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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-29

destroyers Shelled the north coast of Corfu. According to the Greek account the Italian warship or war ships fled at the approach of Brit ish and Greek airplanes. The Ital- ians said a successful bombardment was carried out against Greek bat teries at San Salvatore, San Stefano Cultura and Roda.
 The British press and public heartened by the punching given the Italian fleet in the past two weeks and the successes of Greek and British forces in Albania, was pressing the government to attempt Knockout blow" against Italy which would enable the British to concentrate their full energy against Germany.
 The Germans last night added Liverpool to the list of major Brit ish cities against which raids of the Coventry-type have been attempted The attack was eight hours long and the British admitted that damage was widespread to commercial prop erty and homes.
 Liverpool On Fire
 Berlin claimed that vast fires swept LiverpooIs warehouses, oil tanks, wharves, grain elevators and power plants but the British said that brace and efficient fire fighting and rescue squads held damage far below what might have been expect ed.
 The British believed that the Germans hurled POO to 300 bombers against Liverpool, most of them heavy types which can carry large loads of big bombs. German attacks in less force-were made on other parts of Britain including London.
 The British replied with sweeping attacks on Dusseldorf, Mannheim, Antwerp, Boulogne, Le Havre and German points as far east as the Port of Stettin on the Baltic.
 In Greece there was no official confirmation yet of Jugoslav iron tier reports that Argyrokastron had been occupied but Athens said that Greek troops had dispersed the Italian "A La Morte" = to the death-regiment in Epirus and in- dicated that the Greek drive was pressing steadily forward.
 Rome denied loss of Argyrokas- tron and said that counter-attacks and large-scale bombing raids had been carried out against the Greeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-29
Women Executives

The necessity for recognizing business women not only as sub- ordinates but also as executives was stressed by Miss Vivian Kel- lens, of New York and Westport. who spoke at luncheon meeting of the Kiwanis Club at the Elton Wednesday.
 One of the nations prominent businesswomen, Miss Kellems spoke of her experience as man. ager of a large concern and ex- hibited several products manufac- tured by her company. She was introduced by w. T. Jebb of the Connecticut Light and Power Company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-29
StOrk vs. Enrkey

The stOrk rivaled the Turkey yesterday in bringing holiday happiness to two Waterbury couples and to the Jones family of Bristol. Two of the Thanks giving gifts from heaven were girls.
 MT. and Mrs. Rosaire BOludc of 699 South Main street were presented with a daughter at St. Mary's hospital at 8 a. m.
 Another baby girl was born to MT. and Mrs. Michael Casa nova of 1915 Thomaston ave- nue at 12:45 a. m. also at the same hospital.
 At FAC a. m., Mir. and Mrs. A. Burton Jones of 136 Maple street, Bristol were presented with a son at the Waterbury hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-29
WOOL MARKET

Boston, Nov. 29- (UPJ = Only scattered requests were being re- ceived for domestic wools today, the U. s. Agriculture department re- ported.
 A number of the recent inquiries have been for bulk half blood orig inal bag territory wools. Buyers started bids around 95 cents SCOUT ed basis but the prices on lots actually sold ranged 97 cents to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-29

Joseph Garber, of 149 Cooke street, injured while cleaning debris left by a fire at the Rose Dress Shop, South Main street, last May, was given compensation from the Rose Shop and also from the Farer News Company, of Waterbury, where he worked and was injured six years ago, in an unusual award by Compensation Commissioner James M. Lynch today. The Rose Shop was ordered to pay $15 for four weeks and the Farer News Company $11 for four weeks. Med ical and hospital bills are to be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-29
YALE RECEIVES
 VALUABLE BOOKS

New Haven. Conn. UP)-Yale University library has received gift of 8 valuable collection of Chinese volumes. There are 1000 books rep resenting prose works of the Tang dynasty (618-907 ADD, and were presented by Chinese Minister of Finance Hsiang-hsi K'ung, who re- ceived an honorary degree from the University in 1887 The collection contains the works of 3,042 authors who lived during the Golden Age" of Chinese literature. They were compiled by Imperial decree in 1914.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-29
COLDEST DAY YET
 IN NEW ENGLAND

