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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
TWO YOUTHS DIE
IN AUTO CRASH

Agawam, Mass, Aug. 22-(UP)-
Two North Agawaln youths--one Of
them sailor home for q To-day
furlough--were killed early today
when their auto skidded 100 yards.
overturned, and somersaulted down
O 20-foot embankment. The victims.
Edward Figiel. Il, an employee Of the
Pratt % whitney co. at Hartford.
Conn, and Walter Daigneau, 10.
who recently completed his training
1t the Newport Naval Bass. were
returning from Q bridal shower at
Westfieid. paigneau was dead when
hauled from the tangled wTeckase
and Flgiel died enroute % . hospital.
The car was owned and operated BY
xigisi.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
GEORGE SCALISE
HAD GOOD SCHEME

New York, Aug. 22.-(UP)-A
A scheme by which George Scalise,
while president of the Building Ser
vice Employees International Union,
allegedly used union funds to pay
for work on his $22,5o0 home in
Ridgefield, Conn, was being out
lined today by Harry Rose, build
ing contractor, at Scalise's trial on
charges of having stolen $4,000
from the union.
Beginning his testimony yester-
day afternoon, Rose said that he
acted as agent in selling Scalise the
home in 1899 and that he contract
ed to do some work on it. In Janu-
airy, 1910, he said, he was staying
at a hotel in Miami Beach, Fla,
when Scalise arrived for a three
weeks visit. Rose said he told Seal
Use that his men were asking for
their pay for work on the Scalise
home and Scalise gave him $500 on
account. He said Scalise drew the
money from the union and listed 1t
as organization expenses at Miami.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
Marriage Intentions

The following marriage inten-
tentions have been flied at the Of
flee Of Town Clerk Mary C. XIII
martins:
Vincent C. Suakas, 233 Chapman
street, and Marguerite f.. Gum
shanan, 20 Vermont Street.
Francis Phelan, 700 Baldwin
Street, and Alice Carmody, S1l
Baldwin Street.
Leon Kociszewski, Els River
Street, and Antoinette Marie Del.
Croce, 337 Congress avenue.
Bernice Louise Brazis Of 403
Wilson Street, and Joseph Richard
Brophy, Of Rye Street.
Robert Gaskill Hatch Of 4S
Willow Street and Ethelwynne
Gardiner Duryee, Of Everett, Wash.
Frank Crelan, Jr., Of Naugatuck.
and Anette Bilodeau Of S04 Frost
Road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
BRIDEGROOM IS
FOUND in RIVER

Boston, Aug. 20 - (UP) - Med
ical-Examiner william j. Brickley
ruled today that Thure Osbeck, AZ,
of the south end who disappeared
shortly before his scheduled mar
rage died of drowning. His body
was found floating In Boston har-
Dor Tuesday.
Police said they would continue
investigation to determine whether
death was accidental. They believed
he had 5000 when he disappeared
Friday. the day before his marriage,
and may have met with foul play.
Two cobblestones were found inside
the dead mans shirt.
Osbeck had been employed for
several years as sheet metal work.
CIR at the Bethlehem Steel Conn
pany's Quincy shipyard. His fiancee
was Miss Lillian eolmonson. 30. Of
West Roxbury. . department store
salesgirl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
EXCESS PROFITS
TAX BILL FOUGHT
Bipartisan Opposition Is
Holding 1t Up; Corpora
tiOns Are Exempted
BY FRED WARNER NEAL

