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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24

profitable class period and urges al men to attend this service which will be open to all men of the community.
 The annual offering received next Sunday will be used to further Bible Class work on local, state and na- tional scales. Contributions should be turned over to Fred Korngiebe of 90 Ward street before next We'd neSday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24
BIBLE GLASSES
 PLAN MEETING
Members 10 Be Guests of Prospect Congregational
 PariShiOners March 6

The March meeting of the Water bury Federation of Mems Bible classes will be held Wednesday eve ming, March 2, at o'clock at the new Salvation Army citadel, 1S2- 186 Cherry street.
 Elaborate plans are being formu- lated by Adjutant Hugo Wiberg of the Army for that evening. The program will include a guest speaker and music. Ladies Night" will also be observed.
 During the business meeting the members will discuss the possibility of sponsoring series of gatherings in connection with the recent Ox- ford conference. The Bible class has already received assurance of the fullest cooperation from the Y. M. c. A. and local ministers.
 At the request of Rev. Thomas Cochard of Prospect the Bible class will visit the Prospect Congrega- tional church Sunday, March 6, at 11:45 a. m. in an endeavor to inter- est the parishioners of that church in Bible class work.
 The annual federation offering will be received next Wednesday evening from all class presidents by Treasurer Fred w. Rowe. Charles Rietdyke is president of the fedora ton, James Littlejohn, secretary, and Carl Froelich, vice president.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24
Central Institution
 For Cancer Patients
Medical Society of State Considering SuggestiOn-=Dr Larkin of Waterbury Heads Investigating Committee

Philip G. Mcclellan, M. D., Hartford; Stanley H. osborn, N. D., Hartford; ; Edward J. Ottenheimer, M. D., Wil- limantic; Francis Sutherland, M. D., Torrington.
 At the first meeting of this com- mittee held recently, it was voted to appoint the following sub-com- mittees:
 Executive Committee: Philip G. Mcclellan, M. D., Hartford, chair man; MT. Herbert F. Hirsche, Hart ford; Professor Ira V. Hiscock, New Haven; Charles L. Larkin, M. D., Waterbury, ex-officio.
 Facts Finding Committee: MT. Herbert F. Hirsche, Hartford, chair man: Wilmar M. Allen, M. D., Hart ford; Professor Ira V. Hiscock, New Haven; Dr. John Watkins, New Haven.
 Policy and Organization Com mittee: Stanhope Bayne-Jones, M D., New Haven, chairman; Ralph E. Kendall, M. D., Hartford; Mrs Doris H. McBee, South Willington; Stanley H. Osborn, M. D., Hartford
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24
FATHERS, SONS AT
 SCOUT GATHERING
Award Presented Louis POretti==Girl Scouts Plan
 Annual Cookie Sale

Junior Assistant Scoutmaster Louis Porretti of the First Baptist church Boy Scout troop was pres ented the award for winning the troop contest for Scout interest last night at a dinner for 100 fathers and sons at First Baptist church. Many phases of Scouting &C., complishment were included in the award, presented by Troop Com mitteeman Perry A. Borden. A social program and entertainment follow ed.
 Those taking part were Joan Durner, Anthony Lenti, Virginia Collins, June and Jane Mcbride, Arthur Johns I, Louis Porretti, Er- nest Hunt, Julia Cavanaugh, Hay den Nichols, George StasaitiS, Lois Morrow.
 Cookie Sale
 The annual cookie sale of the Wa terbury Girl Scouts will start Mon- day and continue until March 8, with deliveries scheduled for March proceeds will be for camp equipment and the troop treasuries.
 The general chairman is Mrs Archer Rowbottom, camp commit tee chairman of the council. Mrs Ralph Darlington is general sell ing chairman and Mrs. Francis T. Phillips, general financial chair man.
 Committees or five districts arc. Central Mrs. Wilbur Stone selling, and Mrs. Joel l. Butler finance; north, Mrs. Claude Par ton, selling, and Mrs. Charles Hay wood, finance; east Mrs. Walter Munson, selling, and Mrs. Clarence Tappin, finance; west Mrs. Ridge way F. Shinn, selling and Mrs. J Chester Little, finance; and Nauga- tuck, Mrs. Edgar Wyatt, selling, ane Mrs. Walter Lamson, finance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24

