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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
HOOVER TOSTART
FINLAND DRIVE

New York. Dec. i3-(UP)-Former
President Herbert Hoover arrives to-
day to take charge Of a Finnish relief
movement which was rapidly spread
Ing In the form OF protests against
Russian invasion, boycott Of Russian
goods and contributions for Finnish
civilians.
Mayor r. II. LaGuardia went to
Chicago TO meet Mr.. Hoover and re-
turn with him by airplane,
Mr.. Hoover's Finnish Relief Fund,
Inc. was receiving q deluge Of con-
tributors and pledges OF support
here. -Four governors and many
mayors had replied 10 his appeal TO
have next Sunday designated as
Finland Day" to be observed with
prayers In all churches. Governor
Herbert II. Lehman Of New York
city, Governor Nels II. Smith OF
Wyoming, Governor Harold e. Stas-
sen of Minnesota and Governor
George D. Aiken of Vermont also
proclaimed FINLAND Day" as did the
mayors of Minneapolis, Nashville,
Saginaw, Mich, Chattanooga, At
lantic City, N. j., Tacoma, Wash,
Portland, Ore, and other cities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
Achilles Said to Have Been
Sunk By Admiral Scheer
Off Uruguay
EXPULSION ORDER
IS SENT TO LEAGUE
Bitter Debate in House OF
Commons for England
to Make Peace

Montevideo, Uruguay, De.
cember Is. -- (UP) - Off.
cial sources said today that
they had no information
regarding persistent rumors
that a naval battle had been
fought off the Uruguayan
coast and that a British war;
ship had been sunk. It was
believed the report might
have originated with a story
published today by the
newspaper TELEGRAPH Maritime,
which said there were rumors Of O
battle about 200 miles off Punta
Del Este.
These rumors, attributed to an I'm.
identified radio broadcast, said the
British Cruiser Achilles and the
German Pocket Battleship Admiral
scheer had been involved. The
Achilles left Montevideo Sunday
after re-fueling. The Admiral
Scheer has been reported acting
as sea raider In the South Attain
tic area, but near the African coast.
The prefecture OF Punta Del Esta
said that nothing was known there
OF the rumored battle and official
naval sources also lacked any In
formation. TN London, the British
admiralty said II had no knowledge
OF the reported battle.)
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Decem-
Der 10. -- CUP - British warShipg
were reported searching the South
Atlantic for German sea raiders to-
day, but official sources lacked In
formation regarding rumors that O
battle already had taken place off
Uruguay.
The British embassy said that
while no word had been received of O
battle at sea the British Navy had
been attempting 10 run down such
Nazi raiders as the pocket battle-
ships Admiral scheer and Deutsch-
land, which have been operating In
the South and North Atlantic
oceans.
The sea raiders have been credited
with sinking several British ships.
including the 8. s. Clemnt off the
coast OF Brazil.
Bitter Debate on Peace
London, Dec. i3.-tUP) --Foreig
Secretary Viscount Halifax tonight
described a. unfortunate" @ debate
In the House OF Lords In which two
members, Lord Darnley. conserva-
tive, and Lord Arnold, laborite, APP
pealed for peace by negotiation and
(fyAf,kiyuaA ~, pa0A a.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
FORMER LOCAL
CURATE IS DEAD
Rev. Anthony A. Wuskell
Of New Britain Dies;
Served at st. Joseph's

Rev. Anthony A. Wuskell, 81, pas
tor Of ST. Andrews Lithuanian
Catholic church In New Britain ana
former curate at ct. Joseph's
church In this city, died last eve
ming In st. Francis Hospital after
an operation. He has been pastor OF
the Hardware City church the pass
eight years.
Father Wuskeli became Ill late
last week and was Immediately
rushed to the Capitol CITY Hospital
for an operation.
RE was born In Lithuania Decena-
Der Z, 1883, was educated In public
schools there and came TO this
country as o young man. He at
tended st. Thomas's Seminary In
Hartford, IS. Cyril and Methodius
Seminary In Orchard Lake, Mich +,
and st. Demands Seminary IN
Rochester, N. Y. Father Wuskql
was ordained at ST. Joseph's Cathe :
drai, Hartford. December 81, 1918
His first assignment was as as
sistant at Holy Trinity Church,
Hartford. December 20, 1918, where
he remained until transferred to
st. Joseph's church, here, Feb.
ruary 10, 1928. On September ].
1924, he returned 10 Holy Trinity
Church and on February 10. 1927.
was again sent TO st. Josephs
Church here, serving the while at
each church as assistant. January
20, 1881, he became pastor OF st.
Andrews church, New Britain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
SENATOR TAFT IS
SOUNDING CONN.

