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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-10

asked our war records and decided
I had the best one. So he chose me.
1.-The next morning, october "a,
1921, chose the unknown soldier.
II went into little chapel in the
Chalons-Sur-Marne city hall, where
I saw four caskets. They handed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-10
MEDICAL MEMBERS
HEAR DR.. SOSMAN

DR.. Merrill c. Sosman of the Har-
ward Medical association addressed
over 60 members Of the Waterbury
Medical association at the Castle
Memorial building last night on the
subject "X-Ray Findings in Heart
Disease"
DR.. Sosman showed lantern slides
illustration various stages in the de-
velopment of heart disease.
Dr. Edward A. Herr, president Of
the local association, presided. Dis
cussion following the address was
led by DR.. Samuel Atkins and DR..
j. L. Harvey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-10
TENANT FARMERS HAVE
LEASES

Washington (U.P)--More than
four out of every f1ve of the 16l,-
1896 tenant farmers operating under
the Farm Security Administration
rehabilitation program have written
leases. FCA reports showed. Among
other tenant farmers only one in
five have written leases. The FSA
has advised all farmers to insist ON
a written rather than an oral lease,
on the ground that 1t tends to avoid
disputes and enables them to plan
ahead.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-10
SNYDER WILL END
SENTENCE NOV. Is

Russell Snyder, 81, of this city,
who was arrested here on a charge
of possessing obscene literature and
sentenced to New Haven jail on that
count, will be freed Nov. Is, on an
order issued by Judge Kenneth
Wynne of the superior court.
Snyder was sentenced to a year
In Jail on June 20 but Judge
Wynne's order suspends the balance
of his sentence as of next Wednes-
day.
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next Monday evening with Mrs. E. j..
Wilson of 70 Elmwood avenue.
Audra Isbell will show movies at the
church tonight at z O'Clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-10

Betty Harrison, Miss Lorraine
Downs, Miss Eunice Reichenbachs
Mrs. Donald Macdonald and Miss
Eleanor Macdonald.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-10

Joe Evarts, of Squaw Rock, visited
in Derby on Tuesday. Joe says he
has never seen so many stop lights
between South Britain and old Biz
mingham.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-10
CAMERA MEETING
SCHEDULED FOR Y

The Brass City Camera club will
hold a meeting tonight at the Y. M.
G. A. to make plans for the winter
and spring. Anyone interested in
amateur photography is invited to
attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-10

Skunks are causing considerable
trouble in the village. When Charley
Manville came home late the other
night, easing in very carefully so
that nobody would know how late
he was, a skunk on the front steps
upset his plans. Charley had to call
his wife to unlock the back door and
let him in.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-10
POUR LIE SPORT

Columbia, s. c. (UPt- Members
of the police force who fox hunt in
their spare time say foxes are so
numerous in the upper part of
Richland county some Of them are
joining the dogs in the chase of
another fox.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-10

State road men are busy scraping
the shoulders, cleaning leaves from
the catch basins, and piling up sand
for the winter ahead. Our local
weather prophet predicts only five
snowstorms but plenty of frost.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-14

THEN she saw an unobtrusive- l looking, spectacled person in a neat gray suit come from an en- trance and move toward her. It wasn't Jaspar; but possibly Cousin Emma had a new butler. AS the man came up to her Christine asked on @ swift im- pulse, T wonder if you're look ing for somebody? I thought per- haps Mrs. Talbert sent you to meet me. I'm her cousin, Miss"
 The man halted.
 If there is anything can do-" he began; but the bareheaded young man cut in:
 Are you, or are you not, here to meet this young lady?"
 "As 1t happens, mo-" The mans smile was faintly amused. T am taking a train"
 He strolled off, his glance barely grazing Christine; but she had a feeling that his apparently in- curious eyes had not missed a de- tail. AS he crossed the platform and boarded a train which seemed about to pull out, Christine, who was used to conducting her own affairs, turned hotly upon the young man.
 Sorry" he said. But do you usually run around telling your affairs to strangers7 Surf City isn't the safest place for that sort of thing. Tn case you don't know, this town Is a resort for shady characters of every variety - race track touts, prize-ring followers confidence men not to speak of honest-to-goodness mugs from the underworld . And now you're wondering how you can be sure I'm not planning to grab your purse, myself. You can't. But you really do need someone to look after you"
 Because Christine could not guess how absurdly young she looked, she was furious.
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If you will excuse me-" she said with what dignity she could muster, T think I will call my cousins house."
 COUSIN EMMA'S telephone was A on a rural exchange. Chris tine had to call long distance.
 "Beachmont 1246", she directed. T want to speak to Mrs. Emma Talbert."
 She waited interminably, it seemed to her. At length the op- orator spoke: Please excuse the delay. I'm new at this exchange; i; but there's the other girl. She'll talk to you"
 A second voice asked, "Who is calling Mrs. Talbert, please?"
 "This is Mrs. Talbert's cousin Miss Thorenson," Christine an- swered, surprised by the question.
 "Oh! Well, the other op- orator didn't know, Miss Thoren-
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Noted Yale Economist
 Killed In Plane Wreck
(Continued from Page 1)

