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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-01-28
wNU Service, 1s4s II Street, NV,
Washington, d. c.

WNU Service, 1343 II street, NV,
Washington, u. c.
What has happened to the scheme
for bringing Mexican labor into the
United States to help fill the gap
left by the drain which industry and
the draft have made on the farm?
In trying to get an answer to that
question l turned up some rather
interesting data which wish to sub
NIT as an answer to that slur on our
fair city that you hear frequently
these days: Washington is mad
house." 1t may at least explain what
makes the wild cat wild.
l first went to an official in one
of the war agencies with my query
about Mexican labor. He is very
energetic, sincere worker. an anti
New Dealer, who is here trying to
do his share to win the war. / am
not permitted to use his name. He
said:
Somebody in our government with
lot Of high ideals went to the
Mexican government and made an
agreement to send Mexican laborers
to the United States. They arranged
to have a contract which would deal
with each laborer as a free agent
and put in all sorts of conditions
which the farmer who had to hire
him had to agree to, including hous-
ing, transportation. and minimum
per diem rate.
But instead of sending over ex-
perienced farm laborers the Mexican
government gathered together lot
of ne'er-do-wells and hoboes. II
didn't work. In fact, the farmers got
less help than usual. The trouble
was that before the social-conscious
officials took a hand the American
farmers had been making contracts
with padrones (bosses) who got the
money and the workers, established
the working conditions and paid the
workers as they saw fit. They
brought in trained workers and they
made them work. But the starry
eyed members of the Mexican and
American governments wouldn't
hear Of making use Of the padrone
system"
That sounded very bad to me, so
/ called up the offices of Senator
Downey Of California and Senator
Mcfarland of Arizona. who are
members of a special committee
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-01-28
Aerial Age Shrinlxs World

The effect of the air age upon globa geography
is illustrated by advertisement of Consolidated Air
craft, which points out that New York is closer to
Moscow by plane than to Buenos Aires in South Amer
lea. The distance to Moscow is 4,525 miles but it is
$50 miles to Buenos Aires.
The sea route from New York to Bombay is about
9,4OO miles, involving three-weeks voyage. BY air.
it is 1870 miles, and the flying time is thirty nine
hours.
The same advertisement contrasts approximate
travelling time as we have known it in the past with
airtme. You fly to Chungldng, China in thirty
eight hours instead of the thirty-one days formerly
required for surface trip; to London in seventeen
hours instead of five days. and to Fairbanks Alaska in
fourteen hours, instead of eight days.
Certainly the development of the airplane has
speeded transportation thus producing a smaller
world. Distances no longer protect nations from
aggressors and oceans are crossed almost with i'm
munity.
We cite these figures and facts in order to warn
Americans that they must readjust their mental att
tudes to the world in which they live.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-01-28
Supreme War Council

There is a constantly recurring argument for the
appointment of supreme military council to direct the
strategy of the United Nations.
While it is recognized that there is close con-
nection between the campaign against Germany and
Italy and the against Japan, it is impossible to
form supreme military council to represent the four
largest fighting united nations.
It should not be overlooked that only three of the
four at with Japan, Russias participation in
the struggle being limited to the battle in Europe.
China for all practical purposes, may be regarded
involved only in the against Japan.
Only the United States and Great Britain have the
power TO encompass the defeat of Germany and Italy
in Europe and Japan in the Far East.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-01-28

The ships being built in American
shipyards today have more speed,
greater fuel economy than the ships
built in the First World war. The
speed increase means that three Of
these will "outrun'' four old ones.
The Red Cross has designated the
week of January 1924 as the Second
Red Cross Benefit week of the Bowl
er's Victory Legion.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-01-28
Frenchmen Are Cheap

dispatch from Switzerland says that number
of trains leave France daily for Germany carrying
estimated 10000 workers each week to demonstrate
European solidarity"
The interesting thing is that the police round up
the workers The theory back of the enforced servi
prisoners of war.
Seldom has great nation fallen to lower estate
than the so-called French Government 1t barters its
manpower like cattle and under the leadership of
Laval pacates the Germans by the sacrifice of French
men.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-01-28

