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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31

edf ed contributions of more than
s750,O00 from the CLIO to the poll
tical action committee and. further,
that the Federal Bureau OF Inyes-
tigation reported that the commits
tee had receied lump sums IN exc
cess OF 100000 from seeral labor
organizations.
"rhey are using this money. as
they publicly declare" spangler
continued, ito promote q fourth
term for Mr.. Roosevelt and New
Deal members OF Congress"
In response 10 q congressional In.
auiry, Biddie already has held that
the political action committee has
not violated the law so far. As
the matter now stands. his ruling
win prevail unless upon Fesexam-
nation Of subsequent facts he
should find that the committee had
changed IT, methods.
your reasons for permitting such
q clear violation OF the lev, which
YOU are under oath 10 enforce, have
continued.
I'm view Of your ruling that this
political action committee Is within
the law when II takes contributions.
even beyond the Hatch set limit.
from . labor organization. I de.
sire an opinion from you a. 70 ether
groups who wish 70 become active
N this campaign against the re-
election Of NJ. Roosevelt for .
fourth term"
Asserting that ; number Of farm
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The alleged confirmation of the
lynching of the American followed
the German propaganda hysteria
set recently by Propaganda Minis
ter Joseph Goebbels himself, when
he wrote in the Nazi party organ
that the government could no longer
protect terror" raiders from the
mad fury" of the German popula-
ton.
Since Goebbels keynote an
nouncement, which was broadcast
by the Nazi radio, German news
broadcasts have been full Of alleged
reports that German civilians were
succumbing to the dictates Of their
mad fury
The Stockholm newspaper Alton
bladet said in a Berlin dispatch
that fiye American flyers had been
lynched by IAN infuriated crowd"
before police could intervene. The
flyers had parachuted to earth, the
dispatch quoted a traveller from
Leipzig as saying, after machine
cunning hundreds Of peaceful
people"
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Roosevelt.
Challenged
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"It must remain so II the repub-
lie is to survive, for democracy cam
not survive in the same land with
military dominance" he said. I'VE
must have military strength suf-
ficient to assure our safety, but 1t
must never be so organized as to
dominate or control our civil poll
cies."
On the subject Of foreign policy
In speech devoted principally to
post war military policy, Hicken-
looper said 1T was the lack Of q
sound foreign policy which not only
made us ineffective In preventing
war but made 1t impossible for us
to prepare for war when war be-
came inevitable"
And, he added, "the questions Of
international policy have not been
answered nor definitely proposed by
those who are In possession Of the
facts, and experience shows that we
cannot rely too much on general
tiles In this field"
AS for the future military policy,
Hickenlooper said national defense
and public security might be better
served by O consolidation Of the
army and navy, surrently under dis
cussion in Congress.
He said the question Of universal
training must be governed by fu-
ture events, depending upon wheth-
err the United States can obtain
adequate and satisfactory Interna-
tional commitments.
Challenge
Green, in speech on agricultural
affairs, challenged the crop reduc-
ton program in the pre-war days Of
the Roosevelt administration.
He outlined the farm plank which
Illinois Republicans wrote into their
platform last week, proposing a sys-
TEN Of loans to prevent excess sup
plies from depressing the farm
market and added:
This program Is strictly opposed
to destruction of crops, killing Of
little pigs or other economic waste"
Vivian told the governors that
"the federal government is attempt
ing to lay claim to the water which
has built the arid west"
Limitations upon the jurisdiction
Of the federal government are being
severely strained, in order to give
bureaucratic groups absolute con-
troll over the lives and destinies Of
our people," he said.
Should the federal theory pre-
vail, 1t will ruin the economy Of
more than three quarters Of a CEN
fury"
He proposed that in litigation now
pending the states should unite in
opposing the governments claim to
ownership Of unappropriated waters
Of n-navigable streams.
Timber
SHELLS speech on conservation of
timber resources brought a remind
er Of President Roosevelt's veto of
the pay-as- you-go tax bill In which
the chief executive listed himself
as tree-owner in opposing clause
revising the taxation on timber.
Smell lauded that feature of the
revenue bill as one providing tax re-
lief by classifying some forest rev.
enues as long term capital gains
rather than annual income.
He also declared that forestry, by
the dimunition of commercial stands
in private ownership and expansion
of government holdings, presents q
challenge to the states which, unless
int is met, may lead to further
power and authority over our forests
lodged with bureaus and depart
ments Of government centralized
in Washington, D. c."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31
Walter Wi1lcIlell.
" In NezC York

