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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-24
Three Possible Tax
Rates Prepared

Tabulation Of three possible
tax rates for 1910, based on APP
propriations and resources fixed
by the board Of finance, was
completed today by Controller
Martin J. Sweeney and City
Auditor Thorvald Olsen. The
rates will be submitted TO the
finance board tonight.
The rates, based on a grand
list Of $l6e,25O,o0O, are as fol-
lows:
with full restoration OF 10
per cent cut TO city employees,
32.ST mills.
With restoration of & per
cent Of the pay cut, 31.S1 mills.
with the 10 per cent pay cut
continued another year, 30.7S
mills.
SHOULD restoration OF the
full 10 per cent cut 10 city en-
ployes be voted, II Is possible
that the finance board would
add IL mills 10 the tax rate to
make II an even 81 mills. The
proceeds from this slight in
crease would be played In the
contingency fund, where II
would be available for emer.
gency use.)
THE present rate Is IS mills.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-24

Monday or Wednesday.
while In Kyoto I was permitted
to see Mr.. Tucker freely" she told
the United Press at the oriental
hotel here, where she is staying.
Yesterday we had Thanksgiving
dinner together-the meal was pre-
pared and sent from a hotel-but
under the circumstances We were
allowed to talk only of trivialities.
mfr. Tucker Is in good health and
high spirits. He spoke highly OF the
police, saying that he had been &C
corded the best considerations.
HE has been given foreign means,
warm clothing and has been allowed
TO send and receive letters from Mrs.
Tucker throughout his imprison-
ment. Regarding the charges we
know only what Is appearing m the
Japanese press.
mr.. fuckers fanJ'v IN New York
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-24
IS German, Japanese, and
Italian Ships Bombed in
Spanish War
SINKING OF ATHENA
LAID AT SAME DOOR
Capt. Stevens, Sigismund
Best Still Under Arrest
for Hitler Bombing
By JOSEPH w. GRIGG, JR.
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
Berlin, November "a. -
CUP The Nazi press
charged that a worldwide
plot of murder and sabotage
had been traced to the Brit
ish Intelligence Service
through the confession OF
Captain Richard H. Stevens,
one Of the two British sub
jects arrested in connection
with the Munich bombing.
The charges included:
/. That British agents instigated
bombings or other acts Of sabotage
on Is German, Italian and Japanese
ships during the Spanish War, be-
tween November IS, 1887, and Mo-
vember n, 1898, to "test the fIulc-
tioning OF the extensive English
espionage organization"
2. That the first British ship in
volved in these long series OF sa-
i botage acts was the liner Athena,
sunk at the beginning Of the war
with the loss Of III lives, including
several Americans, and that 1T will
doubtless be of esteemed value for
American authorities once more TO
look into the Athena" case In the
light Of these new aspects"
3. That Captain Stevens had con-
fessed that the British Intelligence
Service maintained a unit called
the Propaganda Department In
the ground floor Of the British
Broadcasting Company offices in
London which was in reality q
sabotage division.
4. That "the murder of thous-
ands Of German racial comrades In
former Poland was attributable to
the British Intelligence Service"
Stevens. Best, Still Held
Captain Stevens and compan-
ion, Sigismund p. Best, described by
the Nazis as the head of the British
Intelligence Service for western
Europe, were seized by German
| secret policemen on the border at
Venlo, Holland, November 8, the
day after the bomb exploded in the
Munich beer cellar, killing eight and
wounding 50 Nazis. The Nazis have
announced that Georg Elser, So
year-old German, confessed planting
the bomb, but they said the attempt
to kill Adolf Hitler, who left 10
minutes before the explosion, was
engineered by the British Intelli-
gence Service. The part Stevens
and Best were suspected OF playing
was not disclosed. but their arrest
was announced simultaneously with
Elser'S confession.
Kidnapped. Say British
cat London, authoritative sources
said Stevens and Best had gone to
Venlo to receive peace proposals
from "high German quarters" and
were kidnapped from the Dutch side
Of the border by German Secret
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-24
Costs Of Suing Former
Officials In Budget

