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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
HOTEL HOLDUP
NETS TIDY sum

Boston, May 22-(UP)-The first
hotel holdup in Boston's modern
history was recorded today as police
hunted the two masked gunner
who engineered daylight robbery
in the Bradford and escaped with a
payroll of between $4,000 and $4,000
Flourishing pistols, the robbers
staggered up to the cashiers cage
on the mezzanine floor of the hotel
in the theatrical district late yes
terday. They coWed nearly a score
OF employees and one of the gunner
said:
Give us everything or Well
shoot"
The cashier and his assistant
complied.
Kermit Rogers of Hartford, Conn,
beverages manager of the hotel,
was seated at desk inside the cage,
and one of the robbers apparently
feared he was pressing a button to
sound an alarm For this gunman
squirmed over the top of the grill
work and slugged Rogers.
Luigi Cariglia, a cook at the hotel
had Just been paid. Before the
gunman fed, they seized his pay
envelope, containing 1898.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
CLIO PROPOSES
PICKET DRIVE
Statewide Campaign to
Advocate Real Roll
Back in Prices

New Haven, May pa statewide
campaign of picketing by CLIO mem
berS in the major Connecticut cities
as a means of centering public at
tention on the CLOS demand that
congressman earnestly take up the
fight in Washington for real
"roll-back" in prices, will be pro-
posed at the working Conference
of the Connecticut State Industrial
Union Council, CLIO, in this city
Sunday at 2 p. m.
The picketing plan, which would
be carried out in the major Con-
necticut cities, from which the
states congressman get their larg-
est votes, was outlined at the meet
ing of the CLIO Councils executive
board here Thursday.
The working conference will be
attended by hundreds of delegates
from all CLIO locals in the state
affiliated with the council.
The conference will decide the
action to be taken by the unions
on the cost of living and wages
problem, on the anti-labor legisla-
ton presented in Congress and &C
ton for the furtherance of the ma
tional CLOS legislative program, ac-
cording to John j. Driscoll. secre-
tary-treasurer of the council.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
TAX CONFEREES
TO DO OR DIE
Amount OF Forgiveness Is
Only Issue at Stake in
Final Session
BY JOHN L. CUTTER

Washington May 22-UP) Sen
ate-House tax conferees meet to-
day (11 a. M, Eft in what may
be their last session unless some
basis for ultimate agreement on
pay-as-you-go legislation is reached
Chairman Walter F. George, D.,
Ga, of the Senate Finance Commit
tee saw no reason for continuing
discussion beyond today if there is
no agreement to compromise on the
only issue az Stake--the amount of
forgiveness for making taxpayers
current.
Unless basis for further discus
sion develops, George said, it will be
up to the conferees to report their
failure to agree to their respective
houses. In that event, he believes,
it will be too late to inaugurate
withholding taxes July l, The idea
of withholding tax is not in con-
troversy, but George is opposed to
inaugurating collection at the
source without some form of for
giveneSs.
One conferee who declined use of
his name, said he saw mo possibility
at the present time of any agree
ment" George conceded that in two
days we have not made any pro-
gress toward final agreement" His
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
Kiska Next u. S. Step
In Aleutians Reconquest
Step

they will be liquidated or will have
to surrender said Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox, who regards the Attu
campaign was practically over.
Its a successful operation he
declared. THE hopping up process
is all that's left
The Japanese were being allowed
no rest in their death trap. Ameri-
can bombers, apparently operating
from the new advanced base on
Amchitka island, were taking ad-
vantage of every break in the
weather TO pound the enemy.
Escape by sea was impossible.
Knox said that the Navy controlled
all sea approaches to the island,
That was interpreted to mean also
that the Navy was ready to deal
with any efforts Of the Japanese fleet
to evacuate the garrison or to send
aid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22

Expressing confidence that the
two applicants will be successful in
their try for state approval, the
local company has scheduled their
first official bus trips for Monday
morning. The women will take
over regular routes at that time,
although they will be under super
vision Of other drivers for a period,
it was announced.
Miss Taylor said the women have
learned the mastery of bus operat-
ing and they will be accompanied
by another driver only to receive
instruction on bus stops, taking
fares, and handling people. Both
have made many trial trips about
the city during the past week and
are acquainted with routes, she
stated.
Both women recruits are house
wives and have husbands who are
in war work. Both expressed anX-
iety to help in the war effort and
said in applying that they felt bus
driving will offer much opportunity
for contributing. Mrs. LaFelva was
assistant manager of a cosmetics
store which recently closed here,
and Mrs. Collins is a new. entrant
into the labor market.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22

