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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-23
British PLANES,
SHIPS sink SUBS
Counter Campaign Being
Launched Against Nazis;
2 Sunk Wednesday

London, Feb. British
warships and Royal Air Force planes
swept the seas around the British
Isles today IN search Of q fleet Of
German submarines believed to have
started q campaign Of unrestricted
warfare IN British waters.
The air ministry disclosed at the
same time that air force planes
had flown over Austria and Czech
Bohemia during the night.
During last night Royal Air
Force aircraft successfully carried
out further successful reconnais-
sance flight over Austria and Boz
henia." an air ministry COM
munique said.
Two German submarines were be-
lieved to have been damaged, and
probably sunk, by Air Force planes
Wednesday, it was disclosed. Il
had been announced that five o.
boats were sunk last week and In-
official reports put last weeks total
at seven.
The hunt for q submarine fleet
was intensified after the British
steamer Cape st. Andrew, 5JO94 tons,
wirelessed yesterday that 1t was be-
ing attacked off Aberdeenshire, ON
the east coast Of Scotland.
Fighter planes were sped to the
scene and searcehd q wide area Of
the North Sea for trace Of the
submarines.
Germany has announced unre-
stricted sea warfare Saturday. This
was Immediately after the rescue Of
British seamen from the German
steamship Atlmark. The announce
ment, however, cited the arming Of
British merchant shipping as the
reason for the declaration.
In addition to the U-boat which
attacked the Cape st. Andrew, a
second submarine was sighted yes
terday off the Irish coast by the
1881 ton Finnish steamship Brita.
It was believed here that, in pur-
suance Of a new policy of unrestrict-
ed warfare, the Germans had sent
an entire fleet Of submarines to at
tack shipping around the British
Isles.
Royal Air Force planes attacked
two submarines off the Scottish
coast Wednesday. Sea conditions
made 1t difficult to observe the re-
suit of the attacks, but the crew
expressed belief that both submar-
ines had been damaged, at least,
and might possibly have been de-
stroyed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-23

OItU1En the law ana the outlaw was
ne man who vas fastest with the
Tlln.
Both ex-sherin George TindaII
and his successor Fred ThoTp rate e.
historians.
TindaIl. . native Of Oregon. began
bis career as an oficer IN 1887 when
be was q deputy sheriff and q. 8.
marshal. In 1902, he became sheriff
here and that year was the begin
ming Of the end Of horse thiefs and
cattle rustlers in this territory.
Fred Thorp was his successor and
he Is the man known all over the
northwest as the sheriff that
brought in his man, dead or alive.
Rustling Easy Then
When TindalI assumed ONCE, the
average population Of this region
was one person per square mile-a
situation that made cattle rustling q
profitable affair.
A conviction Of charge Of cattle
Ehievery was hard to obtain, some
old pioneers even alleging that
many juries had members that were
mixed up in the rustlings.
But 10 months after election, Tin
DAN had changed the complexion
somewhat. Teaming with a fighting
prosecutor, Tindall brought about
conviction and prison terms for %
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anti-aircraft gun crews to fire on
any airplanes which crossed from
Finland into its territory. hastily
and strongly reinforced its frontier
guard, it was reported. Along the
entire stretch of the Finnish FROM
tier, reports said, lookout posts had
been strengthened and active de-
tense measures invoked to prevent
. repetition Of q Russian raid on
Pajala.
Dispatches said that Russian
newspapers had made no mention
Of the Pajala raid or Sweden's pro-
test against 1t. and Stockholm re-
ported that there was q tendency
there to attribute this to Russian
nervousness over British naval &C.
tivity In the Far North.
Reports that Admiral n. O. Kuz-
netSov, Russian navy commissar,
had flown to Murmansk were ac-
cepted IN Scandinavia as probably
correct. It was reported also that
Russia was hastily diverting troops
who could be spared from Finnish
fronts to reinforce its army IN the
Arctic.
Activity in the Far North came a
day ahead Of one Of the most Inn
portant scandinavian diplomatic
conferences on record-the meeting
here tomorrow Of the Danish, Nor
wegian, and Swedish foreign min
isters.
Aid to Finland and possible
Joint protest to Germany against
its submarine and airplane attacks
on neutral shipping In the North
Sea were prime problems on the
program for discussion. It was fcre-
cast that the foreign ministers
would affirm oflcial neutrality IN
the Russo Finnish war and would
discuss the advisability Of q joint
move 10 protest the German cam
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-23
FORMAL DECREE
IS PUBLISHED
(Continued from Page y

