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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-06
Kent Charges Are Denied

Hyanris, Mass, Sept. 6, (UP)- Joseph P. Kennedy, former U. S. ambassador to England, denies hints that Tyler Kent, an American em- bassy code clerk was imprisoned to prevent disclosure of a secret pre- W9r agreement between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Win ston Churchill.
 In refuting the charges made by the youths mother, Mrs. Ann Kent, and by a British Laborite, Kennedy said the clerk was sentenced to seven years in prison by an Eng fish court for violation of the British war secrets act, Kent was suspected of transmitting l500-odd secret documents to Axis agents.
 Kent was simply Q code clerk and no intermediary between RooSe- welt and Churchill" Kennedy said "He saw oil messages between Roosevelt and Churchill But he simply saw the messages that in. volved reports of British production and replying messages from the President
 Kennedy said that the arrest occurred after Britain had been in the war for Q year and while Churchill was still first lord of the admiralty.
 Because 1t was feared the Axis had learned the secret code Of the United States, Kennedy said U. S, diplomatic communications through out the world were interrupted for periods ranging from two to six weeks until couriers could traved to the various embassies with q new code.
 This communication interruption, Kennedy said, occurred just prior to the fall Of France.
 Washington, Sept. 6-(UP)-A. H, ?. Kent, mother of Tyler Kent, said today that former Ambassador Jo. Seph P. Kennedy'S statements did not altar her basic contention that her son should have been brought back to this country for trial.
 T don't think any American citi. zen should Do deprived of the oppor. tunity to speak for himself" Mrs Kent said.
 T don't sec anything in what MT. Kennedy said that changes my basic contention" Mrs, Kent said. "He ailudes to Q rather cruel statement that he would have had my son shot if the United States had been at war. But we were not at war. My son shoudl have been brought to this country and tried under the due processes Of the American conSti- tution."
 Mrs. Kent made public Q letter te Secretary of State Cordell Hull which she wrote prior to Kennedy'G interview. Tn 1t, she asserted that Q State Department resume Of hei sons case, made public Saturday left entirely unanswered the point on which the American people de' mand an investigation, I. F., the ex. istence of non.existence Of secret pre.war agreements made by the president of the United States"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-06
2 Texos Plants Ordered Seized

Washington, Sept. 0.-(UP)-- President Roosevelt today directed the army to seize two plants of the Hughes Tool O., Houston, Texas, which had refused to obey orders of the War Labor Board,
 The order applied to the main plant Of the company and Q subs Sidiary aircraft strut plant, both in Houston. They gre owned by How ard Hughes. flyer and movie pro- ducer.
 The President acted after being notified by the War Labor Board that long standing failure of the management to abide by VILE directive had produced c labor dis. pute which remains c potential source of interference with the wal effort" The company refused te grant maintenance of union Iflem' berghip aS ordered by the WLB.
 The dispuet, affecting about 5000 employees, originated in June. i0i3 when two locals of the United Steel Workers of America (CIO) sought recognition, which they later were granted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-06

Tne hospital plan heS 70 aopenu upon the good faith of doctors, Charles II. Holt, acting general manager of the Connecticut Hospi- tal Service declared this morning, Mir. Holt stated that he did not be- lieve there was any fundamental difference of opinion between the medical staffs and the hospital plan, and revealed that Q special committee meeting would be held next week to iron out the difficult ties,
 The subscribers contract which covers some % per cent of hospital patients included as of March K ray service and payments to physi- clans for reading and Interpreting X-rays for the first time, Previous contracts covered only payment of hospital expenses.
 Tn statement given to the press last night, the staffs of the two local hospitals announced that dis- approved of the contract because "it IS not directed to the good of the public the hospital, and the med- teal profession.
 Tt leads the public to believe" said Q report prepared by Dr. M, J, Lawlor and pr. Patrick J. Brennan, that 1t completely pays for certain hospital facilities which 1t cannot do on the present financial payment to hospitals.
 ''T'he present amount does not cover the actual cost of the services furnished. let alone furnish any means of renewing any wornout hospital equipment"
 "Further," said the report, the public does not know that thls plan failed to receive the approval of the Connecticut Medical society when presented before that body,
 Tt is unfair to hospitals for the same reasons and 1t has also gen- orated some disagreement between the medical and administrative de. partments of the hospitals.
 "ft is unfair to the medical pro. fession because 1t attempts to sell certain types of medical services without the consent and approval Of the Connecticut State Medical society when presented before the body.
 rM. John W. Foster, president of tie staff at Waterbury hospital, said the staff is opposed to the new contract because It feels that it Is an opening wedge to the control of tho medical profession by insurance companies"
 slpokesmen for the hospital plan unafilcially answered part of the doctors criticism by declaring that they had overlooked parts of the contract, which for example, provide for per diem payments beyond the required eight dollars per day, fl the board of directors of the plan feel that 1t Is Justified
 Thus they point out, If Q large number of x-rays is needed, which will bring the per diem cost above eight dollars, this will be made up,
 IL is not the purpose Of the plan to have the hospital pay for It's costs, they said. At the same, time, the spokesman pointed out, the plan has an obligation Co It's subscribers to see that they are fully protected, and has no intention of giving up It's present contract,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-06
Compensation Agreements

