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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16
BLANSF|ELD STRIKES AT COURT SET-UP Senator Has Measure to Kill Present Plan of Nanl=
 ing Staff BOTH JUDGES MUST
 AGREE AT PRESENT Present Law Practically Gives Life Jobs to Those
 Who Are Named
BY RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK Democrat Legislative Reporter)

Democrat Legislative Reporter)
 State Capitol, Hartford, January 16. = Special to the Democrat) = It was learned by The Democrat at Hartford today that Senator Michael V. Blansfield of Wa terhury is drawing up a bill, which he will shortly present, eliminating the present re- quirement that both judges of tte Waterbury Court of Common Pleas must agree on the court staff, prosecutor, clerk, and other mem bers.
 This proviso has been in effect for many years and has virtually crea- ted life jobs for court attaches, not ably Attorney William J. Larkin who has been prosecutor of the cot for long time. He was rec ently succeeded by Attorney J. War ren Upson, presently holding the office of Acting Prosecutor during MT. Larkin's illness.
 The Blansfield bill would have the terms of Common Pleas court staff members expire at the end of stated period with no hold-overs T, the event that the two judges of the court failed to agree on new appointees.
 However, the need of this may be obviated by June as it is known that efforts are being made to have Gov. Robert A. Hurley appoint a Democrat in place of Judge Miles P. McNiff. This would give Democrats control of the court as the other incumbent is Judge John F. McDon- ough, a Democrat.
 Two years ago ex-governor Ray mond E. Baldwin replaced Attorney Edward J. Finn in the court with Judge McDonough. The move to have Judge McNiff replaced is said to have had its start with the failure of ex-Governor Baldwin to reap point Attorney James M. Lynch as Compensation Commissioner. He was succeeded by former State Treasurer Joseph F. Talbot, Re- publican.
 Senator Blansfield today said that automatic hold-overs among the court staff was an unfair practice and that change was needed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16
FOUR CHILDREN
 DIED IN FLAMES

Leicester, Mass, Jan. 16 - (UP0 A falling latnern may have caused a fire that took the lives of four children yesterday in the new home built by their father, police theorized today.
 Arthur H. Larson, 23, suffered severe cuts in a vain attempt to rescue his children, Janice Ann 4, Carl, 3, Beverly. ?, and 6-month-old Harold. The youngsters were trap ped inside as Larson and his wife Florence, 20, were drawing water from a well 300 feet away.
 The father, who built the tiny house between carpentering jobs, only Monday had started on a steady job in a Worcester mill. The parents had tied two lanterns to overhead beams when they left for the well, leaving the two older chil- dren at play on the floor, Beverly in a high chair and the baby asleep in his crib.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16
TWISTED MAN IN
 MURDER CHARGE
Julio J. Valenti Accused of Killing Ignazio SOrci
 By Coroner

Winsted. Conn, Jan. 16-(UP)- Julio J. Valenti was accused in a coroner's finding today of slaying Igrazio Sorci, neighbor, Dec. 23 by beating and stabbing him.
 Sorci was found dead in bed when his brother-in-law called at his home to find out why he had not reported for work.
 Coroner Laster Schaeffer filed a copy of his finding with States At torney William H. Blodgett who, is was understood, would issue a war rant for Valenti's arrest on mur- der charge. He has been in custody on coroner'S warrant since a few days after the killing.
 CorU4er Schaeffer saiu Tn his finding that fingerprints of Valenti were found in Sorci's room, and that blood on his clothing was from 3 wound of the slain man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16
MARCH OF DIMES
 WILLBE SPEEDED
General Chairman McDOn= aid Will Rush His COm-
 nlittee Into Action

The March of Dimes" campaign in observance of President Franklin ID. Roosevelt's birthday and for the benefit of the Infantile Paralysis fund will be speeded up in Water bury within the next few day as General Chairman Francis McDon- aid sends his various committees in- to action. He announced com pletion of his organization plans tooay by naming various vice-chair- men and aides.
 A program of high-class enter tainment will feature the Birthday dance at Hamilton Park. Business and professional men and women will be approached by their own committees, whileesveral plans are under consideration to permit the general public to participate in the campaign.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16
GOVERNOR ASKS
 LABOR TO UNITE
Wants Both Rival Groups to Help Draw Labor Re-
 latiOns Act

