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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25
SUSPECTED IRA
 BOMBERS WATCHED

London, July 25.-(UP)-Scotland Yard was reported today to be keep ing a day and night watch on 400 suspected Irish Republican army terrorists, intending to round them up as soon as parliament passed a special powers bill next week.
 Several thousand other Irish resi- dents in Great Britain were kept under observation and it was re- ported that many of them would be deported to Ireland.
 An alleged terrorist plot to blow up parliament as disclosed to the house yesterday, caused a great sen- sation. It was reported today that the terrorists intended to explode at least half a dozen bombs in the early morning hours in the houses of lords and commons.
 Regarding the government allega- ton that the terrorists were aided by a foreign power, the Daily Mirror asserted today: "Financial support and technical advice on making ex- plosives have for the last i've months been given the Irish Repub- liean army by German agents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25
Scattered Showers
 Fail To Break Spell
aged 50 per cent or more.
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aged 50 per cent or more.
 The New Hampshire milk control board announced that a serious milk shortage" was imminent.
 Fire threatened to destroy the ex- tensive meadows bordering the Pro- vidence turnpike at NorWood, Mass.
 Vermont officials reported "criti- cal" conditions and in central and southern Maine garden and orch- ard crops were retarded.
 Crops Are Gone
 Many crops in east and south ern Connecticut were reported be yond recovery" Tankers could ply the Connecticut river only at high tide.
 The drought extended into On- tario, Canada, creating what for- esty officials called Ian extremely hazardous condition" Bush fires were spreading over a wide area near sudbury. The Niagara Penin- sula's $5,00O,000 fruit industry was threatened.
 Boston, July 25-(UP)-A sizzling sun scared drought-ravaged New England today as even long-range forecasts promised no substantial rain to break the 25-day dry spell.
 Generally fair weather was fore- cast for the next 48 hours, and me- teorologists said that thunderstorms which might come Thursday in
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some sections of the northeast would be only drop in the bucket.
 Meteorologist E. B. Rideout of Boston radio station WEEI said New England could expect no general rain for nearly two weeks.
 Today Boston's accumulated rain- fall deficiency reached 1.76 inches for the month. The deficiency for the year, including July, is only 1.97.
 Meanwhile, the New Hampshire Milk Control board contended that a continuance of the drought would cause serious milk shortage throughout New England.
 Rivers, lakes and brooks were at their lowest in many years, and several small streams were reported bone dry.
 Connecticut Valley farmers feared crops would be only 50 per cent of normal. The upper valleys onion crop was reported whitening, and corn affected severely.
 Forest fire threats caused fire wardens to increase vigilance, par ticularly in areas glutted with tin der-dry hurricane-felled timber.
 Over 50 fire-fghters continued to battle flames which broke out Sum- day in new-dry meadows bordering the Providence turnpike at Nor wood. Severely hampered by scar city of water in nearby Neponset river and tributary brooks, they were forced to lay about 1000 feet of hose from the nearest hydrant.
 Bremen held slight hope of com- pleting extinguishing the blaze without 8 heavy rainfall, explaining 1t was necessary to saturate the en- tire meadowland. Acrid smoke blanketed the area.
 At Lawrence, industrial plants continued to use Merrimack river water power sparingly.
 State Public Health Commissioner Paul J. Jakmauh said only one in- stance of water shortage, at Mill bury, had been reported. The situ- ation was remedied by piping water from Worcester mains.
 Though crop shortages were fered throughout most of New England, Maine agriculture department off, cials said the drought situation there was not yet acute. However, some central and southern Maine garden and orchard crops were somewhat retarded.
 Vermont agriculture department officials reported the drought situa- tion was becoming "critica" in southern counties, with hay, grain and gardens facing severe damage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25
. BRUCE CATIONS WASHINGTON COLUMN
 Neutrality Truce Leaves Peace On Shaky Foundation

