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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
CAUSE OF FIRE
 STILL UNKNOWN
Fire Officials Determine Origin; Victims Reported
 Improved Today

Probe into the tragic fire which swept a six-family tenement house at 430-434 West Main street Sunday night leaving virtually a shell of its former structure, was still continu- ing today. The cause of the fire is still undetermined.
 Waterbury hospital attaches re- ported today that Miss Theresa Bradley, who occupied the third floor apartment, is resting comfort. ably although her name is still on the danger list. Her mother, Mrs. Nora Bradley, also burned, has shown improvement and will be al- lowed to sit up today.
 Samuel Margolis, 40 fourth floor occupant, and his wife, Dora, both injured when they fell from a lad der as they attempted to climb out from their apartment. were described by physicians as showing slight iin- provement.
 The condition of Private Thomas O'Dea, of headduarters company, who sustained injuries when he at. tempted to break the fall of Mir. Mareolis as he hurtled from the ton of the ladder to the ground. was considered silently improved also
 Funeral services were held today for Michael T. Ford. 70. who was burned to death when trapped in his third floor apartment.
 Although the cause as yet re- mains a mystery, the origin of the blaze has been determined. Fire Marshal Lahey said that the blaze started near a kerosene stove in the kitchen. situated near the pantry, fin the apartment of Henry l.. Lapham on the second floor. He said the fire then swept through the pantry until 1t reached the bin on the rear ver- anda in which a 50-gallon drum of range oil was kept.
 The heat of the fire licking the iron drum ignited the fuel and 1t fiared into a mass of flames which swept over the rear wooden enclosed stairs of the second floor and climbed to the third and fourth floors where each floor contained oil drums in bins.
 The suddenness of the spread, Marshal Lahey declared, was due to the drums stored on the verandas and the fire spread with such rapid- ity that the whole rear of the struc- ture was blanketed with flames.
 Escape through the rear stairs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09

The report indicates that in 2 densely populated 'area like Con- neuticut, ctvNion traffic requires facilities as good as or better than those needed for military movement Hecause of these civilian require Inents. Commissioners Cox estimates that the entire Connecticut high way system needs SlO0, 900, 900 worth of main line" construction and reconstruction.
 The report compares in detail the standards for military highway with those for Connecticut civilian use.
 "Connecticut law" Commissioner Cox writes, permits wheel loads at least as great as l2,O00 pounds; our ordinary standard width for new trunk line pavenents is a feet; our law requires state highway bridges to have width of at least 28 feet and for many years we have been building bridges for 20-ton loads with vertical clearance of at least 1z feet"
 sContrasted with this, the mini- mum military standards require Q road capable of supporting only Q 9,O00- pound wheel load with at least 10 feet of width and 8 stabilized shoulder 8 feet wide. Bridges are required to carry l5-ton loads and have vertical and horizontal clear ances of l2.6 and 18 feet respective. ".
 Despite the more modest demands for military purposes, the report points out, the 372 miles in the military pattern require the follow ing improvements
 Grading and drainage correction for l64.7 miles.
 ,Resurfacing (including some of the foregoing roads) for i85.6 miles.
 Shoulder widening to the 6-foot standard on 1894 miles.
 Twelve structures are also listed as needing reconstruction.
 The estimated cost for these minimum Improvements Is $2ly y000,- 600.
 Commissioner Cox says, 'This outlay would not modernize the en-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
BUFFALO FIRM WINS CONTRACT
New 75O-G Gallon Pumper Is Purchased By Board;
 Expected Here in July

The Buffalo Fire Appliance Corp. of Buffalo, N. Y. was awarded the city contract for new 750-gallon bumper at 6 price of 96,71250 by the board of fire commissioners at Q special meeting held yesterday.
 The Buffalo company was the lowest bidder among four other competitors for the contract. The citys proposals which included the specifications prepared by the frie board was $40 less than the same type of engine ordered in February. The city has now on order with this firm two pieces of apparatus.
 City Purchasing Agent Martin J. Sweeney stated that the new con- tract will be sent to the company mad that according to the agreement ht enew engine will be delivered within 90 working days. The Buffalo representative stated last week that government orders had been com- pleted and that work will be de- voted to the fire engine, and that 8 possibility may exist that the engine will be completed bfeore the sched- uled time.
 The new engine will replace En- zine at the Washington avenue station. The old one was demolish- cd on Feb. IS in the collision with Truck 1 at Baldwin and Washing ton streets.
 Capt. George P. Holmes, chief of the bureau of auto repairs, informed the commissioners that with the new aerial truck from headquarters, the fire department will be in circum- stances to cope with all emergencies
 Residents of Hopveille and Bun- ker Hill sections petitioned the fire board for the installation of @ fire alarm box in their sections. The pe- titions were referred to the bureau of fire alarm for Investigation.
 No action was taken to fill the va- cancies existing thruogh hte recent death of two members of the fire- department before the board ad- journed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
Military Demands To
 !: Raise Highway Costs
$3S,OOO,OOO to Be Spent on Connecticut Roads to
 Meet War Dept. Demands; Many Improvements

