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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-26

would have forfeited the lives OF the
hostages.
AS the car roared out of the
prison, one of the convicts was
tanning the muzzle of the wooden
pistol into the back of Coon's neck.
Prison officials notified the state
police. Five miles from Marquette
the convicts released Newcombe,
warning him to advise police not to
stop them or the hostages would be
shot.
Five miles northeast of Menom-
inee, almost 200 miles from the
prison, the convicts evaded a road
barricade by turning west onto a
county road. Pascoe leaped from
the car at this point and was Slight
ly injured. The convicts then sped
up the car and tried to turn into a
main highway. The speed was too
great and the machine verturned.
It was surrounded at once by police
and deputized citizens. The convicts
surrendered.
Joseph MuShro. %, and Thomas
McCarty, rs, were serving life terms
for q murder in Detroit In August,
1888. Ralph Stearns, SO, who once
attempted escape from the Southern
Michigan prison disguised as q
guard, was serving life for banditry.
John Thompson, 20. was serving life
was kidnapping. He attempted an
escape from the Southern Michigan
State Penitentiary In 1897.
The last attempted escape at
Marquette on Aug. n, 1881, ended
with the death Of five convicts and
Ia prison doctor. -Four of the in
mates shot themselves when corner
ed by guards.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-26
Primary Fight Threat
Made By Democrats
CONTINUED from Page u

meeting of the group further can
vass of sentiment has been made,
and the committee remained thor
oughly convinced that thorough
and honest reorganization Of the
town committee was necessary to
the welfare Of the Democratic
party. 1t was. the strong opinion
of the committee that no city en-
ployes should be members Of the
town committee and that the town
committee should be thoroughly
representative of the Democratic
party as a whole. 1t was held to
be essential that various racial
groups should have representation
ON the town committee, and that
the women Of the Democratic
party should also be strongly
represented. In order to accom-
plish such q general representation
1t may be necessary to increase the
number on the town committee,
and If such is the fact the reor-
ganization group desires to have
such increase made as quickly as
possible.
1t was distinctly understood and
agreed that complete reorganiza-
ton should be effected If possible
without q primary. II, however,
a primary Is necessary to accom-
plish its aims in the way Of re-
organization, such primary will
be vigorously contested.
The chairman was empowered TO
appoint o committee to meet with
any other group within the DEM
ocratic party for the purpose OF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-26
LECIONS PARADE
TODAY'S FEATURE
ESQ, DICTIONARIES Are
Scheduled to Pass Be-
fore Reviewing Stand

Chicago, Sept. 26 = CUP) - The
American Legion holds its annual
parade today.
In the line of march, passing in
review down Michigan Boulevard,
will be 100000 Legionnaires,, mem
bers of the Legion Auxiliary, Gold
Star Mothers, and Sons and
Daughters of the Legionanires. It
will require about IS hours to pass.
The Legion devoted the entire day
to the parade.
The Legion will voice its official
stand on neutrality before the close
of the convention Wednesday. Mem
bers were united in an uncomprom-
Using demand that the United States
be kept out of war but were at odds
over the question of cash and car
ry sale of arms to belligerents. OF
600 resolutions submitted to COM
mites for consideration, about Is
concerned neutrality. Some demand
an arms embargo; others a cash
and carry policy.
"The question is the biggest be-
fore the convention" James p.
Ringley, Chicago, chairman of the
foreign relations subcommittee,
said. 1T may be placed before the
convention as a whole. Our stand
will have a great influence upon
the nations course"
National Commander Stephen
Chadwick told the convention yes
terday that 1t was the Legion's
duty to keep America neutral in the
present war in Europe.
The 40 and society, funmaking
group of the Legion, held torch
light parade and its annual wreck"
last night. Locomotives and box
cars, fire engines and jallopies
equipped with spray guns and wa
ter pumps paraded up Michigan
boulevard.
The Legion's standing committee
on national defense submitted its
final report and demanded IAN
immediate increase In strength" and
greater degree of readiness "for
the q. S. Army and Navy"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-26
AMERICAN UNITY
PLAN PRESENTED
Continued from Page u

