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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-17
Should Compliment Bench

The nomination of Representative J. Joseph Smith to be federal judge Ill Connecticut brings to a close an unfor- tunate incident in politico-judicial arl- nals. The appointment of successor to ex-Judge Edwin s. Thomas has been delayed many months Obviously polit- ical ramifications at the Capitol inter- vened. But at the end of this needless delay the President has placed before the Senate the name of the man who was so prominently mentioned when the vacancy first occurred.
 In this respect does the Democratic administration at Washington save face. In other respects it has acted wisely and prudently. Congressman Smith will be Jealous in his devotion to duty, wise iN his counsel, fair in his justice. That's the type of man he is; we can expect the same traits to be shown in his presence in the federal court of this state as were so evident in his administration of the office of representative from the Fifth Congressional District.
 However, in depriving this district of so able a representative the President has given us the rather difficult task Of finding a successor who can quickly ana surely take over the responsibilities that were Representative Smiths. His posi- ton on the Military Affairs Committee, won through earnest endeavor and per- sonal knowledge, was particularly ad- vantageous to the industrial Naugatuck Valley The. newcomer cannot hope to pick up where Representative Smith will leave off.
 We feel rather proud of the new judge to-be, for he is very much hometown boy. His life has always been in our midst His family is very much part of our community life. Intimates and casual acquaintances always agree in sheir estimate of his innate modesty, his seriousness of purpose, his very liberal outlook on life, and his utter confidence in our present form of democratic gov ernment. Staunchly Democratic Repre- sentative Smith has been not a mere party follower in Washington. He has moulded party procedure and policy. If his court appointment follows such serv- ice, it is deserved and Waterbury may well take pride in his advancement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-17

and Hungarian. In other words, 1,080,0 900 men lost; of which 420,000 were non-Germans. This does not include the tremendous losses of the past two weeks. Before the drive on Moscow began, Germany. still had about 28O divisions, or approximately 4,2OO, O,OOO men, both effectives and supporting troops, spread along the 3O0O-mile Rus- sian front. After the drive is over, then can concentrate on Britain, North Africa, eventually on South America.
 CAPITAL CHAFF
 Every time the Duke and Duch- esS of Windsor walked through the lobby of the Hotel Montreal recently they had the pleasure of walking on the Nazi swastika. It was woven into the carpet, yellow on field of black. Princess Julianna also occasionally walked over the hated symbol of MT. Hit ler's armies. It isn't advertised, but the Army now has a regular military air service across both the North and South Atlantic, operating on schedule, just as punctually as any commercial air. way in the U. s. A. Good news for the troops eaten by chig- gers in the Louisiana naneuvers: Denton Crowl of Toledo had just discovered a chemical which will make them scarce as American heavy bombers. We now have IT U. s. military and naval at-, taches stationed in London, not counting several hundred month who go and come to observe aerial warfare, etc. Jesse Jones is angling to get John Hertz, orig inal king of the Yellow Taxis in Chicago, appointed to the Mari- time Commission. Offlcially there is no censorship in Canada, but the Canadian exchange and finance bureau take a careful
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-17

We were just bit disappointed to read in the New Haven papers that Re publicans down there are going to make a political issue of a plan to build a municipal playground and stadium, to be known as Samuel E. Hoyt Memorial Field. This project was brought up a year ago, but for some reason the Board of Aldermen tabled the idea. Now Re- publicans are resurrecting 1t and plan to use the aldermanic action as cam. paign issue. We'll, there may be political late Judge Sam" Hoyt wouldn't like to have had his name involved. He was too much of a sportsman and generally all-around fine person to stand for that We hope the issue won't become too heated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-17

