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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
FRANCO TURNS DOWN REQUEST OF MUSSOL|N| Both Spain, France Say "NO" to Appeal Made in
 Behalf of Hitler BUT JAPAN IS TO
 FIGHT SAYS LONDON Will Hit East Indies, Sin= gapore as Germany Goes
 Through Bulgaria
BY RALPH HEINZEN


 United Press Staff Correspondent
 Vichy, France, February IA. (UP) = It was indi- cated today that neither Spain nor France would CO., operate in any German-Ital- ian campaigns against Great Britain this spring. General issimo Francisco Franca oi Spsir. was reported, at his conference with Benito Mus solini at Bordighera, to have an swered mo- to an invitation which Adolf Hitler conveyed through Mussolini to take Spain into the war.
 Marshal Henri Philippe Petain was understood to have told Fran co that Germany and Italy could expect no military support from France now or at any time during the war.
 There was a report also that Mus solini had invited Franco to confer with him at Genoa but that the British fleet had blasted Genoa so severely last Sunday that plans were altered.
 Though Ramon Serrano Suner, Franco's foreign minister and broth er-in-law, has been regarded as ex- ceedingly friendly to Germany and Italy, it was reported that he was no more enthusiastic than Franco for active Spanish participation in the war.
 According to the reports, an at tempt to get Spain into the war or
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
FOOTBALL STAR
 DARLING ED DEAD
Boston College All Ameri- can "Chuck" Darling
 Dies in New Haven

New Haven. Conn. Feb. i4-(UP) Charles F. (Chuck) Darling, 42, former Boston College All-America football star, died at New Haven hospital today after q brief illness of pneumonia Darling. native of Fergus Falls, Minn.. had been em- ployed by the New York, New Ha- ven x Hartford Railroad Company since September lo36 as q dining car steward.
 After i0 months with the .. S. Marines in the World War. Darling returned to the United States and entered Boston college, where his athletic ability was recognized and developed by the noted Coach, Maj. Prank Cayanaueh. As varsity half' hack lii his frekhman year, Darling broke c leg in game with Baylor ln Texas and was out most Of the seaEcn. During the next three years he was c varsity regular famed for hk broken field running and punt. ing ile eaptained iho 1928 team afd in iD2i NaE nanlta 0it several Ail.AfneFlca lenlgls.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
TWO CHILDREN DIE, MOTHER HURT
Fire Rages Through Home in Revere; Youngsters
 Are Trapped By Flames

Revere, Mass, Feb. 14-CUP)- Two small children were killed and their mother was burned critically a two-family wooden home in Re- early today when fire raced through were. Twelve other persons includ- ing nine children suffered minor hurts.
 Annette, six. and Alice, two, daughters of MT. and Mrs. Leo A. Perrier, died when flames trapped them in a bedroom a few seconds after the blaze was discovered Mrs. Perrier, 30, was hospitalized with burns suffered as she attempted to run through Q wall of flame to rescue the children. Her husband was burned less seriously.
 The fire was discovered by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mellen, occupants of q second floor apartment. The couple and her Ave children by 6 former marriage, ranging in age from two to II, escaped by climbing out win- dows and over e porch roof to safety
 The blaze started in the rear oi the first floor and spread through the Perrler apartment almost im- medlately. Mrs. pcrrier escaped witll her infant son, Joseph, while her husband guided three other chlldron to the front porch. Annette and Alice were left behind in the con. fusion.
 Nellghbors. attracted by the screams and roar Of flames. found the PerrleFA on the porch trying e ro.enser the house l0 reaea their dniahters. Rapid spread 0f flanei made entrance impossible. Damage Was estimated at 93bOu
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
DESTROYERS TO
 GET REPAIRS
Dispute May Be Solved By Repairing British War
 ships in Our Yards
By WILLIAM H.. LAWRENCE United Press Staff COrrespOndent)


