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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-14

Mayor of San Antonio, Tex, by hls old adversary, c. K. Quin. Though defeated, the ebullinet Maury was by no means dlsgraced He made it a close race, almost . photo finish. The result, while of purely local nm. portance, Is interesting because W marks another milestone in the career of Maverick. who would have been described by Davy Crockett as . ring tailed yoarer. He wears no mans brand. As one Ns the rnnes eloquent of the early New peal Con- gressmen, he was Q picttlvesque figure In Washington then, Ae would be picturesque anywhere. This Maverick Is 6 volatile, unpredictable fellow, and he has sssat powsrs of resiliency.
 what will become of him now that he has been rejected by the citigens Of his sleepy and beautiful city? He Is q friend of the presi- dent. He has considerable ability, although he appears to be wholly innocent Of any taint of statesmaii- ship. It Is probable that, with the ration in it's state of unlimited elI1. ergency,' excellent use can be made Of his versatile gifts. He has been referred to as the LAduardia Of the COW country, an appellation which, while not strictly accurate, is not altogether far.fetChed. one thing we may count on for sure; whatevsr hapnena on our WMehAgtA@ tQgnOe~ rowa Mallry MAyerick will have a bark ia it. xEe ig q lighting fool.
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not observe the heavenly messenger when He came. We often miss Gods blessings because we are not ready to receive them. Gods message often fails to reach our ears because they are SO full of the claznor oS the world. frequently we miss the joys of the spirit because we are 50 fas. cinated by the pleasures Of the world.
 To keep healthy spiritually means that we have to keep the eyes of the spirit keen and our ears alert to the advance of heavenly things.
 Some people keep their religion locked up in the Bible. They never catch the point made continuously by the sacred writers, that the 70. iationShips God established between Himself and man in ancient times are stiI established and operative. The supernatural is just as real q factor in life today as it was tss aIis tiquity. These higher powers can be employed to our advantage precisely e they were to the advantage Of men thousands Of years ago.
 What was ever true in the Mfe 0f the spirit, IA true to-day.
 All Rl@1ta Reserved MAbsos1 Mew9@
 rapeg GBnAleats.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-14