peek at any letters Whlch they think might contain money--es- pecially from American banks. MYSTERIOUS GUNS
 During his private conference with congressional leaders pre- ceding his special message on re- vision of the Neutrality Act, the President made a significant statement regarding guns.
 He told the legislative chiefs the Navy now has enough guns to arm all U. S. merchant ves- seIs that will require them.
 That was all the President said about the weapons. The leaders asked no questions and he volun- teered no information regarding the number of guns available, their type, where they are, or how they were obtained. His only other observation was to stress the im- portance of speedy legislative ac- ton because of the time required to arm merchant ship. dnormallyo at nk Il
 'Tt may take as much as Q month to bring some of these ships into drydock and mount guns," he explained.
 None of the congressional lead- CTS raised the point, but Roose- velt's assertion that the Navy now had all the necessary guns re- vealed a different situation from the one he had pictured about a month ago.
 At the White House conference preceding his last fireside broad cast, in which he denounced Nazi attacks on U. s. ships, the Pres- ident was asked by a congression- al leader why measures were not taken to arm the vessels. His re- ply was, We haven't got the gunS."
 Where and how the guns were obtained is his secret.
 NOTE:-One of the six Senate votes cast against the Neutrality Act when 1t was passed in 1887 was by Senator Hiram Johnson. The Californian caustically de- nounced the measure as an abro- gation of traditional U. s. rights on the sea and mocked the idea that 1t was an aid of peace. Yet despite this stand, Johnson, now a bitter isolationist Roosevelt hater, will oppose the Presidents proposals for revision of the Neu- trality Act.
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
 Manfred zapp, long peaked chief of the Nazi news agency who was deported several months ago, is wanted by the National Press Club for an unpaid debt. On the clubs last posting of debtor ac- counts is this item, Manfred Zapp, $l6.10". The American Association for Economic Freedom has reprinted an address made more than ten years ago by Fed eral Judge Robert N. Wilkin of Cleveland on "A New Social Or- dcr' in which he advocated un- ion of the English-speaking coun- tries to resist the totalitarian ag- gressors. Ace Washington newsman Dan Kidney, who coined the watchword You've got to lick Hitler or lick his bOOts", says the theme song Of foes of aid to Rus sia should be, T can't give you
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-17

three days. He had good time, and was honestly curious to learn.
 When he went to Lima, Peru, the scene of one of the most popular stories which he had written years before entirely from documentary and legendary material, his modest and sincere personality won him a great reception. Send us more men ike this," was the chorus heard from the three west coast countries he visited.
 The lesson of all this: Don't measure our neighbors entirely by U. s. standards. There are many good things south of the Rio Orande. Don't be an uninformed Pan American optimist and believe every slogan and recommendation of e Pan American Conference has the force of law. It is vital for our future that we win Latin America, but mix good will with common sense and ''know hOW."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-17

with fresh, sparkling fountains nearby. Robert Louis Stevenson wrote years ago that the world is so full of a number of things, he thought we should all be as happy as kings. But it is amazing how many people live within their own gloomy thoughts, brood over sights and insults, cherish aversions, when if they would just walk out into the clear sunshine and open their minds and let a little fresh air in, they would be happy indeed. They are perfectly willing to lap up stagnant water as long as the supply holds out, while near them are streams of clear, limpid happiness in which they could drink their fill # they would.
 There is an indifference to re- ligion today which is alarming to Headers of thought everywhere. It. Is not that men are hostile to re- ligicn-they are just sufficiently inc different that they allow play, week. end engagements, the pressure Of business, or the weary pursuit of daily tasks to keep them from drink ing at Q fountain where they cen be refreshed indeed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-17

