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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-19
SHIPYARDS MAY
 RETURN TO WORK
End of Machinist Strike Believed Near; May Be
 Opened Wednesday

San Francisco May l9-(UP)- Tho end of machinists' strike paralyzing Il shipyards important to national defense was believed near today.
 The Bay Cities (AFL) Metal Trades council voted unanimously to ignore the picket lines of l700 striking AFL and C1O inachinists and instruct 12000 allied craftsmen to go back to work on naval and merchant marine contracts totaling more than $500,0000, ,000.
 John P. Frey, president of the AFL Metal Trades council, said the strike, which began ten days ago, was "the most damnable thing that has happened since the start of the national defense emergency" and he, personally, would lead workers through the picket lines.
 The strikers vote tomorrow night to determine whether they will re- nounce their demands and return to their jobs., Gov. Culbert Olson said he would address them and ap- peal to their patriotism.
 Frey would not reveal when he would lead his men back to work, because he didn't want crowd of spectators.
 Work On Wednesday
 It was unofficially reported, how ever, that the 17 allied unions would 20 back to their jobs Wed- nesday, because Frey wanted to give the machinists an opportunity to end their strike.
 The extent to which production could be resumed, If the nachinists voted to remain on strike, was prob- lematical. Machinists are key work CTS In ship building.
 "Everybody has been pledged not to strike under the shipbuilding stabilization agreement" Frey said "The machinists violated that agreement"
 The machinists claimed they were outside the Jurisdiction of the agreement, because they did not ratify 1t.
 If they decide to end their strike, they will, in effect, have to accept the agreement. It established a wage scale of SLIP on hour and time- -and-a.h for overtime. The machinists wanted $l.i5 an hour and doubletime for overtime. They have received double-time for over- time for the last 25 years, but the present wage scale Is $l on hour.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-19
British Held Sollum

DlTG IOTCeS ATe dQVdIlClIlR SUSdully and are driving the Italians on the town of Jimma.
 British Held Sollum
 On the North African front, brief dispatches from the Middle East command reported that Sollum was still in British hands despite Ger- man and Italian claims that 1t had been retaken.
 But interest centered for the moment on the surrender of the Duke of Aosta's force.
 The Duke had made a stand on the great mountain, Amba Alagi, in Northeastern Ethiopia. His force Is the largest of the three Italian armies still holding out. One of the others was in the Gondar region, North of Lake Tana in Northwest ern Ethiopia, the other ia the lake district South of Adds Ababa,
 It was expected here that the sur- render of the Italians at Amba Alagi would be followed promptly by the surrender or collapse of the other Italian forces.
 It was estimated that about 30,000 Italian soldiers and 30000 Italian colonists remained in those parts of Ethiopia not yet taken by the Bri- tish empire forces. ...
 The formidable army of colonial troops which had formed the real Italian army in Ethiopia had melt ed. Thousands upon thousands Of troops had deserted. The Duke Of Aostas own army, which at one time was estimated to total 33000 men In all, had dwindled to a frac- ton of this number according to
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fully"
 The letters are packed with odds and ends of news-one of the two stewardesses reported i'll, and the Americans had difficulty getting their berths made up. It was hard to get clean towels. Cock tails were expensive and so i've drink our own stuff, and that sparsely." The ship took on "enor- nous quantities of fertilizer" at Trinidad. The ships laundry, being "typically zazammIsh." didn't work and "so lam starting to wash my shirts, etc." At sunset all portholes and windows were closed. which was 'quite a nuisance" as the air was "Stuffy and humid"
 The last paragraph was written April 2.
 Last night after dinner" 1t said, "the captain. who talks with a de- lightful Scotch burr, asked Vicovari, Hoeing and myself to his cabin to listen to BEG news. Quite a treat ns we arc not allowed to use our radios. Today Is the first real clear tropical day. hot and humid. Tomorrow we are supposed to arrive early in the morning in Pernambuco."
 (The Zamzam made Pernambuco all right and departed for CapetovT,. where 1t was due April 2l In the "early autumn"
 Somewhere in the South Atlan- tic the ship kept It's rendezvous with whatever fate befell it.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-19
EIGHT MET DEATH
 IN NEW ENGLAND
Toll Over Week.End of Violent Casualties for
 All States

