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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
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Fine Teacher

While a professor at st. Thomas
Seminary he labored quietly and
successfully, proving himself a.
fine teacher and an inspiring &C.
clesiastical guide. He was made
vice-president Of the institution,
and when Bishop McAuliffe was
forced to withdraw from his post
as president, Professor O,Brien
was placed at the head of the in
stitution. He was so absorbed in
his college labors that he remain
ed practically unknown to many
Of the priests and most Aof the
faithful Of the diocese of Hart
ford.
His personal modesty held him,
not aloof, but away from the con-
spicuous posts that he might have
taken among the clergy. When he
visited a company Of priests he
always took modest part in their
conversations and discussions. He
appeared among them, not as the
college professor, and the presi-
dent Of an institution of learning,
but as a humble young priest
ready to listen and to learn. Now
that his office as bishop will bring
him more conspicuously before
his fellows, he will naturally be
conceded a leading place in all
ecclesiastical gatherings.
Everyone with whom the pre-
sent writer has spoken, has assert
ed that Ftaher O'Brieh Is the man
for the new office, and that as
auxiliary to the bishop Of Hart
ford, he will be revered from one
end Of this diocese to the other.
May he and Bishop McAuliffe be
allowed many years in which to
spend themselves for the spiritual
advancement Of the Catholics of
the state of Connecticut. We all
wish them well and beg the Lord
to help our episcopal leaders to
render service which will rebound
to their own profit, to the ad-
vancement of the church and to
the spiritual health Of all subject
to them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
ct the funeral home on Sunday
from s to 5 ana 2 to . o'clock.

CRUSE-Miss Susie +. Cruise Of
II Clifton avenue died yesterday at
st. Mary's hospital after a brief ILL
ness. She was the daughter Of the
late Michael and Anna Thompson
Cruise and was member Of one Of
the oldest families of the city.
Miss Cruise was q life long resi-
dent Of this city and for many
years conducted a tea store on East
Main street formerly owned by James
Phelan. For the past few years she
had made her home with her niece,
Mrs. Edward J. Bobbin and was a
cofnmunicant Of st. Margaret's
church.
Besides Mrs. Bobbin she Is sur
vtved BY two sisters, Mrs. Gather
Inc l.. Fay Of this city and Mrs.
w. j. Sweeney Of Helena, Mont,
also o nephew, Fergus @. Fay, of
Helena.
The funeral will take place from
the Mulville funeral home, 270
West Main street, Monday at S:15
o'clock to st. Margaret's church
where q solemn requiem high mass
viii be celebrated at o o'clock. Bu-
rial will be In the family plot In
new St Josephs cemetery. Friends
may call OF the funeral home to-
night and tomorrow afternoon and
evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
STRONG DENIALS
VOICED in U. S. A.

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ficiaIs gave the slightest credence"
70 the statements contained IN the
documents.
william O. Bullitt, American am
bassador to France who. was re-
ported In the documents to have
told the Polish ambassador to this
country that the United States "un-
doubtedly would participate In later
stages Of the war;" declared that he
had never made to anyone the
statements attributed to me-"
Polish Envoy In Denial
Polish Ambassador jerry Potocki
made the denial general when he
termed the allegations German
propaganda" and said he never had
any conversations with Ambassador
Built on American participation in
war;"
Many congressional leaders ex-
pressed resentment at publication Of
the white paper" and several la
belled the allegations propaganda"
Chairman Key Pittman, D., New,
Of the senate for foreign relations
committee, termed the charges sun
mitigated falsehood" and declared
that "the purpose Of Hitler's gov
eminent is to stir up opposition to
the president and create fear In the
minds of our people"
Congress alone can declare war,
and 1t Is not responsible for state
ments made by our diplomats and
will not be influenced by Them" he
said.
TOO Improbable"
Senator Walter F. George, D., Ga,
said 1t was "too improbable to COM
mend itself to anyone who knows
anything about the circumstances"
Senator Arthur Capper, r., Kans.,
said the report was unreliable and
that he wouldn't attach any import
ance to it, and asserted that cts
intended to impress their own peo-
ple."
Senator Claude Pepper, D., Fla,
termed the publication German
propaganda"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
OIL SALESMAN IS
BEING QUESTIONED
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of a schoolyard four miles from the
campus.
Authorities said young denied the
murder. He has lived at State COL
lege several years and his acquaif1-
tances described him as quiet and
hnobtrusive. He was limping and
had a bandage on his right arm
when he was seen crossing the porch
of the police barracks at Pleasant
Gap.
Miss Taylor met her slayer some-
where between the bus station at
College Station, where she arrived
at 1882 a. m. Thursday, and her
dormitory on the campus hail
mile away. She had started walking
from the bus station. Her slayer
evidently was in a car, as her body
was found four miles from her
route, and her luggage in Shiloe
cemetery, even more distant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30

