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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11
WESTERN FRONT
STARTS TO HUM

Berlin, November II. - (UP) -
Reduced activity on the Western
Front was reported by the German
high command today.
There was only minor reconnais-
ance and artillery activity" a COM
munique said. zone French sta
tionary balloon was shot down near
Colmar by German pursuit planes
The foreign office and the propa-
ganda ministry denied having any
knowledge Of shooting ARRAY two
nights ago near Venlo on the Meth
erlands frontier. One man, believed
to have been a Netherlands. secret
service man, was shot and killed and
two or three others were reported tc
have been taken across the frontier
from Holland into Germany.
1t was learned authoritatively that
the Dutch legation, in writing ano
verbally, had asked the foreign Of
flee for an investigation of the Ven.
10 incident. The legation gave the
foreign office the Netherlands ver-
sion of the case. 1t was emphasized
that the request did not represent
protest and that the legation merely
had requested a German investiga-
ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11

Enthusiastic crowds attended the
Democratic rallies last night at
Franco American hall and Grange
hall. Vincent A. Scully and other
Democratic candidates spoke at both
gatherings and also at the home of
Mrs. George Corcoran, 10l Idyl-
wood avenue, and at a meeting of
the Women's Independent Voters
club.
The rally at Grange hall, the first
public rally held In the East End
in many years, was proceeded by a
parade In which two drum corps
and several scores Of automobiles
took part. An overflow crowd packed
the hall.
A record crowd was at Franco
American hall for q rally sponsored
by the French Democratic club. An
ovation was given Serge Belanger
Democratic candidate for city treas
urer. A program Of entertainment
featured Jean Baptiste, radio COM
edian, Joseph Lemieux and several
singers. and musicians. William
Doucette was chairman.
At the East End rally, Robert
Mccormack was the chairman
Songs were offered by Miss Anne
Egan and william O,Brien.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11
SURPRISE MESSAGE
POPE Plus ISSUES
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where Is the ignorance Of God and
the disregard of his commandments
hence exaggerated egoism, thirst for
pleasure, immodesty in dress, ava
rice for power, the breaking down
of family life, levity regarding mar
rage, birth control and neglect OF
duty to ones country.
I'VE are grieved that in so many
schools in the United States Chris
tian religion Is ignored and human
knowledge Is confined within the
cramped limits of rationalisn. This
cannot continue without dread con.
sequences.
Social Question Important
"Of supreme importance Is the
social question, which even In the
United States Is a cause Of disturb
ance and unrest" the Pope said.
1.-THE principles Of Christian ethics
must be practiced II the conflict be.
tween capital and labor and rich
and poor Is to be solved with justice
Poverty accepted in the true
Christian spirit is honorable. Wealth
carries a heavy responsibility be-
cause Of its obligations to the poor
Above all let the salary of the work.
ing man be just, sufficient to MAIN
tain the family in decent comfort
and let all be given opportunity To
work.
Let reverence for religion and let
fidelity towards the great American
people counsel energetic action SO
that this disease, alas, so wide
spread, may be cured by extirpa-
tion," the Pope wrote In referring
to divorce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11
Resolution Starts
Verbal Battle Over
Party Endorsements
Major GaIulIo States Republican Ticket Was Officially
Approved VaraneIIi Claims Only Few Members
Favor Proposal Ranks Split

The ranks of the Young Italian
Republican club were badly split to-
day as the result Of a controversy
last night over the adoption of a
resolution endorsing the Republican
ticket in the city election. Attorney
Michael j. Galullo claimed that the
club had voted the resolution; other
leaders said it had been beaten
badly.
Mr.. Galullo admitted that the res
olution was first defeated by vote
of 1873. Later, however, he said II
was voted to reconsider, and this
time the resolution was adopted by
the club.
Frank Varanelli, club secretary,
and others claimed that the resolu-
ton was brought up the second time
after most of the members had left
the hall. Only fraction Of the
membership was there to vote for
it, they assert.
The club was formed to back the
candidacy of Mayor Patrick M. Per-
riello, who was refused the nomina-
ton by the Pape-Upson group in
control of the party. Prominent IN
the club have been Mr.. Varanelli
who was dropped as an alderman by
the party leadership, and Albert
Pelosi, who was dropped as con-
stable.
Many of the clubs members have
been active in support of the Dem
ocratic candidate for mayor, Vim
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11
German Forces Are
Massed On Frontier
CONTINUED from Page u