z. Hartford, April g. - State Highway Commissioner William J. Cox has cited the war department strategic highway network index of the needs of the remainder of the State Highway System Tn his biennial report to the Governor just released in printed orm Commissioners Cox points out that the military highways comprise only 13 per cent of the state system and half less of the areral roads in that system Despite ths roads will require expenditure of about $S5 900 to bring them up tc desired military and civilian standards.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09

was Blocked and tlss thlrd ana
 fourth zlcor stalrwAyR ware choked
 with Q dense smoke which SoIced
 tIie tenants back into their npayt@. ments on the two floors. <
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
FOUR SENTENCED
 OSTATE PRISON

Wethersfield, Conn.,, April B. (UP)-Four men from various Con- necticut cities today began long states prison terms for hold-ups, robberies and carrying concealed weapons.
 Gilbert Mead, Jr, 3S, Stamford, an invento of a submarine safety device which he gave to the gov- enment without chage, was Senterc- ed to fom five to 10 years after pleading guilty to series of six burglaries at Stamford.
 Otha Ellis, 25, New Haven, began e seven to II years term for rob- bery with violence. William May hew, 25, a companion of Ellis, was sentenced to from six to 10 years on Q similar charge.
 Joseph Saninatorv, Bridgeport, started Q one to five years term for carrying @ concealed weapon. He was sentenced at Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09

of South Norwalk, Conn, manager of the lacrosse squad, Rear Admiral Russell Wilson of the Naval Acad- emy gave the Harvard coach the choice of benchirg the negro player or accepting 6 Navy forfeiture of the game if he played. When the Harvard player, Lucien V. Alexis, Jr., of New orleans, La, learned of this he left the academy on the eve of the game and returned to Cam bridge, the Crimson said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
President

President
 party sponsored at Hotel Elton for foreign missions. The committee ex- poets that the check reflecting Wat erbury's interest in the success of the clubs first public venture, will be Q most gratifying one. The event, socially and financially, was one of the most popular of the sea- son.
 A banquet is being planned as 9 feature of the reception arranged in honor of Father Sullivan. The function will be held in the Colonial Room of The Elton. It Is expected that Joseph Sullivan, president of the local club, will extend formal greetings to the guest of honor.
 Mrs. Raymond O'Neil is chairman of the general arrangement com- mittee, assisted by Miss Margaret Frageau, Miss Irma Greece, Miss Margaret Mccarthy, Mrs. Harold Brennan and Mrs. Adolphus Bedore.
 The reception committee includes: Misses Mary Leary, Hazel Norris seau, Ann Murphy and Mrs. Omer Proulx.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
BICWICS OF NAVY
 GIVEN SCORING

Cambridge, Mass, April 9.-(UP) Harvard undergraduates were in- dignant today at the reported ac- ton of U. s. Naval Academy ath- letic officials in banning negro member of the Harvard lacrosse team last weekend at Annapolis.
 The Crimson, undergraduate newspaper, assailed the "Jim Crow ism of navy bigWigs" and added that navy officials should be taught 8 lesson in democratic equality.
 According to Robert B. Seidman
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
MISSION CLUB
 FETES FOUNDER
Rev. Hilary Sullivan to Be Guest at Reception.Ban-
 quet Here

Members of the Franciscan Mis- sion club of Waterbury will be hosts Thursday evening, April 17th, to Rev. Hilary Sullivan of New York city, organizer of the newly formed mission unit here. On the occasion of Father Sullivan's return visit to Waterbury he will be presented with Q check, representing the proceeds of the recent fashion show and card
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09

Mistaking the police station in East London, south Africa. for a saloon. Michael I. Horvat, c sailor, kicked in the. door when he was re- fused a beer. and was fined next day by a magistrate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
BODY OF VICTIM
 RETURNED HOME

