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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-19
5 KiIIed.40 Hurtin Fire

Philadelphia, Dec. 19. CUP)-A guest smoking in bed was blamed today for fire which swept the four -story Abe's Hotel in the heart of the Negro section last night, killing five men and injurtng 40 others. four seriously.
 The fire started in one of the first floor cubicles which police said rented for 20 to 35 cents a night. The flames roared upward so quick ly that many of the 40 guests were trapped in the 67 small rooms.
 Some gwests were injured when they jumped from windows of the burning building. Firemen set up ladders and rescued at least 20 oc- cupants from upper floors. Several made their way to safety down an outside fire escape at the front of the building.
 Night Manager Carnegie Lester, 37. discovered the fire on the first floor when he heard guests shout ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-19

Fort Wayne, Ind, Dec, ie -- (uP) A Mexican mother rested in the comfort of Q hospital today after giving birth to a daughter in a nine by i2 foot coal bin which serves as home for her husband and their seven children.
 The proud father, Antonio oamez, was "at home" with his brood in the dimly 1t basement for which he pays so per month.
 FaustIna 0ainez, whose only wor- Fies were for her children, was taken to the hospital after a charity ore ganization learned of the famlly's plight.
 Wants Children Educated
 0amez, q tomato packer in can. ming factory, smiled when he talked of the new baby. He smiled even as he looked around the nine by l2 foot enclosure, with it's rough-board walls and it's nine tooth-brushes hanging in ar orderly row over the make-shift waShStand by the orange crate cupboard.
 Tn his native Spanish he spoke
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-19
Reds Report Tobriz Riots

Moscow. Dec. 1s. UP)-Moscow newspapers published a Tass dis patch from Tabriz today which said Iranian troops and bandits" had executed hundreds of Aberbaijan Democrats in the city and were attacking Soviet citizens and in- stitutions.
 TaSs said the newspaper Dad had reported 600 ''Democrats" dead and 300 arrested. The news agency dispatch. dated Dee. 16. broke near ly 6 week of comparative silence by Moscow newspapers on tine Iranian problem.
 Tass said Iranian troops had car- Tied out fierce persecution" in the Aberbaijan capital. and that dead Democrats" were lying everywhere in the streets of the city" The dis patch said government soldiers and 'bandit- like clements of Colonel Hashemi" had smashed up the na. tional museum and other cultural institutions.
 'sThe bandits. who have become quite loose and are encouraged by clements hostile to the Soviet union because of the tolerant attitude of Colonel Hashemi, also are attack ing Soviet institutions and Soviet citizens in Tahriz,s the Russian .mems a@snaw eaA4s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-19
United SteeIers
 Finish Demonds

Pittsburgh. Dec. l9-(UP)-The CIO United Steel Workers l74-man wage policy committee completed work today on the draft of demands to the industry and prepared to file strike notices with 44 companies to bolster the proposals.
 The committee fixed no figure. but proposed substantial wage in- creases," social insurance, portal to-pOrtal pay. a guaranteed annual wage, paid holidays and premium pay for work on Saturdays and Sundays.
 Negotiations will start about Jan. IS, a month before contracts with 70 to 06 basic steel producers expire. The negotiations will affect immedi- ateIy some 560.0O0 basic steel work CTS. and later 100000. including those in fabricating plants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-19
Truck Rams School Bus

Chapin, S. C.. Dec. l9-(UP)--A school bus and a truck collided near here today, killing one person and iniuring five others.
 The Columbia Hospital emergency staff identified the dead man as sam Rowe, a passenger in the truck.
 Three of the injured were brothers. en route with their sehoolmates to the Piedmont Grammar School. They were Lnwood O'Neal Eargle, 6: Travis L. Eargle, 8. and Leland O.. Eargle, 10, of Irmo, s. c.
 The bus driver, J. E. .Wessinger, and the truck driver, Earl Wessinger. also were injured. They are not re- lated. F
 Between IS and 20 children were on the bus.
 Ambulances from Columbia, 2l miles away, came to the Scene.
 It was the second school bus acci- dent in the state in "A hours. Yester- day 10 school children and the driver were killed at Newberry, s. O., when a aehooi bus was hit by c Southern Railway passenger tEe4=-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-19
EoSterner, Y rumon Seen As'48 Teom
 Comment ot News
 Conference Keeps
 Question Alive

