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Evening star., 1941-05-18

Toduy's High Lights
(An Times PM. Unless InaIcatedJ

(An Times PM. Unless rndicated)
WMAl, ti;00 ANA dramatic pagsan
entitled "Amsrita Answers the DefaioY."
WMAl, ti:30 a.r,.-Summer series open
with Bottherini's 0uinisnt for Srings In
Minor, DohnanN's Quintet for Piano an
Strings
VOL, f:O0-Hsnry Hull reads Stephen Win
cent Bsnefs Nightmare at Noon.
WMAL, i:t5-AnnuaI talent display BY
children Of Senators and Representatives.
WPc, t:3O-" Roosevelt vs.. Hitler"
VOL, 2:00-From eusnos Aires, Argentine
authorities speak and native music Is played.
WJSv, 7:00-BarIow directs Shuberfs Sym.
phony No. Z, Henk Badings "Voyplel ~ Fine
Tragodls." Benjamin Briiisn conducts his
own LES llluminatons."
VOL, 7:3o-ssueisrY Of Interior ltkes and
Mayor La Guarda Of New York speak. Marion
Anderson sings.
VOL, 3:o0-0PR. Chief Knudssn speaks;
entertainers and movie stars also participate.
WIsv. 3:3O-Soprano Dorothy haynor. guest.
WJSv. 4:i5-"Ths War Crisis"
VOL, 5:O0-Talk by Attorney General Jack.
son; songs by Kitty Carlisle and Emmanuel
List.
WMAl, 6:45-"The Poll Tax"
WRC, 7:00-charles laughion. guest
WJSv, 7:00-"Ths Late Christopher Bear" :"
VOL, 7:00-"ShalI The United States Main.
tain a Separate Air ForeT MAJ Alexander De
SeverskX inventor; J. Gregan htcrareY, edi-
iorialist; Representatives Mas Of Minnesota
and GoSetf Of Texas.
WJSV. 800-Replatng Sunday Evening Hour
for the summer will be Meredith Wilson's
Orchestra. SongsirsM Jane Pitksns. Baritone
Gordon Clifford.
WRc. 9;30-SeueiaY Of State Hull keynofas
Foreign Trade Week.
VOL, 10:f5-hllo Warner, American le.
gion commander
WMAL, i0:30-The wife Of The late Sen.
aior Lundesn answers Walter WintheI."
Evening star., 1941-05-18
RADIO NETWORK PROGRAMS SCHEDULED For THE COMING

Refer programs published daily for changes
In these StingS; notes and features OF outstanding
presentations, and foreign shortoaue neDs uarety
musical periods
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Evening Star Features

Star Flashes: Latest morning news, Monday
through Saturday. WhAL. II am.
National Radio Forum: Public officials in dis
tusslons Of problems Of national importance,
Monday WMAL. $50 pm.
Your City and Mine: Extension Of the ssrie.
Of presentations by District school children;
thursday WhAL al ti05 Am.
Junior Star Page: The popular feature o.
The Sunday Star now projected over the radit
as we'll; Saturday. WhAl al 10 am.
Soap Box Derby; News Of interest and i'm
porianes 10 contestants Of the annual derb,
sponsored by The Star-Amsrican Legion; Sdiur
day. WRC at 1890 pm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
Once Again the Warning

People have almost stopped talking about whether we shall have imitation or not Now the usual topic is, "How much inflation?" There are still many people not averse to it. Farmers want much higher prices inflationary). Or ganized labor, in fact all labor, want higher wages Gnflationary) People with things to sell generally want higher prices Gnflationary). Government fi- nancing is still largely by lending to banks, which create the deposit money resulting Gnflationary). Stock market speculators want higher prices (infla- tionary).
 There has been considerable gradual imitation ever since 1880, stepping up at faster pace recently. Up to now, most people like it. But economist Irving Fisher is only one of many to warn that while it has been fine up to now, the time has come to begin applying the brakes. One way in which every man can have his hand on the brake is to buy defense bonds, thus keeping his spare money out of the scramble for increasingly scarce goods, which puts prices up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
Weakness Is atal

