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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-25
FRENCH BOMBERS
 DO MUCH DAMAGE

Gibraltar, Sept 25.-(UP)-French bombing planes killed four persons, wounded l2, and damaged buildings and roads in yesterdays raid, a communique said today.
 For two and a half hours, the planes dodged in and out among clouds. dropping bombs from a height Of 10000 feet.
 Ships and shore batteries threw up a barrage of anti-aircraft shells, and one plane was believed to have been shot down,
 The communique said:
 some 20 or more aircraft of French types took advantage Of low patches Of Levanter tast wind) clouds and bombed Gibraltar from e height of 10000 feet. The at- tackers were engaged by anti-air. craft defenses from ships and shore while tho bombing continued Inter- Inittently for two and half hours
 Approximately 100 bombs were dropped. Many foli Into the seq.
 Damage was done to bulldlngl and roads, ana three small fire were soon under eonfoI. The casul alties Included four killed nnd 4 wounded,
 ''Ths damage caused tho eneml was uncertain, but ll ll believed illa et feast one plane WA1 lllet eoNp'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-25
ALIEN WILL FACE
 KIDNAP CHARGE
Federal Men to Surrender German to State AuthOr=
 ities in California

San Francisco. Sept 25.-(UP)- Federal authorities prepared today to surrender Wilhelm Jakob Muh- lenbroich, 40-year-old German alien, to state authorities for trial on charges of Kidnapping three-year- -old Marc De Tristan, Jr. They infer entially had cleared him of com- plicity in the Kidnapping and murder four years ago of 10-year-old Charles Mattson of Tacoma, Wash.
 Muhlenbroich had confessed that he, had Kidnapped the De Tristan child last Friday for $l00,000 ran- som. Because of his resemblance to descriptions of the Mattson kid- naper, G-men had investigated his possible connection with that un- solved crime.
 According to Earl J. Connolly, as- sistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Mullen broich, at the time of the Madison Kidnapping, was operating a barber shop in Willows, Calf, and within month thereafter he was in a hospital as the result of a skiing acc cident on the slopes of Mount
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-25
HARVARD GROUP
 WILL RAISE FUND

Cambridge, Mass. Sept, 2b-(UP) Harvard university's 5000 non- faculty employees today began 8 campaign among themselves to raise 5000 or more to provide quarters in q country house for Q group of about 10 English children. The retu- gees win be under the supervision Of an English mother and teacher.
 It is believed tho first such group "hcstel" project Tor British child refugees In the United States.
 The children will bo drawn from families ii1 tho lower income brackets living ln the British danger zones.
 During the winter they probably Wlll be housed at . home ln Topsfeld During the bunfnHlor MF, and Mrs' Aldrleh pnfant have offered the fires lihe Of their land and house lll Ffanes1ieWn, N, H.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-25
PALOMBA GETS
 LOCAL SUPPORT
C. 0. P. Caucus May Back Him for Congressional
 Nomination

Local delegates to the fifth dis trict Republican congressional con- vention will caucus tomorrow night, with support to be sought for the candidacy of Attorney Frederick w. Palomba, former town chairman and now a member of the board of tax commissioners and apportion- ment. Backing of the Waterbury delegation is also to be asked for Austin L. Adams, of Middlebriry, and Frank T. Johnson, of Thomas ton.
 Friends of MT. Palomba have been working on his behalf for the past several weeks, but he had made no definite announcement of his can didacy.
 Today, MT. Palomba told The Democrat: "If the party leaders and the convention delegates should be- leve me the strongest candidate, l would be glad to run"
 The nomination will be decided at the congressional convention at the Hotel Elton Saturday morning, which will be attended by more than 1S0 delegates from Litchfield county and northern New Haven county.
 The race for the nomination is still believed to be wide open, though friends of Mir. Johnson, local rewspaperman. claim that he has stronger delegate backing than any of the other candidates In addi- ton to MT. Palomba and MT. Adams, local bank official. the field includes Col. Roy Rice, of Woodbury, who ran two years ago: Senator Claude Badger, of Wolcott; States Attorney William Blodgeett, of Winsted: Carl Lundgren, of ArSonia, fornnan Of the Waterbury special grand Jury; and Attorney Edward Sweeney.
 An attempt 6 being made to have the nomination 80 to someone from New Haven county, On the ground that Lilchfeld eonhiy won enough recognition ip the nomination Of Paul Cornell. Of Washington. for ', 6. Senator.
 Waterbury hafNelfhl delegates 70 the congregational sonventl0n, am1 the caucuk tomorrow night will have much io do Wlth deciding the ont' come.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-25
New York Newspaper De- clares Sabotage Is
 Being PrObed
IONA ISLAND WAS
 TO BE BLOWN UP
Man Discovered There By Guards, But Escapes Ace
 cording to Officer
New York. September 25.

