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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
PROSECUTOR HAD
 MADE OBJECTION
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 8 The accused cooperated in their defense.
 4 Defense counsel have not said whether they were paid or. if SO COW much.
 5 The only precedent for allow. ing a typewriter copy of the record was in a case where execution of .hs sentence was not deferred and q speedy decision by the state supreme court was required.
 6 The defense was furnished daily with two copies of the transcript ci testimony and have had ample time to prepare the appeals.
 D An extension of time beyond two weeks from September I4 is uii' reasonable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06

CTS and thousands of others scurry- ing underground at 6:42 a. m. As they ran for shelter the people could see the silver tubes of Lon- don's balloon barrage defense hang ing against a blue, windless sky.
 Then gunfire broke out toward the east and, unofficial reports from near the Chatham naval dockyards said, fleet of Nazi plans heading for the naval center was met by a curtain of anti-aircraft fire that forced them to turn bacs.
 The air raid alarm sounded for south end, at the mouth of the Thames river opposite Chatham, at $40 a. m. tl 20 g, lN, EDT.) but ap- parently rD ITS were able to cross the Thames. tRNMMMIN
 The at.A,A..-, 5 appeared to have been headca tor Chatham, which lies about 30 miles east of London on the south bank of the Thames. Presumably the enemy craft crossed 8 short stretch of the North Sea fro mthe direction va eSNA6 AbAAi VI AAOAAaAsAs
 Heard In London
 Gunfire and heavy earth shocks also were reported from the east and west of London, but no Ger man planes could be seen from the center of the city, where wailing sirens warned the population of danger.
 Although the air raid alarm con- tinued in effect until 9:02 a. m. (4:02 a. m. EDT) many people came out of the underground shelters to stand on street corners and scan the sky for planes that did not come.
 Workers and others who normally would have been on the job long before stood around in the bright sunlight because all except emer- gency traffic was halted during the alarm.
 Meanwhile, the government start ed naval and air war against Nazi submarines in the North Sea, the English channel and along the Atlantic coast. The ministry of in- formation announced several att tacks of U-boats and said that official silence did not meaL the attacks had failed. The radio announced that the royal airforce had attack cd several submarines.
 Another radio announcements of news dispatches reported a heavy bombardment by the Allies on the German Rhineland frontier.
 Formation of ministry of eco- homie warfare was described off, cially as creation af a vital offen- sive arm" in the European war, designed to break down German economy and to repeat the blockade which starved the Germans out in the World War,
 No Signs of Panic
 There was no sign of panic during the air raid alarm.
 The alarm found many early morning workers bathing and shay ing. The first reaction Of every body was to look out the window. A typical comment was that made by woman to her husband:
 "oh, George, and on a fine morn ing like this, too"
 Then windows were slammed to keep out any gas that might be loosed,
 People dived for cellars in the first half hour, but soon boredom over came their discretion and they be- gan emerging and thinking about going to work.
 Thousands of men, women and children ran into the shelters carry ing newspapers that had headlines concerning a Polish air raid on Ber- lin and the propaganda lombard ment that British planes made over Germany.
 Many places, particularly hotels and YWCA shelters, were equipped with pianos and people clustered around them singing Daisy" Home Sweet Home" and "The Lambeth Walk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
GERMAN LINER
 BREMEN MYSTERY
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l
 But he said the whereabouts of the liner was as much a mystery to him as 1t was to anyone else. He did no know, he said, whether she head cd north, south or east and no %0rd had been received since she slid out of the harbor.
 Massachusetts coast guardsmen said they saw no sign of the Bremen although they kept a close lookout from the day she sailed.
 The Mondiale radio station in Paris broadcast Sunday a report that the Bremen had been seized by the British navy and was being lowed to British port. No confirmation of that came from the British.
 Another runor was that the Bremen headed for Mexico or South America still another one was that the cruiser Berwick picked up the Bremen when she left New York, stayed close to her and was ready to seize her the instant war was de- clared.
 Finding of Buoys
 orleans, Mass, Sept. 6-(UP)- Two red cork life-buoys. believed to be from the missing" German steamship Bremen. were found on the shore here last week only few hours after the $20,000,000 liner sailed from New York without pas sengers, coast guards disclosed today.
 Ezekiel Fulcher. coast guard. said he found the first buoy about a mile north of the coast guard station late Wednesday night. The circular buoy bore the name Bremen" in white letters, he said.
 A second similar buoy was found Thursday afternoon by an Arthur Lamson of Springfield, Fulcher said.
 Patroling the Cape Cod shore, Fulcher spied what he first thought was "an automobile tire or an t- Hated inner tube" Examination showed 1t to be buoy.
 Neither he nor other coast guards saw any sign of the vessel, he said, though they kept sharp watch.
 The buoy was kept at the station.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
GERMAN TROOPS
 HIT POLAND HARD

