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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-21
Happy Days

The Berlin correspondent of a Stock
holm paper reports that a government
official told him that Berlin's man-in-the-
street looked happier after Hitler's Mu-
Mich speech.
Recalling that jittery oration in which
Der Fuehrer promised not to have ner-
vous breakdown and also promised be-
heading to those who didn't believe in
ultimate victory, it appears that Berlin
ers will 60 to any desperate lengths these
days to look happy.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-21

the Inhabitants. Building and sur,
face installations were shattered
The inhabitants could find refug
only in underground shelters carved
out of the rocks of which Malta Is
composed. Between the constant air
attack and the activities of the
Italian Navy the island was in a
state of blockade. Munitions and
supplies were brought in only under
great difficulties and in the face Of
severe losses.
Yet Malta held out. It could not
be conquered. The people withstood
the terrific attacks.
Then came Ell Alamein, Liby0,
Tunisia, Sicily and Salerno. The
Nazis were driven out of the west
ern Mediterranean. Italy sur
rendered.
The British flag, which had flown
defiantly over Malta, now waved
triulnphantly.
From being perhaps the most
dangerous spot on earth, Malta be-
comes so safe that the President Of
the United States feels warranted
in going there to present the city a
memorial honoring It's brave resist
ance.
Malta itself has come to stand
for courage and the uncrushable
spirit of democracy. OF that, Mr..
RooSevelt'S visit Is symbolic.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-21
FRENCH BACK IN LINE
(Hartford Courant)

Fridays communique from Allied
headquarters in North Africa con-
tanned one cheering piece of news:
French troops, re-equipped with
American-made uniforms, arms and
material, are back in the line in
Italy, fighting on the European
mainland for the first time since
their country'S defeat in 1910. The
old red-white- blue Tricolor is there
fore once again ranged alongside
Old Glory and the Union Jack on
the battlefield. If one adds to that
the white-green flag of the re-
constituted Italian Army now fight
ing on our side, the old lineup of
1918 is almost complete.
To be sure, French soldiers had
already aided the Americans and
British in Tunisia, and rendered
yeoman service there. Yet the signi-
ficance of their at last being back
in Europe proper will not be lost on
their compatriots still suffering be-
meath the Nal heel in the home
land. Tt is reported that German
prisoners taken by the reinvigorated
poilus of 1943 expressed surprise at
! finding the French in action What
! the Germans will never learn about
that energetic and often exasper-
ating inexplicable nation to the
south and west of them is that 1t
is always full Of surprises, not to
say unexpected comebacks.
The report from CHG, Algiers,
says that the French have scored
signal successes against the Ger
mans in mountain fighting in cen
trail Italy" and that they captured
several important hilltop position!
from the common enemy. This is in
the true tradition of the Alpine
Chasseurs of all Frances wars and
colonial campaigns. To those that
a quarter century ago fought along
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-21
End of War

If you are betting on the date when
the war will end, here are couple of tips.
Il we have to Stub our way through
france to Berlin, don't risk your money
on anything short of late summer, 1914.
If you already have bet on early sum-
ner, explain it by saying that the Ger
mans won't wait for Stain to reach Ber-
in = they will capitulate to us, in prefer
,nce. If you don't like either of those,
what's your own line?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-21

