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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-23
NEW LEADER FOR
 NEIGHBOUR ACT
Lieut.. Col. Philip Fleming Arrives at Capital to As=
 sume Charge
BY WILLIAM H. LAWRENCE limited Press Staff Correspondent

" He L<Ars AsA@A'SA
 United Press Staff Correspondent
 Washington, Oct. 23.-UP)--Lt. Col. Philip Fleming, New Deal trouble shooter" arrives today to lake personal command of re- vamped wage-hour administration on the eve of the laws first anni- versary and the automatic advance to higher pay and shorter work week.
 Fleming, 52-year old army en- gineer, steps into one of the ad- ministration's toughest jobs after a major personal shakeup in which Administrator Elmer F. Andrews was shifted to another federal post and Deputy Administrator Paul Sifton resigned. He has been on army duty in Minneapolis, Minn.
 Inherits 13,00O Complaints He inherits backlog of more than 13,0OO complaints of violations of the 25 cent hourly minimum wage and the A hour work week limita- ton drops to 42 hours with payment of time and one-half in cash re- uuired for overtime for employers | in interstate commerce. Oficial' lContinued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-23
NO HOPE LEFT

East Hartford, Conn, Oct. 23-- (UP)-Little Hope was held today for the safety of Robert Druce, 5, and Robert Belanger, 4. who disap- peared from their homes week ago. The search. however. continued. !
 Contributions were being received for a reward fund for the return of the youngsters. Neighbors al- ready had collected more than $l00.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-23
John J. Bergin Will Let
 Upson Rule Local COP
Believes However, That He, Bergin, Was in the Right; Mayor Perriello Still POnders-Many
 Republicans Are Alienated

John J. Bergin, whose fight for the Republican nomination for city clerk deadlocked two sessions of the c. O. P. city convention last week, today announced that he would net take any court action against the designation by the town committee of Homer Bernier as the nominee. Town Chairman J. Warren Upson and his followers walked out of the convention a 16-16 vote had pre- vailed through IT ballots, then called a meeting of the town committee, changed the party rules to cover the situation and nominated MT Bernier.
 MT. Bergin, in a statement ex- blaming the background of the sit uation, says he is still convinced that he is right and MT. Upson wrong but does mot care to prolong the matter further to the detriment of the Republican party"
 Mayor Perrieilo Ponders
 Meantime Mayor Patrick M. Per- |riello, who was refused the nomina- ton for mayor by the Upson forces, was still pondering whether to run on an Independent Republican ticket or not. A nominating petition bear ing his name has been filed, but some of his advisers have been urging him to withdraw.
 The town committees stand in regard to MT. Perriello and MT. Ber- gin has alienated many members of the party, and even withdrawal of MT. Perriello as an independent can- didate will not serve to do much to lessen their feeling against the or ganizaticn.
 Bergin's Statement |, MT. Bergin's statement follows: Many of my friends in the Re- publican Party have asked me what this issue is all about, and to clarify their minds am issuing the following public statement-and consistent with the situation rnak- ing it as brief as possible.
 I have taken the position pulp licly all along that the only oppor- tunity for success that the Repub-
 lican Party had in this present City Election was to nominate for
 Mayor, our present Mayor, the Honorable F. M. Perriello-I have
 recently publicly stated that my record and my labors, in behalf of the Republican Party are a mat
 ter of public record and inspec-
 ton, and I feel that the majority
 of our Electors agree with me that
 my position and political battles in
 the past were for tho right man. (Continued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-23
ISOLATIONISTS
 TO LOSE SENATE
But They Expect Closer Battle in House on Arms
 Embargo
BY RONALD G. VAN TINE United Press Staff COrrespondent)

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Washington, Oct. 23-CUP)-Iso- lationists conceded today that the administration would win the arms embargo repeal fight in the Senate.
 Their hope was that their conn., patriots in the House would defeat embargo repeal there.
 They admitted their defeat in the Senate privately, but planned a fight to amend the bill so as to protect the American military re- sources for the army and navy.
 President Roosevelt returned from his weekend at Hyde Park and planned to confer, presumably this morning, with Senate majority Leader Alben w. Barkley, D. Ky, Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, R., Ore, and Vice President John Nance Garner.
 During previous sessions of Con- gress, MT. Roosevelt conferred with legislative leaders Monday morn ings, but he has not conferred with them this session to emphasize the (rortipued m paoa Al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-23
NOVELIST GREY DIES

