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and told those present of the many
reasons why he thought the con-
struction of sanitoriun should
not be delayed.
He stated that his authority on
the disease and his opinion should
be considered just as much as that
of Commissioner Louis Coleman's
who. Of course. is a contractor,
and I do not dispute his reliability
and knowledge on the matter Of
construction and contracting con-
ditions." DR.. VESSEL stated that
he does know his business, when
it comes to contracting.
Commissioner Harry Gardner
said that he was sure that if other
commissioners had taken the mat
ter as a personal issue, it was a
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1000 JAPS TRAPPED
American Cavalry Is Push
ing Ahead In The Ad-
miralty Islands
By LEONARD MILLIMAN
Press War Editor

American infantrymen-the first
reported fighting in Asia - are
spearheading the Allied advance
through nor them Burma.
Some 1000 Japanese were cut
off by the Americans, veterans of
Pacific Island warfare, who slash
ed their way through 200 miles
Of lush jungle growth to strike
the enemy from the rear.
Presence Of the seasoned United
States unit in Burma was disclos-
ed yesterday as reports told Of the
biggest weekend yet for China
based American-made planes. At
least 43 and possibly 60 Japanese
aircraft were destroyed by Chin
csc and American pilots, who lost
only one of their own in sweeps
over China, Thailand and Hainan
island off the south China coast.
Between 80 and so Nipponese
elanes were wiped out at Hainan.
Cavalry Advances
In the Admiralty islands the dis
mounted First Cavalry pushed
through japanese artillery fire
Sunday to advance northward
from Momote airdrome, General
douglas Macarthur announced to.
day (Tuesday). The defending gar
rison was thus pressed back to.
ward nearby Manus island, source
Ct its reinforcements.
To the south a small force Of
the 32nd Division made an encir.
cling, amphibious landing behind
Japanese troops on northeast New
Guinea, cutting them off from
supplies and reinforcements al
Bogadjim. The landing Saturday
was about 20 miles from Bogad'
Jim. TIE Japanese We're trapped
between the amphibious force and
other troops pushing up from Sal
dor.
Two Ships Sunk
Two cargo ships were sunk
gun positions damaged and Rabau
extensively damaged in a 200
rlane raid Saturday on the aest
eyn New Britain stronghold.
Use of United States forces il
Burma, where Chinese, British
indian and West African troop
are already fighting, may be al
indication of Allied determination
to complete substantial segmen
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SUPREME COURT
JUSTICES FEUD
Jurists Say c olleagues
Compete With Congress
On Bank Laws

WASHINGTON, March g. R -
Four justices of the Supreme Court
declared today their five collea-
CUES were competing with Con-
gress" by establishing new bank
ing regulations.
The criticism was aimed at a
majority ruling that a receiver
Of a national bank may collect
an assessment from stockhold-
ers of a holding company for the
benefit of the banks creditors.
The case involved a 81, 1000, 600
assessment against stockholders
of the Banco Kentucky Company,
which held most of the stock of
the National Bank of Kentucky,
louisville. The bank and Banco
failed in 1880, year after Banco
was formed.
In a five to four opinion, the
court held that stockholders of
the bank who exchanged their
stock for Banco Kentucky stock,
as well as others who made out
right cash purchases of Banco
stock, were subject to the assess
ment. The bulk of the banks stock
holders had exchanged their
stock for Banco shares.
Banco was organized under Del
eware laws. It's stock certificates
stated that the shares were non
assessable and its certificate OF
Incorporation provided that the
stockholders property should not
be subject to payment of corpor-
ate debts.
The majority opinion, read by
Justice Douglas for himself, Chief
Justice Stone and Justices Black,
Murphy yand Rutledge, held that
the Banco investment was little
more than an investment in bank
stock and "to allow this holding
company DEVICE to succeed would
be to put the policy of double Ii
ability at the mercy of corpora
ton finance"
Congress, the opinion declared,
| had long proclaimed a policy OF
double liability and mo state
may endow it's corporate creatures
with the power to place themselves
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postpone indefinitely general
election, by vote of three to two.
F. D. Weaver, who was present
at the meeting stated that he had
been a sufferer of tuberculosis for
many years, and if it had not
been for the, nursing care receiv-
ed at the local institution, he prob
ably would have died 10 years
ago.
The board received a petition
asking for reconsideration of the
matter containing 651 signatures Of
members of the 'Two-it' club of
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
company.
DR.. John c. VESSEL, who gave
his services to the. county sani-
forum here for more than 30 years
read lengthy report Of conditions
existing in New Hanover county.
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Handyman Is Indicted
For Cathedral Murder

