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The Washington times., 1937-02-22
COuShlin DenOunceS
Court PROPOSAL

DETROIT, Feb. % GN.S).
Father Charles E. Coughlin was
back in the political wars today
after a violent radio attack on
the New Deal policies and Presi-
dent RooseveIt's proposal to in
crease the Supreme Court yeSter-
day.
The radio priest warned that
George Washington's counsel was
being disregarded and reiterated
his previous admonitions against
foreign entanglements. He said:
"Shall America sit by cOmpla-
Gently resting her security on a
mere mans promise or shall
Americans rise to demand a revi.
val of WaShingtOn'S policies of
The Washington times., 1937-02-22
SOCIAL WORK
PARLEY ENDS;
BILLS ASKED

A vast program Of proposed
legislation was adopted by more
than 400 delegates attending the
annual conference OF the American
Association Of Social Workers
which brought its three-day meet
to a close here yesterday in the
Mayflower Hoel.
Outstanding among the pro-
posals which were approved by
the delegates, who represented
II chapters and State councils
from all parts Of the United States
were: Federal grantsin-aid to
States for general assistance to
supplement the current WORK pro-
gram: continuance Of the Works
Progress Administration; an in
dorsement of assistance provisions
in the social security act; further
development and strengthening Of
the Federal Employment Service;
extension of the merit system; vo.
cational training and retraining
programs for unemployed. and the
appointment of a Federal commits
sion to make comprehensive
study and survey of the whole
problem of unemployment and
relief.
Speakers included William Hod-
son, commissioner of public vel
fare, New York city; Dorothy
Kahn, executive director, PennSyi
vania county emergency relief ad.
ministration; Grace Abbott. Of
Chicago University and former
chief of the United States Chill
dren's Bureau; Wayne McMillen,
Chicago University; Virginia Rob-
inson, assistant director Pennsyl.
vania School of Social Work;
Grace F.. Marcus, Charity Organ
ization Society. New York city;
Jeanette RegenSberg, Institute of
Family Service, New York city;
Mrs. Florence Both, Wayne Uni
versity, Detroit: Joseph L. Moss,
director of bureau of public vel
fare of Cook county, Chicago, and
Joanna C. Colcord, Russell Sage
Foundation, New York city.
The Washington times., 1937-02-22
Gas Chamber Death
Probed bV Police

Police today were investigating
the death of James Burch, SO, of
the TOO block of Eighth St. S. E.,
a carpenter for the Washington
Gas Light Company, who early to-
day was found dead in the purify
ing room of the Georgetown branch
of the gas company.
Detectives stated that Burch had
probably gone into the room and
waited for the impure lethal gas
to be let into the chamber. En-
ployes of the company are not per-
mitted to enter the chamber singly.
The Washington times., 1937-02-22

no foreign entanglements, no
secret treaties, no financial aid,
no military SuccOr to those ma
tiOnS where perfidy and dis
honor, dictatorship and SerfdOm
reign Supreme?"
In criticizing the Supreme Court
proposal, Father Coughlin said:
'If in these hectic days when
industrial strife is making its
first tragic appearance, there is
need for an amendment to the
constitution in order to legalize
the existence Of q Federal law
in behalf Of labor, let there be
an amendment performed in q
constitutional manner. But let
there be no Government by us.
urpatiOn. That is intOlerable."
The Washington times., 1937-02-22
Life Of Congressman
No Boon to Health

