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Evening star., 1939-10-25
u. S. Awaiting Advices
Before Next Move

With the whereabouts and condi-
ton of the City of Flint's crew still
unknown here, further information
from the Russian government and
from United States Ambassador
Laurence A. Steinhardt in Moscow
about German seizure and deten-
ton in a Soviet port of the American
freighter was being awaited here
today before formal steps are taken
to obtain release of the ship.
That such steps will be taken, and
with determination, was indicated
Yesterday both by the State Depart
ment and by White House spokesmen.
At his press conference late in the
day, President Roosevelt said her
hoped to get the ship and her
American crew of AZ back safely.
Seized by the German cruiser
Emden while carrying cargo,
largely contraband articles, to Eng
land, the City of Flint repeatedly
is being held in Murmansk, Arctic
city which has served as a port of
missing ships ever since the war
began.
AS one of the possible steps to-
ward clarifying the whole incident
it was reported here that an Amer
lean diplomatic officer may be sent
to Murmansk to try to interview the
Evening star., 1939-10-25
Record Vote Indicated
In Quebec Election
BY the Associated Press.


QUEBEC, Oct. Is canadian
Press "A record vote was indicated
in today's Quebec provincial election
in which 248 candidates are seek
ing election to Sc seats in the Pro-
vincial Legislature.
The issues of the extent of Cana
dian participation in the war, con-
scription and provincial autonomy
resulted in heavy voting throughout
the province, many voters standing
in line before the polls opened at
8 am.
In 1886 when the Union Rationale
government was swept into power,
a record breaking $50 1926 votes were
cast. The balloting today generally
was orderly, and no serious disturb
ances were reported.
Dominion-wide interest was at
tracted to the election because of its
issues and also because three Quebec
members of the Dominion govern
ment said they would resign If Pro-
vincial Premier Maurice Duplessis
were returned to power.
Evening star., 1939-10-25
|Nuzis Use Robot
|For Pamphlets
lover France
By the Associated Press.

BY tte Associated Press.
BERNE, Switzerland, Oct. 25-
Swiss military authorities marveled
today at new German invention
a robot pamphleteer."
They exhibited a balloon, 10 feet
in diameter and equipped with a
large clock operating a mechanism
designed to drop propaganda
pamphlets at hourly intervals. Ap-
parently destined for France, the
balloon was driven over the Swiss
border by adverse winds and found
by farmers in field near Lake Con-
stance
For some reason, the Swiss said,
the mechanism failed to release the
packages of pamphlets, still at
tached to the balloon. The pam
phlets contained copies of Adolf Hit
ler's October 6 Reichstag speech
printed in French.
Evening star., 1939-10-25
'Rump' Session
Threatened in
Embargo Fight
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A threat of ''rump" session of
the House in a local hotel ballroom
was dropped into the neutrality
fight today by members seeking to
bolster demands for extended de-
bate on the issue.
Representative Sweeney, Demo-
crat, of Ohio declared that if any
attempt was made to rush the neu-
trality bill through the House a
group of members was prepared to
rent hotel space "and hold our own
Congress"
I'VE are determined" he said. ITO
give the public the full picture on
this question"
Mr.. Sweeney asserted that two
weeks should be a reasonable Pc
riod" for the House to devote to the
discussion. Indications are that
leaders favor two or three day de-
bate.
Evening star., 1939-10-25
S78,908,525inArms
Orders Cancelled by
U. 5. Embargo Action
War Goods Valued at
$6,677,752 Left 5 Days
Before ProcIumutions

