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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
DRAFT BOARDS TO
 BE INSTRUCTED
Lieut.. Col. George Sturges Is Here to Confer With
 Members

Lieut.. t.-Col. George R. Sturges oi the State Selective Service Board met with local draft board members at the city hall this morning to give instructions on the procedure to be followed in listing order num- bers for all local registrants and in preparing order lists and alphabet ical lists.
 Master sheets are expected here Monday, and the listing of regis trants by order numbers will begin immediately. The first questionnaires may be sent out next Thursday ol Friday, since the first Connecticut men to go to camp are due for in- duction the 18th. More inquiries concerning voluntary enlistment were received by the boards today and it seems almost certain that there will be enough volunteers to fill the November quota for this city and that no men will have to be drafted for the first consignment.
 The medical boards in this area will be called on to organize as soon as uuestionnaires are mailed. These board will determine the physical condition of those volunteering or who are drafted.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
GREEK CITIZEN
 MOBILIZE WEALTH

Athens. Nov. l. (UP) - Greek civilians today were mobilizlng their private wealth and resources for the Greek war effort.
 The prominent shipping family of Madame sigala of Piraeus advised Gen. John Metaxas that they were placing three vessels at the disposal Of the Greek navy.
 The wealthy family of stamati Embrokos cabled a contribution O. s2O.O00 from London. Grown Princess Frederick appealed to the public fol flannel underclothing. blankets arit other cloths for the soldiers
 Organizations were being set up throughout Greece to collect money land clothes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
Secretary Early Made Apology To Patrolman
COlOred Policeman James Sloan Injured in Crush Sloan Backs ROOsevelt-Jesse Owens
 Challenges Joe Louis

Washington, Nov. 1-(UP) White House Secretary Stephen T. Early today had offered his apologies to negro policeman James Sloan of New York who charged that Early kicked him in the groin last Mon- day night.
 His apologies also were offered to Lewis J. Valentine. New York City police commissioner
 In a formal statement last night. Early denied that he had attacked or kicked any officer during an al- tercation with New York policemen at Pennsylvania station shortly be- fore President RooSevelt's party en- trained for Washington Monday.
 On his return from New York Tuesday, Early said he was "shoved around by a squad of New York City policemen and, in the fracaS, kneed one of the officers who was pushing him.
 He prefaced his statement last night with the assertion that politi- cal importance was being attached to the incident fin certain Republ- can quarters"
 He apparently referred to New York statement by Chairman Sam uel E. Pryor of the Republican Ma tional Committees eastern division who said he had reliable informa- tion that Edward J. Flynn, Demo- cratic party chairman, had asked the President to suspend Early until after the election.
 Regrettable Affair
 Terming the incident regrett- table affair."" Early said:
 "As part of my official duty l was endeavoring to obtain permis- sion for group of about 35 news papermen and others to board the train. I showed my credentials.
 During the discussion there was great deal of jostling and showing in the crowd which had gathered there: and am deeply sorry that a policeman appears to have been hurt while trying to carry out instruc- tions which he had received. l did not have any personal controversy with this man: having all my dis cussion with the sergeant in com mand of the detail.
 "f do not believe that l did any thing wrcng in this incident. l d!G not attack or kick any officer. But since one officer believes that l was responsible for hurting him. wisl' to apologize to him particularly an, to Commissioner Valentine for hav- Ing had any part in this reerettablC
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
Air Fights Today In
 England Very Light

persons were wounded, by a bomb which wrecked two London homes. One of the husbands was soldier home on leave.
 Three youths playing cards in a surface shelter at street corner in another district were killed by a bomb which pierced the shelter roof Two men were killed in a home nearby.
 During the night one man was killed while drinking tea after emerging from shelters.
 Battles Over England
 Berlin, Nov. 1-(UP) Many air battles developed over England to- day when German bombers attack ed London and "other important military objectives," the official Ger man News Agency D. N. B. reported
 The German high command said that raids had been made on Lon don, southern. central and western England and 1t said that bad wealth. CT 'has forced the English to dis continue their air activity complete ly."
 Informed German quarters said that German armed reconnais- sance" planes had been active over London since early morning and the high command said that in raids yesterday the Germans scored di- rect hits on hangars and barracks at air fields
 Long Range Guns
 Dover. England, Nov. l-(UPl-- German long range guns on the French coast sheiied British vessels In the straits of Dover today.
 Shells burst in the sea around the NContlnued on Rage Q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
British Bomb Naples So Italians Retaliate By At=
 tacks on Greece ITALIAN TROOPS GO
 IN FOURTEEN MILES Britain and Germany Blast at Each Other on the
 Western Front
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign News Editor)

