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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-22
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|TECHN|CAL|TY,
SAYS BROWDER
Communist Leader Acts as
Own Advocate in Pass
port Fraud Case
BY MARTIN KANE
United Press Staff Correspondent

united Press stan correspondent
New York, Jan. 22-(UP)-Earl
Browder, general secretary of the
Communist party, charged in fed
eral court today as his own advo-
cate that the passport fraud charg-
es against him were compounded
on a thin web of technicalities."
The nations No. Red, having
disdained to offer any witnesses In
defense against the governments
case, took over personally the task
of summing up after his Attorney,
George Gordon Battle, had argued
and lost a dozen motions for dis
missal. :
Cautioned by Judge Alfred G.
Coke to confine his remarks to the
testimony, Browder began by pre-
senting himself to the jury as a
correspondence school law student.
II am intimate with the facts and
have had some law training-train-
ing obtained from a correspondence
school,"
U. s. Attorney John T. Cahill,
who had presented testimony de-
signed to show Browder committed
crimes making him liable to 10 years
in prison and $4,000 fine, objected
when the defendant attempted to
explain why he did not take the
witness stand and was sustained.
Browder commended that he had
not been guilty Of any illegal use OF
a passport and asserted that no &C.
ton Of his had ever injured anyone
In presenting his passport, which
the government charged was OBJ
tanned fradulently five years ago
when he returned to this country
after trips abroad Ia 1887 and 1888
Browder said, he did so only u
prove that ! was not an alien" :
"There Is no charge Of false pass
ports on which I am being tried,
he asserted. 'There Is no charge Of
using false names on passports on
which am being tried. The charge
Is that I used a passport under my
own name in the full publicity Of
the New York press, with reporters
shooting questions and photogra-
piers flash bulbs flashing. :
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-22
Three Life Boats From
Orazio Missing-539
Are Saved
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
ARE AMONG MISSING
No Information Yet as to
Cause of Disaster Early
Sunday
BY EDMUND LAURA
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

NOHteu ETeSS Stahk NVrEeSpOuucnU
Genoa, Italy, Jan. a.
(UP)-Shipping circles said
today that hope was almost
abandoned for more than 100
passengers and crew men,
bers of the burned Italian
liner Orazio, because Of
storms off the French Medi-
terranean coast.
Messages received here said that
104 to lot persons were missing IN
three life boats from the wrecked
liner, which carried 412 passengers
and 23l crew members Of the crew.
I'm Rome, 1t was announced q total
Of 500 out Of 643 persons aboard
had been rescued.
It was believed IN shipping sources
here that most Of those in the three.
missing boats were women and chill
dren who had been taken off the
Orazio when the danger first became
known. The Orazio carried q NUM-
Der OF diplomats, including Carlos
Faillace, former Colombian minister
to Rome, his wife and daughter;
Baron Estamaca, the Italian coun-
selor at Santiago, Chile, with his
wife and three sons.
Boats Not Sighted
The missing lifeboats were not
sighted by any ships or military
planes which went out from Genoa
and other ports to aid in the rescue
work. Very stormy weather, with
strong northern winds, was reported
from the scene. While 1t was point
er out that some Of the missing may
have been picked up and not report
ed safe, there was a growing fear
here they were lost.
Capt. Michele Schiano, master OF
the Orazio, who was making his
last trip before retiring, was the
last to leave the ship. He was picked
up by the italian liner Colombo.
Oficials said that the explosion
reported aboard the Orazio appar-
emily occurred after the fire had
been burning for some time be-
cause the commupnications from
the Liner did not mention II in the
few minutes before flames entered
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c Continuance Given In
Alleged "A band onment
Police Seek toComplete Case Against Eleanor Broin
Woman Claims She Intended to Return Here
From New York City for Baby

