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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18

Ramsay Macdonald presided. Wins ton Churchill bitterly attacked the whole procedure. He warned Parlia- ment that they were heading to- wards a total loss of India,
 FEDERAL STATE
 WAS OBJECTIVE
 Tn 1885 the government put through Q bill that gave India a beginning of self-government, with Q native legislature, Premier and cabinet. The ultimate objective was declared to be Q federal state, which would include, not only British 1n- dia, but the hundreds of big and little native states, ruled by inde- pendent princes.
 The British Governor General was to retain in his hands only the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18

defense of India and 1ndlas for eign relations.
 Churchill announced he would fight the bill paragraph by para graph, line by line, He did exactly that. But the bill became law, In the elections, the All-India Congress captured 2 of the il provincial leg- ilsatures and ran the governments. But they resigned when the. Vice. roy, without consulting them, took India into the present war.
 Now they are asking Churchill to give them far wider powers If he expects the mass of thev people of India to support the war and resist the Japanese. It's the bitterest pill he has ever been asked to swal- low
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
TAX EXEMPTIONS
 TOTAL, $35,s25,671

The annual report of the board of tax commissioners and appor- tionment to the mayor discloses that property valued at $3S ,825, ,07i iS tax exempt. It includes schools, churches, state and federal build ings, and nunicipally y-owned build ings.
 A valuation of e17S,7S7, ,OSS ifaA been placed on taxable property by the board. This is 5000, 600 more than q year ago and considerably higher than was estimated when this years budget was being pre- pared.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18

Editor Tall Tower Topics Hows Waterbury making out these days? We just received copy of the Democrat and got John CuneyS slant on the Crosby ba ketba team in the Arena tournament Hope they cop it as he predicts Since joining the Army we've finally land ed down south in the land of cotton So far there been they hope Who knows maybe we will They have quite spacious field here and many of the present personnel are New Enganders New Orleans is only 50 miles away so we hope to make the trip soon as we get an over night pass Two Watchful Sentnes PrivateS Howard E. Bondn and James J. Donahue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
TAXPAYERS ASSN.
 PROGRAM OUTLINED

Programs carried out by the Wa terbury Taxpayers Association were outlined before the Rotary club yess terday by Raymond P. Botch, Tla1- aging director.
 The organizations chief aim, he said, was to make certain that every taxpayer received full value for his tax dollar. The responsibility for government, he said, rests ulti. inateIy with the taxpayers, and it is Up to them to elect city Offi- cials who vii handle municipal gov- ernment eficlently.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
DANIEL GILLETTE.

Drs George R. CrOnin and Stanley H Crater plan to attend the 22nd annual 4day congress of the New England Council of Optometrists in Boston It opens on Sunday the 22nd .. The Society of Jesus of New England has just acquired the wellknown Lashar es- tate i'm Fairfield County adjacent to the Jennings eS tate it recently purchased Both will form school for boys to be opened in the near future Ray Car rington spent brief furlOugh at his home over the weekend, making flying trip from Aberdeen, Mary land. where he's in the Ordnance Dept.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
THE T11hER or THE SOIL

The farmer is busy man, He works from dawn until the nlgnt And he earns whatever he can; And he works with all his might. He digs potatoes, hoes the corn, Cuts the grass and carts the hay, Rising early every morn; And labors hard throughout the day. He gets an honest living, Maybe it is the best He always has plenty of work, But he takes his daily rest. He rises early in the morning And looks at all the dews, He sees the sun arising, And sees the golden hues. He has tho greatest satisfaction, Wherever he may go, Of having splendid things to eat, There's nothing better that know. And he sees the sun a'setting Just beyond the distant hill. He views 1t with amazement, When all nature seems so still.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18

Joan Leslie. as one Of the three Brodel sisters, learned the acro- batic dances which first brought her to 6 talent scouts attention, in c public park in Detroit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
BIRD sCARER

The Samaritan farmer climbs to the top of Q high platform and, with hcots and yells, frightens the birds from his fields of growing grain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18

The Spanish Government Is per- hitting the showing Of 44 feature films and 1S shorts from the United States this season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18

Ralph DOran waiter at Sheeby's Hamilton Avenue eatery, will be guest of honor at farewell party at that emporium tomorrow night in compliment to his induction into the Army March 24. Art Phelan of Cheshire heads the dinner arrangements committee Rose Helen and Mary CireS Joan Lusas and Ann Hara weekend John E. Carey of Oakville and his recent bride Rose H. Forauer registered nurse of New Britain, have returned from ride aboard, the matrimonial rattIer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18

