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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-15

John P. Barry, affiliated with the Veterans Hos pital In NewngtOn tells me Waterburans have idea of visiting hours at the exservcemens institution and would like to have the situation remedied. So the Tower has been asked to to the rescue and print the new hours recently posted by Chief Medical Officer W. A. German. Visitors will now be welcome seven afternoons a week from to o'clock, but only one evening week, Wednesday from to S:SO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-15
T@d@Ys Answess e@
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QueslIone on efomfe Inn

Questions on Comic Page 1. Declaration of Independence, second paragraph.
 q. Constitution Of the United States. preamble.
 .. Rocsevelt-C hurehtii eight points. part of point six. (. Lincola's Gettysburg Address. c. Monroe Doctrine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-15

Rose oDay. Sounds like somenodys name doesn't 1t? Probably there are any number of Rosie ODays in this country, just as there are in Ireland and so they may expect to become extremely popular during the next few months The reason - well, the boys who wrote and popularzed the Hut sut have been at 1t again and they have new number entitled "Rose oDay" that is supposed to be more hut-sutsn than the orpnap This Rose oDay" contains verses in ancient Gaelic and you've tried to roll your tongue
 around the modern let alone ancient, Gaelic you know you have to be born to it. At any rate the Merry Macs, Ted Joe Judd Mcichael and Mary Lou Cook, are going to give songloving America chance to go nuts about "Rose oDay just like they did with the Hut sut song And you're an early victim of Its strains and odd-souno- lne phrases, don't say we didn't warn you.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-15
AnsIUers To
 Test Questions

Below arc the answers to test questions printed on page 6.
 1. Chow -- food; dogtags - Identification disks; over Che hlll - desertion; shAve.tall - second lieutenant. 2. True.
 3. Nlxie.
 {. Buffalo, N. \. 5. Refectory.
 6. Grand opera !. Four.
 8. Joel Chandler Harris. g. Royal Air Force. 10. They have no tail.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-15
HERE'S THE
 CHRONOLOGY

Follow this blitz-chronology: Sep tember 30. - Shortly after noon sudden blaze swept the plant. Before nightfall the whole thing was a twisted and charred mass of wreckage; damage was estimated at $2,25o,000.
 October 1 - Quick survey of the scarcely-cool wreckage of plant
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-15

Heard in passing. At the two day meeting Of the Connecticut State Luther League, held n Meriden tMs mast weekend Doris Weiss of this city who was elected vcepresldent of the group made arepor the
 summer training school at Pinecrest Dunes, while Herb Finter reported on Silver Bay Maurice Donovan; Ir Of Frost Road is convaescing at st. Marys Hospital where he had his appendix extracted the other day The youngster is as poppy as SyearOld though, and sorortv has just elected its new officers the meeting haying been held at the Tudor Street club-roomS. nosanne Arcovia is the president; Rosalie Longo treasurer, and Nettie Sanzer, secretary After the meeting an installation dinner held at DorioS with all members attending.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-15

Cleveland, October 15. - Just one week after key Cleveland defense plant lay i'm what looked like seeth- ing ruin from 3 disastrous fire, the first vital airplane casting came Phoenix-like from the ashes.
 That unbelievable-sounding rec ord was achieved by the National Bronze and Aluminium Foundry Company, without whose aluminium castings Rolls-Royce engine cast ings for Packard, fuselage castings for North American Aviation, and other desperately-needed national defense materials would be bottle necEed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-15
FASTEST JOB EVER DONE"


 Within three or four weeks, pro- duction at the pre-flre rate is as- sured.
 Tt was the fastest job we have ever done," commented A. R. Si- mon, yice-president of the H. L, Vokes O., general contractors in charge of the rebuilding. "If it were not defense plant, we never could have done it."
 John L. Schmeller, executive vice-president of the foundry was unstinting of his praise for the cooperation which made the indus- trial miracle possible. "Fine coop eration from the OPM, from our sup pliers and from our employees en- abled us to accomplish this task, '' Schmeller said.
 One week from ruin to rehabili- tatAon--thaTS what America can do when she sets her mind 0 it, and ar-mAracles like this sAg. gest that perhaps she has.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-15

to do what needed to be done.
 October 5 - Sunday -- A new roof spanled the rapidly rising con- Etruogion.
 October 6. - Nearly 45,000 feet of floor space had been cleared and reequipped as the new machinery, dies, and material began to be put in place.
 october 2 - At 3 p. m. the first casting was broken out, just one week after the fire which had gutted the building.
 October g. - Almost 6O,O00 square feet of floor space was in operation, and production was coming off the line regularly, though not at the pre-fire speed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-15

