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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23
JUDGE HEALY is
ON COMMITTEE

Hartford, Conn, May 23--(UP)--
The Probate Assembly Of Connecti-
cut has named legislative commit
tee OF eight members, Judge Clar-
ence II. Smith, East Hartford,
president-judge Of the assembly
announced today.
The committee: Judge William w.
Bent, Bridgeport; John l.. ellison,
New Haven; Harold l.. Knapp,
Greenwich; Patrick Healy, Water
bury; Edward G.. Moran, Norwich !;
Thomas c. Flood, Portland; Curtiss
s. Bacon. Middletown, and Judge
Smith, ex-officio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23
NO PLEDGES FOR
THOMAS E. DEWEY

Hartford. Conn, May 23.-(UP)-
Connecticut Republican leaders
made no commitments to the presi-
dental candidacy of Thomas E.
Dewey In conference with Col.
Theodore Roosevelt, a Dewey rep
resentative, it was disclosed today.
Col. Roosevelt conferred late yes
terday with State Chairman Ben
jamin E. Harwood and Lieut.. Gov.
James L. McConaughy, who were
said to have "just listened"
Connecticut's delegation OF l6 to
the national party convention was
expected to vote for Gov. Raymond
E. Baldwin on the early ballots and
then probably shift to a candidate
from the midwest or far west.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23
LUX CO. MUST
Give ACCOUNTING

M. II. Rhodes, Inc, Of Hartford,
makers OF timing devices and park
Ing meters, has brought suit In the
United States court at New Haven
against the Lux Manufacturing Co.
Of this city, alleging infringement
Of q patent owned by the Rhodes
concern.
II Is set forth In the complaint
that the Lux Co Is embodying q
timing device Oh which the Rhodes
firm has a patent, In a product the
Lux company Is manufacturing. The
complaint seeks permanent in
junction, an accounting, and as
sessment OF damages, In addition
TO costs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23
FrancO-American

t-cOl cut
A publicity committee was for
nsaIIy organized last evening ut q
meeting Of the Franco American
Social club. Mrs. Wilfred Bernier
was named chairman and will be
assisted by Adrien Madore and
Cleo B0uchard.
Plans will be discussed for the
annual picnic Of the club TO be
held early In June.
II was also announced that "The
Angel" world famous wrestler, will
pay visit TO the club Friday eve
ming. He Is scheduled for a local
appearance tomorrow night. He Is
also known as Maurice Tillet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23
BROOKLYN CLUBS.
MEET next week .
Republican Groups Not to
Convene Tonight as
Morning Paper Stated

As reported yesterday In The
Democrat, members OF four Re-
publican clubs In the Brooklyn
section will meet next Wednesday,
the goth, 10 make q choice OF o new
member OF the Republican town
committee. An article In o morning
paper today stated enormously that
the election would be held tonight.
The new town committeeman,
who will succeed Secretary Michael
J'Anthony of the town committee,
will be chosen by vote Of the men,
bers OF the Brooklyn and Town
Plot Republican club, Third and
Fourth Ward Republican club,
Young Mems Italian Republican
club and the Lithuanian Republic
can club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23
MARGARET FUSCO
SETTLES ACTION

The $4,000 civil action brought In
the Court OF Common Pleas by
Margaret Fusco against the Water
bury Savings Bank, her landlord,
was settled out Of court yesterday
afternoon.
The plaintiff claimed to have
fallen on O Deceive stairway leading
TO the cellar Of the tenement In
which she lived.
Atty. Hugh Mcdill and Atty.
Stephen Homick, presented the
plaintiff and Atty. Walter Mona
gan and John Monagan the de-
PENDANT bank.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23
DERBY BRIDGE
HAS COLLAPSED

Derby, Conn. May 23-(UP)-A
century -old wooden bridge connect
ing Derby and Ansonia, weakened
by floods and fire In the past few
years. collapsed into the Naugatuck
river today.
The bridge was closed TO traffsc by
police last week, and Q 24-hour guard
was stationed there TO keep auto
mobiles and pedestrians away.
The structure was known as the
Division avenue bridge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23

