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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05

The funeral of Mrs. Josephine Rinaldi was held this morning from the home, 223 Platt street, at 8:15 o'clock to St. Lucy's church where a hlgh mass was celebrated at g o. clock. Burial was in Calvary ceme- tery.
 The funeral of Joseph Barrett. former resident of this city who dled thursday at his home in St.. Petersburgh, Fla, will be held Mon day morning at 8:15 o'clock from the Mulville funeral home, 27O west Main street, to St. Patrick's s church, where solemn high mass will be celebrated at g o'clock. Burial will be in the family plot. new St. Joseph's cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home this afternoon and evening and tomor- row afternoon and evening. Funeral services for William H. Harrison will be held this after noon at 3:30 o'clock at the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue, Rev. Dr. John N. Lewis, rector of St. Johns Episcopal church, off, ciating. Burial will be in new Pine Grove cemetery.
 Funeral services for Oscar Wei gand will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue, Rev. Mar tin J. Lorenz. pastor of the First Lutheran church, officiating. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery.
 Mass was celebrated yesterday morning at the Church of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, New York city, for Mrs. James Murphy, for mer resident of this city. The body was brought to the Bergin funeral home, 290 East Main street. The funeral services were held this morning at 10 o'clock with burial in new St. Joseph's cemetery.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Adel- Ia Julia Buchanan will be held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the South Federated Church, Rev. Rob ert N. Foster, acting pastor off, ciating. Burial will be in Crockett cemetery.
 She was the daughter of Frank lin and Lucy Chase Potter. On her fathers side she was descended from Rev. Samuel Potter, Baptist minister of the Salemn Church in the town of Waterbury, and from John Broc- kett who was one of the early set tiers of New England.
 Her grandfather was one of the first members of the Baptist Church in Waterbury and a deacon. He gave small piece of land for the cemetery now known as the Brockett cemetery, and the first bodies bur- jed there were those of his owr family.
 Mrs. Buchanan, with her mother father and sister, were charter members of the Second Baptist Church and had attended the Soutf Federated Church since the merger with the South Methodist Church She was superintendent of tht primary department O. the Seconc Baptist Church for many years an1 was also a deaconess of the Feeder. ated Church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
Hugh M. Alcorn
 Has RuMed Sheriff
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it seems to me that the principal functions of the sheriff's office are being overlooked"
 Resume of Sheriff
 Sheriff Slavin gave the reporter resume of the history of the sheriff's office in New Haven county recalling that a marshal serving under the British crown conducted the office before the American Rev. olution. He evidenced considerable pride ill the office. saying that he considered his position one related to the best interests of the state over all of the states many years of being.
 Regarding the serving of sub poenas on the IS New Haven county men who will make up the per- sonnel of the grand jury, Sheriff Slavin said:
 They all took the matter in good spirit. None of them was grouchy about it although they obviously did not want to serve. They all were good -natured, however, and ac- cepted the call to serve in Water bury as a part of their duties as citizen"
 Last Juryman
 The last juryman was served yes terday by Sheriff Slavin, Norman Knight, of Ansonia, who replaces George Gamble, of Derby, excused by Judge Ernest A. Inglis, special judge in the Waterbury case, be- cause of the press of his business affairs.
 Sheriff Slavin said that he had had no word regarding the calling of witnesses and was not aware whether this development mlght reach maturity over the weekend Those familiar with grand jury pro ceedings remarked that, inasmucn as the jury will be impanel!ed al 10 o'clock Tuesday by Judge lngls its work of questioning witnesses can start immediately thereafter.
 The first witnesses, however are believed to be Controller Sherwooe' L. Rowland, William J. Armstrong the controllers chief aide and ac- countant, and James F. Purcell, the former Democratic appointee wn had served in the office since l93o' They will be available to summonses Tuesday morning on short notice which is taken to indicate that there may be no formal call for witnesses before the jury is con- vened.
 With the mass of evidence which Detectives Edward J. Hickey and George l.. Greer are reported to have presented to MT. Alcorn most ly relating to the controllers office, it is indicated that MT. Rowland and his aides will be the first called in order to identify this material before the grand jury. In this event, it is unlikely that their ap- pearances before the jury will be concluded before Wednesday.
 Procedure
 Should the procedure of court trial be followed, (although this is for MT. Alcorn to determine) the various pieces of material would be marked as exhibits and the matter of taking record of this phase of the investigation might require some time.
 Comment today was that Specia, Prosecutor Alcorn would appear
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05

