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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
INSURANCE ON ALL
 CONN. AUTOS ASKED
State Leaders to Discuss Blanket Plan; Gas Tax
 Would Finance Scheme

Hartford, conn, March 29 - GU. p - Legislative leaders, two state commissioners and insurance con1- pany executives will meet next Tuesday to discuss a plan for blan- ket insurance coverage on all auto- mobiles in Connecticut, 1t was dis closed today.
 Senator George L. Warncke, R., Wilton, said @ proposal was being considered whereby an additional one-cent tax on gasoline would be used to create 8 state insurance fund. He admitted the plan may be somewhat wild"
 The penny tax would yield the state about 5000, 900 annually.
 State Motor Vehicles Commission CT Michael A. Connor and Insurance Commissioner John A. Blackall will participate in the conference, Warncke said.
 Meantime, the judiciary commit tee heard a plea from the state highway safety commission to TX a general maximum speed limit Of 50 miles an hour on Connecticut high ways. A speed of 35 miles on con- gested roads was urged.
 The present law limits the speed 10 @ reasonable" pace.
 The judiciary committee an- aounced 8 special subcommittee to study a revamping of the states common pleas court set-up would begin work next week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
New Defense Board In First Real Test Today
Members Meet Labor, Employers in Two Key Defense Industries-Harvester Co. Strike to Be Taken
 Up On Monday By Board

Washington, March 29-(UP)- The new national defense media tion board has its first test today when its representatives meet with labor and management officials in- volved in dead-locked strikes in two key defense industries.
 Three-man mediation board pam els confer separately with repre- sentatives of both sides in strikes at the Vanadium Corporation of America, Bridgeville, Pa, and the Condenser corporation, South Plain- field, N. J., in an effort to find a basis for settlement. The Vanadium meeting is scheduled for 10 a. m.; the Condenser conference at l p. m
 The board will attempt to medi- ate the strike at four plants of the International Harvester Go. on Monday.
 Its first objective in all cases was to effect an immediate resumption of production. Requests to this end were sent yesterday to all parties involved in the three disputes, but no reply had been received early this morning.
 The same request was made as regards strike at the Bridgeville, Pa, plant of the Universal Cyclops Steel corporation, and that dispute was settled yesterday afternoon, less than "A hours after Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins turned it over to the board.
 The panel for the Vanadium conn., pany strike was board Vice Chair
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
Connecticut Democrats
 To Celebrate Tonight
servance of Last Falls Victory; Local Party Leaders to Attend-Much Significance
--NEA Telephoto

Connecticut Democrats will hold the first statewide celebration of their election victory last fall at the Hotel Taft in New Haven tonight, the occasion being the annual Jack son Day dinner. The profit made on admission tickets, which sell at $25 each, will be used toward pay ing off the party's campaign deficit.
 Mayor Vincent A. Scully will head a delegation of well over 20 local party leaders attending the expen- sive function. Congressman J. Joe seph Smith will make special trip from Washington to be on hand. Office holders in the city and state governments, town committee off, cers and others prominent in the party will make up the rest of the local delegation.
 Significantly, the. only Waterbury member of the arrangements com mittee is Joseph F. Mulville, former town chairman who resigned after differences with other leaders here. He bucked the local leadership last fall to declare himself for Governor Hurley prior to the state convention at which the city organization un- successfully backed ex Governor Wilbur L. Cross.
 Principal speakers at the Jackson Day dinner will be Governor Hurley and U. s. Senator Francis T. Ma loney. John M. Golden of New Ha- ven will be toastmaster. The talks will be finished in sufficient time to allow the diners to hear radio address by President Roosevelt at 10 o'clock.
 Much political importance is being attached to tonight's gathering and it is expected that many candidates will be boomed for important state appointments which must be made soon by the governor.
 State Personnel Director William M. Donning ruled this week that state employees, even those in the merit system, could attend tonight's dinner, as well as the Republicans Mckinley dinner, provided they were not on arrangements commit tees or otherwise connected with making plans for such political functions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
COP DELAY ON
 BILLSATTACKED
Democrats to Demand Re- publicans in House
 Take Action
(By Democrat Legislative Reporter)

