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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-02
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Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn Co back page for the answers.


 1. Name the gawky, superstitioyn schoolmaster character in Washing. ton Irvirg's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
 ?. Scorpions are insects; true or false?
 3. A salaam is kind of food salutation, or sardine?
 4. With what sport was the name of Sir Thomas Lipton identified?
 5. Which American war was in progress at the time of Napoleon's retreat from Moscow? 6. Who is the leader of the Free French movement?
 T. Whom did Ulysses s. Grant succeed as president of the United States?
 8. Where was 'srhe Bridge of San Luis Rey"?
 9. What country was ruled by Cleopatra?
 10. Who wrote the words of America the Beautiful7"
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thelr lives are but diMly under. stood by some soldiers, lf under stood at all. In many Instances, thla lack of knowledge acts as n brake on the soldiers interest ln his work and deterrent, therefore, to satisfactory results In his training, This condition k a challenge that the Second Army Intends Co overcome ln the belief that ln doing s0 we will make better soldiers and better citizens"
 Topping the list of act civilian educators for the program are; pr. William Fletcher Of Yale, on geography and world trade; Dr, Ralph II, Gabriel Of Yale, on U, s. history, the Constitution, the Blll of Rights, and on tho Fascist, Nazl and Communist systems in tho present world crisis; and pr, Gordon A, Allport Of Harvard, on propaganda methods Of totali- tArian governments.
 NOTE: General Lear'S training innovation has drawn high praise from War Department chiefs and may Dc ordered in the other three citizen armies,
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tically the only Englishman ever to have ha d erected in his honor both a statue in Traf- lgar Square and a monu- ment in St. P a ul's Cathe- dral.
 Few men ever fo ught harder, Erayed ore
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grind. They think it's much better than sittlng in dull classroons and studying the facts from dry-as- dust textbooks.
 This is the seventh year this has been done and the whole plan is unique with Col- gate University Every year 10 stu- dents who stood highest in their freshman @ Il d sophomore years
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We doubt if any city in the state has equalled Waterbury's speed in getting it's Christmas holiday dress on. A quick check-up around the state finds most of the larger cities just getting their colored street lights and other decorative effects going now. Can it be that Waterbury is that much ahead of Connecticut?
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 ore selected from the junior class. Attendance at the study course in Washington is entirely optional and also depends upon whether the boys feel they can afford 1t.
 The course is very serious work, but made intensely interesting by the opportunities offered the stu- dents who come to the capital in charge of pr. Paul s. Jacobson, as- slstant professor Of political science. Under the Colgate plan, the boys spend the first semester, from Sep. tember 25 to January 2S here, and while In Washington they get credit for the work done here. The time is spent in these proportions: for every nine hours devoted to the study of public administration, six other hours are spent in the study of DO. litloal control,
 A TYPICAL
 DAY
 From 8;30 to i0:30 q. In., the boys meet pr. Jacobson in an informal class in which topics connected with their studies are discussed, He then assigns two students each to so to the offices of tho securities and Ex- change Commission, Food and Drug Administration, Civil Service Com- mission, Interstate Commerce Con- mission and the Customs Bureau of the Treasury Department. Arrange ments for their reception and guid- ance are made In advance by Dr, Jacobsen.
 ,The students are given every op- portunity to see how the bureaus are organized what their work is, how they arrange their budget and al. rect their personnel. Day after day may thus be spent for month, At the end of the semester each stu- dent is supposed to write elaborate reports on what he learned about at least three government bureaus or departments.
 In the matter of political control, the students sit in the gallery of the Senate and House and thus zee con- gress in aetlon. They attend con- greSsional committee meetings, hearings and investigations, They have opportunity to attend confer- ences With the majority and minor. ity leaders In Congress, Finally, they usually get consent of the congress- man from their district or one Of the senators from their state to do some work In his office. They thus get an idea of the mail the solon gets from his constituents, and also what arguments are made by pressure groups and lobbyists,
 EYE ON
 DEFENSE
 This year they are concentrating on public administration in relation to national defense. They also watch the propaganda machines at work in their drives for and against matters connected with defense and foreign policy.
 Through pr. Jacobsens aequalnt- ances in Washington the students have an opportunity to meet person. ally many Of the leaders in Congress and, sometimes, cabinet officers and justices Of the Supreme Court. An annual social event is Q tea given them by Mrs. Roosevelt.
 The students this year are Robert Beitz Buffalo, N. F.; Robert A Walker, Hamilton, N, r.; William J. Barber, Cleveland Heights, O.. Noel Rubinton, Brooklyn, N. Y.; William J. Smith, Westtield, N. J.; Joseph de Bragga, Richmond Hill, N. Y.; Ed- ward s. Jones, Utica, N. r.; Ro- bert McCallum, Nuttley, N. J.; Theo- dore Wahl, Goshen. N. Y.; and Paul Thompson, BelleVille, N, J,
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A, Her death, on September ', lO4i, followed an acute circulGtory collapse attributable chiefly to her advanced age,
 e. Why are the boundary II cs between time zones in tho United states crooked lnsteRd Of straig1l north and south linesp
 A. The question Of char aing from the time of one zone to that Of Gn adjacent zone arises in practice largely in the operation of rallroaaS Because of the inconvenience og changing the time by the necessary amount of one hour Gt every point where a railroad crosses one of these boundary llnes, the more convenient practice has usually been followed O. making the change at some ter minal or division or junction point on the road, or at the boundary lint between the United states and Can. ada, The result ts that in practice the boundaries Of tho time zones are defined by the lines connecting these points of railroad time change, Be. cause of the location of these raii' road functions or terminals tho re" sulting lines are somewhat irreB' uiar,
 Q. Please give the ages ef Mar lene Dietrich and her daughter.
 A. Marlene is thirty-Slx, ane Maria Elizabeth Is sixteen.
 
