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Evening star., 1941-10-26
THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON, D. G, OCTOBER 26, 1s4.
ROOMS WITH BOARD WANTED.

NV~tVS SSSs~O vsNsS
GOVT EMPLOYED MOTHER and vel:
trained 1l.yr, ,-old son desire room and
board. Dupont 5241 after pm. 20.
YOUNG COUPLE want room and board.
reasonable Will do own cooking and share
responsibilities. BOX 22-X. Star.
LADY, Govt. worker, wants nicely furnished
single room in private home; innerspr1ng
mattress. Box 105-S. Star.
MOTHER AND CHILD. and care Of child
while mother works. State price. BOX
220-S, Star.
IMMEDIATE HOME for nne boy. 10: ne.r
Oyster or Ben Murch Schools. Adams
1858 Sunday or after pm. weekdays.
NE-Young man wants room and break
fast. Include phone number in writing
P. o. Box 449l, Brookland, D. c.
FTRlT OR SECOND FLOOR, railing xher-
ever there are steps to climb inside or out
side; near bus or car stop; give ful! de-
scription of room, closet. furniture, light.
etc; retired Govt. clerk; don't drink or
smoke. Box 57-X. Star.
MAN with car desires warm room. 2 good
meals; NV. sec; Nov. /. Box 352-s, Star.
CONGENIAL YOUNG COUPLE wants furn.
or unfurn. room with private family: 3
meals for wife and l meal for husband;
prefer on frst floor, near bath. Box 37-X.
atar
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02
Economic War Ahead

President Roosevelt's recent appoint ment of an Economics Defense Board is generally regarded as proof of the Ad- miniStration'S intention to wage economic war against the Axis on big scale. The board is headed yVice-President Wallace, and it's other members are the Secretaries ef State, War, Treasury, Commerce. and Agriculture, and the Attorney General 5he important position of executive sec- -etary has been given to w. w. Riefler, } professor of economies at Princeton, ond a former economist for the Federal Reserve Board.
 Economic warfare will mean the use If all this country's vast resources to ad- -ance the cause of the democracies, and
 Q oppose the purposes of the dictator
 hips. A start has been made in the case of Japan. The Administration is obvi- 0uSly prepared to squeeze the little island empire to the limit Our present Far Eastern policy says in effect, that if Japan will call off her current program of conquest, we will continue to buy her silk and sell her the raw materials she so sorely needs = while if Japan insists on going ahead in the East, she need expect nothing else from us than ruthless economic sanctions and possibly a naval war.
 When it comes to Germany, our tech nique must of course be different. We have had almost no trade with the Reich since the war began. battle-ground of the trade warfare in this case will be Latin America. Despite all our past efforts, Germany is still a big factor in many countries south of the Rio Grande Job ahead is to destroy Germany's Latin American influence, and disrupt her plans for bartering her manufactured goods for South Americas raw materials.
 At the moment, it looks as if most of South America is ready to play along with this government. Uncle Sam isn't loved without reservation down South, but thinking South Americans regard him as far better friend than Herr Hitler. In she case of South American countries which hesitate to adapt their economic and military policies to ours, polite threats of trade penalties and even military pres sure may be used. This government is dead certain that South America must be saved for the democratic cause if the war is to be won, and it will not hesitate to do anything possible to keep South America in line.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02

Some of these haulers are devoting over 90 per cent of their equipment to this work Over and beyond this, however, it is almost impossible to draw any defi- mite line as to what does and does not constitute hauling for defense.
 It has been aptly pointed out by Har- vey c. Fruehauf of Detroit, that today the Highway is merely continuation of the factory production line, and he bases his convictions on conditions that have been met in the operations of the Frue- hauf Trailer Company of which he is president. T materials and products passing over 0he highways are necessary to our people to keep them fed, clothed, and employed. Apparently the Govern ment is wise to augment rather than to check this activity. It realizes that, as never before, all transportation facili- ties will be called upon for every bit of equipment they possess. Not only must direct defense material be hauled but the wheels of industry must be kept turn ing to earn the money to pay our tre- mendouS defense taxes.
 Lack of trucks and commercial trail CTS would paralyze the country and pre- vent it from utilizing it's latent strength. Great and strong as we are as nation, we would be doubly strong if we had twice the highways and vehicles that we have today
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02