Augusta, Me-, April 9-(UP)-The body of Dr. Luverne H. Joss, 38, ex- humed from @ Jackson, Ala, grave,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
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was expected to arrive here by train today for a second autopsy in con- nection with her staying.
 The woman physician and tuber- culosis specialist was slain in her Richmond home March 27 and her husband, pr. Merrill E. Joss, 31, Is held without bail pending grand jury action.
 After the original autopsy, a medical examiner reported death was due to 27 head wounds. Attor- ney General Frank I. Cowan said the new autopsy was part of gen eral check-up" by the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09

There were ess52e new Clero- let caRs rogistered during leiO, Or 2l.oD per cent Of the total now pas- senger cars registered during thAa year. s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09

Nutria skins shipped from Ar gentina to the United States last year were valued at $300,000, which is more than double the 1889 figure.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-20
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
"The Authority on Authorities"

major. with the king-queen Of
spades, or even with a Well-plaCed
king of that suit. Any of those
would be enough to produce game
for him. AS it turned out the
SPADE king-queen did the job.
But North failed to heed
South's warning. In e~Xtenuatior
OF his 5-Diamond bid. he pleaded
that he held no clubs at all. That
is the very reason he should have
let the bid alone. knowing he
could make no use whatever of
his partners suit.
1t proved to be a good thing
that South made his second bid,
of 6-Clubs. as he was set only n
trick, whereas Diamonds could
have been punished one more, But
South's bid was unsound anyway.
He should have reckoned that
North knew all about his hand
from the 5-Clubs BID and was act
ing With his eyes open. North, of
course. thought his 5-Diamonds
gently invited slam. But why in
Nite 1t?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-20

Dr. Clendening will answer
questions of general interest
Ia-E' and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-20
TonlorrOW's Problem

dealer South, Neither side
VulNcrahlc.D
West having bid hearts and
East diamonds, how should South
play for 3-No Trumps on this
deal after q lead Of Tie heart 8?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-20
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-20

&c, s]y531lcaIly. Perhaps my readers
va. De interested in the explana-
TRANSMISSION of blood from one
,a5lan being to another has been,
y ruve1' one Of the great advances
II treatment, 1t is valuable in
~. s.IaI shock, in hemorrhage
's'sr any injury. and, therefore,
soaFSe' Particularly valuable in
,si surgery for war wounds. Mil
No." practice, however, creates
[S%.;eMs IN regard to TRANSMISSION
'+'''' are not met with in civil life.
Blood Banks
,a all large scale engagements a
,o". zeal Of blood is needed and
rb, !S cannot be spared from the
I slno llne, The first attempt to
1--WE TINS problem was to create
Y,I banks, AS is well known,
I ba,t must be tested to see
'4Vf b1el the blood they give will fit
.s OIood Of the recipient. There
Z y, f{am classes known as "uri-
. oonors' whose blood can be
'se0 INTO anybody without
. inI; these blood banks are OBJ
rom tie universal donors
{ IN sterile TASKS with an
5o5 1'agE!9lant, sodium citrate,
az 49, T. Inc trouble with this was
nv .neSe banks are liable to de.
rs' at and cause severe reac.
a. SneA TRANSMISSION is given.
~ y. tooE SIX months of the present
y ior the British to rediscover
90 "a" y found in 1916; that glu-
\ a. @uaed to these blood banks
rod L'ach to preserve the blood
'eooce reactions. 1t has been
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-20
|unsfUsions-A Medical
of War Time

further found. however, by the
British and French, that whole
blood is not necessary. When hem
orrhase occurs, and often in surgi-
cal shock, the principal difficulty
is simply lack Of fluid in the blood
vessels. Salt solution put in simply
pours out through the kidneys and
sweat glands, but it is possible to
replace the volume by the use of
blood serum, or blood plasma,
which is the substance which re
suits after a clot has formed i
drawn blood.
Use of P!asma
These plasma banks have proved
very useful and are not subject To
the deterioration that occurs in
whole blood banks. The only OBJ
ject;oa to them has been their bulk.
A new development has been that
the plasma is allowed to dry so
that very large amounts of what Is
potentially blood plasma can be
stored in a relatively small space
and moved with moving troops.
All that is needed to be done is to
add some sort Of a dilutcnt so that
this plasma is put back in solution.
This series of experiences, with
gradual improvement, has been
the result of a great deal of work
Evening star., 1941-12-02
The EyENlN6'S HIGH LIGHTS.