hI1O WhAC bkAkVQAAA At@Ay.
 Subsequent events have demon- strated the weakness of the Italian army and the probable ease with which France could have accom- plished such ara invasion.
 But France waited. Reasons for waiting all seemed sound. The British urged caution. French diplomats said Italy would not enter the war. And no one want- ed to alienate tho Italian peo. pie.
 Anyway France waited, until
 nine months later when Italy
 stabbed her in the back dur.
 ing her direst need.
 At the outbreak of the wal, also, General Weygand had g great army in Syria. The Allies talked about using this army in the Bal- kans. They were going to land 1t at Salonika, create Q second front on which Hitler would have to fight.
 But French generals advised caution. Greece and Jugoslavia wouldn't like a second front at Salonika. And Weygand was not quite ready. So France waited, until-Hitler, unworried about fighting on two fronts, polished off France itself, and was quite free to devote his undivided at- tention to the Near East.
 U. s. STUDIES FRENCH
 The United States, long 6 de- voted admirer of French culture and French civilization, began to study and emulate the French methods. One notable example was the Far East. In 1887. when Japan invaded China, 1t was clear that Japan was bent upon dosn- nation of the Orienta nd that the
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United states might some day have to face her. AAlso 1t was quite clear that lt was better for the United States to face one country in the Pacific rather than two countries in both the Pacific and the Atlantic simultaneously.
 So q plan was devised to starve out the Japanese military machine by cutting off cotton, copper, scrap iron and especially oil, sirnultan. eously rnobilizing the peace mach inery of the Nine Power Pact and the League of Nations.
 All-jmportant factor in this plan was stati0ning the British fleet at Singapore and the U. 6. fIeet along the California coast to shut off imports - it being clear that the Japanese Meet, because of tremendous dis. tsnees, could not cross the Pa- cific either to Singapore or Cali f0rnia without being short of fuel oil and at . serious disad- vantage.
 President Roosevelt even sent Ambassador Norman Davis to the Brussels Conference to whip up this plan,s and told him to 90 the limit. But the State Department rewrote his speeches and sahotaged every move he made. Roosevelt was off the Mexican coast fishing The strategy was . compelte bust. OIL FOR JAPAN's NAVY
 One year later, 1888, the Navy wanted to revive the plan when Japan purposely sank the U. 6. gunboat Psnay in the Yangtze river. But cautious Cordell Hull and career boys said no.
 Two years lated, the Knox-stim- son. -Morgenthau-lckes faction in- side the Cabinet persuaded Roose- welt to o. K. two executive orders embargoing all oils and all scrap to Japan. But when the State Department heard about 1t, Hull and the career boys threw up their hands in horror, persuaded Roosevelt to change his order, bar only No. scrap and high-test gasoline.
 After weeks of haggling Roose- welt finally extended the order to all grades of scrap, but fuel oil fuel oil for the Japanese navy, plus ordinary gasoline, plus a lot of smuggled high-test gasoline for Japanese bombers, still leaves for Japan --- largely with State De- partment blessing.
 So, taking its lesson from France = the United states waited.
 And today, the United States faces in the Far East the same. results as France. The ele- ment of distance in blockading the Japanese has vanished. Japan now holds powerful French Indo- Chinese naval bases, now is one days steaming distance from the Dutch East Indies. Also British support is gone. Desperately pushed in Europe, they have no nknpN " bpwH6 U4 1t 0aK1BApO1 Us Also the support of Russia ls gone. That country, once willing to CO., operate with 50 submarines oper- aung from Vladlvostok, now is in the Axis pocket.
 FINALLY, the esnbsrgo situ. atiom iS completely reversed. Inc stead oe tho United states cut.
 ting off Japan's iron, oil, copper, cotton, Japan nov is demand ing all Of the Dutch East Indies tn end rubber = without which American industry Is aimost par. alyxed.
 So while the United States waited, the shoe was put on the
 other foO&
 FINAL TRENCH LESSON
 Being . devoted friend Of France the United states now is adopting q ESench lesson even in dealing with France herself; also with her nei@hb0r Portugal.
 one month a@O, aRbeF Wicl1y all~ nouneeG ila open alignment With
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Current Comment

Democracy is not all freedom, not "all sail and no rudder." DeInoc- racy is also discipline, Prof. Ed- uard 0. Lindeman. Columbla Uni. versity.
 The probation ofiicer vii continue to be the apostle of the second chance. Sanford aHtes, comnis- sioner, N. Y. Board of Parole.
 
 We are committed to the prin- ciple that the burden of necessary sacrifices must fall on those best able to bear that burden. Harriet Elliott, Consumer Division, OPACS.
 
 There is no peace--indeed, there Is no neutrality-betwee right and wrong. Grove Patterson. editor, Toledo Blade.
 Our real governors and guides are the men who wrote books 0g studied things out five, 70, lS, or perhaps 1g years ago. ... "A. N, Berie, JE. assistant AecEes Z taty ol state.
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Press Comment
sO,OOo.OOO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
(chr!stiasl sclence Monitor

(ChrtSttan Science Monitor)
 An American manufacturer re- ports that, within a recent year, he turned out and sold no less than 10000, 900 checkerboards. Evidently the venerable game of draughts, in competition with motion pictures, motoring, radio, football and base- ball, is holding its own.
 History should record that checkers afforded early settlers Q convenient. inexpensive form of indoor relaxation, helped traders and trappey, snowbound in log shelters, to while away long hours, accompanied the Argorauts to California In go, and subsequently, added the kerosene lamp in making brighter the evenings In many . "iittle old sod shanty on the plains"
 As much as sugar, salt or flour, the game was stock equipment of the backwoods store. In the iron. tier inn, 1t made less tedious the wait of many . traveller. Where pupils were forbidden by parents to play until lessons were finished. 1t aided education by providing an incentive to {inish "houiewogk. ' And present-day students have not fcEgotten the game, as many . lnatuyer person has learned while he watched his youthful opponent clean up the board.
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g0VerninenC 0p~ ation. They want no part of any such fed erai control for this emergency and they have taken steps to see that they don't get 1t. ConseQ uently, you can take with Q grain of salt those Yu- mors that the railroads h e d been caught un- prepared 6 n q VxyMrM hmxyNvan kn
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Selected Poem
AMERICAS PROPER TO WORLD
(Howard Lassen, ST., in the New Haven