Prosecutor Charles Summa told the court that Daddona had been implicated in vice cases in the past. He was arrested during the Federal drive against organized vice in this state two years ago, he said, but turned prosecution evidence and was given a light penalty.
 Arrested Feb. 5
 The two women were arrested in a police raid Feb. 3, together with five men charged with frequenting. Daddona was not arrested until last week, when he was located in Hart ford.
 The state today presented evil dence to show that Daddona rented the Orange street house, and that he paid installments on furni- ture purchased for the place.
 Bonds for an appeal were fixed at $500
 John Salinardi, 30, of 1852 East Main street, charged with breach of the peace, was given a nolle in city court today when his wife, the con- blaming witness, failed to appear Salinardi was arrested several days ago.
 A continuance to Monday was giv- en John Pragit, 27, of 10 Fuller street, charged with operating while under the influence of liquor and evading responsibility.
 Fails To Appear
 Irving Mitkowsky, 38, of 229 Plaza avenue, given until today to pay a fine of $10 and costs, failed to ap- pear and Judge John F. McGrath ordered an investigation. Mitkowsky was fined $10 and costs for failure to grant the right of way and given a suspended sentence on charge of carrying concealed weapon.
 A nolle was entered in the case of Max Kundel, A, of IT Rose street, charged with breach of the peace.
 James Corti, 31, of 673 Watertown avenue, was given a continuance to Monday on cnarge Of failure to grant the right of way. He was ar rested yesterday afternoon following an automobile collision at Washing ton and River streets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
EVERGREEN COURT
 HOLDS SERVICES

Evergreen Court. Order of Annar- anth, held memorial services last evening in honor of Albert Turner of Meriden, past grand royal patron.
 A committee consisting of Mrs. Edward Mraz and Mrs. Felix Rodeck is in charge of 8 card party to be held March 19 at the home of Mrs Joseph R. Neill. Academy Hill, Wa tertow1.
 A food sale will be held under the auspices of the court at Grieve Bisset & Holland on March 17.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
People h Terror At
 Ne1u Storm Threats
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means food for 30; L for 40; I for 50; V means first aid kit is badly needed; x means medical aid is required; O means no casualties; {; Y followed by number indicates the number of casualties in that spot"
 The flyers had searched 500 square miles already, and Morgan had 35 planes available in the event of crisis. Mountain Resort Hit
 Camp Baldy, 8 mountain resort, vas hard hit. Between 200 and 300 persons were stranded there with food for only three more days. Debris was reported to be piled 40 feet high in that section and the flood waters knocked out 8 casino, built of heavy stone, in four hours.
 At San Bernardino, 25O homes had been swept away, 200 were filled nearly to the ceilings with muddy water. Streets were Uttered with smashed automobiles and driftwood.
 Hundreds of cabins were de- stroyed in the San Bernardino mountains where heavy snows fol- lowed the torrential rains.
 Another center of desolation was the Anaheim- Atwood area, where the Santa Ana river burst through the levee and diverted to new channel through the main street at Atwood.
 Canal Breaks Away
 Fresno, Calf, March 5-(UP)- Flood waters broke through the Herndon Canal five miles north of the business district early today and threatened to inundate the city. Fresno is 200 miles northwest of Los Angeles. and far removed from the southern California area that was devastated by floods earlier in the week.
 Police broadcast warnings of the peril over the city's two radio sta- tions early this morning and in- structed all persons in the vicinity of the canal break to be ready to evacuate.
 "Only 8 miracle will prevent the lloOOlIlg or the DuSlneSS QlStr1CC, " one police official said.
 Workmen were struggling to strengthen the crumbling canal levees.
 An estimated 30 square miles of San Joaquin Valley was under water that ranged in depth from a few inches to F feet.
 The exclusive Figarden district was under seven feet of water al- ready as result of break on the north of the city. Three hundred persons were rescued from that area in boats.
 Red Cross workers were supplying food to almost 1000 persons marooned in the Madeira county cotton camps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05

