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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
LOYALlST ,'l FLEET
 GIVES UP BATTLE
Eleven Ships Surrender to France; Interned But
 Will GO to Franco

Tunis, North Africa, March T. tUP)-Eleven ships of the Spanish Republican fleet surrendered to French authorities today and were interned with their crews.
 Escaping from Cartegena, where they revolted against the Negrin government, the ships had steamed along the North African coast, seek ing refuge.
 They arrived in the bay this morning. French admiralty author ities at once put them under a guard of destroyers and ordered them into the inner lake of Bizerte, the great French North African naval base.
 There arrangements were made at once to neutralize and later sur render them to the Nationalists.
 French air force planes flew over the Republican ships as gendarmes, marines and soldiers boarded them. Their crews were submitted to med ical examination and then one by one they entered the canal which leads into Ferryville, the port on the inner lake where the crews were to be disembarked and put into in- ternment barracks.
 The Republican ships had ap- peared off Gran, Algeria, yesterday seeking to surrender to French au- thorities there. The port was crowd- ed with Spanish merchantmen bringing refugees from Republican Spain. Hence the ships were or dered to proceed to Tunis and Bi- Zerte
 During the night, the fleet reached the vicinity of Tunis. It cruised off the coast until morning, then entered the bay and surren- dered at 6:15 a. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07

"A. of 254 Boyden street, Waterville, who was released on his personal recognizance after questioning. Malia, it was reported, took the injured man to the hospital where Healey died half hour later, about midnight.
 Many Injuries
 Dr. Edward H. Kirschbaum, medi- cal examiner, said death was caus- ed by a crushed chest, fractured left leg. scalp decorations and possible brain injury.
 Healey was crossing Thomaston avenue when the car driven by Malia, travelling north on the ave- nue, struck him, according to the coroner. Healey had nearly com pleted crossing the avenue, just above the intersection of Homer street, when the car hit him.
 Only Identification
 The only identification found at the hospital was state employ ment service registration giving Healey's address as 18 Chapel street, grill operated by Frank J. Paff- ney, who told Motor Patrolmen John Murphy and Raymond Grady that Healey had a sister living in Waterbury and that he thought the sisters husband was a fireman. x Only Close Relation
 ? Further search by police to locate relatives resulted in Private Joseph Evans, on duty at the Burton street firehouse, calling at the hospital to identify Healey. He said that his wife, Mrs. Joseph Evans, was the dead mans only close relative.
 Healey, he said, lived at one time at the soldiers home at Noroton, had been on duty with the eco at Ware, Mass. for several months.
 Born In This City
 Healey was born in Waterbury, the son of the late John and Ellen Walsh Healey. He served in France during the World War with a Supply Company, 304th Infantry with the Army of Occupation in Germany after the war.
 The funeral will be held Thurs day morning at 8:15 o'clock from the Mulville Funeral Home, 270 West Main street, to St. Thomas Church, where a solemn mass of requiem vii be celebrated at 800 o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home this evening and to- morrow afternoon and evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
WRONG BUILDING
 WRECKED BY WPA
Three Store Structure Torn Down Before Mis-
 take Is Discovered

New York, March 2 CUP) = The WPA admitted today that it finally had happened. One of its wrecking crews tore down the wrong building.
 There wasn't stick left standing of the three-story frame structure owned by the Newburgh Savings Bank when the mistake was discov- cred. And next door, a three-story building that the Title Guarantee and Tru:. Company had asked to have razed, stood untouched.
 The city housing authority using WPA labor, razes old buildings free as part of a slum clearance pro- gram. Title Guarantee had asked to have its frame store and tene- ment building at 158 Belmont Ave, Brooklyn, removed.
 The wrecking crew went out. At the corner of Powell street the foreman found No. 162 Belmont Ave. The next two buildings were unnumerbed ana abandoned. The first one was No. 158, the next No. 156. But the crew figured tliat the first one should be No. 160. since it was next door to No. 1892, and that the third house would be No. 1858. So they attacked the third house. They had cleared the lot and re- ported the job done before Title Guarantee telephoned again to in- quire when No. 158 was going to be razed.
 After an investigation, the ,WPA had to notify the Newburgh bank that it no longer had building at No. 156. A spokesman for the bank said it objected very much. What action 1t, will take has not been determined.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
Republican Troops Open Fire On Counter Outbreak; Furious Radicals Are Opposing Peace
Friends Enact Old School Play
 By Tragic Drama In Court

