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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-27

ham of Massachusetts, now one of the most confirmed lSo1ationiSts, voted for war.
 Texas has the largest number of men here with service in both Con- gresses. Senator Morris Sheppard, now chairman of the powerful mili- tary affairs committee, was a jun for member of that committee in 1917. Senator Tom Connally was in the House then. Speaker Sam Rayburn was then a relatively ob- scure congressman; so were Hatton Summers and Joseph J. Mansfield.
 Alben Barkley of Kentucky, now Democratic floor leader in the Sen ate, was in the House, along with Carter Glass, Jimmy Byrnes, Carl Hayden of Arizona, and Wallace White of Maine.
 Congressman James Wadsworth of New York, one of the authors of the selective service act, was ill the Senate in 1917.
 Senator Hiram Johnson of Cali fornia, stalwart isolationist today, is another who voted for declara- tion of war. Voting with him then were Senators Peter Gerry of Rhode Island, E. D. Smith of South Caro- lima, Kenneth McKellar of Tennes- see, and Senator Sheppard-all of whom are still around.
 North Carolina has two congress men here now who were here then Robert L. Doughton and Zebulon Weaver Virginia has Congressman Schuyler Bland. Colorado has kept venerable Edward T. Taylor here, and Illinois has stuck with Adolph J. Sabath. Alabanaa's Henry Stea- gall is still here, and Californias Clarence F. Lea. Carl Vinson of Georgia was a freshman member in 1917.
 Massachusetts has kept veteran Allen Treadway here. Missouri's Milton Romjue and Ohio's Robert Crosser are still in Congress. A LONG
 LOOK BACK
 Just one man is on the Supreme Court today who was a member of the court in 1917-Justice James 41C 10 1Ct11 HE February l. In the press gallery when the 1917 war resolution was voted was Louis Ludlow, who now seeks constitutional amendment to provide for a nationwide vote on any declaration of war. Another member of the press gallery was William Bullitt.
 The 1917 rosters of House and Senate look very far of, now. On the House ways and means com- mittee in that year, Tor instance, were three men who later became speakers t- Nicholas Longworth, Henry Rainey and John Garner. ALSO A MAN
 NAMED ROOSEVELT
 The 1917 Senate still had com- mittee on revolutionary claims, and another on Indian depredations." Tom Connally served on a House committee on expenditures in the Department of Labor, along with a young New York congressman, Fiorello La Guardla.
 And the assistant secretary of the navy in 1917 was a not-too-fa- nous gentleman named Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Views Of The Press

corn cobs or hickory chips in the pleasantly pungent smokehouses.
 But it's from the farm kitchen that come those marvelously entic- ing, nostril- l-tickling, spicy, deeply satisfying odors that proclaim saul sage-making time is here again.
 This was task for an artist! For w.aen it came to seasoning the big kettles of ground-up sausage, the recipe said Gas good recipes usually dol, Season to taste" Mother would put a generous pat in the big iron skillet for a trial Pretty good" we would say. But to get real taste, we ought to have a little more" Then Mother, with that smile that mothers use with boys, would fry a bigger taste. Yes, sausage-mak- ing time was a good time.
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which is based not only on the cost of the land, abstracting, taxes and revenue stamps, but apparently also on his own fee. In other words, he added his own commission into the price and then took 61z per cent of the total.
 That's the only way investi- gators can figure out the $166 charge. And even then it doesn't come out exactly. Six and one half per cent of $2526 is only $164.19. Several hours of figur- ing left the investigators still Stumped.
 Several totals, however, have been definitely established, name ly that the project will cost the Government around $3,000000, on which McCord's commission would be about $195. .000.
 REFORM
 In striking contrast to this in- tereSting situation is another Army land acquisition in progress at Charlestown, Inc, where the duPonts are building a giant powder plant for the Government.
 Immediately adjoining this pro ject the Army is buying up $500 acres for a rubber-bag factory. But this time Conservation Serv- ice appraisers are handling the deal. They are negotiating op- tions without any charges for fancy and compounded commits Sions.
 Why the Soil Conservation Service, with its staff of expert appraisers, was not used for the Jefferson Proving Grounds ac- quisition is a mystery that still remains to be explained. In some circles it has been sug- gested that the fact that the McCOrd contract was made be- fore the November election might have something to do with it.
 NOTE = Hard-hittmg Assistant Attorney General Norman Littell has notified the War Department that the Justice Department will not participate in the closing of any government land deals in which commissions are collected upon commissions.
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Selected Poem
REFUGE

