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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

program which would keep ell but die-hard Rntl.New Dealers ia ilns during election year.
 MT. Roosevelt has not hinted hle intentions beyond Q move % curtah some types of government spending 10 offset tremendous increases Tor natIonai defense. H0 is expocteu to keynote the legislative program as q D, m, tomorrow In his annual mess Sage on the state Of the union. MT Roosevelt will deliver t before . joint session of congress In ths house chamber. .,.
 The budget message will be subs mitted a hours later. With the NJ formation contained In these cone munlcations veteran legislators pe- lieye they will be abio to determine whether tho party can expect Q presidential year of comparatively rood feeling or another rough ana tumble session. ... hls intlmates as being Abaorped py International affairs end wars inenaco to western hemisphere peace and well being. A budget rccoMfneti- dalton of approximately sS,Sgv,vvu,- GOO for national defense VII re- fleet the presidents apprehensioii.
 Substantial reductions in spending for emergency and recovery pro. iects and m effort to haul annual farm relief costs well below the standard ei 900 .000, 900 figure Will 20 more than mere gesture 70 the %. called economy bloc. A pe9lnning toward . more balanced budget m ali that can Do expected because alL sides agree that government VII M nes Do able to pay It's way 'n she assA
 Whlse House anxiety over tnteEs national problems is advanced nere aa the explanat for tho Woekenu political mystery h which eevogMl Republican, congressional lenuers we're invited to attend the Demo- cratic partys Jackson Day Dinner og Jan, 6. They were unprecedenteu invitations for on occasion when heretofore has gvien MT. Roosevelt on opportunity to step outs'ae nis role os president and speak to pg. litical associates as . political leau- or, But his speech this year VIII po nor. partisan and 1t is reported tnet it will dea largely with foreign ak.. fairs and the responsibilities placed on al: political parties. =.
 TomoTrowS gavel taps VIII loose A shower of resolutions to remit tno balance of Finlands debt to tho United States and to return to her the 9234,0o December payment which MT. Roosevelt ordered seere- gated in expectation that Congress would desire to return it.
 Rep. Robert w. Kean, R, ". Jy will offer q bill to curtail presiden- tiai authority to exercise extraor.. dlnary powers during congressional recesses by declaration of an emerg- ency, MT. Roosevelt clothed himseK with extraordinary power after the outbreak Of European war py pEo- claiming . limited national emerg- emmy. Kean's bill would require that the president summon congress m special session whenever he pro- claims an emergency to exist.
 Republicans will make c party and campaign year issue oi admin istration authority to negotiate re. ciprocal trade agreements without congressional sanction. That asi- thority will expire in June. Some Democrats will join the Republican opposition.
 Authority for the Dies investiea- ton of un-American activities will expire tomorrow and the house $ Of a mind to continue 1t for another year despite administration opposi- tiCn. t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
City's Welfare Aim
 Of Mayor Scully
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SEr. Shea will serve as floor leader for the Democrats.
 President Monagan appointed Al- der1nan Burton walker and Alder man Shea as, a committee to escort the mayor into the chamber. The throng cheered Ns the mayor and his official procession appeared in the corridor and proceeded into the chamber. m the procession were Police Gupt. william ]. Roach and Fire Chief Thomas F. Cavanaugh, Deputy Supt. Daniel ]. Carson, Capt. Fred Hickey, Capt. William Duggan, Sergt. James Ferriter, PRtrolInan Edward Sullivan and Joseph Gar vey, and police and fire department color guards. Also In the process sion were city officials and retir- ing Mayor Patrick M. Perriello.
 After MT. Scully was sworn in, he administered the oath to other elect cd officials, among them Town Clerk Mary O.. Kllmartin, Controller Thomas M. Conlon, City Treasurer Serge Belanger, Tax Collector Hum bert Mangini, Registrar of Voters John T. Derwin and City Sheriff Clayton Briotti.
 The mayor was introduced by Alderman Monagan, and read his inaugural message. Seated at the side of the dais was his mother, Mrs. Margaret scully, widow of ex-Mayor Martin Scully.
 After hearing the mayors nies- sage, the aldermen adjourned until next Monday night. After the in- auguration exercises, Mayor Scully and his wife remained to shake who had attended.
 hands with several hundred of those
 Democratic aldermen sworn in were Mir. Monagan, MT. Shea, Mar tin Y. Sullivan, Joseph Alishausky, Thomas Reidy, John w. Kopcha, Edward Rafferty, and Henry Minic- cucci.
 Republican aldermen sworn in were MT. Walker, George L. King ston, Joseph Reiner, William Kol- beck, William Gerardi, James w.. Abercromhie and 0. Arthur DuHois.
 During the day Mayor Scully ad- nlinistered the oath to the three members of the board of tax re- view, Michael Toma, Bernard Rielly, and Carmine Calo. Also sworn in were Constables Italo Delfino, Frank J. McCann, Nicholas Jamele, Charles J. Richards, Francisco DiSomnaa, and Louis A. Freeman.
 The flowers exceeded in number any seen at inauguration exercises ct tho City Hall In the past, Mir, ScIllly gave instructions to have them distributed to hospitals and other institutions about the city.
 In the crowd were representatives of all political parties in the city. The chamber was crowded long be- fore iO:S0, the hour when the pro- gram was scheduled to begin.
 Mayor Scully declared in his fies- sage that "there is no reason" why party politics and partisanship can- not be forgotten after an election. lie praised the growing interest in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
RUMOR OF IRA
 PLOT IS HEARD
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NOouVihued from rNBU 1)
 tho year St. patriekS day falls on Palm Sunday, the streets will run with blood and there will Do 6 great fight for unity after which united Ireland will enjoy peace for many years. March i7 is both St. Pat- rlck's day and Palm Sunday. Fur. thermore, the IRA operations have increased In daring, as evidenced by the outbreaks of bombings in tho British Isles and the seizure last week of 90 tons of arms and aIninu- hilton from the Fire army's maga. zine ct Dublin. Many IRA leaders are sol dto be convinced that the outbreak of the European war has porvided them an excellent chance to strike out for Ulster.
 The immediate future of Fire ap. peared to depend largely on whether Prime Minister Ramon do Valera can restrain the IRA. This once fiery, uneompromising leader now is considered too tame by many of his former followers and there have been signs that his political strength Is waning. Ho is reported toying with the idea of calling general election early this year on the chance that he will get Q greater majority or else suffer Q defeat which will remove him from responsibility. There is widespread belief that he would be defeated.
 Meanwhile, however, Do Valera is clamping down on the IRA, which already he has outlawed. Army ofn- cers' leaves have been cancelled. The Dali meets Wednesday to vote the government emergency powers in- cluding the authority to intern with. out trial persons suspected of sub- versive activities.
 IRA ranks are said to have been swelied lately by dissident former followers of De Valera and by hun. dreds of deportees and fugltives who fled from Britain when the British government passed drastic leglsla- ton against the IRA last summer. These newcomers are not well known to Fire and Ulster police and are escaping observation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
BRITAIN TO CALL
 3,OOO,OOO YOUTHS
New Age Groups to Be Ready for Land Action
 By Spring

