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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-17

Tho President hit the ceiling when he heard about gtaFig's of the record disclosures. Calling Stark on the carpet, he biuntly demanded why the Admiral had not consulted him before talking 70 Walsh and Vlnson. Stark replied that no thought he was acting with White House approval and that as oil members Of Con- gross were elamoring for infors nation about tho Pearl Harbor disaster, he thought responsible leaders such as chAirmen Of tho Naval committees were entitled to know.
 The President said nc 70. aliSed this, but it was too early Co make 8 report. He also taFtly reminded the navy chief Of the number ef news leaks on the IEIll.
 Stark suddenly called off hlO scheduled appearance before Vinson's committee.
 NOTE - Naval circles say tho Japanese must know the extent of the damage caused by their air attack, since, after the first wave of bomberg, the second wave gets photographs which show the extent Of the damage, and the third wave gets final photos of the fires and dnkingS.
 MERRY-GO.ROUND
 BIackout Tip: If your windows are equipped with Venetian blinds, adjust them ct night 90 that the slatS turn upward on the inside. However, don't depend upon this alone for total blackout pFecau- tons. Special blackout curtains or drapes are safer The Out- break of the war obecured the incident, but the House ate crow in Q big way on. It's action last summer barring David Laser, for. lller head Of the Workers Alliance, from government employment. Af- ter Q careful investigation, the Appropriations committee com- pletely exonerated LasEer of any Communist affiliations. Represen. tative John Taber, N. F., J. w. Ditter, Penn, and Everett Dirk. sen, Ill., who made the original accusation ducked the committee session when Laser was cleared. Best tobacco juice marks. man in Congress is Representa- tive A. willis Robertson of Va. He can hit . cuspidor ct ten paces.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-17
Dut tho JapAnoso attack blasted

But tho Japanese attack blasted ali these ambitious schemes to smithercenS-includlng the Ainer- tea First Committee itseif-though not until after c sharp dispute among the Inner leaders.
 They split over the future of the organization. One group, led by General Robert Wood. favored immediate dissolution and full support of President
 Roosevelt in the prosecution Of
 tae war. Another group wanted
 G0 hold off for q while Co see
 what developed.
 POLITICS FIRST
 Among those who wanted to wait were Edwin s. Webster, secre. tary of the New York chapter, and leaders of the Bronx chapter, oil bitter Roosevelt haterS. Webs ster felt 50 hotly over dissolu- ton of the Committee that he talked of rushing out to Chicago to try to persuade Wood to change his mind.
 He cOntended the America
 First organization should be kept intact t0 take advantage of any opportunities for con. tinued political warning on the President; and to oppose any presidential candidate who ad- vocated Roosevelt policies in lO44.
 Lindbergh Is Webster's White House candidate and he wants America First to stay in business to push the flyer. Webster has certain opinions about the out- come and aftermath of the war and thinks there is big political future for Lindbergh.
 Following Q meeting of the America First Executive Conn mIttee in Chicago, however, General Woods plan was ape proved and the disbanding or. der went out.
 NOTE = Certain leaders of die-hard faction consider start- ing Q new America First organiza- lion under different trappings, The new outfit would take the guise of Super-patriotic move. ment beating the drums for ultra- H1ationalisnl.
 "STRICTEsT CONFIDENCE"
 Members of the Senate Naval Affairs committee know the whole story of what happened at Pearl Harbor, including the reasons why U. s. forces were caught nap- ping.
 They were given a detailed ac- count of the disaster by their chairman, Senator David l. walsh of Massachusetts, after he and Rep. Carl Vinson of Georgia, chairman of the House Naval Af- fairs committee, were given q confidential fill-in by Admiral Harold R. Stark, chief of Naval Operations.
 walsh gave his colleagues the in ssstrictegt cone fidence." and on condition they wouldn't breathe a word to any- one even their wives. Vinson, however. was less trusting. The Georgian flatly refused to tell his committee what he had learned from Stark, insisting it was up to the President to make known the facts ct tho proper ilne.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-17

