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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-16

Haiethorpe, Md, to the Church Of Ascension, that city, at Q. Burial will be held Tuesday from the Mul. vile funeral home, 2T0 West Main street. time to Dc announced, EFiondB may call ct the funeral home Monday from [ to 10 D. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-16

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The funeral of Mrs, Antolnette LaneSe, 7S Hilivlew avenue, was held today ct Q c. m. from the Maiorano Funeral Home, e6 Willow street, to st. Thomas church where c solemn high Mas of requiem was celehrat. ed ct 10.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-16

The funeral of Miss Mae 0. Lun. ny New York formerly of Water. bury was held from the Lunny fu. neral home 26 Central avenue, to. day at e:i6 c. m. to the Church of the Immaculate Conception where c solemn high Mass of requiem was celebrated at Q. Burial was in old Ct. josephs cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-16

The funeral of Arthur W, Bran. dow, 2i Ia High street, was held from the Alderson Funeral Home, 70 Central avenue, Rt Q 6. m. today, Rev. Francis o. AyreS, rector of st' Johns Episcopal church, ofiiciating. Burial was in Round Top cemetery, Cairo, N. Y.
Evening star., 1944-01-10

mount duty would seem to be to
serve exclusively in that capacity.
II, therefore, request that you see
to it that duly elected members Of
the Congress do not serve in the
active components Of the armed
services"
The Presidents statements on the
matter follows:
"The Secretaries of War and Navy
have been instructed that duly elect
ed members of Congress, as such,
may not serve in the active COM
ponents Of the armed services. The
desire OF the national legislators to
serve their country under arms is
understandable and appreciated
and does them honor. However, am
advised by the Attorney General that
the Constitution Of the United States
forbids them from serving both in
the armed forces and in the Con-
gress at the same time.
Aside from the constitutional
barrier, there is also the problem of
evaluation of service to the Nation.
One Of the greatest strengths Of our
democracy in the time of crisis is a
strong. virile Congress to meet the
problems arising from the demands
OF total war. The election Of these
congressman, after war was de-
clared, showed that their constit-
uents believed that their service as
legislators was their paramount con-
tribution to the war effort"
Evening star., 1944-01-10
1943 National Income
SET at 142 Billion
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
With an l1-month total of $12s,-
242 900, 900, substantially higher than
for any previous full year, Secretary
OF Commerce Jones estimated yes
terday the national income was
$142, 900 900, 900 in 1s43.
The previous high for a full year
was $115, 500 ,0O0,O in 1912. In 1899
it amounted to $4,000, 600 900.
Income payments Salaries and
wages, dividends and interest, rents
and royalties, social security bene-
hts, etc. totaled 1920 ,00O, 900 in
November, 16 per cent above Novem.
Der, 1912. but 3 per cent below Oc-
tober, 1s43.
Mr.. Jones attributed the decrease
from October for the most part to
seasonal factors, such as the Octo-
her-November declines In dividend
and interest payments and agricul-
tural income. After adjustment for
these influences, the Commerce De-
partment's index of total income
payments advanced to the record
high of 2214 in November, up 3.4
points from October.
The advance, Mr.. Jones said, was
principally due to continued ad-
vances in payrolls of manufacturers
engaged In war production, in pay
OF the armed forces and in agri-
cultural income. (The index is based
on 1935-1939, taken as 1909
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to make terms with fear or failure. >