London, Jan, 2-UP)-dreat Brit. ain will have 3,000000 young sol. diers ready for acti6n by spring, when land warfare is expected to be intensified, 1t was estimated to- day.
 Six more classes--inen aged ie, 23, 2l, 2b, 20, and 27-were called up In Q royal proclamation last night. They will not Do mobilised immed- lately but must register and De ready to 60 to war on three days notice.
 The new classes number almost 100000 youths. Three classes al. ready had been called up, those aged 20, 2i and a years. Approxi. mateiy 100000 youths answered those calls and two-third of them now have been mobili2ed, joining the regular, reserve and auxiliary forces mobilized before che war.
 The youngest are being called first, but all Hritons from ie to q are subject to call.
 Sir Thomas Phillips, permanent secretary in the ministry of labor, said T should think that it's pretty certain all new classes will have been called to the colors by the end of i940."
 The only explanation for calling up six classes in one proclamation was that 1t was for administrative convenience and to give indication of the efforts the country intends to make to increase our armed forc- es." It was reported, however, that seriors land fighting was expected at the. end of winter.
 Phillips said the men of the six new classes need do nothing im- mediately but register for service, but he suggested that employers might like to consider what steps to take to replace the men when their turns come"
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Continued from Page D airy among waterfront workers on the Pacific. Most present members of the CIO International Long, shoremen's and Warehousemen's Union formerly belonged to the AFL International Longshoremen's Asso- ciation.
 In June 20. less. after finding that e,557 longshoremen out of l2.- 00O on the coast desired the CIO, the board determined that a bar. gaining unit covering Q geographic area was the most likely to be ef. fectiye in the interest Of labor and certified the CIo as representative for virtually all west coast iong- shOremen,
 The courts action came in three cases in each it was nnanl. nous, Two eases. involving the kalk Corporation, Milwaukee, wis., and the Consumers Power Company Jackson, az7srl9,, concerned election orders. The LonGsh0Telnen'e ease dealt with . eeTllfeaiion oFdeE.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

