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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-09-06

the 92nd (Buffalo) Division Unit
No. 532 American Legion Auxiliary,
as president. She was recently elect.
ed to serve as executive had for the
years 1940-41.
Wife of Lieutenant Journee w.
White, vice president Of the East
Side Chamber of Commerce in this
city, Mrs. White, typical Aframer-
lean who loves her country, is ex-
ceedingly popular in civic and social
circles. The selection of Mrs. White
came about through the untiring ef-
forts of genial well-known Bob
Strather.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-09-06
PENSIONERS MEET

The regular meeting Of the Mont.
eomery County Chapter Of the Old
Age Pensioners Society will be held,
beginning at 80 o'clock Saturday
afternoon at the YWGA. The pub
lie is invited to attend.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-09-06

Climbing up to the top to take
a splash in The cool Daters OF
California pool, Is Florence B1k-
er, ,Dho does the role OF Susan In
"Glorious One," heard ouer WLW
from NBC Sundays at $50 p. M,
EST, Nth Irene Rich in the star
ring role. The series tDas recently
reneDcd for another year.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-09-06
CLASSIFIED

, SEWING
Plain sewing and mending Of all
kind. Mrs. Agard, Phone FU 1928.
s617 Home Ave.
EXPERIENCED TYPIsT - Will do
piece work-Phone. WA 5073.
CORD WOOD FOR SALE
The Best OF Oak, Ash and Hickory
Get Your Order In Now!
Call Fulton 5O2S
Fen RENT-CfFice space available.
steam heat. Ideal location for In
surance Office. Phone AID. 0029.
Licensed Operators Wanted
Hair Cello Beauty Shoppe, 6O1 w.
Fifth street at Bank Is putting on a
special for four weeks: For the
average head Of hair a shampoo,
press and MARCEL for one dollar
(s1.00).
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
CABBY HARTNETT
SEES ONLY PEACE
Dizzy Dean Will Be Back
Tomorrow, If He Pays
$lOO Fine

Chicago, April 12-(UP)-Manage1
Gabby Hartnett of the Chicago Cubs
emerged from a conference with
Owner Phil K. Wrigley today and
announced that all is sweetness ano
light" as far as his feud with Dizzy
Dean is concerned.
Dean will be back in uniform to-
morrow-if he pays that 500 fine,
Hartnett said. when he gets back
he'll have to toe the line.
eff he steps out again, I'll just
plaster another fine on him."
AS for the feud-Diz called Gabby
picklepuss and declared the Cubs
had a great team but couldn't win
the National league pennant under
Hartnett. He had only this to say:
"He's just dizzy, that's ALL"
Dean, on the advice of Mrs. Dean,
has offered to pay the fine.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
Mines Have Been SOWed
Off Coasts OF Denmark,
Sweden Today
TWO NAZTS SUPPLY
SHIPS BLOWN UP
Most Daring Raid OF War
Against 'Nazi Ships and
German Bases
BY REUEL S. MOORE
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

