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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-01

When Clemenceau in the last
years of the World War became
Premier, Mandel went along as his
private secretary. Clemenceau not
only pushed the making Of his
country. but he squelched the trait
orS and almost traitors. Mandel was
his right hand man in this.
It was then, with Clemenceaus al
most totalitarian power in back of
him, that Mandel gathered his dos
siers on all the Frenchmen in pub
lie life. These dossiers not only had
the life stories of the men, but lit
tie side chapters about how and
where they made their money, their
peccadilloes, their "sweeties," all the
things they wished most secret.
Mandel never had to use these
dossiers. He never threatened. He
never bullied. People just fought
shy of attacking him and his boss
because they wanted sleeping dogs
to keep on sleeping.
Mandel got his first cabinet posi-
when Premier Flandin made him
minister of communications in Now
ember, 1884
In 1888 Daladier made Mandel
minister of colonies and he held the
same post in the Reynaud cabinet.
Right now the moSt-hated and
best-feared man Of France is in a
pretty tough spot.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-01

bond issue. Springfield will
have referendum on racing again
this fall 1t is said that the
vote will be on horse racing alone.
The dogs are out, but maybe Aga
wan will be back again.
Tom Kelley of the Southern
New England on his annual visit
to the Connecticut shores-it's his
vacation. A couple of other
telephone men doing some work
in city hall. I mean pete" and
cal" Lawlor. A couple of pop
ular fellows, whom everybody
greetS as they pass by-Bill Sc
cor, superintendent of the Farrell
Foundry, and his son, Attorney
Bill. starting for their cottage at
Madison. :. "Jack" Davis, all the
way from MISUNDERSTANDING
with his old chum, D. T. Earring
ton. They were boys together in
Birmingham. And another Wis
itor from the western state, Mrs.
Bob" Waters. She will start
driving back, very shortly.
Notice those trees along the rail-
road yard on Meadow street. A
few years ago they were mere
saplings. They've thrived on coal
dust.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-01

has changed very little. Some of
his old pals like Lou Holland, Bob
Bolan, Denny Clancy, Tom Flem-
ing, Tom Dunno, John ODonnell,
"Jack" Bennett, and several 9TH
ers greeted him when he visited
the old Rambler cottage at Lake
Hitchcock. The Ramblers were
holding forth at the Wolcott lake,
when lots were just beginning to
sprout into money and that's a
long time ago. Incidentally whom
do you suppose dropped in dur
ing the afternoon. None other
than Freddy Moreau, another old
time Rambler, who for many yea S,
has been living in New Jersey. OF
course they had fine afternoon
how could they miss?
The good old summer time
brings around many once familiar
faces. Met Elmer Lang during
the week. He is one of the sue
cessful statesmen of the American
Brass Co. He works out of
Washington although for some
time after leaving Waterbury, his
Office was in Philadelphia. And
meeting Elmer brought to mind
the names of Ralph Day, Irving
Messenger, Three Finger Davis
and his brother Charley, Walter
Malsch, Dick" vickers, Ed Yates,
Charley Martin, "Jack' Lane,
Charley Lawton of Torrington,
and many others. Some of them
are no longer with the American
B., but / believe all of them are
still in the brass business.
Eileen Flanagan, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Flanagan
of Arch street, will enter relig-
ious order in Canada the coming
week. Eileen, a very bright girl,
will certainly be missed by her
parents but she should go far in
her chosen vocation. Her brother
Harold is studying for the priest
hood. 1t seems that the Flana-
gans are family of priests as
AOAA OLA Cd0y 1ldo q COuUlC u
brothers in holy orders. AS for
the Kelley family of which his
wife is a member, they have been
prominent in Catholic affairs in
Waterbury long before the turn
of the century. Mr.. and Mrs.
Flanagan have been blessed with
a very happy family and they
have all been together the past
few weeks at their summer home
at Quassapaug. And what
treat it is to spend a day at the
Flanagan cottage. If the mother
and father are not around to do
the honors, you will be greeted by
either Eileen, Harold, Tom, Jr.,
Bill, Theresa, or even little Rose
mary and Charley-all with a big
smile and a. hearty greeting. The
Flanagans are surely great out
; fit.
Here and There-Andy Martin
talking about the annual excur-
sion he and some other local
boys were accustomed to take to
Saratoga DIR. John Mullen
hopping into his Packard to hur-
ry to Bay View, where his family
is summering. -. Attorney Walter
Monagan, Jr, back from Ph:la-
delphia for few days. Says the
legal procedure there is much
more complicated than in Connec-
ffcIyt Cor,ne of the hove eth
laughing about the hot "tip" that
came in the collect telegram dur
ing the week. Lots of Water
burians at Ocean Beach, and
plenty of Grabbing" about the
prices before you get your feet
wet. Won't be long before New
London pays off that $4,000, 900
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-01
The Mar, About 7olUn!
Comments Upon Waterbury Personalities in the
News, Reminisces With Old Timers on By-Gone
Years, losses Few Orchids for Full Measure.

