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forced by the laws of diplomatic immunity to hand the money back,
 It was while Ogden Hammond was seriving as Ambassador to Spain during the Coolidge administration that his daughter met Count Ro- berti. Since his retirement from diplomacy, Hammond has been president of the Broadway Invest ment Company, vice-president of the First National Bank of Jersey City, a director of Public Service Corporation of New Jersey and var ious other firms. He was also ac- tive on behalf of Fascist Spain at the time Italy was aiding Franco, and participated in various fund raising drives for the Fascists.
 NOTE = U. s. officials strongly suspect that part of the S2,000,0 ,000 carried by Count Roberti to Mex ico was used to pay for the obvious ly inspired demonstration against -President-e elect Wallace soon after he arrived.
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HOROSCOPE "The stars incline
 but do not cOmpe"
TurJRsDAY. DECEMBER 12

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12
 This should be a fortunate day for the subjects of the fire sign since intuition should be keen. Ad- verse aspects rule in the morning but later benefic influences are strong.
 Heart and Home: Until late In the afternoon women today are sub- feet to disturbing vibrations which may incline them to look on the dark sioe of life. The morning should be given to routine matters Decisions should be postponed, for the evening should bring pleasant reassurances. Many weddings are for the holiday season.
 Business Affairs: Great activity among manufacturers of the Pa cific Coast is prophesied, but labor troubles may retard production. es- pecially in airplane building. There is a sinister sign which seems to indicate that fifth column agents will attempt to direct blame for subversive acts upon innocent work CTS. Conflict between opposing un- ion organiza tions will cause seri- ous incident.
 National Issues: Economic prob- lems for the new year will be widely discussed as the capitalistic system of finance is widely assailed Wise foresight will be exercised by the Administration and the Secretary of the Treasury will manifest cour- ageous initiative. Foreign loans will come into the limelight as urgent need of aid is voiced by Britain and China. The radio will be the medi- um of education regarding money < and commerce.
 International Affairs: South Af- rica is to undergo major changes which develop initiative and inde- pendence among certain of it's peo- pie. The stars appear to forecast in the reapportionment of world
 
 power a tendency toward indepen- dent states or countries under pro tectorates This does not mean that the Nazi influence will long prevail Hitler is to find that he has by az gressicn acquired power that he cannot maintain half decade. the seers declare.
 Persons whose birthdate it if have the augury of year of good business CT financial prospects. The young will marry
 Children born on this day val be rather cratic in temperament, but brilliant in mind and strong in emotions
 Copyright, 1940)
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DU POINT CHECKS

The Democrats were hard-preSsed for cash during the recent cam paign, but even so they got a laugh when the Democratic Congression- al Campaign Committee opened two identical letters and found in them two checks-one for $40O0 signed by Felix duPont, Jr., and another for $3,000 signed by him but drawn to the account of Lydia c. duPont.
 With each check was an identical note, on cheap paper without a letterhead, reading: Gentlemen, Attached you will find check to be used solely for the Willkie cam paign."
 Both envelopes were addressed. . National Congressional Campaign Committee. Apparently the du- Fonts had forgotten to specify Re publican" However, the Democrats "eturned the money. and Captain Victor H. Harding, secretary of the committee, wrote the senders as follows:
 Except for the identical state ment in each letter instructing that he checks be used solely for the Willkie campaign there is no in- dication that the checks are not intended for us However, I am re- turning them to you in order that you may make the desired use of them. To us Democrats it is hard to imagine people having so much money they can throw it around like this"
 NOTE-The Felix-Lydia duPont checks may not necessarily have been meant for expenditure in two states. However, another duPont csfeck for $4.0O0 which turned up lin North Dakota is being investi- gated. According to The Fargo Forum, it was signed by Lamont
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S5O,0O0, ,OOO WAR CHEST?

