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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-29
Robert Galligan Sings While He Is Rescued
Hauled to Safety Early Today After 6 Hours of Captivity Encouraged His Rescue Workers;
 Grins at 84=Year=Old Father

Shenandoah, Pa., May 29-(UP) Robert Galligan, 37, was hauled to safety early today from the bottom of 75-foot bootleg coal mine where he had been trapped by cave-in for 63 hours, without food and threatened every minute with sud- den death by another slide.
 He had spent his last hours of peril calling encouragement to his rescuers and singing them verses from '"The Beer Barrel Polka"
 His grimy face broke into grin as he staggered from the shaft and he said to bystander: Gimme a ciggy."
 Father Meets Son Then ne saw his 84-year-old father, Patrick Galligan, whom po- lice had been restraining with dif- ficulty ever since his 37-year-old son was trapped at 10 a. m. Friday.
 How are ya' pop?" he called. I'm okay but a little hungry"
 The old man jerked himself free from the policeman and rushed for ward to embrace his son.
 Galligan was delighted by the re- ception given him by several hum dred townspeople who had kept vigil around the shaft for two days and nights. Two doctors, waiting to ex- anime him, had to force him onto a stretcher. He soon liked that. too, and as he was carried to waiting ambulance he called to the crowd:
 Boy, this is soft"
 Oisly Slight Shock
 The doctors said he apparently was sufferinng only from slight shock, although he had a haggard and hungry appearance.
 He had been trapped in narrow space at the bottom of the mine shaft and every foot of earth the rescuers removed increased the dan- ger that the narrowing shaft be- tween them and Galligan would give way and bury him.
 Digging through the last few feet, the rescuers could carry on a con- versation with him and he was well
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NO PAPER TOMORROW
 In accordance with its usual custom there will be no publication of The Waterbury D e m o C rat Decoration Day.
3O,OOO YANKEE
 BOYS HONORED
Their Graves Decorated in French Cemeteries, as
 Weeks Climax
BY RALPH HErNzEN

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Paris, May 29.-(UP) of 5000 American war dead were deco- rated in French cemeteries today as the climax of a week end devoted to manifestations of French Ameri- can friendship.
 Six of the graves were those of sailors killed in the battle between the Confederate man of war Ala bama and the federal warship Kear- sarge off Cheerbourg June l9, 1864 The Alabama was sunk.
 American World War veterans took charge of decorations, but thousands of graves in outlying sec- tions were decorated by French men, women and children.
 American Legion Guard
 The feature of Decoration Day ceremonies here-held on the Whit Monday holiday-was parade of an American Legion color guard in the Champs Elysees to the Arc De Triomphe, where the tomb of the French unknown soldier was deco rated.
 American Ambassador William c. Bullitt led the parade, presided at memorial services at Suresnes cem- etery in the Paris suburbs, and drove to the nearly memorial arch to the famous Layafette Escadrille of American aviators. He made a speech at SureSneS.
 'The spirit of those men (Ameri- can soldiers), recalls the spirit of Foch." he said, 1t is natural to la ment boys who brought their youth to France and did not return. But they went into battle with the spir- 1t proclaimed by Sir Walter Scott: One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without name.' To France their memory will remain forever young."
 Rousseau Chief Speaker
 Theodore Rousseau, former presi- dent of the American Club here, was the chief speaker at service at the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-29
Approximately Six Months Time Has Been Spent
 in the Trial MRS. EDITH MAYNARD HIGHEST PAID ON JURY Case Will Be Resumed on Wednesday With Brown
 Again on Stand
BY JOSEPH P. DONAHUE Democrat Staff Reporter)

