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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11
Connecticut To Count Votes of Dead G.I. Joes
Only Few States Make Provision for Death Interven-
 ing Before Election Day; Opinion Expressed
tsignai Corps ROdlotelcphoto)

elt etien laws to cover this situation ane many of them left ths matter up to local election officials, Still others asked their attorney general for an official ruling,
 Missouri Maryland and fndi- ana have specific laws invalidat' Ing tho vote of on absentee whe dies between the time his ballot wss east and election day,
 States where the votes will D. counted regardless of whether the serVieemen s living or dead, in- elude Arizona, wyoming, cennee' tieut, oregon, Nevada, South Da kota, Washington, Nebraska, deeF- gia and Oklahoma,
 States where the ballot will hC rejected If the seFVieemnn Is res ported dead Include North Dakota Iowa, Illinois, Utah, Kansas, Texas Ohio, Missouri, Minnesota, Mary land and Indiana.
 Mississippi, South Carelna, Ten nessee, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania will leave the matter up to oleal election officials,
 Michigan has not yet decided what te do about the vote of de ceased servieemen, but Atty, Gen Herbert Rushten is expected te rule such ballots invalid,
 However, Gov. Harry P, Kelly s veteran of the last war, said hG favored counting oil such ballots
 T can't imagine" Kelly said "any ballot that I would want reg istered more than that of one wht has sacrificed his life or who hat been listed as missing"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11
ACCIDENT VICTIM
 SUES FOR $7,5OO

Injuries sustained by Mary Louise Quinlan of Waterbury last April 24 when she was struck by Q car while crossing Meriden road are the basis Of Q S7,b00 civil action filed In superior court today against Anthony P. Blekls, operator of the car. and Paul Miekeliunas. owner, both of Plymouth,
 The complaint tsates the girl had aiighted from a bus with e group of children and was crossing the hish- way when she was struck, Among the injuries listed are a coneussion Of the brain and temporary complete blindness of both eyes. Numerous .sljurIes to the limbs and body are also listed. The action was insti- tuted through the girls father, Patrick J. Quinlan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11
RUSSIAN SOCIETY NAEMD DEFENDANT
Woman Files Action lOE $2O,OOO; Injured in Fall
 on Stairs

Claiming she was inexperienced for seven months as the result Of injuries sustained in fall Oct. 3, lo43 on property owned by the Russ sian Education society of Maxim 0orki at 10 0North Elm street, Ail@ na Podpaluk of Waterbury today filed S2o,000 civil action in supere for court against the organization.
 The plaintiff claims the staira leading to m auditorium on the first floor were defective and that she fell while ascending them. in the fall down the stairs to the side- walk she fractured her right foot and sustained bruises and contu- sions to the body, the court writ states.
 It is alleged the woman was un- able to perform work nt her place of employment until last May 3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11
Synthetic Shoe Sole Called More Endurable

New York (UP)-A shoe sole made of non-critical chemicals and rep- resented as more endurable than prewar leather and rubber was hail. ed as the answer to the war-born leather shortage and shoe ration- ing at the Victory Shoe Show here recently.
 Elliott E. Simpson. discoverer of the synthetic soles. told a gather ing of rubber manufacturers that ''millicns of pairs of shoes had been made wfth the soling," and had qualities of great fiexibility, water resistance. cohesion and adapt ability to color.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11
300 NEW VOTERS MADE YESTERDAY

A steady flow of applicants con- tinued to arrive Rt the City Hall this morning to Do made new vot- eFs following yesterdays Foglstra- ton of over 300 new electors, The board of examiners headed by Mrs, Mary c. Kilmartin town clerk, yes- terday opened tho one week session for making new voters which will be conducted through Oct, 1T,
 ft was called to attention today that the session will bo held all day tomorrow Columbus Day, from 0 c. m, to 8 D, m, Session will not Do held on Sunday,
 Thirty -four new voters signed the Republican list As compared to 32 on tho Democratic list.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11

