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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-10
MRS. BERGDOLL
is MOTHER AGAIN

Philadelphia, Oct. 10.-UP)-
Mrs. Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, wife
of the World War draft ot-iger, gave
birth to her sixth child today, a
girl, at the Lankenau hospital.
The hospital notified Bergdoll at
Governors Island. New York. where
he is serving an eight year sentence
after conviction by court martial
last week.
The girl weighed six pounds, IS
ounces, The hospital said both
mother and daughter ARE doing
fine.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-10
THE WORLD WAR
Is YEARS AGO,
OCT. 10, 1914
tBy United Press,

tBy United Press)
German bombardment Of Lille
begun.
CapituIation Of Antwerp signed
Nv governor.
Battle Of La Bassee started WIN
British attack.
Eritish-Japanese forces launch
"a eenelAI attack Sc Using -tae
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-10
Fiore Massucci.
Identified Kelly
To Agent Of FIJI
Frank j. Whalen Special F. B. |. Agent Testifes to
Identification in Court Today-Sensational
Evidence in Ext0rti0n Trial
tBy Democrat Staff Reporter)

New Haven, October TO- Especial to The Democracy
Identification of the strange man. in the case Foe
Massucc Waterbury WPA worker who is accused two
attempts to extort $4,000 from ExMayor Frank Hayes
through the mails as related to him by Massucci in the
witness stand today in u District Court by Frank j.
Walen special agent of the FBI stationed in New Haven
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-10
BY FREDERICK G. OECHSNER
United Press Staff Correspondent


(Upited Press Staff Correspondent
Berlin, Oct 10.-(UP)-Rumors of
the resignation of the British gov
eminent and the declaration Of an
armistice swept Berlin today and
brought a charge by the German
official wireless that the British
secret service had spread them de-
liberately to aid war mongers."
Before the radio denied the
rumors, there was rush on wine
and liquor stores by persons pre-
pairing to celebrate the "srmistice".
Business was proceeding as usual
this morning when suddenly, all over
Berlin, people began discussing ex-
citedN the impending end Of the
war.
In shops, in ofaces, OF, street cor
ners. people gathered excitedIy to-
discuss The reports Many ueople es-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-10
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Oct. 1O-fUP)--Gov-
eminent expenses and receipts for
the current fiscal year through Oct
9TH, compared with year ago:
$2.637, 659.641.74 S2,42s, 1886. 7s4.S2
$1,540. 672.S00.51 $1,6O2, 296, 727.72
s1.oss.ss7.s4i,2s ss21 .sss. oo7.1o
Net Deficit
si.os7.5ss.lsI.ss sso7.o72.7o7.lo
Cash Balance
$2,0s0, 205,5 33.38 $2,8s3,1ls, Ses.42
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The Weather

Cloudy, Warm Tonight;
Showers ON Wednesday
FUN Weather Report Page .
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Evening star., 1939-02-22
Traffic Accident
Fatal 10 Resident
OF Alexandra
Truck Driver Arrested:
Justice Department
EmpIoye Injured

