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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-30
All Signs Point To Election
OF John S. Monagan AS Mayor

Attorney John S. Monagan, DEM
ocrat, will be elected Mayor Of Wa
terbury in the biennial elections
scheduled for next Tuesday, No
vember 2.
This opinion Is very popularity
shared by state and local observers
Of politics. 1t Is based on the claim
that John j. Kearney, q. o. p.
mayoralty candidate, and his aSso-
ciates have failed to break down the
chief campaign claim of the Demo-
Gratis that Mayor Monagan should
be elected to continue his policies
and those Of his predecessor, the
late Mayor Vincent Scully. An ef-
ficient, economic government has
been the keystone Of the Demo-
Gratis battle for the favorable nod
of the electorate.
1t is also generally conceded
the Republicans have carried OH q
far better campaign this year than
they have in many years. And as
a matter Of fact there are hundreds
of Republicans and admirers OF
John Kearney in the ranks OF the
Democrats and the Independent
Democrats who believe that 1943 is
listed in the calendar as a year
of political upsets, and that one of
them will be the smashing Of the
local Democratic machine. In many
quarters the question rises rs to
how the so-called silk stocking"
element Of the Republican party will
respond to Kearneys appeals for
support.
This evening y. s. Senator John
A. Danaher and Attorney General
Francis A. Pallotti will make
speeches urging Republicans to sup
port their ticket and place Water
bury safely in the G.. o. P. column
for further offensives In the state
and national elections Of 1914. Gov.
Raymond z. Baldwin has visited
Waterbury and in private war par
leys has urged Republicans to get
out and win and place the party in
a position to deal effectively with
the New Deal next fall.
Tomorrow the Democrats will
stage one Of their traditional whirl-
wind flnales, with rallies being con-
Quoted by the Italian American
Democratic club, THE Lithuanian,
Russian and French organizations.
The various Democratic candidates
will attend all the gatherings and
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Move ToOust
Hitler, Rumor

London, Oct. 30 - (U.P) -
Dutch authorities today made pub
lie O letter sInuggled out OF Ger
many which purported TO show
that German military leaders were
planning to GUST Hitler and start
peace negotiations with the Allies
The letter, which Dutch spokes-
man said were believed TO be au-
thentic, indicated that Field Mar
shall wilhelm Keitel commander in
chief Of all German armed forces
was heading the conspiracy which
intends TO set up a military dicta-
torship and take Germany out Of
the war Immediately.
The Dutch spokesman turned
over to the press copies Of q letter
supposed to have been written by
Eric Koch. Gauleiter and ober-pres-
ident OF ISoeningsberg, Prussia, in
which the army men were accused
Of conspiring against Hitler and the
Nad regime.
The letter began with the words
"the Fuehrer is in danger" and
went on to say that reaction wants
to eliminate the Fuehrer and SUBJ
ject the Reich to military dicta-
torship which, against the ma
tons will, would Immediately start
peace negotiations"
The Fuehrer in his magnanimin-
ity has refused to start to take
drastic steps against the traitors in
order not to rob the army Of its
leader in these critical hours" the
letter added, in an pparent refer
ence to Keitel as the irlstigator of
the conspiracy.
Report Immediately to the near
est party office, police or SIS (elite)
guards) every suspicious occurrence,
every rumor, every colored, SLAM
derous statement about the Fueh-
rer," Koch advised the unidentified
recipient of the letter.
The letter accused "Prussian"
groups Of spreading rumors that
Killers health was failing and that
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drive !
TOWARD LAST
CRIMEA EXIT

