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Evening star., 1945-05-16
Urgently Needed

Churchill in a call for an early meet
ing of the big Three" President
Truman strongly suggests that his
wish will be satisfied in the not dis
tant future. Nothing could be more
welcome. AS never before, the swift
and disturbing sweep of interna-
tional events makes such a confer
ence imperative.
In the past, up until the time of
Yalta, the overriding concern of
Britain, Russia and the United
States was to defeat Germany, and
mutual problems and differences
could be worked out largely in mill
tary terms. But now, with the war
ended in Europe. the three powers
are confronted with the most press
ing need to date for a meeting of
minds at the highest level of po-
litical authority-which means, of
course, a Churchill Stain Truman
meeting.
This would not be so necessary if
the agreements reached at Yalta
were working satisfactorily. But
they are not working that way at.
all. Apart from the military sphere,
Anglo Russian American relations
have clearly deteriorated in the few
months that have elapsed since the
Crimea Conference. In fact, not at
any time since they welded them
selves together into the worlds
mightiest armed coalition, have the
big Three" seemed so far apart as
they seem now in political matters.
The unsolved Polish problem, the
blackout OF information from areas
occupied by the Red Army, the series
of unilateral acts in the Balkans,
Tito's tactics in Yugoslavia, the char
acter of the new regime in Austria
all this his thrown such a shadow
across the great victory won in
Europe that people have begun to
approach the task of establishing
peace with grave misgivings instead
of with high hopes, in a spirit of
defeatism instead of in a spirit of
affirma ton.
1t labors the obvious to say that In
such an atmosphere the cynics, the
men of little faith. the mischief
makers, the professional Anglo
phobes, the Russian -haters, and all
the narrow nationalists who delight
in smearing the idea of international
cooperation do their best work,
snipe more successfully than ever
before, and sedulously spread that
kind of poison that can blight and
destroy the peace even before it is
born. At this juncture, therefore,
with this danger before us. with a
whole multitude of acute issues COM
ing to head, another meeting of
the big Three" is urgently needed
and it cannot take place too soon.
AS of today, the air is filled with
too many doubts and fears feeding
on themselves. They must be swept
away, and they can be swept
away only through a new Anglo
Russian American understanding
hammered out by Churchill, Stain
and Truman-an understanding en-
during enough to reassure our dis
tressed and questioning world that
the promise of decent and lasting
peace is made of something more
substantial than dream words mock
ing us in the night.
Evening star., 1945-05-16

are occupied by Communists and
there is no representation of the
moderate or conservative parties,
notably the Catholics. Since Aus
tria, outside the working-c class dis
tricts of Vienna and a few minor
industrial towns, is strongly Cath
olic and conservative, this does not
look like representative, democratic
setup, but rather the prelude to
still more radical regime under eff
fective Communist control.
Evening star., 1945-05-16
Warns Against Fortifying Base.

"diHS against IOTt1Iyln2 bases
To the Editor of The Star:
Fortunately, no agreement has been
reached at the San Francisco Confer
ence on a system Of international trus-
teeships that would "allow exclusive
United States control of key island
bases captured from Japan"
The American proposal violates the
spirit of the Atlantic Charter. The first
principle of the charter morally binds
the United States "to seek no aggran-
dizement, territorial or otherwise" from
this war.
Furthermore, the American proposal
Is dangerous to the future security of
this country. Development of these Pa
cif1c bases by the United States would
be counterbalanced in time by Asiatic
military expansion to meet our threat.
America cannot act in vacuum; our
acts have consequences.
Strange, but some men never learn
either from contemporaneous wars or
from history that mighty armies, Magi-
not and Siegfried lines, and strategic
bases are unreliable defenses. After
every lesson these men renew their
faith in bankrupt techniques.
I hope that America will not start a
spiraling of aggressive preparations for
World War III by establishing strategic
bases under Asia's very nose. Think of
our reaction if the situation were re-
versed and Asia fortified a string OF
bases 1000 miles fro.a our shores.
Instead, let's start spiraling of good
will between Asia and America. Let's
be a good neighbor to Asia. It is neither
neighborly nor wise for 100000 900 peo-
pie to point their guns at 1,OO0, 900 900
people. FRANCIS A. WOODEN.
Evening star., 1945-05-16
Letters to The Star
Urges One Single Term for
Members of Congress
To the Editor Of The Star

