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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-25

4uS Clty CllhEteT BlNeS uOehutLlUE- ity to the police board to establish any trafiic or parking regulations The power of adopting city ordi- nances Is given the board of alder men.
 Still City Ordinance
 And, still listed as city ordinances, though not enforced in recsnt years, are . number of parking and trafiic rules voted by the board of alder men in 1928 and 1927. Students of the city charter and ordinances claim that the police boards reg ulations cannot become effective ur- less the old ordinances are repealed by the board of aldermen and new ones adopted. This procedure would take considerable time and prevent the new regulations from becoming effective by the 3oth.
 Some hold that virtually all park ing regulations now in effect are lie legal since they are at variance with the code adopted by the aldermen City Cerk John P. Fitzmaurice said today that trafIic and parking ordi- nances voted by the aldermen in 1928 and 1927 are still in effect pever having been repealed. Straight Traffic Affected
 This interpretation would also rule out the recently adopted regu- latiou establist ing straight-traffic in Exchange place ct all times. One of the tinrepealed ordinances pro- vides that there shall be straight trafiic in Exchange place only be- tween the hours of 12 noon and 1 l D. m. and s p. m. and 6:30 D. m. Police have already erected posts on eight streets for signs aniiounc- ing they are limited to one-way traf- fic. The streets involved are Jef- ferson street. Kendrick avenue. Canal street, Chatfield avenue, Bur- rall court, Phoenix avenue, Savings street and Spencer avenue. Parking on all these streets is aso to be re- stricted.
 The fact that the old trafic ordi- nances are still in effect would in- dicate that the police board and the police department have ',een guilty of violating them by regulations adopted in recent years. 1926 Ordinance In Force The 1926 ordinance, now said to be still effective legally. provided for parking ct a 45 degree angle on the north side of the Green ard on Grand street, between Meadow and Leavenworth streets. It provided for 45 minute parking on e num- Der of streets where parking has since been limited to smaller periods. The only one-way street listed was Brook street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-25
Reopened Again Fridat; When Convoy Arrived iS . Harbor Safely YOUNG MEN SOUGHT TO TACKLE MINES Ireland Has Joined in Mine
 Fight-27 Ships of
 England Sunk
BY WALLACE CARROLL

United Press Staff Correspondent)i
 London, November 25. - (UP) - The admiralty called for volunteers today to help combat the German mine warfare and disclosed that conditions had become SO bad that the port of London was partially closed Thurs day while mines, dropped by German airplanes, were cleared out of the Thames estuary.
 Meanwhile there was a report, neither confirmed nor denied offi- cially, that German submarine had been captured in bold attempt to enter the lower reaches of the Firth of Clyde, southwest Scotland, and that 1t was believed to have been the same submarine and crew that sank the British Battleship Royal Oak at Scapa Flow with loss of BIO lives six weeks ago.
 The Port of London was com pletely reopened yesterday, 1t was announced belatedly. One channel never was closed and all were le- opried when an inbound convoy ar- rived. A little later the Ame-!san merchant the last American ship still in British waters. left the port,
 Volunteers IS to 45
 The admiralty urged men between the ages of i8 and 45, with ishins traveller experience, to volunteer to cope with the plague of mines. some of which had been dropped by Ger man airplanes within view of the shore.
 The marine situation had become acute with the sinking of 27 ships reported in the past week at cost of at least '238 lives. In addition, scores were missing from these ships and many injured. Britain's reprisal against the German mine warfare, the projected blockade on German exports, also was arousing neutrals throughout the world. Following protests by Holland. Belgium and Italy, Japan today ordered its aI11- bassador here to make Q sharp pro- test against the export blockade and warned that the Japanese gov- ernment might be forced to take "counter-measures" against 1t; and Sweden sent Demarche of protest in connection with Anglo-Swedish trade negotiations. The Japanese embassy here had received the Tokyo foreign offlce's instructions about the protest but 1t was be- lieved 1t might be withheld until next week.
 For use by the volunteers, many trawlers had been mobilized, mostly on the Yorkshire coast where 200 German mines were, washed ashore in a few hours yesterday.
 Fire, too, had joined in the mine fight. It was. announced at Dublin that special coastal defense patrols, composed of torpedo boats and travellers, already had been formed.
 27 Ship Slnkings
 Qermany's "Minenkrieg" (mine war) had been blamed for most of the 27 ship sinkings, nearly all of which occurred close to the British shore, but 1t had been accompanied by renewed German submarine and airplane activity and survivors of the Dutch Steamer Sliedrecht re- ported on being landed at 6 British port yesterday that they had been torpedoed after the commander of a German U-boat examined the ships papers and ascertained that 1t was a neutral ship headed for . neutral port. (Continued on Page 2>
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-25
IRISH ARMY HAS
 BEEN GIVEN BLAME
Bombs Believed Planted By. Them Exploded in
 Parts of London

