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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-14
BALKANS STILL
 AWAIT ACTION
Russia, Turkey, Jugo- slayia, Greece Said to
 Be Uniting Forces
BY HENRY T. GORRELL

(OHAteu TrcSS StaII COTreSpOn0entD
 Bucharest, Rumania, Oct. IA (UP)-Russia, Turkey, Jugoslavia and Greece were reported to be en- gagged in urgent interlocking nego- tiations today. Powerful Russian military forces were reported massec on the Rumanian frontier and the Balkans awaited a move by Ger. many or Italy or both following ur Germany's military entry into Ru. mania.
 A Turkish Greek -Jugo-Slav defen- Sive alliance, pledged to resist any aggression by the Axis powers, was reported to be. in process for forrna- tion. Diplomatic quarters reported that Turkey and Russia were nego- tiating at Ankaro and Moscow.
 Diplomatic quarters professed to see signs of Russian alarm result ing from the arrival Of German troops in Rumania and reports that German troops either had arrived or would soon arrive in Bulgaria.
 Rumanian and foreign military sources reported that Russia had taken military precautions along both the Bessarabian and Bukovi- anian frontiers of Rumania and that civilians were being evacuated from Cernauti, chief city of the northern Bukovina territory which Russia took from Rumania.
 Russian troops were reported con- structing strong defensive positions on the Bukovina frontier.
 It was reported also that Russia had massed formidable forces all along the river Pruth, forming part of its new frontier with Rumania, as far as it's junction with the Dan ube.
 It was understood here thaht be- fore Germany marched into Ru-
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Scully, the Board of Finance and the Board of Aldermen. The Con- troller was in Boston Friday and Saturday to confer with bankers there on the proposed program.
 If it is decided to adopt the new financial program, and the Legisla- ture approves a large bond issue, the first major improvement will be the construction of a second pipe line from the city's water supply at Morris. The cost is estimated at $2,- 500,000. Funds would also be avail able for the erection of sewage disposal plant and a municipal in- cinerator, though these projects would probably be delayed for a couple of years or more. The bonds would be sold only as needed, to save interest charges.
 Ask For Issuance
 Under the proposed program, the city would ask the Legislature for authority to issue at least several million dollars in refunding bonds. The amount sought may be as high as $5,000,000.
 One aim of the bond issue plan is to finance needed capital improve ments without placing too heavy an immediate burden on the taxpayers. Construction of the new pipe line has been deemed vitally necessary, but it would be impossible to pay the $2,50o,000 cost out of a single years regular budget.
 Delay Payments
 The controller is seeking to work out an arrangement whereby the first large payments on the new bonds would be delayed until 1852, and thereafter. It is in 1852 that, under the present schedule of re- there will be a large drop in the amount the city must pay each year for redemption of bonds and payments of interest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-14
CLASSMATE OF ED. R AT HARVARD SUICIDE

Boston, Oct. 14-(UP)-Attorney Thomas F. Kerrigan. 56, who grad uated with President Roosevelt from Harvard Law School, was found by his wife, May, today, hanged with a sheet to door in his bedroom in their South Boston home.
 Police said he died apparently of strangulation." His wife reported he had been sick.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-14
Rehabilitation Is Started Even as Nazi Planes
 Fight to Get By Defense
GERMAN NOW DROP
 NEW TYPE OF BOMBS
Liverpool Has Severe At- tacks; Casualty List Is
 Mounting Rapidly
BY WALLACE CARROLL United Press Staff Correspondent)

