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The union times., 1943-04-10
AreHighO!fficers Involved In The
 Bad Steel Case?

WASHINCTON.-Chairman Harry s. Truman O., Mo- of the Senate war investigating committee has re- ceived new evidence in the Carne- gie-lllinOis case contradicting Pres. J. Lester Perry's testimony that knowledge of the faking of tests and falsifying of records was con- fined to the Pekin, Pa., plants metallurgical employees.
 Truman has turned over to the Department of Justice with the
The union times., 1943-04-10

Your idle dollars mean idle horsepower, unused manpower, and deadweight on our chances of victory. Put your dollars to work for freedom. Buy War Bonds.
The union times., 1943-04-10
HONOR JEFFERSON

NEW YORK-Observance of the zOOth anniversary of the birthday of Thomas Jefferson, which occurs April Is, began April 1, sponsored by the Bill of Rights Sesqui- Centennial Com mlttee of the Council against Intol- erance in America. Jefferson's memory will be honored in schools, churches and civic organizations.
The union times., 1943-04-10

Lest we forget: The Axis will conduct a dynamic defense and fight back not only with all means at its own disposal but also with some means at our own disposal our false steps and mistakes and our susceptibilities to its unceasing propaganda to divide us at home and separate us from our Allies.
The union times., 1943-04-10
Lombard Speaks
 On Rationing

Joe Lombard, business agent and financial secretary of Local 371, Hart ford Meat Cutters, and a member of the local price and rationing board, discussed meat rationing and the use of the red stamps, at a meeting of the Women's Democratic Club, at the Garde Hotel Hartford.
 Other labor members of the Hart ford Rationing Board are Herbert A. Miller, business agent of Teamsters 559, and Frank Devine, business agent of Local 5, Electrical Workers.
The union times., 1943-04-10
BARRIERS GET NICE RAISE

DETROIT.-Signing up of the three Terminal Barber Shops in Detroit by Local 552 of the Jour- neyman Barbers International Un- ion brings wages up to a weekly guarantee of $35 plus 6Oao of all gross receipts over $50 a week.
 The old wage before unioniza- ton was merely 5O2o commission without any guarantee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-04
FOOD KEEPING
REDS IN WAR
American Shipments to
Russia Pay Great Divi-
dends Claims Wickard

washington. February 4. - Cup
- Secretary Of Agriculture Claude
r. Wickard declared today that
American food Is almost surely"
keeping Russia In the war.
ut Is men-RuSsian men-who
are winning the all-important bat
tie there" he told the House For
elgn Affairs Committee considering
extension Of the Lend-Lease Act
"But II the supplies Of American
food which are going to those men,
fraction though II Is OF the total
supply, were cut off tomorrow they
would almost surely nave to stop
fighting."
Secretary Of war Henry l.. stin,-
son said OF O press conference that
Lend-Lease supplies for Russia are
getting through In increased quanti-
Ties. He said convoy losses on the
Murmansk route have been "n1a-
terially reduced" and the railroad
system In Iran Is being developed
rapidly TO play an important role.
Wickard disclosed that more food
now Is being shipped to Russia than
to Great Britain. These shipments,
he said, have paid magnificent div
idends" and must be continued.
He warned that Americans OF
home must tighten their belts still
more this year to make additional
supplies available TO our armed
forces and our Allies. These re-
Quirements probably will be double
what they were last year, he said.
II want to tell you frankly that
from now on we are going to feel
the pinch more than we have in the
past, as we 60 on sending food to
our Allies" he said. II can assure
you, however, that there will be
enough food for our civilians to have
Q nutritious diet"
CONTINUED on Page %
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-04
RUSSIANS ONLY
q MILES FROM
ROSTOv CENTER
Last Railroad Line Cut,
Trapping 100000 Ger
man Soldiers
ENEMY TRIES TOFLEE
ACROSS KERC STRAITS
Retreaters Are Being Ham.
11ered By Planes From
Black Sea Fleet
BY HENRY SHAPIRO
Omitted Press staff Correspondent

