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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-11
ITALY TRANSPORT
SINKS WITH 22O
(continued from Pare y

naval-air operations Just south Of
the toe Of the italian peninsula.
German Claims
Berlin, July ll--(UP)-Gerlnany
claimed officially today that during
the six weeks period ending July 8
its submarines sank 100000 tons Of
enemy commercial shipping and
that yesterday and today IS British
planes and one barrage balloon were
shot down.
It was claimed that submarines
had inflicted average weekly loss
es Of 100000 tons on enemy ship
ping.
The alleged British losses Of IS
planes yesterday and today were
suffered in air battles, en- announce
rnent said.
A German high command COM
munique said that German planes
sank one cruiser and four merchant
ships and damaged or ret afire an.
other cruiser and seven merchant
ships, including one tanker. These
vessels, 1t was claimed, were dam
aged so badly that 1t was expected
they would be total Losses.
The communique said that yes
terday German planes attacked air.
ports in southeast England and
harbors on the south and south
west coast.
Oil tanks at Pembroke and Port
land were reported attacked and 1t
was claimed that German planes
caused fires In munitions dumps In
attacks on Plymouth and Swansea.
OF the IS British planes shot
down, It was claimed, 10 were lost
over the English channel and sew
en- in an attempted attack on a
German airdrome at Amiens
France. It was admitted that seven
German planes were missing.
Balkans to Keep Peace
Rome, July 11-(UP)-Ttaly and
Germany were reported today to
have obtained promises from Rus
sia, Hungary and Bulgaria to main
tain peace In the Balkans until az
ter the battle for Great Britain.
In return for these promises, 1t
was said, Germany and italy gave
assurance that they would not for
get their friends In the general re-
construction Of Europe after they
defeat Britain.
The circumstances Of the report
ed understanding with Russia were
not disclosed. It was undertood,
however, that conversations had TAX
en- place, that Russia had agreed to
postpone pushing any more terri
torial claims In southeastern Eu-
rope that night interfere with the
axis powers plans at this time, and
that the discussions had touched
upon the Balkan, Scandinavian and
Baltic situations, the status u
France and Russian aspirations IN
general.
Hungary's promise to withhold
action on her claims against Ru-
mania was believed to have been
obtained at the Munich conference
among German, italian and Hun
garion foreign ministers yesterday.
It was announced officially that
Premier Prof. Bogdan Filov Of Bull
garia had conferred with Count
Massilno Magistran, italian minis
ter to Bulgaria, and unofficially, 1t
was said that Filov had promised
that Bulgaria would not press her
territorial claims on Rumania un.
til after the battle for Britain.
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Employment Is Still
Growing In Waterbury
tContinued From Page y

