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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-22
NEUTRALITY ACT TERMED D GREATEST NATIONAL BLUN.
 DER SINCE PROHIBITION
Editor, Waterbury Democrat:

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 The Neutrality Act should be re- pealed in its entirety. 1t has been our greatest national bltinder since prohibition. Whereas prohibition has been called Noble Experiment" the Neutrality Act was decidedly an "Ignohle Experiment" since It sub. scribed chiefly to injuctice and cowardlce.
 The basis of the original Neutral ity Act, aS stated in it's title was to promote the peace and security of the United States. It has signally failed in its purpose, and as N rested on injustice and cowardice 1t deserved to fall.
 It prohibited private loans and credits to any country ct war, and prohibited the entry of American vessels into combat areas. 1n so doing 1t made no distinction between the aggressor and the victim, hence 1t was unjust. Tn voluntarily giving up the freedom of the seas, which Is based on international law, aud for which we had fought two major wars and several minor ones, 1t was rank cowardice.
 As the menace to our peace, and In fact our very existence as a nation became more and more ap- parent, even to some of our more ostrich like friends, various proyis- ions of the original act have been nullified by subsequent acts Of Con- gress.
 The Lease-Lend Bill was passed by a substantial majority of our elected representatives, after full and long debate, and we are now able to arm our friends against our enemies. But the success of our 1la- tional defense policy requires the delivery of these arms to our friends, and that with all possible speed. We cannot keep our self respect or our security either if we allow our enemies to continue to at tack our merchant ships outside the combat zone and in waters es- sential to American defense.
 Since We have decided by Act of Congress that all those fighting aggression and thereby helping us. should be aided in every material way, we must now decide that this aid go forward in & direct manner. This can be done only by removing the restriction on the entrance oi American shsps into combat Mn1es. and the n3ntseklwe Axming Ug tfOAe KnluA aA V un&alf sn AanElaen sf#e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-22
Current Comment

Today 1t has become clear that Hitler was plyaing 8 perfidious game. Fritz Thyssen, German industria-
 list and angel" of the early Na-
 tional Socialist movement.
 A common language is the most powerful social cement known to man.
 -Dr. Marion R. Traube, Pennsyl-
 vania State College.
 The morale Is lower Gin Italy than I have ever seen in any country be- fore.
 John whitaker, American cor
 respondent just returned from
 Europe.
 As for the instinct of liberty that lives always with us, proud and strong. .-nzaFahal Rstain Of France, an-
 nounelng complete collaboration wssh Hi&lek.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-22
WORDS OF 1899 AND 1881 ON MIR. PERRIELLo BY J. WAR;
 REIN UPsON CLASH.

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 That radio outburst Of J. Warren Upson, Esq, the other night on behalf of the Republican slcket was about as snug Q piece of political hypocricsy as one coul0 imagine. He should re-read his letter to the Republican voters of two years ago, telling what he thought of MT. Per- riellO, who was then mayor, and telling what he thought of MT. Per- rielIo's methods of getting himself elected president of the Board Of Aldermen by double crosisng his party.
 Political memories are awfully short or maybe Mir. Upson has some political fences of his own to mend and sues for peace at any price" He does not think much of the inA telligence of Republican voters when
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-22

Z O. What is the difference in age between the steamships Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth?
 A. The Queen Mary was laurach- ed September 26, 1884, and the Queen Elizabeth was launched Sep- tember 27, 1888.
 e. Please give . list oe stories written by Damon Runyon.
 A. Guys and Dolls" (10S2); "Blue Plate Special (i9S4): Money from Home" (lo36): "Best of Runyon" (Ie35); "My Wife Ethel" (is3el: "Take It Easy" (l930), and My Old Man" (ie30). He also wrote "Tents of Trouble" (le1l) Rhymes of the Firing Line" (loi2) and other books of verse, and "A Slight Case of Mur- der" cwith Howard Lindsay)p Q play t1os5).
 e. When were starlings introduced into the United States2
 A. The main introduction was in 1890. Though there are about one hundred and fifty species in the Old World, only one species was intro duced here.
 Q. Does riay-fever exempt 6 reg istrant from military service and training2
 A. No. Hay-fever sufferers are placed in Glass l-A, unless they have such severe case that they arc unfit for military service, in which case they are placed in l-B, avail able. but fit only for limited military service.
 EDITORS NOTE: If you are desirOus of securing this weeks popular bulletin THE HAL LOWE'EN PACKET, address Y. M. Kirby. Dept. B.i09 Waterbury
 Democrat Service Bureau, 1Ol3 Thirteenth St., Washington, D. C., with ten cents to cover postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-22
In Today's Mail

