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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15
Japs Admit Wake Island
Still Resisting Capture

plsnss had destroyed 10 AmevseoR
planes In attnrns - Maatia ~
fisids yesterday
rshys ~ shse s1noeoe~ao
Sspsse~s tsssps ~ -
Ias1e1 - ~ nDsonyn ppu0o-
sals 80 eswNlpese1 eneo ~
len fsscns weve M weno1y
vessselne > SoVnneae e1vonD
toward n1sgspsee.
A rsdic Tnhyo eemmsntnsnv snid
American Armament industries
would collapse soou sas ths TINTED
states has last COMMUNICATIONS
with the western pactfie. vNteh
supplies insm With raw materials. "
Another NJ n propaganda IN
Japanese civilians was 4 eeate-
msnt BY the Newspaper Nlrhi NSehi
of Tokyo that n had "iasrnea" n
Shanghai that the united neotoa
had "oftlelally" tsld ~ pvitiGa
empire II wss m longer n = peo('
DIN 70 ssnd var matee1ole n
Great nsitain - ~ aomiatoaa
I'm view ~ The ~ sitnaetsn u
the far sass."
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srARrs ON rAon ON

able upon . single personal Or
telephone cell are essential 10
morale.
o-ransibls voluntary civilian d.
= fsnss. which embraces such
services a. air wsrdsns. communi.
cations. first cid stations. fire
fighting and Ambulance unsts un.
der the direction of the Tacoma
Nome Defense corps.
Mrs. Roosevelt laudsd ths prog
rsss made 20 far BY the local
corps and 81 the same time called
attention 10 the nssd for mors In
tenslfisd efforts ~ more voiun.
tsers. money i"eity councils snd
county commissions have b~sn
iosths 10 vote money for sush
remote thing - civilian dsfsnss---
that attitude should have changed
last Sunday and the saiIdins of
emergency reserves Of supplies
and equipment
4 question forum Wa eon-
Quoted by Mrs.. Roosevelt. with ths
various civilian defense repre-
ssntativss thereby reesiving much
additional advice ana Instruction
Of special benefit IN the several
esteGorss ~ activity.
NvA nssssvelt ruVaseaoly
s0phaslaa1 ~ v>nn1 saeasa1ty
FOR 81 e6stasss - seo1eens fss
vstuntspr wsvk.
CIVILIAN dsfsnns 10 . matter
for every cltissn's voluntary par
ficipatinn ana svsryons u needed
nowi" was . keynote n almost
Every phass II evil defense dis
cslseed.
Mrs. Roossvsirs eonfsrsnes was
broadeast in part over . local
radio station. following which Nss
was greeted W . Nissi dsisssfiop
Of local Japanese eitlxsns.
rhs nsss is1y was ssees-
taise1 ~ , ssuaH isfsesss1
iusebess ~ Mayer Csis.
sssss issvisU fss seattle.
shsss - Mn essfss WITH -
fsnss isaAevs II ehss etey 80
~ ssa1e - nua1sy.
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The announcement said the
route boys would sell the stamps
in denominations Of 10 cents. Kerr
got out his pencil.
When Carrier Reinhardt VII
helm stepped into the Kerr office
in the Rust building the next day,
Kerr was waiting for him.
"Ill take some OF those de-
fense stamps" he said.
wilhelm grinned. How
many. Mr.. Kerr" he asked.
Lets see. I'll take 30.000,"
he said pretty casually.
"Yah. SURE" Reinhardt
cracked. 81 always take va
niIIa myself"
sit down." Kerr said. TN
really serious. want To buy
$4,000 worth Of defense bonds and
I want TO buy them from YOU"
Reinhardt gulped. Reinhsrdi
gulped. Reinhardt gulped. Then
Reinhardt spoke: Gosh" he said.
II waited To do something 10
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15

