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Evening star., 1939-12-13
|ckes Says Chamber
Tries 10 Sir Anger
AGAINST Government
Demands Source of
information in Attack
On Power Policies
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary of Interior Ickes con-
tended in an open letter to the
United States Chamber of Com
merce today that the purpose OF
its opposition to the present ma
tional power policy conference was
to keep the chambers members
"Aghting mad at the Government
He directed his remarks to the
chambers statement of last Sum
day. which said its own power sur
vey showed private industry fully
able to meet any emergency in sight
without further intrusion of the
Federal Government into the power
business"
Source of Information Asked.
Establishment of super-grid sys-
TENS, as contemplated in Govern
ment trunk lines, is niether neces-
sary nor practical" the statement
said.
Mr.. 1ckes related in his letter that
he subsequently asked for copies of
the Chamber of Commerce report
on private power facilities or for per-
mission to examine the survey. In
each instance, he asserted, the
chamber declined with an explana-
ton that the material was not yet
available.
In his letter he asked for the Or
ganization's source of information
on the recommendation the Govern
ment is to make as a result of the
National Power Policy Committee
series Of conferences with repre-
sentatives of so private power utili-
ties.
"Co-operation" Challenged.
UNLESS there are facts not yet dis
closed to me-" Mr.. Ickes said, 81
shall be forced to the conclusion that
this episode only confirms my pre-
vious estimate as to the place of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce in business Government rela-
tionS.
That estimate is that under a
mask of seeking 'co-operation,' the
professional association office holder
who dominates the policies of the
chamber are crippling every prac-
tical effort at cooperation by try.
ing to keep members interested ir
the chamber by keeping them fight
ing mad at the Government"
Evening star., 1939-12-13
Dr.. MercerG. Evans Dies
Mos f. S. A. Executive

DR.. Mercer G. Evans, 38, director
Of the Personnel and Labor Rela-
tions Divisions of the Farm Security
Administration. died yesterday in
Garfield Hospital. He had been ill
since September. DR.. Evans made
his home at 1915 Sixteenth street
NV.
A former professor of economics at
Emory University. Atlanta, Ca, DR.
Evans came to Washington in 1885
to work for the Resettlement Divi-
sion. Born in Gulfport, Miss, he
was educated at Emory University
graduating in 1922. He received his
Phi. D. from the University of Chi
cago in 1929.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Eva
Knox Evans; his mother, Mrs. T. M
Evans, and a sister, Mary Evans,
both of Gulfport; two brothers, Lea
Evans of Pensacola, Fla, and Glenn
Evans of Oklahoma City, Okla.
He will be buried in Druid Ridge
Cemetery, Baltimore, Md, this aft
ernoon after services at the grave
at 3 o'clock.
Evening star., 1939-12-13

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation will
conduct the service. Mrs. VOLTS
parents, DR.. and Mrs. Leon G. Rob-
inson. reside at 4021 Dorchester
road. Burial will be in Baltimore
Hebrew Congregation Cemetery.
Born in Baltimore, Mrs. Wolf
taught school there for a number of
years before her marriage. She
was member of the Baltimore He
brew Congregation and the United
Evening star., 1939-12-13
1tt mrn1nrtaitt