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06

ants reported that many Polish sol- diers had drowned trying to swim the Vistula, and that Germans had heen unable to build pontoon bridges because of the shallowness and swiftness of the water and had crossed on rafts under intermittent Polish fire.
 To Publish "White Book"
 It was announced that the gov- ernment would publish a White book" on "the final phase of the German Polish crisis, covering the period from Aug. g to Sept. g." DINE gave the following sequence Of head lines to be covered in the book: "Polands Provocatlons Begin; Chamberlain Interfers;" Peace Ef- forts by Fuehrer'; Poland and England Agitate for War; Eng land Sabotages Il Duces Peace Ef- forts; England Submits Two-Hour Ultimatump; French Governments Responsibility"
 A representative of the foreign press, chosen by lot, was taken by airplane as guest Of the government, to Czenstochova, the Polish "hoiy city, to observe whether Germans had damaged the famous Black Madanna" as charged in Polish dis. patches. Upon his return to Berlin he made this report:
 Neither the Madonna nor the Jas- nagora monastery in which it Is O. cated, nor the Holy Jasnagora mountain was damaged in any way. A signed statement from the mon- asterys prior Norbert Motylewski at- tested that statement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
Obscene Picture
 Seller Arrested

Charged with keeping and selling obscene pictures, Sam Thomas, 42, of sos Bank street, was arrested by Lieut.. Patrick Moylan and Patrolman James 0verton yesterday and granted a continuance until Sept. 14 by Judge John L. Gaffney In City Court today.
 Police said they received com plaints about Thomas who operates q store at sos Bank street. He was released in bond of S1,O0O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
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war. It has not been proclaimed iii
 the war between China and Japan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06

In ancient Rome, when thunder was heard lon the left" men be- lieved thatt he gods weretrying tc impart to them an important mes sage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
United States Is Now Officially Out Of War
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Canada and South Africa. He saie his information was that the ques. tion of war is now before the Soutf African parliament and that tho Canadian parliament has been calico to meet Thursday. Their status ir regard to the law will depend or future events.
 In the event Canada or Soutt Africa declare war later the neu- trality law makes 1t mandatory that they be included in the embargo Prime Minister Mackenzie King oi Canada has said that Canada was automatically" at war when Britain declared war.
 It was said that American arn' could not be purchased by Canads and trans-shipped to Great Britain This is specifically prohibited by tho neutrality law. How the United States could prevent trans-shippins was not clear.
 War UnhappiIy Exists
 Tn the first proclamation the pres- ident noted that war "unhappily exists" among seven states and de- clared that the United States would not permit the use of its citizens territory or territorial waters fol hostile purposes.
 The United States. having thus sought to insure It's neutrality, also moved to safeguard the neutrality of the western hemisphere.
 It was disclosed that the Republic of Panama, with the endorsement oi this country, was sending out invita- tons for consultative conference of the 2l American nations for the purpose of evolving a neutrality pol icy for the hemisphere. Canada is not included, as 1t is dominion of the British empire.
 Held at Panama City
 The conference. called under the terms of the declaration of Lima will be held at Panama City, at date to be announced later. It will have the full support of President Roosevelt and the state department.
 The president has said that the safety of the United States is bound up in the safety of all the Americas and that the best way ot keep war from our firesides Is to keep 1t from the New World.
 Invocation of the neutrality law, in addition to banning the sale or shipment of war materials to bel- ligerents, automatically prohibits Americans from purchasing or deal ing in securities of these countries; sets up a national munitions control board and bans the travel of Ameri- can citizens on belligerent ships after 90 days.
 The law has been invoked on two previous occasions-in the 1talo- ethiopian war and the Spanish civil
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-18