295, 900 Gu. IT. as compared with the
mont hof May, and an increase OF
SPAS, 900 Gu. IT. as compared with
the month Of June. 1899.
HEALTH
During the month of June there
were 46 cases Of communicable dis
ease and 4 deaths resulting there
from, showing q decrease of 8 cases
and 2 deaths as compared with the
month of May, and an increase Of
case and a decrease Of 2 deaths
as compared with the month Of
June, 1889.
MARRIAGES, DEATHS AND
BIRTHS
During the month Of Jcne there
were las marriages, 80 deaths, and
1872 births, showing an increase Of
IS marriages, a decrease Of is deaths,
and an increase Of II births as COM
pared with the month Of May, and
an increase Of So marriages, an
increase of 5 deaths, and an increase
Of births as compared with the
month Of June, 1899.
NEW FAMILIES
There were 10 new families who
came to take up their residence in
Waterbury during the month Of
June.
POSTAL RECEIPTS
The post Office receipts for the
month Of June amounted to s40,-
sSi.6i. showing decrease OF a.
ll720 as compared with the month
Of May, and decrease OF e3.8e5.27
as compared with the month Of June,
1899.
TELEPHONES
There were le.eTs telephones In
use at the end Of the month. show
ing an increase Of 20 telephones as
compared with the month OF May.
and an increase OF Lit telephones
as compared with the month Of
June, 1899.
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munique OF July 10, destroyed -four
enemy aircraft and damaged seven
others, three Of which were unlikely
TO have regained their base
The admiralty said today that the
feet air arm sank an Italian destroy
err and another italian naval ship
north Of Augusta, Sicily. yesterday.
The admiralty announcement:
''Fleet air arm aircraft yesterday
visited an Italian harbor north Of
Augusta, Sicily. One italian destroy
er and hulk Of the type generally
used as @ depot or store ship were
sunk. Ali Of our aircraft returned
safely"
While Germany and Italy-claim-
ing they were working in harmony
with the Soviets-proceeded with the
sterilization Of the Balkans during
the Battle for Britain" the London
government was understood to have
approached the United States in
connection with proposals for pool
ing Of surplus products OF the Amer
lean republics.
The British have been seeking to
arrange q pool Of their own col-
onial products with those Of the
shattered Dutch, Belgian and French
colonies with a view Of mastering
resources for prosecution of the
war and bolstering the blockade
against Germany and Italy. There
were suggestions in London that
the projected American and Eu-
ropean pools" - which necessarily
will include raw war materials
might later be coordinated, but all
such proposals must be purely
speculative pending developments at
the coming Pan-American confer
ence at Havana.
Russia Japan Status
The attitude Of both Russia and
Japan was of increasing importance
in the Far East. The Japanese
government reporcedly was urged to
strengthen Japanese expansion
southwark - toward the Dutch and
French colonial areas - and was
advised by extremist newspapers
that Japan's real enemy would be
the Onlteu SttacS AlotCdu Va oi1-
tain.
The recent Japanese hostility
toward United States marines at
Shanghai and toward Britain's re-
fusal to cut off all supplies to the
Chinese government appeared likely
to be increased by preparations Of
prinve Fumimaro Konoye, former
premier. TO unite all Japanese poll
tical factions into a Fascist-like
single governing party.
The prospects for peaceful stab.
ilization Of the Balkans were viewed
IN both Rome and Berlin as satis-
factory as q result OF reports Of q
general agreement among Germany,
Italy, and Hungary at yesterdayqs
Munich conference.
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DEATH SENTENCE
WAS COMMITTED

Dublin. July ii--fUP)-The death
sentence Of Thomas MacCurtain. son
OF the Former Lord Mayor OF Cork,
has been eommuted 70 life lInprisen.
ment. II was disclosed today.
A special criminal court on June
~ sentenced him 70 death for the
murder o. Detective John Roche. Of
Cork. Jan. .. MaecuFtain vas said
70 Be q member Of the Outlawed
tFish Republican Army.
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Excess Profit Tax


Washington, July II - CUP -
Treasury and congressional tax ex-
perts sought today to expedite an
excess profits tax bill to provide adj
ditional revenue for defense costs
and to lend greater impetus to the
$40 900 100000 armament program.
They have as yet reached no de-
cision concerning rates. High Off
Gals indicated, that the rate sched-
ule would not be ready for at least a
week.
There was agreement, however,
on one of the most important pro-
visions Of the bill-that allowing
companies engaged in properly GER
titled defense contracts to amortize
their investments in new plants and
equipment over a five-year period.
Under existing law, the write-off
period for new plants and facilities
ranges upward from seven years to
more than 10 years In certain cases.
Announcement by the White
House of administration approval
Of special amortization privileges
for defense industries was expected
to "unfreeze" numerous arm y and
nanny arms contracts which have
been held up by companies pending
decision nthe expansion write
off question.
Under the proposed five-year
amortization plan, a company con-
structing ne wplant primarily to
fulfill defense contracts will be able
to recover its investment completely
out Of tax-free earnings by the end
of the fifth year.
No Acclamation Vote.
Chicago, July 1l.-(UP)-Post-
master General James A. Farley re-
vealed to press conference ques-
TONERS today that he was against
nomination for President by accla-
nation at next weeks Democratic
national convention, a procedure
which some draft-Roosevelt sup
porters have contemplated as part
Of their third term strategy.
BY implication. Farley also reit-
Grated his opposition to a third
term for Mr.. Roosevelt and gave
questioners a hint of the key in
which he will sing his swan song
when he resigns as national COM
mittee chairman.
He was asked II the convention
would follow the usual pattern OF
nominating speeches to select
presidential whether 1t
might not be by reclamation this
time.
Nominating Speeches.
II don't know any reason why
there should not be nominating
speeches" he replied. There
shouldn't be any such procedure as
nominations without a roll call.
1.-THE convention should follow the
usual roll call procedure and let the
states make their choice among the
nominees"
Parrying dozens OF questions about
his conference with Mr.. Roosevelt at
which the Presidents political plans
were revealed, Farley finally was
asked whether he was ready to
make a statement Of his own re-
garding third term. Studying the
question for moment, he replied:
MY position on that Is unchanged"
That meant Farley still was In
the anti-third term camp and he
used the same enigmatic language
to reveal 1t that he employed here
two days ago to say that his name
would be placed In nomination for
President next week.
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Postmaster General James A. Far
ley.
WIN Go In Platform