It was pay day today fol the twelve jurors and two al. ternates who for the past four months have been hear ing the testimony in the Waterbury conspiracy trial. Fourteen checks, represent ing a total of $1,311.00 were mailed from Hartford in or der that the ten men and four women would have their fees before the holiday.
 Clerk George H. Freeman reported that the payment brought to $94.- 933.65 the total funds expended by the state thus far in the trial of g men accused of conSpiring to de- fraud the city of more than mil- lion dollars.
 Coincident with the payment to the jury was the observance of the completion of six months time since the trial started. Judge Ernest A. Inglis presided at the first session of the trial November g. 1938. when the eight-weeks' task of selecting the jury was iaaugurated.
 Fourth Jury Payment
 The checks received today by the jurors were the fourth since they actually started to hear evidence in the trial, December 3l.
 The seventh month of the trial will be opened Wednesday when the court convenes for the 18th week,
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be present in spirit as the commun- ity pays tribute to all its departed veterans.
 Wales Porter Was Last
 The ranks of the G. A. R. thinned rapidly in recent years, and few months ago Wales Porter, the last local surviving veteran of the Civil War passed away, Appropriately enough, much of the memorial pro- gram will be dedicated to MT. Por- ter's memory.
 Tomorrow's observance will be highlighted by the annual Memorial Day parade. It will also include church services and special memor- ial exercises.
 The holiday will find hundreds of persons leaving the city on motor trips, and police expected the heav- jest traffic of the year. Business will be suspended throughout the entire city. There will be no mail deliver ies, factories, stores, offices. schools. libraries and public buildings will be closed. The Democrat will not be published. City court will be the only court in session.
 Holiday Programs
 Holiday programs began Saturday, and continued yesterday. The Mem orial day oratorical contest was held at the State Armory Saturday af- ternoon. Three memorial church services and a special program dedi- cated to the late Clarence Daven- port were held. yesterday. Today, World War veterans addressed the pupils of. local schools.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-29
Bumper Crop Of Olive Branches In Europe This Summer Is Very Bright
Italy, Britain Hinting at
 New Peace Moves Is Significant
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS

United Press Foreign News Edit0r)
 Europe's prospects for a bumper crop of olive branches this summer improved today with Italy and Great Britain limiting at new moves to- ward peaceful settlement of interna- tional quarrels.
 In Rome, high ranking Fascist official in close touch with Premier Benito Mussolini climaxed-a demon- stration of 10000 Fascist women by declaring that Italy will avoid any move endangering European peace while seeking solution of immediate problems.
 In London, there were cautious indications in well-informed circles that the government of Prime Min ister Neville Chamberlain hoped soon to. send a note to Germany again opening the door for general European settlement and possibly offering Adolph Hitler a non-ag- gression treaty.
 Bayonets Still Glisten
 Both moveS--as well as the mounting hope of period of peace depend upon developments which might easily change overnight. The millions of bayonets are still ready on every. frontier.
 Whether they suddenly will be
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-29
SCHOOL BURNS,
 TEACHER DIES
Exclusive Cherry Lawn"
 School in Darien Burned Down Today

Darien. Conn. May 29 - (U.P)- A school teacher died today as fire swept the exclusive Cherry Lawn school for Boys and Girls.
 The fire, of undetermined origin, swept the Manor House, dormitory and virtually destroyed the build- ing. Damage was estimated at more than s50,000.
 Herbert A. Hirsch. 48. executive secretary of the school and an inc structor. was overcome by Q heart attack during the excitement and died at NorwaIk hospital.
 Some of the pupils were in the dormitoFy when the ftfe broke out. btu alI managed to leave the huild- Ing safely. The dormitory houses $5 |pupiis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-29
RURAL HIGHWAYS
 INCREASE DEATHS
Traffic Safety Programs Have Saved 870 Lives
 It Was Estimated

Chicago, May 29.-(UP)-Acciden- tai deaths on rural highways in creased during April and almost halted a IT months sustained im- provement in traffic safety, the Ma tional Safety Council reported today. The Council listed 2,210 traffic deaths in April, only 40 less than for April, 1888. but said even that small improvement might be wiped out if there were increases in ten states still unreported.
 The increase was due solely to rural accidents. Cities reported a nine per cent drop under April, 1888. But the rural fatalities were so heavy they cut the national inn provement to only two per cent.
 Of the 38 states reporting, i8 showed decreases from their April, 1888, figures. IT showed increases and three were unchanged.
 Saved 870 Lives
 The Council estimated traffic
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FOUR DEATHS BY
 VIOLENCE IN CONN.
(By UNITED PREss)

