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Evening star., 1940-12-29

that behind the chang and changing
circumstances of life plan and pur-
pose. That despite alhat seems Ike
accident or seeming Inconsistency OF
events, yes, despite allie Vaccinations
of human agencies al the designs OF
willful men, there ioeing evolved
plan that ultimately ust mean bet
ter world in which tfpurposes OF God
shall have their fulfilent. Surely THIS
is a better philosopher life than tnat
which the fatalist ONE cynic suggests.
To face a new yeawith doubts and
suspicious concernir the future, with
the fear that there little OF hope Tor
better things to cor, is an attitude OF
mind that is unwho,ome and that SUBJ
tracts from life itse all that makes for
contentment and I, sense OF security.
Admitting that the are hard and diff
cult days ahead, al that they VIII call
for much of morasourage and sacrifice
of many of the c.rished ways OF life,
we shall, If we ia, them unafraid and
stimulated by antInchanging faith In
Almighty God, swive and rise superior
to all the chanceand accidents Of time.
l There are pecuar reasons why we OF
this favored lane should heed the an
cient word: TN uietness and in conf
dence shall be -FOUR strength" High
tensions, irrtabnty and emotionalism
are too Characteristic of us. We yield
too readily 10 dlr feelings. We have
here great and priceless treasure and
we shall ksp and preserve it only as
with fidelitI to our ideals we meet for
tune or misortune with confidence and
fortitude. Ve cannot have these quail
ties of min and heart because we are
the inheritSs of great tradition, or the
possessors If material gifts. We have
seen the filure of many of our proud
schemes aid the breakdown or made
quacy of sene of our systems. This does
not mean iefeat nor does it imply that
we lack ether the genius or the power
to carry o. Let us be reminded that ir
other crittal times God has strength.
ened us and made Himself manifest ir
our life. With kindlier, broader out.
look upoi life, we approach another
New YearDay, firmly believing that ther
are better days ahead.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Close the LoophoIes

National defense and aid to Great
Britain are the paramount questions
awaiting the new Congress which
convenes next Friday, but after these
issues have been dealt with ade-
quately, the House and Senate should
take time to close the gaps that seem
to be present in existing laws designed
to prevent excessive fund raising in
national elections.
There is cause for qualification,
therefore, in the news that members
of the Senate Campaign Expendi-
lures Committee have been asked by
Chairman Gillette to study various
methods of making more effective
those parts of the Hatch Act limiting
individual contributions and total
collections
The most obvious weak spot in the
present law is the provision placing
a 100000 limit on the amount that
may be raised by a political commit
tee. In recent news dispatches Sem
ator Gillette estimated that more
than $20,00O,0O0 was spent in the
1910 campaign, through multiple
organizations.
OF course, if each side can have
any number OF fund-raiSing commit
tees and the $3,0OO,OOO ceiling applies
only to separate committees, the
limitation is of little or no value in
holding down the total that may be
spent.
Another opening in the fence is
the fact that the $4,000 limit on indi-
vidual contributions does not apply
to contributions made to State or
local committees.
The Senate campaign group has
not yet drawn up recommendations
but it should be able to work out an
effective remedy from the variety of
suggestions its members are con-
sidering.
Corrective legislation should not be
put off on the theory that there are
no national elections in 1941. The
best time to deal with any problem
is while the need is still alive in the
minds of the public and lawmakers
A year hence it may be forgotten, OF
become a vague memory.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Men of Greater Value

