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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02
NEW YORK PRIMARIES

New York, April 2.-(UP)-Voters of President Roosevelt's home state choose delegates to the Democratic and Republican conventions today and in one New York city district the Democratic issue was the third term versus Vice President John N. Garner.
 1, Alfred E. Smith, Jr., son of the former Democratic candidate for president, and State Senator John J. McNaboe are pledged to Garner in the 18th district and are opposed by Eep. James H. Fay and Tam many Hall Leader John T. Eagen, both New Dealers.
 In a radio address last night clos ing his campaign Smith said "The issue of this particular contest is whether or not 6 third term shall ever be bestowed upon any presi- dent" He said he was confident of victory on "this clear-cut issue" "
 Garner delegates were on the ball. lots in several out state districts, also, but in the 18th district fight was the clear cut issue.
 District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey, who seeks the Republican president nomination, also is in a 18th district battle for delegates. His candidates there are Rep. Bruce Barton and Mrs. Mildfed Hollings- worth who are opposed by an anti Dewey slate of Lambert Fairchild and Mrs. Florence Chatfield. Dewey delegates have competition in few upstate districts also.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02
Third arty Of
 John Lewis Doubted
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Lewis pick as the man of 1940 is believed to be Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, D., Mont, who was hon. ored by Lewis in January by an in- vitation to make the principal ad- dress to the annual meeting of the United Mine Workers of America. His break with MT. Roosevelt has been developing over a period of months.
 Roosevelt Break Cause
 After the Mine Workers conven- tion, General Counsel Lee Pressman of the CIO told the house labor committee that Lewis broke with MT. Roosevelt because the president is giving more money to armaments than to relief and social security. At Monongah yesterday, Lewis charged that the administration was trimming relief expenditures while increasing funds for training of Federal Bureau of Investigation agents to act as industrial spies"
 But examination of political rec ordS indicates the odds against any third party movement cutting into presidential election deeply enough to influence the outcome. Theodore Roosevelt showed it could be done in 1912 when the Repubi- can vote was divided between the regular organization and the Pro- gressive party. Woodrow Wilson was elected president with a popu- lar vote of 6,286,O0O and 435 elect oral votes. William Howard Taft polled 3,483,000 popular votes and won eight electoral votes. Roosevelt ran second with 88 electoral and 4,126,OOO popular votes.
 Col. Roosevelt Was Hero
 Theodore Roosevelt was na- tional hero, an ex-president and a campaigner of tremendous appeal when he punished Taft and the regular Republican organization in 1912. The elder LaFollette made the next major third party bid in 1924 and won Wisconsin's 13 elect oral votes. His popular vote was 4,822,O0O to 8,385 ,000 for John w. Davis, Democrat, and 15,725,0OO for Calvin Coolidge.
 There was no third party move ment of consequence in 1928 or 1882. But in 1886 the Townsendites, and the Social Justice followers of the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, with what looked like formidable national organization and the active support and sympathy of millions of voters. undertook to set the New Deal back on its heels with a third party movement. They boiled fewer votes than the Socialists accumulated in
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1882 and landed in the discard on election day. With the 882, ,479 votes of the Townsend -Coughlin Union party and his own labor following as a nucleus, Lewis has long way to go before he can make much lm- press on the 45,OO0000 votes which will be cast next November, unless they can be distributed exactly on a balance e-of-power basis in the big industrial centers.
 Expects Nothing From G. o. P.
 Monongah, w. Va, April 2-John L. Lewis threatened a third party movement unless the Democrats choose a presidential candidate and platform suitable to him.
 He said, in speech here that his threat was also directed at the Re- publicans, but that he didn't tex pect much from the Republican party because we know that who pays the fiddler will call the tune"
 Speaking to an audience esti- mated at between 15000 and 25,000, Lewis then renewed his recent viz orous attack on the Democratic party and the administration for what he said was their failure to solve the problems of unemploy- ment, low national income, mount ing internal debt, increasing direct and consumer taxation, and small foreign markets.
