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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-22
Women Fed Vet Poison ToWin Love
 Day hushand Came
 Home, She Dropped
 Arsenic In Coffee

Los Angeles, Jan. 22--(uP)--Afrs. Varginia McElhlney told police to- day that she fed her husband ant paste in his coffee "so I could nurse him and convince him that I loved him"
 But her husband died.
 T wanted to make him sick 30 I could nurse him and convince him that I loved him and no one else" |" Mrs, McElhlney, 2e, sobbed in her cell as she awaited arraignment to- day on a murder charge,
 T didn't mean to kill him."
 Everett McElhiney, also %, died Dec. 90 in Veterans Hospital.
 McElhiney had suspected that his wife was not true to him while he was overseas, she said. Police said she admitted that there was some ground for heI husbands suspicious.
 Tries Three Days Later
 McElhlney came home with an Army discharge last Dec. 2l. That day, police said his wife told them, she poured three drops of poison into the cup of coffee she brought to his bed. He didn't get sick, so three days later she did 1t again.
 T bought the little house for him while he was away with his allot- ment cheeks and the money made at the glass works" Mrs. McElhiney said.
 uTs,.A v,.a,... la o.,.An had, 1.n 1,aA a letter his sisters wrote him while be was overseas telling him was living with another man.
 The day he got his discharge I gave him the first dose of poison and about three days later the sec- ond. I didn't even go out to buy poison: just used some I had in the house.
 Complained Of Coffee
 q thought that if I took good care of him and stayed with him every minute I could convince him it was he loved and no one else" ]"
 When her husband protested that his coffee tasted bitter, his wife told him that 1t would help his nerves, officers said she recounted.
 Police said McElhiney was suffer- ing from poisoning when his bed caught fire Dec. 29 and he suffered burns which sent him to the hospit- al.
 A coroner's autopsy later revealed arsenic in McElhiney's blood.
 "The fire must have been from his smoking in bed" his wife told officers. She denied setting the blaze.
 NO soldier who came home has ever had a lovelier funeral than the one bought for him." the widow said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-22
Allies Ask RepoFotions or Japanese
 Aircraft Planio,
 AFsenal end WaF
 Labs Are Seized

Tokye Jan aa. tup)-Tne first reparations demanded from Japan were ordered seized hy Gen. Douglas MacAFbhurB HeAouuartefe today in directive placing under Allied military control nearly goo Japanese aircraft plants. Army and Navy arsenals and war material labofa- tories.
 installations seized were consld- cred first priority material by Allied headuuarters and the U. &. Preparations Commission that re- gently completed a first hand study of Japan's ability to atone mate- rially for her damages.
 (The reparations commission ar- rived in San Fransisco yesterday and a spokesman said they had found Japanese heavy industry e "lot better off than had been ex- pected." The commission was efa- route to Washington from San Francisco today)
 Installations seized included 2S6 aircraft parts plants located in S4 prefectures, 10 branch naval ar- senals, S6 military arensals and 30 laboratories connected with war pro- duction research.
 Maj. J. A. O'iearn, Boston, chief of the industrial division of Allied Headquarters Economic and Scien- tific Section, said MacArthur's directive was intended not only to halt removal of machinery by the Japanese from several plants, but also to force return of what had already been removed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-22

