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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-15

The Third Republic was established in France amid the confusions which swirled around her defeat by Germany at Sedan in 1870. For several years the new re- public fought it's way up through the in- ternal strife of the Commune into gov ernmental system that was to last 70 years. Today Fourth Republic is form ing in France. A France prostrate under the German heel once again writhes to- ward new governmental rebirth Make no mistake about it. A new constitution written under German bayonets and supervised by Marshal PeIain means a Fourth Republic. A Third died when Paris fell. What the new one will be, no one yet knows. But there is the ominous precedent of the Commune to suggest that perhaps even under the German guns such "new order" in France may not rise without internal birth-pangs. Whatever French government arises from the ashes of the Third Republic, it will be a successor to, but not continuation of, the old.
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Should Representative J. Joseph Smith be able to put through WPA project for the Naugatuck Valley calling for i'm provement of the very important motor highway running through it, there would be involved large sum for construction of new bridge across the Housatonic River between Derby and Shelton. The present structure is not believed adequate for the traffic that new valley route would allow. The old bridge has been in use for many years now, but does consti- tute bottleneck. However, any new structure there would also involve re- alignment of approaches and would be quite project for both Derby and Shel- ton to contemplate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-15
Oslo Calling

First attempt to reach and influence the United States by radio, using con- quered countries under German control is now reported from Norway. A station, obviously hastily erected, in Oslo, is now broadcasting music and long talks in Nor wegian to such American listeners as may prove to be interested
 It will certainly not be long before the same stunt is tried from Belgium, Holland, and France. The Nazis waste no time in trying to convince the world that all is serene and happy in the conquered countries. Naturally, all such broadcasts are directly under the control of the Ger man propaganda machine and must be heard with that fact in mind.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-15
New Bridge Coming

When football fans are racing towards New Haven this fall to see what sort of a team "Ducky" Pond is going to parade out in the Yale Bowl the State Highway Department will hold it's own private cele- bratlon. This will commemorate the opening of the new highway bridge across She Housatonic River, linking the Merritt end Wilbur L. Cross Pathways The hrldge is completed now, except for bw ingidentals, Dnt 1t won't be used until he fall because the parkways leading up to the structure on each side aren't ready.
 Despite efforts to place fancy" name
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. HlGHLIGHTS FROM
 LATEST BOOKS
Mystery Novel
 Abandons Type

Even if you don't like mystery stories generally, you will very likely enjoy Inquest" by Percival Wilde (Random House: $2). The book is frankly tale of murder, but 1t is adorned with so much good characterization and fine writing that you will forget, at times, who the victims are, and you are likely to wonder why anyone should care who committed the murders. But it is also a good mystery, and MT. Wilde keep his story moving at reasonably fast pace. He does It in manner decidedly unorthodox for Whodunit authors. The whole chronicle is told as the transcript of testimony at coroner's inquest. This stunt does not tend to make the book dull; on the contrary, it takes 1t out of the class of run-of- the-mill thrillerS.
 Coroner Lee Slocum conducts the inquest in a New England county. It is his first inquest, and he conducts it without too much regard for the due process of the ldW. 1t SIdI IS OuI dS dIl lIlQUuTy into the death of Dwight Charlton, but it soon becomes necessary to include also the violent death of William Minturn.
 The tragedies occur during the course of a weekend party at the home of Mrs. Aurelia Bennett, eminent novelist and purveyor of virtues rewards. Both MT. Charl- ton and MT. Minturn are guests, ard the first death evidently oc- cured when all of the guests playfully engaged in target prac- tice after lunch.
 You will like the Tale of the Grim Reaper for Its sheer beauty and simplicity. You will change your m.nd about the identity of the murder just about every other page. No matter how astute you may be at anticipating the conclusions of murder mysteries, you will probably not guess all Of the answers in this story.
 Murder mystery addicts will welcome Inquest" as . refreshing relief from . style that has bee come hard and stereotyped. For anyone. it's the perfect sort of volume for summer enjoyment.
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 and dAnswers
BY FREDERIC M KERBx

