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pledged delegates to the national
convention as possible, plus the
election of delegates pledged to DO
tential candidates other than Mr..
| Roosevelt
Supporters OF such a plan say
that it has two possibilities. One
that if sufficient showing of
strength can be made, it might in
f1uence the President and his back
ers not to go into a convention
which would show the party so di-
vided that victory at the polls might
be impossible.
The other view is that sufficient
antl-RooSevelt delegates might be
elected to the convention to make
1t impossible for the Roosevelt fol-
lowers to command the majority to
nominate.
Those who believe in such a STRAIT
egy hold that it would be a mistake
for any candidate to go into the pre-
convention race with any definite
plan other than to stop" Roose-
welt, and then let the convention de-
eide on the best man. Such a pro-
gram has difficulties which would
not have been so obvious if the old
two-thirds vote for Presidential
nominations were still in effect.
1t is possible for these planners to
visualize long string of State dele
cations antagonistic to fourth
term, starting with Texas and
| Oklahoma and running through
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House Action on Bill
For Child Care Funds
Is Scheduled FRIDAY
Taft Plea Impressed
Committee FovorobIy,
Chairman Reveals

The child care bill of the Office
of Defense Health and Welfare Serv-
ices which asks for S2973,0O0 vii
receive House action next Friday
according to Representative Can
non, Democrat, of Missouri, chair
man of the subcommittee on de-
ficiency appropriations, which is
considering the bill.
Mr.. Cannon said members of the
ll-man subcommittee that held
hearings last week on the child care
proposal, which is part of a gen.
eral deficiency bill, were "favorably
impressed" by plea made by
Charles P. Taft, assistant director
of defense health. There is uni
versal agreement" Mr.. Cannon said
that nursery schools and other chilo
care programs are needed in war
areas.
Three Prepared Measure.
The bill, prepared by James Bru-
not, defense health day care direc-
tor; Miss Katharine Lenroot, chief
of the Childrens Bureau of the
Labor Department, and DR.. Bess
Goodykoontz of the Office of Educa-
ton. seeks to concentrate all child
care activity and funds in those
three agencies.
WPA nursery schools for children
Of working mothers and for under
privileged children will close April
30 unless Lanham Act funds have
been allocated or applied for in be-
half of those in war areas. The
new bill proposes that all child care
centers, including WPA schools and
those now operating under Lanham
Act funds, which are administered
by the Federal Works Agency, be
shifted to the national direction of
the Office of Education and the
Children's Bureau.
The District now has an applica-
ton pending before FWA for 10
nursery schools and 10 school-age
projects to be financed by Lanham
funds Until June 30. The funds
are expected to be granted within
three Or four weeks. When they
expire, the District would make ap-
plication to the Office of Education
| and the Children's Bureau for funds
for 1914 under the defense health
bill.
District Would Aid.
The District would be expected
to contribute as much to the pro-
gram as possible in addition tt
| parents fees. Defense health would
decide the amount of money the
District should contribute. Under
the Lanham Act plan, the District
is not required to contribute fund.
other than to turn in parents fees
Mr.. Brunot said that if the bill i!
! passed for l943 and for 1914 there
would be no further application.
| for child care funds from the Ian.
ham appropriation, except possibly
| for a construction or renovation
/ project costing more than ST 900.
Mr.. Brunot also said that al.
/ though the proposed bill does no
divide the S2,973,000 into section.
for nursery schools, school-age rec,
reation programs and foster care
it is obvious" the main part of tn,
money would go for nursery schoo
| DrOiectS
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most of the southern States-the old
Solid South" continuing through
some of the middle Atlantic States,
including New York and New Eng
land. and then into the Middle West
and the West.
Opposition Analyzed.
1t is easy to call to mind promi-
nent anti-New Deal Democrats in
many of these States, but it is bv
no means certain that all of them
would enter into an alliance to de-
feat the President for renomina-
ton.
Opposition to a fourth term on
the part of diSaffected Democrats.
however, does not stop merely with
a denomination of the President
If he runs, and is renominated, two
alternatives are suggested for the
opposing Democrats. The first is to
nominate an independent Demo-
cratic ticket which would make its
appeal to the States of the South,
with prominent Southerner at one
end Or the other of the ticket.
