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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
MOTHER BRUTALITY
KILLS HER BABY
Title Irelan Admits Crime,
Saying She Was Sick,
Tried Of II

Philadelphia, Dec. 1e-(UP)-Til.
lie Irelan, 36, was held on murder
charges today after she confessed
that she had smothered and dis
iilembered her 20-month.old soii,
Charles, because she was "sick and
tired Of Il" and wanted 10 go out
TO work or to parties"
The baby's body was found SET.
urday night, crudely bundled IN
newspapers and abandoned In Q gut.
ter near Temple University.
A section OF blood-stained news
paper led to the woman's arrest. The
paper contained O picture contest
puzzle, to which she had signed her
name and part Of her address, then
erased the writing, but not too well,
police said.
The paper was examined under
violet ray In o criminal laboratory,
where experts deciphered the dim
outline Of the writing.
Confronted by detectives, the &C.
cused woman calmly lighted Q Gig
arctic and allegedly said:
IT might as well tell you. ! killed
my boy.
IT was sick and tired Of ". ]
couldn't afford TO keep him, and !
couldn't lock him up and 90 out 70
work or to parties"
Police said she admitted suffocat-
Ing the infant last Wednesday, then
choking him 10 make sure Of death.
Then, according 10 authorities, she
hacked the body with q keyhole saw,
wrapped the torso and head and
limbs In separate packages, intend.
ing TO dispose OF them piecemeaL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
WILLIAM PARSONS.
YALE Prof., DIES

New Haven, Conn.,, Dec. is-(Up)
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow for william Edward Parsons,
81, internationally famous designer
and Yale University associate Pro-
lessor Of Architecture, who died
Sunday OF O sudden heart ailment.
Mr.. Parsons graduated from Yale
College In 1895 and, after studying
ct the Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Paris,
became consulting architect for the
U. 8, Government In the Philippines
from 1905 TO 1914. There he designed
the University OF the Philippines
and the Philippine General hospital.
He was advisory architect Of the
George Rogers Clark Sesquicenten-
NAL commission from 1879 to 1880
and designer OF the new Botanic
Gardens and conservatory In WASH
ington. He was appointed TO the Yale
School Of Fine Arts In 1898. He
leaves his wife, q daughter and O
son. Yale University President
Charles Seymour Is O cousin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18

iContinusd from Page y
town, after once having been driven
out Of II, they rushed the only build
Ing left standing and when they
opned the door o dynamite charge
exploded, killing many OF them.
The Russian air raid on the Finnish
lines had begun at midday dawn.
Tanks Are Plentiful
TIL dir raid was accompanied by
an assault OF the largest concentra.
ton Of Russian tanks vet seen on the
far northern front, and by waves OF
infantry. The planes apparently had
come from q base far behind the
lines
Observers on the Norwegian Dor.
der reported that the Firms seemed
to DO holding fast at II q. m.
Sharp fighting had been heard In
the vicinity oil night,
Finnish patrols were said to have
emerged victorious In several en-
counters. Fighting was severest In
the Piskaejaervi sector, where con-
tact was almost continuous oil night.
There was machine gun and rife FIRE
with an undertone OF heavy artillery
that shook houses In this Norwegian
town. The Russians were believed TO
have attempted o night frontal at
tack, abandoning their practice Of
fighting only In the few daylight
hours and holding OF the Finnish
guerrillas by pickets OF night.
Fighting Since Sunday
The battle had been ebbing and
flowing since q q. m. Sunday. All day
Saturday big stream Of Russian
tanks had been seen moving south
along the Pasvik river toward Pas
kamo, II miles south Of salmijaervi,
where pass through the mountains
gives aosess 10 central Finland.
The Firms had been fortifying
themselves hurriedly for several
days, and their positions were be.
lieved strong. Border observers be.
lieved the Russians were prepared TO
endure heavy losses hoping to throw
the Films back by overwhelming
man.power.
A break through the Finnish lines
In the far north would prepare the
way for o campaign against Rova-
niemi, In north central Finland, an
original objective that the Russians
missed when they were thrown back
OF Salla. II was believed O Russian
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18

