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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15

toward sea when dock hands snarled mooring lines in the ships propeller One hundred passengers had been landed when the ship went adrift to be rescued a half hour later by tug.
 Ten thousand persons who at- tended Sonia Henie's ice show at Boston Garden, spent the night III the auditorium when transporta- ton facilities failed. Several thou sand were marooned in subway ter minal stations.
 A trolley car with 10 passengers jumped a switch and crashed into a pole, injuring eight slightly Scores of automobiles abandoned by commuters in the early evening were Inounded with snow. 30 Miles an Hour
 Though the Boston weather bu- reau recorded top wind velocity oi 60 miles an hour, the Harvard uni versity observatory in the Blue Hills reported a gale of 80 miles an hour
 Both New Haven and Boston &. Maine railroads reported service disrupted at g p. m. Both hired all available men to aid in keeping yards and switches clear. The Bos- ton & Maine office reported nc drastic tieups. but New Haven train: were delayed from one to two hours throughout the system:
 A one foot snow fall was report ed in the Berksiires but state pulp lie works officials said most roadi were passable.
 At Portland, Me. officials of the Maine Central railroad reported nc disruption of service. A two-inch snowfall blanketed the city. bu! railroad crews reported on snow be- tween Portland and St. Jchnsbury We
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SOVIET FORCES
 GAIN ONE MILE
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 papers of Holland and Norway have been particularly outspoken in de- nouncing the torpedoing of neutral ships etl route to neutral ports and warned Germany that such methods would quickly elienate whatever sympathy exists in those countries for the Nazis.
 Norwegian newspapers displayed the stories of B survivors from the Norwegian steamship SneStadt, which was torpedoed and reported ly shelled. The survivors were res- cued by another ship, which also was halted by the U-boat, and or dered to abandon ship, they report ed, but a British warship arrived and sank the submarine.
 Whether a fifth U-boat had been sunk was not certain but the British admiralty again reported optimis- tically on the war against the NaziS at sea and the French announced | that one of six German merchant ships attempting to run the allied blockade from Spain had been cap ttired. The sinking of two more British naval trawlers, the Robert Bowen, and the Fort Royal, with loss of 30 oficers and. men, was announced by the admiralty as a result of Nazi aerial raids on ships along the Brit ish coast.
 Indications of a break between the allied powers and Soviet Rus sia continued to mount without any definite sign that a show down was near. Sir William Seeds, Brttieh ambassador to Moscow, now home on leave, probably will be prevented from returning to his post due tc his health, 1t was said in London Political motives appeared to bs more likely to keep the ambassador in London as indicated by the Brit ish action in licensing and speednf | up volunteers for Finland.
 In Rome, 1t was understood tha'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15
Fire Officials Greatly Relieved
 As Storm Passes

The two happiest men in Water bury today are Chief Thomas F. Caysnaugh and Marshal Lahey oe the waterbury Fire Dept. They are happy because Waterbury passed through a dreadful night without any fire of any kind mak- irlk 1t necessary for the Depart meut to be called into service.
 'tWe worry, naturally, at such a eight as we had dast night, said Chief Cavanaugh. '"The possibility of fire is so great we think of Situations that might arise and that could bring serious disaster to Waterbury as a city. and to our people. We have much to be thankful for; God was good to us, and we hope He will care for us in a similar manner during this period when travelling is 50 bad. and when our apparatus might become involved on account Of the heavy snow."
 The Fire Marshal was just ern- phatic in what he said.
 'sThat wind of last night would have crippled the Dept. in many ways had fire broken out in the city" he declared. Lines would nave broken into g simple spray regardless of the hydrant pressure. It was 8 sort of reminder of preparation. And yet, with such c high wind as we had Wednesday, we heard of people starting fire in iaciperators located close to adjoining premises. This is ab- sOlutely against the law: no one has a legal right to start any kind of a fire within the limits of waterbury without the consent and approval of the Ofilce of the Fire Marshal. We have tried to tell this to the public many times before. No outside fires should be started on a day like yesterday"
 The Marshal and his staff were s0 grateful in the goodness of the Lords wisdom in freeing the city from the dangers of fire during the night, that each member visited the various churches of the city. Catholic and Protestant, and offered up 8 prayer of Thanksgiving to the Almighty for his kindness and consideration.
 eve dislike to even think what could have happened 'fire-wise' .ast night" declared the Marshal, himself somewhat of a skeptic at times on ecclesiastical questions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15
.Supt Scott-Snlith Appeals To Public
 For Cooperation