has been shrewd in hiring and
offering lush salaries to New Deal
Democrats who knew the ropes
inside the Roosevelt Administra-
ton. One is Ralph Reed, once
chief assistant to the Commission
er OF Internal Revenue. Another
is Joe Blandy, former assistant to
the chief counsel of Internal
Revenue. Another is Arthur
Kent, former assistant genera
counsel of the Treasury. Another
is Fred Lee, a Democrat who was
given Jail sentence for Destroy
ing records during Hugo Blacks
Senate investigation of lobbying,
but later won out on appeal.
These men really know taxes.
And big business long ago dis
covered that, if it wanted a tax
job done in Washington, the AL
word firm could do it.
One of Alvord's biggest tax
cases began shortly after he got
out from under Andy Melons
tutelage in 1880, when he handled
the taxes of Mrs. Eleanor Pater-
notre following the $1O,5OO,0OO sale
of the Philadelphia Inquirer to
the late Moe Annenberg. Alvord
filed for Mrs. Patenotre an in
come-Gax reurn showing net in
come of only $28, 282.l6. Yet the
Treasury now claims that Mrs
Patenotre received a total net
profit of $8,696,151 from the sale
of the Philadelphia Inquirer. This
profit was estimated after figur-
ing deductions and expenses from
the $10,500,000 sale.
Though the transaction oc-
CURED IL years ago, the treas
ury bumped into this situation
only short time ago. Accord
to u. S. Tax Court records, here
is the reason why.
HISTORY OF
PATENOTRE CASE
When the Inquirer was sold,
payments were very carefully ar
ranged to be made in Canada,
where the Treasury would not be
able to find out what was hap
pening. On March 4, 1880, pay
ments were very carefully ar
ranged to be made in Canada,
where the Treasury would not be
able to find out what was hap
pening On March 4, 1880, pay
ments totaling $10,500,000 were
made through the Royal Bank of
Canada in Montreal.
Alvord represented to the
Treasury that Mrs. Patenotre had
made a gift of all Philadelphia
stock to her son Raymond. prior
to the sale, that she therefore
did not benefit from the sale,
and that her net income was only
1913 28216.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-21
Selected Poem
VISION.

VISION.
(After Tennyson)
philip Lazarus in The New York Sum
For dipt into the future
Far as human eye could See,'
Saw a vision of the wonders
In the plastic @orld to be.
Saw a plastic taxi scurry
Through the street one early morn;
Watched it zoom around corner;
Heard it honk plastic horn.
Heard 1t crash, and saw the driver
With face of CHASTITY hue;
Saw the hospital, the nurses
And plastic surgeon, too.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-21
Your Health
By Dr.. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining - peCs
sonal health and hygiene. net -
disease, diagnosis q treatment,
viii be answered b. Dr.. Brady II
stamped self addressed envesSpo
Is enclosed. Letters Should be brief
and written In ink. Ne reply can
he made to queries not eonferm-
ing 70 instructions. Address DE-.
william Brady, National News
paper Service, 800 West Madison
Street. Chicago. m
SNEEZE CURTAIN IN THE NAVY
Observing that a considerable
number of cases Of respiratory In
lection occurred in coprsmen and
other patients in sickbays afioats
due to droplet or spray infection,
especially when cases Of tOnsillttis,
bronchitis, streptococcus sore throat.
or virus pneumonia are admitted TO
sickbay, where there is msuf1cient
room to KEEP patients far enough
apart for reasonably safe isolation,
clifford P. Mccullough, Commander,
U. S. N. r. medical corps reminds
us u. S. M. Med. Bull, Nov. '43) that
infections organisms liberated by
coughing and sneeZing."
(What! No talking or laughing
in sickbay, CommanderO -"are
easily carried to other patients in
adjacent hunks" :. the germs are
not waited hither and thither in
units, pairs or bevies, you under
stand but in gangs. divisions, COL
onies armies carried in droplets Of
mucous or moisture given off from
nose and mouth when the individ-
ual with one of the infections mem
toned sneezes, coughs, laughs Of
talks, droplets so small that they
are invisible to the naked eye, as
well as larger droplets you can see
and, when they spatter on you, feel
landing They are menace to
those whose resistance is lowered
because of present illness or injury.
This condition not only creates a
medical hazard but is detriment
to the effective use Of man power
aboard Ship
We can't stop now to quarrel
with the Commander his use Of the
meaningless term resistance" when
he speaks of immunity.
DR.. Mccullough describes the
sneeze curtain used in the sickbaS
of his ship, barrier of muslin hang
ing by rings and hooks on metal
frame, about five feet high, around
top and head half of two sides of
the bunk. The frame permits easy
access to the patient for care and
treatment, does not give patient
sense of being shut in, is easily re-
moved when not in use, and slowed
in small space. The device has proved
beneficial in reducing such tnfec-
tons in sickbay.
This or some similar device should
be used not only in the sick-bay but
in every hospital ward where other
patients are not more than twelve
feet from the patient with respir-
atory infection.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-21
Up In Air

