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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25
WRITER SEES ONLY DISORDER
 FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL sYs- F TEA1 AFTER RELIGIOUS ! & INSTRUCTION.

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 The religlous release schedule went into force this public school year of September, ie4l. As re- grettahle as 1t appears 1t will as time goes forward be more damaging to the curricula of our public schools, causing disagreement of opinion and finally opposition from pupils parents who ate opposed to any seinplance of . partnership between church and state of public institu- tiong, and public schools most Of all should Do kept free from coinmuni- cated religious dogniatism.
 According to the press, the board of education has recently inaugur- ated a new schedule regarding the release of public school pupils for religious instruction. It was done at the behest of the three religious sects of the city as reported.
 I assume the old schedule that was put into operation about ten years ago, and released pupils every Thursday at 2:3O p, m. to receive instructions by questions and in- terrogations on points of dogmatic belief, 6id not meet the require ments of the religious groups re- sponSible for advancing the attempt to eventually inculcate an entire prescribed course of religious train- ing into the curriculum of our pulp lie schools in Waterbury.
 The new schedule releases pupils practically every school day in the year. It is done for the purpose of influencing the mind of the pupil that religious training is necessary for public school scholars as well as those of paFochial intent. t,u
 Have the churches failed in their missions of providing proper relig- ious instructions. and attractive dis courses, and now are appealing through civil o1ilcialdom to aid them out of a difIiclilt dilemma, or Is 1t a deliberate and well-devised plan to compel public school educational boards to be guided by clerical groups who have been groping for years and bemoaning the lack Of re- lgion in public sclioois2
 Tn granting the new privilege to the three sect clerieals, the element of secrecy surrounds the details of the petition ard the names of those
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25
In Today's Mail

requesting the application of the new order are absent from public knowledge.
 The very fact of 2:3o p. m. relig- ioug release Is evidence that the real intent of the clerical groups Is to arrogate to themselves the actual grasp of public school time, as they could very well have the church school instructions on . schedule after the schools were dismissed at 400 D. m, and again the entire day of Saturday could be taken adyan- tage of without disrupting the pupils advantageous public school studies which are necessarily initial to future welfare and practical for their character in place of unsus- tained and doubtful values.
 Under the jockeying plan that is directed to the end that religious exigency existed in our public schools, the present religious release schedule adopted constitutes @ wedge that will cleave, rend, and finally tear asunder the system of public schools, that with few exceptions has been free from complete infusion of exercises of a religious nature.
 The very essence of our free democracy will be uprooted.
 What is the explanation of those clerical groups that favor religious teaching in public schools, contrary to the bill of rights. U. s. Consti- tuition, guaranteeing no law respect ing establishment of religion? How do they coincide their religious teaching plan with pulpit exhorta- tions to stand firm for the demo- cracy of their fathers?
 There has been no public demand
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25

gan questioning Haskell about world affairs.
 'HOw soon you reckon we zoe ing to war?" the farmer In. Qulred. Haskell said he was un- able to answer.
 "WeN, cap'n," volunteered the OldSter, "then perhaps you can tell me this. If we do tangle with this man Hitler, do you reckon them Damyankees will help us any?"
 MERRY-GO.ROUND
 Farmers and townspoople in maneuver area are most hospitable to the soldiers, but 6 few mer- chants boosted prices to men i n uniform, particularly restaurants in Winnfield, birthplace of the late Huey Long The new citi- zen army iS remarkable for it's sobriety and orderliness. Although 460,O00 men are in this area, mili- tary police and local authorities have had no cases of drunken. ness or disorder The relations between the officers and men in the new army are much less for- man than during the World War There is no lack of discipline but a lot of the old saluting has been scrapped.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25
YOUTH TO THE FORE

YOUTH TO THE FORE
 The new officers should come from two sources: (D The junior ranks of the citizen soldiers, who are the cream of the nations youth. There isn't 6 finer body of men in the world; (2) the higher ranks from the younger regular officers, the majority of whom are keen, hard-working, conscientious experts, but held down by the obsolete promotion system of the army.
 Hundreds of these crack young professions are being wasted in bidding duties. They ought to be commanding regiments. If this were done 1t would have @ tremen- dous effect oil the way down the line. one of the most important results would be to increase great ly the confidence of the men iia their officers-at present Q defin- ite weakness.
 DAMYANKEES
 There is no tsolationism in this back country. The folks down here want to fight Hitler and are rarin' to 60.
 During a reconnaissance, Capt. Joseph Y. Haskell, brilliant young aide to Major General R. 0. Rich- ardson, commander of the 7th Corps, stopped at Q farm house to ask road directions. The old farmer was helpful and then be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25
Current Comment