To the Editor Of The Star:
The House vote for $4,000 tax-free
expense money is reported as dubbed
a salary raise and defended by others
on account Of the heavy drain on
their pay.
Most OF the drain goes directly or in
directly for reelection purposes under
system that requires Congressman to
run political gantlets for retention of
seats they have scarcely warmed and
exposes them to such pressure as tends
to make of them more jobbers for local
or regional interests than servants of
the Nation as a whole. Such system
necessarily gives privilege seekers of all
sorts the inside track against disinter-
ested public opinion and is largely, If
not wholly, responsible for the bad odor
attaching to politics.
Instead of additional money, what
our lawmakers need more than the rest
Of us, In the interest of good govern
ment, Is realization of the Atlantic
Charters promise of freedom from fear
That well could be by restricting them
to but one term of Office Of such length
as to afford the prospect of career
similar to that of the judiciary charged
with Interpretation OF the laws they
make.
But any such proposal aimed to pro-
vide a real Congress of the United
States, concerned only with the best
interests of all the people all of the
time, will go begging as long as the
notion prevails that democratic rule is
dependent more on rapid rotation in
office than upon the spirit of the people.
WALTER N. CAMPBELL,
Evening star., 1945-05-16

The Post Office Department, alleg-
edly searching for typically Amer
lean features to picture on new
stamps, might do worse than con-
slider the centenary of the beautiful
clipper ships of 1S45, including the
Rainbow whose launching place was
New York,
Evening star., 1945-05-16

and commissions already are being
formed in many different places.
His advice to all these bodies is to
make haste slowly, and that appears
to be fairly good advice.
Evening star., 1945-05-16

When 1T comes to fighting alone
the japanese are able to manifest
tenfold strength, declares Tokyo
broadcast. Interesting if true, and
even if true, it is not enough.
Evening star., 1945-05-16
Open Question

From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Hitler has been reported dead in a
half-dozen ways, but still in not enough
to please everybody.
Evening star., 1945-05-16
Correction of Lackey History

Correction of Lackey History
To the Editor Of The Star:
An error in Mr.. Proctor's article, I'm
Washington's Northern Liberties" in
The Sunday Star of May 13, should be
corrected for the sake of accuracy.
Under the heading. early Residents"
appears the following: Nearby also
resided George Parker and the parents
OF Edwin B. Hay, Dennis Toomey, a
bookbinder, and James Lackey, who,
when he adopted the stage as a profess
sion, assumed the name Wilton
Lackaye.'"
There Is some confusion here over
the Lackeys. James Lackey was the
father of Wilton Lackey and also of
James M. Lackey and one other son and
four daughters. Wilton Lackey did
change the spelling of his name to
"Lackaye," but he never bore the name
of James. His brother, James M.
Lackey. also was a professional actor
and, following the lead of his elder
brother. adopted the name 'Lackaye,"
and their talented sister Helen became
a famous actress under the stage name
of Helen Lackaye.
The only survivor of the seven Lackey
children is Mrs. Genevieve Lackey An
nadale, widow Of the late Hoover An
nadale and now a resident of Silver
Spring. As an old friend and neighbor
OF the Lackey family, was frequent
visitor at the home on Massachusetts
avenue and knew them we'll
JESSE T. SIITTp
Evening star., 1945-05-16
Sees Deserted Farms Ahead

To the Editor Of The Star:
The farmer gets it "in the neck"
We suppose it serves him right, If he
can't take a joke!
Our good President and bad Congress-
men have decided that no deferment
should be given to those who keep from
starving our soldiers, our allies, our
own people, including those very Con-
gressmen. Just so our soldiers have
guns, it apparently makes no difference
If they have nothing to eat.
Napoleon, who used to be regarded
as quite an authority on military affairs,
declared that IAN army moved on its
stomach" In this day of decision I
suppose shipload of vetoes would
have kept them from being hungry and
two loads also would have kept them
warm.
If our Congressman would investigate
this subject with the same intensity
and thoroughness that they display
just before election, they would dis
cover that the reported shortage of
beef and everything else edible is not
fairy tale, but a sad reality that
farmers now do not have one-sixth of
the hands required for the production
of ordinary crops. Some have none
at all, and many farms are as idle and
forsaken as the famous Deserted VII
lage."
OF course, If the famine continues we
Virginians could live on past recollec-
tions." We are used to that, but how
about our soldiers? Could they get
along on a shipload of vetoes?
Are our Congressman that unwise?
And are they as cruel as the Egyptians
who commanded the poor Hebrews to
make bricks without straw formerly
given them? And how about poor
Yorick-alas! the farmer? w. S.
Charlottesville, Va.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-18

