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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-18

He has been arrested in the past but never convicted.
 Raid In Scptermebr, 1885
 On September 28, 1855, federal agents swooped down on a farm on Finch avenue, Cheshire. A 2,OOO- gallon still was found in a barn in the rear. Only one man was found, Thomas Bratton, of Jersey City, N. J., though the still was in oper- ation. Puzzled, the sleuths searched the property, and found a cunningly concealed tunnel leading from the barn into a nearby apple orchard.
 It was later found that several men had escaped through this tun- nel and fled through the woods. Ap- parently they had a car hidden somewhere in the woods for just such an emergency.
 Fleischmann One of Them
 The government claims that FleiSchmann was one of the men who escaped. The federal agents confiscated huge amounts of fin- iShed product, mash, molasses, con- tainers, and many items of equip ment and materials.
 The still was of the moSt-modern type and was operated by an oil- burner. It was believed that many thousands of gallons of finished alcohol made at the still had been shipped from the farm to various points about the eastern part Of the country.
 It is not yet known whether Fleischmann will be arraigned in federal court in New York, or in this state at either Hartford or New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-18
WOMAN, 78, LOST
 FOUND IN COUNTRY

Timmhs, Ont, May 18.-(UP) A 78-year-old woman, rescued after six days of wandering without food in the deSolate bush country along the Night Hawk river, was under the care of doctors today.
 She was Mrs. Margaret Watson, who became lost last "Wednesday when rescuers following her foot prints found the elderly woman late yestreday. she apologized for putting you to a lot of trouble" :" She was suffering from exposure.
 Dr. J. H. A. Macdonald of South Porcupine ordered her removed by launch to the hospital there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-18
NINE PASSENGERS
 ARE FOUND DEAD
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(Continued from Page D craft at 5:3O a. m., almost 40 hours after it took off from Union Air terminal at Burbank.
 There had been no radio message since the big airship left the air port, and it must have crashed within an hour after the takeoff.
 A woman who heard the crash was said to have directed the ranch CT to the base of Mt. McDill, a 5,180 foot peak at the northern bend of the Sierra Pelona.
 Louis Wulekuhler, directing the search from Union Air terminal. in- structed all ground and air search groups to concentrate on that area. A pea-soup fog and moonless night, however, forced postponement of the hunt until dawn today.
 Engaged in the search of the jagged mountains-and-desert trian- gle bounded by the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains and by Elizabeth Lake and the ridge route
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-18
G. o. P. Vote Impressive

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 G. o. P. Vote Impressive
 James high vote was politically impressive. The Philadelphia 1n- ouirer, one of his strong packers, re- ferred to him today as a potential l94O Republican presidential nomi- nee. The paper, in a Washington dispatch, conceded however that the hurdle of the general election re- mained.
 Two Democratic members of the U. s. House of Representatives fell in the primary shooting. They were Michael J. Stock, of Philadelphia, who has on occasion been disloyel to the Roosevelt administration, and Charles N. Crosby, Erie county.
 Gov. Earle Victor
 Gov. George H. Earle, Jr., who was Jones organization ticket running mate, apparently had been nomi- mated for United States senator over Mayor s. Davis Wilson of Phila- delphia, who ran with Kennedy.
 AbtpubAACdiho mated conservative Judge Arthur H. James for governor, rejecting the comeback candidacy of 73-year- Clifford Pinchot who was linked by his opponenets with the New Deal and the CIO. Pinchot denied any such connection. He conceded James nomination early in the counting as the conservative entry piled up a spectacular lead which promised to assure him individual vote getting honors in this contest.
 A striking factor today as the counting progressed was the gen. erally heavy Republ, lean vote which was topping Democratic aggregates
 Only Likely Break
 The only likely break away from organiza ton states in either party appeared on incomplete returns to b0 in the Republican senatorial contest where James J. Davis, R., Ps., who campaigned with Pinchot, wGs leading the G. O. P. regular candidate, G. Mason Owlett.
 Kennedy's weaknesses developed in regional breakdoWns Wh e h showed Jones well ahead in Phila- delphia and the surrounding urban counties and also in Allegheny where he was piling up lead ot nearly two to-one despite the large labor vote there. Allegheny county embraces industrial Pittsburgh.
 Four leading anthracite counties likewise gave Jones lead of around 10000 votes in early returns. But the c. l. O.-LeWis- Farley candidate had a small lead in the three principal soft coal counties. The members of Lewis United Mine Workers had been depended upon heavily to give Kennedy and Davis strong backing.
 Democrat Chairman Happy
 State Chairman David L. Law renee apparently is coming out of the squabble in fairly sound condi- tion. He sent an exultant telegram to President Roosevelt announcing another victory for the Roosevelt democracy in yesterdays primaries. He made no mention of the fact that MT. Roosevelt's national chairman and postmaster general had done his utmost to lick one of the candidates of whose nomination Lawrence ap- peared to be certain.
 "Our candidates" the telegram continued, flor United States sena- tor, governor, lieutenant governor and secretary of internal affairs campaigned on the record of the Roosevelt and Earle administrations and were nominated by a decisive vote"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-18

