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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-27

Joseph M. Cunningham deputy controller of New York city and former resident of Waterbury was the principal speaker at today's an- nual meeting of the Connecticut FL nance Officers Association to be held at 12:30 at Patsy Browns res- taurant here.
 Members of the Connecticut as- sociation from all parts of the state
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-27

Congressman Martin, who also hap- pcned to see ex-Senator John Townsend of Delaware, chairman Of the COP finance committee, sit- ting at another table.
 So they talked about anything ex- cept politics. But before the day was over, word of, their mysterious and important meeting" got back to Dewey headquarters. This is the kind of bitterness and suspicion the the Republicans will have to cyer- come to win next November unless the Democratic civil war develops into a greater rebellion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-27
WilIkie-D Dewey Feud Headache For c. Q. F.
BY DREW PEARSON Author of The washington Merry GO-Round"

WASHINGTON Republican opened yesterday with its biggest opportunity of elecng President in
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-27
By PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington
 Correspondent

Chicago, June 27.-Gov. Ear Warren of California, making hil keynote speech before the Repub. lican National Convention in Chi. cago last night, said the only req son he was chosen for the jot was because he came from tho great, hopeful, energetic west, where growth and change and adventure are still part of the daily life anc where there is little fear of fail Thomaston has applied for a trade mark for cemented dies, and wire drawing dies.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
OPA to Cancel Rotions
Of Cos DeIinouents

Gasoline rations of several per-
sons who failed to respond to sum-
monseS by the District Office of
Price Administration in the cam
paign to compel proper Endorsement
.of coupons will be revoked it was
announced.
The OPA spokesman said revoca-
ton orders have been issued against
only three or four persons thus far
Ihey were motorists who failed to
appear at the District OPA head
quarters, at 560l Connecticut avenue
NV, after they previously failed to
respond to summonses issued by
their local boards. Ten others who
had not appeared at their boards did
show UP at the central OPA.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Major Aims Achieved
In Italy, 5timson Says
Reveals Weather Delayed
Bombing Of Casino
By the Associated Press.


Secretary of War Stimson, taking
notice Of criticism of slow progress
in the Italian campaign, declared
today that all of the broad strategic
purposes of the Allies in Italy have
been achieved
These objectives and achieve
ments he listed as:
Opening of the Mediterranean to
Allied shipping.
Knocking Italy out of the war as
an Axis partner.
Seizure Of air bases in Southern
Italy.
Allied control Of large part of
the Adriatic.
Indirect help to the Soviet winter
campaign by pinning down 19 Ger
man divisions on the Italian front.
Inf1lctlng casualties on the Ger
man forces substantially in excess
OF Allied casualties.
Weather alone, the Secretary told
his press conference, has caused
slow progress in the mountainous
area, with rain, snow and mud bog
glng not only ground forces but air.
craft. For instance, he said yester-
days concentrated blasting of Cas-
slno was planned for two weeks ago,
but weather conditions delayed it.
Mr.. Stimson said a complete re-
port from the military command on
the scene gives positive evidence
that the German army was using
the Mount Casino Abbey as part of
its main defense line.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
President Hopes Firms
Will Drop Nazi Ties
Declares Link to Germons
Will Bring More Sorrow

Earlier Finland Story, Page A-11.)
President Roosevelt today issued
statement expressing the hope
that Finland will break off the
hateful partnership" with Nazi
Germany.
The Presidents statement fol-
lowed reports from Helsinki that
Finland was drafting a negative re-
ply on Russia's armistice proposals
Mr.. Roosevelt said
1T has always seemed odd to me
and to the people of the United
States to find Finland a partner of
Nazl Germany fighting side by side
with the sworn enemies of our civil
ization
The Finnish people now have a
chance to withdraw from this hate
full partnership. The longer they
stay at Germany's side the more
sorrow and suffering is bound to
come to them. l think T can speak
for all Americans when I say that
we sincerely hope Finland will now
take the opportunity to disassociate
herself from Germany"
Stephen T. Early, presidential
secretary, said the final sentence of
the statement explains the reason
of its issuance.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
SeIective Service Speeds Draft
OfFothers; s;WMC PoIicyBIomed
Army Quotas Short
100000 Monthly
Hershey Declares

