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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-30
. SERIAL STORY
BY TOM HORNER

THE STORY: Having inherited a factory and a million cans of WondrOsOap, all-purpOse cleaner, from her late inventor father, and acquired three staunch friends in Macleod, Goldberg and Flynn, who were his lawyers, Kay Dom ovan goes ahead with plans to sell the product in which her father apparently had so much faith. She is sharing her living quarters at the factory with conn petent secretary Mary Marshall, whose first move is to clean up the place and sell a disreputable old washstand. Kay has given super-SaIesman Ted Andrews quarter share in the business for taking over the job of sales man. ager. The product is going over with a bang when complaints come in that 1t cleans too well, eating holes in clothing and the paint off cars. Kay and Ted call in all WOndrOsOap through want ads. Then lawyer Flynn buys Into the company and they plan to hire a chemist to test the product, sell 1t as a metal clean CT, Ted tells Kay their assOcia- ton means more than business to him, Both of them wonder if Hans Stadt, her fathers chemist now in Texas has the key to the WOndrOsOap mystery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-30
. STORIES
 IN STAMPS
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Bolivia Still Treasures
 Freedom, Gusts Minister

iROLIVIA is determined to keer her hard-won independence ydnd took forceful steps to stem Nazi underground activities last month by busting German Minis ter Ernest Wendler for allegedly directing subversive movements. Several high ranking Bolivian military officers were also impli- 'ated and the Bolivian military at- ,tache in Berlin was charged with lcomplicity.
 Some circles expressed surprise at Bolivia's action. German influ- ence, especially in the army, was heavy. But wherever Bolivian sympathies may lie, the country's primary concern is in keeping it's own independence.
 Bolivia fought long and hard for freedom. From 1909 to 1924 a bitter struggle was waged against the Spanish. Colombia and Argentina supported the Bolivian army During this war, Miguel Betanzos, a Bolivian guerrilla chieftain, continually harassed the Spanish forces. Betanzos was hon. ored alphabetically by his govern ment in the 1910 stamp above.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-30

He turned to Kay. Did you md anything in your fathers papers that might indicate he knew what this stuff would do? I doubt it, though, because he wouldn't have made SO much of 1t. A million cans. You could blow up half of New York Cityl"
 Kay was still shaking, half with fear, half with excitement, as she answered: I've searched through every paper I could find, but I can't find even the slightest refer ence to Wondrosoap. Dad didn't mention it anywhere.
 But there's one man who might know-HanS Stadt, Dads assist ant. He'll know if anyone does"
 (TO Be Continued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-30

plant her long neglected garden. | Luckily they were well away from the plant when the explosion oc- cured. It came suddenly. A great earth-shaking blast, the crash Of broken glass, falling bricks and splintering wood, and a cloud of black and yellow smoke rising from a hole in the roof.
 Kay screamed. So did Mary. Ted ran for fire extinguisher
 When she got her breath, Kay found herself shouting: Joe! Joe Benton. Are you all right?" F Bentons head emerged from a broken windows.
 "Evertyhing's all right" he yelled. "Just had 8 little excite ment." The head disappeared again. Kay ran to the wrecked laboratory, with Mary close be- hind her.
 They found Joe standing in the midst of the wreckage, smiling happily. His eyebrows were singed and his face was black. But he was unhurt. Ted's fire eXtinguisher had stopped the spread of flames, but the laboratory looked like 1t had been a target for bomber. Sunlight streamed through the hole in the roof.
 "Its marvellous! Great" Ben- ton was shouting. Most remark able experiment I ever saw. Should have guessed it. Missed 1t entirely
 What happened?" Ted yelled.
 "It blew up!"
 What blew up?"
 "WondroSoap! !"
 It was some time before they all calmed down enough to get Ben- tons story straight. T spilled some acid" Joe re- lated, land when I hurried down to the end of the table to get a rag to wipe 1t up, I knocked over a test tube of diluted alcohol. It spilled into an empty can of Wondrosoap. There must have been little left in 1t. turned just in time to see few drops of the acid run of the table and into the can. Then - BOOM! :! !"
 You think the Wondrosoap ex- ploded?" Ted scofed. "Impos- sible!"
 T KNOW 1t exploded. That hole in the roof is plenty of proof I've been mixing acid and alcohol long enough to know IT doesn't explode. There wasn't anything else to explode but the Wondro- soap. It's the only unknown in the equation.
 "Wait a minute. If can find some more acid, we'll try it out"
 'Is 1t safe? Don't blow up the entire plant" Kay ventured.
 "We1l try it in your garden. It will be safe enough" Benton hur- ried back into the lab.
 He returned soon with bottles a test tube, long wire, and a can of Wondrosoap. Carefully he arranged the experiment.
 A tiny bit of WondroSoap placed on the ground and moist ened with alcohol and water = poured from test tube held in 8 long wire = produced nothing.
 But when Joe added few drops of acid to the solution and poured it over the Wondrosoap there was a sharp explosion that shattered the test tube, jerked the wire from his hand and sprayed dirt over all of them.
 Ted gazed down into the hole the blast had left. It was 8 foot or more deep, twice as wide.
 "Gosh!" he said in wonder When a bit of Wondrosoap the size of a matchhead and two drops of acid will do that-what would can of the stuff and pint of acid do?"
 There wouldn't be much fac tory left" Benton said
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-30
CR ANlaJM CRACKERS
HISTORIC RULERS

