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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-08

of Cairo and how the people kept
running after the President and
pointing to him. The Secret Serv-
ice men detailed to guard Roose-
welt were worried by the shouts,
which all seemed to say the same
thing. Finally, they had the re-
marks translated.
"The people were all point
ing to the President" cOnclud-
ed Chavez, land shouting,
"That'S her husband! That's
her husband!
Mrs. Coffee bristled at criticism
Of the President and was kept
busy defending him. Finally Mon
roe got to telling about how he
was director of a psychopatic hos
pital in Boston Gan honor given
him by Mayor Curley).
II am one Of the few people
in the United States" Monroe
bOasted, "whO carries certifi-
cate testifying that 1 am
sane"
To which Mrs. Coffee shot
back: "MOst men carry draft
cards.
After dinner, Monroe took Con-
gresham White upstairs to talk
to the New York butcher about
plans to handle certain meat deals
with the OPA provided a group
Of hYItphnrc nN111d roico ono
hundred thousand dollars.
Thus carries on the ebullinet,
irrepressible, unbelievable John
Monroe, who shortly before the
war paid an income tax of only
three dollars, but who last year
was making money at the rate of
100000 year in the golden
lobbying era in Washington.
Copyright, 1914, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-08
THOROUGHLY VICIOUS
(The Catholic Transcript

A textbook used in the West Hart
ford schools has been criticized by
Benedict E. Lyons in a letter to the
Hartford Courant. Mr.. Lyons Is
to be commended for MS excellent
judgment in seeing just what is
wrong with the book and for the
sense Of responsibility which prompts
him to object to the indoctrination
of children with such doctrine.
The book is wholly wrong in its
assessment of religion. 1t repre-
sents religion as having nothing
whatever to do with the recognition
and service of God, but as being
merely a social device. Religious
dogma Is attacked, ironically enough,
In the course Of the authors insist
ence on their own social dogma.
If the church is to be a function
Ing social institution" say the au-
thors 1T cannot become attached
to any particular system or any
particular viewpoint" In other
words, religion must be divorced
from the very nature Of man. from
historical reality, and from intel
lectual content. 1t must be a SUBJ
jective and mutable instrument con-
stantly being adapted to temporal
and secular ends.
That such an attack on religion is
possible in our public schools would
be astonishing, were it not for our
supine surrender Of the schooling
Of our children to formulators of
educational policy who are intelec-
tual and moral nihilists.
What will disturb some parents is
the books teaching that "any &C
ton is right, If it is beneficial to
the welfare of society,"" In other
words, man surrenders his con-
science to society or the state and
becomes merely a dumb, unrea-
sonnig, determined cell in an i'm
personal organism. This organism
will always be manipulated by poll
ticians or bureaucrats, who will have
all the initiative and make all the
decisions. Thus the sacredness, the
dignity, and the rights Of the in
dividual are wiped out, and he has
no recourse when the policy Of the
ruling elite harms him in any way
That such doctrine Is anti-demo.
cratic Is obvious. But 1t is also anti.
human. In brief, 1t is thoroughly
Irredeemable vicious.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-08
Views Of The Press

| some ancient instinct in returning
to the fresh waters of his birth,
leaving behind him his natural
milieu of brine and even now ap-
pearing in our Connecticut River in
response to that atavistic urge. A
sturdy fellow is the shad, whose alb
Solute demise has been prophesied
year after year as fishermen ex-
tract him by the thousands from
the river; but always, he has made
a comeback. AS long ago as 1881 he
was called the disappearing shad",
yet in the last ten years the local
haul has only once fallen below
100000 pounds.
He enjoyed a brief respite for a
period when kindly legislators
granted him one days rest in seven.
But this ban has been recently lift
ed because, no doubt, the meat
hungry human sees in the shad q
noble substitute for other proteinS
no longer plentiful. What the results
Of intensified fishing may be Is a
matter Of concern to the State
Board Of Fisheries and Game, and
his body has its collective official
eye on the local situation. AS Soon
as the fish are caught, their scales
will be collected and subjected to
expert scrutiny. and in this there Is
no madness, but method.
The number of times the shad
has evaded the nets Of man, made
Id 60 A@anp a
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-08

