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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27
SOME FOR REPEAL
 ARE INSPIRED, TOO

Six letters did not mention the neutrality law, but simply accused the President of trying to get the country into war,
 Four were strongly anti-Semitic.
 Three were form letters which clearly had not been written by the signers.
 Three were of the crack-pot type and just didn't make any sense.
 Of the 274 which listed as Spor- taneous, I might make mental reservation about II which, for one reason or another, could perhaps be interpreted as partly inspired bS something other than the writers own thinking.
 Incidentally, of the 37 letters which upheld the Presidents stand five were identical in wording anc hence can be classed as inspired
 How far this analysis would hol6 good for all of the letters that have been pouring in here lately is, o course, impossible to know. This rep. resented half of one days mail ii one senator's office. The tabulatior might be quite different in some other office. I don't know.
 But I am sure that of the 52' letters that I saw, more than hal were spontaneous and stood for real outpouring of public opinion
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27
Reinstatements
 Asked In Petitions
Dismissed Workers Planning Mass Meeting to Decide
 Steps to Take in Getting Jobs Back

they say, that their jobs would be restored after the 30-day furloughS but that nothing has been done to this effect.
 The list of those dismissed who have been again certified was sub- mitted to state headquarters of the WPA some time ago by Miss Grace White, welfare department super visor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27
BUILDING PERMITS

The following permits have been issued at the office of Building In- spector Patrick Carlin:s
 Lucian Calo, to erect a one family house on Bradley avenue. s3,00O.
 Giuseppe Dorogo. garage, 2l6 a Wesley avenue, $500.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27
Current
 Political Comments

Injection of the racial issue threw the New Haven Republican city con- vention into turmoil last night. At torney William H. Burland, a dele gate, gave 8 speech on racial and religious persecution and then sug- gested that one candidate tor nom- nation withdraw lest anti-Semit- ism be aroused. The reference was to Benjamin D. Levine, seeking renomination or registrar of voters
 Other speakers lashed back at MT Burland, and one of the other can didates for the registrar nomina- tion immediately nominated MT Levine. Two other men who had intended to contest the nomination gave seconding speeches, and MT Levine was nominated by acclama- tion.
 Democrats of Bridgeport have succeeded in their long fight to SC. cure from the Socialist administra- ton a list of names of city em. ployes and information concerning them. Permission to inspect city records has been granted, and man. damus proceedings in superior cour will probably be dropped.
 The mayoralty campaign is un' der full steam in Bristol, Jame! Jennings, Democratic candidate, i lambasting his Republican opponent Rebelle Carpenter.
 Stephen Boucher will be nomi mated for mayor by Bridgeport Dem 0crats at a city convention Octobe 3. Other members of the party slat are now being chosen.
 Senators Daniel Mccarthy c Ansonia and John L. Sullivan c New Britain, recently appointed a federal census supervisors for thi state, do not plan to resign thei posts in the upper house of tn assembly. Both men are now i Washington taking a course in cen sus supervision.
 The New Haven mayOralty aspil ants are Mayor John Murph Democrat, and Alderman Willial CelentanO, Republican. Celentan has promised an aggressive can paign to unseat the fOur-terl mayor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27

Now partitions and walls have been removed and the apartment has large, sunny rooms. Many windows have been opened in the thick palace walls.
 The Pope will inaugurate the apartment with ceremony when he returns from Castel Gandolfo next month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27
One Million Dollars
 Awaiting Waterbury
Board of AIdermen's Vote, However, Sounded Knell
 of Extensive Housing Program Here

One million dollars - all in nice shiny new Dnis - neses lonesomely in Washington waiting for Waterbury to claim it. something that Waterbury apparently lsn going to do The million smeoleons were earmarked Wear aeo bv the Housing Authority for federal hous ino nroiect here But the Board of Aldermen several months ago rejected program drawn by the Water bury Housing Authority and decided against any 1eoera
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27
HIGHLIGHT

Flora Robson, English star ap- bearing with Paul Muni in ''We Are Not Alone" says one of the high- lights of her stay in Hollywood was meeting Maxie Rosenbloom, the college girls 'dodo boy"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27
. BRUCE CATION IN WASHIN GT0N
Flood Of Keep Embargo Mail Is Sincere
BY BRUCE CATION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 Correspondent