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Reports were heard ( today that
the legality Of the new party rules
adopted last Monday night would
be questioned at the meeting. An.
other source Of dispute may b over
the Legality Of eiecting Q new town
committee ct this time. The old
rules specified that the town COM
mittee should be elected before Jan.
/, while, the new rules stipulate that
It is TO be elected At least thre
weeks before each city election. In
either case, opponents Of the new
ses.tip claim, election Of Q town
committee IN April b not author.
i1ed. One rollrce claimed that the
issue might even be taken 10 the
courts.
Refuses % n Omitted
Town Chairman Joseph y. Gul.
Vile, who has announced his re.
tirement, will refuse to be drafted
by the iowa committee. he de.
clAtes he viii refuse 10 serve even
II chosen vnanifnOusly to soRve am
other term.
The list Of town committee MEM
beers slated to have BEEN elected
last Monday night has undergone
some alterations during the week
according to political gossip. several
scheduled for election are now said
10 have been dropped. The convex-
ton was proceeding to elect town
committeeman when Delegate VIII
liam q. Doucette succumbed 10 Q
heart attack. Adjournment f0r .
week followed.
Protests Recorded
The new party rules were adop-
ted over the objections Of Q group
Of delegates led BY Convention
Chairman Edward MaSOOlo. Several
amendments proposed By Judge
Mascolo, were rejected, including
one which would bar city officials
and employees FROM fNefdbefship
On the town committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
SOth Dedthless
Day Ch0Lked Up
For Waterbury

Hartford reached its seventy
NTH "deathless day" today,
maintaining lts substantial lead
over the four largest COnnecti-
cut cities, Commissioner Mich
eel A. COnnOr Of the State
Meter Vehicles department has
announced.
The only automobile fatality
I'm Hartford this year occurred
on January IL. Waterbury,
which b in its llftieth death.
IesS day." had i've fatalities be.
fore February .. New Haven
has gone thirty EIGHT days
without . fatality, but up to
February 20 had eight, the
largest number Of any Of these
four cities. Bridgeport has had
I'VE fatalities, the last occurring
on March "a.
Among the twenty mine other
towns In the cOngested urban
areas of the state, eighteen au-
tom6bIle fatalities have &C.
Cprked, making . total Of
thirty.seven for these areas.
The rural sections have had
twenty.fo which makes the
states 1910 record Sixty.One to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
CONNECTICUT CASE
.HCAUSE OF FURORE
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charged with breach Of the peace
and violating a state law regulating
the solicitation Of funds.
Covlngton argued that to prevent
his clients from soliciting funds for
religious purposes as they saw fit
would violate their constitutional
rights.
II suppose" Hughes interrupted,
"these Catholics had some right Of
religious freedom themselves. I sup.
pose they have the right to be left
alone and not to be attacked with
these scurrilous dei1unciationS Of
their chosen faith.
what have you to say to thAt?"
Covington reiterated his conten-
ton, and Hughes again broke in;
"You can hire hall. You can hold
a meeting. You can distribute your
literatlre. Is it the same thing to
90 into q persons home In close
personal contact and deliver these
attacks? Is there no limit at all On
what you can do because you think
you are worshipping God?"
The entire court Joined In the dis.
cussion. Connecticut Attorney Geiia
eral Francis A. Pallotti was ques-
toned closely ON his arguments In
support OF coi1stitutionality Of the
soliciting statute, which requires q
permit before religious contributions
may be solicited except when 1oliC-
tied from members Of the solicitors
own faith. It allows the Secretary Of
state to grant or withhold permis-
sion according to the facts Of the
Individual case.
Justice James @. McReynolds,
dean Of the court. asked II the
worthiness Of o charitable enter.
prise was not q matter Of opinion, !"
and expressed doubt that . state
"has the right to deide that Ia ad-
vance,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30

