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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
FRANKIE FRLSCH
DENIES SIGNING
Had Been Claimed He Was
to Succeed ''Pie' Tray
nor With Pirates

Boston, September 20. CUP -
Frank Frisch, former manager of thu
st. Louis Cardinals, today reiterated
that he has mot signed any con.
tract with the Pittsburgh Pirates
He declined to comment further.
Frisch,, who has broadcast HON,
games of both Boston clubs THU
year at reported salary Of 10000
will leave his radio job at the enc
of the season, ostensibly to accept 8
managerial berth in 1910.
Pittsburgh, September 90. - CUP
= Frank FriSch, the "Fordham
flash" will succeed Harold (Pie)
Traynor as manager of the Pitts
burgh Pirates, 1t was learned today
from a reliable source.
1t was said that Frisch has agreed
to accept one-year contract with
the Pirates after being out of base
ball last year, following resignation
from the st. Louis Cardinals whom
he directed to a pennant in 1884 and
world series victory over the De-
troit Tigers.
Traynor's resignation was an
nounced yesterday and President
William Benswanger, who admitted
that Frisch was among the eligibles,
indicated successor would be an
nounced within few days.
Negotiations between Benswanger
and FriSch were believed to have
started in August when the Pirate
prexy made trip to Boston where
Frisch broadcasts the Red Sox and
Bees home games.
Recently, Frisch's radio sponsors
announced that he was through with
radio after this season and was
headed back to. the major leagues.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
FRENCH REPORT
NAZ MOVEMENT
Troops Concentrated on
Western Front; Planes
Penetrate Lines

Paris, Sept. 29-(UP)-French re-
connaisSance planes, penetrating
deeply into German territory, re-
ported today that German troops
were moving in force up to concen-
tration bases on the western front.
German anti-aircraft guns blasted
at the French planes, and damaged
several of them with shell fragments
an authoritative source said, but all
returned to their bases.
(The German high command
morning communique said a French
plane had been shot down in all
fighting near Wissembourg, at the
northeast corner of France, and that
a British plane had been shot down
near Osnabruek, in west-central Ger
many.)
An authoritative informant as
serted that French losses in air COM
bat continued to be less than Ger
man losses. He said French planes
were showing superiority to German
ones when fighting was done under
equal conditions.
1t was asserted that the French on
the western front had taken num-
Der OF wounded Germans who had
been abandoned by retreating COM
rades in fight yesterday east of the
Moselle river. The men had suffered
shrapnel wounds from French ar
tillery, it was said.
The high command communique
this morning, No. Slot the war, said !:
There was a quiet night in all
sectors.
There was activity by our adj
vance guards, principally west of
Saarbruecken."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
MAIN CABLE OF
TRAIN SLIPPED

Franconia, N. H., Sept. 90 = (U
P) - Investigators today believed
that the slipping of a main cable
counterweight was responsible fol
the accident which trapped Is per-
sons in the two cars of Cannon
Mountain aerial tramway. yesterday
All were lowered to safety in rope
chairs and none was injured. There
was no panic.
The summit-bound cable car, car
rying Is passengers and three en-
ployes, and the other, with eight
passengers and one employee, stalled
about 100 feet from the terminal
stations at the base and the sum-
init. Automatic brakes held the cars,
'suspending the occupants nearly
100 feet above the steep, wooded
mountain slope.
The rescue chairs, part of each
cars emergency equipment, were
brought into action Immediately,
Rugged with pulleys, the chairs were
lowered through trap doors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
HARVARD SOPH
ASKS EXPENSES

Cambridge, Mass, Sept. 29-(UP)
--District-Attorney Robert F. Brad
ford today was to consider the re-
quest of Robert H. Orchard, 10, OF
Webster Groves, Mo-, Harvard soph-
omore, for payment Of expenses in
Cured by the student as material
witness in criminal case now on
trial.
Orchard, son of a Missouri paper
company president, appeared before
superior Judge MILFORD d. Gray
yesterday and asked payment as a
'natter of fairness and simple JUS
tice."
He said he was given the choice
Of passing the summer in a jail or
furnishing a 5000 bond when police
decided he was needed as material
witness after he saw an automobile
speed away from Harvard Square
jewelry store robbery last June.
Orchard said he did not think it
fair to have his father pay expenses
of s10.for the bond and $40 for mes
sages home.
Judge Gray said he had no legal
authority to ask Middlesex county
to pay him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
FRENCH MOVE UP
mile in MOSELLE

