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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
GERMANY, ITALY
TALK ON WELLES

Berlin, Feb. 12-(UP)-A reliable
source said today that Adolf Hitler
and italian Premier Benito Mus
solini had discussed by telephone
the coming visit to Europe of Unit
ed States Under Secretary OF State
Sumner Welles.
No official attitude toward the
Welles visit has yet been indicated
at the Nazi foreign office but it was
believed that the weekend tele-
phonic communication between the
Fuehrer and the Italian premier
had been designed to clarity the
German position.
The foreign offices of the two ma
tons also werein contact.
The recent actions of President
Roosevelt affecting EUROPEAN de-
velopments were a leading subject
of discussion at the foreign office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
BIRTHDAY GIFT

Worcester, Mass, Feb. 12-(UP)-
A Charlton mill worker observed
Abraham Lincoln's birthday and his
own 25th birthday today by filing
a petition in probate court to change
his name from Szostakowski to Lin
coin.
Frank Lincoln Szostakowski ask
ed the change on grounds his sur
name was difficult to pronounce
and spell and therefore was bust
ness handicap.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
MayffOwer Camp

Presentation of sketch, The Gay
Nineties', an exhibition by the or
ganization's drill team, which cap
tured honors at the Worlds Fair
last September, installation of Of
ficers and supper combined to make
Saturday evening an outstanding
one for members of Mayflower
Camp, Royal Neighbors of America.
The ceremonies were held in Me-
chanics Hall. Mrs. Nora Doyle Of
ficiated at the installation, assist
ed by Miss Catherine Conner.
Officers indicted included
Those indicted were: President
Mrs. Mary Honyotski; oracle, Mrs.
Nora Lynch; vice-oracle, Mrs
Martha Moriarty; chancellor, Mrs.
Anna Mclean; recorder, Miss
Margaret Doyle; receiver, Mar
garet Cunningham; marshal, Mary
Christian; assistant marshal, Mrs.
Margaret Lonergan; inner-sentinel,
Mrs. Jean Mclean; outer sentinel,
Mrs. Libby Culbert; manager, Mrs.
B. Mulcahy; Faith, Mrs. Mary
Martin; Modesty, Miss Margaret
Kiely; Unselfishness, Betty Miller,
Courage, Kathleen Calvin; Endur-
ance, Mrs. Mary Flaherty; and
pianist Catherine Conner.
The cast presenting 1.-The Gay
Nineties" consisted Of Mrs. Martha
Moriarty, Mrs. Jean Mclean, Mrs.
Florence McEvoy, Mrs. Mary Hon
yotski, and Mrs. Mary Flaherty.
Afterward the entire audience
Joined in singing old songs. Mrs. Mae
Birt's orchestra rendered selections.
The drill team; Mary Honyotski,
Betty Miller, Loretta Coyle. Flor
ence McEvoy, Nora Lynch, Mary
Martin, Ann, Margaret and Ellen
Kiely, Christine and Mary Walsh,
Mary Briglia, Lillian Tinnini, Ann
Mastrone, Mary Christian and Lor-
aine Fuller.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12

The Lithuanian Chamber of Com
merce Auxiliary will hold a meet
ing this evening at 7:30 o'clock at
the knights of Lithuania clubrooins
Important matters viii be discussed
and a full attendance of members
is desired.
Membership prizes will be distri-
buted tonight and a Valentine
party viii follow the business parley.
The educational committee which
will supervise part of this evenings
program consists of Mrs. John ".
Lasky, Mrs. Charles Lawryn and
Mrs. Peter Krugelis.
The social portion of the program
will be directed by Mrs. Stephanie
Sopranos, Mrs. Anna Rushkauskas
and Mrs. Marcella Digimas. Dele
gates from the Chamber of Com
merce and the Chamber of Com
merce Chorus will attend the meet
ing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12

