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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-10
to Miss McFadden.
 Duplicate Check System

CO MISS MctaQQen. Duplicate Check System
 The duplicate check system, he said, was in operation for city fi- nances from 1930 through 1885 or 1886 when it was withdrawn.
 He described the duplicate check system as "a very valuable part of the System," although Peck pointed out that the duplicate checks were stacked up".
 Purcell testified that his recon ciliation sheets were made from the duplicate checks.
 Reference was made by Peck to serious operation which Control Ter Leary underwent in 1881. Pur- cell said that during Leary's illness. Thomas P. Kelly and Martin J. Dunn had been acting controllers.
 With relation to the charging of items to appropriations, Purcell de- nied that he had taken charge of that departmental operation. He said that was under the direction of the controller, as provided by the char ter.
 He admitted, however, that he had been given a symbol list for charges to appropriations, as pre- pared by Griffenhagen Associates He further admitted, that as new appropriations were established, he made necessary additions to the symbol list.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-10
ITALY REPORTED
 TERMS TO FRANCE
(Continued from Page D

NOOIlUlIluGC HUH rage l| A powerful striking force is vital component of any sound system of air defense"
 This meant, in simpler words, that in event of war Britain was prepared to send bombing fleets to strike at enemy cities.
 Air Forces Elsewhere
 Sir Kingsley said that the gov' ernment was organizing air force re" serves in East Africa, at Singapore, and at Honk Kong. Similarly, Horee- Belisha in announcing plansc for ' British expeditionary fore ed France disclosed that the govern- ment was organizing strategic re- serve armies in Palestine and India.
 Discussing air force expansion, Sir Kingsley said yesterday that the government expected to receive $50 military airplanes from United States factories this year. By next year, he said, 1t was hoped that air. planes would be delivered from new Canadian factories. He added: There, at any rate we have the beginning of a great development and what may well prove to be an invaluable supplement to our pro- duction."
 Tn the army debate government spokesman had said that Britain's army for its size was the best in the world. Much o fits work has been se- cret. It is known, however, that 1t had been made into a highly mechanized, fast moving, compact body able to strike a series of ter- rife blows at mass enemy army.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-10
Purcell Admits M. J. Slavin Got Legal Raise
q sssd mo1, psnu.auoo,

of Attorney Healey, was affected by the city's wage slashes, at times bringing his salary below the allow ances of the charter provisions.
 Purcell remained calm under the cross examination, which, although rapid, was not featured by the utter nnce of a truculent word. Today's session of the trial will terminate at approximately 4:30, marking the close of the 14th week of the trial of g men on charges of conspiracy to defraud the city of Waterbury of more than a million dollars.
 COppetO Lawyer At Him
 Cassel, counsel for Philip Coppeto. head of the Abrigador Digger and Attorney Philip Coppeto, his brother, was cross-examining the witness as the noon-day recess was taken. He
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-10

Attorney Crawford resumed his cross-examination of MT. Purcell this morning. The following testi- mony was given:
 o. Have you continued to keep the reconciliation papers of the sort that were introduced in evidence? A. They were kept and prepared under my direction.
 o. You have them?
 A. Yes.
 Q. Has there been any break in any of them?
 A. No.
 o. You would have the reconcili- ation sheets for about the month of December 1887?
 A. Yes.
 Q. When was that reconciliation made?
 A. In January 1888.
 Q. About the middle of the month?
 A. l think it probably was.
 o. That's about the usual time you get around to it?
 A. That was the routine.
 Who Did Work?
 @. Who actually did the work on the reconciliation sheets?
 A. Mrs. Smith.
 o. Mrs. Helen Tehan Smith?
 A. Yes.
 o. The controllers balance and the bank balance as reconciled by her in the January checks.
 A. I believe there was a one dol lar difference that was accounted for later on.
 o. So practically she balanced the checks.
 A. Yes.
 o. And, of course, for that pur- pose she had to forward the De- cember checks which were claimed in the bank the month reconciled. A. Yes.
 Q. Do you know young woman employed in the tax office by the name of Miss Veronica Phelan?
 A. Yes.
 Q. Haven't you, on occasions, taken blank checks into Miss Phelan and Mrs. McFadden and had her make out checks for you on her typewriter in the tax office?
 A. I don't recall, but interest and redemption checks were sometimes made.
 Q. What you are saying is that you may not recall specific instances but you have general recollection that upon occasions you did just what I have suggested; namely, talk ing blank checks into Miss Phelan in the tax office and got her to make them out for you. A. Miss Phelen worked part time for the controller.
 In Tax Office @. She is regular employe of the tax office?
 A. Paid by the tax collector, but approximately one-half of her time was spent on the controllers work.
 c. Was that a recent arrange ment?
 A. No. It has been in effect for several years.
 Q. And 1t was on that account that you felt free to go in and have the checks made out by her. A. Oh, she did work for the con- troller.
 Q. Of course, she didn't have a pin-point typewriter. Did she? A. No. Crawford: MT. Brown, would you get the warrants payable book fol 1880?
 o. Mir. Purcell, would you mind taking these sheets of 193O for the meeting which you attended and signed the sheets for the control Ter?
 A. have them, yes. o. Now beginning-how many oi the sheets are there in all? Will you just count them? A. II. O. Now, I am not particular
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-10