Washington, Sept. 27 - Most ot the keep-the-e embargo letters which are swamping senators and con- gressmen these days are sponstan- eous and are not the product of any pressure group or radio spellbinder
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27

if a $ a m D l 6 check undertak- en by this re- porter m e a II s anything,
 There n 6 yer has been any thing like the flood of letters that have come in late ly de- nanding [ h a | the n 6 Il trallty law stand un- c Il a nged. The fate of the law may depend or what the aV- craze legislator
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27

Ii he figures they really. Ieple- sent public sentiment back home, he is very likely to follow the line they lay down. If, on the othsr hand, he figures they are mogtly the product of write-your- senator campaign he is apt to lg- nore them.
 529 LETTERS
 STUDIED
 SD I spent several hours going through 529 letters which represen- ted one mornings mail in one sen- ator's office. Reading mass of let .ters like that. it isn't SO very hard to pick out those inspired" by some group or individual and those which came from citizens, obviously stirred up and writing on their own hook. You couldn't separate sheep from goats in a mere dozen letters, or in a score, but when you have studied 500-odd you can size them up pret- ty well.
 Of these 529 letters I studied, 37 demanded adoption of the Presl- dents program. The rest-492 ill all can be classified as follows:
 Two hundred and Seventy-four more than half seemed very clearly to be spontaneous.
 One hundred and twenty were at the other extreme: printed let ters, unmistakably sent out be- cause of campaign put on by some organization. There were three varieties of printed letter in this batch.
 Thirty-eigh were individually written. but were equally obvious ly inspired. When you read doz' en letters, all saying T want nc change in the present neutraht! law-no war for the U. $. A" with out the slightest variation, you car be sure they aren't spontaneous.
 Twenty-four letters demanded that this country keep out of war but made no specific mention of tn, neutrality law.
 Twenty were the nature of round robins, or petitions. A few of thes sounded very much like the join products of groups that had jus listened to a radio broadcast. Mos of them. however, came from organ izations like mems Bible classes, so cial clubs, and so on, which had de bated the issue and formally vote on it. Some of these, possibly, ma have been the end-product of pressure groups work; I would clas at least half of the 20 as who'll cpoptaneoiIS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-14
REPUBLICANS IN
 CLOSING APPEAL
Mrs. Rowland Featured in Radio Broadcast-Fos.
 ter Speaks at Institute

Republican nominees wound up their campaign last night with speeches at two rallies, one att he Waterbury Hebrew Institute and the other ct Franco American hall
 Charles 0. Foster, candidate for mayor declared that the hopes oi honest government rested with the ticket which he heads. He said the Republicans would win easily If al those with convictions voted to- day.
 Harry 0. Post, candidate for con. troller, praised MT. Fosters quail. fications. as did Homer Bernier, can' didate for city clerk.
 Other members of the ticket also spoke at both rallies.
 The name of Sherwood L. Row. land, late city controller, uset steadily during the campaign bS the Republican party, came into the picture again last night in ( broadcast in which his widow took part. Mrs. Rowland asked for tht support of the entire Republican ticket.
 E. Robert Stevenson, editor-in' chief of the Republican and Ameri' can, was master of ceremonies dur ing the program. He introduced 1T addition to Mrs. Rowland, William Ferrari, Albert Bronslsy, Edward J Balthazar and other speakers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-14
CIVIC ORCHESTRA IN FIRST CONCERT
Popular Local Organiza' ton to Open Season
 Thursday Evening

The first concert of the season of the Civic orchestra of Waterbury Mario Di Cecco directing, will be held Thursday evening at Bucking- ham hall at 8:30. Three concerts will be held during 1o39-40 and sub- scriptions may be purchased for the entire series. Separate concert seats are also on sale at the local music stores. Large sections of seats arc available at a very low rate.
 MT. Di Cecco has very engaging program arranged for the concert Thursday night. The orchestral group is well balanced and many of our best local musicians as well as some from nearby towns are in the orchestra's personnel.
 Nora Fauchald of Watertown is the assisting artist and will sing Carl Maria von Weber's "Wie nahte mir der Schlummer" from "Der Freischitz" as well as Miaela's air from Bizet's Carmen. The orches- tra will play Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Rameau's Ballet Suite, Overture to "Mignon" and other numbers.
 This concert and ensuing ones of- fer e splendid opportunity to lovers of music to hear an orchestra cap ably directed and one that has iden- tified itself in Q very short time a' an important musical group.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-14
AL SMITH, JR. TO
 BE COUNCILMAN
Famous Father Succeeds In Getting Him Named
 To Position