London, April IL. - (UP)
- Great Britain struck
powerfully at German supply
lines to Norway today by
sowing a vast new mine field
off Denmark and Sweden and
by sending Royal Air Force
planes on one of the boldest
raids of the war against Nazi
ships and bases in the Baltic
Sea. Two German supply
ships, one a munitions craft
of 5000 tons, were blown up or badly
damaged, it was announced IN
British air circles, and a Ger
man sea plane base on the coast Of
the Reich was heavily attacked by
bombing planes which roamed from
Oslo Fjord to shores of the Baltic
Sea.
Soon after it had been announced
that mines had been laid to sever
German lines to their forces battling
for control of Norway, air circles
said that line of eight or ten Ger
man supply ships had been bombed
despite heavy anti-aircraft fire
from German batteries on ships
and on shore.
5000 Ton Ship Bombers
A 5000 ton German supply ship
was bombed and believed damaged
off Langesland. 1t was said that
the full effect of the British raids
was not known because of darkness.
The air ministry said that there
was no truth in a German charge
that British planes had attacked a
railway station in northwest Ger
many - charge which the NaziS
made the basis for implied threats
to bomb British rail centers or other
zones in which civilians might be
victims.
Announcement of the laying of the
new mine field failed to indicate any
accommodation for shipping to Fin
land, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania or
Russia via the Baltic, although a
lane was left open for Swedish ships.
1t was stated authorita lively that
no major engagement had occurred
in the Kattegat today. 1t was point
ed out that reports of such an en-
gagement probably resulted from
heavy depth charging in Katetgat
waters, apparently in British naval
operations against German Subma-
rineS.
New Mine Field
The admiralty announced new
mine field extends up the German
and Danish coasts to a point 60
miles southwest of Bergen.
Mines were laid on both sides of
the Skagerrak with 20 miles wide
open channel clear dwon the center
of the Skagerrak to the North Sea
from Swedish territorial waters. The
Katetgat has been blocked COM
pletely. Thus Sweden will have an
outlet to the sea but the field eX-
tends into Norwegian territorial
waters on the north and into Ger
man and Danish territorial waters
on the south.
The attack of the bombers on the
Continued on Page g.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
JONES ESTATE IS
RATED AT $4,000
Waterbury Hospital, Gro
ton Odd Fellows Home
Share in Bequests

Waterbury hospital and the Odd
Fellows Home at Groton will re-
ceive more than $4,000 each from
the estate of Alice Platt Jones, late
member of a prominent local fam
lily. An inventory filed with Judge
Patrick Healey in probate court to-
day discloses that Mrs. Jones es-
tate amounts to $18,060.99. Her will,
admitted to probate some weeks ago,
directed that the two institutions
share the estate.
The estate includes real estate,
cash, bank accounts, mortgage
note and other items. The real es-
tate, located on Highland avenue
at Platts Mills, is valued at $4,000.
Mrs. Jones died Feb. 5, two days
after the passing of her husband,
Francis r. Jones. Her will pro-
vided for the establishment of a
trust fund for her husband if he
survived her. If he predeceased her,
the document stated, the estate was
to be shared by the hospital and
the home. Had Mr.. Jones lived the
institutions were to receive the
principal of the trust fund after his
death.
The appraisal lists a mortgage
note at $2,768.30. A share In a
mortgage of the Taft School, Wa
tertown, is valued at $4,O44.44.
Bank accounts are as follows:
Waterbury Savings Bank, $113.56:
Waterbury Savings Bank, $239.37;
Colonial Trust Co., $12.67.
The sum of 1851 is due from a
trust fund. Cash on hand was
$28.27.
Mrs. Jones' collection of old coins
is listed at SIG, jewelry at $626.75,
and furniture and household effects
at SITS.
The woman's share in the estate
of her husband is given nominal
value of 81.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
BANDITS STILL
ESCAPE POLICE

New Britain, Conn, April H.
CUP state local and federal in
veStigatorS today we're apparently
without trace of five bandits who
robbed the Railway Express COM
pany of two strong boxes containing
$11,7o8 in cash and jewels yester-
day and machine-gunned their way
past Hartford police cruiser.
Although all roads in the area
were quickly blocked, their trail was
lost after they emerged from Good
win Park at Hartford and opened
fire on Policeman Homer Gaouette
who, unaware of the holdup, at
tempted 70 stop them because of
suspicious actions.
The money was consigned to the
New Britain Trust Co., from the
Federal Reserve bank at Boston and
was stolen aft-r it was unloaded from
a train. A guard, Frederick J. Tor
may, was manacled to door by the
: .ndits.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
THREE OFFICIALS
OF MAINE RESIGN

