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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12

ter of a million French, British, Italian, Russian and Serbian troops had been landed at its dusty quays and carried up the jerky, wheezing Greer: railway to the Monastir and Strumica fronts.
 Millions of dollars worth of military supplies lay strewn about her harbor. Extending ten miles westward lay the great British am- munition dumps artillery, field kitchens, hospital units, oil tanks, surplus locomotives; wagon wheels, stacks and stacks of wagon wheels, acres of wagon wheels; miles of railroad cars, acres Of motor lorries; tractors, piles of sheet iron; mounds of earth with warning signs: "Dynamite"-all the supplies, the debris, the neces- sary waste of a modern army.
 And now those same supplies are being dumped into Salonika again to feed another army making a stand against the same Germans and Bulgars in Macedonia. WAR BOOM TOWN
 It was the Salonika campaign in September of 1918 which fin- ally won the last war. But 1t took the Allies three years of fighting to realize that Salonika could be the key to victory.
 The Salonika front was estab- lished after the Serbian retreat In 95. It was established and then left to itself and to the po- litical maneuvering of General Sarrail, who could get along neither with the British, the Italians nor the Serbs.
 So for nearly three years
 Salonika waited, waited and prO3pered. Greek merchants waxed fat and rolled in drach- mas. Girls from Port Said, Constantinople, Naples, even Paris and London poured into the city. The French officers mess imported potted palms, bamboo furniture, and Cochin China mess boys - creating an Oriental oasis in Greece.
 The moon over the Aegean was very bright, the semi-tropic breeze was very soft. and the fighting was well up in the hills of Ser bic. So for two years the Sa-, lonika front marked time, while the farmers of Macedonia sneaked out on both sides of the lines to plant their tobacco and their poppies and reap their opium. CENTRAL POWERS
 WEAKEST LINK
 At last, in the summer of 1918, the Allies woke up to the fact that the weakest link in the de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12
Questions
 and Answers
YOUR QUESTIONS ANsWERED

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED The Waterbury Democrat Service Bureau will answer for you free, any question of fact or infOrma- tiOn, not involving extensive re. search. Write your question cIeaR- IN, sign name and address, en. close Q three cent postage stamp Medical or legal advice cannot Do given. Address The Waterbury Democrats Washington Service Bureau, 1913 18th Street, Wash. ingt0n, D. o.
 e. When did President TheodorN Roosevelt's daughter, Alice marr1 Nicholas Longworth, and has sll1 any childrenP
 A. They were married in tn White House, February 17, leOt and a daughter Paullna LongWortS was born February IA, 1925. NlchoiaS Longworth died April 9, 1881. ga'
 e. Are, assessments against local benefits, such as street, sidewaikd drainage, and other like improve ments deductible on the Federal income tax return? a4a
 A. No. They ere to be capitaIiR- ed, as tending to increase the value of the property and thus constitute cost of a permanent improvement.
 o. How many children between the ages of 5 and 17 are enrolled in the Public Schools in the United States?
 A. AnnrnxirnatAlv oR n0n mn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12

