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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25

New Haven is as much concerned about
 new state trade school as Waterbury.
 But down in the Elm City various civic
 groups are interesting themselves in the
 matter. They even have gone to the trouble of circulating petitions in favor of the school. All of which has gradually come to be point of irritation with city officials It came to a head the other night at a Board of Finance meeting when Mayor John W. Murphy exploded and informed all and sundry that he and other officials felt capable of securing a trade school for the city if it was at all possible. He deplored the outside pres sure" being put on officials for the school. No doubt there is limit to the patience even of city official Certainly, if Mayor Murphy and others are inter ested in the project, they will do every thing in their power to get school. And if they can't secure state cooperation, then the efforts of all organizations and individuals won't make bit of difference.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25
DEFENSE RECKLEssNEss
(New London Day)

Uttering word of caution, well known insurance company points out that injuries due to reckless dis regard of ordinary safety precau- tions by workers in plants engaged in emergency defense operations would do much to retard the prog ress of the national preparedness program. The very spirit of bravado that inspires worker to take chance" may defeat his desire to help his country.
 During a period when men and women are working at jobs to ad- vance the safety of their country, having willingly taken jobs that are more hazardous than those of their usual calling, there is built up a psycholoby of heedlessness, the sta- tisticians say There is feeling that it would be "ignoble to count too closely the risks of ones occupation and everyday life when others are offering their services, and, if need be, their lives. in the armed forces"
 This is borne out by the records of the last World war period, when the fatal accidental rate of 76.6 per 100000 for 1915, rose by 1916 to SAP
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25
IT'S THE SAME OLD SPIGOT
(Meriden Journal)


 Another need is added to the many we already have. It is the reduction in cost of automobile operators n- censes and will be presented to the legislature by the Connecticut Auto motive Trades association in 8 pro- posal to cut down the present fee of $3 to g with the added recommend ation for bargain rates if renewals are for longer than 8 single year, thus two-year licenses for $3 and five-year for $5.
 The suggestion will appeal to car owners, as would any reduction in fees and as did the campaign prom ise by Governor Baldwin that if re- elected he would exert pressure to have the license fee for all drivers cut to exactly 50 cents. Just why the CATA is so modest will puzzle some people.
 But by and large motorists will say the whole business is lot of taffy. They recall that when registration fees were reduced the gasoline tax was upped and after the excitement had Subsided they found themselves just about where they were before. It takes money to build, maintain and patrol roads and motorists are
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25
UNDER THE DOME

UNDER HE UOME
 Lanky, curly-haired Rep. Carl Durham of North Carolina is one of the top golfers in Congress. He consistently shoots in the low 70's Tobacco chewing Sena- tor Bill Bulow of South Dakota, who sports the biggest hats on Capitolu Hill, also has the largest collection of them. He has an even dozen super-sized cowboy chapeaus Young Rep. Lyle Boren of Oklahoma claims the title of fastest reader in Congress. He can finish an ordinary book in couple of hours, frequently goes through three in a night Rep. Jim Scrugham of Nevada has had birds eye view of an earthquake in action and has the evidence to prove it. In his office hangs a picture he toox in 1929, when, as newspaper man, he flew over the Sierra Nevada mountains and snapped quake just as it opened a huge Assure in the mountain below Tax experts rate Rep. Richard M. Duncan of Missouri the best informed authority on business taxes on the House Ways and Means Committee. which originates all revenue legislation.
 Copyright. 1941, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25