to make terms with fear of failure. /"
And he said:
Remove from every mind the
false idol Of narrow nationalism and
bigoted patriotism and wiring out the
greed Of disunity which ID sapping
human progress"
Speaker Rayburn told reporters on
his return from a holiday trip to
his Texas home: II found the tenn
per OF the people very much i'm
proved"
They're for going on and getting
this war over With, without too
much grumbling and complaining, F"
he said. Il didn't hear = lot Of poll
tics"
Fifty-onc Senators were on hand
for the opening prayer there. AL
though the leaders were present,
wide-open spaces on the Republican
side of the aisle conceded with 9
politically important meeting Of the
COP National Committee In Chi
cago.
Traditionally, the Senate trans
acted no business in the opening
session, which lasted but II min
utes. Fifteen of those were spent In
shadows because somebody forgot to
turn on the ceiling lights until the
opening roll call was completed.
Majority Leader Barkley notified
the Senate that no business would
be transacted until after the Presi
dents message.
Senator George plans to &c
ahead with the tax bill, cleaning
|up the social security feature first
and then the strictly revenue phases
Of the bill, but postponing considera-
ton OF controversial amendments to
the war contracts renegotiation law
until next week.
Race Against Time.
Congress must race against time,
even in the absence of calendar
headlines, on many other portions OF
the legislative program.
A practical system of absentee
voting for servicemen at home and
overseas is one Of the most press
ing problems. Ballots must be print
ed and shipped months ahead Of the
November election, and If the States
are to be called upon for enabling
Legislation, their lawmakers must
have time to draft and pass the
necessary bills.
Senators Lucas, Democrat, Of H.
linois and Green. Democrat, OF
Rhode Island think they have a
shortcut solution in 4 Federal ballot
system. A similar plan Is backed by
Chairman Worley of the House Elec-
tlons Committee. However, the SEN
ate already has approved a leave-it-
to-the-States resolution, which will
be considered by the House commit
tee along with Representative Wor-
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Self Styled Youth Gang 'Broin'
Gives Up to Share Publicity

A 16-year-old Self-Styled tough
guy" was in police custody today,
wondering whether getting his name
in the newspapers is worth all the
trouble he finds himself in.
Annoyed because the newspapers
had omitted his part in the house,
breaking, larceny and auto theft
activities of his three youthful COM
panions, the boy, who lives in the
100 block of Massachusetts, avenue
NV, yesterday walked into the
District Receiving Home, where he
had escaped a week ago, and gave
himself up.
Il was the brains Of these jobs, -
he said bitterly, land they didn't
even mention my name"
His companions, Jane Ann Albery,
10, of the 1700 block of K street
NV, and two youths, 16 and IT.,
were arrested Friday night when
the stolen car they were driving
crashed into the bridge near Six
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teenth street and Spring road NV.
The boy was left behind unobserved
in a gas station in the 1900 block
Of Fourteenth street NV. they had
intended to rob when police sur
prised them.
Newspaper accounts the next day
carried graphic accounts Of the trio,
but nary word about the boy who
refers to himself as "the brain"
1T was an insult to my ability"
the Brain told detectives yesterday,
a cigarette dangling from the corner
of his mouth. 80 decided to give
myself up and get some credit"
The Brain, who stands feet 5 and
has blond wavy hair, freely recount
ed his various crime escapades. I'm
the best 'transom' burglar in town."
he boasted.
Last night. however, his boastful
mood of exuberance changed to de-
fiant sullenness as police decided to
turn him over to Juvenile Court au-
thorities.
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ley's proposal tomorrow. Senator
Lucas substitute will be considered
by the Senate Privileges and Elec-
tons Committee Wednesday.
House Republican Leader Martin
predicts that some sort Of workable
voting machinery will be set up, but
he has not announced which plan
he will back. Democratic Senator
Russell, whose home State OF
Georgia last week enacted an alb
sentee soldiers voting law, has giver,
his tentative Endorsement to the
Lucas plan.
Mastering -eut Pay Problem.
Another soldiers sailors prob
lem involves mustering-ou pay
already needed by q majority Of the
5000 men who are being discharged
each month. The Senate has passed
measure providing lump sum pay
ments OF $500 to $500 for discharged
veterans below the rank Of generals
with length and site Of service gov
erning tho amount paid.
The House Military Affairs Com
mittee is to consider the Senate bill
tomorrow.
More legislation, giving veterans
credit on the social security rolls
for time spent in the service, will get
the green light early in the session
Senator George predicted.
The Presidents message may de-
termine whether Congress will con-
slider antistrike legislation, widely
discussed since the Government
seized the railroads to avert q
threatened walkout.
Postwar planning to ease the
transition from war to civilian pro-
duction is due for detailed study by
half dozen committees. And, of
course. a series of appropriation bills
will be Forthcoming.
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Steering Committee
May Be Organized
By COP Senators
BY J. A. O'LEARY.