0elmani Duigon, Al, Of 50 Winnah
street, arrested Dec. / on q charge
Of tipsy driving, was fined 500 and
costs BY Judge Theobald u. Conway
who RENTED $50 Of the penalty In
traffic court today.
Duigon was involved In an &C.
cident on West Main street, near st.
Johns Episcopal church, with an
automobile operated by Joseph Cas-
sin, Of "a Central avenue, who testi-
fled today that Duigon was drunk.
Officer Joseph Riley, who made
the arrest, and Lieut. Joseph Bender
who booked Duigon at police head
quarters, also testified as TO his con-
dition,
Frederick w. Hall, 10, Of Scott
road, charged with reckless driving
Saturday, after an accident on the
Meriden- waterbury railroad on
Scott road, was granted 0 continu-
ance.
Hall was the driver Of the car,
which according TO police skidded
and crashed through q section OF
the bridge guard rail. The car mir
aculously hung suspended on an
odd-sized plank, thus escaping o %
foot plunge.
Noiies we're granted to the follow
ing motorists:
Patsy J. Manzo, 81, 2eS Maple
street, speeding, $40; John Flaherty,
"a, 80 Albert Place, rules, no license,
$40: Dorothy Viola ives, 20, 100 West
street, Seymour, speeding, %: SAM
uel Cold, as, Rocky Hill, rules, o.;
Vittorino Boucassio, ~, 81 River
street. rules, %; Herve Laliberte, 80,
so South View street, failure TO
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18

Broun wrote also for such periodi-
Gals as the Nation, the New Repub-
lie and more recently, the Common
veal. He wrote some short fiction
for various magazines and also
turned out three novels, 1.-THE Boy
Grew Older, 1.-THE sun Field" and
Candle Follows His Nose," Out Of
his war correspondent service with
the A. Il, r. he wrote with General
Pershing" and 1.-THE American
Forces" Other books were formed
out Of selections from his columns
and with Margaret Leech he wrote
Anthony Comstock, Roundsman OF
the Lord" In collaboration with
George Britt he wrote christians
Only"
Writing Biblical Novel
In recent years Broun was said
10 be writing Biblical novel, His
religious convictions eventually were
resolved into conversion to the
Roman Catholic church, which he
Joined In May, 1899,
His personal appearance made
Broun the butt OF many jokes, q good
portion OF them self-inflicted. Be-
cause suits hung loosely, though an
excellent and expensive tailor served
him, Broun was often described as
resembling IAN unmade bed"
Broun recently became publisher
OF n weekly Journal, originally
started by him and q group OF
friends as the Connecticut Nutmeg
Broun took II over for Its debts and
ran II as Broun's Nutmeg. His son
was on It's STAFF and such figures as
Gene Tunney, quentin Reynolds,
Col, Stoopnagle, were frequent con-
tributorS but the publication was
not O financial success.
Broun'S last column for the New
York World-Telegram contained an
appendage by his editor, Roy W,
Howard. In II Broun said that "any
nation that Roy Howard and I
fought up and down the stairs OF
the city room and oil the way up
10 the editorial offices In Park Ave,
Is completely erroneous"
Very Few Quarrels
I'VE had O few quarrelS," he wrote,
but there was no major column OF
mine which got held up on editorial
policy, One did have the feeling at
times that II was away out OF sten
with the policy OF the paper. And
yet nobody drove up In @ hack 10
inform you OF that fact"
Howard followed that by writing:
Despite the uniformed and un.
important busy bodies who have
long whispered and rumored OF a
feud which never existed, the editor,
like Haywood, has not now, and
never has had, q squawk coming,
Mr.. Broun was hired 70 be ma. =,
IN ~ years no column, paragraph.
or phrase OF his was killed or cen.
sored by the editor because OF dis
agreeing viewpoint or conflict with
the World.Telegram's editorial pol.
Icy"
Both men concluded by wishing
each other luck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
Coal Thieves Pay
Light Court Fines
Strelkauskas Assessed SIS and Costs and Wallace S.
and Costs-Griskas Receives Suspended Sentence

