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WINSTED MAN DIES
VERY SUDDENLY

Winsted. Conn, July e-lUP)-
Rep. Francis p. BaliAon, OF. q men,
Der OF the general assembly for the
last two terms. died today OF Q heart
attack.
Dannon operated q drug store
here for more than 80 years. ~ one
time, he was mentioned as q pos
slble Republican senatorial nominee
from this district.
re leaves his widow and thSee
nons.
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Britain Is Convinced
Dread Invasion Nears
German Bombers Launched Fierce Daylight Raids
on British Coastal Towns TOday-French
Planes Attack Gibraltar
BY WALLACE CARROLL
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

London, July 8-(UP)-German bombers launched
strong daylight raids British coastal towns today drop
ping more than 100 bombs and causing casualties The
air ministry and ministry OF home security reported two Ger
For the first time since outbreak Of the German
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TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, July s-(UP)--Gov-
eminent expenses and receipts Ior
current fiscal year through July sths
compared with year ago:
This Year Expenses Last YEAR
$2ss.72s.522.el s2s7.sil.sbs.zs
ss7,1os,s7i.ss sso.e4s.57a.7s
s15s,ss4,ssi.S5 ssss.sss.sso.5s
si4s,7so.isi.os v ssss.bso.o se.ss
$3.50, sis. $500 ss.s7s.sso.i5s.ss
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THE WORLD WAR
rs YEARS AGO,
JULY 8, 1915

Italian blseka6e ~ Austrian
aRa Aihamian eaaets IN eject.
AmslFiam eegeHses eB fhe lsBnze
River 80 feFmldahIe Coz The STAT.
Len onslaught.
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FURNACES cleaned. F89sl, FepalTea.
Call Homer ThsFien, Waterbury
Heating Ca Tel s-of5s,-- A1v.
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Germany, Italy Very Certain
England Will Be Vanquished
So War Echoes ResOund in Other Sec
tors Of World; Japan Begins to
Show Her Teeth
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS

=
War and repercussons of cracked around
the world today the German press proclaimed that
Germany and Italy are so confident of victory that
the foundations of the new postwar structure are
already being laid by theh Axis powers.
Hitler, CianO Discussions
Adolf Hitler and Count Galeazzo Ciano Italys foreign
minister meeting at Berlin reported to have dis
cussed such questions immediate grant OF special
rights to Japan French IndoChna and the Dutch East
Indies, and the fate of the Balkans
Balkan Question Spotlighted
The Balkan question: said the Berlin press, "has been
spoghed by Soviet activity" There indication
what decisions if any, were reached but in connection
with Japan Rome noted that Italian East Africa cut off
by British blockade from Italy, may be dependent
upon japanese supplies.
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The Weather

Mostly Cloudy Tonight;
Thunder Showers Tues.
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
By ROGER w. BABSON,
Copyright 1910 Publishers
Financial Bureau.

New York City, April l0.-Only
reorganization of the railroads cap
ital set-up and policies can prevent
the air lines, buses, and trucks from
eventually making nearly one-hall
the railroad mileage useless. For
that reason, believe the Wheeler
Lea bill, or some similar friendly
legislation, should be pushed through
This session OF Congress. The rail-
roads should be unshackled to give
them an even break in their lie ana
death battle with other carriers.
The railroads are the nation SET
ond biggest taxpayers, biggest Gust
omers. and biggest investment. IL
the railroads could get back on theil
feet they could provide thousands
of new jobs, put millions OF dollars
in investors pockets and give ouSl-
ness a tremendous hypodermlc. 10
day, hampered by l. c. {. regula-
tons. top-heavy capitalization, short
sighted labor leaders, and antiquat-
ed rate schedules, the railroads are
being battered into pulp 0y thei.
aggressive competitors. Pullman
traffic is going TO the air INES
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
Bremen Said
To Be Sunk
Survivor of Torpe-
doed British Steamer
Says $1,000 Germans
On Bremen w h e n
Sunk.

