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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-17
Dark Age Threatened

Perhaps one of the most serious conse- QuenceS of the NaziS' rule of Germany and of their military victories in most of Europe is that they threaten to bring back to the Old World a recurrence of the Dark Ages when civilization was at one of its lowest ebbs and when learning was almost plotted out Fear of just exactly that was voiced recently by pr. E. A. Graham of St. Louis, president of the American College of Surgeons. He said if the Nazis dominated the world after the present war, the atmosphere necessary for the growth of science and the spread of education would not exist. Speaking of his own sphere, he added that German surgery since Hitler came to power had been practically sterile.
 What he said of surgery Is true of the condition of all the arts and sciences, The Nazi bonfireS of books they did not like were highly symbolical of the Hitler ''New Order" Mems minds in Germany are no longer free. Their study is fettered. Their teaching is Shackled. Professors must talk the kind of fake science that Nazi racial rubbish demands. Their art must be the kind that a one-time ineXpert house painter can appreciate, The blight has fallen everywhere.
 The German press is today nothing but a set of GoebbelS-edited handbillS. There was time when the Berliner Tageblatt and the Frankfurter Zeitung ranked among the great papers of the world. German science and research were once at the top. Today many of its best men are in exile. Those who remain must servilely twist facts to suit Nazi theories.
 Once the German theater taught the world Today 1t only holds up the mirror to Nazidom. There was time when Ger man literature, even in translations, loaded the bookshelves. "Verboten" to- day are men like Erich Remarque of "Al Quiet on the Western Front" Arnold Zweig of that war masterpiece, "The Case of Sergeant GriScha," and the great brothers, Thomas and Heinrich Mann, with their maSterly novels.
 The Nazi regime has found none among its followers worthy to unite the Shoelaces of the authors who made 20th century German literature world famous. Those authors are, no longer considered Ger man. They have given great legacy to the world but they are diSinherited by the land of their birth. It is sad and sorry tale. It has its moral as all tales have, Science and the arts - fine flower of real civilization - flourish best in the warming sunshine of freedom. They wither in the dark cellar of tyranny
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-17
Almost Requires Solomon

With budget-making the order of bus mess for fiscal authorities of our city government right now the difficult task of adjusting payrolls to the tempo of the times is StriEfngly emphasized. City em- ployes are no exception to the general rule that most people prefer to see their weekly stipend on the upgrade Of course, it's natural at time like the present to expect salary increases, Prices, house. holders must pay for clothes, for food, for rent, in fact, for almost every com- modity have gone up In many instances there has been no corresponding income rise.
 Of course, 1t can be argued that in some instances no income increase was needed as compensation to meet increased costs of living. But that's not the case right down the line. Where the line Of demarcation begins and ends is the pug gle now presented to our city fathers. They must decide who is to receive an increase in salary for the coming year. They must be prepared to defend them selves against the claim of favoring one group of city employees over another. They are expected to perform all these tricks with the figures, while preserv- ing our present tax rate, perhaps even lowering it.
 It's easy enough to say that this can be done by eliminating services the city now performs or by limiting the budget of some department. Too many facts enter into such consideration. Where city payroll is generally increased extreme care has to be taken in the process Every item of increase has to be weighed against the possible item of income to balance It. Unforeseen events of 1942 must be reck- oned with. We don't envy the jop of our financial experts, but we do feel they will do the best job they are capable of.
 Satisfy everyone? That's impossiblel But let's be satisfied they tried to do what they considered best for the greatest number of people, including the tax payers of the city. A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-17
Receives Attention

The hearing now going on at Hartford before the Public Utilities Commission relative to rates paid in New Haven for water has attracted the interest of both municipal authorities and private water company officials New Haven managed to get the commission to upset previous ruling 1t made in 1889 approving new rate scheduled for the company from which the city buys its water. Under this recent ruling the previous rates would apply after January l, 1922, unless some thing occurs at Hartford in the meantime to upset the judgment
 Of just as much interest as the case itself is the reversal of opinion within the Public Utilities Commission. This is due to the fact that there are now on this body two members who had no part ln the rate hearings of two years ago. They are the two members named by Governor Robert A. Hurley earlier this year whose efforts to date have succeeded in center Ing attention on the possibility that pub lie utilities of this state may be in for bad few years of it if individuals and groups decided to carry their complaints to the commission.
 Once upon a time the PUG. was a limbo of lost hopes so far as consumer complaints about water rates, electric rates, gas rates, etc, were concerned. Governor Hurley was rather outSpoken about his desire to probe some of the complaints about public utilities. His appointeeS to the commission are more than doing their share to convince the public that they will get hearing and that if there has been some cause for crl- ticism in the past about oneSided decls- ions there won't be similar complaints Tn the future. Let's hope, however, the pen dulum won't swing completely in the opposite direction. That is no solution of a situation claimed to be heavily influ- enced one way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-17
The Forbidden Story

