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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-23
ASCAP HEAD IS
FACING CHARGES
Montana Fugitive Warrant
Puts Gene Buck Under
Heavy Bonds

Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 23.-(UP)-
Gene Buck, president Of the Ameri-
can Society Of Composers, Authors,
Authors and Publishers, appears to-
day before a justice Of the peace for
hearing on Montana fugitive war
rant charging attempted extortion
and two misdemeanorS.
He was arrested yesterday on a
warrant from Edward T. Dussault,
Missoula County, Mont. attorney,
and released in $4,000 bond.
Dussault goes to Helena, Mont,
today to ask Gov. Roy E. Akers to
prepare a requisition for Buck to be
presented to Gov. Robert Jones Of
Arizona. In the event his plea for
Bucks extradition is granted, Dus-
sault sent deputy sheriff here to
return him.
1.-THE Montana action is part Of a
smear campaign" Buck charged.
They would choose Washington's
birthday, when the banks are closed,
to arrest me and demand $4,000
bail. You'd think was John Dill
nnger.
He said he would fight extradition
proceedings.
Dussault,s charges were the latest
phase Of fight begun in June, 1888,
to stop Ascap's collection Of royal
ties on music used by Montana ra-
dio stations and theaters. At that
time. a temporary injunction was Is
junction was issued on petition Of
the state to prevent Ascap collecting
dues In Montana for Its members.
Buck, other officers Of the society
and managers of the National and
Columbia Broadcasting Systems
were named as co-defendants.
A hearing on Q petition TO make
the injunction permanent has been
set for May Is, after three continue
ancaa F tf
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Helgoland Naval Base Under
Attack During Night Raids
FORMAL DECREE
IS PUBLISHED
Interdict of Archbishop
Schrembs Is Termed
Most Severe

Cleveland, Feb. 2UP)-Arch-
bishop Joseph Schrembs today pub
liShed a formal decree Of interdict
against Holy Redeemer parish stip-
ulating that its church and school
must remain closed until each par
ishioner has sought absolution and
agreed to submit to ecclesiastical
and civil authority. .
The severe action, ordered because
Of the parish's refusal to accept the
Rev. Vincent Caruso as pastor, sue
ceeding the late Rev. Martin Com
pagno, has seldom been invoked by
the Catholic church In modern
times.
The extent Of the decree was en-
phasized in an accompanying state
ment by Msgr. Floyd L. Begin, do
cesar officials, which said:
'"This local interdict on parish
property is so severe that should any
priest attempt, for instance, to say
mass there while the property is un-
der interdict, he would expose him
self to a censure which would pro-
hibit him from entering any church,
and might even expose himself to
accommodation"
Monsignor Begins formal state
ment said that it was "a small group
Of SO or more people" whose demon
strations had prevented installation
of Father Caruso as pastor.
He said that since last Sunday
when he pronounced the interdict
before the church, hundreds Of in.
dividuals and families have ex.
pressed to the archbishop and II
priests their regret for what ha!
happened and their shame becaus,
Of the public scandal created" They
are willing to make amends as soor
as possible"
The archbishop today designated
the pastors of 81 churches as his
delegates before which members OF
the parish may appear to make SUBJ
mission and receive dissolution, with
the right to join another parish tenn
porarily.
Pensioners must "humbly beg
pardon for any offense they might
have given by word, deed, intention
or omission in connection with the
resistance of Holy Redeemer parish
to ecclesiastical authority and to
civil authority on the occasion Of
the appointment or installation Of
the Rev. Vincent Caruso as legiti-
mate pastor"
Each also must pledge unquali-
fed submission to lawful ecclesiasti-
cal authority, to the holy father, the
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HULL TO HOLD.
BACK HIS PLANS

Aldershot, England, Feb. 2S-(UP)
Canadian soldiers today accident
ally fired a tear gas bomb at Oliver
Stanley, war secretary, and their
own staff officers, during an inspec-
ton of the Canadian troops.
A unit of the Canadian Expedi-
tionary Force was being trained in
the construction of trenches under
a gas attack. The officer in charge,
not noticing the arrival of the war
secretary, fred off tear gas bomb.
Stanley was not carrying a gas
mask. The officers accompanying
him did not have theirs at the
ready. The war secretary and his
escorts were caught in the gas.
They ran from the gas zone, their
eyes streaming. None, however, was
affected seriously.
After bathing their eye, the ON
cial party resumed its inspection.
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BRITISH BLOCK
MURMANSK PORT
Warships Concentrate at
Positions All Along Nor
wegian Coast
BY PETER C. RHODES
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