NOW ana again tnere is mOmen-
tary revival of the theory of an
irreconcilable conflict between SCI
ence and religion. Occasional dog
matiStS arise to challenge the
ancient relation between common
sense and faith. They insist that
the former depends upon what can
be proved, the latter upon what
cannot be demonstrated. A pair of
false premises thus being estab-
liShed, they argue to the conclusion
that an inevitable strife is neces-
sary between those who seek truth
in laboratories and those who with
equal ardor search for it in churches
and temples dedicated to a natural
and logical deity.
But this ungenerous assumption
collapses when it comes into contact
with the matured philosophy of an
experienced and unprejudiced think
er. DR.. Alexis Carrel, director of the
Rockefeller Institute for Medical
research, recently addressed the New
York State Health and Physical
Education convention at Syracuse on
the requirement for men of greater
physical and spiritual value than
have lived a. any other time in the
history of the world" The demand
of the race, he said, is for "a COM
plex compound of physical and
spiritual elements" Such words,
carefully considered, are possessed
of the power of hammer blows. The
lips which gave them utterance
bravely went on to explain: THE
strength, ski, speed and endurance
of the body depend on character as
we'll as on the quantity and the
quality of the blood circulating
through the muscles"
Did his audience understand DR..
Carrel? Presumably, it rose to meet
the challenge put before it. A
famous man of science was making
supreme religious affirmation. He
was declaring the Glory of God in
the armament of His handiwork-
the cosmos in which humanity plays
a godlike part! There has perhaps
never been a moment so opportune
for human progress. Western civ
ilization is confronted with a truly
gigantic task" In effect, the speaker
announced an unprecedented mo-
ment, the dawn of a momentous
age" To accept it, to control it, to
employ it for the fulfllment of the
instructive aspiration of millions of
people-this is possible, if it be the
deliberate choice of earnest minds
and courageous hearts.
Of course, there are other less
altruiStic doctrines current among
men. 1t happens, too, that some of
them are popular because they
glorify war among nations, classes,
creeds. History weighs them, how
ever, and discovers them wanting.
They fail in a fundamental circum-
stance. 1t cannot be claimed for
them that they are productive of
"men of greater >. value Only in
the democracy derived from the
Hebrew prophets and the Crucified
Savior are men of equal worth,
sharing equal dreams and marching
to equal victories.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
South Pacific Mystery

The European war appears to have
entered the remote South Pacific in
a manner which threatens to
embarrasS japanese neutrality.
This, at least, is the inference
necessarily drawn from the action
of a mysterious sea raider in heavily
shening the British-mandated island
of Nauru early Friday morning. The
ship was sailing under a Japanese
name and flying Japanese colors,
but hoisted the Nazi swastika before
opening fire.
Nauru, a 5,400-acre atoll near the
which was surrendered to Australian
forces in 1914. Since the World War
it has been administered by the
British under a League of Nations
mandate. 1t lies about 1900 miles
southwest of Hawaii and north of it
are the Japanese-mandated Marshall
Islands. Nauru is chiefly valuable
for phosphate deposits, of which it
exports nearly a million tons year.
The population of four thousand-o odd
includes only couple of hundred
Europeans.
In London it is stated that a Ger
man raider was known to be operat-
ing in the general region of Nauru in
recent months, although why the
atoll should have been singled out
for bombardment is wholly unac-
countable. 1t is entirely undefended,
as required by mandate conditions.
Britain is without information be-
yond that conveyed in the, official
Melbourne announcement.
Pending Qualification of the Incl
dent, interest centers in determining
the exact identity of the raiding
vessel, and Tokio's position in the
matter. If she was a German which
was permitted by Toxic to masquer-
ade under Japan's flag, it would seem
indisputable that the Japanese gov
ernment has made itself a bellig-
erent against Britain. The Germans
have been known now and then te
Evening star., 1940-12-29
The Problem of Fire

The spotlight of attention is being
focused upon Ireland, these past few
days, and evidence accumulates that
it may soon become a crucial point
in world affairs. Thus far Prime
Minister de Valera has succeeded in
maintaining his policy of neutrality,
but his Christmas message to friends
of Ireland in America reveals the
increasing difficulty of the position
which geography itself imposes upon
Fire. Ireland suffers from a two
fold blockade-that of the German
U-boats which keep neutral ship
ping from her ports, and that re-
luctantly imposed by Britain, too
hard-pressed herself to allow unre-
stricted re-export to Ireland of vital
goods imported into Britain by con-
voy. De Valera admits that stocks
of imported raw materials and food
stuffs are running low, and turns to
America to supply urgent necessities.
Among those requirements, how
ever, De Valera lists arms and NUM-
tionS, which he asserts are needed to
help maintain Fires neutrality.
Against whom those arms would be
the more likely to be needed he does
not make quite clear. As received
over the air in America, De Valera's
message stated that he deemed Brit
ain the greater menace to Fires neu-
trality; yet the message was not
anti-BritiSh as a whole, and the
official text, as released in Dublin,
did not specifically mention either
Britain or Germany, a fact which is
not without significance. Further
more, the Irish people do not seem
to have been disturbed by the ad-
dress, contenting themselves with
their Prime Minister'S assurance
that, thus far, Fire had not been
menaced by either belligerent and
that "our position as neutral has
been frankly recognized and in the
main respected"
1t is against this background that
the violent press campaign which
has broken out in Germany during
the past two days must be evalu-
ated. All the big guns of Nazi pub
licity, from DR.. Goebbels down, have
taken part, and an official spokes-
man. has warned America against
the dangers involved in sending
American merchant vessels to Irish
ports. Indeed, the press campaign
has spread to Italy, with a leading
article by Virginio Gayda in the
same vein.
These German and Italian articles
assert or imply that we intend to do
this as ruse to- evade the German
U-boat blockade by pouring goods
into Ireland which could be trans
shipped to ,hard-pressed Britain.
But our Government has given no
intimation of any such plan nor dis
closed any intention of exempting
Irish ports from the war zone into
which our merchant ships are for
hidden to go. Just what the axis
powers mean by these press warnings
Is therefore not yet clear. That
something is in the wind, however,
seems certain. The next few days
may reveal what Berlin has in mind
Evening star., 1940-12-29

