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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-03

(Continued from Page D an alcove of a Manhattan funeral parlor. ,s :. New York City fireman, attached to the fireboat John J. Harvey, Went to the funeral parlor.
 Only a caretaker was on duty. He did not know that Gehrlg's body lay inside.
 But Mcdonald who had not known Gehrig personally-Was per- mitted to view the body.
 T was supposed to start my va. cation today" he said, but I had to have one last look at my favorite ball player"
 Gehrig's face, he said, held a quiet smile. A few gray hairs were visible ct his temple.
 Flags of New York City buildings flew at half-staH today. Gehrig as q member of the Municipal Parole Commission, had been city em- ploye since October 9, 1889, when Mayor F. H. LaGuardia appointed him.
 Honorary PallbearerS
 The honorary pall-bearers will be:
 Mayor LaGuardia; Parole Com missioners John Maher and Mary Fraschi; Mccarthy; Yankee Catcher Bill Dickey; four doctors from the Mayo clinic where Gehrig was treated for his ailment-Dr. Paul OLcary, Dr. Henry Woltman, Dr. Bayard Horton and Dr. Harold C.. Harbein-Christy Walsh, syndicate writer who handled much of Geh- rigs writing; Dr. Caldwell B. Essel- gtyn, and John Kieran, sports col- umnist of the New York Times.
 Dickey, who was Gehrig's room- mate when they played together with the Yankees, will fly to New York immediately after today's game with the Detroit Tigers.
 Ed Barrow, president of the Yam kees. talked with Dickey by tele- phone and quoted him as saying:
 Lou and I had an agreement that whoever went first, the other would see him off,"
 Gehrig, who would have been 38 on June 10, died at 10:i0 last night of the rare incurable disease, amyo- trophic latral sclerosis - harden ing of the spinal cord-which had ended his baseball career two years ago after he had played 2,l30 con- secutive games for the Yankees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-03
POWER TO DRAFT
 PROPERTY ANCERS
New Bill Would Give to President DictatOrial
 Powers of Might
By JOHN R. BEAL United Press Stan CorreSpondent)