menageric. That could have been
because he was tired of looking AT
the human apes and parrots who
were constantly seeking some OF
those interesting Rupert dollars.
This private 700 was located at his
hilltop estate, Eagles Nest" over
looking the Hudson: at Garrison,
y. Y A blue macaW Tor which the
Colonel paid a large sum, although II
was appraised al only 500 when the
estate was settled, was the prize
exhibit in his collection of birds and
animals.
There were also parakeets, cocka-
toos and other birds, as well as an
assortment of monkeys. The Colonel's
fine feathered friends and long tailed
simian wards were turned over 10 the
Bronx Zoo when re died. That was
the second place Of amusement in the
borough for which he had provided,
when the Yankee Stadium Is taken
into consideration.
Although the Colonel was basieally
a mans man, three women inherited
Illustrated by R. F. SCHABeLlR
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-18

10 his life. If he wanted Ia leave her
part of his money I'm glad
When Colonel Rupert made his
will in 1884, five years before his
death, he stipulated that the Yankee
Baseball Club be pcrpetuatcd as
memorial To him. Alas, he couldn't
foresee the Second World War with
its crushing burden uf-trxatfon-tffat
forced the clubs
II Colonel Ruppert, the S400O0,0OO
Touch who was born with a gold
spoon in his mouth could only re-
turn to life long enough TO find out.
that his beloved ball club had been
sold contrary to his wishes; that his
S40,0O0,000 heritage had dwindled 10
less than Sl0.000000 at his death, 2
that after six years OF litigation -
Federal and State taxes. personal
debts and a million dollar funeral and
administration bill had been paid, a
mere 81, 732, ,404 remained, he probably
would have exclaimed in that German
accent that he carried through life
although born in New York:
"Py gollies why couldn't / have
been lucky enough 10 be born poor?'
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-18

out the pay The only gold mine in
winch he ever struck II rich was the
one located in the Yankee Stadium.
Colonel Rupert made money in base.
hail because ne was fortunate enough
10 hire Ed Barrow 10 take charge of
the New YORK Yankees. .
Colonel Rupert b. ck q the
Admiral Byrd expedition to the South
Pole which discovered enough glaciers
November Ia. 1876
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-18

to have made a bonanza OF an ice
manufacturing company which he
held 300 shares Of stock, if the ice
had been located i'm the Companys
storehouscs instead OF in bleak, mac
eeSsible Antarctic. The stock was
one OF the - ie-Hes held valHeless- ia
the inventory of his estate
Probably aCtuatcd by sardonic
sense of humor. he. gwen started a
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-18


fathers brewery is repute
have piled up for him durin
lifetime had dwin d d
measly 10 million.
The Colonel left enough
worthless stock 10 send the
waste paper drive over the
top with a bang.
The fastldious old
bachelor sportsman had
acquired the reputation
during his lifetim e of
being a shrewd business
man. A study of the ap-
praiSal of his estate would
indicate that this reputa-
ton was built up by the
Sycophantic cotCTie which
surrounded him and
prcyed on him.
No smart business man
would 90 in fer some of
the ColoncIs investments
From raising silkworms
10 breeding Greyhounds.
there was hardly an exotic
speculatiVe field the
Colonel didn't explore at
The behest-nf- -disciples-ot
the Spread-the-Wealth-ln
Ny-DireCtion movement.
In between these bizarre
adventures in high finance,
the Colonel could always
be depended upon TO back
a new gold mine, which
usually produced dirt with
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-18
or Miss Helen Weyant,
Known i'm the Theatre
aS Winthrope Wayne.
Another Heir Said,
"She Made Him
Happy"

the bulk OF ms estate, nClud-
ing the Yankee Baseball Club
Two of them. Helen SilleCk
HolIeran and Ruth SillcCk Ma
guire of Greenwich, Conn, were
nieces. The third, Helen Win
thrope Weyant. known IN the
theatre as Winthrop Wayne,
was the Colonel's heart interest
Until the Rupert viii was
made public. few even knew oi
the existence OF this attractive
young woman, much less of the
septuagenarian bachelors interest
in her. When asked about Miss
Weyant at the time the will was
filed, Mrs. Holleran. Co-heir. said
She is a perfectly charming
girl, extremely smart looking and
very well informed She talks
interestingly about any subject
that comes up. ! met her mum
Der of times at Uncle Jake's
place in Garrison. where he en-
tertained his friends ] liked her
and / know she was my unclC'S
frins,d and brpIJobt haIriugSc in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-26
Police Hunt For Modmon