SCOTT. JAMES HENRY. tribute Of
lpve and devotion to our father JAMES
HENRY SCOTT. who passed away two
years ago today December 13. 1887.
His nature was so gentle.
His actions ALWAYS kind.
And in this world his equal
Will he surely hard to find
DEVOTED SONS AND GRANDSON. HOW
ARD. SAM AND JIM SCOTT.
still look back on the days.
Sweet days when Won were mine
And have memories Of fathers love,
love that was divine.
DEVOTED DAUGHTER, MARIA E. SCOTT.
Today with sadness filling our hearts,
Why, oh. whv. did We have ta part:
Then came the answer. soft and sweet,
We will meet again. Papa. at Jesus feet.
YOUR LONELY DAUGHTER AND GRAND
DAUGHTER, MARGARET AND SARAH
JACKSON.
Para will be at the portal.
With outstretcbed hands and smile,
And the parting we now feel so keenly
Will be for Just short while
DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW, SUSIE
AND BILL JACKSON
XANDER, MARv A. tribute CT love
and devotion TO the memory of our dear
mother and wife. MARY A. XANDER. who
departed this life five years ago today. De-
cember IL. 1924.
Nothing can ever take away
The love our hearts hold dear;
Fond memories linger every day,
Remembrance keeps her near.
HER LOVING HUSBAND AND CHILDREN
Evening star., 1939-12-13
Film Colony Preparing
Tribute 10 Fairbanks
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 13. - A
mourning film colony is preparing
great and final tribute to one of
It's most illustrious members, Doug
las Fairbanks, sr.
The smiling, dashing star of Rob
In Hood and similar successes sue
cumbed early Tuesday morning at
his Santa Monica Beach home a
few minutes after he had asked a
nurse to open a window overlook
ing the sea he loved.
Friends indicated services would
be conducted tomorrow, with burial
at nearby Forest Lawn, where lie
the bodies of Will Rogers, Jean
Harlow and other screen greats.
Evening star., 1939-12-13
Congress Delegation
Prepares 70 Leave
For Mapes Funeral
Members Of House Oil
Committee Are on Way
To Grand Rapids, Mich.

While Democrats and Republicans
joined today in mourning the death
yesterday of Representative Carl E.
Mapes. Republican, of Michigan in
New Orleans, congressional delega-
ton appointed to attend the funeral
prepared to leave Washington.
They will arrive tomorrow in
Grand Rapids, Mich, where Mr..
Mapes will be buried after services
at the Park Congregational Church
at 2 pm.
Meanwhile other members of the
House subcommittee in New Or
leans with Mr.. Mapes to take tes-
timony on bill to conserve oil
production were en- route to Grand
Rapids to attend the rites. They
are Representatives Cole, Democrat
of Maryland; Kelly, Democrat. OF
Illinois; Pearson, Democrat, of Ten
nessee and Wolverton, Republican
of New Jersey.
Speaker Bankhead yesterday ap-
pointed the entire Michigan dele
Evening star., 1939-12-13

Order Of True Sisters, No. IS, in
that city. She was also a member
of the Council Of Jewish Women Of
Washington. /
Besides her husband and parents,
Mrs. Wolf leaves a brother, Lester
G. Robinson of Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wolf made their
home at the Cavalier Apartments
here.
Evening star., 1939-12-13

city. Five years after coming here he
joined the police force. Most of his
IS years of active duty on the force
were spent at headquarters. He
was promoted from property clerk
to lieutenant and retired from the
force in 1881. During part of his
service he was stationed at the
White House during the admin
stration of President William How
ard Taft.
Evening star., 1939-12-13

Church, Where
1t. MEG r a t h
h a d be e n a
member of the
p ar ish during
40 years of resi-
dence In Wash
ington. Burial
will follow in
M cunt Olivet
Cemetery.
A native of
Ir e ! a n d, he
C a m e to the
United States so
years ago and
later made his
hnnaa in fhic
Evening star., 1939-12-13
Rites for Il. McGrath
To Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services were announced
today for 1t. Thomas McGrath, 72,
retired veteran of the Metropolitan
Police, who died Monday morning
at his home, 83e Fourth street NE.
Requiem mass will be celebrated
tomorrow at 8 am. in sSt. Aloysius
Evening star., 1939-12-13
II killed, al Injured
In German Train Crash
By the Associated Press

by tIt ASSUCIdleQ PTeSS.
HAGEN, Germany. Dec. 13.-
Seventeen persons were killed and
Al were injured last night when two
passenger trains collided here. The
cause of the accident was still not
cleared up today.
This was the seventh of series of
railway disasters in Germany since
the outbreak of war. A total of 1913
persons have been killed and more
than 158 injured. Last Sunday 18
persons were killed when a passen-
ger train struck bus near Linz.
Evening star., 1939-12-13
Rites for Mrs. Wolf
In Baltimore Tomorrow

Funeral services for Mrs. Juliette
Robinson Wolf, SO, wife of Melvin
Welt, manager of the Hechinger Co.,
will be held at 2 pm. tomorrow at
the home of her parents in Balti-
more, Nd Mrs. Wolf died Monday
in Baltimore.
Rabbi Morris Lieberman of the
Evening star., 1939-12-13
Besse limerick Dies

