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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29
CHURCH GUILD
 PLANS SUPPER
Election of Officers to Be Held Wednesday By St.
 Paul Members
WATERVILLE Mrs. R. w. Henion, Correspond. ent-23 Driggs St.-Tel. 3-5462

The annual meeting and election of officers, of the Altar Guild of St. Paurs Episcopal Church, will be held Wednesday evening at o'clock in the Parish hall. There will also be a covered dish supper.
 The weekly meeting and rehearsal of the Casper s. Davis, American Legion Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps, will take place tonight at ' o'clock in the club rooms on Thomaston avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29

nal action won't be taken un- til after Senator Borah's Senate successor is appointed and sworn in.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29
CLEAR BILL OF HEALTH FOR SENATOR NORRIS

That report which Senator George W. Norris got from the Johns Hop- kins doctors after his recent check up was a good deal more than a simple You're, okay" Fact is that the excellence of the Senator s health fairly amazed the doctors; they told him that he had the heart arteries, nerves and so on of middle aged man. (He's 78)
 All of which has had a tonic effect on the senator. Some of his friends are beginning to wonder if they can talk him out of his an- nounced intention to retire when hls present term expires in 1943.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29

extended to him by all lodges of this district.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29

Virginia Payne is her name, and she plays the lead in "The Carters of Elm Street." increasingly popu- lar script show which is now heard locally over Station WATR Mondays through Fridays at 12:45. Miss Payne plays the role of Mrs. Carter, the second wife who tries to find happiness for the family and herself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29
. ocATTON'S
 WASHINGTON COLUMN
Nye In Line To Fill |Borah Post
BY BRUCE CATION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 Correspondent

Washington, Jan. 29.-Senator Gerald Nye of North Dakota prob
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29

The monthly meeting of the Cas- per s. Davis Auxiliary was held Fri day night in Fraternity hall, with Mrs. May Smith in charge. Various reports were read, including the rehabilitation work of the local unit during the past Christmas season. Mention was made of the rehabili- tation conference and dinner, Feb ruary 3, in New Haven. A social hour followed the meeting when light re- treatments were served.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29

A rum ration for raid-shockcd civilians has been urged by medical men in England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29

historic Winter carnival of St. Paul will be in the 1015 with special broadcast originating in Municipal amboree which uns marching and Winter participate the will listeners backstage of the feature
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29

Miss Janet Brodie of Thomaston Avenue visited friends in Prospect over the weekend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29

WATR tonight. 545 Orphan Annie $780, Henry tinne). .5:45 Benny Good man. "NIusc Manners" with Budd Hulck. 9SG | WOR Symphony.
Evening star., 1940-12-21

CoIors Drumutize Antiques
A room designed to display its
French antiques to good advantage
Evening star., 1940-12-21
D. {. Building Permits
In Holiday Week
Total S547,31O
Hecht Firm to Construct
S350,000 Addition
To RetuiI Store

The before holiday lull In building
was evident this week as the District
building inspectors Office issued per-
mits having a total valuation of
$547,3l0. Permits for % one-family
dwellings were included among those
approved More important permits
of the week follow:
The Hecht Co., Seventh and F
streets NV, owners; James L. Par
sons. jr.. 224 Homer Building,
builder; Abbott Merkt & Co., 10 East
Fortieth street, New York City, de-
signer; to erect one 5-story steel,
concrete retail merchandising build
ing, 615-621 E street NV; to cost
s35O,0OO.
Winfield Preston. Inc, Woodward
Building, owners and builders; Rus
sell Edward Mitchell, 1928 Connec-
ticut avenue NV, designer: to erect
six 2-story brick and frame dwell
ings, 1909, 4613, 4617, 1921 Butter
worth place and 1922, 1926 Forty
fifth street NV; to cost $4,000.
Six Northeast Dwellings.
u. M. WdlllngSlOTQ, 1UlU vermont
avenue NV, owner and builder;
G. T. Santmyers, 1410 H street NV,
designer; to erect six 2-story brick
and cinder block dwellings, ALA
16-l8-22-24-26 Fourteenth street
NE; to cost $4,000.
Barnaby Woods Development Co.,
1853 Connecticut avenue NV, own
ers and builders; Kirkhuff & Bagley.
Chevy Chase. Md, designers; to erect
one 2-story cinder block and brick
dwelling, 5136 Palisade lane; to cost
$1,000.
La Sale Park Corp. 1920 K street
NV, owner and builder; Schreier
& Patterson. GIT Fifteenth street
NV, designer: to erect three 2
story brick and cinder block dwell
ings, 1929 and 1888 Varnum street
and 4336 Twentieth street NE; to
cost $4,000.
1t. Col. John Halla, Westchester
Apartments, owner: Walter M. Ma
comber, 1920 K street NV, designer
and builder; to erect one 2-story
brick, cinder block and wood dwell
ing, 2131 Yorktown road NV; to
cost $4,000.
Korzendorfer & Brooks, Inc, 923
Fifteenth street NV, owners and
(See PEEMITS, Page B-2J
Evening star., 1940-12-21

