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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-12
'Hair Tonic" End of Game Moved to Bridgeport, It
 Got So Good
PROFITS ROSE MANY
 THOUSANDS IN YEAR
BoOtleggers Sold Tonic for Drink That's Where
 Phillips Has His Laugh

New York, March 12. - (UP) - The late Philip Musica, master swindler who bilked the McKesson and Robbins Drug Company out of an estimated $21, 100000, started himself on the road to high finance by manufac- turing hair tonics which bootleggers of the prohibition era sold as beverages, his brother testified in federal court today.
 The witness was George Musica- Dietrich who, with two other Mu. sica brothers, had pleaded guilty to swlndling charges on which five other men are now being tried.
 Dietrich, former assistant vice. president and treasurer of the $86,- 100000 McKesson and Robbins firm, testified that his brother was able to take over the i05-year-old cola1- paliy on the basis of profits made as head of Girard & CO, ostensibly a hair preparation concern.
 As IF. Donald Coster," Philip Musica virtually flooded the coun- try with tonics of high alcoholic content which were sold to persons who washed them out and sold them as beverages" Dietrich said.
 Business Got Good
 Business. got so good, Dietrich said, that the company moved from Mt. Vernon, N. r., to Bridgeport, Conn, aided by a $2o0, 900 loan from the Bridgeport City Trust Company. There in one year, 1925 1924, profits rose from $40,000 to $16o,000, and there were ugly rumors" about the nature of Girard & O., business, he said.
 Dietrich identified one of the de- Sendants, Horace B. Merwin, as president of the Bridgeport bank and one of the favored recipients 'of stock in Girard & co.
 Following the appearance of the "ugly rumors" Merwin and another
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Trujillo, Dominican Republic, March 12 - (UP) - Fourth officer wi hlmle shr cmfw
 wilhelm Borg of the German Freighter Hanover which was scut- tied by its crew when intercepted by British and French warships. said today that his captain probably had committed suicide.
 Borg disclosed for the first hme that French warsliips are operating in the West Indies. It had been re. ported without confirmation that the G,4DO-ton French Cruiser Jeanne D'Arc is in American waters. Borg definitely Identified one of the wars ships as French. He said it vas 6 destroyer.
 Borg arrived here witb 3G other Hanover survivors. The fate of b6 others and the captain was uncer. tain. Borg said he believed they al drowned and his captain killed hlnls self, unless they were picked up by "lhe French Warbhip". iie said he saw the sailors take to lifeboals and noticed that the captain was not among them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-12
Anti Third Term Bloc Of Garner Collapses
Attempt of Vice-President to Round Up Prospective Candidates to Halt President Roosevelt, Meets
 With Decided Failure
BY LYLE c. WILSON Limited Press Staff Correspondent,

\OMtCW 4ACOo OUesAA SvAASSF~-AT
 Washington, March l2-( NP) = Vice President John N. Gamers at- tempt to rally other candidates for Democratic presidential nomination to active anti-third term efforts collapsed today.
 The Garner organization has been pressing other potential nominees to announce publicly that they would carry their third term oppo- sition to the Democratic convention floor, if necessary. to prevent Presi- dent Roosevelt's renomination.
 In Three Groups
 As the situation stands today, the Democratic hopefuls fall into three groups:
 1. Unqualifiedly committe d against third term: Garner.
 2. Favoring third term if MT. Roosevelt wants it but more or less ambitious on their own account if he does not run: Federal Security Administrator Paul V. McNutt, Att torney General Robert H. Jackson, Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace and a number of other less likely statesmen.
 3. Opposed to & third term but unwilling to say so at all or without qualification: Practically all the other Democratic hopefuls, includ- ing Postmaster General James A. Farley and Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, D., Mont.
 Most Difficult Aspirant
 The potential candidate most diff ficult to assign in the foregoing enumeration is Secretary of State Cordell Hull who usually is men, tioned as the compromise nominee if MT. Roosevelt does not choose to run. But on his combined record as a veteran of orthodox Democratic party politics and member Of MT. Roosevelt's cabinet, Hull might be spotted as one who would dislike a third term in principle but avoid
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-12
FRANCE READY
 TO AID FINLAND
5O,OOO French Troops Await Word From Films
 to Be Transported