Alberto Santos. boarded at victo- ria, Brazil.
 Lucilia Santos. boarded at victo- ria.
 Evaristo Miranda, boarded at Per- nainbuco, Brazil.
 Died Tn Hospital
 Anton Ammundsen, boarded at Bahia.
 Survived
 Mario Lyra, boarded at Bahia.
 Oswaldo Hirth, boarded at Per- nambuco.
 Si00,0OO Worth Of Diamonds
 Lyra, still dazed, told the United Press that he believed the Belgian Valenso was carrying $l00,O00 in diamonds with him. valenso was a diamond merchant. The diamonds and most of the planes mail were lost.
 Asked if he had a clear impress sion of the crash, Lyra, speaking with difficulty, said:
 T saw 1t coming. The plane started to drop suddenly. knew something was wrong and unbuckled my safety belt"
 Lyra,s weak voice dropped to a humble, but he resumed:
 How I got out of the plane I don't know. I didn't remember anything until I was hauled from the water into a launch"
 Maxwell Jay Rice, Brazil manag- CT for Pan American Airways, was one of those at the airport, and was among the first to reach the plane He went out in Q Pan American Air ways launch, threw off his outer clothing and dived in an effort tc save some of those in the nose of the plane. His efforts, and those of others who dived curing the eve. ming, in an effort to get some clue to the crash were vain.
 Naval authorities gave all the aic they could, and when civilians ane navy men gave up diving a navy cutter towed the wreckage along. aide the battleship Minas Beraes where it was moored pending sal wage operations and investigation
 May Discover Reason
 Manager Rice said that he hopet the wreckage, twisted as 1t was would give some hint of the reasol for the planes plunge.
 The plane was . two-motored S-4 gikorsky flying boat. Chief Pilo Person, q world War ace and a for ss4.x arzssv instructor. had been fly ing for Pan American for nor than 10 years. He was thorough, familiar with the Rio De Janeirt landing and this fact further mys' titled authorities. because a momen before the crash the plane seemed about to make 6 normal landing Co-pilCt King also was c veteran making 6 test flight on the fatal run.
 Navy men and civilians went oui in boats. They found Ammundssn
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son, but Mrs. Talbert's service has been discontinued"
 "Discontinued2' Christine gasped. "When?"
 TWO days ago."
 But - there must be some mis- take. I was to visit her"
 There's no mistake. Mrs. Tal- bert has closed her house. We had notice two days ago"
 DO you know where she is?"
 T am sorry. I cannot tell you that"
 Christine, who realized that in talking this much the girl had ex- ceeded her authority, said, Thank you" and was about to hang up when the operator called, Wait a minute =. was to tell you. she went on hastily in lowered tone, "if you called the house while I was on duty, that in case someone doesn't get in touch with you at once"
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hibits will remain in the courtroom, to be passed into the jury room at their request, is not known.
 In the regular course of events, the two alternates, Mrs. Viola Wheel CT of Seymour and Woodford H. Ap- gar of New Haven will be dismissed the moment the case is committed to the jury. .... -,
 There is possibility that Judge In- glis may ask the jury to remain at local hotel tomorrow night when he finishes his charge. It will be the eve of their deliberations. Williamson Case Judge Inglis now has under con- sideration the disposition of the case of the 20th defendant, Attorney Charles E. Williamson of Darien, who is not on trial to the jury. He testified for the state and offered no defense. Attorney Frank L. Wilder, his counsel, filed brief with the court last week, to eliminate the necessity of final arguments. Judge Inglis is not expected to rule on the guilt or innocence of William son until after the jury renders its verdict.
 Throughout the jury's delibera- tions, Judge Inglis, defendants, de- fense counsel and state counsel will remain available.
 Tomorrow's session of the trial the final preceding deliberations - will be the 107th since November 29, 1888.
 Of the 107 days, g were required to impanel the jury, 62, for the pre- sentation of state evidence, 13 for de- fense. eight for final arguments, and tomorrow for Judge Inglis' charge.
 Principal questions asked concern ing the jury are too difficult to specu- late about. They are: How long will the jury be out?" and How will they decide the case?"
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CHAPTER I