New York, Nov. l4-(UP)-Al Smith, Jr., was a city councilman- elect without dispute today, thanks to dad, who walked into the midst of recount argument and told the boys from Tammany hall that they couldn't talk his boy out of the job.
 Al, ST., used to be one of the boys from Tammany himself, but when his son took his first shot at poli- tics this fall, young Al ran as an Independent Democrat, without the halls backing.
 A hot and heavy argument was going on in the 165th Regiment armory last night when the former New York governor and 1928 presi- dental candidate walked in.
 The loudspeakers had announced the final result--four incumbents reflected and for the fifth and final seat, Smith had defeated Louis Di Salvo, son of the Tainmany leader of the second assembly district south, 5i,424 to 50,779.
 The council is elected by the pro- portional representation plan, with voters marking their choices in or- der. When the candidate in first place on e ballot loses out. the sec- ond choice is counted. Di Salvit demanded Q recount of the second choices on the ballots of candidate who had just been eliminated.
 There was a big argument aile the counting had started when tho Happy Warrior appeared. He tolc the Tammany boys. A telephone call was made, reportedly to Rep Christopher Sullivan, D., N Y' leader of the hall, and Q few min' utes later Di5alvio conceded.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-14
Peach Orchard Road Man Wins Nolle For
 Accident Last July
Counsel Proves Accused More Concerned With Fielp- ing Man He Hit Than Reporting Himself As Driver
 Of Car-Fined $lO For Driving Minus License

soon as he felt the machine strike something" in the side of the road, ran back to investigate, and con- sequently to assist the victim. This point was confirmed by two defense witnesses, Harold Traver and David Welch, passengers in the Nolan nla- chine.
 Testimony revealed that when po- lice arrived at the scene, the ve- hicle involved was being driven back to the scene by Emil Gaugler, the owner! Attorney Lynch argued that police naturally" assumed that Gaugler was driving the car when 1t struck Bobiensky, and without conducting further Investigation at the scene, directed all their efforts to placing Bobiensky in a car and taking him to the hospital.
 Admitted Driving
 When the officers questioned Gaugler later, Attorney Lynch ar- gued, they were told that Nolan was actually the driver, which No- Ian readily admitted when they drove to his home to arrest him.
 Officer Overton testified, how ever, that upon first reaching the scene of the accident he asked who was the driver of the car and he received no answer. Attorney Lynch said his client was at the moment concerned with assisting the victim adding that the officers conduct at the scene also went to show that they, too, were more concerned with the victim than with determining the identity of the driver.
 Charles Roncoulet, 26, of 46 Bald win street, charged with violating the motor vehicle law, was granted a continuance until November 27. A nolle was granted in the matter of John Petit, 24, of 92 Savings street, arrested September 25, on a non support charge.
 Given NOlle
 A similar disposition was made in the case of John Delaney, 36, of l27 Bishop street, arrested September 20, on charges of breach of the peace and resistance.
 Edna Baker, 27, of 7l Savings street. arrested by vice squad offi- CTS yesterday on morals charge, was given a suspended sentence with the stipulation that she leave town within 48 hours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-14
SOCIALISTS SLAM
 OPPOSING PARTIES

Socialists held their final rally last night at the North End Y. M c. A., with members of the ticket making their final appeals. It was asserted that neither major party deserves control of the city gov ernment. and that the Socialist nom- inees should be given an opportun- ity.
 John W. Ring. candidate for mayor, declared that both Repub- licans and Democrats had to "live down. their records, while the So- cialists could point to Bridgeport.
 Other speakers were Frederic o Smedley, candidate for controller; Raymond 0. Smith and Clayre Dris- coll.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-14
Attorneys Convincing Argument Wins Nolan Discharge
Shortage Accusation
 Officially Refuted
Alleged S5O,O0O Dedication proves to Be $z,7OO -
 Auditors Explain NOn-Payment of Interest