Pasadena, Oct. 23.-UP-zane Grey, 6S, noted novelist, died today from heart disease at his home in Altadena, 6 suburb. Grey won fame as an author of romantic western novels, most of them based on ranch and cowboy life in Arizona Nevada and California. Many of his stories were made into motion pie lures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-23
TRE AStRy BALANCE

Washington, Oct. 23-(UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Oct. 20, compared with year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year $2,975, 5,526, ,601.61 S2,74S,939, 705.44
 Receipts
 $I,655, ,o0s, ,674.9O $1.T23,sss,212.44 s1.s2o.517,s2s.71 sI.o25, ,1oi. 4ss.o 0 s1.31o.s5o,27s.71 s1,oOs, e55, AS. .ob
 Cash Balance q 935.993. S49.52 $2,69O,S51,1 ,1s9. .07
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-23
Body Of Alex Swiston Found In His Car Near Harwinton Town Line
Monoxide Gas Caused Death; Leaves Note Saying He Took Life of His
 Sweetheart Dorothy
STATE, LOCAL POLICE, OTHERS
 SEARCH FOR GIRLS BODY

widespread search by state and local police, c. c. c. units and Boys and Girls Scouts was carried on today for the body of attractive Dorothy Hapke, 15 of 23O Hill street who is believed to have been slain by her sweetheart, Alex Swiston, 23, of Two Mill Bridge Road, Thomaston. The latter took his own life in his yesterday by inhaing carbon mon- oxide fumes.
 Leaves Note About Killing Girl
 The dead man. an empoye in the metal finishing de- partment of the Plume and Atwood Manufacturing Com pany Thomaston left note in his automobile saying that had killed his girl State Police and Deputy Sheriff James F. Ryan of Thomaston found double barrelled shotgun by the youths side his I've shots had been fired from the weapon.
 No Clues As To Girl Police have no idea where the body may be and searched along the highway from the girls home here to the town of Harwnton Thomaston where SWistonS first discovered Swson and the girl last seen by the girls mother when they left her house Saturday evening The gr although only 5 years of age appeared to older She blonde, weighing 40 pounds and standing five feet, seven inches
 Farewell Note To Family
 farewell note to his parents MT. and Mrs. Theodore Swston and his sister Virginia in which he offered his reason the fact that he had killed Dorothy found beside his body in the parked sedan in secluded spot be- tween eight nine hundred feet from his home Sunday morning about o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-23
THE WORLD WAR 25 YEARS AGO,
 OCT. g, 1914
tBy United Press)

tBy United Press) German assaults on Dixmudc rcpulsed.
 Britain's Indian troops ar- rived at Bahre;n Islands, Perssan Gulf.
 Battle of Langemarck, Flanders, continued.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-23
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Fair. Colder Tonight; Tuesday Very Cloudy Fun weather Report on Page
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Evening star., 1939-12-12
Mexican Banks Halt Trade
In Dollars as Peso Falls
By the Associated Press.


MEXICO CITY, Dec. l2.-Mexi-
can businessmen. confronted with
a break in the peso to 5.65 to the
United States dollar, expressed hope
today that the peso would find
quickly a new level. providing a
sound basis for future trade COM
mitments.
Banks suspended regular trading
in the peso yesterday after it fell
about so centavos in relation to the
dollar.
The Bank of Mexico bought an
estimated s50O,0O0 worth of pesos at
$50 yesterday in an apparent at
tempt to ease the drop, but with
drew from the market in a half
hour.
The peso has been fluctuating
since the seizure of foreign oil prop
critics in 1888. when it broke from
the normal rate of $50 to the dollar.
Business observers said the latest
fall resulted from declining oil sales
and the need for dollars to finance
increased purchases in the United
States.
Evening star., 1939-12-12

And What
They Do
Engineer Potts, os
Mayor, Solves the
Human Equation
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON.

