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Evening star., 1939-04-27
Report

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followed by partly cloudy tomorrow moderate shift
ing becoming northwest " ~ N-1"'e 0'N1'-
Maryand-Showers this afternoon and tonight;
morrow partly cloudy, somewhat i n portion
VrginaMosy possibly in southeast
portion tomorrow morning. ~ - ~
West Vigna-Coudy non
orally cooler e'' '1A0" s''-
Evening star., 1939-04-27
Wins Defense Powers

By the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS. April 27-The Cham
Der OF Deputies passed bill last
night giving the government special
powers to make decisions considered
necessary for the country's defenses.
Evening star., 1939-04-27
CIevelond's Parrot Dies

LEWES, Del. April u lP).-
"Blrdy,' a parrot that cheered for
President Grover Cleveland for half
a century, died today.
Evening star., 1939-04-27
WMAL Schedule on the Hitler Speech

800 A.M.-Hitler speech.
7:30 AM (or when Hitler fnshes-Englsh summary fol-
lowed by comment by several Senators and Repre-
sentatives who will have been listening to the
speech. Among those who will present their
views are Senators Schwelenbach, Gillette, Cap
per- Lundeen, Murray, Representative Church of
Illinois and Others
900 ANA. P.
905 AM-Two- telephone conversations between H R.
to Baukhage in the WMAL studios and news COM
9:45 mentators in London, Paris, Rome Berlin, Brus-
sells, Warsaw and Moscow
1245 PM-Congressonal comment from Senate wing
Capitol
7:15 PM-Two- way telephone conversations between
Baukhage in Washington and European capitals.
$50 PM-Round table discussions by coumnss
including Gen. Johnson, Erwin Canham Chris
tian Science Monitor Mark Sullivan Jay Frank
lin, Earl Goodwin and others. :
1890 PM-Advance editorial comment from the newspapers
of the country that will appear In Saturdays
uewspAperS
Evening star., 1939-04-27

Record for Last "a Hsurs.
fFrom noon yesterday to noon today
Highest, 81. 2:1O pm. yesterday. Year
Lowest, SO, 5 am. today. Year AGO. "a.
Record Temperature This Year.
Highest. 90. on April 25
Lowest. II. on February %.
Humidity fer Last "a Asurs.
From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, 9s per cent. at 7:3O pm. yes
terday.
Lowest, IS per cent. at $50 pm. yes
terday.
Tide Tables.
Furnished BY United States Coast and
Geodetic SurveyD
To-day. Tomorrow.
Tow ----------- s:44 am. s:55 an.
low ------------ ssi pm. 1924 pm.
! The Sun and Neon.
IL Rises Sets.
eQn. tomorfow-- 6:16 6:66
MOON. today------- 1885 pm. 1;O4 Am.
Automobile lishts must b turned On ns-
nsH hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1939-04-27
recipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches IN the
Capital tcurrent month to dateJ:
Evening star., 1939-04-27
Record for Last "a Hours.

Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
~ Harpers Ferry: Potomac slightly muddy
at Great Falls today.
Evening star., 1939-07-30

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BY oseneies receiving Chest funds There four
these oil ocoted about 40 miles from Washington the Chopo
woms'c reereotono Triangle vo ond Ieoed BY
the Not'o"o Perks Service to organizations sponsoring the comps
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stoIIed BY the perks service
Fom Service Association operote. Comp Goodwill ond Comp
Pleasant The Sovoton Army hos Comp Hoppyond and
Jewish Community Center sponsors Center Comp Awoy from
the crowded streets Of the city, woshneo" youngsters
"9 swimming and other heolthu recreoon All the comps
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06
RAIN, SNOW, SHEET
 ON SUNDAY MENU
Fences Damaged, Tele- phones, Electric Lights
 Affected By Storm

Waterbury had foretaste of win- ter last night as sleet fell to climax heavy storm that ragged through out most of the day. Snow was re. ported in the northwestern part of the state, with the Norfolk area hav- ing a one-inch fall.
 Winds of gale proportions accom- panied the storm, and many branch es of trees were snapped off and sent flying to the street. Some sec- tions had electric and telephone service cut off temporarily.
 Several sections of heavy fence at the Chase Rolling Mills in Water vile were blown down. Branches blown down brought street depart- ment crews to several sections to clear the streets for traffic.
 Telephone and electric wires were blown in some parts of the city. A large portion of the roof of the home of Michael O'Dea, 86 Hinsdale ave- nue, was hurled off by the wind, and firemen had to cover the open ing with huge tarpaulins.
 The sleet made driving extremely hazardous for time, but the ram soon began falling again and washed away the sleet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06
MUSIC SPELLING
 BEE IS PLANNED
Novelty to Feature Learn ing Listen" Course
 Tonight

