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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-13
Twenty Years From Now

Anyone driving up through the Rocky
Hill section of Newington Is sure to be
attracted by the great Veterans Hospital
that is about ready for occupancy UP
there. It's being built by the state as
part OF its institutional expansion pro-
gram and although 1t was proposed a
good many years ago as substitute for
the well-known Fitchs Home for Soldiers
In Noroton 1t took quite while TO get
legislative approval and actually appro-
pirate funds for It's construction.
II may not seem odd TO many people
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-13

struction was TO blame, since II had
not followed Its specifications.
But the admirals In neither
bureau would submit the matter
TO private naval architects, who
were convinced an error was
being made. The admirals, like
kings, could do no wrong.
RESULT: Thirty Of the 80
new destroyers are top heavy
and have 10 have about go tons
Of lead soldered on their kecls,
all at the expense OF the tax
payers.
Secretary Edison finally stepped
In TO amalgamate the two bureaus
30 there will be no more buck.
passing. The house cleaning
should have been done years ago,
for during the Hoover Administra-
ton, five Of the new 10,000-ton
cruisers were found 10 have
cracked stern. posts, which had TO
be replaced ut cost OF $4,000
each. Also the cruisers rolled
80 badly that they had 10 be
equipped with rolling tanks and
keel fins.
In other words, naval ineffi.
cheney occurs under both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans--lf they
don't keep an eye ON the ad-
mirals. WI,
ANNAPOLIS CLIQUE
This rigidity Of intellect upon
the part OF the admirals Is due
party TO the Annapolis caste sys-
TEN. A total OF 10 Annapolis
graduates were In charge OF the
designs for the top-heavy Destroy
ers. Civilian experts below them
questioned their judgment, but
were not needed. They did not
belong TO the Annapolis clique.
Fortunately for the Navy, An
napolis turns out an Al, ALL
around officer, capable Of doing al
most any naval Job. But unfor-
tunately for the Navy, an officer
who excels on the bridge OF q
battleship may not be 80 we'll
equipped o. q technical designer
Of ships. IN
Furthermore, the admlraIs
seem TO be adamant against
too much naval research, es-
peclally n that research IL con.
Quoted by civilians.
Two years ago, for instance,
the House Naval Affairs Commit
tee provided $i6,000,000 for OK.
pertinent with aterial bombs,
aerial mines, lighter thanyair craft,
heavier tiian.air craft, and "other
material developments for the
national defense"
But the admirals turned this
down. It Ia not often that any
branch OF the government rejects
money, but this time the admirals
appeared before the Senate Com
fflittee and vetoed the $4,000, 900
for research. They did not say
80, but II was suspected that their
opposition arose from the fact
that civilian inventors were to play
an important part In spending the
research money.
NAVY WIVES
Most discussed question In the
Navy today 10 It's promotion sys.
tenn. Unlike the Army, promotion
In the Navy does not depend upon
seniority, but Upon stiff examifia-
tons, ability, and as In most
things, upon politics. pull and
popularity.
Critics OF the system claim that
the three latter qualifications
overghadow the first two. and
that many Q, man falls 10 make
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-13
INTOLERANCE OF MONEYED
INTERESTS FORCING
GERMANY TO
FIGHT

Waterbury, Conn.
June u, 1910.
Editor the waterbury Democrat;
Tolerance said o writer recent
ly In o discussion Of the world sit
uation, Is q by-product Of democra-
cy." True democracy rs charity and
O sense OF fair play. The vice OF
the bigot and the despot, Ia q re-
ftsai 70 hear both SIDES OF the case.
80 freedom OF thought no more linz
plies an approval OF heresy. than
freedom Of action implies an APP
prevail Of crime. Every one has
right 10 O hearing. Just as much
as all have 0 right 10 0 chance In
the world. 1.-THE need today" says
another writer, us for men who
have the courage 10 form their own
convictions, TO resist fnob.psychol-
ogy, so In order 10 find where we, as
free nation, stand today, TO ex.
plain how we have come 70 get en-
broiled In the age-oN European
war, we must look back 10 the time
when Germany sought an opening
10 the sea by building the kiel
Canal. From the day that Germany
decided on the canal, the project
was doomed by Great Britain, who
looked upon such o canal as
threat TO her supremacy Of the sea,
q threat 10 her commercial control
In the worlds markets. II was from
then on q duel 70 the death be.
tween British Imperialism and Ger.
man insistence OF equality and OK.
pansion. The World War followed
ana with our help Germany was de-.
feated and bitterly Inundated and
humbled BY the Treaty Of Versailles,
which again led 10 the present war,
IN which we find our selves again
fighting with the Allies 70 defeat
German expansion from acquiring
colonies and world markets.. b III
this country has been bred Q gospel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-13