HISTORIC RULERS Rulers of Europe in days past had much more colorful names than men like Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin, who are running that con- tinent now Name the country each of the following ruled, and approxi- mate time each was in power. 1. Peter the Great and Frederick the Great.
 2. Henry the Eighth and Louis the Fourteenth.
 3. Ivan the Terrible and Philip the Fair.
 4. William the Conqueror and William of Orange.
 5. Edward the Confessor and Theodosius the Great.
 Answers on Back Page
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-30

cHEMIST-analytic expert. Tenn porary position; good salary. Ap- ply in person to Wondrosoap Company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-30

COPYRIGHT. iDAS. RsEA SERVICE INC.
Evening star., 1941-10-05

How to use q barometer. olone with wind
direction. in judging the weather is shown in the
series of sketches in the column above. The
Weather Bureau considers them q forly relioble
guide. Barometer behavior and wind direction
ore sketched at left. with the weather nterpre-
totion at the bottom of eoch
"A P Feature Service
Evening star., 1941-10-05

To Judge the Winds the first generoIity is thot
northwest wind is precursor of fine broeine weather.
But northeast wind usually ndeotes heovy ron. often
wndstorm MeteoroIoeiss measuring the wind. cIossfy
It according to speeds which ronse from "eolm" to
"hurricone"
Evening star., 1941-10-05
Get Wise-and Pick Your Own Weather

EUROPEANS got weather wise otter oerio war
einninoted the publication Of official forecasts.
Even in Amerco with the increasing oerioI activity
and outdoor pursuits, mony citizen is turning
omoteur weothermon. NoturoIIy. there ore limto
tons; omoteurs cont compete with the Weather
Bureau. with its scientific eodeets ond widely
gathered doto. But with close attention TO clouds.
winds and barometer, the weother man himself soys
olmost anyone con become short ronge weather
prophet Formers. mariners ond ormen long have
been ob|e sky -sconners. So, if you wont to pick
your own weather during the coming seasons of
choneeoble climate. here few things the
omoteur weather man should know.
Evening star., 1941-10-05

Whot's il eonno do?
The old topic continues
dolly. unoboted. Be-
tween the horizons
rims. however, one con
usuolly scent q neorby
storm or foir weother
oheod.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Marines Shift
.Vexes Shanghai

SHANGHAI, Nov. S.-A general
feeling of nervousness gripped
Shanghai today as a result oil
President Roosevelt's declaration
in Washington that the American
government is considering with
drawal of United States marines
from China.
Both Chinese and foreign circles
said they thought the move. IL
carried out. might be in prepare
ton for stronger action against
Japan by the United States,
should such prove necessary.
n. F. Altman. an American
member of the Shanghai municipal
council. declared:
THE marines should he kept
here, no matter what happens. 1t
Is necessary 10 maintain Ameri-
can prestige and the symbol Of
American rights In China"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6. - The
probability of an early move by
the United States government to
sever diplomatic relations with
Germany in answer TO the Nazi's
unrestricted U-boat warfare on
American shipping in the Atlantic
appeared remote tonight.
The state department made il
clear that diplomatic relations
with the Hitler government, which
have been held intact only by the
slenderest thread of coldly polite
formality in the past six months
will continue in status quo for the
time being at least.
This was apparent as the state
department officially announced
appointment OF a new charge DAT.
flares, or acting ambassador, for
the United States embassy ir
Berlin.
George L. Brandt is being sent
70 the German capital 10 represent
the American government Brandt
will succeed Leland B. Morris oi
Philadelphia, as charge and coun.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

