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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12
LEAVENWORTH pep
RALLY SPONSORED

An athletic assembly and rally was
held this morning at Leavenworth
High school, to stimulate interest OF
pupiNr in the athletic teams which
an Just starting their fall seasons
Of practice.
All pupils Of the four classes at
tended the assembly, and heard sew
eral speakers, including John Dillon,
president of the athletic association,
Principal Frank Regain, vice-Princi-
pal Eard H. Blanchard, and Coach
Jake Rieger.
The speakers told of the past
triumph of Leavenworth teams no
the gridiron, and held out hopes for
an equally successful season this fail.
they stressed the necessity for sup
port from the members of the school,
In order to embue the teams with
spirit. The pupils showed their en-
Ehusiasm by booming out the Leaven-
worth cheers, under the direction Of
the schools cheerleaders.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12
INDUSTRIES TO
GET SECRET BOOK

Washington, Sept. 2-(UP)-The
Federal Bureau of Investigation
made available to industrial plants,
public utilities, and law enforcement
officers today its secret manual of
protective measures against sabotage
and espionage.
The manual, first of its kind
ever compiled, has been used only
by Federal agents and the Military
and Naval Intelligence services in
a survey of more than 500 plants en-
gagged in defense contracts.
Information in this book is highly
confidential and those receiving
copies must keep them intact and in
safe place." the FBI cautioned.
In order to control use of the
manual, the FBI said that each
copy would be registered. Copies will
remain government property.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12
BUILDING PERMITS

The following building permits
have been issued at the office Of
John T. Hartley;
NJ. Y. OOyle, for erection Of q
one-family house ON Prospect
read, $500.
Anthony CiaFlo. for addition 10
The rear of q store at 1878 East
MAIN street, and alterations for \
showroom, y5s.
Mrs. Nellie EfanI0n, %. close up
windows and make alterations In
s store ~ ie5 East Main street.
waterbury Savings Bank. 70
sssfl q rfHF VeFanda ana make
attentions foF IN extra tenement
AZ ae2s HAST hsaln street, 500.
AIno % nelpallsh frame shred u
ssa NoFih Riverside street.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12
JUDGE MODIFIES
RECENT RULINGS

Judge Carl Foster in the Superior
Court today filed Moderation of
Memorandum of Decision" in the
case of Thomas Morris Adm. against
Bessie G. Coyle ct al.
Judge Foster sets forth that while
he might not have made an error
in law in the case he did make an
error in justice and an error in the
statement of his intent.
Under the change Thomas Sulli-
van is allowed 5000 as administrator
of the estate of Maria Donovan, who
was one of the parties in the case.
Judge Foster also filed a modifi-
cation of judgment in the case Of
Jessie L. Heady against Frank G..
Regain ct al. The case involves a
foreclosure action and damages Of
S., 500 was claimed.
Under the modification city lien
and certificate of assessment Of lay
out and grade amounting to $1,000
be forthwith released Of record by
the city.
Judgement was found for the de-
PENDANTS.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12
LAWLOR FAVORED
| LABOR MEASURES
Club Points To Record OF
Former Senator AS
b Outstanding

"Tfe record of Senator Joseph H.
Esawlor in the state legislature more
than merits his return to Hartford" i,
q statement by the Lawlor for
Senator club declared today. During
seven terms, Senator Lawlor con-
sistently backed legislation bene-
fitting labor; he introduced and
supported measures that have made
for more liberal policy of govern
anent in Connecticut. His experience
Hlone makes him the best-qualified
of the candidates IN the 18th dis
trict."
(. The Lawior headquarters an
bounced that the former senator,
who was not a candidate in 1888,
had been given splendid receptions
at several gatherings last night. He
Attended nieetings~GfSseveral Demo-
cratic organizations in Brooklyn and
the East End. He also attended the
annual harvest festival of the
Church of IS. Peter and Paul.
Meetings OF Lawlor workers from
Districts Az and A will be held at
heas2puarterSsaon East Main street
tonight.
Several more Lawlor meetings will
be held Saturday night, in addition
Ekt is planned to hold several general
meetings and rallies.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12

