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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06

ineddle unless requested in writing by a responsible city executive. Gov. Townsend reversed this pol icy, and under him the state police have conducted extensive raids.
 'PURIsT" FACTION \
 5. That neither Gov. Town- send nor Fred F. Bays, Democra- tic state chairman, are involved in these affairs. Both are lead+ CTS of the so-called "purlst" fac- tion that has been making a de- termined fight to house-clean the Indiana organization. Townsend refused to sign the bill exempting tthe Two Per Cent" Club from the corrupt practices act and is back ing Bays in his cleanup move- ment.
 Working closely with them is Clarence U. Gramelspacher, new treasurer of the club, who recent ly served personal notice on Bow man Elder, intimate of McHale, that he will sign no checks untii satisfied they are for legitimate expenditures.
 NOTE-Playing a leading be- hind-the-scenes role in the in- vestigatoin is Val Nolan. dynamic U. S. district attorney for South- ern Indiana. who urged a probe of the state machine as far back as 1887. Since the retirement Of Attorney General Homer Cum nijngs. Nolan has indicted and convicted OlIn R. Holt. Democfa' tic mayor of Kokomo: Carl Kor. topeter, Q district WPA director: and last month rocked the state by indictlng Arthur V. Brown, leadnig banker.
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years and which seems to have alarmed your. very soul. Get this into your head Professor; when you separate a Catholic Priest from his Bishop, as you are trying to do, you separate him from his Church and his Religion. Their is no such thing as individual Catholics. Catholics may differ on social and civic ques- tions, and they do, but as I said pre- viously, when 1t comes to question of Faith and Morals, as, iaid down by the Vicar of Christ on Earth, the time for dissention will have passed, and you will find Monsignor Ryan and Bishop Shell will have front seats on the band wagon, and 1t will be a difficult job to shake them of.
 Even if Fathers economic prin- ciples are never carried out, salu- tary as they are, the tremendous amount of good he has accomplish. ed by reaching those who could probably be reached in no other way. will surely earn for him the enviable distinction of being one of the foremost crusaders of our age. They that instruct others unto Jug tice. shall shine like stars for ell eternity"
 You call yourself e Catholic. My advice to you Is: get down on your knees, at your earliest convenience, and ask God to make you . better
 sEMpER EEDELIs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06
War Interrupts Prosperity

Things were coming along nicely in Finland before Joe Stalin came and smashed everything. The Films were enjoying a period of prosperity greater than they had seen for long time. Ac- cording to the Finnish Trade Review, aggregate value of exports from January to August, 1889, was 5,759, 100000 marks as compared to 5,177, 100000 for the same period in 1888. The 1889 figure was the highest in history for comparable periods ! Obviously, the last thing the Films wanted was war They were doing too we'll Perhaps that's what Stalin thought. Maybe he, too, saw the Trade Review figures. Maybe he was jealous.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06

The purpose or this letter Is not to laud "Winchell's Column" which I regard as sentimental rot, but to protest against 8 statement which MT. Cipriano made in his article. He said: We who had the cour- age to oppose Father Coughlin not as Catholics, but as individuals, did so with every respect for .the Church. God save the Catholic from Coughlinism."
 Well! Well! here is Pontifical pronouncement from Professor Cip- riano, that is worth pondering over, I hope Professor, you don't consider yourself better Catholic than that great Pontiff Plus the XI who was known as "Fides Intrepidas" (T'he Pope of Intrepid Faith). He was the author of "Quadregisimo Anno.' One of his predecessors Leo XIII was called "Lumen Coel" Gight in the Sky). He wrote ''Rerum No varum." The above encyclicals are rated as the greatest church docu- ments of all times. They were not some invention of Father Coughlin as you seem to think. Father is merely preaching the encyclicals of two of our greatest Pontiffs. to in- different Catholics, who have not the mental ability to understand that the church is trying to regen- crate a pagan world; also to bring back the doctrine of "The Mystical Body of Christi to nations that have forgotten both God and Country.
 Before I start to dissect your logic Professor, it appears to me you are laboring under a false pre- sumption when you sum yourself up as one of We Catholics. Knowing We Catholics bit more intimate ly, and I feel sure more widely than you do, do not hesitate to say that most of We Catholics" do not agree with you. In fact We re- sent terribly the type Of attack you have made on us, because 1t was not only poorly informed, but was put out by one claiming to be well in. formed.
 My argument with you Professor. Is that you based your letter on a defense of Walter WincheIl, because It afforded you an opportunity t0 smear an outstanding clergyman, The Greeks had a name for yOlIF breed, THEY CALLED THEM WINDBA0s,"
 Your letter at the outset begins with tho startling assertion that BOs elal Justice contains columns not flt 10 Dc pTlnied,' Now let me say at once Professor that you have DO basis for making such q charge, ] challenge y0n 70 produce one single copy Of Social Jll6liee that ls eOnS uary i0 llle OfilGlal DT0n0llDefmsnis Of Leo XIII, pln6 Xl, and our be- loved P0niiH Plus XII, one would De led 10 believe from y0ng article tllat all Of us dumb ''Calhelles",
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that the Administration IS pre- pairing to repeat its Kansas City and New Orleans prosecutions, which smashed the notorious Per- dergast and Huey Long machines. QUESTIONS ASKED
 The Indiana findings of the rev. enue agents are a closely guarded secret, but political leaders have learned the following:
 l. That the Investigators asked officials of the American Legion ill Indianapolis for the records of Legion "trial", which. had been held to consider charges that 8
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06
Daily AlmRnAe