Boston, May l9 - (U.P.) - Eight persons met violent deaths in New England over the weekend, four of them in vehicular accidents.
 Private George J. Marsh, g, of Brooklyn, N. r., attached to the Host Cavalry, was crushed to death at Fort DeVens when run down by "bull dozer" tractor being used on grading project at the canton- ment.
 Robert w. Herrick, 20. of Wey- mouth drowned In West Lake at Monponsett when @ sailboat cap- sized while, his wife looked on from shore. Herrick's companion, Robert s. Gushing, 25, of Bingham reach- Cd shore safely.
 At Keene, N. IT., Frank Harris, 28, of Maiden (Mass), died of a skull fracture sustained when he was tossed from midget auto which failed to make a turn during a race,
 William Dubie, 36, was killed at Easthampton when his auto crashed through fence and overturned in Manhan river.
 Gilbert Martin, lo, orono, Me-, e music student, was a suicide at the Dedham home of Q friend, John w. Hamilton, a medical examiner said Martin severed arteries of both wrists and took poison.
 pr. Stanley A. Clayes, 30, former Boston dentist, took his life after shooting and seriously wounding his wife, the former Grace K. Keller, 33 Of Brockton, at their West Brook field home. Connecticut reported one suicide and one auso death.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-19
LOCAL ALIENS IN
 GOVT. DRACNET
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that they have nothing to fear.
 More than 200 aliens, mostly sea- men, were arrested over the week. end. Raids in principal seaports led to the questioning of approximately 1000 to determine their status.
 Attorney General Robert II. Jack. son felt that the raids, the third since he announced q "crack down" policy on questionable aliens May z, was In line with his promise of wig orous action" against the undesir- able visitor.
 Major Lemuel B. schofeld, head of the immigration and naturaliza. ton service, announced in Denver, Colo. that the Investigations would continue until the status of all aliens have been determined
 Many of those detailed after ques- tioning were charged with overstay- ing the 60-days foreign seamen are permitted by law to remain in port, Others held were under investiga- ton to determine whether they had entered illegally.
 American Day
 The roundup was co-incident with the celebration Of T Am An Amer ican Day. in which government off, cials and distinguished Americans Of foreign birth participated. The celebrations emphasized the benefits of citizenship.
 Jackson assured in Q nationwide broadcast that the weekend raids were not "a forerunner of 6 general roundup of alienS.'
 schofield said law-abiding aliens have nothing to fear. It was pointed out that the i040 allen registration with which 4,700,000 aliens com piled, had supplied teh government with sufficient data as to their status.
 A survey showed the following aliens held as result of the week end roundup: New York, 02, mostly Germans and Italians; Hoboken, N. J., 3l of various nationalities; Phil- adelphia and Camden, N. J., 14, ir- cluding Germans, Italians and Ju- goslavs; Baltimore, 2; Miami 20; Tampa, 6; Jacksonville, 2; New Or leans, 2; San Francisco, 28; Boston, an unrevealed number.
 IA Men In state
 Hartford, Conn.,, May l0 - (U. P) - Connecticut State and local police, working In cooperation with federal immigration authorities. to- day held i4 men in various parts of the state on charges of illegally en- tering the United States.
 The roundup was part of na. tionwjde drive to pick up aliens re- siding illegally irI America.
 Seven Italians were being held here. Two men were picked up ct Bridgeport, two at Waterbury, and one each at Westport, Ridgefield and New London.
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Ambulance Drivers
 Aboard Lost Vessel
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Va.
 Miss Harriet Halsey, Syracuse, N. Y.
 Miss Carol Turner, Hartford, Conn.
 Rev. and Mrs. Fred Young, for- merly of West Gastonia, N. O., and Berkley, Mich, respectively.
 Miss Alice Landis, Elizabethtown, Pa.
 Rev. and Mrs. William A. Mundy, Newark, N. J.
 Also believed to have been aboard were Charles J. V. Murphy, one of the editors of Fortune Maga- zine, and David Schcrman, 6 pho- tographer for Life Magazine. They were enroute to ..le Llion of South Africa. The last word frC m them was a cablegram from Recife, Braizl, saying they expected to sail aboard the ship: on April 9.
 Catholic Missionaries
 The Order of Oblate Fathers ct Montreal said the following mis- sionaries were aboard the zamzam: {: Pr. Gerard Paquette, of Amqui, director of the group.
 Fr. Louis Lariviere, of St. Zach- arie.
 Pr. Phillipe Coudreau, of St. Pierre Baptiste dc Megantic.
 Pr. Bernard Desnoyers, of Harn- ham.
 Pr. Pierre Paul PelIerin, Mont- real.
 Pr. Hermenegilde charbonneau, Montreal.
 Pr. Robert Barsaio, Ottawa.
 Pr. Paul Junea, Of St. Paulin.
 Fr. Gerard Boulanger, Of St. Lud- ger.
 Fr. Raoul Bergeron, Of Jonquiere. Brother Leo Parent, of Melville.
 Brother Androland Cournoyer, Of Ste. Veronique.
 Sacred Heart Brother Georges Aime (Aiine Layallc), Victoriaville, Que.
 Sacred Heart Brother Matthias Antoine Lavalice), Victoriaville, Quc.
 Sacred Heart Brother Joseph Andre Andre Fredettc, of Victor- iaville, Que.
 Sacred Heart Brother Herman Maurice Nadcau, of Victoriaville, que.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-19
BRITISH FORCES
 HAVING TROUBLE

