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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-11
Premier Mussolini Has Been Handed New Offer To Halt Inevitable War
WILL BE NO WAR SAYS PUBLISHER
Lord BeaverbrOOk Asserts Fight Now Would Mean
 End of Adolf Hitler

New York, April 11.-(UP)-Ger- many will not provoke the British and French to fight now because she knows that such fight would be. the end of Adolf Hitler and his National Socialists, in the opinion of Lord Beaverbrook, England's No. 1 newspaper publisher.
 His prediction that there will be no war in Europe at present was made in an interview in Paris with Roy w. Howard of the Scripps- Howard newspapers.
 In a copyright dispatch to his papers today Howard quotes Beav- erbook as saying that Britain,s pro- duction of first line fighting planes -bombers and pursuit ships-is re- ported to have approximated 1000 during the month of March and that the Bri hsitvasyinnetaonishrd that the British navy is now bigger and more powerful than all the other European nayies put together.
 "You have been quoted. 2" ~ said Beaverbrook, "as having said in some of your articles or in your broadcast to America, that you can- not tell your readers whether there is going to be war. I can supply the deficiency. There is not going to be European war just now. I say this because the Germans will not provoke the British and French to fight because they know that such a fight would be the end of Hitler and his National Socialists.
 We have no illusions. The Brit ish and the French would be very badly handled at the start But before the war was over the Ger man people would have had such a terrible time that they would have rid themselves of Hitler and his col- leagues.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-11

Authoritative quarters said that so far neither Italy nor Britain had given any warning to each other over Albania or Greece.
 Count Galeazzo Ciano, foreign minister, was said to have assured the Earl of Perth, British ambaS- sador, that the Italian occupation of Albania was only temporary and that hence 1t did not change the status of the Mediterranean.
 Lord Perth was expected to ad- wise Ciano today or tomorrow whether the British government took this view.
 Newspaper View
 The ultra fascist view of the sit- uation was given by the newspaper Il Tevere, which said:
 "The suggestion imprudently made by several British newspapers that Britain should occupy Corfu to bal ance Italy,S action in Albania was truly foolish and idiotic.
 "It is sufficient to glance at a map of the Mediterranean to understand that the presence of the British in Corfu would upset the Mediterran- can equilibrium, which already had become so difficult to preserve. That which Britain has attempted to do with Poland against Germany could not be accomplished with Greece without provoking a profound re- vision of the reciprocal positions. No Mediterranean country may ''e placed under Britain's guardianship
 During the Ethiopian war it was understood that Britain desired to obtain possession for her own i'm perialistic aims of naval bases she lacked in sea which did not be- long to her.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-11
CITY CHARTER IS
 PAIN IN HARTFORD
There Are a Whole Lot of lis Dual Office Is
 Called Legal
tspecial to The Democrat)

State Capitol, Hartford, April H. The already confused Waterbury charter situation promises to bring further headaches to the state legis- lature, this time in the form of pro- cedural and parliamentary difhcul- tiess
 The cities and boroughs commit tee has voted to report favorably on bill calling for referendum m Waterbury October 3 on the adop- tion or rejection of a city manager charter. This leaves the committee not knowing what to do with many proposed amendments to the present "strong mayor" charter.
 "If" Is In Way
 If the referendum bill should pass and the Waterbury electorate accept the city manager charter, the pres ent charter would be ineffective. But if the new charter should be turned down, the present charter would continue in operation.
 The committees problem Is whe- ther or not to report on proposed amendments to the present charter, on the assumption that the new charter will be turned down. There Is q feeling in the committees ranks that the present charter needs some changes, but 1t is feared that amendments would only confuse the situation even more.
 Senator George T. Culhaiie, who has submitted A lengthy list of char. ter amendments, will press for his bills despite the action on the city manager referendum bill. His atti- tude is thta there would have been none of the present mix-ups If the charter bill had retained It's original provision calling for the referendum within three weeks. after favorable action by the legislature.
 Other charter amendments await ing action were offered by Senator
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-11
TRUCK STRIKE IS
 ENDED FINALLY
Terms of Agreement Are | Not Made KnOwn-Men
 Already Return to Work