next year contains appropriations
totaling between S8,l75.000 and
$6,20O,O0O. The finance board has
also voted an appropriation Of IS.
900 10 allow for the continuance Of
the tax audit after the first Of
the year.
The sum OF $500 has been set
aside for the use Of Corp. Coyle
post for the state American Le-
gion convention, scheduled 70 be
held here next year. The post has
asked for $4,000, but the city char
ter limits the total Of such appro.
priations TO $2,5O0, and Of that
sum $l,S00 had already been ap-
propriated for the Memorial day
and Armistice day celebrations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-24
CHANCES GOOD
FORRETURNOF
CUT IN WAGES
Board of Finance Ready
for Final Action on 1910
Budget
ALDERMEN LIABLE
TO RETURN CUTS
City Employees Meanwhile
Are Much Heartened at
Progress of Events

Chances for full restora-
ton Of the 10 per cent pay
cut to all city employees as Of
January / were considered
bright today, as the Board Of
Finance prepared for final
action on the 1910 budget at
a meeting tonight. It was
indicated that q majority Of
the board favored the return
Of the cut, but strenuous
objections were expected
from several nefnbers. and a qiuet
move was underway to have the
board members agree to vote unan-
iniously after the sentiment OF
majority had been determined.
Even should the finance board not
provide for return OF the 10 per cent
In the 1910 budget, city employees
are confident that the aldermen will
vote full restoration. The aldermen
several weeks ago adopted unanim-
ously resolution urging the restor-
alton.
Looks To Compromise
Last night finance board members
showed considerable sentiment for
a compromise proposal, whereby
per cent OF the cut would be re-
stored, but this proposal will appar-
emily be forced into the discard by
the action e the waterbury Teach
ers Association at q special meeting
yesterday afternoon In adopting a
resolution declaring that teachers
will not contribute ANY part" Of
their salaries after the first of the
year. II was suggested that the
teachers be asked to reconsider and
agree to q per cent return, but
such a step does not seem likely.
Final Figures Coming
Final figures on resources and APP
propriations will be submitted to the
finance commissioners at their meet
ing tonight by City Auditor Thor
valid Olsen. II must then be decided
whether the pay cut will be con-
tinued, restored or an attempt made
at the 5 per cent compromise. With
the cut continued, the city tax rate
for next year will be about 81 mills;
II the entire cut Is restored, the rate
would be about 80 mills; and II 5
per cent should be restored the rate
would be about 80 mills.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-24

Kobe, Japan. Nov. "a. (UP)-
Japanese authorities have completed
their investigation of charges
against the Rev. Luther Tucker,
American missionary, and probably
will decide early next week whether
to release him or bring him TO trial.
his mother-in- Mrs. John ..
Pullman, of Bridgeport, Conn.,, said
today.
He was arrested Oct. ~ on
charges of distributing undesirable
literature and circulating groundlesS
reports" and has been held IN jail
at Kyoto pending police investiga-
tons.
Mrs. Pullman, who came TO Japan
to seek the aid OF American con-
sular officials and to ask Japanese
authorities 70 give him a speedy
trial, said the police were expected
70 announce their decision next
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-24