War planes of Great Bri- tain, Italy and Greece battled in the Mediterranean area today, Greek mountain troops fought grimly against a Fascist land offensive. Naples, the famous port at the base of Mt. Vesuvius, was the target of British bombers, apparently operating from Greece, but Fascist planes in retail iation roared over Athens this after- noon and bombed the nearby seaport of Piraeus and the airport at Tatoi. Greek planes and anti-aircraft guns tainly opposed the raiders.
 The Italian offensive from the AL banain border was reported by Rome to be making steady progress, pushing over muddy mountain roads to the junction of Kalibaki, about IA miles into Greek territory on the route to the important town of Ja- nina.
 Rome made no official claims, however, regarding the eastern sec tor facing toward Salonica and the Greeks claimed that they had brok- en up strong attacks by both tanks and infantry on the Epirus front, where Fascist prisoners were taken. Dispatches to the Jugoslav frontier said that the Italians had met stiff resistance about 21 miles from Ja- nina, but had made advances of two or three miles in several other border sectors.
 Greeks Hold Strongly With the Greeks, backed by Britt ish air and sea power, apparently holding up strongly for the time be- ing, Turkey re-emphasiZed her de- sire to keep out of the conflict.
 President Ismet Inonu of Turkey, in a speech to parliament, Signifi- cantly referred to Britain as an ally of Turkey and to Greece as friend but declared that the Turks were non-belligerent in the new Balkan war.
 The aerial conflict between Britt ain and Germany continued, with ! 4NdA4 dIlQ 4bd4Ad1t kJAdAACo ACAACWAAAS 0kt- Jacks on London and other abjec- tives although bad weather appar- ently interrupted British attacks on German bases. Berlin sources claimed that the British bombing raids were discontinued completely because of the weather, but a num- Der of air battles were reported as result of Nazi attacks on England. On the English Channel, German long range guns in France shelled British ships near Dover, reportedly without scoring any hist. More than l 100 shells were fired in about 45 min utes and the whole coast shook with the thunder of guns.
 Greatest British interest, how ever, centered on the success of the (Continued on Page 12)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
CONN. CAMPAIGN
 IN FURIOUS PACE
Baldwin, Hurley Still Hot on Each Others Heels
 for GOvernOrship

A home-stretch drive for votes found the Connecticut campaign hitting a furious pace today on both the state and national fronts.
 Republican Governor Raymond E. Baldwin, claiming his party was committed to strong defense pro- gram, contended the issue should not be made political one. He also defended his program of no new taxes and declared his adminiStra- tion "cut unemployment by one third" and that there "are still jobs needed, jobs for youth, jobs not alone in munitions industries, but in sound, time production.
 The governor declared ''the third term party has grown old in its in- sistence Ypon cranky economic theories, and NOW, like cantanker- ous old man, loath to see the younger and up-and-coming mem- bers of the family take hold, seeks to perpetuate itself in power"
 His Democratic opponent, Public Works Director Robert A. Hurley, accused Republicans of developing smear campaign through "Wen- dell Willkie's statement that Pres ident Roosevelt, if reelected, would put our boys on transports bound for Europe"
 "Willkie." he said, lis anything but the workingman's friend" and his campaign lis based on misrepre- . sentation, falsification of fact and the attempt to strike fear into the hearts of the people"
 Hurley reiterated that Governor Baldwin was playing politics" with national defense and with Con- necticut's prosperity and industrial production.
 Concerning the governors ar- nouncement his administration found 5.4O0 jobs through inducing 83 new industries to locate in the state, Hurley declared that more than 5000" Of these jobs "should be ,trlcken from the list"
 Personal interviews with the managers of 34 of these 60 new 6Contlnued on Page O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
BRITISH PLANES
 OUT OF NOWHERE
Swept Toward Naples Where They Began Dam=
 aging BOmbardment
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign News EditOr)