Compensation Commissioner John J. O'Connell today approved the following agreements for weekly payments during diEabil' ity:-
 Maurice E, Ryan of i47 South street against Largay Brewing co. Inc, 80 beginning Aug. 24, injury to right leg.
 Patrick Larner of 243 North Main street against A. II. Wells & O., Inc, 80 beginning Aug. 10, injury to left eye.
 Reatha preather Of e32 Bank street against American Laundry, Inc. of Waterbury. sioA3 begin. ming July 2, second degree burns to left hand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-06
War On Many Fronts
Border Blocked
NNA Telephoto.

A large section of the Bulgarian border was blocked, threatening to cut off the Germans in that coun- try except by way of YugoSlavia. Bulgaria meanwhile asked Moscow for Rrmistice terms, less than seven hours after Russia had declared war. Bulgaria's surrender was ex- pected to be followed by declara. ton of war against Germany, in line with Russia,s insiSteree on acc tive Bulgarian cooperation against the NaziS.
 Tn the Pacific, 1t was announced that Allied planes had destroyed or damaged S7 more Japanese cargo vessels and barges, including l7 of the latter filled with troops, in new attacks on the Philippines, Halma- hera and the East Indies. It brought the total for three days to at least 57 ships.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-06
Fire Record

A One.stOry wooden ladies' rest room In Hamilton Ave. was de. stFoyed by fire last night. Boys playing with matches were blamed for tho blaze, Capt. Eugene Legge, aide to the fire marshal, reported. Deputy Chief stephen Biomileid led Engines 2. 5, and Truck to tho scene at SIPS ?. m.
 A brush fire at 90 HlllVieW Ave was extInguIshed ct 3ilS ?. m' yes' terday by Engine ].
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-06
Compromise Expected On Hospital Program
Conn. Blue Cross Issues Statement Answers Medical
 SOciety's Charges; Conference Coming

Opposition of the medical staffs of st, Marys and Waterbury hospitals to the furnishing of Xays and service of roentoogss in unlimited amounts" to subscribers of the Connecticut Hospital Service Connecticut Blue Cross gouge the hospitals no charged in the September Issue of Connecticut State Medical Journal force hospitals into the position of involuntary sharing the insurance risk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-06
Mortgage Releases

Mortgage Releases Ruth BIakeslee Brown to George SilIeF.
 Waterbury Savings Sank to Walter II. Hart.
 Waterbury Savings Bank tO 10. Seph Ad0maitls.
 Jaceg Mitchell to vite FsaDk and Maria Teresa FEenk. Waterbury Savings Bank to William ?. LoeffleF.
 Citizens and Manufacturers Bank tO James Gallo.
 Warranty Deeds DocviII Mfg. Go. 0 Charlotte 0. Geek, property on Weed street. John Stack to American Realty O., property on Orange street.
 Mortgage Deeds Charlotte Q. Geek to WaterbuFy BuiIding and Lean Association, property on Wood street, e2,T60. Charlotte c. Geek to Bernard c. Cey1e, JTs property en Weed vtFssA o0so.
 Qult Claim Deeds James Miller C James Albert hIlliss, propsFty en Baldwin stFssk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-06
} NIaNLIaRTs FROM LATEsT B0ONs
Heroic Struggle To Build Air Force Told In Garveau Book

ooAUToR of 'By Alloher author os 1ky Last 1NnoH Readers" Smile combines his nexhaEtbo nowledge history and his natural eportoEial ability his book AN,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-06
MOnRaw nRogJRsT