BY FREDERIC M KERBv Enclose three cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ton of fact or information Co the Waterbury Democratic Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given. nor can extended research be un. taken. Be sure all mail ls ad. dressed to The WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU. 1918 Thirteenth Street. Washington. D. 0.
 THE EDITOR. e. How many years is a genera tion?
 A. It is usually calculated at about B years.
 @. Why is the Communist party legal in the United States?
 A. It is legal in those states where it has compiled with the laws regarding the nomination of candi- dates and placing their names on the ballots. These laws vary in the several states.
 @. Does Canada have complete self-government2
 A. Yes; Canada is a self-govern- ing Dominion; an autonomous com munity within the British Empire, equal in status, though united by a common allegiance to the Grown.
 o. Did a large meteor fall in the region of the Great Lakes about a year ago?
 A. One fell at about 9:45 D. m. Eastern daylight time, July II, 1899, probably in southwestern Ontario.
 o. Name the Mayor of Chicago who was shot when an attempt was made on the life of President ?. D. Roosevelt. What happened to the assassin?
 A. Anton J. Cermak was shot on February IS, 1883, when he stood near the auto of President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, at Miami, Florida. He was fatally wounded and died March 6. Joseph zangara, the assassin, was foiled when a woman seized his arm and the bullets hit Mayor Cermak and several others Zangara was tried and convicted. He was electrocuted March 20, 1883.
 O. Are the heirs to the Italian and Belgian thrones relatedp
 A. Grown Prince Umberto of Italy and King Leopold of Belgium are brothers-in-law. Lmberto's wife is Marie-Jose, sister of Leopold.
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Riding stables in this state do not exist without some supervision. The animal department of the Connecticut Humane Society recently completed an inspection of 89 stables and examined 39O horses These include both riding and work horses. Attention is usually paid to gen. eral condition of the horse, it's shoes, and harness used. Where changes are recom- mended there is usually compliance from owners, the society finds.
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THE DUKE GOES TO THE
 BAHAMAS
(Hartford Courant,