of our aSScciation-have you
found my judgment sound?'
Eyes I answered, with emo
tion,' the soundest judgment I
have ever known
"'And now, Billy, for the hard
est question of all. The commit
tee that you have just come from
are distinguished and patriotic
men. They love our country as we
do, they would fight and die for
it-as we would. They think one
way about this speech, and I
think another. Now, Billy, whose
judgment would you rather take
theirs, or your old partners?
"a big lump came up in my
throat as 1 clasped his hand de-
claring, I would trust your judy
ment every time Then he told
me that he would deliver the
speech without any changes. He
told me to go home for supper
and come back to the office to go
with him to the convention hall.
when I returned to the Office
the windows were dark and I sup
posed that Mr.. Lincoln hadn't
come back from supper. went in,
lighted a candle-and was sur
prised to see Mr.. Lincoln on the
floor engrossed in thought, just
as I had left him.
Haven't you been to supper?"
I asked.
"'No. What time is it?'
"Time to go to the convention.
with one of his inilnitable
droll remarks, my six-foot-four
partner doomed up before me,
brushing his thick black hair be-
fore a little looking-glass on the
wall-he wore no beard then
and putting on his coat, asked me
to look him over and see if he was
all right to meet his constituents.
"You ask me-when I first fully
realized how incomparably great
Abraham Lincoln was
"As we walked from our office
to the convention hall-a thrill
came over me from head to foot,
for I knew that was walking be-
side the mightiest man God had
sent to Earth since Washington" "
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
Paging 10000

Mrs. Alice Bradley, supervisor
of the local branch of the motor
vehicle department, reminds car
owners to send their registration
blanks to the local office rather
than Hartford to eliminate delay.
Only Is more business days re-
main in which to renew registra-
tions, the office being closed to-
day. There are still more than
10000 car owners who have made
no effort to renew their markers
this year, according to Mrs. Brad
ley.
More than $500 inserts have
been issued to date.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
DOriC Chapter

A Valentine dance will be held
Wednesday evening at Grange
hall, Wolcott, under the auspices
Of Doric Chapter, Order Of De-
MOlay. The event will be informal
The committee of arrangements
includes: Harold Slater, chairman;
Fred Gibbs, Thomas Carmichael
and John POrzenheim.
Twelve candidates received the
second degree at the chapters re-
cent meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
Red Men

Great Sachem Raymond /. Pc
tersen of Stratford will pay a visit
to Waterbury tomorrow evening to
confer with the c0mmitte plan
ming the formation of a new tribe
of the Improved Order of Red
Men. The meeting will be held
at the home of Ebert Williams Of
SO South Elm street. Members Of
Okenuck tribe will accompany the
great sachem. On Tuesday even
ing, February 20, a general meet
ing of prospective members will
be held.
The committee in charge of plans
includes: Clarence Moody, Edward
Adams, Julius Nido, Henry Frings,
William Kelleher, Thomas Keyes,
Albert MOraskam, Floyd Furry,
Edward Schoeck, Joseph williams,
Dominic DeVitO, Joseph Teach,
Jack Kruse and Paul Richards.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12

the Democrats unless President
Roosevelt is in the race. Is it any
wonder that Guffey insists the
President ought to run?
Take Illinois, where Chicago's
Mayor Kelly practically has the
President nominated already. Win
or lose, the President would run
like o house afire in Mayor Kelly's
bailiwick, thus causing the election
of a lot of deserving Democrats
who might otherwise get licked.
And the New Deal group here
-. when ideals, economics and
social beliefs, and SO on, are all
added up, there remains with that
group the same motive of self
preservation as there is with the
political bosses, in an even more
acute form. Practically any other
Democrat now mentioned for the
nomination would behead this
group, en- bloc, with great glee, once
he got in the White House.
CONFLICTS IN F. d. RS
STAND ON SPENDING
New Deal agency and department
heads must have read Mr.. Roose-
vents latest homily on government
President said those who advocate
spending with mixed emotions. The
drastic cuts in government ex-
penditures court a return of the
business recession of late 1887.
That is the old New Deal doc
trins, of course. What makes it in
teresting is the fact that some of
the best New Dealers in town have
been wondering how long it would
be before the President remember
ed 1t.
For the simple fact is that the
reduced budget the President tossed
at Congress this winter spread
something like dismay in the beasts
of New Dealers.
Privately, some Of them have
been predicting great deal Of
trouble on the ground that the
President cut too much.
That some New Deal economists
forecast the danger which the
President touched on the other day
is shown by the fact that in mid
autumn, 1889, number of them
drew up a colossal (though purely
Tentatively spend-lend plan for use
in the next depression - and then
figured they ought to have it ready
for presentation this year, on the
ground that the economy wave was
going to stop the industrial boom
which at that moment was going
along nicely.
C. /. o. HITS ROOSEVELT
BUDGET SLASHES
The CLIO has come out with
report attacking the Presidents own
cuts as imperilling recovery.
This CLIO survey painted a
gloomy picture of the business flu
ture, and declared that the federal
budget had "the chief role among
the depressing factors. Acknowl-
edging that Congress is cutting be-
yond the Presidents recommended
ton, the report asserted that the
President really brought this on
by cutting CONGRESSES pet pork"
items.
All of this, of course, is no GER
tain indication that a recession is
Just ahead. The business commu-
nifty has never been very strong for
the idea that stopping government
spending will create depression.
The point is, that 1t is orthodox
New Deal doctrine-and that the
very circles which hold it the most
devoutly look on the budget the
President himself drew up as the
chief cloud now on the horizon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
SpOhighting
BrassCityNews
Spotlight Wins

