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Evening star., 1940-06-30
Townsend Followers
Gathering for Fifth
0Id-Age Convention
10, 900 Delegates
Expected to Support
Pensions at so
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, June 29.-Preceded by
a delegate who hitch-hike from
Cleveland, the advance guard of fol-
lowers of DR.. Francis E. Townsend's S
old-age pension plan, some in cos
tune, gathered today for the fifth
annual Townsend National Conven-
tion.
A Colorado Indian in full tribal
feathers, a California woman in a
dress of the gold rush period and
a Texan wearing five-gallon hat
were included in one small group
which visited a newspaper office to
watch the presses roll.
Camp Meeting Fervor.
The Townsend conventions have
been described as a mixture of a
religious camp meeting, college
Evening star., 1940-06-30
Table Lamps

Single Lamps and poirs-in pottery glass, porcelain
and composition boses-conpIete with shades
Evening star., 1940-06-30

reunion, a lodge session and "a
small town on Saturday night
About 10000 of the Nations senior
citizens" are expected to be here as
delegates.
With "Americanism and patriot
ism" at it's theme, the convention
proper opens Monday, but an open
air mass meeting will be held to-
morrow with DR.. Townsend and the
Rev. j. Frank Norris of Fort
Worth and Detroit as the principal
speakers.
The 73-year-old founder of the
pension movement, in a message to
his fellow Townsendites, said:
I'm the autumn of 1870 we face a
new opportunity and a solemn and
critical duty. The forthcoming 77th
Congress will inevitably be called
upon for decisions of unprecedented,
historic significance. Americas life.
as we know it, may be at stake.
TN selecting Representatives and
Senators to represent us, let us re-
member that uncommon times call
for uncommon men. There is no
room for partyism. Let us place our
faith in those who have faith in us,
the people"
Urge Townsend Plan.
A bill to impose per cent gross
income tax to finance the Townsend
| pension plan now is pending in the
House Ways and Means Committee
Under the plan, receipts from the
] tax would be prorated among citi-
Evening star., 1940-06-30
D. A. R. Honors Mrs. Loker

LEONARDTOWN, Md, June 2e
(SpeciaD Mrs. George P. Loker OF
Washington, D. c., has been ap-
pointed Maryland State librarian OF
the Daughters of the American Rev.
olution.
Evening star., 1940-06-30
George 6. Buckley Dies;
Insurance Executive
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD. Mass, June 20
George Grant Bulkley, SO, president
of the Springfield Fire and Marine
Insurance Co., and its affiliated
companies for the last 16 years,
died tonight at his home.
Under his administration, assets
of the company grew from nearly
s25,o0o,o00 to more than s35 900 600.
He had been associated with the
company since 1911. He was a ma
tive of Rocky Hill, Conn.
Evening star., 1940-06-30
TronseontinentoI to Use
Five New StrutoIiners
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, June 29.-Trans-
continental and Western Air, Inc,
will place five new 33-passenger
stratoliners In service July 8, cut
ting the flying time between Los
Evening star., 1940-06-30
For the Bedroom

FederoI-Anericon Group; solid Hondu-
ros mahogany SIeieh-type Twin Beds;
and handsome mirrors. Eight pieces.
REDUCED from $3.50 Observation-Disclosures
Louis XIV Group; American walnut and
French beech construction Twin Beds Of
the footIess type; handsomely decorated
mirrors Eight pieces. REDUCED from
$3.50
EorIy Colonial Group; in the Queen Anne
motif; solid Honduras mahogany with low
poster Twin Beds and handsome pedinent
mirrors. Eight pieces. REDUCED from
S415
American HeppIewhite Group; genuine Hon.
duros mahogany Eight pieces, including
Twin Beds REDUCED from $685.
Regency Group; rosewood construction with
black and gold decorations Six pieces,
including full size Bed, Chest of Drawers,
Knee-hoIe Dressing Table and Mirror,
Night Table, Chair and Bench. REDUCED
from S575
American HeppIewhite Group; rock maple
construction with curley maple veneers.
Decorations in floral design. Six pieces, in
cIudno Twin Beds. REDUCED from S325-
American E7eppIewhite Group; genuine Hon.
duros mahogany. Twin Beds ore designed
otter the HeppIewhite chair back Five
pieces. REDUCED from S325
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-23
FRENCH CHILDREN
in GRAVE DANGER
(Continued from Page u