REFUGE (Billy B. Cooper in the New York Times, "Old Mother Goose is picking her geese" My father used to say When snowflakes fell from feathered sky All through Winter day. I sit before the glowing hearth Remembering his words: Safe refuge may the Lord provide For furry folk and birds!" My fathers voice has silent been These many years, and I Have been exiled from homely scenes Of childhood days gone by. And yet this Winter night with snow Piled deep against the sill, I wonder-do the rabbits roam The field and woodland still? And do the sparrows seek the warmth Behind the chimney caves, And do the meadowmice have nests Beneath the grass and leavesP echo in my heart the prayer My father long ago Repeated for all frightened things On nights of storm and snow.
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o. Which of these two pictures featuring the late Rudolph Valen- tino played first in New York: "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" or "The Sheik?"
 A. 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" was first shown in New York in March, 1921, and "The' Sheik" was presented there in Mo- vember of the same year.
 @. How can prepare an ink for writing on glass?
 A. Dissove by gently heating to- gether, ounces of the pale shellac, l ounce venice tlrpentine, 1-4 ounce sandarac, and fluid ounces oil lamp black, (black) ultra marine of turpentine. Then add F ounce of one of the following pigments (blue), Brunswick (green), or ver- million (red).
 Q. How long is the anchor chain of ocean liners?
 A. About 12O fathoms C72O feet.
 0 "14dG 1o I SAAShO IACC'
 A. An Oriental tree, grown chiefly in the sacred gardens of China un- til the past century. They are now used for ornamental purposes. Petri- fled gingkos are found in the petri- fled forest, 28 miles east of Ellens- burg on the main highway near the Vantage bridge over the Columbia River in the State of Washington.
 o. Was Julius Caesar the first Emperor of the Roman Empire?
 A. No; his highest ofnce was that of dictator of the republic. Julius Caesar bore the title of Imperator, which we render Emperor, but not as the head of the state In his time it signified merely commander or leader.
 Q. Must Spanish-American war veteran pay Federal income tax on his pension?
 A. The pension is exempt from Federal income tax under an Act of Congress passed in 1885.
 e. How many officers hold the rank of Lieutenant General in the U. s. Army?
 A. Seven: Hugh A. Drum, Her bert J. Bress, John L. Dewitt, Charles D. Heron, Daniel Van Voorhees,, Ben Lear and Delos c. EmmonS.
 If you want a copy of the SELF IMPROVEMENT" pocket of three booklets send to Waterbury Demo- crat's Washington, D. C. Enclose twenty-five cents in postage.
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Few presidents have had the added distinction of serving more than one term and having more than single vice president serve under them. But all sorts of presidential records and precedents are falling in Washington these days. And more probably will with Franklin D. Roosevelt scheduled to remain four more years in the White House He is only one of eight presidents who have had more than one vice president. Had President Roosevelt only served the two full terms he would have had but the one vice president, the hard-working John N. Garner.
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1. Which flyer opened the air mail route to the Panama Canal Zone from Miami in 1929?
 2. Have any two identical snow flakes ever been found?
 3. Are inhabitants of Kansas cal- led "Jayhawkers," "Tarheels" or ''Hawkeys"?
 4. Which city was the first capl- tai of the United States after the Constitution was adopted?
 5. Kristen Flagstad is skater, singer, or writer?
 6. Is it possible to burn water?
 T. To which President was the nickname wizard of Kinderhook" applied?
 8. Name the State which has unicameral legislature?
 g. Does a retiring President of the United States automatically receive a pension from the Government?
 10. Who commanded the Union army at the Battle of Gettysburg?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-27

said that all great enterprises are but the lengthening shadow of a man. A book is the lengthening shadow of. some mans thought or imagination. A mill employing thousands of people is the length ening shadow of some man who saved his money, persuaded others to lend him money, and then set to work to make a dream come true. The achievements of men and women are often but lengthen- ing shadows of certain teachers whom they encountered in grade sniannl nr 0NllAA-A, A united nation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-27