l'As the train pulled into the Surf -A City station, Christine Thoren- son was almost sure that the bare headed young man across the aisle was on the point of offering to take her bags.
 During the ride down the coast she had been aware that his eyes frequently strayed in her direc- ton Pleasantly aware, for Christine liked the appearance of the young man so much that she did not even mind his wearing glasses. She liked his broad shoul- ders, his bronzed skin, and the sum- burned look of his hair, as If he never wore a hat. Christine, who fabitually went bareheaded, cher isined naive belief that all people who disliked hats were inherently honest and safe to know.
 But even if the bareheaded young man were Sir Galahad in person, she could not be explaining strange young men to Cousin Em- ma at the depot. Cousin Emma did not belong to a school that wel- comes chance acquaintances. And a great deal depended on this visit at Cousin Emma's pleasant shore house in exclusive Beachmont, few miles down the Boardwalk from Surf City.
 N Cousin Emma should suggest a loan to cover the last year at art school, life would be much less complicated.
 4 year ago, Christine would in- dignantly have repudiated the idea of borrowing money. That was be- cause, until the advertising firm for which she had been working during intervals of her life classes had fold ed up, she had never realized just how hard jobs were to find.
 At any rate, the young man did not offer to take her bags.
 When Christine looked about the depot platform for Cousin Emma's plain, severely tailored figure, 1t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-14
Guardsmen LeaveFor
 Scene Of Maneuvers
Local C. N G Units to Take Part in Greatest Peace
 Time Demonstration of Preparedness in History

which began, yesterday, Sunday Aug. 18th.
 First c. M. T. c.
 Speaking first of more recent epi- sodes in the army's history, General Drum said: For one thing it was here that General Leonard Wood, before the World War and against opposition, started the civilian nil- itary training camps which have be- come so important a part of our de- fense system. With the World War raging, General Wood could get no funds in response to his pleas for preparedness"
 Many officers who later took prominent parts in the World War received their first military instruc- tion in the early Plattsnurg camps which they attended as volunteer citizens at their own expense. Gen. eral Wood was their inspiration as he is ours today"
 The First Army, now concentrat- ing at Plattsburg, consists in large measure of citizen soldiers and of- ficers, will move into tents just va cated by the younger echelons oi national defense--the Reserve Of. ficers Training Corps and the Cit. izens Military Training camps.
 These tents look out toward ths waters of Lake Champlain where Benedict Arnold, better known as ( traitor rather than as 8 naval com. mander, fought losing battle witt the fleet of Sir Guy Carleton. Tha' was in 1776; his valorous fight de. layed the British invasion for 1 year.
 And on the same waters in tn, combined land and naval battle ant siege of Plattsburg in 1874, Commo dore Thomas Macdonough smashed the invading British fleet. That wa the last naval engagement betweei English speaking nations ant marked the beginning of an unend ing peace ad friedship.
 The American soldiers of todd,
 will advance in mock battle owe ground linked to names that ar landmarks in the pages of our his
 tory: Tconderoga, Grown Point Ausable Chasm and Sugar Loa Mountain, and Generals Ethan Al len, Burgoyne, St. Clair, and Nc Comb: and Chief Mohawk.
 The history of the region zoe
 back to the discovery of Lake Cham . plain in 1909 by Samuel de Cham plain.
 For centuries, the waterway of tn Hudson, Lake Champlain, Lax George, Richlieu River and the s Lawrence was e travel artery in ,, land of no roads and the cause c fighting among the Indians befor the settlers came. Tn the struggle fo , this continent, armies and navies ( , the French, British and American . warred for this long water line. Modern Warfare }. Tn this environment the Firs
 Army is mobilizing and makin : camp, advancing to the war" by ai . motors, tanks, waterways and fos . slogging. The speed and noise ( g modern warfare will re-echo 1 v sharp contrast to the slow trav' k and silent struggles of early Amer ican days.
 Over the old ribbon" paths { { the Indians now broadened Into [
 S. Highway GIN and New For
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was nowhere in sight.
 She's probably sent Jaspar to meet me-" Christine thought.

