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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-02

partment's Accident Prevention
Bureau.
The above table shows that in
September, 1910 accidents were re-
duced by or Is per cent over Sep
TENDER 1888 and increased 6 or II
per cent in comparison with Sep
TENDER 1899.
The traffic fatality rate for ten
months in the three year period is
as follows:
1938-Total 7.
1939-Total 3.
1940-Total 8.
During 1910 Waterbury expert
enced $50 traffic deathless day pc
Rod. This began on April 18th and
ended on September 18th. Children
were involved in both of the deaths
that started an dconcluded this
deathlsss day period. Children have
been the victims in three of 1940s
total traffic deaths. Previous to the
present years child deaths Water
bury had been free Of this type IA
tally since December %, 1887
Major John Burial, chairman OF
the Traffic Safety Committee, states:
THE startling increase in traffic
deaths throughout the nation should
make us all conscious that this
Wastage of life is unnecessary. Here
in Waterbury The Citizens Traffic
Safety Committee and the Police
have waged unrelenting attack
against traffic accidents and our
traffic death rate has been reduced
to what it was before the forma-
ton of the Traffic Safety Com
mittee in 1885"
ITO carry on the campaign w
need cooperation from each and ev'
cry person in the community. Their
are only two months remaining il
1910 and with the practice of SAT
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-02

ested in the safety and welfare of
our nation, when the great pro-
gram for the defense of this nation
and of our democratic ideals must
depend on the continued interest
and support Of all our people, young
and old, in every walk Of life"
"Our people, weary of war, had
blinded themselves to the needs for
defense and refused to follow out,
during the 1920s, program of pre-
paredness drawn up for them by
those who had gone through the
World War" he said. FINALLY, how
ever. under the pressure of the vast
problems created by the depression
our younger people began to take
an active part and interest In the
affairs of government. Many young
err men of intelligence and ability
and a deep interest in the problems
of government for the benefit Of
all the people of our land, includ-
ing our own great Sen. Francis T
Maloney were sent to the legislative
bodies of the nation and the states
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-02
BOY MISSES LONG RIDE

Cassville, Mo, - CUP - A small
boy from the country, afraid to
go home after dark. took refuge
in a packing box and was saved
from being delivered as dry goods
to purchaser when Russell
Windes, a general merchandise
store owner, doubted that dress
goods alone could make any box
So heavy.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-02

OS0SS ANSFA
Because he is opposed to any
new taxes because he
favors further increase of
benefits under the Old Age
Assistance Act because
he believes in a liberal merit
system. free from any posi-
bility of political domineering
and because he has
pledged honest, careful con-
sideration of all his work for
the taxpayers Of Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-02

Because having had Account
ing experience, he is qualified
to ferret through the financial
situation of Waterbury and
see that no bills are passed
that will permit unnecessary
funds to be appropriated
which might be used for poll
tical purposes because
he is an educator and realizes
the need for a trade school in
Waterbury because he
believes the old personal taxes
levied by the city and not
credited to the Tax Payers
should be adjusted or wiped
off the books so that they
won't show as assets.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-02
z Parties Nominate
Men For President
Few Of Minority Groups Get Place on Machines in
Various State Elections
Nv limited Press

Four years residence in the White House. beginning JAM
co. 9 and the Presidency of the United States sought
by men, but it is safe guess the vast majority of the
electorate that goes to the polls Nov but two
DOsSihlv three of the candidates.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-02
THREE DEATHS YEARLY

Turf statisticians declare t he
number OF jockeys killed while rae
ing is about three a year out Of
a total Of more than 1000 riders.
Evening star., 1940-09-06
indians Chart Pennunt Course
In Secret Session Without Witt

of Witt, one spokesman said grimly
IF We have to do it, we'll give the
orders ourselves.
"We are out to do only one thing
and that is to win the pennant. We
think We can do it, but not with the
kind of ball we've been playing.
We've decided we must go for
one or two runs at a time and this
means we can't overlook any chances
to advance runners. That's what
OF getting runs across the plate
without leaving so many men on
the bases.
AT our best we are not a power
hitting ball club and, with Hal
Trosky hurt, this is all the more
true. We are Just beating ourselves
when we try the old army game of
slugging"
Witt himself had no comment on
the meeting, except to say: I'm
still working for Mr.. Bradley (Alva
Bradley. president of the Cleveland
Club, and will continue to do so as
long as the arrangement is agreeable
with him.
At Cleveland, Mr. Bradley declared
the players hotel-room session was
pep meeting" and does not af-
feet the situation at all
Il have made a check as best
I can by telephone on the happen
ings at that meeting" Mr.. Bradley
said. II find that the meeting was
a pep meeting and it is regrettable
that any publicity was given to it.
Ball players, Oscar Witt and I
have but one thing in mind-that is,
to win the pennant for Cleveland" :"
Evening star., 1940-09-06
Monday Is Dead|ine
In Snapshot Contest;
Competition Keen
Judges Must Receive
Lost Of Entries
Before 10 AN.