 Washington, Feb. 14.-(UP)-A well-informed source suggested to- day that the argument over provid- ing destroyers for Britain may be solved by a plan to recondition pres ent British destroyers in United States shipyards.
 This could not be done under present law. But it would be pos sible under 8 provision of the Brit ish aid bill, which is before the Sen ate for formal consideration that will begin on Monday. The bill pro- vides specifically for repair, outfit ting and reconditioning of foreign warships in American bases.
 Those quarters which looked for some such action when the bill is enacted contended that this would meet the British needs for the time being at least. They said that if the British could send five to 10 of their own destroyers-including per- haps some of the 50 already ac- quired here-over to American ports for periodic overhaul and repair of battle damage, this would take a great burden of British yards which are rushing construction of new ships.
 How this fits in with Prime Min ister Winston Churchill's estimate of the assistance he would like Bri- tain to receive from this country was not certain.
 Wants More Destroyers
 Wendell L. Willkie told the Sen- ate foreign relations committee that Churchill desired more U. S. de- stroyers. Willkie contended the United States could provide them, and subsequently, indicated belief that President Roosevelt shared that view. Secretary of Navy Frank Knox after conferring with the president, stuck to his contention that the United States could not spare any. And White House Secretary Steph- en T. Early said that despite these seeming conflicts of opinion, no real controversy existed.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
WAR IN EUROPE A YEAR AGO,
 FEB. IA, 1940
UNITED PRESS

UNITED PRESS
 Red army's drive against Fin. lands Mannerhelm Line ended second week.
 Finland called to arms men in 42-43 age group German sp0kesmen declared that # American shlps enroule Co Mediterranean ports enter GIbaraItar. either voluntarily or under compulslen Of the British contraband control, "the theo' Eellcal right exists for German submarines Co treat them As hav- ing lest thelr neutrality and tore psdO chem"
 Losses ln sea warfaFei Danish ship Uhasllne Maersk. Norwegian
 MeP Elka. British of tanker
 .afleld and refrigerator sbip sultan Star
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14

The region is wild and sparsely populated, and 1t was pointed out that the British attachments were by no means of invasion propor- tions
 It was thought here that the op- eration was guinea" pig" experi- ment in which the British, having tested German blitzkrieg methods in the Libyan desert, sought to make a trial of another NaZi technique the parachutist attack.
 Italian sources thought that the British might have hoped to rescue few of the parachutists by plane after the little band had carried out the sabotage tasks which had been assigned.
 Spoke Little Italian
 One report here was that the parachutists spoke little Italian. They were said to have been more or less" garbed in British uniforms.
 There was some belief that the British might have planned to try larger scale parachutist attacks pro- vided the initial experiment went of successfully.
 The lag in an Italian announce ment of the parachutist attack was said to have been due to Fascist de- sire to see whether the British would follow up the first detach- ments with additional squads from the air on successive nights. According to officials the region in which the parachutists were dropped afforded good chances that the British might escape detection but not many objectives for Sabo- tage.
 It was said that the disposition of the captured parachutists was under consideration and it was being de- bated whether they would be treat ed as ordinary prisoners of war.
 It was asserted that the Italian vigilance service gave the alarm. and that all the parachutists were cap-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
Suicide Band'' Of British Flyers Quickly Rounded Up As Prisoners
They Landed in Southern Italy, Armed With Machine Guns, Hand Grenades,
 Explosives Were Seized Quickly
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD United Press Staff COrrespondenD

Rome, Feb. 14-UP)- Italian high com mand asserted today that Suicide" band of Brit ish parachutsts had been dropped in Southern Italy in Great Brtan first attempt to the war to the Italian mainland. The high command asserted that the entire band had been rounded up by alert Fascist defense force: before it could cause the grave dam age" that had been planned. The parachutists were said to have been dropped Monday night and Tues day morning under cover of darkness in two areas, Lucana and Calabria both in the arch of the Italian boot
 Nazi SquadrOns There
 Reports from elsewhere have indicated that Nazi ar sent to Ialy aid have been established in ths area as well as in Sicily the channel from southern Italy) ,o
 The number of parachutists was said to have been small The high command described them as armed Wltn machine guns hand grenades and explosives and declared that the intention the British force to interrupt ana damage Italian communications and waterWorkS III the region.
 Gave Italian Communications
 (Italian communications with the southern tip ot the peninsula have assumed greater importance in view o tne increasing ferocity British attack Lbyo and the drive west toward Tpo It is presumed that supplies and endorsements for the German air force attachments n the tip Italy pass along routes Tn the area parachutist alleged to have been dropped)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14