Moscow, October so. -
(UP) - Thousands Of De-
moralized German troops
cast aside their arms today III
frantic flight from Soviet
forces that already had
driven half way across the
Nogaisk steppes to within All
miles of the last land exit
from the Crimea.
Cossack flying columns slashesA|
into the enemy rear almost at win
and rounded up prisoners by the
hundreds. With the panicky Ger
mans yielding as much as Is miles mi
"a hours, 1t appeared only Q matter
Of days before the Red Army woul0l
reach the Perekop peninsula aads
seal off the Criema.
The Russian spearheads also were.
only little more than is miles easbs
Of Kakhova, where they were ex@l
pected to force the Dnieper and drive
almost due north in an attempt To
link up with General ivan Konev'a
forces at Krivoi Rog and encircle the
largest German army since Stlaizl~
grad.
The Germans threw every avail
able tank, gun, plane and man into
the battle at Krivoi Rog and appaE-
emily succeeded temporarily In hold
ing the Russians in that northern
prop Off the escape gap through
which hundreds Of thousands o.
Germans In the Dnieper bend ana
the northern portion Of the NogaislE
steppes were fleeing.
Front reports said the German
counter attacks were launched IL
rapid succession with large forces
but each was repulsed with heavy
losses to the enemy. In day-lonG
battle yesterday, the Germans LOST
/ 200 men and 25 tanks and finally
fell back to their initial positions
"a Stockholm dispatch to tlls
London Daily Mail said the geratesU
tank battle OF the war was raging
at Krivoi Rog. while the L9nao4
Daily Telegraph cited Swedish re-
port that more than 100000 Ger
mans In the Dnieper bend alreaay
have been taken prisoner
Russian forces also were pouring
to the front for the decisive Russial1
blow to smash Krivoi Rog and the
fall Of the big mineral center was be-
lieved imminent. To the northeast.
General Rodion Malinovsky cap
tured Kudashevka, 40 miles south
west OF Dnepropetrovsk. and 28
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Coal Strike
Harms Steel

The nations steel production faced
q growing threat today as the ranks
of striking coal miners passed the
$4,000 mark in the face of q preSi-
Dental warning that decisive ac-
ton" will be taken If necessary to
get the mines back into operation.
War Production Board officials
estimated thatthe current Goa strikes
have cost 100000 tons Of pig iron
and steel. They expressed fear
that prolonged general strike
would necessitate a nationwide
blackout to conserve fuel.
President Roosevelt's warning,
contained in a letter to War Labor
Board Chairman william II. Davis,
was regarded as a last minute eff
fort to avoid government seizure Of
the mines.
General expectation, however, was
that the UNIV will reject the Presi-
dents appeal as well as the WLB's
wage proposal and order general
strike when the miners work dead
line expires October 81.
A survey of the coal fields showed
that $500 miners were on strike in
Illinois, $4,000 in Kentucky, 5000 in
Ohio, 10000 in Pennsylvania, g.
600 in Virginia 1880 in West Vir-
GINA, and 10000 in Alabama.
In Alabama, the Tennessee Coal g.
Iron company-largest steel pro-
ducer in the south--prepared to close
its huge Ensley Mills next week If
the strike continues. Republic STEELE
Corp reported its ingot and pig iron
production have been cut sharply by
lack Of fuel.
Mayor Cooper Green of Birming-
ham notified the President that
lack of fuel will leave the city with
out gas and the downtown business
district without heat by Monday.
Nine coal mines of the Sloss- Shef-
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FDR Promises Action That
Coal Mines Shall Operate

washington, Oct. 30.-(UP)-
President Roosevelt brought pressure
on President John L. Lewis of the
United Mine Workers today by
threatening decisive action to break
another prospective general coal
strike and endorsing a War Labor
Board formula for settling the
miners wage dispute.
The Presidents move came In a
letter to WLB Chairman william II.
Davis who had told Mr.. Roosevelt
that wildcat strikes in defiance Of
the board and Of UNIV officials
were spreading throughout the ma
ton.
Mr.. Roosevelt announced he would
mot hesitate 10 take whatever steps
may be necessary 10, see that the
coal Is mined" but said he would
take no decisive action before the
union policy committee meets Mon
day TO consider the WfsB settlement
proposal. Despite Lewis unfavor-
able reaction 10 that proposal, the
President expressed confidence that
4 would 10 accepted.
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Senators Seen FaUorirg
A League OF Nations"

Washington, Oct. 80 UP A
week Of Senate debate on postwar
foreign policy appeared today to be
winning support for Senators favor
ing a League Of Nations backed by
military force to preserve peace.
On the other hand, the presi-
dents open announcement that he
favorS a more general resolution at
this time was taken to be q strong
endorsement for the bloc led by
Sen. Tom Connaily. D., Tex, plug
ging for passage without changes
Of the foreign relations committees
proposal for international author
ity with power TO prevent agrees
sion."
Debate was expected to continue
for another week or 10 days before
the vote Is taken. though the mill
tary power" group Is meeting over
the weekend In an attempt 10 short
en- the presentation Of their argu-
ments,
The so-calIed younger senators
started the week with ~ signatures
supporting thalr pEupose4 amsnd-
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LITTLE ROMMEL
WEST ANCHOR
DEFENSE FALLS