Copyright 1880 by King Sadia:c. Inc
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-18
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
BY Shepard Barclay
"The Authority Authorities"
'Ths Authority on Authorities"

chance to try for top score in the
duplicate in which they were play
ing. He made a cue-bid of 4-Hearts.
North thereupon made a prefer
ence bid between South's suits.
4-Spades, and South went to g.
Spades West fell for Soutis STRAIT
agera. Deciding that South was
probably void OF hearts, he fumbled
around among the other suits and
then decided upon the diamond T.
AS a consequence South made q
grand siam. The diamond brought
the @ and A. A spade to the K was
followed by the club A, discarding
the heart 5, and the rest of the
tricks were trumps III diamonds.
If there had been some other suit
which neither North nor South had
bid, Wcst might have been justified
in being frightened away from
hearts by the cue bid. but not when
every other lead seemed bad any
way, from the bidding.
Mondays Problem
A K 10 6
% K 8 6 5 3
o o
50 X II
q A Q5 N g ; I 4 z
. 2 43
T. 8 Gas 8 A95
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-18
THREE SUITS TO AVOID

WHEN THE DECLARER had
bid two suits and his partner an
other, those are usually three suits
TO avoid when selecting your open
ing lead against slam from more
Or less worthless hand. If you lead
the dummy's suit. you are likely to
help set it W early for discards.
II YOU lead either Of the declarer's,
you may put an honor of your part
ners under the hammer. You are
generally better off in this spot to
lesd the unbid suit, especially if
your partner had bid it, regardless
Of whether or not the declarer or
his partner later made a cue-bid of
It Indicating q probable blank.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-18

Dealer; West. Neither side vul-
nerable.)
East opened third-hand on this
deal with 1-Heart, South bid l.
Spade West passed. North bid 2
C!uos South 3-DiamonGs, then
West S-Hearts, making it perfectly
clear that he had a fine fit but q
generally bad hand, since he had
passed on his first chance to help
tne SUIT. North next called 4-Clubs,
East passed, and the very aggre5-
slVe bidder in the South now saw q
Copyright 1889, by Kin
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-10
CITY COLLECTS 65% OF TAXES
 DUE TO DATE
Amount Is Now Greater Than at Same Time
 One Year Ago

A total of 65.12 per cent of taxes due the City of Water. bury this year has already been collected, Tax Collector William A. Ennis reported to- day. This compares with a. collection of 6O.94 per cent of taxes due at this time last year. Collections up to this morning amounted to $3,814, 900, the highest total ever collected at this time of year
 Those making payments of the. first installment of 1889 taxes must now pay the penalty of 7.2, since the taxes were supposed to be paid between May and June l. At the deadline. collections amounted to about $3,700,000. <.
 A new card index system is be- ing set up in the tax collectors of flee. As soon as this has been com-,. pleted, records of back assessments now in the hands of the corpora ton counsel will be audited, and turned over to MT. Ennis office for collection.
 Due in taxes this year is a total of approximately $5,550,000. The second installment of taxes for the year becomes due and payable Oct. 1, :
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-10
HOTEL MEN PICK
 CLYDE JENNINGS
Elton Manager Elected President of State As-
 sociatiOn Friday

Clyde Jennings, genial manager of the Hotel Elton, was unanimously chosen president of the Connecticut Hotel Association, yesterday after noon at the annual meeting of as- sociation members at the Hotel FL ton. Delegates from practically every large city and town in the state att tended the afternoon confab.
 Fred c. Brown of Danbury was elected vice-president, Mildred B. Farnham, secretary and treasurer; and William H. Hunt of Bridge port, national councillor.
 Among the directors elected were: Willard B. Rogers of Hartford, Fred c. Lessing of New Britain, J. T. Moorehead of New London, J. c. Volt of New Haven, Walter Mo- Grath of Willimantic, Harvey Ham, bur of Stamford, Arthur Buckley of Meriden, Clarence Seymour ot Hartford and Earl Eisenman of Bridgeport.
 Following the business meeting association members and their wives assembled in the main dining room where delicious steak and lobster newburgh dinners were served Dancing was enjoyed until a late hour with music being furnish by Frank DelFino and his orchestra featuring Frank Austin, Romeo Del Fino, Bob Rodasso and Babe Mill Ter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-10
Advises Signals

