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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-26
JUDGE EDWARD MASCOLOLOST CONVENTIONS Sudden Death of Delegate William DOucette at COn-
 ventiOn Session CORP. COUNSEL J. GREGORY LYNCH WINS He Led Opposition to Ob- jections Made By Chair
 man MascOlO

The Democratic Town Convention last night adopt ed new party rules which give control of the party's affairs to an executive com mittee'' of IS members. The new set of rules, offered by Corporation Counsel J. Greg ory Lynch, was adopted over the objections of Judge Ed ward Mascolo, convention chairman, who charged that it was being rushed through before the delegates realized the import aace of the changes contained in the Il osely-typewritten pages.
 The convention was preparing to elect members of the new town committee when William Doucette, } one of the delegates suffered 8 fatal heart attack. The new slate will be chosen next Monday night.
 Lynch Leads Opposition
 MT. Lynch led the opposition to Judge Mascolo's motion that city officials and employees be barred from town committee membership. declaring that things are different" noy7 from what they were last fall, when he strongly advocated such a principle. The corporation coun- sel, serving as floor leader for the faction of which Mayor Vincent A. Scully, State Chairman J. Francis Smith and he are the heads, had the votes of most delegates under coSl- trol during the night. Some bolted to support the proposed ban on town committee membership for per- sons on the city payroll and the vote was 14-14. With the vote a tie, Judge Mascolo,s proposed re- form was declared defeated.
 Mascol0 Is Cheered
 Spectators in the rear of the meet 1ng room at The Elton cheered voc ciferously when Judge Mascolo de- clared to the delegates: "You should vote for this amendment even If you did come here to follow
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-26
European War Is Still An Economic Conflict
No Sign of Promised Spring Drive of Nazis-French Hit Hitler Hard Blow on Rumanian Oil-B British
 Warships Do Damage
BY JOE ALEX NORRIS

Limited Press Foreign News EditOr)
 War in Europe settled more deep ly than ever into economic conflict today, with still no sign of the long promised springtime military, naval or aerial offensives.
 The present period, dispatches emphasized, may be merely the pause before big scale warfare be- gins but there was little to indicate that either side had yet decided when. where or how they could strike swiftly or effectively at their enemy.
 British and French war fleets were tightening up the blockade in the North Sea by clamping down on the entrance to the Baltic with warships and submarines and Il was reported from Copenhagen that all German shipping might be ordered to take shelter for the time being.
 Two German merchantmen had been torpedoed and at least ont other, perhaps two, had gone aground in the last few days. Mum erous German ships. it was report ed had already turned back to Ger man ports with cargoes of coal ano coke for Scandinavia.
 British Ships Watching British destroyers as well as sub- marines were reported to be lurk- ing off the Danish North Sea coasl and in the Skager Rak and the Kat tagat, entrances to the Baltic, look Ing for German freighters.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-26
LABOR LEADER
 MURDER VICTIM
Peter PantO Had Made Plea to Fight MObsmen
 Body Never FOiund
BY ROBERT MUSEL

United Press Staff Correspondent,
 New York, March 26.-(UP)-l young labor leader who disappeared last July while on his way to pleac with l6ngshoremen to fight mobStel domination was reported today tt have been another victim of Murder Inc.
 The slain man-his body never has been found-was Peter Panto 28, leader of a rank-and-f1le move ment in Local 929 of the Interna- tional Longshoremen's association The story of his staying was reported to have come from Abe Reles, chief strongarm man of Murder, Inc, whc has been confessing, to authorities in an effort to escape the electric chair.
 District Attorney William O'Dwyer of Brooklyn declined to say whether Reles had talked of the Panto case but it was learned that the under sized gunman had been giving in- formation not. only about his own gang but about a waterfront mot which collected tribute in a strip five miles long by two to five blocks wide on the Bay Ridge waterfront in Brooklyn.
 This gang apparently cooperated with Murder, Inc, investigators said
 PantO Made Address
 Panto had addressed 1,250 water front workers on July 8, urging them to elect officials who would resist
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-26
Roosevelt Against Dewey Is Vote By Daily Newspaper Editors

