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DOCTORS DEATH
CALLED SUICIDE
Funeral Tomorrow In Mil.
ford for Former Local
ChirOpractOr

DR.. Leroy o. Benham, well
known local chiropractor arQ
prominent club man, was found
dead yesterday att his Milford
Conn. residence. Medical Examiner
w. J. n. Fischer said death re.
suited from q self-inflicted bullet
wound. The deceased's wife, Mrs.
Alice Tobin Benham, said her hus-
band had long been respondent
over Ill health.
A native of Hamden. he was q
graduate Of Palmer college, Daven-
port, Iowa. He was 9 member OF
Clark Commandery, Continental
lodge; a 32d degree Mason; n1en1-
Der OF the Shriners' club anu Ro-
tary club, all Of Waterbury, and q
member Of the Connecticut Chtro-
practors' association. He was q
member Of Church Of Christ Con-
gregational church In Milford.
Surviving are his wife; q sister,
Mrs. Sarah Hall Of Wallingford; o
brother, Charles /. Benham Of Flor
ida; and cousin, Fred Gorhann OF
Milford.
Funeral services will be held to.
morrow afternoon at 1850 from the
George ]. Smith 81 Sons funeral
home, 35 Broad street, Milford. Rev.
DR.. John G. Walker Of this city,
and Rev. Roy M. Houghton Of Mil
ford, win ofaciate. Friends may cau
at the funeral home this afterno0A
and evening.
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FLYNN'S CHOICE
TERMED INSULT
Continued from Page u

Most of the criticism OF the Flynn
nomination came from Republicans,
but some Democrats thought Flynn
an unfortunate choice"
Flynn indirectly answered some
OF the charges last night in a formal
statement in which he said that Paul
Kern, former chairman of the New
York CITY civil service commission,
who made the original paving block
accusation, had been dismissed by
Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia. He
added that others had sought to
gain political advantage from his
charges since then.
"At last" he said, 81 shall have
an opportunity to state publicly my
knowledge, or lack of knowledge. OF
the facts and circu Stances in
volved in this matter before a COM
m!ttee of the United States Senate.
the highest forum in our country.
1.-THE Republican press and an
anti-New Deal press, have had a
Roman holiday. am wor lering If
this press will be interested in CIV
ing as much publicity for the truth
as they have printed the untruthfuI
innuendoes."
Chairman Tom Connally, D., Tex,
of the Senate Foreign Relations
committee, said he would call pre-
limlnary hearing Friday to receive
any formal demands for an investi-
cation. Conceding that the demand
would be made, Connally said Flynn
probably would be summoned to
testify Tuesday or wednesday. OF
next week.
A poll of Senate members showed
opinions on the appointment gen.
orally divided along party lines. Al
though some Democrats expressed
dislike for the nomination none
would go so far as to say he would
not vote to confirm.
Senate Democratic Leader Alben
w. Barley of Kentucky was conf
dent. that the appointment would
be confirmed latter a lot Of poltti-
cal noise"
Flynn first wrote 10 Connally last
Thursday. asserting that he would
welcome "a full RnA complete hear
ing" on his qualifications.
Sen. II. styles Bridges. r.. ". H..
led the Senate attack. Obtaining
recognition from the presiding Of
ficer as soon as the nomination was
received. he said:
TITS q disgrace 10 the American
people and 10 the people OF any
country TO which he might be sent
as our diplomatic representative"
In New York. Wendeil L. Will
kie, who denounced Flynn as q
political boss In many Of his
campaign speeches for president IN
1870, described the nomination Is
80 crassly cynical II must be re-
voting 10 all decent citizens .
the differences between the high
professions OF President Rooseyelt's
and Vice President Wallaee's
sneechas. and the adlninislgaslen's
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PRICES ON CORN
FROZEN BY OPA

washington, Jan. 12-(UP)-The
Once of Price Administration to-
day froze corn prices on all ex-
changes and in every cash and local
market over the country generally
at the highest levels at which sales
were made yesterday.
The action was taken to halt fur
Their sharp price advances upon in
structionS from Sterilization Direc-
tor James r. Byrnes and was APP
proved by Secretary Of Agriculture
Claude r. Wickard.
Corn-America'S largest farm
crop-previously was uncontrolled at
all levels of distribution, OPA
pointed out.
OPA officials said that price cell
ings for corn will be established by
means Of a temporary, 60-day
freeze" regulation. effective today.