these ruts the less we feel them and the easier the car rides. Go over them slowly and they'll jar your hair out"
 Then painfully the parent began, as he had so often befor2, to explain that what he was thinking of was not comfort but cost. One might save on bumps trifle if he went over the rough places at good clip, but he certainly would not save on service charges. The boy was think ing how he could get over the rough places with te least inconvenience, and is formula was, ,'"Go fast enough and you won't notice them." His father was thinking what the car would be like at the end of the sum- mer. His formula was, "Take 1t easy, son; take 1t easy"
 Night clubs and road houses are supported by people who believe that if they can go fast enough through life they'll not notice how rough the road is. People who cling to this philosophy of life love to finger over the cup which both cheers and in- briates. Some people are on the dead run all the time trying to get out of their own way. If they ever met themselves face to face, they'd faint, and if they had to confront Q basic problem Of life an dsolve 1t, they'd have . coronary occulsicn. All Rights Reserved--B -Babson News paper syndlc4te
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02
A Presidential Veto

Ever since 1882 the distinguished gen. tlemen now occupying the positions of President and Vice-President of the United States have been successful in securing emergency legislation from Con- gross to help farmers. Some of the plans were practical and praiseworthy but the records show that the farn-aid plans did not pull agriculture out of the hole.
 Early this year Congress committed itself to measures to boost Government loans on basic crops to 85 per cent of parity prices. The Department of Agri- culture warned Congress that it's pro- gram would make it necessary to take steps to keep production under control. Then lot of patchwork legislation and administration plans were developed.
 But tven the President of the United States was obliged to go into reverse" position when Congress passed law that would compel the Government to with hold from the markets all the wheat and cotton stocks which the Government has accumulated under its lending plan. In other words, the Government was re- strained from selling any wheat or cotton that would enable it to carry out the agreement with farmers and planters to apply the proceeds in payment of the loans that had been made to producers. One editorial in Washington newspaper said this week: "The President, in his veto message on the latest farm bill, has shown the farmers that they cannot have their cake and eat it, too'
 The prevailing opinion in Washington indicates the belief that the President has followed the only logical course by veto- ing the bill One Commentator" pub lished in his column a prediction that covers the whole question of defense needs, and our own national economic affairs. There is wisdom in his words, which are as follows "There will have to be a showdown in this country that will come in a few weeks, as soon as Congress has finished with its holiday"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02
What Price Cheap Power

Prime argument for public ownership of electric plants is flower rates. The agitators for power socialism always hold out rosy promises of the gerat rate reduc- tions that many be expected once the peo- pie vote themselves into debt for public electric system However, save for few very rare exceptions, these promises are almost never fulfilled. The rate ad- vantage, as rule, actually rests with the private utilities.
 An excellent statistical example of that recently came from California. The principal private utility in that state pays 21.9 cents out of every dollar it col lects, in taxes. If it were taX-free, as are government-owned utilities it thus could immediately reduce it's rates 21.9 per cent without affecting its net revenues. If taxes are deducted this company charges 66 cents a month for 15 kilowatt-hourS of current, while, according to Federal Power Commission figures on residential rates, municipal companies, on the aver age, charge 91 cents; SIPS for 40 kilo- watt hours, while the average municipal utility charges $1.96; $228 for 100 k1lo- watt hours, while the average municipal utility charges $3.52. So it goes, in higher residential power brackets in the state.
 What is true in California is true else where The rate advantage possessed by publicly owned utilities throughout the country is, only too often, fake, and ex- ists only because they are tax-subsidized.
 In other words, small savings in power bills are made up by more and higher tax bills. In addition, municipal utilities are generally given costly free" services by city governments which must also be paid for by all the local taxpayers The pri- vate electric industry of this country has given us the cheapest power, and the best and most widespread service known in the world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02