Paris, Sept. 49,. UP).-Frer1ch
troops advanced about a mile along
a five-mile front in the Moselle val
ley, an official dispatch said today
The dispatch said the French had
captured so German villages so far
Progress also was reported Off
cially in the French investment OF
Saarbrucken, where they are at
tempting to dominate the Saar river
and where the, first big German
counter-attack is expected.
The immediate French objective
in the Saar sector is to command
both banks of the river, thus TAX
ing over all of the rich Saar indus
trial section. French batteries are
now placed so advantageously, Of
ficials said, that the German have
ordered evacuation of all OF the Saar
mining regions.
French reconnaissance planes
which flew over German territory
reported big NaZi troop concentra-
tions gathering behind the front.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29

American birthright Of Frank, free
and open discussion to any leader
ship no matter how intelligent or
well informed that leadership may
be. And let no leadership attribute
unworthy motives to those who Gif-
fer honestly witt. it and have the
courage to express those differences.
Let the voice of the people be heard.
And let the voice of the people. pre-
vail"
Hamilton said Americans must
not seek refuge from domestic
problems) in an adjournment of
politics at time when our domes-
tic problems are as critical as our
foreign relations"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
It's Business AS Usual
In Shops In Wartime London
. BY MILTON BRONNER
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

NEh OGENtlG 0eNAh 00As@cN~~~~-~-@N
London, Sept. 29.-The big Lon
don shops are trying to carry on
business as usual. In this they have
the governments blessing.
Many of the eligible men clerks
will be called to the colors as the
war goes on. but If the shops were
to close now, 1t would throw out
Of employment many males under
l8 and thousands of women. Such
situation, of course, is to be
avoided.
The snag is that people have been
advised to keep off the streets as
much as possible, due to the danger
of air raids. To meet this, many OF
the big shops have established their
own air raid quarters where both
clerks and customers can tage shell
ter in case OF an air raid during
shopping hours.
Articles most in demand are cleo
trio flash lamps (and extra batter
ies). containers to carry gas masks,
dark cloth for black-out curtains.
first aid kits, safety pins. There is
no extra run OF the food shops, be-
cause storing up more food than
usual is now forbidden.
DEFENSE MEASURES
FORCE EARLY CLOSING
In many cases the bigger firms
have agreed for the time being, that
their places of business shall be
kept open on weekdays from 9 a
m. to $50 p. m. A fair NUMBER,
however, have already announced
they will close all day Saturday.
When the early dusk of. later
autumn and winter comes, the
shops will readjust their closing
hours. They may even shut as early
as 4 D. m. This would enable shop
pers and clerks to get home before
the intenser blackout occurs.
Another reason for early closing
is that bus, underground, street car
and taxi services will be curtalled
as much as possible. 1t would be
undesirable to have long queues OF
neople waiting for transport &C
coinInodations long after DARK
RESTAURANTS STILL
CHEERFUL PLACES
The brightest spots in town are
the restaurants and cocktail bars
of the big hotels. Outside, all Is
blackness when night falls. 1tslde,
far away from the street, all Is
brightness and cheer. Service as
usual, but with properly curtailed
menus to discourage wastetulness.
Music. so far, as usual.
News items recently announced
most of the big hotels had made
extensive preparations for the safe
ty of their patrons in case OF air
raids. They have fire wardens on
every floor, signs indicating the way
to shelters and specially strong
70 pms rugged up for shelter. In
some hotels nurses and doctors
are also standing by.
because of the dearth Of adver-
tisements and also because OF the
governments desire to conserve
supplies of print paper, most OF the
newspapers have already cut down
their size to standard eight
pages.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
DRUG OFFICIALS
NEED ADVERTISING

Hartford. Conn, Sept. 29-(UP)-
Victor A. Rapport of the University
OF Connecticut and president of the
Consumers League of Connecticut
told the annual meeting of the as
ISOLATION of food and drug officials
Of the United States today that II
must advertise" itself to prevent
establishment of U. S. department
Of the consumer.
People are getting the benefi,
of your work but don't know yot
are alive"
The food and drug conferences
concludes today with executive ses-
sioi1s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
baltic NATIONS
| FEAR SEIZURE
Russian-G German Agree
ment Alarms Smaller
Countries
BY HAROLD PET RS
United Press STAFF Correspondent