city affairs, and expressed the hope that it would continue to increase.
 Registrar Of Voters Albert o. Fal- Ter, Republican, did not attend the inauguration. He was administered the oath Of once by Republican Town Chairman ]. Warren upson.
 The Democratic aldermen are all serving on the board for the first time. All the Republicans have served in the past, except for Alder men 0erardi and Abercrombie.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
OLD NAUCATUCK
 BLDG. DESTROYED
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(Coptinued on Page q ter . preliminary investigation gave as his opinion that an oil stove In Taylor's shoe store, operated by Thomas st. Angelo, caused the blaze.
 The flames apparently worked up into the adjoining package store and from there to the Central House proper.
 Roof Caves In
 Before the fire was under contro! the roof of the Central House caved In, but nobody was hurt. Mrs Edward P. o'Brien is the owner of the building. There Is Q blind attic in tho Central House and the flames ran along this, making 1t difficult for tho firemen to get at them.
 Furniture in the Central House was damaged badly by fire, smoke, and water. Equipment and stock In the shops weer also damaged. There are five shops on the South Main street side of the building, Philip Yeaton's Karmelkorn store. Mas colo's tailor shop, Carroll's Cut.Rate store, HarTy's Liquor Shop and the Taylor shoe store. On the Maple street side of the structure, there is Di Maria's barber shop. All of these stores were gutted by water and some ruined by fire. Clothing from the tailor shop was removed in time.
 l Spectacular One
 The fire presented c very spec tacular sight, great clouds of smoke billoWing from the top of the struc- ture, with flames shooting up oc. casicnaliy. Hundreds of spectators gathered to watch the fire, one Of the largest here in years.
 Tt was learned the building Is partially covered by insurance and there was some insurance on the furniture.
 The entire top of the Central House was gutted by flames smoke and water and part of the first story was also considerably damaged. Firemen strove to pre- vent the flames from reaching the odd, Tellows' hall, which Is near it on the Maple street side. No dam aRe was done to this building.
 Fire Chief Milton Calvin and Herbert Cockroft, foreman of the volunteers, directed operations. Six lines Of hose were laid and every available bit of apparatus was on hand.
 Tranic was stopped for almost two hours on Main and part of Ahaple and oak streets here, and Fire Marshal Shea re-routed the tEafiic to Water street.
 Stage Coach Stop
 The, building was built by Q MT Nichols in 1925 and was formerly the Naugatuck Hotel. It served then aB Q stage-coach stop and old residents recall when the now pie tifesQue tally-hoe used to drive up
 1t ono time, tho town clerks cf- flee was ii. .the building and town records were kept there for Q num- her of yearHs 't
 There arc 2S rooms fin the Cen. tiMi House proper.
 A epeclaI squadron Of police, headed by ratrolllafl Captain Ail- tiaony Malone, was at the scene to take care of traffic. z
 Tho firenaen were handicapped by nearvzer0 weather and did well to prevent spead of the flames. Some furniture and equipment in the building were piled out on nearby sideWelks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

sacks of ordinary mail addressed to the Netherlands, as well as e5 sacks of ordinary mall addressed to Bel- gium, { to Luxembourg, 2 to panzig and 2oo to Germany, were taken from the steamship ZAandam.
 3. Oct. 12, 0A sacks addressed to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
HIS OWN CALL