WASHINGTON. March 6.-R-A
Federal Grand Jury today indicted
julius Fisher, 31-year-old Negro
handyman, for the Bludgeon MUIR
der at Washington Cathedral Of
Miss Catherine Cooper Reardon,
37-year-old assistant librarian.
Miss Reardor's body was found
last Thursday in a pit off the I'M
foreground crypt where Woodrow
Wilson's remains are inferred, and
near where she worked. Police said
Fisher, who was arrested Thurs
day night, signed a confession.
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Russians Cut
Key RailLine
At Yolochisk
TREMENDOUS DAMAGE
N,zis In Southern Russia
Dependent On Dirt
Roads, Rail Lines
nv GAYLE TALBOT
,esociated Press War Editor

pussia's powerful First Ukrain-
Ion army, iberator of Kiev and in
. .'ader Of pre-wa1 Poland, gained
srther laurels yesterday when it
n.y. sn+ the double-tracked Odessa
wow rail line at the town Of Volo-
ahisk and left all German troops in
snnthera Russia dependent upon
sirt roads and branch railways for
their supplies or eventual with
drawal into Rumania.
In three days the new Soviet Of
sensive directed by Marshal Greg
orv Zhukov had hammered the
Nszis back through more than 700
nopulated places, according to
Moscow count, and in the first two
DAYS killed more than $4,000 Ger
na7s took more than 5000 pris-
oners and inflicted tremendous
material damage on a dozen reel
ing Nazi divisions. Volochisk,
where the rail link was declared
snapped, is go miles north of the
polish.Rumanian frontier.
Dozen Divisions
These Nazi casualties are from
German force of dozen divi-
sions = perhaps from 1850 to
100000 men-which has been re-
treating before the Russian drive.
During this period, a communi-
que specified, the Russians de-
stroyed 2O3 tanks, $50 guns of vari-
Gus caliber, 300 armored cars, 407
mortars, more than 600 machine
guns, more than 1000 trucks and
20 military stores.
Added to this they were declar-
ed to have captured 120 tanks, 202
guns, 21O mortars, 260 machine
guns, an armored train, more than
1000 trucks and % stores.
For Three Weeks
In preparation for three weeks,
the Russian drive southwest of
Shepetovka is being made from
the southern side of the Red Ar
my's westernmost salient into pre-
war Poland. The offensive also is
in process of outflanking the Bug
River and endangering the Ger
mans who might thus be forced
back upon the Dniester.
The Germans ''jugular vein" in
the southern Ukraine-the Lwow-
Odessa railroad - has stood for
three months as the ultimate OBJ.
jective of the Soviet design tc
break through the upper crust Of
the German armies in southern
Russia, which are believed to to-
tai almost 100000 men.
From the point of the break.
through the Germans are strung
out more than 300 miles to the
southeast all the way to the Krivoi
Rog sector. The Russians have
been pushing simultaneously al
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Swedish Exchange Ship
Is Expected To Dock
At Jersey City Mar. IA
WASHINGTON, March 6.

WASHINGTON, March g..
Up = The liner Gripsholm,
bringing several hundred Am
orleans home from Germany
and occupied Europe, is ex-
pected to dock at Jersey City
on March IA or Is the State
Department announced today.
The Gripsholm left Lisbon
at midnight last night but had
to anchor for about eight hours
in the River Tagus because Of
fog, the department said.
Names and addresses of the
passengers will be released as
soon as the list is received and
hometown addresses are COM
piled.
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Continued on Page Eight; Col. 81
Commissioners Here Turn Deaf Ears
To Pleas To Reconsider Election

After listening to the voice of 20
citizens of Wilmington, who ap-
peared Monday before the Board
of County Commissioners during
their regular weekly. meeting, the
Board refused to reconsider its
adopted resolution postponing a
public election on the matter of
new Tubercular sanitorium.
J. G.. Thornton, president of the
Wilmington Savings and Trust
Company, said that he was re-
presenting group of the number
present, and that if the facts in
volved showed that the board S
justification in building the new
sanitorium at the present time was
not feasible, then he would express
favorable sentiment toward their
decision on February %, at which
time the commissioner resolve6Eo
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FRS AideDue
Talk Today
Before Solons.
PROCEEDINGS HELD
Daniels Expected To Tes
fy On The REA Befo g
Agriculture Groy
WASHINGTON, March 81
Senate Agriculture sub-coml4..