Traffic accidents yesterday re-
suited in the death of an Alexandria
resident and the serious injury Of a
local Justice Department employe,
while number of other minor ac-
cidents were reported by police.
Edward Payne Brown, so, of the
800 block of Duke street, Alexandria,
died on the way to Alexandria Hos
pital yesterday from injuries re-
ceived when he was crushed beneath
q load of railway ties after a truck
overturned. Witnesses who pulled
him from beneath the ties said he
had been riding on the back of the
truck when it overturned down the
bank of 15-foot culvert in the 1900
block OF Duke street. Mr.. Browns
chest was crushed.
Alexandria police arrested Edward
6. Kidd, 81, driver of the truck, and
charged him with manslaughter and
operating an automobile under the
influence of liquor. Kidd, who lives
IN the 1900 block of Prince street,
Alexandria, was released on $500
bond. Neither he nor another man
riding in the trucks front seat was
injured.
Martin in Fair Condition.
Emergency Hospital attaches said
today that Julius c. Martin, rs, who
received a fractured skull when
struck by street car yesterday,
slept well last night" and was in
fair condition. Mr.. Martin, director
OF the Bureau of War Risk Litiga-
ton, Department of Justice, also
received possible fractured wrist
and decorations.
Witnesses said Mr.. Martin was
crossing Pennsylvania avenue at
Eleventh street NV. when he ap-
parently stepped into the right front
OF the eastbound street car, which
police said was operated by Jack S.
Jeter, %, of 1909 Irving street NV.
A Washington man will face
United States Commissioner Barton
Phillips in Alexandria tomorrow to
answer a charge of driving while
drunk, following an accident on the
Mount Vernon boulevard last night.
DaugnterS In Car.
Park police who made the arrest
said the man gave his name as Frank
T. Cope AZ, of 1929 New York ave-
nue. NV. At the time OF the acci-
dent Cope's two young daughters
were passengers in the car. An
other passenger, Daniel R. White.
SO. OF Arlington, Va, was charged
with being drunk. Both men were
treated at Alexandria Hospital for
slight injuries. The two girls were
unhurt.
Police reported that the Cope car
collided with another driven bv Mrs
Paul M. Rocca of Colonial Village.
Va. wife of the secretary to Senator
Carl Hayden of Arizona. Bond was
fixed at $500.
An Unidentified man was slightly
injured yesterday when struck by a
car which police said was driven by
Harry Sumner, chauffeur at the
Brazilian Embassy. Sumner, who is
%. forfeited IS collateral posted at
No. 3 precinct station after being
charged with falling to yield the
right OF way to a pedestrian at Mas
sachusetts avenue and s street NV.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Buy American Policy
Ordered by U. S. H. A.

By the Associated Press.
Leon H. Keyserling, acting United
States housing administrator, dis
closed yesterday his organization had
revised contract regulations to re-
quire communities receiving Fed
eral housing loans to buy Ameri-
can"
Mr.. Keyserling told OF the new
policy in a letter to Representative
Smith, Democrat, OF Washington,
who had urged the U. S. H. A. to
inforce such q program "for the
benefit of the United States build
ing material industry"
Under the new program all ma
terials going into federauy financed
housing projects must be of do
mestic origin wherever possible, Mr..
Keyserling said.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Admitted to Fraternity

COLCHESTER, Va, Feb. -
(SpeciaD .-Aleck w. Williams, son
of Mrs. A. Harmon Roberts of Col
chester, Va, a senior at Virginia
Polytechnic Istitute in Blacksburg,
Va. has been admitted to Phi Kappa
Phi, national honorary fraternity.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Brain TwizzIers

A certain group of business men
had set up survey system to give
them very valuable information on
how to arrange their business in
Evening star., 1939-02-22

different key cities of the country.
In order to speed up the arrival of
the information their representa-
tives in each city had orders to
wire the information in as fast as
they got 1t. This was done in code
to prevent their big competitors
from intercepting it.
Here are the names of some of
the cities reporting. They are in
code.
!. GRKGR 7. PIFBFIKHS
Z. NXWVXH 8. SKIIKW
3. WFKVVIF 9. kVIKHVK
4. NKIVRGXYF 10. XGKQK
5. WIKI SRFDX IL. SFHBFY
6. HFC XYIFKHW IL. VAIWK
copyright. 1939D
(Answer on Page B-14)
Evening star., 1939-02-22
ROUGE

CAKE or CREAM, in
coIors thot ore keyed
to notch your eyes,
55c
Evening star., 1939-02-22

Flotterine sh a d es,
smoothness, protection
Of skin texture, and
perfect adherence, 55e.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-05

