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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
STEEL WORKERS
 TELL TROUBLES

New Cumberland W. Va, Aug. 7- (UP)-steelworkers discharged by the Weirton Steel company were called today to testify in a National Labor Relations Board hearing of charges that the company, princi- pal subsidiary of National Steel Cor. poration, foster3d anti-union activi. ties and violated the Wagner act.
 The charges were filed by tho Committee for Industrial Organiza. ton, which is engaged in e campaign to organize the company's 12,00t employees in Weirton, W. Va, ane Steubenville, o.
 The first of 27o millmen, who, ac. cording to the C1o, were dismissed for union activity, testified yeSter' day. Matt suntala, 42, former work. CT in the strip mill, said he was dis charged last January after he re. fused to sign an application blank for membership in the Weirton Elm. ployes Security League. Hobert Weston testified he was discharged in September, 1886. Earlier, he said he had declined to sign papers pledging opposition to any reprosen- tation plan other than c workers organization.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
Produce Market Furnished by Connecticut
 Department of Agriculture
 B. r. St0rrs. local agcnt.I

The bulk of native vegetables and fruits cleared earlier ct the Meadow street farmers market yesterday morning than the later part Of last week. Prices ranged unchanged or little higher. Tomatoes sold un. changed ct 90 to 70 cents for the bulk of them. Sweet corn cleared well, mostly si.00 to 4i.26 a hun. dred. Squash brought more than last week, Cabbage cleared we,l and late buyers paid more thsn last week.
 The following quotations arc based on cash sales Of No. 1 native products to retailers at the farmers market or wholesalers stores, ex. cept as otherwise noted:
 FRUITS
 Apples 55.iO0 bu. flew best higherj biueberries .i2..i5 qt; can. taioupes, southern i.bO.f.7S 2.J cratci peaches, southern 2.2b.2.76 bu" native .00.i.00 leg bu.; pears, CIapps .00-.00 leg bu.
 VEGETABLES
 Beans, snap .7S.1.2S bu., Iima f,BO. LIS buy shell L50-i.7S bu.; beats .JO..b0 dozj cabbage .6O..7S flew higher) box; oarrOts .3O..4O doz, ; cauiihower .7S-i.2b doz.j celery 50. 50 dozj corn, sweet .75.i.26 100 carsj cucumbers .b0.i.O0 bu.; egg plant LOOsi.26 bu.j lettuce, western iceberg 5.60.3.76 cratej onions GO. l.iO bu.j peppers .56s.bO is2 bu.j DO. tat0es .0O..0b buy southern i2O. l.26 cw9j squash .S0-L00 flew higher) bu.j spinach .4O..6S bu.j to. inatoes .3o..6O 1-2 buy No q .2O.ssS 1s2 bu.
 POULTRY PRODUCTS
 Cenn. eggs per d0z,j Newlaid Fancy .l6j Special .4is.As; Extfa Fancy .4Sj Special Ai-.43j ExtFa .JS. .40j Gathered .97-.Ssj Newiaid ms. dium .so, Special .3ks.36j Extra fne- alum .33..3b, bullets .23..ssj western Arsts .23-.20j live fowl, heavy .ie..22 h., Leghern .l7-.ei Iby brOiieFs, heavy .s2-27 ib., leghoFn .2fs.M b., Foasters .23-.S7 Ib.j dressed, fowl .25..e0 ib, bFoiiers .20s.5i Ib, F0ast' CTS .30s.S1 ib.
 LIVESTOCK. MEATS AND BUI. TERI ButeheF stOck, cews .O4-.7 b., calves .0Ts.1O Ib.; meats, beet .2l-.A f-2 b. veal .is..2O b., lamb .20-.S2 b., pork I0lns .3O..32 b., han, best smoked .2s-.3O b., butter 00.Oz score .34..s7 ib. '
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17

