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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-30

ne whispered. yell find a non chest i4ll ~
spondulicks. / swear it's there He took
pun at the schooner mans glass. Nah when
yer got that chest all safe aboard ser schDorc'.
Yer goes ter this island He masked another
spot with double Xxx There's another bos
there, too. There amt no marker, bat yeN find
II OkRy. ! amt sure 'oW much there U.s. But
yen ave Yer twenty bucks worth
Next morning the schoonerman woke up and
looked at that dirty scrap Of paper. lie carried
il about for some time Then ne thought he'd
have look. But he didn't expect 90 find "A thing
He made Suwarrov, all right II was q Gc~o-
late ring in the ocean, mad with the screaming
OF Seabirds that wheeled about his little vessel
He put over whalebOat and darncd II he didn't
find, just where the bum had marked Do. HAT
ironwood tree on an island inside the reef
He was ashore in two seconds and had lls
kanakas clear bush and dig under the tree
There the iron chest all right; heavy Too.
pryng the lid off.
Inside were rolls Of English. American and
Spanish coins. Some OF them dated back ~
seventeen something. There were $500 Vou~
lie locked IT up proniD and started back ~
the other island, marked ~. His men dug
there for a week but they didn't find anything
The schoonerman was getting nervous TOO. Some
of them wanted 10 know what was IN the box.
SO he upped anchor and sailed away.
Many people believe that SuwaTow was
port of call for Magclan's men, II was right
his course. And some strange things have been
found on the largest island in tEc lagoon
Back in the old free days" all man had to
do was find uninhabited island and settle
there; that made il his. Trading firms from
crews and stores TO set up posts on the islands.
one such party clearing bush on Suwarrow
January 10. 1914
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-30

He talked most of Suwarrow. That little ring
Of islands is in the Cook Group and unnhabited
now; just a bird sanctuary.
II bin tryin' ter git there fer years" whined
the whiskery old bum. "Cawnt git no skipper ter
like An ! caWn't afford vessel or I'd
90 by mesen. Anyway" he stared into the bot
tom of his glass until the schoonerman filled
it for him, you know 'ow it is, cap'n. I'm
old man nah, too feeble ter git about All I'm
good fer is a few more drinks-thenkew-an
then the bleedin' griVe yard.
Nah, yore fine upstandn young feler.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-30

I'll tell yer wot I'm gonna do"
Treasure" ne whispered 1.-TWO chests o.
treasure. I knows exactly where it is. ! got
the sailin' directions an all l cawnt 90 meself
or l would. Wotu yer give me fer the whole
bleedin' setup?"
At first the schooner. man laughed.
GO on, laugh at a old man." said the wreck
bitterly I'm ten the truth, clip me"
The schooner man had had a good voyage and
feeling his drinks a bit
IN give yer twenty bucks for the treasure
pop he said
And it over" replied the derelict eagerly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-30
BY CAP'N GUSTAV JOHNSON
n 2-Tha Island NJ lost TraaSure

No. 3-The Island of Lost Treasure
IN THAT mighty stretch of emptiness we call
the Pacific there millions of tiny islands
y that are seldom seen by man. Some Of them
arc spots marked % in the charts Others are
marked uninhabited. Yet some Of them have
queer histories
I've heard strange yarns in the drink shops
in the islands. One night in the Liberty Beh
Nanumea that our boys took last Fall l listened
10 a grZZed old Schoonerman talking of pirate
islands and treasure.
l guess the old-time buccaneers did get around
the Pacific. For that matter, the Bounty boys
were pirates, since they'd stolen a Kings ship
Iirates, too, manned the Manila galleon that Drake
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-30

hunted. Oh, there must have
been plenty. And there must
have been plenty of islands
where they hid their loot.
This schooner-man told of an
old bcaChcombcr ne met in a
grog shop in Papeitf The old
wreck was mooching drinks like
they all do and the yarns he told
Of little-known islands showed
that he'd been up to a lot Of
tricks the police would have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-12
Smoke Slrnala