rector of adult education. Tn 1921 he was named also as supervisor Of all grammar schools and then was named as assistant superintendent Of schools in Feb. l9, 1922,
 Tn ieS2 pr. Condon was appointed as superintendent of all waterbury's schools.
 He served in the latter capacity until July i045 when he retired, He was succeeded by incumbent super intendent pr. John c. oilmartin, who had served as his assistant since ie42.
 Many Affiliations
 Dr. Condon was a member Of mum. erous organizations. A communicant of the Blessed Sacrament Church he was Q member of the Knights Of Columbus, Benevolent and Protec- tive Order of Elks and the Water bury Rotary Club.
 Also, the National Association oi School superintendents, Connecti- cut State Teachers Association, New England Association of School Sup- erintendents, Connecticut Associa- ton of School Superintendents and the Mattatuck Historical Society.
 pr, Condon leaves his wife, Mrs. Anastasia CHyde) Condon, 79 Revere street, a daughter, Mrs. B. Irving Jones, Woodbury; a son, Atty. Cy- Til Hyde Condon, Brooklyn, N. Y., and three grandchildren, Tom and Mary Jones, Woodbury, and Sheila Condon, Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Strong Convictions
 pr. Condon was a well-known per- sonality in the city throughout ms entire career. A man of firm mind he held many convictions concern in. the city's educational procedure which he courageously adhered to despite pressure of any kind.
 Deeply interested in the funda- mentals of teaching and classroom procedure he might often be found enerossed in detailed study ot class room theory and practice, He was considered an authority on many phases of this aspect of educational methods. He was an accurate ana thorough mathematician.
 He served with numerous organ. izations during the war years and was an active and faithful member of these organizations despite ms years and the press and burden or his responsibilities with the School Department. He was deeply inter. ested in the youth of the city at all times
 The funeral will be held Thurs day morning at 9:3o from the Bergin Ftineral Home, 290 East Main Street, to the Church of the Blessed Sacra- ment at 10. Burial will be in new St. Joseph's cemetery. Friends may call this evening from ' to lO ano tomorrow from ? to 5 ana 10 lV D. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-22
EIksAiding Smith Fund
 HonoIuIu Lodge
 Sends SIOO cheek

Tn response to a general letter to Elk lodges throughout the country, a check in the sum of el00 has been received by the Alfred E. Smith Memorial fund from Honolulu Elks' lodge, No. 6il6, it was announced today by James A. Farley, general campaign chairman. The check. signed by John c. Linczer. exalted ruler of the Honolulu lodge, was one of many responses from Elks' organizations. Mir. Farley Is a fel- low member of the Elks, as was the late Alfred E. Smith, who belonged to Lodge No. 1, New York.
 The Alfred E. smith memorial will take the form of a 93,000. 900 sixteen story, 25O bed addition to St. Vincent's General hospital, iith street and Seventh avenue, New York city. The 250 additional beds in the new building will include 100 beds in the free wards, 50 beds for semi-private patients, enlarged acc comodations for children, an ex- banded blood bank, and enlarged and improved research and training facilities and laboratories.
 Cardinai-designate Francis !. Spellman, archbishop of New York, is honorary chairman of the cam paign.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-22
Officials EuLogize Late T. L COndOn
 Former Superintendent of Schools Served City With Distinction
 For 46 Years; Retired Last July

nr, Thomas ]. Condon, 70, who served ns Superintendent of Water hnKY'a schools for iS years until re- llI4mnnl last July and was associat- ca wlth the local school department for @ years died last night at St Narys Hospital, at 7:l0 ?. m.
 nr. Condon was In failing health at the time of retirement but had not been seriously III until recent weeks. He entered the hospital Erie day. ,.
 f1r. John O. dllmartin, superin- dent of schools, who succeeded the late pr. condon said today: Every bit of success I have had witnln, the city's educational system 1 feel I owe to pr, Condon. What l know of educational methods I attribute in great part to him. I entered the system % years ago and at that time pr. Condon took me under his wing like a father and guided me. You had to work closely with him to properly evaluate the man. He was obllvious of self-totally unsel- fish in his desire to embetter the cikg's school system. He was de- voted to the uplifting of the young sters of Waterbury. His death is a great loss. My sympathy goes to his family"
 Mayor John s. Monagan:-
 1T am sorry to hear of the death of pr. Condon. He was indeed a faithful public servant who headed our school department during most difficult times. He was intlexible and courageous in adhering to and supporting what he conceived to be the porper course"
 A native of Waterbury the former guperfntendent was born April IF, 1878 the son of the late Daniel ana Rosanna (Kileen) Condon. A grad uate of the old Waterbury High school he was awarded his bachelor of arts and master of arts degrees from villanova College. Tn 1884 a doctor of laws degree was conferred upon him by the College.
 villanOva Graduate
 For a period of a year, pr. Con- don, following graduation from Vil- lanova, taught at Newton Collegiate institute, Newton, N. J. In lsv9 ne undertook his career with Water hury's school system and until 1921 Reryed at various times as @ teacher nt the Waterbury and Crosby High schools and later as principal Of Barnard, Webster and Duggan Kram: ar schools.
 From 1918 until 1892 he was sup Nrvisor of evening schools and oi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-22
$5, ,575 Verdict M Forgery Case Upheld
Judge Murphy Expresses Disagreement With Jury on One Phase of Finding; Verdict to Remain as Rendered

