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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-25
Truman's Loyalty

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 25-Repubicans are making
 lot of political capital out here with the re-created Pendergast machine President Truman's connection with it and his part in giving it new lease life.
 But just as much capital >is being made of it. more-n other sections of the country to hurt the Democratic Party nationally. Often such political machines lose as many votes for party beyond their sphere of operations they win locally because of the plain moral issue involved.
 The revived machine is directed by Jim Fender gast nephew of the late Tom Pendergast It resur- rected itself from cold ashes For the old machine had been completely wrecked by the Federal Gov ernment in a sweeping action that brought convic- tion of 200 persons for election frauds Boss Tom Pendergas went to jail in 1889 on income-tax charges growing out of insurance cases
 In its attempted comeback the machine began to pick up county offices here and there But got when the President intervened in the August primary in an effort to defeat Rep Roger O. Slaugh- ter, conservative Democrat, for the valid reason that MT. Slaughter had joined with the Southern Democratic Republican coalition in the powerful House rules committee to block MT Trumans legis- lative program.
 This was real opportunity and Jim Pendergast shrewdy seized it. he threw his machine behind Enos Axtell, who supported by the President MT Axell But the machine also improved it's position by cap- turing nominations to important county posts, in- cluding the presiding judge and the prosecuting att torney, winning these two ominations, however, by slim margins over the remnants of the Shannon ma chine allied with independent Democrats and Repub- licans.
 Because of the Presidents part in it. this situa- tion naturally attracted national interest It opened
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-25
Gift For Heroes

South Africa's Prime Minister Shuts has turned over to Brtains Prime Minister Atee gift of nearly $4 900 symbol of South Africa admiration of the British pes conduct during the The gift carried the stpua ton that the be used or advantage of the British people,"
 This generous and significant tribute might to call great many people throughout the world that Brit her citizens did conduct themselves herocay and that they performed heroic feat.
 It incredible that the world should need that reminder but it apparently does Today the British be- ing roundy cursed from Moscow to Chicago and great many the stops between There is chorus of condem nation of British imperialism British decadence British cruelty We told that Winston Churchill is reaction ary vai that his fellow citizens generally overbearing and ungratefu, and
 Britain today has undoubtedly made some bad mistakes perhaps mistakes than the United States Russia would they sadded with the heavy problems of India and Palestine
 But let also remember that it had not been for Mr. Churchill and the British people in 194041 those problems might have been settled by Adolf Hitler There might have been Jewish immigrants to storm the gates of Palestine and the question of India might have been neatly answered by the Japs
 It is necessary approve every British action in order pay the British people the elementary courtesy of remembering their contribution to the battle for world freedom
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-25
Views of the Press

pronouncement, Generalissimo Stall in's answers to a British cores pondent a month ago, indicated Soviet willingness to seek, agree ment. The acts of his emissaries as Paris and elsewhere, however, be- speak a determination to go to any length rather than agree to any, thing except 100 per cent fulfill ment of Russian demands. The meeting of the General Assembly, the forthcoming sessions of the Foreign Ministers, offer one more chance for mutual flexibiity. If So- viet Russia does not accept that chance, by being as willing as the democracies to translate its pro- fessions of peace into action, the world will be confirmed in its grow ing suspicion that Russia does not want peace.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-25
by ThOmlas Stokes