Morris Ill., March 7-UP)The strange rural tragedy in which
 his friend, then friend finally sentenced the electric chair friend its today when Elvn Prosecutor Holdeman students together in the local high school they both their Holderman accused his friend brother of murdeng Nelson. long standing three Judge F. H. Hayes then said to Wood:
 May the Great Judge have mercy you penalty for death tary April A. 19S9"
 Wood had pleaded guilty Needing money flung into thinking wealthy family Five days later he confessed detailing crime thoroughly that rium, murmured: Father forgive
 T trust that the dying your good,' Judge Haynes told the weeping defendant
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
THOMAS E. ELDER
 TO BE ELECTED

Alton. N. H., March 7-(UP)- Thomas E. Elder, 57, dean of Mount Hermon School for Boys at North field, Mass, when Headmaster FL liott Speer was slain in 1884. seemed assured today of election as a sel- ectman.
 He was nominated at a Republi- can caucus yesterday. Alton is dom- inantly Republican. A Democratic opponent will be named later. The election is next Tuesday.
 Elder was acquitted in July. 1887, of murderous assault on 8 former colleague at Mount Hermon school, retired Cashier E. Allen Norton, 66, of Greenfield, Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
American Cardinals In Audience With Pontiff
Mundelein OCOnnell Much Enthused Over Visit; Pope Plus May Act as His Own Secretary of
 State for Present
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD United Press Staff Correspondent

(Umted Press Stair COrreSpOnden)
 Vatican City, March 7.-(UP)- Pope Plus XII considers the faith full back home among the dearest in the world" Cardinal Mundelein of Chicago said today after a pri- vate audience with the new pontlff.
 Cardinal Mundelein and Cardinal O'Conneli of Boston were among six princes of the church received to- day.
 'Our Pontiff is a man of extreme activity" Cardinal Mundelein said. He is very well informed on United States history and present condi- tions. He also is most interested ill the progress of the Catholic church in the United States and considers the faithful back home among the dearest in the world"
 There have been reports that the Pope may create at least two new cardinals shortly after his next Sunday.
 Presents His Party
 After Mundelein's private audi ence, the cardinal presented his party to the Pope. It included hls secretary, Msgr. Patrick Hayes, the Rev. Frederick Hillenbrand, rector of St. Mary's of the Lake college in Rome; pr. and Mrs. L. c. More head and Arch Ward of Chicago, and six students from St. Mary's college.
 Before dismissing the party, the Pope imparted his apostolic bene- diction iii English, specifying that it extended ito America and your 
 On leaving the Pope. Cardinal o. Connell said:,
 During my audience with the Holy Father, he gave his apostolic blessing to all America. The new pontiff spoke to me most feelingly of America and the millions of United States Catholics who he said are always near his heart.
 "The Pontiff looked more rested than when saw him the last time"
 Cardinal O'Connell was accom- panied by his secretary, MSgr, Jere- niah F. Minihan. He appeared in good spirits and much better health than when he arrived in Rome last Wednesday.
 May Be Own Secretary
 A source close to the Vatican said today that Pope Plus may act as his own secretary of state dur ing the first part of his reign be-
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Editors Note: Following is. the fourth and final dispatch in a biographical sketch of Pope Plus XII.
BY ELEANOR PACKARD (COpyright 1889, By United PreSS)

Copyright 1889, By United Press)
 Vatican City, March 7,-(UP)- Archbishop Eugenio Pacelli returned to Rome in 1929 soon after the signing of the Lateran accord which ended. 59 years of strife between the Vatican and the Italian State.
 That accord was the swan song of the archbishop's good friend, Pietro Cardinal Gasparri, the papal secretary of state. He was advanced in years and his long, career as a diplomat was near its end.
 In December, Pope Plus xI made Archbishop Pacelli a cardinal and two months later he replaced the aged secretary of state, taking over at 53 the work which was to make him famous throughout the world in troubled years to come.
 Realized Magnitude
 There was little doubt that Car dinal Pacelli realized the magni- tude of the task confronting him and of its importance to the church for he expressed to friends at the time his preference for the simpler life of an archbishop in some Ital- ian See or even of a monk. But Plus XI, in announcing the promo tion went to unusual lengths to praise the 53-year-old cardinal for his exceptional work in Germany.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
RADIO DEMONS
 FAIL AS DEFENSE
So George Hayes Will Die Before Firing Squad for
 Recluse Murder

