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Evening star., 1941-02-09
Ex-Convict's Case May Test
Anti-Rocket Resolution

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 LPy.-A test
of the American Federation of La
bor's anti-racketeering resolution
appeared likely tonight with the dis
closure that the Executive Board of
the Brotherhood of Painters, Dec
orators and Paperhangers had
threatened to revoke the charter of
its Brooklyn district council unless
Jacob Wellner, former convict, was
reinstated as business agent.
Wellner, who was convicted of at
tempted eXtortion in 1885 and
served l9 months in Jail, was ousted
by the district council last October
after a union trial He was charged
with bringing racketeers and gang
sters into the organization.
Wellner's contention that the
trial was "mockery" and that he
was entitled to the position to which
he was elected last June was upheld
two weeks ago by the unions Ex-
ecutive Board, and the district coun-
Gil was told TO reinstate Wellner or
lose its charter. The district council
voted to stand by its expulsion
A motion to vacate a temporary
injunction obtained by the district
council restraining Wellner from
acting as business agent will be
argued in Wellner's behalf in Brook
lyn Supreme Court Tuesday.
Sam Freeman, secretary-t treasurer
of the Brooklyn group, quoted Will
liam Green, A. F. L. president, as
saying the Wellner case would come
before the A. F. LIS quarterly Ex-
ecutive Council meeting Monday in
Miami. q.
The anti-racketeering resolution,
adopted by the A F. L. in November
at its New Orleans convention, en-
Evening star., 1941-02-09
Mrs. WiHkie Makes
Her First Radio Talk
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 8.-Mrs. Wen
dell L. Willkie, in her first and
last time on the air." asserted to-
day that democracy would find ways
to make itself invincible.
The keystone to any defense is
the spirit of the people" the wife
of the defeated Republican presi-
dental candidate. said. The first
line of attack against the democ-
racies is always an attack on the
spirit. Our first job Of defense is
to see that all groups, creeds and
races realize their dependence on
each other. An attack on any one
group is an attack on us all"
Mrs. Willkie participated in the
first of a series of national broad
casts sponsored by the Active Citi-
zens' League.
Evening star., 1941-02-09
American Editors
And Scholars Goinq
To South America
Maryland U. Dean
Will Be Member Of
Porty Making Study
By the Associated Press.

by IIlV hSSUCIdItl FItSo.
NEW YORK, Feb. "a group
of IL American editors and scholars
will sail from New York on a two
months visit to South America as
guests of the Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace, DR.. Mich
olas Murray Butler, president of
the endowment announced today.
The purpose of the trip, DR.. But
Ter said, was to offer the group an
opportunity to increase their
Evening star., 1941-02-09
Sisterhood Luncheon

The annual donor luncheon Of the
Sisterhood of Tifereth Israel Con-
gregation will be held at the Rou-
manian Inn, 815 Thirteenth street.
at 1890 pm. Wednesday. Represent
ative Robert T. Secrest, Democrat, Of
Ohio will speak.
Evening star., 1941-02-09

powered the Executive Council to
apply all its influence" to obtain
the removal of officials found guilty
of using their union posts for per-
sonal gain where the national or
international union involved seem
ingly eVades its responsibility.
Evening star., 1941-02-09

New COMFORT, both in roominess
and ride, was the keynote as we
made plans for this years Ford.
Get in i. and notice how easy it
is to enter through the new wide
doors! Look around .. through
windows that give you nearly 4
square feet of added vision-area
in each 1911 sedan!
Stretch out L. . . in room to spare!
Seating width has been increased
as much as seven inches. You en-
joy the greatest knee-room and in
side length in the low.price field.
Evening star., 1941-02-09

Employment in tin mines of Ma
laya is so per cent greater than a
year ago.
Evening star., 1941-02-09

welch. Mr.. and Wilson, Miss Marty
Mrs. j. Harry Wilson, Mr.. and
Westfal. William z. Mrs. Thomas w.
White, Mr.. and Winner. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. H., jr. Mrs. Glenn
Whitaker, Mr.. and Winslow. Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Mrs. Langdon g.
Williams Tate Winter Willard
Willingham Mr.. and Wood, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl H. Mrs w FLOYD 3
Wlllmuth. Mr.. and WorkinFer. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles A. Mrs. Ralph H.
Young Miss Irene Young, Mr. and
Young, Mrs. John Mrs. Verne r.
T.
zinn, D. 9. linn. Mr and Mrs.
Frank B.
Evening star., 1941-02-09