In camps where 1900 French SOL
diers have been held prisoners since
the arrnistice, the health situation
is bad, according to unconflrmed re-
ports. One report was that the pris-
oners were given only 100 grams OF
bread and three glasses Of water
daily.
DR.. Stokes said: France needs
cod liver, halibut liver and tuna
liver oils.
France will have enough bread
but very little meat, no sugar, OIL
fats or soap, very small supply OF
milk, insufficient vegetables but
plenty of fruit. A few potatoes come
from Brittany. The Germans prom
ised to permit shipments OF pota-
toes but none are arriving.
1.-The French will get enough vita
min C by preserving fruit, plenty OF
vitamin E in bread. There IS little
vitamin B1 or BE- because of the
lack of yeast. The only vitamin B
available comes from barley beer.
The French are canning vegetables
but they lack tin and are trying a
process of drying and freezing vege-
tables and wrapping them in cello
phane."
Scientists At Work
French scientists have been over
coming vitamin deficiencies by such
processes as mixing peanut protein
from which the oil has been
squeezed, with 10 IL per cent meat
for use as meat substitute, and re-
placing beet sugar with grape sugar
The French badly need drugs
There is a two and half months
supply of insulin, for example
which arrived on the United States
relief ship McKeesport, but because
of poor distribution there have
been many deaths from diabetes
Drugs to fight Pneumococus and
Streptococcus are especially needed
since with the scanty food rations
and the lessened resistance to colds
an influenza epidemic may break
out at any time.
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inches tall and wearing adhesive tape
across his face either as a disguise
or to support broken nose.
The clerks said that when the ban
dit leader demanded to know where
the "Yonkers pouch" was they re-
fused to tell him. He found 1t after
the clerks were handcuffed.
The train began its run from
Grand Central Station in midtown
Manhattan and arrived at the out
lying station at a. m. (EDT). 1t
was made up of locomotive, its
tender, a mail car, baggage car,
two passenger coaches, and an OBJ
servation car being "dead-headed"
up the line.
Joseph Wagman, conductor,
dropped to the platform from one
car, Brakeman Herbert Stevens,
from another. Two figures stepped
out of the shadows, pressed pistols
into their ribs, forced them into the
rear car where "dead-heading" en-
gineer was doing. He was lined up
against the wall with them.
Meanwhile, the other three bandits
laid plank from an embankment
beyond the station platform to the
open door Of the mail car, quickly
crossed it, and covered Hall and
WELLER before they knew what had
happened. Like all railroad mail
clerks, they were armed. The ban
dts handcuffed them, took their pis-
tolls, and, when they refused to point
out the Yonkers sack the robbers
found 1t for themselves.
Apparently the hold-up had been
well planned, for, in the rear coach.
one of the bandits ordered Wagman
to pull the air brake cord twice
the signal to the engineer to go
ahead. Wagman pulled it once
the emergency signal to stop, and
he was sharply corrected-the bandit
was evidently a railroad man. The
train started. After it had gone 100
yards, the bandits dropped of, one
of them calling back wish us luck.
At the same time, the other three
dropped off the mail car, with the
mail bag.
Wagman pulled the cord once. II
took the engineer 100 yards to stop
the train. BY that time the bandits
were in their green or gray sedan
racing up short road into 225th
street where they turned west towaro
Broadway. On the way they discard
ed two pistols-one belonging to one
of the mail clerks the other to one
of the bandits. This was evidently
a mistake.
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OFFICERS AND men
ARE GIVEN PRAISE
Continued from Page y

\COuCuue0 1rOm rage ~
For the production of weapons,
the volunteer system must be re-
placed by the national obligation
system If we are to succeed.
He stressed the need for intensive
training and streamlined organiza-
ton of the fighting forces.
He said the command had i'm
proved over last year but pointed
out weaknesses in the lower units
due to inadequate practical train
ing" He recommended frequent
practical exercises. more experience
in cooperative work between air and
ground forces and criticized "book-
ish" leaders who are inclined to
follow fixed forms and diagrams in
field work failing to use prac-
tical common sense" He said the
exercises demonstrated the value
of mobile motorized forces and that
every large force needs such unit,
supported by tanks"
Motorized units of natianal guards
men were rolling toward the homes
in IL states today. BY Sunday the
encampments which dotted the 1900
square mile maneuver area will be
gone.
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SIX BANDITS ROB
new YORK TRAIN
Continued from Page u

