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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-18
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CORNELL CLUB

The Wednesday afternoon tourna- ment held at 60 Linden street un- der the direction of Mrs. John Nor iarty closed yesterday with the fol- lowing winners:
 Mrs. George Brennan and Mrs. E J. Nelson, 719; Mrs. John Collins and Mrs. Lawrence Ryan, 716 1-2; Mrs. Homer Bernier and Mrs. Thom- as Bane, 713 1-2; Mrs. William Mey- CTS and Mrs. James Abercrombe, 704.
 Top scorers yesterday afternoon were:
 North and South: Mrs. Earle Pier son and Mrs. D. w. Rosebrugh, 126 1-2; Mrs. William Moffatt and Mrs. George Bolan, 123.
 East and West: Mrs. E. L. Hess and Mrs. Louis Schmidt, 118 1-2; Mrs. Collin and Mrs. Ryan, 116 1-2
 Mrs. Samuel McCleary and her daughter, Mrs. Armand Lemay of Watertown, recently visited Mrs. McCleary's sister in Hartford, Mrs. KnnnQth MpCronr-v
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-18
CLUB NOTES
CO1rSignnrentSent
 To Fort Wright

The local Red Gross headquarters yesterday sent . consignment of furnishings to Fort H. G. Wright for an Army recreation post, as part of 8 program of the camp and hospi- tai service of branches of ihe lo- cal chapter. Mrs. Gordon B. Hurl- but of Middleburry is chairman.
 Included in the truck load was an easy chair, purchased by the Plymouth branch of the Waterbury chapter. Other items were an over- stuffed couch, two easy chairs, straight-backed chair, mahogany writing table, floor and table lamps, radios, rugs, baby high-chairs to be used in mess halls for officers ba- bies, and sets of prints for framing. Plume & Atwood plant here contrib uted . conference table.
 Servicemen particularly request combination radios and new phon- ograph records. Mrs. Hurlbut stated
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-18
Miss Carragan Feted
 At SulLiuan's Inn

Misses Ruth Grawrock and Isabel Smith were hostesses at dinner and shower held last evening at Sul- hvan's Inn, Naugatuck, honoring Miss Alice K. Carragan, who will be married at St. John of the Cross church on Thanksgiving day to Jo- seph Paul Sicard of Oakville. The guests, all associates of Miss Car ragan at the Lewis Engineering Co.,, Naugatuck, included Misses Vera Mangacci, Madalinue Gargonila, Mary Kloe, Marion Kilduff. Dora Boetgger, Olive Greenwood, Adele and Lillian Stasonis, Lillian Fatek, Josephine Montanari, Adelaide Brennan, Marian Jones, Genevieve Fitzgerald and Mrs. Margaret Fenn and Mrs. John Carragan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-18

One of the passengers travelling on trains and intercity buses, an esti- mated 29 million persons, or one fourth of such travellers, use these transportation facilities to make social visits or for am lsement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-18
SOCIE TY
Social Notes


 Miss Kathryn Hayes of this city will attend a lecture on November 21 to be held in the Waldorf-As- toria ball room in New York City under the sponsorship of the Saint Elizabeth College Alumnae Associa- tion.
 MT. and Mrs. Harold Grant and family of Maple street, Hitchcock Lake, are in New Haven visiting with Mrs. Grants mother. Mrs. Manzer c. Fenniniare oi Tranquility road, Middlebury, is g patient at Waterbury hospital where she is recovering from an attack o1 pneumonia.
 Mrs. Milton H. McCleary, the for mer Miss Lillian Germano of Oak vile, was honored recently, at 8 party by members of the choir o1 St. Mary Magdalen's church, al the home of Mrs. Raymond Snyder of Willow street.
 AbtCA1AAA1S WCAC. 10l D. MouOV AOAA ahue, Mrs. Herta Bother, Mrs George Holihan, Mrs. Marguerite Thompson, Mrs. Raymond Snyder Miss Mary MochokaS, Miss Edna Van Wagner, Miss Ann Waslauskas Miss Joyce Kuntzweiler, Miss Ruth Waslauskas and Mrs. Lillian Me Cleary.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Pratt, Jr. announce the birth of a son Novem- Der 16 at the Bristol hospital Mrs Pratt is the former Miss Mabe. Monroe Johnson of Oakcille. Mrs. Willard Norton of Oakville has returned to ner home after be- ing patient at the Waterbury hos pital for the past two weeks.
 Miss Maureen Pitts of Fox street celebrated her twelfth birthday re- gently at her home. Guests included Misses Irene Cullen, Ellen Tooker, Mary Lou and Loretta German Helen Groody and Manion Neubert Movies were shown and refresh ments were served.
 Harry J. Beardsley was guest speaker at meeting of the MT. and Mrs. Club of the Second Congre- gational church last night. Showing of color film on Mexico was in cluded on the program, and refresh ments were served.
 The c. Y. o. of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish will hold a Thanks giving social Tuesday evening, Nov. 23, at o'clock in the parish hall. Refreshments will be served and dancing enjoyed.
 The organizations bowling, bas- ketball and ping pong teams will be made up in the near future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-18
CHURCH LECTURE
 AT YALE FRIDAY

