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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
SPECIAL ELECTION
 TO NAME ELECTOR
COP. Presidential ElectOr Dies; Socialist NOmina=
 tiOns Considered

Hartford, Conn.,, Oct. 17.-UP)- The death of a Republican presid- ential elector--Matthew c. Brush of Norwalk--caused a special cleo ton to. be ordered today by the Re- publican state central committee tC immediately fill the vacancy.
 Brush, New York financier and former President of the American International Shipbuiiding Corp. died Tuesday at New York City.
 State Chairman Benjamin E, Har- wood ordered the special election held among the central committed members. and the new elector was expected to be announced Friday oF Saturday. Brush also was an electol for the union party, which endorsed Wendell L. Willkie.
 The attorney generals office con- sidered the legality of all socialist nominations made In Hartford county, which included cdndidatei for the general assembly and the endorsement of Republican Con- gressman William J. Miller, All tho nominating petitions were signed by Hartford Town Chairman John 10 Andrews. The attorney general wal to decide whether Andrews wai authorized 10 sign for other towns ln the county.
 Also t0 Do determined was which Of two 2lft district state senatorial district candidates 0f nFldg0poIl Were lo appear on the democratic ticket. Two party factions nonlnnt' ed separate candidates
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
GREECE, TURKEY ARE THREATENED

Rome. Oct. IT = (U.P) Two leading governments Ital- ian newspapers assumed a most threatening tone against Greece and Turkey today and one accused the Greeks of secretly allowing the Britt ish fleet to use their naval bases.
 History inevitably will call these two nations to a reckoning" Vir- glnio Gayda wrote in the authorita- tive 0iornaie DTtalia.
 Corriere Padano of Ferrara, owned by the family Of the late Air Mar. shal ftalo Balbo, attacked the Turk ish press for It's alleged anti-ftalia stand, 0ayda accused both Greece and Turkey Of aiding dreat Britain,
 Correlre PndanO sald the British were doing their best 10 drag the Turks Into the European conflict and 0ayda wrote;
 England ls Isolated, The only na. tions remaining in the British frame work are Greece, which e0nt|nnes secretly 10 let Che British neet use llA bases, and Turkey, History ins eyltnbly Nill oall these two nalione le c reckoning
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
FLAMES, SMOKE
 SEEN BY NAZIS
Flyers Claim Hits Made Northwest of Waterloo
 Bridge

, Berlin, Oct. 17.-(UP)-ToWering sheets of blue flame and big smoke clouds followed German aerial bom- bardment of a district northwest of Waterloo Bridge in the heart of London the ofiicial news agency said today.
 German pilots returning from this mornings raids on Britain were quoted by the news agency as say- ing that e number of heavy calihre high explosive bombs were dropped northwest of the bridge. tThe area northwest of Waterloo Bridge ex- tends from the Strand to Soho, the British Museum and the University of London.j
 The agency did not specify what was hit but the area includes the big Covent Garden vegetable and fruit markets, .as well as the Lone gon theatrical district.
 German pilots also reported that new fires woro started north and south Of the Royal Albert docks and that important material damage" was believed inflicted.
 Nazi sources said that from oc- tober 9th t0 18th, iQ5 British planes ahd 92 German planes had been destroyed, giving Germany Q Co 1 ratio over tho R, A. q.
 rho crew losses were il3 fef the DFili6h and oi for the 0afmafls, bni nolllo of ille unflflnll nIl0la were rescued bS faEl nea ofofe plelleA llleso anf0fmanis added
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
Democratic Candidate Pessimistic In Prophecy
 OfDire Result In Change
EXCITEMENT AS
 GAR OVERTURNS

Mrs. Meyer Chazen, of College street, Derby, escaped with only slight injuries while her husband and daughter, Marion, were en- tireIy unhurt when their car struck a curbing, shot across the road and turned over on ThOm- aston avenue near Homer street late this afternoon.
 The accident was feared to be serious when a call was sent in for the emergency crew of the Fire Department, which responded together with several police cars. The emergency apparatus was summoned when it appeared that the occupants of the car were trapped. All were abe to crawl to safety, however, without the aid of police or firemen.
 The accident occurred when Chazen lost control of his car, which was proceeding toward ThomastOn, struck the curb, and shot across the street, turning over. Police and firemen were called by nearby resident.
 Mrs. Chazen suffered a bruised knee and other slight injuries, but did not require hospital treat ment. Patrick DiFrOnxo, of 2i Albert Place, was the operator Oi a car which happened at thu scene at the time of the accident but he was not involved in an. ? way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
OF
 RIVER IS URGED
Roosevelt Calls St. LaW- renee Project Urgent
 for Defense