Senate Republicans may set up
new machinery in their party con-
ference to study the major issues
confronting Congress this year and
to sound out minority sentiment on
legislation.
Senator White of Maine, acting
minority leader in the absence of
Senator McNary of Oregon, called
a conference Thursday morning to
discuss several pending problems.
such as the soldier vote and food
subsidy issues and the tax bill.
From other sources there were in
dlcations that the conference also is
likely to consider the advisability of
establishing the permanent post of
assistant minority leader and DOS
sibly a party whip.
There is no elected assistant lead
er now, and when Senator McNary
was taken Ill recently, he asked SEN
ator White to fill in for him. Senator
McNary is recuperating in Florida
and Is reported to be improving, but
information reaching the Capitol
indicates he may have to take an
extended rest.
One suggestion which may be dis
cussed is that the party conference
create small executive committee
that could meet at frequent intervals
to analyze pending bills and deter
mine when the entire Republican
membership should be called to
shape up party policy on a particular
issue. The Democrats have such a
setup, which they call a Steering
Committee.
When the Democrats took over
control of the Senate II years ago,
the Republican membership declined
sharply, until in 1887 there were only
l6 on the minority side. Under
those conditions the need for a
steering committee was not so i'm
portant. Since 1898, however. the
Republicans have been gaining
strength steadily, and now have 81
Senators.
The fact that an important ma
tional election is in the offing also
may increase the desire for closer
party study of the work of this ses-
sion.
Evening star., 1944-01-10

arrangements. The name of Walter
S. Hallanan, national committeeman
Tor West Virginia, is mentioned
prominently as the likely chairman.
The Willkie people are claiming that
originally Mr.. Schroeder had been
considered for the Craftsmanship, but
that they had been able to smother
such a proposal, just as they were
able to defeat Mr.. Schroeder for the
national Craftsmanship at the meet
ing OF the National Committee in
st. Louis last winter.
Anti-Willkie members of the Ma
tional Committee ridiculed this as
sertion. A reading of the rules.
they pointed out shows that no
National Committee member shall
be chairman of the Committee on
Arrangements if the committeeman
halls from the State in which the
convention is to be held. Mr..
Schroeder is from Illinois.
Tomorrow the National Commit
tee will meet to pick the convention
city and the date for the convention
and to adopt the apportionment of
delegates among the States and ter
ritories and the District of Columbia.
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Legislators
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waive his exemption and make him
subject to immediate induction.
The text Of letters sent by the
President to Secretary Of War Slim
son and Secretary of Navy Knox
follows:
Il am informed by the Attorney
General that under the provisions of
the Constitution 1t is improper for
members OF the Congress to serve
IN the armed forces Of the United
States.
In addition to the constitutional
objections 1 have great doubt
whether a member of the Congress
should divide his time between serv-
Ice as legislator and service in the
Army or Navy. Having been elected
to congressional ofl1ce, his para
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to the meeting today, Chairman
Spangler said:
THE winning of the war must be
kept out of politics. The political
party which attempts to make the
conduct of the war a partisan &C
tivity will be condemned by the Ma
tlon as whole. The candidate for
Office who attempts to make political
capital out of the war will earn the
scorn of patriots-and the repudia-
ton of the voters. Today this coun-
try is Republican rather than Demo-
cratic. But our Army and Navy are
neither Republican nor Democratic.
They are Americans. Win the war
is slogan which belongs to all of
u.s."
Mr.. Spangler here was hitting at
the suggestion made by President
Roosevelt that his administration
substitute for New Deal" the slogan
Win the War"
Position "TO Win Peace"
Mr.. Spangler also insisted that
the Republican party was in better
position to win the peace" when
the war is over, since it has in its
Mackinac declaration stated a for
eign policy which has not been
matched by the Democrats.
ITO this time" he said, 1.-The pres
ent administration has not offered
to the people any such declaration. !"
The Republican chairman said
that the country "is tired of execu-
tive legerdemain. 1t wants states
men, not clever politicians juggling
pressure groups" He said that
James A. Farley, former Democratic
national chairman, has announced
that the American people are tired,
terribly tired, of being kicked
around" "a potent number
of Jeffersonian Democrats" Mr..
Spangler continued, "fed up with the
New Deal, threaten to bolt and form
a party of their own, free from ex-
ecutive domination He insisted
that the New Dealers cannot side
step now "the kind Of Government
the people of this country will not
again tolerate"
Ihe National Committee men,
bers and State chairmen were guests
at a dinner last night given by IL
linois members of the committee.
Werner w. Schroeder and Mrs. Ber-
tina Baur. Tonight the National
Committee will be hosts at a similar
dinner at which Representative Hal
leck OF Indiana, new chairman OF
the Republican Congressional Com
mittee, will be the principal speaker.
Chicago Seen Convention City.
1t has been rather definitely de-
clded that Chicago will be selected
as the national convention city and
that the convention will be held the
latter part Of June. It is expected
that Chairman Spangler will be
authorized to name the committee on
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SpongIer Survey of Troops
May Bring Inquiry by Army