Moon rises t,H R, nl,
 BlD rises B'i0 q, Dl,i sets bitD D, m,
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset,
 4 sleet storm like that Of Monday dOes a tremendous amount Of damage i0 trees and shrubs Many Of them are killed, some sluDl' hd, 4 lSrge tree can withstand tbs sh0ek Of a hIDb being torn Oii, but smaller ones des generate lnio sucker gFOwihs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06

e. How many children are born with harelips, and at what age is surgical correction of this deformity made?
 A. The United States Public Health Service says that approxi- mately one child in every 2,500 born has a harelip. Surgical repair is usually made when the infant is six weeks old If it is physically equipped to withstand the strain of operation.
 c. What was the Saxon name fol the month of February?
 A. "Sprote-kale" from the fact that kale sprouted at that season. It was later changed to Sol-r1onath, in recognition of the returning sun.
 o. Would 8 penny dropped from the top of the Empire State building kill anyone it should strike on the street?
 A. Probably not, for it would stike with only about two foot-pounds energy. ..'.
 If you want . copy of the book let 'BIBLT NAMES" send to The Waterbury Democrats Washing ton Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street. Washington, D. c Enclose 10 cents in postage
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06
Selected Poem
NEW ENGLAND CONSERVE

Robert P. Tristram Cof1n in the New York Times The grapes he was eating here were ones Ripened and sweetened by the suns That Drowned his bare feet as be ran Ten Summers before he was a man Under his whitening hair he thought How vast trees grew upon the spot Where the vine which bore th.s fruit Had once found honey with its root So his mother in her prime Had won her victory over time, Her aging sons would all confess The worth of her New Englandness. The life of far forgotten heat Tasted still and tasted sweet This was what it meant to be Dipping in immortality,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06
What's Your I. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page
 1. What state in the United States ranks first in area?
 2. What is pflilanderer? 3. How many men rode' into the Valley of Death" at Balaclava in the Crimean War? & {. Is down beat" 0 term used in swing music, on cattle ranches, or in table tennis? %5
 g.. What is the name for young hares?
 6, With what sport is Hal sur face associated? e
 2. What is Paul V. McNutt's po- sition in the federal government? 8. Does a person born in the United States lose his citizenship when he is imprisoned more than a year? NS
 9. Does a body of water freeze from the top down, or bottom up?
 10. What is agar the material used as culture medium in bac- teriological laboratories?
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Questions and Answers
RY FREDERIC M. KERRR