Such ticket might draw a con-
siderable vote in States outside of
the South. If it did, while the third
ticket might not be successful, it
would surely spell defeat for the
new deal ticket. Those who talk
about such a move mention the
names Of Senators Byrd of Virginia,
Wheeler of Montana and Gov. Dixon
of Alabama. as possible selections
The other alternative is a plain
bolt of the Democratic ticket. This
happened in the South in 1923,
when Herbert Hoover, Republican,
carried four of the Southern States,
an unheardof performance, and
many Democrats in the States cast
their votes for Mr.. Hoover, too.
Many Democrats today, both sup
porters of the administration and
opponents, are fearful of a Re
publican victory in 1914. Indeed.
some in both categories go so far as
to say that if the election were
held tomorrow the President could
not win, war or no war.
They point out that even in 1910
the President, although he won with
a large majority of the electoral
votes, had narrow squeaks in a
number of big States, where the
change of a few thousand votes
would have carried them for Wen
dell L. Willkie, COP nominee. They
admit that the feeling against the
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Fourth Term
Continued From First Page.)
he has refused absolutely to dis
cuss politics at all.
Farley WarriaS Neu naalars

he has refused absolutely to dis
cuss politics at all.
Farley Worries New Dealers.
This very silence on the part of
the Democratic chairman of the
Presidents own State has been
somewhat disconcerting to the New
/ Dealers They take it for granted
his assertion that his visits to for
mer Vice President Garner in
Uvalde, Tex, and to other powerful
Democratic leaders in Texas, Ala
bama, Louisiana and elsewhere in
the South were merely friendly calls
/ on old friends is not entirely
accurate.
They believe Mr.. Farley was
sounding cut Democrats in a section
OF the country which has swung
strongly against the New Deal to
see how far they would 60 in a fight
to deny denomination to the Pres
ldent, if he is a candidate.
From sources other than Mr.. Far
ley, the statement comes that South
ern Democracy is in revolt. 1t is
even said that, as of today, it would
not be possible for the President to
rely on the Texas delegation to the
next national convention, and that
II the election were held now, Texas
would not give him its electoral
vote.
In some quarters this is consid-
cred Wlshful thinking by anti-fourth
term Democrats, although it is ad-
mltted that the sentiment in the
southland is strongly anti-New Deal,
reasons given for this feeling in
the South include the race issue, the
administrations coddling of union
labor, its attitude toward agricul-
ture, and to the fight the adminis-
tratlon made in the last Congress
70 pass anti-poll tax legislation.
Feeling is Intense.
Mississippi is mentioned as one
State where the feeling is intense
1t Is pointed out that State last fall
elected Senator Eastland, who is not
friendly to the New Deal, Placed
alongside Of this is the fact that
Oklahoma elected a former anti
New Deal Democrat to the Senate
on the Republican ticket against
devout New Dealer, former Senator
josh Lee. Recent attacks on the
administration by Gov. Dixon of
Alabama are given as further in
olcatlon of the feeling in the South
ADMITTEDLY the effort to denv
the President denomination would
lace great difficulties. The tremen-
oous power of the presidential office
10 force a denomination has been
an unsurmountable difficulty in the
case OF almost every President of
the United States in the past.
Furthermore, the abolition of the
old tWo-thirds rule by which Demo-
cratic presidential nominations had
oeen made in national conventions
SINCE the days of Jackson Is an
other big handicap. The anti
4 tourth-termers insist that If that
rule were now in effect, the Presi
/ dent could not be renominated
The rule was abolished at the
Democratic National Convention in
1936-when President Roosevelt was
practically unopposed for renomina-
/ ton.
| II and when the time comes for a
definite anti-fourth term organiza-
ton to be launched one plan un-
der consideration calls for the cleo
tlon OF as great a number of un-
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Senator Murray Says
Roosevelt Is Likely
To Seek Fourth Term
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senator Murray, Democrat.
OF Montana believes that if the
United States is still at war in
1914 President Roosevelt will be
a candidate for reelection.
II don't see how he can es-
cape, regardless of his per-
sonal feelings" Senator Muir
ray remarked to reporters.
Even if the war concludes in
1914 his leadership might be
important in the reconstruction
and the arrangement of a peace
which would prevent future
wars. His hold on the world is
so strong that he should be
able to lead it to a satisfactory
peace.
I would be inclined to be-
lieve that the President would
be anxious to get out when the
war concludes. but I just don t
see how he could do IT."
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Many Benefactors
Supporting Dinner for
House Of Mercy
Phantom Gathering
During February Roises
Funds for Mothers

Despite taxes and appeals to sup
port the cause of victory and human
suffering around the world. many
persons are subscribing to the So
called Phantom Dinner" for the
benefit of the House of Mercy" a
haven for young unmarried mothers
and their children.
