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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-20

It s the xectimg among ptB wigs in both the Regular and Independent Democratic groups that 0B per cent of the Inde- pendents will be back In the Democratic fold on election day. There are . few dissatisfied on both sides but the B0-b0 split of State Senate and Representa- tive candidates has appealed to both sides as Q flair shake and Q real harmony move. After all, the split was on local politics, not state or national, which will make . great difference.
 Edward P. Egan's candidacy sets well with the great rank and file of his district. He's got Q smile of sincerity that's real not political and his lack of political ambition is an appealing asset also. There isn't Q flaw in his political arf1or and he should win in Q walk-over. He has Q lot of stuff on the ball, too, for use when he gets to Hart ford.
 One hears little grumbling against J. Francis Smith on both sides of the Democratic fence, but he knew he would get some of that when he stepped into the role of harmoniser. The referee Is often hit by Q stray punch and by some that aren't exactly stray. But J. Francis can take it, as he has proved time and again and it isn't anything to be concerned about. He did . courageous Job and should be supported 100 per cent by both elements.
 The Republicans arc struggling hard to hold or win some of the Independents whom they thought had Q long term lease on, but are finding 1t pretty doubtful going, though they would have you think otherwise in their news papers. There are very few "pape Democrats" when you get right down to it-or "Pape Republicans" either, from all indications,
 Senator Culhane is confident of carrying his district, although he realizes he has . battle on hls hands and finds it equally difficult to ascertain where some of the Independents as well as Regulars stand. He will uns doubtedly pull some Republican votes because of his previous alliance. He Is in the district containing the majority of Re- publicans and is opposed by . better than usual Republican candidate. But he can win over ell these obstacles.
 It will Dc c much closer race for Congress between Joe" Smith and Roy Rice but odds favor the popular, unassuming, and efficient Zoe" He has rendered an un. usual amount of service to his constituents throughout the entire district and won many grateful followers among Republicans as well as Democrats. He ranks high among his colleagues in Washing ton, too, and Is better equipped to serve this district.
 Pres dent McConaughy of Wesleyan gets himself into more hot water every day as . politi- cal candidate. If he had any political sense he would have kept quiet and coasted along on his previous reputation. He marks himself down every time he opens his mouth and has 8 hard time swallowing his early shouting for Senator Lonergan.
 And by the way state political dopesters figure Senator Lonergan
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-20
Toastmaster

Nicholas zappone, secretary of the Italian Federation and treas urer of the local chapter of the Young Democrats, will be the guest of honor tonight at Q testi- inonial dinner. Atty. Carmine
 Cipriano will officiate as master of ceremonies. A representative
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
BATTLE LOOMS
OVER CORR|GAN

ABOARD S. S. MANHATTAN,
AT SEA, Aug. 2 Q.N.S0.-Among
the scores of radio messages which
Douglas Corrigan received today
the one which pleased him most
was from Mayor Fiorello H. La
Guardia, extending an officia
New York city welcome.
Wireless reports say there may
be veritable naval battle" be
tween Manhattan and Brooklyn
for possession of the grinnins
Irish-American. The Brooklyn re
ceptionists, so it is said, plan tt
take Corrigan off the boat wa!
out in Ambrose Channel, Whil'
the Manhattan Island group
back by LaGuardia, seems con
tent to wait until the line
anchors at quarantine.
Corrigan is still receiving man!
messages containing fantastic OF
fers of all sorts, but no one, sc
far, has had any luck in gettint
his name inscribed on any dottet
| line.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
HARD LUCK!
NuptiGls Fail to
S0Ue Cash

First storm to hit their newly
launched matrimonial bark cost
William E. Cate, "a, and his bride,
Ruth Mccarthy Cate, %, SIT cash.
It happened like this:
Mr.. Cate, who halls from st.
Petersburg, Fla. was arrested for
speeding on Rhode Island Avenue
N. E. two hours after he had been
married by a minister in Balti-
more, Md.
He was charged with no permit,
speeding and improper tail light.
Brought before Judge Walter
Casey in Traffic Court, Cate said
he had not had to have such a
permit in Florida. He asked the
court for leniency in view of his
newly married state.
Judge Casey, himself a recent
bridegroom, suspended sentence or
the no permit charge, fined Cate
SIS for speeding and So for the
| tail light.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
JAPAN MENACE
FORCES I'd U. S.
EMBASSY MOVE
johnson and Staff Quit
HankoWfor Chungking