ujob is first getting a Congressman
to play, and having accomplished
that, to keep him from playing toc
hard. He remarked:
"By nature they are highly
competitive and insist on play.
ing games to win instead of to
get exercise"
He holds Congressman work toe
hard and too long and they don't
play enough. Henderson asserted
"The average Congressman
gets down to his office at 8 or
$3.50 in the morning and stays
there It'll 6 or $3.50 at night. He's
behind the desk all that time,
when he is not in the chamber,
and it's difficult to get him to
exercise.
'That's what this gymnasium
and bath were built fOr-after
Representative Mead, of New
York, saw % of his colleagues
die in one term, he started the
movement.
AVERAGE AGE AZ
"YOu can't lead a Sedentary
life like the average Congress
man and get away with it for
long. 1t is dangerous, unless it
is balanced with the proper ex-
erciSe and eating habits"
The gymnasium was conceived
to meet the danger. It contains
rowing machines, parallel bars
Indian clubs, reducing machines
punching bags, volley ball, deck
table and paddle tennis, hand ball
etc.
But its outstanding feature il
its hydro-therapic baths. These
prepare man for exercise anc
take care of him properly wher
he's finished. Now three years
old, about ITS out Of the 434 Con
gressmen make use of the gym ir
some manner or other. That's
about a 40 per cent increase ovel
last year.
The average age of those usins
it is AZ, with a 27-year-old fresh
man and 57-year-old veteran rep
resenting the extremes. 1t is fl
nanced by assessments amons
participants.
The Washington times., 1937-02-22
N. Y. Man Missinq
In Air|iner Crash

SYDNEY. Australia, Feb. q
G.N.SO.-Sydney w. Fountain,
New York architect, today was re-
ported among the passengers lost
when a Stinson airliner, far off its
course, plunged into the sea on a
flight between Brisbane and
Sydney.
Ten airplanes are securing the
coast after the wreckage was
sighted at sea Is miles from here.
Hope was virtually abandoned for
lives of seven persons aboard the
airliner, which was believed to
have fallen into the ocean after
flying into a cyclone.
The Washington times., 1937-02-22
FRENCH LOAN
PLAN RAPED
International News Service

A proposal accredited to Premier
Blum Of France that the United
States lend France the money
with which to settle her foreign
debt to this country was received
with incredulity in official circles
here today.
The French debt as of Decem-
ber Is, 1886, is $4,O61, ,234,315. Ac-
cording to Paris sources the
French, through Georges Bonnet,
their new ambassador here, would
seek to settle their war debt by
borrowing from the United States
$4,650, 900. 900, paying the debt with
so per cent of this loan.
1t was pointed out that the John
son act. the law Of the land since
1888, specifically prohibits further
lending to any war debtor.
The Washington times., 1937-02-22
Chinese Near Burma
Beat Off Tribesmen

LONDON, Feb. % T.N.SJ.
A protective force attached to the
Chinese commission delimiting
the boundary northeast of Bur
ma was attacked by more than
1000 tribeSmen, according to a
message from Bangkok, Siam, the
London Daily Telegraph said to-
day in Calcutta dispatch.
After five hours of fighting,
said the message. the tribeSmen
were repulsed with loss of 100
men. Later their stronghold was
captured and their leaders sur
rendered.
The Washington times., 1937-02-22
Dinette Group
SMART AND PRACTICAL

A SMARTLY designed Dinette Suite fash
~ ioned from oak in two tones and available
in several up-to-the- minute color eombina-
tions. Table. when closed, is 30x44 inches.
When extended it is 30x54 inches. Four chairs
with Ieatherette seats and backs in contrasting
tones. Color combinations: Bone and Red;
Classic Brown and Beige; Ivory and Light
Brown; Blue and Beige; Brown and Beige. A
Sturdy Group that will instantly win your affec-
tion. Five pieces as illustrated. $2S.75 during
the February Sale.
The Washington times., 1937-02-22
Christian Science
Lecture Tomorrow

DR.. John M. Tut, c. B. s., Of
Kansas City. Mo-. member Of the
board of lectureship of the First
Church of Christ Scientist in
Boston, Mass. will deliver a lee
ture on Christian Science. the
Religion and Medicine Of Christ, "
in the National Theater, tomor-
row at 1910 p. m.
The Washington times., 1937-02-22
Tenement Eviction
War Ends in Draw

NEW YORK, Feb. % GN.sO.
An attempt to evict a family from
a Harlem tenement house ended
in a draw after a riot in which
nearly a thousand men and
women engaged for half an hour,
resulting in injuries to two po-
icemen.
The Washington times., 1937-02-22
Reformed Fugitive
To Keep Freedom

