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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-28
NO MORE DELAYS
in IA APPEALS
Attorneys for Convicted
Men Are Ready for the
Supreme Court

Defense counsel for IA men con-
victed in the Waterbury graft trial
were said today to be ready to begin
their appeal arguments before the
State Supreme Court of Errors in
Hartford Nov. IL, more than a year
after Superior Court jury in Wa
terbury returned a blanket verdict OF
guilty. All the available defense
attorneys, when asked by The
Democrat, said that no further mo-
tons for delays will be made. The
appeals seek to set aside the verdict
and a new trial.
Originally assigned for the Octo-
Der term Of the states highest court
the case was put over after the de-
Tense asked for delays to perfect
their appeals. Certain changes in
the trial records were also asked
The Superior Court jury returned
their verdict In August, 1888. Since
then several of the defendants have
served their sentences, and others
are still in prison.
The IA men who are appealing the
the verdict are T. Frank Hayes,
Daniel j. Leary, Thomas P. Kelly,
Martin j, Dunn, Thomas Fleming,
Charles S. O'Connor, Frank A.
Santalucia, James P. Healey. Philip
Coppetto, Henry Minor. John s
Johnston, Simon j. Alderman,
George H. Kingsley and John B.
Meany,
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Oscar Witt Ousted !,
By Cleveland Club

Cleveland, Oct. 2S.-UPl-
The Cleveland baseball club
board of directors decided to-
day not to renew the contract
of Oscar Witt as manager of the
Cleveland Indians for 1941,
President Alva Bradley an
nounced. He said that a new
manager would not be appoint
ed Immediately, but would be
considered later on" Bradley
submitted a list of possible
candidates for managership of
the storm tossed Cleveland
club to the board.
1--WE have decided not to re-
new Oscar Wits contract"
eradIey said when he emerged
from the meeting. Stanley
(Bucky) Harris, manager of
the Washington Senators, Luke
Sewell, Cleveland coach, Mickey
Cochrane, Roger Peckinpaugh,
and Rogers Hornsby were re-
ported to be considered POSSIBLE
tiles for the post.
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Both Sides Left Many
Dead, Wounded on Field
of Strife
ITALIANS HAD MADE
DRIVE INTO GREECE
Italian Planes Play Havoc;
Naval Engagement Is
Reported,
By JOE ALEX MoRRIs

UNITED Press Foreign News Editor
Italian troops smashed
across the Albanian from
tier to the Greek town of
Melisopetra, it was reported
unofficially tonight, but were
hurled back by a Greek
counter-attack that left an
estimated 100 Fascist casual
ties on the field. About 20
Greek troops were reported
killed in a battle at the village of
Eabaniste, near the Greek town of
Kostur, where the Italians had adj
vanced some distance into Greece
but later allegedly were forced back
to the village of Kopestica.
Another clash was reported, with
out confirmation, in the Camuria
district, near the City of Kacispoli,
where the Italian troops had adj
| vanced toward Sajai and Fatiri but
! were halted by Greek defenses after
losing an estimated Is dead and 20
| wounded.
Seventy italian troops were said
to have been killed and 18D wounded
in the italian occupation of Bobiho
and Radoti
An italian attempt to occupy
KurSaka was repulsed.
The Italians were believed here to
have concentrated about 10000
troops in Southern Albania, mostly
in the Canuria district near Kanis-
pu.
Italian Planes Busy.
Italian airplanes were reported to
have bombarded Kastor;a, large
city few miles south of the Al
bantam frontier, and there were UNI
confirmed reports of a Greek Italian
naval engagement OFF the island of
Corfu which lies along the Greek
coast just south of Albania.
The British were said to be mov-
ing powerfully to the assistance Of
Greece. An unconfirmed report was
received here that British warships
had landed troops on the strategic
island of Crete which controls the
entrance to the. Aegean Sea and is
vital approach to the Dardanelles.
According to word received here
the italian land forces were unable
to advance into Greece except at
Bobiho and Radoti.
Two italian planes, it was said
were shot down in an attack on
Athens.
Fascist air fleets were most active
during the first day of fighting,
striking at Greek air and naval CEN s
tiers in an effort to cut off British
assistance, but it also was reported
that Italian and Greek warships had
battled of the Island of Corfu.
Belgrade In Fear
Bulgaria, Jugoslavia and Rumania
attempted to adopt policy of strict
neutrality, but at Belgrade there
were fears of German italian de-
mand for permission to send troops
through Jugoslavia and 1t was be-
lieved that such a demand would be
resisted. Adolf Hitler and Benito
Mussolini, meeting with their chief
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JUCOSLAVIA MAY
BESWEPT TO WAR
Italian Attack Upon Greece
Followed Serious Upris=\
ing Through Albania
BY LEON KAY

