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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01

A pair of dark eyeglasses cre- ated an intrigue yesterday which resulted in the arrest of J. A. Lovett, 56, New York city school teacher, on a charge of failure to pay taxi fare, and the continu- ance of the case ill city court to- day 10 enable the cabbie and Lovett to "get together.
 Elmer Gladding, Cadillac Cab company driver, testified he was hired by Lovett in the center and asked to Crive him to a Bank street restaurant. Lovett was wearing dark glasses.
 Waiting in front of the restau- rant, Gladding said, he noticed a man resembling Lovett come out of the restaurant. But the man, wearing regular glasses, walked by, ignoring the taxi.
 Unsure of the identity, Glad ding said he rushed into the res- taurant and asked Q waiter: "Is that the same man who came in here?"
 Hey, Buddy!
 Learning that he was the same fellow, Gladding said he ran out, accosted Lovett. and said: Heres your cab, buddy.
 Whereupon, the taxi driver tes-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01

Mrs. Margare. Duncan Welton, g former resident of Waterbury, died early today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jay Mullin in Wash ington, D. c. She was the widow oi Harry c. Welton, for years promi- nent in local business circles.
 Mrs. Welton, @ native of Water bury, was the daughter of William and Ellen Hennessey Duncan, who were numbered among the early Irish residents 10 settle here. The family was especially well known for many years in the eastern section of the city and played prominent parts In the activities of the old 1m- maculate Conception parish and the Sacred Heart church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01

!, T. Reeves, Edwin c. Northrop Leav- enworth P. Sperry and Probate Judge Patrick J. Healey. Originally Superior Court Judge Frank P. Mo- Evoy was a member, but he resigned in July, 193O, upon his elevation to the superior court bench, and he was succeeded by Judge Healey. The other member was the late Harry B Dow.
 AmplIfles Complaint
 In his statement of more definite information, the younger Devine an attorney now residing in New York, sets forth:
 Pursuant to the defendants mos ton for more particular statement the plaintiff amplifles his complaint and alleges:
 "l. That the defendants (Grifen' hagen & ASsociates) commenced tc audit the records of the Collector oi Taxes in August, 1929: that pending completion of this audit the defend ants published several temporary re. ports and circulated rumors, notably in January, February and Septem. Der of 1880, and final report which was published on December 3l, l940; that thereafter the defendants left the jurisdiction of the State of Con- necticut, and the plaintiff has nc present knowledge of further publi- cations by the defendants named except that the defendants false re- ports were published by others, pur- suant to the conspiracy, and with the knowledge of the defendants, in February, 1881.
 "2 Upon information and belief that from a time beyond the mem- ory of the plaintiff there existed in the City of Waterbury general conspiracy among mutually tolerant persons possessed of political power therein to cheat and defraud that city of its annual revenue whether by fictitious sales and services after collection, or by false assessments prior to collection, or otherwise; that in 1927 and 1928 an outside group desirous of terminating this conspiracy planned to cause an in- vestigation into the city govern ment; that in 1929 certain persons who had benefited by said conspir- acy, and who desired to perpetuate 1t under new administration sub- ject to the dominance and control of the same persons, conspired to frus- trate any such investigation as aforesaid by contriving a sham in- vestigation. through their influence in the government of the State of Connecticut, styled the "Waterbury Charter Commission; that said Charter Commission engaged the services of the defendants as "tech- nical assistants" in July or August of 1929; that for the double purpose of lending color of sincerity to said sham investigation and of elim- mating any control over said new administration which Jesse Devine might otherwise have had. the de- fendants aided the conspiracy of said Charter Commission by pre- tending to find great faults in the administration of the office of the Collector of Taxes, and by grossly exaggerating existing faults, and by lauding the new administration; that with the aid of the defendants, said general conspiracy was thereby perpetuated under the new adminis- tration until partially disclosed by a grand jury investigation in 1888; that the defendants at some time after January, 1881, not presently known to the plaintiff, dissociated themselves from said conspiracy and departed from the jurisdiction of the State of Connecticut"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01
BeWare! Autoists Operating Cars With 1889 In- serts Face
 Arrest.

