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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1953-04-02
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Npril IN, 8 llhr nod}n1ittaas i'm ct.
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sic Sipiocnihcds pom t2e:ltralper.
banb erboltelt. Sieie Gcriammlung
fGat ol,f sen Sitsr~S onntae. ltniere
2lulh- Gcrralterit miro cine lteber.
raid,ulla iiir sic Mitglieber haben.
Ild) ainOer iito bcrSlid cinaclaOe1.
Geo 9o.loeni, Sefr.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1953-04-02
CANTON, OHIO

The Custodian job of the Sach-
senheim Club is open for any one,
who is interested in the full time
Job taking care of the Club. Job
will be open April 5Oth. Please,
send in your application as soon
as possible to Branch IA Sachsen-
helm Club, ia Harrison Ave, n.
w. Canton. Ohio.
For further Information cal
Brother John Toepfer, Pres. OF
the Board Of Directors. hone 4
54S4 or 5-4l73.
Michael Deppner, See.
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brct cinqcnommen. 81, SanSluitiacn
tatcn micoer arobcn Shabcn at Ben
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Oit Sc. Strabe in Nerp Sort obge'
balten.
&. Soifmatr, Trct. sefr.
9.
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aenntl,is, Sab au,ierc @ercral,&crs
iammlilne ont Somstoa abcnN, bcn
4. Mpri( INT 100 llhr itottiirlSct.
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Ser biertcliGbrige sSinan5bcridt miro
perIcien perScn. Stud, Die 2el,9atcn
81, scr b~iesiGhriecn &%onpertion III
Gric. Ga., merbcn n, biclcn1 Ihenb
gcmGblt 1pcrocn. Eod, Scr &er'omnl'
hing eibt es 2und) mo Gririid)ung
spic INNER.
Sn1 Nalncn bes Gereins miinlhcn
mir alien 6roblihe Sitcrn.
SSohr Sa,lh, Sefr.
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Hpnnerstae, ben 2. april 1858

mGbige Geriammlilng uaroe perIhrs
tcn bonn +. oltf ben ~atpeiten Counting
int Npril tpeacn bes Siterionntags art
5. Npril. Ilio bite nidt peraellen
am 9. Sonntaa I'M Mpril balt Slpeig
20 ici,e rceclmdbiac Gcriommlung
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bcs ;3,p.iacs 20 miinid)c ih ul(et
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ta9e. !
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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1953-04-02
ELLWooD. CITY, Pa.
BRANCH 81

Due to the Lenten Season and
IL meeting happens to fall into
Holy week. the Saxon Ladies
Auxiliary of Branch - will be
held 500 o'clock April Sth. We
regret very much to to have to
add Mrs. Martin Seged. ST..
Kathleen S~iefert, Olga Lamausski
and Elsie Crespi to our sick CO.
lumn.
Anne Szabo, Sec.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1953-04-02
CLEVELAND EAST
JUNIOR SAXON CLUB
BY Mary Ann

lust a reminder about Our next
meeting which will be held on
Wednesday, April s. at 500 p. m.
down at the Sachsenheim. This IS
an important meeting, SO let's all
try and attend.
1t won't be too long before May
2 rolls around, and what's going
to happen then! Why, that's the
date the Juniors are holding their
Nav Dance. The place is the East
Eide Sachsenheim and the band is
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Siebenbuerger Saehsen Saengerbund
Won Nord-Amerika
Attention, Sinqers!