Russian neutrality. They commented
that he used the plain word neu-
trality whereas italy, partner in the
Berlin-Rome axis, calls itself not
neutral but merely acknowledgement.
The authoritative newspaper, the
National Zeitung Of Essen, personal
newspaper organ Of Field Hermann
Goering, Nazi No. 2 and Adolph Hit
ler's official heir, said Of the Polish
documents: .
an this connection the fateful
role played by the United States
ENJOYS who occupied the most Inn
portant European posts is particu-
larly conspicuous. After a perusal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
LOCAL OFFICIALS
REMAIN SILENT

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surply ind.Ftry, the National AEso4
citation Of Master Plumbers, tie
United Association Of Journeyulen
Plumbers, six jobber associations,
eleven jo5bers and seven master
plumber groups.
Indicted but listed as not subject
to prosecution were 50 manufactur-
ers, % master plumbers asgocia-
tons, eight jobbers associations,
seven individuals and six local un-
ion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
HAVERHILL HAS
$4,000 FIRE
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whose hands and face were cut BY
window glass. He was removed to
his home. A few minutes later Cap
tain George Walker was cut by
glass, but after first aid resumed his
duty.
The general alarm summoned all
members Of the Haverhill DEPART
ment, and 0roveland, Georgetown
and West Newbury sent aid.
The plant, which, ships sawdust
for use in munitions and jewelry
polishing all over the world. suf.
fered loss by fire two years ago. The
present structure was not covered
by insurance.
Acting Chief Chase said the
plants automatic sprinkler system
apparently had been shut on,
strengthening the theory Of incen"
diarism.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
OBITUARY

BRENNAN - Miss Mary J. Bren-
nan died at her home, S21 Grand
avenue, New Haven, Thursday eve.
ming. Miss Brennan wa. the dAugh.
ter Of the late Michael and Mar
garet (Quinn) Brennan and sister
of the late Rev. Edward j. Brennan
who at one time was patsor Of st.
Margafet's church, waterbury. She
Is survived by a sister, Miss Hannah
r. Brennan.
The funeral was held from her
home, 32l Grand avenue, this morn
ing at 8:45 o'clock TO st. Francis
church, New Haven, where q SOL
etnn hieh mass Of requiem was celo-
brated at e.ib O'clock, Burial was
In the family plot IA at. Bernard
cemetery. New HAVEN
-
rERRARA -. AAra. Angela Maria
rerrara. 02. wiiow of rrancesco
Ferrara' died this morning at the
nome Of her dalIrhter- MYs' Andrea
stolfi Of 4 Hazei StraAk After 4 lt,R-
erir,e illness ehe vas a NATIVE 81
nitv and In WStArtNiyv al Years ano
mskine her hoi,IA mere sis,ne that
time she Was vvejl. k,nvn an6 high
iv resnected throaidho,lt the city and
had n wiaa cireie N friends and AZ.
duaintances.
Ma pNfrara is survived by one
son r.arin m New Y0rk CITY: tldree
datirhters. Mrs. Andrea Gtoifi and
ME-. .JOae,h Rusa 81 tl,is city. and
Mrs. CarniblA fAbttkM Of New York:
two brothers. f1cnard alid Ffans
cisco OF ti,is city: one sister. Mrs
FFancesco MsrtinelN az italy, sew
eral REORGANIZATION and several
nieces and nephew lacludinG, Al
! dermian william Gerard,
The funefal VIII 30 held from thu
Colasanto Funeral Nome, o34 Bani
streAt On Tiesaay nsorninK 10 ct
L,,cys church ct b time 10 be an.
no,lnced later. Burial viii be III CAL
vary cemetery. Friends may call II
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
Democrats Complete
Organization Monday
Town Convention Msy Witness Battle Over New
Rues-MuIvIIe Remains Firm in Refusal

The Democratic Town Convention will meet at The
Elton Monday night to elect 80 men to the pars town
committee The 81 committeeman during the week fol-
lowing win choose 81 women members to serve the
town COMMITTEE The full town committee Of "a will then
elect chairman vicechairman and secretary, well as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
Politics
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Passing
nvnAxmOND aEErzRATR1CK

Ths city plan commission has
caused no great public stir since
It was created by the legislature Q
wear ago, but Is becoming app
parent that the commission WIN
Be- one Of the most important fac
tors In city government In years
TO come. The legislative act, me
troduced by Senator Edward p.
Eean as q 'rider" to Senator
George T. Culhane's lengthy
charter revision bill, gives the
commission the broadcast possible
powers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
DRoWNING ACCIDENrAL

