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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-14
STORMS RAvACE ALL CALIFORNIA
Rains, Blizzards, Backed By High Winds Bring
 Flood Threats

San Francisco, Feb. 14.-(UP) - Rains, blizzardS and high winds rav- aged California today, bringing seri- ous flood threats, interrupting rail- road service, breaking communities tions and turning hundreds from lowland homes. It was the 18th con- secutive day of rain. Weather bu- reau records were broken. The Sac ramento and Fan Joaquin valleys, richest of California's inland agricul- tural empire, were imperiled. Thou sands of acres of crops were flooded and destroyed. The mountains were locked in by snows. Immense drifts halter highway and rail traffic. Crews fought to move stranded pas senger trains.
 Only Two Deaths
 Despite the seriousness of the storms and their wide extent, only two deaths were reported over the weekend. Torrential downpourS or hill and mountain slopes sent nu- merous slides crashing down or highways and railroad lines. Wide gaps were torn in concrete roads. In the Sacramento Delta region near Isleton, a rich asparagus district, hundreds of men worked on leveeS where the river was swollen to dyke top by rains and tides backing up from San Francisco bay.
 LeveeS burst in the Stockton area, near the junction of the Stockton and Stanislaus rivers, and truck loads of men were recruited in Stockton and rushed to fight the waters spilling over fertile fields.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-14
SPEEDING ROAD
 HOG IS BLAMED

Dover, Mass, Feb. 14-(UP)-A speeding Sunday road hog" was blamed today for the torch death of Joseph Dell'anno, 54, Revere plasterer and father of four chil- dren. He was burned to death when the automobile in which he was rid ing swerved to avoid an approach ing car, hurtled down 8 shallow embankment, overturned and caught fire.
 The driver, Philip Catavolo of North Cambridge, and another pas senger, John Toro, 52, of Revere, were dazed but able to crawl to safety. Flames prevented their re- turning for Dell'anno, believed knocked unconscious in the accident.
 Catavolo told police that he was forced of the road by the approach ing car. The trio were enroute home after visiting a nephew of Dell'anno at Medfield state hos pital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-14
FOUR PEOPLE DIE
 VIOLENT DEATHS
(By United PreSS)

Automobile accidents, one drown ing claimed the lives of four per- seps in Connecticut over the week end.
 Frank c. Shea, 31, West Hartford, was killed at East Hartford when the car he was driving left the road, knocked down two fence posts and rolled over several times.
 Thomas w. Tedford, TO, MancheS- ter, was injured fatally when he was struck near his home by car oper- ated by Oscar Oakes.
 John Epps, A, Waterford engineer for the Central Vermont Railroad, suffered injuries when his car struck fence post at East Lyme.
 Edward Taylor, 19, Danbury, was drowned when he plunged into Brickyard Pond while skating on thin ice. Joseph Seaman, Is, a com- panion, was rescued by a nearby resident.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-14
STAL|N TALKING
 OF REVOLUTION
War With Bourgeois Na= tiOns Is Inevitable As=
 serts Head of Russia