The Selective Service System
today had begun an intense drive
for military manpower which
will result in the drafting of
thousands of men on farms and
in factories who previously have
been deferred for occupational
reasons, as we'll as many fathers
earlier excused for dependency
In an order to all draft boards
dated March l3, but not made pub
lie until last night, Director Lewis
B. Hershey declared inductions were
100000 a month below the
number of men needed by the Army
and Navy, and laid down this di-
rective:
1--WE must, in the future, make
fathers available in increasingly
greater numbers to meet induction
requirements. At the same time. we
must secure men from other classes
and particularly we must secure
men, fathers and nonfathers. from
the group now deferred in industry
and agriculture. $50
Those who are not truly neces-
sary should not be deferred and,
particularly with respect to regis
trants under the age of 26 years,
only those should be deferred whose
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Representative 0'Leary
Dies in New York Home

The House was notified today of
the death of Representative James
A. OLeary, Democrat, of New York,
at his home, West New Brighton.
Staten Island, about ll:30 am.
Mr.. OLeary would have been 55
years old next month. He has been
at his home about a month and
has been in a serious condition
the past two weeks suffering from
cancer of the ear and stomach.
His entire life was spent on Staten
Island and in Washington, where he
has been member of the House
since November, 1894. He was mar
rled and had three children. He
was a practicing lawyer before en-
tering the business and Industrial
field, and later became general man.
ager of the North Shore Ice Co, and
an official in numerous Staten Island
enterprises.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
KeesIing Says McNutt
Agency Should Use
Women and 4-Fs

Failure of the War Manpower
Commission to stop labor turn
over and persuade women and
4-Fs to replace draft eligibles
on war jobs was blamed by Col.
Francis Keesling OF selective
service today for the inability
of industry to release it's occu-
patlonally deferred younger men.
After hearing Col. Keesling testify
that it was the responsibility of
VINO to find the requirements,
Chairman Costello of House Mill
tary Affairs Subcommittee an
nounced VINO Chief Paul v. Nc
Mutt would be called for an ex-
planation.
Col. Keesling also blamed VINO
indirectly for the draft of fathers
declaring that If VINO had curtailed
labor turnover and put 4-Fs, women,
discharged servicemen and over
aged men to work, I'VE wouldn't
have had to take the 161 900 fathers
who were drafted by February l."
When Mr.. Costello suggested that
4-Fs might be treated like con-
scientious objectors and drafted for
work OF national Importance, Col
kessling admitted that might be a
dlstasteful remedy, but added that
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Macarthur Highly Praised
By Prime Minister Curtin
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CANBERRA, Australia, Mar. 16.-
Gen. Douglas Macarthur, Allied
commander in chief in the South
west Pacific, today won high praise
from Australia's Prime Minister
John Curtin.
Broadcasting over a network ar
ranged by the United States Once
Of War Information in honor of the
second anniversary of Gen. Mac
Arthur's arrival in Australia from
Bataan, Mr.. Curtin said:
The name Macarthur stands
even higher today in Australia than
two years ago, when his arrival pro-
vided such a tonic to our people,
who, while unafraid of what might
be In store for them, were neverthe-
less greatly encouraged by what it
meant for Australia in fighting men
and supplies from America"
No man has given more. In whole
souled devotion to duty than Gen.
Macarthur. Mr.. Curtin said.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
New German Stand
On Dniester River
Expected by Reds
Russian Speorheods
Within 30 Miles of
Old Rumunion Line
By the Associated Press,

