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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29

Dies agents were put on the mans trail by the owner of a small Capital flower shop, who called on Robert Stripling,. secre- tary of the committee, and told him this tale:
 The night before the fire, a middle-aged retired Army captain dropped into the shop to chat with a young clerk, with whom he had become friendly. The clerk was described by his employer as hav- ing "very liberal views. On this occasion he and his customer dis- c,lssed the Presidential campaign for few minutes, when suddenly the latter leaned over and whis- pered:
 I'm going to tell you some- thing very sensational, but keep 1t quiet. There will be a fire in the War Department within "A hours"
 The clerk was surprised but didn't think much about the rec mark until the following day when the prediction came true. The clerk was scared stiff, feared trou- ble and decided to keep quiet un- til he had chance to talk to his strange acquaintance again.
 The retired Army captain didn't reappear for several weeks. Finally he came at night and, according to the florist, was dressed in "flashy new clothes.
 But while affable and chatty, he would not discuss the fire or his mysterious prediction about 1t. Every time the clerk brought up the matter, the customer changed the subject.
 More disturbed than ever, the clerk didn't know what to do and for weeks kept silent. But, fin- ally, he decided that 1t was his patriotic duty to report his infor- mation and told the story to his boss who went to the Dies com- inittee. The latter immediately put agents on the trail.
 NAVY MYSTERY
 Meanwhile, the Navy Depart tnent also is working on a mystery
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Cities on the Screen

Municipal governments have become movie stars in an effort to show their citizens just what they're like. At least 35 cities (so reports the International City Managers Association) have made one or more movies by which to report their municipal activities to citizens. The cost of the movies ranged from $250 to $25,0OO, and from amateur to strictly professional technique. Detroit estimates that 7,OOO,O0O people have seen it's movie.
 A citys municipal government is simply an activity of all the people to provide in an organized way services that the people can't so well provide individ- ually. Newspapers devote infinite space to reporting municipal affairs, and they which aims at rousing in citizens the in- terest they ought to have (but do not always have) in their own city govern ment.
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supposed to be rock crystal and car- ried 1t joyfully to his room. An examination proved that his sus- picions had been correct. It was not rock crystal but genuine dia. mord. That rare gem Is now said to be one of the most valuable jewels in the world.
 Jesus in two of His parables dealt with this very matter. He said that the kingdom of heaven was Ike finding treasure. He illustrated 1t by the story of man who encoua- tered treasure in a field lie was playing and who straightway sold all that he had and bought the field. Tn the second parable, He told of the merchantmen who searched the world over until he found the pearl of surpassing rich- ness for which he had always long ed. Straightway he disposed of his every holding and purchased the pearl.
 We have to know what is valu- able in life before we can set our- selves to get it. The Parisian ped- dler had no difficulty selling his cheap jewelry. His customers were legion. There was only one man who had an eye keen enough to see the diamond in the rock crystal.
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GOOD SAVINGS FOR ALL SEEN IN SAVINGS BANK LIFE
 INSURANCE
Hartford, March 27. 194l


 Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 The people of Connecticut pay out s2o.0oo,ooo annually for industrial life insurance policies. It is esti- mated that Savings Bank Life Iri- surance could effect Q $5,000,000 to $l0,0oo,0oo saving per year on all the industrial policies.
 The question develops: is 1t worth while for the state of Connecticut to expend a sum of s25,000 to in- stitute s. B. L. T.?
 To enable the system to function properly from the start Q state ap- propriation of $25, 900 is provided to pay for the expenses of the S. B. l.. I. division covering the first two years. During the next three years, there will be returned to the state, by a graduated percentage, ap- proximately one-half the expenses of the division. After five years, the system must become self-supporting.
 Assuming that only Q few banks do a reasonable amount of business there should be sufficient income to make the system self-supporting af- ter the i've years. It can be antici- pated that the total state approprt- ation will be only approximately $50,O00 for the full five years.
 Tn view of this fact, we will have a state division operating on a self supporting basis with the adminis- traitor directly appointed by the governor. For that reason a corpor- ate entity is established for the s. B. l.. I. division and the General In-
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which 1t is keeping very shush-

which 1t Is keeping very shush- shush.
 A night guard making his rounds noticed Q beam of light in a room where airplane files are kept. The guard quietly opened the door and found . man rummaging through the cabinets with Q flashlight.
 Like all government building guards, the guard was armed with a revolver and carried 8 whistle. But instead of seizing the in- truder, the guard slammed the door and dashed all the way to the guadr room on the first floor, and shouted to the officer on duty:
 looking at files with flash lightlight! What shall I do?"
 The officer and another guard rushed to the plane room, but 4v was empty. They found only some opened cabinets and papers scat- tered on the floor. A search of the huge building also proved fruitless. The mysterious prowler had vanished.
 The next day @ check showed that no files were missing. Of- ficials say the intruder must have gained access to the building during the daytime and hid until dark. But that stil lleaves ull- explained how he got in and out, since the building is closely guard- ed with admittance and exit only by special pass.
 So far, only upshot of the in- cident is that the bumbling guard has been fired.
 WATCH THE COMITADJII
 The thing to watch in the hec- tic Yugoslav picture is not only the Serb peasants, but the "Co- mitadjii" bandit warrior who have struck terror into the hearts of corrupt Balkan politicians for half centruy.
 Literally translated, @ Comit- adjii is @ "committee of one" who appoints himself to rectify the wrongs of his country or his coril- munity. Banded together into "Conitadji", they played a potent role in the last wear. And if the famed British military intelligence was up to its old standards, the Comitadju of south Serbia would have taken measures into their own hands regarding the Cvet- kovitch Cabinet long before 1t signed the Axis pact.
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Current Comment

