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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-04-16

ing, though the Tigers Newhouser,
Trout and Trucks for(l the nue.
leus OF the best mound corps In
either league, and that Is where
the payoff should be after July
4. Hank Greenberg has not been
sensational In the training camps,
but he's q great money" player,
while young Dick Wakefield will
really earn his $4,000 bonus this
season, II he isn't outsmarted too
often by the dugout Jockeys"
whose slurs and insults are in
tended TO effect his hitting and
playing ability.
Despite Brother Branch Rickeys
platitudeS, double-talk and what
have YOU, regarding Mickey owen,
It's circh that Brooklyn's baseball
applicant Is upset no little by owens
Jump into Mexico for $S7,500; a give
year contract at $4,000 per season
and a $4,000 bonus for signing
Durocher, In particular figured
heavily on owens return to Flat
bush, and despite Mixes dropped
third strike In the World Series OF
1917, there are not many catchers
around who can do a better or more
consistent Job behind National
league batterS.
50. just for luck let's make 1t this
way: st. Louis Cardinals and De-
troit Tigers TO meet in the world
series after winning league pennantS.
The Boston Red Sox never could get
by the New York Yankees, and this
year 1t will be tougher than ever:
with a new manager at Boston next
season.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-04-16

Boston, April i6-(UP)-Heavy-
weight Bill Weinberg, Of Chelsea,
recently discharged from the Navy,
will meet Dan Merritt OF Cleve-
land In the l0-round feature bout
Of the Callahan A. G. at the Boston
Arena Monday.
weinberg, in his last showing,
won a unanimous decision over
hard-hitting Jay d Turner Of Dali
las, Tex.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-04-16
Season Pass to Hub
Lady Fan, Aged so

Boston, April l6-(UP) = Eighty
year-old Mrs. Grace Fairbanks OF
Cambridge, who has been watching
baseball since 1875. received the
thrill Of her life today when she at
tended the Boston-B Brooklyn open
ing baseball game on a season pass.
Nominated by the Braves as "Bos-
toms flrst lady OF baseball" Mrs.
Fairbanks was awarded the pass so
she could attend all home games.
Previously she mad confined her az
tendance principally to ladies days.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-04-16
Brooksides 2-I
.OUer Middleton

With one week Of competition
remaining in the Southern Connec-
ticut duckpin league, Waterbury's
BrooksideS will probably finish In
runner-up position. Up to last night.
the Brooks were one game behind
the Bridgeport NewAeldS; while
Middletown won one Of three games
for another 2-l victory for the Wa
terbury club, which Will put them
two games down II the Newfield
won three games yesterday. Scores:
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-04-16
BY CHESTER L. SMITH
NEA guecial COrrespOndent

st. Louis, April l6-(NEA)-Ver-
non Stephens cronies on the st.
Louis Americans haven't talked yet
but they hint that any pulp thrill
Ter would be glad to get the story
Of the famous shortstop's flight
from Mexico.
Stephens, who can hardly help
being known as the Mexican Jump
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-04-16
Today's Sport Parade

spllnters, but I don't mind using
needle.
Club owners lin unison) just
look at 'em flock through those
turnstiles, Mustn't drool though, even
II this Is better than working for a
living.
Gus fan-look at the flag march
up that flaghole. What a day, and
not o bush Lacquer In the ball park,
Oh boy, welcome home.
September here we come!
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-04-16

ing Bean for
the rest Of his
life, won't say a
word, either,
except that he
Is mighty glad
to be back on
this side Of the
border. He ad-
mits he didn't
want any part
Of Mexie base
ball after he
got there. He Is
sorry he left
the Brownies In
kllaa flpaf Nlana
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-04-16
CLASS A
MEN
CLAgS b
WOMEN

In the 20 yard back and breast
stroke events; TO help give Water
bury first place In the entihe novice
meet, ahead Of New Haven, which
finished Is rtinneesup.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-04-16

