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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-23
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fly collar and longest black bow tie had ever
seen and which went strangely with his
Oriental robes
by this time 1 was already free of my
palms, and so we got to talking about his
powers. I asked him point-blank if he believed
in black magic He replied:
Tt all depends on what you mean. Magic
is black if it is used for evil purposes. But
if it is used for good purposes, it is white
Il then turned TO his claims to be able TO
improve both health and character by means
of color. In reply to my questions he took
me around his luxurious treatment rooms.
There was the pink room, the blue room, the
green room and the red room. He limited that
some of his rooms had strange and secret
combinations of colors to be used for par
ticularly bad cases of nerves and mental
ailments"
Possibly the reason so few patients are
arriving these days is the fact that the gov
eminent has already applied the financial
shock treatment by separating almost their
entire income from the once rich through the
method OF war taxation.
White magic, being good and virtuous, can
overcome black magic which is wicked
DR. Cannon had a grand chance to demon
strate this but unfortunately forgot something
important until it was too late. Some time
ago all England was shocked by the mys-
FERROUS death of a famous jurist, Justice
McCarde. In one of his books Dr. Cannon
relates that the judge called upon him for
treatment.
Judge McCardie complained that every
night, at exactly a. m. he awoke with
irresistible compulsion to get up and walk
through the grounds of his residence Always
as he reached certain point there arose over
the garden wall two huge terrifying, disem
bodied eyes which stared at him with poison
Gus maevolence.
As "A plain medical man which Or. Cannon
is. among many other things. he first
thought il might be plain hallucination, until
night he accompanied his patient on the
unwilling walk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-23

To the castle and armed with a sheaf Of
permits came until recently wealthy men and
women from all parts OF Britain, ready TO pay
huge sums TO be cured of real and imaginary
ailments. OF the nervous type.
Through the elaborate wrought iron gate
way said TO be protected by "A mystic light"
and guarded by retainers who run more TO
muscle than magic the believing rich have
come "A dozen day.
They drove In fear and expectation up the
half-mile drive 20 the castle their noses ting
ling with the smells OF strange Oriental scents
pouring from hidden braziers.
The patients for some reason are usually
sworn TO secrecy but one enthusiast could not
resist revealing her experience She hadebeen
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-23

occult possessed by this man, is Indicated by
the long list of titles and initials which he
can rightfuly trail after his name. NOBODY
could address him properly on an envelope
of ordinary size However. for informal pur-
poses. 1t will be all right to put 1t as follows
DR.. Alexander Cannon, KC.A, k!G.SL''
M D.. PhD., DP.M., M. A, On. b. F.R.S'A.,
FR.CS.. Hon F.BP.S., T.R.B.A, Kushog Yogi
of Northern Tibet and Modern Master OF
Oriental Mysticism and Magic.
Three times DR.. Cannon has been told 10
get out of his yogi castle, once by polite
letter. then by a stronger one and finally an
eieetment order Each -time-he-has- replied
with the following protest:
why must l leave my sanctuary why
should my many patients have to rearrange
their plans TO get treatment from me why
should have to take the risk of moving my
art treasures worth f25,000 (more than
800 OO0) >"
The War office can't see why he doesn
throw an aura of protective magic over ms
treasures and the ship transporting them.
which would defect bombs torpedoes and
shells Better yet. make the ship invisible or
ievitate it through the stratosphere. to its
destination II the thing works, they will give
him a big salary and high naval title TO add
20 all the others for protecting conveys that
wav Also if he will levitate one A. Hitler
over 10 England where certain Mr. Churchill
wants 70 see him, they will let the yogi stay
right where he is.
THAT shows how little they know about
magic" replied Or. Cannon. in disgust. IT
isn't like Loyds insurance policy. covering
goods IN transit | deal only in white magic.
which can be applied for mundane affairs,
only under exceptional conditions"
That seems 20 be the one bad feature about
magic The thing never appears TO work
when 1t is needed. But the doctors healing
magic IN the mystery castle, must be an
exception because it brings him fees of
magical size.
Only those in the proper psychic frame of
mind and bearing the proper credentials may
visit the palstial mansion called Balamoar,
which ne has turned INTO a castle guarded and
protected like fortress on all sides Even
plumber Summoned IN emergency cannot APP
proach without the password and written
permit from the masters "Vzier"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-23

