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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-28
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here just 10 Years
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files Of The Citizen

G. A. Bogart, vice president
and chief engineer of the Stand
ard Water Supply Systems Com
pany of New York, arrived this
morning to join DR.. ]. S. Merrill
on making preparations for the
construction of a large distilling
plant for the purpose of furnish
ing fresh water supply for Key
West. Bankers. and engineers OF
the corporation are enroute to
Key West by automobile, accord
ing to DR.. Merrill, and they should
arrive by Monday. DR.. Merrill
shows that he has installed SIM
liar plants in all parts of the
world, that many of them have
been in successful operation for a
number of years and have proven
highly satisfactory in every way.
His firm has been furnishing dis
tilling plants for the government
for a long time, the doctor shows,
and says they are just as practic-
able for cities as for ships and
navy yards. This is no innova-
ton, says the doctor, and shows
that numbers of isolated places
have long been obtaining fresh
water from distilled salt water.
There gare no other places in the
United States, said the doctor,
and shows that the introduction
of such a plant here would prove
just what the city needs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-28
CAPITAL FAIRLY QUIET
NATIONS SEEK PLANES
NEUTRALITY ADVANCED
HOUSE DEBATES GUAM
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

"
With the President watching
the fleet flaaneuverS, the capital
was fairly quiet last week. Con-
gress was in the initial stages Of
grinding out appropriation meas
ures and the furry over the sale
of war planes to France had
about subsidized.
1t may be taken for granted
that as a result of the French air.
plane purchases, efforts will be
made to limit the power of the
President in such matters. The
incident will also be used as a
lever to pry into the entire ques-
ton of foreign relations and as
a springboard from which to
jump into long discourses on neu-
trality and keeping this country
out of war.
The arrival of military mis-
sions from the Netherlands, in
tent upon the purchase of air.
planes in this country for the
Army and" Navy of that nation,
apparently aroused no adverse
comments. Even the report that
Soviet Russia might make an eff
fort to purchase two battleships
to be built in this country, touch
ed off no fuse. The uproar about
the French purchases was caused,
apparently, by the secrecy sur
rounding the transactions which
was disclosed by the crashing of
the bomber in the West.
The earlier purchase by Great
Britain of planes caused no con-
sternation. Meanwhile, it may be
assumed that the present policy
of this country, as adopted by
the President, includes willing
ness to sell war supplies to the
British and the French and thus
help the democratic nations to
arm themselves on a parity with
the aggressor powers in Europe.
That such purchases will acceler-
ate production in this country
and reduce the cost to the Gov
ernment is a pleasing factor. In
other words, Mr.. Roosevelt had
advanced the official attitude of
this country from one of blind
neutrality, regardless of the is
sues involved in a war in Europe,
to one of legal neutrality, which
policy, as things stand today,
amounts to considerable assist
ance to Great Britain and
France.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-28

Regardless of the debate and
the discussion that centerS around
Guam, it may be taken for grant
ed that the Congress will provide
the air bases requested and that
the United States will enter into
their active development. While
this writer has no inside infor-
nation, land while the present
measure does not include the ac-
tual fortification of Guam, it is
reasonable to assume, unless
world conditions change, that the
island will eventually become a
strong outpost for the Navy. In
fact, its development is neces-
.sary if the Navy is to be able to
function effectively in the event
of a clash with the japanese.
Moreover, the fertilization of
Guam increases the difficulties
that stand in the way of any at
tack upon Hawaii, the western
coast, including Alaska and the
Panama Canal.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-28

Army flying strength to $500
planes took up the naval air
base program, with most of the
discussion involving the proposal
to establish a seaplane outpost on
Guam. Chairman Vinson, of the
House Naval Committee, said the.
Navy had no intention of fertify-
ing the tiny island at this time
but warned that some day it may
prove indispensable to the sue
cess of United States defensive
operations" With the world be-
ing overrun by the dictator pow
ers, he continued, it is necessary
for the United States to answer
them in their own language and
the nation should be vigilant in
looking to its defenses. Criticism
of the project came from Repre-
sentative Fish, of New York, who
called it a dagger" at the throat
of Japan and said that if we
''were ever looking for war, this
is the way to get it,.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-28

barometer 1880 a. M. today:
Sea level, 30.06.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-02
George Mundelein, Guide
of Million Chicago Catho-
lies, Dies at Is
RECEIVED RED HAT
WITH CARDINAL HAYES
President Cleveland Of
cred Him Naval Appoint
ment; He Passed 1t Up