Lightning reduced seventy-foot tree to cordwood near Cyferkull, South Africa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-17
Denmark's Veteran Premier
 Faces His Greatest Problem

ing places for Nazi submarines and commerce raiders.
 Today Germany holds the for mer Danish areas of Holstein and southern Schleswig, seized by Prus- sia in 1864. Northern Schleswig after the World War, voted to re- turn to Denmark. And Premier Stauning and iKng Christian know that the Nazis would like 1t back and perhaps more of Denmark too.
 IMPORTANT
 FOOD SOURCE
 For Denmark is not only of strat- egic value to Germany, but it is rich in much-needed dairy prod ucts. A country of tiny farms, it produces the butter, eggs and ham whose export to England and Ger many has brought it prosperity un- der the leadership of its Premier and democratic King.
 The great contrast in origins of these two men makes their per- feet governmental team work re- markable.
 King Christian was born in one of Denmark's famous palaces Stauning was born in the nearest thing Denmark has to slum.
 Christian from birth was des- tined to throne. Stauning from birth was destined to a life of hard work. While Christian was learning languages and history ard the duties of future monarch, Stauning was learning to be a good cigar-maker. He did this with such astonishing aptitude that by the time he was 23, he had been elected Chairman of the Danish Union of Cigar Workers.
 He entered the ranks of the So- cial Democratic Party. When he was 40 he was honored by election to the City Council of Copenhag- en. Six years later he became Chairman of that Council. A year
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-17
D. \. Y. CHAPTER 1 ELECTS OFFICERS
Michael DeZinnO Chosen Commander; State COn=
 ventiOn Delegates

E Waterbury chapter, Disabled American Veterans elected Michael DeZinno commander at the annual meeting last night, to succeed Henry P. Barry. Installation ceremonies will be held June 10, with State Commander Joseph Kilinsky of Middletown, Frank Kline of Hart ford, national rehabilitation officer and members of state chapters in attendance.
 Y Others chosen were senior vice commander, Ernest Massicotte; jun for vice-cammander, Herman Scha- leffer: chaplain, Augustine Flaherty; treasurer, Martin MattSon; and sergeant-at-arms Leonard DeVito.
 Delegates named to the state con- yention next month were MT. Barry, Leon Hamm, James F. Martone and Michael J. Callahan, with MT. Massi- cotte, John P. Barry. William Keavney and MT. Schaeffer as al-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-17
SALVATION ARMY
 PUBLISHES LIST
Publicity Acknowledges Contributions to Annual
 Maintenance Fund

Donations have come to hand to- day towards the Salvation army an- nual maintenance appeal for 1889 from Dr. Thomas Cottiero, George Haddad, H. A. Ludlum, Arthur R. Mabey, Grieve, Bisset & Holland, Inc, Mrs. Julius L. Kipp, Peter J. German, Homer G. Filley, Almon B. Dayton, MT. and Mrs. William M. Hodges, Julius H. Cowles, Joseph K. Black, Mrs. Georgianna Trott, Walter P. Hicks, Zenas P. Candee and Bertram B. Bailey.
 Last night Mrs. Eugene Spohrer, the corps cadet guardian of the local corps, spoke oyer local radio station on the evengelistic work of the army. Today Thomas P. Moore, vice-charman of the army's advis- ory board, speaks over station VERY at 1 o'clock, and this even- ing Major Charles Wiseman. will give a brief talk over station WATR at 5:15.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-17

