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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-25
RepubHcans Cheered By Gallup Suruey
 Extreme Optimism Over Coming
 Election May Prove Liability;
 Democrats Alarmed Over Trend

gnawing fear that their very op- timism may weigh in the scales fayoring their opponents.
 Democrats Alarmed"
 Democrats, on the other hand view the current situation with alarm. They feel that the regular off-year trend, the loss of the Roosevelt prestige and the infiltra- tion of un-democratic clements have harmed their chances. They see theirs as. an uphill fight. Their very pessimism heightens the chal- lenge and they realize they must extend themselves to the limit to win. The psychological pressure will spur them to their greatest ef- forts.
 Although the Republicans are aware of the danger of overconf1- dence, they will gain the edge of popularity with a significant seg- ment of the voters who seem to be attracted to the favorites.
 Returning to MT Gallup, we find that our personal investigation find ings are supported by the recent report of his Public Opinion Insti- tute. In his latest coast-to-coast poll, Gallup discovers sizable de- cline in Democratic Party popular ity A majority of the voters boiled say that, if the election were held now, they would vote Republican.
 Although the Gallup poll indicates that the nationwide Republican edge is slight, Connecticut and the other New England states are the high spot. Whereas, the Democratic Party received 54 percent of the vote in l944, the Republicans now lead witt. 5l percent to 49 percent for the Democrats, changeover of five percent.
 The survey was divided into seven main geographical sectors. Five ot | these expressed a preference for the Republican Party, with New Eng land substantially in the lead. The switching of voting sentiment is even more apparent, when one elim- mates the solid South as an indi- cator.
 Two years ago in New England | lne DefnocrdIlc ParIy was supported by 52l2 percent of the voters. The latest poll shows drop by the Dem ocrats of eight and a half percent with current total of A percent, giving the Republicans respectable 56 percent of the electorate.
 Gallup's report indicates that the mounting Republican optimism is well-founded. The Gallup poll, above all others, has proved itself a reli- able index to the voters reactions.
 Personal Strength Factor
 This, however. does not take into account the personal strength of political nominees, or the much talked of candidate appeal" Never theless, there is an indication of a major trend toward the Republican Party
 In rating the value of these polls, insiders recall that, although the polls taken in Connecticut in l944 showed strong dominence of RooseVeltian magnetism in Connec- tieut, 1t also forsaw the election of Raymond E. Baldwin as governor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-25
CHARTS CRIMES ON MAP

Seattle, Washs (UP)-Utilizing his wartime experience with maps and charts while in the China Burma India theater with the Army Air Forces, Capt. Lewis H. Graham, head of the West Seattle police precinct, has introduced a new system of crime prevention into the Seattle police department.
 Using large chart of the pre- cinct, the captain places colored pins, indicating the type of the crime, at the site where the offense was committed. Thus patrolman can tell at glance the type and location of criminal activities in his district.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-25

large closet in every room. Things that make a home attractive and cozy. are fireplace-I prefer brick light wallpapers, and fresh new paint
 HTS MY OPINION" will again appear in the Waterbury Demo- crat on Saturday. The ques- ton:
 .-What do you think about the power of the atomic bomb since the Bikini bomb test?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-25
g. Lone Oak Aven

tWo-story home, I think the bungalow type is much more prefer able for that reason. For the fam fly with children, a large side porch, which can be screened in in Summer. and heated for winter. makes an ideal playroom for the youngsters"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-25

establishing the Bridgeport office of the Plan. As Director of Enrolment and Public Relations, Daley will be in charge of all Enrolment and Public Relations activities of the Plan for the entire state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-25
GEORGE MARSHALL, Uphols:erer, Elmwood Avenue.

"A n cleo tl'ic heating system would be much c l Q a n Q r and more conveni- ent than the types used in America today. We had one in my h O m Q in s cotI a. n d Is years ago. You can place the radiators any,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-25

It's so long since I've had a real home. 1t isn't difficult to q n s W er this lues s ti on. My husband was in Servic and we've had only two rooms for five years, All I ask for is a small one-fam- ilV house, with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-25
Seomen Get Discharges

Seaman 1kc John Wilson of the Navy has received an honorable discharge and has returned to the home of his parents, MT. and Mrs. John Wilson of Grand Street.
 He was member of the armed forces for the past 36 months and saw service in the Pacific area.
 He has received the Asiatic Pa ciflc Ribbon. American Defense Ribbon and the Victory Medal. An alumnus of Thomaston High School he enlisted in the Navy shortly aft CT graduation.
 Storekeeper sc Thomas Luboy- eskl Of the Navy has received an honorable discharge and has re- turned to the home of his parents Mr and Mrs. Stanley Luboyeski, after 26 months service with the Naval Munitions Bureau at Arling- ton, near Washington, D. c. He enlisted shortly after graduation from the Thomaston High School
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-25