During January check, transac- tions in Waterbury were r per cent greater than in the same month a year ago. This jump was exceeded only by Hartford, where check transactions were almost 21 per cent greater in value. The national average gain was per cent, while in the New England district it was II per cent. Trailing behind Hart ford and Waterbury were: New Haven, with 10 per cent gain over a year ago; Springfield, Ills per cent; Boston, 9.6 per cent; Provi- dence, "A per cent; and Worcester, 7.2 per cent.
 Check Transactions
 For the three month period of November December January, Wa terbury had total check transactions of $110,543000. This meant an in crease of 14.8 per cent. The only greater gains for the period were recorded by Hartford and Wor- ceSter.
 Latest local employment figures show that there are close to 1000 more persons working here than was the case a year ago. Other business indices beside employment have also climbed. Employment. incidentally, is higher than ever before in this city, even greater than during the World War boom.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
JAPAN TO SEEK
 PACT IN RUSSIA
Germany, Italy Refuse to Help Japan If She Bat=
 ties SOviets

Tokyo, Feb. 14.-(UP)-A sug- gestion was made in parliament to- day that Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka conclude non-a aggreS- sion pact with Russia ''in view of Japan's inability to obtain German and Italian help in event of a RusSo-Japanese war;
 Matsuoka declined to comment on the suggestion, made by Fusajiro Ichinomiya, member of the budget committee of the lower house of parliament, but he said that Japan was doing everything in our power to adjust Soviet-Japanese relations. :" He said that conditions appeared favorable for Soviet-Japanese rap prochement.
 Ichinomiya suggested non-ag- gression pact because article five of the Berlin Rome Tokyo military alliance excludes Russia from its purview.
 Ichnomiya said that in view of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
LIFE TERM GIVEN
 SLAYER OF GIRL

Rockland. Me. Feb. i4-(UP)- John B. Phelps, 64, of Rockland to- day began serving q life term in state prison at Thomaston for the staying of his step-daughter. Paul line Young. l6,
 He pleaded guilty ln superior court to Q murder charge late yesterday Accused of striking her with c hammer when sine refused to obey his order to remain at home last Halloween. Phelps weepinely told the court:
 T didn't mean to do it. She came at me with c knife"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
France, Spain Adopt Hands Off War Policy
Waterbury High In
 Business Activities
Hartford Is Only City That Leads Us in Nationwide Survey-Fiuge Gains Reported Here By
 Federal Reserve

Waterbury is of the leading cities in the country in business activity according to figures compiled by the board of Federal Reserve System In the New England States Waterbury is exceeded only by Hart ford in gains in business during the month ot January ana Federal Reserve figures reflect huge gains reported locally in such fields as employment, gas and electricity con- o,odh hork fronc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Feb. 14-(UP)--Gov@ ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Febs 12, compared with e year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year $6,781, ,3SS, ,460.63 S5,7S4.S56, ,5s6.S5 $3, 4ss, ,7ss, ,s71.74 ss,s35.ssl .cs7.s7
 Gross Deficit
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14

Illehl now yeu should start nt Pest Jnflisr College ef Commerce. New Giafsea every Heohs--Aes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14
The Weather

Heavy Rain Tonight
 Ending Saturday Fun weather Report Page ?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-14

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Evening star., 1941-07-22
F. {. {. Delays Date
For New Rules on
Chain Broadcastinq
Schedule, Postponed by
Request, Goes Into
Effect September Is
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal Communications
Commission today postponed to
September Is the effective date OF
its new regulations for chain broad
casting. The regulations had been
scheduled to 60 in effect July 80.
The postponement was requested
by the National Broadcasting Co
and the Columbia Broadcasting
System. They asked the delay
Chairman James Lawrence Fly OF
the F.. F. c. said, to permit more
time for discussions that have been
going on between the commission
and representatives of the networks
The officials and the networks
are hopeful the additional time will
permit a satisfactory solution of the
various problems involved" Mr.. Fly
said.
In addition to postponing all the
new regulations TO September Is
the commission said two Of the regu-
lations may be extended from time
to time to permit the orderly dis
position of properties.
One of the two regulations will
require N. B. c. to dispose of one of
its networks, while the other limits
networks to one license in any COM
munity.
The American Newspaper Publish
ers' Association expected the F. C. c.
to rule today on the publishers
challenge of the right of the COM
mission to promulgate special rules
governing the operation of radio
stations by newspapers.
Evening star., 1941-07-22
kans|aughter Count
Faces Taxi Driver
In Traffic Fatality
Same Charge Is Found
| In Ax-SIoyine Cose;
As Bills Returned