The famous French liner, the He de France, is in the hands of the British, according to news dispatches. Nothing much has been heard about this ship since she sailed away from New York last May. It now seems reliably certain she is actually in Singapore and that the Brit ish will use her for transport purposes. Seems pity so many fine liners are los ing caste.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25
Views Of The Press

and by 1917 to 88.2, figure higher than that of any year since. Those who were in cloSs contact with the work assert that in addition to the unavoidable accidents due partly to the direct effect of increased indus trial activity, accompanied in some cases by increased hazards, there was tendency for a certain degree of rash disregard of some of the measures of caution that ordinarily are not light waved aside
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25

other isolationists figure it out like this:
 l. The administration says there is no time to waste, that crisis in the war Is coming fast, and that within 90 days or less England may get to a point where extra aid from the United States will mean the dif- ference between final victory and immediate defeat.
 2. Yet, say the isolationists, when William s. Knudsen urged the House Foreign Affairs Committee to pass the bill he admitted that it will be a good six months before the de- fense program has things moving off the assembly lines in real quan- tity. The power to lump British and U. s. production is important, but it can't-by Knudsen's own word have much practical effect before midsummer.
 3. If t..:.sa.ss is so, and if the war crisis is due within three months, Senator Wheeler and his followers can't see any reason for a big rush about passing the lend-lease bill except that the administration wants the power to send Britain what the U. S. has now, without waiting for the defense program to swing into high and without wait ing for any further authorization from Congress.
 By this line of reasoning, the ex- pected spring crisis-breakdown of shipping, new blitzlrieg, or what not-would find parts of the U. S. navy steaming to British waters, plus all or part of the U. s. air fleet, plus such mechanical forces as might be needed. American boys wouldn't be riding in them, but the final effect might not be great deal different.
 THAT'S SIZE
 OF IT
 Off the record, administration senators admit that is just about the size of 1t and that the desire to get authority to make such transfers is the real reason for the hurry to get the bill passed. They disagree, how ever, that such transfers would be equivalent to war. On the contrary, they insist this program offers the
 best means of ensuring that Amer ican boys won't have to fight-as- suming, as the administration does
 assume, that the crisis is due early
 in the spring.
 There is still another angle point
 ed out by some congressman who haven't lined up yet either for or
 against the lease-lend bill. It goes 1 like this:
 This administration is as fully
 committed as a government can be to the proposition that it isn't going l to stand by and see England beaten. Suppose the lend-lease bill fails to
 pass, and that the crisis does come
 as anticipated and finds the United
 States government powerless to transfer the ships and planes that
 would make the difference between 1 victory and defeat
 Is it, these undecided" congress
 ask, unreasonable to suspect that in such case the administration might
 intervene anyway? It wouldn't need to transfer any ships or planes, and 1 it wouldn't need to declare war. It might simply extend the neutral ! ity patrol" for instance, to the far
 side of the Atlantic and put war ships and combat planes to work 1 conveying merchant vessels to Brit l ain. The effect would be about the
 same, except that good many American boys would be over there
 where the air is full of flying steel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25
In Today's s Mail
TRAFFIC NEEDS IN THEATER DISTRICT REQUIRE LONGER
 METER HOURS
Waterbury, Connecticut. January 23rd, 1941.

0dAA00AJ 4OAAy 4O1As Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 This is to inform you that as a citizen and taxpayer of the City of Waterbury, have observed, since the meters have been put into oper- ation on East Main street, that in- stead of helping the situation on this particular street, they have done more harm by causing more congested condition than previous to their installation.
 would make suggestion that the meters on East Main street should operate until 10 o'clock in the night in view of the fact that it is in the theater district, and as it is now, with the meters only op- erating until 6:30, in the evening, the cars now park down along East Main street, from 6:30 on, and the police department is unable to tag these particular cars, which occupy the particular spaces for three and four hours at time.
 would appreciate it if you would publish this letter. and I hope that the City of Waterbury will look into this matter.
 Very truly yours.
 GEORGE DAKIN.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25
Selected Poem
sEQUOIA GROVE
Dorothy Livingstone Ulrich in the Christian
 Science Monitor)

Dorothy Livingstone Uhich in the Christian
 Science Montor) By ancient winds these random seeds were sown To be aroused with immemorial rain And lifted by the sun to wind again More slowly than the centuries have grown From fragments by which human time is known, Have these red woods climbed upward to their erign Above the earth transmitted in the grain As clements and color of their own. There was no quarreling among the trees So all achieved this unison of sky Where branches move in sunlight loftily And are beyond our reach except for these Faint rhythmic shadows far below So high Their roots exalt long humility.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 5:22 a. m
 Sun rises 7:O9 a. m.: sets 500 D. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Variable weather is natural New England climate. You don't get it any place else like you do here. One day it's early April: the next it's mid-January again. Up and downi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25

