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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10
County Commissioner
 Fight To Break In Open
Rep. Daniel Mahaney Seeks Post Now Held By James Hines of East Haven-County Legislators
 Scheduled to Meet This Month

The battle for the post of New Haven county commission, which has been waged quietly for the past several months between Rep. Dan- iel J. Mahaney of this city and James Hines of East Haven, who is seeking reappointment, will come into the open within the next two weeks at county meeting ct the State Capitol, Hartford.
 New Haven county legislators have held only one meeting since the Legislature began Its session in January, but that has not prevent ed @ furious behind the-sceg1es contest for the commissionership.
 Rep. Mahaney, veteran of six terms In the General Assembly, will gain much support from the coun- tvs Republican delegation, many of whom he numbers, among his close friends. He will also have considera. ble Democratic support.
 Commissioner Hines, on the other hand, has the backing of John Golden of New Haven, @ power In the state political picture, and will have many votes behind him in his bid for reappointment. MT. Hines was appointed to serve the unex- pired portion of the term of former Commissioner Matthew Daly, who resigned over two years ago.
 MT. Mahaney, in addition to be- ing a representative, is custodian of voting machines for the city of Waterbury. MT. Hines, though Q resident of East Haven, is Q fore- man In a local factory.
 There has been talk, still uncon- flrmed, of a surprise" candidate for the job, in the person of Mir. Mahaney's sister. Nora Mahaney Harris of New Haven, vice-chair- man of the Democratic state cen- tral committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10
NAZI AIR RAIDS
 LOSE MUCH FURY
British Fighters Drive Off Yesterdays Sporadic
 Raiders

London, May lo-(UP)-- British fighters fought German MesSer- schmitts along the southeast coast of England today after q night il which the German air assault had lost much of it's fury.
 The German day raiders appar- ently were seeking to penetrate in. land by cloud-hopping tactics but the British planes drove them of repeatedly.
 Bombing last night was scattered and desultory. Their number Of tar- gets reduced, British night fighters shot down only three raiders, rak- ing the total 90 for the first nine nights of May-equalling the total for all of April.
 Many of today's air battles were fought five and six miles up in bril- liant sunshine but the machine cunning and cannonading was aud- ible to persons on the ground. First reports said one MesserSchmitt had been shot down over the English Channel.
 In their attacks last night Ger man raiders scattered their fire. The brilliant, almost full moon, the ef- fectiveness of British night fight CTS, including the American-made Douglas DB-7's, as demonstrated the past few nights, 6 ground fog over northern France that made night landings at the German bases dif- ficult, and the customary lull after a series of hard raids all were cred- tied with the respite. The Germans had been using hundreds of planes nightly and 1t was assumed that they had slackened the pace to re- coup their resources.
 A communique said that "activ- ity was on e much reduced gcale- bombs were dropped on 6 number
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10
Docks at Calais, 0stend, Boulogne, Kristiansand
 and Tpmuiden Struck
SECOND CONTINUOUS
 NIGHT OF RAIDING
Mannheim Is Target for 3Sth Time; Germany's
 Inland Port
BY SIDNEY J. WILLIAMS United Press Staff Correspondent


 London, May 10. = (UP) - The Royal Air Force last night heavily raided the great German inland port of Mannheim, bombed indus trial objectives in Berlin and blasted Ludwigshaven, the air ministry said today. The raids extended also to Ger man-occupied territory and attacks were made on decks at Calais, Ostend and Boulogne, Ijmui- den harbor in Holland, the har3er at Kristiansand, Norway, and air- d:Jnes in southern Norway.
 Marking continuation cf a new e"d rewerfpl air offensive against Germany, the raids caused great destruction, the air ministry said. Its communique continued: .....,,. Mannheim Target
 "Last night the main attack by aircraft of the bomber command was directed against industrial targets at Mannheim and Ludwigshaven.
 Favored by good weather, the at- tack was concentrated and destruc- tive. Extensive fires were left burn. ing among docks and industrial quarters. A small number of aircraft also bombed industrial objectives ct Berlin.
 Aircraft of the fighter command carried out offensive night patrols and bombed enemy airdromes In northern France" the ministry con- tinued.
 Enemy Planes Down
 "In the course of patrols over the channel in daylight yesterday two enemy aircraft were destroyed by our fighters"
 The ministry said that during the night attacks 6 British bomber de- stroyed an enemy fighter. Three British bombers and two fighters were lost during the night, the min- istry said, but one fighter pilot was saved.
 British long range bombers made the attack on Berlin.
 It was the second straight night raid for the Nazi capital and the sec- ond this week for Mannheim, which
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10
BRITISH DRIVE
 ON RAQ CAPITAL
Defenders Flood Marshes Dissatisfaction Spread.
 ing Among Iraqi