make the western hemisphere a
monument to peace, untouched by
threats Of foreign aggression and
more secure economically than 1t is
now. The South and Latin Ameri-
can nations particularly have been
hit economically by the European
war that has blocked their major
foreign trade.
The safety band" plan, which
some sources said may provide for a
joint naval patrol of the zones
boundaries, was regarded as one of
the most important proposals ever
uggested at Pan-American confer
ence, since 1t would provide COM
plete safety for intercontinental
trade and shipping regardless of
the nationality Of ships sailing in
it.
Many delegates saw it as almost
equal in importance to the Monroe
Doctrine. It would set up an his
torically unique hemisphere jurisdic-
ton over specified area of the
high seas.
1t was learned today that the con-
ference, sitting as a committee Of
the whole, had voted 20 to / against
Mexican proposal to change the
usual Pan-American Conference pro-
cedure Of having each republic rep
resented in the guiding committee.
The Mexican delegation had suggest
ed a compact committee Of five
to decide what proposals could be
considered.
With the conference buckling down
to work on an unanimous demand
for neutrality in the European war,
delegates anticipated that 1t would
end probably Sept. 80 or Oct. / with
a powerful united stand.
Welles' speech, which urged the
republics to tell the warning Eu-
ropean nations Germany, France
and Britain-in firm terms that
they cannot jeopardize this hemi-
spheres security or commercial
rights, was received enthusiastically
by all delegates. Many nations re-
garded 1t as almost equivalent to q
pronouncement by President Roose-
welt.
He outlined the United States
main principles and detectives In
the face Of the war and analysed
carefully the United States Latin
American policy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-26
Local Teachers Seek
DegreesF From College
Registration at Teachers College, New Britain Shows
Large Increase; Courses Started Today

over one thousand teachers who
are candidates for degrees. Many
of these graduated from the two or
three-year normal school and now
wish to complete requirements for
the four-year degree. Last year over
one thousand two hundred teachers
enrolled for courses during the
regular school year in self-sup-
porting program.
Four Points
Other points with which teachers
will wish to familiarize themselves
are quoted from a new bulletin
Courses for Teachers In Service"
which may be obtained from the
college in New Britain.
Registrations will not be accept
ed after the second meeting of any
class.
NO more than four points credit
toward the degree Of Bachelor Of
Education at a State Teachers Col
lege or toward State Qualification
This does not include credits earned
may be granted in any semester.
at summer school. No more than six
points of credit may be taken in the
summer session unless written ap-
proval is obtained from the director
of the summer session unless writ
ten approval is obtained from the
director of the summer session or
the president Of the college from
whchi a degree Is to eb obtained, in
which case maximum of eight
points of credit may be taken.
mo person may take course for
credit under an instructor with
whom he has an administrative or
supervisory relationship except with
the approval of the Extension Com
mittee in advance.
students who matriculate for the
degree must do so upon the COM
pletion of not more than So semes-
ter hours OF credit and, in no case,
may a degree be conferred where a
student has failed to matriculate in
less than one year from the date
when such degree is to be conferred
Semester Hours
1.-THE last 80 semester hours OF
any program in given institution,
except in cases of students who pre-
viously graduated from a Connec-
ticut Normal School, shall be taken
under the immediate direction Of
the institution. Not more than 16 Of
these semester hours may be COM
pleted at the Connecticut Teach
ers College Summer Session, ano
the other 16 semester hours must
be completed with instructors in the
college which is to award the de-
gree.
after student has matriculateo
in a given institution for the oe.
gree, all courses which are taker
outside the institution including the
Connecticut Teachers College Sum.
mer Session must be pre-approvec
before being taken for credit"
The Teachers College of Connec.
ticut at New Haven has been Sc
lected by a number of teachers from
Waterbury as the one from which
they will receive their Bachelor Of
Education degree. Registrations art
being accepted this week for cours-
es which start Tuesday, Septembe,
"a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-26
naval reinforcement through the
Panama Canal.
Military Objective