(Unlte0 PreSS STAN correspondent
Belgrade, October % = (U.Po -
Jugoslavia feared today that 1t
would be swept quickly into the
flaming war in the Balkans, pos
sibly through demands by Germany
and Italy for passage of troops
which most Jugoslav sources said
would be resisted.
Italian troops, aided by strong air
units, opened their attack on Greece
on the Camurjia district, just south
of Albania, and heavily attacked
Konispoli, opposite the straegic
Greek Island of Corfu. according to
reports received here.
Information erecived here was
that the Italian attack upon Greece
followed widespread uprising in
Albania which resulted in repeated
clashes between italian armed forces
and Albanian rebels in the noun
famous diStric close to the Greek
border.
Widespread apprehension was
aroused here by the outbreak and
fear of Jugoslav embodiment was
general. Urgent consultations were
underway to determine Jugoslavia' S
position, which was expected to be
one of neutrality. A similar position
nf neutrality was nxDnctnd Of RIIl-
garia.
Turkey Uncertain
Turkeys position was uncertain as
yet. The Turkish legation said, how
ever. at 2:40 p. m. (7:40 a. m. EST
that no announcement of Turkey S
attitude toward the conflict should
be expected for couple of days.
1t was believed here that the ques-
ton of free transit of Jugoslavia by
German and Italian troops had been
raised during the Jugoslav German
economic negotiations concluded 8
week ago. The demand was expected
it was said, if the British land
troops in Greece.
Informed oopinn here was thai
that Jugoslavia would resist such 8
demand. It was recalled that Jugo-
slav leaders in speeches in the pas
| two weeks have said that every
inch of JugoslaVian territory anc
all her liberty and integrity woull
be defended.
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War in Ancient City.
War came again to this ancient
city of culture, learning and military
science with the SHREK of air raid
alarms sirens this morning. Anti
aircraft guns roared reassuring
blast around Athens but enemy
planes were not seen from the CEN
ter of the city during the first of
series of alarms.
Later italian war craft dived on
the Tatoi airport, formerly used by
the military but now the civil port
of Athens, dropping bombs. Other
enemy planes struck at scattered
Greek communications centers, es-
pecially airports, seeking to destroy
them as bases for Greek or Bril-
fish airplanes.
Crowds of Greeks, cheering and
waving flags, rushed through the
streets during the day, their yells
sometimes overshadoWed by a dead
ly rumble of anti-aircraft guns.
The flags of the United States,
Great Britain and Turkey were
waved wildly by the demonstrators,
who cheered as they massed in
front of the various legations and
embassies, including the American.
Schools were closed and thousands
of reserve firemen and police were
called to special duty. The procla-
nation of King George calling upon
the nation to resist was read to the
capital over loud-speakers.
Metaxas also conferred with dip
lomatic representatives of Jugo-
Slavia and Bulgaria, which reported
ly were seeking to maintain their
neutrality.
Police rounded up all Italians.
Public buildings were guarded by
hordes of secret police as a safe
guard against fifth columnists.
King George in a special procla-
nation broadcast through the coun-
try said:
II expect every Greek to do his
duty, to have faith in God and
Greek destiny. The nation is united
and as one man will fight for its al
tars and home to, final victory
The National Youth Organization
numbering hundreds of thousands
placed itself at the disposition of the
government.
Pedestrians scurried to cover as
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HARDEST FIGHT
FOR PRESIDENCY
More Bitter, Sweeping
Than Back in Election
of Wilson
BY LYLE c. WILSON