Eleanor Brolin, 20, of this city, ar
rested yesterday afternoon on a
charge Of abandoning her six-weeks-
old infant girl, was granted a COM
tinuance until Thursday by. Judge
John L. Gaffney in city court today
and held in default Of 1900 bond.
Atty. George A. Crocicchia is her
counsel.
The continuance was granted to
Prosecuting Attorney Michael ].
Galullo, who said the police needed
more time to investigate the case.
Sought since Thursday night when
Clifford Schmidt, 81, Of II Cherry
street, turned over the baby to st.
Anne's maternity hospital saying he
was worried over the mothers abb
sence, Mrs. Brolin returned yester-
day and was arrested as she called
at the hospital to visit her child. She
told police she had gone to New York
to look for work and intended to re-
turn Thursday, but lack Of funds and
other circumstances forced her to re-
main in that city.
Schmidt, who is also being held In
$1,000 bond on a charge Of breach Of
the peace, had told police the mother,
whom he called Mrs. Eleanor Rogers,
asked him to care for the baby while
she went to New York City with q
man. He quoted her as saying she
would have returned Thursday.
Arrested by Detective Lieut.. Ed
ward McEliigott and Sergt. John
Mates when st. Anne.s hospital au-
thorities notified headquarters she
had requested to see the child, Elean-
or told police she was without means
of support. She said she went to the
hospital when she learned her baby
was there as a temporary ward Of
the city. She insisted she intended to
return from New York.
She gave her birthplace as Read
Vile, Mass, and said she came to
Waterbury from Boston. She had
been employed as q domestic with
two local families prior to the birth
Of the baby at the Waterbury hospi-
tai last December.
It is not known whether she is
married.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-22
THOMAS E. DEWEY
in NEW ENGLAND

New York, Jan. 22-(UP)-Dis-
trict Attorney Thomas z. Dewey
carries his campaign for the Re-
publican presidential nomination
into New England today.
Accompanied by Mrs. Dewey, A
Russell Sprague, his campaign man
ager, and Mrs. Ruth Hanna NC
Cormick Siinnns, co-manager, he
will leave at 8 p. m, for Provi-
dence r.. I. for conferences with
party leaders before proceeding to
Boston, Mass, where tomorrow
night he will deliver q nationally
broadcast discussion Of "who pays
for the New Deal"
The following day the Dewey par
ty will 60 to Portland, Me-, for fur
ther conferences, leaving there that
night to return to New York.
The Republican Club Of Massa-
chusetts, the Women,s Republican
Club Of Massachusetts, and the
Business and Professional Women's
Republican Club Of Massachusetts
and sponsoring Dewey's Boston adj
dress.
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NEW REGIME AT
HOSPITAL IS DUE
4 New Trustees Named at
Norwich Organization
Expected Soon

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 22-(UP)-
Action to correct certain conditions
at Norwich State r. -pital pointed
out by the special 2 'ker commits
sion was expected lJday following
Gov. Baldwin's appointment Of four
new hospital trustees to replace
holdover members.
Named to the board were:
Dr. william B. Terhune. New
Canaan, psychiatrist and diplomat
of The American Board Of Psychia-
try.
DR.. Maurice p. Moore, Norwich
superintendent Of w. w. Backus
hospital and former staff member
of Norwich State hospital.
DR.. Arthur Bliss Dayton, New
Haven, physician and former MEM
Der of Yale Memical School.
Mrs. Edith Valet Cook. New
Haven, Child Welfare and Mental
Hygiene leader.
They replaced trustees william
q. PARK, 6prague; Alexander Jor-
dan, Norwich; DR.. George =. Evans
New Haven: and Judge Frederick
w. HuxIorO, SCauAuEus AAcu sSAAAn
expired more than six months ago
but GOV. Baldwin did not replace
them at that time because an In
vestigation OF the institution was
underway.
The new board Of trustees has not
vet scheduled meeting but was
expected to organize soon.
Gov. Baldwin was impelled TO re.
move the four trustees because OF
his reported dissatisfaction with 2
trustees report denying ell charges
Of the Barker commission, which
spent months studying conditions at
the Institution. ",
Among other things, the Barker
commission questioned the qualific-
atoms Of DR.. Chester Waterman
hospital superintendent. He was
praised In the trustees report.
Z. =. +
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-22
FOUR DIE IN
AUTO CRASHES
BY United Press


Automobile accidents claimed the
lives Of four persons In Connecticut
over the weekend. a compilation
disclosed today. A fifth person died
Of injuries suffered In an accident
Jan. 0.
Steve Kieri, Jersey City, was kill
led by a hit-run car on a Berlin
road.
zygmont Kantorski, IL, Bristol
high school pupil, was killed when
the car in which he was riding left
the road and struck q pole at Wa
terbury.
Mrs. Nora T. Murphy, New Ha-
ven, was injured fatally when struck
by a car while crossing a street.
John Tetreault, SO, Occum, was
killed by car while walking along
a aTftville road.
Artuoro Melchiori, SO, New Lon
don, died Of injuries suffered when
his skull was fractured Jan. 0 In
peculiar accident while ne was
changing a truck tire. In some
manner the rim blew off and struck
him on the head.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-22
CAPITOL PAYS
!. BORAH TRIBUTE
Statesman's Funeral Held
in Senate Chamber Be-
fore Great Assemblage
BY RONALD G. VAN TINE