Also, Monroe's dinner parties
appear to be as successful as ever
A recent guest list included Miss
Flor Trujillo, daughter, Of the
dictator of the Dominican Repub-
Lie, Senator and Mrs. Dennis Cha
vez of New Mexico, broad-guaged
Congressman and Mrs. John Cof-
fee Of Washington, who came be-
cause they were curious, Congress-
man Compton White Of Idaho,
a member Of the Brazilian En-
bassy, the society editor of the
Washington Times Herald, a meat
packer from New York, a member
of the War Petroleum Admins
tration, and several others.
Monroe opened up a CONVERSE
ton by calling attention to the
speech delivered that day by Sen
ator George, calling this columnist
a "liar".
"GoOd speech" commented
the man on II street, II wrote
it."
"Well, If you did write it,"
shot back Senator Chavez, II
wouldn't broadcast it. Fur
thermOre, I know Sen. George,
and he is a man who writes
his own speeches"
Monroe said that he had also
written speech in which SEN
ator Guy Gillette of Iowa attacked
this columnist. Chavez replied
that he didn't remember Gill
lette's speech. "But," he added,
hope you win your suit against
Pearson. 1t is time someone put
him in his place."
STORY ABOUT PRESIDENT
Then the conversation drifted to
the President, and Senator Cha
vez told story of how Roosevelt,
Churchill and Chang Kai-shek
were driving through the streets
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-08

Mrs. Roosevelt has no aspirations re-
garding her own presence at and par
ticipation in the peace conference to
come. She has, though, some pertinent
suggestions. One of these is Queen
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands; another
Miss Anne O'Hare Mccormick, this years
Laetare medalist, and foreign correspond
ent of the New York Times. Miss NC
Cormick is one of the country's outstand-
ing newspaperwomen, and Queen Wilhel-
nina is qualified through her background
and experience.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-08

OF all the pet toys that this country
has produced none had greater popu-
larity than the Kewpie doll. You had
almost forgotten the cunning doll, per
haps Their designer, Rose c. O'Nelll,
died this week in Springfield, Mo. Miss
O'Neill had the distinction also of being
poet and novelist Her artistic proclivities
found outlet in poetry and sculpture. Her
"Kewpie" became decided personality
one that has hardly been matched.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-08
AS A MATTER OF FACT

It would be almost worth while to
travel to Brooklyn to view the special
floral display for the Easter season. Pros
pect Park in that city is famed for it's
horticultural displays. This years pic
tured in New York newspaper features
the v for victory and the cross, SYMBOL
cal of the season. Without seeing it we
can visualize the red, white and blue
azaleas forming the v in the foreground
of the pattern, the cross in the back
ground.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-08

In the day. A few hysterical women,
however, first told the tale. and the
level-headed disciples scoffed at It..
At last. however, there was no deny
ing 1t. Two disciples had encounter
ed Him on the road to Emmaus. Be-
fore the day ended, He appeared to
Peter; and while they were all
gathered in the upper room, excit-
eddy discussing the news, It came TO
pass that Jesus himself stood In
the midst Of them, and saith unto
them, peace be unto you
These ere eouae people today si1c
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-08

regard the story as unlikely, but
this they must do against the testi-
mony Of credible witnesses. A few
saw Him on that first day; millions
have felt His saving presence in
their hearts since that hour.
1t viii be with us this Easter as IL
was with them on that ancient day
AS we speak abou Him. discuss in
hushed accents His coming, or sing
His praise In glorious crescendo, be-
hold, No will be In the midst Of ua
saying, az He said 10 cur spiritual
loEsheare tsRsaes be into yoiiA
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-08
Selected Poem
NEW TESTAMENT