NCOuCluueu 1rOM rage ~
vicar of Christ, to my bishop and
to my pastor-and ] further pledge
unqualified submission to lawful
civil authority"
The archbishop's decree said in
part:
1.-THE parish property, including
the church, school buildings and
priests house, is under strict local
interdict and shall remain so until
we have been satisfied with the re-
pentance Of the parish and unqual-
flied submission to legitimate eccles-
iastical and civil authority.
Those persons Of Holy Redeemer
Parish, or Of any parish, responsible
for resisting ecclesiastical authority
are by that fact personally under
interdict. AL those persons under
personal interdict are excluded from
the reception Of all sacraments and
sacramentals of the church !.
(they) may receive the sacraments
and sacramentals only when in dan
ger Of DEATH"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-23

men IN that time-a record never
equalled.
Probably the high point Of the
sheriffis career was the cattlemen
and sfeepmen war. It began when
TindaIl aided IN the arrest Of one
wild Bin" Hughes, reported muir
derer.
A deputy sheriff was shot the next
night, supposedly by q friend Of
HugheS-and the war was on.
A verdict Of suicide was returned
by a coroner's jury since no one
could be found to testify. The west
erners suddenly were cursed with
bad memories.
And events similar to the night
riders Of the tobacco states began.
Bands Of men rode the hills at night
armed with guns, knives and clubs.
Grazing sheep were slaughtered and
sheepmen would receive matches in
the mail.
The next night after the match
had been delivered, hay and feed
would go up in smoke. It was the
end Of sheep raising in this region
until comparatively recent times.
When the war had quieted down,
Tindall left office and Thorp be-
came sheriff. He was quiet but Of
f1rmer clay than the hardest GRIM
inal in the west.
A peace-loving man ON the sur
face, Thorp was known as a man
who could-and did-f1ght it out If
need be.
While his career lacked some Of
the color that filled the term in Of
fee Of his predecessor, Thorp joins
with Tindall in contempt for present
day criminals.
They're not so tough" they say.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-23
MERCHANT DIES

Boston, Feb. 3-(UPI--Paul z.
Fitzpatrick, so. Of Brookline, for 20
years president Of Brown Durrell
a Boston wholesale dry
goods concern died yesterday after
an illness Oh several months. A ma
tive Of Newton, he was . trustee or
on, the board Of directors Of several
including Peter Bent
Brigham hospital, Perkins Institute
for the Blind and John Hancock
Mutual Life Insurance Company.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-23
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WITNESS CLAIM
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mer Tax Collector william A. En-
mis- put 500 in cash III the deposit
Of that day to cover a check given
by Thomas p. Kelly, secretary to
former Mayor Hayes, which has Of
ten been mentioned in the case and
which was held for several weeks
in the Tax Collectors office.
Much Of this mornings testimony
In the case was technical with re-
gard to procedure in the Tax Col
lector's office, concerning tax stubs
and receipts.
It had been previously testified
that checks had been "kited" in
Miss Cavanaugh's cage. Coates In
response to q question from Attor-
ney McNif stated that he wouldn't
say that the procedure in the cage
was "kiting".
Loose Use OF Word
He said that the word Exiting" is
one that is loosely used.
IT'D say it was tapping" rather
than "kiting", said the accountant.
He said that in embezzlement you
have to have cash and that the cash
involved in the present case was, in
his opinion, covered up by check
manipulation.
He said that the cash was not in
the deposits Of dates involved In
alleged check lnanipulations and
added when questioned further:
where 1t went to is the question:"
Deposits Identical
He then said that deposits should
be identical with collections. When
asked II he knew when the cash was
supposed to have been taken, Coates
said that 1t must have been taken
when the deposit slips from the
cage were made up.
at is unacceptable to conclude that
there was manipulation" said the
accountant In response to another
question.
In response to further questions
Coates said that in his opinion city
funds had to be "juggled" and that
he did not think Miss Cavanaugh
was cashing checks out Of her own
pocket.
Didn't Heed Report
When questioned concerning q
city audit made by Griffenhagen &
Associates of the tax collectors Of
hce, which was completed about
the time he started his investigation
Of that Office, Coates said that he
heard about the report being made
by the Griffenhagen firm but that
he paid no attention to it. He said
he spoke with Mr.. Armstrong Of the
Griffenhagen firm about the audit,
but that he really had no interest in
the. Griffenhagen investigation.
II made an independent investi-
CATION" said Coates. 1.-THE develop
ments Of my investigation are my
own"
Coates said he made written re-
port Of his investigation as he went
along and submitted his, findings to
States Atty. Fitzgerald.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-23

