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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-24
GOLDFISH BOWL
HAS LEFT PHIL.
On Way to Capital With
Guard of HOnOr-Big
Plans Ready
BY JOHN A. REICHMANN
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

BY JOdN n. hEACANAA1NN
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
washington, october "a. = Cup
= Tne goldfish bowl - the one useo
in the World War drafts = arrives
today for the national draft lottery
Tuesday.
1t will be brought from Philauei-
phia's independence Hall by automo-
bile and escorted by State Police
guards of honor 1t will remain IN
the office of Draft Director Clarence
A. Dykstra until next week.
From this bowl will be drawn
the numbers of registrants in the
order in which they will be called
before local draft boards. Although
there are more than 1900, 900 mer
registered for the draft, only an esti-
mated 10000 numbers win be II
the lottery. Each draft district be-
gins numbering at one.
Preparations for the lottery ART
well underway. Clerks at conscrip.
ton headquarters are placing slip
of papers with the numbers o
them into capsules. These capsule
will be drawn by blindfolded Off
Gals from the goldfish bowl.
Carpenters have begun to prepar'
the auditorium for the drawing
Most Of their work involves build
ing facilities for newspapers, pres
associations and radio chains. al Q
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-24
Local Democrats Are
Speeding Up Campaign
Great Parade, Rally All Ready for Saturday Night
John P. Cudahy Will Be Principal Speaker
at Rally

The tempe of the local Demo-
cratic campaign was being stepped
up today, with eight district meet
ings and rallies scheduled for to-
night, a meeting of the town COM
mittee set for tomorrow night, and
the major local rally of the cam
pagn to be held Saturday night at
Buckingham hall, as well as two wo-
mems sponsored programs Saturday.
Town Chairman Maurice F. Tang
ney and Secretary Cornelius F.
Maloney announced today the route
of the campaign parade which will
precede the rally Saturday night.
The parade, consisting OF bands,
marchers and motor cars, will form
on Freight street at 7:30 Saturday
night. 1t will proceed to Meadow
street to Grand street and to Cot
street, to North Square, to Cherry
street, to East Main street, through
Exchange Place to Leavenworth
street, to Grand street and to Cot
tage Place Red fire will be display
ed all along the route. In the
parade will be delegations from all
local Democratic organizations.
Cudahy will Speak
The principal speaker at the rally
will be John p Cudahy, who was
U. S. minister to Belgium at the
time of the German blitzkrieg
Others to speak will be Robert A.
Hurley, candidate for governor;
Prof. Odell Shepard, candidate for
lieutenant-goveruorship; DR.. Frank
Anastasio, candidate for state treas
urer: John M. Dove, candidate for
controller; Congressman J: Joseph
Smith. Probate Judge Patrick
Healey; State Senator Edward p
Egan, candidate for reelection in the
(No,1fin.1od IN poOo Az
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-24