In a small Western town, this writ
er once knew an engineer in poll
tics who, as Mayor of the town, was
driven to a nervous breakdown be-
cause, under given stress and strain,
individuals did not react according
to the formula. He died a few
years later, possibly because of this
unhappy experience and it is un-
fortunate that he did not live to
study the successful techniques OF
Mayor Clyde Potts of Morristown,
N. j., one Of the foremost engineers
OF the country, who keeps on getting
himself reelected year after year.
nights of political forays against
MIN, keeps the town government
running like watch and who Is
now the winner in a lawsuit in which
his technical and not political skill
and soundness were at issue.
he branches out in all sorts OF
CIVIC enterprise and has disclosed
unique mastery of both human
and metallurigical variables. This
has brought him no big headlines
but is at the moment pertinent to
the national drive to advance the
humanities in engineering schools
Mayor Potts comes from deep in
the Iowa cornbelt, where pretty
nearly everybody is an amateur
humanist. He was graduated from
Cornell in 1904 and has been in
MorrlstoWn since 1907. He has built
water and sewage systems In manv
cities, one of his most interesting
jobs having been rebuilding the
Athens water system. Ever since
the days of Pericles, the thing
hadn't been working properly and
the Greeks had many a profane
word for it. He had 1t right in
jigtime. ~ 40
HIS chief hobby is gathering data
ana memorabilia on the Revolution
airy War. He brought about the 70.
oeolcatlon Of Fort Nonsense and
LOOK the lead in creating jockey
hollow Park, where Washington and
MS continental Army spent their
longest winter encampment.
washington bills a new game Of
musical chairs" in which Attornev
General Murphy will move to the
supreme Court, Solicitor General
Robert jackson will become Attor-
ney General and Judge Francis Bid
ole will become Solicitor General
ouoge Blddle is PHILADELPHIA
lawyer Of the ancient clan which
has long been in the national bar
rlster lineup, starting with Judge
Blddle's great great grandfather.
Edmund Randolph. who was the
country's first Attorney General
Like an extraordinary number OF
fervent New Dealers, he is of Groton
and Harvard antecedents and was
private secretary to the late Justice
holmes In 19ll-12. For more than
20 years, he has been active in
the liberal wing of PHILADELPHIA
politics, having made his political
debut as cheerleader for Theodore
Roosevelt's square deal" In le34-5
ne was the first head of the N.
l.. r. B., and in 1887 was counsel
for the congressional committee
problng T. V. A. He was born In
Paris in 1886, and is a brother of
George Biddle. the artist.
Evening star., 1939-12-12
Shock of Peace
For these reasons, the thu

sessed the to which be American
public opinion.
Meanwhile the fact behind the theory
united
other obviously at
est" present war "
At this instant the affecting many
points Peace it is generally acknowledged
mics and the American Treasury actually
cushion the possible shock peace AS for the aftermath
rest poverty and suffering will
did
is thinking realistic
Amec Newspap AlaneI IncA
Evening star., 1939-12-12

The interests of the Republicans
and the Democrats in this connec.
ton are diametrically opposite.
quick, non-controversial session
would be tantamount to another
adjournment of politics." it woulc
be virtually a plea for the status
quo-so far as domestic problem:
are concerned. The status QUO
means a continuance of the New
Deal policies and of the New Dealers
in control of the Government.
Representative Joseph w. Martin
jr,, of Massachusetts,, Republican
leader of the House, has graspec
fully the significance of the de.
mands of the Democrats for a short
session, confined to non-contro-
versial matters for the most part
and to appropriations for nationa,
defense and the other expenses o1
government. He expressed the
opinion today that Congress should
deal adequately at the coming ses-
sion with many serious problems
that confront the country.
Would Revise New Deal Laws.
These are our own problems
said Mr.. Martin, "and serious, too
In the special session this fall We
passed them by-at the request OF
the President-to consider only the
arms embargo and neutrality legis-
lation. But We do not intend to lei
these important domestic questions
slide in the coming session. They
should be dealt with adequately
There is pressing need. believe. for
revision OF some of the New Deal
laws. and need for the passage of
new laws to care for conditions that
have arisen"
1t looks as though the demand
II there is one-for a breathing
spell may come now from the New
Dealers rather than from the Re-
publicans. The House has a spe
clal committee to investigate the
administration of the Wagner Labor
Relations Act and to make recon-
mendations for any changes that
may be necessary. 1t has already
done a lot of preliminary work. and
Its hearings have just gotten under
way. Undoubtedly strong demand
will come for legislation on this
subject at the winter session of
Congress. The fur will fly when
such bill Is presented.
Amendments to the Wape-Ho,1r
Act also are likely to be pressed. The
Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act ex-
pires next June, unless Congress
further extends it. There is likely
to be a demand for some kind OF
farm legislation. Railroad bills are
still to be finally disposed of. And
finally, there is the matter of ma
tional defense.
Must be Sold on Need.
Mr.. Martin made it extremely
clear that the Republicans are not
opposed to adequate national de-
fense or to appropriations for it
But what he and his Republican COL
leagues are insisting is that there
shall be no more huge pump prim-
ing" appropriations made in the
name of national defense, If the ma
tional defense can get along without
these particular items.
L have asked Representative
James w. Wadsworth of New York
chairman Of the National Defense
Committee, which was set up by the
Republican organization in the
Evening star., 1939-12-12