Senate Agriculture sub-comi4.
withheld action on contempt Pr
ceedings against Jonathan Daniels
today pending a session Tuesday
at which the confidential aide to
President Roosevelt is scheduled to
reply to questions he refused to
answer last week.
Chairman Smith D.-S.C.) told
reporters the group voted in a
closed session to postpone action
until after Daniels appears for
questioning on testimony that he
three times had urged Harry Stat
terry to resign as Rural Electrifica-
ton Administrator.
Ready To Testify
Daniels had said in letter to
Smith that he was ready to an
swer the questions because Presi-
dent Roosevelt did not believe his
testimony Gin this particular mat
teri would be adverse to public
interest. Previously Daniels had
commended that since his relation
ship with the President was con-
fidential, it would be against public
policy to answer the questions.
While the committee action left
the way open for the contempt
proceedings which it previously had
planned, there seemed no doubt
that the action would be dropped
if Daniels testifies as scheduled.
Thus a possible court test of the
Senate's right to extract informa-
ton from a Presidential aide was
unlikely.
limitations Denied
Smith took occasion today to de-
ny published limitations that the
committee was seeking to strike
at President Roosevelt through his
assistant. I'VE haven't even re-
ferred to the President in this mat
ter" Smith said.
Asked if the committee intended
to recall Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard, who previously had re-
fused to answer some questions in
the REA matter. Smith said: Zone
thing at a time"
He went on to explain that the
committees attitude was that Con-
gress had created the REA and
had the right to determine the
truth of Charges that it was not
run right
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Mystery OF Hitler's
New Secret Weapon
Are Being Unveiled
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
IN ITALY, March 6.|R-Al-
lied officers are unravelling
the mystery of Hitler's new
"secret weapon - the minia-
ture tank operated by remote
control and designed to roll
into enemy lines and then blow
up.
It is not directed by radio as
first supposed, but by an cleo
trical control cable 600 yards
long which links it to its base.
1t is five feet long, two feet
high, two feet wide and weighs
$50 pounds. 1t carries a 130-
pound explosive charge. The
flea-tank is propelled by q
two cylinder gasoline engine.
1t has endless treads like a
tank, and is steered like a
tank, by braking on one tread.
Brakes are applied Though
the electrical cable contr5
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Principals AT Ahmony
Hearing Holding Hands
Surprises L. A. Judge

LOS ANGELES, March g.
S-Judge Stanley Mosk lifted
an eyebrow when he spotted
principals in an alimony hear
Ing holding hands.
Explained Albert G. Berg
man, attorney for Frank w.
Johnson:
When my client saw his
wife here he wanted to give
her courage for the ordeal Of
the hearing"
The judge failed to effect a
reconciliation, ordered john
son to pay SIS a week for the
support of his wife and two
children.
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$4,000 US-BUlLT
PLANES EXPORTED

WASHINGTON. March g. Up =
Almost $4,000 American built
planes with a value of 81, 300, 000,-
Oo0 have been sent to join the air
forces of other Allied NATIONS since
passage of the Lend-Lease Act, the
Foreign Economic Administration
announced tonight.
Reporting totals up to Jan. l, the
agency revealed that three-fourths
Of the exported air. fleet, or 21,0oO
planes, went under lend-lease at a
cost of 81, 700, 100000. The rest were
paid for in cash by the Allied coun-
tries, principally Britain.
"Since March, l941 (when Lend
Lease began, the United States
has created the greatest Army and
Navy air forces in the world,' said
F'EA Administrator Leo T. Crow
ley's first statement on the extent
of air aid given other governments
fighting the Axis.
1--WE have produced a total OF
fCop+;rvoJ m, Douo E;~If. C,y .,
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olding levy against wages and sal
aries-after necessary adjustments
of exemptions, deductions and
rates would become the actual tax
for the lower income levels, re-
curing no formal return at the
year end.
In Doughton's words, the COM
mittee studied 1.-The possibility of
arranging the withholding tax so
as to eliminate the requirement of
taxpayers with income up to $5,-
600 of having to file a regular III
come tax return, but allowing them
the option of filing simple state
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FORECAST