One of the naStiest aspects of the
present international struggle is the
interference and delays it has caused
to the compilation of the history Of
World War Number One.
Evening star., 1940-12-29

/. Did you ever hear of man named
Henry Beeke, once a fellow of Oriel
College, oxford? Well, he was Just
the guy who invented the income tax.
Evening star., 1940-12-29

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SUNDAY December 20, 1910
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interest payments becomes steadily less
difficult. 1t is only when income con-
tracts that debt becomes burdensome.
Consequently, as the President sees II.
debt is secondary consideration as the
United States sets out to take its place
as dominant world power. If the
United States fails to reach that place,
and If the British Empire is broken up
and scattered, then debt would be a
problem, but problem that might seem
mild alongside some of the others that
would arise. Such is the official atti-
tude here.
The background of the present situa-
tion appears to be this:
Great Britain already is straining her
available liquid resources in her war
with Germany and Italy. She must look
to the United States for greatly in
creased aid if the war is to 60 on at sea
and in the air. Even il Britain is able
to win in the end, she will be without
adequate resources to maintain an army
OF the size needed to police Europe and
navy of the size needed to police the
SEAS Many of the British world invest
ments will have changed hands and will
be owned in this hemisphere The pros
pect that Britain will again hold posi-
tion of world leadership is not bright.
In fact, the British are saying rather
| openly that in the future there may be
a partnership of the United States and
Britain, with Britain the junior partner.
If the British lose the present war or
if the war ends in a stalemate, the diffi-
culties Of the British leaders will be
| even more difficult.
In the event Of British defeat, It Il
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-12
Ask Me 4nother
@ A General Quiz
The Questions

1. BY what other name was Lord
Beaconsfield known?
2. How many senators are elect
ed in every even-numbered year?
8. Are there any fish in Califor-
MAS Death Valley?
4. Approxim ately how many
stars are visible to the unaided
eye of a person of average sight?
s.. What is bee-bread?
6. Who casts the deciding vote
in case of a tie in the U. S. senate?
Z. Where was the Civil war
"Battle of the Clouds" fought?
8. What is the smallest state of
the United States?
9. How long did Benjamin Har-
rison serve as President?
10. What is strange about the
claws of bears?
The Answers
1. Disraeli.
2. Thirty-two.
3. In CALIFORNIA; Death Valley
there is a pool fed by spring,
where thousands of fish live. They
are a species of killifshes-survi-
vors of the Ice age.
4. Approximately 1000 stars may
be seen by the naked eye.
S. A substance stored by bees
for feeding their young.
6. The vice president.
z. At Lookout mountain, near
Chattanooga.
8. Rhode Island.
9. One month.
10. The claws of bears Except
those of grizzlies) match the nor
NAL color of their hair. A black
bear always has black claws, a
brown bear has brown claws and
so on-and they do their own man
touring.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-12
HE'S DYING TO HELP

Uncle-Well, Anthony, I may as
well tell you I have taken out a
$4,000 life insurance policy in your
favor. Could I do anything more
for you?
Nephew-Nothing more on earth,
Uncle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-12
Yes-What Difference?