Your head tax has been due
since the. first of the year. SO let
me hear from YOU immediately,
Thanking YOU in advance, | re-
main with Saengergruesse
M. Schenker.
NV address is: Minnie Schen-
ker. RID 6 Go Bigelow Court.
Irwin. Pa.
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If more music is needed please
let me know how many, and what
songs are needed.
And if you have received your
music and have not enough. | sent
out the amount that the head tax
were paid for last year unless |
have heard different from your
secretary.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1953-04-02
This and That from WASHINGTON
BY Congressman France. p. BoIton-

APARTMENT OF DEFENSE
u SUPPLY CATALOG. A House
Armed Services Subcommittee be-
gan hearings this week to determine
progress to date On preparation of
a single military supply catalog.
You will recall that Congress last
year directed that the many cata-
logs in use be consolidated. It was
estimated that use of a single cata-
log would save billions" Rear Ad-
miral j. w. Fowler, who heads the
catalog project, recently reported
to Congress that good progress is
being made in standardizing mill
tary items of supply.
. The Department of the Army re-
ported recently that in the past
few months revised specifications
for 81 items of supply resulted in
a saving of more than half a mil
lion dollars. One example was that
revised specifications resulted in re-
duction in the cost of a one-ounce
can of foot powder from sixteen
to five cents. This alone saved
$27S 900. Here is a good example
that the will to save is a big step
toward cutting expenditures. espe-
cially in the Defense Department
where the largest. part of our an
ticipated savings must be made.
vxIEST POINT ACADEMY EX-
w ANIMATION. Barring the UNI
expected, there will be two vacan-
cies at the United States Military
Academy to be filled by appoint
ments from the 22nd District of
Ohio for entrance in July 1854. In
order to give every young man in
the District a chance for an APP
pointment to West Point, I shall
arrange for the u. S. Civil Service
Commission to hold q competitive
examination this summer.
Any young man interested should
write me at $50 House ONCE Build
ing, washington. d. G. for further
information. The Law provides that
candidates be actual residents Of
the constituency from which ap-
pointed, who will have reached
their 18th but not their 22nd birth
day by l July of the year in which
they propose to enter the Academy
(Which would be 1854 in this easel.
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MILES,, OHIO
BRANCH 20

The regular business meeting
was scheduled for April 5, Easter
Sunday. will be postponed until
April 18th, 1888.
Please attend this meeting be-
fore the weather gets too warm.
There is important business to
discuss.
Meanwhile. have yourself a
Happy Easter!
+. Schell, Secretary.
26 =
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DETROIT, MICH.
MEETING CHANGED

Don't forget that the date and
place OF the April business meet
ing has been changed to
St. Peters Lutheran Church
Saxon church,
Glenfield and Roseberry
April II, 1888
at $50 p. m.
All members are requested to
be present to assist in the proper
operation of their organization.
Dividend Checks will be handed
out to the members at this meet
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1953-04-02
2lms farrell, pa.
3fucia I'll

Ser Speia 81 bat 81. Gbrcn S"r
ACKNOWLEDGMENT oltcn gcamtln1lell
beidlolicn, an Sonntaa, sen -.
gpriI eiu @onfctt %absubalten. Iuc
Sd,weitern mcrScn sebetcn, ibre &e,'
icrpoticnclt cin5llifidcn bis sum- 8.
Mpril, banit mir inns bauad) rid)ten
finncn. aartenpartic, nad)bcr olles
'rcl.
Bertha Sclebp Sefr.
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SA ~ We . va &c
and F o i g n
Commerce q
day set aside for
sponsors of leg
islation to pre-
sent their bills
briefly to the
c o m m t e e. I
was called to
speak about my
e Nurse bill,
H. r. $3.50, to
provide scholar
ships for educa-
ton in the field
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DANKSAGUNC

Stir Sic onlGblih bes Sinid)eibcns
nnieres aeIicbtcn @attcn, Sat:rs unS
WrpRpnfprS
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1953-04-02

gr Iebt, brlim lei ibm Yreis uno
Hltbnt,
Gr Iebt mein 9ersenscigentilm
Oarpb es NM it 0onne itpebt,
sd m,iB, oaB mein Grloicr
Icht."
Ml,be int iii6cn GriebeN!
81. S. 8iuber, Scfr.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1953-04-02
Siebenbirotih 2lmerifaniihes Dolfsblatt

ing.
The singers will have their re-
gular Bunco and Luncheon Party
after the meeting.
A. Seller Secretary.
20.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1953-04-02

George Cook. So why not keep
that date open and come down for
an evening of music and dancing.
}
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1953-04-02

A NUMBER TO REMEMBER:
"A II. r.. $3.50. Monday was "Spon-
soriS Day" before the Committee |
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g., ).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
Dying Policeman Aids
In Capture Of Suspect
~ me As.oeicssd Pres.

