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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15
MILL PLAIN GANG
 $ GIVEN BLAME
Frank Meo Testifies as He Tries to Defend His
 Arrested Son

4 Mil Plain corner was blamed by Frank Meo, of Noble avenue, for enticing his son, Francis, 10, away from the straight and narrow when MT. Meo was called to testify at . breach of the peace and as- sault case in City Court today.
 Young Meo and Stanley Teach, IS, of 242 Woodtic road, arrested November s after e scuffle in South Main street gasoline station were given suspended sentences and placed on three-months probation by Judge John L.. 0affney.
 station Attendant Hurt
 William Watson, %, of Branch street, gas station attendant, who was injured when the youths jumped on him in what was called a grudge fight, testified he discharged a pistol into the floor during the thick of the battle. He said he sui fered head injury when forced his assailants through a window
 MT. Meo was put on the sts by Attorney Alfred L. Finkelstei testify regarding his sons ch ter. He said the boy is as worker and contributes to tn, port of the family, but was
 enced by gang that hangs a. Q corner in Mill Plain.
 Promises of good behavior were exacted from Teach and Meo by Judge 0affney after he and Prose- cutor Michael J. 0alullo advised them that future infractions would mean sentences.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15
EARTHQUAKE HIT
 IN FIVE STATES
No Serious Damage in Any Place; Things Were
 Shaken Up Some

Philadelphia, Nov. i5-(UP)--An earthquake Of considerable intensity was felt in parts Of five eastern seaboard states last night, but il did no damage.
 The shock, which lasted about 1C seconds, rattled dishes, toppled furniture and pictures and almost threw some people from their beds It was felt at 9:45 D. m. (E.S.T.) in Southern New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, parts of Maryland, and very slightly in New York city. A thunderous rumble accompanied 1t in some cities. Many people fled from their homes.
 A second, scarcely discernible" trenor' was felt two minutes later at Camden, N. J.
 The seismographs of the Frank lin Institute here and at Fordham University, New York, recorded the Quake. Franklin institute officials estimated the center Of the disturb ance about 35 miles from Philadel- phia, probably to the north"
 FOrdham U. Reports
 Father Joseph Lynch of Fordham University reported that.it occurred about 100 to 105 miles south of New York.
 "The arnplification was just a
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15
BRIDEPORT MEN
 IN MURDER TRIAL

New Haven, Conn.,, Nov. 15.-(UP) The state continued presentation of testimony today in the first de- gree murder trial of two Bridgeport men who successfully appealed life sentences imposed during previous trial
 On trial were George Parelli, AZ. and Camillo Venezia, 45, charged with the burlap bag murder of Arr manda, Salvione, Bridgeport watch maker on lonely Orange road Nov. 8, 1884.
 The two men were convicted on second degree charges in l937, but risked their lives in an appeal for a new trial which was granted by the stat supreme court.
 Selection of q jury was completed late yesterday and testimony began immediately. First witness was El- Hot s. Duncan. Essex. state police phetcxEanheT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15
WOBURN MAYOR
 AGAIN ELECTED
Kane Ran This Time on Re. publican Ticket; Hit in
 Street Fight

Boston, Nov. 15-CUP)-His yic- tory smile lopsided from a swollen Jaw, Woburn's Mayor William E, Kane returned to city hall today af- ter winning second two-year term.
 Kane, who has resorted to lions cages fpr drunks and bed-less fire stations to publicizc his economies, was reelected by a 5-to-4 margin over SC hool committee chairman
 " M. Leen yesterday. With %
 cent of the electorate baloting
 boiled 5230 and Leen 40o3.
 le fiery mayor, former marine,
 .vened the election by getting in-
 we'd In fist fight when he at.
 mpted to close Q tavern allegedly
 zen illegally near a polling place. then he went to a telephone booth D call police, proprietor James Mo- Carron protested that no liquor was being sold. Blows were struck and Kane emerged with his face dam- aged. No one was arrested.
 Kane returned to his round of the polls after receiving first aid. Elec- ted as Democrat two years ago, he was running yesterday as Q Repub- lican after losing his party's rom- nation to Leen by a narrow nargi. At Chelsa. Mayor Edward J. Yoke, president of the Massachusetts May or's club. won third two-year term, defeating Sen. Bernard l.. Sullivan by S-to-2 margin in a non-par- tisan contest.
 At Maiden, Mayor John D. Devir, seeking seventh two-year term, was defeated byb 72-year-Old former Mayor William A. Hastings by 453- vote margin and ballots werer im- 'uoundsa anticIpAtlng Q recount
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15
War Of Starvation Is Very Evident In Europe
All Leaders Over There, However, Are Convinced Hitler Intended to Smash Through Holland; He
 May Do That in Desperation
By LOUIS F. KEEMLE United Press Cable Editor)