(IIelene Mullins in the New York Tines
But at the end, o at the end,
Easter will dawn and there shall be
A resurrection. Every friend
Lost in some past Gethsemane
viii rise and return to the world Of men.
Every dark unfortunate word
WIN sink back into the void again.
For have you not heard. have you not neardT
It only requires last defeat,
A bold betrayal, an unjust doom.
For flowers to spring after bleeding feet,
For sunlight to open a waiting tomb.
And SO to await the end, the end,
When Easter shall dawn, and there shall be
A Resurrection. and you, my friend.
Lost in the past will return to me.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-08

on InSular AZ
fairs. They have
two reports
coming up after
the gre g.
Sional reces s,
one on the
islands nnolas-
Ses and rum sit
u a tt on, the
other on the
islands food sit
uation. Both re-
ports will be
StinkerS. :
TALL khAr
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-08

had the weather
been inclenent.
B u t whether
there was sun
shine over the
landscape or not,
we are very sure
t h a { sunshine
flooded the hearts
Of the disciples.
T h e incredible
story that t h e
Lord had risen
got started early
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-08

restrict the best fishing time to the
evening hours.
Too early now to tell the size Of
the present run, shad lovers are
waiting with bated breath, hoping
for a plentitude of this distant
cousin Of the herring, but one that
tastes SO much better, stuffed and
baked.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-08

ED PAGE .... $500.
If people realize that for every
ton Of bombs dropped on Berlin
two tons of gasoline are required to
get 1t there, we will have less trou-
BILE. getting public cooperation in
saving gasoline.
Colonel Bryan uston,
deputy OPA administrator.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-08
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
EASTER
By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D.

We can be reasonably sure that
the first Easter was a bright, sunny
day. The women were at the sepul-
cher at sunrise. and we read that in
the afternoon two disciples encount-
cred Jesus as they made journey
from Jerusalem to Emmaus. They
would hardly have made tn. journey
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-08
Your Health
By DR.. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining to per"
sOnal health and hygiene, mot 70
disease. diagnosis Of treatment.
win be answered by DR.. Brady II
. stamped seIf-addressed envelope
is enclosed, Letters should be briex
and written in ink No reply can
o.. made to queries not conform
ing TO instructions. Address pr'
william Brady, National News.
paper Service, 800 West Madison
Street, Chicago, Ill
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-08
. NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
Tugwell In
Hot Water Again
BY PETER EDISON
Waterbury Democrat Washington
CORRESPONDENT

Another couple Of chapters in the
saga Of tolls and troubles Of the
Hon. Rexford Guy Tugwell in trying
to make over Just one corner Of the
world-the 1000 square miles Of the
island of Puerto Rico-are about to
be written by the House Committee
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-08
Washington Merry-Go-Round
BY
DREW PEARSON

Pearson Discusses His Victory MAN House
Court Back His Reports Lavish Dinners War Lobbyist Monoe
Meanwhile Letter Carries for Washington Bgwss
Said Have Made Securing Clients
81
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-08
NOW COMES THE sHAD

(EzarSfnrd Comramt)
isoW comes ae alazd.
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Copyright, 1914, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-22
Heroic Yankees Deed Is
Ageless; Good Thing, Too

WAUKEGAN, ILL. - Wesley r.
Spice, 46. received the Purple Heart
medal for gallantry in action.
"A machine gun nest was holding
up our advance, Spice said. MY
platoon was assigned to clean it out.
There were Is Of us. was a SER
geant.
1.-THE machine gun chartered as
we ran toward it. We knew it was
a suicide mission. One by one we
fell. Twenty-one were killed. was
within 80 feet of the gun when slugs
got me in the right arm, left hand,
face. and left leg.
but four buddies, two wounded
SO badly they later died. and si-
fenced the gun and captured the
crew. So well concealed was the
gun. it needed only two men. one
IS years old. the other, a boy Of Is. /"
In sending the medal. the war de-
partment apologized for being some
what tardy. 1t said it had lost track
Of Sergeant Spice during his treat
ment in 10 hospitals.
In what battle was Spice, the ia
ther of Private Russell Spice, 81. in
jured? The battle of the Argonne!
The date WAS October 18 1919
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-22
Cut u, Wheat Crop
Helps Farn, Cooks
Keeps Members of Thresh.
ing Rings From, Reuolt.

