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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-06
: Bruce Cations Washington Column
No Rest In Sight
For Isolationists

in his antitrust prosecutions and
threats Of prosecution, and the A. r.
of L. lobby is still strong.
1t viii probably put up a fight
to reduce Arnold's appropriation
rather than increase it, thus
strangling an investigation into
building costs that might prove
embarrassing. Arnold also has
plenty of enemies among large
corporations, not without congress
sional influence, and between the
two Arnold is in for a hot time.
STATES MAY TASTE
HATCH BILL
Having swallowed the Hatch
(clean politics. bill more or less
against its will last winter, Con-
gress may pass the same dose along
to the states this winter.
Senators Hatch and Nicely have
proposals to bar political activity
to state officials in the same way
in which the Hatch bill now bars
it to federal office-holders.
This proposal is in for rough
shedding, because many congress-
men are beneficiaries of the work
of state machines, and will think
twice before throwing a wrench
into them.
MONDAY: The Dies Committee.
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Still Missing!

Norma RuOccO, 20, Of 240
Cherry street, wanted on charges
Of assault with q dangerous
weapon, was still. at large to-
day. All efforts Of police 70 bring
her in have failed, although the
city has been combed.
Police charge Miss RuOccO
with entering the home Of Mrs.
Danial NardOzzi, As West Lib
erty street Thursday morning,
and attacking her with q ham,
mer. Mrs. NardOzzi was report
ed recovering from deep gashes
in her head and arms inflicted
by repeated blows.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-06

BY NEA Service
The strangest polar expedition
in history will get underway
about Feb. s when the Penguin I,
Antarctic snow cruiser, numbers
off for a date with the South Pole
anywhere from a month to more
than two months later.
The Research Foundation for
the Armour Institute of Technol-
ogy at Chicago, which developed
the giant travelling laboratory,
announced the. tentative starting
date after receiving final word on
arrangements by radio from the
Byrd expedition ship, North Star,
which Is transporting the cruiser
to Little America. The North Star,
now at New Zealand, will reach
Little America about Feb. ac--
coinpanied by the supply ship,
Bear Of Oakland.
Unless there are unforeseen OBJ
stacles In the uncharted wastes
over which the cruiser will travel,
1t will travel two legs Of a tri-
angle from the Byrd expedition
base at Little America to the pole
and back to another expedition
camp to be set up in Palmerland.
Some two months or more will
be required for each leg Of the
trip.
CREW SELECTED ..a
FOR POLAR TRIP
The cruiser viii carry five men,
headed by DR.. T. g. Poulter,
who designed the machine. Dr..
r. A.. Wade, Of Miami University,
will serve as chef scientist. The
others, according to radios from
the North Star, will be Clyde
Griffiths, Of the navy submarine
service, Diesel engine machinist;
Sergt. Felix F'erramto, marine
corps, radio engineer; and Tech
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-06
SpOtlighting
BrassCityNews
Exhibits Work

The 1910 exhibition Of modern
American art at the Whitney
Museum of New York City will
include an oil painting, Retro
active Progression" by George j.
Marinko, Waterbury artist. The
exhibit opens Wednesday.
Marinko is at present an in
structor at the Waterbury Art
school. His work has been ex-
hibited in many places through
out the country. Only the work Of
leading contemporaries is exhib-
tied at the Whitney museum.
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No Appointments

Mayor Vincent A. Scully said to-
day he was not ready to make any
further board appointments. 1t
is expected that he will announce
appointments Monday.
Still to be filled by the mayor
are places on the board Of public
works, board of health, board of
public welfare, board Of police
commissioners and board Of fire
commissioner
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-06
FIREMEN PLUNGE
INTO ICY RIVER

Medford, Mass, Jan. Cup
Seven flremen plunged into the Icy
Mystic river today before hauling
ashore with q flre-flghting hook an
unidentified woman, about 45, who
had pushed away life-preservers
The woman, revived at o hospital
was hysterical and refused to give
her name. Witnesses said that the
woman, dressed In black, walked de-
liberately onto thin ice under q
bridge.
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mot Guilty."

oscar GrasS0, who resides Ut
104 Railroad Hill street in this
city pleaded not guilty to q charge
Of robbery with violence when ar
raigned before Judge Orthur F.
Ellis In the criminal superior court
In Litchfleld yesterday. The case
was deferred until Jan. 10.
Grass0 was arrested In connec-
ton with the robbery Of q Tor
rington package store on Dec. IL.
Two others alleged to have been
implicated In the robbery will be
brought before the local superior
court. They are Henry Martone Of
Railroad Hill street and John
Rainchuso, who resides ON the
same street.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-06
CIVIL WAR VET
DIES IN MASS,

