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La gaceta., 1939-05-16
EIOcloS

Mucho Sc elogia en- todos los
Icfrculos la conducta del Comite
ConSultivo Conjunto de la In
ternacional de Tabaqueros de A.
merica enviando miles de cartas
a las Uniones del pals, en- las cua
les pide ayuda para la industrial
en- la que trabajan miles de HON
bres organizados.
Els ell comienzo, a juicio nues-
tro, de una campana como la
que nosotros hemos venido reco-
mendando; pero sin que Sc olvi-
de a los fabricantes qre Sc mar
chan de aqui para ciudades don
de existen o pueden crear Ia
Heres de sudor.
Hay que hacer saber tambien
a los trabajadores y a sus ami
gos, porque algunas fabricas Sc
marchan de Tampa.
Sc marchan para pagan bajos
jornales en- otros sitios y CONT
nuar diStrrtando del credito que
Tampa les diera.
Debiera crearse un fondo pa
"a la propaganda de la industrial
y en- particular para "anunciar''
a los que Sc marchan a crear ira
bajo eSclavo, es decir trabajo
NAL retribuido y sin organiza-
ci6n obrera.
La gaceta., 1939-05-16
A HARLAN 2
AGENTES DEL DEPARTA-
MENTO DE JUSICIA

Dos agentes del departamento
de justicia de la naci6n Sc en-
~crentran hoy en- Harlan, KY
oomprobando las violaciones de
las libertades civicas que ALI CO.
meten los patronos. Els proba-
BILE que Sc recojan nuevos datOs
para llevar de nuevo a los tribu-
males, bajo serios cargos de cons
piraci6n, a los patronos "enca-
nallados' que va una vez fueron
llevados a los tribunales y absrel
tos.
La gaceta., 1939-05-16
A MUERTE
UN TENIENTE DE LAS
BRIGADAS
MALES

Mia, Francia, mayo 16.-Por
haber dado muerte al cOcinerO
de un hotel dOnde trabajaba, en-
Juan Les Pins, ha sidO condena-
do a la guillotina Michel Scha-
rella, un exteniente en- las bri-
gadas internacionales de la Re-
publica Espanola. Cometi6 ell de-
Ito ell pasado agosto, cuando ira
bajaba como fregador de platos.
La gaceta., 1939-05-16
6 BNLNiMAS PLEAS ENCHAPADAS DE PLATA
PLATA RIGA, uUSTROSA, QUE EMBEILECERA SU MESA
10 QUE listed sIEMPRE HA OEsEAro

LO QUE listed SIEMPRE HA OEskAFO
Plata para ia mesa 80. LC que las mu-
jeres %quierel y desean. Plata para IL me
sa, ell ideal, cubiertoS hechos por la tamo'
8 WIN. A. ROGERS SUVERWARE
Una gran noticia tenemos que dsr a
nuestraa l~ectoras.
La Gaceta, por medic de ia c. peraci6n
de la Oneida, Ltd, fabr'cante de la Pla' \
de Mese VIM. A. Roger, mace possible 10
ndquisici6n De estos cubiertvs a Sra hume
roses l%ectores. listed puede tener 10 que
otras senoras y sehoritAs tiehen.
CALIDAD OURACIoN DE PoR VIDA
Els due c%reerlo, pero la realidad esta
aqui-plata de mesa a tan bajo precio. La
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29

licked from the jump, because they can't figure out anything as simple as that"
 LONG DYNASTY
 PROBABLE
 Plenty of politicians in high places have been plenty mean to Earl Long for long time. They couldn't picture such a simple thing happening as just happened in Louisiana Governor Leche quitting under fire, and auto- matically making Earl Long gov- ernor until May 12, 1940, with all the power of a governor in his hands to organize further his cam- paign to be elected governor in 194O, and the backing of the Maestri machine in New Orleans behind him mot 100 per cent, but 200 per cent" says Mayor Maestri.
 In spite of a field of other can didates, all that probably means
 that Earl Long will be elected governor after his II months of the Leche term in that office.
 The prospect of a Long dynasty looms in Louisiasa now. Gov. Earl Long has no children. But Russell Long, son of Huey, now at Louisiana State University and recently married at the age of 20,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29
HOUSING PROJECT
 MAKES RENTS LOW
Sums for New Homes Lower Than Slum Dwell-
 ing Rents