A large number of Waterbur-
ians are planning to attend the
dedication OF the Outdoor Sta
tons of the Cross at Ferndale
Sunday afternoon. The ceremon-
les will be of particular interest
to Waterburians because one Of
the stations will be dedicated to
the memory Of John White. form
err school buildings inspector.
Former Alderman Edward Fitz.
gerald is chairman Of the com.
mittee In charge Of arrangements
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23
FrdterndL
Neus
Court Fruitful Vine

Chief Ranger Guy winston and
sub Chief Ranger Peter Kelly OF
Court Fruitful Vine Ancient Or
der OF Foretsers, are on the ar
rangements committee for an out
ing June 10 to be given by four
state courts In Ansonia,
+ Assisting the local court are
Court Friendship, Of Thomaston,
Court Gardner, Of Ansonia, and
Court Nelson, OF Bridgeport,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23

for the local group planning to
attend. President Serge Belanger
and other members of the Water
bury band will make the trip Sun
day and are also arranging to
take part In the spiritual exer-
cises when Waterbury Week End
will be observed at Ferndale the
last week In July.
Considerable enthusiasm IN the
retreat movement has been slim
ulated lately by the activities Of
the Ferndale and the Mt. Man.
resa bands Of this city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23
TRIAL MAY END

Hartford, Conn. May 23-(UP)--
The first degree murder trial OF
Michael Jacowitz. Jr., 20, before
three superior court judges ives ex-
pected 10 conclude today with pre-
sentation Of defense witnesses.
Jacowitz was accused Of Staying
Frank Saltus. also Of New Britain,
on Jan. "a, 1885,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23

speaker traced the history OF hostel
Ing on the European continent and
It's introduction TO this country IN
1884.
The club will appoint a nominat-
ing committee at Its next meeting
to present slate OF officers for It's
first year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23
WOMAN BECOMES
NEWS EDITOR

Holyoke, Mass, May 23.-tUP)-
The 23-year old daughter of a New
York paper broker was named news
editor OF the Holyoke Transcript
Telegram today and thus became
one Of the few women In the United
States TO hold such a post.
Miss Anabel Burkhardt, daughter
Of George F. Burkhardt and a Vas
sar graduate. 1887. succeeds the date
Michael r. C'Connor. Miss Burk-
hafdt attended Emma Willard school
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23
ARMY RECRUITING
in CONNECTICUT
Quota OF 23O Assigned for
State as Uncle Sam
Fills Ranks

Major General James A. Wood
ruff, commanding general, First
Corps Area, announced today that
the recruiting quota for the regu-
lar army for New England TO be
obtained by June 30th had been
set at lit He further stated this
quota had been broken down yb
states and the numb set for Maine
Is 1906; New Hampshire, 90; ver-
mont, 40; Massachusetts, 575;
Rhode Island, 95; and Connecticut
$50.
The general stated that these
quotas were based on the eligible
male citizens between the ages OF
IS and 80, residing within the re-
spectiVe states.
Recruiting stations have beer
set up In various sections In New
England and additional men have
been allotted TO the general re.
cruiting service with q view TO Sc.
curing the quota In the time al
lotted.
Authorities at the army base
stated that vacancies existed In the
Quartermaster Corps, Field Artil-
lery, and Signal Corps for station
at Fort Ethan Allen. eVrmont; Fort
Bragg, North Carolina; and West.
over Field, the new army air bast
under construction at Chicopee
Mass.
All civic and patriotic organiza.
lions within New England have
been requested TO assist In TIL!
campaign and every effort will bt
made to secure the quota by thu
appointed time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23
LEOPOLD TALKS ON
HOSTEL MOVEMENT

Raymond NJ. Leopold spoke on
the American Youth Hostel move
fnent at the dinner meeting Of the
Young Mems Service Club ct Gen.
trial Y. NJ. c. A. last evening. The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23

New York, May % - (UP) -
Stocks turned irregular today after
q rise Of fractions 10 more than a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23

and won a Phi Beta Kappa Key
while at Vassar. She lives here
with her mother.
The Transcript-Telegra circu-
lation Is about 10000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23

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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-10-04

Eventually, OF Of
age that swampe the New York city u
Offices line Of would
army before the draft blows them in reached around city block
Crowds like this have applying enlistment
officials the
nationwide draft
For furu of the danse .Consip
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-10-04

