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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
Prominent Borough
 Banker Died This AM.
Edward E. FiOtCkIss, 77, Was NcePresident of Nau- gatuCk Savings Bank; Treasurer of YMCA
 Since Organization

and later left this position, taking his position with the Naugatuck Savings bank.
 MT. Hotchkiss was a man of high character, and had the deep respect of all who knew him. He took a keen interest in Naugatlck and was an authority on its history.
 He was trustee of the Grove Cemetery association for many years, and held this office at the time of his death.
 He was an enthusiastic officer of the local Y. M. c. A. He realized the fine work done by this organ- ization and his efforts have con- tributed much to the success of the local ''Y". He was held in high re- gard by his associates.
 He was the type of man the bor- ough can ill afford to lose, as he was always interested in it's pro- gresS.
 He was familiar figure here, his military carriage and firm walk well concealipg the fact that he was Of such an advanced age.
 He leaves a cousin by marriage, Mrs. Clarendon Nickerson, of Wa terbury, and. a cousin, Edwin Sa- bin, of California.
 The funeral will be held at 3:15 Monday afternoon from St. Mi- chael's Episcopal church. Rev. Ar thur F. Lewis, rector, vii lofficiate. Other arrangements will be an nounced later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
FUNERALS

Funeral services for John E. Brandt were held yesterday at the Anderson Funeral Home. Rev. sam uel A. Budde, acting rector at St. Johns Episcopal Church, officiated Burial was in old Pine Grove cefne- tery. Bearers were August Hallberg, Alfred Cedarholm, representing Gota Lejon, Order of Vasa; Henry Brodeur, Timothy Madden, Charles Olson and Alfred King. MT. Hall- berg was in charge of the lodges service at the grave.
 The funeral of Mrs. Joanna Bowes, former Waterbury resi- dent, was held yesterday from the Driscoll Funeral Home, 231 Farm ington avenue, Bristol, to St. Joseph's church, Bristol, at g o'clock. Burial was in New Hartford.
 The funeral of Miss Ellen Dillon will be held tomorrow morning at 9:15 o'clock from the Lunny Fun era1 Home, 25' Central Avenue, to St. Margaret,s church where a solemn high mass will be celebrated at 10 o'clock. Burial will be in the family plot, Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home this afternoon and evening.
 The funeral of Mrs. William L. Sitzer of Woodbridge, fatally in- jured in an automobile accident Wednesday morning in Otis, Mass, will be held tomorrow fnorning at 8:15 o'clock from the Mulville fu- neral home, 270 West Main street, with a solemn high masse at g o'clock at St. Margaret's church. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
 The funeral of Frederick w. Sny- der will be held tomorrow morning at SIS o'clock from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street, to St. Thomas church where a solemn high mass will be celebrated at g o'clock. Burial will be in the family plot in the new St. Joseph'S cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Amanda Belanger was held this morning from her home, 120 Central ave- nue at 8:30 o'clock to St. Ann's church. A solemn high requiem mass was celebrated at g o'clock by Rev. Ubald Laurion with Rev. Lawrence Doucette of levitt City as deacon, and Rev. Alfred Mat thieu as sub-deacon.
 A special musical program was rendered by Miss Marie Morrot, or ganist, and Miss Marse Gervais and Marcel Doucette as soloists. MT Doucette sang Pie Jesu at the Of fertory, Farewell as a recessional, and Nearer My Goa to~Thee at the end of mass.
 The Waterbury Health Depart ment was represented by pr. E. J.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
DEATH CLAIMS
 MRS. CAPOzZI
Former Local Resident
 SucCumbs in Bridgeport; Funeral Tomorrow

Bridgeport. Dec. 27 Funeral services for Mrs. Maria Auguglia Capozzi, a former employe of War ner Brothers company and widow of Daniel Capozzi, who died early yesterday in her home, 599 Penn broke street, after brief illness, will be held tomorrow at 8:30 a, m. in the funeral home of Louis A. Abriola and Son, 426 East Washing ton avenue, and in St. Mary's church at g o'clock with requiem mass. Burial will be in St. Michael's cemetery.
 Mrs. Capozzi, a resident of Bridge port 31 years, moved to Waterbury and remained there 16 years. She returned to this city IS months ago
 She is survived by three sons, Michael of Bridgeport, and Joseph and Rocco, of Waterbury; daugh- ter, Mrs. Michael Roma of Bridge port; two brothers, Ben Calcaterra, of Stratford, and Stephen Auguglia of Waterbury, and a sister, Mrs Camilla Muratore, of this city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
LOCAL KIN ATTEND
 FUNERAL SERVICE
Edw. T. Carroll of Pitts- field, Veteran Railroad
 Man, Accident Victim