WESTPORT. Conn.,, Feb. IA
The feeble whispers Of a dying
State policeman. muttering clues
as he lay wounded beside the
Merritt parkway, provided leads
that led to the arrest and sub
sequent confession of q Massa-
chuSetts reformatory parolee
accused Of the Staying.
John Donahue. 20. Of Arling-
ton, Mass, is held at the State
Police barracks here without bail
as officers continue the investiga-
ton of the shooting Of their
fellow trooper. Ernest Morse.
SO, of New Haven.
Mr.. Morse, cited several times
for bravery during his eight
years as a State policeman. was
shot in the abdomen. apparently
after hating a car on the park
way in Trumbull last night.
Attracting the attention Of
five sailors driving past the
scene, Mr.. Morse managed to
gasp that someone in a black
Massachusetts, car shot him. He
gave a part Of the license
number.
Working with those clues.
police launched the manhunt
that ended in Donohue's capture
in Greenwich three hours later.
Mr.. Morse had died. however.
in q Bridgeport hospital before
Donahue'S arrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15

7 f gss .
alone against this threat-to get
into q situation where our young
men must bear by themselves the
full brunt Of the Communist
assault"
He departed from his prepared
speech to refer to "the recent
outburst of Communist anti
Semitisrn. I"
He referred to it as 'the climax
of Soviet cynicism and horror"
''No Right to Threaten"
Urging that all necessary steps
be taken to bind our allies to US
and together. Mr.. Stevenson said
the fact we have been in a posi-
ton to contribute most to collec-
tive defense docs not entitle us
to preach or to threaten. And I
hope have misunderstood some
news Of late that sounds to me
better calculated to provoke dis
taste for us than respect" Here
he apparently had reference to
the recent visit of Secretary Of
States Dulles to Europe. and to
speeches by Mr.. Dulles warning
Western European nations to
speed up rearmament and the
European army plan or be penal
lied by the withholding of United
States economic aid. !.
Mr.. Stevenson's prepared adj
dress did not mention names in
this connection. but he interpo-
lated this remark:
I'VE shouldn't be too critical
Of Secretary (of State) Dulles.
What he's been trying to do in
his way. so far as I can see, Is
to sell the Truman-Acheson for
eign policy to Europe"
He urged that I'VE of the
NATO countries and the other
free nations are banded together,
once and for all. in sickness or
health, till-or rather-lest
atomic death US do part"
Mr.. Stevenson pointed out that
after all the criticisms uttered by
the Republicans in the last
campaign, the only two laws
which President Eisenhower has
recommended to be amended are
the Taft Hartley labor act and
the McCarran immigration Act,
both of which were enacted only
over vetoes by former President
Truman.
Mr.. Stevenson referred to ex-
President Truman as that man
Of Independence, our nation
leading private citizan."
In conclusion he said the DEM
ocratic Party understands the
nature of the contemporary
challenge" and because of that
1t will once again be rewarded
with responsibility.
Speaker Rayburn of Texas,
Democratic Senate Leader john
son of Texas and Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt also spoke at the
dinner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15