The Senate has begun discussion of the Dumharton Oaks Conference and the American plan for Q world security organ iEatlon which "leaked" from that secret conference, And the very first day of debate was marked by smolderlng speech reminiscent of the smoke screen laid down in the Senate during the League of Nations debate 26 years ago. The Amer ican plan was subjected to Q partisan attack by Senator Bushheld Of South Dakota, who credited President Roose- welt with its authorship. He charged that the plan gave the President sole power to declare war, made him an absolute despot" and true dictator" Apostrophiz- ing the President, the senator asked if this were the platform on which he is running for fourth term, All that is beside the point. The newspaper article describing the American plan, on which Senator BuShfield based his charges, says nothing about the President having power to declare war, It states that the use of force would require the unaninn- ouS vote of all permanent members Gin. cluding the American) of the interna- tional organizations executive council, plus majority of its other members,
 The American plan does not even state LAOW VI " WAVll ellG fALlSkACuLl AllSAllpSA of this executive council is to be chosen at least the published version quoted by the senator does not. The question of an international security organization has thus far kept pretty clear of politics, and 1t would be too bad If 1t started slip ping in that direction. There is no req son why 1t should. Even the most pessi- mistic Republican must hope that the organization, once formed, will endure beyond Mir, RooseVelt'S tenure of office, however long,
 The Senate should and will give eX- haustive consideration to whatever recommended plan comes out of Dum- barton Oaks, That consideration must not be in terms of Mir. Roosevelt, but of the country's wishes welfare, laws and traditions, The danger of partisan smoke screens is obvious. There are persons in this country who would be only too glad to use them in fostering their intense opposition to our partici- patton in any world peace organization whatsoever, Both the Senate and the country should be on guard against these lnJe4eJ uons 10 snsSl ue uI ssNITIqIssod importance,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-12
An Old. Old Story

The War Labor Board has made a
 statement in which it says that the
 major problems before it include cost of
 living, readjuStments, induStry-wide wage stabilization, postwar security fund, full employment and guaranteed annual wage, sick leave, night-shift differential, S1 minimum rate and maintenance Of membership. Despite this official sum- mary the labor leaders have raised 26 issues in recent efforts to enforce new agreements with industries. It doesn't take a master mind to discover that wholesale increases in wages Will auto matically increase the cost of all manu- fncfured articles, and the cost Of living nf the workers, as well.
 While the Hillmans and others are backing political schemes and trying to force the agencies of the Government 10 raise wages. the Congress of the United States seems to be counting noses rignt now in efforts to put teeth into pending |eeisIation for the important purposes or .nsuring jobs to every person Tn the United States who wants to work m es- .entiai industries and war plants 10 tne .n6 that the workers and tho employers .'|' ksen peace on the national front.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-12
Living Up to Tradition

Except for American medicine which was ready, willing and able to act when the war started, the unprecedented health services available to our armed forces would have been impossible. American doctors played an indiSpens- able role, They provided the govern ment with the finest medical system and personnel in the world. American doctors have examined and passed judgment on more than 13,000,000 military registrants,
 This medical data is now being sub- jected to analysis. Both in quality (ned- ical procedure and judgment) and quan- tity (number involved) this material far surpasses any other survey ever made in the history of our nation, In conjunc- ton with this record-breaking eXamina- ton job, American doctors have given our armed forces an unequaled medical serv- ice.
 This is but one more proof of the fact that free private enterprise can achieve greater results in shorter space of time than can regimented legions of the dic- tatOrS,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-12

was the only thing Wallace ever
 originated that Jesse agreed
 with,
 However, Roosevelt'S real friends chewed the air. They pointed out that tho Stevenson Wallace com. promise gave the Republicans three big advantages. First, they could initiate legal proceedings to have the pro-Iloosevelt electors taken off the ballot. leaving only the anti-Rooseyelt men on the ticket Second, a ballot wlth three lists Of electors Roose- welt, anti.Rooscycl and Republi- can--would be so confusing that it would help the Republicans Third, Republicans, by voting fof Antl.Rooseyelt electors, could definitely win.
 So it looks as # Tom Dewey really has made some progress ln Texas.
 NOTE: All day when Governor Stevenson was ir Washington, g. cattle expert at the Department of Agriculture waited to show him an experiment in crossing Herefords and Jerseys in order to produce a milk breed able to withstand the rough mountain country of West Texas. Vice President Wallace had taken
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-12
The Blue Cross and the Medical
 Profession