At the request of the State Tumor Committee, the Council of the Con- necticut State Medical Society has appointed a committee to investi- gate the possible need for some central institution to care for acute and chronic, indigent cancer patients in Connecticut. Should the establishment of such an institution be found advisable, this committee will then attempt to devise plans for its financing and administration.
 The committee, which will be known as the Central Hospital Com mittee, is headed by Dr. Charles l.. Larkin of Waterbury as chairmdan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24

Switzerland wants more goats shipped out of the country and has placed on export subsidy on them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24
Czechs Will Resist NQzi Pr0tectOrQte
Government Not Sympathetic With German Plans; Prague Expects Trouble At Any Minute-Pre=
 pared to Resist By Arms

EDITORS NOTE: Webb Mill Ter, United Press European news manager, has arrived in Prague in the course of his survey of the Central European crisis, and finds CzechoslOvakia preparing to re- sist Adolf Hitler. He was inform ed on highest authority that the Czechs have received assurance that their ally, France, will aid that resistance. Miller's dispatch today represents the first author itative statement of the attitude of Czechoslovakia, the nation that is an obstacle in Hitler's march to the southeast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24

(Tomorrow:-How the Czechs are handling the 3,500,000 Germans in their country.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24
WARNER TO SPEAK
 ON AMERICANISM
Rev. Samuel Johnson to Present Guest at St.
 Paul's Bible Class

Russell H. Warner of Southbury will be the speaker at the meeting of the Everyman's Bible Class of St. Pauls Methodist church next Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock. He will be introduced by the pastor, Rev. Samuel Johnson.
 MT. Warmers subject will be Christian Americanism" The class feels assured of an excellent and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24
DIZZY COMEDY

Blazing a new trail through situa- tions unique in screen comedy, RKO Radios Bringing Up Baby" sets a dizzy pace for laughs. Katharine Hepburn is starred in the picture and Cary Grant is seen as her lead ing man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24

In response to an order calling for the surrender of all candle sticks in military quarters at Alder shot, England, married soldiers turn ed in over 4,00O relics of other days and some over 50 years old.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24

Chairman
 and has as it's secretary Herbert F. Hirsche, cancer research Statisti- clan of the State Department of Health. The committee in addition to the above will consist of the fol- lowing:
 Wilmar M. Allen, M D., Hartford Stanhope Bayne-Jones, M. D., New Haven; James D. Gold, M. D., Bridgeport; Professor Ira V. His cock, New Haven; Kenneth K Kinney, M. D., Willimantic; Mrs Doris H. Melee, South Willington;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-24

Because an audience in Prague, Czechoslovakia, jerred when he sang the Blue Danube" in German there being no Czech version, Fich- ard Kublar, prominent tenor from the State Opera, has decided not tC reside in CzechoSlovakia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-31
5O,0OO,OOo FACE
 TYPHUS EPIDEMIC
Central Chinese War Areas Threatened, Claims Health
 Mission Head

Sian-Fu, Shensi Province, March 28.-(Delayed)-(UP)-More than 50,0O0,000 people in the Central China war areas face one of the greatest typhus epidemics in mod ern history, Dr. H. H. Mooser of Zurich, Switzerland, told the United Press today.
 "The disease already is here and may reach epidemic proportions at any time," Dr. Mooser, head of the health mission sent to China by the League of Nations, said. "The danger is imminent. Refugees throughout Central China are filthy with typhus-carrying lice.
 "There are no Chinese delousing stations and we are half-craZy try ing to get cooperation from the Chinese military and civilian of- ficials.
 Members of my mission (the Leagues Epidemic Commission) are doing what they can but we are practically without supplies.
 We are right in line for a major catastrophe which may spread to much of China. All the Chinese soldiers in the Lung-Hai line (the Chinese line defending Generals simo Chiang Kai-Shek's temporary capital in Hankow) are lousy and with the hordes of travelling refugees are spreading lice rapidly"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-31
MAN WANTED HERE
 GETS FIVE YEARS
Florida Sentences Peter Kisonis-Charged Here
 With Armed Robbery