Licenses for expectation of $78,-
908 ,525 33 in armaments to belliger-
ent countries have been Cancelled by
the Department of State since the
first of the neutrality proclamations
of President Roosevelt on Septem-
ber S, it was announced today.
1t was disclosed also that prior to
operation of the restrictions that
s6,677 1924 worth of arms had been
shipped in the first five days of Sep
tember. These shipments brought
to total of ST. .563 2l9.14 the total
of armament shipments for the nine
months ending September 30.
Among the licenses revoked were
$58,4l8,113.81 to France and $l4,877,-
08652 to Great Britain. In each
case the bulk of the revoked IL
censes were for the export of Ameri-
can aircraft. For France, these to-
tailed nearly $40,00O.0O0 and for
Great Britain they exceeded $12,-
000, 900.
In the case of actual shipments,
Great Britain managed to clear
prior to September aircraft valued
at 81 ,422 800. BY even speedier ac-
ton, France succeeded in clearing
$4,429 1923 in aircraft and parts.
Without regard to amounts act
ually shipped or licenses later re-
voked. the National Munitions Con-
troll Board revealed that it had
issued s43.659 ,84103 in licenses for
the first nine months of this year.
OF this total, only S508, ,989 Sc was
issued in September.
Canada received s174,16303 in
American military exports before
they fell under the embargo classifi-
cation. When Canada became a
belligerent, licenses to Canadian
purchasers we're revoked in the
amount of $319,62173.
It was learned at the State De-
partment that there has been no
evidence uncovered of efforts to cir
cumvent the arms embargo.
It was announced that all out
standing licenses for expectation Of
helium have been revoked in COM
pliance with the embargo proclama-
tions, although such contemplated
purchases were all for medical
rather than for military purposes.
Affected were $15670 worth of hell
um destined for Canada and 1868. 70
for New Zealand.
In both these cases, the helium
was intended for use in oxygen tents
for pneumonia patients or other
pulmonary victims. AS a result OF
withholding the American helium
supply numerous personal pleas
have been received here from Can
ada.
Evening star., 1939-10-25
Allen Is Rumored
Co|poys' Successor
AsD. {. Party Head
May Fall Heir
To Choirmonship
Of Central Committee

District Commissioner George E.
Allen may fall heir to the chair
manship of the Democratic Central
Committee here as result of the
resignation of John B. Colpoys,
United States marshal, 1t was ru-
mored here today.
Mr.. Allen, asked if he were not
already the vice chairman Of the
committee said he thought so"--but
added: Il am not exactly sure
about it," He added, however. that
If he had the chance to be chair
man, Il would take it,"
Malcolm 8. McConihe, Democratic
committeeman for the District,
when asked about Mr.. Aliens pres
ent position In the Central Com
mittee said: We'll, he should know,
shouldn't he?"
When Mr.. McConihe was told Mr.
Allen had some doubt in his mind,
Mr.. McConihe said: well, he is
vice chairman" Mr.. Colpovs re-
yealed late yesterday he had re-
signed August 3 because he had an
ticipated Attorney General Murphys
ruling as to the application of the
Hatch Law, which bars political
activity by Federal Office holders.
Whether Mr.. Allen, as a District
Commissioner. might be subject to
the same sct is question on which
the Attorney General as yet has
published no formal ruling, al
though reports recently were that
he would hold that employees of the
District Government were in a cate
CORY different from Federal officers
and employees under the meaning of
the Hatch law.
Head of the local Democratic
group for more than 20 years, Mr..
Colpoys stepped out coincident with
the enactment of the Hatch law in
August, he told the Department of
Justice in his letter of resignation
made public late yesterday.
Il was fully cognizant of the in
hibitions contained in the act re-
specting political activities of United
States marshals, as I made study
of the act prior to its passage and
signing by the President" Mr.. Col
poys wrote. Being an enforcement
officer, saw no loophole in the act
which I could df were so disposed)
circumvent, and on August 3, 1899,
| sent in my resignation as chairman
of the Democratic Central Commit
tee for the District of Columbia to
Malcolm S. McConihe, Democratic
National Committeeman for the
District of Columbia.
'The only activity Of the Central
Democratic Committee of the Dis
trict occurs during presidential elec-
ton years. Being without voting
privileges in the District, there is no
necessity for political activity. The
Democratic Central Committee
meets in accordance with authority
vested in it from Democratic Ma
tional Conventions at least 80 days
prior to the date of the National
Democratic Convention for the con-
duct of primaries to elect delegates
to the convention and a man and a
woman member of the Democratic
National Committee. It was only
during these years that I devoted
any time to political matters, as
could not afford to do otherwise.
while I hold the Office of United
States marshal shall continue, as
have In the past, to devote my time
and thought to same, as the work Of
this office is sufficient for one mans
attention"
Evening star., 1939-10-25
Women Fighting for Embargo
Delayed by Repeal Banner

banner which said, Keep the En-
bargo."
"Weu fight when we get to Wash
ington," declared Mrs. Mary A.
Decker. by keeping the embargo
we not only will keep our own sons
out of war, but we'll be helping save
the lives Of the sons Of German,
French, English and other foreign
mothers"
Mrs. Rosa M. Farber, field repre-
sentative, said about IS private
automobiles would join the bus party
In the trip to Warrington.
Evening star., 1939-10-25
Inquiry Is Urgently
Pressed, Says Moscow

MOSCOW, Oct. Is tP).-A spokes-
man for the foreign Office said today
that inquiries were being urgently
pressed into the situation of the
American vessel City of Flint, which
arrived in Russian Arctic port
under command of a German prize
crew.
United States Ambassador Lau-
renee A. Steinhardt said he had no
new information on the fate of the
vessels crew of ~ or its cargo, but
added that some delay was expected
IN view of the remoteness of Muir
mansk, where the seized ship was
taken.
Evening star., 1939-10-25
BY the Associated Press.

