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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-31

ton and election Of Cornell would.
he said, pace IN the Willkie cahi-
net men in whom WfllkIe and the
people can have confidepce.s
johnson, resident Of South Nor
walk, was introduced by Cornell
who described him as q typical
Connecticut product. q graduate Of
Taft Schol and q man who left 9
magazine career to join the Willkie
campaign.
Mr.. Johnson's address was de-
livered to members Of the Bridge
water Willkie club.
He quoted Alfred z. Smith as
declaring that the Willkie campaign
was a crusade, in which millions Of
Democrats would join, and that
there would be fear for the nations
future unless Wiilkie were elected.
He listed many once-prominent
New Dealers who have left the fold
and are now backing Willkie for this
presidency.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-31

Hemingway Of WATERFOWL. Pacific II
Thomaston, Sadi Carnot and WASH
ington of Torrington.
The members of Court Champlain
plan to use this opportunity to dis
cuss with the state officers the pro-
gram for the coming year. The For
esters will hold their state outing
on Sunday, September is, at East
Glastonbury, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-31
BOTH PAINT

James Cagney and Humphrey
Bogart are adept amateur portrait
painters.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-31

Spring Byington plays her first
straight dramatic screen role in
Meet John Doe"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-31
Elizabeth Whitney'S Horse Makes Screen,
But SOcialite Still Seeks Same Success

gals, Paul Whiteman music, strip
teasers, and vocal soloists drifting
down in parachutes, and chorus
Of 60 captive balloons.
An Australian producer, Eric
Porter, has made an animated
cartoon called adolf in Plumber
land" Metros Mortal
Storm" is q boxoffice sensation,
helping to prove that Hollywood's
stampede from war and anti
Nazi subjects Is due more to nerv-
Gus apprehension of German VIC
tory than to any real conviction
that the public wants anly screw
ball comedies. "A lot Of male
actors whose real ages have been
reduced by their studios are going
to grow old awfully quick if the
draft bill is passed.
Paramount fired Muriel Angelus
without waiting to see if she'd be
hit in '"The Great McGinty.'
So now it wants her to come back
!. Metro released Ilona Massey
with the unofficial explanation thai
one feminine singing star on the
payroll is enough. Apparently no.
body at the studio thought of any
jeanette Macdonald Massey conflict
during the two expensive years ir
which the latter was being groomec
aan dtrained. So now, proven sue
cess, shes a bargain at any price fol
any studio, and they're all bidding
like mad.
And speaking of dimmed stars
Shirley Temple likely will play sis.
ter role with Gloria Jean in a Uni.
versaly musical. The kids look {
lot alike. AS a member Owner
in United Artists, Mary Pickfore
can release pictures through tina
company So Buddy Rogers, her hus'
band, will become a producer ane
make the films. She may appear il
one of them. Vaughn Paul
Deanria Durbins boy friend, has beer
upped from assistant director to pro
ducership. And early-wedding re-
ports are revived.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-31
PoLI's

Action races rampant across the
motion picture screen at the Loew
Poll Theater today. The picture is
the long Boom Town."
first hit of the Loew tar-spangled
new movie season, and it has as its
stars Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy,
Claudette Colbert and Hedy Lamar.
With these four great stars are such
other well-known players as Frank
Morgan, Lionel Atwill, Chill Wills,
Marion Martin and Minna Gombell.
Boom Town" was designed for
action and 1t sweeps along through
more spectacular scenes than the
screen has seen in many a day. In
this one picture you will see Gable
and Tracy battling it out with their
fists in swanky New York office.
| You'll see the two stars take hilar-
ious face-first dive into street of
oozy, dripping, knee-deep mud when
they are in line of fire during a
street shooting. There's a battling
scene as Tracy and Gable fight with
three Western mugs. Together they
fight to blast out with TINT the
mighty flames of blazing oil well
Together they bring in an oil gusher
that spews into the heavens with a
mighty roar. tearing away the der
rick. Together they drill for oil and
strike a mad geyser of salt water
There are many, many other thrills.
Gable rides pitching mule in a
rodeo to capture the heart of lovely
Claudette Colbert. Tracy engages in
three other fights. Two lovely dance
hall girls start biting, scratching,
hair pulling brawl over Gable.
Through all this is the dramatic
story of pair of two-fisted men,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-31
ALDERMANIC BOARD
MEETS NEXT, SEPT. 9