Hartford. Conn, Dee. i3-(UP)-
Senator Robert A. Taft, Ohio. In o
New England swing for support Of
his Republican presidential candi-
dacy, will confer with state leaders
here Friday, preceding scheduled
talk at Darien that night, twas an
rounced today.
Arriving here during the after
noon. Senator Taft will meet with
State Chairman Benjamin =. Har-
wood and National Committeeman
Samuel r. Pryor, Jr., at Republican
headquarters, and then will go to the
Capitol to meet Governor Baldwin.
The governor has been doomed
throughout his administration as a
potential candidate for a top-fiight
nomination on the on the national
ticket in 1910, possibly as a running
mate to Taft.
The party will motor to Darien
where the senator will address Re-
publican women's gathering In d.
rect bid for Connecticut's 16 dele
gates to the national convention.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
BALDWIN STREET
BRIDGE TO OPEN
Structure Over Mad River
Closed Over One Week
Reopens Thursday

The Baldwin street bridge over
the Mad river, closed to traftid for
more than o week, will be open
again tomorrow morning accord
Ing TO superintendent Of Streets
Herbert scott-smith. New planking
on the bridge was laid this morning,
and approaches on either side were
being paved this afternoon.
Repairs TO the bridge were begun
after an inspection had shown that
the entire structure was In danger
OF collapse. Iron beams and sup
ports were found rotted, pnd. AZ was
considered fortunate That the has-
ardous state Of the structure had
been discovered before there was any
serious accident
Traffic Handicapped
Trafilc along Baldwin street has
been badly tied up while the repairs
have been being made. Buses,
commercial vehicles and private cars
have been forced TO make lengthy
detours, and considerable conges-
ton has resulted.
For years the bridge las consti-
tuted q problem 10 the city. Costly
repairs have been necessary year
after year. The sum Of $1,000 was
transferred to provide for the pres
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
10000 MINERS
. PROTEST NLRB
President OF A. r. L. Pro-
gressive Mine Workers
Blaming John Lewis
BY WILLIAM n. LAWRENCE

UNITED Press staff Correspondent
Washington, Dec. l3.--(UP)--Joe
Ozanic, president Of the AFL Pro-
gressive Mine Workers Of America.
charged today that the national
labor relations board had denied
10000 OF his members "their moral
and legal rights" under the Wag-
ner act.
ozanic, first Of Is PMWA men,
bers called by the house commits
tee investigating the NLRB, charg-
ed bias In favor OF the rival CLIO
United Mine Workers Of America.
Approximately 10000 mine work.
ers In various coal fields have been
denied their moral and legal rights
under the provisions OF the national
labor relations act to belong TO an
organization OF their own choosing"
he said.
"These mine workers were. against
their desires, compelled by their en-
ployers and by the ofacials Of the
CO. UMWA to join and pay dues
to the United Mine Workers OF
America as o condition Of their
continued employment"
Dictator Lewis Blamed
Ozanic said hts union was FORM
ed by $4,000 Illinois miners who Sc
ceded from the UMWA In 1882 be.
cause OF the "dictatorial policies
OF President John L. Lewis.
; The youthful PMWA head men
toned case after case filed by his
organization with the NLRB to wrest
Bargaining rights from the United.
He said the board dismissed most Of
the cases. or took no action on them.
The committees decision 10 shift
Its line Of inquiry from members Of
the board was made late yesterday
after II concluded questioning board
member Or. william M. Leiserson,
who, for two days, defended the
board and the Wagner Act IN gen.
eral, but through his memoranda
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
DOUG FAIRBANKS
FUNERALPRIVATE
Scenes Enacted at Obse.
quies OF Jean Harlow
Will Be Prevented