hand sets" installed In Waterbury. MT. OBrien also said today that within the near future, on c first come-first serve" basis, there will be forty more available. It Is quite possible that within a year or so they will be more or less in general use.
 One of the comfortable features of the new hand set Is softness In the tone of the bell. In the future the phone ring will not cut into your nap or the pages of an inter- esting book with the abruptness sometimes associated with the in- strument at the present time. There Is no great reduction in the volume of the sound; 1t Is merely that @ more muffled and softer tone comes forth.
 Because of the limited supply of the new telephones they are being issued to each dial office on on allotment plan and orders will be filled locally in order of precedent. There Is Q $i!0o charge of equip- AASAAt SAA&A6 6V VA UhA lSAAeABSO AAOA wall or desk sets or present hand sets to the combined sets when the subscriber remains on the same premises. Because of its special con- Struction the new set can not at present be installed at locations where wiring plans or bell cut-ofi keys are required.
 Tn addition to making possible the elimination of wall bell boxes the new set results in several other service Improvements. It is Some- what heavier than the present hand set, the extra weight eliminating slippage during dialing and most of the sets are equipped with compara. lively noiseless dials.
 The new type set shows c general simplification of design, the most notable characteristic being its stream -lined appearance. The dial Is placed on c Slanting square from which rises to an oblong crest fin which the hand set rests on two button-like springs. The set has been used on q trial basis ct sev. eral hundred locations In New Haven for about c year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
MAINE DEFEATS
 SALES TAX BILL

Augusta, Me- Aug. i7-UP)- More than 3,700 needy aged faced loss of old age assistance payments today following defeat of ( proposed one per cent retail sales tax by c 2 to 1 margin in yesterdays state. wide referendum.
 Naturally it follows that no fur. ther pension payments can De made" Governor Lewis Q. Barrowe said. "1'ho state will have no funds that can be used for the purpose or any iaw to authorize such pay- iients."
 Besides old age assistance, the tax was to provide an estimated S600,000 annually for increasing edu- cationai standards In towns unable to maintain c specified minimum,
 Ranged against BarroWs, U, g, Senator's Frederick Hale and Wal lace II. White, proponents of the tax, were State Senator Roy |. Fer. naidfi. republican floor leader, the state grange, the state federation of labor, grocers and merchants,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
HARTFORD BOYS
 COMPLETE TRAIL

Philadelphia, Aug. IT, (UP) - Three Hartford, Conn, youths, were at the end of the honeymoon trail today after their battered automo- bile crashed into 8 trolley car.
 Willys and Edward Steele, broth- CTS, and Marco Del T'reco started for California when Willys was mar. ried and wanted the jointly-owned automobile for honeymoon trip Edward decided he might as well get married too, and he took along his fiance.
 Edward was married at Greens burg, Pa. where the entire party went broke, police said. They were enroute back to Hartford when tho machine struck {. trolley last night
 Marco, as part owner, went along for the ride.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
FATHER-IN-LAW
 OF ASTOR WRITES

Newport, R. l., Aug. i7-(Up)-- Bankrupt and eStfanged from his wife, Francis Q. French, father -iil- law of John Jacob Astor. turned to writing today. His principal effort. he disclosed, Is a book "on the Cuff" --a story of c man who faced bank ruptcy and the problem of whethar to take the easy way out. French said c previous literary venture, his autobiography, made Astor, husband of his daughter Ellen, "eore".
 T still think he's c nice boy, though" French added.
 He said Astor never had offered him any money, because he knew it would infuriate me to do that" and that though his daughter of. fered financial assistance, T have refused to accept it."
 French said his attorney had in- formed him that his wife preferred mot to live with me any longer"
 His voluntary bankruptcy petition was allowed in federal court at Providence last week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
BLACK SNAKE HAS
 LOST STRUGGLE

ossian, N. r.. Aug i7-tUP)-The black snake that fought for It's life against family of spiders in the cellar of R J Holden's farmhouse here the past two weeks, was dead today.
 It's life was Snuffed mercifuily out by HoldG.
 The Bnake was helplesSly en- meshed in the spiders web and had been hoisted four feet of the cellar floor. Throughout tho two weeks of its struggle for life, the reptile had slowly grown weaker. Every time it managed to break q strand of the tightly.woven web. q spider would dart down from tho cellar ceiling and quickly repair tho damage.
 Tho spiders, however, will lose their meal" Holden said he would embaim the victim.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
AMERICAN BOYS
 JAILED BY NAZIS