(Howard Lassen, ST., in the New Haven
 al.Courier) "Let Freedom Ring" is joyous song, Let's sing 1t all together. The longings of our common heart Resound, in unison, on high. The security of our fresides Rests not alone in strength of arms, But likewise in our brother-love The privileges of family life Should be common heritage, The merry laugh of eare-free children Should resound from every street. The worlds essential knowledge Should be dispensed to all. The music of the Masters, diffused to all. Iafe liberty, and the pursuit of happiness Should be enjoyed by all peoples everywhere. America rises to help those nations of the earth Whose freedom is being so ruthlessly assaulted, This She does with heartfelt confidence Believing that with the help of God, And with the combined energies of all who love
 liberty, Freedom will again ring from every mountain side
 on earth
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What's Your l. O.?
Gan you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.

1. Symbolically, what Is an "old man of the sea?"
 2. What states is styled the Tree Planters state"f
 3. What is the purpose of moving the previous question in . meeting conducted under parliamentary law?
 {. The book and motion picture, Grapes of Wrath" depleted the life of the "Okies." True or false?
 5. Name the latest .. s. battle. ship to be commissioned.
 6. A branch of what tree is & symbol of peace2
 '. To find the circumference ca g circle multiply the diametes by -?
 8. Name tho Carthsginian lead. CT whose army crossed the Alps into Italy.
 9. Who is president of the cI0S
 10. How old were the DioEins quintuplets on May 20, 1o4iS
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Daily Almanac

Moon rises 12:1T 6. m. daylight time).
 Sun rises 6:lo c. sn.; sets S:26 p. m. (day- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 Mid-June again brings . strange contra diction in weather terms. It should be pleas ant-waTm days and coClish nights now but we had them in April and May. June h producing April rains and ehiliy weather,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-14

blessing has oft- en been extend- ed, and because we were Splrit- ually blind or our attention was taken up with something else, or we were thinking about ours elves. or
 indul ging in
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@. What is the source of the quotation. "Oh, that mine adver- sary had written . books"
 A. Job Si:S5; in the Bible. The verse reads: "Oh, that one would hear mel Behold, my desire Is that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written 2 book"
 e. What was the name of the famous racing horse of Andrew Jackson9
 A. "Truxton" was one of several he kept at 'The Hermitage"
 c. Is it possible for an airplane to sight c submerged submar!neP
 A. Yes, in clear weather, when the sea is not to murky, and the rays of the sun are not refracted ct deceiving angles.
 O. Why is the hour of attack in battle called the "zero Aour?"
 A. Tn American and British World War operations the time was given in advance notice of attack as 70 Hour" Announcements of real time were withheld as long as possible to insure surprise. e. Is stock of the Federal Re- serve Banks sold to private individ- uals?
 A. No; the ownership oy stock Is compulsory for member banks of the Federal Reserve system; and the shares cannot be transferred. The dividend rate Is fixed and con. trol of the Federal Reserve Banks is vested in the Federal Reserve Board.
 e. What Is the fluid that sorae- times exudes from the exhaust pipe or nuffler. of an automobile? A. One of the major constituents of the exhaust gas from an inter- nal combustion engine Is water va DOT and, if the exhaust pipe and muller are comparatively cold, . portion of this vapor will eondense and drip from the end of the pipe as water.
 If you want . copy of the latest
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 e. Have any children Oe Q. c. Presidents been born in the White HouseH
 4. The only child oe President who was born in the White House was Esther Cleveland, second daugh- ter of Grover Cleveland, born in 1893. She is now the wife Of 0sptain William Sydney Berce Bosanquet of Great Britain.
 e. Please give some information about Julia gandergon, who is on the Battle of Sexes" radio program
 A. She was born, August 92, 1887, in Springfield, Mass. the daughter of Albert 6ackett, stock company actor. She went to New York ct the age of l6 and became . chorus girl. Later, she was under contract to the Shuberts for Charles Frohman, and attained stardom in the latter's "SunShine 0irl." She met her husband, Frank Cglmit, when both were appearing in Tan gerine" in ie32, and they have ap- peared together ever since. They retired in 1928. but shortly after words returned to radio.
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STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL |. DOUGLASS. D. D.
SPIRITUAL VIGILANCE
 REQUIRED