London, May %, - CUP - The
scene of the coming blow against
the Axis has been chosen and per
haps it won't fall on the Mediterra-
mean at ALL" Production Minister
Oliver Lyttelton said today.
Speaking at Aldersnot in cere-
mony inaugurating the towns
wings for Victory" week, Lyttelton
indicated the Germans would be
kept guessing until the attack be-
gins.
IT know where the blow will fall, )"
said Lyttelton. THE Germans Go
not know where the blow will fall
and I am sorry TO say, neither the
Germans nor my audience this al
tcrnoon are goire to be told where
the blow will fall
In a speech earlier at Norwich
opening similar celebration there,
Capt. H. H. Balfour, undersecretary
of state for air, promised that many
more" cities would be added to the
growing list of the "city-by city
bombing calendar.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
WLB RECEIVES
PANEL REPORT
Disposition of Coal Min
ers' Dispute to Be Ex=
pedited Over Weekend
BY FRED BAILEY
UNITED Press Staff COrrespOndent)


Washington, May 22.-(UP)-
The War Labor Board begins prep
aration of a final decision in the
bituminous coal dispute today on the
basis of a fact-finding panel report
which left the way open for con-
cessions to United Mine Workers
President John l.. Lewis on the six
day week and portal to-portal pay.
The full board planned to remain
in almost continuous session over
the week end to expedite disposition
of the case we'll in advance of the
May 81 expiration of the extended
true.
The panel report, isst--i last night,
was based on testimony taken more
than week ago at hearings which
were ignored by Lewis. 1t made
no recommendations but the facts
presented, although apparently
ruling out any increase in the. min
ers' basic wage rates, seemed to
make it possible for the full board
to make adjustments along these
lines:
l. A contract provision embody-
ing a, SiX-day work week with time
and a half for the sixth day and
with the added stipulation that when
miners are laid off on a regular
week day for reasons beyond their
control they still would be paid time
and a half for Saturday. Such
an arrangement prevails in the ship
building industry.
2. Some sort of compromise ON
the miners demands for portal-to-
portal pay-compensation for travel
time to and from the mine opening
to the working face. The panel APP
peared to concede the miners COM
plant on this issue to be just and
inferentially suggested that this is
sue be referred back to the United
Mine Workers and the operators for
settlement.
8. An increase in miners vacation
pay from the present $20-a-year
level to $50. The panel pointed out
that $50 would be comparable to
the system prevailing in industries
where workers are given one week
of vacation with Fay.
4. Elimination of occupational
charges against the miners wages
which the report stated were
"holdover' from previous mining
methods. Miners now pay for the
lamps, baSting powder and black
smithing charges. The panel esti-
mated that the miners pay about
eight cents day for their lamps
and about S13 a year for safety
caps and work shoes. Some miners
pay about 65 cents month for
blacksmithing charges.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
Nazis Will Keep Guessing
Till Drive Gets Underway

Lyttelton announced that bomber
production in the British Isles had
trebled in the past year, going up
40 per cent since January alone. He
also predicted an increasingly heavy
bomb load would be dumped on the
Axis.
Il feel at this stage of the war
we've got a thing which really was
worth fighting for" Lyttelton said.
We've got an option on where we
attack.
We've got now secure base from
which to attack the DodecaneSe,
Greece, Crete, Sicily, Italy, Sardinia
Corsica or the French Riviera or
any variations or combinations of
plans"
1t was at this point that Lyttelton
said the scene of the invasion might
not be the Mediterranean underbelly
Of Europe. He pointed out that the
Allis during April alone showered
II 900 tons of explosives on the Axis,
compared with only $4,000 dropped
by the Luftwaffe throughout 194l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
COMMUNISTS VOW
TO FIGHT HITLER
Party's International Or
ganization Dissolved;
News PIeases Allies
BY M. S. HANDLER
United Press Staff Correspondent

