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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
trial OF MARY
CAVANAUGH IS
GANDELAYED
Sick Juror, Omar Nicker-
son, Unable to Be Pres
ent This Morning
OXFORD JUROR LATE
in ARRIVING TODAY
Possibility of Session on
WashingtOn's Birthday
Now Looms

The trial of the case of
Miss Mary Cavanaugh, in the
office of former Tax Collector
William A. Ennis, before
Judge Frank P. McEvoy and
a jury in the Superior Court
on a charge of embezzling
funds of the City of Water
bury was further delayed to-
day due to the illness of a
juror. The i'll juror is Omar
Nickerson of Seymour, whose
health caused the postponement Of
the trial last week. Mr.. Nickerson
reported last Friday that he would
be able to be in court today, but
word was received this morning by
Court Clerk George Freeman that
Mr.. Nickerson had suffered re-
lapse and would not be able to be
in court today.
In the meantime the other jurors
had started their tedious trips from
their homes to waterbury facing
srnwdriits. slush, and slippery
pavements.
Held Up Enroute
When court opened an additional
juror than Juror Nickerson, was
not present in the jury box. He Is
Robert Hawkins Of oxford. Word
was received, however, that Mr..
Hawkins had left his home and was
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
HOSPITAL GETS
ESTATE RESIDUE
Late Prominent East End
Resident Makes Re-
quest in Will

st. Mary's hospital will receive
the residne of the estate of the
late Mrs. Mary Jane Caniff Nc
Grath. prominent East End resi-
dent. Mrs. McGrath's will, admitted
to probate today by Judge Patrick
Healey, provides that after payment
of specific requests the remainder
of the estate shall go to the hospi-
tai. nv
The sum Of $3.50 Is left to the
Roman Catholic Cemetery associa-
ton Of Waterbury for care of the
family plot In st. Joseph's ceme-
terry. Mrs. McGrath's home, al
951 East Main street, Is left u
q friend, Mary Bergin, who, accord
ing to the will was "kind and at
tentive to me In sickness and
health" The house furnishings and
effects are also left to Mary Bergin
A bequest of $500 Is left to the
pastor of the church Of the Sacred
Heart, as offerings for masses fol
Mrs. McGrath.
The remainder of the estate Is
left to st. Mary's hospital. The
amount the hospital will receive will
not be known until after an inven-
tory has been made.
Mrs. McGrath died February 9th
Her will was drawn November "a
1899.
The daughter Of John and Mary
reeney Caniff, pioneer Irish resi-
dents of Waterbury, Mrs. McGratt,
was the last surviving member Of
her family. She was one. OF the
East Ends best known residents
and q member of parish societies at
the Church Of the Sacred Heart.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
FATHER, SON in
SNOW TROUBLE

Brookline, Mass, Feb. 20.-(UP)-
While Rear Admiral Richard E
Byrd is on an Antartic expedition
his son Richard Jr., 20, Harvard
sophomore, is having local "snow
trouble"
Young Byrd and two classmates
William Keller and James e. New
ton, bought 1929 model automobile
for SIS Wednesday night and began
towing it through the st. Valen-
tines blizzard. Blocked by the storm
they left the car in the driveway OF
the e. B. Dane estate after Byrd
said he first had obtained permis-
sion from a household employe.
A caretaker Of the estate ordered
the car lowed to q garage Thursday
Ownership Of the automobile was
traced by the engine number, and
Byrd appeared at police headquart-
ers to explain.
The garage owner told Byrd h
could have the car on payment Of
IS for towing. Byrd promised to re-
turn today with the S.. I
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
RUSSIA BUYING
WAR SUPPLIES
90 Per Cent of Purchases
Since War Started
Strategic Materials