A manslaughter indictment was
returned by the grand jury in Dis
trict Court today against Charles o.
Hadenfelt, 81, a taxicab driver, In the
traffic death of Mrs. Wilhelmina C.
Wetzel, IT, who was fatally injured
June 10 while standing on streetcar
loading platform at Fourteenth
street and Park road NV. The
woman died June IA.
Among As other indictments re-
turned was one against Madeline o.
Winder, colored, SO, indicted on a
charge of manslaughter in the slay-
ing of Cedrick White, colored, in the
900 block of Twenty-sixth street
NV. during a row May IT. The man
was fatally wounded with an ak,
police said.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: Joseph H. Davis,
John T. Edwards. jr.. Prince A.
Simmons and Henry T. Snowden,
joyriding and grand larceny; James
Copeland, Andrew jackson, Walter
H. Smith and Norman K. Uzzell.
joyriding; James Oliver Chase and
Dorsey L. Lee, jr., violation OF the
National Motor Vehicle Theft Act;
Harden r. Harris and Raymond T.
Carvill, housebreaking; John Coda
and Rudolph williams, housebreak-
ing and larceny; Henry G.. Ingram,
embezzlement; Burton E. Gibson
and George w. Hall, forgery and
uttering; Dana Dick Post, Herbert
Robinson, Dorothy M. Jones, Jerome
Ray, Charles r. Carver, Yancey
Coleman and James D. Evans,
forging and uttering a Government
check; James Duffy and Joe Watts,
depositing obscene matter in the
mails; Mary johnson, Alice Jack
son and william Sanker, robbery;
Stacye H. Talley, violation of the
numbers law; Albert r. Scott and
Earl F. Roberts, assault with intent
to commit robbery; Sidney l.. Alex
snder, Robert Martin, George Mar
tin, Bernard Freeman and James
Harris, assault with a dangerous
weapon; Thomas w. Butler and
William L Charlton, assault with
dangerous weapon and assault
with intent to kill: Merrill Mays.
assault with intent TO commit
carnal knowledge and Willie Coop
er, rape.
Evening star., 1941-07-22

FIve-day forecast for the period from
pm: Saturday. July ,26, 1881. inclusive.
J., Middle Atlantic States DISTRICT Of CO.
Maryland Eastern .Pennsylyania and New
York)-Generally fair until Thursday or
Friday when local thunder showers are
indicated The showers will likely end
1y Friday nieht or SATURDAY morning.
until Friday afternoon or night when the
weather will become cooler. The tempera-
ture VIII average near normal the next
Ohio Valley tKentucky. Ohio. West vir-
sinia. Western Pennsylvania and Tennes-
see-Generaly fair tonight and Wednes-
day followed by local thunder showers
THURSDAY and Friday. Generally fair at
Ohio Valley and Northern Tennessee to-
THURSDAY and cooler Friday and Saturday;
dIemperssturs Tempe ssu vii Ia, AVERAGE near normal
Very little rain has fallen In the last
and East Gulf States and the Lower Missis-
ers occurred Monday in the tropical air
Mostly clear weather and moderate tenn
peratures prevail from tht Upper Ohio
ward to the Atlantic Coast under the in
fluence of the stationary anti-cyclone over
that area. KylertoTn. Pa. 1927 millibars
along the North Pacific Coast and from the f
Bahamas eastward and northeastward over
the ocean, Tatoosh Island. Wash, 102O.3
millibars t30.I3 inches) Pressure remains
International Falls. MINI, 1904 Z millibars
COST inches. The weather has become
warmer in the Lake region and the Great
Central valleys, while the temperature has
fallen from Puget Sound eastward to North
Dakota.
Evening star., 1941-07-22

officers observing all suspicious char
acters on their beats.
rs that being carried out today?"
asked Chairman Schultz.
Il think it is, especially In my
precinct" came the reply.
Mr.. Schultz next inquired if he
knew every stranger that comes On
his beat.
Car Cuts Down Time.
The policeman said he doubted II
because he was assigned to a scout
car, and since the department
stopped the practice of placing two
men in scout car he had to spend
most of his time running the ma
chine and listening to radio reports
from police headquarters.
You know" he said, you can't
get out of the car for fear of missing
radio report. If there's a call fol-
help and you don't get it, that's
serious. 1t also will bring charges.
Now on behalf Of the subcommit-
tee" said Mr.. Schultz, lit gives me a
great deal Of pleasure to commend
you on the way you handled your
self and the meritorious service you
have given the people of the Dis
trict.. I want to cite you for a re-
ward, and hope that in the near fu-
ture 1t will come in the form of a
promotion"
Evening star., 1941-07-22
Trapped in EorthsIide,
D. &. Workman Is Killed