United Press STAFF Correspondent
Copenhagen. Denmark, Sept. 90
(UP)-Foreboding spread through
the peaceful Baltic nations today as
news Of the Russian German agree
ment were made known.
It was forecast that after Esthonia
would come Latvia, and then, it was
asked, which Of the northern coun-
tries?
The concession by Esthonia to
Russia Of the right to establish naval
and air bases, with military guards.
on two Esthonian islands and at a
key Ethonian port, was regarded as
only the first move In a new expan-
sionist campaign.
Latvia's uneasiness had been ex-
pressed plainly by the establishment
OF new national defene council and
the extension Of the law for protec-
tion of the state.
But the general tone seemed to be
one OF resignation; if Russia, with
Germany's support, chose to move.
nobody could see anything to do but
give in.
There was a frank air of disbelief
In dispatches originating in some
Baltic countries as regards Russian
claims that Soviet ship had been
torpedoed by mysterious submarine
obviously the Polish submarine Or
eel, which had escaped from Tallinn.
Esthonian guards reported that
they sighted, in the gulf between
Finland and Esthonia, only three
Russian cruisers and one cargo ship.
Tor instance, off Narva bay Wednes-
day, all on the way to Leningrad.
A little after these ships had been
sighted Russia said that the Russian
ship Metallist had been torpedoed.
The dispatch which related this,
from Tallinn via Helssingfors. said
that 1t was doubted there that there
had been any Russian ship at the
point mentioned by Russia.
Dispatches from Tallinn said that
Esthonians took the news of the
Russian agreement calmly, as thew
had anticipated the necessity for its
acceptance.
But there was pessimism, it was
SAID, regarding the country's future
under Russian domination.
Helsingfors newspapers comment
ed with caution. Only one even went
SO Tar as to say that the agreement
was bound to affect Finland per-
ceptibly. This newspaper said that
ESthon1a's national existence was
now threatened but that the future
could be awaited with confidence be-
cause Esthonians were used to hard
ship and misfortune. I
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
2,69O KILLED IN
AUTO ACCIDENTS

Chicago, Sept. 29.-(UP)-The ma
tional Safety Council reported today
1890 traffic deaths In the nation
during August, the lowest August to-
tai since 1882.
The August toll brought the ma
tion's traffic fatalities for the first
eight months of the year up to 49,
$50, A per cent decrease, or 760 less
fatalities, from the corresponding
period Of 1898.
The report listed rs states which
showed Improvement for the first
eight months this year. The states
and their percentage decreases In
the number OF traffic fatalities in
Guided: Rhode Island, 80 per cent;
New Hampshire, II. per cent; Con-
ilecticub IL per cent; Vermont. 10
per cent; New York, 8 per cent:
Massachusetts,, 3 per cent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29

est hit. Bethlehem was quoted
around non at SO, on Ia, after rail-
lying / IA points from its low. u. s.
Steel came back .fractionally from a
loss Of more than 2 points and
Chrysler ran UP Ia points from
its low. Rails were weak, with Chess
apeake e. Ohio and Santa Fe down
around point. Utilities held with
In narrow limits.
Homestake Mining and Interna-
tional Nickel, moved up a point and
more. Westinghouse Electric re-;
cuoped more than point Of a B.
point loss and Douglas and DUPONT
steadied on losses of around points
each.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
BY RALPH HEINZEE

UNITED Press Staff correspondent
Paris, September 20. CUP -
A semi-official statement implied to-
day that France would reject any
Russian peace proposal on
the basis of the present status in
the European war.
Premier Edouard Daladier, Cen
eral Maurice Gustave Gamelin, de-
Tense chief, and Foreign Under
Secretary Auguste Champetier De
Ribes studied the text of the Russo
German agreement as soon as it was
received here, and then got in touch
with the British government.
Official quarters insisted that the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
c. OF c. PICK NOV. 30
FOR THANKSGIVING

Hartford, Conn. Sept. 2s.-(UP)-
The Hartford Chamber of Com
merce today decided to celebrate
thanksgiving day November 80. the
day Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin said
ne would proclaim as Thanksgiving
day for Connecticut.
The Chamber recently asked the
governor to proclaim Nov. % as
Thanksgiving day, in line with the
announcement from President
Roosevelt that he would name thai
day for the holiday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
Stocks Again Drop
Off In Early Trading
Fractions to 2-POint Losses RecOrdered- "War,
Babies Were Hardest Hit Of Issues

