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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-26
SYKES, JOHNSON
 FREED ON BONDS
Axe and FlatirOn Wielders Land in Hospital Fol=
 lowing BrawI

Two bloody -turbaned colored men appeared before Judge Edward Mas colo in city court today, both charged with assault, breach of the peace and drunkenness.
 Exhibits presented by Prosecutor Frank T Healey included one large axe and a medium-sized solid flat iron.
 John Sykes, 54, of 19 Vine street, admitted using the axe. Joseph Johnson, 34, IA Lafayette street, said he yielded the flatiron.
 Both denied being drunk yester- day afternoon when the argument which landed both in St. Mary's hospital for repairs caused their ar rest.
 Testimony by Jotnsons wife, by Sykes housekeeper, by the defend- ants, resulted in dismissal of the drunkenness charges but the other matters are under the courts con- sideration. Judge Mascolo deferred sentence on the other counts pend- ing investigation by the probation officer and the two men were placed under bonds of $500 for Sykes, $l0C for Johnson.
 Testimony was that Sykes, the occupant of the four room two-bed apartment on Vine street, didn't want Johnson delivering liquor to the housekeeper. The court com mented that it appeared that jeal- ousy entered the Sykes menage when the housekeeper, identified as Frances" came to look after Sykes 1l-year-old daughter four months ago.
 Attorney George H. Lynch ap- peared for Sykes and Attorney Jos eph c. Guilfoile for Johnson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-26
A. I. FISHMAN
 TO TALK HERE Yale Divinity School Menl- Der Guest at Baptist
 Church Sunday

The meeting of the Women's Mis- sionary Social union, Wednesday, February 1, at the First Baptist church will be preceded by a lunch- con at p. m. to which all women in the parish have been invited.
 The luncheon will be a Hudson Luncheon" in commemoration of the 127th anniversary of the sailing of Adoniram and Ann Judson to Bur- 1-l, in February of 1912.
 The executive board will meet at 2 O. lock and the business meeting and program will ollows at 2:30, featuring a Judson program with special music conducted by Mrs. Wilbur H. Allen. The hostesses for the day will be Mrs. A. E. Sault and Mrs. w. A. Robbins.
 Rev. David P. Gaines, pastor, will speak at the morning worship next Sunday on Man and Wife, the fourth of a series of sermons on the character of Jacob. The preach- CT at the union service Sunday even- ing will be Dr. A. T. Fishman of Yale Divinity school. His address will be followed by a question period.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-26

Hopes for a settlement of the strike here, involving employees of produce firms, were raised today with the announcement that the State Board of Arbitration would meet in Hartford to hear evidence from both sides with a view of rec onciling all differences. Counsel for both employers and the drivers, as well as representatives of the local Teamsters' Union, an A. F. Of L. affiliate. ......
 The strike has been in progress for three weeks with numerous incidents to complicate efforts at settlement. Several arrests have resulted from alleged attacks on strike-breakers. Sabotage of company's trucks charged yesterday in complaint to the police. Inexperienced drivers are replacing veteran operators in an ef- fort to "break" the strike and pick ct" lines have been or will be estab- lished to win the public's sympathy and support for the drivers.
 Both sides will place all facts on the table in Hartford today. The dealers claim that they have met all demands but recognition of the closed shop" principle. The strikers reply that reasonable wages remain the principal bone of contention.
 Rudolph Tata. head of the team- sters' union, issued another state- ment today giving the strikers side of the picture. He praises the policy of the Democrat in presenting "all the news and the signed articles of the union. His statement follows:
 It is with the greatest of pleas ure that l write this article with the full knowledge that in this land of so-called free speech there is in our town one newspaper, (The Waterbury Democrat which will print a signed statement for labor organization even though it does not set up employers in general In the produce industry to be likened unto Caesars wife, beyond reproach."
 have tried continuously to bring before the public the unions side of the present controversy and gone so far as to offer to have oIr statement appear as paid al, but inasmuch as our article d.d not meet with the approval of the GODS THAT BE who are re- sponsible for the editorial policy of the paper I could not have a ]
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-26
Auxiliary President

