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Ill Alton Ul Advertlilnt Wnt New York. Detroit. Nccil for Confidence in Soviet Relations Difficulties, between the United StKcs and tlic Soviet government have been with such rapidity that there mint very he some kind of undemanding if the of opinion ire clue to mhunclcrilandings. America and Soviet de-spite past history after the first World War, cannot afford to become bad friends, nor to hold suspicions toward one another. The two could be of great use if un- working together to rebuild the shattered, war-torn world that must be helped if we arc to have peace.

The differences of language, the apparent lack of understanding of one another's tongues by the diplomat! who must confer, has not made it to get along. Russia has been sore hurt in the war, naturally seeks to protect herself against being so hurt again. If there could be an alliance of the two nations in which each would guarantee the safety of the other, an alliance which would be backed up by great power, coupled with a mutual exchange of important information, it would be the most eminently desirable outcome of the war. We cannot safely go along misunderstanding and suspecting each other. Extreme reticence of the Russians even while we were helping Russia fight was shown in the Soviet refujal at that time to take her Allies into her confidence.

The Russian lituation appears to us to be one of bewilderment, and perhaps the Russians consider ut bewildered, unable to grasp her meaning any more than ihe can grasp ours. Pcrhapj we are not being fully informed about what the Russians think and what makes them act that way. If we could arrive at a mutual understanding it would be well. A great majority of the American people do wish to have a mutual agreement between the two countries. Whatever our diplomats may be doing behind closed doors, and whatever has been done in the various conferences about which we Americans are uninformed, doubtless is just as mysterious to the Russian people.

It should be the part of President Truman to give his mind and his time to solving the Russian problem. His diplomats should be instructed that their first duty ii to reach this much-needed understanding ai the surest guarantee of world peace. Death for a Traitor Another traitor has died at the hands of the people he 1 betrayed. Vidkun Quisling, whose name bc- cime a synonym for traitor, was executed by a firing squad at Oslo, Norway. Death before a firing squad was a fitting end for a man whose name became a noun meaning all that is detestable, hateful.

In the future, a traitor will be a quisling; a man who sells out his own people will be called a quisling; one who is false to a trust will be a quisling. Thus, upon Quisling history will bestow a heinous fame, after some advancement, failed as an officer; he was mediocre as a member of the Norwegian cabinet; he failed as a political leader. And he failed as a traitor. His failure in organiwr of a political party that couldn't win a single seat in the Norwegian followed by a period of obscurity. Then he reappeared after the German yoke had been clamped the necks of the Norwegian people.

collaborated with the invaders of his native land, then for five years he "ruled" Norway as Hitler's puppet. But even the Nazis apparently didn't trust the traitor. While theoretically he was second to the German civil governor in the internal administration of Norway, a host of Nazi officials and the Gestapo stood between him and actual power. Quisling was the straw man through whom the Nazis by the Germans, hated by his own people. Quisling, the traitor, died the death of a traitor.

Washington Might Set Example We agree with Senator Johnson of Colorado who, speaking on the subject of the proposed tax reduction, declared the cart was being placed before the ox. Congress is cutting the income tax, curtailing revenue thereby, and ii not getting down to the grass roots in its efforts to be helpful. In the first place, the spending of money by the government should be heavily reduced before too much is done about cutting income taxes and other sources pf revenue. There is positive danger in the course that is being followed, cutting taxes without reducing the use of money. Washington has not done anything worth while toward reducing the wartime personnel on the public payroll.

Politicians do not desire to reduce the patroiugc they iuvc in the form of swollen payrolls of folks who do little or nothing in the government service. All lines of employment were forced to economize on help during the war except the government agencies. They continued spending regardless. The overcrowding of Washington with payrnllers is a national icandal. Everybody is seeking higher pay and less Work to do.

The road to economic independence and nationwide prosperity is along the line of doing more work for the money one gets instead of less work for more money. Washington might well set the example to the tiffi) ojf striving to have no workers on the job who what they are paid. October 25, 1920 Kins Alexander of Greece died, the result of being bitten by pet monkey earlier In the month. Former King Constantino was said to be attempting to regntn the throne, but Premier Venlzelos said that he hud other plans, which meant that the former king was not considered to have much chance. Prince Charles of Belgium and Prince Arthur of Connaught were Ix'inij mentioned as possible successors, Osrar Keller, president of the Alton Furniture 55fi East Broadway, surrendered the company's charter nnd the organization was dissolved.