1. What Old Testament book Ia sometimes called CanticleS?
 2. A loach is 6 fgesh.watcr 3saa. a bird, or an tfaBect7
 3. Do the equinoxeg occur ln March and September, or June and December?
 z. Tn the Arabian Nights, the great bird that carried of men and animals was called 6 rec?
 6. The whale ig 6 CguStaceaSi, co., tacean, or archnld9
 6. There is more land than water area on the earth: true or SaIse9
 2. The tales of King Arthur called "Morte d'Arthur' were col. lected by Thomas Babington Ma- caulay, Alfred Lord TennyBon CT Thomas Malory7
 6. Name the Central Powers in World War No. 1.
 9. In which state is Arlington Ne. tional Cemetery situated7
 10. What famous address opens with the words, 'Foursccge and seven years ago.?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-17
Daily Almanac

Sun rises 7:ll a. m.: sets 4:26 p. m.
 Ali vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after gunset.
 AEid-December and winter is scarcely upon tts yet. We have had touches of it in the form Of low temperatures and snow and sleet, but the full force of the season ls still missing. 1t leaves a lot for January, Feh- ruary and March to make up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-17
A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR UNCLE SAM

Let's how Americans really willing to remember the old the ng side t0 most of since iT76 Our Uncle Sam has made this country what h He under fire today Lots remember him with present One days salary a least better stiff days work holiday defense worker,
 First t0 tho Merry Round appeal foreign born American In Newark New Jersey who sent S0O salary with telegram telling how much he appreciated his adopted Since then donations been pouring in by telegram distance telephone and ma let's meny bosnbeFs Uncle Sam before Christmas and him THE RISING SUN,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-17

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 A, Indiyiduais may compute their tax and pay that amount, or may eiect to forogo reporting deductions and the individual computation of tax, end pay the amount ia tho pro. pared schedule. NonsreSldesit alien individuals, estates or trusts are not allowed to use the slmplllled method Enc simplified schedule does not aI,' ply to gross incomes exceeding eS,OOo
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-17

Bolace in drink. His mother was a godiy. woman who prayed for his conversion through t h c years. Dick be- came 8 well. known D iz c fighter, and a character whose absolute con- duct was known far and wide.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-17

Stating that problem In terms Of the lowest com- mon denominator, the effect war costs are having and will have on the average Joe Citizen looks like this:
 The cost of live ing based on the priced of food, clothing. sh elter and utilities, is zoe ing up ct the rate of about lM per eent a month, It
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-17

e, Please give some information about the sIE0 of the largest "slys Ing boat" recently launched at Baltimore.
 A. It is named "Mars" and weighs about i3b,000 pounds loaded, and Is designed normally to carry Q crew of ii. The interior space is i6,0SB square feet, approximately the same aB q teSlsEoot1l hoube.
 q. Tn normal times which indus. try in tho United States is the largs est consumer Of coppeT7
 4. Electrical equipment isidustFy.
 c. Can the poles of . permanent magnet Do reversed7
 A. Yes, by remagnotizing in the opposite direction either an Q suite able golenoid cF between the poles Of an eiectFomagnet.
 e. When did the United States take over the Panama Canal Zene2
 4. American occupation dates from May {, ie04. The canal was opened in August, 1914.
 e. What South American cotin- try is known as the "Lsnd of tho
 4. BrSSil. On April s4, 1900. Pedro Alvarez Cabrai, PoFtuguese navigator, took possession Of the country In the name Of the King of Portugal, and named t Terra de Santa Cruz, or Land Of the Holy Gross.
 q. Did General '. s. Grant grad. uate from the West Point Military
 4. Yes, in i043.
 c. Who played the role of the housekeepeT in the photoplay "Re.
 4. Judith Anderson.
 c. I am single and the sole sup. port of my aged father and mother. Gan I claim exemption as tho head of family and deduct eight huiis drod dollars for two dependents liIas der the new federal income tax iews7
 4. Under the new tax law, iEi rec porting your federal income tax for iD4i, you can claim 9i,600 aD head Of tho family and elo0 for one de. pendent.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-17
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL |. DOUGLASS. D. D.

