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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-06
BATTLE EXPECTED AMONG ALDERMEN
Preview of Campaign To- night; COP. Members
 on Warpath

A pfeview of the election campaign is in prospect for tonight's meeting of the board of aldermen, with Re- publican and Democratic aldermen swapping verbal punches. The seven G. O. P. members will caucus at the Y. M. o. A. at 6:30, an hour and a half before the meeting opens, to get their ammunition ready.
 The question of pay raises for city employees is one of those sched- uled to be brought up with the min ority asking the eight Democrats why raises could not have been made effective this fall and inquiring just what raises will be provided in the 1922 budget.
 Failure of the administration to revise water rates will also be scored along with delay in the construction of the Baldwin street bridge. An other subject of debate will be rub hish collection, with the minority asking why steps have not been talk en toward a municipal system of collecting rubbish or construction of city incinerator. The same ques- tion will be asked by @ delegation from community clubs, which first sponsored the plan.
 The functioning of the city's Far Rent committee may also be brought up for criticism, it was reported to- day.
 The points stressed by Republican aldermen tonight may well be the same ones which the party's candi- dates for office will emphasize dur ing the campaign. The c. O. P. slate will be chosen. at conventions to- morrow night at the Y. M. 0. A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-06
SMALL TOWNS ARE
 ALL VOTING TODAY
Much Excitement in WOl- colt; l44 Towns Hold
 Elections

Voters in more than two score western Connecticut communities were going to the polls today in city and town elections. Democratic in- cumbents were running for reelec- ton in Torrington and Bristol city elections, while Republican candi- dates were seeking to retain con- trol in most of the smaller towns.
 A total of IA city and town elec- tions were being herd about the state today. City elections in Wa terbury, Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport will not be held until next month but in Norwalk ballot ing today climaxed a hot campaign between Mayor Frank Stack, Dem- ocrat, and Rep. William J. Lyons, Republican.
 The hottest fight in this year was in Wclcott, where a "Write-in" campaign was conducted to oppose an alleged double machine" The Republican candidate for first se- lectman, J. Arthur Bergen, who was endorsed by the Democrats, was opposed by Robert A. Wakelee. The latter had the support of the Wolcott Republican League and a number of Democrats.
 No disorders at the polls were reported from Wolcott despite the furiously fought campaign, but gossip had it that Rep. Charles A. Gibson, the Democratic candidate for tax collector, was being "cut" by some Dmocrats in favor of Mrs. Rose Waklee, choice of both the Republican organization and the Republican League.
 Rep. Gibson has been blamed by Democrats for the endorsement given the Republican candidate for first selctman. He was elected tp the House last year in a major upset, becoming the first Demo- crat elected in the town in half 8 century.
 Most of the western Connecticut small towns are Republicans, but Democrats were hopeful of cap- turing some of them in today's bal- loting.
 The issues in all cases have been purely local and no statewide poli- tical significance can be attached to the results unless there is a sur prisingly strong trend toward one party or another.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-06
State Athletic Com. Cos= keys Attempt at Peace
 Broken Up
POISON IVY, CHALKY
 WRIGHT BOUT TENDS
COskey to Ask National Boxing Assn to Suspend
 Champs Mgr.

Hartford, Conn, Oct. G. (UP)-Bitter words, threats of suspension and of a fist fight marked State Athletic Commissioner Frank Cos keys attempt today to nego- tiate a peaceful contract to have featherweight cham pion Chalky Wright put his title at stake against Hart lords Bobby (Poison) Ivy.
 Coskey charged Wright's manager, Eddie Walker, with a Hack of mem- ory" in failing to go through with a promised 15-round title bout here Sept. 30, with disregard of the com- missioner" and said he would ask the National Boxing Association to suspend Wright in 45 states.
 Wants Square DeaP'
 Walker countered that he never said anything insulting" to the com- missioner and I'm entitled. to 8 square deal and 1 don't think I got it."
 He complained a contract bearing his signature and setting the cham pionship fight for Sept. 30 was a fraud" and that the contract fail- ed to state when and where the fight was to be held, and under what terms.
 F1aI1n.s oc4nO~nN
 Lou viscusi, local promoter who reportedly signed the agreement, was accused by Walker as being a "stooge for Al Weill", with whom the original contract was said to have been made.
 This charge brought viscusi to his feet and be wangled finger under Walkers nose.
 "Mr. Commissioner" he said, turn ing to Coskey, If you'll adjourn this meeting for two minutes I'd like to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-06
SOVIET PLANES
 DESTROY ENEMY

