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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
Mrs. Hahn Will
 Die This Evening
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court. They declined to give the reason for their presence in court.
 At the Ohio supreme court, noth- ing could be learned of their plans. The possibility of habeas corpus ac- ton to try to prevent the execu- ton was suggested by 8 court at tache, but there was no confirmation that such step was planned.
 Hoodin denied that Mrs. Hahn had made will.
 She has no money to leave," he said.
 Boy to See Her Again
 Oscar Hahn, 12-year-old son of the condemned woman, was to see his mother again today. He spent two hours with her yesterday after Governor Martin L. Davey had refused to intervent in her case. Oscar said she wept and told him to be "a good boy.
 The exact hour of Oscars visit to his mother in death row had not been decided.
 The boy and his mothers attor- neys had hoped to see Governor Davey today to ask him to recon sider his decision, but no conference had been arranged this morning. The governor told the United Press he would see them 'tif they insist" " but would not change his decision.
 Attorney Hoodin said he would take Oscar around to see the gov ernor this afternoon and let the lad plead for his mothers lift, and, fail- ing that, have him ask for short reprieve, until. Davey'S successor takes office January l. Informed of Hoodin's intentions, Davey said it would be useless. He was asked if he would receive them and he replied: Whats the use?" But, he added, he would see them If they insist"
 Davey had taken his time consid- ering her clemency petition, determ- ined to take the responsibility rather than giving her a reprieve and leav- ing it as a legacy to his successor. Yesterday afternoon he announced that he would not intervene because her murders had been "cold- blooded, SO deliberately planned and executed"
 Sympathy For Oscar
 For Oscar, he said, He had noth- ing but sympathy, but he could not find a reason that would satisfy my own conscience to commute the sentence to life imprisonment" be- cause her guilt seemed to have been clearly demonstrated.
 Hoodin carried this news to his client at once. She nearly fell out of her rocking chair, one of the small luxuries the penitent!ary war den had permitted her, and sobbed "Oh, my God. didn't think he would do that!"
 Oscar was waiting in the war den's office, and he was brought l into the cell. His mother shec
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
CAN SLASH HIS
 WIFE'S.CLOTHINC