The Phantom Dinner" is the
sixth annual event Of its kind, with
out date, except for the month
of February, without a place and
without dinner. In the past it has
been highly successful in raising
funds for this cause in the interest
Of better citizens.
But this season. more than ever
before. the dinnerless movement is
expected by its sponsors to be more
fitting and more appealing, as it
will involve the consumption of no
sugar, coffee, gasoline, rubber or
any other rationed products needed
in the war effort
Responsibility of Us All.
Pointing out that the miracle of
birth goes on in wartime. and in
peace time" Mrs Smith Hempstone,
one of the sponsors of the "Phan-
tom Dinner said each new little
citizen is the responsibility of all
Of us.
Add to the troubled state of this
world of ours" she added, the fact
that perhaps the baby has no ac-
knoWledged father-that some girl
in her early teens is the unfortu-
nate mother. Then you will under
stand why-in these days when we
are asked to give so much for guns,
tanks, planes and ammunition, and
help for the homeless and suffering
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FOR HOUSE OF MERCY.

everyWhere-it is necessary for us
to come to you again in our appeal
for contributions to help the House
Of Mercy"
The house. she explained. is a
refuge for unmarried mothers be-
tween ID and 81 years of age. Here
they are cared for and their babies
are sheltered until the mother has
been assisted to regain her place
in society.
Cares for Girls of All Faiths.
"In a spacious home designed for
this purpose, and given by local
philanthropist, Mrs. Julian James,
"A girls with their babies are placed
In the spiritual care of Deaconess
Lillian M. Yeo, who has been in
charge of this work for more than
20 years." Mrs. Hempstone said.
Her assistant, Miss Alice Burton,
has been there almost as long.
while the institution is under
auspices of the Episcopal Church,
with the Right Rev James E. Free
man, Bishop of Washington, as
president, it is non-sectarian in
spirit, and girls of all faiths are
admitted. The girl may stay for
a year or two years-and is trained
In cooking, laundry, sewing and
housework of all kinds, as we'll as
In her rightful place in the world
rs wife and mother.
Letters from many of the girls
so aided come each year to the
deaconesS telling her of their happi-
ness and spiritual content, and the
health and development of their
children. A few are never heard
from again-but there are no re-
peaters' at the House of Mercy.
Some Placed for Adoption.
"The children are kept for as
hong as four years at the home. if
the mother SO desires and is willing
to pay small sum for board A
few are placed for adoption. But
usually the mother or her family
wishes to keep the baby Occa-
sionally, some lucky girl will find
an understanding man who will
"d4lG W marry neT ana Drlng the
child up as his own.
The House of Mercy is truly a
house of mercy-offering a new op-
portunity in life to girls who have
erred and paid for their sin in
physical and mental suffering, and
have resolved to live a new life,
emerge as good citizens. and to
bring up their children to be good
citizens"
To facilitate subscriptions to the
Phantom Dinner" which is So or
more If the giver feels so inclined,
there is printed herewith blank
form for convenience of subscribers
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administration on domestic issues
is a great deal stronger today than
it was three years ago.
1t is entirely likely that a great
deal will depend on how the war
has gone or is going when the time
to elect President rolls around.
Mr.. Roosevelt won in 1910 largely
because Of the international situa-
ton then existing, with this country
threatened with war He was ia
vored because he was considered the
best man to handle the situation,
Opponents of the President insist
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that opposition to his denomination
and reelection in no way means
that there is any lessening in the
determination of all Americans to
win the war. The Republicans take
this position. Furthermore, they are
entirely mindful of the revolt against
the New Deal administration in the
Democratic party itself, They have
experienced revolts within the Re-
publican party in the past which
have resulted in the election Of
Democratic Presidents, as in 1912
and in 1882.
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Bonds, like bombs, come in many
sizes. Even the smallest one gives a
jolt to the Axis-if you buy it.
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JULIAN-A first anniversary solemn
high Mass of requiem will be cele-
brated Thursday morning, at 500
o'clock, at the Immaculate Con-
ception Church, for the repose of
the soul of the late James Julian.
BARNES-A memorial solemn high
Mass Of requiem will be celebrat-
ed Thursday morning, at 9:15
o'clock, at the St. Joseph's Church,
for the repose Of the soul OF the
late Pvt. John D. Barnes.