Prices of corn futures contracts
and prices for cash corn in the rec
ognized cash markets were frozen
at the highest level prevailing dur
ing the period Jan. 8 to Jan. IL.
These highs, for most part. were
reached yesterday, OPA explained.
OPA said it would issue within
the next 60-days a permanent price
regulation on corn. The regulation
will continue the levels frozen by
today's action and win be based on
81 for No. 2 yellow corn in Chicago.
Exempt from price control are
seed corn. popcorn. grain sorghums.
sweet corn. broom corn and local
farmer-to-farmer sales Of corn.
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in the biggest threat to date to the
entire German Vaucasus army.
On the Stalingrad-Don front Col.
Gen.. Andrei I. Yeremenko advanced
from Luberle down the Stalingrad-
Tikhoretsk railroad on Salsk, so
miles southwestward while other
forces occupied five new villages on
his right flank, and Russian army
drove westward on Shakhty AZ miles
north Of Rostov.
All stations on the railroad system
keyed at Georgievsk, 275 miles
southeast of Rostov, had fallen to
the Russians within the last "a
hours. The Red army had taken
Georgievsk, Mineralnye Vody, Is
miles up the main Rostov-Baku oil
fields railroad; Piatygorsk, on a spur
line extending through the health
resort area to Kislovodsk; and Bud
ennovsk, so miles northeast of Geor-
gievsk, terminus of spur line ex-
tending toward the steppes.
Now the Russians were driving
northwestward from Georgievsk and
Mineralnye Vody on Armavir, lis
miles from Mineralnye Vody, and a
second army, sweeping down from
the steppes, was reported only IS
miles from Voroshikovsk, which is
As miles east Of Armavir.
At Armavir the Russians would
cut the railroad leading through the
Maikop oil fields to Tuapse, oil port
on the Black Sea; at Voroshikovsk
they would tighten their grip on the
railroad leading 100 miles northeast
ward to Divnoe.
400 Germans Killed
The noon communique reported
that the cavalry, in its 10 miles gain
during the night, killed up to 400
Germans, took. more than 200 pris-
oners and captured nine field guns,
Is mortars, 10 machine guns, "a
anti-tank rifles and 26 motor trucks
in addition to other important
spons.
The tanks and mechanical forces
which drove into Mireralnye Vody
yesterday, the communique said,
captured two trains laden with
troops and supplies, which were In
the station ready to leave.
"The Soviet troops wiped out the
troops and captured the trains" the
communique said.
On the lower Don front, the Ger
mans threw machines and men Law
ishly but vainly into overnight
counter-attacks in their attempt to
stop the Russians, the noon COM
munique reported.
E4N
In one sector up to 100 enemy
tanks took part with infantry in
lose II tanks and 300 men killed.
In another sector guards troops
captured in AZ hours six tanks, 10
field guns, "a machine guns. two
automatic guns, 10 trucks - food
store and war supply store, the
communique said.
Storm troops fighting through the
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JULTANO Mrs. Albina Juliano,
IS, widow of James Juliano, Of %
Easton avenue, died at the Water
bury hospital yesterday afternoon,
following q short illness. A native
of italy, she had been a resident
of this city for 40 years.
Mrs. Juliano leaves four sons,
Frank, Arthur, Alfred and Ernest
Juliano, all Of Waterbury; two
daughters, Mrs. Philip Addeo, Wa
terbury, and Mrs. Elizabeth Afearn,
New York city; nine grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held tomor-
row morning at o'clock from the
Maiorano funeral home, 95 Willow
street, to st. Lucy'S church where
a solemn high Mass will be cele-
brated at 8 o'clock. Burial will be
in the family plot, Calvary ceme-
terry. Friends may call at the flu
neral home today from eli o'clock.
CURTISS - Mrs. Ethel Althea
Curtiss, wife of Hugh Curtiss, South
street, Middlebury, died Sunday
night at the Waterbury hospital. A
native Of wilson's Mills, Maine, she
had lived in Salisbury for IA years.
Mrs. Curtiss had moved to Middle
bury four and half months ago.
She was a past master and It'll de-
gree member of Wilson'S Mill
grange; q member Of the Salisbury
grange; and the Home Economics
committee of Pomona grange.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Curtiss
leaves three sons. Harry Pennock
of Middlebury; Lyle Emerson OF
Glen Ridge, N. j., and Hugh Cur
Ciss, Jr., of Middlebury: four daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Carlton Smith OF PORT
land, Maine; Mrs. Verna Simon
Ton of Middlebury; Mrs. Leo Cam
pagna, Jericho, VT, and Miss Ethel
Curtiss OF Middlebury; a sister, MRS.