On the heels of plans to reg
ister volunteers this week to aid
in Detroit's civilian defense, II
was announced Saturday that De-
troit will stage a rehearsal some
time in January to demonstrate
its ability to defend itself.
All volunteers who will regis.
ter this week should be sufficiently
trained by then to carry out their
particular tasks, civilian defense
heads say.
Detroit will have no blackout
however, according TO RAYMOND j
Kelly, regional director Of civilian
defense, because it has been found
impractical in other cities.
'In New York IL required
$1,000 people TO throw the
switches to biackout the city.
IL would take a similar number
I'm Detroit.
Volunteers will register from
p. m. TO 8 p. m. daily, on Wednes'
day, Thursday and Friday, at al
intermediate and high schools in
Detroit and the other areas. fol
community services related to tho
defense program.
A staff of approximately 70(
volunteer registrars will handle
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
American Custom Wins,
1918 Raj Smokes at Meal

British tradition gave an inch
TO American custom Saturday
night as British. Canadian and
American airmen joined with Eng
lish veterans 10 celebrate the
seventh annual dinner OF the War
Birds OF the Raj"
In keeping with the tradition OF
British military dinners. no smok-
ing was the rule until after the
king. and in this case the Presi-
dent also. had been toasted. In
stead Of toasting them al the end
OF the meal, however. their health
was drunk at the meat course &c
meet with the American habit OF
smoking during meals.
The war Birds Of the Raj Is
composed Of veterans who flew
with the Raj, the RSAF and
the Royal Naval Air Service during
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Prize Catch

BERLIN, Nov. s.-Capture OF
four high-ranking Soviet officers
on the central front was officially
announced today.
The officers were General
Jershkov, chief of the Doth Soviet
Army; General Siwsyov, chief OF
the engineer corps and one oil
Russia's foremost railway experts
Colonel Narynin of the general
staff, and an unnamed flying corps
commander.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

The Civilian Defense Volunteer
Office of Wayne County, which
is the volunteer arm OF the
Wayne County Defense Council,
will conduct the huge registration,
which will be open TO all men and
women Is years old and older.
Other programs, some of which
already are under way and others
to be announced later. are to be
opened TO youths under Is, civilian
defense leaders explain.
Here are the various claSsifi-
cations of work for which persons
will be registered this week:
Boy Scout leader, Braille, Camp
Fire Girl leader, canteen work
club leader. fire prevention. first
aid. friendly visitor. Girl Scout
leader, home hygiene and nursing
hospital and clinic work, motor
corps tmotor mechanics and first
add, motor mechanics, NATURAL.
zation aid. nurses aide. nutrition
public speaking. recreation leader
staff assistance. supervision oi
volunteers: teaching courses ir
arts. crafts, drama, and music
and water safety Qife saving).
In addition TO these training
courses. the Red Cross has calico
for 10000 blood donors. who also
will be registered at the same
time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Reds Retreat
In Criimea
Germans Report
Routing Of Cavalry
International News s.rvie. Cable

BERLIN. Nov. 6.-Further Ger
man and Rumanian advances in
the Crimea were announced to-
day by the high command, which
said the Nazi troops and their al
lies routed a Russian cavalry di-
vision on the southern slopes Of
the Yaila Mountains.
Near the passage leading to the
Isthmus of kerch, gateway to the
Caucasus a fortification zone
some six miles deep was said to
have been penetrated.
German planes were declared TO
have sunk a Russian freighter in
the Black Sea and a Rumanian
submarine was reported to have
sunk several Soviet vessels.
In addition, authorities said. q
coastal battery sank a Soviet
gunboat.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Push Price Bill
To Congress
Init New. Service star Correspondent