New York, September 25. - (UP) - The newspaper PM said today that it had learned that naval authOri- ties were Investigating in- formation indicating a ''Nazi plot" set for tomorrow, ito blow up Iona Island, the most important naval arsenal on the east coast" The island lies in a bend of the Hudson River between Peekskill and Bear Mountain Bridge, about 35 miles north of New York City.
 At daybreak yesterday" PM said, lone of the extra guards assigned to the island because of the sabo- tage plot, saw a man running, crouched, towards one of the huge underground magazines, containing enough combustibles deep down in solid rock to blow the island off the map"
 Sh0OtS At Man 4 The guard emptied his rifle at the man, PM said, ."and within a few minutes every road for miles war blocked of by state police, marines and naval intelligence agents. E Recently Bear Mountain Park. po- lice found in woods overlooking the island a notebook, written in Ger man. which apparently contained artillery fire notations, PM said.
 Admits Man There
 Advised of the dispatch in PM Capt. J. w. Bunkeley, in charge of Iona Island, said that man had been discovered ir the arsenal grounds Monday night, but had es- capped.
 He wasn't heading toward mag azine, however, Captain Bunkeley said.
 Extra Guards Placed
 He added that he had placed ex- tra guards about the arsenal ter days ago when he heard that PM had reports of an explosion plot. He communicated with military intel ligence at that time.
 "The story that there is a definite plot is untrue as far as I know, Captain Bunkeley said
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-25
Nazi, Jap Pact In Far East Menace 70 Us. A..
Defensive Alliance Aimed to Check British American Agreement on Singapore - Japs May Take
 Control of Settlement at Shanghai
BY JOHN R. MORRIS United Press Staff Correspondent

Shanghai, September 25-CUP)- Authoritative advices from Tokyo said today that Japan and Ger many had agreed in principle on defensive alliance which would become effective if the United States and Great Britain collabo- rated in such matters as the status of the Great Britain far eastern naval base at Singapore
 Described as provisional in its present stage, the alliance, if it became effective, would mean abandonment by Japan of its pol icy of "non-involvement" in the war, the advices said.
 AS the news reached here. there was the sudden threat of major crisis, directly involving American interests, in Shanghai. There were indications that the Japanese might seize control of the French concessions and most of the inter national settlement at any hour.
 The situation was so serious po- tentially that Admiral Thomas C.. Hart, commander -in-chief of the United States ASiatic fleet who ar rived here late today from Tring- tow was expected to confer with American naval, military and con- sular officials on the possible evac- uation of Americans from China. Japan and Manchukuo in event Of an emergency.
 Germany, under the agreement reached at Tokyo, would use its good offices as between Japan and Russia, it was said, thus seeking to free Japan for execution of its new program of expansion south ward
 The alliance was proposed by Germany, according to Tokyo ad- vices. and seemed aimed in great part at diverting the attention of the United States in the interna- tional field, to prevent full United States cooperation with Britain.
 Heinrich Von Stahmers, person. al envoy of Adolf Hitler, was named in the Tokyo advices as the Ger man negotiator of the provisional alliance. The German embassy
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-25
GERMAN TROOPS
 LAND AT VASA
Finland Grants Permission for Passage of Soldiers
 Into Norway