Tooele, Utah, March = CU.P9 - The strange radio demons in George Hayes head were silenced today but he was doomed to death before a Utah firing squad
 His story of the demons failed tc convince jury which deliberated on his guilt in the murder of an aged recluSe, Sherman w. Caldwell, and on his plea of insanity. It found him guilty and he chosc the firing squad rather than the galiows, choice given Utah murderers.
 His defense was unique, if un- convincing. Twenty months ago, he said he met a man named Jones whom he described as a railroad section worker at Lofgreen, Utah.
 "Jones asked me to let him hyp- notiZe me-" he said. T didn't want to, but Jones said he could kill me destroy me and leave no trace of my body. was even more afraid. and consented.
 Couldn't Quit Him
 "I caught freight train and went to Pueblo and Grand Junction, Colo.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
JUDGE THOMAS IS
 NOW IN HOSPITAL
Admitted at Noon Today to Hartford Hospital for
 Treatment

Hartford, Conn, March 2 = GU. P.) - Federal Judge Edwin s. Thomas was admitted to Hartford hospital at noon today.
 The jurist, whose illness pereyent- ed him from appearing before a fed eral grand jury at New York, which lis investigating the U. s. district court system in the eastern area, was confined to the hospital on or ders of his physician Dr Frederick s. Ellison. The nature of his illness was not announced at the hospital or by the doctor.
 The senior jurist of the Connec- ticut district has been in poor health for months, according to friends, and the sea voyage to Pan- anna, which was interrupted last month by subpoena to appear be- fore the grand jury, was in the na- ture of convalescent trip.
 Business in the U. s. district court here was suspended pending his discharge from the hospital. It could not be learned how long he would be confined at the institu- tion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
TRIAL HALTED |LLNESSOF
 ONE LAWYER Attorney McDonough of New Britain Indisp0sed
 at His Home WILL RESUME CASE
 ON WEDNESDAY Several Defendants Made Their Appearance at
 Court House Today
BY JOSEPH P. DONAHUE Democrat Staff Reporter)

Illness of Attorney Thomas F. McDonough of New Bri- tain, counsel for Executive Secretary Thomas P. Kelly delayed until tomorrow the opening of the 14th week of the Waterbury conspiracy trial, scheduled for today at 10 o'clock. Judge Ernest A. Inglis informed Clerk George H. Freeman of superior court late last night of the postponement.
 The delay gave defense counsel an added opportunity to prepare for the cross-examination of James P. Purcell, star state witness whose direct testimony for the state was concluded early last Friday.
 Only a few of the principals of the trial appeared at the court house this morning unaware that the trial had been postponed. Clerk Freeman, after having been notified at 10:30 o'clock last night of the delay, telephoned jurors and attor- neys until after midnight. Those not contacted last night were reached thls morning. No defendants were called by the clerk, who left that detail to defense counsel. &s
 Accountants Present
 The three Kingsley accoutants on trial, George H. Kingsley, William B.. Murray and John w. Meaney of New York; Donate Pietraoria of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
SUICIDES IN HOTEL

Boston, March 7-(UP)-The sui- eide of Charles Frothingham Le- land, Fl, of Tucson, Ariz and CMain street) Southboro, in his room at the Hotel Statler was disclosed by police today.
 Hotel employees reported that Le- land, reputedly wealthy, registered Sunday night. A visitor found Le- lands body, a bullet in the head, in a closet of the room yesterday morning.
 A medical-examiner attributed death to suicide.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
FATHER IS KILLED

Burlington, vt., March 7-(UP)- William Breen, 50. whose 22-year- old son James was killed last July when his automobile hit tree, died yesterday a few hours after being struck by a machine while walking home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, March z (UPI-Goy- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Mar. 4th, compared with a year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year $6,055, ,315.59 $4,933,543, 3O6.91 ss,71o,ss2,15o. $a,s2o.s42.52s.75
 Cross Deficit $2.344,547,165.22 $l,0l2,70O, ,7s4.16
 Net Deficit $9,s1s,soo,ss5.22 $s5s.5ss. .4s4.1s
 Cash Balance $S.317,4S7,122.44 $S,O10,125,04o.45
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
THIRD ONE IS DEAD

Lewiston, Me, March 7--(UP)-- Edward Reynolds, 16, of Auburn died here yesterday of typhoid fever, the third of the six Reynolds children to die of the disease within eight days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
Senator Culhane Withdraws $3OO,O0O Court House Bond Bill By Advice OfLocalAtt
First Auto Fatality In Waterbury This Year
World War Veteran James Healey Struck By Car While Crossing Thomaston Avenue-Dies
 of Injuries Shortly After Accident