Edward T. Carroll. 65, of 38 Haw- thorne avenue, Pittsfield, Mass, was accidentally killed on Tuesday. MT. Carroll, a railroad fireman, suffered a fractured skull, fractured legs, and internal injuries when he slipped and fell under a switch engine near the Union Station, Pittsfield. He died at the Mercy hospital, Pitts field, one hour and half after the accident.
 Born in Wappinger Falls, N. Y. he had moved to Pittsfield 26 years ago to become house foreman for the New Haven road, for whom he worked for 40 years. Mir. Carroll was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; and of the Holy Name society of St. Marks church.
 His survivors include his wife: a daughter, Miss Catherine Carroll: a son, Edward: a grandson, all of Pittsfield; brother, Joseph R Carroll of Waterbury; two sisters Mrs. Spencer Sheehan and Miss Mary Carroll, both of Waterville.
 The funeral mass will be held to- day at St. Marks church, Pittsfield
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27

is charged with illegal methods to wrest control of copyright music from the other.
 Jackson said the defendants would be charged with pooling most of the desirable copyright music to eliminate competition and monopo- lize the supply; discrimination against non-members of ASCAP and BMI; illegal price fixing; restrain ing composers from bargaining for themselves; requiring users of music to pay for tunes on programs which do not use music, and boycotts by the radio networks, ASCAP and BMI which threaten to restrain" radio rendition of 90 per cent of "desir- able" modern music.
 Charging both ASCAP and BMI with engaging in boycotts and lille gal methods" in an effort to domin- ate music output, Arnold said:
 "In such struggle the public is in the position of a neutral caught between two aggressive belligerents. Such 8 situation would be private war at the expense of the public"
 The music war dates back several
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27

years to when the broadcasters first complained that ASCAP constituted a monopoly of music. Founded by Victor Herbert in the 1920S to stop music piracy, ASCAP originally al- lowed the use of its music for broadcasting for 3 1-2 per cent of gross annual revenue of each lic- ensed station. In 1885 the rate was increased to five per cent and this year ASCAP sought to institute new scale ranging from l 1-2 per cent of the gross revenue of inde- pendent stations to 2 1-2 per cent of that of radio networks. The net works rebelled and formed the BMI,
 The ASCAP has contended that its fees are justified because music constitutes B per cent of all pro- grams; that radio has ruined sheet music sales; that if radio grew to a $171 ,000, ,000 annual business largely because of music, the creators of music should be allowed part of the profits.
 The forthcoming radio ban on ASCAP music and formation of BMI by the radio chains followed ASCAP's, attempt to get a new con- tract under which it would be paid an estimated $9,000,000 annually. Last year radio paid ASCAP $4,- 142,024.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27

National Broadcasting Company and the Columbia BroadcaSting Sys- tenn. The suits will be brought in Milwaukee, Wis.
 The government had sought to reconcile the dispute by obtaining voluntary agreement of the par ties to consent decree. The United Press was informed that after tentatively agreeing to the terms of that decree, ASCAP changed its mind last Sunday at a special meet ing of its directors.
 NEG and CBS, which formed BMI to provide substitute music for that controlled by ASCAP, have set Jan- uary l as the date when they will stop using ASCAP music = the music of such composers as Victor Herbert, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin and Cole Porter.
 Each Called Guilty
 Assistant Attorney General Thur man Arnold, whose department will prosecute the governments case, an- nounced that the government was not concerned with whether ASCAP or BMI was the aggressor in the music war; that each organization
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
Cars More Deadly Than Maxi Bombs Tn BIackout Brit0in

More than half those killed in traffic accidents fin England during the first fifteen months of the war have been pedes- trians, according to figures re- leased in London by the minis try of transport, a Connecticut Motor Vehicles department bul- letin reports.
 There have been 11,424 high way fatalities during this pe- riOd, most of them the result of traffic accidents during black outs. This figure represents an increas of 3,141 over the fifteen mcnths preceding the war. Last month there were 1,l46 highway fatalities, 684 of them occurring during blackOutS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27

