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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-05

me a course OF conduct upon the
part of the Highway Commissioner
and his employees that is most lax
and neglectful of the best interests
Of the state"
AS regards the A. I. Savin con-
tract, Pallotti said 1t was favored
with certain advance information
on a contract on the river-front
boulevard at Hartford.
THE other bidders were not in
formed" Pallotti said.
This appears to me to be highly
improper and creating a preference
In favor Of this particular contrac-
tor which partically allowed 1t to
be the sole bidder on the project
and to establish Its own price for
the river fill to the detriment OF
the state without fear OF COMPETE
ton from the other contractors SUBJ
hitting bids.
Cannot BE Condoned
II do not believe that such con-
duct on the part OF a state Official
can be condoned and 1t appears to
me that on these two particular
contracts that the Highway Com
missioner has been guilty Of ma
terial neglect OF duty and incom-
petence In the conduct OF his office"
It was well known for weeks in
Capitol quarters that storm was
brewing In the highway division. For
some time, there have been reports
that Cox and his deputy, Frank
Upman, Jr., were feuding.
This struggle came to head early
this week when Cox repeatedly In
formed his department employees TO
refrain from accepting orders from
Upman, on penalty Of being charged
with characterization.
Upman now becomes acting head
OF the Highway department pend
'~~ dtss,ns,tson Of C0x's case.
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GERMANY SENDS
OUT BROADCAST
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Rommel's forces In Africa are pur-
suing the British east OF Derna,
the seacoast town only 100 miles
west OF the Egyptian border.
It said the six ships sunk off the
United States eastern seaboard
totaled $4,000 tons and included
one l5,OOO-ton steamer loaded with
minerals.
A German report claimed that
the United States-up to Jan. 81 -
had announced only Is per cent OF
its shipping losses along the east
coast due to Nazi subarmine &C
ton. This report placed the total
sinkings at 43 ships OF 100000
tons.
Other submarines, off Sollum,
Egypt, attacked a British convoy
escorted by destroyers, scored sew
eral hits on various" units and
the Sinking of one British destroy
er is probable
German bomber formations pro-
tected by fighters attacked the port
OF La Valetta on Malta with bombs
Of heavy and heaviest calibre.
Ill diI CIl6uBCAHCAito GucV VI VAC
island three British fighters were
shot down without losses Of our
own"
The communique said that in
January German Italian forces In
Libya took $500 prisoners and cap
tured or destroyed $40 tanks and
1872 guns according to reports so
far received"
On the eastern front, the COM
munique said, numerous Soviet
attacks failed with heavy losses to
the enemy. Our own counter at
tacks led to local successes.
In the central section of the
front one enemy group was en-
circled and annihilated.
Formations OF the air force
carried out successful attacks on
troops In reserve marching columns
and air bases Of the enemy"
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Big British Guns Stop
Jap Artillery Attacks
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envy transport in the Johore Bharu
area as well as enemy observation
posts and gun positions, which
were silenced.
'"There was some enemy Smelling
Of the north island with negligible.
results.
"Air reports show much enemy
movement southWards through Jo-
hore Sultanate.
Enemy aircraft continued high
level and low dive bomb and ma
chine gun attacks on the island,
causing comparatively little dam
age and casualties. Shipping in the
harbor also was attacked.
IAN oil tanker at the naval base
which was set afire by an ene4y
bomb two days ago Is still burning.
Hurricane Planes Met Enemy
Hurricane fighters of the Royal
Air Force intercepted a large for
nation OF enemy aircraft over
Singapore this morning. One enemy
aircraft was destroyed, one proba-
bly, destroyed and one was dam
aged by our aircraft"
1t was just before dawn when
the British guns opened on the
Japanese across the strait, firing on
positions which I have studied my
self during the last few days
through binoculars.
This battle OF Singapore, now
siege. is a grim and deadly business,
and am permitted to write little Of
1t. What story I could tell
So far the war is as trying on the
nerves OF one who tries TO report
it as on those who hold the island
shore, awaiting the Japanese attack.
Never have I experienced q great
er sense OF Illustration, never before
have pondered so long over type
writer, trying to write something in
formative which will be censored by
at least four just men before 1t is
released.
This dispatch will first be pushed
into a wall slot marked duty press
censor" Then will ring a bell and
hope for the best. The press censor
will pass on the message, possibly
with commissions, to the air force
press advisor. who will pass 1t on to
the military press adviser.
News Will Come Somehow
Then 1t will go to higher up,
and finally after an incalculable
period, the tattered remnants of
my dispatch will go to the United
Press.
Yesterday afternoon I visited the
naval base. I lay on my stomach
and searched the Johore shore
through powerful glasses. Studying
every native hut and coastal inlet,
focused for long time on the
dense foliage, then / climbed tall
tower and searched beyond the gov
eminent buildings OF the Johore
Sultanate and the Sultan's palace
where the white presented blue
flag still was flying.
I concentrated on the former
japanese hotel built at the end OF
the pier almost opposite the naval
base where have supped many
times on fish caught by the patrons
In enclosed pools.
Except for q persistent smoke col
umn well to the north In Johore I
saw nothing, no signs Of the living.
no single living movement, not even
In the palace.
There was IN occasional far dis
tant boom and an unmistakable
shell whine, but whence u came !