At a recent election In E:ngIan the wln-the-War candidate lost.
Evening star., 1941-09-12
Presidents S Radio Audience
Estimated at 10000, 900

An estimated 100000 radio
listeners in American homes heard
President Roosevelt's historic ad-
dress last night, the White House
reported today.
The estimate is based. it was ex-
planned, on a survey made by agents
of the Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tenn and showed the address to
have been close to a record in its
extent of reception.
BY percentage system last
nights broadcast was given q rating
Of 81 per cent. The all-time high
for a radio audience was believed
set last May n when the President
made his speech to the pan-Ameri-
can diplomatic group, at that time
proclaiming the unlimited national
emergency. The May u address
was given a rating of 10 per cent,
while the Presidents fireside chat
of last December 20 was rated at So
White House Secretary Stephen T..
Early explained today that a con-
siderable number of listeners for
last nights speech were not included
in the statistical rating, since they
were members of the theater audi
ences where shows were interrupted
to permit the broadcast. Only home
listeners are counted, he explained.
Mr.. Early said that approximately
1900 kilograms on the speech had
been received at the White House
this morning. Only $50. he said,
made adverse comment.
Evening star., 1941-09-12
Davies Wins Right
To Oppose La Guardia
In New York Primary
Court Of Appeals Holds
Election Petitions Have
Sufficient Signatures
By the Associated Press.

BY tne associated PRESS.
ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. 12.-New
York's Court of Appeals rejected OPP
ponents' efforts last night to keep
the name of John R. Davies from
Tuesdays primary ballot for the
Republican mayorality nomination
against New York Mayor F. H. La
Guardia.
The States highest tribunal ruled,
5 to 2, to uphold an appellate
division decision that the petition
of the insurgent Republican primary
candidate contains more than the
sufficient number of valid signatures.
Previously State Supreme Court
Justice Ferdinand Pecora held that
petitions designating Mr.. Davies. a
former president of the National
Republican Club, for the Republican
nomination were saturated with
fraud" and contained less than the
required 5000 valid signatures.
The per curiam opinion in which
Chief Judge Irving Lehman, brother
of Gov. Herbert H. Lehman. and
Associate Judge Edward r. Finch
dissented, held that the court agreed
with the conclusions of the appellate
division which said that upon all
the evidence We find that the peti-
ton of the appellant Davies) con-
tains 6,182 valid signatures"
Evening star., 1941-09-12

and Azores back to Europe, where
they belong by association anyway,
and gives Siberia to Russia and New
Zealand to the British Empire, but
that doesn't make 1t official.
Why doesn't the United States
say to the world, This is the West
ern Hemisphere"-and draw the
line on the map?
To most observers, the reason is
this: The United States isn't saying
what is the Western Hemisphere
until it makes up its mind finally
what this hemisphere should in
clude. If Uncle Sam drew line
now, he'd have to stick to it for
all time in the future. He's draw
ing no lines, naming no hemispheres
until the world settles back into a
reasonable groove.
And even then he might be re-
luctant to take up a pointer and
60 to the map. Uncle Sans q
pretty casey gent.
Evening star., 1941-09-12

America and Germany was in that
strip of ocean waste near Iceland,
and that's exactly where the clash
occurred.
That means the Monroe Doctrine
was automatically drawn into the
modern war crisis. For that doc
trine repeatedly mentions this
hemisphere" and the New World" :"
The affair of the American ship in
the Red Sea merely adds fuel to
the argument.
1t involves larger question-the
traditional freedom f-the-seas pol
icy of the United States. There was
no question atbout that policy until
the neutrality law was passed IN
1898, limiting the courses which
American ships could take and re-
stricting their activity.
The Monroe Doctrine did not
define the Western Hemisphere. The
question was merely an interesting
classroom argun1>nt for the history
Evening star., 1941-09-12

and geography professors until this
war came up. Then Congress began
passing laws involving the Western
Hemisphere.
Hemisphere Laws.
For instance, draftees cannot be
used outside the Western Hemi-
sphere. Certain persons born in
the Western Hemisphere can be
naturalized. The Export Import
Bank can make loans for market
ing products by countries within the
hemisphere.
That means Government execu-
tives must themselves have decided
in certain cases what is the West
ern Hemisphere. The geographer Of
the United States has declined spe-
cifically to bound such an area of
the globe. One eminent organiza-
tion-the American Geographical
Society-has suggested a Western
Hemisphere. It lops off little chunks
In the East to give the Cape verdes
Evening star., 1941-09-12
u. S. Not Drawing Western Hemisphere Lines
Nv MORGAN NJ. BEATTY,