Here, waiter, what kind of soup
is this-chicken or tomato?"
Cant you tell by the taste, sir?"
EMO"
''Well, what difference does it
make them"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-12

MODERN linen closets are
~ tucked in spare corners all
over the house, always as close
as possible to the place that the
linens will be needed.
I have sketched the whole story
here of how one homemaker keeps
her linen shelves in order. She
likes to keep things in sets iden-
titled with colored bands and
thinks it is more efficient to roll
many pieces than to fold them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-12
Improvement

Visitor-Do you think times are
getting better?
Pastor-Oh, yes; decidedly. We
are getting much better class of but
tons in the collection plate now.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-12
HOW q SEW
M- Ruth Wyehh Spears o9p

The best napkins may be banded
in blue and white, luncheon mats
may be rolled on a red stick with
red band and green may be used
for the bridge table cloth. Linen
holders like these would make at
tractive gifts, too. And speaking
of shelves and drawers; girls
adore the stocking case in Book 3,
and the drawer pads in Book 4;
and they make dainty gifts for any
one. The table cloth case in Book
2 is another good linen closet
idea.
NOTE: These homemaking booklets
are a service to our readers and No. 5
Just published contains a description Of
the other numbers, as well as 80 pages
of clever ideas fully illustrated. To get
your copy send 10c coin to cover cost and
mailing. Send order to:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-12
Wildcat Mine

Layton-Poor Dick; he lost all his
money in wildcat mining venture.
Phoebe-Mercy! / didn't know
you had to mine for wildcats.
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-12
O.@d9gaagE,
Rule of Living
MoPs. WAX, BUSTERS, CLEANERS AND
Fly AND MOTH SPRAY

To seek constantly to do better
than people expect of US is a
healthy rule for living. To be con-
tent to do merely as well as is
expected of us is a dangerously
low aim.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-27

speaking Of Germany, one. Of
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-27

Cuba shipped 742,550 pounds Of
the first six months of this year.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-27
JOSEPH BONNET TO
PRESENT RECITAL
Worlds Renowned Organ
list Will Play Brilliant
Program in This City

Joseph Bonnet, world renowned
organist, wilt give an organ recital
Monday night, September 80, at st.
Johns Episcopal church. His pro-
gram is Of much interest and will
have a popular appeal since he's not
devoting himself to an entirely
technical program. The French or
ganist has included twelve numbers,
the last three his own compositions.
The last program Offering in his
Rhapsodie Catalina with Pedal
Cadenza), the entire cadenza nego-
tiated with the feet. A program note
says that this unique pedal solo con-
tains passages in SixthS, chromatic
scale passages in thirds, and chords
of three notes leads into the popular
anthem which makes a powerful
conclusion"
Also important on his program
will be j. s. Bach's Toccata and
Fugue in D Minor. His program viii
open with Offerte Upon ''Vive lie
Roi'' by Andre Raison. He will then
play Cancion Religiosa by Antonio
de Cabezon. next the aBch piece,
then Gavotte In F Major by Padre
Martini, Noel sur les Blutes by
Claude Daquin, Piece Heroique by
Cesar Franck. Noel Languedocien
by Alexandra Guilmant, Marche des
Rogations by Eugene Gigout, Scher-
20 in E Major by Charles Marie
Widor, and lastly three of his own,
Berceuse, Ariel and the Rhapsodie
Catalane. St. oJhn'S church will be
open to the public after o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-27

Battery G, 2Osth Coast Artillery,
Connecticut National Guard, was
formally mustered into federal SER
vice at the state armory last night,
becoming the second local anti-air-
craft INIT to be formed recently.
Battery E. received federal recogni-
ton Q few weeks ago.
Lieut.. Col. Vincent N. Diaz was in
charge Of the exercises last night.
Lieut.. John j. Egan has been ap-
pointed commanding officer. Assist
ing him are Second Lieut.. Wallace
hampshire and Second Lieut.. Ken
meth Miller assisting.
The two anti-aircraft batteries
have been fully organized within
the last two months. Within the
next few weeks it is planned to COM
plete organization Of a 2o8th Coast
Artillery band.
: The men enlisted in Battery G,
208th CA, are as follows: Alfred
A. Armstrong, Francis B. Ashe,
william j. Beckett, Alfred A. Ben
evento, Ernest ]. Bertothy, John
A. BudzinauskaS, Herbert D. Cam
eron, Frank A. Cipriano, Henry
E. Cloutier, Theodore E. Chaplin,
anthony ]. Copplla, William M.
Corkingdale, Francis j. Grove.
william F. Delfino, Louis E. De-
Nicola, Rene H. Droett, George L.
Evitts, James Famiglietti, Mario
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-27
Wilton Construction
Task Demands Detour
Only Two Other State Highways Closed for Repairs;
Project at Reynolds Bridge Still Continues