100 lbs. but still weighs over 500
The new draft cards will be
impossible" to forge. To be printed
on paper similar to currency A
form that shipped defective mine
detectors (after they were con-
demned) will wind up in trouble
soon Some braWl outside
55th street hotel the other ante
meridian. 1t featured many So
cialites who got SCARED. Thown
bottles, much screaming, etc. {.
The films. "Intermezzo" and Re
becca" will be re-issued Every
body on Broadway is roofing hard
for the plucky cast Of Dream with
Music" The out-of- towners, who
are filling the seats, love 1t :.
The former Mrs. Benny (song-
writer) Davis married It. H. Bost-
wick, once Of the Glenn Miller band,
in California last week The
Jewish vaudeville show on Houston
Street and End Avenue has the up
towners in stitches.
Side street SideshOW: Co-pilot
Hanson from Cleveland who had
just been discharged from the Wal
ter Reed HospitaD came into Mr..
Billingsley's place on q recent after
noon l.. He ordered two drinks at
the bar Told the bartender
that he and buddy during action
overseaS made a deal That
the first time they hit New York
they would haxe their first drink
there -. But their plane was shot
down &. Hanson's wounds healed
3D.. His buddy died After
toasting his pals memory - he paid
the check. blew kiss to the un-
touched drink +. And walked out.
COnfucius a Ia Mencken: Man
Loses His Sense OF Direction After
the 4th Drink; Woman, After the
4th Kiss.
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Upheld
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injury came from one of its pack
ages then it was left there by one
Of the carriers. all of whom were
independent contractors. In this re-
gard the majority opinion states:
1.-The contracts alone were not de-
terminative of the question OF
agency and upon all of the evidence
the jury might properly have found
that the carriers were the agents of
the defendant as to the removal OF
wires at the so-called depot. A
person may be a contractor as TO
part OF his service and servant as
to another part.
Chief Justice william NJ. Maltbie
and Justice Arthur F. Ellis dissented
with that portion of the opinion
which holds that upon the evidence
the jury could have reasonably
found the carriers to have been
agents of the defendant.
In regard to the defendants claim
that the verdict was excessive. the
high court ruled: THE plaintiff has
practically lost the use of her in
Jured eye the judgment OF
the trial court in refusing to set
aside a verdict should be given great
weight. The fact that It might have
ordered a remittitur and did not
is significant. Apparently judge and
jury. with the whole picture before
them, were agreed that the sum was
fair compensation for the mental
and physical suffering and disable
fly the plaintiff experienced and
would experience. The court was
not In error in denying the motion
to set aside the verdict.
The claims OF proof by the news
paper were that its delivery employe
did not cut the wire as alleged; that
no wires were left on the areaway;
thet the wire alleged 10 have caused
the injury was not one Of It's wires;
that the carriers were not It's agents
nor did they leave any wires In
the aFeaway; and that the wire In
question was not dangerous.
The ehlld's right eye was impaired
IN such way that she can not get
binoeulaF vision. II was testified by
medical authorities during the trial
that the only value the girl could
get from her right eye would come
IN the event she lost the sight IN
her left eye. She would then b able
10 get partial vision with the In
inred right eye. II was testified.
Attorney Edward Maseol0 appear
I'd for the plaintiff IN the litigation.
while Attorney J. Warren Epson
represented the newspaper. Judge
william H. comley presided AZ the
trial, and one month later denied
the defense motion 10 Get aside the
verdict. The Jury elaborated two
and . half hours before Feashlng
the verdict.
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able to halt the japanese thrust
II adequate air support can be
brought into the battle.
China will fight on" he said,
adding in an appeal for greater AL
lied assistance: Let the United
Nations be united"
The Chinese communique report
ed strong Japanese reinforcements
crossing the Yangtze river and isaid
bitter fighting was in progress on
the northeastern and northwestern
approaches to Changsha, with both
sides suffering heavy casualties.
One Japanese spearhead captured
Tungcheng, Al miles east Of Tung
Ting Lake, and advanced IL miles
southwark to within 10 miles north
east Of Changsha. A second force
seized the lake village Of Kingtien
and advanced to about 40 miles due
north Of the Changsha. while a
third broke into the outskirts of
Nanhsien, on the west shore Of the
lake.
Another Japanese force was in
tercepted by the Chinese below
Nanhsien at a point only about %
miles east of the Chinese stronghold
Of Changteh, but there was no im-
mediate word on the outcome Of the
fighting. Other enemy forces were
reported attacking the Chinese lines
at number of points along the
northern and eastern sides Of the
like.
American fighter-bombers bombed
and strafed enemy installations at
Nanchang, on the Yangtze, and shot
down one and probably two of 16 In
tercepting Japanese fighters. At
the same time, U. s. 14th Air Force
Liberators dropped % tons Of bombs
on Japanese targets along the Bur-
ma road in western Yunnan prov
ince, where Chinese ground troops
gave ground at a number Of points
before heavy enemy counterattacks.
The Japanese recaptured CHA
tou, after three-day battle, and
fierce fighting was reported in prog
gress around Mamien Pass, seven
miles to the east. American air.
me ncontinued to supply the iso-
lated Chinese defenders In the pass
by parachute.
A force Of % Japanese planes
raided an American air base near
Hengyang, In southeastern China,
Monday and an American COM
muniQue acknowledged that some
damage was caused by demolition
and augmentation bombs.
On the central Burma front, Lieut..
Gen. Joseph w. Stilwell's Chinese
infantrymen drove to within five
miles of Kamaing from the south
and pressed in almost as closely
from the north. A communicate re-
vealed that British Chindit raiders
still were attacking the Japanese
lines of supply south OF Kamaing,
despite their evacuation of a jungle
airfleld a few days ago.
Fighting continued In and around
the big Japanese base at Myitkyina.
but there were no important
changes in the opposing battle lines.
British imperial troops on the East
Indian front encircled a strong enc
my position south of Imphal and
were reported "mopping up" isolated
Japanese units in that area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31