Supt. of Police William J. Roach said today all motorists caught driving unregistered cars tomor- row will be arrested. Warnings are being given today.
 Supervisor Alice Bradley, of the local motor vehicle department, said that about 2,100 markers were issued yesterday, the last day of the registration period. A total of 26,000 inserts were issued, leav- ing about 2,000 more cars still to be registered.
 About l,500 markers are expect ed to be issued today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01
LODGE SETS DATE
 FOR SPRING HOP

Miss Phyllis Srica was in charge of arrangements for card party given last evening at Mechanics hall by DiSilvestro lodge, Sons of Italy. The door prize was awarded to Miss Julia Santopietro. Others assisting in the plans were: Mrs. Viola Diorio, Miss Jane Ranando, Mrs. Janet Carissimi and Mrs, Evelyn Cerullo
 March 28 has been selected by the lodge as the date for it's annual spring dance, The affair will be held at Wayerly Inn and members in charge include: Miss Angeline CaFissimi, chairman, Phyllis Sirica, Mrs. Evelyn cerrullo. Mrs. Olga Oliver. Mrs. Catherine Cassetta and Mrs. Angeline Testa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01
FUNERALS

The funeral of Mrs. Mary E. Begg will be held from the home, 125 Hill street, tomorrow morning at 8:3O o'clock to St. Thomas church. where 8 solemn high mass of re- uuiem will be celebrated at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in the family plot, new St. Joseph's cemetery.
 The funeral of Joseph Raibikis will be held Monday morning from the Deliniks Funeral Home, 17 Con- gress avenue, to St. Joseph's church, time and other arrangements to be announced. Burial will be in the family plot. Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tonight between 6 and 10 o'clock.
 The funeral of Henry vancelette will be held tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock from the Maiorano Funera! Home. 95 Willow street, to St. Ann'S church, where a solemn high mass of requiem will be celebrated at g o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to p. m. and 2 to 10 p. m.
 The funeral of WladisloWas Will kas, of Shadduck road, Middlebury, will be held tomorrow morning at o'clock from the home in Middle bury with a solemn high mass at 10 o'clock at St. Joseph's church, Burial will be in the family plot, Calvary cemetery, here.
 Funeral services for August H. Schwartz were held yesterday at the Clark funeral home, Rev. Samuel c. Johnson, pastor of St. Pauls Methodist church, officiat- ing. Burial was in old Pine Grove cemetery.
 Bearers were Charles R. Book, Charles R. Book. Jr., Frederick R. Book, Frederic H. Book, Reinhold Book and H. B. Foraker.
 The funeral of Miss Helen Spir- asky will be held tomorrow morn ing at 1O:l5 o'clock from the home, i9 South Main street, Nau- gatuck, to St. Joseph's church here where a requiem mass will be celebrated at II o'clock. Bur ial will be in the family plot, Cal vary cemetery. Miss Spirasky was a member of St. Anthony s legion, Graymoor, Garrison, N. Y.
 Funeral services for Mrs. William s. Strong will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Ad- vent Christian church, 8l Cherry street, with Rev. Joseph P. c. John son and Rev. Thomas Feltman off, ciating. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery at the convenience of the family Friends may call at the Clark Funeral Home, 20 State street, today from 3 to 5 p. m. and to 9 p. m.
 The funeral of Mrs. Susie Granger, widow of Louis Granger was held this afternoon at 2:3C o'clock at the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue, Rev. Dr John c. Walker. pastor of the Second Congregational church, offi- ciating. Burial was in new Pine Grove cemetery at the convenience Of the family.
 The funeral of James Jones was held from the Bergin funeral home 29O East Main street this morning at 8:30 o'clock to the Immaculate Conception church where a solemn mass Of requiem was celebrated ct . o'clock by Rev. Phillip Hussey, as- sisted by Rev. Donald O'LeaFy and Rev, Paul 6podnik. Rev. Lawrence skelly, chaplain at St, Mary's hos. pltal was seated in the sanctuary Burial was in new St. Joseph's cem- eteTy with eolnmittal services by Father HuGsey. The pallbeaEeFs serei Michael and Raymond 0Ib' bODs, Michael Jones, James Sweeney John oC0nn0r and Francis D, AShe
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01

Claims that street department employees were laying down" in their work because of feeling against Supt. of Streets Herbert Scott Smith were branded as entirely false today by Mayor Vincent A. Scully. The reports were published in an out-of-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01
FIRE AT CAPITOL

