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Evening star., 1940-10-04

third term issue has failed to agl-
tate the electorate with expected IN
tensity. There's reason to believe
that these super-rosy views OF how
the wind is blowing are not wholly
shared in the highest party quar-
ters. While these, of course, do not
envision any danger Of Roosevelt
defeat. they are opposed on prin-
ciple to any premature counting OF
chickens. 1t is to survey the sltua-
ton at close range and learn the
facts. as far as these are ascertain
able thus far in advance, that Ma
tional Chairman Flynn is now trek
king across some of the western
territory recently traversed by Wen
dell L. Willkie. The Democratic
generalissimo is leaving everywhere
a message of warning against over
confidence. F. D. R. himself tradi-
tionally holds that the independent
vote is the thing that will tell the
tale. Meantime. "too much compla-
cency.' as Federal Security Admin
istrator McNutt has just pointed
out, is unwise.
Evening star., 1940-10-04

officers explained that they did this
in answer to severe criticism for not
having blown up the strategic
bridges leading to Sedan at the out
set OF the German attack against
France. The army intended a few
hours before the armistice was off,
cially signed to blow up the bridges
near Lyon. The Mayor of that city,
the former Premier Edouard Herriot,
had to use all his prestige to pre-
wont IL
Evening star., 1940-10-04
Contest for Front Pace

They would find the the front their
Wlkie
world we'll
established White blanketng with bigger
than they The which originated and
largely perfected by the Presidents secretary Steve Early simply consists
lions
of the With the has been easier
than
public interest
anything normal
would lead all the country day after day. But
Republican Wike
position front and sometimes
altogether
events
Republican problem which most troubles such able
around it, long Mr. Wike courageous re-
the Republican soaonsts to
capitalize the by pounding
politicians above principle
Wkie finds
himself he is still adamant this point.
Difficulty Likely to Continue
difficulty of the front is likely to continue
Another amaeurishn of campaign
partly cured At the start
fanastcaly Charles Hies. the
Evening star., 1940-10-04
The Capital Parade
Wilkes Lotest Speeches Cheer Republicans;
Gains Give Optimism to Professionals
BY JOSEPH ALSOP and ROBERT KINTNER.


after the Wie visit to Chicago Their dropping spirits slightly
revived by his San Seattle And that
coming of Wke visited
sona politicians actually beginning feel qualified optimism
This qualified optimism certainly does not within shooting dis
confidence speak
frankly
Evening star., 1940-10-04

IIIt SIIIPWU WtSC VTBIIIId IIdCIUIIdI
committeeman, who returned from
a trip to see Mr.. Willkie with the
opinion that Republican success in
November would be "a miracle, but
a miracle that can easily happen"
Meanwhile, the most important
question to answer in any interim
report on Mr.. WILKES progress is
still the question so widely repeated
by bewildered Republican amateurs.
These people. who quite literally eX-
,@notoL oftor nh IL u a ,1,N
Evening star., 1940-10-04

And What
They Do
Umpire Bill Klein
Is One Man Made
By His Career
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON.

They say that in the winter
time Bill KLEIN may be seen on the
sands of Miami Beach vigorously
shadcw-umpiring, calling an out
Evening star., 1940-10-04

market with sound the United there
of sending their
Hence these products have 200 in this
country while Germany them reasonable prices
There doubt the
suffering the French people but release large quantities
OF oodstufs
that the
Evening star., 1940-10-04
Road Transportation Impossible

Transportation by road equally impossible little
gasoline
cannot footstufs and other essentials place
There especially
cities OF unoccupd France but there apny in the villages within
80 miles
the urban population because there getting them
The Germans all
to these villages purchase everything either
the France for the Reich The inhabitants glad sell
their The Germans
These marks have value outside the the
compelled them French
butter find their Reich
Evening star., 1940-10-04
By FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

New Deal regions resound with the
claim that the election is in the bag
for President Roosevelt-that it's all
over but the shouting. This sense
Evening star., 1940-10-04
Strikes Seen
Encouraged
ByNew Deal
Defense Program
Will Suffer as
Result, Writer Says
By DAVID LAWRENCE

The New Deal is getting ready
to torpedo the national defense
program by encouraging a wave
of strikes and disputes which can
Evening star., 1940-10-04

Philadelphia convention
troubled Wilkes failure eectry with his
What has happened him?"
Evening star., 1940-10-04