Two Tacoma gins m n %.
taess Of ths naval ar ~. a nanl
Point. Seattle. weye in rsegmo
General hospital saturday WITH ~
juriss rscesved h ~ aosopnse(1s
accident.
Miss Js4nstf1 omun1eoa. -. -
i30z 10. J o.. suffered fseial lases-
affairs. bvsiisss ard soatslsfon1. ~
companion. xthelyn Smith. -. =
sezs n. O o.. received . fsasensnl
noe. ". Liebtenwaitss. -. -
nsnd Point. wss tsaaie6 ~ hrstneG
Of tiss lower ian shesl They vsss
admitfsd 10 In hospital naeas1av
~ 4szo .. N.
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Continued From Page One,
Gunboaf and three merchant shlps
had been sunk BY Japanese navy
planes II Hong Kong.
A communiaus reported that
Jspsnsse forces had occupied The
international settiement an Ku-
ianssu island, zap the coast from
Hong Kong.
ccmmunlques on the Philippines
asserted that Jspsnsse forcss had
occupied the "southefn part" Of
Luxon island and that Japanese
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15
HERE'S MORE A B0UT
1000 Japs Drowned
TARTS ON PAGE ONE

and it was admitted that the Jap
anese in a strong attack had made
penetrations in the British lines.
The situation here was described
as confused.
Japanese planes raided Penang
island. off the west coast. three
times yesterday. 1t was said that
in a heavy raid Thursday mot
more than 100" civilians were
killed.
Australian and Netherlands
East Indies planes raided three
Japanese islands In their de-
Tense zone yesterday and sank
one Japanese steamship and
one schooner.
(The Netherlands Aneta news
agency quoted a member of the
Netherlands army staff at Batavia,
Mel, that the Netherlands govern
ment would not shrink from large
scale destruction Of materials and
resources If necessary to protect
them from Japanese attack.
THE dispatch said that all able
bodied men in the NEI had now
been modified and that the navy
Issued a call for women to enlist as
wireless operators and in other
capacities.
"A reserve of women truck
drivers already has been built up,
1t was added, and women motor
cyclists made their first appear
ance in the army yesterday. Wom-
en- also are serving as nurses, tele-
phone operators and air raid
wardens)
Singapore had m air raid
alert today, Its first In two
days. Fighter planes flew over
head during the alert period.
No bombIngs were reported.
Singapore was confident and
cheerful but the two daily Malaga
command communiques are i'm
pressing people more strongly with
the idea that the land front Is
slowly coming nearer.
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Harbor. Her husband Is on a u. g.
battleship. Later in the day Satur-
day Mrs. Ballogs received box of
Christmas presents sent by her
daughter from Honolulu.
Michael Mock. 2e3s So. l. ST.,
received a cablesram Saturday
from his sister. Ann Mock Miles.
stating that she and her husband
are safe in Honolulu.
Jasper y. Brady. son OF MAJ.
Jasper E. Brady. 7o5 No. 18th st.,
Tacoma. Was granted a 25-day
Christmas furlough on Friday
from Culver Qnd.) Military aead-
envy.
Arnold X. smell, formerly al the
Fort Lewis reception center. has
been sent to Biloxi. Mis-.
Walter G. Sfreeter, former Ia
conan. and his family are safe In
Honolulu. Streeter. a teacher In
one Of Honoiulu's schools. snt a
cablegram 70 this effect on satur-
day 10 his sister-in-law. Mrs. L. J.
Parker, 3703 SO. Gunnison 81.
Mrs. Fred :. smith tAnn Ander-
sou) received q csblerrsm Friday
from her sister Dorothea fMrs. r.
G.. Girtonl from Honolulu stating
were oksy."
Mrs.. r. A. WiIheIui. los Carr
st. received an sirTnail letter Sat
urdsy from her daughter. who II
the wife Of Commander James At
kins. L. S. navy. II was written
in Honolulu after the raid by the
japanese Comdr. Atkins and his
wife were not injured.
Col. John wyeth, who formerly
was detailed as an Instructor al
the University OF Utah. was as
signed Saturday 10 hssdquarters
Of the TX army corps AZ F0ri
[ Lewis.
Riley Allen. editor Of the Homo
( lulu Star Bulletin. cabled Sstur-
day that none Of that newspapers
staff had been killed or injured
Two former Tacoma Times en-
pioyss. Bill Nipple and Paul Pin
deisen, work for the stsrr-Bul-
lstin.
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spur the sale Of these Y. =. de-
Tense bonds" Kerr said later. And
I thought this would be a good
way to do II. Everybody who can
afford II should buy these bonds.
Il thought II would be .
lot OF fun, too. 10 buy them
from Reinhardt. Hes such =
good naturcd youngster and !
want him 10 get a lot Of
credit"
Kerr bought the limit In Liberty
Loan stamps during World War /.
He said he was way past the draft
age and there wasn't much else
he could do 10 help his country
than buy defenae bonds.
Kerr. who came 10 Taeoma In
1910. has been in the real estate
business since 1922.
Young Wilhelm, IS. Ia a junior
at Stadium high school. He II the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George VIII
helm, 2i42 So. NJ st. and has
been selling or delivering The
Times for about six years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15
SUE TACOMA BANK