London, Nov. 25-(UP)-Bonhs believed to have been planted by the Irish Republican army, exploded al intervals early this morning jr London and Birmingham, injuring several persons and terrorizine whole neighborhoods.
 Many persons believed a German air raid was in progress.
 Most of the explosions were. ir telephone booths and mail boxes Sandbags, piled as protection against air raids, were hurled into the streets and thousands of per- sons ran from bed towards air raid shelters.
 It was believed the Terrorists had worked in flying squads" sowing mines in the northwest London tri- angular area extending from MarElf Arch, Padding Station, to a point near the Harrow road.
 The explosions occurred from a. m. to { a. m.
 Extra policemen were called oui along with air raid and fire wardens to reassure the people that the Ger mans had not come. The bombs were homemade, encased in tir cans. Thy caused more noise than damage. being heard three or fou. miles away. Those exploding 1T telephone kiosks were accompanied by shattering of glass and spurts oi aflame. One bomb wrecked 8 police box and hurled it's protecting sant bags across a road. A police ser geant had a narrow escape al Marble Arch when he approached q bomb with a fiashlight just as it ex. ploded. Seven out. of a row of l( telephone boxes on Marble Arct were bombed. -J !.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-25
U. s. Destroyer Yarnal Has Run Aground On Coast Of Virginia

Norfolk Va, 2-(UP)The U. Destroyer YarnaI with the Virginia three miles inside Chesapeake today and the Coast Guard Cutter Calypso standing by to give assistance
 Naval authorities said the destroyer three Henry light about 12 miles e to Hampton Roads
 The Yarnal of the desoyers recently Navy active service Naval officers said returning the naval base here from when she aground
 No details of the accident available auhqEties declined that neither ship was danger The Coast Guard said 1t did nst further about 5:ao sT when the cutter arrived alongside the stroyer rt Fff' hE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-25
WORCESTER OFFICIAL DIES

Worcester, Mass. Nov. 25.--(UPl Chester s. Davis, 57; Worcester county register of deeds since 1922 and author of textbooks relating to citizenship processes and tax prob- lems, died last night after 6 brief il.ness, A native of Calais Me, he wa- a graduate of Bowdoin College, the University of Valparaiso (Ind) law school
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-25
Orders Issued By Police On Streets May Be Violation
Many Business Men Protest One.Way-Street" Edict; Bolice Commissioners May Have Violated City
 Ordinance in Issuing Changes

Serious question to the authority of the Board of Police Commissioners to designate oneway streets or barking and traffic regulations seen today the police department prepared to establish oneway traffic on eight srees and change parking regulations instructed by police board The plan for the oneway streets and the shortening of parking me which the police board ordered b. placed in effect by the 30th has caused many protests Iarnong business men and motorists
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-25
London Port Partially
 Closed Down Thursday Because Of Mine Fear
British Navy Has Lost Eight Ships, 1919 Men Since War Began

The British Navy has lost eight shps oalng than 50000 than three months of equalization showed today.
 additional cruisers the training ship Duke for merly first line battleshp have been damaged.
 These figures based official British The claim that other British warsh including 000n battle Hood largest warshp afoa have been by German bombs and torpedoes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-25
Christmas
 Carols Through the Ages
o LITTLE TOWN OF
 BETHLEHEM

BETHLEHEM. 70 little town of Bethlehem ! How still we see thee lie; Above thy deep and dream
 less sleep
 The silent stars go by ...." One of the youngest of the carols, this one hasS purely American origin. It was written in 1868 by Phillips Brooks, Phila. delphia minister, for the children in his Sunday School classes to sing.
 Shoabing Days 70 Till Christmas
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The Wedther