Eva Ripley of Magalloway, Maine;
ten grandchildren and one great
granddaughter.
The funeral will be held Wednes-
day at 2 o'clock at the Methodist
church in Falls Village. Bu.ia VIII
be in Grassy Hill cemetery. Falls
Village. Friends may call at the
Clark funeral home, 20 State street.
waterbury, after o'clock today.
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Eleven Sunken Ships
Make u. S. History
CONTINUED nom Page u

As minute "gar room fight with the
lights out" night battle in the early
morning hours Of Nov. 10 Just below
Sawo Island, within grnshot Of the
place where the cruisers quincy, As
toria and Vincennes went down Aug.
9. in the first phase of our. Solomons
offensive. That was when the United
States and japanese ships stood
muzzle to muzZle-and' the Japanese
ran.
The battered Atlanta was sunk
by American torpedoes is hours
after the battle. Her power was
gone and she could not be repaired
on the spot. She drifted toward
the part Of Guadalcanal held by the
Japanese and dropped anchor to
await morning. It's wounded were
removed. Rear Adm. Norman
Scott and all but one man Of his
staff had been killed. among Others.
The Atlanta, launched only in Sep
TENDER, 1941, gave its name to a
new class Of light cruisers some
times called anti aircraft cruisers.
The Juneau, sister ship Of the
Atlanta, vas damaged in the ac-
ton. It was steaming toward base
when an explosion sent it to the
bottom.
Ensign r. E. Rolfe, Dayton, Ohio,
said the Cushion got off eight tor
pedoes before it was abandoned.
I'VE abandoned at $3.50 a. M, with
about one-third Of the men on RATS
and the rest swimming" Rolfe said.
while we were in the water we
saw two enemy ships blow up"
The Preston, and Walker were
lost in the ferocious night engage
ment northwest of Guadalcanal on
the night of November 14-15. in
which we sank a Japanese battle
ship, three large cruisers and a
destroyer. The Benham sank the
next evening when 1t was hit by a
torpedo while on its way to an
American base after the battle.
The Northampton fired many SAL
woes into concentrated Japanese
warships and transports before it
was torpedoed and sunk December
/ during the fifth battle Of salvo
Island.
Survivors told me a few hours
after the sinking how the North
ampton, sister ship Of the sunken
Houston, and the only American
casualty of the action, was lost. We
got nine Japanese ships trying to
land men and supplies on Guadal-
canal.
1--WE were smacking 1t into them"
Seaman First Class Bernard Poll
peter, "a, Fort Madison, Iowa, said.
I'VE were getting ready for a re-
turn run parallel to the Japanese
ships when we got it. At least
two torpedoes caught us on the port
side. There was a big explosion"
Just before dawn they saw a
series of other explosions In the
Northampton, just before it sank.
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(Continued from Page y
offensive sweeps over the forward
area, destroyed at least one Axis
fighter.
The Allies continued their heavy
air activity on many sectors. A
Lockheed (P-38) Lightning shot
down three Axis transport off the
Tunisian coast, the communique
said. A small force TO Boeing Fly
ing Fortresses (B-17s) attacked tar
gets near Gabes, on the Tunislan
east coast, and their escorting
Lightnings destroyed at least one
eremy plane.
The communique said only two
Allied aircraft were missing from all
these operations.
In the mountain pass battle at
Karschoun, the French attack was
supported by Raj fighters in a SER
les of aerial thrusts that opened the
way for substantial ground gains.
The mountain pass near Kara
choun Is net on a main road, but
SDUkcsSLllGIl Sd4N AZ Woo Va NSAAoANSA
able importance in the rugged coun-
try surrounding 1t.
The other engagement was being
fought near Djebel Bou Dabous.
where French regulars had sur
rounded an Axis force which front
reports said was trapped without
hope of escape. Casualties were said
to be running high. but the size OF
the units involved was not disclosed.
The enemy attacked French forces
again south of Fondouk, SO miles
southwest of Sousse, but French
spokesman said the attack was re-
pulsed with heavy Axis losses.
Bombing Attack Heavy
Farther south, camel corps troops
camped on the western side of the
still impossible Chott Djerid re-
ported seeing big clouds of flame
and smoke at Kebili, SO miles south
west of Gabes. A heavy Allied bomb
ing attack was reported yesterday.
