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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
News Of Connecticut

Boston, June 24.-(UP)-Doctors resorted to Penicillin today in an effort to save the life of socially prominent Mrs. Francis Lee Hig- einson, who has been in a coma since she was attacked by a mys- terious intruder in her West Corn wall, Conn, home nine days ago.
 pr. Gilbert Horrax, who is ir charge of her case at a Boston hospital, said no marked change ir her condition had been noted during the past 24 hours.
 Hartford, Conn, June 24.-(UP) George Kieth Funston, Alexar' dria, Va, a Neutenant-commandel in the Navy and now stationed al Washington, will take over the presi' dency of Trinity college at the enc of the war, 1t was announced to- day by the board of trustees.
 Funston, a graduate of Trinity in 1882, is 33 years old, and one oi the youngest college presidents 1T the country.
 Funston is a native of Water loo, Ia, and after his graduation at Trinity attended Harvard Bus mess school and was on the facult! for a year after his graduation 1T 1884. From l940 until he entered the Navy he was director Of pur' chases of Sylvania Electric Prod ucts, Inc, New York. He also served on the War Production Board. A present he is attached to the ono of Procurement and Material. In dustrial Readjustment branch o the Navy.
 Funston will succeed the latc President Remsen B. Ogilby, wht served Trinity from 1920 until h' lost his life in 1943 while attempt ing a drowning rescue.
 Hartford, Conn.,, June 24-(UP)- Speaking at a United Nations rally last night, Russell Davenport, cam paign coordinator for Wendell L Wilikie four years ago, declared that he would bolt the Republican Party if the National Convention nominates New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey for president.
 "If Tom Dewey is nominated fol president" he said, T will not sup port the Republican party on tho international issue alone. I am op' posed to any more waverlng on the international issue. Dewey ha: wavered in the past and l wont support anyone who wavers or that issue. The turning point witf me so far as Dewey is concerned was his stand against lend-lease shortly after 1t was proposed"
 Asked if he would support the Democratic ticket, Davenport said; Let's wait and see.'
 Davenport was booed by a Bush nell Memorial audience when ht declared i've have a splendid mili- tary leadership but a wretched po- litical leadership"
 Chairman Walter E. BatterSor had to plead with the crowd to al low Davenport continue his speech
 Davenport demanded a RepLbli' can platform without a single hedge, without single quavcr, or the issue of Americas future rolt in the world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
SWEDISH SOCIETY
 TO MEET TUESDAY

The Swedish Benevolence associa- ton will outline plans for building a reserve fund at the 27th annual meeting at 8 p. m, Tuesday at the Swedish Baptist church on Bishop street, Rev. E. Einar Kron, president of, the association, announced yes- terday. MT. Kron explained that demands upon this welfare organiza- ton have not been great this year.
 Others heading the group arc vice-President. Rev. c. 4. Gorall- son; secretary. J. A. Sundin: ft- nanciai secretary, '. A. Grahn: and treasurer, '. R. Swanson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
INTERVIEW CAMPS
 THEME OF LECTURE

A lecture on enemy prison camps, held for the benefit of relatives of captured servicemen, will be given Tuesday at 7:S0 p. m. at the Con- necticut Light & Power Co.,, audi torium under sponsorship of the Waterbury chapter, American Red Gross.
 Dr. wilson M. Hume will speak on Japanese interment camps and Miss Sadie James will discuss Gen eral Phases of Prisoner of War Camps"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24

Members of an aldermanic com- mittee must now determine whether undertaking is a business or not, thereby further determining whe- ther the operation of such trade" in a one family house, constitutes e residential or business dwelling.
 This has come about as result of a petition by the Stokes funeral es- tablishment now on Riverside street,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
SUICIDES EXPLAIN

Springfield. Mass, June 24.-(Up) -"Disgusted with the lot of the working man." the Bendarz brothers-Edward, 26, and Mitchell, 24-ended their lives by piping car- bon naonoxide fumes into their parked automobile. The reason for the suicides was disclosed in a note.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
GOSS, ROCKWELL
 NAMED IRECTORS

Two Waterbury Industrialists were elected Thursday to two-year terms as directors of the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce. They are John H. Goss, president of scovill Mfg. CO, and Edwin J. Rockwell, secretary and treasurer of the Amer ican Brass company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
JOSEPH PARADISO'S
 ALIMONY REDUCED

Temporary alimony paid by Jos- eph Paradise of Torrington to his wife, Josephine Paradico of Water bury, was reduced from &li to @ weekly following 6 hearing before Judge Robert L. Munger in the Litchfield superior court yesterday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
PARK, HOSPITAL <. NAMED IN WILL