Cloudy, Cold Tonight Fair, Cold Sunday
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Evening star., 1939-09-08
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

f NEW YORK, Sept. 8.-War- boom
buyers sWarmed over the stock
market today and bid up selected
issues l to more than 6 points.
Traders who cashed in yester-
day returned for another helping
and, in the forenoon, blocks of
1000 to 5000 shares changed hands
on the upside Although occasional
sloW-downs appeared, transfers for
the day approXimated 3,500,000
shares. The ticker tape frequently
fell as much as minutes behind
floor dealings. Late profit taking
cut gains all around.
Steels led the forward sprint, but
within touching distance were
motors, rails, farm implements, air.
crafts, coppers, oils, chemicals and
sugars.
The market apparently found fresh
inspiration in the move to call
special session of Congress for the
purpose of amending the Neutrality
Act and permit belligerent nations
to do business with this country in
war materials on cash and-carry'
basis.
Action of the President in proclaim
ing a limited national emergency
was taken as a sign spending Tor
military expansion at home would
be hoisted. The Chief Executive
explained this did not put the
country on a war footing, but was
mainly to aid in strengthening the
enforcement of neutrality and ma
tional defenses within the limits OF
peace time authorizations.
The rush for commodities sub
sided and trends turned irregular.
Mr.. Roosevelt at his press confer
ence called attention to the fact
there was an actual surplus of food
stuffs in the United States and there
would be no repetition of price
swings witnessed in World War
days.
Expectations of broadening de-
mand for all sorts of goods from
foreign sources seemed to be stim-
ulating market influence, although
opinions as to the duration of the
European conflict varied in board
rooms.
Prominent on the advance we're
United States Steel, Bethlehem,
youngstown. General Motors, Chrys-
Ter, Great Northern. J. I. Case,
Douglas Aircraft, American Smelt-
ing, Texas Corp. Allied Chemical.
Du Pont, Fajardo Sugar, Westing-
house and American Can.
Evening star., 1939-09-08
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Sept. 6.-Tumbling as
much as 334 cents a bushel, wheat
prices closed with net losses today
for the first time since the war
boom got under way a week ago.
Heavy profit taking played an
important part in the setback. At
no time did prices get above yes
terday's closing levels.
The trading tempo was retarded
sharply although a large volume of
business was completed Other
grains followed the action of wheat
but price setbacks in other pits
were not as great.
Wheat closed at or near the days
lows, 234-334 lower than yesterday;
September, 85l4 Is; December. S5-
854; corn, 1l2-214, down; Septem-
Der, 5912; December, $751;; oats,
11--Cl- lou-or
Evening star., 1939-09-08

ter, American
I n S t / tute e of
Banking, at the
Willard H o t e !
tn S evening,
Francis E. Ro-
hey, ch a p t e r
president, max
ing the presen-
tations.
Ord Preston,
president of the
DlSIflcC BANKERS
Association and
of the Union
Trust Co., will
bring greetings
Evening star., 1939-09-08
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Sept 8-Continued
profit taking, hedge selling and
liquidation, coupled with some Bom-
bay selling, caused cotton futures
to react today. Practically all
earlier gains were wiped out. Final
prices were 13 points lower to 3
higher.
Evening star., 1939-09-08
Al. B. Will Present
SO Certificates al
Graduation
John A. Reilly Of D. c.
Bank Association to
Deliver Address
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

Fifty of the Capitals junior bank
ers will be awarded certificates at
the graduation exercises and first
fall meeting of Washington Chap
Evening star., 1939-09-08
Chicago Cash Market,

Cash wheat, No. 3 red s9Ia: No. yel-
low hard, S!i2. Corn. No. l yellow, 81 "a.
No | mixed. 3S sample grade mixed
36'4-3a; No. l white (weevilyl, 39ia: mixed
gram 81; sample grade. white, 363I-37.
Barley. mating. 50-64 nominal: feed 3S-45
nominal; No. 3, "a No 5, Az Rye No.
< %. Timothy seed. 3.65-aO nominal
1900 nominal
Evening star., 1939-09-08

washington Bank STOCKS Firm.
Bank stocks drew all the attention
on the Washington Stock Exchange
today prices holding firm as the
Rock of Gibraltar. Riggs National
Bank common appeared on the
board at 265 on single share turn
over. The price was unchanged
from yesterdays sale.
Washington Loan & Trust Co.
figured in a five-share sale at 235.
This, too, was unchanged from the
last previous transfer. Other bank
stock quotations were practically un-
changed.
Evening star., 1939-09-08