knowledge of Latin America, TO ex-
change information and opinions
with colleagues there and to bring
back to their professional work
fresh impressions gained in this
way"
Members of the party include
Dean Harold NJ. Benjamin, Untver-
sity of Maryland Malcolm w. Davis
Of the Carnegie endowment and Lee
Morrison, executive secretary for
the tour.
CHAPEL HILL, N. c., Feb. 8 Up
South American students, professors
and business and professional men
studying at the University of North
Carolina will be introduced TO the
State of Virginia next week.
The party Of more than 100 Will
leave Thursday for three days OF
visiting and studying in Charlottes-
vile, Richmond and Williamsburg.
Gov. Price will greet the group at
luncheon in Richmond on Friday.
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knight. William B.
Knight, Mrs. W. B.
Koch. Edward H.
Koch. Mrs. e. H.
Koivula. Miss Doris
Koon, Miss Mary
Kurylo. Walter
Latimer, Mrs. ]. A.
Lawler. Miss z.
Lawrence. Joseph
Lawrence, Mrs. j.
Lerch. Oliver B.
Lerch, Mrs. o. B.
Lerch. Miss Sara r.
Linkins, Mrs. Mary
Lohnes, Horace L.
Lohnes. Mrs. H L.
Love. Mrs. Mildred
Lyles, Stanley
Lyon. Miss Flora NJ.
Lyon, Robert l.
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Mckinley. william
Mckinley. Mrs. w.
McLachlen, Thomas
Mcmahon. Miss NJ.
MacNair. Miss 10
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Meitzler, Miss P.
Meyer. Marcus L.
Million, Mrs. c. G.
Mooers, DR.. z. A.
Mooers, Mrs. E. A.
Nooers. E. A., jr.
Moore. Miss N. H.
Moriarty. John J.
Moriarty. Mrs. j. J.
Morris, Justice, j.
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Murray, Mrs. NJ. r.
Myers. Miss Audrey
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Norton. Mrs. Ralph E.
Notz. Mrs. Rebecca l..
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Novel;. Mrs. w. z.
Mutt, DAVID H.
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Phillips. Mrs. P. L.
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Roberts. Mrs. W. W.
Root, Miss Lucille
Root, Russell L.
Root, Mrs. Russell L.
Ross. Miss Margaret
Ruane. Martin j.
Russell, Warren H.
Russell, Mrs. w. H.
Rutledge, Justice W.
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Shelton. Miss C. NJ.
Shepherd. Prof. H.
Shultz, H. B.
Shultz. Mrs. II. B.
Simpson. Donald
Smith, Miss Pesgy
Smith. W. H.
Smith, Mrs. W. n.
Somers, Lee
Sparnell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard 3.
Stem. William r.
Sterrett. Miss
Stiles, Mrs. G.. B.
Stowell, Mr.. and
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Abel. Miss Margaret
Adelman. Samuel
Allen, Mrs. Marie NJ
Amundson, Elmer M
Amundson, Mrs. E.
Ballard, Frederick A
Ballard, Mrs. F. A.
Barton. Ralph C.
Barton, Mrs. Ralph {
Baynton. Harold l.
Baynton. Mrs. H. I.
Beckworth, Lindley
Bell. Miss Mary E.
Bellows, Mrs. E. B.
Bennett, Charles w.
Bennett, Mrs. c. w.
Benson. Miss E. E.
Berdaus, Edward j.
Berdaus, Mrs. Z. j.
Carroll. Mrs. o. B.
Carter. Chauncey. ir
Chamblin, Minor E.
Chamblin. Mrs. NJ. Z
Chisholm, William ]
Chisholm, Mrs. Vim
Christmas, Mrs. Ocis
Clephane. Miss B. A
Colgren, John H.
Colgren, Mrs. John +
Collins, J. S.
Collins, Mrs. J. s.
Conaty, Joseph
Daubin, Meredith
Daubin, Mrs. NJ.
David. Miss Chariot
Davis, Hampton
Davis, Mrs. Hampton
Davis. Jackson
Dsery, Earl
Deery. Mrs. Earl
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Arthur, Miss Helen p.
Athey. Mrs. Lillian c.
Austin. John w.
Austin. Mrs. J. w.
B.
Berry, Cooley C.
Blair, Smith. jr.
Blair. Mrs. Smith. jr.
Bowen, Theodore C.
Boyd, Howard
Boyd, Mrs. Howard
Bress. David C.
Brewster, DR.. S. F.
Bricker, A. Austin
Brown. Mrs. Augusta
Burdett, Miss Unice
Burroughs, J. Ed. Jr.
Burroughs. Mrs. E.. lr.
Burton, Charles H.
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Consaul, Charles r.
Consaul. Mrs. C. F.
Costantini, Mario A.
Cowan, James H.
Cowan. Mrs. Jas. H.
Cox, Mrs. Elizabeth
Coyle, William E.
Coyle. Mrs. VIM. E.
Coyne. Miss Marg aret
Cummings, Robert G.
Curran, Edward NJ.
Curran, Mrs. E. M.
Cusick. Henry B.
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DeRouen, Alvin ?.
Dimond, John J.
Dimond. Mrs. John ].
Divilio. Francis M.
Dorsey, DR.. R. J. c.
Dossin. Miss Siedoni
Douglas, Justice w.
Douglas. Mrs. w. o.
Evening star., 1941-02-09
Washington College
OF Law Observes
45th Anniversary
Justice Douglas Delivers
Main Talk at Dinner
Attended by 400