London, Oct. 6-(UP)-A Rus sian war communique today credited Soviet planes with destroying four enemy infantry battalions, 51 tanks and l93 armored cars in operations in western direction" and on the Ukraine front.
 The connmunique, broadcast by radio Moscow and heard by the United Press listening post here, re- ported heavy fighting along the en- tire front throughout the night.
 In western direction" operations, the communique reported 45 tanks, l60 armored cars, 156 motorcycles and two battalions of enemy infan- try were destroyed and 19 planes were shot down.
 The air arm of the Black Sea fleet was reported to have wiped out two infantry battalions and destroyed six tanks, 8 armored cars, i3 trucks and five guns in one day on the Ukraine front.
 A single unit Of the Russian air force was credited with having downed 06 German planes on the Lsntngrad front "in recent days."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-06
High Officials Claimed To Have Been Opposing Nazis
HURR|CANEHAS
 MISSED MIAMI
Daylight Ends Suspense for City; Minor Damage
 Only Is Reported

Miami, Fla, Oct. 6 - (U.P) - A hurricane which hit the Miami area at dawn climaxing a night of sus- pense for 250,000 residents swept toward the Everglades today, ap- parently causing only minor damage -Schiefly to lighting systems, con1- munication lines and homes.
 No loss of life was reported im- mediately.
 The federal hurricane warning system reported that the center of the hurricane crossed the coastline at 5:45 a. m. between Miami and the homestead area, 25 miles south southwest of here.
 Meteorologist Ernest Carson of the warning system said the storm has @ very small center of hurricane winds"
 The highest wind reported, the warning system said, was 80 miles an hour at Carysfort Reef, 30 miles south of Miami.
 The hurricane had come out of the Atlantic, rusing toward Florida from the Bahamas where it tore through Nassau early last night at 100 miles per hour.
 Flights had failed in many com- munities up ard down the coast and communications were going out as the murky dawn began and the wind screamed its furious song. Little hu- man dramas were being enacted in this foreboding fury. By dawn six babies had been delivered by candle light and the light of hand torches two at University hospital and two (Continued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-06
DRIVE FOR MOSCOW STARTED BY NAZlS
Progress Along 2 Fronts Admitted; May Be Hit
 Ier's New Offensive

London, Oct. 6-(UP)-Authorita- tive British sources said today that the Germans had started a huge two pronged drive for Moscow and were undoubtedly making some progress.
 It was asserted that one prong of the drive was pointed southeast ward toward Moscow from the region of the Valdai Hills south of Lake linen, the other northeastward from the region of Roslavl, south- east of Snolensk. In both direc- tions, the Germans were about 23o miles from Moscow.
 The drive from the RoSlavl area, it was said, was unquestionably the stronger.
 Informants said also that it was now indicated that when Adolf Hit Ter spoke last week of gigantic op- erationS he meant & general Ger man offensive along the whole front except in the Leningrad area, where pressure had slackened.
 Informants said they did not know when the Germans had started their drive but suggested 1t was Wednes- day. This would conform to the statement Hitler made Friday that his operations had been in progress 4S hours.
 It was asserted that the Germans had now started a heavy drive tow ard Kharkov in the Donets river basin and big Russian counter-at- tacks along the Sea of Azov coast were apparently aimed ct the Ger man flank.
 There had been indications, before reports of the great new German of- fensive, that the Russians counter attacks threatened the German flank on the Sea of Azov and the Germans attacking the Crimea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-06
FUNERAL OF, ROBT. .PLA7T WEDNESDAY
We'll Known Banker, Fora mer Educator Died at
 Hospital Last Night

Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at Il o'clock for Robert Edward Platt, 6S, vice. president and assistant treasurer of the Waterbury Savings bank, who died last night at the Waterbury hospital after a weeks illness. The services will be held at the Alder son Funeral Home, 70 Central av- enue, with Rev. Thomas L. Sinclair, rector of All Souls Episcopal church, officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home between and 9 p. m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Hill- side cemetery, Cheshire, at the con- venience of the family.
 Mir. Platt, for almost 20 years a teacher and later & prominent fig ure in the city's industrial life be- fore he entered the banking pro- fession, was operated on last Tues day. He had been under care for & heart ailment.
 Born in Thomaston Sept. 20, 1873, he was the son of the late Ammon and Elizabeth Smith Platt. He re- ceived his degree from Wesleyan university in 1898, teaching school at Reynolds Bridge and Middle bury during his college career. He was appointed principal of Barnard school in this city in 1899, and principal of Driggs school in 1904, Later he was a member of the board of education.
 In 1917 he accepted a post as superintendent of the industrial service department of the Scovill Mfg. Co. He remained at the fac- tory until 1921, when he was ap- pointed assistant trust officer of the Colonial Trust Co.
 Tn 1926 he became secretary and treasurer of the West Side Savings bank. also a member of the board of directors. When local savings
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-06
Trial of Premier Elias Brings Out Amazing
 Facts CZECHS PRETENDED
 TO BE AIDING NAYS | Mayor of Prague Involved With Gen. Elias at Lat-
 ter's Trial
BY JOSEPH w. GREGG, JR. United Press Staff Correspondent)

(Unlteu rreSS SCaiI OOrEeSpOHueuU
 Berlin, Oct. 6.-(UP)- Press dispatches from Prague today, giving details of the trial of Gen. Alois Elias, pre- mier of the Czech areas, pur.. ported to disclose a vast eS- pionage, terrorist and propa- ganda plot in which hum dreds of the most prominent men of former Czechoslo- slovakia were active.
 Highest government officials, for mer army officials, civil servants, municipal officials and others, 1t was alleged, were bound in 8 plot oi enormous scope as part of which former Czechoslovak army intelh- gence officers, ostensibly kept to- gether to watch public opinion actually obtained military inforna- ton.
 Secret Society Formed
 It was alleged that there was Q Czech secret society of widest rami- fications, aimed at q iidating German sympathizers al.a helping Czechs escape abroad.
 It was alleged that Czech off, cials who pretended to be co-oper- ating with the Germans had for two years been actively opposing the Germans by all means.
 First details of the trial of Elias, who was condemned to death, came in a Prague dispatch to the news paper Neue Tag. It said that Elias was charged with:
 Generals Involved
 Taking part in a conspiracy or ganized by generals named 1nger and Neumann.
 Taking part in an espionage or ganization organized by M. SchIfi- oranz, chief of the Czech cabinet press department.
 Taking part in an illegal organ ization created by Mayor Otokar Klapka of Prague.
 Assisting well known Czech per- sonalNieS, especially one Gen. CihKa and two ministers, to escape abroad.
 Possessing knowledge of numer- ous other illegal" activities, iil- cluding the increasing of the in- fluence of enemy" propaganda among the Czech people without fulfilling his duty as premier by taking steps himself of informing German authorities"
 Assured of Loyalty
 The dispatch said the prosecutor accused Elias of repeatedly assuring German authorities of his loyalty, and that thus he was further gull ty of double dealing in that he went behind the back" of the Ger mans.
 It was asserted that immediately after the German dismemberment of Czechoslovakia, press chief Schmoranz organized a "prcss su- pervision service" in which he in. cluded all former intelligence otfi. cers of the Czechoslovak army. These officers, under the pretense of watching public opinion,' actual
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-06
RUSSIAN AID
 FACING TEST
Catholic Voice to Insist on Religious Freedom in
 Soviet
BY LYLE c. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent

Washington, October 6-(UP) - As the House headed toward test vote on assisting the Soviet Union, a powerful Catholic voice was rais- ed today to demand that President Roosevelt insist upon religious free dom in Russia as part of any iend- lease aid.
 This explosive phase of the cur rent controversy almost coincided with the return from Rome of Myron 0. Taylor, who is MT. Roose- velt's special emissary to the Vati- can, and with some remarks on the subject by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt.
 Taylor is expected to report tomorrow to MT. Roosevelt on prospects of better relations with Moscow as they are viewed in Rome. w. Averell Hartman, lend- lease conference representative of the United States in Moscow, still Is to be heard from regarding the presidents instructions to him to take up the question of religious liberty with Premier Josef Stalin.
 Mrs. Roosevelt's reference to the dispute came during the Sunday radio broadcast which is sponsored by coffee interests. She said there never had been any question in Russia of preventing people from getting together to form church but that the difflculty arose in connection with education, espe- cially education of young men for the priesthood. She remarked, also, that there is no real difference in the form of the Soviet Union gov- ernment today and "the other dicta- torship governments"
 The Catholic spokesman here was the Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, vice president of Georgetown University. Tn 1o22-23 he was the Vatican's representative In Moscow during ne- gotiations seeking Soviet Union environment for religion satisfac- tory to the Catholic church. Father Walsh issued @ statement demand ing an end to shadow boxing" on the question of religious freedom and calling on MT. Roosevelt indi- rectly to compel Stalin to make good on constitutional guarantees.
 He denounced a weekend State- ment by s. A. Losovsky, official spokesman for the Soviet Union in Moscow, as "tantamount to scotching Pre- si dent Roosevelt's hopes that true freedom of reli-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-06
LOUIS BRANDEIS
 IS EULOGIzED
Called One of Great Amer- ican Jurists; Death Fol-
 lowed Brief Illness
BY GILBERT STEWART, Jr. United Press Stan Correspondent