The use of the parking meters in Wa terbury is freeing lot of curb space. A walk through the business section of the city any weekday morning will show plenty of parking space where there are meters. These usually are filled during the noon-hour, but in the early afternoon they will be vacant again. It looks as Ii the meters were accomplishing what they are intended to do = eliminate all-day parking in congested areas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-27

city, who could hold the federal judge ship. If there is one thing that Governor Robert A. Hurley could do to erase rather distasteful memory, it is to secure the nomination of the federal judgeship for Connecticut. It may be argued that this is without his province and rightly belongs to the judicial field. Anyone who can provoke or procure an appointment should do so for the general good.
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is the heightened shadow of Abra- ham Lincoln.
 The lesson for us here is three- fold. First, always accord due rev. erence to creative personalities. Second, when you want to make an enterprise successful, be sure to get the right man to run it. Third, if you want to. be happy, set to work right now to make yourself the kind of person in whose lengthen- ing shadow people in future years will find comfort, security, and in- Spiration.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-27

in the Congress of 1917 when a declaration of war with Ger many was voted. Six members of the 1917 Senate still have their seats there. Seven other members of the present Senate served in the House in 1917. Seventeen members of the House were members of the House in that portentous April ses- sion nearly quarter century ago, and one member was then sena- tor.
 Of the 31, just three voted against the declaration of war. They are Senator George w. Norris of Me- braska, Congressman Harold Knut- son of Minnesota, and Congresswo- man Jeanneste Rankin of Montana. Congressman George Holden Tink-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-27
SAUSAGE TIME
tChristian Science Monitor)

Reports from various sources in- dicate that more meat for home consumption is being raised on Am- erican farms. After the holidays, when cold weather has settled in, matchmaking time arrives. Hams and shoulders and slabs of bacon are being cured and smoked over
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-27
Questions andAnswers
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED The Waterbury Democrat Service Bureau will answer for you free, any question of fact or lnfOrma- ton, not involving extensive re- search. Write your question clear Iy, sign name and address, enc close a three cent postage stamp. Medical or legal advice cannot be given. Address The Waterbury Democrats Washington Service Bureau, 1913 18th Street, Wash- !, ingtOn. D c.
 Q. How did the number of WPA employees during October, 1940, com pare with the number during Oc- tober, 1889?
 A. The average number during October, 1939, was 1,877,000, and during October, 1940, it was 1,766,- 900.
 Q. Is Caspar Hauser a real name?
 A. "Caspar Hauser" is a fictional name, Cne ClCle o1 nOVel Dy Jac0b Wasserman, published in Berlin in 1924. An English translation was published in 1928
 @. Can senators and representa- tives be arrested while they are in attendance at sessions of Congress?
 A. They are subject to arrest at any time for treason, felony or breach of the peace.
 o. Did German submarines ap- pear on the Atlantic coast after the U. S. declared war in 1917?
 A. Yes; number of American ships along the coast were torpedoed and planted mines sank many more, including the armored cruiser San Diego.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-27