lenses of the central Powers was through Serbia against Bulgaria and Austria, via the Salonika front. And the Serbs, finally unleashed against the enemy and once more on the hills of their homeland, charged with such speed through Macedonia that they lived on the bread wagons of the Austrians. French, Bri- tish and Italians were left behind; only the Scottish Women's hos pitals could keep up with the Serbs. ..
 A few days later Bulgaria, then Austria sued for a separate peace. The war was virtually over.
 Today there is no doubt on either side regarding the iin- portance of Salonika. Hitler knows that from 1t he can dis patch scores of pocket submarines to wreck havoc on British ships in the Mediterranean, plus scores of bombing planes to blast Suez, Crete and Cairo.
 And the British know that if they lose this key port to the eastern Mediterranean their battle to preserve the lifeline of tn Empire is practically lost
 So Salonika, dusty, lustful, sprawling key to victory in the last war, may bring victory or defeat early in this war.
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
 Defense screened congressional attacks on the labor laws have inspired a unique counter by certain New Dealers - @ pro- posal that some defense orders be awarded to unions, who would rent plants and machinery to produce the supplies t. Secre- tary Claude Wlckard now outranks Federal Security Administrator Paul McNutt, but in 1883 Wickard was an Indiana State Senator when McNutt was the all-power- full governor cracking the whip over the legislature With politics shelved for @ time, Me- Mutt is tending strictly to his job. Ed Foley, handsome young general counsel of the Treasury, works in shirt sleeves in his of- flee The widespread report that Captain Eddie Rickenbacker was in the control of the sleeper plane that creshed recently at Atlanta is untrue. He was sit- ting up in the spare compart- ment talking to the steward. Neither knew the ship was in danger.
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 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12
Whats Your l. O.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1. The decennial census of pop- ulation is taken how often?
 3. Which planet is known defl. nitely to be inhabited?
 3. Gen. Manual Avila Samacho was recently elected President of Venezuela, Mexico or Gualtemalaf 4. Name the capital of Hungary 5. On what date did the Unite9 States declare war against Ger many?
 6. What is the slang term for . shell that fails to explode?
 2. With which Social Settlement is the name of Jane Addanls asso- ciated? s'r
 8. Do cashew nuts grow under ground, or on trees?
 9. Who was the first President o4 the Congress of Industrial Organi- zationS?
 10. Where did Napoleon die?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12

Of course the roads that are "militar- ized" will have the advantage of being aided by federal contributions. We ex- pect over a million dollars here in Con- necticut for such work. And in addition 1,2O0 WPA workers would be employed for year on road projects. Setting time limit for construction is certainly called for in this type.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12

last war and may well happen again. The immediate danger is well attested to by the statements of Dr. Morris Fishbein, Colonel Rowntree, and Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur at Q meeting of the National Council for Medical Education and Licensure of the American Medical Association, in which they urged that medical students and internes be allowed to complete their training and that necessary measures be taken to con. serve the nations health resources.
 rn order to help prevent such Q catastrophe, the Committee on Ma tional Health Defense of the Interne Council of America and the Ass0cia- ton of Medical Students has drawn up a complete program for national health defense, and as part of this has had introduced into Congress the Murray Bill (6. 783). The Aaur. ray Hill Is coming before the Senate Military Affairs Committee or March 18th.
 Very Truly xolizs
 Paul Unger. M. D.. Chairman Committee on National HealtA Re lationss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12
WANTS WAY OF vOICING DIS APPROVAL OF Ex-MAYOR'S
 TREATMENT

March 10, 1941. Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 Will you please print this?
 Isn't there any way in which the humane citizens of this city whose sensibiiities are shocked by the venomous and spiteful treatment accorded our former mayor and Acknowledgements (who, to his everlasting credit, conducted him. self throughout the entire trying procedure like the gentleman that he is) can collectively voice their disapproval?
 A READER
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12
Daily Almanac

Sun rises 6:10 a. m.; sets 5:55 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Into few days of March are being squeezed all of February's bitterness. Seasons have way of equalizing themselves What you miss at one end you're sure to get at the other.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12

To prohibit law enforcement off, cers from intercepting messages no matter what the circumstances. may be. is to guarantee the safe use of 'channels of wire and wireless com musication to spies and criminals. Attorney General Robert H. Jackson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12

I ask him the direction of the nearest town. If he points with his finger, I strike him off my list. If he points with the blow, I sign him up."
 It n e e d S scarcely to be said of course that this Is only
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12

since you VIII be hearing a g o O d m an y e c h o e s from c on gress, de- manding f u r. ther investiga- tion and reor- 6 a n 1 zation of tkte Civil Aero- nautics Board itself, you will be interested in having a look at this whole c. A. B. setup, to know what t all the shouting ,,.f1i lan nk,n,,t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12
A Thought for Today

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.-I John 3:16.
 Who falls for the love of God shall rise a Star-Ben. Johnson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
POINTING WITH THE FLOW
By EARL l.. DOUGL'"e. W |"

Someone once asked the owner of @ professional football team where he got his fine players. His reply was, T get them for the most part in the country districts. If I see Q young fellow blowing In Q field,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12
Washington Merry -Go-Round
sooko Dusty JumpneO Place. Has Been Strategic For Years; Aqon 1t Assumes Pivotal mpoonce Contro! Moy Decide Wor
DREW PEAR s o N ROBERT 5. ALLEN