Copenhagen, Denmark, Feb. % -
(U.P0 - British warships concen-
trating from positions all along the
Norwegian coast, are blockading the
Russian Arctic port of MurmanSk,
it was reported today.
The newspaper Berlingske It'd
ende reported that the blockade was
intended to prevent German steam
ships, which had taken refuge IN
Murmansk harbor, from escaping
along the Norwegian coast and to
stop any German ships which might
try to take munitions to Russia or
the Finnish Arctic area of Petsamo,
which the Russians hold.
1t had been confirmed that Brit
ish warships had been seen off Pet
samo. Berlingske Tidende reported
that a big squadron was now of the
Arctic coast.
A United Press dispatch from
Stavanger, Norwal, said that the
German steamship Altmark, from
which British merchant Seamen pr1-
Soners were rescued week ago, had
now been ref1oated and freed from
ice in Joessingen Fjord, and that a
German shipwrights were effecting
repairs which would permit 1t to
make a dash for Germany.
Sweden, backing up orders to
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BLACKOUT DRILLS
FOR KEY CITIES
Russians Take Precau-
tons in Three Different
Frontier Zones

London, Feb. 23-(UP)-Russia
ordered blackout drills In key cities
in the Finnish, Turkish and Afgha-
nistan frontier zones today as the
Communist newspaper Organ Prav-
da, in Q red army anniversary edi-
torial, urged Russian troops to
smash the Firms.
A Moscow dispatch disclosed that
the Soviet government had ordered
nightly air raid blackout training
at Baku, center of the Russian oil
industry, and that previously orders
had been issued for blackout prac-
tice at Tashkent, Erivan, Archangel
and Leningrad.
The real significance Of this news
seemed to be shown by the situation
of the areas affected.
Baku, on the Caspian Sea, is 900
miles from the Turkish frontier
Thence export oil is sent across
country to Batoum on the Black
Sea.
Tashkent, in the Uzbeck republic,
is 300 miles from the Afghanistan
frontier.
Erivan, capital Of the Armenian
republic, is but about 15' miles from
the Turkish frontier.
Archangel is on the White Sea,
300 miles east of the Finnish Arctic
frontier and Leningrad, at the
southern end Of the Karelian 18TH
mus, is general headquarters for the
Russian armies in Finland.
The Pravda editorial was broad
cast by the Moscow radio.
It was noted that the editorial,
ApropoS Of the "heroiSm Of the
thousands on the Finnish front,
which will be praised in the songs
Of the people," commented:
There Is much more ahead Of
you. The duty Of every Red soldier,
Red sailor, commander and political
commissar Is to continue extensive
military training and to be ready
at any time for new battles In any
climatic condition"
The editorial, published on the
22nd anniversary Of the formal es-
adjustment Of the Red army and
navy, was entitled:
RED army pride Of our nation
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SAXON TO RESIGN
HIS STATE POST
Finance Com. Must Return
to Yale Professorship
After June 80

Hartford, Conn.,, Feb. 23-(UP-O
Glenn Saxon indicated today he
would resign as State Finance Com
missioner unless Yale University
extended his one-year leave Of alb
sence as economics professor, which
expires June 80. ..
Gov. Baldwin, according to the
commissioner, has interviewed to re-
quest the university for an extern
sion but the college has refused tc
lift its ban.
A compromise, 1t was understood
may be proposed whereby Saxon
would teach senior economics three
days q week and still retain his COM
missionership.
Authoritatively, 1t also was learn
ed, Saxon would be"interested" In
the Republican U. s. Senatorial
nomination. There was no prohibi-
ton against his running for con-
gress while o member of the Yale
faculty.
Saxon's only comment on the sit
uatio~ was:
II have told Yale would be back
In the fall"
He was understood to have
believed his leave Of absence was fol
two, instead Of one year.
Yale,s President Charles Seymour
was reported to have made the sug-
geStion that the commissioner re-
main on the faculty on part-time
basis, and a. a reduced salary. Prior
to joining the state government last
June, he conducted seminar and
junior and senior courses. If suit
able substitute were found, 1t was
understood the university was agree
able to his teaching only the senior
course, while retaining his state po-
sition.
The attitude of the university was
a result Of heavy demand upon Its
faculty during the past six years by
the national administration. Many
professors were given leaves, or re-
signed outright to accept federal re-
spoons. bilities.
Should Saxon, who is research d.
rector for the, National Republican
committee, decide to quit the fl
nance commissionership, 1t was re-
ported another commissioner would
be appointed soon by the governor
so he could be adequately trained in
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Nazis Renew Coastal AT.
tacks; English Campaign
Against Subs
RESULT OF AIR RAID
UNKNOWN AS YET
Nazi Plane Forced Down
During Raid One Eng
lish Plane Is Lost
BY SIDNEY J. WILLIAMS
United Press Staff Correspondent