\UultcU TTcSS Otdu NVAACSPUAuCASJ
Washington, Aug. 22.-CUP)-Bi-
partisan opposition today delayed
the excess profits tax bill in the
house ways and means committee
and threatened to result in sub
stantial changes.
Committee Chairman Robert L.
Doughton conceded that the bill will
not be approved in time for house
consideration before next week. The
house had expected to take up the
measure tomorrow.
A group within the committee, led
by Rep. Thomas A. jenkins, r., o.,
attacked the measure on grounds
that it would practically exempt"
big corporations with large average
earnings and high invested capital.
They presented list of 80 of the
nations largest corporations which,
they commended, would pay little or
no excess profits levies under the
measure as it now stands.
The bill is designed to tax abb
normal profits resulting from the
defense program, liberalize tax pro-
visions relating to amortization of
investments in expansion of defense
industries, and remove certain sta
tuory profit limitations.
Jenkins was supported in his at
tack by Frank Crowther, r., N. Y.
Some New Proposals
Although the committee had not
yet reached the point of amending
the bill, these new proposals were
discussed:
l., Allowing small firms to earn
more than six per cent on invested
capital.
2. Putting a 10 per cent limit on
profits in excess of average earn
ings over a base period.
3. Starting the first tax rate at
10 per cent instead of Is, as pro-
posed, and adding fifth tax
bracket which would tax profits ex-
ceeding the earnings credit by &c
per cent. This plan provides a Sc
per cent rate instead of the present
40 per cent.
4. Permitting corporations organ
lied since the start of the base Pc
Rod 1886 to make four per cent
minimum profit on invested capt.
tai.
Some of the opponents said they
favored separating from the tax fea.
lures of provision permitting amort-
ization of plant expansion and pass.
ing that section Immediately.
Among corporations which Jen.
kins said would be practically ex-
empt" were American Smelling ano
Refining Co., Allied Chemical and
Dye Co.; Borg Warner, Chesapeak,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
GOVT. EMPLOYEES
ARE DISCHARGED

Washington, Ang. 22-(UP)-The
Washington Daily News reported
today that at least four government
employees have been discharged in
the last few weeks on charges Of
holding Communist or Nazi SYM
pathies.
One, the News sad. was charged
with membership in the Communist
party and was fired after an in
vestigation. He had signed an oath
that he was not Communist.
Others were discharged, it was
said, because of alleged open praise
OF Adolf Hitler and derrogation of
the United States, or because of
suspected connections with alien
groups.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
ny ELMER g. WALLER
lYInafAh Pre- Financial Editor

New York, Aug. a. (UP)-
Stocks gained up to 2 points In the
morning dealings today with volume
light.
steel issues rested while mining
shares came to the front. In the
latter group, Butte Copper made a
new high at 4 7-8 up la. Gold Min
ing issues were strong with McIn-
tyre Porcupine at 80 Ia UP 2 Ia
and Dome Mines Is La up SD.
Howe Sound was up I IA up 20 Ia
in the silvers. st. Joseph Lead rose
o point to 80 Ia In response to the
15-point rise In the lead price yes
terday. International Nickel gained
q 3-S to n. Coppers generally were
firm.
In the steels, Bethlehem held at
its previous close Of n ga after
touching Is Ia and q. 8. Steel was
at So Ia up SD. Chrysler rose / Ia
to "a 3-8 and General Motors Ia to
Al IL. Allied Chemical and Unoin
Carbide were up q point and more.
Rails were steady and utilities firm.
Du Pont spurtde / la points to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
CONSUMPTION Isl
STILL DEBATED
Senator MaIOney Is Meet
ing Opposition in Amend
ment to Measure
nx LOUIS J. sCHAEFLE

UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent)
Washington, Aug. 22-(UP)-Ad-
vocates Of immediate military con-
scription charged today that the Ma
loney substitute for the Burke
Wadsworth draft bill would fall far
short Of producing the manpower
army officials deem essential to
adequate defense.
The Malonely proposal would de-
lay operation of the draft until jan
uary l, 194l, meanwhile testing vol
untary recruiting.
Senator Sherman Minton, D., Ind,
Senate majority whip, said that the
substitute contains q "big joker"
which would enable the army to pro-
cure only 10000 additional men and
fail to bring the fighting force up
to the 100000 level advocated by
the army.
Senator Francis T. Maloney, D.,
Conn, author of the draft delay"
plan, said he would include quota
system in his bill If opponents press
the issue of its ability to raise
enough men.
Maloney's proposal is the principal
alternative to the outright, immedi-
ate draft called for under the Burke
Wadsworth measure. Its supporters
mostly Republicans and Demo-
cratic isclationists-claim a slight
majority in its favor and the i'm
pending vote may have far-reaching
influence on the defense preparations
of the army.
Senate debate on the issue moved
into the tenth day as draft sentiment
both public and off1cial-appeared
to be crystallizing. Senate Demo-
cratic Leader Alben w. Barley
warned that he will call a Saturday
session If the chamber does not take
final action before then. The Senate
has been meeting an extra hour each
day to speed consideration.
| Some Examinations
Meanwhile, the House military af-
fairs committee, which has been de-
voting extended consideration to the
bill, decided to climate sections
which provided for REGISTRATION for
"home defense" of men between 10
and 81, and As and IS years of age.
The House groups action was
considered almost certain to guar
antee that the House bill will pro-
vide for an actual draft of some
25, 100000 men between 81 and As
years of age. The Senate version
covers only those between 81 and 81,
affecting about 100000.
Senate action on the bill yester-
day was spotlighted by a rejection
of an amendment to draft money as
well as manpower. The Senate re-
fused, 81 to %, to consider the pro-
posal on the ground that it violated
the constitutional proviso requiring
that revenue bills originate in the
House.
AS the Senate debated the bill,
more than 100 middle-aged women,
representing the Congress of Ameri-
can Mothers, hanged in eff1gy Sen
ator Claude Pepper, D., Fla, We
hement advocate of CONSUMPTION and
aid short of war" to Great Britain.
/ Pepper later issued a statement
calling the incident "a splendid dem
onstration of what We are all trying
to preserve-freedom Of speech and
freedom of action in the American
way of doing things"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
Market Made Another
Advance At Opening
Mining Shares Took Front of Stage -Steels Were Up
SOme-MOtOrs Also Took Upward Jump

1855. and Union Carbide moved up
/ ga to II "a. American Telephone,
climax Molybdenum, and q. s..
Gypsum opened with gains Of g
point.
Chrysler opened at "A, up 7-8, and
General Motors, at AZ 1-8, up Ia.
yellow Truck gained ga to IS Ia.
Butte Copper opened 1000 shares
at 4 Ia, q new 1910 high and up
Ia. American Smelling gained la
point to 81. Anaconda was up 1-8.
United Aircraft, Douglas and most
other aircraft shares opened with
fractional gains. u. 8. Steel APP
peared in a 1000 share block at SO
1-8, up IA, but Republic Steel and
Youngstown Sheet & Tube were
down 1-8 point each. Bethlehem
failed to make its appearance in the
initial Is minutes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
ROBERT MORRIS
TO Be HONORED
Order of Eastern Star
Plans Tribute to Found
er at Savin Rock
CHESHIRE NEWS
Hubert Rigney
Cheshire Phone 33A

Cheshire, Aug. 22.-Members Of
the Order of Eastern Star will OBJ
serve Robert Morris day at Savin
Rock Saturday. A large delegation
from Crescent Chapter Is planning
to attend. The business meeting will
be held at o'clock and the annual
dinner will be held at 5 o'clock.
Robert Movies was the founder of
the organization.
Pool ReOpened
DIR. Wilbur j. Moore, town health
officer, has announced the reopen
ing Of the Honey Pot pool. Directly
following the attack of infantile
paralysis suffered by Richard WASH
buffrn, who was known to swim
there, the pool was closed for a
length Of time while tests were
made Of 1t. 1t has now been opened
again, after the examination.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank DeIulia Of
South Meriden announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter, Miss
Frances DeIulia, and George Saliva
tore, son Of Mr.. and MRS. Domenic
Salvatore Of Oak street.
Eleanor Linke Better
Miss Eleanor Linke, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman A. Linke Of
Wallingford road. who has been
III at her home, Is now fully re-
covered.
Miss Lorraine Gibson Of East
Cheshire Is the guest Of her grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs, William H.
Gibson Of New Haven.
Guests IN Bethany
Mrs. Patrick Joyce. Misses Anne.
Norberta, Mary and Peggy Joyce
and Brenden Joyce Of Maple ave.
nue.. were guests Of friends In Beth.
any recently.
Mis- Norberta Joyce and Brenden
spent the DAY % the Worlds Fair.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22