Allied Headquarters, AL
giers, October 80. - (UP) -
The Fifth Army seized Mon
dragone, western anchor Of
the little Rommel" defense
line 90 miles south of Rome,
and advanced up to five miles
through rain and mud all
along the front, 1t was an
nounce1 today.
Both the Fifth and Eighth armies
drove to within two to three miles
Of the Little Romme" Line oil
across the italian waist and an Of
fu1sive to hurdle that barrier-the
strongest German defense position
south OF Rome-appeared imminent
u not under way.
American flying fortresses, roar
Ing back into action after o wealth.
er-enforced lull Of several days,
smashed railway yards, nearby in
dustrial works and bridges at Genoa,
The biggest Italian port in German
hands.
Attacking in two waves, the for
tresses scored direct hits on build
ingS In the northern section Of
the Ansaldo Steel Works and small
buildings Of the San Giorgio instru-
ment factory. The railway yards
were blasted from end to end. Roll
ing stock was hit and a railroad
bridge was badly damaged.
The big bombers left fires visible
for 100 miles.
CThe Nazi Paris radio said a vio-
lent battle was raging along the
entire italian front)
Canal Crossed
British elements OF the Fifth
Army crossed a canal three miles
north OF the Volturno river under
a shower OF German shells and
pushed on another three miles to
capture Mondragone, which lisc on
the southwestern slopes Of Mt. Mas
sico.
The troops found Mondragone
deserted. German forces apparent
" had withdrawn to position high
er ur Mt. Mnssico, presumably TAX
ing italian civilians with them.
American elements Of the Fifth
Army advanced five miles northwest
Of Roccaromana and captured Pi-
etravairano In notwithstanding OPP
Grafton. Pietravairano controls q
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Teo Awaits
u. S. General

Belfast, Oct. 30-(UP)--A real
American general, medals and all,
held O military review In Hugh
Corr's potato patch yesterday and
inspected whole fleet Of bombers
in the cornfield, but Hugh wants
the general TO come back and do 1t
all over again.
Not that Hugh has any COM
plants about the way the general
handled his part of the show, but
there's q little matter of cup Of
tea to be settled.
For months now, Hugh and his
family, whose 200-year-old farm
house sits right in the middle Of
an American bomber base, have
been tea-ing majors and captains
and leutenants and "them GI's",
and all the time they have been try
ing to have a genuine" American
general in for tea.
Maj.-Gen. Ira G. Eaker, chief of
the U. s. Eighth Army Air Force.
passed right by the Corrs' doorway
yesterday during his first review of
the base, but the base ofiicer who
was supposed to pass on his invita-
ton to tea in the farmhouse forgot
about 1t.
Lots of airmen walk over here
during the day for a cup of tea and
a fireside chat" the farmer ex-
planned. They're devils for ham and
eggs, too"
Then he looked wistfully at the
assemblage of gold braid tramping
through what was once his potato
patch.
"But I guess today isn't the day
for generals. Maybe" he added
hopefully, "the general viii have
to come back and inspect the boys
again?"
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Jugos Beat
NaziAttucks

London, Oct. 30.--(UP)--JugoslaM
partisans said today they we're beat~
ing off q strong German ofgensiv9
in Slovenia, which borders italy,
Austria and Hungary, and were in-
fiicting heavy losses in men and ma
terial on the enemy.
Partisans operating behind the
enemy lines destroyed three railway
stations on the line between Ljubl-
Jana and Wamnik, ~ miles to the
north, conmunique said.
The German offensive in Slovenia
was launched by Marshal Erwin
Rommel shortly after Berlin an
nounced his appointment as COM
mander in the Balkans with orders
to stamp out patriot resistance.
In central Jugoslavia, the partl-
sans reported the capture Of three
villages near Bosanska Krayina.
where an enemy battalion was wiped
out and a gun, four mine-throwerss
IS tommy-guns, 200 rifles and .
radio station were captured.
The partisans continued their
widespread, destructive attacks on
German railway commune atoms ana
military observers specultaed that .
hand picked squad Of British army
demolition experts may have joined
them.
In central Bosnia, military train
on the Derventa-Do boj line Wan
blown up and locomotive and 50
cars destroyed. Eighty enemy troopr
and an officer were captured ana
a railway station destroyed. Booty
included six machine-guns and more
than 100 rifles.
The success Of the patriots can
paign Of destruction against MAJ
communications, It was said, m1yI
have been due to the coaching ii
British officers and n0n-eoeEzs
stoned officers who won their epf
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Wayne Feord
Losing Wife

