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The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-09-25

''Meister is later reported to have
made a pOst-mOrtem statement ac-
cusing :"
LABOR COMMISSIONER Cor
nelius ]. Danaher apparently en-
jOyed his visit to the GIL. con-
ventiOn to deliver his address. He
was seen giving the glad hand to a
number of old timers, who re-
membered him as the former at
tOrney for the Federation. They re-
membered him when he was one of
the few lawyers in the state to
champion the cause of labor when
many others in his profession
wouldn't do SO, even for fee,
am told.
CONTRARY to the notion of
some people, newspapermen seldom
have personal differences with pO-
litical figures they report unfavor-
ably. The case of Commissioners
Danaher is in point. Neither this
writer nor The Union Times has
any i'll feeling toward the Commits
siOner as a man. This writer rather
likes the old gentleman. We feel.
however, that it is our duty as a
labor paper to report the facts as
we uncover them about the labor
department., and to express our
opinion on these facts.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-09-25

purpose of satisfying Federal estate
taxes. Dated September IS, 1913;
due December IS, 1869. Denomi-
nations: $500, $1,000, $4,000,
$4,000, 100000 and 81 ZOO, 900.
Price: par and accrued interest.
Other securities: Series &C" Saw
ings Notes; T%o Certificates of
Indebtedness; go Treasury Bonds
of 1951-19S3; United States Saw
ings Bonds Series ''F"; United
States Savings Bonds Series "G".
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-09-25

''Meister is later reported to have
made a pOst-mOrtem statement ac-
cusing ="
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-12-30
Army Has 1000 Generals
Now; Twice Peak of 1918

WASHINGTON.-The army now
has twice as many generals as it
had in the World war, it was learned
in congressional circles.
More than 1000 now wear stars
on their shoulders and the list is still
growing. During the World war the
peak number of generals was $50.
when the total strength of the army
was $685.. 900.
The war department refused to
give the exact number of general
officers on the ground that the num-
Der would furnish an index to the
exact size Of the army, which is a
military secret.
The navy displayed no such re-
luctance about the number of its
admirals, however, acknowledging
there are 1913 in service. This is
almost three times the World war
total of So, when there were 524, 547
men in the navy and coast guard.
Today there are approximately three
times that number of men in the
navy.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-12-30
Try Mulch

A mulch of leaves, grass, straw
or hay will control weeds if the layer
is thick and covers the ground COM
pletely. The mulch helps to hold
moisture, to prevent runoff Of water
and erosion of soil, and keeps the
fruits of crops such as tomatoes
clean. Mulch also helps in control
of some blight and leaf spot dis
eases. Mulch for tomatoes helps to
control cracking and dry blossom
end rot of fruit. Mulch can be ap.
piled to tomatoes and other trans.
planted plants either before or after
planting, but should certainly be
spread over the ground before the
plants start to spread. For seed
grown crops, mulch should be APP
piled after the plants get large
enough to stand above the mulch
layer. Rubbish from the garden
should not be used as mulch as it
may spread disease. The debris
should be put on the compost pile to rot
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-12-30
Irregular Eyes Telltale
Sign of Fowl Paralysis

One of the telltale signs of the
fowl paralysis-it has several forms
lis gray eye with an irregular
pupil. That is, the iris, the colored
part Of normal eye, is gray, and
the pupil is irregular in outline when
bird is affected with this form OF
the disease, instead of being evenly
oval or well rounded. In addition.
the eye may be '.fishy" or bullying.
Any bird with this eye condition
should be removed from the flock.
Lame birds that show no foot in
juries to account for the lameness
should be removed, too, as suspect
ed carriers Of fowl paralysis. The
diseased birds may lay for a while,
but eventually they lose weight and
go out Of production. # left in the
flock, they endanger the other birds.
The majority of fowl paralysis
cases occur in birds from 4 to IL
months old, the poultry specialists
say, although older birds frequently
contract the disease. Since the dis
ease affects many birds just as they
begin to lay and repay the expense
Of their raising, fowl paralysis is
costly to the poultryman and should
be controlled with vigilance. No sat-
isfactory cure has yet been devel-
oped.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-12-30
Give 'Chutists' Energy
Pills to Offset Fatigue