Bridge repairs and construction has
always been big problem In this city,
It still remains one. Some day 1t may
become necessary to set up within our
city government an agency whose sole
duty might be the supervision OF exist
ing bridges and possible new ones Just
fancy a Bridge Authority taking charge
of the hundred and one spans that now
exist in all forms and In all parts OF the
town.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-13
Questions
andAnswers

81 ER8DG8HC NJ. KEkBS
Enclose q three-cent stamp soe
reply when addressing any cues.
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Waterbury Democrats Service IN.
reau at Washington. legal ana
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REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street.
Washington. D. c.
THE EDITOR. /,
q. Was the character, "Cam-
breau." In Strange Cargo" sup
posed 10 be Jesusp
A. No; he was q mysterious
stranger with ChriSt-like attributes
@. What Is the highway distance
between New York and Cleveland2
A. Five hundred and six miles.
@. Is 1t correct to say that an
army has been annihilated, when
Its members have not all been kill
ed?
A. Annihilate means to destroy.
either absolutely or by undoing the
relation " the parts. In the latter
sense 1t Is used In the expression TO
annhilate an army.
Q, How many cantons are there
In Switzerland? u,
A. Twenty-Five.
Q. How should q wooden boat
be painted2 i
A. The wood must be perfectly
dry before applying oil or varnish
paint. 1t should be primed with a
thin coat OF paint. allowing ample
time for drying. Subsequent coats
should be brushed out well and each
one allowed 10 dry hard before APP
plying the next. The printing coat
may be a white lead, composed Of
100 lbs. Of paste white lead, q gal.
Ions OF linseed oil, 2 gallons OF tur-
pentine and pint Of drier. The
second coat may consist Of 100 lbs
OF paste white lead, ! Ia gallons Of
linseed oil, ! gallon OF turpentine,
and pint Of drier. This should DO
followed by two coats OF the high
est grade marine enamel. y"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-13
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 1901 o. m. daylight tine).
sun rises SIZE q. m; sets s:24 p m tday-
light time).
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
It may well be that 1870 viii be known IN
New England as the year without o harvest
Troubles keep piIing up for the gardeners,
truck and backyard. Tiie spring was late;
the weather w0s cold and miserable; May was
patchy, but very unpfoductive. June nov falls
int line with similar weather.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-13

hollered, and a strike vote got
passed.
In the cold gray dawn nobody
knew just how 1t happened.
The appalled, Washington G. I. o.
crowd sent word the whole outfit
would be disowned unless the thing
was called off--and settlement was
easy.
MANY ALIENS IN
AMERICAN CREWS
One OF the fifth column possible
ties which has worried a number Of
people here has TO do with the pres
encc OF a large number OF aliens In
the crews OF American merchant
ships.
Some fairly fantastic stories are
In circulation. One Is that the
Communists have worked out a
courier system for the transmission
OF orders, reports and what not all
over the new world by means Of
carefully planted seamen on Afneri-
can ships. Another holds that guns
and agitators have been snuggled
into Latin-American countries by
the same means In recent months.
Still another hints at plans for sab
otaging the defense program by fo-
menting strikes on certain essential
trade routes.
The government aims to head of
any possible trouble, and FDR has
asked Congress to give the Bureau
Of Marine Inspection and Naviga-
ton $4,000 for the Job.
LEAHY WANTS
DEFENSE POST
It's an open secret that retired
Admiral william D. Leahy, governor
OF Puerto Rico, would be happy to
give UP his Job for some spot In
the national defense program.
Leahy set out TO do real Job
on the island and got disillusioned.
FDR promised him 100 per cent
support. With that, and his OWL
past success In getting things
through Congress when he was run.
ming the feet, Leahy had high
hopes. He asked for O big boost In
the Islands sugar quota and A
change In the wage-hour law. Ad.
ministration support vanished, and
Leahy found that getting congress-
men to give things to the navy was
one thing and getting them TO buck
the Hobbies for the sake Of a far.
away, voteless territory was another.
All he got, finally, was some extra
WPA inoney-and q lot OF head
aches.
NATIONS
TO WATCH
The navy's dispatch Of second
good will" cruiser TO South Amer.
lea rs simply visible evidence Of the
profound concern felt In high gov.
eminent circles over the prospects
for Nazi outbreaks OF one kind or
another.
One man who Is close TO the pic
ture offers this tip: don't be sur
prised at anything that may happen
In any Of the following Countries
AAcXico, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecua.
dor, Brazil and Peru.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-13