Speaking of the Federal Communica-
ions Commission, which can get Navy Of
icers practically cashiered" for differ
ng with the FEC chairman:
1t took FEC agents year to locate an
legal fly-by-night broadcaSting station,
n little North Carolina mountain town,
hat was on the air an hour day, though
he operator held an FEC amateurs IL
,ense and might reasonably have been
suspect.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-21
Views Of The Press

side the fathers and uncles of these
men, the hairy little fellows with
the saucy dark-blue berets adorned
with the hunting horn and cooked
at an aggressive angle, who march
ed always at the quickstep, the
news will be particularly welcome.
Les Montagnards sont la!'
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-21

ment news bureau
manned by civil
ianS.
This is the
opinion Of Palmer
Hoyt, for the past
six months direc-
tor of Owls do
nestle news bu-
reau. He is leav-
in g Washington
soon to return to
his job as editor
of the Portland
Oregonian.
He goes back
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-21
Daily Almanac

Moon rises at 2:O2 a. m. (war time)
sun rises at 8:12 a. M, sets at SGT p m.
(war tlDie)
Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset
Connecticut in Indian argot would be
"Quont cstacut", which means Long River
or River Of Pines.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-21
ROOSEVELT AT MALTA
Hartford TimeS)

The visit of President Roosevelt
to the island of Malta has deep
significance as symbol of the
crushing of the Fascist powers and
of victory of the United Nations.
The symbolism lies in Maltas his
tory during the war British naval
stronghold in the Mediterranean,
it was for three years the subject
of such assault as the world has
seldom if ever seen elsewhere. Ger
man and Italian raiders flew over
the island almost continuously,
dropping their bombs and strafing
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-21
AS A MATTER OF FACT

We were prepared month or two ago
to bear with real fortitude the posi-
bility of a Christmas without Christmas
trees. And what do we see? Christmas
trees on all sides of us. Many Christmas
trees. Perhaps they are not from the Ca
madam woods but they are, nonetheless,
Christmas trees.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-21

the Alps. Go 1Or
the big things
you will like to
remember W h e n
you are bothering
about pouring wa
ter in and out OF
tea cups"
The tonic Of big
things is often
good for our small
minds. We tend
to drift into small
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-21

The coffee industry protests against
the tendency of restaurateurs to hold
down coffee consumption, now that ra-
tioning is ended. One cup to customer
is no longer justifiable, it is stated. If
coffee is plentiful, why shouldn't we ask
for another cup of coffee, and another
piece of pie to boot.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-21

The Christmas decorations are begin
ming to appear. Wreaths are seen on
doors and electrically lighted candles in
windows. This week will find most OF
those who adopt the proper Christmas
spirit decorating in accordance with the
religious spirit first, and then the festive
spirit of the holly and pine.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-21

On the Green the replica of the stable
at Bethlehem with figures inside has
been completed. Much interest is felt
this year in this suitable way of calling
attention to the real meaning OF
Christmas.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-21
Current Comment

The American Federation of La
Dor will oppose with all its power
any attempt to enslave the work.
ers of Germany or any other coun-
try when victory is won.
William Green.
The whole history of the past
20 years would have been very
different If at the conclusion of
the last war the United States
and Great Britain had remained
and worked together.
British Ambassador Lord Hall
fax.
Enough has now been revealed
for us to know that influential
Germans, both in and out of the
army, are searching for methods
Of negotiation and surrender that
will save the total destruction OF
German cities.
Sen. Sheridan Downey of Cali
fornia.
Without American production the
United Nations could never Lave
won the war.
Josef Stain.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-21
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
BY EARL L. DOUGLASS. d. d.
LIFT UP YOUR EYES

A women who was geratly wor-
ried felt it necessary to consult a
psychiatrist. He gave her this pre-
scription: See few big things -
Niagara Falls, the Gerat Pyramids,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-21

Southern Rhodesia's effort to
make steel beds for the armed forces
was so successful that it is supplying
all its domestic needs.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-21
. NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
Owl And
War News
Releases
BY PETER EDISON
Waterbury Democrat Washington
Correspondent