LONDON. = British parachute
troops who landed in Sicily were
supplied with ''energy tablets" as a
restorative for men who may suffer
shock, exposure or fatigue. The ra-
tons were evolved after consider
able research and planning by doc
tors, scientists and dietitians at
tached to the war office. it was
stated.
Each paratrooper carried mess
tin ration and special emergency
rations. The messtin ration is com
plete in one light metal container.
1t consists of either bully beef OF
prepared stew and biscuits. Smoke.
less tablets for heating the food are
also provided for use when circum.
stances permit, otherwise the ration
is eaten cold.
The emergency rations include the
energy tablets" specially prepared
biscuits, barley, sugar, chewing gum,
matted milk, sweetened condensed
milk, and water.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-12-30
Railroad Accidents in
Great Britain Decline

LONDON.-Notwithstanding a 20
per cent increase in the number of
passengers carried last year over
1941, there were remarkably few
serious accidents on the railroads.
This country had only As fatalities,
according to the annual report Of the
chief inspecting officer of the rail-
ways.
The average number of fatalities
during the five-year-period 1935-1939
inclusive, when the railroads were
not geared for war work, was 80.
The casualty liability among rail-
road passengers last year was one
in go million carried. < ..
Among railroad workers the casu.
atty rate was one in 43 million miles
operated. There were SAT train &C.
cidents of all kinds of which 233 were
caused by human failure"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-12-30
Lady BOilermaker
Gets Picture in Paper

Accompanying a double column
cut printed last week in the Ta
coma News Tribune, was the fol
lowing story: Twenty years age
Mrs. Frances Meskimen was boil.
ermaking in an Enid, Okla, wild
cat oil field, and Louise Hall rar
a nearby grocery store. Mrs. Mes.
kimen always trudged to the Hal
store when it came time to buy
the family groceries.
Today the two are working side
by side on the Sea-Tac produc-
ton front. Frances is burner
and Louise is an acetylene welder
It was not until these two wal
workers met in the Bremerton
navy yard last year that they
found they had been close neigh
bors. !.
In 1924 Frances Meskimen re-
ceived national fame as the only
lady boilermaker in the world
She worked in her husbands boiler
shop in the wildcat fields.
"a mans sized job it was, this
boilermaking,' she said. Heavy
work, day and night, but, even So
I got terrific bang out of it ALL
The Meskimens are well known
in this area, having lived here for
several years. ....
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-12-30
Seattle Folks Visit
With Valley Friends

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Bowker
and children of Seattle, Mrs. Cath
crime Schmidt of Kennewick, Mr.,
and Mrs. Herman Schmidt and
family of Wallula were dinner
guests Christmas day of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Brodbeck.
Miss Lawanna Gerber was an
overnight guest Saturday of Miss
Ida Woodruff i'm Kennewick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Num- and
daughter Eva and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Num- we're dinner guests
Christina sday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Num-.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Myers and
daughter Marylu of Vancouver
came Thursday and are visiting
this week with Mrs. Myers par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Piert and
her brother Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Piert and family.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-12-30
Lends Self to Variation

Applesauce. whether fresh or
canned, lends itself to any number
of interesting variations. Many peo-
pie like the darker color and spicy
flavor given by cinnamon or nutmeg.
Ground allspice, although less fire.
quently used, is favorite with
some. Applesauce likewise combines
readily with other fruits. Lemon or
orange juice or the grated rind OF
either fruit, pumped raisins, or 9th.
er dried fruits make interesting
combinations. For an entirely diff
ferent flavor add one-fourth pound OF
cooked dried apricots or an equiva.
lent amount of apricot pulp to one
recipe of applesauce If you need
more zip to your dinner, try sprin-
king fresh applesauce with chopped
nuts-almonds are particularly good
and cinnamon, chill and serve with
cream.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-12-30
Liston-Snyder

