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Evening star., 1946-07-17
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Evening star., 1946-07-17
Army Hero Who Risked His Life
In Yellow Fever Tests Dies
John Kissinger, 68,
Cited for Greatest
Act of Couruoe'

The death Saturday at Dunedin,
Fla, Of John r. Kissinger, 68, cited
as the man who performed "the
greatest single act of courage in
Army annals" was reported yester-
day by the Associated Press.
When Maj. Walter Reeds expert
ments indicated that mosquitoes
were the carriers of yellow fever,
Pvt. Kissinger and John J. Moran
volunteered to be bitten by infected
insects. Both came down with the
disease and that proved it. Both
recovered.
Pvt. Kissinger, who was paralyzed
by the disease. was believed to be the
sole survivor of several soldiers and
Cubans who volunteered in different
phases of the experiments.
For years negligent War Depart
ment and Congress allowed Pvt.
Kissinger to live on a pension of s12
month while his wife took in
washing in their home at Hunting
ton, Ind. Finally 5000 pension was
voted him and he was given the
Congressional Medal of Honor.
In 1926 Paul de Kruif dramatized
the voluntary offer in his best SELL
ing book, THE Microbe Hunters. -
His account was: 1.-The one condi-
ttion on which we volunteer, sir,
said Pvt. Kissinger, is that we get
| no compensation for it.
ITO the tip Of his cap went the
hand of Maj. Walter Reed, Gen
tlemen, salute you,' he said"
Yellow fever had killed thousands
more than bullets in the Cuban
campaign of the Spanish American
War. 1t had killed third of
the officers of Gen. Leonard Wood s
staff. Gen. Wood thought cleaning
up Havana and establishing sani-
tary conditions would help cut the
ravages of disease. But it didn't
and Gen. Wood then sent for Mai.
Reed.
DR.. Carlos Finlay, a Cuban
physician, held that the mosquito
was the carrier. But his expert
ments had not worked out because
he did not know that it took period
Evening star., 1946-07-17
FOUND.

WRIST WATCH, lsdy's. gold; found in Vi
cinity Of Woodward g. Lothrop's latter part
OF last week. Call DE. 0674.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-02
Atomic Roast Pig

The presence of livestock aboard target ships the Bikni ton1-bomb suggests that mankind may have full circle since the legendary milestone of history described by Charles Lamb in his Dissertation Roast Pig
 Lambs story has been required reading for students for long that probably is unnecessary recall than the title But just in reader had the humps at the time the English literature class studying the story
 brief refresher be permissible along with apologies for due to rusty memory.
 far-of time in China, according to Lamb the people kept the pig the paror Ga practice later to be mistakenly credited to the Irish) One day house caught fire and everything, including the pig destroyed of the family took hold of the charred burned his fingers popped them into his mouth cool them and rewarded by and exceedingly pleasant taste.
 As remember it, the of his discovery got around There ensued quite for setting fire to the family dwelling in order to enjoy the delcacy. It quite time before inventive fellow discovered that It possible to prepare roast pig without the drastic sty of burning oneself out of house and home.
 Someday shall probably be serving chemically roast ed pig for Sunday dinnerf all goes we'll We have been assured that is at least theoretically possible for the ceav ing cook meals and wash the dishes besides viding energy for multitude of other tasks But going about the task of accomplishing all this much in the of Lambs ancient Chinese.
 A little less than year ago destroyed good many houses and presumably good many pigs by atomic sslon in two Japanese cities Now have tried out atomic bomb several million dollars worth of warshps in order to find among other things just how successful atomic energy is at roasting pigs.
 That admittedly wasn't the primary consideration of the test. But might make out pretty valid in SUD- port of the contention that 1t should have been For surely in his right mind wants to the harnessed atom for anything but peaceful and helpful tasks.
 The only difference that must find way keep from destroying just his family dwelling but any all of the cities he has built the earth before he safely use this new method of preparing pig for the table
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-02

WASHINGTON, July 2-Shut your eyes for moment you listen to the sweating gyrating Illuminating figure shouting before you. You would almost that it the late Kingflsh of Lousl- ana Instead it is the Kingfsh of Mississippi, Theo- dore Bibo, and he is fighting for his life.
 Whether in the United States Senate or in the Delta Country of Mississippi, Eilbo is the same. The voice is rasping and tired. He looks older and is older But the vigor of gesture is still great that the light grey suit turns dark with precipitation. First the arms, then the back then the belt line
 Send me back to the Senate" he shouts, and I'll to it that Southern womanhood is safe I'll protect your homes from the invasion of Northern Communists and niggers. I'll
 The voice raSps on.
 This is the third time in twelve years Bbo has stumped the State of Mississippi, pulling out the same stops on his bass-organ voice. and today will decide whether the electorate of Mississippi Will be- lieve him once again.
 The boys in the backwoods country not as gullible as they used to be- and Bilbo is having harder time of it than before. The becker woods" he talked about scornfully giving him more trouble than he ever expected
 But one big break came his way. The Supreme Court decision that Negroes can vote in Democratic primaries, duck-soup for Bilbo Deliberately and skillfuly he called upon 'red-blooded' whites to scourge Negroes from the polls. A threat of violence he knew, could not be ignored in Washington. The Justice Department would have to take some action, which would play directly into his hands give him
 
