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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-10
Pastor
WINDSORS TO RULE
BAHAMA ISLANDS
People There Immensely
Pleased at Appointment
of Duke Edward

Nassau, the Bahamas, July 10. -
Cup - The inhabitants of the 20
islands, 661 islets, and 1887 rocks
forming the Bahama Islands, pro-
fessed delight today that their
former king, the Duke of windsor,
was going to be their governor gen.
eral.
Those "in trade" expected him
and his American-born duchess the
former Wally Simpson, to be mar
vels for the tourist trade.
Not all Of the inhabitants knew
they were coming, or did they know
that he had once been king emperor
of fourth of the globe, the SOW
ereign of 100000 persons, includ-
ing themselves, and had given it all
up TO rthe love of his present
duchess. These were a stable pro-
portion of the $4,000 Negro Inhabi-
tants. But the 10000 white resi-
dents felt themselves honored.
The duke will get $4,000 a year
which he will have to supplement
considerably from his private for
tune If he is to travel in the wealthy
Anglo-American social set which, as
Lady Jane Taylor, grand dame OF
the colony for % years, expressed
1t, will receive the duchess. She is
the wife of the kings representa-
tive"
Mrs. Taylor is the wife Of the
retired manager Of the Bank of
Montreal and the grandmother of
Brenda Frazier the glamour girl of
New York society during last years
season. Miss Frazier spends part OF
her winter at the Taylor Mansion
here. Rowland Spencer, boyhood
friend Of President Roosevelt who
gave his estate adjacent to the
Roosevelt estate to Father Divine, is
another prominent American resi-
dent. There are several score here,
many having come to escape high
American taxes but who are now
paying British war taxes, which
are even higher.
Nassau the capital Of the dukes
new empire, IS a small place on the
principal island, but it has parlia-
ment house where both Edward and
Wally will have thrones as the rep
resentatives of the king and queen of
Britain, and the Florida playground
Of wealthy American society is but
two hours away by plane.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-10

Nearly two score Of waterbury
youths are engaged at present in
military training in the g. M. T. G.
camps in various sections Of New
England. Only the official ban
placed by Uncle Sam to keep within
budgetary provisions prevented the
official number being estimated in
the hundreds, so keen Is the enthus-
iasm aroused among the youth OF
the city and vicinity.
At Fort adams Newport, Rhode
Island, under the experienced guild
ance of Colonel Charles e. Meyer
and staff, several hundred young
men are drilling in coast artillery
work with special emphasis on har-
Dor defense and anti-aircraft activi-
ties.
Local Contingent
Five Waterbury youths, David r.
Brady, John F. Griffin, Walter A.
Jarvis, Jr., Sidney N. Shapiro and
Robert F. Waters, as well as John
r. Garland and william G. Jennings
of Naugatuck and Bernard r. Cas-
sidy Of Union City are included In
Fred Corps" which comprises Sec
Ond-year men. First Lieutenant Fin
ton j. Phelan is mess sergeant" at
the present period, so Waterbury vis-
ttors to camp yesterday observed.
Among the local spectators was
Major Newton w. Alexander, chair
man Of the American Legion's COM
mittee on national defense and G.
M. T. G. work. He reports all home
town boys in excellent health and
spirits and proving splendid stu
dents.
1t is expected that Lieutenant
Colonel Harry ]. Beardsley Of Wa
terbury will be assigned to duty at
Fort Adams shortly to deliver a SER
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-10
NO COMPROMISE
TERMS OFFERED
Mayor to Act as Mediator
in Irish=American Clubs
Controversy

Mayor Vincent A. Scully today
disclaimed knowledge of any speci-
fic compromise terms to be proposed
at a meeting of the two Trish-Am-
erican Social clubs at his Office in
the City Hall tomorrow night. The
mayor said that he was offering his
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-10
DIAMOND CUTTER IN ENGLAND

characterization Of dol
lars worth Of diamonds that were
in Amsterdam and Antwerp and
the expert cutters who fashion
them, are safely in London now.
Ninety-eight per cent of the worlds
diamonds are sold in England but
the entire gem cutting trade is CEN
tered in England.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-10
INOIA GETS JITTERs