The map shows how, with the Kiel Canal forming a protected
 naval alley for German warships and transports, Denmark is ideal ly located to provide air fields and
 secluded harbors as bases for Ger
 man attacks on England.
 Danish Preimer Satuning ... his
 country is tempting to Nazis. later he became Social Demo- cratic Minister of State. His kind ly, benevolent, bearded, bespec- tacled face become one of the best known in the little kingdom
 In April. 1929, under his leader ship, the Social Democrats became the leading party of the state. Stauning became Premier at the head of coalition of Social Dem- ocrats and Radicals. He has been Premier ever since.
 DANES NOT
 ARMING
 Despite the present precarious position of Denmark, Premier Stauning has not spent lot of money on armaments. In fact, Denmark comes pretty close to being completely disarmed na- tion. Stauning has no plans now for a feverish attempt to rearm. His country could not afford it. In area it would be like Massa- chusetts, Connecticut and Dela- ware attempting to fight Ger many. In population, it would be like Chicago trying to do SO.
 All Stauning can do is to seek to preserve the neutrality of his little land, to hope that Hitler will leave it alone and also to hope that if he does not, France and England will come to its rescue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-17
Knows Nazis Hungrily Eye His Country
BY MILTON BRONNER

INEA oNTVlCC 0hdh NULICSpUhhuChtS q
 London, May l7-As Denmark's Theodore Stauning starts his eleventh year as Premier, he and King Christian V&can see the sha- dow of the Nazi Swastika creeping toward their peace-loyiflg country.
 Premier Stauning q and King Christian know full well, as does Adolf Hitler, that Denmark would furnish an ideal place from which German bombers could hop off to-. ward Great Britain and that Dan- ish harbors would be excellent lurk- ternates. Memorial services May 2S in Trinity Episcopal church and St. JoSeph's church and May 20 at the Immaculate Conception church will be attended by representatives of the group.
Evening star., 1939-11-02

. fellow out In Idaho. He said to
rush him 5000 and be sure 1t gets
out there before the roads freeze,
80 he can start upsa wonderful Sill
yer mine. I get hundreds ike that.
But-well, I'm no sucker"
However Is proof against "being
. soft touch from old pals"-who
have cost him an estimated 5000,
not to mention other expenses total
ing about $4,000 for the last year
Mr.. Reilly said he had set up q
S2O0.OO0 trust fund SO he won't 60
broke like a sweepstakes winner"
Deeds That Won Fortune.
A soft-spoken, big-shouldered man
blue eyes. ruddy cheeks and a shy
reticence In manner, Mr.. Reilly re-
called the night he received his
windfall when he was working as
$60-a-month storekeeper at the
Bronx Veterans Hospital.
The money came in q beouest
from Mrs. Edna Morss Allin Elliott,
a 70-year-old widow, known as
champion movie fan Of New York"
who specified in her will that it was
Tor his kindly and courteous acts"
and for making the recent years of
my life more pleasant"
She died in September, 1898, leav-
ing net estate Of $3.50, ,905, including
more than 100000 to the former
movie usher and $53, 900 to Rosalie
Evening star., 1939-11-02

spatcher. . Radio City Music Hall
dancer.
II thought she was poor" he said.
"She came to the Roxy Theater
every day, and used to see that she
didn't have to stand na line waiting
for seat and after the show shed
talk with me for Z few minutes tell
Ing me how much she enjoyed the
program.
Pains Brought by News.
II didn't know she had anymoney.
I thought she was living on 4 pen
sion. I wasn't any more courteous
than any other usher, except that
she was 70 frail and small and
looked Nke she was q little fright
ened that maybe I took 4 little extra
liking to her.
When the news came, about her
leaving me all that money, couldn't
believe It, For week couldn't be-
lieve It. I was numb. got pains,
shooting pains all over me. I'd walk
down the street and get IN awful
pain in my side. A week earlier I
wouldn't have cared whether lived
or died, was so broke.
"Well, I went to a Park avenue
specialist and he told me people got
pains like that in cases Of great
sorrow or great Joy.
1T took me . long time before
got over feeling 1t was Ill 4 dream.
I was scared to 60 TO sleep nights.
Evening star., 1939-11-02
Front Scots Thrill Winner
Of $500, 900 by Courtesy
Theoter Usher Who
Was Polite to Widow
Describes Spending
By the Associated Press.

By tht Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-The man
who inherited hundreds of thou
sands Of dollars-when he had Just
is cents In his pocket-looked back
on . year Of luxury yesterday and
decided his biggest kick out Of sud-
den riches was the transition from
peanut gallery to ringside seats.
Nov when I want to see q hght
or football game anywhere in the
country, I just hop a plane.
Like I flew out to South Bend, Ind,
to see Notre Dame play Georgia
Tech" he said.
And no more seats behind the
goal posts. like q million other poor
suckers. take my pals along and
We sit on the 5o-yard line"
The Manhattan miracle that
changed the life of William j.
Reilly, 20, a one-time Roxy Theater
usher, into q literal life Of Riley"
has meant other things, too.
Sets Up Trust Fund.
-Four trips to the West Indies.
$125 suits, $35 shoes and 50
neckties. Frequent night club
Evening star., 1939-11-02
Snowstorm Blankets
Chicago in White
u tho Assoeiated Pm.