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 16.-tUP)- Gov. Robert A. Hurley today asked leaders of the Connecticut Fedora ton of Labor and the CIO to 'get together" in drawing up state la Dor relations act acceptable to the two factions.
 An attempt was made two years ago to get labor relations act through the legislature but it was killed of through disagreementS of the labor organizations.
 This year the Governor hopes to have an acceptable bill drawn in ad- vance, and turned over to the judi ciary committee for prompt appro- val and an early report to the Sen- ate and House.
 The labor representatives, it was understood, already have had some discussions on the provisions of the act, which were expected to corre- spond for the greater part of those Of the federal statute.
 Meanwhile, the Governor said he would offer his legislative program, outlined in his inaugural message, to the General Assembly before con- sidering appointments to nearly score of state jobs.
 T have no appointments at the
 (COr tiT11Iorl n,, Dauo Al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16
Three of Them, However, That Threatened Danger
 Have Been Averted
WORKERS OF FIVE
 EATON PLANTS BACK
Gov. J. Howard McGrath of Providence Announces
 Trouble Is Over
(By United Press)

Three strikes that threat ened to block production in defense industries were set tied or averted today but other disputes were pending or deadlocked. Workers at five plants of the Eaton Man ufacturing Company re- turned to their jobs after a strike that began Monday at Saginaw, Mich, and spread to Cleveland, Ohio, and Detroit Battle Creek, and Marshall, Mich Four of the plants were producing defense orders.
 Federal Mediator James F. Dewey who had been empowered by the National Defense Commission tc insist that the plants were re- opened, announced the settlement after a six and half hour confer ence with company and United Au- tomobile Workers (CIO) Union of- ficials. Terms which sent 3,700 men back to work were not revealed.
 Providence Strike Halted
 At Providence, R. l., Governor J. Howard McOTath announced at 3:30 a. m. that a strike of 1000 electrical workers which would have closed factories working on defense orders totaling 5,O0O,000 had been called off. He said the Narragan- sett Electric Company and Brother hood of Utility Workers of New Eng land had agreed to arbitration of the Unions demand for a 15 per cent wage increase.
 Negotiations continued under
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16
WAR IN EUROPE A YEAR AGO,
 JAN. 16, 194O
By United Press

Britain admitted loss of three submarines, SeahOrse, Undine and StarfiSh.
 Films announced their air .orce repelled invading recon 1aissance squadrOnS of Russians. Russian attacks reported re- Mlsed in Salla sector.
 1hree ships lost in sea warfare: sstOnian boat Kassari; Belgian ;reighter Josephine Charlotte, and German auxiliary schooner Dietrich Hasseldieck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Jan. 6-UP)--Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Jan. 1&th, compared with year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year S5,665, ,365.9A s5,1O4, 596,236.53
 Receipts $3,oSS,1ss,241.65 s2,SSs. .sss, ,6l2.04 s2,576,s24124s2S $2,S21. POP. ss4. 4s
 Net Deficit s2,5Ss,S47,s24.29 s2,2Of. .z92. .7s4.4e
 Cash Balance s1,s61,254,S57.57 s2,ss7.s4s.12o.ss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16
Blansfield, Egan For Trade School
Both Local Senators Have That Bill Ready for Pre- sentatiOn-Late David Porter Left $l5O,OOO
 for That Purpose
BY RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK Democrat Legislative Reporter)

State Capitol Hartford January 16. - Especial to the DemocraD = Senators Edward P Egan and Michael " Banseld of Waterbury today stated their intentions of introducing bill in the Legislature calling for estab-
 shment of state trade school in the Brass City, Senator Bansed said that he expected to ask the Superior Court
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16
The Weather

Cloudy With Snow
 Tonight, Friday. Full Weather Report Page 3
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-27
MAY BRING CLIMAX

1t was pointed out in high quar-
tiers here last anight that failure
of the conference in these eircum-
stances. together with the resent
ment openly expressed by the
Japanese press charging London
with having twisted Foreign Min
lister Matsuoka's reply TO Eden's
message into a German-inSpired
peace mediation offer" conceivably
may bring the long-anticipateo
move and climax in the crisis in
southeastern Asia, possibly involv-
ing America.
Authoritative sources declare
Japan cannot and will not tolerate
interference or mediation by any
other powers between Thailand
and Indo-China.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-27
GREW, MATsUOKA CONFER

United States Ambassador JOS
eph Grew conferred with Matsuoka
yesterday on minor matters, but It
is understood the japanese foreign
minister took the opportunity IN
formally TO acquaint the Amer
lean ambassador concerning the
Thailand-Indo-China- peace confer
ence situation and TO give inside
facts concerning his reply to the
message received from Eden
From the version ! have heard,
il would. appear that MatSuoka S
message was more an appeal 10
end the wars in the interest of
humanity and civilization than an
offer of mediation. although refer
ring to Thailand and lndo-Chlne
the word mediation" does appear
in il.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-27
FAT CATS MOVING IN