Hartford. Conn. March i.-~(UPl There vas . q ,sb0,O0O fire today at the state capitol, and the feA state officials who watched it, were happy about the whole thing.
 fll fact they helped the janItol stuff el,25O,OO0 worth Of retired bonds Into the furnace 40 ihep could De destroyed, as the law re- gllIred, It was the first lS0Ftl0n 0l lhe states e2s GOO GOO lnsile Of lasl year 70 be retired,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01
OBITUARY

MeWlLLIAAgk-~Jamas M MeWlls Hams diea suddenly Tllekday at bis home in Russell, Mafa. Among lbe survivors is z sister, Mrs, Lille Jones Of thls city,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01
SOL BLOOM MAKES
 SOMEONE HAPPY

Washington, March 1--UP)- Rep. Sol Bloom, D., N. F., makes someone happy every day and 1t costs him only . penny.
 Bloom said today that each morning when he leaves his apart ment he puts 8 shiny new penny i0 the middle of the sidewalk.
 Pretty Soon," he explained, somebody will see it. No matter how wealthy a man is. he always will stop and pick 1t up. Put 1t in with his other change? Not on your life! that's his lucky penny, He puts it in his vest pocket. And he's all perked up for the day!"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01

Barbers of Britain have asked the Home Secretary to ban enemy aliens from their shops because much of what a barber hears Is of national importance"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01
7'7 . -
 MASSES
kuIIINAN

SULLIVAN - A first anniversary mass of requiem VIII Do celebrated saturday morning, March 2, at klOl o'clock, at s. Thomnh' phurrh, for iho PHp0se of the soul Of the late James f., Rullivan,
 CUHnAN-rA iblFd RnniPerRary mass Of requiem will Dc ealAbPafAd hhi' urday marnInE al { D'nlOrk, Hi the lileH6nd kHnpn lnrnt ehuFnh, for ihe rcpose of ibs soul of Inc late pRi' riph fuPFnn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01
CAT COMES BACK

Lynn, Mass, March 1.-(UP)-- A cat, imprisoned since the St. Val entine's day blizzard l5 days previ- oIsly, was rescued from beneath a neighbours porch by an Animal Res- cue league employe yesterday after melting snow had allowed Its cries to be heard.
 Today the cat dined sumptuously on assordted feline delicacies at the home of its owner, Mrs. Hadley Young.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01

IDAyllLI,g - A nflb applgfFmapv hlgb mass Of Feaulenl wIll be eels' bFnffd Monday nlOfnlaH, Mnfeh ' Ai Tsu D.el0nk nt ", Fsirr A Paul rlnrrh, for illN lnplHa Df llA soul Of ihn inia jhmHh v, Costello
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01

viIeIka, Russia, is to have z ehll. dren'S hobby center
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01

SCREEN LEAD Bruce Lester has the second male lead in Pride and Prejudice"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01

The British government k ex- pected to make heavy purchaser of meat in Uruguay.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01

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Evening star., 1940-06-24
BY THOMAS b. HENRY,
Star Staff Correspondent.

OTTAWA, June 24.-Shortly after
the war started Canada was handed
big job-bigger than anybody real
lied except those Immediately en-
trusted with its execution.
This job was to turn out $4,000
air f1ghters-fully equipped and
trained pilots, observers and gun
ners-a year.
With its wide-open spaces and
freedom from any possibility of air
attack such as the Germans had
launched over Poland, the Dominion
was to be the air personnel depot
of the British Empire.
1t was to be an empire project
the British commonwealth air
training plan. Canada, Great Brit
ain, Australia and New Zealand
were to be partners. Canada would
supply the airfields, airdromes and
her proportion of manpower. This
was by far the most expensive part
of the undertaking and was to have
been the Dominion's major role in
the war. Great Britain was to sup
ply the greater part of the training
planes and send her prospective
air fighters across the Atlantic for
their final training before going into
battle. Australia and New Zealand
also were to send advanced flying
students. Within a year, it was
planned, there would be an unend-
Evening star., 1940-06-24
ing stream Of fully trained air
fighters crossing the Atlantic.