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 no military damage was inflicted but that civilians were killed and injur- ed.
 British Fears
 British fears of immediate inva- sion appeared to have eased some what. There was some belief in Lon- don that an attack of particular Sverity on the invasion coast on- day night by the RAF may have again disrupted Adolf Hitler,s plans. However, it was believed he re- sumption of bonbingS of north France by the RAF last night stem- med from British determina tion not to give the Germans a long breath ing spell in which invasion prepara- tions could be completed.
 The British expressed continuing doubt of reports from the Balkans of large-scale troop movements. These reports came chiefly from Budapest and Belgrade.
 The Budapest reports continued to insist that large-scale movement of German troops an dsupplies across Hungary into Rumania were underway with a view to raising the German garrison in that coun- try to almost 50o,000 men. Budapest said peak troop transfers were ex- pected to start at midnight tonight,
 Belgrade reported adyices that three Nazi divisions had been mov- ed into Italy on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday of this week.
 The British said they saw no par ticular reason whl the Germans should transport so many troops into the Balkans and Italy, espe- cially at a time when limited rail facilities are badly needed for trans port of vital supplies.
 Support British Ciew
 Some support for the British view was given by reports from Buch- arest which indicated that Ruma- nia's weak transport system was badly tied up by winter. These re- ports mentioned a bad train wreck in which six were killed and five injured, a heavy snowfall that sus- pended traffic on many rail lines and storms which disrupted Black Sea shipping. All river traffic on the Danube has been suspended for about 10 days because of ice floes.
 The Germans declined flatly to say anything obout the reports. They said that even if they were advised of the movements they would not comment on such a mat ter of military importance.
 Comparison of the Balkan troop rumors with those which circulated before previous German lightning moves raised the possibility that the reports might be @ screen for 8 Nazi stroke in some other direction, possibly the long-awaited direct as- sault on Britain. a move across Spain against Gibraltar. an attempt to invade Ireland or something ot that nature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
OBITUARY

WOLF-MrS. Jessie (BealD Wolf wife of Albert F. Wolf of Todd Road, Cheshire, died in New Haven General Hospital last night after a long illness. She was a former resident of 98 Frost Road; Water bury.
 Besides her husband, Mrs. Wolf leaves two sisters, Mrs. William Welch of West New York, N. J. and Mrs. Joseph Bishop of White Plains, N. Y., and a brother Opal Beall of Cliffside, N. J.
 Funeral services will be held to- morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock al the Mulville Funeral Home, 27C West Main street. Rev. Samuel A Budde, rector of Christ Episcopal chapel, will officiate. Burial will be in Hillside cemetery, Thomaston.
 Friends may call at the home from T to g this evening.
 BEERBAUM = Mrs. Eugenia (Green) Beerbaum, wife of William F. Beerbaum of 213 River street died at the Waterbury Hospital yesterday afternoon after a short illness.
 Mrs. Beerbaum became a resident of Waterbury 52 years ago when she came to this country from her birthplace in Posen, Germany Since that time she has lived in the South End and Hopeyille sec tionS and was an honorary mem- Der of the auxiliary of Concordia Singing Society, past commander of Radiant Star Lodge, Shepherds of Bethlehem. and member of Lily of Valley Lodge, Manchester unity and local lodge of Sisters of Hermann.
 Besides her husband, she is sur- vived by two daughters, Mrs Joseph Watterson of Columbia and Miss Katherine Beerbaum of this city; four grandchildren, Stanley Lois, Rita and Alfred Watterson.
 Funeral services will be held to- morrow night at 8 o'clock at the Bailey Snyder Funeral Home, 94 Willow street, with Rev. M. Webb Wright, pastor of South Federated church, officiating. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
 Friends may call at the funeral home tonight from T to g o'clock and tomorrow afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock.
 Mrs. Augusta Espelin, commander of Radiant Star Lodge, will be in charge of a service by lodge mem- bers tomorrow afternoon at { o'clock in the funeral home.
 The Loyal Lily of the Valley Lodge will meet this evening at 7:45 at the Bailey Snyder home to pay tribute to their departed sister.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
JOHN (. O'NEIL
 SUED FOR DECREE
AntOinette PuzzO Asks Di= vOrce Also; Cruelty Is
 Charged in Both


 Two new divorce civil actions were filed today in superior court. Alice Turcotte O'Neil of Waterbury asks a divorce from John G. O'Neil, also of Waterbury, alleging habitual intemperance and intolerable cruel ty. She further seeks alimony and resumption of her maiden name. At- torney A. Henry Weisman appears for the plaintiff
 Antoinette Puzzo of Waterbury seeks a decree from Frank Puzzo of Waterbury, charging intolerable cruelty and asking for custody of two minor children, ages 5 and g. The couple was married September 20, 1929. Attorney Harry Krasow appears for Mrs. Puzzo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
SEVEN COMP PANIES
 AT HADLEY BLAZE