Providence, R.! :, April 1l.-UP) The 23-day tri-state truck strike ended conditionally today and the 1000 drivers and terminal workers began returning to work immediate y.
 The strike, over demanded wage increases, affected Rhode Island, Connecticut. and Massachusetts.
 A truce permitting resumption of work was ordered pending ratifica- ton by employers and strikers of a compromise agreement reached by negotiators at 21-hour all-night conference.
 Though terms of the agreement were withheld here, Governor Ray- mond E. Baldwin of Connecticut was informed by telephone at his Hart ford office that it provided for a four-year contract and appointment of an arbitration committee to Set- tie differences during its tenure.
 Agree on Many Things
 Labor Director Harvey Saul of Rhode Island said that the nego- tiators mot only agreed upon wage scales which will be uniform but were also able to iron out many dif- ferences that have troubled the in- dustry."
 Fitzpatrick said the nine affected locals of the Teamsters' Union will meet Sunday in their home cities for the ratification vote.
 Saul reported that both negotiat- ing committees entered into the agreement with confidence in each other" and "a sincere desire to fulfill conditions" of the pact
 The strike was called by the In- .ternational Brotherhood of Team 'sters, Chauffeurs, Stablen1en and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-11

The king will return to London from Windsor Castle this afternoon to receive Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain at Buckingham pal- ace. The reason was not announced but it was assumed the king would receive 8 report on Britain's pre- cautionary defense measures.
 It was understood Chamberlain would report fully to the king or Easter tide developments. The king hitherto had planned to remain at Windsor Castle until a few days be- fore he is to leave for Canada. He probably will return to the castle after his audience with the premier.
 Other Developments
 Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax conferred with Soviet Am- bassador Ivan Maisky on the Rus sian attitude toward latest develop mentS.
 Four Soviet warships were in Mediterranean waters but Moscow remained an uncertain factor in the anti-aggression line-rp. Lord. Hali- fax has been attempting to bring Russia definitely into the so-called peace front and British sources ex- pressed confidence of Soviet sup- port in event of an emergency.
 2-The firm attitude taken by Britain and France appeared to be
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-11

tlS SeCOnu Qhy Dy ACCOrney U. C. Murray, as the 18th week of the trial was entered, the witness den- jed that his testimony on the third appearance before the grand jury had been guided" by fear of fed- eral charges.
 Sen. Danaher Advised Him
 Minutes of the testimony given by Williamson before the grand jury reveal an admission by him that in December he conferred with present U. s. Senator John A. Danaher, who advised him to Go before the grand jury in straightforward manner and tell what you know"
 Ibid you follow his advice?" asked Murray. The reply was low nega- tive, which Murray insisted be re- peated.
 Minutes Almost Done
 Reading of the minutes of Will lianlson's first two appearances be- fore the grand jury is nearing a conclusion. Attorney Murray to- day read the prelude to Williamson's $ alleged confession to the grand jury, which was given March 29. 1885, after Harry Mackenzie of Bethel, former labor commissioner, had tes- tified.
 In contrast to last Thursdays cross examination, when William son told of the invisible govern ment of the state of Connecticut, headed by Williamson, Mackenzie and former Republican leader, J. Henry Roraback, today's session was quite dull, as Atty. Murray read off the transcript of Williamson's early grand jury testimony.
 Expected to Hear More
 Williamson told the grand jury that he expected to hear further about the huge payments he had received from Waterbury in 1885 and 1897, when they asked him if he had accounted to the government for it.
 Under cross examination by Mur- raw today he pointed out that al- though he was charged with getting $24,4OO in 1885, he could only &C., count for $6,200.
 "That's what you were afraid of that's why you changed your story" charged Murray.
 'No," was the reply.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-11
FRENCH FLEET AT
 TOULON TO SAIL
Will Be Rushed to North African, Mediterranean
 Coasts at Once
By RALPH HEINZEN

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Paris, April 11--(UP) Naval spe- cialists were called up and all leaves were cancelled today as the main French Mediterranean fleet at Toulon prepared to sail for the north African and eastern Medi- terrean coasts.
 Joining Great Britain in naval precautions, the government also cancelled all Easter leaves for the army throughout France. It was re- ported reliably that approximately 100000 reservists had been called up since dictatorial powers were granted to Premier Edouard Dala- dier in mid-March.
 Franhce's normal peace time , armed forces total about 650O0O. ! Acting in strict secrecy and warn- 1 ing the press uot to dwell on alarm ist developments, both military and naval authorities are pushing new precautions in view of the tense sit- uation created in the Mediterranean by Italian expansion maneuvers. (Continued on Page S)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-11
Queer, Geraldine
 Is Seriously H
(Acme Telephoto)
(NEA Service Radiophoto)

