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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-17

l. Finish the quotation, "Whel ignorance is bliss"
 2. What is the number of u prohibition repeal amendment the Constitution of the Unite States?
 3. Which living American gener' was nicknamed Black Jack?
 4. Who discovered the Hawaiia Islands?
 5. Who is the chairman of tl board of governors of the Federl Reserve System? 6. In what city are the main q fees of the Chamber of CommerI of the United States?
 T. Does the planet Mars ha1 none, one or two moons? 8. By what name was the Col gress of Industrial Organizatiol originally known?
 g. Who wrote, 'The glory tn. was Greece, and the grandeur tn was Rome?"
 10. A woman who signs the irI tials R. N." after her name isl practitioner of which professional
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-17

Waterbury legislators fared we'll in dis position of committee places. Not in a good many years have such appoint ments been accorded local senators and representatives, particularly to new mem bers. However, it's no more than was deserved for Waterburys four members of the Senate and House are going to prove themselves highly capable and de- serving of the confidence and trust placed in them
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-17

o. Who owned Ellis Island bel fore it became an immigrant StaI ton?
 A. The island was sold by New York State to the United States i1| 1908. It was long used as powde1 magazine, and in 1891 the immi| grant station was moved there from Castle Garden on the mainland.
 O. Where is the original fiad that flew over Fort McHenry durind the War of 1912?
 A. In the National Museum Washington, D. c.
 @. Is linen, cotton, silk or wool the best absorber of moisture, and precipitation?
 A. Linen and cotton are consid| cred superior to silk and wool fol use in toweling, provided they ar free from oils, waxes, sizing mater ials, or other substances whicl would interfere with the absorptioI of water. Wool holds more wate' than any of the other three fiberi named, without feeling wet, and il general will decrease the rate d evaporation of a given amount q moisture. Accordingly. 1t is preferrel for garments for athletes, explorer$ etc., who may perspire freely.
 e. What connection did Benja1 min Franklin have with the Frank lin cent?
 A. There is no evidence tha' Benjamin Franklin was concernel with the Franklin, or "Fugio' cent This coin, authorized by the Nal tional Congress was minted unde. private contract in 1787, prior to thu adoption of the Constitution
 @. How far is the earth from tn sun?
 A. The mean distance is 92,870 ,00. miles. The actual distance varies o account of about 300,O00,000 mild eccentricity of the earth's orbit. Tn distance is least at the beginnin of the year, and greatest in July.
 If you want a copy of the book
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 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washing
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-17
Selected Poem
OLD PATTERNS

(Grace Miner Lippincott in the New Haven
 Journal Courier) Away from the crowds that mill and seethe And get in each others way Where lonely paths teach one to breathe The breath of kinder day. Over the hills where the pine trees grow And the granite shapes its tiers Lies just beyond the ebb and flow, Of turmoil urged by fears Above are the rugged hilltop lines Where birches dip and sway Out where the war-hounds Haunt no signs And no one builds to Slay
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-17
RUNNING WIRE" DONE AWAY WITH BY MOTION PIC-
 TURF PRODUCERS

January IS, 1941 Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 Every once in awhile one sees something in the movies which makes one wonder. Take, for ex- ample, the way those horses fall when the story calls for them to be shot. I have learned that 8 wire is stretched across the horses path about a half-foot or so above the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-17

a d m in traitor planned it tn a t W ay from the start.
 Here is the way one R epu b blican prominent in his party'S leadership in the House ana lyzeS what he be- lieves to be ad- m inis tr tio D strategy:
 "First of all, we
 had Mrs. RO0Se- velt's piece com plaining tha at nnNNn nf kkn DA-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-17