The board Of aldermen, scheduled
to meet Monday, viii meet Sept. 9
at o'clock.
Labor Day also has caused post
ponement of the board of education
meeting to Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 1880
O'Clock.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-31

:. For big-scale entertainment
the new scheme of little Billy Rose
sounds like the greatest show on or
off the earth. He plans sky revue,
with plane and fancy tricks, pretty
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-31
FORESTERS MEET
FRIDAY EVENING
Court Champlain Members
to Gather Once Again at
FranCO=American Hall

Members of Court Champlain,
No. 146, Foresters of America, plan
to return to their old meeting place
at the Franco-American hall or
South Main street, commencing Fri
day evening of next week. Guests
and members of the organization
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-31

Clark Gable commented on Boom
Town: "It's got everything in 1t ex-
cept the kidnapping of Charlie Ross. :"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-31
JOHNSON LAUDS
CORNELL'S WORK
Senatorial Nomination Is
Urged By WiIIkie Man
ager at Bridgewater

Nomination of Paul Cornell, Of
Washington, for the U. S. Senate
by Connecticut Republicans was
urged by Robert Johnson, manager
of Wendell L. WILKES personal
headquarters in New York, in a talk
last night at Bridgewater. Nominal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-09

Continued from Page D $4OO 1000, 900 for civil agencies of the government.
 All of that adds up to more than $25, 5,OOO,OO0, 900. Of that sum, money appropriations for national defense amounted to approximate ly $8,7OOO00,OOO and contract au- thorizations for national defense to $S,879, 100000.
 The total of cash appropriations and contract authorizations for national defense at this session was approximately $12,580, ,0O0, 900. Cash appropriations for government ex- penses other than national de- fense at his session were approx imately $6,5O0, 100000.
 Here are the big money bills of this session - where your tax dol- lars for the most part go: Inde- pendent offices, $1,120 900 900; Labor Federal Security Admin istration, $1,023 100000; Navy De- partment Irregular appropriation $1 1908 ,0O0, ,O0O; War Department irregular appropriation $1,720, ,00O,- OOO: Relief $1, ,157 O0O, 900; first sup plemental national defense bill $1 ,479, ,OOO, ,000; second supplemental national defense bill $2,497 ,000 900; third supplemental national defense bill $1,324, ,000, ,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-09

cendiary and screamer bombs and sweeping low above the moonlit streets of towns and villages, raked them with gun fire.
 Many civilians were casualties Il the machine cummings. Some Ger man planes, it was asserted, flew only 50 feet ahove i1ouseSops in such villages as were relatively undefend ed and ofened their machine gum on civilians in the streets.
 Cross in Formations
 The raiders crossed the coast il formations of 50 or more and split up into ones, twos and threes a. they started bombing London.
 Bombs struck in streets, in homes in apartment houses and in business structures.
 Many of hte German planes were Messerschmidt fighters, newly equipped to carry one bomb or two bombs each.
 They came in waves at levels oi Is, ,O00, 10000 and 25,000 feet.
 It was the worst yaid of the war on southern England. Scores of quiet villages had their first cas- ualties, and the raiding was both intensive and widespread. London's raid was only 10 min utes short of the all time record for duration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-09
DEMOCRATS TIE
 UP NETWORKS

New York, Oct. 9-(UP)-The Democratic national committee has contracted for the two key hours 10 p. m. to midnight, EST-on elec- tion eve over all major radio net works, with the exception of one hour on one chain, it was learned today.
 The committee already has bought the hour from 10 to Il p. m. on both the red and blue networks of the National Broadcasting company and the Mutual Broadcasting system. Columbia Broadcasting system tin1e for that period was not available, the Republicans already having signed for it, according to radio sources.
 The full hour from II p. m. to midnight on all major networks also has been tied up by the Democrats who said it was expected that Pres- ident Roosevelt would utilize most of the hour for last-minute speech to the voters.
 It was estimated that the total time contracted for by the Demo- crats the night before election day would cost the committee approxi- mately $90,000.
 Republican. headquarters here de. clined to comment on the Demo cratic radio strategy and on theil own network plans for the night o1 November 4.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-09
MUSSOLINI SEES
 TROOPS IN ACTION