United Press staff Correspondent
Washington, Oct % = CUP) =
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Wendell
L. Willkie hit their campaign peaks
today as they entered the stretch
period of the hardest fought presi-
Dental contest since 1916. In that
year Woodrow Wilson defeated
Charles Evans Hughes by the mar
gin Of a few late returns from CAL
ifornia. Coincident with the cam
paign wineup, the capital is
preparing for the grim business
of another draft for military train
ing, the first in uor peace time his
tory. The registration Ct 1900 600
Young men for military service,
however, did not become campaign
issue because both President Roose-
welt and W.llkie endorsed compul-
sorry service. The draft lottery takes
place here tomorrow.
But the nation is flaming from
coast to coast with dispute whether
one or the other of the candidates
would be less likely to lead the coun-
try into war. The third term is an
other tremendous issue along with
questions of more or less government
regulation of business, spending,
and the comparative ability of the
two candidates to administer the
vast business of government and to
unity the effort of the nation for
defense and economic advancement.
Glass and racial voting blocs are
judged to be acutely important. La
Dor Is split wide open with Presi-
dent John L. Lewis of the Congress
of Industrial Organizations backing
Willkie and some of his own fol-
lowers and most of the American
Federation of Labor high command
either openly endorsing Mr.. Roose-
welt or obviously leaning toward
him.
Recall Odd Election.
No recent presidential campaign
is comparable to this one for week.
before-election day indications of a
close popular vote. Mr.. Roosevelt
swamped ALI M. Landon four years
ago by 27.476.O0O votes to 16,679, 900,
and in 1882 polled 22,82t,O00 to 49,
s61, 900 for Herbert G.. Hoover.
Mr.. Hoover gave Alfred E. Smith
classic beating in 1928, 81 1892 900
= 16,O16,000. John w. Davis lost
,Ruse in 1924 polled 1885 600 votes
70 Is, 725 900 for Calvin Coolidge and
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LOTTERY READY

Washington, Oct. 28.-(UP)-The
capital was ready today for the first
peace-time CONSUMPTION lottery.
Throughout the nation more than
100000 men awaited the drawing.
The numbers assigned to men who
registered for military service Oct.
16 were posted at local draft head
quarters in cities, towns and viii
lagos.
At noon tomorrow high govern
ment officials will begin drawing
those numbers and the order in
which they are drawn will deter
mine the order in which the men
are called before draft boards and
considered for military service.
America loves a lottery and this
one-even though for serious busi-
ness provided an opportunity to
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HITLER TALKS
TO MUSSOL|NI.
German, Italian Leaders in
Conference at Florence
on Greek Situation
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Rome, Oct 28-(UP)-Adolf Hit
Ter and Premier Benito Mussolini
conferred at Florence today as Ital-
ian forces moved into Greece, and
it was indicated that the Nazi
Fuehrer would remain in Italy for
an indefinite period to follow mill
tary and diplomatic developments.
The conference, held. in historic
Vecchio palace, lasted nearly four
hours. Besides Hitler and Mussolini,
Joachim Won Ribbentrop and Count
Galeazzo Ciano, German and Italian
foreign ministers, respectively, also
were present as well as high army
leaders from both nations.
Qn Berlin, the official news
agency said the conference resulted
in "a complete agreement of view.D
The. meeting, another of a series
intended to show a close collabora-
ton of German and Italian views
preliminary to some important in
ternational step, also marked the
beginning of an Italian celebration
the 18th anniversary of the Fas-
cist march on Rome.
Hitler, it was learned reliably
NpE0bably wilaeesay-i Italy~fer-seHae
time. It was indicated he might
stay in Florence, but the length of
his visit will be determined by the
course of his conversations with
Mussolipi and the Greek-Italian de-
velopments.
(TA3 eEcial German news agency
reported in a Berlin dispatch that
''if no further conferences are held
this afternoon Hitler will go sight
seeing in Florence" 1t also was ex-
pected he would attend a concerto
The Greek-Italian developments
were watched with interest. Virginia
Gayda wrote in the newspaper
Giornale D'Italia that Greece had
been in open completely with Great
Britain since Italy entered the war.
He charged that Greece did her ut
most to facilitate British war oper-
ations including the supplying and
repairing of British warshipS in
Greek waters.
believing that England is pro-
tecting her." Gayda said, Greece
intensified her oppression of Al
banians in Greece and also plotted
against the independence of Al
bania, for which there will be an
answer"
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HURLEY SEEKING
FOR INFORMATION
Doubtful Assets Seem to
Puzzle Him; Comptroller
Is Queried