{Unlte0 FreSS StdH correspondent
Moscow, May % CUP - The
Communist International, which
aad as one of its basic principles
The fomenting of world revolution,
was dissolved today by the action of
its own leaders who directed fol-
overs to join hands in the common
fight against Hitlerism.
The action was embodied in res
olution adopted by the comintern
executive committee which stated
simply:
"In countries against the Hitherto
coalition, the sacred duty of all the
masses and primarily that of the
vanguard of workers consists in all
out support of their governments
war effort in order to rout the Hit
erites as quickly as possible and
secure friendly cooperation OF ma
lions on a basis Of equality"
The dissolution was announced by
the official Communist party news
paper Pravda.
(Allied sources in London greeted
the Russian announcement as a
major Soviet gesture toward United
Nations solidarity an done which
paved the way for clearing up mis-
understanding that have developed
in the United States and other
countries regarding Russia's post
war aims.
(These sources pointed out that
it might pave the way for a confer
ence of President Roosevelt, Premier
Josef Stain and Prime Minister
Churchill under the friendliest con-
ditions. 1t was not known at once
whether there was any connection
between the presidents personal
letter to Stain and today's action.
ct was pointed out that disso-
luton of the comintern did not
break UP Communist party organi-
cations outside Russia but cut them
loose from guidance and direction
Of Moscow.
The action of the executive com
mittee of Communist international
which had directed the interna-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
BY SANDOR S. KLEIN
- No.. CO. 81 TarracnoY~la =


washington, May 22-(UP)-
American troops, now in control of
all but tiny patch of Attu island,
today frightened their surrender-or-
die trap around the last remaining
members of the japanese garrison
penned up in the Chichagof harbor
area.
Kiska logically would be the next
stop on the schedule Of American
reconquest in the Aleutians. The
reconquest of Attu leaves the en-
emys garrison on Kiska without an
advance supply base.
The enemy on Attu, dug in on
high ground Just east of Attu viii
lage. indicated its determination to
contest the last Is square miles still
under its control,
1T is only a question OF time when
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
Allies Blast at Roots of
Axis Machine While Pre-
pairing for Invasion
SUPPLY TRAINS IN
FRANCE DESTROYED
Americans Shell Nazi u
Boat Yards; IL Bombers
Lost Friday
BY WALTER CRONKITE

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
London, May %. - (UP)
Britain's fast Mosquito
bombers pounded Berlin for
the third consecutive night
as other Royal Air Force
planes continued their in
truder operations against
enemy transport, the air
ministry announced today.
The raid on Berlin was the
RATS 9th of the war and the
sixth in the last nine days, carry
ing cut the Allied plan to blast at
the pots of the Axis war machine
while preparing for land invasion
of the European continent.
British planes Sark two ships OF
Axis convoy In the English Chan
mel and damaged another while
continuing forays against enemy
transport over France during the
night.
The air ministry news service re-
ported that intruder planes of the
Royal Air Force apparently de-
stroyed a number of supply trains in
France.
WhirlWind bombers carried out
the attack on channel shipping.
1t was announced that one air
craft was missing from the 10th
night of extensive intruder opera
tons.
American heavy bombers were do
ing their share in the battle of the
Atlantic by dropping tons of bombs
on German submarine yards and on
ports where U-boats are serviced.
The American bombing units have
been assigned the job of Wiping out
the submarine raider menace at its
source became apparent today af-
ter the big planes had carried out
attacks on German naval installa-
tons. Seven times in the last eight
days.
In twin daylight raids yesterday
sour engined flying fortresses
Aombed the submarine yards at
-vilhelmshaven for the fourth time
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
JEAN HERSHOLT
AWARDED DEGREE

Brunswick, Me, May 22.-(UP)-
Jean Hersholt, movie and radio star,
was one of six men awarded honor
airy degrees at Bowdoin Colleges
137th commencement today.
Honorary doctorates were award
ed to Guy Whitman Leadbetter,
Washington, D. c., science: Paul
Nixon. Brunswick, humane letters
and Sturgis E. Leavitt, University of
North Carolina, letters. Honorary
master of arts degrees went to
Clement Fremont Robinson, Port
land. Frederick E. Hasler Of 80
Broad street, New York city, and
HerSholt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
OPHELIA HISCOE DIES

Cambridge, Mass, May 22-tUP)-
A prayer service was held today for
Mrs. Ophelia May Hiscoe, 10, one
time friend of Poet John Greenleaf
Whittier, who died at her home here
yesterday.
A native of Montgomery Center,
vt, she formerly lived in Brockton,
The body will be sent to Brockton
for burial.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
Sardinia Also SheIled
Along With San Giovanni,
Reggie di CaIabria
AXIS STILL OFFER
TOUGH OPPOSITION
Luftwaffe Swept From In
vasiOn Path Across the
Mediterranean Sea
BY c. II. CUNNINGHAM