TAUNTON, Mass, Feb. %
QN.S0.- Albert Bertram Thomas,
%, escaped Ohio convict who mar
ried and went straight" today re-
joiced in the apparent certainty
of regaining his freedom because
Ohio authorities decided they were
too "broke" to pay his expenses
back to prison.
The Washington times., 1937-02-22
Fire Laid to Cigarette

PRINCETON, N. j., Feb. %
U.N.S0.-A smoldertng cigarette
was blamed today for fire which
drove seven students from their
beds in Patton dormitory at Prince
ton University on Sunday.
The Washington times., 1937-02-22
The Weather

District of Columbia-Fair and
colder today; tomorrow fair; fresh
to strong west winds.
Maryland and Virginia-Partly
cloudy and colder today; tomorrow
fair.
TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1937-02-22
Former Judge Dead

NEWARK. NJ, Feb. % Q.N.S).
Alonzo Church, 66, former vice
chancellor of the New Jersey
court, was dead here today, after
a heart attack. He was born in
Chicago.
The Washington times., 1937-02-22

Ursula Parrot has written a moving
novel of modern life entitled Leisure To
Repent which starts Wednesday In The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-10
TExTTLE INDUsTRY

Boston, March 1O.--CUP)--With organization of shoe workers already under way, the New England council of John L. Lewis committee for inc dustrial organization turned today to enrolling textile workers in its afiiliated United Textile Workers of America.
 Immediate focal point of the caln- paign was the Massachusetts textile renter, Lawrence, where 2O,000 are nployed in mills. Though Q. I. O.s New England council has been lay- ing ground work for the Lawrence campaign for more than a month, national attention was forcussed on the Massachusetts city for the first time yesterday at the c. I. o. meet ing in Washingon.
 Pending arrival of Henry Jen- ilings. national president of .. T. W. As Federation of Woolen and Worsted Workers, Lawrence mill owners and workers alike marked time. Within the next few days Jennings is expected to begin nego- tiatlons for a 36-hour week, SIS basic minimum weekly pay and rec 0gnition of the federation.
 1n New Hampshire
 In Nashua, N. H., Q 0, I. o. or- ganizer, Horace J. Brouillette, was arrested for distributing handbills in violation of @ city ordinance. 0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-10

A0OAAtAAA0gQ hAVAAl E0N0 Af idle by the closing of nine plants here and . Dodge plant at New castle, Ind. The Hudson shutdown affected about l1,0O0 workers.
 Tn addition, 45OO were thrown out of work when the Briggs Mfg. conl- pany, which makes Chrysler bodies, curtailed operations, and 170O were affected by the closing of Auto Stamping company and Auto-lite company plants in Toledo, O., which received stop orders from Chrysler and Hudson.
 Conference Late Today
 A conference was scheduled for 4 p. m. between union officials and representatives of the Hudson com- pany.
 Homer Martin, JAW. president, planned to return here today after an alrplane journey to Washington where he conferred with John L. Lewis, chairman of the committee for industrial organization. Martin predicted that conferences now un- derway between the union and the General Morotrs corporation on the formers minimum wage proposals
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-10
HERMAN UNIT
 CONFINES SUNDAY
Plans for st. Patrick's Day Entertainment to
 Be Discussed