pounds in 1917, while England's purchases jumped from 32,000 pounds to los, 100000.
 France bought no American fresh beef in 1913, a normal trade year. By 1917 she was buying 38,000,000 pounds a year. In the same period, England's purchases of American beef jumped from l26,000 pounds to 124 100000. In canned beer, French purchases rose from 119,000 pounds to 17,O00,000; England's, from D. 100000 pounds to 39,000,00O. French purchases of American becon jump ed from 100000 pounds to 77000,- 900; England's, from 129,000000 pounds to 328,000,000. Before the war France bought 4,9O0,0 ,000 bushels of wheat; in 1917 she bought 16,- 100000 bushels-and boosted her American flour imports from 9,400 barrels to $l 100000.
 TRADE FOLLOWS
 THE FIGHTING
 Steel? France bought none from America in 1913 - but took 829,000 tons in 1917. England's imports rose in the same period from 148,000 tons to 5OO,OOO. France bought no Amer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25
APPOINTMENT IS
 NOT YET MADE
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democratic administration. Deputy Controller James P. Purcell, who is now in charge of the controllers off, flee, remained at the side of Row. land from the outset, and was the only employe held over from the regime of Daniel J. Leary. Rowland Republican defeated Leary, a Democrat, in the 1887 election, by B votes.
 Tn that same election, Mayor Frank Hayes was reelected by a majority of 55 votes over Senator George T. Culhane.
 The first major clash between the mayor and controller was based on the problem of which had the pow CT to hire and fire in the control ler's office. The fight went to the supreme court of errors, where 1t was determined that the controller should supervise his own office with regard to employees.
 Next, when Rowland, armed with the right to hire his own assistants, placed a sort of merit system in ef- feet in his office, he eliminated all the original employees. This brought further displeasure to Mayor Hayes.
 Purcell, who is now in office, was a chief witness before the extra ordinary grand jury, and for the state against Mayor Hayes in the conspiracy trial.
 It is not beyond the bounds of logic to reason that MT. Purcell is not on Mayor Hayes list of pros- pectives for the fill-in appointment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25
BALDWIN SAYS
 NOT CANDIDATE
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Another indicatoin Coy. Baldwin might have been interested in the national campaign was his appoint ment of Yale Professor Olin Glenn Saxon, financial advisor to the Re- publican National Committee, as state finance commissioner on July 1st.
 Simultaneously with his an- nouncement concerning national politics, the governor issued a pre- pared statement concerning "pro- gram for further savings and in- creased efficiency" in the state gov- ernment.
 "The impression seems current in certain circles" he said, that the states program ofe conomy in gov- ernment concluded with my recent instructions to all budgeted agen- cies to reduce their spending sched- ules by at least five per cent"
 Observing that this order had been met with a 3.6 per cent slash, he continued: "It should be ex- plained that the 36 per cent reduc- tion is in addition to thesaving of approximately $5,000,000 effected when we balanced our state budget before the legislature adjourned"
 The governor declared that "em- phasis again must be laid on the fact that the 36 per cent accom- plished is only beginning.
 "The operation and accounts Of every office and department are tc be, under this continuing program subjected to rigorous scrutiny each month. Wherever further economics can be affected, they will be ordered
 People of this state were prom ised a reduction in the costs of run ming their state government. We have fulfilled that promise. The costs of running our state govern ment have been cut five million dol lars. On top of that now we have effected, to date, further overall savings of 3.6 per cent on state spending and we shall continue tc cut down and to keep costs down ir every office and department when- ever consistent with the public in- terests."
 The governor said it is my feel ing that there is no need to defend reasonable increases in wages" giver state police and personnel of other departments who, he said, had not been advanced for five years ol more. "Our economy program does not include sweatshop condidtions of labor"
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ican locomotives in 1913, and SIS of them in 1917, raised her orders for American machine tools from $l,- 900 900 to $29, ,000, 900, and her orders for American pig iron from 1i86 tons to 125,000 tons. She bought no American wire or railway rails in 1913: in 1917 she bought 98,000,000 pounds of barbed wire, 22,000,000 pounds of plain wire, and 157,000 tons of rails. She bought six Amer ican motor trucks in 1913 and 4,200 in 1917. Neither France nor Eng land bought any American bar iron in 1913; in 1917, between hem, they bought more than 10,000,O00 pounds.
 And so on, and so on. Whether 1t was a good thing or a bad thing that the administration neutral ity-revision fight was beaten, this fact remains:
 If we got into war last time through war-boom, plus interfer- ence by belligerents with American commerce, plus the torpedoing of ships with American passengers - then there's nothing in our present laws to keep 1t from happening all over again,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25
PRESIDENT BACK
 AT WASHINGTON
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 ested in the fact that neither Far ley'S weekend statement nor MT. Roosemelt's remarks at yesterdays Hyde Park press conference directly approached the two questions which have the capital by the ears. They are whether MT. Roosevelt wants a third term and whether Farley would support him if he sought one.
 Best information available is that MT. Roosevelt is determined that the Democrats shall choose liberal candidate to run on liberal plat form in 1940. Whether he would seek re-nomination remains as much a mystery as ever. An opinion widely held here is that there has been no third term showdown be- tween MT. Roosevelt and Farley and that none is likely to come until mid-autumn or later.
 There may even be something of political truce during the weeks following adjournment of congress but 1t should end with the first frost. Political big shots are scattering. Farley and John D. M. Hamilton, chairman of the Rep' "can Na- tional Committee, sail tc,norrow for Europe on the same boat. Con- gress is due to scatter before August 5 an d MT. Roosevelt expects to leave immediately thereafter for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25