Let me repeat, again and again, that I can see no reason why the Japanese and American people can- not remain friendly. Premier Prince Fumimaro Kon- eye of Japan.
 @@'e A struggle against tyranny any, where is the cause of free men everywhsre. George c. Lynch, president Pat ternEnakers' League of North America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25
Selected Poem
SCALAWAG.

(Frances Frost in the New York Times) The sorrel colt in the hlossoming field runs through the golden hours tossing his shaggy mane to the wind, nibbling the heads of flowers. And in the evening when l go to water him, pretending he doesn't know me, of he flies in the dusk of the blue days ending. He kicks his heels, then gallops up while I wait at the pasture bars; And pat his warm throat down to drink from a bucketful of stars.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25

Pity the poor students at Mount Holyoke College this semester. Until such times as weather conditions change they aren't to be allowed to take baths = tup or shower. The water shortage is so bad at South Hadley that extreme measures have to be taken to conserve dWlndllng supplies. And baths are evidently not prioritieS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 1O:0e p. m. daylight time).
 Sun rises 6:42 a. m.: sets 6:45 p. m. (day- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Long-range weather forecasts of recent date indicate that October will be mite cooler than September, but generally pleas arr until towards the end of the month. Watch for at least one good storm and per- haps more than this one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25
Questions
 andAnswers

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 The Waterbury Democrats Ser. vice Bureau will answer for you free, any question Oe fact or in- formation, not involving exten- sive research. Write your ques- tiOn clearly, sign name and ad- dress, enclose 2 three cent postage stamp. Medical or legal advice cannot be given. Address Water bury Democrats Washington Ser vice Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 @, How can thick sheets ofnatiw mica be cut?
 A. With 8 hack saw or an ordi, nary milling cutter, but in order te prevent separation and breaking at the edges, tie sheet must be tightly clarnped at each side of the cut with gtrips of metal or hardwood.
 O. IS Paul V. McNutt Q member of the Knights of Columbus?
 A. No. Only Roman Catholics may belong to the Knights of col unnbus. MT. McNutt is Q Methodist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25

h Ve to DC armed if any were armed, is about 800. This includes ships in the south American trade an q ships on the Pacific. If, In addition to [ h eSe, 1t was deemed advis- able to arm U. s. ships in coastwise nd
 int ercoastal trade, guns and - -A- .NS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25
b EDISON IN % WASHINGTON
Merchantmen Can't Shoot
 Without Guns
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat washington
 Correspondent

Washington, Sept. 25-PrinciI'al difficulty in considering any pro- gram of arming U. s. merchant yes- sels sailing the seven seas is sim- ply a lack of guns.
 The number of Q. s. merchant ships now in foreign commerce. the minimum number which, would
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25

for public school recesses to create time for religious percepts.
 The plan apparently is to Keep whlttiing until the wedge is large enough to split the public school curriculum and have entered Q clause that would allow exercises of Q re- iigious nature to become 6 perman" ent fixture.
 The public school should never be allowed to become Q stepping stone for the induction or any SeEl- blance of religious exercises Tn US sysetem of prescribed courses oi studies. All time before daily open ing and after closing sessions of public schools is free for any re- iigious body to avail themselves. It does not come within the scope of public school education for boards to allow pupils time off during school sessions fer the purpose Of bolstering tenets.
 No Justification exists for allow ing by prayer or excusing public school pupils for purposes of re- liqious obeisances. A precedent is established that will prove an en- tering wedge for more drastic de- mards later.
 FRANK B. PARSONS.
 September 24. 194l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25