statement regarding a Survey" Of
soldier political sentiment.
Subsequently, Mr.. Spangler issued
the following:
Il have been asked to amplify my
statement made at a press confer
ence this morning upon our efforts
to check up on the political lean
ings of the men and women in the
armed services.
I'VE have naturally sought to find
out, through whatever sources we
have, the opinions of the men
abroad. But the word survey" i'm
plies formal action such as a
Gallup poll. We have not, of course,
had the facilities to make such
surveys.
Il have asked friends of mine to
keep me informed and have re-
quested four particularly old friends
to give me report upon what they
believe to be the political attitude
of the soldiers stationed in Great
Britain.
"As chairman Of the Republican
National Committee, hoping that
all of these men will have the op-
portunity to vote in November, this
was my duty. And 1 assume the
New Deal is doing likewise.
My opinion Is that the boys will
vote in the services very much along
the lines that they would vote If in
civilian life, or as those still re-
naming in civilian life will. This
would indicate a Republican VIC
tory in November
Points to Off-Year Vote.
At his press conference Mr..
Spangler insisted that the votes
cast in the 1912 elections, and more
recently in November, 1943, clearly
indicated Republican victory in
the national election this year.
Presidept Roosevelt ran ahead OF
the DeInocratic tickets in 1910, he
pointed out. But if the President,
in 1914, did not run any farther
ahead of his ticket than he did
four years ago the Republicans
would win, perhaps, with a vote as
high as Sc per cent of the total.
He was asked if the Presidents
New Year eve speech showed he
intended to run again. Mr.. Spang-
ler replied that it might be inter-
preted either way" that the Presi-
dent was endeavoring to use the
same tactics which resulted in his
denomination in 1910.
"The President bo eo;d H,,,;1l
run for fourth term if he believes
he can win"
The Republican chairman insisted
that fourth-term propaganda was
going to the soldiers abroad through
the Owl. He said that Roosevelt
buttons had been sent overseas,
and that many of the documents
issued by the Owl contained state
ments boosting the fourth term.
I have bushel basket full of
these documents in my office" he
said.
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Court Denies Request
To Hold Ewing in Jail
Pending Civil Action

Justice F. Dickinson Let's Of Dis
trict Court today dismissed re-
quest which would have had the
effect of keeping Orman w. Ewing,
former Democratic committeeman
from Utah, in District Jail while
action is pending on Z civil suit
against him.
Ewing, who is serving time on a
criminal assault charge, was re-
moved to the penal institution at
Lorton, Va, on Friday, after ex-
piration of q court order which had
kept him in Jail in connection with
a civil case.
Ray L. HUI, director of the Board
Of Public Welfare, later on Friday
had been ordered by Justice T. Alan
Goldsborough of District Court to
appear in court today to show cause
why Ewing should not be kept at
the Jail pending the outcome of a
civil action against him by his
former attorney, James ]. Laughlin.
The move to keep Ewing at the
jail had been taken in his sbehalt
by his present attorney, J. Robert
Esher.
The Government, through Assist
ant Corporation Counsel Chester H
Gray, today maintained that on the
criminal sentence Ewing had been
ordered to an institution of a peni-
tentiary type and that it was proper
for him to be sent to such an insti-
tuition when there no longer was a
court order to hold him at the jail
instead.
Justice Let's in handing down his
ruling today pointed out that the
authorities would have means to
bring Ewing here whenever his ap-
pearance is desired, either before
the special committee investigat ting
the Jail, or in connection with a
civil case.
Evening star., 1944-01-10
New Arlington Group
To Study PIoy Projects

Plans for representation at a pub
lie hearing of the Arlington County
Board on the purchase OF County
recreation areas will be made by
the New Arlington Citizens Associa-
ton at meeting at 8 pm. tomorrow
at 1924 South Pollard street, it was
announced today.
Sound motion pictures of the war
will be shown after the business ses-
sion.
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to order at noon. opening the Sec
ond session Of the Seventy-eighth
Congress. The galleries were nearly
deserted.
The opening prayer by the Rev.
James Shera Montgomery, House
was that the Nations lead
ers and the Congress shall be so
blessed that they shall never dare
Evening star., 1944-01-10
By Staff Correspondent of The Star.