Boston, Nov. 29.-(UP) - Plum meting temperatures brought the seasons coldest weather to N'w Eng land today while another storm headed for the area which two days ago yaS covered by an eight-inch blanket that has caused IS deaths and scores of injuries.
 Readings ranged from IA below atop mile-high Mt. Washington in New Hampshire, to 2l above at New Haven, Conn. Snow, said the wealth CT bureau, would come as tempera- lures rise later in the day. Colder weather was expected to follow in thc wake of the storm.
 The new storm was to bring light snow to southern New England, New Hampshire and Vermont, and a heavier fall in Maine. Pair but cold CT weather was anticipated tomor- row.
 At Boston the temperature dropped to 27. the eoldest dag this season. The previous low of 2i was recorded Tuesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-29
SpotEghting Brass sCityNews
Case Continued

Charged with violating the rules of the road, Professor Andre Schenker, of the University of Connecticut, whose car was in- volved in a collision in Manches- ter Tuesday, was granted a stay until next Wednesday when ar raigned in Manchester town court Wednesday.
 The continuance was ordered when one of the states witnesses, who was injured in the crash, was unable to appear.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-29
DESTRUCTIVE MICE

Eighteen thousand acres of alfalfa were destroyed by field mice in Humboldt Valley, Nev., in 1906- 1908. The field mice swarmed over the valley at 0 density of i2.000 to the acre.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-29
ERROR WAS MOTHER NATURES

A California hunter killed an an- tlered female deer and was subject to arrest, but the game commissions CT decided that it was an error on the part of Mother Nature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-29
Stock Market Remained Firm In Quiet Trading Today
Bonds, Commodities Were Rather Mixed Up
Utilities in the Main Were Weak Some of Leading
 Issues, Like SteeIs, Bad Small Losses

$1 secured basis. Graded cofnbing 3-6 and IA blood bright fleece wools were quoted at 45 to 47 cents in the grease and were very quiet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-29

Staple fibre ls to he produced from
 soFn hcans ln ManchaEIa
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
Admiral Byrd Exploring on
 Ross Sea Now
Leaves Litt|e America for Trip-0fhers Left 10
 Prepare Camp

WASHINGTON, Feb G. The Navy Department reports that Ad- miral Byrd has left Little America aboard the steamer Bear, to ex- plore the west side of the Ross Sea
 Thirty three members of the party were left behind to prepare the winter camp. These men are hauling 500 tons of supplies by dog and tractor sledges from the edge of the Bay of Whales to the Little America cabins, Camp makers under Biologist Jack Perkins are hunting seal for the winter meat supply. Perkins reported that one of the seal shot recently carried an Identification tag of the second Byrd expedition.
 Admiral Byrd will return to Lit tie America before winter closes down.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
VIM. pELLEY TURNS SELF
 IN TO DIES
Gives Chairman Clean Bill of Health in Let-
 fer Scandal

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. = William Dudley Policy, leader of the Silver Shirts, dropped in on the Dies Com mittee today after months of silence to give it's chairman an absolutely clean bill of health" in regard to charges of "collusion" between Dies and himself.
 The slender, goateed resident of Asheville, N C., who has long been hunted by the committee, surrend- cred himself to Robert Stripling, clerk, for service of subpoena. and then went before closed session or the Dies body to tell what he knew about certain letters to which his name was alleged forged.
 The letters were recently brought forth as evidence of connection be- tween Dies and Pelley.
 A few minutes later, Policy talked to reporters and declared, I'm giv- ing Martin Dies an absolutely clean bill of health. I admire the work he's done"
 Pelley declined to discuss his brief testimony before the committee, but members told newsmen he had de- clared letters purporting to link him to Dies were forgeries.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
Washington Goes 10 Work Al Nine Although Congress
 Generally Starts af Twelve
By PRESTON GROVER
WASHINGTON, Feb. GA wi

