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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-18
Selected Poem
EVENING

EVENING
Henrietta b. Russell in The Christian Science
Montor)
Tonight there was no crimson in the west
Only touch Of mauve above the gray
That wrapped the earth and marked the end OF day
But In that grayness was a sense OF rest
Older than sunset and all mortal quest
Quiet that crept along the dusk to stay,
Healing the turmoil OF our troubled way,
Leaving us somehow comforted and blessed.
The trees we're watchful sentinels that stood
AS If they also offered up a prayer;
Unto the hills we looked as darkness fell,
Safe In the knowledge Of eternal Good.
Drawing the night around US. feeling there
The benson Of peace ineffable
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-18
Your Health
By Dr.. william Brady

signed letters pertaining 10 per.
sonal health and hygiene, ret %
disease, diagnosis o. Treatment,
will be answered b. Dr. brady q
q stamped self.aadFeaaea envelope
Is enclosed. Letters should be brief
and written IN lnk. No reply can
me made % queries noe conform.
lnR 20 instructions. Address Dr.,
William Brady, National News.
paper service, $50 West Madison
Street, Chicago, III,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-18

Nazi freak must fail, II only because
men are not clods. because the spir-
1t does live. In the design for a new
and better world. religious freedom
is q fundamental prop" End OF
quotes.
Not only does the Atlantic Charter
and the -Four freedoms convict the
Legion as being "un.American" but
the right of free speech and access
to the courts, gives the people a
chance to see the evil at work In
that organization so that 1t can be
driven out into the open where 1t
can be recognized and fought.
Sincerely yours,
~ A. Z. CRANDALI..
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-18

British which
reached u pas
SlonRte peak after
Dunkirk and went
on up from there
during the blitSes,
amt what Il used
10 be.
This found I'm.
omelal expression
In Washington
recently when q
British Attac he
remarked face.
tlously and OH
the record that
the best thtng
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-18
(Oi' Doc Brady,
That PEG Tooth Faux Pas

Is my face red about your attitude
on the peg toothl ] have had one
In upper Jaw since about 1910. and
1t Is still functioning 100 per cent
and looks good for life. (R. +. to
Answer-Well. my map Is scarlet
over that whole thing. ! do wish
people would forgive and forget
everything I ever said about it
whatever I said or whatever you
thought / meant, 1t was oil wrong.
What you have had In your upper
jaw all these years ! don't know.
but T. make any reasonable wager
you like that II Is NOT the sort Of
peg tooth described here In the
arst place. To the best Of my knowl-
edge no one has found such q peg
tooth satisfactory for more than o
brief period. It Is an experimental
idea and It seems unlikely to prove
fairly practical. So please let's
forget It. You and are not think
ing Of the same thing at all.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-18
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
I'm From Edinburgh, Too

A good many letters which ]
would like 10 answer 90 unanswered
because readers who write atiix O
two-cent stamp Oh the return en-
velope. It requires three cents post
age for apersonal message. I'm
from Edinburgh, too.
fAp YAHO Farndvl
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-18
. NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
Anthony Eden
In Town For
Fence Fixing
BY PETER EDISON
waterbury Democrat washington
CorTesnondent

British Foreign Minister Anthony
Edens presence In the United
states for ~ general exchange OF
views on all aspects Of the war stu.
alton" Is nicely timed, for there are
evidences that U, 8. love for the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-18
Washington Merry Go-Round DREW P PEARSON

Republicans Give Prevsw Of HOw They'd Handle the Country
Show Favor Rich by Attitude Salary Limit and RumI Plan
Many COP Senators Line Up with Remnon Of Husy Long Moehns
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-18

WASHINGTON 10 With Democratic political popularity ebb
Of weeks
pln has beena iS0ur
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-18
AThOuRht for Today

El one man sin against another, The Judge
uhall Judge hlnas but u man SIN against the
Gsrd, who shah intreat for him?-Samuel S;sS,
50 comes a reclining when the banQuets DER,
Tue dreadful reclining, and men smile no more.
Gay
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-18
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 5:2i a. m. (war time).
Sun rises 7:0l a. m, sets 6:Oi p. m. (war
time).
Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
No Such Patient