Though unable 10 see the eyes with his own
normal ones. the doctor able TO get a sort
of psychic glimpse and diagnosed 1t black
magic.
But alas he mistook the thing for mild
form which turned out to be as serious as con-
fusing chiekenpox and smallpox.
He comforted the judge with assurance
that few bland white magic prescriptions
would soon fix him up.
But they didn't.
few days later the judge committed sui
eide with an ancient pistol but without any
motive that could ever be found At once Or.
Cannon remembered something which made it
all clear His book tells that when he himself
visited Tibet, the Grand Llama had foretold
the tragedy in these words:
"A great and famous Judge OF the Occident
visited foreign land under an assumed name.
There he got at loggerheads with who
was in reality great worker of Black Magic.
When the Judge leaving for England, the
great servant of the underworld said: In
seven years from this day shall thy body be
no more; gun of old order shall fire thee out
Of existence at my command; and thou shalt
die in disgrace, for the world shall not know
that it was not thy hand which took thy life,
but my invisible hand from the great under
world F."
When the Magic Circle" an organization
of stage magicians offered $4,000 pounds 10
anyone who could perform the rope trick Or.
Cannon applied for the reward but wanted il
all paid in advance. He explained that he
would have to import shipload of the right
sort of sand from India host Of yogis aid
deputy yogis, to say nothing of heating AiD,rt
Hall to tropical temperature.
The Magic Circle" complained tina this
was bigger ground crew than lceded
for a war bomber but agreed. provided he
would put like sum in escrow payable to
them, in case the trick failed.
DR. Cannon refused on the ground that
this indicated distrust and the trek never
works unless everyone concerned believes inn
plictly.
He once assembled 4, 900 persons in a hall
promising to put them to sleep by mass-hyp-
nosis. For four hours. amidst great heat and
with an assortment of lights played into their
eyes he commanded them in droning voice
TO slumber
More than 1000 obeyed but the rest did not
He called il a success considering 'unfavor-
able atmospheric conditions" But scoffers
pointed out that most any after dinner speaker
would have had them all snoring in half the
time.
Nevertheless DR. Cannon has just still
another ninety-day extension, with the ntima-
ton that little more time will be granted in
case this is not enough to locate satisfac-
tory psychic abode. II that isn't magic
what is?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-23

youths into the main hall" she said. 1T was
packed with Eastern images and gods of all
kinds Many were hideous but some were
actually attractive Buddha predominant;
whilst on each side were elaborate representa-
tions. in miniature Of Chinese temples In
cense pervaded the room like a sweet influ-
ence making me feel both religious and
happy
Il was presently told to enter the Presence.
I then entered a room circular in shape,
Illuminated by a piercing searchlight which
set the ceiling afire with brilliant red glow.
II was then ! saw the kushog Yogi of Tibet.
He didn't look a bit like a mystic, for he was
well-built. rather heavy and fleshy about the
chin and neck, and wearing the biggest butter
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-23

stuff erin & from
such battling pains
in her neck, that
C o m m o n doctors
could do little TO
help her. SO she
made a pilgrimage
to h e C a S I | e.
armed with many
credentials and a
large c tiff d
check.
Believe it or not,
it was when she
turned that check
over to the ViZier,
that her pains left
ner magically. This
may have been due
to the financial
shock.
People have been
cured of paralysis
by the shock of
knowing that the
house was on fire
so why couldn't a
slightly lesser one
cure a woman of a
pain in the neck -?
II was ushered
by han 4 som e
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-23

PerpIexing Plight Of the
Isle Of Mans Wizard.
Who Says He Knows All
the Mysteries Of the
Orient. Is a Reinear-
noted Tibefan Priest.
But Doesn't Know Any
Trick to Dissuade the
British Defense Efforts
From Throwing Him
Out Of His Weird
Stronghold
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-23

10 -Sleep--llTr CdHIloH
tried it on 1000 peo-
pie and the only rea-
son IL did not quite
succeed was that at
mospheric conditions
were not favorable. /"
II conditions hap
pen to be bad when
the naval dtspossess
expedition arrives, he
could if willing to go
that far, train on
tn e m his psyche
S ( e I h o X typography
maHemeter, which is
a "scientificomystic"
love detector, whose
results should be de-
moraliZing on the
navy personnel If the
legend is true that a
sailor has a sweet
heart in every port.
However, he as
sures the country
that his loyalty would
make him die and go
through all the bother
of another reincarna-
ton. rather than let
this dreadful machine
60 at his fellow Brit
ishers.
The profundity Of
knowledge, some of
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-23
MdStel'of Magic
ButHiSAr1t
Can't Save
HiSY0@iCaStle
DOUGLAS. Isle of Man.


