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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28

them the most powerful nation and the freest in all of history.
 To-day in the face of this newest and greatest challenge, we Ameri- cans have cleared our decks and taken our battle stations. We stand ready in the defense of our nation and the faith of our fathers to do what God has given us the power to see as our full duty"
 Fighting Speech
 London, october 28. (UP) = Government quarters received Pres ident Roosevelt's damn the tor- pedoes" Navy Day address cnthusi- astically today, describing 1t as 6 fighting speech.
 Unofficial linen in the street" ex- pressed some disappointment, how- ever, that MT. Roosevelt disclosed no new action corresponding with his belligerent tone. Critics said his ex- posture of two new German docu- rnents outlined "long-range" dang- CTS but failed to emphasize 0 sense of immediate emergency.
 They contrasted the speech with the recent campaigns of Lord Beaverbrook and Labor Minister Ernest Bevin to paint the crisis in a way calculated to stimulate work men to greater production of arnla- ments.
 The fact that the President ornit- ted references to the far eastern situation was considered an indi- cation that hope of easing the Pa- cific tension has not been aband- oned.
 Morning newspapers printed the speech under banner headlines, em- phasizing the damn the torpedoes'' quotations.
 The Evening star said the speech means American warships and mer- chant vessels soon "rnay be seen in our portS," and would provoke an even greater storm than usual from Berlin.
 Tt tells Hitler, Akadmiral Erich) raeder and the world that they are prepared to shoot their way across the Atlantic whether to Britain or Archangel," the newspaper said. Tt is @ challenge Hitler cannot ig- nore, though for the time being he may hold his hand.
 Mfr. Roosevelt repeats that his country and ours are determined to see that Russia does not fall. In that cause American sailors already have died and the shooting goes on. still slowly perhaps, but inc exorably, the United states moves toward war"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28

Continued rom Page D last Bourbon monarch. The mar shal, 1t is hinted, may entertain hr ,es, at least, at Bourbon may rC Ore the throne to France if the Vichy regime survives.
 The Germans are biting off huge chunks of French industry. In spite of a year of dickering, there has been e reduction in the daily charge of 40000O,o00 francs (roughly about e8,0O0, ,O00) assessed by Germany as occupation charges. Through use of the huge balances piled Up in the Bank of France to her credit, the Germans have indirectly ob- tained virtual control of French finance. They have bought out- right about 20 per cent of French heavy industry. They now own or have large stockholdings In more than 200 of the top French !n- dustrial concerns-steel, coal, rub. Der, textiles and fabricating !a- dustries.
 Germans Grab Supplies
 The Germans buy vast quantities in the open market and requisition even more supplies. The Germans are estimated to have acquired at least half the meat supplies avail- able in the occupied zone. The dis- position of meat animals sold at the recent Saint To stock fair Is believed typical. The Germans hc- quired 1887 or 2,S7S head of beef, 776 of 6,435 head of calves, 6i of 2,i27 sheep and 684 of l306 pigs roughly half the beef and pigs, leaving the bulk of the calves and sheep to the French.
 The Germans are said to already have drained almost all surplus horses from France and are threat ening to reQuisition the rest.
 They have shipped s6,000 horses from Brittany alone. By negotiation, the German remount service obtain ed the right to buy horses to re-out- it motorized units in Russia with horses for winter service. The French had fixed a maximum price for horses of 36,000 frarcs-three times the price Q year ago. The Germans did not get enough at that price so they boosted the offer to 40,OOO, then to 5000 and finally to 55,000 francs
 Now the Germans are said to be advertising that if French farmers fail to strip their farms at present pices their horses will be requisit- toned.
 The Germans have requisitioned 0.0OO,0O0 bottles of cognac and l4,- 100000 bottles of champagne, some of which is shipped direct to Sweden for export. Because of the shortage of bottles France may not meet the quota demanded by the Nazis. Last year, in contrast, the Germans took only Sl carloads of cognac. In ad- dition, the Germans are producing about 5000 quarts of alcohol daily, from distillation of low grade French wines. M
 One Single Order
 Tn one single order in the Char Unke region the Germans took 100 tons of butter. one-third of annual production.
 Tn uneeCunina FEanns nang Eaz-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28
JAMES M. CURLEY
 BACK IN POLITICS