was noWnere III SlBnL.
 She's probably sent Jaspar tc meet me-" Christine thought.
 But Jaspar, Cousin Emma's but Ter - the punctilious kind of butler Cousin Emma would have - was nowhere in sight. No one on the platform seemed to be expecting her. Everyone seemed to be hur- rying of, except, perhaps one man who fingered by the news- paper, and
 A voice said at Christine's side, T suppose someone will be here to meet you?"
 Christine turned to find the bareheaded young man standing beside her. He was older than she had supposed - 30 or g, perhaps and his voice was pleasant.
 "Oh, yesl" Christine said, with just the right smile to suggest amused surprise that he should im- agine anything else.
 Yet even as she spoke, she knew her first qualm of uneasiness. Suppose the message she had sent telling Cousin Emma when she was coming had not been de- livered? But the invitation had sounded, as Cousin Emma's invita- tions always did, like a royal sum- mons; and Cousin Emma was not used to having her commands dis regarded. Telegram or not, Cousin Emma would expect her.
 The young man continued te stand there.
 T only thought'-he went on "it is late - hadn't I better wait till your friends come7"
 Why" Christine found her. self disarmed by the straight forward way he spoke, as if they had known each other for years, thank you; but someone will be here any minute now"
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who died of injuries, and the two survivors, in the water. The bodies were taken from the wreckage.
 Rescue work and salvage oper- ations were made difficult because the plane crashed just at dark, and the only lighting was furnished by the searchlights of boats. Today however, 1t was hoped that some hint might be obtained of the cause of the tragedy.
 Member Of Brain Trust
 New Haven, Conn.,, Aug. 14 .- James Harvey Rogers, 52, was a member of President Roosevelt's original brain trust" An outstanding economist, he limited his academic work at Yale university in recent years to serve the federal government and the League of Nations. He was the au- thor of several books, including, in 1881, America Weighs her Gold and last November, Capitalism in Crisis"
 With Professor George F. War ren of Cornell university he worked for months without pay to make a study of the country's fiscal sltua- tion and worked out the gold policy that the president announced in October, 1883.
 From 1883 through 1897 he was the American member of the eCo- homie council of the League of Na- tions. He went to China, India, and Japan in 1884 and spent several months studying the silver currency situation for the United States Treasury Department.
 He came to Yale in 1880 from the University of Missouri, where he wal a professor of economics. Within g few months he was made Sterling professor of political economy and subsequently,, fellow of Pierson col lege at Yale.
 He was lecturer at the Genevs school of international studies five times between 1928 and 1895.
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(Continued from Page D entsin for the negotiations returned to Tientsin today, announcing they would strengthen the blockade. British sources. however, said they did not regard the negotiations as having broken down.
 An armored car unit of British concession volunteers was mobilized at Tientsin as delegates to a Japa- nese-sponsored national anti-Brit- ish congress paraded in the Japanese controlled area of the city. The mo- bilization was precautionary and no attacks were reported.
 League of Nations In It
 Great Britain has been officially informed that Dr. Karl J. Burckhardt League of Nations high commissions CT for Danzig, left Danzig for Berch- tsegaden. Germany, Friday night in compliance with an invitation by the German government, 1t was dis closed today.
 Belief was expressed here that Burckhardt had conferred with Adolf Hitler at the Nazi Fuehrer's moun- tain villa near Berchtesgaden and had now returned to Danzig.
 Count Galeazzo Ciano, Italian for- eign minister, and Joachim oVn Rib- bentrop, German foreign minister, conferred with Hitler Saturday after noon and yesterday morning. A few hours before he left for Berchtesgaden, Burckhardt notified the British foreign of1ice that he was going.
 Discuss Only Danzig A British spokesman explained that in his capacity as high commis- sioner, Burckhardt was authorized to discuss only Danzig.
 The notification was made confi- dentially and officially to Great Bri- tain as secretary of the league com- mittee of three nations on Danzig France and Sweden are the other nations.
 It was understood that immedi. ately on his return to Danzig Burck. hardt would confer with Marian Chodacki, Polish diplomatic repre-. SC ntative for Danzig, and Arthur 0reiser. president of the senate. thu ruling body of the free city.
 The foreign .office had as yet re ceived no report from Burckhardt oi his conversations with Hitler.
 Burckhardt, a Swiss who is inter nationally respected. has been men toned frequently as 8 potential, valuable man if ever 6 way wa found to start negotiations on tn lDanzig problem.
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More than 300 naEonal guads- men from Waterbury and several hundred others from Naugatuck Valley points were to arrive late this afternoon at Plattsburg, N. Y, where they will take part in war games ar- ranged by the U. s. Army. The man. euvers mark the largest peace time assemblage of troops in the nations history.
 Waterbury guardsmen left by train from the Union station early this morning, in command of Major Thomas Horrigan. Guardsmen from Torrington and other points were already aboard. After leaving this city the train halted at Ansonia, and then proceeded to the scene of the war games via Danbury, Poughkeep- sic and Albany.
 Some local guardsmen left yester- day, as did number from other Connecticut points. The Connecti- cut troops will go through "toughen- ing up" processes for the first days at the encampment, with the actual maneuvers slated to start Thursday The actual war games problems will be held next week.
 The Waterbury and Connecticut men will join with national guards men from Massachusetts, Rhode Is- land and other New England states The men will spend two weeks in upper New York state, much of 1t in the field. The mimic warfare will be closely studied by military experts
 Lake Champlain
 The wooded hills about Lake Champlain, where mocassined In- dian scouts slipped along forest trails and buckskinned frontiersmer and ragged colonials sniped at Eu- ropean soldiers during the French and Indian Wars and the Revolu. ton, will be teeming this week with the juggernauts of modern war as the First Army of 52,000 men mo. bilizes for two weeks of realistic wal games.
 The roar of fast armored cars anc tanks, quick moves of troops in fast trucks, sudden shifts of rubber -tiret artillery to new positions" at %. mile speed over "the old war patf of the nations" will write Q new chapter in the inspiring militar! history of the Adirondack region.
 In an official memorandum Lieut. General Hugh A. Drum, commando of the First Army, called the atten ton of the public to the legendar! character of the 460 square mile west of the northern reaches of Lax, Champlain in which the Regula Army, the National Guard an. reservists will combine for the great est peace-time test of the army
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FITZPATRICK IS
 U. s. COMMISSIONER
Continued from Page D