 publicans appIauded the Presi-
 dents message.
 Next the President invited con- gessional leaders in to confer about this bill. He had all the Democratic leaders from both houses, and apparently took great pains to shape the bill by their advice-but he didn't have in one Republican.
 Next the bill was introduced
 not, as you would expect, by the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, or with any measure of bipartisan sponsorship, but by the Democratic floor leaders. 'Tn other words. it has been
 made strictly a Democratic party
 bill from the beginning. And we
 Republicans are rising to the bait"
 KEEPS DEMOCRATS TOEING THE MARK
 Making a break along party lines might have two advantages, from a purely political standpoint.
 In the first place, the Democrats have plenty of votes in each house to pass the bill without Republican help-provided all of the Democrats can be kept in line. On bipartisan issue, any Democrat who felt doubt l ful about the bill could vote against it without getting a black mark on ! his party record, simply because all party lines would be down anyhow. On straight party measure, intro- duced by, the floor leader and backed by energetic party leader ship, a Democrat would join the opposition at his own peril. Beyond that, a party break would definitely put the Republican party-as far as Congress is con- cerned-in the position of being the party of the isolationiStS. The New Deal is operating On the theory that large majority of Americans sup port the aid the democracies idea, and during the last campaign re- peatedly charged that the Republi- cans are on the other side of that particular fence.
 l Aed0b1yg SCbUA46 t4AC xbCpuDA4CG44S5 thus on record might kill the po- litical future of MT. Wendell Will kie. Republican support for this bill could hardly have been sought without swinging beam or two from the spotlight in MT. Willkie. : Putting the party on the opposite side would pretty well end his claims to party leadership. VORYS CALLS IT
 A SHOWDOWN
 The fight in Congress will be bitter. and there will be strong efforts to amend the bill. But Con- gressman Vorys of Ohio, who suc- cessfully led the fight to amend the bill which revised the neutrality act, doesn't think amending the present bill would help much. This is the showdown" he says. <! This is the one time Congress gets to pass On the whole policy of aid i for Great Britain-with all of its implications. There's little point to amendments. It's the basic policy i and the things that are likely to come from following it that matters Here's where We decide on the whole business-and no congressman will be able to say, afterward, that he didn't know it was loaded"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-17
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 9:53 p. m
 Sun rises 7:14 a. m.; sets 4:51 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 So far the weather pattern existing when autumn changed to winter around the Fist of December has not prevailed. The Christi mas thaw has been followed by extreme cold which gives every indication of carrying well into February before abating.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-17
National Spotlight
Aid Britain Bill
 Shaping Up Straight
 Party Fight At FDR's Wish?
By BRUCE CATION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 COrresnOndent

Washington, Jan. The fight over President Roosevelt's aid-the- democracies bill is shaping up as a straight party f1ght-and Republi- cans are beginning to suspect the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-17

he could not have stopped them even if he would. For they had picked their friend as a man of destiny, and destiny was support ing their Shrewd guess.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-17

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not use 8 pronoun or pro- nominal phrase to refer to a word or phrase that has not been expressed, as: Mink skins are valuable because these animals are scarce" say, because minks are scarce"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-17
Washington Merry Go-Round
Naming of Palmer Housing Czor "PoIoce Coup Inner Circle Seehing; Defense Commission Was Trying to Get Him Out
DREW PEAR s O N
 ROBERT s. ALLEN


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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-17
Whats Your l. o.

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-17

Copyright, 1941, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
Story Told
In Air Drama

1t is pretty hard to kill a ghost;
in fact. most people would say 1t is
impossible, but Nazi bombers have
laid low one Of England's most
noted and terrifying shades, the
ghost of Richard Riker."
An article in The American
Weekly. with this Sundays issue
OF The Detroit Sunday Times, en-
titled. The Ghost of Old London
Bombed by the Nazis," has been
made the basis of a weird and
thrilling Front Page Drama, The
Ghost of Richard Riker." to be
heard over Station WJBk at 800
p. m. tomorrow.
You are urged to hear this radio
program and also read the article
in The American Weekly with the
F bruary 16 Detroit Sunday
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14

trust suit pending against II were
seen today in two moves by that
organization.
The society II was disclosed. has
Cancelled It's own program
"ASCAP on Parade" carried over
independent stations, and fired a
special publicity staff hired to
carry on ASCAP'S side OF the
radio music controversy.
John G. Paine. general manager
Of ASCAP. characterized the
actions as IAN armiStce pending
contamination OF negotiations with
the government and added that
the problem of relations with the
has moved into a
second phase"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
Kitfy's Plan
Clues Package to Police
in Jungle Jim Skit

A fake attempt at drowning by
Kitty and the delivery of mys-
ferrous package to military police
who rescue her, figure in the story
of The Message to the Military"
this weeks episode in The Adven-
lures Of Jungle jim" to be heard
over Station WJBK at 4 p. m. to-
morrow.
This program is based on the
Jungle Jim" adventure pictures in
full colors appearing in the Comic
Weekly with The Detroit Sunday
Times. Thousands are thrilled
each week by hearing the radio
program and following the action
pictures
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
Poppy Sale Approved

