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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-02
Expect Lewis
oOrderMen
Back to Work

Washington, Nov. 2.-(UP)-John
l.. Lewis was expected today to order
$4,000 members of the United Mine
Workers to end their strike and re-
sumo production of coal tomorrow
under the auspices of the federal
government.
The UMW's 200-man policy COM
mittee, which failed to act yester-
day to end the strike and which
usually follows the guidance of Lewis
will meet again at p. M, EWT. It
may order the men to begin the
back-to-work movement tomorrow
although there is little likelihood
that full production can be resumed
until next week.
Government seizure of the mines
drew favorable reaction in some
union quarters, apparently because
solid fuels administrator Harold l.
Ickes was given limited authority to
negotiate wage contract with the
miners, subject to war labor board
approval, for the period of govern
ment operation.
President Roosevelt ordered 5000
mines seized last night and opened
tomorrow morning under the Amer
lean flag to denote government OPP
Grafton. He directed Secretary Of
War Henry L. Stimson to provide
whatever protection might be neces-
Sary to the workers or properties.
Cause Of Strikes
The seizure came six months tx
the day after the government seized
them for the first time in the cur.
rent wage dispute. 1t was less thar
three weeks ago that the last of the
pits were restored to private man.
agement-action which caused some
miners to rebel and start the latest
wave of wildcat strikes.
The seizures order came less than
II hours after coal production was
halted by the fourth general STOP
page within six months and after
President Roosevelt had threatened
decisive action" If the strike was
not ended at once.
In a statement released with his
order, Mr.. Roosevelt said the miners
grievances had been heard and that
they had received a fair deal.
THE government offers the
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Yonks Storm
In To Doom
RobouI Jops

Allied Headquarters, Southwest
Pacific, Nov. 2-(UP)-In a sudden
stroke to speed final reconquest OF
the SolomorlS, American invasion
forces stormed ashore on Bougain-
vile Island yesterday to seize EN-
press Augusta Bay and doom thou
sands of Japanese troops at out
thanked bases on the southeast ap-
proaches to Rabaul, a communique
announced today.
The surprise landing on the larg-
est-and most powerfully held-is-
land in the Solomons group was car
ried out by troops under Admiral
William F. Halsey's South Pacific
command against slight opposition.
Gen. Dougas MacArthur's express
sed hope that the Japanese fleet
would offer a fight apparently was
not realized as the convoy unload
ed its men and supplies and the
troops famed out over dense jun
gle trails and rugged mountains in
drives that soon may result in bat
ties with possibly 10000 enemy SOL
diers.
Capture Of Bougainville, site of
nine enemy airdromes, would set the
stage for the final blows to smash
the big Japanese base at Rabaul,
New Britain, only $50 miles-easy
fighter range-northwes of the flat,
sandy Empress Augusta Bay beach,
es on the west side of the island.
20O-Mile Jump
Jump 200 miles from the Southern
Solomons. past the scenes of last
weeks landings on Choiseul and the
Treasury Islands, the invasion fore
eS struck while Allied aircraft bat
tered Buka and Kieta airdromes 80
miles away to keep down enemy
aerial interference.
Macarthur, talking to reporters
the day before the landing, said the
convoy that made the foray, be-
lieved to have been under personal
command of Halsey, was large
enough to tempt out the enemy's
fleet units.
II don't think they will come out"
he said, "but if they do I welcome
it." He promised to throw in all
available air forces to battle the
enemy's warships if necessary.
Macarthur revealed the strategy
involved in the attack on Bougain-
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-02
Noxon Motion
Is Denied

Pittsield, Mass, Nov. Pup
Superior Judge William A. Burns
has denied without prejudice" a
motion to give the defense access
to the prosecutions evidence against
Atty. John F. Noxon, Jr., accused
Of eActrocuting his imbecile son.
IN denying the motion, Judge
Burns said that the time "is not
right for presenting this motion"
However, he added that it might be
presented at a later date.
Defense Atty. Walter j. Donovan
Of Adams entered a formal excep-
ton to the ruling.
Noxon, AZ, is held without bail
on a murder charge in connection
with the death of his 6-month-old
son, Lawrence, last Sept. %.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-02