Four persons including two young brothers, died violently in Connecti- cut over the pre-holiday weekend as an 89-degree heat enveloped the state.
 Rodney Waterbury, '. and his brother, George 4. of Stamford, were drowned in six-foot gravel pit on the banks of the Noroton river when they waded beyond their depth.
 Rodney was one Of a set of triplets and George was 6 twin.
 Joseph sheffo, 30. Preston City. was injured fatally at Norwich when his automobile left the road and struck a tree.
 James Comire, 2i. Uncasville. was killed when the car in which he was riding crashed into two trees ct Bonah. Michael Matzui. a2. uncas- vile. another passenger. was injured critically.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-29
$500 PEOPLE
 SEE NEW ANIMALS

Boston, May 2e-(UP)-Over 35,- 900 persons visited Franklin Park Zoo yesterday to see Hazel and Dutch, late of the Ringing Brothers, Barnum & Bailey circus. cavort in their new home.
 The elephants. brought here by railroad car from Peru, Ind. quick ly made friends with Waddy, for- inerly sole occupant of the elephant house. Hazel and Dutch walked the six miles from Boston's north sta- ton to the ZOO through busy streets Saturday night after refusing to board a truck. The walk took three hours.
 Dutch. 4S. and Hazel. 30, q slight iy smaller than Waddy, now about
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-29
YALE ANNOUNCES
 FELLOWSHIPS

New Haven. Conn.,, May 29-(UP) Yale university today announced award of l62 fellowships and schol- arships in the graduate school. with an aggregate value of $i03.184.
 Recipients included William Fl. Welch. Jr.. and Richard L. Barrell. Hartford: Hugh D. Farley, Wethers- field: Colleen A. Murphy. Bridge port; Arthur s. Day, New Britain; Archibald S. FRoord, Litchfield: George ]. Engelhardt, Naugatuck: {: Rudolph V. Olblom. Forestvlile: Rowland P. oraeher. Meriden: Carl M. Kuip, Etorrs. and Richard K. Newman, Jrs West Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-29

W43CeEn &nQTeS Oz 1kelanQ, the stocky 25-year-o1d American flyer again lifted his aerial puddle jumper" into the skies and sped on toward London and the end ot a flight of approximately 5000 miles from Old Orcha.d Beach.
 He was well on his way across Fire when the control officer at Foynes advised the officer on duty at Croydon airport, outside London, that Smith had landed at 3:30 p. m. (10:30 a. m. EDT) refuelled and taken off again at 3:45 p. m.
 Took Off Sunday A. M.
 Smiths $500, four-cylinder plane had taken off from Old Orchard at 4:50 a. m. ,EDT on Sunday and headed out across a fog ard snow dotted ocean on a flight designed to demonstrate the feasibility of small craft on long aerial voyages. On the Journey of approximately 2,s00-miles to Ireland at about 100 miles an hour, Smith burned $44.98 worth of gasoline and $40 worth of oil at cost of about 1N
  cents mile.
 Twenty-nine hours and 40 min- utes was required for the flight from Maine to Ireland in the baby clip per-"
 old Orchard Beach. Me. May g -fUP) -One jump ahead of curious policemen who wanted to inquire why he had landed here with such secrecy Saturday night. the 25-year- old adventurer raced down the hard beach sands at 4:50 a. m.. (EDT) Sunday and headed into the eastern sky where dawn was breaking.
 Keep Aloft for 40 Hours
 The plane carried only l60 gallons of gas and three gallons of oil but under ordinary conditions, it was enough to keep 1t aloft 40 hours. He believed he could make London in B hours or, if t he fuel ran low,
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NAVY RESUMES
 SALVAGE WORK
Divers Had Been Called Up They Were in Danger
 of Freezing
BY GARpNER FROST

Limited Press Staff COrreSpOndent)
 Portsmouth, N. H., May 29.--(UP) Under a cloud -flecked sky the navy resumed full salvage opera tions on the sunken submarine Squalus today while ashore the post chaplain announced plans for Me- morial day services honoring the ships 26 dead.
 Commander Albert E. Stone said he would eulogize the lost crew of the Squalus in a brief sermon at the National cemetery on a hilltop in the yard. He also planned a special afternoon memorial ser vice for the crew with simple mu- sic and prayers for their souls.
 Children, marching with veter- ans organizations from Portsmouth and nearby Kittery. will scatter lilacs and other flowers from q bridge into the Piscataqua river as a marine and a navy bugler sound taps.
 Salvage work began soon after dawn when a diver returned to the surface in an electrically-heated suit to report that freezing airlines.
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  unworthy
  fashion dunW to 20  of the of those lived den the brightness of the vision for which they their
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-29
Fraud Trial Cost To Date Reaches $94,933.65
IN THEIR MEMO

c HANDING on the field at o Gettysburg while it was still
 damp with the blood of the slain, Abraham Lincoln delivered the eternal message of Memorial Day: ". that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation. under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people. for the neople. shall not perish from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-29
Fourteen Jurors Paid
 $1,131 For Services On Eve Of Memorial Day
Boys In Blue Have No
 Old Veteran This Year
Last One to Answer Final Roll Call, Only Few Months Ago, Was Wales Porter-All Will Be There in
 Spirit at Ceremonies in View