(By Democrat Legislative Reporter)
 State Capitol, Hartford, March 2s Delay in -the Republican con- trolled House on important legisla- ton is expected to result soon in Democratic demands for action with the possibility that Governor Robert A. Hurley may call on G. O. P. leaders to bring up vote on several important bills which have been shelved. If the Repub- licans persist in their present strategy of delay, the governor plans to go before the people by means of the radio to state his case.
 Savings bank life insurance, which Governor Hurley favors, has already been voted by the Democratic Sem ate, but the House has not yet even received a report from the commit tee which has been studying it. The measure authorizes savings banks to issue life insurance policies up to $1 ,000 with no individual to have coverage of more than $3,000.
 Similar delay is expected on the Senate-approved bill making 1t easier for cities and towns to vote for the establishment of municipal power plants. Several more admin istration bills are likewise being held up, either in committee or by the house leadership.
 The Republican strategy is to de- lay action on as many important measures as possible in order to have bargaining weapons when the governor has to make important ap- pointments within the next few weeks, also when the minor court slates for the state are being de- cided.
 The governor this week gave signs of growing impatience at the delay and appears ready to start cracking down"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
BREAK EXPECTD
 IN MURDER CASE
3S=Year=Old Woman Phy- sician Slain in Rich-
 mOnd, Maine

Richmond, Me-, March 29-(UP) Atty. Gen. Frank Cowan said to- day he expected "break" within a few hours in his investigation of the bludgeon staying of Dr. Luverne Harris Joss, 38-year-old woman physician and town school board chairman.
 Shortly before Cowan made this prediction, state police, without ex- planation, abruptly abandoned their search of the countryside for a "bearded, shabbily dressed man." It was such a man, Dr. Merrill Joss said, who had tried unnecessarily to buy narcotics from him Thursday night, just prior to the attack on his wife.
 The victims 35-year-old husband was questioned by Cowan for more than four hours yesterday in the presence of a Stenographer. Later, State Police Capt. Joseph Young, who had sat in on the interview, removed a bundle of blood-stained mems clothing from the century old Joss homstead and sent it to the state police laboratories at Au- gusta for examination. Young would not say whose clothing it was.
 Medical-examiner George W. Alex ander, after an autopsy, reported that Dr. Joss was struck on the head and face 27 times with blunt instrument, and that every bone in her head was broken. No trace of the murder weapon has been found.
 Investigators theorized that Dr. Joss was attacked in her office, dropped through her laboratory, the dining room and kitchen, and then thrown down the cellar stairs.
 Police set the time of the attack at between 8:30 and $40 Thursday night. Dr. Joss told police that at 8:3O he left home and went to Q nearby drugstore. He then returned home, he said, and discovered his wife unconscious at the foot of the cellar stairs. She died at c hospital a few hours later without regain ing consciousness.
 The losses moved here from Birm- ingham. Ala, five years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
NEW LINE COACH
 AT BOSTON COLLEGE

Newton, Mass, March 29-(UP)- Appointment of Amerino (Moody) Sarno, 27, of Everett, assistant line coach at Phillips Academy at An- dover, as Boston College varsity foot ball line coach was announced to- day.
 Sarno, a Fordham graduate tr 1896, played with former B. 0. coaches Johnny Druze and Joe Mo- Donald who went to Notre Dame recently with Frank Leahy, present Notre Dame head coach and former mentor of the B. 0. Eagles.
 At Fordham, Sarno was an AL Eastern left tackle and received AL American honors in 1935.
 During 1888 and 1889, Sarno taught English and social science at Everett high school
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
YELLED THREAT IS
 ISSUED BY NAZIS
Present Riots in Jugo= sIavia May Result Un=
 favOrably, Germans Say