after looters smashed doors of liquor stores and helped themselves to the stocks.
 "Rowboat pirates" mostly youths were padding about leisurely loot ing houses in the Santa Monica area from which the residents had fled. Police had orders to shoot them on sight, but none had been reported killed although five suIs- pected looters were under arrest Citizens formed vigilante groups in some places to deal with looters.
 3O,OOO Square Miles Ruined
 Flood waters, which swept down from the mountains across the great natural basin about Los Angeles, were passing out to the ocean, leaving a ravaged area of 30,0OO square miles. It was the worst flood disaster in the history of Southern California. There were more than 100 towns in the stricken area, and Metropolitan Los Angeles was hard hit, the loss there being 13 dead and $3,000,000 damage to streets and bridges.
 The draining waters continued to create new perils. At Claremont, Calf, today, a form of martial law was in force while 400 men worked on the levees trying to stem the flow of water near the mouth of San An- tonic Canyon. A hundred families were isolated near Eastern Clare mont, where the San Antonio Creek left it's banks, changed its course and left many persons iso- lated on an Island.
 The Red Cross ordered 300 blan- kets dropped from an airplane to the San Antonio Canyon refugees.
 List Of Reported Deal
 The list of reported dead today was, by towns:
 Los Angeles, IS; Riverside, 15; Long Beach, 4; North Hollywood Van Nuys area, g. Ontario, 4; Glen dale, 2; Santa Ana, 2; Anaheim-At wood area. IT; San Juan Capistra- no, 2; Fullerton-Placentia area, T; Lake Arrowhead, 2; Haywood, 1; 1OCuldllllo, C, OoL1 oCAlldl uulO, OU, Bestow-Victorville area, 3; Wild wood, 6; Ventura, 4; Camp Badly, 3.
 The fate of 800 persons isolated ill mountain communities still was uncertain. Capt. Claude Morgan of the sheriff's aeronautic squad here, sent aerial posses" out above the flood waters, equipped with a set of signals. Pilots of five planes looked for stranded communities and dropped this message:
 Dropping Supplies
 'ThiS airplane is from the sher- ifs aerial posse of Los Angeles county. We can drop limited amount of supplies if vitally needed We will return in one hour for in- structions. Use a strip of white cloth one foot wide and not less than 10 feet long placed in a large opening to form letters, using the following code: A means no helr required, come back tomorrow; means food for ten persons is re- quired; H means food for 20; K
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
Colonel