Harry Cashin, the exalted ruler
of the Elks' club! BY virtue of
his office, he recently attended the
annual convention in Houston,
Texas. You know the Elks always
send their exalted ruler to the
yearly conclave, no matter where
it is held. And this year it was
no more than fitting that this
popular business man should be
delegate. Many officers Of fra
ternities just take their positions
as a matter of fact. Not so with
Harry Cashin. He was always
Just as willing and active as an
officer as he was when in the
ranks. Moreover he has been very
helpful and cooperative with So
cieties and organizations with
which he had no official connec-
ton. Unassuming and very reti-
cent about the lirnelight-some-
thing rather rare in this age-he
is ever ready to do someone a IA
vor. Most fraternal officers lose
interest once they reach the top.
1t is safe wager this will not be
true of Mr.. Cashin. He is GER
tainly well liked in this fine old
community and deservedly so. We
hope he enjoyed his trip to which
he was well entitled.
Speaking about bygone years
and the present also, it seemed
strange in a way to see Father
william Mccarthy saying his first
mass in Waterbury some few days
ago. You know we were accus-
toned to call him "Ranse" back
in his plumbing and steam fitting
days. He takes his middle name
from his grandmother. Father
Mccarthy was always a model
young man, but none Of us sus-
pected that he was going to be
priest. Especially when he was
q little perturbed on a bowling
alley trying to take the measure
of Frank Kenney, Eddie or Joe
Wolf, the two Jack Reilleys,
"Cub" Altman, Tom Bennett or
iii Sullivan. Although he was
success in his business, he evil
IDENTIFY got tired of the worldly
life. So he entered a religious or
der and this summer was or
dained. He left for the Philip
pine islands last Sunday. Many
Of his local friends were there to
see him off. "Gee, ten years Is a
long time to spend over there"
remarked one of his former
friends as he was shaking hands.
"Ten years anywheres will not
seem long with our contented
minds was the reply.
Saw Tom Mcfarland in town
a few days ago. He was up from
New York on a weekend trip.
Remember him when he was Of
flee manager for the late Mike
Keeley and Charley Egan. Al
though he has been out of Water
bury for good many years, he
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-01
France Clamps
Down On Her
Most-Hated
Man-Mandel
BY MILTON BRoNNER

(NEA Service Staff Correspondent
Many French politician who for
nlerly trembled at mention of Georg-
es Mandel probably threw his hat
in the air when the Hitlerized Pc
tain government of France ANNOUNCE
ed a judicial investigation" into
roles played by former Premier Da-
Ladder and some Of his ministers in
the military catastrophe which
brought France low.
For Georges Mandel, one of those
ministers, is probably the most
feared and best-hated man in all
France because he knows too much.
He has-or had-a most complete
file on the public and private lives
Of every French politician.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-01
DECLINE IN INSANITY SEEN

Sacramento, Cal. - CUP = One
effect of the war in Europe, so
long as it does not actually involve
the United States, will be re-
duction In insanity, believes DR..
Aaron j. Rosanoff, state director
of institutions. He pointed out
that unemployment is major
cause of insanity and that unem-
ployment is on the decrease now
due to defense activity.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-01
Low DEATH RATE
LOOMS FOR 1910
First Six Months Show
Remarkable Decline; Ten
Diseases Checked"

Fears previously entertained in
some quarters that a decline in
the health Of American wage earn
ers and their families would result
from the bushes upset Of the last
decade may now be altogether
dismissed, according to the statis-
ticians of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance company. In proof Of
this, they point out that among
the millions Of the insurance. COM
pany's industrial policyholders-
constituting a broad cross-section
of the wage-earning population
the death rate for the winter and
spring seasons Of 1910 was the
lowest of any January June pc
Rod on record, and that this
achievement continued the OUT
standing improvements in NOR
tally made during the preceding
ten year period. The 1910 death
rate was TIL per 1000, as COM
pared with an average of 8.98
for the ten years ending with 1889.
"As year follows year it becomes
more and more evident that the
vitality Of this large cross-section
Of the American and Canadian
populations-the insured-has suf-
fered no visible i'll effects from the
years of unfavorable business con-
ditions and widespread unemploy-
ment that prevailed during the
las tdecade," the StatisticianS de-
clare. And now, the record new
low death rate Of the current year
through June is incontroveritabl
evidence that these fears were idle
and may. be entirely dismissed"
During the first half of 1910, each
of ten diseases-typhoid fever,
measles, scarlet fever, whooping
cough, diphtheria, pneumonia,
tuberculosis, diarrheal diseases,
appendicitis and puerperal con-
ditions-as well as homicides and
all kinds of accidents seem likely
to establish new low mortality
records for the full year of 1910.
The biggest improvement in NOR
tally, in 1910, to date, occurred
in the case of pneumonia for which
a drop of ~ per cent in a single
year was reported.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-01