Superior Court Judge J. B. Murphy today disagreed with the Board- man forgery case jury on one phase of its finding, but declined to set aside the $5575 verdict returned Dec. l2 for pr. E. Irene Boardman Kathan and her 95-year-old mother, Mrs. Mary Boardman, both of Prospect, against the Connecticut Savings Bank of New Haven.
 Judge Murphy states in his mem- orandum on the set-aside request that he would not have concluded, as did the jury, that the physicians signature was forged on the check in question. He adds, however, that that is not sufficient reason to set aside the verdict.
 Two Motions Filed
 Two separate motions to set aside the verdict were filed in the case,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-22
IS Policemen Change Beats
 New SupernunieFaFIes
 Start Active Duty

rifteen members of the Police De- oartment, formerly on the ll-I shift. were transferred, effective to- day, to the first two-day shifts other regular monthly changes, ei- eective Monday, were also announced by Supt. William J. Roach.
 Assigned to Platoon A were Pa trolmen Chris Luddy. Dan Clifford Joseph Guifoyle, Philip Teta, Henry Doran, and Joseph Murphy.
 New traffic officers were named from Platoon B. They are John Driscoll, Harold Green and Joseph I.ovallo who begin their duties to- day.
 Supernumerary James B. O'Brien was placed with the motor pa- trol on. Platoon c, while another new supernumerary. Edward J. MorlEys was assigned as a door man at headquarters with Patrol man Salvatore Lovallo.
 Another group of men were trans tered from Platoon c to Platoon R. for street duty. They are Prank Romano, John Breen, James Over ton. Joseph Flaherty, Arthur Chic coine. ,Lucien Larrivee, Paul La- Runa and stephen Kawecki. They will go on the second platoon to- day.
 The new supernumeraries on platoon c who started their police careers Saturday night are Joseph ffullaiy, Eugene Cuddy, George True. william 0oggins. Henry BWnes, Gregory H. Klepach, Rob ert Crane, Peter Kopcha. John Me- Nanara. Vincent Morozas, John 9rickel, Jr.. Matthew Edikunas. nobert Dyrne. Harry Boise. William Evans and Henry sacco.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-22
Stussen Guest or Dealers
 Former Governor : At New York \ Meeting Monday

Local lumbermen are preparing 60 attend the Sand annual conven. aion of the Northeastern Retail Lumbermen's Association whic h opens Monday, January 28 at the Hotel Pennsylvania, Nev York Clty' , when problems of the industry, par. ticuiariy with the prevailing lack oi l,lu Der supplies, will be discussed.
 Aa president of the Lumber Deal- es Association of Connecticut, Ar thur Clifford, vice-president of the A. V, Burritt Company of Bridge uort. will take an active part in the nroceedings at the three-day con- vention. and Connecticut directors of the Northeastern Association wno are taking part in the activities are willard Terrill of the Meriden I,urber company and J. Francis ssnith of J, E. Smith & Sons com nany, Waterbury, past president oi fha Northeastern Retail Lumber men's Association.
 Benjamin E. Plotkin, president or the Fairfield Lumber & SuppIy company of Fairfield, Will De the Ieader of a forum on Tuesday morn ina January %, at 9:30 a. m, on ward layout and material handling equipment, and among those par ticipating in the discussion Will De Arthur Clifford.
 Past president J. Francis Smith or Waterbury will speak at the session on wednesday morning, January oO'
 The principal speaker at the Lum- hermen,s Convention will pc Cap" tain Harold E. Stassen, U. s. N. H,, fron,er governor of Minnesota. and other speakers during the session viii include Roy Wenzlick Of St. Louis, who has made housing sur veys for Connecticut cities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-22
 In Fugitive's Case Granted
 Wisconsin Authorities
 May Claim Custody