Helsinki, Finland, Sept. 25.-(UP) German troops have landed at the Finnish port of Vasa, midway up the Gulf of Bothnia, in consequence of Finnish submission to Germany's demand for troop facilities to aid in her occupation of Norway, it was disclosed today
 The full implication of the, new German move was not yet known.
 It was not known either, whether Russia had agreed to the German action, or had even been consulted about it.
 The Finnish public. still trying to reconcile itself to the encroach- ment of Russia on it's territory, learned of Germany's action today in the following government com- munique:
 "The transport of German troops
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-25
WAGE INCREASE E SOUGHT FOR WELFARE DEPT. 1Oeo Raise Asked in Ap- pr0priatiOn Request
 for l94l BUDGET IS LOWER
 THAN LAST YEARS Junior Investigators, Case Workers Salaries COn=
 sidered Too Low

A 10 per cent increase for employees of the Welfare De partment in 1941 is proposed in the welfare appropriation request submitted by Super intendent Martin F. Hayden and the Board of Welfare. The total appropriation sought for next year is $455, ,626.53, which is a re- duction of over $2,000 from the amount appropriated for the department this year.
 The proposed welfare budget also provides for a $i,2OO payment to the Visiting Nurse Association, which for several years has sought fina1- cial help from the city. Also sug- gested is an additional $650 for a dietitian.
 Welfare Department salaries, es- pecially for. junior investigators and case workers, have been considered low. The salary item for 1941 will be increased by $7,000 if the pro- posed figures are approved. This would allow pay increase of 10 per cent for all employees, and would also pay the salary of watchman whose services will be required be- cause of the impending transfer of welfare headquarters from the City Hall to the Welton School. A new item proposed in the budget is 1000 for maintenance and repairs at the new welfare center.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-25
GOV. BALDWIN IN
 HOSPITAL TODAY
Chief Executive Removed From Stratford Home to
 New Haven Institution
(NEA Telephoto)

New Haven, Conn, Sept. 25-(UP) Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin was admitted to New Haven hospital to- day, after being removed from his home at Stratford in @ state car.
 The governor, who was stricken with an attack of grippe last Friday, was accompanied by Mrs. Baldwin.
 Gov. Baldwin left sick bed Sun- day to speak to the 242nd coast ar. tillery unit at Bridgeport, as it de- parted for one year of training at Fort Wright. It was believed this may have aggravated his condition.
 James A. Hamilton, director of the hospital, said the governor was admitted about 12:10 p. m., and was suffering from a stomach upset.
 "He is here for rest and observa- tion," said Hamilton, land I can't say how long he will remain in the hospital He in under the care of Dr. Francis G. Blake. professor oi medicine at Yale university"
 Hamilton said a daily bulletin on the governors condition would 5s released, indicating that his stay might be prolonged. He would not say whether the governors condi- tion was serious.
 Decision to remove the governor to the hospital was made this morn ing after a consultation at his home where he had been conducting the states affairs for the past four days
 Before leaving for the hospital ht signed a batch of letters addressed to mayors and selectmen through out the state, asking for their nom- nations to the local draft boards.
 His illness takes him out of his campaign for reelection, leaving the burden of the political activity tc Lieutenant Governor James L. Me- Conaughy, who becomes acting governor is his absence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-25
Successful Raids Follow Big Explosions Along French Channel Coast BIG BERLIN ELECTRIC
 PLANT IS ATTACKED Nazis Rain Super-BOmbs on London to Cause
 Widespread Damage
BY WALLACE CARROLL United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
 London, September 25:. U. P. Royal Air Force Bombers successfully" blasted big power plants, arms factories and other objectiveS in "the heart of Berlin" the air ministry said today after British war planes had touched off a ser ies of tremendous explosions at German invasion bases" on the French coast.
 The counter-blows against Ger many appeared to be gaining intens- ity as Germany attacked London and other British objectives with super bombs" that left the middle of the capital strewn with wreckage.
 The successful raid on the Ger man capital for the third success sive night was reported by the air ministry after dispatches from the south coast of England told of tre- mendous explosions across the chan mel, some of them 50 great that they shook the English coast.
 Objectives Bombed
 Last night in the course of ex- tensive operations over enemy ter- ritory," the air ministry said in a communique issued as isolated Ger man planes again ranged over Lon-' don, Royal Air Force bombers successfully attacked military ob- jectives in Berlin"
 The air ministry said that heavy bombers of the R. A. F. had attack ed number of military objectives in "the heart of Berlin" in a raid that lasted more than two and one half hours.
 (The Potsdam railroad station, the Anhalter railroad station, anti- aircraft guns in tn Tiergarten and the German government buildings including Adolf Hitlers chancellery are in the center of Berlin)
 Barrage Evaded
 According to the air ministry British bombers at 10:30 p. m. evaded an intense barrage and bombed the great Siemens and Halske factories, where two great fires broke out. At one a. m. Berlin's electric power transformer and switching station at Friedrichsfelds was attacked with high explosive bombs.
 Heavy bombers of the RAF last Tuesday night carried the war into the German capital for the second night in succession" the commun- ique said. "A number of military objectives in the heart of Berlin were singled out and attacked in raid lasting over two and one-half hours
 "It (the raid) began shortly after 10:30 p. m., when the first attackers evading an intense barrage from the citys ground defenses, located and bombed the great Siemens- Hallske plant which produces large pro- portion of the electrical equipment used by the German armed forces. Big Fires Seen Two great fires were seen tc break out in the target area after the bombing. At 1 o'clock this tnorn- ing an attack was made on Berlint power transformer switching station at Friedrichsfeltee, which supplies
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-25
BRIGHTER REPORTS
 IT WAS TORPEDOED