 e. How much synthetic rubber ii produced in the United StatesP
 A, About 2o00 tons in 1889 and around ii,000 tons in ie40,
 C. Which eantd goods afe sold In greatest quantities2
 A. Milk, peas, tomatoes, corn and vegetable soups, in the order named,
 c. My army discharge papers were destroyed. How can l obtain q duplicate Set2
 A. Write to the Adiutant Genera War Department. Washington. D, C., for certificate in lieu of the orig. inal papers,
 c. Are footballs covered wIib pigskin
 A. Outside covers of regulation footballs used in college and profess sional games are not made Of pig skin. They are generally made q the best grade cowhlde. The terls "plgskin" for a football is tracGaoit to the fact that in the carly history of the game the ball often consisted Of Q hlown-up pigs bladder,
 EDITORS NOTE; If you are deslrous of securing this weeks booklet, BIBLE FACTS" address r. M. Klrty. Dept. B-I09, W-ter- bury Democrat Service Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth St, Washington. ID. C., with ten cents to cover post age.
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Daily Almanac

Sun rises 6:57 a. m; sets 4:25 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 December was ushered in on Q cold note which doesn't mean anything with the type of weather 1941 has produced The odds are on cold. dry month, but the fall has been 50 contrary that anything can happen be- tween nov and the first of the year.
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STRENGTH FOR THE DAY p, rApVV DoVrcVASS n m
THE PRAYING SOLDIER
By EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. D.

Charles Geroge Gordon, familiar ly known as Chinese Gordon" The famous general born about a cen- tury ago and who was killed in the seige of Khartoum, Egypt, in 1885, was one of the most colorful char acters in British histyro. He Is prac-
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Q NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
BY MILTON BRONNER Waterbury Democrat Washington Stan Cnyresn0ndenk

Washington, Dec. 2 - Ten stu dents of the junior class in Colgate University, Hamilton, N. F., are hav- ing the time of their lives watch ing government bureaus work here and hearing the wheels of Congress
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SEVEN SONS IN SERVICE

St. Louis - (U.P) - Mrs. Flora Gray has two sons in the army and three in the navy. A sixth was rec leased from Fort Custer. Mich, this fall, and seventh will enlist for service when he is IS next August.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-02
 Washington Merry-Go Round ROBERT ALL
Roosevelt Pon To Make Unions Incorporate Reeo Finances But He Doubts Advsob Of Compelling Secrecy For Strike Voe