ok SAONEx De WALAkAu4S
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
London, February %.
(UP) - Royal Air Force
bombardment of German
warships in Helgoland Bay
was announced by the air
ministry today as Nazi planes
renewed attacks on British
coastal shipping and the
Allies opened an intensive
drive against U-boats.
One German plane was reported
shot down off the Essex coast and
one British plane was lost en- route
home from Helgoland.
Intensification Of the sea and
air warfare was illustrated by the
fact that two German planes were
shot down off England yesterday
and a total of nine NaI submarines
were reported sunk or damaged in
the last 10 days.
Results Unknown
The results Of the British bonn
bardment of German warsnips In
Helgoland Bay were unknown. Brit
ish sources said that the raid Zap
parently by three p1anes) occurred
at night, which made it difficult for
the British flyers to check results
of the bombardment which was car
ried out under intensive anti-air-
craft fire.
Renewal Of Nazi air raids on
coastal shipping was reported from
the Norfolk coast, where British
fighting planes went into action.
Bomb explosions and machine gun
fire was heard off the coast.
Bombed Warships
The air ministry today announced
that royal air force planes had
bombed German warships near Hell
goland during raid Tuesday night
and Wednesday morning.
It was reported without confirma.
ton that a German plane was shot
down at sea of the Essex coast to.
day.
One Nazi Down
The air ministry said that three
German fighting planes attacked the
British raiders and that one of the
Nad craft was believed to have been
forced down.
I'm Berlin, the official news agency
said one British plane was shot down
while attempting to penetrate Helgo-
land bay,( the big naval and air base
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RUSSIAN SHOCK
TROOPS ATTACK
Most Furious Battle of
War Going on Along
Mannerheim Line
BY RALPH FORTE

