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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11


 
 MT. olsen has already made a pre- liminary study of city books and ac- counts still in the hands of Warren M. Brown, accountant for Special Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn, ST. He may make report today on his find- ings thus far.
 The l940 budget allots the sum of $i0,000 for expense in connection with legal action for recovery of money which the special grand jury charged was spent illegally.
 Coming before the board for action were several requests for transfers, most of them within departments, They are required to clear the books of several departments for 1939. Mayor scully failed to reappoint any former members of the finance board, but in announcing the new slate he said It should not be con- strued as reflection on former finance commissioners. He stated that he and the new commissioners undoubtedly would have occasion to call on former board members for advice and cooperation in handling tho c'ty's financial affairs.
 The appointive members of the board will receive 6 salary of $500 Q year. In the past finance commis- sioners were not paid, but the Cul- hane charter revision act fixed conl- pensation for their services,
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New Faces Appear On
 City Boards Designated
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tary-trOasurer of the Thlnsheet Metals CO., and the only member of the police board gaining reap pOlntment.
 William M. Black, Republican, Of 63 Columbia boulevard, assist ant production manager Of the Sc0vlll Mfg. Co.
 FIRE BOARD
 Attorney Finton J. Phelan, Democrat, of H Lexington ave. nue.
 Peter ]. Carroll, Democrat, of S54 Baldwin street, mechanic Rt the American Brass Co.
 Alderman Patrick r. Shea, Dem- Ocrat, of lO6l Cooke street, fore. man at the Chase Metal Works.
 John M. Br0die, Republican, of l0s Randolph avenue, secretary Of Root & Boyd, Inc.
 Archibald B. Phillips, Republl- can, of s6 Greenleaf avenue, ef- ficiency man at the ScOvlll Mfg, Co.
 BOARD OF WELFARE
 Rev. Dr. Eugene P. Cryne, Dem- 0crat, pastor of St. Patrlck's church, and director of the Wa. terbury office of the Diocesan Bul eau Of Social Service.
 George N. Kaplan, Democrat, Of 45 sheldon street, member of the firm of Kaplan Bros.
 Attorney John A. Membrino, Democrat, of D70 Cooke street.
 Alderman Edward W. Raiferty, Democrat, of 3l Beechcr avenue, foreman at the ScOvill Mfg. Co.
 Attorney Walter r. Torrance, Republican, Of l40 Cables avenue, U. $. referee In bankruptcy.
 Rev. Dr. John N. Lewis, Repub- llcan, rector Of St. Johns Eplsco- pal church.
 Joseph c. Harpln, Republican, of 92 Laurel street. well-known cl0thier.
 BOARD OF HEALTH
 Dr. Andrew Jackson, Democrat, of 12l Columbia boulevard, TO. appointed.
 Michael J. GrOut, Democrat, of 27 Sarsficld street, foreman at the WnAOWhVaPv (IAak fla
 Raymond J. Tanning, Democrat. of l8 Central avenue. managing editor of the Republican. Amerl. can.
 Alderman Joseph P. Alishausky Democrat, of Riverside street.
 Dr. Nelson Pomcroy, Republi. can, of co Hillside avenue, reap. pointed.
 Dr. Joseph W. Borchardt, Re. publican, of 273 Columbia b0ulc. ward, reappointed.
 Dr. Edward II. Kirschbauni, Re. publican, of Eastficld road, reap. pointed.
 Thoroughly Representative Tn announcing the appointments Mayor scully said:
 T feel that these are thorough representative boards. Tn making ap pointmentS at the start of e ne' administration, I believe it Is onl proper to name new people"
 "The fact that others have nc been reappointed Is not derogator to them, but just In line with tn adminisfations policy. We recoG nize that many people desirouS { serve In the city government hay never had the opportunity to do B'
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Great Aerial Attacks
 Launched By Nazis
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flight over the Newcastle area. Six British fighters went Up to pursue them. Some of the Shrapnel splin- ters fell in the town of South Shields.
 One plane came in from the sea and was driven of by heavy gun fire. It disappeared into Q cloud bank then made 6 wide circle over town. Later 1t appeared ct the mouth of c river where again t was fired upon.
 People in the streets of c Kent town heard heavy anti-aircraft fire shortly after noon and saw shell bursts in the sky. in the direction of the Essex coast. No planes were seen and there was no air raid alarm. The shell bursts moved gradually in the direction of the North Sea. Antl- aircraft guns fired for 10 minutes.
 steamer Machine. 0unned
 London, Jan. ii-(UP)--An iiii- identified steamer was machine gunned and bombed by c German warplane off an East Coast town today, while second ship, believed to Do Italian, reportedJy struck mine in the same vicinity.
 A crowd gathered on Q cliff top saw the vessel which had been at. tackled by the plane burning ftir- iously on the horizon. The ships crew was reported to have taken to lifeboatS and tug was en route to pick them Up. .
 4 coastal lifeboat went to the aid Of the other ship, which later re- ports said had not sunk.
 HwFst Int Elemes
 Witnesses on the shore reported they. saw the mined steamer burst into flames sitter two explosions were heard.
 TWO rescue steamers were standing by the distressed vessel which was reported listing tO port
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explosion.
 The "stoppingS" are in "break- throughs" or cros-cutS connecting the mine entrieg-the pasageways leading from the shaft into the coal seams, The "break-throughS' are dug to permit the air to go up one entry, cross over and return through another entry. As coal Is dug, the "break- -throughs" are blocked by the "stoppings," forcing the air ahead to another "break-through' further in, before 1t crosses and re- turns.