Continued from Page u
train was stopped in the Marble Hill
station, in the extreme northern Sec
ton of Manhattan borough Of that
name, not far from the New York
city limits. The train was local
of the New York Central bound fol
Albany and way stops.
Police could not Immediately re-
call another mail train robbery In
New York city in recent years.
The clerks-Brooks Hall, C101 Fort
Field avenue, YonkerS, and Louis
WELLER, 1896 30th street Long
Island City, were not harmed though
it took a police emergency squad a
half hour to file the handouts on
their wrists. The bandits were brief
and hard demanding at pistol point
the Yonkers mail and Slapping on
the handouts when they received 1t.
They escaped in sedan parked
behind the station In which two
other men were waiting. A sixth man
had served as q lookout on the sta
ton platform.
Passengers Ignorant
The 80 passengers in the train In
GLIDING six women knew nothing OF
the robbery until police reached the
scene.
The mail clerks described the BAN
dit leader who carried shotgun as
about 80 years old five feet eight
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MRS. TROTSKY IS
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Continued from Page -
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leo.
Investigation Goes On
The federal district attorney gen.
erals ONCE formally entered the
investigation today, presumably to
handle any indictments. The con-
fessed assassin, Frank Jackson,
who according to the Mexican inn
migration department entered the
country on q tourist card obtained
from the Mexican colisulaGe y NeW
York, where ne presented an APP
parently valid CANADIAN passport,
was recovering IN = nOspitai ron
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NAILS MAY COME
THROUGH BRAZIL