The belief that this is going to be war of starvation and of nerves grew today.
 Officials, military men. corre- spondents and others in London and Paris who should know still are con- vinced that Hitler intended a thrust through Holland as a start of his war in earnest''--he promised war f; earnest" six weeks ago, incident ally. \.
 The drive not only has been post poned but may never come, except as an act of desperation and 1t Is a question even then if Hitler could override the opposition of his gen- eral staff.
 Allied observers point out that Hitler did not mass 500000 trained men, with motorized divisions, near the Dutch border just for exercise. They believe the maneuver was for a dual purpose-to take the Nether- lands as base against England, and and to intimidate Belgium through Holland.
 Dutch Are Prepared
 The Dutch did not intimidate as per schedule. They threw every re- source they had into preparing to meet invasion. Even so, Hitler could have crushed them, but they were not acting alone.
 It soon became apparent that Hol- land could not be taken as an iso-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15

The Official German News Agency statement said that two British fly ing boats were destroyed and Brit ish cruiser was believed hit in the shetland Islands raid.
 "Das ist nu dere anfang. CThat is only the beginning). It can be expected that more surprise attacks will follow" the statement added in line with recent Naz press threats that armed passenger and merchant ships will be attacked without warn- ing by U-Boats.
 One U-Boat along in "the lasb few daya" sank 26,000 ton sof shipping and took a prize ct sea, the German high command announced.
 Allied commanders have been eX- pecting c Nazi thrust for Q long time. In fact. they have been surprised by Adolf Hitier's siowness to abandon the totalitarian technique of nerve war" threats and political pressure and by his delay in starting a war of military assault.
 Spectacular Thrust Coming
 Some of them believe that the Fuehrer or his advisers are now so gravely concerned as to the outcome of big scale offensive by land or air that 1t will be attempted only In desperation, but the general view Is that some spectacular thrust should be expected.
 Against such an evtntuality, the British and French are prepared and at the same time they were devoting all their energies toward completing the encirclement of Ger many which, in the final analysis, they expect to strangle the Nazi mil- itary machine with as little military action as possible.
 Tn regard to the German threat of intensified sea and air war, the British retaliated with announce ment that Royal Air Force boinb-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15
MAYOR OF.LONC
 BEACH KILLED
PatrOIman Fires Five Shots Into Mayor Louis
 Edwards This A. M.

Long Beach, N. r., Nov. l5.-(UP) Police announced today that Mayor Louis F. Edwards had been shot and fatally wounded and his body guard critically wounded by a member of his own police force who surrender ed voluntarily at headquarters.
 In what appeared to be the after- math of Q departmental political fight, Patrolman Alvin Dooley, ad- mitted, police said, that he fired five shots at the mayor and Detective James Walsh as they stood on the steps of Edwards house this morn- ing.
 Then, Police Chief Edward Agnew said. Dooley walked calmly to the police station, surrendered and con- fessed to the double shooting. Edwards, 47. died at l0:40 a. rn.-- 30 minutes after he had fallen te the steps with three bullets in his side. Walsh, rushed to Long Beach hospital with his chief, was in a 'very, very critical" condition from Q wound In his left kidney.
 May Save Walsh
 At noon the hospital sent out an emergency call for blood donors in an attempt to save Walsh's life, and four patrolmen responded.
 At that hour, Dooley was held in a police cell but had not been formally charged.
 Agnew said that the shooting oc- cured almos at the moment Dooley had arrived at his post, a police booth in front of the mayors home. The policeman was standing before the Edwards home, Agnew said, when the mayor and his body guard
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15
FURIOUS WAR AT
 SEA IMMINENT
Britain Seizing German Imports on Neutrals Starts New Sub Ter
 rOrisnl
BY FREDERICK KtJH

