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The Washington times., 1937-06-29
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-27
MARY MIANELLI
DISAPPEARED

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step in getting the dirt to the ton
OF the levee was for workmen to
shovel IT part way up the sloping
city, or back side OF the levee. An
other group threw 1t two-thirds of
the way up. A third group shoyeled
1t into the wooden walls. A few
men tramped 1t down.
Sandbags. filled during the night
by shivering laborers and loaded on
railroad fiat cars, were carried In
behind the levee ready for reinforce
ing the bulkheads. The laborers
stopped sometimes to swing their
arms and warm their hands. But
when one rested another took UP his
shovel SO as not I'd delay progress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-27
WORKERS TRY TO
RESCUE CAIRO
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by side to hurl up an earthen bar
rier against the pressure to come.
Bulkheads were built by filling
earth between boards fastened to-
gether on top OF the concreae levee
1t was tedious hand labor.
TugboatS steamed up and down
the muddy torrent. Some hauled
barges and others scurried without
loads. Crews Of levee workers
changed shifts. Men who had labor
ed all night dragged silently Off for
breakfast and bed.
Workers Were Clipper
Workers reporting for duty were
clipper. Some huddled around bon
fires on the ground behind the levee
or In one end of railrad coal cars
carrying dirt. Many negro work.
ers wore burlap bags tied outside
their shoes.
Men worked by hand, shoveling
dirt from railroad cars. The first
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-27
$40, 600 Asked
For Red Cross
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Cross assistance must be max
mum generosity American peo-
pie. Every possible member
National Red Cross staff now as
signed to field for relief duty. /
call upon all chapters to assume
full initiative their respective jurts-
dictions and mobilize every COM
munity resource Of personnel and
organization to raise promptly
largest possible amount. Report
daily amount raised. For your
information in view present known
needs your goal should be not less
than five times quota originally
assigned YOU"
Message Of Mayor
Mayor Frank Hayes, in message
today to all Waterburians who are
employed by the city In any way
urged that they contribute gener-
ously and as speedily as possible.
A review of the local drive, now
only in its third day, shows that the
city has averaged a little over $1,000
per day. The largest donation re-
ceived to date was from the Scovill
Manufacturing company which
$1,000.
Yesterdays donations are listed
as follows:
S A., Wy n NEolxo,oaocae IN m
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-27
100 from Philadelphia, IS from Tole-

100 from Philadelphia, is from Tole-
do, 20 from Boston, eight from Erie,
Pa, two from Campaign, Ill, four
from Marion, o., two from South
Haven, Mich, is from Chattanooga,
Tenn, 80 from indianapolis, Is from
Richmond, Va, six from Raleigh, N.
c., 20 from Pittsburgh, others from
Buffalo, N. Y. and Charlotte, N. G.
Others stood ready In Atlanta, Ga.
The mayor announced the organi-
zation Of these details only few
minutes after his sheriff, H. Watson
Lindsey, fell and broke his leg.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-27
MILLER
BOSSES OWN CITY
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his middle forties, called for the
police from other cities IN radio
broadcast in which he described in
detail the terror which prevailed in
this city of 100000 homeless.
He explained that 900 regular SOL
diers were stationed six miles out Of
the city, but could not enter unless
the city was declared In a state Of
instruction. He left the microphone
to confer with Brig. Gen. William K.
Naylor, who commanded the troops.
Their conference became a legalistic
argument.
Federal Troops Go In
Chief of staff Of the United States
army, General Malin Craig In Wash
ington, ended it by ordering federal
troops placed at Miller'S disposal,
for police or other duties. Gen. Nay
lor, overruled, reported turned over
his troops to Brig. Gen. Daniel Van
Voorhees,, commandant of Fort Knox
KY.
Just before dawn, 200 Of the 600
troops began breaking camp to
march into the darkened city. The
others will come later.
1t was agreed that Miller will be
supreme head of the city, as provost
marshal in an area already placed
under martial law by Gov. Chandler.
His deputy provost marshal will be
Percy Haley, former adjutant gen.
eral of the Kentucky National Guard
Van Voorhees, will command the
regular troops who will bring four
armored cars into Louisville for pa
troll duty and to check looting.
First the federal troops will police
the city for "a hours. The the local
police, supplemented by those from
other cities will take charge. Nation
al Guardsmen will aid them.
Will Halt Looting
Under Millers' orders they will be
distributed strateeically to halt loot
ing. chiefly of foodstuffs. Local no.
lice and firemen, exhausted from
flood rescue duty, have been almost
powerless to prevent marauders
from breaking into stores.
They will order every cigaret and
match on the street extino,lished
to prevent igniting of the oil seeping
from submerged tanks and floating
on backwater from overloaded sew
ers. A deep pool of such oil fioated
around the city hall. Those who dc
not heed the command to put out
the cigaret" will be handled roughly
One fire has burned a paint and
varniSh company to the waters
edge, at a loss Of $5O0,000. Two small
er fires-an automobile agency and
freight platform-caused 5000, Oo(
damage. An exploding gasoline tank
terrified refugees and marooneo
residents, prompted rumors Of dyna.
hitting, but actually caused no dam.
age
There were bodies to be lifted from
the flood waters. Disease gripped the
city.
Thirteen Known Dead
Thirteen are known to have dieo
since Friday, mostly from respiratory
diseases. Four babies are diving ir
hospitals. Six others are dead In out.
lying flooded areas almost impossible
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-27
WAS DESPONDENT