London, April 18.-(AP)- EX-
change Telegraph today quoted a
Norwegian survivor Of the torpedocd
British steamer Stancliifc as saying
the German liner Bremen had sunk
off Norway with $1,000 troops.
The seaman, named Rydningen'
was saved after the Stancllffe was
torpedoed off the north Scottish
coast last Friday.
The agency quoted the seaman as
saving that telegram announcing
safe arrival at ii Norwegian port had
been found i'm the Bremen captains
pocket and that il was sent TO Ger
many by Norwegian authorities.
German authorities in Berlin last
week denied reports that the Bremen
had been SUM: carly in the occupa5
ton of Denmark and Norway. To-
dav authorized German sources sad
they had no information on the liner
but that the latest report SOUNDS like
the same old sWindIc which has
been frequently revived by the Brl-
fish y
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
Balkans NAV
Turn ToReds
For Support
Agreements w i t h
Russia Sought I o
Ward Off Possible
German Invasion of
Southeastern Europe,
Reports State.

Budapest, April l0.--(AP)-- Hun
gary is contemplating talks with
Soviet Russia to ward off a possible
German invasion Of southeastern
Europe, it was reported authorlta-
lively today.
Just as Rumania and YugoslaVla
are feared to lie turning toward Mos
cow for support Of their neutrality,
Hungary, long regarded as the most
anti-SOViet nation in Europe, was be-
lieved planning to follow a similar
course.
The hope for Russian support was
based principally on the belief that
the Russians, despite their non-ag-
gression and trade alliance with the
Reich, arc against any German adj
vance into the Balkans and may be
able to bring enough pressure on
Germany to hold her off.
Rumana, winch in recent days has
been beset by an increased fear OF a
Russian attack on Bessarabla- Ru-
manian territory which has had a
period under Russian rule--WaS re-
ported to have reached a tentative
agreement with Russia.
There is much less faith noW-ln
Hungary's case especially-in 1taly'S
influence to keep Germany out Of the
Balkans. In some quarters there is
a growing suspicion that if Germany
were to drive into southeastern Eu-
rope, Italy rather than oppose it
would move into sections OF Yugo-
slavia to protect her interests" there.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
Reorganization OF Rails
Recommended By Babson

coach traffic to the buses; lucrative
freight and express business TO the
trucks.
Air Line Load Double
| have no particular love for the
railroads, but / hate to see d 20-bil-
lion-dollar industry die; | hate TO
see a milIion-dOllar-a-day taxpayer
sandbagged; l hate to see an en-
ployer Of a million men hog tied.
But that is exactly what is happen
ing every minute. In the last two
wears, the air lines more than doub-
led their passenger load Their rates
are dropping steadily-now are on
even terms with Pullman rates on
many jump. Like the railroads,
thew are soon to segregate their
mail. express, and passenger busi-
ness. A year or two more and we
will see freight trains of the air.
This is the subrosa idea for using
the thousands of military airplanes
which, after the European War,
will be available for commercial
purposes.
The planes are great time-savers.
Their safety record gets better every
year-actually beat the railroads
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
Southeastern Nations
Told That Allies Will
Not Threaten Their
independence; Allies
Fight To Break Ger
man Hold On Norway.

London, April 18-(AP)-Prime
Minister Chamberlain today gave as
surances against any allied menace to
tho southeastern European NATIONS,
while in the north Britain's forces
by land, sea, and air fought to break
Gcrnlany's grip on Norway.
Following a hint to non-belllger-
cnt Italy by Minister Of Economic
Warfare Ronald H. Cross to watch
her step, and to Sweden that she
might be the next target Of Nazl
lightning, Chamberlain sought to
calm some Of the war worries Oh
southeastern Europe where Britain
is launching an economic offensive
lie told the House Of Commons
that British ENJOYS to southeastern
European nations were leaving 1ol
their posts after some nine days OF
London conferences on "outStandlng
problems" there.
The purpose Of the discussions
he said, has been in accordance with
the settled policy Of His Majesty S
government - the preservation OF
peace and promotion of security IN
the Balkans and the Danube coun'
tries.
Not one of these states xxx has
any cause TO fear that the allies OF
other forces will ever threaten their
independence OF integrity"
Official silence continued on the
activities and locations Of the Brit
ish forces in Norway, but 1t was
pointed out that the first move like
Iy would be 10 sever German COM
n,inicatiUn lines.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
Hull's Stand
On Pacific Is
Backed By FIR
Nazi Invaders
Roll Nearer To
SwedishBorder

