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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-26
HrT-RUN VICTIM

Milford. Conn. Feb. 26.--(Up)-
John P. Gagnon, so, who lived at the
Seamens Institute, New York, was
killed BY o hit-run driver while
walking along the highway last
night. It was CCnnecticut's only
weekend automobile fatality:
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-26
Italian Federation

Some thirty italian societies
will be represented tomorrow
evening at the annual business
meeting Of the Italian American
Federation in Liberty hall. Elec-
ton Of officers will be the chief
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-26

In war ON rabbits Australia is
breeding virus carrying flea which
infects the hoppers with fatal in
fluenza but does not harm other
animals or human beings.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-26
MASS

BALDWIN-First anniversary mass
OF requiem will be celebrated Tues
day morning. at Use o'clock, at the
st. Francis xavier's Church, for
the repose of the soul Of the late
Mrs. Mary Baldwin.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-26

Louis Pellnitz won first prize. The
playing was followed by supper
and entertainment
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-26

Importers Of Portugal plan to buy
commodities In the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-26
DIED

DlEU
DEDELL-In this city, Feb. Gath,
1910, Mrs. Annie Ellis (kurwin)
Bedell, of $50 West Main st. Fun
eral tomorrow morning, at 11:00
o'clock from Anderson Fune era
Home, 70 Central Ave. Burial In
old Pine Grove cemetery.
this city, Feb. oath,
1910, Antonio Varrone, Of 81 Griggs
st. Funeral tomorrow morning. a.
$500 o'clock, from Maiorano Funeral
Home, 95 Willow St., to st. Lucy's
Church. Burial in Calvary ceme-
terry.
FANNICK-In this city, Feb. 25th.
1910, Mrs. Hilda (Stern) Fannick,
Of 1874 Savings st. Funeral this
afternoon, at 200 o'clock, from
Clark Funeral Home, 20 State st.
Burial in Brass City Lodge ceme-
terry.
Evening star., 1940-10-17

100000 in war supplies licensed for
export to China.
Shortage of such facilities and
difficulties Of getting supplies into
China proper have resulted in recent
weeks in bringing American aid to
Chang Kai-shek nearly to stand
still. Reopening of the Burma road
today tends to remove one obstacle
Yesterday, President Roosevelt
discussed Pacific shipping condi-
tions with former Senator Williab G
McAdoo of California, now an Off
cial Of the American President Line.
Other aspects of the Far Eastern
situation were discussed yesterday
by Mr.. Roosevelt and Secretary of
State Hull in separate conferences
with Richard G. Casey, Australian
Minister. Mr.. Casey declined to dis
cuss the nature of his conversations
other than to say they had centered
on "all things Of interest to Aus
tralia."
Later in the day, Mr.. Hull visited
the White House for consultation
with the President.
Another diplomatic meeting of
potential Importance to this country
and a British dominion will be held
this week end when the Earl OF Ath-
lone, Governor General of Canada
and an uncle of King George VI.
will visit Hyde Park. N. Y, as guest
of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
Princess Alice, the Earl's wife, and
their daughter, Lady May Abel
Smith, also will be at Hyde Park.
A meeting last summer between
Mr.. Roosevelt and Canada's Prime
Minister Mackenzie King led to es-
tablishment of the joint defense
board to plan for security of this
continent.
Evening star., 1940-10-17
Man Accidentally Slain
After Enrolling in Draft

Shortly after he registered for Sc
lective service yesterday, Clyde
Waite, %, of Cherry Hill, Va, was
accidentally shot to death by a
hunting companion while installing
duck blind on Powells Greek,
about IS miles south of Washing
ton
Mr.. Waite lived at Cherry Hill,
Va, and was married and had one
small child. His body was removed
to the Hall funeral home in Oc-
coquan.
Mr.. Waite was sitting in the front
of a row boat with Herbert Clarke
Of Cherry Hill. DR.. B. F. Phillips,
acting coroner for Prince William
County, was told that Mr.. Clarke
started to pick up his shotgun when
it accidentally discharged a load of
buckshot in the back of Mr.. Waite S
head DR.. Phillips issued a certi-
flcate of accidental death.
Evening star., 1940-10-17
BY DEWITT MACKENZIE.