New York, Aug. l7-(UP)-Eight American boys who spent five hours apiece in a Nazi Jail while visiting in Germany returned on the Red Star Liner Westernland today, &C., companied by Arthur J. Barry, Jr, of New York.
 The boys travelled through Europe in three station wagons. They were arrested in Dresden for taking pho- topraphs of Notifications. Barry said they were not released until the German authorities became con- vinced the boys were not foreign agents.
 The boys were Ted dlatfelter, II, York, Pa: Rawson Haverty, r, At- lanta, da.; E. J. O'Brien, Jr, l7, Louisville, Ky; William Akers, IS, Atlanta, da.; Henry Wilton, i7, York; Richard shriner, IT, Boston, and his brother, Charles, le, and Robert scoviile, ie, New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
INJURED
COMMISSION IS
 NAMED BY GOV.

Hartford. Conn, Aug. i7.-(UP)- Gov. Wilbur L. Gross today had named e commission to supervise Connecticut'S celebration Of the iboth anniversary of the signing of the Constitution. Exercises will Dc held Sept. i7 in the state supreme court chamber.
 The committee included:
 Superior Court Judge Kenneth Wynne, chairman; Rabbi Abraham J. Feldman, Hartford, secretary; Lieut- Cover. Frank Hayes, Water- bury; Maurice g. Sherman, Hart ford State Education Commissioner Ernest W. Butterfeld: State Librar. ian James Brewster; Herbert L. Crapo. Hartford.
 Bishop Maurice r. McAuliffe, Hartford; William Hanna, Bethel; Col. Samuel II. Fisher. Litchfield; {; Col. John L. dilson, New Haven Philo c. Calhoun, Bridgeport; Frank L. MeQuire, New London; Judge Newell Jennings. Bristol; Rev. Oscar Maurer, New Haven; Rep. Noah ewayne, Darien.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
On- Resident Drivers \ May Need Permits
Mass. Law Requires Proof of Financial Responsibility For Out-Of-State Motorists Using Roads

Nonresident motorists who use &iie highways of Massachusetts more AHan 90 days in one calender year F5khout obtaining special permit sx5m the registrar of motor vehicles ate trespassers and without legal pEpfection in event of an accident. Perinits will be issued only after proof of financial responsibility.
 This warning has been issued by R1el Connecticut Motor Club after a Fstudy of the recent opinion of Chief Justice Rugg of the Supreme gsiliicial Court of Massachusetts in Affirming 8 defendants judgment given by a lower court in suit nrpwing out of an automobile accid- Rnk.
 The decision was made in favor of Rhe defendant, a Massachusetts man, and sustained by the appeals court
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
Market UneGsy OOer |L ondon Exchange
Situation in Far East is Disturbing Stocks Losses
 Came TOday-SteeI Shares Led in Selling

was off i. Crucible strengthened a point to 70 1-2 on an excellent earnings report. 4..
 Chrysler opened 1000 shares at il0 3-4 off 1 Ia and General Mo- tors had S-4 loss at B0 S-4. Other large opening blocks included Radio 4,000 shares at II off l-4, Socony Vacuum 2500 shares at g l-4 off 3-8, Commonwealt & Southern l,200 shares at 2 7-e, unchanged and Columbia Gas 1000 shares at 13 l-2.
 Copper shares joined the decline as the price for export copper saR-l ged further. Anaconda opened at 59 3-4 of 1, American Smelling aC 07 off i-2, Kennecott at 02 I-4 off 3-4 while International Nickel had l-2 loss at H i-2, Rails were steady. M
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
MAY END STRIKE
 IN MANCHESTER