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  (ugcd by Axis planes efl route to TraU an dagainst the Iraq troops A heavy Royal Air Force attack was made on the Syrian airdrome at Kayak on Sunday.
 The Baghdad radio said that three British planes had been shot down in q fight over Habbaniya airdrome in Iraq and that five Brit ish planes had been destroyed on the ground. tThe Axis planes re- gently flown to 1raq presumably were taking part in the air fight- ingJ
 French May Resist
 Berlin, May i0.-(UP)-Author izcd Nazis said today that 1t wal probable" that the French woule take defensive measures" agains British air attacks on Syrian ail bases and that q cof1muniquc might be issued tomorrow explaining tho new agreement between Germany and France.
 An authorized source said that "it is not only possible but probable that the French would act against the British attacks on Syrian air bases but "it would perhaps be toe strong to say that counter. measures would be taken"
 (Thc British borIDerS attacks Syrian air bases on the grounds that they were being used by Axis planes en route to fight the British in Syria. The French said the Axii were merely forced down" in Syria and had q right to use emergency baScS under the armiSticc terms French planes last week took the aii against British boinbers over Syria but no clash was reportedJ
 The Germans said that they hat no knowledge Of the reports thai the new agreement between Franco and Germany would put Paris out. side the occupied zone, a8 had beer suggested at Vichy.
 "TherG iS no reason to believe that q change In the seat Of the French government played any part IT tIle HkTeeIUeHJ, " Whb bthted'
 Britain Watches Syria
 London, May l0.--(UP)--Great Britain Is paying the closest atten- ton to the possibility of the pas sage Of German war material from Syria to 1raq "by whatever route including Turkey, 1t was said of- ficially today,
 It was learned unofficially that Sir Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull- HugeSsen. British ambassador tc Turkey, had placed on record with Turkish authorities his govern ment'S concern at the possibility that Axis war materials might reach Iraq from Syria via Turkey.
 Reliable informantS said that they had confirmed that French war material was now moving from Syria to Iraq but that there was no eyi' dence that the Turks were allow ing German supplies to cross Tur- key.
 (The situation seemed c delicate one as a railroad extends northward from Beirut and Damascus, Syria then extends eastward along the Turkish frontier, and centerS 1raq to reach Mosul, where German planes are baSed.)
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 press by Rodney Chase, assistant secretary, Is effective as of yester- day. The company last fall gave a wage boost of four cents an ohur.
 John J. Driscoll, executive secre- tary of the Waterbury Brass Work ers' Union, called the announce ,inent of the increase at Chases q strange coincidence'. During the last two months, he said, the union has had great increases in member. ship in Chase plants, particularly at the Chase Metal Works unit in Wa. terville.
 "The company must think very highly of our organizing campaign" said MT. Drist oil. Tt Is e strange coincidence tteS the announcement of raise cones just as our mem. bership at Cs'ase's Is increasing by leaps and bounds."
 In regard to the ecovill situation, MT. Goss told Tho Democrat: "We have arrived at no decision yet on Q pay increase. We are still nego- tiating with the union. Chase's did not negotiate with the union."
 Only Q few weeks ago the Water- bury, Torrington and Ansonia Brass Workers unions signed contracts with the American Brass O., the agreements providing that no wage increases would be sought before Aug. 1 unless one of the company's three major competitors, Chase, scovill and the Bridgeport Brass O., gave c boost in pay.
 According to MT. Driscoll, the union has been negotiating with the Bridgeport Brass Go. and has re- ceived an offer of @ raise of six cents an hour, retroactive to May 10. This offer is still under consider ation. It was on the basis of thls offer of 6 raise by the Bridgeport firm that today'S conference on higher wages for American Brass workers was arranged.
 Act In Concert
 In the past all three major local plants have usually acted in con- cert on wage increases and decreas- es, but the practice has not been regularly followed in recent years. The American Brass O. and Its es- timated $500, local workers have had their relations governed by con. tract. The Oakville division of the Scovill Go. has also had a con- tract with the union on behalf of it's employees, and intensive union- ization has been underway at the scovill nah plants and ct the Chase Go.
 The Brass Workers union is now negotiating for new contract with the Oakville O., and is seeking inc creases of 10 cents an hour, also improved seniority rights and changes in vacation schedules.
 The union is also asking 10 cents an hour more for workers at the A. H. Wells Go. and will probably make similar demands at other local plants where it is organized.
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 els A. Murray, 5e6 Woodtick road; Arthur R. Blum, i6 Kenyan street; Peter J. Masone, Jr., 307 Walnut street; Carmen segretario, v Wal nut Street extension; Joseph De Maida, l04 Rose street; Japhros A. Clapp, el Bishop street; Thomas J. Murphy, 53 Clearview street.
 The l6-B list Is as follows:
 John stankevicius, 85 Highland avenue; John Lattanzio, 34 Colley street: Donald Lambert, 175 High land avenue; Joseph Simon, 642 Washington avenue; Joseph High rain, 6 OWillow street; Peter LAu- kaitis, 569 North Riverside street; Carl Stromwall, 408 Willow street; Henry Holcomb, 34 Haynard street; Richard Platt, S4 Newton Terrace; John Banta, e7 Hillside avenue; Maurice KraSow, i83 Cooke street; Timothy O'Connor, 17 Irvington ave- nue: Nicholas Baritone, q Manhan street: Joseph Kennedy, 85 Crescent street: James Vicario, 70 Manhan street; Vincent Valuckes, 45 Sum- init street: Mariana Padula, S46 Washington avenue: Floyd Smith, 1903 Watertown avenue: Paul Hahn 346 Willow street; George Brown, "a Bunker Hill avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-19
AUGUSTUS MELZER
 SUED FOR DIVORCE