Mrs. Elizabeth Liston and Alec
Snyder were married Christmas
day at seven o'clock in the eve
ming at the home of the bride on
LIST Ave. East. Rev. j. "A. Pine of
the Christian Church read the
marriage service. Mrs. Lola Reavis
played "Ava Maria" as the bridal
party formed. The bride was at
tended by her Oldest daughter,
Mrs. Gordon Hille and the bride
groom by his brother. The bride
wore a floor length white jersey
dinner gown and her corsage was
of white and pink tea roses. The
matron of honor wore blue tat
feta floor length gown. Mrs.
Reaves sang "When Song is
Sweet" and the chorus from 81
Dream of White Christmas
The three-tier wedding cake
which was topped by miniature
bride and bridegroom was cut
by the bridal pair. The table was
beautiful with yellow button chry-
santheums and white tapers.
The bride is a longtime resident
of Kennewick and the bridegroom
owns and operates wheat farm
near Mesa. They left Immediately
following the reception for a few
weeks honeymoon after which
they will be at home in Kennewick
at present. Out of town guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Boldt of
Milton, Ore, and several friends
from Pasco besides Mrs. Gordon
Hille from Port Townsend.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-12-30
Tiny Spanish Town
Is Nest Of Spies
Agents of Earring Nations
Watch Gibraltar.

MADRID.-On a lazy summer aft
ernoon the agents of warning nations
can be seen slipping drinks at the
Bar Nacional, the Bar Belmonte or
on the terraces and balconies OF the
Hotels Iberia and Sevilla in 72-year-
old La Linea-Spain's youngest but
most unusual wartime town.
They always seem to have one eye
,on the Bay Of Gibraltar. When they
see anything Of interest in the bay,
some walk br.skly to the telephone
booths, some head for the telegraph
offices, some jot down notes and
some call for another drink.
f. La Linea is little more than 1000
yards from the British fortress of
Gibraltar. It once was just an adj
junct to nearby San Rogue. The
wartime boom has increased its pop
ulation to $1,000 including some 1000
Portuguese and the crock lizards,
natives of Gibraltar 6 a,@H,
The town enjoys climate similar
to that of southern California, and
its beauty is enhanced by the blue
Mediterranean. .es
Because of its location, a keen OBJ
server in La Linea easily can detect
movements of all merchant vessels
and warships and planes arriving
at and departing from Gibraltar.
The Axis nations have been quick to
utilize this advantage by sending
agents, who report the movements
to Berlin.
Each Of the major warning powers
the United States. Great Britain,
Germany and Italy-have as many
as 20 agents at La Linea most OF
the time. Besides keeping watch on
Gibraltar, they can talk to workers
returning from the fortress. And
they can watch each other.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-12-30
Ration Of Liquid Milk
Is Reduced in Britain

LONDON.-The weekly liquid milk
ration will be reduced from 3 to az
pints.
The reduction comes earlier than
last year and, the ministry said
was designed primarily to meet spe.
cial demands for manufactured milk
products from the fighting services
The allowances for children and ex
pectant mothers will not be cut.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-12-30
Falaues Spend Holiday
At The Dalles

Finley-Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fall
que enjoyed the Christmas holi-
days with their daughter and FAM
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Kinchloe at
The Dalles. The Falques returned
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Masters and
family and Mrs. Fred Masters
visited Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Cow
ing in Walla Walla Monday. They
returned Monday evening bring
ing Mrs. j. r. Gowing home, who
went last Thursday to help care
for the r. r. Gowing family who
were ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Walk and
son S. Sgt Claude Walk who is
visiting his home from the hospital
at Denver, Colo, spent the week
end with Mrs. Ben j. Drinkwater
and son in Yakima. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walk returned home Sunday and
Claude remained there for longer
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Kerr and
son Melford who spent ten days
visiting relatives in Goble and Yer
nonia, Ore, returned home Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Gray and FAM
lily of Yakima and Mr.. and Mrs.
Bob Campbell and child were din
ner guests Christmas day of Mr..
and Mrs. Otto Reisner and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. WhitWer of
Kennewick were visitors Wednes-
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Ash.
Mrs. Julia Hume, of Kenne-
wick, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Rich
enbach and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kuh
and family were all dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Kuh Christ
mas day. II. -
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Sherry were
dinner visitors Wednesday evening
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ole johnson in
Pasco.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Lucas were
dinner guests Christmas of Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Ash. .... Il
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-12-30
Red Cross News

Richard Harrell, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. H. Harrell who has just
returned from the Mediterranean
is spending the holidays with his
parents.
Mrs. Ed Werentin was guest al
a luncheon and handkerchief
shower at the home of Mrs. F. N.
Wildish, given by the staff assist
ants. After the luncheon Mrs
Werentin presented those in the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-12-30
Secret Routes
POUR Aid Abroad
Underground Means Carry
Help to Downtrodden
People of Europe.


