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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-29
. STORIES
 IN STAMPS
Costo Rico Supports U. 5. Defense Policy ,

COSTA RICA-"rich coast"-is
 one of the pure democracie. left in the world. The little re public just north of Panama has no army, the president gets pai1 $268 per month, and the govern ment has few secrets. Some 600,- 900 people live in an area smaller than West Virginia.
 The Costa Rican government is- sued the stamp above in 1927 showing the ruins of Ujarras.
 With four other Central Amer ican republies-Guatemala, Hon. duras, Nicaragua and Salvador Costa Rica won its independence from Spain in 1921. While other Central American countries stayed in a state of almost perpetual un- rest, Costa. Rica settled down to a tranquil existence.
 The United States is deeply concerned with the welfare of the tiny republic because of it's prox- unity to the Panama Canal. The Costa Rican government has indi- cated it's willingness to cooperate with Washington to the fullest extent. It is strongly pro-Amer- ican. Nazi activities, allegedly at a feverish pitch in 1940, have de- clined sharply. Q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-29

stockholder, will keep 51 shares. Ted will hold 25, and Macleod, Goldberg and Flynn will get "A, "
 But we'll never be able to sell the stuff now" Ted put in, gloom fly. "The market has folded. The product is no good. We're whipped. Rays got the right idea. Sell the plant, dump the stuff in the drink"
 Flynn waited until Ted was f1n- ished. He could see that Kay agreed with the boy.
 "All right" Mike began, you've all had your say now. You're ready to quit without a battle.
 Listen to me for just minute. This stuff will clean metal. You've proved that. It will take the paint of metal clean as a whistle. You can look at my car if you doubt that.
 50 what? If you haven't got an all-purpose cleaner, you have got a cleaner for metal. Sell 1t on that basis. There still is a market for a cleaner like that!"
 Ted's grin returned. Say! You're rightl never thought of that angle"
 Kay frightened momentarily, then her gloom returned.
 ''It might work" she admitted. But how can we be sure that it won't eat right through the metal? We don't even know what's in it."
 Flynn had thought of that, too. You'll have to hire chem ist, let him try it out, thoroughly, this time," he advised. When we know all there is to know about this cleaner Tim invented, we'll sell it again under different name" He turned to Ted. That will be your job, young man.
 Meanwhile we'll pay the bills and the chemists salary until we get on paying basis. That's just part payment for our interest"
 Kay shook her head.
 You're all being grand to me, but l can't take it. she said. "Ted is giving all his time to this job when he might be drawing good pay with a business that is not doomed before it starts. You and MT. Macleod and MT. Goldberg are doing this, not be- cause you have any hope of saving WondroSoap, but because you feel sorry for me.
 I'm licked, and I know when to quit. I can't ask you to go in on losing proposition. I'll mort gage this factory and site, hire the chemist as you say, Mike, but. I'll do it alone. Then, if it fails again, I'll be the only one to take a loss"
 I'm sticking with you, Kay" Ted sounded determined.
 Thanks, Ted, but I can't let you. I'll pay you $1,000, salary and goodwill, for your quarter interest in Wondrosoap. I'll pay the other bills, too. Mike. Will you arrange the mortgage?"
 They argued for hours. Flynn was a wizard in a courtroom, but it took all his mastery to con- vince this slim girl that he was not being charitable, that it was a sound business proposition based on his faith in Tim Donovans ability.
 Ted used all his salesmanship trying to sell her on the idea.
 They finally compromised. Kay gave in, with limitations. Under the new arrangement they were to hire the chemist as Mike had suggested, find out all they could about Wondrosoap. Then, at the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-29
ARMY DRAFTS CRACKERS

Atlanta..-Atlanta Crackers are faced with the possible loss of three players to the Army within the next month. Uncle Sam has his eye on Les Burge, first baseman; Buddy Bates, shortstop, and Johnny Gar lach, center fielder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-29
CHAPTER V