The cost Of these huge guns runs
into thousands of dollars but we can
assure the Army Of obtaining them
by Our purchases Ct War EonC5.
Ten percent or more of your income
is necessary. The easiest way is to
join the Payroll Savings Plan at
your Office or factory. Let's TOP
that ten percent"
U. S. Treasury Department
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-01-28

IAN Idle Ship Is Crime Against
the Public Interests. $50 reads a
sign over the door ef John H. Lof-
land, Co-ordinator of Ship Repair
and Conversion.
Officers of ships sailing the inland
waters of the United States are Ii
censed to sail their ships on a river
where no ships sail-the Red River
of the North.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-01-28
Success Reported

Senator Downey was still In Cali
fornia but his office was enthusiastic.
was told about how successful the
use of this imported Mexican labor
had been Under the government S
plan, in the beet industry, how it
worked in the great guayle rubber
fields of which 100000 acres have
been planted as part of our home
grown rubber program. How the
senator was arranging with the state
department for the admission of
more foreign labor.
Then l talked with Senator Nc
Farland. He said he would go along
with Senator Downey in some of
the things but not all. He said the
farmers complaint in Arizona was
that they got neither the quantity
nor the quality of workers they want
ed. Cotton and dairy workers are
their chief needs. He said that some
of the farmers wouldn't sign a con-
tract which the American govern
ment required. All protested against
it. The objection was to the clause
which established a minimum daily
wage. The farmers said that the
worker came out to the field in the
morning, picked until he wanted to
quit and then weighed in. But in
order to be sure he had worked
his minimum hours it was necessary
to have q timekeeper and q book
keeper to check on his time and the
whole process was too expensive.
Long-Staple Cotton
He said, on the whole, that the
Arizona farmer didn't get as many
workers as needed and didn't get as
good ones as he had expected.
On the department of agriculture
program for the next year there is
a quota of 100000 acres of long
staple cotton. One hundred thousand
acres are allotted to Arizona. Nor
mally, we import most of our long
staple cotton from abroad
Senator Mcfarland said that unless
some solution OF the farm labor
problem was reached. unless the
present contract was modified and
the Arizona farmers were assured
more and better hands at a lower
cost, they wouldn't be able to invest
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-01-28
Why He Is Winning

Macarthur may have another rea-
son for not ballyhooing his achieve
ments. He was beaten in Bataan.
He may feel that until he has a
complete victory to his credit, he
doesn't want to sing too loudly.
But Macarthur has won so far in
New Guinea because the men under
his command were able to do what
they never had a chance to do on
Bataan because of lack of numbers.
supplies and food.
On New Guinea they we're able to
do better than the Japs could, the
very things which the Japs could do
best. And they did it in the kind of
jungle country in which that best
was even better. They were able
TO adapt themselves to the environ
ment which required kind Of fight
ing and a kind of endurance for
which the Japanese had spent years
in preparing. The kind of fighting
that resulted in the fall of Singapore
and the kind which the conventional
British soldiers-even the Far East
ern experts-said was impossible.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-01-28
K
MhetHo~9~yMtM
WAR BONDS
u -

The biggest field gun in the Army.
That's the 240-mm. hOwitzer. It's
twenty-feet Of barrel and must be
pulled into position by tractors. Aft
er it is rolled into place, its own
wheels are removed and the Big
Bertha is set upon its emplacement
ready to fire at its target some twen-
ty miles away.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-01-28
surrender even when dyins lsn't o
military necessity.

surrender even when dyins lsn't a
military necessity.
There are two reasons, which mill
tary men put forward why the battle
of New Guinea has not been painted
in its true colors-represented in its
true Importance. One is the fact
that Macarthur leans backward in
his communicates. Another is a
peculiar copy-desk prejudice Of
American newspapers. which causes
them to play down reports from the
distance and play up the reports
from the war department in Wash
ington.
There are two reasons why Mac
Arthur's reports are given out from
his headquarters in Australia instead
Of by the war department in Wash
ington. One is that the Australians
(and perhaps MacArthur) want it
that way, and another is because
American newspapers, who pay a
lot Of money to keep correspondents
in that area, don't like to have their
men scooped by Washington.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-01-28
Lesson for January 81