A check of all Chicago hos
pitfalls failed to reveal patient
named Wincenty StefanovicZ.
AS the hunt for the bodies was
resumed, some 5000 spectators
thronged TO the farm.
A lumber pile was removed
board by board; part Of a foun-
dation wall under the side of the
house forming a small cellar was
removed 10 permit an inspection
of the interior. But by night
fall the searchers had found
nothing.
Sunday, August 10, opened
fair and warm, and another
throng began 10 arrive soon
after daylight.
Four youngsters walked about
accompanied by a small dog. A
half mile from the farmhouse
the dog shifted, then bounded
off into the woods and barked
furiouSly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Ducks Creditors

Other creditors began press
ing their claims. Joe ducked
again-he said he was merely
an employee and was not en-
powered to pay any bills. FL
nally, when things got hot, he
disappeared.
Chief Larsen examined the
farmhouse, finding no sign that
the owners had voluntarily left
it for an extended period. Two
valises were in an upstairs room
and all the good clothes of both
Mr.. and Mrs. StefanovicZ re-
manned intact in their closets.
Larson was now convinced
that the couple had been muir
dered and buried somewhere on
the 1853 acres of the farm. He
and state troopers began a
search for the bodies.
The pool was not overlooked;
but its exploration was virtually
impossible because it was sur
rounded by quicksand.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Joe lakes Over

In the meantime, Joe Stefa-
noski had usurped the duties and
privileges of his employer. Joe
signed receipts for merchandise
"Stefanovicz," explaining that
the farmer and his wife had
decided the farm 10 him, and
that he had bought the livestock.
He sold some of the cows, coll
lected bills due for milk and
also the rent from the tenant
of a house the couple owned in
West Concord. Then he hired
George and Slaves TO do the
farm work and proceeded to live
the life of Riley.
When pay day came around
George and Slaves demanded
their wages. Joe stalled. and
finally they consulted an attor-
ney.
The lawyer searched the title
of the farm and found that it
was still held by Mr.. and Mrs.
StefanovicZ. He was unable 10
produce any power of attorney
authorizing him to sell the stock
or TO collect money.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
No Imagination

The possibilities which the
bottomlesS pool might afford 10
a murderer had apparently been
overlooked by the unimaginative
Joe.
Subsequent questioning re-
vealed something about his back
ground and his motive for the
crime. Joe was illiterate; he
had come 70 America from Po-
land Is years previously. Hav-
ing no knowledge of the laws re.
garding the sale Of realty, he
thought that by killing his ems
ployers he could merely assume
possession of the farm and no
one would question his title.
Also, he was infatuated with
a widow in New Hampshire and
wanted 10 give her a home.
StefanoSki was found guilty
Of first degree murder and cleo
trocuted.
Copyright. 1913. by King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

Speaking Of balminess, in the
life of Stefan Anton George.
German poet, the authors of this
book tell us that Goebbels made
George the official Nazi poe I
when Hitler came to pow
George exiled h IN elf into
Switzerland with his dearest and
closest friend. a jew! When he
died GoebbelS sent a wreath 10
be laid on his grave in Switzer-
land marked FROM THE GER
MAN REICH" This fine poet,
who hated Hitler, was then
made poet laureate of Nazidom!
VerTuckt? Vas!
l could entertain you for a
PEACEFUL on matter from this
book. but / will conclude with
the last words of O. Henry, the
maSter-teller of fairy stories of
real life PULL UP THE
SHADES, NURSE. / Mt
WANT TO GO HOME IN THE
DARK" The last nine words
were from the most popular
song Of 30 years ago. His was
quite an O. Henry passing. But
there are few persons who can
make their dying moments tally
with their life iObS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Joe Slips Up

Joe forgot for the moment
that he had hired Slaves and
George after the disappearance
of the slain couple. Captain
Bligh broke in:
"Now Joe, stop that stun and
come across. We know you killed
them. You did, didn't yOu:"
Joe grinned. "Sure."
"All right. Now 70 ahead ana
give us the Iowdown."
The prisoner dictated a con-
feSSion:
about IL o'clock Sunday
morning, June I, i told the old
man there was n sick COW down
In the woods and he had better
come down with me and look
her over. We walked along the
road through the pasture for
about half n mile till we got to
the woods. Then / led him Oft
the road n few feet had a
birch club about four feet long.
and as he was looking around
for the COW stepped In close
behind him and let him have
it The old mans ife
heard him yelling for help, and
while I was finishing him heard
her coming along the road. She
threw herself on him and began
To cry. I hit her a clip that
crushed her skull :"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
NEW YORK CAVA[CADE.
: By Louis SoboI