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cemetery. Father OKeefe officiat-
ing at the committal services. Bear
ers were Martin Toomey, Edward
O'Connor, Frank Lynch, Henry
Quigley, Willard Holian and Thorn
as Harmon.
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, Immaculate Conception, Waterbury,
with burial in Calvary cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home today until 10 p. m.
The funeral Of Samuel j. Vance of
% North Main street was held at
$50 a. m. today from the Bergin fu-
neral home, 800 East Main street,
to the Immaculate Conception
churC.. at 8, where solemn high
Mass was celebrated by Rev. Phillip
Hussey, assisted by Rev. Paul Spod-
mix as deacon End Rev. Donald
OLeary as subdeacon. A special
musical program was under the di-
rection Of Professor F. F. Harmon,
organist, With Mrs. Anna zanzen,
soloist. Burial was In Calvary GEM
etery, Father O'Leary officiating at
the committal services.
Funeral services for Mrs. Maude
Woodward Thompson, 80 Marion
Ave-, were held at 2 p. NJ, today
from he Snyder funeral home, ia
Willow ST., Rev. Alan - :. Fairbank
officiating. Burial was in new Pine
Grove cemetery.
The funeral of Patrick j. Fitz-
gerald of 80 Madison street was
held from the Mulville funeral
home, 270 West Main street, today
at BIS a. m. to st. Francis Xavier
church at 9, where a solemn high
Mass was celebrated by Rev. James
Sullivan, assisted by Rev. David
O'Keefe, deacon, and Rev. Thomas
Dignam, subdeacon. Professor Rob-
ert Brit was organist and soloist.
Burial was in new ST.. Joseph's
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PERRIER-First anniversary Mass
of requiem will be celebrated
Thursday morning, Dec. 23rd, at
1880 o'clock, at the Sacred Heart
Church, for the repose of the soul
of the late Mrs. Margaret McAvoy
Perrier,
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FUNERALS

Chapel street, who died in ST.
Mary's hospital Sunday, was held
from the Mulville funeral home
Monday with burial in Calvary
cemetery. Survivors, besides his
parents, include sister, Diane;
maternal grandmother, Mrs. Mary
Seery, and maternal great-grand-
mother, Mrs. Catherine Ahearn.
Private funeral services for Miss
Margaret Geddes will be held to-
morrow from the residence, IL Wy
man street. Burial will be in Riv-
erside cemetery.
The funera: Of William Bruce
Knapp, Highland avenue, Water
town, was held today at II a. m.
from the Anderson Funeral Home,
10 Central avenue, Rev. DR.. Thomas
s. Cline, Watertown, officiating.
Burial was in new Pine Grove GEM
etery.
Bearers were Charles s. Thomp-
son, Charles B. Wetherbee, Horace
M. Candee, George T. Evans, Ray
mond Ellis and j. A. H. Peterson.
An autopsy performed yesterday
at the Waterbury Hospital by DR..
Edward H. Kirschbaum revealed
that the death of John F. Horsman,
At of Pinesbridge, Beacon Falls, who
succumbed at work Monday at the
Naugatuck Chemical Company, was
due to heart attack, 1t was dis
closed today by Medical Examiner
DR.. William E. Hill Of Naugatuck.
The funeral will be held tomor-
row at 9:15 a. m. from the Mulville
Funeral Home, 270 West Main street,
Waterbury, to the Church Of the
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London, Dec. ~ - (UP)-Twelve
q. s. Thunderbolt lighter planes,
diving into action with guns blazing,
shot down five Nazi fighters about
10 deliver the death blow to o Grip
pied flying fortress struggling home
from Mondays American raid on
Bremen.
The American fighter group, head
ed By Col. Joe L. Mason, Of Column
bus, O., had just left the bomber
formation and headed for home at
10000 feet when 1t sighted the Ger
man planes readying for the attack
on the wounded bomber.
With the sun at their backs, the
thunderbolts roared In and destroyed
the German fighters before the lat
ter could fire a single burst in their
defense.
Then the thunderbolts nursed the
crippled bomber across the channel
AS the thunderbolts set down at
their base, the fortress, its rudder
and one stabilizer shot off and its
/; ftselage and wings riddled with flax,
dipped its wings in perilous salute
to the rescuers before continuing to
its base.
One Of the planes was downed by
LIST 1t. Cayton z. Davis, Of Brook
fled, Vt.
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BOUCHER Isaac Boucher, u,
died suddenly yesterday at his
home, 165 Westbury Park road, Wa
tertown. Born Dec. 1, 1871, he was
a native Of Canada and came to
this country and WATERFOWL IS
years ago.