(See HOME, Page B-SJ
Evening star., 1940-12-21
Washington Woman
Buys Wurrenton Estate
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WARRENTON, Va, Dec. 21-
Sumner Hall, owned by the estate
of William S. Sewers, prominent
businessman of Warrenton, has been
sold to Mrs. Muriel E. Moorehead
of Washington, according to the
Fauquier National Bank, acting for
the Sewers estate.
The property, located on the Lee
highway, just beyond the town lin
its, contains % acres and a hand
some residence. The land was pur-
chased by the late Mr. Sewers from
Edward S. Turner and others. The
spacious house, located on high
hill overlooking Warrenton, was
erected about 1915, and was the CEN
ter of much social activity during
the occupancy of the Sewers family.
Mr.. Sewers was a member of the
Evening star., 1940-12-21
Years bui|dinq
Gains 10-FoId
Over 1888
Survey Points to
545,000 New Dwelling
Units in Urban Areas

The construction industry, sloWest
of the major industries to emerge
from the depression, and subject
to many a. "shot in the arm" from
the Federal Government, has trav-
eled long way toward recovery
from the dark days of 1888, it was
shown today in Labor Department
figures. Residential construction
this year is 10 times greater in
volume than the total for 1888.
A survey made public by Secretary
Perkins shows that 1910 is far and
away the best year for residential
building that the industry has en-
joyed since 1928. Including a con-
servative estimate of activities which
will take place in the last few days
OF the year, the survey reports
that $4,000 new dwelling units will
(See BULL DING Page P-2,
Evening star., 1940-12-21

(See PEEMITS, Fage BID
Evening star., 1940-12-21

has glazed mauve-blue walls and q
fireplace facing of lapis lazuli color.
A cream color rug with hand-carved
design matches in color the other
fabrics used about the room. Some
modern pieces are mingled with the
Directoire and Empire furniture to
good effect.
Evening star., 1940-12-21

Warrenton Hunt and entertained
often for them at Sumner Hall.
Mr.. Moorehead, who served in the
diplomatic corps more than 40 years
before his retirement, plans to i'm
prove the property, and with Mrs
Moorehead make his home at the
well-knoWn estate.
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Move 10 Gust Howard u.
President Reported

Attorney James A. Cobb. former
Municipal Court judge and membel
Of the Executive Committee of How
ard University Alumni, announced
yesterday that so alumni have
signed a petition to be presented
Tuesday to the university's board
of trustees asking for removal of
Mordecai w. Johnson, president OF
the university.
Mr.. Cobb said that at meeting of
seven members of the committee at
the university Wednesday resolu-
ton was passed declaring that there
has been 10 years of continuous
turmoil at Howard University caused
solely by President Johnson's vio-
lent disagreements with practically
all of the institutions major officers
and teachers"
The resolution charged that the
university has come to be known
among officers, teachers and stu
dents as "the general war college" :"
While before DR.. Johnson's admins
tratlon 1t was known as the "cap-
stone of Negro education"
The resolution closed with the
words:
Resolved, that the usefulness of
DR.. johnson as president of Howard
University is at an end, and that
the only way to restore the univer-
sity to the confidence of the public
and the taxpayers is to request DR.,
Johnson's resignation forthwith"
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Allies and Reich
Intensity Aerial
Activity on Front
Germans Claim to Have
Shot Down 7 Planes;
British and French 6

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, April 8-French forces
today reported extraordinary activ-
ity of allied and German air forces,
particularly along the Belgian and
Luxembourg borders on the flank of
the Western front.
The high command had an
nounced that five German planes
were shot down in yesterdays COM
bat-four by the French and one by
the British.
All five planes-two Dorniers and|
three Messerschmitts fell on
French territory and surviving
crewmen were taken prisoners, mill
tary reports said. All French planes
were reported to have returned to
their bases.
A sixth German plane, junkers
with a crew of four was added
to the list by a belated announce
ment. The French said it was shot
down in flames and its crew killed.
French intelligence sources resort
ed an increase of German troops
along the Baltic coastline, where
they were said to have been en-
gagged "for some time in embark
ing and disembarking exercises.
This mornings communique of
the French high command:
Renewed artillery fire in the
region west of the Vosges Noun
tains).
Local activity of patro1s,
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Germans Acknowledge
Three Planes Missino