Justice William o. Douglas of the
Supreme Court last night declared
I'VE lawyers" must underwrite this
Nations democratic way if it is to
survive The jurist was honor guest
and principal speaker at the 45th
anniversary banquet of the WASH
ington College of Law at the May
flower Hotel.
There is only one liberty-liberty
within the law" Justice Douglas
told the group of more than 400 stu
dents, alumni and guests without
that cementing element, there is
never bisis of real order and de-
mocracy."
Justice Douglas was introduced by
Harry B. Shultz. president of the
senior class. Dean Grace Hays Riley
reviewed briefly the history of the
college, paying tribute to its
founders. She also announced the
approval of the school by the Ameri-
can Bar Association legal educa-
ton section, giving the institution
a Grade A rating, and discussed
plans Of the college for membership
in the Association of American Law
Schools.
Other Speakers Listed.
In addition to Justice Douglas,
others at the speakers table in
cluded DR.. Edwin C. Dutton, preSi-
dent of the college Board of Trus-
tees, and the following members of
the board: John E. Laskey, Harry
G. Meem and Mrs. Helena D. Reed;
Justice Wiley Rutledge of the
United States Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia, Judge
Joseph c. Mattingly of the Seventh
Circuit Court of Maryland, United
States Attorney Edward M. Curran,
Francis w. Hill, jr, president of the
District of Columbia Bar Associa-
ton; Mrs Elizabeth NJ Cox. presi-
dent of the Women's Bar Associa-
ton; Col. Heber H. Rice, president
of the Federal Bar Association:
| Will Shafroth, chief of the division
of procedural studies and statistics
of the administrative Office of the
United States Courts; Elwood H.
Seal, former corporation counsel for
the District of Columbia: Dean
Henry Grattan Doyle of the Arts
College of George Washington Uni
versity, Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle,
president of the District Board of
Education, and Miss Elizabeth E.
Benson, president of the Washing
ton College of Law Alumni Asso-
citation.
Entertainment Given.
On the entertainment program
we're Matt Windsor, accordionist;
the Hoffman Dancers and Charles
H. Burton, soloist, graduate of the
college in 1886.
Guests present included:
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Hardin, Miss r. L.
Hardy, Miss NJ.
Harr, William R.
Harr, Mrs. w. r.
Harrington. john J
Harrington. Mrs. J.
Haseman. Mrs. c.
Heathco, Frank L.
Hcathco. Mrs. F. L
Heindel. DR.. Richar
Heindel. Mrs. r,
Hellmuth. w. W.
Hellmuth. Mrs. w.
Hicks, Miss B. j.
Hicks, Miss Dslsy E
Higgins. Mrs. H. c.
Hill. F. W.. Jr.
lnsle, MISS EQltn n
Jackson, Miss c.
Jackson. Miss D.
Jacobsen, Miss A.
Jamison, Miss H. e
JanouSek, Joseph o
ia aQuiss, Keith
johnson, Miss z. r
johnson, Lloyd H.
Karr, A. Judson
Karr. Mrs. A. J.
Keane, Michael. jr.
Keane, Mrs. NJ. Jr.
Keefer. Arthur c.
Kennedy, Robert B.
Kennedy, Mrs. r. B
Kent. Miss Sophie Z
ketterer. Frederick
LABEL. Oldric J.
LABEL. Mrs. o. J.
Lally, Miss Anne E.
Lally. Mrs. H.
Langford, John w.
Lanham, BENJAMIN
Lanham. Mrs. B. E.
LanZendorf, o. G.
Lanzendorf. Mrs. o
Laskey, John E.