Bedford, Ind, Sept. c --sUP)--The aedfoTd Tiines-kfail carried this classified Advefklsemeni today:
 'T want a aocd. clean husband who gets q psnslon and doesn't
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-06
LATE REALTY NEWS

The following realty deeds have been placed on file at the office of town clerk, Mrs. Mary c. Xii. martin;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-06

Bv William Ferguson
Evening star., 1944-05-21
1t. Stafford,
Miss Waite
Are Wed

Mr.. and Mrs Edward Stafford,
with the latter's mother, Mrs.
Robert Edwin Peary, widow of the
late Rear Admiral Peary, discoverer
of the North Pole, have returned to
Washington from Binghamton, NY,
where they went to attend the
wedding of their son. 1t. q. g. Peary
D. Stafford, U. S. N. R, and Miss
Lois Jane Waite, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur J. Waite of Bing-
hamton. The double-ring ceremony
took place May ID in the Trinity
Memorial Episcopal Church, the
Rev. Percy F.. Rex officiating before
an altar banked with apple bios
SONS.
Escorted and given in marriage
by her brother, Ensign James B.
Waite, Naval Air Corps, the bride
wore white satin gown and a veil
Of rose point lace which had for
merly been worn at their weddings
by the bridegrooms mother and
grandmother. She carried a bou-
quet of stephanotis and white
orchids and her only ornament was
a crescent pin of diamonds and
pearls, a gift of the bridegroom.
Mrs. Arthur Pryor of Ridgewood
N. j., a former roommate of the
bride at Skidmore College, was
matron of honor, wearing a gown of
pink chiffon, and the bridesmaids,
the Misses Betsy Hotchkiss of
Binghamton and Suzanne Taft of
Sidney and Binghamton, wore pink
net. They wore wreaths of match
ing flowers in their hand and car
ried Colonial bouquets.
Mr.. Stafford was best man for his
son and the ushers were Ensign
Edward w. Bush, jr., of Hartford,
Conn, cousin of the bride, and Pfc
John Moss of Harvard University.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waite were hosts at
the reception which was given in
their home, where the bride cut
the wedding cake with the sword of
the late Admiral Peary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stafford left later
for Norfolk, where the bridegroom
will be stationed temporarily.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Mrs. Macgregor
To Be Hostess

Mrs. L. R. Macgregor, wife of the
director general of the Australian
Supply Mission will entertain the
members of the Queen ELIZABETH
Chapter of the Daughters of the
British Empire. The party is set for
Wednesday evening and will be a
celebration of Empire Day which is
the anniversary of the birth of
Queen Elizabeth. The party will be
given in the home Of Mr.. and Mrs,
Macgregor at It'll Massachusetts
avenue at $50 o'clock and Mr.. Mac
gregor will talk briefly on Australia
followed by motion pictures of sew
eral of the Dominions.
Mrs. Eric Jacobsen and Mrs. w.
Ranger will be among these assist
ing and Mrs. Roy L Lowe, State
regent of the chapter will receive
with Mrs. Macgregor.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Hosts at Informal
Entertainment

Mr.. and Mrs. w. Guy Callahan
entertained a group of neighbors
informally Tuesday evening at their
home in Woodmont Forest. A small
stage was erected at one end of the
living room and the program given
included vocal trio and piano duet,
in which Mrs. Callahan took part;
reading and singing, followed by
the serving of refreshments. Their
guests included Mr.. and Mrs. Byron
F. Dixon, Mr.. and Mrs Edward Rich,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wylie D. Goodsell, Mr.
and Mrs. David H. Alfred, Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Allgeier and Mr.. and Mrs
Orwell E. Goodsell Mr.. and Mrs
Callahan are spending this week end
! in Baltimore.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Miss Crmikshank
Mr.. Daniel to Wed

Mrs. Harrison Cruikshank of Alex
andria announces the engagement
of her daughter, Miss Lydia McLane
Cruikshank to Mr.. Peter Vivian
Daniel
Miss Cruikshank is daughter of
the late Mr.. Cruikshank of the
Eastern Shore of Maryland and a
granddaughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. James T. Halsey of Phila-
delphia.
Mr.. Daniel is the son of Maj. and
Mrs. Charming w. Daniel of Alex
andria, formerly of ST Davids, Pa,
and is serving with the Army Air
Forces.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Betty A mer Engaged
To Marry Ensign