Continuing with the Middle Ro- mantle Period composers, this eve- ning's "Learning-to-Listen" music class will be introduced to Franz Liszt, famous composer, teacher, pi- anist and originator of the sym phonic poem.
 Recordings of Liszt's 'Les Pre- ludes (Symphonic Poem No. 3 Hun garian Rhapsody No. g." "Waldes- rauschen" and Respighis tone poem, the "Fountains of Rome" will be in- cluded on this evenings concert pro- gram.
 Another instrumentation review will be given in the form of a n1u- sical spelling-bee. Clark w. Codding- ton was the winner of last weeks instrumental quiz and was awarded an order for a Victor red seal record. This evening another order will be awarded to the winner of the mu- sical spelling-bee.
 "Learning-to-Listen' is sponsored by the Bronson Library and the WPA Adult Education Program and is of- fered without charge each Monday and Tuesday evening from 2 to g o'clock. Glasses are held at the Bronson Library and are conducted by Walden Trimble and Paulette WoloZin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06
OBITUARY

son and Mrs. Louis Jamele, both of Naugatuck, Mrs. John Phelan, Mrs. Edward Mcdonald, Mrs. John Dal- ton and Mrs. Walter Niebuhr all of this city and two grandchildren.
 The funeral will be held from the Bergin Funeral Hoine, 290 East Main street on Wednesday morning at 8:30 o'clock to St. Margaret's church where a solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated at 9 o'clock.
 Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday evening and Tues day afternoon and evening.
 MOSES-William Warner Moses, 56, of l03 Madison street, died at St. Mary's hospital Saturday morning. He was born in Oxford and lived in Waterbury for the past 23 years. He was employed by the o. R. & L. lines as motorms1 until his retirement two years ago.
 He is survived by his wife, Della (Ford) Moses; four sons, Richard F., Robert l., Raymond D., and Frederick D., all of Waterbury.
 Funeral services were held at 3 o'clock this afternoon at the Clark funeral home, 20 State street, with Rev. Dr. James E. Gregg, pas tor of the First Congregational church. officiating. Burial was in new Pine Grove cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06
Locked Out! Mayor PerrieIIo Faces
 Second ''E m b . IT rassing" Experience
 As Lock BalIs

Mayor Patrick M. Perriello was locked out of his office is1 the city hall today, as a balky lock follow ed the recent example of the Re- publican party leadership. The lock kept the mayor out Tor an hour; the Upson-Pape leadership kept the mayor from getting 2 chance to use the door to the ot-l flee for the next two years.
 The mayor arrived at the city hall shortly after 8:30 o'clock and started for his office. He put his key in the lock but nothing hap pened. Several husky workmen push and pushed, but to no avail. Different keys were tried, but stili the door refused to budge.
 Finally a crew of firemen came from headquarters next door, climbed in through the second story window and opened the door from the inside.
 Friends were wondering if the mayor shouldn't have called on the flremen for help when Town Chairman J. Warren Upson and William J. Pape were giving the cold shoulder to his bid for the G. O. P. nomination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06
SHANAHAN, CRARY
 COMPLETE TERM
Former City Officials Re- turn Home; Donovan
 Must Return Home