 Yankee -nigger' invasion
 Bilbo may squeak through in today's primaries, and if he does this will be what saved him.
 AbIest Bilbo opponent is ex-Congressman Ross Collins the man who did most to build up the Army in peacetime. Collins, member of the War Department Appropriations Subcommittee, forced the Army take its first flying fortress by put ting fyingfortress money in the Appropriation Bill Then the Army had to spend it. Collins also in- duced the Army to buy the Christie tank back in the days when the Army still thinking about horses. When Mississippi medal of honor win ner back from Italy, feted by Mississippi Con- gressmen, he paid tribute to the fighting qualities of Negro troops in Italy. Hearing this Bilbo gave a harangue on his lifelong friendship for the Negro Bilbo got his first taste of Washington s6,000 ayear clipper -of-neWspapers in the Department Of Agriculture. With it went two secretaries and de The late Senator Pat Harrison got Bilbo the clipping job Later they became bitter enemies, and Bilbo cast the deciding vote against Harrison when he wanted to become Majority Leader of the Senate.
 Not since the days of Herbert Hoover have people around the White House been worried about photo graphs Hoover extremely camera-Shy, raised cain when photographers tried to get close ups Mrs Hoover even insisted upon censoring photographs be- fore they were published
 The Roosevelt family just the opposite So Is President Truman. Not so, however, members of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-02

WASHINGTON, July 2-(NEA)-The purpose of this piece to confuse you thoroughly It's the only way to show how balled up things are. But don't say you weren't warned
 The other day the coal miners filed complaint that they can't mine coal to keep the nations omy going unless there is bread and meat in the stores for them to eat. Of all the crazy con- mentaries the cockeyed condition of the country, this takes first prize.
 Whats the matter with these miners? Don't they realize their No eats, work policy constitutes strike against strike?
 The farmers are now on strike for higher grain and livestock prices, just the miners recently were strike for higher wages and welfare.
 Don't these miners realize that for them to eat would be worse than crossing picket line? It would be plain strikebreaking The miners should therefore continue their work without eating because miner would think of interfering with the national economy.
 This is obvious nonsense Or is it? Maybe it's Gertrude Stein stuff If is a rose, then strike is strike is strike.
 Of course it would be all right for the packing. house workers to go strike next month and stop the production of meat that way But it's wrong for the farmers to stop production of meat by refusing sell their pigs and steers till the price goes up.
 It's all right for the farm implement workers to strike at International Harvester J. Case and Allis Chalmers, stopping production of tractors and blows needed to produce more food. But it's wrong for farmers to refuse to sell the grain they have pro- duced till the price is raised.
 On the other hand, what's the difference?
 The farmers strike isn't an organized strike by union, in the way that most of the industrial strikes And the farmers strike isn't much strike by the little 40-acre fellows 1t is sit down" by the big boys It's the big ranchers and grain men, the livestock feeders and fatteners, the middle
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-02
by D, ego Pearson