Herbert Scott Smith, superin- tendent of streets, today ap- peaIed to local residents to CO., operate with the street depart ment in blowing and snow re- mOval work. He made two spe. ciflc requests:
 (1) That motorists refrain from parking their cars in the streets, since this greatly ham dicaps clearing of r0adways and removal of snow.
 (2) That householders not shovel snow into the streets, but back into their yards. Shovelling into the streets, he said, only increases the amount of work to be done.
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service this morning, and the rotary snow blow was placed in operation at noon.
 Workers Handicaped
 Street department workers were handicapped by scores of aban" doned cars left on city streets when their drivers were unable to proceed ] further. Supt. Scott-Smith reported also that clearing work was being delayed by snow which was being sllovelled from sidewalks and pri- vate property into the street. The Connecticut Light & Power co. reported that service in part of the South End and Brooklyn areas was disrupted for about an hour this morning. Most of the other trouble calls were for individual lines out of order because of the storm.
 The power company said It's re- pair crews had their principal diff ficulty in driving to the. scenes Of the trouble. Near the Bunker Hill Sub-sta tion, drifts close to seven feet high had to be broken through.
 Telephone Co. Escaped
 The Southern New England Telephone Co. had little trouble. Only about eight or 10 stations were reported out of order. Telephone service in the suburban area was also reported normal, but a portion of Middlebury was without electric current for time.
 Transportation companies suffered the principal trouble from the bliz- gard. Though blows worked oil night long, buses were unable to get to the end of several routes. and sery- ice was behind schedule on all others. f
 The Fairlawn area was without service this morning, neither the c. R. & L. lines or the Cooke street lines being able to, get their buses through the drifts. Service was be- Ing extended to this area as rapidly as streets were cleared. ~
 Routes were shortened in other sections as well. c. R. 6 L. buses were unable to get to the end of the regular Sylvan avenue, and drifts made the upper Overlook route im- passable. Ends or lines in virtually all suburban sections were with out bus service.
 Bus Companies Blocked
 Bus companies reported also that stalled and abandoned cars inter- fered with the service. Several buses this morning suffered long delays as cars ahead, without chains, were u1- able to proceed.
 The bus companies said early this afternoon that service was being ex- tended as rapidly as possible and that it was hoped that 1t would be back to nearly normal by the end of the day. Buses were still behind schedule, as they crawled through slow traffic in the narrow lanes open for passage.
 Many meetings, entertainments and public programs were cancelled last night as the storm beat down furiously. The wind and snow kept up till long after midnight.
 Streets Impossible
 Scores of streets were still im- passable this afternoon, and travel on even main thoroughtares was not without long delays and serious hazards. Hopes that warm weather might come to aid in the disap- peara11ce of the snow were dispelled when the weatherman said clear and cold weather for tonight and tomorrow,
 State highway crews worked all light long on state roads, but travel lers said that snow and ice still
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crashed into the home of Daniel Ebling and his family, who escaped injury.
 Farther south, three inches of snow and Ice covered Washington, where the wind had been 50 miles an hour. North Carolina was swept by cyclonic winds for l8 hours. At Greensboro, in the middle of the state, several persons were injured by glass blown from windows. Com mu1ication and power lines were blown down in all parts of the state. At sElkin, the roof was blown from the elementary school but 300. chil- drens and 10 teachers escaped iIl-, jury.
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(Continued from Page D ,Mon already was in the bag "Sor practically nothing.
 Republican leaders quickly denied that such 8 bargain had been con- cluded but remain, open to. Chi- cago's offer with the understanding that it must compete with the bids of other cities. hiladelphians, pos sibly feeling that they were out sr1arted when the Democrats met here last week, are attempting to raise their guarantee from $150, ,O06. which was their last bid, to $250, ,0Oe with certain additional advantages which might hike the overall offer close to $3OO,OOO.
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TAX0ERK TRIAL
 GOES 10 TUESDAY
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the presiding judges. -
 Jury RaneI EHhqurie5
 Tn the present case, however. after one alternate juror had been seiecs- cd the jury panel was eknaugeeu nnd lt was agreed, rather than to delay the trial to proceed Wttn one alternate. It was announced at t1e opening of court Tuesday that Ed- gar HarRar of OxlbId, one of the members of the jury had been stricken III and the alternate, Wil- liam Buckingham of Cheshire, was designated by Judge McEycy 70 take his place.
 when court reconyened yesterday and MT. Nickerso1's Illness was ai1- nounced this left only eleven jur" ofs. ..
 Just what will happen in the event that the Seymour jurors lll- ness continues is a matter of specll- iation. It is possible lawyers. claim, to proceed, under agreement between counsel to have eleven jurors near the case but if an agreement ca1- not be reached between tlae etates attorney and counsel for tlle de- fense d new trial cstl be claimed:
 The case will enter its fourth week if resumed next Tuesday;
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(Continued from Page D bept main arteries fairly well clear ed during the night but the back country roads were blocked al1C farm families were isolated.
 The coast guard reported all Long Island sound shipping had put H port at the outset of the storm anc no distress signals were received
 The severity of the storm forced one of two escaped prisoners to re- turn to Holland county jail after g liberty Of less than l2 hours.
 He was Lloyd w. Sheldon, 37, oi Danielsop who, with Arthur Thomp' son of Andover and Worcester Maes., lied after removing a locl from tl,eir cellbiock. Thompson still was at large.
 Trolley CaEs DeFaiIed
 Trolley cars were derailed in many communities by drifts and busses were substituted where practicable At New Haven marooned bus anc trolley passengers were rescued by private cars.
 Also at New Haven an ambul. anc ewaS held fast in a snowdritt for more than an hour and another car barely beat out the stork after q hard light through the storm.
 The severe wind and high water caused unestimated damage tt shore property and minor tioods were reported at Stamford.
 Lashed by the gale wind, two 1i%es, at Union and Ansouia, caused daiiaag eof $23,ooo to private rest. dences.
 At New Haven, where 900 sports fans braved the storm to attend q hockey game that ordinarily woule draw $500 spectators, Fred J. Burke 60, Lynn, Mass, a transient, was ar- rested as he prepared to spend thu night in a packing box. He was re. moved to a police cell "for his owr protection."
 No Serious Mishap
 Precautions broadcast to motor. lsts by state police throughout thu storm prevented serious highway nlishaps. No fatal accidents vert reported nor were there any death. from other causes.
 Power and communication line. were down in scattered sections but service was not severly crippled.
 The iriadequacy of available trans ppgtation facilities prevented thou. gandS of workers from getting tl their jobs.
 Fears were felt here that with the heavy snowfall to the north, piline i1p on ice accumulated through the winter, food conditions might exist in event of a quick thaw.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15
Speed Limit Within
 City May Be Set Up
Police Commissioners to Take Matter Up With State Traffic Commission Public Sentiment FavOrs Move