VIII Go In Platform
Washington, July 11-(UP)-Ad-
ministration sources said today that
q pledge to refrain from sending
American troops to take part in Eu-
ropean wars would be written into
the 1910 Democratic platform.
Such O promise, designed to stop
third part talk, is contained in a
tentative draft Of the platform taken
to Chicago yesterday by Senator
Robert F. Wagner, D., N. Y, who will
serve as chairman Of the national
conventions resolution committee.
President Roosevelt gave the tip
OF on the important foreign policy
plank in his special defense message
to Congress yesterday.
I'VE will not use our arms In a
war Of aggression" he said. I'VE
will not send our men to take part
in European wars. But, we will re-
pei aggression against the United
States or the western hemisphere"
Similar, or almost identical Ian
gauge will be contained in the plat
form to be adopted by the conven-
ton next week, administration
sources said.
The Republican party, at its ma
tional convention In Philadelphia
two weeks ago approved keep-out-
of-war" platform. But 1t contained
no pledge to refrain from sending
American soldiers to fight on foreign
battlefields.
Satisfy Opponents
Such a pledge, If adopted by the
Democrats, would satisfy isolation
lists, led by Senator Burton K.
WHEELER, D., Mont, who have been
strongly critical of the administra-
tons policy of giving material aid
to Great Britain.
Wheeler recently threatened to
bolt II the party failed to write a
firm 'anti-war" platform. He is a
candidate for the presidential NOM
ination In the event Mr. Roosevelt
turns down third term offers and was
among the first to applaud the chief
executives pledge yesterday.
Wheeler said that formation of a
third party, so far as he was con-
cerned, would be unnecessary" If
the Democratic convention adopted
q similar promise. He indicated he
had been assured that such action
would be taken.
Reliable sources said New Deal
leaders conferred frequently with
Wheeler and other Democratic iso-
lationists before writing a draft OF
the foreign policy plank, which
Wagner plans to use in -conven-
ton discussions in Chicago.
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NCOlltulueu AIOLH SaBS ~
The training courses are planned
as part Of the federal defense pro-
gram and also as part Of the spe.
cial program for Connecticut OUT
lined by Gov. Raymond e. Baldwin.
Those taking the courses will be
trained to take their places In In
dustry in specialized fields. A great
demand for trained workers Is ex-
pected when the defense program Is
fully underway.
An opportunity for unemployed
youth Is promised, since 1t Is ex-
pected that all completing the
courses will be offered employment
In local plants engaged In making
defense material.
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MEXICO IN FEAR
OF FATAL RIOTS
Continued from Page y

ton and the Almazanistas all were
mobilizing strong forces Of armed
men in preparation for trouble.
The American embassy and con-
sui general watched the situation
closely, fearing danger to American
residents and tourists. Two Ameri-
cans were wounded in riots election
day, when 80 persons were killed
heer and more than 200 wounded,
and 1t was freely forecast that to-
days casualty list would be much
higher.
Long truck conveys, loaded with
armed men, converged on the capt.
tai during the night. Apparently
both Avila Camacho and Almazan
supporters were among the arrivals,
and there were plain signs that the
Confederation Of Labor was quietly
Its specially trained shock
forces.
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Madeleine arToli Is one Holly
wood celebrity who has ignored the
war IN Europe to the extent that
she has made her customary trip
abroad after each picture. The
beautiful blonde star went 70 France
on the completion OF her role n
'@afaFi.s and returned again after
she had done her work u "NoFtil
West Mounted Police" IN which she
eo-ssars with Gary Cooper.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-11
MAN LAssORs LION

