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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-22
Compensation
Agreements

joseph Guerrero, Of 1873 Division
street, injured Oct. Is, 1889, was
awarded $3.50 from Joseph Trouge
and Sons, Inc, Of Bridgeport In an
agreement approved today by
Compensation C o m m issiOner
James M. Lynch.
Guerrero had already received
compensation Of SIS q week for Is
weeks. The agreement reached to-
day was q final disposition Of the
case.
Nine other agreements, In which
compensation win be paid weekly,
were filed and approved today.
They are as follows:
Assunta Fec0ndini, Of liz Mead
Ow street, from the Waterbury
Button Co., 1884 weekly begin
ming Oct. 8 for an injured right
finger.
Frank Mccormick, Of the Bronx
N. Y, from the Cedar Company,
Of New York, Sill weekly, begin
ming April %, for . sprained left
ankle suffered while working in
Lakeville, Conn.
Louis LuksO, Of Harrington, from
the Torrington Company, $11.34
weekly, beginning Sept. 30.
A. Orr, Of Prospect, from Wor-
den and Sons Of Waterbury, $l3.67
weekly beginning Oct. = for q
ysprained right ankle.
Orville Mckenzie, Of Torrington,
from the TOrringtOn Company,
1882 weekly beginning Oct. 8 for
. badly cut right finger.
Norman Stewart, Of OakviIle,
from the Autotype Company, Of
Oakville, $13.7S weekly, beginning
Oct. for broken left wrist.
Lucy GrOks, Of TorringtOn,
from Charles b. Curtis Company
Of Torrington, 81 weekly begin
ming Oct. II for q sprained right
wrist.
Alfred SimeOs, Of New Haven,
from the Oneglia and Gervasini
Co., Of Torrington, $12.AS weekly
beginning Sept. IA for . bruised
leg.
Neal WilIet, Of Waterbury, from
the Eastern MalleabIe Iron conn
pany, Of Naugatuck, one-third loss
of right little finger, 1888 weekly
for Is weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-22
Faces Trial

Rose Mitchell, Of Waterbury,
charged with manslaughter, will
not go on trial tomorrow, but next
Tuesday, States Attorney william
B. Fitzgerald said today.
Accused of manslaughter as the
result Of a fatal abortion last
spring, the woman has pleaded
not guilty and elected trial by
jury. The jury has not yet been
selected by Defense Attorney Ed
ward Mascolo and the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-22
AID CLUB PLANS
DANCE AT ELTON

-ames r. Turnbull Of Springfield,
Mass, at the monthly meeting of
the Waterbury Advertising Club in
The Elton last night spoke on the
advances made in plastic industry.
Eugene T Oviatt announced that
the first annual dinner dance and
mardi gras will be held Dec. 9 in
the Copper Room of The Elton. The
arrangements committee for the
program vii be Murray Grossman,
william Washburne, Harry x. Cash
In and Mr.. Oviatt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-22
DISPOSITION OF
HUSBAND CHANGED

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 22-- (UP)-
Probate Judge Joseph w. Monahan
today had under advisement the
divorce suit Of Mrs. Rose My Moller
of Ashby who charged her husband
Richard became brutal after visit
ing his fatherland- Germany.
Mrs. Moller testified yesterday that
their married life had been happy
for IL years until 1881 when her
husband visited Germany for the
first of three times. She added:
Il don't know what happened to
him there, but after that he was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-22
JUDGMENTS GIVEN
IN CIVIL SUITS

Judgments for the plaintiffs we're
returned in two civil actions by
Judge Theobald E. Conway in city
court today. Attorney Irving john
son represented the plaintiffs in
both cases.
The first suit was brought by
John Post against Francis Dowd,
of Waterbury, doing business as the
Nutmeg Construction company. The
Judgment was for $3.50 and costs.
The second suit was brought by
Harold Post against the same com
pany. Judgment was tor $3.50.
Both suits involved wages and
hours claims.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-22
CONNECTICUT SECURITIES
The 3. r. Grfggs Co.
PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS

PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS
Bid Asked
Bridgeport Gas 1t. Co. "a 81
Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. 81 40
Conn. Gas. & Coke pfd. 38 Al
Conn. 1t. g. Power -. 81 81
Conn. 1t. & Pow. 5kg
pfd. ................11 ia
Connecticut Power Co. so So
HID. Elect. 1t. Co. com. 661z 68h
HID. Gas 1t. Co. com. :. "a 80
Illuminating Shares A ;. 81 So :
New Haven Water Co. :. 70
South. N. e. Tel. Co. :. 159 1874
INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
Bid Asked
Ann. Hardware Co. =. 1914 251s
Arrow Hart g. Hege -. 80 Al
Bristol Brass Corp. com. 81 So
Colts Pat. Fire Arms Co. 70 80
Eagle Lock Co. ..... 61a 81
Eastern Malleable Iron 8 IL
Landers, Frary & Clark rs %
New Brit. Mach. Co. com. AZ A
North g. Judd Mfg. Co.. 31h 1919
Peck, Stow 81 Wilcox Co. 8
Remington Arms ....... 5A 6A
Scovill Mfg. Co. ........ 27H 29h
Stanley Works Co. com. SO So
Torrington Co. ......... 28h 30h
eVeder Root ............ So 65
Waterbury Farrell Fdry.. Is 20
INSURANCE STOCKS
Bid Asked
Aetna Fire Insurance SO So
Aetna Life Insurance 27h 29h
Automobile Insurance 81 80
Connecticut General -. 251s 271s
Hartford Fire Insurance 81 "a
Home Insurance .... 81 SO
National Fire Insurance. 57h 59h
Phoenix Fire Insurance. SO 86
Travellers Insurance -. AIS 425
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-22
WOOL MARKET

Boston, Oct. 22-(UP) - Trading
in domestic woods was slower than
last week the q. S. Agriculture de-
partment reported today.
Scattered sales were being closed
and prices realized on these sales
were very firm. Around $1O5 scour-
ed basis could be readily obtained
for good French combing length
graded fine territory woods, but hol-
ders were mostly inclined to adj
here to acting prices above this
level. Around As cents in the grease
has been obtained for graded fne
Delaine right fleece woods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-22
Current
Political
Activities

Rep. Daniel Mahaney and At
torney John Membrino, Democratic
candidates for state representa-
tives, will be the principal speaker
at meeting of the Women'S Ital-
ian-American Democratic club to-
night at The Elton. The meeting
will be followed by a Halloween
party, with Mrs. William MeSser
in charge of arrangements.
The WOmen's Republican club
voted last night to make a
a donation to the G.. o. p. cam
paign fund. Members reported
progress in their drives for votes
throughout the various voting dis
trictS.
The 18th District Democratic as
sociation, meeting last night at
Senator George T. Culhane's Gen.
ter street office, made plans to
bring out Democratic votes on
election day. William Wallace pre-
S1NlCO, d1lu kOCIldOOl S0n4AAAS Wc~7
the principal speaker.
The registrars office yesterday
received a phone call from a Wa
terbury woman now living in New
York asking if the city would pay
her expenses if she returned here
to vote on election day. The reg
istraxS said they were sorry but
they had no funds for that pur-
pose.
Democratic workers of District 81
will meet Thursday night at the
home of Mrs. George Corcoran, 101
hollywood avenue. 1t will be one Of
a series of district meetings being
held by the Democrats.
Also announced today was meet
ing of Democrats in District 1-3
1t will be held at 870 North Mair
street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-22
Spotligl1ting
Brass City News
Down to FL!

The mercury dropped to 81 de-
grees last night as the heraldS Of
winter blew cold blasts over the
Naugatuck valley. The tempera-
ture was the lowest recorded here
for Oct. 81 in many years.
Little hurries OF snow fell yes
terday morning, but were short
lived. Furnaces ran at full blast
during the night, however, and
continued today when the mercury
climbed to only 40 degrese by
noon.
Yesterdays high was AZ degrees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-22
JAMES ACCOUSTI'S
CAR SMASHES POLE

Bristol, oct. 22.-An automobile
driven by James AccollSti Of 70 Hill
street, Waterbury. was badly damag-
ed Monday night when it crashed
into q telephone pole on South
street. Accousti told Policemen Will
liam Thompson and William Meade
that he was blinded by lights Of an
other car. The driver was told to
appear at headquarters Saturday
morning.
DOW JONES AVERAGES
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-22
Contagious Cases

Two cases each Of scarlet fever
whooping cough are listed for Wa
terbury in the weekly bulletin Of
the state department of health.
Both diseases increased sharply
about the state.
This city had no cases OF iobar
pneumonia or measles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-22
Girl Shot!

