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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-08
"CEILING CLAMPED
ON CORN"
By ROBIN CoONS

HOLLYWOOD, rep. o.-Iney
tell about the ''B' producer who
PICKED Up his newspaper and faint
cd. The headline said Ceiling
CIarped on Corn"
It's Sir Alexander Korda''$
yarn, l believe, about the farmer,
the doctor, and the politician who
were arguing as to whose profess
sion was oldest. The doctor said,
Eve was formed lron: a rib taken
flom Adams side, wasn't sne?"
The farmer said, Yes, bat who
made the Garden Of Eden when
there was only chaos before?"
The politician said, 'Ah, my
friends. but who created the
chacs?" -. -. ..~
Bette Davis and Ida Lupino will
team in The Corn IS Green" .. =.
Jack Briggs once played bit
in Tom, Dick and Harry" with
Ginger Rogers, and has worried
at RKO on stages adjoining hers
but didn't really meet her until
almost their wedding day. That's
not unusual in Hollywood. -.
Michael Whalen,, back from a
few firms in eastern stock. is CO.
starring with SimonoiTSimon in
Tahiti Honey" They once work
ed for three years on the same
lot, 10th Century-FoX, and they
net for the first time when Mike
stepped on a sound stage dance
floor. took her in his arms, and
started stepping = on the set OF
Tahiti Honey" across the village
at Republic. Incidental note
for the sWeetness-a nd-hght de-
partment: Simone is reformed
character - has given up tan
trums, sulking, and pouting and
is acting like an adult.
Jane Wyatt, who has yearned
for a family goat ever since she
read of the extra richness IN goat s
milk, has promoted one Wit the
Tom SAWYER fence-painting tech
nique' She talked up the virtues
of goats milk so convlnclngly
that her next-door neighbor en-
braced the project and agreed to
house a community goat. Jane says
she'd have one of her own if she
could be sure of enough time to
give it proper care. 49,.
Two studios are intent on max
ing a movie epic of the cruiser
San Francisco's heroic battle
achievements. -.
Eddie Gordon. late of Broadway,
PLAYS a cop in Lady of Burlesque'
"a mugg of cop. Eddie on stage
and air has played mugs and
gangsters consistently, and he's
sure that if precedent holds he IL
find his niche on the screen.
He's sure because he's a college
graduate, and there's nothing
quite like an ivied hall of book
learning to qualify a man for
otugh roles. Look at Edward A.
Robinson, Humphrey Bogart,
Ward Bond, Eddie Brophy. Bar
ton MacLane, George Bancroft and
Warren Havmer - all Of whom
took college degrees or at least
were exposed to same.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-08
! !, AK |! I, s
by George
Harmon
Coke