The Stars $4,000 amateur snap
shot contest Is rapidly drawing to
close. Amateurs have only q few
more hours in which to submit their
entries for prizes. The hour of 10
am. Monday has been fixed by the
judges as the deadline, after which
no more will be considered.
Contestants may drop their pic
lures in the mail or deliver them In
person at The Star Office, but the
photographs must be in the hands
of the judges at or before 10 am.
Monday.
In these closing days, therefore
camera fans still have the oppor-
tunity of turning in winning pic
lures, perhaps even the grand prize
winner In the national contest, be-
ing conducted by many newspapers
throughout the country.
Competition Is keen, as many good
pictures have been turned in at
the close of vacation periods.
Excellent pictures. in some in
stances, are considered for some
time by the judges and win prizes
later in the weekly competition for
publication in the Sunday rotogra-
vure. Others, on more careful con-
sideration, fail in competition with
better pictures
The number of entries has in
creased steadily as the contest pro-
ceeded. Recent weeks have brought
hundreds of entries. The judges
are expecting a veritable flood over
the week end from which to choose
the last winners.
Winners selected Monday will ap-
pear in the final rotogravure page
OF the contest on Sunday, Septem-
Der Is. First prize each week has
been IS, with an additional 81 for
each OF the other pictures published.
At the conclusion of the contest
here four grand prize winners will
be chosen, each of which will re-
ceive $25. These will be the out
standing snapshots in each of the
four classes of The Star competi-
ton, and will be entered in the
national contest. Judging in the
national contest will take place in
the National Geographic Society
headquarters on Sixteenth street.
National prize winners in each
OF the four classes will receive $500
each, and the final winner will re-
ceive the coveted 81 200 award.
The four classes ars as follows:
a. Babies and children: One or
more youngsters to be judged for
cuteneSS, expression of character or
mood. Subjects may be engaged in
appropriate hobbies or interests.
Adults may appear if they are not
the principal interest.
b. Young people and adults: One
or more grownups Chigh school or
college age, or older) engaged in any
activity: in sports, games, hobbies,
occupations: at home, at work or on
holiday, indoor or outdoor activi-
ties.
c. Scenes and still life: Pictures
to be judged for scenic or pictorial
appeal; landscapes. marine views,
street scenes, buildings; or unusual
still LIE" subjects including table
top" or miniature arrangements.
d. Animal life: Household pets,
(cats, dogs, BIRDS, horses, farm ami
mails, forest wild life, zoo animals,
birds, dsh. reptiles, insects,
Evening star., 1940-09-06

Jean Decoux and Japanese Maj.
Gen. Issaku NiShihara.
Details of the agreement were not
announced. 1t was said negotia-
tions we're continuing.
Reports yesterday said q prehmi-
nary agreement had been reached
between Toxic and Vichy giving
Japan . 'limited" right to land her
troops and supplies at Haiphong
and move them over the Indo-C China
Railway to the border Of Yunnan,
Southwest China, for the campaigns
against the Chinese.
That preliminary agreement, 1t was
said, was made subject to negotias
ton Of details at Hanoi.
Evening star., 1940-09-06
okiio
Continued From First Page.)

tiate with Indo-China authorities
concerning peaceful processes"
Mr.. Suma said the japanese gov
ernment would make no reply to Mr..
Hulps statement on Indo-C China. or
Mr.. HulPs statement that the United
States hoped an agreement soon
would be reached by which Amer
lean troops in Shanghai would be
able to take over patrol of a por-
ton of the defense sector formerly
guarded by British troops.
The United States seems to be
taking a great interest in Shanghai
affairs" he added, "but We don't
think them very important.
The question should be settled on
the spot"
Britain has withdrawn all her
armed forces from China, but the
Japanese objected to a decision by
defense chiefs in Shanghai assign
ing part Of the British defense area
there to Japanese and part to
American troops. American troops
therefore did not take over their
new assignment pending negotia-
tionS.
Evening star., 1940-09-06
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associa ted Press.
DETROIT. Sept. 6-The Cleve-
land Indians went on a new war
path uncharted by Chief Oscar Witt
today as the pennant race developed
into the tightest tangle of the sea-
SON.
Most players attended a hotel
room session without the knowledge
of Manager Witt last night and laid
new plans for today's series finale
with Detroit and for the rest of the
season.
They were q serious and deter
mined-looking band after losing
their second game to the Tigers,
making four straight losses. Both
Detroit and New York are within
two games of their first place.
The Indians were reluctant to
discuss their council Of war, which
recalled previous such sessions
first to demand that Witt be fired
and later to, agree to forget every
thing but the pennant.
Several players indicated this ses-
sion was attended by "all but two
or three regulars"
Asked how they expected to carry
out their plans without cooperation
Evening star., 1940-09-06
Police Records Found
For 81 of II Voqronts