It. John Louis Bonn, S. j., U. s. N., son of Professor John l.. Bonn. 47O Willow Street, Is now spending . brief leave at home perparaIOr to assuming his duties as chaplain on Q light cruiser, assigned to duty In the Pacific area.
 Lt. Bonn has been acting as chaplain as the Ottumwa, Iowa Naval Ar station, where he was assigned following entrance into the service some l4 months ago.
 It. Bonn, before entering the service, was instructor at the Graduate School, Boston College. He k the author of various books and collections of poems and was prominent In theatrical circles both In Boston and New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11
$l5,OOO SOUGHT IN AUTO TRAGEDY

Damages of Si5,ooo were claimed in superior court today as the re suit of fatal injuries sustained by Arthur S. Brandow of Waterbury, Sept. l3 when he was struck by Q car operated on Cherry street hS Hugh J. Downey of Waterbury. Tho action was instituted by Pearl D. Morris of Waterbury, administra- trix of the estate.
 The complaint staetd the victim was walking across Cherry street, when he was struck. It is claimed the defendant failed to summon medical assistance or to take tho injured man to the hospital, Tho pedestrian died shortly after ths accident.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11
BIomes FOR For Guam
Ny CHARLES B. DEG0ES United Press Stan COFreapOndent)

(UntteA Ffess bthH COffcBpOnuentl
 AremeFton, Wash, Oct. ii,-(Up) -0ov. John W. BFiekor, of Ohio, speaking at this naval base where last August President Roosevelt asserted that i've were not permit. ted to fortlfy 0uRm," today laid tho blame for American failure to fortify It's Pacific outposts on Mfr Roosevelt.
 Guam, Wake, Midway and sa- moa were not fortified, tic Repub- liean viee-presidentlal candidate said in speech prepared for do. livery here, because tho Roosevelt administration feared that Japan might Do offended"
 He demanded Q realistic Ameri. lean policy" which, he said, "in. cludes c trained diplomatic service with full, accurate information to give to Congress and the American people" to avoid c repetition Of al. ieged unpreparedness before Pearl haFbor.
 Tonight DFieker carries his fight to Tacoma with c maojr speech on national radio hookup.
 Addressing ship workers and naval personnel free to hear him during working hours here, griekef lashed out against President Roose. Velt's policies with more vigor than he has yet shown on this e,2b0. mile campaign trip to the west coast,
 Today's speech followed his dee mand to date for American post war international cooperation, which he made last night at Wen- atchee, Wash. He prayed" there that the United States will reach out around the world" to preserve peace.
 Roosevelt Speech
 Referring to Mr, RooSeveltS s speech here, on August i2, Bricker said that time after time the Defl- ocratic administration "has sought to escape responsibility" for Pearl Hafbor by blaming the Republl- cans for It's own failures In PaFific preparedness,
 AS late as hIs Bremerton visit upon his return from Q political tour of the Pacific" the Ohio gov- ernor asserted, President Roosevelt sad:
 We were not permitted to fortity Guam, nor did we fortify Wake or Midway or Samoa"
 "WhoSe fault was it7" Bricker demanded. "The administration has sought to blame congress, more par- ticularly the Republicans in con. gross who voted against an author. iEation to appropriate So,000,000 to make certain engineering improve ments at Guam.
 T call your attention to the fact that neither the Navy, the adminis-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11
ESSAY CONTEST
 CLOSES FRIDAY

School students competing in the Navy Day essay contest have been requested by the committee in charge to submit their work to their teachers by next Friday afternoon. The judges will be announced next week and the winners will be known by October 27th, Navy Day. It is expected that preliminary judging of papers by teachers will take the greater part of the coming week. Students by submitting their pa- pers promptly next Friday will greatly expedite matters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11
CHINESE RESIDENT
 FACES DEPORTATION