Y @. How many peanuts are used annually in the United States N make peanut butter?
 A. Approximately 375,0O0,O00 lh as they come from the farms ana before being cleaned and shelled More peanuts are used for making peanut butter than for any othes single purpose. <. ,4isiA
 @. When was the Federal inconlg tax made applicable to the salary of the President of tie United statesT
 A. The Revenue Act of 1892, ap. proved June 6, is32, provided that the salary of the President of the united States should be subject tc Federal income tax at the beginning of the next Presidential term.
 e. Why do healing sores Itch?
 A, Itching appears to be due to irritation of the fine termiaations of the sensory nerves, and this may be due to large number of causes in some cases, clothing may cause it Itching may be Q symptom oi skin diseases or 1t may be caused hy abnormal states of the blood of by certain drugs, or 1t may occur n certain diseases of the nervous sys- tenn. as
 O. What is the best way to pre- serve Q small, very old flag?
 A. Sealing 1t between two paneL of glass would seem to be Q good way to preserve 8 small flag. It should, of course, be cleaned before this IS done, by brushing or even washing with mid soap and water, If 1t will stand 1t. The cloth should be dry and the seal tight enough to keep moths out. The flag should not pc displayed in Q strong light ana might better be protected by an opaoue cover when not displayed. 4t should be kept where the ten1pera" ture and relative humidity Of the air are neither excessively high nor low and where they do not fiuctuate eS- ceSsively.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR should Is frequently used Co express duty, obligation or proprIety, as Every good cit. izerl should honor his couAl- try"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25

EDITORS N0Tg--If you are deslrous of securing this weeks popular booklet CHILD TRAINs ING" address Y. M. Kirby, Dept B.i0O Waterbury Democrat Ser vice Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth St" Washington, D. O., with ten cents tO cover postage. @
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25


 have to be produced for another 700 vessels. On top of that, there would have to be arms provided for the l400 ships now being built by the Maritime Commission.
 Shortage of naval rifles of cali- bers large enough to sink 8 sub Is acute. Any shooting on sight done in the immediate future would have to be done by destroyers or cruisers actually conveying the merchant men.
 There is limited supply of deck guns left over from tie last war, and while they might do in pinch for surface craft, this present war has one real hazard which was merely nominal In the last war the danger from aircraft bombers and dive bombers. To fight off hombers effectively takes consid- erable fire power in anti-airoratt weapons, and as the world well knows the United States is woe- fully short on anti-aircratt guns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25
Washington Merry Go Round ?
MeGoRound Finds Speed and Scope of New Army Asoundng Equipment Deficiencies in Monevers Rapidly Being Overcone
 War Game Shows Reo Problem Is the Lack of Efficient Ofcera
DREW PEAR S 0 N
 ROBERT s. ALLEN
WITH SECOND ARMY

2Lke morale the equally combat equipment apparent than real true training tough all the tanks motor vehicles and other arms their tables or
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25
Whats Your l. O.?
Can you answer seven Of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.

1. Shirley Temple used to appear in two.reei comedies; true or fasc2
 9. Was Theodore Roosevelt Q law yer2
 3. PocahontaS married Captain John Smith, John Rolfe, or John Aiden2
 {. How many years are in . mil. lennium2
 5, Name the author of "The Last Days of Pompeli" 4
 6. What S the only state name Il, the union ending in K2
 [. Who coined the phrase "Ths Four Hundred" to describe the elih of society?
 8. with which sport Is Freddie (Red) Cochrane principally associ- ated?
 Q, Who is chairman of tho U. g Senate committee on foreign sela' tons?
 10, Tn which American war was Richard Harding Davis c reporterT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25

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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-10
CHOW 1 aim to square the deal"

what happens when you throw that
many loose Indians together? You
got war on your hands, by God!
They'll come yvhooping down Mon
tana-they'l tear the country wide
open! The whole frontier will 60 up
in bust of smoke. Nothing'n ever
stop 'em, once they get together like
that"
Zone thing will"
''What will?"
"Grub," said Roper.
"That might be So" Dave Shan
non admitted. II never yet see an
Indian go to war on full stom-
ach :"
A tensity had come into that dark
cabin; they were realizing now that
they stood in the shadow of events of
a magnitude they had not dreamed
In the quiet, Bill Roper's hands kept
creasing and decreasing the letter
from Jody Gordon. A faint damp
ness showed on his forehead, but
his fingers acted cold and awkward.
There's five of us here" Tex
Long said. "You expect us to just
suddenly feed every Indian in crea-
tion?"'
GIVE got twenty-seven riders wait
ing to throw in with us at the first
word"
"Twenty-seven riders? Where?"
Cali over Montana. What do you
think / did all winter? Holed up like
a she-bear?"
Silence again, while they all stud
led Roper.
"How many you figure to mover"
Tex Long asked at last.
Roper's voice was so low they
could hardly hear his words. "Be-
tween twenty and thirty thousand
head"
Tex Long threw his hat against
the roof poles in a gesture of COM
plete impotence. dead of winter, I"
he said; "maybe having to fight
part of the time; why, thirty-forty
cowboys couldn't drive"
"We don't have to handle this
stock like fat beef" Roper remind
ed him. eve don't have to pull up
for quicksand, or stampede losses,
or high water. If a hundred head
get swept down river, what the
hell? Some different Indians will get
hold of 'em downstream. Working
that way, hard and fast, thirty cow
boys can move every head in Mon
tana!"
"We're terrible short of time"
Tex Long said.
II know it; in another couple of
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-10

