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Evening star., 1945-10-06
Death Can't End Blame
In Jap Raid, BrowneII Says
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Herbert Brosnell. jr,. Republican
national chairman. said today the
death of some high officials" does
not constitute "a statute of hmita-
tions to avoid the fixing of response
bility' for Pearl Harbor.
Many other persons are dead
also" Mr.. Brownen wrote in an edi-
torial in the Republican News, Ma
tional Committee publication, in
cluding the approximately three
thousand who died at Pearl Harbor
because someone had bundered, and
the many other thousands who died
during the ensuing years because
the Pearl Harbor disaster heightened
the war in the Pacific.
NO matter how high the trail of
bungiing or incompentency may lead
into the ranks of of1icialdom, past
or present. the Nation Is entitled to
know the truth, the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth.e
Evening star., 1945-10-06

good enough security. 1t is not good
common sense. Let us 60 forth in
all friendliness, and with a desire
to live In full amity with our neigh
Dor, the world. But let us make Ger
tain that our olive branch Is planted
firmly in rich soil with a high
content of uranium 235. This I
maintain is not cynieism, but what
we in Texas and In the Navy call
"Savvy." j
None Of us can now say with
certainty what future war might
be like. We do know that the SCI
ence of naval warfare will change.
1t always has. Yet there has never
been any change in the basic con-
cept that control of the sea is sea
power. and that no matter how it is
achieved, sea power is the first line
OF defense Of nation surrounded
by oceans. Today and in the future
our first line of defense must be
pushed back from our own shores
and across the seas which surround
oAfa PAokSeh lINSC WIN lCdo vi
control our Navy of today and the
future must be charged with the
responsibility of seeing to it that our
Navy is kept not merely abreast of
the times. but far ahead of any po-
tential enemy in all the new fields
of science and technology.
We as a Nation are facing a future
which challenges not only our in
genuity in improving our own way
of life, and our integrity In dealing
with other nations, but also our will
to survive.
believe that we will answer those
challenges, that our entire Nation
viii rise to meet them now and in
the future. l believe-I am firmly
convinced that only as long as we
maintain our strength, only that
long shall we continue to remain
free.
Evening star., 1945-10-06
Man, Fearing Devils
Would Get Two Sons,
Stays Them and Wife
b. thr Assneiatah prasx


CLEVELAND, Oct. ga 36-year-
old mechanic was held for investiga-
tion today after police quoted him
as saying he killed his two sons to
protect them from devils" and beat
his wife to death to ease his CON
science"
Police found Chester Kolladziei
last night In an upstairs suite with
the bodies of his wife Jane, 80, and
his sons Robert, 2, and David, 3, who
had been beaten to death with gas
pipe and stabbed with a screwdriver.
The bodies were found neatly
wrapped in blankets and laid on
beds, police said. The heads were
crushed and over 80 wounds were
found in the chest of each boy, they
reported.
Sergt. Theodore Carlson Of the
homicide squad, who said KolladZiej
admitted staying his family, quoted
the machanic as saying:
Il was afraid they would. be
possessed by devils and would grow
up to be bad boys" and my con-
science drove me to it," when ques-
toned about his wife.
Kolladziej spent six weeks in a
hospital but was released recently at
his wife's insistence, City Hospital
officials told police
The family moved into the home
of his parents after he was released
and took the upstairs suite last week.
The mechanics father, Peter Kol-
ladziej, said he tried the door Of
the suite after his suspicious were
aroused by the absence Of the two
boys.
Police called by the grandfather
broke down the door of the death
chamber and found the mechanic
and the three bodies. They dis
covered length of gas pipe, matted
with hair, and bloody screw driver.
Evening star., 1945-10-06
Sfalin, All Members
OF Supreme Soviet,
Face Election in '46
y the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, Oct. 6,-Premier Sta
lin and all other members of the
present Supreme Soviet must seek
reelection next February 10 if they
are to continue in their seats for
another four years
The first general elections in the
Soviet Union since December IL.
1887. were ordered held in February
by the presidium of the Supreme
Soviet yesterday.
The terms of deputies chosen in
1887 would have run out at the end
of ls41, but elections were post
poned from year to year because of
the war. When the current Su-
prene Soviet was elected it had the
following makeup:
The Council of the Union: 5s9
deputies (46l Communist and 10s
nonparty persons,
The Council of Nationalities: STA
deputies t4o9 Communists and l65
nonparty members.
The Council Of the Union is elect
ed on a popula ton basis, one deputy
for each 800 900 persons.
The Council of Nationahties is
chosen according to union and au.
tonomous republics. autonomous re-
gions and national areas. Citizens
of a union republic elect Is deputies
those of an autonomous republic IL
each autonomous region 5 and each
national area l..
Only one political party, the Com
munists, participates in elections
Ut is the only legal political party
in Russia Some nom party per-
sons are elected.
On election day the voters vote OF,
only one candidate for a position
one who is nominated in advance
If voter does not want this can
didate. he turns in a blank ballot.
Men and women who have reached
the age of 1S are entitled to vote
and also to hold Office In the last
election N women were named to
the Council Of the Union and ITO to
the Council of Nationalities.
Moscow sources said the coming
election was expected to see several
priests put up for election for the
first time. They were eligible previ-
otsly under the Stain constitution.
Evening star., 1945-10-06
Free-for-AII Fight
ResuItstin Arrest
OF SixkServicemen