ward 0riskas, 10, Of COS North Re
verside street, who was also impli-
Gated IN the theft, was given o s,is-
pended sentence.
Railroad policeman "Jery" Nc.
Carthy testified the trio was caught
removing the coal from q car and
placing II In O little wagon.
John polidor, 81, OF 81 Walnut
street extension, charged with vio-
lating o city ordinance In that he
sold chickens, was granted q nolle.
Michael Gilhooley, 80, Of Water
bury, charged with intoxication and
trespassing on railroad property,
was sent TO 4rookside for o ten
day period.
Anthony Urban, "a, Of a. Edward
street, Phyllis Reynolds, 20, Of 1874
Locust street, and Saul Dubay, ~,
Of So Daunes street, all arrested on
preach OF the peace charges, were
discharged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18

victory In the for north would
squeeze the Films out Of the salla
area.
II was learned that the famous
Russian church OF Borisgleb and
another church had been burned by
the Films before they abandoned the
town.
A few Finnish soldiers were stray
Cling over the Norwegian border.
Eight crossed yesterday afternoon,
one OF whom was suffering from ap.
pendicitis
Watchers here were unable to tell
from the gun flashes how the battle
was progressing but the Russians
seemed to be making no appreciable
progress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18


Ellis and Mr.. Clark also passengers,
were taken TO ST. Raphaels hospi-
tai, New Haven, where their condi-
ton Is reported "fairly good"
Summer Wells, az OF 80 Locust
street, reported as the driver Of the
car. was not injured, The fatality
was investigated by Lieut.. william
l.. Schatgman and O squad OF Bea-
con Falls state troopers, who turn.
cd over their report 70 Coroner
James j. Corrigan.
Miss Barboza's body was removed
10 the Lunny funeral home, as Cen
trail avenue, and will be taken 10
the home, Bi2 North Main street,
from where the funeral will be held
wednesday at a time TO be announce
cd. Friends may call OF the home
after \ o'clock this evening.
Survivors include her mother,
Mrs. Rita II. Harboza OF this city;
q brother, Henry Barboza OF Boston,
and Q sister, Mrs. George Reiss Of
waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
AMERICAN PASTOR
NOT IMPRISONED

Kobe, Japan, Dec. i8-(Up) -
Rev. Luther Tucker, American
Episcopal missionary given o four
months suspended prison sentence
last week on charges OF spreading
false information and circulating
seditious literature, has left for
Shanghai on the Taiyo Maru, 10 was
learned today. His sentence will DO
effective only In case he "a arrested
again within q year.
fuckers wife and two children
who were with him at the time OF
his arrest, awaited him In Shanghai
Nature OF the charges against him
never was disclosed,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
MAYOR REPORTS
|. ON INSPECTION
TOUR OF CITY
Many Streets, Sidewalks,
Bridges Visited By Mayor
on Saturday

Mayor Patrick M. Perriello
will report to the board Of
public works tomorrow night
on o personal tour he made
to investigate complaints
concerning streets, sidewalks
and bridges about the city.
The mayor devoted all Sat-
urday afternoon to the In
spection tour.
One Of his recommends
tions Is expected to be that
the city take steps to have the
New Haven railroad make repairs
or pay part Of the cost Of the erec-
ton OF q new bridge on Harpers
Ferry road, Several complaints
about the dangerous condition OF
the structure, particularly after
snowstorms, have been received by
the city In recent weeks.
Mayor Perriello investigated COM
plants about the following: Rum
AoAN bWOSb SVN0WUyI VusAtHNA
street, roadway; Bergen street, wa
ter main; Dwight street and Bon
air avenue, sidewalks; East Main
street, trolley tracks; Orange and
Walnut streets, roadway and cross
walks; West Main and Robbins
streets, sidewalks; Melbourne ter
race, fence; Harpers Ferry road,
bridge; and Whittlesey avenue, wa
ter boxes.
The mayor will make o specific
recommendation In each case. 1t
was stated OF his once that the
results OF his personal investigation
would not be made known until he
makes the report TO TIE works COM
missioners at their session at the
City Hall tomorrow night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
STATE TEACHERS
THANK PAPERS