UNITED Pres Staff Correspondent,
Allied Headquarters, North
Africa, May %. - (UP) =
Allied airplanes blasting the
Axis air bases screening Italy
with thousands of tons OF
bombs in a three day non
stop offensive have knocked
out 272 enemy aircraft, in
Guiding 10 more shot out of
the air Friday during heavy
attacks on Sicily and Sar-
DINA.
Knocking off Axis planes at
ratio of more than % for every
Allied aircraft lost, the American
and British Squadrons again CEN
tered on enemy airdromes in an
increasingly successful campaign 20
sweep the LuftWaffe from the path
OF invasion across the Mediter-
ranean. ~
In addition, Cairo said U. S. heavy
oombers raided San Giovanni and
Reggie Di Calabria, in southern
Italy, in daylight Friday. shooting
down 10 enemy fighters. This would
boost the three-day toll around
southern Italy to 282 enemy planes
destroyed)
Axis fighters still were putting
considerable opposition into the air.
over the Mediterranean islands but
were overwhelmed by the weight of
hundreds of Allied bombers. fighter
bombers and fighters in the first
three days of the round -the-clock
offensive.
(Hh Italian communique said that
q Allied planes we're shot down
during raids on Sicily, Sardinia and
Pantelleria.D
The Allied forces on Friday shot
down 10 enemy planes and brooks
up 81 others on the ground, head
quarters reported. Seven Allied
planes were lost, bringing the to-
tai losses to IL for three days.
The Axis defenders tried once
more the tactic of dropping aerial
bombs into the tight formation OF
fortresseS which had bombed Caste.
Vetrano. hoping to break up tina
formation and expose individual
bombers to attack.
A number of the bombs exploded
in the formation but did no dam
age.
The Allied air force added a new
target to their growing list when
Mitchells and BPS Marauders
struck at Sciacca, on the southwest
coast of Sicily for the first time.
No opposition either from ground
defenses or fighter planes was en-
countered at Sciacca and Al planeG
were destroyed on the ground at
this point alone.
At the same time Curtis War
hawks and P-38 Lightnings pasted
gun positions and harbor inStalla-
tions at Pantellaria with fragmen-
tation bombs.
Royal air force and American
planes attacked airfields at Villa
cidro and Decimomannu In Sar-
DINA. wellington bombers hit 10
Thursday night and were followed
Yesterday by Mitchells and Mar
auders with fighter escorts.
The communique reported os&
fires kindled and heavy damage ia
airdrome buildings and aircraft On
the ground.
Flying Fortresses with lightning
escorts hit at Sciacca and Castet
Trano airfelds in Sicily, setting fires
and destroying aircraft on the
ground. Fighter bombers hit the
harbor installations and gun posi-
lions on the italian island OF Pan
tellaria.
Nineteen of the enemy planes dess
troyed yesterday were shot out OF
strong formations trying to stop
the intense Allied bombardment oe
the Italian islands. The other three
we're destroyed the night before.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
MAURICE BROWN DIES

Winchester, Mass. May 22-(UP)
Maurice F. Brown, Boston struc-
tural engineer who constructed sew
eral of Dartmouth colleges buildings
at Hanover, N. H., died Unexpectedly
at his home here last night on his
10th birthday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
Women Bus Drivers
Make Debut Monday
Two Candidates Accepted for Actual Service Today;
Both Eager to Aid in War Effort; Given Training

Mrs. John Collins of 100 Newberry Street and Mrs.
Mary LaFelva of SO Spring Street will be WateIburys first
two bus drivers, according to announcement
today by Miss Eunice Taylor, supervisor of the newly
created womens personnel division at the Connecticut
ing bus operators May and today reported at the
Motor Vehicle Department to take their public service
license examinations the supervisor said,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
May Act Ii Conduct of Con-
necticut People Indi-
Gates Otherwise
NOTIFIES OPA HEAD
OF STAND IN MATTER
Massachusetts Police Only
Partly Supporting
Browns Order