see if we couldn't straighten
things out"
Della colored and lowered her
glance. Il said awful things-Pm
sorry darling-but I couldn't
help it. I told him he was acting
the fool and that l knew he'd
been up to Perry Clarke's and
I'd been protecting him and-oh,
a lot more things"
"And then | got sore too," Al
len said, looking sheepish. 81 let
go with both barrels and told her
what I knew. When she saw that
I'd beer thinking all the time that
she did it. she got even angrier.
How could l say such a thing? l
was a beast and"
please, Ward"
"All right. Anyway, I told
her what Clarke had said before
he died I could tell by her ex-
preston that l had been wrong
and yet there it was-the thing
he said. Dee did it. 1 kept re-
peating it and then something hit
me between the eyes. If it wasn't
Dee, what had Clarke said? Dean.
. :! Dean l said. And it dawned
on me and I said the name over
again and then something made
us turn and he was standing in
that doorway"
Telegram For Fenner
LIE GESTURED towards the
Il hall. "He came in SLOWLY,
slipping an automatic from his
pocket and then / knew why he'd
stayed. He was afraid we might
| know something and, getting to-
gether, reach some conclusion.
And we had-and there we were"
I'll never forget the expression
on his face" Della hunched her
shoulders again. Never"
Il hardly know what I said
after that" Ward said. Il didn't
know what he was going to do.
but 1 guess l said we'd keep his
secret-Something like that. He
just looked at us. couldn't get
any reaction; then 1 thought of
Joyce. I said she was coming,
that she was on her way. &.
That's when he told us what
would happen if we gave him
away. He made Della sit beside
him and tucked the gun under
his coat. IF anything happens,
she goes first he said"
"And then Raeburn came in
with you," Della said.
Il didn't know what was going
to happen" Ward said. Dean
just sat there pretending surprise
and then the rest of you came"
Fenner put on his coat. You
did all right. That was swell
story you told. Just enough lies
in it to tip off Joyce, but not
enough to make Thorndike start
anything"
Della came over to Joyce. who
, rose to meet her. The Cir Rugged
. her; then. still holding her, drew
back slightly, trying to say some
thing and having a hard time.
ITS all right Joyce said. 81
understand. Well call you later"
They stood that way moment
and Della smiled. The smile did
things to Joyce and she could not
tell whether there were tears in
Delia's eyes or only in her own.
The knock on the door gave
them respite. Fenner opened it
and a uniformed boy said:
Telegram for Mr.. Fenner."
"What?" the detective took the
) envelope, stared at it, turned it
over. Il guess you're right" he
said and signed it, handing the
boy a coin.
He shut the door and tore open
the envelope. There were two
sheets inside and wnen he had
scowled at them he looked up,
grinning and shaking his head.
} To be continued
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-08
Expects To Compete In
Moeis Al Iron Mountain
Az, LA; a'.c {. Placid; Needs
N More ", Speed
Ev BOB WILSON

AP Features
SYRACUSE, Feb. s.-Amer-
ic s king Of the flying skis be-
lieve5 t,.e 4oo-foot ski jump will
GO en- the record books in This
c;unsry ifter the war.
/ 1t leap is to the skier what
TIE four minute mile is TO the
runner. but 20-Year-old Art Dew
lin thinks it can be done. What's
mere. the American ski-jumring
CHI mrion admits he NAV be the
che to do it. fU'#
I've only got 112 feet more to
go, said the Syracuse Univer-
sity freshman, who won his title
last wear at Iron Mountain, Mich,
soaring 288 feet, foot behind
NorWay's Torger Toxic.
AL they've got to do is
make the hill big enough" the
handsome Lake Placid native
declared. and mcke the take
eff long enough and steep
enough so we could pick up a
sree5 of about 80 miles an
hour"
Art, five feet. eight inches tall,
weighing 1852 pounds, expects to
compete in two more q meets-at
Iron Mountain Feb. IA, and Lake
Placid Feb. 22-before being
called up by the army air corps
He started skiing at the age O!
four, when he received Christ
mas present of rair. CT the Slip
, perry boards. He holds the Rocky
Mountain, New York State
Roosevelt tournament and Lake
Placid Sno-Birds' intercollegiate
jumping titles.
The European ski,jump record
is 35l feet, Devlins pointed ! out
adding there have been reports
from the. continent that a Ger.
man made COMPETITION dea3
of 1872 feet. international rqle>
now governing contest jumping
specify the hill can be not longer
than 80 meters, thus limiting
flights to 300 feetg ErT 8
Art said a skier in Switzerland
had been clicked at "a miles ali
hour at the point of take7off in
Seattle, Wash, flight.
Self-taught, Devlin made his
first jump on large hill at Lake
Placid at the age of II, hurting
himself 100 feet through the air
Having extended that to 288 in
eight years, and believing d
jumper can maintain himself at
a peak until the age of 80, Art
looks forward to a crack at that
400-foOt mark.
Art insists jumping isn't as
dangerous as it looks though he's
had his spills. He broke a wrist
while practice jumping on pine
needles enc summer, and broke
an arm at the age of playing
baseball with soma oirlc
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-08
Chapter At
Dean Did It!'