For submitting the name. ''The
Spotlight" which has been chosen
for q new monthly employees
magazine 70 be published by The
Connecticut Light e. Power Co.,
a prize Of SO has been awarded
20 Miss Anna NJ. Mulvaney Of 354
willow street, an employee Of the
purchasing department, 1t was an
nOunced today by Charles J. Allen,
director Of public relations.
Duplicate prizes were also
awarded TO Henry b. ReardOn, Jr.,
Of Meriden, and John J. Mccarthy
Of New Britain, who submitted
the same name.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
Springs Advance
Agent Book Beer
In Local Debut

Spring must be here or at least
very close. Book beer came out
today and for time immemorial
this has been considered one of
the harbingers of spring.
Starting tomorrow you'll see the
beer trucks with big signs on them
displaying goats heads, and even
of the weather might be a little
cool the spirit of spring will be
on hand at least.
All of the big breweries have
their book crop ready for distri-
button and its now just case Of
rolling out the Darrell" or if you
prefer it pushing out the case"
This years brew will be more
luscious and foamy than any
since the years back in the good
old days when real book beer was
relied into the cellars Of local beer
dispensaries and blown up through
the pipes for the delight Of the
book quarters and "thrower down.
erS." .-...
Almost any beer salesman or
brewery employee that you talk to
today will give you absolute as
surance, and In fact a guarantee,
that the book you get this year
will be the real Mccoy" In other
words 1t will not be the regular
beer colored up with that famous
deceiver caramel coloring."
In the past, they say, referring
of course to the prohibition era,
the goats head" the symbol Of
book was very significant. In other
words you were a goat" If you
drank the stuff.
This year however it's differ
ent, they" say.
Well If it isn't don't sue us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
radio Cops"

Examination for third class ra-
dio operators licenses were taken
by 16 supernumeraries and three
regular patrolmen in t. e alder
manic chamber Saturday after
noon.
The Supernumeraries were all
lowed to take the tests so that they
can substitute for regular motor
patrolmen in case of sickness.
Jnoon. /?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
Breaks Reported

Police today were investigating
two breaks which occurred at a
restaurant and tavern last night.
Receipts were taken from the
Mill Plain lunch in a break dis
covered by Patrolman Conrad
Baril.
Nothing was removed from the
Tally Ho tavern, 232 Bank street,
though the back door was jim
mied.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
THEY WERE TOLD
OF FIRST HOLD-UF

Quincy, Mass, Feb. 12-UP)-
Asked for directions by Loren2
Schroth, 81, and Donald McKinlay
%, two men last night offered to
get in the inquirers' automobile and
show them the way. Enroute, on
of the men asked:
Have you ever been held up?"
mo" laughed Schroth and Nc
Kinlay.
well, you are now" came the
reply.
One Of the men drew a gun and
took "a from Schroth's wallet. Nc
Kinlay said he had no money. The
robbers fled afoot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
RunaWays Found

Raymond Perry and Edward
Paiva, both 16, have been returned
to Providence, R. l., from where
they had been missing since
Thursday night.
The youths were found by MOTOR
Patrolman Conrad Baril as they
were lighting fire in an unused
house on Meriden road Saturday.
Held at police headquarters
awaiting a trip back To Providence,
the boys said they hitch-hiked to
New York Thursday and from
there came to Waterbury.
A teletype police message was
sent throughout New England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
ASSISTANT CITY
EDITOR IS DEAD

Boston, Feb. 12.-(UP).-Ralph R.
Stratton, 60, assistant city editor Of
the Boston Herald, died at hos
pital yesterday after a brief illness.
Born at Deertold, He was educated
in Watertown public schools and
become Cambridge correspondent
for the old Boston Journal, the old
Boston -.ecord and Advertiser and,
later, for the Herald Traveller.
He represented Cambridge in the
Massachusetts house Of representa-
tives from 1921 to 1926. He leaves
a wife, Ruth, a daughter, Helen, and
a son, Arthur, a. member of the Her
aid staff. Funeral services will be
held Wednesday at Cambridge fu-
neral chapel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
Reserved!