paign, to demand payment for ships
already sunk and scandinavian
lives lost, to reaffirm the policy OF
free movement Of belligerent ships
In Scandinavian waters, and to
form conveys for scandinavian
shipping.
AS regards Finland there was be-
lieyed to be q possibility that the
foreign ministers would work out q
Joint policy regarding the passage
Of foreign volunteers across Scan
dinavia to Finland.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-23
SURPLUS CROPS
BOUGHT IN STATE

Hartford, Conn, Feb. 23 = (UP0
The Federal Surplus Commodities
Corporation, purchased more than
seven and q quarter million pounds
Of surplus Connecticut Farm Pro-
ducts during 1899, B. H. Van Buren,,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-23
QUICK THINKING
SAVES HIS CASH

Boston, Feb. IS CUP. - Or
dered at gunpoint by youth to
open his Office safe last night, Pro-
prietor Isaac Smith. IS, Of the Grove
Hall Motor Mart in Dorchester re-
piled:
aI,m a stranger here, waiting for
q man."
simultaneously two men walked
by the garage and three youths hid
den in q doorway as lookOuts shout
ed warning to the bandit He fled
empty handed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-23

state director announced today.
Approximately 1890 pounds Of
commodities were distributed in the
state during last year, Van Buren,
said. Several million pounds Of
food-stuffs were imported from
other states.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-23

(UnI11 - D1a8 Co1l1lD1n91nD
Coneonuy wash. CUP9To pair chpswsd sheEiRs
.oss-har
glance Hmph,
historian OF
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-23

The carhuretor bowl Of an auto
mobile should be removed every
500 miles s''1 cleaned Of all ac-
cumulated dirt. 'ipGt
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-23

Girls in birmingham, England,
bought their war wedding rings be-
cause their fiances were too busy
to accompany them.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-23
BRITISH BLOCK
MURMANSK PORT.

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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-23

Let this modern, attractive ther-
mOstat regulate your furnace
hampers. Il ntirely automatic.
Maintains uniform room tenn
perature for health and comfort.
Saves coal by preventing over
heating. Outfit includes thermO-
stat. electric motor. chain ana
pulleys.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-02
Porty viii Explore
Long Sunken City:
St. James Plunged 800 Feet
In 1880 Earthquake.

TAMPA.-A party of adventurous
Americans, headed by Capt Robert
Hall of Detroit, is bound for the
West Indies, where they hope to ex
plore the submerged city of St
James, sunk 800 feet beneath the
sea during an earthquake in 1880.
when the earthquake struck sud
denly virtually every inhabitant of
the town was lost under the sea,
and a vast wealth is said to have
gone down in the CITY," Hall ex
planned.
Hall said the party composed o.
Jack Browne of Milwaukee; Ruper
Conrad. Detroit artist; George Law
son magazine illustrator; anc
James Murdoch and Jack Callouette
students at the University of Mich
gan, would collaborate in preparing
book describing their explorations
Browne manufactures helium self
containing diving suits, which vii
be used to reach the submerged
city. He said divers had descended
successfully to depth Of 42O feet in
the suits, which have no air tubes
attached and are lowered to the
ocean floor by cable containing a
telephone wire for communication
The city of St. James formerly
was the capital of ST. Kits island III
the Lesser Antilles
According to Hail. the coral-en
crusted walls of the town are visible
from the surface during calm sea.
Equipment placed aboard the mo-
torship Albee when the party left
Tampa included five undersea cam
eras, undersea compression gun, all
deep-sea diving equipment and div
ing lungs.
Hall said that they planned to ex-
anime several submerged wrecks
during the voyage to the West In
dies, arriving in the vicinity of st.
James late in June.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-02
BRASS TACKS