New York; March 2S(UP)-Daiy newspaper editors believe President Roosevelt will for third term against Thomas according conducted by Current History which its results today The editors the magazine said - Democratic nomination going Secretary Hull the Republican nomination to Arthur Vandenberg Of the 165 daily editors who received questionaires, 497 replied.
 Of pod 63 cent thought Mr. Roosevelt would be nomnad less than cent thought he should be- Nearly A nominated; thought he would be.
 Although believed the Republican nomination would Dewey believed 1t should compared with "A per cent who thought 1t should to vandenberg
 said political sentiment in their communities 1t Twenty per
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-26

Hollywood, March 26.-OP)-Boh Burns, gangling hill-billy movie and radio comedian, was accused of love theft today in a $70.000 damage suit charging Intimidation and false im- prisonment.
 The suit was filed by Daniel w, Hoge, middle-aged Texas oil man, who said Burns and others kid napeds him and forced him to agree not to press a suit for alienation of affections.
 Hoge claimed that Burns and representatives of Paramount stu do entered his home, Dec. %, 1888, carried hin, to an office and forced him to sign two documents. One, his suit alleged, freed Burns from love theft charges and the other absolved the studio. v
 While he was held captive, Hoge said Burns and his confederates ransaciSed his Wilmington nome for papers they believed had bearing on his proposed action accusing Burns of alfenating the affections oi Mrs. Millie Berniee Hoge.
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Burns described the suit as the most ridiculous and far-fetcheG thing" he had Aver. known. He said he supposed Hogeis action was based on an investigation of his threat to sue him and the studio.
 Paramount lawyers went to the district attorneys office when Hoge came around threatening to sue, !" Burns said. ''The district attorney sent some men down to find out what 1t was all about. I wasn't there myself, but the investigators told me he, broke down and cried and said there was nothing to 1t.
 After it was all over, Hoge called on me and asked me to forgive him "
 Burns said he had known Hoge a Hong time ago in ChicagoS 7 s;But I only met his wife once and now suppose he wants to get some Of the money I'm supposed to be earning nowr
 < Burns has earned ns much as S400 GOO in a single yeSr.
 When Hoge bothered me before about this thing, I just laughed about
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-26
Chairman Mulville Is Determined In Stand
Sharp Disagreement With Policies of Mayor Sculy, His Advisers, Said to Have Been Reason for
 Retirement From Office

The decision of Town Chairman Joseph F. Mulville to withdraw as chairman of the Democratic town committee was caused by sharp dis- agreement with the policies of Mayor Vincent A. Scully and the latter's advisers, associates of the town chairman said today. Denials can be expected, but behind MT. Mulville's surprise announcement of retirement were differences with the mayor over several matters, among them patronage, and the makeup of the new town commit tee.
 Mayor Scully last night urged the town convention to urge MT. Mulville to reconsider his decision. His inimitable qualities cannot be surpassed by anyone in Waterbury" the mayor said, land I hope you can persuade him to reconsider, even if 1t means sacrifice and hard ship for him."
 ''Nothing Doing," He Says
 Nothing doing" was MT. Null ville's comment today. He declared emphatically that he will not accept the town chairmanship for another term under any circumstances. If the new town committee drafts him, he said, he will refuse to serve.
 The first serious break in the re- lationship between the mayor and the town chairman came with the appointment of Herbert Scott Smith, 8 Republican, as superin- tendent of streets. MT. Mulville has had no hesitancy in declaring that he disagreed with the mayor
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him several times and one of the others shot him through the head Then we wrapped up his body in an old blanket, weighted 1t. with a tire rack and threw 1t into Loch Shell drake" Jacks full name has not yet come out.
 Got $5 For Job
 Levine got $5 for the job, one of his routine tasks as a minor cog in the bloodiest organization ever u1- covered here, gang devoted in large part to wholesale murder on a cash -and-kill basis. Already more than 30 slayings have been traced to the gang which apparently served any and all underworld customers who could pay for the death of a no longer useful friend or enemy.
 A few days ago Levine and Am thony (the Duke) Maffetore, two gunmen who gave the first story of the workings of Murder. Kpo.s were tlsken on . tour of g tllS 4IilRan county lakes by state troopers.
 'There Is a body in there," they said pointing to lake after lake. "So and so killed someone and threw them in."
 From the stories of the two youngsters hardly out of their 'teens-Levine became a killer at 17-authorities are piecing together what they consider the most brutal mass murders ever uncovered here. A master mind" is suspected. but
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-26
FIRST DOUBLE
 ELECTROCUTlON