 Make Cross Cuts
 Every % feet, the reScuers made a cross-cut and cleared out the bad air. .
 Directing the rescue work was E l., Chatfield, state mine inspector Other federal and state inspectors and oil officials of the company were at the scene. Traffic wal stopped within Q three-inile radiui of the mine.
 Four of the seven known deat were Identified as James Kesner. brakeman; Charles Moffett, Negro Roy Evans, and Red" Hyatt, mo- tornan.
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 governments and ruling classes" as distinct from the rest of the popu- lations of those countries, were abount to compound with Germany Later 1t proved to be Britain which Russia denounced as the ring leader" of Finland's supporters af- ter the Soviet government had im- posed its will on Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
 It would not be surprising to tlip- lomats If the l50 page "blue book confirmed reports current during the negotiations that on July 1 Britain and France proposed to Russia that the status of the Baltic nations should be dealt with in an unpuh- lished annex to a British French Russian treaty. Russia accepted this suggestion, 1t was understood but refused to include in such a secret annex the status of two othej key neutrals, the Netherlands a nd Switzerland.
 Even aside from the Baltic prob. lem, the Allied- Russian military talks reached deadlock on Q Russian pro. posad that Poland and RumaniA permit Russian troops to operate in their territory in event of German aggression. However, not only were both paland and Rumania firmly opposed but the British and French goeyrnments evidently dlplomatA said, shared the Polish governments desire to avoid any move calculated to provote German attacks. It was assumed then that e Polish Russian military agreement might precipi- tate hOStilities with Germany.
 Among numerous suggestions which the blue book Is said to omit Is 6 Russian proposal to the Allied military missions for Russian occu- patton of the Polish Wilma coiTi- dor and eastern dalicia 50 that Russian troops could contact ad- vancing German troops.
 When Sir William Seeds and Paul Nagglar, the French ambassador al Moscow, saw Premier Foreign Conl- missar ViacheSlav Molotov at Mos'' COW May 27 they presented him with the revised text of Q three- power pact, including Q provision to make tho pact conform to the prli- ciples of the League of Nations cov- enant, diplomats said.
 Molotov. however, in the British eye. misunderstood this suggestion and replied that Britai nand France apparently would be satisfied with q state of affairs under which Rus Sia would be bombed by an ag- gressor nation while some neutral at the league blocked any action to recognize tho aggression and legaliSe Russian action.
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4 4BODIES FOUND
 IN MINE TRAGEDY
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(Continued from Page D minutes. Conditions on the other side Of inc barricade could only be guessed, but there was Q chance that the trapped men had been able to throw u1 bulkheads ahead of the clouds of smoke and gas and re- tire back into the innermost rec cesses of the mine, conserving enough fresh air there to sustain them until they were rescued.
 More than l50 rescuers were on hand and those resting or waiting their turns below mingled with the thousands of people standing in Q roped-off enclosure near shaft en. trance throughout the night.
 Two.thirds of the trapped men were white; many had families. relatives, many Of them weeping, formed lare part of the waiting crowd. The ropes kept them at least 1000 yards from the shaft. They were huddled around fires warding off the cold of the mountainous countryside.
 Modern Mine
 The mine was the Pond Creek Pc. cSSiontas Coal Corporations No. 1 Bentley, one of tho most modern in the country, producer of 100000 tons of bituminouS year. It had been well rock.dusted, as c precau- ticn against just such an explosion as occurred ct 2:30 D. m. yesterday Cause of the explosion had not been learned.
 The explosion had ripped through three sections of the diggings, torn out ail entries to the compartments Of the imprisoned men and plugged up the ventilating system.
 John J. Forbes, supervising engin- ger of the United States Bureau Of Mines at Pittsburgh, said the only hope for the men was that they had been able to block off the dan- aged entries before taking shelter in the croSs-entrles, If they had, he said, they might be able to main. tain some kind Of ventilation in their refuge
 l,4OO Feet Away
 At 2:30 q. III. the rescuerS were within i,400 feet of the scene Of the explosion and they had hoped to reach the entombed men by s or 6 q. m. J. c. Hammond, secretary to the vice president of the coal com- pany. still hoped that 50 or more Of the men would be found alive. Others not SO optimistic, made ar- arrangements for bodies to be received at c temporary morgue at Jaeger, IS miles away, since there were nc planes in this town of 500 persons to accommodate Q large number of dead.
 The rescuGrB SO far had not had 10 resort to dynamite, which would delay them. Forbes, an expert or mine reScues, said the method probably being followed was to re- store all "stoppingS" displaced by the
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md that T would have preferred to fall into the North Sea and be killed rather than Do kept from inc war as I am now. Gle was ifl- terned.) My whole career Is broK' en-" , It was reported that bombs fall- Ing on the Danish Island of Romoe during the British raid on nearby sylt Tuesday night had blown ou' the walls of three houses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11
COURT TO DECIDE
 TITLE TO ESTATE