Washington, D. C., June 29-The lowest rents for decent modern homes ever reached in this country have been achieved in some of the first housing projects nearing com- pletion by local authorities with the aid of the United States Housing Authority. This fact was revealed toady by Nathan Straus, USHA Ad- ministrator, in announcing the rent schedules actually set by the local authorities of Austin, Texas; Jack sonville, Florida; Buffalo, New York; and New York City.
 with an average shelter rent of $6.59 monthly for a family dwelling, Austin has set record" MT. Straus said. Higher costs for materials, labor and maintenance in the other three cities compel rents higher than this unbelievably low figure. Yet in all of them the rents for the well-built new homes are actually lower than the average rents now paid for slum dwellings"
 The average monthly shelter rents per family announced for the Jack sonville project are $l0.58; for two projects in Buffalo the average is $13.25; for the Red Hook project in Brooklyn, it is about $l7.00.
 MT. Straus pointed out that these low rents mean that the local authorities participating in the USHA prgoram will actually rehouse low-i income families now compelled to live in slums. He said that the projects will serve families with average annual incomes estimated as follows: Austin, $400. with some as low as $500; Jacksonville. $750, with some as low as $500; the pro- ject for the. white families in Buffalo, $850l with some as low as $500; and the Negro project in Buffalo, $750, with some as low as $500: New York City, $950, with some as low as $700.
 Private capital cannot provide new hosing for income groups much below the $1.750 class" said MT. Straus. "These figures reveal how far from competing with private capital is the USHA program. Only those families living in slums and definitely substandard housing and having insufficient income to pay for decent housing are eligible for projects built with UsHA aid"
 Under its present program to rec house 100000 low-income families, the UsHA uends local authorities o0% ofthe total development cost of approved projects. To bring rents within the reach of loW-income families. tho Authority makes on annual grant and the local authority supplements this Wiht on annual grant. usually in tnc form of iex exemption.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29

has announced publicly that he is educating himself and dedicating himself for public life.
 In hot political campaigns on the L. s. U. campus he has shown aptitude and the old Huey Long technique. He has emerged vic- torious in those campus campaigns for undergraduate offices. He has married young and spectacularly, while yet in college, as did his father before him.
 Strange physical similarities mark the Long family. In many ways Earl Long grows more and more to look like Huey Long every day; even to act like him in many a mannerism.
 He has the same hot, reddish brown eyes. He has the same tangled thatch of dark brown hair. He has Huey's build, though not SO stout as in Huey's later years. And more and more, he is using Huey's homely, telling, country-boy phrases.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29

to use will be decided by the mayor and the corporation counsel. The hospital must take out insurance of the type and amount prescribed by the corporation counsel.
 The board members engaged in heated dispute over a motion by Alderman George Kingston, Re- publican leader, that the meeting adjourn until July 10. Alderman Thomas P. Kelly protested that Kingston had asked for the special meeting last night so that July business could be taken up, and it would not be necessary to hold the regular meeting scheduled for July 3rd.
 Motion Defeated \
 The vote on the motion was 7-7 and it was lost. Alderman c. Arthur Dubois. Republican, was absent Thus the regular meeting July will be held if quorum is pres ent.
 The board approved a transfer of $731 necessary to pay increased pensions provided for in Senator George T. Culhane's new pension act. Transfer of $900 to allow the changing of the street line on Pied mont street was voted. Claims, sewer and water petitions and abatement requests were referred to committees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29
CLUB COMPLETING
 JULY 4TH PROGRAM
Committees Meeting Toe night to Perfect Arrange
 ments for All-day Event

Committees in charge of the East End Community cluub's Fourth of July celebration will meet tonight at l844 East Main street to make final plans for the all-day program. Paul Kunkel is chairman of the general committee.
 The program will include baseball and softball. track and field events, other sports, parade, band con- certs and drills. Assisting MT. Kun kel are Harry Corden, secretary; Mrs. Helen Leary, assistant secret ary; Jery Brophy, treasurer; and William Foley, parade marshal.
 Committee chairmen follow: Booster, Benjamin Mover: fireworks, Raymond P. Burke: refreshments, Mrs. Edmund White, bugle and corps. Charles Berube; program, Joseph D. Brophy; athletics, Edwin Bolger: band concert, Harry Corden: publicity. Larry Kenny.
 The honorary committee com- prises:
 Park Commissioners: John P. Elton, president: William s. Jones. vice. president: Thomas r. Moore. secretary; Frederick s. Chase, Wil- liam 8. Fulton. Edmund !. paly, ST.. Peter Griffin, William II. White, Andrew !. Jackson, Judge Dennis !. elavin, and Mayor T. Frank Hayes, Dupt. Of Police William J. Roach, Corp. oounscl Charles 8. o'Connor. FIfc Chief Thomas Y, cayanauah. Fife M1r1Rni Dennis j' kohey F11lnaHlef rn1fIts !. bHpin Atty. Vincent @tl.i|<' |1r1 ~ @0'rrn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29
YOUTH RESCUED
 BYEAGLE SCOUT
Paul RObiIIard Saved from Drowning in Cedar Lake
 Yesterday
(special to me DemocrafI