NOTICE: ALL PURCHASERS OF WONDROSOAP-A chemical reac- tion over which the manufactur- CTS had no control has made the recently sold WONDROSOAP un- suitable for use. Please return your can of WONDROSOAP to the store where it was purchased and your money will be refunded.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22

stare at the Tarheels. Benny not
only stared but moped. Natural
ly. Miami won by the one-sided
margin of 27-7.
Personally" says The Eye
I'D rather not do football work.
Messin' around with them pig
skins amt a kosher occupation
for a guy named Finkle. But it's
all right as a sideline when they
amt no kroavnies handy 20 put
the zing-ger on"
There are two schools Of
thought as 10 the reason for
ROosevelt's victory in the last
election. The first is that the
nation didn't want to change
streams while crossing a horse.
The more popular theory is that
Evil Eye Finkle fried Willkie's
gander to a fragile by lifting
the lid of his left pepper and let
ting him have it, fun force.
Questioned about this, Finkle
shows his innate modesty.
II amt sayin' yes and l amt
sayin' no." he says. "Allus I'm
sayin' is l left him have the
Washington Whammy, a special
eye treatment / got for poll
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22

ticians and you know what the
result was
There is only one case on rec
ord that might be interpreted as
a failure for The Eye Ever since
the second World War broke out,
Finkle has been importuned by
people in high and low stations
20 do something about the Hit
Ter menace. Although he has re-
peatedly announced publicly that
"the hex is on Hitler, Stain,
Mussolini and all enemies Of live
and leave live" the dictators
were all thriving at last report.
II may be that the emana-
tions from The Eye aren't suf-
ficiently powerful 10 cross the
Atlantic or poisonous enough to
do any harm TO a dictator. on the
other hand, it has been proved
repeatedly that, once The Eye
focuses on anyone, he may linger
under the zing-ger for a while
but the Finkle Twinkle will get
him in the end.
Maybe the Terrible Trio are be-
ing warmed up at this moment
for Evil Eyes 21st successful
triple header!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Dan Parker Dissects Evil Eye
Finkle's Terrible Twinkle

and TO a hundred other causes,
all wrong. The secret OF that
$50 victory which astounded
the football world and gave the
Bears the professional football
championship was some extra
curricular eye-work by Finkle
the Twinkle.
Some say a pass refused was
the hidden motive again. Others
insist Finkle was sore at Mar
shall because his shirts came
back from the laundry frayed at
the cuffs. But whatever the
cause. Finkle takes a bow for
the effect, which was the most
astounding upset in football in
recent years.
Finkle isn't just a professional
football heXer. He can put the
Curse Of Kovno on college foot
ball eleven, too, as the University
Of Miami team found out 10 its
satisfaction two seasons ago.
Feeling a bit shaky about the
outcome of its game with North
Carolina State, the Miami eleven,
through Everett Clay, sports ed
itor of the Miami Herald, en-
gagged Finkle the Twinkle 10
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Continued from Page 16)

marry you and redeem the fam
lily fortunes"
He swung away. completely
ignoring Ivor. glazing down the
table at his father and mother.
You're my parents, I'm sup
posed TO look up to you and re-
spect you. Respect you! I'd
rather be dead than be the way
you are"
Elaine said hoarsely: Terry,
you must be crazy! You must. ."
He turned back to her, shaking
her hand roughly from his arm.
You" he said. You cheap
little gold-digger Here's what l
think of you"
Jerkily. he lifted his hand and
ught the flat of his palm
Ohgingly down on his sisters
cheek.
While the others stared in
deep, stunned silence, he gave a
little sob and, half running. half
stumbling, hurried to the yellow
patio door, tugged it open and
disappeared through It.
Slowly, as in a daze. Elaines
fingers moved to the reddening
mark on her cheek. Her eyes,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22

on him. He didn't look up the
first few times around. But then
he spots me, let's out a whinny
and rears up on his hind legs
as If he's seen a ghost and winks
at me. Then I gives the gang
the office TO bet their shirts and
did they clean up! Seabiscuit win,
going away"
Many uniformed critics at
tribute last Falls crushing VIC
tory Of the Chicago Bears over
the Washington Redskins to the
Bears "T' formation, to their
desire TO get even with George
blue Shirt Marshall, the big
wet wash man, who was starting
10 run the league single handed,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Continued from Page 49,