Charges by Republican mayoralty candidate Charles c. Foster of @ shortage of "5o,000 or more" in the tax collectors ollce collapsed with a thud last night when the board of aldermen was informed at a special meeting that the only shortage found is $2,700, the figure reported to the public several months ago. The shortage" turned instead into a claim that in 1887 $40,000 more in interest should have been collected and $2,500 more in 1889.
 The interest claim, which also has been made before, but in general terms, has been disputed by Tax Collector William A. Ennis. He says the reason for the apparent shortage is that many checks are received just before the deadline, and because of lack of clerical help, are put one side and not listed until after all cash collections have been made. The dates on which they are credit ed are then beyond the deadline, but nevertheless they were received before the deadline, MT. Ennis states.
 William J. Armstrong, accountant for Griffenhagen & Associates, who is in charge of the audit of the tax books said that the only actual shortage found is $2,700. He said that If MT. Ennis claim about taxes by mail was correct, that would be the sum total of the amount lost by the city.
 It was pointed out that interest If 1t should have been charged, can still be collected. And, in the case of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-14
CLUB l7 HOLDING
 DINNER SATURDAY

Naugatuck. November IA. - Two hundred members of Club 17, their wives and friends. will attend the first anniversary banquet Of the Club at Goodyear Hall Saturday at 2 o'clock.
 Armand Guertin, Tennis Cafe- teria chef, will cater for the ban- quet.
 Ronnie Walker and his rance or- chestra will play during the evening
 A quartet will sing during the banquet, a novel dance by Fritz Klambt will be one of the main feat lires, and e solo dance vii lhelp te form the entertainment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-14

Attorney George Lynch today won n discharge for Robert Nolan, 38, of Peach Orchard road, with the argument that Nolan was more con cerned with assisting the victim than with reporting himself irline- diately as the driver of the cay and was therefore not guilty or evading responsibility. <.
 Pleading guilty to Q charge or operating without a license, Nolan was fined $10 and costs by Judge John l.. Gaffney. He was arrested July 30 by Motor Patrolmen wal fer Overton and Kosky after an ac- cident in Prospect in which Ben ianain Bobiensky of 1l4 Rose street was struck as he walked along the side of the road. BobiensKy IS still in the hospital.
 stopped Car
 It was Prosecutor Michael J. Ga- lullo's argument that Nolan, know ing he had no operators license, had no desire to tell police at the scene that he was the driver of the automobile. Attorney Lynch se! forth. however, that Nolan stopped the automobile he was drivlng as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-14
LIBRARY CONCERT
 PLANNED TONIGHT
Music Of George Friedrich Handel To Be Trans
 cribed On Records

The third concert in series A oi tbe "Iearning- I to-Listen" music se- ries, directed by Walden Trimple and Paulette Wolozin, will be held at the Bronson Library this evening from ' to 9 o'clock.
 The program will be devoted to the music of George Friedrich Han del and will include Che overture in D Minor" (freely transcribed py Leopold Stokowski and the Philaoei- phii Orchestra; Concerto TOT Harpsichord in B Flat Major; and the Water Music Suite.
 The study of the instruments oi the woodwind choir by sight and sound will be taken up at this eve ning's class and will be followed by a snort contest to identify these iri- strtiments. The winner Will DC awarded a Victor record.
 Learning-to-Listen is sponsored by the Bronson Library and the Adult Education Program and is of- ferod without charge. All friends of music have the opportunity oi listening to the works of master composers as recorded by the great orchestras of the world. Only in the great concert halls can the au- dience of music-lovers hear per- formances to equal the musical presentation of the Learning-to- Listen" classes, as the directors of the course have @ thousand dollar reproducing machine at their dis- posal, to bring the most faithful re- productions of the master works of music to their listeners.
 Lighting effects and floral decor ations greatly enhance the atmos- phere of the "Learning-to-Listen' music
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-14