system enabling us to check any ir-
regularities. This system from time
to time has brought to light certain
dishonest practices on the part Of
certain welders and piece work
counters; and various employees have
been discharged. The bringing Of
offenders to justice by the FBI
should be a serious warning to
others.
ION behalf Of our 10000 employees
at Bethlehem bingham, would
like to point out that the number
of these offenders is a very small
percentage Of the total"
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against the government rather than
With conspiracy. IN those cases, IL
was said, the weldeFs themselves
had made the false claims without
working through counters,
Brandon said that those workers
convicted Of conspiracy faced MAG.
imnEn penalty Of two years inlpFi-
sonment and . $4,000 fine while
those charged gith making false
claims could be sentenced 70 Is
much - 10 years IN prison end fined
$4,000.
Wllliam II. Collins. general man.
ageF OF the Bethlehem Steel CO.
shipyaFd. said IN . prepared state
ment:
THE arrests should 90 q Ions
way IN solving q problem toward
the solution Of which the company
for 9 long time has been devoting
lts fullest efforts. We have had loT
many months . tsiple-ehecklng
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31

cooperatives and little business
groups would like to organize COM
nlittees "for the defeat of Mr..
Roosevelt" Spangler said that "they
are surely entitled to the same i'm
munity from prosecution that you
have apparently given" the Clio
committee.
Biddle probably will not rendGr
Spangler any opinion since his re-
sponsibility is limited to advising
the president.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31