game of What Do You Think I Am Going to Do Next?' is as dangerous as dynamite.
 'Why expect other people on the highway to be mind-readers? If tbsy could guess our intentions half as vel as some of us expect them to do. they would have contracts in vaudeville. It might be perfectly clear to Jim in the delivery truck that he's now about to dart out from tke curb, turn right or left, stop as suddenly as his stopping distance will allow. swing to the left and pass tte car ahead, or dart into drive way on the left side of the street. But to the driver behind him there is nothing clear about it until the act is in progress-unless it's one of Jim's driving habits always to signal his intentions.
 "One cannot drive an automobile without having occasions to signal his intentions to others, and know ing what their signals mean.
 "There are three common ways of signaling: CD with the horn, (2) by use of the left arm and hand, and (3) by the position of the car on the roadway. The horn is merely a general signal to sound warning or attract attention to the car. We nave no right, simply because we can attract attention to the car. We have no right, simply because we can attract their attention to "honk" others out of our way. The sports manlike drive is very sparing in the use of his horn. N
 Proper hand signals give a more definite indication of what other driversare going to do than does the horn. Hand signals are prescribed by state law and every driver should know them. The three position set of hand signals are as follows:
 l. Left turn-arm extended hori- zonatlly.
 q. Right turn-arm extended with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-10
RICH, DOWNES
 DENY DEALS
Senate Leaders Reply to Blast of Prof. Levitt
 Yesterday

Denials that they had violated any laws by their part in the "judgeship deal" at the General As- sembly in Hartford, were made to- day by Senator Anthony Rich, of Bristol, and Senator Joseph Downes of Norwich, majority and minority leaders of the senate, respectively Albert Levitt, of Bedding, yesterday demanded of States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn, ST., of Hartford county that all those who took part in the shameful trafficking" be prosecu- ted.
 Senators Rich and Downes along with Rep. Hugh M. Alcorn, Jr., son of the states attorney, and Rep. T. Emmet Clarie, of Killingly, were the leaders in the negotiations that led to agreement on a slate of judges for minor courts in 54 towns of the state. No agreement was reached on judgeships in Is other towns, including Waterbury.
 The senate leaders denied that they had violated Section 6169 oi the General Statutes, as alleged by Levitt. Both said they were only performing their duties, and gained nothing personally from the trans action.
 No comment was forthcoming from MT. Alcorn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-10

by Joseph Bowen, president; Harold Barnes, vice-president; James Dwy- CT, secretary and Mago Sheehan, treasurer. Peter FitzHenry is in charge of the quoit matches.
 Outing Tomorrow
 The second annual outing of the Mount Carmel Dramatic Club, orig inally scheduled at Lake Waramaug, will be held at Smiths Pond in Wa tertown tomorrow. Those expecting to attend are asked to meet at the Mount Carmel Hall immediately after the 2 o'clock mass.
 A fine program of sports has been arranged by the committee in charge which is headed by Pres ident Anne Raimo, Secretary Mary Ranaudo. Connie D'Angelo, Joseph Martino, Louis Celozzi and John Ie- ronimo.
 - Among the guests of honor will be Mary Amodeo, president of the Children of Mary Sodality, Matilda Dezinno of St. Ann's Society, and John A. Jannetty, director of the Mount Carmel Modern Glee club.
 The senior choir of St. Joseph's church will hold a rehearsal at Buckingham hall next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in preparation for their participation in the Inter- national Music Festival which will be sponsored by the WPA Adult Education program at that hall Thursday evening of next week. Pro- lessor Alexander J. Aleksis will be in charge of the rehearsal.
 Feast Observance
 The feast of St. Anthony of Padua will be observed next Tuesday at the Church of Our Lady of Mount Car mel. A solemn mass with sermon on the life of St. Anthony will be sung at o'clock at the request of Mrs. Josephine D'Antino, Mrs. An geline Tremaglio and others devoted to St. Anthonq. St. Anthony's bread will be distributed after the mass.
 MEETING MONDAY
 The Lithuanian c. of c. Auxiliary will hold their meeting at K. of L. rooms Monday, June 18th, at 800 o'clock. Plans will be completed for the Lithuanian graduates and honor students reception June 24th, at Namunas Hall, 48 Green Street. Members and their friends will enjoy an fashioned strawberry short cake party, guest speaker and entertainers. Members are urged to bring friend and kitchen shower gift. Guests and five-minute speakers will be Mrs. Charles Lawryn, Mrs. Frank Lapoir.t. Mrs. Frank Pranaitis, Mrs. Ed. Digimas and Mrs. Joseph Urba.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-10
PoliceSuperintendent Urges All Operators
 0 Read Instructions
Hand Signals Prescribed By Law-Tmee Positions Called for in Making Turns ns-Failure to Signal
 Punishable Under State Law