ing stream Of fully trained air
fighters crossing the Atlantic.
Plane Supply Cut on.
Canada Is rapidly accomplishing
her part Of the program. Scattered
over the country there are already
more than 100 air training centers
in operation. The supply Of train
ing planes from England has now
been cut OIL, at least temporarily.
England has urgent need at home
Of everything that will fly. Only
few men have arrived from Aus
tralia and New Zealand. These do
minions are finding it more econom-
ical to train their flying personnel
at home.
Canada has the facilities to train
and equip, with about everything
except planes, an aerial army of
25,000 men every IL months and
these eventually may be the men
who will break the back of Ger
many. For training planes the Do
minion must now depend on the
United States. The most frequent
uniform encountered on the streets
of Canadian city today is the air.
plane blue OF the flying cadets-the
vast majority Of them clean cut
young Canadians with better than
high school educations who have
been passed by medical inspectors as
being about as near physical per-
lection as is possible for human
beings.
6 Months Minimum.
In this process of mass produce
ton, a finished air fighter is turned
out in from rs to 80 weeks, depend
ing on the job for which he is in
tended. After being rigidly selected,
the candidate spends four weeks in
an initial training school. During
this time he rarely leaves the
ground. He is taught the rudiments
of military procedure, learns the
mechanism of an airplane from
ground models, and is constantly
under the eye of experienced flyers
and medical officers. At the end of
this period the candidates are di-
.vided into four groups-those who
promise to become competent pilots,
men with little promise of handling
an airplane efficiently but who are
likely prospects as air gunners and
Evening star., 1940-06-24

air observers, and those who fail to
make the grade in any direction.
Once they have been sorted out
the prospective pilots are sent to
an elementary training school,
where they learn to handle q plane
in the air. This requires eight
weeks. The candidates then pass
to the intermediate and advanced
schools, where they are given prac-
tice with the types Of fighting planes
which they will actually fly in serv-
ice. Each course requires eight
weeks. At the end of this time
the pilot-who has started, pre-
sumably without the lesat knowl-
edge of flying or the mechanism Of
an airplane-is supposed to be COM
petent in all the maneuvers he may
ever be called upon to make in ac-
tual combat. It was to the inter-
mediate and advanced schools that
candidates were to be brought from
overseas.
Includes Many Americans.
Stricter still are the requirements,
for air gunners and air observers,
who will never be called on to ac-
tually fly a plane. The gunner's
course is longest Of all-requiring
80 weeks. The observer can finish
his course in 26 weeks. At the end
Of this training the men are placed
IN pool to await overseas orders.
There are many Americans In these
flying schools. They have crossed
the border and enlisted at Canad-
ian recruiting stations.
Besides the training personnel
supplied by Canada itself, more
than 200 officers of the Royal Air
Force are now in Canada as in
structors. The program is being
speeded to the limit as it becomes
apparent that constant supply of
trained air fighters is one of the
vital requirements for winning the
war.
Evening star., 1940-06-24
1eu Export Reduced

China, from which once came 80
per cent of the tea shipped to the
United States, now supplies only
6 per cent, the bulk being sent from
India, Java, Sumatra and Ceylon.
Evening star., 1940-06-24

porch at night. He rigged- up
wooden collar that would hold the
bottle until unlocked from q post
and proudly awaited the result. The
next day he found m empty bottle
containing q straw.
Evening star., 1940-06-24
Offensive by Thief
Beuts Defensive Genius

By the Associated Press.
ROANOKE, Val. e. Stanley put
his inventive genius to work after
a thief had stolen several bottles
of his baby's milk of the front
Evening star., 1940-06-24
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Evening star., 1940-06-24

Algiers held its postponed eighth
annual sample fair.
Evening star., 1940-06-24
Canada Speeds Up
Air Fighter Training
To Break Germany
Assumed Vast Job
Of Perfectine $4,000
Aerial Warriors q Yeur

(CANADA AT WAR-Second OF a
Series.
Evening star., 1940-09-06
k.L.R.B. Counsel Fab,
Is Named Assistant
Solicitor General
Boards Chief Legal
Officer Since 1885
To Succeed Bell