India is getting the war filters.
Failure to identify passenger plane
caused an air-raid warning In CAL
cutta lasting nearly two hours. The
plane. which arrived by the way of
the Bay OF Bengal landed shortly
after the IAN clear" signal was Civ.
en-. Shortly afterward q second q.
Iarm was given because OF the ap.
proaeh OF Q Royal Air Force plane
which was flying too high to be
identified.
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CULHANE HINTS
AT DICTATORSHIP
Continued from Page u

that their decision be accepted.
Assistant City Court Prosecutor
William K. Lawlor praised Senator
Culhane's qualifications and his rec
ord at Hartford. Other speakers
were William Wallace, president of
the association; Joseph Kenney, Sec
rotary; Representative Hugo Guas-
taferri, Freddie Hall and Mrs. Ger
trude Bowes.
Aggressive Campaign
Senator Culhane told the gath
ering that he would wage an ag-
gressive campaign for nomination
and election. There's a rumor
around" he said that I'm a very
sick man and might die in the leg
islature. Do I look like sick man?
I'll be in this contest just as hot as
in any past contest!"
Publicity and finance committees
were appointed, and it was an
nounced that the personnel of other
committees will be made public
within a few days.
Text of Resolution
The text of the resolution endors-
ing Mr.. Hurley for the Democratic
nomination for governor was as fol-
lows:
"Be it resolved:
That we, the members of the
18th District Democratic Asso-
citation, which district includes
the first, second and third wards,
and in which district approx
mately 65 per cent of the city's
Democratic vote was cast in the
1896 election for governor, do
hereby indorse the candidacy of
Robert A. Hurley for the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor
and pledge our support in his be-
half during the coming cam
paign.
BE it resolved further:
THAT because of Commissioner
Hurley's outstanding record as an
executive and administrator Of
state affairs, we believe he is
eminently qualified to fill the high
Office of governor with distinc-
ton and credit to the Democratic
party of the state.
"Be it resolved further:
That Commissioner Hurley has
made an outstanding record in
his dealings with the labor prob
lens, in the construction of the
states Is million dollar building
program, insisting that local and
state labor be hired at prevail
ing wage scales, and because of
his personal interest in the labor
ing class.
BE it further resolved:
That this association urge the
delegates from Waterbury to the
Democratic state convention to
support the candidacy of Rob-
ert A. Hurley for governor"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22

Continued from Page u
sues which had previously been
created as a result of the political
management of his own town.
Furthermore, as regards "jobS, u
which were thoroughly discussed
it is difficult to see what legitimate
criticism either could have had. ]
will readily concede that the state
organization has restricted its in
terest in jobs to the legitimate po-
litical endorsement of qualified per-
sons. But Mr.. Mccarthy is endors-
ing this principle.
Therefore, in view of the fact that
Mr.. Hurley controlled consecutively
the two departments, Federal and
State, which enjoyed the most OPP
portunities for appointment, / can
not conceive of what change In
policy he could now offer. And Mr..
Mccarthy has not, and Think will
not, complain Of the recognition
given his legitimate recommended
tons for Fairfield County.
! believe that one further point
deserves Qualification. Mr.. Hurley
said something about being too
close to our opponents. He knows
that the Democratic organization
under which he secured advance
ment definitely. finally, and In
variably refused political contact
with Republican political leaders.
! think that this has not always
been true In this state. I might
remind Mr.. Hurley that the Pub.
lic Works Bill which created his
department was temporarily blocked
by Q combination es Republicans
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rangements.
Every effort had been made to
save Trotsky's life, and he had
fought against death as he had
fought his enemies before, during
and after the Boshevik revolution
in Russia. He had lived for about
u hours after a trusted associate
known as Robert Jackson, but who
identified himself to police as
jacques Monard Van Den Dreschd, a
Belgian born in Tehran, Persia, had
pierced his brain with O Alpen-
stock.
AS Trotsky died Dreschd and a
glamorous blonde friend, Miss Sylvia
Ageloff of Brooklyn, were being
questioned by detectives in a room
nearby where Dreschd was under
treatment for wounds he received
at the hands of Trotsky's body
guards who burst into Trotsky's
study in response to his cries for
aid. 1t was reported that 20 per-
sons in all were held.
Once His Secretary
Joseph Hansen, Trotsky's secre-
tary, said that Ruth Ageloff, sis
ter of Sylvania, had once been
Trotsky's secretary.
Police authorities telephoned Syl-
vania's father Samuel, at his Brook
Ign real estate office and reported
that the father said either he or
another member Of the family would
fly here today.
Trotsky's wife. two bodyguards
and hospital aides were at Trotsky's
bedside when he died. Surgeons
marveled that he had fought death
off so long.
The man who had been 80 for
midable In life lay on his cot IN
death under the glare Of O single
hanging electric light In the cream
walled, pale green tile floored Gu
blcle 10 which he had been taken.
His body hardly raised the sheets OF
his cot. But for his goatee, he
looked somewhat like q large wax
doll.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
Long RangeNaziGuns
Mounted On Calais
CONTINUED From Page u