BERLIN, April 8 iP,.-The Ger
man high command reported today
that seven allied planes were shot
down yesterday over the North Sea
and France and acknowledged that
three German planes were missing.
The daily communique follows:
In the course of April 7 Ger
man planes undertook reconnais-
sance flights over the Central North
Sea and Northern and Central
France as we'll as patrol flights ever
the German (Helgoland) Blight and
the western front.
North of Sylt Island a swarm Of
Messerschmitt planes sighed "a
British Wellington hombers. Our
chasers shot down TWO British
planes and forced the others to turn
off westward.
"Air fights repeatedly occurred on
the Western front. There our chas-
ers shot down four enemy planes.
Another was shot down by anti-air-
craft fire. Three of our own planes
are missing"
DNB, official German news ager-
cy, said the air battle at sea occurred
about 100 miles north of Sylt, Ger
man island base.
Evening star., 1940-04-08
D. T.. Divorce Dies
As Wedding Plan Fails

Mrs. Betty Lomas Jeffress, 30, di-
vorced last week from T. Nelson JET
fress, Washington building con-
tractor, today was listed as having
taken her life in Miami Beach yes
terday, following the unexpected
cancellation Of her second wedding
Mr.. Jeffress. who makes his home
in the Cordova Apartments, was in
Miami Beach today. having left last
night on hearing of his former wife's
death in her gas-filled apartment
An associate of Mr.. Jeffress said
the body of Mrs. Jeffress would be
cremated in Miami Beach at
$50 pm.
Justice of the Peace Ralph c. Pole
in Miami Beach termed the death
suicide after Police Sergt. P. r.
Short reported Mrs. Jeffress was to
have married Henry Matson Sat-
urday, but that day received tele-
gram from him saying he wasn't
coming back" according to the AS
sociated Press.
In the room with the body were
three letters, one addressed to her
former husband, another to her
mother and the third to Barbara
and Frank" The notes told of
despondency, but offered no other
information, the Associated Press
reported.
Mrs. Jeffress. popular in WASH
lngton society, was the former Betty
Hartung. She left here last fall
with her daughter. Jane, 6. to obtain
the divorce from her husband, who
Is president of Jeffress-Dyer, Inc.
Mrs. Jeffress sent her daughter to
the home of friends in Miami Beach
Saturday night.
Evening star., 1940-04-08
10000 Expected 10 See
Circus for Hospital Benefit

An estimated 10000 persons are
expected at Riverside Stadium next
week for the Frank Wirth Circus,
to exhibit for the benefit of Chill
dren's Hospital, it was announced
today by Rear Admiral C. R. Train
U. 8. NJ, retired. chairman of the
Hospital Circus Committee.
Admiral Train and his volunteer
staff opened the final ticket drive
today at headquarters at 1853 Penn
sylvania avenue NV. Tickets also
may be obtained at the American
Automobile Association and the
Keystone Auto Club.
Fourteen performances will be
given. One show will be given next
Monday night, with two perform
ances daily thereafter through Sun
day, April 81, and a special per-
formance at 10 am. Saturday, April
20. Features of the circus include
wild animals acts headed by Capt.
Roman Proske and his royal Bengal
tigers; the Five Eltons. aerialists,
and Poodles Hanneford and his
family of bareback riders.
The Board of District Commis-
sioners, their stats and District
employees are expected at the per-
formance next Monday, which has
been designated as District night
Assisting Admiral Train at circus
headquarters are Mrs. c. c. Glover
Jr.; Mrs. William j. Flather, jr.;
Mrs Frederick H. Brooke, Miss Ann
Carter Green, Miss Marcia Swope,
Miss Mary Wilson, Mrs. Edith
Station, Andrew Saul and Mrs. B. I.
Norman, Melvin c. Sharpe, Robert
B. Swope and others.
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate:
Considers s4,ooo,o0O allowance to
cotton co-operatives.
Monopoly Committee opens hear
ings on chronological problems;
1890 am.
House:
Considers District legislation.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Probably will debate Bankhead
cotton bill or silver purchase resolu-
ton.
Commerce Committee will meet
at 2 pm. on Tennessee flood prob
lem
House:
Considers bill to regulate conduct
On Federal judges.
Ways and Means Committee con-
siders Patman chain store bill. 10
am.
Flood Control Committee con-
tinues consideration of flood control
program. 10 a.m.a
Police and Fire Subcommittee of
District Committee resumes hear
ings on fire trap" charges. 10 am.
Evening star., 1940-04-08
D. {. Flyer Is Injured
Making Forced Landinq