land if Hardacker'd come to
n US when he should" Bacon |
said, he'd be alive right now"
" ''He had a job to do first" Fen
ner's glance clashed with Bacon's.
He took Raeburn's money and
he had to do his job first"
"Ahh-"
'Thorndike probably didn't
know about the envelope until
Hardacker came to him-just as
he came to Della" Murdoch went
on. There are a lot of things
we'll not know for sure, now, but
it must have been something like
Ward said. Thorndike stalled,
made a date with Hardacker.
knowing he'd have to kill him or
face a constant threat of ex-
posture. BY that time he must
have been pretty. curious about
that envelope and made Hard
acker call Della. / doubt if he &C
tually knew what it contained
until after he'd finally taken it
away from Raeburn on the
street"
He looked at Ward Allen.
"Hardacker came to you, too"
Allen nodded. "He said he
wanted the envelope. told him
I'd get it. 1 knew Della must have
it didn't know there had been
someone else up there-and1 l
went to her place to try and find
it so I could give it to him-so
he wouldn't go to the police and
tell them she'd been there"
Della looked up at him tenderly
and her hand found its way in
side his.
81 never dreamed the bonds
were the cause of the. murder"
Joyce said. 81 thought it was the
envelope, although l wasn't sure
why"
A Light Dawns
THE telephone rang and Bacon
l. answered it.
'Tve got to shove off" he said
when he hung up. He looked
from one to the other, rubbing
his chin, his glance accusing.
There are still some things !
don't know about. What l ought
to do, after the run-around / got,
is take you all down and make
you sing. could do it. too"
Sure" Murdoch said. "And
can hand in a story that'1 make
you wish you hadn't. All about
how Mrs. Murdoch solved your
case for you-with Fenner's
help"
"Ahh-"
''What are you grabbing about?
You got what you need, haven't
you? Look at me. Here l am run
ming around not knowing which
way is up, with not even a cam
era. Now I've got to go down and
-"
Never mind" growled Bacon
"I'm sorry I mentioned it." He
grinned crookedly at them and
went out.
Joyce went over to Della.
you'll want to stay and help
Ward unpack, won't you? We
should run along, l think There's
just one thing I'd like to know
what happened here before ]
came? How did Dean find out?''
Della shivered. "I'm still scared
every time I think of it."
"They came right after you'd
phoned me-" Allen said.
I'D made up my mind l was
going to have it out with Ward
Della said. "Uncle Dean said he'd
go out in the kitchen and get
himself a drink and we were to
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-08
HIGHEST POINT

CHICAGO.-The highest human
habitation in the world is a shep-
herds hut, 17,10O feet above sea
level in the Andes of Peru. 2,fi~.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-08
WIDE STRETCH

WASHINGTON - The Neither
lands East Indies stretch across
one-eighth of the circumference of
the earth.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-08
cHILES EXTENSIONS

NEW YORK. - All of Chile's
"A provinces, except three. extend
from the Pacific Ocean TO the An
dean boundry.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-08
MORE THAN DOUBLED

NEW YORK.-The production
OF MANY commodities in Free
China has more than doubled since
the war started.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-08
CHASED GREAT DISTANCE

NEW YORK.-The German
battleship Bismarck was chased
1850 miles before the Royal Navy
. sank her. szsss. S. slss.s s.. Z
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-08

Taxpayers warnedht6 file
income return March IS. ~
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-08

Grammar Aircraft Corp, plans
to, triple output in l943. @
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-08

Planes alone not enough to win
the war, says hero of Midway.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-08

u. S, plans drive for more home
gardens:
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-09-23
Rainbow Girls Install
New Officers