Over 5000 horses were exhibited
at this years Agricultural Fair in
Verona, italy.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-01
BY LOUIS J. sCHAEFLE

UNITED Press Staff COrrespondent)
Washington, August /. - (UP) -
The Senate begins debate today on
legislation empowering President
Roosevelt to mobilize 100000 Ma
tional Guard and organized reserve
Evening star., 1940-08-30

Louise Clarke. and a 1o-year -old son,
Wyndham Lee Clarke. Mr.. Clarke,
a native of Vermont. but who had
resided for many years In Southern
Pines. N. c., was employed in the
examining section of the Agricul-
tural, Adjustment Administration.
Earlier yesterday a 38-year-old
Washington colored man, George
Henry Johnson. was instantly killed
when his automobile collided with
a truck near Woodstock, Va. His
sister, Mrs. Lottie Green, and Silas
Walker. colored. both of Washing
ton, were treated for minor injuries
at Woodstock hospital.
Two Girls Injured.
Two girls seated on a curb at
Constitution avenue and Twelfth
street NV. received leg abrasions
when an automobile swerved and
struck them in passing. They are
Lilly Sheakin, 8, of 927 G place
NV. and Betty Dunn, 10, of 300 G
street NV. Both we're treated at
Emergency Hospital and sent home.
A 34-year-old colored woman,
Clara Shipp- of 1248 Irving street
NV, received a fractured right
ankle when she was hit by an au-
tomobile in the 800 block of Four
teenth street NV. She was treated
at Garfield Hospital.
Evening star., 1940-08-30
Bill Asks Licensing
0fCigarette Vending
And Pin Ball Machines
McGehee Sees $1,350, 900
Yield to D. G. From on
Untopped Source

A plan designed to raise an esti-
mated S1,350,000 year for the
District through the licensing of pin
ball and cigarette vending machines
is embodied in bill introduced late
yesterday by Representative Nc
Ghee, Democrat, of Mississippi.
The measure, referred to the
House District Committee, of which
Mr.. McGhee Is member, would re-
quire either the proprietors or
licensees of the machines to pay a
license fee. The license fee for the
pin ball machines would be $500 a
year each. For the cigarette vend-
ing machines it would be $3.50 year
each. -t
pa Mr.. McGhee said information
given him showed there are about
1000 cigarette vending machines in
Washington, and about 4 900 pin ball
machines.
Asked why the proposed license
fee for the cigarette vending ma
chimes is one half of the fee for the
pin ball machines, Mr.. McGhee de-
clared:
THE profit on the cigarette vend-
ing machines is small. But the
take on the pin ball machines is
nearly all profit"
Mr.. McGehee explained his pur-
pose in introducing the bill was
solely to give the District additional
revenue from source now un-
tapped.
"As for the pin ball machines" he
declared, II am told some of them
yield as much as $3.50 a month. And
nearly all of that is clear profit.
Surely, the persons who benefit from
the operation of such machines
should be willing to turn over some
of the revenue to the District gov
ernment in the form of license fees"
Chairman Randolph of the Dis
trict Committee also introduced yes
terday bill authorizing the Penn
sylvania Railroad Co. to construct
an underpass beneath New York
avenue Northeast in the vicinity of
Brentwood road to carry siding"
tracks connecting with its main line.
Evening star., 1940-08-30
Flying Cadets Needed
For D. T.. Guard Unit