NO--~SN0
Moscow, February 4. -
(UP) - One arm Of the Red
Army pincers closing in on
RoStov today threatened
Bataisk - only 10 miles
south Of the big Axis base
and the onward surge Of the
Russians held the promise
that there might be a Ger
man Dunkirk" on the shores
Of the Sea Of Azov.
(CBs recorded British Broad
casting Company report from Moe
COW that said the Germans already
were attempting to flee across the
Kerch Straits into Crimea and that
they were under heavy attack from
planes Of the Russian Black Sea
fleet>.
Rostov, which would be one Of
the richest prizes Of the Soviet win
ter extensive, was threatened from
three directio psno rtheast, south-
east and south. one column was
reported to be less than 20 miles
from Bataisk, and German planes
and tanks were said In front dis
patches to have gone into action
almost within range Of heavy Rus
sian crtillery.
(L0ndon military observers said
the fact that the Russians had sew
cred the last German route Of re-
treat from the Caucasus by rail-
road, left the Axis forces no al
tentative except to try to escape
across the sea Of Azov. There, were
two possible routes for the Axis
troops-one at Kerch and one. far
Their north at Yeisk. The military
experts in London called today'S
news from the Russian front 1.-THE
best yet.'')
Farther north there was an 180-
mile front extending from the rail-
road north Of Kursk to point 10
miles east Of Voroshilovgrad, q
Donets basin center which seemed
likely to fall to the Red Army soon.
In the center Of that line was
the Axis stronghold Of Kharkov to-
ward which the Russians continued
to press. They had captured the
railroad Junction Of Kupyansk, So
miles southeast Of Kharkov and
were moving forward, front dis
patches said.
The Red Army had broken
through the German lines at three
points on the Ukraine front and at
two places had reached the Ger
mans 1941 line.
Continued on Page a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-04
Nazis Had Planned Retreat
From Caucasus Several
Weeks Ago
RUSSIAN ADVANCES
HAVE CHECKED THEM
Nazi Propaganda Fails to
Tell People How Desper-
ate Situation Is
BY ROBERT DowsON
(United Press staff CoFrespondestD

@~N-e. q
UNITED Press Staff COrrespOndent)
London, February 4.-(UP)
- Germans mourning the
loss Of an army Of $4,000
men at Stalingrad were tacit-
ly informed today that the
entire Axis army Of the
Caucasus, numbering up to
IS divisions or 100000 men
or more, had been penned
into the narrow northwest
corner Of the Caucasus front.
Berlin reports received In Stock
holm asserted that the Germans
had planned q retreat from Tho
Caucasus weeks ago and now. had
more or, less" finished II after de-
stroying railroads and highways.
These reports indicated that tbs
Germans would try to hold the area
between the Kerch Strait 70 the
Crimea and Rostov.
Only O few hours after the decla-
ration OF three days Of oflclal
mourning for the men sacrificed ct
Stalingrad by Adolf Hitler, the Ger
man radios started broadcasting:
Movements Ended
"Large scale movements Of the
German armies between the Cau-'
casus and the lower Don have now
been concluded on the whole.
Troops Of the German south wing
have taken UP two hridgehead pos
sitions, one In the area east OF the
Taman peninsula, including Kras-
nodar, the other south and east Of
the Don estuary"
It took only O glance ct war map
for Germans like everybody else TO
read what 1t meant.
The Germans who had penetrated
TO the Caucasus mountains ana
raised the Na2i Swastika on their
highest peak had now admittedly
been thrown back until they held
only two "hridgeheads"-in the ex-
IRENE northwestern area.
Means Of Escape
One, on the Taman peninsula and
In the territory extending ITO miles
to the east, offered a means OF es-
cape by way of the Kerch peninsula
to the Crimea under combined
Russian land, air and sea attack.
The other was Immediately below
Rostov where the Don en1pties into
the Taganrog arm Of the sea Or
Azov.
What the German civilians did
not know, from their own propa-
ganda agencies ct least, was that
the Russians yesterday captured
Kushchevka, IS miles south Of Ros-
tov, and thereby the last means Of
CONTINUED on Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-04
.RAYBURN 0. KS
/. new TAX Plan
Runl Appears Before the
House Ways, Means
i Committee Today
(NEA Radiophoto)
By EDWARD v. ROBERTS