The newly elected and appoint
ed officers of Kennewick Rain
bow Assembly No. Sc were pub
licly installed Friday night, Sept.
18th at the Masonic Temple.
Those assisting the retiring wor-
thy advisor, Frances Perry, were
Verdine Foraker, grand chaplain;
Frances Bird, past worthy advis-
or; Virginia Smith, grand repre-
sentative to the state of Missouri;
Tommy Simmelink, past grand
representative to the state of
Oregon; Irma Pratt, past worthy
advisor; Margaret Smith, and
Vivian Higley, past worthy adj
visor. Those installed were:
Worthy advisor, Marjorie Odds;
Worthy associate advisor, Billie
Gravenslund; charity, Pat Som
nenburg; hope, Bonnie Mickey
nolds; faith, Mary Ellen Dickin-
son; chaplain, Daphne Taylor;
drill leader, Gertrude Keene;
treasurer, Bonnie Kaulitz; love,
Maxine Whittemore; religion, Pat
ty Van Patten; nature, Lavelle
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-09-23

Keller; Immortality, Dorothy
Reed; fidelity, Joyce Peter; patrio-
tism,, Margaret Kelso; service
June hoffman; confidential OBJ
server, Esther Beinhart; outer OBJ
server, Mary Smith; musician,
Kathleen Anderson; choir direc-
tor, Clarabelle Johns.
Immediately following the serv-
ices reception was given honor
ing those who are leaving for col
lege this fall: Verdine Foraker,
Frances Perry, Marjorie Olds,
Virginia Smith, Margaret Smith,
Jeanne Stricken, Betty Higley,
Thee Lampson, Marjorie McReyn-
olds, Patsy Moulton, and Phyllis
Oliver. s... ~,
Over one hundred Eastern Stars
Masons and friends of Rainbow
were in attendance. The line Of
ficers presented the retiring wor-
thy advisor a gift from the assem-
bly, being her past worthy adj
visor's pin with an addenda.
Mrs. Jay Perry and Mrs. Lon
Olds presided at the tea table
being the mothers of the incoming
and outgoing worthy advisors.
Two duets by Vivian Higley and
Theo Lampson were enjoyed by
everyone. 49,.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-09-23
Harry Benson Attends
YVAA Meeting

Finley-Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Benson spent the week end on
the Coast, where Benson went
as a delegate to the YVAA for
the lower Yakima Valley.
Miss Loretta Mills left Fri
day for Nampa to enter her Soph-
omore year in college.
James Mccoy of Vancouver Wis
tied at the Harvey Kerr home
Sunday. ="
MIR. and Mrs. Burt Fredericks
and daughter Joan and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Fredricks and daughter
Lenna Lee visited Saturday eve-
ming with MIR. and Mrs. Albert
Piert.
Mrs. Bud Schwartz and two
children Maudie and Grover of
Tacoma who have visited the past
three weeks with Mrs. Schwartz's
parents MIR. and Mrs. c. G. Whit
ney left last weekend for their
home.
MIR. and Mrs. Virgil Masters and
daughter Merle who spent the
weekend in Walla Walla, visiting
MIR. and Mrs. r. r. Gowing re-
turned to their home Monday.
Little Kenneth Ray Masters stay
ed with his grandparents Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. r. Gowing during his
parents absence.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-09-23
Former Residents Move
Back to Kennewick

Highlands-Mr. and Mrs. Don
Peters of Butte, Mont, who will
be remembered as Harley Peters
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce
Lampson's daughter have moved
back to Kennewick and are stay
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bruce Lampson.
Emmanuel Kleinknecht and
family were on an outing at
Wallowa Lake, Oregon, over the
weekend. Tor& ''-"
Mrs. VIM. knight and Mrs. Sid
Osborne spent the day in Yakima
Monday. 3D..
Mrs. Ray, the mother of Harvey
Ray, passed away Tuesday eve
ming at the home of her son Har-
vey where she has made her
home. They are leaving Thurs
day morning for Brideter, Mont,
with the body where it will be
laid beside the husbands. They
have the sympathy of the High
landers. ..->.eE.
Mrs. Chas While of Tacoma
and daughter are visiting her sis
ter Mrs. Clarence Sonderman for
a week.
Mrs. Clarence Sonderman en-
tertained the Highland Sewing
club, six being present.
Miss Verdine Foraker spent
Sunday in an outing to Pullman.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-09-23
SUM n Vacations A.
Girls Return Home we

