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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-13
HESS TELLS
 OWN STORY
 DEMANDING
Nazi Official Turns Plane Upside Down Before
 Taking Leap

GLASGOW, Scotland, May 13. Rudolf Hess, Nc. 3 Nazi lead CT, told his story of his flight from Germany, in a calm voice, of flying to Great Britain with an extra gas tank aboard his plane and guided by map of route to "Ausburg, Scotland" The route on the map was mark ed by blue pencil.
 He told his story to two Home Guardsmen who took him in custody last Saturday night.
 Hess said he circled for long time over the Scottish country side intending tG land his plane but finally toek to the parachute, after turning the plane upside down to help himself out of the cockpit.
 Hess said, according to the story he gave the Home Guards men: "I climbed several thou sand feet, threw the plane over on it's back, switched eff the en- zine. Just as I was falling cut, righted the plane again, switched on the engine and sent the plane hurling to the earth while I feli clear"
 Hess told the Home Guards men he fitted the extra gasO- line tank to his plane to make certain he had enough fuel for the 800-miIe flight but dropped the extra gas tank into the sea when he crossed the coast of Scotland.
 When the guards took Hess into custody he told them there are "nc bombs in my plane so you need not worry"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-13

WASHINGTON-E train to Washington brings a group of small business men with rumpled collars and bulging brief cases. They've heard high officials declare that the defense boom should be evenly distributed They've read about a sub-contracting program for the smaller firms. So they come to town loaded with blue prints and inventories of machine tools.
 The visitors wait patiently in De- fense offices to ask the same ques- tion: When do we get contracts or sub-contracts? Then they go home empty handed, cussing the "bu- reaucrats running the defense pro- gram"
 What they don't know is that the issue of sub-contracting is being fought over daily, and with in- creasing bitterness, at the inner conference tables of the Office of Production Management. The ques- tion is whether OPM should crack down on the big primary contrac- tors and force them to farm out their piled-up orders.
 The powerful big industry clique says No" It argues that forced sub-contracting would be costly and unreliable. Bob Mehornay, liberal small business man in charge Of sub-contracting, hotly denies this and is battling to overrule them.
 He wants authority to decide whether overloaded big contractors should get additional machine tools through the Priorities Board. He wants to be consulted on giving the big fellows extensions of time to complete their overdue orders, also to require them to make peril odic progress reports.
 The cold facts, are that although 100000 firms are available for de-
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unless heavy rains come.
SOME INCENDIARIsM

Smokers and illegal or careless brush burners seem to have beer responsible for most of the fires, says Regional Forester R. M. Evans but children and deliberate burn CTS have played their part.
 Pressed by an advanced spring season. he continued. many farm CTS started cleaning up brush and trash without sufficient regard foi weather conditions
 Some day the statistics may seep through as to just how many ar rests, fines and jail sentences have resulted from this recent spread ef ccnfla prat'ons and when t does, that figure will be amazing, too.
 There was a dearth of firefight- CTS. Some of it resulted from the defense program. Most volunteer firefighting squads are composed of young men. The draft had made huge gaps in these squads. Secondly. there have not been many fire epidemics like this in recent years in the East and most of the amateurs weren't up to snuff on snuffing out fires.
 Report after report in the for esters' records show that back fires were started without any knowledge of how the wind would blow or whether they could be controlled to meet the head-fires
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-13
L0DESTAR DUE TO LAND HERE
 FROM SEATTLE

A Pen American Lodestar. which cancelled it's scheduled trip to Ju- neau from Seattle yesterday, is in the air today and expected to land in Juneau after o'clock thls af- ternoon. Passengers on hoard the plane, which left Boeing Field at noon, were not listed at press time.
 One Electra roared out of Juneau this afternoon with six passengers booked for Fairbanks. Passengers were Ike Taylor, c. w. Folta, Lois Booth, E. D. zylstra. w. A. Hesse and Chuck Carmody. il
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-13
FiresinEast Rea(h 5310in 10 Days;
 Service Is Handicapped
By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, May 13 = I've been fighting forest fires. Of course, it was from an armchair in the Forest Service and the only smoke I got in my eyes came from a cig- arette. But what I heard was hot enough to singe the hair on the back of my neck.
 In ten days, was told, 5,31O fires were reported from IA eastern and northeastern states, with an Carly estimated loss of about $3,- 100000 and the gutting of more than a quarter of a million acres of forest, woodland and brush not to mention homes, churches, stores, barns and summer cottages
 The thing has happened so quickly that Acting Forest Ser vice Chief Earl H. Clapp's boys haven't had time yet to analyze all the reports, but, from the Blue Grass of Kentucky to the woods of Maine, enough is known about causes that few things can be seen through the smoke.
 Take the weeks of drouth that dried the winter killed under brush and grass to finder. Take the warm dry weather that drove hundreds of thousands of careless tourists and picnickers into woods and fields. Take the fact that one fire leads to another in the twisted mind of a pyromaniac. Add all these and you see why most of the eastern seaboard was ripe for con- flagration and may continue to be
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-13
Whole Blocks of Buildings AbIdze in Two Indus
 trial Cenfers RAILWAY SHEDS AT
 COLOGNE BOMBED
Cob|enz SheI|ed by Royal Air Force : Splendid
 Results Attained