bX GILBERT STEWART, Jrs United Press Stan Correspondent
 Washington, Oct. 6-(UP)-Re- tired Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis, dead at the age of 94 was elugozied today by the bar and laymen as one of the great jurists of American history.
 He died aS 7:15 p. m. yesterday after & brief illness. He suffered a heart attack last Wednesday.
 The supreme court, on which he served as an associate justice for g, years, convenes at noon for its first meeting of the 1941-42 term It will hear & statement by Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone in Brandeis memory and adjourn immediately
 President Roosevelt made no pub- lie statement, but sent from Hyde Park, N. Y, message of coincidence to Mrs. Brandeis.
 High government officials and former colleagues praised Brandeis as one of the great men of Anleri- can Law who devoted a lifetime to enlarging the common mans free dom.
 Justice Brandeis was one of the very great jurists America has pro- duced," said Attorney General Francis Riddle. His very unusual powers combined with a completely selfless point of view and devotion to the public interest made him one of the men who has done the most to strengthen democracy"
 Retired Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, who was associated with Brandeis for half a century as lawyer and justice, said he was profoundly grieved."
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-06
ICE STORM HOLDS
 UP RESCUE EFFORT
Parachutist Still "High On a Windy HiIl";; Blimp
 Leaves for Site
By FRANK HICKS

United Press StaH COrreSp0ndent)
 Devils Tower, Wyo., Oct. 6-(UP) Rain and snow lashed George Hopkins island in the sky today, delaying further attempts by skilled mountain climbers to rescue him.
 Six climbers, one of whom was the last person to successfully scale the S57-foot granite monolith, waited at its foot. The almost per pendicular sides had been made icy-slick by the precipitation.
 They said further attempts to reach Hopkins would be suicidal until the weather cleared. Fore casts for the area gave no promise of that for another day or two. Temperatures continued to dror and were at freezing today.
 The Goodyear Rubber company blimp "Reliance" left Akron today on a four-day l400 mile trip here. It may be used in a rescue attempt as a last resort. The blimp will try to hover over the peak and bring Hopkins aboard up a rope ladder.
 Another rescue plan was ad-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-06
NO DANGER OF
 HURRICANE IN N. E.

Boston, Oct. 6-(UP)-New Eng land, where 8 hurricane took 6S2 lives in 1888. stands "very little chance" of feeling any effects of the hurricane now sweeping Flori- da, the weather bureau said today.
 Continued unreasonable heat was forecast with temperatures in the s0's today. At 6:30 a. m. it was 72 degrees.
 The temperature was expected to be about 10 degrees cooler tomor- row with increasing cloudiness gen. eraI throughout New England and showers in some sections.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-06
Ex-MAYoR IS DEAD

Norwalk, Conn, Oct. 6.-(UP)- Funeral services will be held tomor- row for Arthur 0. Wheeler, S5, former mayor of Norwalk near the turn of the century. wno died sun- day after an Illness. Wheeler was prominent in state Masonic circles.
 He leaves his wio0w and two sons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-06
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Oct. G. (UP) --Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Oct 3rd, compared with a year ago: Thts Year Expenses Last YeaK 5,311,277,219.73 $2,40s, ,5S4.21
 Defense Spending $3,5S0, Al ,526.17 $654,709, ,967.N
 Receipts
 $2,010,942,770.44 $1,551,756,S29.e $s,254,Ss4.5ss.ss ss4o.5ss.s .s54.sG s2,Oss, ,ss7, 7,s1S.s7 sS.s77.7ss. .4ss.O4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-06
Ernie BOnhar1l Gets His First World Series
 Chance for N. Y.
MICKEY OWEN CHEERED
 BY FLATBUSH CROWD
Durocher May Juggle Line- Up Again to Find Win-
 ming Combination
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY Limited Press Staff Correspondentl