Boston, Dec. 7.-(UP).-A wom- ans clothing is her husbands to do with as he sees f1t-even to slashing 1t to ribbons. District Judge Frank land w. L. Miles so ruled yesterday under a common law entitling a man to his wife,s property. He exonerat- ed James F. Higgins, bridegroom of six months, of wanton injury to per- sonal property.
 The 39-year-old husband me- medically slashed a razor through 5 dresses, two pairs of shoes and a fur coat belonging to his wife Emily, IS, on Nov. 29. However, he went lit- tie too far the next day, the court decided, when he went to his moth- er-in-law's home to find his wife and again slashed the coat. She was in it an. got a slight cut in her shoulder, so the court ordered him held on an assault and battery charge for the grand jury.
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MT. Wigmore was widely known In Knights of Columbus circles in this city and only last winter had been made an honorary member of Sheridan council at ceremony in which twenty-five other veteran members of the council were sim ilarly honored. n
 He served as grand knight of Sheridan council from 1894 to 1896, his first election to the office oc- curing on December 2, 1894. Pre- viously he had served in other of fees in the council and continued to be most active ir1 its activities fol- lowing his two terms in the chair of grand knight. During his regime in office the Columbus club was es- tablished in the old Pythian hall and moved from there to the old Elks hall on Bank street in the Jones-Morgan building.
 He had also served as warden, deputy grand knight, recording Sec- retary, lecturer and advocate of the council.
 III 1SOO lle was llO1IOL Cu dI c OdAA- quet given by Sheridan council as its oldest past grand knight.
 Similarly several years ago he was among the veteran employees of the Chase companies honored for fifty years of service with that concern. He had been employed at the Wa tertury Manufacturing branch of the concern for 58 years, going to wori, there only two years after he came to this city to reside. He was born in Portland, Conn. The deceas- ed was member of the Chase Fore mems association.
 Long a resident of the northeast ern section of the city he had lived witll his son since the death of his wife several years ago.
 A man of fine physique MT. Wig more was well-hked among his fel-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
FLOOD MENACE IN
 CONN. RIVER ZONE
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(Continued from Page D of nearly 36 hours and a drop in temperatures slackened the volume of water which poured into the Connecticut, as compared with yes- terday.
 At Middletown, where the river normally is shallow, it had reached height of 8.3 feet at g a. m., and the rise was about two-tenths of foot per hour. The water was within few feet of the street level along the river front.
 The state highway department re- ported work had been halted on construction of several bridges be- ing built to replace structures swept away by the September floods.
 Sandbags In Use
 Sandbags protected temporary span at Unionville, necessitating re- routing of traffic. Low-lands at Pennington were inundated and the water was expected to reach the main highway tonight.
 Throughout the eastern section of the state the smaller rivers, many of them feeding into tribu- taries of the Connecticut and Thames, were carrying off the sur- plus and remained within their banks.
 Most of the heavy snowfall over the Thanksgiving Day holiday had been carried away by rain of the past few days, minimizing the dan gers so far as the state as whole was concerned.
 New England Safe
 Boston, Dec. 7-(UP)-New Eng land rivers, swollen by melting snow and torrential rains, surged over their banks today, but little damage was anticipated.
 Clearing skies indicated that the rivers would pass their peaks during the day without approaching the high-water marks of the September floods. Most of the flooded areas were low-lying meadowlands.
 The crest of the Connecticut liver was expected to pass through Springfield at noon. The river, al- ready 15 feet high, may reach IS feet, eight feet below the Septem- Der peak, engineers said. Cellars in
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tears over him, crying over and over again: My poor boy, my poor boy"
 Mrs. Hahn, 32, made herself at tractive to old men. She murdered Jacob Wagner, 78, of Cincinnati. While serving him as a nurse, she added poison to his food.
 Be a Good Boy
 Oscar said he wanted ito tell Davey that T don't think she could have been 3 better mother to me-" Chewing his gum vigorously, he said his mother had told him ito be a good boy, no matter what happens"
 A reporter had put burning cigarette on table edge and Oscar pointed to it and said: Look out. That Cigarette will burn some thing"
 Mrs. Hahn will have a small spot on her head shaved bare this af- ternoon for the electrode, probably after she has seen Oscar for the last time. She will be privileged to have what she wishes for her din- ner and litle before 8 p. m.. the warden and the Roman Catholic chaplain, who vii linear her con- fession and give her holy com- munion this morning, will walk with her to the dath chamber.
 Husband Is Sorry
 Oscar lives with his father, Philip Hahn, in Cincinnati. When in- formed in Cincinnati that Mrs. Hahn was going to die, the father, a telegrapher, said:
 I'm sorry to hear that, friend. I have nothing more to say"
 Hahn was not expected to come to Columbus today. He has never visiter his wife in the prison.
 Habeas Corpus Asked
 Columbus, O., Dec. 7-OP)-At- torneys for Anna Marie Hahn, who is sentenced to die in the electric chair for the murder of an old man, sought write of habeaS corpus to- day in United States district court in an effort to prevent her execution tonight.
 The habeas corpus action, filed by Attorneys Joseph Hoodin, Sidney Kahn and Sidney Brant, contended that Mrs. Hahn's constitutional rights were denied when the prose- cution in her trial introduced evil dence on four murders instead of only one.
 She was convicted of killing Jacob Wagner, 78, but the state was per- mitted by the court to introduce evidence concerning three other poison deaths.
 Federal Judge Nell G. Underwood was expected to rule on the applica- tton for the writ at 2 D. m.
 The contention of her attorneys was that Mrs. Hahn was being held in violation of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which guaran- tees that no one shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law.
 Grounds for Petition
 The petition on which Judge Un- derwood will rule alleged the follow | HE f1OldoAO1lo VI ULlC HUI f1IIleIlQs ment:
 1. That Mrs. Hahn's trial in the fall of 1887 was in form only in that she was given notice of the crime she was charged with.
 2. That the court permitted crowds in the courtroom, and corri- dorS so that the defendant was rushed to conviction by wave of public passion.
 3. That the trial court permitted appeal to passion so that no just ver- dict could be returned.
 4. That Mrs. Hahn was eirtdTA
 4. That Mrs. Hahn was tried be- fore a jury that had preconceived opinions of her guilt; that jurors read unfavorable newspaper articles before the trial.
 The petition asked that Mrs. Hahn be released from custody pending a hearing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
THREE KILLED IN
 WRECK OF AUTO
Two Nurses, Male COn1= paniOn Meet Death; Two
 Others May Die