New York, Sept. 2b- (UP) = Mackay Radio said today It had inc tercepted c message from the Brit ish freighter sulairia in which the ship reported 1t had been torpedoed about 800 miles off the west coast Of Ireland.
 Mackay said the ship radioed that lt vas torpedoed at 6;Se .. ii1., EDT today.
 The GulaiFIa ls . frelghter Of b.b02 tons. It is owned by the Donaldson Line, and its port oi registry s ulaagou.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-25
1000 AT LUNCHEON

Boston, Sept. 25.-(UP)-A thou sand American Legionnaires were expected to participate today in a luncheon planned as part of the campaig. of Wendell L. Willkie, Re- publican Presidential candidate. The Willkie war veterans national com mittee, sponsoring the event. listed among those expected to attend. former National Commanders Ste. phen F. 'hadwick and Alvin Ows- ley, both Democrats. f
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-25
DAKAR SCENE OF
 FIERCE FIGHTING
Heavy Casualties Report ed-British Gunfire Re-
 ducing City to Wreck
BY RALPH HEINZEN United Press tSaff CorrespOndent)


 Vichy, France, Sept. 25-(UP) - Firece fighting and heavy casualties at Dakar were described in official dispatches today and it was dis closed that French and German plenipotentiaries were negotiating in Paris on the British-Free French attack, which might result in the early return of the French govern ment to Paris.
 It was announced officially that French planes had bombed Gibraltar heavily for two hours in reprisal for the Dakar attack. A communique said;
 An important number of planes dropped 45 tons of bombs on Gibral- tar arsenal south of the Mole. One big ship wa3 hit Heavy smoke was observed. indicating other hits. All French planes returned safely des- pite defense fire"
 Airplane and naval fighting con- tinued throughout the night and was still in progress today in the Dakar area, dispatches said.
 Sections of Dakar were reported to be in shambles. The reports said that buildings along the north and south maritime boulevards. the Avenue de L'Arsenal fronting the port, and the naval basin were wrecked.
 British gunfire was reported to have demolished the railway sta- tion behind the arsenal. The Euro pean business district on Pasteur Maginot and Coulset streets was smashed.
 Reports said the British fleet car ried out it's attack with 14-inch guns but the French claimed to have the mastery of the air.
 French casualties totaled l85 kill. ed and 363 wounded up to noon yes. terday. 1t was asserted. and thest casualties were more than doubled by violent British airplane bonn. bardment of Dakar yesterday after noon. This would mean that cas- uaities had reached about HOO yes' terday, with fighting proceeding.
 A French air force squadron, at' (Contlnued on Page N
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-25
CEREMONY CALLED
 OFF BY WEATHER