Coal operators said 1t would be
sometime next week before full pro-
duction could be restored. BY that
time, the war-vital steel industry
already feeling the effect of wild
cat strikes which preceded the
fourth general walkout of $4,000
miners at midnight Sunday, will be
forced to curtail operation of It's
blast furnaces, open hearth fur
naces and finishing mills.
Dwindling fuel stockpiles also
confronted the nations railroads
power plants, and shipping and my
Rad other industries.
Inadequate civilian fuel supplies
were reported throughout New Eng
land and at Detroit, Pittsburgh
Youngstown, Ohio and at many
other towns and cities in Kentucky,
Illinois, Indiana, Kansas and Color
ado.
At New York City, civilian sup
plies or anthracite were reported
sufficiently only to last another two
or thgee days.
Reports from the coal areas said
the strike of bituminous and an
thracite miners was almost unani-
nous.
The miners, who left the pits
upon the expiration of the truce de-
clared by United Mine Workers
President John l.. Lewis, were stand
ing in groups on street corners in
the mine towns discussing the pres
ident'S action.
The concenSuS among them was
that they will return to the mines
only upon receiving instructions
from Lewis conforming with Pres
Roosevelt's order. These instructions
were expected to be issued after a
meeting of the UNIV Policy Com
mittee late today at Washington.
Survey OF Fields
Individual miners, however, ex-
pressed bitterness over the long de-
lay in negotiation of mine con-
tract. Some favored remaining out
of the mines until a contract is
signed.
A survey of the coal fields show
ed that 10000 miners were on
strike in Pennsylvania, 100000 in
West Virginia, 22,00 DIN Alabama,
$4,000 in Ohio, $4,000 in Illinois, 49,
600 in Virginia, and the rest in
scattered fields in Indiana, Iowa,
Colorado, Wyoming, Arkansas, Mis-
souri,, New Mexico and Utah.
A lot Of them spent yesterday
hunting in the hills or repairing
their houses or automobiles.
In Kentucky, political observers
expected large mine protest vote
in favor of Republicans in today's
gubernatorial election. Coal opera
tors in Illinois expressed concern
lest the miners seek employment in
high-paying war industry plants.
Birmingham faced critical
shortage Of commercial gas. City by
products companies reported only
enough fuel on hand to last out the
day. 1t was in Alabama where the
wildcat strikes which preceded the
general walkout began.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-02
Moscow Meet
Hurts Hitler

London, Nov. 2-(UP) - The
si::ed States, Great Britain and
&ssSsia moved swiftly today to i'm
element the decisions reached at
rneir Moscow conference, while Ger
man propagandists took up tenta-
lively the line that the Anglo-Amer-
iccns had sold out" to Bolshevism.
Dispatches from neutral capitals
suggested the scope of the tri-part-
ite agreements had surprised and
alarmed Berlin. London observers
indicated that the three Allies would
follow up this psychological advan-
tage quickly with action on the po-
litical front.
1t was believed that the first meet
ing of the new European advisory
Commission provided for in the
Moscow agreement would be held
here before the end TO the month.
None of the three governments
has yet announced its delegate, but
it was believed that Audrey Vyshin-
sky. Soviet Deputy Foreign Com
misar, would represent Russia.
Settlement of the Russo Polish
dispute and formulation of a defin-
lite tri-partite stand on the postwar
status of occupied countries were un-
derstood to be high on the commits
sion's agenda.
Prime Minister winston Churchill
failed to make his expected state
ment to commons on the Moscow
conference, but 1t was considered
almost certain that Foreign Secre-
tary Anthony Eden would give a
full accounting on his return to
London.
Swiss press dispatches indicated
that the Germans had been shocked
at the extent Of the Moscow accord
and the Gazette De Lausanne as
streed the conference had dealt a
death blow to Germanyis European
new uitier.''
Berlin had hopes that an un-
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-02
RUSSIANS SMASH LAST NAz| DEFENSES
Defiant Miners Cripple Efforts For War
Monagan Anticipates Victory
BY 2 To 5000; Kearney, LOO

Lacking enthusiasm interest of former years
ton day here today just another of those things
to hundreds of Waterburans And result of this evil
dent frame of mind the total vote cast up to o'clock
disappointing to leaders of both warning factions Demo-
Gratis and Republicans. However, both Mayor John S.
confident that during the afternoon the turnout would
be impressive. With the changing of the factory
shifts at o'clock a spur anticipated.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-02

Mr.. Kearney cast his ballot at 9
o'clock and then proceeded to make
tour of the city.
Both sides had plenty Of workers
in action today with the Democrats,
Continued on Page A.
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oAAAA w cV - ~ NANSA CS oPoA WoAo
Mayor Monagan showed the way
to his fellow Waterburians by being
at the Masonic Temple building
about $40 o'clock this morning to
register his preference. It is re-
ported by the usual reliable
authority" that he had definite
one.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-02
FDRCompelledT To
Take Over Mines
So War May Coon
BY UNITED PRESS

