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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-18
MRS. ROOSEVELT IS GIVEN HONOR

Cambridge, Mas, June l8,--(UP) .--Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt today held honorary membership in the Radcliffe college chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. The nations first lady wired acceptance with pleasure Of the honor after her election was announced last night
 Miss Edith c. Johnson, chapter president, cited Mrs. Roosevelt a9:
 Eleanor Roosevelt, whose ener- getic intelligence and effective ef- forts in the promotion Of educa- tional and social progress have for the RAst eight years been an in- apiraton to the women of America and to the civilized world"
 Also recipient of honorary mem- bership was Miss Helen Klein- schmidt of Cambridge, medieval archeologist. Ten newly-eiected Radcliffe seniors were initiated into tho chapter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-18
OLDNEWCpAPER
 DIRECTOR DIES
Albert II. Marchant Rose
 Prom Compassion to BOs. ton Post Official

Wlncheseer, Mass, June ie-tUP) Funeral services will Dc held Co. morrow for Albert II. Merchant, 70, who rose from . compositor's 1cb t0 become advertising director og the Boston Post for more than 90 years.
 A wideiy-known newspaper exec Clitive who had been ill more than a year, Marchant died yesterday nt his Winchester home of heart dis- ease that followed an attack Of pneumonia.
 Merchant chose his career as c lad in his native Quebec when his father took him to visit . small town newspaper office and he de- cided to become c printer.
 As ( youth he went to New York city for an apprenticeship, then joined 6 book printing company at Cambridge and later became q compositor on the Boston Adver. tiser. Record newspapers.
 Marchant transferred to the Post composing room and advanced rap- idly to the superintendent's posi- ton. He was one of the nations first to install Monotype printing machines in the composing depart Tnent, now standard equipment in oil newspapers.
 Tn 10f0 Merchant was appointed advertising manager, the position he held at the time of his death. He was a student of wiidflowers and birds in his spare moments and c collector of airmail stamps. He was q 32d degree Mason and former president of the Boston Rotary club.
 Merchant leaves wife, q son, three daughters, Q sister and three brothers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-18
"Reminiscences! {!
Bronson Library Figures Prominently in Address of State Insurance Commissioner John C. Blackall at Hartford Convention
 Recalls Incidents Here.

Happy hours spent in the book stalls Of the BionBon library and in later years in the Congress sional library at Washington, D. C., provided State Insurance Commissioner John c. Biackail with inspiration for . most in. teresting address yesterday before delegates to the 33rd annual cons vcntion of the Special Libraries association now in session in Hartford, A tribute to Miss Helen SpefTy, librarian in years gone-by, a closeup description Of incidents witnessed daily in the reading rooms, were included in the address,
 MT. Blackall, . native Of Wa. terbury, was employed at the iis brary as 6 messenger. lie later worked N A TleWBpapermaf1, studied law while acting as sec. rcthry to former U. s. Senator Augustine Lonergan and is now serving his second term as state insurance commissioner. His re. marks follow;
 Ladies and Gentlemen Of the Special Libraries Association:
 I am happy to welcome you to. day on behalf of the Insurance Department and myself, perBon-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-18
Breaks l!

One break and two attempted breaks on South Main street last night were reported by PatrOlnaaa Joseph K0ndFick Lieut.. William Foley of the local detective bur. eau investigated.
 The pool room owned by Joseph Calabrese was broken into through the front and intruders took about S2.BO in silver from the cash reg ister. Entrance was affected by prying the front d0or, Detective Foley said.
 The attempted breaks during last night were made at 4. & l.. Department Store at 2BO South Main street and sherman TObac- co Company at 2Sb South Main street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-18

New York, June ie-tup>--stocka advanced into new high ground since early April today. Pivotal war shares rose fractions to more than Q point.
 Aviatlons, Bteois and heavy equlp- ment shares Jed the advance. Sc. lectlvo buying went ahead In a FiuIn- Der of favored rail and utility shares,
 Q, g. Steel, Bethlehem and Youngstown Sheet and Tube moved up about 3.4 point each. Pittsburgh Steel preferred D held . 2.poInt gain at BB.
 American Car and Foundry issues, ]. I. Case and deiierai Cable pre-.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-18
RACWEED POLLEN
 THEORY ANALYZED
Chiropract0rs Placed Blame for Hay Fever on
 Affected Nerves