A colored laborer was trapped by
sliding earth and killed early today
while working in an excavation for
a dwelling at 3242 Woodland drive
NV. Fellow workers. police and
f1remen required more than an hour
to recover the body.
He was identified as Theodore r
Payne, 40. of 1908 Riggs place NV
Police said he was employed by
Russell T. Woodfield, 1920 Randolph
street NV. on the execavating work.
Workmen were about to place re-
Inducements and Payne was in the
hole, examining the sides, when the
slide came, police said. He was
pronounced dead by an Emergency
Hospital physician.
Evening star., 1941-07-22
Annual Summer School
Opened for 4-H Clubs
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BLACKSBURG, Va, July o.
Attributes that make up freedom
were described last night by Ru-
dolph D. Michael, assistant editor
of the Agricultural Extension Divi-
sion, in striking the keynote of the
22d annual State All Club short
course, which began at Virginia
Tech yesterday. More than 1000
boys and girls from all sections of
Virginia are attending the course.
The youths were welcomed to the
campus by Harvey L. Price, dean of
agriculture.
The boys will learn about livestock,
dairy and poultry judging, agron-
omy, gardening, rural electrification,
wild life, while the girls will study
game leadership, party planning
music appreciation. food preserva-
ton, better nutrition and folk
dancing.
Evening star., 1941-07-22
University
Damaged Severely
By Nazi Raiders
Mony Buildings Rozed
And 100, 900 Books
Are Destroyed
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 22.-London Uni
versity has been damaged severely
and many of it's buildings destroyed,
H. L. Eason. principal of the in
stitution, reported today.
University College was the great
est sufferer" he said in his annual
report. 1T has been subject to re-
peated attacks by high explosive and
incendiary bombs and a large part
of it's buildings have been complete
" destroyed. About 100, 900 books in
it's library have been damaged be-
yond repair.
Hospitals attached to the medical
schools of the university, almost
without exception, have been severe
ly damaged, but medical education
has been maintained at high
level"
London. the surrounding home
counties and some villages in Wales
were hard hit when violent thunder
storms caused four deaths, exten-
sive damage and foods July u, au-
thorities permitted it to be published
today.
Two men and girl were killed
by lightning and 7-month-old boy
drowned in a basement
During the height of the storm a
factory in a London suburb was
destroyed by lightning.
A water main at Windsor Castle
burst and cobble stones on the
castle hill were flung into the air
Evening star., 1941-07-22
City News in Brief
TODAY.

lODA
Meeting, Washington Council,
knights of Columbus, Willard Hotel,
8 pm.
Meeting, District of Columbia
Veterinary Medical Society, May
flower Hotel, 8 pm.
Bridge party, Federal Bridge
League, Wardman Park Hotel, 8
pm.
TOMORROW.
Meeting. Brewers Association
Hamilton Hotel. 10 am.
Luncheon, Rotary Club, Willard
Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Lions Club, Mayflower
Hotel, 1890 pm.
Dinner. Business Advisory Coun-
Gil. Mayfiower Hotel, $50 pm.
Convention, Society of American
Florists and Ornamental Horticul-
turists, Wardman Park Hotel, all
day.
Evening star., 1941-07-22
Further Curb on Travel
Reported in China
Rr the Assnc,ated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI. July 22-Further re-
strictions on travel through North
China and Manchukuo were report
ed today for foreign sources here
who said all daytime train service
between Peiping and Korea had been
stopped.
Railroads and ship lines also re-
portedly refused tickets to Japan TO
foreigners and japanese civilians, on
orders from Toxic.
Meanwhile. however Japanese
shipping Offices in Shanghai have
resumed ticket sales for vessels
leaving for Kobe. Japan, after Fri
day, following a Today ban.
Some observers said this indicated
that if the Japanese have been car
rying out troop or ship movements
in the Kobe vicinity they are nearly
completed.