John H. Crary, former Democratic town chairman and city assessor. and Thomas F. Shanatan also @ city assessor left New Haven County jail this morning having completed the two months jail sentence im- posed upon them in the Waterbury conspiracy trial by Judge Ernest L. Inglis.
 The two well known local Demo- crats left the jail on the 6lst day after they surrendered to Sheriff J. Edward Slavin to serve their sen- tence. Sheriff Slavin stated this noon that fines of $500 and costs imposed in each case had been paid and all formalities complied with.
 The sheriff said that both men had been model prisoners and left the Jail in much better physical condi- ton than when they entered. He said both men were in good spirits on leaving and expressed happiness over the fact that their ordeal was over with and that they would be able to return to normal life.
 MT. Crary and MT. Shanahan were among the 9 persons indicted by the Waterbury grand jury on charges of conspiring to defraud the City of Waterbury and found guilty on that charge by Superior Court jury, which listened to the evidence in the cases for months.
 An interesting angle in the con- spiracy trial situation developed to- day when 1t was reported that the passport of former Mayor Daniel J. Donovan of Meriden, who was sought as witness before the grand jury but who left on a trip to Ireland before he could be subpoeusd had been picked up by the U. S. govern rnent,
 van had overstayed his time in Ire. land and the indications are the he will now have to return to this country as soon as passage can be arranged for him.
 Whether states Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn, the conspiracy trial prosecu- tor, will take action against MT. Donovan upon his return could not be learned today as MT. Alcorn was in attendance at the funeral of his brother.
 MT. Donovan is alleged to have sold considerable crushed stone to the city and was much sought after by MT. Alcorn to testify before the grand jury when he left for Ireland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06
Independents Split
 On Choice Of Ticket
(Continued from Page D

cratic ticket. However, if this meet. ing does take place during the week here are some ideas which this very group has worked for and which 1t might consider during the discus. sion.
 Tn its original petition in 1885 the Independent Democratic party called upon the chairman of the reg. ular Democratic party to open the party caucuses as prescribed in the party rules. Around this clause ir the petition, most of the Independent Democratic party issues were built These caucuses have not been opened in some 20 years.
 ITO go further on these ideas the original group of Independent Dem- ocrats always reserved the right to go back into the Democratic party any time they were convinced that the old arbitrary leadership was re- moved. They made an attempt in this direction in 1888 in the "Tipper Conley" primary In 1898, but were re- pulsed by the chairman of the Demo- cratic state central committee, J. Francis Smith. I understand that MT. Smith has since admitted that he made a mistake of judgment in that case"
 Now most of the Independents are Democratic traditionally, as is evidenced by their desire to work out their issues in Democratic primaries. Otherwise, they would remove their names from the Democratic primary list and shift to some other party. In other words their own instinct tells them to get inside their own party lines as a matter of strategy and carry on their issues there, instead of building up another party with their grievances. This IS exactly what the Independent Democratic party has done this year In indorsing the regu. lar Democratic party. The Culhane votes in the late primary show 6 strong protest against the still closed convention setup in the Democratic primary. If they want to retain that protest, and remember 1t was the original Independent Democratic is- sue, the practical political way to show it will be on the Independent Democratic lever.
 Otherwise the primary vote will be dissipated and lost.
 "The candidate whom these people fought for in the primary is the Democratic senator in the 18th sena- torial, who pledged himself before the primary to support the party in the event of his defeat. I don't know whether or not any overtures have been made to Sen. George T. Culhane by Atty. Vincent Scully since the pri- mary for harmony's sake. If not, they should be made from a practical point of view.
 Tn closing I would say to this group of Independnets that none of the Independent Democrats, are wholly satisfied with the present Democratic ticket, but as long as the Independent Democratic lever is or the machine there will never be an- other completely dominated Demo- cratic party, and in time we may be able to open up these caucuses. It took 25 or 30 years to build the Dem- ocratic party. It takes little time to change its ideas. sometimes parties are slow to respond to progressive ideas and rebellion takes place with in its ranks"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06
|Y. M. C. A. Notes

The coming civic administration for Waterbury will be decided ora torically at least at the Central YMCA Forum on Tuesday night ct eight o'clock. Representatives Of tn three major parties present their claims-Atty. Fred Smedley, Socialist candidate for controller of the Republican city committee, will uphold the claims of the local e. O. P. Just who will represent the Democrats has not yet been decided but Gregory Lynch says that he will produce spellbinder that will surely insure victory for the Democrats.
 minutes for presentation of his arr gument; then the meeting will be thrown open to the audience for questions and discussions.
 The YMCA Advisors association will discuss Evaluation at its meeting tonight. The subject will be presented. by panel, consist ing of Raymond Dearman, presi- dent of the association, Robert Clark, of the program committee, Walter Malins, Y secretary of the high school division, and Maurice Liston, a new member of the asso- citation.
 A delegation from the Southing- ton YMCA, consisting of Harold Fiske, secretary, and John Rath- bun of the high school, and one or two others, will be present to as- certain the Waterbury rethod of selecting and recruiting Nvisors. This will be a supper me, >g and will start at 5:45. A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06

