting Gray with the handle of i. Davis on another occasion the same 1, night, and the men had been quar- relling for several days. , Police Hampered , Police were hampered in the early investigation Of the case by the re- Z luctance of the carnival workers to talk. Several others were questioned : in addition to the trio held as ma s,terial witnesses. It was some time before they identified Davis as the man who had fired the shot at ! Gray.
 2 Davis wife said she was confident that the trouble was started by Gray and that her husband acted only to protect himself.
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SOO,OOO RAILWAY
 WORKERS RAISED
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AucCteu By tetbe
 The incorporating brotherhoods affected by the pay raise are: Order of Radio Photographers, 1nternation- al Brotherhood of Boilermakers. In- ternational Brotherhood of Black smiths, Sheet Metal Workers Inter- national Association. International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers Brotherhood Of Railway Carmen. International Brotherhood of Fire men and Boilermen, Brotherhood of Railway Clerks. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, Brotherhood of Railroad 5ignalmen. National Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots, ..ational Marine Engineers Association, and Interna- tionai Longshoremen's Association.
 Negotiations between the Big Five" operating brotherhoods and railway executives adjourned late yesterday until Monday. The operat- ing brotherhoods seek Q 20 per cent wage increase, estimated at more than $ll0. 100000 annually for 300,- 900 employees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
FUNERALS.

Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Mcintosh (Wilcox) Valentine were conducted yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the home, 22 Mitchell avenue. Rev. John R. Coombs of the Second Congregational church officiated ct the home services, and ct the burial in Riverside cemetery
 Honorary bearers were Fred Har- rison, Percy DeForest Warner, Ro- land Camp and Dr. Dudley B. Dem- ing. .
 The funeral of Louis Frederick Haase will be held this morning at ii o'clock at the Alderson Funeral Home, 70 Central avenue. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery. Pray CTS were said last night at the home, 90 Rogers street, Hafnden.
 The funeral of Michael J. Kelly took. place this morning at e:i6 o'clock from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street, to the Church of the Sacred Heart, where mass was celebrated at Q o'clock. Burial was in the family plot, new St. Josephs cemetery.
 Funeral services for Peter Baker (BakeraitiS) were held this fIiorn- ing at 10 o'clock from the gtokeg funeral home, 004 North Riverside street. Burial was in the Lithuan- ian Independent association ceme- tery.
 The funeral of John Mccormack was held today ct e:1O from the Mulyille funeral home ct e:i6 o'clock to the Church Of the Iin- maculate Conception, where 6 sol. chm high mass was celebrated ct Q o'clock. Burial was ifl the fain- fly plot, at Calvary cemetery.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
FATHER KILLED
 THREE CHILDREN

Island Park, N. Y. Aug. i4.--(UP) .-Metsei HorathewSki. q 3l-year- old Russian immigrant gardener, shot and killed his three daughters, and then killed himself by slashing his throat with razor last night. The dead were: Nina, 8; Sonia, II months and Jean, 6.
 Horathewski died e ew minutes said, stood by helplessly while the father shot the children with e .32 calibcr rifle. Nina died instantly; Sonia in the hospital. Jean was shot in the left shoulder and chest.
 Hobathewski died c few minutes after he glashed his throat. Neigh bcrs heard the shots and called po- lice. Mrs. Horathewski knew of no reason why her husband should kill his children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
SUGAR HEIRESS
 JOINS MOVIES

Hollywood, Aug. 14-(UP)-der- aldine Spreckels, California sugar heiress said to be worth 5000, 900, will go to work in the movies Mon- day Just to be doing something.
 She will play the heroine in c newspaper picture ct Universal studio. Her salary, probably not important to Miss 9preckels, was not revealed. She said:
 T am going to work just to carry on the family tradition of doing Jonesning active. We spreckels never have been able to stand doing nothing"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14

assault on an II year old girl. The accused's case was continued to Tuesday.
 Counsel for the defense stated that the accused had been married but six months, and that If the high bond were set he would have to 30 to jail, and thus lose his job. Judge McGrath held that as no excuse and ordered the high bond, with the accompanying statement, At a time when so many sex murders arc taking place, there Is no possibility of excuse" Melacio is employed on the Willow street paving project. He Is said to have made friends with the little girl yesterday and then accompanied her to her cellar "so she could show him the water pipes" The statutory offense allegedly took place there.
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(Continued from Page D the committee favored. In that case the disputed points would be given additional study before the final plan Is offered to the board Of aldermen.
 The committee will meet again August 30 to hear reports on district changes recommended by five Sub- committees which were appointed this week to consider breaking up the Ave local wards into new voting districts.
 Ward Lines Opinion
 Corporation Counsel Charles &. O'Connor Is preparing c formal opinion for the committee on the question of whether or not ward lines must be followed in laying out the districts. He gave the commit tee Thursday an informal opinion that these lines must be adhered to-. Likewise. the dividing lines between the 18th and 18th senatorial districts must be observed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
STREET BATTLE