Santa Monica, CAL, Dec. l3-tUP)
Douglas Fairbanks, ST., will make
no curtain-call In death for the
world that thrilled TO his dashing
career on and off the screen.
His sudden death by heart attack
early yesterday placed his beautiful
widow, the former Lady Sylvia ASH
ley, under the care Of q physician
and until she RECEIVERS funeral ar
rangements will remain tentative.
However, his business manager,
Clarence Erickson, indicated that,
unlike the services for Will Rogers,
Jean. Harlow and other film no.
tables whose mourning public gath
cred by the thousands, Fairbanks
services will be quiet and private.
It seemed likely that only close
friends OF the screens Don Juan
Continued an paae d.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13

adopted a report calling for ex-
pulsion OF the Soviet Union from the
League and started expulsion de-
mand originated by Argentina
through the machinery that will
mean acceptance or rejection by the
assembly and council.
A scathing attack on the Russian
invasion OF Finland and q threat
that Argentina would withdraw
from the League II the Soviet Union
Is not expelled were made before
the assembly by Rodolfo Freyre OF
Argentina. He charged Russia with
violation OF the League covenant
and with ruthless aggression against
the Films.
10 Nations Vote Expulsion
A committee OF 10 nations, ape
pointed 10 consider Finland's APP
peal. against Russian aggression
agreed today to submit TO the
League OF Nations Assembly O reso-
luton that Russia be expelled from
the League and that League men,
bers aid Finland.
The committee met Immediately
after q plenary session OF the as
sembly, with 40-odd nations repre-
sented, at which Rodolfo Freyre,
Argentina, leading an attack on
Russia. announced that unless Rus
sia were expelled his country would
quit the League.
He charged Russia with fragrant
violation OF the League Covenant
and with spreading death and de.
struction through Finland,
It had been arranged that Freyre
should open the attack. As soon as
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
SWEDEN STARTS
new GOVERNMENT

Stockholm, Dec. i3--(UP)-Swe-
denis new government. again headed
by Premier Per Albin Hanson. for
mally took office In ceremonies be-
fore King Gustav v OF the royal
palace today and then proceeded to
parliament to make q statement on
policy.
The cabinet was re-shuffled prim-
arily to make way for O new for
eign minister to replace r. J. Sand
Ter, who had been criticized severe
ly by large sections Of the German
Nazi Press.
Five members Of the cabinet, in
GLIDING the premier, are Socialists
Three are members Of the peasant
party, two are liberals and two con-
servatives. The new foreign min
lister, Guenther. Ia non-partisan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
Aldermen Not To Vote
Increase Of City Tax
Sentiment Among Members Seems to Be Against
Raise OF Rate-East End Gymnasium Is An
other Problem to Be Solved

Sentiment among members OF the
board OF aldermen against any In
crease In the 32.5 mills tax rate rec
commended BY the board OF finance
today promised 10 bring About
iaaaiily discusses when the beard
meets In special session tomorrow
night. A major problem Is created
by the East End Community clubs
request for $4,000 appropriation
as the citys share Of the total cost
Of $4,000 for the erection Of q gym
nasiun at Anderson school.
Most members OF the board are
In favor Of granting the commu-
nifty clubs request, but at the same
time are opposed 10 any increase
In the recommended tai rate. A
solution may be reached by raising
the money by transfer from other
appropriations or by increasing the
amount OF estimated revenues. City
Auditor Thorvald Olsen Is UNDER
stood to have expressed opposition
TO either procedure.
Special Meeting Thursday
The special meeting for tomorrow
night will be held OF 7 o'clock. II
was summoned by Mayor Patrick M.
Perriello today. following disclosure
by The Democrat yesterday that the
whole budget might be imperilled
unless action were taken before Fri
day. The aldermen, at their meet.
Ing Monday, adjourned 10 Friday
night. The Democrat pointed out
that the Culhane charter revision
act called for action on the char
ter before the fifteenth"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
RUSSIA OPENS UP
DOUBLE ATTACKS
Hurls 100000 Men, l..
900 Planes Into Stiff
Drive on Finland
BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE. JR.

(Unite0 Ffess StaW COrFebp0nuent)
Copenhagen, Dec. 10 CUP -
Russia has opened two tremendous
drives across mid-Finland IN hope
OF reaching the Gulf Of Bothnia and
cutting Finland In two. Reports
reaching northern capitals said to-
day.
Dispatches indicated that the
biggest battle Of the Russo Finnish
war was fast developing and was
likely TO start within two or three
days on the midsFinland front be.
tween Hyrynsalmi and Kurue, TO
the north.
The Finnish position on this front,
II was indicated, was critical the
Firms were called upon TO stop with
sheer courage two great Russian
armies, overwhelmingly superior In
numbers, ornaments and equip
ment.
Two corps OF the Russian Ninth
army. according 10 reports, were
driving southwestward from the
salla area, Just above the Artic
Circle, and Northumberland from
suomussalrni, i05 miles east Of
Uleaborg, important Finish port on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
OFFICER FROM
BREMEN TALKS
Tells How British Block
ade Was Beaten, Air
Force Stops Attack