ST. LOUIS.-Housewives on the
farms find one advantage in the
small spring wheat crop OF the Mid.
west. They believe the slimness Of
the yield has kept members Of
threshing rings from breaking into
open revolt.
The housewives are the ones who
prepare the Paul-Bunyanish meals
for the threshers when the ring
comes along to thresh the wheat.
When the men come in from the
clouds Of dust and chaff at noon.
they listen for the groaning of the
dining room table. They expect ev-
erything in the larder and would
probably walk out on the farmer
who didn't come through.
Now point rationing has changed
the situation. Although the farmers
are still getting meals for which a
defense-plant worker would give
three weeks Of overtime. numerous
looked-for foods are missing.
That's where the poor crop of
spring wheat can be thanked, de-
clared one farmWife. ''In good crop
years" she said. lit takes the men
three to five days to get our wheat
in. This year they worked only one
day. If I'd had to feed them three
or four days they would have had
to get along on scrambled eggs"
The hearty threshermen used to
find platters of steak or roast beef,
roast pork, baked ham, fried chick
en-, salad, various vegetables. bread
and butter and preserves: coffee,
pies and cakes.
Today finds coffee cake an made
quate substitute for the traditional
angel food with thick sugary frost
ing. One rural hostess has reported
a meal built entirely around frank
furters. Coffee is another casualty
on the threshermen's table. Iced tea
is being served. although a bit re-
luctantly.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-22
College Poll Reveals
Girls Prefer to Wait

NEW YORK.-In q recent poll
conducted to determine how closely
student marriages and engagements
were affected by the war at Hunter
college, the largest college in the
world for women, it was revealed
that 81 per cent of the students who
are married to men in the armed
forces were married after their hus-
bands had been indicted. Half Of
these students are married to army
officers and only per cent to navy
men. OF the engaged girls ques-
toned 81 per cent have decided to
wait until the war is over until mar
rying, 8 per cent are undecided,
and for the remaining 80 per cent
June may mean more than gradua-
ton or the end Of the semester.
These students plan to marry as
soon as practicable.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-22
British Preserve Towns
In Photographic Record

LONDON the end Of last
year photographs had been taken Of
all the important buildings in three
quarters of the British towns and
cities likely to attract ''Baedeker"
raids. it was disclosed in the annual
report of the Pilgrim Trust
When the work of recording Brit
aim is finished this summer the
trustees believe that a reasonably
comprehensive pictorial record will
be available.
A supplementary project Of micro
photographing Chancery. Exchequer
and court records is being complet-
ed on raidless nights by members
Of the public record Office on volln-
tary air raid protection duty. Copies
will 60 to the Congressional Library
in Washington.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-22
Britain Is Removing
Its Invasion Defenses

LONDON.-Great Britain ID re.
moving many Of her emergency de-
lenses, such as anti-tank bitches,
barbed-wire barriers and road OBJ
structions. which were hastily
thrown up when invasion seemed
imminent in 1910.
Lord Croft, undersecretary for
war, told the house Of lords that Sir
Bernard Paget. commander-in-chief
of the home forces. had directed all
commands to remove all obstruc-
tons which could be dispensed with
''in view Of the altered military stu
ation.''
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-22

WHETHER your car is
still on the road or is
lacked up ''for the dura-
ton" you need Compre-
hensive Automobile In
surance.
Even in your garage,
your car is exposed to
loss by fire, theft, wind
storm and other. haz-
ards.
Ask this Hartford
agency to insure your
car-just call
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-22
Sailors Capture U-Boat
Captain Who Sank Them

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL. Sur
vivors Of a U-boat torpedoing have
brought to Brazilian port an un-
usual prize Of war-the captain of
the submarine that sank their ship.
After the ship torpedoing some of
the crew clambered aboard q raft.
The submarine, meanwhile, had sur.
faced and its captain stood on the
deck photographing the sinking ship.
Just then an Allied patrol plane
appeared. The submarine crash
Owed its commander being washed
into the sea. The shipwrecked sail
ors rescued their enemy. After sew
eral days the raft reached Brazil
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-22