Common Council today approved
the annual poppy sale to be held
by the American Legion, Veterans
of Foreign Wars and Disabled
American Veterans on Tuesday
and Wednesday. May II and %.
Emanuel Christensen. American
Legion poppy chairman, told coun-
Gil the sale would be limited to
May u unless weather conditions
are unfavorable.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14

Mrs. Matthews were Mrs. John D.
MacKay. first vice president; Mrs.
Max V. MacKinnon. second vice
president; Miss Edith M. Kimball,
third vice president; Mrs. Ward
A. Detwiler, recording secretary;
Miss Hope Written, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. John j. OBrien.
treasurer, and Mrs. Leroy w. Hull
assistant treasurer.
Membership of the Detroit Y. w.
c. A. totaled 1880 at the end
of 1910.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14

700 p. m.-Amos n Andy
=. WJR; Fred Waring
WWJ.
7:30 p. m.-Al Pearce
WJR; Lone Ranger WXYZ.
500 p. m.-Kate Smith
WJR: Lucille Manners ..
WWJ; Jack Adams Night ..
WXYZ. p
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
Mrs. Matthews
YWCAPresident

The Detroit Y. w. c. A. today
announced the election of Mrs.
William e. Matthews as president,
succeeding Mrs. Frank Fit. who
served for three years. Mrs.
Matthews was formerly acting
president of the organization in
Windsor and has been a member
of the Detroit board.
Officers elected to serve with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
What's On the Air
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS

e $50 p. m.-Information. Please
WV; Death Valley Days
WXYZ.
800 p. m.-Johnny Presents
.. WJR: Abe Lyman . WWJ;
Gang Busters WXYZ.
$50 p. m.-Playhouse -,
WJR; Everymans Theater
WV; I Want a Divorce -.
CKLW.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
FRIDAY AFTERNOON

his program has been
Eiven The Detroit Times ny
the stations herein listed.
II the presentations as
scheduled are not on the
air. the fault lies with the
stations. and not The De
troit Ttmee.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
A5CAP in Move
To End Feud
rn,,rn.,lcn.l So, ssrrie. wlr.

NEW YORK. Feb. 14--Indica-
tons that ASCAP was moving 10
end its radio music fight and speed
settlement of the federal anti
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
Boxer ToIes Faces
Hearing on Assault

Roscoe Toles, the Negro heavy
weight boxer, was 10 be arraigned
in Recorders Court today on an
assault and battery warrant Sc
cured by Miss Joy Ellis of 31S
Harper avenue. an employee of the
Departments of Parks and Recrea-
ton. Miss Ellis claims Toles
borrowed S7S and struck her when
she pressed for payment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
Fire Destroys Pipe Plant

PORTLAND. Ore. Feb. IA
(INS)-Fire today destroyed the
plant of the Steel Tank and Pipe
Company of Oregon at an esti-
mated loss of Sl50,000.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-23
He Plays Golf With Either Hand

81 bowl quite a bit and golf a little" Edwards said
1t revealed that the coach quite ambdextrous
playing golf both left rght-handed He is naturally left
handed
Among the Lions several AlAmericans whom Ed
probable pro sarsAugie o giant guard from
Georgetown Mt Pepu and Jap Davis fubacks from Notre
Dame and Duke respectively Morley Mahewson end from Cali
fora and Harry tppy) Hopp of Nebraska Rose Bowl fame
Hopp is brother of Johnny Hopp sensational young in
fielder with the ST. Louis Cardinals The Hops hail from Hast
Neb from where Dazzy Vance the famous Brooklyn
pitcher number of the Lions expected to competition
in the AStar Chicago month"; contest in which
Tom Harmon Ed Fug and Forest Evashevs of Michigan
also expected to play.
of years Western Reserve squad-Andrew Logan
235p0und tackle and Dick Booth hafback, will be among
Detroit candidates trying regular berhs
brook Other Western Reserve graduates who have played
football include Johnny Wilson and Mike Kodak with the Ceve
land Rams and Phil Ragazzo with the Philadelphia Eagles
Among IL games listed by the Lions this year. five
be played home with Philadelphia, Cleveland Green Bay
Chicago Bears and Chicago Cardinals
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-23
FAvORITEs ADVANCE