Struck by while crossing Thomaston avenue, Waterville, St. Mchaels church. late last night. James Heaey 52 of 18 Chapel street. World War veteran died shortly thereafter at Waterbury Hospital The vet erans death was the first automobile fatality in the Waterbury this year. the first in fact since December 18, last Deputy Coroner William B. Hennessey stated that Healey struck by car driven by Coleman Maa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
Sane Loyalist Leaders Seek Only to End All Bloodshed; Bitter Over Com .
 munist Plot to Get Spain
BY EDMUND E. ALLEN United Press Staff Correspondent

Madrid, March '. = (UP) = Republican troops opened fire in the streets of Madrid today to crush counter revolutionary outbreak among soldiers led by Communists opposing peace negotiations with the Nationasts Shots were exchanged by the Communicated soldiers and publican troops defending the defense council headed
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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-23
TRAP FISHING
ILLEGALLY, SAY
TWO WITNESSES
Case Against Two Watch
men and Corporation
Opens in Court

Steele Culbertson, Bureau of Fish
cries Warden, and Gordon Bader.
assistant on a bureau speedboat,
testified in District Court today as
to the circumstances surrounding
the arrest of Antoine Thomson and
Andrew Bebean. Funter Bay trap
watchmen, charged with unlawful
fishing.
The case of the United States
versus the two men and the Alaska
Pacific Salmon Corporation, owners
of the trap, went on trial this morn
ing before a jury picked from a
panel summoned especially for this
one case.
Culbertson and Bader said they
found the trap in operation at SIT
o'clock the morning of August Z,
which was during the weekend
closed period. Both testified they
discerned one of the trap watch
men, later identified as Bebean,
moving about hurriedly on the trap
changing the lines on the tunnel as
they approached. He was dressed
only in a pair of trousers, they said.
Later 1850 salmon were brailed from
the trap, which was closed as soon
as the Bureau of Fisheries men
boarded it, Bader testified.
The jury hearing the case con-
sists of F. A. J. GallWas, Daniel
Ross. Mrs. Gordon Clithero, Stella
Young. Mrs. j. F. Worley, Mrs l..
Delebecque, f. f. MINIS, Mrs. Dolly
LARSON, Mrs. H. j. Turner, l.. A.
Hudson, Thomas Thomson and Mrs.
Clarabelle Messerschmidt
Tomorrow trial Of the William L.
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tight from young Ted's heart.
Jimmy F'oxx is one real guy.
He's always giving me friendly adj
vice"
Ted got right down to business
when he was asked to give per-
sonal account of what be thinks Of
his own batting ability.
Now I'm not perfect by any
MEANS" he started. Left handed
pitchers give me plenty of trouble
and some of the smart slow ball
pitchers are still hard for me to
figure out
But let me tell you one thing, y
he fairly shouted as his thoughts
obviously ran a lap ahead of his
vocal organs, I've never seen a
pitcher yet that could put fast
ball by me. They can work me out,
or maybe fool me, but can hit
snybody's fast one and I'm begin
ming to wise up to the teasers too.
The fact that l know 1 can hit
the fast ones and that 1 have
plenty of power gives me lot of
confidence I'm not the best hitter
in the World-noWhere near as good
as Jimmy Foxx-but l really be
lieve that some day I'll be an out
standing batter"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-23
lNGHAM DUE In
MORNING WITH
C0NGRESSlMlIE:N
Fisheries Investigators
Pleased with First
Day in Alaska

The Coast Guard cutter In9han.
bearing a Congressional commit
tee which win investigate ALASKA
fisheries, was at Petersburg at 2
o'clock this afternoon and was ex-
pected here at O'Clock tomorrow
morning, Seton H. Thompson, As
sistant Chief of the Division of
Alaska Fisheries. was modified late
today
Charles f. jackson, Acting Com
missioner Of Fisheries, and Frank
Dufresne. Executive Officer Of the
Alaska Game Commission, have
joined the party aboard the Ing
ham
According to word from Ketchi-
kan, Congressman Frank Boykin
of Alabama said he was SO pleased
with the first day the party spent
in Alaska that he intends to re-
turn next year with a party of
Congressman en- a hunting eXpedi-
ton and hopes TO persuade Vice
President Garner to join the expo
dition.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-23