When Q man lasso csc Ion n the
dark that's news to both man and
beast. The beast escaped from 4 cir.
Gus N Maekay. Australia, and .
thrilling lion hunt followed. N.
Ashton. Q veterinary surgeon. saw
the beast take refuge under q house
and threw Q lasso into the DARK
ness. Both we're surprised when
the E0pe tell round ila neck. Ashton
quickly pulled the rope taunt. and
The snarllng beast vas made cap
tva
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-11

ALIBI UNUSUAL BUT FUTILE
San Diego, Cal. - CUP - A
motorist arrested on charges Of
driving while drunk told Munich
pal Judge Howe he was driving In
a zig-zag manner to avoid a skunk
and the resulting stencil. Guilty"
said the Judge. Thirty daysl"
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No War Banners Are
Now Being Eliminated
CONTINUED From Page u

COO, 1856; medical and hospital de-
partment-$11, 70l ,039 cash and S2,-
100000 contract; engineer corps
$17,796, 200 and $24,500,000 contract;
chemical warfare service-$12,0 OBS, Gal
cash and SIS, 100000 contract; sea-
coast defenses-$16, 1894 cash and
$40, 10000 contract.
Navy
ONCE secretary miscellaneous
$4,000; bureau Of navigation, naval
reserve, including training for re-
serve midshipmen, $3,189, 780; bu-
reau of ships-$l0, 600, 900; Bureau Of
ordnance-$60, 293, 900; Bureau of
supplies and accounts-$500,000.
Navy yards--Boston, Mass, ST.
10000; Portsmouth, N. H., 1926, 900.
Reserve aviation base-Squantum,
Mass, $2l1 900.
Torpedo acknowledgement r. l.,
$4,000.
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LOCAL SCHOOLS TO
START TRAINING

CONTINUED from Page u
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MAKE THIS STORE YOUR HEADQUARTERS
WHILE DOWN TOWN
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-21
Kennewick to Have
Half Hour on Air
at Spokane KFPY
Program to be presented
at high school auditor
ium on April l4-Public
invited.

Early in April Kennewick is to
take a bow over the air in the KPFY
Meet Your Neighbor" program. Ar
rangements for the broadcast are al
ready under way.
The program will be presented in
the local high school auditorium
and will be composed of numbers
prepared by the several local Or
CARNATIONS. About five minutes is
given over to a brief presentation
Of principal facts concerning the
community, while the remainder of
the half hour will be strictly en-
tertainment.
1t is planned now to make the
program longer than the half hour
required by the broadcast and invite
the general public in to hear it as
well as see the actual operation OF
the broadcast. The program will
be sent over telephone wires to the
wireless station in Spokane. y
The program will be held on Sum
day. April IA at about two O'Clock
in the afternoon. ..+..
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-21
Spud Growers
Plan Marketing

Spud growers are starting earlier
this year to make arrangements for
the orderly marketing OF their crop.
The first meeting for the purpose
was held here this evening. Prom
inent growers, shippers and repre-
sentativeS from the state depart
ments were present at dinner az
the Arrow Grill this evening which
preceded the meeting.
Last year an attempt was made to
prevent second grade and Gull spuds
from being put on the open market
in competition with the first class
stuff, the plan including dyelng the
unmarketable grade stuff. The plan
worked well enough locally but 9TH
err district were not included. This
year an attempt viii be made Co
have the plan selected adopted in
all spud growing districts OF the
state.
AT the meeting was state director
Of agriculture Robinson, OF Olym-
pia, and Ray Kelso OF the same de-
partment, stationed at Walla Walla.
It was suggested at tonight's meet
ing that similar plan be adopted
for spuds as was put into effect two
years ago on apples-that each load
taken from a warehouse be issued a
permit for transportation. It was
feared that a special act Of the leg
islature would be required for this
plan SO further meetings will be
called in the near future to work
out plan to cover the situation.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-21
District Ahead on
Bond Payments

