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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-14
MAYOR SCULLY
IS SENT LETTER
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assessments be accomplished with.
out any increase IN the tax rate. NJ
Hunt states that with the prescff
city management II may be possible
TO do this"
The proposed 10 per cent slash Il
assessed valuations would reduce the
city's grand list by approximately
SIC, ZOO 1000. The loss In taxes II tn
rate remained the same would b.
approximately $4,000 Q year.
Mr.. Hunts letter 10 the board Of
assessors, q copy Of which has been
TO Mayor sculiy, Is as follows:
June 10, 1910.
Board Of Assessors,
City Of Waterbury,
Dear sirs:
In our work, we come across o
great many pieces Of property
which are assessed at O very much
larger amount than the proper
ties are sold for or can be sold
for. In some cases these discrep-
ancies are large. These excessive
assessments make the sale Of such
pieces Of property difiicuit, II not
impossible. No one will buy and
undertake TO pay the taxes that
are assessed against the proper
ties or II they do buy them, will
only pay q small price. In add
ton, II Is o fact well known among
real estate men, that many peo-
pie have bought or built In neigh
boring towns 50 as to escape the
Waterbury tax rate and that the
factories are not building or ex-
tending In the city Of Waterbury
as might be expected.
II seems 10 me important that
o reasgessment be made Of oil the
real estate In Waterbury. This
could BIO done over O period OF
years by your honorable board,
but II II rs desirable to employ
someone outside, I think the per-
son Or persons should be resi-.
dents Of Waterbury who are ia
fniliar with values In this city.
would, therefore, urge that O re-
assessment Of real estate be made
In this city.
When property was rising In
value, at least twice In the past
years. the assessments were In.
creased by O straight 1917. Now
that property values have fallen 10
much, while we are waiting for
reassesgnents to be made, I sug-
gest that for the immediate III.
ture as o straight 1917 cut be
made on oil assessments In this
city. I hope that with the present
city management, II may be DOS.
gible to do this without increaS.
Ing the tax rate.
Yours very truly,
EDWIN 8. HUNT,
Treasures.
Wa tAqsiliiYsv ia vigaNa RnRak
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-14

IA Ranking wedge which the high
command said had been driven be-
hind the Naginot Line extended
southwark 10 vity La Francois which
Is es miles southwest Of Montmedy
al the northern end Of the defense
works.
This spearhead had cut through
the main French cosnmunioa tons
network running through Reims ana
10 the vital military oenters OF YER
dun, Met1, Toul and Nancy behind
the $500, 000, 600 Maginot Line, The
Germans claimed thet break up OF
these communication lines make 1t
impossible for me French to hold out
long In the northern end OF the
Maginot defenses,
Some Maxi sources also indicated
that the Germans had received In.
formation 10 the effect that the
main Maginot Line defenses had
been weakened by withdrawal OF
troops IN the desperate French cf-
fort 10 bolster the lines elsewhere In
France,
Papers Give News
The fall OF Paris was announced
over the radio and In special editions
Of the afternoon newspapers which
carried huge headlines saying;
"March into Paris" German troops
were believed to have marched IN
from the north, through st, Denis,
Der Angriff's first page was taxi
en- up with the text Of the brief Of
fetal announcement by the high
command. Newspapers recalled the
enlightenment Of Paris In the war OF
1870, when 10000 Germans-their
number later raised to 2A0,000-sur-
rounded the French capital, trapping
T2,000 soldiers, $4,000 mobile guards
and 10000 national guards inside
The German bombardment began
on December 27th and the city fell
IN March, 1871, when 1t was occupied
BY $4,000 German troops,
The high command claimed that
French forces were In fun retreat on
the northern Paris frAnt and that
the Seine river below Paris had
been crossed on a broad front,
German motorized troops and
tanks ct several points have pene.
trated 10 fast that retreating French
forces have been left behind, the
high command said,
It's two communicates, the first an
nouncing the entry into Paris and
the second revealing q new blitS-
krieg against the main Maginot Line.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-14
ANSONIA YOUTH
is BEING SOUGHT