1.-Two matters discussed at the White House ntSke legislation in the published
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All Rights Reservad--Hahson elewzpAper Syndicate
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TODAY's COMMON ERROR A common mistake ls the use of the plural adjectiyes these and those Co modify the singular nouns kind and sort; as "Thls kind of things" tnot these kind) That sort Of people" tnOt those sort'
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 a. which will prdouce the mos gas, one cubic foot of liquid hydrof gen or Q similar quantity of iiqui0 helium2 A. one cubic foot Of liquid l,y, drogen will produce 769 cubic 3ee of 'gas measured at S2 degrees Fl and atmospheric pressure. ono ctls bic foot of liquid hellum will pro- duce FOG cubic feet of gas under the same conditions,
 e. On what date did President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill agree on their eight-point declara- ton known as "The Atlantic Char ter"p Where can I get the text9
 A. Tho joint declaration is dated August IA, lD4i. The full text may. be obtained from The Waterbury Democrat Service Bureau, 1913 Thir- teenth st., washington, D, O., by sending Q stamped, self-addressed envelope,
 e, What caused the death re. gently of the Presidents mother Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt9
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A. Her death, on September . i04i, followed an acute circulRtory collapse attributable chiefly to her advanced age.
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c. My army discharge papers were destroyed. How can 1 obtain q duplicate Set9
 A. Write to the Adiutant Genera War Department Washington. D, C., for certificate in lieu Of the orig. inal papers.
Evening star., 1941-07-21

respondents who were unaware that
such a check exists.
According to the Treasury, actual
defense expenditures between July
1, 1910, and July IS, 1941, amounted
to s6,53S ,598 SIT, or about one-tenth
of the prospective spending program.
Only Y Of Per Cent Is Spent.
Since s7OO0,O0OO0O was made
available for lend-lease aid on
March 27. the Treasury has dis
bursed under this head to date the
sum of $38971 ,654, or approximately
one-half of / per cent of the funds
available An unknown percentage
of supplies shipped has been sent
to the bottom of the sea. Mr.. Hop
kins is the Presidents lend-lease
administrator.
In the meantime, the War Depart
ment now admits that the Army,
during the present maneuvers, is so
lacking in equipment that stove
pipes are being used for mortars,
and oak boughs, mounted on ''tri-
pouo vi lOl hCQ StlChS, lOI IIldCilulc
guns. There is almost no blank
ammunition available for weapons
larger than a machine gun. For
want of airplanes it has been found
impossible even to simulate the CO.
operation of air and ground forces
which is the essential feature of
modern battle.
In view of the War Department s
reiterated declaration that it pos
sesses four armored divisions. the
fact should be noted that the troops
of the Sd and 4th Divisions have
only now begun the second phase of
basic training, and that the first
trickle Of light tanks is just begin
ing to reach them. Out of IL 900
men required, 1000 recruits for a
fifth armored division have recently
entered replacement centers.
Marshall Saved Strategic Items.
Following disclosure that the ac-
emulation of strategic and critical
materials was opposed until 1889 by
the President and State Department,
1t has been learned that as recently
Evening star., 1941-07-21
Sy the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 21.-Prime Min
lister Churchill has a new namesake
"a heavy tank which the Ministry
of Supply describes as probably the
most formidable fighting instrument
possessed by any army in the world" !"
The "Churchills," a ministry an
nouncement said, are now in mass
production, but details of their con-
struction were declared to be one of
the most closely guarded secrets OF
the arms industry.
Despite their great weight-which
the announcement failed to specify
the new tanks were said to be
capable of great speed and to be
easily maneuVerable.
Terrific gunpower is concentrated
In minimum of space" the an
nouncement said. 1T is unlikely
that many enemy machines exist
which could stand up for long to
their devastating fire.
"If for any reason the Churchills
were brought to a standstill, the
thickness of their armor would en-
able them to be used as small fort
resses or strong points.
"Details of the construction of
the new tanks are some of the most
closely guarded secrets in arms
manufacture today.
1T can be said however, that
they embody ideas of the greatest
brains in the engineering industry
and of tank officers who have had
Evening star., 1941-07-21