Middlebury, VT, Aug. % - (U.P)
Fletcher Pratt, military expert
and author, believes Britain's de-
feat would mean an attempted Naz
invasion of the United States
States through Brazil.
He told writer's conference here
last night that thousands of Jap.
anese military reservists as well a;
a large number of German fifth
columnists are laying groundwork ir
Brazil for such an invasion.
Pratt believes this country does
not have so obsolete destroyers tc
send Britain. He declared that what
the British request means is tic
send so new ones now in use with
out fleet and manned by American
sailors"
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disapproval. The radical labor ele-
ment was secretly urged TO oppose
the plans Of the government Tor en-
listing them In any war. In France,
Labor's sabotage Of the armament
program was a factor In that couI1-
try's lack Of essential equipment.
Such activities were carried on at
the very time when the Nazis were
driving the people Of Germany 70
the limit Of their strength to create
those implements Of war with
which she conquered France. Now
those same French workmen who
| listened to fifth column agitation
against their former government,
| have been ordered to work So hours
a week with no extra pay for over
time, and this is just the beginning
Of Nazi rule In France.
Fear Of Radicalism
Fourth, the fear Of radicalisnn so
prevalent among the rich and the
ruling classes in England and IN
France was used as a potent argu-
ment for more friendly, tolerant
feeling toward the Nazi regime, and
as point Of leverage for a policy OF
appeasement. Subtle persuasion, Sc
cret pressure, and in all probability,
open bribery were all used to break
down the loyalty and to secure the
cooperation Of a few key men in
ofiicial positions and in the armies.
When the final crisis came. these
TRAITORS contributed dramatically to
1.-THE collapse OF Allied resistance in
Norway, Holland, Belgium and prob
ably in France.
Fifth, before the outbreak OF war
and throughout its earlier stages, the
smaller countries were constantly
urged to maintain their neutrality
and were warned to avoid any coll
liberation with other nations for
their common defense. Government
officials and the public, by means OF
propaganda, were constantly assured
Of safety and immunity from war If
only they practiced the strictest neu-
trality and abstained from military
cooperation with thier neighbors.
The little democracies were SO inn
pressed with this myth Of neutrality
and the security it would give them,
that the Nazis were successful IN
their strategy of over-run1ing one
nation at time and thus avoided
any united opposition. Fifth column
propaganda played an important
part in keeping public attention
focused on the necessity for neu-
trality which, in the end, proved
to be pure fiction and which made
effective defense impossible.
Make Us Vulnerable
Those personal privileges which in
our Democracy we value so highly
freedom of speech and OF the
press-make us particularly vulner-
able to this new form of warfare. 1t
represents new and grave dan
ger for a self governing country
;, which springs from many national
tiles.
! Fortunately, there is an effective
primary means Of defense against
the underhand activities of fifth col
;! column agents. It lies in tearing
down the veil of secrecy and sub
terfuge under which they operate,
to inform our citizens in detail as to
means they employ and their pur-
: poses.
A secondary means of defense lies
in the timely discernment Of fifth
column methods, with prompt coun-
teraction wherever possible. This Is
! duty which requires intelligent
and organized coordination. We
should be ready to back this pro-
!, gram with all the energy and re-
sources at our command. It Is a
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This fact does not hold in the
same way for nation defensiyely
fighting to preserve itself. Here is
Hitler's present dilemma. The ne
cessity for q conqueror to continue
conuuering or risk downfall is axi-
omatic throughout all military his
tory.
A conqueror always is on the de-
fensive along the home front. Hav-
ing promised his people domination
over the enemy, he must make his
gains to justify the sacrifices he
exacts at home. If he fails, in any
major sense, to do so, that becomes
a defeat as influential on future
events as retreat in the field.
To sit tight and hold the enemy
from advancing IS possible for q
defending nation without loss OF
morale; but a conqueror must push
ahead. To check the enemy is not
sufficient. He must overwhelm
them or he cannot explain his losses.
Hitler's Risk Now
That is Hitler's present position.
It is an old one in the careers Of
world conquerors, and Is the risk.
they all have had to take. Hitler
must now be beginning dinly to
understand this axiom Of conquest.
| He cannot await events. He must
try to make them obedient to his
will.
He has brought his war machine
face to face with the final enemy.
But, his air force has not found the
secret Of success; his total block
ade" cannot even close the channel
at its narrow 20 mile width to Brit
ish shipping; his long range bonn
bardments are answered in turn.
He has fully equipped army of
perhaps 100000 men but they are
idle.
This great mechanical force is
locked within the European CONT
nent, but it seems to be Hitler's last
hope. To risk his army by trying to
invade Britain would seem to ap-
proach too near to outright disaster.
Yet, it is hard to believe the army
itself will be content to remain i'm
passive awaiting the full revival OF
British power.
German Morale In Danger
It is proable that Hitler now is
concerned with this ultimate prob
lem of his career. He is examining
the direction a new military stroke
might take against the British en-
pire with least chance of setback.
The way through the Balkans into
Asia Minor seems less dangerous
than any other, If Russia can be
quieted.
Should there be no new offensive
against Britain, German morale at
home may well show a serious de-
cline before next winter ends. II
that happens, the war viii then en-
ter its concluding phase.
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British Calm Over
Bombing Of London
Continued From Page u

/, ish long range guns had bombarded
the neighborhood Of Calais on the
French side of the English chan
mel last night.
(In London British military quar-
tiers said that the British had
shelled the Calais area but 1t was
not admitted whether land or naval
guns had been used0
Details were not given but 1t was
assumed thai the alleged lombard
ment was in reprisal for German
bombardment of the English Dover
area yesterday.
Nai informants said that German
planes had bombed several arms
factories in the English Midlands
and numerous factories and air
dromes in southern England during
the night.
Scottish ports were bombed yes
terday and during the night, it was
said, and two merchant ships were
damaged.
The same informants said that a
British convoy was attacked and
broken up yesterday and that many
ships were damaged" There was
no explanation OF the action but 1t
was assumed that the informants
referred to the bombardment in the
Strait of Dover by German guns on
the French channel coast.
However, the informants without
disclosing details said that the con-
voy to which they referred was at
tackled by bomber planes and not
by coastal batteries.
They said that weather over the
English Channel was showery and
partly overcast this morning and
that prospects were poor for aerial
activity.
A few reconnaissance planes had
taken off, they said.
IL British Planes
Eleven British planes were shot
down yesterday, inforrnantS said
and three German planes failed to
return.
The official news agency asserted
that the waters around Great Bril-
tain were daily more thickly in
tested with German mines. Ger
man planes watched British mine
sweepers, it was added, and saw one
of them strike a mine and sink.
Scottish ports were bombed yes
terday and during the night, it was
said, and two merchant ships were
damaged.
The high command communique
said that German planes made re-
connaissance flights over England
and effectively" bombed Nabston
airport. One British convoy was
attacked off Berwick, 1t was said,
another in the Downs. Several hits
were scored ON four merchant ships,
the communique said.
The communique said that II
British planes and two barrage bal
looms were destroyed yesterday and
that two German planes were miss
ing.
German planes, it was said, con-
tinued mining British "harbors."
Describing British night bombing
the communique said that it was
mot particularly effective" and
added: zone house was destroyed,
several were damaged and several
civilians were injured in one city. -
However, fires and explosions
were evidence to the effectiveness OF
German night bombing attacks on a
number of airports in Cornwall and
Wales, an aiplane factory at Read
ing and an airplane motor works
at Rochester, the communique said.
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on wATERBURY.

