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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-07

they were back in their car, head ing out. That's off our minds"
 "Yep, for a fact"
 'It looks to me like she called our bluff, 100 per cent. We dared her to help catch Barro, and she pitched right in."
 Hopes tone held definite pride. He reached to thump his hat far back on his head. He was not quite as large as Sheridan Starr, nor quite as tall, but he was every bit as handsome. And he could out shot Sheridan a little in target work. Youngest of he 300 or so officers who guard Uncle Sams southwestern frontier, these two also were perhaps. the most auda- cious.
 Tell you what, Cherry Hope Kildare grinned 8 bit, in strange embarrassment. There's no need of us kiddin' ourselves. Now-uh
 "Hunh?"
 T say we nights well under stand each other, Sherry. We aren't either one dumb. Now, the fact is, this Betty Mary's got what it takes. And - uh, well, tell you, I'll match you to see which ? one asks her for date first. Say Saturday night. Hunh?"
 Sheridan Starr smiled broadly. He kept staring straight ahead through the windshield.
 "No soap he finally drawled I already asked her for date. For Saturday night. I, uh, while we was setting there at the police station waiting. I phoned-I was going to tell you, Hope-I phoned up some flowers for her, and sent boy with note to go in 'em. She's probably smelling 'em by now, I imagine"
 Hope didn't say anything. He was driving, and the road was very rough now anyway. He didn't even smile.
 (TO Be Continued
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-07

An aspect of the motion picture business with which few movie goers are familiar is brought to light with the scheduled precsnta- tion of the new Universal picture, 8 Smart Girls Grow Up," which will begin an engagement at the State today. Deanna Durbin, sweet young singing star of the films, is starred, while the supporting cast is made up of such well-knowrl film stars as Nan Grey, Charles Winninger and Helen Parrish.
 8 Smart Girls Grow Up" is the first of a number of important pro- auctions to be shown at the State for the next few months, which have been set aside by the Universal Pictures Corporation as a mark of appreciation of its Eastern Sales Manager Frank J. Mccarthy.
 According to Miss Smith, man. ager of the State, Universal will make available during this testi- monial period as fine a group of films as have ever been released by motion picture company over a corresponding period of time.
 Among this lineup of pictures will be the new Bing Crosby starrer, East Side of Heaven," in which
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-07
BANK CAVES IN,
 | MAN SMOTHERS
Eugene GnIIos of New Haven Buried Beneath
 Sand and Stones
(special to the Democrat)

Woodbury, April Eugene Gullos. 51, an employe of the Clarke -Barone company of New Haven, was bureid alive yesterday afternoon when an embankment caved in while he was working below in a 15-foot ditch. The shower of earth fell so quickly he had no chance whatever of es- caping it.
 Fellow workers labored in vain to rescue him from the rocks and sand which completely covered his body When they finally uncovered his head he was dead from suffocation. Coroner Lester Schafer of Winsted began an investigation to determine how the accident happened. A pul- motor was used in vain in an effort to revive him.
 The body was ordered removed by Dr. Howard s. Allen of Waterbury to the Hickcox funeral home here. Gullos and fellow workers had been engaged in installing pipe line for drain from North Woodbury to the Pomperaug river. The accident hap pened west of the First Church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-07

Tuesday by Attorney John F. Me- Donough, of Waterbury and Nau- gatuck. He said that the fireman resigned in 1928, after having been severely injured during two major fires, and has been in poor health since that time.
 The bill for Mis- sMalone was widely supported. She has worked for the city for 31 years and the bill would have allowed her retirement on half-pay, though she has not reached the charter requirement. age of SO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-07
CITY's EFFICIENCY SURVEYED

St. Louis - (UPo = A group of businessmen and bankers, aided by a $40,000 appropriation from the city treasury, are making an efficiency survey" of the municipal govern ment here. The survey was prompted by city deficit caused by increased services and declining revenue from real estate in several downtown areas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-07
ATKINS RECEIVES
 SUSPENDED TERM