Leander swan the Hellespont
1--WE call it the Dardanelles nova
days. and maybe Herr Hitler could,
too-but the Nazi Fuehrer can't
swim an army across this strategic
water barrier between Europe and
the Near East to help Mussolini
crush Britain in the Mediterranean
theater.
That's fanciful. say you. Granted,
but it's meant to emphasize that
the Dardanelles Strait presents one
of the most serious obstacles the
axis partners will encounter If they
try to crash into the Near East by
thrust down the Balkan PENN
sula.
1t is a fact we should keep in
mind as the war threats fash back
and forth across this cockpit, and
the situation hourly grows more
tense. We are likely to hear a lot
more about the Dardanelles before
We are through.
Herr Hitler must feel rather sorry
lOl llIlllSCll W llllu llldI, ll6FlllS Dccll
stymied from the British Isles by
the English Channel, he now is up
against another water hazard whioS
has broken the hearts of many good
men and brave in days gone by. It's
one of the worlds toughest roads to
conquest.
Strategic Importance Great.
I have small doubt that once the
Germans had forced this strait and
conquered Turkey they could steam
roller most Of the rest of the Near
East rather readily. AS remarked
yesterday, however, II and when the
exponents of the total war make
this effort they're going to precipi-
tate one Of the great battles of his
tory.
The strategic Importance Of the
Dardanelles always has been very
great because it does form a barrier
between the Balkans and the Near
East, and because 1t is the gateway
from the otherwise landlocked Black
Sea to the Mediterranean. Free
passage Of the Dardanelles is vital
to Russia, since If the strait were
in enemy hands she not only would
be cut of from the Mediterranean
Evening star., 1940-10-17

2, the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE Ger
man wireless broadcast Barcelona
dispatch last night stating that Luis
Companys, former president Of
Catalonia, had been executed in
Barcelona on sentence by a Spanish
war tribunal.
Companys was elected president
Of autonomous Catalonia December
81, 1888, after serving three months
as Spain's minister of navy.
Under Company's leadership, Cat
alonia declared its independence on
October 7, 1884. The revolt COL
lapsed, however, and three days
after its start Companys surrendered
to government oficials.
He was a political prisoner until
February, 1886, when the Leftists
won an easy victory in the national
elections. The new Left-Republican
government Of Premier Azana
granted amnesty to Companys and
on November 8, 1897, Catalonia
again elected him president, a posi-
ton he held until the Madrid gov
ernment fell to Generalissimo Fran
cisco Franco.
He was active in the cause of the
Madrid government before its fall.
Evening star., 1940-10-17
Extensive Fires Left
Al Kie| by R. A. F.,
London Reports
Entire Convoy Of Five
German Ships Sunk,
Communique Says
Ps the Associated Press.

Ps the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE R. A. F.'s
incessant bombardment of German
war bases and war industries, now
tied in with growing naval offensive,
was reported today to have caused
new extensive fires" at Kiel and
fresh damage at Hamburg, Bremen
and Cuxhaven.
Great damage was caused, the
Air Ministry announced, by bombs
dropped by planes of the coastal
command in daylight attack today
on the power station of the Ger
man-occupied naval base at Brest.
The fierceness of attack and de-
fense IN last nights R. A. F. opera
tions was limited in concise Air
Ministry communique acknowledge
ing loss Of five planes.
Prowling for action in the English
Channel and the North Sea, British
WarShips were reported last night
to have destroyed an entire convoy
of five German vessels and to have
attacked sixth ship successfully"
Apparently this was a submarine
action-a follow-up to the recent re-
ported naval bombardment of Dun
kerque and Cherbourg, on the Ger
man-occupied French coast.
In the Mediterranean phases the
Admiralty admitted the 9,100-t ton
cruiser Liverpool had been damaged
in an Italian torpedoplane attack.
The Liverpool, one Of eight ships of
the Southampton class, reached her
base with an undisclosed number
of casualties.
Unfavorable weather hampered
last nights R. A. F. operations, the
Air Ministry said, but nevertheless
the operations were described as
successful"
Numerous heavy bombs. the min
istry's communique said. were
dropped in target areas at Kiel,
causing extensive fires. Good re-
suits" were said to have been at
tanned at the two other ports.
The synthetic oil production plant
at Leuna was the objective of an
other bomber group, the ministry
said. while munitions factories and
a power station in SaXony were hit.
Five British planes were reported
lost.
Evening star., 1940-10-17
Citizens Unit Protests
Two zoninq Decisions