1t. and Mrs. Harry Lehr Amer
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Betty Ruth Amer,
to Ensign Edward John Stock,
U. S. N, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
E. Stock of Cleveland.
The bride-elect was graduated
from Eastern High School and was
valedictorian of her class. She
later attended the Washington
School for Secretaries. Her father
who is in the Naval Reserve, is on
active duty in the Pacific.
Ensign Stock was graduated last
June from the United States Naval
Academy and he also is on active
duty in the Pacific war zone.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Poetry Festival
And Dinner

The Washington Writers League
has chosen dinner CO mark its an
nual poetry festival, the dinner to be
held Saturday evening at $50 o'clock
at the Fairfax Hotel A feature OF
the dinner will be a dramatic poem
written in cantata torm by one OF
the members, Lillian c. B. McA.
Mayer. Eva Grant Marshall and
Ellery Baker will sing several of the
Indian songs which are incidental
through the poem Mrs. Mayer will
read the text and her husband, Prof.
Mayer, who has made a study OF
New York State Indian tribes, will
play the Indian music as an accom-
paniment. Mrs. Leiio w. Marshall,
president of the league, will preside
az the dinner.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Englgem

Mrs William Henry Walker OF
Takoma Park announces the en-
gagement of her daughter, Miss
Faye Walker, to Alton Paige DEF
fenbach. engineering officer, Mari
time Service, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel H. Dieffenbach of Scranton.
Miss Walker is the daughter OF
the late Mr.. Walker. The wedding
is beng planned for June.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Miss Lang Here

Miss Jane Lang OF Pass Christian. !.
Miss, is the guest of her cousin, Mrs.
Harry 0. Cutting.
The visitor is sister of Gen. John
w. Lang, Military Attache of the
United States Embassy in Buenos
Aires.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Here From GeOreia

Capt. and Mrs. Joel Broyhill came
yesterday from Fort Benning, Ga,
for Today visit with Mrs. Broy-
hills parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
l.. Bragg of North Arlington.
Evening star., 1944-01-29

terized by steep gradients in the
Alban hills, stretches at sea level in
the Pontine marshes, a curious
defile at Caudium, the Arch OF
Trajan above the Galore, numerous
tombs, temples and other monu-
ments along its whole course, many
fine bridges, inscribed milestones
and similar evidences of engineering
science.
The Appian Way, it is interesting
to remember, absorbed older paths
of travel and likewise has stimulated
the development of modern arteries.
1t was used by Strabo and Horace,
improved by Nerva and Theodoric,
restored by Constantine, renewed by
Pope Plus vi. Status called it
"longarum regina viarum," or queen
OF long distance roads," During the
era OF the Roman Empire it was
administered by a.curator OF prae-
torian rank. 1t still keeps alive the
memory of its initial sponsor. For
Americans hereafter it will be as
much part OF their annals as the
Main streets of their native towns.
Evening star., 1944-01-29

Either an expert must be hired to solve
their tax problems or appeal must be
made to the nearest internal revenue
collectors ofIice, If the taxpayer Is to
avoid long series of troubles.
\
Today Uncle Sam collects from about
100000 citizens approximately ST.
900, ,0O0,0 900 In personal income taxes.
Much of this money is now taken
through the so-called withholding tax,
the employer holding back a certain
percentage Of the salary or wage Of the
employe. Not content with levying a
normal tax, the Government imposes
srrtaxes, and finally victory tax. No
ef1ort has been made to enable the
individual taxpayer to do away with an
income tax return, because of the
withholding tax. Indeed, because OF the
victory tax, which has a different per-
sonal exemption from that Of the regu-
lar income tax, 1t has become necessary
to file what amounts to two returns.
The tax perplexities, as we'll as the
tax burden this year, are still further
increased by the fact that the taxpayer
must pay the collector, in addition to
the current income tax on 1914 income,
1914 per cent Of the income tax for the
calendar year 1912. He must pay a
similar per cent Of the 1912 tax in 1945.
This grows out of the unwillingness Of
the administration and Congress to en-
bark on a full pay-as-you-go basis, as
proposed last year, when the withhold
Ing tax system was begun.
Congress is in the Anal throes of en-
acting new tax law-also affecting to
some degree the existing income tax law
which is expected to raise between two
and three billion dollars in additional
revenue. There is nothing in the new
law, however. which will simplify the
work OF making income tax returns.
X
Here are some OF the changes in the
law which Mr.. Carlson proposes. First
Evening star., 1944-01-29
japanese Shipping