Only city-hall employees are now
being allowed to park their auto
mobiles on the Library park mall.
At the request Of Supt. of Parks
James Curtin, Supt. of Police Will
liam ]. Roach Saturday placed the
restriction on the parking ground.
The park superintendent ex-
planned that he was forced to en-
list police enforcement because of
double and careless parkers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
For Uncle Sam

The War Department has
awarded contract for $34,190
worth of brass strips to the
American Brass company, the
public contracts division has an
nounced.
The United States Rubber
Company of Naugatuck, Conn.,,
has been awarded a contract
for $3.50 pairs of Overshoes for
civilian conservation corps at
S2.57 per pair, it was announced
at the army base.
The Converse Rubber Com
pany Of Maiden was awarded a
contract for 240O pairs at $2.49
per pair.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
On FurlOugh

Albert 'DelinegrO, TIT e m a n
second class, U. S. Navy, SON Of
Michael Delinigro, of 165 Eas-
ton Ave, has returned home on
a brief visit, from the u. S. S.
SeawOlf, a newly constructed
sub m rine, now undergoing
builders trials, off the coast of
Maine, prior to her acceptance
by the U. S. Navy. DelinegrO,
who has served with Uncle
Sans Navy for the past nine
years, has spent most of his
service ON submarines, and is
soon to leave for a cruise to
South American ports.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
No Business

The fire department showed a
clean sheet early this afternoon,
with no alarms sounded since
early this afternoon, with no
alarms sounded since early yester-
day afternoon when Engine 5 put
out a chimney fire in the East
End.
With more than "a hours with
out a fire, telephone operator OF
the department reported mo cars
moving" at las today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
FraternaL
News
Aviglianese A. A.

Members of the Aviglianese
Athletic Club have selected Sat-
urday evening, April 9Th, as the
date of their annual entertain
ment and dance to be held in
Buckingham hall. The committee
of arrangements Includes.
Bart Martinelli, Leonard San
toro, Ralph Rinaldi, Samuel Yam
MALI, Dominic AccuSti and An
thony Romaniello. Joseph Yanniall
and Angelo Salvio are in charge Of
refreshments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12

two sources
and an oddly
teamed pair Of
sources they are
These are, first
the big party boss
es in states like
Illinois and Penn
Sylvania; and, sec
ond, the so-called
inner circle OF
New Dealers here
in Washington.
Take Senator
Gufey, who is up
+ Of reelection
this year. BY
pre- S N t indica-
tons, P e n n syl-
vania is lost to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
Father Pankus Honored

Rev. Matthew A. PankuS, new
pastor of st. Andrews church in
New Britain, was honored at tes-
timonial banquet last night in the
church hall attended by several
Waterburians. Cleryg from all parts
of Connecticut and New York at
tended. Rev. Peter Karlonas of
New Britain was in charge Of the
testimonial.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
Chapter

Chapter 8, Connecticut State
Employees, will hold an important
business meeting at Quaker Inn
tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. If
unfavorable weather prevails an
nouncement will be made con-
corning a change of date.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
COPYRIGHT, 1910, JOHN BARR