The next regular meeting of the Monsisnor Slocum Branch, Ancient Order of Hiberniang, will be held Sunday morning a. ii o'clock at headquarters on East Main street. One of the principal discussions will be that pertaining to the St. Patricks Day celebration.
 The celebration will feature songs, dances ana high class enc teTtaininent. The committee hopes to make this one of the best enter tainments in the history of the or- ganiSation. The Santa Maria Cir- cle's newly.organized 0lee Club, featuring 90 voices of blended har- nony, will show on the program for the first time.
 Others who will be included on the entertainers list will be Young Bobby scannell Billy O,Brien and Betty Mai:cr. Tn addition the com
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-10

s18h would #
 torIIy.
 3. D AuIchI6a. ehAIsnAn ol a4 C1fybIeF finance co|nmIlt1t. f6nsat cd his refusal Co recognise Ina u AZ ". ns sole collective baFRainina agency for all Chfysler employees.
 Payrel.s Are Cms
 Hutchinson said the strike had cut off tho corporations monthly payroll from 9e.5O0.0o to eD.O00. .oo0: had halted daily output Of about es 900 OoO worth of automobiles; and had resulted in issuance of stop or- ders to efeeder" companies sapply- ing S5O,00O.OOO worth of parts . moths.
 George Adde's, secrctary.treasurer of the JAW, declared today that the union had been chosen by 6 per cent of the ChrySlcr employees as tehir bargaining representative, and "by all principles of justice and democracy there is no alternative for the management except to give it's recognition"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-10
GOV. MURPHY ON
 WAY TO DETROIT

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-10

I. o. hopes to organize l,sO0 workers in the Nashua and Jackson mills.
 Organization of 1900 workers at Pacific mills Manchester, N. H., plant has been started by the Man- chester .. f. ". A. local, which when the now deflinct Amoskeag mills were operating, had q meni- bership of S,0O0.
 NEW ENGLAND FRONT
 Other developments along the New England labor front:
 1.--Representatives of Conmer- cial Telegraphers' union prevent itn- mediate walkout of West Union and Postal Telegraph messengers in Boston and began organizing them preparatory to drafting wage ill- crease demands.
 2.--Six Western Union messengers return to work under temporary truce at Holyoke after brief strike. 3.--Approxilnately 16O employees at Jay Shoe Manufacturing coHn- pany in Cambridge strike for wage increases and . closed shop.
 4.--Mayor Archambault of Lowell seeks conference between 260 0. I. O. strikers and operators of the Phyllis Shoe company, who have threatened liquidation.
 5.-Pay increases of 6 to l2 I.2 per cent promised 2500 employees at Peabody'g A. 0. Lawrence Leather company, effective Saturday.
 6.--Plasters' strike on Providence, R. l., PWA projects averted by pay increases.
 7.--Sixty girls who sat down yes- terday in protest against installa- ton of new equipment claimed to increase labor at salem's Pequot cotton mills return to work under protest pending settlement of differ- ences. Six hundred night workers did not report last night.
 0.--C. I. o. organizers begin cam paign to enroll l5,0C0 metal workers in Worcester.
 Meanwhile, both 0. I. o.s United Shoe Workers of America and the American Federation of Labor's Boot and Shoe Workers union contia ued their race to enroll unorganized New England shoe workers.
 International President John J. Mara of the A. r. of L. union aYl- nounced yesterday enrolment of 700 shoe workers at Manchester, N 1T. Tn Haverhil, the union obtained a 20 per cent wage increase for cellu. Ibid covers and 10 per cent in- crease for all other employees
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-10

president. Lonls A. walsh: treas. urer, Robert T. Leach; secretary, ] Gregory Lynch.
 other members Of the board ara Rev. Joseph Valdambrinl, Mrs. Ar. thur Coepel, Mrs. William Ferguson Mrs. John B. 0osEy Earl Segur, Ed ward B. Tracy, Warren Piatt, John H. Pratt, Charles H. Upson, Mrs John A. Coe, Jr., and J. Warren UpsOn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-10
Lewis Ready 10
 Start NeuU Body

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-10
$ 2675
WORTH $40

For the first time home furnishing specialization Haey service clothing planning initiated Clothing"
  with Hady Shop conveniently experienced clothing will gladly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-10
VISITING NURSES
 CHOOSE OFFICERS
Roger Sperry Named Pres ident; Eight New Board
 Members Elected