Hartford, Conn, Oct. 20 -CUP)-
Public Works Commissioner Robert
A. Hurley charged today that the
1899 report of the comptroller con-
tanned doubtful assets" money
which he claimed was in closed
banks or represented uncollected
taxes.
docs the comptroller still list as
current assets" he demanded. mon
ey in closed banks and taxes as
sessed but not collected, and is this
how the alleged surplus is arrived
at?"
He called on Comptroller Fred r
zeller to explain the 1889 report and
to make clear whether such funds
also were listed in the 1910 fiscal
report, recently released.
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DRAFT BOARDS
FINISHING up
1851 Local Registrars
Now Await Big Drawing
at Capital


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united Automobile Workers Union
in the early afternoon. The confer
ence at Hunter College was ar
ranged, apparently, to Offset the en-
dorsement of Wendell L. Willkie by
CLIO President John L. Lewis last
Friday night.
Entering lower Manhattan from
Brooklyn, Mr.. Roosevelt spoke brief
ly before a MONDAY crowd Of sew
eral thousand massed in Roosevelt
PARK. He uttered prayer for happy
unitn of the multitudinous races
and people of the United States
ending his address with the words:
God bless America"
Il am very glad to stop back
hers," he said. Il shall never forget
my visit here four years ago when
thousands Of school children repeat
ed that splendid oath to the U. S.
flag.
Old Prayer Recalled
Whenever l come back to this
part Of New York city and have
been coming here fore more than a
quarter OF a century ] am rer
minded Of that old prayer Oh
God, fashion into one happy people
the multitude brought hither from
many kindreds and tongues For
that is America,
Every time come here, get a
choking feeling something that
grips my heart a little more. And
so I join with you in saying: God
bless America"
Mr. Roosevelt, after two and
one-half hour swing through Jer-
sey, broke ground in Brooklyn for
an $80,000,000 Brooklyn Battery
vehicular tunnel. The ground break
ing ceremony followed his tour
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BRITAIN BUSHES
FLEET TO GREECE
Makes Good Her Pledges
to Support That Country
Against Attack
BY FREDERICK KUN

(UnILcu freSS Stdu correspondent
London, Oct. %. - CUP = Great
Britain, responding to an appeal by
Greece, will make good its pledge
to defend Greek liberty and the adj
miralty already is dealing with the
problem of assistance, it was made
known today as the war cabinet met
to consider the outbreak of a Greek
Italian war.
1t was believed that British men
of-War already were racing to
Greece from their Egyptian bases
and that Britain's naval and air
forces soon would be in the fight.
Britain said that Italian charges
of Greek "provocations" and favor
tism toward Britain were merely
part of the familiar Axis routine
preceding aggression"
British military sources said that
largest italian concentration was on
the Albanian frontier at Agyrocas-
tro and the second largest was at
KoritZa.
"This suggests that the italians
do not propose to use the MonaStir
Gap" one British expert said, point
ing out that the Italians might drive
toward Janina along a line parallel
with the coast.
A second line of attack, it was
pointed out, would be from Koritza
by way of Kastoria or the less di-
rect but easier route via Florina to-
ward Salonika.
Janina was said to be the first
objective and Salonika the second.
The italian legation said that
Italy intended to occupy certain
strategic points on Greek territory
and had requested the Greek gov
eminent and military authorities to
refrain from resisting the italian
advance"
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Greek Counter Attack Hurls
Back Advance Of Italians
Italian Forces Open
Attack Upon Greece
BY BEN AMEs
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