cited, as was the suspension last
night Of all German radio broad
casting. Broadcasting had been sIis-
pended similarly the night before
even though the weather was too
bad for Royal Air Force planes to
make their usual bombing raids.
Britain took advantage Of the lull,
whatever its reason, to repair dam
age to airports and communications
and to strengthen defenses against
the next offensive.
Comment Of Papers
The News Chronicle, in an editor
ial under the headline "Lost-One
Blitzkrieg,' claimed at least moral
victory for the British air force.
"Up to now Germany has never
launched blitzkrieg without fol-
lowing it straight through to vic
tory" the News Chronicle said.
The News Chronicle aviation ex-
pert wrote:
at is expected that today or to-
morrow will provide the key to the
three-day mystery"
A survey of yesterdays scattered
raids indicated that the Germans
still were aiming at Royal Air Force
airdromes and other military OBJ
jectives. But they were widening
their attacks on residential areas, it
was charged, in an attempt to ter
rorize the populace. There were
numerous reports of the deliberate
machine cunning of civilians.
Several bombs dropped on hilly,
thickly populated district Of south
east England as the Germans re-
sumed their raids this morning, and
wrecked some houses. No casualties
were reported.
The early communique of the
air ministry and home security min
istry said:
Enemy attacks during the night
were very few and on small scale.
High explosive bombs were drop
ped at two points in southeast Eng
land where some damage was caused
to gas and water mains in a town
on the coast and where a railway
line further inland was temporarily
obstructed.
I'm southeast Scotland a bomb
fell on a hillside, slightly wounding
a soldier. So far as Is known this
was the only casualty during the
night"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
DIRECT HITS MADE

Cairo, Aug. 22.-CUP)-Direct hits
on italian oil tanks. harbor works
and naval jetties were scored at
Tobruk and Eladem, Italian North
African bases, during raids Monday
night, the Royal Air Force said In
q communique today.
The communique said also that
three Italian Savoia 70 planes were
damaged seriously In q British raid
on eidi III Thimi, Libya. yester-
day.
The south African air force and
Rhodesian squadrons were said 10
have made numerous reconnais-
sance flights over Italian eomali-
land. According 10 the communique
jetty and hangar at Mogadiscio.
capital and chief port Of Italian
eomoliland. were hit while direct
hits were scored on buildings and
> caproni plane on the ground al
MeFkA
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ments supporting Mr.. Hurley;
third, it is difficult if not impos-
sible for the Democratic party to
campaign successfully in this
state If it abandons its claim to
justif1able pride in the achieve
ments of the four recent, excel
lent, Democratic administrations.
"This difficulty is amply demon
strated in a recent lengthy let
ter sent by Commissioner Hurley
to some of the delegates. The let
ter was a dignified and well writ
ten appeal for support and re-
view of the issues of the impend-
ing campaign. But the govern
ment of the state of Connecticut,
which he aspires to head, was not
even mentioned. Obviously, he
could not criticize an administra-
ton to which Governor Cross had
appointed him, and I do not be-
lieve he would wish to do so.
Naturally, under the circum-
stances, he could not praise it
without praising the man that he
is opposing for the Democratic
nomination.
Certainly, like reticence will
not be possible in the election
campaign"
Hurley hackers insisted they hac
a majority of the convention del
egates, with the backbone of theil
strength located at Hartford
Bridgeport, New Haven, and Fair.
field County. The "old guard" com.
bination of Hartford Mayor Thoma.
]. Spellacy, National Committee
man David E. Fitzgerald and for
mer U. 8. Attorney General Homer
S. Cummings were behind Hurley's
candidacy.
Sen. Maloney, who was re-nom-
mated two months ago, has open
ly endorsed the Cross, candidacy in
a move to preserve his leadership OF
the party. Maloney has held the
party reins since 1884 and the re-
newed combination of "old guard
leaders threatened to reduce his in
f1uence tremendously, even if he
win reelection.
Meantime, the makeup Of the re-
mainder Of the state ticket was "ur
in the air." entirely dependent or
the gubernatorial candidate. One
report said the Hurley forces I'M
successfully sought Odell Shepard
Trinity College professor and Pu-
liter prize-winner, for the Lieuten-
ant Governor nomination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
Leon Trotsky Victim
Of Assassin Friend
Continued From Page u