Washington, Feb. 20 CUP -
Strategic materials and machinery
essential for war industries have
comprised almost 80 per cent OF
Soviet Rusia's purchases in the
United States since the war, the
Commerce Department disclosed
today.
Nearly 90 per cent Of the materials
re-exported to Russia also were OF
vital Importance to the Russian war
machine.
Commerce experts doubted that
much, If any, of the Soviet acquls-
itions here are finding their way
to Germany. Russia. they said, Is
deficient in most of the things II
buys here. Furthermore, they added,
its invasion of Finland undoubtedly
has created an abnormal need 1or
such manufactures as machine TOOLS
which can be used in alrplane ana
n unitions factories.
A special statistical breakdown
showed that out of $35,l0O,0O OF
exports to Russia In the five months
ended Jan. 81, 1910, approximately
$S3 ,OO0, 900 constituted items essen
tial to i country at war.
Virtually all Of the 11,313,OOO ex-
ports to Russia in January were
copper and metal working mach
inery. The breakdown of that month,
however, Is not available, but the
Sc, $4,000 over Jan. 1889.
There were no re-exports to
Russia In September but for the
three months ended Dec. 81, 1889,
they totaled $4.722 900. Three COM
modities-crude rubber, tin and cop
per-constituted 1888 900.
Total exports, including reex-
ports, to Russia in 1899 were $56.-
638 900 compared with 69y691 900 the
previous year. However, the signif-
icant thing was that more than SO
per cent of the total was IN the last
four months of the year.
All of Russia,s 1899 purchases OF
gasoline were made in the three
months ended November. Officials
here said that none was aviation
gasoline. All of it was shipped from
the West coast to vladivostok.
Russia's Siberian port, and was de-
tined for use IN the eastern Siberia
area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
WALSH, DEVER ON
CONVENTION LIST

Boston, Feb. 20 - (UP) - U. S.
Senator David I. Walsh and At
torney General Paul A. Dever have
accepted places on slate of candi-
dates, pledged to James A. Farley
for president, for delegates-at-large
to the Democratic national conven-
ton.
Though he agreed to accept the
invitation of Democratic State
Chairman william H. Burke, Jr.,
Walsh said last night he would pre-
fer to see the Massachusetts, dele
cation go unpledged. Dever sent his
unqualified acceptance from Flor
ida where he is mentioning.
Walsh and Dever hope to head
the state slate this autumn as can
didates for senator and governor
respectively.
Only Mayor Maurice j. Tobin Of
Boston and District Attorney
Thomas F. Moriarty of Springfield
still withheld acceptances Of pro-
fered places on the slate OF IL Far
ley pledged at-large candidates
named by Burke.
Burke still delayed his announce.
ment Of 60 district delegate candi-
dates as a group Of Boston Demo-
cratic legislators renewed protest!
against Burke's ''high-handed ness.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
NEW TRIAL IS
REFUSED COTS

Middletown, Conn, Feb. 20 Cup
Vincent ~. Cots second attempt
to escape the electric chair for par
ticipating in SO holdup murder
here a year ago, was lost today
through decision Of Superior
Court Judge Edwin @. Dickinson
denying him a new trial.
Unless an appeal Is taken to the
supreme court, automatically stay
ing the execution, Cots and Ira w.
weaver, Kings Mountain, N. O., will
be electrocuted at States Prison,
April !.
Cots petitioned superior court for
a rehearing ON grounds he had been
convicted on perjlred testimony Of
Weaver. Judge Dickinson decided
that mo newly discovered evidence
has been offered which would prob
ably change the result Of the pre-
vious trial" and that mo other just
cause exists under the statutes for
granting O. new trial" .e
The supreme court denied Cots q
new trial q month ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
OUTER DEFENSES
ARE INSPECTED

Aboard the destroyer Lang. Feb
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Roosevelt in
spected the outer Pacific defenses
Of the Panama Canal today after
warning the 81 American Republics
that the canal was vital to the de-
Tense Of the entire Western Henri
sphere.
In his first press conference
aboard the U. 8. 8. Tuscaloosa since
he embarked. the President declared
that protection Of the canal is Of
utmost importance to all the Re-
publics as well as to the United
States.
The whole policy Of hemisphere
defense affects each Republic just
as much as the United States. he
said. He anticipated the heartiest
cooperation Of al the Americas In
measures to make the canal Inn
pregnable against attacks from land
air or water.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
Killing Of Altmark
Sailors Unjustified
Nazi Captain Claims His Vessel Was Unarned Offered
No Resistance Describes How British Ships
Forced Vessel Aground
BY JOSEPH w. GRIGG