the Truman family. Most sensitive photographic censors in the Truman elourage are his in-laWs. Last time the President vised Jackson County Mo, a newsman who met the fuman party at the air. port approached the Pisident's brother-1n-law, George Wallace, and asked
 Will it be all right ttake one picture of the group?"
 "Therell be no picture" snapped Wallace.
 Reluctant to argue the pint the reporter entered the field Administration Btding to await the arrival of the sacred Walacentered shortly thereafter.
 We don't appreciate hing followed around" he Snarled at the neWSnan.
 I'm doing this on itructions" the .newsman returned. Its assign1fnt You'd do the same thing"
 What were you doinaout on the field?"
 q was looking aroNnd
 well" concluded the residents brother-in-law, "the Secret Service will Tn you off when they get here"
 The Secret Service ditnot take the view. When Wallace cornered on of the agents the latter shook his head. Newsme and photographers. he indicated had a right to sty
 There's dull rment in the life of 'Ths Man. Bilbo He once erved a jail sentence fol contempt of court when fudge Edwin R. Holmes ordered him to testify in 1e case involving his old political enemy Governor hssel. Bilbo was shot at bS jealous and iratt lady when Governor of Mississippi. The mark of he bullet is still ln the mantepiece of the Goverprs mansion just behind the Governors desk. Som say it was Mrs Bilbo; others that it jitedsecretary. Mrs. Bilbo long ago decided she couln't take it Joe Tumulty former secretary to WoocoW Wilson, finally per- suaded her to avoid u1leasant divorce suit and accept settlement of $30p0. ..Bbo kissed off prosecution against him fo embezzement years ago as follows: The procutor said I was guilty. of the witnesses sad I guilty but the jury, boys and girls said was innocent" This alibi during his first campsn for the Senate in 1884 He elected WhenBilbo first came to Wash< ington he boasted that e had used the Civilian Conservation Corps to lay out golf course on his farm. Mighty convenient tell you," he bragged to friends.
 General Edmund Greory has added many Army officers to the lRsshats already in the War Assets Administration tfG practically every top of fical of WAA has mlary tile. So it wasn't prising last week when agood many War Assets ployes fell for the gag th Senator McAahon of Con- necticut was preparinga new bill providing for civilian control of War Assets Administration -. The standing of Senator Ilen Taylor, Idahos former singing cowboy, has gon way up since the primary defeat of Senator Ed CisSett of Idaho, conserva- tive Democrat Taylor bent ten days before the election Stumping the ste with a sound truck to defeat GoSsett. The ,iWanis Club of New Smyr- ma, Fla, which passed a esolution condemning Flor idas Claude Pepper for pposing the Case Bill and the Presidents labor-drt bill, has pulled ii it's horns. Railroad employesof the told Kiwanians that they form impoant part of New Smyrna, towns working people. I'll resolution withdrawn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-02
A Different Truman
By Mon1as Stokes

bis radio address to theoeople.
 RooseVeItian, also, wb the Presidents choice of symbol handy for his purposes. Senator Taft tR., Ohio offered himself in his role by the amendment which, the President sal would bring thousands of needless price inereass amounting to many bil- lion of dollars Sixteen tles MT. Truman mentioned the name Taft. He Utterly spat it out he talked over the radio. Once bespoke of The Taft Price Increases thus labelingthe Ohio Senator for his radio audience.
 The Senator was sucan effective target because he is the recognized leade of the conservative wing o the Republican party an the acknowledged leader of that element in Congass which is preponderant The use of MT. Taft symbol helped to cover up the fact that many Deiocrats had supported pro- visions of the bill to Wlch the President took ception.
 But, to the public, hich not follow easily the manifold maneuvers Congress, particularly on bill complex, it is tn President, in the end Wte speaks for the party in power. MT. Truman to aS intents and purposes ths fixed the policy and thA issue for the party
 It is the dominant isue of the day domestically It has created sharp evage Everywhere you go it is the OPA which is te major subject of conver- sation for it gets closeso everybody, consumer. businessman, farmer
 The Truman AdminLration has needed an issue to rally the party for its oming test at the polls. The source of the partys pWer, outside of the solid South is in the great centers in the East and Middle West, where the )PA is vital issue among workers.
 The Democratic parg already has lost, long ago, the areas whence come ne most intense opposition to OPA, the rural and farm sections outside the South It never has hadthe support of the bigger business interests repreSe ted in the National Asso- citation of Manufacturers which made such 8 vigor- ous campaign against CA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-02
One GraSSh0pper, Etc.
By Peter Eds0n

men and the speculatorswho buy from the small farmers and sell to the b. flour mills and packing houses
 These flour mills packinghouses are shut down just as effectively asif their own workers on strike So it comes ot the same, any way you figure it. strike is strte is a strike.
 The producers and proessors of food aren't going to 'work-that is they amt going to sell the fruits of their labor-until prict go up. The thing that keeps prices from going D is of course, the OPA. In other words, the government
 So the strike of the pod producers is a strike against the government. Ad it says in the new De- partment of Agriculture appropriation bill that strikes against the government illegal
 If you carry this to is logical conclusion, the government should call ct the Marines to break the farmers St-doWn strik, The Army was called on to break the railroad strikeand the Navy was aered to break the maritime strie So this one should be on the Marines. /
 Send them out into te highways and byWays where farmers are hoardn their grain and herdinp. their meat animals Break his strike of the farmers who waited long in the nope that Congress would cripple the OPA. Make theA farmers sell now-with- out any more of these abushel bribes which the government had to pa to get relief shipment, moving to Europe. Let tk government seize tn farms" Just let en try.
 But if it was fair to see the mines to keep th country running, why shouldn't it be equally fair ) seize the farms, so that th miners can get enoue1 to eat?
 Or if it's fair for the oal miners to shut don the country by refusing to nine coal without co- tract, why isn't it equally fair for the farmers to shut down the country by efusing to sell food win out price increase?
 A strike should be stike should be strik
 AS yoh can see none a this makes sense Tf1ts hew ca-razy things in Wilmington have become
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-02
Views of the Press
A WANDERING BOOK
cNew Haven Journal-Courier)