The German stage, the German school room, will not see this winter one of their old favoriteS It is Friedrich von Schiller'S "Wilhelm Tell". The great work of the Weimar dramatist is under Nazi ban, and
 no wonder. For it is story of freedom and the love of freedom - how William Tell, legendary Swiss patriot, refused to salute the cap of the Austrian tyrant, Gessler, ruling over the Swiss and was condemned to shoot an apple from his own son's head.
 Tell did it, without scratching the boy, but he kept another arrow for Gessler and helped to free his country from alien oppression. You can see why the NaziS don't want any such story told to their people at this time, even when written bv a 100 per cent German master. It. points unpleasant parallels, which even Ehe German people, enclosed in cultural gas-chamber for generation, might see aal too clearly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-17

plane equipped with Q parachute platform and e "bllsser" for Q gun mounting.
 New commercial equipment is under strict control Of the War Department, and Ar Corps chiefs are insisting on dual-puF- pose planes-for military as well as civilian uses.
 Airlines had Q hard struggle to get any new equipment at all. Last year, 1t was seriously proposed to curtail commercial flying and dee vote all airp.ane production to military uses, But the airlines made a survey which showed that Q large percentage of their traf- fic waS connected with defense business, and they won priority for construction Of 220 commer. cial planes up to msd.lo4S. ot these, i3s will be completed next year.
 But while the airlines got planes, they have to conform to Army specifications. Principal fea- ture will be removable seatS. The Army wants to be able to convert passenger planes to troop trans ports, making 1t possible quickly to remove the chairs and sub-tl- ute long wooden benches. The doors of the planes will be larger to admit heavy cargo, and there will be fixtures for mounting guns.
 Originally the changes threat ened to cut down passenger ca. paclty from 2l to 10, but q com. promise is being worked out be- tween the two figures.
 NOTE: Airmindedness Is grow ing so fast that, according to air line officials, when restrictions are removed and they can get all the equipment they want, "c0mmer- cial planes will fill the sky"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-17

oil has actually started to flow through the great 236-niile pipe that was built this summer from Portland, Maine, to the outskirts of Montreal. At last reports the first oil hadn't reached Montreal, but once the flow is completed at least 25,O0O barrels of crude petroleum will pass through the mighty pipeline every day. This easy means of transportation will save 10 to 12 days delivery. It will also get men with fertile imaginations think ing of ways and means of shipping other commodities across the continent through huge pipelines like this huge serpent sprawling through the New Hampshire and Vermont hills.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-17

A. This group of stars has been represented for ages as . shephard holding two little kids in his let hand. The name GhaFioteer may have been assigned to the eoaseellas ton because of the proximity of the "0reat Baer" constellation which some early peoples called . "Char' lot" One legend is that the gfouv represents ErlchthoniuS, who wal given Q place in the stars because oi his invention of the chariot. A dics tionary of All the cancellations and notable stars, containing . sky map and star finder, can be obtained from The Waterbury Democrat Sers vice Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth street, Washington, D. O., for ten cents,
 e. What is the difference !n function Of reconnaissance and on' servation planesS
 A. The reconnaissance ship eon' duets scouting missions for the Av Forces, and tho observation plane scouts for troops on tho ground.
 c. What proportion of the worlds motor vehicles S produced in the United States9
 A. In is40 1t was s0,6 percent.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-17

There were some amusing results in the elections of two weeks ago. They crop up every so often as election officials get to reviewing what took place. However, the voters of Glen Cove, which is one of those well-known towns out on Long Island, won't forget 1941 for many years to come. Among the things that voters of Glen Cove were asked to do on November 4th was to vote on the question of reducing the salary of their City Court Judge Reginald Moore. His salary was $5,00o and the voters were asked to record whether or not they wanted to drop 1t to $2,00O. On this question they voted ,O30O to 822 for the salary reduction. But that's only half the story. Here's the other half, the funny one. Also on the voting machines was question - wether or not the duties of the City Court judge should be widened and his salary main tained at $5,000 a year. Here the voters also voted for, not against, this vote being 1,O88 to 670. Maybe the voters figured it all out themselves and decided to give the town officials something to think about. We'll, if they cid, they succeeded.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-17

