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JAPANESE CABINET
TO RESIGN SUNDAY
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Japan faces first the Inauguration
of q central government" In China,
headed by former Chinese Premier
Wang Ching-Wei, which will seek
under Japanese domination, to UNI
dermine the influence OF the Chi
nese government and sue for peace;
the demand that France stop send
Ing war materials to China by way
of the railroad extending from
French 1ndo-China into southwest
ern China; the expiration Of the
Japanese American trade treaty
Jan. 20, and drive TO further ex.
pand the United States navy.
Newspapers, specializing on Abe's
successor, asserted that the army
hoped Prince Fumimaro Konoye,
whose cabinet fell a year ago. would
take the prime ministry. However.
Prince Konoye, now the president OF
the Emperor's Privy Council, was
understood to be reluctant to do so
at present.
Other possibilities were Seihin
Ikeda, who was Konoye's Finance
Minister; Baron Kiichiro Hiranuf1la,
who headed the cabinet which syc-
ceeded Konoye's and was succeeded
by Abe's; Koki Hirota, former pre-
mier and foreign minister, and Gen.
Sadao Araki, former minister Of ed
ucation and one Of the big figures Of
the army.
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Radio Talks Planned
By Medical Society
Committee Named at Annual Meeting of Association
Yesterday-Dr. John S. Dye Chosen President

GUS vein by Judge Ellsworth B,
Foote, Of New Haven, probate Judge
Of North Branford.
Dr.. Richard J. Hinchey was
elected vice-president. DR.. Henry
]. Stettbacher was rejected Sec
rotary, and DR.. Andrew @. Sven
son was renamed treasurer. Dr.
Harold j. Root succeeds DR.. Wal
ter L. Barber on the executive COM
mittee, and Dr.. Patrick j. Brennan
was reelected. DR.. Daniel o. Sayers
was chosen as head Of the literary
committee, and DR.. A. e. Hermann
was renamed librarian.
The following committees were
appointed: Medical ethics and de-
pertinent: DR.. Walter L. Barber,
chairman, DR.. A. ]. Jackson, DR.,
Edward A. Herr, DR.. Chris H.
Neuswanger and DR.. H. j. Stett-
bacher; legal committee: DR.. M. ].
Lawlor, DR.. Edward H. Kirschbaum;
and DR.. Patrick ]. Brennan;
Forum committee: DR.. Edward j.
Godfrey, chairman, DR.. Brennan, DR..
Dye, DR.. John H. Foster, and DR..
Herr; socialized medicine: DR.. John
M. Freiheit, chairman, DR.. Samuel
M. Atkins; DR.. Christopher Dryer,
DR.. A. e. Hermann and Dr.. A. A.
johnson.
The radio committee, consisting
Of DR.. Dudley Deming, DR.. John
H. Dillon and DR.. j. H. Green,
announces that q series Of radio
broadcasts will be given under
the auspices Of the medical asso-
citation on various subjects. The
first lecture will be given by DR..
j. 8. Dye next Tuesday at 5 p. m.
over WATR. DR.. Dye will speak ON
Cancer and Appendicitis" DR.. Ed
ward J. Godfrey, health officer, will
give the second talk the week fol-
lowing on "Diphtheria and It's Pre-
vention." Other speakers and broad
cast dates will be announced later.
The association will conduct a
forum Thursday, January IS, at 8:15
o'clock at the medical building on
"Diet and Vitamins In Health and
Disease" DR.. Maurice 3. Strauss,
associate In medicine at the Har-
ward Medical School will be the
principal speaker. The discussion
will be opened by Dr.. John H. Dill
Ion Of Waterbury and DR.. william
e. Hill, Of Naugatuck. The public
Is invited and there will be an OPP
portunity for questions and general
discussion from the audience.
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|PSYCHIATRISTS
AIDING DURYEA
Claim He Has Been Ra-
tiOnaI Since Last
February