LONDON, Mar. 16.-Red Army
troops have smashed across the
middle Bug River and sent
spearheads within 80 miles of
the prewar Rumanian border,
Moscow announced today, open
ing the way for a drive down
the Bugs west bank that would
offer a grave new threat to the
already hard-pressed Germans
in lower Russia.
Russian dispatches said there
were indications that the Germans
will try to make an all-out stand on
the Dniester, and this should result
in the most concerted defense since
the Germans tried to halt the Red
Army at the Dnieper.
Elsewhere on the long front, a
Soviet communique said, the Rus
slams continued to pile up disaster
for the hundreds of thousands of
Germans in the. Ukraine, smashing
to within II miles of the large Black
Sea port of Nikolaev on the eastern
bank of the lower Bug, and staying
thousands more of the trapped Ger
mans in the Snigerevka pocket
north of Kherson.
Much Equipment Abandoned.
The crossing of the Bug, the bull
letin said, was made southwest of
Human by Marshal Ivan s. Konev's
I'd Ukraine Army, which ripped over
on a 62-mile front and then hurtled
forward for IL and I8 mile gains
toward the Dniester River frontier
of Bessarabia, sweeping up 100
villages in the surge.
Using even empty barrels as RATS,
Konev's forces leaped the river be-
tween Nemirov, % miles southeast
|of Vinnitsa, and Gaivoron, 81 miles
southwest of Uman. The Russians
also reported the capture of Olgopol,
only IS miles from the Odessa War
saw rail line, already cut 200 miles
to the northwest at Tarnopol.
Moscow said Soviet troops were
successfully exterminating" the
trapped German forces trying to
get out of the Snigerevka trap, As
miles northeast of Nikolaev. The
Germans were said to be abandon
ing large quantities of equipment.
More Towns Captured.
The Russians also announced the
capture of Bereznegovatoye and
Snikerevka. hinges of the trap be-
tween the Ingul and Ingulets River
The capture of the rail station OF
kopany brought the Russians with
in II miles of Nikolaev, which was
virtually cut off by water and
threatened from three sides on the
land. The fall Of Nikolaev would
menace German troops retreating
from Novo Ukrainka. Nikolaev is
but IS miles northeast of the Nazi's
main supply base of Odessa.
North of the Bug River crossing
the Red Army took Pisarevka, only
six miles southeast of the German
stronghold of Vinnitsa, the Soviet
bulletin said, while farther north or
the Proskurox front near the ole
Polish border. ! 500 Germans were
reported killed in vain counterat-
tacks.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Z Die in Army Plane Crash
In Southwest Virginia
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DANVILLE, Va. Mar. 16.-The
crew OF a four-engined Army plane
from the Charleston IS. c. air
base was killed last night when the
big craft crashed into Bull Noun
tain in Southwest Virginia and
burned.
Kay Thompson, managing editor
OF the Martinsville tVaD Daily Bull
letln, and 1t. P. w. Crews of Vir-
ginia State police said they counted
IL bodies scattered amid wreckage
on the summit in Patrick County
The bodies were blackened by fire.
Public relations officers at the
Charleston base said the plane was
from there. but provided no details
Evidently the plane was . bomber.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Churchill CHALLENGE,
Critics Of Charter
10 Test Of Power
Rather Late in Doy'
To Stort Attacks,
He Says in Commons
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Mar. 16. - Prime
Minister Churchill answered an
attack on the Atlantic Charter
In Commons today with a conf
dent challenge to the opposi-
ton to test the governments
strength, and declared:
1T is rather late in the day to be-
gin these sweeping condemnations of
the Atlantic Charter, which at the
time seemed to receive a cordial
welcome generally"
The issue arose when Laborite
Rhys John Davies asked Mr..
Churchill to arrange debate and said
recent statements on the Charter by
the Prime Minister and Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden suggested
that some of its principles had been
abandoned.
Opposition Pointed Out.
Outright opposition to the Charter
then was interposed by Conservative
Member Maurice Petherick, who
asked:
Are you aware that the desire for
debate is not confined only to Mr..
Rhys Davies and those who think as
he does? 1t is also shared by those
who maintain that the Atlantic
Charter, where it is not platitudin-
Gus, contains principles highly dan
gerous to the British and Allied
cause"
OF Mr.. Davies motion for debate
Mr.. Churchill said:
although this motion is not spon-
sored by any organized political
party it is couched in hostile terms
is supported by 70 members and
wears the aspect of a vote of CEN
sure.
Test Of Strength.
There being no official party op.
posing the government, a SUFFICIENT
number of members banding them
selves together ought, in my view
to have an opportunity of bringing
their challenge to a test"
IF, however" he went on, 'it is
not vote of censure we shall no,
give time, as the session already i.
crowded"
This left up to the trainers of the
original motion whether they wish
to rephrase it as a formal call fol-
vote Of censure. There was nc
immediate indication of their de-
ciSiOn
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Marking Puppet Leader
Reported Critically III
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Mar 16-Wang
Ching-Wei, Japan's puppet premier
at Marking, is critically ill with only
an even chance of recovery, private
Chinese reports said today.
The reports, in which the re-
cipients professed full credence, said
complications developed after the
recent extraction of a bullet which
lodged in Wang's body years ago
when an attempt was made to
assassinate him while he was
China's bona f1de premier at Nam
king It was said Wang had been
unconscious several days.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Discarded Batteries
Sold by Army for $50
Bring Buyer $4,000
Representative Cochran
Tells House No Froud
Wos Involved in Deal