WASHINGTON.-By air and by
mysterious underground channels
the enslaved peoples of Europe are
getting regular reminders-in a
form more substantial than leaflets
that the United States is rich and
generous and aims to do something
about their plight. "
Sewing kits, seeds, soap and pack
cts of tea, bouillon and chocolate are
being dropped by parachute or
Struggled past Nazi barriers, each
gift carrying a message Of encour-
agement to the downtrodden for
whom such things are scarce. cost
1y or unobtainable. ..
Office of War Information officials
have lifted some of the secrecy sur
rounding these deliveries into occu-
pied lands and enemy countries.
They are sent to neutral lands as
well. but are distributed openly
there, as visual representations of a
friendly United States.
Show Ingenuity.
Ingenuity of a high order went
into the designing of printing and
duplicating devices to help the un.
foreground movements of Europe in
waging their propaganda warfare
against the Axis overlords. These
are compact and light, for greater
ease in spiriting them to remote
spots or new hideouts. They are
quickly assembled and taken apart
without tools-an advantage in
places where the Gestapo may drop
in unexpectedly. They are easy to
operate, for the benefit of amateurs.
They include:
An all-aluminum printing press,
set up in four minutes. Hand oper-
ated, it can produce in an hour 1000
copies Of a clandestine news leaflet.
It weighs 1914 pounds in its suitcase
container.
A miniature typesetting outfit, also
suitcase-size, to 60 with the press.
Even the printing types are alumni
mum, to save weight, and alphabets
are in several languages. Weight.
Is pounds.
A 121k ounce mimeograph ma
chine which can turn out 700 copies
an hour.
On each gift is an American flag,
brief, friendly greeting, or pic
ture symbolizing American armed
might. In subjugated lands the flag
and the message are concealed in
side the cellophane jacket.
He'll Hitler =. He'll Hunger
Hell Hitler He'll Hunger" is
the message on a tiny. self-inking
rubber stamp which can be hidden
in mans hand while he stamps the
slogan on cafe menus, paper money
OR even on a Gauleiter's shirt
front when it comes back from the
laundry. Mort aux traitres"
WDeath to traitors") another reads.
These have been widely used in &C.
cupied Europe.
Axis leaders have sought to pre-
vent people from picking up the
packets of powdered bouillon by an
nouncing that they are poisoned.
Pencils that look like the familiar
rolled-paper type are sent into occu-
pied countries. A message will be
found printed on the paper ribbon
when it is unwound.
Soap paper" an impregnated
paper which lathers quickly, has the
added advantage of being fine We
hicle for printed propaganda in
French, Italian and other languages.
The not-too-subtle text reads:
From your friends the United Ma
tons. Dip in water--use like soap.
Wash off the Nazi dirt"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-12-30
New Way to Find Range
or Vision From the All

NEW YORK.-Piots Of Pan
American Clippers have worked out
a method to compute the distances
passengers can see from various al
titudes. They say that the range OF
vision equals the square root Of the
altitude multiplied by 1.225 miles.
From 1000 feet, under this com.
putation, it is possible to see 80
miles; from 10000 feet, 123 miles.
and from 5000 feet. 1874 miles.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-12-30
Thursday, December 30. TO-,

elias, class who who: had finished the con-.
witt with their certificates fror rOu !,
Red Cross. Those present tD - the
Mesdames Leo Boren, W. y Were sl
mer, G: H. Harrell, R. w, E =, ".
A. E: Harmon, Pearl Lynch .e m 2
Brooks, and EVA c, Rra,W VA
ecutive secretary of the m na e.
county chapter. oentN
Mrs. Gertrude Talbot anno0,..
that the nutrition class will, lunces
sumed January 6. We re.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-12-30

From a transport in New Guinea
American members of hospital units
are carrying medicine and instru-
ments provided by War Bond dol
lars.
How many will they succor? How
many dead will they find? How
many will never return? We do not
know but we do know our daily con-
duct can make an earlier end of
the war.
Give yos,r dollars action: Buy
&9are t%:lr Eoniis.
u. S. Treasury Department
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-12-30
Dog Scares Him in
Load of Potatoes

