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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-29
FIRST AMERICAN
 CASUALTY IN WAR

Helsinki, Feb. 20-(UP)-John Hasey, 9, of Bridgewater, Mass, the first American casualty in the Soviet Finnish war, was ei1 route to Paris for several weeks rest today.
 Hasey suffered a broken arm dur ing 6 bombing raid at the front north of Lake Ladoga. He is one of four young Americans who arrived here two months ago with two ann balances to aid the Films.
 The bombing in which Hasey was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-29
ROOSEVELT WILL
 HEAD VOLUNTEERS

London, Feb. 29-(UP)--Maior Kermit Roosevelt requests permis- sion to resign his commission in the British army today to take command of British volunteer forces in Fin land.
 Roosevelt, son of the late Presid- ei1t Theodore Roosevelt, refused to confirm the announcement by the Finnish Aid Bureau here that he was to be given command of the volunteers. Until he has resigned his commission in the British army, he would be subject to court mar- tial for announcing without per- sion his acceptance of the Finnish command. ,.s.,s. 5s-, <. He has been on sick leave from the Middlesex regiment, where he was attached to a machine gun company for training.
 Finnish circles were delighted" with the appointment of a man with the "prominence of Roosevelt"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-29

direction of Frank J. Murray. He has developed a precinct-by pre- cinct organization which can be rallied by telephone in . half hour to attend any civic meeting. Nobody can sneak up on the purse of the South Bend taxpayer.
 The association has been influ- ential in turning down $2,500, 900 of federal money in the past year and 8 half. The local savings, of course, Is in eliminatign the neces- sity to match federal funds with @ local share. By following bud- get appeals up through the Colin- ty Tax Adjustment Board to the State Board of Tax Commission CTS, 1t succeeded in knocking down the 194O combined city, township and county tax rate from & proposed $3.523 to $2.9e on each $1,O00 of assessed valua-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-29
TaxpayerS O. The March
Model Setup Enforces Governmental Economy

ton. It follows through on pur- chasing by city and county. in- sisti1lg on competitive bids and economical purchasing.
 RELIEF COST
 HELD DOWN
 Because the association has fol- lowed through 90 closely on relief the efi1ciency and cost have been brought to c point where the coun- ty can carry them indefinitely without cent of outside money.
 It backed, for instance, the local relief administration in establish ing its own clinic for medical care of relief clients. This is saving $90,00O . year, believes Alex Langel, township commissioner and administrator of "poor re- lief" A simple surgery and e dispensary for standard prescrip- tions are maintained, with foul doctors and three dentists on the regular staff on Q salary basis The cost is Q mere one-tenth oi the cost of farming out" case, and prescriptions, Lengel believes. ASSOCIATION BEAT
 DOCTORS PROTESTS
 Doctors bitterly protested thu clinics establishment at a mas meeting. Murray appeared for thu association. T told the meeting tha; when I was in the Marines I wa! suppoed to be Q hero and in m, cotlntry's service" he says. "Ant when I got sick had to go to an. doctor they sent me to, whether liked 1t or not. People on relic are in something of the same posi- tion. We got plenty of public sup rort to put over the plan in spit, of the doctors"
 Murray cites the fact that ii eight years of Civic Planning association activity, the city deb has been cut nearly in half. Tha saves $40O,000 in interest alon each year, pretty near half tn cost of relief. With prudent man agement, the city can be debt-fre in 1852, he believes, and that the goal of the organized taxpay CTS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-29
PATENTS GRANTED

Patents Issued February 25th to Connecticut Residents Compiled by the OfIice of A. T. Sperry,
 20 East Main St.
 Robert w. Belht, WatertOwn, Conn.,, Urea -fOrmaldehyde mold ing composition and forming" Pa tent No. ?, 191,940, assigned to Plaskon Co, Inc, Toledo. Ohio.
 Harry l.. Crockett. New Haven, Conn.,, Safety mechanism for firearms. Patent No. 2,191,5 assigned to Western Cartridge Company.
 Harry Fleisher. Watertown. Conn.,, Knitted fabric,' Patent No. 2,191,444, assigned to Prince ton, Inc., WatertOwn, Conn.
 George J. Grizey, Canton, Conn.,, Register mechanism" Patent No. 2,191,616. assigned to veeder- Root, Inc.
 Clifford o. Petitjean, Control Mechanism" Patent No. 2,192, ,016, assigned to The Waterbury Far rel Foundry and Machine Com pany, Waterbury, Conn.
 Arthur B. Poole, Rotary mo- tion translating device" Patent No. 2,191,53S, assigned to The E. Ingraham O., Bristol, Conn. "RO- tary Motion Translating Device, ' Patent No. 2,191,539, assigned to The E. Ingraham Co.,, Bristol, Conn. Rotary motion translating device" Patent No. 2,191,540, as- signed to The E. Ingraham Co.,, BristOl, Conn. Rotary motion translating device" Patent No. B. 191,541, assigned by The E. Ingra. ham Co.,, Bristol, Conn.
 Frank R. Schaaf, Meriden, Conn.,, "Wall Construction" Pa tent No. 2,192,1O7.
 Lindsley Schepm0es, New Ha- ven, Conn.,, Lighting Fixture" !" Patent No. 2,192,O19, assigned to The Safety Car Heating & Light ing Company.
 Michael Philip, Brooklyn, N. Y., machine for finishing rubber valve stems," assigned to Scovill Manufacturing Company, Water bury, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-29