Berlin, Dec. i3-(UP)-An officer
aboard the German liner Bremen
which yesterday reached German
waters after running the British
blockade from MurmanSk, Russia
told the official news agency, D. N
d. today how his ship was saved
by the German air force from attack
by British submarine.
Someone on the bridge suddenly
recognized q signal which one OF
the flying boats accompanying Us
gave" he said. ut was attention
U-boat danger
1.-THE necessary commands were
issued Immediately, including full
speed ahead, use Of reserve power
and follow a zig-zag course. The
alarm signal was given.
AT the same moment a message
from Our radio operator saying:
Flying boat signals British sub
marine sighted
Began Zig-Zag Course
1.-THE Bremen already had begun
O zig-zag course.
Alarms shrieked on the ship and
all men were called on deck and
ordered to the lifeboats. Only In the
engine room was the engine watch
continued.
with glasses we sought the point
where the British submarines per.
iscope stuck out Of the water.
with the highest speed one OF
the German flying boats then hur.
tied down towards the British a..
tacker. Minutes OF the greatest
tension followed for all aboard. But
before the German flying boat could
begin O direct attack OH the sub
marine the British U-boat dived.
Apparently the British commander
had given q command TO seek the
depths Immediately on approach OF
the German plane.
Sub Disappears
1.-THE submarines perscope dis
appeared under the water The
British submarine had vanished Oh
On unknown course. TIL. English
man did not have opportunity 10
carry out q well prepared attack on
the Bremen. He was forced into
deep water by the German plane.
Intense alarm meanwhile was
continued on board. The German
plane kept after the enemy and
circled continuously over the point
where the submarines periscope
disappeared. Finally came the sig
nal from the planes pilot; Attack
no longer TO be feared
prom the Bremen's bridge came
the command: All men to their
places Normal speed was resum-
ed and the signals were: Danger
over, British attack beaten off,"
The officer said that II was early
morning when the British subma-
rine was sighted. The weather was
clear and the sea calm. Commo-
dore Adolf Ahrens, commander OF
the Bremen. and most Of the OH
GERS were ON the bridge and look
outs were stationed at all parts OF
the ship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
FRENCH OUTPOST
RAIDED BY NAILS
British Planes Try to Halt
Bremen Are Driven Off
By Germans

Berlin. Dec. 13-(UP)-Nazis "ss"
storm troops raided a French OUT
post In French territory and killed
five men and took 10 prisoners, the
German high command said In O
coinmunique today.
The Nazi raiding party, number
ing an officer and 10 men, captured
the French outpost and returned
without loss, II was asserted.
"sS" troops are the normally
black uniformed picked bodyguards
OF the Nazis. Now many OF them
are serving In the armed forces,
wearing ordinary field uniforms.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
COCHRANE NAMED
AS PRESIDENT

Hartford, Conn, Dec. l3-UP)--
James G. Cochrane. Bridgeport. to-
day held the presidency of the Con-
necticut Automotive Trades Assoc
ciation. He was elected at the an
nual meeting Of the group here late
yesterday.
Fred @. Loehmarn, Waterbury,
was named to the executive board
for three-year term.
The Association adopted q resolu-
ton opposing diversion Of highway
funds. Gov. Baldwin. III an ad-
dress. assured the group he had no
Intention Of dlvettine highway
money.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
BARBARA CARROLL
TO BE MARRIED

South Paris, Me-. Dec. Is. up
Miss Barbara Carroll, 10. whose
father and former sweetheart are
serving life sentences for the same
murder, will become the bride Of
Armand p. I.acroix, 20, Rumford
shoeworker, probably this weekend.
They have filed marriage intentions
with the Rumford town clerk.
Miss Carroll Is daughter Of for
mer Deputy Sheriff Francis M. Car
roll, who was convicted Of staying
Dr. James @. Littiefleld. South Paris
Physician, after Paul Buddy
Dryer, 20, had pleaded guilty TO
the same murder and received q life
sentence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
GARFIELD HIGH
WILL PLAY MIAMI

New York, Dec. 13-(UP)-Gar-
field high schcool Of Garfield, N. j.,
was chosen today to oppose Miami
high school at Miami on Christmas
In a charity football game for the
presidents infantile paralysis fund
The Garfield team will leave for
Miami on Dec. 10. It is unbeaten
In two seasons and twice has WIN
the mythical New Jersey State
championships. The Garfield team
was chosen after state education
regulations made 1t impossible for
the New York World-Telegraih's
All-Metropolitan team to oppose
Miami high.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
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TEXTILES HIT HARD