HANKOW, Aug. 2 0N.S0.-Am
bassador Nelson T. johnson and
the entire United States Embassy
staff, making their second move
of the war, today proceeded to
Chungking on the American gun
boat LuZon.
Although the spearhead of the
japanese army is still 1876 miles
down the Yangtze River from Han
kow, all the Chinese government
ministries, save the army high
command, are being removed to
Chungking, so it was essential for
the embassy to move, also.
SECOND U. S. MOVE
Preparations we're completed
more than a week ago for the
change. Earlier the approach OF
the japanese army forced john
son and his staff to leave Nanking.
Transfer of the government
departments from Hankow does
not mean that it will be aban-
doned to the Japanese, Chinese
military leaders stressed. Some
100000 civilians of the Hankow
area have been modified to help
in its defense.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
GROUP
ALL "NON-IRISH"

A fine trick the District Commis-
sioners (bad cess to them have
gone and played on the Irish.
AS you must know, the District
government service is filled with
good Irishmen: Donovans, Fitz-
geralds, Collinses, Franklins. Cos
tellos, Kellys, Murphys. and many
more.
Every man of them has been
looking forward to next Monday,
when that fine, broth of a boy,
Douglas Corrigan-he that flew
the ocean on a crate-comes.
But with all the good Irish
families to chose from, the Com,
missioners have named the follow
ing municipal officials on a com
mittee to welcome the famous lad
Major Ernest w. Brown, CHIEF
of police.
Major James Lusby. disbursing
officer Che has a few drops of Irish
blood in him).
William Meredith, secretary Of
the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board.
Fire Chief Charles E. Schrom.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
BACK HOME

John D. May, 41S North
Washington St., Alexandria,
Va, recalls the time he re-
turned over a country road
while driving to Richmond.
When he got back to the Rich
mOnd Pike he drove Serenely
along, believing he was headed
south. Picture his astOniSh-
ment, he says, when he found
himself back in Alexandria.
Charles ROker, Silver Spring,
Md, tells of the little boy who
came home late and was faced
with spanking.
We'll, started home, but /
walked SO fast l walked right
by and then 1 had to walk all
the way back again." the
youngsters explained.
]. P. Odengate, of East Falls
Church, Va, believes he made
his biggest blunder when he
broke a date with his regular
girl to go on a party. Later
he wrote a letter to the party
girl telling her what q wonder.
full time he had had and sent
it to his regular girl by mis-
take. 1t wasn't funny at the
time, but he can chukle over
his error now, Odengate says,
What is YOUR "COrrigan?"
Mail it to the City Editor Of
The Washington Times and Il
its Is published you will re
ceive q check for 81.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
Franco Arms
Push Ahead

HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish Bor-
der, Aug. 2 Q.N.SO Spanish ma
tionalistS claimed new victories on
the Catalan Ebro River front to-
day as hostilitieS aagin ragged
around the disputed stronghold of
GandeSa.
A Salamanca announcement
said heavy government attacks
against the Pobla de Maxaluca
sector, northwest of Gandesa,
were defeated by the nationalists,
who allowed the government
militiamen to advance to the
banks of the Ebro before opening
up concentrated machine gun and
artillery fire.
On the Tarragona' battle front,
the nationaliStS claimed, deS.
perate government attacks were
repulSed at all points and the
fields were literally covered with
the government dead. Severa
units Of militiamen were ami
Inflated. 1t was asserted.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02

A + TED CONSTRUCTION OF
heavy Notifications confronting
Czechoslovakia was especially in
dicated.
TRENCHES IN RHINELAND
The measures taken in the east
and north parallel those decreed
last week for the Rhineland,
where a flexible system of trenches
and forts has been built up to
oppose the famous French Magi-
not line.
AS in the west, all foreign mill
tary attaches were ordered to
leave the new prohibited" zones
Immediately Or be subject to prose
cution, and tourist traffic will be
closely supervised.
Placing of emphasis on the
CZechoslovakian frontier came on
the eve of Lord Runciman'S ar.
rival in Czechoslovakia from
London to mediate the Sudeten
German controversy.
ONLY ONE OPEN ZONE
All the Eastern German from
tiers, including the Silesian spear
head lining Czechoslovakia on ont
side and Poland on the other, art
affected by the new decresS. Four
teen districts are named for Sile
Sia and 16 opposite Bohemia
where the Czech army so quickl!
mobilized recently when Pragu,
feared a German invasion. TIL,
only open zone left is around tn
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
|CATHOLIC GROUP
CHALLENGED BY
FASCIST EDITOR
Implies Violation of
Lateran Pact
BY FRANK GERVASI