| DA Vt<AA<AA1ANA1 OfAAAABO1kA United Press Staff Correspondent)
 London, Oct. 14.-(UP)- German bombers slashed at southern England today as 5000 army engineers took charge of a big-scale drive to clear up the debris of 38 days of incesSant aerial att tack on London. Nazi war | planes sought to battle their way up the Thames estuary, power-dived in a bombing attack on an east coast town and sent Londoners to shelter during two daylight air alarms.
 i But the army engineers, called from active service, and many thou sands of unemployed were recruit ed into cleanup squadrons in de- fiance of the continued aerial att tacks.
 Dig In Debris Filling into trucks, the civilians, armed with picks and shovels, went to the worst hit areas and there, under the army men, began remov- ing debris, dernolishing buildings which threatened to collapse, and salvaging bricks, wood and other materials fit for reuse. ] They found more wreckage as the result of an all night raid in which the Germans showered high ex- plosive bombs from deadly new bomb baskets" all over the city and in the provinces. Apartment houses, tenements. private homes, business premises, air raid shelters and one convent had been struck and the casualty list had shot up tragically.
 Send Down Bombs
 The new containers had burst ii the air sending down a rain of high explosive bombs which exploded on contact.
 Damage was severe, but the debris clearing and demolition work which started today marked the beginning of a planned program which is to continue until reconstruction is pos- sible after the war.
 Royal engineers started to work repairing damaged roads and other communications as the lakor corps started work in London.
 German planes gave London a quiet forenoon after their night long terror attacks, but they began trying to force their way up the Thames Estuary early this afternoon and London had 8 daylight raid alarm.
 Action Starts
 There was no sign of activity at first, but then anti-aircraft guns burst into fire in a suburban area and little later the guns parked in another district as planes were heard high over obscuring clouds.
 Air raid precautions squads had worked for hours digging in piles of debris for men women and chil- dren buried during the night in the ruins of London apartment house. which collapsed when folxE bcmbs exploded on and about it.
 Evacuating machines We26 6raft- ed to aid in removing the deniig and surgeons and ambulances stood by to tend any victims removes alive.
 One man was brought ouk alive after IS hours. A dog was found im- prisoned but was so crazed by ter TOT it was destroyed.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-14
TOM MIX IN HIS
 LAST APPEARANCE
Funeral of Noted Western Movie Star to Be Held
 Wednesday

Hollywood. Oct. 14-UP) - Tom Mix was making his last personal appearance today.
 Killed in an automobile accident at Florence. Ariz., his body lay in state in the chapel of a mortuary, He was dressed in a rangers coat and white riding brooches. His dia- man-studded belt was buckled a. round his waist. Only his l0-gallon hat was missing.
 The body will lie in state all day today. After Masonic services We'd nesday 1t will be buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park where Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks and Jean Harlow also are Inferred.
 Paul Mantz, movie stunt flyer and chauffeur for film celebrities who elope by airplane. flew the body back yesterday from Florence. Only Q few intimate friends were at Union Air terminal.
 His death Saddened Hollywood. William 6. Hart, one Of his clos- (contlnued on Page Q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-14
Bargair, Day At
 Stadiu,1, Saturday

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 14.- (UP)-Saturday will be bargain day at Harvard Stadium.
 The Athletic Association an- nounced today a reduction from $3.3O to $1.65 in the price of seats i'm the steel stands, to- taIing about 13,0OO, for the Harvard Army game.
 Only about 25,0OO persons at- tended last Saturdays Harvard Michigan game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-14
Big Financial Program
 For City Being Planned
lined-SecOnd Pipe Line, Sewage Disposal Plant, IncineratOr High on List-WOuld Ask Bond Issue

long-range financial program for the city, whereby refundng bonds would be issued and the proceeds used jointly for capital improvements and for the payment of principal and interest both and present bonds is bei-g studied by administration leaders. Controller of city finances and needed improvements and prepa
 ing report that will be submitted to Mayor Vincent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-14
LONDON CLEANS UP DESPITE NAzI RAIDS
5, 5,OO0ArmyE Engineers Direct Job of Removing All Debris
Rs Just Sore
 Finger To You

Newark, N. J., Oct. 14.-(UP) Announcing why pianis t Vladimiar Horowitz had been forced to cancel a concert scheduled here for Nov. 13, his sponsors said: "Mr. HOrowitz is cOnvalescing from a traumatic tencsynOvitis of the fexor digi- forum sublimis and prOfoundis muscle at the metacarpOphal- angeal joint.
 Or, in other words, he has a sore finger.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-14
WAR IN EUROPE A YEAR AGO.
 OCT. IA, 1889
By United Press

British battleshlp Royal Oak toTpedoed by German submarine at seapa Flow. More than 500 lost. lt was the ilFzt capital ship Britain had lost since toFpedolng 0f HAHB Britannia off Cape Tra- fslgar on Nov Io. 10IA
 French reported German pairoI river on Inc Western Front. Heavy activity ln Feeien vest of eaaF artillery flFo nonih af BamrhFuaeh. en revealed,
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High school and college eFaauales wanted lo iFain foe business poal- lions. Fest Junior College si oems noFees~AAdy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-14
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Oct. 14-(UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Ock 11th, compared with a year ago: This Year Expenses Laat Year $2,6s6,549,771.s2 $2,734.6s2. .ls2.o6
 Receipts
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Tie Weather