Jeanette BiSiall0n, age 6,
daughter of Henry and Beatrice
Bisiallon of RID No. A WOlcOtt
road on Route 6 was acciden-
tally shot in the left arm by q
rifle fired by Cyrile Fortier. The
accident occurred while she was
playing. She was rushed to st.
Mary's hospital where she re-
ceived treatment by DIR. Rich
ards. X-Fsy showed that it was
a superficial wound. After re-
ceiving treatment at the hos
pital she was discharged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-22
Appeal Taken

An appeal from the probate
court in the estate Of francesca
Nocera was filed today in super
ior court by Rose Collum, Joseph
Nocera, and Frank E. Nocera. The
case is returnable the first Tues
day of November.
The plaintiffs claim that the
probate court accepted on Oct.
z an account of the administrator
of the estate, Edward j. Nocera,
and that they object to the ac-
ceptance of the account.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-22
Cruelty Alleged

Lena M. Mitchell, of Water
town, today sued for divorce
John Mitchell, of Naugatuck,
charging intolerable cruelty.
Papers filed in superior court
set forth that the couple was
married Feb. 2, 1929. Custody Of
a minor child and alimOny are
asked.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-22

mass meeting to be held in the FL
ton Hotel Friday evening to which
the general public is invited free of
any charge whatever. Assisting Mr..
Daley In arranging Fridays meeting
are John fiesta, John O'Brien, Mrs.
John pracney Mrs. Fred Mrazik
Charles Semonian and Thomas Bar
|rett.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-22

Wall. Street Claims
Lewis Caused It All
Trading Continued Light Some Leaders Made Good
Gains Business News Continued Favorable

/ ed commercial loans at q new high
since November, 1897, Corporation
reports were mixed as result OF al-
lowances for the excess profits taxes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-22

seldorf and on an airdrome at
Stade."
CThe German wireless reported
from Hamburg that strong force OF
British bombers attacked the city
in three waves late Monday night.
German anti-aircraft batteries fired
at the planes and forced them to
rise to great altitude. They dropped
incendiary bombs, according to the
German report, mostly on densely
populated residential districts. Thir-
ty-four houses were damaged and
"some private establishments were
also hit. Three persons were Sc
verely injured and II Slightly
wounded, the German report said.)
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS
UNITED Press Foreign News EDITOR
Germany,S foreign minister, Joa-
chin Won Ribbentrop, the United
Press was advised by reliable .pri-
vate sources today is expected to
arrive in Spain shortly possibly
within 48 hours.
It was indicated that Won Ribben-
trop may be Joined there by
spokesman for Italy and that di-
plomatic action bringing Spain into
closer collaboration with the Axis
powers is expected by Nazis.
The italian representative at the
expected conference presumably will
be Count Galeazzo Ciano, 1taly's
| foreign minister.
Berlin officials declined to answer
inquiries on Ribbentrop'S where
abouts and activities, leading to
speculation that he was already en-
route to Spain where the chief OF
Adolf Hitler's gestapo, Heinrich
Himmler, is on the ground.
Speculation that France was the
object of Axis diplomatic activity
and might be offered permanent
peace in return for entering the
war against Great Britain was
punctured by fiat statements OF
Vichy officials, including Foreign
Minister Paul Baudouin, that France
does not plan to participate in war
against any nation unless she is
attacked
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-22
NEW YORK OURD AEARKET

Cities Service s...a [
Elec. Bond q Share
Niagara Hudson Ewzs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-05

over, their accuracy is negligible
 above 15,oO0 feet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-05

Rosa Ponselle, who used to sing (perhaps she still does), is breaking ground for new home in Green Spring Valley, Maryland When we say she's breaking ground, she's doing just that. Sitting in the driving seat of large steam shovel she dug the earth which is to be the foundation for picturesque home; swimming pool playhouse terraces deck loggia and everything. It just yesterday that Rosa in Meriden and being considered grand opera ta ent, and singing in Waterbury and other placeS and making her great reputation at the Met in New York She is Mrs. Carle Jackson down Maryland way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-05
CONVENTION TOPS
 THREAT OF WAR
Legionnaires From West Indies Coming for Na-
 tiOnal Convention