Washington, Oct. IT. = CUP) = There is an urgent need for devel- oping power on the St. Lawrence river for defense industries, Presi- dent Roosevelt declared today in creating an advisory committee to conduct preliminary work on the project.
 He announced this move in a special informative message to Con- gress in which he said that he was allocated $1,000,0 900 from his special contingency funds to finance preli- minary borings and other explora- tory work.
 The message amplified a press conference announcement by the President on Tuesday regarding the preliminary work. At that time he said he planned to allocate $100,000
 The President said today that dew elopment of the St. Lawrence rap- ids is "an essential part of the pro- gram of continental defense" tc provide power for defense industrie; both in Canada and the United States.
 MT. Roosevelt made no mention of any treaty with Canada under which the power project would be authorized. His message left unan- swered the question whether the rapids could be developed without Q treaty. He mentioned only power development. and said nothing res garding disputed proposals foE waterway development.
 Earlier In President Roosevelt't administration, during the i034 ses. sion of Congress. the Senate rejected one proposed St. Lawrence treaty with Canada,
 Mr. Roosevelt said the preliminary work nov to be undertaken involves mo actual construction or commit. ments to construct" iie promised 10 keep Congress fully advised of future developments ln the plan,
 As members of the special ~ Lawrence advisory committee Mf Roosevelt named chairman Leland oIds Of lhe EedeFai Power c0mmls' sion. Assistant Secretary oi State 4 A. i,eTle, Brig, Ger, Thomas h Robins 0f the boaFd Of army enslh' ,oonlinned on Bags q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
DRAFT LOTTERY
 TOBE SPEEDED
6,5OO Local Boards Di- rected to Facilitate
 Classification Job

Washington, Oct. 17.-tUPJ- Selective service officials today di- rected the $500 local draft boards to speed preparations for the nex' big draft stepthe national lot tery.
 The lottery will determine the or der in which the men who registered yesterday will be called to be classi- fled and inducted into the army for years training.
 Time and pace of the lottery-ex- cept that 1t will be held in Wash ingt0n-have not been decided defin- itely. Present guesses are that 1t most likely will be between Oct. 26 and Nov. 2.
 The drawing will be accompanied by much fanfare. Notables. headed by President Roosevelt and his cabinet, are expected to attend. Among proposed places for the lot tery are Constitution Hall, the h. terior Department auditorium and the senate.
 Lieut.. Col. Charles R. Morris, re- vAAC$g WAAO OAAAAAOA0Ch 1ACo40CAlb Wilson and the other officials who drew the numbers in the World War draft lottery, has offered to per- form the service this time. Oficials indicated his offer may be accepted.
 Morris, now 65, lives in Elizabeth, N. J. He mas the blindfold which he used in l917-a piece of linen from a chair used at the signing of the Declaration of Independence-and the ladle to stir the numbered draft slips. The ladle was made from one of the original rafters in Indepen- dence Hall.
 Morris also owns the goldfish bowl in which the 1917 numbers were placed.
 With the closing of registration places last night. the first in the series of steps leading to the lottery was taken when the cards of regis trants were bundled together and sent to the draft boards in the re- Spective areas.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
u. s. AMBASSADOR
 COMING TO CITY
Cudahy Will Speak at Big Democratic Rally
 October 26