(Continued from Page D senator in congress. Derisiyely re- ferTed to by Curley during Q bitter campaign as Little Boy Blue", Lodge surprised his staunchest sup- porters by rolling up 136,000-vote margin. ~
 Tobin Beats Him
 A year later another mar of 35, T'obln, defeated Curley by 25,000 votes for mayor in Curley,s tradi- tional stronghold of Boston. And then Leverett Saltonstall, 6 Repub- lican and Boston "bluehlood", de- nounced by the campaigning Curley as the Apostle of the royal purple, i" defeated Curley for the governor ship by Q margin of 1500O0 votes.
 Curleys opponents refer the elec- torate to superior court records which show that he still owes the city of Boston $42,620 which the court says he withheld illegally from the settlement of @ suit against the municipality while he was mayor in 1883.
 Throughout his campaign, Curley has been asking for vindication at the polls on this point. Charging that he was ''framed", Curley pic. lures himself as an innocent man, fighting alone with his back to the wall in an effort to establish with out doubt his good name"
 If Elected
 If elected, Curley says he will re- Sime his program of making gov- ernment ''an Instrument for the public good" giving the greatest benefits to the most people. He charges that Tohin's record of econ. omies in city government resulted from demands by the bankers for retrenchment in services from which they obtained no henefit. He referred to the closing of the Hay. market and East Boston Relief hos. pitals, public library branches and comfort stations.
 Tobin contends his economies of the past four years have saved tax payers 5000, 900 annually and per- mitted Q l5.OO0 900 reduction ifa the citys bonded indebtedness.
 Former Mayor Malcom F. Nichols. Republican, and Chairu,VN, Joseph Lee of the school committee are the other candidates in the four- cornered, non-partisan battle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28
PROSPEROUS MAN
 IN MURDER CASE
Frederick Wheeler, Ar- rested For Death C. Flor.
 ence BuzzeIl In Maine

Boston, Oct. 2o.--(UP)-Frederick Wheeler, 4s, prosperous Farming ton, Me, cattle dealer, left here to- day in custody of police for arraign- ment in his home town on mur- der charge in the fatal shooting June 6 of Florence Buzzell, 20. of Chesterville, blond business college student.
 Wheeler was manacled but ap- >peared calm as he seated himself in the tonneau of an auto beside his brother, Chief Deputy Sheriff Clyde r. Wheeler of Pennington. Police Sgt, Merle E. Cole and Patrolnnan George l.. Dyer sat in front.
 Cole, who brought bench war rant charging Wheeler with murder, said the party probably would reach their destination about noon. He said they had driven here in five hours.
 Seized by three Boston police men near midnight while seated in Q North Station waiting room, Wheeler denied any knowledge of the ease or the indictment which wm@ returned by the Franklin coun- c grand jury yesterday, about 10 6inukes before Wheeler said he left town.
 Surprised when accosted by the policemen, Wheeler asked how they had recognized him.
 Only One Ear
 Tt was simple" one of the officers replied. "The description of you sent by the Pennington police said you had only one ear"
 While being fingerprinted at Bos- ton police headquarters, Wheeler said he had come here on business and had planned to return home when the deal was completed.
 Married and the father of two children, Wheeler said he had heard wclice were Investigating Miss Buz- RelI's death but that 1t passed from his mind after he heard 1t was con- eidered a suicide.
 State Police Chief Henry P. Wav- CT of Maine quoted Wheeler as say ina he had advanced the girl money for her education ct Gates Business College in Augusta, Me, Later the girl, who kept a love diary con- taining the names of l22 boy friends, was employed as a part time secre- tary by Wheeler.
 Though Miss Buzzell's death orig finally was believed suicide, Chief Weaver said investigation disclosed . scufSle preceded the girls death and that he found evidence she and a male acquaintance had been drinking. Her body was found in Q pasture at her brothers home with Q bullet in her head. Her brothers target pistol lay nearby.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28

