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Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-05

SPEAkERSlIll' -- with ,nn,.h
mrmocrS 10 elect Il speaker romI-
mated without contest or Cnurrdrd
virtual certainty tp win IN tine pri-
mary. aSp!rantS for SpCakCrshjD Of
me next House OF Representatives
I"t IN some serious investigation ami
campaigning during the couycnt.pa.
Larry BllrGln OF Henderson. (i"nrpc
CHHcii al Rowan. Oscar RiCnuru,r.
Ji Union and y. +. Stonry of H.r,,.
were all very active. Stuncv y-as
iInding some difficulty i'm overcome
ing the impression that though he
was rC""mInatCd without ouun~i,inu
III his "wn party, Burke j. very ant
to s" all the way Republican this tall
btlfSin VIII nave strong RcDuD!:C.,.
opposition but Is conceded almost
certain victory III November. ingr,
irc opposing candidates in Rowan but
inc race Will be So unc-Sidud th"v'd
iuS' Us well not run. ULZcll ana
ramsey Will come back. Union IS sC
thoroughly Democratic the Rc3uoli-
can didn't put up Il man against
Richardson.
CLAlMS-It'S too carly i'm IN.
game for specific claims of leader
ship IN the race Tor speaker. bu, .E
tnc men insisted they had SubSiln-
iial following. Much will GcpcuG
upon h"w SoIldly the muuri...r
counties back BurGIn. Al Reynolds
II AShcvII!c had apparently been
he mountain choice until he retired
nom IN" ticket Ia enter the armed
'"'Nic". II is generally agreed that.
IN ORDER Ia win. candidate for
speaker must have most -. In,
mountain and most ci the ABC
counties. These are the groups ,ha.
usually vote C"h"rcutly. having more
community interest than the scat
tered middle area counties Burgn's
record isn't quite as satisfactory to
the AbC group as Richardson's. bat
i acceptable" UIIcll claim. strong
support in TN" mountains. but hasn';
b.cn as openly active for Cherry aS
nave the other two mcmtuiucd All
oi which means the SpcakCrshuu race
IS Wid" open as the delegates assem-
D!ts luT fHn SInK-4,-t4t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-26
Not Quite Cricket

Probably it's all right for the official Soviet magazine War and the Working Glass to call the Republican Party "a citadel of isolationism' and the sounding board of extreme reactionaries, Fascist clements, American defeatists and ap- peasers, even Hitlerite agents" Members of the Republican arty have said as bit- ter things about the Soviet government,
 But 1t seems to us no quite cricket for the magazine article to take such stiff poke as 1t did at some of this country's biggest war industries, implying that they are not only reactionary and isola- tionist, but pro-German and pro-Japan- csc.
 After all, Russia might well be in a sorry way without the guns, ammunition, planes, armored vehicles and trucks which she has received and doubtless will continue to receive from these same in- dustries. Biting such sizable chunk out of the hand that feeds her can scarcely be excused as triumph of ideo- logical zeal over common gratitude.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-26

agency of governmentl And yet when the politicians of a great city advance the argument that under municipal ownership of an electric property the city can escape all Federal taxes, nothing is said by the taxing agencies of gov ernments
 Why should the patrons of munich pality-owned plant be favored with lower rates through tax exemption2 This is rank discrimination which is prohibited by law in private business, It is high time the people saw how they are being gypped by tax-hegging communities and government projects which are main- tained as business enterprises in com petition with tax-paying industries which support government.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-26
Voluntary Health Programs
Lncre0Sing