CHICAGO, Jan. 10.-Republi-
can National Chairman Harrison
E. Spangler's statement that four
officers in as many battalions of
American troops in England had
reported to him the political
leanings of the enlisted men and
officers raises the question
whether such activity constitutes
a violation of the War Depart
ment's orders against political
activity in the Army.
Mr.. Spangler, who made this dis
closure at press conference here
yesterday, defended the right of the
officers to make such reports. These
officers, he said, were former men,
bers of the Republican organization.
What action, if any, the War De-
partment will take in the matter
remains to be seen. Also, there is
chance that Democrats in Congress
will ask a congressional investiga-
ton. Such an inquiry might in
clude, too, an investigation to learn
what the Democrats are doing
about the soldier vote.
Made at His Request.
The Spangler statement was made
In reply to questions put to the
chairman about the probable effect
of the soldier vote on the coming
presidential election.
Mr.. Spangler replied that the SOL
diers would vote in the same pro-
portion for and against the New
Deal President as would the civil
ians in this country. Indications,
he said, were that majority would
oppose the New Deal. That being
the case, he said, the soldier vote
would not change the result.
Surveys" of soldier sentiment, he
said, had been made.
This brought a deluge of ques-
tIons about how the surveys had
been made. They were made, he
said, at his request, by four officers
OF the American forces in, England.
He said, too, that he had had some
reports from the Pacific area. None
had been made, he said, regarding
the political leanings of troops in
the United States. He added, how
ever, that many letters received by
the National Committee from SOL
diers still in this country showed
sentiment similar to that of those
abroad.
Mr.. Spangler was asked to give
the names of the four officers who
had made the surveys. He declined.
Nor would he give the organiza-
tions with which they are serving.
"I think the officers acted per-
fectly within their rights, as Ameri-
can citizens" he said.
Some of Mr.. Spangler's Repub-
lican colleagues obviously were dis
turbed when they learned about his
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Lincoln
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mitted, is still shrouded. Undoubt-
edly the figure Of Mr.. Dewey hovers
over the conclave.
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President FeIicifafes
Rationing Volunteers
On Doing Fine Job
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt last night con-
graduated the 276,000 volunteers
with war price and rationing boards
for the "fine job" they are doing.
In q message read by Price Ad-
nlinistrator Chester Bowles on q
radio program, the President said
he was certain that the overwhelm-
ing majority Of citizens had never
lost respect and admiration" for the
work Of board members and their
aides.
The broadcast, in which three
typical board workers partici-
pated, celebrated the second ami
versary Of the organization Of ration
boards.
Mr.. Roosevelt said some citizens at
times have been impatient with their
local boards because they had te
stand in line, or had got mo" tc
their request for more gasoline, OF
ration points or higher ceiling
prices.
80" ne said, "they beefed little
because that's the way Americans
let of steam under pressure, but
with rare exceptions, they have
complied with the law.
"The few chiselers who hav,
turned up are objects OF contemp
to all good citizens. Wheneve,
caught they will be punished and
whether caught or not, am SUR
that they must always carry with
them the knowledge that they hav,
let our country down in this-it
greatest war"
1t takes courage for board worker
to say mo-" the President said, add
ing that I'VE shall always remembe
their devotion and steadfastness t,
Evening star., 1944-01-05

that formalities of military life have
completely disappeared in jungle
warfare.
A private may address his COM
manding officer as Charlie or Bob
Officers get code names or nick
names. The Army says Japanese
snipers are adept at picking off the
officers, so the officer wears no in
sigma.
One day private was trying tt
get his jeep through a swamp
Another jeep came along. Riding
in it was a brigadier general. He