Berlin, March 29 - (U.P) - Au- thorized German quarters said to- day that Eff certain forces in Jugo- slavia reject the three power pact, then they must exclusively bear responsibility therefore"
 "The Reich government does not intend to permit its policies to be decided by terroristic street mobs in Belgrade" authorized quarters said, asserting that the anti-German demonstrations in Jugoslavia "are not only continuing but increasing" :"
 A spokesman said Viktor Won Heeren, German minister to Jugo- slavia, was insulted yesterday as he was returning from the Belgrade Cathedral after service in con- nection with the assumption of power by King Peter.
 "If certain forces in Jugoslavia to- day think they must oppose friend ship to the Axis and reject the three power pact then they exclu- sively must bear responsibility therefore," authorized quarters said.
 'If they think they can, with im- punnity, play with Germany's gen. erosity, they are mistaken. We are not willing to permit ourselves to be provoked and insulted by these groups, paid with British money"
 Authorized quarters said the dem- onstrations in Belgrade apparently were organized "by chauvinistic Serbs" who wanted to impede good relations between Germany and Jugoslavia. ..
 How far these activities have been controlled and how far they
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
RESISTANCE TO
 PROPAGANDA URGED

Boston, March 29-CUP)-A cams pagin of active resistance" to Fla. scist propaganda among this na- tion's 100000 Italian-Americana will be opened by the newly ganized Mazzini Society at Faneuil Hall here tomorrow night.
 Prof. Gaetano Salvemini of liar. yard University, widely-known an- ti-Fascist exile, who will preside charged that Italian consuls in this country were active agents of Fas- cism, and that some Italian-lan- guage newspapers published in sAe United States were subsidized by the FascistS,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
COmnlunique Indicates En- gagement Is Biggest of
 Present War RAF AIDS IN
 CHASING VESSELS May Have Been Caused By Change in Italian Naval
 Tactics
BY WALLACE CARROLL United Press Staff CorrespondentC.

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 London, March 29.-(UP) - British and Greek naval and air forces, striking sud- denly at the Italian fleet in the Eastern Mediterranean, were reported by the admir- atty today to have severely damaged one 35,000-ton Fas- cist battleship and two cruis- CTS in what appeared to be the biggest sea engagement of the war.
 The operations continued today as the Royal Air Force and the British Navy pursued the scattered Italian warships, the Admiralty said.
 Pounced On Ships
 The British Navy, with which Greek naval forces were cooperat. ing, bounced on the Italian war; ships-battleships, cruisers and des- troyers-on Friday, the Ao. iralty report said, and engaged some of them before they could scatter.
 One battleship of the Littori6 class was damaged and two cruisers were battered still harder before the British flet and air force set- tied down to the case in earnest, 1t was added. The Royal Air Force already has struck at the fleeing ships again, according to the offl- cial statement, but the results Of the attack are not yet known.
 The Littorio battleships are the biggest in the Italian navy and one of them had been reported torpe- doed and disabled in the British aerial torpedo attack on the Tar anto base last November. There are four of them in all - the Littorios the Vittorio Veneto, the Impero and the Ronla-each carrying 1900 men and nine 15-inch guns in addition to 12 six-inch guns, and 12 3a inch guns.
 Of Importance"
 The admiralty said that the eIl. gagement was "of some importance" indicating that it was the first time the British warship in the Medi- terranean had been able to come to grips with the Italian battle fleet since the war started
 It appeared that the Italians may have sought to change their tactics of keeping the fleet close to home bases and had gone out to sea in an effort to bolster the Axis posi- ton in the Mediterranean area and the Balkans.
 The British fleet, which had been reported moving ships to the Atlan- tic for protection of supply lines in the submarine war, appeared to have maintained strong forces nevertheless in the eastern Medi~
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
One Cent Increase Author ized By Administrator
 Becomes Major Issue MOVE ON TO GET
 COURT INJUNCTION Waterbury Area Will Be One of Those Affected
 By Price Increase
BY RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK TnusoN~ DnvNnHAArN