It is probably safe to say that no country in the world is developing group health insurance plans as rapidly as the United States. This form of security for individuals and families is being aggreS- Sively promoted by the principal under writers,
 Studies indicate according to the Ma tion'S Business, that employers may ob- tain complete health coverage for all workers and families (without medical eXaminationS) at from 1 1-2 to 2 cents per payroll cost being general iy shared half by the employer and half by the employe,
 Group health insurance, including doctors, hospitals, operations, accidents and maternity, present potential new business of $500,000,000 in annual pre- miumS With this amount of business ln- volved, 1t is safe to say that American ingenuity and enterprise will work out the finest and most economical health insurance measures the world has ever seen.
 Polls show that workers prefer em- ployer-sponsored plans to compulsory Federal programs under social security And why shouldn't they? When plans remain voluntary, the worker retains his independence and his choice of systems When they become compulsory under government domination, the worker loses his independence and takes what he IS told to-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-26
The Indispensable Mir. L.

By subtle remarks dropped here and there, John l.. Lewis has indicated that he feels Scant enthusiasm for President RooSevelt'S reelection. He has even hinted guardedly that he considers the present administration attitude toward the United Mine Workers downright un- friendly. But Mr. Lewis hasn't attacked MT. Roosevelt from the indispensable man" angle. No sir, not he, MT. Lewis may be said to have created the indispens- able man-in his own image, He has been indispensable to the UNIV for 24 years, man and boy. And during that time he has developed magnificent technique for skipping down anyone who suggests that he isn't,
 "One Ray Edmundson," as Mr. Lewis called him, was so bold as to challenge this indiSpensability at the UMW'S bien- nial convention in Cincinnati, In fact, he was doubly audaciouS, Not only did he want to run for Mr. LewiS's office, but he also favored some heretcal idea called autonomy. This would allow members in 21 of the unions Sl districts to choose their own officers, privilege which MT Lewis in his wisdom has long denied them.
 MT. Edmundson called caucus Of his followers early in the convention. MT. Lewis sent around some of his strong knuckled boys to break it up They did. This apparently was just to remind the Edmundson boys that 1t was they who were eXpendable and MT. Lewis who was still indispensable. Later, in more orthodox session, MT. Lewis made a speech He came right out and told the delegates that Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. Hillman and MT. Browder had "hired man to come down here and dethrone the old man." King John doesn't dethrone easy. Soon afterward the convention, in the person of MT. Lewis ruled that said Edmundson" was not member in good standing could not be seated as a dele gate, and thus of course could not pos Sibly run for president.
 The convention, in the persons of MT. Lewis, also saw to 1t that his term Of office and that of other international officers was changed from two years to four. Also there was little matter Of holding conventions every four years now instead of two. This will help keep the boys from getting any restless ideas or changing horses every 20 or 30 years And SO 1t went. Resolutions and business droned along, usually without discussion. One delegate complained that he and his fellows couldn't follow the committee re- ports because they were read by number, and suggested some other procedure That was impossible, Mr. Lewis told him, because "those aren't the rules of the convention" No question about 1t, democracy in action Is wonderful ana inspiring thing. And we'll bet some Of the boys in the UNIV miss It.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-26
Views Of The Press

such matters, the life Of Harry Chandler provides c text from which almost any lesson may Do drawn, depending upon the Wew- point of tho one who does tho ser. menizIng. TO some he was hope lossly reaetionaFy, and perhaps the most powerful of oil the long. time enemies Of the aspirations of union labor; to some he eXempli. fled the American success story at its b6st-tho sickly Yankee boy who went west and, by his own e1. terprise and hard work, helped build c magnificent empire, No doubt the fact that no married tho daughter Of that uncomproniising old warrior General otis, helped him on his way, but even without that touch he would have been heard from. He was one Of those rare men who seem to carry the seeds Of power within them,
 Mr. Chandler was an unusually able publisher, but running c news- paper was only one of his many holdings in both the United States interests. For example, his land and Mexico were Of staggering size, and in their development no showed not only first-rato competenee but imagination. He was the brains, as well aS tho sinew, behind many Of tho political fights which have rocked California for many decades, Obviously no was powerful, Whether the system under which such man could flourish Is more repres hensiblo 0f indeed "reprehensible" ls the word) than what Wendell Wiiikio used to call "the power Of big government" is c question, too simply stated here, which Is ct the bottom Of much of the current wotl- deFings about tho future of our so- ciety. Whatever tho answer, Mr. Chandler was c builder, c strong mafi-.and thoroughly good man according to his lights.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-26
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS Ahannlda and TAnALlA

