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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
POPE RECEIVES
POLISH GROUP
Praises Valor OF Race;
Hopes for Preservation
of Religious Freedom

Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Sept. 30
(UP)-Pope Plus received at his es-
tate here today Polish delegation
led by Cardinal Hlond, primate of
Poland, and Casimir Papee, Polish
ambassador to the Holy See.
The delegation numbered between
40 and SO persons.
The Pope, addressing the delega-
ton, said that he was most sorrow
full because hundreds of thousands
of human beings had been made to
suffer in Poland.
He praised the military valor of
the Poles and expressed hope that
religious freedom would not be
hampered in what had been Po-
land.
1--WE want still to hope" said the
Holy Father, "even though there
are many reasons to believe the
contrary-because of the too-well-
known plans of enemies of God
that Catholic life will continue with
deep and fervent meaning in Po-
land.
I'VE hear the lamentations Of old
and sick men, the cries Of babies
who now have no parents, the cries
Of wounded men and the death rat
tie Of dying people who were not
even combatants."
I'VE wish to pay tribute (the
Pope continueO to 10 centuries OF
Polish history which has been 49,
Dictated to the service Of Christ. and
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
new SUBMARINE
CAMPAIGN DUE
British Admiralty Claims
Original Nazi Fleet Bad
ly Broken Up
BY JAN YINDRICH

London, Sept. 30-(UP)-Admir-
atty authorities are waiting for a
new feet of German submarines to
take to the North Sea and the At
lantic, it was understood today.
The principal sinkings of the last
few days have been near the en-
trance of the Baltic. This, the adj
miralty believed, was partly be-
cause the first wave of U-boats
sent out before the war started, had
returned to bases, and partly, be-
cause the admiralty's new convoy
system was showing results.
Official British and French an
nouncements have indicated that
as many as 20 German submarines
had been sunk, out of a possible
first feet of 80 or IS.
Admiralty authorities looked for
a steadily diminishing toll of Brit
ish shipping even when new fleets
of submarines took to the sea.
The convoy system which will
take couple of weeks more at least
to get going in full stride, is be-
lieved to be the answer to subma-
rine attacks, as it was in the World
War.
The sinking of the Athena Sept. 3
Speeded up the institution of the
convoy system. Outward bound con-
voys started from home ports Sept.
Z and coastal conveys soon after
ward. The first homeward bound
convoy started for British ports
from overseas Sept. IA, 1t was
learned.
Now not only are additional es-
cort ships being put into service
but merchantmen are being armed.
Defense measures have progressed
with such rapidity that the admir-
atty feels that even at this stage
of the war, four weeks from the
start, it is far ahead of the 1918
peak.
mo mention has been made in
this war of one of the most deadly
World War anti-submarine wea-
pons, the @" boats. These boats
put out looking like innocent little
merchantmen. When a submarine
not wishing to lose an expensive
torpedo-halted @" boat, to order
its crew to leave so the ship could
be sunk by dynamite or shell fire,
a carefully trained panic party"
would begin shrieking and dashing
about as if in terror. Another crew
would lower a bulwark or take the
side off fake lifeboat and a three
inch gun would go into action.
Further Royal Air Force and
navy planes are operating against
now, both from special
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
HAYES, KELLY
Get SUBP0ENAS
Appear in Federal Court
Monday in Attempted
ExtOrtiOn Case

Former Mayor T. Frank Hayes and
his former executive secretary
Thomas P. Kelly, have been sub
poenaed to appear in the federal
court at New Haven Monday, where
Fiore Massucci, 20, of SIS Catherine
avenue will be arraigned on a fed
eral Indictment charging attempted
extortion. Several members of the
local police force and detective bu-
reau also have been served by
Deputy Marshal Stephen LoPresti.
Hayes anc Kelly were recently
convicted of conspiracy to defraud
the city of more than million dol
lars. Hayes faces 10-15 years term
in prison, and Kelly was given a Z
IL years sentence.
Their testimony is expected to
concern the receipt by Hayes of
threatening letter from Massucci last
December, in which demand was
made for 5000. An effective police
net resulted in the capture of Mas
succi.
Rumor has been to the effect that
sensational testimony will feature
the defense of Massucci, who is
represented by Attorney Joseph
Navin. A secret indictment was
returned against him by a federal
grand jury. and the trial was de-
layed pending the conclusion of the
conspiracy trial. 1t is understood
that officials feared a mistrial in
the conspiracy case, and thus de-
layed the MaSsucci trial.
During the course of the trial, At
torney Navin held numerous con-
ferences with Judge Ernest A. Inglis.
presiding official.
Members of the police force sum-
moned to testify Monday include
Chief Inspector Joseph P. Stevens,
Detective Lieuts. william Foley,
Connie Shanhan and Joseph Bend
Ter. One patrolman has also been
subpoenaed, but his identity is not
certain.
Attorney Navin has indicated
that Massucci will plead not guilty
and seek delay for trial.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
TURK MISSION
ENROUTE TO
LONDON TODAY
Turkey Apprehensive Over
Debacle in Poland-Has
Sought War Materials
TURKEYS POSITION
HARD, IMPORTANT
Commands Entrance to
Black Sea-Much Con-
fusion By Nazi, Soviet
BY REUEL MOORE