Village, two miles east OF the air.
drome. which was passed Sunday by
the Allied invaders.
The japanese abandoned strong
positions at Bosnek Village. scene Of
the American landing Saturday. but
apparently were prepared TO de-
fend Mokmer TO the last, since all
escape routes virtually have been
cut of by Allied bomber patrols.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31
MEAN THIEF

Lynn. Mas. May 3i-(UPl-As
Miss virginia u. Cooks knelt IN
prayer a . grave IN q local GENE.
terry on Memorial Day. q thief stole
her pocketbook containing tie.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31

greatest combined air force ever
established.
the 9th u. 9. Air Force fighter
command alone has the greatest
fleet OF flghter.hombefs ever as
sembied. an American announce
ment said. The fighter. bonbefs
include hundreds OF thunderbolts,
Lightnings and Mustangs capable
OF low.ievei bombing With 1000
pounds OF bombs apiece.
Another American announcement
disclosed that medium. Hight and
fighter-bombeFs Of the 0th Air yoree
had flown more than $4,000 eogties
In ~ days since May 10. MaFau.
der medium bosnheFs alone dropped
more than $500 tons Of bombs N
1900 Individual attacks on France
and Belgium.
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o. VIlehsk ~ WhIte Rus-

STA.
Plans Of the Red banner feet
sank three German trawlers. 9 fast
landing barge and Q patrol cutter
and shot down ~ German planes
IN a raid on Narya Bay. Est0nia,
Monday night. Soviet waFAhipS sank
tao tFawlefs and damaged seriously
q third n the bay.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31

ANOAatAAbp4 AAOAsA @&SS ~
atty and justice"
The memorial adopted by the con-
gress, working under a new consti"
tuition calling for Atlantic charter
treatment for postwar Poland" was
regarded as q middle Of the road
declaration uniting factions 1T the
convention. representing 100000
lish-Americans.
The only member Of the congress
to oppose the action was Adam
Kujtkowski. delegate from Ham
tramck, Mich.
In a prepared statement, he
charged the congress leaders with
'anti-soyiet and anti-churehill
TRADES" and declared what We need
Is friendship with the Soviet Union.
without which the independence Of
Poland cannot be maintained"
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Bombing

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Ship Workers

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Sallies in Our Alley: Fred Allen
says he never realized how terrible
the 30 per cent night club tax
was until he looked into one on
sand Street last hight 1T was
so empty" said Fred, that passers-
by thought 1t was q Gerald l.. K.
Sniith-for-President Headquarters"
Overheard in the Blue News
room: what Is wrong with sending
a cruiser to a friend who has helped
keep the enemy from sending a
Fleet to us?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31

The Big-Time: Guy Lombardo's
disc OF "Humoresque"
Mos Album of Familiar Music, "
9 Hummert production The
ditty. "A Rainy Sunday" which viii
toFchure the all night listeners OF
misery music Donald Buka IS
saying IN Helen Goes to Troy.
-. Pamela Rivers in Pickup Girl"
>. Hubbard HoOyer's piece in Good
housekeeping. The Harm Done by
Good Women" The Chinese
Theater lat Chatham Square and
East Broadway. a continuous cir
Gus Take yourself and children
70 the Board Of Education exhibit,
the Future New York"-at seth
Street and Park Avenue.
The Late watch; Man Mountain
Dean. now q SGT. has sheiyer over
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-02-03

Lundy & Gavin. The boat was
tied up on the Pasco side of the
river and the wind sweeping
across from the Kennewick side
piled up a heavy sea which washed
into the engineroom, sinking the
craft at her moorings, only the
upper structure being above water
on Monday.
That-The library will be free
from now on. The association an
nounces that cards will be granted
to anyone in the community if the
card is signed by taxpayer as a
sponsor. -.
The Kennewick Courier-Report-
er for Jan. 81, 1874, reports that
Another new mark in the market
ing of products Of Kennewick
farms was set today when a full
carload of Kennewick creamery
butter was shipped to Los Angeles.
The shipment contained 270 cubes
of total net weight of 1850
pounds, and the cost was $7986.6O.
That-The circulation OF the
Kennewick library during 1928
was 11,274 volumes or an average
of 1000 a month. The total num-
Der of books now in the library is
3O57. s:
That-Local members of the
Big Y are expressing satisfaction
with the results of the associations
d'Angou pear pool which has been
closed. The pool consisted OF
1881 boxes and the returns were
S1.95 a box for fancy and SLAB
for c grade or an average of $1.85
for the crop.
1894
The Kennewick Courier-Report-
er for Feb. 1, 1884, says that at
the meeting of the County TB
League, Mrs. j. R. Ayers, county
seal sale chairman, gave a tenta-
tive report of $340 for the seal
sale.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-02-03
In BY-Gone Days
Being Items Culled from Our
Files Of Ten, Twenty, Thirty and
Forty Years Ago.