as March, 1910, Gen. George G.
Marshall, chief of staff, was COM
PEELED to take heroic measures to
prevent the Bureau of the Budget
from slicing $32000,000 from an
Army estimate for the procurement
OF such commodities.
The bureau closely reflects the
views of Mr.. Roosevelt, since it is
one of the divisions of the Executive
ONCE of the President. 1t is being
recalled that Mr. Roosevelt himself
as Assistant Secretary of War, had
a famous experience in this field
during the first World War. A
shortage of manganese developed
then, as it has today, and the As
sistant Secretary dispatched a vessel
called the Cyclops to Brazil to bring
back shipment of the metal. The
boat vanished on its return trip, and
has never been heard of to this day.
Presumably it was sunk without
trace by a German raider.
1t appears certain that as yet no
American soldiers have been sent to
Iceland. The number of sailors in
the expedition has not been re-
vealed, but reports are current that
the Marine detachment consisted of
only two regiments from the 1st
Marine Division at Quantico. They
are declared to have been sadly de-
flcient in armament, particularly
anti-aircraft guns. There may have
been plans for acquiring such equip
ment. from the departing British
garrison.
New aluminium Plants.
Following the recent blast of the
Truman Committee on the shortage
of aluminium, William S. Knudsen,
director general of the Office of
Production Management, is declared
to have said that something must
be done to satisfy the public" So
eight new aluminium plants were
triumphantly announced, though
none of them existed even on paper.
Some high officials of the Office
for Emergency Management are be-
ginning to admit that Mr.. Knudsen
is miscast in the role of director
general of o. P. M. They say he is
perhaps the greatest virtuoso of
production in the country, and that
he can read an intricate blueprint
at sight with as much ease as Leo
pold StokoWski scans a new Or
chestral score. In this capacity
Mr.. Knudsen is declared to have
been invaluable to the Army and
Navy procurement services during
the early months of the emergency.
But the field of policy-making is
entirely new to him, and the
strangeness of this function is
thought to account for the curious
indecision and bewilderment which
often paralyzes his will.
Evening star., 1941-07-21
Mexican Labor Chief Urges
Seizure Of Axis Property
Br the Associated Press.

b. the Associe ted Press.
MEXICO CITY, July 21.-Mexican
Labor Leader Vicente Lombardo
Toledano proposed today confisca-
ton of all German and Italian
property and credits in the Amer
icas as one step in program he
submitted to halt an alleged trend
toward economic domination OF
Latin America by North American
capitalism.
In an extensive study distributed
to all affliates of the Confederation
of Latin American Workers, of which
he is president, he recommended
also to establish Latin America S
economic independence:
Organization of a Latin American
merchant marine based on ships
appropriated from the Axis powers.
This fleet, he said. would be used
to promote trade among the
Americas.
Opposition to efforts to transfer
Latin American countries from the
British economic orbit to that of
the United States.
A request to the United States not
to restrict exports Of raw materials
and industrial products needed in
Latin America for normal develop
ment.
Evening star., 1941-07-21
U.A.W. Head Suggests
Farley on Plan TO
Cut Auto Output
Proposal AssoiIed by
Thomas in Message
To President
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT. July 21.-R. J. Thom-
as. international president of the
United Automobile Workers-C. I. O..
has asked President Roosevelt to
call a nanagement-labor confer
ence to discuss the suggested SO
per cent Curtailment of production
in the automobile industry.
The tentative program calling for
a cut in half in automobile pro-
duction in the next II months was
announced Saturday by Leon Hen
derson, administrator of prices and
civilian supply.
Declaring the reduction would
mean serious dislocation of the eco
nomic life of automobile e-manufac-
turing communities. Mr.. Thomas
told the President in a message yes
terday:
I'VE are wholly for national de-
fense. but seriously doubt that a
sharp cut is necessary or advis-
able at this time. before machinery
and manpoWer made idle can be
utilized for defense production.
"On behalf of more than a half
million members of the U. A. w.
&C. I. o., I earnestly request that
you call Immediately a joint con-
ference of management and labor
in the automobile industry and Gov
ernment to consider practical pro-
posals which our union has 10
offer"
Mr.. Thomas did not say what the
unions proposals were, but the U.
A w. Executive Board recently sug-
gested gradual change from au-
tomobile to defense production,
thereby forestalling a sudden cur
tailment of employment in the in
dustry.
Richard T. FrankenSteen, inter-
national vice president of the U. A.
w, added that he is opposed to
any cuts that come so quickly that
they do not give chance for au-
tomobile workers to get jobs on de-
fense projects"
IF the cut is made gradually
enough" he said, these workers
can be absorbed in the defense
projects"
Union officials have discussed
this proposal with Chrysler, Ford
and General Motors officials. Mr..
Frankensteen said, and have found
them willing to cooperate.
At the same time, Gov. Murray
D. Van Wagner announced he
would fly to Washington tomorrow
to participate in conference of
automobile and parts manufacture
ers to discuss the automobile pro-
duction cut.
Evening star., 1941-07-21
New Churchill Tanks ermed
Most Formidable in World