Paris, March 12.-(UP)-Premief Edouard Daladier told the Cham Der of Deputies today that 50.O00 French troops were assembled, trained and ready to proceed to Finland and that Finland had prom ised 8 decision today on whether Allied aid would be asked.
 Daladier said that the troops were assembled at two ports with the British navy standing by and ready to convoy them in event of Fin nish decision to ask for Allied forces
 The premier said that the troops were at two ports-one on the English Channel and the other on the Atlantic ocean. He added that bombing planes had arrived in Fin land,. from the Allied countries.
 Britain and France are both prepared to help the Films, the pre- mier emphasized, but he said that Norway and Sweden were opposed to permitting passage of Allied troops across their territory.
 Hopes for Change
 He said that he hoped that opinion in both Scandinavian coun- tries, however, would result in end ing opposition to passage of Allied troops and that the Allied plans to help the Films could be carried out He referred especially to the labor sentiment in Scandinavia as alleged- ly favoring intervention.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-12
WELFARE DEPT.
 TO OBEY BUDGET
Supt. Hayden Believes His Dept. Will Keep Within
 Its Provisions

Unless unforeseen circumstances arise, the city welfare department will be able to live within its bud- get for the current calendar year, Superintendent of Welfare Martin r. Hayden said today. If demands on the department do not show 8 sharp increase, he said, the budget appropriation of s467,682 will be ample.
 supt. Hayden. who took office Q week ago, pointed out that January, February ana March bring the dee partment It's heaviest case loads Applications for relief thus far thla year have been numerous. but cx. pendltures have been k0pt down, and ali expected decrease iil the ease load in the spring, summer and early fall would allow sufficient funds to handle aiy heavy demands fog aid at the end of the year. k Gcontlnued on Page iol
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-12
Germans Living In Finland Beg Hitler to Save Nation From Russia
Bloody Deeds of SOviets
 Demand Nazis Show Y Moral cura .., {,
BY EDWARD W. BEATTIE, JR.

BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE, JR. United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Helsinki, Finland, March 12 = (UP)-Finnish citizens of German birth have appealed to Adolf Hitler and other German leaders for sup- port and have received the terse reply that their appeal has been placed in the hands of the men to whom it was addressed, it was dis closed today.
 "We appeal to you from the bot tom of our hearts not to permit that the sacrifices Germans once made for this land shall have been in vain," said the appeal to Hitler, Field Marshal Hermann Goering, Nazi N. 2; Gen. Walter von Brauch- itsch, commander in chief of the army and Grand-Admiral Erich Raeder, commander in chief of the navy.
 "Raise the voice of the Reich be- fore all civilized nations against those bloody deeds Russia is per- petrating on Finnish women and CI1llNlIcI1 bIlu OAA tAA4o NOtAAUJ "NA~SAA is an outpost of the German and the western world.
 100 Germans Sign Appeal
 About 100 Films of German birth, many of whom fought for Finland in its war of independence, signed the appeal. The chairman of the mass meeting at which 1t was drafted closed the meeting with:
 "The world must not be given the opportunity of saying that Germans are moral towards"
 News of the appeal was made public as tho snow for which Fin land had hoped and prayed for weeks came at last, and the people, on their fourth day of tension, awaited news of the peace negotla- tions at Moscow. So tense was the situation that the sale of alcohol was stopped for the day.
 The snow which had come nearly every year but this one, and which had been expected to stop the Red army machine, started falling heav- fly last night. It continued through out the night and stopped in mid
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-12

The scuttling occurred in the 75- mile wide Mona Channel between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. The incident occurred well within the security zone established by the American Republics and the Dominican government has pro. posed a Joint protest by all Amer lean republics to the Allies.
 London, March l2 (UP) )'- British naval forces which last week intercepted the $500 tons German Fre!ghler Hanover between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic prevented the crew Scuttling and burning the vessel. the Press ASBos ciatiop said today.
 The Hanover. the new agency said was towed to port H . prize Of war.
 London, March a 70 tu.Pl Tine crew 0G She l06 ton British TrhWleF Halifax which sunk in the North Sea last night, were landed at Los westoft today by . sister siiip, pas Ipswich.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-12