Ebert and Willis Barnes filed
suit in superior court Saturday
against National Bank Of Wash
ington for $500 for personal IN
juries received by Mrs. Barnes
last Fen. / wnen she slipped ana
fell on steps leading 10 the bank $
basement offices.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15
~ a aEs4 hass

Rssl1snss ~ Lsvssan1. epnnn-
~sy. orshasd Hiti an pvs1svses-
son vii hold ; Hems peeeaee
meeting ~ IL ,. =. pueeay -
the sp@nswsy school Al ree1eeeao
Of the district ere aslssd v stsea1
pr.eln4s 81 ps1ssss msss,as
Monday evening II . s'sinsk -
church. sossss -. - an1 ohass-
dan avs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15

Marx c. ns1dhAm. 80. Of 7Dos
South Tacoma vsv. vas hang hsId
In tina city Jail Saturday psndlnT
arrival Of csslaa county authorities
vim hold . warrant for Ned1han
on . gran1 larceny charge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15

Y. ". dom Jowett. well-known
Tsooms FRESHMAN. has passed his
physical examinations and has
been accepted for enlistment in the
L. 5. navy.
Jim Egan. who has been confined
20 his home by illAess. received
word Saturday that one Of his
baseball stories has been accepted
for publication in an early issue
Of Complete Sports. The publisher
changed Jim's title. making II read
when A Ball Murderer Gets
Mad"
Robins are still in Tacoma. Mrs.
NJ. n. Miller. 7421 Faweett ave.
reported she saw two in her yard
Friday.
Bill Russell. senior in the College
of Engineering at the University
of Washington. and Bill Holmes,
Junior in the College of Arts and
Sciences. both from Tacoma. have
been pledged to the Oval club,
senior mems honorary. Russell has
also been appointed chairman for
the Engineers Informal. annual
Engineer council dance scheduled
for Jan. 20.
c. W. Fromhold. 3o0s So. 9TH st,
received o telegram Friday after
noon from his son. Howard, stating
that he was uninjured in the ex-
plosion which wrecked the ordnance
plant at Burlington, Iowa. He has
been working at the plant for sew
eral months.
Mrs. Fern Miner of Tacoma re-
Gently visited her mother, Mrs.
Nellie Jones of Evanson.
Mrs. Howard NJ. Carr, 1916 No.
37th. recently visited her mother at
the George X. Cooper home in Riv-
erside, Okanogan county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Soklich of Ia
coma were recent Walla Walla visi-
tors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Edison of Fort
Lewis recently visited their par
ents east of the Cascades. Mr..
Edson's parents are Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Edison of Ellensburg, while
Mrs. Edson's parents are Mr.. and
Mrs. r. r. Lawrence of Wapato.
Charles Smith Of Tacoma has
been placed in Class 3A by the
kittitas county draft board.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert r. snead,
1902 So. soth. were recent visitors
at the home of Mr.. Sneads par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Snead Of
Raymond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah o. Weeks.
Rte. 4, Box 1874, recently VISITED
Joseph T. Weeks and John Weeks
at their home in McCleary.
Recent visitors at the home of
their daughters, Mrs. Arnold Bader,
3614 No. 18th, and Mrs. Robert
NUM-. 419 So. 55th. were Mr.. and
Mrs. 0. J. Goodell of Elma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Shlpton were
recent visitors at the T. W. Davis
home in oakville. Mrs. Davis and
Mrs. Shipton are sisters.
Mrs. Roger Peck. SIS No. 9th
st. returned home from trip TO
the east coast on Friday afternoon.
Her husband, who accompanied
her east. is expected back here
early next week.
Mrs. Ann Ballogg, 1881 SO. NJ.
st. Saturday received a cablegram
from her daughter. Mary, former
Lincoln high school girl, saying
that she and her husband. Eugene
Gibbs. are both safe. Mary is en-
ployed as a stenographer at Pearl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15
TOWNSEND MEETINGS