The last of Waterbury's "boys in blue' who marched off to in 61 to keep nation undivided who rudged along under Grant and Meade with heavy muskets on broad young shoulders and who srode proudly before Lin coin at Washington has gone and for the first time in three quarters of century there will be member of the Grand Army of the Republic taking part in Water
 burys Memorial day observance tomorrow But they will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-29
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, May 2s-(UP)--Cov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through May 26th. compared with a year ago: SS,224,631, ,3s7.16 $6.705. .398. .z23-24 $5,022,754,2SS69 s5.446, ,406. .01o.92
 Gross Deficit
 S3,201,Sz7,l5S.47 si.258, ,se2, ,103.S2 $s.164,ss4.75s.47 $i,20o, ,45s. .65s.32
 Cash Balance
 s2.s45. .sss.7 .7si.55 s2.62s,o5l. .oss.6s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-29
Mystery Flyer Is Successful In His Crossing Of Ocean
Smith FIops His 65O-Pomd Plane Down in Ireland at lO:3O Today-Quickly Refuelled and
 Speeds on for England
BY DAN CAMPBELL

|
 London, May 29- UP P)-Thomas H. Smith flopped his n.se eSopound arpane down on the the banks of eands transatlantic flight from Maine $4918 worth of oil and gasoline.
 Quickly refuellng at the big ocean air base on the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-29
The Weather

Fair, Cooler Tonight; Unchanged Tuesday
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Montana labor news., 1939-09-21
Enemies of the People

The Republican = Garnercratic camarilla,
which usurped power in Congress through
a parliamentary intrigue, in defiance of the
will of the voters, has dealt one blow after
another to the interests of labor, the farmers,
the unemployed and the whole American
people.
After bringing hunger and misery to the
doors of a million American homes, by its
slashing of the WPA program, it has moved
down with machine-gun precision nearly
every measure advanced for the relief of
farmers and workers and for the promotion
of business recovery. The refusal even to
vote on the Housing Authority Expansion
Bill, to mention but n example, shows the
arrogant contempt Of the Garnercrats and
their Republican allies for the demands of
the common people. Low-cost housing and
slum clearance are a crying need for millions
Of Americans besides furnishing a much
needed stimulus to business generally.
But the Tory usurpers of Congressional
power have turned thumbs down on this and
every other constructive measure proposed
by the administration which the voters
thought they had placed in power.
Only the strenuous opposition of the CLIO
and the other progressive forces to which it
has given a lead, has prevented Garner and
his motley crew Of renegade Democrats and
Republicans from destroying the Wagner
Labor Relations Act and the Wage-Hour Law
by Gripping amendments.
The exposure by John L. Lewis of the real
character Of the Tory intrigue against the
American people aided in saving the Wage
Hour Law and preventing some of the other
worst excuses. But it has done more than
that. 1t has pointed out clearly to all Of the
millions who will suffer in coming months
from what the Tories in Congress have done
to them, just who are responsible for what
has happened.
Labor and the rest of the common people
now know who their enemies are, and they
will not forget them in the next elections
Union NelUs SerUice.
Montana labor news., 1939-09-21
Committee Reports

President Steinmetz reported as
director of the Community Chest
that they had set the goal for the
Chest this year at $48, 1000. In con-
nection with this Mr.. Wayne Viii
liams, director of the Chest, was adj
mitted and stated that many changes
had been made in the program this
year and that persons would be
asked to pay what they could. He
stated that the Chest would be run
on a strictly business basis with all
participating agencies making
monthly reports to show just how
the money had been expended.
President Steinmetz also reported
that the State Labor Commissioner
had advised him that local contrac-
tors were complaining about outside
contractors getting the major por-
ton of government work. 1t was
brought out that all contracts where
in federal funds were involved that
the contract must go to the lowest
bidder.
Montana labor news., 1939-09-21
LABOR'S OPPOSITION TO WAR