LONDON, May 13.-Fires "involv- ing whole blocks of buildings were set in the industrial center of Mann helm and sister city of Ludwigshaf- en in an overnight raid by British Air Force bombers, the British Air Ministry announced this morning.
 Fires were also started at Cologne, another objective by RAF raiders. These fires were among the railway sheds and elsewhere in the center of the city.
 A fierce attack was also made during last night on Coblenz and both explosive and incendiary bombs were dropped with splendid results obtained"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-13
HESS FLIGHT
 COURAGEOUS
 5AY5L0ND0N
Nazi Official Rests in Scot fish Hospital ' Has
 Slight Leg Pain

LONDON, May 13. Informed sources said tonight that Rudolf Hess's flight to Scotland obviously entailed a high degree of physical and moral courage"
 He injured one of his legs in bail- ing out from his Messerschmidt plane.
 The informant said: Hess Is in q hospital bed, is in regular army pa- jamas and is resting comfortably. He has slight pain in the leg"
 The informant also said Hess is spending his time resting, dozing. reading periodicals and writing" and added he is eating simple hospital food.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-13
NAz| PARTY
 LEADERS TO
 GATHER NOW
Men of Reich Will Meet HitIer-NeW Service
 Is Expected

BERLIN, May 13-All of the Reich's leaders and district leaders of the Nazi Socialist Party are to meet with Hitler at once. A new party" service, will be announced, it is stated.
 The gathering follows the flight of Rudolf Hess, deputy leader, who parachuted to safety from his solo plane in Scotland.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-13
SHELL MAKES TRIP
 TO COAST IN VEGA

Carrying two passengers to the Coast, pilot Shell Simmons winged out of the Channel this morning in the Lockheed Vega with Ernie Whitehead for Hoonah and John Hendrickson for Hirst. The pilot is due to return with three passen- gers from Sitka, one from Hirst and one from Hoonah.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-13
by Roosevelt
 Cancelled
Address "Wednesday Night 10 Diplomats Is Off,
 Preside Chat May27

WASHINGTON, May 13 The speech President Roosevelt was to deliver Wednesday night to the diplomats of the Latin American Nations, now in session here, has been cancelled, according to an an- nouncement made by the White House. The speech was to have been broadcast.
 The President instead will make one of his fireside chats on the night of May 27.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-13
By MORGAN M. BEATTY AP Feature Service Writer

WASHINGTON, May 13 = It is possible to draw on map part of the answer to the question, How close is war to American shores?"
 All you have to do is to take:
 l. The Hitler combat zone as revised by the German government on March 26, and superimpose on that
 2. The American defense line l. GOO miles from American shores from Greenland south to Florida. as defined on April g by Chair man F. H. LaGuardia of the Unit ed States Canadian permanent joint defense board, and then draw on top of that
 3. The steamer lanes between Halifax and Liverpool, over which most of our aid to Britain. must travel.
 When you have done all these things (See Map you have a mid- Atlantic trouble spot, where Amer ican patrols, British conveys, and German blockaders might meet.
 Washington's closest observers of the war scene suggest that when Americans patrols meet German sub or surface raiders close to British conveys, the stage is set for fireworks.
 The next question is, Will they go off?
 If the observers read their his- tory right, the answer to that question has been left at this stage of the game to Adolf Hitler Here's how:
 During the first World War, President Wilson created an Amer ican precedent, backed by a ma jority of the American public of that day.
 Before we entered that war, series of public statements and notes exchanged between the Unit ed States, Great Britain and Ger many, made it clear that the Unit ed States would ultimately fight if the European belligerents sank American vessels, or vessels on which American citizens were le- gally travelling.
 Germany at first respected that position, refrained from sinking American ships. Later she revised her position, flatly announced she'd carry on unrestricted submarine warfare against ships she thought were carrying aid to Britain. The United States went to war.
 Before the present European war broke out, our neutrality law was! passed, designed to keep AmericanI
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-13
Axis Forces Beaten Back
 Egypt Drive
British MeChanized Forces Easily Defeat Ad-
 vaneing Columns