UNITED Press Financial Editor
New York, Sept. 12-(UP)-Stocks
declined fractions to more than 2
points / n light trading today as
traders reduced holdings pending
further German drives against
Britain.
This was the sixth successive de-
cline in the market. In those six set
backs the industrial average has
receded more than points or nearly
5 per cent.
Bonds were down with stocks, es-
pecially foreign issues.
Commodities moved narrowly with
wheat on Ia to ga cent and cotton
few points higher. Steel scrap at
Pittsburgh advanced another SO cents
ton on top Of a similar rise yes
terday. Copper metal in the domes-
tic market was freely offered al
II Ia cents pound after having
been raised to II Ia cents from II
cents last week.
International Nickel lost nearly a
point. U. s. Smelling lost point
in the silvers. Gold shares were
steady in dull trading.
Steel shares advanced for a time
and then turned down sharply.
Bethlehem fell from 79A to 76K
the latter off IL points from the
previous close.
Union Pacific was down more than
2 points but other rails were mixed
In a narrow range. Utilities were
mixed, featured by special strength
In the LacI.ede Gas issues. Pre-
ferred stock in the latter made q
new high at 21h up 6 points.
Allied Chemical, Johns Manville,
and Sterling Products each lost 3
3 points. and declines Of points
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12
KINDNESS PAYS
LAKEVILLE Man
Harry Flint, n, Left $26,-
900 And House By For
mer Employer

Lakeville, Sept. PA former WPA
worker is richer today by $4,000
cash plus a house, lot and automo-
bile all because Of kindness.
The lucky person is Harry Flint,
%, until short time ago employed
on the WPA. The estate was left by
Neil williams Pray of Lakeville who
died Sundy morning. An inventory
Of the estate has not been filed.
Flint had known Pray for a little
more than a year. The young man
did odd chores around Pray's farm
after he had completed his days
work in the WPA.
Flint left the WPA rolls four
months ago to work steadily for
Pray, following which Flint and his
wife moved into Pray's home to be
near him when his health began to
fail.
Flint has small son, Harry Will
liams. Mrs. Flint is the former
Hannah Liner, daughter of Mrs.
Charles Liner and the late Charles
Liner of Millerton, N. Y.
"Kindness always pays"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12

and Netcong barracks sent troopers.
A number of*persons, some of
them critically injured, were taken
from the plant to the Dover General
hospital.
Kenvil is a community of 1900.
Thea Hercules factory employs about
1900 persons, having increased its
personnel recently.
The plant manufactures gunpow-
der and dynamite and it's buildings
cover about 400 acres.
! The company had been working
on government orders for smoke
less powder. An order of $218,G00
had been received from the govern
ment today.
Force of Blast Terrific
The force of the blast shattered
windows in Kenvil and plate glass
store fronts as far away as Dover
Some reports said there were
three explosions at two-nlinute in
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12
Spotighting
Brass City News
Everyone Rides!

Everybody Has to ride these
days." City Court Judge TheO-
bald E. Conway remarked today
when the budget Of Daniel
Grass0, 80, Of Sc Ridge street,
accused of non-support, was
placed before him by Defense
Attorney Edward MascOlo.
'But when I was a boy, 1 used
to walk from the top of Willow
street to Scovill's on East Main
street every day, and didn't
think much of it."
Attorney MascolO, who had
told the court that Grasso rode
from Baldwin street to East
Farm street, agreed that the
times have changed.
Judge Conway ordered GraSsO
to pay $40 weekly to his family
until October rs, when a judg-
ment will be entered.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12
ANOTHER ARREST
IN ASSAULT CASE.
WOIcOtt Youth Arrested
On Bench Warrant
$4,000 Bonds Asked

Peter Churchelow, well known
Wolcott young man was arrested in
that town at three O'Clock this morn
ing by County Detective Roland
Alling and other officers. He was
arrested on a bench warrant OBJ
tanned by States Attorney william
B. Fitzgerald yesterday afternoon
from judge Frank P. McEvoy
of the Superior Court.
The charge against C11urchelow
b statutory one and the offense
involved is said to be of most
serious one. Churchelow,s arrest fol-
lowed that of Michael Zimnaruck
made by the County Detective Alling
yesterday on a similar charge and
who is allegedly involved in the
same case. zimnaruck resides at 416
North Main street this city.
A young Wolcott girl Is said to
have been the victim in the case and
according to limitations made by
the states attorney the case is one
of the worst to be brought to his at
tention in a long time. A four hour
battle in the Wolcott woods is al
legged to have taken place.
zimnaruck was originally arrested
a few days ago and was to have
been arraigned in the Wolcott town
court but the states attorney on
learning of the seriousness of the
case decided to bring him before
the Superior Court with the result
that Detective Alling took him in
to custody yesterday. zinmaruck's
bond was set at $4,000 and the
same bond was set in the Churche-
low case.
Bond must be furnished by the
young men today or they will be
taken to Jail late this afternoon.
Churchelow'S arrest followed a
long search for him yesterday by
Detective Alling and other officers.
The capture was finally made at his
home at 800 a. m. today.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