Horses have been measured BY
hands" from very ancient times.
The measurement Is from the top
Of the shoulder to the ground. The
"hand" Is four inches.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-04-16
ScoviII Pin
Tournoment

Winners Of the third annual Scovill
Employees Recreation Association
bowling tournament, In two classes,
men and women were decided Sat-
urday OF the sena alleys as fol-
lows:
CLASS A
MEN
LIST High Three-T. Chapman . 1858
and High Three-C. MarcelluS 1853
ist High Single. "A. Sebastian =. lao
End High Single--F. Sabis 80. 1875
CLASS b
LIST High Three. LatviS ....,. 81
and High Three--A. Sconziano 1851
LIST High single-W. Bordner -. l4l
Ind High single--A. JacovIch :. 1876
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-04-16
WEINBERG VS. MERRITT

BrOOkSldes Watby. ~
Sharon ............ 1877 100 II
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26
Six Month Training
(Washington PoSt)


 It is pity that the War Department has been forced to modify it's proposal years military training every American youth and limit 1t to six months Apparently opposition in and out of Congress has led the War Department to devise this compromise Secretary of War Patterson says he will offer the new program when Congress reconveneS in January. As an ofSeting factor added emphasis will be put upon recruitment the National Guard and encouragement of men who completed their compulsory training to remain active in this presentday version of the militia The plan should be less unpalatable than the parent plan to the educators and others who-un wisely in our opinion been complaining about the interruption of education that would be caused by military training. Maybe they might be placated.
 Six months, of course is not adequate time to train soldier But it is enough time to inStill the basic rudiments of soldering that the trainees would not be wholly green in national emergency It a long enough period for military authorities to weed out some of the msfits. Such training is not conScription. It is rather designed, as Generals Marshall and Eisenhower both have emphasized, to justify relatively small highly professional Army which will remain the nucleus of defense In the long military training gets back to the principle that every individual period of service to the Nation This is principle which Amercans-Whose talk is often long rights and privileges and short on responsibility cannot forget without disastrous consequences In today's world military weakness is an invitation to Prompt enactment of national military training law would be evidence that Congress has the courage of our victory.
 Nothing in the Patterson program is inconsistent with revision of strategical concepts in this atomic age, or with support of general disarma- ment. Indeed national training would be a dem onstration that intend to live up to police responsibilities under the United Nations and warn ing to would-be aggressors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26
SNYDER ON TAXES

In a recent address to the American Bankers Association Secretary of the Treasury Snyder reiterated his view that the Federal Governmtnt should direct it's primary effort the fiscal front to achieving balanced budget" Better yet" he added it should strive to achieve a substantial surplus of taxes over expenditures to apply to debt reduction. To attain these ends Mir Snyder concludes that present tax levels must be maintained for time to come T think" he said that it is pure fantasy if not plain demagogy to talk of tax reduction and debt reduction in the breath"
 In emphasizing the difficulty of reducing expendi- lures in the near future MT Snyder is not taking defeast attitude toward economy proposals. On the contrary he indicated, with appropriate cautionary reservations that the huge outlays contemplated for national defense single this group of expenditures for special attention in looking for areas in which to reduce expenditures keeping in mind, of course, that budgetary considerations must be secondary in the determination of our needs for national defense That judgment is in line with the conclusion reached by the Committee of Economic Development in its recently issued memorandum on fiscal policy More over, view of the large volume of rreducible debt charges and veteran outays as well as the limited economies to be effecuated by reductions in the expenses of the regular executive establishments is an inescapabe conclusion Unless we find means cutting defense outlays-and we could do so without impairing security by setting up single depart ment of national defensethe outlook for substantial tax reductions is indeed, gloomy if contemplate retiring public debt by utilizing budgetary surpluses
 In discussing related problems of debt manage ment MT Snyder made it plain that the Treasury has no intention of abandoning the low-interest policy which the Treasury followed during the war years He believes, with good reason, that stability of the Government bond market. dependent upon main-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26