More sun. light, and fresh air are needed. In fact, like those mod ernistic living rooms With an en- tire wall of glass. And l never have seen a home With enough closet space. A Screened-in psrch Is also very comfortable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-25
MRS. MARIE CAdNTTN. Housewife.
 151 Columbia Boulevards

"P a c in 2 a well Il 2 h [ e d laundry in sle basement keeps the house neat and idy on washday. If the cellar is dry an ideal recrea ton room can also be made down there for chil- dren. T h CT e hOu1d be O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-25

An agony ad" by a pensione in Derby. England, who lost his al lowance (sl2) and used his last 60 cents to advertise, brought about it's return.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-25

Resumption of railway service be- tween Athens and the Pelopanesus, in Greece, has been made possible by construction of a bridge at Po- Seidonia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-25

New equipment from the United States is being used in improvement of the telephone service between Hankow, Ichang and Nanyuna, in China.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-25
It's MY
 OPINION"

Question: What do you think would make the average home more comfortable and attrac- tive?
 Where Asked. Near St. John s Church. MRS. P. E. yOSBURGH, Housewife, Meadow Street:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-25

where in the room, turn them on any time you please, and even ad- just the heat, by turning on one, TWO. or three coils. No, I don't think such heating system would be expensive if it's use was widespread. And it's so much cleaner than coal, oil, or gas-and far less trouble. MRS. M. E. KRAFT, SIR,
 Housewife,
 S7 Lone Oak Avenues
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-25

"T think more and larger Wln- dows would add considerably to the comfort and b Q a uty of a home. I like windows right down 10 t h Q floor. as in the oldtime homes, but much wider. Modern homes are too dark.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-25

an attractive living room, porch front and back, patch of green grass, and a lew trees. MRS. CARLTON STEVENS, Housewife.
 27 Lake Street:
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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-09-01
A Democratic Germany?

Another hopeful picture is given by
James NJ. Haswell, reporting CONVEX
sation with one who ought to know
and be able to evalue what is going
on in the minds of many of Germany's
people. DR.. James X. Pollock, Uni
versity of Michigan professor on leave
while for Ii months he served as civil
ian aide to General LuCius d. Clay,
American occupation commander, says
Germans in the American occupation
zone are returning to the ways of pol
itioal democracy with sincerity and en-
thusiasm and are taking up the resPon
slblites of government where Hitler
made them drop their activities and put
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-09-01
MOST OF THE NEWS from

M OST OF THE NEWS from
abroad is depressing. We do
not hear much of Europe's toiling mil
lions who go patiently and industri-
ously about their daily tasks, planting,
harvesting, carrying away the wreck
age of the war SO recently ended; but
we hear much about the doings of
statesmen in Paris and other world CEN
tiers who seem to think in terms of pill
ing the new wreckage of another war
upon that of the old.
To us of America therefore, there is
pride and cheer in a story from Lon
don. In the next session of the British
Parliament a proposal will be debated
(and doubtless passed, since no mem
Der has expressed disaPProvaD with
the object to provide for the erection,
in GroSvenor Square, in the City OF
Westminster, of statue OF Franklin
Delano Roosevelt the laying out of the
square as garden, and its opening tor
the use and enjoyment of the public in
perpetuity.
An Act of Parliament is required to
extinguish certain rights with which
the property is entailed Grosvenor
Square is part of square mile IN the
center of London owned by the Duke
of Westminster, and the property is
hedged with certain restrictions which
must be eased before the proposed Pur-
pose can be achieved,
Writing in his syndicated column,
Randolph Churchill says:
THE figure of Roosevelt will
command the square, fitting me-
mortal to a man who gave his life
in the service of world freedom.
Once before, there was statue in
Grosvenor Square. In l725, GER
tain John Most was commissioned to
build there a statue of George |. But
the subsequent DETACHMENT of the sta
tue of that unpopular monarch
caused the authorities to have it re-
moved. There will be no danger of
repetition of these old offenSeS, tor
there is no man living or dead whom
London honors SO highly and cher
ishes SO warmly as the late President
Roosevelt.
Roosevelt Is Undying Force
The people of Great Britain have
special reason to be grateful to Frank
lin y. Roosevelt and to hold his mem
ory in high esteem. But obServant
travellers who have visited many EurOp-
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-09-01
By AIvaro c. Shoemaker