ROME, Aug. 2 Q.N.S0.-WiJh
the implied charge that Catholic
Action organizations are violating
the Lateran treaty, the first direct
threat against the groups, which
are especially close to the Pope,
was made in high Fascist quarters
today.
"Fascism knows no limits" in
its racial fight, said a defiant edi-
torial by Roberto Farinacci, editor
Of Regina Fascists, and bell.
wether Of the new Italian ma
tionalist campaign.
REPLY TO POPE
Replying to the Pope's attack
last week on exaggerated nation.
alism," Farinacci wrote:
"It is said that Catholic Ac-
ton represents the church, and
whoever assails Catholic Action
offends the person of the Holy
Father"
Farinacci was almost directly
quoting a passage from the Pope's
speech.
aside from the fact that
faScism knows no limits, no bar
riers, when it is fighting for the
nation and for Italian civiliza-
tion. we don't believe that the
Pope can make common cause
with Catholic Action which, &C.
cording to the Concordat, must
never occupy itself with political
problems" the editor went on.
MIXED MARRIAGES
''Now the Pope admits that
newlyweds could present them
selves at Castel Gandolfo (the
Papal villa) without grave EN-.
barrassment. even if they we're
of mixed races-that is, an Ital.
ian Catholic with a Negro, Ori.
entail, or Hebrew on his arm"
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
LAST STAND NEAR

SHANGHAI, Aug. 2 Il. N. s..
Capture of Hwangmei, 80 miles
north of Kiukiang, giving the vic
tors direct highway communica-
tions with HankoW, was claimed
by the japanese tonight.
The Chinese are drawing up
new lines at Kwangtsi, where the
japanese expect them to stage
their last stand in defense of
Hankow.
Plans for the organization of
q huge civilian reserve force
were disclosed by the Hankow
military headquarters, where it
was added 10000 men are ex-
pected to enroll in a self-defenSe
corps, sworn to defend the city
to the last.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
D. G. Finds Lduqhs
In Corriqdn Contest

WASHINGTONIANS are hav.
w ing a grand time laugh
ing again over the bOners they
pulled in the past, judging
from the entries received today
in The Washington Times
"COrrigan Contest"
The Times is paying 81 for
details of bOnerS published in
the COrrigan Contest which
gets its name from the flying
IriShman who with twinkIing
eyes insists he thought he was
flying to Los Angeles when he
crossed the Atlantic to Ireland.
FIRST WINNERS
First five "COrriganS" re-
ceived were as follows:
r. A. ShartIe, 1Ol4 Florida
Ave. N. E., tells of a relative
who is full of "blarney." One
night he met a Congressman
and effuSively congratulated
him on his reelection, explain
ing how hard he and his
friends worked to make the
campaign a success.
"Why, / wasn't even run
ming" the Representative said.
A. M. Stephens, of the United
States Soldiers Home, tells OF
the time he was in a target-pit
range scoring hits. One marks
man was missing every shot
when the range officer tele
phOned the pit to ask where
the last hit struck. stephens
shouted:
'The last hit was . miss"
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
EUen Empty
Safe ePrOUeS
Not Safe

Daniel Hursen Is tired Of
having yeggs learn their
trade in his stOne-cutting
yard office at Eighth and
Franklin SITS. N. E., so he
is going to sell his safe.
The safe has been broken
into so many times Hurs0n
finally placed . sign on 1t
which reads:
ITO whom 1t may concern
there Is no money in this
safe-Only some papers Of no
value to anyone. Please do
not break the safe Open."
Last night burglars entered
the office, broke open the
safe, agreed with Mr.. HursOn
that the papers 1t contained
were Of no value and de-
parted.
II guess the only way to
keep burglars out of the Of
flee Is to sell the safe" Hur-
son said. 'Tt seems to at
tract them like sugar does
flies"
The Washington times., 1938-08-02

Err mountain range, which forms
a natural defense facing Czecho-
sloVakia.
Also guarding herself against
possible attacks by sea, with the
evident construction of powerful
coastal defenses, Germany an
nounced extension of the re-
stricted districts all along the
Pomeranian shore and northwest
ward to the Kiel naval base. The
whole North Sea coast is covered
from Dutch to Danish waters.
In East Prussia, II forbidden
zones were created, shielding the
Lithuanian and Polish frontiers
and the Baltic Coast.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
'F|xER' TRIAL
Conspiracy Charged
To Prosecutors Aide