Weymouth. Mass, Jan, 2--lUPl-- Fireman Clarence Kenyon, answer. ing a telephone alarm, drove a lad- der truck to the fire, rescued 8 cat and a dog and helped extinguish the blaze last night. The fire wag in his home, and the call was made by his wife.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

the size Of the task ahead and to feel that there are scores Of other citizens, equally oF better Qilallfeid than ! am to perform tie task. can only promise and say with sincerity that ! shall do my best and know that you will, and. cod willing, we cen succeed,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
HOSPITAL PATIENT COMMITS SUICIDE

Boston, Jan. 2 -- (UP)-Sumner Porter, 3l, of Salem committed sui. eide today by hanging himself with a sheet in city hospital where he was c patient.
 lie was found by attendants sus. pended from a sprinkler in one of the large wards.
 Doctors said he had made several previous attempts at suicide since admission to the hospital last Tues day.
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POWERS. OF LABOR
 BOARD DEFINED

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ANTI-NEW DEAL
 BLOCE FORMING

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-16
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions Turn to wom-
ans page for the answers.
/. What is the pronunciation
of c-i-c-a-d-s?
2. For what part of Great
Britain is Cambria the ancient
name?
3. Give the origin OF the name
Mason and Dixon Line.
4. What is an alloy?
5. Is a scuttle-butt a drink
ing fountain on a ship, or 4
valve for scuttling the vessel?
6. Does the president have
the power to convene the legis-
ture of Alaska in special ses-
sion?
Z. Name the conductor of the
Washington Symphony orches-
ira.
s. Is Rumanias new foreign
minister, Gigurtu, pro-nazi or
pro-ally?
9. Complete the proverb, "A
stitch in time -"
10. Name the first sound pic
ture in which Greta Carlo APP
peared.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-16
HOROSCOPE
TUESDAY. July I6

Threatening signs mark to-
days horoscope. The tendency
To secrecy and deceit may be
strong under this sway. which
bodies III for a world in which
human relations are sadly at
variance.
Heart and Home: Letters
causing anxiety are likely to be
numerous at this time. Parents
may be disturbed by fears OF
coming events that may affect
the younger generation. Econ
omy is again strongly recon-
mended. for money problems will
be numerous in the autumn.
There is good promise for va
cation outings. It is well TO
enjoy each pleasure as IL comes.
Intense love affairs will be nu-
merous all through the summer.
Business Affairs: Manufac-
turers will push work along
many lines and will reach new
peaks Of production. Unemploy-
ment will be reduced as young
men and young women find
government jobs and older folk
fill positions for which age bars
are let down. New millionaires
will come on the horizon. but
they viii use their wealth in
expanding the field OF public
service which they ccupy.
Women win prove their ability
in important executive offices.
National Issues: Unity Of
purpose will distinguish Ameri-
can citizens as they realize their
responsibility to their country
as its world power increases.
Defense measures will be pushed
with energy which utilities infor-
nation gained through mistakes
made by European peoples. Sur
prise will continue TO be the key
note of msneuvers in the sec
ond world war.
Persons whose birthdate IL is
have the forecast of a year in
which much confidential infor-
nation aids progress Financial
matters should be managed with
extreme caution.
Children born on this day
probably will be generous and
kind. vigorous and talented. They
may be inclined 10 ideshze their
friends and To suffer through
disiilusionment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-16
Mexico Chooses