Going through the files at the office of City Clerk Kennedy, a reporter found that some Alton physicians, In filling out birth certificate blanks, were using the occasion to put down their opinions of some of the fathers whom they held In low esteem. One physlrlnn put down "dead-beat." as the "occupation" of one father; another wrote "loafer" In the space in which the occupation of the father should have been Inserted. The city was considering a proposal to buy a motorcycle for a recently-employed traffic policeman. The policeman suggested that the city buy the motorcycle and that he, the policeman, would pay the city $40 a month until the motorcycle was paid for, whereupon the motorcycle would become the policeman's property. Miss Louise Taphorn, daughter of Dr.

and Mrs. Gerhard Taphorn, became the bride of Harold F. Hoefert in a ceremony performed by the Rev. Father M. A.

Tarrent at the home of the bride's parents. Among club presidents present for a meeting of the Twenty-Second District Federation of Women's Clubs at Mineral Springs Hotel were: Mrs. J. F. Me- Glnnis, Alton Woman's Council; Mrs.

George D. Eaton, Upper Alton Woman's Club; Mrs. M. F. Manning, Wood River Woman's Club; Mrs, Clay Lynch, Monday Club, Edwardsville; Mrs.

Andrew West, Liberty Prairie Woman's Club. Tex Rlckard was starting to ballyhoo the scheduled boxing match between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentlcr. The fight was slated to come off between Feb. 1 and July 1 of next year. Residents who were objecting to the Introduction of "one-man" street cars Into Alton were delighted when the one being tested here bogged down and had to be hauled in for repairs.

A story In the Telegraph said the new car was operated by a motorman who made the change, took tickets and gave out transfers, with passengers getting off and on at the front end only. J. W. Schoeffler, president of the board of education, and Superintendent of Schools J. W.

Reavis, went to Mollne to attend a convention of school men. Hallle Hayes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Olney Hayes of Grafton, was Injured In a fall from a pecan tree. 12,000,000 Reserves Available in U.

S. Lawrence Writes 50 Years Ago October 25, 1895 A football game between-Western Military Academy and St. Louis University teams on the academy grounds resulted In an overwhelming victory of 32-0 for the cadets. One of the St. Louis newspapers devoted several paragraphs 1 a semUhumorbtls account of the defeated, St.

Louis team's return, contrasting the Tigers' victory over Purdue a week before with the university's unhappy showing In Upper Alton. UPPER Rev. Mr. Wylder, new pastor of the Methodist Church, and his wife were welcomed with a reception attended by more than 150 guests. Prof.

R. L. Lowry made the address of welcome, the Rev. G. W.

Waggoner led In prayer, and Mrs. Paul Harney sang several selections. Mrs. Robert Beardslee was to entertain the Woman's Club. Village schools dismissed at 2 p.

m. so that teachers might attend a meeting of Alton teachers and hear an educational address by President deBlois of Shurt- Icff. William Anderson was making a business stay In Carllnvllle. Mr. and Mrs.

R. Bradley announced birth of a daughter. Carrie, the 6-year-old daughter of A. Draper, was 111 of diphtheria. Mrs.

John Roblngs of Medora was visiting her children here. E. B. Tllton and wife were in St. Louis.

John Maul, as secretary of the local examining board, gave notice of a civil service examination for carrier and clerk positions In the postofflce. C. A. carpenters began installation of a new platform at now can lie measured to of a tecond. but it's accurate enough Union depot.

James L. Johnson had harvested 3300 barrels of apples from his orchards near East Alton. He also was a large grower of peaches. A story in the Jerseyvllle Democrat identified James H. VanBuren, Elsah fisherman, as a second cousin to Martin VanBuren.

The sidewalks committee pf City Council let to David Ryan, at 58 cents a yard, contracts for brick sidewalks on Langdon, Henry, Extension, Fourth, Ridge, and Liberty streets. Will Gray, a Big Four employe, suffered severe Injury to his left hand while making a coupling In the East Alton yards, and Dr. Haskell was attending him at the homo of his father, George Gray. P. L.

Belts was at the state grand chapter, R.A.M., in session In Chicago. T. P. Nisbett, having recovered from a bullet wound inflicted by a hold-up man, came from Chicago to visit his mother. Mrs.

M. J. Stevens had died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. W.

Parsons, In Brookfleld, after Illness of a week, and the body was being returned here for burial. Mr. and Mrs, Frank Axthelm of 1318 East Second mourned death of their son, Frank, 6, of whooping cough, and funeral rites were to be in St. Patrick's Church. A surprise party marked the sixty-second birthday of Mrs.

Frank Schell of Enst Third street. Ladles of Honor gave a surprise party for Mrs. Cora Me- Henry at her on Eost Third. Henry Schapcrkoetter was to subdivide his North street property into building lots and Contractor Webb had been awarded the grading job. By DAVID WASHINGTON, Oct.

