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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
Joe St. Louis

Joseph T. St. Louis, prominent in newspaper and political circles in this city and around the state, passed away this morning after brief illness Though in poor health for some time his passing was in the end sudden. Joe St. Louis, as he was known to all, was person of singular qualities Everyone had a good word for Joe and Joe had good and even better word for everyone His char acter was a rare combination of geniality, kindness, and tolerance. He thought the best of all his fellowmen and because of these qualities he was loved by all his friends and associates.
 Joe was a graduate of our local schools and attended Catholic University, after which he became identified with newspaper work, which he followed dur ing his life with the exception of those years he was secretary to ex-Mayor Frank Hayes He became well known as a keen reporter on the Waterbury Amer ican with which paper he was associated for many years. Upon completing his services at the City Hall Joe came to the Democrat reporting at his duties until a few days before his death. Joe's friends in this city were many, and through the years he maintained friends met outside Waterbury. Also during his years in the Legislature in Hartford he made many contacts and those friend ships made during these years were lasting.
 Joe St. Louis had many interests and followed events with keen attention and the sharp insight of a real newspaper man. Perhaps two of his greatest inter ests were sports and the theater. His life was one of tolerance for all and his optimistic outlook and charitable view point characterized his words and actions The sympathy of our community goes out to his sister, with whom he made his home, in the loss of brother who was so highly respected and admired by number less friends
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

The war department must be busy place these days. Enlistments and the approaching draft complicate matters
 Now it is assured again that the one year enlistments will be possible, a counter manding order having been issued for enlistmennt of one year in the regular army The Hartford Courant says: one can appreciate the effort of the War De- partment to abide by the democratic principle guiding the administration of the Selective Service Act. Nevertheless, it's "off again, on again. enlistment pol icv is bound to cause confusion" Natur- ally as things stand at the moment. It would be odd if there was not some con- fusion, but perhaps eventually the regu- lar army and the newly drafted army will become smooth running departments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
Press Comment
UNEXPECTED. ROLE FOR THE
 MERRITT PARKWAY
TBridgeport Times-Star)

It may come as something of a shock to the idyllic planners who originally proposed and fought for the Merritt Parkway to learn that what they may really have built is now being classified as the begin- ming of one of New England'S great defense assets.
 But today the New England Re- gionaI Planning Commission has changed its name for roads like the Parkway from limited motorways" to military highways" and 1t is as the possible first link in 8 military highway which may extend north ward to Nova Scotia that the Mer- ritt Parkway is now being evaluated.
 Such highways, 1t is to be recalled were an integral part of Nazi Ger many,s preparations for both offen- sive and defensive war, and should be considered an integral part of this nations preparedness. New England is considered 8 vital area in the nations defense plans. and the. Merritt Parkway is the beginning of the type of road proper defense plans must include. So, while it took IS years to get the Parkway as far as the Hoaisatonic, 1t may reach Nova Scotia before we knbW t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

engine down III the hold called pull" or family connections" or "a lucy break" Most of the time it isn't the wind at all, but the set of the sails which counts, and they who practice good seamanship com plete the voyage with honor. But it must be admitted that once in a while one ship sails along in stiff breeze while another only a short distance away is becalmed.
 Mariners cannot explain why this takes place, on the sea, nor can phil- osophers or theologians explain why it takes place within the circle of human life. Seafaring men make the best of 1t and refrain from grumb- ling, and common sense requires that we should do the same.
 All rights reserved News
 paper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

Out in Michigan the people ran more or less amuck when they decended to the tactics of hurling this that and the other thing at the Republican nominee When the horde descendS to such actions we just figure it the offenders are not too blessed with common decency or intelli- gence, and let it go at that. The actions have been soundly rebuked by the press and by the President. It wasn't very nice surely Just one of those things, as they say.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

The travel editor of the Christian Science Monitor says that the autumn foliage show has begun. In Connecticut it is not yet at it's height but farther north the froSts are keener. Many tourists come to New England this month to see the beauty of the Berkshires, and the mourl- tains farther north. The maple trees turn beautifully, sometimes yellow, some times red. The sumac on the old walls is a splash of red Many hotels stay open until about mid October
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
Newspaper Week