Fines of S and costs were ifnpos- cd on Linus Marsella and Thomas O'Neii, 90. who were charged in city court today with intoxicatIon and breach of the peace. They were ar- rested when policemen found them fighting.
 o'Neli failed to appear in court today to answer the charge, and he wes ordered arrested.
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Roger J. Walsh, veteran shoe man and for some time employed at the Service Shoe Store, 175 Bank street, was guest of honor last night at dinner at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Arthur Hertz mark 159 Fiske street. MT. Walsh wlll leave to take position Mon day with another prominent local shoe concern.
 Mir. Walsh lives at g Willow street and is prominent In various organizations, including Knights of Columbus.
 At the farewell party last night he was presented a valuable gift.
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Shanghai Is Turned
 Into Liuing HeH
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happen. A bomb dropped, the first one that landed in the Nanking road adjoining the waterfront, pear the Cathay hotel.
 Witnesses told me that @ Japanese plane dropped the first bomb. I was in the Cathay hotel lobby few yards away.
 Chinese Planes Sweep Over
 A few minutes later Robert Bel laire of the United Press staff saw four low wing monoplanes sweep over the city, he said he identified them as Chinese planes.
 Whoever they were, they began dumping their bombs along the water -front-and along the water front IS the heart Of the Interna- tional Settlement.
 The guns of the Japanese cruiser fdzumo opened with everything they had against the rnonoplanes, to no effect except that the shell frae- ments added to the terror in the packed settlement.
 Enemy Planes Meet Then, for the first time, Japanese and Chinese planes met at 6:i6 D. m. (6:06 6. rll., EDT). Two Japanese and two Chinese, they fought some. what cautiously, over the French concession which lies at the south- west corner of the International Set- clement.
 The Chinese planes, faster, eluded the Japanese and flew ofi.
 Terrorized as they were, people stopped to look at the planes and listen to the rattle of their machine gun fire.
 A British armored car company, It's blunt nosed cars pushing through the crowds, reached the waterfront 36 minutes after the first bomb fell and began the first organized effort to aid the wounded.
 Many Foreigners Dead
 How many foreigners were cas- ualties 1t has been impossible, in this mad confusion, to establish. But they were many, wounded and kill- cd. The first American casualty came this morning when R. R. Rouse, A, Butte, Mont, was serious ly wounded by bullets in the shoul- der blade and knee while racing with his family in @ motor car to the center of the settlement. AS soon as the first bomb fell I ran -or jumped-through Q broken window of the Cathay hotel to the street to investigate and report. The smoke was blinding and choking. Debris was flying.
 Planes flew back and forth.
 It was reported that John Morris, United Press man whose car was struck, was dead but we found him trying to Identify foreign victims.
 Chinese Planes High Up
 The Chinese planes were flying high. Reports began to circulate that there was c Chinese Suicide squadron" whose men were to dive with bombs on to Japanese targets, and die in the explosion.
 Japanese navy authorities ar- nounced that Japanese anti-aircraft guns brought down one Chinese plane near the Japanese cemetery ifi the northeast part of the ctiy.
 Reports began to arrive of severe damage to Japanese bases and buildings down the river. Fires were reported burning there as in parts of Shanghai.
 Dazed, hungry, terrorized, the refugees kept wandering hopeieSsly through the International eettle- nnent. Relief workers had just start cd the work of moving them to safety when this afternoons bomb- ing started. But there seemed no places as safety.
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BREMEN HOLD
 STAGE PARADE
Derby Scene of ColOrful Demonstration Today;
 Local Men Judges
Special to The Democrat)

Derby, Aug. l4-A mammoth par- ade this afternoon will climax the 54th annual convention of the Con- necticut State Firemen's association, which opened here yesterday. Units from all parts of the state will take part in the parade, planned to be one of the largest in the associa- tion's history.
 Among the parade judges will be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
Accused Laborer Held
 Under $5,OOO Bonds
No Sex Perverts to Be Tolerated in Waterbury States Judge Mc(iratI- Refuses Lower Bail

cities to curb sex pervers and other perpetrators of nde cent activities Judge John F. McGath in city court today expressed his desire to align Waterbury behind this com nendable drive In keeping with that expression he ordered Matthew Meacio 34 of 27 Mitchell avenue local
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14

Here's a closeup of Waterbury's youngest drum corps, an organ ization that established an en- vlable record by winning state recognition and prizes when lt made It's debut here on the oc- caslon of the state convention pa rade of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. They have appeared at Hamilton and Washington Parks since and are now in great de- mand. They will be featured
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Corps and Ted Olschefslxi, manag- ing director. Irving Cxarsty Is the present drillmaster. The young sters are enthusiastic in their work and plan to enter several state competitive matches during the coming year.
 The lineup in the picture above Is as follows:
 Bottom row: left to right; Theo- dore Olschefski, Drum Major; Benjamln Gurtowski, Chester Me.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
NOLLED

John ecozzafaye, a, of 1910 East Main street was granted A nclIe in city court today on Q charge Of vios Iation Of the motor vehicle law.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14

The temperature of . living room should be from Ge to 70 degrees, with { relative humidity Of from % to %, from ( health and efficiency Standpoint.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14

The chameleon is the only mem. bors of the reptile family that can focus both eyes on the same point.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
1lMIaIl4a1aIlA
 DIED

GRENIBR-In thia city. Aug. 18th, 1e37, Mrs. Fiorina urenior, of 70 fairiawn Ave. Funeral Monday morning from the home, Co s. Ann'H Church. Burial In St. James's cemetery, WAtortown.
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Snakes have vertical inner eye- lids. Their outer eyeIids are tFails- parent and are fused together.
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shortly In . concert that will be . highlight of one of the greatest gathering of Polish residents Wa terbury has witnessed In several years. The youngsters are known as St. Stanislaus Junior Fife &
 Drum Corps. They are members of St. Stanlslaus parish In the northeastern section of the city. They were coached by such vet erans as T. D. O'Connor, John Stokes of St. Joseph's Drum
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REFERENDUM ON
 REDSTRICTION

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HEMINGWAY HAS
 GIVEN CHALLENGE

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ANOTHER LITTLE
 GIRL IS KILLED

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