It's need here, It's adaptabil1ty to local conditions and its cost to the city 
 Hartford Plan Endorsed
 Tn Hartford the plan has been endorsed by the Chamber of Com merce and by merchants. Full CO., operation has been pledged.
 The plan allows those on WPA or on federal or state relief rolls to purchase orange colored stamps in the amount of not more than $150 Q week for each member of a fam lily. With each $1 worth of orange stamps, the purchaser receives free soc worth of blue stamps. The or ange stamps can be used to buy any food, while the blue stamps can be used to buy only foods which are ofdcially listed by the govern Inent as. surplus coinnlOd dities. < Given Blue EtanAns <. S \
 Those receiving direct reIief from the City of Hartford will be giver, blue stamps free each week, at the ra teof 50 cents, worth of stamps for each member of the family.
 Among those who may purchase the orange stamps, which can be used to buy goods at any food store, are those receiving or eligible for old age assistance, widows aid, aid to the blind, outdoor aid or state fund for veterans, as well as all those on the WJA.
 The stamps can not be used to purchase liquor in any form, or tobacco.
 The list of surplus foods changes from time to time, but the present list includes butter, wheat flour, whole wheat flour, eggs, pork lard, freshpears, apples, oranges and grapefruit, white onions, dry edible beans, honainy grits and pork. Pork can be purchased in any form ex- cept when sold in metal or glass containers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-12

power to conclude the negotlaClOnS for peace. It was presumed that could mean only that an agreement to end the war had been reached, but no official confirmation of the report was available.
 It was reported the Finnish dele- gation would meet with Josef V. Stalin and Premier Viacl1eslav Mol- otov at Moscow this evening or late tonight to complete the final stage of their talks.
 It was forecast that if Premier Risto Ryti and the other Finnish delegates at Moscow found Russia's final terms acceptable, or even if they felt unable to commit them- selves on acceptability, there might be an intermission for several days while they returned to Helsinki to consult parliamentary and army leaders.
 Atmosphere Differs
 The atmosphere was less optimis- | tic here than at Helsinki. Stockholm and Copenhagen reports that the Russian terms, far from being soft- ered, had been made more draStic. Particularly it was reported that Russia now held It's railroad paral- leling the Finnish forntier to the Arctic might be menaced in the fu- ture if the present frontier were maintained.
 This railroad, extending up to Mur1nansk, is close to Finnish terri- tory for about 60 miles.
 It was reported without confir- nation that Russia insisted al6o that Finland undertake not tS, build any new big fertilization Js tenn and that 1t sign a non-aggresa sion treaty with Russia.
 Some Swedish newspapers chargeS that Russia was now trying to forch Finland into a new Russian, ane perhaps Russo German, sphere os influence.
 Ready to Fly Home
 There was belief in some quar- ters here that the negotiations at Moscow had been concluded and hat the Finnish delegates were awaiting only cessation of heavy snow to fly home. A Rigo press (Continued on Page 10)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-12
BOXER FACES 20
 YEAR JAIL TERM

New York, March 12.-(UP)- Ernest Kehler, A, a Canadian box CT known as Ernie Haas, faced possible 20-year prison term today for killing Dr. Walter Engelberg, 42, an attache of the German con- Sulate here.
 He was found guilty of man. slaughter last midnight. No date for sentence was set.
 Engelberg, who was found clubbed to death in his home last Dec. 6, was described at the trial as a sex ual degenerate. Defense counsel called Engelberg a filthy beast" and said, "when a beast attacks you you are justified in killing him." The defense was "justifiable homicide" rather than self defense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-12
Anniversary OF
 Great Blizzard

Clear and cold weather, with the only snow on the ground being that remaining from the heavy storm of Feb. IA, marked the Sand anniversary of the Great Blizzard of '88 today. The anniversary brought the usual "reminiscences of the heaviest snowfall that visited Waterbury and the east in the modern era.
 The blizzard began on Sum- day, March II, 1888, continued through Monday and Tuesday, and ended early Wednesday, For days, Waterbury, then a city of 32,OOO, was out of touch with the outside world, and for a time there. was fear of a food shortage. ....ses-
 Today, on the anniversary, the city was shivering through . current cold snap. The lowest temperature during the night was 13 degrees, while early this afternoon the mercury had climbed to only g degrees, well below freezing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-12
EDWIN ROCKWELL
 IS MADE LECATEE
Assistant Sec'y, Treas. of American Brass Shares
 in N. Y. Estate
Special to The Democrat)