/he way for the frequent repetition of the Truman Pendergast story. How Tom Pendergast had started Harry Truman on his political career and helped him to advance How Harry Truman had defended Tom PendergaSt from the Senate floor How he fought successfully the reappointment D. S. Attorney of Maurice Milligan who had sent Tom Pendergast to Jall. How he had flown in an Army bomber as Vice. President to attend Tom Pendergasts funeral How he had Jim Pendergast and his wife here at the Whte House as guests after he had become President
 The issue did not die with the primary election The Kansas City Star, which began the fight against Tom Pendergast that finally brought his downfall, conducted an exhaustive investigation of the August primary and found number of irregularities F.BI. agents now have descended upon the city to investi gate the Jim Pendergast machines operations in the primary.
 So the issue remains alive to make trouble for the Democrats and President Truman here, well as nationally Republican campaigners have new ann muniton and making the most of it all over the state. They are putting up real fight for county posts here to check the inroads of the machine, well as in the Congressional against Mir. Axtell. They are counting upon support from independent voters on the machine issue.
 President Truman's loyalty to the machine has brought him to this pass. While such loyalty up to point is understandable to many people here even condoned by some it is being asked now in many quarters why Harry Truman should carry it with him to the White House. It is being pointed that the Presidents obligation to Tom Pendergast should be cancelled out by now.
 There is of course much mock piety on the part of some who capitalizing on the Truman-Pender- gast tieup. But whether used as a diversion from other issues not it is real and deep-seated issue with the American people. It Is crippling the pemo- crats in their campaign on broad national issues
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-25
by Drese, Pearson

this quart of milk day for everybody in the world and freedom from want and poverty and all that sort of thing, the pros and cons, and he said he would have to be very careful not to let it be known that he was using me in any way.
 "He said: You will have to stop your letter before it gets you in jail They are not going to tolerate that kind of free speech now
 "Wen. in June Palmer came to me and said that Wallace wanted to make me 8. proposition ana ne would give me $l5OO for the piece of work did Tor him, and he would give me monthly stipend TOT while if would shut the letter down, so he gave me S1 800 last June and put me on at $4OO montn. which goes through this month Fenruary, !S4zl ana m order to keep the thing very confidential ne nao it done through a public relations counsel
 Testimony which Rogge secured from former German diplomats in Nuremberg showed that Den his was also working through George SyiveSgef Vereck nephew of the Kaiser, and chief Hitler prop aganda agent in the United States (hes now serving a, six-year jail sentence) Viereck had insturctions from the German Embassy in Washington to pay Dennis $2OO00.
 It wasn't announced but President Truman agreed at secret White House conference last SaS- urday that the US. Government should take an ac- tive role in finding permanent home for the united Nations.
 Up to now the government has kept hands off Result The United Nations, hope of the world for peace has been kicked around by the people o1 NeW York and Connecticut and move is under way among JUN. delegates to shift the World Capitaf elsewhere
 The man who urged US official interest in site for the United Nations Undersecretary of state Dean Acheson. Later, Senator Austin of vermont chief American delegate to the United Nations urged President Truman to that the State Department make an effort to that delegates who have gath cred in the United States are happier here Truman agreed.
 NOTE-The East coast of the United States won by only two votes at the first General Assembly meeting in London Now, many of the delegates are sorry they didn't vote for California.
 Colonel Bernard Bernstein, ex-financial adviser to General Eisenhower at SHAEF, has just returned from his first tour of Germany since he retired from the Army Bernstein, who strongly urged de-Nazfica- ton of Germany, talked with many Germans in Berlin after Secretary of State Byrnes' Stuttgart speech in which he pledged reunited Germany.
 Bernstein reports that Nazis are still Nazis. Re- piled one when asked what he thought of Byrnes' talk:
 T guess it all right, but why did he come out for giving the Saar to ,France?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-25
by Peter Eds0n

that was only beginning to crack. Some Congress men make coffee in their offices and keep bot ties behind the bookcase . One toasted, Here's to Congress It could be better and it might be worse"
 Tt takes all kinds of people to make a House of Representatives writes Jonathan. James Michael Curley of Boston has been decorated with Japan's Order of the Rising Sun" John Rankin of Mis- sissippi and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr, of Harlem the opposite ends of riot"-are much alike. Both are periodically violent, both risen from poverty and prejudice. All Congressmen fools." one of them told Daniels. "and their wives are worse"
 "The truth is," expert on government admin stration revealed to the author, that most of the confusion in government begins at the top"
 Secretary Forrestal told him that what the Navy needed was men with imagination and dustpan and
 bicycle to follow after top officials and see that they got things done
 There are thousand news magazine and radio correspondents and photographers in Washington. put the government and the pressure groups employ that many more press agents to feed them informa- tion. Half the gaiety in Washington would dry up if expense accounts disappeared. A mutual friend confided, T wonder who Tommy Corcoran thinks he's kidding, himself or the United States? l sometimes think the real sucker is Tommy"
 Jonathan calls the Pentagon '.Homesick House" because everybody there wants to go home.
 Homesickness, he observes. lis stronger American force than world domination" Col. Frank Mo- Carthy efficient wartime secretary to the General Staff every week had to send a dollars worth of lemons to Minister Anthony J. Drexel Riddle, Jr., because he was afraid of catching scurvy
 A general asked his aide one day what the White House thought about policy The aide said he didn't know because that day everybody over there was playng With tboSe jars of liquid and wire loops that throw bubbles. I've heard about those" said the general. Twill you get me one?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-25
Your Health
 By WILLIAM BRADY, M. D.
WHY DOESN'T SOMEBODY TELL ME THESE THINGS?