UNITED Press Stan correspondent
Joessingen, Norway, Feb. 20.-(UP)
The Altmark officers version OF
the attack on their ship by the Brit
ish destroyer Cossack in Norwegian
waters Friday night is that although
the German ship carried more than
300 British seamen as prisoners, it
was unarmed, offered no resistance,
and that the killing by the British
of seven of its sailors was unjustified.
With a party of newspaper men, I
was flown here from Berlin to hear
the story of Capt. Heinrich Dau. the
Altmark's master, and other officers
of the prison ship now aground in
Joessing Fjord, gorge-hke inlet on
the Norwegian coast.
The Altmark, a 12,600-ton tanker,
had sailed from Port Arthur, Tex,
with a cargo of oil for Rotterdam
just before the war started, the Of
ficerS said, and was in the West In
dies when the order came to join the
pocket battleship Graf Spec, then
starting out on short-lived raiding
career.
Capt. Dau, a 67-year-old, white
mustached and goateed mariner
known in American ports as former
commander of the Hamburg Amer
lean liners Orinoco, Caribia and
Deutschland, said that he spent two
months with the Graf Spec before
that. warship was scuttled off Mon
tevideo, Uruguay.
"Then," he said, eve received Or
ders to return to Germany. After
waiting for the best opportunity, we
started by a route cannot divulge.
(Fourth Officer Joachim Weichert
said they sailed south Of Iceland
and entered Norwegian waters the
night of Feb. IL near Port Halden)
I'VE saw several British cruisers
but they did not see U.S." Capt. Dau
said. He admitted there were more
than 300 British merchant seamen
aboard. The Graf Spec had sunk
their ships. The captain insisted,
however, that the British were "res-
cued Mariners" rather than prison.
ers, and that "they got exactly the
same food as our crew."
He said he had planned in ad-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
VATICAN AWAITS
ENJOYS ARRIVAL

Vatican City, February 20. -
CUP - Well informed Vatican
sources said today that MonSignor
Annette Cicognani, Apostolic Dele
gate to the United States, had re-
ported to the Vatican on contacts
Underserretary of State Sumner
WelleS made with diplomates OF
non belliegerent nations before he
left for Europe.
The Vatican was said to be
awaiting with great interest the
arrival In Rome of Wells and Myron
C. Taylor, President Roosevelts
representative to the Holy See, in
tending to discuss wit hthem world
problems and the possibility OF re-
solving them.
Some Vatican circles attached the
greatest Importance to the visit Of
the two American diplomats. They
foresaw the possibility Of . world
conference for peace.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
turkey MAKES
DRASTIC MOVE
Control Of Currency Re-
stricts All Travel-Na=
tiOnal Defense Law

Istanbul, Turkey, Feb. 20-(UP)-
Turkey today took drastic currency
control measures following a cabi-
net decision to invoke the national
defense law.
Turkey, as the key nation in the
Near East, was regarded by observers
as preparing for lightning action in
any direction. Especial significance
was attached to the cabinets deci-
sion to invoke the national defense
law since it was taken during a
meeting of the supreme army coun-
Gil at Ankara.
The currency control measures also
restrict travel.
The treasury's foreign exchange
department advised all travel bu-
reaus that foreigners desiring to
leave the country must present re-
ceipts from banks at which they ex-
changed their money TO the ex-
change Office to obtain permission to
purchase travel accommodations.
Turkish subjects wishing to travel
abroad must present proof that any
trips to be undertaken would be for
legitimate business.
Chief attention was centered on
the cabinets decision to invoke the
national defense law.
The decision was interpreted as
meaning that the government felt
that the foreign situation warranted
immediate preparations for any
eventuality. 1t caused the gravest
concern in Turkish and foreign
quarters, and widespread pessimism
over the outlook in the Near East.
It was interpreted as a precaution-
airy measure against any aggrevation
of the situation which might include
the necessity for Turkey to enter
the European war on the slide OF
Great Britain and France.
Diplomatic quarters noted that
the announcement inspired warnings
in the press that Germany could not
succeed in maneuvering Turkey into
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
WELFARE-DEPT.
HEAD IS DEAD
Grace White Dies at Her
Home Today After Five
Weeks Illness