New Haven, Nov. 16.-Percy E. Corbett, professor of international law at McGill University and Re- search Associate in the Institute of International Studies at Yale Uni versity, will discuss "The Relocation of Political Sovereignty tomorrow afternoon, in the Divinity school au- ditorium at 1:15.
 This is the seventh in the series of lectures on "The Church and World Reconstruction" designed to serve as a general background and stimulus for many of the courses offered in the Divinity school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-18
8,Ol4 WHITE MARKET
 PLEDGES REGISTERED

Signers of the white market pledge in Waterbury total 8,014, ac- cording to report made by Attor- ney John H. Cassidy, chairman of the local white market committee. Each pledge represents a family group.
 Local schools and the ration board headquarters served as dis tribution and collection centes for ire pledges. The signers agreed to observe ceiling price and rationing regulations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-18
Engagements
-Loring Studio.


 MT. and Mrs. Mlchael Kennelly of Torrington announce the engage ment of their daughter, Miss Mar garet Remedy, to Corporal Joseph F. Insolia, Jr., son of MT. and Mrs. J. Frank Insolia, ST., of Winsted. A member of the Connecticut National Guard, Corporal Insolia is now with the Army in the South Pacific.
 Announcement is made by Mrs. Edward c. Mccarthy of Torrington of the engagement and coming mar riage of her daughter, Miss Isabel Mary Mccarthy, to Ellsworth Bouf- fard Lawlor, son of Frederick w. Lawlor of Spencer avenue, and the late Mrs. Lawlor. The wedding will take place Saturday morning at g o'clock at St. Francis church in Torrington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-18
Club Notes

A Parish Aid supper and Sunday school bazaar was held last night at St. Johns Episcopal church last night to raise funds for gifts to be sent to men in the service and for the maintenance of the Parish Aid Society. Over 400 persons were in attendance. Parish and Sunday school members contributed their donations of articles of fancy work, food and games for the booths.
 At the weekly dinner meeting of the Lions Club to be held this afternoon at the Elton, Dr. John M. Freiheit will address the group.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-18

And its lakes were aIl of the dazzling sheen, IAke magic mirrors, where slumbering lay The sun and the sky and the cloudIet gray.
 James Hogg.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-18
/. /. BarneS
 Feted Recently

J. Joseph Barnes of Fox street, who began basic training at Fort Devens on Nov. Is. was feted re- gently at the home of Miss Airline M. ORourke of Academy avenue.
 Among the guests were MT. and Mrs. Aram Benoit, MT. and Mrs. Everett Van der Bogart, Dr. and Mrs. Francis P. Barnes, MT. and Mrs. w. J. O'Rourke and Misses Genevieve Phelan, Irma Dow, Edna Van der Bogart, Nancy Jane Dow and Airline O'Rourke. Also Russell Fox, Frank Valaria and J. Joseph Barnes. Refreshments were served.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-18
ORNATE MANSION RAZED

Duquesne. Pa.-(U.P)-Wreckers have torn down the 20-room show place mansion occupied for 35 years by the late E. R. Crawford, millionaire president of the Mo- Keesport Tin Plate Company, who took pride in the houses white Ital- ian marble staircase with hand wrought iron railingS.
Evening star., 1943-04-23
The Great Game of Politics
Bond Purchases, Providing Monetary Stoke in u S
Is Healthy Boss for Shaping Postwar America