do not know.
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WILLIAM ]. COX
TO MAKE FIGHT
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pended for misappropriating state
labor and materials, and Pallotti's
charges indicated others would be
involved In the current inquiry.
Truth Coming Says Cox
Cox, meantime, said that the
true facts of the situation" will
be brought out at the Saturday
hearing.
Il plan to have counsel" Cox said,
and will present the facts at the
hearing"
Late yesterday. after hours of
nervous comings and goings by va
riouS individuals In the governors
Office, Cox was summoned to the
executive chambers and informed he
was suspended because of charges
brought by Attorney General Fran
els A. Pallotti.
Cox didn't say word when told
OF his suspension, according to the
governor. The highway commits
sioner was suspended under section
l2E OF the 1889 cumulative supple
ment, which provided a hearing
within 10 days for suspended state
officer.
Governor Hurley followed up his
verbal suspension notice with for
NAL order by letter last night. In
IT, the governor said:
From various information sub
mitted to me, have reason to be-
l1eve that you have been guilty of
material neglect Of duty Or incom-
petence in the conduct of your
Office"
Action Of Governor
Governor Hurley's action was
based on an investigation conducted
by Attorney General Pallotti and
his staff which disclosed state high
way department practices on two
contracts with the M. A. Gammino
Construction Co., Providence, r. l.,
and the A. I. Savin Construction
Co. OF Connecticut.
The charges In connection with the
Gammino contracts concerned the
construction OF two small bridges
at Ledyard. The Gammino firm Is
suing the state for more than $1,000
In connection with It's contract, and
the Attorney General has been in
vestigating the claim.
Il feel" Pallotti said, that I
have failed to receive from the
Highway Commissioner his full CO.
operation In my investigation into
the claim"
In connection with this contract,
Pallotu alleged the highway divis-
ion kept no records Of certain phases
OF the construction project, and
made various payments which he
said should not have been made.
In addition. Pallotu said highway
department employees did certain
work which should have been done
by the contractor.
Lax. NegIectfuI
These facts which I have I'M
covered In my investigation" the
Attorney General said. ",ndtcstA ~
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One fireman broke an ankle and
six other persons were treated for
minor hurts.
Damage was confined to that Sec
ton OF the 1O0-foot-long structure
occupied by the first National stores,
Inc, New England grocery chain.
The fire wall saved chemical stores
Of E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and
Company, Inc.
A wooden barge, tied up at Pier
As. also was damaged.
The fire scene. on the Charles
town waterfront, was less than two
miles from the spot where the same
grocery firm lost a 100000 stock
In another warehouse fire last sum-
mer.
10 Vessels On Scene
About 10 vessels were on the
scene including three Boston fire
boats and two police boats.
The Navy announced 1t had dis
patched a tug to aid in operations.
A swirling snowstorm and sub
freeing weather hampered firemen
from Boston, Medford, Everett and
Chelsea in battling the blaze at the
warehouse which is located alongside
the Little Mystic River.
The fire was believed to have
started in a vacant section OF the
warehouse. Dense smoke covered
a half-mile area.
Hoseman John McKenna, %, OF
Roxbury suffered a fractured ankle
when he slipped while unwinding
hose from his engine.
Foreman Davis CaSWell sounded
the first alarm, and within eight
minutes the. order for the fourth
alarm had been issued.
Edward Coughlin, workman, said
he and five fellow workers were in
a locker-room when the blaze started
and that they formed a human chain
to rescue Frank De Caro- who had
bpep overcono nv Smoka
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of maneuvers which had first in
dictated that he would be ousted
High Democratic sources have
steadfastly maintained that the
governor planned to depose Com
missioner Cox and replace him
with George Burke, then deputy
commissioner of public works. IN
stead, however, the governor NAM
ed Mr.. Cox to a full term and adj
vanced Mr.. Burke to his own for
mer post, commissioner OF public
works.
Democrats GruunbIed
A grumbling Democratic caucus
finally agreed TO approve the full
term appointment for Commits
sioner Cox, but several members OF
the fold broke away when the sec
ret vote on confirmation was TAX
en-, and the nomination was con-
firmed by only a small margin.
Mr.. Cox, though listed as a
Democrat. had never been active
in party affairs and many Demo-
Gratis claimed that his leanings were
Republican.
Born in Oregon, he served as a
consulting engineer after being
graduated from Washington and
Lee University. Later he was APP
pointed to the Yale faculty which
he left in 1888 after being named
by Gov. Cross.
The highway department, for
years and years, has, through the
vast amount of patronage at its
disposal, been the virtual backbone
OF the Republican party in Con-
meet lieut.. Through 1t the G. o. P.
has managed TO keep its strangle
hold on the small towns Of the
state.
Thunder Claps Come
The thunder began rumbling
several months ago as rumors OF
misfeasance began to gather cir
culation. First Commissioner Cox
suspended Albert Collier, state SUI
pervisor OF bridges, on charges of
using state materials for private
purposes. Later Mr.. Collier was dis
charged. Then came the suspension
of Harry Carsten, supervisor OF
maintenance, and his brother, Will
liam Carsten, also on charges of
misusing state materials.
Then came report by States
Attorney Thomas c. Flood of Mid
dlesex county that there had been
laxity over a period of years. This
really spanked the fuse.
The probe, before 1t is completed
may well extend to several fields
that now seem remote.
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CIRCUS MOVIES
ARE SHOWN HERE