Openings for cadets who will be
trained to become air officers are still
available in the 121st Observation
Squadron, new District National
Guard unit now being formed, Brig.
Gen. Albert l.. Cox, Guard COM
mander, announced today.
Plans call for 80 officers, los men
and IA planes in the squadron.
Enough men already have been re-
cruited through the headquarters at
TAB Fourteenth street NV. for the
enlisted positions, but rigid physical
examinations have taken a heavy
toll among applicants for cadet
ships.
"We are picking the very best
of men for cadets" Gen. Cox said.
"It is planned to send them to
school, the exact place or places
to be determined later, to give them
officers training. The applicants
must be between 20 and 26 years
old, physically strong and with two
years of college training or more. 7
wouldn't be surprised if only so per
cent finish out of those sent to
school on account Of the rigid train.
ing and tests to which they viii be
subjected"
Evening star., 1940-08-30
Wi|Ikie-McNary Club
OF Prince GEORGES Elects

John w. Staggers, Democrat, of
Oakland, Md, has been named
president of the Willkie -McNary
Club of Prince Georges County, J.
Franklin Lillard, Hyattsville at
torney and publicity chairman of
the group, announced today.
Other officers named, Mr.. Lillard
said, are John r. Fletcher. Mayor
of Cheverly. vice president, and
William Wedding, Mayor of River
dale, temporary secretary.
1t was announced that the Or
ganization would be completed at a
meeting in the Office of Frank L.
Hibberd tonight at Mount Rainier.
The newly formed club has the
backing of both the Republican
State Central Committee and Re-
publican Club of the county.
Mr.. Lillard said headquarters
would be opened in Hyattsville,
with branches throughout the
county and delegates in every pre-
cinct. 1t was also announced that
an outing would be held at pm.
September IA on Mr.. Stagger's farm,
miles south of Laurel on the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. boulevard.
Evening star., 1940-08-30
MoyfIower Ballroom Becomes
An Animal Diognostic Center
200 Veterinarians Watch Treatments
On Dogs and Livestock in Sowdust Clinic

The austere ballroom of the May
flower Hotel, where Presidents and
international notables have often
assembled for gold plate banquets
and othep formal occasions, was
turned into an animal diagnostic
center today by the American Vet
erinary Medical Association today,
holding its convention here with
1900 veterinarians attending.
Subjects at the clinic included
dogs. cows, horses. sheep, chickens,
pigeons and turkeys.
-Four collies, a hound. a Scottie
and a fox terrier-all ailing-were
wheeled into one of the Mayflower's
bathrooms, which, for this occasion,
resembled the amphitheater of a
hospital operating room.
Ranged at one end of the ball.
room were tiers of portable stands,
and in the center-squared of by
s,alaSh sropss-WaS a-ssawdusS-spraa-
kled area frightened by the glare
of powerful lights az
But dogs were. in q minority.
There was a matter of two cows,
two horses, five sheep, So chickens.
six pigeons and eight turkeys-all
there for the same purpose as their
canine cousins.
Evening star., 1940-08-30

Lee Clarke, 42-year -old employe
of the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration, was fatally injured last
night when an automobile he was
driving crashed into the rear Of a
truck on the Richmond Washington
highway near Alexandria, Va.
1t was said at the home of Mr..
Clarke, who lived at 523 Twenty
fourth street South, Arlington, Va,
that he was on his way to visit
friends near the scene of the acci-
dent when his machine struck the
truck, which also was proceeding
southwark on the highway.
Dies in Hospital.
The accident occurred shortly
after 8 pm. and Mr.. Clarke died
two hours later in the Alexandria
Hospital.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Evening star., 1940-08-30
Special Awards Made
As Health Camp Closes

Special awards to honor camp
ers were made at candlelight serv-
ice at Bald Eagle Hill Health Camp
last night as the final event of the
camp season.
The camp, operated by the Dis
trict tuberculosis Associated, closed
for the summer today.
For perfect records in all classes
during the camp season, Dayton
Kesecker, 10; Joan Carter, Z; Leon
ard Hawkins, 10, and Rebecca Con-
way, 9, were named honor campers.
Margaret Proctor gained more
weight than any other camper,
picking up 12M pounds in the
eight-week period. Second was
Dick Wormsley, who gained II
pounds, and Betty Jean Davis was
third, having gained 11& pounds.
Dayton and Charles Kesecker,
Charles Sinner, Leonard Hawkins,
James Stanmore, Betty Jean Davis,
Rebecca Conway, Audrey Gray and
Eutha Mccain received awards for
perfect rest records during the
camp period.
The outstanding show from each
dormitory was also presented last
night. Participating were Jack
Cotter, Roger Handy, Bobby Carter,
Eliseo Farna, Dick Wormsley, Dom
aid Hawkins, Francis Di Giorgi and
Billy MCGEE.
Evening star., 1940-08-30