son quite apart from your un-
lucky looks. ="
My unlucky looks :"
Lucy whispered then. "Oh. Henry
give me n mirror quick You've
had it in your hand"
For long time she looked at
the reflection Of that clear. I'M
fiawed face then gravely laid
the mirror down.
Il dare say you've been very
clever, as a neurologist. And I
am almost ready 10 admit that
your insane experiment was
something like a success for
everyone. but yourself. I don't
know whether I'll keep your Sc
cret or not I haven't made up
my mind. ! must wait until am
less angry. less shocked. But.
certainly. Henry Treyne, I will
never forgive you as long as I
live. My face hasn't been SCARED
but my heart has. I've suffered
too much. Other people have
suffered too much. Aunt Lou 80.
she's changed"
Very much for the better, my
dear"
Il hope after I've left the hos
pital that 1 will never see you
again. Please go away now and
please don't ever come to see me
or'even come near me or speak
.me anywhere. This is the very
t time III ever speak 10 you"
Henry stood straight 10 take
his thrashing. looked at her
steadily when she had struck her
last shrewd blow, then made one
of his quaint bows and walked
out.
Lucy left the hospital at ten
o'clock the next morning.
Ralph came for her and helped
her TO the waiting car. Eric
stood at the car door, smiling.
Lucy, looking back, saw a sill
houette in one of the ground
floor windows of the hospital It
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
FATAL GIFT

seemed. in the shadow of a cur
tain. 10 be watching her depart.
She said. Just one second,
dad Wait here. I've forgotten
something"
She walked fast, with no sign
of weakness or uncertainty, and
burst into a small office that
opened from the entrance hall
Henry did stand at that win
dow, he probably had been watch
ing her departure. but, as the car
door closed upon her, he must
have turned aside his face for
now it was bent against the win
dow frame and his hand had
gripped the curtain-folds.
Lucy spoke his name. He
started violently.
She said, II came back 70 tell
you that I've decided TO keep
your secret. didn't sleep at all
last night"
She came close and her lovely
candid gaze was troubled She
spoke with all her naive direct
ness, letting him read the doubt
and the confusion Of her face Il
don't understand II at all, Henry
but I find somehow that can't
possibly get along without you.
Will you come 10 sec me very
soon ?"
And, before he could put out a
hand. she was gone, across the
hall, down the steps, down the
path. into the car The door
slammed Eric let out his clutch,
Henry his hair on end. his
eyes for once wide open. just
reached the middle of the steps in
time to sec her go.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
THE GREEN DIARY

green and flat, stared blindly in
front of her
Z Excuse me. l think III
go upstairs"
She ran into the house. Maud
started TO follow and then
stopped. Ivor, serene and en-
tirely unruffled. balanced his
highball glass on the table edge.
He said.
Maud, dear, you really should
eat your crepes suzette before
they get cold. They are very
good"
His contemptuous composure
was uncomfortable to Kay. Hardly
conscious Of the others. she
moved away from the table and
hurried out through the patio
door.
Ito Be Continued Next Week
Copyright. 1871. by American weekly. Inc
All Rights Reserved
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22

The events and characters
depicted in this serial are
fictitious and any apparent
similarity 10 actual persons
living or dead is merely
coincidence.
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Continued from Page 81

Continued from Page 81
Poison pepper chartered The Eye
to go TO work on War Admiral,
great son of Man o. War, in his
oft postponed test of speed with
Seabiscuit. Despite the fact that
he had bad sty. Finkle under
took the difficult assignment
Not until the two great colts
were led into the paddock could
Finkle get close enough to War
Admiral TO give him the old
Finger pronounced "Zing-ger"
by Evil Eye).
LAS he was being led around
by his exercise boy" relates
Finkle, Il focused the left eye
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22

The events and characters
depicted in this serial are
fictitious and any apparent
similarity TO actual persons
living or dead is merely a
coincidence.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
The Endl

Copyright. 1871. by American Weekly. Inc.
All Rights Reserved
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Copyright. 1881. bv American weekly. inc
All Rights Reserred
Evening star., 1941-03-20
Second Registration Planned
For Men Newly Come Of Age

olds was expected to be far less
formidable than the task of regis
tering all men between 81 and IS in
elusive which was carried out in a
single day last October. The num-
bers involved are much smaller. the
registration machinery has been
tested, and its operation is generally
familiar.
OF more immediate urgency, how
ever, were proposals pending in
Congress to alter the draft ages
substantially, as transition toward
eventual adoption of the European
plan of universal military service
for men automatically as they reach
q specific age, such as 81.
Instead Of requiring the registra-
ton of all men between 81 and IS,
inclusive, the American Legion has
sponsored bill to limit military
service liability to men between 18
and IS.
Some selective service officials
have indicated they favor the a.
to-25 age bracket.
Evening star., 1941-03-20