NORTH CAROLINA: Clearing and
slightly warmer preceded by showers
in east portion. Fair and colder Tues
day night with temperatures SLIGHTLY
below freezing west and central Dor.
ZION. Scattered light frost in extreme
southeast portion. Wednesday fair and
cool.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-09
EVIDENCE HEARD
 IN $l5,OOO SUIT

Presentation of testimony opened before Judge Edward J. Quinlan and 8 jury of seven men and five wo- men in superior court today in the $15,000 damage suit brought by Vim cent L. Magro of Waterbury against Dr. Francis I. Hayes, Waterbury dentist. The morning session was devoted mainly to medical testi- mony, and the trial was expected to continue throughout he after noon.
 The plaintiff claims he was con- fined to Waterbury hospital from October to q, 1942, as result of a tooth extraction by the defendant. He claims his jaw was fractured and bone disease resulted. The dentist in his special defense stated he did not know what happened after the patient left his care, and indicated he did not see him during the alleged incapacity.
 It is alleged by the plaintiff that he will be permanently disfigured as the result of "unSkilled and im- proper conduct of the defendant"
 Dr. Hayes was called to the stand by the plaintiffs counsel this morn- ing for presentation of his records on the case, and it was indicated he would be called by the defense later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-09
KimmeI Asks Speeded TrioI

Boston, May 9.-UP)-Counsel for Rear-Admiral Husband E. Kim mel. Navy commander at Pearl Har- bor at the time of the surprise Japanese attack, will demand that Congress and the Navy Department make speedy disposition of the charges pending against him.
 Attorney Charles B. Rugg of Bos- ton, who said he had been Kim mels counsel since January. de- clared last night that in fairness to Admiral Rimmel the case should not be made a political football to be kicked around during the Fall elections" Navy regulations require that court martial proceedings be instituted within two years of the alleged offense. Rugg said. and Con- gress already has granted a six month extension expiring June &. Rugg said he would oppose further continuance.
 The admiral, who was relieved of his post as commandeF-in-chief of the U. 8. Pacific fleet after the Japanese attack. has waived his right to question the legality of the proposed court martial so that an early disposition may be made, ac- eording to his counsel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-09
Compensation Agreements

Compensation Commissioner John J. O'Connell today approved the following agreements for weekly payments during disabil- ity:
 Bruna Banelli of Torrington against Torrington Co.,, $18.33 be- ginning May 4, amputation of left index finger.
 Michael Klesitz of Southbury against Farrel-Birmingham Co.,, Inc. of Ansonia, $29.53 beginning March 26, back strain.
 George St. Dennis of Boys Club, Waterbury, against U. s. Rubber Co., $29.54 beginning March 2, laceration of left eye brow.
 Joseph E. Fragale of Winsted against American Brass Co. of Torrington, $25 beginning May ?, heFnia.
 William P. Crawford of Tor rington against American Brass Co. of Tortugton, $26.31 begin- ming April 30, injury to right first toe.
 Herman Hallin of Canaan against American Brass Go. of Torrington, $22.79 beginning April i2. fracture of right leg.
 Myer Liskin of Winsted against American Brass Co. of Torring- ton, $29.26 beginning April II. in- juries to right knee, leg, foot, ab- domen, and left knee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-09
|Y.M.C.A. Notes

It will be Town Meeting at the Waterbury Public Speaking Club get-together at the Central Y. M. C. A. tonight. Among the items of business scheduled to come up, &C., cording to Mary Brazis, town clerk, are: ito see if the town of Martin dale will vote the sum of $500 to buy a 'eep to collect garbage" and ito see if the town will vote to employ a domestic science teacher to in- strIIct deferables whose wives are in the armed forces in cooking and child care"
 The meeting will open at 8 o'clock. President Wright has called a meet ing of the Executive Board for 7:3O.
 Two motion pictures will be shown tonight at the Sports Clinic held at the Y. M. c. A. at 8:l5 p. in.
 The first film to be shown will De Follow Through" in a sound movie in which Dick Metz, Jimmie Thompson and Horton smith give demonstrations of how to make the shots that have made them masters of golf.
 The second film to be shown will be "Horseshoes" in which the art and technique of throwing horse- shoes is demonstrated by experts in this barnyard game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-09
|CTTY PENSION
 GROUP TO MEET
ACtuary Cooperating With
 Committee in FOrmulat- ing Provisions of Act