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 G.N.S0.
District Attorney William Geo
CHAN today continued prosecuting
an aside, accused of conspiring to
''fix" a criminal case, with the
possibility that additional wrong
doingS within his Brooklyn office
may be revealed.
Joseph Mauro testified he gave
500 to George Murphy, co-defend,
ant with suspended Assistant Dis
trict Attorney william F. McGuin'
ness, on Murphy's statement that
McGuinness would take care" Of
a perjury charge.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
Tokyo Warned

The protest forwarded to Tokyo
was said to have demanded in
slant release of the Russian air
man on pain of drastic retaliatory
measures.
According to military dispatches
from the Far Eastern red army
headquarters, the japanese force
would have been surrounded and
"annihilated" save for the fact
that Soviet troops refrained from
crossing the border into Manchu-
kuo in pursuit of the "retreating
japanese"
According to the military head
quarters statement, the red army
units did not enter Manchu-
kuoan territory at any time"
The Soviet announcement re
garding the protest was terse in
the extreme. It merely said:
"A strong protest will be made
at Tokyo, together with a warn
ing of the possible consequences
of Japanese aggression"
But while the official Moscow
announcements relied on brief
ness for their effectiveness, the
Russian press cried out extrava
gantly for revenge, demanding
gallons" of Japanese blood II
payment for the lost lives Of Rus
Isian soldiers.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
July Shows Gain
In HousebreakinQs

Police records for the month of
July showed 1856 houSebreakingS in
Washington, when announced yes
terday. Twenty-eighth robberies
were reported, along with 625 lar
ceny cases, 130 auto theftS, three
murders and four rape cases. Po-
lice said the number of house
breakingS and robberies was a
slight increase over those in June.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
No Tickets Fixed

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 2
U.N.SD.-Policeman Donald Gal
breath has a fine time these days
just laughing at friends who want
him to Elk" their traffic tags.
Galbreath recently paid $13 for
traffic tags and towing charges on
his automobile after it was towed
to the police garage because of
illegal parking.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
Huge Monuments

KENNEBUNK, Me-, Aug. 2
GN.SD.-Grantie copings around
the old residence in Kennebunk
where Kenneth Roberts, author,
was born, are perhaps the largest
"monoliths" in America. Thir-
teen yoke of oxen were required
to haul each slab from Alfred.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
German Near End
Of World F|iqhi

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 0N.S0.
Aboard Germany's catapult plane
Nordwind heading toward the
Azores today was Capt. Hans Ber-
tram, German commercial avia-
tor, on the final stages of q
round-the-world flight entirely by
commercial airlines. Bertram
left Berlin July IS and hopes to
circle the globe in 19 days and Il
hours.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
RhineIand Fortified
Up to Maginot Line
Germany Girdled by Forts, Trenches,
Facing France, Czech, Poland
By PIERRE ], HUss


BERLIN, Aug 3 NS.) .).Tha vast ring of land and sea
defenses protecting Germany all sides nearing completion
assumed today with the creation of prhbed areas
the frontiers and the northern coasts
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
Stain GiUes Orders


Repeatedly in compliance with
orders handed down by Dictator
Josef Stain, Smetonin was in
structed to accompany the protest
with sharp warning to Japanese.
Manchukuoan forces to refrain
from further "invasionS" Of 81.
berian soil.
The communique issued here
stated:
Japanese forces under cover
Of artillery barrages attacked
border patrols Of the Soviet
Union. The japanese penetrated
to a depth of two and a half
miles into Soviet territory.
Later Soviet reinforcements
arrived and drove out the jap
anese, who suffered an eSti-
mated 400 casualties. The Soviet
patrol troops lost 13 dead and
SIS wounded.
"The Japanese lost five artil-
lery guns, Is machine guns and
157 new rifles. One Soviet
tank and one Soviet gun were
destroyed by the Japanese. One
Soviet aviator was captured by
the. Japanese"
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
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The Washington times., 1938-08-02
Japan Fears Raids
20 Killed in Battle