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts Sc:
lected and copyrighted by international
Council of Religious Education: used py
permission.
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Etc.,; ;:::,::;...., s SCHOOL
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BY HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D.
OF The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.
released by Western Newspaper Union.l
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-01-28
Opinions Vary on Success
OF Mexican Labor Plans
West, Southwest Farmers Reported Object
ing to Minimum Wage Clause; Many
Prefer Familiar 'Padrone' System.
By BAUKHAGE
NetUs Analyst and Commentator.

holding hearings in California and
New Mexico on this question of i'm
ported farm labor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-01-28
JESUS THE BREAD OF LIFE

LESSON TEXT-John 6:S-14. 30-35.
GOLDEN TEXT Jesus said unto
them, I am the bread Of life.-John $685.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
LOW RATE ON
 WATER BONDS
Sale Last Night Makes Financial History; Rate
 to Be l.3OR

City of Waterbury financial his tory was made last night when the Board of Aldermen. in special meet ing, declared the Barr Brothers and Company, Inc, 40 Wall street, New York City, the successful bidders for a $135. 900 issue of water bonds, Series of 1941.
 The successful bid was for $l85,- 06845 a rather low premium, but the interest rate offered was only l.30 per cent. the lowest ever achieved, according to available rec ords, for a City Of Waterbury bond issue. Predictions had been, when early negotiations for sale of the bonds started some weeks back, that the interest rate to be attained might exceed 3 per cent. ConSe- quently when the bids were opened and read to the board last night and it became apparent that no matter who received the award the interest rate would not exceed 1.50 per cent members were agreeably surprised and pleased.
 Fourteen bids were submitted to City Clerk Joseph M. Shea yester- day, the number including invest ment houses from New York, Bos- ton, and Chicago. The bid of the First National Bank of Boston, through which the city had nego- tiated most of it's bond sales of re- cent years, was filed with City Clerk Shea in person by Edward D. Sav- age, Assistant Manager of the Muni- cipal Department. MT. Savage has been present at all bond sales of re- cent years and has assisted in the compilation of the bid offerings.
 The nearest bid to the Barr Bro- thers offer was that of Hemphill, Moves and Company and Coffin and Burr, Inc, of New York, joint offer. Their bid was $185. 757 at a coupon rate of 40 per cent. The net interest cost to the city in this bid would amount to $35,503, where as in the Barr Brothers instance the net cost will be only $33, ,60l .55, a different of approximately $500,
 EStabrook and Company, Putnam and Company and Goldman, Sachs and Company, all of New York, jointly bid $185, 695 SO, the bonds to bear interest at the rate of 40 per cent, The net cost in this case would have amounted to $35, 56440. The First National Bank of Boston net interest cost, on the basis of $l85,- 3l450 bid, 40 per cent interest, would have been $35 ,945.50.
 It is expected that the bonds will be turned over to Barr Brothers about the 18th of the month. They are now being prepared in Boston (Continued on Page A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
CIVILIAN SHOT
 ENTERING CAMP
Negro Soldier Shoots White Man Illegally On
 Air Base Fence

Selfridge. Field, Mich, May T. CUP)-William H. Hasse, 54, civ ilian, was shot while attempting to enter the Army Air Base here il- legally early today, It was an nounCed.
 Capt. Richard Ramey, post public relations officer, said Hasse, whose last known address is Grand Rapids Mich, was shot in the left side when he and companion climbed over fence near the south gate be- tween and 4:05 a. m.
 Ramey said Pvt. William Bridges 23-year old Negro, reported that he fired three warning shots before fir ing on the men. HasSe's com panion escaped and Hasse was talk en to the base hospital where his condition was described as fair.
 Meanwhile,a a board of Army of- ficers continued an investigation in- to the shooting of a Negro soldier by Col. William T. Colman, 39 deposed commandant of the army air base.
 Colman was relieved of his posi- tion and placed under arrest imme- diately after the shooting of Pvt William McCrae, 24, Morven, N. C.. Wednesday. Colman is under ob- servation at the Army's Percy Jones General hospital, Battle Creek Mich.
 McCrae is under theatment at the base hospital here, reportedly suf- fering from bullet wounds in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
48-Hour Minimum
 Work Week Likely