Churchill has lost his golden op- portunity. Other officials, who realize the problem the British face are nov so critical.
 However, gleaned from expert military quarters, here are the in- escapable facts:
 The Germans now have only 30 divisions in Western Europe. Counting about 15,000 men to a division (though the number varies), this means about 450,000 men. But of these, 1t is doubt ful if EIitler's generalissimos could risk using more than ten divisions, or 0,000 men, to oppose the Bri- tish. The other troops would have to be scattered over France, Jugoslavia, Czechoslavia to pre- vent uprisings. That is one ad- vantage of attacking at this time the belligerent spirit in the oc- cupied areas.
 Contrasted with this Maxi force, the British have an army of more than 2,OOO, 900 men con- centrated in the United King dom. In the Near East they have 1,5OO,O0O, with another half mill lion in the Far East, India and Singapore. But of the 100000 men in England only about 75O,- 600 are fully equipped with mod ern mechanixed weapons.
 This is a small and ineffective number compared with the total German army, but not small when compared with hte German army now guarding Western Europe. BRITAIN WATTS
 Also to be considered is the fact that If Hitler could not invade England last year, the British would have 8 tough time making a landing in France, now super fortified by the Nazis. On th' other hand, the British would find thousands of Frenchmen ready to help them, together with Dutch, Norwegians, spanish If they should iand in those countries.
 Therefore, in the minds of D. s. military experts, the explanation of British inactivity boils down to to exactly this: For nearly two years the British have been train ing an army to defend their island not to attack. Troops are still being trained in preventing in- vasion, not invading the enemy's area.
 In addition, all the training
 of the British army for the past fifty years has been based upon the suppositiOn thath 1t
 could depend upon the mass army of France.
 Recently, the British began to shift their tactics. Realizing that some day they would have to take the offensive, they began building up an attacking army. But their strategy called for the offensive not until 1943.
 And when the golden 0pp0r- tunity came this past summer. the British just could not change their strategy fast enough.
 NOTE = Here are the latest confidential figures on German losses on the Russian front: a . total of 72 divisions out of action because of men killed, captured or wounded. Of these, 28 divisions were Rumanian, Finnish, Slovak
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-17

Everyone is talking pay raises these days and justifiably so. Living condl- tions have gone up rapidly in the past wear. It's hard for person to get along today on what was sufficient in l94O. But we wonder if all the pay levels now being raised for various types ot employees, including municipal, will descend when the norm of living drops. That's some, me thing that city officials are contronteo with right now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-17

out of a hole in, the ground, rather than avail himself. of the refreshingl water of the lake,
 The spectacle is, not as unusual as, one would think nor is this stupid
 procedure confin-I ed to dogs alone Millions of people
 every day are, d T 1 n k 1 n gl Stagnant wa ter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-17
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 2:27 a. m.
 sun rises 6:05 a. m.; sets 5:09 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thiry minutes after sunset
 Seldom does October run up and down the weather scale as 1t has done to date. Whi'e generally colder weather may be expected from now on, conditions are such that sud- den shift back to mildness isn't too much to anticipate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-17
Selected Poem
TwICE-ToLD TALE
(C. Davis Brown in the Poets Corner,
 Hartford Times)

(C. DAVIS bTuWI III VIIe H OeVS O0H11e1'
 Hartford Times) At dawn across gray-Tnisted valleys sounds The ring of hunters horn and bay ot hounds; IJnheard-but yet k:ow--within the breast Of the pursued, mad heart nercey pounos tJe stands a moment on the dark hillcrest, stone like with antlers high and pulsate zest Coursng his frame in everTquickening rounds Filling the docile eyes with wild unrest. Tonight when mountain dusk IS red ana goio' His heart will have stopped beating and The timid eyes will have grown dull and blind; The venturous hunt will be tale twice-told And in the hills the autumn moon VII md The frightened doe which he had lett oenno.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-17

quetS ana public speeches on these topics have be- come a bit cloy- ing to our Latin American neigh bors.
 It is extremely difficult to get any direct evi- dence on this. The innate politeness and urbanity of our friends in the south would cause them to shrink a Nn A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-17