Bristol, June 29-Eagle Scout Leor Balcezak, 25, of Main street, Terry. vile, lived up to his Boy Scout training yesterday afternoon when he dove into the deep water Of Cedar Lake and saved Paul Robil- lard, 25, of 288 Queen street. from drowning.
 Dr. Benjamin B. Robbins, who arr rived at the scene with the pulmotor crew of the fire department, said Robillard fell from Perch Rock at the lake and went down to the bot tom. A girl companion ran for help to Balcezak who was swimming nearby. Also summoned was Keneth Benoit, of Wolcott, a nearby resia dent.
 Balcezak and Benoit, who is also an active Scout, revived the rescued youth by artificial respiration as the doctor and pumotor crew arrived at the scene.
 Robillard was taken home by pr. Robbins, who said he suffered no ill effects. Robillard could not swim.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29

politics can place in governors hands in Louisiana.
 Earl Long has lot of "skunks" to skin, and today he has the knife to do the job if he wants to. For a long time, now a lot of "the boys" have been kicking Earls houn' -dawg around. They thought Earl was neatly shelved in the in- nocuous job of lieutenant-gover- nor, from which he would retire, his term ended May 12, 1940, and become just one more Louisiana lawyer.
 And they get little consolation from the interview Earl Long gave when he first learned Governor Leche had announced he was go- ing to resign.
 I'm not governor yet, so I have no statement to make" said Lieut.-Gov. Long, in the luxurious suite of Mayor Robert s. Maestri of New Orleans in the Roosevelt Hotel.
 Then Governor Long was asked, Are you going to use the weight of your office to protect grafters under fire?"
 TRUCKS
 MEAN TROUBLE
 For at that very time, Louisiana was in an uproar over a WPA investigation" into open charges of WPA graft and corruption in high places, backed by affidavits filed with the department of Frank Murphy, attorney general of the United States, at Washing ton. And on top of that the state was rocking even more with the story and photographs published in the New Orleans States show.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29

ing a Louisiana State University motor truck, identified by its li- cense plate 49-o11, delivering load of window frames and other house building material done in the Louisiana State University car- penter shop at Baton Rouge, to a new home under construction nearly 100 miles away, in swank New Or leans suburb. The house, was being built by James McLachlan, col onel on Governor Leche's staff, in- timate of Governor Leche.
 "Listen," said Earl Long. "When I get to be governor of Louisiana, if catch a crook in my adminis- tration stealing a nickel, I'll cru- cify him if he's my own brother. You can't cover up for crooks, de- fend crooks, stay surrounded by crooks, and stay in public office very long. Try to defend them and cover up for them, and they'll sink you. There's been too much of that in too many high places.
 i've learned one lesson about politics from watching what hap pened while my brother Huey was in office.
 "The deadliest politics in the world is no politics at all. Mighty few politicians ever seemed to learn that. They all want to cork screw, sidestep, duck, and do fancy footwork. When man never opens his mouth except to say what he means; when he never breaks a promise; when he keeps in touch with his people and doesn't let the hangers on and suckers up surround him so the people cant get to him, that man has 99 per cent of fha nr0fessinnal nnliticianS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29