Miss Grace Lucille White, 80
supervisor of public welfare, dice
at her home, 100 Griggs street
shortly after 3 a. m. today. She
had been Ill for the past five weeks
One, of the youngest officials eve,
to hold public office in Waterbury
and, one of the youngest welfare
department superintendent in the
country, Miss White was known. fol
her progressive social work in New
England and New York.
Mayor Vincent A. Scully, or
learning of Miss Whites death, sale
in tribute that her passing was 9
great loss to the city government
and to social work in general
Other city officials also expressed
deep regret at her death. :,
Her appointment in January soi
1899 as head of the local welfare
department was unrelated to poll
tics, but was based on educationa
background and practical social ser.
vice experience. She was selected
for her position in accordance witt
federal requirements that a mum.
cipal disbursiIig Office OF Works Prog
ress Administration aid be pos.
sessed of high educational equip.
ment and adequate training in thu
welfare. field.
Miss White was in social service
ten years. After her graduation a;
a bachelor Of arts from. the College
Of New Rochelle in 1929 she joined
the Catholic Diocesan Bureau o.
Social Service at Hartford as 6
family case worker, being engaged
first through Litchfield county ane
sil, ff,out;y,,aj m, paretAl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
TO
PICK GOV. AT
PR|MARYTODAY
Run=Off Election of Demo-
Gratis Test of Long
Machine
NOMINATION IS
SAME AS ELECTION
National Guard Called Out
to Maintain Order
in State
BY T. H. MALOY

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
New Orleans, February 20,
= UP) - Louisiana picks a
governor and settles the fate
of the late Huey Longs polit-
ical machine today while
$500 National Guardsmen
stand by to suppress disord-
ers. It is a Democratic run
off primary in which Cover
nor Earl X. Long, younger
brother and heir of the assassinated
'Kingf1sh," seeks denomination
over Sam Houston Jones, a re-
former whose abition is to "run the
rascals out" of office. Democratic
nomination is equivalent to cleo
ton in louisiana,
Overcast skies and chilly weather
prevailed but the early balloting in
dictated the vote would be heavy.
Violence On New Orleans
First violence was reported II
New Orleans where Sam Zemurray
r.; United Fruit Company fortune
heir, was arrested twice within az
hour and charged with fighting ant
disturbing the peace and interfer'
ing with election commissioners
Three others were arrested with
him the second time. Young ze-
murray, former Tulane collegiate
boxer is a Jones supporter.
The Long machine, crippled by
federal indictments exposing fraud
in public works contracts, graft in
state departments. corruption IN
state institutions, and by reverses in
last months primary, faced cru
cial test, with prospects for an ex-
tremely close vote despite the fact
that the Long faction controls the
election machinery and state and
city employees.
Guards, Police Out
In addition TO the National
Guard, which Long ordered in read
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20

the force was on Baldwin street,
clearing drifts remaining from last
Wednesdays blizzard, with Mayor
Vincent A. Scully as an interested
observer.
Ruts Hold Cars
Even downtown streets were mix
lures of snow, ice, slush and water.
Deep ruts imprisoned cars and made
shattering jolts q part Of the ride.
Connecting streets and side streets
for the most part had to be nego-
tiated by driving in the ruts. In
residential sections, most streets
were open for only one lane of
traffic, and that along snow mounds
and into depressions.
Grammar school students had no
sessions this morning, but classes
were held as usual this afternoon.
High schools were In session, but
there were hundreds Of absentees,
The snow and rain last night led
to the posponement of a number OF
meetings and social gatherings.
Water On Sidewalks
Failure to clear snow from cutters
sent water pouring onto sidewalks
and roadways, forming miniature
In some instances. Snow and Slush
from eight inches to a foot deep
covered many streets and drivers
found that once they halted 1t was
extremely difficult to get started.
MANY driverS AFTER eXperienCe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
Connecticut Suffers Again
Second Heaviest Storm
of This Winter
sc HOURS MORE STORM
DUE in NEW ENGLAND
Many Highways Hazard
Ous-CentraI, Western
Mass. Bears Brunt
BY UNITED PRESS