WASHINGTON, Feb. GA win- ter day in Washington:
 The sun thumbs ride upward on the crest of mists rising from Chesapeake Bay. The Norfolk boat whistles low and cold as it rounds bend in the Potomac to come in sight of the Capitol dome.
 Ten thousand starlings, strung like solid black belt around an out-thrust coping on the new Post-office building, break away in swarms at the first appearance of the sun to huddle for mo- ment of frigid chatter in the trees around the Pulaski monument. A few early rising pedestrians give that corner a wide berth while the starlings are overhead.
 Three men rise to their launches on steel grating where they have huddled through the night in the heat which has oozed upward from the Department of Justice heating system Carved in cold stone over the entrance are the solemn words Equal justice under law"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
Defenders Forced 10 Push Back Invaders in
 North Sectors SPIES BEING LANDED; DROP FROM pARA(HUTES
Rout of Eighteenth Division Continues as Films
 Push On

HELSINKI, Feb. 6.-Finnish posi- tions on the northern front are re- ported to have been attacked fur iously five times within A hours by the Red Army.
 Each attack, the Finnish com- munique says, was repulsed with heavy losses.
 The Soviet Army is also reported to be suffering series of disastrous defeats by Finnish troops in the area northeast of Lake Ladoga.
 The Finnish h Government has warned the population by radio that Soviet spies are being dropped be- hind the lines at night, presumably by parachute.
 Civilians are urged to seek identi- fication of all strangers seeking in- formation.
 Army authorities report that the Russians have failed again in an attempt to use the parachute tech niaue on the Karelian Isthmus.
 Several young Soviet soldiers are said to have been caught floating down behind the lines-with dyna- mite charges strapped around their waists.
 The Finnish communique says that the rout of the Eighteenth Di- vision of Russians at Lake Ladoga has not been completed as yet and it all depends on how well the Fin ish forces are able to follow up their victory during the next AS hours.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
India and Ireland Provid. ina Sources of Extreme
 Diseontent Now
B0MBIMGS TAKE PLACE
 THREE CITIES, ENGLAND
CIemeney Denied in Case of Two Convieted Ex-
 pIosive ThroWers

LONDON, Feb. 6.-India and Ire land today provided new wartime headaches for Great Britain.
 A new wave of bombings, attri- buted to the outlawed Irish Repub- lican Army, swept England, and Ire land seethed with anti-British feel ing as the time neared for the exc cution of two Irish Republican Army members tomorrow in Birmingham, England. for Terrorist bombings of last August
 Plea For Clemency
 Last night pleas for clemency were turned down by the British Foreign Office. The request asked for granting of reprieves for the two men invoked and came from John Dulanty, Ireland's High Conlmis- sioner in London. He requested that the British Foreign Office turn the bid for a clemency plea over to Prime Minister Chamberlain.
 BOmbings Break Out
 Following the reports that no clemency would be exercised, bombs which the police said were planted by members of the outlawed Irish Republican Army, exploded in Lon don, Birmingham and Manchester
 Four persons were injured in Bir mingham but none were injured in the Manchester bombing.
 India's Independence Denied
 After important conferences in New Delhi, India, with Viceroy Lord Lintlithgow, Hindu Nationalist Leader Monhanas Gandhi told of a wide gulf" separating Great Bri- tain and India over demands for self government for India. Gandhi en- phatically called the conferences a complete failure and that Great Bri- tain still refused to grant immediate independence for India.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
pR0TE5TT0
 RE0pENING
 0FYANGTzE
Reaetiondry Leader in Jap. an Says Plan Court
 ing U. 5. Favor

TOKYO, Feb. 6.-Japan's decisitn to reopen the lower Yangtze River in China to third power traffic wSs bitterly attacked today in the Jap- anese Parliament as "obsequious di- plomacy," and aimed at counting favor of the United States.
 Ichiro Kiyose, leader of the reac- tionnary elements, in fiery speech, said the Japanese Government an- nounced the step of reopening the Yangtze River as an effort to inn prove the attitude of the United States toward Japan.
 The move has failed, Kiyose shout ed, and he advocated outright aban- donment of the Nine-Power Treaty of 1922 which pledged signatories to respect the Open Door" policy for foreign trade in China.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
FLOOD CONTROL WORK WILL BE
 $562,00o JOB
Cinema Slough Projee 10 Include Three Miles
 of Dike