Rome, Oct. 9.-(UP) - Premier Benito Mussolini, on a surprise in- spection visit along the Jugoslav frontier, today witnessed infantry and artillery maneuvers in which live shells were used by Italian troops.
 The premier was welcomed by Clown Prince Humberto, who as an infantry inspector was visiting the Gorizza region on the frontier. They stood in a special observatory to witness the maneuvers which also were attended by the military at taches of Hungary Spain, Bulgaria and Rumania.
 The troops, commanded by the Duke of Ancona, cousin of the king, advanced under a live shell artillery barrage against a series of forts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-09
sVote As Americans" ], Says Wendell Willkie
Continued From Page D

1 lingford to New Haven, where the candidate will make a major ad- dress at g o'clock tonight. A crowd of 5O,000, it was predicted, would hear him talk on the Elm City Green. Willkie will then board his train for the night. Tomorrow morning, before leaving Connecti- cut for Rhode Island and Massa- chusetts, he will speak briefly at New London.
 Willkie's party entered Connecti- cut on the special train, transferring to automobiles at Stamford, where Willkie spoke. The party then pro- ceeded along the shore of Long Island sound, halting at South Nor walk, to Bridgeport.
 The motorcade toured the indus trial sections of Bridgeport, then halted for a speech by the candi- date. Then began the drive to Wa terbury, through the Naugatuck Valley.
 Up Naugatuck Valley
 The long line of cars went from Bridgeport to Stratford, to Shelton and to Derby, where there was a brief halt. The Republican candi- date for congress in this district, Frank T. Johnson, joined the party there. Next the motorcade visited Ansonia and Seymour, then went on into Beacon Falls and Naugatuck.
 At the Naugatuck Waterbury town line, the motorcade was met by the Waterbury reception com mittee, consisting of Town Chair man Vernon L. Hall; Mrs. Alice Ger ardi vice-chairman; Michael JAn- thony, secretary; George J. Scott, treasurer; Henry D. Burrall, presi- dent of the Independent Willkie club; Corbin Hauerwas, club treas urer; Philip Palangio, Mrs. Edwin s. Hunt, Jr., and c. M. Edquist, of the Willkie clubs executive com- mittee.
 Joins MOtorcade
 The local committee joined the motorcade as it drove into Water bury along South Main street, to the ApOSIlGCdL 1cS 11dlA Uu1lNnlS, VO 4odAAA street, to Grand street, to the City Hall, and to Library Park.
 Hundreds of visitors from towns in western Connecticut were among the crowds that began to gather early. For the convenience of vis- itors, parking space was made avail able at the American Brass Co. lots, at Thomaston avenue and West Main street.
 Many Visitors Here
 State central committeeman and party leaders from all parts of west ern Connecticut were here for Will kie's visit as guests of the Republi- can town committee.
 Groups of curious stood outside The Elton while MT. Willkie was resting and the other members of his party were having lunch. Others lined East Main street, waiting for the official party to pass on it's way out of the city, en route to Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-09
SHIPS NEEDED
 IN FAR EAST
Continued from Page D

The American President Lines had received 200 applications for passage to the United States by Il a. m. today. These were sufficient to fill passenger accommodations on all its ships up to December 31, as there already had been many reservations.
 American banks were crowded with Americans who were withdraw ing funds with which to pay for tickets.
 The stock market lost 10 points and remained weak as the result of the evacuation news.
 The Chinese dollar strengthened moderately, in view of signs of United States and British support, and was in the neighborhood of six American cents to the Chinese yuan or dollar.
 Liners scheduled to visit Shanghai within the next month are the President Garfield, Oct. IA, President Coolidge, Oct, 24, West Cusseta American Mail Lines) Oct. 27, President Pierce Nov. 1 and Dona Autora (De La Rama Lines) Nov. Il.
 Acting American Consul General Richard P. Butrick said that he was preparing to notify American citizens by mail of the state de- partment's advice to go home.
 Americans generally remain calm. None foresaw an immediate emer- gency. though the general belief was that Japanese American rela- tons had reached a point where dependents should be sent home within the next few months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-09
Hospital, Air-Raid
 Shelter Hit By Nazis
Continued From Page D