~ the Associated Y1eoa.
CHICAGO, Nov. IA full-grovn
snowstorm gave the Loop . white.
midwinter appearance early today.
The Weather Bureau said It was
= local condition caused by cold,
northerly winds aloft blowing over
warmer surface air. The tefnpera-
ture was 80 ut Municipal Airport.
slightly warmer downtown.
Starting With 4 few flakes about
4:S0 an, the precipitation turned
suddenly into 4 heavy fall Of wet
fakes At about $50 am,
Evening star., 1939-11-02

! sleep okay now. I know its no
dream. ] know It's real" he |
chuckled. 'because I'm spending It,"
Evening star., 1939-11-02

), The Philippines' eight -hour labor
law has been temporarily suspended.
Evening star., 1939-11-02

parties without q shudder when /
pick up the bill" But q head
ache from spongers and an endless
flow Of crank letters.
Il just got an airmail letter from
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-24
Golf Course
Youth Admits
Staying Girl

Attica, Indiana, July 24.-(AP)-
Sheriff William Henry Ramsay an
nounced early today that Thomas
Boyce, 26-year-old golf course work.
er, had made an oral confession that
he killed Elizabeth DeBruicker, IL,
Attica school girl, and buried her
body near the Harrison Mills Country
Club.
Sheriff Ramsay said the confess
sion was made to Fountain county
Prosecutor R. c. Senters, State Police
men Paul Rule and Robert Bowman,
and Deputy Sheriff George w. Kel-
ler.
The sheriff said that Boyce, who
had been held since a few hours
after the girls body was found Sat
urday denied raping the girl. He
sald the man admitted strangling
her, however, with the belt of her
Dress and burying her in a shallow
grave. He said the girl was killed
be'Ween 100 and 2 o'clock Friday
afternoon.
boyce was rushed here from the
West Lafayette pCDice barracks al
dawn, and then started to Indiana
polls, where he will be kept in jail
pending the filing of formal charges
ramsay said
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-24
Georgia Belt
Warehouses
AreCrowded
Farmers And Tobac-
co Handlers w a i t
Chant Of Auctioneers
Tomorrow; Crop Ad-
mittedly Inferior in
Type.

Valdosta, Ca, July 24.-(AP)-
Farmers and tobacco handlers hus-
tied preparations today for the open
ing of bright leaf tobacco auctions
tomorrow morning in II Georgia and
Florida cites.
Most warehouses were packed
with baskets of tot.@cco many hours
before the auctioneers were to sound
their call for dollars Outside, other
farmers waited patiently for cleared
spaces on the warehouse floors.
Upwards Of $4,000 farmers were
expected to market leaf grown and
cured in Georgia, north Florida and
eastern Alabama.
A forecast of increased production
and inferior grade of tobacco con-
fronted those waiting to hear the
first chants of the auctioneers.
A national forecast of 1922, ,00C
pounds, compared with 85,731 ,O0C
pounds of flue-cured tobacco last
year, has been made, and the Geor-
gia Tobacco Warehousemen's Asso-
citation reported in meeting Sat
urday that the crop appeared to be
inferior to the 1888 leaf.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-24
No Proposal
For Loan Is
Considered
"A p p e a S e m e n t"
Talks In London Last
Week Declared By
Halifax To II a v e
Been ENTIRELY I'm
official" in Statement
In House Of Lords.

London, July 24-(AP)-Confront-
ed with opposition suggestions that
he was trying to buy peace with
Germany, Prime Minister Chamber
lain declared in the House of Com
mons today that "there is no pro-
posal for a German loan" now under
consideration
Questioned about reports that r.
S. Hudson, British secretary for over
seas trade, and DR.. Helmuth Wohl-
that, German trade expert, had dis
cussed a scheme to lend Germany
SIS, 5,000,0 100000, Chamberlain said:
"The cabinet knew nothing about
these conversations, nor did any
other minister, other than the minis
ter concerned"
Arthur Greenwood, deputy leader
of the Labor party, who earlier had
warned the prime minister against
flirting with the idea of appease-
ment, jumped up and asked:
"Can we take it that there is no
intention on the part of the govern
ment now to begin discussions which
might look like bribery to Herr Hit
Ter, in order to buy peace"
ut is not the intention of the gov
ernment to initiate any discussions of
this kind" Chamberlain replied.
Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax
told the House of Lords that the So
called "appeasement" talks between
British and German representatives
in London last week were sentire1y
unofficial"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-24