BY RONALD G. VAN TINE
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Jan. 22-(UP)-Wil-
liam E. Borah was given states
mans funeral today in the chamber
where he sat as senator from Idaho
for 80 years.
His senate colleagues, President
Roosevelt, supreme court justices,
cabinet members, diplomats and off,
Gals assembled in tribute to the "a
year-old dean of the senate who
died Friday evening.
His body rested in q gray steel
casket in the we'll of the chamber.
Around 1t flowers were banked high.
Among them were q wreath Of pink
carnations from the White House,
one of lilies and white carnations
from the senate.
While the nations great and near
great offered their final homage,
Mrs. Borah, the senator's constant
companion in the years when his
fame spread around the world, was
not in the senate chamber. She had
borne up bravely under the strain
of her husbands sudden illness and
death. But her wish was not to wit
ness the ceremony. Instead she sat
outside in the lobby at a place pro-
vided for her close to the Office Of
Vice President John N. Garner. With
her was Cora Rubin, the senator's
secretary for 80 years.
Each chair that could be placed
in the senate was occupied, save
one. This was Borah's-the place
from which he rose to thunder
against woodrow Wilson's plan for
q League of Nations, against mon
opoly and special privilege, against
presidents from william Howard
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-22
JAPS ANGRY AT
BRITISH ACTION
ri German Seamen Re-
moved From Japanese
Ship in Pacific

Tokyo, JAM. 22.-(UP)-Japan
announced today that 1t regarded
the British seizure Of 81 German
seamen from a Japanese ship as "a
vary disagreeable action" and was
considering its course.
It was indicated that the incident
might precipitate Japanese British
dispute similar to that whcih, had
arisen as the result Of censorship Of
mails from the United States by Bri-
tain.
Ofticial sources foreshadowed that
Japan would hold that some Of the
men seized could be classed neither
as active seamen Of military status
nor as reservists and that therefore
their seizure was illegal.
The 1926 ton japanese liner
Asama Maru was nearing Yokohama
yesterday when British warship, its
name painted out but reported to be
Of light cruiser class, began circling
1t. AS those aboard watched there
were two bright flashes from the
British warship's desk ard two
blank shots were fired across the
Asama Maru's bows.
The Asama Maru had left San
Francisco Jan. 6 and Honolulu Jan.
II with 81 German seanen aboard,
all former members Of the crews OF
Standard OIL tankers.
They were on their way home via
Russia to avoid the British block
ade. The British warship had been
seen lying off the coast since last
Wednesday and 1t was believed to
have been awaiting the Asama.
(San Francisco reported that
about so more homewarding Ger
man seamen were aboard the jap
anese ship Ginyo Maru which left
San Francisco Jan. 15.) The crew
of the scuttled liner Columbus is
waiting there FOR transportation
home.
AS those aboard the Asama Maru
watched the British warship, the
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-22
Retiring Professor Is
Professor Emeritus

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 22-(UP)
George washington
Pierce, So, retiring after 40 years
service on the Harvard faculty, has
been named Professor Emeritus Of
Physics and communication engine
ering, effective September, 1t was
announced today.
A native Of Webberville, Tex, he
invented instruments for 81 5marine
detection and depth finding during
the World War.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-22