board and the other demanding a similar investigation of the wage hour act and the wage-hour ad- ministration.
 Friends of both laws admit that
 these resolutions represent the most threatening attacks yet made. WOULD DELIVER
 INTO ENEMY'S HANDS For one thing, they would take legislation pertaining to the two
 measures out of the hand of the friendly House labor committee,
 headed by Congressman Mary Nor-
 ton of New Jersey, and lodge it in
 the hands of the laws avowed foes.
 For another, the resolution pro- vide that any legislation intro
 duced as result of these inveSti-
 gations shall have preferred status
 on the House calendar-a parlia-
 mentary technicality which would
 mean a speedy vote, with no chance for New Dealers to block action in
 the rules committee or elsewhere. Working with Smith to push the
 resolutions through is another southern Democrat, Congressman
 Eugene Cox of Georgia, one of the New Deals most bitter foes. What is worrying the New Deal
 CTS most, however, is the fact that
 the administrations leadership in
 the House is apparently going to re- fuse to make fight on the matter. The Smith resolutions represent
 an unusual procedure, in that they take legislation away from a duly constituted committee and short
 circuit the normal procedure by which amendments to existing legislation are considered. It goes without saying that if Majority Leader Rayburn and Speaker Bank head really wanted to kill these
 resolutions they could do so without trouble. So far, however, the gossip in the House lobby is that neither
 will make fight.
 The wage-hour law is in less dan-
 ger than the labor law. It is the less
 unpopular of the two; many north ern congressman, who. will vote
 enthusiastically against the Wagner
 act, are less likely to open up on the
 wage-hour law, partly because the
 wage-hour administration has re-
 fused to adopt differentials to pro tect low wage rates in the south, which is pleasing to representatives from industrial districts that have
 been feeling southern competition. In addition, there is fairly general feeling that the wage-hour law IS
 still so new that it deserves more of a run for its money before a thorough overhauling is in order.
 REPRESENTS A
 DEMOCRATIC SPLIT
 But the Wagner act is abundantly
 equipped with enemies, and none of them are more determined than Congressmen Smith and Cox. The whole fight, incidentally illustrates the sharp cleavage that exists within the Democratic party
 over advanced" New Deal legis- lation.
 The administration possesses such a heavy party majority in the House that no anti-New Deal cam- paign there would have a chance if the party were united. But it isn't The fact that these resolutions are being pushed by Democrats Smith and Cox and are not being fought enthusiastically by Democratic lead CTS Bankhead and Rayburn, high lights the fact unmistakably. Hostile action toward the Wagner
 act in the House might cause similar action in the Senate. So far, Senate
 New Dealers have staved off Wagner
 act amendments had actually passed the House, the back home" pres
 sure on senators to follow suit would
 be much stronger.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29

smth. William J. Pape, E. Vincent Maloney. E. Christy Erk. Rev. Dr. John L. Lewis, Rabbie Moses 6hein- kopf. Rev. Francis M. O'Shea, D. T. Burlington. ST., Adolph Raymond, John P. Williams. Mrs. Edith Geg- han. pr. Edward Post, Clifford Mc- Hale, Rev. Matthew c. Madden. Rev. Michael Keating, Rev. Samuel budde. Rev. John Kennedy, Rev. ]. Culliton. and the president of the following Community clubs: Wash inRton Hill. James 0Iadney: Hope viIie, John Grady sr.; Overlook. Frank Minnin1nn: Bunker Hill. At bert kcfffIef; Bucks Hill. Roy tNrfis: Easl Farms. Flatts Mills, Ht'sta7e Meta
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29

a flank attack which m ig h t wreck both of them is now gaining headway in the House.
 The first cen- ters about reso- lutions brought in by Congress man How a r d Smith of Vir- ginia, one cail- ing for an in vestigation of the labor act and tl1e labor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29
EM EN--

p.,,;no rbvn,es Walt Mason of our rioneer coumnsts He was 77 when he died the otheI dav at La Jolla Calf He was identified Wlth dn1elenC newspapers among them William Allen Whltes ampUra Gazette for which he wrote his famous Rlppnng Rhymes" he joined the Gazette he haa spene 4o
 oreat many years of his life Hitting from newspaper o newsnaper but arriving in Emporia he settled doWn own and proceeded to he himself expressed It ne fe worst-ooking poet in the United States He sareo ne all over again this place with trlfle over ooal M IT his pockets extra shirt and horse ana M puggy was not long before his in rhyme caught the fancy His size rvalled Alexander Wocott TOT or me me tpped the scales at about 240 pounds Outside o1 ms rppling rhymes wrote other notable verse ana It ls safe to say he wrote thousands of that human emotions were descriptive, humorous ana so on He was known as "Uncle Walt and named book atter @ himself just that "Uncle Waltz One could gather rom his prose poems that held grudge against nobody that he had keen mind behind his foolery ana klnay 1N philosophy His style of poetry was sort o runaong
 line that is the line didn't end but the end o1 one ran right along into the next and you might say taT ne M 5us wrote along and about himself he said Il think rye all
 man should need in this the simple little creed that IS nasted in my lid With all your fellow men be square be kind and just to a cent what others dd Hike so many of Uncle Walt didn't go about with chp on his shoulder his idea being more or leS lVe ana let live.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29
Board Accepts Offer
 To Lease Hospital
Aldermen Battle Over Terms Before Agreeing to Rent
 Isolation Building as ChiId's Hospital

