The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-06

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Army heads had certain ideas
and civilian officials had others.
None was very definite, and after
several efforts to work out some
thing, all agreed to lay the mat
ter aside.
That was the reason why De-
Tense Commissioner Sidney Hill
man launched his vocational train
ing program under which 10000
mechanics of various kinds will be
trained with funds from the WPA
and the Office Of Education. This
makeshift plan will be continued
until 1t Is decided whether to pro-
coed with a large-scale compul-
sorry program.
And that will not come until
Roosevelt advisers agree on for
mula which will be acceptable to
this country.
RADIO SPIES
Five hundred men are being
added to the staff Of the Federal
Communications Commission to do
q Job Of wartime counter-es-
pionage Of a type never done be-
fore in our entire history.
For this war presents a problem
that was not known in World
War I. Widespread use Of radio
makes possible the transmission Of
spy messages or interference with
U. s. government messages by
spies.
To prevent this, the FEC in
tends 10 police the ether waves.
Using an allotment Of Sl,600.000
from the defense appropriation,
they will expand the field force
sufficiently to monitor radio
messages "a hours q day in all
parts Of the country.
If 1t Is suspected that an un-
licensed operator Is sending mes
sages from q certain section, the
monitors move In with mobile
equipment and start their detec-
ton.
Through the triangulation
method, they pick up the beam
of the pirate radio, and track 1t
to the house Of origin. II 1t Is
a large building - office build
ing or apartment house-they
prowl around with a detection APP
paratus strapped to the waist,
which, like q witch's crooked stick,
gives the signal when the vital
snot Is reached.
Meantime, the FEC requires
that persons licensed for radio
transmission give proof of Ameri-
can citizenship. Also 1t forbids
amateurs to broadcast outside the
U. S., and warns all operators to
stop useless chatter by wireless.
NOTE-There are $1,000 licensed
radio amateurs in the United
States.
ANNENBERG'S INCOME TAX
Inside fact regarding the income
tax conviction of Philadelphia pub
Usher Moe Annenberg Is that the
Treasury had As agents working
three and a half years on the
case. At times there were even
30 agents detailed to this one
job.
In the end, they got $780,
900 refunded to the government
far In excess Of the agents
salaries - while Annenebrg got
three year jail sentence.
One factor, hitherto undisclosed
which helped to break the case
for the government was the dis
covery Of a mysterious woman on
Annenberg's payroll, who here
shall be known as Mrs. x. In
ternal revenue inspectors noticed
on the publishers books regular
payment Of 5000 a week to her,
but when they asked what she did,
everyone looked mysterious.
Does she do any work IN the
officer" they asked.
mo-" was the reply, "she takes
care Of Mr.. Annenberg's clothes"
There was also listed on An
nenberg's income tax the expenses
OF Mrs. X on various trips. FOR all
these. Annenberg claimed income
tax deduction. Naturally. only
legitimate business expenses are
deductible under the tax law. and
the Treasury agents seeking TO
cross-question Mrs. X. finally To-
Gated her IN 81. Johns. New Bruns-
wick. where Canadian authorities
kept her under scrutiny.
aERs. X FLIES HOME
At this point. Weymouth Kirk.
land, shreWd counsel for Moe An.
nsnbeTg. came % the Treasury