with some foreign governments he declared: "The government Of the United States is not an arrange ment for the benefit of those tem- porarily in authority"
 Piucky Finland
 "1n the last few months," he added, i've have seen the plucky little country of Finland, which had enjoyed to its greatest advan- tage 20 years of freedom, battered and forced at least somewhat to yield to an autocratic government.
 Tn the past week read of three South American countries taking on, in greater degree, an autocratic form of government"
 lie warned that American free- dom must be fought for to be maintained just as 1t was fought for during it's establishment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-29
Court Fruitful Vine

Representatives of Court Fruit full Vine, Ancient Order of For- esters will attend a meeting of Court Nelson of Bridgeport to- morrow night.
 A meeting of the local court was held last night in Foresters' hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-29
Liberty Lodge

Liberty Lodge, A. Y. & A. M. will be the host Saturday March 9 at the monthly meeting of the Masters and Wardens assOcia- ton. Frank M. Jeffrey, of Tor rington, deputy grand master of the third Masonic district will be the speaker.
 Arrangements were completed at Q meeting of Liberty Lodge last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-29
Melchizedek Lodge

Wilfred B. Feiga, of worcester, Mass, described the Jewish fnove- ment in this country at the install lation of officers of Melchizedek Lodge. Bnai B'rith, in the Water- bury Hebrew Institute last night. MT. Fiega is B'nai B'rtth leader and communal worker.
 The following officers were ir1- stalled: President Lawrence J. Matxkin; vice president, Max Krigle: recording secretary, Sid- ney Cantor; financial secretary. Meyer Erlanger, Jr.; treasurer, Louis Simo1ls; guardians, David Walker and Louis Freedman. Refreshments were served and dancing followed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-29
Approval Assured

The 25.mile-an-hour speed limit, recommended by the local police board Tuesday, will be ap- proved by the state traffic com mission as soon as the request is received, Motor Vehicles Comsr. M. A. Connor said today.
 No request from another city has been turned down to date, he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-29
REV. P. J. HUSSEY
 ELECTED BY C.Y.O,

Rev. Phillip J. Hussey, advisor, was named to head the advisory committee of the senior unit of the Immaculate Conception church at . meeting last night.
 The committee includes: Irene Rrcphy, Lionel Langevin, Francis Eolihan, Elizabeth Holihan, Glare 2. McNichols, Bette McGurk, Kath- Ieen Meade. Imelda Doolan, and Betty Moran.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-29
Spotligllting Brass CityNews
Window Smashed

A spinning automobile wheel sent a stone through the plate glass window of David Hajjar's grocery store at Willow and Ridge- wood streets yesterday.
 The auto had stopped fin front of the store and when the wheels spun around on starting again, the stone was hurled through the window.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-29
Pieces Of Silver"

A cigar box landed with a jangle at one of the windows at the office of Tax Collector Humbert Mangini. The man presenting it lifted the cover,. to disclose that the box was filled with 50-cent pieces.
 A careful count revealed that there were S52 half dollars in the box. Right" said the man, "just mark this bill paid" He presented 3 tax bill for S426.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-29
Law Makers Meet