Chicago, Oct. 2.-UP)-
George Cardinal Mundelein,
spiritual guide of 100000
Roman Catholics in the arch
diocese of Chicago, died today
in his 68th year.
Although he had been in
his customary robust health
recently he suffered a heart
attack during the night.
Death came at the cardinals
home at Mundelein, a suburb.
Like his good friend, the late Pat
rick Cardinal Hayes Of New York, he
was born in st. Nicholas parish or
New York's East Side. The two
boys studied together under the
Christian brothers at De La Sale
Institute and later walked solemnly
together in the Vatican to receive
the red hat Of the cardinals at the
same consistory.
Refused Naval Appointment
His brilliance at Manhattan col
lege, led President Grover Cleveland
to offer him appointment to the q
S. naval academy but young Mum
delein had formed his ambition to
become prince Of the church when
(Continued on Page d
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-02
No Americans Aboard
Sunken British Ship
Unidentified Armed Vessel Sinks Clement Admiralty
Warns Against Attack By Mysterious German
Sea Raiders in South Atlantic Waters

cautions against attack by myster-
ious German sea raiders after the
British Steamship Clement had been
sunk by an unidentified but heavily
armed vessel.
The Admiralty previously had
warned all ships that Germany, in
radio broadcast, was threatening
that Nazi U-boats would sink vessels
on sight because the Admiralty is
now arming merchantmen.
Thus two of the most drastic
phases of the World War, fighting
at sea were apparently being revived
--quick, surprise attacks by submar-
ines and sudden assaults on mer-
chant men by raiders hiding along
the sea lanes.
Ideal For Raiding
The Admiralty understood that the
crew of the Clement, a $3.50 ton
Booth Line Vessel, was landed safe
" at an unnamed port. Whether q
warship or some other type of armed
vessel attacked the steamer was not
Officially disclosed. The German
pocket type battleship has been de-
scribed as ideal for raiding purposes,
but some high sources believed that
1t might have been secretly armed
merchantmen that made the attack
Authorities pointed out that it had
long been suspected that German
merchantmen. especially one Nazi
vessel, was carrying four six-inch
guns secretly in its hold even be-
fore the start of the war.
(Continued on Page A.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-02
RETAIN EMBARGO
STATES WHEELER
Montana Senator Urges
United States to Remain
Out of War

Hudson. Mass. Oct. 2-(UP)--
Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, D., Mont,
today favored retention Of the arms
embargo and adoption Of CASH
and-carry policy for 4all other pro-
ducts"
Il will never vote to send single
American boy to fight on foreign
soilp he said at "honle coming
celebration yesterday. Neither will
I, BY my vote, approve single
step that In my Judgment may lead
this country to war"
He did not mention reports that
he might be q candidate for the
1910 Democratic presidential nomin-
alton. In pelting rain, he spoke
from the tonneau of q touring car
before the House where he was born
So years ago.
my synnpathies are with the al
lies" he said, land ] know that the
American people and all lovers of
democracy want Hitlerism crushed
However, neither sentiment, propa-
gaflda nor profits must be allowed
to influence our determination to
avoid our participation in the pres
erlt conflict.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-02

opposing the plan has been group
comprising normally bitter political
enemies.
"Shall the City of waterbury ac-
cept the council-lnanager charter as
passed by the 1899 LEGISLATURE"
will be the question on the voting
machines in the city's 80 election
districts tomorrow. The majority Of
"Yes" votes will give the city q new
form OF government; q majority OF
"No" votes viii provide for retention
Of the present mayor-aldermen sys-
tena.
Campaign Nears End
Az the campaign ends, the advan-
tages are all with the Good Gov
eminent association, but opponents
Of the charter today expressed con-
fidence that it would be beaten de-
cisiyely by the voters tomorrow. The
proponents have in their favor the
conspiracy trial and its disclosures,
q large campaign fund, and an ex-
cellent organization.
The opposition for the most part
has been unorganized, with neither
Republican nor Democratic party
taking definite stand against the
city manager plan. However, work
ers for both parties will give their
services voluntarily tomorrow to
fight adoption of the plan.
Claims and counter-claims filled
the air as the campaign drew near
its close today. The Good Govern
ment association will sponsor four
radio speeches tonight in its final
campaign step. The opposition will
/. hold two public meetings, one at
Franco American hall under the
auspices of the Freneh-American
Progressive club, and the other at
81. Joseph,s hall under the sponsor
ship of the Lithuanian Women's
Independent League.
White Makes Prediction
Harold F. White, president Of the
citizens Good Government associa-
(Continued on Page A
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-02
MAJORITY DEMAND
ROOSEVELT AGAIN
Governments Harmony
Increases Prospects He
Will Run Again
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

