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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29

Northern New England and the west coast escaped the extreme heat. Portland, Ore, reported 65 degrees and San Francisco, Calif., recorded 61.
 New England Toll E
 Boston, July 29.-(UP)-Eleven fatalities attributable to the heat were included today in New Eng lands weekend toll of 25 violent deaths. Clear weather today with temperature at least equalling yes- terday's 80 degree high and local thundershowers tomorrow afternoon were forecast.
 Six persons were killed on the highways, including Richard Taylor, IS, of Brockton. struck by hit-run motorist as the boy mapped beside the road in South Easton while en- route home from the Worlds Fair. A companion, Walter Fontain, IS, also of Brockton was unhurt.
 Other highway deaths included Harlow Austinf1, II, North Danville, Vt., farmer who was hit by another auto as he stepped from a machine involved in another accident near St. Johnsbury, Vt: John Lee Smith, 43, of Adams: Lester E. Gerry. 35, of Kittery, Me- in crash near Bangor, Me, and Mrs. Margaret Stanchfield, 32, of Salem an ex- pectant mother, in collision at Lynn.
 A bee sting proved fatal to C.. Walter Greene, 67, of Burrillville, R. I. He was stung while moving his lawn and death which came 20 min utes later was attributed partly to the heat
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29
East Swelters In 11th
 Day Of Terrific Heat
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Record crowds jammed the beaches and lake resorts. At Rocky Neck state park on Long Island Sound the attendance was lS,00o. Another 10000 went to Hammon- asset state park at Clinton while New London's new Ocean Beach park attracted 10000 bathers. All east and west shore resorts reported unusually heavy crowds.
 Victims of the heat were: John c. Frischkorn, 61, New Haven; Vadslovas Dvileskis. 49, Waterbury, and Daniel Mcclure. GA, West Haven.
 Drowned: Henry Berry, 19, Wa tertown; Donald A. Carlson, 20, New Milfod; and Alfred Wagner, 35, New Canaan.
 Mrs. Edward Hatfield, 65, New town, was killed by lightning; Harry R. Wilmont, Binghamton, N. Y, was injured fatally by an auto mobile at West Hartford; John himself, and Charles Terry, 32, Pickering, 30, New Haven, hanged Hartford, was killed in a fist fight.
 Motor traffic was reported the heaviest in months, but there were few smashups. Picnic parties crowd ed into every highway roadside rest and extra state police patrolled the highways to keep the unprecedented traffic moving.
 Temperatures rose to the 100 mark throughout the Middle West and over the Ohio River Valley and westward over the southern Great Plains. Phillipsburg, Kans.. reported no degrees Sunday and early today Kansas City. Mo, reported 82. Fort Worth, Tex, recorded 81 degrees. increased humidity over this area made the abnormal temperatures more oppressive.
 The mercury fell to the 70's in the east during the night. New York re- ported "A degrees and Washington, D. C., 75. Cooling breezes off the Great Lakes kept the temperature at Detroit and Cleveland near the 75 mark but at Chicago the mer- cury rose to 78 before sunrise. Att lanta, Ga, reported 75 and New Orleans, La, 79.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29
SLAYER OF GIRL
 TALKS AT CHAIR
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 could explain the discrepancies. I told the truth.
 "The saddest thing about this thing-of Ruth Dunn-she kept her honesty through the whole business. MT. and Mrs. Dunn just did not have knowledge of this. They can be mighty proud of her."
 After the death mask was slipped over his head, and before the current was applied, he said:
 Goodbye, Jay"
 The final words were believed to be addressed to radio actress with whom Cochran lived until a few months before the trip to Florida that led to Miss Dunn's death.
 His reference to his own daughter apparently was to one of the two children born to his marriage to a California girl. His wife divorced him after he deserted her and the children.
 Cochran walked into the death chamber dressed in a green slack suit. He nodded to acquaintances as he sat down. He was pale from nearly a years imprisonment.
 Apparently reconciled, Cochran spent a quiet last night, in his cell in death row of the state prison here. He had ardently embraced re- ligion since he was brought here last October and his spiritual adviser stayed with him late. Their prayers were interrupted last evening by the prison attacl,e who shaved spot on his head for the electrode.
 Cochran will be buried in the state prison farm plot under the name Of Herbert Goddard which also was the name carried on his death war rant
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29