Washington, May 7-UP)- The growing manpOwer short age and need for increased pro ductiOn may lead war man power officials to order a na- ti0nwide 48-hOur minimum work week.
 The feasibility of such an or der, WING officials told an in- formal press conference late yesterday, depends largely on the number of exemptions which might be necessary. If too many exemptions are ne- cessary, the plan would be abandoned and the current policy of applying it to specific areas and industries would be continued.
 If War Manpower Chief Paul V. McNutt adopts the nation wide plan, there would be a substantial increase in the ma tiOnal income as workers cov- cred by the federal wage hour flaw would be getting time and a half for hours worked beyond 40. To those working only 40 hours now, it would represent q 30 per cent increase in their earnings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
TONY YAROS|S FINED, JAILED
Hill Avenue Resident Pen= alized for Attacking Bernard Downs
(NEA Telephoto)

The case of Anthony Yarosis, 90, of Hill avenue, charged with breach of the peace and assault, was fined $500 and costs on the first count and sentenced to four months in jail on the second by Judge T. E. Con- way in municipal court today.
 Yarosis, whose record goes back as far as April 5, 1924, is charged with aSSaulting Bernard Downs. 28, of 843 Bank street last night in a lot on South Leonard street.
 When Downs entered the court to take the witness stand, he was still dazed as the result of the beating YarosiS administered. Judge Con- way said he was amazed at Downs appearance. The left side of his face was completely disfigured.
 When questioned, Downs said he couldn't remember anything that had taken place. Whereupon Prose cutor William K. LaWlor requested Mrs. Bernard Downs to take the witness stand.
 Mrs Downs told the court the ac- cused, her husband and herself were walking on South Leonard street, having just come from a party Somebody suggested that the orig inal group of five continue the party elsewhere, but she and her husband declined and were headed in the direction of their home on Bank street. She was walking ahead of her husband who was with Yarosis, she said. The two of them were fighting, but before I knew it, my husband was on the sidewalk and Yarosis was dragging him into the lot and continued to beat him up. I tried to stop it because my husband was wearing glasses. I was afraid
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
BANKS MAY TRY
 EVENING HOURS
Proposal Considered as Plans for 4S=HOur Week
 Operation Are Studied

Evening hours may be adopted by local banks, it was indicated today as bank officials studied plans for operating on 48-hour weekly basis Although no definite action has been taken, the proposal is receiving serious consideration and banking activities of Waterburys workers are being surveyed. it was reported today.
 Several local banks remains open several extra hours during the week to accommodate persons who must appear for note or loan transactions but are unable to do so during regu- lar hours. No service, however, is rem dered on deposits, bond sales, or ac- counts at that time.
 SMany lf the city's ar workers who are employed from morning to late afternoon arc experiencing diff ficulty when they are required to appear personally at the bank, it has been pointed out. In many cases individuals have taken time off frour work or have given up lunch per!oGs Tn order to take care of banking activities requiring their Continued on Page Q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
COM. DANAHER IS
 GIVEN SENATE OK.
Other Appointments Also Ratified Today; Labor
 Head Wins Praise

Hartford Conn, May 7-(UP)- The senate today ratified the gover- nor's appointment of State Labor Commissioner Cornelius J. Danaher for second term. and confirmed other appointments to various com missions.
 The other appointments were:
 Board of Harbor Commissioners, New Haven harbor: William C.. Newton, and William D. Scranton, New Haven; and Lewis H. Warner, West Haven.
 Merritt Parkway Commission: Webster Walker, Bridgeport; James Melton, Weston, and Mrs. Ethel Ryan, Ridgefield.
 Steamship terminals: Frank V. Chaprcll, New London, and William Reeves. Fairfield.
 Shellfish Commission Stanley Talmadge, NorWalk, an dArthur R. Beach, New Haven.
 Director of Cheshire Reformatory Russell H. Atwater, New Haven.
 The House took three bills from the foot of the calendar and ap- proved them. They provided'
 That the Stamford board of se- lectmen be governed by majority vote.
 Creation of a commission to es- tabliSh voting districts in the town
 (Continued on Page 4J
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
SOv|ETS SEIZE
 CHAIN OF HILLS
47O Enemy Aircraft Dam= aged in Mass Daylight
 Raids on Airfieldts