While ragweed pollen B generally accepted aB the major cause of hay fever, researches by tho scientific department of the International ChiropractorS association reveal that the victim must have c susceptibility to tho disease, and thiB iS blockaded nerve transmission, according to afl announcement made today by the Waterbury Chiropractic society.
 "T'he ragweed pollen" says the statement, "is carried by the wind, and 1t can be kept out Of the air only by efficient oxterminauon Of the weed. This may Do accomplish cd by the concerted action Of the various civic organizations in tho community; school groups, garden clubs and the like.
 Reports from Massachusetts irdt- cate that more than 70 municipal itieg in that state had ragwced cons troi campaigns last year, destroy ing tons of the weed.
 "Ciinicai studies reveal that when tho nervous system iS functioning normally, there Is no reaction to ragweed pollen. Tho condition is therefore evidently due to acute sefi- sitiyeneSg as c result of depleted nerve supply to the affected mem. bfanes.
 Tt may be truthfuliy stated that hay fever sufferers are 'pAydng through tho nose for the deBtruC. ton of forests ard wild fowl in this country. Stripped land N quickly overgrown with the hardy ragwecd, and many of tho wild birds that formerly consumed the ragweed Eeed have been exterminatcd or driven into other areas"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-18
Market Makes Upward
 Drive This Morning
New High Ground Reached for First Time Since Early
 In Aprll-War Shares Made Good Rise

ferred reached new ioai highs on gains ranging to 2 points, Douglas and Wright Aero featured their dl- vision with gains of more than a point,
 Rails were aided by news of . fur- ther seasonal rise in last weeks care loadlngs. New York Central, Santa Fe and Pennsylvania gained frac- tIonally, A spurt in electricity pro- duction to Q new record high buoyed power and light shares, oil firmed on news of further price advances.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-18
Cruess HOnOred

William ?. Cruesg who received the degree of bachelor Of electri- cal engineering Monday ct Rens- seiaer Polytechnic Institute, Tory, N. Y., has been honored by elec- ton as Q full member of Rens- selaer's chapter Of Sigma Xi, national honorary scientific so- ciety.
 Only those with unusual aca- demic standing and recognized aS having talent and ability for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-18
FOREIGN CONSUL
 DIES IN BOSTON

Boston, June 1e,--(UP)-Funera arrangements were being completed today for Nicholas c. M. Van Vcl- zen, 50, Ncthralnds consul at Boston and New England passenger man. ager of the Holland America Line.
 Van Velzen, who died at his home here yesterday after . long illness, was q native Of Rotterdam. He came 10 this country in 1910 as q representative Of the steamship line and was appointed consul at Bos- ton in i03O after serving in St. Louis, Mo, Philadelphia, Chicago and New York.
 He leaves a wife, q daughter, Mrs. Archer Conant of Boston, his mother and two brothers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-18
New Contracts

The U. {. Department 0s War today announced award Of cOns tracts Co two Waterbury firms.
 The Waterbury FaFFel Foundry A Machine O., has been given ' S4S,aOO order for bullet assembly and EauElng and weighing ma. chimes, and the Waterbury Tool O., divIslon Of VlckeFB, Ems, has been given 8 s4,0Ol oFder for gear nAFtA,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-18
Hit By Auto

William syrotchen, 10, Of 977 South Main street, was taken to the St. Mary's hospital early this morning after the bicycle he was pedaling scOllded with . car dFiy. on by Catherine Brooks, pubIIc health nurse, of go Olive street in front of 2S7 Beuth Main street.
 The syr0tchen youth was talk. en to the hospital but was dis- charged after examination re" veaied that he suffered no ins jury but . bad shake-up. No ar- rest was made by Motor Patrol. man John Murphy who investi. gated the accident.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-18
Papers Filed

The Dowd-Doraii Construction Engineering Go, of this city has filed papers Of incorporation ct the office of the secretary of state ct Hartford. The firm is capitalize cd at Sb0,000 and reports 5000 paid in.
 The incorporatorg are Francis J. Dowd, William M. Doran and Eleanor Dowd, oil of this city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-18
Sale Pending

Bank Commissioners George J. Bassett and Walter Perry, receiv. CTS for the estate of the defunct Merchants Trust O., today filed Q motion in superior court, TO. queSting permission to sell prop. erty located ct i4 Grove street.
 The receivers announce that they have been offered 927 $50 by a tenant in the building, and re- gard the amount offered as satis. factory. The motion will be heard by Judge Kenneth Wynne, ifl Fridays short calendar seSston Of superior court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-18
SpOtlighting Brass CityNews
Pipes Repaired

water srevice was discontinued temporarily ln Heveral parts of the city carly thls morning as work. men made repairs to pipe llnos,
 officials Of tho water departs fnent said that the afternlght hour had been chosen as the time when eervice could be interrupted with the feast inconvenience to the public,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-18
New Record Looms 7!