A sample of the technique en-
ployed by veterinarians was fur
nished by DR.. H. M. ORear of the
United States Bureau of Animal In
dustry, who demonstrated how best
to 60 about making a tuberculin
test of complacent COW.
DR.. Edwin j. Prick, head of the
department of surgery and medicine
at Kansas State College, invited
more raised eyebrows-but not from
his colleagues-by showing the ap-
proved method of feeding medicine
to cow via a stomach tube
DR.. Frick's experiment was in
teresting, particularly after he ex-
planned that in some cases it is
necessary to give cattle 5-gallon
doses of whatever they require.
The clinics got under way this
morning after the veterinarians at
a night session had inducted DR..
"A. e. Wight, chief sof the Tubercu-
losis Eradication Division, Bureau
of Animal Industry, as president.
The associations House of Rep
resentatives" disposed of a num-
Der of resolutions during the night,
including one pledging full support
of the Nations veterinarians in
the national defense program.
Evening star., 1940-08-30
Snow Named to Direct
D. 6. Snow Removal

His name may.not have had any,
thing to do with it, but the Com
missioners today appointed Assist
ant Engineer Commissioner Beverly
C. Snow to coordinate all snow
removal activities during the COM
ing winter.
Following the heavy snowfalls of
the last winter, the present budget
contains some $97, 900 for snow re-
moval purposes, of which some
$37,500 was for the purchase Of
equipment.
It had previously been suggested
to the Commissioners that they
name a permanent snow-removal
co-ordinating committee to deal
with the problem. They appointed
Maj. Snow in lieu Of the committee.
Evening star., 1940-08-30
Jackson Statue at Bull Run
To Be Unveiled omorrow

A $25,000 appropriation for the
jackson memorial was made by the
General Assembly of Virginia in 1898
in bill introduced by Senator Rust,
who has been active for a number
of years in having the battlefield
converted into a national park. Sew
eral thousand acres of land on which
the battle took place have been
acquired by the Federal Government
and are being developed into park.
A $4,000 museum is shortly to
be constructed a short distance from
the Jackson statue and the historic
Henry House.
Miss Julia Preston of Washington,
a great granddaughter of Gen. Jack
son, and Miss Anne Hooe Rust of
Fairfax will unveil the statue. Spe-
cial music will be furnished by the
Quantico Marine Band and the
Washington Quartet.
The Right Rev. Henry St. George
Tucker, presiding bishop of the
Episcopal Church Of the United
States, will give the invocation.
Evening star., 1940-08-30
5 Policemen, ; Firemen
Receive Promotions

The Commissioners today approved
five promotions on the metropolitan
police force and three in the Fire
Department, effective Sunday, to
replace retiring personnel.
The retirements in the Police De-
partment approved are those of
Detective Sergts. Lawrence ODea
and Eugene Baker, 1t. Thomas
Mason, jr.: Sergt. Thomas T. Dali
house and Pvt. Oberon Warren. The
. retirements are effective tomorrow
and are due to disability incurred in
line of duty.
Precinct Detectives Roy E. Blick
and Harold H. Hodge were named
to succeed Sergts. O'Dea and Baker
Sergt. George r. Wallrodt was pro-
NOTED to succeed 1t. Mason, and
Pvt. James H. Gosnell will succeed
Sergt. Dalhouse. Pvt. Craige L.
Smith was promoted to succeed
Sertg. Wallrodt.
Changes in the Fire Department
occur through retirement of Sergt.
D. H. Brookbank. Pvt. A. A. Thomp-
son was named to succeed him.
Thomas P. Newman will take over
the former duties of Pvt. Thompson,
and Pvt. c. I. Fletcher was voted
additional compensation in recogni-
tion of his outstanding efficiency"
Evening star., 1940-08-30
Hifchhikers Accused
OF Abducfinq Moforisf

Two young hitch-hikers were being
held by Fairfax (Va) police today
on charge of highway robbery
brought by a New York motorist,
who said they abducted him yester-
day and left him bound beside the
highway while they drove off with
his automobile and a purse con-
tanning $35.
The suspects. who identified
themselves as Charles Mullins of
Waterloo, Ohio, and Clarence j.
Murphy Of Oldtown, Me, both "a
years old, were picked up in Rich
mond with the stolen car soon after
their victim. Clarence E. Strafstrom
of New York City, freed himself
and reported the robbery, the police
reported.
Mr. Strafstrom identified the two
men as his assailants. The motorist
said he got acquainted with the pair
in tavern on the Richmond high
way and they offered to accompany
him to Norfolk.
The men, he said, attacked him on
the road, beat him and put him out
of his car. They strapped his arms
behind him with his belt and his
legs with shoelaces before driving
away.