The domestic branch Of the
Office Of War Information should
be liquidated the minute the shoot
ing stops, but as long as the war
lasts it will be necessary to keep
some kind of a centralized govern
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-21
Washington Merry-Go-Round
Chief Blame For Bill Placed On lobbyist Avod
Lawyer Who Battles For Big Business Long Influential In Copto
He Handled Mrs. 1880 Under Question:
Freud Charged Her Sale Of Newspaper
BY
DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON December Fl President Roosevelt takes the
Ellsworth Aod LOBBYIST Chamber
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-21
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Lead ArSenate

Kindly tell me how to remove poi
son spray residue from apples. Or.
FL
Answer-Wash apples or other
fruit, or green's or leafy salad vege-
tables, with l percent solution of
hydrochloric acid in water, then
rinse well with clear water. This
strength Of hydrochloric acid solu-
ton may be prepared by mixing a
pint of standard U. S. P. Dilute Hy-
drochloric Acid Solution 90 percent)
with nine pints of water. Ordinary
rinsing in water will not remove all
traces of spray residue, because lead
arsenate is not soluble in water, not
sufficiently soluble, but it is readily
soluble in yer dilute acid solution.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-21
Baby Likes Bottle

A/0Oy AbVSbAC
You said babies should be COM
pletely weaned from bottle by the
age of IA months. My baby Is 10 1-2
months old and still refuses to drink
from cups or glass. (Mrs. E. c.
Answer-The baby will keep on
refusing as long as you continue to
let him see you are only fooling.
Babies should be fed something
from cup when they are six or sew
en- months old. Then weaving from
bottle will be easy-for week let
the baby have the bottle only once
daily, at sleeping time. Then dilute
the bedtime feeding half with water
each night for three or four nights
Then offer the baby regular feed
ing from cup at bedtime. Let him
take 1t or leave it. Send stamped en-
velope bearing your address and in
close ten cents for 1.-THE Brady Ba-
by Book.
(fIaf,vri uhf 1910 YoIy1 n YNi1Yn Fsa
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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-09-02
AIR
RAID IN LETTER

Sgt. Barney Old Coyote, Jr.,
gunner in an American Flying
Fortress based in North Africa,
has written an interesting &C
count of an air raid over Europe
to his cousin, Supt. Robert Vel
loWtail of the Crow Indian res
ervation.
Sgt. Old Coyotes letter, which
was dated Aug. 20, reads in part
as follows: practically all the
ranking generals of the North
African Air forces are here to
help celebrate the anniversary
of the first raid pulled by this
outfit over Europe, and it's to
be quite a pow-WoW.
/ I'VE pulled a really super raid
today. We went all the way to
the ancient port of Marseilles,
France, and really plastered the
airdromes and planes around
there. It was all part of the Gel
ebration-it was really a good
show.
1T is the first time that
France has been bombed from
North Africa and the element of
surprise was all in our favor
poor fellows never knew what
hit them. Out of a clear blue
sky-bombs fell and we encoun-
! tered no resistance until we
turned off the target and turned
for home - then they started
shooting but couldn't make up
their minds what to shoot at
and they never came close.
I'VE ran into a few fighter
! planes but they took one look
at the Flying Fortresses and
turned tail and ran and never
bothered us. It was as simple
/ as all that, but what a flight!
It was one of the longest that
we've made yet. The fighters
came and went so fast that I
didn't even get a shot at them.
The reason I'm telling you
about this last raid is because
you'll read about it in the pa
pers long before you get this,
but you can take this from me,
J Hitler was minus a lou or planes
after that raid. I tell you, Bob,
they never knew what hit
them-we were there and gone
like a bad and fierce hail storm.
Another thing, we were so high
they probably never saw U.S."
Sgt. Old Coyote was quoted in
a recent press dispatch from
Allied headquarters in North
Africa. The release describes a
raid on railway yards and other
detectives in Foggia, and tells
of one large explosion which
crewmen believed was an am
munition dump or train.
Sgt. Old Coyote was quoted as
! saying I'VE gave 'em a good
scalping. We actually felt that
big explosion in the yard, even
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-09-02
Common $3.50 to $1,000.