New Dealers are firmly convinc- ed that the Republicans spent at least S50000,000 in the recent battle This figure may be far-fetched, but Milligan is out to learn just how much was poured out through the innumerable Willkie campaign or ganizations.
 On Milligan's list for federal grand jury probing are scores of individuals in more than Is states, among them: Joe Pew. Pennsyl- fvanias oilman boss: several du- Fonts; Edgar M. Queeny, St. Louis head Of the Monsanto Chemical Co Cloud Wampler, head of Chicago bond house; Hays Mcfarland, head
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of a large Chicago advertising firm, Sewell Avery, chairman of U. s. Gypsum Co., and Montgomery Ward; William Patterson, president of United Air Lines.
 Among the states due to pass under Milligan's hard-boiled mic roscope are Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. Last, but possibly not least, Milligan plans to do some quiet checking of the COP convention, convinced that this might prove fruitful field for inquiry.
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LOOK and LEARN sAy c. GORDON

What prairie schooner the capital Virginia?
  sovereignty? many Beatudes there Mount? follows, lady Judy OCrady'? ANSWERS l. covered wagon.
 
  Eight. g. Are sisters under the Rudyard Kping
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poet, is an intimate of Herbert Hoo- yer, while George Creel, World Wal press chief, is a close friend of Pres ident Roosevelt. But last week when Greet celebrated his 64th birthday, his old friend Cutler wrote and published in his honor very touching appreciation.
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STOP!

Tail lights for traffic cops have become standard equipment in Milan, Italy. They designed to keep motorists from running into policemen.
 The idea sounds like excellent to and wouldn't be surprised to see Mussoini extend it to his army in Albania
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Daily Lessons in English v. v L. GORDON

MISUSED: You look like look AS IF tired"
 OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED Forward 
 Incidentally; not INCIDENTLY.
 SYNONYMS: Available usable convenient, handy, ready
 STUDY: three times yours" Let Today word DEVOID destitute devoid of devoid of
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TIUDLKN LIlUULIIL ROBERTA LEE

C. walking with carrying her coat should carry the her?
 A. This should be expected.
 When friends where should the guest of honor be seated?
 A. At the immediate right of the hostess
 Is it good form write We received of the 0th"? A No Write, your letter of the 10th"
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Townsend Club to
 Meet This EveninQ

Members of the Townsend Club will meet tonight at o'clock in Union Hall for their weekly busi- ness and social session. Joe Green will speak on Money" promptly at 8 o'clock. Routine business will fol- low after which there will be a short program. Dancing and amusement will occupy the remainder of the evening.
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iuPont, leading member of the fam- fly, and made out to John Gray, chairman of the Republican State Committee. It was drawn on the Wilmington Trust Company.
 Copyright. 1940. by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incc.)
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They can't stop mel" shouted Mussolini Mean ing, apparently, that he'll keep right on talking until the last Italian soldier has fled
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HELP AN l4LASk AN Telephone 713 or write The Alaska Territorial
 Endowment Service
Employment Service
for this oualified worker.

RODMAN-C -CHAINMAN - Young man, single, age g, IF years uni versity training in mining engineer ing. Three years experience on Sur- vey parties, rodman, chairman. axeman Also laborer and ranch hand Call for ES 225.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

DECEMBER Il Mrs. Thomas A. Morgan Laura King Katherine Bavard Jimmy Connor Jessie E. Shelly Mrs. William Fromholtz Frank Cashel
 w. O. Carlson
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JUNIOR CHOIR TO MEET

JCIION CAHOIN IO IIEL
 Trinity Junior Choir will meet tonight at the Parish Hall at ' o'clock for practice on the Christ mas music.
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Washington Merry Go-Round

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The Nile River has seven mouths.
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Try a classified ad in The Empire
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
CRAMER MAY BE
 NEW COMMANDER

Hartfrod, Conn, Oct. 3.-UP)- Lieut.. Kenneth F. Cramer, Wethersfield, today was recommend ed to succeed the resigned Col. Jo- seph P. Nolan as commander of the 169th infantry.
 Col. Nolan's resignation was an- nounced by the state military de- pertinent, effective October 21. He will retire then with the rank of brigadier general. Col. Nolan re- signed after a first corps area ex- animation board at Boston found him physically disqualified for mili- tary service.
 Lieut.-Col. Cramer was recom- mended as his successor by Col. No Ian in letter of resignation.
 The resignation followed shortly that of another high-ranking Ma tional Guard officer, Col. Otto H. Schroeder, Barkhamsted, for similar physical reasons. Col. Schroeter was commander of the 192nd Field Artillery.
 He was slated to be promoted to brigadier general and given com mand of the 18th Infantry Brigade. This post now was expected to go to Col. Thomas H. Troland, New Lon- don, chief of staff of the 43rd di- vision.
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MRS MORROW SAYS
 CRANDCHILD WELL