The two Allied planes lost in OPP
erations reported by the commu-
nique were Lightnings shot down
while escorting Flying Fortresses
that bombed successfully railroad
brideg 16 1-2 miles northwest OF
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POLICE SCHOOL
OPENS SESSIONS

Officers James Little and William
Dwyer conducted the opening ses.
sio nof the police school for recent
appointees to the supernumerarJ
force, last night at headquarters.
Established on the recommended
ton Of the Board Of Police Com
missioners, the school will function
three times a week for the next two
months, and will instruct new cam
didates in the various phases Of POI
lice work.
Following last nights instruction
period, Offlcers Little and Dwyer
took the men on an inspection tour
of headquarters. explaining the
working Of the radio system. telc-
type machine, and other intricacaes.
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LEON RLSCASSI
FLAYS BALDWIN
CONTINUED from Page ~

NOO1lV1t1uCu 1EU1I1 EdSC ~
completely changed in personnel
and function. If that Is not the
intention, then they (the poeple)
will be at a loss to imagine what
purpose the war council could
Riscassi isused his statement as
serve"
spokesman for the Democratic
minority group in the Senate.
He suggested that the governors
actions were deliberate intent"
to provide patronage for party fol-
lowers.
Almost Immediately the legisla-
ture reconvened after a week end
recess, bill was submitted in the
House calling for abolition Of sec
tons of the statutes setting up the
public works department. The bill
was offered by Rep. Irving Hattin,
R., Pomfret.
Also received in the House was
a resolution appointing a contested
elections committee Of five to in
vestigate disputed legislative cleo
tons In Norwalk and Danbury, and
a resolution providing for q state
probation system supervised by a
committee Of five appointed by the
superior court.
Rep. Arthur ]. Labarge, r., Mid
dletown, offered bill creating
state labor relations act, and an
other measure was submitted, call
ing for state housing uathority.
Rep. william H. Blodgett, r., Of
Winchester, introduced a resolution
providing for a constitutional
amendment proposing that III
nancial sessions Of the general as
sembly be held annually"
Both Senate and House adjourned
after sessions lasting less than an
hour,
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The funeral OF MRS. Ruin Legere,
wife of Arthur Legere of Mason
avenue, will be held tomorrow at
st. Anne's church in Berlin, N. H.
Burial will be in st. Anne's ceme-
terry in Berlin.
The funeral of Ernest Gushing
Whitney, 1884 Baldwin street, was
held this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
at the Clark funeral home, 20 State
street. Rev. M. Webb Wright, pas
tor Of the South Federated church
officiated. Burial was at the con-
venience of the family.
The funeral of Mrs. Florence
Miller Kelsey, wife of Irving KEEL
sey of Is Vermont street, was held
this afternoon, at 2 o'clock at the
Anderson funeral home, 10 Central
avenue, Rev. DR.. John G. walker
pastor Of the Second Congregational
church, officiating. Burial was In
old Pine Grove cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. Caroline
Maria Baker, "A Holmes avenue, was
held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from
the Clark funeral home, 20 State
street, Rev. DR.. John G. Walker Of
ficiating. Burial was in old Pine
Grove cemetery.
The funeral Of James E. Herman
will be held tomorrow morning at
8 o'clock from the Mulville funeral
home, 270 West Main street, to the
Church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton where q solemn high Mass will
be celebrated at 9:45. Burial will be
In old st. Joseph's cemetery. Friends
may call at the funeral home this
afternoon and evening.
The funeral of James J. Wyart, "a
East Farm street, was held this af-
ternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Bergin
funeral home, 200 East Main street
Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
The funeral of william F. Chip
man will be held from the Anderson
funeral home, 20 Central avenue,
Thursday at $3.50 to st. Thomas
church, where a requiem high Mass
will be celebrated at 8. Burial will
be in Calvary cemetery. The funeral
home will be open tonight from to
8 and tomorrow from 8 to and z to
8.
The funeral of William H. Shipley
will be held tomorrow at 8:15 a. m.
from the Lunny funeral home, Is
Central avenue, to the Church Of
the Immaculate Conception at 8.
Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home this afternoon and evening.
The funeral Of Victor Derosier,
50 Garden street, was held from the
home today at $3.50 a. m. to st.
Thomas church at 9. Interment
was in Springfield, Mass.
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atot down 80 planes watched the
battle Of Santa Cruz Oct. 26 in
which the Hornet was the victim OF
mad aerial attack.
Our destroyers sank the Hornet
alter two Japanese attacks had rid
died her with bombs.