1904
The Columbia Courier for Feb.
5, 1904, tells us that-Election is
over. The incorporation issue
passed with a handsome majority,
only three votes were cast against
it. sss sess. ....gs15 ss=e., Sc
That-Frank Emigh is building
a tower and tank for windmill
which he will put up in his yard.
The water will be piped all over
his residence.
That-The first officers of the
newly incorporated city were: o.
L. Hanson, mayor; T. S. Cantrill,
Rufus Fullerton, L. G.. Rudow, H.
S. Anon and L. G. Moore, coun-
cilmen; Alonzo j. Hunt, treasurer.
That-Academy Emanuel was
the scene of a very pleasant gath
ering on Tuesday, Feb. in cele-
bration of the 10th birthday of
Catherine (Grandma Damsgar,
mother of M. o. Kitten. IS.
1914 .@....... r,
The Kennewick Courier for Jan.
80, 1914, reports that-The high
school basketball team left Thurs
day noon for Prosser where they
will play the first of a series of
three games, playing Sunnyside
Friday, and Mabton Saturday.
Those making the trip are Earl
Johnson, Bernard Slaugenhaupt,
Emil Behrman, Edmund Carpen-
ter, Howard Lincoln and Corwin
Terril. Mr.. Meikle accompanied
the team.
That-The heavy gale of Sum
day night sunk the Kennewick-
Pasco steam ferryboat, owned by
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-02-03

is now IN some sections" ne
warned. "The personal necessity
rations will be issued only when
an emergency arises and local
boards are convinced from the in
dividual circumstances that the
gasoline, in scant supply, should
be rationed to prevent undue
hardship" -.
Any person who applies for
personal necessity gasoline rations
must have proof to back up the
need for his request, Erickson
said. And in granting the rations,
local boards must post in a con-
spicuous place on the board pre-
misses, the name of the person
to whom the gasoline is issued,
his address, the purpose for which
the personal necessity" gasoline
was used, and the number of gal
Ions. 80
Boards also must make monthly
reports to the district OPA office
on the number of gallons out OF
their small quotas which are is
sued for this purpose. There is
no reserve on this allotment to
the boards and it is therefore
necessary for them to husband il
carefully so that sufficient amount
will be available at the end OF
the month to meet any emergency
Points on Canned Vegetables
Reduced
Effective Sunday, January 80
point values of all major canned
| vegetables were reduced, but re-
ports that 'spoint holiday" for
canned goods is imminent, were
denied by Administrator Chester
Bowles of the OPA.
"The rumors are without found
ation," Mr.. Bowles declared. "The
truth is that our food needs are
fully as great this year as last
The military demand is greater
and civilian purchasing power anc
demand are greater. I'll. l. =.
"Rationing has protected the
national food supply by control.
ling purchases of items in which
there are shortages. The only
result of point holiday woulc
be loss of the ground that ha.
been gained. The supply of pro.
cessed food available for ration.
ing is inadequate to meet uncon.
trolled demand. The indication:
are that less processed food viii
be available for distribution t.
civilians this year than last.
Point Values on Meat
There is always less meat a
at this time of the year, and a!
expected, the point values on mea
are up this month. Civilian sup
i ply is down somewhat, and Will,
we will not be able to buy quit.
as much as we did in December
and January-this months highel
| point values will move all tn.
meat we do have quickly from tn,
/ packers.