Nearly 100 sailors, soldiers, Ma
rines and civilians staged a free
for-an fight in the 500 block of
Eighth street Sc. early last night.
The battle was quelled 10 minutes
later on arrival of military police,
police riot squads from five pre-
cintS. and with the advice" of 500
spectators.
According to Policeman Olin Max
field, fifth precinct, the fight start
ed when two sailors resisted arrest
on boisterous conduct charges.
Nobody seems to know what hap
pened after that, except that scores
of servicemen and civilians poured
out of neighborhood taverns and
Joined in the melee for no appar-
ent reason except the celebration
of Nimitz Day.
Policeman Maxfield called for help.
First to arrive were Policemen Ed
ward S. Guptill and o. T. Coffin of
the fifth precinct. Then policemen
on foot, in motorcycles, scout cars
and patrol wagons, military police
and shore patrols all came at once,
and things quieted down rather
quickly.
After a sorting out process" six
.servicemen were under arrest. Pvt.
John P, Coleman, IT, and Pfc. James
R. Carroll, Is, both of Fort Meade,
Md, were charged with being drunk
and disordery and assault on a
policeman. They were handed over
to military authorities. Arzio E. Ell
lott, a sailor whose rank or address
were not given, was charged with
assault and. remanded to military
custody. The other three men were
held for investigation, but released
The two men who started the fight
were not identified
Policeman Edwin Coppage. fifth
precinct, received first aid at Provi-
dence Hospital after he tripped on
the back step of a patrol wagon
He was the only casualty.
After the fight, seven more Ma
rlneS and sailors were taken away
by the Shore Patrol after they
stormed the fifth precinct to pro-
test the arrest of their comrades
Evening star., 1945-10-06
Woman at Parade
Thought Sentry Dogs
Were Guiding Blind

Believe 1t or not, this is said
actually to have happened dur
ing yesterdays procession pa
rade for Admiral Nimitz.
A young woman clucked Wig
orously when the formation of
100 Coast Guard sentry dogs
padded past the corner Of Pif-
teenth and Constitution avenue
NV. led by their blue-clad
masters. A police captain, who
prefers to remain anonymous,
turned to her inquiringly.
What a pity! All those poor
blind boys have to be led by
those dogs" she moaned.
And then, so the report is,
she cried.
Evening star., 1945-10-06
ESQ, ,OOOCheer AdmiroINimitz
AT Monument Grounds Proqrom