MIddIlng spot, D.92, of Is.
Nominal.
CGttonseed Oil.
|, Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
1888 lower sales, 300 contracts Sep
tember. 6.95b: October. 700: December,
lid; January, 7.25b March. 7.37b. b Bid.
New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept 3 OP-A
spirited wave of selling induced by an
increased ofhcial crop estimate erased
early advances OF $3.50 bale in widely
f1uctaating cotton futures here today. and
market closed steady. net unchanged to
10 points lower
Evening star., 1939-09-08
Winnipeg Prices.
WINNIPEG. Sept. : Rl-Grain range

today: es
WHEAT PROV
High. Low. Close close.
December SO .7g34 19s.-7s S57s-s3
May .S64 S31. S37a S57s
October .3ass .37as .37s. .3aX
Wheat No. ! Northern, 177s: No .
a2ls: No. 3, 7l7s. Oats, No. 2 white,
3718; No. 3, 34os
Baltimore Quotations
BALTIMORE. Sept. s GP,-Wheat No
Z red winter, garlcky, spot domestic. e3la.
Evening star., 1939-07-17
Pittsburgh Welcomes
$1,000 Members
OF Lions Clubs
Registration and
Pre-Conventior Fete
Scheduled Today
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTBBURGH, July 17.-Lions
Club men-15,ooo strong from eight
nations-moved into this fiag-be-
decked city today for their annual
international fun frolic and conven-
ton, bringing with them eight real
lions, score Of brass bands, several
statesmen and plenty of pep.
The first arrival was George Cush-
ing Of Philadelphia, who finally sue
ceeded In getting his name at the
top Of the registry list after three
futile attempts. Last year he hur-
ried to the convention in California,
but came in seconds behind the first
delegate.
Another delegate was portly, 61-
year-old Melvin Jones, who founded
the International Lions Club in
Chicago in 1918 and helped build it
into an organization of % 400 clubs
boaSting several hundred thousand
members. Said Mr.. Jones:
II know of no other organization
in the world which grew so fast or
with such enthusiasm. I credit that
to the fundamental philosophy of the
Lions-to serve humanity"
Registration and pre-convention
reception kept delegates busy today
and things start humming tomorrow
with parade. Bands participating
in the parade will include the 85-
piece Cuban Naval Band brought
here by the Cuban delegation seek
ing the 1910 convention.
Evening star., 1939-07-17
Peyser Loses Fight
For Commission
In Sale Of Post
U. 5. Court Of Appeals
Affirms Decision Of
District Tribunal

The American Security & Trust
Co., executor and trustee under the
will of John r. Mclean, former
publisher of the Washington Post
today won in the United States
Court of Appeals, after Julius
Peyser, Washington attorney, act
ing as broker to find a purchaser
for that newspaper, had attempted
to obtain compensation.
The higher court ratified a Dis
trict Court finding. which had dis
missed Mr.. Peyser's petition on the
grounds that the proper remedy was
by an action at law against the
company personally, rather than as
co-trustee Of the Mclean estate;
that his right to recover was de-
termined by prior actions: that no
benefit to the estate was shown and
that Mr.. Peyser was guilty of undue
delay.
Representing the American Secur-
Ity g. Trust Co. were Attorneys Fred
eric D. McKenney. Jhon s. Flannery
and G, Bowdoin Craighill. The court
today pointed out that Mr. Peyser
was employed in January, 1881. by
Edward B. Mclean, also former
publisher of the Post. and until re-
Gently co-trustee of the estate Of his
Evening star., 1939-07-17
Britain Warned Anew
To Alter China Policy