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, Oct. 6.-UP)-With their backs to the wall, the Brook lyn Dodgers, who threaten to go down as one of the un- luckiest baseball club in his- tory, faced the New York Yankees today in the fifth game of the World Series be- folN a crowd of 33,000.
 Trailing three games to one, the Dodgerscalled on Whitlow Wyatt, "the Rock of Chickamauga" to halt the Yankee horde and take the World Series back to the Yankee Stadium for the sixth game tomor- row. Unless Wyatt can duplicate his victory over the Tanks in the second game, then it's Katy-bar- -the- dar.
 Manager Joe Mccarthy sent Ernie Bonham, the big, strong right handler from Sacramento, Cal, in quest of the victory that will give the Tanks their fifth worlds title in the last six years. Bonham has never pitched in the world series.
 It was another hot, sticky day. The fans in the bleachers in center field were in shirt-sleeves.
 Mickey Owen, Dodgers scrappy little catcher who sprouted Q long pair of goat horns when he missed the third strike on Tommy Henrich ln yesterdays fatal ninth inning, was given Q rousing cheer by the bleacheriteS when he came to the plate in batting practice. The Flat bush faithful applauded, yelled and shook COW be'' to show Mickey that all was forgiven.
 Manager Leo Durocher considered juggling his lineup again during batting practice. Billy Herman, who has Q misery in his back, tried to take his licks in batting pratice but couldn't take full swing and ap- parently was in distress when he twisted his body around. Durocher also engaged in batting practice, giving some the idea that he might try to play second base instead of the weak-hitting Pete Coscarart.
 All around Ebbets field, in the taverns aa' smoke shops and deli- catessenS, the conversation still ling cred on the strange ending of yes- terday's game.
 Tt was just one of them things" one Flatbush fan n1ournfully re- marked. But why did 1t have to happen to us?"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-06
City Charter Is
 Attacked In Court

The constitutionality of city charter provision is attacked in demurrer filed in superior court today by State Senator Michael " Bansfied counsel for Clyde H. Libby in his $00O0 civil action against the City of Waterbury Libby, who allegedly suffered injuries in fall driveway at 3335 Albert Place last May 3Oth
 charged that the sidewalk had been patched with asphalt or tar material and that its surface uneven. The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-06

Young people, lsAl is the YEAR tO get ready. Enroll now. Pest Junior College ef Commerce.-Adv.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-06

Furnaces cleaned and repaired hy experts. Chimmeya cleaned. Water bury Heating Co. Fhems 1-saJA-AAx.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-06
The Weather

Fair, Cool Tonight; Cloudy, Rain Tues. Full weather Report Page 3
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Evening star., 1941-10-05

oh, that - sure - How Gomez"
well. he was dying. l mean he wes
dying. 1t was just matter of min
utes. So the girl told him he was cham
pion. to make him happy"
you mean Connie?"
Yes. And then -" The nurse
shrugged. He pulled through. He
didn't die. All he can talk about is
being champion. 1t meant so much to
him. And now somebody's got to tell
him. 1t won't be me. Who's going to?"
Maybe | WILL" Abe Tart said.
Evening star., 1941-10-05

having spoken of such things. What
were you going to say?" he asked.
Just small talk - it's slipped my
mind" He really wasn't strong enough
yet. And waiting another day wouldn't
hurt.
Leaving the hospital, she met Abe
Tart of the Mail on the steps.
Hello, Beautiful. How's Six-Round
Smith,"
why do you hate Dave?'
Abe Tart grinned. He was short,
swarthy fellow. with hard eyes. why
do you love him, Beautiful? He's a
gutter"
Hes going to be championr
Abe Tart shook his head. "He uas
champion. for five rounds. Then he
quit
What should he have done - got
of that concrete floor and -
He quit before he went through the
ropes in the eleventh, Beautiful. He
licked the champ for FIVE rounds, and
then when the going got tough - So
long. Beautiful" Abe Tart called as
Connie, chin raised. hurried past.
Abe Tart went inside, up the eleva-
tor, along the corridor. A nurse was
coming out of Dawes room. Hello,
Beautiful. How's about a little chat
with my old pal Dave?'
Go right in" Then, lowering her
voice, the nurse said: you know, of
course
Sure" Abe Tart said. Know
what?"
Il mean - that he thinks he's
champion"