naval reinforcement through the
Panama Canal.
Military Objective
Even though the geographical
position were more favorable, the
congressman said, New England
would still be a military objective
for hostile forces because it con-
tains the key industries for the pro-
duction of military equipment and
contains the most highly concen-
trated supply of skilled labor.
Members Of Congress from New
England have been glad to support
the urgently-needed strengthening
of the Pacific and Panama Canal
defenses in recent years." said Mr..
Smith, land today we are justified
in asking for immediate attention
to the needs Of our section. In my
conversation with the secretary Of
war today, found him extremely
cordial to my request for confer
ence."
Smith Is Spokesman
On questions of defense, Congress-
man Smith, by virtue of his posi-
ton on the military affairs commit
tee, has been regarded for a long
time as the logical spokesman for
the New England delegation in the
House of Representatives. He said
today that he also talked by phone
to Congressman A. J. May of Ken
lucky, chairman of the military af-
fairs committee and that May had
agreed to support him actively in
his campaign to strengthen the
defenSeS OF this area,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-26
GREAT DANE TO
KEEP UP Diet

Boston, Sept. 26.-(UP)-In more
comfort than most war refugees
Comet. 105-pound Great Dane owned
by the commander of British troops
at Barbados, has come to New Eng
land lest possible war rations cut his
daily diet.
Comet, accompanied by a maid,
was met by Miss Jean (Kip) Wilkin.
daughter of the commander. Gen.
eral Hugh Wilkin, last night when
the dog embarked here from the s.
s. Lady Hawkins. The dog will live
at camp on Lake Winnipesaukee.
N. II.
Comets daily rations: three lbs.
of meat, a raw egg and q bunch
of carrot greens.
With him arrived his house, eight
feet high, six feet long and five
feet wide.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-26
NAZI WAR CHIEF
IS EULOCLZED
Hitler Unable to Attend
State Funeral of Wer=
ner Won FritsCh

Berlin, Sept. 26 - (UP0 - Col
onel General Walther Won Brauch-
itsch, commander in-chief of the
German army, delivered the funeral
Grafton for his slain predecessor
Colonel General Werner Won Fritsch
today, calling him lone of the best
men the German army ever knew"
Adolf Hitler was not at the
funeral, which lasted an hour in
pouring rain, but was represented
by Hermann Goering, No. 2 Nazi,
who laid the Fuehrer's chrysanthe-
mum wreath on Fritsch's coffin.
The state funeral, ordered by
Adolf Hitler who arrived on the
Warsaw front about the same time
Won Fritsch was killed in action
there last Friday, was held at II a.
M. Is a. m. EST beside the monu-
ment to Germany's war dead on
Inter Der Linden.
Cabinet ministers, regional Nazi
party leaders and army officers at
tended. Won Fritsch's body arrived
last night by train from Danzig and
had been kept at the headquarters
of the army high command, attend
ed by an honor guard of officers,
until time for the funeral.
5 Fritsch's military rank was next
to that of field marshal. He died
leading an artillery regiment on
patrol duty, in the capacity OF col
onel.
The first announcement of his
death was made here Saturday in
a dispatch, date-lined "Fuehrer's
headquarters Hitler had arrived at
tho Warsaw front the day or night
before, from Danzig where he had
gone to formally greet that former
free city into the Reich, by annexa-
ton. The dispatch said: Won
Fritsch killed in action before War;
saw"
Later, BrauchitSch announced
that Fritsch had died on patrol
with the regiment. Brauchitsch had
left the Polish front and gone to the
western front before Fritsch was
killed.
Hitler issued a supplementary
communique ordering the state
funeral.
i Until the army purge" of Feb
ruary, 1888, Fritsch had commanded
the army. 1t was said that after the
Nazi regime had broken" him
Hitler was forced to restore him to
his military rank to silence the pro-
tests of Fritsch's fellow junkers--
members of teh proud old military
clique. Fritsch long had been an
army hero, and was regarded as
Germany's outstanding military
StrategiSt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-26

atty nomination, will gain by the
extension of hostilities. A battle be-
tween organization and reorganiza-
ton Democrats will give him an ex-
cellent opportunity to win the NOM
nation.
The town committee will take up
the latest development at its meet
ing tonight. More designations in
addition to the five already sub
mitted may be offered.
Issues Statement
The following is the reorganiza-
ton groups statement:
At meeting of the executive
committee Of the group interested
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-26
JAMES BAXTER DIES