raid of the war, they returned to the attack by daylight as rescue squads still dug for victims of night raids.
 A terrific burst of anti-aricraft' fire greeted a single plane which dropped two bombs on the outskirts of London from above the clouds just after the morning rush hour.
 British fighter planes rose to att tack other single flying planes raced into the greater London area, bombing from above the broken clouds or driving down from them.
 The Germans resumed their ma chine gunning fo civilians in the streets of towns and villages and on the pier O southeast coast town.
 30 Districts Bombed
 Throughout the night, high above a cloud -flecked sky and aided dur ing the early hours by moonlight, the Germans bombed 50 districts of London and more than 70 areas of southern England in addition to bombing the Liverpool area, the Midlands, east and southwest Eng land.
 They dropped high explosive, in-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-09

(Continued from Page D home.
 There has been a general move- ment of Americans who were able to afford the journey to the United States and American companies had been advising wives and children of their employees to return home. However, news of the state depart ment advice has speeded up the movement.
 More than half the Americans in the Japanese empire are sec ond generation Japanese who were born in the United States. Their situation has always been di6hcult during any Japanese-American dis pute. There are 3,943 of these American Japanese in the empire.
 Japanese officials publicly ex- pressed no immediate concern over the new American attitude but they said privately that they were astonished at such speedy reaction to Japan's adherence to the Ger man Italian alliance. They regard- ed the state department action as significant also because in previous times of trouble in the Far East Americans, especially those in China, had been advised only to go to the Philippines, not all the way home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-09
Willkie Pledges NoWar Unless People Want It
On Eve of Trip Through Conn. COP Presidential NOmi=
 nee Hits at Roosevelt Administration

gress. That constitutional change, sponsored by Rep. Louis Ludlow, D., Ind, would require vote of the people before any except defensive war could be fought
 Willkie made eight speeches in all in New York yesterday in an inten- Sive drive for that states pivotal AT electoral votes. Five of them were made last night in Harlem and the Bronx borough, bailwick of Demo- cratic National Chairman Edward J. Flynn, where he made another of his sharp attacks on the new deal and its alliance with vicious politi- cal bosses"
 In Harlem, he promised one over- flow crowd of more than 4000 large ly Negroes, that he would continue relief until all the unemployed get jobs; and that he would eliminate all forms of racial or religious per- Secution.
 Approximately 1900 crowded into Theodore Roosevelt high school in the Bronx to hear Willkie. The crowd roared mo" when he asked whether anybody in this audience really thinks that the President of the United States is sincerely and honestly trying to keep us out of war" Spectators laughed when Willkie asked MT. Roosevelt to de- clare his intentions on the fourth term.
 At the Royal Windsor hall in Manhattan, where police estimated the crowd at 2,500, Willkie de- nounced a vicious whispering cam paign" which he said attributed race prejudice to him. He said he had always" fought every form of preju- dice or bigotry that sought to de- prive any Amreican citizen of his rights" He was introduced there by former Judge Joseph Proskauer who alluded to reports that Hitler and. Mussolini want MT. Roosevelt defeated, by declaring that Willkit would be as popular with Adoli Hitler as holy water would be witt the devil"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-09

Continued from Page D protective network of local police who were handling the crowds at all points. More than 40 regular patrolmen were assigned to extra duty.
 The Willkie caravan arrived at city corners with bang" Pre- ceded by white state patrol cars, their sirens wide open, the caravan rolled in. The din was terrific as all the sirens of the motorcycle troopers and the local squad car were thrown open. Car after car of the official party sped by, huge chartered busses, and the open cars of the candidates for Congress and other offices.
 MT. Willkie, himself, remained standing all along the route, and was cheered enthusiastically. Some boos were mingled with the cheers, but they were in the background.
 Early this morning police received several calls that children were tear ing down Willkie signs along the route. Some of the signs were re- versed and read Roosevelt" in crudely inscribed letters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-09
Goes to Elton