Ridgefield. Conn.,, Jan. 27-(UP).
The suicide Of Joseph A. Webster,
81, by drowning in New pond, was
said by Medical Examiner Or.
Charles Ryder today TO have been
prompted by dependency over fail
ing health. Webster. former JUS
tice of the peace at South Salem,
N. Y, disappeared from his niece's
home late yesterday. Footprints
leading to the pond caused search
e.s to drag the bottom and his body
was recovered.
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lodged against the suspect by Prose-
cutor Mitchell Myers In city court
yesterday.
Hartford Cooperates
Hartford police have been cooper
ating with local detectives since yes
terday morning, but Hartford adj
dresses given by the MianelI girl
have proved non-existent.
The Delusso girl told detectives
that she came to Waterbury early
this month, after Lombardi told
them he could get them work here.
Monday afternoon, she said, Lom-
bardi came to % Pond street, where
they were living, and forced the
Mianelli girl to accompany him. eiv-
ing her time only to throw 4 roat
over pajamas she was wearing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-27

Road construction 10 active
throughout British Malaga.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-27
The Count To On

Waterbury will sleep easier now that those concerned in the recent civic elec- ton are agreed that all voting machines used will be reopened and the totals, as recorded, taken down by the proper officials. This decision, concurred in by all conteSting parties, should make 1t possible to relegate to inside pages the news of what is occurring in the courts anent the election results. While it may be some few days before the entire pro- cess of taking the recount is completed, still in the interim most of us can com pose ourselves,
 Any election where candidate IS elected by only Scant few votes, ana the total of the votes for all candidates IS high in the thousands, Is bound to pro- duce results such as we had right here in Waterbury. You might say, as have many, that 1t isn't possible for man to be elected to public office in Waterbury by ma jority which is less than 100 votes and still have consummated legal election. Still, we presume that were the Republi- can and Independent Democratic forces victorious by the figures given the suc- cessful Democratic candidates there would be no great demand by the former for Q recount.
 The situation, as we regard 1t, Is unique in Waterbury election history, but 1t is not unprecedented. Many men have been elected to public office by even lower majorities than those record cd d>here. In many instances the outcome was questioned, probed, and found to be correct. The opposite, too, was no doubt true on occasions. The vote discrepan- cies, as alleged by the Republican and ndependent-D Democratic leaders, do not, however, indicate to this writer that any great change can occur in the figures as revealed by the moderators' sheets. The way to settle that, of course, Is reexaI1- ination. We sincerely hope that the re. count will obviate any necessity for al1- other election, which would not only be expensive, but might also go contrary to the expressed wishes of the electorate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-27
Beauty and Tragedy