Charging desertion on Dec. 3i, 1880, Mrs. Nettie Manchester Mel- ger of Naugatuck seeks divorce from Max Augustus Melzer, also of Naugatuck, in a civil action filed in Superior Court today. Plaintiff fur ther seeks permission to resume her maiden name. The Melzer's were married on May 27, 1921.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-19


 The Greats had come to ask Vic- tor Emmanuel to name them Q king. The Italian ruler had compiled a brief "formen only" ceremony at the Quirinal Palace yesterday.
 Among those present, in ful re- gali,a were Grown Prince Umberto, Benlto Mussolini, Foreign Minister Count Galeazz0 Ciano, cabinet members, diplomats of the Axis na- tionS and their junior pratners and the Greats.
 Amid a clanking of swords and an array of patent feather boots, doe- skin brooches, steel helmets, gaily- colored plumes and horses in armor, Pavelic said the CroatS were turn ing to Italy for king because i've are inspired by the faith in Rome's religion md we are led to you by the memory of victorious battles fought among is by that warrior, Prince Eugene of Savoy"
 King Victor Accepts
 Victor Emmanuel accepted with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-19
COMPOSER IN THE ARMY

Fort Niagara, N. Y. - CUP - Pvt. William L. Bagley has not put aside his musical activities since induction Into the army. The com- poser of the popular songs Might Has Begun" and "Quito," Dagley now arranges music for 6 post band of inusiclally-Rdept soldiers. Dagley formerly had his own dance band.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-19
,reat satisfaction and a greatful

great satisfaction and a greatful soul
 At the mention of his name, Spo- leto stepped forward to accept the designation.
 Later, Pavelic and Mussolini sign- ed political and economic accords at Venice Palace and appeared on the balcony to be cheered by 10000 persons in the square below.
 Croatia, it was learned. will in- clude Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as that area known as Croatia when h was part of the osd Austria Hungary empire. The new Croatia will have 3S.6i0 square miles and s 100000 persons compared with Ju- goslavia's e5,65e square miles and i5,SO0,00 inhabitants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-19
YOUNG BROTHER AT PET SHOW

Nampa, Ida. - CUp)-At the an- nual pet show of the Nampa Boy Scouts, one of them presented his little brother. He said hte young ster was the only ',pet" the family
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pire forces are advancing steadily and are driving the Italians on the town of Jimma.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-19
MUSSOLINI HAS
 GIVEN DECREE

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-19
RAYMOND CESTARO SUED FOR DECREE