ROCHESTER. Ind, Dec. 13 (P.-
Besse Limerick. 64, of New York
City, who starred in musical comedy
and later played in early silent films
for Pathe, died today in a Boston
SanatOrium
Evening star., 1939-12-13
Insurance Executive Dies

SCARSDALE. N Y, Dec. 13
tP.-Thomas E. Lovejoy, 81, presi-
dent of the Manhattan Life Insur-
ance Co. since 1918, died yesterday
after several months illness.
Evening star., 1939-12-13

Xix sDaidi1s hoNSs couna ahs RnmRsTs Rnsts Of Of
H Columbus, are. hereby notified
@T Fl THoMSs shs McGRAra. sss;h Fl aB BFG,nsr sne
W. ed to assemble at his late resi-
dence, $50 4th ST. ne. on We'd
70 say the Rosary for the repose of his
soul, and to attend mass at am. Thurs
JOHN hAnAFM NJ THBiER ERRcAIIHHnaH dTsha KNIGHT. Ss
Financial Secretary is
MENARD. WILLIS TERRELL. On Sum
gay, December 10. 1899, at 3:45 am at
hls TesldenGs MrS Ss23 11th St. NV WILLS
Menard. father of willis NJ Menard and
GSwnd0yn Soya CarNs Menard nd rash snd
vas mp%ber Of Columbia l! TSposraphicai ne1alT f
viewed at the Malvan !. schey f"neral
services at the above parlor Thursday.
December IA, at pm, Rev H. B. Taylor
of1ciating. 1nterment Woodlawn Gene
MoRALEz, CHARLES. On Wednesday
pital, CHARLES MORALE, beloved nus.
band of Flora Moralez
Fly Tuneral tSa W Frisay December - at pm,
l432 Won St: NV. Rev. George Carter of.
nciatine: Friends invited. Interment Ar
lington National Cemetery. IA
eembeT H Aa1cE A11r On 11 Tnesaay Sy Pc.
loved wife of the late Albion r Murphy
Funeral services at the Chambers fu-
nsTs becember heme S IN st. Sc On THURSDAY
friends invited. 1nterment Glenwood Gem.
etery.
Evening star., 1939-12-13

BERRY, JANE. In loving remembrance
Of our beloved mother and grandmother,
JANE BERRY. who departed this life eight
years ago today. December IL. 1881
THE FAMILY =
Evening star., 1939-12-13

YEAGER, CHARLES. On Tuesday, De-
Gember II: 1889. at his residence 1913
bhnUss be1nSsd ave nv Ia
Isabelle Yeager
Funeral from the above residence on
Friday rIids December l2 at $50 am: Re- p
am Relatives and friends invited In
terment Mount Olivet Cemetery. IA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-14

from Austro-R Hungary after the World War.
 It was understood that the govern ment had no confirmation of French newspaper reports that Italy had conceded Germany 8 10-year lease on Trieste, authorizing the Reich to build grain silos, new docks and an air base and possibly naval base-there.
 Trieste before the war was Aus tro-Hungary's most important port. Under Italian sovereignty 1t has dwindled in importance because Austria routed its trade to German Hamburg.
 Special Privileges
 According to published reports, Italy granted Germany special priv ileges at Trieste as compensation for the mass evacuation of German speaking people, between 150000 and 100000 of them, from the south Tyrol which Italy also obtained from Austor-Hungary after the World War. This area is to be com pletely Fascicized. Inhabitants are to be given their choice of going to Austria and Germany, of moving to southern Italy or of abandoning their own language and culture and adhering unreservedly to Italy's.
 Aside from the 10-year lease re- port, 1t had been asserted in pulp
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-14
Foreigners Expelled At Request Of Germany
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lished stories that Italy had granted Germany what were approximately free port privileges at Trieste, thus giving her direct access to the Adri- atic and Mediterranean. It was said that Germany would modernize the port at her own expense. France was anxious as to this report, be- cause of the possibility that Ger many might base submarine fleet at Trieste.
 German Influence Gains
 According to French reports, Ger man influence has been gaining rap idly in Italy. It has been asserted that German police and secret po- lice have been permitted to filter into the Italian service; that German engineers have been put into Italian factories, principally defense in- dustry ones, to modernize production methods.
 France also has received reports, despite denials, of German military peneration into Italian territory.
 It has been asserted that the French African Intelligence Service confirmed the arrival of whole di- vision of Germany Infantry, per- haps 15,000 men, in Italian Libya between French Africa and Egypt.
 Other reports were that German troops were brigaded with Italian divisions on the French Riviera frontier, and that more German troops clothed for colonial opera tions had been massed on the Aus trian side of the Brenner Pass frontier.
 Germans To Resist
 London, July IA. - (UP) - A News Chronical dispatch from Bol- zano, in the Italian Tyrol, asserted today that resistance was growing among 100000 German speaking in- habitants against Premier Benito Mussolini's plan to transfer them to other parts of Italy or send them to Germany.
 "Incieatoinshrdlucmfwypcmfwyp "In
 "In villages I visited yesterday in part of this frontier. area, where the population is overwhelmingly German, heard that defense or- ganizations were being formed un- der the leadership of more import ant peasants" the correspondent, John Segrue, reported.
 "Everywhere I found c disposi- ton to meet force with force should the Italian authorities persist in their plan to evacuate the German speaking population to Germany.
 "A relentless drive is proceeding against Germans suspected of or ganizing resistance. Here, at any rate, the axis is not working smooth ly. It is estimated that 30 persons have recently been banished from the south Tyrol. Arrests and house raids have multiplied.
 "The first racial Germans to go will be political undesirable men and women who during the last 20 years have kept the German spirit alive and resisted Italianization. These number many thousands - the figure 17000 has been mentioned and names of all appear on Ital- ian black lists"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-14
300 WPA MEN
 LAID OFF HERE
(Continued from Page D