Yu Chan, 30 School street. was picked up yesterday afternoon hy Officer James Little of the Waters bury police department. and ffnFai- grafton Officer Ernest Murphy, and turned over the immigration au- thorities this morning to bo taken to Boston for deportation proceeds ings.
 Officer Little said Chan, c Chin- csc, who was employed in an East Main street restaurant, was employed on Q merchant vessel when he jumped ship in New York three years ago and entered the country illegally
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11
WAR SERVICE BOARD
 TO RESUME MEETINGS

The local Civilian War Services board combining all the local hone- front agencies will resume fall and winter meetings tomorrow at { p. m. City Hall. The committee will meet twice monthly. Meetings were dis- continued during the summer months,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11
Current Rationing Regulations
MEATS AND BUTTER

stamps through "zs" through " each worth 10 points, valid indefinitely.
 PRCCESSED FOODS
 through "A6" through points, valid indefinitely.
 Blue tokens longer valid.
 stamps @ N S2 and ss in Book " are each valid indefinitely for five pounds of
 Sugar stamp " will pounds through 946 addition application to the local ration board.
 Arpane stamps No and No Ration Book tniey for pair of shoes
 Numb Il valid for gallons tl G.
 B-4 coupons for five gallons each Applications coupons Factory tkem from plant transportation committees
 FUEL
 Period and period five coupons 1Dl3-A valid opA Hcod coupons the are
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11
ADVERTISERS UNIT
 MEETING TOMORROW

The Industrial Advertising and Marketing Council, which IS West ern New England chapter of the National Industrial Advertisers Ass sociation, will hold c monthly dln- ner.meeting october i2 at the Uni- Versity Club in Hartford. The speaker will be Boyd W, Bullock advertising manager of the General Electric Appliances and Merchan- dising Department. Edward Mall vey of Chase Brass & Copper Com pany is q director of the HANG.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11
Marrioge
 Attentions

The following marriage ceF foates have been filed with tlt bureau of Vital statlatlosi
 Gaetano Forte, % AyerD etree1 and Hazel H. Hills, 6ls North Rlversldo street.
 Louis stemm, llB CIemalla ayes nue, and Madeline Relletier. aA Homer street,
 Armand ?. Forgions, southlns ton and Eleanor Del Conte, pSA WOlc0tt street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11
Eatlon TOT the President nHd asKea conRresa 10 foFtlfy ItuAin.

It feared that Japan might be offended at such action. It was even that late, in complete illusion, ap- peasing uncivilized nations and DO. tential enemies"
 Despite the lack of preparedness In the Pacific, Bricker assereted, the United States was able to recoup It's power through the five.month de- fense which "a handful of sick and starving American troops" made at Corregidor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-11

| Red stamps "AS" through "zs" and "A6" through
 each worth 10 points, are valid indefinitely
Evening star., 1944-01-14
|98 Soldiers Become
u. ). Citizens Here

Ninety-eight soldiers who became
naturalized American citizens late
yesterday during naturalization
ceremony at District Court were told
by Justice James w. Morris of that
tribunal that through their Army
service they are performing one of
the most serious duties of citizens.
In addressing the group on the
duties of citizens of this Nation, JUS
tice Morris indicated it was unnec-
essary for him to 60 into as much
detail as might be beitting in speak
ing to newly naturalized civilians.
OF the total of SO who took the
oath as citizens, 80 were from Fort
Belvoir, Va, and the remainder from
Washington or nearby.
Among them was DR.. Stephen H.
Chowe, a Korean, who holds a
Ph. D. from the University of Wis
consin. He is corporal.
Papers have been received here. 1t
was learned yesterday. showing that
Ulrich Allik of 1873 Eleventh street
Sc. formerly an Esthonian, was
naturalized on July 18 in Casa
blanca. He is believed to be the
first in the service to be naturalized
abroad under new rules, it was said.
Word also was received that Fritz
Bickart, who lived here at 80 Ken
nedy street NE, was naturalized in
Casablanca on July 20. Both men
were privates at the time, it was said.
Evening star., 1944-01-14
Man Held for Trial
In Illegal Possession
OF Gasoline Coupons