London, May 10. = (UP) = Iraqi forces have taken up de- 9ensive positions 90 miles west oi Baghdad and flooded the rl1arshy countrywide to stop an expected British drive toward the Iraqi capi- tal from Habbaniya, dispatches re- ported today.
 It was indicated that the Iraqi forces which had besieged the Brit- ish ct Habbaniya had definitely given up hope of resurning their at- ,taclSs and sought now only to oppose c British march on Baghdad.
 They had retreated about 30 miles from Habbaniya, 1t was indicated. and were making their stand behind nloated positions in the ,eighbor- hood of Tallujah.
 Dispatches from Iraq said that when the 1raqis were defeated at Habbaniya they fled In haste. leav. ing motorcycles, Bren guns ana rifles in British hands.
 British airplanes were now in complete control of the 1raqi air and remnants of Iraqi forces were reported streaming in increasing numbers on Baehdad. British con- fidence grew that the Rashid Ali Al Gallant regime would be smashed soon unless Germany went to it's aid.
 Dispatches from the Near East ir- dicated that Rasnid must win some success soon and there was no indication that he could = or dis- affection would spread fast among his followers
 Great Britain was reported to De determined to accept no mediatory solution but there was every indica- ton that 1t would be willing to do business with an alternative 1raq government even if 1t were headed by some politician associated with Rashid Ais last government.
 There was still no confirmation Of rumors that the French vichy gov ernment had permitted or intended
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10
QUICK THINKING
 SAVES STUDENT

Beverly, Mass, May i0-(UP) - Student pilot Charles Ferris, 90, of Salem perhaps owed his life today to the quick thinking of his in- structor.
 Ferris had taken off from Beverly airport yesterday when spectators noticed one wheel of the plane dangling heiplessly. His instructor. Francis Chalifaux, hurriedly paillt- cd the world Hand on left wheel. cut gun" on the side of his plant and went up to signal Ferris down.
 Ferris circled the field for about 90 minutee then essAye6 . landing.
 The plane balanced on one wheel for about 60 yards then nosed oyer, Ferris, uninjuged, took anctheg plano up immediately.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10
WTAMlNS USED
 TO HELP PETAIN
U. s. Promises Food Aid If French Will Deny
 Nazi Demands

washington, May 10 -(UP)- American "vitalnin diplomacy" wal brought into play again today !si an effort to stiffen the resistance of Marshal Henri Philippe Petai1, to new German demands for con- sessions in unoccupied and colonial France.
 Promises of wheat, tea and sugar were made by the state department to prevent further German gains from the weakened vichy regime Success or failure of the move may help cast the role of France in the impending battle for the Mediter- ranean and Africa.
 The promises, made to French Ambassador Gaston Henry-Hay by Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles yesterday, were conditioned on several considerations which were said authoritatively to boil down to these essentials:
 1. Maintainence of the "status quo" in Franco German relations based on the status of relations at this time. ....s
 3. The French fleet, or any part of 1t, Is not to be turned over tc the Axis.
 3. The Axis will not be granted the use of French naval bases ir continental France, French North Africa or Dakar.
 {. German troops are not to be granted transit rights through un. occupied France for an assault on Gibraltar from Spain. Transit oi German troops through French Syria also must be prevented.
 s. Marshal Maxine Weygand'i North African colonials are not ir any way to aid or abet Axis wal efforts in Libya and Egypt.
 6. Factories in unoccupied France shall not produce war materials toI the Axis.
 q. None of the American food. stuffs consigned to unoccupiec
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10
SELECTIvE SERVICE
 PROGRAM PROBED
House Military Affairs Committee May Urge
 Revision