New Haven, Conn, June IA. Cup
An alarm was broadcast to neigh
boring states today for the appre-
hension Of Edward Comcowicfl, 20,
Ansonia, who escaped last night
from New Haven county Jail.
Comcowich, serving q term Of one
year for theft. squeezed through Q
barred window during 0 half-hour
recreation period. made his way
acrcss the root q the building and
dropped into o courtyard. His dis
appearance was reported as the
prisoners were being locked up for
the night
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German Troops March
In Triumph Into Paris

claimed German victories at all
points,
Major German Claims
l-Mtry OF victorious German
troops into Paris. spared from devas-
tatlon by decision Of the French not
to defend It.
9--Iaunching Of an offensive
against the main French Magtnot
Line In the Satsr area.
S-Capture Of Montmedy at the
northernmost extremity Of the Ma
ginot Line.
GCapture OF he great French
English Channel port Of lie Havre
by German troops,
5-Sinking Of six Allied transports
and the damaging Of three others
north Of lie Havre.
e-sinking OF the British auxiliary
cruiser Seotstoun,
7-Capture Of vile Francois, east
OF the Marine,
a-Arrival Of German troops on
the fringe OF the Argonne Forest
and the stormtng of Dead Mans Hill
Hin No, S0A-northwest OF Verdun,
The high command. asserting fnat
the second phase Of the war in the
west had been brought 10 q viotori-
Gus conclusion with the fall OF Paris
said that In launching the attack on
the main Maginot Line Germany
had started the third phase.
pursuit Of the enemy until Anal
destruction has begun" the high
command said,
Hitler Issues Orders
To celebrate the German entry
into Paris Hitler ordered flags to be
flown throughout Germany for the
next three days, He ordered that all
church bells should ring for a quar-
ter Of an hour,
Announcement Of the German
entry into Paris was broadcast on
all German, Polish and Luxembourg
radio stations at 1880 p, m, $3.50
q, m, EST,
Before that announcement. mar
tial music was played for 10 minutes,
At frequent intervals the announeers
interrupted the musical program
with the statement;
I'VE are just awaiting an an
nouneement OF historic significance
from the fuehrer's headquarters"
German entry into Paris, the first
since 1871, climaxed an amazing mil
itary campaign which began May 10
with the blitxkrieg against Belgium
and Holland, but which really got
under way against the French on
June 5, when the German armies,
having subjugated Belgium and Hol-
land, moved against French forces
along the river Somme,
After Berlin's announcement OF
the entry into Paris, German radio
stations broadcast the national an
them, Deutschland Uber Allies and
the NaX party hymn, the Horst
Vessel song, Listeners were treated
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-14

When O U-boat sunk q trawier
of the coast Of Scotland, the u
boat commander told the fishermen
Ut 10 not you fellows we want--ib
Chamberlain
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White House conference of any
changes in the neutrality law or the
johnson Act.
Some legislators. foreseeing de-
mands for costly defense additions
in next years budget, advocated
that special committee make a
comprehensive survey to account
for billions already spent on Army
and Navy work.
Senator La Toilette, Progressive,
Of Wisconsin declared himself will
ing to support any appropriation
demonstrated as necessary for our
national defenses," but said the
country should receive an explana-
ton 'for the sudden claims of de-
ficiency." Army men recently had
testified, he explained, to a lack of
sufficient anti-aircraft batteries,
anti-tank guns and similar supplies.
Senator Minton. Democrat, of In
diana said a 13,0O0- inspection
trip had convinced him I'VE don't
have an army or the equipment to
fit one out If we had one"
Reed Sees Attack Unlikely.
Another view was expressed by
Senator Reed. Republican, of Kansas,
who held that the end of the Euro
pean war would find all participants
so exhausted that likelihood of any
attack on the United States would
be small.
The new defense proposals will
have as their general guide recon-
mendations previous suggested to
Congress by Gen. Marshall and
Brig. Gen. George v. Strong, in
charge Of war plans.
Gen. Marshall has said that the
Army required at least $1,000 more
regulars to create sixth stream
lined infantry division, to expand
an existing mechanized cavalry unit
into a full division, and permit Gre
alton of second Field Army Corps
This increase, he noted, would ex-
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Gen. Arnold Ends Tour
To Return to CopitoI

Maj Gen. Henry H. Arnold, chief
Of the Army Air Corps, today In
terrupted q scheduled two-week
inspection Of Canal Zone defenses
In the Caribbean area to rush back
to Washington.
The Air Corps chief left San Juan,
Puerto Rico, by plane for Miami
and Washington and is expected to
arrive here tonight, three days
ahead of schedule.
Although no official explanation
for the changed plans was given
in the War Department, it is un-
derstood latest developments in the
European War coupled with the
fact that Congress may need tes-
timony from him on the latest
defense appropriations caused Gen,
Arnold to return hurriedly to the
Capital.
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pand the Army to 242, 900 men. The
authorized peacetime strength is
100000.