BY FREDERICK KgH United Press Stan Correspondent
 London, Nov. 15.-CU3o.--A hint that Great Britain soon may start seizing German exports from neu- tral ships, and Germans announced submarine campaign against armed allied merchant ships lay the basis today for furious war at sea.
 The outlook boded even worse for neutral countries already gravely concerned over their commerce. Even without an Reconsideration of of sea war, marine losses had risen sharp ly in the past three days and last night Sweden and Germany sus- pended their trade negotiations be- cause of an argument over Ger many's mining of Swedish territorial waters.
 There had been only a hint that Britain would interfere with out bound German cargoes-the sugges- tion was said to have been made first by the British economic news paper Financial News-but Germany was quick to seize upon 1t.
 (A German short wave wireless broadcast said such an act would affect neutrals first of all, since goods taken from Germany be- came the property of the purchaser on leaving the Reich, and that Ger many could retaliate on ships bound from British ports to neutral coun- tries. The German newspaper Deutscher Dienst also suggested that Germany could intercept British
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15
Divers Search Waters Of Lake
 Maracaibo For 500 To 1000 Dead
Venezuela Horror in Oil City Not Yet Fully
 Cleared Up
RESIDENTS OWED
 INTO FIERY LAKE

Maracaibo. Venezuela, Nov. l5.- | (UP)-Divers searched in the oily 1 waters Of Lake Maracaibo today fo, the bodies of the men, women and children who perished when fire swept the "Stilt City" of Lagunillas an oil town 40 miles southeast oi here.
 Estimates of the dead ranged from 800 to 1000 and damage was set at $l,240,000.
 The divers were reported to have recovered 28 bodies in the first search among the charred piles which marked the site of the oyer- water section of the town whicl, sprang up 25 years ago when foreign companies, principally American be- gan. to take oil from the surround ing field. g
 Rescue workers, under the per- sonal direction of President Man. uel Maldonado of the State of zulia. took physicians, medical supplies, food and collins to the stricken community by feiTyboat and launches.
 Fire Started Monday
 The fire started Monday night when a gasoline lamp exploded in q saloon. It spread quickly burn- ing a short bridge which connected the over-water section of the town with the part 10 the community on the short, cutting off the escape of 5000 inhabitants.
 The "Stilt City" of 300 huts, packed into an area little larger than city block, was built on piles connecting the oil wells in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15

Democrats regained control of the board of aldermen in yesterdays city election, electing all eight of their candidates. Seven of the eight Republican candidates were also elected. under the city charter pro- vision that the minority party have seven of the IS aldermen.
 The losing Republican was Francis T. Phillips, a member of the Pape- Upson group. He had the lowest total of the eight Republican alder manic candidates and consequently Is dropped. He received i5,003 votes.
 Two years ago the Democrats lost control of the board of aldermen. and the board has been Republican.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15
HERD OF COWS
 BURNED TO DEATH

Derry. N, H., Nov. 15.-(UP)--A herd of 26 cows perished early today when fire leveled all buildings on the farm of John J. Yeronis. Loss was set at $i0.000. Wakened by flames, the 64-year old farmer, his wife and their son. John ran out lightly clad. in freezing weather Father and son jumped into their automobile and raced three miles toward Derry Center. The machins ran out of gasoline as they neared the fire station and they ran bare foot the remaining 100 yards.
 The house, barn and outbnildlnes were destroyed hAfore fircmen ar rived. Yesonis said his property was only partly covered oy h. surAnce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15
City Total Vote Was S6,7O4
Democrat Victories Go Far Bacl

Much of the credit for the Demo- cratic victory was given Q reorgan- i2ed town committee. headed by Chairman Joseph P. Mulville. The town committee had the support of scores of volunteer workers during the campaign.
 Belanger Leads Them All
 The leading Democratic vote- getter was Serge Belanger, candi- date for city treasurer. He polled l752l votes, to win by 2,649 over James B. Morrow. Republican.
 The second-highest total waG amassed by Town Clerk Mary c. Kilmartin, running for reelection. She boiled l7,437 votes, to defeat Republican Thomas F. Bane by a. 474.
 MT. Scully had the third-highest Democratic vote. Swept into office with him were Joseph M. Happy" Shea, candidate for city clerk; Clays ton Briotti, candidate for city sher- if; Humbert Mangini, candidate for tax collector: John T. Derwin cane didate for another term as registrar of voters and Thomas M. Conlon. candidate for controller.
 Minority Victories
 The only offices won by the Re~ publicans were those which state statutes or the city charter require
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15