Sometimes folks forget what close relationship exists between them and their daily newspaper. Because their newspaper is always on the doorstep or on the corner newsstand exactly when they expect it, they take it pretty much for granted. They forget how important it is to them - how lost they would be without it. That's why newspaper pub- fishers all over the country got together and decided to sponsor National News paper Week from October to 8. They wanted to remind their subscribers that not only is the daily newspaper vital part of everyone's life, but that the readers are a vital part of the newspaper - that without the friendly attitude of the public and it's tolerance in hearing all sides of every question, there could be no free American press.
 The idea of week devoted to American newspapers really belongs to H. R. HelSby, editor of the Clean (N. Y.) Times Herald. MT. Helsby got his inspiration more than year ago. On August 5, 1889, he told his readers about it in an editorial. He wrote:
 After all, the American newspaper
 is one of the bulWarkS of American
 demOcracy-One of the safeguards of
 AmericaniSm as we know it. And 1t
 is not only safeguard, it is a safe
 guard which belongs to the people
 themselves.
 Mr. Helsby talked things over with his readers at that time = told them what an indispensable part they played in the operation of an untrammeled press:
 A newspaper, to be successful
 must appeal to the rank-and-file of
 people. It must provide information,
 entertainment and inspiration. It is
 entirely dependent upon the good will
 of the public; and nothing it's owners
 or its staff can do can perpetuate it If
 that good will is forfeited.
 This unassailable fact is an ire
 futable answer to those who so con-
 tinually charge that newspaper is
 controller by this or that interest.
 A newspaper is controlled, primarily,
 by it's subscribers who like it well
 enough to buy it. If they don't like it
 well enough to buy it, there simply
 isn't any newspaper.
 Never before has the newspaper played such dominant role in American life as during times like these, as it catalogS and interprets national and international events. Seldom has the public leaned so heavily on the daily press. National Newspaper Week will have served it's purpose if it helps to deepen that friend ship between press and public. We are glad we have this opportunity to get to know you better = and for you, to get to know us little more intimately.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
BIRTH CONTROL SEEN AS ROOT OF MANY EVILS, TO BE
 AVOIDED.
Waterbury, Conn,
 Octobr l, 194O

l OSVOS4 @t 4O]V' Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 It would be amusing, if not tragic, to contemplate a body of. people in a supposed Christian community in our midst on pended knees iinploring God to save the world from impend- ing disaster and next day Cor prob ably by the same day) publicly a1l- nouncing their determination to re- new their efforts after many att tempted failures year after year to nullify not only the law of the state. but also the decree of an all-wise and all-just Creator. We talk about the fifth columns in our midst. May say that there may be a few among the advocates of birth control. It worked the downfall of France and to the onward march of Hitler and his associates.
 It takes but a short time to man. ufacture ornaments, but it takes more than 20 years to raise and de- velop a soldiery of young recruits to man the forces which may spell dis aster to the enemy. Some of those individuals (who so eagerly insist that the Almighty made a mistake in His plans for procreation) would throw up their hands in holy. horror if in an rnguarded and thirsty mo- ment and without due deliberation an individual took an intoxicating drink, in excess of the laws of mod eration.. Lift the bars once for the practice of birth control and its twin sister. abortion. and all the mercy killers and Philadelphia murder gang racketeers will be encouraged and make a determined and maybe successful effort to have their ne- farious schemes legalizec and brand- ed as justifiable acts in the onward march of un-C Christian civilization. am confident that the legislators (from Waterbury and our neighbor- ! ing towns and cities) will bear tn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
Robin Hood-194O Model

The spirit of romance and adventure still lives.
 An Ohio man, overwhelmed by what he felt were the injustices of hard, cold world, decided to do something about it. Emulating Robin Hood, he took from the rich and gave to the poor. But his methods were peculiarly adapted to a modern world No highwayman, he hopped rides on freight trains so he could throw off coal to help needy families living near the tracks.
 Only trouble was, the railroad didn't appreciate his efforts, had him thrown into jail for 30 days on a charge of stealing $2 worth of coal But we expect to hear more of him. Robin Hood never let 8 little thing like prison bars stop him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