Michael J. Leon Of Franklin street. manager of Lake Quessa- paug in Middlebury, this morl.sig instituted 0 civil action in superior court against SilaS Manville of Mid. dlebury and others, asking that the court hear several claims and dc. termine the rights Of the parties in- yolved regarding the strips Of land in Middlebury and sctpe titled to such premises.
 Te plaintiff owns one strip of land worth S4,600 and another strip worth S40,000. The defendant claims interests or estates In the land or parts thereof of which are adverse to the title of the plaintiff.
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The coastal iifeboat took the crew of 30 off the steamer.
 A trawler was reported to have been bombed and machine gunned by two German planes off the East coast of Scotland this morning. but the vessel was only slightly damag- cd.
 No direct hits were made by the bombs.
 The Nazi planes, after flying low to attack, flew away when British fighting planes appeared. The traw- Ter returned to port.
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s h Lpptn IS coming to the surface in Con- gress, and will boil over soon,
 Here's why:
 A lot of non- British vessels carrying Amert- can goods have been taken into British ports to be examined for c 0 n | ra band, s om e fly the American flag, s om c q on t.
 Often they are found free of
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contraband and allowed to proceed; even so, a delay of two or three weeks takes place, a delay costly to the American shipper,
 . British shipping interests keep
 tabs on American exporters who
 have goods aboard such vessels,
 and after each delay circuiarize
 them to point out advantages
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 one German fighting plane land In the seq to escape two British planes pursuing 1t, and another British plane dive directly ct anti-aircraft guns which had caught 1t in their range, then escaped by hedge-hop- ping.
 One German plane landed in Denmark. The pilot gave his name as Willy Melschert. The National Tidende reported that he was 20, had been flying since he was l8, anl had served In the Polish catn- paign. He was quoted as telling Q Danish policeman that he had not taken part in the air battle but had been on reconnaissance duty
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The hostilities extended half wa,

The hostilities extended half way along the Danish west coast. In- habitants of Rihgkeoping, north of Esbberg, reported at p. m. yes- teddy two German mine-sweepers had battled three or four planes. presumably British, four miles from shore. The fight lasted half an hour and results could not be seen from shore.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11
FOREsEE CHANGE IN LABOR BOARD