Of War-py-Apfu is visible to many men on Capitol Hill
 These men may be seeing things. That specter may be 8 product of their own irnag- nations, @ crea- tion of partisan ship gone cock eyed. But the point is that the specter Is really there.
 s e n a t o r ~L.1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25

the ey are in trouble. Th e y think a bou [ God only when they have done everything for themselves they can think of and are at their wits end.
 Tn ere a r c times when re- ligion is intend ad f0 ha G0d'S
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25
Current Comment

As to ultimate philosophical con- alterations, I can truthfully say that I was more concerned with them in my youth.
 -Dr. Lewellys F. Barker, professor
 emeritus at Johns Hopkins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25
What's Your I. O.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.

test questions? Turn to back
 page for the answers.
 l. Which bird is the naUlonal emblem of the United States?
 2. Are coffee and tea imported into the United States duty free?
 3. Should . widow be addressed by her own given name or that of her husband?
 4. In what country is the lira the monetary unit?
 5. In which group of islands are the Leeward Islands?
 6. Can a heavy automobile with four-wheel brakes be stopped within the same distance as lightweight car with four-wheel brakes7
 T. The late William Jennings Bryan was born in New York, Illi- nois or Nebraska?
 8. Who makes the state laws?
 g. What was the relationship be- tween Queen Victoria of Great Britain and William II, Kaiser of Germany?
 10. What aged priest trained the boy Samuel?
 the only source of revenue. It's the same old spigot no matter how you
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25
Washington Merry Go-Round
DREW PEAR s o N
 ROBERT S. ALLEN

there
  officers declares that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25
A Thought for Today

What thing soever command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.-DeuterOnomy 12:32.
  The first law that ever God gave to man, was a law of obedience.-Montaigne.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25

e. Is it possible in the Panama Canal Zone to see the sun set over the Atlantic Ocean?
 A. The 1sthmuS of Panama is curved in such a way that, in the portion immediately west of the canal the Atlantic shore is west of the Pacific shore. To an observer on the shore just west of the south ern end of the canal, the sun may rise in the Gulf of Panama which is an arm Of the Pacific ocean, and to an observer just west of the northern end of the canal, the sun may set in the Mosquito Gulf, which is an arm of the Atlantic.
 e. Why was Thermopylae so named?
 A. The name, which means ''hot gates," was given to the narrow pass, because it led to a region of many hot springs, sacred to the god Heracles.
 Q. Who composed the music to Joyce Kilmer's poem Trees?
 A. Oscar Rasbach, in 1920.
 e. How much salad dressing, mayonnaise, etc., is sold annually in the United States?
 A. In 1889, total of 43,700, GOO gallons of salad dressing, and re- lated products was produced com- mercially.
 o. Which was the largest city in the United States in 1790, when the first census was taken?
 A. New York, which then had population of 49,401.
 e. was born in the United States and went to Canada with my parents as small boy. took up a homestead in Canada and in doing so, took the oath of allegiance to Canada. Twenty years later I re- turned to the United States. Did lose my citizenship?
 A. You lost your citizenship of the United States when you took the oath of allegiance to Canada.
 QWhat is the term for a person who frequently complains of imag- mary ills?
 A. A hypochondriac.
 If you want a copy of the book let PUZZLE WORKERS DIG TIONARY" send to the Water bury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street. Washington, D. C. Enclose ten cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Operation" is pronounced
 oD'-er-a'-shun, not Op-rA'- shun.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25
National Spotlight
BY BRUCE CAPTION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 COrremOndent

Washington, Jan 25 - You can't hope to understand the fight over the lend-lease bill unless you realize how clearly the specter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25

If you want a copy of the book let PUZZLE WORKERS DIG TIONARY" send to the Water bury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street. Washington, D. c. Enclose ten cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D.
IS RELIGION A PROP?