Nothing was quite so graphically gripping as the picture printed last Sat- urday in the Waterbury Democrat showing a pack train making It's slow way over the snow-clad hills of north eastern Utah to a spot high In the Uinta Mountains where lay the wreckage and bodies, sole indication of another com mercial airplane crash. The picture was marvellous In It's detail. everything being clearly etched against the pure white snow. It's hard to believe that an ordi- nary picture from flying plane could bring out so much detail and tell as vivid a story.
 Down In the right hand corner the pack train Is making It's way across the mountain side. It's shadows are cast across the snow. Huge pines dot the landscape also casting shadows. vast mountain peaks stretch out in the back ground with here and there covering of trees clearly visible, but bare peaks, save for snow covering, puncturing the center of the photograph. An arrow in' dicates the wreckage of the transport plane on the hillside, which, according to descriptions struck the mountain barely 100 feet from the peak.
 Were 1t not for the arrow one would not, of course, know what the tiny dots on the snow were. But knowing the story and seeing 1t portrayed so wildly by the cameraman's lens makes the pho tograph stand out all the more brilliant iy. The picture may not be termed one of the best of 1887, but we would cast one vote for the unknown cameraman as producer of the most beautiful and graphic news picture Of 1887. We pre- sunie 1t was just a routine performance for the cameramar.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-27
Peace Very Uncertain

We doubt very much if anything pro- ductive of peace in labor'S camps will come of this conference in Washington between representatives of the CIO and the A. F. of L. The Waterbury Democrats Wash ington correspondents, Drew Pearson and Robert Allen, collaboratorS of the Washington Merry Go-Round, hold the same theory. It's Q convincing one, for anyone who has followed the courses of the two rival labor organizations. It's hard to see how their paths can be made to coincide unless either one gives way to the other.
 There is no reason to believe the A. F. of L. will backtrack and subscribe to CIO theories. Why should the opposite be believed, either? It is safe to assume and even proclaim that both groups want their principles maintained. What then can this gathering in Washington accomplish? Nothing in the way of mak- ing peace between the rival groups. MT. Pearson and MT. Allen called attention to the "venemous" animosity existing be- tween ranking leaders of the two groups. If anything was needed to keep them apart these personal vendettas will suf- Ace.
 For strategic reasons both labor asso- citations consider meeting of the two necessary. Each is trying to outwit and outflank the other. This was apparent in the negotiations for the meeting with the CIO very much trying to master mind its bitterly-outspoken A. F. of L. The only ones to be outsmarted in the long run will be the members of the va rious unions comprising the two major groups. They will find themselves used for purposes which certainly were never intended for unions. Unionism may suffer a severe blow from this internal combat. It certainly is not going to help out the cause of labor and capital. Nor will 1t be in the interest of the New Deals social problems, disguised as labor problems.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-27

Ernest Kahn says there ought to be more than 0,OO0, 900 new houses by 1045.
 Along with the "low cost" homes, there should be hundreds of thous- ands of medium cost homes, and others more speclous and expensive for those who can afford them. In this one field alone, if the need were taken Seri- ously and there were concerted move ment to meet 1t, there would be not only proper housing for 1SO,OO0,000 Ameri- cans, but the making of new prosperity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-27
House Famine

There is an almost incredible lack of houses in this country today. Expected construction has not yet been realized. Present building doesn't seem even to be replacing homes no longer usable, and Keeping up with growth of population, not to mention catching up on the build Ina deficits of the last decade.
 Figures presented at the meeting of the American Public Health Association in New York indicated that the housing de. ficiency is as bad now as 1t was in the worst period after the World War. Pro lessor c. E. 4. Winslow of Yale University says the country needs 5000 900 new Tow cost house units, to meet minimum needs for health and decency. Another expert calls for 2,775,000 new homes by 1041. Brcckines institution makes t 4.50O.OOO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-27