Vincent A. scully, Democratic candidate, declared in his final radio address of the campaign last night that the "Pape- Upson-P Phillips ma chine" had been forced to invent is- sues during the campaign. He de- cried the campaign methods used during the past few days by Repub- lican leaders and candidates.
 He declared that no Ideal" had been made with any Independent Democrats, asserting that "just one of the prominent" members of that group had asked him for an asstir- ance, had been refused and is the "one" Independent Democrat pub- licly backing the Republican candl- dates.
 Publicity Campaign
 MT. Scully said. in part:
 There is one phase of the Repub- lican press campaign which I wish to comment on and that is the dis cussion of the Independent Demo- crats. The Independent Democrats are Democrats of this city who wished to express their opposition to the previous administrations and at the same time to preserve their identity as Democrats. The forma- ton of their organization was greet-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-14
MRS. WILLIAMS
 RENDERED FETE w e st End Community Clubs Director Cele-
 brates Birthday

Mrs. Catherine Williams, director of the West End Community club was honored last night ct a birth day celebration at Patsy Browns Silver Chalet. Among those present were Miss Margaret Downey, sec. retary, Miss Ann Reed, Paul Reed and Patsy Brown.
 At a meeting of the club at the Chase Park house before the party plans were made for installation eX- ercises to take place Nov. 27 at Rus sell school. Subjects discussed in- cluded improvement of Waterbury's streets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-14
TWO BAD CHECKS
 ARE PASSED HERE
Fitzgerald and Platt and Albert Brothers Set
 Back SIS Each

Captain Joseph P. Stevens, chief inspector of the detective bureau, said to day his department is tn- vestigating the passing of two bogus checks last week.
 The fraudulent checks, according to the captain, were passed at Fitz- gerald and Platt and at Albert Bros. Furniture Co.,, and were for amounts of approximately $l5 each.
 Captain Stevens said the checks were passed Friday by youth who bought e coat at Fitzgeralds and Q lamp at Albert's.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-14

the cash shortage, bonding cosn- pany will have to take the loss, the city being reimbursed. \
 MT. Armstrong, answering Q ques-. ton by Alderman Fenton Niver, Re- publican, declared that he had never made any claim of a $50,OO0 short age. Answering a question by Attor-' ney J. Gregory Lynch, Democrat, he. said that the only shortage is the one of $27oo reported last summer. z
 The report of the auditors is not yet completed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-14
BonY IDENTIFIED

New Haven, Conn, Nov. l4-tUP) --The body of a man found on Q tender of a "New Haven" railroad train late yesterday was identified today as that of Russell L. Shan- non, 35, Savannah, Ga, Negro.
 The coroner said the man appar- ently was hitching a ride and was struck when he failed to duck as the train passed under a bridge. The mans head was crushed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-14
@~<~ My~~% wvAsLisHsD Isss
@rAsllsHsO isss

We Have Some Topeoots For Men Thot Look As Though They Were Just Over From London, $42.5o. It's because the fabrics are British -los British as Westminster Abbey - fine rugged, ruddy browns in overpIoids, herring bones and cheeks.
 The toiIoring's the best hondwoTk America has to offer - e great combination British fabrics = Americon tailoring - good Co the last stitch-ond last thread.
 You'll hove to see them = when you see them-pride of possession will do the rest - and the cost only $4z.50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-14
MEpIATE STRIKE

Torrington, Conn, Nov. 14-(UPJ -The state board of mediation and arbitration vii lte asked to intervene in a dispute between union employees and the American Brass Go. at three plants, 1t was disclosed today. The plants are at Waterbury, Ansonia and Torrington.
 The 0. I. O. union announced it's membership has taken a strike vote if negotiations for . new conirAet break down.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-14
Full Weather Report

Boston, Nov. 14-UP)-Weath- CT forecasts
 CONNEcTICUT-Fn and con. tinued cold t0nightt Wednesday. fair with slowly rising tempern- lures.
 MASSACHUSETTS, and RH OD D Y ISLAND-Fair and continued to- night. Wednesday fair with slowly rising temperatures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-14

Material on the conservation list must not be used. These materials include holly, laurel, black ader tthe swamp shrub bearing red berries) partridge berry, wintergreen, and the so-called ground pines" or ground cedars" or any forest ground cover, Any exhibit containing any of the above material must be disqualified
 Some recommended materials fol- low: Boughs or clippings of pine hemlock, balsam, arborvitae, yew spruce, etc. Bayberry, barberry, su' mac, Engish ivy, anonymous, honey suckle. Small apples, cranberries or oither n-perishable fruit. Seeo pods, rose hips, evergreen cones, nuts, popcorn, etc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-14

Parking is free for one hour in new parking parks in Kingston, England.