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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-08

@. What does Herman Rausch- ming mean by calling the present world upheaval "The Revolution of Nihilism?" sv'
 A. He borrows Friedrich Metz sche's use of the word "nihilism," meaning the breakdown of the old standards. Old standards have broken down in art, music, literature and other fields in addition to the political arena. His criticism in the book is Of the revolution the Nazis have made against the old standa ards, as equality of race and mans rellglon, human rlghts, etc. a3
 Q. What is the per capita con- sumption of cigarets in the United States?
 4. It was 1878 in 1s4o, compared with 1915 In 1889.
 c. Was Ramon De Valera eveE sentenced to death?
 A. Tn 1913, he became an ardent supporter of the newly formed Irish Volunteers, and in the Easter rising of 1916 commanded a party Of the insurgents against tho government. He surrendered on April 30 1916, ard was sentenced to death, but the sentence was commuted to penal servitude for life. On June 15, 1917, he was released under the terms oS the general amnesty, and immedis ately set about the reorganization and extension of the Republican party known as Sim Fein, closely associated with the Irish Republican Army.
 e. What would be the result Of connecting 25-cycle electric motor to 60-cycle ircuit, and vice versa?
 A. The results would depend somewhat on the type and size of the motor. With the commonly used induction type of fair size, a 25-:ycle motor on a 60-cycle circuit would try to run at 240 percent of normal speed and would probably burst from the excessive centri- fugal force. A 60-cycle motor on a 25-cycle circuit would draw an exA cesSive current even at no load, and would blow fuses or overheat and burn.
 If you want copy of the latest booklet, FAMOUS COMPOSERS OF MISIC', send to The Water. bury Democrats Washington Bu- reau. 1913 Thirteenth St., Washing ton, D. c. Enclose ten cents postage.
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But Defense price controllers will not tolerate more than ten per cent, figuring that any great CT increase would merely mean more profits for the middleman.
 A firm chcck-rein will be held on speculation and profiteering under lcnd-lcaSc food plans now being quietly formulated. The authorities want 10 make sure that the moderate rise in food prices will go 10 the farmer; also they want to prevent any skyrocketing of the cost of living.
 Government experts cite tom- atoes as on illustration. Because Of their high vltamin content, the the British want 16,000,000 cases of canned tomatoes. To obtain this huge quantity and at the same time not curtail the domes- tic supply, the Agriculture Depart ments county agents are advising farmers to go in heavily for to- matoeS. As an inducemcnt, they arc being assured Of $ll to $l2 ton for their crop, about @ more than last years price.
 This higher farm price will
 add about one cent z can to the retail cost. This is considered e
 legitimate markup, but price control chiefs say that no more
 will be allowed.
 NOTE -- First offerings of canned peaches on the West Coast opened at $1.67 q dozen and then were withdrawn in the expec- tation of higher prices. Last year the same peaches sold for $1.l7 e dozen. Government authorities
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-08
IN ToDAY's MAIL 7. .. :. :. :. ED PAGE-THURSDAY- :. .. .. SHOULD PROTECT SHIPMENT OF GOODS WERE MAKING
 FOR ENGLAND
May c, le4l.

May 6, 1041. Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 Why quibble2 The die is cast- we have crossed the Rubicon. So let us be practical and see things in their proper proportion. We have ( Lend-Lease law, and under the di- rection of Harry Hopkins we are making billions of dollars worth of war materials for England.
 These munitions are our property and part of our defense plan, and 1t would be the height of folly tG permit Hitler to destroy them by sinking the ships they are beina transported in, there annullifyin9 that part of our national defense system. .'~s Moreover, we are morally as well as legally bound to deliver tAfe goods, and the way to do 1t is fol the navy to take over and establish United States Defense Patrol" ts see to 1t that our goods are deliver cd over there.
 GEORGE ROY.
 Rossland, N. 2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-08
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 4:06 a. m daylight time).
 Sun rises 5:42 a. m; sets 7:55 p. m. day light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 May has yet to prove Itself half the sum- mery month that April was. Agriculturists, though would like to sec 1t prove Itself nor- maj May With plenty of spring rains, the soft one that last for days soaking the good eartl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-08
Selected Poem
MOUNTAIN PEOPLE