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Helsipki, Finland, Feb. 23-(UP)
Russian shock troops, attacking
through snow, sleet and fog behind
massed tanks and a terrific artil-
lery barrage, fought stubborn Fin
nish troops in the Mannerheim line
before Viipuri today in the most
furious battle Of the war.
So heavy was the snow that many
tanks were begged down. Fighting
was most fierce in the no mans
land in the Koivisto sector on the
coast. Finnish batteries on the
Koivisto Island group off the town
Of Koivisto raked the Russian lines
with shells of all calibres.
The Russians were making q des-
perate effort to capture Viipuri to-
day, the 22nd anniversary Of the
foundation Of the Red army and
navy.
The Finnish second defense line,
south Of the city, held fast at noon
after the repulSe Of repeated Rus
sian attacks since dawn.
Tirelessly, endlessly, fresh waves
Of Russian troops were hurled
against the city.
AL civilians in what had been
Finland's second city, prosperous
port with $4,000 population, had
been evacuated. Viipuri had be-
come q Finnish Verdun.
Every ounce Of Finnish strength
had been put into the Mannerheim
line In an attempt to stop the Rus
slams, now only q few miles away.
Snow inland, a grey flannel fog
on. the southeastern coast, favored
the Firms, but the Russians kept
on while their big guns poured
shells into Viipuri.
The second line Of the Manner
helm Notifications, along which
the fight now proceeded, was short
er and stronger than the first line,
and more thickly wooded. Hence
the Firms were in better position
than when they held the first line.
But the Russians attacked without
pause and their shells kept crash
ing into Viipuri.
Finus put much hope in the snow.
Normally the late February snow
lasts for as long as three weeks.
Then there Is a period Of clear
weather before the thaw. The snow
was calculated to impede Russian
transport and, might. make con-
tinuance of the Manuerheim line
offensive impossible.
The Firms have heavy ploughs
with which they hope to keep their
own roads open, but they doubted
that the Russians would be able to
maintain transport lines.
An air communique said that the
towns of Issalmi. Kajaani and Ro-
vaniemi were bombed yesterday.
From seven to nine persons were
killed at Rovaniemi, the commun-
ique said, and several houses were
damaged at Kajaani.
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49, s44@MSmDGE jury
The case went to trial this morn
ing before q jury Of ten men and one
woman, Judge McEvoy having ruled
at the request Of Miss Cavanaugh
and upon no objection on the part Of
States Attorney william b. Fitz-
gerald, that the, case could proceed
with 4 jury membership Of eleven
Judge MeEvoy's. decision with re-
gard to the eleven member. Jury
came when Omar NickerSon, one OF
the members Of the jury, was re-
ported Tuesday to be seriously Ill
The decision established court his
tory In Connecticut as a criminal
case had never been continued be-
fore when q member Of the jury was
unable to attend court. In previous
criminal cases In the state lmistrials
were declared when members be-
came iii.
Mr. Coates said that there was nc
question In his mind but that en-
bezzlements had been committed in
Miss Cavanaugh's cage. He was ,in-
der cross-examination by Atty. Miles
r. AEcNiff, Jr.
Accused Had Control
II had, been testified IN the case
by several witnesses that several
persons had access to Miss Cava-
naugh's cage. When Coates was ask
ed as to his opinion as to whether
oth9r persons could have been re-
sponsible for shortages In the cage
he said "a hundred persons could
have had access 10 the caSe, hut
Miss Cayanaugh always had control
Of it,
He further testified that It was
his opinion that II checks had been
held out in the cage to cover up
cash shortages. as has been pre-
viotlsly testified, that it was incon-
ceivable to conclude that embez-
element had not taken place.
Discuss Cage
Atty. McNiff questioned the ac-
countant at length as to the num-
Der, Of persons who had access To
the cage and dwelt at length on the
taking over Of Miss Cavanaugh's
cage by Miss Mildred Lawlor, on
April 6, 1899. when Miss Cavanaugh
left the city's employ.
Coates said that his inveStiga-
ton developed that Miss Lawloz
made out the bank deposit slips
from Miss Cavanaugh's cage on. that
day. He said that the deposit slips
in the case, as checked by him,
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BIG WEI COME AT
LONDON FOR CREWS

London, FEB. % (UP)-London
gave q laundering welcome today
to the crews Of the cruisers Ajax
and Exeter which, with the cruiser
Achilles, now at Auckland, New
Zealand, defeated the German pock-
ct battieship Admiral Graf Spec OFF
Montevideo. Uruguay.
Part Of the crews Of both ships,
picked by lot, parade from White
hall, through London, to attend the
Lord Mayors luncheon at the
Guildhall at which Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain will speak. The
victory march will be attended by
royal marines, the divisional band
from Chatham and the massed
bands of the two ships.
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TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Feb. 23-(UP)-Gov-
eminent expenses and receipts for
the current fiscal year through Feb.
20, compared with a year ago:
This Year Expenses Last Year
Receipts
$3,416,141,647.76 $3.595, 1881, 251.06
Gross Deficit
$2,528,640,185.19 $2.134,677,730.2
$2,5os, 277,4 s5.is $2.1os, 1854. sso.2a
Cash Balance
$2.4oS. 2s5,s19SS s3,415.521. 22s.o1
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ENLIGHTENMENT In.
Cage 3 Definite,
Claims Witness
Testifying Charges ENLIGHTENMENT in Cage 3,
Where Miss Cavanaugh Worked

Embezzlement took place in the cage of Miss Mary
Cavanaugh in the city Tax Collectors office This the
public accountant engaged by the state to investigate
matters In the local Tax Collectors office when the trial OF
the case of Miss Cavanaugh, who is charged with
embezng $277401 of the funds Of the City Of Waterbury
was resumed in the Superior Court at 10 a. M today
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Positions young naen youag women
--Aeconnting, bookkeeping, etc. En-
roll now. Post Junicr College. Adv.
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Get in step for spring with a pair
Of Red Cross Shoes, $3.50 pr. ct !.
Solo Co, 1O6 Grand St-Adv.
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London, Feb. IS tUP) The Britt
ish steamer Leo Dawson, 1850 tons,
was feared lost with all hands to-
day. The vessel has been overdue
for about three weeks.
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-10