y
A momentous scene in the life Of
ABRAHAM LINCOLN was wildly
portrayed by William H. Herndon,
Mr.. Lincoln,s law partner and de-
voted friend for twenty years.
After President Lincoln's tragic
death, Mr.. Herndon's whole time was
taken up with his immense CORE
spondence, with lecturing and writ
ing his valuable Life of Lincoln" E
Letters came to him from all over
the world, with many particular in
quiries, one question often asked
being when, during the twenty
years of your close intimacy with
Mr.. Lincoln, did you first fully re-
alize his transcendent greatness-as
all the world knows 1t now?"
1t was my privilege, as boy, to
hear Mr.. Herndon's answer to that
question. It made deep impression
on me at the time. have not heard
the exact story, as he told it then,
or seen 1t In print since; so will I'M
dertake to re-tell it to readers of The
Democrat as remember 1t from
away back in the 70ies:
From the beginning of my ac-
quaintance with Mr.. Lincoln" said
Mr.. Herndon, II knew that he was
an unusal man, both in character and
ability, and was proud of being his
partner. His standing among our
judges and lawyers was at the very
top-and our circuit was celebrated
for its judicial and legal talent and
integrity.
without neglecting our profess
sional work, Mr.. Lincoln and had
taken an active interest in national
and state politics, and when the slay-
cry question became so acute that
the old Wings and anti-slavery Dem
ocrats united and organized the new
Republican party, and nominated my
partner for the United States Senate
to oppose Stephen A. Douglas
knew that he was the fittest man
who could have been chosen. He was
not only senatorial timber, but the
ablest campaigner in Illinois.
"As you know" continued Mr..
Herndon, ''it was at the conclusion
of that nominating convention at
Springfield, on the evening of June
10th, 1858, that Mr.. Lincoln delivered
his immortal HOUSE DIVIDED
AGAINST 1T SELF CANNOT
STAND speech, that aroused the
convention to the highest pitch of
exaltation, and electrified the nation.
A mighty champion had risen at last
in America, to call a halt to any
more compromising with the abom-
nation and shame Of slavery In our
beloved land!"
Then Mr.. Herndon went back to
tell us of happenings behind the
scenes, while the convention was in
session and the time between adj
journment and the assembling again
after supper to hear Mr.. Lincoln's
speech; and also two scenes in the
law office of Lincoln g. Herndon, In
which only the partners were present.
He explained that the whole coun-
try was anxiously watching the pro-
ceedings at Springfield, and that sew
eral prominent statesmen from New
York and New England were there
to advise and prevent action that
would hurt the new Republican
party.
He said that this delegation Of
fasteners asked him to get Mr.. Lin
coin to come down to their hotel in
the afternoon, and privately read to
them his speech. So Mr.. Lincoln did
go down with Mr.. Herndon; read
his speech, and without waiting
for comments, excused himself, and
leaving Mr.. Herndon. returned to his
Office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
co. H. OFFERS CASH
PRIZE TO INFANTRY

Non-commissioned officers of Co.
H. 102nd Infantry have voted to
award a prize OF S. to the neatest
and most courteous private, or pri-
vate first class, at the National De-
Tense week competition ct the
Armory February q.
Captain william J. Slater,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12

AGD-res., was selected to make the
presentation.
OfficerS of the club are: President,
Sergeant Andrew Baliter; vice-pres-
ident, Sergeant Alfred Ciano; treas
urer. Sergeant Thomas Kelly: Sec
rotary, Corporal Anthony Flam-
aghett;; chaplain, First Sergeant,
William Lee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12

Vincent Klimas H0nOred
Albert PolitiS of New Britain, was
reelected president of the Connec-
ticut Lithuanian Catholic Associa-
ton at the annual meeting in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12

What happened afterward, Mr..
Herndon related:
1.-THE delegation were evidently
strongly impressed by Mr.. Lincoln
and the tremendous force Of the
speech, but they were scared, too.
After discussing 1t, they said to me:
Mr.. Herndon, you must go right back
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
LIGHTNING FLASHES
END DAY OF RAIN

Waterburians up and around at 2
o'clock yesterday morning were
astonished to see vivid flashes OF
lightning accompanied by deep,
rolling thunder.
The premature lightning display
came as the finale to day Of rain.
Sleet, and snow.
Even our city lot lines are de-
termined by lines established by OBJ
serving the sun and stars.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
Guest Radio Sneaker

Mrs. Veronica Luitkiene of Wor-
cester, Mass, national president of
the Roman Catholic Women's AL
lance the past 10 years, was the
guest speaker yesterday afternoon
on the Lithuanian Chamber of
Commerce radio program over
WATR. After her address she and
her daughter, Mrs. Matilda Pauliu-
konis, president of Lodge of the
r. c. Women's Alliance, took in the
Lithuanian State convention in
Terryville. @
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12

During 1898. the state of Ohio
alone issued $4,000 hunting licenses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-12
LINCOLN'S GREATNESS

Mayed President History of ustrious
John Barr Democrat Writer Recalls Hearing William Hndons
Tribute AS Recorded In