(NeW Haven Journal-Courier)
 Stories of long-lost and finally reunited relatives always make good reading. They are not the only in- stances of separation that have come to an end. In 1900 Richard Hakluyt, an English geographer, finished the third and last volume of his great collection of the world most important travels. Queen Eliz- abeth was not the least appreciative of his readers.
 George Arents, a New Yorker. de- lighted in buying books illustrating the history of tobacco. AS such he bought Hakluyt's Voyages, being lucky enough to get Queen Eliza beth's own copy, but unfortunately only the first two volumes. Finally he gave his collection to the New York Public Library, which now re- ports that after many years it has been able to get the missing third volume of the Queens set. How did it ever get separated and where has it been all these years?
 Books could tell interesting stories if they had tongues.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-02

WASHINGTON President Truman has drawn the line rather sharply in two recent vetoes of meas ures passed by Congress-The Case Labor Regulation Bill and the OPA Extension Bill
 Irl refusing to sign the Case Bill, he pleased labor and offset somewhat resentment aroused in labor ranks by his work-or r-draft emergency bill the threat of which stopped the railroad strike.
 His veto of the compromise, patched-up oPA Extension Bill likewise was pleasing to labor and, as we'll to masses of consumers outside of labor unions, of low and medium incomes.
 This veto was a bold and daring stroke and surprise to many particularly his party leaders in Congress. Just the day before they had gone to the White House to urge him to sign the measure as the best that could be pulled cut of the conflict and confusion at the Capitol.
 The President chose to make his own decision and take his contrary to this advice when analysed, his action stands out wise and cour ageous step for it hardly likely that Congress will dare refuse to vote temporary extension and then enact workable measure Politically the Presidents action also should react favorably for him.
 He was convinced that this measure would not preserve effective price control and, in order that the public might not msled, he said plainly that the people should have the facts. It was his duty and obligation to reveal them. He placed the responsi- bity squarely on Congress where it belonged.
 In the second place. his position represented the people in the country who form the backbone of the party which he heads, in the historical sense, great in the low and medium income brackets So he spoke, too as the leader of his party
 The technique and approach were Rooseveltian In this connection may be noted that Judge Sam uel T. Rosenman for years speech -drafter for the former President and who served until few months ago in the same capacity for Mir Truman, called back here to help frame his veto to Congress and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-02
Senate Bill, 1875

Americas wartime concentration the ob ot develop ing the atomic unprecedented example ot bring ing science industry and money to bear on tough problem and licking it.
 Now before Congress is a bill which it is hoped Will marshal all our resources in like for effective fight against cancer Senate Bill No. 1875 would appropriate SOOOOO0OO and authorize the President to call on foremost scientists the world to combat the cancer evl More than 100000 are known to die annually from this dread disease nrepored probably would increase even that dreadful casualty list.
 The atom bomb test at Bikln cost approximately S8t 900 OOO It encouraging note Congress contempat- ing spending least that much to fight persistent evil which beyond the control Baruc Plan the United Nations Wiring congressman is the order o the day certainly you can take pen in hand for worthe cause than to urge prompt passage of Senate Bill Mo- 1875
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-02
In Today's Mail

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 I can pack and post supplies sent 10 me her if postage cost is prepaid to me; or if donors of my Famine Relief Fund will let me use part of their gift for this emergency. l could work on this emergency for two weeks at least. Hope some friends will help me Reflect on the horror of entering freedom in dirty rags and penniless. Answer:
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-02
Ride Elm, Cowboy

We suspect that the lamented passing of William S.. Hart may have been hastened by the spectacle of croonng gutar-payng dudshy attired young attempting to fill his boots ad saddle cowboy heroes of the modern We also suspect that his understandable might have been frightened by small item which ap- peared unfortunately, the day his obituary
 The story told of 10000 veterans his adopted state of California who waed-some of them 24 hours-for chance to buy 1588 surplus eeps.
 These young doubtless became acquainted with the jeep during their days the and knew for what it s-a jarrng brusng beaboring, toothoosenng nven ton, sturdy treess and practically unsoppabe but den itey skttsh especially when rounding In short a broncho wheels
 Yet after having ridden them these veterans still wanted them. We think it would have proved to Mr. Harts satisfaction did to that the od hardrdng pon- eer West isn't dead after all.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-02
From Frying Pan Into Fire

While maybe some, but we hope not to the majority the letting of the OPA bars look like bonanza something they have looking forward to for long time a free-for- all at John e Fuhics expense.
 But from all reports the take going to be as easily gotten away with originally thought Already the FBl digging into areescae hoardne President Truman radio address gave hint of this but did not into detail
 The real details that extensive and socaed very respectable manufacturing may be drawn into the FBI drae-net especially those dealing textile meat butter shirt foods and the suit industries Prices may not soar to too great heights after all.