DETROIT, Oct. 25.-Thirty-five
women organized as the Mothers Of
the United States, Michigan divi-
sion, left Detroit today by bus for
Washington where they plan to
press their plea for tightening OF
the Neutrality Act.
Departure was delayed because q
large sign prepared for the &de Of
the bus came from . paint shop
reading, Repeal the Embargo" A
rush Job on Q new sign was ordered
and the bus finally started bearing q
Evening star., 1939-10-25
YoIe-in-Chino Reported
Bombed by japanese
By the Associated Press.

BY tne ASSOClAteu FreSS.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 25.-A delayed
dispatch to the United States En-
bassy reported today that Japanese
airmen had bombed the compound
of Yale-in-C China at Yuanling in
Human Province September 2l.'
One building was damaged, but
there were no casualties.
The same buildings were damage
by bombs August l8.
Evening star., 1939-10-25
Heavy Firing Is Heard
Off Netherlands Coast
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ZANDVOORT, the Netherlands,
Oct. 25-Many persons in this west
coast resort town reported hearing
sounds of heavy gunfire between II
and 11:30 am. today, seemingly
coming from the North Sea.
Nothing could be seen, however
and there were later indica tions the
firing might be coming from Meth
erlands coastal batteries shooting at
belligerent planes over Dutch ter
ritory.
Evening star., 1939-10-25
AirIiner Comes Down
To Que|I Small Fire
the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-Eastern Air
Lines said today one of their A.
passenger planes, bound from Tai
lahassee, Fla, for Memphis, Tenn,
had landed in a field Is miles SOUTH
east of Memphis when q small fire
was discovered in the baggage COM
partment. No one was hurt, the
line said.
Evening star., 1939-10-25
Puerto Ricon Senator
To Undergo Operation
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 25.-Rafael
Martinez Nadal, President of the
Puerto Rican Senate, was brought by
ambulance today to Johns Hopkins
Hospital, where he will undergo an
operation for uremia.
His wife, recovering from an at
tack of malaria, also planned to
enter the hospital for treatment.
They flew from San Juan to
Washington, where the ambulance
met them.
Evening star., 1939-10-25
Ruth Judd
Escapes Hospital
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 25.-Winnie
Ruth Judd, trunk slayer of two
women companions in 1888, has
escaped from the Arizona State
Hospital, Governor Jones disclosed
today,
Evening star., 1939-10-25
Mrs. Winston Churchill
Hurt in Car Accident
Dy the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 25.-Mrs. winston
Churchill, wife Of the first lord Of
the admiralty, suffered bruises and
shock last night when her automo-
bile skidded and crashed into .
store In Surrey. She was reported
yecovering today ct Admiralty House.
Evening star., 1939-10-25
Blank Check
Neutrality Bill
Hit in Senate
Johnson of Colorado
Asks Presidential
Action Be Mandatory
BULLETIN,

BY a vote of 81 to 26 the Sem
ate this afternoon refused to make
1t mandatory on the President to
invoke the pending cash-and-
carry neutrality bill wherever a
state of war exists, regardless of
whether he deems it necessary to
preserve the peace, security or
lives of Americans,
Evening star., 1939-10-25
Germans Failed to
Find Ships North
Sea, Baltic Maps
BULLETIN.