Keep your eye on those reports that the President Is going to ap- point J. Warren Madden of the Labor Board to @ federal judgeship, If they pan out, the President will have to name new man to the Labor Board.
 If he does, you can safely bet t will be someone who thinks along the lines of Board Member William M. LeiSerson.
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(Continued from Page D nesseS will be summoned.
 The trial of MT. Phillips and the others has been set down for Jan p. the latest continuance having been given Tuesday. The men in. dicted are charged with 14 counts, including one count of conspiracy 10 counts of mall fraud and three counts of violating sEV regulations
 The conference was terminated ct 1 ?. m. and Mackenzie left the fed- eral building to return to the New Haven Jail. ie was h the custody of Edward J. slavin, high sheriff ot New Haven county.
 Federal sources indicated Mack. enzle would be . witneSS for the government in the forthcoming trial.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11
DEAN GRAVES APPOINTED

New Haven, Conn, Jan. li,-tuP) Henry S. Graves, dean emeritus of Yale School Of Forestry, has ac. ccpted an appointment from the general education board of New York to investigate problems of edu- cation and forestry research in southern states, 1t was announced today at the university. He will be assisted by Hollis L. Howie, 1nd!an- apolis.
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BY BRUCE CATION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 Correspondent

Washington, January Il = Re- sentiments over Great Britain's blockade tactics against American
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The Netherlands Government $ trying to rtop the shipment Of metal helmets from the Cogintrys
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MADAM SECRETARY
 STEPS IN LINE OF FIRE

There's a big mystery in final disposal of the Harry Bridges de- portation case.
 Bridges case was heard by Dean Landls, acting as a special examiner for the Labor Department. Lands handed in c ruling which cleared Bridges. The ruling went to Score. tary of Labor Perkins, who Is au- thorized either to accept the finding and cancel the warrant against Bridges, or to oveTule the finding and order Bridges deported.
 Assuming that Madam Secretary was going to turn Bridges loose, the politically astute thing would have been to do 1t immediately after LandIs' finding came to her desk Bridges is so well equipped with enemies that there would have been an uproar, but Lands would have been the central figure in 1t.
 But the thing stayed on Secretary Perkins desk. Now, If she accepts the Landis finding and cancels the warrant, 1t Is Miss Perkins who will have to stand whatever cussing de- Velops.
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BRITISH BLUE
 BOOK STARTLES

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GREAT AIRPLANE
 ACTIVITY NOTED

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Bruce CattOn's Washington Column
Congress BOilS At British Use of Blockade to Freeze Out U. s. Shipping

of shipping in British ships-nO delay, prompt clearance, and so on, according to Washington re- ports.
 Coming on the heels of an ex- pensive and irritating hold-up, such sales talk is apt to be effective
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PROPOSE EXPORT BAN TO PENALTZE SEIZURES

Congressman Melvin Maas, Min nesota Republican, is about to inc troduce a bill which would stop ex- port of war materials from the United States to any nation that indulged in illegal seizure or un. reasonable holding of American ships, interfered with American mails or did anything at all to American imports.
 That, of course, wouldn't Jlbe with the administrators help-the- allies policy, and the bill will proba- bly, get drowned on. But the temper of Congress is such that 1t is likely to get serious consideration.
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HARRY MACKENZIE
 CALLED IN PROBE

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FINANCE BOARD
 HOLDS SESSION

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Evening star., 1940-10-05
Looms for New Homes
Soar to l0-Yeur Hiqh

The third month of this year
to see savings, building and loan as
sociations dollar volume of loans
soar into new high territory for a
10-year period was August. with its
Sl17,622, 900 disbursement to home
buyers, builders and remodelers. the
United States Savings and Loan
League reports. Chief factor to-
ward the new high was the record
S42 ,288 900 which was lent for the
building of new homes, the largest
aggregate of construction financing
for the 10 years.
George W. West of Atlanta, presi-
dent of the league, says that this
is the first time since the first COM
pilation of figures showing break
down according to purpose that the
loans for new construction have
been greater in volume than those
for home purchase or for any other
single purpose. Their proportion of
the dollar volume was 36 - per cent,
compared with 3449 per cent dis
bursed for buying existing homes.
The uptrend in construction lend
ing is in line, he recalled, with the
11-year high in home building which
statistics show for the Nation in
August.
This August the total dollar vol
ume of savings, building and loan
financing was 23.7 per cent greater
than for the same month a year
ago, and it was 90 per cent up from
July OF this year.
Evening star., 1940-10-05