\OMlVcu GEeSb SVttH CVrrebpOHueUtD
Washington, Feb. 4--(UP)-Speak-
er Sam Rayburn endorsed the prin-
ciple Of pay-as-you-go income tax
and said he thought the plan to be
formulated by the House Ways and
Means committee should be taken
up In the House soon.
Rayburn's first public endorse
lnent Of the principle came stimuli
taneously with the appearance Of
Beardsley Ruml, New York banker
and department store executive,
before the committee. It was Rlln1l
who first advanced the pay -as-you-
60 idea which since has been en-
dorsed by the treasury department
with the reservation that taxes on
1912 income not be skipped, as
Ruml proposes.
Randolph Paul, treasury general
counsel, has indicated the treasury
might compromise by agreeing to
skip part Of the 1912 income tax
payments, particularly those IN the
lower brackets. He has objected to
forgiving all 1912 taxes. He con-
tended especially that persons with
large incomes in that year, and
perhaps with smaller incomes in
following years, would get q wind
fall" by that process.
Ruml offered suggestions today to
catch "windfalls" income tax
on capital gains not be cancelled;
and that a special death tax be
provided to recover what may be
considered" windfall.
Chairman Robert L. Doughton'
D., N. c., of the Ways and Means
committee also objected to RumrS
skip-a-year proposal.
"You wouldn't forgive me debt
that I would pay If We were in bus
mess" he said. 1T would wreck
every business"
He then asked Ruml If any COM
rnercial firm had ever forgiven"
all its outstanding debts.
Eyes, SIR" Ruml replied. I'm 1884
a competitor of Macy's in New YORK
cancelled all accounts receivable,
asked its customers to pick UP their
receipted bills and went on cash
Continued on Page A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-04
Unusual Case Opens
Today Against Bank
Charles A. TempletOn, InC Seeks Recovery of Excess
Interest Paid Defendant for Over 20 Years;
WilIimantC Judge Presides N.

=
IFgt whether or not interest peia ~
excess Of the amount required py q
contract can be recovered after the
termination Of the contract Is Q
question. which has been placed Pc
fore Judge John II. King OF Wilt
mantle who came here To-Day 70 pre-
side in superior court AZ the nearing
Of the civil action brought py tne
Charles A. Templeton, 1ncp against
the waterbury Savings Bank. con.
siderable legal interest u centereo
on the unusual case.
Former Governor Charles A. Tenn
pletoa, who stated he was president
general manager, and treasurer OF
the concern IN 1915 when the morts
gage TRANSACTION involving q $1o,U0u
loan arose, testined no cnange III
the contract was ever mace. Ae
stated the agreement caliea 1or
payment OF nve per cent lnterest'
but ne did not discover II Until tne
note was paid IN 1871. aIter !nterest
Of hve' and 1-2 per cent nao peen
paid Tor more than ~ years.
Attorney Walter eager, counsel
for the bank, objected TO testimony
Of Mr.. Templeton that the corpora
ton had no notification Of q change
In interest requirements, stating It
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-04
AMERICANS BOMB
MESSINA HARBORS

Cairo. Feb. 4 -(UP)- American
Liberator heavy bombers attacked
shipping and harbor installations OF
the north sicilian ports OF Messina
and Palermo, O communique OF the
Ninth U. 8. Air Force announced
today. .
Bombs were seen bursting ON a
dFydock and workshops at Aeasina,
the Glcllian port nearest the main-
land OF Italy through which flow
Axis supplies 10 North Africa. HTS
als0 we're observed IN the area OF q
ran ferry terminal and power sta
ton.
Other bombs were seen burstlng
In the vicinity Of oil storage tanks
from which large clouds OF black
smoke arose.
one American plane made an In
dlvldual attaekA scoring hits ana
near hits on q large motor vessel.
Results Of the bombing Of Palermo
could not be observed because OF
heavy clouds, Il was aald
Al planes returned safely.
Tho Royal Ar FUrce and Middle
EabteFn Command announced that
Allied planes also ralded targets ~
southeast sicily.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-04
NEWPHASELOOM
in POOL RACKET
Evidence Pertaining to Co
cOannt Grove Holocaust
Hinted at Boston

Boston, Feb. 4.-(UP)-Two broth
ers and sister-in-law of Police
Commissioner Joseph F. Timilty OF
Boston testified before q special
session of the Suffolk county grand
Jury today In what was believed q
new phase of the states investiga-
ton into the SOC. 1000, 900 New Eng
land number pool racket.
Spirited into the chamber where
the jurors were meeting were Wal
ter Tiinilty, proprietor Of the Elk
Laundry, his wife Elizabeth, and
Deputy Sheriff Harry Timilty Of
Suffolk county.
The trio were seen only briefly as
they hastened from the room In
company with two state troopers
AL apparently entered by rear
door and none Of them would COM
meilt.
Extreme secrecy shrouded the
jury's activities and some limited
that the session might be invcsti-
eating certain new evidence per-
tanning 70 the Coc0auut Grove hol0-
caust In which 10 persons including
city ofilclaIs have been Indicted,
Belief that II was the numbers
racket that was being considered
Of State Police IT, John Sullivan.
was strengthened BY the presence
whose activities IN recent weeks
have been solely eenteFed on the
racket case IN which 50 persons In
Guiding the alleged leader. DR.
Harry J, Eaganaky, q Bro0kllne
dentist, have been Indicted.
sullivan was playing An active
part IN the proceedings with Asst,
Ats. -0en. Prank q. Wnlpe. AZ one
time be entered the chamber with
two huge. raper.NFapped bundles,
which 4 We aald contained rec
ord6 d Illnillyn Alk Laundry.
Thls wae me inFyh second sea.
atom called ~ Atty uen. Robert r.,
Bushnell Wllhln q Nsek.
scenllnuod g pags y
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-04
AUXILIARY SEEKING
COAST GUARD JOBS