Hartford, Conn, May o.
CUP - Governor notified
National OPA Director Prem
tiss M. Brown that until the
conduct of our citizens indi-
Gates otherwise" he would
not direct state and munich
pal police to enforce the ban
on pleasure driving. expert
ence during the critical days
last winter" said the COVER
nor, when we struggled des-
perately to get heating oil here and
during the previous restricted driv-
ing period, convinces me that Con-
necticut people need no compul-
sion to comply with any program
to further our united war effort.
II, therefore, do not believe it nee
esSary until the conduct of our citi-
zenS indicates otherwise to institute
any plan of statewide inspection OF
interference with the free move
ment of our people by either state or
municipal law enforcement authori-
ties
In letters to governors of II
states, Brown asked cooperation OF
enforcement authorities to question
all motorists suspected of violating
the pleasure driving ban; to ques-
ton motorists stopped for traffic
violations, to check on motorists
found at race tracks, amusement
parks. beaches and other places
where their presence is prima facie
evidence of violation" and to
turn all evidence over to local ra-
ton boards or the OPA.
Meantime, State OPA Director
Chester BoWles, in a directive to IA
ton boards, plant and factory trans
portation committees, asked a closer
check on distribution of ration cou-
ponS.
Police in many municipalities it
was reported, began a drive to en-
force the pleasure driving ban upon
receipt of direct requests from
Brown.
Boston, May 22.-(UP)-With the
partial support of Massachusetts,
police, the OPA opened its drive in
New England today to enforce the
pleasure driving ban by halting MO-
florists on highways for questioning
concerning their destination.
That the problem might be diff
cult was indicated by the response
of Police Chief Michael T. Kelley
of Clinton to the OPA'S request that
he aid them in the drive.
Kelley said none of his men would
be used in such drive until Petro-
leum Coordinator Harold l.. Ickes
''makes up his mind on whether
pleasure driving will be allowed"
Furthermore, he said, II see no rea-
son for police prosecution of New
England motorists while midwest
erners, with full gasoline tanks,
strike at war plants"
OPA inspectors stood in rain
swept highways last night to make
a preliminary check of non essen
tial driving. Some motorists were
halted and in Maine it was an
nounced that four persons were
found "misusing' gasoline.
Police officials said that legally,
policemen could only halt the au-
tomobiles and examine the drivers
license or registration. Beyond that,
it was said, police had no powers
and would be forced to rely on the
cooperation of the motorist in an
swering questions and furnishing
other data.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
MARRIAGE CUSTOM

In India after the wedding cere-
mony, the bride and groom are tied
together by the corners of their
garments to signify that they are
united for life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
Baldwin
The Weather
Light Rain Tonight

Dimout-s:42 p. m. to ASA a. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22

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Evening star., 1943-04-13
HiIIcresf Unit 10 Consider
Knox Village Membership

A Hillcrest Citizens Association
committee was appointed last night
to consider the admittance of Knox
Village, an adjoining section, into
the association. Serving will be J.
j. McGregor, Charles Foster and
Henry Grampp.
The association authorized its sec
retary to request William Rice, dep
uty afraid warden, to provide
equipment for emergency feeding
stations in the area. P. w. Willis
reported to the association on the
meeting of the Federation of Citi-
zenS' Associations.
A. s. Mowbray was accepted as a
member.
The meeting, which was presided
over by Henry L. McCabe, was held
ut the Washington Heights Baptist
Church.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Evidence Presented
In Trial Of Trio in
War Broker Case
Conspiracy to Defroud
Government Charged in
Troining Of Mechanics

A District Court jury of nine men
and three women today continued
to hear evidence in the trial of three
men charged with conspiring to de-
fraud the Government on contracts
for training 4.500 radio and auto
mobile mechanics for the Army
Quartermaster and Signal Corps.
Defendants in the case, which is
expected to run into next week, are
National Schools, Los Angeles en-
gineering school; Joseph A. Rosen-
kranz, president Of the school; Louis
J. Rosenkranz, secretary treasurer
and Francis J. Buckley, all said to
be from Los Angeles.
Allegedly Acted as Broker.
Buckley, said to have been en-
gagged in the real estate business in
Los Angeles with an office here, is
accused of acting as defense
broker" in the alleged conspiracy.
The Government charges viola
tion of clause, placed in all Gov
ernment contracts under presi-
Dental order since December, 1941,
relating to commissions and con-
tingent fees paid to so-called de-
tense brokers.
The clause provides that "the con-
tractor warrants that he has not
employed any persons to secure this
contract upon agreement for COM
mission. percentage, brokerage or
contingent fee"
S715,500 Deal Involved.
The Government charges the con-
tracts entered into totaled $715,530
and charges that between March 81
and May 5, 1912, Buckley was paid
a total of $4,000 in the alleged con-
spiracy.
Testifying yesterday for the Gov
ernment were Maj. A. G. Eckhart of
the Quartermaster Corps. 1t. Col
Richard C. Plumer Of the Signal
Corps and Gerald Desmond, attor-
ney and investigator for the Justice
Department war frauds unit.
Defense counsel are Leo Rover,
Henry I. Quinn and Max Ammer-
man. Prosecuting the case for the
Government are George M. Fay and
James Harrington of the Justice De-
partment and Assistant United
States Attorney John w. Fihelly.