The Blue Cross Connecticut Hospital Service) has published statement this week which explains the operation of its hospital plan including the added Serv- ices, The president, Harry B. Kennedy, feels that this statement will clear up any doubts that have been entertained by local hospitals and physicians. Pre- viously the Waterbury and St. MaryS hospitals were not in entire accord with the plan especially as regards the in- clusion of the services of roentgenolog- iStS.
 MT. Kennedy feels that articles in the Connecticut State Medical Journal as in- terpreted by the newspapers may have caused some confusion in the minds of the general public. The complete text of his explanation" has been printed in Mondays issue of this and other papers.
 The Blue Cross plan is shown to be of great benefit to the public, and one that "iS not operated for profit" and mot an insurance company in the usual sense"
 AS regards the X-Ray service which seems to have been the cause of some controversy, the Blue Cross statement of MT. Kennedy says: "The fears of the roentgenologists, as X-Ray specialists are called, seem to be well expressed in the following statement attributed to the staff of the Waterbury Hospital as expressed by Dr. John Foster: We physicians feel that the new contract is an opening wedge to the control of the medical pro- feSsion by insurance companies"
 MT. Kennedy'S statement seeks to dis sipate this idea, and says three doctors have been added to the Board of Direc- tors. PeruSal of the Blue Cross state ment will, perhaps, clear up some mat ters, and establish more cordial relations between the medical profession and the Blue Cross.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-12
As Maine Went - So What?

As Maine goes, so goes the Nation, for many years has been the barometer upon which politicians based the final out come of the presidential elections in November We'll, yesterday Maine went overwhelmingly Republican, But of late years the barometer has not been func- tioning as accurately as of yore and for that reason we are inclined to believe that yesterdays results as far as the final results of November'S election are but a straw in the wind,
 Yet yesterdays Republican sweep of the governorship and three congressional seats by majoritieS of more than three to one must give New Deal Democrats some thing to think about considering the fact that two years ago the Republican candi- date for governor only won by 49,000 majority, while yesterdays unofficial tabulation shows this years candidate out in front by almost S0,000 votes It isn't the victory in itself that worries the prognoSticatorS as much as the big in- crease in the majority,
 Yet, as we said above, how Maine goes of recent years has come to mean less and less as regards how the rest of the coun. try eventually goes in November, All polls so far for the most part have dis counted any idea of Maine'S chance of be- ing tabulated in November on the Demo- cratic side of the fence. So as far as we can see the old prophecy has run out and come to mean, as Maine goes, only Maine, Vermont and few others go the rest of the country going Democratic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-12

Stevenson seriously when Coke talked to him about this in Aus tin. But he didn't know the gov- ernor. So in Texas they say: "VVallace started the Stevenson trip, but Jesse Jones won G." Coke never even went to sec the cattle.
 MERRY.Go.R0UND
 At the Washinaton opening of Daryl Zanuck's smash hit, WI. son. Carmen Miranda was intro- duced to Secretary Of the Treas ury Morgenthau. Quoth Miranda: Y hate you. You take all my money away" Congress man Martin Sweeney Of Cleve- land, strong follower of Gerald L. K. smith. Is busy organizing Dewey -Bricker clubs in Ohio. Some polIticos consider this sig nificant COP move to garner all the isolationists privately while vigorously kicking them publicly. Col. N. B. Briscoe, able coinman- der of Tt. Knox, is not the typo to tolerate racial intolerance, has stamped out anything Of this type which may have occurred there.
 Copyright, lo44. by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-12
AS A MATTER OF FACT