Deals administration of its own labor laws.
 He will charge that labor hasn't been given an adequate voice in agencies in which it is vitally in- terested. That is where Miss Per- kins comes in. She may not be mentioned by name, for fear of offending the women's vote, but Willkie will leave no doubt whom he means. He will assert that her Labor Department is manned by "misfitS" and others unaccept- able to either the AFL or CIO. Also, unless the text of the speech is changed, Willkie will promise that if elected he will appoint someone from the ranks of labor" as Secretary of Labor, and give labor greater representation in other branches of the government, such as the Social Security Board, Wage Hour Division, etc. He will charge that these agencies are being run by college professors and theorists who don't un- derstand labOr's problems.
 NOTE = One of the main col- laborators on Willkie's speech was Lewis G. Hines, AFL Labor Com missioner of Pennsylvania and one of the campaign managers of Gov. Arthur James. Hines ap- pointment as assistant to AFL carpenter boss "Big Bill" Hutche- son, chairman of the COP labor campaign committee, soon will be announced.
 LOCAL AIR BASES
 The Army Air Corps isn't say- ing anything publicly, but it is making a quiet survey of all air. ports in the country for the pur- pose of locating new bases and training centers.
 Objective behind the plan is to secure the greatest possible dis perSion of air forces necessary for defense. Four cities already have been selected: New Ore leans, West Palm Beach, Fla, Tallahassee, Fla, and Augusta, Ga.
 The number of new bases planned is a secret, but they will
 cover. the entire country with a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

network of air defenses. The
 Air Corps now leases fueling ac-
 cOmm0datiOns at certain com
 mercial airp0rts, but these fa-
 cilities will be greatly expanded
 under the new program.
 Also under consideration is the establishment of anti-aircraft de- lenses in strategic sections of the country. Home Guard organiza- tions, to be set up under the bill pending in Congress, will play an important part in these plans. Many of the Home Guards, con- posed of older men, will be anti- aircraft units.
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
 Democratic managers are quietly but firmly urging Roosevelt to make a campaign tour through the Middle West. Their private reports from this section are dis quieting <. Bernarr MacFadden, health cultist. magazine owner and big Florida realty owner, may take another whirl for the Sen- ate. He is angling with Florida COP leaders to get his name on the party ballot against Demo- cratic Senator Charles Andrews. Senator Sheridan Downey, California isolationist, will go to bat for his hard-pressed Wiscon- sin isolationist buddy, Senator Bob LaFollette. Downey will spend two weeks in Wisconsin making speeches for Young Bob". Dow ney is not declaring as yet what he will do as between Roosevelt and Willkie Indiana Gov. Cliff Townsend, a dirt farmer with an earthly drawl, is being rushed Ey the Democratic command into Iowa, Nebraska and the Dakotas in an effort to stem the strong COP tide in those states Lead article in the latest issue of The National Republican, edited by Rep. George Bender of Ohio, is a scatching attack on the 50 destroyer swap for British bases. Bender assails it as a bow "at basic American traditions"
 Copyright, 194O, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