John A. Cudahy, United States am- bassador to Belgium, will be one of the speakers at the Democratic rally at Buckingham hall here on Satur- day the 26th, it was announced to- day by Democratic state headquar- -ters at Hartford. Others on the speaking program will be Robert A Hurley, candidate for governor, Pro- lessor Odell Shepard, candidate for lieutenant governor, other members of the state ticket, Congressman J Joseph Smith, Mayor Vincent A ,Scully, Senator Edward P. Egan Attorney Michael V. Blansfield, At torney John A. Membrino and Rep Daniel J. Mahaney will also be guests.
 Efforts will be made to have Ann bassador Cudahy speak also at a campaign luncheon to be held at The Elton the same day under the auspices of the Women's Democratic club of Waterbury.
 Ambassador Cudahy returned to the United States several months ago. He was in Belgium during the German advance which resulted in the capture of the low countries.
 The Democratic town committee plans to make the rally on the 18th the climax of the party's local cam paign. A big street parade will be held with red fire and the other old fashioned campaign features The parade will end at Buckingham hall as the rally starts.
 Plans for the campaign gathering are in charge of Town Chairman Maurice F. Tangney A meeting of the town committee is scheduled for tomorrow night at party headquar- ters on North Main street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
Sees C. 0. P. ''Back to Normalcy" Cry in
 Bad Light NATIONAL DEBT NOW LOWER THAN IN 1929 United Mine Workers Ex. ecutive Gives Ticket His
 Endorsement
BY FRED o. BAILEY

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 With Wallace motorcade iD West Virginia, October IT,. (UP) - Henry A. Wallace opened his vice-preside dential campaign in West Virginia today with a prediction that a Republican administration in Washington when peace comes would bring a depres- sion worse than either 1921 or 1882.
 He addressed 2,0OO persons at Wheeling, his first stop in the state.
 If the Republicans are in power when peace comes, they will cry Back to normalcy, up with free en- terprise. Take the government out of business. Cut down on gOTern- ment spending, 1" the Democratic running mate of President Roess- welt declared.
 If they are able to do that cut down on government spending private capital will be so scared that it will not flow into productive en- terprise," he said. we will have a depression that will make 1921 and 1892 look like veritable years of prosperity"
 National Debt Lower Wallace claimed many business men are concerned about govern ment debt and spending without knowing all the facts" They do not know that the total national debt is now billions of dollars less than in 1929. he said
 He was campaigning through West Virginia mining and manufacture ing areas con record of achieve ment"
 Speaks In Pa. He came into the state after a series of speeches in Pennsylvania, climaxed last night in Pittsburgh by the unqualified endorsement of Phil Murray, vice president of the United Mine Workers of America.
 Murray, who seconded Wallaee's nomination at Chicago, pledged that he would use all my influence with labor to re-elect President Roosevelt and his running mate in November.
 q pledge to you as a labor leader. insofar as I am able to influence my followers. my unreserved and unqualified support of President Roosevelt and Henry Wallace, 1" Murray told Wallace's rally He indicated that John L.. Lewis. head of the CIO, may soon make his position in the presidential campaign known.
 Wallace Greaks today at whaeling. Moundsville, New Martinsviile. Sis- ] tersville, St. Maryis and Parkers- burg. Tomorrow he will make a speaking tour by automobile through Ohio from Cincinnati to Belle Fon- taine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

WOAO a1OA44Sf G&bAS CGAAO4N0s
 Rescue workers wearing gas masks because small nearby gas main was broken dug into the debris of the building, which collapsed sideways and leaned against street surface shelter.
 Ambulances Near By
 Ambulances stood by the building and persons without gas masks placed wet handkerchiefs over their faces.
 Air cannonading was heard fre- quently from the clouds over the Thames estuary during the after noon air battles. British planes drove tho raiders back out to sea after a number of sharp encounters. mostly aboge the clouds.
 Attack Shopping Area
 One German squadron dived through the clouds and attacked a southeast towns shopping district with a score of bombs, causing dam age to buildings and about 10 cas- uaities. but the main enemy squad- rons were driven away from London during morning air raid alarms.
 Four daylight air raid alarms were sounded in London as large numbers of German planes crossed the Kent coast, hidden by clouds, and headed toward London.
 Anti-aircraft guns peppered the raiders but most of them could not be seen from the ground.
 One German fighter -bomber was chased by British pursuit planes but 1t managed to drop bombs along the coast.
 Among bombing casualties last night was an entire family-parents and three children-Mlled when a bomb hit an Anderson surface shel- ter on the outskirts of London.
 Five others were killed and num- Der injured when bomb struck public shelter on a recreation grounds. Seven were killed by two heavy bombs on the outskirts.
 A bomb damaged Catholic church in . southeast district and demol- ished nearby house.
 Because of the night raids. it was decided that motion picture houses
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
BURMA ROAD IS
 ACTIVE TODAY
Ban Was Off at Midnight 1; Truck Ready to Bring
 in Supplies
BY GEORGE WANG United Press Staff Correspondent