Wpr. 730-BurnS and Allen; special
no5eI prepared by Grades took-tuUled cur,
fans
WJW, 800-Are You Missing Heir:
Interview with housewife who Was bequea'ned
$500.
WNAL. 80O-TredsuN Hour: A galaxy Of
weII.known musical entertainers performing on
behalf Of Defense bonds and stamps,
WPC, 8:00-Johnny Presents: Una herkel
now is regular for an Indefinite period in her
Many Baton" role
WINK. 8:30-lf This Be Treason: The fifth
round table discussion Of the series will deal
with Communism as It Affects Us Today
WIN, q:00-We the People: Eddie Ooxling
presents a mother and her son who have been
separated for 28 years; judge who sells
papers 10 aid The needy; a girl employed as
love detective
WNAL, o00-Famous Jury Trials: prin.
cpaIs in ionchfs court drama are an overly
Jealous husband and an over firidtious wife.
WPt, o00-Batie Of The Sexes: Four men
representing watch manufacturer vs.. four gal!
who are always late.
WJSV, o:30-Tesiinonidl Dinner; Pintipa
speakers for this OCCASION are Edward R. hurox
and William |. Shirer who recount thei
European observations, and William S. PaIey
president Of C. B. S.
WNAL, q:30-N 3. {. Symphony: Juan Jose
Castro, noted Argentine composer, conducts his
own "Sinfonia de los Campo" Three ChoraIes
Evening star., 1941-12-02
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

For two days Billy Mink saw
nothing more of the man who had
made him suspicious. But this
didn't make Billy feel any easier
in his mind. He had a feeling that
that man had visited the Laughing
Brook for no good purpose. He had
a feeling that that visit had some
thing to do with himself. So Billy
became more watchful than ever
and travelled up and down the length
of the Laughing Brook more often
than ever, trying with eyes and nose
to find out just what that man had
been about.
The third day after that first
visit the man came again. Billy
saw him almost as soon as he
reached the Laughing Brook, but
not quite The man had come
down the Laughing Brook little
way before Billy discovered him.
Just as he had done the first time,
Billy followed the man down the
Laughing Brook. Just as before
the man seemed to be looking for
something. Billy watched him until
finally he tramped off through the
Green Forest. Then Billy turned
and hurried back to the place where
he had first seen the man that
morning
He didn't do anything while I
watched him but poke about and
seem to be looking for something" ="
muttered Billy. Il wonder If he did
anything else before l discovered
him. I think I'll look to see that
everything is all right up the Laugh
ing Brook"
So Billy went up the Laughing
Brook above the place where he had
first seen the man that morning
He crossed back and forth from
one bank to the other and he exam
lned every stick and log and hole as
he went along. Being suspicious. he
took the greatest care not to step
anywhere until he had first looked
to make sure that 1t was safe.
His nose told him just where the
man had been, but for some time he
found nothing suspicious. Every
thing was Just as it should be. Nev-
ertheless, Billy was filled with un-
easlness. He couldn't get rid of a
feeling that something was wrong
somewhere. Presently he came to a
hole in the bank, hole with which
he was very familiar. From that
hole came the most appetizing smell
Now Billy was hungry. He had
spent so much time following that
strange man that he had had nc
chance to eat for some time.
The smell from that hole was OF
flsh. That fish was in the back OF
the hole. There was no doubt abou,
that. All Billy had to do was tc
go in and get it, and that Is what he
was tempted to do. Then in a
flash thought came to him. There
never had been fish in there be-
fore. so why should there be now?
With the greatest care Billy began
to examine everything around that
hole. In the water just at the en-
trance to that hole were some dead
leaves held down by a little bit OF
mud. Billy didn't remember ever
seeing those leaves before. Very
cautiously he reached out and lifted
them. Underneath was a trap.
Evening star., 1941-12-02
SHoRT.WAVe PROGRAMS