Four children from 10 months to 0 years old. Every winter the three, older ones have one cold after ans' other and cough lot, especially at night, H' o. MI
 AnSwer-send stamped envelope bearing your address and aSk Tor pamphlet "Tonsils and Adenoids'" If you would like also Q copy. or the booklet "eall 1t Cri," inclose tWenty.fiVe cents for 1t, It deals with prevention and treatment of tho common respiratory infections. home made cough medicine, teehs nique of blowing the nose, nasal alergy, etc,
 Leg Cramps
 wish to thank you for your aa" vice to take Vitanin D and calcium 1t cured my log cramps which had disturbed my sleep many night for two or three years. I nm 74 and now enjoy good health. (H. r
 Ailswer-People who Bufier from leg cramps or just leg ache tas m growing ehildren) should give the calcium. .Vitamin D treatment try --this is food, not medicine, ana SO it can do no harm In any case. Instructions in pamphlet Adult Tetany and Growing Pains'-fiail" ed on request (no clipping will sufs fice) # you provide stamped on" Velone your address.
 The Cleaning Out ObsessiOn
 Can c persons digestive tract Dc cleaned out7 R' M. Fo
 Answer -- Digestion begins or should begin in the mouth tpro. Vided your mastieating equlpment N effcient) and continues in the Etomaeh, small intestine, upper pors ton Of large intestine. Putrefaction is q normal process in the large Inc testIno Gas you will learn f you can get hold of q textbook Of psy- slology). fear tho nostrum mon. gers, charlatans, internal bath spec lallsts and colon filings stations have planted c lot Of morbid notions in your mind.
 (copyright i044, John r. Dille co0
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-26
PLEpoR IS NoT scrENTTFlc

Giving children the pledge against smoking and drinking may not Do scientific, but I believe it Is pow. erflh preventive measure against such indulgence in childhood and youth. :.
 Nearly always the first experi. ments of Q chlld-and by child I mean o minor, on individual who has not yet attained adult growth and development, the capacity to support himself, the degree of in- telligence or judgment required to qualify him to vote or to serve in the armed forces-the flrst adven- lures in smoking or drinking are lust the childs way of showing off," taking Q dare or proving he or she is not. afraid of that he or she is not uhsophisticated. If the others in the graup, gang or party are smoking or drinking the childp invited to have e smoke or 0 drink, simply hasn't enough character to deciine-he or she finds 1t much easier to take Q smoke or drink, especially if no one has made .a serious endeaVor to teach the child why he or she should not take that first smoke or drink.
 The school teacher who asked me to give scientific reasons why boys should not begin smoking when they are fifteen years old, I can't Best I can do is to give my opinion that it is harmful in every way to boy to begin smoking before he has attained adult growth and de- velopment and the capacity to sups port himself or to serve in the arm" cd forces
 I never understood clearly wheth- OF mother had scientific reasons for her stand, but at her request I gave her my pledge not to use tobacco or alcoholic beverage or liquor before I was 2i, and I kept the pledge, Any son or daughter who has filial love would keep such pledge.
 If 0 boy or girl doesn't begin drinking before he or she has reach" ed the age of intelligence and judge ment required to qualify him or her to vote, the chances are he or she will contrive to worry along through life without the aid of alcohol, even Just c social glass or cocktail, When person enjoys good health he or she doesn't need the fake good cheer" of alcohol to make him or her happy. A healthy person Is hap- py just to be alive
 Numerous drinkers have told mo they drink because they "want to feel better" What they mean, Of course, Is that they dull their con- sciousness with alcohol 30 that for brief period, they will not feel whatever unpleasant thing they are aware of-inferiority, fatigue, guilt, worry, envy, jealouSy, hatred, there are many unpleasant things they are less conscious, Of when their higher faculties are benumbed by alcohol,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-26
FINNISH AIGMIsTICE
lchrlstlan seleneo Monitor.