Hartford, Conn, March 26-(UP) -Connecticut's first double electre- cution will be held at Wethersfield states prison April 29.
 Vincent Cots, 32, Middletown, and Ira Allen Weaver, 35, Kings Moun- tain, N. C., will be electrocuted for the murder of Joseph G. Dripps, Middletown grocer, in a $6 holdup.
 Gov. Baldwin last night re- prieved Weaver from April 1 to April 29 on request of Middlesex county States Attorney Bertram E. Spencer and States Prison Warden Ralph H. Walker.
 Cots was re-sentenced to be elec- trocuted April 29 by three superior court judges last week after failure of an appeal on grounds of new evil dence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-26
SOLICITATION
 LAW DEFENDERS

Hartford, Conn.,, March 26-(UP) Attorney General Francis A. Pal lotti and Assistant Richard Corkey leave today for Washington where they will appear before the U. s. supreme court Thursday to defend the constitutionality of Connecti- cuts solicitation law.
 They will be accompanied by, New Haven Prosecuting Attorney Edwin s. Pickett and Assistant William Haddon.
 A religious sect, Jehovah's Wit neSses, appealed to the high court a decision by the state supreme court holding constitptional Con- necticuts solicitation law. section 6294 of the general statutes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-26
BOLIVIA GOVT.
 FACING REVOLT
State of Siege Proclaimed as Govt. Calls All Mili-
 tary Forces
BY LUIS zAvALA

United Press Staff Correspondent) ' La Paz. Bolivia, March 26.-CUP) A state of siege was proclaimed throughout Bolivia today as the government mustered all available military resources to cope with a revolt plot among dissident factions of the army. f
 President Gen. Carlos Quintanil- las, said that several, revolutionary acts had been projected" Troops and caribineros, supported by tanks and machine guns, surrounded the presidential palace here as a pre- cautionary measure.
 Drastic means were taken to maintain public order although the president said that the revolt had been suppressed so far as the bar racks of an escort regiment in La Paz was concerned.
 Troops Rebelled .'' "Some troops have rebelled," Gen.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-26
LOCAL SPEED LIMITS

Hartford, Conn. March 26.-(UP,
 The state traffic commission re- ported today that since last July 1 local speed limits had been estab- lished in 50 communities. Local traffic control was authorized by the last session of the general assembly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-26
THE WORLD WAR
 25 YEARS AGO, .~ MARCH 26, 1915
(By United Press

By United Press) Russian offensive in Battle of Carpathians ended first week. with Austrians stillhclding their lines.
 Activity on Western Front Centered around st. MihieL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-26
"Jack" Was Murdered; Killer Paid Sum Of $5
Slayer Didn't Even Know Victims Last Name-Five of Vice-Presidents, Who Assigned Killings,
 Have Already Been Indicted

Telegraph Editors NOteTypca of what happened to victim of being exposed by District Attorney ODwyer killed obscure the victims and got $S for the criminal history second nstalment Murder Inc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-26
BY ROBERT MUSEL
United. Press Staff Correspondent

New York March 26. = (UP) = A director of Murder, Inc got of his employees on the telephone in 1886
 'Lsten," said Martin Buggsyl Goldsten "1 got contract from big shot in the fish industry. He wants to get rid of man named Jack"
 Abraham (Pretty) Levine told District Attorney William ODwyer of Brooklyn, we went to Monticello M VI and RuggsY pointed out this fellow Jack stabbed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-26

Washington. March 26 (UP)--tiov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Mar. 23, compared with year ago: This Year Expenses LaHt Year $7,009, ,169,559.57 $6,617,5SS, ,4S8.I5
 Receipts $4,362, ,057,S72.90 $4.344.537. .466.04 ~ Cross Deficit $2,647,111,6S6.67 $2,273,0S1,022.71 $2,579,427,1ss.s7 $2,2ss.sss. .422.71
 Cash Balance 6S.651, ,1O6.SS $3,4ss,sSs.1s9.s5
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-26
OLD ORCANlST IS
 STRANGELY LOST
Richard Truman Percy at One Time Was Known
 in This State