be in line with the rest of the anti-labor tactics now being used by the employers.
 say again that these men are more sinned against than they are sinners. They are good drivers and conscientious workers and have the right to a decent living.
 The employers claim that they are as bad off as the men and that they too are practically starving even though they are in business. Then all I can say is that If all they say is true then an industry which can afford neither a decent living for its em- ployes or a reasonable return for the investment made by the em- ployer has not much right to a
 place under the sun and some thing should be done to correct this situation amongst the em- ployers and that using the tactics stated above against the employ es who are trying to rectify things on their side of the industry is not the decent American way of doing 1t.
 The facts in the case which I would like to bring out today is the type of drivers that the em- ployers are using as strikebreak- CTS to break down the resistance of the strikers.
 A few days ago a truck driven by strikebreakers injured two chil- dren on Ayers street and although the incident was mentioned it did not state that inexperienced strike
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-26
State Arbitration Board Convenes In
 Hope Of Settlement
Local Truck Drivers Continue Campaign Against PrO- duce DeaIers-Tata Again Claims Strikers Are
 Victim of Unjust Circumstances

signed statement appear therein without having 1t censored beyond recognition and the facts distort- ed to suit the opinion of the ops position rather than that of those giving the statement. But now that labor has been successful in finding a paper who will print an article as given I am able to bring before the public certain facts which previously have been re- jected.
 The men who are on strike are poor underprivileged individuals whose only sins are that they are trying to better their conditions of labor against opposition whose tactics have no place in this mod ern age but belong to an era decades ago. All of the complaints and strikebreakers and police on the trucks was all right 40 years ago but today through the con- tinued protest of the public in general these methods are anti quated. and get no sympathy from the public for the employers.
 To offset this the employers have now taken up the cry of violence as stated in yesterdays paper in regards to two trucks which were damaged supposedly by the strikers or their sympathiz- CTS and I have been threatened with arrest for sanctioning it or being 8 party to the violence.
 I have consistently warned my men against any such actions and our union still stands prepared to take proper steps towards any of our members found guilty of per- petrating such acts but intimida- ton on the part of any employer towards me or our union is not the solution to these crimes.
 Upon investigation we have found that one of the trucks in question represented an invest ment of $40 when bought six months ago and this is one phase of the matter that I would like to bring before the people. Just as the supposition of the opposition states that the act was possibly perpetrated by the strikers or sympathizers, is 1t outside the realm of possibility that $40 truck could well afford to be sac- rificed to bring discredit and dis favor in the eyes of the publicp It has been done before and would
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-26
EQUIPMENT FUND
 BENEFIT IS SET

Dr. Joseph L. Harvey, roentgen- ologist at the Waterbury hospital, was guest speaker at meeting of the Crosby Occupationand Camera clubs in the high school Tuesday evening.
 Roy H. Walch, faculty advisor of the clubs, will show films taken during the recent trip to Mexico at an entertainment program at the high school auditorium Feb. 3 at 7:30 o'clock in the evening. Proceeds will be used for the Crosby equip mcnt fund.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-26

fer. E. Grieshaber, Paul Schauland, Curt Wiehe, Henry Wilken, William Telhert, Alfred Steiger, Frank Baumgartner, Fred Reuter-, pr. An drew Jackson, Phil Becker, Charles Dreher.
 Paul Kunkel, M. R. Taschenberger, Frank Prosl, c. B. Jackson, Emil Hummel, William Kern, A. Kirsch- baum. Alex Klein, Peter Hock, Oscar Hess, Emil Hassler, Chester T.aude, G. A. Hayward, R. Hayward, c. A. Hayward Henr.' Hauke, J. Hayward Carl Bauer.
 Lorenz Berger, T. F. Hayes, J. Lutz, William Lutz, Fred Lux, Herman Lux, Paul Lux, s. Montello, c. H. Monzani, Dr. Ed. Herr, Hans Will haus, Raymond Snydre, Curt Selch- SOW. John Schell, J. Stanley, Fritz Ruether, s. Robinson, Arthur Field, L. Binder, M. Mcdonald, B. c. Stig- berg, c. M. Parsons, William Eeut- ter, Harry Kane Miss H. Rahm an, Miss Theresa Gaussman, Mrs. Harry Cathieu.
 Mrs. P. Gaug, Miss E. Bauck. Miss L. Simon. Mrs. H. Hansel, Miss c. Besenbruch. Mrs. A. Klein, Miss A. Gagnon, Mrs. R. Newbert, Miss B. Rehm, Mrs. P. Wright, Mrs. A. Tap ken, Miss H. Sprano, Mrs. G. Kopp, Mrs. Sepranas Mrs. M. Garren, Mrs. A. Greenwood. Mrs. E. Kuegler, Mrs. s. Robinson, Mrs. F. Prosl.
 hrc Iouarco AHrc K Ca1p1,nu, Mrfs. c. B. Arndt, Mrs. A. Rother, Mrs. E. Kuhr, Miss H. Wilhaus, Miss L. Mark, Miss Carther, Miss M. Jabs, Mrs. R. Arber, Miss M. Chepul, Mrs. R. Snyder. Miss J. Garren, Miss L. Garren Mrs. Sonderegger. Mrs. c. B. Jackson, Mrs. V. Herr, Mrs. E.. A. Herr, Miss M. Gaug, Mrs. E..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-26
DR. COUPON PLAYS VERSAILLES PACT
Present European Situa- ton Blamed on It Says
 Y Forum Speaker

