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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
SENTENCED MAN
 TO REVEAL STORY
Bridgeporter Tells Judge Companion Was Inno.
 cent of Crime

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 27-(UP) Superior Court Judge Robert |, Munger today fesentenced George Parelii and Camalo VeEezia, both of Bridgeport, to life Imprisonment terms in states prison on charge of staying Arfnanda salvione, also of Bridgeport, ct Orange in 1884.
 Just aS sentence was pronounced, Parelii turned to Judge Munger and said: T have something 10 say, your honor" M,6
 Pointing to venczia, ParellI cons tinued: This man over here is ab. solutely innocent of any crime. I cannot explain before the court but I wish you would give me the time and ! will explain in detail every. thing"
 Judge Munger advised ParellI he would have to discuss whatever he he'd to say with States Attorney Abraham If. ullmasn, and c confess eflce was arranged for late today.
 Parelli and Vonezla were coilvict- cd two years ago and sentenced Co llfe terms. They appealed snec9W. fully, but again were found guilty In lhe eeeond degree by jury last tft#kttftt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
Purchasing Mission Now in Washington-Confer
 at War Dept. EARLY DELIVERY IS
 AS YET UNCERTAIN Navy Holds Up Plane Order in Favor of Finn.
 ish Purchase

Washington, December 27. -(UP)-A Finnish mission today opened negotiations for purchase of the latest type of American trench mortars, anti-aircraft and anti-Cank guns and sizeable supplies ot ammunition. The chlef of the purcnasting mls- sion, Lieutenant General Vilho Petter Nenonen, Fin nish artillery officer, dis eussed the Films needs with n!gh war department officials and sougnt their cooperation in arranging Tor fast deliveries,
 Colonel Per zilliacus, Finnish lail- ltary attache, accompanied Nenonen during his conferences at the War Department,
 Have Many Types
 The Flnns are seeking l2.7 milli- meter anti-atreraft machine guns, 76.2 millimeter anti-aircraft guns. 37 millimeter anu.tank guns and Stokes mortars.
 It was understood that they are encountering some difficulties in obtaining carly delivery of war or- ders In this country because of the fact that tho American army is short of the weapons which they are seeking, and is trying to speed up It's own deliveries.
 The policy of the army Is not to allow any foreign orders to inter- fere with the national defense pro- gram.
 Navy Valves Rights
 Disclosure that the Films are ai- SO seeking the latest American anti- aircraft and anti-tank guns came after the Navy recently waived It's rights on delivery of 44 Brewster lighting planes out of an order of b4 to permit their purchase by the Fsnns, The Navy intends to take delivery little later on m improve ed model of the pursuit ships. Meantime, plans were perfected by the Films to speed delivery of the planes and get them into acton against the Russians. It was believ- cd that they would be shipped from the United States about mid-Janu- ary.
 The Films also have asked for bids on 00,0o0 military gas masks from American companies, and these have been cabled to Finland for approval, Informed sources said that contracts probably would be closed for the masks tomorrow or Friday,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
HEAVY FEDERAL
 INCOME NEEDED
President Believed Bud. getting in Anticipation of
 Six Billions Next Year

Washington, Dec, 27-tuP),- President Roosevelt was believed to- day to be budgeting for federal treasury Income of $6,000 900 000 or more for the next fiscal year in eX- peetation Of continued business itn- provemeat.
 Tax revenue at the $8,000, 900 ,000 level would be the third largest in treasury experience, exceeded only by the fiscal year 1920 and 1888.
 The indicated upward trend in federal Inc mo Is accompanied by reports Of budRet.paring and con- SiderAtion of new tax levieS at the White House. The whole fiscal out- look, Of course, depends upon the future course of business activity, unemployment aad national defense developments.
 Secretary of Commerce Harry L., Hopkins estimates that national in- come during the 1859 calendar year aggregated $88500 000,0 900, on in- crease Of S4,500 100000 over the na- tional income last year. Even half that improvement next year would raise the national income figure the sum representing the whole na- tion's productive earnings-to Some- thing over $70.000,00o,000 for the ie40 calendar year,
 MT. Roosevelt roughly estimated In his last budget message that cx- iSting tax rates would obtain S6,- 00.000,000 for the treasury when national income reached $70 000, ,00o,- co, That income would be provided from these sources: Corporate and
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
HENRY L.. DOHERTY
 DIED LAST NIGHT
Billion Dollar Executive Succumbs at Hospital;
 Spent } Years There