Fleet Admiral Chester w. Nimitz,
who commanded in the Pacific the
mightieSt naval force the world has
ever seen, was eheered by 250, 900
citizens of the Nations Capital at
the Monument Grounds yesterday
| afternoon.
Modestly, the commander whose
forces sought out and DESTROYED the
Japanese Navy in the Pacific, ac-
cepted the honors in the name of
the soldiers, sailors and Marines
who fought under his command.
! He was given a scroll honoring
him and the men under his COM
mand for the achievements of de
stroying the Japanese feet and
bringing the enemy to submit to un-
conditional surrender on the decks
of the United States warship Mis-
souri, in Tokyo Bay"
| Presented with key to the city.
he said: This key is what Japanese
Admiral Yamamoto needed to die
tate the peace in the White House, A"
adding drvly: I'm glad he didn't
get it,"
With his wife beside him he stood
on the bridge" of the platform be-
side Commissioner John Russell
Young and reviewed a parade in his
honor which gave some slight ink
| ling of the power he directed
Planes Roar Overhead.
Overhead in patterns OF war roared
Navy planes, one group spelling out
"NEM-I-T-Z" Later a plane drew
overhead in smoke the letters which
spelled out his name again. Then
/ it added three dots and dash, the
"" symbol of the victory with which
he is associated.
! For the occasion the Navy as
sembled top commanders and Off
GERS and enlisted men whose achieve
ments have been told from coast
to coast. Their names brought
recollections of fights on lonely
wave-washed atolls in the Pacific
on flaming beaches and in the dark
wastes of the sea.
The names of the heroic bano
were announced as they mounted
the platform. But there were toe
many for the crowd to comprehend
1t. Col. James P. S. Devereux oil
Chevy Chase, who commanded the
Marines on Wake Island, received
an especially heavy round of ap-
plause.
They streamed onto the platform
naval officers with gold braid, Ma
rines in their duh green uniforms,
enlisted men, whose uniforms
showed one unaccustomed spot of
color, the blue ribbon bearing the
Congressional Medal of Honor
which the President had bestowed
on behalf of grateful republic at
ceremonies at the White House.
/ But the man on whom all eyes
were turned was Admiral Nimitz
A smile wrinkled the corners of
his level eyes and softened the
stern chiseling of his mouth. But
/ nothing changed the impression
that the chin was like the prov of
a powerful battleship, relentlesslv
facing the foe.
Mrs. Nimitz arrived about 10 min
utes before the van of the parade
with her husband. With her were
thelr three daughters, Mrs. j. T
Lay, and the Misses Nancy ane
Mary. Little girls dressed in white
came forward and presented then
large bouquets of yellow and rec
chrySanthemums.
Earlier $50 flags borne by repre-.
sentatlves of veterans orsaniza.
lions had been grouped around tn,
i edges of the platform. Those flag,
Evening star., 1945-10-06

and the ones around the Monument
at the top of the slope provided
splaShes of color under a gray sky.
At the rear of the platform was a
reproduction of gun turret of the
battleship Missouri, reminder of
the scene in Tokyo Bay when the
japanese capitulated.
Parade Swings Into Grounds.
Planes roared overhead and the
parade swung down Fifteenth street
and into the Monument Grounds.
Admiral Nimitz led the distinguished
guests onto the platform and he.
Mrs. Nimitz and Commissioner John
Russell Young stood to review the
marching units and motorized units
that filed by.
Two thousand midshipmen from
the Naval Academy, with their band
marched by, circled around the plat
form and took their stations east of
1t. Other units ranked themselves to
the west.
There were men from the Marine
Barracks at Quantico, sailors from
the Navy Yard Receiving Station.
Coast Guardsmen from their train
ing station at Curtis Bay, Md. They
led 100 sentry dogs, in which the
crowd was interested.
Navy nurses from the Bethesda
Medical Center, women of the Ma
rine Reserve, WAVES and SPARS
completed the marching units
There followed jeeps carrying vet
Grams from distant battlefelds in
the Pacific, weapons, captured tro-
phies, planes from our carriers, with
wings folded back, and what the
legends described as the Alpha and
Omega of the Pacific war, a truck
carrying a bomb which had been
dropped on Pearl Harbor, and Vice
Admiral Okochi's samurai sword
surrendered on the Missouri.
Nimitz Is Presented Scroll.
When the parade had passed
Floyd Akers. general chairman of
the Citizens Committee formed to
honor Admiral Nimitz. opened the
ceremonies and presented the scroll,
Commissioner Young then pre-
sented the key TO the city, a kew.
ne said. which had opened the
hearts of our people" 1t was
brought forward ON a white satin
cushion by s-year-old Arthur STAN
ley Bildman, $3.50 Chew Chase
parkway NV. the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. A. Bildman. He was
chosen because of his outstanding
record as bond salesman at the
Ben Murch School.
There followed the "Nimitz Cav
aIeade Of the Pacific" with music
and narration. the music by the
Marine, Navy and Army bands
which were grouped on the plat
form. The narrators recounted the
grim and triumphant Pacific story
1t recalled the admiraPs play on
words when he said the victory at
Midway had brought us midway to
our objective. Its climax brought
the crewd up cheering. Then Ad-
miral Nimitz spoke.
/ can accept none OF these hon.
ors as an individual he. said. He
read his speech slowly and evenly.
he closed. AT that moment from
the Northwest came again the thun-
oering OF Navy planes. Good-bYs
were said, The midshipmen sang
the Navy hymn. Their voices rolled
out Solemnly. Admiral Ninnitz stood
at attention.
me bands sounded fourishes and
rtrfies. Guns fred a salute Mors
planes roared overhead. And Ad-
miral Nlmitz departed for the White
! House.
Evening star., 1945-10-06

