The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-25
By DreSC Pearson

Indiana Republican declared:
II am opposed to making this committee sound.
ing board for name-calng and attacks on PRONE
inent persons. n YOU want 10 make statements
accusing anybody Of such connections, Mr Smltls
YOU win either furnish proof TO this committee OF
what you say, or you won't make the statement
Smith promised that he would supply the come
mittee with substantiatons for his charge,
1t has now been more than three weeks since
Smith testified, but the committee has yet to hear
from him.
Department Of AgrlCultpre sleuths have been do
ing some quiet checking on INSCRIPTIONS bakeries
which violate bread sales regulations In order 10
Despite the fact that the nation has been forced
on O dark bread" diet to help feed war-starved
peoples OF the world, thousands OF loaves OF good
bread are stl going TO waste, or being fed 10 hogs
and chickens because Of a consignment racket
It works like this
II big bakery is trying to grab business away
from a competing bakery, II will begin supplying
means that grocers shelves are loaded up with sup
plies Of bread in excess Of what they can sell.
The following day-sometimes the same day
drivers pick up the unsold loaves and replace them
with fresh stock, charging the grocer only for the
bread actually sold. idea is to promote sales Of o
particular brand Of bread because Of Its freshness
This Is violation Of War Food Order No. l. but
It hasn't stopped certain bakeries In Houston, Texas
Richmond Va, San Francisco, Cleveland, Kansas
City, and st. Louis from carrying on the practice OH
Instead Of making their returned stocks Of one
day-old bread available at reduced price 10 poor
families the loaves frequently wind UP In garbage
bins. One Texas farmer who tipped off the DEPART
ment Of Agriculture about conditions In Houston said
he had been buying wagon-loads Of bread fresh
enough to eat" to feed his hogs and chickens
The split within the Democratic Party over Ed
Pauey is nothing new to the State Of California. 1t
one Of the highlghtS Of the stormy ten days at
the 1914 Democratic convention In Chicago. during
which Pauley was elected National Committeeman
from the Golden State.
There was considerable publicity about the divi-
sion among California delegates over the question Of
who should receive the Vice-Presidential nominal
tion-but the schism really opened over the Pauley
question.
Most Of the delegation arrived from the West
Coast under the leadership of Pauey and California
Attorney General Bob Kenny who will be Democratic
candidate for Governor this year From Washington
came Representatives George Outland, Chef Holified,
Ed Izac and delegates representing Jerry Voorhis and
Tom Ford, two other California democrats.
The Washington group joined by Helen Gahagan
Douglas-since elected to Congress-"smened oil on
Pauley" then, and waged active campaign to
prevent his election head Of the California dele
cation and National Committeeman. They lost out in
their attempt to elect Los Angeles lawyer Ray Files.
with Kenny and Pauley keeping firm control Of
most Of the delegation.
Pauley and Kenny retained their control through
out the convention although the anti-Pauley minori-
ty stuck the Henry Wallace banner TO the bitter
end.