Philadelphia, December 27, -- tuPp -- Henry l., Doherty. co, died Inst night in the hospital bed from which he had directed l.is billion. dollar bushes Saffairs and phllan- thropic causes for three and a hall years.
 Dohcrty, who began lifc as c news. boy in Columbus, Ohio, and amaSscd . fortune of $20O,00o,0o0 in pubhc utilities, died Of bronchial pneu- monia, with which he was StricGen two weeks ago. A lifelong sufferer from Rheumatism, his conditions de- veloped Into arthritis in 1927 and m lo30, he established an apartment m Temple University Hospital.
 Ills widow, the former Mrs. Persy Frank Flames, widow of on interna- tional Harvester Company official, whom he married In 1929, her daughter, Helen. whom he had adopted, and W. A. Jones, eXecu- tive vice-preSident of the Cities Service Company, were at his bed- Side when he died at 9;4i D. m., EST.
 Although he had left the hospital only twice for one-day trips - sineeO io30. Doherty had been active in tho management of his affairs
 From his led, he handled his in- terests in the Cities Service Com. pany, of which he was president ana which controlled nearly 200 oil, trac- ton. light. gas and power subsidi- aries throughout the country. The organization had total assets in 1882 of si,2ee, ,i04 ,eS3: Doherty's fortune, before the 1929 crash, was estimated ct 9200.000 900.
 Ills life was devoted to public util. tiles from the age of i2 when no quit selling newspapers and became an office boy for the Columbus 0as and Electric Company. Tn 1900, at the age Of 20, he was holding execu- tive positions in gas, electric and traction companies in tho midwest, n 1905, he organized Henry l.. Doe hcrty and Company. bankers and operators of public utilities, and in 1910, he founded the Cities Service Company,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
Latest Type American
 Mortars, Anti-Aircraft Guns Will Be Bought
.LEN|N OUTLAWED IN CAMBRIDGE.
New Ordinance Prohibits Literature Containing
 Name of Lenin

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 27.-tUp) Beginning tomorrow, City Coun- cilor Michael J. Sullivan announced today, 1t will be illegal to possess In Cambridge or to bring Into Cam bridge any book, magazine, or news- paper containing the word "Lenin' or "Leningrad."
 The city council passed Sullivan'S resolution to that effect last night and it will become law when Mayor John A. Lyons signs 1t. Lyons could not be reached immediately but Sul- livan said his signature would be merely q formality,
 Nor were authorities of Harvard University, the Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology, Radcliffe Col lege, and the other educational ln- stitutions of Cambridge prepared to say whether they would comply with the resolution and go through their libraries striking out the words Lenin and Leningrad.
 ' Sullivan's ,prehibitior was ap- proved by the council in the form of Q resolution rather than ordinance and there was some doubt of It's le- gality as an enforceable doctrine, but It's sponsor insisted that it would constitute Chief of Police Timothy r. Leahy the city censor for the purpose of enforcement.
 Theoretically. Sullivan acknoWl- edged, Leahy win be able to go through the libraries of Harvard and tho M. I, T. and those of all residents deleting tho word Lenin from news papers, dictionaries, encyclopedias and all other publications,
 But we aren't going to ransaek anyone's library" Sullivan said. "The law will affect only future books and reading matter coming into the city. What we're going to do is start a drive to stamp out the further spread of Communism in our city and DOT. haps the idea will spread to other cities"
 Sullivan's resolution made no men. ton of Karl Marx. the German philosopher who originated Com. muiSm, or his writings, capital" and "the Communist manifesto" on which the doctrines of Communism are based, nor Josef Stalin, present dictator of Communist Russia, nor even the werd Communism" it. self. so al will remain legal in Cam bridge,
 Daily b0,000 commuters pass through Cambridge on route to and from Boston. Sullivan said police
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
Oil May Be Factor To Defeat Germany
Allied Strategists See Both Germany, Russia as Fall. ing Short of Minimum Requirements Sea
 Oil Fields Eyed By Both, But Balkans Resist
BY LOUIS r. KEEMLE United Press Cable Edlt0r)