A man named George D. Burnside be- came curator of Grants Tomb Memorial edifice, Riverside Drive, New York City in 1897, on completion of the memorial he took charge and since that day he has shown thousands of people the we'll known New York landmark He passed away at the age of eighty-two years Sun day. Visitors to the tomb was said to be about 150,000 annually and it is also said that very few native New Workers had ever seen the inside. Its complete renovation was effected in 1889. MT. Burnside was trusty guard and guide at the familiar spot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-12

themselves with the contents over the weekend, and Do ready for the Tuesday meeting of the board, With any objections anyone might care to file.
 Tn spite of tho fact that there were confidential documents there were 6 few leaks. There always have been leaks of these government plans, someone tipping of this or that seg. lnent of industry which might De af- fected One of the tro"N'"S "'"" WIPE in the past has been that these leaks, with c certain amount of delayed action, have enabled pressure groups from ihduStly G. ... Dor to start under-eoVer attacks against proposed board orders, whit- tllng them down or amending them with limitations that spoiled their effectiveness.
 KRUd TAKES OVER
 Krug allowed no such grass to grow under his feet, As soon aS he got tho boards approval of his plan, he announced 1t. The press confer. eneo which Krug held with May the next day as more in the nature of Q postertpt to clear up c few odds and ends,
 Stacy May made the presentation of the plan, and then it was open for discussion. Undersecretary of War Robert Patterson had the first crack at it, Up to this time, the Army had been tho chief opponent to any ideas of quick reconversion. All the way through the months that Donald Nelson's spot authoriS- alton plan for limited reconversion had been milling through tho WIPE maze, War Department spokesn1en had Snlped ct it. But to Mays plan, Secretary Patterson raised no ob- jectlon, Major General LucluS D. Clay, in charge of Army procure. ment, who had been In command for most of the attack on reconVersion during the absence of Lieutenant General Brchon Somervell of the Army Service Forces, also sat silent.
 With the Army approving, the plan was as good as put over. It was perhaps one of tho most peace- ful WIPE meetings on record.
 There was some consideration that the War Manpower CommiS- sion might need additional legIsla- ton to ensure military production, but when Governor McNutt said he didn't think Congress would ap. prove legislation in the first place, and 1t wasn't needed in the Second,' that objection was largely removed, THE GO.AHEAD
 ON RECONVERSION
 The idea that small business would need priority protection on raw materials was easily overcome by the arguement that big business would hog materials for private en- terprise on which the government was not paying the cost, that pro- cessing millions of applications was physically impossible, and that forc- ing business to hold up planning un- til priorities were granted would simply wreck the whole idea of speedy reconversion.
 Those objections out of the way the plan sailed through and bus mess got the green light. Krug also was of to wonderful start.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-12
NEW INDUSTRIES
(Hartford Courant)

The fact that Henry J. Kaiser has purchased patent rights to a rev. olutionary counter-rotor helicopter invented by a nineteen-year-old California boy may make the pros- pect of widespread use of helicopters more than dream of the future. MT. Kaiser's well-established repu- tation for getting things done indi- cates that he will let no grass grow under his feet in developing and mass-producing ilelicopters after the war is over.
 Taken by itself this incident is not particularly significant except that 1t illustrates the thesis Presi- dental candidate Thomas E. Dewey has been stressing: that frontiers in America have not been finally conquered. On the one hand we have this nineteen-year-old boy who has already established himself as an inventor. On the other we have what may be the beginning of an- other industry that will employ many thousands of people.
 That is precisely the way America has been built into the greatest productive force in the world. There nave been other young boys-Edison and Ford, who in their day, too, had e vision. From those visions have come giant industries that have given employment to millions, directly or indirectly. That is tine normal forward movement of Amer ica, a movement that can be im- peded or checked only when our leaders try to centralize authority and initiative. Will the men who have the capacity to translate their visions into great factories be en couraged? Only in that way can we achieve lasting prosperity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-12
MIR. WILSON'S BIRTHPLACE
(New York Times)

Mrs. Cordell Hull. president of the Woodrow Wilson Birthplace Founda- ton. announced on Wednesday es- tablishment of a fund to keep up the manse in Staunton, Va, fir which Woodrow Wilson was born For this purpose $50.000 has already been given. It is hoped to double this sum so that the income may provide for the keep. Staunton. pro- nounced stanton, is a fine old town in the Shenandoah Valley. The Rev. Joseph Ruggles Wilson became pastor of the First Presbyterian Church there in 1855. Ray stannard Baker describes the house in which Woodrow Wilson was born on Dec 2e, 1856:
 The Presbterian Manse was on the hill at the corner Of what fl now Coulter and Frederick Streets q substantial, square brick build ing, painted white, with roomy setting and a garden below.
 On the porch in the back pr. VII. son often wrote his sermons. Ths room where the President was borr and the house have been llttll changed. The furniture Of nsayls
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-12