Too many people use religion as support and not as an inspira- ton. They turn to 1t only when
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25
Questions
 andAnswers
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

The Waterbury Democrat Service, Bureau win anSwer for you Free, any Question of fact CT lntOrmA- tion, not involving extensive re search. Write your question clear Iy, 1ign name and sGdres1s enc close Q three cent postage stamp. Medical or legal advice cannot be given. Address The Waterbury Democrats Washington Service Bureau, 1013 18th Street Wash- ingtOn, D. 0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25

Q.What is the term for a person who frequently complains of imag- mary ills?
 A. A hypochondriac.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25

@. Who invented fruit cake?
 A. The ancient Egyptians enjoyed something resembling fruit cake, and bread with fruit in it, made $500 years ago, has been discovered in the ton1hs.
 e. What Is prolon? A. A synthetic material, formerly called "casein wool" made from casein obtained from milk, soybean, or other sources.
 e. Where does confectionery rank among the food industries9
 A. It is ninth in importance.
 @. Must Q transient merchant or peddlar secure license in each State?
 A. F'ourty -four States and the District of Columbia have statutes regulating peddlars or transient merchants or both. In addition to State licenses, local permits must be procured.
 @. Are any solid metallic ele- ments lighter than water?
 A. Yes. The metals lithium, po- tassium, and sodium have densities less than that of water.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25

the only source of revenue. It's the same old spigot no matter how you turn it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25

e. Where does confectionery rank among the food i11dustries7
 A. It is ninth in importance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25

Copyright. 1941, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25

Q. Which was the largest city in the United States in 1790 when the first census was taken?
 A. New York, which then had 8 population of 49,4O1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
Man Is Found Dead, Girl
Overcome in Gos-FiIIed Car
Leoky MuffIer Is
Blamed; Auto Had
Sickened Others

A 2l-year-old Washington man
was dead and a Maryland girl of
the same age was in serious con-
ditlon at Casualty Hospital today
as result of carbon monoxide
poisoning believed TO have been
caused by a leaky automobile muff1er.
The man was Victor J. BraSt, 1909
Twenty-second street NV. and the
girl Miss Lola Jenkins, Landover
Hills. Md.
They were found in a gaS-filled
car on the side of Landover road
near Defense highway about
o'clock this morning by Charles D.
Cheek, 80. of East Rlverdale, Md.
Miss Jenkins is expected to recover.
Mr.. Cheek, an employe of laun-
dry here, reported he first noticed
the car while driving toward Chew
erly. Md, about 2:30 am. 1t was
standing about feet off the paving
and the motor was racing, he said.
When he returned about Is minutes
later and heard the motor still
running he stopped to investigate.
Upon opening the door of the car,
Mr.. Cheek said gas fumes were so
strong he had to wait momentarily
before reaching into the machine
The man and girl were Slumped to-
gether on the front seat, the man
on the drivers side Both were
taken by Mr.. Cheek to the hospital,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27