Boston, Mass, August 5-What- ever may happen to the Neither lands West Indies, those problem dominions will still send delegates to the 1940 national convention o1 the American Legion, U. s. Congress of World War Veterans in Boston From Aruba, Netherlands West h. dies and Commander L. E. Reif- schneider of Aruba Post No. l, A L., the National Convention Corpo- ration of the American Legion, Beacon street, has received advance registration fees for Eugene A. Work as Dutch West Indies delegate to the Boston convention, with A. H Barrett and w. E. Moore as alter mates. So far, this delegation holds the long distance record for re- sponse to the Bay States urgent re- quest for early registrations to facil- itate the prodigious job of planning carnival entertainment program and housing arrangements for 300,- 900 Legionnaire men, women and children expected in Boston while official delegates debate epoch- marking national problems in their
 940 sessions, Sept. 23-26, at the close of 1940s national summer. Le- gionnaire Work is connected with the Lago Oil and Transport Co.,, Ltd, at Aruba.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-05
AUTO DESTROYED
 IN GARAGE FIRE
Local Apparatus Respond to Call From MiddIebury
 Authorities

Fire yesterday morning destroyed garage on the property of Ray mond Bedell, near Four Corners Middlebury. An automobile inside the structure also fell prey to the flames.
 The local fire department sent i three pieces of apparatus to the scene after a telephone alarm at l:30 a. m. The flames had made too much headway. however. aided by the explosion of the cars gasoline tank.
 Slight damage was done by fire Saturday afternoon at the Anchor Grill, 77 East Main street. Grease on the stove caused the blaze. Traf- fic was tied up for a time as f1remen sped to the scene.
 Services of four companies were required to quell a brush fire Satur- day afternoon on property of the c. H. Cables estate, in the rear of 59 Plaza avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-05
Wars Big Disappointment: Anti Aircraft Guns
Bag Only 7 of 200 BOmberS Brought Down
 By The British
BY PAUL MANNING

| NEA Service Stan correspondent
 London, Aug. 5.-.Anti-aircraft de- fense has been big disappointment in this war.
 Prior to the outbreak of hostili- ties in September, 1899, many mill itary experts and army officers pre- dicted that the A gun, because 1t had made such remarkable strides in ring accuracy since 1917, would sweep the skies of many planes in any future war.
 Legends were built up about the ability of the guns, firing automat- ically, to score direct hits on targets travelling more than 200 miles per hour.
 German officers wrote articles for military journals in which they said in all sincerity that any airplane which attempted to pass the ring of A guns surrounding Berlin, Hamburg, Essen and other points would be annihilated. France circled Paris with anti aircraft batteries, complete with searchlights and sound detectors, and felt secure against air attack. Britain scattered A guns around the countryside in September and waited.
 ONLY SEVEN NAZI
 PLANES DOWNED
 Eventually German bombers roared over Paris and London, Brit ish planes calmly flew over Berlin. Anti-aircraft fire proved ineffective.
 And thus far in the defense of
 England, of the 200 bombers which
 have been brought down, anti
 aircraft fire has accounted for
 only seven-all during the month
 of July.
 Despite this record, A guns will play an increasingly important part in Britain's defense. For German pilots, bombing during July with a greater intensity as the invasion of England entered it's first stage, know that direct hits on docks, factories and airfields can only be scored by low, diving attacks.
 Planes, like A guns, can hit what they can see. But both must have their target well spotted.
 
 One big lesson British A strat- egists have learned is that de- l tended zone must be literally ringed with guns. Surrounding city or air field with a few is no good. A screen of shells, completely cover ing an area and exploding up to Is, ,000-foot attitudes, is the only real anti-aircraft defense. London is probably the safest city in England from this viewpoint.
 For every square yard of sky over the city is covered either with an anti-aircraft gun or a balloon.
 The pom-pom, the Swedish Bo- fors, the machine gun, the three inch, the 3.7 and the AS are the guns of England's anti-aircraft de- fense.
 Of these the multiple-barrel pom- pom has proved the most effective in actual battle. Strictly naval weapon, the pom-pom has time and again scored direct hits on dive bombers, vulnerable as they roared in screaming straight dive at con- voy ship.
 In Spain and on the Western
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-05
Forgotten mystery