cellent condition. huge going
concern, and contrasted this
with a picture Of the country
in the midst of depression when
the late President Franklin D.
Roosevelt took over in 1888.
Commenting that the new Adj
mlnistration has been in power
only Is dayS-"not a very long
time as we Democrats count time
in office"-he counSeled that it
be given an opportunity to show
what it can do THE team, as
they call it," he added, has
hardly begun to play. Indeed,
1t had a little trouble getting
started. The star defense man
looked ideal. He ewighed four
or five million. mean he was
good and heavy. But he got into
an argument right away with the
referee and was penalized for
holding!"
This was dig at Defense Sec
rotary Charles E. Wilson-who
was compelled to divest himself
OF large General Motors stock
holdings in order to be confirmed
by the Senate.
Big Deal in Car Dealers.
There Is always the POSSIBLE
1ty," Mr.. Stevenson said, "that
the successor of the New Deal
will turn out-after all the fine
words have been spoken-to be
the Big Deal, while the New
Dealers have all left Washington
to make way for the car dealers.
I hasten to say I do not be-
lieve the story that the general
welfare has become a subsidiary
Of General Motors" He added he
was prepared to give this busi-
ness administration my heart
lest Support-so long as it works
faithfully for the public interest.
But history warns us, I think.
that government by q single
group exposed government
to genuine dangers.
Turning to the international
situation, Mr.. Stevenson said:
Let us not deceive ourselves
about the size of the Communist
conspiracy. The sullen, somber
men, the morbid misanthropes.
of the Kremlin, hardened and
disciplined by their monstrous
philosophy, dispose of staggering
resources in population, in land.
in raw materials" He added that
their production, according to
estimates. is growing at a rate
approximately twice that Of the
United States, They are in the
struggle to stay, Mr.. Stevenson
said. and a few words uttered
on the short wave radio will not
cause this iron regime to disinte-
CRATE.
But he warned against a re-
vival Of dollar diplomacy" and
any attempt to : brighten the
Russians with financial sanctions
against our allies.
'The last thing" he said, I'VE
want. I would suppose, is to stand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
Stevenson
Continued From First Page.)

dio. He said that the Democrats
have rallied quickly and hope
fully since their defeat. He add
ed that Democrats today hold
many offices and he predicted
1--WE are going to hold many
more a couple Of years from
! now"
Democrats Love Everybody.
Asserting that 1t was very
appropriate "the party with a
heart" should be having this
dinner on st. Valentines Day.
he quipped: II am sure we Demo-
Gratis are in a mood to love
everybody. And, Of course, we
would be delighted If a few mil
lion more people would love us. F"
He recalled that he was the first
Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent to suffer defeat since al
Smith "a years ago.
IT derive some personal salts
faction out of being associated
with AL Smith," he said, "even
in misfortune. And. while I
make no prediction, ! would
remind you that the Democratic
Party made a very rapid recovery
after the disastrous election Of
1928. There was even talk of
dissolving the Democratic Party.
What a difference today!"
To Victor Belongs Toll.
Since the election, Mr.. Stew
enson said, Gen. Eisenhower
has had the honors of victory
and also the misery, while I
have had the miseries Of defeat
and also q vacation. But, as
the newspapers say. to the victor
belongs the toll"
The Democratic leader told
his audience that the Democrats
had turned over to the Republic
can President a country in ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
Declares Dangers Lurk
In One-Group Government

I, for one, am prepared to
give this business administra-
ton my heartiest support-so
long as it works faithfully for
the public interest. But history
warns us. I think, that Gov
eminent by a single group, no
matter how high-minded and
patriotic it may be, exposes
Government to genuine
dangers. There is always the
tendency to mistake the par
ticular interest for the general
interest-to suppose. in the
immortal thought recently ut
tered before a committee of
Congress, that what is good
for General Motors is good for
the country. There is always
the possibility that the success
sor Of the New Deal will turn
out-after the fine words have
faded away to be the Big Deal,
while the New Dealers have all
left Washington to make way
for the car dealers--I hasten
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
themselves can hope to win the
moral leadership of others.

themselves can hope to win the
moral leadership of others.
Opposition confers oppor-
tunity; adversely tests the soul
and strengthens the will.
yield not thy neck to for
tunes yoke, but let the daunt-
less mind still ride in triumph
over all fischance."
The Democratic Party UNI
derstands the nature of the
contemporary challenge. The
party of all the people, it can
speak to all people everywhere.
The party of the poor and
humble, it can understand the
strivings of the poor and
humble everywhere. The party
of freedom and opportunity. it
can hold high the torch Of
democracy and light the way
to liberty for men and women
everywhere. And because the
Democratic Party understands
the challenge of history, his
tory will reward it once again
with responsibility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
Points to Truman Veto
Of Two Attacked Laws