The reopening of the nations coal mines scheduled
for tomorrow under governmental operation will too
late to prevent serious fuel shortages leading to further
curtament of production and perhaps heatless
in many sections of the country survey indicated today
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-02
Reds Drive Into
Crimea Area To
Shut Gate On Foe

Moscow, November g. - (UP) - A Russian armored
Spearhead smashed through the last German defenses
the Perkop isthmus and drove into the Crmea today
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-07

more. he had never seen a man
lere who reSembled the German
me senorita mad informed MN
about. He had seen a Mexican.
however, who was small and deli
cate as a girl His name was Juan
Ask him il he can reach Juan
The answer was no. but a no
that was a little indefinite.
pushed the second FIVE peso note
into the bartender's hand. Tell
him 10 try" | said 90 her Tell
lin To have fernando phone me
q the Hotel FamosO Give him
ny name and room number
THAT same night after had
L seen her 20 her room.
rh0ned Fall | gave him the
-anes OF Lathrop, Jenkins and
( hevaile | mentioned the hacl-
ndado whose name she couldn |
recall, told him what | had been
~ 20 and then ! called II a night.
The next day he phoned me-
Jenkins had returned 10 London
Utmost fifteen years ago. Che
allies record was cloudy As TO
Lathrop, ne was sending 4 man
-orth To- the Lathrop ranch That
hole dag was a blank But by
ne day after. fernando was
aShcd into the Hotel FamOSo.
He was sitting in a big brown
'1bby chair ike a tourist l saw
tim as came down. for ciga-
ss,tcs. Good morning" ne said
flow are you" ! was too punch
crank 20 react to his display of
ElgiSL. l realized as we walked
% the automatic elevator that II
would be stupid asking him about
his pretended linguistic lack of q
ivy days ago. That was of yester-
cay Yesterday was gone with
yesterdays equations. l was sure
tlat Lila Taggard had something
10 do with Hernando'S appear
ance. Then | wasn't 50 sure. We
GOT out on my floor. fernando
smiled. You okay, ScnOr2"
You played dumb TO keep from
talking To me over IN that murder
house." | said.
Murder, SenOr2 No. senior. No
murder. No hombre, nobody muir
dcred, scnor. Nobody.
To be continued
Copyright. 1913. Carl A. Petersonl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-07
By CARL A. PETERSON

man does come here. but his nanc
is Senior Ramos"
ASK him where the bartender
Pablo is.
After a few minutes she sal
''He says that Pablo received a
message this morning that his
mother was sick and that Pab. 9
has left the city"
Again | studied that bartender S
square face. | was positive that
this man kncw nothing of Senior
Ramos Mirtilo. of the GeStapo.
or of Pablo's true reason for leaV-
ing the city. ASK him II Pablo
owns this place
Again. ! waited He says that
Pablo Is a trabaJ1dOr a work NJ
man. ike himself
Then who owns it,"
Senior Ramos cwrs this place.
~ says.
Tell MIN that we vii wat
mere That We want 20 talk %
Senior Ramos and perhaps he can
end hm'
V7HE bartender broke INTO swift
L speech ami / learned that ne
didn't know where Senior RamGS
.vcd. that the Senior was a greet
Gentleman whom one could not
disturb So late al night even Il
one kncW where ne lived
I took out a nd peso note
when the BARTENDER declined /
learned TIA; he ,3uld not acCect
4 Gn less ne could DC 81 service.
That he would. 4 wc assured MN
that II was a great emergency,
speak to Senior Ramos the next
tl,ne re saw a.m. about US: that
We could return m few DAYS or
a wees II wc wanted 10
Tel MIN that sc can't wait,
/ said. Tell him that we would
like = speak 10 any one Of Senior
Ramos friends. ! described
looks - her LOOMS
Shoot the woTks AZ hrn.' I said
Give hlm fernando
Nervously / Ut a cigarette.
as they srgued. After
ten minutes she told me that the
bartender had seen a tall AmerI-
can who came here 20 visit Senior
Ramos. ASK him If he can reach
the American" The bartender re-
piled that he couldn't. Further
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-07

