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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-24
CONSPIRACY TRIAL
 0PENS20TH WEEK
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trial-the longest in the history of the state of New Jersey.
 The Connecticut alternate juror law, which contains principles sim liar to the alternate juror agreement in the Waterbury conspiracy trial, which preceded the enactment, pro- vides, "If, BEFORE the case shall be committed to the jury any juror shall, for any reason, become un- able to further perform his duty, the court may excuse him and, if any juror shall be so excused or shall die, the court may order that the alternate juror if there be but one or if more than one, that one who shall be designated by lot to be drawn by the clerk, shall become a part of the regular panel and the trial shall then proceed as though such juror had been a member of the regular panel from the time when 1t was begun"
 Loomis May Be Called
 William l.. Loomis of the Water bury Trust Go. was at the court house Friday under subpoena, when Judge Ingl1S adjourned court at the conclusion of the testimony of Har- old Cook, New York brokerage clerk Me may be called early this week.
 The 63rd session Of the trial which opened November 29, will be held tomorrow. Forty of the 63 ses- sions have been given over to testi- mony, while the previous g were required for the impaneling of the jury.
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FLAGS HOlSTED
 FOR WORLD FARE
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girls, for pay during rehearsals. He said fatly that he cant open the show, that demands of the Amer ican Federation of Actors in behalf of his employees would cost him $55,- 900 which he couldn't afford. He had been advancing the employees $5 a week during rehearsals and had arranged to take it out of their $50 weekly salary when they started getting 1t.
 Sophie Tucker, president of the union, said she had given Rose hell over the telephone" and Ralph Whitehead, executive secretary, said Rose was using "a most inhumane method of attracting publicity by heartlessly exploiting his chorus" Rose told his assembled workers that expenses were running him, that he had had to install a $7,5OO heating system in his training pool because Eleanor Holm, the swim ming star and "the girl I am going to marry" didn't like the tempera- ture of the water.
 One Nude Arrested
 Indications that fair officials would modify their ban against nude entertainers has brought out rprightly competition in that field. Miss Bacon, who will wear eight au- tumn leaves and dance with two lawns, gave a street rehearsal for the benefit of Sunday afternoon strollers in Park avenue. Her fluffy costume left her thighs bare but 1t took some persuasion and cop wrangling on the part of her press agen: to get her arrested neverthe- less. She finally was put under $500 bail by the unexcited police, flor causing 8 crowd to collect" and Lieutenant Joseph Gross said, well, anyhow I think you're nicer girl than Sally Rand"
 Otherwise, preparations went on apace for the grand opening of the world of tomorrow, under the guidance of Grover Whalen, out on wkhat was four years ago a swampy meadoWland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-24
CONDEMNED MANI l TRIES TR|CKERY
Lieut. Gov. Fools Him, So Ernest Nipple Dies in
 Chair Today