Engleweod, N. J., Oct 3.-CUP)- The plight of Great Britain was of more concern to Mrs. Dwight Nor row last night than her new grand daughter, born to Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, her son-in- law and daughter, at B New York hospital.
 Presiding at meeting of the Bergen County Committee to De- fend America by Aiding the Allies, Mrs. Morrow urged that the United States grant Britain everything pos sible to "hold at bay Hitlers brutal forces including 9 flying for tresses," 20 torpedo boats and some pursuit planes.
 Her views don't coincide with those of her son-in-law. He is a strict isolationist.
 Of the new granddaughter she re- fused to say anything for publica- tio1, but was heard to remark to friends that everything is fine" with her daughter and the baby, the third living child in the Lind bergh family. The others are Jon, born August ?, 1892, and Land Nor row Lindbergh, born May 12, 1887. The Lindberghs' first child, Charles Augustus, II, was slain by kid- naper in 1892.
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POPE TO ISSUE
 WARNING SOON

Vatican City, Oct. 3.-(UP)-Vat- ican sources reported today that Pope Plus XII would soon issue an encyiical warning Catholics in all countries to be on their guard against the spread of Communist influences.
 These quarters claimed the church was about to take a decisive position in face of what the Vatican consid- CTS to be a ruinous expansion of bol- shevik philosophy and influence due to the fact that many countries are wooing Russia.
 It was asserted that Great Bri- tain was striving to make Russia as an ally. The Holy See believes that the United States would be glad to receive Russian support against Japan in the Far East.
 Germany, Italy. and Japan are now within the Russian orbit to some extent, the Vatican believes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
FIRST CASAULTY
 AT NEWPORT, R. I.

Newport, R. T., October 3. = (UP) = The first casualty of increased military and naval activity here in connection with national defense plans was recorded today with the death of First Class Private Joseph Menditto, 20, of Willimantic, Conn, attached to Battery B, 10th Coast Artillery.
 Menditto. engaged in minelaying practice off Newport, was dragged overheard from launch when his foot caught in a cable. He was brought to the surface in four min utes, but resuscitation crews failed to revive him. Officials said that pressure of the deep water probably caused his death. The body was taken to Fort Adams to await word from his parents.
 The battery has been placing dummy mines off the entrance to Narragansett Bay.
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Andre Maurois Lists Lessons Of French Failures For U. 5.

Our nnauciers said: s'We Dossess 60 many dollars and this war will last four years; therefore we shall spend every year ons-quarter of our chest. .. Unfortunately Herr Hitler, during the same period. was stalking all he had to make his first blow @ snock-Out. ..
 Had we u1obilized, as we could have done, at the beginning of Sep tember, the industries of America, we should have been, at the begin- ming of May, far better equipped. But experts wanted to get the latest gadget and the lower prices. Ex- perts are always finicly. It is the. business of national leader to put an end to procrastination To gain time is to win a battle. A week, in wartime, may mean as much as 10 or 20 years in peacetime.
 ENUMERATED
 AVIATION
 THIRD LESSON: THE PARA MOUNT VALUE OF THE MAS TERRY OF THE AIR. Before this war, when attended, as a reserve officer in the French army, mili- tary lectures, was always taught that aviation was less important than the layman thought. AirpIanes, we were told, could not actually oc- cupy a country infantry remained the queen of battles.
 But experience has proved, in this war, that infantry cannot occupy a country if 1t is bombed efficiently, that civilian administration itself becomes impossible under contin- uous air attacks, and that parachu- tists and troop carrying planes con- stitute the most active type of mod ern infantry.
 Up to this war, the mastery of the seas gave full protection to a nation covered by an ocean; today the mastery of the seas means nothing without the mastery of the air.
 REFOUGHT
 1918 BATTLES
 Meditation or past shortcomings would, however, be an inadequate preparation for the officers of the armies of tomorrow. If military his tory proves something, it is that it proves nothing. Tactics that suc- ceeded in given war are likely to fail in another.
 It was indeed the misfortune of the allied general staffs that, ob- sessed by the memories of prece- dent victories, they fought in 1889 the campaign of 1913. If the first quality in an army commander is character, the second is imagina- tion. Let us add that the third is faith. No soldiers can win a war unless they fight for something worth dying for. It is faith that makes armies, and even arms, but freedom should, and will, inspire more enduring faith than tyranny.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
PLANES ATTACK
 SWEDISH PORT