James Atkins, 59, of 445 Water town avenue, was given a 6O-day sentence with execution suspended yesterday by Judge Robert L. Mun- ger in superior court on the charge of obtaining money under false pre- lenses. States Attorney William B. Fitzgerald called the courts atten- tion to Atkins age and the fact that the defendant had no previous record.
 Atkins, who was represented by Attorney John F. Tobin, was ac- cused of obtaining $50 from William Flanagan, proprietor of Flanagan's Cleanres, IS Watertown avenue, by showing Flanagan a $500 check which, 1t was testified, Atkins de- scribed as part of an estate pay ment. Thereafter, he refused to pay back the $50 saying that Elan agan owed him money.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-07

Joan Blondell, Mischa ,Auer, Irene Hervey and a new child prodigy all will have prominent roles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-07

Work on the U. s. Border Patrol dignified career, held the free dom of outdoors plus the zest of ac- tion. It was a public service spiced heavily with danger, and it left lit tie or no time for the gentler social affairs. Content now with their friendship anyway, Hope and Sher- idan had remained thorough bach elors; often they had boasted good naturedly that they were immune" to feminine wiles. But that was be- fore Betty Mary Jordan came along.
 Sitting together now on an iron bench in front of the Fl Paso police headquarters, the two young officers were in better mood than they had been two hours earlier. Initial resentment at Betty Mary's arrival had changed to feeling Of responsibility.
 There's not thing to do but wait" Sheridan was saying. You darn sure it was Miss Jordan?"
 Positive? She gave me the high sign herself" Hope spoke intently.
 "Um. Nothing slow about that gal. And grea-a-a-a-at day, Hope, my son, she's pretty, that little trick isl"
 I'm not blind" said Hope. "When do you reckon she'll come out?"
 "No telling. And while I don't know what you aim to do, Hopey, me, I'm going to camp right here!"
 '1ll watch the back door," said Hope, departing.
 Right" Sherry agreed
 They had begun their vigil about 5 p. m. At 2, Sherry bought dozen tainales from passing peddler, sent another dozen around back of the building to his friend.
 At 10:20 o'clock Sherry walked to the corner of the building, gazed up at the crescent moon as if bored. Then he yawned and patted his hat on tight pat, pat, pat-walked back and sat down again. In five minutes Hope joined him, coming through the building. The hat tap ping was their private sign mean ing come on" or tits time to move" They got in their government car and drove away.
 "Where's she?" demanded Hope instantly, peering at the dimly lighted sidewalk.
 About three blocks yonder. We'll circle"
 They drove a mile and came up behind her, an old Mexican woman face bowed deeply in a black shawl. A few other Mexicans loit- cred up and down the semi-res- idence street.
 She's got to see us, but we can't recognize her." Hope avowed. "Stop a minute at that Mexican .botica yonder."
 Sherry driving, pulled up in front of the drug store. Hope left the car near the woman in black, bought cigarets, came back and re-entered the car. In a moment they sped away as if on important business of their own. LOS Federales" were thus likely to be seen any hour day or night about the streets of Fl Paso
 By artful dodging, turning and bluffing they trailed her for half an hour. She sat down to rest once on park bench. Then after 20 minutes she walked circuitously to the alley back of Fl Paso's famed Paso Del Norte hotel, poked ten tatively in some garbage cans where she apparently found a crust to eat. She fingered there 10 minutes. Then she looked right and left, slowly, saw no one, and entered the hotel kitchen door.
 Within another 10 minutes, the radio speaker in the Inspectors pa- trol car began calling:
 Consolidation. Consolidation. Consolidation Consolidation. Cnslidatin, Consolidation :"
 That's us!" Sherry Starr whis-
 Gifn nSsNn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-07