(Contlnued rom Page U probable conviction" the announce ment said.
 cox, the Reuter- correspondent, one of those arrested on charges ot espionage, threw himself from a third story room in the Tokyo milf- tary police headquarters at 2:05 p. m. in an attempt at suicide al- though guards tried to stop him, " the announcement said, "he died at 3:46 p. m."
 The war and justice ministries said that the British subjects arrest ed constituted an alleged network of spies that covered the entire country.
 Others Arrested
 Others reported arrested were:
 James Melville Cox, manager of Reuters News Agency for the Far East, Tokyo.
 E. w. James, Kobe. former presi- dent of the Kobe and Osaka foreign Chamber of Commerce and of the Kobe branch of the British Asso- citation of Japan, and a member of the Kobe Harbor Improvement 1n- quiry Commission.
 Frank M. Jonas Kobe, chairman of the Kobe International Commit tee.
 Johan F. Drun,mond Kobe, former superintendent-captain of the Jap anese Nyk Steamship Company.
 H. M. McNaughton, Osaka, busi- ness man and honorary Green con- sul.
 James F. James, Osaka, committee member of the British Association of Japan. :.
 s. A. Ringer, Nagasaki, merchant. who is also British vice consul, Nor wegian consul and Portuguese vice consul.
 ---Ringer, shimonoseki, business man and brother of s. A. Ringer, Reginald T. Holder, Kobe, manag- ing director of the Japanese branch of the important Brunner Mond Chemical Company. and president of the British Association branch in Kobe.
 L. T. Woolley, Yokohama agent for the Asoatic Petroleum Co.
 Guy Locock, director of the feder- ation of British industries, intimated that the Britons had been arrested in connection with espionage activi- ties and said that any such charge against employees of the federation was absolutely fantastic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29
British Isles Struck
 Bv Swarm of Bonbers
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southeast coast but suffered severe casualties as they encountered alert and stubborn British ground and aerial defenses.
 Hordes of bombers dived like grey sWarzias of bees in the fact of count less white puffs of smoke that Illustrated the intensity of the anti-aircraft barrage. Every type or defense gun was in action, eye wit nesses said.
 Planes Tumbled Down
 Planes wavered and tumbled toward the ground. Two dive bomb CTS were reported hit so squarely that they exploded and flew to pieces in mid-air.
 Then Royal Air Force fighting craft suddenly filled the sky, strik- ing by scores like little silver outlets at the big German bombers. The defense planes came suddenly out of a blue sky dropping down from a tremendous altitude on the at tacking bombers and squirting thou sands of rounds of bullets at them.
 The attack had been opened by about 100 German planes, mcludlng probably 55 dive bombers which swooped on coastal objectives in the early hours. Each plane dropped 8 salyo of one big bomb and four smaller bombers, but British reports said there was little damage.
 The defense guns opened up so quickly that the first two German dive bou1bers were blown to pieces as they hurtled down toward ther targets.
 The raiding planes flew out Of the bright morning sun, coming m rom the sea for the attack but their tar gets were blanketed by anti-atrcraft fire so quickly that the Germans were reported to have suffered ter- rible losses.
 Nazis Dive Relentlessly
 The Stuka dive bombers streaKeo down in almost vertical power dives, attempting to ignore the defensive barrage and release their bombs. They came in waves of eight and they diyed so low that persons on the ground could count the bombs left in the racks under their wings as they fiattened out and darted away.
 There was a short pause after the first attack; then another wave ot bombers which immediately was en- gagged by British fighting planes.
 Terrific concussions of bombs shook houses along the seafront for miles and shattered windows every where.
 Spouts of water shot high into the air, spraying ships which bobbed like corks of the shore.
 But the anti-aircraft barrage was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29