Boston, Feb. & - (U.P0 - Cap
tain Chester H. Jones, national d..
rector of the Coast Guard Auxil-
iary, believes his organization may
replace regular guardsInen and re-
servists in patroling the Atlantic
coast.
Jones said yesterday during q
tour Of inspection that 1T is entire
ly conceivable that we may have to
go all out and call upon the auxil-
larry to assume full responsibility
for the protection Of our long coast
line and our many seaportS, replac-
ing regulars and reservists who may
possibly be called overseas"
Auxiliaries already have played
a major role in rescuing torpedoed
seamen. he said, and In guarding
harbors and bays.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-04
.RUMAN|A NEARS
CRACKING POINT
Finland Starving for More
Food; Many German Bus
inesses to Close
BY John A. PARRrS

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
London, Feb. 4.-(UP) Rurnar1ia
and Finland, at the southern and
northern extremities Of the front
on which Germany attacked Russia
so confidently In June 194l, showed
signs today that they were nearing
the cracking point.
"A United Press Ankara dispatch
revealed that Han1dullah Suphi Tan
riover, Turkish minister to Rumania,
had suddenly returned home after
an interview with Marshal Ion An
tonescu, the Rumanian dictator, and
reported that he was believed to
have taken with him peace feeler
which he hoped Turkey would trans
NIT to the United Nations.
Stockholm dispatches reported
that Finland, starving and long in
sistent that Germany me-; send 1t
more food II It was to hold out,
was seething with anger over o
statement made last Saturday by
Field Marshall Hermann Goering
that Rlissia'S winter war OF 1899 on
Finland was only q bluff, and II was
indicated that soon there might be
additional repercussions.
In connection with the Rumanian
situation, the Morocco radio report
ed today that the Turkish minister
to Bulgaria had been called home
to Ankara for consultation and said
italian residents In Turkey had been
ordered by the Italian government
to hold themselves In readiness TO
leave-presumahly II Turkey became
q war theater.
The situation In Germany was
at its worst oint-frcnn the Ger
man viewpoint-since the war start
ed. ;.
German radios broadcast that 1t
would be only q few days now be-
fore one Of the most drastic de-
crees in German history would close
thousands Of businesses, including
one Of Berlin's biggest department
stores, in order that their work.
ers could be drafted into war In
dustry.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-04
Goebbels' Plans
Spoiled BY Raid

London, Feb. 4 -(UP)-- A
British air raid ON Hamburg
last night spoiled plans for
Paul Joseph Goebbels, Ger
man propaganda minister, to
broadcast q speech throughout
Germany from o Berlin war
factory where he was Sched-
uled TO address tank workers,
Il was indicated today.
Reports from the continent
revealed that the Naxis had
herded people all over Ger
many to loud speakers to hear
GOebbels.
,Impromptu speakers and mn-
steal numbers Allied In for q
long time, reports said, and
then the radios resumed their
routine programs without ex-
planning why Goebbels had not
been heard.
Later the official German
news agency broadcast the
speech rs having been made.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-04
German Nation Goes
Into Mourning Over
Losses At Stalingrad
Real Oil Emergency
Over In Waterbury
Shortage Crisis Passed; Panic.Stricken Consumers
Seeking Extra AIIOtments Played; 5000 Gallons
to Arrive Here Daily