CAIRO, May 13.-British mechan- ized troops have easily beaten back five small advancing columns of Axis troops in the Salum area, on the Egyptian frontier. the British headquarters announced this morn- ing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-13
SCHWAMM LANDS HERE

Petersburg pilot Tony Schwamm arrived in Juneau early this morn ing with three passengers in his Waco monoplane. The pilot is scheduled to return today.
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Before the present European war broke out, our neutrality law was passed, designed to keep American
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-17

The "On to Washington" cry now echoing through the country in protest to the LeaSe-Lend bill, has been heard and will be answered by members of the Waterbury chap ter, Mothers of American Sons. A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-17
BREMEN SPEND
 BUSY WEEKEND
Six Calls Registered Sat= urday Evening; False
 Alarm Also Answered

Minor fires flared up in various scattered sections of the city over the weekend. Bremen answered six calls Saturday to extinguish blaz- eS and a few Sunday.
 One engine responded to a tele- phone call at 11:32 a. m. to put out chimney fire at the home of AL bert Dance, RED 4 Wolcott,
 A blaze in green line bus own- ed by the Cooke Street Transporta- ton Co. was extinguished by fire men from the East Main street sta- tion. Cause of the blaze was blamed on the carburetor igniting.
 A little more than an hour, six companies of apparatus were cali ed to the home of Charles Shep- pard, 376 Waterville street, to ex- tinguish a chimney fire. The pro- perty is owned by the Colonial Trust Company of Waterbury.
 Bremen later put out chimney fires at the home of William Crino, 57 Cherry street and Bessie Hum bert of IF Clover street. Four con- panies answered the former call which was sent in shortly before 8 p. m. while the latter fire was an- swered by five companies of appa- ratus at about the same time.
 A false alarm sent firemen of four companies to Box 163 at 9:23 Satur- day night on Albian street and East Wood avenue.
 Sunday five companies extin- guisheN. an ash box fire in the real of the home of Thomas Delaney or BAT West Main street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-17
Engine Co. 3
Work Of Italian Aid
 Committee Praised
'TOscan Groups" Sponsor Banquet; Local Families
 to Share in Benefits; MOnsignOr, Ex=Mayor Speak

J. Carisio, Antonio Buassa, An tonic Guerrero, Mrs. Nicola Russo, Anne Garbarino, Paradise Guisto, Benedetto Baldoni, Vincent Stolfi, Nick Coppeto, Dadino Gambogi, Ottavio Terni, Mrs. J. Lantesi, Mrs. Jack Gallo, Cesare Sebastianelli.
 Dr. and Mrs. Carmine Santoro, Alessandro Bucci, Giuseppe DiSte- fano, Frank Azzarano, Helen Baini, Michele Corbo, c. Vinci, Atty George Croccicchia, Leonard Con- stantini, Angelina Vinci, Martha Boini, Mrs. John Gallo, Miss Anne DeSantis, Rosa Sebastianell1, MT. Crego, Terafino Fortunati.
 Anne AzZarano, Frank Lantesi, G. Briotti,Dane Baini, Vittoria Baldoni, Claire Bianchini, Nicola Guerrero, Fernando Fortunati, S.. Barbieri, Lena Clemente, Marie Vainni, Gaetano Vinci, Cariolano Corvi, Stefano Groppi.
 Leonide Paoloni, Joseph Diava, Mrs. Olga Juliano, Giovanni Vainni, P. N. Perriello, Wm. V. Gerardi, Michael Stofli, Petro Sazzarini, An thony V. Petrillo, Howard Salisbury, Mary Dondero, Humbert E. Man gini, Matteo Giombo, Silvio Mari ano, Stefano Groppi.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-17
VERDICT SET
 ASIDE AGAIN
No Grounds for Spite Found In-Byrnes=Padigis
 Action By Judge Wall