the use of money in directly influ-
encing the boards decisions when,
actually, the author of the comment
undoubtedly had in mind the huge
G. I. o. and other union contribu-
tions to the administration cam
paign fund in 1886.
This introduction of the subject
of political contributions may open
up line of inquiry as to whether
the Federal Corrupt Practices Act,
which now forbids campaign con-
tributions by corporations, should
not be amended to exclude also all
campaign contributions from labor
unions.
The Smith committee has had a
sensational beginning and there are
rumors Of still further revelations
At least the public will hear a side
of the labor controversy-the inside
operations of the board and the
unions-wllich hitherto has been
kept from view, and Congress will
have a lot more information than
it has had before concerning the
need for amendment of the Wag-
ner Act.
(Reprodurtion Rights Rsserved)
Evening star., 1939-12-12
The Capital Parade
Roosevelt Is Declared Ambitious
To Be Peucemuker to World
By JOSEPH ALsoP and ROBERT K1NrNER,

The President of those thoughts talk
and whatever subject freely with
those around him In these naturally
forms of etot his with friends or
casual callers interested officials bigwg
speaking of the he has often played with
national relations which may some day prove Of great significance
This theory s quite simply that world
will affect all nations belgents parties at
interest," Putting another group Of
nations chooses subject the
Evening star., 1939-12-12

of great war; therefore, all nations,
whether neutral or belligerent, must
be allowed some say in the eventual
settlement.
The Presidents natural am
bition is to act as peacemaker to
the world. The President who could
watch a world war and not wish to
make peace would be cold hearted
and abnormal man. The presi-
dental theory above mentioned sug-
gests one form the peacemaking
might take
Evening star., 1939-12-12
Dr.. Townsend Plans
To Push Pension Fiqht
BY the Associated Press.

BY the AssoClated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 12.-Hel
be 73 tomorrow, but DR.. Francis E
Townsend says he is just warming
up to the fight for his pension plan
Il feel 20 years younger than ]
am" declared the tall advocate OF
5000 month for persons over 60
II look forward to many years OF
keeping up the fight"
But" he hastened to add, that
won't be necessary. Well beat both
the Republicans and Democrats In
1940."
Evening star., 1939-12-12


n q
The object Of getting America involved belief
leaders that this country enanged
to shoot bringing the national debt twice three what is
nowvhn sohe people Of
longer be immune from
the Russians expect in Europe would then
world including United States
alp ned dapainst Reich
Evening star., 1939-12-12

Aeducu ny Nep-
r e S e n t a tiv e
Howard Smith,
D e m o crat, Of
Virginia. Many
questions will be
asked as a con-
sequence of the
rev We ! ations Of
t h e investiga-
tors who went
through the Ma
on al Labor
Boards files and
found m e m o.
ra n d a which
were presented
by E d m u n d
Evening star., 1939-12-12

not again agree
to an adjourn
ment of politics"
as they did in
the special ses-
sion called to
deal with neu-
trality legisla-
tion. It is also
apparent that
the Democratic
adninistrat l o n
would be willing
to lay aside con-
troversial mat
ters and speed
to an early ad-
iOllrnment
Evening star., 1939-12-12
Forms of Intervention

Serious practical difficulties putting the theory
practice Since
he theory has been interpreted possible
action: '
At an approximate time when the begerent lost
~ war 1eVer the President might attempt
and acceptance peace. '
The President might await armiste
table
such unWise settlement made
In either the practical difficulties theory
that the other neutral nations would
intervention;
the President of the United standing enough for
intervention OF this type Yet today beyond the
American hemisphere
PRESIDENTS influence
country mas oee anky partial to the English and French
might we'll
of their Germans have no such
dependence and the to influence indeed The
PRESIDENT might we'll another
hardly avert another treaty Of Paris like
Shock of Peace
Evening star., 1939-12-12