Tax collections gre expected to reach the huge totai of 5000. 600 within . few weeks, thereby establishing the greatest record In che clty's history. Tax Cols iectOr HumbeFt Manglni said to- day that collections thus far to- tAi Ss,OOO,B7S, which Is more than 74 per cent of the total levy for Che year,
 Payments have been pouring in since before May l, when the first lnstaIment of taxes fell due. Many persons have paid thelF october instalments In advance to take advantage of the dis' count offered by the city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-18

but he thought tho ladies liked 1t. It was in this room, too, that one Of the attorneys moved Up to the desk of Justice Bushrod Washington and reaching over to help himself to Q small box on the desk said to tho Justice, T sec you still stick to your snuff, Sir"
 Many pleasant hours I spent in the Congregational Library at WaBh- ington- -one of the most beautiful buildings in the United States and with oil an institution run on c most buslnessliko basis.
 You, Of course, are associated in the technical branch of library work; namely, the keeping up Of sufficient volumes ifl an insurance establishment to have readily ct hand sources of Information With- out ct the same time cluttering Up your shelves with transient books. Having in mind tho tremendous e. mount of periodicals that come over my own desk as Insurance Cominis- sioner, I can sec where you must use extremely good selection in what you will retain and what you will throw away.
 These are quite trying days to us who love American institutions and one of them has always been free education. A good library has even been the handmaiden Of free educa- ton.
 With 6 little analogy, am re- minded of the Fifth act of Othcllo, when tho Moor comes into the chamber, suspicious Of Dcsdamona who is asleep on the couch with Q lighted candle by her side and ho says something like this in his soli- loquy; first turning to the candle:
 If I quench thee, thou flaming
 minister,
 can again thy former light
 restore.
 Should I repent me"
 and then turning to the sleeping Desdomoila, hc adds:
 But once put c,lt thy light,
 know not 'TiS that Pronne- thean heav
 That can thy light relunle."
 So in closing, let me say that so long as the lights of our libraries are lighted, American Institutions will survive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-18
Building Permits

Papers in connection with tho following real estate transactions have been filed at the office of Town Clerk Mary q. KiImaFtin;
 WARRANTY DEEDS IT, Fremont Alders0n to Rob. ert w. Rnd Gladys R. Shuttle. worth, property at i07 Delaware avenue.
 Gertrude and Mildred Q. Granger to Florence M. Fowler, property on Colonial avenue. Edward F, Joy to Rhea and Angelo ROlli, land On JOycrOft road.
 QUIT CLAIM DEED
 Waterbury Savings bank to She WeltOn Realty Co.,, land on Irv. lngtOn avenue.
 MORTGAGE RELEASES Joseph w. and Alice Davis and Rebecca DuIIsmel to Edward z. DuIEamel.
 Loren R Carter to Henry Gay lord.
 Waterbury Savings bank to Christine 4. Mccarthy.
 Arnold M. HeIlmsn to Joseph Zuraitis.
 Joseph Zuraitis to Gertrude II. and Mildred o. Granger.
 Edna Nadeau to the Eagle Realty Co.
 Eagle Realty Co. to LOuls ,. VerrieF.
 The Tiffany X Pickett Co. to Louis J. VeFrieF.
 Albert MichOn, trustee, to tho Eagle Realty Co.
 Waterbury Savings bank to Paul Desena.
 MORTGAGE DEEDS Robert w. and Gladys F. Shut tleworth to the First Federal Savings and Loan association of Waterbury, property at i07 DeIa- ware avenue, SE,200.
 Florence M. Fowler to John ". GoSS, property at i40 Colon. ial avenue, S4,b00.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-18
Military Age

Congressman ]. Joseph Smith of Prospect was quoted today at Washington as saying that he will support the bill providing defermerit for oil Beiectivo Service registrants over the ago of 20.
 The military affairs committee, of which Congressman Smith iB a member, has voted 6 favorable re. port on the measure, Virtually all other Cocnncticut members of the House are expected to support the hiii.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-18

scientific research are eligible for membership in Sigma Xi. The Rensselaer, chapter is the second oldest in the country.
 Cruess is the son of |, ?. CrueSs, 02 Wall street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-18
DRIVER NOTIFIED
 AFTER COLLISION

Ralph Hennequin Of i04 Delaware avenue was notified by Motor Pa- uolman John Deeley Oil charge Of failure to grant right Of way to appear in city court tomorrow before Judge r. E. Conway.
 Hennequin was involved In an accident this morning on West Main street and WatertoWn aveue when the car nc was operating coliIdcd with one driven by Clarence Bartlett Of 37 Lee street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-18