High hjghla ra Elaine ana /,
Taylor returned to puya S,a
day with their par 1s,lap s.
spending their summer A. : a
with their grandparents y, SaeaS,
Mrs. Fred schunemanaln o Mr. .
MIR. and Mrs. Harry His,..
1ertalned MIR. and Mrs s, . e
Taylor Thursday evenins cas
Ira Tuttle, father :, :.
FRANK Lampson is very IN :.
home on the Highlands, u aiAe
MIR. and Mrs. Claude r..
rived in Kennewick a , wssS q.
Monday from Puyallup fo %eet y
visit in the homes Of NJ ae
Mrs. Claude Meyers, Mr. M ~, y
Harry Higley and Mr. a a'o "
Fred Schuneman Of p aao M
turning home Sunday. a'S0 n
Mrs. Ira Andersen -
from Redding, Calf, d.uas u 70
Mrs. Ray Irons of Pasco i !. q
ing in the home of her am, r Nai.
family, Mrs. Jack Crawfo s,' ~
will remain here for another !, y
until her mother is able - y wee
of the hospital. o.
MIR. and Mrs. Ed Ray athena
the funeral of her cousin ', : 6
Emler in Colfax and re,n.,.
there from Wednesday until ', ps
day Of last week. III
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-09-23
FOR SALE

Five choice lots on LIST st.
40 acres Benton City. Alfalfa
and pasture, 4 room house,
$1,750, 5000 down payment.
80 acres on Highlands. Two
houses, barn, double garage,
chicken house, brooder house,
10 acres mint, 4 acres alfalfa,
3 acres prunes. $1,000. Half
cash payment. n.
A very fine place in Burbank.
20 acres about 4 acres alfal-
ia, 4 pasture, 5 acres aspara-
gus. Nice seven-room house,
bath, wired, pressure water
system, good barn, garage,
chicken house, $4,000. -
As acres near Finley, aspara-
gus, alfalfa, potatoes. 5-room
house, wired, lots of shade. {
$4,000. Can vacate Nov. LIST.
Large lots 60 x 800, nice lawn
some cherries. $3.50. sf~... ~
81 acres, half pasture, Z acres
alfalfa, large house, barn,
good well and spring, $4,000.
Very fine S acres cherry or
chard, comfortable home, all
wired, bath, other buildings,
$500, $4,000 down, balance
at S percent.
Have buyers for 20 to 90
acre European grape vine
yard.
Have buyers for small houses
or shacks. Also buyers for
one to three acre tracts.
For Sale: four corner lots on
Kennewick Avenue.
K. C. CLIFFORD
REAL ESTATE BROKER
Roxy Theater - Phone 2482
Notary Public
Kennewick, Wash.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-09-23

FOR SALE: Full bed size Kapok
mattress and steel stroller. Ken
Hudson. Ave. E. Phone 1897. 26tf
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-09-23
Preliminary Budget for the
Year 1914 ST..

The City Council of the City
of Kennewick has completed and
placed on file in the office of the
City Clerk the preliminary budget
for the ensuing fiscal year, a copy
of which will be furnished any
taxpayer who will call at the Of
flee thereof. ~. - 81 ss1 =. .
The City Council of the City
of Kennewick will meet at the
City Hall on Monday, October 4th,
1913, at 800 o'clock pm. for the
purpose of fixing the final budget
and making tax levies, and any
taxpayers may appear at that time
and be heard for or against any
part of the budget. .,z~ =
Current Expense
Salaries and wages -.......$26, $50
Maintenance and opera
tlOn .....-..------...--.....-.-......... 1881
Capital Outlay -.................. $500
Emergency Warrants ........ LOO
Civilian Defense ................ 500
Civil Service ................. 345
Sewer Reserve Fund ........ 500
TOTAL for current --
expense ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7, 156
~, r. -. City Street Fund
Salaries and wages .-......$ 5000
Maintenance and opera -.9
alton 8,625
Construction ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 1928
TOTAL for city street --
tund ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ,858
Debt Redemption and ~.
interest .........................-.-.-.. Z,6Z5
TOTAL AMOUNT of --- -----
BUDGET $$75, 500
WINIFRED CAMPBELL,
9:23-30 -. City Clerk
Twenty-Five Liberty. ships are
in constant service carrying mail
to the armed forces on foreign
fronts.
%Es
The farm horse population in
the United States has shrunk
from 21h million in 1915 to OK
million.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-09-23
Too Late to Classify