OF war followed similar reports in
diplomatic quarters here that the
next danger point likely would
center in eastern Europe. with Ger
many making a new move to es-
tablish dominance in the Ukraine.
The approval of Mr.. Roosevelt's
speech expressed in British sources
conceded with what appeared to
be important developments in Ber-
lin and Rome
In Berlin. well-informed Nazi
sources took the attitude that fu-
ture relations with the United
Staes might depend upon utter
ances made before congress and
that any attacks by American
statesmen on the Reich might
force" a formal break in diplo-
matte relations unless such attacks
were diSavowed by the government.
In Rome. the United States am
bassador held a conference with
Premier Benito MuSsolini which
reliable diplomatic sources said was
for the purpose of conveying the
hope of President Roosevelt that
there would be no new develop
ments ieopardizing European or
world peace (in Washington, state
department officials said the con-
ference at Rome concerned refugee
problems)
Those developments emphasized
the interest with which Europe
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-05
Methodist Men to
Meet Here Fridav

El Centro will be host Friday for
the Imperial Valley Methodist
Mems conference and banquet to
be held in the church. beginning 1t
D. m with the conference.
DR. A. Throckmorton of Chicago.
national secretary fCr the Methodist
mems organizations. will lead the
conference and will deliver the
principal address at the evening
session, discussing the various
problems Christian men must face
in changing world and the need
of Christian guidance and living in
4 democracy.
In addition. Dr.. James Edwin
Dunning of Los Angeles will assist
in the conference.
The banquet is set for $40 O'Clock
The dinner being prepared and
served by the FL Centre Methodist
Womens Aid society.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-05
Fascist Leader
Forms Japanese
Government Policy

TOKYO, Jan. S. UP)-Baron
Kiichiro Hiranuma, 70 year old
bachelor and founder of the right
wing extremist National Founda-
ton party assumed leadership of a
reorganized cabinet today.
Hiranuma is regarded generally
as representing the Fascist element
and the extreme nationalist elc-
ment in the fighting forces.
Nevertheless, it was asserted as
he completed his cabinet today that
he would continue the policies of
the preceding government toward
China and would pursue an even
more moderate policy domestically.
In reorganizing the cabinet. Hir-
anuma persuaded Prince Fumimaro
konoye, whom he succeeded as
premier, TO remain as a minister
without portfolio.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-05
Stepson Jailed
ForL-. A. kiIIinq

HOLLYWOOD. Jan. 5. UPD-Po-
lice Jailed on suspicion of murder
today the stepson Of James Peters,
SO, Portland, Ore, financier. who
vas fatally injured while taking
his family on a round of Hollywood
night clubs.
George Phillips. 80, the stepson
told a story that conflicted with
versions told by other witnesses, de-
tectiVes asserted.
Phillips, when booked at the city
Jail, still insisted he did not know
exactly how his stepfather was
hurt. He said that as they left a
night club, stranger made an
insulting remark TO one of the
women of the party. and in the
ensuing alteration he was dazed
by blow. Upon reviving, Phillips
said he saw the elder man, lying
on the sidewalk bleeding.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-05

received the United States presi-
dents message to congress at a
time when some diplomats are eX-
pressing fear that a new crisis is
likely in the spring.
Diplomatic fears of a crisis have
been based on belief that a Nazi-
sponsored movement will be press
ed for creation of a new Ukranian
state which would draw its terri
tory from Poland. Rumania. Czech
oslovakia and Soviet Russia
British quarters were especially
interested in the Roosevelt sugges-
ton that the United States neu-
trality law might be revised.
Such action might upset the
Spanish non Intervention agree
ment. particularly if the United
States sent munitions to Loyalist
Spain.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-05
'fornadoes Fatal
To Seven in South

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Jan. 5. CUP)
Seven persons were killed. at
least a score injured as a result OF
tornado winds in four southern
states.
A cyclone near Bolivar, Tenn.
last night destroyed the home of
Monroe Willis. 40. killing Willis
and injuring four others. Mrs.
Cecil Wilson and her five year-olci
| daughter were killed near Barger
ten. Tenn, in the same storm.
Previously four persons had been
killed in tornadoes near Winfield
and Montgomery. Louisiana.
/ Property damage was reported in
Mississippi and Arkansas.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-05
Truce Reached in
Harbor Dispute

LOS ANGELES. Jan. 5. CUP)-A
truce was reached today in labol
dispute which halted cargo move
ment and tied up is ships in Los
Angeles harbor since Tuesday.
Under the truce, the cargo check
ers would return TO work for 80
days under present conditions while
mediators attempt 20 settle their
grievance that work is not cquit-
ably distributed among their num-
berS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-05
LoyaIists Summon
Class TO CoIors