The appointment of the Duke of
 Windsor as the governor of the Bahamas is an expedient solution of difficult situation. The outbreak of the war ended Edwards exile in France, and since then the govern ment has puzzled more than once over the delicate problem of just what to do with former king whose pub- licized disapproval of several points of official policy and whose consider able following among the people might cause awkward complica ations. Apparently. the attempt to give him his due rank without the accompany ing authority failed because his service as brigadier-general under Viscount Gort and then as a liason officer between the French and the British armies was not only brief but was also marked with rumors about his sympathy for Nazism. His recent sojourn in Lisbon further added to the predicament because of his "myste ious" conversations with Generalissimo Franco, as well as the unconfirmed but generally accredited report that Britain officialdom would not allow him to "set foot" in Eng land.
 This assignment to the Bahamas should clear the air of the whisper ings that the popularity of the duke with the common people might be exploited by hostile powers in the event of English military reverses. In accepting a minor post on the calendar Of empire appointment, Edward has given incontrovertible evidence Of his loyalty to the crown. At the same time it is not enough to interpret the appointment solely as an attempt by the BFitlEh govern ment 70 return the duke to obscure exile. The Bahamas through the rapid turn of events these days mes vel occupy Q key position in empire
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young California liberal, who was accompanied by J. Frank Burke, Los Angeles radio station owner. Burke told Roosevelt he had sup ported him throughout his regime.
 "Yes, and he'll continue to support you for a third term" interposed Geyer.
 "California's all right" grim ned Roosevelt evasively.
 "That depends on whether you are the candidate" shot : back Geyer. But frankly, MT. President, we'de not going to ask you whether you want to run or not. We're going to nominate you and won't take no for an answer"
 Roosevelt looked gravely at his two visitors and made no reply. SURPRISE RECEPTION
 Mayor Ed Kelly, official con- vention host, has one reception up his sleeve that he's keeping very quiet. It's a surprise he is plan ming for certain gallery spectators.
 Kelly received tip several days ago that fake tickets were being printed for the purpose of packing the galleries with hired disturbers to stage anti-Roosevelt demon- strations.
 At Philadelphia, Willkie gallery rooters attracted a lot of atten- tion. According to the word reach- ing Kelly, Roosevelt foes appar- ently are planning to use similar tactics-but for knocking, instead of boosting, purposes. And this won't be the only difference be- tween the demonstrations.
 At the COP convention the enthusiastic Willkie rooters were not molested, although the other candidates were very peeved. But at this convention
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 conflicts within the administration. For no matter how confidently the platform may speak of these two matters, the plain fact is that the administration is far from united on either one.
 The much-talked-of cartel plan for disposing of new world export surpluses is the first example. Authorship of this plan is gen. orally credited to Assistant Secre- tary of State A. A. Berle. In any case, the President went for it en- Enthusiastically at first and a section of the New Deal began trumpeting 1t as the one and only way to pre- vent Nazi dominance of Latin America.
 AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT REMAINS COOL
 Other New Dealers, however, took look at it and saw what they fig ured were life-sized flaws. The Agri- culture Department, in particular, has remained cool.
 Some of the Presidents advisers, as a matter of fact, have bluntly warned him that as far as the farm belt goes 1t would be political sui- eide to advocate this plan while American farm prices are still far below parity and undisposed- crop surpluses are still unsolved prob lem.
 State Department people were especially anxious to get at least big deal for Argentine corn on the books before the Havana con- ference. That ran into the objection that Uncle Sam already has some 0,000,0 bushels of his own corn on hand.
 In general, administration op- ponents of the cartel plan call it a reflection of panic-some of them refer to it as the "Oh My God Plan"-and say that for the mo- ment 1t is idle to do more than clear existing trade channels, encourage U. s. investments, stimulate tourist trade and nurse along friendly rela- tions. Only in case the British fleet is sunk, they say, will the cartel plan become pressing issue. FARM PROGRAM NOT UNIVERSALLY POPULAR
 It is likewise no dark secret that the administration isn't unanimous ly happy over its present farm pro- gram.
 Cotton is the best illustration. World carry-over of American cot ton is today higher than 12,000,0 GOO bales, nearly 9000,000 of them held by the U. s. government. The United States will grow upward of 100000 bales this year; the domestic market will take about B. 100000 and some 100000 can be eXported-which means that on Aug. l, 1941, after seven solid years of New Deal cotton control meas ures, the world supply of American cotton will be higher than ever be- fore in history.
 Even so, the U. S. has taken some 15,000000 acres out of cotton pro- duction-and thereby has racked the south with surplus-population problem which is assuming disturb ing proportions.
 To lesser extent, the same sort of thing is true of wheat and of pork and lard.
 All of which means that the whole New Deal farm program is called into serious question within the administration itself. But no hint of this, or of the disagree ment over the cartel scheme can find any reflection in the party,s platform.
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1. The average milk contains 67 percent, 77 percent or S7 percent water?
 3. Which two continents does the Equator cross? (
 3. Is steam visible?.
 4. What Greek word is common ly used as an exclamation, meaning T have found it?"
 5. What is the name of the Ne. gro college founded by Mary Nc. Leod Bethune?
 6. Are Canadians required to have passports to visit the United Statesf
 2. Who composed Listen to the Mocking- -Bird?"
 8. What is the name for the long. narrow band or scarf, worn by priests and Episcopal ministers dur ing services?
 g. How many members are in the United States Senate?
 10. Is St. Augustine, Florida. or Santa Fe, New Mexico, the oldest city in the United States?
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seem to have lived up to this mean

seem to have lived up to this mean ing.
 Patricia" the second most popu- lar name in Boston, has the swank that goes with its derivation, but, curiously enough, joins itself easily to the common touch because its normal abbreviation. Pat" has 2 charming and wi:some gang spirit A girl called Pat becomes somehow, because of her name, automatically popular, because it is so easy to say "Pat" and because the single sylla- ble, like Fred" or "Bill," carries with it a camaraderie that makes it irresistible. It seems almost in- possible to salute by her name girl named "Pat" and then say some thing that isn't friendly. Patricia and Mary seem to very much de- serve the popularity they have in Boston.
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Selected Poem
DOG OF FLANDERS