Local beneficiaries have been named in the will of the late l. Yent Fulton of Salisbury formerly ef Waterbury. The sum of $50, 900 has been bequeathed providing for Q trust fund for the maintenance of Waterbury's Fulton Park estab- iished by a similar grant of funds and land by the late William E. Fulton. Tn addition the sum of $25,- 900 was left in trust, for the Wa terbury Hospital.
 The will of MT. Fulton, who was born in Waterbury but had resided in Salisbury for more than quar- ter century, was filed yesterday in the Salisbury district probate court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24

Republicans, waiting for the re- suit of the Convention, hope the boys put the Elephant mascot on the platform and forget the Sacred Cows!
 The Democrats have won so many elections in recent years the Elephant Is tired of working just for peanuts anyway.
 Any attempt to influence voters with the enthusiastic noise of the convention participants is doomed to defeat. It ain't like the old days before radio studio audiencesl
 But the formula is sir1iIar-script guides both shows.
 Wendell Willkie turns out to be the Forgotten Man of the Conven- tion, not even receiving an invita- tion to speak. However many book has been read in braille.
 The War Labor Board has decreed that employers may serve their workers free drinlzs-provided they don't cost more than 10c per day per employe. This, we assume, does not include firms liquid assets!
 George Furth, proprietor of the Country House Inn in Pemberton, N. J.. owns 8 freak chicken, born with four legs. As a novelty he kept 1t in the coop in front of his bar but just removed 1t. Seems 1t af- fected his business-patrons looked at the chicken, saw four legs, and immediately took the pledge.
 Secret Stuff (reported by Duke Art: The Navy Dept. Building, Washington, has this sign on one of Its doors: "The Atlantic Fleet has been moved to Room l009."
 Ad in a Prague Paper: Will ex- change g volumes of Shakespeare for pair of trousers"
 Dale Carnegie, who has taught thousands how to speak, says any public speaking. course would be more effective if folks could also be taught WHEN to speak.
 Most of the local restaurants aren't using their electric fans this Summer. Afraid of having the small portions blow away.
 A maid, answering an ad for job, took some knives and forks with the initials of her former employer out of her bag to prove she worked for them. She got the job alright-but not until the new employer hid the silver and substituted cardboard knives, forks and spoons.
 At the Paramount a woman wear ing a big hat asked the chap behind her if he wanted her to remove 1t. "Oh no" he replied graciously, "it's the funniest thing I've seen in this theater in years"
 While Prisoners of War are en. cOuraged to go In for athletics and facilities are provided, the War Dept. forbids one sport-pole vault ing. Too tempting? 2?
 Favorite Story of the Week: A cute young thing from Long Island returned home from an automobile ride and her father wondered how come one shoe was muddy while the other wasn't. "Oh" replied the daughter, T changed my mindl"
 One of the most interesting D. Day incidents occurred after Bishop Manning read prayers over the air. A copy boy, without looking up, handed him . bulletin on the pro- gress of the invasion--and the Bis hop suddenly found himself news. caster.
 Jimmy Durante's been learning how to cat with chop sticks. T can't eat with them yet,' he ad- nnjts, ebut so far I've knitted two sweaters and three pairs Of socks
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24

The heaviest shipment by air express last year was 6 bulky pro- peller shaft weighing 2,200 pounds, which was rushed from the United States to South America, enabling a large factory to resume work with great saving of time and manpower.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
R. R. CONDUCTOR KILLED

Tyngsboro, Mass, June 24.-(uP)
 William Drowns, 66, Of Nashua. N. H., a Boston &s Maine railroad conductor, was killed early today while enroute home from work when he stepped from his aut0mo- bic to repair a fiat tire and was struck a car driven by Elmer Dodge. 10. of Tyngsboro who Was blinded by lights of an Qn~enuA-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
BURGLAR BURGLEs

Boston, June 24.-(UP) -Munici- pal Judge Jennie |. Barron report ed to police that . burglar entered her Brighton home and escaped with i2 cash. two watches. Q ciaar- cite lighter and ration books.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
DETAIL FOR TODAY
 Field Day

When thefe is . general cleanup
 in the Navy, it is FIELD DAY. I'm
 most cases it's the day before iri-
 spection and is an event on which every available man is set to work. When the inspection party comes, the officers may bel wearing white gloves and theyl don't want to see any dirt on them after they have run theEnI over objects that collect dust. Ia your locker is untidy, your per-I sonal appearance unsatisfactory or dust is found on anythingg your chances of getting extra duty are grand. On FIELD DAY you clean everything in sight and then, just to make sure, clean it all over again. FIELD DAY re- sernbles spring cleaning in elvil- ian life. '
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24