Init News Service star Correspondents
WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-Ad-
ADMINISTRATION leaders today decided
to start the emasculated price con-
troll bill through Congress in the
hope that enough pressure can
finally be brought on members 10
restore the legislation to a form
that would block the threat of
Imitation.
Speaker Rayburn of the House
declines, however, to forecast
whether the House can be ex-
pected to eliminate provisions in
the measure which the admins
tration claims have converted
President Roosevelt's anti-infiation
proposals into a boom program.
The provisions which the adj
Iministration finds Objectionable
would allow farm prices to go ~
10 30 per cent higher than con-
templated by the President and
would eliminate the government S
power to buy and sell agricultural
products for price-pegging pur-
poses.
When the President outlined his
proposals he omitted any pro-
vision for fixing ceilings on wages.
A strong movement Immediately
got under way in Congress to
write a wage-ceiling provision.
Farm groups are protesting
that the administration formula
for fixing ceilings on agricultural
commodities would leave prices
too low. Repeatedly. this was the
basis for the alliance Of farm
groups wanting higher prices, and
the labor groups wanting no wage
ceilings.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Churchill Gives
Victory Talk
international New. Service oabl.


SHEFFIELD, England. Nov. s
"A new promise of victory
through the combined efforts OF
Britain and Russia was
voiced by Prime Minister Church
i'll today in speech from the
city hall at Sheffield.
mo one can say at what
moment the bugles shall sound
the cease fire. call In this foul
war. forced upon us by human
wickedness.
But you may he sure that
however long and hard II may
be, the British commonwealth
will come through.
Fifteen months ago we were
alone and almost unarmed. Now
we see our great forces develop
Ing their strength with great
weapons.
I'VE see the warrior Stain
ut the head of his valiant Rus
slams.
I'VE see the Americans send
Ing their war vessels out to rid
- the seas of pirates. II 10
message of inspiration, because
we are sure that before we get
to the end OF the road we shall
all be together"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

the last war. Approximately 200.
many of them present British.
Canadian, and American filters. at.
tended.
Principal speaker was Wing
Comm. w. r. Hanna. Raj ace,
who took part in many OF the
bombings of Berlin and now is
training air cadets in Canada.
with the coming OF Ameri-
can planes In large numbers"
he said. "the Raj Ia on the
ascendancy, an ascsndancy which
will mean ultimate victory"
Reginald Given. prominent De-
troiter and former Raj fiier. was
POSTMASTER. The Hon. Cyril II.
Cane. retired British army
major, also spoke. He is British
consul in Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Mai. Alfred de Jonqe
Named Legation Aide

Mai. Alfred r. w. de Jonge, for
mer instructor in German at the
University of Detroit and former
Detroit newspaperman, has been
appointed assistant military at
tache at the United States lega-
ton in Switzerland. ID Army head
quarters announced Saturday.
Major De Jonge, who speaks IS
languages and who became post
intelligence officer at Fort Custer
after the war broke out. was as
signed 10 the intelligence staff OF
the 2nd Army last MAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
JAP PRESS BLAMED

TOXIC Nev-S-HNSf-T1e
influential newspaper Asahi Shin
bun declared today that the pro-
posed withdrawal of United States
from Shanghai indicates
the United States lis making all
preparations for the worst"
The newspaper also revealed
that 400 Japanese left Manila this
to return TO Japan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
U.S.-Nazi Break Unlikely;
NeU Aide to Berlin Named

selor, who is returning to Wash
ington.
Reports persist in Washington
that President Roosevelt. might
take the plunge and break off re.
lations with Germany after final
congressional passage of the meas
ure revising the Neutrality Act to
permit the arrning Of United States
ships and their entry in
combat zones around Britain and
Russia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Using
ReserveSupp|ie!
International New, serv,e, wiz.