oil, in the opinion Of allied mill tary strategistS, may in the long rlN prove to be ono of the deciding fae- tors in the defeat of dcrmany.
 One of the principles Of strategy In the present war is to cut enemy supplies of raw material and ham, per their armies by depriving them Of supplies. More and more atten- ton iS being centered on Germany 'S need for getting oil and on means Of preventing her from doing it.
 Germany, it K estimated, requires q minimum Of i2000,000 to ib,000,- 900 tons Of oil year. She produces maximum of only about 5000 900 tons. synthetically and from dalicia.
 Beginning next months, c new agreement made with Rumania will give Germany 10000 tons Q month, plus 100000 tons in arrears from the 1889 quota. The amount is well below the amount Germany had hoped to get from Roumania, and in that, allied pressure may have played i pft.
 The Rumanians also refused to move the oil in their own tank cars and made the sale only on cash and carry basis. which is embarra8s- Ing to Germany because Of here de- leted foreign exchange.
 Russia promised Germany l000,- 900 tens Of oil within c year, but in tho first four months Of the war, Russian deliveries have been even less than half that quota. At best, that leaves Germany 0.000,000 to B. 100000 tons short of minimum re- quirements. There ig no other oil to DO had In oil Of Europe
 Before the war, Germany bought 42 per cent Of It's oil from Latin Am. erica, 27 per cent from the United States, 20 per cent from Russia and Poland and il per cent from Ru- Hnanio.
 Now, co Lcr cent Of those imports arc cut of by the allied blockade. because not even one per cent Of dermany'S usual overseas deliveries have been allowd to seep through.
 The allies, on the other hand, can get oil the oil they need because their mastery Of the seas opens many markets to them. France gets 90 per cent Of her requirements from the frak oil fields, under her Ver- Sailles treaty rights. The remainder comes from the United States, Latin America and Rumafiia.
 Britain gets half of her oil from Venezuela and tho Netherlands fn"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
ALDERMEN WAIT
 CALL TO CAUCUS
President, Majority Lead. CT to Be Discussed By
 Democratic Members

Democratic aldermen who take office next Monday today awaited Q call for Q caucus, at which the choice of e president and majority leader will be discussed. Consider able surprise was expressed by sev- eral over the fact that no caucus hos yet been called.
 The race for president of the board IS considered wide open, with any one Of the eight Democrats as q possibility. The Republicans will nominate c candidate but he faces certain defeat unless the Democratic ranks are split
 Political dopesters say that the choice will probably be between Pat- rick Y Shea or Thomas J. Reidy. Like oil the other Democratic alder men. they will be serving on the board for the first time.
 The post of majority leader ls OK. pected to go to either John 6. Mon. agar or Martin Y. Sullivan, with MT, Reidy also as possibility If he should not Do elected president.
 The aldefmanic presidency is q responsible post, the holder of it serving ag mayor in the event Of ab. sence or illness of the regular may or. Its importance was demonstrated this year when Alderman Patrick Perriello became mayor following the resignation of Mayor Frank Hayes.
 Republican aldermen, will make their selection Of q minority leader from three of their number George L. Kingston, c. Arthur DuBois and Burton II. Walker.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
VIOLENT QUAKE
 IS RECORDED

Weston. Mass, Dec. 27.-(UP)-A "vcry violent earthquake, probably in South America was recorded for more than two hours at the Weston College seisinograph Station last night.
 Tho Rev. James J. Devlln, s.J., station director, said that "rhe shocks were Of c most violent iia. tiire--probably the heaviest record- cd here." i.m a
 He believed the quake either was In South America or in northern Japan but more probably fin South America.
 Recordings placed the first shock at 0:6T D. m. (EST).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
Kristen Flagstad
 Plans To Retire

Philadelphia, Dec, 27-UPl --Klrsten Flagstad, Norwegian singer considered by many crlt- les the greatest Wagnerian so- prano of modern times, plans to retire after this season. She indicated today.
 Miss I'lagstad sang Isolde opposite Laurits Melchior In the Metropolitan Opera com. pany's production of Tristan Und Isolde at the Academy Of Music last night
 II do wish to retire after this year." she said. Always I have thought I would retire when ! am. .AS. in July ! shall .hn. AZ. ....A.
 T have my daughter In Amer ica with me, but my husband and my four stepchildrcn arc in Norway. If anything should happen, ! want to be there."
 She and Melchior were Co sing at New York tonight In . benefit for Finnish war relief.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
CITY CLERK OFF
 TO BORROW FUNDS
Fitzmaurice in New York Closing City's Loan
 Transaction