Waterburians were expected
 to be among the guests at . re- union of the members of She 1887 General Assembly at Hart ford late this afternoon. After . meeting at the Capitol, the legislators were to go to the Hotel Bend for dinner. s
 Among those invited from this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-29
nY WIELEs THORNTON MIA g.EvIss glaR WEllsr


 ens,h Bend, md. Fsb. 2A-Intro- H1eing the SUPER Taxpayers
 orrnnissd to direct e well as to Nenana governmental economy. em- battled property owners of soutn Rend have set up . fighting tront int upomises to be . model for the rest 0e the country.
 operating in the center of St. uoseph county, picked by the Census Bureau as the average n. q county, the South Bend Civic Planning association IS uni0lIe among taxpayer groups. Tt has 1900 genuine members. It has its own home (the former residence of a suicide bank preSi- dent) and 1t uses that home not only for meetings but for social events. It does not merely squawk about higher taxes-it gets in and GhoWs exactly where to save the money.
 1t follows every local budget as q Rood football player touoWS the bali. and Is ready to snap 1t up at the slightest tumble. Every city and county official. before he starts to spend tax money, has come to think: "What will the Civic Planning association say?" Usually, though, he knows in ad- vance, because the association has sat in on the budgeting.
 BEGAN AS
 PROTEST
 All this began in 1881 as a mere informal taxpayers committee" thrown together to oppose bond issue. Under Indiana law 6 taxpay- ers' remonstrance petition against a proposed public improvement carry Ing more names than the petition ln favor of 1t, kills the bond issue. Thus Indiana taxpayers have stronger say in public improve ment bond isues than they do in most states.
 From this start, the present association crystallized under the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-29
Taxi Fire

A taxi was slightly damaged by short circuit blaze in front of the Cadillac Cab Co.,, 389 North Main street shortly after 7:3o o'clock today.
 Engine responded to the alarm and returned after ten minutes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-29
No Luck!

Claiming that he was obliged to clear the street near his home of snow, . resident of the Highland avenue section has written to Mayor Vincent A. Scully asking that the old age age assistance tax bills of his wife and himself be cancelled for services rendered. He held that the work he was obliged to do was worth at least S6.
 The mayor has returned the bills to the man, explaining that he has no power to abate the tax.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-29
Permit Revoked

The package-store beer permit of Misheal J. Stevens, 54 High street, has been revoked by the state liquor control commission.
 The commission charged non-, appearance at hearing and fail- ure to surrender the permit on dis- continuance of business.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-29

wounded occurred three days ago while he was helping to transfer wounded from a field hospital to a hospital train for transport to the rear. Hasey was cranking his am- bulance when Q bomb struck nearby. He said he believed his wound was caused by a piece of flying debris and not by c bomb fragment.
 Except for his arm, Hasey appear cd in good shape when he left here last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-29

city were the local members of the 1887 legislature, Sen. George T. Culhane, former Sen. Joseph H. Lawlor, Rep. Daniel Ma nancy and former Rep. John D. ThOms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-29
BUILDING PERMITS

The following permit has been issued at the office of Building Inspector John T. Hartley:
 Patrick Egan, to erect addi- tion to diner on West Main street, $1,0O0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-29

Vast new p limitations in Costa Rica are expected to produce large quantities of bananas this year
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-29
CONNECTICUT SECURITIES
 The R. E. Griggs Co.
PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS

PUBLIC UTILITY SHOCKS
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 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS An1n! Hardware Co.,. 221s 241s Arrow Hart & Hege .... 38 40 Bristol Brass Corp. com. 46 4B Colts Pat. Fire Arms co. 78 81 Eagle Lock Go. ........ 10M 12h East. Mall. Iron ........ 8 10 Landers, Frary 6 Clark 271a 29h N. Brit. Mach. Go. com. 36 38 North & Judd Mfg. co. 32 34 Peck, Stow & Wilcox co. 4 6 Remington Arms ........ Scovill Mfg Go. .::.... 29M 31h Stanley Works Go. com. 46h 471s Torrington co. .s. .... 31 8 Veeder Root xd ....... 57 S9
 INSURANCE STOCKS Aetna Fire Ins. ..... z >S21a 541k Aetna Life Ins. ........ 32h 34h Automobile Irs. ........ 36 ss37 Conn. General .......... 27M 2DM Hartford Fire Ins. ...... 87 60 Home 1ns. ...., 33h 35h National Fire Ins. ...... 62 6z Phoenix Fire 1ns. ...... 84 67 Travellers Ins. ........ 465 476
Evening star., 1940-06-03