Railroad bad from Lyon Geneva that the
journey "a hours instead Of the customary 2
bridges the Rhon River unneesar DESTROYED
Evening star., 1940-10-04
BeIqion and Dutch Situations

The same thing applies to the Bens and to the Dutch The
civilian population will
suffer this
them but transportation facilities granay
Reich-the BakanS-and the dcul
takes everything needs places the disposal the Danuban
rolling
But Berlin asserts cannot impair the safety the troops
Holland Belgium
civilian population Berlin
such surplus of foodufs other necessities
allies
Evening star., 1940-10-04
Truth, and Nothing But,

In the midst Of campaign brist-
ling with partisanship. innuendo and
exaggeration, a 46-paged pamphlet
Just of the press, entitled "Factual
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
RESIGNATION OF
SMITH PUZZLES
Much Speculation Around
State Over Rumored
Withdrawal of Leader

Speculation was rife in state
Democratic circles today over the
possible results Of the expected
resignation of j. Francis Smith Of
this city as chairman of the state
central committee. Mr.. Smith yes
terday indirectly confirmed reports
of his decision to resign either at
the spring convention or before that
time.
Some professed to see in the move
an attempt by the state chairman
to unite opposing factions and re-
store harmony within the ranks be-
force the state election In the fall
They believe that Mr.. Smith IS
withdrawing to allow the factiona]
leaders to agree on a new chairman
and wage united campaign.
Others hold that a move to urge
MIR. Smith to remain as chairman
will develop or that the spring con-
vention will be asked to draft hlIr.
for another term. They believe that
either of these courses will be fol-
lowed to prevent bitter fight over
the choice of a new chairman.
Friends say that the chairman S
decision to resign Is caused by his
wish to devote more time to his
business interests, stating that di-
rection of Democratic party affairs
have. taken UP too much Of his time.
The state chairman has indicated
plainly that he will not seek cleo
tive office, denying reports that he
may be a candidate for governor
this year. a.@
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
CHAS. CULPEPER
DIES in HOSPITAL
Coca Cola Corp, Head in
New York SuCCumbs to
Pneumonia

New York, Feb. 2-(UP)-Charles
E. Culpeper, 65-year-old president
and chairman of the Coca Cola Bot
ting Company of New York, died
early today of pneumonia in st.
Luke's hospital.
Culpeper, who also was head OF
the bottling company's subsidiaries
in Bridgeport, Conn.,: Trenton, N. j.,
and Buffalo, N. Y, associated him
self with Coca Cola in 1897.
Impressed with the soft drinks
popularity in the south, he obtained
the exclusive bottling franchise for
New York city at the turn OF the
century.
Culpeper was a Sind degree Ma
son, q member Of the New oYrk
Athletic club, the Lambs and vari-
Gus other business and social organ
izations. He lived at Norwalk, Conn
His widow, the former Daphne Sey-
bolt. survives. There are no chill
dren.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
.ICE-BOUND BOATS
. BEING RELEASED

Boston, Feb. 2-CUP)-With oil
and coal supplies dwindling at some
distributing points, coast guard YES
sells and private tugs today freed
several ice-bound oil barges and a
collier in New England harbors.
The cutter Tahoe released the tug
Dauntless vi and an oil barge it
was towing when both became jam
med in Buzzards Bay ice. Harbor
tugs succeeded in breaking chan
mel in Chelsea creek to permit two
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
City Was Paid Taxes,
But No Credit Given
Witness Late Yesterday in Alleged Embezzlement
Makes Startling Admission Defense Counsel Seek
to Prove Accused's Cage, Records Used By Others

Raymond P. Clark, assistant city
tax collector, made an important
admission at the close of yester-
days court day in the trial of Miss
Mary Cavar1augh. former clerk in
the tax collectors office, who ! is
charged with ernbezzling $2,774.01
Of the funds of the city.
Clark. who was on the stang
throughout the day and whose tes-
timony started the day previous was
subjected to gruelli1g cross ex-
animation by Atty. Maurice p
Wrenn, counsel for Miss Cavanaugh
throughout yesterday afternoons
session Of the trial. A few min
utes before court adjourned Attor-
ney Wrenn asked him If he thought
that the City of Waterbury had
actually received the money COW
cred by checks given in payment
for tax bills, which are still open
ON the city's tax books and which
the state is basing part of its en-
bezzlement charges against the
young woman. Clark replied In the
affirmative.
City Got Money
He said, from the documents
shown him throughout the day yes
terday and which he identified, that
he thought the city had actually re-
ceived the money in payment of wa
ter bills involved.
Atty. Wrenn asked him if that
was so why credit had not been
given on the city's cash books ana
he replied that it was his opinion
that the stubs of bills had not been
turned into the clerk in charge Of
that task.
The water bills, prior witnesses
had testified, were paid by checks,
which Clark testified were not cred
tied on the city books. They were
in the name of the Y. M. G. A..
the Connecticut Light 81 Power
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02

