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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-30
Mystery City Of Flint
 Is Closely Looked For
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tured by the German Pocket bat tleship Deutschland and taken to Murmansk, neutral port, for 're- pairs" by German prize crew.
 If the ship were bound this way, the most likely place to observe her would be when she passed Elsinor, off the narrowest point of the Strait between Denmark and Norway going from the Kattegat to the Baltic Danish coastal lookouts said the ship might already have passed. un- noticed in the darkness and stormy weather.
 If she is in this. vicinity, she is in real peril. A storm Saturday and Sunday scattered the German mine field and drove more than 30 mines ashore near Stege, on. the Danish coast, not far from where the Ger man patrol ship Este accidentally struck a German mine week ago and was blown up with loss of 69 lives.
 The channel will not be safe again until the sea has calmed and has been swept of mines. It was recalled that the Este had German pilot aboard when it was sunk. It was believed that German war ships would go out to escort the City
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-30
LOUIS LEOPOLD
 WILL TRY AGAIN
Dennis Mccarthy Also Will Seek Pardon When Board
 Holds Session

Two Waterbury men, Louis N. Leopold who is serving a life sen- tence at states prison in Wethers- field on second degree murder charge and arson, and Dennis Mo- Carthy who is doing from 20 to 30 years in the same institution on a burglary charge. have again submit ted petitions for pardon to the State Board, it was learned by The Dem ocrat this morning.
 Leopold was sentenced to States Prison November 21, 1928, and Me- Carthy was sentenced April 12, 1892. Both have had appeals before the State board before, but have not been successful.
 Wethersfield's prisoner-author Lu- man c. Beckett, has submitted his 18th petition for pardon. He is serv- ing a life sentence having been con- victed of the murder of New Bri- tain taxi driver in 1920. In his last appeal to tke governor, Beckett de- clared he wanted to marry a Cana dian author who made her appear ance in Hartford to substantiate his appeal with one of her own.
 When Beckett last appealed for his freedom, last July, he was told his case would have to be brought LID before the Board of Paldors. His name is on list of % prisoners whose cases will be heard Il Mon- day at the semi-annual session of the board. It has been pointed out that Beckett is not eligible for a parole until he serves 20 years, a term which will not be up until next March.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-30
$50, ,OOO, ,OOO Award Against Germany Is Upheld Today

the awards-$9, 300 ,322. The agency of the Canadian Car and Foundry company was awarded $5,87l ,105 and the Kingsland Underwriters, $1,31l,- OPS. Other awards included; Dela- ware, Lackawanna and Western railroad $32, ,676; Black Tom Under writers $2,095, ,607, and Bethlehem Steel Co. $l ,886.49l.
 During the commissions meeting the American commissioner. Chris topher Garnet, trade public an ex- change of correspondence between Hans Thomsen, the German charge d'affaires, and Hull Though pre- |sented his governments "amphatic representation" against the pro- ceedings of the commission Hull's correspondence rejected the German position.
 Thomsen charged that ever since the German commissioner, Dr. Vic- tor Huecking haG withdrawn from the proceedings in protes. to the commissions activities, all sessions of the commission were nothing but
 trump" sessions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-30

Washington, Oct. 30.-(UP The German-American mixed claims commission, acting over the ''em- lphatic" protest of the German gov- Iernment, today announced awards of $50 0,O00, 900 to claimants for dam ages suffered in the Black Tom and Kingsland, N J., explosions just prior to the United States emory into the World war.
 This action was taken at brief meeting during which the German government, through a note to Sec- |retary of State Cordell Hun. sought to quash the proceedings. Supreme Court Justice Owen J. Roberts, the umpire during the ne- gotiations. approved the awards, in. volving 153 Ar. .erican and Canadian claimants, which amount to $2.l57,- 22T.0l plus interest at 5 perectn over a 20 year period.
 The claimants charged that the explosions were cause by German sabotage of intuition stores.
 The Lehigh Valley railroad re- |ceiyed the largest amount of any of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-30
Ernest Pletch Will Be Executed By Law Unless
 Mob Gets at Him
MAY BE FORCED TO
 TELL WHOLE TRUTH
Pletch Is Being Kept in Concrete and Steel Jail
 to Hold Off Mob