Paris, April 11.-UP)-A dis patch from Athens to the news paper Intrasigeant today said that Queen Geraldine of AL bania, was seriously ill.
 The queen, whose mother was an American, fled from AL bania to Greece with her two day-old son when Italians Oc- cupied the kingdom. King Fog joined her in Greece last week.
 The dispatch said the queens alarming" condition was due to puerperal fever and that a prominent gynecologist was summoned from Athens.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-11

As secretary to Mayor Guilfoile, Charley" Harder was Waterbury, $ Grover Whelan of that era. serving as an official greeter to all distin- guished personages who visited the city. He proved of great aid to Mayor Guilfoile during the latter's several terms as head of the city government.
 Prominent In State
 MT. Harder was known in political circles about the entire state. He was considered an astute analyst of political trends and was frequently
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-11
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, April 1T (UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through April Sth, compared with year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year $7,0SS.533,764.S1 $5,736,3S6. .SS0.5S
 Receipts $4.472,42o,ss3,ll s4,9o1, ,5ss. .5os.s5 $2.5ss,112.9a1.7o $s34,7ss,s7s.ss
 Net Deficit $2.5ao, ,2s5.1s1.7o $777.511,s2sss
 Cash Balance $3.265.5ss,957.3S $3,O39,551. .79651
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-11
Italy Would Not Like British Aid For Greece
Pledge of Britain in That Respect Would Be Taken as Move Against Berlin-Rome Axis-German
 Leaders in Italy
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD United Press Staff Correspondent)

Rome, April II - CUP) - Italy would regard any British pledge to defend Greece against the Ber- lin-Rome axis calling for dispositions in the Meder rnean Italian said today. As it put in Italian quarters Italy just concerned Great Britans intentions toward Greece Britain Italian inten tions toward the Greek Island of Corfu.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-11
Williamson Not
 Influenced Over Wrong Income Tax
Attorney James D. C. Murray Tried to Make Him Admit That-Senator Danaher Had Advised Him
 to Tell Whole Story
BY JOSEPH P. DONAHUE Democrat Staff Reporter)

Fear of federal prosecution charges of income tax report Notifications in way responsible for his change of stories before the Waterbury extraordinary grand jury, former Compensation Commissioner Charles E. Williamson of Darien defendant, testified in the Waterbury conspiracy today Under examination
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-11
The Weather.

Showers for Tonight; Wednesday Fair, Colder
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Evening star., 1939-07-18
5o Boom Stage Coba Club but Play Congressional Takes Drop
Levinskx $350,000 Fortune
Gone, Ends CoIorfuI Career
As Victim of Unknown

manager, ostensibly to protect his
financial interests.
The Kingflsh's first business ven-
ture, operated for his sisters and
brothers, was'a hotsy-t -totsy drinking
and eating spot called "The King S
Palace in the ghetto. That losing
venture cost him $35 900 to S5O,0OO
Family Had Five Autos.
At one time there were five auto
mobiles in the Kings family, in
cluding $4,000 super colossal Job
Soon the How-Are-You Finance Co.
hauled all of them away.
When Levinsky slumped in ring
appeal he turned to wrestling. After
winning few engagements, some
unscrupulous opponent slammed him
all over the ring and the Michigan
State Athletic Commission barred
him on grounds he knew nothing
Of the sport.
wrestling amt no sport-it's S
acting" the Klngfsh explained
Fighting; that's killing"
Nobody ever hurt me except Baer,
l was still goofy the next day. He
was the toughest puncher.'
Goofy is right. He never knew
he was knocked out. The next
day, meeting friend on the street,
he asked:
How'd do last night?"
Levlnsky, now weighing $50
pounds, is at the end of a colorful
career, his ring fortune of $3.50 900
gone to the four winds. His biggest
purse was $4,000 for that fasco
with Louis.
Evening star., 1939-07-18
BY CHARLES DUNKLEY,
Associated press SnoytS Writer