uation" in a session lasting until
after midnight. Denis had beer
scheduled to broadcast to the coun-
try last night but he postponed Il
until today.
Occupation Importance
Belgian observers said that Ger.
man occupation of Holland would
u Paralyze the port of Antwerp
Belgium, access to which Is through
Dutch territory; . Make Belgium!
economic situation worse; 81 Wedge
Belgium in between an invaded
country and two belligerents.
The standardization seemed to b
that the two factors in Holland
favor were her waterways and tn
traditional stubbornness Of her PEG
pie.
Reports from Germany continued
to quote officials as saying tina
neither Hollands nor Belgium's neu
trality was in danger; that tn
troops on the frontier were "over
flow" from the French border.
Nevertheless, the situation her
was tense and the outbursts Of anti
aircraft firing heard in German.
fear the northeast Holland borde
yesterday afternoon and again las
night did nothing to allay 1t. TIL
firing was reported in Berlin to hav'
been southwest of Emden, an impor
tant German naval base. No detail
were given and 1t was said Their
had been no air raid alarm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11
ROund-the-ClOck
| With Candidates

Vincent A. Scully and other
Democratic candidates will speak
at a number Of rallies tomorrow.
The Democratic town committee
will meet at II a. m. tomorrow,
and several district meetings will
be held during the day.
A reception and rally will be
held at Liberty hall between 2
and 6 p. m. tomorrow. Sponsoring
the gathering are the Italian
American Citizens club, the Ital-
ian-American Civic clubs, and
the INSTRUMENTATION Political
club.
At 2:30 there will be a rally at
Moose hall, with arrangements in
charge Of the Italian Democratic
club.
Turn hall will be the scene of
q rally beginning at 5 p. m. Spon-
sors are the Russian-American
Democratic club and the Car
patro-Russian american Political
club.
At 7:30 the Polish American
Political club will open its rally
at Pulaski hall.
At 8 o'clock, the Lithuanian
Democratic club and other organ
izations will begin their rally at
48 Green street.
Workers of District 2-6 will
meet at 2 p. m. tomorrow at the
home Of Attorney Irving w. Pas
ternak, SO Fern street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11

as result, of the late Mr.. Rowland's
insistence a departmental audit of
one Of the departments was ordered
and revealed that all was not well.
"And now listen carefully to what
I'm going to say-Waterbury is go
ing to have another scandal--it has
been and is being carefully covered
up until after election, but I'm go
ing to name 1t for you-and it's a
Democrtic administration scandal
1t is right in your tax collectors
office. The amount of money involv-
ed isn't $1,000 or $3,000-it is going
to be $4,000 or more"
'"This is your money-your tax
money which you have struggled so
sard to earn. This Is not an idle
dream-it is the absolute truth. And
your Democrtic administration Is to
blame.
Three men guiding the destinies
of the Democratic party today knew
of this unhealthy situation, yet it
was permitted without interruption.
Don't you think it's time for a
changer"
1.-THE Democratic party comes be-
fore you again this year with what
Is termed a complete ticket Of new
faces. The inexperience of this list
of candidates Is sufficient to warrant
them defeat at the polls. You would
not hire q person who had never
seen an automobile to make import
ant repairs. The city Of Waterbury
is one Of Waterbury. 1t does bust
ness of bout 7 million dollars per
year.
"You can count the number OF
concerns on one hand doing Z mil
lion dollars of business in one year
THAT business is sick, sick unto
the verge Of bankruptcy am sure
that you will not again place your
faith In that organization which SC
completely misled you
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11
Enthusiastic Rallies
Staged By Democrats
Franco-American Hall, East End Scenes of Large
Gatherings Heads List of Party Speakers

In speeches at both rallies, Mr..
5cully declared that he and his fef-
low candidates would not resort to
mud slinging, that they were will
ing to let the voters decide the
election on the merits Of the candi.
dates. The party's candidates, he
said, are independent and honest.
Mr.. Scully said that the party
presented itself to the voters as a
reorganized political group, with
new youth and enthusiasm in Its
ranks
other speakers were Thomas M.
Conlon, candidate for city control
Ter; Town Clerk Mary @. Kilmar-
tin; Joseph M. Shea, candidate Tor
city clerk; Mr.. Belanger, Attorney
Humbert Mangini, candidate for
tax collector; and other nominees.
Additional speakers at the East
End rally were Italo Delfino, Mrs.
Henry A. Hayden, Mrs. Gertrude
Gordon, Mrs. Belinda Tracy, Mar
tin Bowes, John J. Howard. Law
renee Kenny, Mrs. Anna Hadden'
Miss Mary Hennessey and Jerry
Brophy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11
COP. CANDIDATES
IN HOME RALLIES
Tributes Paid MayOralty
Candidate; End of Mis-
management Predicted