that the Japanese navy had offi- cially ascked settlement authorities to dump tEeir garbage on the low lying Chapel areas.
 The British consulate general maded vigorous representations to the Japanese today, seeking release of the Briton, Harry Rose.
 The Chinese mayor countered with a demand for $31 ,000 for a garbage dumping concession.
 At Tientsin, a Japanese army spokesman announced that the blockade of the British concession there would continue, despite ne- gotiations at Tokyo, until British authorities gave concrete intention to carry out fully the agreement reached at Tc".-o and also until the dispute is entirely settled
 Discussing the closing of the Pearl river, responsible British resident of Canton told the United Press at Hong Kong that Japanese author ities already had forbidden tusiness between Canton and Shameen banks.
 At present, he said, only food stuffs were permitted to enter Sha- meen and he -se-ted that there was every indication of an impend- ing blockade which would bring searchings similar to those at Tien- tsin.
 The informant said that inter- fe nee by Japanese with Britons was increasing and many were fly ing American flagc on their auto mobiles in order to avoid provoca- = tive interrogation by Japanese sen- tries in Canton.
 British military authorities re- fused to comment on the possibility that British troops might be sent to ShamAen to guard the foreign area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25
MRS. JACK SHARKEY
 FORFEITS BONDS

Waltham, Mass, July 25 - (U. PJ - Mrs. Jack Sharkey, 37, of Chestnut Hill, wife of the former world heavyweight boxing cham pion, failed to appear in district court today on drunkennes charge. However, she was expected to ap- pear next Tuesday.
 Mrs. Sharkey was arrested at Wa tertown at the end of a quarter mile police chase after her automo- bile allegedly hit sign post last night.
 Two hours later she was released in $500 bonds furnished by her hlis- band.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25

eaton m D menus OI war from the United States. I'm plements of war;" of course, includes airplanes.
 1914 ALL
 OVER AGAIN
 But what is generally overlooked is that in most other respects this nation will be right back where 1t was in 1914 in case European war breaks out.
 It may not sell arms and muni- tions to belligerents, and 1t may not loan them money; butt 1t may do just about all of the other things that led up to 1917.
 It may sell raw materials and manufactured goods without limit It may send those goods into the war zone on American ships. Title to those goods may remain with the American exporter until delivery is made on the other side-so that If a British cruiser or German sub marine prevents delivery the State Department will have something to talk about, as in 1915 and 1916. Ex- porters may extend normal com- mercial credits" to the belligerents. And Americans may travel into the war zone on the ships of belliger-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25
U. s. Can't Sell Arms Or Lend Money; But Everything Else That Built World War Boom Is O. K.