The city pension committee will meet tonight at 7:30 D. m. in the city court room. Purpose of the meeting it is understood, will be a continuance of @ general discussion concerning the preparation of the final city pension bill which is to be submitted to the state legislature next year.
 Terms of the bill as to just what should be inserted relative to the city's pension needs have been 8 subject of general discussion among the members for the past three meetings.
 Russell A. Hooker, ,actuary from Hartford, recently was awarded the contract by the commission to draw up the preliminary form of pro- posed city pension. This is to be submitted to the committee in June.
 Any proposed pension plan is bound to meet with diff1culties when built around a city's employment problems. There is principally the factor of employe turnover in any city personnel structure. A pension plan usually designates a normal retirement age. In most cases the age of 65 is used as this coincides with the Social Security retirement age.
 The trend is, however, toward an earlier retirement age, 60 or even 55. Under some plans women are re- tired earlier than men, the differ ential, authorities state, usually be- ing years.
 In order to allow a sufficient per- iod of time for funding pension costs, the plan may provide for re- tirement upon attainment of 8 stated age or upon the completion of stated period. such as ten years, of membership in the plan, which, ever is later.
 The matter of retirement is one to be governed by the employer and employee and consequntly there are usually provisions in most plans per- mitting optional retirement before attaining normal retirement age but on 8 reduced pension. Conversely there are usually provisions also for continuation of employment be- yond normal retirement age, in which event contributions are ter- minated.
 In some cases sole requirement. for obtaining 8 pension is the com- pletion of a specified length of service such as twenty or thirty years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-09
SETTLEMENT MADE
 IN TWO ACTIONS
Both Resulted From Fatal Accidents; No Terms
 Announced

John Mahoney of Waterbury has settled out of court his $7000 civil action against George F. Fenton also of this city, 1t was indicated today when withdrawal papers were filed in superior court. The case had been scheduled for a jury hear ing today.
 The litigation was based on in- juries sustained when the defend- ants car left Baldwin street last Aug. 2 and struck the plaintiff, who was sitting on the front steps of his home at 164 Baldwin street with a friend. The later, Michael Griffin, died four days after the accident, ard his widow last January was awarded $10,000 damages by jury in her suit against the driver.
 MT. Mahoney claimed he sus- tained a concussion of the brain, and injuries to his ribs, chest, and left hip. In his special defense the defendant claimed the steering ap- paratus of his car suddenly became deranged, causing him to lose con- trol of the car. The defendant was sentenced to a year in jail last October tfter he was found guilty of automobile homicide arising from the accident.
 Alsow ithdrawn from the superior court docket today was the $l5,000 fatality suit of Maurice Chevre of Waterbury, administrator of the estate of Joseph Chevre, who sued Adolf Perrazzino of Waterbury as the result of an accident fast Dec. 19 in Milldale. Joseph Chevre was killed almost instantly when he was struck by the defedant's car. The action had been scheduled fer a hearing recently, but was reported settled at that time.
 Attorney William B. Fitzgerald appeared for the plaintiffs in both cases, while Attorney William Haaley of Derby represented tn ede- fendant in the Mahoney case. and Attorney Walter Monagan appeared for the defense in the other case. Terms of settlement were not re- Vealed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-09
Flyer Sets
 New Record

Mustang Base, England, May S- (U.PD - First Lieutenant Carl J Leksic, 22, of Juliet. I'll, pilot Of the Mustang Fighter "Elly's Lucky Boy shot down five German fighters ie set a new record as his group &C., comparied LibeFatoF bonbers in the raid on Brunswick yesterday,
 Luksic, a former maehlnist, mas destroyed IS German planes m less than a month, He holds the distin- guished Flying Cross and an Ar Medal with three oak Leaf Clusters,
 Lukfie flew in a group. commando cd by Colonel Joe l.. Mason, Of Col umbus, O., which shot down 2l German planes for the day and counted two probables and seven damaged.
 otllei high scorers of the day included:
 Captain Clayton Davis, %. Brook deld, Vt who shot down three Mes-