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
London, September 80. -
(UP) - Great Britain and
Turkey have completed the
draft of a definite pact of
mutual assistance and a
Turkish military mission is
on it's way to London to nego-
tate with the British govern
ment, it was understood to-
day. The Turkish embassy
announced the impending arrival OF
the mission, under General KAHN
Orbay, who on a similar mission
during the summer, arranged for
the purchase of British war mater
ials.
It was understood that the Brit
ish-Turkish pact would be signed
upon the return of Turkish Foreign
Minister Sukru Saracoglu from Mos
COW, where he is conducting nego-
tiations with the Russian govern
ment
Russia Safeguarded
The British-1 urkish pact will con-
tain a safeguarding clause stipulat-
ing that. under it, Turkey will never
be required to take hostile attitude
against Russia, it was asserted here.
Briton looked to the pact as an
other factor in assuring italian neu.
trality.
The political and military clauses
of the British Turkish treaty had
been completed some time ago, but
economic clauses caused difficulty.
The Turkish government was
anxious because of the rapid over
running of Poland by Germany, and
France to provide it at once with
large quantities of. tanks, airplanes
and artillery, and also to support
the Turkish currency.
These difficulties had now been
liquidated, it was believed, and Gen.
eral Orbay. on his arrival here,
would be able to make arms deals
At the outset of the war, Turkey
had said that it would be faithful
to it's temporary mutual and agree
ments with Britain and France.
Since then events had moved with
such rapidity as to make Turkeys
position at once difficult and most
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
RUSSIA BELIEVED
TO HAVE GAINED
Partition Favors Soviet;
Commits Itself Merely to
Supply Raw Materials

Moscow, Sept. 3O-(UP)-Foreign
diplomatic quarters expressed be-
lief today that Russia had gained a
victory in its new agreement with
Germany.
1t was said that the only real COM
mitment made by Russia was an Of
fer to supply raw materials in ex-
change for industrial products, and
that in return Russia had gained q
free hand in the Baltic which Ger
many had regarded as a private
hunting ground.
Admitting that Germany had OBJ
tanned the larger share of Poland
informants said that Russia by agree
ing to division along ethnic lines,
had put within its borders a pre-
dominantly White Russian and Uk-
rainian population, with only a few
Poles, while Germany had been left
to decide what to do with more than
10000 900 Poles who want freedom.
Russia was quick to follow up its
first move in the Baltic-the agree
ment" with Esthonia by which it OBJ
tanned the right to build naval and
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
SEARCH As
BOATS IN 48 HOURS

Berlin Sept 3G-UP-The German command
that 48
boats have searched As steamers in the Kaeat Sagk
communque said a
German ports for confiscation of their cargoes
The high
British
repeating that five British planes
Crews of two German pursuit ships which
on the sea were saved by German warshp
The
fortress of Modn 10 miles
who guarding the Modn
the Vistula
1873 machine the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
DRIVER IS HELD
in CHILD'SDEATH