Forgotten mystery The Due dOrleans asked
 mid unettered girl of eight if it were true that she could see the future in glass of water how the scene would appear when King Louis died Accordingly to Coro- net Magazine she gazed deeply into the ordinary drink
 ing glass which the Duke held. Then slowly she began to speak and with the mnueSt detail she described the Kings bed chamber - which she had never seen Face after face of those present described The clothes worn were deneated and their positions i'll the roo
 The Due dOreans described the faces of Monsgneur M e duo de Bourgogne Madame Bougogne and M e duo de Berr and asked the child if she saw them The child replied she did not any of the above faces Eight years later when Louis XIV ded continues Coronet the scene at his death bed was exactly the child had described it, Those whom she said would not be present had all dled before the king The girl the daughter of servant in the house of the Due dOreans mistress The prophe swing was done in drawing room, and was considered more of jest than anything else. But it was Time who turned out to be the jester And if local names ana tragic incidents were resurrected which they won't be to spare tortured feelings could relate how recent fatal accident was oretod quite accurately by person. be- lieved then dying but who actually lived until the fu- fiment of his startling announcement had come to pass
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-05

Front the Swedish Bofors A gun received lavish praise. But it still remains a question mark under ac- tual battle in England.
 RIFLES EFFECTIVE
 FOR LOW PLANES
 The machine gun, as in 1917, is still king of the battlefield against infantry attack. But as a defensa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-05

against low flying airplanes it is ineffective. Its cone of fire is, too small.
 A battalion of marching soldiers is mote effective than machine gun fire against hedge-hopping airplane. It was demonstrated in Spain, Finland and the Low C0un- tries that a group of soldiers fir-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-05

Heard in passing Mario DiCecco conducted the quartet which supplied chamber music at recent meet ing of the Newtown Orchestral Society held at the home of Grace Moore in NeWown He is the welknoWn dlrec- tor of the Civic Orchestra of Waterbury, The commer cal bmp Reliance which visited Waterbury week ago Saturday on an advertising vampaign was extensively damaged last Tuesday afternoon in terrific storm that swept over Boston and envrons. $8O0O worth of heum gas to be let out of the huge bag and the cabin was also smashed up bit It moored at Quincy Mass at the time Under terms of the will of the late Mrs Ays Mary McCafey of Montauk L. l. her large residence or 10 acres of surrounding property at Montauk which is way out the eastern tip of Long Island bequeathed h the Jesuit Order Mrs. Nicholas Bradys estate lnnls fada on Long Island also given to the religious order several years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-05

ing rifles into the air can bring
 2 plane down quicker because
 their fire covers wider area.
 The tl1ree-inch, the 3.7 and the 4.5, Big Berthas of the A defense, toss Augmentation shells to heights of 10000, 30,000 and 10000 feet. But like all modern A guns the world
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-05
Tall Tower
 Topics
MUSIC IN THE AIR
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

ews 1em Koussevtzy Conducts Beethoven in the Brksnes' music in the air, Coming a bosky dell, England air Accompanied by toling bell It travels through the valleys, Reverberates among the hills Harmony wing with the birds trombone toos few trlls music in the air, cello its duty, Grasses with authority sylvan beauty conductor whacks his stick, Throws glance at a sky now blue, Every the musicians play Is clearcut and true Beethoven the Berkshires, Brahms New England setting, Voins a mighty choir, woodwinds abetting the air. Perhaps from Manon Lescaut As on days get your music al fresco
 FEM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-05
. ANSWERS TO
 CRANIUMc CRACKERS
Questions on Comic Page

Questions on Comic Page 1. True.
 2. False The bald eagle is the national bird.
 3. True.
 4. False. The canary is native to the Canary Islands.
 5. False. The turkey is native to North America, although at one time it was believed to have come from Turkey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-05
THE "WILLKIE" SAILS IN

Colorado Springs. Colo. (UP)-At the first model sailboat race of the season here, "Willkie" crossed the
 finish line far ahead of the field
 while Roosevelt" still was in the
 middle of the lake.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-05

The maximum grade on the new Pennsylvania Turnpike between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh is only 3 per cent. All curves on this super road are long and sweeping, with minimum radius of 955 feet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-05

St. Dominic honored. Yesterday being the feast of St. Dominic proper honor paid this founder of the Dominican Order at St. Vincent Ferrer Church on Lex
 ngton Avenue New York City. Waterbury has contrib ued many native to this religious order which is one of the oldest in the Roman Catholic Church today Due to his contemporary life with St. Francis of Assist it is customary in cities where there religious of both or ders to participate in the celebration of the feast days o these great saints Thus yesterday Franciscan Fathers from the Church of St. Francis of Assist 31st Street. N C., acted ministers of the Mass. Similarly on Oct church . It was 700 years ago that St. Dominic and St. Francis were contemporaries in Rome. They met there when both seeking recognition for the religious or ders they had just established St. Francis had founded the Order of Frar Minors better known Francscans while St. Domnics was the Order of Preachers.