NOhAtOu ACoo OAOA6h 4NCWS
 British boinbers, roaring to the aid of Greece, have blasted Naples, far down toward the ankle of the Ital- ian boot, 1t was revealed today, and sturdy Greek battalions report ed they were holding of an attack by two Italian army corps on the northern Epirus front. The British bomber attack apparently was made by aircraft based either in Egypt or Greece itself. No statement was made but because of the distance involved a Greek base seemed al- most certain.
 Naples is more than 400 miles south of any objective previously y attacked by the British in Italy. It is an 1l00-mile round-trip flight from Athens where the British bombers may have been based. A flight from Alexandria, Egypt, would add another 1000 miles to the round trip and probably put Naples out of range of anything bu the heaviest bombers carrying a light load of explosives.
 The attack could have been made by planes based on an aircraft car rier but it was doubted that the British would send a valuable and vulnerable aircraft carrier near enough to the Italian coast to make such an attack feasible.
 Not From England
 That the British bombers did not fly from England was obvious from an air ministry statement reporting that bad weather had forced sus- pension of the nightly program of bombing operations on the conti- nent.
 Reports from both Greece and Italy indicated that torrential rains bad roads, mountainous terrain and blown-up bridges were exercising a major influence on the Italian att tempt to thrust across the Albanian border.
 The Creeks said they had repulsed one Italian attack, routing two com panies of troops and taking prison- CTS. The attack apparently was ambuslled in the vicinity of Florina. However, the Greeks said the Ital- ians were throwing in two army corps. about 10000 mel, in an ef- fort to get their drive going.
 The Italian advance was said by Rome ;D have penetrated Eplrus as far as the Kalibaki road junction. The Italians also reported intensft7 . cation Of patrol clashes and cir UQ- ttvity in North Africa.
 Possibility Of extension of the war 1
 Icontinnad on Pare O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
TROOPS OF ITALY
 DRIVE ON HANNA
They Hope to Cut Of Greece From Vital Base
 of SalOnica
BY LEON KAY

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Belgrade, Nov. 1-(Up) - Italian troops are driving on Janina, as a southern objective, and the Florina- Kastoria area as a northern Objec- tive, with the hope of cutting off Greece from its vital base of Sal~ onica, it was reported today.
 Moving with extreme caution. ac- cording to reports here, the Italians have not yet even tested the strength of the Greek Metaxas lire of defenses which stand in their path.
 From the coast opposite the Is- land of Corfu, the Italian line zlg~ gags and struggles across mountains and narrow river valleys for about l5O miles northeastward to Lake Prespa. There are no modern roads anywhere in this frontier region on the Greek side. but fh Italians e gently have been building strategic roads on th Albanian side. Tho Italians. in light attacks. hays tcst~ cd at least seven points of tho Greek advance lines,
 Military Positions
 The military position, aceoy0lile to reports here, iG as foll0wes
 i--Al0ng the Adriaiic cQant. MIleTa the terrain is ieYel. the Italians hnga advanced about flVe la AlK MIleN| tcmllnusd on Reee e)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
ITALIAN PLANES ROAR TO ATTACK Port of Piraeus, Other Targets Felt Blows of
 Italy BOmbers
BY BEN AMES United Press Staff Correspondent

Athens, Greece, Nov. 1.-CUP)- Italian bombing planes roaring over this ancient capital in relays re- peatedly attacked the adjacent port of Piraeus and other targets today, while Greek mountain troops were reported officially to De repulsing a major Fascist attack leo by tanks on the EpiruS front.
 Italian bombs blasted at Tatoi, the Athens airport, at almost the same moment other Fascist raiders dumped tons of high explosives on the Piraeus zone, only few miles from the capital.
 In an ancient, rattletrap taXicab, the only one willing to dash into the bombed zone, I toured the har- bor while the second Italian raid was in progress. Most of the bombs seemed to land in the water of the Bay of Salamis, hurling great gey- sers into the air.
 Greek fighter planes went up against the Italian craft and anti aircraft guns fired at the raid- CTS.
 The Italian planes were like tiny 'T-shaped" specks high in bril- liant blue sky when they first ap- peared over the Athens-P -PiraeuS zone. which was the famed Attics of ancient times.
 Thousands of poverty stricken refugees, most of whom nave come here from Asia Minor in recent years, were thrown into panic by the raiders. They rushed blindly from huts and ramshackle shelters along the road between Piraeus and Athens, seeking place of safety against the bombs.
 Little Opposition
 Beyond the hump of the hilly peninsula where the town of Pi- raeus spreads out beside an excel lent harbor, the bark of anti-air- craft guns offered seemingly casual opposition to the Italian warcraft.
 While bombs were falling on the harbor, could hear the thud of other explosions to the north and
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
Britain, Italy, Greece Battling
 As Turkey Rests On Sidelines
MAURICE WALSH DIES SUDDENLY We'll Known Restaurant Man Passed way in His
 Sleep at Home