The Board of Police Commissioners voted yesterday to take LID with the state traffic commission the question of establishing speed limit of 25 miles hour for all
 motor vehicle traffic within the city limits of Waterbury The step was recommended by Police Superintendent William Roach who said he did not believe such limit was necessary but felt that public sentiment favored such a move
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Storm Briefs
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 and full" headlights helped lit- tle, and cars crawled along, stop ping every few feet.
 A motorist who parked his car on Jefferson street yesterday left one of his windows open a trifie. When he went for his car in the afternoon, the seats, floor and even the top dashboard were covered with several inches of snow.
 Several downtown stores closed an hour or more early yesterday afternoon. Some factories and of fices let their women employees start for home before the regular closing time. City trucks pushing sn0w-plOws today were filled with sand, extra weight enabling the vehicles to do. a better job of clearing roadways.
 Garage, gas stations and stores reported a tremendous demand for automobile chains. Travel without them was almost im- possible.
 Among other items in great de- mand were rubbers, Oversh0eS and snow -shOvels. HOuseh0lders gloomiIy surveyed the drifts of snow as they prepared to put their ShoveIs into action.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-15
BORN, DIES IN BLIZZARD

AshJand, Mass, Feb. 15-(UP)- Thomas Addison Knowlton was born Feb. 3, l0Se during blizzard.
 He died, aged lo2, ct the height Of last nishtss storm.
 Knowlton was this towns only Civil War veteran aud oldest cit-
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more than fishing expedition. Twenty-two vessels of the Atlantic squadron have been maneuvering off the Dutch West Indies, in Car- jbbean waters easily accessible to a vessel of the T'uscaloosa's cruising range.
 White House attaches admitted that Pensacola would be the point of authorization only after dispatches had established that the Tuscaloosa and its conveys were awaiting the president there.
 A White House official. when ask ed to explain the secrecy, said: submarines" The president will be away 10 days or two weeks. He will control conl- munications of the three press as- sociation representatives who ac- company him as representatives of 1 all the press. J, ! Naval seaplanes, based at the Pensacola air station, will supple ment naval radio in keeping MT. l Roosevelt informed of events dur ing the cruise. Arrangements were
 completed to forward White House | pouches while he is at sea.
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ROOSEVELT MAY !. SEE U-B0ATS

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CONN. DIGGING as, OUT RAPIDLY

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NEW ENGLAND IS
 SWEPT BY STORM

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THIRD TERM IS CAUSE OF SPLIT

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Metropolitan Boston was a jum- ble of abandoned automobiles and stalled trolley cars, halted by a 14- inch snowfall.
 The city-owned steamer Michael J. Jenkins with 50 persons aboard. a ferry to Harbor Island Correc- tion Institution, drifted . mile
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