"crisis" has passed. Incidentally
Chandler and Barley are now good
friends. Neither one has anything
TO lose by being friendly with the
other.
But when congress came along
this spring and amended the Hatch
act by its various limitations, 1t
really opened the door to the crazi-
est sort of presidential campaign In
the country's history, so far as the
financing on both sides is concerned.
Necessary ExpenditureS
Raise Many Questions
For instance, the Limitation on the
national committee of each party is
$1,000, 900 of expenditures. That
sounds like lot of money. It is. But
then bobs up the old notion of the
politicians that certain expenditures
simply must be made.
Literature, for example-pam-
phlets and leaflets, streamers, wind
shield stickers and buttons. Does
the distribution of any one of these,
or all Of them, change any votes7
NOBODY really knows, but the aver
age politician thinks it would be
simply murder to stop furnishing
them.
Then there is the question Of adj
vertising, not only in regular news
papers, but in magazines, special
programs Of groups which think they
merit recognition, billboards, street
car ads, etc.
One of the big committees has not
allowed a nickel of its budget for
any one of the abovel No commit
tee of any party ever thought il
had one-tenth as much money as
should be spent on every one Of these
items
Then there is the foreign language
press, and the Negro press. Both
parties in the past have always sub
sidized them TO a perfectly absurd
degree.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-10-04
Warrington Digest
BY CARTER FIELD

released by Western Newspaper Union.)
WASHINGTON The original idea
Of the Hatch act was magnificent.
There can be no doubt about it. All
the arguments against il ut the time
OF its passage were lame-obviously
so. For example, the plea of Sen.
Alben w. Barley Of Kentucky that
II federal employees could not be
used by federal candidates, whereas
state employees were not restrained.
it would be tough on the federal
candidates!
Barkley was the target of cartoon
lists and editorial writer's all over
the country regardless of party.
What was bothering the Kentucky
senator, Of course, was that he was
in tough fight for denomination at
the time in the Democratic sena-
torial primary. His opponent was
the then governor of Kentucky,
Happy" A. B. Chandler.
Barley was renominated and re-
elected, and Chandler later got into
the senate also, following the death
Of Senator Logan, so that particular
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-10-04
IndO-China

French Indo-China also was under
assault-in this scene by Japanese.
The Tokyo government sought mill
tary privileges ostensibly to attack
China through the back door, but in
reality to extend their Asian infiu-
ence. An ultimatum brought them
results. But the japanese Canton
army attacked nevertheless, and be-
gan an invasion.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-10-04
CAMPAIGN:
The WiLLkie Suing

Wendell Willkie ended in Madison,
Wis, his first swing around the coun-
try, which was expected to set the
pace for the Republican campaign.
Everywhere he spoke to great
crowds, though not always to friend
ly ones. In speech after speech Mr..
Willkie attacked New Deal spend
ing, the third term, Democratic city
machines. He said he had a three
point program: l, Rehabilitation of
American industry as a means of
ending unemployment; 2, a strong
national defense; 8, preservation of
democracy and national unity. His
next tour will be eastward.
F. d. r., IL. d.
In the Philadelphia hall where
Wendell Willkie received the Re-
publican nomination, President
Roosevelt, dressed in a purple gown,
received the degree Of doctor of laws
from the University Of Pennsylvania
at its booth anniversary celebration.
He had fault TO find with the uni
versity's founding date He told the
crowd, which laughed at the re-
mark, that II embarrassed him that
1.-THE booth anniversary should fall
on an election year"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-10-04

Night after night Messerschmidts
dropped 500-pound thermite bombs
that wrecked rows of homes, stores
and factories. The British museum
was hit. Shell splinters pitted Big
Ben. A famous church designed by
Sir Christopher Wren was destroyed.
Londoners slept in subway stations
and shelters, if at all.
There was demand for retaliation,
for the royal air corps to smash
Berlin.
At Sea
The British admitted loss of their
seventeenth submarine and on the
same day announced sinking of four
Nazi boats in the channel Most
shocking of all, however, was loss
Of merchantmen sent to the bot
tom 600 miles at sea allegedly by a
German torpedo. The ship was
bringing English refugee children to
America. Among the 248 dead were
n children. Also lost with the ship
was Rudolf Olden, former publisher
of the BerGner Tageblatt. Olden
was thorn in the side of Adolf Hit
Ter when the fuehrer was struggling
for power. The brown-shirted lead
er had voiced threats of vengeance
on him.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-10-04
DEFENSE:
Conservation