BY RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK Democrat Legislative Reporter)
 State Capitol, Hartford, March 29. = Governor Rob- ert A. Hurley will make a major issue of the one-cent increase in the price of milk per quart authorized by State Milk Administrator s. Me- Lean Buckingham, it ap- peared certain today. The governor, who yesterday sharply criticized the failure to hold a public hearing before the increase was approved, was today consider ing what steps to take. Meantime a move was on to seek an injunction in superior court to prevent the in- crease from becoming effective next Tuesday, as scheduled.
 Democratic leaders in the legis- lature will use the authorization of a price increase by Administrator Buckingham as 8 weapon in their fight for passage of Governor Hur- ley's milk control act. The gover- nor's proposal requires that a public hearing be held before the price Of milk can be raised and that grave need for such a price boost must be shown.
 Effective Here
 The price increase will be effective in the Waterbury, Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport market areas, which are under the administrators supervision. The price of Grade B milk, that most commonly used, will go from IA to 15 cents a quart.
 Gov Hurley asserted in his state-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
STRIKE AVERTED
 BY AGREEMENT

Providence, R. T., March 29-(UP) A possible strike involving 10000 workers was avoided yesterday by agreement between the Woonsocket Independent Textile Union and the Woonsocket Manufacturers Associa- ton concerning the date when a proposed 10 per cent wage increase should take effect.
 The manufacturers had intended to grant the increase May 12 but the union demanoed iE become etfec- tive April l. The compromise calls for a s per cent boost April IA, and the other half 10 the raise May l2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
NEW LINER SAILS
 ON MAIDEN TRIP

Boston, March 29- (UP)- The $3,000,000 passenger cargo liner President Garfield, recently com- pleted at Newport, Va, sails from here on her maiden voyage, world girdling cruise, at 3 p. m. today.
 For the first time cargo has been placed in her holds at the Charles town pier of her owners, American President Lines, Ltd. The passen- gers who will occupy her 100 cabins, however, will not board the Garfield until she reaches New York tomor- row.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
Special Steamer Chartered for Monday; Domestic
 Troubles Worry King
STRICT NEUTRALITY
 IS COUNTRIES AIM
COmn1unistic Activities Are Proving Puzzle to PO-
 lice Authorities
BY LEON KAY United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff COrreSpOndent)
 Belgrade, Ju gosla via, {, March 29. - (UP) - Ger man families started leaving Jugoslavia today for Ger many. A special Danube steamship was chartered and arrangements were made for it to sail Monday after the German families had been assembled.
 Government. leaders redoubled their efforts to restrain demonstra- tions throughout the country as they sought to work out both domesic and foreign policies for 8 complete new deal.
 It was indicated that the govern ment of Boy Rink Peter II had de- termined to devote considerable part of its time to purely domestic problems and that it would refuse to be hurried into any precipitous declarations or acts regardless of the interest of foreign powers or demands for statement of policy.
 All declarations made by leaders so far indicated a determination to point the country toward complete neutrality in the war.
 (Such neutrality would defeat Germany's desire to send war munt- tions through Jugoslavia for an at- tack on Greece.)
 As part of its policy, the govern ment made every effort to prevent demonstrations which might em- barrass it or give powers unsatis- fled with its course, reason to com plain of incidents.
 Police quickly suppressed demon strations by Communists who last night tried to distribute pamphlets accusing the new government of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
GEORGE B. PICKOP
 DIES IN FLORIDA

New Haven, Conn, March 29 - (UP)-Word was received today of the death of George B. Pickop, 65, prominent local manufacturer and former state official, who died in Florida late yestreday.
 Pickop formerly was associated with the American Hardware Go. and Stanley Works at New Britain. He was a Terryville native, and a former member of the New Britain City Council.
 He was a former member of the State Commission on rivers, Har- bors and bridges.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
OFFICERS ON TRIAL

Boston, March 29-(UP)-Trial of the master and second officer of the s. s. Kent of Baltimore, Md, on charges of inattention to duty in connection with the grounding of the steamer in Buzzards Bay March l2 began before a federal marine investigation board here today. Charges against Capt. William J. H. Hudgins and Second Officer Harry E. Lewis were filed yesterday after a federal investigation of the acci- dent. Both pleaded innocent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
WAR IN EUROPE A YEAR AGO,
 MARCH %, 194O
Rv United Press)