(Aileen L. Fisher in the Christian
 Science Monitor) Before our snow has melted, before our rock wrens sing, people from the valley say the valleys full of spring. And when our canyon aspens have dropped the last dry leaf, people say the valley still is gold beyond belief. Our summer may be shorter, our winter piled with snow, but, oh, we're close to heaven where the stars hang low
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-08

ID c c q n c acutely
 aware of the call
 of duty on the
 one h and nd equally aware on the other hand Of [ h ir failure to meet these high
 requirements. The
 nobility of Athens never listened to PMicieg wi thout
 feeling that their sacrifice in behalf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-08

out of sight will be a big advance In consumer edu- cation, 6 move ment on the part of retailers and manufacturers to tell customers ex. actly what's in their product and why the price is what 1t is.
 This fact stands put as ono con- cluSion resulting of Com m rec from Department
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-08
Whats Your I. O.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
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 1. Do houseflics biteP
 ?. Fifteen, thirty, forty are the accepted poiiyt scorings in what game?
 3. During which Presidential ad- ministration was the size of the U. s. paper money reduced?
 4. Who was Oberon?
 5. What docs the name Penn. sylyania mean?
 6. Joseph w. Fordney and Porter J. McCumber were authors of tho famous Fordney-M Cumber tariff act in 1922. Which was 8 Senator and which a Representative?
 '. Who is President of the United Mine Workers of America?
 8. Is 8 child born to alien parents oil an American ship on tho high seas citizen of the United @4atesP
 0. Name the patron saint of Scotland?
 10. Is Venice on the Mediterranean or Adriatic Sea?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-08

ability of foreign and domestic wool indicate no disruption ir continuous supply. Rayon, not affected by de- fcnse, can Dc used as a substitute for silk, wool, cotton and jute if necessary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-08

home owners taxpayers and rent7 payers, and the continuance in ofs flee of his wise regime.
 A GRATEFUL HONEOWNER.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-08
Questions
 and Answers
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 The Waterbury Democrats Ser- vice Bureau will answer for yoE free, any question of fact or ins formation, not involving extenk sive research. Write your queA tfon clearly, sign name and nd dress, enclose Q three cent postage stamp. Medical or legal advscs cannot be given. Address Water bury Democrats Washington Ser vice Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. 0.
 Q. Is Oscar Levant marriede
 A. His wife is June Gale ana they have an infant daughter.
 Q. How much has the populatioB of San Francisco increased in thS last forty years?
 A. Tn 1900, it was 342, ,782: 4i6,9i. in 1910; 506,676 in 1920; 634,394 ir 1880, and 634,536 in 1940.
 o. What are the names of thG sister ships of the U. s. battleships North Carolina and Washington, and when will they be launched?
 A. South Dakota, Indiana, Mass sachusetts and Alabama. They will be launched late this year, or early in 1922.
 e. What is the difference be, tween nitroglycerine and dynamitef
 A. Nitroglycerine is liquid made by treating glycerol with of nitric and sulphuri0 acids. Dynamite is nitroglycerine absorbed in kieselguhr or other por- ous material.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-08
National
 
Govt. and Retailers
 Plan Shock Absorbers For the Public When Prices Begin to Pinch
By PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington COrreSpOndent)

Washington, May 8-One sure by- product of the current effort on the part of both business and govern inent to keep prices from climbing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-08
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL l.. DOUGLASS, D. D.
GOOD FRIENDS SOMETIMES
 FITJRT IJG

Plutarch says Pericles that this matchlcss Greek leader as hc spoke 10 hiS people always left q sting in their conscience. He could talk to them iii Guch a WAY that they
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-08
Washington Merry Go-Round
10 Per Cent Rise in Food Prices Due When Bno Beons Government VIII Hold Down Speculation Let Farmer Pocket creoe
DREW PEAR s o N
 ROBERT s. ALLEN

 permit gradual retail
  will receive when the Government
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-08

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, "You was mlstakn;" say, "were mistaken"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-08

Q. Is Oscar Levant married?
 A. His wife is June Gale anN they have an infant daughter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-08