aside their aspirations toward true free
dom.
This spring, said Dr. Pollock, the
Germans have held village, county and
city elections | travelled extensively in
the zone during the campaigns and
saw enough to convince me the Ger
mans were not merely putting on a
show to fool Americans
To the student of preHtler Ger
many in the period Immediately fol
lowing the first World War, it is hard
to dismiss from mind the tragic failure
of the Weimar Republic Possibly there
are still a considerable number of real
German democrats who got their lesson
from that political debacle and know
better how to build this time
striving earnestly to establish the demo
cratic ideal in their fatherland, it is
more than we had any reason to hope
for year ago.
Beacon Light in the North
In the pail of dark uncertainty, al
most hopeleSsness, covering Europe and
much of the rest of the world there
is one bright Spot-Scandinava.
While SO many European peoples
starve or eat the bitter bread of charity,
some of them unable, others unwilling
to help themselves, the citlzenry of
Norway and Denmark, Sweden and
Finland, by great mass effort, under
able leadership and because of their in
born habits of industry, are rebuilding
their countries as Others among their
European neighbors falter and fail
Air lines are starting international
flights; shipping is being reestab-
liShed; manufactures are issuing in in
CreaSng streams from factories, notably
those of Sweden. Throughout the
whole Scandinavian region, industry IS
being revived while agriculture sup
plies home markets and pours 4 swell
ing volume of foodStuffs into inter
national trade
In each of these nations domestic
politics are tranquil while on the in
ternational political field Sweden, in
all likelihood, soon will take her place
in the United Nations, where her wise
council and SOLDERING influence have
long been needed.
The marked talents of Trygve Lie, l
Norwegian, are proving their effective
ness in the first formative year of the
United Nations, of which organization
he is Secretary General.
When the efforts of l. n are con-
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-09-01
Roosevelt Is Undying Force

The people of Great Britain have
special reason to be grateful to Frank
lin ID. Roosevelt and to hold his mem
DRY in high esteem. But observant
travellers who have visited many Europ-
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-09-01
Europe: LIGHT AND SHADOW

can countries, both allied and enemy,
have heard little but praise and honor
for the late President One wonders if
this feeling might not serve as a COM
mon solvent to reduce the asperitieS
which, unfortunately, characterize the
world of politics and diplomacy today.
Just at present Americas prestige
seems to be at low ebb in the rest of the
world. All the billions of wealth we
poured out to win the war; all the
mountains of food we have given to
prevent dire famine; even the bright
red streams of blood which our fight
ing men shed for victory and Liberation
all these sacrifices are largely for
gotten by the benefited, many of
whom are ready to bite the hand of the
benefaCtor.
As time moves on and gives better
perspective, will America be seen in
the more favorable light which it seems
to deserve2 The move in England to
honor our great wartime President
might be taken as an indication that
the tide may be starting to run in our
favor. Its coming to flood will be slow,
and occasionally we are bound to lose
patience because of fresh evidences of
ingratitude on the part of those who
owe much to America But we may
hope that finally we shall meet with
Just appraisal The great esteem in
which Franklin Roosevelt is held in
every corner of the earth will be one of
the indestructible building blocks of A
world edfice in which all peoples may
dwell in lasting peace
AT least, that is what we of America
would like to think and if we can get
enough of earth's peoples to think in
the same channel, the thing will come
to pass.
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Lessons in Nature
From Old Rain Barrel

Few children nowadays know what
a hogshead is, and quite probably
they have also missed the delightful
experience often enjoyed by their
seniors when they were children, in
watching the little tadpoles that
would accumulate in the rain water
during the summer season, especially
when the showers were few and
far between. Who of the older
generation would care to obliterate
from his recollection this first les
son of his in natural history, and
quite likely the most interesting?
Nor would he care to forget the
fancy fly brushes which were used
before the days of window screens,
to keep flies off the table while
Pa and Ma and his big brothers and
sisters ate their dinner, and when
there was no paper fly brush, how
the limb of a lilac bush, or some
thing similar, was made to answer
the purpose. At first, flies were far
more preferable to some persons
than was screened e." which was
then looked upon y a few of the
more old-fashioi- J. as being un-
healthy.
And then the old-fashioned pumps,
which later on furnished Washing
ton with so much good cool drinking
water, to quench ones thirst on a
warm summers day. The writer
Evening star., 1946-07-07

ter of the seat. Twelve miles was
the maximum speed, and of course
no one ever dared to break the law
of course not! However If you
did, there were cops" especially as
signed to escort you to one of the
several police precincts, just as they
do the automobile driver today, ex-
cept the fines were much less than
now.
The first four policemen assigned
to this particular duty included-if
memory serves me right-Officers
Robertson, H. A. Dodge, C. C. Estes,
j. A. Duvall, and soon afterward
came Kaleb Plemmons and A. j..
Headley. Dick Mansfield came later
on. Each of these thought himself
a speed king but what the other
fellow thought is another story. In
simple justice, however. one or two
of the outfit could really put up a
good sprint and they did spread fear
and terror to those who would at
tempt to initiate Paul Revere's or
Phil Sheridan's ride, or those in gen.
eral who failed to comply with po-
lice regulations.
Evening star., 1946-07-07
There Were No Scout
Cars in Those Days