Fifty-four Of the II vagrants
rounded up in District parks early
Wednesday have police records.
Park Policeman Bernard J. Beck
mann, the arresting officer, said
yesterday.
The records, obtained through the
Justice Department, will be used
to substantiate vagrancy charges
placed against the men. the police
man said. They were to be ar
raigned today in Police Court.
Evening star., 1940-09-06
Berlin
Continued From First Page }

attacked in both darkness and day.
light today. Others are Liverpool
and Thames Haven, the latter an
important oil storage center.
Reconnaissance planes hovering
over Liverpool after the attack re-
ported that q gasworks, a warehouse
a refrigerating plant and a drydock
were hit in the city and a merchant
ship was struck in the harbor. Sev-
eral fires broke out where bombs
landed, it was said.
Six new fires were started among
the Thames Haven oil tanks, ac-
cording to these sources.
Defenses Declared Broken.
German pursuit planes accom-.
panying bomber formations reported
back to Berlin that the raiding
squadrons broke through Britain's
air defenses after fierce battles this
morning.
The German high command re-
ported German bombers effectively
bombed British harborS and indus
trial establishments last night dur
ing far-ranging raids over North
west, Southeast and Central Eng
land.
The high command said several
airports in the neighborhood of Lin
coin and big oil depots at Thames
Haven, in Essex, and dock facilities
in East London were blasted and set
afire.
In the course of these attacks Ger.
man raiders engaged in furious en-
counters with British fighters, but
came out victorious, the daily COM
munique said.
Other heavy attacks were reported
made on Liverpool, Sunderland, II
miles southeast of Newcastle; the
naval base at Portsmouth, Blyth and
Hull, on the northeastern coast and
Newcastle.
The widespread night attacks fol-
lowed so raids reported yesterday
Evening star., 1940-09-06
Pepco Bond Issue
OF S10,000,o0o for
Extensions Approved
Life Insurance Firms
To Buy 34-Yeor Pledges
Beorine 3H% Interest

Approval was given today by the
Public Utilities Commission to the
request of the Potomac Electric
Power Co. to issue $4,000, 900 of 81
per cent, first mortgage bonds. due
December /, 1874. Approval of the
huge transaction had been antici-
pated.
Funds resulting from the bond
issue are to be used for additions,
extensions and improvements to the
power company plant. partly to pro-
vide facilities needed by the Govern
ment in its national defense opera
tions. The proposal was considered
August % at an extraordinary joint
session of the Public Utilities Com
mission and the Securities and Ex-
change Commission.
Sold to Insurance Firms.
Half of the slo.ooo,oc issue is to
be sold to the Metropolitan Life In
surance Co. and the remainder to
the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of
New York.
In Its decision the Utilities Com
mission said the record in the pro-
ceeding and an investigation by the
commission disclosed that the is
Suance OF securities for the purpose
Of obtaining capital accounts was
warranted and necessary" It
added: The record also discloses
there is a strong bond market and
poor stock market, which, with
the present financial structure of
the company and the favorable
terms under which the bonds could
be floated, make it desirable that
bonds be issued at this time
Bonds Favored.
The president of the company
stated he had received conflicting
legal opinions as to whether or not
the Potomac Electric Power Co. was
technically in position to issue
stock, but stated that If this legal
barrier be determined to be nom
existent and there be proper stock
market, it would be his view that the
company should issue stock"
The commission added that it rec
ognized no factual or legal barrier
to the issuance Of stock, common or
preferred. il there was a reasonable
and proper stock market, but under
the stated conditions choose to ap-
prove the bond transaction.
Evening star., 1940-09-06