Stockholm, October 3. - (UP) = Planes believed to have been Brit ish attacked Malone, on the south west tip of Sweden, and Copen- hagen, across the sound, then, sowed mine fields in that body of water early today.
 At Malone, the populace was ter rified when a plane dropped large caliber bomb on a public park. A terrific explosion left gaping hole in the park, and men and women go- ing to work this morning, chatted excitedly about it. A barrage oi anti-aircraft fire was directed at the plane, but it had escaped.
 Searchlights and anti-aircraft fire in Denmark, both clearly per ceptible at Malone, indicated that Copenhagen, particularly the Kas- trup Airf1eld there, had been sub jected to attack.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
CONVENTION STILL
 HAS NO NOMINEE

Bridgeport, Conn, Oct. 3-UP0 The fourth district Democratic congressional convention broke up at a. m., today without nominating a candidate for U. s. representative.
 The convention will resume delib- erations Saturday afternoon. In the meantime, efforts were to be made to achieve a compromise among the five candidates remaining in the field.
 Tn vote on the 18th and final ballot before adjournment early to- day was Pasquale Vioni, Bridgeport, 82; Edward E. Bray, Fairfield, 50; Leroy Downs, Norwalk, 40; Donald Updyke, Greenwich, 40; former Rep- resentative Albert M. Phillips, Jr., Stamford, 2.
 A candidate must receive at least 109 votes to be nominated. Ely Gull bertson, who remained in the field for time, failed to receive any votes on the final ballot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
Market Makes Best
 Showing gSinceMid-May
Steel Shares Feature in Morning Activities
 Issues Also Score Advances

New York, Oct. 3-(UP)-The stock market advanced today into new high ground since mid-FIay on increasing volume.
 Steel shares featured in activity with small gains. Special issues scored advances ranging to more than 3 points. Railroad and utility stocks were firm, while oils and cop- pers showed minor declines. Motors were steady to firm.
 New highs were made by Revere Copper and Brass preferred at 97 up 1 and its s IA per cent preferred at 6o up 2: Woodward Iron at % l-2 up 1, and Bush Terminal at IA up 1 1-2.
 International Mercantile Marine and Guantanamo Sugar preferred gained ? points and more while gains of a point or more were made by American Airlines, A. M. Byers preferred, Dow Chemical, Du Pont, Eastern Air Lines, Hercules Powder, Sears Roebuck, U. S. Gypsum, and Hiram Walker.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
ROOSEVELT WILL
 DESCRIBE DEFENSE,

Washington, Oct. 3.-(UP)-Pres- ident Roosevelt will give the United States and the entire western hemi- sphere a report on Americas rearm- ament in a radio speech on the night of October 12 from Dayton, O.
 Secretary Stephen T. Early, who announced plans for the major ad- dress, said it will be non-political. Accordingly, he said, it will be transmitted free by the National Broadcasting Co, the Columbia Broadcasting System and the Mu- tual Broadcasting System.
 He said the address will be re- broadcast in Canada and will be "beamed" by shortwave to Latin America.
 The theme of the address, said Early, will follow the line of MT. Roosevelt's remarks earlier this week to Latin America chiefs of staff who called on hin-that hemisphere defense is a common problem of every American nation and the mot to should be lone for all and all for one"
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on June 15. This means that must open my offensive at the beginning of May Therefore I reed my new tanks at the beginning of April. " Thus he drew his blueprints, and woe to him who did not carry them out.
 WE consulted, with exquisite po- liteness, our technicians: Would you kindly tell us how much time you need to build so many air. planes? =. Or so many tanks?" They answered: 1.-TWO years. Three years" and their words were accepted as oracles. "Very well, our generals sadi, then an offensive against the Siegfried Line will not be possible before two years"
 When the conduct of the war should have, to a large extent, gov- erned technical exigencies, we let the technicians control military re- quirements. AS a result, we made preparations for war of 1942 which was over in 1940.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
TO ORGANIZE SHOPS

Hartford, Conn, Oct. 3 - UP)- The International Ladies Garment Workers Union today announced il has started a "drive" to organize dress manufacturing shops in the Hartford area. The move was under direction of Bernard Schub, New Haven, former head of the ILGWU in Connecticut,
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NEW LIBRARY AT
 HARVARD PLANNED