DIGIT out Of magazine illus
~ trations - pretty WAVES
dancing with handsome young
ensigns and navy lieutenants
and occasionally with army Of
ficers The picture was re-
peated during the week at vari-
Gus Broadway night spots
Outstanding was beautiiul
WAVE. at least s feet. tall,
whom I saw in three separate
places with an ensign who was
even taller :. Speaking of tall
men. / met O'Malley Reyes, who
lacks just a fifth of an inch Of
being s feet 6 inches tall He
is one Of a crew of men who
spent nine days in a. lifeboat in
the open seas after a freighter
was torpedoed Young John
Jacob Aston arrives at a night
club in cab driven by woman.
-. AS he pays her, the girl
chirps:
"Mr. AstOr, how'd you like to
have me 20 to work for you ?"
might be all right" mumbled
the millionaire kid, "as cook
NOT n driver"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Neiohbor's Tip

George w. Edison, who lived
near the Stefanovicz farm, Came
forward with a tip:
Joe used my telephOn g
several times 10 call up some
woman in New Hampshire. j
think IL was Portsmouth"
Detective F.. J. Sherlock, sent
to Portsmouth. could not eStab-
lish the identity of the woman
but learned that Stefanoski bad
been known there as Groboski
and had been employed on the
farm of Charles Badger. He
had been convicted Of larceny
and had served a Jail sentence
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

TIVE world at large has
u healthy curiosity to know
all about the cerebral and
emotional nuts, bolts and car
buretors of the men and women
who write books. In the ST.
page illustrated TWEEN
TEETH CENTURY AUTHORS, "
by Stanley J. kunitZ and
Howard Haycraft tthe II. W.
Wilson Company, $50 UniVcr-
sity avenue, New York;, we
have one of the most fascinating
books Of personal anecdotes and,
in the main. sound criticism Of
American. English, French and
some continental writers that l
have ever read. This is not lust
a reference work. u consists Of
1850 vibrating portraits Of those
who make the books and the
motion pictures you hke---or
don't like. Many Of these tell
tale stories arc written by the
authors themselves.
Here are some snapshots of
what makes the wheels 20 round
In these cgCs.
H. L. Menckcn. Who might hc
called the Second American
Revolution, offers this fuI OK
poSure.
''In religion ! am complete
skeptic, a. my father and grand
father were before me. But ]
have nv prejudice against the
ology. and get on with the
clergy very amicably. In poll
tics / am a libertarian. That
f., believe thoroughly in the
strict limitation Of governmental
powers. am thus opposed 10
MI the paternalisms now pre-
vsiline. whether communism.
nszism, fascism or the New
Deal. I believe In free speech
up 20 the last limits NJ the I'M
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Superb Hero Picture

HERE'S a superb picture of a
IL hero-Henri BergSon, the
French philosopher, who re-
Gently died BcrgSon was jew.
Because Of his great fame Pc
tain offered To let him keep his
prOleSS0rShip i'm the College dc
France. But BergSon resigned,
saying nc would take H. with
tho rest of the Jews under the
heel of The Berlin gorilla. "He
also declined exemption from
tho public registration demanded
OF all Jews in occupied France.
EiChty-one and feeble, he rose
from his sick bed and in dress
ing gown and slippers, supported
by his valet and nurse, stood in
line before the registration Of
fee"
Astounding 70 rclate. BergSon
died ia the Catholic faith, but
dt heart an heroic jew.
Ernest Hemingway, whose
style has HAIR on every comma
well you'd think he'd he "A
big. bluStery sort Nof a fellow.
wouldn't you7 No-Hemlngway
is exceedingly reserved and
rcticcnf. That is 2 case whore
a nans volcanic writing is com
pensaton for his timldity.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

TN MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
i Mass, near the village of
Hudson, is a farm on which Is
a bottomless pool-at least no
one was ever able to strike the
bottom.
One day the owner of the
farm, George Hale. vanished.
He was never heard from again;
and the accepted theory was
that he had been murdered and
his body thrown into the pool.
In vs1928 the farm was pur-
chased by a pleasant Polish
couple, Mr.. and Mrs. Wincenty
StefanoVicZ.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Beoins Inquiry