The red-man still has his way down in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia of adjacent states. At least he has just had his way to the extent that the Blue Ridge Parkway, one of those skyline drives down In the southlands, will not run according to plans. Original plans called for the road to run through lands owned by the Cherokee Indians. To do this Congress had to seek permission from them. A special election was to be held by the tribe to determine wheth- CT or not permission was granted This election had to be held by a certain date, the call for 1t being issued by Chief Jar rett Blythe, but the dead-line, October IT, passed without the election, so Uncle Sam will now detour the highway. All of which Is interesting and also indicates quite clearly that some Indians still pre- fer to cling to their ancestral homes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-27
INTERPRETATION OF CATHOLIC STATUS IS TERMED SUPPORT FOR
 MURDER"
Oct. %, 1887.

oct. 26, l0S1 Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 When the Associated Press re- ported the other day that the Vat. ican had given It's ofticial support to the Japanese invasion of China, there soon came c vigorous denial
 In the face of this denial, howe, ever, what can serious people in general and serious Mberal-rninded Catholics in particular make of the latest statement that comes from Rome7
 This is the official statement of Msgr. Celso Constantini, formerly Apostolic Delegate in China and now secretary of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith.
 This high ecclesiastic at the Vat. ican said, according to the United Press, that Communism is incul. eating an exalted nationaliSm among various oriental peoples, preaching equality and peace among primitive and impoverished classes in Africa and exciting the natives hBhuhDV tkiC WHkUGb
 Who could mistake the references here in this statement of Q high Vatican official especially interested in the Far East? By his attack on the "exalted nationalism" of China he is repeating almost literally the military propaganda from the Jep. anese military staff.
 Is the aggressive, imperialist Ina. tionalisin" of the Japanese militar. iSt nurderers more to the taste of the Vatican? Is 1t wrong for the Chinese people to fight for the in. dependence of their own country?
 And what another crime b charged to the communiSts-that they preach equality" to African peo- plesl Could this Catholic hierarch make any bolder defense of the 1tal. ian fascist bombings of Ethiopian villages? Do the African people lose their souls when they are reluctant to die in the mines and fields un. der the lash Of foreign exploiters and invaders?
 If the original Vatican story mis. represented its position, how does it happen that e high Vatican ofiiciaI can, Q few days later, repeat the support for Japan and the invasion of Ethiopia, which was at first de. nied? /
 The most devout Catholic will af- firm that Catholicism as Q religious faith does not commit its comtnuni. cants to support for imperialist mur- der of defenseless villages nor can 1t condone the throttling of o great people like the Chinese.
 Communist Party of Waterbury,
 CHARLES CRAsNTTeK1. 247 South Main Street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-27

The roadway will link the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with the Shenandoah National Park. It is a 450-nile route and a very scenic one too, as are most of these new pathways down around these two new national parks. The interesting feature of the rejection of the federal governments plan to build the parkway through the Cherokee lands is the fact that the Indians would have received for the 1902 acres of land they were to abandon 1,547 tract, valued at $87,833. Their land was valued at $18,030. Their new home would have included some of the finest agricultural fields in the neighborhood.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-27
Current Comment

Motion picture work is the haTd- est way in the world to earn an easy living.
 Edward c. Arnold. Him StaE
 I like them ell. They are all 90 beautiful, so marvellous. -Vittorio Mussolini commenting on American girls..
 Neutrality for the United States is impossible aS long as the present international agreements remain in force,
 --oen. Chiang Kai-shek, China's premier.
 Marriage is a kind of let-down to romance. Alice Faye, movie actress who re- gently got married.
 Constitutional government in thia country is succeeding despite the obstacles being placed in its way by those who do not want to see 1t work.
 President Roosevelt.
 I'll be awfplly glad to see father I'm nearly bkoke. John Roosevelt, youngest son oi
 the President, returning iron
 Europe.
 I would like 10 dedicate the lasl 10 years of my life to writing ar autobiography, but win i1evel know where the period begins. Irene Dunne. Hollywood. 0nIif.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-27
A Book a Day
Franklin Lives Again in New Biography