False-False- False, Mr.. Roosevelt
said last night in answering Republic
can charges that he had urged the
Axis powers to .sell Czcho-Slovakia
down the river, that he had negoti-
ated secret agreements with foreign
governments, that he is committed to
involve this country in war. Not just
false. but deliberately false, he
branded some Republican charges.
"It is the very simple technique"
he said, "of repeating and repeating
falsehoods, with the idea that by
constant repetition and with no con-
tradiction, the misstatement will
finally come to be believed"
Radio, Part of Press
But, he said, in a democracy such
as ours where the radio and a part
of the press remain open to both
Sides" the dictator technique OF re-
peating falsehoods would not pre-
vail. At the reference to part OF
the press" the crowd stopped him
with one of the 40 or more outbursts
of enthusiasm which interrupted his
address.
"Outrageously false" designed to
terrorize, was the charge that this
administration wishes to lead this
country into war" :.
Mr., Roosevelt dedicated himself
again to the cause Of peace: 1T is
for peace I have labored; and 1t Is
for peace shall labor all the days
of my life"
And with that paraphrase OF
David, he ended his speech.
Kills War Charge.
OF the charge that he seeks war,
he said:
This charge is contrary to every
fact, every purpose of the past eight
years. Throughout these years my
every act and every thought has
been directed to the end of rre-
serving the peace Of the world, and
more particularly, the peace OF the
United States-the peace Of the
western hemisphere.
"As I saw war coming, / used
every ounce of the prestige OF the
ONCE Of the President of the United
States to prevent its onset. When
war came. used every ounce Of
the prestige of the office to prevent
its spread to other nations. When
that effort failed, called on Con-
gress and 1 called upon the nation
to build strong defenses. Fan
tastic misssatements, Mr.. Roosevelt
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President Gives
Facts To $1,000
Cheering People
Thousands More on Outside of Convention Hall in
Philadelphia FalsificatiOns OF Willkie,
Others Are DisprOved
BY LYLE C. WILSON
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. 24.-(UP)- President
RoosevelPs bid for the vital mdAtlantic states is
based today on a campaign charging his opponents
with deliberate Justification and denying the exis-
tence Of secret international treaties of any kind in
volving the United States in any way Fifteen thou
sand partisans cheered enthusiastically in Convention
Hall here last night as Mr. Roosevelt began his whir
wind campaign He delivers another political speech
Monday night in New York City.
Thousands NIiIled Outside
He limited himself last night recaptulation of New
Deal achievements sharply sarcastic counters to Repub-
can charges reiteraon that we are not armng Ior
foreign war There was one campaign promise - to the
youth of the land that in the next four years there shall
be work for every young and young woman 1t was
tumultuous meeting in the great hall where Mr.
was renominated four years ago and where Wendell L.
W:ke won the Republican prize last June Thousands
mied outside the building. There were no unoccupled
seats inside Tremendous crowds welcomed him during his
nrngress through Delaware and New Jersey
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-24
RETURNS TO WHITE HOUSE

washington, Oct. -UP)-Pres-
ident Roosevelt returned to the
White House today shortly after
$3.50 a. m. Only small crowd OF
commuters at Union Station saw
the president when his special train
arrived from Philadelphia. He went
immediately from the Union Station
to the White House.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-24
Hitler Attempts to Get
France, Spain to Join Up
Will Be RuinOus
CONSIDERABLE ALARM
IN FRENCH EMPIRE
Hardships of Spain to Be
Doubly Aggravated By
British Blockade
BY FREDERICK KUN
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

NOHAVCU kECSS OSdAA NVAA CSPOAWCAAV
London, October "a. -
CUP - Authoritative Brit
ish sources aimed the double
barreled warning at France
and Spain today that their
active cooperation with Ger
many and Italy would mean
for France encouragement
of the free France movement
in her empire and for Spain
the loss of essential supplies which
now go through the British block
ade.
No doubt was felt here that Adolf
Hitler in his talks with Pierre
Laval, French vice premier, and
Generalissimo Francisco Franco,
the Spanish leader, had tried to
win France and Spain to active
participation in the war on the
side of the Axis powers.
! It was felt that new blow by
Germany and Italy against Great
Britain las being attempted. It
was not taken for granted that the
attempt would succeed, whatever
France and Spain might do.
at should not be taken for grant,
ed" an authoritative spokesman
said, '"that Germany's blandish-
ments and threats are likely to be
too readily accepted
ut may strike Vichy that the
adoption of Hitler's proposals would
cause considerable alarm in the
French empire and give what from
the Vichy viewpoint would be dan
gerous stimulus to the free France
movement.
Spain To Lose Much.
GAS regards Spain there are all
ways hard facts which Spaniards
must take into account-the posi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-24
WAR IN EUROPE
A YEAR AGO.
OCT. "a, 1899
(By United Press)

Five British. merchant ships
and Greek liner were sunk by
the German fleet, one loss I'M
Guiding the drowning Of 20 sea-
men. The men were members Of
the crew of the Menin Ridge, q
2,474-ton freighter, shelled and
sunk near Gibraltar. Five Of the
ships crew were rescued.
Eighty miles west Of Gibral-.
tar, the U. s. Maritime Commits
sion liner Crown City rescued 81
seamen Of the Ledbury, another
British freighter d0wned by the
Germans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-24
GIRLS CAN WEAR THEM