Dusty King and Lew Gordon had built
up q vast string of ranches in the West
King was killed by his powerful and un-
scrupulous competitor. Ben Thorpe. Bill
Roper. Kings adopted son, was determined
to avenge his death in spite of opposition
CHAPTER XIII-COntinued
But now the scar-mouthed man
spoke suddenly; from his position
at one side he had dared flick his
eyes to the door. walk, look out!
Don't turn! Watch this buzzard, but
wheel back and stand by mel"
Into the front of the bar two men
had come; they came striding back
the length of the room; their spurs
ringing brokenly. Roper did not see
their guns come out. But suddenly
the weapons Of both of them ap-
peared in their hands, smoothly and
easily, from no place.
The two men were Lee Harnish
and Tex Long.
Tex Longs As clicked in the palm
Of his hand as it came to full cock.
He said, ''Howdy, Bill. A spic girl
just brought us word. Dave Shan
non and Hat Crick Tommy are up
the street. And Dry Camp Pierce"
"Gosh," Lee Harnish said, we've
been hunting you for two months!
You want us to blast these Indians,
boss?'
Bill Roper drew deep breath,
and grinned. At first he could not
even appreciate that here, at last,
were the leaders he needed for his
great raid. All he could think of
was that he had been reprieved from
certain death; and he knew that life
was good.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-10
CHAPTER XIV