The Sixteenth Street Highlands
Citizens Association last night op-
posed two coming decisions-one
action changing the vacant plot ad-
jacent to the Fourteenth and Ken
nedy streets NV. streetcar terminal
from residential "a" restricted to
first commercial" and the other
permitting establishment of head
quarters for a religious order at
1915 Manchester lane NV, another
"a" restricted area.
George M. Gooch, in submitting
the first resolution, declared the re-
zoning would not only reduce prop
erty values in the immediate vicinity
of the terminal, but acts as an
opening wedge in a general lower
ing Of values in the community. DR.
Ralph B. Kennard, who offered the
second motion, charged the Zoning
Commission presented a complete
negation of the whole principle of
| boiAAi6 iC6OlotiOilo Ny duOWAl6
religious organization to set up Of
fees in an 18-room building under
the masquerade Of being a single
family" Both resolutions were
adopted unanimously.
DR.. Patrick L. Davies, acting Sec
retary, was authorized to cast q
unanimous ballot for the reelection
of present officers: w. E. Stouta-
meyer, president; Mr.. Gooch, first
vice president; Mr.. Davies, second
vice president; R. G. Merryman.
treasurer; Charles M. Hyer, secre-
tary, and DR.. J. P. Turner and DR..
A. H. Richwine, delegates to the
Federation.
The Highlands group authorized
a special committee to investigate
fraudulent practices by door, to- door
tradesmen, asked the Georgetown
Citizens group to urge immediate
decision on a site for the new In
dustrial Home School and appointed
DR.. Richwine as delegate to a gen.
eral committee on dedication Of the
new Calvin Coolidge Junior High
School.
Evening star., 1940-10-17

troduced at 8:45 pm. tomorr~
night by Walter Lippman, column.
ist. Norwegian Minister WILLIAM
Morgenstierne will open the meet
ing.
The authoress will speak under
the auspices of the national Cath
olic weekly magazine, America. and
the Washington Catholic Library,
which will open Offices here this
fall.
Evening star., 1940-10-17
Why Let Yourself
Get Constipated !

Why endure those dull headachy
days due to constipation, plus the
inevitable trips to the medicine
chest. if you can duoid both by
getting at the cause Of the trouble?
II your constipation. like that
of millions. is due to lack OF
bulk" in the diet, the better
way" Is to eat Kellogg's All-Bran.
This crunchy toasted breakfast
cereal is the ounce Of prevention
that's worth pound of emer-
gency relief. 1t helps you not only
to get regular but to keep regular,
DAY after day and month after
month, by the pleasantest means
you ever knew.
Eat Kellogg's All-Bran re9u-
larly, drink plenty of water. and
see If you don't forget all about
constipation. Made by Kellogg's
in Battle Creek. If your condition
is chronic. 1t is wise to consult
a physician.
Evening star., 1940-10-17
The DordoneIIes Barrier
Stroit Presents One of Most Serious
Obstacles to Axis Invasion of Near East