ANY hope that the United States
may have of counting Soviet Russia
as an ally against Nazi-ism is
doomed tc disappointment. Alex
ander Kerensky, prime minister OF
the short-lived Russian provisional
government, told Town Hall audi
ence last night. at the Shoreham
Hotel.
Declaring that Joseph Stain be-
gan preparing for a new world war
as far back as 1929 AS an only hope
of bringing Communism to the
west" Mr.. Kerensky said that the
Soviet Union is now caught be-
tween the "pincers" of Germany
and Japan and is in no position to
fight Hitler or do other than go
along with him.
Nobody seems to believe" said
the former Russian leader, that the
break (betWeen Hitler and Stalin)
is impossible; that Stain will never
come to the aid of Great Britain
and the United States: that he is
bound to Hitler by common interest
and common detectives, and that
both Stain and Hitler planned their
alliance for years before the war and
there will be no sudden improvisa-
ton to change the situation
When asked directly by Senator
Gillette, Democrat. of Iowa in the
panel discussion which followed if
he thought the lifting of the moral
embargo against shipment of air.
planes to Russia a mistake, Mr.
Kerensky replied, Il answered that
in my speech
Warns of False Security.
Another member of the panel,
the Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, vice
president of Georgetown University,
stated on his own behalf that he
considered the State Departments
action the same type of appease-
ment as was once applied to Hitler"
and added that he has mo sympa-
thy with either"
Mr.. Kerensky warned of the
motifs in Soviet propaganda which
he said are calculated to lull the
world into a sense of false security
One, he said, is the legend"
which has been growing since the
five-year plan was inaugurated. The
legend" he explained, is that Stain
has been breaking with the Lenin
concept of world revolution and
coming more and more into the
camps of the democracies. The
legend" he continued, grew with
the advent of Hitler, for then Stain
called for united front" to defeat
Nazi-ism and Fascism.
Another motif, e said, Is EN-
ployed In England low, where Rus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
II. S. Can't Win Russia as Ally,
Kerensky Tells Town Hall
Stain Never Will Break With Hitler,
Leader of World War Dogs Declares

sian agents are purportedly at
tempting to create the impression
that Stain will change sides not
later than tomorrow" The speaker
admitted, however, that the propa-
ganda in England was probably
too weak to achieve the results
which it attained in France"
bad Feeling" in China.
In citing other alleged Communist
techniques, he mentioned the 'eX-
ploitation" of the wars in China
and Spain to serve only the pur-
poses of the Soviet.
In connection with China Mr..
Kerensky said there is. the begin
ming of revolt and very bad feel
ing" between Chang Kai-shek and
the Chinese Communist armies be-
cause of concessions which he de-
clared Russia is making to Japan
in order to protect the northern
maritime provinces of the Soviet.
Stain, the speaker said, has every
reason to approve of the current
European conflict, because the ex-
haustio nand suffering of a people
at war is the best nourishment for
the Bolshevik bacilli"
At the same time he maintained
that the Russian people dream of
regaining their freedom" Some
day, he said. they will have a part
in building that real new order"
which must come unless all culture
is to perish
U. S. Near Fateful Decision.
He indicated that the United
States may very shortly have to
determine her position in the build
ing, as he asserted now it is no
longer Europe. but the United States
itself which is on the brink of a
fateful decision. At this moment
each one must do his duty as he
sees it,"
luton to the European war, Mr..
Kerensky continued
Two worlds of ideas are in con-
f1ict and no compromise is possible
between them. 1t is total war. Our
common democratic and Christian
Europe is dead. Only Britain re-
mains. = In its stubbornness and
ability to fight to the end remains
the final hope for the resurrection
of a free Europe"
Mr.. Kerensky said he believed
that some day monument would
be erected to the late Prime Min
lister Neville Chamberlain for stop
ping Hitler's Munich pact plans.
list, was the otY member OF the
panel. DR.. Frans Bohn presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27

critics at the Hay-Adams House
Guests of honor included MISS Cowl
Miss Wood. Miss Adele Longmlre
and other members of the cast
The play was brought 10 Wash
ington with no interruption of its
New York engagement. an engage
ment which began with its imme-
date acceptance as a comedy hit
Members of the cast, who remained
in Washington overnight. left this
morning to resume their regular
performances in New York tonight
The two sets of the play were dis
mantled and shipped to New York
Immediately after the presentation
at the National
In making his third appearance
at a command performance" the
President broke practice that
heretofore had drawn him to the
National only when his good friend
Walter Huston, was playing there
His first visit to the theater since
entering the White House was
during the engagement OF "Dods-
WORTH his second during the pres
entation of "Knickerbocker Holt
day" The latter, incidentally. was
satirical musical about the Goth
am of Peter Stuyvesant. one of
whose associates in the early days
Of the metropolis was a character
named Roosevelt.