White Plains, N. Y, Jan. 12-UP)
Chester b. Duryea had the aid Of
two phychiatrists today in his at
tempt to prove that ne had won a
25-year struggle to regain his sanity.
He killed his father in 1914 and was
put in an asylum as hopelessly In
sane.
He wants to be released from the
asylum at Beacon, N. 2, and be put
on trial for murder, and Drs. Joseph
Epstein and James A. Mathers both
told Supreme Court Justice Lee Par
sons Davis that Duryea, mostly
through his own efforts, had re-
gained his once brilliant mind and
was ready to re-enter the world Of
reality.
. The doctors agreed that Duryea,
now SO, remembered nothing Of the
murder; neither how or why he shot
his father at their home. The father
was Brig. Gen. Hiram Duryea, Civil
war veteran and wealthy starch
manufacturer. At the time Of the
killing and for the next eight years,
DR., Mathers said, Duryea was a RIP
Van Wrinkle" On his arrival at the
asylum, q month after the Staying,
he had to be fed through a tube.
The process Of his mental reawak-
ening, which DR.. Epstein said in
trigued him, was described as fol-
lows:
"1n 1922 he emerged from his deep
sleep and began to think for HIM
self, to try to find himself and learn
what was going on in the world. In
1927 he began to take pride In his
personal appearance, but still insist
ed he was not Chester B. Duryea. In
1881 he insisted he was major gem
eral god, professor, doctor or. lord.
He was the butt Of many Jokes from
the hospital staff and 1t did not help
him in his fioundering to get back to
reality.
I'm 1885 he insisted for the first
time he was Duryea and not God. He
wrote letters to District Attorney
Thomas e. Dewey Of New York, who
apparently Is a relative Of his, only
because he wanted help in getting
out Of the asylum" (Duryea testified
he and Dewey were both descend.
ants Of Admiral Dewey
Both psychiatrists said that
Duryea apparently had been ration
al since last February.
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new HAMPSHIRE
MAN FILES PAPERS