NR ALEXANDER CANNON has been
i ordered TO vacate his castle of mystery
- on the Isle of Man, by the British War
Department which needs it for military
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-23

From air and sea. the Government should
be able 10 blast the castle into smthereens
II offers resistance and yet somehow its
owner has stood it off for months
But Or Cannon has a whole arsenal of
magic weapons, according TO his claims Fer
one thing he says he can perform the famous
Indian rope trick, throwing rope up into
the empty sky climbing up the rope and pull
ing il into the sky after him.
If that does not scare the wits out of
British sailors and aviators he can fly through
the air with the greatest of ease by ''levta-
ton" To do a similar thing the Raj must
have plane with many hundred horsepower
The learned doctor does il all by will power
He seems to have no more trouble getting
around than witch on broomstck
Should even this fail TO deter them, there
are supposed 10 be plenty of other
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-23

&c. Great Britain Rights Reserved.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-23

are supposed TO be plenty of other
occult Weapons at his command,
for instance. mass hypnotism.
II this works he can put the
entire army. navy and air force
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15
JAPANESE NEWS
 WRITER CHANGES
Former Capital CorrespOn. dent Will Enlist in United
 States Army

Washington. Dec. IS -- Cu.P) - Clarke H. Kawakaini former Wash- ington correspondent of the Jap- aneSe Domei News agency, ina formed his colleagues ct the State Department today that he plans to enlist fn the United States Army because he believes America is "sc clearly in the right"
 Kawakani's father is well known writer on Japanese. Amer lean relations. He was taken into custody as arl alien a week ago and is still held.
 Young Kawakami Is an American citizen by birth. His mother is a native of Illinois. He was educated at Harvard University and worked for Donei in London and Berlin before coming here.
 Kawakamis letter was miIneo- graphed and released by the state department of current information
 Until Japan's attack on the Uni. ted States, Kawakami believed that peace would prevail between the two countries.
 He asserted that while he tried tc write the truth about the situation In America, he now knows that (Coatinued on Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15
ON FIRE
 DEPT. SECRET
In Hands of Officials, But Not Disclosed; Will Be
 Discussed Later

The report Of tic Board Of Fire Underwriters on its survey Of thG Waterbury fire department was fl the hands Of city officials today Its contents, described by Mayor Vincent 4. gcuiiy as confidential, were not disclosed but 10 dOtibl will be discussed by the board oi fire commissioners ct it's next meet. ing.
 Mayor scuily confirmed the report has bewn 0ofnpleted and turned over to tho city. He said he hat not yet studied it and hag turned over his copy to Attorney B1nton Phelafl, chairman Of the fire board New that the report has been com- pieted viii stir ID wide speculation In fire department afd ia general civic circles, for it hes been eagerly awaited for months.
 The report is understood to con. tain many recommendations, some Of them extremely important and sweeping in nature. These Fecom- inendations, it was said, may touch on such subjects as the high age average in the department, the lo- cation of fire houses and the aVaiis ability Of water. The report, c voluminous oile, is accompanied by c number Of maps and charts.
 The survey by experts for the Board Of Fire Underwriters came as an aftermath to claims by drif- fenhagen A Associates that the fire department was overnanefld and that too many engine houses were in operation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15
BRITISH U-BOATS
 SINK TWO SHIPS
Penetrate Into German Held HarbOr of Candid
 in Northern Crete