ent nations, just as they did no the Lusitania in 1915.
 The way in which wartime trade in goods other than munitions can build up a war boom" in the United States is amply illustrated by figures in Department of Com merce files-flgures which show that actual munitions are only small part of essential materials which England and France would want to buy here in event O. war.
 Take copper, for instance. In 1913 France bought 119,000,0OO pounds of it in the United States and England bought 98000,000 pounds. By 1917 their purchases had risen to 352,- 100000 pounds and 264,000,000 pounds, respectively. Of brass bars, plates and sheets, France bought none at all in 1913 and l73,000,000
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25
All Started When
 Dog Bit Girl

Oakland, Cal, July 25.--CUP) Police today sought the man who killed a man who kicked the dog that bit a little girl.
 The dog belongs to 16-year- old Jack Began. It bit Dorothy Baxter. Her stepfather, ThOm- as Adamson, AS, police said, kicked the dog.
 The dogs master remon- strated and Adamson was said to have showed him. From a parked automobile came man who knocked AdamsOn down with his fist. Adamson's head struck the sidewalk and he died of a skull fracture.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25

Hyde Park and a north Atlantic cruise.
 When party leaders again con- verge on Washington, however, the third term and related issues will press for decision. Some of MT. Roosevelt's friends and a great many of his more or less enemies within the Democratic party feel that he
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that it is all over flor the time be- ing, anyway - a big loophole seems to have been left in t he peace e structure.
 As the un = a m e n d e d l a W stands, and will stand unless and until the next ses- sion of Congress c h a nges it, no W a rrin g nation may b uy arms, n n, n, i,pi finp 0r
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25

Disinfection of plants and veg etable products by rew process utilizing electric rays has been au- thorized by the ministry of agricul- ture of Brazil.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25
By BRUCE CATION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 COrresnOndent

Washington, July 26-One of the tunny things about the neutrality law fight was that both sides in- sisted they were doing their level best to keep America out of war.
 And another is the fact that now
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25

It is also possible that the ap- pointee of the mayor will nto be in favor of MT. Purcell's continuance in office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25

achiller's William Tell inaugurat- #d fhe new open-air festival the- efer. having capacity of i4vvv rronle. on the famous Lorelei rQck {owerlng zoo feet above the hnine near Gk 0oar.
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should step out of the way and per- init the 1940 convention a free choice.
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OFFICIALS, CITY
 MOURN HIS DEATH

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25
JAP BLOCKADE
 IS EXTENDING