and Ohio Railroad, Chrysler Cor
poration, Continental Can Co., East
man Kodak Co., General Electric
Corporation, General oMtors Corp,
International Harvester Co., North
American Co.. Standard Oil Com
panies of Indiana and Of New Jer-
sey, Sun Oil Co., Pure Oil Co, and
REYNOLDS Tobacco Co.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
By LIN YUTANG

Hongkong, Aug. zz.-lOEl-tAA
bombing of Chungking on Monday
and Tuesday was, perhaps, Japan's
greatest effort to destroy property
and to overawe the Chinese people.
They succeeded considerably in
their first objective.
They failed totally in the second.
The two impressive things about
these raids were the fires which
they started and the calm OF the
people.
On Tuesday morning I was stroll
ing in the streets. was amazed 10
see q shopkeeper laying out dis
play of porcelain wares for sale.
Chinese Nerves
said: That's not a display OF
porcelain. That's display OF Chi
nese nerves"
-Four days of raids began at day.
light last Saturday. There were also
two night raids in the light OF the
full moon.
had just gone to bed after the
first raid when the sirens reused me
at 4 a. m. Everybody went to the
dugouts. We heard the explosion OF
bombs but no one was upset and l
learned that at $50 a. m. the gov
eminent officials went to their Of
fees as usual.
On Sunday I dined with Gener-
alissimo Chang Kai-Shek. He went
to bed at 1890 that night, went
through another night alarm, and
went to his office in Chungking
at $50 Monday morning. That
morning, attending the usual week
ly memorial meeting for Sun Yat-
Sen, China's first president, he
said:
This is no logger conflict OF
material forces but a conflict OF
moral forces against moral forces"
The Japanese raid Monday was
the climax of my air raid expert
ences. 1t outdid any of the 40 raids
had gone through in the preceding
three months.
Were In DugOut
We were in a dugout protected
by 70 feet of rock overhead from IL
a. 70. until 3 a. m. There were two
direct hits on the dugout and three
this in front of it. A succession
of muffled explosions followed and
from the depths of the shelter a
whsff of air blew past and extin-
guished the oil lamps. The rocky
cavern shook as though a terrific
earthquake was going on. 1t lasted
Is seconds.
I couldn't see that any one was
frightened by this experience. After
the all clear signal sounded paid
a personal call to minor official
He was already sitting at his type
writer while his wife and servants
cleared away the dust from the fall
en- plaster.
These people work from II to IA
hours a day at temperature that
ranges between 80 and los.
What more can I say?
It takes more than shellholes to
brighten our people. Big fires RACED
three streets of Chungking while
the smoke pillows up 400 or 500 feet
to join the clouds. But the people
carried on.
Rescue parties started out before
the all clear signal sounded and re-
lief crews provided food and shell
ter for the homeless.
The air raids have united the
government and the people as moth
ing else could have united them. ]
heard no grumbling against the
government for resisting Japan.
The war will be won. 1t will be
won by Chinese nerves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
TWO BOYS SAVED

Milford, Conn, Aug. 22-UP)-
Two boys were safe today after
spending nearly u hours drifting
in Long Island Sound when their
small sailboat was becalmed.
The boys, Gene Kildare, New
Haven, and Edward Markevich,
Meriden, attracted launch by wav-
ing 0 shirt, and were towed ashore
last night. Both we're summer resi-
dents at Pond Point.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
News Oddities
FLEET IN MANEUvERs

Honolulu, Aug. 22.-(UP)-The
major part Of the United States
fleet was engaged in maneuvers off
Lahaina Roads today.
Several heavy cruisers returned
to Pearl Harbor at dusk yesterday,
joining the 10 destroyers, four ten
ders, two light cruisers and aircraft
carrier that still remained in port
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
PROMISED RAISE