Maurice A. Walsh, prominently identified in hotel and restaurant business here for many years. was found dead in bed this morning at his residence, 16 Merrill street. He had apparently suffered a heart at tack in his sleep and passed away. His body was found by his son, John H. Walsh at 7:30 o'clock this morn ing. Medical Examiner Dr. Edward H. Kirschbaum viewed the remains and attributed death to a heart con- dition.
 The deceased was apparently in good health yesterday. and remained at his place of business until II o'clock last evening. Shortly before he retired he complained of pain about the chest, but did not regard it of sufficient seriousness to sum- mon his physician.
 MT. Walsh was widely known in Waterbury. He was proprietor of the Brown Derby Restaurant on East Main street. Previously to &C., quiring ownership of this establish ment he operated the Court Hotel on Leavenworth street. Some years ago he managed the United States Hotel on Grand street and at one time conducted 8 restaurant on South Main street. He was also prominently know min sporting, fra ternal and political circles. His many years of business affiliations brought him into contact with many of Waterbury'S most outstanding citizens. He held membership in the Waterbury Lodge of Elks and the Loyal Order of Moose.
 Native of City
 He was native of Waterbury, the son of the late Maurice and Ellen
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01

where he must pile up a WhoppnS election day lead if he is to get them. He will speak in Brooklyn at g to 9:45 p. m., EST.
 MT. Willkie continues his cam paign in New Jersey after whirl- wind invasion of Pennsylvania and Delaware. If either candidate can line up New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey the other one prob ably will lose. New York is a Willkie must" if he is to win.
 This election will be close. the polls report. Close in New York, close in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois. The margin of electoral vote victory probably lies among those states but the no-quarter con test extends far beyond their bord- CTS to Massachusetts, where MT. Roosevelt suddenly decided to de- liver major address this week, and to the upper Mississippi Valley states where. ace campaigners are carry ing the gospel for both sides. MT Roosevelt had a tremendous lead and MT. Willkie reduced it - but by much or little is a question the voters themselves will determine. There has not been another contest like this since 1916 and for spectacu- lar political turbulence 1940 probably will be all-American for some time to come.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
Special to the Democrat)

Washington, D. C., Nov. 1.-There have been nineteen contributors to the campaign of Representative J. Joseph Smith, while his Republican opponent has had but one gift and his Socialist opponent has had none, according to information filed with the clerk of the House of Represen- tativeS.
 Frank Johnson reported a contri- button from the Republican state central committee of $3,080, and he itemized expenditures of $562.70.
 Socialist John w. Ring reported no contributions and no gifts.
 Donors to the Smith campaign, and the amounts given, were report ed as Helen Mitchell, Waterbury SIS; Italian American Democratic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
19 Contributed To J. J. Smith Campaign

club, Waterbury, $1OO; M. Agnes Ryan, Waterbury, $2O; Ralph E. Thompson, Boston, $50; B. X. Keefe, Waterbury, $40; Edmund s. Smith, Waterbury, $25; Wilfred Schlegal, Waterbury, $50; Henry M. Albert Waterbury, $5; Dr. E. E. Fitzpatrick, Waterbury, $lO; National Congress sional Campaign Committee, $700; M. c. Moore, Waterbury, $40; M. A O'Hara, Waterbury. $5; Thomas Nj Conlon, Waterbury, $l00; George Gibson. Waterbury, $10: Joseph Sugenheimer, Waterbury, $5; Joseph Daly, Waterbury, $25; Lewis Mayo Waterbury, $5; M. J. Grammar, Win sted, $25; s. S. Smith, New York city, $50; for a total of $1,250
 Representative Smith reported total of $1574O in itemized ex- penditures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
BEALL MURDER IN CHESHIRE WAS PLANNED Deliberately Plotted One Week Ahead of Death
 Tragedy JOHN SAITKOWSKI
 TALKS SOME MORE Girl Found in Car With Slayer Knew Nothing
 About His Crime