In other quarterfinal matches
today, Max Gurman will clash with
Dick Prakken and Gene Russell
meets Jack Schlesinger.
Favorites in the women's singles
advanced as per schedule in yes
terday's play. Mrs. Hoxie was ex-
tended. but disposed of Florestine
Schumacher, Ga, 60. Louise Black
man eliminated Mrs. Helen Grawn
Detwiler, Ga. 60.
Tuesdays complete results:
Mems singles-Jsmes Tobin defeated
defeated William MeBrearty, ga, 50;
Kimbark Peterson defeated Fred Kovsls-
ski Ga, 3-e, ga; Gene Russell defeated
Al Ford, "a, s-3; Jack schlesinger de-
featsd Charles s. Lewis 60. 81; Dick
PrAkken defeated Norman Klein, s-6, 6-3
Max GurmAn defeated Leo Gould. 6-S, 6-3.
Mems doubles-Preston and RosEak de-
fested skiersh and selberg. TO, SO. Ga
Manire and Levine defeated Gibson and
Controy. Ga, 4-6. 7-5.
Women's singles-PeAri Peterson defeated
Margery Little, 90. ell: Louise BlackmAn
defeated Helen Detwiler. o-4, 90: Jean
ga; Sylvia Campbell defeated Gertrude
whitehead, ell. 6-1: Elizabeth BlAekmar
defeated Mary fernando. 81. Ga
Women's doubies-Constance O'Donovar
and Esther PoltIer defeated Rita and
Renetta Ouishuk. ga, SO: Elizabeth and
Louise BIaekman defeated Flora Lomas
ana Lillian Van Buren,, 6-3, ga.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-23

IVdnker Wins
District Title

Roose Vanker Post, a name
feared by all outstate American
Legion baseball teams, will be
Detroit's's representative in the
regional, and possibly state. COM
petition in the next few days.
Whipping Pittenger Post yester-
day, Ga, TO capture the district
championship. Roose Vanker is
scheduled to face st. Clair Shores
Saturday at Northwestern Field in
the regional final. Winner of Sat-
urday's contest will move to the
state finals at East Lansing, Au-
gust ! and 2.
Vanker proved it was the best
of the Detroit Legion mines yester-
day, but not before a tuSSle from
Pittenger. Trailing 81 going into
the eighth inning, Pittenger came
TO life TO tally three times in that
frame, but the threat was checked
in time.
Bill Wolff, Roose Vanker start
ing pitcher, went along smoothly
until two were out in the eighth.
having held Pittenger to three
scattered hits. Then walk. Ralph
Morrison's single and Kurt Miss
mueller's triple figured in the
three-run splurge. Big Joe Janosik
relieved Wolff and stopped the
'uDriSipO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-23
Dempsey's Pro+ege Loses

Bettina won every round but the
eighth. He had Burman shaky on
two occasions and came close to
topping Clarence in the second
and final sessions when he tagged
the red head with short left hooks
TO the chin. Burman held on to
weather the storm.
Bettina scaled, 1861 and Bur-
man 1891. Gross receipts were
announced at $20,409, and the to-
tai paid attendance 10.647.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-23
Battle Royal
On Arena Gard

Promoter Eddie Lewis appears
to be tossing everything except a
couple of wrestling bears into his
Arena Gardens mat show Monday
night.
The promoter is featuring bat
tie royal which will involve five
of his toughest grapplers, and also
is serving up a match between
women. There will be three pre-
Iliminaries.
The five matmen who will grunt
and groan in a group are Mango
Singh, Stanley Buresh, Reb Rus
sell. Frederic Won Schacht and
Gorilla" Grubmier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-23

It takes a lot of golf to satisfy
George Leontough, 45-year-old
member of West Shore Country
Club.
He played LA holes - that's
eight 1S-hole rounds-yesterday
over the downriver course. And
his only regret is that because of
his employment he won't be able
to do it again today. He's a pho
tographer.
IL feel better now than when
I started" Leontough said at
The end of the marathon which
required IL hours.
He started at 6 a. m. and didn't
cut until %.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-23
TWO BRIEF STOPS

He stopped only twice, each time
about 10 minutes. The first time
was for lunch, the next time to
pose for photographers. He al
lowed himself as minutes for each
nine and was on schedule all the
way.
Eight circuits Of the 6,605-yarc
layout meant he walked more thar
25 miles. And since he averaged
81 strokes a round, he swung his
clubs 728 times. not including prac-
tice swings. His best score was
81, on the fourth round.
Despite the long grind he had
no blisters or aching muscles. He
didn't even bother to get a rub
down at the end. A shower suf-
ficed. He changed shoes twice dur
ing the day.
And if you think he demanded
a big steak for dinner you're all
wet. A vegetarian for a number
of years. he had only a vegetable
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-23
a 25-MiIe Golfer,
He Plays IA Holes, or s Rounds, and Regrets His
Work Won't Permit Him to Do II Again Today

salad for his evening meal. For
lunch he had lemon juice and
honey. He carried raw peanuts
and ate them while playing.
He drinks only fruit and vege-
table juices-not water.
Leontough is an old hand at
marathon golf. Last Summer he
played 144 holes two days in a row
And Sunday he warmed up for
yesterdays siege by playing II
holes. Tough fellow is Mr.. Leon
tough, who, by the way, pro-
Hounees- his name Eeon-toe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-23