And it is interesting to note,
by the way, that after all the
clatter and criticism and de-
nunciation of The campaign,
the two laws which President
Eisenhower wants to amend,
the Taft Hartley Law and the
McCarran Act, were both We
toed by President Truman.
There has never been a time
in history when it is more nec-
essary to reafirm our Demo-
cratic faith. in all its vigor and
all its majesty. Some in Amer
lea today would limit our free
dom of expression and consci-
ence. In the name of unity,
they would impose narrow
uniformity of idea and opinion.
Let no one mistake where the
Democratic Party stands on
this. We glory in the multi
plicity Of strains and cultures
and ideas that are woven into
the tapestry we call America.
We share Jefferson's eternal
hostility to any form of tyr
amy over the mind of man."
Our farms and factories may
give us our living. But the
Bill of Rights gives us our life.
Whoever lays rough hands up
on it lays rough hands on you
and me. Whoever profanes its
spirit diminiShes our inherit
ance and beclouds our title to
greatness as a people. If we
win mems hearts throughout
the world, it will not be be-
cause we are a big country but
because we are a great coun-
try. Bigness is imposing. But
greatness is enduring.
Only a government which
fights for civil liberties and
equal rights for its own people
can stand for freedom in the
rest of the world.
Only a people who can
achieve the moral mastery Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
Prosecutors Ask !
Maryland to Curb
Insanity Defenses
BY the Assoeiofed Press

BALTIMORE. Feb. 14.-Mary.
lands prosecutors are suggesting
that the Legislature make 1t i'm
possible for a man judged insane
at the time he committed q
crime-but sane at the time Of
his trial-to go "scot free"
The States Attorneys Associa-
ton of Maryland at its midwinter
convention yesterday approved
the proposed change in the GRIM
inal statutes, suggested by DR..
Manfred S. Guttmacher, medical
adviser to the Supreme Bench Of
Baltimore.
The , States attorneys also
threw their support to legislation
pending before the General
Assembly increasing the penal
ties for violent crimes and the
use of deadly weapons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
Doesn't Believe Murmur
IT'S Time for a Chance

The new administration has
been in power for IS days. This
is not very long time as we,
Democrats. count time in Office,
and therefore I do not believe
what ! hear murmured around
the country-that it is time for
a change! This seems to me
hasty and quite unjust for the
team, as they call it, has hardly
begun to play. Indeed, it had a
little trouble getting started.
The star defense man looked
ideal. He weighed four or five
million. I mean he was good
and heavy. But he got into an
argument right away with the
referee and was penalized for
holding!
There is a real temptation
for us Democrats to relax in our
unaccustomed position on the
sidelines-to sit back and en-
Joy it. as Monday morning
quarterbacks, while the Repub-
licans have the novel expert
ence Of scrimmaging with real
ity. For 20 years they de-
veloped blocking to a fine art.
Now they must do something
themselves about the awful
problems Of our revolutionary
age.
But we cannot Succumb to
this temptation. hope we have
learned from the Republican
example how not to be an OPP
position party! This is an I'M
familiar role for us, and one we
have not filled with invariable
distinction in the past. AS the
opposition party, we must be
very careful how we interpret
our title.
We shall fight them to the
end when we think they are
wrong. But our central purpose,
our guiding light, must be
something different: 1t must
be to keep on working posi-
lively and constructively for
the good of the country. OF
course. it is easier to express
these lofty sentiments than to
practice them. Undoubtedly
we will have our partisan
moments. But let us never be
content merely to oppose: let
us always propose something
better.
Thanks to President Truman
and his cabinet, gravely
conscious Of the perils of our
times, the Government has
been transferred smoothly and
with the heartiest good will.
This is as it should be. We
differ upon many things. But
we, wear in common the seam
The Government lis our
Government as well as theirs.
May I say, then, that we
wish President Eisenhower, his
official family, and the Con-
gress, GodSpeed in the awful
less garment of love of country
trials they face. Our prayers