George WheIan, l3e West
Main street, and Genevleve
Kukaitls, II Falrview street.
FIavl0 Coatta, n Winchester
street, and Eivira Tr0sina, 0l0
North Main street.
stephen SAVING, 80 Addison
street, and Jessie Granite, 81
Bradley avenue.
Percy eumleF, Q Weed street,
and Cassie TayI0F, 100 North
Main street.
Michael Mccormack, IS FAIR
naount stFeet. and Ma1elyn F0r.
sue, WestWeed avenue.
John Yosi, g., iO5 Chase eVe-
nus, and Ann LnoId. % daAisen
street.
Denaid EFsy, ass Pledmont
street, end Mary Whslan, %
beuih street.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12
states Attorney

States Attorney Hugh M. AIcOrn
of Hartford county, special prose-
cutor in the Waterbury conspiracy
trial, said at Hartford yesterday
that he was prepared and ready to
argue his case at the October term
of the supreme court for which
the appeals are set down for hear
ing. He said he would oppose any
continuance.
He said he had been asked by
defense counsel to sign a stipu-
lation agreeing to postpOnement
of a month but that he had refused
to sign.
Practically all defense lawyers
have made claims that It is
physically impossible for them to
read the ten volume record con-
tanning more than 6,O0Oapagescand
prepare briefs in time for the Oc-.
tOber term and an win file appeals
with the supmere court seeking
c0ntinuances on the hearings for
at least one month.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12

Traders Reduce Their
Holdings Over Nazis
Sixth Successive Decline In Market industrial Ayers
age Has Receded Over Six Points

and more were noted in Coca Cola,
Du Pont, Federated Department
Stores, Monsanto Chemical, and
Monsanto Chemical, and Pitts
burgh Steel preferred B.
General Motors preferred gained
2 points. Vulcan DEFINING preferred
was up 6A and Goodyear Tire pre-
ferred up 3.
Late in the session the list was
slightly above the days lows.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12
:. Interested?

Many calls were received at po-
lice headquarters today about the
four pairs of spectacles found in
manhole on East Main street, near
Beecher avenue, yesterday.
Captain Joseph P. Stevens in
vited persons seeking information
to come to headquarters and look
through the glasses to determine
whether they own them.
The spectacles were found by
workmen cleaning the manhole,
and were believed to have been
thrown there by children who
took them from parked cars.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12
LATE REALTY NEWS
QUIT.CLATM DEEDS

Emma shaffer 10 George MuI.
lemlte, property on Bucks hill
Christine fngala 10 Mary Rem.
s0nI, property on Wall street.
Maria and Nicola CleaFelli, 70
Charles chIeh0Feili, property on
The left side Of Birch place.
Giovanni Desnnlls, 10 Maria De
SAINTS, half.lnierest IN land o.
She north side Of George stFoei.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12
WOOL MARKET

Boston, Sept. 12-(UP)-Inquir-
ings OF wool were more numerous
than earlier in the week, but bids
were lower than recent selling prices
and sales were slow, the U. s. Agri-
Culture department reported today.
Short to average French combing
lengths fine territory woods in orig
inal bags were bringing mostly 80
to SO cents secured basis.
Bids for good French sofnbing
lengths fine territory original bags
woods were around IS cents secured
basis. Only a few lots were avail
able at this price and occasionally
sales were closed at 86 to 81 cents
secured basis.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12
ASKS GOERING TO DIE

New York, Sept. II - (UP) -
The Japanese Domei News Agency
broadcast, heard in New York to-
day, said that Group Captain W.. =.
O. Bryant, air attache OF the Bril-
fish embassy In Tokyo, had invited
Reich Marshal Herman doering 70
commit harakiri because OF "the
failure OF the aerial blltzkrieg
against England"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12
APPRAISAL FILED

Mrs. REESE Fitch, wife Of Louis
Fitch. left an estate appraised
at ef5,7f2.eD, II Is disclosed In an
inventory filed with Judge Pat
rick IIealey r. probate court To-
day. She died July ~.
Except Cor one piece OF real
estate and nm au7emebIle. the
estate consists entirely q steokh
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12
HARTFORD HAS
DYSENTERY SCARE