Bellefonte, Pa, April 24-(UP)- Ernest M. Nipple, p, hillbilly, paid for the sins of pride and vanity and for the crime of murder early today. He was electrocuted at Rockview penitentiary. Nipple killed Mrs. Jen- nie Porter, 70, near Wheelersville, Pa, Feb. 2, 1898, while robbing her. Convicted and sentenced to death, he appealed to tl:e pardon board for clemency. The appeal was denied. Two alienists examined him and were convinced that he was so dull witted he could not distinguish right from wrong.
 Another appeal was made to the board and the report of the alien ists made an impression on its mem- bers. But Lieut.. Gov. Samuel s. Lewis, its chairman, was suspicious.
 He got himself admitted to the Sullivan county Jail at Laporte, where Nipple was then confined disguised as a law breaker. There he heard Nipple boast at length and in detail to his pals of the Bull Pen how he had foled the alienists by acting dumb.
 Lewis reported to the board on Thursday and it decided not to in- tervene. And this morning Nipple died quietly, without comment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-24
GENERAL HUGH s.
 JOHNSON TALKS
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Johnson asserted that "all of us want to support the administration foreign policy if we can"
 "But," he said, q don't want to support it to the extent of putting any more power into the hands of the president in conducting foreign relations than the constitution in- tended"
 Referring to American reaction to the huge cost of the World War Johnson said:
 !, Sensing all of this our people began to feel about our European adventure somewhat as man feels who has swallowed very bad oyster and has just become aware of 1t. Their whole attitude boiled down to two words: Never again."
 Names As Symbols
 ''You can't have free speech or free press in modern war;" Johnson said. perhaps my friend MT. Ickes (Secretary of Interior) will regt- ment what is written and published and MT. McNinch Chairman of Fed eral Communications Commission) will say what can be said over the air. use these names only as sym bols.
 |, Ut has already been suggested by the very highest authority that those who talk as I have been talking here are giving such aid and comfort tc the enemy as will gain for them statues in Berlin and Rome. That comes close to calling free speech treason. don't want any statues irl Rome or Berlin-bt don't want any in London or Paris either. I'd rather have one in Okmulgee, Okla. '
 Sen. William E. Borah, R., Ida. said that "so far as the masses are concerned they want anything that will keep us out of war"
 He added. however, that public statements had tended to create the feeling that lone side better be fa- vored over another" and that "cer- tain nations are bound to have war.
 T want as an American to keeI out of war" Sen. Hiram w. John- son, R., Cal, said.
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 equally as urgent this week. MT. Roosevelt expects within a few days to send to congress the first of a series of orders for government re- organization. He will act under terms of the compromise bill passed at this session permitting transfers of authority among IA executive agencies. Reorganization orders will become effective in 60 days unless both house and senate reject them by majority vote.
 Unemployment Relief
 The unemployment relief dispute also will be revived this week, If MT. Roosevelt keeps his promise of April 4 to ask additional funds within 10 days. This request will be for the fiscal year beginning July 1, next, and is expected to aggregate $1 ,500.- 100000. That would be 50,000, ,00O less than congress appropriated for this fiscal year. But congressman are doubtful that the administration will be content during the next fis- cal year to keep relief to that con- paratively low level.
 It has been MT. Roosevelts prac- tice to ask funds in the spring for the ensuing year with the under standing that he would ask for more in the next winter if necessary. It always has been necessary so far despite congressional efforts to write into appropriation acts insistence that the money should be stretched over stipulated periods of time. This new request probably will be grant. ed but in language bristling with admonitions to make the money last through the full 12 months-a promise which MT. Roosevelt is moi likely to make internationally.
 Tax revision conferences will be revived this week at the White House. Chairman Pat Harrison, D. Mississippi, of the senate finance committee and Chairman Robert l. Doughton, D., North Carolina, of the house ways and means committed will meet MT. Roosevelt.
 The president probably will fine pressure for business relief tax re. form considerably increased by this week-end's report by the Brooking. Institute. Its research stan report ed that there must be thorough going revision of taxes If the coun- try is to enjoy an adequate flow oi investment capital.
 Influential Democrats are urging the president to appoint former Gov ernor Philip La Toilette of Wiscon. sin to the interstate commerce com mission. They seek to have Mir Roosevelt nominate him to the post for which Thomas R. Amlie, Wis consin Progressive, formerly was nominated. Amlie asked the presi- dent to withdraw his nomination af- ter 1t became evident that the sen- ate would not confirm 1t.
 The La Toilette brothers-Philir and Robert, who is in the senate conferred with the president last week. MT. Roosevelt said at his press conference Friday that they discuss ed various things, principally the ia- ternational situation in view of PhiPs recent trip abroad. ,.
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real issue behind the facade of slo- gans about Democracy and dictator ship has become the same basic and realistic issue that led to the World war. It is the struggle for power economic power, primarily, but, me- ceSsarily, political power too-be- tween Great Britain and Germany
 That shaking down of the interna- tional struggle to fundamentals has caused the foreign office experts, the diplomats and the financiers to change their estimate of tle out look since the Nazi destruction oi Czechoslovakia ended hopes of ap- basement. In February, they agreed with the private statement of a prominent American diplomat ir Europe that the chances of wal were "fifty-fifty."
 Today men who direct foreign policy in Great Britain say the odds are "disquietingly" greater. IT Washington, 8 highly responsible source expressed belief that the chances of war were 10 to one be- fore President Roosevelt's peace mes- sage and now have been reduced te about seven to one.
 France Still Confident
 In France, there has been a wide resignation to the inevitability oi conflict, but authoritative sources ir Paris believe the action of Britain and France toward drawing a defi- mite line on which they will fight weighs heavily against war.
 The attitude of the French which is that Britain and France will figh' any further territorial expansion by Germany and Italy with the prob able exception of Danzig, Is key point. France. although ostensibly following British foreign policy, ha! pushed the London governmen much faster than 1t desired to go even speeding up the British French pledge to Greece by threatening tt make the promise alone.
 Britain Discards Caution
 In London, the government theor. etically has abandoned its policy O extreme caution but, as a matter O. fact, the best-informed opinion il rather skeptical of exactly where tt find the line on which Britain vii fight. Britain and France have nov pledged themselves to fight under certain conditions for Poland. Ru' mania, Greece, Belgium. probably Turkey and, indirectly, Holland.
 Belgium and Greece are vital tt the strategic defense of England and of empire communication lines Britain would probably fight fol them.
 But if Germany, acting through her vassal state, Hungary, should at- tack Rumania, would Britain, witt or without Soviet Russia, automat- ically launch an attack on the Reich?
 Apparently only practical test will disclose the real answer to that key question.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-24
CHADWICK VISITS
 IN BRIDGEPORT