God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he can- not sin, because he is born of God". Colonel Wiberg will preach in the service tonight and tomorrow night at o'clock. Sunday morning at II o'clock he is to preach in Swed- ish at the Swedish Baptist church at the invita- tion of Rev. Axel Peter sol.
 From Waterbury the colonel will go to Ansonia to conduct a weeks preaching at the local corps there Captain Clair Lowman is the off, cer in charge, and he is planning some interesting services with Colonel Wiberg as guest-speaker.
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Continued from Page D dated January IS, before Chairman Morgan's recent denunciation of his co-directors and request for con- gresisonal inquiry.
 Lilienthal and H. A. Morgan Sug- gested that Chairman Morgan quit because they no longer could work with him.
 President Roosevelt released the statement without comment. But t was the first time that he had takel, public cognizance of the intra-direc- torate IVA fight.
 These circumstances. combined with Norris's support of the ma jority directors, led observers to in terpret the Presidents move as an unvoiced request that Chairman Morgan resign.
 Norris, who celebrated his 25th year as a member of the senate yes- terday, continued his fight for an investigation of the IVA by the Federal Trade Commission rather than by congress. He charged that Senators H. Styles Bridges, Repub- ncan, N. H., and William H. King, Democrat, Utah, were enemies of the IVA" and had proposed con- gressional investigation to enable Chairman Morgan to "throw dirt on the TVA".
 Norris's resolution for the F. T. c. investigation already has been re- ported favorably by the agricul- tural committee. Yesterday he asked to have the Bridges-King res- olution tabled until after considera- ton of the Norris resolution.
 Norris charged that he believed the principal object" of the Bridges King resolution was to in- f1uence the consideration of the Senate House conference commit tee on the independent offices appropriation bill in connection with $2,750000 item for continual ton of construction of TWAS Gil- bertsville dam.
 Without that dam," Norris said, "the other dams will be to 8 great extent useless so far as navigation is concerned"
 Simultaneously. 1t was learned that House conferees had refused to consider the Gilbertsville dam item until a thorough investiga- tion of the IVA has been made. The ultimatum was handed to the Senate conferees by Rep. Clifton A. Woodrum, D., Va, head of the House group.
 The issue of Chairman Morgan's resignation was precipitated We'd nesday night by the chairman him. self when he charged that the internecine war was no mere fam fly quarrel but concerned honesty, openness, decency, and fairness in government" He denied that the power issue was the primary cause of differences but that he had "contended with an attitude of conspiracy, secretiveness, and bu- reaucratic manipulation, which has made the proper and effective con- duct of IVA business increasingly difficult"
 The majority members in then memorandum to the President charged that Chairman Morgan had sought by unethical methods to "obstruct and subvert" decisions of the majority; that he hao failed and refused to carry out ex. plicit action taken by the majority
 Chairman Morgan's statement was made after a Tennessee Fedora Court Commission had denied $5,. 900, ,000 damages to Sen. George L Berry, D. Tenn, for marble prop. critics inundated by IVA overflow Morgan charged that his colleagues had enteder a friendly agreement with Berry, and that only his per sonal intervention had kept the tw' from perpetrating unfair and costl. decisions on the public.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
STATE COMMANDER
 ADVISOR TO BOYS

Believing that lack of proper liesure time activities was responsi- ble for much damage done to a West Main street building by IT boys ranging in age from 10 to 15, Miss Kathleen Crowley, juvenile probation officers, has organized the group into club. The group will meet Monday night at the Chase Park house.
 Joseph Cunningham, state con- maader of the I'D, has agreed to act as adviser of the club. The boys cases were turned over to Miss Crowley yesterday by Judge John E. McGrath in juvenile court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
EX-POLICE CHIEF
 HOSPITAL PATIENT

Former Police Superintendent George M. Beach is a patient at Waterbury hospital. He was admit ted for treatment several days ago. His condition is not serious.
 The former police chief has con- tinued to take an active interest in police affairs since his retirement and has been frequent visitor to police headquarters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05

Tuesday for a brief period while the jury is being impanelled and, there after, would return to Hartford. al- lowing one of his assistants, either Hugh, Jr., or Harold E. Mitchell to undertake the questioning of the first witnesses. This would appear to be his usual procedure, those familiar with MT. Alcorn's court methods remarked, with the chief prosecutor withholding personal contact with the case until develop ments warrant his entry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
CHILDREN OF MARY CONVENE TOMORROW

The Children of Mary Sodality of St. Joseph's church will meet after the 8 o'clock mass tomorrow morn ing. Plans will be made for the annual card party March 25. Mary Alubauskas is president of the group.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
COLONEL WIBERC BREACHES HERE
Father of Local Adjutant Will Conduct Weeks
 Services in AnSOnia