A. B. Friend, who had charge of these headquarters, state that not more than $500 was expended through that headquarters.
 This would leave more than $20,- 900 to be accounted for.
 The war-contract activities of the Senator from Mississippi were so multitudinous and so varied that not all can be told here. Another sensational chapter will be revealed by this columnist on the radio to- morrow-all of it going to show that the man who hurled foul names at minority Americans and who stymied important legislation by prolonged filibusters, might bet ter belong in jail than in the aug ust Senate of the United States (CoPYRIGHT, BELL SYNDICATE, INC l946)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26

land These were built by F T. Newton of the Newton Glenn Co.,, and by Michael T. Morrissy of Morrissy-Knost, both profiting from Keesler Field at Biloxi.
 Newton and Morrissy dug out Bilbo's lake originally at cost to the U s. taxpayer of S3,672.9l. Rea- son the U s. taxpayer was to be out of pocket was that Morrissy charged the expense of the lake up to one of his war contracts. Later, however, he changed it to an ac- count receivable from Bilbo. Bilbo has never paid him, however. so perhaps it will be deducted from income taxes as a bad debt, which means the taxpayer will foot most of the bill just the same.
 Cost of Bilbos house on the is land. now called Dream House No. 2" has not been ascertained. The men and equipment employed in digging the lake were being used on war contract at that time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26
MYSTERIOUS S25,OOO

Three checks were for S5,00O each, with one for S10,000, all of them checks of the Newton Glenn Co.,, but drawn against four differ ent banks where the company kept accounts. On it's books, the com pany charged this $25,0O0 expense to the cost of the war contracts which Senator Bilbo had assisted the company in obtaining.
 Later however. the war contrac- tors apparently got scared and changed their books. Twenty thou sand dollars was charged to the drawing accounts of the two part ners, Newton and F. s. Glenn, as debt to Bilbo. The remaining S5,000, however, was charged di- rectly to the cost of a government contract
 This in itself would appear to be evidence that Bilbo had violated the statute making it crime fol a Senator to obtain money in con- nection with any federal govern ment matter
 When Internal Revenue agents questioned MT Newton about this he refused to make any statement His partner Glenn, however, saio he had no knowledge of the pay ment until about two months after It was made, when Newton tolc 1 him 1t was a contribution to the i Wall Doxey senatorial campaign However, it is also illegal for 6 corporation to contribute to an, political campaign.
 Because of the S25,OoO payment to BilDo, Glenn later demanded dissolution of his partnership witt Newton.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26
RILBO'S DREAM ALTO

Having fixed up the lake, island and dream house, Newton and Morrissy even went so far as to glye their benefactor the furniture to equip his house. This was pre- sented on Christmas Eve, l94l, the furniture costing $l l,000. On top of this Morrissy gave Bilbo a Sl,9l2 Cadillac
 Originally MorriSsy deducted the cast of the car from his l94l in come tax return as contribution, but later filed an amended return emitting this deduction.
 Pony No. 2-In addition to the lake, dream house, automobile and furniture, the two contractors also ponied up s2, 400 to Senator Bilbo on Nov 2, l94l. The money was split in two parts. F. T. Newton gave Bilbo s1 200, while D. L. Knost of the Morrissy -Knost Co., also gave him sl,20o. The money was handed over in Bilbo's office in Washington.
 Pony No. 3-This was the biggest Bilbo Windfall of all-totalling S25,- 900. It was paid under interesting if not peculiar circumstances. The highly profitable Keesler Field con- tract at Biloxi had been awarded to Bilbo's friends on June 13, l94l Their various other cash payments and dream-house favors had come in the latter part of l94l. But
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26
NAG0YA PEOPLE
 BEAT up LATEST
 ROYAL ASpIRANT