Annotated Press Feature Service Writer.
The miss -and-run duel between
the destroyer Greer and sub
marine and the Presidents warnings
to the axis last night that raiders
will be destroyed on sight raises the
important and puzzling question
"Where is the western hemisphere
The destruction of an American
ship in the Red Sea merely adds
an exclamation point to the ques-
ton. American ships must hrst
travel through the waters OF this
hemisphere to reach point out
side.
The western hemisphere "just
erowed" like Topsy. So far 1t is
n,1relv a matter of convenience for
map makers. AS commonly accept
ed today, the western Hemisphere
actually is a demonstration OF the
habit of map makers to copy each
other.
American, German, English,
French-in fact all the standard
atlas makers-start the western
hemisphere on the goth meridian,
IN the east, and end it on the op-
posite meridian across the world,
the 160th.
New Zealand Included.
That eastern boundry puts IN
this hemisphere all but the eastern
tip of Greenland, half OF Iceland,
the Cape Verde and Azores islands.
ON the West, New Zealand and
chunk of Siberia about as big as an
average sized state are included.
Nature and history seem to nave
ignored the map makers. Nature
separated Asia from America by the
Bering Sea, and thus we find all OF
Siberia in Russia's bailiwick. we
have never questioned that. History
gives the Cape Verdes and the
Azores to Europe because they have
alvays been associated with Europe.
New Zealand is really Eastern
Hemisphere because it was settled
and first claimed by the English.
There are, however, several facts
about Iceland and neighboring wa
ters which stand out like a sore
thumb. Iceland is described by most
geographers as the first settlement
Of the new world. Also the Depart
ment Of State set up a claim that
Iceland was a part of the Western
Hemisphere in 1868. 1t was never
withdrawn, nor has it been officially
disputed by any nation.
Clash at Iceland.
Finally, the Nazi war zone was
projected into the commonly ac-
cepted Western Hemisphere by a
Hitler pronouncement.
It was to be expected, therefore
that the natural clashing point for
Evening star., 1941-09-12
Cannes Airport Roided
By British, French Soy

VICHY, Unoccupied France. Sept.
II GA warplane said by the
French press to have been British
raided the airport near the French
Riviera resort town of Cannes early
yesterday morning, it was disclosed
today.
Two explosive bombs and a num-
Der of incendiaries fell in open
fields near the airdrome, the at
tack coming while British planes
we're boming Turin and Northern
Italy.
On the same night a French
Evening star., 1941-09-12
Shooting War With u. S. Put
SquoreIy Up to Hitler Now
Further Incidents Expected, but Fuehrer
Has Room to Avoid Them if He Wants To

very sweeping declaration Of free
dom of the seas. The definition OF
our field of operations as in the
waters which we deem necessary
for our defense" would seem to be
very flexible. That field may be
altered according to the cirCum-
stances of the moment.
1t IS clear in any event that We
intend to send our merchant ships
wherever we deem necessary in or
der to bear aid to those who are
waging war against the Axis Those
waters certainly include the At
lantic pathway to Iceland and the
route through the Red Sea to Egypt,
both Of which have been declared
danger zones by the Axis powers.
Hitler Can Avoid Trouble.
This doesn't mean, Of course. that
the United States proposes to in
wade belligerent waters where hos
tillties are in prOgreSs-the English
Channel, for example Thus Herr
Hitler has a very considerable lee
way to avoid trouble if he wants to.
The Presidents omission of any
reference to Japan was taken by
some observers to have special sig
nifiCanCe, as indicating a desire not
| to say anything which might influ-
ence the very delicate conversations
now proceeding between Washington
and Toxic in an effort to reach an
accord over the Far Eastern sirua-
ton.
Equally notable was the statement
in Toxic by Koh Ishii. Japanese
Cabinet Information Bureau spokes-
man, who said Japan adhered to
the general principles Of freedom
OF the seas. That is particularly
striking in view of the fact that
Nippon has been up in arms over
our shipment of war supplies TO the
Russian port Of VladiVostok.
All this would seem to speak well
for the progress of the negotiations.
or at least indicates a real desire
TO reach an understanding.
Evening star., 1941-09-12
British and Italians
Exchange Air Blows