THOMASTON v. P. W. CARNIvAL--Wed., Thurs,
 Fri, Sat. Center School Green,
 Ferris wheel. Other attractions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-18

All chIcie plantation workers Of Yucaton have been organized into q federation.
Evening star., 1941-06-30
Nurses
Continued From First Page

N. Y and was graduated from the
Maryland Park High School in
suburban Maryland Park. She went
into training as a nurse at Emer-
gency Hospital and was graduated
in 1884.
Since then she has been prac-
ticing as a registered nurse mere.
Miss Martin is 20 years old. Her
mother and father are dead and
her sister is her only close relative
She had shared an apartment at
the Devonshire place address with
Miss Helen Bradley.
Names of Other Nurses.
The names of the other nurses.
who, the Red Gross says, are re-
ported safe on land are:
Laurine A. Smith, Jacksonville,
Mich; Frances A. Bacon, Farming
ton, Mich; Margaret F. Malloy, Chi
cago: M. Geraldine Shuttleworth,
Milton, Mass, Mary Ann Sullivan,
Boston. and Martha l.. Refs,
Wooster. Ohio
The other II reported safe in
clude:
Mrs. Ruth B. Breckenridge of
Winston-S Salem, N c.; Mildred M.
McGill, Tekama, Nebr.; Marine C.
Goik, Chicago; Mildred z. .Doane,
Dedham. Mass; Maxine c. Loomis,
Putney. VT; Marion c. Weimer, De-
troit; Nancy M. Heberden, Lee Cen
ter, N. Y; Susan F. Ralph, Jamaica,
Long Island, N. Y: Lavenia N. Full
ton. Amherst, Mass; Lillian Evans,
Arlington, Mass, and Miss Martin.
The nurses we're part of staff
going over to man the American
Red Cross Harvard Hospital now
under construction in Southwestern
England.
Rescue ships are believed to have
aboard the II nurses not already
landed.
A total of 48 other Americans, in
cluding % nurses. were said by the
Red Cross to have left for this hos
pital work.
Mr. Wells discussing the incident
pointed out at his press conference
that under the Neutrality Act Pres
ident Roosevelt is empowered to
make exceptions to permit Ameri-
cans to travel on belligerent ships
in combat zones under certain cir
cumstanceS.
On Government Business.
He went on to say that nurses
were aboard the ship and that the
Marines were on Government busi-
ness, en- route to London to assist
in various ways the American mis-
sions there.
Lloyds Register of Shipping does
not list Maarsden, but it does list
British freighter Marsden, and q
Holland-American Line vessel
Maasdam. 1t was thought here
that the name of the ship involved
may have been garbled in trans
mission.
The report, as far as could be
learned, did not mention the other
nine Marines and this led to the
presumption that they had beer
rescued.
Only Saturday the announcement
was made here that three officers
and go enlisted men of the Marine
Corps we're being sent to London
"to facilitate communications be.
| tween the various United States
Offices located there"
Evening star., 1941-06-30
5trieff Girls Friend Unable
To Throw Light on Murder

Detectives working on the inves-
tigation of the murder of Jessie
Elizabeth Strieff today interviewed
Betty Stribling, a friend of the
slain girl, but said they obtained
no information of value from her.
1t was the first time police had
talked to Miss Stribling, who had
been out of town on vacation since
before the date of the murder. Miss
Striblings name had entered the
case when police learned that Miss
Strieff had been using a white UNI
brella, which she had borrowed from
her friend. .. .
Miss Stribling had earlier fur
nished detailed description of the
umbrella, which Miss Strieff was
believed to have been carrying when
she left home on June Is to 60 to
the store. The umbrella, like Miss
Strieffs clothing, has not been
found.
Acting Chief of Detective Ira E,
Keck talked to Miss Stribling for
some time, going over the case care
fully in the hope that she might
be able to furnish some clue. He
said. however. that she did not offer
any information of value
Evening star., 1941-06-30
Auhagen Is Ordered Here
For Trial Tomorrow
Earlier Story on PAGE Ali.