Hartford, Conn, Sept. 12-(UP)-
The city health department today
reported there was an outbreak Of
bacillary dysentery in Hartford
which, however, was not too alarm
ing"
The department reported II cases
Of the disease in the last month or
so.
In addition, % cases of the dis
ease were reported at the city well
fare departments camp for home
less men at Mantle.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12
ITALIAN IMPRRssARIO DIES

Rome, Sept. IL - CUP -Oreste
Poll. ~. italian impressario, died
yesterday AZ Milan. Poll was cred
lied with the discovery OF Caruso
and gchlpa, who were under his
nianagemenls before they became
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12
Investment Trust Quotations
CT. CULHANE, INC.
SO Center St

Bio Asked
Amerex Holding Corp. 13 IS
Associated Standard Oil
OldIeS 4
Bancamerica-Blair Corp. TX 2h
British Type Investors. rs 80
Broad Street Investing
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Bullock Fund v....... Tx l2as
a" -. 20 70
Central National Corp.
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Dividend Shares 49,. 1O4 ia
Equity oCrp. g Cow.
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Equity Corp. Common. II Is
First Boston Corp. is n
General Capital CORP. % %
Incorporated Investors. 1914 15h
Mass Investors Trust :. 10. 20
Mutual Invest. Fund. 8 10
Republic Investors Fund
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Spencer Trask Fund 13A i4A
State Street Investment
Corp. .............. 81 GA
q. s. Elec. 1t. & Power
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12

DOW JONES AVERAGES
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-03
Martin Dies Asks
Public to Support
Committee Work

Continued from Page One)
in which he declared that its meth
ods were the best weapons against
Fifth ColumniSts: that counter-es-
pionage by the Federal Bureau OF
Investigation was not sufficient.
He did not name the plant in
which he charged that five separate
crimes of sabotage" had been COM
mitted against an experimental air.
plane. but said it was in one where
"a clique OF German Nazis were
employed in highly strategic posi-
tons"
The acts OF sabotage listed by
Dies were: A piece of metal placed
so it would jam the planes con-
trolls; another spliced into the con-
trolls but discovered and removed;
bolts removed from the brakes;
gasoline gauges tampered with and
made to register a non-existent gas
supply: bolts removed from the
mechanism for stopping the plane
after landing. A sixth act of sabo-
tage. he said, probably went undis-
covered because the plane crashed
The plants inspector warned
against the planes leaving the
ground, and when his warning went
unheeded, he demanded a transfer
out of the experimental depart
ment," Dies said " We dare not
tolerate the presence of totalitarian
sympathizers in our defense indus
tries. They must be removed be-
fore they have an opportunity to
become overt saboteurs."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-03
Secretary Perkins Urges Federal
Wage. Hour Control in Migratory
Labor Fields; Security Demanded

In connection with actual farming
operation, they confined their re-
marks to the large industrial cor
poration-type farm, employing many
workers.
Fleming proposed as a possible
minimum farm wage, based on
present data, Is to 80 cents an
hour. He admitted that lit is not
likely the present provisions of the
act could be directly applied TO
agricultural laborers but expressed
the belief that 1T is possible to
devise an administratively practical
plan"
Limitation of farm hours would be
much more difficult" than plac-
ing a floor under wages, Fleming
conceded, and would have to be
so flexible that it would in all
likelihood tend to neutralize a large
part of the benefit to labor"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-03
Cowboys Rush 10
Compete in Rodeo

Cowboys from ranches in Imper-
ial and Yuma Valleys Tuesday
rushed TO enter the list of contest
ants so they will be able to COM
pete for the $500 prize money at
the peace officers rodeo at the fair
grounds next Sunday.
A program CT races for thorough
breds and COW ponies, bronze riding,
calf roping. steer riding, team rop-
ing, wild COW milking and bell calf
roping was arranged by Undersher-
iff Rodney Clarke. rodeo director
and his committees.
Lunches, refreshments and cold
drinks will be sold on the grounds
50 rodeo enthusiasts may remain
all day. The first race will start
at 10 a. m. The afternoon program
will start at ! D. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-03
Germany Claims
Major Successes
In Sea Warfare
Continued from Page One)