UNITED Press STAN correspondent
Washington, Oct. 2 = (U.P0-The
government resumes a full time
schedule today in a new atmosphere
of political harmony which increases
the prospect that President Roose-
welt will be third term candidate
for reelection next year.
The supreme court me, is at noon
in the first session of the 1939-40
term. Its shift from a conservative
to new deal philosophy is almost
complete.
The senate at noon begins consid-
ering the Administrators take
title-and-carry bill to repeal the
arms embargo.
The executive branch of govern
ment is exercising authority Of ex-
traordinary powers made available
by Mr.. Roosevelt's proclamation of
a Limited" national emergency.
The war emergency has substan-
TALLY reversed the political align
ments which in three sessions of
congress, 1937-38-39, established a
Republican and conservative Demo-
cratic coalition against new deal
projects.
Garner Behind Him
Vice President John N. Garner
and the southern conservative vet
Grams who battled the administra-
ton on spending, labor, tax and re-
lief issues are almost soli0ly behind
Mr.. Roosevelt now In his effort to
repeal the embargo against arms
shipments to belligerents. They are
cooperating In the plan to prevent
other controversial legislation from
coming up at this special session.
This collaboration Of new deal and
anti-new deal Democrats Is no more
than truce so far as other issues
flA1 A.. SO y
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-02
A.E.L.WIDENS
CT. 0. BREACH
Recommends u. S. Offer
Services as Peacemaker
in European War
BY E. w. KIECKHEFER

kGkhAsCu ICSS 0tAk1 NVI1CSpV&huCAtbI
Cincinnati, Oct. 2-OP) - The
american Federation OF Labol
opened its seth annual convention
today, highlighted by widening ir
its breach with the CLIO and a rec
ommendation of its executive coun-
Gil that the United States offer its
services as peacemaker in the Euro
pean war.
Five hundred and fifty delegates
were assembled for the convention
which will continue for two weeks.
President Roosevelt was expected
to send a personal message restat-
ing his desire for labor peace. Dele
gates believed he would tell the con-
vention that his plan for national
unity during the European war can
not be accomplished If labor's civil
war continues and that he would
urge the AFL and CLIO to resume
peace negotiations which were post
poned indefinitely April 4.
President William Green and the
executive councils report, which
contained vigorous attack against
the CLIO and John l.. Lewis, gave
no hope for any peace move by the
AFL. Green said he regarded the
CLOS recent announcement that it
would enter the building trades
field as declaration of war"
Favors Neutrality
The executive councils report de-
manded that the United States
maintain strict neutrality, express
ing the hope that "the warning
countries may be prevailed upon to
49, norrn
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-02
Voting Places For
Referendum Listed

ire the oicial voting places for the city manager
borrow:
ICT
Crosby High School, 271 East Main Street tGym)
Engine House, 519 East Main Street
Walsh School, 20 Ashley Street Girls Basement
Engine House. BIS Walnut Street
SIocum school, 98 Walnut Street Extension
Smethursts Barn, S59 Frost Road ~
Temple Hall, Is Park Place
briggs School, ~ WOOdawn Teri. (Girls' Basement)
Kingsbury School, 22O Columbia Boulevard tGym)
Engine House, 80 Burton Street
Webster School, 127 Easton Avenue boys Base
ment) s
Mary Abbott School, $50 HIN Street
Engine House, 1851 Th0maston Avenue
Engine House, 1877 Bunker Hill Avenue
store. 65 WATERFOWL Avenue
Russell School, SIS West Main Street tGymD
Engine House. 74o Highland Avenue
Duggan School, s52 Bank Street tGyml
Engine House. 45l Willow Street rs
store, 40 Ridgcwood Street
Engine House, 26 Field Street
MaiOney School, 23S South Elm Street tGymI
Engine House, 2SS washington Asenue .
Store, 55z BALDWIN Street 4
Hopeyille school Cor. Cypress = piedmont streets
LsavsnNo s nigh school, 20 South Elm street u
Eugine House. sss Baldwin Street
Mulcshy. School III Fairmount Street.
Engine H0uae, 1856 East Main Street
Hendricken School, 1z25 East Main Street
Anderson sehceL 1879 East Main street Boys'
CHASE school O. weodtlek adsr,dsn Rssas
tGirl$ Rascsient)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-02
Former Representative
Takes Another Bride