MILWAUKEE,, VISA COM
mission firm truck driver was
startled at seeing a movement in
recently arrived carload of po-
tatoes-took second look and
discovered a frightened fox ter.
rier.
The dog apparently had made
the nine-day trip from Phoenix,
Ariz., and appeared none the
worse.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-12-30

James Caesar Petrillo, president
of the American Federation OF
Musicians, has ordered its 1873, 000
members to play the "Star Span
gled Banner" at the beginning and
end of every musical program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-18
Buses

( And then there are the busses to be considered. Or is 1t the people that ride on the bllSses? The situation is pretty bad right now. Bus riders wait from fif- teen minutes to an hour to get their ride home or to work, or to go down to shop, or to go to pictures; in short just to go places. This is no complaint against bus drivers, against buSSeS, or for that matter against the bus companies But just the same conditions are very bad. You can't blame the individuals who ride on the busSes; they would be glad to use their cars which would take care of about half of the bus crowds as of today. But this is out of the question No one is com blaming about the SkidS under so-called pleasure driving.
 But what to do? Most of us are of the great working class. We are expected to be at work at certain time within req son. The school children are expected to make school at given time, likewise the teachers. Now take mornings such as we had Monday and Tuesday of this week, the coldest mornings of the winter, not a very common occurrence, we know, but there's no getting away from the fact that these were bitter mornings to stand waiting from one-half hour to one hour on street corners. It was very disagree able experience, especially so when load ed bus left you still waiting. What to do? we repeat.
 Evidently there are no extra busses or new busses to augment the supply. This is too bad. We need about a hundred more, it would seem. It is a pretty bad buSiness for those who eventually get on bus and those who get left. There is considerable dissatisfaction when bus walters see chartered or private bus pass along with just handful of persons on board. You can't blame these travellers. This concession is paid for. But one won- ders if it would not be better to let those who travel on chartered busseS to schools and other places join with the~crowds and take chance on seat with the rest. A few buSses added by this means would help somewhat. The bus problem is in- deed serious.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-18

much as they could Third, there is req son to suspect that, wisely or not, there will not be sufficient pressure applied by the government to eradicate all or even most of these Instructions. Tn that event, we must add greatly to the number of persons available for fighting and for armament production Fourth, to that end Manpower Administrator Paul Mo- Mutt has given formal notice that he will utilize the selective service act as club to force men, regardless of their status as fathers, to shift to essential industries or don uniforms at $50 a month.
 Fifth, having in fact given up volun- tary recruitment of war workers, we now have to decide whether we prefer con- pulsion by administrative order, with no statutory guidance or safeguards, or com pulsion under a responsible system de- termined by the peoples representatives in Congress through democratic pro- cesses. Sixth, if we choose the latter, we must scan the Austin Wadsworth bill with extreme care, to see that it does give proper direction to the selective Serv- ice system and that it does set up ade- quate safeguards for those human rights for which we are fighting Germany, Ja- pan and Italy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-18
Views Of The Press

will loom larger after the fighting ceases than they do now.
 t Some of these material benefits which we may confidently expect are listed by MT. Ward Gates in Q re- cent issue of the Magazine of Wall Street. Among them are an increas- ed machine tool capacity, enlerge-l ment of factory horsepower, a new industry in synthetic rubbers. new developments in chemistry, plastics, plyWood and electronics.
 Gains are also being recorded in an air transportation system that is spreading around the globe, a larger merchant marine, the Alcan high way to Alaska, and an expansion of our network of pipelines.
 Predictions for the future include the following: glass that will float; wood that cannot burn: shoes that have no leather; furniture that con- tains no wood or metal: plastic auto- mobile bodies; gasoline that will give 30 to 50 miles per gallon; one-coat odorless paints; from petroleum edi- bic butter, new dyes, drugs, deter ents, cleansing compounds, explo- siveS and fabrics; safe and cheap family planes and helicopters. ma terials to which ice will not cling.
 We have assurance of telephone television; a machine that will con- vert voice sound vibrations directly into printed form: waterproof paper; electrified farming, iIlclud- ing the heating of soil to force crops; better air-conditioning for homes. ofElces and factories: window screens that contain no wire: mae chinery bearings that contain no