(ChriStian Science Monitor)
 It was one misfortune of Finland to Do a small nation led by c group with c firmly fixed view Of his tory while oil around were big no. tions changing their minds. or SC 1t must have seemed Co Finnish leaders. There is no doubt todaS that both Germany and Russii were pursuing long.torm policies oi mutual animoslty. But the eamou fiage for these polieies-the i03i Russo. German pact and the wal which followod-put Finland in Vise.
 The main terms of armistieo Dc tween Finland and tho Anglo-Rus sian Allies place heavy burdens 0ll Finland. By what may Do an ironie twist of fate for Finland, the United States was not ct war with that country and so had no part ln the armistiee, But Secretary Hull dld warn Finland again and again te make efforts to get out Of tho war sooner,
 It will perhaps Do easier to un. dorstand the motives back Of some of thees terms, in so far as Russia has on opportunity to wrest mas tery of the Baltic from Germany, ( goal tho Russians missed in World War I. Thus, in peac6making aa In warmaking, Finland finds her' self unhappyily placed in c vor' tOx of dFeatsPoWer rivalry.
 Aside from this, however, the neraiatef,ee of the Films in the war hag 10 some extent alionated free. world opinion. They arc paying not only for the prewar mistakes Of bia Powers who should have been roadior to check aggression, but foi the mistakes of rulers who so feared the Russian threat to Finland that they could not sec tho greater Ger. man threat to Finland and thc whole world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-26
Shane!

We are now witnessing the most dis graceful example of public begging by political ub-diVlsions of government that this nation has ever seen. Starting With the Federal hydro-electric projects which were built as tax-exempt business enter prises, we have seen cities, towns, and REA electric projects seeking the same kind of tax charity.
 The reason why such tax exemption should be called "taX begging" IS be- cause a community that asks tax ex- emption for its business activities, really asks that the rest of the taxpayers Of the nation dig up the public funds neees- sary to make up for rate reductions which it seeks to secure through tax exemption privileges.
 The city of Louisville, Kentucky Is an outstanding example. Not only do the local politicians propose to take over the privately-owned electric plant, but as main argument for SO doing, they snow how the city, If 1t owns the plant, under present laws granting tax-eXemption, can escape nearly 1-2 million dollars year paid in taxes by the private com pany to the Federal government
 Not only Louisville, but other com munities are now using this tax-beggiing argument to promote public ownership of electric projects. Carry this process to it's logical conclusion, and where would tie Federal Treasury secure the revenue to maintain the legitimate functions Of government? There is only one answer it would have to tax remaining taxpay- ers more heavily or tax the now tax-ex- erl1pt parasites. If publicly-owned plants we're taxed. the main argument now ad- vanced by tax beggars to put private en- terprlge out of business, would be ended.
 euppose that a private electric com pany would ask for exemption from taxa flon in order that it could thereby reduce ife rates some 20 to 26 per cent; what q howl would go up from every taxing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-26

Daugherty which sent Thomas
 Miller, Allen Property custodian
 undeh President Harding, to jail when Richard Merton paid S4al,. 900 to John T. King. COP nae tlonal committeeman from Con. nectlcut.
 Dulles was in no way involved in this phase of the ease-in fact, knew nothing about the bribe and had stepped out before 1t was ar. rangfied, He had been retained by Richard Merton, who had rep. resented Germany at the Paris leaee conference, to try to get his German property returned Dulles came to Washington discussed the matter with the Justice De. partment, found the Job impos- Sible, and got out of tho case. Merton then hidor Republican committeeman King,
 THE DIR. WESTRICK CASE
 It was also because of previous legal connections in Germany that Dulles eondoned the activity Of the famous pr. Gerhard Wes- trick, whom Hitler had sent to New York in i040, after the war started. to try to arrange deals with Wall Street. one of those willing to do business with him, Capt. Torkild Rieber, was forced to resign aS head of tho Texas Company because of the public clamor,
 Dulles however, explaining that Westriek had represented Sullivan and Cromwell in Germany some years before, eontendedi "I don't
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-26