Rutland, Mass, Dec. 7-(UP)- Two nurses and a companion were killed and four other persons were injured, two perhaps fatally, early today when their roadster Swerved of the state highway at curve and struck a tree. All seven occupants were employees of the Rutland state SanatoriuIn. The car was so badly smashed by the impact against the tree that state police were unable to determine immediately in which di- rection it was headed. The dead: Miss Marjorie Hamilton, 19, Mlilbury nurse. Miss Irene Curley, 20, Mill bury nurse. Lawrence Coyne, 24, Lynn.
 Those injured critically were Wal ter J. Bonezek, 20, of Jefferson, who suffered a skull fracture, and Miss Ellen Hamilton, "A, Millbury nurse
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
GERMAN SECRET
 POLICE CONFUSE

Berlin, Dec. T-(UP)-Machinery set up by German Jews to put emi- grafton on an orderly basis has been thrown into confusion by demands of the German secret police that Jews who had been arrested leave Germany within a short time after their release from concentration camps, it was reported today.
 Reliable sources said nearly all ot the hundreds of Jews now released daily from camp" are required to sign promise that they will emi- grate at once. In some cases the time limit has been set at three weeks.
 At least 2,000 Jews have signed emigration promises. Since it is al- most impossible to go through the normal emigration procedure within three weeks, these persons grasp at every chance to get any visa at all. A large number plan to go to Shang- hai, because no visa is required to en- ter China, even though discouraging reports have been received here by relatives of Jews woh already have er1igtated to China.
 A. I-s- L.
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and a cousin of Mari lie Hamilton. The driver, Adrian Cournoyer. 20, and James Wasliewicz, 24, both of worcester, were injured less serious ly. The car was owned by Floyd Lis- ter, 2l, also a hospital employe. who told state police that he had been with the nurses last night Jeffer- son dine-and- dance resort. They left at l1:3O b. m. to meet "sone girl friends" he said.
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the south end were flooded.
 The Merrimack river also was rising steadily, but Haverhill, Law renee and Lowell officials contem- plated no difficulty.
 Ice jams were reported along the Ashuelot river in New Hampshire.
 The sole direct link between West Pennington, Me, and the outside world was washed out when ice crushed bridge over Sandy river.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
K. Of C. Lose Oldest
 Past Grand Knight
James w. WigmOre to Be Buried Friday Morning; SO-
 Year EfnpIOye of Chase Brass X Copper Co.

low-workers and fraternal brothers. He retained his vigor and his inter- est in current events up until his last sickness and was an entertain- ing converse tionaliSt.
 He is survived by one son, Harry J. of 10 Fairview street, Waterbury; 8 daughter, Mrs. George Egan of Belmont, Mass; two brothers. Mich ael of Middletown, and Henry of Brooklyn, N. r.; and four grand children.
 Funeral Friday
 The funeral will be held Friday morning at 9:15 o'clock from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street, to St. Margaret's church where a requiem high mass vii be celebrated at 10 o'clock. Bur ial will be in the family plot, St. Lawrence's cemetery, New Haven.
 Friends may call at the funeral home this evening, tomorrow after noon and evening,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