There were no Olympic Games in 194O because Finland, which was to have been host to these international athletic con- tests, was otherwise occupied. All of Europe is otherwise occupied today The suggestion is now made by Noel Meadow that Pan American Youth Olympics be substituted; that the old Olympics have lost whatever meaning they may once have had, and that a new series of games should be instituted which will bring together the youth of North and South America in wholesome competi- tion. It is a suggestion worth discussing, and in all the many efforts to bring the Americas closer together this field has been largely neglected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02
Press Comment
~SHARING" THE GASOLINE
 SHORTAGE
(The New York Herald Tribune)

(The New York Herald Tribune)
 If a gasoline shortage Is actually imminent = and, despite the lack of factual information from Wash- ington, 1t looks as if the partial shortage would be unavoidable in some of the Eastern states - then MT Tckes's latest statement will still further confuse the issue and be- devil the public. Tn an interview with a representative of The As- sociated Press in Spokane, Wash. MT. Ickes was quoted on Tuesday as saying that although there is no shortage of gasoline in the West, T think you ought to share the transportation difficulty which causes the shortage in the East"
 Either this means nothing or it means that drivers in the West should use their cars less, even though there is no shortage of gas- oline in that region. Such request would only be justihable if, by cur tailing consumption in that part of the country it would be possible to share gasoline more evenly among those regions where there is a shortage. But inasmuch as MT. Ickes has indicated on numerous occasions that the shortage in the East will be due to the lack of ade- quate means of transportation, rather than to a lack of production of gasoline within the country, t hard to see how curtailing con- sumption in the West can help the situation in the East. The trans portation problem will remain.
 It is unfortunate that MT. Ickes, as in his first threats of arrest, gives the impression that he is bent on scoIding the public. In July he cen- tered his wrath on those who failed to cooperate in bringing about cur- taiiment where it was indicated as necessary. Now he is after" those who have no need whatever to cur- tail their consumption of gas. In plain American, this just doesn't make sense.
 We come back to our original plea to give the people the facts-all the , facts. This, as yet, Mir Ickes has failed to do When asked, on July 24, to give them out, he said that his stayn had the information, but he added. T do not know whether we want to turn it loose"
 4 week laters when asked again
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02

from the United States, has ex- tended half a billion dollars worth of credits to Latin American gov- ernments to buy goods in this country.
 But in few short weeks @ few red-tape-mfnded bureaucrats have virtually undone all this eight years endeavor. Thanks to EX- port Control, thousands of Latin American orders for U. s. goods are, blocked.
 While on the fifth floor of the Commerce Department, Secretary Jesse Jones extends millions in credits to Latin American govern ments to buy U. s. goods, on the first floor of the Commerce De- partment Brigadier General Rus sell L. Maxwell, who runs the of- flee of Export Control, prevents those goods from being shipped.
 For instance, the State De-
 pertinent, after months of diplomatic dickering, arranged with Brazil to establish import ant air bases In the bulge of Brazil opposite the vital air route by which Hitler could att tack from Dakar, West Africa. Brazil, though a warm friend of the United States, was not
 super enthusiastic about these air bases because no government
 welcomes foreign military es-
 tahlishments on its own soil. Nevertheless, Brazil consented. :.
 Simultaneously and to aid the United States in establishing these bases, Brazil consented to build strategic highways to these afr dromes in the heart of the jungle. To build these roads Brazil needed road building machinery. Through credits extended by Jesse Jones, bulldozers, tractors, etc., were or dered from the International Harvester Company.
 This order was placed last
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02

Japan is doing more than it's share of weeping and wailing these days as it adds one complaint after another about the alleged injustices heaped upon the Sun of Heaven by the United States and Great Britain. The plain cold truth is that Japan is member of the Rome-Berlin- Tokio Axis and has pledged the Japanese nation to join Germany and Italy when ever those brutes get into fight with the United States. The State Depart ment has been telling Japan to come on and fight any time you want to, and don't wait on us if you're in hurry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02

The campaign, led by the principal marketing cooperatives, to obtain equit- able treatment for the farmer, is based on harsh necessity. In many areas, the farmers plight is close to desperate, Wages are high. So are feed and other commodity costs, Foreign markets have disappeared. Taxes are soaring. War abroad and defense at home have pre- sented the farmer with as serious prob lem as he ever faced Agriculture can't starve and still feed the rest of us. It's prices must follow the industrial and labor trend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02
Current Comment