Dr. Ethan T. Cotton, speaker at the third community forum spon- sored by the Y. M. c. A., told a capacity audience at the Water bury Women's Club last night that Germany is united nation, a na- ton of hopeful people who cannot be conquered except by an enorm- ous armed attack from without.
 Speaking on the subject, why Hitler Lasts" Dr. Cotton, who has studied conditions in Germany during IT trips there. five of them since the advent of Hitler, Saio that 75 per cent of the German people would be honestly in favor of Hit Ter, even If restrictions of the press and of speech were removed so that an honest answer might be given. Foremost among the many reasons that Dr. Colton gave for Hitler'S popularity is that he gave Germans back their self-respect after it had been crushed by the humiliating weight of the Versailles treaty. He added, in answer to question from the floor, that the Versailles pact must take much of the blame for the present situation in Europe.
 Christian churches are the only bodies that have withstood the Hit Ter machine, Dr. Cotton said, and some. of these are slowly being drawn in.
 Other reasons for Hitler,s power in Germany. Dr. Cotton asserted, are: he rid the nation of indemni- ties; he gave everyone a job; he reconstructed Berlin and other German cities, he dispelled fear of communism; he created a renais- sance in economics and industry.
 Many Germans believed they had their choice between communism and Hitler, Dr. Cotton said, and that of the six million communistic votes in Germany before Hitler there are practically none left.
 If Germany Is to be overthrown in the near future, 1t will take guns to do 1t. Dr. Cotton said in con- cluding. All the weaknesses of Germany are long time factors. The peoples brains are being stuffed, and some day others may come who will outthink the stuffed brains, but 1t will take 8 long time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-26
Legion Seeks | Clothes For Needy "Vets''

The current cold spell has been responsible for an increase in ap- peals to the American Legion for wearing apparel on the part of needy veterans and others, who are riding life's merry-go-round with difficulty these days. An oc- casional veteran passing through the city in quest of employment also calls at the Legion Home seeking a more serviceable coat or hat. Often times 1t is discover ed that the former Serviceman came to Waterbury expecting to find the intuition plants here begging for the services of skilled and non-skilled workers. On learning to the contrary the vet eran continues his trek to other sections of the country.
 The majority of appeals comes from local veterans and residents.
 The State Fund Committee of Corporal Coyle Post is meeting all demands for food, medicine, fuel and other necessities. Through the state office it is also able to provide clothing from time to time. However, the Legionnaires would be grateful to Waterbur- ians, who have discarded service able wearing apparel, and wish to pass it on to other less fortunate.
 If VOL have any suits, coats, dresses or shoes for adults or chil- dren the Legion will be glad to call for them and distribute them to applicants who are in need of them and who will be grateful, as will the Legion for them. A tele- phone message to the Legion Home on Holmes avenue and the committee will see that the ar ticles are called for and passed on. The Legion's telephone number IS 4.9855.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-26

Kuegler, Miss c M. Reed, Miss A. Beerbaum. Mrs. F. Camp, Miss M. zander, Miss G. Olisch, Mrs. A. Haversat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-26
Do This # You're NE RvOUS

Don't take chances on products you know nothing about or rely on temporary relief tonic ike time-proven Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. made especially fo' womsn from wholesome herbs and roots.
 Let Pinkham's Compound help build up more physical resistance and thus aid in calming jangiy nerves, lessen distress from female functional disorders and make life worth living.
 For over O years one woman has told another how to 90 ''smiling thru" with written in reporting glorious benehts-it MUST BE GOOD!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-26

The 73rd annual masquerade and fancy dress ball of the Concordia Singing society will be held to- morrow evening in Buckingham hall. The committee in charge has com- pleted arrangements and the mem- bers are confident that this years ball will be the most elaborate ever held by the old society, Bernhard c. Kluttig is chairman of the gen. eral committee in charge of arrange ments.
 Started 73 years ago by the char ter members of the local singing group, the Concordia masquerade
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-26
RUGGLEs' DAUGHTER"