London, Dec, i6-(UP)-The ad- miralty reported today that British submarines penetrated the German held harbor Of caHdia in northern Crete in a daring raid anda sank two ships, bringing to six the nun, Der of Axis craft sunk in the latest British attacks on Axis supply lines in the Mediterranean.
 The submarines toFpedoed an Italian supply ship and Q salvage tug, believed to have been the 1tal. ian Irene Vernicos. (The detailed report to the admiralty would indi- cate the submarine escaped)
 Tn addition, Britikh submarines sank by gun fire a medium-Sized supply ship, q schooner and 6 cai- que-a small sailing vessel - and attacked two supply ships of me- dium tonnage, escorted by des- troyer, One of the supply ships was hit by torpedoes, the admiralty said.
 The admiralty reported another torpedoing-of an Italian ship of the Ramb claGs-but sinking of the ship was not confirmed. Ships Of that class, $500 tons, were built ir Genoa in l037-38. and presumably have been armed. The ships are oil burners and fairly fast.
 The admiralty said a i2,OOO ton
 (Continued on Page Q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15
GOVERNOR HURLEY SPEAKS TO PEOPLE
In Holiday Season They Must Not Be Unmindiul
 of War Victims

Hartford, Conn, Dec, IS ~ (UPJ In c statement to the people, Governor Robert 4. Hurley and De- fense Administrator Samuel Y. Fisher said today that with the war undertoning the coming holiday season the resolution to preserve the Democratic way of life must Dc strengthened.
 we cannot be unrnindful Of thousands who have died or who are dying on three continents of war" the statement said. If our minds might dwell only on our blessings, VIC could celebrate the holidays with the carefree spirit that is the hlYl- tage of Q happy and peaceful peo- pie. But there is much more to think about this year. W. enter this coming holiday period with out nor- nal feeling of joy and our natural inclination toward festivity re- strained by the gravity of the situ- ation which faces our state and na- ton. Men are making mock of the gentle words peace on earth which for SO long have been Identified with the observance of Christmas. War is abroad in many lands and peace Is only in our prayers.
 We cannot forget that the peo- pies of @ score of countries are the victims of a system which, If ale lowed to progress, will destroy our democracy, and all that we have 50 carefully built through the years for
 Continued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15
Japanese Troop Transports Again Smashed Near Luzon
Invading Jap Forces Are Once More
 Held Off; Small Body of Marines Will Not Give Up Wake Island
BY FRANK HEWLETT United Press Staff Correspondent

Manila Dec. l5-(UP)-American warplaneA badly damaged two Japanese troop transports and downed four Japanese fighters in blasting attack the invasion in the Legaspi sector of Southern Luzon a communique of the Ear Eastern army said today. The damaged transports were in addition to four sunk and three damaged in previous aerial at tacks off Northern Luzon Island The Legaspi sector s one of three in which Japanese invasion fore are active, having been wiped out in the Lin- gayen sector the west coast. There were invasion forces in the Vigan sector northwestern Luzon coast and the Aparri sector on the northern coast
 Army COmmuniques Today
 Army cOmmuniques reporting the Legasp aerial at tackS said enemy activity had been confined this morning sporadic aerial attacks parts of LzOn The general situation unchanged. "A department communique issued in Washington last night said of the Philippines te ater Enemy air activity continues Ground operations are confined to the Apar Lgasp and Vgan areas No change In the general situation has been rep0rtedD minute air raid alarm period in the Manila ending at 946 said that enemy activity during the day had been confined the vicinity Of Nichols field Manila about noon.
 COmmunique of Yesterday
 An army cOmmunique issued yesterday reported that the Japanese bombing technique deteri0ratng and in raids yesterday many sticks of bombs discharged haressly into the and Manila Bay. review of the first week of the by U S. headquarters in the Far East announcing the situation well in hand added to the aos phere of confidence he situation both the ground and in the air well in hand the first week of operations came to a close" the cOmmunique said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15
Meeting Of Officials On Plant Protection
Mayor ScuIy Calls for Such Session at ?. m. De- iense of Local Factories Will Be Under
 Serious Discussion
A meetlnn of f,lAnL proteetion of.