Peter Kisonis, 28, of this city wanted here to face charges of arm ed robbery and theft of automobile has been sentenced to five years in the Florida state penitentiary, &C., cording to word received today by Chief Inspector Joseph Stevens ot the local detective bureau. Kisonis was found guilty of breaking and entering.
 The warrant from this city has been filed in Florida, an dwill be held until Kisonis completes his term in the southern prison. He then faces return to this city and trial on the two charges against him.
 Police charge that Kisonis was one of two men who, In January visited used car lot on Cole street operated by Glenn Creel, and asked for demonstration of car. During the ride the two allegedly robbed the car salesman, put him out on a country road and took the car.
 The stolen automobile was recov- cred a week later in Louisville, Ky. where 1t was abandoned during an attempted gas station hold-up.
 Kisonis was arrested in Florida a few weeks ago under the alias 0f Eddie King. He was identified as the local fugitive through fingerprints.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-31
JAPANESE FORCES
 KEEP RETREATINC

Shanghai, March 31. - (UP) - Chinese reported today that Japan csc forces in sections of Southern Shantung and Southern Shansi Provinces were Tn General Retreat.
 Military observers believed the re- treat was for the purpose of consoli- dating endangered strategic positions and reopening severed communica- ton lines.
 The Chinese reports said that the retreat followed the wars most ex- tensive nese-counter--drive In which the Japanese had been forced to abandon large supplies Of war materials and barricade themselves in scattered walled towns to await endorsements.
 From Peiping came reports oi heavy Japanese endorsements rush. ing to the front, along the Tientsin- Pukow railroad near the East-West Lunghai line. They said that many wounded Japanese troops were re- turning to TientSin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-31
AYLESWORTH MADE PAPER PUBLISHER
Will H ead WOrld=Tele= gram Ex=NBC Head Is
 Prominently Known

New York, March 31.-(UP)-An- nouncement of the appointment of Merlin H. Aylesworth as publisher of the New York World-Telegram was made today by Roy w. Howard, president and editor. The editorial and news departments will continue under the personal direction Of Howard as editor and of Lee B. Wood as executive editor.
 Aylesworth, former president ot the National Broadcasting O., suc- ceeds Ray A. Huber, who returns to the general management of the Scripps- Howard newspapers, from which he was temporarily detached to head the World-Telegram busi- ness office at the time of the con- solidation of the New York World and the New York Telegram. Ayles- worth has for more than a year been a member of the general business management of the Scripps-H Howard newspapers. Huber will continue as a director of the World-Telegram Corp.
 Coincidental with Aylesworth's appointment, Noel s. MacNeish, for several years assistant publisher of the paper, has been advanced to the position of business manager in charge of production and opera tionS.
 The announced changes are effec- tive as of April 4.
 Aylesworth was the founder and first president of N. B. O. When the radio industry was in Its tn- fancy. Owen D. Young selected him
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-31
ME HAS RECIPE
 TO PREVENT WAR

Brookline, Mass, March 3l.- (UP).-U. s. Senator Gerald P. Nye, Republican. North Dakota, last night offered three-point recipe to keep America out of foreign wars:
 1. Destroy the profit motive.
 2. Give the American people a chance to vote on the issue before committing the nation to warfare.
 3. Convince our leaders that a human life is as sacred as a dollar.
 we are in the same position now as we were in the omnibus years of 1914-16 and the same pressure is be- ing brought to bear by the ruthless seekers of profit" he told the Tenn ple Israel Brotherhood.
 "More than 65 per cent of Am erica's available scrap iron Is going to Japan and an American firm sold Japan the formula for the powder which may some day hurl jagged chunks of that iron at our soas."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-31
BRASS co. VOTES
 IN DETROIT, MICH.
No Other Information Available in Other
 Branches of Local Firm

Labor troubles at the American Brass Co.,, threatened to spread from Waterbury to out of town branches today. Adolph Curtiss, president of the Waterbury Brass Workers Union, stated that strike vote was being taken in the com pany's Detroit. Mich., branch this afternoon. A favorable vote, he said, was virtually certain.
 The local union said that 1t had no official information as to the situation at other branches of the company, including those at Ansonia and Torrington.
 It is presumed that the wage cut announced here yesterday was also effective in branches of the American Brass in other cities.
 Indications this afternoon were that the local strike might assume @ position of national importance through the influential position of the American Brass Co.,, and its its parent concern, the Anaconda Copper Corp.
 Clark Judd, vice-president of the American Brass Co.,, said he knew nothing of any labor difficulties at the Detroit branch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-31
STATE HOUSING
 ACT WILL WORK
Cities, Towns Can Get Fed- eral Benefits, Housing
 Authority Counsel Rules