Mrs. Trotsky went to sit in an
olive green leather arm chair in a
corner as police surgeons made
death mask. The first one broke
and they made a second Mrs Trot-
sky occasionally Sobbed, and put
her trembling hands over her face
Statement Before Death
In a statement issued before
death, Trotsky's secretary asserted
that his assassin was an agent OF
the Russian secret police.
He said that Trotsky, old and
small as he was, had fought his at
tacker valiantly. Furniture in his
study and dictaphone were
smashed and the whole room was in
disorder. Though his brain had
been pierced deep, Trotsky had
emerged from his study as guards
ran to his aid.
AS the guards and the secretary
put him on the floor, Trotsky
warned them not to harm Dressed,
because he might have an import
ant story to tell. Trotsky was quoted
as saying as he lay on the floor:
jackson Gas Trotsky knew
Dreschd) shot me with revolver.
am seriously wounded. I feel
that this time 1t Is the enc. jack
son was q member either OF the
GPU (the Russian secret police or
a Fascist organization-most likely
the GPU. I am close to death from
the blow Of q political assassin. We
had entered the room to talk French
statistics"
Trotsky. q revolutionary from
youth knew few years OF peace.
When he was not In prison, he was
in exile IN Siberia.
The Russian revolution Of 1917
was almost as great o personal tri-
umph for him as for his more Inn
posing and intellectual comrade.
Lenin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
WAR MOVES ON
TODAY'S BOARD

Continued from Page u
ing close to the British coast while
passing through the narrow Dover
Strait, would be approximately 20
miles away from the German bat
teries.
Added to the normal inaccuracy of
the bombarding shells, the artillery
men would be unable to maneuver
their guns In keeping with the zig
gag course which conveyed vessels
pursue under attack.
Mounted On revolving platform,
the guns have some latitude Of
movement but they cannot keep
aiming laterally at ships which turn
and twist to present their narrow
sterns and bows to enemy fire. Dur
ing sea battle the combatants can
follow one another's maneuvers far
more effectively.
Cannot Cut Channel
It would be impossible for Ger
many to cut the channel in two by
artillery five. The coastal guns can
play little part in trying to main
tin the German total blockade" of
Britain.
The primary purpose of the guns
newly put into action along the
French Httoral must be for use if
ever Hitler considers 1t feasible to
attempt an invasion of Great Brit
ain. The guns would be effective in
covering the embarkation of Ger
man forces by keeping British war
ships at some distance from the
shore. Firing at channel conveys
gives the Germans limited practice
in familarizing themselves with
range problems and getting to know
the peculiarities of their great wea-
pons.
Once an invading army left the
French coast for Britain, however,
and got into midchannel, where
British light armored craft certain
ly would attack at close range, the
shore guns would become useless.
To use them in mid channel bat
tie would subject the German ships
equally with the British to possible
destruction because of projectile in
accuracy.
The guns might try to shell Brit
ish troops massed to repel the in
vaders, but here again the cratic
flight of the shells could not be
counted upon for results. Once an
invading force started to land, any
shelling might fall short sufficient
ly to work havoc among disembark-
ing groups.
Another reason for mounting the
German shore guns would be to try
to forestall British military land
ing along the Franco Belgian coast.
The German high command can
not know what eventual form
British offensive strategy may take.
War conditions may SO change as
to cause the British to try to re-
capture the German channel bases.
The Germans would be remiss in
elementary foresight if they were to
leave the channel coast unprotec-
ted against such possibility. Un-
doubtedly, this is the German de-
fensive reason for the presence Of
the guns, as the remote opportuni-
ty for invading Britain is the ma
jor offensive reason.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
BRITISH TO AID GREECE