Augusta, Me-, April l2--tUP)--
With designations of three officials
already obtained, Gov. Lewis O.
Barrows today considered further
action in connection with reported
irregular transactions and a report
ed $3G 900 shortage in highway de-
partment garage funds.
Gov. Bar ows last night received
the resi- snations of state auditor FL
bert d. Hayford and deputy treas
urer Lois H. WinShip after charg-
ing them with 'inefficiency and IN
accuracy"
State Controller William A. Run
nells, who resigned Tuesday, was
charged in a warrant with embez-
cling $22,69S, after detectives said
they recovered $26,42O from him,
The warrant was to be served as
soon as Runnels, now at hospital,
RECEIVERS sufficiently from two bull
let wounds he said were suffered
accidentally April !.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12


The regular Episcopal funeral SER
vice was held, its simplicity reflect
ing DR.. Lewis dislike for ostenta-
ton. More than 100 clergymen OF
varied creed, some of them coming
from distant points, were in the pro-
cession from the vestry before the
exercises began.
Morning clothes and expensive ap-
parel were in contrast to ragged
suits and frayed coats that were
in evidence. People of every sta
ton, many of whom he had be-
friended in one form or another,
were on hand, joining in the prayers.
The friends, great and humble, OF
tho man who had served as rector
at st. Johns since the turn of the
century wished to pay their e
SpectS.
Episcopal Bishop Presides
The officiating clergymen were
Right Rev. Frederick G. Budlong'
Episcopal bishop of Connecticut;
Right Rev. Theodore Ludlow, Epis-
copal bishop of Newark, N. j.; Right
Rev. John Thomson Dallas, Episco-
pal bishop of New Hampshire; Right
Rev. Henry Wise Hobson, Ep1sco--
pal bishop of Southern Ohio; and
Rev. DR.. John Plum, executive Sec
rotary of the Connecticut diocese,
Bishop Dallas, native OF water
bury and Bishop Hobson, both had
served under DR.. Lewis.
The church bells began pealmg
soon after 10 o'clock. The doors
were opened to the public at that
time, and the church was filled
almost Immediately. Many OF the
distinguished personages attending
the services were forced to stand,
so great was the crowd.
Mayor Scully in Attendance
Mayor Vincent A. Scully repre-
sented the City of Waterbury. Other
CITY officials present were Control
Ter Thomas M. Conion, Supt. OF
Parks James P. Curtin, Police Supt.
william j. Roach, Fire Chief Thorn
as F. Cavanaugh, Deputy Police
Supt. Daniel j. Carson, Fire Mar
shall Dennis ]. Lahey, Corporation
Counsel j. Gregary Lynch, City
Sheriff Clayton Briotti. Commits
sioner William A. Carpenter.
Others of prominence at the fun
eral were Judge Arthur F. Ellis OF
Litchfield, member of the superior
court bench; County Sealer OF
Weights and Measures Martin Whe-
len: Unemployment Compensation
Commissioner Margaret Verdon.
Hugh L. Thompson, Atty Nathaniel
Bronson, dean of the local bar, for
>~L...o., - Dona RN
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
Witness Before Dies
GroupC Called Murderer
His SOn-Claims Crime Was Committed
in Spanish War