It is not surprising that Premier
TOTO has begun to speak gravely
about the need to improve the sea
and air protection of the empires
supply lines and to build more ships.
With the latest report of twelve ad-
ditional enemy vessels sunk in the
Pacific by American submarines. to-
tai japanese shipping losses now
stand at 1912, including at least 247
warships.
The figure represents the kill by
all our Allied forces since Pearl Har-
Dor. OF the total, 408 are specifically
credited to our American undersea
raiders whose operations are grow
ing progressively more effective.
British submarines. moreover, are
now entering the picture for the first
time, one of them-attached to the
Royal Navy's new Eastern Fleet
having just sunk an enemy cruiser
and three large supply craft in the
southeast corner of the Bay of Ben
gal. This activity. together with the
scores being run up by our planes
and surface ships, is hitting the TOTO
war machine at perhaps its weakest
point. For the island empire, acute
ly dependent on the sea lanes south
Of it. will suffer slow strangulation
If it continues to lose vessels at the
present mounting rate.
What makes Tojo's concern all the
more understandable is the fact that
Japan. unlike the United States, has
relatively minor shipyard capacity
which, according to the experts, will
be incapable of providing nearly
enough requirements when our at
tacks in the Pacific reach a peak
fury. Further, 1t appears that the
Japanese have failed so far to create
any notable improvement in their
antisubmarine defenses. On the con-
trary, after all these months of war,
their supply lines seem more vul-
nerable than ever, 80 that they look
Evening star., 1944-01-29
Constantine Bro1Uu

elements Of the LuftwafYe. But in spitA
Of our air superiority, 1t appears that
the Germans have managed to bring
such large force to the front that the
task Of our ground troops will be difIicult
In the next few days.
Reports from the battle areas indi.
cate the Germans are attempting q
large-scale offensive against the 5th
Army in order to force another stale
mate In Italy.
If weather conditions are such that
we can make full use OF air superiority.
Marshal Kesselring likely will pull his
men back and retreat beyond Rome.
The italian capital is being evacuated
by the German services and Italian Nazi
sympathizers as precautionary meas
ure. The Berlin high command does
not want to be encumbered with sec
ondary matters such as getting out OF
the city Its loot. its friends and wounded
and convalescent troops, when the army
must have the right of way.
The Germans got most Of their forces
out Of Sicily when it was generally be-
heved that the Sicilian beaches would
be q miniature Dunkerque for them.
They managed to escape the traps in
Russia when 1t was believed on several
occasions that they could not escape the
Red Army pincers. Marshal Kesselrinp
seems confident that he can escape il
his gamble against the 5th Army fails.
From the strictly military point Of
view Rome is Of minor Importance.
From the psychological view a German
success Leading to a protracted stale
mate In Central Italy would be a most
welcome thing for Hitler and his cohorts.
Evening star., 1944-01-29
Appion Way

When they were boys, it is prob
able that the soldiers of the Allied
nations now striving to take the Via
Appia learned of that ancient
Roman road without pausing even
for a moment to think that they
one day would risk their lives for
license to walk over it. The chance
of war has brought them into per-
sonal contact with the past in such
wise as to enrich their experience
beyond the most fantastic dreams
Of their youth. It has been given
to them to link their own names
with the classic history Of Italy.
They are doing what their remote
ancestors did-shaping the destiny
of Europe and of the world at large.
1t was to a similar end that the
censor Appius Claudius Caecus be-
gan in 312 BIC. the famous highway
from Rome to Campania. Originally
1t went only to Capua, distance of
one hundred and thirty-two miles.
Later it was extended to Beneven-
tum, Venusia, Tarentum and Brun-
disium on the Adriatic, reaching the
last Of those places in 244 BIC. The
surface at first was graveled, then
paved with silex. From the metrop-
oils to Terracina the line was almost
perfectly straight. It was charac-