New York, March 26-(UP)- Richard Truman Percy, II, who never was absent or late in his 4f years as organist and choirmaster o1 Marble Collegiate church, was sought in Buffalo today after a mysterious disappearance.
 Friends of Percy said he was deep- ly hurt by his retirement a month ago while he considered himself fl! to continue. The church said he was not forced out"
 On Wednesday he failed to return to his home and police established that he had boarded a Chicago train at Grand Central Station. A Chicago ticket> stub found on the train indicated Its owner got of al Buffalo. As far as friends and rela- tives knew, he had no contacts there. r
 A man answering his description collapsed outside a Broadway res taurant Wednesday but refused medical assistance. ]. Percy Is five feet, nine inches tall, weighs 16s pounds. His gray hair is ,combed back. He was wearing g brown rver- coat and a soft brown hat.
 Percy studied at Yale university and served churches In New Haven Conn.,, and New York before going to Marble Collegiate. He once head ed the vocal department of the Sly school of Greenwich, Conn.
 He had continued teaching voice at his Carnegie Hall studio after hi retirement and had been there be- fore boarding the Chicago train. H' Is widower.
 Before going to New York, Percy a Yale university graduate. wal E E A.. kas, d
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Before going to New York. Percy
 a Yale university graduate. wal president of the Waterbury Oratori- cal society and taught music in this city.
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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-22
MRS. D. ROBERTS AGAIN
HEADS BAY STATE OES
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New Bedford, Sister Isobelle Grovell,
Worthy Matron.
The interesting reports of the Chap
tiers, show the jurisdiction of Bay
State Grand Chapter, to be in its best
financial condition. There has been
two deaths since the last annual SEES
sion. The membership of the jurisdic-
ton has increased by more than $3.50.
The 1871 session of Bay State Grand
Chapter, will be held in Boston, at the
invitation of Eureka Chapter No. 2,
Boston.
The invited guests attending this
session we're: Past Supreme Royal
Grand Matron, of the Supreme Grand
Chapter, Mrs. Mary G. Hogan, Cam
bridge; Past State Royal Grand Ma
trOn, Mrs. Annie Jackson, Everett;
Past State Royal Grand Matron, Mrs
Lila M. Virgins, New Bedford.
At the close of the session, the fol-
lowing officers were elected and in
stalled: Mrs. Delilah Roberts, Boston,
Royal Grand Matron; James S. White,
So Boston, Royal Grand Patron; Mrs.
Mabelle B. Scott, Roxbury, Asso.
Royal Grand Matron; William A.
Fisher, go Roxbury, Asso. Royal
Grand Patron; Mrs. Mary E. Fields,
South Weymouth, Royal Grand Treas
urer; Miss Mary A Osborn, Boston,
Royal Grand Financial Secretary; Mrs.
Catherine M. Fraser, Cambridge,
Royal Grand Recording Secretary;
Mrs. Eva Armstrong, Roxbury, Royal
Grand Conductress; Mrs. Maud Cole
man, New Bedford, Asso. Royal Grand
Conductress; Peter S. Spencer, Boston,
Royal Grand Chaplain; William A.
Howard, Boston, Royal Grand Lee
turer; Mrs. Lula Tasco, Boston, Royal
Grand Marshall; Mrs. Elisa Young,
Cambridge, Royal Grand Warder;
James H. Reed, bingham, Royal
Grand Sentinel
GRAND CENTRAL STAR: Mrs.
Geneva R. Taylor, BrooBline, Grand
Adah; Mrs Lucy Jackson, Cambridge,
Grand Ruth; Mrs. Alice Joseph, New
Bedford, Grand Esther; Mrs. Isobelle
Grovell, New Bedford, Grand Martha;
Mrs. Jennie Jerrod, Brookline, Grand
Electa
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Past
Royal Grand Matron, Mrs. Lila M.
Virgins, New Bedford, Chairman;
Mrs. Nancy J. Morgan, Cambridge;
Mrs. Mahala Austin, Boston; Mrs.
Josephine Barringer, Cambridge; Mrs.
Rose Jones, RoXbury.
Greetings were received from Orien-
tai Grand Chapter, New York; Golden
Poppy Grand Chapter, California;
Queen Esther Grand Chapter, Texas;
Keystone Grand Chapter, Pennsyl-
vania; Universal Grand Chapter,
Louisiana; Orient Grand Chapter, New
Jersey; Bethlehem Grand Chapter,
Ohio.
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AT UNWILLING