DISTRICT OF WATERBURY, IS.
PROBATE COURT, August 18th.
A. d. 1910. ESTATE OF ALFONSO
RAIMO, late of Waterbury, in said
District, deceased.
Upon the application of Joseph
Raimo, Administrator praying that
he may be authorized to sell certain
real estate belonging to said Es-
tate-as per application on file more
fully appears, II Is
ORDERED. That said application
be heard and determined at the
Probate ONCE In Waterbury, In said
District. on the 2sth day of August.
A. ID. 1910 at $3.50 o'clock In the
forenoon STANDARD Time) and that
notice be given OF the tendency Of
said application, and the time and
place OF hearing thereon. by pub
fishing this order one time In some
newspaper having circulation In
said District, on or before the 24th
day OF August, 1910.
MARGUERITE NJ. FAAY,
Asst. Clerk.
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End Lieut.. Wilbur A. Champagne,
Denver, pilot.
End Lieut.. Robert P. Schmidtchen
Valley Stream, Long Island, N. Y,
co-pilot.
Sgt. william McDearman, Leban-
on, Tenn.
Sgt. Clarence l.. Hobbs, Denver.
Sgt. Truman Fraser, McCrory
Ark.
Pvt. Claud Hutchinson, Denver.
Pvt. Charles Kelly, Texarkana
Ark.
Pvt. Weldon Bryson, Deport, Tex
Sgt. Roy Adkins, Switz City, Ind.
The bomber was engaged in q
might bombing mission" a practice
flight Stimulating wartime conditions
1.-THE exact cause of the crash is
not known" the official announce
ment stated.
It was said that either lightning
or hail caused the crash.
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LEaUOm PERMIT
MnHICE or APPLICATION

This IL TO give notice that !.
Edward p. chateapneuf Of 40 Plasa
Ave. WasEesF 1,s So Aa.u seys a. ,sso
with the Liquor Control Commission
for a Restaurant Permit for the sale
% alcoholic liquor on the premises,
ieb willow st., waterbury, Conn,
The business IN owned BY Edward
y. chateauneuf OF 40 Piasa Avenue,
Waterbury, Conn, and will be eons
Quoted BY Edward 4. chateaunauf OF
40 plasa Avenue, Waterbury, Conn.
EDWARD p. cHATEAuNnUF.
Dated August %, ket0. o's5so0ss
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EXCESS PROFITS
TAX BILL CHANGE

Washington, Aug. % - (U.P.) -
A bi-partisna group Of house ways
and means committee members OPP
posing the present draft Of an ex-
cess profits tax bill. predicted today
that 1t would be rewritten substan-
tally before 1t reaches the house
floor.
Committee Chairman Robert l..
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Doughton has conceded that the bill
cannot be approved for house con-
sideration before next week. Some
members foresaw an even longer
delay.
The bill Is designed to tax abnor-
NAL profits from the defense pro-
gram by assessing levies on profits
accruing from the defense program
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Fifth Column Series
Is Completed Today

problem which requires Thought and
organization. 1t IS more immediate
even than the military problem.
The latter, IL we cannot solve the
former, may well be incapable Of So
luton.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-23

To save the high rail and steam
ship charges many Guatemalan mo-
florists are driving new cars from
the United States to Guatemala.
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symphonic swing orchestras have
Just appeared In South Africa.