porous, risk-taking, ambitious, goods
desiring. world-developing Amer
leans can service and amortize the
postwar debt which they, themselves,
have contracted to meet the cost of
a war survival"
In other words, Mr.. Schram is
convinced that if sound govern
mental policies are substituted for
unsound ones and the people are
sufficiently stirred and informed to
reject the demagogic schemes al
ready developing that our vast post
war problems can be solved and the
financial structure of the Govern
ment stand steady under the terrific
strain to which it will be subjected.
Also Byrd's Theory.
OF course, he is right, and this is
exactly what anti-New Deal Demo-
Gratis such as Senator Byrd of Vir-
ginia have been fighting for since,
in the first Roosevelt term, the great
spending philosophy was adopted
and the bureaucratic buildup begun.
None of the things for which SEN
ator Byrd has been fighting and
which Mr.. Schram lays down as
essential for postwar prosperity and
security-to wit, friendly attitude
toward business, equitable and scien-
tif1c taxation and the elimination OF
governmental waste and incompe-
tency-exists under the present ad-
ministration. This would seem to
mean that both Senator Byrd and
Mr.. Schram believe that the future
of the Nation depends on a change
of administration. No other con-
clusion makes sense, though nat
urally Mr.. Schram could not point
this out in a speech supporting the
administrations offering of 13 bill
lions of War bonds.
Victory Through Bonds.
In supporting this drive, every
sensible citizen, no matter how
anti-fourth term he may be, will
unite to the limit of his ability.
First, because every man, woman
and child among us is vitally con-
cerned with winning the war as
quickly as possible, and it cannot
be won unless the money is pro-
vided without stint; second, be-
cause the great hope for a return
to clear governmental thinking and
sound principles lies in giving the
great masses Of the people a per-
sonal reason for insisting on these
things.
No better way of doing this can
be conceived than by multiplying
the number who own Government
securities. With the success of the
last loan, there were 100000 of
these. When this one goes over
there should be 100000. If that
number of Government security
holders does not turn Mr.. Schram's
assumption into realities then there
is slight hope for us. s.or basal
Evening star., 1943-04-23

cept of different tempo for Europe
than We have envisaged. Certainly
the British ought not to hold us to
the commitments made at Casa
blanca when now the American peo-
pie have become so aroused over the
execution of our flyers by the Japa-
nese as to bring the national feeling
to the boiling point.
But without more tonnage. the
Navy cannot move supplies, and
without tonnage, We cannot send
fighter planes and high octane gas
and repair parts and troops to storm
the air fields and break up the forth
coming Japanese offensive, to say
nothing of the need for taking the
offensive before Japan has en-
trenched herself too strongly.
The answer is with the high COM
mand and with our British allies.
Reproduction Rights Reserved)
Evening star., 1943-04-23

regard the future With apprehension.
There is much to justify their
feeling. Nevertheless, it Is refresh
ing to hear from man deep In the
heart of Wall Street who thinks
that our system of individual enter
prise will be revitalized after the
victory rather than destroyed, and
that the disasters which so many
foresee will not materialize. Such
man is Emil Schram, president of
the New York Stock Exchange, who
presented his views a few days ago
in speech inaugurting the new
$13, 900, ,000, 900 Treasury War Loan
drive. 1t is interesting to note the
grounds on which Mr.. Schram bases
his belief.
Sees Demand for Goods.
First, he believes that after the
war there will be a great unsatis-
fed demand for all. the grosser
comforts of life of which people in
America and elsewhere have been
deprived by the exigencies of war,
not to mention deficit in necessi-
ties. This, he thinks, automatically
will end that political fetish, an
economy of scarcity. which made
failure to produce subsidized
virtue and will substitute a sound
economy of abundance which makes
production a virtue and uselessness
sin.
Stimulating as is Mr.. Schram's
view of the future, it is worth point
ing out that the assumptions on
which it is based are things for
which he hopes rather than things
which exist.
One of these, of course, is frank
recognition of the fact that profits
supply the momentum of our way of
life. Another is program of scien-
tific taxation applied on an equi-
table basis, which would enable
business, large and small, to retain
sufficient earnings to pay a reason
able return on capital invested and
to build up sufficient reserves for
postwar reconstruction. .''
Each Has Stake in Stability.
A further assumption of Mr..
6chram's is that by the time the
war is over practically every family
in America will own Government Sc
curities and thus have a personal
stake in the stability of the Govern
ment and the sanctity of the ma
tional debt. Such ownership, Mr..
Schram contends, means a public
sentiment that will prevent dema-
gogues from misleading the people,
protect the country against tinker
ing with the value of the dollar,
compel rigid retrenchment in Gov
ernmental expenses and put an end
to bureaucratic incompetency.
With these things Mr.. Schram has
no doubt at all that 10000 900 pros
Evening star., 1943-04-23