men and damaging to their morale to prohibit the arming of American ships.
 How much longer are we to strain our energies and increase our taxes to produce goods for our defense, and have them end up in Davy Jones locker? How much longer are we to expose our seamen unpro" tected and on legitimate American business, to this garg of pirates? There was an America once that would not have put up with such nonsense. The Neutrality Act should be repealed in It's entirety.
 WALTER L. ANGLE.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-22
one of my main interests Hyde Park" MONOPOLY BREEDER

Myue Fhfk'
 MONOPOLY BREEDER
 For an anti-monopoly crusader. tall, scrappy FCC Chairman Larry Fly Is producing some peculiar re- SutS.
 one of the major Items of his sensational radio report was the demand that the National Broad- casting company divest itself Of one of its two networks, the Blue. Basis of Fly's ruling was that possession of two networks by one concern was monopolistic.
 Highest offer 60 far made to NEG for it's Blue network has come from Colonel "Bertie" Me- Cormick, who is (l) the arch-iso- lationist publisher of the Chicago Tribune, (2) owner of W0N, one of the most powerful radio sta. tions in the country, and (3) one of the largest stockholders of the Mutual Brcndcasting system.
 If Mccormick should gain pos- session of the Blue network he would become the biggest and most powerful radio tycoon in the U. S.
 NOTE U Strong defender of F1y's report was the Mutual Broadcasting System.
 Copyright. io4l, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-22
Questions
 and Answers

YOUR QUESTIONS ANsyg D
 The Waterbury Deanocrst's SsE- vice Bureau win amgwer for ys@ free, any question eR fact er an- formation, not involving exesn~ sive research. Write your quess ton clearly sagm name and aA- dress, enclose three cent p0Sfage stamp. Medical oE legal advice cannot be given. Address yyseae- bury Democrats Washixgt0n @ek- vice Bureau, '1013 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. Q.
 @. How thin can gold be beasenf
 A. Tn ordinary goldbeattng, the leaves of foil are finally about i-2OO 900 of an inch thick. An ounce of gold is thus extended to surface of about 100 square feet. A stin greater degree of thinness may Dc obtained, but not profitably. A thin ness has been attained 30 that 6 grain of gold would cover S2 square inches.
 e. Has there been a sequel tO tihe photoplay, King KongS" A. "The Son of Kong" produced in 1883, featured Robert Armstrong and Helen Mack.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-22

avoidable - it has no way of picking money out of the air, and 1t can't hold retail prices at given levels when manu- featuring prices go steadily up. But there is no doubt whatsoever that retail ing has done wonders in keeping retail price increases to the absolute minimum. 1t is only just to give credit where due.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-22
Selected Poen,
DEEP WOODS: AUTUMN

ustay Davidson in the Christian
 Science Monitor) The orioles follow The wren and swallow; The phoebes go Before the show On c course they know. The bear in his den, The raccoon, too, Prepare to sleep The winter through Tn the narrow glen Where the red fox trails The caribou. The winds awaken. The elm, the yew, Their boughs bereft, Their nests forsaken, Are bleak and shaken. The leaves are brittle On the ground. The Forests muse. The lakes are bound. Nothing is left Of song or sound.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-22
Daily Almanac
} 6:5B D. m,

Moon sets 6:58 p. m.
 Sun rises 6:lO a. m; sets 5:02 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 At this time of the year sunset Is early and dusk sets in even before the last rays of the sun have disappeared. That strange, almost weird. after-giow Is quite common at this season. A sudden burst of sun rays wall il- iumanAkn the daEkAmed eounAEysades but quickly snhsAae.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-22
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT

The writer Of the following artlule = London correspondent of NEA Service and The Water bury Democrst-recentiy returned Co England after 8 vacation trip to America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-22
Washington Merry Round
Three Generals Commanding Field Armies Slated for Replacement; Younger Officers Will Gerry Soldier Into New Training Phase
DREW PEAR JON ROBERT s. ALLEN

WASHINGTON officers in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-22

TODAY's COMMON ERROR Such words IS scissors, goods thanks, wages, are used only in the plural. But athletics, meaning athletic training is singular and athletics, mean. ing sports is plural
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-22
Whats Your ]. O.?