A clubman in Sydney, Australia, has complained that he is rationed only two gallons of gasoline. but four gallons of whiskey . month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24

Jimmy Durante's been learning how to cat with chop sticks. T can't eat with them yet,' he ad- naits, ebut so far I've knitted two sweaters and three pairs of socks
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
Jesse ADLER Looks at the NEWS

Republicans, waiting for the re- suit of the Convention, hope the boys put the Elephant mascot on the platform and forget the Sacred Cows!
Evening star., 1944-12-24
IHiteNoziDivision
Leaves 7,000Deo
In Square Mile
BY IVES GALLAGHER.


IN THE MALMEDY SECTOR
BELGIUM, Dec. 23.-Leaving more
than 1000 dead in a single square
mile, the German command had
to pull back a battered Elite Guard
division today that had been mauled
by American doughboys for the past
five days.
During the night, the entire COM
plexion Of the front has changed on
this vital northern flank.
Hard-freezing weather put firm
crust on fields and roads that were
slush IL hours ago. The skies
cleared and thousands of Allied
planes roamed the battle area.
The cold was so bitter that sol
diers behind the actual front
grouped around small bonflres in
fields and at crossroads.
The German Air Force continues
active over the whole battle front,
giving the Allies real fight for
air supremacy. For the first time
since the landings in France in
June, travel along rear area roads
has been subject to strafing and
bombing by elusive German fighters.
The German advance has slowed,
but the enemy still has powerful
punch In reserve.
Evening star., 1944-12-24
BULLET T IN
Five Killed in Two Fires Here

Five lost their lives In two ares Washington
today,
". Dewitt Moore empioye of the Capital Transit Co.
his wife tetie daughter burned
In nre which badly damaged their home Al ais Sheridan
street NV.
Mr.. and Mrs Moore. Hobert A. daughter
pronounced dead by Casualty Hospital Physician Dr. W.
H. Strong.
The Moofes other dewitt C,nton H. William
H. not In the house nj the time They
substatan few blacks ana returning 10 their
when they flames shoong o the
william dashed 10 nearby nfe alarm box and pulled
alarm while DE witt went tn nrishhas after
the occupants had them telephone for the nre engines
Frcmcn said all the dead In a bedroom.
John Jones' co. colorcd watchman,
watchman hanty Al the Robinson ccayard In the oo bloc,
Of Good Hope S.E.
Evening star., 1944-12-24
literally stormed each train as

literally stormed each train as it
was called at Union Station.
A large police detail tried to keep
a semblance of order, and, though
the travellers evidently were doing
their best to cooperate, they were
more or less helpless when swept up
in the tide of throngs rushing to-
ward trains, and many persons were
bruised.
Many Civilians in Throng.
At peak time for train depar-
lures late in the day, a veteran sta
ton official estimated the crowd at
more than 250,0O0. He said it was
the largest in his experience, which
dated back 81 years to the time the
great structure was built. He esti-
mated Fridays crowd at 200 1000.
A survey of the concourse and the
waiting room disclosed apparently
as many civilians as soldiers and
sailors, which seemed to indicate
that many civilians disregarded the
warnings of ODT and tried to travel
anyway.
Most of the outgoing through
trains for the South and the West
carried three sections. But coaches
were jammed soon after gates were
opened, and hundreds were unable
to get near their trains. Great num-
bers undoubtedly were left behind
Evening star., 1944-12-24
$4,000 ELIAS Storm
Rightist Stronghold
As Civil War Spread,
British .lndion Troops
Lond in Port OF Pirueus
Under Naval Gun Support
NJ lhs Associated rfsss