Hartford, Conn, Aug. 22.-(UP)-
The lowest paid state employees
clerks receiving $40 a year-were
promised a $l20-a-year increase to-
day by Personnel Director william
Fl. Downing.
The boost goes into effect Oct. 1,
he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
CHARLES L. GOLD DIES

Cornwall, Conn.,, Aug. 22-(UP)-.
Funeral services will be held Friday
for Charles Lockwood Gold. n. for
mer Legislator and lifelong agri-
culturalist. who died yesterday after
a brief illness.
He served three terms as a MEM
Der Of the General Assembly and
was 4 former local tax collector
Republican town committeeman and
Judge Of probate. His widow and two
snns survive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
CHINESE AUTHOR
DESCRIBES RAID.
Attack on Chungking Was
Most BrutaI-China Will
Yet Win War

EDITORS NOTE:-The follow
ing dispatch describing the latest
and most severe in the long sue
cession of japanese bombing raids
ON the Chinese capital Of Chung
king was written by Lin Yutang,
famous Chinese author whose
works IN English, including The
Importance of Living" and my
Country and My People" have
been American best sellers. He
was in ChungRing during the
raids and has just reached Hong
kong.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
Majel Mumby Murray
To Marry Local Man
Middletown Girl to Become Bride of Robert Coles Ey
in Near Future-LOcal Schools Reopen Sept
TIL O M Asst ON

George Galida of Woodruff ave-
nue., proprietor of Center Market
is enjoying a few days fishing trip
at Block Island.
John Braxl is recuperating at his
home on Woodruff avenue from a
recent illness which confined him
for a time to Waterbury hospital
He expects to return Monday to his
duties at Seth Thomas Clocks.
Miss Helen Benson of Washing
ton, D. G. is entertaining her cousin
Miss Virginia Lowery of Bristol
Miss Benson is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Benson of Union
street.
Randall Pratt Of Plymouth left
last night for Derby Line, Canada
where he will spend a few days
with Charles Tibbals who is in the
government employee there.
Delegates Unrestricted
Mrs. Richard Galway, Mary Doyle
and James O'Brien will be delegates
to the State Democratic Convention
in New Haven tomorrow and Satur-
day. They will go urinstructed.
Real Estate Transaction
Catherine G. Andrews of South
Street, Plymouth, has sold her house
and property to James E. and Agne!
L. Ryalls of Reynolds Bridge.
To Study Embalming
Stanley Hotchkiss of Union street
a graduate of Thomaston Higl
school and Duluth Junior College
in Minnesota, will enter the Meal
lister School of Embalming in Nev
York next October.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22
LATE REALTY NEWS

WARRANTY DEED
Anthony Rinaidl 10 Lucretiax
and Ralph Rinaldi, property ON
Walnut st. Extension.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-22

Brszll plans 70 utilise Fubber
growing Wild along ne An,A1osa.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-23
Relief, Tax, Alien
Bills Approved
In Speedy Session

WASHINGTON, June %. CUP))-
The senate today sent to the white
house the $1,157.711,357 relief bill
for 1941, while the house with
scant debate approved the confer
ence report on a measure requiring
the registration and fingerprinting
of all aliens in this country.
Shortly afterwards, the upper
chamber sent the $1,050, 600, 900 de-
Tense tax bill to the white house
for the presidents signature. The
senate approved by As to 81 vote
a conference report which put back
in the measure a 25-cent per thous-
and increase IN cigarette taxes
designed to raise about S35, ZOO, 900
annually.
Senate action on the tax bill
came two hours after house approx
al of the conference report.
Both chambers worked at top
speed in an effort to complete all
must" legislation before midnight.
They planned to recess for a week
to permit Republican members to
attend the COP national conven-
ton in Philadelphia,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-23
Drunk Rider on
Horseback Puzzles
Traffic Officer