Thanks 10 the Connecticut press
for their fair eoverage OF educa-
tional matters before the last general
assembly" was voted at the annual
business meeting OF the Connec tleut
state Teachers Association Dec. 0.
The association also thanked the
newspapers "for their willingness TO
report matters OF educational inter.
est"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
TOWNSEND TELLS
OF CONVENTION

Chicago, Dec. 10 49, CUP - DR..
Francis q. Townsend announced to-
day the 1910 convention Of the
pension bovement bearing his name
would be held at ST. Louis probably
after the party conventions"
He said the chief purpose OF the
convention will DO TO study the pen-
sion views OF presidential candidates
with the organizations endorsement
aS reward for the most suitable,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
800 Fine Levied In
Traffic Court Today
Judge Conway RENTS Half Of Assessment--Dflver Of
Car Which Slddded on Bridge Gets Continuance

signal, Is; Raymond French, Q. 249
Oak street, rules, IS; Frank Ragag-
Tia, 20, ISL Charles street, speeding,
ei0: Anthony Ronnanaslgy. "a 81 Vail
street, speeding, $40; John Boceardi,
20, SO Charles street, $40: defective
brakes; Anthony Rembush, 20, 12s
Frost road, rules, no payment:
Floyd Martin, 80, 720 Highland
avenue, rules Of road, eb; william
q. Wynn, 0E, SO Cooke street, rules
or road, eb; and Statutes Kusako 80,
OF Ansonia, speeding, 90.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18

terbury Teachers association: Miss
Helen r. darren Of Hendricken
school, Miss Doris ]. Lynch OF the
Reidville school, Miss Anna B. Cum
bingham, Miss Grace MeHugh and
Miss Catherine T. Hayes, all Of
Woodrow Wilson school. Burial was
In Calavry cemetery, with the com.
initial service by Father Woods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18

Anthony strelkauslas, 80, Of Wa
terbury, arrested by railroad police
Saturday on charges Of stealing coal
from the railroad, was fined $i6 and
costs In CITY Court today.
John wallace, So, OF 20 Lafayette
street, arrested on the same charge
was fined IS and costs, while Ed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
Marriage Intentions

The following marriage lnten.
tlons have been filed % the office
Of the town clcrki
Michael J. Pierre, 10 Benham
street, and Agnes A. Akumbaok,
Merrlmac street.
Abram Dykerman, "a Spencer
avenue, and Erna HollandeF, 1901
saith street, Brooklyn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
SOTHERN PORTRAIT

Ann Sothern Is posing for her
portrait, during time Off from hel
role In Congo Maisie." The paint
Ing, by Jean Negulesco. will be q
gift for the actress husband, Roger
Pryor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18