Mystic, Conn, Dec. i3.-(UP)-Af.
ter q tour Of eastern Connecticut
communities hard-hit by shutdown
In the textile industry, Gov. Baldwin
said: "This part OF the state hal
been subjected TO terrific beating
But we've found no one discouraged
or licked"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
LOWELL ss TODAY

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. iS.--(UP)
President emeritus A. Lawrence
Lowell Of Harvard university, cele-
bratang his 82d birthday. win be
honor guest tonight at dinner Civ
en- by 500 faculty members and stu
dents at Lowell House. The guests
win include President James Bryant
conant, who succeeded Lowell In
lo33
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
Christmas
Carols
Through the Ages

l SAW THREE SHIPS
! saw three ships come sailing
i'm,
On Christmas Day, on Christ
mas Day;
| saw three ships come sail
ing in,
On Christmas Day in the
morning.
Lands by the sea have long had
their legendary folk-carols Of
Christmas ships bearing gifts Just
as in hill towns there are shepherd
and manger stories. In Greece, it
Is said St. Basil was provided with
ship as for use at Christmas iii
the manner st. Nicholas uses
reindeer sled In the north. This
traditional carol dates TO the 18th
century.
G Shopping Days
- Till Chris
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13

Of which the oven door was open.
Only the oven Jet was turned on,
Green said.
Green called Sergeant Bernard
Burns, desk officer at headquarters
who, In turn, notified DR. Edward
H. Kirschbaum, medical examiner.
DR.. Kirschbaum said Miss Haggerty
had been dead several hours.
The young woman, who was APP
pointed q teacher at the Reidville
achool In 1926, the year OF her grad
uation from Willimantic Normal
School, left o scrawled note, which
was held In confidence by DR..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
Mary Haggerty, Reidville
School Commits Suicide In
Her Apartment This Morning
Body Discovered Shortly After O'Clock This Morn
ing in Apartments Of Trinity Building on Pros
pect Street-Teacher Since 1926

Mary Haggerty 81 Redvlle school teacher, took her
life by nhaing Illuminating gas early this morning
Prospect street where she had been living alone the past
six months. The body was discovered shortly after
o'clock by David Green antor who seed gas and traced
the fumes to Miss Haggertys apartment Green said the
body was lying on the kitchen floor near the gas range
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
THE WORLD WAR
Is YEARS AGO,
DEC. Is, 1914

(By United PRESS
British submarine we we'd
through mine field up the Darda-
nelles and sank Turkish battleship
NEessudieh.
French troops occupied Mara
and Lake Chad region I'm Central
Africa.
An German forces cleared from
the Camcro0nss except At Mora
Garrison.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13

KirSchbaum and her family. The
medical examiner said Miss Hag-
gerty had been under mental
strain.
Wedding Cancelled
Miss Haggerty, 1t was learned, was
TO have been married In August, but
the wedding was cancelled. It was
said she brooded on this subject.
II was learned that Miss Hag-
gerty attended a party OF The Wo-
mems Democratic club at the shel
Chateau on Meriden road last night
and was apparently In good spirits
throughout the evening.
Or. Thomas J. Condor, superin-
tendent OF schools, said.
I'm very sorry to hear OF this un-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. Dec. 13-(UP) Gov
eminent expenses and receipts for
the current fiscal year through Dec.
18th. compared with year ago:
$4,i7i,9t4,s2s.S0 $3,949.37i,7e0
Receipts
s2,ss2, 4s5.7le.17 ss,s7e17s.ss4.si
si.sOo,47o.iis:eS si,57s,ies.s7s.4o
Net Deficit
1,7s9, os1, SCI, ss Sl,55s,74S. $3.50
Cash Balance
s2,s1s.ssf. sb7,S7 S2,S52, o52, 4Gs.74
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
Persistent Rumor That
Cruiser Fought German
Raider In Naval Battle
Thirteen Nations Ask
Expulsion Of Soviets
They Were League of Nations Committee Acting on
Invasion Of Finland-Requires Unanimous
Vote of League to Expe
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS
United Press Foreign News Editor

Soviet Russia struck with power today for victory
on the batteheds Of Finland but appeared to face dpo
matte at the League OF Nations. With the Red
Army gathering momentum In Its drive across the narrow
middle section Of Finland toward the Gulf Of Bothna the
special committee Of the League Of Nations at Geneva
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
The Weather

Rain, Warmer Tonight;
Thursday Partly Cloudy
Fun Weather Report on rage 8
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