". command
here in WASH
ington.
Real story, II
now develops, Is
this: The union
met to consider
the negotiating
committees pro-
posals on Memo
rial Day night,
Quite q few Of
the boys were
full Of holiday
eer. On e
member made q
" b asst tn e
bosses" speech,
e v e r y b o d y
Wi1Ooned and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-13
Selected Poem
WHERE FAIRIES HIDE

Nell Grifiith WiBon, N the ChrIStan
Science Monitor)
The tulips and the peoples grow
In gardens side by side,
And now I think I've found the place
Where tniy fairies hide.
For have seen the peoples wear
Large caps Of green at night.
But In the morning they come out
In lovely red and white.
And SO think fairy hides
Inside each tulip cup
And takes the peoples nightcaps Of
Just as the sun comes up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-13

the grade in the Navy merely be-
cause his wife did not leave cards
upon the wife Of an admiral on
the Selection Board.
Unquestionably there ID some
thing TO this. In peacetime,
wives rule the Navy fer more
than most people suspect, and
the Navy would do well 70 add
70 Its selection" Requirements
Q vote Of m officers popularity
with the enlisted men, as well
10 how well he plays bridge o.
entertains the wife Of the com.
manding officer.
Despite these defects. there ip
no question that the ahrd- boiled
system OF eliminating officers who
do not pass periodical tests makes
the Navy far more efficient than
the Army, and Is one reason Tor
the average high quality Of It's
personnel today. tS
copyright, 1910, by United
Feature Syndicate, ffc) VI
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-13

The real genius OF the American
people has always consisted largely
In their ability 10 cooperate, and
the government Is the greatest CO.
operative enterprise.
Presidential candidate Paul v
McNutt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-13
A Thought for Today

Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou
didst not utterly consume them, nor forSake
them; for thou art gracious and merciful
GOd.-Nehemiah 1854.
The greatest attribute OF heaven is mercy
Beaumont and Fletcher.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-13
NATIONS
TO WATCH
Current Comment

We can't invade Japan and Japan
can't invade the United States.
Rear Admiral Taussig In plea for
O bigger navy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-13
What's Your |. O.?
Can you answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn 10 back
mage f0F the answers, ihtt.u.

test questions2 Turn 70 back
page FOR the answers. N, sye,t
/. Does On adult have q greater
or less number Of bones than Q
baby7 b,Sstf
q. Does each star In our flag rep-
resent a particular state? rF
Q. What Is the correct pronuncia.
ton OF the noun envclop? &
4. What type Of plane was the
esprit Of ST. Louis" In which Col.
Lindbergh flew 10 PARISH 3w..t
5. What term do the British use
for motion pictures?
9. What Is the popular name for
public opinion sampling conducted
by the American Institute Of Pub.
lie Opinion?
Z. Who wrote Listen! the Wind?"
Q. Name the greatest naval bat.
tie In the first World War
Q. IL the North Star visible TO
people In South American
10. What 10 the cfiicial name for
Persia?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-13
National
Spotlight
By BRUCE CATION
Waterbury Democrat Washington
Correspondent.

Washington, June 13.-Nobody
was ever sorer over that New Jersey
shipyard strike which tied up war
ship construction than was the @. I.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-13
WASHINGTON. June IS.