An Army investigation has dis
closed that a civilian employe
OF the Ogden (Utah) Army base
recently purchased 53,557 over
age dry cell batteries from the
Government for $50, and later
part Of them were sold by his
brother for $4,000, Representa-
tive Cochran, Democrat, of Mis-
souri, told the House today.
Twenty-seven thousand OF the
batteries originally cost the
Army $17,999.
A preliminary investigation has
been made by the Inspector Gem
erals Once of the 9th Service Com
mand and a more extensive inquiry
is under way. Mr.. Cochran said. A
report shows no fraud or coliusion.
As result Of the preliminary in
quiry, he said, changes have been in
stituted for the enforcement of ex-
lsting regulations governing sale and
disposal of salvaged property.
Mr.. Cochran said q statement fur.
nished him in connection with the
preliminary investigation showed the
batteries, all overage and no longer
suitable for military use, were re-
ceived at the depot in April, ls43.
Made Two Purchases.
j. w. Harbertson asked for permis-
sion from the salvage officer to buy
the batteries, which were about to
be destroyed. He offered SIS and the
amount was accepted, Mr.. Cochran
said, after the salvage oficer OBJ
tanned authority from 9Th Service
Command headquarters to make the
sale.
Later, Mr.. Cochran said. 66 .233
over-age batteries were received at
the depot by the salvage oficer.
Mr.. Harbertson purchased 23,587 in
September, 1943, for s65 and w. w.
Grethe, Bountiful, Utah, bought
1856 for $50, Mr.. Cochran said the
report showed.
Authority for both sales, he added.
was given by the 9Th Service Com
mand headquarters. He declared
however, that sales to Government
employees are contrary to Army
regulations.
Some Of the batteries acquired bv
Mr.. Harbertson were disposed of
through salesman employed by A.
w. Schuyler, but the number and
amount had not been determined
Mr.. Cochran said. A brother, James
M. Harbertson, Ogden, sold most of
the remaining batteries to Jake
Hayutin & Sons of Denver, Colo, in
November for $4,000, Mr.. Cochran
said the statement furnished him
showed.
On instructions from the Hayutin
firm, some or all of the batteries
purchased by the firm were shipped
to ein-Applebee, Kansas City,
he said
No Evidence of Fraud.
There is no evidence thus far of
fraud or colluSion on the part of the
salvage officer or any other en-
ployes of the Government" the re-
port to Mr. Cochran said.
The batteries were turned over
to the salvage officer because they
had passed the predetermined
shelf life which had been estab-
lished to reflect deterioration due to
age. An error was made in dis
posing of the batteries at prices not
In keeping with resale values.
Proposals to sell the over-age
batteries hereafter through bids or
the Treasury Procurement Division
are being discussed, Mr.. Cochran
said. He added that in his opinion
surplus and salvage property should
be sold In the open market on bids
and where prices are ridiculous
they should not be accepted"
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Senate Debate Slated
Today on Mcke|Iar
Job Approval Plan
Amendment Is One of
; Mojer Changes in
Appropriations Bill
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
An issue over which Congress
battled sharply year ago arose
in the Senate again today in
the form of legislation to re-
quire Senate confirmation of all
Federal employees receiving 81, SOC
a year or more.
Senator McKellar, Democrat. of
Tennessee put forward the proposal
as an amendment to the $8,557 ,OO0,- :
600 independent offices appropria-
ton bill, with the assertion that he
believed Congress should have more
to say about Federal administrative
personnel.
The Senat4 passed the same legis-
latiDn over administration opposi.
ton q year ago, but the House re-
jected 1t.
iva Curb Included.
The confirmation amendment Is
one Of three major committee
changes in the appropriation meas
ure on which Senate debate is ex-
pected to center. Others are:
The proposal Of Senator Nickel
lar to abolish the special revolving
fund Of the Tennessee Valley Au-
thority and require the agency to put
its revenues Of approximately $7O,-
00O, 900 annually into the Treasury,s
general fund. The amendment also
would limit various activities of the
Authority and cut its appropriation
from $87, ,791 ,180 to SIC, ,981 ,873.
An amendment by Senator Rus
sell, Democrat, of Georgia to ban the
transfer of funds to agencies Gre
ated by executive order of President
Roosevelt, after they have been in
existence one year or more, except
by authorization of Congress. The
amendment would affect the Presi-
dents Fair Employment Practices
Committee and a number of agen-
cies.
Mr., Roosevelt has requested Con-
gress directly to appropriate $685., ,OOO
to sustain the FEPC, first created by
executive order in 1941, but Senator
Russell said yesterday he would fight
any appropriation for the FEPC
any way 1 can."
The Georgian's stand was sup
ported by number of other legis-
lators. among whom was Represent
atlve Starnes, Democrat, of Ala
bama, who declared "the agency has
no warrant in either law or logic, .
and added:
No government, Federal or State
has any right to tell any sort of pri-
vate business what persons it shall
hire or fire. It's known that colored
charwomen have been forced into
Government positions, as clerks and
secretaries"
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Cat Meat Black Market
Reported in Budapest