The murder of John Beall, 60, cook at the Cheshire Re- formatory, and the attempt ed staying of his wife, Susan, 57, was planned more than a week in advance, according to authorities who grilled the confessed slayer, John Sait- kowski, 24, of Pawtucket, R. l. The alleged confession of the slayer is said to reveal a coltly calculated plan, and not the drink-spurred crime which emerged when authorities first vis- tied the blood-splashed cottage on Jarvis street, Cheshire, where the murderer yielded his claw-hammer again and again last Tuesday af- ternoon.
 The motive for the crime now appears to have been longing to escape from the Cheshire Reforma- tory, where Saitkowski was con fined year ago for a robbery in Windham County, and where he had risen to the rank of trustE.
 Authorities we're also tying up the fact that Saitkowski was appre- hended in Attleboro while sitting in the Beall car with Pawtucket girl to account for his desire to escape from the penal institution. The girl, who knew nothing of the savage deed of violence, was not held.
 Completing Details
 Today, Coroner William B. Hen messy was completing the details of his finding, which, he said, he ex- poets to make public tomorrow. Meanwhile, Susan Beall still hovered
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
PRESIDENT LIKES
 HIS PREDICTION
Made It Over One Month Ago on Result of This
 Election
BY T. F. REYNOLDS United Press White House Core
 Spondentl

Washington, Nov. U.PD E President Roosevelt. preparing to carry his third term campaign into New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, said today that the eelction predic- ton he made more than month ago still stands.
 When he made that prediction, he called it conservative" and sealed it in an envelope. He said he look ed at it again just the other day, felt again that it was safe one and said to himself that there was no change.
 A few hours before leaving on his final campaign swing, MT. Roosevelt revised the plans which would have brought him to his Hyde Park home Sunday forenoon. Instead, he said, he will return to Washington after he speaks in Cleveland Saturday night, remaining here until mid night Sunday or early Monday be- fore departing for Hyde Park where he casts his vote on election day.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
WAR IN EUROPE A YEAR AGO,
 NOV. 1, 1889
(By United Press)

tby Unlteu fresS)
 Foreign Minister Elias ErkkO announced that Finland would firmly resist" Russia's demands for defense bases on Finnish ter- ritory and demIlitarizatiOn of the frontier.
 The White House said Pre- mier MolotOff's criticism of Mir. RooseveIt's statement in regard to the Russian-Finnish situation was timed so as to influence the House vote on she arms embargo act.
 The British lost the freighter BrOnte to the submarine war fare Of Germany. Their cruiser Dispatch radl0ed the Emmy Frederick. q Germany tanker. had been scntiied by the crew rather than surrender.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
BY WALLACE CARROLL United Press Staff COrrespOndent)

London, Nov. 1-(UP) British fighter planes routed fleet of Ger man fighter bomber and Messer- schmitt fighter planes and six planes believed to be Italian heavy bomb- CTS over the southeast coast of Eng land today.
 Engaging the raiding planes, numbering about 40. as they raced across the coast, the British planes scattered and chased them south ward before they had a chance to drop bombs.
 Several bombs dropped ill the outskirts of London during the sec- ond of two daylight air raid alarm periods before noon, but otherwise the morning was unusually tranquil.
 A quiet night ended the most peaceful week London has had since the aerial blitzkrieg started Sept. T. There were two short night raids. Gun fire was heavy but there was little bombing.
 The air and home security minis tries said:
 Two Bombs Dropped
 "There was further diminution Of the enemy's air activity over this country last night. The few bombs reported mainly in East Anglia, London and q town in the midlands .-caused little damage and few casualties. A few bombs also were dropped with little effect at one point on inc northeast coast of Scotland"
 Three sisters and their husbands. all married within the last two years, were Killed, and numerous other
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
Middle Eastern States
 Now Pivotal Ground
New York, Pennsylvania New Jersey May Decide Election-Willlie Must Get New York, If
 If He Is to Win Election
BY LYLE c. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent

New York November 1. - (UP) = President Roose- welt and Wendell L. We fighting with every political weapon available today for the decisive eastern states They the presidential battle-ground Mr. Roosevelt returns to New York City tonight to make another bid for New York states 47 electoral votes in the great urban