Hartford, Conn, Oct. 24-UP)-
Young love:
Several girls have called up the
State Defense Council, saying they
have boy friends who registered for
CONSUMPTION. The girls wanted to
know If they could wear the regis
trakinR buttons given their friends
Just like fraternity pins, and other
sentimental things.
The council. not wishing to in
Iterfere with romance. said all right,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-24
TREASURY BALANCE

washington, Oct. 24-(UP) Gov
eminent expenses and receipts Tor
the current fiscal year through Oct.
22nd. compared with a year ago;
THIS year Expenses Last Year
81. 50.74s. se7.25 5000 4ae, 9s1. -
s1.7ss. 747.z67.10 s1,eS6. oo4s 1f1.o3
Gross Deficit
s1.2io.sss.soO.l5 1854 AZ. 49,. -
Net Deiicif
yi,fss, 67z,7se.15 $l.sst. 81. fkqs2e
Cash Balance
5000. 0ss. tzs.ss 81 sos, ~ ~. s 1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-24

Bridgeport, Conn, Oct. 24-tUP)
Funeral services will be held Sat-
urday for Attorney Samuel F.
Beardsley, 66, one of the best-known
members of the local bar, who died
late yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-24
COOPERATION With Germany
Would Mean Quick Reprisal
Axis Powers In Very
Mysterious Actions
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS
United Press Foreign News Editor

Axis diplomatic lightning cracked east and west today
and from Moscow the strict Soviet censorship passed dis
patches forecastng imminent signature of Russo-Japa-
nese non-aggression pact This word and the drum-re
OF report and speculation flooding from axis and
axsdomnated capitals appeared to preSage grandscale
offensive by Germany and Italy striking at the power OF the
1o Tyo,oi
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The Weather

Fair, Cool Tonight;
Friday Generally Fair
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Final Edition
Closing Stocks
Late NelOs FIGshe
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-23
The United States Goes TO COLLEGE

Did you vote for Franklin d. Roosevelt or Wendell l.
Nillkie for president Tuesday Nov. 5?
Pardon us, but you didn't.
- You voted for electors who you hope and expect will
the electoral college for the candidate of choice
That is the unique college which all the United States
goes once every four to find out whom has elected
its president
and THEY will vote for the presidential candidates The
result of their vote will be forwarded to Washington there
tabulated with similar votes in other states and the result
is the official election of president.
long around to achieve result everybody knows
about anyway? Perhaps. Some people think it ought to
be eliminated snar of red tape to say nothing
of the possibility that the electors just might possibly get
together and vote for somebody didn't intend them to
vote for at all.
1t all started when the country was young. and had
fewer than 100000 people most of whom were not
allowed to vote Even this restricted suffrage not
trusted II felt that the voters ought to delegate the
right to choose president select group of respected
standing and Judgment and they in their wisdom would
choose anybody they thought best for president.
Their number too, equal in each state to the number
of senator's and representatives, guaranteed minimum
representation to each state no matter how small
But after this college had twice elected Washington
parties sprang up, and the idea became and
firmly entrenched that the electors to be pledged
in advance to vote for specific candidate thus reducing
them from choicemaking body to transmission
belt for choice made by the voters themselves
Thus we are reminded every four years of two things:
first that is democratic today than
when first set up, and second that it is federal
union of sovereign states, and that presidents
chosen by the vote of the people of the states SUCH and
not directly by the mass of all the people.
This sometimes produces the phenomenon of presi-
dent getting the required number of electoral college
and being elected while actually having majority of the
popular vote That is because he NAV have great maos
in the states he carries while losing others by only
few votes This occasionally creates bad feeling yet
is hard to that such feeling would be any less if
candidate turned with majority of 10 votes out of
50000000 cast
This odd and atavistic college has been functioning
for 52 and bids fair to turn out many another
graduate
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-23
HOROSCOPE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER %

Benefic aspects strongly dom
mate today II is most FORUM
ate for both capital and labor
encouraging TO cooperation. This
is promising date for signing
contracts, leases and other legal
papers.
Heart and Home: This is not
fortunate rule of the stars for
women. They will be happiest
in social contacts. but their hos
FATALITIES should be informal
Girls will enjoy athletic sports
more than average flirtations
This rule of the stars inclines
young men TO be egotisticsl and
conscious of their value as pos
sihle suitors. Woman of all ages
should practice household arts.
Business Affairs: Ohstruc tons
in certain lines Of trade, and
slowing down in manufacturing
speed. may be evident under this
sway which is most promising
for ultimate success in mass
production. Magic in Ameri-
can methods in business and
manufacturing is TO be demon
strsted. Advertising is TO ex-
pand under this confirguration,
and Christmas buying should be
generous. Santa Claus is to
travel from the United states to
many foreign children and will
make wholesale purchases.
National Issues: Propag Uganda
from hostile sources will seek
TO estrange the United States
and Canada. but there is 10 be
closer relationship between
British and American citizens.
Distinguished English visitors
win be entertained in Washing
ton and New York City. The
national capital will be the scene
OF an historic event Of supreme
moment before the next year
dawns.
International Affairs: Changes
in the constitution OF Brazil are
forecast. South America coun-
tries are TO come into firm re-
lationship with the United
States. despite the work Of
European dictators. Trade COM
pacts and economic adjustments
are TO bring good returns in
friendship as well as money.
With the approach OF winter
desperate measures are 10 be in
situted by totalitarian powers.
Persons whose birthdate IL is
have the sugury Of year Of
happines and good fortune. Ro-
nance is presaged for the young.
Children born on this day may
be exceedingly sensitive and in
tuitive. kinkly and helpful 70
all whom they meet, these boys
and girls may lack aggressive
ness. but most Of them will gain
success rather late in life.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-23
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn to Wo-
mans page for the answers.
l. Who played the role Of him
self in the recent photoplay,
Strike Up the Band ,"
?. Are snakes Shiny?
3. With what does the Thir-
teenth Amendment to the L. s.
Constitution deal?
4. What is the largest private
" owned business and recreation
center in the United States
5. How many gun shots con-
stitute the Presidents salute?
In which state is Lake
Pontchartrsin?
7. Paper was first made by
the f Egyptians, Greeks. or
Chinese
8. What is the name of the
ancient fortress that is the seat
Of government in the u. S. S.R.?
9. Was the Republican or the
Democratic National Convention
held first in 1910?
10. Does pure natural gas
have odor?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-23


mans suggestion came at par
ucularly unfortunate moment.
II conceded with word that Mar
shal Petain. under pressure from
the Nazis, had abolished labor
and employer organizations, and
taken over the key industries of
France. II also jibed with Off
cial concern over strikes in sew
eral factories engaged in the
manufacture of defense weapons.
Labor spokesman regard IT as
forerunner of growing demands
for longer hours, abolition of
overtime and freezing of wages
without any reasonable check on
a possible price rise.
New Dealers recognize it as
distinct threat that may become
sharper with increasing employ
ment and further demands for
aid TO England. They also rea-
lZe that Sloan's ideas are shared
by numerous hard-boiled army,
navy and national defense COM
mission officials, and a powerful
bloc within congress. In short.
they believe that the automobile
maker - William s. knudsen's
former boss sounded the
keynote OF conflict that will
become increasingly serious.
The reaction of Willkie bust
nessmen to President Roosevelt's
reelection is tempered by i'm
proved economic conditions arts
ing from the defense program
and the conviction that he will
subject them TO no disturbing
shocks on the domestic front.
In private pow-wows here and
elsewhere they have concluded
that they can stand four more
New Deal years after surviving
the first and furious eight.
Businessmen do NOT believe
that they should abandon their
opposition or their criticism.
They will continue 10 present
their viewpoint 10 congressional
committees and 70 the White
House itself. They still have
many friends who sympsthize
with their problems. and some Of
these men have the ear of the
president. They read into recent
presidential acts and appoint
ments willingness on FDR's
part 10 meet them halfway.
Motivating both sides al least
temporarily is the vital need for
national unity in these days.
Even the most extremist New
Dealers concede that industry is
cooperating wholeheartedly on
the defense sector
The more recalcitrsnt-or un-
Observation-Disclosures that the
presidents smaller popular vote
represents an advance for pri-
waite as against political and
governmental forces. They de-
rive cheer from the fact that
Wilkes public utility connec-
tons did not seem 70 operate
against him. On one point they
agree almost unanimously-thst
the L. s. should keep out Of the
European war.
They fear % the terrific
costs. ~ the disruption Of the
economic machine, and go pos
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-23