CHICAGO, July 1.-THE story
began in Chicago's Ghetto district
10 years ago.
1t all but ended the other night in
a Texas town named Lubbock.
King Levinsky, the "Kingfish," !"
who earned a fortune of $3.50 900
during four spectacular years in the
ring, was knocked out in q couple
Of rounds by an unknown for a
mere pittance.
Today, at the age of 20. Levinsky
is broke, the man who fought cham
pions and former champions hasn't
got change for a herring, as they
say on Maxwell street.
Back of it all is tragic story
At 10, Levinsky was husky, 190-
pound youngster selling fish. The
lure of quick money attracted him
to boxing. His wild swinging style,
the power of his right arm and his
tremendous durability made him a
box office attraction quickly.
Lifts Family From Ghetto.
Levinsky's earning power lifted his
family out of the Maxwell street dis
trict-the Ghetto--into business
ventures. Generosity to his BROTH
ers, sisters and his parents broke
him. They all dipped into his ring
winnings until his pile vanished.
At the height of his career he
fought them all-Primo Camera
twice, Jack Sharkey. Max Baer three
times. Tommy Loughran three times,
Jimmy Slattery twice, Make Rosen-
bloom. Mickey Walker, Jack Demp-
sey and Joe Louis. His courage never
deserted him until he realized one
night in the White SoX ball park
four years ago that he was going
into the ring to face Louis. The
Kingflsh was in such mental state
that the bouts starting time had to
be advanced so they could get Levin
sky into the ring with some SEM
blance Of poise. After Louis threw
a few punches, Levinsky uncere-
moniouSly sat on the bottom rope
and pleaded with the referee that
he had had enough.
Got What He Asked for.
In fighting Baer the third time
he had too much courage. The bout
in Chicago was billed as Around
exhibition. In the second round
Levinsky. attempting to win the ad-
miration of the crowd, beckoned
Baer to come in and fight" Baer
did. He threw one terrific right
that caught Levinsky on the jaw.
knocking him out for the first time
in his career
Levinsky was the cause of Jack
Dempsey hanging up his gloves. even
for exhibition purposes. The King
fought the old Manassa Mauler IN
the Chicago Stadium in 1882 at the
time Dempsey was suffering from a
cold and fever. The Around exhi-
bition drew $4,000 spectators, with
a SIS 900 gate. and Dempsey, far
from his usual physical condition,
was niauled
Levinsky's sister, "Leaping Lena
quit selling fish and vaulted into the
limelight by becoming the Kings
Evening star., 1939-07-18
Muny Golfers Flock
To Baltimore for
Practice Rounds
200 From All Over U. S.
Stort Tough Links
Test on Monday

From points as far away as Homo
lulu tin-can golfers from the public
courses of the land are pouring into
Baltimore, where next Monday the
national public links championship
will open with the first l8 holes of
scheduled 36-hole qualification
round.
Andrew Oliveri. Jim Gipe and
Bob Morris, the three local qualifiers,
will move over to Baltimore Satur-
day to further familiarize them
selves with the Mount Pleasant
course, where the championship will
be played. In all 200 public links
golfers from all over the United
States-none of them members of
private clubs-will check into tour
nament quarters at Baltimore's
Southern Hotel by Sunday. Only 81
players will qualify for the match
play rounds, which open Wednes-
day. July 26. One and maybe two
Of the local boys should land in the
match play brackets.
Playing Schedule Tough.
Playing schedule of the public
links championship is as tough as
that in any tourney held by the
United States Golf Association. It
calls for 36-hole medal round, four
18-hole match rounds and two &c.
hole match rounds in six days. It
becomes a test of endurance and
physical condition as we'll as shot,
making ability The national anna
teur championship has the same
schedule.
But-and here's rub for the
public links stars-the boys must
make their choice. They cannot
play in both the public links and
the national amateur in the same
year, which means that Oliveri.
Gipe and Morris are barred from
the big amateur show at Chicago
in September. having chosen to
play in the public links affair.
AS usual, Papa Leoff1er, Santa
Claus of public links golf in Wash
ington, will foot the bill for the
local qualifiers He has done it so
long it's high time some Washing
ton lad won a tournament for him
and repaid him for some of the
cash he has laid out. Claude Rippy
came close in 1896.
Form Harding Cup Team.
Oliveri, Gipe and Morris will
form the Harding Cup team for
Washington. The team this year
consists of three men instead of
the usual four. Total scores of
these three in the championship
qualifying rounds will count in the
Harding Cup tourney.
For a while Gus Hook, green's
keeper at Mount Pleasant, feared
the Japanese beetle would toss a
monkey wrench into the show. But
Gus got busy with his little bug de-
stroyers, and that menace now is
over. So is the fear of brown patch,
another greenskeeper's headache.
The cool weather took care of that.
So the tin-can golfers of the land
will have a good course on which
to play. And one of the toughest
IN the land.
Evening star., 1939-07-18
Sparkling Golf Field
Promises Battle
In Trans-Miss.
Sewage, Defending Title,
Says Trying Greens
Will Decide Meet
BY the Associated Press.