which presumably will be acuesced in by the snatemakes far
than gesture.
his the leaselend bill
Mr.. Wadsworth told the House:
THE of sO00O00O0O think is
think within the bounds think practically
the which
may not at this moment be able to anticipate AT any rate within
months he life of the asend bD shall have
this whole situation the this and
then whether shall this additional period
cricse suggestion
that think will accepted adequate the world
especially it known the world that within two years
reconsider this whole thing In view of what has
happened Wadsworts remarks certainly prophetic
yet whe Wadsworth amendment
rejected by
SO.
Evening star., 1941-03-20
Ey the Associated Press.

Quiet advance preparations are
being made for q second selective
service registration day, although
only a small percentage Of the 49,
4O4 900 men who enrolled last Oc-
tober have been put in uniform.
The second registration would be
for men who have reached their
21st birthday since October l6. BY
the time it is held, possibly in the
late summer or early fall, 100000
to 1,250,000 will have come of age.
population experts figure, and thus
will be subject to military service.
Selective service headquarters Of
fcials said today only general con-
sideration had been given thus far
to the next registration, but advance
studies were being made. Under
the Selective Service Act, the Presi.
dent must set the date, and this is
not considered likely to be before
August or September.
Enrolment of the new 2l-year-
Evening star., 1941-03-20
Hitler Move May Threaten u. S
Eliot Sees Possible Drive on spoin, Portugal
And North Africu as Beorinq Watching

companied by advice to Italy to
get out of Albania, would release
two air fleets or their equivalent
for operations against Britain.
Meanwhile, even if writing of Italy
as dead loss, the occupation of
points on the Strait of Gibraltar,
north or south, and the neutraliza-
ton of the fortress, would prevent
the British taking advantage of
their Mediterranean dominance by
transferring forces to the main or
Atlantic theater of war. Germany
would. in effect, be abandoning a
secondary theater while prevent
ing the British from capitalizing
thereon in the main theater. This
might seem sound strategy.
Spain Might Resist.
A thrust through Spain would de-
mand troops, of which Germany has
great number, but not much air
support, of which Germany has no
more than is needed for offensive
operations against England plus
reasonable security in the East.
Spain might resist, or might not;
guerrilla operations on the communi-
cations of the German forces might
be nuisance; the communications
are bad; Gibraltar cannot be carried
by a coup de main. But all this is
nothing to what the Germans would
have to do to conquer a Balkan
coalition backed by the British Mid
die East forces.
Activities in French and Spanish
Africa must not be counted out. Nor
must an attack on Portugal be dis
counted. Possession of the whole
coast of the Iberian Peninsula would
be great help to German raiders:
so would possession of the ships OF
the Spanish and Portuguese navies,
If these could be acquired. The re-
cent German references to a DOS
sible British seizure of the Azores
may be significant. Granted that
possession of the Portuguese main
land does not give Germany the
Azores, yet the tale about the Azores
might afford the seemingly neces-
sary excuse" for the German attack
on Portugal.
The point is that any such moves
IN Spain, Portugal or North Africa
would be in direct support of the
great campaign for the control of
the North Atlantic Ocean, and would
seem to be the best way in which
Germany can employ her large army
TO further that campaign, while en-
abling full air concentration against
Britain
Danger for America.
From the American viewpoint.
there are certain features of such
German move which require our
careful attention. Certainly We can
not allow any German move into
any of the Atlantic islands of
Spain or Portugal. If such an at
tempt Is made, We are bound in our
own interests to resist it. If Spain
and Portugal became Nazi vassals
We might expect subservient local
governments to be set up which
would intensity anti American
propaganda in Latin America: this,
too, would be a peril to us. But per-
haps the greatest threat to our Sc
curity from such a German advance
would be the possibility of a per-
manent lodgment in West Africa.
(See ELIOT, Page A-12).
Evening star., 1941-03-20
Royburn fouqht Idea


by Raybun the Wadswoh
related particularly the of the limitation
the
them recogniz
appropriation
the President of the United States for
$1,000 O00OO0?"
without ceiling" in it, other
placed of
NavyWhch might be trans
dmocracies that Congress
necessity asked make appropriations before
could be expended for the purposes of the act.
what it would have been
the bill that the
further above $7000
President has asked Con-
the total which he and his advisers
program British and the other
at
bill
tell
Evening star., 1941-03-20
Suicide Squadron Is Quiet