now to Qo CnN have almost un- believable vol- une of sales. Whether we can d eh n i t ely ex- press our con-
 victions in words or not, most of us believe that personality is of the very essence of the universe.
 Et,oorcon Apno
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years ago, as if grea at passions and great dan- gers were once more coming to 8 head. The shadow of the war congress" of 1917 falls across the capi- tol.
 In the present Congress there are 31 people 30 men and one wOYY1a0-w3n0 sat
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-27
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 5:38 p. m.
 Sun rises 7:O8 a. m.; sets 5:03 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 New moon occurred early this morning just around o'clock. It's likely to result in a stormy period, more so than was indicated at the last change of phase.
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 The following day the Big Four" defense chieftains echoed this emphatically with: "If there are those who think they can employ this emergency for any personal advantages, they must dismiss such thoughts"
 These are lofty and patriotic sentiments, but certain Army brass-hats don't seem to be aware of them.
 In fact, their unawareneSs is so pronounced in connection with the acquisition of huge tract of land in Indiana that Under Secretary of War Robert Pat terson, who gave up lifetime job as a U. s. Circuit Court judge to come to Washington, ordered the Inspector General to make an im- mediate and thorough investiga- tion. Further, a few days later, Patterson ordered that sweeping changes be made in handling fu- ture land contracts.
 The Inspector Generals quiet probe uncovered some interesting information on how certain Army officials have been doing business. Here is the inside story:
 Last October the Land Divi- sion of the War Department decided to deal with Paul L. McCOrd, leading Indianapolis realtOr and prominent Repub- hcan, in acquiring 6O,00O acres of land for the Army in Jeff ferson, Ripley and Jennings Counties for 8 project to be known as the Jefferson Proving Grounds. Besides being one of the largest land deals under the defense program, it is also re- markable in that McCord re- ceiyes 3 61s per cent commis- sion.
 The Army has and is acquiring other large areas in Indiana, but the highest commission paid on them is 5 per cent, which is con- Sidered generous. The average private commission rate on the sale of farm land in the state is around per cent.
 OTHER INSIDERS
 Working with Paul McCord is Willis Covall, president of the Union Title Company of Indian apolis and head of the Willkie Clubs in Indiana; also a crew of agents rounding up the options for McCord.
 The Union Title Company is in on the ground floor of the Mo Cord set-up. Under the options that McCord acquires from land owners, Covalfs firm does all the abstracting. Another feature of the McCord options is the fol- lowing phraseology:
 Upon exercise of this op- ti0n by the Government, the undersigned agrees to pay to Paul L. McCOrd, of Indianapolis, Ind, a commission of six and One-half (61a) per cent of the gross sale price, as full payment for the services of said Paul L. McCOrd in procuring such sale, preparing the deed or deeds, for the conveyance of such land, eliminating title objections, and arranging for settlement and closing of the transaction"
 This option, the Inspector Gen. erals office has discovered, is not the only document sellers are re- quired to sign. There is another document entitled Order"
 The Order is an agreement under which the seller of the land assigns to the Union Title Com pany the right to collect the Governments check, and then subtract from the check a series of charges that go to make up the gross price which McCord re- ports to the Land Division.
 These charges are taxes, ten-
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EDITORS NOTE: Then-and- now picture layout of "war Con- gress" personalities Still in Con- gross is carried on page 4 of to- days Democrat.
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ants rights, Union Title fees, revenue stamps, other necessary expenses" and a 61s per cent commission "Of total option price to Paul l.. McCord for services provided by option" These Or ders' have caused much eyebrow raising in the Inspector Generals office on several counts.
 NO RECORD
 One is the fact that the Land Division has no record of them. Photostatic copies of signed op- tions are on file, but no trace of any Orders" The options show merely the gross purchase price, the amount of acreage and its location-and that's all.
 For example: An option on a tract known as the Wahlman Place states merely that it con- SistS of 165 acres, at such and such a location, and the price to the Government is $14,0O0. There is no breakdown of this sum; no indication of what charges went to make it up. These are secret between McCord, Covall and the sellers.
 A possible clue to the nature of these charges is an Order" in the hands of authorities cover ing the purchase of another tract. These items are as follows.
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Washington Merry-Go-Round
by BREssLER
DREW PIE A R s O N
 ROBERT S. ALLEN

January In his message to Congress President Roosevelt tu No should be allowed to get this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-27
A Thought for Today