to the Nazi government and the dan ger of impairment of Brazil-Ger- man trade.
 Brazilian cotton goes to Germany under barter agreement, due to lack of Nazi capital, and any disrup- tion of that trade would be severe blow to Berlin.
 United Stares-Presiden Roosevelt signed the $1,157000,00 naval eX- pansion bill, putting America in the lead of the worlds greatest navy rearmament race. The last of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-18
JAPAN, CHINA
 IN SPOTLIGHT
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plications continued, when Ameri- cans and Britons-particularly mis- sionaries-refused Japanese requests to evacuate the war zones.
 In Mexico, President Lazaro Car denas sought to end threats of in- ternal strife by retiring Gen. Sat urnino Cedillo, who was rumored to be planning a rebellion in San Luis Potosi state, and by making a personal tour of the northern trou- ble area to restore tranquility"
 No Mexican Uprising
 Cardenas previously had expressed confidence that there would be no uprising. But he acted with his cus- tomary abruptness in seeking to bolster national support for his gov- ernment which is facing crisis as result of appropriation of $40O, ,000, 900 in foreign oil properties. Cedillo was retired at his own request because of illness, it was announced officially but it was known that Cardenas was irritated by his failure to obey orders to tave over command of Mlchoacan state garrison.
 U. $. May See Troub
 The United States, seeking to maintain it's good neighbor policy despite Mexico's suspension of rela- tions with Great Britatin, was threatened with diplomatic troubles in regard to Brazil. The govern ment-controlled German press had waged campaign against Ameri- cans, chiefly on the basis of vague charges that the United States was responsible for anti-German agita- ton arising from the abortive Nazi revolt at Rio De Janeiro.
 Two main factors appeared to be behind the German attack: refusal of the United States to sell helium
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-18
UNDERWORLD, N. Y. LINKED WITH CASE

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-18
ATTORNEY JOHN
 E. TOBIN CALLED
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casions with Colella. After they had returned, Attorney Tobin made his appearance and went straight to the jury floor. All remained until after 7:30.
 Tobin Denies Questioning
 Attorney Tobin denied today that he had been questioned by Detec- tives Hickey and Greer. Nothing could be learned with regard to the presence of the other two men. It was speculated, however, that in view of Attorney Tobin's active par ticipation in anti-administration po- litics, the Alcorn detectives might be laying out program for the in vestigation of the city election. which is expected to follow shortly.
 It is known that several city of ficials have been advised to be in readiness for jury call within the coming weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-18
in The Merit Man is printed, bI permission, as follows:
Waterbury Comptroller Attempts
 Merit System
A Make-Shift Merit System Con- pared with a Full-Fledged
 Merit System

The Comptroller of the City Of Waterbury, Sherwood L. Rowland, who took office on January l Of this year, said he would appoint the employees of his office accord- ing to the merit system. What hap pened is interesting because It demonstrates the difference between
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-18
CEYLONESE LIVES ON GRASS

Colombo. Ceylon (UP)-Carolis, a Ceylonese, is growing strong and healthy on a diet of grass. A few years ago. he declared, he was "al- ways sick" and medicine failed to cure him. So he gave up ordinary food and went on a diet of grass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-18

were dozen volunteer air pilots 40 lockheed employees. 400 eco youths, and numerous ranchers and miners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-18

naval limitation pacts was scrapped by the authorized 20 per cent in- crease in United States warship strength.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-25
NO AUTO DEATHS
 ON THANKSGIVING
State Went Through Holi- day Safely; Four Died
 From Other Causes
Ry United Pressl