New York. Sept. sD-CUp)-Stocks
declined fractions to more than
points today ON selling ascribed to
uneasiness over new European peace
moves.
Trading started actively, with
blocks ranging to 5000 shares In D.
s. Steel and with losses extending to
more than 3 points, but tended to
dwindle around noon when most is
sues moved up about q point from
the lows.
So-called "war babies" were hard
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
TOY BALLOONS FLY AFAR

Cleveland, O. - (UP) - The sky
is virtually clouded with toy ball
looms these days, since 14-year-old
Bob Besserer sent off several with
o "finder please notify" note at
tached and received an answer
from Francis, Emerson, of Hamil-
ton, Ont. Now Bob sends out bal
looms almost daily, hoping to get
a reply from Mexico
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
FAITHFUL ACRE CITED

Newberry, s.. @. - (UP) ~ An
acre Of land that has been planted
in cotton for 80 years in success
sion Is owned by E.. Lee Hayes
Hayes said the land has never been
petted, and he had never made q
smaller yield of lint, cotton than 42C
pounds. He expects 1000 pounds this
year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
CAR KILLS MAN

New Haven, Conn, Sept. 29-UP)
Edward s. Selby, 40, West Haven
was killed late yesterday when he
was struck by New Haven" rail-
road freight car. Witnesses said he
apparently slipped and fell beneath
coal car.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29

Cranbrook, B. O. - (Up) - Six
9-year-old carrier pigeons flew
almost 1000 miles over uninhab-
tied prairie lands. mountains and
swamps near Fort Chipewyen, sit
uated near Alberta's northern bor-
der, to their home lofts here. The
best time was five days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
COMMITS SUICIDE

Torrington. Conn, Sept. 9o.-(UP>
Henry Lockwood, "A, ownv of
Ienry's restaurant committed suicide
late yesterday by inhaling carbon
Illonoxide gas In his home. NJ
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29

Italyywill advertise TO increase the
number of telephone users. NJ
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-16
Capital Gossip
BY HENRY AVERILL AND
LYNN NISBET

Raleigh, Feb. 16.-'I don't care
how he plays or who he plays with,
but he had better stay ouS of my
backyard" declared Representative
Page, the Bladen bombshell, discuss
ing the attempt OF Senator Couniil
OF Columbus, to amend a purely To-
cal Bladen county bill in the Sen
ate. Four years ago Representative
Page and Senator Bum Frink hook
ed up frequently Senator Frink is
behaving himself this time" ac-
cording to Page, and the representa-
tives has to watch the other sena-
tor from his district.
Figures have a way of bouncing
back and doing things that were not
expected of them. Some of the op-
ponents of teacher pay increases this
week worked up a bunch of figures
showing that State appropriations
for schools had increased since 1888
from the fairly modest sum of $16,-
100000 up to $25, 100000 for the pre-
sent year. They thought was enough
increase. Then the school folks got
them up some figures, too. These
prove that costs of State govern
ment, exclusive of schools and debt
service, had increased during that
same period from $4,471,751 up to
$10,141,392. This is approximately
so per cent increase in schools, and
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-16