Marcelle Andrikis, veteran member of St. Josephs choir weekended in New York City and highlghted her stay catching in opera, Faust Bill Dans is getting his youngsters bicycle all groomed up for transportation to and from work He claims it's the coming thing
 atc of quarter century of service at Scovs His son. Frank, is employed in the power house Rock Gagnon is now earning weekly stipend at the American Brass Company John Clark will be inducted into Uncle Sam's armed forces Thursday of this week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
o ANSWERS .aas
 TO WAR QUIZ M
touestlons; on Comic Page)

tQuestiOnS, on Comic FageD
 i. Submarines lined up next to their submarine tender. The tender is like a hen, which feeds and Shel- ters her chicks. Its job is to fuel, provision and supply It's submarine "chlcks."
 3. "Java" Is American slang for coffee.
 3. Biggest wartime job of Mll- itary intelligence is to get all pos- sible information about enemy plans, strengths, and dispositions of his forces. It is not, as many think, primarily concerned with spies and sabotetrs in America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
Rirthdav Out Our Way,

Birthday Out Our Way Jim Williams is round the home in the machine shop the ranch. Readers of The Democrat who daily chuckle at Our Our Way you wol keep s %an 'em laughing another 20 years
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18

D. T. Harrington, Inc, has most educational window display at his West Main Street office which every air raid warden and civilian defense enthusiast should sec model incendiary bomb and an anti-aircraft shell case are side attractions to huge picture of The Man of the Minute" General Douglas MacArthur. In the background a small replica of Coast Artillery Gun The latter looks like toy, but perfect miniature of the gun If you get chance drop around and take free look. It will be well worth your trne
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18

A new link in the Canadian chain of air force schools is the Cecil Rhodes School at Boundary Bay, British Columbia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18

Luke Piazza of French Street. former manager of the Fulton Market Willow Street at Hillside Avenue joined the Army two weeks ago and is now stationed at Fort Massachusetts, Ship Island, Mississippi An open house and going away party held in honor of Junior Lund of the Park Department at the Chase Park House Saturday night Juniors now with the U. S.. Marines and leaves today Sonny Santopetro Is valescing at his home Manhan Street Private Jo- seph Crelo of Martone Street is proudly displaying his
 first stripes He's stationed at Fort Bragg C.. Private Frank sno of Ann Street spent three days in Waterbury last week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
Civilian Defense Calendar Notices of Defense Meetings This Calendar Must Be
 Sent to Mayors OGiCe Least Two Days in Advance
TODAY, March .1s

and magazines; NOTe Dame academy Columbia bCuevard; Bishop Klngsbury Sprgue St. Magarets paro clal Citizens may deposit nearest school
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18

Ernest M Bron, native of this city who at present
 acting chief attorney of the Veterans Administration at Newington has been ordered to active duty with the Army He's captain in the Judge Advocate Generals 1eve and slated to report late this month to Judge Advocate Generals Replacement Pool in Washington D. c. Captain Biron lately resident of Hartford, is overseas with Headquarters Army Artillery First Army He graduated from Georgetown University of Law in 1921 and began ihs law practice in the Insurance City three years later. He's married and has three children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
AnsuUers To
 Test Questions

Below are the answers 10 test questions printed or" page 6. .-. A1. False. 2. Greater Antilles. 3. Los Angeles. {. Balboa. 5. Poet. 6. Scrofula.
 [. Lord TweetlSmulr, 8. Hurdy-gurdy. .t 3. Fifteen.
 10. Minnesota.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18

Ray Fitzpatrick political reporter, has birth day to celebrate tomorrow. Ditto for Joe CarOlan.
 Henry Braun of Cotton Hill Road, Naugatuck Light, and Power Company surveying crew member who was burned two weeks ago in New Britain when flash of electricity Ieaped from bSS structure and contacted
 metal rod he holding, is reported in "gOod" dItion at the New Britain General Hospital LeOna SChOlOwsM of Plymouth has accepted engagement ring from Kasmir DzielensH of Terryville.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18

oOOd NIeht.
Evening star., 1942-04-26
Maj. Alexander Lonier Dies:
Lawyer, Noted Poets Cousin
Veteron of World War
Held important Posts
In Government