TOKYO, Oct 26.-Nagoyans, tir- ing of pretenders to the throne, beat up the latest so severely that he quickly forsook his claim, the newspaper Jiji Shimpo reported to- day
 Dr. Hirohito, visiting Nagoya for the first time in IS years, found pre- tender Hiromichi Kumazawa in his caravan Monday. Kumazawa dis appeared quickly after his chief aide was injured slightly by the crowd.
 Tuesday, another appeared and began shouting his claims. The Japanese, at first indulgent, became angry and fell upon the pretender with heavy blows" the paper said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26
LAST SERVICES HELD
 FOR SLAIN WOMAN

Funeral services for Mrs. Mar jorie Ellis Prince were held yes- terday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Chapel of the Charles w. Car ter Mortuary, with Dr. Homer c. Murphy officiating. Ernest Ehler sang Tn the Garden and Abide With Me"
 The pallhearers were J a k Fletcher, James Gregg, Dave Bur nett, Roy Eaton, Kalia Albigoff and Harry Haloff.
 Interment was in Evergreen Cem- etery.
 Nearly tWo-thirds of New Zea- land has an elevation of between 650 and $500 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26
A Strange Answer
Cincinnati EnQuirerl

Because they getting inadequate supplies of soap lard and meat in their stores miners in Logan County, West Virginia, refusing to work. It is strange answer to a shortage of any commodity For the only intelligent to goods shortages work and more work To be sure, coal miner will not directly increase the supply of soap by mining coal He will not insure his access to a supply. But for the country whole work stoppages can only heighten the problem of shortages
 few months ago the people of hundreds of cities had to without fresh foods and other essen tals of life becaues coal miners-in Logan County and many other counties on strike. There was not very much evidence that coal miners were worried about the shortages they inflicted on the urban popu- laton of the entire country.
 The short supply of fats is not the result of a strike It reflects the unfortunate conditions pre- vailing all the world in the wake of major war cannot possibly help matters quit work whatever ones job, in protest against worldwide shortage destined to continue for many months more
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26
Meanest Man Is Twins; See What You Think

WEST LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 26.-Today's meanest man is twins.
 William Brooke, Jr., 25, disabled veteran with his hips in cast and walking on crutches, was offered a ride by two strangers. Then they drove him into an alley, stripped him of shirt, tie, pen, pencil and wallet.
 Getting him out of the car onto the ground they tossed his crutches out of reach. Unable to move or rise, Brooke spent several hours in the chill night air before pasSer- by found him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26
WHO GOT THE MONEY?

After the checks for S25,00O were handed to Bilbo in the Royal Hotel in Jackson, Robert Candy, one of Bilbos henchmen, went out and cashed them. giving the senator the S25,O00 in currency Later Candy said he thought the money was spent in Doxey's primary campaign. However, both Doxey and his cam- paign manager Lee D. Hall, to- gether with Leland Speed, a mem Der of Doxey's campaign finance committee, all said no such amount was expended.
 Bilbo was operating separate headquarters for Doxey, but Ed Terry, Bilbos former secretary, and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26
20 YEARS AGO {yf% fHE EMPIRE
OCTOBER 26 1926


 The class of Juneau the Aakan give on Halloween
 Q roll call the night. celebration scheduled the coming  Douglas City plans a Native Village following the old the fire. George Anderson piano Admiral for Skagway
 12oo having subscribed. Weath report: High, 47
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26
MODERN ETIQUETTE %y RyoRrRrA LEE

Should finger social function it better a early?
 better to leave early The who fingers long is always resome
 O. Is necessary dining of a
 A. i entirely optional
 O. suitable girl whom he has tme
 A. Books, candy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26
Daily Lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