Stockholm. April l3.-(AP)-The
German invaders of Norway today
rolled closer to Sweden, who clamp
cd new restrictions on foreigners
within her territory in hope Of MAIN
tanning her neutrality.
Haldeu, close 10 the southern Nor
-eg;an-SWcdiSh frontier, was cap
tured by the Germans. Other invad-
ing forces were threatening the FoS-
sum notifications in the MyScu
nelShborhoOd. about 30 miles SOUTH
east Of Oslo.
Norwegian cjrlc> said the GortIfica-
tiuuS line, Il row of concrete forts,
vas equipped with guns, ammuni-
tom, and provisions to withstand q
long siege.
Reports from Haldcn said force
OF 200 Germans first occupied the
city and later were reinforced by
1000 more.
In the north. allied and Nor
Wegian forces battled with Germany
for control of the Narvik area.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
All News Is
ar News
Events Abroad Have
Increasing Amount of
Effect on American
Situation.
By CHARLES p. STEWART


Washington, April 18.-NeWs IS
all war news, in one way or another.
President Roosevelt has been
making a big cleanup in the pre-
national convention primaries. That
generally is interpreted as an Anne
rican don't change horses in mid
stream" compleX-War being the
stream that we shouldn't change
horses in the middle of.
If F. D. R. is drafted again the as
sumption is that the wars status
next November will be largely de-
cisive as to the election outcome.
It's been suggested that Herr Hit
Ter preferred not to launch a blltz-
kreig until after our elections over,
being anxious to see, in advance
what Yankee reaction looks like to-
ward European war conditions. But
lust because Adolf did want to wait
it's sensed that the Allies were get
ting ready to call his hand by hurry
ING him. It's taken for granted that
he realized it, too, therefore tore loose
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Budget Cuts
And Larger
Returns Seen
President R e quests
Permission To Spend
w P A Appropriation
Within Eight Months
| f Necessary T o
Avoid Suffering"

Washington, April l8-(AP)-
President Roosevelt asked today for
$975 100000 to run WPA next year
and simultaneously abandoned hope
of getting from Congress the $780,
100000 in new taxes requested last
January.
In letter TO the speaker of the
House, Mr.. Roosevelt held to his orr
ginal budget figure for WPA with one
major exception - he asked permLs-
sion to spend the entire S975,000,0 900
in eight months if necessary to avoid
suffering and hardship. Last years
relief law required that the WPA APP
preparation be spread over the entire
twelve months fiscal period.
The Presidents remarks on taxes
were made TO press conference. In
connection with the possibility Of lar
ger relief appropriations to cover the
full year beginning July |, Mr..
Roosevelt was asked what might hap
pen to the public debt, which is near
ing the $40 000,000,000 legal limit.
The President replied that Con-
gress might cut his budget estimates
for l94l by couple Of hundred mil
lion, that all appropriations voted
this session would not necessarily be
actually spent in the fiscal year and
that it was possible that tax receipts
would be up perhaps S200,000,000
over estimates.
From reduction in a budget and
higher revenues, he explained. an
amount might be provided equal to
the 100000 asked in taxes.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
British Occupy
Morse Cities
Nv T. NORMAN LODGE

VannaS, Sweden, April l6.-(hf!
British marines and soldiers arc
consolidating their foothOld in north
ern Norway as Germans, driving
Norwegian defense troops before
them retreat to the south.
| have just returned after d jour-
ncy. afoot through Norwegian from
tier areas which took me to the out
skirts of Narvik before l was arrest
ed by British troops.
A show Of my passport gave me
nv frecdOm-but that was short llV-
ed, AS | Started out in an effort
TO tour the region TO determine the
situation, l was arrested again and
turned over to the Norwegian MILL
tary authorities back in Narvik.
| ascertaned that the British are
occupying Bjorksden, short dis
lance this side of the Swedish bord-
er; Oxford, Gratanjen and three
places to the north and south OF
Narvik, Elvegaard, ElVegaardsmocn,
and Harstad, the British Landing
point.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
Morse Attack
reelected

~u.a.la. April l8.-(AP)-Re-
- r.acu.ne here from the Nor
..-ag frontier said today 1t was
.... question of hours before a
,.".e-.au attack started against
..H positions in the Trondhclm
. '.~t.
~-rg,.n newspaper correspondents
. '.s NyrWcgians were concentrat-
e.. .a ,.4 inner part Of TrondheLn
-, and at d railroad junction con
.".~- -.tn NamSOS. about 100 miles
...'.". north on the coast.
..-." reports said it was believed
'.' @.tsb has landed at NamSoS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18