The United States is slow to admit that world has been beating on our door, sounding sirens, and ringing alarms, urg- ing us to wake up Gosh how we hate to get up in the morning Britain hated, too, to wake from that pleasant slumber. She watched and hoped while her po- tential allies, one by one, fell before the aggressor. At last she woke painfully to that last lone struggle against that ag- gressor.
 For 45 years the United States has gazed dreamily out across the Pacific. We saw Japan whip China in 1895 and Russia in 1905, getting the Kurile Islands and half of Formosa. We saw Japan an- nex Korea in 1910. We saw the Japan csc effort to obtain from Mexico a naval base at Magdalena Bay. We saw the Ger man concession at Kiao-Chiao in China, and the island of Yap fall to Japan after the World War We saw Japan leave the League of Nations and take many "mandated' islands permanently We saw the Pacific Four-Power treaty for status quo in the Pacific signed by Japan and later repudiated what Japan saw fit. We saw Manchuria, North China, South China, and now French Indo-China fall SuccesSively to Japanese arms.
 This record of 45 years shows two things: Japan, rightly or wrongly, feels an urge to expand. It has neve~ hesitated to act on that urge whenever chances axyirx 0f f1oiY ic there the slightest doubt that Japan will grab the Netherlands Indies, eastern Si- beria, or even the Philippines, whenever the chances look : good? No. Already, using the Indo-China aggression as a lever, Japan puts pressure on Thailand (Siam) for "conceSsionS". The fate of the Netherlands Indies, source of rubber and tin, is important to the United States. We have spent millions in the Philippines to help an independent people develop independent institutions, not to make fat prize for Japan.
 Perhaps the best chance to halt fur ther Japanese penetration into south east Asia is to make it quite clear that there is no weakness there. Public declar- ation by Britain, the Netherlands, and the United States that single step be- yond French Indo-C China means war with all three might do the job. It might not. But it is the best chance. Weakness is the one fatal error. With Singapore and the Netherlands Indies in Japanese hands, the Philippines are untenable They, too, would fall China could no longer hold out. A vast new empire would have at it's mercy any and every contact the United States might wish to make with Asia, just as another power threat ems to have at it's mercy every such contact with Europe. This is insufferable and unthinkable. It is time to wake up. There is point where patience ceases to be virtue and verges on sheer stupidity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
Shifting Weights

People who speculated on the effect of the victory of organized labor at the Ford Motor Company usually centered on it's effect on industry. Now another effect begins to be clear. It is the effect on organized labor, and especially on the c. I. O. The c. I. o. has always been heavily influenced by John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers, not only be- cause Lewis started it and brought his strong personality to bear on it, but be- cause the United Mine Workers, with it's check-off of dues, always has the money to back wavering units and generally underwrite its views.
 Now the United Auto Workers, forti- fled bq $80,000 month in checked-off dues from Ford workers alone, and with an estimated income of $200O,000 in sight for the coming year, begins to be almost as strong as the Mine Workers. Its membership of more than 500,000 is now close to that of the UNIV, with many aircraft workers yet to join. And it has not always agreed with Lewis. So the net effect of Ford organization may yet be greater outside Ford's than inside it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

The announcement last night that the Waterbury Fish and Game Protective Associatiin had home of its own for the first time in it's history was interesting While there are great many sportsmen in Waterbury and vicinity not enough of them take sufficient interest in an organi- zation like this to make it really worth while It can and does a lot of good for local sportsmen and deserves all the sup port it can get. If there is any better fish, ing in and around Waterbury or if hunt ing conditions are better locally then you can rest assured that it was mainly through the efforts of this club and its ardent supporters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

According to all reports the dispute between the National Broadcasting Con- pany and ASCAP is ended Very shortly music, over which ASCAP has full control will be heard on all wave-lengths. The feud is over and the feuders are resolved to live in peace henceforth. It was quite battle while it lasted, but now that it's all over both sides are probably con- vinced that any gains made by either one were more than offset by inconvenience, losses, etc. But as usual in matters of this sort it was the public which suffered most. For time it was from an overdose of those tunes which radio controlled and which it had to rely on for listener interest until it had uncovered or brought forth new melodies to fill in all programs. It will be refreshing now to hear some of the tunes that were banned over all of the stations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
Whats Happening?