The following Townsend meet
ings have been scheduled
Monday--Mekinisy club No J,
zOiI East Harrison st: spsnassy,
regular nesting
Tuesdsy-ozklsnd No. IT. Al
4zIzsz 30. 5sth. regular meeting
Wednesday Hawthorne No. 20,
2eI0 East e st. Sumner No. !.
regular meeting. and Tacoma club
No. ]. Normsnna nall. business
meeting To be followed BY re-
Treatments and dancing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15

Improvement made BY WPA
70 the grounds Of the Tacoma
wstsr system pumping station.
heated near Clement o<tvsen -.
szd and I'D sta. were completed
friday
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15
$4,000 Defense Stamps Sold
By Boy to Real Estate Man

W. F. Kerr. veteran Tacoma real estate man, read witt
avid interest an announcement that Tacoma Times rout
carriers had become agents for the L. s. government
selling defense stamps to their customers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15

Formation Of a county-eity CO.
operative Civilian Defense pro-
gram with County Commissioner
Robert r. Gleason and Sheriff
John G. Bjorklund as new MEM
bers was the result OF a meeting
of 40 civic officials and defense
leaders at the armory Friday
afternoon.
Mayor Harry r. Cain, chairman
OF the Tacoma Civilian Defense
council, said he Immediately
would commission both those off,
GERS and add them 10 the group
Of II formed last Monday. Under
their guidance all communities IN
the county will coordinate their
home defense activities with Ia
coma.
Gleason reported that registra-
ton of the county public for de-
Tense was expected TO be A. en-
thusiastie AZ that In Tacoma. The
Job was started with 70. 900 regis
tration cards. distributed by the
county auditor.
Get Equipment
Mayor Cain, just back from .
conference in Seattle with Brig.
Gen. Carlyle II. Wash, Of the I'd
interceptor command. said he
could announce that there viii be
no further need for sll-night black
outs or silencing OF radio stations.
In the future. though. he warned,
any blackouis viii be accompanied
by AFRAID sirens Such black
outs will be Of an emergency
character.
The unusual precautions w1il
not be nsoesssry IN the future, ~
vas told BY General Wash. BE-
cause the Northwest nov has sde-
euats afraid detecting and inter
lceptIng equipment and planes ~
life can return % normal
Direct Communication
Cain said there soon viii ~
three phones In the city connected
directly with the second inter
eeptor command One viii be In
his office, one At the police sta
ton and the other the civilian
defense office AZ the srrnory.
Maj Gen. David L. Stone. who
organized the Tacoma Home De
Tense corps IS months ago a. one
Of the first in the United States.
was present al the meeting.
Also there wss Col. George W
Mckenzie. assistant 20 Adlutani
General Walter J. belong Of the
state guard. He said he and
DeLong answered $50 long dis
t.nes phone calls Thursday snc
that DeLong ended the siege BY
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15
County and City Cooperate
In Home Defense Measures
Northwest Now Hos Been Furnished
Airplune Detectors. Coin Tells Group