Weymouth, Mass, Jan. 6-(UP)-
Harrison Lee Belk, "a, Tennessee
born veteran Of the Union forces Of
tie Civil war, died yesterday ct his
home.
Born In Carthage, Tenn, he moved
to Texas with his parents at the age
Of eight. When he was 10 years old
the Corfederates called him 10 the
colors, but he refused to enlist and
travelled north to Join the federal
forces.
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Conference

Several local delegates will at
tend the fourth annual meeting Of
the Connecticut conference on
social and labor legislation at New
Haven, January 10. John ]. Dris-
coll, executive secretary Of the
Waterbury Brass Workers union,
will be one Of the speakers.
One Of the other speakers will
be Rev. Alison J. Smith, former
pastor of the Grace Baptist church.
The meeting will be held at the
Sterling law library Of Yale uni
versity.
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On FurlOugh

Seaman Second Glass william j.
Pollard arrived home today to
spend a few days with his parents
Detective Lieut.. and Mrs. william
F. Pollard Of 1885 South Main
street.
Seaman Pollard is assigned to
the U. 8. 8. Upshur which Is now
stationed at Norfolk, Va. He was
enlisted In the navy early last
summer.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-06
VARIETY PROGRAM
FOR CHURCH GROUP

Mr.. and Mrs. Club Of the First
Baptist Church will give q variety
program Of games and entertain
inent at the next meeting Tuesday
night In the church.
The February meeting features q
talk by DR.. Edward H. Kirschbalim
on q summers trip through the
scandinavian countries.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-06

some threatening clouds on the
horizon which may throw cold wa
ter on the 1910 outlook: u the fact
that 1910 is an election year may
cause some general hesitancy pend
ing an exact definition of future
governmental policies; ~ the posi-
bility Of an abrupt peace in Europe;
81 the more remote possibility of U.
s. participation in the war; and ~
the threat Of rising construction
and financing costs.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-06
FULLER BRUSH co.
ADVANCES WAGES

Hartford, Conn.,, Jan. 6. (UP)-
The Fuller Brush Co. today an
nounced general five per cent
wage increase for 100 office and
factory employees through the coun-
try.
President Alfred G. Fuller said
the company's business increased
substantially during the past year.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-06

S ues defining
American rela-
tons with the
E u r opean war
are by no means
settled.
For one thing.
t there is the
matter of taxa
ton of war pro-
fits. During the
n e u trality de-
bate of last year,
the isolationists
said bluntly that
if the embargo
W ere epealed
thew would de-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-06
POSTMASTER DIES

Carlisle, Mass, Jan. 6-(UP) -
Daniel Lang Chamberlain, 81, for
AZ years postmaster here died at his
home yesterday. He was native
Of Bath, N. II.
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EDITORS NOTE: This is an
other Of six special Bruce Cat
ton columns from Washington
giving a pre-view of the bitter
congressional battles Of 1910.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-06
GEORGE BAEDER
CHOSEN DEACON
Mrs. Della Bronson Is
Elected Clerk of Congre-
gatiOnal Church
MlDDl
Correspondent; Eleanor Read
Telephone 5-09S2

The following officers were elect
ed ut the annual meeting Of the
Congregational church Wednesday
evening, following a supper In the
church rooms: clerk, Mrs. Della
Bronson; deacon, (for period Of
three years. George Baeder; treas
urer Of Benevolences, Samuel Bas-
sett: standing committee. Mrs.
Charles =. Miner and Edmund
James; superintendent Of Church
School, Mrs. Samuel Townsend;
church librarian, Mrs. william VAN
dercook; every-member canvass
committee, Charles II. Epson, Jr.,
Mrs. Melville Skiff, Mrs. Edmund
James and Miss Margaret Townsend
and william II. Plat, Jr., music
committee, Walton B. Smith, Mrs
Austin L. Adams, Mrs. Howard
Bronson, Mrs. Albert q. Clark. The
meeting was led by Robert M. Fem,
chairman.
Mass will be celebrated at the
Church Of st. John Of the Cross
Sunday morning at II o'clock by
Rev. Raymond J. Kennedy.
There will be q Communion serv-
Ice at the Congregational church at
l0;45 o'clock tomorrow morning
Rev. william H. McCance's topic
will be "A Communion Meditation"
at the meeting Of the Christian En-
deavor Society In the church rooms
at 1850 p. m. New officers will be
elected.
Rev. William II. McCance will
speak at the meeting Of the Wa
terbury Youth Council at the First
Congregational church In Water
bury Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
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False