Chief Larsen became sus-
picious and started an investi-
cation.
From various sources the
chief learned that the missing
owners had not been seen since
May 80. Callers during the last
two months had been met by
Joe Stefanoski, who told them
that his employers had left for
Chicago where the old man
went TO have an operation per-
formed by a Polish doctor"
This reason had seemed
strange to Vincent Skirton,
nephew of the farm couple
however, Skirton knew that his
uncle had been operated upon
some years previously for a
stomach ailment, the scar OF
which was still visible.
He also knew that his uncle
had recently had recurrence OF
the old trouble. But the nephew
was puzzled that he should have
left so abruptly without telling
him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
TRUE DETECTIVE STORY
by Terry McShane "H"u""n"rr""HHH"""np"'"

for that and for illegal pos
session of liquor.
Shortly before noon on Tues
day, August II, a man entered
the hardware store of Harry l..
Levy in Boston. Levy realized
that there was som g I h ing
vaguely familiar about his Gus
toner.
81 came to see YOU about sell
ing a moving machine" the
man said.
That associated the man with
a farm. AS the visitor paIled
i'm front of Levy, the merchant
looked into a pockmarked tace
and suddenly realized that vas
the man whose picture he had
seen in paper, the man
wanted for questioning in the
murder.
Levy detained the man with
an ingenious story while he tele-
phoned police. Soon three pa.
tFolmen rushed in. Stefanosh
admitted his identity.
Capt. T. f.. Bligh, head OF the
state detective force. and Chief
Larson grilled StefanoSki for
eight hours. Joe finally tossed
his cigaret on the floor, stamped
il out and blurted:
I'll tell you what happened.
John Slaves killed them people,
and i saw him do II, hut he
threatened to Kill me II told"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Great Men in Greece

GREECE had precise thinkers,
u great poets, great states
men. great tragic writers, great
Satirists. great architects and "A
great realism. And they built
this ageleSS marvel OF the world
this glorious triumph Of the
human Soul-without caring
boot in hadcS about the things
YOU and / believe I'VE can't get
along without"
l quote Mr.. Whall. who knows
his Greece Of $500 years ago as
if he had been the LaGuardia of
Athens whom s crates was
bumped off 1.-THE single great
stain on AthenS):
I'VE must imagine houses
without drains: beds without
sheets or springs; rooms rs cold,
or as hot, as the open air. only
draughtier; meals that began
and ended with pudding, and
cities that could boast neither
gentry nor millionaires. We
must learn 10 tell time without
watches; 10 cross rivers without
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

His wife, STACIA, was
also a victim Of the brutal
slayer who missed the chance
to hide his crime forever.
together in a shallow grave. The
faces were not recognizable, but
on the left side OF the man was
the scar described by Vincent
Skirton- positive identification.
Medical Examiner Clyde II.
Merrill concluded that the man
and woman had been murdered,
their heads crushed by heavy
instrument.
Joe StefanoSki's description
was broadcast throughout New
England: 3S years old; 5 feet s
inches tall; slightly bald, Sallow
complexion. He was pock-
marked. His picture was pub
lished in the Boston papers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

been reading a superb book,
THE GREEK READER" a
comprehensive antholo gy of
Greek prose and poetry-Plato,
HerodotuS. Sophocles, glamour
girl Sappho, the laughing and
smuggling AristophaneS (the Ber-
nard Shaw of his age) and all
the rest of them put together by
A. l.. Whall (Doubleday-Doran).
But it is Mr.. Whalrs INTRO
DUCTION' that will illuminate
you most. He tells us that
Greek culture, Greek democracy,
Greek laws, the Greek (meaning
more particularly the Athenian)
way of life are the forebears Of
us all.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Find Shallow Grave

When the boys approached
they saw part OF a human arm
sticking out OF the ground.
Soon Chief Larsen and his
aides unearthed the remains Of
the missing farm couple, buried
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
New Tune for Sophie

DEMEMBER those hi-hyin'
IL poppa variety of chants that
used TO be gong-beaterS at the
old Harlem joints? Well
Sophie Tucker has one now--she
calls il IA poppa' . Alec
Templeton, the blind pianist, ad
Ibis duet with mouth organist
Larry Adler that takes IN every
thing from st. Louis Blues 10
Chopin's nocturne in + -. AT a
night club a loud-mouth whose
name we know-tinitials, j. r.
w, Jr0, but whom we spare at
this time =. in the mems room,
he started TO choke the frail at
tendant When a reporter
rebuked him, he turned his at
tention to him and snarled: Il
have an hour and a half TO spend
around here-I think I'll kill
YOU" He was finally elected,
not before threatening again TO
kill the reporter. also Walter
Winchell. if he ever sets eyes
upon him again In the
lobby. we saw for the first time
a woman waiting for him pa
tiently-hiS nurse How and
why do they let this fellow
around in public places?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
MeLemore to Sail