Colonel Sven Wiberg, father of Adjutant Hugo Wiberg, officer in charge of the local corps of The Salvation Army at 182 Cherry street, who has been conducting preach ing mission at the Citadel since Tuesday, spoke last night from 1st John 3:9: "Whosoeyer is born of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
BROKE THROUGH ICE

Bristol, Conn.,, March 5-(UP)- Peter P. Kaminski, Jr., Il, was drowned late yesterday when he fell through thin ice while skating with his sister, Anna IT,, on Cedar lake.
 The girl was pulled from the water by passing truck-driver.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
OBITUARY

.SASSO-Mrs. Luisa SaSso, 68 widow of Giovanni Sasso, of 69 Seymour street, died yesterday noon at Waterbury Hospital after a brief illness. A native of Italy, Mrs. Sas- so came to this country 50 years ago and had always been a resi- dent of the Town Plot section since
 She is survived by five sons Charles, Thomas, Michael, William and Patrick, all of this city; a daughter, Mrs. Peter Massonett, of New Britain; sister, Mrs. Raffaela Aldoraso, of Waterbury; and nine grandchildren.
 The funeral will be held Monday morning at 8 o'clock from the home to the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, where mass will be cele- brated at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
 MORSE-William Vincent Morse, 45, of 2554 East Main street, died last evening at Waterbury hospital.
 He is survived by his wife. Mrs. Sadie (Hodapp) Morse; daugh- ter, Shirley Mae, both of this city; and three brothers, Joseph, Charles and Walter, all of Beacon, N. Y.
 The body was removed to the AL derson funeral home, 70 Central ave- nue. Time and arrangements of the funeral will be announced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
Victim Of Gas F u1nes
 To Be Buried Monday
Arrangements Made for Funeral of We'll Known
 Brooklyn Resident, William Mahaney

to Makaney's bedroom and found him lying on the floor. A fire de- partment pulmotor squad worked over him for an hour in an un- successful effort to revive him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
Jail Sentence For
 Alleged Principal
Sam DaddOna Given Three Months-Arrested Here in
 Connection With POIice's Vice Crusade

Sam Daddona, alias Sam Perugini 35 of 259 Orange street. charged with keeping house of ill fae fenced to three months in jail after hearing before Judge John McGrath in city court today Mrs Anna Coviello 34 of the same address also charged with keeping house Brown 22 of Bridgeport charged with residing paid $25 for a nolIe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05

such amended regulation to become effective as of December IS. 1887. Attest:
 STANLEY H. OSBORNE, .zsA. x... Commissioner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
PROGRAMS WON'T HUSTLE

Northampton, Mass. (UP)-No rustic of programs marred Clef Club concert here. To insure quiet, the programs had been printed on plotting paper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05

MASSES
 CULHANE-A Months Mind Mass of Requiem will be celebrated Mon day, March 7th at eight o'clock, at the Immaculate Conception church for the repose of the soul of the late Timothy A. Culhane. CARROLI-First Anniversary Mass of Requiem will be celebrated o'clock. at St. Francis Xavier's Church, for the repose of the soul of the late Jennie Carroll.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
HI EUN

SASSO-In this city, March 4th, 1898 Mrs. Luisa Sasso, of 69 Seymour St. Funeral Monday morning, at 500 o'clock, from 69 Seymour St., to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Burial in Calvary ceme- terV.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
PEAR TREE BEARS AT 13O YEARS

Hiram, O. (UP)-A pear tree, known to be nearly 130 years old, still produces crop each year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
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 FOUNTAINS BAD

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SENATOR NORRIS
 JOINS ATTACKS

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FUNERALS

The funeral of Mrs. Josephine Rinaldi was held this morning from the home, 223 Platt street, at 8:15 o'clock to St. Lucy's church where a nigh mass was celebrated at 9 o. clock. Burial was in Calvary ceme- tery.