general campaign Tor couecCion Va
back taxes, Mr.. Mangini said. The
general drive, however, is now Inn
tied only to collection Of back taxes
on personal property, whereas city
employees will have their pay with
held If they owe not only personal
property tax, but any amounts on
real estate tax, old age assistance or
personal tax, sewer or sidewalk as
sessments, or water rents.
Go to Collectors Office
Mr.. Mangini said that the pay
checks Of any Of the approximately
1900 municipal employees who are
delinquent In paying taxes or as
sessments Of any kind will be sent
to hts office by the controller, and
held until the delinquents have
paid In full the taxes, penalties ana
interest.
similar procedure will be followed
In the cases OF any firms or indi-
viduals furnishing services or ma
terials to the city, Mr.. Mangini said.
They will not receive any checks
from the city until the city's tax
claims against them have been PAID
in full.
Number Not known
The number Of city employees who
are delinquent in payment OF taxes
or assessments Is not yet known, Mr..
Mangini said. Whatever the total,
he stated, all pay checks will be
delayed until the tax accounts have
been settled.
The now retired board Of finance
voted last month, on motion Of
Commissioner William p. Pape 70
have the tax office submit q list Of
ali city employees owing money to
the city. Mr.. Mangini explained
that preparation Of the list Is q
lengthy task, but said he expected
1t to be ready for submission within
a week or whereabouts.
Drive Progressing
The drive for collection OF back
taxes on personal property Is pro-
ceeding satisfactorily, Mr.. Mangini
said. TAX warrants are being pre-
pared daily and served by deputy
sheriffs and constables. The war
rants allow the officer serving
them to take the persons named
therein to jail Immediately If the
tax bills are not paid at once.
The car Of Mrs. Antoinette Belle
mare, which was seized by the city
Friday for alleged on-payment OF 9
tax bill Of $3.50, has been returned
to her, Mr.. Mangini said. The car
was returned after the tax bill and
costs of the sheriff had been paid.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-22
|F|L|P|NOS TO
MAKE CHOICE
President QuezOn Says
They Must Choose Inde-
pendence or u. S.
BY RICHARD G. WILSON
UNITED Press Staff COrrespOndent)

NOnAWCU EEeSS 0b@M NVAhSSRvAA0SAAp
Manila, P. l., Jan. 22.-(UP).-
President Manuel L. Quezon told the
Philippines National assembly today
that the Filipino people must risk
the dangers Of independence or re-
sign themselves to. permanent reten-
ton by the United States.
Addressing the opening session OF
the assembly Quezon said he doubt
ed that the United States would be
willing to consider mere postpone
ment of Philippines independence,
due now to be achieved in 1916. He
admitted that widespread interna-
tional aggression had caused many
Americans and Filipinos to fear for
the future Of an independent Philip
pines.
"1n my opinion" he said, mo one
can predict the future of any small
independent nation. II we want to
assume control Of our country's deS-
tiny we must be willing to assume
all the responsibilities that inde-
pendence entails, including public
defense."s
After expressing doubt as to
United States willingness to merely
postpone independence and after
calling upon the Filipinos to decide
whether to risk independence or re-
sign themselves to permanent re-
tention by the United States, Quezon
said:
1--WE cannot consider permanent
relationship with the United States
unless the Philippines are granted
full rights Of control over currency,
the public debt, foreign affairs and
immigration"
(Under the present commonwealth
arrangement those problems are I'M
der United States eontrol).
Quezon admitted that II the
United States retained the islands
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-22
LEWIS CHARGES
LAW VIOLATED
Government Not Withhold.
ing Contracts From De.
fiers of Wagner Act
BY WILLIAM n. LAWRENCE
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

UNITED Press StsIK COrFeSpOnueMJ
Columbus, O., Jan. 22-(UP)-
President John l.. Lewis Of the
United Mine Workers Union (CIO)
charged today that the federal gov
eminent had failed to enforce the
Wagner Labor Relations Act by not
withholding "fat government con-
tracts" from corporations who have
consistently detled the law"
Lewis asserted that President
Roosevelt possessed the power with
out additional legislation, to require
corporations which receive govern
ment business to agree In advance
to comply with the labor law and
orders Of the National Labor Rela-
tons board.
1.-THE Wagner Act, generally
speaking, has been more honored
In the breach than IN the observe
ance," Lewis said at q press COM
ference after arriving here to pre-
side over his own unions golden
Jubilee convention.
surely 1t could not be consid-
cred unlawful for the government
to insert b proviso dn its contracts
that the contractor shall obey the
law.
"Why pay money to criminal cor
porations which flaunt the law?"
He specifically attacked alleged
Wagner Act violations by the Beth
lehem Steel Corp, with Its steel
plants and ship building subsidiar-
les; the Electric Boat Corp, which
builds U. s. submarines; and the
aircraft industry, which he said
was producing q new crop Of mil
nonaires In America at the expense
Of the taxpayers"
Lewis would not discuss political
affairs although he said that he
expected to address the convention
later on the subject Of labor's po-
ntical problems In the 1910 presi-
Dental election year.
He refused to anticipate whether
the miners convention would give
outright endorsement to any Demo-
cratic presidential candidate before
adjournment, but an influential
leader In the union expressed doubt
that any candidate would be name
because Of the mystery surrounding
Mr.. Roosevelt's own plans about a
third term. This official, who would
not be quoted directly, said that he
doubted that the convention would
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-22
SANATORIUM HEAD
DIES UNEXPEC TEDLY