Robert l.. Burch, 27. of $500 First
street NV, received a fractured
vertebra when the plane in which
he was returning to Washington
with friend made a forced land
ing two miles from Westernport,
Md, yesterday.
The passenger, E. Ward Russell,
"a, of IS Sycamore avenue, Takoma
Park, Md, escaped with cuts and
bruises. The accident occurred
about 4 pm. when Mr.. Burch at
tempted to land in a field because
OF low visibility.
il Mr.. Russell said the plane did
not overturn and only the landing
gear was damaged The plane had
been rented from the Garth Ruben
Flying Service, Alexandria, Va, for
q trip to Morgantown, w. Va.
Mr.. Burch is employed at the
National Institute of Health in Be-
thesda, Md, and Mr.. Russell is an
electrician at the Ridgeway Elec-
trio Co. Mr.. Burch was taken to
the Reeves Clinic in Westernport
after the accident.
Evening star., 1940-04-08
u. 5. Enlargement
OF Combat Zone
Awaits More Data
Maritime Commission and
Navy Investigate Mine
Situation, Says WeIIes

The State Department Is awaiting
for exact information regarding the
new areas in Norwegian waters
which the British have mined before
deciding whether this tightening of
the allied blockade will require en-
largement of the combat zone IN
which travel by American vessels is
forbidden.
This was made known today by
Undersecretary Sumner Welles, Act
Ing Secretary of State, at his press
conference.
Mr.. Welles said the Navy and
Maritime Commission are investi-
eating the situation for the State
Department. President Roosevelt
makes the actual decision as to the
delimitation of the combat area, he
reminded neWspapermen.
Elsewhere in State Department
circles it was pointed out that the
three areas which Britain had Just
mined along the coast of Norway
are not likely to affect American
ships, since they usually ply between
Norwegian ports considerable dis
ance south of the blockaded waters.
Under the neutrality law passed
by Congress last fall, the President
has authority to set the boundaries
of the combat area" into which
United States vessels may not
venture.
When that law was enacted, the
President ordered American ships to
stay out of an area stretching from
the Bay of Biscay around the British
Isles and past the North Sea. 1t
ended just south of Bergen, in the
southern part of Norway.
But the President said at that
time:
Combat areas may change with
circumstances and it may be found
that areas now safe become dam
gerous. or that areas now troubled
may later become safe. In this case,
the areas will be changed to fit the
situation"
Reliable sources said then that the
effort was made to define the dan
ger zone narrowly, since it was felt
that it would be impossible to re-
lieve American ships of all risk.
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Gov. Lehman Visits
Roosevelt al Home
In Hyde Park
President Maintains
Silence on Illinois
Primary Tomorrow
BY JOHN C. HENRY,
Star Staff CorresnondAnt

HYDE PARK, N. Y, April c.
Gov. Herbert H. Lehman OF New
York motored here for luncheon
today with President Roosevelt at
the latter's family home. En- route
from New York City to Albany,
the Governor was declared to have
no political mission at Hyde Park,
but to be stopping merely for a
social visit. Just before he arrived,
however, the President had sum-
moned James Townsend, Duchess
County Democratic leader, for q
political pow-wow.
The Chief Executive had several
telephone conversations with Wash
ington during the morning, one
believed to be with the State De-
partment,
Consults on Library Progress.
Further consultations or progress
on the Roosevelt library, located
close to the family mansion, were
the only other matters of business
facing the President today. A heavy
rain forced him to give up any
thought of taking an automobile
ride, but aides reported him feeling
fine and virtually recovered from
his long attack of cold and grippe.
Imminence of the Illinois presi-
dental primary of tomorrow, in
which Mr.. Roosevelt's name is en-
tered against that of Vice President
Garner on the Democratic ticket,
seemed unlikely to draw from the
Chief Executive any more indication
OF his own third-term intentions
than did the recent Wisconsin race
which was none at all.
The President plans to be back in
Washington sometime tomorrow.
Visits Cottage Study.
Taking advantage of yesterdays
sunshine and bracing air, the Presi-
dent went for an automobile ride in
the morning, stopping during the
drive at the cottage-study which re-
Gently was built for him. In the
afternoon, accompanied by Archivist
r. D. w. Connor and architectural
advisors, he visited the memorial IL
brary, then drove into the village to
view a section of local stone
wall such as may be used in the
proposed new Hyde Park post Office.
Some personal friends and neigh
bors had tea with Mr.. Roosevelt In
the late afternoon, being at the
Presidents home in time to see the
partial eclipse. Of the sun between
s and 6 oc1oe = :.
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Three More Eciipses
Are Due This Year