Intolerable cruelty forms the basis of divorce action filed in Superior Court this morning by Mrs. Eva Cestaro of Waterbury against Ray. mond Cestaro also of this city. In addition to 6 decree, Mrs. Cestaro seeks custody of c minor child, Carol Ann. 2. and alimony. The couple married in New York City, Jar. 2S, 1888. Atty. Hugo 0uasta- ferri represents the plaintiff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-19

one railway in Spain bought 124 new locomotives in tho last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-19
5 MORE LOCAL
 MEN ARE CALLED

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INCREASES BY
 0NELOCAL PLANT

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ASSEMBLY IS FAR
 BEHIND ON BILLS

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, 1941-03-13
FISKE'S
@>.sat<4 fairy Ale4
BY Jack Fiske

Once there was a shop that
had no union, had no rights.
While walking down those
factory a%isles, you could see
some sorrowful sights. The
men ran all the specials at
forty cents per hour. The
women piece worked ~stators,
and the cream of life was sour.
The truckers all received top
rate, two-fifty every day. If
money all was cloth, a moth
would starve upon their pay.
Group leaders were the fore
mems sons and surely SONS
were they, for they decided to
organize to split the workers
pay. They passed out infor-
nation, "A Company Union
Never Fails" I do not care
to listen to; I write these fairy
tales. But they organized their
little scheme and everything
went swell, for the bosses got
the money and the workers
got the hell.
Moral
So take warning from this
story and see how workers lose
their dough. If you want to get
a fair deal, join the UE-CIO.
Yes, stick to a union that's
all, your own, and let the
drivers curse. It's bound to
make them better, cause they
can't get any worse.
, 1941-03-13
Dayton member
on National staff
10 work here

Another Dayton union member
will 60 on the UE Organizational
Staff in Dayton this week, with
the appointment of Joseph F.
Garner of Local 753 as a Field
Organizer. Gamers appointment
will bring the number on the
staff in Dayton back to four.
The appointment of Garner
follows upon the transfer Of
John T. Gojack, Local 755
(DeIco) member to st. Joseph,
Michigan, to do organizational
work in the machine plants in
that area.
A leader in the victorious cleo
ton campaign at Egry Register,
Joe Garner is also a member of
the Executive Board of Local 753.
A native Daytonian, and a grad
uate of the Dayton public schools,
Garner is married and has two
children.
, 1941-03-13

printed, that it was up to the indy
The Union has pledged its
full support to any individual
who refuses to submit to the
fingerprint procedure, and has
stated its continued opposition
to the plan as a violation OF
civil liberties and a completely
unnecessary scheme. Union
officials referred once again
to the statement of r. c.
Suran, regional director for
the FBI, that, "Fingerprinting
is not required by law. 1t is a
matter entirely between the
company and the union"
AS resistance to the plan in
creased at Frigidaire, the opening
gun was fired in what union Of
ficers noted as a possible cam
to put over a similar proceed
ure at Delco. An article in the
DELCO DOINGS, headed "Identi-
fication System Gets ~Industry's
Okay," again attempted to link
the scheme up with National De-
Union officials noted hat
line has been abandoned by
particularly after the
unions exposure that the plan
originated with the reactionary,
labor hating National Association
of Manufacturers.
Opposition to fingerprinting, at
Delco or Frigidaire, was voiced
in a statement by E. J. Kraft,
President of UE Local 755 (Delco):
I'm my opinion, there is abso-
lutely no reason for fingerprinting
Delco workers, or any other work.
ers," Kraft declared.
THE present method of identi-
flying employees, at Delco, by
badge, has worked out very salts
factorily. We see no reason what
soever to have this method
changed. l understand that there is
no law requiring fingerprinting
or photographing employees, even
though every anti-union company
seeks such a law. We feel con-
fident that Delco management will
permit the continuation of our
present good relations, by drop
ping any such program"
A statement by Lem MARYLAND,
President of the powerful Frigid-
aire union, UE Local 8O1, reiter-
ated union opposition to the
scheme.
1T is my contention hat there
is no legitimate reason for finger
printing Frigidaire workers, or
any other workers in Dayton"
MARYLAND declared.
Il believe that the present
method of identifying workers
used at Delco, is satisfactory and
answers the purpose. We have no
objection to such a method being
used at Frigidaire.
There is no law that requires
FINGERPRINTING Of employees,
even though every anti-union
company desires such a law"
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PROTEST AGAINST
FINGERPRINT SCHEME

CONTINUED PPOSTO to fnbe hngernnMng of Dayton workers. was observed at Frgdne
week as employees approahedb by management refused to submit to the procedure Evidence of
fielding to the Gton of the employees came management stated to workers who refused to be
hiatt vas up to the. mdvduas.