 
 by congress June 30, the aim being that those laid off will secure jobs in private industry.
 The employees dismissed today are supposed to be replaced, but local WPA officials had no notice today of any plan to place new workers on local projects. The city welfare de- partment, which does the investiga- tion of WPA cases, had likewise re- ceived no notice. There are 300 on the local WPA waiting list, men and women who have certified for WPA work, but who have not been placed.
 1900 v?PR Workers Here Waterbury has an estimated total of 1900 WPA workers.
 WPA Administrator William E. Kennedy was in New Haven today, comforting with State Administrator Vincent Sullivan of the WPA.
 Miss Grace White, welfare de- partment supervisor, was out of the city, and there was no indication of what the department planned to ! do in the sudden emergency. Few of the WPA workers will be able to secure private employment and the remainder will be forced in most cases to call on the well fare department for aid. It is be- lieved that additional food can be secured from the government for them, but the welfare department will still be called on for large ad- ditional expenditures for rents, light and heating, medicine and the vari- ous other relief items.
 Through July, August
 The lay-offs will be continued through July and August, and must be completed by Aug. 31.
 Work on WPA projects in Water. bury will be seriously handicapped even if several hundred new em- ployes are added. A stagger system for the various projects may be used, but even SO 1t is believed that at least several hundred projects will have to be closed.
 The workers dismissed today had no warning other than statement ! yesterday by Administrator Sullivan that, because of the new law, dis missals wuold have to begin at once The workers were handed slips this morning, informing them that their services were no longer required af- ter today.
 When the 30-day periods are up the WPA workers must then go through the long and laborious pro- cess of being investigated again, cer- tified again, and then placed on waiting lists. This will take many weeks, and even then there is no definite assurance that they will be hired back.
 No WO- From New Haven Word was awaited momentarily from New Haven for the assignment of those now on waiting lists, but no such word had come at press hour.
 Special action by the boards of finance and aldermen may be neces- sary, since the welfare department will probably be soon flooded with demands for relief. The problem will be & grave financial one for the city, since even with economies that have been effected since the first of the year. the department faces . deficit while handling only the regular cases. The expected new re- lief applications will mean addi- tional burdens of thougands of doi- lars.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-14
Mayor Hayes Will Call Aldermen To Session
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from Griffenhagen & Associates for the work. They have the machinery all set up to do the audit to the best advantage"
 Commissioner Judge then moved for the transfer.
 Purcell Sought Publicity Acting Controller James P. Pur- cell said: shouldn't we tell other members of the board why tie other audit is necessary They'll want to know and the aldermen will natural ly want tol know"
 Commissioner Judge responded by saying that at the committee ineot- ing the night before MT. Purcell had stated that the newspapers "knew all about it."
 MT. Judge went on, then: Prom the 1037 audit there has developed 6 situation which indicates that the audit should be extended. It's not proper, however, for me to make any allegations"
 Commissioner John II. Goss said that the matter had been referred to the mayor and corporation coun- sel to protect the city's interests. Vote to Transfer Passed
 The vote was then passed for the transfer of $7,800 from the Contin- gent fund to provide for the 1938- 30 audit. No further mention of the tax audit situation was made during the meeting. Members were careful not to make any charges or even to use the word "short- age".
 The audit of the tax books from Jan. 1, 1888 to March 31, 1899, will be begun as soon as the aldermen have given the necessary approval.
 Action will be delayed until that audit shows whether or neS' any ad- ditional discrepancies or shortages ef funds.
 No Loss to City
 The missing funds reportt ] by the auditors in their 1887 accounting will not mean any loss to the city, since the tax collector and all employees of the office are covered by pond.
 The letter sent by MT. O'Connor to the bonding company is not a claim for funds, .At rather an of- ficial notice that a suspected short- age has been discovered. No claim will be filed by the city until com- pletion of the additional audit.
 Despite denials, 1t is understood that bonding company representa- tives have been in the city recently and have questioned several persons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-14
'SUNKEN SUB IS
 AT SEA BOTTOM
Continued from Page D