Two volumes of rules and regula-
tons which have been compiled
during years Of study by the army
were signed by President Roosevelt
to govern the draft of manpower.
The regulations cover everything
from the physical requirements of
enrollees to the amount and type Of
furniture needed in draft board Of
fees. Whereas the regular army
rejects applicants under "a inches,
the draft will accept men of go
inches. The draftee must have
three upper and lower biting teeth
that meet and three upper and three
lower chewing teeth. Conscripts
needing minor dental care will re-
ceive it in camp.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-10-04
THE WAR:
Netu Fronts

A united front of Germany, Italy
and Japan became reality as these
three nations signed a pact in Ber-
Lin in which they proclaimed to the
world new political, economic and
military treaty providing for an in
terchange of assistance in case any
other nation enters the European
war.
Military experts were quick to say
that this pact was aimed at the
United States for it is believed by
many that this country's policy of
aid to Great Britain has disturbed
the axis powers and Japan is none
too pleased with the friendly Amer
lean attitude toward China.
Under terms of the treaty signed
in the presence of Adolf Hitler,
Germany and Italy are recognized
as the powers of the new order"
in Europe and japan is to be the
leader of new order" in Greater
Asia"
Day before this pact was signed
the United States government had
cut off scrap iron shipments to
Japan.
French Trouble
Battle broke out in two new Sec
tors and France was engaged in
both. Technically it is not war.
But to the soldiers and sailors killed
it made little difference.
Gen. Charles de Gsulle, leader
of the Free French Committee"
which, from Offices in London, is OPP
posing the Petain cabinet, led an
expedition against Dakar, Senegal,
in French West Africa. Many Az
rican states controlled by France
already had pledged allegiance to
De Gaulle. In Senegal, De Gaulle
said, there had been infiltration of
Germans and Italians who sought
to seize the air station. The air
station is important. It is the hop
ping of place for Brazil, 1,700 miles
across the south Atlantic-much
closer to Latin America than New
York.
De Gaulle expected quick victory.
French warships under his com
mand, however, were beaten off by
Petain warships already in the port
But British naval forces backed up
the French and q first class battle
ensued. The British indicated they
will land troops to hold the country.
In reprisal Petain planes bombed
Gibraltar.
Tndo-Cb1Do
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-10-04

FROM 'CHE nm LION
COAL FIELD m THE
BIOGRAPHICAL GEN.
TIR or INDUSTRY
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-10-04
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
BY Edward c. WAYNE
Japan and Axis Powers Sign Pact;
Britain's Navy Backs Free French
In Attack on Dakar, West Africa;
II English Refugee Children Drown

EDITORS NoTE-when columns
Released bv wester Newspa Union
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-10-04
Money Spent Outside
Scope of Hofch Act

So far one might think, studying
this situation, that the Hatch act
limitation, with few possible ex-
ceptions, such as honest advertis-
ing, is a blessing in disguise. Incl
dentally, for some reason which has
always been a mystery to the writ
er, the country seemed TO take the
position, some years back, that
spending a lot Of money on news
paper advertising for political pur-
poses was wicked thing.
Remember Truman II. Newbury
Of Michigan who was elected to the
senate, and then pilloried because
more than 100000 had been spent
TO nominate and elect him? He
was almost expelled from the SEN
ate, and felt so chagrined at the
result that he subsequently resigned
Incidentally every senator who voted
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-10-04
In Europe

German radios continued to thun-
der that Nszi legions would invade
England. eve are coming" said
the broadcasts aimed at the British
Isles.
Louder than the radios, however,
was the rumble Of bombs over Lon
don as well as other interior towns.
Evening star., 1940-05-21
italy Orders Air Raid Drills BIackouts Her War Fever Rises
the World War Is continuing On a