T didn't figure going to didn't INTEND show tonight
 OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Detail Accent second syllable
 OFTEN MISSPELLED: Inflammabe two Ms
 Paiate, mitigate, molify, relieve, lessen,
 STUDY "Use and is yours Let us word each day Todas word appearance reality probability Pro all Is the h All the characters verisimlitude"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26

enance of the present nterest-rate patterns is most
 important in order to maintain public confidence in the credit of the Government At the same time he emphasizes the importance of pushing the sale of savings bonds recognizing the desirabity of shifting the public debt increasingly into the hands of ndi- vidual investors thereby absorbing surplus funds and relieving inflationary pressures on prices.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26

meanwhile other war contracts were in the offing.
 So, about one year later, on Sept. ', l942, in the Royal Hotel, in Jack son. Miss, F. T. Newton of the NewtonGlenn Co.,, handed bene- factor Bilbo four checks totalling S25,000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26

The Census Bureau predicts that the population of the United States will be 165 100000 by 199O-pro- vded of course that in tbe meantime nobody sets off the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26
LOOK and LEARN 5zy c. GORDON

following called (b goose, Cc) elephant (d) hog? g. wha language mosto of the system interpreting contour of the head? Indian chief responsible the Massacre 5. What is sociology?
 
 l. Tadpole gosing calf 2.
 3. Phrenoogy.
 4. Sitting 5. study of society and social phenomena.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26
The Washington Merry-Go-Round

(Continued rom Page OneJ
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-24

ment and disability fund above the present compulsory 5% of his annual basic salary.
 A fourth amendment would bring The Alaska Railroad Retire ment Act in line with the Civil Service Act forbidding upon sep aration from employment with drawal of retirement deductions in a lump sum after working for five years or more. Lump-Sum withdrawal could be made for less than five years service, upon sep aration from employment, but af- ter five years service, upon separ- ation from employment, but after five years the withdrawals would be had in the form of annuities.
 Provision is made in the fifth amendment, in line with the Pant anna Canal and Civil Service Acts, that an annuity shall not be Hess than an amount equal to the aver age annual basic salary, pay or compensation received by the en- ployee during any five conSecu- tive years of allowable service al the option of the employee. null tiplied by the number of years in service, not exceeding thirty-five years, and divided by seventy"
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-24
CANNED SALMON

The government portion of the 1946 canned Salmon pack is ctr marked almost entirely for for eiGn consumption, according to in- formation obtained by Delegate Bartlett from the Department of Agriculture.
 By recent war food order, 33% of the total pack will be set aside for government use, and the re- maining 67To may be sold to pri- vate persons. The bulk of the gov- ernment portion will go to the United Kingdom, with Belgium and the Netherlands East Indies also sharing. A smaller portion will be allotted to a pool called commercial exports" to go to South American countries. At tMe present time the needs of the army and navy are estimated at 9,000,000 pounds from the 33% portion of the government set aside, but there are indications the armed forces may not require any part of this amount. In the begin ming of 1945, 8O% of the canned salmon pack for that year was ap- portioned to the government Or use by the armed forces, but this was gradually reduced to 309o in the latter part of 1945, or approx imately 2O,OO0,OOO pounds.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-24
EMERGENCY HOUSING

Between 400 and 500 army and navy surplus housing units may be allotted to municipalities in Alaska under the terms of two re- cent Congressional acts, according to information given Delegate Bartlett by Jesse Epstein. Region al Director in Seattle of the Fed eral Public Housing Authority, who has been in Washington for regional conference.
 Three members of MT. Epstein'S staff will go to Alaska during the next week in connection with this emergency housing program for veterans. MT. Epstein plans to go north from Seattle in about six weeks. A
 Under the terms of the pro- gram, the federal government would contribute the housing units but municipalities must pro- vide the land and utilities. It is estimated the value of the federal contribution in Alaska will run as high as $1,250,O00. MT. Epstein iyA formed Delegate Bartlett that ap- plications under this program have already been received from several Alaska communities.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-24

Railroad fund, annuities for five years service or more and amount of annuities.
 In lieu of life annuity, an em- ployee could elect to accept a re- duced annuity payable to him during his life and an annuity af- ter his death payable to his bene- ficiary under the new bill. The employee could, at his option, de- posit additional sums not to ex- ceed 10% of his annual basic sal ary in The Alaska Railroad retire