AT SHOR'S rustic tavern,
~ Henry McLemore, the scriv-
ener. boasts he has I ken a
number OF typhoid and paraty-
phoid shots without feeling dis
comfort He leaves shortly
to do a series Of pieces from
abroad . David Cowles, just
this side of 300 pounds in weight,
greets a former clasSmate:
I'm back exactly where 1
was ut Yale-in n saloon"
Soldiers who pass each other at
shutdown in Forty fifth street
and Fifth avenue-Pvt. Irwin
Shaw and Pvt. Carl Laemmle Jr.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
The Greek Reader

ME. WHO yowl today because
w the level of living is declin-
ing and because we may If the
war lasts for some years yet
see all our comforts and. gains"
60 a-glimmering, should read the
history Of Greece. There, we
would discover that civilization
has nothing 10 do with creature
comforts. AS matter Of fact,
u is a grave question whether 1t
isn't mainly the gimcracks and
gadgets Of civilization that
have helped 10 undo US.
Coming down 10 tacks, I've
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Tall, Muscular

The husband stood over 6 feet,
weighed 800 pounds and was
powerfully built his wife,
Stacia. was almost as tall and
her IT'S pounds was mostly
muscle.
They made the farm pay and,
after year, they hired Joe
Stefanoski. an experienced farm
hand.
On Tuesday, Aug. s, 1880,
Police Chief Peter A. A. Larsen
of Hudson called at the Stefan
ovicz farm to investigate an ir-
regularity in check transaction
reported by the local bank.
He was greeted there by two
men who introduced themselves
as John Slaves and Charles
George. farmhands who had
been hired in July by Joe Stefa-
noski.
They stated they had never
seen Mr.. and Mrs. Stefanovicz
and that Joe had disappeared
the previous day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
IN THE REALM Of BOOKS


endurable. I am In grave doubt
that the so-called democracy Of
the United States will last much
longer. 1t Is n set-up for
demagogues, and they have
pretty well wrecked II. But the
country itself seems to me TO
he almost bullet-proof, and my
guess il that IL will come out
of the mess very little damaged"
If YOU want TO fight that out
with Mencken, his address is
well. l guess not. Better just
address il 10 Baltimore, Md.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Anya's War Effort

A NYA, the soothsayer, with
~ the platinum hair-do that
looks like an Oriental fan,
studies our palm and melan-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Enjoy People

GIN A word, we must learn to
Il enjoy the society of people
for whom comfort meant some
thing very different from motor
cars and armchairs, who, al
though or because they lived
plainly and austerely and sat at
the table Of life without expect
ing any dessert. saw more OF
the use and beauty Of the few
things which were vOuchsafed
them-their minds, their bodies
and nature outside and around
them. Greek literature, like the
Gospels, Is great protest
against the modern view that
the really important thing Is TO
be comfortable"
Also, 1 recommend that you
turn 10 Aristotle's exposure of
the fallacies Of communism. 1t
might have been written today
by r. +. Tompkins or myself
He says, in a word, that the
evils of the world are due 10
"the wickedneSs otNhun1an ma
ture." Which is the bitter truth.
THE Greek Reader" is a book
of the mines, for il will take
the blowsineSs out Of our civil
Jed chests.
Copyright. 1913. BY King Fes'urss
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
By BENJAMIN De Casseres

bridges and seas without a COM
pass, to faSten our clothes Cor
rather our two pieces of cloth
with two pins instead of rows Of
buttons, to wear our shoes or
sandals without stockings, to
warm ourselves over n pot Of
ashes, to Judge open air plays or
lawsuits on n cold winters
morning, to study poetry with
out books, geography without
maps and politics without news
papers"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
HnHHIlHIIIlIlIIIIHnHHnTHriT

choly predicts several long but
vague trips in the near future
by accident" purrs the pallid
lady, II looked at my own hand
this afternoon--and you know, I
saw a big trip for me. too. I
think / should like 10 go over TO
North Africa and read the palms
Of the boys. / feel restless not
doing something for my country
-. Precocious Mr.. Henry Young
man, dude Of the night club
orators. sways his audience with
his serious address on the cur
rent economic situation Il
went into the Colony restaurant
the other night and SEE TO the
crown prince who waits on me.
L want your 81 special and he
takes off his monocle and says:
How yez wannit, on white or
r-ve' ?"