Cloudy, Warm Tonight;
 Rain, Colder Tues.
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Evening star., 1940-07-26

cisco. You will be with me in the
White House, becoming my eyes
and ears and serving by reporting
to me on the continuing progress
of the entire national defense pro-
gram. with every phase of which
you have become SO familiar
Hopeful of having an excess
profits" tax bill ready for presenta-
tion to House and Senate commit
tees by Monday, Treasury officials
conferred yesterday afternoon with
the President.
Asked about his conference yes
terday with Treasury officials, Mr..
Roosevelt confirmed announcement
that the discussion had been direct
ed at drafting an excess profits tax
law. Estimates of yields from vari-
Gus brackets of such a tax we're
submitted to him by Treasury au-
thorities, he said.
accomplishing his feeling that
there should be no profiteering out
Of the defense program, the Presi-
dent said it is desirable to enact
an excess profit levy simultaneously
with modification of present profit
limitations on amortization require
ments, Otherwise, he explained,
there would be an increased remu-
neration to private concerns and a
proportionate loss to the Treasury.
While this new tax is primarily a
corporate tax, the President said
care must be taken that no loop
holes are left for individual evasions.
With the tax legislation expected
to 60 to Capitol Hill early in the
week, the President was asked what
further program he might have in
mind for Congress. Beyond the
pending selective service bill, he
said. he knew of nothing important
needing their consideration. He
hastened to add, however, that he
is not recommending that Congress
60 home.
Representatives of State employ
ment agencies, meeting to consider
defense labor problems, were told by
Sidney Hillman, labor co-ordinator
on the National Defense Commits
sion, that no labor shortage existed
now, but that "a real problem
might be encountered in six months.
Gen. George c. Marshall Army
chief of staff, announced during the
| day that Brig. Gen. Richard c.
Moore had been appointed deputy
chief of staff in charge of matters
relating to supply. construction, the
armored force and air corps.
Evening star., 1940-07-26
May S. Bundy Divorced
After II Years Wait
By the Associated Press.