Pleading nolo contendere ir the federal district court at New Haven to the charge of violating the Sher- man anti-ttruSt act, six wholesale grocery firms, the Connecticut Food Council, to which they belonged, and eight individuals involved 10 some degree were fined substantial amounts. One might easily gain the impression that these defendants had conspired together to take ad- vantage of the public by raising the general level of food prices, and on the face of 1t this impression would seem warranted. But as we under stand the matter, nothing os the sort was attempted.
 What they undertook to do was to enforce upon themselves the Connecticut Unfair Sales Practices Act Of 1889, which defines such practices in great detail but which makes no provision for enforcement. Hence, if the law were to serve its intended purposes, such as elln- mating the predatory Host leader" practice, selling below cost in order to destroy competition, and adver- Using with intent to injure com- petitors, It became practically ob- ligatcSy for the trade to police it. self. This, with tne test Of inten- tionS, 1t attempted to do with no thought that in 50 doing 1t might run afoul of the Sherman Anti Trust Act adopted by Congress in 1890 for. the suppression of colnhi- nations in restraint os trade.
 The economic theory of the Con- necticut Unfair Sales Practices Law, and similar laws enacted by twenty three other states, expresses the klnc or New Deal philosophy that found general complication until Thurman ". Arnold, one Of the as- siatant attorney generals in the De- partment of Justice at Washing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-17

by the special United States attor. ney prosecuting the case.
 Tn the circumstances, Judge Hincks could hardly do otherwise than follow the recommendations of the governments attorney, but in imposing the sentences he re- marked that the defendants in ct. tempting to administer the Con. necticut law had run into conflict with federal law. This is by no means the first time that such a thing has happened, and 1t will not be the last so long as the present state of confusion exists.
 What the public should under stand is that although these grocery firms pleaded nolo contendere and were perhaps technically guilty un- der the Federal Antitrust Act, they had entered into no conspiracy" that did not have the apparent justification of state law designed for the sole purpose Of preventing and aboltshing unfair trade prac- tices. Neither they nor their busi- nesseS ought to suffer in reputation from the predicameut in which they found themselves in trying to carry out the intent Of a Connecticut statute once blessed by the New Deal but now in bad repute. To know the law these days Is an &C., complishment for the very best of lawyers; 1t is c hopeless task for laymen, as these Connecticut groc- CTS have learned to their sorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-17

circumstances os daily life just as is does in the field of mechanics. The Bible has considerable to say about oil-the oil of gladness, the oil of joy, oil with which to snoint the head, oil for amounting the sick. and oil to be poured into open wounds. Tn the Bible. oii is almost always, associated with satisfaction and gladneSS.
 Brought down into modern times, 1t means that we never make a mistake if we use plenty of oil in our relationships with our fellows. The more we pass out good cheer and encouragement co others, the better will they like us. The freer we are with the oil of gladness. the more heads and hearts we anoint with praise and words of good cheer, the more win people speak well of us and cherish our friendship.
 Don't let the people round about you sink down into Encouragement when a little word from you would make things different. Ssmemheg
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-17
Those Groceries And The
 Two Laws
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ton, engaged in his trust-busting activities. The law was held to be constitutional in a unanimous de- cision handed down by our Supreme Court of Errors, but MT. Arnold. either by prosecutions or consent decrees, had succeeded in knocking down such laws elsewhere until Connecticut was about the last state on his docket.
 Feeling themselves guiitleSs of making any attempt through the Food Council to raise the general level of prices to the consumer. the members of this council intended to fight the case and carry it to the Supreme Court of the United States is necessary. But when con- fronted with the heavy cost Of such procedure, and noting what had happened in other states, the de- fendants decided not to contend against the government and to acc cept the scale of fines recommended
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-17

Amalgamated Clothing Workers union helped found the CIO, is Lewis's pet hate, What will be new Is that Lewis will blast Hill. man at Q CIO convention.
 It was not always that way be- tween them, Just two short years ago Lewis heaped lavish praise on Hiilman with the same ardor that he now lashes him.
 Tn the CIO News of September %, 1889, appeared 0 three-column article signed by Lewis acclaim ing Hillman in the most fiatter- ing terms. He aded "Sidney Hilll- man -- A Great American" the article reviews a biography writ- ten by George souie. Here's what Lewis said'
 Tt Is hard on the author of book about Sidney Hlllman to have me comment on 1t. That Is because In q good many years of close association with the man I have grown tO know him and to feel Q respect and af- lection for him that no author could easily express In a book. Sidney Hillman Is one of the great Americans of this gen- eratlOn. The author Is right when he says that Sidney Hlll- man represents something es- sentially American, the best In the American spirit"
 sidney Hillman's success Is written in terms of dollars and cents, but not for himself. His success Is measured by dollars and cents of hundreds of thous- ands of Americans who work for their living. His success Is en- graved forever in the lives of American workers, constituting a monument more lasting than any of granite"
 DOUBLE-PURPOSE PLANES
 If you fly the airlines Q year from now, you may find the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-17
Daily Almanac
Moon rises 4.44 a. m.