Moscow, Feb. 14-(UP)-War with bourgeois" countries is inevitable, Josef Stalin, Russian dictator, de- clared today, reafirming at the same time the doctrine of world revolution and calling for the CO., operation of the working classes of all nations.
 we must keep all the people in a state of mobilization in readiness for an attack so that no accident and no tricks from external enc mics can catch us unawares," Stalin said in letter to the communist organ, Pravda.
 He called for powerful increase in the strength of "our red army, the red fleet and aviation" and urged that the working classes of the bourgeois countries be organized to help the working classes of Rus sia in the event of conflict. Safety of Soviet Union
 He declared the victory of social ism is not yet final and said it would not be until external contradictions are overcome. He outlined these contradictions and set forth a pro- gram under which it would be pos sible to guarantee the safety of the Soviet Union and victory of social ism.
 There are two problems, he as- serted. The first is internal but the second is external The latter can- not be solved with the efforts of the Soviet alone but must be solved only by joining the efforts of the international proletariat with the even more serious efforts of the entire Soviet nation"
 The letter occupied more than a half page of the newspaper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-14
WAR VETERANS
 ARE AFTER BUND
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(Continued from Page D States or to Germany. They oh- iected to Kunze's denunciation of the committee for industrial reor- ganization. They objected to the Swastika flag on the platform and to the fact that the Bund members constantly gave the Nazi salute rather than the American army salute.
 The gathering heat was concen- trated into a small focus when a voice from the audience demanded that Kunze recite the preamble to the United States Constitution. Kunze read it out. Then another voice asked him to salute the American flag on the platform. Refused to Salute Kunze replied:
 T refuse at the request of any, one in this audience" | No one knew who struck the first blow, but in flash, fists were flying in every part of the hall. AS the combatants rained blows and in- suits at on another, the few police assigned to maintain order dis covered that they were inadequate and turned in a riot call.
 It was reported that the members of the Bund heard Kunze in closed meeting later. He could not be found for comment. The war veter- ans denied that they had acted in an official plan of any war veterans organization to disrupt Bund meet ings, saying that their activities were private.
 Third Misadventure
 Last nights was Kunze'S third misadventure in his tour of Bund branches in upper New York. Thursday night he was roundly heckled by war veterans at meet ing in Syracuse. The war veterans had planned to attend his sched- uled meeting in Rochester Friday night and intimated that the heckling would be of even greater volume. That meeting was cancelled.
 Before the fighting started last night, KunZe denied that the Bund was a Nazi organization. He said it was dedicated to preventing any racial minority from gaining control of the United States. It also was opposed to the c. I. O. and to mar riageS between Aryans and Asiatics he said.
 Blasted Movie Industry
 Kunze blasted the motion picture industry for allegedly spreading false propaganda of. events in Ger many and radio companies for their alleged refusal to permit the true broadcasting of true conditions in Germany He asserted that there was no free press in this country and that the newspapers deter mined what policies should be adopted.
 The first signs of trouble came when Fred Hammer, former State Assemblyman, announced that an ancestor fled Germany to escape military oppression.
 "He was a coward" someone shouted.
 Hammer stepped forward ano demanded that the speaker SteE out and fight, but police mtervened
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(Continued from Page D ures, and Sen. Joseph c. O'Mahoney D., Wyo., who broke with the Presl- dent over the Supreme Court reor- ganization program, also declined to comment. Other conservative Democrats, who refused to talk pub licly, expressed the belief that it was too early to forecast the l940 alignment. Capital observers be- lieved that anti-adminiStration Democrats would withhold their de- cision until the lines for the 1940 presidential race are more clearly drawn.
 Manifest Was Flop
 Another sign of hesitancy among Democrats to go along with coali- ton plans was the fate of the mani- festo, An Address to the American People" which was prepared by Vandenberg and Bailey. The mani- festo drew few Democratic sigma lures and was withdrawn after Minority Leader Charles N. McNary, R.. Ore, advised some Republicans tAldt tllC p1oPOoo1 Woo Al-odFhoCo'
 Equally silent as Democrats to Republican overtures to "get to- gether," were national G. O. P. com mittee officials on Aiken's attack on the partys leadership. In an address before the National Republican Club of New York, Aiken warned that unless the party leadership was changed drastically there would be third party in 1940.
 G. O. P. Officials Sore
 Some c. o. P. officials privately resented the Vermont governors criticism that the majority of the members of the Republican program committee headed by pr. Glenn Frank, former president of the University of Wisconsin, were reac- tionary. They said that many of the business leaders who are members are known as liberals. Their answer to Aiken's complaint that the area from Chicago to Boston was too heavily represented on the commit tee was that membership was ap- portioned on the basis of state population.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-14
A Special Sale of Americon Lace Seorfs, Vanity Sets and Chair Sets
BLOCKS BURN IN
 WINTHROP, ME.