Washington Juno 3-tUp) - The administrators request for power to draft personal property "of any kind or character" brought charges from President Roosevelt'S congress sional opponents today that he was heading toward complete and total dictatorship"
 "Communlstlc .. SocialiStlc" were terms used by the adminiStratlon'S most vehement critics to describe the request. Administration suppor- terS were surprised at the request but most of them refused to com ment.
 The bill was introduced In the senate without comment by Chair man Roberts R, Reynolds, D., N, O.. of the military affairs committee at the request of tho war department which said the bill had the approv- al of President Roosevelt, the navy department and the office of pro- duction management.
 The immediate reaction indicat- ed that the bill was headed for 0 battle comparable to that over con- scrlption and the lend-leaSe act, Republicans almost unanimously oppoSedit. They will be supported by some Democrats,
 Didn't Believe 1t
 Some Senators even expressed in- credulIty that request had been made for powers which, If used, they said, would have unlimited ef. feet upon every man, woman and child in the United States,
 Chairman Walter Y, George, D., Ga, Of the Senate Foreign Relations committee read the bill and laugh- cd. He refused comment, Sen. Hiram W. Johnson R,, Calf, indicated that he thought the person who inform- cd him of the bill was joking,
 Sen, Burton K. Wheeler, D., Mont, leader of tho congressional non- interventionistS doubted that Hit. Ter or MuSsolini has that much personal power" ,
 "rt Is Q direct threat to every individual in the United States" Wheller said, "whether he is o la. borer, A farmer, or a business man, that one man, at his Whim, can tnke the farm, the farm machinery, the tools of the laboring man, or the factory of tho manufactures"
 Bill Comes Up Friday
 The bill will be taken up by the Military Affairs committee Friday It would authorize the President ito reauisition an dtake over, either temporarily or permanently, proper ty of any kind or character, whether real or personal, tangible or in- tangible, or any part thereof, to use, and on such terms as he shall deem satisfactory, to sell' or other- wise dispose of,
 Tho President would Ak the price of the property to be taken over by the government and If the owner found it unsatisfactory all he could do would be to take 76 per cent of the offered price in cash and sue fro whatever else he could get.
 Sen, Lister Hill, Of Alabama, as sIstant Senate Democratic leader said he thought "the emergency S so serious that we need such Q bill"
 Most influential Democrats refus. cd comment. They assumed the Dill was intended to give President Roosevelt authority to take over struck national defense plants,
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London, Vichy With
 Beirut Very Anxious
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be confirmed here, 1t was under stood that the Germans were occu. pying several air fields in Syria, that the number of German mili- tary men going to Syria In civilian guise was increasing steadily. and that for six weeks Germany had been nassing troops and airplanes In the Dodecanese islands, and seeking ships which would be cap- able of moving Q large military force.
 Britain, on the other hand, had reinforced It's already large troop concentration in Palestine, and British forces were believed ready to move into Syria at any time.
 It was indicated also that British bombing Of Syria air fields was bee ing steadily If quietly intensified in token of Q firiner British policy.
 If the Germans invaded Syria they would have to face the Brit ish navy, Q strong force of British fighter planes which were lacking in Crete, and @ big Palestine mos torized army.
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British acted swiftly in syria th' Axis would insist that France call upon Germany and Italy to pro tecp Syria, thus giving an oStensible reason for entry of Axis troops into the area.
 The British believed that this plan was among those discussed at the Brenner Pass conference of Adolf Hitler and Benlto Mussolini, citing unofficial reports from the middle east that German pressure on Syria is increasing, that some German troops already have landed, that communication between Egypt and Syria have been severed, that NaSis are In occupation Of syrian airdromeS and haveV moved impor- tant forces to the nearby Italian Dodeeanese Islands for offensive ac- ton.
 The French countered these re- ports with a denial, issued at Beirut by the high commissioner, Gen, Henri Dentz, that any NaA troops have arrived In Syria.
 French officials at Syria charged that the British were deliberately circulating false rumors of German troop landings In Syria to provide a nreteXt for invasion. They asserted that Syria would defend herself With all her forces against invasion from any quarter,
 However In Berlin 1t was said that the Hitler-M -Mussollnl conference indicated that the Axis will strike It's next blow in the eastern Medi- terranean and that the campaign will open at any moment :.
 In that connection 1t was noted that the Axis forces have stepped up their air-attaex on the British garrison at beseieod Tobruk and today reported intensification Of artillery fire In the Sollum area. These may be indications that the long .stalled Axis troops on the Lih- yan- Egyptian frontier are getting ready to develop their threat against SueH
 Little light on the French at- titutle came from Vichy where the governments deliberations were cloaked with secrecy,
 Editor Gayda Speaks
 Virginia Gayda, spokesman Tor Premier Benito MuSsollni said today that Il Duee ana Adolf Hitler have placed the Axis In readiness to cope with American intervention in the war and that this is the moment for action"
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Continued from Page D ton I promised the people of my district and city that I would serve them to the best of my ability. I have kept that promise. No attempt has been made by me to win per- sonal gain to my position in the Senate.
 In order that there may not be the slightest doubt about my posi- tion, let me say here and now, with all the emphasis 1t may command, that I am not a candidate for any state position or court appointment. I have made no effort to secure any state position or appointment and I have no intention of doing so.
 am perfectly willing to let the people of Waterbury judge by my record how well have served their interest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-03
ALUMINIUM SCRAP
 BEING GATHERED