Common $3.50 to $1,000.
SHEEP - Market good. Good
to choice spring lambs $l3.25 to
$3.50. Medium to good $12.50 to
$500. Dry ewes, good to choice
$500 to Sc 20, medium to good
$4.75 to $5.75. Culls $3.50 down.
Slaughter bucks $3.50 to $3.50.
Feeder lambs good, good to
choice $1,000 to $12.50, medium
to good $11.00 to $11.75.
HOGS - Market steady with
last weeks close. Butchers, $50
to 23O Id. $14.40, $50 to 260 h..
$14.15, 26O to 900 Id. $3.50. 900
ID. and up $13.4O to $13.65. Sows
$1,000 to $500, stays $1,000 to
STATS. Feeder pigs $500 to $13.-
rs. Weaver pigs by the head
$500 to $500.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-09-02

CANCELLED the rummage
sale by W.S.CLS. of Methodist
church that was to be Sept. 4.
Mrs. E. L. Kelley and daugh-
tiers, Jeanne and Janice, Mrs.
L. H. Labbitt and daughter
Betty spent Wednesday in
Billings.
The Misses Blanche Franklin
and Madylene Beall spent Sun
day and Monday in Billings.
Miss Cecilia Dietrich, who has
spent the summer in San Diego,
arrived in Hardin last week.
Miss Helen Beall returned
Monday from a summer spent
in Los Angeles.
Mrs. c. c. Quinn and Tom
Sawyer returned to Hardin
Wednesday morning after a
month spent in Minneapolis
and st. Paul.
Henry Heagel and family
returned Monday from a three
day fishing trip on the Still
water river.
NOTICE - The North Bench
local 1870 Farmers Union will
have a basket dinner at the Har-
din park Sunday, Sept. S, at
l pm. There will be a business
meeting in the afternoon.
James O,Brien returned this
week from Canada, where ne
visited several of his old school
mates. Mrs. Margaret Cain of
Black River Falls, Wisconsin,, a
sister of James OBrien, accom-
panied him home for a brief
visit here.
HARDIN DRUG CO., A. M
Hicks, where the greeting cards
are prettier. 35-5
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Shick
are the parents of a son born
on Tuesday at the VIM hospi-
tai. He has been named Douglas
Laurel.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Peck, Mrs.
A. w. F. Koch and Mr.. and Mrs.
j. M. Astle spent Sunday at the
Junior Fair in Billings.
Miss Virginia Dillon has been
visiting this week in the home
of her aunt and uncle, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. L. Dillon of Billings.
Miss Dillon is the daughter of
the late Rev. C. T. Dillon of
Winsor, Neb. She was graduated
this spring from the Nebaslh
Wesleyan university at Lincoln,
Neb. and will teach this fall at
Heart Mountain, Wyo. She has
been glad to receive news of her
cousins, Luella Cooper of Sher-
idan, Wyo., Cpl. Lyall Dillon,
prisoner of the Japanese in the
Philippine Islands, Ensign Sam
my Dillon, flight instructor at
Olathe, Kansas and Cpl. Bill Dill
Ion, a marine.
Miss Emma Petros left recent
ly for Sheridan, Wyo., where
she will finish nursing training
at the Sheridan memorial hos
pital.
NOTICE-Due to the fact that
Monday is Labor Day, there will
be no surgical dressings on that
day.
Mrs. John Mehling underwent
a major operation at the Har-
din General hospital on Thurs
day morning. She is recovering
satisfactorily.
Mrs. c. E. Astrope has been
called to Culbertson due to the
illness of her mother.
Dale Riley returned this week
from the Porter ranch near
Sheridan where he has been Wis
iting for the past two weeks.
Miss Yvonne Kalberg, Miss A.
ice Anderson, Miss Roberta Kill
patrick and Mrs. Dave Kilpat-
rick shopped in Billings Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred G. Bold OF
Helena were guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles. EgneW
from Thursday until Sunday OF
last week.