pand the Army to 242, 900 men. The
authorized peacetime strength is
100000.
Critical" Items Sought.
The Army's great objective,
Gen. Marshall reported to the
House, is to procure a reserve of
critical items of equipment for
a force of a million men.
Gen. Strong has said that the
initial protective force" made up
Of the Regulars and 235,OOO Ma
tlonal Guardsmen, was shy arms
and equipment costing $500, 900 600.
Both officers have emphasized
the belief that the Army must have
fully equipped units of substantial
size ready to speed to the Panama
Canal or any other threatened point
In the Americas on short notice.
Revised requirements of the Navy
are to be surveyed at an INQUIRY
opening tomorrow in the House
Naval Committee.
Despite the spectacular exploits
OF air forces in Europe, Congress
has heard no hints of plans to ex-
pand the Army Air Corps beyond
the addition of 200 long four
motor bombers especially adapted
TO distant missions. A more imme-
dlate need is considered to be en-
glneer and other auxiliary troops
Wnlcn serve with air forces.
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use of these gunners from the skies
is the creation of vigilante units
and mopup squads as a sort of
interior militia.
The German daredevil exploits in
Belgium and the Netherlands al
ready have convinced the allies that
a counter-organization is necessary.
Some observers believed that this
was Adolf Hitler's vaunted new
weapon" but all view it as the first
big new element produced in the
war.
The parachute troops principal
value appeared to be to create con-
fusion in the interior and to seize
airdromes by surprise, holding them
until troop transport planes could
land.
Their use for sabotage also was
recognized and the British were re-
ported organizing special machine
gun motorcycle patrols to guard the
homeland.
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Daniels Will See
Roosevelt and Hull
On Mexican Issues
Envoy Doubts Nation
Is Vulnerable to
Nuzi Influence