City Clerk John P. FitznaurIce was in New York today cnmplet'Ng the details of the transaction where. by the city is borrowing Si, i,260,00o :o meet obligations during the first five months Of io40. The successful bid- der was Leayitt & Co, Of New York.
 1t will cost tho city only so27 for the use Of the huge sum from today until June 6. i040. The interest rate, .i78 per cent, is the lowest in the city's history.
 Tho bids were called for by Con- troller Martin J. Sweeney. on au- thoriZation of the board of finance. The loan will Dc paid off when the first installment of next yeasiS taxes iS received during May.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
FINNS CLAIM TO. BE STILL GAINING.
Russians Mass Troops for Big 0ffensive--Supreme
 Effort Lies Ahead
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign NeWs EdItorl

Finnish troops claimed today to have turned back still another Red army thrust on tho Karolian isth. mus but 300,000 Russian soldiers were reported massed on tho cen. tral and northern fronts for an. other offensive.
 Hour by hour the Soviet Union appeared to be calling more of itS vast military power into play against Finnish defenses and the cold of the Arctic Circle.
 Russian airplanes bombed the Gulf Of Finland coast again and unloaded explosives on Kemijaervi, Oil the north central front. Air- planes and artillery continued to pound at the scared and evacuated city of V!ipuH (ViborgJ. Crack Red army troops were reported moved to the eastern Finland front. Some Of the officers commanding Cossack regiments were reported to Dc per- sonal friends Of Josef V. stalin. On. the Karelian fsthmus, where an official Finnish cominunique had said zoo were killed in vain at- tack over Lake suyanto. the Russ slams tried c new naneuver in on effort to cross the icy lakes and smash the Finnish left flank.
 Tho attack failed. the Films rc. ported, and tho Russians lost many troops aB Finnish' machine gunS swept the fec and artillery cracked the frozen fakes.
 On the Eastern Front. where the Iinns reported killing 2,000 Russians
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
RESIGNATION OF
 CABINET SOUGHT
Premier Abe's Govern. ment Under Fire-Seek
 to Check Spread

Toyko. Doc. 27.-tUP)-premier Nobuyuki Abe's government was un. der severe attack from members of the lower house Of the Diet today, but Q move was under way to check demands for its resignation,
 A petition signed by 240 Diet members demanding the resignation Of AbeS cabinet was to Dc handed to Abe today,
 Tho lower house of the Diet has 400 members: hence, those dc- manding the governments resigna- ton constitute majority,
 The petition said the cabinet had been "unsatisfaetofy" and cited particularly its "prieo and rice policies.
 The cabinet was expected to con- fer Informally lato today after the Diet ndjourns for tho New Year holiday. ft reconvenes Jan. 20
 The cabinet was 10 devise means Of preventing the anu.goveinment feeling spreading, Tho government does not regard it aS serious now However, the spread of disSatisfae- ton easily eouold force the cabinet to quit.
 The movement was regarded as unorganiged and government lead- CTS wanted 10 keep it that way, Ryutaro Nagai, minister of railways and communication and othor party mon were working vigorously to effect an understanding" with opponents,
 Meantime, Foreign Minister Ad. miral Kiehisaburo Nomura was said to have told the cabinet that the United States attitude toward Japan is Improving" because it Is "recog. niging Japan's sincerity"
 The cabinet situation was Of par- ticuiar interest to the United States
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
DIES COMMITTEE
 IN DISAGREEMENT
Chairman's Draft of Re. port for Congress Not
 Unanimously Approved

Washington. Dec. 27-(UP)-Mom. bers Of the Dies committee were rec ported in disagreement today ever tho report they will make to con. gress when it meets next Wednesday,
 Chairman Martin L. Dies, D.. Texas, who is resting at his homo at Orange. Tex, has circulated tens tative draft Of the report among members by mail.
 one member, 1t was learned ob- jested to tho emphasis placed oil certain communist activities. and ex- pressed belief that the committee should make specific recommenda- tions for legiSlation. The report aB now drafted contains no such roc- concentrations. Another member inc dicated N telegram he wanted to suggest some changes.
 Under the resolution authorizing the investigation into American activities the committee is called Oh to submit 6 report to congress not lhtvr tHhn JhHuhry d'
 Dies has [ resolution pending for another continuance, which no ex- poets to win overwhelming approval.
 Meanwhile, the committee consid. cred making public . report of It's investigators who have spent eight months inquiring Into communiSt activities on the Pacific coast.
 The report, which Is said to con. tain evidence that the communist party had members in the Hollywood Aim colony, in the California and Washington state governments, and in key positions in CIO west coast unions. has been submitted to Dies.
 Rep. If. Jerry voorhis, D., Calf, ( committee member. said he had not been informed of the'report ofii- ciaily, but that he felt If charges Of this nature were made they ought to Do specific, and hearings held to establish the facts. X
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
OLD HOMESTEAD,
 OWNER DESTROYED

