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Evening star., 1945-02-22
Woshington's Own Views

George Washlngton's birthday is
proper time for recalling his own
views of the work he did for his
country as President. Lucretia Perry
Osborn, in her Washington Speaks
for Himself" published in 1927,
shows from his letters, journals and
state papers that he had a definite
philosophy with respect to the high
est office and the heaviest respon-
sibility in the land. For example,
she quotes him as writing:
If I should (unluckily for mel be
reduced to the necessity of giving an
answer to the question which you
suppose will certainly be put to me,
would fain do what was in all respects
best. But how can I know what is
best or on what shall l determine?
May Heaven assist me in forming a
judgment, for at present, I see moth
ing but clouds and darkness before
me. If ever should from any
apparent necessity be induced to 60
from home in a public character
again, it will certainly be the greatest
sacrifice of feeling and happiness
that ever was or ever can be made
by - your affectionate friend and
obedient servant
The author of those words was not
pretending. On another occasion he
declared:
My movements to the chair of
government will be accompanied by
feelings not unlike those of a culprit
who is going to the place of his
execution. Integrity and firm
ness are all 1 can promise These,
be the voyage long or short, shall
never for19ke me, although I may
be deserted by all men, for, of the
consultations which are to be derived
from these, under any circumstances,
the world cannot deprive me- Heaven
knows that no earthly con-
sideration short of so general call,
together with desire to reconcile
contending parties as far as in me
lies, could again bring me into public
life
Elected and reelected, Washing
ton left office with a statement to
the effect that he was "too sensible
of his defects" not to be aware
that it was probable that he might
have committed many errors" The
last great lesson of his career, he
summarized to Patrick Henry in this
manner.
1t would be waste of time to
attempt to bring to : -. person of
your observation and discernment
the endeavors of a certain party
among us to disauiet the public mind
with unfounded alarms, to
arraign every act of the administra-
ton. to set the people at variance
with their Government, and to en-
barrass all its measures. Equally
useless would it be to predict what
must be the. inevitable consequences
of such q policy. If IT cannot be
arrested
No ordinary. average mind coult
Evening star., 1945-02-22
To Get Home Aauin'
From the Montreal star.

From the Montreal Star
At one time or another correspondents
with sense Of mission" have at
tempted to sound out our fighting men
on political ideologies. isrns and free.
doms. and 50 on. what are you fight
ing for?" is the stock question. More
often than not soldiers fresh from
arduous tasks are In no mood for lofty
discussion. So the answer they often
give Is ito get home again." That Of
course. is somewhat distressing to the
questioners. who thereupon write at
length on the lack Of characterization"
for our armies as compared With that
foe tie Germans and ecviets.
Evening star., 1945-02-22
The Curfew and Cool

II Is easy to raise many objections
to Mr.. Byrnes' request" that mid
night curfew go into effect next
Monday on all places of entertain
ment-public and private-through-
out the Nation. but the main purpose
OF the measure is to conserve coal,
and if it will achieve that to any
substantial degree. then it merits
wholehearted support.
The curfew will fall principally
upon dance halls. road houses, night
clubs. bars and similar late-hour eS-
tablishments. Some of these may
Suffet financially, and there is also
the possibility though it seems ra-
ther remote-that speakeasies will be
reborn on a large scale. Moreover, in
view of the fact that the places COW
cred by the Byrnes directive draw a
great percentage of their patronage
from Army and Navy personnel.
many bright liberty town." here
tofore considered good for morale,
is likely to become much less en-
chanting to thousands of service
men from surrounding camps or on
furlough from the fronts.
Without presuming to moralize,
however, it may be said that, despite
some of the objections raised to it,
the curfew may have certain Incl
dental offsetting advantages. Who'll
ly apart from the coal it may save.
Thus. as Mr.. Byrnes declares, it may
be helpful in the fields of transpor-
tation, manpower and in other
ways" For instance, although it is
hardly likely to ease any labor short
ages, it may at least have the virtue
OF keeping autos in garages and of
reducing the incidence of morning.
after hangovers among a lot of peo-
pie with war jobs to do. In a sense,
too, it may have a wholesomely
sobering effect on any groups not
yet aware of the grim and critical
nature of the immense battles now
being fought all over the world.
But it is not for any such moral
or psychological objectives as these
that the curfew has been urged. If
it were, then the whole project would
seem highly undesirable. It's pur-
pose is not to impose some bureau
Gratis idea of how the American
people should conduct their social
life, but to meet situation in which
a prospective deficit in our soft coal
supplies poses real threat to the
Nation. To cope with this deficit,
our overall consumption of the fuel
must be cut by an estimated 25,0OO,-
900 tons, and since steps taken last
month-steps under which the ma
jor baseball leagues have just agreed
to eliminate Is per cent of their
team travel during 1945-do not
promise to yield adequate results,
places of entertainment seem the
next most logical source of savings.
. 1t is not clear how much coal the
curfew will succeed in conserving,
but if it is true that 100000 tons
may be saved by banning outdoor
advertising and display lighting g-as
was estimated when last months
program was announced-then the
midnight closing of the country's
myriad cabarets and bars should
certainly be effective. The idea. at
any rate. appears to be we'll worth
trying unless and until it proves
a failure.
Evening star., 1945-02-22