One Of the great regrets of the literary world has been that Ben- jamin Franklin never found time in his busy old age to complete his Autobiography" Unfortunately, that famous book runs only to his fiftieth year and the crowning achievements, much of the amazing part of his career, is omitted.
 So to close that gap, to round out the story of Franklin'g last 90 years, Nathan c. Goodman wrote Benjamin Franklin's Own Story" University of Pennsylvania Press, S2.SO). And assuredly here is an in- triguing document.
 The book includes Franklin's Autobiography" reprinted in full and concludes with Dr. Goodfnan,s sketch Of his life from i760 to his death in i700. The sketch is based largely on the great Americans own writings, jotted at random in his late years; thus the tone of the Autobiography" E kept to the end.
 You follow the Philadelphia pa- triot avidly through those final crowded decades; his appearance before Parliament to plead for the coloniStS on the eve of the ReVoIu- ton; his manifold activities after war was declared; his participation in the peace negotiations; his philo- SoptieS; and finally his part in building the government that Is AEiaeTicA'6 today.
 One of the high, dramatic mo. ments of the book is the short but memorable address Franklin de- liveTed at the conclusion of the COnstitutional Convention on Sept. 17, 1767.
 T confess" said that founding father, "that I do not entirely ap- prove Of this Constitution at pFes- ent, but, Sir, I am not sure shall never approve 1t; for. having lived long, I have experienced many in- stances of being obliged, by better | information or fuller consideration to change my opinions even on im- poEtant subjects, which once thought right, but found otherwise. 1"
 Dr. Goodmanis book revitaiizes Franklin like that, to the last page. And you lay 1t down finally with the feeling that here most emphati- calIy is c real compensation for IFranklin's failure to complete his ~AutCbiDgFaphy."-P. e. r.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-27

crop protected by government subsidy, they will Do In an ad- vantageous position Co undersell foreign competitors and dOmln. ate the world market. The told" region, however, wants no fur- ther expanslon Oe cotton acre. age. Ht wants Co ARreese" prO- ductlon at . point where It's growers hRve . chance to sur. Vive.
 Closely allied with tho thew" section are the cotton exporters and brokers, who also want yield. unlimited 50 that they will al- ways have plenty to sell The AAA nearly ruined them and they want no more of 1t.
 Garner and Jones, and to scme extent Smith, are the leading spokesmen of this alliance. Through their strategic pariia- mentary positions they can pow erfully benefit their side. But since the South is split on the issue and the President can count on the vigorous support of the "old" cotton states, he has c potent cudgel to swing on Garner and company.
 A significant indication of this impending llne-up was the overwhelming vote for crop con- trOl registered by Alabama farmer representatives meeting In Auburn last week. In the forthcoming xnOnnentOug bot. tllng on Capitol Hill a lot mere will be heard of similar "grAss root" demands.
 NOTE-Oscar Johnson, special assistant to Wallace and c large Mississippi cotton grower, in Q speech ct Jackson, Miss, last week, charged that Richard liar. rlss, one of. the largest New York cotton brokers, and Colonel Law renee Westbrook, one.time assist. ant of Harry Hopkins, were rais- ing c 9260,000 slush fund to op- pose production control. Herrlss was one of Father Coughlln's most potent packers and advisers in the radio priests political adventures last year.
 Merry.G Round
 Madame saito, wife of the Jap. anese ambassador and Q popular Washington hostess, has clois- tered herself since the beginning of the Sino.Japanese war. Since the Presidents Chicago speech, Secretary Cordell Hulls daily press conferences have dou. bled in attendance. Hawaiian producers of pineapples are look Ing askance ct Q trial shipment of 100 crates of the fruit from Brazil. Imports of Argentine corn, which reached Q peak of [ million bushels in one week in July, have almost dried up. Last weeks shipments amounted to only i40,000 bushels. '.a Copyright, 1887, by United Featur
 Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-27

Other features that would have been to the tribes advantage were the fact that increased tourist trade would have been brought to their doors. In addition Uncle Sam planned and probably Will build an Indian hotel, craft shop, and an Indian trading post at strategic points along the parkway. We don't be-. lieve the plans will be abandoned to do this, but they may not be as near to the Indian reservation now as they would have been had the land grant been made However, the reds prefer ancestral terrI- tory to new fields.