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cendiary bombs on the room of a
London motion picture house
The bombs showered the audience
with sparks and plaster dust, but
none was injured.
In southeastern Europe, where
the Greeks continued to hold the
initiative against Italy in Albania,
there were indications that German
military might was calming threats
of Balkan trouble. Rumania ap-
peared to be quieting, for the mo-
ment at least, although refugees
continued to cross the frontier into
Hungary to escape the terroristic
tactics of the powerful Iron Guard
organization.
The refugees reported many acts Of
violence before German military
units paraded through Bucharest
yesterday.
Hungary took strong stand
against recent Rumanian threats
that lost territory would be recov-
cred and a demand was made in
the chamber of deputies for an
official protest to Rumanian Pre-
mier Gen. Ion Antonescu.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-03
NoziS Claim Is
Ships Sent Down

BERLIN, Dec. 3. (UP)-German
submarines sank IS merchant ships
and an escorting auxiliary cruiser
out of one British convoy yesterday.
the high command said today.
The Is ships totaled over 10000
tons. its communique said, saying
the attack had been made with
particular success" 1t was prob
able the high command asserted,
that two other ships in the convoy.
totaling $4,000 tons. had been sunk.
The Berlin radio was heard in
London saying the auxiliary cruis-
er was the former passenger liner
Calendonia, but it was torpedied and
sunk last June0
The convoy was believed to be
the one whose ships have been
sending distress calls since Sunday.
Mackay radio in New York had
heard calls from eight British ships
in a small area 400 miles off the
Irish coast up to am, EST, today)
Well informed sources, supple
menting the communique, said that
one submarine, commanded b V
Lieut.. Commander Mingessen, sank
il,000 tons alone. They said that
submarines sank two ships which
were not sailing in the convoy. These
totaled 2l,000 tons and brought
the total bag for the day to 10000.
these sources said One of the un-
escorted ships was identified as
the motorship, Victoria Cross.
Zone of the distress calls heard
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-03
Greeks Dominate
Coastal Village

ATHENS, Greece, Dec. 3. (UP)-
Greek troops have captured large
village dominating the whole south
coastal sector of the Albanian front,
and have routed and split the Ital-
liam 18th army corps, reports from
the front said today.
(The name of the village evil
IDENTIFY was censored from the Greek
dispatch. The main towns in the
sector are Porto Edda, Delvino, Ar
gyrokastron and Telepini. BY cap
turing any one of them the Greeks
could dominate the road bending
east and north from Porto Edda
on the coast to central Albania.
A United Press correspondent on
the Epirus front messaged that the
captured village formed a baStion
on the coastal sector, that it was
white-walled community around
which the Italians had built their
whole defense system in the area,
and that its fall might cause a gen.
eral Italian withdrawal from the
south. The correspondent said a
three-day siege by Greek artillery
and airplanes had forced the Ital-
lians out. The Greeks were said to
have advanced slowly but steadily.
covering six miles along the whole
southern front in two days. Ital-
ians were reported to be Withdraw
ing their heavy artillery, indicating
general abandonment of the re-
gion.
The route of the 11th Italian army
corps occurred in a mountain sec
tor. cThe location was not givenD
A detachment of the 14th Evzones.
with their shoes tied around their
neckS, climbed a steep cliff bare
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-03
SRA Head Pledges
Personnel Shakeup

Continued from Page One)
tomorrow night or Thursday. The
joint legislative committee on re-
lief had two stormy sessions last
night. Rubinow bluntly condemned
politics in the relief setup and said
he opposed the asserted attempt of
the SRA personnel board to i'm
pose preferential hiring list Of
former SRA employees.
Director of finance George Kill
lion said he suggested the prefer
entail list to expand the principles
of civil service and denied any in
tent of the board, of which he is
member, to dictate employees to
RubinoW
Rubinow said few, if any, of the
4,750 ex-SRA workers, were suitable
TO him. Informed that an attorn-
ney generals opinion gave h i m
power over the board, he said he
would mail letters today dissolving
the board and start an immediate
"house-cleaning" in the relief set
IN
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-03
Inspection Depot
transfer Arranqed

Moving day for the agricultural
inspection station at Trifolium was
in the offing Tuesday after the
board of supervisors agreed to pur-
chase site for it at the intersec-
ton of the Julian-Kane Springs
road and highway 80 in the north
part Of the county.
The site little more than three
acres in extent and purchased from
the Southern Pacific Land company
for $50, is so situated that thieves
will be unable to get out of the
valley to the north without passing
it.
They are able to miss the Trifo-
lium station, Agricultural Commits
sioner B. "A. Harrigan said, by driv-
ing along back roads and entering
highway 80 beyond the station.