Firemen responded to Q false
alarm from Box 1893 ut Hill and
Plat streets early this morning.
II was the first alarm In 26
hours.
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mand adoption of the Bone bill.
This bill Originally had the
sponsorship of so senators, and
would practically tax war profits
out of existence. There is an al
tentative war profits proposal, the
Lee bill, but this is expected to
lie dormant because of Senator
Lees closeness to the administra-
ton.
CLASH FORSEEN
ON SHIP TRANSFER
There is also the chance that
any attempt to dispose Of
American merchant vesselts made
idle by the neutrality laws CASH
and-carry section will raise a
rumpus. The proposed transfer of
eight of these ships to Panama a
month or more ago, raised a great
deal of dust, and later proposals
to sell them to Great Britain or
Norway will be scanned equally
closely.
The isolation group is minor
ity, but it is a relentless and
watchful minority, and any move
that in their eyes tends to lead
the United tSates toward war will
bring them bouncing on 1t like
cats. Any effort, for instance, to
get around the johnson Act IN
order to make loans to European
countries, will get a quick once
over by this group. This act for
bids loans to any country now IN
default of obligations to the United
States. That includes most OF the
countries now at war, and various
lodges have been proposed to get
around 1t.
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SUNDAY CONCERT AT
BETHEL SYNAGOGUE
MONDAY: The Dies Committee.

A religious concert will be given
by Rev. Abraham Levine and Rev.
Tobias Schnidman, New York
cantors, in the BETHEL synagogue
at 2 o'clock tomorrow night. The
public Is invited.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-06
BY BRUCE CATION
Waterbury Democrat Washington
Correspondent

Washington, Jan. 6-The isola-
zionist bloc in Congress emerged
from the last session bloody but I'M
bowed. They are right back this
winter to serve notice that all is
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-06
ARNOLD REQUEST
BRINGS PROTEST

Assistant Attorney General Thur
man Arnold's request for more mon
ey> for antitrust prosecutions will
meet loud opposition. The American
Federation Of Labor feels that Ar
mold has trodden heavily on Its toes
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-06

Mass will be celebrated at the
Church Of st. John Of the Cross
Sunday morning at II o'clock by
Rev. Raymond j. Kennedy.
Evening star., 1940-05-25

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Evening star., 1940-07-30
Van Nuys Joins Burke
In Opposition 10
Third Term
But Indiana Senator
Indicates He Will Not
Campaign for WiIIkie

Senator Van Nuys, Democrat, of
Indiana today was aligned with
Senator Burke, Democrat, of Ne
braska in opposition to third term.
In making known he would
support the Nebraskan's anti
third term constitutional amend
ment, the Indiana Senator said
nothing has happened to change his
belief that a third term is "violative
of American traditions and a mis-
take"
Senator Van Nuys indicated at
the same time that he would not
vote or campaign for ,Wenoell l..
Willkie, the Republican nominee.
Will Not Be Driven Out.
Il have always been a Democrat,
and have served in my State in
every party capacity from precinct
committeeman to State chairman"
said Senator Van Nuys. II do not
propose to be driven out of that
party by any individual or group
of individuals.
plOENoScu W IcLIldlE III CH6
Democratic party and to devote my
time and energies in an effort to
restore it to its original fundamental
principles and traditions"
Senator Van Nuys explained he
would devote his efforts to election
of The entire Democratic State ticket
in Indiana.
Will Join Hearings.
The Indianan, who also stood be-
side Senator Burke in the fight on
the Presidents Supreme Court plan,
said he expects to take part in the
hearings the Nebraskan will hold
about the middle of August on the
proposal to limit White House ten
ure by a provision in the Constitu-
ton. Senator Burke long has advo-
Gated such a proposal.
Meanwhile, the Republican Ma
tional Committee made public today
a letter from John B. Jameson, a
former New Hampshire Democratic
chairman, pledging support to Mr..
Willkie.
Evening star., 1940-07-30
Admiral Wood Dies al 79;
Bore Fatal Ship Order