(O0ubIlueu nun kM|e ID wilcox, IS, of southbury, who was partially overcome Saturday in Southbury and sent home after treatment, and James Barry, Jr., of Wolcott. who was overcome Friday while working at the Naugatuck Chemical Company and was dis charged Saturday from the Water bury hospital.
 By far the hottest day of the weekend was Saturday when scarcely breath of air stirred and the humidity pressed down like an immense blanket. A relatively dry thunder shower Saturday evening made the condition worse instead of better by failing to deliver rain in the abundant quantities it had promised.
 Yesterday was somewhat better, with a breeze stirring during most of the morning and afternoon. The highest temperature registered by MT. Walker was 94 degrees. Dur ing the night the mercury descend- ed to 72.
 Lakes, shore resorts, and coun- tryside continued to draw vast numbers yesterday and Saturday. Despite the heavy trafiic there were no serious accidents.
 Added to the intense heat was the nuisance of bugs and winged insects which flew into homes last night and Saturday.
 Native of Lithuania.
 A native of Lithuania, the heat victim Dvileslsis came to Water bury 27 years ago and was com- municant of St. Joseph's church.
 Surviving are two sisters, Miss Elizabeth Dvileskis and Mrs. Va- leria Vitkauskas, both of Waterbury, and a brother, Michael, of Lithu- ania.
 The funeral will be held Wednes- day morning at S:30 o'clock from the Mazaika funeral home, 10 Porter street, to St. Joseph's church for a requiem Mass at g o'clock. Burial will be in the family plot, Calvary cemetery.
 Friends may call at the funeral home today and tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29

allegedly was N1thdraWn rom the Bessarabian area ceded to Russia.
 The Rumanian action was said to have been in direct violation Of an agreement signed with the Soviet Union under which Rumanians promised to leave Bessarabian prop erty intact.
 It was understood that the Ru- manian reply to the Soviet demand has not yet been received here.
 British Destroyer Sunk
 London, July 29-(UP)-The ad- miralty said today that the British destroyer When had been sunk by aerial bombs during action between patrolling British destroyers and en- emy aircraft.
 The admiralty said there were some casualties on the Wren, which was of l120 tons and carried nor- nal complement of 134 men.
 The British destroyer Montrose shot down two enemy bombers dur ing the same engagement.
 Chamberlain In Hospital
 London, July 29-(UP)-Neville Chamberlain, former prime minister and new lord president of the coun- ell in Britain's war cabinet, entered e London hospital today for an op- eration. The nature of his illness was not disclosed.
 Friends said that Chamberlain is expected to be away from his office for about two weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29
Many Events Will Be
 Held At Scout Camp
Canoe Trip Is Planned-Old Timers Baseball Game
 Scheduled for Park Saturday
WATERVlllE Correspondent-N1rs. R. w. Henion Telephone s-54ss

Waterville, July 29-With the first week of the girl scout encampment drawing to a close and the water pageant yesterday afternoon at 4:15, the campers at Camp Wequapauset have gay times planned for this week. Thursday the oldest girls are going on a canoe trip to Bantam Lake. Before going much instruc- tion in the care and handling of the canoes will be given. All girls must have good swimming ability. An- other group will be bicycling, talk ing short trips in preparation for g. long bicycle hike. Betty Dorahue and Catherine Masse, Trails End campers, will assist with the trip.
 To Publish Paper
 A new feature at camp will be introduced this period; a camp newspaper with each unit having a reporter represented on the editorial board. A contest will be held to de- termine the name of the newspaper. Staff members will assist with this and a special column will be written to cover every angle of the camp program.
 The campers have displayed a keen interest in nature and many birds have been seen. A flock of wood ducks and king fishers hover over the lake. Another feature which has proved verp popular is the na- ture bulletin board and many flow CTS insects and leaves have appear ed on it daily. At the supper table the scouts volunteer to give short, succinct reports on what they have seen that day that would be of in- terest to the rest of the camp.
 Mildred Kuntz, director of the waterfront, reports much progress in swimming. The following girls have been advanced: Mary Lou Jor- dan, Grace Peck, Eileen Schaeffer and many others who have but few things to complete before ad-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29
LITCHFIELD MAN
 IS FOUND DEAD
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(C0ntlnued rom Page IT lems which might have worried him He had a pass to leave camp for the weekend.
 Schmidt had been dead 24 to 20 hours. 1t was estimated. This corre- sponded with statements as to when companions had last seen him.
 In his application to the camp, Schmidt. who was a second lieuten- ant of field artillery the World War, said he was formerly employed as a trader and bond salesman by w. E. Burnett & O.. of New York He had three children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29