New York, March Ii - Edwin J. Rockwell of 1876 West Main street, Waterbury, is a legatee in the estate of his late sister, Mrs. Etta R Adams of Bedford, N. F., who died on July 27, 1889. leaving an estate valued at $3l ,864 gross, $2s045 net, according to a report of the New York State Transfer Tax Depart ment filtd heer today. Mortgages and cash amount to $l9.832 and stocks and bonds valued at sl3,0i4. according to the repe:t.
 Mir. Rockwell A- Sequeatehed one- sixth of the residual estate. The bulk of the property will go to res- idents of Westcheeter County, New York.
 Mir. Rockwell Is assistant secre- tary and treasurer of the American Brass Company. W
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-12
THREE YEAR OLD
 LAD RECOVERING

Berlington. Conn. March i2.- (UP)-Thfee-year- Robert Pow CTS was recovering ct Bristol hospl- lai today from exposure and bruises --a result Of being lost ii1 the woods In freezing temperatures.
 Helpless and thlniy clad. the child was found by state police late yes. terday after ne had been missing from home for thEoe hours. He Was discovered under . ledge, where he he'd fallen and suffered laeeralions. He was % cold he wns unable to speak.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-12
TO WIFE IIE KILLED

Portland. Me. March i2- tuP) - William 4. Rowe's will, vIi file in probate court today. stipulated that lhe Income from his e7OoO estate should 60 to his wlfe.
 Mrs. Rowe, however, is dead. He Killed heF and laeir two children last November, set fire to hs D,iliss ton Feaaufant, and then committed eniclde.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-12
German Captain, Who Scuttled His Ship After Interception, Committed Suicide

Two coastal life boats rescued the 75 crewmen of the British steamer Clanstuart. 5,760 tons. which found- cred of the southwest coast after a collision Sunday night.
 Flushing. Holland, March l2 -lU. P) - Injured crewmen from the Dutch steamer Amor, torpedoed or mined near Goodwin Sands recent ly, were treated here today. The Irish steamer City of Bremen brought the Amor's 8 crewmen into port here yesterday.
 London. March i2 - (UPJ-T'he Admiralty announced today that seven per cent of German merchant khlpplng. totallng about 30O00O tons has ben senttied or seized since the war began.
 Twenty-Five per cent Of the enemy merchant marine is bottled up in neutral ports end the remainder ia tied up ln German pen excepting these alllps operating tween 0er- many and the Baltic ] sFb.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-12
George Dietrich Gives Details Of Famous Swindle Phillips
 Laughs at Coster Explanation
City Officials Watch
 Food Stamp Pla1, Start
Hartford Initiates That Plan Today to Help Relief; Mayor ScuIly Has Been Studying Federal
 Program Very Closely

Opening of the federal Food Stamp Plan in Hartford to- day was being watched with keen interest by local city off,
 cias Successful operation of the plan in Hartford may lead to request by Waterbury for its introduction here Mayor Vincent sculy has been studying literature about the In addition he has asked Welfare Superintendent Martin E Hayden for report the federal program, including
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-12
THE WORLD WAR 25 YEARS AGO,
 MARCH IF, 1915
(Dy United Preas)

General slr Ian Hamilton ap. noinleA commander g-ig~eIilef Of Mediterranean eKeeaitsenaTy
 Great BFliain accepted Rus- alniu clmim tB CenslanffneDle under drflnlle eendiliens
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-12
Terms Peace Not Revealed at
 Present Time
Finland Sent Word to Her Diplomats Giving Them Full Power; Offer of
 Allies Comes Too Late
BY PETER c. RHODES United Press Staff Correspondent

Stockholm, March 12. - (UP) - Diplomatic sources reported today that Finland had given Premier Rsto Ry fu powers to conclude negotiations at Moscow for conu sion of the war with Soviet Russia The sources said that it was understood that Hesnk government had given Ry and other members of the Finnish delegation in Moscow the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-12
TREASURY BALANCE Z

Washington, March 12 (UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Mar. 9th, compared with a year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year $6,3SS,75s,263.62 $6,16S,S40,O9S.64
 Receipts $s,6ss, ,7ss,O ,O54.50 ss,771.51o,31s.2s
 Gross Deficit
 Net Deficit s2.sss. .2ss. .7Os.is s2,s71.os7.175.41 s2,s19,lis,s40.7I $S,S75,2O5,sls.5
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-12
The Weather