Republican candidates spoke last
night at rallies at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. Allan H Upton on Oak
street and at the home Of Mrs. Janet
Norton at platts Mills. Charles G
Foster, candidate for mayor, said he
favored tenure of office for police
men, firemen and school teachers and
the absence of politics from the
three departments.
Alderman Joseph Reiner de-
scribed Mr.. Foster as "a simple man
with no professional background Of
living by repartee or his wits" HI
declared that the candidate FOL
mayor has the virtues Of straightfor.
wardness and honesty.
Harry G. Post, candidate for con-
troller, and Homer Bernier, candi.
date for city clerk, also praised Mr.
Foster.
Alderman @. Arthur Dubois, vet.
eran member of city boards, declared
that the voters will elect a new tick.
ct latter 20 years of mismanage.
ment,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11
NO 'MUD-SLINCINC'
WARN DEMOCRATS
Atty. Monagan Declares
Party Has Nominated
Capable Candidates

The Democratic party has nomi-
mated thoroughly capable candi.
dates" declared Attorney John s
Monagan In a radio talk last night
Mr.. Monagan, one Of the nominees
for the board of aldermen, said that
the interests Of the city would be
served best by the election Of the
entire Democratic ticket.
II was one Of those" he said, "whc
thought that a drastic change In
our form Of government would be
beneficial. gave my approval to
the proposed new charter (city man.
ager). Nevertheless I feel no re-
sentiment because 1t was defeated
1.-THE challenge to Waterbury" he
said, twas thus made more definite;
to govern ourselves through the elec-
ton of candidates above reproach.
am proud Of the fact that I actively
participated in the movement which
resulted In the nomination Of thor
oughly capable candidates on the
Democratic ticket"
No "mud-slinging" has been en-
gagged in by the Democratic candi-
dates" said Mr.. Monagan. If they
had followed tactics like those OF
the Republicans, he said, they could
have pointed out that Republican
Chairman J. Warren Upson was Sec
rotary of company headed by DAN
lei j. Leary.
IT am sure" he said, "that Mr.. Up
son would not have maintained this
business connection If he had known
Of the situation disclosed by the
grand Jury. I would resent any ef-
fort Of my party to use such a con-
nection to reflect on Mr.. Upson's
reputation or on those he chose as
candidates on the Republican ticket
It requires little imagination, how
ever, to see the differences that would
be drawn from such connection II
the illogical strategy Of our oppo-
llerts were followed"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11
$50, 900 Shortage In
Tax Collections Here
Hint of Another Scandal Given By Charles E. Foster
Candidate in Political Address

Charles G. Foster, Republican can
didiate for mayor, declared in a
radio address last night that the
current audit of the tax collection
books will reveal a shortage of $780,
900 or more" Mr.. Foster did not
elaborate on his charge.
The present audit began after a
shortage of between $4,000 and 49,
900 had been uncovered. The audit is
being conducted by Griffenhgen 8,
Associates.
Mr.. Foster declared that the Gull
foile and Hayes administrations had
allowed city deficits and debts to
multiply. He claimed that the Hayes
administration should have reduced
the tax rate.
what has the Democratic party
to say about this crap" he asked
Large amounts were paid account
ants by the administration to keep
this in the dark and only the cleo
ton of Controller Rowland enabled
the citizens to regain control. Finally,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11

cent A. Scully.
Mr.. Galullo, who served as cam
paign manager for Mr.. Perriello In
the latter's bid for the nomination,
announced after the primary that
he would remain loyal Republican
and support Charles G. Foster.
1.-THE resolution to endorse the Re-
publican ticket was before the meet
ing continuously until it was passed"
said Mr.. Galullo today. "It did fail
to carry when first offered, but then
a vote to reconsider was passed, and
later the resolution was adopted"
II saw only two members leave
the hall, Pasquale Guerrero and
have been one or two more. Most
of those who first voted against the
Thomas nepore, though there may
resolution later voted for it."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11
McLevy Praises Ring
In Rally Talk Here
Mayor of Bridgeport Declares Waterbury Needs
Socialist Ticket to Bring Better Government Here