the forecast for the day, warm and humid" for tonight.
 The weather bureau had grown cautious. Last week is forecast "re- lief" on occasion. The relief never came. So in announcing the possi- bility of showers in the east tomor- row, the weather bureau said they may bring relief"
 The temperature reached only 94.4 degrees in New York City yes- terday, as compared with Saturdays 98.6, but the humidity was greater and the suffering more intense. Thirteen deaths were attributed to the heat. Prostrations were counted in the scores, beach and highway accidents in the thousands. Beaches were so crowded that at Coney 1S- land, where 1,300,000 persons sought space on the sands heated to 110 degrees, it was difficult to find space to sit down.
 New England Deaths
 New England counted 25 violent deaths, most of them directly or in- directly caused by the heat. One mans heart stopped when a bee stung him. Upper New York state listed 16 deaths, including that of man who was killed on the highway en route to his wedding. Ten of New England's deaths were in Con- necticut, which expected 90-degree plus heat again today.
 Philadelphia experienced 99-de- gree heat Sunday, seasons high and the hottest July 28 in the city's history. The forecast was more of the same. Eastern Pennsylvania re- ported 51 heat deaths in the past 10 days, western Pennsylvania 37.
 A freak electrical storm hit south- ern New Jersey producing, at its height, an occasional snow furry that wasn't dream but was just as fleeting. Five persons died, one after being struck by lightning.
 Washington Get Drop
 Washington experienced 16-de- gree drop in temperature from a 97 high when an electrical storm, accompanied by almost no rain, wis., tied the capital. The storm over, the mercury climbed again. Six died in the Washington area on the 11th consecutive day of the heat wave there.
 Detroit reported another day of 90-degree heat and 8 state death toll of the period of 59.
 Thundershowers in the grain belt averted serious damage to the corn crop which had been scared last week. Grass hoppers were reported moving into the grain states, how ever, after the drought.
 At Camden. N. J.. severe thun- derstorm swept over rural areas and crippled communications and train service temporarily and caus- ed property damage to farms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29

In Rome, Fascist press statements that the blitzkrieg against Britain had been under way for four days indicated that the Axis powers might be planning the gradual in- crease of aerial warfare in an at- tempt to destroy British resistance without an actual invaSion-the threat of which has been used by the Berlin and Rome propaganda departments as an important part of their campaign to break the British will to resist.
 New Danger for Britani.
 Britain also faced new dangers far from home. At Gibraltar, a terrific explosion killed three per- sons and injured many others, &C., cording to dispatches from Spain. The British fortress at the entrance to the Mediterranean has been bombed several times by Italian planes but there was no definite ex- planation of the blast, which ap- peared to be a powder magazine or an oil depot.
 In the Far East, Melville J. Cox. British newspaperman and one of 12 Britons arrested by Japanese police, was said by Japanese officials to have committed suicide. The British subjects were reported held in connection with Japanese mili- tary secrets, but the incident served to illustrate the heavy strain on re- lationS between the two powers.
 Hull We'll Satisfied.
 At the Havana conference of Pan- American foreign ministers, U. s. Secretary of State Cordell Hull was described as extremely well satisfied with agreement on a declaration of Havana" designed to prevent transfer of ownership of any Euro pean colonies in this hemisphere.
 The agreement, as well as resolu- tions for broad economic coopera- ton and for combating fifth col- umnists in the Americas, were compromise as a result of Argen- tine opposition to drastic action at this time. But the results of the conference were viewed by persons close to Hull as Illustrating a spirit of unity in the 2l republics and as a disappointment" to European and Asian totalitarian powers that might be seeking signs of weakness in the Americas.
 A different view was taken by the totalitarian states and in Rome the newspaper Popolo DItalia of Milan Premier Benito Mussolini's news paper-said that President Roose- welt was attempting to build himself up as dictator of the Americas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29