The scout cars" of that day
were the trusty horses of the Dis
trict's considerable detachment of
mounted policemen. They immedi-
ately began pounding the streets
in search of Foultz. His lodgings,
his hangouts. all the questionable
spots Of the city were quickly
searched by the police.
Then came a tip that Foultz
had taken to the woods north of
the city. In that era the woods
north of the city" began above
Florida avenue and toward that
area the galloping police chargers
pounded. The equine propelled po-
lice vans likewise sped to the vicin-
ity, loaded with foot patrolmen. Few
of the citizenry followed in curios-
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Atom Bomb LOBBYISTS

member Of the five-man commiss
sion. and otherwise strengthening
military participation. Committee
members said the bill probably
would reach a vote the latter part
of the week
The type Of atomic energy con-
troll we get will affect not only our
own economic development but also
international policy from here on
out" Mr.. Higinbotham explains.
The kind of organization that gov-
erns atomic energy in this country
will have vital bearing on the
kind of policy other countries
pursue.
Our Atomic Energy Commission
will be in a strategic policy posi-
ton. We need in this position
statesmen who will determine their
position impartially, and from
broad view"
AS for the future, Mr.. Higin-
botham sees no reason to fear that
industrial development of atomic
energy will force abandonment of
the type of democracy under which
America has thrived.
Meanwhile, the danger of atomic
war makes the atom scientists
shudder. They know there is no real
secret, and there can be no defense.
They recognize the possibility that
an agreement for world control may
never be reached. In such an event,
they are certain an atomic war Of
boundless destruction would threat
en- civilization.
Evening star., 1946-07-07

come to him with their personal
troubles.
The 500 who came with US were
given a riotous welcome. Inside the
camp were the remainder of nearly
1900 who had come from the Rus
sian-controlled port of Constanza
a month before. Some 800 of them
were still waiting for release. Jew
ish Agency quotas were full-even
drawn on in advance. The legal
quota for July already is used up.
just inside the gates there was
singing, shouting mass of young
men and women.
No effort was made to stop the
cheering demonstration. Guards
held them back from the gates to
make passage for the new arrivals.
AS each bus load of newcomers
alighted and marched through, car
rying their belongings on their
backs, the crowd inside sang the
Hatikvah, the Zionist anthem; they
chanted cheers in Hebrew that
sounded like old college yells at
Homecoming time.
The big, single-room barrack
buildings flank each side of paved
road that splits the camp into equal
parts. On one side are the womens
barracks and on the other side are
the mems. Even married couples are
required to split up during their stay
although all are allowed to roam the
camp freely during the day.
BY afternoon a certain semblance
of normal life had come over the
place. The first excitement of ar
rival had quieted down. The barbed-
wire fence behind the women's BAR
racks blossomed with laundry.
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Searching the Conduit
From Dalecarlia Reservoir

Then there was a rumor that
Foultz was hiding in the huge con-
duit which was to connect the Dale
carlia Reservoir west of Georgetown
with what is now the Mcmillan
Park Reservoir. Just south of Sol
diers' Home and east of Howard
University.
The conduit was new. but not in
use. 1t was large enough for a
man to walk its entire length and
had several methods of entrance
and exit.
The police searched every foot of
the conduit. They kept a constant
patrol along its entire length. Some
old timers say that the police kept
a patrol in the vicinity of the out
lets for six months after FoultZ shot
Robinson.
But though they searched high
and low, night and day, they never
found Dorsey Foultz in the sewers
or the conduit To more sensitive
members of the force. it became
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Police Were Told That
The Murderer Had Fled

Dorsey Foultz was we'll known to
police before May 81, 1897. That
was Monday and the District was
the Decoration Day holi-
day because of the calendar date
falling on Sunday. Into the old
second precinct on Fifth street came
word that Dorsey Foultz had shot a
man at Third and @ streets NV.
When the horsedraWn police
patrol wagon thundered up to the
scene of the shooting, John Robin
son, a respectable colored man of
the neighborhood, was found shot
to death. Frightened witnesses told
the policemen that Dorsey Foultz
had done the deed and quit the
scene in haste. The witnesses were
not merely frightened by their hay
ing seen a man shot to death. Most
Of them were in mortal terror of
Dorsey Foultz, who despite his mid
ding frame and tubercular condi-
ton, was one OF the bad men of
that day.
A Star reporter of that era re-
counted that Robinson had been on
quite friendly terms with Foultz
The slain man was said to be re-
spectacle and not associated with
Foultz other than that they had
known each other for years. But
the reporter said police learned
Robinson had testified for the Gov
ernment in the trial of a speak
easy proprietor who had been
convicted.
The devious Foultz was believed
to have had an interest, either senti-
mental or more concrete, in the
speak easy" in question. At any
rate, he is declared to have vowed
to get" his erstwhile friend, Robin
son. Surely enough he shot Robin
son to death.