AS the drive for Intervention
In Europe gathers momentum In
the nations capital. the New
Deal--Once the hope Of the for
gotten man-grows daily more
sick. The latest bulletin from
its bedside Is that the patient Is
sinking fast The so-called fat
cats are no longer dodging
brick-bafS on the hack fence.
They have moved into the din
ing room. And how big they are
growing!
All this Is being done osten-
sibly In the name OF national
defense, but actually to pave the
way for full and complete inter
vention In Europe.
"And what IL we do intervene
and we do achieve military VIC
tory? What II we should sue
coed In hanging Hitler and the
gangsters around him, crush the
entire Nazi military machine,
topple Mussolini and the Fascists
from italian power: What IL
we even make Stain and the
Communists disgorge their ILL.,
gotten gains:
what after we have staged
this mass lynching bee: DO we
stand guard forever and a day
to prevent the recurrence of
more violent explosions Do we
use our bayonets to enforce the
four freedoms Of the Presidents
speech everywhere In the world:
II know there are well-mean-
Ing Americans who feel that we
were divinely appointed to pO-
lice the world. But after months
of bloodshed. misery, and eco
nomic dislocation, will the war
exhausted people of America
feel that their job has only Just
begun. that peace viii only mean
changing the khaki uniform of
the soldier to the blue uniform
of the world police force?
NO, my friends, even II we
were morally and physically
equipped TO. do the job, we could
not swing the pollceman's night
stick everywhere In the world.
we have job to do at home
"A job that challenges the very
best that we have and are and
hope to be-the job of putting
our own house In order"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-27
Brown Demands Aid
u. S. in Danger of 'Prussianism If Britain Loses,
He Declares in Attack on Wheeler VieDs
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might he sent against us, our
harbors, our river mouths, our
whole coast bristling with guns,
our great cities armed camps
with air forces ready to meet
any attack. and behind 1t all,
our industrial power. our agri-
cultural productive ability - in
fact, our whole economy built
for war.
an short, II would he an
America 'PrussianiZed' as was
Germany under the kaiser, rs Is
Germany under Its present
master.
81 vision an America with Its
democracy lost, ruled by iron
discipline, having for Its sole
purpose its defense"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-27
laps Say Britain
Is Behind Siam S
Land Demand
BY KARL H. Won WIEGAND
Special Wireless Dispatch to The Detroit
Times

TOXIC. Feb. 27.-The Indo-
China hailand peace conference
is deadlocked. Negotiations are at
a standstill.
This deadlock will either be
broken by Saturday, the time set
for definite answers from Vichy
and Bangkok accepting Japan's
last and final mediation proposal,
or the conference is likely to break
up on the rocks.
There is a bitter note in high
government circles here. where il
is openly charged that Great Brit
ain has inspired Thailand to
make extortionate territorial de-
mands on Indo-China in order tc
wreck the conference" and deprive
Japan of the prestige of achieving
the first successful peace mediation
of the present wars.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-27
u. 5. Jury |ndilts
Il, in Lottery
International New. Service Wire

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 27.-Sev-
enty-one alleged members of a
gigantic multimillion-dollar lottery
ring which operated in eight east
ern states, were indicted today by
the federal grand jury at Pitts
bugrh.
According to the indictment, the
ring operated a series of II weekly
lotteries under the leadership of
Louis Cohen. alias Louis Cole, a
former Boston attorney. and his
four brothers and two brothers-in-
law.
Postal Inspector D. II. Stephens
said the ring operated from Of
fees in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia,
Albany, Cleveland. Syracuse, Bos-
ton, Baltimore, Miami and VIII
mington.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-27
I'D Bill Spreads War PSyclOsis. LaFOllette Says
Japs, Nazis Reported
In War brain Trust
BY NJ. c. FORD
IntI News Service staff Correspondent

Japanese now are dredging deep
water harbors at various points
on Hainan Island. particularly in
the south in the vicinity of Yuling.
where heavy warship concentra-
tions have been reported for weeks.
EARLY MOVE HINTED
A Japanese order evacuating
nationals from French Indo- China
was regarded in Shanghai as an-
other indication that some early
move by Nippon may be antici-
pated. Much, il was said. depends
upon Russo-Japanese nonaggres-
sion negotiations.
There was a growing inclination
in Chinese circles to stress the
necessity for outright Anglo
American collaboration in China s
defense if the reported Japanese
thrust is to be stopped.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-27
Gent by Cent
Hospital Bill for B a b y
Paid in Pennies

When Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Deering, of 90 Alfred street,
learned last year that there would
probably be an increase in the
family, they started 10 save then
pennies. The increase arrived yes
terday. Ga -pound girl. at
Women's Hospital A little later
Deering showed up at the hospital
with SAP in pennies TO pay the
hospital bills.
The pennies weighed moro than
/ the baby.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-27