(Continued rom Page D when few people were using water, but now the factories need water all around the clock. there is nc opportunity to fill East Mountain reservoir and its level has corse. quently dropped foot and a half.
 Held at Lew Level
 As far as Morris reservoir is con- cerned, he explained, this is usually filled from the Shepaug supply, but it Is at present purposely being held at 8 low level to expedite the con- Struction of the pipe line. When this work is completed, in few days, it will be possible to allow Morris reservoir to return to normal levels.
 MT. Cassin said that because of the lack of precipitation for the past eight weeks, defense industries in Waterbury have been drawing . larger amount of water than is uS- ual from the city'S supply, but he asserted that the situation would become critical for Waterbury only If the drought were to continue foJ weeks more.
 The amount of water in aiI tho city's reservoirs would be quite sui. ficient for all Waterbury'S needa both the ordinary ones and the enormous additional demands of the factories, if 1t could be easily brought to the city. The difnculty arises from the fact that the fac. tories operate 24 hours Q day, and hence East Mountain reservoir, from which they are supplied, haa no chance to be pumped full during the night.
 Small Towns Hit
 Tn the smaller surrounding towns the situation is far different. Here 1t is not question of maintaining normal pressure in the water pipes or transporting 6 perfectly adequate supply to the places where 1t is mos needed, but Q question of getting any water at all for any use.
 In Torrington, in Watertown, in Prospect, in Wolcott, in Reynolds Bridge, ThomaSton, Woodbury, Oak vile, Litchneld, and Bethlehem the situation Is critical, if not alarming. Fears are already being expressed for next years crops. Conditions generally are worse than they have been for twenty years, and people are traveling considerable distances to get water from ponds, and send. ing laundry esewhere to be done.
 A few more downpolirs like last nights, however, would ease the sit. uation greatly in all these commu- nities. According to Plumbing In- spector James R. Walker, the total precipitation was 1.03 inches, mort than half as much as had fallen ir the 26 previous days of October. II was the heaviest rainfall in months, overliowing trum drains into the streets in many placea and ct times reaching near-clcudburst prcpoE- tIcns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28
PROBABLE SUICIDE

shelton, Conn, Oct. 28-(UP)-A verdict of probable suicide" was given today in the death of Walter W. Radcliffe, e6, former town treas urer and owner of the Radcliffe Brothers Hosiery Manufacturing CO. plant. Radcliffe was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in his garage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28

mers had gone back to primitive methods of threshing by hand-1iail. They can get no gasoline or coal for mechanical threshers. Stock bheeding is at Q standstill due to lack of fee@ Monthly figures show an average decline of { per cent in horses an dother livestock.
 These developments, 1t is feared, will have serious repercussions. France has less than 30 per cent of her normal coal supplies, and inc dustries not working on German war orders arc said to find it most difkl- cult to continue operation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28
FRIENDS REUNITED

An accident of casting in Para mounts Might Of January 18th" reunited Nils Asther WiEh Q friend. Sven-Hugo Borg. They had not seen each other since 1918 until they were cast in the picture.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28
OF
 YESTERYEARS
Ten Years Ago Today in Waterbury,

Ten Years Ago Today
 in Waterbury
 Residents of the south end section of the city engaged in Q man-hunt, when a youth was observed setting fire to brush. Several men, attracted by the light of the flames, pursued the pyro- maniac, but he managed to eiude them, disappearing into the brushwood. Deciding that further pursuit was use less, the outraged men went to work stamping out the fires, which had made con- siderable progress in some places. Questioned later as to what they would have done in the event that they had captured the youth, the frustrated pursuers asserted that they would have turned him over to the police. Some were of the opinion, however, that the firebug might have been subjected to some en- tirely spontaneous punish rnent.
 Twenty Years Ago Today In Waterbury
 After the passage Of a measure at & recent secret session of the safety board, creating a new captaincy In the police force, many expect a thorough shake-up in the existing city police set-up be- fore the defeated Republican administration leaves office. The appointment of q new captain paves the way for the creation of a new lieutenan- cy, and three other changes were discussed at the clam destine meeting. It was hint s ed that those who had not served the party well during the campaign, preferring to remain on the fence, would be relegated to the discard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28