Construction in force in the
State of Connecticut by the Con-
necticut Highway department Sep
TENDER Is for the week ending
October S, 1910, together with sur
face oiling and stone surfacing. This
report does not include the Wilbur
Cross Parkway, which is being con-
structed on new location.
Detour Provided
Route No. u. S. Stonington.
Grade crossing elimination in the
village Of Stonington-6lT'-6" span
steel 1-beam viaduct over railroad
tracks and a steel footbridge over
railroad tracks at Elm street under
construction. Elm street closed to
trafiic. Trafic may pass on Water
street.
Route No. 33-Wilton. Construc-
ton grade crossing elimination and
bridge over Norwalk river on the
Ridgefield road, near the Wilton
railroad station. TRAFFIC must use
south Y branch for route SO. Road
is open to railroad station only.
Route No. U. S. 44-Winchester
Construction z 1-2 miles of concrete
pavement from the city of Winsted
west; also grading and drainage In
stallation. Detour is provided by
routes 1873 and 1872.
Traffic Maintained
Route No. U. s. bridgeport
fairfield avenue. 4,400 feet Of g.
inch sheet asphalt 81 #. wide.
Greenwich. Puts Hill. /, 181 feet
of 8" reinforced concrete pavement
Route No. u. S. 1A-Fairfield
5,978 feet of 1880 concrete pave
ment on Kings Highway:
fairfield. 5,846 feet Of concrete
pavement 60 wide on Kings High
way.
Guilford. Repairs to bridge.
Milford. 14,029 feet Of bitun1inous
macadam resurfacing on North
Broad ST., West River street, Pros
pect Place and North Street.
Route No. Lebanon. Resur-
facing a section of the Norwich
Colchester road beginning at the
Colchester town line and extending
easterly approximately 1 IL miles.
North Stonington. Relocation OF
this route around village of North
Stonington. No hindrance to traffic
over present route,
Routes Nos. 2 g. 15-East Hart
ford. / IA miles of reinforced con-
crete pavement on Glastonbury
East Hartford road. Short detour
posted.
Route No. U. S. 5-Berlin and
Newington. miles of rolled gravel
surface on Berlin turnpike.
South Windsor and East Windsor
ga mile of reinforced concrete pave
ment on the Hartford Springfield
road. Temporary bridge provided.
Route No. U. s. 5A-Suffield. Re
pairs to bridge.
Windsor. 3 IL mile of reinforced
concrete pavement on Hartford
Windsor road.
Route No. U. s. champion.
Drainage system of approximately
IL mile on Route U. S. 6 at Hamp-
ton Hill.
Route No. u. s. NORTH Canaan.
Constructing bridge over Blackberry
river, about 500 feet south of juno
ton of Routes U. S. and U. S. A.
Open to. traffic over temporary
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-27
TESTIMONIAL FOR
TED ANCELONE

Theodore Angelone was honored
at a bachelors dinner Wednesday
night at Andy's restaurant. Joseph
santora was POSTMASTER. Among
those present were:
Vito Angelone, Salvatore Lanzetta,
Vito Saba, Anthony DiLeonardo.
Leo Letrault Michael perrone,
Frank Fazio. Michael .Knaplk,
Thomas Lewandoski, Antonio ST.
clio NJ. DeVito. Gerald w. Co
vello, Nicholas samela, Fred Ange-
lone. Richard passette. Walter lie.
wandoski, John Vaiiantc, Prank Lee
grotterla, Michael Russo. John ID.
Napoli. Martin Greco. william Mar
tinellI. Leonard gamela, Joseph 81
leo, Donate Daineua, salvatore
Adeaslo. y. Plcarelli. Michael Conte,
Joseph Lombardo. Joseph enntora,
John nlvilal. John eafnola, Leonard
piLeonardo. Giuseppe Gallo and P,
EetFuzxi.