Winthrop, Me, Feb. 14.-(UP>- Fire destroyed three wooden busi- ness blocks, damaged two others and threatened the whole business sec- ton early today. Damage was es- timated at $10O,000. Aid was called from Augusta and Monmouth. The fire started in the basN nent of the Winthrop Fruit company. The own CT, William Abelli, and his family. asleep on the second and third floors, were awakened by the cracking of flames. They fled to the street.
 The blaze spread to block occu- pied by the Everett P. Libby Cloth ing company and thence to the Gen. tral Maine Power company build- ing. Both were destroyed. Bremen saved the adjacent Fowler Building and Chain store, though both were damaged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-14
MURDER FINALE
 AFTER 10 YEARS
Joseph HOrOwitz Hunted The Weasel; Finds Him
 Saturday; Kills Him

Armonk, N. Y, Feb. 14.-(UP).- For 10 years, Joseph Horowitz, 42, nursed a thirst for vengeance; he was out to "get" 8 man he knew only. as "The Weasel"
 Horowitz got even and today was in jail, charged with murder. Police said he admitted having cut Morris Felzner's throat and left him to die on the 100-acre estate of Helen Clay Prick, heir to the steel millions of the late Henry Clay Prick.
 Ten years ago, Horowitz said, "the Weazep swindled him out of $2,500 in diamond deal in New York city. In the years that followed, he forgot his pants pressing business and searched.
 Everywhere I went," he said, T looked for the Weasel. In the sub ways, on the street. I looked at everybody I passed. knew I'd find him somewhere"
 His Death Ride
 Saturday night, he did. He went into a tavern and found FelNner sitting at the counter, With his brother -in-law, Bernard Benkler, 30, Horowitb persuaded Felzner to leave by automobile to visit farm he said he owned at Ashley Falls, Mass.
 As we passed Armonk," Benkler told police, "Horowitz said he want co get out. He asked this other man to get out, too. He told me to drive on up the road and turn around. That we were on the wrong road. I did. When I came back Horowitz was standing by the road. He told me that guy changed his mind about buying the farm. To hell with him. Let's go.'"
 George Petrie, night watchman on Miss Tricks estate, heard the screams of the dying Felzner, and notified police,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-14

stated, when questioned, that no ap- plication has been made to him for the impanelling of grand jury, which move has been suggested by States Attorney Lawrence L. Lewis.
 The order for removal of thee lec- ton records from the city clerks office would be necessary. AS sub- stitute, however, it has been suggest ed that photostatic copies of the records might be made. Hickey and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-14
MARINES BLOCK
 JAPANESE FORCE
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(Contlnued from Page U rines already there, halted the Jap anese and refused to admit them.
 Bystanders said that the incident passed without tension, and later in the day the Japanese were permit ted to send troops in truck-appar- ently destined for the Japanese de- fense zone-through the marine zone.
 Chinese GuerrillaS
 Shanghai, Feb. 14-UP)-Chinese Guerrillas attacked Japanese com munications on three widely scat tered fronts today in fast devel- oping offensive. It was reported that they not only had wiped out numerous small Japanese garrisons but that they were investing the important city of Paoting on the Peiping- -Hankow railroad.
 The Japanese were making pro- gress where they advanced in mass and it was indicated that they were inflicting enormous losses at com paratively small cost to themselves.
 But on the Peiping -HankoW rail- road. the northern part of the Tientsin- -Nanking railroad and on the Hwai river on the central front the Chinese were slashing at the Japanese lines day and night.
 One Japanese force, moving be- hind tanks along the Peiping- Han kow line southward, were approach ing Chihsien after routing the Chi nese opposed to them.
 But far to the north on the same railroad-on the line of communi- cation back to Peiping-it was as- serted that Guerrillas had attacked the railway south of Footing at five points, that they had wiped out completely the small Japanese gar risons at numerous stations. had torn up long sections of track, re- moved miles of telephone and tele- graph wires and were almost sur rounding Pattong itself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-14
City Election Probe
 Ordered By Judge
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, Greer questioned City Clerk Fitz- maurice last Tuesday, their com- ments dealing exclusively with the election records.
 Messrs. Hickey and Greer were expected to continue their question ing of officials and employees dur the coming week as they have done during the past week.
 Neither of the assistant prosecu- tors, Hugh M. Alcorn, Jr., or Har- old E. Mitchell, could be contacted for statements today. No announce ments of any great importance are expected to be made until Special Prosecutor Alcorn returns from his vacation. He is expected about February g.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-14
BACK TO WORK