Honorato Moreles was arrested for
smuggling marihuana to patients in
the State Hospital at Puebla, Mexico.
Evening star., 1940-10-05
The Home Clinic
PIuyroom for Children Wise Investment
As BIustery Winter Days Approach

resorting to curtains or draperies
which are bound to show the effect
of being pushed aside many times
by warm sticky hands. In planning
a room of this type it is always
wise to avoid any decorative detail
that is so fragile that it causes con-
slant attention and restraint.
Slip Covers Recommended.
Any upholstered chairs in the
room should be slip-covered so that
the cover may be removed easily
for Tubing. This is a place where
a red and yellow old fashioned
calico would be ideal to accent the
REQ notes in the room Use this
color also for frames around small
pictures, for moulding between the
yellow walls and the blue ceiling,
and possibly to outline the wood
frame around the window.
A table and chair the right size
for the occupants of the room are
very necessary. 1t is good plan to
serve supper at this table to avoid
congestion at the dinner hour for
grown ups, which means that a
height comfortable for eating will
save many suggestions about table
manners. A cotton washable rug
of size large enough for two
children to sit on to play is a good
item in case Of unusually cold
weather or when the children have
slight colds. to keep them off the
floor.
If there is a small baby, play
pen will be necessary, if an older
child a desk or work bench might
be useful, but otherwise this room
is the perfect background for
healthy play for children when bad
weather keeps them indoors. There
is floor space for wheel toys and
electric trains, for blocks and mov-
ing about with good light, nice color
and a place for everything. This
space allotment is a good invest
ment in happy children as we'll as
the prevention of wear and tear on
the rest of the house.
Evening star., 1940-10-05
By MARGARET NOVEL;.

With the blustery days upon us,
when children must spend many OF
their play hours indoors, one of the
best investments any parent may
make is in providing a playroom
for them. This may be combined
with their bedroom, but if it is a
case Of separate bedrooms or play
room and bedroonl--We recommend
letting them sleep in the one room
and equip the other for play. Their
sleeping hours should be in quiet,
cool room with play time turned
Off until they awake But the play
room should be set up for the pur-
pose of play and furnished, deco
rated and equipped with materials
that can take it.
A sun porch, a small room on the
living floor, or an upstairs room will
all serve the purpose very well.
There are only few specifications
. let there be light, linoleum
floor washable walls and plenty of
color. Beyond that the furniture,
equipment and color scheme may be
according to individual taste and
pocketbook.
Select a patterned, colorful limo
leum for the floor. There are now
on the market linoleums made on
a new process which gives about
five-year wearing quality at the
price of the old-fashioned oil cloth,
Linoleum is quiet, easily cleaned
and withstands bumps and acci-
dents better than any other surface.
If you select a colorful pattern they
will enjoy the color in the room and
the pattern will prevent every foot
print and bit of dust from showing
For a color scheme in a bright room.
you might use blue gray marblelzed
floor, with wide pattern of yellow,
red and black. Primrose yellow
walls will make sunshine on rainy
day, and a ceiling as blue as sky
will be restful to the eyes.
Built-in Cabinet Suggested.
Furniture in the room may re-
peat the soft blue and the bright
red and for the smartest way to save
SpdCe Ill NdSC lIiC IOOlll II OAllolA We
suggest built-in Cupboards and toy
cabinets.
Along one wall build a bank of
drawers and closets on varying
levels. Closest to the floor make
drawers about inches deep and 20
wide. These should have solid ring
pulls or knobs. If the drawers are
larger than this they will be too
heavy for a child to open and have
a tendency to pull sideways and
lam. With a setback Of 10 inches,
cupboardS may be built up 10 sill
height. These will hold toys and
games, the sill self may be used for
books and toys and the 10-inch
space above the drawers will serve
as place to sit while playing. 1t
also may hold the toy trains, dogs,
blocks and similar objects. which if
on the floor must be moved each
time the room is swept. Play schools,
kindergartens and nursery schools
all use this type of storage, with
the idea that a child is curious
about what is inside the cupboardS,
and with a little instruction, soon
learns where each item is housed,
and learns to put it away, to redis-
cover it the next day.
A decoration of transfer patterns
of famous nursery characters. or
cutouts pasted on the walls around
the window frames or calico sWags
run through large painted wooden
rings, will dress the window without