 lege, he became known from coast to coast during the golden era of vaudeville. For years, he won au- diences with a one-act play, Turn of the Tide", which was seen in virtually every city of any size in the country.
 Organized Actors
 MT. FitzPatrick was one of the organizers of the White Rats, actors union, and played an active part in the historic actors strike of 20 years ago. The strike led to the forma- tion of .ictors' Equity.
 He wrote short stories and articles for numerous magazines, and was much in demand for appearances on the lecture platform. .ie was a member of a government commis- sion which went to Russia in the early days of the Soviet regime.
 A decade ago, MT. FitzPatrick be- gan to be active in state politics. He made many speeches on behalf of Democratic candidates, and was in great demand as a political ad- wiser.
 He has been friendly with ex-Sen- ator Lonergan for a number of years, and was recommended for his new position by Mir Lonergan.
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"Someone?" Christine interrupt ed blankly. Who? '. Are you quite sure"
 "Please don't talk" the girls voice was tense and hurried. Just listen If anyone is listen- ing, this may cost me my job." Christine, who knew only too well what 1t meant to lose your job, said swiftly, I'm listening"
 q am to tell you," the girl hur- ried on, that If there's-any trou- ble-you're to call Main 2079, any time before p. m. Ask for Lu- cille, and"
 Trouble? Who is Lucille?"
 Please! Write 1t down!"
 Something in the frightened urgency of the other girls voice sent a little chill down Christine's back.
 T am writing it." she said Main 2079 Go on" | (To Be COntinued)
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AMERICAN RING
 co. SALE CONTEST
Continued from Page D

Waterbury aldermen had ignored her bid of $22,6o0 less five per cent commission for the property, in making the sale to Bailey, Larson and the Farrel Foundry for 2o,000. Miss Baurer claims to represent Prank Pope, local wholesale mer- chant.
 Judge Foster issued the injunc- ton restraining the city from exe- cutting the deds of transfer of title to the three would-be purchas- CTS.
 Claims Attorney Vincent A. ecully