by TIE ASSOClateQ PreSS.
LOS ANGELES, July 26.-May
Sutton Bundy, world champion
woman tennis player a third of a
century ago, obtained a divorce yes
terday from Thomas C. Bundy. for
mer national doubles champion.
Married in 1912, they separated
II years later. Mrs. Bundy testified
in brief hearing. Asked why she
had not asked for a divorce in the
intervening II years. she replied:
Il thought there might be a rec
onciliation so we might bring up
our children right"
The four children include Dorothy
May Bundy. herself a well-known
tennis player.
Mrs. Bundy was national women's
singles champion in 1904 and won
world championships at Wimbledon
in 1905 and 1907.
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Oil
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be placed within the combat zone if
hostilities spread from their present
areas.
Big Japanese Contracts Signed.
AS for scrap metal exports, jap
anese purchases here amounted to
more than 100000 tons in 1899, in
total of about 100000 tons sold
to all foreign buyers. In the early
part of 1910. the Japanese purchas-
ing rate Jagged somewhat, but sew
eral big contracts amounting to
nearly 100000 tons have been signed
in the last three weeks.
Considerable agitation has existed
for year or more to curtail these
japanese purchases, but only few
weeks ago President Roosevelt told
a press conference that there was
no scrap metal shortage or emer-
gency in this country to justify
rigid control.
Authorization for these significant
export controls was only one of sew
eral important developments yester-
day on the national defense front.
Coming from the White House
also was the unexpected replace
ment of Louis johnson as Assistant
Secretary of War by Judge Robert
Porter Patterson. Republican. of
the Second Circuit of the United
States Court of Appeals. The
nomination of Judge Patterson was
submitted to the Senate
Stimson Made Request.
Both in a verbal announcement
of the change and in correspondence
released late in the afternoon it
was made clear that Col. Johnson's
resignation had been asked at spe-
cific request of Secretary of War
Stimson, also a Republican.
AS a matter of fact. the White
House said at the time of the Stim-
son appointment that he would be
accorded the privilege of picking
his own Assistant Secretary.
In accepting the Johnson resigna-
ton yesterday, President Roosevelt
offered him the last vacant post of
administrative assistant to the
President.
I'm this position" the President
wired Col. johnson in San Fran
Evening star., 1940-07-26
IS Questions Framed
To Probe Attitude Of
aliens al Registration
BIddIe Holds Conference
With Keymen Charged
With Fingerprint1ne
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Aliens probably will be asked Il
questions when they 60 to pos,
omces to register and be finger.
printed between August 27 and De-
cember q.
An official familiar with the huge
TASK OF signing up 100000 non
citlzens said today that plans
virtually had been completed but
that the nature of the questions
would not be disclosed for sew
eral days.
II was reported, however. that
there would be two or three search
ing queries intended to bring out
each aliens fundamental attitude
toward the United States.
Six of the proposed questions
Will not be applicable to aliens
under IA. This group. to be repre-
senIed by parents or legal guardians
will not be flngerprinted but must
be registered.
Key Men in Conference.
Solicitor General Biddle, assigned
the job of co-ordinating the Immi-
grafton and Naturalization Service
with other Justice Department
units, called key immigration and
Post Office officials to Washington
this week to discuss final prepara-
tions.
Officials said that as the program
now stands flngerprinting will be
done in first and second class post
Offices and in post Offices in county
seats, total of about 5000 regis
tration places.
One problem that has caused
some concern is the likelihood of a
last-minute registration rush CO.
inclding with the usual Christmas
mailing, since the four month period
ends two days after Christmas.
Postmasters will be given extra
help for registering and fingerprint-
| ing. The post Offices will send regis
tration cards to the aliens after
they have filled out the original
QUESTIONABLE and been finger
printed.
Separate Alien File.
The completed forms will be sent
to the immigration Service, and the
hngerprints will be sent to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation for
filing in separate alien file.
Information about the registra-
ton law and instructions to aliens
will be printed in many languages.
An attempt will be made to dis
tribute this material through more
than 1000 foreign language news
papers. churches with large alien
memberships, foreign clubs and So
cieties, and English-speaking groups
which work with aliens
The Justice Department has been
On the alert for fraud in connection
with the registration. A warning
was issued this week as the result of
reports that some persons had Of
fered fingerprint service for fee
1t was pointed out that no fees will
be charged.
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Far East
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report on the licensing order, was
expected to urge that careful con-
sideration be given the question by
the United States in order to pre-
vent worsening of trade relations.
Yakichiro Suma, Foreign Office
spokesman, said, Our reaction will
be very great" if the presidential
order is tantamount to an embargo
against Japan.
1n Washington President
Roosevelt signed an order re-
quiring licenses hereafter for ex-
port of oil and scrap metals,
Japan being the largest foreign
buyer of the latter. The order
does not shut off such purchases.
but enables the American Gov
eminent to watch them closely
and shut them off whenever it is
deemed desirable)
Informed japanese quarters ex-
pect Japan to attempt to increase
purchases of oil in the Neither
lands Indies if an American en-
barge is put into effect. Negotia-
tions are continuing with the East
Indies government on wide eco
nomic program.
The newspaper Hochi in an ed
itorial on the Havana Conference to-
day predicted failure of what it
called attempts of the United States
to organize super bloc" of Amer
lean nations.
South Americans already have
made it clear that the conference
will not follow the lead of the United
States" the newspaper said, adding
that South America racially is af-
filiated with Italy because of the
common Southern European blood Of
their peoples.
South Americas friendship with
Spain and Italy, said Hochi, is
breeding an anti-American atti-
tude." Latin America, Furthermore,
is bound to the Rome Berlin axis by
strong trade ties and respect for axis
victories in Europe, the newspaper
declared.
Hochi said that if South America
were to join the axis, the position
of the United States would be diff
cult. Then the paper asked:
would this not be delightful to
the ,Japanese2"
Evening star., 1940-07-26
BentoneIIi, Opera Star,
Sings at Water Gate

Joseph Bentonelli. Metropolitan
Opera tenor, will sing tonight in
a concert at the Water Gate to
be given for the benefit of the Civic
Grand Opera Association.
Others to be heard on the pro-
gram include Lolita Valdez, pam
American soprano, and Charles
Magnan, Canadian pianist-com-
poser. Mr., Magnan will give his
first rendition of his "Fantasie
Symphonique" piano concerto.
Evening star., 1940-07-26

help us by taking more pride in
their city"
Urging that citizens treat the
streets. alleys. and cutters as they
would treat their own homes" Com
missioner Young pointed out that
Washington has reputation for
being the City Beautiful" and it is
partly that reputation that attracts
visitors from all over the country.
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Heavy Frost Covers
| Idaho Area as Rest
IOf u. S. SweIters
BY the Associated Press.