Reader S. F. says his personal experience leads him to question the reply I made to the query whether milk causes increase of mucus. In my reply, S.F. says, ridiculed the idea that milk or other particular foods cause mucus. Then s. F. ex-
 plains that heis asthmatic and has always used lots of milk, ice cream
 etc, until recently when it hap pened that he was deprived of his usual quota of milk and ice cream
 for several days. There was such an improvement in his asthma that decided to put all dairy products on the taboo list. That was six months ago. Now, instead of wheezing hawk ing and coughing all day long to his
 own embarrassment and the dis gust of his neighbors, he expec- torates but little and hawks and coughs only occasionally. Politely, then, s. F. asks my opinion. of his experience.
 Like flash (probably in the pan) | it occurs to me that s. F. may be allergic to something in milk or ice Icream-and following blindingly on that one comes another flash, that
 by coincidence s. F. moved six months ago and so got away from something to which he is allergic.
 Once more, if you don't mind my flashing like mad, it may be that S.. HIS dog, cat, parrot, canary, horse, goose, cockroacheS, mice, or orris root using wife left him last April. Allergic sensitivity to these and other casual things in the exviron- ment is accountable for more asthma than such sensitivity to anything in milk or ice cream.
 All of these suggestions are just guesses in any case. Only by Speci- l flee skin tests can the physician determine in any instance whether the patient is actually allergic to cat hair, goose feathers or orris root, for example. But such allergic
 sensitivity has caused good many otherwise inexplicable attacks of asthma.
 There was the Washington man
 who found freedom from his trouble
 when he visited Atlantic City, but
 wheezed all up again as soon as he
 came back to Washington. His doc
 tor discovered eventually that the
 man was allergic to parrot feathers he kept parrot in his Washing
 ton home. Polly got her congee and thereafter the man could keep quite Icomportable at home. And the
 bridegroom whose honeymoon was practically ruined by furious rhinor-
 rhea-incessant drip. drip, drip from
 his nose. The doctor ferreted out the fact that the bride used orris
 root powder. She changed to another
 kind of powder, and they lived hap oily for at least three-weeks after
 ward.
 It is only because s. F. reacts to
 milk or ice cream with asthma (Spasm of involuntary muscle in
 walls of bronchial tubes) that sus-
 pect his trouble is allergy. If he
 had merely an excessive secretion
 of mucus, in nose, throat, bronchial passages or elsewhere, I'd still ridi-
 cule the notion that milk has any, thing to do with it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-25
In Today's Mail
READER ASKS FOR BETTER
 POLICE REGULATIONS

Editor, The Democrat:
 As a longtime reader of The Democrat and an elderly pedestrian, I appeal to the Police Department. First, the police do not enforce municipal regulations properly.
 Second, the so-called one-way streets are a menace because they are not enforced. Most dumb drivers believe such streets are to run in and BACK OUT. Even at Center and Bank Streets you can see many of these cases. Regular officers on the beat have no in- structions and take no action.
 The owner of a private residence at Il Johnson Street cannot put on veranda lights for my own car to come up but what some fool driver pulls in and blocks me.
 There should be a law.
 FRANKLIN E. WEAVER,
 Age 76.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-25
Ernest Thompson Seton