c1flc, said Admiral Ninitz. .awers
your loved ones-your sons and yoa,r
brothers, your husbands and your
fathers Te you who knew them So
Wen, 1t Is unnecessary to explain
that initially they were not pro-
tessional fghting men. Yet they
( proved once again, as thev have
throughout our history, that the
average American will always be
willing to guard his freedom at the
risk of his life"
/ And he told his applauding audi
ence that in the Pacific Fleet at
the end OF the war all hands were
skilled professionals and no captain
could tell regular officers from re,
serve officers without looking in a
Navy list"
Promises Early Return Home.
For anxious relatives, he promised
to return most of the sailors home
as soon as possible, delaying only
Tor the most urgent needs connected
with winding up the war and bring
peace to the Pacific.
To guard against the possible war
OF the future, with atomic power
and other weapons in the ofing. he
urged "a body of professional naval
and military men of the highest
standing, men who would be "as
familiar with archaeological research
ana development as they are with
the use of weapons at sea and in the
field"
AS for the tributes heaped on
MIN, the admiral mooestly COM
mented that these honors were
actually earned by an Army or Ma
rlne pfc. named Smith, by a NAVY
or Coast Guard seaman named
Jones and by shavetail or ensign
named Brown Since he happened
to be on the scene, they had con-
tented themselves with second choice
by giving these honors to sailor
named Nimitz."
Quotes From Song.
Several times Admiral Ninitz
I turned aside humorously from his
prepared speech to pass quips across
the festive banquet room, as when
ne quoted from a song by one of his
men which ended up:
For we. have a country with mil
lions of men like Halsey and Nimitz
and me-"
Washington. seldom, if ever, in its
annals of illustrious hospitality has
seen as gay an event. AS if the cares
and denias of the war had been
dropped like heavy cloak. the ad
mrars thousand hosts turned back
to the ways of old-fashioned ban
,quets, almost forgotten IN the spare
gatherings of recent years. Secre-
tary Porrestal and other. high Off
clals of the Navy. and Army and
top commanders were there.
The guests Of honor included
Admiral Ernest j.. King. chief of
naval operations; Gen. George C.
Marshall, Army Chief of Staff; Gen.
II. H. Arnold, commander of the
Army Air Forces, and 1t. Col. James
P. S. Devereux, hero of Wake Island.
I like to think" said Commits
sioner John Russell Young in the
address Of welcome, that, when we
welcome one of our outstanding
heroes we are really paying tribute
to all OF his men and to those who
have fallen in battle,
Testimonial Gift.
Joseph O. McGarraghs, chair
man OF the Citizens' Banquet Com
mrttee, presided and, as toastmas-
Ter, introduced the speakers and
The long list Of top military men
who sat at the head table. Later
ION, he presented the medal of honor
men, seated at a table Just below
the head table. reading descriptions
OF their exploits for which they
were decorate4Ses they rose to re-
ceive the Applause. Mr.. McGar-
nhu -,
Evening star., 1945-10-06

those soldiers and sailors and Ma
rines have earned and which they
richly deserve.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-14

5th, one. year later the first Mass in the completed basement of the new construction was celebrated and the flower church." now so called, was used until 1907 when on March 24th a solemn Mass was celebrated by the Most Rev. Thom- as B. Beaven, D. D., Bishop of Springfield in the completed struc- ture.
 The nucleus of a truly organized parish had now become fact. Sacri- fee and toll, the patience and gen. erosity of parishioners who worked faithfully each day for a weekly sum, a great part of which went toward the cost of the edifice, had now assumed reality in the form of a foundation which arose in de- sign and size into a structure which is symbol of pride to it's builders and a thing of beauty for Water bury.
 The Children
 Yet these people and their spirit ual leaders knew there is more than even a church needed for com munity parish such as St. Francis Xavier. The children must know of the learning of the world and it's mundane affairs and how those affairs can be woven into the design for the good life by means of their faith.
 So plans were prepared for the construction of grammar school and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-14