Concord. N. H. Jan. l2-UP)-
Rudolph q. Cartier today became
the first person in the nation to file
nomination papers as a Democratic
National Convention delegate pledg-
ed to President Roosevelt for q
third term.
A 37-year-old descendant Of
George Etienne Cartier, one time
joint premier of Canada, he filed his
papers at the secretary Of states Of
flee as soon as 1t opened. New
Hampshire elects convention dele
gates March 5. the first state to do
so, and the filing period began to-
day.
Cartier a former legislator and
special student at the University Of
New Hampshire rose before day.
break and motored here from his
Rochester home In a snowstorm to
make certain he was first to file.
7 voted for FDR in 1882 and
1886" Cartier said. "I'm anxious to
start the third term ball a-rolling
so that other states may follow suit.
If FDR declines to run, I'd rather
take his advice on another candi-
date than that Of any other man I
know"
Cartier said that Mr.. Roosevelt
took the nation from the brink Of
revolution and ruin" and has made
definite improvements"
II don't think any other Demo-
crat can be elected We shouldn't
pick q conservative as q candidate"
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passageway to within 200 feet Of one
Of the three compartments where the
men were entombed. But the next
shift was having trouble with the
brittle slate, which crlimpled and
piled UP new heaps Of debris before
them. The passageway was still
clouded with gas.
Many Reports Given
For the better part of two days
and nights these and similar reports
had been heard. OF the imprisoned
mems fate, none could be certain.
There wasn't much hope but still,
they might have escaped the explo-
sion and have been able to throw up
bulkheads to keep the gas from their
blocked-off cells. But even II they
had done that, they were now or
soon would be gaspiag and dying for
want Of fresh air.
The spectators on the ground were
hushed and tense, scanning each face
that emerged from the shaft for
some sign Of the word that might
come at any moment, or tie delayed
many more hours. e.
BOnhres Built
Bonhres, warding of the cold, were
reflected In through the mountains,
rich In bitumious for which the
trapped men were toiling. Smoke
from the fires carried the aroma Of
boiling coffee, donated by the Red
Cross and served by wives Of some
OF the men below, who had to keep
busy to keep their minds OF their
fears.
The clan kof machinery, and slosh-
Ing of feet In the mud bea; q inonot-
onous undertone. Occasionally
command was given to the workmen,
but there was little conversation.
Raymond salvati, vice president Of
the Pond Greek Pocahontas Coal
company, whose No. ! BARLEY mine
this was, said the truth should be
known soon. He believed IS men were
in the section the rescuers were grad
ually approaching, and although the
rest were In sections farther back
In the mine, the fate Of the 20 would
indicate the fate Of the rest. IN
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limit II the work Is completed In
shorter time.
Keogh, who has served as ref
cree for many years IN Fairfield
County, was given q two-year APP
pointment, form Jan. 7, 1910, and
Berman, for two years, from Nov0
1899.
Richmond's resignation was ten
dered, 1t was reported, after Judge
Hincks wrote him asking II he could
devote his entire time to federal
practice.
The court disclosed the new step
was taken on recommendations Of
the bankruptcy committee on rules
and grievances, which had been
asked by Judge Hincks to study the
setup and report to hin.
It proposed full-time appointments
for two-year terms; automatic re-
appointments until the age Of so
has been reached, unless services
proved unsatisfactory, and Q fee
limit OF $4,000 annually.
The plan was said to be similar
to q system now In force at Detroit.
Judge Hincks ordered the bank
ruptcy practice rules amended 10
incorporate the changes.
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Black Sea, was In danger Of becom-
ing ice bound. Port traftic was kept
open by means Of ice breakers, II
was said).
Scandinavian reports had said
that Russia was so anxious about
the Ice situation In the Gulf OF Fin
land that she had removed most of
her ships from Kronstadt naval
base, In the Leningrad area, and
sent them around the corner Of the
Baltic to Esthonia.
Copenhagen reported that numer-
Gus Danish waterways leading to
the great belt were frozen over,
that the fishing port Of Faaborg
was Ice bound and that all Danish
icebreakers had been put In read
mess for immediate service. The
great belt channel lies between the
Danish mainland and the island
group, including the capital, be-
tween the mainland and sweden.
Berlin, Jan. ~ - (U.P) - Severe
cold caused increased suffering In
Germany today because Of strict
rationing Of coal.
Supplies Of coal were dwindling,
because canal boats were ice bound.
At first only poorer people suf-
fered, but today big apartment
houses In the prosperous west end
Of Berlin were feeling the cold.
Landlords had to close down fur
naceS, and such families as could,
installed electric heaters or tried to
build small emergency fireplaces In
their apartments.
Beer halls and similar places, In
some instances, had to close down
because Of lack Of fuel, and out.
door. vegetable markets closed 80
that Berliners had to form queues
In the below zero cold outside the
small closed -market stalls.
It was indicated that the further
restriction Of passenger service on
railroads was due partly to lack Of
fuel, not solely to rolling stock
shortage, and that extra locomo-
tives would be used TO haul fuel.
Newspapers here appealed to the
public to abandon "superfiuous and
urgent" railroad Journeys.
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FINNISH AID IS
NON-PARTISAN
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fer with him at lunch today. He
said definitely that he will not give
Taylor any specific instructions.
Taylor, after his conference will,
Mr.. Roosevelt, expects to 60 to Flor
ida for convalescence from q recent
illness before sailing for Italy.
Mr.. Roosevelt disposed Of miscel-
laneous questions swiftly at his
press conference.
He said he has written personal
letter to Harry Schlahct, Of New
York, but never endorses anyone for
congressional vacancies. Schlacht
has been mentioned as q possibility
for q New York congressional va
cancy. The president said his letter
was nobody's business but his own.
He said he did not think 1t was
possible for him to 60 to the Pacific
coast early In April. He plans to
visit his Hyde Park, N. Y. home late
in January or early in February.
He said he did not discuss the
question Of putting his name In the
Ohio primary during yesterdays
conference with Charles o. West Of
Ohio.
On the question Of aid to Finland
large degree of support for a loan
TO the republic has been manifest
among both Democrats and Republic
cans In congress. But the leaders
on both sides have shown little dis
position to press the question, pend
ing a cue from the administration.
The Finnish minister has made
repeated requests for speed In pro-
viding financial or material assist
ance.
Many Americans meantime are
finding ways Of their own to indi-
cate their sympathy with Finland.
A horse, receipted bill, and an
automatic pistol are among the flood
Of gifts and letters of encourage
ment that have reached the lega-
ton.
The horse, trained for cavalry
service, Is being shipped from Mis-
souri,, the gift Of an American Le-
gion post. The receipted bill was
sent by q doctor who was called in
to treat the children OF one Of the
legation secretaries. An accompany
Ing note suggested that the money
be used for defense purposes.
One Of the most unusual messages
received informed the legation that
O chain letter Is being started. The
name OF the. Finnish minister will
remain permanently at the head OF
the letter, and each recipient Is
asked to send him a dime.
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The Waterbury Medical Associa-
ton last night elected DR.. John
Sinclair Dye president at the annual
meeting held in the Castle Memoir
ial Building, 80 Central avenue. He
succeeds DR.. Edward A. Herr.
The association unanimously elect
ed into membership DR.. Rudolph
Blau, a refugee from Germany, and
a graduate Of Berlin University In
1920.
Following the business meeting,
the members adjourned to the sec
ond floor for dinner. Suburban
Justice" was discussed in a humor-
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Twenty Three Bodies
Have Been Recovered
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break. The, news that the bodies had
been found brought tears to most Of
them. There was O hush as all wait
ed for Identification Of the victims
to be made.
Five Bodies Mangled
Five bodies were mangled. Four
other bodies had been recovered
earlier, nearer the main shaft. Those
trapped were far back from the
shaft, on the 584foot level Of the
mine.
Word that the rescuers had PEN
etrated the scene Of the explosion
brought O large crowd to the mine
entrance. They lowered In the cold,
drizzling rain. Many were wives and
children Of the ehtombed men.
News brought up from the depths
by grimy, tired rescue workers al
ternateiy raised and dashed their
hopes.
One man said they were making
progress. One shift had cleared the
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They are quietly contracting sup
porters Of the active presidential
candidates and saying:
when the convention comes, II
your candidate Is stopped and you
have no other commitments, will
you give Joe Martin some votes?
This group has not formally Or
eanized and can't be spoken Of as
q committee at all. The fact that
It came into being on a spon-
us-combustion basis is tribute
20 the liking and respect which Mar
tins Republican colleagues In the
House have for him.
Incidentally. to date the group
hasn't had a single turn-down.
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WHEN IS A
CONSERVATIVE?