| ATHENS. Dse. "a More thar
$4,000 leftwing ELAs toda,
stormed the rightist guerrilla
stronghold In Northwestern
Greece. spreading civil war clear
across the nation, At the samt
time. stlff fighting erupted north
Iof the Athens port OF Piraeus
where British Indian troops
landed under the support OF
naval guns and rocket-fring
Beaufiglltcrs.
British headquarters. which only
last night received the ELIAS reply
70 It's cease-fire uitimatums ofilcially
declared the ELIAS assault on the
EDEs stronghold around Ioannina
was An "unprovoked attack" in vio-
lation Of an agreement reached be-
tween the rival factions at Caserta
before the original British landings
In Greece.
While 1t. Gen. r. s. Scobie, the
British commander, and Harold Nc
MILAN, British resident Minister ir
the Middle East, conferred on the
situation, Indian troops battled the
ELIAS members north of the main
harbor basin of Piraeus, southwest
/ Of Athens.
british Advance SIightIy.
ELIAS bands were holed up in
factory buildings and the British
made slight advances by capturing
the shell-damaged terminal station
of the Piraeus-Athens interurbar
line.
1t was feared that the main re-
frigerating plant for meat supplies
of the whole capital district was
seriously damaged in the fighting
in this district north of Kallipolis
Peninsula.
Indian troops on the western side
of Piraeus Harbor consolidated their
bridgehead, established this morn
ing, and ELIAS formations also were
reported to have pulled out of the
Southern Athens suburbs west of the
main Athens-Phaleron road. Newly
formed Greek National Guard de-
tachments, whose strength as a
result of a Gallup now has reached
nearly 5000, took over control OF
this area.
The lowland from Piraeus east
ward toward the line of the Ellisos
River also is now declared COM
pletely free. In Fissariani and up to
the stadium area at the back OF
Sappion Park, ELIAS groups still are
strongly entrenched, but the main
(See GREECE, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Legion Post Opposes Japs
Return 10 Oregon County
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOOD RIVER, Greg, Dec. 23.-
The Hood River American Legion
Post published quarter-page adver-
tisements in the local press today
urging Japanese not to return to
Hood River County.
The post, which recently scratch
ed Japanese American servicemen S
names from its honor roll, has been
backing campaign to prevent Nisei
from resettling in this apple valley
Public records show that there
are about "a or 80 families out OF
some 600 japanese who have not
already sold their property in Hood
River County," said the advertise
ment. 1--WE strongly urge these to
dispose of their holdings. If you
desire assistance from this post In
disposing of your land we pledge
ourselves to see that you get a
square deal.
'If you do return we also pledge
that to the best of our ability we
will uphold law and order and
will countenance no violence"
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Re|iefCo|umns Swing Into Action;
178NaziP|anes Downed in Fiqhts
German Penetration to
Point 23 Miles From
Sedan Is Revealed
~ tha Aakapiatea reess

,
PARIS Sunday, Dec 24~~Amercan relief columns,
swinging up through Luxembourg and southeastern Bel.
gum in their FIRST effective counteraction have bitten into
the southern flank of the German penetration which now
has reached bramont only q miles northeast Of Sedan
Allied headquarters disclosed last night
with clearing skies the worlds mehes swung
cutting destructive swath through their ranks and hamnerng
their bases
Incomplete showed that total ia planes
total OF ipa Transports II railroad cara oeomos
tves and positions also destroyed and nve rail
terieS cut
The oss OF heavy homhers n fighters reported
by ath Force while United states 9th
Ar announced had lost ID fighter -bombers,
Added these the death of many
caught the of the Allied planes
enemy ntmly shou
undoubted by shattered eommun
cations
German Southern Flank Dcnted,
Allied headquarters lifting A8hour time lag ON front line
thia report Of The atuation,
kll hold ibtamont road Junction
northeastern French frontier
Striking the Of Luxembourg and alAo north Of
Afon miles northwest Luxembourg American troops have
dented the German southern flank,
dispatch covering This action through Friday morning
Luxembourg north Of Mefseh
CITY. Although this dispatch
spred contained these perhaps significant words
4" il Obvious the Germans threw
3e probably their last big gamble the Americans
have had reform their forces"
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Adolf Ber|e Slated for Post
As Ambassador 10 Brazil

Ry the Associated Press.
Adolf A. Berle is slated for ap-
pointment as Ambassador to Brazil
it was learned authoritatively yes.
terday.
Mr.. Berle resigned as Assistant
Secretary of State in the recent de-
partmental shakeup He has hac
long experience with internationa.
and political affairs although this
will be his first foreign diplomatic
post.
Mr.. Berle came to the depart
ment in the early days of the New
Deal as one of President Roosevelt's
brain trusters.
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Burton Supports Plan
For Representation
OF District in Congress!
Reveals Proposed Droft
Of Amendment Giving
BoIlot to Washington