Fair, Cold Tonight; Wed. Cloudy, MiIder
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12
Spirit Is Discussed
In The Lesson-Sermon

spirit" was the subject of the les
son-sermon in all Christian Science
churches and societies yesterday.
The Golden Text was from John
4:24. God is a Spirit; and they that
worship Him must worship. Him in
spirit and in truth"
Among the citations which com
prised the lesson-sermon were the
following from the Bible, There is
one body, and Spirit, even as ye
are called in n hope of your call
ing; One Lord, one faith, one bap-
tism, One God and Father of all,
who is above all, and through all,
and in you ALL" Eph. 4:4-6).
The lesson-sermon also included
the following passages from the Chris
tan Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures"
by Mary Baker Eddy, 1.-THE Scrip
lures imply that God is All-in-all.
From this it follows that nothing
possesses reality nor existence except
the divine Mind and His ideas. The
Scriptures also declare that God is
Spirit. Therefore in Spirit all is
harmony, and there a be no dis
cord; all is Life, and there is no
death. Everything is Gods universe
expresses Him. -. He wills all space,
and it is impossible to conceive of
such omnipresence and individuality
except as infinite Spirit Of Mind.
Hence all is Spirit and spiritual"
Pabe 331).
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12
New Clue To Possible Cause,
Cure Of Flue And Colds Found
BY STEPHEN j. M'DONOUGH
Associated Press Science Writer

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ii Up,
Discovery of ultra-microscopic cells
within the red blood cells and the
blood plasma Of cold and influenza
sufferers was offered today as the
newest clue to the possible cause
and control of those diseases.
Lieutenant Colonel H. H. Parsons
of the army medical corps reserve
reported the finding of these small
bodies when the blood of flu VIC
Tins was stained and studied under
the microscope.
Their exact nature is still I'm.
known, he said in an article in The
Military Surgeon, but Gin a typical
case of influenza these bodies are
found in great numbers in and out
of the red blood cells as minute
oval, round or slightly elongated
objects"
One to several Of the bodies oc.
cur in regular spacing within the
rec cells while in the blood plasma
they occur in clumps, Parsons re.
ported. He found that they were
present from the inception Of the
disease and were often most abun'
dant on the fourth day, or about
tie same time tfat influenza
reaches it's greatest severity.
He added that they had been
found as late as nine days after
the onset of disease and were pres
ent for as long as twelve days in
smaller numbers.
Further studies Of these cells may
unearth the secret of the virulence
a task which scientists have been
laboring at for many years.
The U. S. Public Health service
reported today that there has been
a gradual decline in the number of
deaths from influenza during the
past four years but that the 1939-40
flue season may now an increase
owe last year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12
ITALY and TURKEY
MAKE TRADE PACT
Italy Expected To Gust Ger
many From Market As
Result OF Move

ISTANBUL, Feb. IL Con
clusion of an Italian Turkish trade
agreement was reported today by
official quarters, with the predic.
ton that Italy would GUST Germany
completely from the expanding
Turkish market as a result Of the
pact.
Informed circles acclaimed the
agreement, expected to be signed
shortly, as evidence Of growing
mutual confidence between Italy
and Turkey and said it gave prom.
Use Of an early political rapproch-
ment.
These circles said the . act carried
great political significance because
it would align Italy beside Britain
and France in establishing Turkeys
economy, which has been greatly
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12
Lehman's Finance Plan.
Opposed By Taxpoy,,,

NEW YORK, Feb. Ito
position of taxpayers ana
men to certain of Gov. Herh.,.
Lehman's suggestions ON 81. !:
will crystalline tomorrow i,
grimage of several tbonsa, '
zens to a public hearing in .n.
Principal objects of their rro..
are the expenditure of s3ss -,,.
as proposed by the governor =,
budget message to the legisl =! a'
and his recommendation for W..
100000 income tax increase e."
Officers of the TAXPAYERS r.s
ton, Inc, said the mass movsn.'
onto the capital probably vo,,a
the largest in the states NV "
Five special trains of Is cars
have been chartered from w s.l
York city alone. "'