Franklin, N. H., Oct. 2-(UP)-
Former U. s. Representative Robert
M. Leach Of Taunton, Mass, di-
yorced last March by his first wife
after 80 years Of married life. was
honeymoonmg today with q new
bride In New York. Il
He married Miss Florence M.
Mosher, q Boston nurse, here Satur-
day, It was disclosed yesterday BY
his brother Eugene Of Concord who
was best man at the private we'd
ding In the Unitarian church. The
Rey. Napoleon w. Lovely ofziciated.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-02
North Westport Girl
Critically Injured

s & = p Us II ! d n h 4
Westport, Mass, Oct. 2-(UP)--A
Ei0-year -old girl struck by an auto
mobile in which three Yale students
were returning To college was IN
critical condition at Fall River
hospital today Her brother was re-
covering from injuries suffered IN
the same accident.
Olive De MeIlo Of North Westport
and her brother Joseph, II, were
hit last night on the Grand Army
highway.
james B. Philips, al. Of washing
ton, D. o. was driving the car, ace
cording to police. he was accom-
panied BY Motley Sawyer Of ped-
r am and John IA. Butler r.. Of
k;shbard Woods, III.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-02

Is expected to issue a defiant ulti-
matun1 and let loose all the armed
power at his command to bring Bri-
tain and France to terms.
Indications both in London and
Berlin are that Hitler will send an
air armada against Britain, attack
ing primarily the British fleet but
also attacking military bases and
perhaps industrial centers. The Bril-
fish people were warned to expect
such an attack.
Having committed himself to
conquer or perish, Hitler might also
attempt a smash attack on the
Maginot Line, or alternatively, If
things look too bad for him, attempt
a back door approach through the
the more vulnerable neutral coun-
tries of Belgium or Switzerland.
Figure Sea Raiders
A third phase would be an intesi-
fication of submarine attacks on Al
lied and neutral shipping in an effort
to beat England into submission.
Along with the unrestricted suhma-
rine campaign. sea raiders viii fig-
ure, as they did in the World war.
A sea raider appeared in the South
Atlantic today and sank the British
merchant ship Clement. The admir-
atty warned British ships to be on
the lookout for arme sea raiders.
There was speculation in London on
whether the raider which sank the
Clement was one Of Germany's poe
ket battleships or an armed mer-
chant vessel which had guns secreted
in its hold and set them up at some
neutral port.
The sinking of the Clement wildly
recalls the sea raiders of the World
War. There was the famous Emden,
which ranged the Bay Of Bengal
and the Indian ocean, sinking is al
lied ships before being sunk herself
by British warship.
The Moewe, which mined the
North Sea before starting raids in
the Atlantic, was credited with hav-
ing accounted for more than double
the number Of ships sunk by any
other individual surface craft.
There also was Count Felix Won
Luckner, the Sea Devil" who In
his raider Seeadler sank more than
Continued on Page a
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-02


It is known that Yale University
purchased from him, about ten years
ago, piece of centraa property, the
family residence, which he had in
herited from his parents, and at
that time he was paid some $4,000
in cash. In view Of hts well known
austerity, his humble mode Of liv-
ing and his charity, his estate is a
large one, but the Savings Bank
Books as inventoried, disclose that
he had not bothered to have the in
terest credited to them for many
years and was apparently indiffer-
ent to money or its worldly use. His
principal private interests were lit
erature, Irish History and music and
he was a talented musician and
scholar. His estate passes by law, in
the absence Of a viii, to his two
sisters.
The inventory lists the following
bank accounts: Dime Savings Bank,
Norwich $445.02; Union New Haven
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-02
ELECTRICITY SALES
GREATLY INCREASED

Boston, Oct. 2.-(UP).-The New
England Power associations balance
before dividends for the fiscal year
ended June 80 was Q per cent more
than for The preceding year.
Board Chairman Frank D. Conner
ford reported today that sales OF
electricity increased by more than
los 900 600 kilowatt hours with an
Increase in gross earnings from this
source Of St.463. 400.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-02