Accused of the illegal possession
OF gasoline ration coupons worth
more than 25,000 gallons, Sam
Kushner, 38, of the 1000 block M
street NV, pleaded not guilty and
was held for jury trial when ar
raigned in Municipal Court today on
a charge of violating the Second
War Powers Act. Bond was set at
$4,000.
Kushner was picked up last night
In the 1000 block of K street NV
by Secret Service agents and Detec-
tive Sergts. John O. Curtis and w
R. Greenfield, acting on information
received by the Detective Bureau.
Police said several sheets of the
gas coupons, along with some fuel
oil coupons, were found on Kushner
when he was arrested. The ma
Evening star., 1944-01-14
|CurIey, Three Others
Plead Not Guilty 10
fraud Indictment

/ Representative Curley, Democrat
former Governor of Massachusetts,
and three of six other men indictet
January 3 on charges of violating
the mail fraud statute in operating
an alleged Government war con
tracts brokerage racket" as officer
or employees of Engineers Group
Inc. pleaded not guilty today whei
arraigned in District Court before
Chief Justice Edward C. Eicher.
One of the defendants, Marshall j
Fitzgerald of Chicago and Washing
ton, identified as having been secre
tary and director of the group
tainted when arraigned, but wa
quickly revived. He was treatet
later at Casualty Hospital. His at.
torney said Fitzgerald has beer
suffering from heart ailment.
The other two arraigned wer,
Donald Wakefield Smith, former
member of the National Labor Rela.
tions Board, said to have been treas.
urer, vice president, assistant sec.
retary and director of the group. ant
James Barton Underwood, formerly
of Washington, described as having
tserved as president and director o1
the group during January and Feb
ruary, 1912
Bonds Fixed at 81. .5tlO
Bond for the four arraigned was
set at $2,500 each. They were given
two weeks in which to file any mo-
tionS.
The four arraigned today and two
other men-James G.. Fuller, now
serving flve-year term in a Fed
eral penitentiary for sending fraud
ulent securities through the mails
and Bert Hall of Texas, both for
mer officers of Engineers Group
were indicted previously on the
same charges last September. That
indictment later was set aside or
the grounds that the order i'm
paneling the grand jury had not
been signed by the chief justice OF
the senior associate justice of the
District Court. Fuller pleaded no!
guilty on January A.
The seventh defendant, who was
named in the new indictment re-
turned this month, is David E. Des-
mond of Boston, said to have beer
salesman for Engineers Group
Hall and Desmond have not YET
been arraigned.
Representative Curley was de.
scribed as having been president Of
the organization until December 20
1941.
The Representative appeared Il
be in good spirits as he made hi.
plea. Later he told reporters he wa.
eager for an early trial "to cleal
this thing up"
False Claims Charged.
The indictment charges that the
defendants falsely and fraud.
ulently" represented themselves a.
being an experienced and competent
firm of consulting engineers with
special facilities and qualification.
for securing war contracts from the
Government.
Retainer fees as high as $500
were accepted from clients and con-
tracts were entered into calling for
commissions of as much as 8 per
cent on all contracts secured, At
torney General Biddle stated at the
time the second indictment was re-
turned.
Evening star., 1944-01-14
Cos Coupons for 5000
Gallons Reported Stolen

Gasoline ration coupons redeem
able for approximately 5000 gallons
were reported stolen yesterday by
thieves who broke the glass on a
side door to enter the home, of Will
liam De Rainey, 1886 Thirty sixth
street NE.
Mr.. De Rainey, a gasoline station
operator, said he had taken the cou-
pons home to check before turning
them over to the OPA.
Evening star., 1944-01-14