NEW YORK, July 23.-Melio
Bettina continued his record of
never having lost a heavyweight
bout when he scored a 10-round
decision over Red Burman, Jack
Dempsey's protege from Balti-
more.
The heavyweight setto between
the former Interchangeable king
from Beacon, N. Y. and Burman
topped the program staged in
Ebbetts Field by Promoter Chick
Meehan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-23
TAUGHT BY MASTERS

He was taught by such masters
OF the game as Macdonald Smith,
Lew Scott and Jimmy Demaret.
All were impressed by hls posi-
bilities and his earnestneSs.
At the age Of Ne he played in
his only amateur toNJnameNt and
was rlnnerup in the. CalifSmia
State. He turned pro Immediately
and made several Transforming
trips which took him from coast
TO coast in his quest OF experience
and knowledge. a
Some Of his experiences on
transforming trips were worthy OF
a novel. He played the last 80
holes Of one tournament on an
empty stomach. Several times he
drove long distances and then
slept in his car before a tourna-
ment. But he never quit trying 10
learn and his game improved
rapidly.
Last Summer he was pro at the
million dollar Breeze Point Lodge
az Peouot, MINI, and during the
Winter was at Woodland Hills in
Hollywood. He played on the
Winter circuit.
Here again he just failed max
ing a big name for himself. He
led the coast pros in the $4,000
Los Angeles Open but an 8 on an
easy par 4 kept him from being
among the leaders.
No less than seven times in q
row last Winter he finished just
one stroke out Of the money in
the tournaments.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-23
Peterson Upsets
KoyaIeski in
City Net Meet

Kimbark Peterson. 36-year-old
mathematics instructor al Law
renee Tech, conducted a special
class in sformula for tennis sue
cess" yesterday al the Tennis Club
Of Detroit, and his demonstration
was so impressive that an enthusi-
aStic group of new rooterS are
whooping il up for him 10 snare
the city title.
His victim was Freddie kovaie-
ski, the Hamtramck proper who
was the fsvorite of the same
whooper-uppers before his costly
lesson. PeterSon'S victorious scores
in the third round match were
60. ST, 60.
Although the outcome was ear
marked as an upset inaSmuch as
KovaleSki was seeded eighth and
Peterson had ranking actually
the veterans long record indicated
that he was capable Of winning
Peterson was winner of state tour
neyS in Tennessee and Georgia last
year, but fell 10 Jack Schlesinger
in the third round OF the Public
Parks eliminations here earlier
this month and thus was not
seeded.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-23
PITTFNGER

Totals 81 10 81 9 Totals 30 527 ID
'Batted for Pink in eighth
tBatted for Dommer in eighth.
tBatted for Milligan IN ninth.
Roose- Vanker Ol0 112 OOI-s
+Plttenger O0l 900 O30-4
Errors-shankie. Milligsn. Pink. Temple,
Cocquyt. Three-base hit--Wissmueller. Hits
OF Dommer II in 8 innings, OF Yee
in u innings. off Riffenberg o in ~ in
nings, off Wolff 5 in ia innings, off Jano-
six in u innings. Struck out-By Dom.
mer 8, by Gutenberg 1, by Wolff 13. by
Janosik l. Bases ON halls-Off- Dommsr p
off zee 2, off Wolff 4. off Janosik /.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-23
Dorothy Kirby LEADING

ASHEVILLE, N. c., July o.
QNS)-Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta,
defending champion, turned in a
par rs to lead the field in the
qualifying round of the Biltmore
Forest Country Clubs annual
Women's Invitation golf tourna-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-23
AID TO HEALTH

lie explains he goes in for these
long golf sessions as an aid to his
health and with no regard for any
records. Every Sunday in the
Winter, when there is no golf, he
walks between IS and 25 miles.
He employed two caddies yes
terday. Although they took turns,
each thereby resting every other
round. they were more tired than
Leontough at the end.