The committee has voted to re- porth unfavorably on the proposed amendments to the charter, but its report will not be filed in the senate until Tuesday or Wednesday. Sen ator Egan will seek enough votes to overthrow the committees recom- mendation.
 Pension Favored
 The same committee has voted to report favorably on a bill providing a pension for former Fireman James Lynch and unfavorably on bill allowing Miss Catherine Malone, an employe of the city clerks office to apply for pension.
 Senator Egan's bill would give the city plan commission broad powers with supervision over future devel- opment and expansion of Waterbury The commission would consist of the mayor, city engineer, and five civil Han members. Among its powers would be control over major city ex- penditures.
 The city auditor provision would take away a power now held by the controller. For this reason the bill has been opposed by Controller Sherwood Rowland and other lead ing Republicans.
 In III Health
 The pension for MT. Lynch was advocated at a committee hearing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-07
CHAPTER II

Talking things out and acting together Sheridan Starr and Hope Kildare had been close associates since they were 10 years old As schoolmates they had lived on adjoining ranches near Henderson, Texas and "buddes" still later they had written their names jointly on Texas Christian University hall of football fame. Next they had naturally moved together after graduation and so found themselves both working for Uncle Sam
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-07
MICHIGAN IS PICKLE LAND

East Lansing, Mich. (UP).-Michi- gan produces one-fourth of four billion pickles grown annually in the United States, it was reported re- gently at the annual pickle produc- CTS convention at Michigan State College.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-07
TOO MANY OAK STREETS

Bedding, Cal. = U.P) - When Lee Constant complained to the city council that failure in opening Oak street forced him to use the alley to get into his home, he started something. It developed that there are three Oak streets in the city, one on the east, west and south sides. The council instructed the city engineer to ascertain which Oak street Constant lived on.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-07
Egan Plans Fight On Commission Bill
Senate Committee Reports UnfavOraby on Local
 Legislators Measure Opinions on Pensions
tBy Democrat Legislative Reporter)

State Captol, Hartford April T. - Senator Edward P Egan expected to lead fight the senate floor next week to upset the cities boroughs committees unfavor able report his bill establishing city plan commission and providing for the appointment of city auditor by the E2na nf Einan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-07
BORDER ADVENTURE BY oesu ARNOLD

CAST OF CHARACTERS Border Patrol service secretary.
 SHERIDAN STARR - Handsome Border Patrol officer. also bachelor.
 LUIS BARRO-Mexican smuggler
 Yesterday: Arriving in Fl. Paso to check on the Luis BarrO smuggling case Betty Mary is challenged to investigate herself! Later Hope Kildare detects something suspicious about an old woman in the city jail
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-07

Trade routes of Asia Minor, which connected the east with the west about 200O B. C., were the first highway known.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13
CHAIRMAN UPSON
FIRES MANFRED.

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13
GOV. BALDWIN IN
PROBE OF STATE

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and who concoced the whole at
tempted extortion was Thomas p.
Kelly. former secretary to ex-Mayot
Hayes.
He said that he thought that
Massucci was the only witness in
the case who told the whole truth.
q. s. Attorney Butler started his
argument by answering a statement
by Attorney Navin that the govern
ment was the first to bring Kelly
into the case.
Navin Brought Kelly In
He said that the evidence clearly
showed that It was Navin who
brought Kelly in, recalling that
Navin had called the federal bureau
of investigation Office at New Ha-
ven and asked Inspector Whelan of
that department to 60 to New Ha-
ven county Jail to interview Mas
succi. It was during this interview
that Massucci said he had identi-
fled Kelly as the strange man" In
the case.
He pointed to the fact that not
only the governments handwriting
expert but the handwriting expert
brought from New York to New Ha-
ven by Attorney Navin agreed that
the handwriting in the extortion
notes was that of Massucci.
He read letters seized at Mas
succi's home in which MaSSucci was
applying for positions, written in
fine English but in which the word
answer was spelled "answere" in
different places and pointed to the
fact that the word answer in the
extortion notes was spelled
"answere."
Most Important Evidence
He then stated that the most i'm
portant evidence in the case was
that in connection with the hand
writing and called the jury's atten-
ton to the fact that Attorney Navin
in his argument did not once mem
ton the testimony of the writing
experts.
u. s. Attorney Butler concluded
by saying that if the jury believed,
as Attorney Navin claimed, that the
only one who told the whole truth
in the case was Massucci they
should certainly bring in a verdict
Of not guilty. If, however, they be-
lieved that others in the case told
the whole truth and If they believed
the handwriting experts, there was
no verdict possible but that Of guilty.
Case Started Monday
The case started last Monday.
Massucci, as is generally known,
was alleged to have written two ex-
tortion notes to ex-Mayor Hayes de-
manding on threat of death that he
drop bundle containing $4,000
from his automobile at the corner
of Catherine avenue and Wall street
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13
FRANCE PLANTS
AMBUSHES, TRAPS