in one of the heaviest assaults thus
far against Britain.
Informed sources said 46 British
planes and six barrage ballons we're
destroyed in yesterdays attacks,
against the loss of only is German
planes.
British planes continued their
night raids on Germany, and at one
point were reported to have killed
five rural residents. Otherwise. the
nigh command said, the damage was
mot worth mentioning"
For the third successive morning
Bernners were driven into AFRAID
shelters in the early hours today by
the approach Of British bombing
planes
No planes appeared over the city,
however, and authoritative spokes-
men declared the British were driven
OF by anti-aircraft defenses before
they could reach the capitals out
skirts.
The Berlin press vented its scorn
on Prime Minister Winston Church
ills address to the British House Of
Commons yesterday, calling it "a
miserable echo to Adolf Hitler's
Sportspalast speech"
Hitler's newspaper, the Voelkischer
Beobachter, said the Fuehrer's ad-
dress was judged rightly by neutral
observers to be "a final, unreserved
challenge to the British Empire to
fight"
Mr.. Churchill, the paper said,
found it necessary to warn against
the illusion that the danger Of Ger
man invasion had been STAYED OF. ="
He even notified the British, !"
Beobachter said, that q multiplied
ton of German attacks was to be
expected in September, compared to
August.
tBut attempts to sugarcoat with
such old phrases as England is
stronger than ever and the Brit
ish air force is adequate for the
present need are calculations based
on typical Churchillian logic"
Evening star., 1940-09-06
Fairfax Chest Provides
Shoe Fund for Pupils
Special Dispatch to The Sta,

FAIRFAX. Va, Sept. GA fund
OF SIPS to purchase shoes for needy
school children has been made
available by the Fairfax County
Community Chest.
The money was provided as the
result OF a survey made by James E.
Bauserman. supervisor of elemen-
tary schools, who pointed out scores
of children will be unable to attend
school when the weather gets cold
unless they are provided with shoes.
The shoe fund will be spent under
the direction of Mrs. j. Hunter
Mack, county juvenile worker.
Evening star., 1940-09-06
President Will Leave
Tonight for HYDE Park

President Roosevelt will leave
tonight for his home at Hyde Park,
N. Y, and will return to Washing.
ton Monday or Tuesday.
He told a press conference today
he would make no defense inspec-
ton trips while away.
Evening star., 1940-09-06
Hanoi Reports Agreement.

HONG KONG, Sept. 6 R.-
Authoritative Hanoi quarters re-
ported today a general agreement
governing military facilities to be
granted the Japanese in French
Indo-C China was reached last night
between French Gov. Gen. Admiral
Evening star., 1940-09-06
Weather Conditions Last "a Hours.

Weather Conditions Last "a Hours.
There has been little change in weather
eondltions during the last "A hours. Pres
sure continues low over California and Ari-
iona and broad trough extends thence
northeastHard to North Dakota, Blythe,
Calf, 1907 / millibars (2974 inches) and
Lennon. s. Oak. 10135 millibars (2g.a3
lnches. A wave disturbance is moving
northeastward over the ocean, a ship about
300 miles east.southeast of Nantucket,
Mass 1011.2 millbars (29 So inches), and
pressure is relatively low and falling slowly
over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico,
ship. about $50 miles northeast Of Vera
Cruz. Mexico, l00S,l millbars (29.77
inches). Pressure continues high over the
lar Northwest and over the eastern half
OF the United States. Alpena. Mich. 1027.I
mlllbars l30.33 inches), and Missula,
Mont. l023.7 millibars t3O.23 inchesJ.
Showers have occurred in central Califor-
MIA. western Montana, the southern Rocky
at Mao4ntain resion. the southern Plains
portions Of tbs. South Atlantic states and
along the Gulf coast. The weather has
become cooler In the Middle Atlantic States,
New Ensland. New York. Montana, and the
have been slight.
Evening star., 1940-09-06
Livingstone Civic Meetino

The annual meeting of the Liv-
ingstone Heights Civic League will
meet at 8 pm. Monday at the st.
Mary's Episcopal Church Parish
Hall, North Glebe road, Arlington,
Va. Ofncers will be elected.
Evening star., 1940-09-06
Report
trurnished BY


temperature gentle north -
Maryland and Vrgnia-Fair
- ' A''' ~i"1'e'
West vrginia-Far tonight change empera.
Evening star., 1940-09-06
6. A. R. Quortermoster Dies

LOUISVILLE. KY. Sept. s R.-
M. H. Davidson, s5, quartermaster
general of the Grand Army of the
Republic. died today following Q
heart attack.
Evening star., 1940-09-06
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches In ths
capital tcurrent month to date):
Evening star., 1940-09-06