but hostile fleet could attack her
In the Black Sea.
The DardaneAes Strait is At miles
long, and from to 4 miles wide. 1t
then broadens into the little sea OF
Marmora. which in turn opens into
the Black Sea through the Bosporus
at Istanbul (Constantinople). Just
by the way-maybe it's the oriental
influence, but the Dardanelles radi-
ates an atmosphere of mystery and
eeriness which makes one expect to
see the spooks of the sea rovers OF
old come swarming aboard ship.
Can Fortify Both Sides.
I've sailed through this narrow
reach and rarely have seen a posi-
ton so easily capable of defense.
call that to your attention, too.
This whole waterway is in Turkeys
territory so that she can fortify
both sides and the passage itself
Under an international convention
signed in 1886, the Dardanelles, the
Sea Of Marmora and the BosporuS
were demilitarized and opened to all
nations but-and this is vital
Turkey was granted permission If
at war, or threatened by war. to close
the straits to other nationalities.
Well, if the present isn't threat
ening situation I don't know what
is. It's a safe bet that the Turks
have made this water thoroughfare
as nearly impregnable as they can
TO prepare for eventualities.
If the axis finds any solace ir
the thought, the Dardanelles has
been forced before this. 1t first
achieved fame in 480 B. c., when
King Xerxes of Persia invaded
Europe with an army by using a
bridge of boats a mile long. Then in
334 B. c., Alexander crossed into
Asia.
1t is to be noted, however, that
neither Of these great soldiers had
to fight his way against heavy ar
tillery. dodge submarines and mines
in crossing, defend himself against
air fleets. or yet do battle with
100000 hard-bitten Turkish SOL
diers-and the Turks are Just as
tough as they come in battle.
Allies Met Disaster.
Of course, there was the allied
disaster during the World War. The
allies tried to force the passage so
as to reach the Black Sea to aid
Russia by breaking the Turkish
blockade. and to influence the Bal
kans. The scheme failed through
faulty execution.
There can be small doubt that
Hitler and Mussolini are getting set
for a drive to the Dardanelles if the
operation seems feasible Disas-
sembled German submarines and
seaplanes are reported to be en-
route TO some Black Sea naval base
Troops continue to mass. and this
applies equally to the Russians.
Turkey is ready to fight, and with
the naval assistance of Britain,
should cause plenty Of trouble for
any axis attack. Should Russia de-
eide to support the Turks, it would
make a battle of the ages. The Mus
covites still remain silent as to their
plans.
Evening star., 1940-10-17
Burma

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1940-10-17
Labor Row Holds U. 5. Ship
With Defense Cargo in Port

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. IL
Scheduled sailing of the liner Pres
ident Taft with defense materials
for Hawaii was Cancelled today by
a labor dispute which prevented
loading of her cargo.
officials Of the American Presi-
dents Line said she could not sail
for at least "a hours after the dis
pute was settled because it would
take that long to complete loading
The operators and waterfront en-
ployers began court action yester-
day in efforts to break the tieup.
They obtained temporary restrain
ing order against picketing by the
c. I. o. Ship Scalers and Painters
Union, which issued statement
denouncing the employers action,
but failing to state whether pickets
would return.
Because of the picket line, set up
after the scalers asserted A. F. Of l..
sailors were doing shoreside work
they should have aboard the yes
sci. C. I. o. longshoremen refused
to work the cargo, much of it ma
terials for the defense program in
Hawaii.
Evening star., 1940-10-17
Siqrid Undset Is Due
In Capital Tonight

Sigrid Undset. Norwegian Nobel
Prize author, will arrive in WASH
ington tonight for her address to-
morrow night at the Mayflower Ho-
tel on Small Countries and the
War"
Mrs. Undset, who fed from Nor
way when Nazi invasion stopped her
active propaganda work, will be in
Evening star., 1940-10-17

Oliver Wendell Holmes served as
an associate justice OF the Supreme
Court for % years.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-25