in the Indian Ocean, the cruiser
karlsruhe in the Caribbean and
the North and South Atlantic and
the submarine U-53 in the North
Atlantic along the American coast,
Won Luckner ran his ship through
the British blockade in the North
Sea in November, 1916.
For months the Seeadler raided
Merchantmen in the Atlantic and
the Pacific until her career was
ended in August, 1917, when a tidal
wave washed the motor sailing ship
ashore on South Pacific island.
A month later, Won Luckner and
his crew were captured in the Fiji
Islands and taken by the British
to Wellington, New Zealand, where
they were interned.
Since the war, Won Luckner several
times has visited the United States
on lecture tours, and in 1890 and
1881 took several groups of American
youngsters on cruises through the
West Indies. His last visit here was
in 1898.
In 1887 he set out from Germany
on a two-year good will cruise.
and in January. 1888, Joined in the
hunt for the Samoan Clipper, which
eventually was found near Pago
Pago.
Evening star., 1940-06-03

nearly six weeks of racer-building
time available. That's plenty of
time to build racer. Too long a
delay in starting, however, might
mean hurried construction, which
should be avoided. Sign up now at
the Chevrolet dealer nearest your
home
The Derby director emphasized
that a boy must be properly regis
tered to be able to race on Derby
Day.
All Must Sign Blanks.
"I know of number of boys who
have almost finished building their
cars, but who have not yet for
mally signed up" he said. Re
member, to race on July 13, each
entrant and one of his parents, or
his guardian, must have signed the
official Derby application blank and
safety pledge.
The race is open to boys older
than 10 and younger than 16, who
live in Washington or nearby Mary
land or Virginia. The chief rules
to remember are that the coaster
cars for the race must be built by
the boys themselves and must not
cost more than $40. To be eligible
a boy must have reached the age
of II on or before July 13 and
must not be 16 on or before that
day"
The full list of prizes to be offered
to Derby contestants will be an
nounced this week, Mr.. Hamilton
said.
Derby veterans know what awards
the Washington champion will re-
ceive In addition to prizes won
in elimination races he will be given
a trip to Akron to compete in the
national finals against city cham
pions from nearly every State in
the United States.
The great majority of the prizes
will go to those boys winning the
preliminary eliminations for the Sc
lection of a champion, Mr.. Hamil-
ton pointed out. The prizes will
include awards to the first elimina-
ton heat winners and successive
prizes to later heat winners.
Helmets for All Drivers.
mo boy will leave the Derby
course empty handed" Mr.. Hamil-
ton emphasized. Every driver who
is prepared to race in properly in
spected car will receive one of the
sturdy steel racing drivers helmets
and Derby racing jersey bearing
the Soap Box Derby emblem"
Gordon and Hine Junior High
Schools were to be first on this
weeks list to see the 1899 cham
pionship Derby racer. The speedy
white car which Carl Cederstrand,
jr., drove to victory last year was
to be shown at Gordon during the
noon lunch period and at Hine in
the afternoon
Tuesdays scheduled stop is at
Washington-Lee Junior High in Ar
lington, where the car will be eX-
hibited from II o'clock until ITO
pm. Exhibitions scheduled for the
rest Of the week include stops at
Garnet-Patterson Junior High on
Wednesday and Shaw Junior High
at Thursday noon, with a visit to
Claude N. Swanson Junior High,
Arlington, arranged for Thursday
afternoon.
watch The Star for Derby Ne1US)
Evening star., 1940-06-03
Soap Box Derby Rules

The 1910 Soap Box Derby,
sponsored for the third year by
The Star and the American
Legion, will be held July 13 for
boys living in Washington and
in nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia. The Derby is a race for
boy-built coaster cars, which
must be constructed within a
cost limit of $40. The winner
will represent Washington at
the national finals at Akron,
Ohio, in August.
These rules are your guide
for the third WASHINGTON
SOAP BOX DERBY:
l. Eligibility-The Derby is
open to boys Of Washington and
vicinity between II and Is years
old. A boy having his 10th
birthday anniversary on the
day of the race, or before, is
not eligible. A boy who does
NOT have his 11th birthday
anniversary until after the day
of the race Is not eligible.
Members of the immediate
family of employees of The Star,
the Chevrolet Motor Co., deal
ers or employees of dealers will
not be permitted to race.
2. How to enter-Sign your
entry blanks and safety pledge
and get your rule book at the
salesroom of the Chevrolet
dealer nearest your home.
There are dealers in WASH
ington. Alexandria and Arling-
ton, Va, and Silver Spring,
Hyattsville and Bethesda, Md.
You must be accompanied by
one of your parents or your
guardian. who also must sign
the entry blanks and safety
pledge.
(Redd The Star for Derbu NeUs.)
Evening star., 1940-06-03
British Charge Won Luckner
Visited Australia as Spy
In Close Association
With Nozi Supporters
In 1893, They Soy
BY the Associated Press