Washington, Dec. i9 --(UP)- Harry 6. Truman and a big city easterner are the team that practi- cal politicians foresee right now as the 1o4s Democratic presidential ticket.
 The President was asked st his news conference yesterday whether he would accept the 1o4s nomina- ton. He replied:
 No comment.
 Such c reply kept the question open and was about as close as MT. Truman could come at this time to acknowledging his availability. Dur ing this years diffictIties with Con- gress. word seeped around Wash- ington that the President was weary and looked forward to release from a job in which he was not achieving any spectacular immediate suc- cesses.
 IL k not unlikely that Mir. Tru- man did remark to some old friend that he was heavily burdened and would welcome relief in l948. But Washington never took that very seriously, assuming the report was true. On the contrary, this capital has yet to see a president willingly laying down the burden-barTing only Washington who established the late two-term tradition.
 The next Congress may well bring Mir. Truman to despair. But at the moment he looks and acts like a man in good spirits and enjoying life and his job. The nations ap- plause at his handling of the coal strike contributed more than some what to the Presidents good feel ines. Another factor is the re- sponsibility which Republicans now share with him in their control or the House and Senate.
 Wise men report that MT. Tru- man will not offer detailed pro- posals to this Republican Congress. Instead his annual message is ex- pected to outline situations which should be dealt with. There will not be specific propositions which Republicans can reject. But, ra- ther, there will be citations of things with which it is the respon- sibility of Congress to deal.
 There is another factor. The long Democratic winning streak was broken last November. It is rea- sonable to believe that l94s is likely to be a Republican year. In that even the competition for the Demo cratic nomination will be less than 1t otherwise might be. It might, in fact, be more Q battle within the party for control of the party organization than @ 100 percent ef- fort to win the White House again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-19
Employment Policies Hit AtVickers
 Waterbury Tool
 Union to Discuss
 Disagreement

A special meeting Of union efp" ulOyes of the Waterbury TOos D1yl- sl0fI of VlckeTs, Inc, will be he'd tomorrow afternoon for a dseusslon of A disagreet1eflt between the com. Dany inanagefnent and the union 0n Employment policies. The meet ing vii De held at 4,50 at t1le heso- 0tiafters Of Roosevelt L1dge, No, 1928, international AseOciatl0n N MaehInises, 16e East Main Street
 ft was learned that q conference yesterday between company N- fielais and the unions shop com n1ittee ended in q deadlock, The union claims that seniority ano veterans rights have been Vioiabeo ty the management
 The union alleges that layons, said to involve about 1S os W esn- plOyes, some of them veterans o1 World War II, were mace fecsntly by the management. G1bseqneTt~ 1y, the l. A. N, unit charges the cotnpany hired tvo other former employes, 1lOn-veteraTs and holdefs Of less seniority than the men laao
 we vii discnss what steps we sila1i take to support our pIotests, " said q union source today" There l. already some sentiment for dfae- tic action to back up ottT stand. That will be for the members to oe- eide tomorrow"
 Special Organizer George Holmes. who has been assigned to the Wa. terbury area 10 direct an I. A. M, membership drive, win come here from New York for the meeting. Local 1885 b currently headed ny James cofey, president and acting business agent, who leaves off1ce m January. The new president will De William Delaney and the new blisi- ness agent Prank English, both oS whom were elected last week.
 Waterbury Tool, which made hy- drauiic sraflSmissions and parts for the Navy during the war. recently announced plans for the manufac- Lure of tractors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-19
C. E. Baldwin Assured Post

Hartford. Dec. lo-(UP)-Clarence P. Baldwin. former clerk of the State Senate. was reported today to have the support of Republican leaders for reappointment to the $2.50O post during the I947 General Assembly session.
 Baldwin served two terms in the House and was minority leader in the Senate in l04l.
 Other possible appointments in- cluded:
 Rep. Frederick Holbrook, (R. R.-AGad- isonD House speaker.
 Rep. George c. Conway, (R.-G -Guil- ford), House majority leader.
 Rep. Louis Shapiro, (R.-Farming- ton), chairman Of the House judici- Aay ComnliE6ee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-19
British Transport L0nds on Cottages

London, Dec. 1o (Up,--A British European AiFwAys transport faitsred on . taksoh from NoFthoit Airport today, bounced off the roof of one house and came to fest stop two other cottages near the field.
 The four Crewmen and one passenger aboard were not ins jlired, nor was onyone hurt in the houses hit by the Dc.S.
 The transport took off in a light sti0wBtorfn, tondons first of the year, for fsenfrew Air. field near oiasgow. Witnesses said the engines began Stuttsr' ing soon after it was airb0rne
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-19