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who might be useful in industry
and agriculture, 50 as to Keep farm
and factory work going at maximum
efficiency.
Premier Edouard Daladier report
ed at length to the cabinet on the
diplomatic situation, including latest
Developments in the Baltic and In
the United States congress.
It vas announced that In the past
"a hours there had been only five
German patrol raids, two In the
Warndt forest southwest Of Saar-
brucken and three elsewhere. All
wer repulsed. Artillery fire also had
diminished.
Despite perfect visibility all day
yesterday and q cloudless star-lit
night, German aviation was ground
ed while French reconnaissance
planes continued their flights and
French patrols roamed no mans
land, 1t was announced.
Traps, Alnbushes'
French patrols were reported
planting traps and ambushes, es-
pecially In the Hardt forest south
east of Pirmasens. French advance
guards occupy the Hardt forest areas
only at night.
German mines in no mans land
were said to have been constructed
ingeniously, often detonated by wires
attached to scraps of paper, strings,
knives and other Misunderstanding
objects that a French soldier might
pick up.
Patrol raids continued and were
repulsed. They were explained by
French experts as for the purpose Of
ascertaining the strength of the
French line at various points, try
ing to identify the French regi-
ments and if possible, to take pris-
onerS so that the German general
staff can make a field map like that
completed three weeks ago by the
French general staff based on early
French patrol activity.
The no mans land between the
French and German trenches is
much wider than it was during the
World war, it was explained, and
the patrols have more room to rove.
German patrol tactics were said to
be invariably the same. The patrols
advance until the French open fire.
A shore machine gun battle follows
as the Germans feint and try to
draw out the French outposts to
grab q few prisoners. The French
stay in their trenches and throw
hand grenades. The Germans final
ly retreat.
In few isolated cases there have
been violent hand-to-hand fights
with bayonets but the French insist
that all patrols have been repulsed
with losses averaging 20 to 80 Ger
mans day, and that as yet no
Frenchmen have been taken prison.
ers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13
War Echoes