kUE bhS AuSWGkDs
 1. Finland was once Q part .oA Sweden; true or false?
 2. Who played the leading role ih "Charley's Aunt" in silent picturesS
 3. A common term for the driver of motor vehicle who crowds ans other from his legitimate trafiiG lane Is r h = =?
 4. Tactile sense refers to thu sense of touch, taste, sight, hearing or smell?
 5. As the breeding grounds o( what sea mammals are the Pribilot Islands famous?
 6. Tn which country did the wriA of habeas corpus originate?
 2. What is the name of the head piece worn by horses in theiH stalls?
 The Ukraine is a part of the Soviet Union, Rumania, or Italian Libya?
 9. Iii the lumber trade what arc two by fourS"?
 10. Who wrote the song, "A Per- feet Day.?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-17

anything but love, baby". .. Heavyweight champ Joe Louis. soon to be drafted, is tackling what he describes as "the biggest fight of my career". He has sent circular letter to every member of Congress asking them for help to raise a fund for movement to improve the economic condi- ton of Negroes.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-17
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY rApHn nnrrnrAsS mn
sTAGNANT WATER
By EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. D

This past summer I watched a dog slake his thirst at a stagnant pool. Just a few hundred feet away was a sparkling lake of fresh water. Yet he chose to drink muddy water
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-17

ToDAYs COMMON ERROR An unchangeable truth and a present fact are expressed in the present, not the past tense; as "He said the beacon light on the Washington Monument is (nOt was) still burning"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-17
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Lotin Americans
 Becoming Weary .Of Too Much Good Will Neighbor Folk
By JAMES s. CARSON Chairman, Education Committee of the National Foreign Trade
 Council

Written for NEA Service)
 Too much Good Will" and Good Neighbor" talk on our part threat ems a case of indigestion in our er-American relations. Our ban
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-17
o nescribe the windplpe.

A. The windpipe or trachea d. yides at its base into two parts, tho right and left bronchus, one enter- ing each lung. It is about 4.72 inches long and one inch or less in dian1e-, ter. Each bronchus in turn divides into two or three branches, ana these divide into a large number or bronchial tubes which penetrate the lungs in every direction.
 @. When did Babe Ruth quit the Major Leagues?
 A. His last year as an active player was in 1885.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-17
Whats Your I. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions Turn to back page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-17

o. When did the sAate records Ot birth begin in Connccticutp
 A. July 1, 1897. Persons born nrior to that date should write to the Department of Health, Hart ford, Conn, rnd ask for aftioaVlS form for belated registration or birth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-17
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-29
Uncle Sam

If there is a shortage of steel, copper, nickel, aluminium, zinc, or other mater ials for national defense the industries and business interests of this country will continue to cooperate to the fullest eX- tent There is no question but what the interests of the American government will be recognized ahead of private or corporation plans. In Washington we know that there are broad differences of judgment over questions which, for short, are called 'priorities".
 It is significant fact that the public, and most gasoline dealers who have pri- vate stations, express themselves as op- posed to the policies of Secretary IckeS; and it is very difficult to find persons who stand up for Price Administrator Henderson's order that gasoline stations must curtail 10 per cent in deliveries. There is no question but what the retailers are willing to cooperate with any move that is to the advantage of national de- fense. But, they say that the problem should be worked out in an orderly and sensible way.
 The Washington Evening Star states in leading editorial that "the gasoline rationing order, issued by the Office of Price Administration and Civilian Sup ply at the request of Secretary IckeS, has resulted in a state of utter confusion, which should have been foreseen and which could have been avoided" The Star adds: 'The majority are willing to cooperate, but they are not apt to remain so if they see their non-cooperative neigh bors taking advantage of loop-holes in hastily drafted governmental edicts, like the gasoline rationing order, and getting away with it," The Star has stated the situation very well from the viewpoint that prevails in the National Capital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-29
Hobson's Choice

