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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-17

Dr. James l.. McConaughy, lieu tenant governor of Connecticut and president of Wesleyan University, Middletown, appears with four other college presidents of this state, among the sponsors for the expar1- sion campaign which the Connecti- cut League of Women Voters has under way.
 Endorsing the aims and the work of the league, Lieutenant Governor McConaughy, along with Dr. Kath- arine Blunt, president of Connecti- cut College, Dr. Albert N. Jorgensen president of the University of Con- necticut, Dr. Remsen B. Ogilby, pres- ident of Trinity College, and Dr Charles Seymour, president of Yale have donated their support and CO., operation to assist the non-partisar organization of Connecticut women in expanding their membership and their sphere of activity.
 Besides these foremost educators three other outstanding citizens ill school and college life are on the list of sponsors in the League of Womer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-17


 Voters expansion, Horace D. Taft, headmaster emeritus of the Taft School at Watertown, Professor Odell Shepard, historian, of Trinity's fac- ulty, and Miss Caroline Ruttz-Rees, former Democratic national commit tee woman of Connecticut and head of the famous Rosemary Hall, girls school in Greenwich.
 Governor Raymond E. Baldwin and former Governor Wilbur L. Gross also have volunteered as sponsors in the leagues campaign, which has es its objective, the enrolment of thou- sands of new members, and the re- enforcing of its finances, in order to carry on more extensively the work that it has been doing in local, state and national problems of govern ment and citizenship.
 The campaign is being conducted on a statewide basis. Although the league has 43 local units, extending into every county, cooperation is be- ing enlisted from distinguished cit- izens living in communities which at present have no local League ot Women Voters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-17

NCOLlL11lueQ kIOul EdBC " had requested the extra guard, but said that he was keeping in constant contact with them and would sup ply all the assistance they needed.
 Meanwhile, doctors prepared to submit Capone to the malaria fever treatment in an effort to check the ravages of paresis, softening Of the brain resulting from syphilis.
 Capone's treatment is under the direction of Dr. Joseph E. Moore, an expert on the treatment of syphi- lis who formerly was in charge of the syphilis division of Johns Hop- kins hospital and is special con- sultant on that disease for the U. s. public health service. No Official Reports
 There were no official reports on Capone's condition. No bulletins from his doctors were expected. How ever, Federal Prisons Burau Director James V. Bennett promised to make an announcement on his condition next week.
 Despite official silence about Ca- pone's health and his chances for recovery, some examining physicians said privately that his condition bor- dered on hopelessness. They said that the Malaria treatment sorne- times causes the patient to become violent.
 Capone will be inoculated with malaria germs 50 that his temper ature will be raised to 104 or 105 degrees. If his reaction is consid- cred dangerous, he will be removed to a private hospital outside of Bal- timore, it was said. The only pri- vate asylum near here that has facil- ities for restraining violent patients is the Shepherd-Pratt sanatorium.
 Capone's Trip Confused
 The details of Capone's trip from California, his reease from Lewis burg, Pa, prison yesterday, and his arrival at the hospital here still were most confused.
 Tn Washington, Murphy said that Capone and his family have assured the government that he plans to "go straight" But he hinted that the justice department still was uncer- tain what Capone's former associates in the underworld-both enemies and friends-planned.
 Certain matters have been brought to our attention about the appear ance of certain personalities m Miami" Murphy said.
 "But we expect and want Capone to drop out of sight. Both Capone and his family assures us that he Is going straight and will remain clear lof gangster sctivities.S
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-17
ATTORNEY GEN.
 MURPHY BACKED

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-17
Allies to Hunt Down
 All Nazi Raiders
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IS wlen it seized the American freighter City fo Flint after sink ing the British freighter Stonegate.
 The Admiral Scheer was last re- ported in the South Atlantic Sept. 20, when 1t sank the British freight- CT Clement off Brazil. The distance from there to Portuguese East Af- rica, by way of the Cape of Good Hope, is almost 5000 miles and the last known location of the Deutsch- land was almost 5000 miles farther away. The City of Flint was six days out of New York headed for Eng land when intercepted by the Deutschland,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-17
Germany, Britain To
 Wage This Conflict
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At 10:30 .. m. motorcycles and cars entered the city bearing addi- tional stor mtroopers armed with field guns. They rode in close form ation and took almost an hour to get to barracks prepared for them at the opposite end of town from the university. There were believed to be 5000 of them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-17
VENEZUELA TRADE