WASHINGTON the of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12
T0DAY's COMMON ERROR To form the comparatives of most adjectives of two or
 more favorable; most favor.
 able.
e. Does any State exclude prop.

o. Does any State exclude prop. ertyless persons from voting?
 A. No State actually excludes propertyless persons from voting, but in Alabama persons may qualify under 8 tax-free property qualifi. cation or under literacy test; in Georgia persons may qualify under five heads as follows: property, literacy, honorable service in any U. 8. war, descent from those who thus served and good character; in Rhode Island, length of required residence may be lessened by owrl- ership of property.
 o. Who was Robert Dollar? A. A famous shipowner and for- mer President of the Dollar Steam ship Company, one of the largest operators of ocean vessels in the world. He was born in Talkirk, Scotland, March 20, lS44, and died May l6, 1882.
 @. What is the population of the District of Columbia?
 A. On April 1, 194o. 1t was ee3,0o1.
 c. What Is cryolite? A. A mineral compound of fiuor- inc, sodium and aluminium. It occurs in colorless or snow-white, cleavable masses, often tinted brown or red with iron oxide, and occasionally passing into a black. Cryolite is used in making aluminium, in the manufacture of alum, soda and cer- tain kinds of glass, notably the 50. called "milk-glass"
 o. How much is the federal and state tax On beer?
 A. Federal tax $6 per barrel; state taxes range from 62 cents to $6.62 per barrel.
 e. How Is I'll Trovatore" pro- nounced?
 A. Eel Troh'- ah-toh"-reh.
 @. When was city delivery of mail begun? A. It was established by Act of Congress March 3. 1863; and on January 3, 1887, Congress required city delivery service in all munich palities having a population Of 50,- 900 or more and permitted It's use in places with population of not less than 10000, or where postal re- ceipts amounted to ten thousand dollars annually. Village delivery service was authorized by Congress June 30, 1913. The first street let- ter boxes for collection of mail were installed in New York City and Bos- ton on August ?, 1858. you want your Lenten Packet of Cooking Publications booklets, send to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir- teenth st., Washington, D. o. En-
 close twenty-five cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12
National Spotlight
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington Correspondent

washington, March l2.-Since you will be reading a good bit about the investigation of the recent plane crash near Atlanta, and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12
Current Comment

We do not despair of victory now that the ideas of Mazzini and Gari- baldi are again, thanks to you, pow erful among men. Max Ascoli, president, the Mag
 zini society, to President Roose-
 welt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12

Those who seek fame do not know what 1t is. Those who know what it is won't seek 1t. Senator Henry F. Ashurst. on re-
 tiring from long service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12
MAKE PROVISION FOR NATIONS HEALTH
New Yok, NY, March 10, l94i

New YOk, NY.
 March 10, l94i Editor of the Democrat:
 A tremendous program has been proposed for the defense of the American people. Both in its plan- ming and operation, this program has failed to make sufficient pro- vision for the health of the average American-none too good under the best circumstances. This applies with equal force to those Americans ser- wing in the armed forces and to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12

I you want your Lenten Packet of Cooking Publications booklets, send to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir- teenth st., Washington, D. 0. En- close twenty-five cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12
ANYONE CAN RAISE QUESTION

The hearings, in Atlanta, are held before G. Grant Mason, a member of the c. A. B. who is a private pi- lot and an aviation authority in his own right. He is the judge, jury and chief investigator. Everybody with anything to say about the crash is summoned. Airlines repre- sentatives, pilots, ground personnel, mechanics, dispatchers, weather ex- perts. Anyone can raise a question, but all questions are submitted through the board member, MT. Ma son.
 In the Centerville, Utah, crash last November, two thousand pages of testimony were taken.
 Once gathered, the evidence is then studied by the full board. Safe ty bureau men are there, the whole thing is gone over in detail, the re- port finally issued and recommends tions made so that particular acci- dent won't happen again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12

Paul Unger, M. D., Chairman Committee on National Health Re lationss
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
I'd Mercy Ship
ToG Go 10 France
international New. s.rv,c. cabI.