Patricia Morrison, appearing with Dorothy Lamour in Paramount's ~AEalaya" traces her family tree back tn SR Edward Carson, prosecuting r',zME Eatnak oazsx WneA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28

The sxolonie zeitnng," Ts.year- old German newspaper og JOinville. Brasll, has just stopped publication.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28
Ianan Sits on Fence

Shanghai, Oct. 28 - (UP) --R Re- liable Japanese sources said today that high officers of the Japanese armies in China and Manchukuo had conferred with Gen. Hideki Tojo, premier and navy leaders in Tokyo last week on major army policy in East Asia.
 Informants said the confereeS discussed the extent to which the army would be willing to evac- uate China If the Japanese govern ment reached an understanding with the United States, the possibil- ity of 8 final great campaign in an attempt to end the Chinese war and policy toward Russia.
 As regards Russia, 1t was said, the leaders discussed the attitude to be taken if Germany crushed the Red army or, alternatively, what to do with the big Japanese troop concentrations in Manchu- kuo in event that Russia fought on.
 It was suggested that Gen. Tojo was trying to draw up a formula regarding China which would be acceptable both to the army and the United States.
 Italians Asked to Work
 Rome, Oct. 28 -(UP)-- Premier Benito Mussolini, addressing @ group of Fascist leaders at Venice Palace today on the 18th anniver- sary of the Fascist march on Rome called upon Italians for more and harder work.
 All Fascist must work as hard as possible and must realize the duties and tasks imposed upon them by this decisive era in the history of Italy and Europe" he said.
 He received Fascist party mem- bership card No. 1, from Adelchi Serena. secretary general of the party. MusSollni's speech was broad cast over a nationwide radio net- work.
 Raider CamOulflaged
 Shanghai, Oct. 28-CUP)-T T Ii e former German merchantmen Quito, reported in foreign naval quarters to be supply ship for South Seas raiders, arrived today, camouflaged, with its name paint ed out and manned by a German crew but flying the Japanese ner. chant and military flags.
 The l,230 ton Quito came here from Yokohama, reportedly because of a shortage in Japan of supplies 1t needed.
 Naval men could see no signs of guns which a raider or a supply ship might use. but they expressed belief that after getting supplies 1t might put out to seek Q rendez- vous with German raiders.
 1l Must Die
 Berlin, Oct. 2S-(UP)-Dispatches frmo Belgrade announced today that courts martial had sentenced to death 14 Jugoslav men and one woman for anti-Axis activities.
 Twenty four members of the Greek Orthodox church were sem tenced to death at Travnik, in Bos- mia, for sabotage, 1t was said, but ii of them received communications of sentence to five years in prison, The other 13 were executed.
 At Sarajevo q court martial een- kenced Q Jew and a 24-year-old woman student to death for sCom- munist activities" dispatches esid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28

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 burdens. Not a day passes that we are not occupied with care for you and with the intention of doing something here and there for you. But nevertheless there still remains such a burden that you still have enough to bear. and when I rec quest that in the coming weeks and months, which certainly will not be light, you hold your heads high and never let yourselves be gotten down, I know that Is a mat ter of course for you all"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28
GERMANS RAGE
 AT ROOSEVELT

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CITY HAS GOOD
 WATER SUPPLY

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FACING FIGHT IN FRANCE

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COEBBELS HAS
 WARNED PUBLIC

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In one single order in the Char Snke region the Germans took 100 tons of butter, one-third og annual production.
 . unaaCunins FEanns naag saE-
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-11-28

IF a doubt arises in the mind of
any member, ask yourself has be
been faithful and progressive Of
ficer? The answer may determine
your vote.
BY no means do not allow your
personal feelings to affect your
vote. Even though you personally
disapprove some of the things the
officers have done or failed to do,
if your order has progressed in
number or in fraternalism, you
should hesitate before choosing an
other. The very popularity of some
brother may itself lead your order
on the lonesome trail. Would new
candidate do better?
BY no means should any member
be elected to office who is not
proud of his organization, The
public, too, has an interest which
should not be overlooked. Every
family is more or less interested
in your organization and your Of
ficers should have the confidence
of the public. Elect real workers
who believe In the organization.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-11-28
1911 Charity Games
Saturday