I thank God and America for the right to live and raise my family under the flag of tolerance, de- mocracy and freedom. walt Disney, animated cartoon
 producer.
 The split between rights and due ties is democracy's greatest weak ness; if you please. its worst enemy. --Dr. Kimball Young, Queens Col.
 lege.
 The federal government has an obligation to provide school facil- ities for children of personnel con- nected with the defense program. u. s. office of Education mem-
 orandum.
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Ir, Today's Mail

surance Guaranty Fund. In . way, 1t is similar to the Mutual Savings Bank Central Fund, Inc.
 There would be certain very defl- nite gains for the state. With each family in the low income groups paying for adequate protection, there should be . substantial re- duction in state welfare aid expendi- lures to care for widows and orphan children.
 4 family of four, the husband carrying $500 insurance, and the wife and each child $500 insurance. 8 total of $3,000 insurance, would save, on the average, $50 per year by the purchase of 8. B. L.. I. In place of industrial insurance.
 Tn terms of purchasing power, this would be equivalent to two months rent. or pay for the cost of hospital insurance for a large family, or pur- chase complete winter outfit, or possibly, finance Q weeks vacation for the family. These illustrations could be multiplied nlanyfolds.
 As a savings, at 2 1-2 per cent. from age 25 to 65, 1t would provide the breadwinner with Q sufiicient sum to purchase a s25 monthly in- come for life ct age 65.
 Undoubtedly, many families in Connecticut would take advantage of such an opportunity that s. B. L. I. would offer to each family to effect it's own economic tndepen- dence.
 I am happy that 1t has been my privilege this season, as a repre- sentative of the people, to work for and vote for the institution of 8. B. L. I. in Connecticut.
 JOSEPH T. ROURKE
 Senator, the Tenth District
 Bank Committee
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During those rare periods of Balkan peace, Comitadjii act as

4SuAhuAA pCWSSt SOAAoeSAJA uNv 70 south European versions of Robin Hood, burning the hay stacks of domineering politicians or some times treating them to a baptism of bullets, but at other times oc- cupying relatively respectable positions in the community.
 Near the Albanian -Montene- grin border, where one of the Merry Co., Founders was sta- tioned after the Armistice, Ser bian officials tcarfully sought transportation in the trucks of American relief workers when ever they had to travel through the countryside. And at night,
 Serbian gendarnles, stationed out on the plains, locked them- selves behind a combination of barbed. .wire entanglements, mud walls and blockades of pointed timbers in fear of . dread Co., mitadjii raid.
 Many of the Comitadjii be- came national heroes, probably the foremost being Kosto Pet chanatz, whose real name has been featured in the cable dis patches from Belgrade this week. Kosto's last name, Petchanatz, the "man from Petch", and was given him after he captured the Albanian -Montenegrin city of Fetch from the Austrians in 1918.
 Serbian legend has 1t that he accomplished this capture with only seven armed men. The story of course, has not diminished in the telling. What happened was that Kosto advanced upon the city with @ relatively small band of men, but stationed in the under brush on each side of the road a horde of unarrned peasants whose hoes and pitchforks protruded as if they were weapons.
 Then, calling the Austrian commander out of the city, K0sto demanded his immediate surren- der, explaining that he had 2
 large army advancing behind
 but wanted to spare civilian lives in the city. So the Aus. trians, uncertain as to what was happening on the remainder of the then crumbling war front, evacuated the city.
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A. On the Pecos river, near FoN Sumner, New Mexico. It is Q U. s Bureau of Reclamation irrigation dam.
 e. How many presidents has Turkey had?
 A. Two; GaN Mustafa Kema Pasha (Ataturk) was the first elect ed president of the Turkish repub lie, October 29, 1928, and re-electee November 1, 1927. On his death No. vember 9, 1888, Ismet 1nonu, who had been premier for l2 years, be. came the second president.
 Q. Which Cabinet officer rankt third in the order of precedencs and what is the rank of the Secretary of the Interior?
 A. Secretary of War ranks third, Secretary of the Interior ranks sev. enth.
 c. Which Is the oldest bank in the world?
 A. The Bank of St. George fl Genoa, Italy, which was established in 1407.
 Q. If an American sailor married e Chinese woman, would she be- come citizen of the United States?
 A. No.
 o. What Is a litotes in speech2 A. An lnderStatement, to avoid criticism or increase the effect, aS "a citizen of no mean city," mean ing of an illustrious city.
 e. Are depression plants injuri- o,is to the health? If not, please tel me how to grow one? A. The U. s. Public Health serv. ice says that the existence of "do pression plants" in the home has n, effect upon health. To grow one take a if1ediurn-sized lump of sof coal, add six tablespoonfuls of water six tablespoonfuls of salt and sil tablespoonfuls of bluing. Put thA mixture in c bowl. Soon the coal will begin to sprout a white crystal line substance which grows day by day. Further information may be ob- tained by sending Q stamped, self addressed envelope to the Water bury Democrat Service Bureau, l0ia Thirteenth St., Washington, D. 0. for the circular How to Grow De. pression Plants"
 e. What was the maiden name of the widow of Sir Austen Cham. berlain and sister-in-law of the late British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain A. She was Ivy Muriel Dundas, daughter of an old Yorkshire "po- litical family" She died February i3, 1e41, e few months after the death of the late Prime Minister. If you want . copy of the latest
 Historical Atlas, send to The Waterbury Democrats Washing
 ton Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth St.,
 Washington, D. c. Enclose
 twenty-flve cents postage.
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1. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, or Martin Van Buren, was the first President born in the United States?
 ?. Young beavers are called calves, kits or pups?
 3. Where is c soldier supposed to be when the bugler blows taps?
 1. Is the population of Asia larg. CT or smaller than in the rest of the world?
 5. Who sent Peace Ship" to Europe during the first World War?
 6. Can pure air be seen?
 2. Is the expression hadn't oe 1t. crate or illiterate?
 8. What Is the Fundamental law of the United States2
 Q. Who Is Charles Wakefield Cad man?
 10. Is the water area of the earth more or less than half the total surface?
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Daily Almanac