Blonde Evelyn Reyes, under per- sonal contract to Cecil B. DeN1ille since the director discov- cred her and arranged her screen debut in 'The Buccaneer" has been cast in featured role as the daugh- ter of Charles Ruggles and Marjorie Rambeau in Paramount's Sweep stakes Millionaire"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-09-15
Miss Lois Nixon
Still in Europe

These are anxious and agoniZing
days for Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph ]. Nixon,
Of 2534 Biddle avenue. Their daughter.
Lois Nixon, is now in Naples, Italy,
waiting TO take an Italian liner for
New York.
Miss Nixon and twenty-fOur other
students who had been attending the
New York School of Fine and Applied
Arts for two years, left for Paris last
January TO study at the branch of the
New York school located in the
French city. They were accompanied
by an instructor This group of stu
dents took a research tour of IL cities
in France. Switzerland and Italy.
While in Italy, they were called back
10 the Paris school, because of the
oTening of the war
\ cablegram from Lois last Satur-
day stated that she was in Naples and
hoped to embark on an Italian liner
for home.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-09-15
FEDERAL sQBARE CIRCUS
SET FOR TOMORROW

The Federal Square Association will
present circus at the square. be-
tween Fourth and Fifth on Spruce. to-
morrow. The association members
tbOys and girls between the ages Of
3 and 49, have spent the last month
OF their summer vacation making pcs
ters. costumes and working Ep their
acts for this big event. The prog ram j.
as follows:
Ensemble in review
Tumblers and trapeZe performers.
Songs and dances by the m:i.!getS
st. Bernard dog and trainer
Chinese girls dance.
Indians and cowboys.
Boxing match, ALL vs.. Go.
IntermissiOn, 10 minutes.
WyandOtte quartette Bob Whit
Man, Bob Wiley, Neil Priskorn. Ron
aid Shepard.
Pony exhibition.
Clyde Beatty wild animal act.
Clown jambOree and band.
Ensemble-Finale.
Two performances are scheduled
one at $50 and one at Z 80 D. m. Ad-
mission will be and 10 cents, cents
for elementary school children and 10
cents for high school students and ad-
ults. The evening performance will
cater especially TO adults. although
children will also be welcome The
mothers of the children IN the neigh
bOrhOOd will be on hand to assist in
taking care of the children attending
the afternoon performance.
A wild animal and freak exhibit are
also included in the one price IF adj
mission. and last but not least there
will be three ponies in the square be-
tween performances with rides at )
cents each. Two refreShment sta ads
will take care Of the thirty youngsters.
Ben YaSk Of the recreation depart
ment will be master Of ceremonies, and
a public address system will be install
ed for the occasion. The square will
be roped off between the hours Of 2 to
: O'clock on Saturday.
m case of inclement weather the
perfOrma noes and pony rides viii be
held on Monday and Tuesday evenings
The ponies will be in the square from
a tn and the performance will begin
at Z 80 O'clock ON these evenings.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-09-15
Action aiken
by the Council

The Board Of Education, through
Secretary Arthur +. Baisley, Tuesday
night asked the Council to include In
the Sixth Street paving project, the
replacing of an 1SxSOs foot driveway
near the Roosevelt field house, cross,
ing from Sycamore street TO Eureka
avenue. This was formerly Sixth
street. The board expressed its willing
ness to meet the cost OF materials, and
said that the work could be done at
considerable saving to the city while
Sixth street is being paved. Referred
to the city engineer.
The police department reported that
Welker had been licensed and immun-
lied, and that the lady had declined
to make complaint against the own
er of the dog.
The Municipal Service Commission
was authorized TO purchase its lamp
requirements for the ensuing year
from the Graybar Electric Company
OF Detroit.
Councilman Louis w. Benin asked
that the secretary of the Municipal
Service Commission furnish a compiled
report showing the value Of business
given to the larger electric supply
dealers, especially those interested I'm
the lamp contract this year. The city
clerk was instructed to request the
report.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-09-15
Found 7 GLAND a
Determined Nation