Cherry Box, Mo-, October 30-(UP) = Ernest Pletch, 28, whose unsuitable urge to fly apparently caused him to murder in midair chooses today the prosecutor who will demand his execution.
 One of three Missouri counties will prosecute him and only Pletch can deter mine the decision. He was to be asked today at exactly what point, in his wild Friday eve ming airplane flight from Brook field, he put two pistol bullets through the head of Carl BiverS whom he was holding prisoner in Bivens' small yellow monoplane.
 He had confessed Saturday night to the fantastic kidnap-murder of Bivens, Brookfield flying instruc- tor. He said in the confession that the murder was executed-in self defense, while the plane plunged uncontrolled toward earth over Macon county, just across the Linn county line from Brookfield.
 But Capt. w. J. Ramsey, of the state highway patrol, who brought him back early this morning by EalitomobiIe from Indianapolis, was not satisfied and said that after the inquest here at 9 a. m. today, Pletch would be pressed "to tell the truth"
 Bivens Died In Air
 Bivens died some time after the tiny sport plant he piloted, and in which Pletch occupied the rear seat, took off from Brookfield about D.. m. Friday. He died before Pletch brought it down in a pasture near here an hour later.
 The plane had flown out of Linn county, across Mason county to land here in Shelby county, where Rletch disposed of Bivens' body.
 Linn County Prosecutor G. Derk Green, certain Pletch held his .32 caliber automatic to the back of Bivens head and pulled the trigger twice shortly after the takeoff. filed stealing charges.
 murder, Kidnapping and plane stealing charges.
 Macon County Prosecutor Vincent Moody, holding Pletch's confession authentic as to the murder location, claimed jurisdiction and filed mur- der charges.
 Shelby County Attorney Fred Bol-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-30
BY HAROLD PETERS Limited Press Staff Correspondent

Copenhagen, Denmark. Oct. 30- (UP)-Lookouts along the coast of the narrow Danish Straits watched today for the American freighter City of Flint believed headed for these stormy and mine-fested waters en route to Germany in charge of a German prize crew.
 At Moscow, Tass, official Soviet news agency, reported that the ship had left Murmansk. North Russian port, on Saturday. On that basis, mariners estimated that she could not reach this vicinity before Wed- nesday. However, there was feel ing that she had sailed several days days before Saturday and that the news had been withheld to confuse British warships blockading the en- trance to the Baltic.
 Neither the Russian nor German governments would give any infor- nation on the status or destination of the City of Flint, but it was be- lieved that she had left Murmansk for some German port, probably fly ing the Nazi flag, with the American crew of Al prisoners aboard.
 The ship, bound for British ports with cargo partly classified by Germany as contraband, was cap-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-30
FIVE YOUNG BOYS
 BLOWN TO PIECES
Not Much Left of Lads After They Shot Into
 Dynamite Cache

Rock Springs, Wyo, Oct. 30-(UP) A gaping hole in the ground, bits of dynamite wrapping paper, dis charged rifle shell and bloodStained fragments of clothing told the story today of the hunting trip of five little boys who set out after rabbits in the hills of this Southwestern Wyoming mining area and found dynamite.
 Seven-year-old David Chamber lain. Don Cooper, 8, nine-year-old Gordon Grant and his brother, ODea, II, and Valentino Herrero, 12 probably shot into a cache of dynamite, not knowing what it was. The. result explosion blew them to bits.
 Authorities were forced to the- orize as to the cause of the blast. There were no witnesses. Near. the scene they found a discharged shell from .22 caliber rifle which one of the boys was carrying. They also found piece of dynamite pa- per which looked as though it had been pierced by a bullet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-30
War Bulletins