ROME, Sept. II LP).-A new ex-
change of air blows, the British
bombing the Sicilisn port of
Palermo and the Italians raiding
Haifa, Malta and Cyprus, was re-
ported in the communique of the
Italian high command today.
1t said British bombs damaged
several buildings at Palermo, killed
4 civilians and injured u.
Italian planes, it said, bombed
oil refneries at the Palestine port
Of Haifa, air and naval bases on
Malta and an airfeld on Cyprus.
Evening star., 1941-09-12
CanRon's Mother Dies
In Missouri Home

Mrs. J. r. Cannon, IS, mother of
Representative Cannon, Democrat,
of Missouri, died at her home in
Elsberry, Mo, last night after a
long illness, the Associated Press
reported.
Mrs. Cannon, a native of Els
berry, lived there all her life, aides
In Representative Cannon's Office
here said. The Representative,
scheduled to head the House Appro-
priations Committee, has been at
his mothers home for the last
three weeks. Funeral services will
be held tomorrow afternoon in Els
berry, where she will be buried.
Evening star., 1941-09-12
D. {. Health Services
Cost Tops 81 Cities,
Labor Survey Finds
Spending Here Is Sl0.A
Per Cupito, Against
Average Of S5.15

The District expended more per
area for health services than any
of the other 80 cities studied by the
Children's Bureau of the Labor De-
partment during 1910, it was learned
today.
While the average per capita eX-
penditure for health service was
S5.15, the District spent $l0.24
against a low of s233 in Birming-
ham, Ala.
OF the s548.000. 900 expended for
health and welfare activities in the
"a cities studied, the Children's
Bureau reported that s89,000000
went for health services, including
funds for disqualification, clinics,
public health nursing, organized
programs of medical care in the
home and other health services.
S23,327,000 Spent Here.
Combining Federal and local
funds as well as public and private
funds, a total of $23,327,657 was
spent here on health and welfare
services last year. OF this, 1885,
$40 went into relief and family well
fare. S1195.487 into child welfare,
S9,010,223 into health services, $685.
87l into leisure time activities, and
s2l8,266 into planning and finance.
Services paid for through public
funds totaled $17,520,121 and
through private funds $5,807,53
Throughout the country in the
cities studied, 80 per cent of the
services were paid for with public
funds. The report revealed this was
equal to approximately per cent
of the income of the residents in
the sections studied.
For the cities as a whole, half the
public appropriations came from
Federal and a little less than a
third from local sources. Contribu-
tions accounted for more than two
thirds of the 10 per cent Of the total
from private sources. These ex-
penditures were equivalent to an
average of S31.79 for each person
for all the areas combined.
Sl3 to $50 Per Person.
BY individual areas. the per person
payment ranged from 1882 to s52.86.
The report showed that rs per
cent of the money spent on COM
munity welfare went to relief and
family welfare; III to hospital in
patient services and less than'5 per
cent each to child welfare, leisure
time activities and health services
other than hospital impatient care.
The population in the areas studied
amounted to 13 per cent of the total
population of the United States and
more than a third of the population
of all cities over 100000 population
in the country.
Evening star., 1941-09-12
By DEWITT MACKENZIE.