The relations between South American countries and the United States have never in history been more friendly-Dr. Diogenes Esca- lante, Venezuelan ambassador to the U. s.
 The effort is enormous and the good will very striking. It is now only a matter of time, and there can be only one result.
 John Maynard Keynes, British
 economist, on the U. S. defense
 effort.
 After the religious prosecutions which the enemy instituted ... he now tries to make you believe that his attack on Russia is crusade.- Queen Wilhelmina es the Nether- lands.
 The oil hootlegging system can't exist unless you have supplier: you can't make it In the bath-tub. --Interior Secretary Ickes, oil ad- mlnislEator.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02

another. Practically all of these orders were financed out of he $473 GOO, ,O00 so far loaned South American countries by he U, s. to promot te -hemispheric trade and defense.
 AUTO SALESMAN
 OPM Director / Bill Knudsen hasn't lost the knack of salesman ship since going to work for the government as a $l~u-year- man. The former General Motors presi- dent recenly sold used car to Donald Nelson, OPM purchasing chief. However, Knudsen credits his amiable chauffeur, Bob, with an "assist" on the sale.
 Knudsen drives shiny Cadillac sedan which he usually turns back to General Motors after it has gone 5000 miles and gets a new one. The other day he was giving Nelson a lift downtown when the chauffeur noted that the speedometer had reached the D. O00-mlle marx.
 II guess we'll have to return this buggy, MT. Knudsen," said Bob, sadly, "and I sure hate to lose 1t. It's the best car I ever driven. Handles like a dream and the motors perfect. Why don't you bluy 1t, MT. Nelson?"
 "Say, that's an idea broke in Knudsen. "Y0u ncsd a car, Don, and you can't do better than this one. HI make the price right" The OPM boss mentioned a figure.
 "It's q deal" said Nelson, add ing with a grin: But, remember I demand he usual 90-day guar antee."
 tCopyrigh, 194l, by United
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02

o. What are the names of Char les A. Lindbergh's children, in order of their birth?
 A. Jon Morrow, Land Morrow, and Anne Spencer Lindbergh. Col. Lindhergh's first child, Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr. was kid- naped and murdered. o. What color were the capsules used for drawing draft numbers for the twenty-one year olds in July? A., Melon pink.
 o. What will be good coating for burnt tin roofing? A. It is assumed that burnt tin roofing refers to one that has been in fire. All rust and dirt should be removed by wire brushing, 8 priming coat of red lead paint applied, followed by finish, coat of red iron oxide paint. 1 e. Has Iceland any rnanufacturs ing industries2 &. I A. MdkluldCtuIhlS HI ACCAnAAO still in Its infancy. Most of the fac4 tories derive their raw materials from domestic sources. The chief cnea are woolen mills, fish-oil plants, flsh- meal, fish-canning, and flsh-curing plants, tanneries, miscellaneous cafl- neries and dairies. A few factories recently constructed produce ales' soda water, candy, chicory, choc-I olate, crackers, and other foodI products. Other industries includel foundries, printing shops, clothlngl factories, shoe and glove factories, ship-repair shops, ships store shops, paint shops, furniture shops, and miscellaneous enterprises.
 @. Under the common law, whabI is the least IluTzlher of persons who can be accused of riottrSs
 A. Three.
 Q. What is the percentage oe| starch obtained from white potatoes| in the United States? A. Potatoes used in starch inan-I ufacture contain from 14 to 1T per- cert starch, ard the yield obtained by the factories is from 10 to 12 per- cent of the weight, on from 6 to 8 pounds per bushel.
 0. What is the full name of the man who designed the Buffald' nickel?
 A. James Earle Fraser. He waA born at Winona, Minn., November 4, 1876, the son of Thomas Alex. ander and Cora E. (Wes) Fraser. EDITOR NOTE--Is you are de-
 sirous of securing this weeks p0-
 pular booklet "S CIENTIFIC
 FACTS" address F. M. Kirby
 Dept. B-19O Waterbury Democrat
 Service Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth
 st., Washington, ID. C., with ten
 cents to cover postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02