going 10 bed Friday with a tenn
perature Of 102 degrees
Outline Program
Mayor Cain and Bert Bradley.
vice chairman Of the Civilian De-
Tense Council and home defense
corps commissioner, both outlined
development Of the program.
Bradley explained that the
latest plans for air raid signals
are To sound police and fire sirens
10 minutes with 2o-second blasts
followed by 30-seoond siiences.
other directions TO the public
were given by Milton J. Evans.
county Red Cross executive. who
said arrangements have been made
10 clear all requests for first aid
training through Or. Norman Il.
Magnussen. county health officer.
al Main 7i2i. Evans said about
80 10 100 instructors win be st
work.
To Train Men
Safety Commissioner Holmes
Eastwood announced that he
would start next week training
auxiliary police and firsmsn.
He also appealed 10 the peopls
not to 70 10 fire stations TO make
phone calls. since they might thas
interrupt an actual fire call
Two Jspansss American mem.
beers Of the civilian defence or
sznizstion were present " get
their directions Friday afternoon,
They we're Ted Saksnurs. chosen
10 mead q Tacoma company Of
Nisei defense workers, ard sstoru
/ Lefty sssski. VINO vii orFanis<
the PuysIlup valley group.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Noah q. Weeks.
Rte. 4, Box 1874, recently visited
Joseph T. Weeks and John Weeks
at their home in McCleary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15

Puyallup Elks lodge No. itso
will hold u. Christmas dance Sat.
urday night at the temple on No,
Meridian st. beginning at $50.
This viii be an informal affair
and Will be the first Of . ssries Of
'blsekout" dances The commit.
tee for Saturday nights dance Ia
composed of Emil Pedee, Andy
Erickson. Dave Carpenter and
Billie Wells.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15

Michael Mock. 1885 So. l. St.
received cablesram Saturday
from his sister, Ann Mock Miles.
stating that she and her husband
are safe in Honolulu.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15

Mrs. Robert Mckay VIII open
her home. sis sth st. n. =. for .
meeting Of the Puyallup PrsschooI
Study group Monday evening ~ .
O'Clock. Subject for discussion will
be Character Development and
Diselplins.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15

Recent visitors at the home of
their daughters, Mrs. Arnold Bader,
1914 No. 18th, and Mrs. Robert
NUM-. 419 So. 55th. were Mr.. and
Mrs. o. j. Goodell of Elma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15

Harbor Her husband Is on a ". g.
battleship. Later in the day Satur-
day Mrs. Balloge received box of
Christmas presents sent by her
daughter from Honolulu.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15

Jasper y. Brady. son Of Maj.
Jasper E. Brady. 7o5 No. 9Th at.
Tacoma. was granted a 25-day
Christmas furlough on Friday
from Culver Qnd.) Military aead-
envy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert r. snead.
1902 So. s0th. were recent visitors
at the home of Mr.. Snead's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Snead OF
Raymond.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Shlpton were
recent visitors at the T. W. Davis
home in Oakville. Mrs. Davis and
Mrs. Shipton are sisters.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15

Peace Lutheran church has post
ponsd its Christmas party from
Sunday. December i<. 70 Christ.
naa morning. II 10 aiso announced
that ali meetings for the coming
week arU cancelled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15

Arnold X. Smell. formerly at the
Fort Lewis reception center, has
been sent to Biloxi, Mis-.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15

Mrs. Roger Peck. SIS No. 9th
st. returned home from trip TO
the east coast on Friday afternoon.
Her husband, who accompanied
her east is expected back here
early next week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15

Y. W. dom Jowett. well-known
Tseoms pressmsn. has passed his
physical examinations and has
been accepted for enlistment in the
L 5. navy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-15

Mrs. Ann Ballogg. 1881 SO. NJ.
st. Saturday received cAblegram
from her daughter. Mary, former
Lincoln high school girl, saying
that she and her husband. Eugene
Gibbs. are both safe. Mary is en-
ployed as a stenographer at Pearl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-04
FIRE CAPTURES
 NAZI FUGITIVE