Salem, Mass, Feb. 14.-(UP).- 2,9oO employees of the Naumkeag Steam Cotton company'S Pequoit mills in Salem and Danvers bleachery at Peabody began work under com- promise 909 per cent wage cut to- day. Members of the Independent Sheeting Workers union accepted the compromise Saturday night after rejecting a proposed 12 1-2 per cent
 decrease.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-14
SNOW FAILS THEM

Amherst. Mass, Feb. 14 - (U.P0 Despite lack of snow, Massachu- sets State Colleges third annual winter carnival today was called a huge success.
 An inter- fraternity golf match was substituted for the. ski meet while co-eds and their guests, un- able to engage in the usual show battle, roller skated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-14
JUDGE ANDERSON DIES

Deland, Fla. Feb. IA - U.P0 - Judge G. w. Anderson of the U. s. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, died today at his winter home. He had been a winter visitor here for several years. He was former member of the Interstate Commerce Commission and served on govern ment boards during the World War.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-14
PRESS SERVICE TO VOTE

Boston, Feb. 14.-CUP) .-Approxi- mately 55 editorial and traffic en- ployes of the Boston bureau of the Associated Press will vote at the Ma tional Labor Relations office here tomorrow on whether they wish the American Newspaper Guild to rep resent them in collective bargaining Similar elections are being held among Associated Press employees at Washington and Philadelphia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-14
Building Activities
 Decline In January
Comparative Figures for State Indicate Drop of 25.S
 Greenwich Leads in New Construction Work

Building figures for January in the state showed de- of 25 per cent from the amount in January l95
 or S1 this year against $79447 in January 1887 The average all of 1887 down 386 per cent from the 1886 average however indicating slight gain in terbury figures submitted by Building Inspector Patrick J. Carn show that last month the building permits called for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-14

construction totalling $38,650 and ;n January, 1887, the total was $50, 100, more than twice as much.
 Following are the building valua- tions as reported by the building supervisors in 8 cities and towns in the state:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-14

The Waterbury chapter, Dis- abled American Veterans and its auxiliary will be hosts tomorrow evening to its members and to vis- iting state officers. The social Ses- sion, a Valentine day party. will follow the regular semi-monthly meeting of the chapter in K. of P. hall. Michael Callahan, past commander, and Mrs. Mae Over- ton, are making the necessary ar-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-14

Hayes, Patrick McCabe, Edward Aston, Bernard Burns, Charles Nolan, and George Gooding.
 The police escort at the funeral was in command of Sergt. Patrick Hillborg. Members of the escort were Patrolmen Joseph Collins, John Breen, Thomas Dodds, Thomas O'Dea, John Driscoll, Harold Green, George Flavin, Albert Chouinard, Anthony Stango, James Sweeney, Joseph Delaney, Joseph Cavanaugh,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-14

engagements for the social features. Mrs. Overton is being assisted by Miss Rose Mulligan and Mrs. Mae Awkward. Reports on membership will also highlight tomorrow's joint meeting. The auxiliary is within nine of its official quota for the year. Mrs. Esther Finegold of New Britain and Adolph Schultz of New Britain, state commander, will be among the honored guests tomorrow night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-14

Ireland is making a collection of hunt trophies
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-14
DEMOCRATS ARE
 NOT HEARKENINC