New onicers were elected, and re- ports of the treasurer and secre- tary read at the annual meeting oi the board of directors of the Water bury Visiting Nurses association, al the association headquarters, 37 Central avenue, last night.
 Mrs. Roger 8. Sperry became pres- ident of the board of directors, and eight new members were elected tc the board, including Mrs. Roger s Sperry, Mrs. II. w. Wild, Edwin s Hunt, IT,, Laurence c. Bean, Edwin II. Jones, Mrs. Forrest c. Purinton Mrs. Orton P. Camp and Mrs. Ed ward McElligott.
 Other officers elected were: Vice. President Martin Hayden. Edward Doyle, Bart scannell, Timothy Hor- igan, Peter Griffin, Timothy Duane, James Dillon and George Hines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-10
BACHELOR DINNER
 FOR A. ALBERT

Five acts of professional enter tainment featured the bachelor din- ner at Waverly Inn last night in honor of Aaron Albert, who is to be married Sunday to Miss Beatrice Fisher of Woodlawn terrace. About l60 attended.
 MT. Albert was presented a gold watch. Atty. Herman J. Weisman was toastmaster at the dinner and speakers included William Silver, Samuel Dvorken, Dr. John Vert heimer, Dr. Max Ruby. Dr. Abe s. Brown, Atty. Yale Matzkin, Louis Albert and Samuel Albert.
 Shanghai, China, has purchased 66 tracklesS trolley cars,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-10

might be employed immediately to grant membership rights to 0. I. O. locals in Maryland and Ohio where friction between the committee and the federation has appeared.
 "The coinlnittee for industrial or- ganiSation will set up its own local bodies only when necessary" he said. 'srhe new committee afIiliates admitted under this policy will of course not be affiliated with the American Federation of Labor"
 This was the first Indication that union men would be forced to choose between the two organizations. So far, the 0. I. Q. unions have not been expelled from the federation but 70 are under suspension.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-10
FIRST TEANsFUsroN TRACED

London (UP) = The first blood transfusion in the world was given in i4D2 and was unsuccessful, me- dical records reveal. Three small boys were given . ducat each for giving their blood to Pope Innocent VIII. The pope and the boys died.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-10
Women Present Today

Representatives of the Water bury League of Women Voters gathered with fellow members from many other towns in the state at tho Capitol today to register ap- proval for the jury service for wo. men bills which were to be given . hearing by the judiciary committee some time this afternoon. There are two bills, one in the Senate, one in the House, both of them intro- duced at the request of Governor Wilbur l.. Cross and bearing the stamp of approval of the League of Women Voters. At every session of the Legislature these bills attract considerable support but have al- ways failed of passage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-10
COMMITTEE FOR
 ELECTION LAWS
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 scheduled to appear before the il- surance commission today when a bill of his gets hearing. This bill would create a special commission to study and set up auto liability insurance rates for Connecticut and Waterbury in particular.
 Today Rep. Thorns stated that his appearance before the committee would be purely g formality and that he was 50 well pleased with the recent 20 per cent decrease in automobile insurance rates in the Waterbury district that he expected his bill would be unfavorably re- ported and that he would not op- pose such report.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-10

RETER GBAFFIN mittee has secured Alexander's Rhythm Boys who will offer old favorites for Irish square sets and waltzes.
 Members of the committee include
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-10
Forty Hour Week

There will be considerable inter. est in the labor committee hearing this afternoon on Q bill of Senator Joseph II. Lswlor which calls for a forty.hour week and an eight-hour day for all employees of mercantile establishments. It was intimated today that the bill might be sub- stituted for by a measure calling for a 48-hour week, which would allow all employees to work eight hours Q day for six days c week.
 "Busman,J tummyache" Is an oc- cupational disease just discovered in TAYaflNn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-16
LIMIT j RGED
ON BUS WORK
International News Service