Earlier Story on Page Ally
DR.. Frederick Ernst Auhagen,
alleged Nazi propaganda who was
reported i'll in a New York hos
pital when his trial on charges of
failing to register at the State De-
partment as a foreign agent was
called in District Court, was ordered
this afternoon by Justice Charles G
Briggle to appear for trial at 10 am
tomorrow.
In lieu of his appearance, the
court directed. the defendant must
send competent medical evidence
that he is unable to stand trial.
When the case was called today
Alfred S. Holmes of New York,
chief defense counsel, said he was
ready for trial but had received a
telegram the previous night inform
ing him that DR.. Auhagen was in
Lenox Hill Hospital. New York. for
observation of an abdominal condi-
tlon and might have to undergo an
operation. George McNulty. special
assistant to the Attorney General.
remarking on the absence of a ply
sician's certificate, said the Gov
eminent would move to forfeit the
defendants bond of $4,000 if such
proof of sickness was not offered.
Evening star., 1941-06-30
D. {. Bill
Continued From First Page

600 a year, and relieved the tax
payers of those States to that
extent. He also declared that 1t
meant taxpayers of all other States
were helping to meet this cost,
through the s6,000,0O0 Federal pay
ment in the District bill
Representative Sasscer, Demo-
crat, of Maryland. took issue with
Mr.. Stefan, declaring that so to rs
per cent of the persons affected by
the amendment are from all parts
of the country, who come to the
National Capital to work and live
in the nearby counties of Maryland
and Virginia while here.
A final checkup by committee
clerks today on the compromises
reached Saturday in conference
showed that of the s2,246,00O orig
inally added to the bill in the Sem
ate. approximately s602,000 was
eliminated in conference, leaving
S1,644,000 of the increases intact.
Although both Houses had voted
to send the bill back into confer
ence on the tuition question, the
decision of House leaders to recede
made another meeting of the con-
ferees unnecessary.
Evening star., 1941-06-30
Architect 10 Wed Teacher
He Met in Copenhagen

A romance which began in Copen-
hagen, Denmark, two years ago
soon is to result in the marriage of
Adrian N. Daniel. jr.. 26. of 2003
Columbia road NV. and Miss Jytte
Kolt Sorensen, 20, Copenhagen
dancing teacher, who arrived in
New York today on the American
Export liner Excalibur, from Lisbon.
At the pier. Miss Sorensen ex-
planned to the Associated Press that
she had met Mr.. Daniel when he
was studying architecture abroad
and they planned to wed soon. He
was at the dock to greet her.
Friends in Washington indicated
the wedding would take place either
In New York or Washington. De-
tails were not disclosed. Mr.. DAN
lei, q graduate Of Yale University,
is an architect in Government serv-
lea,
Evening star., 1941-06-30
Dr.. Joss Discussed
Divorce, Tearoom
Owner Testifies
Other Woman Takes
Stond in Trial of
Maine Physician
By the Associated Press.


BATH, Me, June 3o.-Comely Mrs
Elizabeth Chapman Mayo, the 80
year-old Richmond tearoom pro-
prietor for whose love the State
alleges DR.. Merrill E. joss, "a, mr-
dered his physician-wife on March
~, took the stand today as a State
witness at DR.. Joss Superior Court
trial
Mrs. Mayo has followed intently
State testimony against the man
who, she said. passed her love
notes" up to within few hours of
the night his 38-year-old wife, DR..
Luverne Harris Joss, was Savagely
beaten in the Richmond home the
Josses used as both office and home
Mrs. Mayo testified during DR.
Joss Municipal Court hearing that
both she and the defendant had dis
cussed divorce with their respective
spouses.
On the afternoon of Mrs. Joss
death Mrs. Mayo said today. she
and Dr.. Joss talked in her Triple
Spa Restaurant of obtaining di-
vorceS.
Under cross ss-eXaminatlon. Mrs.
Mayo also testified that when she
asked her husband for a divorce "he
told me could have it in no uncer-
tain terms" She still lives with her
husband she added.
Mrs. Mayo told of meeting DR..
Joss at party in a ranch be-
tween Richmond and Gardiner.
They stayed at the ranch, she
said, until or o'clock in the morn
ing and 1T was agreed I would go
home with the doctor. So he said,
I'll carry you out So he did
pickaback"
She told of motoring to Portland
with DR.. Joss on March 26 (the day
before Mrs. Joss was slain) and 60
ing to a cocktail lounge.
Attorney General Frank I. CoWan
asked whether or not there was any
love-making?"
Yes" Mrs Mayo replied I'VE had
decided we thought great deal Of
each other"
Evening star., 1941-06-30
u. S. Refuses to Give
Eligible Males Names
To Anxious Women
BY the Associated Press.


The Census Bureau said today
1t didn't mind telling lonely
women where detached males
were running loose, but from
there on it's up to the in
terested girls.
After revealing in a press re-
lease last week that men are in
the vast majority in several
American possessions, the bu-
reau received hundreds of let
ters from women wanting
names and street addresses of
likely prospects.
The letters came from nearly
every State east of the Miss
isSippi River. They inquired
about Guam, Alaska, Puerto
Rico and Hawaii, and particu-
larly about the Panama Canal
Zone.
The bureau replied it is
against the law to reveal indi-
vidual names from census rec
ords.