Washington, May i0- (UP)-A House military affairs subcommittee was revealed today to be planning an extensive inquiry into the opera ton Of the Selective service program to determine whether It's age range and deferment provisions should be revised.
 The investigation is to be con- ducted by e subcommittee assigned to handle procurement and person. mel matters In the full committee's s investigation of progress of the pre- paredness program. Rep. Charles I. Faddis, D., Pa, heads the sub- committee.
 There has been considerable agi- tation recently to reduce the Tlaxi- mum draft age from 35 to some- where in the high 20's. President Roosevelt said recently that the question is being studied. Brig Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, executive director of Selective service, favors a maximum age of about 2e.
 A member of the subcommittee said 1t also plans thorough inquiry into the extent to which married men should be deferred. Local draft board records, he said, will be com- piled to determine whether the act itself should be made more specific than 1t is at present. He recalled that there have been reports of hardships being imposed on married men.
 Deferment of special groups, such as skilled industrial workers and professional men and students, also will to studied. Defense officials have recently started Q campaign for deferment of skilled machinists on the grounds they are of much
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10
HARTFORD LABOR HEARING IS SET

washington. May l0-(uP)-The House committee on migratory labor will resume its investigation next month with hearings on defense labor problems in New England.
 Hearings will be held ct Hartford, Conn, June A and 26; Trenton. \. J., June 2T and 28; and Balti. more, July 1 and 2.
 Chairman John 1T. Talon. D.. Calif., said the committee would consider 10th industrial and farm labor in the area. Great strains have been felt in the New England area, Tolan said, because Of the in- Aux of migratory lahog seeking jobs tn defense plants.
 Tolan said the committee prob- ably would move to the midwest when 1t finishes its investigation fl, New England, holding hearings either at Detroit or Cleveland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10
CITY MAY GET FEDERAL AID
 FOR PIPELINE Bill in Congress Now Pro. vides Funds for Defense
 Public Works CONC. SMITH INFORMED
 CITY NOT EXCLUD Application for Funds in Anticipation of Law Pas. sage Is Urged
Special Co The Demoeras)

:. Washington, D. C., May 10 New hopes for federal as- Sistance In the construction of Waterbury's auxiliary water pipe line arose in the House of Representatives to- day during the consideration .of a bill authorizing the ap- propriation of $150, 1000, 900 tor national defense public works.
 ] Congressman J. Joseph Smith of waterbury received from Chair lanan Trits c. LanhaEn of the Con1- .uaittee on Public Buildings and Grounds the assurance that Water thury probably would not be preclud- cd from participating in the bene- Its Of the act, in connection with the construction of the second pipe line, because the city has taken steps to finance the project by In. creased bond indebtedness.
 Nm Necessary Cases
 The bill provides federal funds for the construction ard operation, if necessary, of such public works as schools, waterworks, sanitary facill- ties and hospitals, in cases where "such public works or equipment cannot otherwise be provided"
 The Connecticut General As- sembly has authorized the city to issue bends to finance the project, thus making funds available, but at sn increase in the bonded in- debtedness of the city.
 Smith Inquiry
 Taking the floor during debate on the bill, Cong. Smith asked Chairman Lanham whether 6 city would be precluded from the bene- iits of the bill, if, as In waterbury. plans were completed to raise funds for a national defense project, by increasing the bonded indebtedness of the city.
 Chairman LAnham said that he did not think 1t was the intention of the committee that such should be the case.
 No Restrictions
 Tt is not intended to impose re. gtrictions or burdens on one cora-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10
Passage of Harley Meas. ures Imminent at Hart.
 ford Is Belief
CONFERENCES PAVE
 WAY FOR BREAKUP
Many Mentioned for Judge ships; Blansfield's Name
 Among Them
BY RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK tDem0crMk IeRlslatlve RAuortArl

BY RAYMOND ,. FITZPATRICK
 Democrat Legislative Reporter)
 State Capitol, Hartford, May 10. - Adoption of the remainder of Governor Rob- ert A. Hurley's legislative program, with perhaps the exception of the state labor relations act, now seems like ly, as a result of the break-up of the jam which had created a legislative bottleneck. The governor apparently has reached an agreement with Repub- iican leaders, which would explain the instructions issued to COP committee chairmen to "go along with the administration bills.
 Evidence of the end of the dead- lock came as Governor Hurley sent in his~farsAYhAAeh. oe executive faozn- nations end the Senate and House agreed on c savings bank life i11sur. uAASO kAUAAt 4AkC bASSuR VA Ae& A5AbVAOAA was ended shortly after Republican State Chairman J. Kenneth Brad. ley had conferred with the gover. nor and with Demooratic State Chairman John T. Mccarthy. Neither side will admit that 6 defa- nite agreement has been reached and leaders profess to know nothing about terms, but signs indicate that the c. o. P. has been assured of one of the superior court judgeships and perhaps c common pleas court judgeship, along with Q reasonable" share of minor court appointments.
 Many Names Mentioned
 The nam of former Governor Raymond B. Baldwin is reported re- liably to have been offered to Gov ernor Hurley for the superior court appointment. Also mentioned for this post are State Chairman Brad.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10
DEFENSE COUNCIL
 MEMBERS NAMED
First Meeting Scheduled for Monday Chief Jus.
 tice Heads List