New York, Dec. 19-(UP)-Alex- ander Liberman, son and estate executor of the late Simon Liber- man, said today he knew nothing of his fathers alleged $l5,000 con- tribution for defeat of Sen. Theo- dore Bilbo or it's return to his eS- tate.
 Liberman said that so far as he knew "the whole thing Is a fabrica- ion"
 He said his father was a semi invalid at the time Edward Terry, Bilbo's former secretary, said the contribution was made and that he did not believe his financial condi- ton would have permitted such gift.
 He said no $l5,O0O had been rec turned to the estate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-19
State Expenses Labeled High
American Says
 Bormnnn LiUes

Berlin Dee, 1a CuP1-yA high pubic safety 0fJlesr tB the American military government said today t was entirely pos slbis1 tiiAt Martin BOgITlatfD, Adolf 1gitIsFs former deputy, was now 1Iicing ffI South AtpsTs les,
 We hsys no proof that D0r. mann is dsa1-afld tif1tn Ns have tt1at DE00f we aFe asSsitlls ing inst iie Is alive" tsSe Of' flesY said
 lie sald troops Still wsfe
 searching the mountains W Bavaria, where B0Et1SfIH fss D0Ftedty i1as been seen On at least three occasions,
 T'hs Swedish newspaper hfs betet, Of MsItI0, fspoftsd m q e0pyyigtSt story tilat B0fnaaSlp had passed through Sweden 0D tIls Way t0 South America,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-19
.romykoHits BoIkun Issue 
 Offers Amendment
 To U. s. PFOposoI
 To Limit Inquiry

Lake Success, N. Y, Dec. ie-(U9 Andret A. orcmyko of Russia saa6 today the proposed LIN. investtga- ton of the Balkans should cover nn of Greece, but only border areas of the three Soviet-Supported gtates around Greece.
 Gromyko moved in the UN. SeOzr- ity Council to change an American proposal that the LIN. send agents into such territory" of all four Bal kan states as it deems necessary to find the cause of friction there.
 Orognyko said ct the outset of his first statement in the current dis pute before the Council that he be- Aeved the body had enough evidence without waiting for c LIN. anTessa- gating commission.
 Submits Amemamems
 Then he submitted a eOrmM amendment to the American prupos- al which would open all of Greece to the proposed commission but would restrict their tour of Albania, Bsrf- garie and YugoSlavia to ''boranE areas"
 The Soviet delegate said evidenca before the Council showed already the blame for unrest in the Balkans falls on the Greek monarchist goR- ernment.
 That government touched off slae current dispute by complaining to the LIN. that elements from the three neighboring countries were fomenting trouble in Greece.
 Gromyko said Greek Premier Con- stantin Tsaldaris brought the charges only to divert attention from the deep seated causes" oe 1zae trouble in Greece.
 Repeats 0la Charge
 Gromyko's amendment was alznost certain to bring objections from the American and British delegates on the il-nationS council. Thus it was a handy way of delaying action on the original U. s. proposal
 Gromyko repeated an old Soviet charge-that foreign interwentaOn- not by one of Greece's neighboEs-- but by another foreign power"-was to blame for the serious situation in Greece.
 Gromyko obviously referred Co Great Britain, whose troops have Fe- mained in Greece ever since they and American forces liberated the country in the Fall of 1914.
 Yugoslavia Ambassador Sava M. KaSonovic told the LIN Security Council that such an investigation would not reach to the real cause of trouble between Greece and it's three Soviet satellite neighbors-- Yugoslavia, Albania and Bulgaria,
 The Yugoslav reaction to the Q. S. proposal might be the forerunner of Russian veto of the plan.
 What the Council should inveszi- gate. KaSonovic argued. is civil var in Greece"
 The United States wants q com mission representing the Big Five countries, Brazil and Poland to in- spect at once both sides of the Greek border.
 The situation in Greece is like q contagious disease" the Yugoslav said. Tt is necessary to find the right diagnosis-the center of infec- ton and not try to fight the symp- toms"
 A border inquiry would center only on the symptoms, Kasonovic contended.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-19
Ansonio Plant Swept by Fire

Ansonia, Dec. lo-(UP)-Damages were estimated ct @10,O00 today in 6 fire which swept the Kasden Fuel Company plant.
 Fire Chief James T. Doyle said the blaze probably started in Q flooded oil burner in c tool shed and spread to the office building.
 Most of the damage, Doyle said, was caused by water saturating bags of cement stored in one cf the burned bgildinss.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-19
Snow's Office Plans in Air