 Lewis outlined a broad program to win additional support for his political views by wooing the sup port of the American Youth Con- gress, The National Negro Congress, and the Townsend Old Age Pension movement.
 The Youth Congress, he said, al- ready has reached working agree ment for cooperation with Labors Non-Partisan league.
 He said he would address national Negro meetings soon and ask them to join with the league to win back the right to suffrage in states that have poll taxes and other bars to Negro votes.
 He revealed that he would ad- dress the Townsend national con- vention in St. Louis early in July and would bid for their political support. The CIO he said, already backs program for $60 monthly pensions for persons over 60.
 No Third Party For Wheeler
 San Francisco, April 2- (UP) - Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, D., Mont, said today he would refuse 8 third party presidential nomination.
 Wheeler declined other comment, however, on CIO President John L. Lewis threat to form new party if Democrats did not nominate a suitable" presidential candidate.
 q have no organization, no na- tion wide patronage to give out and no money to back up campaign" Wheeler said. of course, if the Democratic convention at Chicago should feel that could come nearer winning than anybody else and nominate me, I would be like any other individual and would accept the nomination"
 He said he believed President Roosevelt would be nominated for third term if he wished it, but had never believed that he wanted the nomination or would take 1t. I have always felt that he had too much respect for the precedent set by his predecessors"
 Wheeler has bean suggested by CIO associates of Lewis as Q Demo- cratic nominee who would be con- sidered suitable"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02
99 Enumerators Began Census This Morning
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and Derby.
 Much of today's program was de- voted to getting sample figures and data. By tomorrow morning the enumeration work will be on in full swing.
 In addition to the population cen- Sus, enumerators are taking cen- sus of housing and, in suburban towns census of agriculture. A cen- sus of business began here in Janu- ary.
 The following have been named by MT. ByrneS as census enumerators for Waterbury:
 Names of Enumerators
 Maurice Griffin, John LaWlor, Martha Fitzgerald, Helen Conaty, Francis Buckley. Thomas D. Hurley, Frank Keeley, Edward Lahey, Viii liam Leonard, Dorothy Lynch, Will liam Mordo, Helene McGill, James Moore, Rachel Mora, Joseph Null curry, Francis Murphy, George Hig- gins, Helen Keller, Ella Keaveney, Louise Chieffo, Jeremiah Griffin. Mary Gaughan, Katherine Ford, Katherine Butler, Nicholas Cop peto, Michael Belloisy, Marion o. Connor, Mildred Bowling, Alice Fitz- gerald Mary Healey, Andrew Healey, Florence O'Donnell, John Yoksa, Francis P. Griffin.
 Eleanor Guilfoile, Hanson North rop, Margaret O'Donnell, Vincent Paolucci, Anna Walsh, Anthony Schiavone, Thomas Skehan, Fred erick Tehan, William O'Donnell, Ed ward Real, Alice Tobin, Gena Ai- dorisio, Katherine Shea, William Murphy, Anne McMahon, John H :. Leary, John Dwyer, Samuel Free man, Bernadette Barry, Frank Doyle, Henry Pettine, Dorothy Dunn Thomas Carney, George Lewis Thomas Flanagan.
 Patrick Delaney, Gladys Bell Anna Cavanaugh, Helene Clancy Justin Casey, Joseph Scully, Alice Gagnon, Margaret Calvin, Anna Bagley, Anna Hadden. Nora Doyle, John O'Brien, Elizabeth Robinson Robert Conlon, Ralph Moreili James White, John OBrien, George E Tracy, Helen Loukidas, J. F. Han nan, Matthew Bergin, Margaret St John, Thomas Heffernan.
 Marion Ryan, Edward Sheehan Dorothy Maloney, Guido Sandulli George Alleva, Edward Moran, Ar mando Aurigemma, William Gould Frank Micchi, Chemens Strauss Theodore Goumy, Vincenza Calo Mary Minervini, Nella Filippone, Ar line Lloyd, Helen Bodziach, Chris topher Crane.