Northampton, Mass, March 26- (UP)-Western Massachusetts was alerted today as police, civilians and 50 military policemen from Westover Army air field searched woodlands for Walter Baraniuk, "A who allegedly fired two barns ana three houses after escaping from the Northampton State (mentaD Hos- pital here yesterday
 Clad only in bathrobeS and slip pers, Baraniuk reportedly broke an iron window grille with his bare hands and fled from the hospital to which he had been confined for several months.
 Authorities said he first set fire to a barn owned by his father, Ste phen Baraniuk, in Southampton, killing 58 head of cattle. The blaze spread to the Baraniuk home and destroyed it and two other build ings nearby.
 While firemen battled the fire at the Baraniuk farm, another broke out in a barn owned by Louis Sche- most of neary Westfield. Schenost lost three head of cattle and two horses. Witnesses said they saw Baraniuk running away from the Schenost farm after the fire started,
 Hospital officials said Baraniuk, a 200-pound siX-footer, had been confined for varying periods since 1888. He was last re-committed Ill January for mutilating some of Schenost's cattle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-26
OKINAWAI ISLES BE|NGSTORMED
 BY2OOO TANKS
BY FRANK TREMAINE

Guam, March 26. = (UP) = Tokyo said today that 2,000 American invasion troops were storming two and perhaps three tiny islands in the Okinawa group in a major amphibious leap to- ward Japan proper, only 38O miles to the northeast.
 GA Tokyo broadcast, quot ed by BEG and recorded by CBS, said the Americans "tried to get ashore on Okin- ava Island", the principal island in the group).
 Thirteen aircraft carriers, Il bat tleships, 10 cruisers, 32 destroyers and other smaller craft were sup porting the invasion with terrific air and naval bombardment that be- gan Friday, Japanese broadcasts said.
 The troops attempted" to land from 100 invasion barges on Toko- aaNka and Aka, four and five miles G1Npectively west of the southern 0Sd of the air-naval base island or Okinawa itself at 7:30 a. m. Tokyo tirne) Sunday, Tokyo said.
 One broadcast said invasion barges also approached zamami, just northwest of Tokoshika.
 Though not saying specltically that the Americans had succeeded ln landing on Tokoshika and Aka, Tokyo reported that tour garrison units are now intercepting enemy forceJ which attempted a landing"
 Another broadcast said the gar eisons were offering stiff resistance.
 There was no official contirma- tion of the landings available at Pacific fleet headquarters, but one and possibly two task forces of the Pacific fleet were known to be III the CNkinawa area. Headquarters dlo confirm that battleships, other war ships and carrier planes had bonn barded Kerama Retto-whicn 1n- cludes Tokoshika, Aka and Zanaami along with Okinawa and other islands in the Ryukyu chain stretch ing down from the southern tip oi Japan to Formosa on Friday and Saturday.
 A londing in the Okinawa group would put American ground forces nearly twice as close to the Japan pee homeland as the Marines on newly.aptured Two, 695 miles south of Japan. However, Two lies only
 (Continued on Page 4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-26
300 Forts Hit zeitz

ondon, March 26 - (U.PO-More than 300 Fortresses of the Eighth U. s. Air Force attacked synthe- tice oil plant and refinery at Zietz and a self-propelled gun and arm- ored vehicle plant at Plauen today.
 An escort of more than 45O Mus tang fighter planes accompanied the bombers.
 The attack on Plauen was the sec- ond in less than a week on that area.
 Eighth Air Force Headquarters announced that nine planes were lost in previous weekend raids.
 British Mosquitoes raided Berlin during the night. Russian planes also attacked Berlin today, the Ber- lin radio said,
 The German radio also an- nounced that weak formation of fast bomberS was over western Germany. One hour later it said that bomber formation was ap- preaching Carinthia and Styria in Austria.
 Another weak" formation was reported over southwestern Ger many.
 The Mosquito attack was made without loss, the air ministry said
 The RAF and U. s. 29th tactical Air Force flew a combined total ot 2,6OO sorties yesterday in support of troops in Germany, damaging more than 700 vehicles and 500 rail cars.
 One of the 29th's bag included 40 armored vehicles destroyed and 3o damaged out of total of more than $50 encountered in the Hunxe area eight miles east of Wesel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-26
German Girls War Recruits
By w R. HIGGINBOTHAM