Atlanta, Ga, July 24.-(AP)- A
British divine, accenting his denomi-
nations passion for religious liberty,
appealed to the sixth Baptist World
Alliance here today for action on
persecution in foreign countries,
particularly Roufnania and Russia.
High light of the third day of the
Baptist World Alliance sessions was
the report of it's secretary, DR.. j. H.
Rushbrooke, of London. He recounted
progress since the congress met in
Berlin five years ago.
among all evil omens of the past
five years, the most menacing is the
activity of secular and ecclesiastical
powers in narrowing the bonds of
liberty he said. ''In much less than
half of the European continent does
religious federation today exist in
fact"
In Roumania, the secretary said,
the prime minister, "doubtless with
the sympathy and support of King
Carol, has ordered police to permit
Continued on Page Four)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-24
Seven Negroes AS
Suspects Held In
Moyock Bank Grab

Norfolk, July 24.-(AP)-Federal
Bureau of Investigation agents from
North Carolina and several witnesses
are expected to arrive here today and
proceed with local detectives to the
Princes Ann county Jail, where
they will question seven Negro sus-
poets in connection with the Curri-
tuck bank robbery at Moyock, N. c.,
last Tuesday.
Taken into custody last night at
a Princess Anne county dance hall
by county and Norfolk police, the
suspects are being held for. posi-
BILE Identification by victims Of the
recent bank robbery and agents in
Norfolk.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-24
Henderson Given $l,120
For Street Maintenance
Highway Department
Announces Alloca-
ton of $485,861 to
Cities And Towns I'm
der State und Dis
tribution.

Raleigh, July 24.-(AP)- Chief
Engineer w. Vance Baise, of the
Highway and Public Works Commits
sion, released tentative figures today
for distribution of $485,861 to muni-
cipalities to aid them in maintaining
highways within their limits.
Baise and Chairman Fran L. Dun
lap will hear appeals August from
the municipalities.
Towns with over 5000 population
got $204,550 to use in maintaining
highway streets; towns with over g.
600 where the maintenance is done
by the State got $1OOO,578, and towns
with under 5000 population got
$18O,724.
ALLEGATIONS to cities which will do
their own maintenance work in
cluded: Goldsboro, $6,5OO; Wilson,
$3.50.
Those getting the biggest shares
among cities where the State will do
the maintenance included: Green
vile, So, 3,16O; Henderson, 1,12O; Lum-
berton, $1,89O; Tarboro, $3.50, and
Washington, 5000.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-24
Britain Recognizes
Special Rights OF
Japanese In China
Not De Facto Recog-
milton OF Japanese
Sovereignty Owe r
Any Chinese Doman,
Chamberlain ellis
Commons; T O k y o
Parley "Local".

London, July 24.-(AP)-
Great Britain announced today
her recognition that Japan
has Especial requirements" for
maintaining public order" in
certain parts Of China, but
denied that this constituted
the de facto recognition of
Japanese sovereignty over any
Chinese territory.
Announcing the basis of current
British-Japanese negotiations on
their dispute in Tientsin, wilere
japanese has blockaded the Brit
ish and French concessions since
June IA, Prime Minister Chamber
lain told the House Of Commons:
"The japanese forces in China
have special requirements for the
purpose of safeguarding their own
security and maintaining public or
der in the regions under their con-
troll Gin China), and they have to
suppress or remove any such acts
or causes as will obstruct them or
benefit their enemy"
In response to barrage of ques-
tions, the prime minister stated the
agreement did not mean de facto
recognition of Chinese territory
occupied by Japanese forces, or any
change in British policy in regard
to China.
He also declared the negotiations
in Tokyo would be confined to the
local issues at Tientsin.
While the prime minister was
addressing the lower house, Foreign
Secretary Lord Halifax told the
House of Lords that the Japanese
had agreed to try to control anti
British demonstr ations, and that
nothing in the negotiations in To-
kyo 'would affect the position and
obligations of other powers"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-24
Leader In Grange
Makes Charges On
i. S. Labor Board

Washington, July 24.-(AP)
Fred Benckman, legislative
representative of the National
Grange, told the Senate Labor
Committee today the National
Labor Relations Board was
flOuting the clear intent of Con-
gress" in its rulings pertaining
to agriculture.
"By usurping jurisdiction
over various cases in which ag-
ricultural labor is involved" he
said, "the National Labor Rela-
tiOnS Board has, in effect. nulli-
fled the exemptions granted by
Congress-
Brenckman urged enactment
or legislation to exempt specifi-
cally from the labor act "tWi-
light zone" workers employed in
local handling and processing
of farm products.