which caused an overturn IN the
State Highway Department last
year Is closely allied with u. s. Sen
ator Francis T. Maloney and State
Chairman ]. Francis Smith, who
now control the major delegate
strength In the Democratic party.
These leaders and their allies
believe ticket headed by Senator
Maloney and Hurley, especially II
President Roosevelt runs for q third
term. would displace the Republican
administration Of Gov. Raymond E.
Baldwin.
Discount G. o. p. Gains
They discounted recent Republic
can gains as caused purely by 10
cal issues" and claimed Republi-
can assumption Of power came about
as result Of a "fluke" election in
which Socialist Jasper McLevy re.
ceived 10000 votes, enough to push
out former Governor Wilbur l.. Cross
by little more than 1000 votes.
Hurley's reported availability
brought from other Democratic
sources intimations that Cross, N
and former State Labor Commits
sioner Joseph M. Tone were can
didates for the Democratic guberna-
torial nomination. and would not
submit without struggle.
The name of Col. Thomas Hewes,
defeated for Acknowledgements
last fall, also was mentioned in con-
nection with the nomination for
governor or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Some Secrets Untold
In informed quarters, 1t was hint
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-24
DUTCH STEAMER
CREW IN HARBOR
Ship Sunk Week Ago They
Have Been Helpless at
Sea Since Then

London, Nov. 24-(UP)-A Ger
man submarine sank the Dutch
steamer Sliedrecht, 5,l33 tons a
week ago, 1t was learned today
when survivors were landed at a
British port.
The U-bout halted. the vessel In
the Atlantic and later sank 1t, the
survivors said,
"A U-boat halted the Sleidrecht
In the Atlantic and ordered the
captain to send over the ships pa
pers by q small boat for eXamina-
tion," Peter Bron, one Of the sur
vivors, said.
"After examining the papers the
U-boat captain said he would have
to sink the ship and he gave us half
an hour to abandon her
Claimed Neutrality
I'VE told the U-boat captain that
we were a neutral ship bound for q
neutral port but he still said he
would have to sink us. We then
asked him to take aboard the SUBJ
marine but he refused, saying there
was no room.
HE warned us that II we sent
out distress signals when we re-
turned to our ship he would sink
us without warning. Shortly after
wards the submarine sank the
Sliedrecht and then submerged"
The Sliedrecht, built In 1924. wa!
registered out of Rotterdam. 1t wa.
managed by N. v. Phs. Van DINNER
ems Scheepv. Bedrijf.
Hardships, Dangers
The story of hardships and dan.
Continued on Page a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-24
BANDIT RETURNS
TO FINISH LOOT
Gets What He Left Behind
on First Robbery; Then
Is Caught

Wilmington, Mass, Nov. a. - (U.
P.) A bandit who held up a
branch bank here last month re-
peated the performance today but
was seized at gunpoint after trying
10 escape in a stolen taXi-cab with
$4,000 loot. II understand I missed
some last time" the unmasked
bandit said as he stuck a pistol
through the cashiers grill at the
Wilmington branch OF the Mech
anics Savings Bank Of Reading. II
want all OF 1t this time
The robber was accompanied by O
Lowell taxi-driver whose cab he had
Communicated. Others In the bank
were Manager Joseph B. Mcmahon,
Clerk Roland Deming and two Gus
toners, including Frank O'Hara, edi-
tor of the Wilmington weekly
Mirror. AS the bandit demanded the
money, he showed a Upper bag
across the counter and ordered
Deming to hold 1t while Mcmahon
stuffed the cash into 1t.
Steps On Alarm
Mcmahon obeyed the bandits
command, but at the same time he
stepped on an alarm button which
brought Patrolman Francis Hoban
from his nearby beat. The bandit
backed out of the bank and sped of
in the cab, leaving the driver be-
hind. Hoban gave chase In police
car, firing six ineffective shots dur
ing two-mile race that ended when
the bandit lost control and the cab
overturned In North Wilmington
The bandit, who escaped serious
injury. identified himself as Ed
ward Babson, 20, of Manchester, N
H.
In the first hold-up, October "a
Mcmahon had surrendered $l,70(
but withheld about 81 900. Today he
also withheld some cash.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-24
YALE WILL HEAR
EARL BROWDER
President Seymour Per-
mits Speech; Dartmouth
Is Some Muddled Up