Chapter Is
IT took some time finding. The
streets were like mine shafts
before The fights go on We peered
into. tvo or three tequila joints
that weren't the one | wanted.
But wc knIid il finally: the same
place with the bar on the left
and and the door IN the rear.
Two Mexican workingmen
were drinking as we entered The
bartender greeted us with q
BueuaS as If he had never seen
either of uS IN ms life. And he
hadn't. The Pablo with the dap
per muStache had been succeeded
by i stout man IN a dirty apron.
Customers and bartender gaped
AZ the two or US
Lila" | said 10 her. Tell him
that We would like 10 60 INTO the
room IN the rear. That We have
an appointment with Senior Mir
tho"
She shook her head AZ me as
Il ! We're mad and then started
a conversation III Spanish Tn
bartender shrugged. he looked a.
The ceiling. he waved his hands.
she turned % me. We better
go Everyone's staring
Try offering hirG a few pesos. =
| pulled out my wallet and of :
tered a five peso note TO the bar
tender. He scratched MS head.
ne glanced az the customers aud
suddenly became -iOqucrt
LIE says" she translated. Tor
you and me 10 60 into the
room, that he has never heard OF
a Senior Mirtflo. but &c will talk
20 us IN there"
The three Of US entered the rear
room / had been beaten in here
by Johnson The bartender wiped
mis- hands on his apron. He was
talking fast.
What does he say?" I asked
her.
HE has never heard of a Senior
Mirtilo."
Describe MirtilO'S looks TO him
and see if that helps
She did so. and after a while
translated. He says that such a
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-07
THE RIVER SPEEDS TO THE SEA

One Key WeSter in Il group of half
tozeu observed. in speaking about the war.
The 'ide has definitely turned" Our pi.-
atorial philosopher. member of tn
Group. rejoined:
Tide Is not an APP illustration of the
crieS # Allied victories. extending over a
Dcriod 81 several months. for tide having
armed whether at flood OF AZ cbb. runs the
piher way again
When the Germans were oVerrunnin,
europe and Russia and resistance To the
Japanese was topping over IN dozen di.-
crcut olaceS tide would have been an art
crm 10 apply tO their successes The Gef-
mans and the laps were then at the peas
their power. they We're primed 10 the
minute L. wage successful war. and the Al
les. comparatively. were in a state of IN
Preparedness That was particularly true
ii the United States whose tremendous
lower barely had been tapped
We. IN the United States. were con
ident NAT the tide of the Axis powe~s
would turn. for their aScendancy was mere
3 temporary But il Is different now: The
.ucceS> Of the Allies Is like a river ever
running toward the sea.
You Mt have To think much 10 de.
ermine the difference between the early
-uccesses al he AXIS powers and the pres
~ successes of the Allied Nations. They
Wer. unable 10 increase their productivity
ard later. could not maintain it al its peak
Germany today has only small part of the
...I, -batt -
Belgium. the Netherlands and France; ard
Japan Tor several months now. has been
a.ailinv about its losses of aircraft ana
h.u-. Ia, our peak il yet 10 come AMI. when
SO reach il. We can maintain II because e
aur practically inexhauStble raw materials.
ard. above all our inventive genius in using
hem. resulting in assembly lines and stand
ardizatlon> that are the wonder of the
world
German and Japanese power Is grad
lAlly being $; pped away. have heard ker
Wes,er> remark during the last week or -.
hat they can not see how Germany. with
ectior~ of her great industrial cities blast
ia into rubble and her lines smashed on the
Russian front. can hold out much longer, AMI
hips have become 80 scarce with the Jap
.n the Southwest Pacific they are now a.
most exclusively using bargeS tor inter-is-
land traffic
And while the power of our enemies
decreasing. ours j, Increasing. and viii b..
.rease to tha. point where il will be irresist-
ible
Don't ~ay the tide has turned for The
Allies. because that embodieS he idea IT E.
reaching the crest Of IFS flow or tho Jim.
i., .bb. when il viii turn again. WIZ
our hit ing power growing daily. the oet'e.
term for u> is ~ >ar that the river speeds ta-
ward he sea"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-07
KEY WEST In
DAYS GONE BY
FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN
OF AUGUST 7. 1893

ai the Kew West Chapter Of the
american Red Cross. and her as
s'arts. Ms Isabelle Duffy ami
IL RAYMOND Johnson. ar busy
.iay asserting clothing pr' Daro-
Org 20 rs distribution ,n t-- u
Tins cts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-07

1868 Edgar Jadwln une oi tnf
builders OF the Panama Cana I
chief of army engineers. heufsn.
general. born Honeseiale. p
Died March 2. 1881
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-07

f856-Lew Dockstadef p-rpsAa
blackface minstrel. vslaevisi
star. born Hartford. Conn Dlst
Oct. %. 1924
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-07