Secretary of State Hull told
his press conference this after
noon that as yet no definite nor
tangible set of facts has been re-
ceived on the City of Flint seizure.
Principal reliance. he said, is be-
ing placed upon the Russian gov
ernment for information, and the
department is awaiting word
from Ambassador Steinhardt in
Moscow.
At the same time it was dis
closed that an initial response
from Berlin indicated German
official belief that the generally
disseminated story of the Flint's
capture is untrue.
Evening star., 1939-10-25
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Oct. 25.-The German
government informed the United
States today it was discussing with
Soviet Russia the question of the
American ship City Of Flint, taken
to the Russian port of Murmansk
by German prize crew
The information was given Amer
ican Charge D'Affaires Alexander
Kirk when he was received this
morning by Baron Ernst Won Weiz-
saecker, secretary of state in the
German foreign Office.
Seized for Contraband.
1t was the first contact made by
Mr. Kirk with the German govern
ment in connection with the in
cident. Hitherto the stock answer
to inquiries concerning the City of
Flint had been that nothing was
known here officially about the
vessel.
The ship was seized, inquirers
we're told unofficially. because it
carried war contraband
According to the German report,
the City of Flint was taken into
Tromso, Norway, as "unseaworthy'
because the American crew had put
certain maps essential for naviga-
ton out of the way before the Ger
mans took charge.
Lacking these maps, it was ex-
planned, the ship could not be navi-
gated through the complicated
North and Baltic Sea war areas and
therefore was taken to the Far
North.
Missing Maps Sought.
At Tromso the prize crew at
tempted unsuccessfully to- obtain
the missing maps, informed circles
said. The City of Flint then swas
taken to Murmansk. where the Ger
man crew is being detained" pend
ing negotiations between Germany
and Russia.
Evening star., 1939-10-25

(See UN-AMERICAN, Page A-5J
Evening star., 1939-10-25

(see CITY OF FLINT, Page A-3)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-30
Federal Government
 Spends $53,738,O46
Represents Total Credited to Connecticut During
 Fiscal Year Ending June 3O-Loans Made

loans was made by the Farm Credit Administration. and the greatest amount Of direct expenditures was disbursed by the Work Projects Ad- miniStratlon.
 Loans were made to businesses, farmers. homo owners, public hous. ing authorities, and to individuals whose property or holdings were damaged by such catastropheS aS floods or fires. drants.in.aid were made to the aged. the blind, farmers, and for the construction Of public roads and buildings. Relief was ex- tended to able.bodied men and wo- men employed on Work Projects Administration projects. to young men enrolled In the civilian ConSer- vation Corps, and by the distribution of surplus commodities through the state relief agency. This amount al- SO includes pensions paid to war vet. erans.
 An itemized accounting Of the Federal loans and payments Is avail. able to persons interested in the functions Of tho Federal Govern nient aS they relate to the State of Connecticut, by applying to the Of- flee of Government Reports, 333 Post Office Building, Hartford, Connecticut. fe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-30

SV0tAvA SAOAAy 0AASA AAA8AAvAye
 The facts of the case are too well known to Waterburians to be re- viewed here. An against whom charges were made were found guilty and given sentence by Judge Ernest A. IhgliS believed by low yers to Do as severe as any imposed in Connecticut in long time.
 Appeals Taken
 Some of the defendants accepted the sentences and served or have started to serve them but most of the major parties involved appealed their cases to the state supreme court of errors. Their appeals arc now In the process of being pre- pared and they will most likely be heard at the next october term of that court.
 The outstanding case in the court of common pleas was that of Russel Nichols, Cheshire war veteran against Lloyd T.. Williams, Q Yale student, and his father, Lloyd T. williams of Toledo, Ohio, Mss Grace Graves of New Haven and Irving Block. of Greenfield, Mass.
 The award in the case of $2e000 was declared by lawyers and court ofiicials to be the largest ever made not only in Waterbury but in Con- necticut In e similar case.
 The plaintiff. who was in the gar- age business in Cheshire was en- gagged in towing Q car on the Col- lege highway In Cheshire, on Thanksgiving eve Q year ago when a three-car collision resulted in in- juries which necessitated the arnpu- tation of the right leg.
 The case was on trial for practi- cally three weeks.
 Nichols was standing between his tow car and the one being lowed when e car driven by the Yale stud ent and owned by his father crashed Into one driven by Miss Graves, and owned by the defendant, Irving Block. driving the Graves car Into tho car being lowed and pushing 1t Into the tow car.
 Counsel In Case
 Attys. Michael V. Blansfield. Harry Albert and Luke stapleton of New Haven and Cheshire. appeared for the plaintiff and enjoy the record of getting the biggest verdict re- turned in the state during the year, The only new high court appoint- ment of the year was that of Judge John r. McDonough to the com- mon pleas court bench. The Ap- polntment was popular ono and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-30

Loans and outright expenditures of tho Federal Government in Con- necticut during the 1889 fiscal year which ended last June 90 amounted to 9b3, ,73e,046 according to e state. ment made today by the Connecti- cut headquarters of the Office of government reports. This compares with c total of S37 CIT ,88i expanded during the prior fiscal year of io38
 Loans totaled t5,67o,962, and grants -in-aid and other expenditures amounted to 9480S8 ,0e4. Tn addition, the Federal Housing Administration insured se,4o7, ,,b24 worth of housing improvement notes and mortgages in the state. The largest amount of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-30
Rv NEA Servicc