Rear Admiral Spencer Shepard
Wood, U. S. N, retired, who as a
younger officer carried dispatches
which ordered the battleship Maine
to Cuba and her doom, died today at
the Memorial Hospital in New York
City.
Retired since 1921, the 79-year -old
veteran of the Spanish American
War. the World War and numerous
minor campaigns, thus was eulogized
by Admiral Harold r. Stark, chief
of Naval Operations:
eve of the Navy have lost splen-
did shipmate and friend, He was an
outstanding naval officer during the
80 years of his active duty and con-
tinued to serve the Navy as secre-
tary and treasurer of the Navy Re-
lief Society to the day of his death.
His has been life of devoted service
to his country. He will be greatly
missed"
AS commanding officer of the tor
pedo boat Dupont, he was ordered
to carry dispatches sending the
Maine to Havana, and later, dur
ing the war that followed the sink
ing of the battleship, carried dis
patches which sent Commodore
Winfield Scott Schley from Cien-
fuegas to Santiago and later car
ried other dispatches announcing
the victory of the American Fleet
over the Spaniards off Santiago.
AS naval aide to the Secretary of
the Navy in 1893 and 1894 he ar
ranged the details of a huge gath
ering of ships from foreign nations
at Hampton Roads and at New
York.
In 1894 he was sent by President
Cleveland to investigate conditions
in the Hawaiian Islands prior to
the recognition of the republic by
the United States and was present
at the election and Inauguration of
the first President of the Hawaiian
Republic, President Dole, before the
island became a possession of this
country.
During the World War he was
commander of the 1st Naval District,
with headquarters at Boston, and
was responsible for organizing naval
schools at Harvard University and a
flying school at the Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology.
In 1919 he assisted the American
Minister In the settlement of a revo-
luton In Honduras, and while on
this mission directed his crew In wip-
ing out an epidemic Of yellow fever.
Evening star., 1940-07-30
New Waterfowl Pools at Zoo
Held Lesson in Geology

The collection vill be enlarged to
make q comprehensive picture of
American waterfowl life, now that
new ponds are available. The birds
on display now include blue geese,
whistling swans, snow geese, Empe-
ror geese and many types Of wild
ducks.
The lakes, bordered with berry
and fruit trees and Towering shrubs,
form q pleasant view for visitors on
the terrace Of the new restaurant
being completed in a grove above the
wildfowi exhibit.
The w. p. A. also has completed
an outdoor display pit for snakes
outside the reptile house. The pit
soon will be stocked with speci-
mems, 1t was said:
Among new additions at the rep
tile house is white snake some 4
feet long which was captured in
nearby Maryland and so far has not
been identified. The reptile closely
resembles corn snake. Its peculiar
white skin gives 1t unique appear
ance. The snakes eyes, dark rather
than pink, prevent it from being
classified as true albino.
Evening star., 1940-07-30
Norris Asks Adjournment
Of Heat CONGRESS

Senator Norris, Independent, of
Nebraska thinks that the heat has
gotten Congress and that his COL
leagues should pack up land 60
home.
The Senate veteran said yester-
day that Capitol Hill "has become
the hysterial center of the coun-
try" and added that further ses-
sions of House and Senate were
dangerous
Associates believed that prospec-
tive defense measures made 1t I'M
likely his prescription would be
followed.
There is not a member of Con-
gress who is in shape to pass upon
legislation" said Senator Norris,
rejecting on the high temperature
and wiping his brow.
Congress has not done a damn
thing since before the Republican
convention, and it's in no mood to
do things right now. All this
talking and pickering only tends
to produce hysteria."
Evening star., 1940-07-30
Weather
(Continued From First Page.l
rafflc between Colorado Springs

traffic between Colorado Springs
and Pueblo.
Showers for the second consecu-
tive day brought 10-degree drop in
Virginia temperatures. Rain prom
ised to alleviate further the heat
in New York City, where the torrid
weather moderated somewhat last
night. 4
Temperatures in the COS pre-
vailed over most Of the continent
east of the Rockies yesterday. 1t
was 103 at Laredo, Tex, on the Rio
Grande, and 102 at Burley, Idaho;
100.5 in Lancaster, Pa, and 104 in
Waynoka. Okla.
Arkansas baked in its hottest
weather of the year. The mercury
reached 81 at Little Rock and 101
at Fort Smith. Dallas reported 98,
a new high for the season there.
Detroits 99.4 was the highest for
the date in the ST years Of the
Weather Bureaus history.
Baltimore has Sweltered in 90-plus
temperatures for IL consecutive days,
with no prospect Of immediate relief.
New season records were established
throughout Pennsylvania. A read
ing Of 90 at Harrisburg was the
highest in q decade. Tennessee
farm officials reported mid-state
crops suffering from the heat.
Evening star., 1940-07-30
STAR WASHINGTON 3. TUESDAY, 3d.

A lesson in geology as well as
ornithology is supplied by the new
series of pools for American water
fowl just completed at the Zoo.
The pools were laid out under
direction Of Roy S. Bassler, Smith
sonian Institution geologist, and
represent an ideal geological forma-
ton of this area.
The highest pool Is fed by a bub-
bling artificial spring, and the water
passes into lower pools down natural
waterfalls lined with stones char
acteristic Of the geological period.
Mr.. Bassler, an instructor at
George Washington University,
brings his geological students to the
Zoo to demonstrate the rock forma-
tions.
Numbers Of rare waterfowl have
been moved into the new pools from
the old pond made by damming a
section of Rock Creek. The birds
were moved because floods some
times washed away sections of the
fence, liherating the specimens, and
the location was too secluded for
the public to get full benefit of the
display.