Coincident with arrival of spring,
the water is turned into the canals,
and the Columbia Irrigation Dis
trict directors announce another
payment of bonds in advance. Mon
dav and Tuesday of this week were
devoted to inspection trips over the
canal system by the directors Ed
F'rauen, Jas. Johnston and Ole Brue
and Frank B. Mason, prior to turn
ing the water in at the headgates
wednesday morning. Part of Tues
day was devoted to inspection of
certain tax decided properties. Sew
eral sales have been mad this
spring, and there have been GER
tain changes in occupancy that us
ually occurs during the spring and
late winter months.
Satisfactory collections from con-
tract purchasers have made it pos
sible for the district to make an
other purchase at this time. This
transaction will retire one RFC
bond in the amount of $1,000 and
one held by the State of Washing
ton in the amount of $500, which
brings the next principal maturity
up to 1947. .. .-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-21
British Diplomacy Questioned

London, England - Government
critics are outspoken in their chall-
enge Of the efficiency of present day
British diplomacy. They point to
the German ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Aus
tria, Czecho- Slovakia and Poland,
and the Russian seizures in Finland,
Latvia. Esthonia and Lithuania, all
Is instances where prompt and Wig
orouS action might have blocked
Russo German territorial agrees
sion. Great disappointment is felt
over the abandonment of Finland to
her fate by Sweden, Norway and
Denmark, her natural Scandinavian
allies. To far greater extent than
IN the first World Wor, Allied di-
lopmacy prior to and during the
present war has found itself out
pointed by the speedier military
moves of Hitler and his army coun-
Gil. 1t is widely predicted that the
Reds next demand will be for easier
access to the Atlantic through Swed-
Sn and Norwegian ports, which
would constitute an irnme date
threat to Great Britain's trade, es-
peclally in food products and great
" needed raw materials.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-21
Chest Quota Is
/. Now Half Filled

Kennewick Community Chest has
received $50 Of the quota from the
following individuals and firms in
Kennewick to date. The committee
wishes to thank each one that has
so generously donated.
Washburn Variety Store, Moulton
& Powell, Floyce Smith, Melba Har-
tung, Charles Knowles, Geo. Purdy,
Margaret O'Hearn, Bill Spears, Lii
liam Wahl. H. Henninger, II. Whit
beck, j. Bliss, VIM. McGahey. A. l..
Schuster, A. L. Beamer, Harlan
Carlson, Ed Tweet, Urban Koelker,
Pat Helm, Mark Brown, First Nat
ional Bank, Fl. w. Desgranges, G. G.
Williams.
Willard Campbell. Church Grape
Juice Co., Francis Ludlow, Jack At
terbury, Kenneth Durham, w. z.
Thackara, A. M. Dutton, w. E. Pet
erson, Alvin Vinson, j. Vinson, E. S.
Mcdonald, Clyde Higley, j. r.
Kitchener, Roy March, Alvin Cheney,
Mrs. Roger Records, Alma LEM,
Lulu White, Alvin Kessler, j. G.
Penney Co, II. z. Huntington, Mrs.
II. E. Huntington, Columbia Skat-
ing Rink, j. H. Siegfried, vane Will
der, Grace Convey, Pearl Peach, DR..
and Mrs. Brunn, o. F. Stops, 100.
F. Lodge, Frank Mason, Frank
Maupin, Harold Long. Ed Better,
Russell Elliott, Gene Mitchell, Lane
K. Larson, Kennewick Women's
Club.
H. r. Love, Jack Turner, Cliff
Turner, A. I. Smith, Mrs. Payne,
Mueller Funeral Home, Don Cling
er, Bert winslow, Albert Durham.
Irene Lum. w. A. Sloan, Lawrence
Newsome, Kennewick Valley Tele-
phone Co, L. v. and Edna Mosher,
A. H. Wegner, Minnie Reese, Ken
newick Auto Co. and Employees,
Kennewick Printing Co. and En-
.ployees, II. S. Taylor. Richmond
Bros. Implement Co., Dan Giard,
Olav Otheim.
If you have not sent in your con-
tribution, please do SO without de-
lay SO that the committee can close
the drive.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-21

ian was treasured of resurrection
for himself; and mankind was as
sured of day when the risen Christ
will sit in final righteous judgment.
When the children speak and
sing, and ministers bring sermons
on Easter Sunday morning, these
salient verities, these vital truths
will only be re-emphasized in the
"old story that is ever new" The
largest church-going crowds in
Kennewick's history will listen to
that story.-Rev. Charles w. Croft