President Roosevelt today ap-
pointed Charles Fahy, general coun-
sci of the National Labor Relations
Board. to be Assistant Solicitor Gen.
eral of the United States.
Mr.. Fahy has been chief legal
officer of the labor board since its
establishment in 1885. His departure
comes while the board Craftsmanship
is vacant through expiration of the
term of j. Warren Madden and may
be part of a major shakeup in the
agency.
Mr.. Fahy. a native of Georgia, Is
48 years old He received his legal
education at Notre Dame and
Georgetown Universities and prac-
ticed law here from 1914 to 1924.
For the next nine years he was en-
gagged in practice in Santa Fe, N.
Mex, but returned to Washington to
become First Assistant Solicitor of
the Interior Department in 1888.
While in the Interior Department
he specialized in petroleum matters
and for a short time was chairman
of the Petroleum Administration
Board.
AS Assistant Solicitor General. Mr..
Fahy will succeed Golden w. Bell,
resigned.
Evening star., 1940-09-06

Three over-age, 1200-ton destroy
ers docked at the Navy Yard here
today preparatory to taking on 232
officers and men of the District
Naval Reserves for two-week train
ing cruise.
The ships are believed to have
been taken of the neutrality patrol
for the trip.
They are the Hunt, Satterlee and
Branch. The Reserves will embark
beginning at am. tomorrow and
the ships are scheduled to sail at
noon. Each ship will be assigned
70 men with their respective COM
plements of officers.
Comdr. D. L. Ryan, commanding
officer of the Branch Is division
commander and will head the cruise.
1t. Comdr. ]. D. Hayes Is COM
mander of the Hunt and 1t. Comdr.
Evening star., 1940-09-06
Italy Strikes Back
AT Britain, Raids
Raking Lifeline
MuItu Fortress Declared
VirtuoIIy Destroyed
In Dodeconese ReprisoI
e, the Associated Press.

Es Tue hSSOCldteu fftSS-
ROME, Sept. 6-Italian airmen
struck back at Britain, the high
command announced today. with a
raking fire of air raids on her life
line" from the Central Mediter-
ranean to the Indian Ocean.
In apparent retaliation for British
bombardments in the Dodecanese
Islands, the high command re-
ported a dive-bombing attack which
virtually destroyed" the fortress of
Deli Mara at Malta, four steamers
damaged in attacks on conveys in
the Mediterranean and Red Sea,
gasoline depots fired In an attack
on Suez and bombing of ships in
the harbor at Alden
Besides these attempts to disrupt
British shipping. attacks were car
ried out in the Suden and Egypt.
Damage In Turin, San Pa0lo.
At the same time, the high COM
mand admitted British raiders still
coming from Switzerland" had done
damage of some Importance" to
private dwellings and railway cars
at Turin and San Paolo.
This Quickened tempo followed
upon yesterdays communique which
told OF a whole series of heavy naval
and air engagements which ranged
from the coast of Algeria to the
Eastern Mediterranean and the Red
Sea.
Prime Minister Churchill told
the House of Commons yesterday
that large-scale warfare was like
~ TO break out in the Middle
East at any time. He said the
British fleet had been redoubled
and reinforcements carried to
Malta and other British positions
in the area.
CThe Rome radio broadcast a
dispatch to the newspaper La
Stampa reporting heavy fighting
between the Italian defenders of
a lonely outpost on the Sudan
frontier where it was said
British force, supported by tanks,
had attacked. The Italians, who
were two days march from the
nearest garrison, defended their
position and forced the British to
retreat, leaving % dead Aus
tralians and Englishmen as we'll
as many natives, the paper said.)
Two upper floors of building in
the lower class quarters of San
Paolo were demolished. but the ten
(See ROME, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1940-09-06
Two British Airports
And Plane Works
Bombed, Nazis Say
35 English Ships Shot
Down, 10 Destroyed on
Ground, Berlin Claims
BULLETIN.


BERLIN R.-German sources
reported tonight that so British
planes had been destroyed in to-
days battles over Britain, while
German losses were IA planes.
By the Associated Press
BERLIN, Sept. 6-Two forma-
tions of German planes bombed
hangers and airplane works at Hen
ley and Weybridge today, German
sources said, leaving IA of their own
number downed, but reporting 35
British planes shot down.
Four hangers and 10 planes at
Weybridge were said to have been
hit by middleweight bombs, while
at Henley hits were scored on run
ways as well as the south side of
the field.
Henley and Weybr;dge are both
west of London, Henley, on the
Thames, being the scene of big crew
races.
Bombers set off an explosion in a
plant at Birkenhead which could be
heard and felt by airmen nearly 8
miles overhead, authorized sources
said
Birkenhead is one of several in
dustrial centers said to have been
(See BERLIN, Page A-20