Bridgeport, Conn, April 24-(UP) National American Legion Con- mander Stephen Chadwick, Seattle, Wash, arrived here today for his annual visit to the Connecticut De- partment and was scheduled to con- tinue on to Providence, R. T., Tues day.
 State Legion officers greeted him at the railroad station and the party motored to Torrington where the commander spoke at luncheon meeting.
 Congressman William J. Miller, Wethersfield legless war veteran, and state Commander William O.. Kruser,. headed the welcoming dele- gation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-24
SPRING CLEANUP
 WEEK WEARS END
Health Officer Dr. Godfrey Appeals to Property Own-
 CTS to Check Premises

Dr. E. J. Godfrey, city health officer, today urged householders who have not yet cleaned up their property during spring cleanup week, to do so before Wednesday, when the annual period ends.
 Several complaints of unsightly backyards were received today, Dr. Godfrey said, and were being in- vestigated. Police have been coop erating with the health department in checking property about the city.
 Puplic cooperation on the whole has been very good. Dr. Godfrey said, and the campaign has resulted in the removal of much rubbish that might prove to be a menace to health. Cleanup week was ori- ginally to end yesterday but was extended to Wednesday because of the bad weather which prevailed during most of last week.
 The health department is work ing with the Pearl Street Neigh borhood house in the local observ- ance of National Negro health month, now being celebrated about the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-24
BAKER TO ADDRESS
 LOCAL ROTARIANS
New Slate of Officers Rec= commended; Election Is
 Scheduled for May