The pseraaoa1a Partners rose 20
great helghss last FriaaF night when
tr,sv Invaded tne Beals@ haEh
LnsntnfYAcN rfidlrou ever h. Iog2s-
lana aae Eeid she hast team 2 O.
umm nf t0sanaowuS The FantfserA
greatly oafWeianeo ARD n given q
faahiInR chance to heia the Auce-
geafee L~gnnneTJaesa u check nalled
. Nreat saIgfise and Nmgfe1 ane
nosnH team 20 ulf tao lone touch
downs
noth 81 TIE L~asnber1acks markers
came Il tnc aarona period and
fortunately for them thar they took
aogsna&ae * tire opportunities Of
faed then 81 the Partners com
pletly oatu-ayed them III the second
hax q TIE game BoldiaE led the
Panther ATTACK turning In 3 beau
tiful performance playing consist
emily
Coach Arthur slick Morfonx
L~umoertacks were spanked b. the
fine play % Sam ana John Scelfo
vho played great games II the for
ward val
The LBmBer1acks scared their first
touchdown IN the early part Of the
second quarter when they marched
down the field. and finally crossed
paydirt with Jetulie carrying the
ball.
Later IN that period = lateral
PASS provided the second touch
down. Sam Sceifo WAS iagEing the
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-25

snowiug q STEADY Improvement
over the past several weeks tie P&e-
caxualA Panther ARE set and reacy
for the invasion tcnlEist Ct their
E1fdtrun BY the Columbia Wti3cats
As usual because Of their sl0W start
IN develOpanz. the Painters asii he
the un6er6og bat Their chances q
turnlnE IL 4 vtctory over ihf high
IL touted invaders are excellent and
cxle cf The nrSt games of tae season
Il anticipated
Tfe Puntaers VII be considerably
outueAEized IN their contest tonight
bnE theY are expected 90 make 50
tire difference h hard batting ard
plenty sped Tne Partners seemed
60 have t1it their full stride LAST week
END when fhey completely outplxy-
ed the BogzlaSs Iumnxfjacka
Columbia GENES 20 Pascsguuia
with cne az the best ratings 81 any
team caening into this section 81
Hssne time. Led n the ball caryYtng
division By q pair Ct fine backs the
Afntuiich brothers. the Wildcats VII
BE- hard 70 stop
THIS c~cxnhtnatscn works behind
ore of the heaviest lines The panth-
er4 hMvg encountered this season
II win average f8 pounds per man
frczn oaa end to u1e either The
ba1kIield VIII ayeFaRe f0s pounds
Coach Tracy Walker. seems e.
hare struck TIE proper combination
after another s1akeup IL the Panth-
" lineup and tbs local team Is ex-
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-25
COLUMBIA WILDCATS
INVADE PANTHER'S LAIR
FOR HOT GAME TONIGHT
Panlhers Show Steady Improvement In Past Week; Are
Expected To Overcome Wildcats Weight With
Speed and Hard Battling

peefea r. make q ssfons bid Tor
esetcFx The ltrr performed win
great strength against tne Lumber
iacH and ainh nanttBged improve
mer{ TINS wreck uasy should be able
70 handle tie Sitaaticu very capahiy
A large rfUNd q expected - Al
teao EAe xame tonight and off
Gals 81 me Nshoos are booking for
ward 10 one % u4e best aiten6aSoea
og tar season TIE eAnc wfii follow
the eioaifs The annual Jackson
County pair
Because q me impressive shoaing
tfe Panther lineup mace against
Eeral1xa 6 Is expected that the
same combination xill BE- named r.
START against Columbia This would
ulace WesfnzofelAnh and uautieF 81
ends uslmeF ard SLATER 81 taekleS.
neideibere ard Cole At guards.
nFenu i center Boiding. CLARK,
Ccimef ard Davis Ira the baekfield
Tne Painters came through their
bard battle las weekend with M
serious injuries and win be m TOP
shape tonight
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-25
Rock A CLAWS Defeat
Tigers In Spectacular
Game At Bay st. Louis
Tigers Put ZIP a Game Fight Feat
urrd ~ = Terrific Aerial DE
fem&e Near End Of Game
nY nAN MAHAFFFY