International News Service Gable
WASHINGTON. March The
Red Cross today annapnced a Sec
ond mercy ship"-wiI- sail March
8 with a $1.250.OOO cargo OF food,
medicine and clothing for the
children Of unoccupied France
The Red Cross announced IL had
chartered the s. s. Exmouth,
S.00O-ton freighter. for the vCy-
age to Marseilles. after the British
had granted the necessary permits
sion TO pass through the blockade
The cargo will include 12.100.-
600 pounds of powdered and
evaporated milk. $4,000 pounds
of oatmeal. 100000 pounds Of
farina, 10000 children's garments
and large quantity Of medical
supplies. the Red Cross an
nounced.
Some 100000 units of insulin re-
euested by its Marseilles office
are being purchased to FIJI what
has been reported as desperate
shortage" The Eunouth will sail
from Jersey City, Red Cross Off
Gals said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
Taft Says Aid Bill
Gives President
War Power

WASHINGTON, March For
five hours in the Senate today,
Senator Burton X. Wheeler Cd.
Montana. leader Of the opposition,
subjected the lend-lease aid to
Britain bill TO a merciless analysis.
Frequently interrupted by inter-
rogations by other senators. In the
course of which former Ambassa-
dor Bullitt was roughly handled
for his recent speeches. and SEN
ator Taft of Ohio declared that the
bill gave to President Roosevelt a
power to wage undeclared war
which could not long fail TO end in
fighting. Senator Wheeler con-
cluded a two-day speech OF per-
haps 10000 words.
Packed galleries followed today's
debate with breathless interest and
frequent expressions of feeling.
When Senator Wheeler finished
he was followed by speech in de-
tense OF the bill by Senator Scott
Lucas Cd of Illinois. These were
the only two speeches OF the day
and the bill goes into another
week. as sentiment in the country
steadily increases in disapproval Of
II. The end of the great contest
over this bill was not in sight as
the Senate recessed tonight until
Monday
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
Bullitt In European Intrigues; Wheeler Charges
BILL Full of Holes,
Wheeler OPines

WASHINGTON, March l.
Senator Burton X. Wheeler Cd,
Montana, today told the Senate
he didn't think much of the way
the lease-lend bill is drawn.
"You could drive q horse and
buggy through II In 40 different
places and I think II was drafted
that way purposely," he charged.
Its the most loosely-drswn
bill I have ever seem"
Wheeler charged that the
measure is so full of holes"
that Mr.. Roosevelt could virtu-
ally give away the entire Ameri-
can navy.
Senator Vandenberg tR) OF
Michigan, endorsing Wheeler $
declaration. announced he would
introduce an amendment fixing
the value of all ships, planes
and other existing army and
navy defense articles transferred
to Britain at their replacement
value.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
7 Judgeship Changes
In Primary Canvass

Official canvass efthe primary
election of February II was conn
pleted Saturday and the official
returns, showing only two minor
changes in the standings of Circuit
Court nominees forwarded to
Secretary of State Harry F.
Kelly.
In the complete count, Judge
Harry B. Keidan moved into third
place over Judge Ira w. Jayne and
Judge Robert M. Toms took over
ninth place from Judge Arthur
Webster.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
Doesn't Mean War

Senator Bailey Cd of North
Carolina. arguing that Wheeler
construed the bill's phraseology
too broadly, stated:
Il agree that 1t means inter-
vention. But that means to get
on one side or the other. 1t does
not mean war"
when you intervene you COM
init acts Of war" Wheeler shot
back.
Senator William Smathers Cd,
New Jersey. declared it ought TO
be treason to predict England s
certain defeat as an argument
against about aid TO embattled
democracies through President
Roosevelt's lease-lend program.
Smathers spear-headed an adj
ministration counter-attack TO the
undirninishing barrage Of denunci-
alton heaped on the bill by its
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. foes during the
II days of Senate debate.
Smathers. urging that the Sen
ate wind up debate and vote on
the bill. declared the bill will
help check totalitarianisn1 and en-
able America to lead mankind TO
greater liberty and greater free
dom"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
Honolulu Strike Ends

HONOLULU, March Inns
Bus service was resumed through
out Honolulu today after All
union drivers ended their 2S-day
strike against the islands major
transportation company with 9
compromise settlement.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
Bill Yields Congress
Last Check, Charge
Danaber Sees Air
Force, Navy to
Aid British
International New Service wire