Dublin, December (. - tuP) = 4 German believed to have been dropped by parachute in June, i940 was arrested today after an iS- month search, and 1t was suspected that he is the Agent Stephel Carroll, Q prominent Dublin business man was sent to prison for helping.
 "A man believed to be Herman Goertz has been arrested in Dublin, the government announced. "He is In possession of a German soldiers identity ticket in another name. He IS believed to be the person who landed by parachute in Fire in June l040."
 In June, l94O, a special military court sent Carroll to prison for five years. He was convicted Of aiding and abetting another person, thel, unknown, to obtain information about matters likely to be prejudicial to national safety. Goertz was be- lieved to be that person.
 During the trial. a reference was made to Heinrich Brande, which it was suggested, may have been an alias of pr. Herman Gcertz, Ger man novelist, sent to prison al Maidstone, England. for espionage in l936, and later released.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-04
RED ARMY GAINS
 NEW SUCCESSES
Increasing Their MOmen- tum on Eastern Front
 AbIaze From End to End

Red army successes were reported gaining momentum on the eastern front today aS the Japanese press bitterly charged that the United states was plotting aggressive ae- ton in the for east
 Although hBhClAB aasa S,
 porarily after Great Britaitlls set- back In tho Libyan desert campaign, the eastern front wA6, .Rhlasa from LeningrAd to Moscow and the Black Sea with tho Russians reporting the enemy ''in full flight" on important sectors.
 Berlin acknowledged heavy Rus. sian pressure in the south and said the SovietS also were eounter-at- tacklng the axis siege lines ct sev- astopol and Leningrad, but that these attacks were broken up.
 Tn occupied Europe, the Moscow radio reported that Serbian guerril- las had recaptured the towns of uEiee and Cacak. Uziee had been described in German dispatches ear. Her this week aS blasted by explo. sion of 6 "communist" munitions
 (Contlnued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-04
DEMOCRATS ARE IN WORSE SPLIT
State Leaders Are Report ed Working Against
 MOnagan Nomination

Relations between the local and state Democratic organisat tions, strained for the past year and Q half were far worse today as local party leaders heard reports that Governor Robert 4. Hurley and State Chair man John T. Mccarthy were quietly battling against the nomination Of John 8. Monagan for congress. Monagan is the choice of ]. Francis Smith, former state chairman and powerful local leader. The Demo- crats will name their candidate for the special election, to be held Jan- uary 20, at Q convention In Torring. ton December %.
 Organization leaders here refused to elaborate on the situation, saying only that they understood that pressure waslbelng used throughout the district to block Monagan's nomination. The split can be traced back several years, reaching climax last year when Mayor Vincent 4. Scully made the nominating speech for ex-GoveFnor Wilbur L. Cross ct the state convention in New Haven. The convention nominated MT. Hur- ley, who was later elected.
 Earlier it had been undefstood that the state organization would main- tain a hands of" policy in the
 (Continued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-04
AID IS ALREADY
 GOING TO TURKEY
President Roosevelt Or. dered Such Help; Soviet
 Aid Is Tagging
BY JOHN A. REICHMANN

Washington, December 4-(UTl-- Lend-lease ofiicials said today that aid already is en route to Turkey under President RooSevelt's order declaring that country's defenses essential to the defense of the United States.
 Turkey will pay in part for what 1t gets with raw materials, primar- fly chrome, a strategic mineral for which the United States is almost wholly dependent upon imports.
 Officials would not reveal what aid is already on its way to Turkey but said she had asked for heavy guns, fighter planes and tanks and had been promised substantial aid.
 Allied diplomats hailed the presi- dents announcement late yester- day as an important diplomatic victory over the Axis. Both sides have been seeking Turkish ale glance.
 Observers here believed that American war materials, must needed in the Soviet Union and Great Britain, would not have beer promised Turkey unless full assur- anceS had been given that she would resist any Axis aggression.
 The actual effect of the presi.
 Continued on Page 4l