Much is made of the mounting
costs of government, and we are
reminded that the general county
levy had to be raised ten cents
this year to give minimum of
service to the people of Dickinson
County. In order to better under
stand this matter of increase in
taxes, how insignificant the in
crease will be in the great ma
jority of cases, here are few ex
amples of how it works.
Property valuations in Dicken-
son County are at about one
fourth to one-fifth of the real val
ues. This has been the policy for
many years and is accepted as
correct. If you have a piece of
property assessed at 500, it j.
probably worth $500 to $500. TIL
increased amount YOU would pay
would be TEN CENTS. If you
have property assessed at 5000, j.
is probably worth $500 to $1,000
and your increase would be
TWENTY CENTS. If you have
property valued at $500. it is prob
ably worth from $4,000 to $500
and your increase in taxes woul6
be FIFTY CENTS. If you have
property assessed at $1,000, it is
probably worth $4,000 and your
increase would be ONE DOLLAR
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-02

A Tagalog is member of tribe
Of Malayan origin in Luzon prov
ince, Philippine islands. They are
Christians, second in number Of
population and cultural leaders
among native Philippine peoples.
Before the Spaniards came, they
had an alphabet of their own and
an extensive civilization. The name
Tagalog is also applied to the Ian.
guage OF the tribe
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-02
LEMON JUICE RECIPE CHECKS
RHEUMATIC PAIN QUICKLY

If you suffer from rheumatic,
arthritis or neuritis pain, try this
simple inexpensive home recipe
that thousands are using. Gel q
package of Ru-Ex Compound TO.
day. Mix it with a quart of water
add the juice of lemons. It's
easy No trouble at all and pleas
ant. You need onely 2 tablespoon
fuls two times a day. Often with
in 48 hours sometimes overnight,
splendid results are obtained. Ii
the pains do not quickly leave ana
if YOU do not feel better, Ru-Ex
will cost you nothing to try. as It
is sold hv your d''uooict unda~ an
absolute nnoney-hack oua~o ntoe.
Pu-Fx Cnmnound ic for sale and
recommended by Skeen's Drug
Store.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-02
Captured Fort

Gen. Smedley D. Butler was given
the Congressional Medal of Honor
from the United States and the
Haitian Military medal for the cap
ture of Fort Riviere in Haiti in 1915.
The citation said that Fort Riviere
was the headquarters of alh the
Cacos bands in northern Haiti and
was supposed to be impregnable.
General Butler with % men entered
the fort and captured it.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-02
Church News
BAPTIST CHURCH NEWS
The objectionable Sin

The objectionable Sin
What is the objectionable sin?
This has been discussed for many
years. This will be the subject of
the message at the Baptist church
at the eight o'clock service Sun
!ay evenin.
A feature of the evening SER.
vice that is becoming very popu-
lar is the congregational singing
With the aid of modern projec-
c.. the words of a number of
ire hymns are thrown on the
wall Of the church. The singing
is ell done by the congregation
How Are People to be Won?
sWhat Baptists Believe About
Winning Others will be the SUBJ
ct Of the message at this church
Sunday morning. All who come
% this service are urged to come
an hour earlier for Sunday
School. This church has a Sunday
,chool class for each age with a
private room for each class. Moth
rs and fathers are especially in
vited to visit and join the adult
mems class and adult Women's
class. Sunday School begins at
ten o'clock.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-02
P ubllshed every Thursday
by the
Clintwood Printing Co.
Clintwood, Va.
PROTECT THE GAME
AND FISH .

Will wildlife continue to exist
"a Dickinson County and neigh
boring areas if practices of min
ing and timber companies con-
tinue? Will fish and animals con-
tinue to multiply if no protection
is provided for few years at
least? Is it wise to bring truck
loads Of fish, chiefly trout, for re
lease in streams in Dickinson
County and turn the fish hogs
among them the very next sea-
son? Is there any reason why
the fish should not be allowed to
multiply in numbers and size by
having a closed season? Should
not wild turkeys be released in
the mountains of Dickinson in
stead of turning them loose on
ridges where there are more peo-
pie than turkeys and where the
turkeys become domesticated in
spite Of themselves?
We wonder!
It is reported that the coal
companies of our neighboring
county, Buchanan, are polIuting
the streams of Kentucky by dump
ing thousands of tons of inferior
coal into Buchanan streams and
thereby poisoning fish for many
miles. A fine of two hundred and
fifty dollars is imposed frequent
ly on lumber companies who re-
lease their mill ponds every few
years and dump thousands of gall
Ions of fannie acid into streams
and kill all fish for several miles.
Yes, the lumber companies pay
the fine, but this does not give us
back the fish in the streams.
Could not there be better laws
for such practices? Unless such
practices are discontinued. fisher
men should construct their own
font yard pools and stock them
with goldfish, and sigh for the
days that used to be.
Give trout n Dickinson
streams few years in which tc
grow so that the fishermen can at
least catch one more than two
inches in length. Just as a sugges
ton, why not provide funds for
buying sardines and distributing
them to fishermen who persist in
catching trout and other small
fish and who must experience the
tasting of fish each day during
the season.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-02
The Dickinson County
Herald
F. S. Beverly, Editor