MIR. Smiths statement
''The election tomorrow win
probably be the most important
that this city win hold for many
years.
"In q state or national election,
the final result may differ from
our vote here, but tomorrow our
decision IS final No one should fail
to vote.
I'VE are deciding on Q proposal
to change drasticalIy our form Of
local government. Whether or not
that change Is for the better, Is
for the individual voter to decide.
He or she should decide and vote
with q realization that whatever
decision IS reached, Is likely to
stand for = long time. As q prac-
tical matter, IL Is not easy to OBJ
tain referendum.
We should, therefore, vote to-
morrow with > full realization we
are deciding, for . long time, ON
the form Of government for our
city.
We are mot voting on personali-
ties, we are not casting = protest
vote, nor & vote for = brief expert
lnent We are masking = relatively
final decision, and Il shonId be-
based an the merits Of the Ques-l
ton
ksAnv ss.r;efn,ss y,si.ea an : y,eavv
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-02
WORCESTER MEDICAL
EXAMINER PASSE S

Worcester, Mass, Oct. 2--(UP)
DR.. Frederick II. Baker, Worcester
medical examiner for AZ years, died
at q hospital on his 72d birthday
yesterday. He retired in 1887.
Born at Billerica, he was, educat-
ed at Yale and Harvard medical
school. He established the first
diagnostic laboratory in Massachu-
sets, at Worcester city hospital, and
was director Of laboratories at Wor-
cester state hospital and for so
years headed the Clark university
medical department.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-02
PETERS GIVES III,
STARTS SENTENCE
Bristol Man, Convicted in
Conspiracy Trial, Sur
renders Today

Donate Pietraroria, also known as
Dan Peters, Bristol tavern keeper,
convicted with former mayor Frank
Hayes and others in the Waterbury
conspiracy trial surrendered to
George H. Freeman in the Water
bury superior court at 1880 this
morning and left at once for the
state prison at Wethersfield to be-
gin serving his sentence Of from two
to five years. Mr.. Peters was also
fined $500, but 1t was presumed by
court officials that he would pay
the fine.
Counsel Withdraws
The news of Mr.. Peters surrender
followed closely the news that
Judge Patrick J. Healey had filed
a motion for permission to withdraw
as counsel for all of the convicted
((nsa fin,,ed m poua Az
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-02

MIR. Upson's statement:
IL am very anxious to have rs
large vote as possible In tomor-
rows referendum, whichever way
the vote goes, the city VIII be sat-
isfied only If q substantial portion
Of the citizens register their opin-
ions.
Any result achieved ON q small
vote will be unsatisfactory, and ]
therefore would urge every citizen,
whether Republican, Democrat or
Socialist, to 60 30 the polls and
register a choice, whether It be for
the city manager. charter or
against it."
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-02
Rev. Charles Brennan
Leaves $4,000 Cash
Estate of Late Pastor of ST. Francis Church Inven=
toried-Absence of Will Passes Estate to Sisters
Savings Deposits in Various Banks

The estate of Rev. Charles W. Brennan inventoried
in probate court today consists of approximately
all in cash deposited in various savings accounts in Wa
terbury, New Haven and other towns in Connecticut
Father Brennan was native of New Haven, but a
large part of his priesy spent in Waterbury
for many years in the old Immaculate Conce
ton church, pastor of the Blessed Sacrament church
and then of St. Francis Xavier church.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-02
43, 122 Eligible To
Ballot Tomorrow;
Predictions Differ
City Awaits Referendum on City Manager Form Of
Government CuIIlane Predicts Defeat of Charter

Waterbury voters will go to the polls tomorrow in a
special election to decide whether to accept reject city
manager form of government There 1922 voters
eligible to cast ballots in the referendum but political OBJ
differed widely in their predictions of the vote to
cast Sponsoring tn proposed new charter is the Citizens
through the legislature bill calling for referendum:
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-02
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Oct. (uP1--Gov-
eminent expenses and receipts for
the current fiscal year through Sent
29th, compared with d year d 20: IN
sss Secr ~ y, xss Y
$t.4s6.s5s. o6s. 81 !, = ~ ST ,4gy. Sso. l1s.ls
ssss,247.1s1.55 $6ss, 45e, 24o.1s
ssso,oss.5o1.55 $s7x.sos. so Is
Cash Balance 6
S2,0Sa, 534,S89.44 Sc, 993.995. z4t.x5