WASHINGTON Is
pride No other
the White
aded Roosevelt insisted that 20
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-13
Washington Merry o-Round !
DREW PEAR s o N
ROBERT s. ALLEN

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Evening star., 1940-03-31
Frank R. Ho||ingshead,
Federal Official Dies

Frank r. Hollingshead, superin-
tendent of the repairs section of the
Public Buildings Administration,
died yesterday from a heart attack
suffered in his home, 106 Rosemary
street, Chevy Chase, Md.
Since 1882 he had been charged
with maintenance of Federal build
ings all over the country. This
work, originally within the Treas
ury Department, was placed in the
Public Buildings Administration last
July when the Federal Works
Agency was formed.
"Mr. HolUngshead's passing is
deeply felt by his fellow workers, "
w. E. Reynolds, commissioner of
Public Buildings, said yesterday.
His services, which have made such
a distinct contribution over so long
period of time, will be keenly
missed"
Born in Chester, Pa. in 1882,
Mr.. Hollingshead entered his work
with the Government in 1906, in
the Office of the supervising archi-
tect. He resigned in 1918 to become
first lieutenant in the Army ord
nance department. He returned to
civilian service in 1919.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Hazel Hollingshead, and a daughter
Mrs. Evelyn Curran, both of WASH
ington. Funeral services will be
held in the chapel at Fort Myer,
Va, at 2 pm. Tuesday. with mill
tary burial In Arlington Cemetery
Evening star., 1940-03-31
Gray to Speak in Forum
Broadcast Will Explain Efforts to
Stabilize Soft Coal Industry

An explanation of Government
efforts to bring order to the BIZ
luminous coal industry will be
broadcast tomorrow night by How
ard A. Gray, director of the BIZ
luminous Coal Division of the
Interior Department.
He will speak at 1890 o'clock on
the National Radio Forum, ar
ranged by The Star. The program
will be carried locally by Station
WMAL and from coast to coast by
the National Broadcasting Co.
MIR. Gray will soon announce min
imum prices for all bituminous coal
produced in the United States.
These, with marketing rules and
regulations already established, are
designed to set on its feet the in
dustry which has BEEN national
problem for nearly two decades.
During recent years the business
has piled up average annual losses
as high as II cents a ton.
A businessman turned to politics,
Mr.. Gray undertook administration
of the Coal Act on July /, 1899.
He was originally Chicago fire
insurance executive, then turned to
the steel and machinery business.
His first administrative work for
the Government came when he was
named director Of the Housing Di-
vision Of Public Works Admins
Evening star., 1940-03-31
Fireman Injured
In Blast Following
Apartment Blaze
House Member and
Family Among 20
Routed by Fire

A fireman was seriously injured
early today in an explosion which
followed a fire in an apartment
house at 231 First street NE Rep
resentative Garrett of Texas and his
family were among the approx
imately 20 occupants of the build
ing routed by the blaze
The injured fireman was Pvt. Ed
ward BoWden of No. l Truck Com
pany, who was hurt when refri-
gerator exploded while firemen were
cleaning up after extinguishing the
blaze He was taken to Providence
Hospital. where physicians said he
was suffering from first-degree
burns and ordered him kept in the
hospital overnight.
The fire damaged the kitchen ano
other sections of a second floor apart.
ment occupied by Mr. and Mrs
George Auxier and Mr.. and Mrs
John w. Cooper. Mr.. Auxier i.
employed at the Library of Con-
gress and is part-time professor
of history at American University
while Mr.. Cooper is an employe il
the office of Representative Shan.
non OF Missouri.
Representative CARROTS apart.
ment is Immediately below the ont
damaged by the blaze. Members q
his family who left the building
when the fire was discovered incluG.
ed Mrs. Garrett, a daughter, Kath.
crime, 10. and son and daughter.
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Garrett
The Garrett apartment was slightl,
damaged by water.
Evening star., 1940-03-31
GafnefsCaIifofnia
Drive Opens as State
0fficerC Him
Democratic Factions
Contend Among Selves,
Seek Ballot Places
By the Associated Press.