BARCELONA, Jan. 5. CUP)-
The government today announced
that the class of 1922-men now SO
years old-and the first quarter Of
the class of 1942-noW 18 years old
had been called to the colors to
bolster the Loyalists' desperate de-
fense of Catalonia.
The call for men to stand off
the Insurgent offensive directed py
Gen. Francisco Franco came after
the rebel armies had broken the
outer defense lines in Catalonia by
smashing both the north and south
flanks to reach the Artesa conf
munications center and the Lerida-
Tarragona highway.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-05
British Give RooseveIt's S Message
Rousing Welcome in View Of New
Crisis Brewing Over Europe

LONDON, Jan. >. (UP)-President Roosevelts mes
to congress challenging the world foes of democracy
received welcome in British quarters today espe
ciay because of reports that European crisis il
likely spring. The presidens warming of the dange
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-05
King George Snubs
Dionnes on Visit

CALLANDER. Ont. Jan. 5. IUPJ
DR.. Allan Ray Dafoe believes
French Canadians will deeply re-
sent the failure to include a visit
to the Dionne quintuplets here in
the itinerary of King George and
Queen Elizabeth for their Canadian
tour next summer. The babies arc
wards of the king.
Personally. don't care Daioc
said, but the dominion govern
ment is not showing much courtesy
TO the French in Canada"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-09-04
We SHALL WIN,
AYERS PREMIER

LONDON - The Polish radio
saturday nlght announced that
beth huusss az the Polish parl.a-
nasni met and heard Premier Gen.
Fslieisa slave -sklsaowski an
nounos war has beer imposed
upon IA
we accept the challenge the
premier said. we have been at
tackled and We are fighting We
shall win this war because Joseph
Pilsudsha taught Is how TO win
liberty and how 20 defend H.
we shall ain this VAR un-
der the supreme command Of
Marshal smigis -RydE. and.
by the holy passion Of our
Lord. he will lead ns to VIC
forx.
The rush q tremendous his
,orie events does not hold any ter
rors for Us We know the fortunes
Of war are ehsnseshls. but the un-
conquersbl. Polish army viii de-
feat the historic enemy Of our
country and crush Teutonie ar"
rosance and hsuEhtiness."
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lines and the radio they learned
that Germany had struck its first
blow, only a few hundred miles
away.
British Bitter
Nothing, short OF the bombing
OF London or another British city,
could have been calculated so TO
arouse British bitterness, anger
and determination more than the
torpedoing Of a British passenger
liner damned with men. women
and children.
The millions Of people in London
southeast England and the mid
lands had arisen after q nights
sleep broken by air slsrms-for
which they blamed Hitler person
slly-to hear the news which rous-
ed memories among the middle
aged Of the campaign Of the Ger
man U-boats in the Werld war.
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GOD FAvORS
E"HITlER


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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
The EASTERN FRONT

man peoples will to fight. in adai-
ton to avoiding any kind 81 mill
tsry service. Military penalties
FOR desertion ana absence without
leave we're increased.
WAR 10 EXTENDED
The announced capture Of Cfes-
tcchovo and Rsdonsko ended any
hopes that Germany might con-
fin. the invasion TO districts Of
Poland that had bsen German be-
fore the World war.
Both cities are removed from
former German areas
Guerrilla bands are continually
harassing German troops in Po-
land. II was reported, despite the
high commands assurance that
German troops are fighting only
Polish soldiers, not civilians.
WOMEN, CHILDREN WORK
The war. which Germany has
not yet declared against anybody.
vas brought home forcefully 10
Berlin residents when rangs Of
men began hurriedly digging bomb
shelters.
Women and children Joined in
the work. In one park residential
section women wearing air raid
warden dungsrsss, assisted By 4
group of children, dug out sand
from ehildrsns play boxes and
carried it to the Easements OF
houses, to be sacked and piled in
front Of windows.
The tension was frayinE Ger.
man nerves, az was demonstrated
at a restaurant last night when .
oicyelist jammed on his brakes.
causing a screech that brought
most of the diners to their feet
TWO ADVANCES
There had been no reports of
activity on the western front. and
the hurried preparations against
air raids was the only noticeable
reaction to the British and French
var declarations.
The force in Poland was re-
ported advancing on two sectors.
from the north and south. toward
warsaw and the heart Of the
country.
The southern force was the one
said to have taken Czestochoyo
ana hadomsko, both on the main
railway line southwest out Of
Warsaw to Katowice, Polish upper
Silesia.
POLES AVOID CLASH
There had been no news of con.
sequence for many hours of the
force, which claimed to
have driven Al miles across the
corridor in the first 4s hours Of
hostilities and to have reached
the Vistula river between Grau-
denz and Culm.
Neutral military observers in
Berlin believed that the Poles
we're trying to avoid any major
engagements until the British and
French could create a diversion bv
assaulting the western frontier.
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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
SINKING OF ATHENA