Although turned BACK b. a score
Of &-ia. the Mos Point Tigers won
= moral vsetory IN their game with
81 SiantSiaus last weekend. b.
holding the stro11R ard formidable
nnok 10 this score The at
tempted invasion Of the Rocks
stronghold met with more success
than VAS generally expected a. the
Bay s. Louis teaHa Ia one Of the
strongest elevefs III the MiaktaSlppi
circuit
#Ieoe blanchard 1sS pound fall
back vas the mAinztay Of The St.
Etanlslsls team. but Was weli hack
81 W b. the splendid work OF Half
back Louis Perez Billy Matthews.
thivd-strina substitute. went IN for
blanchard IN the fourth quarter.
and several times In the earlier part
Of the game showing great promise
~ ripping off yard after yard with
the leather under his arm But.
such 3 play for the Rocks would not
have been possible without the ex-
relient supporting east of the two
ends. Gianslluns ard PTosser.
IL the CLOSING seconds Of the
third quarter. " A Reynolds took
one Of Doc Blanehards long
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-25

n&inta % TIRE Tigers IS yard 9gripe
and bgoasht tie stands 90 their
feet - running s. yards aFoaeh
the snnTe Ct Hsans8Aana isNsa fer
tar first Tiger tally. Again D. we
iRAt ct he fon5th quarter. Resnni6s
took q pa3s ffun Bishop For 3 trip
oseg the ao4L Beta extra pe&nt
nttsznpts we're uss4ssp1asefaA
Mena point Aav ntae a. fht BAL
during tsss fifnf halt. having control
% 4 Tor uny q fee c0Nzsa The
Rock-a-chaws first threat cakae
shortly after uts opening kick Pail
ina - gst past uaeis 0wn thirty
FIVE Fnrc fine. use Tigers painted
and prreg hrogsft tie ball pask -
thR RsoN Posus f1rtY-tWu BFbansafa
came around lse sYd 70 advance
tlse bail e. the ~ gard line afa
blanchard Ri tSo plays tolaa s. ca
aown "a the ous yard mArksf The
Bay boys thsn Lost tae bah o.
downs. and Wells enera The threat
b. kicking oat - the forts yard
stripe
After ar exchange ~ plnta Bians
eh&rd finally took ttfe ball o. Mos
Points thirtY+fire. and iu seven
plays single -handsdiv drove the bal
over for tlss first score q the
game
Tae seennd SIX POINTS ger aegfea
after Bsoassafd had advanced the
pagstin 20 the eighteen yard llne
Louis Perez then sailed a paaa =
Br0ussarc on the i've yard line
Blanchard piled ever center Tor Ire
tails Perez helc the ball. while
Little. right ga42rd kicked bsfWeeu
The uuxiaf1tg fer the extra point
Returning in fun glory after ue
half. S. stanislalas intercepted q
PASS from Wells are Ia fits seconds
uf play. Blanchard had made \
touchdown ard kicked the extra
point. making the score n their
favor. 700.
Both teams see-eawed Up and
down the field. until Reynolds took
BlanehaFdFs boot and tr0tted Of his
spectacular run back Gown % the
pay-dirt
Although taxing ptace q little late
IN the game. the Tigers opened Up
their terrific aerial ofien&e. and
tossed = total Of nine passes. Gull
minatiuR IN the hOme teams second
touchdown. Outstanding among
these were Reynolds "a ssaater for
eighteen yards Btsnop 10 stauter
for four Yards. Bishop . FafgaFd
for ten yards. ard then Bishop 70
Reynolds. who went over 70 score
with three mintues left to play.
making the final reading St stan
iAiAls %. Moss Point -
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-25
L


Prom last week.
Everyone Is glad TO know that
work has begun on the new bridg-
es over Little Bluff Greek and Bluff
Greek.
o.
A J, Franklin. county agent. was
Ia Vancleave last week TO oversee
the distribution of the mattresses
made under government employee
supervision.
%
Miss Ruth Cain met with the
4-H club girls last "Wednesday.
Albert Taylor OF Gautier was q
visitor TO Vancleave Monday.
Mrs. p. o Nix Is getting on nice
y at the Biloxi City Hospital. fol-
lowing an appendictomy last Tues
day.
o.
Friends win regret to learn that