South Weilheet, Mas, Dec. 27,-- (UP)--Attempts of Louis Hatch. 6b. to heat his ib0-year-old homestead when the temperature dropped to 10 were blamed today for the fire in which he was cremattd last night '3
 Flames from the blazing house spread to . barn, burning to death his pet dog and . horse. Caused by q defective Hue, the fire appar. ently started while Hatch was sleep. ing.
 Firemen, forced to draw water from . creek q half.mile away, fin. ally obtained more hose from Truro when an amateur radio operator communicated with the Barnstabie county radio station. The unidenti- fled notorkt who discovered ihe blaze was unable to save Hatch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27

position, as stated in The Democrat last week, is John T. Hartley, brother of Chairman James Y. Hartley of tho Independent Democratic Town Com- mittee. Other candidates are in :lie field, however, and there is Q chance that the appointment will go to a "derk horse". It Is expected that MT. Carlin will become associated with q local construction company.
 Thorvaid E. Olsen, who has been serving as city auditor for the past several months, is understood to be slated for appointment to the newly created post of budget director, If he Is able to accept the appointment. Air. Olsen has been on leave from bis work as municipal accountant in New Jersey, where he is associated with Attorney Joseph Seaman. The nayor.elect and MT. Olsen engaged in c lengthy conference this morn- ing.
 Reports were current that Harry Frank, city hall messenger, J. Harry Leary, junior clerk in the office of the registrars of voters, had been notified that they would not be reLppointed. There was no cone firination, however. and MT. Leary said he had received no such notice.
 The only appointment made known by Mir. Sculiy is that of City ClUrk John ?. Fitzinaurico as his secretary The announcement was mode yesterday.
 Ono of the most spirited lattles for tho jobs at stake $ being waged for tho assistant city clerksliip. Names of q iiaif-dozen candidates are being heard, among them those of the present assibtant, John Die Cospo, also selectman Victor Nam. bruno, Thomas Walsh, and JaJnes Moore. brother Of Thomas r. Moore, who will administer the oath of office to MT. scully next Monday.
 The assistant city clerk appoint ncnt is technically in the hands of tho new city clerk, Joseph M. Shea, but naturally he will follow the wishes Of tho mayor-elect in filling the place.
 Many changes in tho makeup of appointive city boards are expected Several present commissioners sad today that MT. scully has not brought up the subject Of their rec
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
GENERAL ALARM
 FIRE IN SALEM

Salem, Mass. Dec. 27.--tTp) -.. Firemen battled in iiear-zero weather for an hour today before controlling e general-alarn fire which swept the Joly Lumber Mill in South Salem
 Fifteen men were thrown out Of work by the Are.
 Apparently starting in a saw-duSt bin, flames raced through the 200- foot long, four.story wooden btrte. t,lre and destroyed the roof within q half hour.
 Wind carried tmberk away from nearby bulldlnes,
 The mill was operated by Alphonae M Jolvi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
HELD FOR DEATH

Manchester, Conn.,, Dec. 27--(UP) -.Dorilat chapdeiaine, Bouthbridee, Mass, was bound over to tho Jane liary term of superior court today on ( criminal negligence charge in connection with the death of Charles EhImAnski, 60, October 90. Chap- delaiiie was the driver Of . light truck which struck ohlmanGki,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
FIRE CAPTAIN
 HURT IN FALL

Salem, Mass. Dec. 27.--(Up)-- Fire Captain James A. Brennan. 4e, was injured critically today while fighting Q fire that drove four fams flies from . wooden dwelling on Charter street,
 Brennan, father Of two children. clipped on the icy roof of the two- story structure and fell 20 feet to the frozen ground. He was hospi- talized with back and head injuries.
 The fire, starting in the cellar. swept the interior and destroyed the roof Of the building,
 About IS pertons, including c number of children, fled lightly clad into near-zero weather.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
INSURANCE co.
 HEAD IS DEAD

Milton, Mas, Dec. 27.-(UP) = Wallace Dunbar Dexter, BB, treasurer of the New England Mutual Life Insurance company, collapsed and died in front Ci his home here last night.
 A graduate Of Harvard, he was q director of the Blue Hills Bank and Trust company Of Milton and a trustee Of the ProVldent fnatilution Tor Savings Of uoaton.