Approximately 12,000,000 men will be available lu reserves put of the armed forces. They will be young enough for duty another five years at least. Then Why all the hurry to get a universal military training bill passed nqwt 'This question Is being asked on Capitol Hill and doubtless throughout the country. President Truman was aware of it end tried to answer the point In hli message to Congress by saying: "At the present time we have. the necessary organization, the required camp Installations, and the essential equipment and training grounds Immediately available for use in a training program.

Once we disband and scatter thU set-up, it will be much harder and more expensive to the necessary facilities." This comment which has, of course, the War Department flavor, because it has been Issued heretofore repeatedly In a long series of statements by army officials and merely means that the military men want to be assured of their status in the armed services. They would like to remain generals and colonels and not step back in rank, at lower pay, as Is usually the case when the military services are diminished in size after a war. If the universal mllitar. train- Ing program goes through, it will require that more commissioned officers be retained on active duty than would otherwise be the case. So it is understandable that the military groups should insist that it Is better to maintain the present organization and not disband U.

Mr. Truman takes note of another phase of the same argument against delay when he says: "It has been suggested in some quarters that there be no universal military training until the shape of the peace is better known, and until the military needs of this country can be estimated and our commitment under the United Nations organization can be determined. But It Is Impossible today to foresee the future. It Is difficult at any time to know exactly what our responsibilities will require in the way of force. We do know that if we are -to have available a forqe when needed, the time to begin preparing is now.

The need exists today and must be met today." It seems, of course, incredible that the President of th'e United States Immediately after the close of the most horrible war in war fought to destroy militarism and set up an international organization to preserve peace should be saying that it Is impossible to foresee the future and that he doesn't really know "what our responsibilities will require in the way of force." Clearly there would appear to be little faith in the United Nations organization little faith In the capacity of the moral forces of the world to keep peaceful nations from developing enmities agains one another. But there is also an other phase of the uncertainty which Mr. Truman omits to tion. Ever since the atomic bomb was dropped, high officers of the army and navy have been telling us tha this didn't really win the war that Japan was actually beaten before the bomb was dropped. The Russian press insists the atom! bomb was superfluous and tha Russia's entry really turned thi scales.

Spokesmen for the Army Al Force are broadcasting claims tha the air forces won the war bombing, even before the atoml' bomb was dropped. Navy mei point out that seapower won th war against Japan because th bases from which the bombs wer dropped were taken by the nav and marine corps, assisted in som Instances by ground troops of th army. Certainly nobody has come fort to make a case for a large groun army. In fact, a considerable sui of the taxpayers' money is bein used by different services insid the VVnr Department to ove the Idea that, the air forces wo the war. most unfortunat that the ground troops whic fought their way so brilliant! across France and Into German and the artillery and tank force haven't as effective press agen today clamoring for recognitio for them.

The public Is left wit the impression that ground armie are really of secondary Important if not altogether obsolete. Yet in the face of such impres SIDE GLANCES By Qalbralth "Mom, why don't you tell Mrs. Jones the things you said you would yesterday at the bridge club when you heard she talked about you?" TheDaUy WASHINGTON MERRY GO ROUND By Drew Pearson Says Manufacturers Stage Sit-Down Against OPA WASHINGTON, Oct. lot has been printed about labor trikes, but not much about the silent sit-down strike of certain employers. This is a strike chief- against the OPA and the Treasury.

Ultimately, of course, it is also a strike against the public. Many corporations are operat- ng with small staffs determined "wait out" the OPA and not operate until reduced taxes are mt in force. That Is one reason ivhy it may be months before you i buy your new radio, your automobile or your new washing machine. The makers of these commodities, realizing that cannot hope to sell more than one machine per customer 4ess than about a four-year period, want to sell at their own and at the highest possible woflt. That's why they're walt- ng for OPA ceilings to be removed.

That's also why they want to wait until excess profits are voted down. If they don't sell goods between now and Jan. 1, they keep their 1945 profit levels as low as possible, and if the 1945 profit does not exceed the average profit for the 1936-1939 period, they will receive large tax refunds from the government. That's why practically no radios for the American public are being produced at RCA's Camden, N. plant, as at the General Answers To Questions Mall inquiries to Information Bureau, Haskln Service, 316 N.

Washington. D. C. Enclose 3 cents tor return postage. Benjamin E.

Trlpp rom him, and crossed it wth Cochin Chinas. The breed Rhode MandRed result Q. What Is the greatest bove the earth's surface to air L. L. H.