Can yOu answer seven of these
 test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.
 1. To which president was the nickname "Old Hickory" appisedp 2. What was the per-naine or Charles Lutwidge Dodgson?
 3. Japan's most poprlous city & Tokio, Yokahayna or Osaka?
 {. Mickey Rooney appeared with Freddie Bartholomew and Spencer Tracy in Captains Ccuragecis:" true or faise2
 s. Name the home city Of sha professional football team "Hears". 6. A xylophonist makes plastic& ear phones, or music?
 2. Is the go-calied evening star a star or c planet2
 8. What Is largely made Of chicle3 9. The correct pronunciation oa Joliet, Q city in Illinois, is with the long Q as in 90, or the short c as in jolly7
 10. In which year was the farse peace time, military draft in the United Sttaes2
Evening star., 1941-09-14

Seret. Winthrop Rockefeller. son
Of John D. Rockefeller, IT,. enjoys
a bIeoeher scot and his componion,
Miss Harriet AIdrich, on ice creom
treot os they toke in the notionoI
tennis championships at Forest Hills,
N. 7. He wos on Ieove from Comp
Devens.
Evening star., 1941-09-17
Naval Powder Plant
AT Indianhead Gets
New Power Line
Potomac Electric Building
34-Mile Project at
$500, 900 Cost

A 34-mile power line for defense
needs at the Naval Powder Factory
at Indianhead, Md, costing more
than 100000, is under construction
by the Potomac Electric Power Co.,
it was announced today.
The extension, requested by the
Government and approved by the
Maryland Public Service Commits
sion is expected to be completed this
fall. Included in the program are a
new substation, terminal switching
facilities, transformer at the Ben
ming power plant and preparation Of
rights -of-way and construction.
The new line will carry $4,000 volts
on overhead lines. Eight crews of
225 men are clearing trees while
four crews including about 125 men
are working on the line.
The route will be from the Ben
ming Power plant over the Capital
Transit Co. right of way to Chesa-
peake Beach Junction at Seat Pleas
ant; to Piney Grove and Ritchie,
between District Heights and For
estville and eastward to Allentown,
east of Piscataway and between
Glynmont and Glynmont School to
the United States railroad right-of-
way leading to the Indianhead
Reservation.
Evening star., 1941-09-17
"a Lives Reported Lost
In Philippine IYphoon