He returned to work about three
years ago after having been retired,
and had been employed by the
Heminway g. Bartlett Silk Co. in
Watertown, and for the past year
by the Oakvi1le division Of Scovill
Mfg. Co. He was a communicate
of st. Johns church in Watertown.
Survivors include three sons, Eu-
gene and Hector Of Canada, and
Wilbert of Oakville; six daughters,
Mrs. Aldea Berthiaume and Miss
Germaine Boucher of Watertown,
Sister Mary Paschal of st. Francis
Xavier convent, Waterbury, Mrs.
Jeanette Delage, Mrs. Loretta
Vaillancourt and Mrs. Antoinette
Charrette, all of Waterbury; two
brothers, Majorique and Ferdinand
Of Canada; two sisters, Mrs. Mary
Garceau and Mrs. Melbina Reniere
Of Canada; 20 grandchildren, and
several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held Friday
morning from the residence, 1856
Westbury Park road, Watertown, to
St. Johns church, Watertown,
where a solemn high Mass will be
celebrated, time to be announced
later. Burial will be in Mount st.
James cemetery, WATERFOWL.
Friends may call at the residence
today and tomorrow, afternoon and
evening.
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Funeral services for Edward E.
Murphy. 487 Pennington avenue,
will be held tomorrow at 2:30 D. m.
at Trinity Episcopal church, Rev
Roger B. T. Anderson officiating.
Burial will be in South cemetery
Woodbury.. Friends may call at
the Clark funeral home, 20 State
street today until 9 p. m.
The funeral of Charles Accuosti,
IS Rose street, will be held tomor-
row at 8:15 a. m. from the residence
IS Rose street to st. Lucy's church
at 8. Burial will be in Calvary
cemetery. Friends may call at the
residence today. The Loard Of d.
rectors Of the Aviglianese society
will meet at the home tonight
at 8 p. m.
The funeral Of Frederick Joseph
Benoit, seven-day old son of Joseph
and Catherine (Seery) Benoit, 81
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Full Weather Report

Boston, Dec. ~ (UP)-Weather
forecast;
ETTs. RHOD e
ISLAND and CONNECTICUT -
Fair tonight and Thursday. Com
siderable colder tonight with the
lowest temperatures zero to 10
degrees in the interior and 10
to 10 degrees along the coast.
Colder Thur day. Increasing
winds Thursday.
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DIED

HURsIE-In this city, Dec. 22nd,
1943, Anna Mary Ostermier Hursie,
of ATS WATERFOWL Ave.
Funeral Friday morning, at 1900
o'clock, from Anderson Funeral
Home, 10 Central Ave. Burial in
old Pine Grove cemetery.
NAvICKAs-fn this city, Dec. 22nd,
1913, Mrs. Lucy Navickas, OF l1S
Russell ST.
Funeral Friday morning, at s:45
Home, II Congress Ave, to st.
Joseph's Church, at 500 o'clock.
Burial in Calvary cemetery.
FRANCIS In this city, Dec. 21st,
194S, Ellis A. Francis, Of 1855 Boy
funeral Friday morning, at s:45
o'clock, from Mulville Funeral
Home, 270 West Main St., to st.
Burial in Calvary cemetery.
YARMALA-In this city, Dec. 22nd.
1s43, Mrs, Anna Yarmala, Of IA
Funeral Friday morning, at s:45
o'clock, from Deliniks Funeral
Home, II Congress Ave-, to ST.
Joseph's Church. Burial in Calvary
cemetery.
ROBERT-In this city, Dec. 22nd.
ROE Me Of 81 N grand st. 0asAu
Funeral Friday morning, at $3.50
o'clock, from Bellevilie Funeral
Home, Sc East Clay. St., to st.
AIMS Church, at 1918 o'clock.
Burial in Calvary cemetery.
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NAVICKAS-Mrs. Lucy Navickas,
wife of John NavickaS, died early
this morning at her home, 113 Rus
sell street, after a short illness. A
native Of Lithuania, she came to
this city "a years ago residing here
since. She was communicate of
st. Josephs church.
Besides her husband, she leaves
one daughter, Mrs. Peter zukauskas
Of this city and several nieces and
nephews. The funeral will take
place from the Deliniks funeral
nome, II Congress avenue, Friday
morning at 8:45, to St. Joseph's
church at 9. Burial will be in the
family plot in Calvary cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home from to 10 p. m. today and
2 to 10 p. m. tomorrow.