If you want copy of the latest booklet, FAMOUS COMPOSERS OF MISIC", send to The Water- bury Democrats Washington Blu. reau. 1913 Thirteenth St., Washing ton, D. c. Enclose ten cents postage.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
How sea-Goins Factories Are Wipins Out WhoIes

lesser varieties, such as the hump
back. the fin, and the blue whales.
all previously overlooked because
of their undesirable size. Whales
taken are smaller each year, so
in short time these valuable sea
monsters will be only a memory.
Since Yankee whaler days. the
business certainly has undergone
an unromantic change. Old time
whale fishing was one long test
Of personal courage and endur-
ance and very profitable. But to-
day there is little more adventure
to whaling than running a har-
Dor tug. The youth who has
dreamed of following in the wake
of the old time whaler will have
to get his sea-going thrills on a
freighter or private yacht.
Although steam has supplanted
the picturesque sails of the Yam
kee whalers, and the gun and
explosive harpoon have replaced
the barb launched by a sturdy
seamaH,s arm, most of the rec
ords, good and bad. still remain.
The luck and pluck Of nearly a
century ago counted for enough
to offset any kind of twentieth
century equipment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
A Family Reunion That
Began in the Hospital

showed her that they had been
born in small town near Jack
son To Mr.. and Mrs Annapolis
Broyles The father died Is
years ago. and the mother, left
with six small children Sudie,
Annie Lou, Thomas Leon, Lois,
J. T and Doris Broyles sent
them 10 the Mississippi Children's
Home in Jackson.
we all have different names,
now" the brother added You
arc Lois Peaster. I am Thomas
Leon Meadows. We have sis
ter in Memphis. Tennessee. Sudie
Boyles. 80: another a senior at
Mississippi Southern College, An
ME Lou Meadows, 26. another. a
senior at Grenada High School.
Doris MILAN. IS. and a brother,
]. T. Frazier. 70. employe Of a
tire company in Natchez."
Convinced that she was really
his sister. Miss Peaster Tor
Broyles) kissed the young man.
Mr.. Meadows also found that
he had been celebrating the
wrong birthday July 7, instead
of April 10, which also happens
to be the day on which he was
married several years ago.
Miss Peaster says she had an
idea she had one sister, but that
the rest Of her family was a
joyful surprise TO her.
The nurse later discovered that
she and her sister, Annie Lou,
had applied for training at the
hospital on the same day and
were perhaps together in the
same room without knowing each
other, Annie Lou decided later
not to become a nurse and en-
tered Mississippi Southern Col
lege instead
Other members Of the family
were happy about the whole
thing as soon as they were con-
WINGED that they had brothers
and sisters. They learned more
about one another in one day
than they had in IS long years.
None of them know what be-
came Of their mother, Mrs. An
napolis Broyles, whom they have
not seen for Is years and whose
life for the past ten years has
been a closed book insofar as
they can learn. But they still
hope to find her.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

We'll. Richard mon vieux! This
is Corse speaking to you once
more. And how are you, Richard,
my dear fellow?"
At first, Commodore Dutch
used to get as stiff as Owney
Geogehan's billy-goat at his an
nual ball. But, as he quantity
phrases it;
Il loint me lesson in 1904"
That year, Bob Vernon and Vic
Mcguire piled him with the bub-
bling grape until he was blind,
whereupon he insisted on ad-
iourning the bail and taking the
entire party out to do the rounds.
A tab for over 500 sobered him
up like an ice cold shower the
next morning. During the ensu-
ing year ne went on diet to es-
cape the necessity of engaging in
vulgar commerce.
1T was the closest call / ever
had My God 1 nearly had to
woik," says the Commodore,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