The Book ALASKA, Revised and
Enlarged, Now On Sale: S1.A0.
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minor leaguers, but it's not much
different.
II think these major league
pitchers are a lot smarter and ha5e
much better control than most OF
those in the minors, but after all,
it's the same kind of a baseball,
isn't it?'
Does Ted consider himself
super ballp,ayer, or just a young
man on the good side of lucky
break?
Gee, Mister, that's kind of put
ting me on the spot isn't it? Natu-
rally I consider myself pretty
good player and 1 also think I've
been very lucky. I'm lucky to be
working for the best basebau club
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-23

owner in the world and one of the
finest managers. I'm lucky to be
working with such real guy as
Jimmy Foxx too
Here, Thumpin Theodore really
become enthusiastic in his eager
MSS to make it clear that he con-
siders Double x" the SWEETEST
guy in the world"
you know" he said, "a lot of
people ask me who l want TO pat
tern myself after. We'll, when it
comes to hitting baseball, Jim is
the one man I want to follow, but
even if he never hit a baseball he'd
still be the one I'd like to pattern
myself after as a man."
Those words seemed to com e
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-23
WILLIAMS
RATED,0NE
Big ROOKIE
Eager, Ambitious, lanky
Lanuper' S Not Awed
by Big Time
BY Z. HARRY CROCKETT
AP Feature Service


BOSTON. Aug. 23.--They call
him "Ihumpin' Teddy Titanic
Ted" and "Whizzer Williams" and
he refers to himself as just plain
Ted williams. or The KID" which
is lust what he is--a skinny gang
ling, lovable kid, ALREADY one Of
the most colorful figures in big
league baseball and probably due
to become one Of the all-time
greats of the game.
This six-foot, three-inch, 169-
pound rookie, who leads he AM
erican League in runs batted in,
stands among the leading home
run blasters, bats better than 300
and is every inch a ball player.
And he's only 20 years old.
He's eager. ambitious, courteous,
confident and practically bubbling
over with schoolboy enthusia n.
Only a few months out OF the
minor league class, he's hailed as
a boy wonder, but is admittedly
still starry-eyer over the new
wonders of young major league
career.
Ted had his lanky form curled
up on a spare rubbing table in the
Red Sox clubhouse when his inter-
viewer was introduced by the great
James Double X FoxX.
Flashy Dresser
Notable as somewhat erraJic in
his choice of clothes-he was given
his first necktie earlier in the sea-
son by Manager Joe Cronin -
young Ted wore light tan sandals
of woven leather, pleated, dark
brown trousers and a canary vel
low polo shirt.
Il like sports clothes and good
clothes" he said, but l can't wear
'em well because I'm too stringy
too skinny"
Just short time before, the Red
Sox first baseman had whispered
his candid opinion of Williams.
You know" Foxx had said "a
player can improve his fielding a
lot but he's either q hitter, or he's
not hitter. Tec.s d great, natural.
hitter. He's got power, good eyes
and everything he needs Some day
he'll be one of The greatest hlttess
in the game. He likes TO have fun
and sometimes lets his temper get
out of hand, but he's great kid
and has wonderful future"
Ted seemed just as enthusiastic
about helping his interviewer as
he is about hitting homers.
Gosh, hope / can give you
what you want" he said, but this
business of being interviewed is
kind of tough. If l talk too much
you'll think I'm punk and If /
don't say enough you'll think I'm
dumb. Well, anyway, I'll tell you
whatever you want to know, if
can"
Confident Kid
That's the kind of a boy Ted
williams is. Always ready to
.ohlige, hes so enthusiastic he ac-
tually begins to sputter as new
thoughts go racing through his
handsome head. He's supremacy
confident, noisily demonstrative at
times, but always just big kid
He resents being called a BUSH
er,"-"Cause I'm not busher any
more, I'm big league ball player"
land denies emph2tically that
he's the escrewball' he's been
painted
Has he found big league pitch
ing better. or harder to hit, than
the minor league variety on which
he thrived before joining the Red
Sox this year.
NO. said the youthful slugger
thoughtfully, "it's really not much
different. OF course, there are more
pitchers in the majors who can
throw them a little harder than
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WEATHER SYNOPSIS

pressure continued morning tn
the Midway Islands,
being 3048 inches the latitude
Copper general pressure
precipitation
Alaska the Aleutian
weather the remainder of the
night the interior of Alaska the
temperature being attended by
Juneau August Sunrise am; sunset, 723 pm.