Manchester, Conn, Aug. i7--(Up) Municipal authorities intervened today in an eideavor to settle the week.old strike of 800 workers at the Independent Cloak Go.
 A commission Of selectmen and police commissioners was author. iged to investigate complaints of strikers and obtain 6 true and ac- curate copy of the company's pay- roll for the month just prior to August o." The action was intended to ascertain whether tho company was iii 6 petition to meet the in. creased wage demands of its em- ploycs. 3a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
CUT DOWN ON JOBS

Washington. Aug. i7.--(UP)-The National Youth Administration to- day ordered 6 one-tiiird reduction in the number of students holding part-time N. Y. A. jobs. State IVA adi1iinistrators were directed to make the cut ifl line with aii econ. oiiiy policy by which 1t was be- licved e26.000.000 of the e7D 900 900 designated for the agency during fiscal 1888 could Dc diverted to aduit unemployment relief.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
New Type Phones
 Introduced Here
f1and-Sets Now Contain Bell Unit in Base = Ter
 Already Placed in City-4O More Available

A new combined hand set" tele- phone, which contains in It's base the bell and all other equipment usually contained In a separate wall unit is being introduced gradually by the local offlce of the Southern New England Telephone Go.
 According to Assistant Manager Joseph o'Brien of the local office who showed The Democrat reporter one of the new phones today, there have been ten of these combined
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
KID COCOA LOST

Baltimore, Md, Aug. iT.--(Up)- eaverio Turieiio Of Italy completely outclassod Louis tKid) Cocoa fast night to win ai unarimous io- round decision.
 Cocoa looked good in only one round, the sixth. Eight rounds were credited Co Turiello with one even. Prior to the match Cocoa was listed sixth and Turiello seventh in the weiterweight division.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
BULLS EYE MADE HARDER

Kent, o. (UP)-Kent State uni. Versity students think Robin Hood was c piker Student aFcherb are becoming 70 proficient that they use two.inch metal rings sus. pended five feet short Of the tar. get as Q path for arrows sent winging toward the bulls eye.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
BUFFALO BILL POSTER SHOWN

Bismarck, ~. D. (UP),-A bright ceiored poster, one Of thousands which before the turn Of the cen' tury bailyhooed WE. tBuffaIo Bili) CodyB widest thrillers across the land and in foreign countries. now hangs in Memorial library museum here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
MR., MRS ODELL
 ARE GIVEN PARTY
Hon0red on 10th Wedding Anniversary-Game As.
 sociation Meets Tonight
WATERTOWN Correspondent: Mary Cosgrove
 Phone S75

Watertown, Aug. 17.-Mr. ant Mrs.. Lester s. O'Dell of Chestnu aves1lle were honored at a party al Che home of Mrs. Odells mother Mrs. Miles L. Shelton of Oxforc Saturday evening in honor of theii 10th wedding anniversary. A ham, burg and frankfurt roast was held and 8 social evening spent. Gifts were presented the couple.
 Those who attended were: Mrs Miles L. Shelton, MT. and Mrs. Cy- rus ]. Shelton and daughters, Beau aah and Jeannette of Oxford and Mrs. Elliott Smith and daughter, Jean of Southbury; MT. and Mrs George r. Richards and children, Mary Elizabeth, Ruth, George and Hilton of Rutland, Vt, and Miles of Oxford; Mr.d and Mrs. Herbert 6. Dayton and Thelma and Truman Dayton of Watertown; Mir. and Mrs. George B. Hitchcock and daughter Georgia of Easton; Gerald Pullen of Rutland, Vt.f Carlton Treat of Quaker Farms and MT. and Mrs. Lester Odell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
GEORGE L. BURKE NAMED