Oscar r. Ewing, eastern campaign
manager for the McNutt presiden-
tial organization has peeve. One
Of the liberal weekly magazines
recently referred to him, sneeringly,
as "a conservative corporation law
yer" He's sore about 1t.
He comes from a high-up-the-
ladder law firm ... but he was an
ardent and outspoken supporter Of
President Roosevelt's plan to enlarge
the Supreme Court, and he figures
that ought to make him perma-
nently ineligible for the title Of con-
servative.
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NEW CITY BOARDS
WILL MEET TODAY
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only city board as yet unappointed
by the mayor. It Is expected that
the appointments to this board will
be announced tonight. Alderman
Thomas J. Reidy Is said to be sure
Of appointment. Others mentioned
as appointees are Henry ]. Bowling,
national advertising manager Of
The Democrat; John SAVING, one.
time Independent Democratic cam
didate for controller; and Harry
Cashirl, milk dealer.
Repercussions Of the mayors vir-
tual clean sweep Of former city
board members In his appointment
yesterday were being heard today.
Scores Of aspirants for posts on the
various boards were waxing indig-
nant. Frantic last-minute efforts for
places on the works board were be-
ing made today, the mayors ONCE
being bombarded with telephone
calls.
The Board Of Works, after being
appointed tonight, will probably be
called into session tomorrow. One
Of It's first actions will be approval
Of the Finance Boards action II,
recommending O transfer Of 47,600
from the sewer fund to pay the city
share Of WPA sanitary sewer pro-
jectS,
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or passive, has
no org aniza-
ton" and is not
lifting a finger.
Nevertheless the
work is being
A group Of
Republican con-
gressmen have
taken 1t upon
t h e m selves to
see to 1t that If
the Republican
C o n v e n ton
chooses a dark
horse. M artin
will get a break.
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JOHN N. GARNER
TURNS GALLANT

Washington, Jan. 12-(Up)--John
Nance Garner, the gallant, replaced
John Nance Garner, the two-fisted
politician, for few hours last
night.
The occasion was the presidents
annual reception for the members
OF Congress- social function the
Gamers usually do not attend.
High spot Of the evening was vice.
President Gamers greeting to the
president and Mrs. Roosevelt ag he
10 dthe long reception line into the
east room. AZ
Garner clasped both Of the pres.
dents hands and shook them Wig.
orously, then stepped toward the
first lady. sg ~.~ -f
Clicking his heels and bowling
gracefully at the hips, he kissed
Mrs. Roosevelt'S hand. Y
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COLD WAS WORTH
$40 TO COURT

