The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-01

and when the younger Roos
vacations from Harvard.
Reason is that Anna Boettiger,
eldest and favorite child of the
President, has come back to the
White House to live, probably for
the duration. With her Is her
five-year old son, Johnny Boet-
tiger, Jr.-hanging on White House
Grapes, digging up the lawn, par
aiding with the soldiers in front
of the White House, and generally
making things brighter.
His father, Major John Boet-
tiger, who recently returned from
North Africa, also is around part
of the time, and the First Lady
herself has been home more than
usual since the President came
back from his vacation.
All Of this is not exactly an
accident. Part Of it probably was
inspired by Admiral Ross Nc
Intire, a good family doctor.
The Admiral knows that the
mind and body and nerves all
go in one piece, and that hap
pinesS and calmness are neces-
sary sometime during the day,
even when every minute of the
day is crowded. Therefore,
friends Of the family give part
of the credit to Admiral Nc
Intire for having Anna and her
mischievOuS son around the
White House.
When Mrs. Roosevelt dropped in
on her husband the other day en-
route from New York elsewhere,
she spent longer time alone
with him than at almost any
other time recently. And she
probably will be around more than
usual in the future, for Ross
McIntire has been very definite
that someone must be on hand to
be dictatorial with the President
and make certain that he doesn't
overwork for long stretches.
Last winters illness was due to
exactly that. The President came
back from Teheran hoping to con-
centrate only on the war, but
found Congress snarling mad, the
country threatened with rail-
strike, and domestic affairs none
too happy. So he had to pitch in
and do double duty on both the
war front and the home front.
To avoid repetition of that
situation and to keep his eye on
"the old man." as much Of the
Roosevelt family as can stay home
from the war will now be under
one roof.
BILL FOR WINNIE
The Senate OF the United Sattes
sat in dignified session last week.
1t was considering bills for the
relief of private individuals. Sud-
denly the droning voice of the
clerk doomed out:
"Senate Bill 1902 for the relief
Of Winnie Left Her Behind"
Some senators Uttered. Senator
Kenneth Wherry Of Nebraska
broke into hearty laugh.
Up rose gnarled, austere Sena-
tore Harlan Bushfield, Republican
OF South Dakota, author of the
bill for the relief of Winnie Left
Her Behind. 1t was plain that
he resented the hilarity of his
Republican colleague from Me-
braska.
A great friend OF the Indians,
Senator Bushfield explained that
Winnie is an Indian woman, about
SO, living on the Rosebud Resery-
Walton in South Dakota and own
ing 100 acres given her by the
Government in 1912. Her hus-
band 66, is blind and unable to
work the land. Therefore, she
wants to sell. But she cannot
sell because OF Government
policy aimed at preventing In
dams from selling their land TO
spectators.
Senator Bushfield explained that
the Indian couple live In q tepee
on the South Dakota prairie, with
no fuel. little food, totally in
adequate clothing. and with the
temperature sometimes dropping
to 80 below, 80 he had introduced
q bill requiring the Secretary OF
Interior TO permit Winnie Left
Her Behind TO sell her land. prob.
ably for around $500.
Just before Senate Bill 1902
came up, the Senate had passed
relief bills for three people named
Pokiuda, Buby ana Paluek, SO
senatof Bushfield said;
EVEN when ! look Foune the
senate, ] see individuals with
names just a. peculiar As WIN
ME Left Her BEHIND
Whether winnie was left behind
By someone who went sway and
left her In Tire custody Of IN.
othag, ~ WHISTLER lhe name re-