By the Associs ted Press.
MANILA, Sept 17.-More than "a
persons were reported dead or miss
ing today in the wake of typhoon
and floods in Northern Luzon Island.
Belated reports from isolated regions
indicated the death toll might go
higher.
Torrential rains accompanied the
typhoon and caused serious floods in
Pampanga and Pangasinan Prov
inces to the north of Manila.
Thousands of refugees from the
Pampanga plains fed to the slopes
of Arayat Volcano which rises
abruptly from large section of fiat
country.
Meager reports indicated that all
highways were flooded. crops washed
away, and public works badly dam
aged throughout the area.
Laborers repaired major break IN
the dixie at Arayat but the temporary
barrier washed out. creating an even
greater flood menace.
1t was feared the ruined crops
might affect the Civilian Emergency
Administration plans to create re-
serve food supplies for the Philip
pines in case of war.
Evening star., 1941-09-17
Maybank Nominated
Over Johnston in
South Carolina Runoff
Expects to Take Seot
In Senate October Is,
Succeeding Peace
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. IL
Gov. Burnet R. Maybank, former
mayor of Charleston and a consist
ent supporter of President Roose-
velt's policies, appeared today the
Democratic choice to fill the Senate
seat formerly held by Associate JUS
tice James F. Byrnes.
Returns from 1868 of the States
1920 precincts in yesterdays runoff
primary gave Gov Maybank an un-
official count of 89,419 and former
Gov. Olin D. Johnston 67,752. II
was the second time that Mr.. John
ston has trailed in senatorial races
His previous loss was to Senator
Smith, even though Mr.. Johnston
then had the support of the Presi-
dent.
A general election has been set fol
September 80, but that is only a
formality in South Carolina, where
just about everybody is a Democrat
In fact, no Republican has an
nounced.
Gov. Maybank will take Office
about october Is. replacing Roger C
Peace, to whom he gave the interim
appointment He will serve until
January, 1943. and then will be sue
ceeded by 1t. Gov. J. E. Harley
Barnwell lawyer.
Senator Peace. Greenville pub.
Usher, was appointed by Gov. May.
bank after the death in August Of
Senator Lumpkin, less than two
weeks after he had taken the oath
of Office as Justice Byrnes' successor
also by appointment of Gov. May
bank.
Evening star., 1941-09-17
Army's 'sMora|e Good
In Third Corps Area,
NewspapermenFin Find
Troops Better Trained
Than in World War
Era, Writers Soy
By the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Sept. II. Two
newspapermen who spent weeks with
Uncle Sans troops reported today
that America has no reason to be
fearful about the morale of the new
army it is building for national
defense"
The Evening Sun SAID it assigned
men to investigate morale in the Sd
Corps Area because it felt the
chorus of allegations that all is not
well with the United States Army
is a matter of serious public
concern"
The District of Columbia.
Maryland, Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania make up the Sd Corps
AreaD
The newspapermen, Rodney
Crowther, As, business editor and
former sergeant-major in the A. E. F.
and Ben H. Miller, "a, Washington
correspondent and acknowledgements
editor, found out about Army morale
by living with troops in camp and
on maneuvers.
They reported:
THE American Army Of 1941, as
developed in this area, is better
Army, at this stage of its training
than the World War Army of 1918
was at the comparable stage of its
training "a years ago.
THE morale of the soldiers in this
area is just as good as. and in some
respects better than. the morale OF
the Army their fathers built "a
years ago.
THE soldiers of today do suffer
some sense of grievance over the
way things have been handled in
Washington, and over the apparent
confusion over this country s
ultimate objectives, but resentment
over the extension of service is not
deep enough to interfere with
morale"
Evening star., 1941-09-17
Third Army Forces
Advance From Texas

WITH SECOND ARMY, Sept. II
P.-With Sd Army cavalry and in
fantry advancing from Texas for a
major engagement of the war
games, armored forces of the I'd
Army faced the necessity today of
withdrawing until its infantry,
spread rs miles eastward to the Red
River, is organized for a co-ordi-
mated attack.
1t. Gen. Walter Kruger sent Sd
Army troops against 1t. Gen. Ben
Lear's I'd Army forces in an at
tempt to form a huge pocket and
last night they almost captured a
large force of I'd Army cavalry. The
latter withdrew to protection OF
armored forces.
MechaniZed columns of the I'd
Army reached out to halt the at
tack at dawn and retain vantage
points gained by one force which
drove into Texas The Infantry
regiments finished moving into
position between the Red and Sa-
bine Rivers last night and prepared
to march South today.
Evening star., 1941-09-17
Paralysis Cases
| In District Area
| Reach Total Of 83

-Four more cases of infantile par
alysis reported in Prince Georges
County during the last "a hours
brought the total for that county
to "a and for the Washington and
nearby Maryland and Virginia area
to 83.
DR.. John M Byers. Prince Georges
County health officer. said the case
of 27-year-old man from Mary
land Park was the most serious of
the four reported yesterday and to-
day. The others involved children
and were termed mild" cases.
Each of the new cases was the
first in its area One was reported
in Greenbelt and one in Silver Hill
yesterday besides the case in Mary
land Park. A case in Forestville
was reported today.
The Prince Georges cases were
the only ones reported in the Wash
ington area today.
Evening star., 1941-09-17
Petworth Citizens
Oppose Plan 10 Raise
Rates for Water
Qualify Opposition to
Proposal to Import
Cream Into District