Washington, April 12-UP)-A
Detroit father today accused Dies
committee witness, Tony Di Maio,
New York Spanish Loyalist army
veteran, of killing his son and six
other American boys in Spain.
Maxwell M. Wallach testified be-
fore the committee that Di Maio
was in charge of castle prison out
side of Barcelona where his son,
Albert M. Wallach, %, was held
with six other American youths who
had gone to Spain in 1887 to fight
for the Loyalists.
EFT was he who was the actual
killer, I understand, not only OF my
boy but of six other American boys
whose bodies were in the courtyard
there" Wallach testified.
Di Maio sat in the committee
room while Wallach made the &C
cusation. He and three other Span
ish Loyalists veterans were waiting
to testify.
Confer with Attorney
Di Maio and the other veterans,
Milton Wolff. Fred Keller and Ger
aid Cook, all of New York, con-
ferred hastily with their attorney,
Irving Schwab.
Wallach said that his son and
other Loyalist recruits went to Spain
in 1887. He did not hear from him
for some weeks and asked the state
for help. Finally, on
March 6, 1888, he testified the state
advised him that young
Wallach had been discharged and
would be released from Spain.
"He never showed up and we in
vestigated further" Wallach added.
''He was held in Castle Defells out
side Barcelona. Tony Di Maio was
in charge"
Wallach read a letter from an
other youth, imprisoned in Castle
Defells, which said that young Wal
ZACH had been horribly beaten and
had been taken away one night.
Fear He Was Killed
II fear he has been killed." the
letter said.
/Ho,,t;o,,ad ~, Dooo Al
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
Nazis Claim Airships of
Britain Hit Among Ger
man People
GIVES HITLER RIGHT
TO STRIKE DOUBLE"
High Command Says All
British Attacks Upon
Norway Repulsed
BY JOSEPH w. GRIGGs, JR.

BY JOSEPH w. GRIGGS, JR.
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Berlin, April IL. - (UP) -
The German Official News
Agency asserted today that
British airplanes had bombed
a small railroad station in
Schleswig Holstein in north
west Germany and that if it
was established that the at
tack was deliberate, Ger
many is given a complete new
basis in Waging the war
against England.
"This is the first time in the war
that enemy planes have attacked a
German communications point" the
Agency said. eff repetition of such
an attempt shows that it was plan
ned, Germany is given a complete
new basis in waging the wal
against England. The necessary
conclusions would Immediately bt
drawn" Y4s ~ .-.-~-. &c., b.. .sss--
1t was asserted that the attack
on the railroad station was only
slightly successful" and that a
sport field had been damaged and
a window of the railroad station
shattered.
Schleswig Holstein is in northern
Germany, adjoining Denmark, and is
the territory which German troops
crossed to occupy Denmark.
German planes have bombed the
Scapa Flow area north of Scotland
and the Firths which indent the
Scottish coast and are used as naval
bases.
British planes have bombed the
North Sea end of the Kiel Canal
and Helgoland Blight.
Demands Forthcoming
(Hardly had the German Official
News Agency assertion of the
Schleswig Holstein bombing reached
New York than the air ministry
officially denied it.
(In some neutral countries the
belief had been expressed that both
sides had hesitated to start land
bombing because of the frightful i'm
plicatons of aerial warfare against
cities.
(The German news agency report
came few hours after British air
ministry announcement that British
planes, penetrating to within about
100 miles of Germany's Baltic sea
coast, and it's Kiel naval base, had
severely attacked a German trans
port and supply fleet in the Katie
gat and the Great and Little Belts
CONTINUED on Page ID
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
People On Norwegian
Border Talk Of Battle
They Claim British Warships Are Making Ferocious
Attempt to Break Through Into HarbOr
Against Terrific Gun Fire
By RALPH FORTE
United Press Staff Correspondent

Stockholm, Sweden, April r.
P)-Inhabitants of Stroemstad,
on the Norwegian border, said by
telephone to Stockholm today that
there were unmistakable signs of a
big naval and air battle at the
mouth of the Oslofjord.
1t was believed, the informantS
said, that British warships were
making ferocious attempt to break
through the Oslofjord despite ter
rife fire from Fjord batteries now
manned by Germans.
Stroemstaders said that they saw
a huge ship steaming southwest
ward this morning, thick, long COL
umnS of smoke rising from it. They
expressed belief that it might have
been a German oil ship.
The inhabitants said that they
heard loud gun fire throughout the
morning, and that last night there
had been intermittent bombing.
The sky to the west was wildly
lit by shells and searchlights, they
said.
NOrwegianS Fight Fiercely
Norwegian troops, reinforced by
hastily modified reservists, were re-
ported fighting fiercely against
German infantry and mechanical
units on a line extending north and
northeast of Oslo.
NorWegianS were blowing up
bridges and highways to impede the
Germans and it was reported that
yesterday a German attempt to rush
troops by bus to reinforce their
line in the Kongsvinger area, had
proved unsuccessful.
Kongsvinger, northeast of the
capital near the Swedish frontier,
was reported to be the main bat
tie area for the present but it was
iJrlicated that there was heavy
(Tontip,Jol ~, Dora 6l
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
HITLER AGAIN MAY
BREAK TREATIES
Germany May Sweep
Through Belgium, Meth
erlandS to Front
BY FREDERICK KUN
limited Press Staff COrreSDOndent)