The nominating committee of the Rotary Club has recommended the choice of E. Robert Stevenson as president of the organization for the coming year. The officers will be elected at a meeting May g.
 "What the Aircraft Industry Means to This Section in Industrial Activity" will be the subject of a talk at tomorrow's luncheon meet ing of the club by Carl Baker, as- sistant chief engineer of the Ham, ilton Propeller Company of Hart ford.
 The local club will be represented at the Rotary soring conference in New Haven Saturday afternoon.
 The nominating committee has proposed the following additional names: vice-president, Herbert w. Coe; treasurer, Frank J. Kenney; secretary. George w. Greene; ser- geant-at-arms, Harry J. Beardsley; directors, Michael J. Blansfield,
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tcontinued from Page D tied to the Rome-Berlin axis, the Italian government made important progress in negotiations with Jugo- slavia,, leading to 8 statement that the Belgrade government would CO., operate with Rome both politically and economically and limiting that it might later join the anti-Com- rnunist pact. The Jugoslavs confer this week in Berlin.
 Bulgaria On Fence
 Bulgaria remained the principal Balkan nation still on the fence with the prospect of enticing offers from both sides.
 With hope of Spain swinging away from the totalitarians almost abandoned, great Britain and France concentrated in bringing Rumania firmly into their anti-ag- gression front and in completing negotiations with Turkey and Soviet Russia.
 | Grigore Gafencu, the Rumanian foreign minister, began conferences in London which may result in important British financial aid for Rumanian defenses.
 In Warsaw, the Polish adherence to the anti-aggression bloc was em- phasized by indications that the government would aid the little Baltic State of Esthonia in event its security is threatened and both Poland and Rumania appeared more willing to accept pledges from Rus sia despite their fears of the Moscow regime.
 Danzig Going Bad
 Another indication that the free city of Danzig would be returned to Germany before long was seen in tho inauguration of the New Polish corridor railroad, paralleling the German frontier, to the Port oi Gdynia, which was built to offset Danzig. The railroad, built with French aid, is of military import ance, too.
 Hitler continued to receive answers to the questionnaire he sent to many small countries asking if they felt themselves menaced by Ger many but some of them provided poor ammunition for his reply to MT. Roosevelt. Egypt, Rumania Norway, the Netherlands and Swift zerland were among those which qualified their mo" with doubt about the future or with expressions of their readiness to fight.
 The British government prepared to introduce the budget in the House of Commons tomorrow, with a record breaking peace time sum of at least $2,726 ,000, 900 for national defense included.
 In spain, the Franco government announced plans to return millions of dollars worth of property to for. mer King Alfonso, possibly as a prelude to restoration of the Mon- archy under Prince Don Juan.
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BALDWIN TO MAKE
 APPOINTMENTS
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now constituted, is in control of Democrats. State Sen. John s. Thornhill, Brookfield insurgent Re- publican, has been voting with Dem- ocrats and there was no indication he would shift in his belligerent att titude towards his own party. His vote holds the balance of control in the Senate--Democrats control if Thornhill stands with them; If he votes with Republicans, the Senate vote locks at 17-17, permitting Re- publican Lieutenant Governor James L. McConaughy to break the tie.
 Reappointments Rumor
 Best information available indi- cated possible reappointment of state public utilities commissioner Edwy L. Taylor and highway com- missioner William J. Cox, both nom- inal Democrats.
 disappointment of finance com- missioner Edward r. Hall was doubtful, as was another term for insurance commissioner John o. Blackall. Hall is Republican, Black all Democratic. An influential source described their chances as "50-50."
 State police commissioner Anthony J. Sunderland and liquor commis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-24
LAWRENCE CHURCH
 IS DESTROYED

Lawrence, Mass, April 24-(UP)- The parish of South Congregational Church will meet tomorrow night to decide whether to rebuild the 39- year-old edifice, destroyed by a gen. eral alarm fire last night.
 Eight firemen were injured when the falling steeple knocked them from ladders and they fell 20 feet to the ground. Four other firemen were hurt by falling debris. All were hspitalized, but only two were held overnight for treatment.
 Vestments and ther holy articles were saved by firemen. Loss was es- timated at $60,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-24
ITALY BANISHES u
 NEWS WRITER

Rome. April 24-(UP)-The goy- ernment ordered the expulsion to- gay or Richard Mowrer, Chicago Daily News correspondent, "for the unfriendly tone of his dispatches. :" It was also alleged that he had sent false news.
 Mowrer was given until May s to leave. The particular dispatches which gave offense were not speci- fled.
 Mowers predecessor, Frank Smothers, was similarly expelled last Nov. 26.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-24
OLD LEGISLATOR DIES

Norfolk, Conn, April 24 - fUP.) -Lemuel P. Humphrey, 72, repre- sentative in the general assembly in 1885, died last night after short illness. He was former assessor and grand juror and leaves his wi- dow and two daughters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-24

sioner Frank s. Bergin, both Dem- ocrats, appeared doomed.
 Neverth ess, certain quarters pointed out the Governor may have to placate a Democratic controlled Senate by reappointing Democrats in order to safely get by his ap- pointment of Republicans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-24

In bronze saucepan unearthed in peasants garden in Vineuse, Burgundy, were more than 10000 Roman coins over 1,700 years old.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-24