Washington, fvev. 17-tUP)-Pres- ident Roosevelt today proclaimed a reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Venezuela in which German products specifically were blacklisted from receiving any concessions in tatrif rates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27
POPE TO ISSUE
 ENCYCLICAL OCT 4
First for Present POntiff ; Will Touch on War and
 Moral Issues

Vatican City, Sept. 27-(UP)- Authoritative Vatican quarter. un- derstood today that Pope Plus XII will issue the first encyclical of his pontificate on Oct 4-the feast day of St. Francis of Assist.
 The Pope has been preparing his encyclical all summer in the seclu- sion of his villa at Castel Gandolfo.
 A high source said that the encyc- lical, in addition to dealing with the pontiff's program regarding the Eu- ropean conflict, will point out that the difficulties confronting the world represent principally moral crisis.
 The Vatican source said:
 Tt is our belief that the forth coming encyclical will warn men that unless they return to consid- eration of world events in their just value, subordinating them to spiri- tual value, the crisis which has been tormenting the world for so many years cannot be surmounted. If men heed the Pope's warning only then will a true and just peace once again shine throughout the world. Preparations for the return of the Pope from Castel Gandolfo to Vati- can City were complete. After three months of work the papal apart ment in the Vatican palace fvas beer restored.
 | Last spring the apartment con. sisted of numerous small, dark rooms
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27
CIVIL SUIT HEARD
 IN HISTORIC ROOM
Scene of Famous COn= spiracy Trial Now Set
 ting for Ordinary Cases

For the first time in 19 months the top floor courtroom of the Ken drick avenue courthouse was opened today for civil session of the court of common pleas.
 AS Deputy Sheriff Albert Francis rapped the gavel, on order of Judge Miles F. McNiff, and announced that court was in session, there passed through the minds of spectators, a mental picture of IS men-the Wa terbury extraordinary grand jury, seated about tables in the same room.
 For the room was the center for the two months investigation by grand jury, which led to the arrest of 26 men on charges of conspiracy to defraud the city of more than a million dollars. Subsequently, after an eight months tral, 20 were found guilty. Two pleaded guilty. four were discharged, and one was never apprehended.
 Following the adjournment of the grand jury, July l, 1888, the room was used as a storage center for Special Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn It was not until week after the conclusion of the trial that the room was vacated.
 And today, while the walls of the room probably resounded to the inn portant testimony given to the grand jury, 8 $100 rent claim was brought to trial.
 The case was settled without the necessity of trial, however. Judge McNiff was informed of the settle. ment as he ascended the bench.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27

Meantime. the Housing Authority at Washington has been getting worried, and today letter was re- ceived from Administrator Nathan Straus, asking what Waterbury was going to do about the million. He says an answer must be had by o. tober or the money will go else where
 The letter was received by William M. Harris, chairman of the Water bury Housing Authority, who now has the duty of telling MT. StrauS that Waterbury declines the million with thanks.
 MT. Straus' letter follows:
 Sept. 23, 1889. Gentlemen:
 As you know, the United States Housing Authority has earmarked substantially all the funds now available under the United States housing act of 1887, as amended. There is a great demand for as- sistance from large number of local housing authorities which have received no earmarkingS be- cause of lack of funds and which are ready to use immediately any funds made available to them.
 Our earmarkings of $1 100000 for your authority on September 28, 1888, was based upon our under standing that your authority would formulate a definite project and submit formal application for as- sistance within reasonably short time from that date. We realize the reasons for the delay but we the obliged, in fairness to the many communities which are anxious to proceed with low-rent housing and slum clearance program and are in a position to do so without loss of time, to require those local housing authorities which have not utilized their earmarkings to give us definite indications of their ability to use their earmarkings in the immediate future.
 The United States Housing Au- thority is prepared to give you all the possible assistance in helping you to proceed with your program. However, unless evidence is Sub- mitted to us before October 6 that your authoity can make immedi- ate and effective use of your ear marking. the earmarking will be rescinded on that date. Although I deeply regret the necessity for this step, am sure that you ap- peciate the fairness of our position. Faithfully yours, NATHAN STRAUS, Administrator
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27
WMCA Charged With |Decoding Messages
Radio Station Given Federal Hearing Today-Oficials
 Deny Various Allegations