Ahttfuetfon.A &~NNs orhNto WV
WASHINGTON. March 1. -
Warning against what he said was
"a studied and planned campaign
Of propaganda on behalf of Great
Britain. Senator John Danaher
(R) of Connecticut. today at
tackled the lease-lend bill as a
measure that would transfer the
last real check Congress has on
the White House to President
Roosevelt.
Danaher, who has announced he
will vote against the measure,
made the statement in a radio
broadcast while the Senate was
debating the British aid bill.
Danaher. in the broadcast. also
theoretically charged that Britain
might expect aid from the United
States Navy and air force. This
came when he recalled 1917 and
said:
I'VE were told then that they
didn't need our soldiers overseas
but they went and thou
sands of them stayed there.
at has been argued this very
week In the Senate that Mr..
Churchill says he doesn't see the
need for our soldiers this year
or next year. He says nothing,
however. about our navy and
our air force"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
Iaterassiesss News Phsts

violation of tho declarations Of
neutrality and solidarity enunci-
ated ut Lima, Panama and
Havana.
at Panama, We promised our
good neighbors to tho South, by
subsection b Of article 5, that
We would prevent In accordance
with internal legislation, our In
habitants from engaging In un-
neutral acts. But tho lend-lease
bill. IL enacted. Is legislation
which contempIates and au-
fhorizea- unneutral aetsLef- the
most fragrant character.
Violates Treaty
I'VE are taking this step
without consulting the Republics
which participated In these con-
ferences. We are violating the
provisions of the treaty itself.
I'VE are about to revive the
old fears which our own i'm
perialism instilled In our Latin
American Beighbors. II has not
been so many years since we
were regarded rs the colossus
of the North; the hated Yankee
republic This feeling persisted
for well nigh 100 years. It was
characterized by our direct in
PREVENTION In the internal af-
fairs Of our neighbors.
Forget Promises
This bill violates our solemn
covenants. IL means that we are
forgetting our solemn promise
Of neutrality and our promise Of
mutual consultation with our
neighbors; we are pIunging head
long into the European conflict.
We are taking sides and. ~ the
Yankee juggernaut, we will ex-
pect these peighbors to tag
along behind ns. Here is the
point Of contention.
The American republics want
Western Hemisphere defense to
he mutual. If deviation from the
neutral status IL contemplated,
they expect to be consulted
and rightly 50.
But we are going ahead IS
Hitler has In Europe-forgetting
our solemn pledges. But n we do
this, we should at least know
the consequences.
"Psn-Americanism and peace
are more important to the
American people than interven-
ton and war. Because I am
convinced Of this, let ms consider
our own position first In our
haste to aid Britain overseas, we
must consider carefully the ef-
feet Of the step we are asked to
take.
Let Tvs know the consequences
of our action.
iend-iease hill means
death to the good neighbor
policy"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
Catholic Publisher TO Talk

Francis J. Sheed. author, lee
turers and founder Of publishing
house issuing Catholic psblica-
tons. will address the faculty and
students Of Marygrove College
Monday morning.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02

Pile will be taxed for II, to pro-
vide for our defense.
"Now, the pending bill would
transfer that power, tho last
real check Of Congress ON tho
President"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02

suppose the senator from
Montana read the speech de-
livered by Ambassador Bullift.
Mr.. Buiiitt had the enrontery
to say 10 the American people.
to crafty his own personal
spleen against Hitler. that we
could not have peace without
victory"
THAT Ia not all he said" re
piled Senator Wheeler. He said
that those Of us who were op-
posed 10 the lend-lease bill were
afflicted with political demen-
tia praecox. I have never been
In q hospital from treatment for
nervous diseases Those who
have. of course, ought Tn know
about political and other kinds
Of Dement'S prsecox.
Think of a.: m ambassador
Of the United states of America
who I charge here on the floor
OF the Senate was intriguing In
Europe in 1888 and 1899. when
the members of this Congress
were saying that we were for
peace.
"Nhat was ne doing: He was
not only telling foreign ambas-
sadofs-7 but he was telling the
American newspaper represent
"a tives and others. and he told
u here to American newspapers
and publishers here In the city
of Washington"