Washington, Oct. 13-(UP) -
President Roosevelt revealed today
that the United States Demarche to
Russia asking maintenance of
peaceful Finnish-So relations
took the form of a personal appeal
to President Kalinin of the U. S.
S. R.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he has not re-
ceived any reply from Russia to his
intervention in behalf of Finland.
He added, in commenting on the
E ropean situation, that he still has
received no direct intimation from
Berlin that Adolf Hitler wants this
country to mediate the European
war.
Mr. Roosevelt said he had no COM
ment on reports that Hitler wants
this country to mediate the Eu-
ropean situation.
Berlin, Oct. 13-CUP)-The Off
cial D. N. B. News Agency today is
sued the following statement:
I'm connection with the AsSociat-
ed Press report from Berlin that the
Reich Press Chief DR.. Dietrich made
statement according to which only
intervention by President Roosevelt
could halt the war in the west,
which has been interpreted in va
riouS quarters abroad as an appeal
to President Roosevelt to intervene,
we announce that no such appeal
was made at all or intended.
This is apparently due to a mis-
understanding of the meaning OF a
private conversation which does not
permit this interpretation
New York, Oct. 13-(UP)-The
master of the S. S. President Hard
ing advised the United States lines
today that it had gone to the res
cue of French tanker in the At
lantic and en- route had saved SO
members of the crew of the British
steamer Heronspool.
The message from Capt. James E.
Roberts to the United States lines
office here reported that the Pres
ident Harding, responding to an
SOS from the French tanker w.
Emile Miguel had picked up the
Heronspool's survivors and that
when the American ship arrived at
the side of the French vessel. it was
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(Continued from Page ID
trict had been conceded to Mayor
Perriello. They referred sarcastically
to Mr., Upson''s post-primary state
ment, in which he said, II hope no
one has any hard feelings and that
every member of the party #. will
cooperate to insure Republican sue
cess"
Attorney Michael j. Galullo, CAM
paign manager for the mayor, de-
clared that Mr.. Manfredi's dismiss
sal as leader was another illustra-
ton of the dictatorship" of the
town chairman. Mr.. Galullo said
that his Interpretation of Republic
can party rules gave the town
chairman authority to remove a
leader only for cause, and after due
notice and hearing.
Meantime the Republican organ
ization was seeking to line up slate
of candidates for city and town Of
fices, though Mayor Portfolios back
ers insist that he Is still very much
in the running for the nomination.
They claim that several of Is u,l-
pledged organization delegates will
support the mayor at the city con-
venticn Monday night. The organ
ization, on the other hand, claims
that its choice, who at the moment
is the mayors secretary, Charles c.
Foster, is certain of victory at the
convention.
Mr.. Galullo declared today that
the Perriello group plans no at
tempt to GUST Major John M. Bur-
rail- as deputy registrar Of voters.
However, the Perriello group and
other elements within the party are
seeking to keep Registrar Albert 0.
Faller from being renominated.
The name of Gertrude Keenan,
has been advanced as a candidate
for town clerk. Previously mentioned
has been Robert Stone
The city clerkship nomination is
now largely contest between HON.
er Bernier, who has the backing OF
French organization, and John w
McGurk, who has wide support
among labor groups and IN the
fourth and fifth wards. Thomas M
Bane is mentioned as the organiza-
tons choice for the nomination for
controller.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13
Only Spectacular Move
Can Block Catastrophe
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Finland, obviously concerned as Il
the outcome, rushed its final military
preparations, with the total of mer
ready for action boosted to 100000
The Gulf Of Finland ports wert
closed and both Premier A. K. Ca.
lander and Foreign Minister j. E
Erkko issued statements declaring
that while the nation wants peace II
Is ready to fight If necessary. Ger
many refused to broadcast Erkko's
statement, which was intended for
America.
Russia To Meet Germany
The Soviet government was pre-
pared to carry out its agreement to
consult further with Germany as the
result of the apparent collapse OF
the Nazi-Soviet peace offensive.
Support for the Hitler peace terms
continued strong in Moscow, but
whether the Soviets eventually
wuold go farther than economis aid
to the Reich was not indicated.
A diplomatic report circulated
without confirmation in London that
the Soviets were considering issu-
ance of an invitation to the rep
resentatives of all Baltic and Scan
dinavian states to go to Moscow for
discussion of a multi-lateral trade
and political agreement.
Turkey continued negotiations
with Russia for aggression
pact which the Soviets hoped would
close thu Dardanelle Strait to any
belligerent. Delay apparently was
due to the Turkish desire to make
agreements with both Russia and
the Allied powers in manner pro-
tecting her interests in the Medi-
terranean as we'll as in the Black
Sea.
Amid all of the belligerent de-
velopmentS on the diplomatic front,
there was still no great military
move that would indicate the be-
ginning of the war in earnest" pre-
dicted by Nazis as result of Cham
berlain's speech. On the contrary,
David Lloyd George, British World
war prime minister, opened ma
tional peace campaign in the British
Isles in an effort to bring belliger-
ent and neutral national into con-
ference.
On the Rhineland front, activity
slowed down after squirt in fight
ing during the last three days. Nazis
reported that the French had blown |
up several bridges across the Rhine.
French sources said that official in !
formation indicated that the Ger
mans were preparing for much |
bigger counter-offensive in the |
Rhine Moselle section in an effort |
to regain some of the territory lost |
to French troops.