New Haven, Conn. Nov. "a $500 GU.
P) - President Charles Seymour OF
Yale University today approved an
invitation of a University under
graduate group to Earl Browder,
Communist leader under indictment
on passport fraud charges, to speak
here next Tuesday afternoon.
Despite prohibitions on PROVIDERS
appearance at Harvard and Prince
ton, President Seymour gave his APP
proyal to the Browder invitation by
the Yale Peace Council in a short
statement:
"The reasons for our refusal to
interfere with the undergraduates
invitation are to be found in my in
augural address and marticulation
sermon"
A search of the files disclosed
President Seymour said in his mat
(Conkin,1ad IN page ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-24
MOVIE UNION HAS
new SENSATION
William Bioff, Who Bosses
$4,000 Picture Workers,
Is Chicago Criminal
BY FREDERICK C. OTHMAN
UNITED Press Hollywood
Correspondent


4. Hollywood, Nov. 24-(UP)-Wil-
liam Bioff, leader of $1,000 union
movie workers, gave them jolt to-
day by arranging to surrender on
a 17-year-old pandering conviction
q few hours before demanding of
the picture producers a flat 10 per
cent wage increase for his followers.
Bioff's attorney. George M. Bres-
lin, said he would give himself up
voluntarily at police headquarters on
a warrant from Chicago. and would
seek his release on bail In time 10
confer with the picture makers later
In the day.
The puuey Bioff, west coast agent
Of the international Alliance a
(Continued on Pare q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-24
City Employees May Yet Win
Hurley Picked To
Defeat Baldwin
Now Resident Of Hartford He Holds Position OF
Commissioner of State Public Works-Allied
With Sen. MaIoney, Chairman j. Francis Smith
BY JACK ZAIMAN
United Press staff Correspondent

Hartford, Conn, November "a. - CUP - Connecticut
Democratic leaders, seeking candidate for governor to
restore the party to power in 1940 today reported
turning to State Public Works Commissioner Robert A.
strator and author of the so-caed Hurley Report,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-24
THE WORLD WAR
Is YEARS AGO,
NOV. Is, 1914

tBy United Pressl
Serbian army evacuated BEL
grade.
General activity along entire
Polish trent, wlth Battle Of Lodx
and Battle Of CFaoow eontlnuina.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-24
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Nov. 24-(UP)--Gov-
eminent expenses and receipts for
the current fiscal year through Nov.
81, compared with n year ago:
This Year Expenses Last Year
$3,693.1S2, SS2.49 $4,407, 012.T22.66
Receipts
$2,1O5,164,9s4.s5 S2,155,465.4ss.l7
Gross Deficit
$1,5SS,017,917.54 $1,3t4,547,2S4.49
Net Deficit
s1,577,7o7.ss1.54 si.2ss,s52 .ss4.4s
Cash Balance
s2,23s.244,l1s.2s s2.514,67O.s21.5s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-24
Robert
The Weather

Mostly Cloudy for To-
night, Saturday
Fun Weather Report Page $
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Evening star., 1939-01-01
Nonstop Airmai| Route
Includes S. Towns
By the Associated Press.

B! the Associated Press.
Fifty-five Pennsylvania, West Vir-
ginia and Ohio towns will provide
the first mg-scale experiment in
nonstop airmail service.
They are included in routes an
nounced today by the Post Office
Department for a pickup service to
be started by All-American Avia-
tions, Inc, next spring.
At each of the towns a pair of
tall masts will be erected. The
masts will be equipped with lines
permitted a graphing hook lowered
from a speeding plane to pick up
bundles of mail.
Another graphing device On the
plane will permit lowering of mail
bundles-a demonstration in WASH
ington a year ago included delivery
of bottled goods.
The Post Office Department said
the contract called for one years
service on an experimental basis
starting about May IA.
Evening star., 1939-01-01