(By United Press)
 Berlin issued German White Book, charging America with promises to aid Allies If needed. President Roosevelt branded the charge as propaganda.
 Soviet Premier Vyacheslaff M. MoI0tov charged in a forcefui declaration of Russian foreign policy that the Allies. sought to extend the war to the Soviet Union tO break tbe stajeinafe an the Western Front.
 Norwegian freighter Burgos sunk of the east coast of Eng lAnA.
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Evening star., 1941-02-27
banks and he were dining infor-

banks and he were dining infor-
mally.
Wed all had difficulty in getting
new contracts and we felt that
something was in the air." he testi-
fed. WED heard that the Metro
crowd and the Goldwyn organiza-
ton were coming out to the coast
to sign up exhibitors under six
year contract and that a $40, 0,000, 900
merger was due.
Proposed Merger Folded.
Mary and Doug said, If we could
do anything at all now, 1t would
stop this big merger and help all Of
u.s. We had no intention of doing
anything big, it was just a question
of our own self-protection."
The result, Mr.. Chaplin said, was
that "the very next day the New
York boys with their proposed
merger folded up and we heard no
more of it."
Judge Arthur j, Meuott Of the
Board of Income Tax Appeals took
the matter under advisement.
Evening star., 1941-02-27

United Artists Corp. in 1919 fore
stalled a $4o,0o0,0Oo film merger.
The Government has filed de-
flciency tax claim Of $65 ,208 on Mr..
Chaplin's 1885 income and Mr..
Chaplin claims a $25,00O refund for
the same year. The comedian-pro-
ducer contends he became sole own
er OF certain United Artists stock
in 1919, while the Government
claims he did not control 1t until
1895.
Removing and replacing his spec
tacles. Mr.. Chaplin testified United
Artists was organized "for mutual
protection"
Difficulty on Contracts.
"A tremendous good will had ac-
crued because of certain names" he
said. MARY Pickford, in the eyes
of the motion picture world, was the
most important female star. Doug
Fairbanks was the first gentleman
he was very, very important. David
Wark Griffith was the greatest di-
rector of that time.
"I-well, was just Charlie Chap
In-they seemed to like me quite a
bit. I had made many pictures at
that time"
Mr.. Chaplin said the idea for the
corporation came at a Hollywood
cafe where Miss Pickford, Mr.. Fair
Evening star., 1941-02-27
Academy 10 Present
40 Awards Tonight
In Hollywood
Winners Will Not Be
Made Known Until Just
Before Presentations
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 27.-The
members of an auditing firm alone
know now which actress and actor
Hollywood considers 1940's best.
But neither those two stars, nor
any of their fellows, will know until
late tonight who gets the annual
awards of the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences.
They will be announced seconds
only before presentation. And so
Hollywood, for a change, Is more
or less breathlessly anticipating the
event.
This 18th annual party will be
different, the academy assures one
and all. Heretofore the element of
surprise in the banquet hall has
been confined to the salad. CTomato
surprise, which looks like any to-
mato salad, Is must at these din
ners)
For IL years the names Of the
Evening star., 1941-02-27

winners have been officially whis-
pered early in the evening, to tip
off the winners so they'd be present.
Not all of the nominees will be
present tonight. Joan Fontaine,
nominated for "Rebecca," practically
conceded victory to any Of the
other four girls when she said that
because she is working very hard
she will go to bed early tonight.
Bette Davis, named for "The Let
ter; Ginger Rogers, for "Kitty
Foyle," and Martha Scott, for Our
Town." will be among the diners.
Katherine Hepburn, chosen because
Of her work in philadelphia Story"
Is in the East.
Olivier and Massey Away.
Two of the five men nominated
will not be present. Laurence
Olivier CRebecca') is in England
and Raymond Massey cAbe Lincoln