Town Chairman Joseph r. Mulville.
Reports have been heard that such
an attempt would be made, with the
result that the town chairman's sup
porters have rallied to his cause and
began preparations to fight any move
to GUST him. Mr.. Mulville, whose
efforts had great deal to do with
the election of the Democratic can
didates in the city election, said
he would oppose any attempted coup
aimed at him.
No Party Rules
It had been expected that the
town convention would be called
last month; but, Judge Mascolo says
he has not yet received copy Of
the party rules or a list Of the town
convention delegates, which he
wished to study before issuing the
convention call.
Judge Mascolo will leave for, his
annual winter vacation in Florida
about the middle of the month. He
will be in the south for about six
weeks. Even if he receives the de-
sired information before leaving, he
says, he will not call the convention
until after his return.
Call Upon Return
If he gets the data before leaving
Waterbury, Judge Mascolo said he
will be prepared to call the conven-
ton Immediately on his return from
Florida late in March or early in
Auril. Otherwise the convention
will be delayed until May or late.
A group Of town convention dele
gates are expected to recommend
numerous other changes In the
town committees personnel, beyond
those made in the reorganization
last fall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
union AT CITY
YARDS EFFECTED
Formal Organization Com
pleted Last Night; Griev=
ance List to Be Drawn

Formal organization of a labor
union was effected by employees OF
the city Street, Water and Sewer
Departments at meeting last
night at CLIO headquarters on Spen-
Ger avenue. An organization COM
mittee, which will seek to enroll
workers in the three departments in
the union, was selected.
The union is being organized UNI
der the sponsorship of the Water
bury Brass Workers Union, whose
secretary, John j. Driscoll, an
nounced last week that numerous
requests from city employees to aid
in forming a union had been re-
ceived. Once organization work is
completed, the city employees will
apply for charter as d unit Of the
State, County and Municipal En-
ployes' Union Of America, GIG
affiliate. Y
Last nights meeting was attended
by more than Is city yards employees
Preliminary lists of grievances
which win be submitted to city Off
Gals were discussed, but action will
be withheld until the organization
process has been completed.
Formation of the union followed
numerous complaints by employees
of low wages and poor working con-
ditions. Mayor Vincent Scully and
Superintendent Herbert Scott
Smith said they had received no
complaints from workers, but the
mayor said he would make no at
tempt to interfere with the. forna-
ton of a labor union If the employees
desired to have one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
WORST OF WINTER
DECLARED OVER

Boston, Feb. 2-(UP)--A veteran
meteorologiSt agreed with the
grounding today that the worst OF
the winter is over in New England.
Cloudy skies and snow flurries
greeted the grounding hereabouts
this morning presaging, according to
legend, an early spring.
Asked what he thought about 1t,
e. B. Rideout, meteorologist Of Bos-
ton Radio Station WEEP, gave the
United Press this long-range fore
cast:
"As q whole. ! do not expect severe
conditions the rest Of the winter
There viii be a change in the trend
of winter beginning within Q few
days. It win not average nearly SO
cold during the rest Of the winter
but we viii experience more fire.
uuent snow and transforms.
There win be more seasonal tenn
peratures during February. During
March the temperature will average
mostly warmer than normal. Spring
will arrive early, with warrner-th
formal Temperatures continuing to
mid-April, but after that It viii be
cooler than normal through June"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
BANDITS SUCCEED
in DARING THEFT
Hold Up Girl Cashier in
Central Bridgeport
Office