Ashley Sullivan, Sl, Of S5 Wacona avenue, arrested yeteroay on two counts, non support and being a fugitive from justice in Sturgeon Bay, Wis, received @ continuance to February l9 when arraigned be- fore Judge John L. Gaffney in City Court this morning,
 Sullivan, arrested shortly after noon yesterday by Detective Sgts Charles McWeeney and Joseph Me- Carthy, is wanted in Wisconsin for failure to comply with court order there requiring him to support minor children of a previous mar riage.
 He is being held here on charges of non-support which involve mar riage with a local woman.
 Harold cosgrove, 26, Falls avenue, Oakville, charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the in- fluence of liquor following an acci- dent December % in which two cars besides his own were damaged, re- ceived an indefinite suspended sem tence.
 Judge Gaffney. learning that the accused, a veteran of three years service, was wounded in the head in Africa, warned him that regard less of his status, military or civil ian, disregard for the law would not be tolerated. Judge Gaffney, how ever, complimented the man on his service record and showed lieniency because your head injury might have been a factor in your driving.
 Other cases: Frederick Fairchild, 3S, of 2S Wilson street, and John Snovich, 37, of 29 Lawrence street, both charged with illegal parking forfeited bonds of $5 each. A $6 bond for violation of the State Parking Laws was forfe tied by Jean Burke, q, of 14S Maple street. Ed ward Cunningham, 37, of 305 Bank street, charged with breach of the peace and assault, received a nolle absolute; Michael Cahill, q, of Wa terbury, vagrancy, S0-day jail sen- tence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-22

and argued at a special hearing before the jurist in Bridgeport. One was filed by the Savings bank, as loser of the action. The other was filed by the plaintiffs, who asked the court to set aside the verdict in SO far as it was in favor of the First National Bank and Trust Company of New Haven, the second defendant in the suit.
 The suit resulted from a trans action by Roy P. Brown, former operator of a convalescent home in Cheshire and now an inmate ct the State Prison, who obtained a bank withdrawal slip from the phy- sician and a pass book held by her mother, and obtained 5000 from their saving account.
 Brown admitted from the witness stand that he obtained a slip for SIS and changed it to $5,0O0 and obtained a check for that amount but he claimed he did not forge the doctors name to the check. He claimed he obtained her own sig nature through trickery, by asking her to sign a receipt and instead presenting the check.
 The physician claimed the sig nature was not her own, and the fury was asked to answer an in- terrogatory showing its finding or the issue. The jury ruled that the signature was not the physicians endorsement.
 Reasonable Decision
 In his memorandum Judge Mur- phy states, "As trier of the facts the jury could reasonably have reached the verdict that it did
 "The evidence" he continues twas conflicting as to whether pr Boardman's signature was pro- cured on the back of a receipt or the check. The jury decided, by it's answer to the first interrogatory that she did not endorse the check The court would not have so con- cluded. but that is not sufficient reason to set aside the verdict" Both motions were denied.
 The withdrawl slip was present. ed by Brown to the Savings bank, and the check was then accepted by the National bank. The jury exonerated the National bank of liability for the transaction.
 The elderly Mrs. Boardman was a resident at Browns convalescent home when the transaction took place. Mrs. Kathan, known pro- fessionally as Dr. Boardman, is school physician in New Haven.
 Experts Testify
 The trial was marked by the ap- pearance of two noted handwrit- ing experts, one of whom testified in the Lindbergh Kidnapping case The 95-year-old plaintiff is believed to be the oldest witness ever to testify in the local court. Another novel occurrence in the trial was the summoning of the prison in- mate as a witness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-22
Items Interesting
By FREDERICK c. OTHALAN