-
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo,
July 18.-The course is fast and so
is the field, so there seems to be
every assurance the 39th renewal Of
the trans-Mississippi golf tourna-
ment, opening today, will be a dog
fight to the last putt on peak
guarded Broad moor's exacting
greens next Sunday
No tournament in Colorado ever
has summoned forth a stronger ar
ray of golfers who play for cups and
sllverWare.
The entry list is so big-239-the
committee had to start today's 18.
hole qualifying round at 7:30 am,
and they'll still be playing after the
sun, has slipped behind Pixies Peak,
directly west of the first tee.
One of the largest fields in trans
Mississippi history and by far the
fastest" was the verdict of Blaine
Young, association secretary, from
Omaha.
VSAAS w DNSAuC
Ven Savage, lantern -jawed de-
Tending champion from Salt Lake
City, looked forward to a comfort
able day on the clubhouse porch
while his mates scrambled for the
other SO places in the championship
flight for match play, starting to-
morrow.
Savage, who said calmly his game
was "all right" thought 70 or 80
would be good enough to qualify. Par
is 35-35-70 for the 6,5OO-yard
course.
It's a good course and that rougn
will be mighty tough with any rain"
Savage said. But it's on the green's
this tournament will be won. They're
really test"
The trans-Mississippi is unlike most
amateur tournaments in that 1t has
only l8 holes of qualifying play in
stead Of 36, and qualities "a players
instead of 80. Only three men have
won the title two years running
since this meet was originated in
1901.
Tourney of Champions.
Three former TN champions
John Dawson of Hollywood, Don
Schumacher of Dallas and Eddie
Held of Denver-and the Western
amateur champions for this year and
last Jared forth along the golfng
trail today.
Harry Todd, rangy Dallas insur.
ance salesman, won the Western at
Oklahoma City Sunday, succeeding
Bob Babbkh of Detroit, who is out
to redeem himself in mountain skir-
mish.
Todd, who came here by airplane,
complained his feet were blistered,
and he didn't go out on the course.
but his touch on the putting green
showed there were no blisters on his
| hands.
Evening star., 1939-07-18
Fights Last Night
the Associated Press.

PITTsBgRaH-.Teddy Yarosz: Iss;
ehampion. ] Out, outpointed % Al oalner, Gesia,
New Haven; Conn: nol; Sammy An;
Fetey sarron. Ia 2, Blrminsbam Ala.
former featherweieht champion I0).
DEs MONIES Iowa.--Paul Hartnek,
haaSs; omaba Nebr o. outpointed Poi Bernie
, WEST HAVEN Conn.-Nathan
pointed Henry cooper, 100. Brooklyn
DAVENPORT, Iowa.Ten-round fight
schedrled between Johnny Paycheck,
Des Moines and Eddie winston post
Dossd sYasycI1sEn Sy 5sn Ynti toqoTrSw nisht
17s: saeramento. Calf. drew Got.
NEW YoRK.-Tony canzoneri, 142h,
iormer eGintsd lhighttweisht hsatyuish champion; out
Haven (s(; Make Shapiro. 1aat., New
York: outpointed Harry Gentle 132
Hartford Conn. {sl: joey Fontana.
sE0Gslfn s4 SsW SSHtO2'ntsd Y04f Frankie
l47H:. Toronto, fnoeked out 'isu,as suster
carroll, r,l4s,I I4s Lowell; Mass s2,: ,.a
Baltin: ore, and Jackie sharkie. 134a4,
.rs1 ATIANTAEmrT RAY 1919 H.Ins: HAS
Wv W1LkEs,BARRE, lasGTsa!R Y! P!a-yackie Mum
ley. 1875: Old Forge, Pa. knocked out
charles We;se l65:, New York 4;eu
pass oseon1ea S ooss Scot i7a .7f L.
Ansfls5 sfogx !lSs CITY. 1o.s.-Anay Miller.
1s4 Sioux City outpointed Lee Sa-
'0Isl; INtlwahiks lsli St M Paul .SpLllss!l, lsl White. 1ss,
189, jersey City Q0).