Miss Mary A KurzatkOwSki. teach.
er in the WyandOtte public schools, and
Il qualified attorney, returned recently
from trip to Poland with her brother
John. of 1907 Oak street. Another bro
Their is Ed. KurZatkOwski. also an at
tOrney. and former WyandOtte cOun-
Gilman
To the Detroit News Miss Kurzat-
kOwSki gave an account of Poland's
attitude toward war with Germany
and the c0untry's determination Il
prosecute its defense with vigOr.
Says she: For months Poland was
ready for war. They have been expect
ing war since March. Polish spies re-
ported that after seizing Memel Hitler
was to take Danzig on his way back
And all along army officers have
felt that it wasn't a question of Hitler
taking Danzig and the Corridor. II
was a question of his asking all Of
Poland. They remembered his seizure
first OF the Sudetenland and then all
of CZech0 -SlOvakia
Mainline armies began quietly form
ing IN Poland's forests. Military or
ders kept soldiers away from main
highways and towns" Miss KuEat.
kOwski had to get permission to visI
a cousin. who is priest at JaRowiec
near the German border.
TO an outsider everything appeared
calm" Miss KurzatkOwSki said. Blu,
the side roads were posted with signs
Villagers only TO this way. Strangers
keep out Along side roads we saw
companies Of soldiers marching
LATER. at Warsaw railroad sta
ten, i Saw never ending army march.
ing. That's when l decided 10 get out
We were dancing and having a
late dinner at a hotel in Mlawa the
night we were to leave for Gdynia.
suddenly We heard marching feet and
hpofbeatS. Yws officers with me rushed
Ut Ia see If an alarm had been sound
ell. | had terrible feeling that we
might already be cut OF. Two new
divisi ms were marching toward Ger
many.
The Aiawa railroad station was min
ed. ready for destruction in the face
of an advancing enemy when the KHr-
zatkcwskiS left for the port. At GdyniH
harbed wire was evident and iron rails
had been placed in street rs an OBJ
Stacle To advancing tanks.
Miss Kurzatkowski Is a member Of
the recently Ogsa niZed Polish relief
committee in Detroit
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-09-15
VICTIM Of STABBING
REFUSES TO PROSECUTE

Policemen Miller, SkidmOre, Path
and Kortas were called to 300 Eighth
street, at II 40 o'clock Saturday morn
ing, following report that fight was
in progress
They found that John COrko, 46-
years-Old, had been stabbed in the left
breast, reputedly by Sam Soch, 40, of
the same address. Soeh was placed
under arrest. Efforts to locate the
knife used in the stabbing were Of no
avail
COrkO was taken to the WyandOtte
General hospital by Joe Szymanski.
The injured mans condition was re-
ported as serious at the time.
On Monday COrkO was released from
the hospital. As he declined to enter a
complaint against his alleged assailant,
the latter was also released.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-09-15
Bartholomew Reno
'0bssquies Today

Following an illness of seven weeks
bartholomew Reno. a years of age
died at his home. 1904 West jefferson
Riverview on Tuesday night.
He is survived by his wife, Mary
four SONS, Albert, James. Thomas and
Milton. of Riverview; five daughters,
Mrs. Andrew Tear of Riverview. Mrs.
Leo Seig. Mrs. Edward Berry and Mrs
Max Simon Of WyandOtte, and Mrs.
Daniel COffey Of Trenton; three broth
ers, Alexander of Wolverine. Mich,
Joseph of Trenton and Columbus of
Detroit. and one sister, Mrs. Jesse
Ey1es of Riverview.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reno celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary last Nov
smber ~.
Funeral services were to be held this
morning at 5 80 from the residence and
at o'clock from ST. JOseph's church
Trenton. Burial will be I'm Mt. Carmel
cemetery, Wyandotte.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-09-15
Dies Afts, a
S Ysars' IIlness

Bert PhilpOrt, well known Wyan-
dOtte citizen and former manager Of
the Michigan Alkali club, died on Tues
day after a lingering illness of five
years duration. The end came in the
Milton COnvalescent Home at Detroit.
He was past noble grand of the
WyandOtte OddfellOws, which frater-
nifty had charge of a service at the
grave.
Funeral services were held at the
Nixon funeral home yesterday after
noon, conducted lV DR.. Warren f. Hall
of the First Presbyterian church. Bur-
ial was in Ferndale cemetery.
Mr. PhilpOrt is survived by his wife,
Gertrude, and two sons, Clyde and Ell
roy; also two sisters, Mrs. Anna Glib
son of Wyandotte and Mrs. Mable Nc
Laughlin of Canada
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-09-15
PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLE
RESUMES REHEARSALS

The Philharmonic String ensemble
resumed rehearsals, yesterday. The
four new members who have been adj
mitted this season are Josephine Deg
tiarick and Jean Harriet, first violin /;
Lillian Weston, third violin, and Gwen
dOlyn Birkett. cello.
The officers this fall are Dorothy
Phillips, president Alice Block, secre-
treasurer; Floyd Bettes, stage
manager, and Marjorie Haddock, pro-
gram chairman. Jack Downing is the
conductor.
The ensemble will play October 10
in the milk fund concert and will give
a concert of their own later in the
season.