Bridgeport, Conn, Feb. 2-(UP)-
Three armed bandits held up an 49,
year-old girl clerk in the Profession
al Acceptance Corporation office in
the city's center today and escaped
with $500 after threatening to kill
her if she made an cutlery.
The clerk, Miss Lorraine Rowe
was alone in the place when one OF
the men entered the office while the
two others stood guard outside.
He showed her gun, demanded
she turn over to him all the money
in the place and then backed out to
join his companions.
The manager of the corporation
had left the office just a few min
utes before the holdup.
The corporation is located on the
fourth floor of the Bridgeport City
Trust Company building, and the
robbery occurred at noon. when
most offices were being emptied fol-
the lunch hour.
The bandits escaped in the crowds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
SUB TRAGEDY
WAS Av0lDABL| |.
Navy Secy Edison Reveals
Routine Procedure Might
Have Saved Boat
BY MACK JOHNSON

Washington, Feb. 2-CUP)-Sec-
rotary Of Navy Charles Edison re-
vealed today that the submarine
Squalls disaster might have been
averted had routine procedure in
submarine diving-the closing OF
four, hand-operated "hull stop
valves"-been followed.
The naval court Of inquiry abb
solved the officers and crew of the
Inflated submarine "of serious
blame" and attributed the disaster
to mechanical failure of the air in
take leading to the Squalls engine.
Edison, in finding of his own, al
so absolved the crew but amended
the courts opinion by contending
that its findings of fact, although
supported by evidence" were mot
complete in all respects"
He ruled that the disaster was
primarily due" to mechanical fail
ure but was attributable also to
"non-closure of four hull stop
valves"
Had these hull stop valves been
closed prior to Submergence, Edison
said, "only the pipe lines (between
the inner and outer hulls) and not
the compartments would have been
flooded.
1.-THE record shows that the closure
of all hull stop valves was pre-
scribed as routine procedure In the
Squalls. The facts remain how
ever, that these four hull stop valves
were open when the ship made her
last dive and that evidence was ad-
duced that it was not the practice
always to close these valves.
The two main ventilating valves OF
a submarine-one to the engines
and the other to the interior hull OF
the vessel - are cross-connecting.
Failure of either to close while sub
merged would result in flooding the
<Hoof;p,oj IN poon A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
GERMANY RAISING
HUGE. WAR FUND
Nazis Seek Billions to Put
National Economy on
Firm Basis

Berlin, Feb. 2 - (U.P0 - NaZi
leaders are working on gigantic
economic program intended to raise
an additional 10000, 100000 to 49,
100000 marks $4,000,000,000 to
81 1900, 100000 and put the entire
national economy more firmly on a
war footing, we'll informed banking
circles said todaq.
1t was asserted that war fin
ance" fund, to be raised by the
transfer of a portion of the annual
turnover of business concerns; a
"wage-certificate" plan, already dis
cussed; national public thrift"
campaign and new luxury taxes
were being considered.
Informants said that there would
be 81 points in the entire plan, with
the war finance fund and wage
certificate scheme as prospective
features.
Experts of the economic, finance
and labor ministries and represen-
tatives of industrial groups are
meeting daily, it was reported,
under the craftsmanship of Field
Marshal Hermann Goering, Nazi No
2 and economic dictator.
A special committee of experts is
being aided by representatives of
the biggest banks and insurance
companies in working out the f1nan-
cial side of the plan, according to
information received.
A "wage-certif1cate" plan already
has been discussed in inspired NaZi
publications. According to publish
ed reports it would invAlve paying
workers only partly in cash. The
rest of their wages would be repre-
sented by wage certificates, valid
for purchase only of certain desig-
mated articles of which Germany
has a surplus. 1t was forecast that
a part of salaries might also be
paid in the form Of non-negotiable
savings certificates"
Such articles as champagne,
liquors, and possibly tobacco were
mentioned as likely to be prime
in any increased luxury tax sched-
ule.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
PRISONER MAY
Be ROY BENSON B ] Y I
New London Prisoners
Fingerprints Correspond
to Escaped Convicts