 100000 Begins Tasks
 Washington, April, g. (UP) -A force of 10000 enumerators began counting noses today for the 194C census which is expected to show a population of 132,0O0,00O persons an increase of about 10,O0O000 since the last census in 1880.
 The great fact finding army - engaged in the most comprehensive inventory of people ever undertaken started early this morning to rar on doors in crowded city tenements and along isolated country roads. A month will be required to complete their poll of 7,000,000 farms. In cities calls at 33,000,0O0 homes will be com pleted in two weeks.
 Census experts said that the 194C census should show that the United States is nearing maturity in popu- lation growth. Easing their deduc- tions on birth, death and immigra- tion rates, they predict that 8 maximum population Of about l45.- 100000 will be reached between 1865 and 1875. After that, unless present
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Continued from Page D Johnston Islands in the tropics, and west to Midway Island and the Hawaiian Islands.
 Another Division
 For problem XXI, the armada will be divided into the maroon" fleet, the invaders, and the purple" fleet, the defenders. The invaders, under Admiral Adolphus Andrews, will attempt to capture bases de- tended by the slower, but more werful purple" men-of-war, communicated by Admiral Charles P. Snyder, the engagement will be fought" between April 15 and 26.
 Before the major" battle, the fleet will be divided into the "black" and white" forces to engage in tactical maneuvers as they steam toward Hawaii. The boats were ex- pected to put in at Lahaina Roads, Maui, for refueling about April 10. During this phase of the games, the object will be to avoid mines, submarines. air attacks and Sabo- ,tage.
 The climax of the maneuvers will be battle off Honolulu. In this mock war, the power and efficiency of the entire complement of planes will be tested. Plans from tn Hawaiian wing and the army air base will tOin the 800 attached te the fleet in long range flights.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02
REQUEST TO RADIO PRIEST

Salem, Mass, April 2.-(UP)-The Rev. Charles E. Coughlin of Royal Oak, Mich, was bequeathed $1,OOO in the will of Miss Ellen McCann, Lynn shoe worker, on file for pro- bate here today.
 Miss McCann, who died March q, left an estate. all personal property, valued at $30OO0, of which $8,40O was bequeathed to Catholic priests and institutions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02
DEMOCRATS MAKE
 SOME CHANGES
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chairman of the town committee. MT Dunlavey, who was chairman for a time last year, being succeeded by MT. Mulville, is still eligible for elec- tion as an officer of the town con- mittee, but he has been dropped as committeeman from District 2-7, which he headed for many years. Replacing him is Joseph McArdle, a delegate to the town convention.
 Patrick Flaherty, of District 3-7, Frank Leary, of District 4-2 and Daniel Pickett of District 5-3, were among those dropped, presumably because they failed to back the win ming side in the primary. MT. Fla herty is replaced by Attorney Fran cis Butler, MT. Leary by Michael Rossi, and MT. Pickett by Charles Earth.
 MulvilIe Associates Replaced
 Francis Feeley, Attorney Edward Mcdonald and Bart Quilter, close associates of MT. Mulville, were all replaced on the committee. MT Mc- Donald, of District 2-3, and MT. Quilter of District 5-4, are city em- ployes. MT. Feeley is succeeded by Nicholas Zappone, MT. Mcdonald by T. Gordon Hutchinson and MT. Quilter by William Keavney. MT. McDonald, MT. Feeley and MT. Quilter had resigned last fall, but action on their resignationS was de- layed.
 Vincent Sciullo, of District 1-3, and James Kelley, of District 4-3, were both ineligible. MT. Scuillo left the city and MT. Kelley hav- ing moved to another district. MT. Sciullo succeeded by Joseph Hrynie and MT. Kelly by Frank x. Bergen.
 Robert Mccormack, of District 5-6, withdrew for business reasons, and was replaced by Jeremiah Bro- phy. John Bennett of District Al, was another not reelected, his suc- cessor being Maurice Rousseau.
 Vacancies in District 3-2 and Dis- trict 5-7 were filled by the election of Thomas Moran, Jr., and Vincent Coates, both of whom had been serving as acting town committee men.