'Wild Animals Have Known written by Ernest Thompson Seton in 1S98 the noted authors best known book although of the other forty books writ ten by him inconspicuous. Just short while ago, though 86 years of the world famous writer of books Indian lore and wfe had been planning lecture tour
 His contribution to literature that described nature outdoors was exceptional Combined with this talent for writing of wdife and nature in all their aspects his ability to sketch those things about which he wrote
 In very early years he aspired to be naturalist and his study of art great asset in his prolific literary pro- duction during most of his lifetime
 In the early of the century every child treasured the gift of book by Mr. Seton and "The Biography of Grizzly and other books thrilling to youngsters His inherent love of nature provided way of life for him that brought peasurabe knowledge to several generations of readerA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-25
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS Tall Boy


 Son aged 12 is five feet tall. He eats everything. Husband is fairly tall, his sisters nearly six feet but of course all grown up. have daughter, ', who is rather tall. Is this unusual or does great stature run in families? (Mrs. J. M.)
 Answer-Boys of 12 average 56 inches tall, at IA they average five feet. Yes, great stature runs in the family.
 Forty Years of It
 After forty years of constant slavery to medicine am enpoying life for the first time without physic. It is great to be free from that habit. I owe it all to your fine booklet. It was hard fight, as you no doubt realize II gave up twice and resumed taking physic, but the third time I stuck it out and every thing became normal just as you said it would. Have not used any sort of aid for over six months now and reckon I'll never want to c. F)
 AnSwer-The first five days are the hardest, but then, think how hard the vendors of physic have worked for five generations to keep people enslaved to the habit. Send ten cents and stamped envelope bearing your address, for booklet "The Consultation Habit and Colon Hygiene"
 lcopyright ls4s Johnf Dfne CO,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-25
|Merry-Go-Rou

WASHINGTON, Oct 25-The amazing thing about Nazi propaganda before Pearl Harbor was the Nazs ability to suck in certain high-placed and sup posedly intelligent Americans after Hitler had invaded Poland overrun France and spread out over most of Europe The Readers Digest, largest circu- lating magazine in the world, was one of them.
 The report on Nazi activities in the UsA, pre- pared by John Rogge of the Justice Department after weeks of interviewing top Germans, shows that one editor of The Readers Digest, Paul Palmer was in consultation with Hans Thomsen Hiter's personal Ambassador in Washington; also with Manfred zapp head of the official Maxi propaganda agency Trans Ocean News Service
 The Rogge report, which many high poliHcoes tried desperately to suppress also tells how Dewitt Wallace, owner and editor of The Readers Digest hired Lawrence Dennis, under indictment for sedition, to do some smear pieces against Henry Wallace, then vice-President of the United States
 Apparently, Dewitt Wallace knew how "hot" Dennis was, because he warned him to cut out his fascStic news letter Also the $4300 which The Read CTS Digest paid Dennis was noJ paid direct but through front man. Pendleton Dudley, New York public relations agent
 Dennis also said that he also had coIlaborated with The Readers Digest on an article by Senator Byrd of Virginia This according to the Rogge report was in late 1941, shortly before Pearl Harbor.
 Tne Readers Digest not only employed Palmer and Dennis" Rogge reported to his superiors in the Justice Department, but also George Eggleton of Scribner's Commentator. the magazine which the Nazis subsidized"
 Palmer employed editor of The Read CTS Digest from 1889 to 1945, and when Hans Thom- sen former Nazi Ambassador in Washington, was questioned about him by Rogge, Thomsen gave the following report:
 T met Paul Palmer several times in Washington and lunched with him. He made great impression on and seemed to be special admirer of Germany and wanted to engage in sort of activity be- cause he had some money and wanted to bring about certain relations. don't know whether he himself was writer, but I think he made attempt at it."
 It was in the Summer of 1941 when Lawrence Dennis's activities already were looked upon with public suspicion, that The Readers Digest surrept- tiousy hired him. Here is Denniss story of that employment, as told in the Rogge report
 "Last June, 1941, did some work for Paul Palm CT of The Readers Digest. did thing for them and got $500 in 1941. had lunch with Wallace He is the editor of The Readers Digest Wallace had lunch with me last Spring. don't know, Febru- ary or March-1 don't remember exactly when-and he said he wanted to line tip set of articles on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-25
BAKED BEANS UP
(Boston Post)