BY FREDERIC M. KERBR
 Enclose a three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- e tion of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Eu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given. nor can extended research be uns taken. Be sure all mail is ad. dressed to The WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU. REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. 0.
 THE EDITOR.
 e. What happened to the U. g. battle cruiser United States" on which construction was started dur ing the World war?
 A. Construction was stopped Feb uary 8, 1922, when she was 12.1 per cent completed. The vessel was broken up and scrapped in accord ance with the Washington treaty limiting naval armamentS.
 Q. Out of evey 100000 persons born alive how many men and how many women live to reach the age of 100? j.
 A. According to tl1e>life tables for males and females compiled by the United States Bureau of the Census, forty males are living at the begin ming of the hundredth year of life and nineteen of the forty die before they reach the age of one huuded and one. Seventy-four females reach the age of hundred, and thirty five of the seventy-forr die before they. reach the age of a hundred and one.
 Q. What is the prayer which the Moslems give five times g day?
 A. La-ilaha- -'llahu Muhammadu- Rasulu-Allah, meaning, "There is no God but God, Mohammed is the Apostle of God"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06

"cut" on a Legion-sponsored tour abroad, during McNutt's term as National Commander, had not been properly accounted for. Frank McHale, rotund manager of McNutt's presidential campaign, acted as his defense attorney in this proceeding.
 The Investigators are under stood to have been informed
 that the money was accounted for, but that the records of the trial have disappeared from Legion files.
 2. That the investigators are checking all State Highway Con- mission warrants paid to contrac- tors from 1883 to 1889, when Gov. Townsend busted Ear Crawford, Highway Chairman who had been secretary to Gov. McNutt, and c. W. McAlpin, Highway Purchasing Agent originally appointed by Mo- Mutt. a.. BEER AND GAMBLING
 3. That the investigators have been scrutinizing the affairs of the state beer monopoly spon- sored by McNutt as Governor. Un- der this set-up all out-of-state beer had to clear through li- censed ports of entry. The State Alcoholic Beverage Commission designated these parts and also licensed beer importers.
 It has long been charged in Indiana that the ABC dished the licenses out to favored poli- ticians and dealers. Also, that number of high Democratic mo- guIs were silent partners" i'm
 these lucrative franchises.
 NOTE-It Is a Treasury secret that the investigation of the 1.-TWO Per Cent" Club was prompt ed by the discovery that an of ficial of the organization was a silent partner in a southern In- diana beer set-up, and had been very careless about reporting in come he had received from this connection.
 4. That the investigators have been on the trail ot secret "slush fund" understood to have been contributed by gamblers. as a gesture of appreciation for Mo- Nutt's policy that gambling was local enforcement problem, and that state police were not to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06

Park. McKellar, who keeps a jealous eye on federal patron age in his state, sought Eakin's removal cllarg- ing (a) t h a t there were irreg- ularities in his accounts, a n d
 (b) that Eakin voted for Lam don in 1886. The
 later charge was based on a claim that local aln-AaA .nA.A
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had marked Eakin's ballot for iden- tification.
 McKellar got the senate to vote an Investigation; but the investi- gation is being run by a sub- committee headed by Senator Carl Hatch, who has not love at all for patronage-addicts. Hatch has a firm of public accountants going into Eakin's accounts (which In- terior Department previously ar- nounced were okay) and says he doesn't give hoot how Eakin voted in 1886.
 "I am much more concerned"
 he says, with the charge that an election official marked his
 ballot"
 So he proposes to go into that part of it thoroughly {. which wasn't at all what Senator Me- Kellar was after.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06
National Spotlight
BY BRUCE CAPTION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 COrreSnNndent

Washington, March 6.-Senator McKellar of Tennessee may present. ly find that he thrust his finger into a hornets nest when he tried to put it on Ross Ealtin, superin- tendent of Great Smoky National
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06
Washington Merry Go-Round
HrA Service. Ina
DREW PEA R $ 0 N ROBERT s. ALLEN

 March from other day but among political insiders 1t is date awaited With slated Indianapolis proceedings profound effect handsome Paul
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06
"semper Fideis" Takes Mr. Cipriono to Task For His Attempt to Smear Father Couehlin
 And His Paper "SocoI Justice"
Waterbury, Conn.,, March 3, 1940.
Editor of The Democrat:

Editor of The Democrat:
 In open letter addressed to the Editor of the Water bury Democrat under date of February 27th Mr. Samuel Cprano severely criticized several writers who regis tered their disapproval of 'Wnches Column Of course that is matter of opinion. If Mr. Cprano enjoys Wn chels column why try to deprive him of his pleasure?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06