Four of the flashiest football
teams that the Seattle High School
League has developed in many
years will take the field in char
ity double-header Saturday, No
vember %, at the University of
Washington. Stadium. The charity
games usually are held on Thanks
giving Day, but the Turkey Day
celebration was week too early
this year and so the officials de-
cided on November 20 as the date.
The games will be for the benefit
of the needy children of Seattle
through the Parent Teacher Board
for Child Welfare.
West Seattle will clash with
Queen Anne in the first game at
1890 o'clock, while Garfield and
| Ballard will battle at 2:15. The
twin bill will be over by o'clock.
this year and so the officials de-
section of the city. Each school has
tickets and parents may buy the
30 cents general admission tickets
for 65 cents at schools or at neigh
borhood stores or from Parent
Teacher Association ticket work.
ers. A few seats in mid-field are
reserved at $1.15. Service men are
admitted at the children's rate of
80 cents. Mrs. M. K. Smythe is
Tickets are being sold in every
reports a brisk sale of tickets
especially since last week when
Garfield and Queen Anne played a
sensational 6-6 tie and Ballard and
West Seattle fought to TT dead
lock.
Rival coaches are Woody Ullin
of West Seattle and Johnny Cher
berg, former University of Wash
ington stars, and Leon Brigham
of Garfield and Henry Bendele OF
Ballard. The Beaver coach is from
Washington State College while
Brigham came from Ohio.
PTA football chairman and she
fore the teams reached their pre-
sent peak of strength, Ballard
nosed out Garfield 7-2 and West
Seattle edged out Queen Anne g.
0. Lincoln, which finished it's sea-
son in blaze Of power, missed
out on the charity games schedule
by one point.
Charity games have always at
tracted large crowds, there being
an average of 10000 for the past
ten seasons.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-11-28
P. S. Lodge Elks,
Dine Dance Frolic

What promises to be the big
gest New Years celebration in
years, is the New Years eve en-
tertainment in preparation by Pu-
get Sound Lodge of Elks, at Fin
nish hall, Wednesday night, Dec.
81.
What once was an epoch In the
agenda of the Seattle Ellts, has
for years bivouaced by the silent
waters of depression. With the
world engulfed in strife and look
ing forward to a call to arms
from our own nation, the Elks'
decision to forget it all is staging
one more Of those old fashion It'll
We Meet Again" parties known
among the antlered herd all over
the country.
Invitations will be extended to
all Elks in the Northwest to join
in this great New Year event. The
committee states nothing will be
spared in their effort to entertain
more than five hundred Elks and
friends.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-11-28
St. Paul Negro Sues Governor Stassen
TO Prevent His Illegal Exclusion
From The Minnesota State Militia

Case said to be the most important
Since the bred Scott Case.
From Minneapolis Spokesman
A Negro plaintiff, an American
sofa State militia unit.
Federal District Court to prevent
his illegal exclusion from the
Home Defense Force, the Mime.
filed in America and it brought
1t was the first suit of its kind
field in America and it brought
dramatically national and no
doubt international attention to
the glaring inconsistency of Amer
lean defense which makes it nee
essary for Americans of Negro
ancestry to have to go to court
to join the armed forces of the
Nationl
Lee Kenneth Turpin of st. Paul,
80 years, is the plaintiff in the
suit which named as co-defendants
Harold e Stassen, Governor of the
State of Minnesota, e. A. Walsh,
Acknowledgment. C. e. Green,
acting adjutant general and Col.
F. G. Stutz, executive officer of
the state Defense Force Bureau.
Turpin Is an insurance salesman
and is active in civic affairs in st.
Paul. On December 80, in answer
to newspaper appeals for able
bodied citizens to enlist in the
State Defense Force, Turpin, J.
Nathaniel Smith, World War vet
eran and others applied for adj
mission to the militia.
Background Of Case
At that time Turpin and the
others were told that mo provi-