An audience OF more than $50.
attending the Mr. and Mrs. night
Of the Bethel Mems club, held In
the Bethel auditorium last night.
witnessed a fllm on THE Inner Life
Of the Circus, exhibited by william
H. Judd. president Of the New Brit
ain National bank. Mr.. Judd told
a number OF anecdotes about life
under the big tent, and described
the experiences Of the late Dexter
Fellows, noted press agent for the
Ringing Bros., Barnum and Bailey
circus, who was q New Britain ma
49,
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COLlIIIusu from rage -
meth Patton, wife OF the u. s. Con-
sul-gencral, Mrs. II. ID. Robinson,
wife Of the u. s. consul, Mrs. f. S.
Adler, one Of the oldest u. s. resi-
dents Of Singapore; Mrs. c. Il. Mi
chce!s, wife OF the Ford Motor Co,
manager In Malaga and Frank Wy
coli, former president of the Amer
lean Association in Singapore. Pat
ton, Adler, Robinson and Michels
remained in Singapore.
The freighter on which they were
evacuated had no passenger accom-
odations. The ships otfiyers gave
w their quarters TO women with
children. Other passengers, includ-
ing Mrs. Patton, slept on cots in the
sfip's hold or on The decks and
hatch covers. There were not enough
cots 10 go around.
The ships steward provided cof-
fee "a hours day but there was no
food except what was brought by
the passengers.
After a five days trip, the eyac-
uees arrived here In a driving rain
to find hotel Accommodations avail
able for only a small number of
their party. The remainder were
given cots in the former dining pa
vi;ion Of one Of the leading Batavia
hotels. Several members OF the party
will leave shortly for interior Java
points 10 engage In war work for
the United States. Some OF the
others will proceed TO the United
States when transport Is available.
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War Communique
Washington, Feb. 5-UP)-Text
OF the war department communique
No. % as of $3.50 a. m. EST, today:
81. Philippine theater:
There was dull in the battle OF
Bataan during the past "a hours
Combat was limited to relative
minor patrol actions, which lacked
the savage character Of the fighting
which has been almost continuous
during the past two weeks. The
Japanese troops confronting our
right sector are under the command
of Lieut.. Gen. Akiro Nara, and those
facing our left are under Lieut.. Gen
Naoki Kimura. There was no marked
activity in either sector.
80. Netherlands Indies:
Over Java small formation oil
American army P-40 fighting planes
encountered greatly superior force
OF japanese bombers, escorted by
pursuit aircraft. In the ensuing
combat one enemy bomber and one
enemy pursuit plane was shot down
One OF our planes is missing.
%. There is nothing TO report
from other areas"
Hospital Ship Attcked
Melbourne, Feb 5.-UP) -Ameri-
can nurses and wounded troops ar
irving from TIE Philippines at ar
Australian port revealed today that
Japanese planes attacked their hos
pital ship nine times.
CThe American hospital ship Mac
tan arrived at Sydney Jan. 81 with
approximately 200 wounded from
the Philippines. The Toyko radio
has claimed that the ship was al
lowed to sail "unmolested")
The Americans reported that the
nine raids occurred between noon
and evening of single day.
One wounded coldier said.
THE fighters and bombers came
over like sWarms of flies but all
Of our wounded were cheerful and
said they only wished they could
recover and have another crack at
the Japs."
An American nurse said the
bombing gave her butterfly stom-
achitis".
I'VE tried 10 grin and bear it and
carried on the best we could" she
said, but the bomb crashes made
our stonachs act as though butter
flies were flying about inside"
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BUILDING PERMITS