Athens, Aug. 22.-(UP)-A British
spokesman said today that the Brit
ish navy and air force would go to
the aid Of Greece II Greece resisted
any enemy attack.
The spokesman made his state
ment while referring to British
guarantees Of aid to Greece against
aggression after the British minis
ter had conferred with Premier
John Metaxas at the foreign Office
a. noon.
Tension continued here in antici-
patton of Italian territorial demands
on Greece - although no demands
have been made as yet.
Reports persistently have been
that Italy would demand the Ga
muria Peninsula for Albania and
the Island of Corfu for herself.
Informed quarters believed that
Greece would not comply with any
demands for the surrender of Greek
territory without o struggle.
Tin LONDON, the Daily Mail N an
Athens dispatch, said that an in.
furiated crowd, angered by finding
Of creek naval experts indicating
that an italian submarine had tor.
pedoed and sunk the Greek mine
laying cruiser Helle last week, had
attacked and destroyed the italian
consulate at Crete)
Foreign observers viewed the sit
uation gravely because Of belief that
Italy, If she is to launch her sug-
gested drive against Egypt and the
Suez Canal, must have a clear road
to Egypt That would ezssble her
to transfer men and materials
through the Mediterranean ssA
bases such as Crete and certain har.
bors In the Peloponnesus would b
essential to such transfer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22

and Democrats controlled by some
Of his present supporters.
My associations with both Mr..
Hurley and Mr.. Mccarthy have
been such that refuse 10 believe
that they intended the implications
which naturally would attach q
their quoted remarks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD

Tirana, Albania, Aug. 22.-(UP)-
The Albanian press f1ared with new
attacks en- Greece today and
charged that Greek prisons on the
Albanian-Greek frontier are JAM
med with kidnapped Albanians.
The authoritative Tomori Of tt
rama charged that Selim Skiakn, an
outstanding Albanian intellectual,
had been kidnapped by Greek gend-
armes and taken across the border
to a Greek prison.
1t also was charged that the pris-
ons of Janina and other points
close to the frontier were packed
with Albanians who had been kid
naped either inside Albania or in
the Greek province Of Ciamuria.
1t appeared that the Albanian
campaign against Greece Is taking
a course similar to that Of Italy
against France prior to Italian dec
laration of war.
My impression after tour of the
country and talks with both Alban-
ian and italian officials is that
military solution will not be at
tempted until diplomatic efforts
have broken down. And there Is no
question that the situation Is still
in the diplomatic phase.
Minimum Demand.
The minimum demand Of the Al
banians against Greece appears to
be for annexation of the Ciamuria
region. The maximum demands are
for Ciamuria plus Corfu and Epirus.
The campaign against Greece is
being handled In Albania by Al
banians themselves. The italian
position Is described as one Of sup
porting Albania's claims but not adj
vancing them directly.
Demands against Jugoslavia are
less well defined and 1t seems likely
that they will not be pressed vigor-
ously until after the Greek issues
are settled.
A two-day trip along the Greek
Albanian frontier revealed no signs
Of massing OF troops although from
tier guards have been increased. At
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22

cruisers which they heavily bombed.
Oficial dispatches simplifying the
communique said that in the cruiser
attack italian planes singled out two
10000 ton and four 5000 ton cruis-
ers as special targets and carried
out their bombardment in waves.
Italian planes raided Gibraltar,
the communique said, and one of
them failed to return.
An article in the newspaper Tele-
grafo of Leghorn, organ Of Count
Galeazzo Ciano, foreign minister,
said today that Italy's colonial aim
was the elimination of Great Bril-
tain from Africa.
It intimated that the next Italian
drive would be against Alden, but
that wherever 1t might come it
would be far greater than the at
tack on British Somaliland.
Some military observers expressed
belief that the next attack might
come against British forces in
Egypt, with one Italian army strik-
ing from Ethiopia and another from
Libya.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22

Included in the diet of twelve
foot python recently captured in
Northern Transvaal are five fat rab-
bits a week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22

Italy d Encouraging the taking
Of foreign bird seed into the coun-
try.
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Italy Ready To Strike
Egypt, Alden, Greece
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the ports Of Valona and Porto Edda
in Southern Albania and at Duraz-
20 I saw no Italian warships nor
any preparations for landing troops.
However, my impression was that
italy had no necessity for sending
troops to Albania in advance since
all that might be needed could be
moved within "a hours by air and
sea.
Albanian ports have been i'm
proved by the Italians as have air
landing facilities. The Italians now
have about a score Of new modern
air fields throughout the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
]. FRANCIS SMITH
ANSWERS CRITICS

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