Secretary Hull'S statement yesterday
.... disturbance Of the status quo
-.u.G prejudice the cause OF sta
a...r. DeaCe and security not only
- lie region Of the Netherlands
Indies biz. in the entire Pacific area.
E...s statement IN effect was d
....g Cd utner nations To keep hands
... .-. Dutch East Indies.
III. Roosevelt told reporters that
-..". declaration had covered the
STATION thoroughly.
".E.ug CUgulZanCe OF Japan eN-
pressed concern tor the future OF the
sands should the European war en-
g the Netherlands. Secretary Hull
sad.
Intervention in the domestic al
.- a. the Netherlands Indies Oh
..E alteration OF their status quo by
.-.-. than peaceful processes would
L.. .-egG.c.al 70 the cause of sta
..,g peace and security, not only
- ne region of the Netherlands
....-- Bat i'm the entire Pacific area.
is me- issued MS pronouncement
"-s@. French and American fleet
.'..-.,.cS said in Shanghai that Z
Japanese attempt TO Sieze the Dutct
-. indies in the event of a Ger
... a.s,.ou OF the Netherlands wa:
. ...au> possibility
Official comment at Tokyo VA
-.. the statement conceded with
'.. u.eeu minister's views on the
.oo, An admiralty spokesman de-
-i that Japan had no territorial
.-a>" on the Dutch possessions.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
Big Ships Contemplated
To Meet Japanese Menace

the Senate naval affairs committee
that he believed that Japan was
building eight of the large type YES
sells.
Earlier in a statement the Navy
revived its advocacy Of a major air
and submarine base at Guam, tiny
American island outpost 1900 miles
from Tokyo.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
Federal Aid
For Education
Is Advocated

High Point, April 13.-(AP)-
Federal aid for education was adj
Vocatcd as the only means Of equal
izing child opportunity in the state
in this mornings session of the
Congress OF Parents and Teachers by
DR.. Howard A. Dawson, director of
rural service Of the National Educa
ton Association, and Lloyd Griffin,
secretary Of the State school COM
mission.
Meeting in forum on federal aid,
Dr.. Dawson emphasized that the
matter Of educating children Of all
the people is a national as well as
state problem" Objections to fed
craI aid, nc said, were the old issue
Of states rights, and separation of
church and state. He. said there
arc more needs for federal aid than
we are aware Of"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
Noted Niennese
Beauty Is Dead

Vienna, April l9.-(AP)-Kath-
crjra Schratt a friend of Emperor
Franz Josef in the days when she
was d celebrated beauty, and later a
friend of Vienna beggars, died last
night.
She died at the age Of 81 after an
illness of several weeks.
Katherine Schratt became a legend.
Gossinv Vienna never tired Of dis
cussing the extraordinary influence
she had over the emperor or her
friendship with Empress Elizabeth.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
Nazis Claim
Stronger Grip

Berlin, April 18.-(AP)-Gcrmany
declared today that her forces repell-
ing Britain on land, in the air and
on the sea steadily were strengthen
ing their grip on Norway, political
as well as military.
Authorized sources said NorWc-
gian King Haakon VII had rccog-
nized the provisional government
commission set up by Germany.
Although he acknowledged the
regime merely as an administrative
committee, they said it is accepted
here as the legally constitutcdgoV-
ernmcnt.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
CottenDefense
Pleas Offered

Raleigh, April l3.-(AP)-Counscl
for Woodrow Gotten expressed diff
ferent opinions today in arguments
to the jury as to how Mrs. Mary
Lee Hcrndon was killed.
Last night and this morning Joe
Douglass and Ben Tcmplcton, two
of Cotten's lawyers, argued that the
wife of the young Wake COUNTY
farmer, Margaret Herndon Cotton.
shot her mother but the third lawyer,
Sam Morris, told the jury sit was
physically impossible for either 70
have committed this crime"
The state charges that the Cotvens
shot Mrs. Hcrndon last February 19.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
Nazi-Italian