Praise for the Socialist ticket
headed by John w. Ring was voiced
at rally last night at the YM.C.A.
by Mayor Jasper McLevy Of Bridge
port. Mr.. McLevy's talk was also
broadcast. He compared Waterbury's
situation with that Of Bridgeport
when he took ONCE.
Mayor McLevy said that a Social
ist administration in Waterbury
would give the city better govern
ment, at lower cost to the people.
Mr.. Ring was anoher speaker on
the program, also City Treasurer
John Shenton OF Bridgeport, and
Attorney Frederic O. Smedley. Ray
mond G Smith presided.
Proud Of John Ring
ct am proud" Mayor McLevy
said, Ito stand on the same plat
form with John Ring, whom have
known for 40 years, and TO urge you
to support him, not only because he
has been fighting quietly for long
time for better government, but
because he stands for the only prin-
ciples which offer any hope Of re-
lief for Waterbury"
Mr.. Shenton also praised Mr..
Ring. "You will make no mistake"
he said, "in electing John Ring. !
have known him for long time.
He is a mechanic by trade and the
kind Of mechanic you need to do a
good Job In Waterbury. Don't for
get Mayor McLevy Is q roofer. ]
am a carpenter and proud of 1t and
80 Is another one Of Bridgeport's
official family. Our director Of pub
lie works Is a painter"
No Change
"There Is no change" Mr.. Shen-
ton continued. Gin going from the
Democratic party to the Republic
can or from the Republicans to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11
Young Italian C. p. Club In Hectic Meeting
Local Police
To Supervise
City Elections

Unlike the Democrats pri-
mary elections, no state arOOp-
ers win hover around the cleo
tiOn bsoths when voters 20 TO
the polls Tuesday.
J. Warren Epson, Republic
can town chairman, and Joseph
#. Mulville, Democratic town
chairman, conferred with Supt.
Of Police william J. Roach yes
terday and expressed their COM
fidence In the ability Of local
police TO handle the 80 voting
districts.
In the midst Of the Demo-
cratic primaries 80 state troop
ers descended on the voting dis
tricts ut the request Of state
Sen. George T. Culhane.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11
POPPIES, BRITAIN;
CORNFLOWERS, FIR.
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killed in a five months battle 1t was
at cemetery where there were 49,
900 individual graves and an ossu-
airy containing the bones Of 10000
men who were never identified
In London, there were steel
helmeted women In the streets--a
spectacle strange to all wars that
have gone before. Faces were grim
and work went on as usual.
Most European neutrals were too
worried over their future to observe
the past. Danish veterans at Copen-
hagen, however, decorated alike the
graves Of allied and German SOL
diers who died as prisoners In that
country.
The proceeds from the peoples and
cornfiowers-artiflcial ones made by
soldiers manned in the last war
are being diverted this year. Some
will 60, as usual, to disabled veterans,
but some will be used to buy gifts
for the soldiers at the front, and
some goes to fund for wives and
children made destitute by the new
war.
Each year France sends Britain
100000 cornfiowers and gets back
100000 peoples.
At the Cenotaph, wreaths were
laid in the kings name and In the
names of cabinet ministers, but there
was no ceremony and hobbies" told
the people to keep moving.
At the Arc de Triomphe, delega-
lions from the chamber and senate
laid wreaths, an dat the stroke OF
II a few people in the streets barred
their heads and stood silently. Many
automobiles stopped. That was about
the extent Of the observance.
On the other side Of the war from
tier, II o'clock was chosen as the
hour for the funeral at Munich, Ger
many, of the seven Nazis killed by
Wednesday nights beer cellar bomb
ing-the attempted assassination Of
Adolf Hitler. And whether by coin
cidence or design, Hitler's own news
paper, Voelkischer Beobachter, chose
the day to summarize the war situa-
ton and announce that 1.-THE sword
of decision may strike at any mo-
ment this moment will be de-
cided by the fuerher at the right
place and right time"
At the stroke of II at Whitehall,
In London, near the Cenataph, a
group of 400 stood silently. Motorists
stopped and disregarded police
mans signal to proceed. One woman
broke the silence as she ran toward
the Cenotaph crying, "Hypocrites!
Hypocritesl' Police led her away.
The kings and queens wreaths
were clusters Of peoples and corn
flowers in a laurel frame. Soon after
them, a wizened old woman took up
Commander Campbell had placed
q bunch Of chrysauthemums which
looked like they had come straight
from q cottage garden. Policemen
escorted her gently down the steps
Admiral Sir Dudley Pound laid a
wreath in behalf of the admiralty
and Gen. Sir Edmund Ironside laid
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11
VESSEL IN DISTRESS
SOUGHT BY PLANE