Hartford, Conn, Sept. S0-(UP)-
Raymond F. Abel, Thompsonville,
was held criminally responsible in .
coroner's verdict today for the death
of eight year old William Warner,
Windsor, in an automobile accident
August 9, at Windsor.
Abell's truck was in a collision
with an automobile driven by the
boys father. The boy, q passenger
in the car, was injured fatally.
Karl Wilder, Hartford, was ex-
onerated in the death of Mrs. Ia
Willard, Hartford, August 80. She
was passenger in Wilder,s car when
the machine left the road and struck
a pole here. She suffered fatal in
jurieS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
GERMANY PLANS
FIGHT TO FINISH
War Will Go on Ii Britain,
France Fail to Act on
Peace Proposal

| Berlin, Sept. 30.-(UP)-Germany
will fight the war to a finish with
every weapon and every means
necessary to ensure victory If Great
Britain and France reject the Rus
so-German peace overture, Nazi in
formants said today.
1t was said authoritatively that
the joint German Russian 6eclara-
ton at Moscow that it was time to
call off the war, constituted a final
peace offer, and that Adolf Hitler
would not, unless the situation
changed, send any formal direct bid
to the allied powers.
If the allied governments wanted
any points cleared up, it was said,
they could obtain the information
from their ambassadors at Moscow.
Informants emphasized, however,
that there could be no questioning
of the division of Poland between
Germany and Russia. That, they
said, was not a point for negotiation.
Despite the immediate firm state
ment in official quarters in London
and Paris that the Russo German
overture was totally unacceptable,
Nazis professed not to believe that
official rejection was certain.
I'VE ask Britain and France to
think again." an authoritative
source said. zone can not imagine
governments or responsible individ-
uals in London and Paris rejecting
this offer when they have had time
to give more consideration to the
tremendous historical implications
Of the agreement signed at Moscow. !"
Just what joint measures Germany
and Russia might take if their peace
bid were rejected, Gsrmans refused
to say. From the cautious tone of
Nad commentators, however, neutral
observers cot the idea tn 1t Russia
had given the Nazis no promise OF
military support and that the ex-
ffynyI FIR rad IN pao0 ~ fNl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
GENERAL FUND
DEFICIT LOWER

Hartford, Conn, Sept. 3O-UP)-
Connecticut's general fund cash
deficit for the 1883 fiscal year
which ended June 30, 1889, was
$467, 189, Gov. Baldwin reported to-
day.
The deficit, smaller than usual,
was accumulated during the last
six months of the term of former
Gov. Wilbur l.. Cross and the first
six months of Gov. Baldwin.
This report, in our opinion" said
the governor, indicates that there
has been at least a change in the
trend Of the cost of government
and that in spite Of unusual ex-
penditures, we are living within
our means"
General fund income for the per-
iod, the governor said, was $23, 876.-
5s6 mad expenditures were $24,s4S,-
TBS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
Pravda Claims Nations No
Longer Are DESTROYS
of Warfare
SOVIET UNION CALLED
BULWARK OF PEACE
Sees No justification for
War Between France,
Britain, Germany
BY NORMAN b. DEUEL.

By NOkMAN Is. DEUEL.
United Press Staff Correspondent
Moscow, September 80. -
(UP)-The joint declaration
of the Russian and German
governments is an appeal to
all nations to end the Euro
pean war, and, if necessary,
Russia and Germany will in
vite other, friendly govern
ments to aid them in attain
ing peace, Pravda official
organ of the ruling Commune
ist party, said today
In this first official Interpretation
Of the Russo-German invitation to
the allies to stop the war, Pravda
said:
Further bloodshed, piling new
crimes upon old ones, can be advan-
tageous only to provocateurs and
dishonest politicians, hiding their
crimes from the nations.
Don't Want War
"The nations do not wish war!
The situation is clear: 1t now de-
ponds only on the governments Of
Great Beitain and France whether
or not the war, which commenced
despite the will of nations, threat
ening the entire world with slaugf1-
ter, will be continued.
And if the efforts of the govern
ments of the Soviet union and Ger
many prove futile, the fact will be
established that responsibility for
continuation of the war rests with
Great Britain and France, their gov
ernments and their ruling classes"
After this paraphrase of the
RuSso-German statement-with the
"proletarian" crack at ruling class
es" added-Pravda said:
Bulwark of Peace
'The Soviet union was, is and will
remain a bulwark of peace and
friendship among nations of the en-
tire globe"
Thus the question was left open
what Russia would do if Britain and
France turned down the peace over
ture and, as the joint Russo German
declaration said, Russia and Ger
many met ito consider the necessary
measures"
There is no justification for war
between Germany on one hand and
Britain and France on the other,
Pravda said. 1.-The sword of war has
been unsheathed and already blood
stained. It is not yet too late to
put it into the scabbard. The treaty
of amity between the Soviet union
and Germany irrefutably testifies
that there are no questions which
could not be agreed upon provided
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
Reorganization Plans
Be Continued.
From Collapse-Town Committee, Reorganiza=
ton to Send Representatives Into 'Fiuddle'