Kreisler" by w. P. A. Deputy Ad-
ministrator Otto Cass at the first
sunset symphony Of the year. Holly
wood takes the pants off the Marine
Band, and the rest of their uniforms,
too, to make the movie Sweet
hearts"
Two Washington lawyers are
taken in by a shyster claiming in
vention of a process of stiffening
cellophane for use in making cans
instead Of tin. A bridegroom faints
twice at his wedding in the Amer
lean University chapel.
Tinkle- -Tinkle, Bang Bang.
Tinkle- -tinkle! Leon (Goose)
Goslin gets a SIS fine for speeding
and promises a home run the next
time up Git was only a double) {.
Allen Johnson, colored, of Frederick,
Md, shows mean pair of heels to
local gendarmes. His pants begin
to fall. He reaches to pull them up.
Police suspect a gun and fire. They
get him in the thigh.
How's that again? A drunk in
Police Court gives Charles Driscoll,
court clerk, as reference for char
acter recommendation. He has
begged aims from Mr.. Driscoll a
few days before. The expression on
Judge Edward M. Curran's face
Evening star., 1939-01-01
Tongues of New Year Bells
Rattle, and All Is Told!
Merry TinkIe Of 1898 Stories
Echo in News-Remember?

when confronted with Raymond
Harris, 7 feet inches tall, as de-
fendant in one case and few min
utes later with AL Tomaini, 8 feet
Az inches tall, as a witness in
another.
Don't stop, bells! Tell us more!
Tinkle- -tinkle- ding dong! The Com
munist party gets permission to hold
open-air meetings on public prop
erty here, but must provide its own
soap boxes.
Fire Bells Clang.
Alarm bells! The Fire Depart
ment rushes to the home of Mrs.
Blanche Muirhead in Southeast
Washington to remove her wedding
and engagement rings from q finger
swollen from wasp sting. Her
daughter faints three times. Clang-
clang! Firemen out again. This
time they put a 300-pound woman
back in bed.
The bells are slowing down-a
stately cadence. Civilization marches
on. Breakfast customers in the La
Dor Department cafeteria are given
the choice of extra cream in their
coffee or a second cup free. Lunch
customers are promised veal will
not be served too frequently. All
are warned "the silver supply win
be watched"
The National Academy Of Science
reports "pi' (22/7, remember) has
been carried out to 2l5 and 266
decimal points. Doesn't guarantee
the last decimal, though. Proceed
at your own risk.
Patents are granted here on a
device to insure fair play in goldfish
racing, If there is any. Also an
electric tongue to stick out at cars
that toot horns behind you. It
works from the dashboard. Express
sion Of supreme contempt guaran-
teed.
Slower still they toll! Someone
must have died. Yes, 1t is Lorita,
bi-lingual macaw of the Pan-Ameri-
can Union. Lorita, who used to
greet visitors with hello, hello u
Lorita, who once heckled President
Hoover as he addressed the unions
board OF governors. Lorita, whose
conversation mingled with the
strains of Latin American music
has been broadcast from the Pan
American Building to the ends OF
the earth. Lorita is dead.
Hear now how the ring-joyous
bells-faster, faster! The Capital
City Spelling Club defeats Balti-
Evening star., 1939-01-01
Wide World Photo.

should have been caused by the
realization that tWo-thirds of the
governments of South America are
totalitarian. However, they do not
wear any totalitarian brand. They
call themselves republics; they are
patriclan and paternalistic. They
save their souls by seeking to live up
to the character of representative
government in their attitude toward
the people.
The congress was held in what
Lima called Eel Congress-" which
means that it was the hall of con-
gresS. 1t was a beautiful building,
but interesting to me mainly as a
place where congress never meets.
Lima for the time being has no
congress. While a congress is pro,
vided in the constitution, the presi-
dent runs the country. He seems to
be benevolent type of autocrat who
makes special effort to render the
people a good government. He is
social minded and while they have
no W. P. A. or other form of alpha
betical relief, he has established
line Of municipal kitchens where
people may secure a good meal, con-
tanning meat dish, for six centavos.
Since you can get 100 of these for
sol and five soils for an American
dollar, it brings the meal properly
within the reach of the poor.
Lima has no labor difficulties. The
population looks well fed and well
dressed. Much attention is being
paid to education and there is obvi-
ously in Lima a tremendous building
boom.
A special effort was apparent dur
ing the conference to make every
visitor comfortable. The town had
been scrubbed until it shone. It's
wide avenues bordered by white
houses gave the city grace and
beauty reminiscent of French and
Spanish architecture.
(Copyright. 1939J
Evening star., 1939-01-01
Plane cava|tade
Participants 10
Assemble Here
13o Planes Expected
At College Park
Airport Today