- NE of the most amazing
family reunions in the his
~ tory of the country took
place recently in a hospital at
Jackson, Mississippi when a stu
dent nurse discovered that a man
that she had been attending
was her brother whom she had
not seen since she was four years
old. Is years before.
This strange discovery preceded
the reunion of a family of six
children. all of whom had differ
ent names. had been reared in
different homes, but were born of
the same parents.
Thomas Leon Meadows. 23-
years-old, and the oldest man in
the family was the patient who
discovered" the student nurse
who was his sister although
neither knew II for several weeks
after they met in the hospital.
Mr. Meadows was injured as he
worked for a telephone company
and was taken to the hospital
where he was taken care Of by
Miss Lois Peaster, pretty %
year-old nurse.
Although they considered one
another very nice" neither knew
the real identity of the other un-
til Mr.. Meadows was checking
the records of the Mississippi
Children's Home Society, some
thing he had wanted to do for
years to find out his real identity
and if he had any brothers or sis
tiers. But he was unable to do
so for years because such records
are not opened until every men,
Der of a family has reached 16.
He found that he had four sis
ters and one brother-and that
one sister had nursed him back
to health. After seeing the COM
plete record of his family, he
hurried to the hospital.
Hello. Mr.. dows," the
pretty young nurse said cordially.
What brings you to the hospi-
tai again ?"
81 came. to tell you that you
are my sister" he said. half
laughing, half-serious.
mo kidding ?" she asked light
ly. Then, seeing that he was
serious, she asked, What do you
mean?"
And, producing the record, he
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

to unload a batch of tickets on
Tom the Tightwad.
"And they weren't Cinnamon.
either" brags Dutch. He paid
me spot cash"
Corse Payton, Americas best
bad actor, never missed a Com
modore Dutch ball until he died.
In the days when it was held in
Tammany Hall Corse would ar
rive in state and make a Shakes
pearean entrance. Removing his
opera cape with flourish remin-
iscent Of a matador engaging the
bull. he would exclaim dramai-
cally:
Eye gods Am I here again ,"
Then, escorted by the Commo-
dore all decked out in his rented
veal outlets. he would stride ma
jestically across the floor to
where Richard Croker's picture
hung Adjusting his pince nee.
the famous old ham would strike
a Napoleonic pose, then declaim:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

to the men in the tender. Imme-
diately the chase begins, and soon
the swift motorboat is abreast of
it's prey. a marksman let's fly
harpoon the head of which ex-
plodcs inside the creature, and
after "A brief struggle. the whale
is securely bound and towed to
the central factory
Here a hose is inserted and air
pumped into its stomach so the
carcass will float. Then the flag
of the whaler is planted in the
inflated body and the hulking
shape is left to roll and toss on
the waves until the factory can
return to assimilate II. This OPP
Grafton formerly required several
days. but with modern machin-
cry. an S0-foot whale will disap-
pear in about three hours.
The great floating factories will
soon cause the whales extinction.
Already the huge Arctic and Pa
cific whales have all but van
isf1ed. A few of their gigantic
cousins, the Southern blacks and
North Pacific bowheads are still
found The Biscay species has
already been exterminated. The
recent catches consist only of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

-HE Norwegian whaling in
dustry reports that last
years catch exceeded the
previous year by 10000 whales,
Japan. as usual. falling to keep
her agreements, and going far
beyond her quota
If such wholesale slaughter
continues for half a dozen years
more. "Moby Dick" will be
thing Of the past. classified with
other extinct cetaceans. This will
mean the passing of one of the
worlds richest natural resources.
Great floating factories with a
dozen or more lifeless whales in
tow are in continual operation.
These dissecting vessels employ
$50 men, and can handle Is
whales a day In addition, each
ship carries from two to FIVE
tenders. all equipped with modern
harpoon guns. The tenders are
really speed boats capable Of
overtaking the fastest whale in
any sea, aHd seVefdI CoUpaHles
also have airplanes to spot
their victims
The whales are located by an
experienced lookout en- the vessel
or the airplane pilot who signals
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