Sometimes we ask the question, "Why does cod not bless me more?" Perhaps the answer is that Gods
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TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, '"They sll went except he"; say, except him.
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Washington Merry-G Go-Round

"Wotine Game Means Enemy Veto Is First MervGoRound French esson France Delayed Invasion of Italy, Advance Into Bo Till Hitler Moved U Delayed in Stopping JoPon Now They Hover Over Singapore; ndes Gave Portugal Chance Object Over Azores; Hesitotes Take Martinique.  NoI l "A 0ame MsanVk Vkhry r heEn
 
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Tllr DEFEAT OF MR. MAVERICK

(9gew York Herald -TrIbune)
 AGaury Maverick. the swashbuck- fling friend 0k the downtro6deaa, has besn detsased feg rescleesion as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-14
. EDISON IN
 WASHINGTON
Ru PETER RnanN

Waterbury Democrat Washington
 Correspondent
 Washington, June lA - The War Departments new pet bill which would empower the President to seize property is one piece of legia- lation the American railroads don't intend to be caught under this time, thank you.
 Old-timers in the railroad bus, mess still shudder when they re. member the last war and the day of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-14

If you want . copy of the latest booklet, SWIMMING AND DIY- ING" send to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth s., Washington, D. 0. Enclose ten cents postage.
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Thourht for Teday

Ye shan observe to do therefore as the Lord your God hath commanded you; ye shah nOt turn aside to the right hand CT to the left Deuteronomy S:S2.
 Through obedience learn to commando Plato.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-05

eleven, the hour His Royal Highnes, and the Duchess were scheduled 70 arrive.
 A night or SO later false rulmor got around that the half-royal couple would go to the Porcupiiie Club, one of society's private beach clubs. for dinner. Dozens of we'll dressed people stood on the dock in @ driving rain for hours in hopes of catching Q glimpse of the Windsors getting abroad the yacht which carries passengers from Nassau to Hog Island where sits the Porcupine Club. .r ..............
 The night they dined at ring side table ct Nassau's smartest swankiest night club--he ia a blacl dinner jacket and she in a black dinner dress with pink pique collar --the rest of the guests obviously preferred dancing to eating. Barely q pair of feet moved as tho "danccrs" gaped.
 Incidentally, their gaping had nc i'll effects on the healthy appetite of His Royal Highness. He sent back for c second order of stone crabs. and, later, for another breast of pheasant. commenting with gusto on the excellence of the cuisine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-05
BIDS ON BALDWIN
 ST. BRIDGE ASKED
City Engineer Authorized To Proceed With Plans
 Work Starts Shortly

City Engineer Charles A. Root was authorized by the board of public works last night to call for bids for the construction of the new Baldwin street bridge. Work is ex- pected to start some time this spring.
 The boards action followed the acceptance by the board of alder men Monday night of a report from the bureau of assessment recom- mending that benefits and damages for property owners affected by the bridge be listed as equal.
 The board voted to levy sewer assessments against owners of property on Sudbury, Marlboro, Ware and Lydia streets and Moor land avenue. The only opposition at the hearings was registered by 90-year-old Guy B. Porter, of Bunk CT Hill avenue, who owns property on Sudbury street. MT. Porter, making his first trip downtown after dark in 25 years. claimed that Sudbury street should have Leen accepted and improved before sew- CTS were installed there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-05
ARMY TO ADOPT
 TRAINING PLAN
Processing" To Precede Instructions In Elemen-
 tary Flying School