Richmond, Va, June 3,--tUP)-- Scrap aluminium estimated at more than two tonS--enough for a pursuit plane or a training Ship-was piled on q vacant lot today as city trucks assembled the metal donated by citi- zens In Q Ave day defense experi- ment. OPM conSultant Everett Will son said less than half the alum mum contributed had been collect- ed at the central location when the trucks stopped running last night,
 Aluminium parties" were held in several neiGhborhoods Today scouts began a mop-up campaign. Wilson estimated that the last days round- up would increase the total amount at least one third. The pile of alum mum covered 2,400 square feet and averaged four feet In depth,
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Assembly Draws Very Near To Adjournment
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ernors other superior court and common pleas court nominations and those to the public utilities commission-pending developments
 Anticipating another common pleas nomination, both chambers rushed through legislation waiving the section of the statute which stipulates @ court nomination must remain on the calendar for three days.
 Curfew Law On Women
 The legislature completed action on a bill lifting the 10 p. m. curfew law on women entertainers, and permitted waitresses to work until midnight.
 The house passed state juvenile court bill after overthrowing an ln- favorable report by the appropria- tions committee. The bill awaited senate action.
 The house still had to act on measure amending the liquor con- trol act to give the State Liquor Control commission additional dis cretionary power. The senate passed the bill last week.
 Appropriations committee favor. able reports included expenditure Of $74,290 for purchase of bird paintings by Rex Brasher, Kent artist: S50.000 for establishment oi educational and scientific displays on the Merritt parkway; $25, 900 fol mastitis control program; anc $l62,000 for construction of a new wing at Newington Home for Grip pied Children.
 The senate motor vehicles com. mittee made Q favorable report or a bill ordering compulsory financla responsibility for automobile driv' ers.
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party leadership. State Chairman J. Kenneth Bradley was on hand at a Republican caucus last night in an effort to restore peace, but a sizeable bloc was still ready to leave the reservation" today if the opportunity arose.
 Final Hours
 Hartford, Conn, June S-(UP)- The General Assembly moved into its final hours today as party lead CTS sought hurriedly to complete a minor court judgeship slate and Gov. Hurley pondered the appoint ment of an additional common pleas court judge.
 Constitutional adjournment was set for tomorrow, but little business may be transacted on the final day That period usually was set aside for revelry and high jinks on the part of tired legislators, who have been in session since the hrst ot January.
 Both houses remained in session last night, and 1t was not until early today that the senate ad- journed. Major leaders of both par ties worked on Judgeship slate and although there was no assur. ance the list would be approved by the legislature, there was more hopeful attitude on the part Of ne- gotiaters.
 Announcement by Rep. William L. Hadden, Orange, Republican ma jority leader. that he would not ac' cept Gov. Hurley's nomination tt the common pleas court. gave ths governor another nomination ts the court, probably that ot Re- publican.
 Meantime, the house continued to hold up confirmation Df the gov
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structions in advance regarding their movements, and the boarding was carried out without 0 hitch. To speed up the evacuation, some des- troyers transferred their men to cruisers which lay off shore, and went back to pick more men. Be- fore dawn on the first day of the evacuation, some troops were on their way to Egypt. It was not long, however, before German flyers learned of the evacuation. The first attack came ats a. m.
 Then B0mbers Blasted
 From then on German planes dive bombers, high level bombcrs and others-fiew over the British evacuation route in untiring waves throughout the l4 hours of day. light each day. It was almost im- possible to keep count of the des- truction of German planes. Many of the men evacuated brought their full equipment with them. The Brit ish fleet fought out with the Ger man air force the most intense and
 MUct pKV1OiSSu Datt4e OL HlT power against seq power ever waged.
 Beginning II days ago with the battle in the Kythera Channel be- tween Crete and Greece, which I witnessed, the Navy and the Ger man air force were engaged in c ceasless life and death struggle in which thousands of planes and the entire eastern Mediterranean fleet were involved. All the details and results of the battle for Crete can not yet be told, in fact all is not yet even known: but according to experts here the fight proved one thing-that air strength and sea power can no longer be divorced but must work in close cooperation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-03
RADTO PATROLMAN SWIFT