James w. Wigmore, 5O-year em- ploye of the Chase Brass & Cop per company and the oldest past grand knight of Sheridan council, "A, Knights of Columbus, died last night at the Waterbury Hospital after a short illness.
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Joseph Canning Gives Rabbi Greenfield Reply
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slaughtered, and where no less than 300 nuns were saturated with oil and burned alive.
 "Is this charge true or false? It will not do to declare that it is un-American and out of order. The question remains, is it true or false? If 1t is true, the guilty parties should be repudiated by all good men, whether Jew or Gentle.
 If it is false, its author should be confronted with proof of his guilt. The Transcript will be ready to force the islander down his throat. It will be delighted to hear him addressed in language like that of Shakespeare when he said to a man guilty of the same crime:
 'cFelon, thou Hest, as deep as to thy heart, through the foul pass age of thy throat, thou Hest"
 From "The Sitting Floor.
 Father Coughlin is being del- uged with dead cats. The abuse flung at him ranges from elemen- tary eplthetS to scandalous irl- nuendo. He is taking it all very calmly.
 Most of us are not in position to verify or to disprove the charges which he has made. He has presented them bluntly. He asks for no quarter. He will be the first to acknowledge his error, if his allegations are shown to be incorrect or inapposite. It is ob- viouS that name-calling is no ade- quate reply to his charges. No more is heated imputation of mo- tive. His critics must, if they can, go much farther than they have already gone and demolish his argument point by point. They will do their cause nothing but harm if they limit their response to frenzied protest and strong arm methods of silencing or smothering Father Coughlin. Deni- grafton and pressure are the tools of the Nazis. They suffer no sea change when imported into the free air of the United States. The best guarantee that we shall here have no repetition of the Ger man pogram is the deliberate air. ing of the charges which have been the basis of every anti Semitic movement in our genera tion. If the charges are conclu- sively shown to be empty, they will be dismissed. If they are not exploded, they can quite prop erly be made"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

BUY SPEED KINGS NOVEL
 Purchase of a mystery novel writ ten by Sir Malcolm Campbell, Brit iSh speed driver, titled Salute to the Gods" is announced by Metro Gold Wyn-Mayer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

Ireland will bid for air tourists.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

Germany is making heavy pur- chases of wool in Australia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
POLISH TOWN IS
 REFUGEES HOME

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
NEW SERVICE

Friends, parties. and business opportunities may pass you by-unless your name is listed in the new telephone book. Can people find you theres Visit or telephone our busi- ness office today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

Avoid regrets. Let us know if you plan to move within the next month or two. Then your new address can be listed in the new telephone book, which goes to press at noon on Saturday of this week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

The following are the editorials of the Catholic Transcript for- warded to the Democrat by MT. Canning and a comment which appeared in the Transcripts spe- cial column ''The Sitting Floor" by John S. Kennedy and sub headed Dead Cats:
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20
Eight-Ounce Beer
Hearings Slated

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 20. CUP)-
The state board of equalization re-
opened the controversial issue of
the eight ounce container for beer
today in setting November IA for
another hearing on the question.
Board Member William c.. Bon
ELI of Los Angeles said the action
was taken because an earlier ruling
prohibiting the sale of beer in the
eight ounce container has been
found to be defective in some par
ticulars.
In addition he said the board has
been prohibited from enforcing its
original order through a restrain
ing order issued by the Los Angeles
superior court.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20
Grog Agents Will
Get Binoculars

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 20. CUP)-
A request for binoculars for liquor
control agents of the state board
of equalization drew the following
explanations from unofficial OBJ
servers today:
l. The football season is in full
swing.
2. The agents are near sighted.
3. The glasses would be useful
in spotting violators at long range
such as noting an automobile Ii
cense number if the car was located
near an isolated Illegal distillery.
Board Member William G.. Bon
ELI OF Los Angeles, who asked for
an order approving the requisition,
said the last was correct. The board
approved the request
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20

OF Cne average Frenchman anU
Briton.
"They don't seem to understand
that there is a possibility that the
United States would stay out OF
an European conflict" Blenkiron
said. The general reaction is that:
OF course America will join We're
all in this thing together We can't
count on Russia. All we can count
on is the old triumvirate. England,
France and the United States"
Fear Widespread
A tremendously intense atmos-
phere of dread pervades both coun-
tries abroad, Blenkiron commented.
even though war has been avevted
for another breathing spell.
You can't help feeling the dread
of conflict that hangs over every
one, the minute you step onto
French or British soil" he de-
clared. 1T must be terrible to live
always with that fear hanging ever
you constantly"
Most people expect war as soon
as Hitler has consolidated his new
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20
Mt. Springs Grade
Rights-of-way
Asked by State