LOADED INTO ATTENTION
 Richard Weaver, the fighting coal miner whose mighty preaching pre- pared England for the message Of Dwight L. Moody, grew up amid de. grading social and industrial con- ditius which drove him to seek his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-17

TODAY's COMMON ERROR Tt is incorrect Co say, "D0 like your mother told y0u." Y
 feel like ' need 8 change" Tn Che first example use as and ln the Becond use as lf.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-17
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Old Man
 H.. c. of L. Just Around Corner
By PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington CnrrnanAnAAnk

Washington, Dec. l7-rn winning this war, says Price Administrator Leon Henderson, the one thing sec ond in importance to the organi- zation of the armed forces Is the problem oR checking infation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-17
Washington Merry Go-Round
Macarthur Follows Fathers Footsteps Hero of Phppnes
 Noted Not Only for Courage in Los War; But Great Organizer
DREW PEAR 0 \ ROBERT s. ALIEN

Douglas MacArhu the superb job doing defending Philippines During Ay higher
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-17

EDITIONS NOTEi N you gre desiFious Of securing this weeks WRITER'S PACKET" address ?. M. Kirby, Dept. Bsi0e, WateF. bury Democrat, Service BuFeau, IOlS Thirteenth Bt., Washington, C., with lS cents to cover postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-17
What'sYour I.Q.?

Gan you answer seven Of these test. questions? Turn Co last page for Che angweES.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-26

tired people heal their great
WEAKNESS in their homes" he
replied. "In time of war every
EngIishman's home is a. cathed-
raj on Sunday"
And all over the British Empire
this Sunday Just passed was pro
claimed a national day of prayer
The people joined in saying {
prayer Sir Francis Drake hac
phrased before he sailed out to de.
stroy the great Spanish Armada
that threatened Britain then as
Hitler's luftwaffe and U-boats
threaten her now.
Lord God when Thou givest
thy servants the strength TO
endeavor any great matter,
grant us also the knowledge
that IL is not the beginning but
the continuing of same until IL
is thoroughly finished, when 1t
shall yieldeth true glory through
Him in that finishing this work
He laid down his life. Amen"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-26
What's the Answer?

1-arbngers of Spring already have an appearance
What harbngers?
THE submarine escape apparatus is named after in
ventor. What is it called
5-What distinction does cum laude graduate enjoy?
How contact is there between the wheel of oeono
tive and the traNk?
Our National An&em makes mention of nrauparsi
Can you define the word?
oIhe moon Is on the during the period from full moon
10 new MOON third quarter full moon new moon to
full moon?
Mentioned in the income panks are the words fduciarv
ana decedent Can you give their meanings?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-26

The second significant fact ]
learned from woman who
walked. unweeping. among the
ruins carrying one runny-nosed
child-all noses in Britain run I'M
ceasingly-in her arms. She was
looking for another of her seven
children. Just looking. She had
been searching since the blitz.
Her husband was at sea. He
wouldn't know until his ship tied
up at some western world dock.
took on her cargo, and then made
the long. voyage home" again.
NO HYSTERIA
There was no hysteria in this
woman's voice or eyes. She was
far calmer than any Palm Beach
lady who ever lost a lap-dog. We
asked her about the blitz and why
she hadn't evacuated her children
to the country months ago.
ME and my Riddles went to
the country right after the war
started" she said Nearly two
years ago now, amt 1t? We
couldn't stand the country"
She reminded me of a mother I
had talked to in London'S battered
east end.
THE country? FOooof, nothin'
but birds all the time. Nothin'
but birds TO listen to. And I'M
derfeet no solid cobblestone
pavement. Nothin' but dirt and
grass that turns to mud. And
when amt 1t raining in the
country? Tain't never do nothin'
hut rain in the country. 'Itler
amt never driving me and my
Riddles out of Lon d IN again.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-26
Educators 10 Probe
Problems of Defense

LANSING, March 26.-Prob.
lens connected with the national
defense program Will be discussed
at a meeting of the state advisory
committee on vocational education
tomorrow, George II. Fern. d.
rector. announced today. More
than a score of educational leaders
from all parts of the state are
expected 10 attend.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-26
Asks for Used Piano