North Chatham, N. H., Sept. 26 -
(U.P) = James Phinney Baxter, Jr.,
70, Of Cape Elizabeth, Me-. died last
night after heart attack while Wis
iting here. Father Of James p. Bax-
ter, Sd, president of williams Col
lege, and brother Of former Cover
nor Percival p. Baxter, Of Maine, he
had been engaged in the canning
business for a half century. He was
q lifelong Republican.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-26
OLDEST HARVARD
ALUMNUS is DEAD

Concord. Mass, Sept. 26-(UP)-
John Vaughan Apthorp. 95, Oldest
alumnus of Harvard College, died
yesterday.
Since 1896 when he served as as
sistant marshal Of Harvard's ter
centenary celebration. Apthorp had
been a familiar figure In all class
day professions, parading as lone
representative Of the class Of 1866.
He was born Sept. 16, 1874 In
Northampton. He entered Harvard
In 1861 but left In his sophomore
year to enlist In the Civil war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-26

According to plan recently put
into effect by the State Department
of Education, each teacher in Con-
necticut who is candidate for a
degree in a teachers college must
matriculate at one of the four col
leges. individuals are free to choose
the college from which they wish
to receive their degree but must
fulfill certain requirements.
A program for in-service teachers
has been maintained at the Teach
ers College in New Britain, for many
wears. In Connecticut there. are
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-26

and outgoing vessels and that ships
NOW leaving these shores are de-
fensively armed against submarines
and airplanes."
Attacks Increase
British attacks on submarines
have been five or six times as num-
erous as during any equal period in
the World War, he said. The radio
of submarine attacks, he empha-
sized is now going swiftly down.
ward.
Great Britain, he said, has lost a
total of 141.000 tons of shipping
so far, broken down as follows:
IS, 900 tons during the first week;
$4,000 tons during the second week;
81 900 tons during the third week,
and 5000 tons in the past six days.
Churchill said that the British
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-26
DRESS MADE OF PIGsKIN

Mt. Carmel, Pa. CUP Mrs. Eliza
beth Flemin,. owns pigskin dress,
sent her by son, Lawrence, who
IS stationed with the U. 8. Army at
Oahu, Hawaii. The dress is light
blue, trimmedin lazy, and was OBJ
tanned from Portuguese family in
Oahu.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-26
SCHOOL REINsTATEs GERMAN

Butte. Mont. (Up) - 0@man,
which has not been taught in the
Butte high school since 1t was BAN
ned during the World War, has
been returned to the curriculum.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-26

in The reorganization Of the DEM
ocratic party held last night, At
torney J. Gregory Lynch was elect
ed chairman, and Stephen HOmick
was elected secretary. 1t was an
n0unced that since the previous
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-26
Secretary

accomplishing the complete reor-
ganization desired. Mr. Lynch
stated this morning that he has
mot yet named this committee but
will do SO as soon as II Is indi-
Gated to him that the present town
committee or any other group
wishes conference. He further
stated that his committee will be
made up of such Democrats that
there can be no question Of their
views as to complete reorganiza-
tion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-26
WOODEN PISTOL
AIDS in ESCAPE

CONTINUED from Page y
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-26

Department stores selling any
thing from bread to pianos arr
being opened in the Russian Arctic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-26
BETTER DEFENSES
FOR new ENGLAND

Continued from Page u
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-26

.sMISTANG" - A new Spun Rayon and Wool.
stripes. Blues, wine and black and white.
80 inches wide, yard. Observation-Disclosures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-26

ssKORKA" CHALLIS-This is spun rayon ia
stripe, plaid and floral patterns. Guaran-
teed washable. 80 inches wide, yard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-26

popular this season. !
colors Brown, hunter green, dark blue, e.
grey, rust, purple. SO in. wide, yard. ~
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-01-20
Wagner Offers Bill
To Increase Housing
Authority Loan Funds