that does not make it any the less
true that the case for an increase
in congressional compensation is
very strong, and that sooner or later
preferably sooner-something def
mite should be done about it.
Evening star., 1945-02-22

Insomniacs who have been count
ing sheep leaping a fence can now
divert themselves to slumber by
watching individuals, or even groups,
reporting to work on those $4,000 900
postwar jobs.
Evening star., 1945-02-22

1t is said that the war has SO far
cost Germany 1870 billion dollars.
She might remind herself that this
Is just for the hors d'oeuvres: she
has yet to pick up the check for the
main meal.
Evening star., 1945-02-22

There was time recently when
Germany looked on the map like
great stuffed ham garnished with
satellite nations. Today she rather
resembles a slice of thinner
bologna in sandwich whose allied
breadstuf grows thicker and thicker.
Evening star., 1945-02-22
Letters to The Star
Readers Continue the Debate
On Aid to American Allies

To the Editor Of The Star:
The entire Letters to The Star"
column Of February II was devoted to
attacks upon one OF your correspond
,ents, I. NJ, who saw At to criticize
lease-lend.
These four diatribes ran the gamur
Of human emotions, without once (as
is usual in such yituperations) ap-
preaching the subject from a practical.
long-range angle. While NJ NJ went
into eulogies over Russian soldiers in
tanks, powered by United States petro-
leum, Catherine Clark could hardly
contain herself in describing her dear,
sainted grandmother in London. who
hadn't once complained about having
to put up with inferior grades Of
cheese No mention whatever did N. M.
make Of the fact that both Russia and
the British Empire have vast petroleum
resources which 60 untapped-at least
so far as the war effort Is concerned
while the dwindling stocks of the United
States are being absorbed by them
in prodigious amounts. Nor did Cath
that our stores are swamped with
goods Made in Great Britain" while
our citizens are being pestered eter-
nally to contribute Bundles for
Britain"
The cold, hard truth Of the matter
is that whatever nation, after this war,
controls the territories occupied by
Germany at the zenith OF her power,
will constitute threat to the British
Empire, making World War III inevi-
table, and the United States again will
be called to the rescue. The only way
out, of course, would be for England to
acquire position of dominance on the
continent, and that, judging from the
amount of Kremlin crawling indulged
In by Messrs. Roosevelt and Churchill,
seems highly improbable.
PHILIP LIGHTFOOT WORMELEY w.
To the Editor Of The Star:
1t indeed is gratifying to see. in The
Star for February II the popular up
rising against the selfishness of a per-
son who objected to lease-lend because
it interfered with his personal COM
forts. So long as our people express
such sentiments, we may hope that
world peace is yet possible.
1t is precisely the meanness and
seldshness of people who rage against
such measures as lease-lend that is the
essence OF the opposition to interna-
tional cooperation. It is plain, of
course, to honest folks that the Amer
ica First" doctrine is simply me first"
on national basis. There is no more
justification for America First" than
there is for Deutschland Uber Allies"
The America First" idea is the mega
ton of right. Note that the founding
fathers of this great Nation were in
accord with Christian principles when
they insisted that "all men are created
equal They did not say: "All Amer
leans are created equal; nor did they
limit the scope of that principle to any
race. JOHN F. SCHMIDT.
Capt, U. S. A.
Evening star., 1945-02-22