Washington, Jan. 9 - (UP) = Having analysed the national bud. get carefully with my brides bath room scales Guaranteed accurate) I can confirm President Truman's statement that its down. Last year the budget weighed five pounds flat. This year, gray binding included:
 Three pounds, 10 ounces.
 The new budget contains SIo pages (mostly fascinating, as l hope to prove in a minute) and tells ex- actly where our government intends to spend $35. 300, 900 900 in l947. With no further introduction, let us dive in for a look at where some of the money goes:
 FunctiOnalIy NOn-existent
 A new limousine for the vice. president of the U. s. A., function ary who does not now exist, $4,OOO. Vanishing and cleaning the Sem ate's furniture, $2,0O0. Folding It's documents, $S,O00. Overhauling the the Senator's two private subway cars, 5000.
 Salary of the deputy sergeant-at- arms in charge of the House of Rep resentatives' mace, $3,l80. Two re- yolving doors, the Capitol, $6.OoO. The Botanic Gardens, prohibited ny law from giving away any rose bushes, $l36,l00.
 Transportation of things at tne White House (what things nave no ideal S3. Transporting things at the White House also cost $S last wear and $3 the year before.
 Ickes Owes SlO
 Ynspecting meat - presuming the strike is over and there will be meat to inspect-$9, ,l60. 900. Investigating milk. Sl7l, 900. Controlling bugs Gin. cluding importation Of oenenciai
 A new sedan for Secretary of Commerce. Henry Wallace, $l,SOO. NOTE: Secretary of Interior Harold Iekes owes somebody siO from l94S, but he doesn't know who. come forward and identify yourself.
 Educating Indians, $s'lai .O .SVO' Conserving Indians health, $0,70S.- 57O. Preserving Abraham Lincoins birthplace, $2,393.
 Grasses Identification Out
 Investigating Fish, $765 900. wages of a blacksmith in the Anchorage ofice of the Alaska railroad. sS,S0z. Rewards to those who catch post office burglars, $55 900. Unusual coll- ditions at postofnces, S50.OOO. That's what the book said: unusual condi- tions. ..
 Wages for guards. dragomen, DOT ters, radio operators and others
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-22
Draft Prepared On Use of Bases

Hamilton, Bermuda. Jan. a. (UP)-A plane left for Washington yesterday with a tentative agree ment between the Unites States and Great Britain on the commercial use of American Lend-Lease mili- tary bases in the Caribbean and Newfoundland.
 The matter of using the lend lease bases virtually was settled on a committee level at the Bermuda Civil Aviation Conference, 1t was reported. Vice-Admiral Forrest P. sherman was flying to Washing ton with a copy of thetentative agreement.
 sherman, naval adviser of the U. S. delegation said a general agreement" had been reached on the principles involved. Tentative agreements have been reachd as te which bases will be used regularly by civil aircraft and whcih has al- ternates, sherman said.
 The conference opened the second week of it's discussions. The use of Iend-lease bases was the only majA problem on which an agree nent had been reached.
 Matters of fares for trans-Atlan- tic flights, the number of flight that may be made and other prob lens stilI were under discussion. ldthe
 Bases mostly likely to be used as primary landing fields for com inerclal overseas aircraft inciud' Kindley Field, Bermuda, Coolidg Field, Antigua. Benae Field, 6antf Lucia. anud Atkinson Field. BTitist Guinia. Fields in Jamaica. Trin'. dad and Newfoundland will prob. ably be designated as alternate fields are already available at those placess
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-22
Hospital Bulletins

Harold Free, 63, TaFrytown, New York, was reported tO be fin good condition today at Waterbury Hospital where he was admitted at S:3O a. m. today for treatment of burns of the hands and inc halation of smoke received when he attempted to extlnguish blaze in his car.
 Mir. Free was visiting his son, Harold, IT,, t07 Dunn street, Naugatuck, when the accident happened, Naugatuck police said. He was taken to the hospital by Officer Harris Burke of the Naug- atuck police after first aid was administered.
 Joseph GarberinO, 80, who was admitted to St. Mary's Hospital, Saturday after he received head injury when he fell in the Waldorf Restaurant, was reported to be in good condition today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-22
|OPA Most Prolific With War Orders

Wilmington, Jan. 9 - (UP) - In addition to everything else 1t took 34,24S orders, directives and proc- lamations to win the war.
 This fact was brought out today by information provided a House appropriations subcommittee by the national archives.
 OPA was most prolific. It issued more than 6O000 regulations, rules, price lists and directives. The War Production Board was a poor second with 9,516. The late President Roosevelt and Mir. Truman together issued 782 wartime proclamations and orders.