Qillie M. Jordan in the New York Times) Nose to the ground I run in and out,
 Fast and far. I seek my master. They left me tied, forgotten.
 must go farther, faster. This road is longl For days I've run
 Among the army trucks. The marching men Drive from their path the throngs that flee From burning homes but to face Death again Here is a field where no man stirs,
 Eyes that will see no more turned to the sky I cannot dig grave for him. my master, will lie here beside him till die
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MARY AND PATRICIA
(Bostola Post)

(BoSton PoSt)
 It is difficult to explain the charm and allure of name or define the influences it may eyer so subtly bring to bear upon one. Thus the reasons that account for the popu- larity of Mary" which holds first place Boston as revealed by City Registrar James A. Burke. undoubt- edly vary. For one thing 1t has tradition and a deep religious tone in the tenderest and the gentlest sense. That's one of its major ape peals. But even without that 1t has come to c0nnote feminine simplicity, a folksey innocence and friendliness. and. somehow. the worlds Marys
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any attempt to stage an anti Roosevelt fracas will be prompt ly and very forcibly suppressed.
 Kelly has secretly assigned sre- cial details of uniformed and plainclothes police throughout the galleries with orders to eject any disturber. And the instructions are NOT to be gentle about 1t.
 "If they resist" said Kelly, an
 ardent third termer, smack
 them down."
 Reports also are circulating that a flood of telegrams will descend on delegates from their home states urging them to vote against a third term.
 CHICAGO MERRY-GO-ROUND
 Mayor Rely has gone to great pains to supply the delegates with free entertainment. A special Cit- izens' Committee, headed by Col onel A. A. Sprague and Gael Sul- livan, Kelly's handsome young ex- ecutive secretary, is providing the Democratic visitors with free tick cts to the movies, Arlington race track, moonlight lake cruises, con- certs, buffet parties and auto serv- ice. Last week Pail LaFo.lette requested fifteen minutes of radio time on the Saturday before the convention for the purpose, as he expressed it, of urging the Demo- ocratic Convention to nominate . real American" Columbia Broad casting wasn't anxious to give him the time but, by an irony of pol- itics, the Democrats had just re- linquished 30 minutes of free time allotted to them-so LaFollette got that. Burt Wheeler also spoke on Sunday, 50 it looked like a concerted third-party drive.
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 Feature Syndicate, Incl
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Views of The Press