sires to execute prisoners as a
reprisal. They will be continued
to be treated according to the
rules Of international law. But
there is a growing feeling that our
strategy in the Pacific-which is
to hold the Japs as best we can
gives the enemy the feeling that
he can carry on with impunity
his barbaric warfare and when
eventually he is cornered we will
be satisfied with a Missed 80
sorry"
The feeling is growing in many
Washington quarters that the
war against Japan is not being
prosecuted with the desired in
tensity and we are allowing gold
en- opportunities to slip by. And
that instead of concentrating our
efforts in the Pacific we are salts
fed with a defensive strategy
because Of commitments made to
our Allies across the Atlantic.
Might Have Affected Strategy.
In congressional circles the fact
that the news of the execution of
the American flyers was released
only Wednesday when the ad-
ministration knew of it for at
least four months is interpreted
to mean that the case was
hushed-up because the wave of
public indignation might have
affected our strategy in the At
lantic.
The State Department state
ment in the executions mentioned
the fact that the United States
Government received on Febru-
ary II the reply of the japanese
government to an inquiry regard
Ing the fate OF the flyers.
In quarters which have fol-
lowed Japan's policies for long
time it is poin1ed out that the
japanese war lords from Emper-
OR Hirohito down are not solely
responsible for this breach Of all
rules of war which have been re-
spected for hundreds of years not
only by the so-called civilized
nations but even by the tribes in
Africa and Asia. The whole ma
ton Is involved.
When the bushmen in Central
Africa kill their prisoners they do
it instinctively because they don't
know any better; they don't pre-
tend to camouflage by a trial "in
due FORM"
Disregard All Rules.
And when Nurse Edith Cavell
was executed by the Germans in
the World War, the Kaiser's gov
Evening star., 1943-04-23

any man. It Dorothy Thompson
is, therefore, the greatest tribute
to him that in the entire jour-
nalistic profession, no one doubts
for an instant his intelligence
and impeccable integrity. He is
a personality beyond reproach.
Nor is there the slightest doubt
that an information service is
needed. A propaganda service
is also needed. In this country,
which accepts the continual
propaganda of every firm the
word propaganda" is bogey.
Propaganda is nothing but the
statement of ones case and the
clarification Of ones purposes in
such a. manner as to make both
attractive. The Office of War
Information is attempting to do
this for foreign countries.
At home its function is to keep
the war and its issues and prob
lens before the people, and to
give out accurate information.
This is also needed. No jour-
nalist can even attempt to keep
continual survey on the whole
field of the war without some
center to which to go for help.
Reform Needed.
The Owl needs reform. Like
many other Government agen-
cies, it started without clear
plan; it is a combination of
other agencies that proliferated
and then had to be "co-ordi-
mated" Mr.. Davis never had a
chance to form his own organi-
zation from scratch. He inher-
tied an agglomeration of COM
peting bureaus. It is folly to
think that, under these circum-
stances, he can create exactly
the organization he desires.
Since Owl is, by its nature,
composed of writers, advertising
men, promoters, accustomed to
freedom of expression, and living
in the realm of ideas, parts OF it
constantly take on life. of their
own.
AS far as foreign propaganda
is concerned, there is strict disci-
pline. If there are Communists"
amongst script writers it is not
so important as Senator Wheeler
thinks. Because nobody can take
his own line" There are gen.
eral and regional directives, CEN
sorship Of every broadcast, and
a system of broadcast control
through listening posts for every
thing said. In fact, the problem
-, of the script writer is to make
himself interesting, when what.
Evening star., 1943-04-23
Elmer Davis, Under Constant Criticism, Hos
The Most UnenyiobIe Job in the U. S.