Entered as second class matter
Aug. IL. 1889, at the post Office at
Clintwood, Va under the Act of
MARCH 3, 1879.
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Henson and Frye
TwirI for Title

Clayton (Boo) Henson Of Ar
lington, recent conqueror Of
Jimmy Risk Of Indiana, national
horseshoe Tipping star, will meet
Raymond L. Frye of Richmond
tonight on the public park courts
opposite the Commerce Building
in match for the Old Dominion
championship. At 6 o'clock Hem
son will pitch an exhibition with
Charley Howery as feature of
the District A. A. U. picnic at
Dorsey Grifnth's Virginia estate,
then will proceed to his battle
with Frye.
In Metropolitan League matches
last night Henson averaged 78
per cent ringers. including one
game Of nearly 80, to sweep Irwin
Carlberg, Lee Fleshman and Hef-
lin. In other matches Carlberg
defeated Woodfield, 80; Howery
defeated Hartley. 2-1, and Hart
lay dsSested Wooddsld. 10.
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Amateurs Give Pros
Hot Battle in Open
Golf al Chicago
Ferrier in Front at 66
As S.. 900 Meet Field
Opens Second Round
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, July 20.-A battle
royal between the amateurs and
professionals-with husky foreign
star leading the charge of the
simon -pures against the games
play-for-pay brigade-was in pros
pect as the 5000 Chicago open golf
championship swung into the second
round today.
Out in front by a single stroke
was an amateur from Sydney, Aus
tralia, Jim Ferrier. He toured Tam
O'Shanter course yesterday in sc
strokes, 6 under par-the standout
performance in q first round which
saw eight amateurs equal or. better
par of 36-3e72.
In second place with q 81 as the
second 18-hole trek started was
Johnny Revolta, veteran profess
sional from Evanston, Ill. Tied at
6s were Dick Metz, Chicago pro-
fessional, and Willie Turnesa, the
simon-pure from Ehmsford, N. Y.
who won the national amateur
crown in 1888. Ed Oliver of Hor-
nell. N. Y, who was disqualified
In this summers national open at
Cleveland. carded 69-the same
score as turned in by Ralph Guldahl
and Johnny Bulla, both Of Chicago.
Lawson Little, national open king.
and Sam Snead and Ben Hogan
had TBS and Gene Ssrazen a "a.
The tourney ends tomorrow with
SO holes play.
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Golf Handicap Wins
For Mrs. T.. 7. Penn
Al Congressional

Mrs. c. T. Penn's handicap stood
her in good stead at Congressional
in yesterdays women's tournament,
giving her first prize over Mrs. F. G..
Await after the two tied with net
86s. Mrs. John Lever was next
with a net 80.
Mrs. A. C.. Paul and Mrs. G. Jani
also finished in stalemate for
class B honors, but the latter won
after matching cards with handicap
allowance. Mrs. D. L. Norman
and Mrs. r. E. Burks were third
and fourth, respectively.
Glass c honors went to Mrs. G. H.
Arnold while Mrs. E. A. Swingle
was low in putting.
Co-hostesses for the afternoon
were Mrs. Paul and Mrs. A. M. Hyler.
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Parks Net Title Tits to Whet
Fans Appetites for Clashes
OF u. S. Aces Tomorrow

Smith were to play Stan Haney and
Hy Ritzenberg for a ticket to the
final round of mems doubles which
Allie Ritzenberg and Phil Burkom
reached Thursday. Mixed doubles
still was a match away from having
its semifinal bracket filled with Mrs.
Keever and John Smith having to
play Nancy and F. s. McCandlish in
quarter final engagement. The
winners will meet Charlotte Decker
and Allie Ritzenberg in the upper
half of the draw with the Herbee&-
Herbert tandem meeting Dorette
Miller and Hy Ritzenberg in the
semiS of the lower half.
Miss Decker and Allie Ritzenberg,
seeded No. 2. defeated Helen Fecht-
man and Carl Fontanini yesterday,
36, IS, 6-3, while Mrs. Miller
and Hy Ritzenberg eliminated Hazel
Bishopp and Hugh Trigg, 81, 40,
60,