With weather conditions generally
regarded as favorable, the largest
mass movement of privately owned
airplanes in history is expected to
bring 139 aircraft Of the light,
sportsman types into College Park
Airport, College Park, Md, between
/ and S pm. today for an overnight
stop on the way to Florida.
A total Of SIS airplanes from all
parts of the country will participate
in the annual "light-plane caval-
cade" to the All-American Air
Races, beginning January 8 at
Miami, according to Maj. Afford j.
William, jr., cruise manager.
The airplanes expected to visit
College Park compose the eastern
division and an auxiliary wing of
the "cavalcade." They include 81
airplanes assembling at Mineola
Field, New York, from points in
New England, New York and New
Jersey, ~and 88 assembling at Lock
Haven, Pa, from Canadian and
Pennsylvania points.
The division and wing will join
forces here and will take off for
the South beginning at 9 am. to-
morrow. They will be joined on
the way South by other divisions
and wings and by scores of indi-
vidual planes, with major concen-
tration of all participating planes
planned at Orlando, Fla, Wednesday
in preparation for a mass fight to
Miami next Friday.
At least 10 local airplanes are ex-
pected to join the College Park
group tomorrow morning, according
to entries recorded by George c.
Brinckerhoff, manager of College
Park Airport.
Tomorrow's take-off will be made
by the little planes in groups of five,
assembled on basis of equal cruis-
ing speeds. Successive groups will
be sent off as rapidly as possible,
but no effort will be made to main
tain larger formations than the
groups which will spread out for
comfortable cruising.
Evening star., 1939-01-01
Odd Fellows to Hear
Grand Master Speak

Attorney Edward H. Morris, ma
tional grand master of the Grand
United Order of Odd Fellows, a
resident of Chicago, will address the
Odd Fellows and Ruthites of the
District of Columbia January 8 at
a mass meeting at the Shiloh Bap-
tist Church, Ninth and P streets NV.
The uniformed branches of the Or
der, both men and women, headed
by the Odd Fellows Band, will march
from the temple at Ninth and T
streets NV. to the church.
Arrangements are in charge of
the District Grand Lodge, presided
over by District Grand Master A.
S. Pinkett.
Evening star., 1939-01-01
Lord to Replace
Jehovah in New
Bible Version
By the Associated Press.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Dec. ST.
The word Lord" will be substituted
for Jehovah" in future editions of
the American Standard Bible wher-
ever the Hebrew name for the diety
appears, Dean Luther A. Weigle of
the Yale Divinity School announced
tonight.
DR.. Weigle, chairman of a COM
mittee Of eight scholars and Bible
experts who have been working on
revision of the Bible, said the
change was being made because
Jehovah is not a functioning relig-
ious term"
People don't use it; they don't
think Of praying to Jehovah" said
the Yale dean. Furthermore, Je-
hovah is an artificial construction,
the Revision Committee decided.
Jehovah is made up Of the four let
ters JHVH which was the Hebrew
name for God, and using the vowels
that was the Hebrew for Lord"
DR.. Weigle said that in deciding to
substitute the word Lord" the Re-
vision Committee was returning to
ancient tradition. That word was
used in Bibles for three centuries,
he said, and it was not until 1901
that the American Standard Bible
first used Jehovah"
The committee, whose work is de-
signed to make the American Stand
ard Bible conform to the King James
version, has been at the Yale Divin-
ity School for the past week.