Moon rises 4.44 Q. m.
 Sun rises 6:4l a. m.; sets 4.33 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty min- utes after sunset.
 Lack of sunlight during November won't affect growing things in this climate right now, but certainly if we had experienced this form of weather during July or August New England crops might have fallen off rather than reach6d bumper proportions. If sombody is keeping track of the number of hours of sunlight he or he should have some interesting figures by the end of the month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-17

gress.
 But it takes time for even 6 gen- tleman soldier and scholar of the MacLeish callher to organize an Off, flee of Facts and Figures. To date, OFF has no offices, has no facts, has no figures. It has an emergency allotment from tho presidential executive funds, and 1t is trying to prepare . budget for submission by Dec. l.
 OFF is to have an advisory com inittee, but so far the only designee is Lowell Mellett, head of the Of- flee of Government Reports. OFF is supposed to have e staff--MacLeish wants to keep 1t small but so far the only member is Capt. Robert M. Kintner, c former newspaper columnist,
 Tn this somewhat negative line- up of facts and complete absence of figures, there has been conSid- erable Washington speculation as to why OEF was organized. Like all the inaccurate statements circulat- ed about the Office of Government Reports there have been wild guess es that the Office of Facts and Fig ures was to be 6 super-propaganda agency or Q board of censorship. These MacLeish denies. The ab- sence of any clear.cut explanation of just what OFF will do is ex- plained simply by the fact that the director himself doesn't yet know. WHAT THE BOSS SAID
 The presidential order creating OFF assigned to 1t In general terms the job of formulating programs designed to spread an understand. ing of the defense effort and to ad-- wise government agencies concern ing the dissemination of such in- formation.
 As MacLeish sees 1t, the people of Q democracy are entitled to know what the government IS doing, and he believes the people can be trust. ed with this Information, subject only to the limitations of giving out military information of value to an enemy. MacLeiSh feels these reports should be made without dis tortion, and that the dangers of any situation can be pointed out as well as the good things. He Is, for. tunately, opposed to the "psycho- logical bedazzlement," as he calls 1t, which the information services of some other governments have used by withholding or corrupting the free flow of information. And he Is opposed to any morale campaigns which attempt to make the people feel that everything is just dandy by poulticing their souls with propa- ganda.
 COULD COORDINATE
 One job for OFF will be editing existing information servic es, hunching them, seeing that they all work together. MacLeish has no in- tention of passing on government information handouts or announce ments and okaying them before they are issued.
 Plans may be made for future programs for the various defense agencies to follow, and advice giv- en as to how the programs can be handled. Office of Facts and Fig ures, however. has no authority to tell any agency 1t must do some- thing. It is a consulting body only and it reports only to the President, who alone retains authority to tell the administrative departments of the government what to do.
 And of course it's too much to expect that OFF would ever decide that some government program IS lousy, outworn, or wasteful and that the people should be told about this extravaganza so 1t could be discontinued.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-17
Selected Poem
CULINARY CONFLICT

 By Lillian W. Allard in the Boston Post0 The meat they ROASTED. They PREFERRED the rice; The bread they TOASTED, They CRACKED all the ice.
 II The onions they SLICED. They MASHED potatoes; The carrots they DICED, They SKINNED tomatoes.
 III The frankfortS they CHILLED, They GROUND the coffee: The cocoa they CHILLED, They PULLED the toffee.
 W The pudding they STEAMED. The turnips they BOILED: They WHIPPED the sweet cream. The bluehsh they BRoILED. The apples they CUT, They BEAT up the cake; They BROKE all the nuts, They SPARED the thick steak.
 VI The lemons they SQUEEZED, They CRUSHED the berries: They GRATED the cheese. They STONED the cherries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-17

This is because it does not get SO much lubri- cation as the other rings.
 Anything will wear out that isn't properly iu- bricated and what we very often fail to req lize is that this principle oper- ates amid the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-17

being 4e-year.
 old Archibald MacTselsll, W h e rose from pri- vate to cap. tain of field ar tlllery in France during the last war, is Q Yale graduate, Q Har- yard lawyer, a Pulitzer priEe winner In poetry In 1882, 6 con-
 tributor to many magazines and since 1889 tho librarian of Con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-17
Washington Merry-Go Round
Plans To Abolish Independent Status Of Royal Air Force
 Mission Studying Our Air Corps As Model For Lntearone System

the most military history No the studying Air organization preparatory to 1emodeng the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-17
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
OFF Has No Office, No Facts,
 No Figures
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Waahlnstea CngrewnnmAenA

washington, Nov. l7--The newest agency in the defense setup, the Office of Facts and Figures, will be a month only come Nov. 8, and 60 far 1t consists principally of . head running around with It's chicken cut off. The head Is competent enough
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-17

TODAY's COMMON ERROR The words hardly, scarcely, but and only, are negative tn meaning and should not Do used with another negstivol as "J0hn had but OnO tnot hadn't bus Onel coat"