 Democrats today hailed yesterdays city election vote as vindicaton of their reorganized party and predicted highly successful administration under Mayor-elect Vincent A. Sculy. The entire Democratic ticket was sent into office with Mr. Scully and the party will have full control of the city government for the next two years.
 Scully Wins by 23S4 Plurality
 Mayor-Ele Scully polled 17349 votes to win by plurality of 1884 The Republican candidate for mayor, Charles Foster behind most of his ticket garnerng 4965 votes John w. Ring Socialist candidate received 1890 votes City Total Vote Was 367O4
 The total vote was 36704 about what had been gen. orally expected Normal party lines followed in most districts though the Socialists made roads here and there The Independent Democratic party which had nominated slate identical with that of the regular Democrats did not figure in the election polling less than 800 votes but it's vote sufficient to allow to remain the voting machines for the city election in 194l.
 Democrat Victories Go Far Back
 Mr. scuys victory keeps intact series of Democratic city election victories that stretches back to 1921 The Republicans had in 1917 and 1919 the mayor for the two terms before that had been Martin Scully late father of mayor-elect, &
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15
THE WORLD WAR 25 YEARS AGO,
 NOV. IS, 1914
By Unlled Press

By United Press Coustantlnople procIainas Turk. lsh HseIy War.
 C0lsnel CcIlieFs defenled Gem eral meyern at Buifenstein. NatElc Ql CracoW begun.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15
Allies Have Felt Only Beginning Of Hitler Power
Long Expected Offensive Against Great Britain Is on Way-Control of Sea Will Be Contested
 By Submarines of Germany
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign News Agency

Nazis warned today that the Allies had felt "ony the very beginning" of Germanys fighting power on the and in the air The longexpected offensive against the British in which neutras must necessarily face increased dangers still to come according to comment in Berlin cn this weeks Allied losses and Mondays Naz aerial OYa he Ghafla and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Nov. l5-(UP)--Gov4 ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Nov. 18th, compared with q year ago: This Yenr Expenses Lnst YeaA s3,513,74fl24.b4 $S,292, ,266, ,36s.34
 Receipts
 s2,ol5.951,s47.22 s2,07s,e77. .e5e.54 si,4s7, 7,7s2.l77.2s si.s1s.2ss. .7os.sa s1.4s7, ,5ss,o27.ss si,2o2, 2,4sl, ,oOs.sz
 Cash Balance
 se.2sO.9s2,sss.s4 s2.577.o7i, ,ss4.ss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15
Vindication Of Party By Citizens Attested
 In Election esterday
Mayor-Elect Scully Leads Opponent Charles c. Foster By 2,3S4 Votes; John
 w. Ring Third in Race
CITY TREASURER-ELECT SERGE
 BELANGER LEADS IN VOTES

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Fair, Warmer For Tonight, Thursday
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-05
Conference Held This Morning On Alternates
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not made public at the time. k It was understood, however, that it was concerning the alternate juror stipulation.
 Necessity of another panel of veniremen, the sixth, loomed promi- nent today with the question of the two alternate jurors.
 With only 76 veniremen available from the fifth panel, it seemed inn probable, based on comparison of previous records, that three jurors could be obtained. Drawing of an- other panel will undoubtedly be or- dered early next week.
 Further Delay Further delay in the presentation of the first witness in the trial will also result. But the alternate juror plan was regarded as just preven- tative against the inconvenience and disappointments which undoubt- edly would result from the incapaci- tation of one or more jurors at the height of the trial.
 Court opened this morning prompt ly at 10 o'clock, on the 17th session of the trial which opened more than five weeks ago, November 29. This was the first session of the sixth week. Court adjourned last Decem- Der 29 and remained in recess for the week because of the opening of the General Assembly yesterday, and several other reasons of convenience to counsel for both sides. When court opened this morning, the state had 54 challenges available and the defense had but 46. Since the trial opened, total of 347 venire- men had been questioned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-05
FOREIGN LEGION
 TO HELP MOVIES