affairs.
 The principal value of the Ba- hamas to the empire is its tourist trade. As is evidenced by the ef- forts of Canada to encourage sum- mer visitors from the United States, the British authorities are leaving nothing undone to facilitate the cur rency exchange with America. The pleasing personality of the duke plus his intimate connections in the United States promise to be a shrewd bushes investment.
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The Service agent reserved a number of rooms for the presiden- tial party and naturally had to ex- plain why he was doing so.
 The choice of the Congress was made personally by Roosevelt. He stayed there when he flew to Chi cago in 1882 to make his first spectacular acceptance speech and during his two successful cam paigns.
 The floor that will be occupied by the President, as well as the floor above and the one below, have been under constant surveil- lance since the reservation was made. During the Presidents stay the entire hotel will be under guard.
 Travel arrangements have been made for the President both by rail and plane. He wants to fly but the Secret Service is opposed to that, and unless he overrules them he will make the trip by special train.
 TERRIFIC PRESSURE
 Those last few days before he made his momentous decision should ce indelibly stamped on the Presidents memory.
 The undercover pressure on him to run was terrific. An illustra- tion was what happened in a period of two hours on Monday, shortly after he returned to his desk from the weekend stay at Hyde Park. Three close con- gressional friends, men who had gone down the line for him through thick and thin, called on him and insisted that he had to run again.
 The first was Representative John Mccormack of Massachu- sets, whose delegation nominally is pledged to Jim Farley. McCor- mack is one of the delegates but a strong third d-termer, and frankly told Roosevelt that the time had come for him to declare himself.
 "Our delegation is all for you," Mccormack said. But we don't know what to do. I don't want to impose on you, but you owe 1t to us to give some indication what you are thinking. We feel you are the one man capable of leading us in this crisis and you just have to make the sacri- flee"
 Roosevelt demurred, insisting there were other leaders in the party who could successfully chal- lenge the COP.
 And besides, JOhn," he said, "I can be of assistance out of office as well as in."
 "Yes, but your strength is in- creased a million-f fold as Presi- dent," replied Mccormack.
 Still the President protested, saying that the past seven years had been extremely trying and wearing.
 There is no question about that" said Mccormack, but the toughest are yet to come. That's why you've got to be in the White House."
 WORRIED ABOUT REFORMS
 The second caller was Represen- tative Adolph Sabath of Illinois. chairman of the Rules Committee and a veteran of 34 years in the House. He began by recalling that in 1880, after Roosevelt's re- election as Governor of New York. Sabath had sent him a telegram predicting he would be the next President.
 sxou simply have got to run again." 6abath declared. "Yeu owe it to the country, te hu- mnlity in general and te ihe party. Furthermore. all the New Deal reforms are sure lo be wiped out if you give up the fight now."
 'That's what worries me-" said Roosevelt quietly. as if e him- self. The third caller. completely his march across the country, wns II Ia14fsea<4f fIa1a q A f7an.s... ...8l4fm-k
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are Deulg careIul- ly srnoothed over in the fabrication of the Demo cratic platform.
 Two specific in- stances are the blanks dealing with defense and new world rela- tions and with agriculture.
 In each case, , t he platform makers job was to work out some form u la tha t would by-pass the
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Daily Almanac

Moon sets 2:ie e. m. daylight time).
 Sun rises 6:33 q. n.: sets e:22 ?. m. tday. light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 SC. swithins Dayl It's only . story. ac. eording to wsatherwise folks. but neverthe. less it holds public fancy. We like to believe that if It's fair today. thefe'l be forty ensuing fair days or vice.yeFAa f lt rains to day.
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Current Comment

Voting iS your own business Keep it that way, --Noiice to all WPA employees py
 Commissioners Harrington.
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A Thought for Today

The Son of man gOeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It had been good for that man if he had not been born.-Matthew 26:A. In the clear mind of virtue treason can find no hiding place.-Sir P. Sidney.
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TODAY's COMMON ERROR Do not say, "The presents were divided between the children at the hospital"; instead say, divided among"

@. Can concrete deliberately be made porous?
 A. There are a number of ways, such as the use of naphthalene pel- lets, which may be removed by steaming after the concrete has set, the use of Notation oils, glue ol other media which, when vigorously stirred will incorporate air. Small quantities of finely powdered alum mum will react with the mixing wa. ter and give of gas, and may b' used to produce light weight con crete.
 , e. Are any soldiers of the war of 1912 now on the pension roles?
 A. The last pensioner of that war died in 1905.
 e. What Is the "dog trot" in an old English house?
 A. The central. or main hall. Dog trot means an habitual course of action, a "wey."
 If you want copy of the book let PAN . AMERICAN HISTO- GRAPH" send to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washing ton, D. c. Enclose twenty-five cents in postage.
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Washington Merry-Co-Round B
Arrangements Quickly Made At Chicago
 When FDR Decided To Accept Draft
DREW EA R S 0 N ROBERT s. ALLEN

CHICAGO was one tne outside White
  Presidents
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National 
BY BRUCE CATION (Evenlng Democrat Washington
 COrrespOndent

Chicago, July i5.-Some Of the sharpest differences of opinion in- side the New Deal administration
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Your l. O.?

Can you answer seven of these questions? Turn to back page for the answers.
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