Josephus Daniels, American Am
bassador to Mexico, planned to con-
fer with Secretary of State Hull
today and later with President
Roosevelt on controversies that have
threatened to strain relations be-
tween this country and Mexico.
Arriving in Washington on vaca-
tion last. night, Mr.. Daniels told re-
porters that Mexico is alert against
any Nazi or Communist inf1ltration.
Il do not believe Mexico is
vulnerable to either Nazism or Com
munism," he said.
The Ambassador declined any
comment on the dispute over
Mexican appropriation of American
oil properties, but indicated he
would discuss this controversy with
Secretary Hull, whose request for
arbitration has been rejected by
Mexico.
Silver Bill Hardship Seen.
Mr.. Daniels said he believed enact
ment of the Townsend bill to abolish
purchases of foreign silver, now
pending in the House after Senate
passage, would work hardship on
the Mexican people by throwing
many Mexicans out of work.
Recent talk of Nazi-Communist
cooperation in Mexico started, he
explained. with Mexico's welcome to
about 1000 Spanish Loyalists and
the infiltration of much lesser
number of German, Austrian, Polish
and other war refugees.
But" he declared, the Mexicans
are not Communist in any apprecia-
bic strength. They have a Com
munist party. They have a num-
Der of radical agitators, just as we
do here. But above all there are
Mexicans down there intent on their
own business, and determined to see
that Mexico retains her national
freedom and her unity with other
nations in this hemisphere"
Peaceful Elections Forecast.
The Ambassador said there was
every expectation that Mexican
elections for President July 7 would
be peaceful. Already, he asserted,
there have been number of big
election meetings with very few dis
orders" and the government ex-
pected the whole election to run
off smoothly.
Mr.. Daniels will remain here until
Wednesday. when he will 60 to
Raleigh, N. c., to join his family in
celebrating the 18th anniversary of
the founding of the News Observer,
his newspaper. The celebration will
fall on his birthday, May 10.
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believe that it (the Air Force) has
been definitely and deliberately
held down"
Senator Lodge asserted that the
United States should be impressed
by the effects of Great Britain's
delay in building a large military
machine and should seek promptly
to build more arms and airplanes
and train more men to use them.
Equipment for Only $4,000.
Although the Nation now has
potential army of $4,000 men, in
cluding the National Guard. Senator
Lodge said, it has equipment for
only $4,000 men. He contended the
air force did not have sufficient
trained pilots and that two years
would be required to build a force of
25,000 pilots.
In the House Representative Bull
winkle, Democrat. of North Caro-
lima proposed legislation to permit
the allied nations to buy on credit
in this country all goods except
arms, ammunition and implements
Of war;" specifically banned in neu-
trality proclamations. It would alter
those portions of the neutrality law
and the johnson Act which forbid
credits in this country to belliger-
ents or to any nation in default to
the United States.
But Representative Fish, Republi-
can, of New York told the House:
THE only thanks we received for
our huge loans to our former allies
was to be called Uncle Shylock and
to have all the nations repudiate
these war loans except little honest
Finland"
Il predict" Representative Fish
said. increasing propaganda to re-
peal or circumvent the johnson Act
in order to make new loans to the
allies, which will destroy American
neutrality and eventually involve us
in war.
Would Plug Loopholes.
Instead of weakening the john
son Act, the Congress should stop
the loopholes whereby loans and
credits may be extended to foreign
nations by our governmental agen-
cies.
"The repeal of the johnson Act
would mean sending our dollars
aboard, to be followed by American
soldiers to foreign battlefields."
Speaker Bankhead and Repre-
sentative Rayburn told reporters
there was no discussion at the
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closed, laboratories dismantled, en-
tire faculties uprooted and even
placed in concentration camps. The
scientific activities that still survive
are directed in large part toward
military and destructive ends. The
damage that is being inflicted on
the human spirit is beyond calcula-
ton. Its full effect will be felt in
the years to come in a slowing down
Of progress In every field of human
endeavor"
There is every indication" he
concluded, that it is to be the proud
privilege of the Americas not only
to preserve but also to carry forward
to new and higher levels the con-
quests of science and the achieve
ments in art, literature and music.
Much has already been accom-
plished and there is every indication
that we are on the eve of a period
of extraordinary productivity in
every field Of intellectual endeavor."
Following the plenary session
there was a luncheon for the dele
gates at the Mayflower Hotel and
this afternoon most of the scientific
sections will start their meetings.
Same Note Sounded.
The chairman of each of the Off
cial delegations of the Latin Amer
ican republics, responding to the
welcome of Secretary Hull, sounded
the same note-that the New World
had become overnight the custodian
of the worlds civilization.
DR.. D. Felipe A. Espil, Ambassador
from Argentina, called attention to
the fact that the first World War
famed out in its greatest intensity
at the opening of the last American
Science Congress in Washington Is
years ago.
The Western Hemisphere, he said,
already has felt the impact of the
present war and mo country in
this hemisphere can hope to escape
entirely. We should fully realize
this fact. We cannot any longer
indulge in the delusion that these
continents are specially favored by
isolation. We have been too prone
to trust in isolation"
DR.. D. Enrique Finot, head of the
Bolivian delegation, declared that
humanity seems to be losing faith
in its destiny"
Peace and Cooperation.
The congress is a striking symbol
of peace and cooperation compared
with the mutual antagonisms of
Europe, the Brazilian delegation
said in its keynote. Need for steady
ing the elements which are uniting
the New World was voiced by Chile.
A striking tribute of applause was
given the dean of Latin American
scientists, DR.. Carlos de la Tore,
who spoke for the Cuban delega-
ton.
Ways must be found to make
science go hand in hand with prog
ress rather than destruction, de-
clared DR.. D. Hector David Castro,
Minister of Ell Salvador, who re-
sponded for his country.
Heads of each of the delegations
voiced the same feeling Of the SYM
bolic significance of the moment,
when the best brains of the New
World were gathering in the cause
of worldwide humanity while the
best brains in the Old World were
devising means for its destruction.
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Capital Receivers
From 25-Minute
'BIackout' Scare
Downtown Area Dorkened
After CobIe ExpIodes
Neur White House