(Continued from rage D standing gave away. Telephone and electrical service was out in nearly dozen communities for hours be- cause of poles felled by the high wind.
 Temperatures fell below freezing but the weather was warm and clear.
 New England Battered
 Boston, Nov. 6--(UP)-New Eng flanders today cleared debris left by a 60-mile northeast gale-the worst blow" since the 1888 hurricane that shattered windows, piled small boats on beaches, snapped wires, washed out roads and sent coast guards on six rescue missions.
 The driving rain was blamed for at least three highway deaths, but was credited with further repairing ravages of a five-month drought, broken only last week.
 Snow fell in many parts of east ern Maine, New Hampshire, Ver- mont end Western Massachusetts. Snow blows worked for the first time this season at Rutland, Vt., where four to six inches fell; at Bel lows Falls, Vt., and in the Berkshire Hills where two to three inches fell. Traffic was halted for hours on the Mohawk trail and Jacobs Ladder. Lebanon mountain roads were ice. glazed.
 Flares Save Fishermen
 Coast guards from Cuttyhunk sta- ton, after searching six hours, spot ted flares fashioned from kerosene soaked shirts and underclothing and rescued four men in a fishing launch out of gasoline. The crew comprised Edward Sammis, Edward Sylvia and his sons Edward Jr. and John, all of New Bedford.
 Guardsmen from Brenton Point, R. T., station rescued two young couples in disabled 24-foot launch. Towed to Newport, R. l., in the launch were MT. and Mrs. George Spink and MT. and Mrs. Jesse W. Rogers, all of Wickford; R. I.
 Four Attleboro men plunged into pounding surf when their speedboat rammed the Seawall at Point Judith, R. I. Emile Turcott, Felix LaPorta, Calvin Woodbury and Norman Foley were hauled to safety by coast guards and police.
 Brenton Point coast guards searched all night for a small boat reported in distress off Warwick Neck, but had found nothing at dawn. Other guardsmen from the same station answered distress Flare" in Sakonnet river but found only the sparkling ends of a broken electric wire on the bank.
 Nearly 100 persons, including the Plymouth High School football team, American Legionnaires and officers of the Massachusetts Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, were stranded over night on Nantucket Island when the steamer Martha's Vineyard was un- able to sail as scheduled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06
WIEF IS BURIED,
 HUSBAND IS HELD

Springfield. Mass, Nov. N6.-(Up) = While funeral services were being held for his pretty bride of & week, Walter HiDberd, %, pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in district court today and was held without bail for hearing November 16.
 Judge William J. Granfieid or. dered mental examination of the defendant, who confessed to Brattle- boro. vt., police Saturday that he slew his 18-year old wife Caroline with a hunting knife because of strange urge to kill".
 A special squad of 30 policemen was called to the courthouse as spec tators damned the courtroom and milled in the corridors.
 The slim, bespectacled defendant, whose request to attend his victims funeral had been denied, appeared tired and forlorn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06
Rival Pension Groups
 Spend Over $75O, ,OOO

Sacramento, Cal. (UP) Tt costs big money to try to amend California's constitution.
 Preliminary reports on ex- penditures for and against the Ham and Eggs" plan show that the sponsoring organiza- ton spent more than $500,000 to publicize the campaign, while 26 opposition groups disbursed $250,0OO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06