Hartford, Dec. io-(UP)-The plans of Lt.-Oov. Wilbert Snow during his brief tenure as chief executive after Gov. Baldwin Is sworn in as Senator late this month remained up in the air today.
 "Ali I know is," said Snow, "that I shall come to the office every day"
 Asked if he might call Q special session of the General Assembly before the next regu- lar session Jan. 8, Snow re peated, T have no plans"
 One thing Snow is sure of, however, is that he's glad to be back at Wesleyan University.
 "I'd pay for the privilege of teaching those former GIs," he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-19
BiIbo Denies T0king Funds Contracts
 PIeods Guilty
 of Aiding Group
 To Get Jobs

Washington, Dec, " -- tUED Sen. Theodore c. Bilbo today anRrily denied charges that he took money from Mississippi war cone tractors. He said the accusations we're lodged against him by political foes, Negroes, Communists and . traltorous secretary.
 The slight built Mississippi Def1- ocrat, his political future at stake, denied the charges and launched Q fiery counterattack against his ace cusers in q 4l-page statement to Q Senate War. Investigating AuD- committee. The committee has been looking into Biibo's relations with some of his war contractor constitu- ents.
 He said he pleaded guilty to testi- mony that he helped his cofstitu- ents to get war contracts. But all he ever got for his help, he asserted, was a couple of Christmas gifts-a Cadillac automobile and a sofa and some lamps for one of his Poplar vile, Miss, "dreamhouses."
 Others Could Face Charge
 If he Is ito be condemned for bee Ing loyal' to his constituents, Biibo said, pounding the table, then by the same token every worthwhile senator and member of the House of Representatives must likewise bear the burden of such condemfla. tion."
 All the money that ever passed into his hands from war co1tracs tors, Biibo said, represented either campaign contributions for former Sen. Wall Doxey or loans which Bilbo had repaid or intends to re- pay.
 As he read his statement and answered questions of subcommit- tee members, Bilbo employed indig- nant shouts or gentle chuckles, de- pending on the subject matter. He clashed repeatedly with Sen. Homer Ferguson (R -Mich).
 He did not laugh, however, when he spoke of former Rep. Ross Coi- lins. who opposed him in last Sum- mer's Mississippi political campaign, or Edward P. Terry. his former sec" retary who testified against him yesterday.
 Aims Particularly At Terry
 Bilbo said an the charges before the subcommittee were contained in a four-page pamphlet used against him in the campaign. He declared that his victory ct the polls was complete 'exoneration from these charges" by the people of Mississippi.
 The Senator dwelled upon reports that efforts may be made to oust him when he tries to take his seat for a new six-year term when Con- gress convenes next month.
 He asserted that Negro and Com munist groups, among others, had organized "oust Bilbo" campaigns.
 Bilbo aimed his most violent de- nunciations against Terry, who faces possible contempt and perjury action as a result of his testimony before the subcommittee yesterday.
 Labels Ex-Secretary
 He called Terry money-mad Judas Iscraiot" and modern Bene- dict Arnold" given to hailucinations who had engaged in a wild chase after illgotten gain" while under Bilbo'S employment.
 Bilbo answered the nine charges against him point by point.
 Ferguson interrupted him fre- quently with questions. Their ex. changes on occasion evoked laughter from the spectators. as when Bilbo dismissed his acceptance of the Cad lilac for Christmas as just an old southern custom"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-19
Civil Wor' Threot Made ToZionists
 Extremist Groups
 In Palestine Worn
 World Congress

Basel, Switzerland, Dec. 19-(UP) William B. Eff, New York pub fisher. delivered a message from Palestine underground leaders to- day that further Zionist . British collaboration or partition of Pales- tine would cause immediate civil war"
 Eff told a conference of corre- spondents covering the World Zion ist Congress that he spoke for the Stern Gang, Irgun zvai Leumi and other resistance groups in Palestine.
 These people have asked me to state that any attempt to enforce partition or further collaboration with the British will be a signal for civil war" he said.
 Weizmann Opposes Terror
 Eff saif he had been asked to convey the underground's warning after Dr. Chain Weizmann, presi- dent of the World Zionist Organi- zation and advocate of British COG operation, had stated that terror" in Palestine must be stamped out.
 ''The executive will be regarded as quisling if they bow further to the British" Eff said, referring to the Zionist Executive Committee.
 Ziff estimated the strength of active resistance forces in Palestine now between 15,O0O and 10000. He said it could almost immediately be enlarged to between 5000 and 75, GOO men"
 Americans Militant
 An American group of delegates led by Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver of Cleveland has been advocating a militant Zionist policy in opposition to the more conciliatory methods of Wei1nann. Prominent members of the American group have made no secret of their antagonism concerning what they considered unfair implications made before the Congress by Weizmann.
 They said Wei1nann unfairly &C., cused American Jews of encourag- ing resistance in Palestine from the safety of the United States "a policy which Weizmann warned might destroy the Zionist accom- plishments of 50 years.
 To bridge the differences between Weizmann's supporters and the militant American group. there was 8 compromise suggestion for the world organizations leadership un- der which a three-man group rep- resenting various factions would run the organization.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-19
Alcoholic Fees Bring $2,S65,O00