8GWOO V0tbVD OCC 44A1dAAy OdSSCu for that role is the very man whom the committee itself few months ago was denouncing as the worst o1 Communists-David J. Saposs, head of the boards economic research di- vision.
 So far, the squeeze play hasn't worked. It has landed Saposcs ir the position of man who bumped into himself in revolving door, but it hasn't resulted in the hoped-for revelation. But the steps in the drama are significant.
 FAR FROM
 COMMUNISM
 In it's report last spring Saposs was the one board official the com mittee excoriated as a Communist Shocked by the committees charges Congress refused to appropriate any money for the work of Saposs' 'divi- sion. Saposs, who is so far from being 8 Communist that he enjoys the support and confidence of the boards lone moderate" member Dr. William Leiserson, felt that he was somehow being made the goat and tried to do something about it What Saposs did was visit two congressmen-Keefe of Wisconsin and Engel of Michigan-and have 8 long chat, in which he explained his economic and political views and succeeded fairly well in unpin- ming the Communist label from his shirt front. What else he said is ir dispute; Keefe told the committed that Saposs and Saposs' chief aide George w. Brooks, went on to tell him there were plenty of Commu- nists on the board that he-Saposs knew who they were, and that he was disposed to expose them.
 Called before the Smith commit tee, Saposs and Brooks denied this Keefe took the stand and reaffirmed it. Engel took the view that what Saposs may have said in a private conversation was none of anybody $ especial business.
 OWES BOARD
 NOTHING
 Meanwhile something else had been happening. Although Congress in June voted his money away Saposs didn't lose his job, the board shuffling its funds so as to keep him and his division at work. Now, how ever, the House has renewed its earlier action, putting enough teeth in the new bill to make Saposs' dis missal unavoidable. This bill is pend- ing in the Senate at this writing. The theory back of this action is simple-namely, that if Saposs were finally convinced his place on the board was gone, he would be willing to go on the witness stand and tel all. Saposs owes the board little enough; its defense of him last win ter was not even lukewarm, and the minority report of the Smith con- mittee, drafted at the labor board and designed to refute as many as possible of the committee majority's accusations, openly threw him to the wolves.
 It hasn't worked out that way though. Saposs is in bad with prac- tically everyone-with the Smith committee, which thought it could make him talk and failed, and with the dominant people inside the labor board, who have never liked him ano who are afraid he might yet decide to talk out of turn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
What's Your l. O.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

 1. Which is the leading automo- bile manufacturing city in the world2 2. DO cattle, sheep and goats arise from the ground front legs or hind legs first? 3. Was Abraham Lincoln or
 George Washington the tallest pres ident? 4. On what date in 1889 did Ger many invade Poland? 5. What is the name for St.
 Thomas, capital of the Virgin Is- lands of the U. S.? 6. What is a posthumous child? 2. Which country has met all it's payments on its World War debt to the United States regularly? 8. Is Frances Perkins head of the U. s. Ofice of Immigration, U. s. Department of Labor, or U. s. Ofice
 of Education?
 g. Which writer made Sganarelle famous? 10. What is the middle name of
 John D. Rockefeller?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

do understand why certain things are happening there.' Most of them have been taking the trouble to find out. If they didn't, much of today's news would be pointlesS = the whole picture of world upheaval as it unfolds day after day in the daily press would be hopelessly con fused and meaningless. The press is do- ing what it can; the rest is being taken care of by the readers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
In Today's Mail

mind the command Thy Will Be Done on Earth as It Is in Heaven and act accordingly. It is the plan of the Almighty that the heavenly vacancy caused by the transgression of the rebellious or outcast angels would be replenished by the return of the happy souls made to the image and likeness of God.
 Don't help to diminish the number by assisting birth control legislation advocates.
 Yours for fair play and considera- ton of the Judgment Day.
 B. P.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
Current Comment

The German nation has been made a predatory army of assault. It cannot stop in itse tracks. It can only be stopped.
 William c. Bullitt. ambassador to
 France.
 I very much doubt the British government has in mind that my present duties would extend beyond the Bahamas at this time. Edward, Duke of Windsor, Gov
 ernOr of the Bahamas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
Selected Poem
WHERE STIRS THE AUTUMN Ueone Rice Grelle, in the New Haven
 .Iollrnal-C Courier)

Beneath that tawney scented overgrowth
 will the slow flame of woodbine creep to kndlt This autumn's hour! :. The sharpened thrust oi
 night Moves in, unpaced and turns pagan spindle That somewhere, works thread or spartan hue Ana somewhere undertones of matchless weaving Sound warm fabric patterning so true
 That tide and moon might calculate their leaving Or flooded swell by how the color sped As by the shifting wind the wild geese wed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 7:09 p. m.
 Sun rises $50 a. m.; sets 5:32 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 The calendar of moons phases for October as printed here Monday night was mixed up. Last quarter occurs Oct 24, 12.:56 p. m.. while the second new moon for the month falls on oct 30 at 4:55 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