Milton, Mass, Jan. 22-(UP)-Dr
Walter Appleton Lane, So, Sharon
Sanatorium director and staff mem
Der of the New England Deaconess
and Faulkner hospitals, died unex-
pectedly at his home yesterday.
A native Of st. Louis, Mo-, he was
a captain in the British expedition
airy forces in the World War and
later a major and commanding Of
ficer Of an American hospital In
France.
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SCHOOL FOUNDERS
FUNERAL TODAY

Melrose, Mass, Jan. 22--(UP)-
Funeral services were held at Trim.
ity Episcopal church today for
Thomas Hawley, 70, founder Of the
Hawley school Of Engineering Of
Boston, who died Saturday.
A native Of Boston, he formerly
was engineering department editor
Of the Boston Journal Of Commerce
and Chief Examiner Of Engineers
and Boiler inspectors for the State
Department He was the author Of
several standard engineering books.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-22
CityEn1ployesWho
Owe Back I axes o
Have Pay Held Up
DeInquents in City's Employ Now Being Listed BY
Tax Collectors Office --latest Step in Collection
of Back Taxes Firms Must Have Taxes Paid
Eitv EMPLOYEES who owe ba

CITY employees who owe back taxes or assessments
of anv kind will have their pay checks held up until the
citvs claims against them have been settled in full 1t
was announced today by Tax Collector Humbert Man
gn list Of all those on the city gayro VINO are a G
will be submitted to the board Of finance within the
nett week The drive against city employees is part Of the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-22
coNFIsoArroN ORDERED

Berlin, Jan. 22.-(UP) Field
Marshal Hermann Goering as eco
nornic dictator, ordered the con-
fiscation Of the entire property Of
the former Polish state In German
occupied areas Of Poland today, "for
the purpose ot safeguarding IT,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-22
INJURED SKATING

Newton, Mass, Jan. 22.-(UP) =
Alfred Baker Lewis, secretary Of the
state Socialist party, was hospital-
lied today with broken ankle sur
fered yesterday Will Q skating on
Bullough's pond.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-22
MANUFACTURER DIES

New Britain, Conn. Jan. az (UP)
Henry j. Bradbury, SO, assistant
superintendent OF the Corhln Screw
-. and an employe Of the concern
is1ce he YVES IL. died last night after
al illness Of about q month. He
leaves his widow and two sons
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-22
DIES OF PNEUMONIA

Cambridge. Mass, Jan. 22~-(UP) i.
John w. Smith, 81, chief Of the
U. 8. weather bureau In Boston for
81 years until his retirement In 1924,
Gied Of pneumonia yesterday at his
home. He was . native Of Lexing-
ton, KY.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-22
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Jan. 22--(UP)-Gov-
eminent expenses and receipts for
the current fiscal year through Jan.
10Th, compared with a year ago:
s5,ss5' aoS, ass.4s zoos, a., ssi tss
s2,ss7, Oss, sss.7S ss,18o,sss, 7b5.Oo
Gross Deficit
$2,29s,115,443.7o .$1,s79,27s,136.34
$s,27s,112.s4s.70 $i,s5s, 7ss, 1864
s2,sSo, 52s, sO4SI ss,S57,411,s4s.77
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THE WORLD WAR
rs YEARS AGO,
Jan. n, 1915
. nv IInlted Rresel

Fleet of ~ zeppeIlns raided
Dunkil4.
German armies advanced In
Bukowlna and reeaptured Kirli-
baha. M WI n
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The Weather

Cloudy, Cold Tonight;
Colder Tuesday
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Evening star., 1940-09-09
Squirrel Keeps Kitten
Up Tree for "a Hours

Flagpole sitters had nothing on
Blackie, Mrs. Charles c. Johnson's
pet kitten which was safely down to
earth today after spending "a hours
as prisoner atop a tree.
Mrs. johnson, who lives at SOLO
River road NV, reported that
Blackie climbed a tree Saturday.
When the kitten had reached a
lofty branch squirrel suddenly ap-
peared between Blackie and the
ground.
Believed to be guarding young ones
In its nest, the squirrel stayed an
grily in the path of the kittens
only descent until yesterday morn
ing when Mrs. Johnson finally
frightened it away by throwing
stones.