The Thanksgiving holiday passed without single automobile fatality in Connecticut but there were four deaths attributed to other forms of violence.
 John A. Niles, 50, and James C. McNulty, 2l, were killed at Norwich when they were swept off the roof of a school building when a hoist, lifting a 29OQ-pound steel beam broke. They fell 70 feet and died instantly.
 Laying under the rear of her parked automobile at Coventry, cov- cred with a blanket, was found the body of Mrs. Mabel Burnham, Wal lingford, bride of two weeks who the medical examiner said, commit ter suicide by drinking poison and inhaling carbon monoxide gas fumes: Her husband told police she had been in failing health.
 Mrs. Hazel L. Barnhart, 32, plunged three stories to her death at New Haven. Police said they found footprint in the snow leading to the edge of the roof from where she fell.
 The suicide of an expectant moth- CT was frustrated at Hartford when an officer found Mrs. Francis Kill mas, 25, suspended from a bar 1T, a cell block at police headquarters She had fashioned a rope from one of her stockings. Mrs. Klimas was arrested as result of domestic quarrel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-25
Many Homes Of Movie
 Stars Are Endangered
Raging Forest Fire Drawing Near to Palatial Resi- dences of Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore
 and Others of Prominence
BY ALAN McELWAIN

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Los Angeles, Nov. 25 = (UP0 A brush fire that has destroyed 600 homes ragged today in Vaudeville Canyon within a half mile of where Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore and many other movie stars live.
 Four hundred city flremen with pump trucks fought the blaze away from the residences and Fire Chief Ralph Scott said he believed the houses would be saved.
 The blaze crept over 8 bridge from Sullivan Canyon, the next one beyond and raced down the slope of Vaudeville Canyon.
 Crews started back-fires in an ef- fort to keep the blaze from reaching the canyon floor and the 50 to 100 fashionable homes and estates.
 Sullivan Canyon virtually was abandoned to the flames. All the forces concentrated on the new peril Mrs. John Hay Whitney, sr9.ts- woman, fled from her home in this canyon on Chief Scott's orders. A crew stayed at her palatial estate and expected. to save it.,
 Shirley Temples Home
 Shirley Temples new home, where guards from the 20th Century Fox Film Studio stood watch ready to exacuate its furnishings, was near the mouth of Vaudeville more than a mile from the flames. Shirley and her parents are in Palm Springs
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-25
Storm Ragged FuriOusly in Other States Which
 Caused Fatalities 10TH ANNIVERSARY ' OF 1898 BLIZZARD Ships at Sea Given Warr= ing-AlI Planes Had
 Been Grounded

Boston, November 25. = (UP) = The New England blizzard, already blamed for IA deaths, probably will end early this afternoon, but near-zero weather was pre- dicted in its wake. The Bos- ton weather buerau declared the center of the northwest storm had passed out to sea and was over the steamship lanes off Cape Cod at mid morning. Cyclonic winds of 52-mile an-hour velocity were reported at Nantucket and Block Islands.
 In notrehrn Maine, New Hamp- shire and Vermont, the temperature tonight will be between zero and 10 degrees, the bureau said. Central New England may expect 10 to 20 degrees and southern New England, % to 28. The weather vii lmod- crate tomorrow, the Bureau believed, but the temperature will remain below freezing,
 Cripples Transportation The blizzard crippled lands sea and air transportation. An unidentified freighter grounded on Greens reef in Long Island Sound 8 mile from the mouth of Norwalk river in Con-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-25
City Is Handicapped In Removal Of Drifts
Cash Shortage in Snow Removal Appropriation Be- cause of Economy Measures City Force
 Worked Desperately to Clean Up

Menaced by cash shortage in the snow removal appropriation, street department employees and truckers struggled today to dig Waterbury out of the snow drifts on skeleton rations of personnel and equipment. Economy measures directed by the finance board have carved the departments personnel to an all- time minimum: appropriations have been transferred to other items; there remained in the snow removal appropriation about $9,500 as of Nov. 2l. s
 Working through the night, all city equipment and about 18 trucks on coptractlial service to the street department, attempted to keep the highways clear as the snow fell to eight-inch level, drifted under the force of the blizzard to depths of several feet in outlying sections of the city.
 Cost Of Storm
 Cost of the storm was variously estimated, with consensus that the extra truck labor will approximate $l,O00. The 18 truckers engaged in street department work average
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-25
Heaviest 24=HOur Storm in History of Weather
 Bureau in Conn. SCORES OF HIGHWAY
 ACCIDENTS RECORDED Storm Paralyzed Most of Big Cities-Transporta- ton Almost Wiped Out