International News Service
Recommendations we're made to
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion today by Examiner R. w.
Snow for regulations limiting bus
and truck drivers to maximum
of so hours a week and IS hours
in any consecutive 24-hour period,
with u hours of actual driving or
work.
The recommendations were the
result of a study made by commits
sion experts and that body is ex-
pected to adopt them. Snow pro-
posed the recommendations go into
effect January next.
He declared that the report was
concerned only with safety and
that the problem of driving fatigue
had never been properly studied.
Snow said that during the hear
ings there was much testimony by
drivers, both union and nonunion,
of hours which were extremely ex-
cessive. Some testified to working
and driving 10 and 20 hours a day
over long periods of time.
While such hours. in the opinion
Of the examiner, were the excep-
ton, he reported that operators
reported many instances where
drivers were required to be on duty
from II to 16 hours a day. six
days a week, and sometimes seven.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-16
Times Table
TODAY

TODAY
1890 P.M.-Luncheon, Florida
Lions Good Will Motorcade, May
flower Hotel.
1890 P.M.-Luncheon. Reel
procity Club. Mayflower Hotel.
12:45 P.M.-Luncheon, D. c.
Bankers Association, Willard Ho-
tel.
200 P.M-Concert, U. S, Army
Band. Captain Darcy. leader, at
st. Elizabeths Hospital.
1880 P.M.-Concert. U. S. Army
Band, Captain Darcy, leader, at
u. S. Capitol.
7::30 Pm. Banquet. Business
and Professional Women's Club,
Mayflower Hotel.
TOMORROW
CONVENTION, ALL DAY
Third Division Of the Marne,
Wardman Park Hotel.
1890 Abatement, U. S. Army
Band, Capt. T. F. Darcy. leader,
ae Army Band Auditorium.
1880 P.M.-National Grange
0gram of the Farm and Home
Eur, Army Band Auditorium.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-16
j. 5. WILL LEND
90 MILLIONS
TO BRAZIL
Nv ERIC FRIEDHEIM
international News Service

Faced by its first unfavorable
balance of trade in nearly 50 years,
the United States is preparing 70
utilize its huge gold hoardlngs TO
develop new world markets Tor
American goods.
With an eye on Latin-Amerlcau
BUYERS, the Administration today
rzined in a financial and economic
pact with Brazil which is designed
to stimulate the flow OF merchan'
disc to that country.
Drafted after protracted con.
versations between Secretary OF
the Treasury Morgenthau and
Brazilian Finance Minister Arthur
de Souza Costa, the new agree
ment enables Brazil to purchase
$50 .o0O, 900 of American gold.
This addition to Brazilian none
tary stocks will strengthen that
nations financial structure and
help in the establishment OF new
central bank.
Under the pact, the United
States will also make loans to
Brazil for the purpose OF building
I'D the latter's dollar balances IN
the United States. Such a. step
would facilitate the movement OF
goods between the two nations
since it assures greater stablllza-
ton Of currency exchange.
Although the United States has
reciprocal trade agreements with
several Latin-American countries.
including Brazil. American ex-
ports to Central and South Amer
lea are smaller than the imports.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-16
FIRE RECORD.

Twenty-four hours from 10 a. m, July
IS. to 10 a. m. July 16.
s:57 p.m.-Fifth, and Penn Streets
Northeast, trash.
7:21 p.m.-427 Delaware Ave. S. W.,
clothing.
s:S7 p.m-Pennsylvania and Mime
sofa Avenues Southeast automobile.
s:SS p.m.-1116 Thirteenth st. N. w.
smokey chimney.
s:63 p.m.-510 1 St. n. w, automobile.
1I:1l p.m.-Box s292, Fern Street and
Blair Road Northwest. false alarm.
1888 p.m.-2532 Sheridan Rd. S. E.,
house.
1888 a.m.-1235 n St. N. W.. needless
alarm.
1913 a.m.-Second and l. Streets North
east. taxicab.
1856 a.m.-Twelfth and N Streets
Northwest, automobile.
1880 a.m.--Box 6l64. Crummel School,
Gallaudet Avenue and Central Place
Northeast. accidental alarm.
9:23 s.m.-17?9 New Jersey Ave. n. W,
rooms.