| kNOIlbAAIuGu 65S ~ l bow were surfaced when connect ing cables snapped.
 Plans Frustrated
 Until the bow shot to the sur. face, salvage operations had moved according to schedule. It had been planned to lift the Squalus only 30 feet from the 240-foot level and then tow 1t underwater i've miles until 1t again struck bottom. Pon- toon chains would then be shortened and the same procedure followed.
 After a last-minute check of cables and the 40-odd air hoses con- nected with the submarine and pon- toons, salvagers aboard the tug Fal- con began blowing water from the flooded stern of the Squalus and the seven submerged stern pontoors.
 Five hours later, with water blown from the submarines main ballast tank and fuel tanks and from the three topmost pontoons, the stern rose to the 80-foot level. Surfacing of the two topmost pontoons signal ed the successful conclusion of this step.
 More Difficult Task
 The salvagers turned to the tick fish task of raising the more buoy ant bow, from which the 8 sur- vivors were rescued May 24.
 Slowly the water was blown from the two submerged bow pontoons. Within two hours these, too, pop- ped to the surface and salvagers prepared to begin the tow.
 Lieutenant Commander Charles B. Momsen, inventor of the Momsen rescue lung, Lieutenants Joseph K. Morrison and K. R. Wheland, mas ter divers James H. Macdonald and William Badders and 16 others set out in two whaleboats to clear the pontoon lines.
 The boats were within a few yards of the pontoons when what every one had feared happened. A warn- ing surge of green water was fol- lowed by an upheaval of boiling froth, and the prov of the Squalus glistened in the sun-its number 192 clearly visible.
 52 Work Days Gone
 Then 1t was all over-52 days of heart breaking work.
 Tn the terse language of the navy Admiral Cole reported to Ports- mouth navy yard:
 Lifted stern of Squalus with five pontoons about 85 feet clear of bottom. Then lifted bow with two pontoons, blowing ballast tanks. Pontoons surfaced, followed by sur- facing of bow. Forward sling car- ried away and bw sank. One sling aft carried away and two aft pon- toons surfaced. Stern sank with re- maining pontoons, possibly damag- ing them. Think Squalus on even kel on Bottom. Two chains under stern"
 The 15OO-ton, 299-foot Squalus, was launched only last September and was on test dive when 1t sank off the Isles of Shoals. A faulty en- zine induction valve was blamed for the flooding of the after compart- ments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-14
LATE REALTY NOTES
MORTGAGE DEED

Theresa M. Faimali to Bella Welselberg, property on the north- east corner of Inman avenue ana Beacon street.
 QUIT- CLAIM DEEDS Louis D. Traurig to the Water bury Second Mortgage Corpora ton, property at 37-39 Marion aye cnue.
 Margaret Fitzgerald Pryor to Vincent Fitzgerald, property at 127 Madison street.
 WARRANTY DEED
 Bella Weisclberg to Theresa M. FaImaIi. property on the corner of Inman avenue and Beacon street.