Hartford, Conn, March 31.-(UP) Leon Keyserling, counsel for the U. s. Housing Authority, today ad- vised State Statute Revision Com missioner John D. Thons that the Connecticut Housing Act, as it now stands, does not prohibit towns and cities from participating in Federal funds.
 President Roosevelt, early this month, advised Gov. Cross that there were defects in the state law which could be cured by enacting amendments proposed by the auth ority.
 The remedial legislation, forward ed by the National Emergency Coun- Gil, were studied by the legislative council which instructed Thomas to determine whether they were "ab- solutely necessary" to the function ing of the state act.
 Keyserling, according to Thoms, Suggested" that some changes be made, but that nothing existed at present to prevent participation by towns desiring to undertake low rental projects.
 Communities would be required to furnish 10 per cent of the total cost, and the balance would come out of federal funds, $500, 0,o00, 900 of which are available.
 Thoms said that Keyserling's let ter would be offered to the council Monday, and probably would be re- leased at that time.
 At the Monday meeting, Thoms said, the council would consider statutory proposals by the liquor control and public utilities commits sions and the natureopathic board, and would hear the views of Will liam E. Thompson, Kent, chairman of the 1897 house committee on reorganization, regarding proposals to consolidate the agricultural units of the staet government.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-31
Firm, Employees
 In Conference

Clark L.. Judd, vice-president of the American Brass conn., pany and vice-president in charge of operations, stated to- day that company officials are conferring with employe groups today. He said:
 "The day is being spent in ex- pIaining to employees the conn., pany's stand. Officials already have met with several groups and more of these groups will be met today. These employees said that they wished to explain the matter to the other work men,"
 He remarked that approxi- mately 45O employees of two de- partments at the north plant, the rolling mill and the wire mill, were not working. But, he said, many of these employees are waiting around, apparently ready to go to work with the conclusion of the conferences.
 So far as any official union action in the matter of a strike, he said that the employees con- ferences have not been desig- mated by this consideration.
 MT. Judd was not prepared to state today what the conn., pany's stand may be in the event of a strike called by 8 union.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-31

mayoralty, come 1889. His attempt to arrange jobs on the basis of a personal merit system, without re- gard for Fusion commitments lea to the open breach yesterday, dur ing which one of the principal members of the Fusion organization is known to have threatened the controller.
 Present during this controversy were some of the principals of the Fusion party of last election, which saw the merging of Chairman Up- sons Republicans with Indepen- dent Democrats led by Senator George T. Culhane. Reason for the near-affray is said to have been the controllers insistence that he ham, dle the hiring in his office, mat ter expected to reach supreme court decision very shortly, If, and when, he is given this confirmation of the superior courts ruling as to his rights.
 The controller has sent out al- most a thousand circulars requiring applicants for the potential II posts in his office to submit qualifica- tions in line with merit, or, civil service requirements,
 Simultaneously, letters have gone out from Chairman Upson, on sta tionery of the Republican Town Committee, and in folders of the law firm of which MT. Upson is a member, dated March p, and read ing as follows:
 "Dear Blank:
 Blank Blank has requested that \ send you an application for em- ployment in the Controllers of flee. You will find the same en- closed herewith, and would sug- gest that you follow the procedure that MT. Rowland has outlined.
 Very truly yours,
 (signed) J. Warren UpsOn."
 Which is compromise, on the surface, of the controllers action in attempting to iron out the diff faculties outlined in The Democrat months ago, the problem Of trylnl to provide jobs for several hun dred applicants" (quoting the Re publican American and the con. troller) with only II posts to be filled, following legal confirmation of this power. Fact that the names of applicants were Suggested" by various prominent members of the Republican organization and that the Independent Democrats appar-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-31
HARTFORD AWARDED
 CONTEST LAURELS

Chicago March 31.-UP)-Mem- phis, Tenn, was named the nations safest city today by the National Safety Counch in its sixth national traffic safety contest.
 Six other cities winning first place prizes in their population groups were:
 Milwaukee, Wis, in the 500,000 or more population group.
 Hartford, Conn, in the 100000 to 250,000 group.
 Beaumont, Tex, and Sacramento, Calif, tied for first place in the 50.- 900 to 100000 group.
 Everett, Wash, in the 25,000 to 10000 group.
 Des Plaines, H., in the 10000 to 25000 group.
 Massachusetts won the grand prize for states and also first prize in the eastern division.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-31
PLANE SABOTAGE
 WILL BE FOUGHT
Englis h Aircraft Com- panies Join Government
 in Battle