An appeal for the contribution
of used piano to the music room
of Brewster project was made to-
day by Miss Mary Murphy of the
Council of Social Agencies. Miss
Murphy said the piano would be
used to give free lessons.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-26
STILL ANSWERS YES

But still my answer 10 Mr..
Baruch's wise questions is YES. %
Hitler hasn't the CUTS "a try a
daylight raid on a single ma ior
port city Of Britain. And az night
his Luftwaffe lays eggs wide Of
their mark.
] am not guessing. 7 dropped
n for a talk with the freck-coafed
gold-chained lord mayor Of Liver
pool. an impressive gentleman
named Sir Sydney Jones. lie is a
snip owner and an diversified dupli-
cate Of the Dionne auintuplefs
Doctor Dafoe. In fact they could
Be twins.
As with Coventry's little lord
mayor my lord mayor Of Liver.
pooi IS bursting with CIVIC pride
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-26
The Knowledge Test
n m ~.o,~.
BY DIR. SABINA H. connolly

and and the bedpost" tb Within stones throw of :
&C. over head and in love" = -
Did George Washington travel in Frone HI avor
have children, lc1 live in the White House -
VIA musical Inc 10 You connect the of (a)
stlha4 2ehoVen ID Beniamno Gigh. tc) Pablo Casas
With what do YOU ASSOCIATE fa1 AbeIsrd n,
john Keats. fcl Robert Browning
painted a' La 6oconda tb1 September Morn te) sistne
Fcl r p K - ~ ~ ~ ~ n ~
what are the first two Mr. Wells the novelist o)
MI lhonas, the singer tc Mr. Fagg the painter
tansWers Editorial Page)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-26
Child Dies Under Truck

IONA. March 26.-Betty May.
6-year-old Portland grade school
student was killed when she ran
on the highway into the path of
truck driven by Theodore Ferris,
q, a Portland farmer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-26

Send my Riddles away to some
other woman? Me?
Listen, ducky, 1 was raised
by stepmother and / amt
mean enough to let my kiddies
in for that. They're going to
stay with their own mother in a
home of their own"
The "home" she spoke of hat
only a roof and no windows.
LIKE LONDON MOTHER
This Liverpool mother was ex
actly like the London mother.
But if you must stay in Liv-
erpool why don't you stay in the
shelters ?" we asked her.
I'VE did-until the lord mayor
put in triple-deeked bunks," she
replied. I'VE were happy when
we could make our own beds on
the floor and chairs. Why did e
ave TO come and regulate us
like matches in a box?"
Before we went through the
great Mersey tunnel to inspect
Liverpools Brooklyn" we went
up on Liverpool Heights to see the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-26

Anglican Cathedral. Two great
cathedrals were being built there
"a Catholic and an Anglican
cathedral. An Anglican architect
superviseS the Catholic job and a
Catholic architect supervises the
Anglican job.
We went inside and met the
dean, who showed us the great
stained glass windows that had 50
impressed Wendell Willkie and
convinced him that England be-
heves there will always be an
England.
This cathedral was started in
1904 1t has been pushing its great
tower toward Heaven through
three reigns and two wars. This
tower viii be the first sight of
land that seamen will see when
they cross the Atlantic to Liver
pool.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-26

about the extent of damage in hi,
city.
We remember seeing a mans
coat hanging fro mthe steeple e
a west Liverpool Catholic church
and a dark stain on top of T.
story warehouse where a man had
been hurled and splattered from
the ground below by the force of
a bomb. We had seen the sort of
damage that my lord mayor of
Liverpool boosted about.
EXAGGERATEs DAMAGE
He exaggerated rather than
minimized the damage. But he
stated fatty:
I'VE have had more than 200
raids since last September. Our
constant complaint is that the
ministry of information min
imizes the damage done to our
city"
Hitler's night-flying Nazis are
not sharpshooters. Humble homes
have been smashed as if giant
heels had stomped along in goose
step.
We prowled around the ruins
where men of the pioneer corps
we're poking grimy hands search
ing for clammy clothes that meant
another human body was buried
a few inches beyond the pioneers
picks and shovels.
Two things struck us as Signifi-
cant.
First, even when large bombs
1attened number of houses, the
stubby little brick backyard sur
face shelters stood up under the
blast. Almost without exception.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-26