Bids will soon be invited on a $562, ,0O0 flood control project by U. s. Army Engineers to protect Fair banks and the new Army air baase from seasonal inundations.
 Lieut.. A. c. Yelling. in charge of the flood control project and who has been south conferring with his superiors in cattle. returned to Alaska soil on the Mount Mckinley today and flew to Fairbanks again with PAA.
 Lieut.. Yelling said the big flood control job includes the building of three miles of dike along Cinema Slough and the relocation of 15 miles of the Richardson Highway.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
HEAVY FINES ARE
 LEVIED BY COURT
 IN INDUSTRY CASE
Contractors, Unions, Cor. porations Charged,
 Conspiracy

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb. 6.-Fines totaling S52,O0O were today imposed by the Federal Court on 42 electri- cal contractors, two union leaders and 13 corporations charged with conspiracy to defraud the Federal Government through collusive ac- tion in public works.
 The stiffest fine, that of $7,000 was given to Michael Gordon, Busi- ness Agent of Local No. 5, Inter- national Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, who is described by Assist ant United States Attorney General Neil Andrews as complete dictator in the electrical contracting indus try in Pittsburgh.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
Seized Nazi Seamen Are
 To Be Freed
Great Britain Agrees 10 Release of Nine of
 el, 21 fo Japan he

TOKYO, Feb. 6.-Foreign Min ister Arita told the Diet today that Great Britain has agreed to re- lease nine of the 2l German sea- men seized by a British warship from the ASama Maru and added:
 T cannot say that the case is entirely settled"
 The Japanese Foreign Minister further told the Diet that Japan will continue to negotiate the sur- render of the remainder of the captives who are interned at Hong kong.
 The settlement is regarded as a compromise, Great Britain uphold ing the right to search and seiz- ure and Japan getting some re- dress for the fact the seizure was close to Japanese shores.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
CURLING CLUB, i. FUR RENDEZVOUS
 INCORPORATED

Two distinctively Alaskan enter prises were incorporated today with the Territorial Auditor as non-prof- it corporations.
 The Fairbanks Curling Club. ito become the official sponsor of and to sanction and promote the game of curling at Fairbanks" was in corporated by J. H. Jones. Alfred M. Ohlson. Edgar Clausen, John Dunn and Dorothy L. Springbett, all of Fairbanks. Curling is game. resembling shuffleboard played on the ice.
 The 1940 Anchorage Fur Rendez- VOLS, Inc, was incorporated for a three months duration by Thomas Bevers, Robert M Mills and R. s. Bragaw. all of Anchorage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
GOVERNMENT OF GERMANY WILL NOT MEDIATE IN WAR
 BETWEEN RUSSIA, FINLAND

BERLIN, Feb. 6.-The German Government can see no basis for mediation in the Russian Finnish conflict.
 This is authoritatively indicated after the Reich's envoys in Mos COW and Helsinki came to Berlin to make their personal reports.
 Authorized sources said that even the declaration made last Thurs day by Finnish President KyoSti Kallio that Finland was ready to make an honorable peace, offered no concrete basis for action by Germany.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
CAREER OF DENEEN
 IS AT END
Twice Governor, Once Sen. ator from Illinois, Dies
 in City of Chicago

CHICAGO, H., Feb. 6.-Charles s. Deneen, 76, twice Governor oi Illinois and once Senator from the state, died here last night
 There were two distinct periods in his public career, separated by a stretch of 12 years.
 The first was marked by the ordinary progress of a man devot- ed to politics in a state in which his party generally was successful and carried him to the Governors chair for two terms.
 Emerging from private life twelve years later when he had been al- most forgotten as a political figure, he appeared somewhat in the role of an opportunist. He was elected United States Senator and then assumed the leadership in pri- mary campaign that shattered one of the most powerful political ma- chimes that ever controlled state and county government in Illinois
 Political Coup
 His latter victory over the fac tion headed by Gov Len Small Mayor William Hale Thompson oi Chicago and States Attorney Ro- bert E. Grove, attracted nation wide attention and was regarded by many as his most conspicuous public service.
 It was in the 1928 primary that Senator Deneen returned to Chi cago from his duties at Washing ton to assume the leadership against the political machine. His entry into the campaign was dramatically marked by the bombing of his Chi cago home, an act which he charged to the organized and protected criminal classes in their efforts to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
ORDERED TO TRIAL ON MURDER CHARGE