ly, and no Christian anywhere is more outSpoken than he in his dec- laration that Christ is the hope of the world.
 Some years ago there was great meeting held in Calcutta. For three hours orators held forth, praislng Gandhi and speaking about India's nationalistic aims. Then came the supreme moment when Gandhi was to speak. The crowd expected @ long and well-reasoned discourse. But this was all Gandhi said: "The man to whom owe most and to whom all India owes most is man who never set foot in India, and that is Christ"
 After that, Gandhi sat down. That was the whole of his speech. It made a greater impression upon his hearers than if he had spoken for hours. Most significantly of all. however, 1t revealed the profound influence that Christ and his teach- ings are having upon leaders and followers in non-C Christian countries today.
 Christianity is working as a leaven in far distant parts of the world and among vast multitudes of people.
 All Right Reserved-Babson
 Newspaper Syndicate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-12
Views Of The Press

ninety years ago is still in use. It would be a great misfortune if this memorial of great man were to fall into neglect. Virginia. so rich in famous sons, is fortunate in the preservation of historic houses. Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Tyler, Harrison, Wilson make an unequaled line, and Ben- jamin Harrison'S ancestral home was in Virginia. Tyler and W. H. Harrison were born within stones throw of each other. It is curious to remember that Woodrow Wilson's father taught chemistry and natural sciences in Hampton Sidney College, from which William Henry Har- rison was graduated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-12
CHURCHILL's ARRIVAL
(Boston Post)


 There could be no better assur- ance given that the German U-boat menace is definitely a thing of the past than Prime Minister Church. ills arrival by ship at a Canadian east coast port, yesterday, for series of conferences in Quebec with President Roosevelt. Had he been flown over under heavy escort of the superior Allied air forces, 1t would not be surprising. But the fact that he chose a sea voyage is cheering in that it is further proof that Nazi under-sea boats are now negligible. And only a few days ago the big gest convoy ever to sail from the Canadian east coast reached Eng land safely, without the slightest mishap.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-12
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS When nnclnrN Disagree

Our doctor prescribed green Iron and ammonium citrate to increase the henoglobin, which was toInd reduced to 65. My brother, a doctor in another state. says iron IS not assimilated without copper, m when opinion sherman seems 10 concur. He never prescribes from without some copper tS. ?. M
 Answer-It may Dc true that minute quantity of copper is essen- tiai for hemoglobln formation. but generally there is enough copper present fin various fooes to fulfill the bodys requirement--such foods as radishes. cucumbers. peas, tof1a- toes. oysters. caullinower, celery, asparagus. beets, grapes, lettuce. kalt and watercress contain considerable copper Tn the booklet "Blood ano Health" Cfor copy send ten cents and stamped envelope bearing your address-do not send clipping I tell how to make up a homemade iron tonic containing a wee bit oi copper
 Mild Hincture Of Iodine
 You had better look Up the formula of Mild Hircturc of Iodine U. s. P. XII. IL does contain dilute alcohol. IS. K, Registered Phar' macist).
 Answer-I hope the printer hasn't made me say what yod imply have said. Of course Mild Tincture of Iodine contains alcohol. l said Weak Solution of Iodine contains no alcohol.
 Succedaneum for Digitalis
 am B years of age. and have been making digitalis for rheumatic heart. but it does not seem to help me. (F. M. E)
 Answer-Of course I have no idea what your condition or require ments may be. But let me say that an optimal daily ration of vitamin B-complex. say three spoonfuls Of potent syrup of B-complex which contains also 8 little iron glucoate and manganese, along with digitalis. is as ta succedaneum for digitalis, often acts as real heart tonic.
 Help for Alcoholic AddictS
 Please send your booklet Dip somania,' I want to help my son. aged 30 years, or help him help himself. (Mrs. F. W.
 Answer-Best help for any aico- holic addict is to get in touch with an Alsoholic Anonymous group m his or her community-perhaps postofiice address of a group may be found in the Classified Section. If you provide stamped envelope bearing your address I'll send the booklet on alcoholism.
 Copyright 1944, John F. file, Col