Cambridge, Mass, October 3. - (UP) = Construction of Georgian style library to house Harvard Uni versity's rare books and manu- scripts and to provide exhibition and study rooms for important col lections will be started soon.
 Officials said last night the new library partly will relieve shortage of space in famed Widener library where about half the ur1iversity's 100000 volumes are kept. The structure was made possible through an anonymous alu1nnuS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
NOTED SURGEON DIES

Winchester, Mass, Oct. 3 = (U.P0 -Dr. Tor Wagner Harmer, 59, noted Boston surgeon and for 26 years a staff member of Harvard Medical School, died at his home yesterday. A native of Somerville, he received a citation from France for services to wounded soldiers from 1917 to 1919
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BY ANDRE MAUROIs

In book I have just published under the title Tragedy in France, ' have attempted to describe, as inn partially and accurately as was able to do it, what saw during the war, at the front, in Paris and in | London, as {. French liaison officer attached to the British army. In the present article, I shall try to indicate some of the lessons to be drawn from our misfortunes.
 BRAVER- WON'T
 STOP TANKS
 THE FIRST IS THE IMPRACTI- CABILITY, IN MODERN WAR FARE, OF IMPROVISATION. There was time when personal courage and wise leadership could make good the deficiencies of material preparation. Even at the beginning of the war of 1914, the heroism of the soldiers of the Marne, the quiet composure of Joffre compensated, to a certain extent, the superiority of the German army in machine guns and heavy artillery.
 Such days are over. However U1dVC O AAuh nay ASS AAC OeNAAAAOV oVOk1 Skoda tank with his bare body {; however brilliant 8 general, he can not launch a counter offensive if the enemy enjoys complete mastery of the air, and deprives him of all means of communicating with his subordinates.
 Modern weapons and modern states being what we know them to be, no country can hope to re- main free unless it maintains its army, navy and air fleet in 8 per- feet state of preparedness. Battles of our times are won in aviation factories, in shipyardS and arsenals before the declaration of war. FIGURED
 BACKWARDS
 THE SECOND LESSON IS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TIME FACTOR. We, French and British during this war, built our time tables backwards.
 Hitler said: T wish to be in Paris
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enti, Harry and Robert Hassell Charles Hebert, Clarence and Rich- ard Kolosly, Joseph LeClair, John MacMahon, William Mcbride, How ard Overbaugh, Patsy Pisco, Everitt Roger, Edward Stewart, George and Amile Wildman, Attelio zeceorts.
 The annual town meeting and election will be held Monday, Oct 2. The polls will be open from 6 a. m. until 6 p. m. Persons liv- ing in the second district will vote at All Saints church parish hall.
 The senior chapter of the Catholic Youth Organization of St. Mary Magdalen;s church will hold card party in the church hall Nov. ' for the benefit of the parish building fund.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
Marriage Intentions

The following marriage inten- tiOns have been filed at the office of Town Clerk Mary c. Kilmartin.
 Rene Albert, 561 Riverside street and Helen Janusis, 575 Riverside street.
 Joseph Mora, 1533 East Main street, and Mary Giacin, 19S East on avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
SHEA IS DIRECTOR

Hartford, Conn, Oct. 3 - U.P0- Former Representative Thomas J. Shea, Middletown, today became di- rector of the labor bureau at Dem- ocratic State Headquarters. He was former president of the Connecticut Federation of Labor for three terms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
NOTED STARS TOGETHER

Last seen for RKO Radio in Vigil of the Night" and The Hunchback of Notre Dame." respec- lively. Carole Lombard and Charles Laughton are co-starTed in the stu dio's new dramatic romance of a California vineyard, "They Knew What They Wanted"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
MOBILE PORT GROWS

Mobile, Ala.-(UP) = A new tug. boat and towing service has been established at this Alabama sea- port city to specialize in timber towing on the Mobile, Alabama and Warrior rivers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
oLD-TINrER BACK

Russell Hopton, an old-time actor, who went into private business years ago, returns to the screen in Para mounts '.The Quarterback, in which Wayne Morris plays a dual role.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

Women workers hay eincreased at least 18 per cent in Japan since the invasion of China.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

Farmers of Japan have been or- dered by the government to sell their wheta and barley.