pany, answering a "ShoW-cauSe or der issued by the commission, said 1t broadcast only legitimate news pro vided by the New York Herald Trib- une, New York Mirror and Inter national News Service.
 William WeiSman, vice-preSident of the broadcasting firm, filed Sept. 1. 8 categorical denial of the EGGS charges.
 The reply was filed twenty-four hours before the deadline set by the commission for revocation of the stations license unless 1t could show cause why this should not be done. The company repeated the explana- tion previously made. MT. Weisman denied that an ad- vertisement in the Sept. 6 issue of Radio Daily, a trade paper, was in tended to indicate that WMCA had employed a decoder to handle the allegedly intercepted messages.
 "Knickerbocker BroadcaSting Co.,, Inc.," MT. Weisman said, fused the said items in the advertisement only as an indication of the fact that WiACA did broadcast the news items in advance of other radio stations or in advance of their publication in the daily newspapers in New York city, but not for the purpose of ad- vertising that WMCA had in fact intercepted or decoded any of the secret orders of Germany, Great Britain or any other government
 MT. Weisman said that he wished to make entirely clear" that the station had not violated the Com munications Act or international Agreements prohibiting interception of secret messages.
 "Knickerbock Broadcasting cor
 poration neither directly nor indi- rectly intercepted nor caused the in- terception of secret radio com. munications sent by the governments ! of Germany and Great Britain, re-
 spectively, or any government, con- , taining orders to the naval or mili-
 tary forces of any said governments
 to govern the movement of saiC , forces in time of war.
 Neither has Knickerbocker Broad. , casting Co, Inc, at any time, un. . der any circumstances intercepted [ any code messages of any govern
 ment in time of war or any othel . time"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27
SUNDAY BUTCHERS
 TO BE PENALIZED
Grocers Form Association and Pledge Prosecution
 of ViOlatOrs

Grocers and butchers of the city are divided over the question Of sell ing meat on Sunday.
 Following a meeting Sunday of more than 70 grocers and butchers who protested the existing ban on meat selling, 150 representatives of the two trades met last night in Bacco's hall, 629 North Main street, and formed a Grocers and Butchers association, pledged to insist on prosecution of Sunday sellers.
 The two organizations are an aftermath of campaign against Sunday meat sale instituted by Prosecutor Michael J. Galullo, who obtained a conviction of Anthony Ciarlo few weeks ago. Attorney Joseph Guilfoile, who defended Ciar. 10, appealed the decision to the state supreme court of errors. Attorney Guilfoile Sunday addressed the pro. Sunday sales gathering at Bono Bakery hall.
 At last nights anti-Sunday sale! meeting a slate of officers was named They are: President, Angelo Rinaldi vice president, Jacob Karuofsky; sec retary, Arthur Renkin; and treasur CT. John Mosella. This organization which voted also to form a credi association. will meet Tuesday il Bacco's hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27
Rails Again Sweep
 To New High Levels
Active Dealings on Market This Morning -Tickers
 Late as Heavy BlOcs of Shares Appear

New York. Sept. 27--(UP)-Rail shares swept forward to new highs since 1887 in active dealings on the stock exchange today but other sec- tions of the list failed to develop a definite trend.
 Trading started active with tickerS late on blocks ranging to 16,O00 shares in N. Y. Central. Activity dwindled when leading industrial shares failed to make any headway.
 Norfolk & Western spurted 6 points to a new high at 216 Alleg- hany issues, Chesapeake & Ohio, Delaware & Hudson, Delaware; Lackawanna, Great Northern pre- ferred, Louisville & Nashville, N. Y. Central, Pennsylvania and Union Pacific reached new 1889 tops on gains extending to a point but lost part of the gains on fit-taking.
 Rubber and farm equipment shares were favored, running up g point and more. Pullman hit new top on a point gain and then re- acted. Steel leaders held below pre- vious final levels, while Chrysler eased almost a point and General Motors steadied at its previous final. Utilities met support.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27
SETTLEMENTS IN THREE LAWSUITS
City of Waterbury Among Defendants to Reach
 Agreement