Tn about week or two Oil Administra- tor Harold IckeS is going to tell the country, particularly the eastern sea- board, that gasoline rationing must be- come more drastic. That will be just about the time that it is discovered no saving in fuel has been effected by ban- ming all gasoline sales between 2 p. m. and ' a. m. The first few nights in our own locality have shown more or less con- clusively that there is no let-up in opera tion of motor vehicles. Hence, how can there be an actual saving in gas conSump- ton?
 If motorists take the precautions to fill up the gasoline tanks in their cars in advance of p. m, yet continue to op- crate them as they have in the past, thereu really be nothing accomplished. What MT. IckeS and his aides hope to achieve is saving in gasoline consumed but we doubt very much if this is going to be the right way to go about it. Maybe a month is needed to make motorists understand what they are supposed to do, but even then it's doubtful if the night ban can really produce economies.
 The most effective way of conserving gasoline supplies is to ration it and to appeal to car owners to use their cars one or two days less than they do now. People who drive back and forth to work every day will have to cut their trips in half and use the busses on other occasions. Gasoline will be saved only when cars are driven less, not when the opportunity of buying gasoline Is cut down, for after all motorists are resourceful enough to see that their car is well fueled if they intend to keep on using 1t as they have in fhe past.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
Current Comment

The Chinese think that freedom is more important than life. -Rey Scott, movie cameranlan just
 back from China.
 By the time the war is over we may all end up digging ditches-- but. thank God, they will be our own dit:hes.
 Lieut.. John Bassett of the Ca-
 madam Black Watch.
 The man who takes care of equipment in our Army is the man who rides in it. Tn this respect the superiority of the American sole dler is manifest.
 Maj. cen. Charles l.. Scott, com-
 mander, First Armored corps.
 All evaslons Of hard thinking are felf.defeatina
 -Justice Felix FTankiuFter ol the
 U. 6. Supreme Court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

The two men had been in the lounge for some time and they were feeling no pain. They had reached the stage of exchanging gracious compliments with one an- other. Major X threw an arm around Reynolds and congratulat- ed him for his isoationist stand.
 You're a great guy, Rob-" cried the Major, "and you're do- ing marvellous job. I think you're tops! You've got courage. You're in there fightin'. Why, there's 8 hundred thousand men backing you up."
 Get out!" replies the Senator from North Carolina. "A hun-
 dred thousand men? = Better make it hundred milliOn!" PLAYING POLITICS
 The extent to which party poli- tics is being played in Congress with vital problems of national defense was graphically illustrated in the House the other day.
 For eight years the most per- sistent enemies of the New Deals labor laws. have been the House Republicans. Last Congress they voted as bloc to 'scuttle the Ma tional Labor Relations Board and for years such party leaders as Representatives Hoffman of Mich igan, Coffee of Nebraska, Taber of New York. Short of Missouri, and Rich of Pennsylvania have filled the Congressional Record with bitter fulminations against labor reforms.
 Following the outbreak of the leftist-led outlaw strikes in key defense industries, the Senate overW h elmingly inserted an amendment in the bill authorizing the discharge of selectees over the age of 27, empowering the taking over of defense plants when closed by labor disputes. The provision was squarely in line with the la bor policies long advocated by the House COP.
 But when the proposal came before the House the RepubI-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

Representative Bernard J. Gehr- mann of Wisconsin, German born foe of the Presidents de- fense and anti-Axis policies, in the imaginative f1ctionizing of Otis Bouma, editor of the Townsend "Flash", weekly bulletin sheet of the old-age pension organization.
 Lead story of recent issue of the Flash" was a stirring &C., count of a speech it reported Gehrmann had made in the House, which failed the Ways and Means committee for refusing to consider the Townsnd pension bill, H. R. 1036.
 Under smash headline, Con- gressman HurIs BombShell at Committee" the story stated: "Gchrmann, speaking from the well of the House, called spade a spade. In no uncertain lan- guage, he branded the actions of the Ways and Means committee as dilatory."
 At this point Editor Bouma must have been carried away by his imagination for he continues in this griping vein:
 "A hush fell over the House as he (Gehrmann) began speaking. Seldom is major committee arr raigen for failing in its duties, but MT. Gehrmann was deter mined that the truth be known. RelentIessIy and tersely he drove home the facts to his colleagues. At first speaking quietly, his voice rose as he charged. -"
 Editor Bouma's readers twho pay $1 a throw for the "Flash") probably were duly impressed by the vividness of his report, but what they don't know is that he overlooked one rather important detail.
 Gehrmann did not make the speech.
 He inserted it in the Congress sional Record. The Congressional Record of July g, the day he was reported to have delivered his "bombShelP' speech, reveals the following on Page 6404, Column 8:
 "Mr. Gehrmann: Mir. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to ex- tend my remarks in the Rec- ord"
 "The Speaker: Without Ob- lection, it is so ordered"
 There was no objection. The matter referred to appears in the Appendix, Page No. 3793. Copyright, 1941. by United Feature
 Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