The Petworth Citizens Associa-
ton, in its first meeting of the fall
season last night, went on record as
opposing both the proposed increase
in water rates for the District and
the importation of cream into the
District from sources outside the
present Washington milkshed in
certain cases.
The first resolution, introduced by
Ernest F. Henry, a delegate 10 the
Federation of Citizens Associations,
was adopted after discussion in
which it was emphasized that resi-
dents of the District, who must pay
the bill, would obtain no benefits in
return for their increased payments.
Opposition Qualified.
The second resolution, introduced
by Harvey o. Craver, first vice presi-
dent of the association and delegate
to the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations, was adopted with reference
to H. R. 55l6, now pending in Con-
gress. The resolution opposed i'm
portation "if the present producers
can adequately supply the demand
and If such imported cream is not
produced in accordance with the
regulations Of the Health Depart
ment of the District of Columbia
governing dairy farms and the
handling of dairy products"
Act on Other Issues.
Other resolutions adopted at the
meeting included condemning ad-
vertising of alcoholic beverages on
streetcars and buses, opposition to
the suggestion that the supervision
Of school safety patrol units by po-
lice co-ordinators be discontinued,
Endorsement of the proposal that
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions nominate a candidate or list Of
candidates for appointment to the
Public Utilities Commission.
Under discussion at the meeting
was the covenant campaign which
the association has undertaken.
George w. Potter, president OF the
association. presided at the meeting,
held in the Petworth Library.
Evening star., 1941-09-17
Chest Broadcasts Open
Tonight on WWDC

A new series of Community Chest
sponsored radio programs will be
opened with a broadcast over Sta
ton WWDC at 7:30 o'clock tonight.
on the 15-minte pro-
gram will be E. K Morris, chair
man of residential solicitation under
the Metropolitan Unit for the COM
ing campaign; Mrs. Edward w
Sturdevant, chairman of area g.
and Mrs. James L. Karrick. chair
man of the Dupont Circle Division
of the Metropolitan unit
Francis ST. Austell, secretary of
the Chest Speakers Bureau. will
interview volunteers on other broad
casts over WWDC each week be-
tween now and the opening of the
Chest drive November Is.
Evening star., 1941-09-17
Bomber's 7O-Hour Flight Scans
5000 Square Miles of Atlantic
Heodwork and Precise Coordination CorY
Navy Planes Over TrockIess Ocean and Back

The navigator sends an officer to
drop a smoke bomb and get the
wind-drift. Then he picks up the
artificial horizon and squints at the
sun, calculates rapidly. This checks
the drift of the plane and our posi-
ton in the wastes Of the North
Atlantic.
Our course develops in lines on
the blank chart like ladder, We
cross and recross our outboard
course, repeat the process end
leSsly. This is the way the Navy
air arm makes tracks in a track
less ocean. No guesswork, no fuss
no confusion. Just headwork and
precise coordination.
Our aircraft and every man
aboard is team. The plane with
us is another team, and our floating
airbase is still another, holding us
all together with the magic waves
of radio The commander back on
that base is responsible to the
chief of operations in Washington,
Admiral Harold Stark.
The navigator calls me to a chart,
points 70 a tiny spot on the Ameri-
can shore.
We're heading for that light
house" ....-
We receive message from the
base.
Hit Precise Spot.
Return not later than sixteen
thirty plux x time :" That
means we must get in by 4:30
pm, time zone x, west of Green
wich, plus one-half hour
Just before pm. the navigator
sights a jutting piece of coatsline
Soon a tiny white lighthouse ap-
pears. The flight commander turns
makes circle with his thumb and
forefinger. We're right on the nose
We had scanned more than 5000
square miles of the North Atlantic
in our l0-hour fight. As the crow
flies, we'd gone more than 1,10O
nautical miles. If we'd flown a
great circle bee-line course east
ward. we'd just now be landing in
Iceland, instead of coming back to
our base.
Boy, oh, boy! If Miss Greene only
knew what Uncle Sans Navy has
done to the geography she taught
me back in the fifth grade!
(Tomorrow-Jonahs in the Whale }