Three civil actions slated for trial in the court of common pleas today were settled after conferences among counsel this morning. Terms of the settlements were not dis closed.
 Judge John F. McDonough was prepared to hear the 5000 action of Sarah E. German of 65 Pond street against the city of Water bury. when counsel reached a set- clement. Mrs. German sought dam ages of $5,OOO, claiming she was in- jured September 6, 1887 in a fall at Lakewood Park. A plank of the boardwalk at the entrance to the park allegedly broke, causing her to fall heavily, sustaining injuries to the left leg and back.
 Attorney William B. Fitzgerald and Harry F. Spellman appeared for Mrs. German, while the city was represented by Assistant Corpora ton Counsel T. s. Sullivan. | Domenic Spratto of Southington, who sought damages of $99 from Francis J. Carlin of Waterbury also settled his claim before court. He claimed a debt for produce. Attorney Miles F. McNiff, Jr., ap- peared for. Spratto, and Attorney A. L. Finkelstein defended.
 The other action settled was that of Aaron Schultz against Louis Goldstein, claiming $lO0 back rent for property on Burton street. At torney Morris Robin represented Schultz and Attorney Maurice Cru skay appeared for Goldstein.
 The latter two cases were appeals from the city court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27
PRO FIGHTER
 INJURIES LEG
Steve Carr of Meriden in
 Three=Car Accident in | WestpOrt

Steve Carr, well known Meriden professional boxer whose correct name is Steve Surowiecki, sustained an injured leg in Westport yester- day in a three-car accident op the Post Road.
 Four other persons were slightly injured. They were MT. and Mrs. Charles Mershon of Cranbury, N. J. and MT. and Mrs. Rasmus K. Miller of Winhcester, Mass. All re- ceived head decorations and after treatment by a Westport physician were released
 The accident occurred when Carr slowed down for red light. Miller behind him, also slowed down and Mershon rammed the Miller cal which in turn rammed Carr's auto Mershon was arrested on a charge of speeding and will be arraigned ul Westport town court October 16.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27
BANK PRESIDENT
 DIES IN NORFOLK
Funeral Services Tomor. row for Late Vim. O'COn=
 nor Held Many HonOrs

Norfolk, Sept. 27.-Funeral ser vices will be held here tomorrow morning at 9:30 for one of the con- munitys outstanding citizens, Will liam O'Connor, 78, who died yester- day at his home. He was a native of Norfolk, the son of the late Tim othy and Johanna Colbert O'Con- nor.
 MT. O'Connor was widely known as president of the Norfolk Savings bank and as trustee of the Manef1eld State Training school.
 He had been engaged in the gro- cery business for more than 50 years. He was trustee of the Rob- ert Geer Memorial hospital and vice president of the Norfolk Downs Golf club. He was appointed member of the board at the Lakeville Home for feeble-minded in 1913, by the late Gov. Simeon Baldwin, and con- tinued on that board of the institu- tion which became the Mansfield State Training school and hospital until his death.
 He was a deyout member of the Immaculate Conception church, a charter member of the Winchester council, Knights of Columbus ano member of the Elks and the Royal Arcanum.
 During the World war, MT. O'Con. nor was in charge of draft registra. tion and served as a captain in tht secret service. For more than twenty years, MT. O'Connor served as towr treasurer of his native town, ane and for 25 years was secretary O the Norfolk school board. He wa a member of the sewer district com mission 35 years following it's or ganization, and was an origina stockholder of the Norfolk Wate Co.,, and served as director an' president.
 He represented Norfolk in tn General Assembly and was tn unanimous choice from Norfol for the Constitutional convention in 1902.
 | Surviving are his sister, Mar A. O'Connor; two daughters, Mar garet F., and Mary O.; and a sor William R. O'Connor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27
END OF WAR TO
 BRING IDEALS

Boston, Sept. 27-(UP)-The end of the present world war will bring fulflllment of the ideals of Rotary International, the organizations president, Walter D. Head of Mont- clair, N. J., predicted today.
 The world will have learned "a tremendous lesson" when the war IS over, he told fellow Rotarians here last night.
 "It will be in a repentant and chastened frame of mind and ready to get together in a cooperative basis for peace if noly a means of saving itself. men will see that Rotarys belief that cooperation among na- tions in business is not only possible but better than ruthless competition. 7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27
CRUELTY CHARGED
 IN FIVE ACTIONS