Moon sets 8:05 ?. m
 Sun rises 5:42 a. m.; sets 6:l3 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 March has been generally about the same type of month that 1t always is. It can be depended upon for both chiu blasts and storms. We have had both; We also have had the milder weather, so promising of the real spring to come.
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Selected Poem
CREATION

CREATION Henry o. Pruet in the New York Times) God made the earth: The mountains high, The rivers, moors, And bending sky. He made the wind And set it free, That 1t might play On the lonely sea. But the earth was dark An endless night; The sun was made To give 1t light. Then from the sun A beam He took And 8 daisy grew By; Q leaping brook.
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Press Comment
A FAITHFUL CLOCK
Boston Post)

A9SobVAe V0G
 A grandfather's clock that has licked out the time without inter ruption for l4l years seems unusual
 A Cleveland, O., man has such 2 clock. Generations have come anc gone. What c story this grand fathers clock could tell if only 1 were not but c piece of remarkabl mechanisf. Here in New England grandfather's clocks give out tn time in innumerahle homes. It ma; be there are some than can matcl the record of the Cleveland clock 4 clock that has told time sce 60 years without ever falling attests tI the skill of the artisans os yester year.
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ment scientists making a study of the love life of the frog nor experts keeping tab on the rice consumption in Puerto Rico, but non-omcial peo- pie. They oper- ate on the fringes of the government in quasi omcial capacities, keep ing track of what the gov-
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of stone adver- tised as rock crystal and pric-
 ed at 24 francs. This was e fair ly high figure if 1t were nothing more than stone. But one day a man who knew
 gems when he saw them, pur-
 chased this bit of what W @ s
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Questions and Answers
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED The Waterbury Democrat Service Bureau win answer for yOu frea. any question of fact Oe lnf0rvans tlon, not involving extensive Co. search. Write your question clear. 1y, slgm name and addres1, enc close . three cent postage stamp. Medical or legal advice cannot Dc given. Address The Waterbury Democrats washington Service Bureau, 1el9 18th Street, Wash ington. D. 0.
 e. Which gives q hotter flame an oxyhydrogen blowpipe, oe O atomic hydrogen torch9
 A. The atomic hydrogen torcl in which . Jet of ordinary hydroge, Is projected across an electric ar bathed in the same gas. fydrogei atoms, set free by the arc, art picked up and burned.
 c. If, after registering for mill tary service under the Selectiv Service act, I move to another city, will I retain the same serial and or der number?
 A. Yes.
 rison found the anti-slaveTy news.
 e. When did William Lloyd Gar. paper named "The Liberator?"
 A. In 1881, at Boston, Mass.
 e. Where is the Alamogordo dam
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National Spotlight
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington COrregpOndent

Washington, March go = There are more people with queer jobs in Washington than perhaps any other city in the country not govern
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STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. D.
HE KNEW GEMS

Years ago there was 8 peddler who pushed cart about the streets of Paris and sold a wide variety of what appeared to be cheap trink- cts. He had among his wares a bit
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TODAY's COMMON ERROR 1t Is correct to say, He be. haved perfectly; or His be- havior was perfect" but never say, ':TEe behaved per- feet"
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Whats Your I.Q.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
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If you want . copy of the latest Historical Atlas, send to The Waterbury Democrats Washing- ton Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth St., Washington, D. c. Enclose twenty-five cents postage.
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A Thought for Today

Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen Me, thou has believed; Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. John 20:29.
 In belief lies the secret of all valuable exer- tion.-Bulwer.
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