A few scratches of the pen are now all that remain to make of- .ficial the leasing of the city iso- lation hospital on WatertoWn ave- nue to the Connecticut Children's hospital, of New Haven. The board of aldermen, at special meeting last ngiht, instructed Corporation Counsel Charles s. O'Connor to draw up the lease and empowered Mayor Frank Hayes to sign it on behalf of the city.
 The offer of Mrs. E. Louise Fitz- gerald, superintendent of the New Haven hospital, to rent the local in- stitution for $500 year was ac- cepted by the aldermen last night after a star chamber session that lasted almost an hour and a half. The board authorized the granting of lease for five years.
 Mrs. Fitzgerald is allowed up to three months rent, or $375 for the expense of making repairs to heat ing, plumbing and electrica sys- tems at the hospital. The lease will not carry any option for re- newal The children's hospital Specializes m the care of children who are mentally deficient. will be moved here from New Haven short ly after the signing of the lease. Dr. William H. Nugent, who repfe- sented Mrs. Fitzgerald in the ne- gotiations, is chief of the hospital staff.
 Compromise
 Aldermen argued at length over terms of the lease during the pri- vate meeting which preceded the regular session. The allowance of three months rent to Mrs. Fitz- gerald was compromise between her demand that the city make the necessary repairs, and the city's demand that she pay for the re- pairs.
 The lease will stipulate that the Connecticut Children's hospital as- sumes all responsibility for the maintenance of the building. The amount of land around the building which the hospital will be allowed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29
JUST A QUIZ AT TWILIGHT
sy THE MAN IN THE TOWER

Just a quiz at twilight With the mike tuned low, And the moths and Juneougs nyms In the pale evening glow. Though the spirit Is weary One perks up just the same, When comes your favorite Popular guessing game. The night may be humid, You sip gin fizz, And test the old memory In MT. so and sos quiz. Just a quiz at twilight With the mike tuned low, And the mosquitoes buzzing, Fitting to and fro. Then you settle in corner, Mother, father, sister, brother, Each armed with pad and pencil For a popular ask-me-another.
 EM EM-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29
FLYING NURSE BUSY

Arvin, Cal. -(UP)-"The Flying Nurse" rather than just "Regis- tered Nurse" is the title to which Miss Frances Shields is really en- titled. She Is home service nurse covering a large surrounding ter- ritory by airplane.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29

Freight receipts of British rail- ways decreased $35,000,0o0 last year.
 Switzerland spent nearly $s00.OO0 las tyear to promote tourist trade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29

Contrary to the good old adage .there's nothing new under the sum there to be few new things, and bartender says the Ambassador Cooler is new, absolutely It goes something like this. Use Tom Col Ins glass half fill with ice cubes on to which you pour or put, jigger Italian vermouth, jgger dry yer. m0tth dash of Angostura bitters dash of Campari Scfzer water. vermouth we told is something new nE tho main ingredient in move toward moderation fu drink Ieas devastating than whiskey or gin and, iedcs please note not fattenng are hard liquors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29

10 Ann Bianco six-yearod daughter of MT. and Mrs. James Banco of East Clay street. made her debut in the Tower sanctum Saturday morning She left generous bag of tinfol which she has been collecting for some time She'll enter first grade at Maloney school in Sep tember Irene Rosato received Irish setter for a graduation present She hopes to become Wilby fresh man when school bells echo again. The National Guard second division needs an office desk Anyone who would like to dispose of asked to communicate with Lieutenant Wfred St. Martin of Ayers street phone him at the Field street drillshed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29

Rev John P. Kennedy, genial pastor of St; Thomas hood 2S years ago today. Tom Hartigan leaves Sun day for two weeks at Camp Devens. DICK Burns, formerly of the Silas Bronson Library stai IS now enjoying similar position at the Central Library m New York City. . James G. Walsh and Agnes M. Haney Naugatuck saleslady, have applied for mar riage license at the Bureau of Vital Statistics m Har internship very at Brooklyn, N Y., hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29
. BRUCE CATION
 IN WASHINGTON
Flank Attack May Smash
 Labor Laws
BY BRUCE CATION

Democrat Washington COrrcspOndent
 Washington, June 29-Al though the New Deal has been quietly, but effectively, defending both the Wag- ner act and the wage and hour law,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29

Editor Tall Tower Topics. Enclosed you will find ticket to victory banquet which will be held at Harmos Blue Room Saturday night of this week to celebrate the most successful year we've hal in Water bury in many years. If you come you will have the medals, the State League Cup and the Yale Invitation Cup. Hoping to see you there, remain Sincerely yours. . . . Connie Sullivan, Waterbury United Soccer Club. .. (Ed's notes Thanks, Connie. I'll make united effort to be there.)