Washington, Sept 26-(Up)-RAin forced postponenaent today Of Pres Ident Rooeevelt's plans Co lay the cornerstone Of the Terminal build. ing at Washington National Airport, the most modern civil aviation cen. ter ever constructed,
 The White Holleo announced that tha eaFemenles, expected q etgoaB preparedness, Nould ba held nktuFs day and follow the same schedule originally planned ior todays
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-25
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. Sept. 25-(UP) = Government expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Sept 2s, compared with year ago; This Year Expenses Last YeaI $2,1s1 .946,7 ,725.7S $c,261, 1889. .li5.0t
 Receipts
 sl,425,s2o.2 .257.os s1,s75.sss. .4s1.ss
 Gross Deficit 7O6.o2s. .4ss.7o sss5,5o5, ,e6s.1s
 Net Deficit ss9o. .O51 ,sls.7O ss7e. SIS. .los.ss s2.sls.Ss9. .s45.o5 sS,ss7.5ss.sss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-25
WAR IN EUROPE A YEAR AGO,
 SEPT. 25, 1030
ny United Press

By United Press
 London reported bombing for. mer Zeppelin weFks st Friedriehs- hafen. IIand-to-hapd fighting ragged in WaEsaw. France reported further advance in BanF seetsR
 Turhlsh and naikan emlsnarlea arrived ln Aloasow ieF diplomatic ialh1,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-25
CALVIN FINED $500:
 SENTENCE. SUSPENDED
tNEA Telephotol

afternoon of Superior Court today arragned before Judge Alfred Baldwin The $500 without Calvin New Haven county jail He suspended the the jail
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-25

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-25
The Democrat Will Answer Questions On Conseription

To help do it's bit toward national defense the Wa terbIry Democrat will an- swer all questions of read CTS regarding application of the new cOnscription law.
 Through the facilities of NEA Service a special &c., lective Service Information Bureau has been set-up in Washington.
 This bureau will mail re- plies - correct and com piete - to all questions sent in by readers of this newspaper. Questions must be accompanied by postage prepaid postcard or stamp cd envelope - self-ad- dressed.
 Milton Brenner. long time European chief for NEA Service, who covered eonsefiptl0n during the World War and who has reported progress Of the present law since lis 10. eepilen, will head the gussiien-answer bsrsau. Watch for nrenneF's daily articles beginning tomoF- rev il ths
 DEMOCRAT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-25
The Weather

Rain, Cooler Tonight; Fair, Cool Thursday
 FuD weather Report Pass 2
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-09
MT. LAKE PARK

Again we hear sounds that mean
Mountain Lake is still on the map.
The Park Improvement Club has
called meeting for next Monday
night, the 18th, at 1880 o'clock in the
basement of the Methodist church. This
meeting, so we are told, is of vital
interest to all those having the welfare
Of their community at heart. Plans
will be made for the summer and it is
urged that all citizens attend.
Just back of the postoffice building
on the opposite side of the highway
there is vacant lot which for the past
year has been used by the youth of
the Park and of those nearby for a
baseball ground. Each Sunday when
the day is fair, winter or summer, you
will find them practicing On Tuesday
afternoon those who were in that
neighborhood would have noticed a
great many cars parked near the post
officer. Looking closer one saw many
familiar figures "squatting" inside
the ball diamond. Parsons was playing
Oakland high. Besides several of the
high school teachers there were a num-
Der of old timers watching. CAB"
"a. to- White and "Hick" (Warren)
Rathbun, both of whom could tell you
that some years ago they had almost
on that same spot had witnessed
other ball games and participated in
them.
There is always crowd when it
comes to ball game and Mountain
Lake could do very we'll with a team.
There is material both here and in
Oakland. A good ball team wouldn't
hurt us bit. Certainly there is plenty
of interest shown here even in just
practice games. 1t might be worth