 Lashio, On the Burma road, Fri day, Oct. 18.-(UP)-Great Brt- tain,s ban on traffic over the Bur- ma Road expired at midnight, re- opening the mountain highway as a vital lifeline in China's struggle against Japanese military conquest.
 Defying Japanese threats to bomb the long mountain road from new air bases in French 1ndo- Shina, 5000 sweating, singing Chi nese coolies had labored all day Thursday to load 2O00 American built trucks for dispatch in sec- tions over the highway to Chung king.
 Streams of coolies, Chinese, Bur- meSe, Thialanders, plodded under the blazing sun between warehouses and open air dumps and the long lines of trucks with 10000 tons ot goods accumulated during the three months Britain kept the road closed at Japan'S demand.
 Huge signs forbade smoking. Cam eras were also strictly forbidden.
 Chinese crews had fueled the trucks and were ready for the zero hour, prepared to brave threat ened Japanese bombing plane att tacks all along the Chinese part of the road. A ferocious bombing by Japanese planes base don French Indo- China was taken for granted
 British officials praised the Chi neSe crews.
 "They' are working now and Sav- ing their celebrations of the open- ing of the road for some other time" hey said.
 Two hundred heavily laden trucks, in five conveys, moved out along the road ready to move across the border at the stroke of midnight.
 British authorities had decided to release only commercial goods in the first trucks, in order to avoid a rush and possible trafiic jam and to hold munitions until some time tomorrow when the traffic was flowing smoothly.
 Jubilant Chinese, however pressed for immediate dispatch of arms. The Unit edPress correspondent was permitted to see the contents of the first five conveys, under
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
224,75l REGISTER
 FOR CONN. DRAFT
25,OOO Less Than Esti- mated-O Only 2 COnsci-
 entiOus Objectors

Hartford, Conn, Oct. 17-(UP)-- State selectiye service headquarters reported to Washington today that 224,751 men between the ages of 2l and 36 registered in Connecticut yes- trday for military service.
 The total was about 25,OO0 less than had been expected by reg istration officials. The states quota in the first draft call, it was es- timated. will be 8,630 men.
 On the whole the registration went off without disturbance. Two cases of conscientious objectors who refused to register were reported to Q. s. Attorney Robert P. Butler, who promised a full investigation.
 William w. Clark. 20, graduate student at Hartford Seminary Foundation and an ordained min- ister. refused to register and issued Q statement on hls stand.
 T am not stacker" he said. T am not yellow"
 1Fe described the registration act "as an excellent example Of the way in which the evil Of stagnation cloaks Itself in the semblance Of q supposed good. begiiiling the atten- ton from the true good. I am q conscientious objector to war"
 Another who failed to register on similar grounds was Robin Rae graduate of Rollins college and son Of q North stoningt0n sFtist.
 At DanbuFy, Rev, Dr. Allan N Chalmers, pastor ol Broadway Tab. Arnaole. New York, denounced cons Ierlptlon nt Q discussion group ol clergy at the T9rd annual meeting 0i .ho Connecticut conference Of cons gPeeailonal churches,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
U. S. ARMY HOLDS
 SCOUTS OFFICER

Manila, Oct i7 - (UpJ =. An officer of the Philippine Scouts, . division Of the United States Army. was held iFeommnnleado today on q charge Of ceiling military insoEIna. ton,
 Army authorities, who were qllea. tl0nIn9 him, admitted that Han 0lIls eeP was dotalnoa' on these ohnT6es but declined io reveal more details, It was reported that tWe aeoollis plleea also were held,
 Tlho eFTasl Naa made, li Nas urs dersiood, when tho oi'leff began faHb|'ng heavily l'e hnf been NIlr 1eF surveillance ioF senls i'|rf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
HEAD OF DRAFT PRAISES YOUTH Success of R=Day Called Triumph of Democracy
 By Dykstra
BY JOHN A. REICHMANN Tinted Press Staff COrreSDOndent)