sCoTT-Hohart Q. Scott, 90, Of
Meriden, Q native OF WATERFOWL,
died In o private hospital In Hart.
ford yesterday morning.
A naehinist, he had been employ
cd many years at the old Pope
Manufacturing Company, Pratt and
Cady Company and the New De.
parture Company before Il moved
from Elmwood TO Bristol. Mr.. SCOTS
hobbies were genealogy and stamp
collecting, He leaves another son,
Ralph X. Scott OF sylvania, Ohio,
and q daughter, Mrs. II. 9. Tabor
OF Meriden, The funeral, arrange.
mentS for which are incomplete,
Will DO held In Meriden.
RAIM0-Alphonso Raimo, II Of
30 Addison street died this morning
OF 81. Mary's hospital. He was born
In italy and came TO this city and
to waterbury forty years ago. He
was well known especially among
the italian residents Of the city, He
had been an employee Of the scovill
Manufacturing Company and 70.
tired In 1899.
Mr.. Raimo Is survived by his wife,
Maria Raimo, two sons, Joseph and
Jerry Raimo, seven daughters, Mrs,
John sivalla, and Angelina, Anna,
Flora, Elizabeth, Elvira and Geneva
Raimo; and two sisters, Mrs, Fiore
sullo and Maria Luigi Raimo OF
Italy.
The funeral will be held on We'd
nesday morning from the home 10
Our Lady Of Mount Carmel church
where o solemn mass Of requiem
Will be celebrated at q time TO be
announced later. Burial will be In
Calvary cemetery.
BAKER - william Emerson
Baker, 80, OF i5i Yale avenue, Mid
dlebury, died yesterday at Water.
bury hospital. Mr.. Baker was born
January 5, 1880 In Cheshire, the son
Of William ]. and Mary (olmstead)
Baker.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Jes.
sic (Blouin) Baker; O son, William
Louis Baker, both Of Middlebury:
TWO nieces and two nephews,
He was O member of Middlehurv
Congregational church, of Harmony
Lodge, Eureka Chapter, both Ma.
sonic groups; Townsend Lodge, of
Odd Fellows, and Beacon Valley
Grange.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon ct q O'Clock AT
Anderson Funeral Home, 10 Central
avenue, with Rev. william II. Nc
canoe, pastor Of the Middiebury
Congregational church, oficiatins
Burial will be In the Middlebury
cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
nome tonight from z to Q O'Clock.
RUSGATIS-Mrs. Josephine min.
alga) Rusgatis. wife of Joseph Rus
gatis, both formerly Of this city,
died In Kaunas, Lithuania, In SEN
TENDER. according to word received
mere yesterday by her daughter. Mrs.
Tessie M. Masnickas. She went to
Lithuania three years ago with her
husband after living here for 40
years. She is survived, besides by her
daughter, by four stepchildren, vie
tor. Joseph. Anna and Nell, all Of
this city.
eACKETTE-oeorge w. Packette.
80. for many years Q carpenter in
waterbury. died Saturday at the
carpenters home at Lakeland. Fla.
He was Q lifelong resident OF Tracy
avenue until he went to Lakeland
several years ago.
Mr.. Packette was employed BY
some Of the better known OF the
contracting firms in the past halS
century and for O number % years
was school carpenter for the city.
Funeral arrangements have not been
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18

We wish to thank our many rela-
tives,. friends and neighbors, es-
pecially the Employees Of the Bonwit
Co., the Hubbard Bros, the EN-
ployes OF the Waterbury City Yard,
and the Boys from Colucci's Res
utes and the kindness ana sympathy
shown uu during our recent be-
reavement. the death OF our below
Cd wife ana mother, Mrs. Anna
Palladino.
(Signed)
MR.. AURnLIo PALr.AprNO
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
Haywood Broun Passes
Away During Morning
Succumbs to Pneumonia, Heart Trouble President Of
Newspaper 0ulld-FamOus COlumnist In
Several New York Papers

New York, Dec 8,-(UP)-Heywood Broun presl-
dent OF the American Newspaper Guild and New York
Post coumnst died ct $3.50 m today OF pneumonia IN
Hardness Pavilion
Broun's condition. complicated by heart trouble took
turn for the early today Yesterday and Saturday
he had seemed TO be improving
The last bulletin before BrounS death said that mis-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
DIED

RAIMO-- In this city, Dec. 18th,
1888, Aiphonse Raimo, of 80 Add
son st: Funeral Wednesday, time
later, from 80 Addison st.
BAKEn--In this city, Dec. nth,
1888, William Emerson Baker, Of
l5l Yale Ave., Middlebury. Fun
eral tomorrow afternoon, at 1900
o'clock, from Anderson Funeral
Home. 70 Central Ave. Burial In
Mtddlebury cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
LOCAL WOMAN
MEETS DEATH