Hartford, Conn, May 10-(UP)- Gov. Hurley today announced the new state defense council headed by Col. Samuel II. Fisher as adminis- trator would hold Its first meeting Monday at the State Armory.
 The governor appointed these men to the council:
 Chief Justice William M. Malt bic.
 Gen. Sanford Fl. wadhams, chairman of the state water con1- mission and former head of the de- fense council created by former Gov. Baldwin.
 State Police Commissioner Ed ward J. Hickey.
 Adjutant General Reginald D. Delacour. rs5~
 E. Kent Hubbard, Middletown, president of the Connecticut Man. ufacturers' Association.
 James J. Clerkin, New Britain, president of the Connecticut Fed- eration of Labor.
 A. F. Brooks, New Haven, vice. president of the Southern New England Telephone Go. f'
 James Lee Loomis, New Haven, trustee of the New Haven" rail- road.
 Mrs. Dorothy 8. Bowles, Essex, former president of the Junior League of America.
 pr. George smith. Pine Orchard.
 samue! Fl. Graham, Su&ne!c, president of the state farm bureau.
 Charles L. Campbell, Hartford, president of the Connecticut Light and Power co.
 It was expected each member would be named to head defense division. Q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10
THREE MEN ARE
 o. SOUGHT IN PROBE

Bcstcn, May 1o-(UP) = Three men were sought by police today as companions of John E. OKeefe, 34- year-old Brighton father of three children, at the time he was served a fatal cocktail, allegedly laced with cleaning fluid.
 It was believed O,Keefe, chauf- feur for 6 Boston Orthopedic sur- geon, was drinking with the men in a west end cafe when the deadly draught was taken. Despite an efn- ergency operation and two blood transfusions, C'Keefe died yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10
WAR IN EUROPE A YEAR AGO
 MAY 10, 1e40
tBy Unised Press)

N0y OA1sOW AA~v Germany invaded the Neither. lands i'm early morning. Land troops were preceded by wide- spread Aar attacks on airdromes as1A by parachute troops. Bel- gium. and Luxembeurg siso were invaded.
 Primo Minister Neville Cham berlain resigne F (. Winston Churchill became Driteim's new ssAder. Aaelf HEltleF, in an order es ehe day, declared: "SasdleFs os the yvest Rromkl The heur ea the doeialmk fight for che future og aho Ae1mnm maal6m hne peEae.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10
HURLEY TO SPEAK

New London, Conn. May 10--(UP) Gov. Hurley will be the principal speaker today at the concluding ses- sion of the two-day convention of Connecticut Young Democrats. The keynote address will be made by Rev. E. Dent Lackey, chaplain of the state senate. Reelection of Pres iident Joseph N. DaPaolo was ex- rected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10
YOUTHS RESCUED

Bridgeport, Conn.,. May i0-tUP)
 Two youths were saved frsn pos- sible drowning late yesterday when their. sailboat capsized in Long Island Sound. The youths clufag to their overturned craft for some time until Charles Donneliy, an estate caretaler, r0wea q mile after them. Ths. youths ere Robert pailinE, 22, KaikAeld, fnd xsnatius McEWaths A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10

Naugatuk May 10 within little more than mcnth MonsnoE Fitzgerald St. Francis church. will celebrate happens comparatively priests Thursday, will the 5Sth anniversary his ordination Roman Catholic priest
 Monsignor Fitzgerald priest point Connecticut period MOngnor John Faurce St Francis New Haven. ss < aas. s 4 .,1. .s.,A..,
 Monssn Fitzgerald been pastor here ls pas- church, Greenwich st. John church. Cromwell and Westerly Naugauc here . curate early as . priest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10
OLD REGISTRAR DIES

Providence, R. T., May 1O-lUP)-- Frederick T. Guild, a, Brown uri- verslty registrar for 40 years until hls retirement in lD3e, died yester- day at a hospital a1ter brief illness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10