FROM my observation post saw
the Japanese planes shrek down
The Hornet had sent out its own
planes to bomb japanese task
force iOO-odd miles to the north.
T'Aey heavily damaged at least two
efiliserg and three destroyers In adj
alkion TO planting four to six 1000
pound bombs on a new aircraft
carrier Of the Zuikaku class. II 600
ioaas or larger. 1t was a raging fur
nace when they left 1t.
But the Japanese were sending
gaye upon wave Of dive bombers
ana torpedo planes against the
fprnet and dts escort. American
nkhter planes and the aHlti-aircraft
guns shot down many Of them, but
the remainder dived on through a
hell sof fire.
our ship was several thousand
yards from he Hornet. 1t was 9:55
q. m. Eingly, in pairs, in threes and
foairs, at least 40 japanese planes
hnrtled down on the Hornet, COM
ing out Of the sun through low scat
tered clouds. They were almost on
the ship before the gunners could
SPOT them. The Hornet twisted, cir
cled, to no effect. A..
I saw a sudden flash and a cloud
Of smoke.
"There goes the Hornet" an Of
dcer said.
I told him he was too pessimistic.
But the big carrier began spouting
Heavy black smoke.
We were not yet under attack, but
we had to protect another Of our
carriers, and we steamed away at
high speed from the Hornet and its
escorts.
AS we left saw a Japanese plane
crash on the Hornets flight deck.
YwO others crashed later. saw the
Hornet listing to port, smoking
fiercely. One bomb had landed near
its stack and its power supply was
diminishing rap:~ly. knew the ship
had suffered badly but my hopes
rose during the afternoon when I
was told it would be able to receive
some of its own planes, which had
been out fighting.
The first attack lasted nearly half
an hour. Then came five hour lull
during which the heroic crew got
the fires under control. All the
wounded were transferred to other
ships.
Z There was hope that the Hornet
could get entirely out Of the combat
Zone. But the japanese planes came
back--horizonta bombers and tor
pedo planes.
pTospedoes hit. The Hornet was
past salvage.
Despite the fatal damage, casual
ties were relatively light and many
oficers and men of the Hornet
watched as the destroyers steamed
tip and shellad it to death.
Bar Room Fight
The Atlanta, Juneau and the de-
stroyers Laffey, Cushing, Monssen
and Barton were casualties of the
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four JAP zero
FIGHTERS LOST
Air Battle in SOIOmOns
Brings Enemy's Losses
to Date to $50

washington, Jan. 12.--(UP)-
United States planes in an air bat
tie in the Solomons shot down four
Japanese Zero fighters, bringing
enemy aircraft losses In the Solo,
mons campaign to $50, the Navy an
nounced today.
The action took place yesterday
(island tine) between Santa Isabel
and New Georgia Islands northwest
Of Guadalcanal when IL Zeros at
tackled q force Of Douglas Dauntless
dive bombers escorted by Grammar
wildcat fighters.
In addition to the four zeros shot
down, two others were possibly de-
stroyed," the Navy said. One Wild
cat fighter failed to return.
A force Of fighter escorted Mar
tin medium bombers attacked Japa-
neSe positions ct Munda on New
Georgia the same day. the Navy
said. but clouds prevented accurate
bombing and made observation Of
results difiicult.
Text Of Navy cornmunique No.
249:
South Pacific: (all dates east
longitude).
~. On Jan. IL:
"(a) "A force of Dauntless' dive
bombers douglas SBD) escorted by
Wildcat fighters (Grumman F4F)
was attacked by IL Japanese 'zeros'
between Santa Isabel Island and
New. Georgia Island. Four Zeros'
were shot down and two others pos
sibly destroyed. One wildcat fall
ed to return.
SOD A force Of 'Marauder' me-
dunn bombers Martin B-26) with
'Airacobra' (Bell P-3N escort at
tackled Japanese positions at Munda
Clouds over the target areas pre-
vented accurate bombing and made
observation Of results diff1cuit."
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PECK TO BE SENT
TO GERMAN CAMP

william L. Peck of Washington,
Conn.,, former U. s. consul at Ver-
Sailles, France. who is interned at
Lourdes. France, may be removed
to Germany. according to latest word
received. He recently wrote TO his
mother ir Washington that negotia-
tons were underway for an ex-
change with internees here and he
was hopeful he may be able to re-
turn to this country. T: G latest Ger
man communication however. re-
vealed q plan whereby Inembers :
the American group win be moved
TO q site In Germany.