The fundamental opposition of the American
Federation of Labor to war as a method of set
Ting disputes between nations was again stron-
ely emphasized by President William Green of
the American Federation of Labor in a letter to
w. Schevenels, general secretary of the Inter
national Federation of Trade Unions, Paris,
France, written shortly before the invasion of
Poland by the Nazi government of Germany
and the declaration of war by Great Britain and
France which followed the action of the Nazi
government.
Mr.. Green voiced the belief that the work.
ers of Germany, if they could make their views
known, would register themselves in opposi-
ton to war and expressed the sincere hope that
organized labor in Europe would join with the
American Federation of Labor in opposition to
war.
The text of President Green's letter to Cen
eral Secretary Schevenels follows;
"It seems inconceivable that the German
workers would give support to the war prepare
tions and the war drive which is now being
made by their Nazi leaders. Working people
in the United States annot help but believe
that the masses of the workers of the German
nation think as the workers do in other nations
throughout the world. We abhor war and pro-
test against it. We insist and demand that diff
f~erences between nations be settled in a peace
full way through conferences and consultation.
SIN the interest of peace and in order to pre-
vent the slaughtering of working men and wo-
men in a cruel, ruthless war, I supplement the
appeal made by the representatives of the Bri-
fish workers to the German working men and
women to join with us in protesting against war
and in opposition to the threat of war.
"We appeal to the heart and conscience of all
Montana labor news., 1939-09-21
INTERESTING news OF
CASCADE ASSEMBLY

GREAT FALLS.-Communications
were received from Edwin NJ. Wat
son, secretary to the President,
thanking the Assembly for inviting
President Roosevelt to visit Great
Falls on his western tour, stating
that the President would keep this
in mind should he come.
From the Coopers Union stating
that Italian Swiss Wine Colony of
Asst, California, were now fair.
Placed on file.
From Fred Ferguson compliment
ing the Labor Day committee and
especially Chairman Nelson for the
outstanding Labor Day celebration.
Filed.
From the Associated Actors and
Artists of America and Canada
stating that their differences with
the International Alliance of Theatri-
cal and Stage Employees, Motion
Picture Operators of the United
States and Canada had been salts
factorily adjusted. Placed on file.
From the Great Falls Topographic
cal Union complimenting the Labor
Day committee and the Assembly
for their outstanding 1889 Labor Day
celebration.
From the Exchange Club calling
attention to the delegates of the As
sembly that Rubinoff and his violin
will appear in Great Falls in the near
future and requesting the support of
organized labor in making the con-
cert a success.
From the Carpenters District
Council of st. Louis giving their YER
sion of the controversy existing be-
tween the Anheuser Busch Brewery
Company and the Carpenters Union
and the Machinists Union stating
that this matter was now in the
hands of the international Unions.
Placed on file.
The Bakery and Confectionery
Workers agreement was read and
concurred in. The agreement pro
vides for dough mixers at $35 per
week and ranging down to machine
wrappers at $27.50
Montana labor news., 1939-09-21
Delegates Reports

Cereal Workers delegates reported
that they were preparing a contract
to be presented to the milling COM
panies and anticipated favorable re-
suits.
Transfers delegates reported that
through the efforts Of the members
of the Engineers Union that the con-
tractor On the Civic Center had dis
continued the use of Silver Gas and
was now using Texaco.
Delegate Martin reported that
prospects for an early start on the
work for the Housing Authority
seemed very favorable.
In connection with this a commit
tee composed of Bowers, Whitmore,
Schwerdt were appointed to inter-
view the county commissioners and
request that they write the city
council urging upon them to fulfill
their agreement with the Housing
Authority SO that the work may be
started.
Delegate Davey reported that the
last meeting of the Welfare Meeting
in Helena was well attended and
that 100 representatives and sena-
tors had signified their willingness
to serve without pay if the Governor
would call a special session of the
Legislature for the purpose of pro-
viding needed relief for needy per-
sons.
Delegate Boyle, reporting for the
coal committee, stated that it was
reported that the city council an
ticipated the discontinuance of the
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