SIDE sabotage OF the 0emOcrduc
system.
Republican researchers are
making a check of the Demo-
Gratis secret manipulation Of the
levers OF the vast political ma
chine manufactured at Washing
ton within the last eight years.
They believe it will uncover more
things than old-fashioned politi-
cos ever dreamed in their most
beautiful sleeps.
Few years ago the machine
operated rather crudely. WPA
abuses in the 1888 campaign
resulted in enactment of the
Hatch act; they were too raw
and open. In the 1910 battle the
strategists performed more SUBJ
tly, and without giving public
offense. State WPA admins
traitors, in the last few weeks.
gave bountiful publicity to the
number of new projects.
The office of government re-
ports let everybody know the
millions Of defense contracts that
each community was receiving.
The food stamp plan was en-
larged and improved. Army
shoes and blankets were distrib-
uted in numerous localities. AAA
claimants got their checks be-
fore instead of after election.
Promises to expand the social
security system were profuse.
keeping many Townsendites
from following their patron saint
into the Willl1ie camp.
The GOPers admit that all
these msneuvers came within
the law, They have a snesking
admiration for the Democrats
display Of finesse. They even
concede that any Republican ad-
ministration would probably
adopt the same methods. Indeed,
the more honest investigators
own up 10 an eagerness 10 mas
ter the technique against the
day day when they may get con-
troll of the government.
American naval officers who
ferried the so average destroy
ers 70 Halifax became warm
friends Of their British oppo-
sites The latter were delighted
a. the condition Of our ships
all except 12-and appreciated
the two weeks training in oper-
alton which our people gave
them.
But one Britisher cid not ap-
pear to be grateful He shifted
AT the vessel placed in his charge.
He made il clear that no "Ysnk"
could supply him with any tips
on how 20 get the most perform
anee out Of the ship. He init
mated. too. that he thought
Uncle Sam ought 20 have lesped
into the war on his country's
side long ago.
The American officer oheyed
to the letter strict instructions
70 render all the service he could.
and 10 establish cordial relations
with the other fellow-until the
last dsy AZ Halifax Then he
led with his hest 1T7s punch.
BY the way" asked the Brit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-23
The Cycle Cycle

In the days of "A Bicycle Built for Two, pedestrians
protested loudly the scorher that reckless cycst who
endangered life and limb by his daredevil speeding.
The bicycle went out almost entirely with the first
ing of the automobile But it is back again. and it is
the cycst himself who is in danger. Seven hundred
deaths blamed bcyce-automobe collisions in 1889
by speakers before the National Safety Congress.
City registration and licensing standardizing of regula
tions and special courts and instruction classes
mended to put down the new bicycle menace" of 1910.
Back in another cycle of cycles find different problem
but less serious than the fathers faced
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-23

Stamps

IMPORTANT stamps in the
news are those OF Greece, Tur-
key, Yugoslsvia and Rumania.
eommemorating the Balkan En-
tente. Greek and Yugoslav issues
are pictured here.
Each Of the four nations issued
stamps showing the cost-of-arns
Of each country. Designs are
similar.
Directed particularly against
Balkan aggreSSOrs, the Entente
does not commit either Turkey or
4ugoslavis 70 aid Greece except
against Balkan army. Rumania,
OF course, as Nszi puppet, is out
OF the Entente.