HUH GabC ~
 Gainard said that when the vessel sailed from New York Oct. 3 "all precautions had been taken to show the City of Flint was a neutral ship"
 Stopped By Flag Signal
 "On Oct. 9 we were stopped by flag signal of a German warship of the target battleship class" he said. AS the warship approached, her color led me to believe her French, but her guns showed her to be Ger man."
 A party from the warship boarded the City of Flint, demanded the ships papers and manifest and asked about her cargo.
 We were told" Gainard said, "'We do not wish to sink your ship but must await the decision of the commander of the cruiser"
 The Germans then put abroad 3e passengers of British ship which had been sunk. Gainard said, and assigned a prize crew Of three off, cers and 18 men to the vessel.
 Loaded With Weapons
 The Germans were loaded with weapons and had l3 dynamite bombs in addition, Gainard said, but made no use of them "and eventually de- livered them to the Norwegian au- thorities."
 "The lieutenant in charge of the prize crew." Gainard said, address ed our crew in good English as fol- lows:
 "'I must tell you that we proceed as a prize to Germany, where the prize court decides what becomes of your cargo. You are as usual to obey your own captain and his off, cers'."
 "On Oct. 20," Gainard said, "the Geyman prize crew hoisted the Ger man merchant flag. Later that day, we landed in Thomsoe harbor."
 Norwegian neutrality patrol offi- cers came abroad and the British crew was turned over to the British consul. Then the ship was sailed to Murmansk, where on the fifth day Gainard was told that "the ship was again a German prize and we were to leave at once."
 Crew In Good Shape
 All this time, he said, the condi- ton of his officers and crew was Good" Keeping inside the three mile limit the ship proceeded down the Norwegian coast to Thomsoe where Norwegian officials sealed the matches and permitted the vessel to sail accompanied by two destroyers.
 "The next day." Gainard said, "a German merchant ship turned back to meet us and, bridge to bridge, its captain shouted a message to the Lieutenant abroad the City of Flint to anchor at Haugesund.
 After anchoring in Haugesund, a board party came aboard, remov- ed the prize crew and stated that the City of Flint was free"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06

" VOOOO OAA NY SSsAAAN@ AAA$ SAS' time in 12 months.
 No longer local issue, the fight Of California's oldsters to secure Independence on a weekly pension of 30 $l warrants is certain to spread Go other states should the conStitu- Eional amendment be passed.
 Governor Culbert Olson called the special election when pension lead- CTS deluged him with petitions bear ang 100000 names, but he empha- sized his opposition to the plan. Controversy became so heated that registration was the highest for any previous special election, with 3,606,- p07 persons making themselves eligible to vote.
 The retirement life payments act Ss known popularly as $30-every- Thursday" or Ham and Eggs for CalifornianS. All persons over the age of 30, who are neither employers nor employees would receive 30 $l warrants every Thursday to be used in lieu of money for taxes, food, state obligations and other needs.
 Virtually the Same
 The amendment up for election Is little different from the one de- Heated last year, except that all public employees must be paid in cash instead of the former pro- vision of half cash and half warrants.
 PTl, ao,op5,,apt roo,,irae 4bot q two-cent stamp, sold by the state for cash, be affixed to the back of each warrant every week for 52 weeks. Thus, stamps, totaling &l04 finally would be attached to each certificate. The state then would redeem the warrant and have four cents surplus for administra- five costs.
 Opponents contend the weakness kn the plan is that many merchants will be unable or will refuse to ac- Cept script and the warrants will have so limited a utility that the whole stysem will bog down through the burden of affiXing stamps each week to certificates which cannot be disposed of immediately.
 President Roosevelt stepped into the fight with the warning mot to let ourselves be misled by those who advocate short cuts to utopia or fantastic fiscal schemes" Presidents Criticism
 Pointing out that the warrants would not be good outside the state, the President said:
 "while one is sympathetic with the objective very much, 1t is a short cut to an extension of social security. Aside from the practic- ability of 1t, the essential objection is that 1t is tax which falls far more heavily on the poor than on the rich. think that is important
 Acting Comptroller General Rich- ard N. Elliott surveyed the plan for the President and found 1t "so ob- viously impractical that 1t would effectively destroy any chances which the aged may have of gaining gen. Tine economic protection 1t is attractive on its face, but utterly llnattainable."
 End Poverty In California 4 Socialist author Upton Sinclair, whose EPIC campaign for governor an l933-34 really started the agita- ton for generous old age pensions, emerged from retirement to blast the ham and eggs" plan as "un- workable" He declared little busi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-06

The majority of the Independent Democratic party town committee are the real backbone of the party and the men who have remained loy- al.
 "The Independent Democratic party was the first good government association in Waterbury, and un- der the leadership of Roger V. Con- nor in 1895 staged its own campaign. It told the citizens of Waterbury what was going on in city hall and If every leader had remained loyal, 1t could have had a winning ticket of Its own in the coming city election"
 MT. Sheehan said:
 "In answer to the report concern ing a group of the Independent Dem- ocratic party, who intend to meet during the week to sound out the sentiment of their group on their feelings in the coming city election, I would like to make few points.
 ''It is apparent that there is still dissatisfaction among some of the members since the primary, al- though others had told me personally that they intend to support the Demo-