Following Willkie's Library Park address the motorcade proceeded to the Hotel Elton, via Grand, Meadow and West Main street. At the hotel newspapermen and other members of the party had lunch in the main dining room, while Willkie retired to private dining room.
 After luncheon, the motorcade got underway again, driving out East Main street, to Wolcott street, to the Bristol highway. The route took the candidate through Brisol, Plain vile, and New Britain to Hartford, where he was to make an address at Pope Park late this afternoon. On the way out of Hartford, en route to New Haven, Willkie was to visit Most Rev Maurice F. McAulilfe, bishop of Hartford.
 Then to New Haven
 From Hartford the route was to be to Middletwon, Meriden, Wal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-09
COMPENSATION
 ANGLE ARRANGED

Hartford. Conn.,, Oct. 9.-(UP)- Compensation by the state to de- pendents of men called into federal military service was arranged today by Gov. Baldwin and the veterans home commission.
 The wife Of each enlisted man, or conscript, will receive. .S20 a month and an additional tS for each child. No family will be entitled to more than $50 c month. The compensa- ton will be made by the towns In which the families live. and the state will reimburse the munlclpall- ties for the expense.
 The separation allowances will be made under . 1917 statute which provided similar payments during tho World War Concerning pend- Ing legislation Co eongfeas, u0vefs nor Baldwin said:
 "Whatever may be the outcome ,of that legislation or whatever may Do ile prevlsions, it is our duty uis Der the iaw to mack payments pros Nided by the Connecticut statute until Inc federal government takes some action that requires c change in the law.S
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-09
SIAM ACCEPTS
 JOINT COMMISSION

Hanoi, French Indo-china, oct e--(Up) French authorities an. nounced today that Thailand tsiam) had accepted in principle proposals lo establish c joint Preneh.slafnese coinmlasion to negotiate settlement Of frontier incidents.
 The negotiations, it was said, would proceed locally while the auentloi Of Thailand's territorlA claims on French Indo-chlna would be left Co direct negotiations be- tween the Bangkok and viehy gov' eFnmenia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-09
BY WILLIAM H. LAWRENCE

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 With Willkie Motorcade, in Con- necticut. Oct. 9.-CUP)-Wendell L.. Willkie pledged today that if elected President, "this country won't go to war until the people say they want war"
 He made this pledge early today at a campaign rally in New York City's Harlem just before boarding the spe- cial train that carried him to Stam- ford, Conn.,, where this morning he began a rail and automobile stump ing tour of Connecticut, Rhode Isl- and, and Massachusetts. Today he tours the industrial districts of Con- necticut by motor, visiting Stamford, Norwalk, Bridgeport, Waterbury, Hartford and New Haven. He speaks at Hartford this afternoon; at New Haven tonight.
 Asserting that President Roose- velt's administration has not told the people the truth" Willkie pulp licly asked MT. Roosevelt for di- rect answer to these questions at his midnight street rally in Harlem: Are there any international un- derstandings about Americas entry into the war that the citizens of the United States do not presently know about
 ''What are the international un- derstandings about Americas parti- cipation in the incidents of Europe and Asia at the present time?"
 He had told nationwide radio audience earlier in the evening that under no circumstances would I att tempt to appease the dictators," and that he favored extending all of aid, short of war, to Great Britain be- cause Great Britain is the first line of defense" for the United States.
 We cannot compromise with ag- gression, religious and racial perse- cutions; and the destruction of hu- man lives and liberties," he said, Europe today proves that appease- ment is not a successful means of assuring peace. Indeed, the search for peace through appeasement has resulted in the destruction of the appeasers."
 Willkie did not amplify his decla- ration that under his administration the nation wouldn't go to war, "un- til the people say they want war, and it could not be learned whether he intended this as an endorsement of the Ludlow war referendum con- stitutional amendment, which has been killed several times in Con-