To the Editor Of The Star:
Passing through Washington, I
chanced to pick up a copy of your paper.
and to read the Letters to The Star
These letters are attacking, and at
tempting to answer, some one named
II. NJ" who apparently had dared to
pffer criticism of the operation Of
lease-lend.
Miss Clark's letter. of course. really
needs no discussion. She says that her
grandmother lives in London. II mine
did, I probably should be as blindly
and unreasoningly pro-British as Miss
Clark shows herself to be. From her
letter, 1t Is fair to say that Miss Clarks
emotional processes are as deserving of
applause as her rational processes are
not.
Ann Peters begs the whole question.
Whether we are well fed or poorly fed
has nothing to do with the case. If
the lease-lend operations in question
are right, they are right even if we
starve; if wrong, they are wrong even
if we eat so well that we pop girdles
right and left.
r. G.'s argument collapses similarly,
while N. MS letter, complaining about
I. MS repeating of hearsay, raises the
question: How else shall we know"
We were told things about the Atlantic
Charter. Have they been borne out?
We were encouraged to believe that the
war would end by Christmas. What
happened? The point I make is that
If the words of those in the highest
positions still are not capable of literal
acceptance and belief, then why turn
up our noses at the remarks of the
street?
Lease-lend should be employed where
it is of direct, proyable, first-effect
benefit to the United States it should
not be used where its value to us is OH
in the iffy realms sof would have
been"-and great deal too much Of
1t appears to be in that category.
SAMUEL j. MILLER.
Cincinnati.
To the Editor Of The Star:
I was interested but saddened to read
such sentiments as were voiced by
Catherine Clark, Ann Peters, r. G. and
N. M. in the February II edition of The
Star. I did not see I. MS letter, but it
must have hit the nail on the head or
there would not have been SO many
sparks.
There are few things which these
answering readers did not know or did
not consider when they wrote.
First: Americans are not wanted or
appreciated by the Allies. Just ask the
boys who come back. We are being
exploited for all our gullibility will
allow
Second: The Allies have not paid
their just war debts from quarter
century ago. 1t is apparent that they
are willing to have us pay for all their
wars. Can we not take hard-earned
lesson and profit by 1t?
am 1000 in favor Of feeding home-
less, desolate people, but that Is not to
be confused with furthering the politi-
cal aspirations and religious designs Of
certain groups. RALPH WEAVER.
Evening star., 1945-02-22

have conceived thoughts so incisive,
so profound. so searching or 80
deeply wise.
Laurel outlook., 1945-02-21

c.. Schwindt and family moved
into the Jess Keefer place Tuesday
which is known as the Pearsal
house. Mr.. Schwindt is second tricl
operator for the railroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Cain, Mr.. anG
Mrs. C. V. Mosier and Mr.. and Mrs
Sam Flood surprised c. V. East
lick Friday evening, the occasion
being his birthday. Lunch was sery-
ed by Mrs. Eastlick.
Mrs. Dennis Barron of Absarokee
was an overnight guest Tuesday Of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Cain.
David Wagner came Thursday
from Farragut, Idaho, to spend 2
two weeks furlough with his
father, Joe Wagner. David has
completed his three months basic
training.
Peter Lenz, Sr., of Sheridan, WyO.,
came during the week to visit at
the Conrad Krieger and Herman
Wolf homes and among former
friends.
Tate Brumfield of Livingston.
general formean of the extra signal
railroad men, spent several days
in town during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kober of
Bozeman were in town Friday at
the home of Mrs. Kober's mother,
Mrs. John Alice and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Fox enter
tanned a group of friends at a
pinochle party at the hall Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Bruce Galloway of Seattle
spent Sunday in town calling on
former friends. She was a week
end guest of Miss Mary Eta Whit
myer at her home in Billings.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rash of Reed
Point were guests Saturday and
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. C.. V. Mosier.
Mrs. Basil Helgesen was hostess
Tuesday to the members of the
Tuesday guild.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Knutesen of Bill
lings spent Sunday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Eastlick.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Whitmyer Of
Billings spent Sunday in town call
ing on old friends.
MI. and Mrs. Kenneth Petersen
and daughter Jackie, and Mrs. n.
C. Eklund of Columbus were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Eastlick
and family Sunday.
Laurel outlook., 1945-02-21

The Woman's Community club
were hostesses to their husbands at
an evening party Tuesday at the
hall. Various games were played
and following lunch group singing
was enjoyed. Lunch committee was
Mrs. A. M. Bachanz, Mrs. r. c.
Bolin, Miss Lena Benner, Miss HUI
da Boelter. The entertainment COM
mittee was composed of Miss Rosa
Eisenman, Miss Mary Eta Whit
myer and Miss Stuhlreiter.
The Walther League of the Luth-
eran church entertained the Metho-
dist Youth Fellowship group Tues
day evening in the Lutheran church
parlors. Games were played and
lunch was served to the guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Dove enter
tanned Sunday Mrs. Bruce Galloway
of Seattle, Miss Mary Eta Whit
myer and Miss Julia Roth. Mrs.
Galloway was the former Florence
Boyd of Park City and is en- route
to Nebraska to meet her husband
who is in the service.
The following Park City ladies
were guests Monday of Mrs. Solo
mon Richert of Edgar at a quilting
Mrs. Alex Fox, Mrs. Henry
Kaiser, Mrs. Ed Wegner, Mrs. Con-
rad Mehling, Mrs. Emil Kober, Mrs.
Levin Kober, Mrs. Ed Kober, Mrs.
Henry Roth and Mrs. F. Meinhardt.
Park City boys who left Feb. Is
for Fort Douglas, Utah, to enter the
service were Leonard Vogel, John
H. Roth, John Kober and Herman
Harding.
Laurel outlook., 1945-02-21
Day by Day in Laurel