No one knows what happened to the famous suicide
bodylng 200
Ethiopian Mssoln bued ohca the British Foreign Office He
announced emphaicay that these 200 planes pilots
destroy themselves attacking
said while Italy would
planes all the British menofwar anchored Egyptian
either be lost or rrepaaby damaged British military observers
skepca
from the comparative safety of its
With the German dive bombe temporarily mmobiized
Italian hiding
ng war material and troops from the North African
and Gibraltar fast they Transports unoadd
at
material for observers
the Balkans
ference the of the Italians.
Evening star., 1941-03-20

MusSolini, has gone so far as to
predict an early Japanese dec!ara-
tion Of war against the United
States.
Japanese comment has been less
brash. In fact. American attaches,
whose business it is TO analyze Jap
aneSe reactions, have derived the
impression that efforts TO magnify
the Importance of Matsuoka's trip
are coming less from his Fascist
minded supporters than from mod
erates-such, for example, as the
Asahi editors-who would love to
see him stub his diplomatic toe.
One point very definitely estab-
lished is that Adolf Hitlers invita-
ton to Matsuoka to visit Berchtes-
gaden was delivered and accepted
many months ago. But the setting
for the meeting is not quite what
these two had planned. Hitler,
meanwhile, was expected to persuade
Russia to sign non-aggression pact
with Japan. Matsuoka, on his side,
was to bring japanese business in
terests. which long have been his
chief nemesis. definitely to heel and
to make the Notification of his
country complete by suppressing the
Parliament.
Russia Less Interested.
Russia latterly has been showing
an increasing disinclination to play
the axis game either east or west.
Coincidentally a recrudeScence Of
parliamentary aggressiveness has
kept Matsuoka explaining and Pre-
mier Prince Konoye defensively in
bed during the whole winter session
of the japanese Diet.
Another factor that has tended to
minimize the importance Of Mat.
suokas visit in the eyes of Ameri-
cans who know him personally is
their impression that he is essen
tally a blow off" This writer re-
calls a private dinner rendered to
Mr.. Matsuoka when he passed
through Washington in 1888, home
ward bound after dramatically TAX
ing his country out Of the League
of Nations at Geneva.
Mr. Matsuoka proved to be an eX-
tremely friendly and sociable in
dividual and, rare among Japanese,
facile and brilliant conversational
iSt. The occasion was entirely pleas
ant until. late in the evening. some
remark set Matsuoka off on his IA
vorite topic of Asia for the Asiatics-
meaning more specifically from his
viewpoint. Asia for the Japanese.
He declared fatty that Anglo-Saxon
assumption of racial superiority
would ultimately cost Great Britain
all of its territory and commercial
perquisites in the Far East and the
United States the Philippine Islands.
The Americans present argued
back, causing Mr.. Matsuoka to be-
come even more bellicose. Japan,
he said, must expand on the Asiatic
continent and. unless the United
States and other Western nations
acceded to this, war was inevitable.
Rose With Blitzkrieg.
Before the evening was over he
asserted that in his opinion the
Japanese Navy could whip the Amer.
lean Navy.
Ordinarily it would be unfair to
Judge statesman by remarks thus
made at private dinner party, but
Mr.. Matsuoka many times since has
(See HAYDEN, Page AID
Evening star., 1941-03-20
This Changing World
British Rush Troops to Greece While Italian
Ships and ArpIones Keep SofeIy to Ports
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.


Except for few floating
enses British
between Gibraltar Alexandria and Greek ports pleasant spring
cruises keeps ookouts
busy day and night.
According the Mediterranean
suspended all attempts interfere
vessels submarines apanes cautiously
Panteeria which fleet
during the crisis with Italy
nounced T swarmng with submarines
qadron" is quiet Florida fishing
Evening star., 1941-03-20
Accepted as Reasonable

The point however that the which Mr. WadWorth proposed
House
Republican
showing committee by the Secretaries OF
State War Navy that he reached the conclusion the
the bill He considered 1t his
for it, and other Republicans went along
with him.
appropriation by the House far exceeds the
advocated Republicans the House substitute Tor the
half times that 1t Is
limit the