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. GA Los Angeles underworld figure Peter Pianezzi, has been ordered to trial for the two-year-ol gang land staying of gambler Less Brune- man.
 Murder charges were filed against Pianezzi for the cafe killing of Bruneman and a bystander Frankie GreuZard.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
BIG FLEET F0RGAkE5
 IN SPRING
 IS REPORT
Department Announces Movement Will Be on Defense TriangIe"
 with Ships. Aircraft

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The Navy Department today an nounced that Pacific Ocean ma neuvers during the coming Spring will "cover as far as pos sible some special naval situa- tions that are occurring during the current European conflict"
 The maneuvers will be off the coast of Alaska, and covering, it Is assumed, the Alaska -Ha- waii and Panama defense tri- sangle."
 At least 135 surface ships, $50 aircraft with 2,500 officers and 10000 men will take part in the annual war games.
 The maneuvers will open the first week in April and con tinue until the latter part of May.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
TROUBLE LOOMING
 IN JAPAN Internal Explosion Predict ed by British
 Official

VANCOUVER, B. O., Feb. 6.-The former Commander of Great Brit aims Yangtze River flotilla, Vice Admiral R.. V. Holt, predicted an internal explosion in Japan.
 Admiral Holt is returning to England after two years in China
 He said that the Japanese people are becoming increasingly impa- tient because of the costs and hard ships of the China war The naval official said that the people of Japan know little, if anything about what is happening in China
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
JAMES BERRY HOME
 TO BE DISp05ED OF
 AT MARSHAL'S SALE

A house and lot at 718 East Fifth Street belonging to James J. Berry will be sold by the Mar shal's office here to satisfy a judgment obtained by Lena Perelle.
 The sale is set for 10 o'clock March at the front door of the Federal Building, with the prop erty to go to the highest bidder.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
Mercy Plane Held
 Up by Bad Weather

VANCOUVER, B. C., Feb. 6. = A mercy plane poised at a remote settlement on the west coast of Vancouver Island is awaiting clear ing weather before attempting to fly two patients to the hospital.
 The patients are the critically ill wife of a prospector and an h. dian who was injured in an acci- dent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
CLERKS GO TO WORK

The sun is ar hour high An automobile whisks out of the White House. It carries Mrs. Roosevelt across the Potomac to the Vir- ginia side where she will take her early morning canter. The chaul- feur waits to take her back soon to begin a schedule that would be- wilder time clock.
 Street cars and buses come in with the first of the hundred thousand government clerks who will fill the ranks of government buildings along Pennsylvania Ave nue and it's tributaries. They VIII keep the government going from 9 to 4:30. Nine to- four thirty. Those are the government work ing hours Lads and lassies rom Tucson, Seattle, Hartford, Whining ton, Birmingham snatch a last bite of toast and a gulp of hot COL fee and dash off to nine-to-four- thirty in a government building.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
COMMANDER NORTH

Commander M. Ryan, head of the Alaska division of the U. s. Coast Guard, arrived in Ketchikan from Seattle divisional headquarters on the Mount Mckinley this trip.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
LORD TWEED5MUIR HAS CONCLUSION
 AS RESULT OF FALL
Governor General Report ed Resting Comfortably,
 However, dt Home

OTTAWA, Feb. 6.-Lord Tweeds- muir. Governor General of Canada. is suffering from concussion as a result of fall, according to an- nouncement by the Government.
 The 64-year official is, how ever reported resting comfortably at the Government House.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
CHISHOLM IS HERE

J. J. Chisholm, West Coast Groc- cry representative at Anchorage, is a through passenger on the Mo- Kinley for the Westwart.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
GILBERT IN TOWN

J. w. Gilbert, well known can- nery man, is passenger on the Mount Mckinley for Cordova.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-06
BREAKFASTS

F.D.R. BREAKFASTS
 Flags over the Capitol tug at their ropes. Winds always seem to whip around the Capitol dome. Flags are lofted over the White House. Inside the White House, the President eats his breakfast in bed. Toast, coffee, fruit, an egg if
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