A rancher who Friday night be-
strobe a harnessed pillow horse as if
1T were romantic charger of old
blamed the whole thing on liquor
Saturday.
Andrew Elliott, Sc, Heber rancher,
was arrested for being drunk on the
highway after he fell off the dis
gusted pillow horse. Before he fell
off Highway Patrolman lilly Daley
was in a quandry. The vehicle code
did not say what to charge a drunk
person found riding a horse on the
highway Elliott's spill solved the
problem, but left Daley with a horse
on his hands.
In Ell Centre justice court Satur-
day Elliott pleaded guilty and Judge
John E. Simpson released him so
he could put the pillow horse to du-
ties more in keeping with his sta
ton in horsedom. Elliott will be
sentenced Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-23

Fafter France and Italy reach an
agreement, fighting will cease.
French plenipotentiaries left Com
piegne Immediately after signing the
armistice. Some undisclosed point
in Italy, where they will receive
Mussolinis terms, was believed to
be their destination.
The German terms will not be
announced until the French Italian
armistice is concluded. Observers
believed it may be several days
before the terms become known.
That they are harsh ones is a be-
lief accepted by all European states
men.
DNB, German official news agen-
cy, announced the signing of an
armistice at Compiegne woods in
this official statement from Adolf
Hitler's field headquarters:
1.-The high command announces:
June 22nd, at $50 pm. German
Summer Time) a German-French
armistice was signed in Compiegne
forest.
"The armistice, however, Is not
effective. until six hours after con-
cfusion Of the French Italian ar
mistice. -a@..:s ..-.. 49,. 49,.
"Col. General Keitel (chief of
the German high commanO signed
for Germany at the order of the
fuei1rer and the supreme comman-
der of the armed forces"
Signing for the French was Gen.
Charles Huntziger.
A German plane, with a German
pilot at the controls, was reported
flying the French plenipotentiaries
to Italy for their tragic task there,
a task which may be to completely
surrender France to her enemies.
The armistice was signed in the
same wagons-lits dining car where,
in 1918, Allied Generalissimo Ferdi-
nand Foch accepted German capi-
tulation. The dining car now will
be removed to Berlin where-after
70 years as French national
monumental will become a symbol
OF German triumph. Stones which
the French had set to mark the
places where German and French
negotiators stopped in 1918 have
been ordered by Hitler to be de-
Continued on Page 3, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-23
Desert
CIu inns
Life
Surveyor Perishes
On Salt FLATS
Near Sandy Be- ch

Officers Saturday recount
ed difficulties encountered
in recovering the body of
Frederick J. Bencing, 65-
year-old San Diego surveyor,
second person to succumb to desert
heat in less than a week.
Bencing's body was found shortly
before noon Friday lying on the
salt flats three miles northwest of
Sandy Beach at the end of -
hour search. Six hours later deputy
sheriffs, sheriff's possemen, and
surveyors succeeded in getting the
body from the salt flats to the
highway for transportation to a
mortuary
The men who found the body
carried it three miles through the
salt flats and across the sand to
the shore. They then were forced
to carry it through shallow water
for long distance to a point where
boat would float. They roWed the
boat through deep water to a point
opposite a trail leading to the
highway, again carried the body
through shallow water, then along
the trail to the highway.
The aged surveyor was overcome
with the heat about 10 o'clock Fri
day morning. One of his compan-
Continued on Page 3 Col. s.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-23
Anarchist Given
{ months in Jail

SAN FRANCISCO. June %. CUP
The ninth U. S. circuit court OF
appeals today upheld the conviction
and six-month Jail sentence of Mar
Gus Graham, so-called "philosophi-
cal anarchist" for contempt in re-
fusing to give his age or birthplace
in deportation proceedings in Los
Angeles.
Graham, publisher of the maya
zine Man. was found guilty OF
contempt a year ago in a renewal
of the 21-year fight of the govern
ment to deport him.
His refusal to designate the coun-
try of his origin has baked the eff
forts as the law requires that an
alien cannot be deported unless the
country from which he came is will
ing to accept him.