Hollywood, Jan. 5.-(UP)-An of ficer of the French foreign legion, obeying one of the strangest orders of his military career, was en route to Hollywood today from interior Morocco.
 He was Col. H. Gerard, assigned by France to come here as expert adviser in the filming of the talking version of Beau Geste," story of the French foreign legion. Para mount studio had requested the loan of an officer.
 The orders reached Col. Gerard by short-wave wireless and carrier pigeon, and he rode by camel to a seaport. With him aboard the liner Paris sailing from Havre yesterday was Ray Midland. actor who was re- called from a vacation abroad to take one of the leading roles in the picture.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-05
FOUR PEOPLE DIE
 IN NEW YORK FIRE
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blanket and rushed from the build. She and the child were taken to a nearby hotel.
 Cripple Is Saved
 Cliff Blauvelt, 30, who is paraly- zed from the hips down, crawled from his fourth-fioor room down a fire escape to the second floor, but was unable to descend the single fire ladder to the ground. Bremen raised 20-foot ladder and carried him to the street. Mrs. May Cartee. 26, also crippled, picked up her dog, Kaki, and hob- bled on crutches to the window of her second-fioor room. Firemen heard her screams and rescued her and her dog.
 The building was one of six almost identical and adjacent structures in which furnished rooms were rented It was styled "old law" because it was erected before enactment of modern laws dealing with safety and sanitation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-05

Two basketball games will be staged Friday evening, January 9th, in the Sprague school gymnasium, the preliminary game being played by the Waterville Juniors vs. the Wa terbury Vultures at 7:30 p. m. The main attraction, scheduled for e::3o o'clock, will be game between the Waterville Boys club and the Chest nut Hills O.. Watertown. Dancing will follow, when music will be furnished by Richard Grenier'S orchestra. The committee in charge of the evenings s events include: Bob Greatorex and Bill Brennan. The doors of the gym will be open at 7 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-05
Silver Tea Party
 Planned By Women
Grace Methodist Church Ladies Aid Society to Be Hostess January lS-Legion Auxiliary to Meet
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Mrk R w HeniOn-l786 Th0mastOn AVe.-TeL 3-b46Z

The Ladies' Aid society of Grace Methodist church held a monthly nesting yesterday afternoon, IF the parlors of the church. Mrs. Joseph Caron, president, was in charge, and the society voted to attend the Wa terbury group meeting, to be held next Tuesday afternoon at 2 O'CLOCK at the South Federated church Ill Waterbury.
 Plans were also made to hold a silver tea at the church Wednesday afternoon, January 18th from 2:3O D. m. until 4:30 D. m., which will also include an entertainment. The tsa will be in charge of the supper rom. mittee, and the entertainment will be directed by Mrs. Alison J. Smith and Mrs. Walter O'GreSic. The hos tesses yest lay afternoon were: Mrs. Hornbecker, Mrs. Edwin Wight man and Elizabeth Mcintosh. Other members present were: Mrs. Joseph Caron, Mrs. Chester Brickett, Mrs. Charles Greene, Mrs. Mary Me- Namara, Mrs. Elizabeth Jenny, Mrs. Alan Fairhurst, Mrs. Alison J. Smith, Mrs. Arthur Twelves, Mrs William Westwood, Miss Olive Dyson, Mrs. Walter O'Gresic and Mrs. Ralph Richardson.
 The Casper s. Davis, American Legion Junior auxiliary, will hold 8 regular monthly business meeting Friday night at T o'clock at Fra ternity hall. Mrs. Everett Cook
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-05

The Pride of Welch circle, Con- panions of the Forest, met on Tues day evening. Mrs. Joseph McArdle. chief companion, presided. Plans were made to hold I. meeting of the auditing committee, Tuesday eve ming at 8 o'clock at the home ot Mrs. William Dunlavey, Thomaston avenue. Members of the committed include Mrs. Edward Barlow, Mrs William Rooney, Mrs. James Dun- can, Mrs. Thomas Buckley, Mrs. Jo- seph McArdle and Mrs. William Dunlavey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-05
MRS. SIMPSON IS
 BEING OBSERVED

New Haven. Conn, Jan. 5-(UP) Mrs. Lydia P. Simpson, divorced wife of the noted paleontologist, who was sentenced to 10 days in jail last Friday for contempt of court. was under observation today at @ hospital.
 She was removed to the hospital after complaining of an Hines sthe day after she was remanded to jail by Police Court Judge Joseph Weiner.
 Mrs. Simpson accused the jurist of being a political stooge' when she was arraigned on breach of peace charges.