SACRAMENTO. April 10. up
Charges and denIals that unethical
methods were employed in granting
four-year college status to the Cali
fornia Polytechnic school at San
Luis Obispo were exchanged freely
by members of the State Board OF
Education today.
The board authorized California
Polytechnic to grant bachelor OF
science degrees starting in 1912, dur
ing a meeting last week at which
University of California officials,
who are opposed to the plan, were
not represented.
Dr. Herman A. Leader, Sacrament
tc member of the board, accused DR..
Walter F. Dexter, superintendent OF
public instruction. of violating a
solemn pledge to university au-
thorities in permitting action on
the proposal after assuring oppon-
ents the subject was not on the
agenda for the meeting.
Dexter denied he had previous
knowledge that the Polytechnic
school degree would be considered
last week, declaring the resolution
was introduced by A. B. Garter, San
Diego. without notification because
he did not want to place the de-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-10

Sdlu.
Come to the north end of the
Tempe bridge with SIS and you can
have your dog
Hislop kept the rendezvous but
the mysterious caller did not ap-
pear.
On the next day there came a
similar call and the person explained
Why he had not been able to keep
the appointment. He suggested a
second such meeting, but Hislop was
wary. He asked authorities to trace
the telephone call, but to no avail.
On the following morning, a man
approached the Hislop residence
dragging Beau behind him on the
end of long rope. He demanded
SIS ransom ana Hislop. elated his
dog was unhurt, paid off gladly.
Beau was glad 70 be home out he
appeared unusually liStless and leth-
arglc. A veterinarian examination
disclosed Beau had been beaten,
Kicked and otherwise maltreated
But the dog is okay now. the veteri-
marian said, and in no danger of
his life.
Authorizes we're spreading the
net to catch the "dognaper." They
did rot promise an arrest within
the customary "a hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-10
British Bottle
Up German Ships
On Norway Coast
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more than 500 men when the
Nazis took Narvik.
At Narvik, the Norwegian iron ore
port seized by Germany, five Bri-
tish destroyers engaged six of the
biggest and most modern German
destroyers, supported by land bat
teries. 1t was the most spectacular
naval battle yet SEEN One British
destroyer, the Hunter, was sunk,
the flotilla leader Hardy was run
aground and wrecked; the Hotspur
was heavily damaged: the Hostile
was slightly damaged. More than
300 men were on the Hunter and
Hardy and heavy death toll SEEM
ed likely.
The outgunned British destroy
er, however, reported they had tor
pcdoed and probably sunk a 1900
ton German destroyer and had sunk
seven German merchant ships Sup
plying the Nazi expeditionary force
before being forced to withdraw.
Germany admitted the loss of the
Bluecher, one of the two new 10000
ton heavy cruisers, and the 5000
ton cruiser Karlsruhe.
The Bluecher was sunk by mines
after having been damaged by Nor
wegian coastal guns The German
high command announced the
karlsruhe was sunk off Kristian-
sand.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-10
Reform Group
Wins in Fl Centro
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ton crowd gathered. Mrs. Pearl
Burke, whose final total was 821,
trailed slightly behind Frowiss who
led in the early part Of the eve
ming. Gavin did not surge ahead
until the last few ballots. The final
count was Gavin 894, Frowiss 1888,
Chester Kilgore 129 and Henry
Mansfield 10l.
Soper ran a strong race for the
.reasurer's spot. He polled 1894 to
A. H. Kellar's 812 and Edna Nor
"iSon'S 587.
1t was quite apparent from the
strong majorities given Bratton-
Hatton- Hell that Ell Centro favored
the most drastic cleanup promised
oy the various candidates. The Tax
payers trio was on record for GUST
ing the chief of police and the city
engineer and for a severe investiga-
ton of all departments.
Apparently, the voters favored
these pledges rather than the plat
form advanced by Robertson and
McNeece which included new po-
lice department administration and
inquiry into the engineers depart
ment.
Bush. who promised nothing and
was backed by the police machine,
received the lightest ballot.
City Engineer Phil Knights indi-
Gated Wednesday that he will turn
in his resignation. There was little
left for Police Chief j. Sterling
Oswalt but to follow suit. knights
has been engineer since 1925 and
OSWalt has been chief almost as
long.
Results of the election severely
upset prediction guesses. Most
quarters had expected McNeece to
show much more strength and the
weak following of Bush also was a
surprise.
The "old" city council will meet
Wednesday night for an adjourned
meeting, probably its last business
gathering Monday night they will
meet again to canvass ballots and
install the new councilmen. City
Attorney Dorsey Whitelaw was un-
able to give offhand the procedure
in event of recount, but said that
in any event nothing would be done
until Monday night.