Four divorce actions were filed in superior court by women today, as follows:
 Mary E. Howell Wiggins seeks a divorce from John Wiggins, on grounds of cruelty and desertion, July Il, 1886. They were married August 20, 1884. Custody of child and support are also asked. Cruelty is alleged in the action of Leona s. Deane of Waterbury against Elwin Perry Deane of South Boston. They were married January IA, 1881.
 Mary Snapkauskas alleges deser- tion August 1, 1886, and cruelty, in her action against Albert Snapkau- skas. They were married at Bell sell, Scotland, January l, 1912. Ali mony is asked.
 Divorce, custody of minor child aid alimony are asked by Olga E Page in an action against D. Early Page. They were married Septem- Der IA, 1925. Cruelty is alleged. Erma M. Bradley brought atcior yesterday against George Bradley claiming divorce on grounds of in. tolerable cruelty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27

Petitions asking the reinstatement of more than 600 WPA employees who were given temporary dismis- sals in late July and eraly August are be lg circulated about the city. The dismissed workers are consid- ering calling a mass meeting to de- eide on steps to take to secure the return of their jobs.
 The dismissals were presumably to be for only 30 days but none of the men let go during the summer has yet returned to the WPA rolls.
 Older men who were among those dismissed claim that they cannot se- cure work in private industry, that the factories will not hire any one over 40 years of age. They were told
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27
OLD STATE LAW
 THREATENS COP.
Party's Nominees in Two Towns May Be Kept
 Off Ticket

Hartford, Conn, Sept. 27.-(UP)- A time-worn Connecticut statute to- day threatened to keep nominees of the Republican party of the ballot in two good-sized towns-Darien and West Haven-in town elections Monday.
 To add to the confusion, the two towns normally are Republican.
 Here is the situation:
 The statute provides that party caucus to nominate candidates must be held at least 21 days prior to election. and that the slate must be filed with the town clerk at least 18 days before election day.
 In the Darien instance, Republi- cans neglected to hold their caucus until Sept. 20, only 12 days before election.
 In the West Haven situation, Re- publicans didn't file their slate with the town clerk until Sept. 19, five days beyond the legal limit.
 Republicans are in control in both towns. B. Benjamin Corbin is first selectman-mayor at Darien, and Charles F. Schall is first selectman- mayor at West Haven.
 Democrats in both communities announced they planned to institute injunctive proceedings to keep the Republican states off the ballot in Mondays election.
 The Darien court proceedings were scheduled to be instituted at Bridge port, while the West Haven action may be brought in New Haven su- perior court.
 The injunctions would restrain the town clerk from placing names oi Republican candidates on the bal lot. Attorney General Francis A Pallotti, a Republican, week or SC ago left it, to the Darien town clerk to decide the issue there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27
GOOD INCREASE
 IN EXPORTS SEEN

Boston, Sept. 27-UP)-A sub stantial increase in U. s. export trade, particularly with Latin Amer ica whose imports from belligerents are affected severely by the war, was predicted last night at meet ing of 200 New Englanders engaged in foreign trade.
 President Eugene P. Thomas of the National Foreign Trade Council at New York said that the boom al- ready was evident in the cotton tex tile industry which booked in two weeks of this month more business than in the preceding 12 months.
 Thomas, an economic adviser or the U. s. delegation to the Lima conference. saw in the present sit uation, with Latin-American coun- tries turning to the U. s. for goods formerly purchased in Europe, ar opportunity to unify the Americas for peace and progress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27
fsnec;aI to The Democrat)

Washington, Sept. 2.-Charged by the Federal Communication Con- mission with violation of the com- munications act and international agreements prohibiting Interrogation of secret messages, officials of ra- dio station WMCA today appeared before a public hearing here.
 Specifically, the station is accused of broadcasting from New York, se- cret German and English army or ders which it had decoded.
 The station was recently picketed by followers of the Rev. Charles Coughlin, radio crusader, protesting the refusal of the station to allow Father Couglin use of its broadcast ing facilities
 With the reply of the Knicker- booker Broadcasting company, op- orators of the state, on hand, the FCC'was said to be planning to call several newspaper publishers in for testimony. The broadcasting. com