jority OF the coupons were found
later in his M street apartment
police said.
According to police, Kushner, a
former Maryland night club oper-
ator, had been selling the coupons
at 8 cents each in sheafs of 100 to
local service station operators. A
check is benig made by police and
OPA officials to determine whether
the coupons are part of the loot
taken in recent thefts from local
ration board Offices.
1t was explained that Secret Serv-
ice agents entered the case because
OF the possibility that the coupons
might be counterfeit. Subsequent
Evening star., 1944-01-14
Army Papers Advised
To Drop Pictures
OF 'Pinup Girls
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Army advises its editors
against depicting "the female
form In Army newspapers"
Within the continental lin
its of the United States" says
a War Department guide, this
general subject is already so
handsomely exploited by civil
ian periodicals that for the mil
itary to enter the competition
would be like carrying Goals to
Newcastle"
This (the female form in
Army newspapers is not mil
itary subject, although it is fire.
quently subject of the mill
tary," the guide said.
Evening star., 1944-01-14
Bishops Council Hears
Talk by Dean Hastie

Dean William H. HASTE of Howard
University Law School told the
Bishops Council of the A. M. E.
Zion Church last night that the
church should extend it's work SO
that 1.-The race might be able really
to appreciate the fatherhood of God
and the brotherhood of man."
The closing session of the council,
in session since Wednesday at Gal
braith Church, will be held today.
Mrs. Josephine Kyles of the Wash
ington Federation of Churches also
addressed last nights meeting.
Bishops in attendance are P. A.
Wallace, Brooklyn; B. G. Shaw,
Birmingham; w. J. Walls and j.
w. Martin, Chicago; C. c. Alleyne,
Philadelphia; w. w. Matthews,
Washington; E. L. Madison, Pitts
ourgh, and w. G. Brown, Los
Angeles.
Evening star., 1944-01-14

The sooner you get that War Saw
ings Stamp in your book the sooner
you will get victory in the bag.
Evening star., 1944-01-14

check, however, proved the coupons
genuine.
Another man held for investiga-
ton in connection with the case has
Evening star., 1944-01-14

25-s2975 to $3.50 Tweed and Wor-
sted Suits Regulars, 1875, 1885,
1877, 2/38 4/39, 4/50; Shorts, SOH.7S
1879, 1/40; Longs 1888, 1889, 2/40,
1/42, 1/44; Stouts, 1/42, 2/44, 1/46.
6-s32 so and $45 Tweed and Worsted
Suits Regulars, 3/37, 1879, 1/40; SD TX
Short, 1888
$50 s5 ,as sEo"n HALF Rsnfanst fRSea worss $500
T-S38.50 and $42,5o Shetland and
Worsted Suits Regulars, 1913, &SAHA ~
1/42 1/46; Shorts 1886, 1888, ~SCso
I39 1I40------------------
13-S40 to $50 Worsted Suits Regu-
lars, 40, 144, 1/46; Shorts, 3/38, CSDGD ~
140 142, 1I46; Short Stouts, peOeO'sC
1885, 1/40, 2/44
's sss.... A-Ts? yrs s, yos;sss sssa s, SUIT, s367s
'ss s;sa T5MH1E 5a Essa's. assy strsse ss s3675
13--S75 Al-Wool "Benchwork" Wor-
:s s",: y 5;ss;'; - u: e .s: =: s567s
Longs, 1/3S 1879; Stouts 1i46.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-05-24
II partizanskegu tiska

prisotne S: "Smrt fasizmu!'
Dvorana je odgovorila S: "Svo-
boda narodu!"
Nastala je tisina, v kateri Sc
je culo polglasno povelje: "Ba-
TALON, ma mestu voljno!"
Pred stotinami prisotnih,
pred svojimi general, castniki
in vojaki, pred mnozico mladih,
vdanih moci, pred delegati Ia
vezniskih misij in predstavniki
protifasistienih organizacij, je
incl vrhovni komandant Tito
:govor, namenjen tovarisem, XII
so dovrsili tecaj oficirske Sole.
GOVOR TOVARIsA TITA
Tovarisi vodje in poveljniki!
Cutim veliko zadovoljstvo in
ponos, da morem danes in ma
tenn mestu pozdraviti castnike
absolvente nase prve vojne So
lie - in sicer eastnike, XII so re
sli skozi velike in tezke bitke,
XII so 81 ma bojnem polju prido-
bill dragocene izkusnje in 81 tu,
v vojni Soil dobili prvo potreb-
no teoretsko znanje, kako hi IL
kustvo in znanje mogli Sc bo-
lie uporabiti "a dobrobit nase-
ga naroda, v borbi "a koncno O.
svobojenje vseh, narodov Jugo-
slavic.
Kakor sc je nasa Narodno-o-
svobodilna vojska porajala il
malih, neznatnih partizanskih
oddelkov in Get, tako Sc je ro-
dilo tudi nasa vojna sola, skozi
katero gredo in bodo sli maj
boljsi sinovi nasega naroda, XII
so 81 svojo krvjo in S svojo
borbo pridobili pravico "a to.
To je bill en- teeaj - zacetek.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-05-24