WeStbrook, Conn, March 30
(UP)-The drowning Of Aruthr TIa-
vens, So, q fisherman, in Pauchaug
river, was said today by state police
to have been accidental. The body
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30


The funeral OF Mrs. Leona Mat
kowski will be held Monday from
the Deliniks funeral home, II Con-
gress avenue ct $50 O'Clock to st.
Stanislaus Kogtlka Church ct eco.
Burial win be Irf Calvary cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home today until 1880 p. m.
The funeral Of John Yenczals was
held yesterday at 2 o'clock ct the
Deliniks funeral home. Burial was
in the Lithuanian Independent as
ISOLATION cemetery.
The bearers were John Jen-
olionis, Michael OkulewiCh, Peter
Mazeika, George MeSiunas, John
Ruginis and Matthew Balunas.
The funeral Of Joseph r. Grady,
Of WATERFOWL, was held this morn
ing at $3.50 o'clock from the Bergin
funeral home, 29O East Main street,
to st. Johns Church, Watertown,
where requiem high mass was
celebrated at Q o'clock. Burial was
In Mount st. James cemetery.
The funeral Of John Il. Donovan
was held this morning at 8 o'clock
from the Arthur J. Lunny funeral
home, Is Central avenue, to st.
Patrick's Church, where q requiem
high mass was celebrated ut 0;A6
o'clock. Burial was In Calvary
cemetery.
The funeral Of Mrs. Angelo
Veneziano was held this morning
at 8 o'clock from the LaPorta fun.
eral home, 81 Holmes avenue, with
solemn high mass at Q O'Clock
at the Church Of Our Lady Of
Lourdes. Burial was In. Calvary
cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30

Brevard, N. c., Is the site Of the
first cigaret-paper manufacturing
plant IN the United states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30

Auy city undertaking Of any size
In the future cannot proceed un-
less Il has the commissions APP
prevail, since the act requires the
commissions o. X. on any project
costing $4,000 or more. Last year,
IL win DO recalled, the commits
sion had 70 meet hastily for its
first meeting 20 that work could
70 ahead on paving Hamilton
aveue, . $4,000 project. SINH
larry, the commission must give
its approval 70 the plans for the
new Baldwin street bridge, whose
cost Is estimated at $6S, 900, before
construction can start.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30

II MAPLE 81. rive 9uUtiib, Std
floor. Inquire And Moor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
CENSUS TO SHOW
! SMALLEST GROWTH

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many
relatives. friends and neighbors and
necticut Railway & Lighting Com.
pany for their kind expressions of
sympathy during our. recent. be-
reavement, the death Of our beloved
husband and father, John ]. Byrnes.
Mrs. JOHN J. BYRNEs,
JOHN ]. BYRNES. JR,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30

II will not be until the master
plan" has been drawn and Its re-
aui.ements studied that the work
of the plan commission be truly
evaluated. Meantime the COM
mission Is going ahead with pre-
Mminary work, studying such rec
iommendatiOns as setting back
building lines several feet, chang
ing traffic regulations on several
streets, and widening main thor
Oughfares. The commissions ma
jOr steps are far in the future,
but the beginnings have been
made.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30

was found yesterday when Ravens
failed terochaheom BHffbd. 4 :
failed to reach home Thursday
night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30

4klAt bIh0b VIVA a. OAAS 49," VIVA
committee drafts him he won't
serve another term Develop
ments in regard to the resigna-
ton of j. Francis Smith as Dem
cratic state chairman can be ex-
ipected soon The date for the
Democrats spring state conven-
ton Is yet to be fixed Re-
publican town committeeman are
still hoping that j. Warren Up
son will stay on for two more
years, or at least until after the
fall elections.
4
Appointment Of Senator Dan
Mccarthy as acting postmaster at
sAnsOnia T. due any day now. Dan
will then seek a permanent APP
pointment >. The job pays $500
. year and is good virtually for
Life That $500 q year looks
a lot bigger than the $500 state
senator ge for two years .. The
appointment will take the fiery
down e-valley orator out Of the
race for the Democratic nomina-
tion for congressman-at-large.
Supervisor w. Harry Byrnes
has his boys and girls all primed
to answer the starting gun for
the census Tuesday =. The Wa
terbury enumerators figure to
get about 500 each for two weeks
work It's on a piecework
basis, the -taker getting
four cents q name, and eight
cents for each dwelling question:
naire.
!, Reports have it, by the way,
that the census bureau at WASH
ington will have five "undercov-
er" men here to check the enum-
Grafton The government
doesn't want q repetition of the
1880 debacle, when everything
went wrong The work Of MIR.
Byrnes in preparing for the CEN
sus has won him praise from CEN
sulS bureau officials.
william Upper" Conley is UNI
derstood to be in the race again
for the senatorial nomination In
the 18th district There's a
good chance that Ex-senator Joe
) Lawlor will make bid for his old
post -. That would make a
, three.cornered fight II Senator
Ed. Egan, the incumbent, tries for
the nomination again =. The
/, Conley hackers will be very wary
this year, still claiming they "got
the business" two years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30