TODAY's COMMON ERROR Do not say, "She watched her grandmother, aunt and mother knitting; say, "her grandmother, her aunt and her mother"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06
NO SPYING ALLOWED NOT EVEN ON STARS

Navy department takes seriously its order to bar the public from naval stations, yards, docks and other property; order was issued when the European war began as an anti-spy precaution. The other night a young woman decided to visit the big naval observatory here and bum a look through the tele- scope at the planets-and found that the anti-spy order applies to ob- servatorieS and their telescopes as well as to battleships.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06
NO ONE HOLDS DELEGATE CONTROL

DASAAiNh SOAN ASOA
 When you hear Presidential Can- didate Whoozis campaign manager say that 300 delegates are already pledged remember this: Not more than a score of the thousand-odd delegates who will convene at the Philadelphia convention in June have actually been elected.
 Candidate Whoozis may have 300 delegates pledged to him, but until the primaries and state con- ventions are held, he won't know how many are going to be in their balloting for him.
 The way things look right now, majority of the delegates will arrive in Philadelphia without any instructions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06
A Thought for Today

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies do good to them which hate you- Luke 6:27. To love an enemy is the distinguished char acteristic of religion which is not of man but of God.-Rojas.
Evening star., 1940-03-12

Nearly 100000 pairs of leather
gloves were made in Denmark last
year.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON, D.
| Unpaid Teachers
| Back Junitors'
| Woqe Demands
BY the Associated Press.

SHAMOKIN, Pa, March 12.-Un-
paid teachers of Coal Townships l8
public schools lined up today with
unpaid janitors and declared the
buildings would stay closed until the
custodians' demand for back wages
are satisfied
The furnaces were cold, the doors
locked and the shades drawn when
the instructors and many of the
$500 pupils plodded to school yes
terday and discovered the janitors
had struck for five months back
pay. And the janitors had the keys.
The~teachers, who themselves quit
work for two weeks last April be-
cause they long had been unpaid
as they are even now-promptly ad-
vised the School Board they would
quit again if any attempt were made
to replace the striking custodians.
John Mangle, a leader in last
years cessation of work by. the
teachers-they denied that it was a
"strlke'-served again as the in
structors' spokesman and issued a
statement declaring 125 days pay
was due them.
The School Board meets tomorrow.
Evening star., 1940-03-12

and Director Rowland v. Lee went
to Easton for the ceremony.
For several years this second
match was regarded as one of
Hollywood's happiest while she was
rising to stardom and he was gain
ing fame from such screen successes
as Wings" and Dawn Patrol" In
1881 Mr.. Saunders wrote a play,
"Nikki," in which Miss Wray starred
on Broadway.
Early in 1888 they separated and
in the fall Mr., Saunders went to the
University of Virginia at Charlottes-
vile, where he worked in the school
library assembling material for an
historical novel. Then he entered
the University Hospital for treat
ment of nervousness and Miss Wray
and their then 2-year-old daughter,
Susan Cary Saunders, few East
from Hollywood.
After this meeting at Mr.. Saun-
ders' bedside, attorneys announced
they had reached an agreement for
alternate three months period of
the child's custody and they would
return to Hollywood to attempt a
reconciliation. This failed, how
: ever, and Miss Wray obtained a
divorce and custody of the child last
December 2. She testified her hus-
band frequently told her he found
her company monotonous.
She was rehearsing for play in
Hollywood yesterday when told of
Mr.. Saunders death. She went into
seclusion at the home of friends.
Il always wanted him to do what
ever he felt would make him happi-
est, but 1 am heartbroker that in
this way he has cut off his great
brilliance," she said through a
friend.
Latest of successful pictures on
which Mr.. Saunders worked was "A
Yank at Oxford" 1888 film starring
Robert Taylor Another of his sue
cesses was THE Eagle and the
Hawk"
In addition to the brother in st.
Louis, Mr.. Saunders is survived by
his mother, Mrs. Mamie Saunders;
three sisters and two other brothers
They are Virginia, Richard and Gene
Saunders and Mrs. Jack Mcmillan
of Seattle and Mrs. Francis Donahoe,
Olympia, Wash,
Evening star., 1940-03-12
Newsman Shot in Ho|dup;
One Arrested, !, 7 Sought