The following permit was is
sued today at the office Of Build
Ing Inspector John +. Hartley:
George LAURA, permission to
add to lunch room, 1903 Thomas
ton avenue, $1,000.
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Hard Pressed British

Cairo, Feb. 5-CUP)-Britsh bomb
ing and fighter planes intensified
their support Of the hard-pressed
imperial forces in Libya today
bombing and machine cunning AXIS
front line positions and troop and
transport columns in the rear, a
general headquarters communique
reported.
Imperial patrols and mobile col
aims continued active over the while
desert front, the communique said.
It's text was:
Our patrols and mobile columns
we're active over the whole front yes
terday.
Our air forces carried out con-
tinuous tighter sweeps over our
forward troops while bombcrs sue
cessfulIy engaged a number OF en-
emy columns, destroying numerous
vehicles"
Cairo, Feb Sup King Farouk
put the government in the hands Of
political leaders favoring the coun-
tryA alliance with Britain today,
ending three days OF political I'M
certainty after the resignation Of
Premier Hussein Sirry Pasha.
Designation Of Mlstapha Nahas
Pasha. leader Of the WAFD ma
tionalisD party, TO form new cab
met put at rest fears that Farouk
had split with that leading party
which supports the British.
Sirry resigned Monday, announc-
ing that he was In ill-health. Gon-
DON quarters said Farouk had be-
came dissatisfied with Sirry's coali-
ton cabinet when relations with
Vichy France were broken of with
cut consulta..4e wa - th----A
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United States Planes
In Battle For Java
CONTINUED from Page ID

to Manila Bay. The heaviest Japa-
nese blows have been along the west
coast where Macarthur has routed
two sea-borne invasion attempts.
The defenders right flank ap-
peared to be more secure today as
a result OF counter-attack that
hurled back units Of the japanese
fifth division which had attempted
TO sweep down the east coast high
way leading to Mariveles port. The
port is MacArthur's supply bridge
head to Corregidor, three miles out
in the bay.
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AMERICANS OUT
OF SINGAPORE

Continued from Page u
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In area, the British Empire is IS
As-~>@ LeS.e,4~ $780,. fa>>-----
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COX SUSPENSION
IS NOT SURPRISE

Continued from Page y
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FOUR ALARM
FIRE IN BOSTON

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MORE EVIDENCE IN
GERMAN SPY RING

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