actual experience of tank warfare
in France. Libya and Greece.
The Prime Minister is one of
the very few civilians who have
ridden in the type of tank which
has been named after him. He took
his seat at the control lever and was
astonished at the ease with which
the machine could be maneuvered
Despite its great bulk it turns round
almost with the ease of a taXicab.' u
Evening star., 1941-07-21
Union AsksPresident
To Take Over Plane
Plant in Dispute
Hearing Refused, Soy
Air Associates Workers;
Firm Denies Charge
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
C. I. o. unionists at the plant of
Air Associates, Inc, in Bendix, N. j.,
looked to President Roosevelt today
to halt their wage and bargaining
dispute with the management by
taking the plant over.
The aircraft division of the United
Auto Workers of America asked the
President to act in letter yester-
day until such time as the COM
pany decides to cooperate with
national defense and to comply with
the law of the United States Of
America" The letter contended
Evening star., 1941-07-21

that the company paid the Lowest
wages in the aircraft industry" and
that a union negotiating committee
had been unable to get q hearing
from the management.
F. Leroy Hill, company president,
said that at no time since the union
won a bargaining representation
election July l had the company
Evening star., 1941-07-21
Promises of Big Aid to Britain
Can't Be Fulfilled Soon
Bulk Of Help Must Wait Till 1912; Figures
Show Only u of 70 of Funds Are Spent
By RICHARD L. STOKES.

In view of possible disilusionment is difficult to
without shudder the glowing and wholesale promises OF
munitions and shipping which Harry Hopkins reported to
the United States Gov
ernmen which bazoned in headlines throughout the
United Kingdom hearten English morale
Hopkins that adequate production
attained autumn and winter
essential implements of will not become avail
until 1912 He should have known that the Maritime Com
Evening star., 1941-07-21

refused to recognize or negotiate
with the union"
The company makes parachutes,
airplane de-icers, wind socks and
propeller boosters, and has defense
contracts of undisclosed amount.
Evening star., 1941-07-21
LAWYER and Doctor

The director of Hongkong's colon
ial medical department. DR.. P. S.
SelUyn- Clarke, is barrister as we'll
as doctor.
Evening star., 1941-07-21

Most Of the eyeglasses now worn
In the Philippines are from America.
Evening star., 1941-03-04

in force, the President is responsible
to himself and there is virtually no
way. in court or elsewhere, by which
he can be kept within bounds If he
chooses to do otherwise.
The issue raised by this bill is of
paramount Importance to our form
of government. One of the principal
features distinguishing a democracy
from dictatorship Is that in a
democracy the representatives of the
people make and repeal its laws
This is a Landmark we cannot afford
to obliterate.
Today we stand on the brink of
war. The pending legislation may
be our final step into war. It may
mean the end of our civil liberties
Our constitutional guarantees, our
democratic form of government, is
already suffering serious assaults
from the mere threat of war. For
example, a few weeks ago I charged
that as of January l, 1941, our Army
did not have a single, completely
modern combat plane. Tonight,
repeat that charge. Some two or
three weeks ago I wrote the Secre-
tary of War and asked II my in
formation was inaccurate. I have
had no reply. A member of the
Senate or the House-your repre-
sentatives in Washington-cannot
obtain information on our transfer
of war materials to England-unless
we read British journals. We do not