Judge Thomas J. Wall, in a Sec- ond decision handed down in the Mary M. ByrneS-Stanley PadaigiS common pleas civil action tried some time ago in the lower court today reaffirmed his previous de- cision to set aside $500 jury award given to the Byrnes woman when she sued PadaigiS on charge of spite. The Byrnes suit was tried af- ter Padaigis won $45.20 award on @ $4,0O0 action.
 Thereafter, charging spite, Mrs Byrnes sued to recover $500 dam- ages. A jury in Common Pleas awarded her $500, but on an appeal to set aside the verdict, by Padai- gis, Judge Wall found no grounds for spite and therefore set aside the verdict.
 In setting aside the verdict for the second time, Judge Wall states, "The original case is everything the files show, but does not prove that Padaigis brought it to vex the plain tiff . therefore the verdict is set aside, and may be proceeded with according to law"
 The $2,100 damage suit of Eva Tomaschyk of Watertown against Howard Beauregard was today with drawn from the docket of Common pleas. The action was the result of an alleged SLIGO loan made to Beauregard October 2, 1940. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-17
CIZAUSKAS FINED
 ON GAMING COUNT
Arrested as Owner of Bradley Ave. Garage
 Where Dice Roll

Michael Cizauskas, A, of SIS High land avenue, charged with keeping gambling house, and seven fre- quenters, were arraigned in city court today before Judge John L. Gaffney.
 Lieuts. Patrick Moylan and Pa- trick Hobart, and Patrolmen Edward Sullivan and James Wagner of the vice squad, arrested the frequenters yesterday after confiscating about $2.45 and a pair of dice. The fre- quenters gave the following names and addresses: Thomas Thomas, 21, of 135 Bradley avenue; who had his cash bond of $5 forfeited when he failed to appear; John Gallo, 39, of 649 Wilson street, also has his S5 bond called: The others paid $5 for nolle, namely; Edward Carze. 26, of 132 West Main street; Geddy Wig gins. 20. of "A Lindsey street: Frank Moffo, 24, of 145 Granbv street; Ni- cholas Maffo. 26, of 30 Primrose street, and Thomas Rinaldi, 26, of 36 Manhan street.
 The raid was made in the after noon at graage in the rear of 129 Bradley avenue as game of craps was in progress. CiZauSkas was also fined $5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-17
VARIETY PROGRAM FOR BIG SMOKER
St. Margaret's Holy Name Society to Hold Annual
 Event Tonight

What is expected to be recorded as one of the finest variety programs to feature a smoker held in Water bury in many years will be staged this evening in the auditorium of St. Margarets school on Willow street. Six vaudeville specialties will precede wrestling and boxing bouts and generous distribution of refresh ments. George Mulligan, veteran referee will assist in staging the boxing bill. The state amateur wrestling team of Connecticut will be seen in action also on the sports side of the program.
 The entertainment will highlight such popular favorites as Cashin's s Milky Way Quartette; Bill" Lawlor, one of the finest baritone voices Waterbury has heard in many years; Dennis J. Mccarthy of the Metro politan Insurance company staff in a request number with which he stole the show at the recent gather ing of executives and agents at the Waldorf Astoria hotel; Joe" Cav anaugh, nifty dancer; Silent Kar- do," card manipulator and the Hot Tamales," that musical trio, which stopped the show at the Leaven- worth high school carnival Friday evening.
 Freddy Hall will offlciate as mas ter of ceremonies and from open ing number to final curtain" the program shapes up as the best att traction the Holy Name society of St. Margarets church has sponsored In years,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-17

replacement of some disgracefully old equipment that the firemen are obliged to use, and voted against the 1941 budget because it made pro- vision for only one new engine in- stead of two"
 "If the city had bought another new engine, the old Engine would be out of service and this accident would never have happened" said Alderman Walker. "A newer en- zine would have had either pep or braking enough to avoid the ac- cident."
 Were Covering In
 Both pieces of apparatus were covering-in for other engines which had answered another alarm. En- zine 3 and Truck I were on their way to chimney fire at the home of Mrs. Bessie Humbert, IF Clover street.
 Truck l, attached to headquarters on Field street, was planning to turn up Luke street and was roar ing up Baldwin street. Engine 3, To- cated at the engine house on Wash ington avenue, was going up Wash ington street, planning to cross the intersection and ascend as far as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-17