ures agains Czechs for defiant demonstration in Wenceslaus Square Saturday on the 22nd an- niversary of Czech republic. Severe sentences await IS Czechs taken prisoners, it was said. There was no repetition of the disorders Sunday and Czech policemen sta tioned in the square were dismissed last night. All day, however, the city had been tense and the pro- tectorate broadcast an order that all Czechs cease wearing the Czech national colors.
 Cafes and saloons were closed at 10 p. m. both Saturday and Sunday nights. Neither Czech nor German newspapers mentioned the disturb ances.
 Saturdays demonstrations began at 9:30 a. m. with . clash in the square between Czech youths and Germans. The fighting settled down to noisy quarrels between Czechs and Nazi storm Troopers, and Czech policemen cleared the lower part of the square at 12:30 p. m. A half hour later Czech youths booed and cursed members of Adolf Hitler's elite bodyguard corps who marched into the square with flags and music.
 At , p. m. mounted police cleared the whole square. but . crowd of several hundred gathered there again in . few inmates and chaated: "Up Bencs Long live the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-30
HARVEY DEUELL
 DIES SUDDENLY
Managing Editor of N. Y. Daily News Passes Away
 Late Sunday

New York, Oct. 30 (U.P) = Harvey w. DeNell, 48, managing edi- tor of the New York Daily News, one of the highest paid newspaper executives in the country, died of a heart attack late yesterday.
 In 1886. Deuell was paid salary of $40, 400.
 The car Deuell was driving to work crashed through a fence and down an embankment near Teaneck, N. J., when he suffered the attack. He has been i'll of influenza 10 months ago and this weakened his heart.
 A native of Brooklyn, Deuell had his early newspaper experience in Denver and Chicago and became managing editor of the News in July, 1885. He was an ardent student of photography and occasionally covered stories with his camera.
 He leaves his mother Mrs. Mary F. Deuell, and his widow, the former Henriette E. G. Kinley, who was a correspondent before their marriage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-30
NAzI SEAMEN ARE
 MUCH SURPRISED
Sorry They Had to Sink British Ship; Dislike War
 With Britain
By LEON KAY.

United Press Stan CorrespondentD London. Oct. 30-CUP) -Nazi sea- men from the pocket battleship Deutschland were "ainazed' when the European war broke out. survi- vors from the British steamship Stonegate said today in telling how the warship sank their ship and put a prize crew of 30 to 40 armed men aboard the American freighter City of Flint.
 The City of Flint now is presum- ably trying to run the British block ade from Murmansk to a German port with the prize crew and the American crew of 4l aboard.
 The Stonegate survivors, put aboard the City of Flint and then landed in Norway, returned to Eng land today.
 A member of the prize crew of the battleship Deutschland told the Stonegate survivors:
 Sorry To Do It
 we are sorry to have to sink your
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-30
CITY TAxRATE
 B0THERS THEM
Mayor Peniello Thinks It Can Be Cut Plenty; Board
 of Finance Differs

'To be or not to be" seems to be the question of the present mo- ment with regard to Waterbury $ tax rate for the coming year.
 Mayor Patrick M. Perriello thinks the rate can be lowered three or four mills at least and possibly a little more and members of board of finance would like to attain that idealistic goal but the most op- timistic members of that board with whom the writer has spoken cannot see at the present time how it can be cut down lower than the 32 mill mark and they figure that it will be a big struggle to reach that level with pay cuts being restored.
 The mayor however, still believes it can be lowered beyond that point and the battle of sslash" is on, in earnest.
 Mayor In Conferences
 The mayor spent the morning with Street Supt. Herbert Scott Smith, going over street department estimates and trying to find means here and there of cutting down the running expenses of that depart ment.
 You can be assured that there will be no excess expenditures there next year" the mayor said after his conference.
 Conference Board to Meet
 The board of finance which has been working furiously in an at- tempt to cut the tax rate will hold
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-30