Movies, steel and tobacco sup- piled the wherewlthal that made these men the highest salaried Americans in 1040. |. D. Mayer of Loew's Incorporated, led with S697 900. Eugene Grace got S478,- 900 as president of Bethlehem Steel Corp. Next were President 4 George HiA of American Tobacco O., at S4B6,0O0 and Production Manager Hunt stromberg of LOew's Nt 9S32,267. {
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Evening star., 1941-03-23
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
"A BIRD NAMED JESSE JAMES
Our Startling ackeieer. nuisance and dear
by Peggy Won der Goltz
and a dear

year, not prisoner and never quite
a pet. He was, | suppose. an migrate
full, domineering little bandit. Ger
tainly he never showed the slightest
gratitude toward us for saving his
life - though save it we did.
We awoke one February morning
to find that blizzard had come in the
night. The frst-foor windows were
nearly obscured by drifts. The barn
was a white mountain. Chickens,
geese, dogs and a sick horse were
showed in. We started to dig path
to the barn, with Kim, our handy
dog, frolicking and kicking snow in
our faces.
Suddenly Kim stopped. shifted, dug
- then wallowed through the drifts
toward us and laid a dead junco in
Vondy's hand.
We saw then that the snow about
the barn was pitted with small holes.
and in every hole bird was huddled.
Some were dead and some were in
jured, some merely numbed by cold.
We dug out all the birds we could
reach. Kim rescued dozens. BY night
fall we had more than seventy birds
in the house - tree sparrows, fox
sparrows, song sparrows, English
sparrows, juncos - and one starting.
We worked half the night setting
Evening star., 1941-03-23

RN 1890 sixty starlings were liber-
ated in Central Park, New York.
and an argument was started that
won't end in our time. From that be-
ginning starlings have spread out over
most of the eastern states. From New
England to Kansas people are ringing
bells, burning smudges or turning fire
hoses on starting roosts to discourage
them, while Others are trying equally
hard to protect the tribe.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
by Peggy Won der Golfz

The enemies of starlings claim that
they are noisy, dirty and quarrelsome;
they neglect to mention that where
starlings congregate you'll find pre-
cious few tent caterpillars and Japa-
nese beetles. I'd rather have starlings
in the garden than bugs. l never see
flock of starlings without little feel
ing of warmth around the heart in
memory of Jess.
less lived with us for more than
Evening star., 1941-03-23

Spring finally came, and Jess
watched us release the little birds.
Then we opened the door and said.
"Good-by, Jess. Scramr' But Jess
wouldn't go. We even carried him out
and set him in the apple tree near the
kitchen: but he sailed right back and
clung to the latch until we opened the
door for him. Jess wasn't young; and
| suppose our house, with more food
than he could ever finish, was a sort
of starting heaven. Anyhow. we had a
starting.
Spring marched into summer. and
one afternoon as we climbed the hill
from the south field we heard star
ling singing. We drew nearer and
saw that it was Jess. He was on the
outside window sill, and he was fol-
lowing the steps of an ancient dance,
pirouetting as he strutted before a
female starting.
Evening star., 1941-03-23

basket that we had made into cage.
He stood for a moment hunched; then
he walked straight to the saucer of
dog food we had provided and began
to eat. He drank some water and
hoped onto the low perch. He looked
us up and down, and told US off -
thoroughly.
He seemed to blame us for his pre-
dicament; but he wasn't frightened,
as the little birds were; he stood his
ground and fought us. Days passed,
and delectable starting food - oat-
meal. dog biscuits. meat. scrambled
eggs, bread-and-butter and vegetables
- continued to appear. He ate them
all, and yelled for more. If we fed the
little birds first he had a tantrum.
The Christening
Ills wing was finally well, and we
wondered what to do with him; snow
still fingered on the ground, so We
couldn't turn him out of our warm
house - he'd freeze. or starve. About
that time we slipped into the habit
of calling him Jesse James, shortened
it to Jess. Then one evening we came
in and found Jess's wastebasket cage
overturned, his food dishes licked
clean. Kim, abjectH guilty. was
crouched under the table.
We dragged Kim out and whipped
him. "Jess was such valiant little
guyr l walled, forgetting his bad
manners. And Vondy said, kim
didn't even leave a feather" as though
leaving feathers would have made it
better.
Just then we heard a raucous,
"Wheek- wookl Miaoww - and there
was Jess perched on curtain rod
watching us punish Kim.
lust you waltz Vondy told Jess.
beside himself with anger. "The first
day that's warm enough for a worm
to wriggle, out you go!'
We didn't try to cage Jess again -
in few days we'd turn him loose. We
gave him a parrot stand with food
and water; but he considered that
mere emergency ration, to be eaten
only when all stealing failed.
He buIlied our half-dozen dogs un-
mercifully. When he settled himself
on the rim of a feeding pan, screeching
as only starting can, they all backed
up and let him eat their food.