A. Scientists assume that the the Q. From what taxes does 'ederal Government derive most money? N. C. B.

A. Income tax Is the largest, and tax on alcohol the second largest single source of revenue. Q. How much does a radar set weigh? W. M.

A. There is great variation in size and weight. Ground models may weigh several tons. Radar air navigation sets weigh 29 pounds. Q.

Has the ban been removed on the exchange of stamps by philatelists? E. E. A. Stamps may now be sent to any foreign points where It Is possible to send mail generally. For while It was only possible to send stamps outside of the country by special permit of the Philatelic Central Unit of the Office of Censorship, but all such restrictions have been lifted.

Q. Where is the monument to a chicken. L. R. S.

A. There is one at Little Compton, Rhode Island. The first ancestor of the breed was a Chitta gong cockerel which was brough' over from Bengal, India, by a sail maining In Japan to advise MacArthur. Capitol Chaff Democratic Congressman Louis Rabaut of Detroit, an A-l mem her of the House appropriation; committee, will run for governor Michigan r-xt vear Secretary of Commerce Wallace Is worried over the way Truman admin istration is drifting American soldiers in Tokyo are burned up over Gen. MacArthur's decree tha the Imperial hotel is off-limits for all enlisted men.

Only officers can go there. They are asking if they fou'ght this war to set up a caste which A. Thomas A. Edison. His patent on a mimeograph 180,857, was dated August Q.

Has the construction of ,1 third set of locks at the Pana Canal been completed? work beKUn on Jut 1, 1940, was continued on a 11 ed scale during the war. Ho we Zl previous plans are now belne viewed with the Idea of sib changes In design. Q. What Is the difference he I board and a system in the Pacific Harry sions created by high-placed military men themselves, the urgency is for Immediate passage of a peacetime conscription. For, however much that name may be'de- nounced, the universal training plan- certainly isn't the volunteer system.

And few members of Congress are willing to maintain draft boards Ho keep on drafting 18-year-olds to an imaginary war. Maybe a year or two from now when the military needs of the United States can be better estimated, some plan for universal service on a quasi-volunteer basis may be justified in connection with instruction in the high schools and is, under civilian jurisdiction. But in the meantime, nothing is lost because there are 12,000,000 reserves available for any emergency for at least five years. (Reproduction Righti Electric plants In Bridgeport and Syracuse, N. or In the several large radio plants in the Chicago area.

Although there has been time since V-J day for production 'of at least 3,000,000 radios by Christmas, not over 500,000 will be on the market. In the field of housing, real estate dealers are concentrating on high-priced housing, and will continue to do so until OPA rent controls are removed. Then they can charge -whatever rentals they want for the lower-priced housing; also, for the housing they already have. 1 Bombs Congress I Six members of a congressional committee sailing to Europe last August were nearly scared out of their wits while on the Queen Mary. Headed by Representative Louis Rabaut of Michigan, a subcommittee of the House appropriations committee hac.

debated whether to fly or to eo by boat. Finally they decided to sail but they wished they hadn't. The group which decided to enjoy some relaxation on steamer chairs included Dean Gillespie of Colorado, Robert Jones of Ohio, Butler Tare of South Carolina, Thomas O'Brien of Illinois and Judge John Kerr of North Carolina. Kerr had argued for the boat trip and finally convinced his colleagues. The congressmen just beginning to relax on their first night out from New York when an army officer came to Chairman Rabaut with a disturbing mes sage.

Truman has told friends that he realizes his political prestige has begun to slip for the fir-t time. He is now. facing two deadly difficult problems reconversion at home, snarled-up relations with Russia broad. The fact that Truman ealizes his troubles In Itself Is a ood thing Eight hundred ma- Ines from the First Division are till digging 'ditches on Okinawa vaiting for transportation home. "The skipper thought you gentlemen ought to know," he said "That we have just received a code message from the FBI.

They report they have discovered there are a number of incendiary bombi on the boat scheduled to go off a midnight. "There are several companies o. Japanese American troops on TOONERVILLE FOLKS By FONTAINE FOX So They Say- No one is going to build a house, or a group of houses. If he feels that within a few years their value will be about halt of the Inflated costi of today. Ashland, Independent.

If there no rationing of new automobiles, it is my hope and suggestion that each dealer set aside a specified percentage of new can for ex-servicemen and M. president, Automobile Merchants Association of New York. Free institutions confer on each of priceless privileges, but with an equal obligation to defend Dwlght O. Elsenhower. FALSE MUSTACHE board," the officer told Rabaut "and Japan is still at war with the United States." Rabaut called his colleagues to gether and told them the news Judge Kerr's first comment was "I wonder if the skipper has or dered airplanes to hover around the ship." All were alerted the entire nigh while the ship's crew search -d un successfully for the bombs.