New London, Conn.,, Feb. 2 - ~.
p = Fingerprints of James Dunn,
SIS, held on technical breach Of
peace charge in connection with a
brutal attack ON a woman, are the
same as those of Roy Benson, who
escaped from Kansas penitentiary
at Lansing, j. Edgar Hoover in
formed local police today.
Dunn was being held in county
Jail in default of 100000 bond. He
denied any connection with the at
tack on Mrs. Anna Smith, 81, at
tractive Mohican Hotel clerk, who
was in an extremely critical" con-
dition at Home Memorial hospital.
Sergeant John j. Cavanaugh said
Mrs. Smith identified Dunn in a
statement to him and a policewo-
man.
A routine transmission of Dunn's
fingerprints to Washington resulted
in quick reply by Hoover, head Of
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton, who said they were those Of
Benson, an escaped Lansing con-
Wet.
Kansas authorities Immediately
were notified.
Dunn for some time was employ
ed by Mrs. Smiths brother, Fred
Glynn, to paint her house. She was
said to have criticized Dunn's paint
work.
! When Dunn was arrested, police
said he had scratch marks on his
face, and a trace Of blood on, coat
lapel. .....
! Mrs. Smith was suffering from
compound fractures of the skull and
other injuries. She was said to have
been dubbed with a chair.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
JAPANESE DIET
in BIG UPRoAI !. !
Takao Saito Wants to
Know How Long Chinese
. War Will Last

Toxic, Feb. 2.-(UP) - Takat
Saito. a leading member of the Min
seito party, threw the diet into an
rlproar today with a caustic attack
on the oyernment's policies and 9
demand for statement on how
long the war in China would last.
The bitter attack by Saito, who
was educated at Harvard university
threw the lower house of parlia-
ment into pandemonium and Great
ed a political issue. Members Of
his own and other parties issued 9
statement asserting that his "re-
marks were detrimental to the lofty
ideals of the empire"
The army joined in the attack on
Saito and said that he had made
open insults against the Objectives
of the sacred war In China"
War ministry officials demanded
that Saito withdraw his criticisms
and 1t was announced that Wal
Minister Gen. Shunroku Hata would
speak in reply to him in the diet
tomorrow.
The governments plans for even
tual peace with China were "lofty
and idealistic." Saito said IN his
speech in parliament.
He demanded that the govern
ment outline its plans for a. settle
ment. of the undeclared war with
China, the exact nature Of such q
settlement and how long it would be
before it, could be reached.
The great sacrifices already made
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
Guarantees of Frontier
With Hungary Demanded
By Rumania
WILL BE SOUGHT
FROM ANY POWER
Tension at Conference as
Many Old Quarrels
Come to Fore
BY HENRY T. GORRELL
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

\O~~ . ~~0S OSS"~A OVAASSk'VASN@V
Belgrade, Jugoslavia, Feb
ruary a. CUP - Rumania
was reported today to have
threatened new complica-
tions at the Balkan Entente
meeting by indicating that
Bucharest might seek some
agreement with Germany
and possibly Soviet Russia
unless she obtains guaran-
tees of her frontier with
Hungary.
Considerable official secrecy sur
rounded developments at the first
session of the Balkan Entente-Ru-
mania, Jugoslavia, Turkey and
Greece - but there were persistent
hints that the attitude Of Rumania
was creating concern among the
representatives Of the other south
eastern states.
According to unofficial sources,
the Rumanian foreign minister, Girl
gore Gafencu, indicated in prelin-
mary discussions that unless the
entente states acted to make secure
the Rumanian frontiers with Hun
gary and with Bulgaria as well, Ru-
mania intends to obtain these guar.
antees from Germany in return for
full economic cooperation with the
Reich.
May Form Red Pack
In addition, it was reported, Gaf-
ency indicated that Rumania might
seek some sort of an understanding
with Moscow, acting through Berlin.
This, 1t was suggested, might be
some form Of non-aggression treaty
under which the Soviet claims on
Runania's Bessarabian territory
formerly Russian) would be at
least temporarily shelved. Rumania'S
frontiers now include territory that
belonged to Russia, Hungary and
Bulgaria before the World War.
The apparent about face" of the
Rumanian foreign minister was de-
scribed as designed primarily to
back up the position OF Bucharest
in opposition to the Hungarian de-
mandS for territorial revision.
Old Quarrels Appear
Undertones of dissension and the
resurgence of old quarrels created
tension at the preliminary sessions
at the Jugoslav foreign Office and
some diplomatic sources were inter-
ested in a rumor that Rumania was
threatening to sign non-aggression
pact with Soviet Russia.
The rumor explained that the Ru-
manians were disturbed by contin-
uation Of Hungarian agitation for re-
turn of the territory Hungary lost
to the Bucharest government after
the World war and that a pact with
Russia was enviSaged in event Ru-
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