City and state authorities were
unanimous today In reporting that
the crisis Of the waterbury oil
shortage has passed and the real
emergency Is over. Mayor John B.
Monagan and State OIL Adminis-
traitor wesley Sturges urged public
cooperation III limiting supplies TO
the amount needed Immediately
stating additional oil would be avail
able In time to all under arrange
ments made by the PAW In Wash
ington.
Meanwhile special investigation Of
calls made by consumers to the
emergency fuel once has been start
ed In an effort to uncover panic
stricken" consumers who have
sought excess amounts Of oil with
out consideration for emergency
needs Of others. A house-to-house
canvass was conducted by local po-
lice last night and several homes
which conferred In requests for more
oil, were found to have 40 Or 81
gallons on hand. Consumers have
been asked not to order oil II 81
gallons or o two days supply Is pos
sesSed.
Misunderstanding by the public
OF the purpose Of the new eTl1er'
.aanov oil once Is .believed TO- &C.
count for d large portion for thu
calls which have been received
Numerous complaints were made
that II was virtually impossible K
find the telephone line at 6-li1t
free for even moment. Oficials
have urged the public not to con.
tact the headquarters except FOL
distress" calls. Consumers have
been asked to place orders FOR oil
with their dealers and to call the
emergency headquarters only II
they are unable to place an order.
Preference In answering dis
tyess" calls will be given TO consunl-
ers who report illness in their homes
to families which have small chill
dren or invalids, and to various So
cial welfare agencies such as the
Salvation Army or Visiting Nurse
association.
Fred A. Webb, fuel ration admin
istrator, stated the shortage problem
has been removed largely from the
jurisdiction Of the ration board since
the fuel oil panel Of the civilian de-
tense counsel was organized ana the
emergency headquarters started to
operate. Cases involving coupon diff
ficulties are handled directly
through the ration board, but the
task OF clearing requests for emer-
gency allowances now will be In the
hands Of the new volunteer group,
he said. The ration headquarters
had been besieged with frantic calls
since the emergency reached a high
last weekend.
Mr.. Webb early this afternoon
said no additional shipment Of oil
to this city had been reported to
him, but he believed SUFFICIENT
supply will arrive to meet the de-
mands of consumers. Under the al
location planned for the state, 5000
gallons will arrive in waterbury
daily.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-04
.SOLOMONS BATTLE
STILL CONTINUES
Americans and laps Spar
for Knockout in Open
ing Round
BY sANDOR S. KLEIN
UNITED Press star CorrespOnden'

kUMlbCU IECoS Ct0A NOAhOSPSAh1SehH
washington, Feb. +(UP)-The
new battle for the Solomon islands
so far a series of widely-scattered
air-sea engagements-was believed
to be still In progress today with
both sides spafring for a Knockout
opening.
Both American and Japanese
forces have suffered losses but. the
Navy Department said. the mill
tary situation does not permit pub
LEGATION Of more details at this time. :"
A Navy spokesman said there would
be no announcement of American
losses until Japanese losses can be
released OF the same time.
The Nays second communique
on the current operations said only
that "air and surface engagements
between u. 8. and enemy forces IN
the dsladalcanai area OF the solo,
mon islands are continuing"
There was considerable confusion
here Is 10 the magnitude o. TIE
action. The Nays original COM
munlque said the japanese activity
Indicated = major eii0Ft" 70 re-
gain full control Of the Bol0m0ns,
but Secretary 0f the Navy Frank
Knox characterized the exchanges u
.ea....af....a.a -. naaa A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-04
DRAFT PHYSICIAN
REFUSES BRIBE

Boston, FEB. 4 - CUpl :. Irving
Kemler, sa-year-old Revere shoe
store owner, today began serving q
2 liz year penitentiary sentence linz
posed last June after he was con-
victed by q federal Jury Of attempt-
ing TO avoid military service BY
hTibing q draft board physician,
The sentence also carried 3 $500
tine.
Kemler. originally sentenced by
Federal Judge Charles ". Wyaanakl,
was Feaenteneed today after having
exhausted Ell appeals 10 the y. 3,
Circuit Court Of Appeals,
~. Harold MusgTaye Revere plly-
sieian, testified that KemleF had
offered him 800 II be would DE-.
clare the defendant unit for tnilis
laFy services.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-04
ALLIES LOSE is
PLANES in RAID
Hamburg Submarine Bases
and Manufacturing Areas
Targets Of Attack
Ry SIDNEY ). WILLIAMS

London, FEB. 4 - (U.P) = Allied
planes were reported attacking
western Germany today, following
up last nights smashing Royal Air
Force raid on Hamburg, Germany's
great submarine manufacturing
center and her largest port.
The German radio reported q
daring daylight raid by British
planes which had crossed the vest
ern frontier Of Germany. It was re-
called that German reports Of the
raid by American planes on VIII
hel1nshaven last week had persisted
In calling the attackers British
planes"
There was no oi1lcial confirmation
here Of today's raids. The German
radio gave no clue TO the raiders
objective but Il was believed that
Emden, Bremen, or WilhlemshaVen
may have been attacked.
(DNB, Oflicial German news
agency, claimed In q radio broadcast
that German fighter plane had
challenged and turned back the
raiders. DNB said the raid may be
considered q failure,'1
The air ministry disclosed that
the large force q RAP bombeFs
which attacked Hamburg, the
Reiehis second largest city, had
started large fiFes,
Thus, the Allies we're intensity
ING theiF day and night campaign
against German eubMeFlne bases
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