Hartford. Dec. 10-(UP)-ToWns and cities in Connecticut receive approximately e2.065. 900 yearly from State fees collected for alcoholic permits. Chairman Russell P. Pat terson of the State Liquor Control Commission reported today.
 Patterson said that in addition. the State collects beverage taxes which amount to about q. .0o0. 900 annually.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-19
Mother, Baby Escape BIuze

Thompsonville, Dec. l9-CUPl-- Damage was estimated at e10.OOO today in a fire which destroyed a two-story winterized cottage at Shaker Pines Lake.
 Mrs. H. A. Skow and her two month-cld daughter escaped from the blaze. which was dsicovered near an e1 hsgners
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-19
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

Lynn. Mass. Dec. l9-UP)-Be- cause he was ''imbued with the spirit of Christmas and the Jewish holiday. Chanukah." grocer Ben- jamin 3. Feinberg. now of Los Angeles. has notified his attorneys here to cancel 9l0.O00 worth Of debts owned him bv former Lgnn omstomeEA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-19
wOMAN PINNED N DEATH

Darien. Dec. ls. UP) --p0lice said today that Mrs Catherine Gage Staurt died when her autouo- mobile went out Of control and turned over, pinning her to che ground. Death was instantaneous. they said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-19
Connecticut Nearing Top Within US.
 Per c0pit0 Bill
 Twice Expenditure
 In New York

Hartford, Dec. 10-UP)-- Connecticut may soon have the most expensive State gov- erBmeDt in the nation, the Connecticut Public Expendi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-10-22
Chest Drive Launched Here;
$374,W5 Already Subscribed
Amount Reported at First Luncheon
Is8o Per Cent Of 81 zoo, 900 Goal

Contributions of $374,Ol5.80 to
the Community Chest Fedora
ton campaign were announced
today at the first report lunch
con at the Hall of Flags, United
States Chamber of Commerce
Building. The amount collected
was SO per cent of the campaign
goal of $4,200,000.
Only three of the nine units made
reports today. Largest collections
were reported by the Government
unit. It turned in pledges for 40,243
persons amounting to 14.49 per cent
of its quota of 81, 10000. The Navy
Department reported that $98,959,
representing 986 per cent of its
quota of $100,578, had been col
lected.
The business unit reported that
$114,659 or 8.49 per cent of its quota
Of 81 $50, 900 has been collected. The
unit reported contributions had
been received from 1,977 persons.
The special gifts unit announced
that 1915 Ter cent of its unan-
nounced quota had been raised.
Money collected through this unit
is credited later to one of the other
units.
Herbert L. Willett, director of the
Chest Federation, said collections
had been received from three times
as many persons as were reported at
the first report luncheon of last
years campaign. But, he added,
1--WE cannot predict trends until
later this week"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-10-22
Byrnes Stands Firm
On Argentine Policy
BY the Associated Press

Secretary of State Byrnes today
reafirmed this country's. insistence
that Argentina get rid Of any Nazi
agents harbored there.
Mr.. Byrnes was asked at news
conference about reports that
Spruille Braden will resign as AS
sistant Secretary If that policy is
reversed.
The Secretary said he knew Of
no intention by Mr.. Braden to quit
his post. Mr.. Braden, former Am
bassador to Argentina, is in charge
of Latin American affairs.
In response to, questions Mr.
Byrnes said his statement OF last
April 8 still stands as the United
States policy toward Argentina. In
that document Mr. Byrnes said this
country and the other American re-
publics would consider holding a
conference to write a hemisphere
military defense treaty with Argen-
tina only after that country had
expelled Nazi agents.
Mr.. Braden's friends insister there
is no real issue" between him and
George Messersmith, now Ambassa-
dor to Buenos Aires.
Mr.. Messersmith has been rep
resented as favoring q somewhat
more temperate approach in the
hope Of re-establishing hemisphere
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