BY the Associated Press.
LISBON, Mar, l6.-The Munich
newspaper Muenchner Neueste
Nachrichten, reporting fantastic
black market in cat meat in Buda-
pest, said today that "catnaper
had stolen more than 100 900 house
hold pets in recent months.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Nuzis Have 6-Enaine PIone

STOCKHOLM, Mar. Is Dr.
Reichsmarshal Hermann Goerings
Der Adler, off1cial organ of the Nazi
Air Force, has printed pictures Of
new German six-engine flying
boat called the BY-222 Viking and
declared capable of carrying 100
men and full equipment.
Evening star., 1944-03-16

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Mar. 16.-Bearine
down on Southern Germany in
great strength, American heavy
bombers struck another hard
blow today in quick sequence to
a record night attack by the
RAF which hit Stuttgart, Mu-
mich and other targets with
more than 1000 four-engined
bombers carrying over 1880 tons
of bombs.
1t was the United States Strategic
Air Forces second aerial invasion OF
Germany in as many days.
First detailed accounts of the at
tack came from the German radio
which said widespread falls of snow
and close cloud caused great diff
culties in getting fighters of the
ground to meet the onslaught.
Fierce Air Battles.
Nevertheless, the German reports
said. fierce air battles took place
along the bombers' course over East
ern France and Western German
provinces.
Similar radio accounts yesterday
however, dwindled off into empha sis
on the cloudy weather and it de.
veloped that only small defensive
force was able to meet the chal-
lenge when the Americans bombed
the aircraft production center OF
Brunswick with loss of three heavy
planes.
Today's attack was made in great
strength," an official statement said
IN contrast to yesterdays medium
force whose fighters shot down 3e
enemy fighters. The bombers yes-
terday claimed none.
Heavy Raid on Stuttgart.
Stuttgart, the center of the great
engine and Bosch ie-
milton works, received the main
shock Of the Raj night attack.
While this important industrial
Target. 800 miles southeast of Ber-
IN and $50 miles southeast of Lon :
don, was being attacked, other Brit
lsh heavy bombers hit at Munich
IN Southwest Germany, other tar
gets In Northwest Germany and
smashed at railway detectives in
France.
40 Aircraft Lost.
Forty British aircraft, following up
the blow at the aircraft center of
Brunswick yesterday by the Amer
lean Fortress and Liberator fleets
were lost in the night assaults.
THE weather prevented immedi-
ate observation of the results, but
toward the end of the attack the
glow OF large fires were seen through
the clouds" the Air Ministry said in
the Stuttgart attack.
Meanwhile, Allied Headquarters
announcements from Naples re-
ported a two-way operation against
Germany and her satellites with a
heavy and medium bomber attack
from Italy last night against Sofia.
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