Down Branford way it's not safe to talk about the police department and politics in the same breath these days. The Board of Police Commissioners recently retired the Police Chief and named in his place retired New York Police Detective. He was on the New York force for q years so he certainly should be able to bring lot of experience into play, however Bran fordites think that the entire business was a bit on the political side.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 4:l0 &. m. daylight time)
 Sun rises 5:5i .. m; sets S:04 ?. m. day light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty min utes after sunset.
 High tide ct Milford Wednesday, Aug. G. ii:42 D. m; low tide. b:32 6. m. (daylight time).
 August should stay fairly pleasant now until after the middle of the month. save for c spell of electric storms which are al- most invariably due to break in the next two weeks. There may be one prolonged rainy spell. but the month should end on s very pleasant note.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
Press Comment
PARKWAY PRATTLE (Meriden JournaD

Depending upon your viewpoint, the Cross Parkway, upon which con struction is about to start, will begin or end in the north section of Meri- den. It will end, or begin, at New Haven, after piercing West Rock, to connect with the Merritt Parkway.
 The new parkway, which will go in 8 semi-circle around the eastern part of Meriden will join U. S. Route No. 5 this side of the Berlin cutoff. The old Berlin turnpike, from Ber- lin to Hartford, much renovated, will be fore passenger automobiles only and car owners will pay in tolls for their rides. Tn fact, Merritt. tolls are providing the funds for huild- ing the parkway extension.
 In some quarters it is believed that the next parkway extension will be toward the east, over the Middle town Bridge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

expert Is a me- c h anic aw ay from home. 1"
 That g ener al negation can be applied to military expe T ts, political experts, all aco- non1ists, expe rts on foreign affairs a nd particularly experts on the Far E a S t. Tn tn e opinion of people who should know, there ain't any such animal a S that last.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

amazement found that they extend- ed 8 long distance until they tapped a nearby spring.
 Jesus spoke of Himself as a well of water springing up unto eternal life. When men find that well, their lives begin to grow in an astonish- ing fashion. They may have been satisfied with their growth up to that time, and the world indeed may have been satisfied with 1t, but when the roots of mans life reach out and tap the spiritual resources of the Eternal, something new be- gins to happen not only with refer ence to his peace of mind, but es- pecially with reference to his fruit fulness. His harvest is no longer puny but plentiful. He has found that abundant source of life which enables him to bring forth harvest of sixty and Q hurdredfcld.
 Our lives are spiritually weak but not because God Is indifferent to our necde. but because VIC have not spread out the roots of our lives ufi. til VIC have tapped the sources Of His power.
 (All Rlehka Reserved -. RAbaon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
Selected Poem
CHAPALA BEGGAR

CHAPALA bEGGAR Witter Bynner in the New York Times) The young have their day While the nighted old wait! So life and decay Alternate.
 But life forgets To lose surprises, While the old moon sets And the young moon rises. And so on a crutch, With head bent over, This man finds much, As does a lover, And, watching the ways Of waving grass, Still he stays While others pass And needs no kin To share his years And feels 1t no sin To shed no tears.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
THE CRAFTY CRoQUErTE
(ChristIan science Monitorj

VOIlFI8ttHu BcItIICt MOHIDUfJ
 Disillusionment that break in upon the boy or girl who comes to the city from the country supply peren- nial comment. Things are not ai- ways what they seem. Most of these lessons that rural youth learns have already been well told. yet there re- mains one pltfall which it is high time to expose-the cunning cro- quette.
 Tn tho rural home the croquctte ls as sound as 6 government bond, its huxonf brown aldea conceal go flctlons. fl t ls s chicken orouuottel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