New York, Oct. 30 CUP - The
possibility Of losing his estrangled
wife to another man was believed
today to have been one Of tho rea-
sons that prompted Wayne Loner-
gan. 25-year-old RCAF aircraftsman
to beat and strangle the pretty cafe
society playgirl.
Friends of Mrs. Patricia Burton
Lonergan disclosed that she had
been considering q divorce and
planned to marry Mario Gabelline,
40-year- old interior decorator. who
Is at liberty under 5000 bail as a
material witness IN her nlirder--a
crime Lonergan has confessed.
Gabelline, himself, revealed that
the 22-year- old heiress had lost An
terest in the husky RCAF trainee.
"She told me she was tired OF
supporting Wayne Lonergan," the
decorator told reporters after he
was released in bail yesterday.
One Of Gabelline's best friends,
Dick Jorio, a restaurant proprietor
who furnished the bail, disclosed
that Gabelline and Mrs. Lonergan
were more than lust friends"
'They were very much in love"
he said. "They told friends they
were going to be married"
The two held an elaborate party
at Jorio's Westchester county farm
the Sunday before the murder, in
what was described as a celebration
of their engagement" About 20
guests were present.
Gabelline had known Mrs. Loner-
gan for several years, even before
she married the Canadian aircrafts-
man, and had escorted her on a
round of cafes the night before she
YVES slain.
The decorator said he and Loner-
gan were friendly, that Lonergan
even accompanied them when he
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Captured Nozi
Is Last Man"

London, Oct 3O.-(UP) A
German soldier captured south
west Of DneprOpetrovsk in the
southern Ukraine told the Red
Army that his division, the
943rd Security, had been or
dered to fight to the last man,
Radio Moscow said today.
The soldier added:
I'm the last man."
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Carnegie Hero
Medals To 8

Pittsburgh, Oct. 0.-(UP)-The
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission to-
day honored 10 persons, three of
them posthumously, for acts of hero
ism awarding bronze medals in each
case and death benefits to the
widows of two men who were
drowned while attempting rescues.
Those cited by the commission in
cluded:
Barbara Ann James, 10, (15 john
son Rd) North Weymouth, Bass,
and Mrs. Frances Knowlton Nash,
%, Melvin Heights, Camden, Me.
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Mr.. RooSevelt'S letter to Davis
represented a new choice of weapons
in the administrations handling Of
the mine dispute. He neither APP
pealed directly to the strikers nor
ordered them back to work. He
apparently hopes to avoid govern
ment operation OF the mines again,
although he retains that last re-
source II the UNIV officials reject
the WLB proposal Monday.
II am loath to believe that the
miners, after careful consideration,
will reject the proposal which the
board has indicated It would approve
and which goes very far toward
meeting the demands Of the miners"
the President said.
Certainly In wartime the miners
viii not take the position that liney
will sign no contract other than
one dictated By their leaders. We
are at war and all OF us must make
sacrifices for our common good and
common safety"
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Posse Seeks Man
Believed Drowned

Upton, Me-, Oct. 30-(UP)-A
sheriff's posse searched Lake UNI
bagog Islands today for a North
Weymouth, Mass, man, believed to
have swum ashore when a boat cap
sized and two members of his deer
hunting party of four drowned
Town Treasurer d. Grover Brooks
SO, of Bethel reported the accident
when he reached shore after a two
hour swim.
Brooks said the party's 16-foot
cupboard motorboat became disabled
and was overturned by waves. He
said William Hastings. 43, and Sc
lectman John Howe, 81. both of
Bethel, drowned but that his broth
er Harry, go, of North Weymouth
may have reached an island toward
which he was swimming.
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London, oct. 80 = CUP) = A
Radio Vatican said today that the
German ambassador to the Holy
See on instruction from his govern
ment had informed the Holy
See that German troops in Rome
have respected ofIicial buildings,
laws and rights Of the Vatican and
would continue TO do so.
The broadcast said the ambassa-
doris statement was published In
the Vatican organ Ohservatore Ro-
mano 70 PUT an end 10 unfounded
Enmors abroad regarding the be-
havior Of German troops toward
the Hply 9ee.e
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| Rotionins Does
| Not Bother One
! Maine Woman