LONDON, June "a Reuters
British news agency dispatch from
Melbourne, Australia. today said
Investigations had disclosed that
Count Felix Won Luckner, famed
German sea raider of the World
War. carried out a Spy mission"
when he visited Australia in 1898.
An official watch on the gather
ings Won Luckner addressed during
his trip showed he was in close
association with Nazi supporters
who were arrested Immediately after
the outbreak of the war, the dis
patch said.
Capt. Frank Won Rintelen, who
was arrested May "a in Britain's
drive against fifth columnists, /"
said earlier that Won Luckner had
disappeared mysteriously" and that
he believed the count was in a con-
centration camp because of his anti
Nazi views.
During the World War, Won
Luckner commanded the Seeadler,
one of four famous German raiders
which sank merchant shipping.
While the cruiser Emden operated
Evening star., 1940-06-03
Sc Woman Flyers Offer
Services for Defense
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SANTA BARBARA, Calf, June 3.
-Fifty-six members of the 80 Club,
a countrywide organization of
woman pilots, have volunteered
their flying services with the Army
or Navy in any capacity in event of
a national emergency.
Meeting yesterday at the Monte
cito home of Bessie Owen, we'll
known aviatrix, the flyers said they
were capable of ferrying airplanes or
plotting aerial ambulances.
Many club members are registered
nurses and large number own
their own planes.
Evening star., 1940-06-03
|ntoxicafion Arrests
Increase 4 Per Cent

Four per cent more arrests were
made for intoxication last year than
in 1888 in leading cities, a statement
in press release today by the
Allied Youth, Inc, declared. The
figures, it is said, were arrived at
from an analysis of recent reports
OF the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton, based on monthly police rec
ords of hundreds of American cities.
The statement says that, in pro-
portion to population, the number
Of liquor offenders" held for prose-
cution in 1900 leading cities showed
a gain of only IA per cent, but
Evening star., 1940-06-03
Suspects in Assault
On Trotsky Released
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY. June 3.-Col
Ieandro Sanchez Salazar, chief of
the secret police, said today that all
persons detained for questioning"
In the attempted assassination of
Leon Trotsky had been released
and that no important clue to those
responsible had been unearthed.
Trotsky and his wife escaped with
minor injuries May "a when 20 men
with machine guns, disguised as po-
lice, raked his bedroom with hun
dredS of bullets.
Evening star., 1940-06-03

adds: Detailed arrests figures for
approximately 900 large American
cities show that in one year the
persons arrested for liquor offenses
and released without prosecution
increased by Is per cent.
Actually arrests for drunkenness,
the report adds, had increased 4
per cent, arrests for driving while
drunk, per cent, and increase in
arrests "for other liquor offenses," /"
Q per cent.
w. Roy Berg. executive secretary
of Allied Youth, said there was a
decrease Of 10 per cent in the pro-
Evening star., 1940-06-03

VOOAy.
THAT means
there are three
more weeks for
boys between II
and IS years old
to sign up to
p ar t icipate in
w 4 S h i n gton's
coaster race for
boys" Mr.. Ham,
tlton said.
THE ace s
will be held Sat-
urday, July 49,"
Mr.. H a m / lton
G o n t inu e d =,
NMrhiala lo a " a a
Evening star., 1940-06-03
Boys Have ; Week,
To File Entries in
Soap Box Derby
Full List of Prizes
Will Be Announced
This Week

The deadline for entering Wash
mgton's 1910 Soap Box Derby will
be Saturday, June %, Derby Direc-
tor Zeb T. Hamilton announced
Evening star., 1940-06-03

portion Of driving while intoxi-
Gated" cases which were not taken
to trial for prosecution.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
W. {. Johnston S
Case Dismissed

Deputy secutors Tues
day were studying supreme court
rulings to determine whether an
appeal should be taken on a de-
cision of Superior Judge Fred C.
Remain in dismissal of a grand
larceny trial against W. c. john
ston. former manager of the de-
funct Commercial Auto Parts Co.
At conclusion of states testi-
mony Monday afternoon Defense
Attorney Robert Abel made a mo-
ton that the action against his
client be dismissed on grounds that
evidence was not sufficient to war
rant the case going to the jury
for elaboration.
Deputy Prosecutors Bill Good
win and Hugo Metzler, jr., strenu-
ously opposed the move, but Judge
Remain held the matter should be
non-suited on grounds the state
had failed to supply evidence
showing that Johnston actually re-
ceived funds allegedly obtained
from the Puget Sound National
bank through sale of asserted
fraudulent auto contracts.