Maj. Alexander Sidney Lanier
who drafted the first espionage Law
ever enacted by Congress, died aI
Walter Reed Hospital yesterday
afternoon after q years illness. He
was u.
Mai. Lanier. a lawyer, who lived
at the Westmoreland Apartments
was a cousin Of the poet, Sidney
Lanier. He was born In oxford
N. c., and educated at the Horner
Military School. Oxford: Bethe
Military Academy and the Law
school of the University of Rich
mond. He practiced In Richmond
for several years and married Miss
Alberta w. Berry there.
Among the public ofices he held
were assistant to the Attorney Gen.
eral of the Philippine Islands, Gov
ernment counsel before the Ameri-
can-Mexican Mixed Claims Com
mission and special assistant At
torney General
During the World War he was a
captain In the Army Intelligence
and at the time of his death he was
a major in the Reserve Corps as
signed to the war plans and training
branch of the General Staff.
Mai. Lanier contributed many ar
tieles to law journals and was @
member OF the bar Of the Supreme
Court.
Evening star., 1942-04-26
Traffic Safety Records
To Be JUDGED Tomorrow

Judges in the third national pc
destrian protection contest will meet
at the Mayfiower Hotel tomorrow
to select the States and cities in
five population classes which had
the best pedestrian fatality and in
jury records last year
The judges are Thomas H. Nc
Donald, commissioner of the Pub
lie Roads Administration: c. F.
Joyner, jr-. secretary of
the American Association of Motor
Vehicle Administrators, Richmond
D. Grant Mickle. president of the
Institute Of Traffic Engineers, De-
troit; Capt Donald S. Leonard,
president of the International As
sociation of Chiefs of Police, In
dianapolis: Judge Howard w
Hughes, president of the Pennsyl-
vania Motor Federation, Washing
ton. Pa, and Norman Damon, vice
president of the Automotive Safety
Foundation, washington.
Evening star., 1942-04-26
McNear Urges Revocation
OF Arbitration Order
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PEORIA. Ill. April 5.-George p
McNear. jr., whose refusal to arbi-
trate a wage dispute resulted In
Government seizure OF his Toledo
Peoria and Western Railroad. called
on the War Labor Board tonight
to revoke its unlawful order" for
compulsory arbitration.
Mr.. McNear, president of the 239-
mile shuttle line which was taken
over by the Government last month
sent telegram to Board Chairman
William H. Davis, saying:
Justice and common decency die
tate that the unlawful order Of your
board be revoked and that an i'm.
partial emergency board be ap-
pointed as intended by the Railway
Labor Act to provide the basis foi
settlement of just such disputes"
Mr.. McNear's telegram was ir
reply to warning from Mr.. Davi.
last week that If Mr.. McNear did not
participate in the arbitration, steps
would be taken to settle the dispute
without him.
The dispute over pay scales anc
working conditions caused a strike
of l04 employees of the line las
December %. A Federal manager
assumed control of the road March
"a, pending final settlement, anc
striking workers returned to theil
jobs.
Evening star., 1942-04-26
Boy, 6, and Man, 76,
Critically Injured
In Traffic Here
Two Other Children Hurt
TroIIey's Sudden Halt
HurIs Rider Out Door

A 6-year-old boy and a 76-year-
old man were critically injured in
Washington traff1c last night. Two
other children were included in
list of persons less seriously hurt.
Police said James White, jr., col
ored, the injured boy, was in Gal
linger Hospital with a fractured
skull after he ran from behind a
garage in an alley near his home.
IA G street S.W., and was struck
by truck.
A fractured skull, leg and arm
were suffered by Joseph Clark, rs,
colored. SIS F street terrace Sc,
when he stepped off a loading plat
form and was hit by streetcar in
the 500 block of Eighth street Sc,
according to police. He was taken
to Casualty.
Crossing the street in front of
her home, Margaret Lightfoot, IL,
$50 F street S.W., was hit by an
auto and taken to Providence Hos
pital with fractured ribs, it was re-
ported.
When a streetcar motorman. try
ing to avoid collision. came to a
sudden stop in the 500 block of
Florida avenue NV, a passenger
was thrown of his feet with such
force that he knocked the car door
open and fell to the street, police
said. The victim, Elliott Brown, 40,
colored. COG Brewers court NE. was
taken to Casualty with back injuries
Four-year-old James Singletary,
colcred. 1921 Eleventh street NV,
was taken to Freedmen's Hospital
with minor injuries after being hit
by an auto near his home
Evening star., 1942-04-26
Opposition Wins Control
OF Argentine Chamber
z, the Associated Press.