Hartford, Conn, November 25. = (UP) - Connecticut burrowed from beneath the worst 24-hour snowstorm in the history of the Weather Bureau today and faced the immediate prospect of a short cold snap. The snowfall of 9.8 inches, accompanied by a 30-mile-an-hour gale and low temperatures, crippled many of the larger communities for hours and virtually isolated rural sections. By mid morning, how ever, the snow stopped and the wind had fallen to 18-miles-an-hour. The mercury was on the rise but expected to drop sharply tonight.
 Snow-plows kept abreast of the storm and cleared main arteries of travel, but coating of ice remained to make driving extremely hazard- ous.
 I No deaths were reported result ing from the storm although there were scores of injuries in highway accidents. .ssss - < l 4 freighter went aground on Greens Reef, off Norwaik harbor, but appeared from shore to be in ln no immediate danger.
 Thousands of Workers Halted
 Thousands of office and factory workers were unable to get to their places of employment, schools were closed and offices at the State Capi- tol were nearly empty. Scores of motorists were stalled in drifts.
 Governor Wilbur L. Cross, 76 last April, made a 36-mile trip from his New Haven home by automobile to get to the executive suite at his usual time. His executive secretary, Philip Hewes, was unable to get through from nearby Pennington.
 Bus travel was slow and train schedules behind time as the wind piled up huge drifts. Trolley car service, except in the cities was abandoned and replaced by busSes.
 Heaviest 24-Hour Storm
 The Weather Bureau reported snowfall of 9.7 inches up to 7:3O a. m., the heaviest 24-hour storm in the history of the bureau. The snowfall also was the heaviest for the entire mont hof November.
 The previous record was 5.2 inches for 24 hours November IS,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-25
POLICE ROUNDUP
 OF JEWS GOES ON
New Wave of Suicides By Jewish People Continues
 to Increase
By FREpERICK OECHsNER

Dy EHEDEn4Ch OEOHSNEh United Press Stan Correspondent Berlin, Nov. 25-CUP)-The police roundup of Jews gained momentum today coincident with a new wave of Jewish suicides and a reported government plan to dissolve Aryan- Jewish marriages.
 About 300 Jews were arrested in Vienna. Most of these were Jews without nationality or Polish and Rumanian Jews whose citizenship was not recognized.
 Reports in Vienna said that. more than 70 Jews had died as a conse- quence of the new levy on fortunes of over $2,000. The. deaths were at tributed to suicide, shock and other causes.
 A well-informed source in Berlin understood that one of the next anti-JewiSh measures would be a law virtually forcing the dissolution ot all Aryan-Jewish marriages. Make Divorce Easy
 The law would make divorces for these Aryans easy by instructing courts to grant Aryans divorces from Jews merely upon application.
 The decree would replace all Aryans, who did not take advantage of it in the same category as Jews. Hence they would not be permitted to operate business, practice pro- fession, or draw pensions. It was expected that practically all AryanS married to Jews would divorce them, if the law is decreed, Continued on Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-25
PRESIDENTS WAITS
 TO HEAR WILSON

Warm Spring, Ga, Nov. 25 = (U. P.) = President Roosevelt awaited the arrival of Hugh Wilson, Amer ican Ambassador to Germany, to- day after having delivered another verbal thrust at dictatorships-a thrust. 1t was believed, aimed at Germany.
 The chief executive celebrated Thanksgiving at a dinner last night of infantile paralysis patients of the Warm Springs Foundation and read a telegram from Eddie Cantor. It said, May you and yours, have a happy Thanksgiving. I am thankful to live in country where all lead CTS can sit down on Thanksgiving Day and carve up, a turkey instead of 8. map Of the. hundreds of holiday messages Mir. Roosevelt re- ceived. it was the only one he pulp lished.
 Observers speculated on the im- portance and the extent of the con- fercnces that are scheduled to begin whQn Wilson arrives in Warm Springs on Sunday. It was believed that Wilson would state in detail his opinion Of NaM policy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-25
MORE ELECTION
 EXPENSES FILED