Lew Gordon came stumping across
the corral of his little Miles City
house, his spurs ringing at every
stride. His big hands, rope-hard-
ened and thickened at the knuckles,
swung loose at his sides; but his
face had the look of a man beset.
Opening the back door of the
house he sent a great roar through
the walls-"Jody! Jody, where are
your"
She answered him, and Lew Cor
don went to find her.
What's the meaning of this?" was
his greeting as his daughter came
running to him through the house.
"You were supposed to stay in Ogal-
lala!"
Jody threw her arms about his
neck and pulled his head down to
kiss him; but Lew Gordon was not
to be put off,
-"That horse wrangler just brought
me word that you was here" he
said. There's pretty kettle of
soap, when some horse wrangler
knows more about where a mans
daughter is at than he knows him
self"
dad, will you please sit down?
tell you, l want to talk to you!'
"Oh, all right" Lew Gordon
Topped into chair, jabbed his spurs
into the floor at long range, and
tore off another huge mouthful of
beef.
''There are two pieces of bad
news" Jody said now. First thing,
Ben Thorpe has cut under us in
the bidding for the government con-
tracts, at Dodge"
A spark leaped into Lew Gordon's
eyes; under the pressure of the last
two years he had turned edgy and
garrulous, as if his mind had be-
come hasty on the trigger, now that
his hands were idle II might have
known it'll" his big voice doomed.
''Those internal"
"The loss of those contracts is 60
ing to hurt" Jody said; Give
brought the books up into fair shape,
and it looks to me as if King Gordon
is starting the worst year in his
tory. If the losses 60 on piling up
the way they are"
Jody Gordon came and sat on the
arm of her fathers chair. There
was man rode up to Ogallala from
Dodge City," she said. "He brought
some very peculiar news, and l don't
like it at all"
IF that renegade Colorado outfit
think they're going to" Lew Cor
don began.
"This was Bill Roper man."
Jody said.
Lew Gordon checked as suddenly
as if he had been struck across
the face.
RIO BE CONTINUED)
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-10
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ride 500 miles to warn him. Walk Lasham.
manager of Thorpe's holdings In Montana.
saw Roper sitting alone and unarmed in
saloon one day. Gun in hand. Lasham pre-
pared to kill his hated antagonist who was
leading the rustler's war.
months their chuck wagons will be
heading out, and the deep grass will
be full of their riders. We have to
move and move quick"
1T might be-" Dry Camp Pierce
declared himself, "it just could be
DONE" A hard CLEAN was coming
into the old rustler's wary eyes.
"And if it can-great God! There's
never been nothing like this!"
The others seemed to have had
the breath knocked out of them by
the unheard-of scope, the bold dar-
ing, the headlong all-or-nothing char
acter Of the plan.
"This is bigger than the Texas
raids" Tex Long said wonderingly.
'This is bigger than anything has
ever been!"
Suddenly Dave Shannon smacked
his thigh with his huge hand. "By
God, believe it'll bust 'em!"
Over the pack of outlawed young
sters had come wave of that ia
matte enthusiasm which sometimes
sways men as they face the i'm
possible, but Roper, strangely, was
unable to share it. The great raid
he had planned all winter now
seemed futile-a plan senseless and
cold.
BILL" said Lee Harnish, whats
the matter with you? You got chills
and fever, or something's"
Roper spoke to Harnish alone, as
if he had forgotten the others. "That
letter was from Jody Gordon" he
said.
"Bad news, SOM"
81 don't know. She wants me to
come to Ogallala."
"When?"
"Now-right away"
"What for? Does she say?"
"She says she needs me; she says
she needs me bad, and right away.
I guess she does, all right. If she
didn't, I don't believe she'd ever
write, to me-"
The faces of the wild bunch rid
ers were expressionless, noncommit-
tai; Roper knew they wouldn't have
much to say. They were youngsters
still-all except Pierce; but their
faces were carved lean and hard by
long riding, and a lot of that riding
had been for him.
He stood up, shaking his shoulders.
"Catch up your ponies"
eve pulling out? Tonight YETI"
"You bet your life we are. Ought
to make Red Horse Springs by mid
night"
"And after that" Harnish said
slowly, "what is it, Bill? Is it Ogal-
lala?"
Once more the silence, while they
waited for Bill.
cts the raid," Roper said.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-10
INSTALLMENT 10
THE STORY so FAR:

by his sweetheart, Jody Gordon, and her
father. Roper's successful raids against
Thorpe's Texas holdings wiped him out of
the state. Roper then left for Thorpe's
Montana ranches. Jody told that her ia
theirs life was In danger, left her home to
manned; his influence extended over
many bands, and more than one
tribe.
~ don't hold with dealing with red
niggers, much" Dave Shannon said.
"These bucks are forced out of
their ranges without any deal made
whereby they get fed," Roper said.
'Haf of them are in as pitiful a
state of starvation as you ever saw.
A big part of the blame for that is
on Walk Lasham. Now / aim to
square the deal"
II already made us rendezvous
with Iron Dog, before L knew you
were in on this" Bill Roper told
them now. "Inside of a month Iron
Dog will be camped on the Milk Riv-
er with anyway seven or eight
bands"
Seven or eight bands!" Tex Long
shouted at him. ''My God, there'll
be worse than thousand Indians on
the Milk!"
"A thousand, hell" Roper said.
IF there aren't that many buck war
riors alone, I'll eat the beef myself"
The men in this little cabin were
not easily surprised, and less easily
shocked or awed; but their usually
unrevealing faces now gave them
away.
God Almighty" Dave Shannon
said. 1t was almost a prayer.
'He's done it now," Hat Crick
Tommy said slowly. "You know
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-10
Perhaps His Neighbors
We're Only Keeping Time
Wilkes had a serious complain

Wilkes had serious complaint
to make to his landlord.
&c It's the people in the flat above
mel" he stormed. ''They won't
give me a minutes peace. This
morning at one o'clock they were
jumping up and down on the floor
as hard as they could. I won't
put up with such behavior. It's an
outraged"
The landlord looked sympa-
thetic.
'They woke you up, presumed"
he inquired.
The. victim shook his head.
''No. hadn't gone to bed"
'Ah! You were working late?"
eyes. I was practicing on my
saxophone!"