London, March 31 - (UP) --A Air craft companies, responding to an urgent government warning, con- ferred secretly today on means to fight sabotage of planes being built for the Royal Air force under the governments emergency rearma- ment program.
 The seriousness with which the sabotage is regarded was atteSted by the demand of Capt. Alan Gra- ham, conservative, in the house of commons last night that the death penalty be prescribed for sabotage of warships, war planes, and wea- pons of war generally, defendants to be tried under military law.
 Sir Donald B. Somervell, attorney general, replying in a written state ment, said that though he believed this proposal impracticable he would investigate whether the pres- ent laws covering sabotage required strengthening.
 Earl Winterton, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, speaking in
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-31
J Frederick Baker Is Surprise Visitor To Grand Jury Quarters
BOMBING PLANE
 STILL MISSING
Pacific Battle Fleet Ends War Games - Seeks
 Six Flyers

Honolulu, T. H., March 31-(UP) The battle fleet completed its wal games today and immediately be- gan one of the largest searches ir naval history for a bombing plane missing since yesterday with siz men aboard.
 Sixty-flve surface vessels, 21t planes from aircraft carriers and 3( planes from the Pearl Harbor Maya base were ordered into the search
 Those abroad the craft, which be- longed to the VP 19 Squadron, were:
 Lieut.. c. E. Signer.
 F. J. BarrObina, aviation cadet.
 P. B. Pancoast, aviation machin- ist mate, first class.
 J. A. Bingham, aviation machin- ist mate, first class.
 G. T. Williamson, radioman, first class.
 c. R. OIundsen, radioman, third class.
 lIlc pldllc Wdo 1liC oONoAAo oAAo' failed to return to its base safely yesterday. The first crashed with seven men aboard, killing at least three. Members of the crew of the U. s. Avocet, an aircraft tender searched the wreckage for two more bodies which they believed were in- side.
 The second plane had been dis patched on defense scouting ma neuvers in connection with the wal games in the Hawaiian Islands area The navy declined to identify the plane by number or to release the names of those aboard.
 The first plane crashed near Ma kua, 45 miles southwest of Hono- lulu. A part of one wing was wis., ible in water 20 feet deep when rescuers reached it.
 The body of c. H. Oneal, 31 of Trumbull, Tex, was floating near the plane. A few hours later the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-31
BY UNITED PRESS

Relief agencies were mobilized to- day in five states where 30 were dead and hundreds injured in the debris-strewn swath of tornadoes which slashed northeasterly from Oklahoma to Illinois.
 Gov. Walter A. Huxman took charge at Columbus, Kans., where seven were dead and at least 100 injured.
 Gov. Henry Horner placed the Illinois National guard and state police at the disposal of 16 stricken Illinois towns. The little railroad town of South Pekin, H., was in ruins, with six persons dead and more than 60 injured.
 MT. and Mrs. Mitchell Baird were killed near Walnut Ridge, Ark, when the storm demolished their home. Several persons were injured and 10 homes were damaged in that district.
 At Heber Springs. Ark. four were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-31
Hartford Mayor Present Before Jury Arrival at
 Court House Today
BAKERS PRESENCE IS
 CAUSE OF SPECULATION
Close Ally of Roraback; Ex-Mayor Guilfoile Is Re-
 ported SubpOenaed

Two witnesses, one a close ally of Mayor Frank Hayes in the Democratic party; and the other a staunch leader of Republican interests. ap- peared before Waterbury's extraordinary grand jury in the morning session today. It is reliably reported that former Mayor Francis P. Guilfoile has been sub poenaed, and will appear either this afternoon or early to- morrow. Mayor Thomas J. Spell lacy of Hartford, a member of the Hayes-FitzG zGerald- Connery-Spel combination of Old Guard leader ship, was the first witness of the morning. He made his arrival at a:2O o'clock, even before the ma jority of the jurors and the special prosecuting staff had made their arrivals. He was accompanied by his secretary.
 Baker Also Present
 The other witness was Attorney J. Frederick Baker of New Haven, known as "the man behind leader ship of the Republican party in Con- necticut." He made his appearance at about 11:30 o'clock. His appear ance came as 8 complete surprise, opd bic connection with tho rrnhA is a matter of serious conjecture.
 Mayor Spellacy, member of the firm of Spellacy, Yeoman and Ryan of Hartford, which received two checks for considerable sums from the city of Waterbury prior to Jan- uary l, 1888, was positively witness before the jury. He and his secre- tary were the only persons, other