Washington, D. C. (ILNS).-Sen-
ator Robert F. Wagner of New York
has introduced bill to increase loan
funds of the U. S. Housing Authority
by $S00,000,O0O.
The bill also would authorize the
authority to enter into additional con-
tracts for annual contributions of
$45 100000.
"All of the funds made available to
the United States Housing Authority
in 1887 and 1888 are now covered by
contracts or earmarkings for local
housing authorities" Wagner said
$50 that no further projects can be
undertaken until Congress makes ad-
ditional funds available to the Hous-
ing Authority.
'These sums by no means cover in
full the low-rent housing needs of the
country. But based upon the record
of experience during the past year,
they do represent the modest program
which the United States Housing Au-
thority can administer and the local
tiles can carry forward during the next
year. They do represent the funds
necessary to prevent hiatus in the
program, to bring it's benefits to the
hundreds of localities still clamoring
for participation, and to provide for
the Is states which have not yet
enacted enabling housing legislation
but are likely to do so this year"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-01-20
COURT VS.. PRESS
(From the Labor Temple News,
Peoria, In.)

Must the editorial voice of a news
paper be silenced while a case is pend
ing in court? This nice little issue
has broken out in Los Angeles and
threatens to have far-reaching conse-
quences. That it involves the odori-
ferrous labor hating Los Angeles
Times is not particularly important.
A newspaper friendly to labor might
as easily, or more SO, have been en-
broiled. The paper, it's publisher and
managing editor were found guilty of
contempt of court in an action based
on editorials commenting on pending
court cases. One of the cases con-
cerned the conviction Of sit-down
strikers. The paper published an edi-
torial approving the verdict 'as
warning to union terrorists" and ap-
parently to induce the Judge to give
strong sentence. The case is
being reviewed in the California SUI
preme court.
The point is that once the courts
are given the tyrannical privilege to
curb comment on cases before them,
in the future the ak will fall not upon
the powerful papers but upon the
necks of outspoken labor editors. On
the other hand, we can't permit an
autocratic newspaper publisher to die
tate to our judiciary. One great So
cial need must be weighed in the bal
ance against another.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-01-20
FEDERATION TO AID
BUILDING TRADE AIM
Cooperation Promised At Joint Meet
ing OF State Executive Boards.
tny ohio Labor News Service,

(By Ohio Labor News service)
Columbus, O-At a joint session of
the executive boards of the Ohio State
Federation of Labor and the Ohio State
Building and Construction Trades
Council, held here last week, co-opera-
tion in attempting to secure legisla-
tion sponsored by the Building Trades
of the state was extended by fedora
tion officers.
The legislative program of the Ohio
State Federation of Labor, state
branch of the American Federation of
Labor, was discussed at the meeting,
and the building tradesmen asked as
sistance in furthering the cause of
measures in which they are particu-
larly interested.
Included in the measures to be
sponsored by the building trades are
bills improving the prevailing rate of
wages law; providing for the construc-
tion of a state labor departments
building, and creating state building
inspection department, empowered to
order renovation or razing of privately
owned buildings in state of disrepair
or dangerous structural condition.
Secretary Treasurer Thomas j. Don
nelly said that the federation had been
asked by the state painters organiza-
tion to sponsor the introduction of
measure providing for the licensing of
all painters in the state.
Legislation included in the fedora
tion's program, adopted at a non-par-
tisan conference last June and at the
fifty-fourth annual convention of the
federation in Cincinnati last August,
is being introduced in the General AS
sembly, Secretary Donnelly reported.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-01-20
80 Putronize Hamilton Industries gs
SHORTS

The employed worker who knows
that money spent on relief gives other
men work has high finance beaten in
brains.
The plane speed record is above 400
miles an hour now, and is expected to
stop at around 500 And George Ste
phenson was laughed at when he said
that any machinery could make 15
miles an hour.
The most horrible thing that has
happened in America for many years
came some weeks ago at the prison
at Holmesburg, Pa, where four pris-
oners were almost literally cooked to
death as punishment for hunger
strike against the food. Mans inhu-
manity to man.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-01-20


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