He Q e C a l m e q while others are
 sweeping on to success around us. Why should we be standing still when some m an of II o greater ability or no more honest
 purpose passes us with full sails
 and a hearty cheer. Occasion ally such a chap has an auxiliary
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

An immensely 1n- teresting story lies back of it all.
 Convinced that the board is more or less loaded with
 Communists, the Smith committed has been looking for some board official who might prove sore enough about the situa- ton to spill the b cans. And the man the commits %nn R~o11xx &arrrart
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
STRENGTH
 FOR THE DAY
THERE SEEMS TO BE NO
 ANSWER
By EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. D.

One of the novels now being wide ly read contains this statement:
 Here in the tropical Pacific one ship can have a fair wind while another, two miles away, lies be- calmed."
 Nothing is more trying than to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
Questions
 and Answers
RY rREpERlo nL KERB1

Bx EnHUGnAO AA AA0De x EncIoss threD-cent stamp fer reply when addressing any qnes- ti6n oe fact OE inf0rnRsion Co the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be un- taken. Be sure all mall is d. dressed tO The WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street. Washington. D. C.
 THE EDITOR
 @. When and where will the Army-Notre Dame football game be played this year?
 A. In New York City, November 2
 e. What are soup-fin sharks9
 A. Any of several species whose boiled fins form gelatin used by the Chinese in making soup.
 @. What was the first major op- eration in which American troops participated during the World War?
 A. Battle of Cambrai, November 20 to December 4, 1917.
 @. How rapidly can modern air brakes be applied to freight trains? "A. The emergency brake action in the modern FAB" brake is 930 feet per second, and brakes can be ap- piled throughout the length of 9 mile-loag train in less than six sec onds.
 o. How can hollow grind ice skates with an emery wheel?
 A. Make a jig by fastening a ver- tical piece of board rigidly to a baseboard. The top edge of the vertical piece should be cut out to fit snugly in the openings Of the skate frame, and steel plate drilled so that it may be fastened over the skate with screws. The jig should be arranged so that the runner will come halfway up the cutting lace of a A. or 5-inch emery wheel. By pressing the runner lightly against the rapidly revolving wheel and moving the jig along from side to side, professional job of hollow grinding will result.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
National Spotlight
By BRUCE CATION (Waterbury Democrat Washington
 CorrespOndent)

Washington, Oct. 3-Don't over- look the Smith committees current effort to prove that Communists have been running the labor board.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
@. What is the total land area of Alaska?

o. What is the total land area or Alaska?
 A. 590,SS4 square miles.
 o. Can new concrete be made to stick to oldr A. If old concrete is first rough ened with tool, or by being brushed over with 10 per cent so@ lution of muriatic acid and then washed with water after the acid has eaten into the aggregate, new concrete will stick satisfactorily.
 O. I wish to know whether Gov Ali. Landon visited Conneautville, Pa, during his Presidential cam- paign in 1886. A. On August A, 1886, Gov. Lam don spent an hour and g hah IL the town which had been the home of the Landon family for more than a century. He visited the school which he attended at the age o1 six, and also the home of his grand- father, Emanuel Landon.
 o. When was the forty-sixth star added to the American dag? A. July 4, 1908, following the ad- mission of Oklahoma into the Union as the forty-sixth state, on November 16, 1907.
 e. What does the word glaildt mean?
 A. It is Scottish word that means unsteady. foolish, silly, stupid. It is applied to persons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never substitute the expression nowhere near" for mot nearIy;" as ''He was nowhere near (not nearly as old as he looked"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
A Thought for Today

And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel and he sold them into the hands of the PhiIistines, and into the hands of the children of AmmOn.-Judges 10:7.
 To make punishments ,efficacious, two things are necessary; they must never be dsipropor- tioned to the offense, and they must be certain -SimmS.