The japanese war office re-
vealed the new Soviet bombing
raid, which occurred this morning
following a new ground battle, in
which counter-attacking Soviet
troops were said to have been de-
feated.
Damage wrought by the Russian
airmen was described as "negligi-
ble."
Despite Soviet claims of a vic.
tory at Changkufeng hill in which
400 Nipponese allegedly were
killed or wounded, the Tokyo wal
office insisted the hill was still in
the hands of the Japanese. The
new japanese estimate of 10 So
Wet fatalities supplanted a pre-
vious estimate of 81 Russians
killed.
At the same time, Japanese au
thoritieS took hurried measures to
protect Japan proper against pos
Sible Russian air raids.
Tokyo officials feared Soviet all
squadronS, following their previous
attacks on Manchukuo and Korea
in which five Red army plane:
were shot down, might try tt
bomb Japan proper.
AS a result, an official order wa!
issued imposing night time black
outs throughout Fukuoka prefec
ture.
Anti-aircraft defense stations II
other parts of Japan were ordered
to maintain a constant watch fo'
hostile planes.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02

standing by at various points,
ready to rain death on the Soviets
IF necessary"
Japanese troops have completed
full preparations for action, he
added.
20 Killed in Battle
Another communique, issued at
11:45 q. m, said 20 additional
bodies Of Soviet soldiers had been
found in the Shoatsoaping- Chang,
kufeng area, bringing the total of
fatalities in Sundays battle to 70
heavier than at first believed.
The spokesman in Korea as
serted the Soviets repeatedly air.
raided and bombarded open zones
in Manchukuo and Korea, main
tanning a virtually continuous bar
rage since noon yesterday.
This outrageous action" said
the spokesman, was in marked
contrast with the "self-restraint
and patience exercised by the
Manchuquoan and Korean
people and troops"
Manchukuo and Korea, he said,
so far are refraining from calling
the Japanese air force into action
in an effort to prevent aggrava-
ton of the incident.
Meanwhile, this morning, the
Japanese war minister, Lieut.. Gen
Seishiro Itagaki, explained the
latest developments in the Russo
Japanese crisis to the cabinet here.
Foreign Minister Kazushige Ugaki
described the diplomatic contacts
between the Jpanese and Soviet
foreign offices regarding the
clashes.
This led to reports that the
Soviet charge d'affaires here al
ready has lodged strong note OF
protest with the foreign office,
e m p ha asiz ing terrible conse,
quences" might follow the activ.
tiles of Japanese militaristS ignor
ing the inviolability of Soviet ter
ritory.
The new hoStilities at strategic
Changkufeng hill began early this
morning when Is Soviet red army
planes roared over the battle-torr
frontier and bombed the Japanese
positions on the hill,
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
Russ Troops
Claim Big
Victory

CONTINUED from Page II
tin Smetonin in the Nipponese
capital was instructed to lodge a
vigorous protest with the Japanese
government.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
FURIOUS BATTLE.
BY RUSS, .JAPS
WAR FEAR.
Tokyo Says Soviet
Troops RepuIsed

CONTINUED from Page II
military and naval aircraft were
standing by "at various points"
ready to rain death on the Soviets
IF necessary"
Japanese troops have completed
full preparations for action, he
added.
The Washington times., 1938-05-26
BALDWIN MOVES
NEARER CROWN

Joe Baldwin moved two notches
nearer to the washington Golf
and Country Club championship
yesterday when he defeated A. G..
Desendorf and E. H. jenkins.
both by scores of 3 and 2. One
of the surprises of the champion
ship flight play was the defeat of
Johnny Holzberg, former Indian
Spring player, who bowed to E.
H. Jenkins by a score Of 7 and 5.
Pat Patterson, medalist, de-
feated j. A. EdmondS in hollow
style, leading him home by a
count of 6 and 5. H. B. Wiley
bowed to the superior skill Of DR..
E. T. Rice, a semi-finalist in the
recent invitation tournament.
H. A. Kerwin was a double VIC
tor in the second flight. He de-
feated DR.. j. F. Preston and then
turned in a fine victory over F..
R, Shea,
The Washington times., 1938-05-26
ANNUAL COUNTY
TRACK MEET TO.
HYATT SVILLE.

Hyattsville High School, with a
total Of 211 points, won the an
nual Prince Georges county track
and field carnival over a field Of
IL secondary institutions in Glass
A competition. Mt. Rainier High
was second with 90 SIS points and
Laurel was third with SO 1-3
points. Recent rains precluded
the possibility of setting any new
records.
topped the field with 1071a
points. Brentwood was second
with 100 points and Bradbury
third, with So points.
The Glass D competition, re-
stricted to schools with five or
less instructors, developed into a
pushover for Bladensburg with
1O2 points against SO for Uni
versity Park and AZ for Mary
land Park.
The meet, an all-day affair,
was the first to be run off under
the supervision Of the State De-
partment Of Education. Nearly
1000 boys and girls participated
and the winners are to go to
Baltimore June 10 to compete in
the Western Shore champion
ships.