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Evening star., 1938-03-27
CzECHS' AGREEMENT
WITH HENLEIN LOOMS
Accord Is Possible Result Of
Premier Hodza's Talk With
Nazi Chairman.
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PRAHA, Czechoslovakia. March
26-Political circles tonight saw
possibility that the Czech government
and Konrad Jlenlein, Czech German
Nazi leader, might form a work.
ing agreement.
Premier Milan Hodza conferred to-
day with Deputy Ernst Kundt, chair
man of the parliamentary Sudeten
(NazD club, and a working agreement
was seen as a possible result of the
conference.
It was the first time since the union
of Austria and Germany March IL
that Hodza has talked with one of
Henleins representatives.
Details of the conversation were not
disclosed, but it was understood that
it concerned ways and means for i'm
proving relations between Henlein and
the government.
Czech leaders have been worried over
Henlein's demand for new elections so
his Sudeten German followers might
regain their rights"
When he demanded a new election.
Henlein asserted he controlled 81 par
liamentary seats-55 in the Lower
House and 26 in the Senate. The gov
ernment has 1853 of the Chamber Of
Deputies votes through a coalition of
Czechs and Slovaks.
Evening star., 1938-03-27
Rush to See Cherry Blossoms
Expected to Reach Peak Today
Special Traffic Regulations to Be il,
Effect to Keep Motorists Moring
Safely around Tidal Basin.

The annual influx of visitors drawn
to the National Capital by the beauty
of the japanese cherry blossoms was
expected to reach its height today,
as special trains, buses, automobiles
and airplanes brought thousands of
persons into Washington from all
parts of the country.
In full bloom Unexpectedly early
this year. the petals of the cherry bios
sens around the Tidal Basin began
to fall yesterday. but c. Marshall
Finnan, superintendent of National
Capital Parks, said they should pre-
sent a wonderful display" today. The
trees were exceptionally we'll laden
with buds this spring. presumably due
to the mild winter, he pointed out.
Fair and mild weather was PROM
Evening star., 1938-03-27
PAROLEFORP|TTS
DEN|ED0NCE MORE
Reasons for Refusal Held
Unchanged by Offer of
Job to Prisoner.

Despite the plea of G. Bryan Pitts
that he had been offered a job with
firm OF New York architects. the
District Parole Board last night re-
fused to release the former chairman
of the board of the F. H. Smith Co.
from Lorton Reformatory. where he
is serving 14-year sentence for
conspiracy to embezzle s5.00000 of
the Smith Co.'S funds
This was Pitts second effort to
secure his release on parole A brief
announcement by Hugh F, Rivers.
executive secretary of the board. said:
The board said the fundamental
reasons for denial of parole still exist.
the chief feature being the gross in
jury visited upon innocent persons by
the applicant. and the extent to which
he deliberately turned his wrongdoing
to his own personal advantage.
Pitts previously was denied parole
September IS, 1896. His 14-year
term began March 9, 1882. with re-
lease. allowing for good behavior,
scheduled for July 9. l94l"
Pitts rose from an obscure clerk
ship to head the directors of the
F. H. Smith Co., when that concern,
one of the best known in the city,
was doing an extensive business in
construction financing. The concern
sold millions of dollars of bonds on
grossly inflated valuations. a num-
Der of its securities later turning out
to be worthless. In 1884 the Bureau
OF Internal Revenue. with a S2,000.-
600 claim for back taxes against
tiles having a face value OF 100000.
They brought $6,257.
Evening star., 1938-03-27
Allen Urges Meter Income Use
To Buy Municipal Parking Lots
Earmarking of Funds Advocated by City Official
for Fear Private Capital Cannot Solve Traffic
Problem Soon Enough.

marked for amortization of the pro-
posed series of municipality owned
parking lots.
II am convinced that private cap
ital either cannot or will not invest
sufficient funds in private parking
lots or do so fast enough to solve the
parking problem"
Representative Dirksen, Republican,
of Illinois, an advocate of munich
pally owned parking lots, has re-
quested Corporation Counsel Elwood
H. Seal to draft bill calling for the
purchase of privately owned parking
lots by the District, either by volun-
tary sale or by condemnation.
Both Mr.. Dirksen and Commis-
sioner Allen advocate operation o.
municipal lots at a fiat charge Of 10
cents for all-day parking. MIR. Allen
said he believed that even though the
cost of lots in the congested area
would be high the amount could be re-
covered over period of years from
the parking fees and from revenues
collected from parking meters, If
their use il continued for any con-
siderable period. 3d.. ~.