(Un1tcQ FreSS SCdH OVTTcSpOHucHV
London, April IL - (U.PD - Ten
sion increased through western
Europe today in the belief that
Adolf Hitler might at any time
embark on the supreme gamble OF
his career with gigantic German
offensive ON the western front.
1t was believed in some quarters
that any attack would most likely
be made through the Netherlands
and Belgium with lightning swift
ness on a scale equaling if not sur
passing the historic German attack
on Verdun in 1916.
Home leaves of the French army
and the British Expeditionary Force
and Royal Air Force in France had
been suspended. Belgium and the
Netherlands, determined to defend
themselves, had made new military
preparations. Netherlands author
tiles had started evacuating some
women and children from German
frontier areas.
Only Preliminary
Some military experts here Sug-
gested that the entire German
Scandinavian operation, dramatic as
it was and entailing a great naval
and air force engagement all the
way from the Kattegat at the en-
trance to the Baltic to the Arctic
region of the Norwegian west coast
might have been only preliminary
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
JOHN H. M'CLOON,
DENIES ANY GUILT
Nothing to Do With AL
legged Shortage of Mil
lions in McKeSSOn CO

New York, April 12.-CUP)-John
H. McGloon denied in federal court
today that he had anything to do
with an alleged SCI, 100000 swindle
of McKesson and Robbins Drug
company stockholders.
McGloon, former McKesson con-
troller, is one of five Connecticut
men accused Of participating in
frauds engineered by the company's
ex-convict president. the late F.
Donald Coster. Coster committed SUI
icide in December, 1888, when he
was exposed as Philip Musica, mas
ter swindler.
The witness said all the trans
actions of McKesson and Robbins.
Ltd, of Canada, the subsidiary
company through which the govern
ment contends Coster inflated Nc
Kesson assets by the millions, were
entirely legal.
Explaining a journal entry of ST.
5000 later marked void at his di-
rection, McGloon said the late Jul
liam F. Thompson, McKesson treas
Continued on Page 81
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
MANDAMUSCA CASE.
BEING FOUGHT
Corporation Counsel j. G.
Lynch Files Motion to
Quash Proceedings

Corporation Counsel j. Gregory
Lynch at this mornings short cal
endar session of the Superior Court
filed a motion to quash the manda-
mus proceedings filed by States
Atty. William B. Fitzgerald several
days ago at the request of Joseph
Doherty demanding that Supt. of
Police William ]. Roach be COM
PEELED to show police reports in an
accident case, to Atty. William P.
Wertheimer Mr.. Doherty, whom
he represents.
Following the presentation of the
motion to quash Attys. Lynch and
Wertheimer agreed to file briefs in
the case. These briefs will be pre-
sented to Judge Carl Foster on or
before next Tuesday.
Review of Case
AS is generally known Supt.
Roach refused to permit Atty.
Wertheimer to view police report
in an accident case in which he
was ir terested, with the result that
Atty. Wertheimer requested States
Atty. Fitzgerald to start mandamns
proceedings. This brought about a
situation, by which the police SUI
perintendent was ordered to show
the records or appear in court to-
day to show cause why he should
not. The police superintendent
presence in court was not required
today however for the reason that
Atty. Lynch filed the motion to
quash.
In his motion to quash the city's
corporation counsel sets forth that
it does :ot appear or is it alleged
that the reports, data and infor-
ICo,a ti,a,,ad m Dana e.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
DIR. .JORGENSON
is UNDECIDED