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Evening star., 1939-05-26
5-Judge u. 5. Court
For Railway Issues
Taken Up by Senate
Bill to Put Wuter
Carriers Under |. 6. 6.
Regulations Passed
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate took up today bill
to create five-judge Federal court
for railroad reorganizations and re-
ceivershipS, after passing measure
to subject domestic water carriers
to Interstate Commerce Commission
regulations.
The two bills; both based in part
on the recommendations of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's Special Railroad
Advisory Committee, form the only
general transportation legislation
scheduled for consideration at this
session.
Leaders said, however, that as soon
as the Senate had acted on the
bankruptcy proposal, it would con-
slider a bill under which the Balti-
more e. Ohio and Lehigh Valley
Railroads could effect debt adjust
ment and postponement arrange
ments with the consent of rs per
cent of their creditors.
In addition to regulating domestic
water carriers, the bill which passed
yesterday, 10 to 6, would codify into
single measure existing law gov
erning other forms of transportation
except air carriers. Air carriers
would be left under the jurisdiction
of the Civil Aeronautics Authority.
The Maritime Commission would
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continue to have exclusive jurisdic-
ton over shipping of foreign coun-
tries.
Other Major Provisions.
Other major provisions of the
newly passed bill would:
Make it the policy of Congress to
provide fair and impartial regu-
lation of all modes of transporta-
ton" in such way as to recognize
and preserve the inherent advan-
tages of each"
Create temporary board to in
vestigate transportation subsidies.
Direct the I. G. c. to investigate
regional freight rate differentials
and remove any illegal discrimina-
tions.
Revise the I. c. c. procedure in an
effort to sped up its machinery.
Extend to all forms of transporta-
ton uniform rate-making rule
patterned after the rule now used
for railroads. The rule was amend
ed by the Senate to provide that any
carrier might lower its rates as far
as it wished. as long as it received
compensatory" return.
Permit workers to intervene in
cases before the I. c. C. when their
interests are affected.
AS the bill passed, it would exempt
from I. c. c. regulation Great Lakes
carriers of bulk commodities in COM
petition with foreign ships. Also
exempted would be traffic between
Continental United States, Hawaii
Alaska and Puerto Rico.
The one-sided final roll call on
the bill gave little evidence of the
four days of sharp debate. The dis
pute was climaxed with a strenuous
but futile effort to free waterways
from its terms.
Senator Bailey, Democrat, of
North Carolina, chairman of the
Commerce Committee, protested
that putting water carriers under the
I. c. C. would foster "a monopoly
without doing the railroads any
good"
Senator Clark, Democrat, of Mis-
souri,, protested that airlines and
water traffic on the Great Lakes
had been exempted from the meas
ure, while inland waterways, par
ticularly those of the Mississippi
River system. were not
Senators Wheeler, Democrat, of
Montana, and Truman, Democrat,
OF Missouri, who spent two years
directing special Senate investiga-
ton of railroads before backing the
new bill, insisted it was a necessary
forward step in developing a ma
tional transportation policy" through
co-ordinated regulation.
BaiIey's Motion Defeated.
Senator Bailey's motion to exempt
all waterways was defeated, 57-22
after Senator Wheeler had charged
that the Maritime Commission
which now regulates water carriers
had spent taxpayers money on $40.
a-plate dinners to advertise a West
Coast shipping line" under its
control.
The sharp-tongued Montanar
said the commission should take
care lest it run into "the same kline
of a scandal had under the ole
Shipping Board"
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Milk
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'OchAoAAibSd iOlA L IL OU d6SJ
or more than 10000 persons are
In an income bracket with salaries
below $50 a week and cannot afford
to buy sufficient quantities of milk.
That Is why, she declared, the
average consumption here IS less
than one pint per capita daily.
Miss Margaret Gerber, of the Dis
trict Cooperative League, cited sta
tistics showing that the average
price of milk in II cities through
out the country of over 10000 popu-
lation is liz cents quart delivered
to the home and 10.7 cents at the
store.
Only Luxury Milk.
1--WE have nothing but luxury
milk here" she declared, which is
plain nonsense"
r. j. Wilson, secretary of the
Washington Restaurant Association
also indorsed Mr.. Schulte's bill. He
said restaurants want quality milk
at a fair price.
Rev. Joseph c. Sullivan, of Catho-
| lie University, said he thought Mr.
Schultz's bill would result in a re-
duction in the price of milk to the
consumer.
Other witnesses included Miss
Marie Reddington of the Catholic
Charities Of Washington; Mrs. Dun.
can Brock Of the Consumers Coun.
eli, and Mrs. Addie williams,
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Son, Returning
Finds Father Dead

Charles Brennan, 53-year old for
mer restaurant operator, was found
dead in his bed this morning in a
rooming house in the 1900 block of
Twenty-second street NV.
Charles Brennan, jr., son of the
the dead man, said he and his IA
ther, recently returned to Washing
ton from a visit to their native city
of Pottsville, Pa, were out with
friends until late last night, that
his father did not respond when he
was called about 10 am. Prelimi-
nary investigation by police indi-
Gated death was from heart attack
A coroners report was expected this
afternoon.
Mr.. Brennan once owned a res
taurant in the 1700 block of Penn
sylvania avenue, his son said.