EA the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, April 25,-The
opposition coalition gained control
of the new Argentine Chamber of
Deputies today with the reelection
of Radical Deputy Jose Luis Cantilo
as its president.
Supporters of acting President
Ramon s. Castillo's neutrality to-
ward all" government, foreseeing
defeat after the opposition earlier
succeeded in electing a temporary
chairman, left the chamber in vain
attempt to prevent quorum.
But 81 Deputies-one more than a
quorum-remained on the floor, CIV
ing the coalition its victory.
The election of Cantilo as presi-
dent of the chamber may be the
forerunner of liberal movement to
seek adoption of resolution asking
that Argentina break off relations
with the Axis. Argentina and Chile
are the only two American republics
still maintaining diplomatic ties
with Germany, Italy and Japan.
A resolution to this effect already
has been introduced in the Argen-
tine Chamber of Deputies by Deputy
Raoul Damonte Taborda, chairman
of the Argentine Dies Committee, :
and reports yesterday from Buenos
Aires said the opposition coalition
was expected to press for Its
adoption.
Evening star., 1942-04-26
North American Denies Lack
OF Fastener HoIts Plane Output
Arnold Charges Challenged; Firms Chief
Says Dzus Permitted Manufacture of Gudqet

that he would ask postponement
for the duration of the war of an
antitrust action pending in the
Federal District Court of New York
against the General Electric Co. and
others.
MIR. Biddle said in letter to Sec
retary of War Stimson and Sec
retary of the Navy Knox that he
would accede to their requests for
postponement on the ground that
prosecution of the indictment now
pending against the defendant
would seriously interfere with the
war effort"
Mr. Biddle said he understood
that the defendants are no longer
engaging In the restrictive prac-
tices charged in the indictment.
In the General Electric antitrust
was returned against General Elec-
trio and two of its subsidiaries, the
International General Electric, Inc,
and Carboloy Co., Inc, and against
Fried Krupp, A. e. Kay Jeffries
and Walter c. Robbins. chairman
of the board and president, re-
spectively, of Carboloy.
The indictment accused the de-
PENDANTS of monopolizing. attempt
ing to monopolize and conspiracy
to restrain inter- State and foreign
trade in tungsten carbide known to
the trade as Caraboloy a hard
metal composition used on edges
of machine cutting tools and wire
drawing dies.
Evening star., 1942-04-26

vised TO include one main control
center and at least four subcontrol
centers and that authority be dele
gated to deputy controllers who
would exercise jurisdiction over
limited areas, and that the commu-
nications controller therefore would
be in position 10 have complete
picture" of incidents in the field
without being loaded down with de-
tails and transfers Of instructions.
A single control center, properly
equipped with sufficient numbers of
lines, he added, still would be in
adequate to handle the control and
communications problem. The crux
of the problem lies in the impossi-
bility for single mind. or a group
OF minds acting in concert, to en-
compass and deal with an emer-
gency situation as large as that
represented by the District" he said.
Subcontrol centers, he said, would
have the added advantage of hav-
ing such centers close to the areas
they serve.
4. That the communications sys-
tenn should be redesigned; that study
should be made to determine
whether installation of numerous
switchboards at Fire Alarm Head
quarters was desirable, as against
regular telephone connections: and
that adequate provision must be
made for outgoing messages for
dispatch of service units to places
of incidents. Mr.. Lands reported
that because of defects" in the
communications system, the cumu-
lative delay even for the limited
number of messages actually re-
ceived during the recent blackout
exercises amounted to more than
40 minutes.
5. That a qualified communica-
tions officer should be appointed to
the (proposed) controllers staff on
a ful-time basis, and the telephone
company should be asked to assign
member of its staff as a comniuni-
cations consultant during the period
of reorganization.
6. That an adequate personnel
should be recruited and trained. Mr.
Lands taking the view that from
the point of view of volunteer per-
sonnel the control center represents
the most critical" point in the
whole civilian protection system. He
added: I'm the other emergency
services, If a single worker fails to
do his work properly, only limited
harm will result under most circum-
stances but, If a control center
worker does his or her work mac
curately or slowlysit is possible that
dozens of volunteer workers In the
other emergency units may fail to
reach an incident in time to prevent
loss Of life and property"
Evening star., 1942-04-26
Civilian Defense Here
To Expand Training
OF Volunteer Staff
Young Issues Order
For More Schools:
Legion Recognized