A benefit banquet, followed by dancing and entertainment was held yesterday at the 43 Green street hall, by the '"Toscani Groups" The profits derived from this affair will be given to the Italian Aid Commit tee of Waterbury and disbursed to the needy through the medium ot the Lincoln House Association.
 Atty. George J. Crocicchia was the toaStmaster at the dinner ano praised the group for their com munal and civic spirit in this worthy charitable cause.
 Monsignor Joseph Valdrambrini treasurer of the Italian Aid Com mittee, also thanked the group for their efforts in this humanitarian work and spoke of the history and accomplishments of the Italian Aid Committee in Waterbury.
 Ex-Mayor Patrick M. Perriello praised the group for their philan- thropy not only on this occasion, but also in the past. MT. Perriello also spoke of the beauty of the Tuscan dialect, which became the pure Italian language and related several anecdotes about Dane to bring out this point.
 Other speakers were Tax Collec- tor Humbert Mangini, Alderman William Gerardi, ex-member of the board of tax review Anthony V Petrillo and Michael Stolfi. Int committee representing the group was Chairman Harry Palmerini Rizieri Catalani, Massimo Baldoni James Masserini, Guglielmo Gee cherini, Pietro Fortunati.
 Those who attended were: Msgr Valdambrini, Joseph E. Ricciuti Quartilio Paoloni, Marie Bandelloni R. Maddalena, Enrico Aureli, Ros' Palmerini, Maddalena Cordi, Angelt Paduano, Lillian Quick, Andrea Vinci, MT. Nostru, L. Bardelloni Andrea Farselli, Nello Collini, Mary Collini, Nicola Russo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-17
THREE IN FIGHT
 REMAIN IN JAIL

The condition of Joseph Hayes was reported as fairly comfort able" this morning by St. Mary's hospital attendants.
 Hayes was admitted Friday night after he was involved in a brawl on East Main street with three oth- CTS, at present held at the local jail in default of $1 900 bonds.
 The quartet was in tavern and during an argument went into the street to settle their differences. Police arrested the men after an investigation.
 Hospital authorities said that al- though the man was not on the danger list, his condition was con- Sidered grave
 The men held at police head quarters are: Edward Mulhern, 27, of 152 East Main street; Thomas Sharkey, 20, of 149 Sylvan avenue, and Dennis Hayes, 30, of 165 River street.
 Saturday in city court, Sharkey asked Judge T. E. Conway if he could be released as he was slated to leave for army service sometime this week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-17
Delegation Forming Here To Participate
 In National Protest
Protest Against LendLease Bill to Be Voiced in Great Demonstration; Local Chapter Awaits Official
 Word From National Headquarters

delegation of IS mothers was a11- nounced today as standing by in readiness for the call when it is is- sued from national headquarters. Mrs. Katherine Johnson, president of the local unit, stated that interest was spreading and more Waterbury mothers were expected to join the movement to participate in a gen. eral demonstration of protest.
 For several months the Mothers of American Sons have expressed enthusiastic support for President Roosevelt'S plans to provide ade- quate defense for the United States, but persistently protested any legis- lation calculated to involve Amer ica in foreign wars. Nationally known speakers have appeared here as guests of the Waterbury chapter and have discussed various phases of Americas neutrality.
 The Lend-Lease bill is now be- fore the United States senate and final arguments are expected to be heard during the course of the week. Considerable opposition is expected to develop. U. s. Senator John A. Danaher of Connecticut is one of several prominent leaders listed among the opponents of the bill. Senator Francis T. Maloney has expressed no personal views, but it is taken for granted that he will go along with the administra- tio0 forces
 Various organizations throughout the nation have taken the stand that the LeaSe-Lend bill is so dras- tic in it's scope as to represent a real challenge to the peace of the nation. Mothers of American Sons consequently plan a protest. Mrs. Katherine Johnson, ITS Fairlawn avenue, is receiving reservations for the On to Washington" trip. Mrs. Frederick Mrazik, Grove street, will answer telephone in- quiries. Mrs. Mrazik's phone is 3-4272.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-17
Hospital
 Bulletins

Edward Fox, 25, of IS Ridgewood street, who was admitted to the St. Mary's hospital Sunday afternoon with minor leg injury was re- ported as good" by hospital ate taches. He suffered the injury while at work in the rolling mills of the ScOyilI Mfg. Co. His cOndi- tion is not regarded as serious.
 Howard Allen, 63, of 922 West Main street, was discharged after receiving treatment for a scalp laceratiOn from the St. Mary's hospital. He sustained the injury last night when he fell and hit his head against pole while walking on West Main street.