souca Ttu obljublja vsako pomoe borbi "a svobodo
nasega naroda.
Cd odbora Philadelphia je Odbor J. S. A. prejel
$5O00 kot del dohodkov skupscne kater je prsostvo
valo preko 600 ljudi
IsTRANI v NEW YoRKU "a zDRUzENI ODBoR
Cd odbora Zdruzenih isterskih drl1stev New Yor-
ku e Zdruzen odbor j. S. A. prejel $4,000 kot del ei
stega dobicka velike in skove prireditve Manhattan
Centru 80 jan. A. Drug del cistega dobicka e name
njen Partizanskemu fondu.
Cast in priznanje nasim isterskim bratom, XII vedno
najdeo nacin in moznost, da pomagajo moralno in
terialno vsaki dobri narodni stvari. .,
PRED vELIKlMI sKUPscINAMI MA JUGo-zAPADU
Velika ljudska zborovanja New Orleans in Buras,
La in Biloxi, Miss XII mela vrsiti prvo nedeljo
meseca junia, so odlozena "a L. e. in A. julia. Takrat
bo rboovna koncana in tako bodo mogi nas ri
bic prsostvovati zborovanjem kar bi jim bo nemogoce
meseca junija.
Priprave krajevnih odborov zborovanja so pol
mem teku pod vodstvom NJ j. Bicha New Orleansu;
Andrije Pabrca Buras in Tony Pitala Biloxi. Co.
vorni Zdruzenega odbora j. S. A., XII bodo oh tel pri
XII obiskai brate jugozapadu 6. Zlatko Balokove,
g. Sava Kosanovic in Strahinja Maletc.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-05-24

mladim castnikom Narodne O.
svobodilne vojske in partizan-
skin oddelkov Jugoslavije.
(Pripomba ZOJSA: Govor je IL
sci oktobra 1913 v posebni knji-
zici.)
Slovesna izrocitev diplom mia
dim castnikOm NOV i'm POI
Po koncenam tecaju V cast
niski Soil.
Dne 21. oktobra |. 1943 Sc je
vrsila svecanost razdelitve di.
plom mladim castnikom Narod-
no -osvobodilne vojske in parti'
zanskih oddelkov, Jugoslavije,
XII so koncali enomesecni tecai
nase castniske sole, da bi sc bo-
lie pripravili "a odgovornostj
polne naloge, XII stole pred O.
svobodilno vojsko.
Oh osmih zvecer je prisel to-
varis Tito v cisto in razsvetlje-
no dvorano, spremljan cd cla'
nov Vrhovnega staba. Po dvo'
rani Sc je razleglo po We l. je
Battalion, mirno"' "Pozdrav ma
desno"! "Pozdrav ma levo!"
Castniki in vojaki so stall
mirno. Ma galeriji so vstali po.
vabljenci delegate zavezniskih
misij in predstavniki raznif
Narodno osvobodilnih organi.
zacij, da pozdravijo Vrhovnega
komandanta.
Komandanti castniske sole
polkovnik tovaris Branko Po
lance, je prisel k Vrhovnemu
komandantu in porocal.
Tovaris Tito je sprejel poro
clio, Sci ma oder in pozdravi