Mrs. Waldo Reynolds of Sheridan,
Wyo., was a guest Tuesday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Cor
ton.
Mrs. J. M. Crane of Billings was
a guest Tuesday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. H. l.. Smith.
A number from Laurel were in
attendance Thursday evening in Bill
lings at the annual Valentine party
of the Ancient Arabic Order OF
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine of Al
Bedoo temple, held in the Masonic
temple. They included Mr.. and
Mrs. F. M. Braswell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs. T. W.
Evert, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Fenton,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Hageman, MI:
and Mrs. j. P. Nicholas, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. R. Heebner and Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Schessler.
Laurel outlook., 1945-02-21

Those serving as hostesses at the
Woman's Society for Christian Ser
vice Thursday afternoon were Mrs.
j. w. Corwin, Mrs. Elizabeth Kin
ney and Mrs. R. w. Davis. Plans
were made to serve the lunch at
the E. E. Peck sale Feb. "a. Mrs.
S. M. Cain had charge of the de-
votions and Mrs. C. V. Eastlick the
program on the History of Fav-
orite Hymns" On Friday, Mrs.
Cain, Mrs. Eastlick and Mrs. S. T.
Flood represented the society at
Columbus at the Worlds Day of
Prayer service conducted by the
churches of the country.
During the week the E. E. Peck
ranch n and a half miles south
of town was sold to Philip Popp
of Laurel. Mr.. Peck will have a
public sale Feb. "a, but to date
has made no definite plans for the
future. The Popp family will take
possession this spring.
A pot-luck dinner was held Sun
Methodist church members and
packer of Billings was a guest and
SDOhC dI IiIC CluICil 0CINlCC.
Mrs. Stanley Pearsall received
Pearsall stationed in Florida, has
been promoted to corporal.
The Boy Scouts and leader John
McFate held their weekly meeting
Monday evening in the school house.
The first tests were passed by the
troupe.
Miss Dora Cain who teaches near
Molt spent the week end with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Cain.
]. w. Corwin went to Helena
Thursday night on a business trip.
Montana's governor, Sam Ford, re-
appointed Mr.. Corwin as a mem
Der of the state liquor board.
Pvt. Edison Hedges left Saturday
for Bingham City, Utah, for fur
Their disqualification after spending
month with his family here.
Mrs. J.. Dove spent Tuesday in
Columbus at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Adams and Mrs. Her
bert Dove.
Nh. and Mrs. Leslie Stoltz an
the birth of a daughter born
Feb. ID at a Billings hospital. She
is the first granddaughter of Mrs.
Stoltz.
Miss Mary Eta Whitmyer, teach
err of the fifth and sixth grades, en-
tertained her students at a Valen-
tine party Wednesday evening at
the hall. Games were played and
a Valentine box formed the eve
ning's entertainment after which
lunch was served.
Mrs. John Footitt who has been
Oklahoma with Mr.. Footitt who
stationed there, came Thursday
after spending several weeks in
Mr.. Footitt accompan-
ed her home and they are at the
lone of Mrs. Footitt's parents, |
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Wolf, who
lave kept John Footitt, Jr., during
heir absence.
Mrs. Doll of Mandan, N. D., came
Saturday night to spend a few days
With her son Fritz Doll, third trick
perator at the depot.
Jess Keefer of Mott was in town :
tuesday, looking after business in
Mr.. and Mrs. Keefer re-
urned from a trip to Arizona the II
irst of the week. "
Mrs. C. w. S~orenson and Mrs. b
larry Miller of Bozeman were O
uests Friday at the home of Mr..
nd Mrs. r. w. Davis. N
Laurel outlook., 1945-02-21
PARK CITY

Mr.. and Mrs. c. V. Mosier and
daughter Mrs. Evelyn Smart and
two children spent last Sunday with
relatives at Big Timber.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-10
Compensation Agreements