(OmteO frcSS SIdAI OOEECSpVuuChSl
 Washington, Oct. 17.-(UP)-Na- tional Draft Director Clarence A. Dykstra said today that the success in registering more than 16,000,O00 men for possible military servive demonstrates the ability of democ- racy to rise to an occasion of this sort"
 Those who thought that we were supine and soft and that democracy could not move with effectiveness may be disappointed" he said at a press conference shortly after he was sworn in to his new post.
 He praised the "almost universal cooperation from the young men of the United States" and the efficiency with which registration machinery had been set up. He added that Lieutenant Colonel Lewis B. Hershey acting director before he took over had "done a magnificent piece oi work"
 To Speed Approval
 Dykstra said that one of his first tasks would be to speed approval of state appeals boards, which will hear cases of persons who feel they have been unJustly treated by their local boards in matters of claSSifi- cation and deferment.
 Dykstra also reported for duty to President Roosevelt, who issued an executive order giving him pow CT to appoint necessary members of local boards, local board physi- clans. government appeal agents and members of appeal boards" to hasten the draft program.
 The executive order was a tech- nicality since much of the prelim- mary work already has been com pleted. However, it gave Dykstra the legal jurisdiction necessary to carry out his new duties.
 He arrived here by train this morning and proceeded immediate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
WAR IN EUROPE A YEAR AGO,
 OCT. 17, 1889
(By United press)

(By United pressD
 Great Brltaln's vital naval base nt Beapa Elow was bombed by German aiFplanes. DFilain's World WnF battieship Iron Duke was damaged.
 Police hFFesie1 lle persons ae- emned of participating ln . Naxi piet at Dudapesi, Hungary, 4elE- lng Qaamliiles es arms
 Three hundred survivors Of lha city ef hInnfnIny, IiFlil6h ship shelied and sank by ' nnbs INallBe, Nofo pIcAea % bg ihf |inef indepenfence anii'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
Lone Nazi Raider
 Pierces Defenses Of London Today
Great Battle Fought High in Clouds Over City; Four Daylight Alarms Sounded -One Entire Family
 on Casualty List
BY WALLACE CARROLL nInifed Presa Staff CnrresnOnden

London, October IT. - (UP) British fighter planes today during bombing attacks on the capital and other southeastern obectves Most of the German planes driven back but got through the heavy counter
 attacks by British planes and ground batteries One lone raider dropped bomb three-story building in the London number of workers trapped and there -no..an 1&inr !
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
The Weather

Rain, Warmer Tonight; Fair, Cold Friday
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. Oct. 17--(UPl--Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Oct 18th, compared with wear ago:
 This YeaR Expenses Lnnt Year s2.7l2,sss.sss.1l s2,ss4,7ls.sss.6s
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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-19

generally take to complete any
thing like that.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-19
Mine Disaster Season

Despite every possible precau-
ton, mine explosions will come
occasionally. During the past
few days there have been two,
one at Ward which killed two
miners and injured four others.
Ward is near Montgomery on
Kelleys Creek. The latest dis
'aster occurred in Pennsylvania,
and as this is being written more
than forty men have been found
dead.
No blame can be placed on the
operators of the mines for it
has yet to be found their negli-
|gleance has resulted in a blast.
The miners are not apt to do
things that they know might
result in instant death 70 dozens
Eof their fellows and themselves
Yet each year basis rip through
! mines killing and manning men
Despite every possible precau-
ftion. We do not subscribe to
the theory that all are the re-
suit of carelessness but we do
feel they are preventable, by
expert and unceasing vigilance,
taking nothing whatsoever for
granted. Yet, we have been
assured that this is the formula
|employed everywhere. Perhaps
Sthe problem would be partially
solved if the experts were given
UNLIMITED credit and set to the
Eproblem Of eliminating all posi-
Utility of gas or dust explosions
in any mine and under any
circumstance. Certainly, it will
mot be hard to raise practically
lany given amount for this aim
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-19
RHINEHART'S NEW HOME

Charleston, July 17.-Altho
the big shots of the New Deal
at Washington take their per
iSquites of public office in a big
way - going south to Florida
ION business" in winter, to Ken
lucky about Derby Day time
ION business" and back home
every little while, also "on bust
ness, the big shots of the little
New Deal in West Virginia take
their "persquites" too, though
mot quite so spectacularly.
All "persquites," like every
thing else connected with pub
lie office, are paid for by the
tax payers. Taxpayers of West
Virginia have a stake in a good
many things they didn't order;
Ebut it is a stake they can not
draw dividends on.
For instance: last fall, N. p.