may be acquired, the bill authorizes
eountles to turn over to the Depart
ment OF Conservation and Develop
ment title to such DELINQUENT tax
iands as may have been acquired by
lheSe counties through tax sale.
FOR these tax lands the depart
ment would pay not to exceed the
taxes due the various counties.
Under its terms the department
would be. authorized to ask each
county Tor list of tax lands which
nave Deen acquired under tax sales
ana to request the counties to
transfer such as may be found suit
aDle 10 the department by fee sim
pie deed, subject to approval of the
attorney general.
Inc department, when delinquent
TAX lands are unavailable, would
De authorized to acquire demonstra-
tlon tracts by purchase, also sub
Ject to approval of the attorney
general.
Unfortunately for the bills
chances OF eventual enactment as it
IS intended, it carries an appropria-
tlon OF $4,000 as an increase in the
departments regular forestry bud
get.
Here it will run into snae
which has defeated the most Neri-
torlous OF measures. Many have
gone through like breeze until
they hit the appropriations COM
mlttee only to bounce back there
faster than a rubber check
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-16
Forest Bill
Perpetuates
imber Land
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, Feb. 6.-Restoration of
North Carolina to the ranks of the
leading timber producing states and
perpetuation of the Tar Heel timber
supply is assigned by Senator En-
NETT H. Bellamy, of New Hanover
county, as the motive for introduce
ton by him of a far-reaching bill
giving the Department of Conserva-
ton and Development authority to
aid forest owners of forest lanl
through inspection, instruction and
demonstration
''The forests OF North Carolina
have lost practically all the original
old-growth timber upon which our
industries have heretofore largely
depended" said Senator Bellamy
1.-THE increasing demand for small
and homegrown timber threatens
not only the future timber supply,
but the very life of some of our most
important industries.
Definite and far-reaching steps
are necessary to insure the perman-
ence of both forest and industries
involving the welfare of the State,
and for these reasons believe that
the Department of Conservation and
development should be authorized
to aid forest owners in every pos
sible way
The bill provides that the Depart
ment OF Conservation inaugurate the
following policy and plan:
(a) Extension of the forest fire
prevention organization to all coun-
ties in the State needing such pro-
lection
CO. Cooperation with Federal
and other public agencies in restora-
ton Of forest growth on land I'M
wisely cleared and subsequently
neglected
(c) Furnishing trained and ex-
perienced experts in management to
inspect private forest lands and to
advise with forest land owners with
a view to the general observance Of
recognized and practical rules of
growing, cutting and marketing
timber.
(d) Preparation and distribu-
ton of printed and other material
for use OF teachers and club lead
ers and providing instruction to
schools and clubs and other groups
of citizens.
(e) Acquisition of small areas
of suitable land in different regions
1T the State on which to establish
sn~I, model forests to be develop
ed and used by the Department as
state demonstration forests for ex-
pertinent and demonstration in for
est management
In order that these small tracts
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-16

it off, it was an attractive face.
"Well, what's the verdict 2" he
asked with a whimsical little half
smile when she had studied him for
long moment.
II was just thinking that 7 had
told you all about myself, and 1
don't even know your name"
"Claridge. Jim Claridge's nv
name" He bowed, and shipped the
ashes from his cigaret into the
heavy white ash tray. 'I'm twenty
nine years old. Be thirty my next
birthday. I've only been in this
mans town three days, and I'll
probably leave it again within three
months. I'm a structural iron
worker. My firm has the job on the
new terminal building down by the
square.
II was born on ranch in Cali
fOrnia, and was raised out west.
I've worked, so far, in twenty-six
different cities in these United
States. Will probably see twenty
six more before I'm through. I
haven't any relatives, and nobody
to support but myself. And so 1
make a hobby of picking up girls
from park benches and seeing that
they're taken care of until they can
find work." He hunted in his pocket
as he spoke, and pulling out bill,
put it into Lona's hand as it lay on
the table.
For a moment she stared at it.
Then she looked up at him. ooh,
no." she cried out. "You mustn't!
1 can't take this. Why, never saw
you until tonight. I can't take
money, from you"
what are you going to do?" He
shrugged. "You can't go back to
the park. There's a decent looking
hotel couple of blocks down the
street. I'll see that you get room
for the night. Tomorrow you can
start hunting a new boarding
house, unless you'd rather I went
to the hotel, and you to your old
room at Mrs. Peterman's."
Il couldn't go back there!" Iona
shuddered. II never want to see
that woman again!"
I thought you'd feel that way.
It's the hotel, then" He picked up
her suitcase matter-of-factly, and
before she quite knew what was
happening, Iona found herself out
in the street, his hand on her arm,
the bill he had given her still
clutched in her hand.
A protest rose to her lips again
as he led her into the hotel lobby
and up to the desk. II shouldn't let
you," she said weakly. Its not
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-16
According to Senator Gibbs

According to Senator Gibbs, there
will be lot of Warren county fnI,'
in Raleigh Friday. They u VEINS
quail. Sportsmen in Warren NAV w. -
may not be able to hit quail v.ha VI
they shoot at 'em, but at least tl'e'i
think that when they have to nav g ~.
the privilege of shooting there oua aGl
to be something to shoot at. War
rem county hunters pay into tho
otate treasury more than $4,000 =,
year in hunting and fishing liceaoo'd
All they get back is part time o ,,,,(o
and fire warden. They are goi3o
be here Friday to ask the conen,s,.a -
ton committee of the Senate an1
the conservation and develonnon+
department to spend some of the de-
ference IN stocking the county uitl,
quail and perhaps some Other aal,a
fowl and fish.