had destroyed recently and com naested:
 '@Ihus England does not recognize the Red Cross in sea warfare"
 The agency said that the weather, wfaach had hindred German planes in the English channel for several dayE, had hindred German planes iif the English Channel for several days, was getting worse but that nevertheless German planes had caused violent fires at Swansea and big explosions at several Welsh air. ports in week end raids.
 "A high command special conl- muniuue said that German sub- marine fin the briefest time" had sunk five large armed British ships, totaling 48,0O 0tons and including an 18,000 ton auxiliary cruiser, all in a strongly defended convoy. In addition, it was asserted, the sub marine torpedoes a 500 0ton mer- chant ship.
 sAn earlier communique had said that German planes Saturday sank a7,000 ton auxiliary cruiser, two de- stroyers and a 500 0ton merchant men were severely damaged, the ccmmunique said. It was added that German planes had bombed harbor works at Swansea and several air. ports in Cornwall in southwest Brit ain.
 Five British planes were shot down Saturday over the English Channel, it was asserted, and two German planes were lost.
 sAn official news agency dispatch quoted 8 witness as describing the sinking by one German dive bomb- CT unit, at some time unspecified, of two British destroyers which were attacking German ships off Calais, France.
 High Command Communique
 Berlin, July 29-(UP)-The high command said today that German U-boats had sunk another 78,750 tons of British shipping, making a total of approximately 100000 tons described as sunk in reports issued officially in the last three days.
 The high command communique said that in addition to continued success of attacks on British ship uing-which Nazis claim threatened a food shortage in the British Isles -six British airplanes were shot downj during armed air reconnais- sance and air battles" at several points over the English Channel on Sunday.
 "One of cur own planes was lost, |" tt added.
 The conmunique admitted furth- CT British bombing raids on Ger many. including the great city of Hamburg where lone bomb fell on a residential quarter"
 Intervention of the air raid pre- cautions forces prevented serious damage" it said.
 In addition to the six British planes downed over the Channel, three were brought down in Holland, bne in northern France and one in Northern Germany for a total of n, the communique said. Two Ger man planes were reported missing in these encounters, which occurred while the British were dropping a few bombs on northern and west ern Germany without causing dam- age"
 The new British shipping losses which if fully confirmed would mean enemy losses greater than nuring the peak of U1boat warfare in the World War. were listed as tollows:--
 One German submarine sank ls.- I60 tons of British shipping in strongly escorted conveys.
 Another U-boat sank an armed 3nemy merchantmen of more than 300O tons off the British coast. z The U-boat commanded by Lieut. Ccmlnander Wilhelm Krcllmann, in addition to ankins five shipis of &8.OO 0tons, also torpedoes c o.00o tnn armed merchantmen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29
Seven Die in Conn. lHY United Pressl

The intense heat was responsible for seven of the ten violent deaths in Connecticut over the weekend and showed no signs of batting to- day.
 There were three prostrations, three drownings. woman was killed by lightning. and the other deaths were an automobile fatality. a suicide and an assault victim.
 The tempefature scared to e3 de- gees Sunday and the forecast indi- cated the mercury would climb into the CO.'S today for fourth consecu. tive day. Thundershowers were pre- dicted for Tuesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-29
LOST COW!

A Jersey COW owned by Real Gra- bel, Pierpont Heights, was report ed still missing as far as police knew today.
 The COW wandered from the home pasture at 7:3O o'clock last night.