Plymouth, Eng, Oct. 30-WP)- The British steamer Malabar, car rying general cargo from the United States to England, was tor pedoed without warning at 3 a. m. Sunday, survivors who landed here today said. There were no Ameri- cans aboard the 1876 ton vessel. The torpedo hit the starbOard side of the ship. The crew rushed to the decks with the exception of four Lascars and the third engi- neer, w. Adams, Scot. who were trapped in the engine room. Sew enty survivors were picked up by . British destroyer within an hour of the sinking. The survivors said there was no panic and that de- spite lack of warning from the U- boat they were able to leave the Malabar in three life boats.
 The Malabar remained afi0at for II hours while the rescuing de- stroyer cruised in the vicinity of the attack, searching in vain for the submarine. The explosion of the German torpedo burst the Mall abar's decks. Two firemen, who were among those rescued, suffered minor injuries. Adams, who was trapped in the engine room, was from St. Andrews, Scotland. The Malabar sailed for England from Boston, Mass. Capt. H. H. Arm strong was In command.
 Prague, Oct. 30-tUF)-It was reported today that German au-s thorities planned punitive meas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-30
Neutrality Bill Goes Into House For Action
Rules Committee Is Given Crack at It Until Midnight; Real Fight Will Start Tomorrow on Report
 From Committee
BY JOHN R. BEAL
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 Washington Oct. 90 eI1PI he house today prepared for consider ation of the neutrality bill toiior- row by agreeing unanimously to give the rules committee until mid- night to file rule providing that the bill be sent to conference.
 The death of Rep. Chester c. Bol- ton, R., O., had complicated the sit- uation. The House wished to ad- journ out of respect to Bolton but under house rules could not begin the neutrality debate tomorrow un- less the rule were filed today.
 Granting of unanimous consent request by majority leader Sam Ray burn, D., Tex, removed that com- plication.
 The nine-man Oklahoma Demo- cratic house delegation, at meet ing just before the house convened, agreed unanimously to support the administration bill, members sald. When the house last voted on the Arms Embargo issue three members voted against the administration, and four in favor of repeal of the Arms Embargo.
 Will Be Close Vote
 Both sides conceded that the de- cisive vote, expected by Wednesday night or Thursday, would be close. Administration leaders said their polls indicated a majority for Arms Embargo repeal of not more than 30 votes. Rep. Hamilton Fish, R., N. Y, opposing repeal, predicted the Em- bargo would be retained by less than 10 votes.
 The house rules committee meets this afternoon and will recommend that the house refuse to agree to the essential points of the senate bill which, technically, are amend
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-30

tomorrow at Bridgeport, New Hav- en and Hartford. The Waterbury election will take place Tuesday, November IA.
 Democrats lost the state to the Republicans last fall by less than 2,000 votes because of an amazing 166,000 vote boiled by Jasper Mo- Levy, Socialist candidate for gover- nor. Most of these votes came from Democratic ranks and proved the downfall of former Gov. Wilbur L.. Cross, who sought a fifth term.
 Now, throughout the state, dem- ocrats were cementing party organ nations for the major 1940 struggle. Socialists were busy, too. They had tickets entered at Waterbury and Hartford, in addition to the usual Bridgeport slate. Republicans, weak in the cities, were making an effort tc keep Democratic majorities down.
 United Press Survey
 A United Press survey in the four major cities of the state which are to have elections in the next, fort night gave this information:
 The opposition hasn't chance to stop McLevy from fourth term as mayor of Bridgeport. He will win bJ heavy majority, despite efforts of Stephen Boucher, Democratic candidate, and Daniel Johnson, Re- publican, to emphasize his achieve ments.
 The Republican organization at Bridgeport was in a weak condition from internal struggles, while a great deal of the Democratic vote will go to McLevy.
 New Haven: Democratic Mayor John w. Murphy will win in walk-a-way for his fifth term. The Democratic organization is particul- arly strong, and their campaign $ aided by Murphy's soubriquet, "hon- est Jo1n." The Republican organi- zation has been slipping in recent years, despite the fact it once was one of the most powerful in the state Alderman William Celentano is the Republican candidate.
 Spellacy For Third Term
 Hartford: Democratic Mayor Thomas J. Spellacy will win third term, but he will not reach the 15.0O0 majority he received two years ago. His majority will be closer to 750O this year. Former State Sen Joseph B. Griffin, The Republican candidate. is the strongest man the party could have put up but his or- ganization is weak.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-30
. British Planes Rose to Meet Attackers-One Nazis Plane DOwned ALARM SOUNDED IN
 LONDON BY ERROR Alarms Extended From Southern Tip of England
 to Firth of Forth
BY SIDNEY J. WILLIAMS limited Press Staff Corresuonf3en