With one Washington man already
under arrest, local detectives and a
squad from Baltimore were search
ing this city today for the robbers
responsible for shooting a news
paperman during a holdup in the
Maryland city last night.
Eight Baltimore detectives Joined
with District police in a series Of
raids that lasted through the early
morning here. Several persons WEI c
brought to headquarters, but only
one was detained.
Victim of the shooting was Robert
Murray, At, a copyreader on the
Baltimore Sun and former city
editor of the Norfolk Virginian-
Pilot. He was in serious condition
with bullet wound below his heart,
received when he grappled with a
quick-trigger robber who held up a
tavern in downtown Baltimore.
odllAllolt pollCe we're llOlullB a
man identified as James Charles
Smith, %, Of the 100 block of F,
street NV. 1t. John B. Kenealy
said the man was captured as he
ran up the street after the shooting.
The search for two other men
believed involved in the robbery
centered here because of the belief
that they-like the man already
arrested-came from Washington.
The holdup netted S25.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
Lenten Musicale
Is Listed Tonioht

A public lenten musicale sched-
uled Friday at the Congress Street
Methodist Church, 1888 Thirty first
street NV, will be held tonight at
$50 o'clock instead, Mrs. Ernest w
Brown, sponsor of the program, an
nounced today.
Mrs. Brown said the change was
made to enable group of visiting
soloists to be present. Soloists will
include Kathreen Carrico, soprano:
James L, Magill. baritone; Donald
Segrlst, tenor; Joseph P. OLone,
basso; Mrs Edward Henneberry,
contralto; Howard Samsel, basso,
and Mrs. Brown, mezzo soprano.
Guest organist for the occasion
will be Mrs. Ardis Cannon. The
choir will also sing. Mrs. H. Clyde
Grimes is regular organist at the
church and the Rev. H. A. KesteY
is pastor.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
Rites for Film Writer Saunders
To Be Held in Seattle
Former Husband of
Fay Wroy Hangs
Self in Florida
BY the ASsocia ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FORT MYERS. Fla, March 12.-
The career of John Monk Saunders
one-time Rhodes scholar, World
War Army flyer and writer of
thrilling aviation stories for the
screen, ended in a closet of his small
water front home near here yester-
day.
A housekeeper calling to clean up
the five-room cottage found the
body of the 42-year-old former hus-
band of Screen Actress Fay Wray
hanging by belt of his beach robe
Coroner Roy Lamberton, who pro-
nounced the death suicide and de-
cided no inquest was necessary, said
he assumed dependency and i'll
health was the motive
The coroner said no money or
messages were found in the cottage
and there were no evidences that
Mr.. Saunders had been writing
Robert C. Saunders, a brother of
the writer, planned to come here
from st. Louis, Mo. and accompany
the body tomorrow to Seattle, Wash.
for funeral services and burial.
Seldom Left Cottage.
Mr.. Saunders came to Fort Myers
Beach, on Estero Island Is miles
from here, last fall after spending
some time in hospital at Balti-
more. A nurse came with him but
left recently. Neighbors said he ap-
parently had no visitors and seldom
left his cottage. He was last seen
alive Sunday when he went for a
morning swim.
A native of Hinckley, Mimi Mr.
Saunders was educated at the Uni
versity OF Washington and at Ok
ford after being selected as Rhodes
scholar. He was a second lieutenant
in the American Air Corps in the
World War.
After the war he was an associate
editor of the American Magazine
and served on the editorial stats of
the New York Tribune and Los An
geles Times until he turned to
screen writing in 1925.
Married Miss Wray in 1928.
He married Miss Wray June Is,
1928, in surprise ceremony at
Easton, Md. shortly after he and
his first wife were divorced. The
first Mrs. Saunders, whom he mar
ried in 1922, was Avis Hughes,
daughter of Novelist Rupert Hughes
At the time of the marriage Miss
Wray was 90
The marriage came as a surprise
because Miss Wray's name had fire.
quently been linked romantically
with that of Gary Cooper. Mr.
Cooper and the actress were CO.
starring in THE First Kiss a story
of the Chesapeake Bay oystermen,
then being filmed at st. Michaels,
Md. Mr.. Saunders, who had pre-
pared the screen adaptation of the
story, made sudden trip from
California to Maryland. picked up
Miss Wray and with Mr. Cooper