''President Roosevelt wrote a splendid ly balanced and objective message to Con- .gress requesting legislation to control prices" writes David Lawrence. Tt real ly confronts the nation with Hobson's choice. Either prices must be controlled or the country will experience runaway inflation."
 The fact that the price problem has so far not reached grave dimensions, is to the credit of American industry. Our principal businesses in all lines have den1- onstrated a praiseworthy opposition to profiteering. In the face of rising diffi- culties, they have generally held prices to the lowest possible level.
 That is especially true of the retail trades definite anti-inflation mer- chandising policy has been established by American merchants. Scare adver- Using" has been discouraged and pre- vented There has been almost no Specu- lation in commodities at the consumers expense Notable progress has been made in the direction of greater operating in- come. In many cases, merchants have voluntarily accepted lower profits, and. absorbed wholesale price increases them selves.
 It is obvious, however, that industry cannot do the impossible. That is why i some form of price control seems inevit- able. In the opinion of great many economists, price control must be accom- panied by some sort of wage control if it is to be successful If payrolls continue to rise, industry will have no alternative save to charge more for what it produces and sells. Congress has real job ahead in framing laws to solve what David Lawrence terms, "The most difficult prob lem of economic regulation the Federal government has ever faced"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-29
Budget Buying

Young people of this country have grown into the habit of making "budg- cts" This is due to the fact that 1t costs them three or four times as much to live as it did their parents twenty-five or thir- ty years ago. The new standards of liv- ing call for electric lights and gas instead of kerosene, wood, and coal Electric re- frigeration and packaged food are of re- cent origin. Folks go to the movies in- stead of taking walk in the park. Young husbands and wives find employment, and combine their incomes in order to be able to purchase the things they want.
 At the present time the United States Government urges citizens to buy their own homes and go into debt, thousands of dollars, and pay off the obligations by installments. And while our Government is stressing the virtues and importance of its own plan, an entirely contrary and counter movement is being stressed to mciify easy-payments on household fur niture, automobiles, refrigerators, and scores of other consumer items. The the ory of the restrictions is to reduce dang CTS of imitation.
 Other proposals designed to make deep cuts in automobile production would throw hundreds of thousands of wage
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-29
{. Tanks in Arlington

The National Cemetery on the Arling- ton Heights across the Potomac from Washington is a. place of peace. There rest, undisturbed by the frantic churn- ings of the capital, men who died for their country. Except for an occasional numbering of caisSons, the infreqhent crash of volley of rifle fire as another soldier joins his comrades in the last bi- vouac, Arlington is quiet place.
 It must have been strange sight to see six tanks chuffing through the quiet drives of Arlington, attending the funeral of General Chaffee. But why not? Fight ing men since the world began have been accompanied to their graves by some sym bol of the weapons they bore-a sword, an artillery caisson, faithful horse.
 This general, who worked himself to death in his efforts to develop the mech anized side of the army, could not be bet ter accompanied to his grave than by the tanks to, whose development he devoted his later years. Other times, other man. ners; let the manners change with the times, so long as they be fitting manners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-29
SyndicaIists at Work


 Webster defines syndicalism in these words: "The theory, plan, or practice of trade-union action which, aims by the general strike and direct action to eStab- fish control by organizations of workers over the means and processes of pro duction."
 It was this kind of Syndicalism which brought disruption to postwar Germany, and which was largely responsible for the rise of power of the NaZi dictatorship. It was this kind of Syndicalisn which did much to paralze and corrupt France in her hour of gravest danger, and was largely responsible for her final collapse and ignominous military defeat It is this kind of syndicalism which some ruth less and ambitious labor leaders plan for the United States.
 We have seen strikes called in fac- tories which are absolutely vital to our defense. We have seen labor leaders defy the government. We have seen the most extreme and impossible demands made upon industry, coupled with gangster-like threats of what will happen if they are refused. The end these leaders have in mind is clear - syndicalism, a labor monopoly which will be more powerful than the government itself.
 Let that happen, and this country will be done as democracy. And the workers of America will find themselves slaves, dominated and controlled by labor dicta- tors That is the issue we are facing now.