A meeting of piant protection of- ficiais. called for . D. n, tnday by Mayor Vincent 4. Heuily was the principal new development in Wa teFbuFy's civilian defense plans, The steps being taken for the defense Of local factories, many of them key links in the national var pros gram from sabotage or other dair' age.
 Plant protection officials were to meet in the city court room with the mayor, police and fire depart. inent heads and state guard offis ceFs. 4 broad general program was to be drawn Up to provide for all possible contingencies.
 The defense bond committee headed by J. Francis Smith, was to meet ct the city hall ct 4;30 to plan . cityswide drive for sale Of bonds and defense stamps,
 The Waterbury unit Of the Wo' mems Motor Corps, 6 volunteer unit, underwent c test mobilization, reporting at the state aFtnory,
 duaFdsmen or Duty
 State guaFdsmen remained on special duty, some Of them at the armoFy and others at undiScIosed defense points.
 Test biackout plans, 1t appeared, will De held ID until after Christi mas.
 Major John M .BuFrail, director Of the aid raid control station, which Is in direct contact with the army air corps 24 hours Q day to spread alarms in case of air raids, was joined by his deputy, Frank J., Green, secretary of the Chamber Of Commerce. in appeals for volun- teers. The services Of many more volunteers can be used to augment the present staff on duty Rt the control station.
 Army, navy and marine recruiting offices continued to be bombarded with applications for eflltstments.
 Civilian defense volunteer head quarters ct 2 Field street, reported
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15

sire Tor peace three hours and 4V minutes after the attack began.
 The president sent the docus Inented review Of Japanese -Amer- lean relations 10 congress as he received 6 detailed personal report from Secretary of Navy Knox, who returned last night from q flight Co Hawaii, where he inspected at flrst-hand the severe damage sus- tained there by the fleet and by shore bases in the surprise attack ( week ago Sunday.
 The disclosure about Japanese submarine participation in the ifis itiai attack on Hawaii came in c section of presidents message set- ting forth the timetable of the eveiats of Dec. 2 The actual air and submarine attack on the Hawaiian Islands" lie said, began at l;20 D, in. Washington time.
 Peace After War started
 MT. Roosevelt sald that at 6 D. m. Washington time that day--three hours and 40 minutes after the Japs aneUo attack had stafted--the Japs anese Minister for Foreign Affairs called in .. 6. Ambassador Joseph Grew.
 Grew was told, Mir. Roosevelt said, that Emperor Hironit0, t0 whom the president had sent c last-I1iii- ute peace appeal on the previous day, SO greatly desired 6stabliSii- Fsaafak hf fsaAAA iA kIta Baaifia and thR entire world that he had Instructed the Japanese government "to coIls tinue it's earnest eildeaVors,"
 Then Mir. Roosevelt pointed out;
 "Japan's real reply, however, made by Japan's warlords and evis dently formulated many days be- fore, took the form of the attack
 (Continued on Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15
7,85O,OOO Army Proposed After Draft Bill Is Ready

Washington, Dec. 15.-(UP)-The House Military Affairs Committee completes work today on a war de- partment proposal to draft men 10 to AS years old for military service.
 The measure would require regis tration of ail men between the ages of IS and GA to classify their abilities for work essential to the war effort.
 Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, Na- tional selective Service Director, outlined the potential makeup of Q 7,06O0 900 man army after he appear cd before the House committee Sat- tirday. He einphasixed that there was no war department plan for such ail army at present, but merely cited t as a possibility under the proposed leeislation with tightening of dependency requirements and re- laxing og physical requirements,
 1Ee aala the additional mon would aa gained sn EaAs &pslpWlng aGQ and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15

the party during the winter"
 An ofiicial Italian news agency dispatch from Budapest reported that "a motorized Hungarian brig ade" had returned from the eastern front and had been received en- Enthusiastically at Budapest. The dispatch asserted that the brigade "has been replaced by other forces"
 Both the German and Italian agencies reported the death in ac- ton on the Russian front Of Italian General Ugo de Carlis.
 Radio Berlin reported anti-Amer- ican demonstrations in Sobranje Square at Sofia, Bulgaria, yesterday It said a crowd stormed the United States legation until troops inter- ycned, and then the crowd tried to demonstrate before the Russian h- gation but was again dispersed.
 An Italian agency dispatch said that the Bulgarian government, iln- der e law limiting ZIG activities of Jews in the professions. had de- creed that there should be only 90 Jewish lawyers. 5g pnysleiang, BeVcn 0igtetFicaanns 11 aenltsfs. flVe chem.