Stons, Conn, April 12-tUP)-Dr.
Albert N. Jorgensen, president OF
University of Connecticut since 1885,
was undecided today whether to
accept the presidency of University
of Iowa.
DR.. Jorgensen, who came here
from University of Buffalo, received
his master of arts degree at Iowa
in 1925 and his doctor of philosophy
degree in 1927. He served as associate
director of the uniyersity's research
bureau from 1926 to 1927.
The physical plant of University of
Connecticut has doubled during his
administration.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
Rev. DR.. John N.
Lewis Paid Final
Tributes Today
St. Johns Episcopal Church Is Filled With Mourners;
Last Rites of Episcopal Service Are Exemplifled
By Distinguished Clergy

reverent throng braved driving rain late this morn
ing to fill ST. Johns Episcopal Church and overflow into the
streets outside funeral services held for Rev. Dr.
John Lewis whose death Wednesday morning ended four
decades of service in and for Waterbury, The church was
crowded long before the services began at II O'CLOCK ana
several hundred stood outside Drawing soaking to join
final tribute to the beloved of the citYs clergy
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
War Bulletins

Vatican City, April 12-UP)-
A usually well informed Vatican
source said today that Pope Plus
XII had declined to act on re-
quest from Paris and London that
the Holy See denOunce German
aggression in Scandinavia. 1t was
understood that the request ar
rived in special reports from the
Apostolic delegates to London and
Paris, MSgrs. William Godfrey and
Valerie Valeri, respectively. A
Vatican source said that the Pom
tiff felt he could not comply with
the request on the grounds that
"the Holy See cannot participate
in a political move which would
only add to further hatred among
the belligerents."
(UP-King HaakOn and Crown
(UP)-King Hakon and Crown
Prince Olav of Norway were re-
ported safe today after narrow
escape when three German planes
bombed Nuberhsund, near Five
rum.
Both the king and the crown
prince, who had been reported
missing, left Elverum by autOmo-
bile for an unknown destination
Immediately after the raiders had
gone, it was reported, but were
again forced to take shelter from
bOmberS in a woods.
Crown Princess Martha and her
three children, Prince Harald and
Princesses Ragnhild and Astrid,
were reported to have crossed the
frontier into Sweden ON the way
to Stockholm.
Boston, April 12-UP)-A U. S.
customs. guard still was posted to-
day on the Gulf Oil Corporations
tanker GuIfcoaSt with orders to
seize the 1,754, 800 gallon cargo of
oil upon completion of its transfer
from the seIf-interned NaZi tank
CIR Pauline Friedrich.
Deputy Customs Collector
Thomas F. Finnegan said the oil
would be seized unless orders are
changed by Washington" He ex-
pected the transfer to be COM
plete late Saturday or early Sun
day.
The seizure was ordered We'd
neSday on grounds the transfer
constituted a technical violation
of q federal ban ON trans-ship-
ment of cargo between two Amer
lean ports by foreign vessel.
London, April 12-(UP)-The
possibility that the crew Of the
British destroyer Hardy may have
struck off into Norwegian terri
tory on a military expedition near
Harvik was reported here today.
(Continued on Page 81
Lead the style parade with perfect
lifting Red Cross Shoes. Only $3.50
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
THE WORLD WAR
Is YEARS AGO,
APRIL IL, 1915
7By United Press

by United PresSJ
Entente Powers are offered
Smyrna to Greece in return for
aid agains. Turkey; offer de-
cIined.
allied advance ON Yaunde,
CameroOns, begun.
France accepted Rlssia's claim
10 ConsiantinOplc.