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, April 8 R.-
You haven't heard the last of eclipses
for this year. ...-.
There are three more on tap for
1910, Harvard astronomers said to-
day, bringing to five the total for
the year.
First on the program will be an
eclipse Of the moon on Sunday, April
81, at 1927 pm, which will be
visible in all parts of the United
States where the sky is clear.
On Tuesday, October l, the real
big show Of the year will be staged
solar eclipse-but some persons
will have to get out travelling togs
If they want to see it.
The sun will rise partially eclipsed
In parts of Florida and Georgia,
but there will be no eclipse in other
parts Of North America. =,
Ringing down the curtain will be
another lunar eclipse on Wednesday,
October 16, at 3:01 am, when the
northern limb Of the moon will pass
within IL minutes Of the arc Of the
dark core Of the earth's shadow.
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Plan 10 Assassinate
Congress Members
is Disclosed at Trial
Witness Testifies Group
Plotted to Redistribute
Gold, Cancel All Debts
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. April "a Govern
ment witness testified today at the
trial Of II men charged with Sc
ditious conspiracy that one of the
defendants, William Gerald Bishop,
told associates that When we over
throw the Government we will re-
distribute all the gold and cancel
all internal debts" Another de-
fendant advocated shooting of u
members of Congress, he said.
The witness was Denis A. Healy.
who was planted at meetings of
the group by agents of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation. Mr.. Healy,
characterized by the defense as an
agent provocateur, told how F.
B. l. agents set up speech recorder
in the basement of his house to
record conversations with some of
the defendants and how the agents
observed a military drill at Mar
rowsburg, N Y.
Civil Riots Mentioned.
Bishop spoke of civil riots, incit-
ing various groups such as Com
munists and Jews-to riots-and the
overpowering of civil police Mr.
Healy testified. Bishop said the
Federal Reserve Bank of the United
States was controlled by IL Jewish
banks. He read passages from the
Talmud and said This is the Jewish
moral law which is governing the
United States today"
Bishop said that when the time
came he would employ plenty OF
sabotage" Mr.. Healy said. He said
that any small group could hold
the general post Office, customs
building or any public building
with two machine guns he said he
had"
Favored Staying Personally.
Mr.. Healy testified that John F.
Cassidy. 30. another defendant, had
suggested that the Christian Front,
which he was member, could not
openly advocate shooting any Con-
gressmen, but that he himself would
advocate shooting II Congressman
to show them that the Christian
Front meant business"
Mr.. Healy did not name the men,
bers of Congress. but he said the
suggestion of shooting came up
when Bishop had spoken in oppo-
sition to the Arms Embargo Act
as designed not to keep us out of
war but to get us into it."
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Weather Conditions Last "a Hours,

"SStAVA SVuVulVHS AASt "a nOurS.
The disturbance that was over Missouri
Sunday morning is advancing northeast
ward over Lake Michigan Milwaukee. Wis,
999.7 millibars C29.62 inches with
trough extending southeastward to Ohio
and thence southwark to Northwestern
Florida. A warm front extends southeast
ward from Eastern Kentucky to the North
Carolina coast. Pressure is relatively low
ever na the Southern Plateau and Northern
1OlO.s millibars t29.s5 inches) A hieh-
pressure area is moving eastward over the
North Atlantic States, Portland. Me,
1O26.4 millibars t30;31 mches) Pressure
Is also high oyer the Plains States and
ton: N. Oak. 1Gl9.3 millibars (30,lO
inchesl and Amarillo. Tex. 1O1S.3 milli-
bars t30.07 inches). Pressure is relatively
high over California. During the last
"a hours rains have occurred in the Middle
and North Pacific States, the, Middle and
Northern Plateau and Southern Plains
States and Atlantic and East Gulf States,
the Lake region, Tennessee and in the Ohio
the Lower Missouri and Middle and Upper
Mississippi Valleys. Temperatures have
risen in the Lower Lake region and the
Atlantic States while they have fallen
slishtly in the East Gulf States.