Laskey MIS-. John E
Laskey, John L.
La skey. Mrs. John L
Latimer, J. Austin
McCollins, Miss NJ.
Mcdonald. Thomas
Mcdonald. Mrs. T.
McElroy, John H.
McElroy, Mrs. j. H.
McFadden. Miss D.
Magella, Miss Ella
Ma gill, Joseph J.
Magill. Mrs. J. J.
Malkan. Arnold G.
Marietta. Angelo
Marietta, Mrs. A.
Matthews. Mrs. 3.
Mattingly, judge J.
Mattingly, Miss
May. Maurice S.
Mayer. Miss J. e.
Mayol, John A.
Medford. Miss r. F
Meem, Harry G.
Nacrelli, J. A.
Nacrelli, Mrs. J. A.
Newton. Miss C. A.
Nissen. Miss N. NJ.
Nix. Miss Tommie l.
Norton. Ralph E.
O'Brien. Miss Ann
O'Donnell, Miss NJ. F
Oke. Mrs. Elinor R.
Padgett, Henry
Parkinson. z. West
Parkinson. Mrs. z. w
Parrott. Roswell NJ.
Pawlowski, Louis A
Pawlowski. Mrs. L. A
Quigley, Miss Nora K
Radue, Edward C.
Radue, Mrs. E. c.
Reece. william E.
Reed. Mrs. Helena D
RentZ. Miss Nora o.
Reynolds, Mrs. Mary
Rice, Col. Heber H.
Rice, Mrs. Heber H.
Riley, Dean G. Hays
Riley. Mai. j. G.
Robbins, Miss Rose
Salisbury. Miss E.
Samuel, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. L.
Saunders. Miss NJ. I
Schmool, Miss D.
SchWeinhaut. Mr..
and Mrs. H. A.
Seal, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. H.
Secrest, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. T.
Sedgwick. Paul j.
Serpas, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. j.
Shafroth. Mr.. and
Mrs. Will
Taylor. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Clark
Terrell, Miss Betty
Terrell. Harold w.
Thomson, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Allen
Vail, George W.
Vaughan, Miss E. z
Waddeu, DR.. J. z.
Wallace. Lester H.
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Ross mss Marie B1tton DF pr, Eqvie C.
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Eiison. ElIiS5f Nelson MsS 1 M. Y" Evans MISS Lee
Fall. Alexander Flynn, Mrs. J. B.
| Fentress E. R. Foley. MISS Anne
| Fentress Mrs E. r. Foley joseph T.
| Filpowlcz, Casimir Folsom Fred
Finzel, Miss G. Folsom, Hinman D.
Finzei, Hubert H. Forcum, Robert E.
Finzel, Mrs. H. H Forcum. Mrs R. e.
Finzei, Paul E. Foss William L.
FtzseTsd FifzseTsd Mrs Il s. FFseman ssnna0S %ton
Floyd, Miss P. M. Freeman. MRS. M. V.
Floyd. Robert l. Freer, Mrs. y, y
Flynn, James B. Treund' FREDERICK U.
Gaines, Miss J. A. Cough, Mrs. g. Il.
Gardner, Mrs A. l.. Goundie, Mrs. H. NJ.
Gates, William S. Green, Mrs. John G.
Gold Mrs NJ r. Green, John c,
Goshorn. Miss NJ. l.. Crock. Bruno A:
Cioss Earle D. Crock. Mrs. B. A.
Gosih' 0ash danes Gse F. GuFisy GuFsy Kfyeff Mrs
Hsfaih HsfsH P2yls ass P L. H H MIS- Miss Helen w f F.
Hardy, Miss NJ. Hill Mrs: r. c.
Harr, William R. Hill, R. c.
hdFr, MIS-. W. II. f1lllti' Miss SlaAe
HARRINGTON john J. Hobbs, M. A.
Harrington, Mrs. J. Hobbs. Mrs: M. A.
HaSeman. Mrs. c. Hohensee Mrs. d. A.
Heathco, Frank L. Holland, F. L.
Hcathco Mrs. F. L.. Holland. Mrs. L u.
Heindel. DR.. Richard Houllhan, u; j.
Heindel. Mrs. r. HoWellS William X;
Hellmuth w W Houlihan. Mrs. D. j.
Hellmuth. Mrs. w. Howells Mrs. w. R.
Hicks, Miss B-J Huddleson Miss G.
Hicks. Miss Delsy E. Hughes, Miss 10
Higgins Mrs H c. Hukriede, Miss S. 7.
Hill F W, jr, Hunt, Miss B.
Evening star., 1941-02-09