Salem, Mass, Nov. 11-(UP)-A
coast guard amphibian took off from
the airbase here today to search for
a vessel believed in distress Off
Warren's Point near Little Comp
ton, r. I.
Search for the vessel. began last
night when state troopers and the
collier Lemuel Burrows, enroute
from Boston to Norfolk, Va, re-
ported sighting distress flares at in
tervals over a three-hour periol.
The patrol boat Faunce and mo-
tor ifeboats from Cuttyhunk, Point
Judith and Brenton Point stations
searched without success.
No radio distress signals were re-
ported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11

the Democrats. Bridgeport did that
for 81 years, and at the end Of that
time all Bridgeport had to show for
it was bankruptcy. When we took
Office in 1888, the interest on Our
debt was $4,000 year and think
you are paying more than that
here"
Mayor McLevy said also: "They
say that the Socialists are without
experience. From what I have heard,
previous administrations In Water
bury have had plenty Of experience.
What you want is men and women
who will work TO build UP better
city government. Your city Is your
collective home and you should be
as much interested in 1t as In your
own private home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11
SCULLY SUPPORTED
HAYES CAMPAIGN

Harry G. Post, Republican candi-
date for controller, declared last
night that the Democratic mayoralty
candidate. Vincent A. Scully, In 1887
urged the reelection Of Mayor Frank
Hayes and the Democratic ticket on
the basis Of their experience but now
heads ticket comprised almost en-
tirely Of persons new to politics.
Mr.. Post defended the placing on
the Republican ticket the name OF
John j. Kearney as candidate for
the board Of education, denying
that 1t remained as part Of q deal
contaminated with the Independent
Democrats two years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11
SOMERVILLE, MASS,
MOTORIST KILLED

birmingham, Mass, Nov. IL
(UP)-George Davidson, SO, Of SOM
erville was killed instantly and two
girls were injured today when an
automobile swerved or Porter road
and struck q tree.
Davidson was thrown TO the
ground and died Of q skull fracture,
Ethel Mullane, 10, and Irene Bar
ton, l6, both Of Somerville. were
hospitalized with serious injuries.
Joseph Magliulo. ~. was arrested
on q charge Of driving without 4
license. He was unhwt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-11

to lift his bicycle over 1t. The ex-
plosion killed him and soldier.
1t was estimated that there were
tens of thousands of German troops
on and near the border, including
many mechanical and motorized
units-agencies of the lightning
war" And Holland-land Of the
bikes and canals, the windmills
wooden shoes and tulips-was max
ing the most of its natural defenses
Dutch Build Defenses
Grafton McGroarty, United Press
staff correspondent, toured the
countryside yesterday to see these
defenses. He saw workmen carry
ing paving blocks to bridges fol
barricades; machine gun nests be-
ing installed behind piles OF sane
bags on the roadsides. Heavy iror
rails-similar to the asparagus
patches" of the Maginot line, were
in position on the German" sidt
of most bridges. He visited the ares
that will be flooded by dynamitint
the bikes that hold back the sea i
an invader comes.
In several places the water leve
in the canals was already being
raised to the danger point ana i
flooded these canals already are Sc
In the strategic bikes, ready X
loosen the North Sea on a moment
notice.
Along the highway from Amster'
dam were hundreds of motor lorrie'
rumbling to and from the frontier
loaded with provisions or returning
to the base for more. Searchlight
and anti-aircraft guns were bein;
hauled into positions near ever!
sizeable town.
Few soldiers were on the roads
Most Of those modified already ar
at the front, but there were small
units traipsing toward their head
quarters, bayoneted rifles on theil
shoulders, some still wearing thel
wooden shoes and civilian trousers
although they had steel helmets an1
regulation army equipment.
Nazi Ultimatum Claimed
CAT London, the Daily Mirror sale
that Germany had sent Holland ar
ultimatum demanding sea and ali
bases, with Monday the deadline
The newspaper said 1t was believed
that Holland would decline. Tit
demands were revealed at secre
meeting OF the Belgian parliament
yesterday, the newspaper said. Ger
many was said to have demanded
bases in Friesland and Gronngen
King Leopold of Belgium told Queer
Wilhelmina Of Holland that If she
accepted the German demands, thu
Belgian army would have to occupy
the southern Dutch province Of Zee
land and part of Limburg to pro-
tect Belgium, and that in any case
If the Germans invaded Holland
Belgium would open her frontiers t
the French troops, the newspaper
said.)
Belgium's fate seemed closely
linked with that of Holland, its low
country neighbor, and 1t was evil
dent at Brussels that an invasion
of Holland was feared. Leopold hat
long session with his prime min
lister, Hubert Pierlot, Foreign Min
lister Paul-Henri Spaak and Defens'
Minister Henri Denis last night. /
was announced also that the cabine
had discussed the international sit