| priesthood at the North American College, where he majored in phil osophy and theology. Ordained In Rome
 He was ordained by Cardinal Pompilli in St. John Lateran Basil lica May IA, 1916, and celebrated his first Mass the following day in St. Peters Basilica.
 Returning to Boston in 1916, the young priest was assigned as assist ant at All Saints Church, Roxbury. In August 1918, he was appointed dioces director of literature, in which post he established reading circles and developed the circulation of the pilot, the Diocesan weekly newspaper.
 While still laboring in Boston as an obscure curate, Father Spellman was called to Rome in 1926 by Pope Plus XI as an attache of the papal secretariat of state. He soon was raised to the prelacy with the rank of monsignor and in 1881 was made official translator into english of all papal messages.
 Follows Pope On Air At the time of the inauguration of the papal broadcasting station in 1881, Monsignor Spellman followed the Pope on the air and read the official English translation.
 Several months later he flew from Rome to Paris with the text of & message from the Pope to Mussolini, a message so forceful 1t was feared that. if released in Rome, its dis semination to the world might be prevented by Fascist suppression. In June 1882 he again was hon. ored, when Pope Plus XI named him as a member of the papal mission to the Eucharistic Congress in Ireland.
 Three months later he received his Bishops Crozier and the Bishopric blessing from Cardinal Pacelli, then secretary of state and now Pope Plus XII. He was named auxiliary to the Archbishop of Boston.
 Returning here, he was appointed by William Cardinal O'Connell, Archbishop of Boston, as Pastor of that parish in addition to the work the church of the Sacred Heart in Newton center and has administered as auxiliary Bishop.
 His mother died year ago.
 He has two brothers, Dr. Martin H. Spellman and Dr. John Spellman, Boston surgeons, and two sisters, Mrs. Arthur s. Pegnam of Whit man and Mrs. George F. Garrity of Abingdon, the latter the wife of an assistant U. s. attorney at Boston. To Take Up Residence
 New York, April 24-(UP)-Bi- shop Francis Spellman of Boston, elevated to archbishop of the New York archdiocese will take up resi- dence here as soon as conSecrated, Roman Catholic circles said today.
 The new archbishop will become head of one of the largest and one of the richest archdiocese in the world. His authority will extend over more than 1,000,00 Catholics, 450 churches and numerous char itable institutions, colleges, schools and religious orders within the con- fine of the archdiocese which cov- CTS an area of 4,717 square miles. The archdiocese includes the bor- oughs of Manhattan, the Bronx and Richmond. and the counties of Duchess, Orange, Putnam, Rcokland Sullivan, Ulster and WeStcheSter. l Catholic leaders here said they felt Archbishop Spellman was ex- tremely well qualified for the post
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Frederick G. Loehmann, Frederick A. Stewart, Thurston V. Lawshe, Bruno H. 0. Fiefe, and Rev. Dr.. John c. Walker.
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England expects ocean travel this year will be the biggest ever known.
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BRITAIN MAKES
 PEACE GESTURE

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ROOSEVELT PLANS
 CABINET CHANGE

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Evening star., 1939-02-04
Patty Berg Playing
Chum in Semis Of
Miami Event
Loddie Irwin Is Facing
Champion, Easy Winner
In EARLY Rounds
BY the Associated Press.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. Feb. A.
That Minneapolis redhead, National
Champion Patty Berg, faced the
disagreeable task today of eliminat-
ing chum, 18-year-old Laddie Ir-
win OF Glen Ridge. N. j., on her
way toward fourth consecutive
victory in the Miami Biltmore wom-
ems golf tournament.
The luck of the draw sent Patty
against Miss Irwin, with whom she
practiced for several days before
the tournament, in one semi-final
match while two other youngsters,
Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta and FL
lame Williams of Chicago, met in
the other bracket.
Easy Wins for Patty.
Miss Berg made short work of her
opponents in two rounds yester-
day, beating Marion Miley of Lex
ington. KY, 7 and S. and Mrs. Mil
dred Schwab of Miami Beach, S
and 3.
Miss Irwin, former New Jersey
junior champion, moved into the
semi-finals by defeating Mrs. Harvey
F.. Mack of Easton, Pa, 6 and 4, and
Shirley Ann johnson of Chicago, 4
and 8.
Miss Williams, daughter of a Chi
cago professional, Eddie Williams,
ushered out Betty Jameson of San
Antonio, Tex, former Southern
champion, l up, and Jane Cothran
OF Greenville, S. c., and 3.
Par Takes Beating.
Miss Williams scored 36. four
under women's par, on the first
nine against Miss Cothran.
The tournament medalist, Miss
Kirby, turned back Jean Bauer of
Providence, r. l., 4 and 2, and Mrs.
Sylvia Annenberg Leichner of New
York, and 4.