Rome, April l8.-(AP)-An eX-
change Of military commissions be-
tween Germany and Italy was au-
thoritatively announced here today.
The first members of the German
mission already have arrived III
Rome, where it was said their visit
was part of a general program UNI
der way since 1888, the purpose OF;
which is to maintain constant con-
facts between the arme-' forces OF
the two countries
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18

Washington, April 19.-(AP)-
Convinced that Japan is building at
least 43.OOO-ton battleships, Admiral
Harold R. Stark said today that the
Navy contemplated future construc =
ton Of superdreadnaughts Of 5O,OOo
to $4,000 tons. -,
The chief Of naval operations told
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18

The hague. April iS.-tAP)-
The Netherlands government has
informed Japan that it neither
will Ask any foreign government
20 protect the Netherlands East
Indies in case the war should
spread to Holland. nor accept an
otter of protection if it was
made.
Meanwhile the Dutch received
with guarded satisfaction the
statement by United States Sec
rotary Of State Hull insisting that
the interest of many countries
would be affected by any at
tempt to intervene in the affairs
OF the Indies.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
Is
Reported Ashore

Stockholm, April 18.-(AP)-
4 Norwegian reaching Sweden
from Trondheim today reported
the German pocket battleShip
Deutschland was ashore in a
ford northeast of TrOrdhcim.
There was no confirmation of
the NOrWegian'S report.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
Unrestricted Sub
Warfare Predicted

London, April 18.-(AP)-Ihe
British Press Association carried
a report today that Germany
would launch unrestricted sub
marine warfare latter May.
A survivor of the torped0ed
British steamer Stancliffe was
Quoted as saying that the COM
mandcr of the attacking Ger
man submarine had said that the
Germans would sink every snip
at sight and spare nobody after
May.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
British Bomb
GernanP Planes

-.aE"a, April 18.-(AP)-The air
~ announced today that Ger
.. u.aucS on the ground and IN
... . ere destroyed yesterday in
... r..s on the airdrome at
lager i'm Norway.
POINTS also were raIded and
. ..' %.as Observed in an attack
-Jgmmine. the ministry said,
..s" ."ogjng that three British
""rc lost.
... .. ministry statement said di-
.. acre made on runWayS OF
..--. a,rdrome and that bombs
'.a 20 burst among transport
,-,ncd on the field.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
British Sub
Reported Sunk

New York, April l8.-(hP)-
DIE, Berlin radio station, reported
that German planes today sank
British submarine off the Norwegian
coast.
After sighting the submarine the
planes "divcd low over the water
and dropped heavy bombs, the
broadcast said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
Chamberlain / ellis
Balkans Of Amity
State Income Tax
Collections Hit
New High Mark

Raleigh, April 18.-(AP)-
State income tax collections set
new record today at Sll,363,-
895.45 for this fiscal year. The
best previous fiscal year record
was l1,364.59S.2S in 1888.
Last fiscal year the income tax
yield was 9,783,00G.
Income tax payments are still
coming in steadily.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
KID Mccoy DEAD.

Detroit, April l0.-(AP)-Norman
ScIby, the Kid Mccoy Of the ring,
was found dead today in Il downtown
hotel and Deputy Coroner Lyle I.
Ling said he had taken an overdose
of sleeping medicine.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
CEO UNION WINS

Detroit, April 49, (AP) -
The United Automobile Work
ers CiO won l3 of the first ID
General Motors plants to report
today in yesterdays bargaining
election among more than lO0.-
600 of the corporations en-
plOyeeS.
The AFL-affiliated United Au-
tomobilc Workers gained ma
jorities in two plants.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
SEA WARFARE

London, April 18.-(AP)-The adj
miralty announced tonight that d
German transport and d submarine
had been hit in the Norwegian port
of Bergen during an attack by Brit
iSh planes.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
PLANES PURCHASED

Washington, April 18.-(AP)-
Arthur J. l'urvis, head of the
Anglo French purchasing mis-
sion, announced today that the
allies already have purchased
"hugc quantities" of three of the
latest type American military
aircraft. :. IN
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
tn RE TROOP SHIP.

New York, April l8.-(AP)-A re-
port from the British broadcastlng
company said today the liner Isle de
France would soon follow the Queen
Mary into service.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18
GIoahQh

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Cloudy with occasional show
ers tonigh. and Friday; cooler i'll
mountains and northwest pOr-
tons Friday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-18

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