the World War Is continuing On q
large scale.
Except for the substitution Of
tanks and armored cars for horses,
1t Is cavalry fighting. Sudden
dashes, raids on isolated posts ard
occasional full-dress attacks con-
stitute the main German tactics,
but ever behind this steel screen
is the mass Of the Germany Army.
British Reinforcing.
Meanwhile, the British are rein-
forcing every minute, although
thousands Of refugees continue to
pour toward the coast in columns
OF homeless, helpless, hopeless hui
manity.
There is no indication by either
the British or French as to the ex-
tent Of casualties, but one ofiicer
who toured the front remarked to
me 1t was the first time he had ever
seen so few ambulances at the Brit
ish front.
The Royal Air Force again was
playing bad hand well against
force vastly superior in number of
planes.
There were indications the Ger
mans had learned the lesson they
were taught by the French at the
World War battle of the Marne, and
this time they are taking no chances
OF being hit while tired and breath
less.
Evening star., 1940-05-21
U. 5. Attache in Berlin
Asks Hull for Aid in
Caring for Prisoners
Unable to Supervise
Thousands of Allies
Pouring Into Germany
BY the Associ q ted Press,

0y Tue AbsoC1eteo TIebS.
With thousands of British, French
and Belgian prisoners of war being
transported into Germany, Alexan-
der G. Kirk, Charge d'Af1aires Of
the American Embassy In Berlin,
has appealed to the State Depart
ment for help in supervising their
treatment.
Mr.. Kirk, q career diplomat, has
formed q special organization in the
Embassy to handle such supervision
at the request Of the allies. It con-
sists Of an American Army ofiicer,
who went recently to Berlin; an
American public health ofllcer at
tached to the Embassy and two for
eign service officers.
Aid Declared insufficient.
This organization is proving in
SUFFICIENT, so Mr.. Kirk has asked for
additional of1cials. Berlin dis
patches claimed the capture of
100000 allied soldiers during the
week end, but no official word has
arrived from the Berlin Embassy.
In supervising the treatment of
prisoners as q protecting power"
the United States is acting under q
1929 pact signed at Geneva by all
the leading nations, including Ger
many and the allies. The pact guar
antees prisoners-of-war equitable
treatment such as they never were
guaranteed in any previous war,
and gives to the protecting power
the task Of seeing that the treat
mept corresponds with the provi-
sidhs Of the pact.
After the outbreak Of war last fall
Germany and the allies informed
the United States of1cially that
they would abide by the pact.
It guarantees that prisoners shall
not be mistreated or forced to give
information, must be permitted to
write letters home. cannot be made
to work on military objectives, and
must be paid like civilian employees
on civilian work.
Task Heretofore Easy.
The task of the United States up
to last week was reasonably easy,
since the only large body Of pris-
oners taken by the Germans hitherto
was composed Of Polls. and the
United States is not the protecting
power for Poland.
The fact that German prison
camps are scattered throughout that
country will add to the burden of
the American Embassy.
Omcials believe that allied pris-
oners-of-war are receiving better
treatment in Germany than they got
in the World War. In that conflict,
it is said, Germany was prepared
down to the last iota, but had for
gotten that prisoners would be
taken. The first large group was
kept in the race track outside Berlin.
.f ~
Evening star., 1940-05-21

includes, besides the gun factory,
the construction and repair section,
public works department and the
model ship basin. It was said the
stats of these smaller units prob
ably would be increased.
"A spokesman for the yard said to-
day that Mr.. Compton's letter was
being studied carefully and that no
immediate estimates could be made
on the effects of the order. He
pointed out there are many ramifl-
cations to be surveyed before definite
action is taken. He gave no estimate
as to how soon expansion in per-
sonnel could be made.
Other sections Of the Navy Yard
which may feel effects Of today's
order are the Bellevue Naval Maga-
zine, the experimental diving unit,
the optical and range finder division
and perhaps the deep-sea diving
school.
In nearby areas the order also
will affect the naval experimental
model basin at Carderock, Md; the
naval proving ground at Dahlgren,
Va; the Indian Head (Md.) powder
plant, and the torpedo plant at Al
exandria, Va.
Was Recently Recommissioned.
The torpedo plant, it was recalled,
was recently taken out of inactive
status and recommissioned> Pro-
duction was not to have begun until
September, but, under the Compton
order, it is expected commencement
of actual torpedo making will be
rushed. No immediate estimate OF
its peak capacity was available
naval officials saying that torpedo
manufacture is precise and tedious
business.
The other torpedo plant is at New
port, R. 1.
Any speedup at the Dahlgren prov
ing ground probably will be depend.
ent on increased production rates al
various naval gun factories along the
! Central East Coast Operations al