BY SIDNEY J. WILLIAMS
 United Press Staff Correspondent
 London, Oct. .30.-( (UP) Nazi aircraft were driven back from England again to- day after air raid alarms had sounded in London by error and in towns along the east coast. Observers believed at least one German plane may have been forced down at sea by Royal Air force fight CTS. K
 Enemy aircraft were observed off the northeast coast of England this morning." the air ministry an nounced.
 British fighters went up to in- vestigate, whereupon the enemy made off in an easterly direction before contact was made.'
 The ministry announced that an air raid warning in the East Kent area, in the south, was due to an unidentified aircraft flying off the Essex coast in a southerIy direction British fighters went up to isyes- ttgate. sg - --- Y ss '. ss Air Alarms Extended The air alarms extended from the southern tip of England to the Firth of Forth. where German planes have frequently made reconnaissance or bombing flights. From one Kentish town A. A. F., fighters were seen pursuing twin-engined craft be- lieyed to be German. Alarms also were sounded in Essex, just north of Kent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-30
CCC WORKERS IN
 FOREST FIRE ZONE

< Washington, Oct. 30 - (UP) - Robert Fechner, director of the Ci- william Conservation Corps. an- nounced today that 5000 eco work CTS still are engaged in reducing forest fire hazards caused by the hurricane that swept the New Eng land states in September, 1888.
 He said that New England forest officials had reported "substantiai progress" in removing felled trees and other debris. They warned, how ever, that vital work remains to be done during the winter months tv hold fire losses to a minimum next spring.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-30
DIR. HUGH DALEY DIES

Boston, Oct. 30. (UP)-Dr. Hugh Frederick Daley, AT, of Newton, an authority on animal diseases and chief veterinarian at the Angel Memorial hospital died of heart attack at a hospital yesterday.
 A native of New Haven, Conn.,, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and became resident physician there at the school of veterinary medicine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-30
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Oct. 30-(UP, Gov ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Oct 2Ith, compared with year ago: This Year Expenses LnHt Year S3,12s,065, ,192.69 $2,sli, 1908, ,050.e2
 Receipts si.72ls14.s27.54 sI.795, ,s57, ,7sO.gs
 Cross Deficit $I, ,403, ,S65.15 st,1t5,45l. .26g.0Cs
 Net Deficit s1.09s, s53, ,669 e6
 Cash Balance Sf,9i2.507,2s4.65 s2.592,5s7.sff 10
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-30
THE WORLD WAR 25 YEARS AGO,
 OCT. 30, 1914
Rv United Press

By United Press The Battle of Gheiuyelt Is fought. Germans attack in att tempt to break Allied line south east of Ypres.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-30
Waterbury May Be Close, New Haven, Hartford Assured
Bridgeport Will Reelect Mayor Jasper McLevy Again Democrats Are Cementing Party Organizations
 to Carry Three Big Cities
BY JACK AMMAN

Hartford, Conn, October 30-( (UP)-Democrats were working hard today to pile up heavy maories in city cleo ons within the next two weeks the first step to turing control of the state government from the Republicans in 1940.
 Important mayoralty elections will be held week from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-30
The Weather

Cloudy, Rain Tonight; Warmer, Rain Tuesday Full weather Report on Page 3
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