Seven companiae of apparatus as well as the booster company re- sponded to rubbish fire in the cel- lar of Hadley Furniture co. store on Grand street last night. The men were under the direction of Chief Thomas F. Cavanaugh and Deputy Chief Martin J. Champion. The alarm was received from the A. D. T, system at fire headquarters at 9:36 p. m. and the sprinklers on the cell ing of the cellar had extinguished almost all the blaze when firemen arrived.
 An ash box fire in the rear of 473 West Main and a brush fire of Meriden road were exSinguished yesterday afternoon by firemen. The alarms were received ar fire head quarters by telephone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
HISTORIC HOME SAVED

Atlanta, Ga. (UP)-The Clem Qreenhome. a rambling house in the Tiara country" of Georgia that survived sherman's shells but hasn't fared SC well against the ravages of time. will be restored @ 6 historical museum. The house was built 07 years ago by Clcm Green, who operated 6 ferry across the Chattahoochee river nearby.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27


 Frank A. Stack, 36, of 1S4 Mer- iden road, who was found guilty early this month, was sentenced to four months in the Federal pen- itentiaFy at Danbury on charges of violation of the Mann Act by Judge Carroll c. Hincks in the United States District Court in Hartford yesterday. Stack was charged with transporting a 22 year old girl between Troy, N. Y. and Waterbury for immoral pur- poses. In imposing the jail sen- tence, Judge Hincks said that Stack is married, inflicted mental cruelty upon the girl by promises of marriage when he knew that he did not intend to keep his word.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
Music Broadcasting Runs Up Against Snag
Federal Govt. Enters War Among Composers, Pub- fishers, BrOadcasters; Criminal Charges Coming
BY LOUIS ]. SCHAEFLE United Press Staff Correspondent

..e Washington, December 27 = (UP) = The Federal Government acting to protect the public interest today entered the among composers publishers and broad casters of music Attorney General Robert H. Jackson announced that the Justice Department after January
 would institute criminal proceedings under the Sherman Trust Act against the American Society Composers Authors and Publishers Broadcast Music, Inc the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
Special To The Democrat

Naugatuck, Dec. 27-Edward E. Hotchkiss, 77, of 164 F'airview ave- nue, vice president of the Nauga- tuck Savings bank and treasurer of the Naugatuck Y. M. c. A., died at TAO this morning at the Waterbury hospital He was taken there Sun- day after he fell Sunday morning at the home of Henry Bird, with whom he resided. He fractured a vertebrae of the neck in the fall and it resulted in a paralysis of some of his limbs. He fell down a flight of stairs at the home and it is~not known whether a shock or a spell of dizziness caused the fall. He had been conscious at intervals since he was taken to the hospital.
 MT. Hotchkiss was one of the bor- oughis prominent citizens. He was an incorporator of the Naugatuck Savings bank in 1893 and had served as vice-president of the bank since 1905.
 He served as treasurer of the Y M. c. A. since its organization, for an approximate period of 50 years.
 He was senior warden of St. Mi chael's Episcopal church at the time of his death, having succeeded the late A. H. Dayton several years ago
 MT. Hotchkiss was a past district deputy of the Grand lodge of Ma sons in Connecticut. He was treas urer of Shepherd lodge at the time of his death and was past master of this lodge.
 He was also member of Aller- ton chapter, Royal Arch Masons. He was a member of Centennial lodge, I. O. o. F. of this town and was connected with Clark Commandery, Knights Templar, of Waterbury. Born Here
 MT. Hotchkiss was bogn in Nau- gatuck, August 9, 1863, the son of the late c. A. and Pauline Hotch- kiss, and had lived here all of his life. He worked for a number of years in the office of the Goodyear Indian Rubber Shoe company here
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27

Godfrey and members of his staff.
 The bearers included: Arthur, Ernest, Henry, and Raymond Sulli- van, cousins of Mrs. Belanger, and Edward Bonnardeaux, ~and John Colbert.
 Burial was in the family plot in Calvary with committal services by Rev. Ubald Laurion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
MASSES

months mind mass of requiem will be celebrated Satur- day morning at o'clock, at SS. Peter and Paul church, for the re- pose of the soul of the late William Cyril Hannon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27

Students of Tokyo, Japan, have been barred from billiard halls, shooting galleries and bars.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
WHAT IS HITLER
 PLANNING NOW