Compensation Comrnis sioner John J, o'Connel today approved the following agreements TOT weekly payments during disability or for specific payment In case of permanent injury:
 Lionel Marquis Of Oakville against Soovill Mig. Co.,, e22.%6 beginning Sept. 26. hernia,
 Joseph Famlglietti, Of Oakville against American Brass Co.,, 92e.l7 beginning Sept 90, injury to right leg.
 Nicholas Peruginl of Si Filllorest avenue, against American Brass Go, t2s,7o beginning Sept. 70, back injury.
 Richard LAhbe of ' Revere street against American Brass O., S2A,7O for l0 and S-4 weeks, 80 per cent loss of use ot distal phalange of left thumb,
 Coneetta Campagna of 70 River street against Naugatuok Chem. ical, divlsion of U. g. Rubber O., sS0 beginning Sept. 26, head in- jury,
 John stanein of Oee Woodtick road against Eastern Color Print- ing O., s2o.ie beginning Sept. I7, hernia,
 Michael Hurgio of S3 Long Hill road against Blakeslee O., of Wa. terbury, S26 beginning June Q, in. jury to right foot.
 Wylie Lucas of Hartford against Apothecaries Hal O., of Water. bury. sie.2S beginning Sept. 2i, back strain.
 Compensation Comsr. John J. O'Connail today approved the fol. lowing agreements for weekly payments during disability or for specific payment in case of per- manent injury
 William Kerrisan of Torrington against Torrington Co., 126 beg. ming Sept. %, hernia.
 Louis Wilson of 10 Branch street against Hyman Wilson Of i7 Burton street, &is.07 beginning May i6. back injury.
 Michael Bakunis of Torrington against St. Francis Church Corp, of Torrinston. @i4.S2 beginning Sept. 2b, injury to forehead,
 Herman Harrell of 6s East Haw- kins street against Scovill Mfg. O., 80 for five weeks, deformity of rightt humb.
 Florence ePtro of Sperry street against Waterbury Companies, Inc. $27.A2 beginning Sept. 30. hernia.
 Leonard Madore of New Hart ford against American Brass O., of Torrington S23.56 beginning Sept, 24, injury to right arm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-10
Yachting Writer Dies Suddenly

Boston, 0ot. 10 = (Up) - Next Monday night I60 members ot the Boston Yacht club were to have rendered 0 dinner to Edward (ekip- perl Earle in appreciation for the efforts of the vetoran yachting edi- tor of the Boston Herald In boost. Ing interest in sailing.
 But the plans have been cancelled because tho likeahle Earle, for 20 years Q member of the newspapor'a q sports stan, died yesterday of heart disease while alseep In the Beacon Hill apartment where he lived alone. He was BB,
 A native of Worcester. Earle came naturally by hl slove for tho seq since he was descended from Q family of sec captains and whaling shippers. He was graduated from the U. 6. Coast duard Academy and from Clark unlverslty and did Q tour of duty with the ., 8, Marine Corps In World War !, ..
 During his years with The Herald he had covered many sports events, But Earle was best known for his writing of yachting, including nu- MerouS America cup races,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-10
Strikes StiH Scar Nation s RecOOery
 Some Hope Seen Cor Soft Cool
 Settlement: Others Still Mount

began last Sept, a at e,ssO,ooO tons.
 With the wave of automotlve strikes virtually at an end, Ford Motor co. officials announced roe sumption of passenger oar produc. ton at branch assembly plants in Edgewater, N. J,, Louisvillo, Kya Buffalo. N, Y,, and Dallas, Tex, Ford Spokesmen said truck produc- ton would ba resumed next week at the Chester, Pa, Richmond, Calif., Summervtlle, Mass, and Chicago plants.
 Elsewhere, lumber stookplles dwindled as Q strike of 0l 900 Pa~ oifio Northwest sawmill workers on. tered its fourth week and federal oonoillators tried to bring union and company representatives into agreement in the Pacific Greyhound bus drivers strike.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-10
NOTICE

DISTRICT of WATERBURY, ss.
 PROBATE COURT, Oct. 9th, 4.
 D, lsl6. ESTATE of JOHN j,
 KELLY, late of Waterbury, in
 said District deceased,
 Upon the application of JOHN r. KELLY, representing that more than 10 years have elapsed since the death of said deceased, and praying that the Court make 6 finding that administration ought to be granted, and upon such And. Ing being made that Letters of Ad- minlstration may be granted, as per application on hle more fully ap' p'ofsbi oRbiEREp, s That said application be heard and determined at the Probate office In Waterbury, in said District, on the 18th day ot october 4. D. 1885 at i0;30 o'cloc!! in the forenoon, Standard Time. and that notice be given of the pend- ency of said application, and the time and place of hearing thereon. by publishing thIs order one time In some newspaper having q cir' culatIon in said District, on or be- fore the 10th day of October istb'
 MARGUERITE M. FAHY,.
 lO.lO.i Asst. Clerk.