1864 Ellen FItz Pendlsfou
iamcd Wellesley Colleg" prssl-
dent. born Westerley r. ! Dad
JULY %. 1886.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-07
KING OF The WHIRLIiC GIRLIES

Tal Futr H.. number i-
The G.l~ He Le1 Behlnd') anl
ac Na- having tae time o- ms
at-sraaed.
Yoa 90 crazy Nheu you're
.rl.r. IS ger ort o. these mum
ers he -ars Af,crward,
Fl SIS good you .-el swell
Berkeley ~irv. pale faced
llow with BLACK ha, and ouSa-
black evenrows and q keen sharp
ese. S h cause ~ fee,
,Hal MANY t~,e~ in his Holly
wood .s..a- begun when a.
came rom Broadway 70 do 5ano
.aurrc- III Eddie Cantor S
Whoop,, p 1920
Berkeley Had good advice
en lend Richard Day. q.
There Is no n-r~
~aec caws.s De-
Don afraid II
Be studded this one-ey.d
liked Orc aaV
nal-- .v.
l Hr -eH.
III H
w. ~. -eoaf
.s Be.ka
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-07

l843-nO0 years AGO Chsri*'
w. Stoddard. noted writer rs g.
Grafton. born Rochester. y '
Died April %, 1909.
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Su5scrib,. 20 The Cr
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-07
Today's
Anniversaries
AUGUST ?

1889 John r. Dryden. 'nsinh ?
II Prudential. 1878. father - 80
.usifial insurance. y J senatfs
born Maine. Died Nov "a. 1911
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F-s gH'reuss tend. J.. ~fg',i
r.ru.og. attn .gh'-hp u
.f .4r WavDprt Fla
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: y AIbuFy. wfo : rs ~
r .ar yarrn' VI an Mrs. "a
Curry turned este 70
m i fsr
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1889. Ac' ~ Coner'>-
L. :. Lighthous. Service
Milford chronicle., 1943-09-24
Kent Firemen Discuss
Fire Prevention Week
CONTINUED from First Pags)

host company, welcomed the fire
men to his town, and Fred Burke
of Clayton responded to his cor
dial words of welcome. Over 10
were in attendance with South
Bowers and the Carlisle Fire Com
pany of Milford not being repre-
sented. All the officers were pres
ent and only one director was alb
sent A lively discussion followed
the question Does A Pump Pump
Water" The proper answer is that
it does not, it first pumps a vacuum
which in turn draws the water
Another fire question will be
brought up at the Harrington
meeting to be held in October.
State Secretary W. W. Pettyjohn
then discussed the coming Fire
Prevention Week and urged the
firemen to get busy in their own
communities. Chief Boyer of the
Dover Air Base said that every
day should be fire prevention day
and also urged the tiremen to con-
slider the subject of salvage work
at fire. At most fires the loss by
fire is about 25Gs while 75Gt is
caused by water damage and eX-
pOsure. said Chief Boyer. Others
making brief remarks were Mr.
Pratt, superintendent of construc-
tion at the Dover Air Base. c. w.
Johnson and the Rev. Jones.
Milford chronicle., 1943-09-24
GREENWOOD All HIGH FLYERS

The Greenwood All High Flyers
gave a surprise party for Corporal
Earl 0'Bier. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Merle 0'Bier of Greenwood, at his
home After playing many games
and listening to the beautiful mu-
sic rendered by Lillian Lobo on
her accordian. refreshments of ice
cream, ritz and mints were served.
At 1880 p. m. the party broke up
to go to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ebe Reynolds, where Corporal Ebe
Reynolds. Jr., and his bride, the
former Helen Griffith of Farming
ton, were staying during his fur
Tough. They then serenaded the
bride and groom until they came
downstairs to let them in so con-
gratulations could be offered. Those
attending were Corporal Earl o.
Bier. Alvin Mills. Medford Smith,
Noah Cain. George Eskridge, Ken
meth McTlvaine, Roy Lloyd. Pri-
vate Ralph Moore. Miss Betty and
Lillian Lobo, Miss Jane and Lor-
raine Wissaman. Miss Betty Col
Inns. Miss Marilyn Brown. Miss
June Warrington. Miss Leta Pusey,
Miss Jean Meredith, Miss Betty
Morris and Mr.. and Mrs. Merle
O'Bier and children, Betty, Doris.
Donald, Bobby, Jean and Jackie
0'Bier.