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La gaceta., 1940-06-19

Ciudad de Mexico, JUNO 10.
FL p~residente tirano de Ell Sal
vador ha prohibido al pueblo ex
presar simpatia en- favor de Ia
causa de los Aliados. Pero ell ex-
sargento Martinez permiti6 ia
semana pasada una manifesto
cici6n de italianos camisas ne
gras. La reaction en- contra de
la conducta del pre,idente es sor
da, por tenor a la vio!encia De
este, pero Sc extiende.
Reafirm6 aver en- un discur-
so 81 general Rafael Sanchez Tia
pia, candidate a la primera ma
gistrctura, 81 6ese2 de que Sc
quede en- Ia prssidencia, t-niea-
do Ell cuenta las circunstancias
en- e mundo, ell general Lazaro
Car6enas.
La gaceta., 1940-06-19
La Sociedad Agronomica pide
Sc protejal la integndad de Chile
Los Alemanes son duenos de grandes
extensiones territoriales

companies extranjeras deban
v,nder sus propiedades o tras-
p~agaraas a empresas chiIenas F.;
que a los extranjeros Sc les per-
mita comprar sola hasta 500 hec
tareas irrigadas o 1000 hecta-
reas sin irrigation, con tai de
que estas tierras no toquen las
fronteras del territorio nacio-
nal que a los extranjeroh, con-
siderados colectivamente, no Sc
laspermita pcSeer mas del 1919
de la ~tierra, en- cualeSquiera re-
gi6n; que Sc imponga una pena
de 50% del valor de la propie-
dad a los extranjeros encontra-
dos culpabies de traspasar tie
rras fuera de 10 dispuesto; que
ninguna isla sea vendida o pue-
da ser propiedad de IN extranje
no o descendiente e exxtranjero
70 o descendiente de extranjero
extranjeros no puedan tomar
pc esi6n de tierras, sin un per-
misc de las autoridades.
La gaceta., 1940-06-19

Santiago, Chile, JUNO TO-
La Scciedad Agron6mica, ia
principal organization campesi-
ma de Chile, Sc ha dirigido al mi
nistro de agriculture, Victor
Mollsr, proponiendOle estrictas
reglaS en- cuanto a la venta de
terrenos o propiedades a extran
jeros. La sociedad dice que ell
problema de los extranjeros Sc
agrava, por cuanto la mayorla
de estos sustentan ideas totali-
tarias. Una mayor parte del te-
rritorio en- las provincias de Val
DIVA, Osorno y Lanquihue, per
tenece a alemanes 0 deScendien-
tes de alemanes que no aman al
pals. "Son individuos de duali-
dad nacional Y desleales a Chi
le".
Las reglas que la sociedad pro-
pone son las sequences que las
empresas o sociedades extranje-
ras no pueden comprar tierras
rurales o de otra clase; que las
La gaceta., 1940-06-19
Estados Unidos no permitra Ell traspaso
de regiones geograficas en- la America
Nueva conferencia de naciones americans,
convocada por Estados Unidos.
Aprobada por Ell Presidente la venta a Inglaterra
de 20 lanchas torpederas

liar ahora, en- Estados Uni
dos, por falta de torpedos ade-
cuados. Con ell dinero de la
venta, en- varois meses, seran
fabricadas otras de tipo mas
moderno.
FL jefe de Estado do hoy SUI
aprobaci6n al plan de cons
truir otros 200 barcos de que
IRA en- un periodic de cinco a.
nos, de modo que Estados Uni
dos posea la mayor Y mas eff
ciente escuadra del mundo Es-
pera ell Representative Vinson,
de Georgia, que ell acuerdo de
c%onstruir, con un gasto de o.
tros 1000, 000, 900, Sc tome sin
demora, probablemente mana
ma.
Hoy manifesto ell senador
Pepper que Estados Unidos de
be movilizar todos sus reeur-
SOS y cuanto antes,
FL Congreso estudia un plan
de servicio militar y dicese que
sera concretado a los j6venes
entire 10 y 81 amos.
La construction de los otros
200 buquse Sc completara EN-
un periiodo de cinco amos.
La General Motors avis6
hoy al gobierno que Hitler sc
ha apoderado de sus fabricas,
en- Alemania, para dediearlas
a la fabrication de municio-
mes. Los directories americanos
renunciaron sus puestos, AFR
mando que no Sc prestaran a
tai cosa.
Las importaciones a Ingla-
terra, segin noticias de- Lon
dres, aumentaron en- ell mes de
mayo.