The Democratic town committee
last night voted to resume negotia-
tions with the group seeking reor-
ganization of the party. Committees
representing the two groups will
meet In an effort to reach a settle
ment agreeable to both sides. The
peace movement was saved from
imminent collapse wnen the COM
mittee approved plan for one more
attempt at a reorganization pro-
gram which would satisfy the rank
and file of the party.
Complete collapse of the negotia-
tions had been threatened when
State Chairman j. Francis Smith
and Attorney ]. Gregory Lynch
fatty rejected a reorganization plan
which the town committee leaders
understood had their approval. Mr..
Smith told the committee last night
that subcommittee with which a
town committee group had been
comforting did not represent the re-
organization faction.
Mr.. Smith, Mr.. Lynch and At
torney Frank Healey appeared be-
fore the town committee last night.
They said they were agreeable to
any plan which would provide for
a real reorganization, and which
would include a town committee
whose members would represent the
voters of the party, not any spec
ial group.
Apparently there was great deal
of misunderstanding on the part of
both sides in regard to the program
which the town was ready to adopt
night. This called for the
resignation of Chairman William
Dunlavey, Secretary Dennis j. Clan
cy and 10 or more committee men,
bers. DR.. Mortimer A. O'Hara was
to be the new town chairman.
Committees representing the two
groups will probably hold their first
meeting after the city manager ref
erendum.
The reorganization group today
the opening of head
quarters in the Russell Building, IT
Bank street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
Official Soviet Organ
Reveals Plan; No Good
In Further Bloodshed
HITLER in VITAL
BERLIN CONFERENCES

Berlin Sept SoUP-Fuehrer Adolf Hitler began series of
the chanceey today after official that
reichsa
eminent declaration.
He called all cabinet
Later members of the staff called
Todays activities the call for the rehstag followed
Joachim RbbntrOp
negotiated
the partition oland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
WATERBURY VOTES
ON CITY MANAGER
Final Blasts in Referen=
dunn Campaign Sched=
uled for Weekend

Final blasts in the city manager
campaign will be fired tonight and
Monday, as proponents and oppon-
ents of the new charter proposed for
Waterbury submit their last appeals
to the voters of the city. Both sides
are confident as the campaign goes
into its last days. Tuesday would
normally be the day on which local
citizens would go to the polls to
elect a mayor and other city off,
Gals, by legislative act set down
the city manager referendum for
that day instead. If the new charter
is adopted. the city election Novem-
Der IA will find the voters naming
only seven councilmen and seven
members of the board of education.
If the new charter is defeated, the
vote in November will be for a mayor
and other officials as in the past.
Outcome Eaffles
Some political observers frankly
admit they are baffled as to the OUT
come of the voting Tuesday, and
say that the co-called silent vote
will turn the tide either way. The
campaign has been a unique one,
with every major advantage resting
with the Citizens Good Govern
ment association, the organizatio
sponsoring the city manager plan.
The association has spent large
sums dispensing pro-city manager
propaganda. The Republican and
Democratic parties have refrained
from taking any part in the cam
paign, ami heads Of both have urged
that the plan be decided on its
merits.
Question On Machine
The question on the voting ma
chimes will read: Shall the City of
Waterbury accept the council-man-
ager charter as passed by the 1899
legislature?"
The first party lever (top lever)
Is for a Yes" vote; the second party
lever (second lever) is for mo"
vote. The text of the question APP
pears three times on each voting
machine, once at the upper left hand
corner, and alongside the Yes" and
NO" levers.
The voter simply enters the booth,
pulls the curtain, and votes Eyes"
or mo"
Merits, Dement'S Obscured
Merits or dement's of the city
manager charter have been largely
,bscured In the campaign, with a
large part of the oratory being de-
Ioted to personalities and questions
aside from the charter. The text Of
the proposed new charter has been
printed in local newspapers, but not
many are familiar with its pro-
visions,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
UNITED STATES
MAY BE MEDIUM
Nation Not Too Kindly Dis.
posed Toward Any For
eign ENHANCEMENT
BY LYLE C. WILSON
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent


Washington, Sept. 30-UP)-The
capital is the center Of direct action
to protect American neutrality rather
than listening post for European
peace proposals. President Roosevelt
and Secretary of State Cordell Hull
are the men who would be approach
ed if the United States were chosen
as neutral power to participate
in a peace effort. Both insist they
have no more knowledge of Nazi
or other peace than could be OBJ
tanned by any careful reader of
American newspapers.
The concenSuS here is that the
United States government is not
likely to put its prestige behind any
peace proposal foreseeable under ex-
isting circumstances. If peace or
armistice suggestions came from any
source in form which offered rea-
sonable hope of ending the hostil-
tiles, the situation here probably
would be changed.
Persuasive Promise
But the promise of results would
have to be a persuasive one to over
come the obstacle confronting any
administration which undertook
what might be viewed here as IAN
ENHANCEMENT in European affairs"
Speculation whether an effort
would be made to make the United
States peace proposal channel
from Germany to the allies develop
when Moscow reported the Nazi-
Communist intention to call
upon an unidentified major
neutral power in a prospective move
designed to end the war. That neu-
trail power might be either Italy or
the United States.
German Advantage
Some advantages might accrue to
Germany from making the United
States the channel of approach
From the standpoint Of diplomatic
mechanics, the United States en-
bassy in Berlin would be normal
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SEVEN HURT IN
TWO-CAR CRASH

Millbury. Mass, Sept. 30-(UP)-
Seven young persons from Worces-
ter were injured, two seriously. early
today when the automobile in which
they were enroute home from a
roadhouse was in collision with an
other car.
The Misses Nancy Burkas, 20, and
Nancy vigmond, 90, were the most
severely hurt. Joseph Praitis, 81,
Benjamin Lunalavitch, %. and
driver John Krestapavich, "A, and
the Misses Olga Sawa, 16, and Mary
Kraprika, %, also were injured.
Stanley Larson of Worcester, the
other driver, was unhurt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
Sen. JOHNSON
SEEKS TO Save
LAW ON LOANS
Wants No Abrogation or
Modification in Arms
Embargo Fight
PITTMAN SHOWED
POSSIBLE LOOPHOLE
Amendment to Preserve
johnson Act Is Planned
By Author
BY RONALD G.. VAN TINE
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Wa chipotOy CopfoYnhor Or

BY RONALD G. VAN TINE
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, September 80
- (UP) - Senator Hiram
w. Johnson, Republican,
California, leader of the fight
against repeal Of the arms
embargo, said today he was
prepared to "take any means
within my power" to protect
from abrogation or modifica-
ton the act which bars loans
to war debtor nations.
The act was sponsored by johnson
and carried his name. 1t prohibits
loans, except a renewal or adjust
ment of existing Indebtedness" to
any government in default in its
obligations to the United States.
johnson was aroused by Chair
man Key Pittman, D., New, of the
senate foreign relations committee
who announced that the admins
tration's plan to grant 90-day
credits to foreign nations under its
proposed neutrality program prob
ably would act as a modification of
the johnson act.
Suspicious?
This is the camel's nose under
the tent" Johnson replied. After
studying the final draft of the neu-
trality bill, formally app owed by is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
LABOR BOARD DECISION
TO BRING STATEMENT

ner act which prohibits discrimina-
ton '"in regard to hire" when il
refused to employ Alphonse Charter
and Edward G. Geoffrion. 1t was
testified before the board-and de-
MED by the company-that employ
ment was refused because of the
mems union affiliation.
The men, the board found, were
active in the affairs of Local Sc of
AFL's United Textile Workers of
America when they applied for jobs
in July, 1887. At that time the men
were employed in Lawrence, Mass
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30

Manchester, N. H., Sept. 30-CUP)
An official of the Waumbec Mills,
Inc., said today that the manage
ment probably would issue state
ment later" on the National Labor
Relations Board order that the COM
pany pay two years wages and give
employment to two men whom it
never hired.
The official declined to make any
immediate comment on the decision,
the first of its kind by the board.
The board found that the company
violated that provision of the Wag-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30

Berlin, Sept. 80 - (UP) - The
Reichstag will convene next week
to hear an important government
declaration, it was announced today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
The Weather

Fair, Cooler Tonight;
Also on Sunday
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