The OPA has announced an in- crease of from 2 to 3 cents on canned beans to compensate for higher labor and other costs. The increase will go into effect imme- diately. This announcement will not disturb many people, particularly in this section, where baked beans en- joy their greatest popularity. What we would like to see around here is an increase in the supply of baked beans. New England has been practically without its favorite Sat- urday night dish for many weeks. Perhaps the new price schedule will produce more beans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-25
Hot Wind in Washington

WASHINGTON Oct. 25-(NEA)-Jonathan Dan iels, of Josephus, who for time press sec- tary to both Presidents Roosevelt and Truman has written another book about Washington
 If you want the inside story of what Jonathan did assistant director of the Office of Civilian Defense -remember?-or confidential White House Palace Guardsman with passion for anonymity this isn't it. If you want good, colorfu background picture of what wartime Washington like with some expert political philosophizing on the side this Is it.
 That hot wind in Washington is the country blowing on the back of Washington's neck" writes Jonathan his first page. T nave blown And have also felt it snge the bottom of my hair"
 Jonathan got burned pretty badly over OCD and trying to get Harry Slattery to resign as head of Rural Identification. But he doesn't into that The things he remembers are things like these:
 Roosevelt wore his pajamas four nights at stretch before sending them to the wash, and one morning Jonathan noticed cigaret hole burned just below the second button. Harry Truman was in Speaker Sam Rayburns office drinking bourbon when he got word of Roosevets death. Harry Truman was in the White House pool and was getting rub down when Jonathan took him news of Hiter,s death
 Efficient Rudolph Forster, Executive Clerk at the White House, once told Jonathan, You would be terrified if you knew how little I care," about the important state papers he juggled daily
 Speaker Sam Rayburn confessed 'The truth is they'll always deny -but the people like something of dictator. They always like President who pushes Congress hard"
 Harry Truman as a Senator lad to put his wife on the government payroll his secretary to get enough money to pay taxes. The Senators call Secretary Leslie Biffles office, "Biffles Tavern" One night at Sen Lister Hills house Majority Leader Alben Barkley sang Wagon Wheels" in a baritone
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-25

Speaker Sam Rayburn confessed, ''The truth is they'll always deny i-bu the people like something of dictator. They always like President who pushes Congress hard"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-25

Efficient Rudolph Forster Executive Clerk at the White House. told Jonathan You would be terrified if you knew how little care," about the important state papers he juggled daily.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-25

It in the Summer of 1941 when Lawrence Denniss activities already were looked upon with public suspicion, that The Readers Digest surrepti- ously hired him. Here is Dennis's own story of that employment, as told in the Rogge report:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-15
Rouge WilIMaSk
 OUer-T Tired Skin
ny ALICIA HART MA Staff Writer

For the Skln that looks tired og hlanehed by fatigue at the end of ehe day. there's daring pickup which you can dare to use for wear under night lights. That's a blend- ed cream rouge. applied to face and neck.
 The trick can he pua across with the material at hand. if you1l take dab of the makeup cream that you regularly use and mix well with Q dab of cream rouge on the 0lue-red slgle. nlue-red ll better able Co reast the color draining of electric lights than orange-red. The color that you want to get from your blend, how- ever. ls Q robust pink.
 The self.hlended mixture must he applied sparinely. The best way to apply lt for fool-the-eye effects Is Co dot 1t on like freckles, and blend uniformity with your finger tips. After the blending take a sheet of tissue, and rub off any excess.
 If cheeks can take a highlight- ing. dip into your pot of undiluted rouge for that. Then dust on your powder and see if you recognize the blanched or tired face that first haunted your mirror.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-15

lesson in the play of the hand is to count your tricks. Squeezes and end-plays will develop by them- selves.