LONDON. 5;55-News analysis: CSC, 95s
meg, 3i3 m.; GSD. Ills meg, 75.5 m.
MOSCOW, 6:45-News in English: RNE. Il
meg, Is m.
BERLIN. 7:l5-phiIharmon Concert: DID.
I'LL meg, 25.4 m.; DID. 1854 meg, 284
m.; DIX. 957 meg, 3i.3 m.
BUDAPEST, S:0O-kews in English: HAT4,
9.i2 meg, 328m.
TOXIC, 805-NeSs in English JlG4, 1910
meg, 1873 m.; III, 1880 meg, 25.4m.
BERLIN 8:15-keM in English: DID. I'LL
meg 254 m.; DID, 1854 meg, 78.4 m;
Ok, o57 meg, 31.3 m.
LONDON, $50" Britain Speaks: GSc. 9.5S
meg, BIB m.; esd, Ills meg, 75.5 m.
LONDON, 9:I5-"keet John londoner'' -
Hreet corner interviews 6SC,, 9.5S meg. 3i.3
m.; 6SO, HIS meg, 755 m.
MOSCOW, 9:30-EngIish period: RVe6
1913 meg, 1877 m.
LONDON, t0:30-Rsdio NewNsel: 6Sc
9.58 meg. 3i3 m; GSD, Ills meg, 75.5 m
ROME, 10:30-News in English, 2R04, 1881
meg 25.4 m.; 7R06, 1880 meg, 1876 NJ;
2p08, 1872 meg, 1853 m.
BERLIN. 10:30-News in English; DID. I'LL
meg, 25.4 m.; DID, 1854 meg, 28.4 m:
DIX. 957 meg. 3t3 m.
MOSCOW. 100 a.m.-News N96, 1918
Evening star., 1941-12-02

by Bach and Pictures al an Exhibition Rave.
houssorgskY)
WJSV, i0:00-Freedom Of Speech: The
theme Of general discussion growing out OF
the go program.
VOL, t0:t5-SpotIieht Band: Eddie Duehln's
sophisticated panisiies.
VOL, lO3O-DefeNse Reporter; Fulton
Lewis jr., endeavoH 10 report The United States
future after the emergency interviewed will
be officials Of aircraft. rubber and chemical
Manufacturing companies.
Evening star., 1941-12-02
EVENING STAR FEATURES.

Star Flashes; Latest news with Bill coYIe,
iwite daily; WNAL, 1890 am, and 4;45 pm.
Our Freedoms: Opening broadcast Of The
new series presented by Students Of the senior
hioh sthools, vocational schools and feathers
toIeces Of The District; WNAl. tomorrow at
# IN am
Evening star., 1941-12-02
POINTS FOR PARENTS
By EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE

Parents must be frank and
honest ,Cith children IL they er-
pect children to be frank and
honest NTH them.
Evening star., 1941-05-14
Eden
Continued From !

Continued From First Pape)
ton until they treat our interests IN
CHINA with proper consideration"
ASKED about relations with China,
Mr.. Eden answered:
Relations between our two gov
Evening star., 1941-05-14

cause he is Hitler's No. I threat.
"Hitler has always feared a coali-
ton Of the German Army and Goer-
ing.
The Nazi party is full of jeal-
ousies. Yet Rudolf Hess was quiet,
efficient and modest man who ac-
complished his work with the least
amount of self advertisement. He
was always in the background, yet
ever to the fore. Perhaps, in his
own queer twisted way, Hitler looked
upon Hess as the only real friend
he had in the higher councils of the
Nazis
when I heard of Hess sudden
and astonishing flight I knew it
must have taken a great internal
convulsion, an event of the greatest
significance to the whole conduct
of the war and the eventual future
of the Nazi party. to make
him take this desperate and dra-
matte way out.
Here appears at last the fissure
that indicates the crumbling facade
of the Nazi hierarchy - -"
Trial of Strength Seen.
Strasser, recalling that the Prus-
sian Army never had any use for
the Nazis," asserted that Hess flight
indicated trial of strength was at
hand between Hitler, Hess AMI
Himmler on the one hand axi
Goering and the army on the other.
Hess, knowing full well that his
life was not worth pfennig, escaped
before the ak fell"
The fact that the army, so far,
has been mainly successful makes
me think that an attempt will soon
be made to overthrow the whole
Nazi system and substitute for that
a system of Prussian control. When
and if that occurs, both Goebbels
and Himmler will be shot dead
within the hour by Goering.
"' Hitler faces another cross
roads in his life, worse and more
terrible in its implications than on
June 81, 1884 (start of the purge in
which Hitler's longtime friend,
Ernst Roehm, lost his life).
He made his choice then-it was
to 60 with the army, with the in
and with power. To thai
end, and for that end alone, he
sacrifices his friends and helpers"