BY tne ASSocldteQ Press.
FRESNO, Calf, March 30.-Cali-
fornia "Garner-for- President" forces
officially launched their campaign
today while another Democratic fac
ton, meeting to draft a platform,
heard its leader, the States Lieuten-
ant Governor, shout: ITO hell with
Garner"
He ought to be over with the
Republicans added the official,
Ellis E. Patterson. whose faction
bolted the Roosevelt harmony" slate
of delegates entered in the May Z
presidential primary.
Gov. Culbert l.. Olson heads the
Roosevelt slate. A fourth group
made up of ham and egg pension
supporters, also seeks a place on
the ballot.
The Garner hackers heard a pre-
diction from W. r. Wallace, jr.,
co-chairman of the campaign, that
President Roosevelt "does not want
to be and will not be- candidate
for third term. Mr. Wallace said
his statement was based on con-
fldential information from political
leaders in Washington and New
York.
He added that the only other
Democratic candidates seriously" in
the race were Attorney General
Jackson and Supreme Court Jus.
tice Douglas. Neither he added
can be built up enough to carry
the party to victory"
Evening star., 1940-03-31
Two Bandits Get $500
In Liquor Store HoIdup

Two colored bandits held up the
New York Avenue Liquor Store.
800 New York avenue NV. shortly
before midnight last night and es.
capped with 5000.
The owner of the store, Harry
Greenberg, was in the store with
his wife, Mrs. Anna Greenberg. and
his son, Samuel H. Greenberg, when
two colored men entered, one draw
ing a revolver and told him Its
stickup and you better keep quiet"
The men ordered Mrs. Greenberg
to open the cash register and give
them all the money in it. She
complied. The thieves took the
money and left.
Mr.. Greenberg's store was robbed
in 1887 and the thieves were caught
and sentenced.
Paul Gaist, SIS, proprietor Of a
store at 439 Twentieth street NV,
was robbed IF 50 in bills by a white
man who held him up with a
nickel-plated revolver. The man
escaped in an automobile.
Evening star., 1940-03-31
Honorary PaIIbearers
For Mrs. Kaufman Named

Honorary pallbearers today at the
funeral of Mrs. Lillian Swope Kauf-
mann, wife of Edmund I. Kauf-
mann and civic leader, who died
suddenly Friday after a heart at
tack, will include:
M. S. Goldnamer, j. Edgar Hoover,
Joseph D. Kaufman, Fulton Bry-
lawski, David Baer, DR.. Lester Neu-
man, Isidore Hershfield, Morris
Cafritz, DR.. Isidore Breslau, DR..
Mordecai Ezekiel, Robert Meyer,
Leonard Schloss, Alvin Newmyer,
Arthur NeWmyer, Harry King, DR..
Melville Fischer and Morris Simon
of Washington; E. M. Rosenthal,
sr., and Sam Meisner of Holly
wood, Fla; Sidney Ross and Leon
Lauer of Baltimore, William P.
Shelby, Harold Israel, David Grotta
and DR.. Sidney Sondheim of Read
ing, Pa; Gerard Swope, Herbert
Swope, Philip Haberman, Walter
Rosenau, Arde Bulova and lido M.
Reinach of New York City; Sig
mund Livingston of Chicago, Nathan
Baum of Philadelphia and Robert
Harris of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Active pallbearers will be C. D.
Kaufman, Marvin Gingold and
George NJ Marx of Washington;
Irving Kaufman Of Detroit, Mar
win Kaufman of Baltimore and
Donald Kaufman of Atlanta, Ga.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. today at the Danzansky
funeral home. with burial to follow
in the Washington Hebrew Congre-
gational Cemetery.
Evening star., 1940-03-31
Huge Vote Is Forecast
In Illinois Primary

CHICAGO. March 30 (P).-A huge
vote in the Illinois primary elec-
tions was forecast today by political
prophets in both major parties. If
maximum predictions are borne out,
approximately 100000 Citizens
record primary turnout-will cast
ballots week from next Tuesday.
Drawing the electorate toward the
polls are number of magnetic
factors.
Chief attraction from a national
perspective is the presidential pre-
ference referendum. President
Roosevelt is pitted against Vice
President Garner on the Demo-
cratic side. Thomas E. Dewey is
without a competitor on the Re-
publican list Supporters of each
are pointing toward a common OBJ
jective-a big vote for their re-
spective candidates in this early
but important test of popularity.