Moscow, May 7.-CUP)-Th Red army, backed by powerful air fleet and massed artillery, pushed stead- fly southwestWard through the Caucasian mountains toward Novo- rossisk today, cutting a vital high way and occupying chain of hills.
 Meantime, fast twin engined American and Soviet bombers of the Red air force destroyed or damaged 470 enemy aircraft in mass daylight raids on German airflelds elsewhere in occupied Russia.
 The Germans threw large forces of reserves, tanks and aircraft into five bitter counter-attacks 15 miles northeast of Novorossisk yesterday, but failed to arrest the Soviet ad- vance and front dispatches said the Russian threat to the big Black Sea naval base was growing hourly.
 In one sector alone, the Thursday midnight communique said, the Germans lost 1,500 dead, six tanks destroyed and l5 guns, B machine guns, 13 trench and six supply dumps captured.
 The main Soviet advance was through a mountain pass running southwestWard from Neberjaiskaya, 10 miles northeast of Novorossisk, captured with 10 other towns in the initial Soviet break through.
 The Germans were fighting des- perately as they fell back toward Novorossisk, but front dispatches said Red air force fighters and bombers were paralyzing the enemy defense with mass raids.
 Once they reached Novorossisk, the Germans presumably will have no choice except to attempt a Dun kirk like evacuation to the Crimea. NovorosSisk already is threatened from the south by Russian troops that thrust into the outskirts sev- eral months ago.
 Thus the enemy's Taman Penin- sula bridgehead, which he presum- ably had hoped to retain as a Springboard for an offensive toward the Maikop oil field, appeared in imminent danger of complete an- initiation.
 (The Vichy radio reported as from Berlin that the German high command plans to shorten" the line west of Krymskaya further because of an imminent new Soviet offen- sive. A German broadcast reported that Soviet attacks against the Ger man bridgehead were repulsed and said q out of 30 attacking tanks were destroyed in one sector Eight
 Continued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
Within Less Than 9 Miles
 Of Bizerte, 8 Of Tunis
MRS. BOUv|ER
 TAKES STAND
Alleged Murderer Admits Asking for Arsenic 10
 Give. Husband

Northampton, Mass, May 7-CUP) Mrs. Beatrice Bouvier, testifying in her own defense at her murder trial in the shotgun death of her husband, acknowledged today that she once asked her alleged para mour to buy her 25 cents worth of arsenic.
 Only one of several notes which she sent to Joseph R. Hare, who de- scribed himself as her lover, con- cerned the purchase of the deadly poison, however. Mrs. Bouvier in sisted. She said that the other notes were some which she wrote to Hare at the request of his mother, who could not write. These notes, she said, usually were requests for money for the mothers.
 Although she faces the electric chair if convicted of murdering her husband, Rudolph, 32, last Dec. 8, Mrs. Bouvier appeared calm and confident as she sat in the witness chair in the packed courtroom. She wore blue dress and blue spring coat, with a black hat.
 Under questioning by Defense Counsel Daniel D. O'Brien, Mrs, Bouvier recalled having sent a note to Hare shortly before her husbands death.
 Q. What was in the note? A. I asked MT. Hare If he would get me some arsenic.
 Q. Did you send any money down with the note? A. Yes, 25 cents.
 Q. Did you get a. written reply to that rote or was the original note returned? A. No, sir.
 Mrs. Bouvier said she and her husband got along fairly well but quarreled occasionally when he came home late. She said her husband had a pleasant disposition but was in clined to be ugly when he had been drinking
 She said she first met Hare at his the BouYierS'. She went there, she testified, to help his mother, who was ill with pneumonia.
 O'Brien then referred 10 Mrs. Bouvier'S third son, Mark, born the day after her husbands death.
 Q. When did you first know you were going to have baby. A. About April.
 o. At any time did you talk to your husband about the fact that you were going to have a baby? A. Yes. sir.
 e. Can you tell us when that was? A. Sometime in May.
 Q. When you made known to your husband that you were going to have a baby, what was his attitude? Was he pleased or displeased? A. I just don't remember.