 By NEA Service
 Science throughout the Terrific Thirties kept producing rabbits out of hats with hreathless rapidlty. The rush of discovery and development was scarcely equaled in any other i0-year period of mans history.
 New chemical means of curing disease, bigger and faster airplanes, exploration of the atom, more in- innate acquaintance with the vita- mlns, new synthetic fibers and plas- tics, bigger bridges and steamship, kept tunnbling from sciences cornu- copia in q bewildering parade,
 About 40 diseases, including pneu- monia. trachoma, gonorrhea, and streptococcus infections, were Suc- tessfully attacked by new chemicals developed in the laboratory, sul- fanilimide and It's relatives, sulfa- pyradine, sulfathiazole and the like. One of the most common mental diseases, dementla praecoX, was treated successfully by shock brought on by overdoses of insulin or metrazol.
 X-RAYS MADE
 MORE EFFECTIVE
 Remarkable progress In X-ray ap- paratus, which has been built larg- CT and more effective in 0 greater variety of cases, was climaXed by discovery of means of creating ra- dioactivity artificially in many ele- ments, This offers vast possibilities of a substitute for x.rays in cancer treatment.
 The vitamins have been made practically household pets, stripped of mystery, and made useful in treating disease.
 Physicists succeeded in still finer subdivision of matter, and found in the atom new funda- mental particles, the neutron, posi- tron, and meson. Splitting of the uranium atom, with release of vast amounts of energy, revived hope that atoms can be tapped for practical purposes,
 BRIDGES, BOATS, PLANES ALL ARE BIGGER
 Astronomers found 6 ninth planet In the solar system, Pluto, and two new satellites of the planet Jupiter. With the great est telescope ever built, bearing e 200 inch lens. near comple- ton, further discoveries were ex- pected among the great stellar ex- plosions or supernovae.
 Man the builder achieved new triumphS: bigger bridges, Golden Gate and Oakland at San Fran- cisco, George Washington ct New York; more colossal dams, Boulder and Grand Coulee bigger boats, Normandy and Queen Mary.
 Aviation as major transport system came Into It's own. Pacific and Atlantic service were opened, Commercial planes carrying 90 people came into use; military planes verged up toward 800 miles on hour in speed.
 New stainless steel and alumi- mum allows helped make these
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-30

things possible, Diesel electric plants of greater efficiency brought the streamlined era to the rail- roads. Television and facsimile radio transmissions came closer to popular use, and e new type of radio using frequency modulations was developed.
 Fourteen miles into the strato. sphere rose puny man, learning more than ever before about weather forecosting, but not enough to escape the disastrous trouth of 1884 and the New Eng. land hurricane of 1888.
 Coal, air, and water were made to yield new kinds of fiber, and caseln of milk, soy beans, and such products were made also to yield cloth. PlasticS and resins bloS- somed In smooth color from hum-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-30

ble sources never suspected of con- taining them.
 MAKING MINDS.
 CONFORM TO PATTERN
 Electrical waves from the brain. measured, gave new clews to what goes on in the brain, and perhaps on how to cure 1t when diseased. Propaganda. for many years an art. began to be e science, and the mass manipu- lation of mems minds began to be reduced to e system.
 The collapse of much of the world Into war at the close of the 10 years, and the collapse of much of tho economic world before that, led many scientists to begin as never before to consider tho rela- ton of their discoveries to society, Why develop sulfanllimide to save
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-30
Good Evening.
HAPPY NEW YEARl
sY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

RING OUT THE oIDl RING IN THE NEW' Happy New Year again to youl To every big and little reader, To every citizen and band leader, Happy New Yearl short and snappy' Hone you manage to keep 1t happy, Avoiding such things as bombs ana pores or geNing mixed up in other folks wars watch your step take 1t easy and slow Don't tell every little thing you know Do your duty, don't be lout, Don't talk too much when in doubt And when you make your resolutions Decide.to stay out of revolutions - Pull a smile instead of frown, Don't be too anxious to slap folks down. RING HAPPY BELLS ACROSS THE SNOW THE YEAR IS GoING-yes we know, And though you feel like shedding tear' Don't get too sentimental over your beer. RING OUT THE OLD RING IN THE NEW Happy New Year again to you