Hartford, Conn, Aug, l7-(UP)-- George L. Burke. New Haven, an engineer in the state public works Aivision. today took charge of plan. ningl construction, supervision and Inspection of road and bridge build- tng projects of the state highway department. His appointment was announced by public. works director Robert A. Hurley. Burke formerly was chief engineer for the Connec- ticut workers prograss administra- ton, JA.A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
By ELMER Q. wALzER United Press EinanclaI Edltorl

New York, Aug. l7.--CUP) .Nerv- ousness in the London market re- sulting from tenseness of the Far Eastern situation brought losses ranging to more than Q point in the stock market today.
 Steel shares were prominent in selling, U. s. Steel opening 1000 shares at ll7 Ia of 1. Republic Steel opened 1000 shares at 3s 6-6 of S-S and Bethlehem at no i-4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
THOMAsT0N
CARD OF THANKS

4Ekt CARD OF THANKS ss We wish to thank our many rela . kives friends, neighbora and De- pNrtment 36 of tho Seth Thomas Eiock Co. for the floral tributes. and ha during our recent hereANen1ent, He death of our beloved fathefs
 fSIgned) sM,
 10Nics R. cLAFTTY.s # tGtsRTRuDTf Tl. DOUufHHTY.
 RAYMOND RAT1NsKr,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17

The driver who delights in ultia. fancy statuary for his radiator cap viii have t0 stay out Of California 4 biiI prohibiting caps that stick out beyond the body Of the auto mobile has just been signed by Gov. Frank r, Merriam.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
TAXES FOR 1897. ARE NOW DUE.
30 Days Allowed to Pay; Bridge Club Has Stag
 Party
oAKyILLE
ICorrespondenG; Mae Wisla Bablt lSl7 Watertown Avenue

Taxes for 1887 became due and payable on Monday, August 18th. A 30 day period is allowed for pay ment of these taxes, after which they draw interest at the rate of 3 per cent.
 William G. McGowan, tax collec- tor for the Oakville Fire District will be at Spooner's Drug store each "wednesday and Friday eve- ning commencing August 18th, and continuing until September 18th, from 2 to g o'clock for the collection of taxes. ,
 Stag Party
 The members of Harry Byrnes' Bridge Club enjoyed a stag party Saturday evening at the home of George Budge, ST. of Buckingham street. Bridge was played and later a delicious luncheon was served.
 The members attending were: Bert LaVigne, Henry Calkins, Bill Smith, Herbert Evans, John Wiley, Chester Stodhart, John McGowan, and Harry Byrnes.
 The winners were: John Me- dowan, Harry Byrnes, John Wiley, and Herbert Evans.
 Briefs
 MT. and Mrs. Volney Rosengrant of Rosette street and son, Richard and daughter Mrs. Harold Wright and Mir. Wright of drandview ave- nue have returned to their honaes after spending 0 vacation at Har- vey's Lake and Wilkes Barre, Pa, the guests of Mrs. Rosengrant's mother, Mrs. Adda Garinger.
 MT. and Mrs. Paul Spooner of Buckingham street visited over the week end with MT. Spooner's moth- CT and family of Greenfield, Mass.
 The Misses Florence and Yvonne Loiselle of Sunset avenue are spend- ing the week ct Atlantic City, N. J. where they are registered at the Colton- Manor hotel. =.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
ORGANIZERS TO
 HAVE OWN UNION

Detroit Aug. l7.-(UP)-Unior organizers will organize Into an or. ganizer's union.
 The move is being led by Her. bert Brown, head of the United Automobile Workers Union Loca No. 43l, who said today that Homer Martin, International U. A. w president, has "hire and fire" power over all organizers at present.
 Brown said he Is resigning liii position to free himself of entanglo. ments. and that he will present. his demand to the Milwaukee U. A. W convention, Aug. 23.--Tho contem- plated union would be organized under the 0. I. O., Brown said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
WATERFOWL

. Large, Heated rooms. Residential section. Continuous hot water. 0as rage. White Box D-77, Democrat
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17