No trace of them was ever found, bu the restful relaxation the con gressmen had hoped for was no achieved until they set foot on sol Id ground once again. Jap Reparations U. S. Reparations Commisslone; Ed Pauley will leave for Japan early next month to study the sit uatlon there. However, policy on wili be determined, no by MacArthur, but back in Wash Ington after Pauley's return.

Along with Pauley will go twc excellent advisers Owen Lattl more, former adviser to Chlani Kai-Shek and leading expert on tlu Far East; plus Joseph De Bois the Treasury, who was with Paule in Europe. Both Lattimore ant De Bois have definite conviction on rooting out Jap militarism an building up a Japanese democracy They are strong supporters Justice Byrnes' broad-gauged pol Icy for Japan. James Angell, former Columbl University professor now with th Foreign Economic Administration will be named to carry on Pauley 1 work on European reparations Angell Ii a sound, progressive econ omlst. Another excellent choice to announced by the White House 1 that of the Treasury 1 Harold Glas ser, who will head a special eco nomlc and financial mission re are the same marines who termed Guadalcanal so heroically, ut, like some other heroes, are oon forgotten Simon Schus- er will soon publish the Inside tory of what inside the tVhite House during the last 30 ears. It is the diary of the late Edward M.

Starllpg, long of the Whitif sfiijytee Elrrie- who gave his radio news mmentaries in 942 to become head of the OWI, yill be back on the air in a few weeks. This time he will broad- from Washington. Pacific Bases Despite army opposition, the navy is not delaying a bit about its foothold in the Pacific Islands. Qn the theory that pos- ession is nine-tenths the law, is recruiting young men with 'amilies to live on these islands at once. The Foreign Economic Adminis- ration, part of which was transferred to the Reconstruction Finance is working with the navy on this program.

An enticing picture is laid before prospective recruits, featuri. prefabricated, air-conditioned houses, fresh meat and vegetables flown by air, and a network of commercial air lines between islandi, which the navy plans to operate Salaries are good, as government salaries go. These men will be rommercial representatives of the RFC, which will become the trading corporation for the islands. Every effon is being made to get the men signed up and on their way this month. (Copyright, 1945, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) A.

There is no difference pieces used to play the games dif. fer. They are called checkers and chessmen. Q. Which ship of the Navy known as the "Iron Lady?" a there a press release on this shin recently? K.

A. The Navy Department saw! that the S. S. Cabot is known! to the the "Iron An article about his ship was leased to the press on June 231 1945. Q.

What is the status of a re. serve officer who entered thf, Army on active duty In 1941, a er Pearl Harbor? Did he then he-j come a member of the Regular I Army? N. McC. A. A reserve officer who en-1 tered Jhe Army on active duty dosil not become a part of the Regular! Army.

He will revert to inactivi! status. Q. What is the correct way to! address naval officers? Should I title be used? M. A. Naval officers with the of commander or above are ways addressed and introduced by titles.

Those with the of It. commander or below are generally addressed and introduced ta military circles as "Mr." Q. May a member of the Coast! Guard wear on his uniform decora-J which he received while he A. Ribbons of medals and awarded to naval personnel 1 the Army, or won during service In the Army, may be worn! on naval uniforms in proper order of seniority. Q.

If Congress should 'at some! future time provide a bonus for! servicemen, will be' benefits pro-1 vided by the GI Bill of Rights affected? E. E. G. A. Yes.

The GI Bill providejd that if there Is hereafter author-' Ized any adjusted compensation or I bonus, £ftiy Benefits received by paid.fof a veteran under this must be deducted first. Q. Have-any of our submarines I which have been reported overdue I and presumed lost been found? K. R. A.

The Navy Department says I that of our submarines which have been reported overdue anjj presumed lost has been found. Q. Where should a man the premium on his National Service Life Insurance after he is dis-1 charged? K. C. M.

A. He should send it to Collec-1 tions Sub-Division, Veterans' Administration, Washington 25, D. CI Q. Is it against regulations for a 2nd Lt. of the Marine Corps to entertain a 34 Class Petty officerJ of the Navy at the marine's privatel family quarters on the base? A.

C. A. The Navy Department sayi I that whether an officer of the Marine Corps is allawed to entertain an enlisted man in the Navy depends on the Commanding Officer at the base where the men are stationed. In modern warfare, an "asparagus bed" is made up of rowi, of steel rails set in the ground to I stop tanks. I U.

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