FERmAYlA--In tKis CITY. Mar. 3otn,
OF Hassi St. Funeral Tussa9y
Funeral HONE; gSl Hank 81. BGfiai
in Calvary cemetery.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30

The legislative act instructs the
commission to draw up . master
plan" for the city, which will
govern all future growth and de-
yeIopment. Realizing the impor-
tance Of the master plan," the
commission Is proceeding slowly
and cautiously. but eventually 1t
will have ready a program which
anyone building a home or max
ing alterations must follow for
years to come.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30

The necessary commission APP
proval for q municipal project Of
any moment illustrates only one
Of the many powers which the
plan commission holds. 1t has
full authority over the physical
layout Of the entire city, includ-
ing streets, sidewalks, parks,
boulevards, building lines, etc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30

= Only by a two-thirds vote of the
board Of aldermen can the plan
commission be over-ruled, and If
either the majority or minority
party keeps its ranks the commits
sion will he upheld. Thus the
commission can go ahead without
any serious worry about the al
.dermen upsetting its decisions.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-31

Editors Note - The above are the first class passengers names and altho the Nugget wired for a complete passenger list, apparent ly the steerage passengers names, were unavailable.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-31
German Losses Placed by French Over Half Million
Roosevelt Submits Supplementary
 Billion Dollar Defense Program
 Aviation & Mechanical Equipment

WASHINGTON, May 31 (H) - President Roosevelt submitted to Congress a supplementary em- ergency defense program involv- ing lover a billion dollars and asked action without delay. In a message to the legislators, he said this latest enlargement of the de fense program was necessitated because of the almost incred- ible events" of the past two weeks Of Europe's war "particul- arly as a result of the use of aviation and mechanical equip ment."
 Roosevelt mentioned no specific figure and gave no breakdown of the new program, the details be- ing left to the representatives of
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-31
Germans Declare Battle Flanders Is Nearing End

UNDATED, May 30 (P) - Re treating Allied troops fought des- perate rear guard actions against the smash of an estimated 44O,0OO to 600,O00 Germans rushing ac- ross Flanders plains in an at tempt 10 crush them. Many French units were completely cut off in a twelve mile pocket around Lille and were reported as laying down their arms.
 The German high command de clared thal. the great battle of Flanders was fast nearing an end and that the Allied armies there were destroyed" The high com mand also said that dive bomb ing sank Is transports, three British warships and damaged 34
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-31
Argentine Grain Ship Torpedoed

BUENOS AIRES, May 30 (P)- Int first war torpedoing of a ship flying the flag of an Ameri- can republic, the 3400-ton Argen tine freighter Uruguay, brought expressions of deep concern from the foreign ministry.
 The grain-laden ship sailed April 26 for Antwerp and was halted Tuesday night 40 miles off the coast of Spain. Cap,ain Garcia and crew were ordered to abandon ship. A torpedo was then fired into the hull. A fish ing boat brought 13 of the crew of 28 ito Spain, the others took to small boats.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-31

other vessels waiting to embark with fleeing Allies at channel ports. The British expeditionary force was pidsured by Berlin as being cut to pieces" Almost within sight of the chalk cliffs of Dover, 89 Allied planes were re- ported shot down win a Ger man plane loss of 15, the high command said.
 The British air ministry said 52 enemy planes, including 25 bombers were shot down, and IF others damaged in encounters with many large forma!ions of enemy aircraft engaged in bomb ing operations on the French and Belgians at cost of only 10 Brit ish planes missing. British mill tary circles insis .ed that the main base depots at Flanders were still held.