SHANGHAI, July II (P.-A fresh
warning to the British to alter their
'pro-Chiang Kai-shek policy" was
issued in Tientsin yesterday by 1t
Gen. Masaharu Honma japanese
Army commander in the North
China port.
He declared the negotiations which
opened Saturday in Toxic between
Japan and Great Britain would end
in prompt rupture unless the British
agreed to change their policy in
China.
Official British reports meanwhile
said British missionaries would with
draw from Kaifeng,. important Ho-
nan Province railway city, within
few days as the result of an ulti-
matum from anti-British demon
strators who warned them to quit
the city by next Wednesday.
Evening star., 1939-07-17
Capper Condemns
Block Booking Of
Motion Pictures
Senate Agrees to Vote
On Nicely Bill Today
At ; O'Clock
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Capper, Republican, of
Kansas condemned block booking
of motion picture films today as 'un-
fair and contrary to the public in
terest.'
In support of a bill by Senator
Nicely, Democrat, of West Virginia
to prohibit the practice, Mr.. Capper
told the Senate:
Il do not believe it is sound policy
for any distributor to say to an ex-
hibitor. You must take things !
have for sale which you do not want
in order to get something you do
want"
Under ck-boOking, exhibitors
must lease a group of films, propo-
nents of the Nicely bill said, whether
or not they might want them all, in
order to obtain one or more films
they might desire to exhibit.
Blind selling" likewise forbidden
under the Nicely bill, was defined by
proponents as the practice of re-
quiring exhibitors to contract for
films before they have knowledge OF
their content.
Distributors would be required by
the Nicely bill to furnish exhibitors
with a complete synopsis Of films
they offer
The Senate passed similar legisla-
ton last year, but it died in the
House.
The Senate has agreed to vote on
the Nicely bill at 3 pm. today.
Evening star., 1939-07-17
| Soviet Lists
/ Blood Donors
lFor War Use
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
MOSCOW, July 17.-An army Of
Soviet Russian blood donors. in
cluding many women, is being or.
ganized for national defense.
The movement to register blood
donors became popular last summer
during the vestpocket border wal
between Russian and Japanese
Manchukuoan forces at Changku.
feng.
Now the Institute of Blood Trans
fusion is registering regular army
of active" donors. Thousands o1
others are sought for a blood donor
reserve
Women especially were being en-
listed since they likely were to stay
at home while the men would be at
the front.
Evening star., 1939-07-17

father, as broker to obtain a pur-
chaser and if the terms of sale were
satisfactory to the trustees, to pay
the lawyer commission of speci-
fled percentage of the price. The
company approved and ratified this
agreement. After prospective pur-
chaser had been obtained, the court
did not officially give its approval of
the SALE The Post was subsequently
sold to another purchaser, the pres
ent publisher, Eugene Meyer, and the
trustees refused to pay Mr.. Peyser
a commission.
In its decision today, the appellate
court said: BY the overwhelming
weight OF authority, the contract of a
trustee binds him personally if bind
ing as contract at all. An obliga-
ton entered into by trustee must,
therefore, be enforced by a suit at
law against him personally"
Mr.. Peyser had previously lost a
suit in District Court against the
company.
Evening star., 1939-07-17
Montgomery Adds
Eiqht Assessors

Eight more assessors for the gen.
eral reassessment in Montgomery
County, Md, were put to work to-
day in the suburban area and as
signed to section one of Chevy Chase,
S. M. Hamilton, chief clerk, an
nounced today.
Fifteen assessors have been at
work more than a week in the rural
areas of the upper portion of the
county and the work will be pushed
In the suburban area as soon as
clerical arrangements can be made,
he said. Additional assessors will
be called to carry on the work in
other districts in the lower end of
the county within the next few days,
according to present plans.
Evening star., 1939-07-17
Congress
Continued From First Page }

NCOHClIlueQ from f1rSt PaRe.)
If the administration neutrality pro-
posals were not enacted. Some
Informed Senators said the Chief
Executive might call Congress back
in october or November to give it
an early start on neutrality and
other items in its election-year
program.
Although most members like to
adjourn early in election years, a
big pile Of leftover legislation will
be on the calendars when the Senate
and House get together in January,
1910.
Committees in both chambers have
conducted long studies of proposed
amendments to the Wagner Labor
Relations Act, but there is no pros
pect Of action at this session. The
House, however, will consider a
resolution Thursday to investigate
the National Labor Relations Board
The Wagner health bill, which
would initiate long-range Federal
State program with an initial Fed
eral outlay of $l00,000,000, also is
dead for this session. The Senate
Labor Committee is nearing the end
of hearings on the measure, how
ever. and it will be ready for Senate
consideration next session.
Another contentious problem con-
fronting the next session will be
proposals to overhaul the tax struc-
ture. Although Congress revamped
corporation taxes at this session, it
passed over such controversial mat
ters as elimination of existing tax
exemptions on Federal and State
securities and reduction of income
tax exemptions to broaden the rev.
enue base.
Norris Gives Views.
In his statement on neutrality
Senator Norris said he saw no rea-
son why the United States should
get into the coming world war
adding that we ought to do any
thing we have moral right to do
under international law" to retard
"barbarous government" from car
rying on their 'inhuman warfare.
He advocated a prohibition against
lending money to belligerents, re-
quirement that purchases of ma
terials for shipment to belligerents
be paid in cash and title trans
ferred before shipment, a prohibi-
ton against American ships carry
ing such purchases, and a prohibi-
tion against Americans travelling on
ships of belligerents.