in troth 1t is 8 chicken crouuette.
 Doubtless in many Q home in th& city the croquette still maintains itA character of gold. It is generally ii) restaurants (let us trust. not all) that the innocent find the nugget to be only gold-plated. The sieek exterior of the croquette may appear a thing of grace. But what the cone tents are, no matter what the title oft remains Q puzzle-even after tho tasting.
 There are wary city folk whe never in Q quarter century have risked ordering an urban, mass-pro- ductlon croquette. On the olieT hand, there are other city dwellerI who rarely scan q menu without da1hSngly ordering "chlekeu~ gro. auettc. lf billed, Hope. as the pael intlmated. playsy etsfnaliv na ths Wiehbone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

o. Wher eis he largest concrete dam in the world?
 A. The Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River in Washington, which contains 10,200,O00 cubic yards of concrete and Is 553 feet high and 4,300 feet long.
 A. Are long barrels on shotguns more efficient than short ones?
 A. It is generally considered that 36 inches is the longest efftcient 12-gauge shotgun barrel that caD be made, as longer barrels tend t0 develop lower ve1ocities. On the other hand, very short barrels are likewise a considerable handicap as they also develop lower velocities., The length of a shotgun barrel should bear a certain relationship to the caliber of the barrel. A ratio of 40 to 1 gives a barrel length of 40 calibers, which is usually con- sidered satisfactory.
 @. Please name the members of President Roosevelt's cabinet who hay died or resigned.
 A. Secretary of the Treasury, William H. Woodin, resigned and later died; Secretary of War George H. Dern, died and Harry H. Woodring, resigned; Postmaster General, James A. Farley, resign ed; Attorney General, Homer 8. Cummings, resigned and Frank Murphy and Robert H. Jackson, ap- pointed to U. s. Supreme Court; Secretary of the Navy, Claude Swanson died and Charles Edison, resigned; Secretary of Agriculture, Henry A. Wallace, elected vice presi' dent.
 @. Do opals lose their brilliance and surface polish?
 A. Yes, especially when not than most precious stones and evaporation of an excess amount of water may also cause them to crack.
 e. How many persons are en- rolled in elementary and secondary schools and colleges in the United States?
 A. Approximately 22,770,OOO pupils are in elementary schools including kindergartens; 6,436,00O are in high schools and about 1.208,00 in col- leges and other institutions ot higher education.
 o. If an alien is deported, ara his Americana born children and wife compelled to go with him?
 A. No.
 o. What terms are used to de-: scribe the length and height of q flag?
 A. The length from the staff is termed the "fly," and the width alnog the staff is termed the "h0ist: 's
 @. On which day of the week did King Edward VII, of Great Britain die? aI
 A. Friday, May 6, 1910. gI
 EDITORS NOTE-If you are desirous of securing this weeks popular booklet THE DOG AND CAT0 addrexc E NR Kfrhv naIf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
Whats Your I. O.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1. A large wartlike excrescence oti tree trunk is called 8 bel.
 2. Who is the Governor of Penn - Sylvania? ~
 3. Who wrote 'Tes Miserables?"
 4. How many constellations are in the Zodiac? e-@
 5. Who wrote the words and mlaic of God Bless America?
 6. Name the Presidents of the United States who were oldest and youngest at the time of their ind augurationS. i,
 '. Which city in Syria is reputedlS the oldest inhabited city in tf@ world?
 8. In the American Revolutionar War, did the British or American win. the Battle of Long Island?
 A. The capital of what foreign sla tion is named for a President q the United States?
 10. Which popular song contaiK the following rigmarole: ''rawlsd on the rillerah and a brawia, brawla soo-it"?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

Suddenly in one year it had an a s ton is h i ng growth, and aft CT that produced an a bund a n t crop. The gard- ener, wishing to find out the req son for this re- m a r k a b l e change, began to
 bare its roots. and to his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, q feel like I need some advice; say, "as if I need some advice"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
A Thought for Today

The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteOus.-PrOverbs 15:29.
 Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks-Phillips Brooks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY Ry EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. D.

TAPPING THE SOURCE OF
 POWER
 A vine in Hampton Court for many years disappointed the gard ener's expectation. It was a puny vine, producing very few grapes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
|e EDISON IN
 WASHINGTON
Don't Bet On
 War With Japan Tomorrow
By PETER EDISON (Waterbury Washington COrre-
 SpOndenfl

Washington, Aug. 5- The more you read the less you know, and the more you follow the dope of the experts the more you believe that Big Bill Knudsen was right ' An