Therefore shall man leave his father and his mother and shall cIeave unto his wife: and they shall be one heSh.-GenesiS 2:24
  One should believe in marriage as in the lm- mortality of the soul-Balzac.
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10Lal . SE5E6.
 The Inspector Generals office found a number of interesting things in this Order" One is the fact that although McCord's op- ton states that the seller is to supply the Government with title without cost" actually the cost is included in the sale figure.
 Another is the. fact that the Union Title Company is charging the Government $95 for this title, while Department of Agriculture records show that the cost of such documents to the Government in Indiana over period of years has been from $2O to $50, with the average around $35.
 Kim -pithe hesatela
 Last, but for from least, is the item of McCord'S commission,
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National
 
31 War Congress Members Sitting In This Session
BY BRUCE CAPTION Waterbury Democrat Washington COrrespOndent-

Washington, Jan. 27.-The Wash ington atmosphere today carries the ominous. fateflll tang of 24
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STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
LENGTHENING SHADOWS
By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D.

LENGTHENING SHAUUWS
 Personality counts for so much in life that everyone is eager to do everything he can to develop his personality. Books which tell us
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-27
Whats Your l. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-27

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR 'MiSchievOuS' is a much abused word in pronunciation, which
 properly is mis'chi-vus, not mis-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-27

If you want a copy of the SELF IMPROVEMENT" pocket of three booklets send to Waterbury Demo- crat's Washington, D. C. Enclose twenty-five cents in postage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-03-14
Danger-P Jails

Building a modern prison is one
of the most difficult CONSTITUTIONAL
jobs, for the convict of today is q
scientifically minded fellow who
bursts his way out with tools and
explosives. Hacksaw artists have
to be curbed by Illuminated bars of
hardened steel let into concrete
walls. Magnetic traps are built
into walls, doors and windows, to
detect struggled tools. In some
cases sensitive speaking tubes are
added, which betray liquor SNUG
Cling through the whisky-tainted
breath of prisoners.
Even apparently innocent fix
lures in cells, such as coat hooks,
must be made strong enough only
to hold a jacket, but never SO
strong that a prisoner can COM
NIT suicide by hanging himself.
And all fittings must be so de-
signed that in no circumstances
can they be used as weapons.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-03-14
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PAIL ON
WEALTH is ONLY SUCH
WHEN 1T CAN PRODUCE
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WEALTH is ONLY SUCH
WHEN 1T CAN PRODUCE
HENRY FORD is reputed to be
worth close to billion dollars, as
expressed in money. That would be
more money than there is in all
America if it were really money,
which it is not.
The wealth of which Mr.. Ford is
now custodian is represented by
land, factory buildings, machines,
materials and products. If the at
tempt were made to divide that
wealth, even among only those who
directly profit from 1.-THE Ford en-
ployees-it would mean one man
would get a few feet of land, an
other some brick, another part Of
machine. Such wealth to any one
man would be useless. It would not
produce. It would not provide q
livelihood for him and his family,
absolutely not.
1t is only when wealth is congre-
gated that it will produce, that it
will provide. Wealth when congre-.
gated in the hands of one or group
of men does not belong to them.
They are merely custodians. Mr..
Ford, like all others, will in time
pass away. When he does, he cam
not take with him what he today
controls. 1t is part of our national
wealth. From it thousands Of peo-
pie receive a week by week benefit.
All Mr.. Ford can do is to pass that
wealth, of which he is today the
custodian, along to others to direct
and to make work for the nation.
We cannot enrich ourselves as in
dividuals by destruction of wealth,
and an attempt at an equal distribu-
ton between all of us means destruc-
ton. We can only profit by leaving
its operations in the hands Of those
who have demonstrated their ability
to make it produce. It is from pro-
duction that we derive our individu-
al benefits, our week by week COM
pensation, our daily bread. And in
no other way.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-03-14
See Naples and Die

A giant air liner was flying swiftly
over azure blue seas. Midway over
a town q look Of concern passed
over the pilots face. He turned to
his passengers:
did any of you hear that say
ing, "See Naples and die? he
asked.
s'Why yes" they chorused eager
ly.
"Goodl" he replied. Were over
Naples now and something has gone
wrong with the engine. Have good
look at It'll"