INDO CHINA: JAP BASE
Hainan Island, where 80
Nazi and Fascist leaders have
landed to advise Japanese
military authorities and
where, reports state, the
Japanese have recently con-
centrated 10000 fresh troops
from Formosa. British Of
fcials say the Japanese have
assembled more than 100
fighting ships In Tonking Bay
with Singapore not far away.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-27
$456,48l
Asked for
Signals

Detroit ought to spend S456, ASH
during the next fiscal year in the
improvement of its traffic signals.
d. Grant Mickle. city triffic engi-
neer, informed the Common Coun-
Gil today in a 40-page detailed
report.
Listing immediate needs under
the heading Must Program"
Mickle stated that the city needs
improvement in signal visibility at
Ids intersections. 20 new inStalla-
tons of signals and modernizati ton
of signal timing at 81 intersec-
tons.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-27
REPORT NAZI AID

Despite German embassy denials,
-reparts persist that German Mir
tary officers arc now working with
the japanese high command at
Canton and at Hainan= Island off
the Indo-Chinese coast.
The Japanese navy, II was
learned. has established a supply
depot al Mrs Bay near Hongkone
and constructed large air fields
on the Tapping coast of Bias Bay,
once the haunt of Chinese pirates.
In addition. according to an Of
fetal Chinese spokesman. the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-27

were sharpened. Democratic lead
ers sought TO speed a vote while
foes of the bill refused to curtail
their speeches.
Talk of filibuSter was revived
after Senator Nye tR of North
Dakota held the Senate floor six
hours yesterday with an attack
on the hill-He previously had
spoken two hours.
Brown leaped to defense OF the
bfff after Senator Wheeler CD of
Montana had assailed President
Roosevelt's declaration that peace
aims cannot be stated before Ger
many is beaten, and Nye charged
both Mr.. Roosevelt and Wendell
l.. Willkie with betraying the ma
ton in campaign promises.
BRITISH VICTORY BEST
Brown conceded that the ma
ton may either face war or peace
if the lease-lend bill is passed but
added defeat of Britain is more
likely to cause trouble for us
than is victory for Britain"
"If England does not win or
achieve q negotiated peace,
say that one Of two devastating
results, devastating to the
United States, will occur" he
continued.
Either we will have to face
the German conqueror on the
high seas, In the air, on the field
of battle, or we will have to
build such powerful military
machine that he will not dare
attack us.
II submit that one OF those
two results will follow q Ger
man victory. submit that
neither of those results will fol-
low from a British victory"
WOULD PRUSSIANIZE' q. S.
A Hitler triumph will put the
world in a state of fear, Brown
declared, adding:
"Our present armed forces
and those In contemplation would
be but . beginning, the founda-
ton for our military machine. /
can vision an army exceeding
100000 men. a navy built up
so that 10 Is stronger on each
ocean than any combination that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-27
Is the US. Europe's Keeper
Now and Forever? He Asks
special 70 THE DETROIT TIMES

Let me say further that the
British are not fighting our war.
All the fiamboyant oratory 10
that effect In this country will
never convince the people OF
Great Britain that they are
shedding their blood TO defend
the United States. The British
are fighting war to defend
their homeland and TO preserve
the British Empire.
BILL STRIPS DEFENSES
THE lease lend bill not only
means war, II permits the Presi-
dent 10 strip the military and
naval defenses of the United
States 10 support QuiNotic adj
venture overseas.
Il am unimpressed by the
nature of the so-called conces-
sions made by the administration
In the form of amendments.
Painting stripes on tiger
doesn't make him a zebra, paint
ing . stick of dynamite 10 make
IL look like peppermint stick
doesn't make IL any less en-
plosive.
NE, men and women OF
America, a war bill by any other
name smells Just as bloody. i
urge you to remember that when
war comes, tolerance will die.
Hate will be modified by the
government itself. Neighbor will
he set to spy on neighbor.
Bigotry will stalk the land.
Labor, industry, agriculture and
finance will be regimented by
our government
Even now, even while we are
nominally still Mt peace, we are
turning our backs on the same
kind of social and economic
problems which wore down the
moral and economic fiber Of
Europe and produced her present
misery
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-27
The Weather

The sun VII set q, s:1e p N. and
fiss tomorrow al 1909 . n.
rns moon rose today A. T:ts n m.
an1 sst today at SOS ,. N.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-27

SHANGHAI, Feb. 27.-Marking
a step forward in Japan's cam
paign for southwark expansion,
the Toxic government today set
up a military brain trust to act
in concert with German army Off
GERS, il was reported in Shanghai.
according to a dispatch from
Hanoi, all Japanese residents of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-27

French Indo-China were ordered
TO leave the country immedi-
ately)
The reported brain trust" I:
composed of staff officers of the
FormoSa and South China divisions
of the japanese army under MAJOR
General Ma lima