Boston, January u - (UP) - A
cold contracted as result Of some
one else's negligence Is worth 90
damages 70 the sufferer, according
TO Superior Judge william A. Burns.
He awarded that sum yesterday to
Mrs. Celia Heath. 81, Of Boston who
sued the p. w. Woolworth Company
for $4,000. She said she contracted
the cold because o company wait
res accidentally spilled a pitcher OF
cold water on her August 10, 1888.
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terflnding states.
The IA whose appeals are pending
are: Hayes, Leary, Kelly, Dunn,
Fleming, Coppeto, Santalucia, alias
Burns, Healey, Minor, o'Connor,
Alderman, Johnston, Kingsley and
Meaney.
by the year 1887 the conspiracy
formed In 1880 was approaching itA
highest point Of success, the defend
ants dominated and were In COM
plete control Of the governmental
machinery Of the city Of Water.
bury" Mr.. Alcorn claims.
prom January 1928 through
March 1888, the defendants Hayes,
Kelly, Leary, Olsen. Ind Dunn
worked feverishly, TO have the men,
bers Of said conspiracy maintain
secrecy and silence concerning the
matters under investigation BY the
grand jury" added Alcorn.
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SHOE UNION AIDE
RESIGNS POSITION

Brockton, Mass, January II. -
(UP) - President Walter y. Rieley
Of the Brotherhood Of Shoe and ll-
lied Craftsmen, the nations largest
independent shoe union with ap.
prcximately 10000 members, re-
signed today to accept . 5000 po-
sition az federal wage-hour In
spect0r. Ell
The resignation will become eff
fectiye January 20, when he will
,report 10 the NeW England Regional
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-12
NEW CAR STOLEN

Boston, Jan. l2-tUP) - While
Mrs. Paul Curley. daughter n-law
Of former Governor James M. Cur
ley, was In the registry Of motor
vehicles building yesterday to obtain
license plates for her new automo-
bile, q thief stole the car which was
parked outside with dealers plates.
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WHERE MELTING POT
REALLY MELTS

Nervous flanders who worry
because so many people in Hawaii
are of Japanese descent-and hence,
presumably, bad material for the
American melting pot-ought to talk
to Samuel King, Hawaii's delegate
to Congress. King likes to tell how
completely Americanized the Hawaii
born Japanese are. Here Is one of
his anecdotes:
zone Japanese woman who was
born and grew up near Honolulu
went to Japan to visit relatives not
long ago" says King. when she
came back she was completely dis
illusioned. She said. AT home I
cook with gas; In Japan I cooked
over a charcoal brazier. At home
ride in my own car; In Japan I
had to walk. At home I have my
electric washing machine; in Japan
I had to take clothes down to the
creek and scrub them by hand. At
home I go to the movies twice
week; In Japan I couldn't even do
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Joe Martin Pushed
AS COP Dark Horse
JUDGEsHIP MAY SAVE
SCHWELLENBACH

II President Roosevelt does as
expected and appoints Senator
Lewis B. Schwellenbach Of WASH
ington to a federal judgeship, he
will be saving the political life Of
one Of the most loyal New Dealers.
Senator Schewellenbach is up for
reelection next year, and he faces,
extremely hard shedding. Between
himself and the other senator from
Washington, Homer Bone, there is a
bitter enmity. General understan-
ding in Washington is that Bone is
out to beat Schewellenbach and has
the cards to do 1t.
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Previous to the horseshoe method
OF ilcof protection Tor horses eccls6
or sandals were used for the hefses
feet. sfs,st, Il u ,sy5s4.
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Blk BRUCE CATION
Waterbury Democrat Washington
Correspondent

Washington Jan. l2-Unofficial
but effective work is being done to
land the Republican presidential
Martin Of Massachusetts,, minority
leader in the House.
Martin Is not q candidate. active
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office ct Boston. His SUCCESSOR will
be named ut . special electi0n ''ecmb
time IN Tebfuary7. ~.
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thatl"
Concludes Delegate King: mo
one need worry about the possible
disloyalty on the part Of Japanese
descent citizens in Hawaii. They're
thoroughly Americanized."
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ALCORN FINDING Z.
Is FILED TODAY.

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TORRANCE OUT
AS REFEREE

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IMPEDE MATERIALS

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