London, March 16 - U.PD - A Zurich dispatch said today that Adolf Hitler has called an emer- gency meeting of his ministers anc Gauleiters (district leaders( for to- night at Berchtesgaden.
 Subject matter of the conference was not disclosed, the dispatch said but it quoted German war office spokesman as. saying that Germany must be prapared for unfortunate news"
 The dispatch. distributed by the Exchange Telegraph Agency, saic the plans for the meeting were dis. closed by an ''unqueStionable source" Ministers and gauleiters will be trsnsportetd to Hitlnr's Ba- varian retreat by plane. 1t said.
 Reports reaching Sweden from Ber- lin said the Nazi capital was more more jittery and tense than at any since the invasion of Normandy. Travellers arriving at Malmoe from Germany said the nightly air raids were driving BerlinerS ito demen- tia"
 Germans expect further surprise air-borne landings still deeper be- hind the German lines, Swedish dispatches said.
 Arthur Axinann, Nazi youth leader, called on German girls as well as boys to throw themselves into Germanys last battles.
 Not words but deeds can help"
 (Continued on Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-26
No Criminal Liability In
 |Goess Deoth

Action by the legislature to pre-" vent recurrence of a gas leak such as took the life of Albert Gaess, 59, 218 Country Club road, last month was called for today by Coroner Stephen "A. Homick, who entered finding of no criminal liability in connection with the death.
 MT. Gaess, as well as his wife, and daughter Minnie who later recover ed, were overcome at their home orl Feb. 8 when a frost-irrducted break at the connection of 8 street gas main and a service pipe sent 8 stream of gas into the home.
 "The degree of negligence required by Section 6046 of the General Stat utes, commonly known as the man slaughter section, is not present in this case" the finding states. There is, further, no Connecticut statute or law requiring that gas pipe ap- pliances or fixtures must be set any certain depth in the ground or spec flying the materials of which they must be made. Frost damage to gaS pipes and fixtures have been sui ficiently frequent and injurious to justify action by the legislature. En- actment of adequate and applicable laws to prevent future occurrences must rest with the legislature.
 "The inquest revealed that there are several methods of Qbviating a condition such as occurred here. One method is to place all gas pipes into the ground to a depth to which frost does not penetrate. Originally frost breaks in gas pipes were infrequent because snow which covered the streets acted to some extent as an | insulator and frost did not reach into the street as deeply as 1t does (Continued on Page A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-26
Donoher. Hailed By Republican Bosses

Washington, March 26-(UP) - Republican Congressional leaders today hailed appoint ment of former Sen. John A. Danaher, R., Conn.,, as Con gressiOnal aide" to the Republi- can National Committee.
 The appointment was an- nounced last night by Herbert Br0wnell, IT,, chairman of the National Committee. He said Danaher would cooperate with Senate and House Republicans in achieving the party's prim- ary objective - overwhelming victory in the 1946 Congress sional elections.
 BrOwnell said plans for "per- manent and continuous" party activities had been drawn up and would be presented tOmOr- row to a meeting of the execu- tive committee.
 Senate Republican leader Wallace H. White, Jr., of Maine said Danaher, who was defeat- ed in the last election, was an 'fndefatigable worker who is held in highest esteem by those associated with him." His ap- pointment, he said, is good news"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-26
House To Act On Charges That Veterans Hospital
 Conditions Throughout Country Were Antolerable

Nothing was done, not even did he receive a bath until he was able to get up and take a shower"
 About a Veterans Administration hospital in Colorado-"An attendant sat on an 86-pound patient and twisted his leg until it broke"
 From a Missouri veteran: The brutal treatment of inmates at the CX) hospital during February ot l944. revealing the kicking of in- mates or stomping on them after they were knocked down. Slap ping or pushing inmates with open hands or fists. Choking inmates with arm or towel. Whipping in- mates with wet towel. It Is time to talk less about concentration camps in other countries when w have many individuals needlessly tortured in (U. SO mental hoSpi' tal6"