San Jose,. Cal, (UP) Radio pa trolman Ernest Anderson qualified for the "streamlined squad" when. acknowledging a broadcast to pick up a woman fugitive he stepped out of his car, apprehended her and recalled headquarters to cancel the broadcast = all in one minute. He had recognized the woman on the street as he listened to the radioed notice,
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that Washington plays alongside London.
 "Tho truth which can no longer be ignored Is that in the greatest possible measure France will help Germany In her war against the British empire without France ac- tualiy entering the war;" he wrote.
 He wrote that France has reversed her alliance and that i've are now seeing only the initial phases of that historic operation"
 "The successive phases are already in preparation" he wrote, "and 1t will not be long before they are en- acted.
 "The evolution of our foreign pol Icy follows the evolution of our pulp lie opinion. The French populace Is disguised with Britain's behavior"
 Earlier, Vice Premier Admiral Francois Darlan met with Gen. Max inc Weygand, chief of French forces in North Africa, who arrived unex- pectedly by airplane from Algiers yesterday evening. Weygand arrived few hours after Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini had conferred at Brenner Pass. He conferred two hours with Petain last night.
 No German Troops
 Beirut, Syria, June 3. = (UP) - French oftlcials declared today that Syria will be defended with the greatest determination and charged that British reports of German troop landings were being circulated to provide a pretext for British inva- sion.
 Gen. Henri Dentz, high commis- sioner, formally denied that any German troops have arrived in Syria and French officials asserted angriiy that German troop debarkations at Latakia were impossible"
 These officials claimed that the Germans could not land troops in Syria because of British control of the seas. They pointed out that La- talkia is located near Cyprus where British sea control Is particularly effective.
 The troop landing reports were characterized as false news" and French officials said the British were deliberately circulating such rumors to afford justification for invasion.
 They warned that Syria would re- sist invasion from any source with all her forces.
 Dentz's formal statement asserted that no German troops are in occu- patton of northern Syria and that not single German soldier has ar- rived anywhere in Syria or Lebanon.
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(Continued from Page D 
 progressively worse" and that he has arrived ct point where he seems utterly incapable of staying out of trouble.
 In the case of Benoit the court was of the opinion that despite his participation In the same crime, he was entitled to some degree of mercy, In view of the fact that his criminal record did not approach the proportions of KeefeS. falls under the fierce attack of the powerful enemy. The United States has determined upon Q policy oi all-out aid to the Democracies That aid must be given without stint and ct once"
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Some 300 places in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, England, have names which show they originally were Danish settlements.
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Petain in Conference

Vlchy, June 3 -(UP)- Marshal Henri Philippe Petain met with his council of ministers today to con- slider the situation in Syria and the French colonies in a session de- scribed as one of the most impor- tant since France decided to seek an armistice.
 A strict censorship prevailed and correspondents were unable to afl- swer specific inquiries concerning Syria. After the council meeting which lasted more than two hours, a brief communique was issued. It said only that hte meeting had been held.
 Gen. Maxine Weygand, French commander in North Africa and specialist on Syrian problems, and Admiral Jean Francois Darlan, vice premier, attended.
 It was said that the ministerial councils session were closely linked with Frances role as collaboration with Germany.
 In the absence of any government statement, the French press of the German-controlled zone of France said significantly that France had chosen to 90 along with Germany and would help Germany to the greatest possible extent short Of war" against Britain.
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Alongside Germany

Jean Luchaire, writing In Les Nouveaux Temps. said that "econ- omically and morally, France has chosen her place alongside Ger many. Vichy and Paris intend to play the same role alongside Berlin
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A veteran fireman is called .
 "harquebtis."
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SENATOR ECAN,
 MCCARTHY DISPUTE

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TWO DERBY MEN
 SENT TO PRISON

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LOU CEHRIC IS
 PAID TRIBUTES

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SEN. BLANSFIELD
 SEEKS NO OFFICE

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5000 BRITISH
 STAYED IN CRETE

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FRANCO GERMAN
 ACTION LIKELY