believe he has done anything wrong. I knew him in the old days and I had Q high regard for his integrity"
 It was also through his law firm that Dulles got mixed up in- directly with the American First Committee. A client asked for ad. vice on the incorporation Of the New York branch of America First, and Dulles now explains that c member Of the firm drew up the incorporation papers,
 However, Dulles himself step. ped In tO argue the only ease brought against the q. s. Gov oFnment by one Of the dictator countries. He represented the bancO dc Espana, controlled by the Franco regime ln Spain, In . suit against the Federal Re. serve Bank of New York Co fes cover silver which the U. $. Treasury had bought from the Loyallst Government In Spain.
 The U. 6, Treasury paid &e,b00,. 900 for the silver, but later Francois bank retained Dulles to get it back. Dulles lost the suit in the lower courts, then appealed to tho U. g, Circuit Court of Appeals, which also turned him down.
 Those arc some of the lesser known experiences in the varied life of the man spoken Of aS the next Secretary of State.
 Copyright, ie44, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-26
AS A MATTER OF FACT

When Twenty Gran owned by Mrs. Payne Whitney, who died Sunday, won the Belmont stakes earning $59,770, then If not before was 1t conceded that she was this country's leading turf woman Her Greentree stables are the largest in the country. She was the best known horse racing woman in the country, distinguished person through her social background, and incidentally one of the country's wealthiest women She rightly deserved the title, "Flrst Lady of the American Turf"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-26
HARRY CHANDLER
lNaW York IIerald .Tnbunel

(NeW York HeraldsTrbune)
 The death Of Harry Chandler, tho elghty-year.old publisher of "The Los Angeles Times" marks the end of Q career which was peculiarly AFnerican.--ard c type Of career, we are told by many respected thinkers, which cannot and should not be duplicated again in this country. We suspect the point, to say the least. Is highly debatabie, n any event, here was c giant in the old tradition. He had great vision coupled with what pFoabbiy was at least 6 touch Of Futhlessiiess, and . benevolence which, though real enough, never deteFTed him from the frank pursuit Of wealth and
 TcF those who like to mOEaiiss upon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-26

Condense all that Is said by rooters and supporters of the Democratic and Republican candidates for presidential office and 1t boils down to thi: he's awful he's terrible Neither one Is any good as expressed in terms of the opposition rooters which is sort of ridiculous be- cause both candidates must have son1e- thing on the ball to be running for the ranking office of the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-26

punished? Can we ever again punish c murderer If We allow to go unpuiis ishod 6 group of wicked men who have murdered millions and tried to justify their cruelty with c heathe1 phiiosophy7
 To Do Christian in the face Of such situations aB we now confront means to guard scrupulously against the desire for revenge, But it docs not mean to Do sentimental.
 We must have ( just peace, but 2 just peace means the solemn trial Of those who plunged the world Into an unjust war.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-26
THE SCHOOL STRIKE
(RoAton PostD

NBVUVVEK WUV'
 The school strike in Worcester Is q dlsgracefui incident. But the ens tire blame for 1t cannot Do placed on the pupils. They have responded in c more or less normal, youthful manner to the breakdown of diAeis piIne in the school system. so.caIie6 progressive educators have done everything to make schooling easy with the result that they have flade it almost nothing. There is no soet road to education. ft is hard work and incessant application. The sltus ation calls for Ail examination Of ior system with c view to oveTs hauling it.