OD III the ~. ,.
he has to do is limited hack
job.
Everything that is done, is ac-
complished under the criticism Of
Army, Navy, State Department
and Congress.
Propaganda Is Weak.
AS far as committing" the
United States to anything beyond
the prosecution OF the war itself.
that is the weakness of our prop
aganda. Beyond vaguely promis-
ing better world, along the lines
of the Atlantic Charter it is i'm
possible to 60.
Dealing with facts and ideas
under these restrictions does not
attract absolutely f1rst-rate peo-
pie. Many have tried it, and
many have resigned.
But as far as both foreign
propaganda and domestic infor-
nation are concerned, Mr.. Davis
has maintained the tradition of
his profession and of his personal
career: to tell the truth. He
has not followed any party line
whatsoever.
Trying to tell the truth is an
unpopular undertaking at any
time, and is especially disconcert-
ing to Government agencies, each
OF which is trying to put its own
work across.
Mr.. Davis had his first fights
with the Army and Navy con-
cerning the publication of bad
news. Mr.. Davis is against sugar.
coating. He is close to the Amer
lean people, and representative
of them, and he believes they
should know the facts. Up to
now he is proven to be right.
Report Attacked.
Now he is engaged in a fight
with Mr.. Jeffers over the rubber
situation. Mr.. Jeffers is furious
because he claims that an owl
report is too pessimistic. Mr..
Davis has challenged him to
point out errors of fact, and re-
calls that the report was sub
mitted to Mr.. Jeffer's Office. Mr..
Jeffers says he had no time to
read it, and that he, and he
alone, is qualified to speak con-
corning rubber. He says, IF we
can get the people to play the
game the rubber problem will
be behind us in another year."
What game?
My own information, from
scientific sources is that the syn
thetic rubber situation is by no
means satisfactory; that the
product itself is not satisfactory:
that we have not yet produced
a synthetic tire comparable to
those produced from crude-es-
pecially large tires for heavy
trucks; in short, that the scien-
tific and technical problem is by
no means solved.
This is no accusation, but, if
the facts are true, the American
people should certainly be dis
couraged from using up their
tires.
And whatever the quarrel with
Mr.. Davis may be, it is not a
pretty sight to see him, and his
associates, pilloried as though
they! were criminals Mr.. Davis
is not engaged in a plot. He is
incapable of being engaged in
plot. That incapability, how
ever. may not enhance his
chances for survival.
fRelea sed, 1943, by the Bell Svndicote Jrr
Evening star., 1943-04-23
Dempsey Divorce Suit
Set for Trial Nav II
BY the Associated Press

bS tIIe hSSOClHCtd Press.
WHITE PLAINS. N. Y, April 23.-
An order signed by Supreme Court
Justice Mortimer B. Patterson pro-
vides that Jack Dempsey's divorce
action against Hannah Williams
Dempsey will be tried on May II
before j. Addison Young, official
referee.
The order, signed yesterday, was
requested by attorneys for both the
former heavyweight boxing cham
pion and Mrs. Dempsey, former
actress. Dempsey, now q lieutenant
commander In the Coast Guard.
filed his suit on December 9.
Evening star., 1943-04-23
Two Sought in SIoying
Of Woman at Biloxi
BY the Associated Press.

BILOXI, Miss, April 23.-The
murder of Mrs. Delbert RAIDER, %
pretty wife of an orchestra musician
remained a mystery today, more
than 80 hours after her husband
found her bullet-torn body slumped
on the floor of their beach cabin
near here.
Sheriff r. c. Edwins said last
night two young men suspects were
being sought, both of whom he said
were seen in the vicinity of the cabin
Wednesday night.
A pistol was found in brush less
than 100 feet from the cabin. The
sheriff said that Deputy George w
Houtz had been sent to question q
man in whose name the weapon was
originally registered"
Evening star., 1943-04-23
ToyIor Made Publisher
OF Milwaukee Sentinel
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE,, April 23.-Appoint-
ment of Frank L. Taylor as publisher
Of the Milwaukee Sentinel was an
nounced last night by the general
management of the Hearst news
papers.
Mr.. Taylor, who has been publisher
of the Seattle Star, has been in the
newspaper business in Washington
and Oregon since 1922. At one time
he was national advertising director
of the Scripps League Of newspapers.
Mr.. Taylor succeeds Henry H. Fris,
who has been in Ill health for sew
eral months.
Evening star., 1943-04-23
Harvest Leave Given
New Zealand Soldiers

Brief leaves to assist In the harvest
are available to New Zealand sol.
diers. 1t Is announced at Welling-
ton.
Commanders Of military units have
been authorized to grant leaves not
exceeding % days to meet such
urgent seasonal operations as hay
Ing and harvesting.
Evening star., 1943-04-23

national debt at
the close Of the
war. look at the
appalling tax
alton muddle in
Congress, con-
slider the stag
gering cost and
size of the Gov
ernment, shud-
der at the polit-
lCdl INK between
the radical labor
e | e m e n t s and
t he A d m i n
iStratiOn q n d