6S tIc ASSOlldltu t,lGSS.
POCATELLO, Idaho, July Is.
The heat that's plagued most
of the United States the past
few days causes no discomfort
to the few people living at the
trail ranger station on the
Blackfoot River in Caribou
National Forest. In fact, they'd
like to have some of it, so it
wouldn't be necessary to drain
the radiators of their cars each
night. or thaw out water pipes
in the morning.
I. M. Warner. Caribou forest
supervisor. said that even dur
ing the hottest weather else
where the temperature drops to
25 to 30 degrees nightly. and
each morning heavy frost gives
the appearance of a light snow
fall.
The station is located at an
elevation of 1000 feet.
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Oil for Great Britain
Declared Unaffected

NEW YORK, July 26 (P).-United
States prohibition of unlicensed ex-
ports of oil will have a serious ef-
feet on the supply of oil to the axis
powers but will not interfere with
supplies to Great Britain, the Brit
ish Broadcasting Corp. said today
In broadcast heard here by N. B. C..
The B. B. C. said Britain and her
Allies have nearly all the tankers
In the world except for those be-
longing to the United States, while
Germany and Italy have no tankers
at sea. The announcement said
Britain's mastery of the seas would
assure an uninterrupted supply of
oil across the Atlantic from America,
where IS per cent of the worlds
petroleum is situated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
MRS. ALBERT BRIDGE
CLUB
AT ELIZABETHTOWN

ELIZABETHTOWN, Jan. IS. -
Mrs. Albert w. Bridge entertained
the Thirteen Card club at her home
on January II, at one of the love-
Hest parties of the winter season.
The New Year motif was attrac-
lively observed in all the party ap-
pointments. A delectable s a d
curse and peacan cookies, hot rolls
and coffee were served.
After three interesting progress
sions, prizes were presented to Mrs.
Paul Sutton for club high score,
Mrs. r. M. Williams for guest high
and the travelling prize to Mrs.
Floyd Cross. Club members pres.
ent were Mrs. Oliver Carter, Mrs.
r. ]. Hester, Jr., Mrs. D. A. Hutch
in~on, Mrs. Charles Cogdell, Mrs.
Mack Vann, Mrs. Paul Sutton, Mrs.
John Cross Mrs. Floyd Cross. Visi-
tors included Mrs. Manley Clark,
Mrs. Walter Florney. Mrs. r. NJ.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-19
Williams and Mrs. James COX Of
White Lake.

Williams and Mrs. James COX OF
White Lake.
Among those who are lnolsposeo
with influenza at the present Time
e~e: R. J.. Hester, Newton Roolnson,
W. A. Ferguson and q. B. shaw. -
Miss Sue Fisher spent Sunday with
her sister, Miss Lucille F1sher IN
Wake Forest. - Mrs. E. F. McCul'
loch left Thursday to attend the
North Carolina Press Institute IN
Chapel Hill - Mrs. Earl Townsend,
of Lumberton, visited friends mere
Monday. - Mrs. Conrad Clark Is
improving after being lndisposeo
several days with influenza.
The Older Youths organization
held a most interesting meeting al
the agriculture building last Wednes'
day night. Mrs. Hobson Sanderlln
made a talk. Miss Rosalie Shaw
and Mrs. H. M. Vann had charge
Of the delightful refreshments. A
business hour followed the program
Circles of the Presbyterian church
met Monday afternoon as follows
Circle No. 1 with Mrs. E. r. Powell
Circle No. 2 with Mrs. H. H. Robin
son and Circle No. 3 with Mrs. l.. D
Kicks.
Mrs. Fred Bates returned to hel
home in Clinton Saturday after
spending two weeks with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Daniel. -
10y Jessup left Saturday to spene
several days in Florida. Mrs
A. E. Strand and sons, Allen, Jr.
and Austin, and Miss Jane McCul'
loch, Of Greensboro, were guests O.
Mrs. E. F. McCulloch last week
end.
Mrs. E. N. Pittman, Miss Murie
Pittman and Miss Hattie Council
we're in Stedman Sunday to visi
Miss Gladys Pittman, who is i'll. -
Miss Margaret Fisher and Miss
Grace Clark spent the past week
end in Charlotte where they visited
friends and relatives. Miss Clark
also visited friends in Rock Hill. -