Expansion of the present system
OF civilian defense training schools,
particularly with reference to air
raid wardens, is provided in an or
der issued yesterday by Civilian De-
fense Co-ordinator Young on rec
concentrations by Col. Lemuel
Bolles, civilian defense director.
In keeping with an agreement
between President Roosevelt and
the American Legion, the order es-
tablished q d. c. American Legion
Warden's Training School. M. II.
Sutton was named director and was
detailed to arrange for the neces-
sary classes. vocational schools and
hours of meeting.
DR.. Paul r. Douglass, president
OF American University, was ap-
pointed director of the District
Civilian Defense Schools. and other
officers are: Mrs. Nellie Holmes, Sec
retary: Chief Air-Raid Warden
Clement Murphy. for the Fire De-
Tense School: Sergt. John y. Ryan,
for the Auxiliary Police School:
Chief sutton. for the Wardens
Training School; Robert Duncan Of
the d. G. Chapter Of the American
Red Cross, as director OF First Aid
Training, and Washington I. Cleve-
land of the American Automobile
Association, as director of the Driv-
ers' Training School.
DR.. Douglass will act as general
co-ordinator for the various train
ing school programs.
Col. Bolles urged civilian defense
workers of Maryland and Virginia
districts in the Metropolitan Area
to take advantage of the facilities
of the schools.
Evening star., 1942-04-26
Commissioners Urge
Support Of Hollywood
Victory Caravan
Stors OF Movies to
Be Here Thursday for
Service Relief Drive

An appeal TO Washington Metro
politan Area residents TO aid the
combined Army and Navy Relief
Funds by attending the Hollywood
Victory Caravan entertainment st
the Capitol Thester Thursday night
was made yesterday by District
Commissioners Young. Mason and
Kutz.
Tickets for the three-hour show
range In price from IS to $40.
Among the movie stars to -
ticipate in the benefit show
Joan Blondell. Joan Bennett, chi
Boyer. Desi Arnaz. James Carney
Claudette Colbert, Jerry Colonna
Cary Grant. Frances Langford
Charlotte Greenwood, Olivia de
Haviland. Bob Hope. Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy, Bert Lahr. Ray Mac
Donald, Frank McHugh, Ray Mid
dleton, Merle Oberon, Pat OBrien
Rise Stevens, Spencer Tracy, Eleanor
Powell and Groucho Marx.
The Commissioners appeal for
support of the affair follows:
The Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia know of no pros
ect which is more worthy, and we
feel sure that the residents OF Wash
ington will give full and whole
hearted support to this effort when
they remember. that our soldiers
sailors and marines have been en-
gagged since December 7, l94l, in q
grim struggle against the enemies
of democracy,
These men who have been dis
patched to the far reaches of the
earth have left behind them moth
ers, fathers, wives and children, who
often find themselves without food
or shelter and in need of immedi-
ate cash. The Commissioners be-
lieve that those of us at home should
consider it a patriotic privilege te
assist in caring for the loved ones
of our defenders.
I'VE, therefore. urge the resident.
of the Nations Capital to assist ir
this highly worthwhile undertak
ing and insure its success by at
tending this splendid exhibition or
April 80"
Evening star., 1942-04-26
U. 5. Rejects Nazi Offer
To Pay lniernmenf Cost
~ the Assoeisted Press.


NEW YORK, April 25.-The Nazi
government offered to foot the bills
for American wives and children of
German nationals interned here as
enemy aliens, but the State Depart
ment spurned the offer. Director
Jane Hoey Of the Public Assistance
Division OF the Social Security
Board, Washington, disclosed today.
Miss Hoey told conference spon-
sored by the student group of the
New York School of Social Work
that before the war Germany had
esrmarked funds in its Washington
Embassy for care Of its nationals
and their kin, along with q plan of
care expected from the United
States.
I'VE consulted with the State De-
partment. and they didn't think it
was q very good idea" she said. 1T
would be q good talking point for
Germany to be able to say they were
taking care Of the Americans in the
United States"
Neither Japan nor Italy, she said,
had attempted to provide for their
nationals.
Evening star., 1942-04-26
Lands Warns D. {.
Raid Control System
Is Inadequate
Major Communications
Revisions Urged TO Cope
With Enemy Action

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