The second storm in six
days had parts of the Eastern
Seaboard ankle-deep in slush
today. Like it's st. Valen-
tines Day predecessor, the
new storm came out of the
south = a combination OF
snow, wind and rain. The
temperature remained above
freezing throughout most OF
the section, however, and the
widespread death and damage OF
last week were not repeated.
In New England storm center
from the west converged on one
from the southeast and nine inches
of snow and sleet were piled up ON
central and western Massachusetts
on to last weeks unmelted snow.
Power lines were dragged down by
the weight of the snow and many
New England communities were
without power for brief periods.
Scores of accidents occurred on the
highways, one between two buses
at Sudbury, Mass, in which Is per-
sons were hurt.
Gales In N. Y.
In New York City, winds reached
gale force but the more than an
inch of rain had helped to wash
away the remnant of last weeks
snow and 2,507 emergency workers
of the sanitation department were
dismissed. The New York temper
AZURE was 35.
Airplanes were grounded through
out New England and New York.
In upper New York, streets OF
many towns were flooded by the
melting slush. At Syracuse it was
seven inches deep and traffic was
disrupted. Power lines were falling
and several garage roofs collapsed.
State police warned motorists that
many of the main highways were
impossible.
Death Toll Up
Hartford, Conn.,, February 20. -
CUP - The second smashing snow
storm within a week held Connec-
ticut in a tight grip today, flooded
streets and main highways and
raised the death toll to five.
Latest victims were William j.
Donnelly, Danbury, and Arthur
Wright, Waterbury WPA worker
who succumbed to exhaustion after
Shoveling snow.
The prediction was for more snow
in the interior and rain or snow
along the coast, followed by colder
weather Wednesday.
Sloppy highways and impossible
road conditions in rural communi-
ties, made motoring hazardous and
at Waterbury the schools were Or
dered closed.
Trial of Miss Mary Cavanaugh,
former waterbury tax collector, on
embezzlement charges, was post
poned until Wednesday because one
Juror was i'll and another snow
bound.
Northern Section Suffers
Difficulties in the extreme north
ern sections, where the Snawfall
gagged as much as four and five
inches, were more pronounced. Com
ing atop the st. Valentines day
blizzard, it made many country roads
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
THIRD TERM TEST
IS NOW ASSURED
Garner Camp to Carry
Fight Against Roosevelt
Into Ohio
Nv LYLE C. WILSON

united Press STAN COrreSpOnucAtJ
Washington, Feb. 20 - CUP -
Tests of Democratic third term
sentiment are practically assured
today in all but southern and east
ern areas as Vice President John N
Gamers managers contemplate
carrying the fight against President
Roosevelt's denomination into
Ohio.
Garner can obtain an eastern
seaboard anti-third term fight if he
wants it in Pennsylvania, where
the Democratic State committee
has endorsed Mr.. Roosevelt for 1910,
or in New Jersey, where Mayor
Frank Hague of Jersey City is for
the presidents denomination. Mary
land also has a preferential pri-
mary in that area, but so far with
out entries. If Garner entered
either New Jersey, or Pennsylvania,
the loca organizations probably
would put up Roosevelt states
against him.
Ohios democratic committee are
for a third term but with no "fa-
vorite son" in the race, Garner Is
expected to enter the May IA pri-
mary in contest for So delegates.
Garner and President Roosevelt
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
SENATOR SECOR
SERIOUSLY ILL

bridgeport, Conn, Feb. -(UP)
State Sen. Audubon J. Secor was
in a serious condition today from
complications of a disease from
which he has been suffering for
some time, and 1t may be necessary
to amputate his left leg.
Secor is serving his second term
In the senate. His illness was evil
dent during the 1889 session. He
Is a Socialist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
LOCAL SITS. TURNED INTO QUAGMIRES
Traffic Slowed Up
By Fresh Snowfall
Side Streets impossible City Yards Crews Struggle
tOKeep ROadways Open-MayOr Observes ACTIVE
ities-SchOOls Closed for Morning Session

More snow today added to the woes of an already
Stormharassed Waterbury, Some main streets liter
ally quagmires many side streets impossible traffic
again subjected to long delays and BUSES ran far
behind schedule. The weatherman doury predicted
sleet freezing rain through tonight and tomorrow
with no letup promised until Thursday.
An undetermined street department crew struggled
with the relentless snow that fell all morning Much
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Feb. 20-(UP)-Gov.
eminent expenses and receipts for
the current fiscal year through Feb
18th, compared with a year ago:
This Year Expenses Last YeaR
$5,S82, 107, 410.S0 $5.667,511 ,S91.64
Receipts
$s,ssS,14s,s9s.26 Ss,565.s46.5oO.2O
Gross Deficit
$2,4ss, s5s, 1854 $2,1O1.sS5,s91.H
Net Deficit
$2,47a,s1o,s12.54 $2,O75.s44,241.44
Cash Balance
434,o30,0SS.S0 $3,439,16s.452.2s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
sPY SENTENCED

Lille, France. FEB. 20.-- UP)-Karl
SsebensEys, -, German, Wa4 SEM
fenced 20 death BY q military txib-
unal today as q German spy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
The Weather

Snow Tonight; Snow,
Colder W. dnesday
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