President Roosevelt's order to the
feet to shoot on sight whenever
Axis raiders invade Americas "de-
fensive waters brings one to the
obvious conclusion that shooting
war might develop.
The Chief Executives statement
on this policy, however, makes it
clear that we do not seek war and
that there will be no shooting un-
less Germany continues to seek it,"
That puts the future squarely up
to Herr Hitler. Berlin thus far has
given no indication Of what is in his
mind.
What we do know it that up to
this juncture the Nazi leader has
studiously avoided war with the
United States. If he now forces the
issue it will represent a complete
change in policy and one which it
would seem hard to justify from the
standpoint of German strategical
Ictuo, SlIlCe Illc IdSI IIllIlS Ile Cdll
desire is to have the American Navy
cut loose against him.
Further incidents" Expected.
Still, it's possible that if the
Fuehrer believes he can liquidate the
Russian danger in the near future,
he may contemplate another quick
all-out assault on Britain. In that
case ne might attempt to cut Eng
land off from American aid by at
tackS on our shipping.
There is small doubt that there
will be further incidents" which
will involve shooting. However
while it is certain that each one OF
these is fraught with the danger OF
war, it strikes me that if they were
only occasional they might continue
long before precipitating genera
hostilities.
Mr.. RooSeVelt,s statement is g
Evening star., 1941-09-12
Tax Bill Conferees
Reported Agreeing
On ExemptionsCut
Additional 4,9ll, 900
Persons Would Have
To File Returns
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Informed legislators said today q
Joint Senate House conference COM
mittee had agreed to lower personal
income tax exemptions and thus re-
quire an estimated 4,9ll,0 addi-
tional persons to make out income
tax returns next year.
The reduced exemptions, which
would cut married persons tax-free
annual income from $4,000 to s1,500
and that of single individuals from
$500 to $3.50, was written in by the
Senate and was estimated by the
Treasury to yield 1903 900 900 a year
Only about $4,000, 900 of the ad-
ditional revenue would be paid by
new taxpayers. Finance Committee
experts said. The remainder would
come in increased payments from
persons already paying income
taxes.
More Revenue Expected.
The committee estimated that,
because Of deductions such as for
charitable contributions, only 2,265.-
900 additional persons actually would
have to pay income levies next year.
1t was estimated that more than
22,000,000 returns would be filed and
that about 10000 900 would be tax
able.
Keeping up the fast pace set by
the Senate during consideration of
its unprecedented 1888 900 900 rev.
enue measure. the joint conference
committee adjusted differences be-
tween the House and Senate tax
bills in only two days. One men,
Der of the committee told reporters
that the compromise measure would
raise slightly more money than the
record Senate total.
Detailed results of the conference
were closely guarded secret, and
the conferees reported that Chair
man Doughton, Democrat, of North
Carolina had exacted a pledge that
the compromise measure be with
held from publication until Monday.
Conferees Not Officially Chosen.
The reason, it was said, was that
the House conferees have not yet
been chosen officially by the House.
Thus, technically, they were without
authority to make compromise
agreement. Leaders arranged to
have the conferees officially ap-
pointed when the House convenes at
noon Monday and the committee
then was expected to hold brief
official meeting before reporting the
compromise measure for expected
prompt action in both houses.
It was reported reliably that the
conference group accepted Senate
amendment, sponsored by Senator
Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia. setting
up a special 14-man committee to
investigate methods Of reducing
non-defense expenditures The
group would be composed Of the
Secretary Of the Treasury, the
budget director and II members of
the Senate and House taxing and
appropriations committees.
Evening star., 1941-09-12

night. authorized Germans an
nounced today.
Anti-aircraft defenses were re-
ported to have shot down one
bomber.
The German high command an
nounced that British speedboats had
made repeated attacks on German
convoy in the English Channel, but
that three of them we're sunk by
Nazi naval and shore-gun action
and the rest driven of. The convoy
reached its destination intact, 1t was
stated.
German bombers last night sank
three British merchantmen, Of 9,000
5000 and 1000 tons, damaged a light
cruiser and damaged a 2,000-ton
merchantmen, Germans reported,
Evening star., 1941-09-12
Cupt. Elliott Roosevelt
Sent to Kelly Field
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept. l2.-
Capt. Elliott Roosevelt, son Of the
President and a specialist reserve
In the Army Air Corps, has been
ordered to Kelly Field for course
in navigation which begins Satur-
day.
Evening star., 1941-09-12
Axis WorpIones Raid
Suez Canal Zone

CAIRO. Sept. u lP).-Axis planes
raided the Suez Canal zone last
night, dropping a number Of bombs
but causing no damage to military
property or shipping, the R. A. F.
Near East command announced to-
day. r. A. F. fighters shot down
one raider, it was stated, and others
were believed damaged.
Evening star., 1941-09-12
Congress in Brief
Senate:

Senate:
In recess.
Special defense investigating COM
mittee calls o. P. NJ. officials.
Military Subcommittee hears wit
nesses on proposed draft exemp-
tions for college students.
House:
In recess
Evening star., 1941-09-12
Several Attacks Made.
One r. A. F. Bomber FeIIed,
Authorized Nozis Soy

BERLIN, Sept. IL Py.-British
Royal Air Force planes attacked the
North German coastal region with
explosive and incendiary bombs last
Evening star., 1941-09-12
Weather Report
FURNISHED by the Unite

Weather Buresu)
moderate
mostly northeast
light frost
valleys tonight fair with slowly rising temperature
moderately
Virginia-Fair tonight
sip
Evening star., 1941-09-12

Alpine village not far from the ItaI-
ian border was attacked. and Vichy's
anti-aircraft guns opened fire on a
British plane which few over the
provisional capital.