 Battle Over Women
 As the convention opened, the delegates approved the minutes of last Mondays meeting. As soon as this was done, Judge Mascolo made a ruling that under the party rules adopted last week, the convention must proceed to name g women as well as 32 men.
 MT. Lynch claimed that in addi- tion to the permanent rules, the convention had adopted a tempo rary rule calling for the election of only 32 men committee members, with the men then to elect the 32 women members.
 Judge Mascolo argued that this meant the convention was forfeiting its right to name the whole town committee. He repeated his ruling and MT. Lynch appealed. The ap- peal was upheld 22-3 and the dele gates went into caucus to prepare for nominating the 32 men mem- bers. The slates presented by each ward were adopted unanimously.
 Regret Over DOucette
 On motion of William Verriker, the convention adopted resolution of regret at the passing of William Doucette, a delegate, who suc- cumbed to a heart attack at the convention last week. MT. Verriker, and Mrs. Gertrude Corden, acting secretary of the convention, were named a committee to present a copy of the resolution to MT. Dou- cette's family.
 A full list of the town committee is printed elsewhere in The Demo- crat.
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o1 Ille ldSG DarrlcaQeS protecting that town.
 Other Rivers Overflow
 In addition to the Susquehanna, the Lehigh, Delaware, Lackawanna Schuykill and Juniata rivers were oVerfloWing, as were numerous small reeks that fed them. More than 50 main highways of the region were closed and many communities were threatened with food shortages. Wilkes Barre were under water and two-thirds of the evacueeS were from this viinity. Conditions were critical in four towns with a popul- ation of 150000: Wilkes-Barre, Sun bury, Kingston and Plymouth, and for a time last night it had been feared that they would have to be evacuated completely. Il bushes was suspended shools and churches were turned into ref ugee centers The 103rd Cavalry of the National Guard was called to duty at Sudbury at the request of Mayor Morris Michael, and the 106 field artillery had been called out here to relieve policemen in patrol ing the streets.
 Everybody Was Up
 The whole population was up most of the night, barricading homes and stores, pumping water from cellars and helping rescue and relief work. State troopers, CCC youths and WPA workers all were on flood duty.
 The Red Cross was setting up sta- tions all through the 200-mile flood zone and the works progress admin istration in Washington granted $1OO,O0O in emergency funds. Airplanes were loaded with serum and vaccine and kept ill readiness at airports in Philadelphia and Harrisburg awaiting reports of any epidemics.
 vAPOR FIRE DANGER
 Kingston, Pa, April 2-(UP)-A vapor fire today in one of the gas- oline tanks which exploded here yesterday when careened by flood waters menaced nearby tanks hold ing 1,5OO,O0 gallons of gasoline.
 Engineers of the Atlantic Refining Company were rushed to the scene. just above Kingston. It was feared that if the tank began o leak or overturned because of the flood waters it would ignite the gasoline in the other tanks.
 The engineers said hey would try to blow out the fire, described as a Hume blaze" with high compression water.
 Bridge Goes Down
 Wilkes Barre, Pa, April 2-UP)- A bridge connecting Wilkes-Barre and Plymouth gave way today under the pounding of Susquehanna river flood waters.
 The enterof the span was carried away by the 15-mile an hour cur rent of the raging river.
 All persons were barred from an- other bridght between Wilkes-Barre and Kingston when engineers de- tected weakening supports.
 Conn. River To Decline
 Hartford, Conn, April 2-CUP)- Connecticut River crested at 13.2 feet today, or three feet below flood stage.
 i The river, fed by swollen tributar- ies since the quick thaw of Sunday, was expected to begin decline late in the day.
 Along the Housatonic Rive rval- lev conditions were reported by state police to be improved The highway between New Milford and Charlottesville, impossible yesterday, was open to traffic although flooded lightly in some sections. No highway in the state was affected seriously by flood waters, it was reported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02
GARNER TO TEST
 OUT ROOSEVELT
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Continued from Page D tinue throughout the day. Rain or snow was forecast for the northern section. The indictment weather was expected to keep many from the polls.