Mexico votes and Of people lie dead and
wounded
ting the 10 dead and 100 wounded who lay on the ground
In Chicago Memorial day. 1887 when the United States
also had failed to adjust controversy without violence
1t is not to be denied that the Mexican election was
violent and rowdy affair." falling far short of textbook
democracy The votes yet to be counted remains to
whether the candidates and their followers will abide
by the announced result Probably until September there
will be more or less disorder in the southern republic
But initial shock at his election ought
not to blind US to something very significant.
That Is the fact that nearly five million people be-
eved to have voted No such widespread expression the
popular will has been in Mexico in many years
Whether that is to be translated into orderly
change Of administration remains be seen But there
seems now an excellent chance of it.
In the disorder itself there evidence of certain
vitality Mexico could have had orderly election 1t
has had them in the recent past By turning the army
and placing squad of soldiers each polling place Pres
dent Cardenas could have kept complete order But he
deliberately chose not to do that II he had done So the
opposition would Immediately have charged intimidation of
its supporters and with reason, for in Mexico the
army is big factor in party politics the administration
aide
So President Carenas deliberately permitted not only
greater latitude in campaigning than opposition party
has had in Mexico in 20 years. but deliberately held back
military domination of the election though it clear that
there would be considerable disorder
Remains to be whether the defeated candidate
viii abide by the announced decision Already there are
charges that the election for and another
not fairly conducted There have been such charges and
with excellent reason in Kansas City and Philadelphia
When the count is completed the test will come 1t
not only necessary have elections It necessary that
they be fair and that the defeated well the vctors
abide by the result. 8.e
II Mexico can ahieve this the whole western world will
have to be proud. From Hudson Bay Patagonia
millions of eyes Mexico, and in them are mingled
anxiety and hope
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-16
Visiting Canada

In way il unfortunate that the United States felt
called this year to require suddenly that all visiting
Canadians must have passports.
This led many people to the natural conclusion that the
thing worked both and that passports required
Of Americans visiting Canada.
That isn't true Canada badly needs American tourists
this because the dollars they spend enable Canada
to use those dollars buy badly needed supplies in
United States So Canada did apply the restrc
tons against Americans that the Americans had applied
than it
In Canada it is generally believed that of diff
Guilty in travelling in Canada deliberately spread by
fifth columnsts" bent dscounging this travel and
thus handcapping Canada Whether that true or not
Americans ought generally to understand that Canada has
left the door wide open this summer or no war; with
welcome" written broadly the mat
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-16

coming from the east. viii rem
devious a, old p. Laramie. stop
ping place on the trail for the
forebearers of many Of the pres
ent generation in Pierce county.
They viii reach there Aug. Is.
Two days later the caravan from
the east will meet the western
ers at the Buffalo Bill museum,
Cody .wyo. From there they VIII
travel through a strangely pic
turesque country to Jackson's
Hole. Wyo.. in the Teton National
forest, which will be the ASSOC
citation headquarters for three
days.
Jsckson's Hole was named for
David Jackson. mountaineer lead
er and adventurer, who "holed
up" there with a band of Amer
lean trsppers. though he did not
actually discover the valley OF
lakes and streams which bears
his name. The honor belongs to
John Golfer. a member of the
Lewis and Clark expedition. Coll
ter was so entranced with the
mystery and grandeur of the
Northwest that he returned as
an explorer and agent of Manuel
Lisa, who had established trad
ing post at the mouth of the
Yellowstone. As he went about
among the Indian tribes of the
Northwest to induce them to
trade with Lisa, he discovered
the hole"
Golfer also discovered the
fire pot" region Of Yellow
stone National park. When he
told the story at the post, the
trappers laughed at his de-
scription of the boiling pots
and described the place as Col
ter's He'll" II Is still known
by that name and the pots con-
tinue to boil.
Through Jackson's Hole and
Golfers He'll in the Yellowstone
there Travelled some of the most
notable and romantic charac-
tiers in western history. There
were the traders whose objective
was Astoria; Capt. William SUBJ
lette, Tom Fitzpatrick, Capt. Ma
than Wyeth, and others whose
names are associated with the
early development of the west.
The history of no other part OF
America is so richly endowed
with spectacularly dramatic and
romantic incidents as that Of the
country where these who seek
to perpetuate the last work of
Ezra Meeker will meet this sum-
mer. What makes 1t seem all the
more remarkable is that Meeker
was past 70 when he drove his
OK team and covered wagon
through Tacoma to start on his
first tour back over the old
Oregon trail.
But it was not Tacoma nor the
Northwest that took the initia-
tive to perpetuate the work start
ed by old Ezra. 1t was a group
of historically minded persons in
New York who really made the
Oregon Trail Memorial associa-
ton. Some day when Tacoma
really wakes UP to her rich his
torical heritage we will be hear
ing more about the Oregon Trail
and what it means. We also will
do something about the Naches
Trail highway.