nCdVI1V fOHTEus7 ----
So you start moving on, guess
ing at the direction of the hotel.
And all the time explosions light
up the sky ahead and the vibra-
tions come up from the pavements
through your feet.
Like the end of a nightmare you
fall into a black doorway that
turns out to be the hotel entrance
and you collapse gasping on your
bags in the lighted lobby, too weak
to walk TO the desk clerk.
After that. bursting bombs and
rafting window frames and beds
have no effect on your solid
slumbers. They wake you at $50
for breakfast.
Nor does the even more severe
examination at the airdrome
worry you now-not even when
they empty your wallet of every
card. note, address. or slip of paper
except your drivers license, with
promise to mail them on i'm
mediately- after examination
You don't work. about anything
now because you know that in
matter of hours you'll be bound
for Broadway where bands still
blare on Fifty-second street and
the lights are on all night.
And though you leave poie 4
nant sympathy behind you in the
gallant old mother country, your
heart belongs to that lady with
the torch stiH standing proud in
New York harbor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-26
TAKE LAST LOOK

You take last look from your
window at London. gray. grim
and magnificent Except for the
blimps. the view is peaceful
enough But by now you know
that guns Turk in the trees below
and that off there blocks of build
ings rot under the soft skyline.
You wonder if London viii ever
look this way again - if two
months from now the thought
is unbearable.
Friends put you on the train
and you leave on schedule, but
the Nazis are not 10 let you
escape 50 easily. Halfway TO the
coast you are talking to man
in your compartment when the
lights go out all over the train.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-26
NAzI BEAMS DETECTED


he learned of the English trick
of DETECTING Nazi radio beams
several miles from the Nazi OBJ
jective. Unknowingly the English
electrical engineers had DETECTED
the beam over Doug Williams
house.
You draw the curtains, sure
that no light shows behind you.
You see a fan of searchlights
tpfaying on the low clouds. With
the windows open the motors
come in very loud. II sounds like
million of them.
The last day is a whirlwind OF
getting sketches and papers GEN.
sored. of last minute special visa !
and police releases and passpor =
revalidations. Getting into war;
time England is tough enough.
Getting out is worse.
And all the time the office is
cabling when can we expect
sketches ?" When. indeed. as If
you could mail sketches or stories
past those English war censors.
the Portuguese censors- and the
Bermuda censors 1.-THE worst of
alb and expect the copy 10 reach
America before June, 1912.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-26
ATTENDANCE DROPS

We asked the dean:
Has attendance dropped off
or risen since the war began ."
when Sunday ONES our
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-26
PEER OUT WINDOWS

All" says the man, "a raid"
You continue the conversation.
but curiosity gets the better OF
YOU both You stumble into the
aisle and peer through the
windows while the train crawls
at half speed. Outside you see
other trainloads writhe past.
scores of them. with blackout cur
tains even over the cab windows
of the engines and the headlights
shaded TO a dim glow -,
You are so minutes late gettin /
into the coast town and there y
a heavy raid on. you read about
/ later on the boat) You stumble
out of the station with your heavy
baggage. gas mask and helmet
and stand in an empty lot. There
are no takes. The station master
explains:
1.-THE takes don't get enough
petrol to make IL worth while at
night during a raid"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-26
Radio Trick Puts
Ndzii Bombters
Off Course !
BY BURRIs JENKINS JR.
Special 10 THE DETROIT TIMES

It's almost over now. Tomorrow
YOU leave London.
That night you lie in bed and
hear Nazi planes overhead-the
unmistakable broken drone of
Jumbo" motors deliberately
thrown out of experimentation so
that the gun sound devices can't
find them accurately in the dark.
The anti-aircraft guns at night
shoot at the sound. The German
planes travel to London by sound
and drop their bombs by sound
where radio beams converge.
You turn out the bed lamp and
go to the window. Thinking of
Doug Williams story. Doug has
house near London he thought
should be safe for weekend rests.
But night after night bombs fell
near him.