Athens, Greece, Oct 28-(UP)-Greek defense forces,
backed by British Sea and air power fought against Italian
invasion and aerial bombardment today and attempted
to enlist the support of Turkey against the Axis military
might.
Italian land sea and air forces attacked at dawn,
bombing the arports Athens and Patras where four
were killed and 40 wounded
Earlier Premier John MetaxaS had rejected Italian
utmatum demanding that Greece break off relations with
Britain and permit Fascist occupation of strategic Greek
bases to guarantee the nations neutrality"
Eight" Metaxas' reply in message to the peo-
pie ordering mobilization of the armed forces.
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Roosevelt Given
Widest Acclaim
In New York City.
l936-An Through New Jersey, New York
Huge Crowds Cheer Him

New York. Oct 28.-( UP)-President Roosevelt car
red his campaign for third term into New Jersey and
New York city today bidding for the votes of the metro
poitan adea and scheduling conference with union
leader to strengthen his drive for support from the Go
Swinging through New Jersey and all five boroughs of
New York city, Mr. Roosevelt will confer with r. j. Thomas
vice president Of the Go and International president the
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TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Oct. 2S-(UP)-Gov-
eminent expenses and receipts for
the current fiscal year through Oct.
25th, compared with year ago:
This Year Expenses last Year
S3,033, 6,510.96 $3,103. 730,1S2.61
Receipts
$1.7ss,s17, 4so.4s s1,71o,9s7,114.5s
Gross Deficit
s1,2S5, 55s. oS0.47 1.as2.76s,o1s-os
Net Deficit
$1,24s,136. 4s0.47 s1,Ss2. s73,S6s.03
81, s52,o75, $3.50 $3.50, s77, 4o5.4s
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It is what you can do that counts
in getting a job. Attend Post Junior
College Of C0mmerce.-Adv.
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The Weather

Fair, Cold Tonight;
Tues. Cloudy, Warmer
Fun Weather Report Page 2
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Evening star., 1940-02-06
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Feb. 8 lP Omitted States
Department of Agriculture) .-Salabl hogs.
10000: total. $4,000 opened steady to
10 lower than Monday average. closing
around 10 lower on practically all weights
and grades. Good and choice 1s0-240
pounds. 5.25-50: top. 5.55: most .240-30O
pounds. 4S5-5.30: 300-400 pounds 4.65-
90; bulk medium TO good 140-17O pounds.
4 45O-5 90; most 360-550-pound sows. 4 To-
40: few lighter weights around 4.60
Salable cattle, 5000; saable calves.
1900 very dull trade on steers and heif-
ers shipper demand narrow: local killers
bearing down: general market steady to %
lower; killing quality mostly medium to
good; strictly good and choice steers
under pressure. best H. so paid for choice
yearling strictly choice weighty steers
held around 1900: largely S.00-10 90.
with common and medium grades. 7.25 to
500 best light hefers. 900; choice kinds
absent: weighty medium heifers dull; COWS
steady on Gamers and cutters; weak on
beef cows, selling at 5o5 upward; heavy
sausage bulls steady at 7.00-35: fat bulls
weak at 6.75 down; vealers weak at IL. 80
down: bulk steers unsold, good many
Salable Sheep, total. 5000: late Mon
day fat lambs steady to weak. bulk, DO
25: top. 9.35; Northern yearlings $50:
sheep steady. bulk ewes, 4 rs down: few
500; quotation higher today's trade. fat
lambs opening slow, early sales about
steady. good to choice wooled offerings,
1O2 pounds down a.10-25 to shippers and
packers: best wooled, a.35 and above; un-
dertone steady on sheep. scattered native
ewes. 425-75.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Elephants Menace
Automobile Traffic

Elephants in the neighborhood of
Abercorn, South Africa, are soaring
motorists and interfering with
traffic.
G. S. Tasker reported that while
he was waiting for spare part for
his broken down truck a herd of
elephants menaced his camp, but
finally ambled away without doing
damage. While returning from Tun-
duma, along the Great North road,
in truck, D. w. Clark was halted
by the same herd.
The elephants crowded close to
the road but fled as the truck drew
near. The night before Clarks ma
tlves, fleeing from lion, took refuge
in trees, where they had to remain
until daylight.