The Bureau of Air Commerce has announced 6 program for airways construction representing plans for tn, expenditure of about Sb,o00, 900.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
Briefs

DTteIS l Miss Mabelle Hickcox of Cutler Knoll and Miss Jeanette Beecher of Woodruff avenue have left for a vacation at Marthas Vineyard Mass.
 MT. and Mrs. Louis J. Fox. Mir and Mrs. J. II. Damery and chil- dren Janice and Jimmie of the Woodbury road and Mrs. Leon O. smith of Warren Way have re- ftrned to their homes from a weeks vacation spent at Indian Neck, Eranford.
 Fritz Weigands of the Middle bury road Is spending three months an Germany with relatives.
 Miss Helen Atwood has returned 10 her home on, DeForest street from 6 two weeks vacation spent in Gorhan1, Me. Ns|
 MT. and Mrs. J. R. Beach of Providence, R. T., spent the week end with their respective parents Mr. and Mrs. John L. Beach of She Litchfield road, and MT, and Mrs. zenas Candee of North street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-17
Gar,e Association to Meet

{ A meeting of the Watertown Fish and Game association will be held in the town hall Tuesday at 8 D m. Reports from the clambake will be heard. Plans for the coor hound field trial to be held August 20 at the Watertown Riding and Hunt club will be made. In Hospital
 Leman B. Judson of the Litch. held road is a patient at the Wa terbury hospital where he under went an operation for appendicitis Friday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-26
News Behind the News
Thank you please.
The NeLo Deal Axe is Ground
Democratic DeSerterS Doomed .
Says the NeIC Deal

WASHINGTON-The New Deal knife is at
last definitely out for those Democratic senators
who come up next year for denomination ana
who have fought Roosevelt on the court ana
other issues.
Seven or eight such senators are in danger,
and the Republicans expect to give three
or four of them Republican nominations in
case they are licked by administration and labor
forces in Democratic primaries or state conVen-
tlOnS OF 1898.
This means the biggest major party split since
the Bull Moose bolt in 1912, assuming that the
administration is successful, and that the Re-
publicans carry out their private assurances.
StrategistS in both parties, however, expect that
the big year of political alignment between con-
servatiYes and progressYes will come in 1910.
The Farley machine, local politicians and
labor's Non-Partisan League-Which is backed
chiefly by top officials Of the big ClO unions
are working together in at least a halt-dozen
states for pro-NeW Deal and pro-labor Demo-
cratic candidates with elimination OF anti-New
Deal Democratic senators as chief alm
First indication that these forces were oper-
ating came from New Jersey, where Senator
William H. Smithers, and other Roosevelt sup
porters have decided with organized labors ai1
to try to smash Frank Hague's powerful Demo-
cratic machine. Congressman Elmer H. Wene
will run against Senator Harry Moore in the
Democratic guoernatorial primary.
The background of this is the fact that Boss
Hague. whose machine not too onorouS Tor
New Deal purposes when he played New Deal
ball, has been opposing the administration lately
Senator Alya Adams of Colorado, leader in
the fight against the court plan and one OF
the signers of the judiciary report, will face
desperate fight against combined administration
and labor. Labors Non-Partisan League has
promised adequate financing If a strong candl-
date to against Adams can be found.
Over at the White House they're saying that
Senator Bennett Champ Clark OF Missouri IS
finished as a senator His principal worry is
Judge Charles Hay, who has strong labor sup
port and probably will be the pro-Roosevelt
candidate.
Senator Pat McCarran of Nevada already
has announced during the court debate that
the party machines dagger is IN his heart.
Conferences have been held lately with
view to eliminating Senator Millard Tydings of
Maryland, another court plan opponent who is
wealthy and socially prominent. The New Deal
candidate against Tydings is likely to be the
progressive congressman, David Lewis, who has
had labor background since he went to work
in the mines at the age of 9.
Senators Van NuyS, Indiana and Gillette,
Iowa, two other court plan opponents whose
terms will soon expire have been doomed for
some time by their state machines.