shivering at the recollection.
"Since then I've stood sober"
One after another. the Commo-
dore's contemporaries have passed
on until he is the last Of the
Bowery Boys. that strange spe-
cies that at the turn of the CEN
tury made the sordid thorough
fare in New York's lower East
Side the most notorious street in
the world.
Now, as the last surviving
heath hen on Martha's Vineyard
must have done in its declining
years, Commodore Dutch comes
out at nightfall every day and
haunts the old familiar places on
the Bowery and up to 14th Street,
where life was filled with such
gusto for him when Big Tim
ruled with a generous hand and
such things as Fascism, Nazism
and Communism hadn't even
been invented.
Several new generations have
sprung up since Dutch was cock
of his walk. Little Chuck, who
grabbed Chuck Connors' tarPot
when he keeled over and was
hauled off to his resting place in
Calvary, is now the father of a
lad who wound up a promising
ring career several years ago.
Blokes like Weasel Kid, Tony
Cheese, Jimmie the Beans and
Scarface Alex are gone.
So are the old dances the Com
modore used to spiel. He can't
savvy this rhumba and congs
stuff at all. From place to place
he fits night after night, like
specter from a bygone era, COM
ing back to haunt the scenes OF
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

a past life. The Commodore looks
in vain for an old familiar face
or some other reminder of the
good old days when the Bowery
was the Bowery. But not until
he stages his annual Naval Ball
does he recreate. the atmosphere
he Graves.
Then. with such esteemed
gents as Johnny Basketball. the
Iron Horse, Mexican Pete, Big
Yaffe. Kid Broad and Battery
Dan Finn looking on, Commodore
Dutch, last of the dry land navi-
gators. grabs his goil and goes
into his fast two-step once more.
A good time is still had by all
but there's no rough stuff. Why?
Because. as the Commodore
points out
Il always puts on the bottom
of the program that the commit
tee resolves all rights and the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Famed Bowery Relic Has Fought SO
Years to Avoid Job

again Finnegan" schooldays. He
recalls having chalked his name
fraudulently on more than one
honor roll on the blackboard of A
strange school into which he
wandered whenever the yen for
knowledge overpowered him.
He also has a hay memory Of
a book he read once.
Il tink they called il His
story or somethin' Ike that II
was about a couple of blokes
named George Washington and
Abraham Lincoln. l can read
good enough to catch what the
sports pages say now. pervidin'
they don't ring in some of them
big woids on me"
Sam Harris. manager of Terry
McGoveIn. who later teamed up
with his hrother-in-law, George
NJ. Conan, to form one of Amer
ica's most famous theatrical pro-
ducing teams, met the Commo-
dore when he engaged him to act
as Terrible Terry's sparring part
ner. Ever since, Sam has been
president of the Cor m o d o r e
Dutch Associations annual ball.
Cohan is chairman of the ar
rangementS c m IN [ [ e e every
year.
"Hc don't even know it's ar
ranged" confides the Commo-
dore. but once in a while he
comes down and shakes the leg.
Al Smith comes. too"
The high spot of the Commo-
dorc Dutch Association Ball dur
ing its Al years of existence oc-
Cured in 1908 when Jim Jeffries.
Tom Sharkey and Bob Fitzsim-
mons took part in grand march.
They stuck IL out all night, too,
fascinated by the Commodore's
fancy footwork as he waltZed
around with a strawberry blonde
from Chatham Square.
By this time. the Commodore
had gone a bit upstage on the
Bowery lads and had moved his
stamping grounds up to Four
teenth Street where Tom Sharkey
ran a saloon. Tom was known
as the tightest individual outside
of Scotland. But it is a glowing
testimonial to the Commodore's
craftsmanship that he never failed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

foist mugg that chops out of toin
gets trund out, see?"
A short time ago, fortunately
after his 41st annual ball, Com
modore Dutch suffered a terrible
fright and then an injury.
One of his politician friends,
encountering him on Fourteenth
Street, offered him a soft job as
night Waterman on a w. p. A
project, thinking such a sinecure
would please the old Bowery
character.
Turning from him in terror
the Commodore twisted one of
the ankles that has tripped TO a
million bars on the Bowery.
But though he sprained the
ankle, what cares the Commo-
dore? He has enough sugar in
his kick 10 tide him through an
other year and his amateur
standing is still intact.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

The Sirens of the
Old BOwery Days
Had Their Own
Ideas of a Gay Time.
This Highly Imagin-
ative Drawing, Made
i'm That BOisterous
Era, Purports TO
Show a Bored Lady
Taking Pot Shots at
Passing Elevated
Trains From the
Windows of an Up
Stairs Dining-ROOm
on That Famous
ThOrOughfare.
(From the Police
Gazette)