LOST: Red and white Cocker
Spaniel male puppy, with har-
ness. Phone 2157. 26-7c
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-09-23

THE END of September IS IN sight.
And the end of September brings US
close to the end of the 3rd War Loan
drive.
If yoN haven't bought 500 worth of
extra War Bonds extra, mind yoa dig
up that money and buy your share todayi
Men who are fighting for you bleed
Ing for you =. ready to die for you !. i. !.
are waiting for the news that you people
ut home are backing them up lOO96.
They know what invasion costs in blood
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-22
. Bit Off Too Much

From many sources come corroborat-
ing evidences that the Nazis bit off much
more than they could digest when they
conquered most of Europe In spite of the
most sadistic repressive measures, sabo-
tage and rioting are common throughout
Belgium, France, Poland, Czechoslovakia,
Yugoslavia and Greece.
Under modern conditions civilian popu-
lations cannot rise and overpower their
masters. But they can contribute great
ly to the eventual defeat of the invaders by
tying up troops and equipment. by slowing
down production, by interrupting critical
transport lines.
What Hitler is learning in the small
states he knocked off so easily in 1940-41
may well save Spain and Turkey from Nazi
attack.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-22
Mr.. Bundle Said II

When the law caught up with Mr..
Bundle, one Of the unlikeabe characters
in Dickens oliver Twist for cheating
the paupers in his charge, he said "the
law is ass" Mr.. Bundle was a crook,
and to all crooks the law, of course. is as
dumb as the designation applied by him.
Occasionally. however, honest persons
are moved to accept the verdict of Mr..
Bundle. There is the case of Charles
Clark, who has been apprehended after
twenty-seven years OF decent living. as a
fugitive from Oklahoma state prison. He
never should have been sent TO prison in
the first place, and little less routine
method of handling finger-print cases
might have avoided some of the unpleas-
antness that is sure TO accrue no matter
how this case terminates.
Down in California few days ago an
over-righteous police judge sent half
crazed moving picture actress TO Jail when
all the evidence pointed to the need for
a hospital and medical treatment.
In New York salvage company had a
crew working in a large vacant area sort
ing scrap. II was pretty cold and fire
was built of rubbish so the men could warm
their fingers. An official of the salvage
company was arrested for burning rubbish
without a permit, hauled off to jail in
patrol wagon and held until he gave bond
for $500.
In the three instances the officers we're
within their rights. The law said to and
so, and the law had been violated. Mr..
Bundle was a cheat and a robber of the
first degree, yet it seems that sometimes
there is justification for viewing the law
as he did.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-22
More Flynn

Editor Tacoma Times: see by
the papers that Franklin talked
the matter over with Winston and
THEY decided it was good
idea, so Flynn was appointed
ambassador to Australia. Since
when has II became necessary for
the United States of America
TO seek the permission of some
other nation before making our
appointments to pay off political
debts?
Sure. Flynn is Irish, but there
are several million other Irish
men here who are probably as
good, If not better men than
Flynn. At least there hasn't been
the stigma of political graft at
tached TO them. Why couldn't
we appoint one of them as am
bassador, II the ambassador has
to be Irish?
The least that could be done
would be for Franklin to admit
that he was politically indebted
to Flynn and that the ambas-
sadorship was merely reward
for past favors. Nope, that
wouldn't do; folks might begin
TO get the idea that such appoint
ments were based on mercenary
reasons and that would never DO
in this land of increasing taxes
and less to show for them.
LOUIS X. WOODFORD