The state of California Wednes-
day asked the court to clear the
way for construction of the curve
less link in the Mt. Springs grade,
the improvement designed to make
travel safer.
In complaint in eminent do
main. the department of public
works requested rights of way
across property owned by D. Paul
Jones, Jay Jones, Mant Smell, Will
liam Smell, Frank F.. Jones and
others.
Condemnation of the property,
extent OF the damages or benefits
resulting from the highway i'm
provement, immediate possession,
and title to the land were included
in the requests made by the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20
Seaman Pens
Verse, Ends Own
Life in Hotel

LONG BEACH, Cal, Oct. 20
(UP)-The body of Llewellyn Bay
ken Hatfield, 33, merchant seaman,
was found, suicide, in an ocean
front hotel Wednesday. Documents
showed his father was William H.
Hatfield, Sacramento.
Detectives c. D. Crawford and
E. R. Anderson said they found an
amazing suicide note, partly writ
ten in verse. 1t read:
In couple of hours l shall put
an end to this worthless and drunk
en- life of mine. 1t is impossible for
me to stop drinking except to blow
out my Well-pickled brain.
Il heed not custom, creed nor law
II care for nothing I ever saw,
I'll terribly laugh with an oath
and sneer
When 1 think the hour of death
draws near
A % calibre pistol was found be-
side the body. Apparently Hatfield
had ended his life during the night.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20

papers appeared. Then they scram-
bled for them"
One close touch Blenkiron en-
countered with the war prepara-
tions was in liner accommodations.
He originally planned to return on
the Aquatania, but the sailing was
cancelled.
Il afterward learned the ship
had been held up for troops he
said.
Coming home on the Normandie
Blenkiron met a man and his wife,
refugees from Austria, who gave
a vivid picture of life in Austria
after the Germans came.
I'VE can't understand how they
feel, because we have no idea of
the oppression and tension they
live Under Tney told me that never
a ninute did they feel safe from
arrest on imagined political charg-
es. When they left Austria their
possessions were virtually confis-
Gated. A high valuation was placed
on their silver ware, furniture, be-
longings, and then a 80 per cent
tax imposed. The woman's brother
and father had been thrown into
prison, then released after several
weeks when the authorities could
find nothing against them.
They told me that they never
left their home without the con-
slant fear of being arrested and
thrown into a concentration camp.
The procedure, they told me, was
to arrest on the slightest provoca-
ton. Relatives would have no word
until an urn was delivered with
ashes of the executed prisoner"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20
Ask Doctor About
This Ideal Way
TO LOSE FAT
READ EVERY WORDi

Make up your mind now that
youl lose some of that ugly fat
and really enjoy life.
No one can blame you if YOU don't
want to take harmful drugs, go on
starvation diets and do backbreak-
ing exercises. No sane woman
would. And for sensible women
like yourself who really want to re
duce yet don't expect miracles over
night-who are willing to faithfully
follow most simple, inexpensive
and pleasant 2S day plan (women
considerably overweight naturally
require longer periods, we suggest
this easy plan.
First of all go light on fatty foods
ond sweets. Eat plentifuliy of lean
meats, fresh fruits and vegetables.
And for proper functioning he sure
II take half teaspoonful of Krusch-
en- Salts in hot water every morning.
And let's get this straight right now
about Kruschen-
ID is not harmful. Ii is NOT just
one salt as some people may ignOr-
antly believe. Look ON the box!
lou'n see ID is II blend of q active
mineral salts. which when dissolved
In water is similar to the famous
medicinal waters of European Spas
where wealthy fat people have gone
for yeOrS.
A jar of Kruschen costs but a
few cents and makes 5 gallons of
marvellous mineral health water.
Get Jar RIGHT AWAY At
CLEMENTS DRUG STORE and
druggists everywhere. adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-20

Diminutive, 125-pound Frank r.
McNinch, chief of the Federal
Communications Commission, is
pictured as he started a purge
of his agency with the firing of
Hampson Gary, general counsel.
McNinch, North Carolina
church elder sent to the FEC
last year to "clean up" replaced
Gary with 35-year-old William
j. Dempsey of New Mexico.