President and his circle. It may be
taken for granted that, while he
would be glad to assume the peace
making role. he will not do so unless
hard-headed assessment of the
circumstances suggests that there is
some chance of success. Possibly
he might even like to use the
strength of this country more posi-
lively than is now looked for. But,
Evening star., 1939-12-12

pathy and encouragement 1t re-
ceives from all parts Of the world
including Germany-but that is not
enough. 1t is equally appreciative
OF the loans given the country for
the purchase of foodstuffs and
medical supplies. But, some high
ranking Firms say, unless more
effective support comes forth, it
will be up to the Russian govern
ment to feed whatever may remain
of the Finnish population.
Evening star., 1939-12-12
Hoped for League Action

that the Hnk appeal
of Nations
known Helsnk object
the application Of article
cpae Soviet attack against them AS long the minor nations
stand alone they compelled consider
from the u r. But the Firms had hoped that the
already officially
nothing
other nations into applying penalties against
Covenant the smaller
Damoces their heads happy
agessor They
would have liked to be coerced.
latest
the Geneva club will possibly expe-the
been taken the League will hibernate
Evening star., 1939-12-12
This Changing World
Firms See Actual Help as Only Salvation;
Athenio Suspicious Turn to Moscow
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN

The Firms asking Russian invasion
Moral they
They doing than anybody had expected them
evident that unless active the
and the sending apane
not be able to keep the fight much longer
HelsnN of of
Evening star., 1939-12-12

THE opinions OF the rers this page their oun not
necsssar The Stars Such opinions presented The
readers although such opinions be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1939-12-12

Money goes a long way when you
send it to The Stars Christmas
Heart Fund. You'll spread the sea-
sons gladness to some one needing
help.
Evening star., 1939-12-12
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

With the opening of the new ses-
sion of Congress just around the
corner, it appears increasingly ap-
parent that the Republicans will
Evening star., 1939-12-12


could not be fooled by the propa-
ganda Of the Berlin politicians. He
must have had. 1t is said in official
circles, some definite motive to stick
his neck out. Recently, reports from
Berlin indicated that Admiral Rae
der actually knew that the Russians
intended to sink the Iroquois and
allow the crime to be attributed to
the German seamen. The reason
for this, according to the same
Evening star., 1939-12-12
Labor Board
ProbeCu||ed
Amazing
Observer Declares
Case For Judicial
Review Is Advanced
BY DAVID LAWRENCE

An amazing set of disclosures has
come from the first days testimony
before the special House committee,
Evening star., 1939-12-12
Roeder's Cryptic Warning

There been digent
Raeder meant he warned the American Naval
Iroquos grand
intelligent
Evening star., 1939-12-12
Athenio Case Still Probed

Three months
OF % American lives The relatives those right
to ask damages from the nation guilty
The State Department investigating
sinking occurred Legal advisers the
no report fixing the guilt for
German submarine time bomb placed the engine
ship by some German agents caused the disaster
Furthermore the cryptic of Admiral Eck Rader
chief OF the
the Iroouois would be sunk Athena
begins to be in certain official
belief that the Moscow
is prevalent in responsible quarters
While there definite
loss OF the Athena intended torpedo the
cruising American
santial evidence
The Athena sunk "a hours after Europe
declared
had strict orders to humane wartha after they had
and see that they brought safety Until the
rules
there should submarine
against ship the United
The idea that the British did this themselves
United States In must, equally, be dismissed
Milford chronicle., 1939-05-05
A. NJ. +. CONCLAVE
CLOSES WITH
SEVERALMANGES
tcOntlnusd from rirst PAGE

The complete annual conference
appointment list is as follows:
Denotes change
Presiding Elder. l.. Link.
Fairview-David Brown.
Asbury. Chester-A. H. Hart.
Murphy. Chester-D. NJ. Owens.
*Linwood. PA. W. Rothwell.
+Bethel. Wilmington-to be sup
piled.
Observation-Disclosures jackson.
Observation-Disclosures Rogers.
Middletown-O. NJ Jackson.
New ZiOn-G. W. Jackson.
%Smyrna-H. T. Besselieu.
sClayton Circuit-C. w. Freeman.
Friendship Circuit-C. d. Elliot.
KentOn Circuit-W. W. Guy.
DOver-P. l.. Abner.
Camden Circuit-Philip Dixon.
Star Hiu-W. v. Trader.
Eviola-H. A. Allen.
%John Wesley Circuit-Grover Glib
son.
Milford-J. w. Whalen.
Milton Circuit. NJ. Holland.
Georgetown Circuit. W. King.
f.ewes-O. s. Neal.
Burton's Chapel. Fl. Wright.
FrankfOrd-W. ~ Brown.
Seaford-George r. Matthews.
%COncOrd-J. S. Sterling.
%Taurel-R. L. Rowe.
SHarrinrton-tO he supplied.
Big Union Circuit-A. c. Collins
Greenwood-M. r. Harmon.