A change in the method of train ing flying cadets of the Army Air Corps Is expected to be in operation by late Spring 1t was announced to- day by Air Corps officials. Estab- lishment of a flying cadet reception center in each Air Corps Training Center Is planned.
 It was said that the cadet center would be established to give these youths preliminary military train ing or processing" for four weeks prior to their enrolment In elemen- tary flying schools. This procedure, 1t was added, would mark an entire ly new phase in the Air Corps plan for developing military aviators.
 Processing"
 Following establishment of the reception centerS this Spring youths who have passed the required physi- cal and mental examinations, and who have received cadet appoint- ments, will be sent to the centers for four weeks of processing" be. fore entering an elementary flying school.
 At present cadets are sent to ele- mentary schools immediately upor being accepted.
 The reception center will provide them with uniforms, inoculations courses in physical culture, military law, mathematics and certain mill. tary subjects which are expected te be of great value in preparing then for their flying careers.
 More rapid and satisfactory as. similation of flying instruction ir the elementry, basic and advanced schools is anticipated as the result of providing cadets with rudimen. tary military knowledge, and i'm. proving their physical condition, be. fore they actually undertake flight training. 60 Hours! <! After leaving a reception center the cadet will be assigned to civil. ian primary training school. H. will stay there ten weeks, obtain 6t hours in the air, and make his first military solo flight. After leaving that school, he attends for another ten weeks, basic flying schoo where more advanced training k given to him., Finally. he attends his last session of school training at an advanced flying school, after which he is commissioned a second lieutenant. Air Corps Reserve. He is then given from one to four years of active duty y.,,th some Air Corps tactical squadron. During this time he may, If he desires, take an exam ination to become second lieuten. ant. Regular Army.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-05

fashion experts of all countries to 1 be one of. the best dressed 1women in the world, would not discuss clothes for more than c minute or two. 4'f
 "It's been 50 long since I have bought any new clothes-or, in fact, thought much about them. I couldn't order anything from Mainbocher or from anyone else in the United States if wanted to-because we are not allowed to take or send money out of the islands now. And the stock in the shops here is quite limited" "s
 (Mainbocher, at whose Paris dressrnaking establish m ent the Duchess used to buy a great many dresses, now has a custom made salon in New York;.
 T did pick up Q few simple little dresses in Miami, and a couple in a shop here in Nassau. Outside of these. I have bought nothing since arrived. I think I may try to get my aunt to give me dress or two" (Her aunt Bess, Mrs. Buchanan Merrirnan of Baltimore, is Q guest at Government House at the moment)
 New clothes or old, the Duchess creates great coinmotion wherever she goes, and 0 suit in which she has been seen a dozen times prev iously causes. more comment In Nassau than does @ brand new, or- iginal model on any other woman, however socially prominent she happens to be. ....
 ATTENDS DUTIES
 IN OWN STUDY
 The Duches attends to most of her duties from her own study, done over for her as was all of Govern ment House, by an expert decorator, a girlhood friend of her Baltimore days. Decoration isn't one of the Duchess own fortes.) The study is furnished with a white leather desk and the chair cushions are in red, white and blue.
 Incidentally, Queen Mary's por- trait has NOT been removed from Government House. 1t hangs in the dining room, beside the portrait of George V. And there's an informal enlarged snapshot of her on table in the banana yellow and pale gray library. t,.
 In their free time, the Duke and Duchess keep pretty much to them- selves, except for a small circle of intimate friends. This includes the official family" made. up of the two chief aides--Captain Vyvyan Drury. and Captain George Wood and their attractive, diplomatic, wives, and Major Gray Phillips, the Dukes personal secretary. For ex- ercise, the Duke plays golf almost daily, and the Duchesss is taking lessons. Fishing, sailing and swim
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Questions on Comic Page

l. Delaware is the Diamond State; Idaho the Gem State; Wyoming the Copper State.
 2. Washington was named after George Washington; Georgia after King George II of England; Vir- ginia after England's Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen: Louisiana after Louis XIV of France.
 .. Arizona, admitted Feb. 14, 1912, was the last in the Union. 4. Minnesota lies the fartheSt north. @ small section sticking north of the 49th parallel.
 5. Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Utah were named after Indian tribes. Mary other states names are of Indian origin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-05
Duchess Keeps Busy and Chic as "Gouernors Lady"

GsTtaE most fashionable wO-
 man In the world" --as' many a Paris cOuturier called the Duchess Of windSOr-has retained her chic in Nassau. But she's interested in things more important than clothes, she tells NEA Service Stan Correspondent Marian YOung fin his last of three articles from the Bahamian capital. z