Senator Barkley, after observing
that q wise man sometimes changes
his mind. fool never" insisted that
changed conditions now existed.
The Democratic leader said that
the American public would pass
upon the third-term issue in No.
vember and asserted that any tes-
timony at the Burke hearings would
make no difference.
After the invitations" to Senators
Ashurst and Barkley, Senator Burke
dug up a record of all Senators who
supported the 1928 ''anti-third term"
resolution and included them. He
said they were Senators Wagner,
New York: Harrison, Mississippi;
King, Utah; Gerry, Rhode Island;
Tydings, Maryland; Glass, Virginia;
Hayden, Arizona; Smith, South
Carolina: Mcclellan, Tennessee;
Nicely, West Virginia; Sheppard,
Texas; Thomas, Oklahoma; Wheel
er, Montana, and Pittman, Nevada,
Democrats; and Norris, Independ-
ent, Of Nebraska and La Toilette,
Progressive, of Wisconsin, author of
the resolution.
La gaceta., 1940-03-02
OTROS Is DIAS PARA LOS
~AUTOMOVIIISTAS

Los automovilistas que no han
podido comprar sus licencias, y
a los cuales va les concedi6 45
diaS de plazo Ell gobernador
Cone, tendran otros Is dias de
respiro, 81 los oficiales de la ley
siguen la recommendation de la
Comisi6n del COndado.
Los Comisionados adoptaron
una resolution pidiendo al She
riff y otros oficiales de la Ley
que no hagan arrestos por eau
sas de las licencias de 1889 du-
rante los primeros Is dias de es-
te mes, en- consideration a los
campesinos que sufrieron por
los frios recientes.
Ell Comisionado Simmons, de
Plant City, que present6 la re-
seduction, dijo que en- otras dos
semanas los cosecheros de fire.
sas pueden estar en- condiciones
de recoger Y vender la cosecha
y tener dinero para comprar Ia
licencia.
La gaceta., 1940-03-02
Sc HICIERON r 81
ARRESTOS

Commando su campaha para
la seguridad del transito, que
comenz6 ell microbes, la policia
efectu6 otras 81 detenciones de
personals consideradas como uu
peligro para la circulation.
De tres personals acusadas de
exceso de velocidad, dos fueron
multadas en- SIS o 5 dfas en- Ia
Corte Municipal aver. La otra
persona no compareci6 a la Coz
tie Y Sc orden6 q. sea arrestada
de nuevo. Doce personals perdie-
ron sus fianzas de 81 cada una
por estacionamiento Illegal.
Cuatro de las 5 personals a.
rrestadas por llevar hces de-
fectuosas en- su maquina, per-
dieron fianzas de 50 cada una.
La quinta page una multa de
un peso.
Ell Jefe de Policia Woodruff
dice que continuara la campana
hasta que los automovilistas de
Tampa Sc muestren mas cumpli
dores de las leyes del transito,
La gaceta., 1940-03-02
LA MUERTE DE UN
LIDER OBRERO

Saturnino Aleman, de 38 a.
nos Y vecino del 1908 de la
Avenida II, result6 mortal
mente herido aver cuando ell
autom6vil en- que Sc dirigia a
Atlanta a tomar parte en- una
conferencia de las Uniones de
la Federation Americana del
Trabajo, Sc volc6 a unas dos
millas al norte de Ashburn,
Georgia. Aleman era vice-pre-
sidente de la local de Taba-
queros No. 500, que es la prin
cipal de las Uniones de csc ra
mo.
FL autom6vil Sc volc6 por
raz6n de haber reventado una
de las gomas traseras. Aleman
fu6 llevado a un hospital en-
Cordele, donde muri6 a POGO
de ser recluido.
FL chauffeur de la maquina
Joaquin Perez Lendian, que
reside en- la Avenida Nebras-
ka No. 201213, result6 ligera-
mente herido en- ell accidente
pero no asi la sehora Aleman
que tambien viajaba en- la mis-
ma maquina.
AL enterarse de la triste nue.
va, ell Comit6 Consultivo Con-
junto de las Uniones de Taba-
queros de Tampa, Sc reuni6 pa
ra enviar un mensaje de con-
dolencia a la familia del desa-
parecido.
La gaceta., 1940-03-02
Ell DIR. ORESTES FERRARA
ESTA ~GRAVEMENTE HE
RIDO

Habana, MARIO 2.-La poll
ella declare hoy que pronto Sc
haran algLnas d~etenciones con
motive del intento de %asesina-
to al DR.. Orestes Ferrara,
miembro de la Asamblea Cons
ti.uyente de Cuba Y ex-emba-
iador de este pals en- los Esta-
dos UnidJs Ferrara fu6 heri-
do cuando viajaba en- su auto
m6vil por unos asaltanets que
utilizaron una ametralladora.
El chauffeur de la maquina
en- que viajaba Ferrara, un in
dividuo llamado Rufino Alga-
rez perdi6 la vida. III ex-cm.
bajodor Sc encuentra recluido
en- ell Hospital de Emerg9n-
sia,