WASHINGTON, Nov. s.-The
invasion of Russia is forcing Naz
Germany to dig deep into its re-
serve stocks Of fuel, food and
clothing, a department Of com.
merce survey indicated today
Reporting in its Foreign Com.
MERGE Weekly on an exhaustive
survey OF Nazi economy, the de-
Ipartment said that unprecedented
demands upon reserves of man
power. war materials and trans
portation have forced Germany Il
depend heavily on its backlog oil
supplies.
At the same time. the survey
pointed out that production oil
war materials has continued tc
increase despite heavier British
air raids during recent months.
| For the "Inside News" of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Balioting Thursday

The vote in all probability will
come Thursday. President Roose-
welt is slated to sign the measure
Immediately after it reaches the
White House.
The armed-ship bill passed the
House 259 10 1873, but a checkup
by Democratic whips indicated
that about 40 votes will be lost
on the Senate provisions lifting
C o m b zones and permitting
American ships to enter bei1ig-
erent ports the world over.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Former Detroi+er Killed

MUSHROOM. Nov. SIMS
Wilfred Yapp, so. was dead today
of injuries suffered when struck
by the car of John A. Nienhuis,
AZ. Muskegon Heights. Yapp was
a former Detroit resident.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
JubiIant Over Vote

Administration leaders. iubiIant
over the so TO 81 Senate victory
yesterday to strike from the Neu.
rality Act, bans against arminf
American cargo vessels and their
entry into combat zones, planned
TO jam the measure through the
House the middle Of next week
They are confident the House will
approve the Senate changes by q
fair sized vote,
House Speaker Sam Rayburr
and Democratic Majority Leader
John Mccormack conferred with
other chieftains and decided tc
give the House at least one and
possibly two days Of debate on the
which was broadeneo
by the Senate to permit American
cargo vessels to enter. combat
zones.
A special rule extending debate
is TO be obtained from the rules
committee Monday and discussion
will begin Wednesday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
.NdNGefsReady
To Arm Ships
For War Zones
Waits Final Revision
OF Neutrality Act
to Deliver Munitions
BY CECIL B. DICKSON


WASHINGTON. Nov. s.-The
navy tonight began gathering tons
of guns TO arm American mer-
chant ships as swiftly as possible
when Congress gives its final GO
ahead signal under the administra-
ton drive TO deliver great Christ
mas bundles of munitions and food
direct TO England and Russia.
about 400 OF the 200 mer-
chantmen flying the American
flag are to be armed if the action
is approved. Already naval gun
factories are at work on old guns.
fixing them up with anti-aircraft
protection. Many guns are being
taken off naval vessels that will
not be sent 10 the war zones. All
OF the ships will be supplied with
new types of anti-aircraft guns.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
All Out Defense
Mobiles Every
industrial Plant
OPM Survey Completed
TO Put Business y
on War Footing
international N,ps Ser,ics Wire

WASHINGTON, Nov. s.-Na
tional planning on an unprece
dented scale, affecting every in
dustry in the United States. wa
indicated today as defense Officials
prepared to carry out the gigantic
Industrial mobilization program
announced by the supply priori
ties and ALLEGATIONS board.
= Song far be~orrd- anything at
tempted in the last war, the mem
bers of President Roosevelt!
Super-defense board laid down 9
fwo-pronged plan 10 speed up tho
nations defense:
Ffrst-A survey by OPM -
whose personnel must be greatly
Expanded for the purpose - Of
!. lndustry's month by month re-
: quirements OF critical materials
Z needed during the next year for
I. production OF military, indus
-xrial and civilian items, and es-
csentiai public services.
(. Second--The setting up. with
An OPM. Of machinery for allo-
eating all so-called critical ma
terials--not only for defense but
'rfor civilian production.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Technical Question

The major consideration is not
how much the government can tax
back. but AT what point the tax
rates change from anti-inflationary
to inflationary aids.
The treasury is still carefully
studying the latest Vinson profit
Limitations bill, which would limit
profits from defense contracts or
subcontracts 10 z per cent of the
cost of production.
The net profit, however. would
be far less than this percentage.
because existing federal and state
taxes would have to be paid fFeHa
the residue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

For the "Inside News" of
Washington, Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column In the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

= Since the critical materials
number at present 2S3. and in
.ciude not only raw materials such
sses steel and copper, but manufac-
zdired products such as trucks
machines. cloth and paper. de.
53ense officials freely admitted that
ss1his was national planning plus.
rT Under the program. for example
I = steel company might be ordered
to supply a particular automobile
factory with a certain quantity OF
: steel on given date.
Although no penal provisions
have been mentioned, failure TO
comply might involve not only the
loss of the particular automobile
plants business, but later denial
by defense officials of the neces-
sary coal ALLEGATION 10 keep the
steel company furnaces burning.