 Of principal interest in the elec- tion was the test of third term sentiment. Two pro- Roosevelt slates were before the voters. Democrats opposed to the third term for MT. Roosevelt supported Garner. Be- cause of the split in the pro-R -Roose- welt forces it may be possible for the President to lead Garner in the Democratic primary voting but still lose the convention delegation.
 The names of Dewey and Van- denberg were not entered on the ballots, but slates pledged to them had been announced. Delegates elected are bound to their candi- dates at the national conventions as long as the candidates have a chance for nomination.
 Twenty four delegates will be chosen for each convention, two from each of ten congressional dis tricts and four from the entire state.
 Balance of Power
 The balance of power in the cleo tion remained in the hands of the LaFollette Progressive party which had entered no candidates and supported none during then primary campaign. The support of that party's 100000 to 100000 votes was sought by both the Republican and Democratic camps because under state law the progressives may vote in any column.
 Campaign managers for each of the slates, Democratic and Repub- lican, claimed success for their their delegations as the voters went to the polls. National Committee man Charles E. Broughton and Gustave J. Keller, Appleton, Wis, at- torney, predicted that the two Roosevelt states would win over the Garner slate.
 John J. Slocum and William P. Callahan, co-chairmen of the Gar ner campaign, predicted that their candidate would carry every county. They said that anti-third term sentiment had grown rapidly dur ing the last two weeks.
 Dewey had announced Saturday that he was satisfied that he would be successful in Wisconsin He had toured several cities of tlle state during the final weekend of the campaign. Vandenberg's sup porters carried their campaign to the final minutes last night with radio addresses.
 The polls opened at 6 a. m. and will close at 8 D. m.
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CTS live within walking distance Of their jobs.
 Mayor LaGuardia ordered the heads of 10 city departments to keep their offices open continually until a. m. tomorrow, and to place their personnels at the disposal of Police Commissioner Lewis J. Valentine, The orders went to the commission CT of fire, dock, license, sanitation, markets, water supply, gas and elec- tricity, parks, public works, housing and building.
 The mayors plea to the union to withhold action until tomorrow as placed before 500 members of the unions executive committee last night by Mrs. Anna M Rosenberg, regional director of the social secur- ity board. The union made no reply presumably awaiting a conference witli Lewis.
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communique announcing the de- cisions of the council.

communique announcing the de- cisionS of the council.
 London, April 2-CUP)-The Ger man steamer Mimi Horn, 4,007 tons, was scuttled by her crew when she was intercepted by British men o'war in northern waters, the ad- miralty disclosed today.
 The admiralty reviewing sea war fare for the week which ended at midnight Sunday, said that the Mimi Horn, which was set afire by her crew, was the 28th German merchant vessel to have been scut- tied since the start of the war.
 Loss of the ship brought Ger man merchant marine losses by cap ture, scuttling and sinking to 303,- 946 tons since the war began. The Mimi Horn was scuttled some time last week.
 Berlin, April 2.-(UP)-Babies' diapers were rationed today in the interest of war time economy, and it was announced that starting May Is corked bottles would be sold only if customers brought their own corks.
 Effective yesterday, infants under one year of age are required to have clothes rationed cards. Each card represents 90 points" against which inf-nt garb will be marked up. The full 90 points, however, is for first child. A second child gets only 30 points year, while addi- tional children get 60 points each.
 Sleeping suits cost 5 to 6 points; diapers, socks and shoes one point each.
 Bergen, Norway, April 2.-(UP)- The captain of 8 Norwegian steam arriving at Bergen today reported that sea battle occurred yesterday in the North Sea between two cruis- CTS, believed to have been German and British.
 The captain said that he could see shells falling near the opposing warships.
 He did not know the outcome of the battle.
 Oslo, Norway, April 2-CUP)- Parliament met in secret session to- day and was understood to be dis cussing the German supply of iron ore, sent through Norway's port of Narvik, which Great Britain is threatening to stop.