Then take the road and test the
ride that has been one of the
motor-year's most talked about
surprises! A soft, steady, gliding
ride that takes good roads or bad
in an easy and satisfying new
kind of stride. And notice the new
quietness of this big Ford!
You'll find news at your Ford
dealers that is really worth your
while! News in comfort. News in
value and smooth performance.
And in a IDEAL" on your present
car that you'll find easy to take!
Moose Pass miner., 1941-12-24
The sixth ship to be att

The sixth ship to be att tackled off the California coast by enemy submarines was sunk vest erday. It was the Union Oil company tanker Mont ebello.
 The men who live in Moose Pass and work on the base at Seward, work as hard to get to their work these days as they work after they get to the job. All of them are at home to enjoy few days rest over the holidays.
 Last Monday six Axis transports carrying supplies were sunk by the British in the Mediterranean sea.
 Maxim Litvinof, Soviet Amba ssador to the United States, calls Japan 'the common enemy."
 Mrs. Roy Lovett and her children and Mrs. Gene Gar rity and baby spent a week or more in one of the Harry l.. Smith cabins recent ly.
 Paul McMul1en has return = ed to Seward following a visit with MT. and Mrs. Ralph Reed.
 Obie O'Brien brought Mrs. Oscar Plowman to Moose Pass from Lawing Tue sday to spend the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. "Bud" Schindler
Moose Pass miner., 1941-12-24
The mi ilitary conscrip-

The military conscrip- tion bill was settled Tues day with those men between the ages of 19 and AS to be called for active duty and those men between the ages of 18 and 65, not e1- igib1e to active war duty to regi ster for conscrip- tion in other fields of defense work. Provi sion was made to add to the navy and marine sorps.
 In the office of a New shoe manufacturer, Monday morning following the Pearl Harbor outrage, his five assi stents listen led to the radio account of the sneaking attack when l A Americans were killed and around $50 injured and when the broadcast was ended las one man, the five put on their coats and reached for their hats, headed for the door.
 Where are you fellows 'going?", the boss asked them.
 They replied together, !"To enlist !" IT don't blame you, "the b oss said without hesita- tione 1T did the same thing in l9l6." Japs lost Al planes and Ethree submarines at "unpre- barred" Pearl Harbor.
Moose Pass miner., 1941-12-24

Sherry Jean Clark, new daughter of MT. and Mrs. George B. Clark of Moose Pess, was just l2 days old when she took a long ride on The Alaska Railroad. Lon as to time. Due to flood waters her trip home from Seward General hospital re- cuired five hours to nego- tiate 29 mi lies.
 Mrs. Clark and Sherry Jean were both in splendid health and eager to get home to spend Chri stmas and had some good friends mak- ing the trip to help them along. Sherry Jean slept peacefully on the conduc- tor's bunk. They arrived at Moose Pass at 3 A. M.
 Daddy Clark had a Christ mas tree up, trimmed and lighted in celebration of the first Chri stmas of his first child.
Moose Pass miner., 1941-12-24
ANSWERS TO TEST

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 have damaged the lungs g Rest in bed 9 Contact with an active
 case of tuberculosis 10 Tuberculosis
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
FREEDOM IS MADE
OF SIMPLE STUFF
(By Hazel Parker in Louisville
Courier-JournaD