Hartford, Conn, Nov. 25.-(UP)- The unsuccessful campaign of U. S Sen. Augustine Lonergan, D., for re- election, costN$s. .l41, it was reported today to the secretary of state. His victorious Republican opponent John A. Danaher, spent $2,320.
 William J. Miller, R., who defeat ed Rep. Herman P. Kopplemann, D., in the first congressional district reported expenditures of $S,Sl4
 Mrs. Sara B. Crawford, R., elected as the first woman secretary oi state, listed expenses of $l88, while the incumbent, c. John Satti, D. spent $l,118. A like amount was expended by Comptroller Charles C. Swartz D.. defeated by Fred Zeller R., who spent $e2S.
 Rep. William J. Fitzgerald, D.. de- feated for reelection in the second congressional district, laid out $898 Thomas R. Ball, R., who defeated him spent $S06.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-25
HER FIVE
 CHILDREN KILLED
Huddled Around Stove as Blizzard Ragged; Explo-
 sion Took Lives

Amsterdam, N. Y., Nov. 25.-CUP) A mother and her five children, hudled around an oil stove while the seasons most severe snowstorm howled outside, were killed when the stove exploded.
 The victims all were showered with flaming oil. They were:
 Mrs. Carire De Rose. T; Edward. g, Dorothy 8; Carl. 6; James 3, and Michael 2.
 The stove apparently exploded when Mrs. De Rose attempted to obtain additional heat from 1t. The DeRoSes occupied one flat in the four-family tenement.
 Neighbors heard the explosion and called police and firemen. The fire which resulted from the explosion was confined to the kitchen. The mother and children were rushed to the hospital shortly before mid- night. They died during the morn- ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-25
HOLY PONTIFF STRICKEN BUT IS RECOVERING Called Serious Attack By Some Officials Close to
 Vatican POPE'S CONFESSOR
 HURRIEDLY CALLED Nature of Illness Described By Physicians as Cara
 diac Asthma
BY STEWART BROWN

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Rome, November 25.-(UP) - The Pope was stricken this morning with an attack of cardiac asthma but was rest ing comfortably this after noon and was not believed to be in danger. It was under stood tonight's Osservatore Romano would refer to the Pope's illness as a serious attack" All audiences were can- celled and the Pope's sister, Donna Camilla Ratti, who called to see him, was not permitted in the sick room. Prof Anita Milani, the Pope's psysician, feared the visit would excite the patient.
 The Pope is scheduled to begin his annual spiritual exercises on Sunday but they probably will be postponed. Two years ago he be- came seriously ill after completing the exercises.
 Cardinal Lauri Called Vatican officials summoned Car dinal Lauri, the Pope,s confessor to his bedside. The cardinal remained with him for an hour and it was presumed that the Pope had con- fessed.
 From semi-official sources it was learned that the Pope arose as usual at 7:30 a. m., and said mass in his private, chapel. He began feeling i'll at 8 a. m. '
 Dr. Milani, his physician was summoned and found that he was having difficulty breathing. His heart rhythms were fiuttering.
 After he had been put to bed, he was reported to have felt better but Vatican prelates. consider the at tack serious in view of his age and the condition of his heart.
 The Pope's illness was not known
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-25
STENOCRAPHERS
 INFAMOUS TRIAL
At Least, Perhaps Three to Be Engaged in Local
 Conspiracy Cases

At least two court stenographers and possibly three will be required to record the proceedings each day at the Waterbury conspiracy trial which will open here next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
 Miss Florence Eccles, chief ste- nographer of the Waterbury courts will be assisted by Raymond w Smith of Hartford, who C-i appoint ment of Judge Ernest A. Inglis re- corded all the testimony which was given before the Waterbury extraor- dinary grand jury.
 May Need Another ..
 Reliable sources stated that there is probability that another stenog- rapher will be needed to assist Miss Eccles and MT. Smith.
 It is understood that the tram script of testimony as taken each day of the trial will be transcribed immediately. AS each stenographer takes his or her notes, he will be relieved at regular intervals, to com mence the task of typing tEe testi- mony as it has been transcribed in shorthand. At the end of each court day counsel will be able to obtain copies of all the testimony which was given.
 Tremendous Task
 The task of recording every word of every principal in the trial will be a tremendous one. Only one ste- nographer will work until the jury has been completely impaneled, as there will be no necessity for speed ing up until that time.
 , With fourteen representatives oi 26 accused, and at least three coiin- sel for the state taking part in the proceedings, the stenographers will be faced with the work of keeping