elbow bent and hand pointing up- ward.
 3. Stop or slow down-Arm ex- tended downward.
 eve may meet drivers from other states, with different systems of signaling. So sound rule to fol- low is this: When an arm appears out of the window of the car ahead, be alert. Of course the driver may be knocking ashes of cigarette or waving to friend or pointing out somethlng-but he may also be sig naling that he is about to change his course or speed.
 "The position of the car on the roadway, especially at intersections, should give additional cues to driv- CTS as to possible directions of travel from the different lanes. The al- most universal practice is to make right turns from the extreme right lane and to make left turns from the lane next to the center of the road.
 IlC tllAlC WA1CIl tllC SAS1ldl 1S SAVC91 is very important. If signals are to be of value, they must be given soon enough and continued long enough for them to be observed and acted upon.
 Remember hand signals are re- quired by law in Connecticut. A motorist who fails to give hand signal as to what he intends to do can be arrested for violation of the state motor vehicle laws. Don't be a violator. Give the proper signal at all times and you will not only be observing the laws set up for your protection but you will be acting in a courteous manner.
 "Also keep in mind our safety slogan for this summer: Bring Them Back Alive Having your family intact at the end of the sum- mer months, their existence is your responsibility"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-10
SALVATION ARMY
 DRIVE RESULTS

Additional contributions toward the annual maintenance appeal of the Salvation Army were announc- ed today as follows:
 Mrs. H. H. Hemingway, Miss N. B. Nicholson, Mrs. L. A. Ward, Miss Margaret Scovill, Louis M. Raffel, Ariste L. Beurdeley, Daughters of Italy circle, M. J. Daly & Sons, Inc. Clan McAlpine No. 233, Waterbury Wire Die Co.,, Matilda c. Stewart, Susie w. Rowland, Mrs. Philip Droz, Albert Bros, Herbert Constantine, Princeton Knitting Mills, Inc, Max Krinsky, Frederick w. Chesson, Jr., Charles Rosengarten. David Babson.
 Also from employees of the Bron- son library, Princeton Mills, Inc, Connecticut State Employment Service, Metropolitan Life Insur- ance Co.,, the Autoyre Co.,, and Mill Ter & Peck, Inc. The total amount now stands at $4,112.97.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-10
Hand Signals by Auto Drivers Important Claims Roa
VIEW PLAN FOR.
 STATE SESSION
Annual Encampment Set for June l6-lS at
 Bridgeport

Members of Wheeler Young Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, are pre- pairing for the 18th annual State department encampment of the VFW and auxiliary wll be held in Bridgeport, June 16 to IS. The con- vention, which will be dedicated to Mrs. Sylvester 2. Poli, honorary commander of the Raymond w. Harris Post, V. F. w., is expected to attract more than 15,000 persons to Bridgeport during the three day period, among them many persons of national prominence.
 Among the highlghts of the en- campment will be two parades, that of the Cooties and Cootiettes at midnight Friday, June 16, and mill tary parade the following afternoon Thirty corps have already enrolled for another feature ow the event, drum and fife competitor at Sea- side park following the military parade.
 A dinner to Gold Star mothers and memorial service wll be held on Friday June 16 at the Stratfield hotel, followed by an open military ball Saturday night at the hotel.