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Der who was present and who brought
greetings.
The following program was rem
dered: opening number, selection by
Prof. Wooten's orchestra; vocal, Little
Isabel Sewal; greetings, Mrs. Fannie
Lonon, Pres; historical sketch of Har-
riet Tubman House, Inc, Miss Gladys
r. Holmes; music, Community Chorus,
c. j. Broadfeld, director; reading,
Mrs. Geraldine Gale Dick; vocal solo,
Beulah Faye Terrence, accompanied
by Miss Helen M. V. Smith; trumpet
solo, George Wolfe; address, Atty.
irwin T. Dorch; music, Charles st.
Junior Choir, Mrs. Ellastine Broadnax,
director; vocal solo, Henry T. John
son; professional; unwilling of Plaque,
Mrs. Jessie johnson and Miss Frances
Newport.
One of the most impressive numbers
on the program was the presentation
of a beautiful flag to Mrs. Fannie Lo-
non by Mrs. Rosa Brown, patriotic flag
instructor of Relief Corps No. 67. DR..
Minnie Cravath Simpson spoke on
what the American Flag means to the
Race.
A reception followed in the dining
hall with Mabe Johnson Dean as hos
tess, assisted by Mesdames Katie
Sykes, Lillian Averett, Nora V. Sewall,
Mary Valentine, Sadie Turner, Bar
bara Broadfeld, Sarah Pritchett Jones,
Misses Laura Owens, Maude Smith
and Seleka Phifer.
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spaced country which could be OBJ
served without a break of ordinary
vision.
Guests and members fraternized
upon arrival renewing old friendships
and in many instances as they ex-
changed their comradiere, it could be
pictured as a college reunion Of
grads" returning to a commencement
Of great American university. Chair
man George Davis and his committee
were here, there and everywhere aiding
the management to seat ticket holders
at dinner in the rustic banquet hall.
When the anvil was struck, hungry,
coatless men dashed to the entrance to
obtain their red Identification tags
Efficient table girls supervised by Mrs
Hawkins served a bountiful home
cooked, southern style chicken dinner
Midway Of the dinner, the post
prandial was opened by President DR..
T. f. A. McCurdy. After a brief
address, he introduced vice-president
Joe" Houston to outline the current
years activities of the organization.
It was a brilliant effort although cur
tailed in part owing to a lag of pro
gram schedule leading to brief remarks
by a representative of his Excelency,
Gov. Leverett Saltonstall. Attorney
General Paul Dever, Representative
George Roberts, Charlie Boone, who
recently checked out of the U. S. Naval
neutrality patrol, via South America,
and the main speaker, Clifton Clark
son, city Councillor of Springfield, who
delivered a forceful address on subtle
racial security which deeply affected
the audience. Councillor Clarkson re-
celved a wild ovation.
Citations and degrees for meritori-
GUS service were conferred on several
members, including a desk-set presenta-
ton for ten-year incumbency as
president to DR.. McCurdy. Rev. S. L.
Layiscount announced the invocation.
George SaXton made group picture.
The Brotherhood gentlemen and Cam
bridge cut-throats staged soft ball
contest after the dinner. All wended
their way homeward to meet again in
October.-M. NJ.
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OF BROTHERHOOD
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afternoon with autos of every descrip-
ton, speeding to this annual Brother
hood outing. On arrival, boniface
Hawkins and his smiling wife with a
corps of assistants greeted the mem
bers and guests.
Many added improvements were
noted after last years visit contribut-
ing greatly to the amusement and com
fort of those who came. Croquet, ten
mis- and volley-ball courts, horseshoe
pits, also baseball diamonds were
prominent features. A beautiful and
gala Sabbath day, plenty of sunshine
with a cooling tempered breeze com
pleted the atmosphere of an open
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CHELSEA PASTOR QUITS A.M.E.
CHURCH AFTER TEN YEARS
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material gain at the expense of the
members Of the local churches. Pro-
motion in the A.ME. Church thru
merit and educational qualification has
been relegated to a place of innocuous
desuetude and the power and ability
to collect Dollar Money and to be
called the Dollar Money King is the
way to get to the top. I am no longer
DESTROYS of remaining a part of a
church dominated by such an iniqui-
tOus system which allows the Bishops
and General Officers forcibly to reduce
the poor and helpless ministers and
their members in the local churches
to the condition of working animals,
articles of commerce, and to keep their
posterity in ignorane, poverty and
degradation to the end of time.
$50 today, am sending in my