for a convent for the Sisters of St. Joseph Order, who would come to serve and guide those youngsters. Again the people bore down to the task and set about to make this reality also By this time Rev. James J. Egan had succeeded the late Father Curtin as pastor.
 In 1923 preparations had pro- gressed to the extent that the cornerstones of both proposed build ings were laid and in 1924 both buildings became fact and were opened for respective use.
 Thus St. Francis Xavier parish was formed and matured and de- veloped into the complete entity of today capable of embracng the needs of it's more than 4,O0O par ishioners.
 Its Strength
 Many, too, were the component parts of the entire structure which bolstered it's growth. Following the. close of the pastorate of Father Egan came Rev. Charles Brennan, who carried forward the tradition of the parish from 1885 to l939 when he was succeeded by Father Broderick. It was these men and their capable curates who nurtured such societies as the CYO and Chil- dren of Mary both now under the careful guidance of Rev. James Sullivan and the societies of the Ladies Guild Holy Name, Rosary and Scapular under the guidance of Rev. David M. O'Keefe, who also serves as principal of St. Francis Xavier grammar school
 These are but some of the firm roots of this great bIossoming which has produced such fruit as the 30 vacations to the sisterhood which can be counted among the girls of the parish who had their first approach to their faith at the welcoming altars of ths church; or of the 3l young men who entered the priesthood among whom is the Most Rev. John G. Murray, DID, Archbishop of Saint Paul, Minne-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-14

Michael Tierney dedicated this tenn porary church in solemn ritual.
 For the next few years the parishioners and their leaders strove toward the building of the founda- tion of a permanent edifice as the domain of the parish grew and residents of the parish who had worshipped at St. Patrick's Church in Brooklyn were assimilated.
 On April 17th, 1903, Father Cur tin broke ground for the new per manent church. Land adjacent to the temporary structure was pur- chased and the latter was moved about 9 feet farther up Washing ton street to make room for the new building which was to occupy the plot on the corner of Washing ton and Baldwin streets where it now stands. At this time also work was begun on a new rectory.
 The First Step
 On August 7th, 1903 the corner stone of the rectory was laid and in November, the same year the cornerstone of the present church was laid with Bishop Tierney again presiding. Middle Gothic" in archi- tectural period design it represent ed then, as now, the foundation of great hope and faith
 The following year. in May 1904, the rectory was occupied by Father Curtin while construction of the church progressed. On November
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-14
rancis Xauier Parish Golden Jubilee Next Sunday

men of the parish who entered the service of their country during this Second World War and of whom II are dead or listed as missing: and Of the seven priests among those 3l who have served alongside the men of World War l. as chaplains. These have distinguished themselves well. They are: Comdr, James F, Cunningham, C.S.P.; Major Thom- as F. Shanahan, s. J.; Lieut.. James F. ODea; Lieut.. John Reardon; It. Col. Thomas F. Shea; Captain Gerard Gaynor. SA.; and Lieut. Paul Dillon, CM.
 There is of course Mother Con- stance and the ten Sisters who so ably and lovingly provide for the grammer school education of the youth of the parish. There are athletics and drum corps and other recreational offerings for all.
 The picture is complete, well rounded and vitally real.
 Rich Memories
 Thus on next Sunday when the Golden Jubilee is celebrated with full lituragical service and small reception, and as Father Broderick plays host to the visiting clergy and the parishioners there will be ample reason for tender and poign- ant and satisfied memories of St. Francis" as it is familiarly abbre- viated by those who know it so we'll
 Most Rev. Henry J. O'Brien, D.D., Bishop of Hartford will preside at the solemn high Mass to be cele- i brated at Il a. m. just as Bishop Tierney presided at that first Mass in the little wooden structure of 50 years ago, the same wooden struc- ture now nestled in back of the great stone edifice like contented old parent secure in its knowledge of the greatness of it's offspring,
 Rev. William Casey will also be present as celebrant of that Mass next Sunday as befitting of one who grew up within its warm presence. Present also and officiating at solemn benediction services Sun day night will be former "boys'' of the parish such as Rev. Raymond J. Kennedy and Rev Joseph E. Kinney.
 Rich In Glory
 The people of Washington Hill and the South End district of the parish are well known for their memories, their warm and ever harmless eagerneSs for easy laugh ter, and their courage and deep faith which have produced so many of Waterbury's best citizens. Such memories are rich ones; the kind of riches which are Lard earned and cannot be bought. Among the very best of those memories are those wrapped securely about St. Francis Xavier parish
 It is day of honor for all Wa terbury as well marking signifi- cant milestone in the city's pro- l gressive development as a vital community of America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-14

sota, who will return here Sunday to preach at the solemn high Mass.
 The Servicemen
 And of course, the SIS young
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-24

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