Lean of Tacoma are the republican
contenders in the opinion OF the
publishers, with the lead in their
opinion now being held by Mr..
Clark. For attorney general the
candidate opposing Smith Troy
will be either Newton c. Mccoy
or Walter C.. Human of Seattle,
the former having slight lead at
this time the publishers believe.
Pearl A. Wanamaker will be re-
nominated, which of course means
reelection, by a very heavy plur-
atty the publishers believe. Vic
tor A. Meyers will receive 800
of the votes cast on the democratic
ticket for lieutenant governor, the
publishers believe and Cliff Yelle
will get almost as great a percent
age of the votes for his renom-
ination. -
More About Candidates
For Primary Election
Secretary of state: Belle Reeves,
incumbent, unopposed for nom
nation; republicans, Anenes M
Gehrman, Woodland; born, Iowa.
lived in Washington since child
hood, educated here, present state
senator; w. P. Murphy, Vancouver
born in Illinois, lived various parts
of state; M. j. Schmitt, Port An
geles, no information.
State treasurer: Democrats, W.
S. Lincoln, Seattle, born in Illinois
assistant state treasurer for past
IL years, auditor and commission
er, Port of Seattle for 20 years;
Russell H. Fluent, Seattle, commits
sioner King County. Republicans
Homer r. Jones, Bremerton, for
mer mayor of Bremerton, now in
military service; Carl Hugh Carl
son, Tacoma, no information.
About the approaching primary
registration books close Satur.
day, June "a for the primaries
estimates are that total registration
will be 200, 900 less than two years
ago; total may reach 100000
thousands of applications have
been received for service ballots
applications due to publicity o.
secretary of state from 200 to 45(
per day-seems it pays to adver.
tiSe.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-22
Water Cucumbers

Hills of cucumber, squash and mel
ons can be watered best by first
opening q small well to one side
where roots and running tops are
not disturbed. Refill this at inter.
walls with water Picking and prun.
ing is important. Pick all fruits Of
disable size from cucumber vines or
they will concentrate on seed pro.
duction. New and tender growth is
encouraged in parsley, swiss chard,
and New Zealand spinach by cut.
ting older leaves. -...- e=s r..s
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-22
Great Britain May Send
Its Potatoes to America

WASHINGTON - The possibility
Of British-grown potatoes appearing
on American tables next winter was
indicated in an exchange Of CORE
spondence between Lend-Lease Ad-
ministrator Edward r. Stettinius
Jr., and Representative Raymond
S. Springer (R.. Ind.
1 Stettinius advised Springer he was
investigating the congressman's
suggestion that potatoes be used %
ballast cargo in vessels returning
from the United Kingdom.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-22
Glaciated Region

The glaciated region Of southeast
ern Wisconsin is not without its
scenic attractions. for here is where
the great glaciers melted and died,
leaving huge kettle moraines, dam.
ming up natural waterways and
drainage systems. and causing the
formation Of many deep and lovely
lakes. The region is generously
wooded. not so much with the pines
that appear farther north, but with
an endless variety Of hardwoods,
covering hills and valleys. surround
ing rich farm lands. 81.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-22
Spades Victory Garden;
Digs Up Some Butter

SEATTLE.-G. E. Freeman's Vic
tory garden produced food even be-
fore he finished spading it.
His spade struck a small. slightly
torn cardboard carton. Inside was
q pound of butter.
Freeman surmised dog stole the
butter from neighbours porch and
buried it.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-06-22
Report Stray Dogs on
Increase as War Result

HARRISBURG.-The number Of
dogs running at large in Pennsyl-
vania during the past several
months has been termed "appal-
ling" by the state game commission.
The opinion was expressed that the
practice Of dropping unwanted
dogs along the back roads and other
out-of-the-way places has apparent
ly been on the increase recently"