Waterville, Me-, Oct. 3d.
(UPl-The ora has found =
woman here who never has APP
piled for ration books-and
doesn't want them.
Ehe woman prefers fresh veg
etabIes. eggs, fish and chicken
70 Eatloned meats. She loves
potatoes and cereal and uses
sacchaFlne instead Of ratiened
sugar. She has plenty Of pre-
war shoes in coed condition and
needs neither fuel oil nor gas
cline.
One meal each day she eats
in q restaurant 20 she can have
ihsae feeds she ordinarily
waula havo 90 use Eataem Gen.
pams faR a hams.
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ment to put teeth" in the Con-
nally resolution. They had won at
least two votes during the week.
Senators Warren r. Austin, r..
VT, and John o. Eastland, D.,
Miss. said today they would join
the original IL in voting for their
amendment.
Senators Joseph II. BALI r.,
Mimi, and Carl A. Hatch, D.. n. M.
two Of the sponsors, said they had
made no attempt to ascertain their
total backing ct the end Of the week
but their cause was gaining
strength every day."
Connally vigorously opposed the
changing so much as q comma Of
the committee resolution. was un-
perturbed.
Endorsement
He considered President Ronse-
velt'a statement yesterday fapuring
general terms IN any legislative pro.
nouneements as m endorsement AZ
the committee resolution.
lcenlinuad "a nane -
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Half Col. Gas
Costs $120

Lawrence, Mass, Oct.--3O--
(UP)-A half gallon Of gasoline
cost Kenneth Porter Of North
Reading S120. He paid that fine
In district court after state pO-
lice charged that he had sy-
phOned the gasoline out Of an
other automobile when his own
car ran out Of fuel.
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Boston, Oct. 80 - (U.P.) Rich
ard Norton. 40, Boston funeral d.
rector and brother of School Com
mitteeman Clement A. Norton, col
lapsed and died Of a heart attack
while driving his automobile yes
terday near the Franklin Park Golf
Course.
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Evening star., 1943-01-29

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sPRIGGs, JOHN HENRY. Suddenly. on
ssRfs sfPSs 9s ss,aysa s. }oHN HENRY
SmsoEam S i'm. H sfso lssysS Ave na srandshIe Ie
relatives and friends Remains resting at
she w F5ne ss Jarvis JGn West End Rarlqr 38th
Saturday, January 30. ''- ''''''
81 Funeral SUNDAY; January 81. at ? pm,
Efngs fom the eSs; st. Pss BAPTIST ShpFch Rey
iTishds iSTissd Ia'sTmsns ssSd Hd sRH
| STEVENSON, MARY e. Departed this
NARY sfEVENsoA Of sffsy i54l Asspi'st' sth st,
goH Of dfYSsd daqshteF s steven
mourn her departure two children Olivia
and a. Juan Jqsnita Stevenson; one sister Mrs,
brother, George Stevenson Of the United
Va: one uncle, Rev. G. H; WINFIELD Of
Winfield and Mrs, Annie Winfield Of wash
insto1 two cousins, Mrs. Minerva Moore
JOHNSON S ef Ssaas WssRinston. on. aRs Remains AIMS
resting at Il the W. Ernest Jarvis funeral
Funeral Saturday. January 80. at .
Pm. from, the, Mount Bethel Baptist
Roy sea af aha Relatves Si ana M EfE lsnas is
yited Interment Payne's Cemetery. 90
=, WASHINGTON. CLARENCE. Departed
this life Thursday, January %, 1919, after
a short illness, CLARENCE WASHINGTON.
He leaves to mourn their loss a devoted
friend James A. Scott.
, Remains resting at the Barnes & Mat
thews funeral home, 6l4 4th st. sw,
where funeral services will be held Satur-
Paynes Cemetery. 90
WELLS, JOSEPH RICHARD. On Mon
day JanHapy 25; l943 at 8, Petersburg,
son of Harry s. and Anna NJ. Wells
Services al Chambers funeral home. 5l7
] tn st. Sc, on Saturday, January 30, at
. pm Relatives and friends invited In
terment Cedar Hill Cemetery.
YOUNG, ASHTON n. On Tuesday. jan
uary 90 1913. at Freedmen's Hospital,
ASHTON D. YOUNG
Remains resting at the Frazier funeral
home, 3Sa Rhode Island ave NV. where
funeral services will be held on Saturday,
January 80. at pm. Relatives and
friends invited. 20