for figures, he replied that they were not complete. Nothing that he ha' said since then has set forth the facts and figures any more fully. Mr Ickes cannot expect intelligent and wholehearted cooperation until the entire problem has been completely aired. Certainly, when he turns from scolding Fasteners for their failure to use less gas In the face of a shortage to admonlshing Western CTS that they ought to use less gas even though they have plenty. tht public cannot escape the impression that MT. lckes is as c0nfussa es Do is lrasolhla aA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02

n1ent of Frei- erick Osborn of New York as a brigadier gen. eral in charge of the morale branch of the Arm y staff in Washington.
 Just W ha t those new pol- icie will be, General Osborn isn't saying un- til after he con- cludes a series of conferences rrritln G2 fln Q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02

for parents who have the temer- ity to drive with their children. Don't you see this is a wash board r o g d {? You'll shake the car to pieces"
 "You don't get the idea, Dad" replied the youngster. "The faster we go over
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02

1. The Yukon Territory is part of Canada; true or false?
 2. How many letters does the reg. ular Latin alphabet contain?
 3. Another name for a funeral d. rector is m--t-c--n.
 4. Which state in the U. 6. con- tainS the largest deposits of aE1- thracite coal in the world?
 5. Besides the two Adamses and the two RooseveltS, two other pres idents of the U. s. had the same surname; what was it?
 6. The Statue of Liberty is carved from granite; true or. false?
 2. Name the other member in tho famous friendship of David and
 8. What sort of weapons are car ried in a culver?
 g. Put the following into Arabic numerals: MCMxxxTT.
 10. Jean valjean is the hero ot what book?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02
Highway Transportation

When the U. S. Government encour- ages increased truck production in the face of reduced allotments of steel and other essential materials to other ln- dustries 1t is acknowledging the vital character of Highway Transportation. A tremendous amount or direct defense ma terisl is now passing over the roads.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02
Selected Poem
SEA-TURN

SEA-TURN (Bv Marguerite Janvrin Adams in the New York Times) The fog closed in, The streets became The discipline Of a puzzling game. It was hard to find The forms we knew; With faltering mind We sensed that two Melted to one A spire was lost, The slckly sun Was a palid ghost. AS we turned on heel The fog pressed down Its fluid seal On the salty town
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02

TODAY's COMMON ERROR The expression hadn't ought" is iIliterate, as, Hadn't you ought to go homer" The proper form Is shouldn't you go homer"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02
Washington Merry Go-Round
DREW PEAR s ON
 ROBERT s. ALLEN

WASHINGTON September For eight long years the United States has Dee Latin Americans goods
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL [. DOUGLASS, D. D.

WHAT MAKES SOME PEOPLE
 RUN?
 "Go easy over the bumps, son." protested an irritated parent as he clutched the strap which the manu- facturer had mercifully installed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02

e. What is the origin of the word "dollar"2
 A. From an abbreviation pe Joachimsthaler, the Valley ThaD of St. Joachim in Bohemia, where it was first coined in 151e. The term Thaler passed into Dutch as daler. and to this country as dollar.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02
A Thought for Today

But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.-Mark 3:29
 He who forgives readily only invites offense. -Corneille
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02
Whats Your I.Q.!

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02

e. I lost my job because had no birth certificate. No state records were kept when I was born. How can birth in the United States b< proved under such circumstances.
 A. In some cases, county oA other records are available. The Waterbury Democrat Service Bureau 1913 Thirteenth St., washington, n O., has prepared information exa plaining various methods of obtaina ing proof of birth. This packet h available for five cents. Send the name of the county and State iHi which you were born.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02

@. What is the title of the corn' position that was played and sung by Rita Hayworth in Blood and Sand"?
 A.. verde Luna" by Vicente Gomez. It is not published.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02
. EDISON IN
 WASHIN GToN
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington
 Correspondent

washington, Sept. 2--New pol
 icies aimed at bucking up morale
 of national guardsmen and selec- tive service soldiers may be expect ed soon as result of the appoint