Senator Burton, Republican, of
Ohio announced last night he
would support the Summers
Capper proposal for a constitu-
tional Amendment to give
Washington representation in
Congress and the electoral col
lege, if the same treatment were
accorded to residents of Federally
owned areas in the States now
similarly disfranchised.
He also made public the suggested
draft of joint resolution for a
constitutional amendment proposing
that District residents be treated as
though they were voting residents of
Maryland (from which the present
District territory was obtained) for
the purpose of national elections
This draft, he explained, was the
wording suggested by the Senate's
Legislative drafting counsel to carry
out ideas he had expressed earlier.
V4GlAOAt AAlAdA kNA AOOlldl COlIuIllJIIlcIlt,
he released this for public reaction.
Summing up his present views on
the subject, Senator Burton said:
II firmly believe that residents
Of the National Capital should be
given the franchise and I can see
no valid reason why they should not
have it. There are several ways in
which this might be granted.
"A part of the District Of Colum-
bia was land ceded by Maryland.
Another portion came from Virginia
but that portion since has been
subject to retrocession, so that to-
day all that remains is that given
by Maryland.
II had thought the simplest thing,
as to giving Washington q vote,
would be to treat the District as
still part of Maryland for national
election purposes. Under the sug.
gested draft have received from
the Senate's legislative counsel, Dis
trict representatives In the House
(Sec REPRESENTATION. Pc. Al !
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Nazis Killed 100000
In 3Camps in Poland.
Soviet Survey Shows
Americans and Britons
Among Victims; Detoils
OF Atrocities Described
B7 the Associated Press.


MOSCOW, Dec. 23.--A Soviet
extraordinary state commission
Investigating war crimes re-
ported today that TOO 900 persons,
including an undetermined num-
ber of citizens of the United
States and Britain, had been
killed by the Germans in three
camps in LWow Province, Poland
! The report did not list the names
of the Americans and Britons, nor
did it give any further details con-
corning them. The victims were
said to include both civilians and
prisoners of war.
Writers, artists and musicians were
made to wash the stairways of one
seven-story building with their
tongues, and then were compelled
to pick up garbage with their lips,
the report said.
In another incident, the report
related, the commander of one of
the camps, the Yanov camp, threw
two 4-year-old children into the
air and shot them to amuse his own
9-year- old daughter
Torture Devised.
The committee said it also was
established that at the three camps
I-Yanov, Sitadel and Lisenitz-the
Gestapo devised the human icicle"
treatment, which consisted of put
ting bound prisoners into barrels of
water and then placing the barrels
outside in below-zero temperatures,
with guards standing over them
until they became frozen in ice.
Nazi Gestapo Chief Heinrich
Himmler was said to have partici-
(See ATROCITIES, Page A-8)
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Fair and Cold Weather
Forecast for Tomorrow

Washingtonians hoping for a
White Christmas are apt to be dis
appointed, the Weather Bureau
forecast last night.
The weather tomorrow, he said,
is expected to be fair and cold,
probably like that of yesterday
when the thermometer ranged from
a low of "a degrees at 4:04 am. to a
high of SO degrees at 1856 pm.
Christmas eve also is expected to
present Santa Claus reindeer with
the task of pulling the sleigh
through rain instead of snow. The
weather today should be milder
than either ye1taday or tomorrow,
the weather man said.
Evening star., 1944-12-24
1900 U. 5. Flyers Listed
Among Swiss lnternees
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Some $500 United States airmen,
forced down during bombing mis-
sions to Germany, had been interned
in Switzerland up to last October /,
the Swiss Legation said yesterday
A total of about $4,000 refugees
of 20 nationalities had been ad-
mitted to Switzerland on that date.
The American airmen were among
$4,000 military internees. Other refu-
gee classes are: 48, 800 civilians from
adjacent war zones; 1880 former
italian soldiers; $500 emigrants
blocked by the war from proceeding
to their destination; $500 escaped
prisoners of war; 700 deserters from
various armies and 500 soldiers of
various countries. hospitalized in
Switzerland by their governments.
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Hundreds S of II. S.
Soldiers Held in
FrenchGos Thefts
Cigarettes Stolen
By Corlood;; Group
Nets $500, 900
~ the Associated Press,

~ the Associated Press,
PARIS. Dec. 23.a4Hundreds OF
American soldiers we're disclosed
today to have been arrested on
charges OF hlIacking and pilfef-
Ing thousands OF gallons OF
United States gasoline, elga-
rettes and other supplies In
tended for the Allied war ma
chine, Ofricefs say the losses
have not affected the great
battle now raging IN Belr,ium
and Luxembourg.
cinafeites and post exchange
sunnlies have been stolen IN carload
lots and aold NJ tentaAtie prices on
The French black market,
A tightening Of the French GOV.
tf,ee tttJACktN Page A.&)