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Evening star., 1941-12-07

Middle aged. But he was plenty old enough to
be her father at that.
On this point Walt surprised US by taking
up for her You think it S his money he'd
say. In way it is But that's one thing Peggy
doesn't realize herself.
Then he'd go on about how this big stiff
had glamor for Peggy. He'd give US picture
of how Holden must look to her, with people
bowling and scraping everywhere he went.
DIED been around to the clubs he belonged
to. she d ridden in the back of that long. slinky
car with him. and all this plush fine living was
centered around one Mr. Big like a halo. For
the simple reason Walt explained, that
before she met Holden. shed never known
anything like it.
Evening star., 1941-12-07

Maybe so. Peggy's old man drove cab
and she helped support the family with the bit
she did there at the club. singing a song or
two and cutting a few Capers
She didn't really have a voice. Besides her
looks which were strictly okay, she didn't have
much of anything except the personality OF a
high school jltterbug. But that was one reason
why Walt wanted to marry her,
She was never meant to be a show girl,
he said She has born talent for being some
bodys wife
We took Walt S word for it. He was as smart
as Holden but in different way. Less shrewd,
you might say, and more intelligent. Hearing
him play, we knew he could have had career
with the long haired boys at Carnegie, if he d
wanted it But he had lot of respect for what
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Il Short Story Complete on 7soo Pages

A YHERE Holden was smart was in giving
w her the diamond bracelet right there
w in The Club Banjo. Even Walt ad-
mtted that. But being in love with Peggy
Evening star., 1941-12-07

other girls were on his side because Peggy had
told him so.
Peggy was like that She told everybody
everything. 1t was partly because she was SO
young. And maybe that was why we fellows
in the orchestra all had soft spot for her But
we did think she was giving our Walt raw
deal. She and Walt had been practically set.
until she'd started running around with that
playboy
As for Holden he had handicap with US
fellows in the orchestra. He'd got waiter fired
that we used to shoot craps with We thought
enough of the poor guy to chip in and pay the
first instalment on his new baby. So between
ourselves we didn't see why Peggy should
even consider marrying that old man. A sweet
girl like her Well, he wasn't DID, exactly.
Evening star., 1941-12-07

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-14
Weddings
Contract Bridge
CORNELL CLUB

Scorers in the Monday afternoon tournament under the direction of Mrs. JIG. Moriarty included: north- south, Mrs. Jane Duncan, Mrs. Ralph Crane, 108h; Mrs. James Bulger, Mrs. Louis Schmidt, 105h 1; east-west, Mrs. Clifford Petitjean, Mrs. George Mellor, 107; Mrs. James Abercrombie, Mrs. William Meyers, 1001a.
 The official standing is: Mrs. Gables, Mrs. Reynolds, 306; Mrs. Petitjean, Mrs. Wood, 300; Mrs. Petitjean, Mrs. Doherty tied with Mrs. Crane, Mrs. Duncan, 2861s.
 Scorers in the Monday evening tournament were: north-south, Miss Kathleen Bowling, Miss Alma Wit ort, 76h; Mrs. Paul Busch, Mrs. Phillip Roy, 65; east-west, Mrs, Robert Turnbull, Mrs. Roger Pea body, 72; Mrs. Roland Hartley Mrs. Albert Matasavage, 63.
 The official standing is: Mrs. Murphy, Miss Holland, 29l; Miss Bowling, Miss Witort, 286; Mrs, Roy, Mrs. Rusch, 283.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-14
Mrs. WoOdhOuse At AVA Meeting

Mrs. Chase Going Woodhouse, secretary of state, will be the prin- cipal speaker ct the annual fall meeting of the Connecticut section of the American Vocational asso- ciation to be held Saturday, Octo- Der 25, at the University of Con- nectlcut at Storrs.
 The educator and author will speak on guidance in vocational ed lication, it's value and the tech- nicS involved. As co-founder and managing director of the Institute of Women's Professional Relations, nationally distinguished research or ganization, Mrs. WoodhouSe will speak to members of the AVA from broad experience in the field of guidance. She will keynote the morning speaking session scheduled from II to l2:S0.
 As sponsor of Q class of 24 girls in New London, working under the National Youth Administration, and as sposor and director for four years of Q WPA project for white collar woKne, Mrs. Woodhouse has greatly contributed to guidance enterprises in the state.