OOQGlef-J OuIndl)
From the archives of broken peace we
are bringing out old words and busting
them off for use again as shining lanterns
to lead us through the darkness of an
other war
Words like freedom, justice and truth
all of them hard to define, none of them
used more frequently than freedom.
You cannot say what freedom is, per-
haps, in a single sentence. 1t is not nee
essary to define it. 1t is enough to point
to it,
Freedom is a man lifting a gate latch
at dusk and sitting for while on the
porch, smoking his pipe, before ne goes
to bed.
1t is the violence of an argument out
side an election poll; it is the righteous
anger of the pulpits.
1t is the warm laughter of a girl on
park bench. ..
1t is the rush of a train over the contl-
nent and the unafraid faces OF people
looking out the windows.
1t is all the howdys in the world, and
all the hellos.
1t is Westbrook Pegler telling Roose-
welt how to raise his children; it is Roose-
Welt letting them raise themselves.
1t is Lindbergh's appeasing voice raised
above a thousand Kisses.
1t is Dorothy Thompson asking for
war, it is Gen. Hugh S. Johnson asking
her to keep quiet.
1t is you trying to remember the words
to The Star-Spangled Banner.
1t is the sea breaking on wide sands
somewhere and the shoulders of noun
tain supporting the sky.
1t is the air you fill your lungs with
and the dirt that is your garden.
1t is a man cursing all cops.
1t is the absence of apprehension at
the sound of approaching footsteps out
side your closed door.
1t is your hot resentment of intrigue,
the tilt of your chin and the Tightening
of your lips sometimes.
1t is all the things you do and want to
keep on doing.
1t is all the things you feel and cannot
help feeling.
Freedom-it is you.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
WHO TELLS YOU
WHAT TO THINK?
Nobody!

NOBODY.
That's right as of today.
There are lot of people telling you
what they think. and why. You have the
privilege Of thinking as they do if You
wish. Or you can think differently.
Did you ever stop to consider why you
can think differently?
1t is because you are given an oppor-
tunity of learning arguments on the other
side of the question. You may be told
that coal is white in Washington. Since
you don't live in Washington, you might
believe it, if somebody else did not dis
pute the assertion. After all. you would
have no personal knowledge Of the issue.
That being the case you've got to form
your opinions from what you read and
hear-and most of what YOU hear along
that line is taken from what somebody
else read. And if everything you read.
and everything you heard. agreed that
coal is white in Washington, You would
naturally assume that it is true. You
might wonder at the queer things nature
does. but you'd never think of putting the
blame on anybody but Dame Nature.
You would never think, for instance,
of putting it on censorship.
Yet censorship can do things like that
Or, to be more specific, it can do things
like this:
The President might (and we're just
supposing; it hasn't happened-yet) re-
lease a statement that German naval units
have fired upon the United States fleet,
that German planes have attacked United
States naval bases, and that the time
has come to go to war. Every word of
it might be untrue. AS of today, it would
be branded untrue Immediately, because
Americans are still entitled to the right
in most instances to speak their own
minds within the limits of the truth as
they see it. But suppose we had this
thing called censorship. You would hear
no denial of the Presidents statement,
because denials would be censored. You
would hear no criticism of his call to
war; because criticisms would be censor
ed
Who would be telling you what to
think? Maybe the answer is still, mo
body" But the censors most certainly
would be choosing the tools you use in
your thinking-and they know you can't
arrive at an honest conclusion without
all the facts to think with. No matter
how you did your thinking, you would
arrive at the conclusion they wanted you
to arrive at.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
by Willis Thornton -.
He Found Something to Do

Millions of Americans are sitting
back and saying. I'D be glad to
do something to help in the defense
drive but what can I do?"
Here is the story of a fellow who
didn't wait to be told. In the old
American way, he went out and
found something he could do, and
did it.
Franklin A. Gage runs a busy little
bookstore in Cleveland. His son
Francis was drafted last Septem-
ber. A few weeks ago Francis wife
confided to Gage that she wanted
to go and visit her husband in
camp, but that the expense was
prohibitive. Gage mulled the idea
around in his nead,. meditating
that there must be thousands of
other people in the same predica-
ment. Then came his idea.
Gage got in touch with the draft
board where his son had registered
and got list of addresses of people
who had relatives in camp. Then
he started telephoning and post
carding them. asking, DO you want
to visit a relative in camp? Would
you drive yourself, or would you
like to go with somebody else,
splitting expenses? Would you like
TO take somebody else on the same
baSis?'
He cara -lndexed the information
that came in, and his daughter-in-
law soon had three lady travellers
to share her trip and its expenses.
Word got around, and Cages tele-
phone began to ring. Can you put
me in touch with anybody who's
going to Fort Blank?' they'd say,
and soon parties began to be made
up which cut expenses for every
body and made more camp visits
possible.
Gage gets nothing out of it but
the satisfaction of knowing that
he didn't wait to be told what to
do-that he found something to
do. and did it, That's worth a lot
An idea like this might easily be