CONTINUED from Page y
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
SOVIETS STRIKE
HARD in NORTH

iContinued from Page y
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-27
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mind against his elders'-or his
sharp tongue. In dress, too. he is
rather careless and Indifferent,
as are most men who have more
important matters to bother
about. He looks and talks like
cowboy rather than judge
or a professor of law.
In the courts scheme of things
ALLEGATION of duties - he will
take the place of Justice Bran
deis rather than the late Justice
Cardozo. Like the retired jurist,
Douglas will be the tribunals
expert on corporation. financial
and reorganization problems.
With vast volume of this sort
of litigation heading for final
decision as a result of New Deal
laws, his contribution will be
welcome to the over worked
Justices Hughes, Roberts and
Stone.
The plight Of European diplo-
mats whose governments have
blown up In Nszi smoke is pain
ful. But none has suffered such
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morning is more favorable for
mental and physical activity
than the later hours.
Women are well directed, es-
pecially those who engage in
work Of a constructive or prac-
teal sort. Modistes, milliners,
clerks and stenographers should
profit.
Novel methods of publicity
will prove popular through the
coming months when competi-
ton in building. manufacturing
and craftsmanship will be in
tense.
Labor-saving devices. so much
approved, are to become more
varied and satisfactory than in
the past. Home customs are
likely to revive interest in SIM
pie entertainments and recrea-
tions.
Persons whose birthdate it is
have the augury Of a year of
good health and good luck. but
they should beware of false
friends. Women should be happy
in their home interests.
Children born on this day
probably will be clever and witty
as we'll as courageous and in
dustrious. Many of these sub.
jects of Aries have artistic or
literary talent and may be rest
less and inclined to make unwiss
changes.
Copyright, 1887
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personal indignity as the schol-
arly and courtly Fernando de los
Rios, representative at Washing
ton of the virtually defunct 10y
alist government in Spain.
Before the revolution the am
bsssador had Spanish servant
by the name of Tomas. Suspect
ing the latter of being Franco
spy. Senior de los Rios frequently
questioned Tomas about his SYM
pathies. The latter denied that
he was in Frances pay or serv-
ice. but he professed his sneak
ing admiration for the revolu-
tionists. So he was presently
fired. Tomas Immediately went
to work for caterer who fur
nishes food and waters for dip
lomatic teas and dinners, and at
these affairs he sometimes bumps
into his former employer.
Now the servant enjoys a
revenge which is really Spanish.
Whenever he serves the hors
douvres or highbslls. he flour
ishes his tray beneath the am
bassador's nose. but withdraws
the dainties or liquid before the
guest has a chance to serve him.
self.
Tomas" pleaded the deposed
diplomat at a recent party.
please get me a Scotch and
soda" But Tomas did not hear
and did not oblige.
President Roosevelt is gradu-
ally liquidating the political
bosses. The latest Warwick to
face dethronement because of
White House antagonism is
"Old Tom" Pendergast of Kan
sas City.
FDR has sided with Missouri
Governor Lloyd c. Stark in the
latter's cleanup of the place
"Old Tom" has ruled for so long
with an iron fist. At times there
have been 100 treasury and d.
of J. agents in the Pendersast
bailiwick. digging into charges
of income tax evasion. vice con-
ditions and other alleged forms
of corruption. Key Kansas poll
ticos recently rushed to the capi-
tai 10 intervene with Roosevelt,
but they didn't get past the
White House threshold.
Presidential politics for 1910
are involved, though indirectly.
Long ago Pendergast promised
to back Senator Bennett Clark.
but without consulting the Clark
people. apparently. Now that
the venerable boss seems on his
way out, as a result of Stark
Roosevelt operations. the setup
may change completely. The
governor friends are whooping
il up for him as a candidate,
but who viii get Missouri's dele
cation won't be known till the
smoke clears away. With PEN
dergsst and Jimmie Hines on
their way out. only two hig-time
bosses in the early Roosevelt
camp remain-Msyor Kelly Of
Chicago and Frank Hague OF
New Jersey.