Washington was "recovring" to-
day from its biggest scare since
the mythical radio invasion Of the
earth by the men Of Mars.
The scare took the form of q
25-minute "blackout" Of the down.
town area last night as a power
cable only two blocks from the
White House exploded. The Exec
utive Mansion itself was not af-
fected.
Hundreds Of persons In hotels,
movies, churches and homes found
themselves staring into complete
blackness. Those outside the af-
fected area were without their
fayorite Sunday programs as three
local stations went of the air.
The blackout occurred at 9:31
pm. The "all clear" signal was
given at approximately 9:56 pm.
Power company trouble shooters
finally found the source at Eight
eenth and G streets NV, where a
manhole cover had been thrown
from the street by the explosion
IN cables of an alternating cur
rent system.
Here are a few occurrences that
set Washingtonians' Sunday evening
routine on its ear:
Candles made their appearance at
the Mayfower Hotel, where a large
banquet Of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation Brotherhood was in
progress.
One hundred and f1fty-five guests
at a wedding reception in the Am
bassador Hotel carried on, using
candles already set In place for the
ceremonies.
Light failure at the Trans-Lux
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Theater interrupted a particularly
gripping newsreel picture of war in
Europe.
The National Women's Conference
on Unemployment meeting in the
Roger Smith Hotel temporarily
stopped its selection Of a Miss De-
preston" until lights were restored.
The area blacked out, according to
power company officials, was bound-
ed approximately by Thirteenth
street on the east, Twentieth street
on the west, N street on the north,
and south to Pennsylvania avenue.
Police reported no casualties, al.
though trafic was slowed down with
the failure of trafic lights.
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Porochutist, Landing
Near Paris, Mistaken
For Boy Scout
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 13.-An Amer
lean woman looked out a VIM
dow of her country place north
of Paris and saw a sturdy young
man in shorts running through
the garden.
She took him for a Boy
Scout, she said, and thought no
more about it.
Then the gendarmes came
and said a peasant woman had
reported the landing of five
parachutists. The Amerncan
woman mentioned the boy
Scout"
why didn't you shoot him?"
exclaimed the excited gen.
darmes.
Because I didn't know it was
open season on Boy Scouts" she
replied, pointing out the course
the youth had taken.
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Execution of Porochutists
Not in Uniform Held LeooI
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
international law experts said to-
day there was not the slightest
doubt that the allies had the right
to execute German parachutists if
they landed in civilian clothes or
uniforms not their own and were
taken prisoner.
But, they said, If they landed in
their own uniforms and were taken
prisoner they should be treated as
prisoners of war.
1t was suggested by some that to
deal with parachutists the allies
might issue proclamations declaring
all male citizens within strategic
cities or at strategic points like rail-
roads and canals, members of a ma
tional home guard and authorizing
them to shoot parachutists either as
they came down or when on the
ground.
Under international law a person
in civilian clothes who fires on in
vading troops may, if captured by
the enemy, be executed.
Experts mere SAID, however, that
the case was different with civilians
who sought to prevent parachutists
from damaging strategic points with
in their country or of occupying
strategic centers.
They said that on occasion para
chutists might land in the midst OF
civilians or at point with civilians
all about them and have to shoot
their way through civilians in order
to clear a path to strategic points.
In this case, they said, the ordinary
laws Of self-defense would permit
the civilians to shoot the para
chutists even before the parachutists
began to shoot at them.
Some jurists said they were in
clined to think that the solution Law
IN not taking the parachutists
prisoner unless they voluntarily sur
rendered.
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Nozis Fail to Get HeIp
To Norvik, Morse Say

8y the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, May i3.-The Nor
wegian telegraph agency reported
from somewhere in Norway" today
that q German attempt to land
troops to help the besieged garrison
at Narvik failed when several trans.
port ships were sunk.
No details were given,
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Red Cross Man Unable
To Get Out of Germany
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, May 13.-Wayne G.
Taylor, American Red Cross repre-
sentative in Europe, telegraphed his
office today that he had been forced
to return to Berlin after setting out
for Geneva.
The German consulate here said
that 1t was probably due to the use
OF practically all German railway
equipment by the army.
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Puruchutists
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not be released until after the
presentation takes place today.
Berlin military sources said the
German parachute troops were
normally uniformed in one-piece.
gray-green coverall suits, with
baggy-ankled trousers like ski pants
and high-cut black shoes instead of
infantry knee boots.
They were described as wearing
Evening star., 1940-05-13

special helmets of lightweight metal,
without the usual f1anged edges. and
displaying the flying eagles of the
German air force as insignia on
both uniforms and helmets.
Premier Reynauds assertion that
the parachute troops wore foreign
uniforms was declared untrue.