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ger quarters rehail,. the liner ear
rsss llfseosss fcf i.sa0 passengers
in addition 70 tire crew whose
members would mar them.
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exEns al "a m - . m. Tacoma
time. sunday with ths announce.
Hens ~ he nsw ministry az in.
formation.
Sank Rapidly
The s. s. Athena. ~ith 400
rs<scgers aboard. reported 10 the
admiralty that she had been tor
pedoed zoe miles west az the Heb
rides
tTne figure ot i.soo passengers
WAS believed 10 be incorrect, in
view Of checks o. line officials and
the American embassy In Londonl
Next came a second eommanique
at 5 a. m:
The last official information re-
eeived by the admiralty Was;
Sinking rapidly
just what happened. Just when
Or how the ssip Was struck. Was
not known fer hours after news
that the Athena had entered his
tory a. the first steamship victim
Of q war In which German sub
marines already were reported
active as far away as the csrsb-
bean sea.
U-Boats Reported
A Netherlands coastal steam
ship had arrived at cristobsl,
Canal Zone. yesterday with the
report that four German u-eoats
were refuelling at Curacao, Meth
erlsnds West Indies.
San Juan. Puerto Rico, reported
the French freighter carbet had
entered the harbor yesterday sf-
ternoon. and was believed TO be
taking refuge from German sub
marines in the Caribbean.
On the other side Of the world.
the Canadian Pacific liner EN-
press Of Japan had cancelled it's
sailing from Shanghai and was
From fisring newspaper head
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awaiting orders from the sd.
nslralty
Germany Sarus' BY lts official
radio today that Il had mined the
sntranoe 10 the Baltic.
Blsme Submarine
American Ambassador Is.seph =.
Kennedy. awakened q, hLs home
with news et tire ships report. AZ
oaos assembled an embassy staff
70 direc, all operations in behalf
81 IN. United states government
British conviction that the
Athsnls had been torpsdosd by a
Gsrmsn submarine ~ax reflected
officially BY the flat mention Of
It's torpedolng.
Tho Central News said;
The attack on the Athena
shows that the enemy 10 going in
for ruthless warfare against even
passenger liners. as he did IN the
Great war.
Recalls Lusitania
The British Press association
said,
The attack on the Athena re-
calls that OF the Lusitania In May.
1918 when she was torpedoed off
Queenstown. Ireland, with the
loss OF Lbs lives,
This outrage by a German u.
boat has always been regarded As
one Of the prime causes Of the
entry Of the United States into
the World war on the allied side !"
High French sources reported
the British had captured the Ger
man liner Bremen. fourth largest
passenger ship in the world. which
was racing home after having
been detained at New York for
customs inspection.
The admiralty said II knew
nothing Of the capture.
More Seek Tickets
Despite the sinking of the Ath-
enia- Americans crowded the Of
fees OF United States lines this
morning, seeking passage home.
Line officials had to close the
doors, and admit new applicants
only as others left.
The sinking brought home to
Britons. for the first time. despite
three air raid alarms during the
night. the fact that they really
were IN a grim and terrible
struggle.