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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-09

We aren't going 10 need gas masks IN
the Atlantic coastal regions after oil. Az
least that's the conclusion TO be drawn
from remarks made out at Palo Alto,
Calf, recently by Major T. G. Thomp-
son addressing the War Department
Civilian Defense School ct Stanford Uni
yersity. Coastal cities have little TO fear
from q gas attack he and other officers
OF the Chemical Warfare Service believe
and II there should be any chance be one,
the casualties will be negligible. AL
Of which Is comforting.
II may also explain why there Is no
rush to supply New England communities
with gas masks A short time ago we
were informed that every resident IN this
section of the country old and young
alike, would be equipped with his or her
own personal gas mask. At that time
invader would be at our doorstepS IN no
time at all. Evidently such fears are
somewhat disslpated now for only occaS-
ionally do you hear mention OF use OF
gas masks,
According to Major Thompson II we
should be subjected TO q gas attack II
would be more for the purpose OF de-
moraliSation than anything else. And
II civilians didn't get excited they'd have
no trouble in weathering the attack sue
cessfully. "Gas stays close to the ground
and travels with the wind" said Major
Thompson. "You can always step nimbly
aside or climb tree, but you can't dodge
shrapnel. Getting gassed is not as bad
as stopping a piece of shrapnel. You
can recover from the effects OF gas with
out a scar. Shrapnel will always leave
Its mark II you recover. ="
All of which Is q matter-of-fact way
of treating the subject, Most Americans
prefer not to dwell on the thoughts OF
either gas or shrapnel, Maybe the
knowledge OF the different gases and the
methods to be employed In avoiding
them will make all OF us conscious OF the
fact that gas attack would probably
be but the forerunner Of real invasion,
something we hope to avoid forever.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-09

The various measures being taken for
civilian defense, practice blackouts, fire
precautions and the like are not being
taken very seriously by some people They
should be- Here's why: In 1888 Brit
ism committee In these almost apologize
words, justified Its call for such measures.
"The need Is not related TO any belief
that war Is imminent. It arises from the
fact that the risk OF attack from the air,
however remote 1t may be, Is q risk that
cannot be ignored i. cannot be iimpro::
vised but must be made In time OF
peace" To such words Britain might
have listened with profit In 1888. Perhaps
we ought not TO ignore them now.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-09

LitchAeld County Democrats will long
mourn the passing Of two OF their most
prominent and loyal members and, lead
ers OF recent days. We refer to the deaths
on last Monday OF Thomas @. Hogan OF
Harwinton and John v. Mulville OF Nor
folk. The former was 81 and Harwintons
oldest native-born citizen A Democrat
all his life he was prominent IN town al.
fairs and had been so practically ever
since he cast his first vote Mr.. Mulyille
was rs when he died and likewise had
spent many years building up party
prestige and following. 1t Is an inter
esting commentary that these two gentle
men had acted as party chairmen for
IS years = Mr. Hogan - and IS years
Mr.. Mulvile. Qualities of leadership
over such long period Of time must be
considerable There's no doubt but What
they possessed these qualities IN great
abundance and that their leadership was
highly regarded and desired. They Will
be long held in fondest memory.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-09


wires and chains, securing the
cargoes were fastened. This was
chalked down by investigators
as another clear case Of sabotage
at the loading port.
5. Recently In Philadelphia
a number OF longshoremen be-
longing to q certain pro-Axis
organization boycotted a ship
assigned 10 carrying important
fighting equipment TO- Russia.
The vessel was held up more
than q week. Fsfty-four men
working in staggered gangs Of
IS each could have loaded this
ship easily In two days. Yet due
10 some mysterious influence
the necessary 81 men could not
be Immediately found In this
teeming port city
NOTE: Several weeks ago, II,
al effort TO clean up the bad ship
routing middle that had de-
yeloped under Land, the Presl-
dent brought back Lewis Doug
las, one-time Budget Director,
from London, where he was assist
ing Lend-Lease Coordinator Az
erell Hartman, and put him
to work on the problem. Douglas
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-09
SILENCED PRESS WOULD END
CHERISHED AMERICAN
INSTITUTION

To the Editor Of The Democrat:
Where are the defenders Of our
free American Institutions?
While we have armed forced on
all Of the worlds battle fronts,
fighting for the four freedoms for
other nations, I would like to know
who will defend them on the home
front.
PROMINENT people, some OF whom
have passed the age which Pres
ldent Roosevelt has designated as
terminating a persons usefulness to
his country. where wise council and
wise judgement are most needed,
have taken upon themselves the
task Of deciding what the American
people shall read, and what authors
shall be allowed to interpret world
events.
We are all familiar with canned
goods, including canned music,
which will in time do away with in
dividual study Of music, plotting out
desire for classical music and sub
shutting jazz. New and just as
thrilling are the canned editorials
which are flooding the country from
coast to coast, the similarity Of
these editorials and which in some
cases are identical, are evidence Of
a gigantic scheme to force America
into certain channel Of thought
under the guise Of national unity.
These canned editorials aim to
put out Of circulation all magazines
who dare to expose certain inter-
ests and are getting the support OF
prominent people whose whimS
change like the weather, for ex-
ample, In the short space Of two
years they transferred their SYM
pathy from poor little Finland TO
the Soviet Union and Stain whom
they now call the hope" OF Chris
tan Civilization.
a believe that all Americans are
reconciled to the fact that the So
Wet Union and the United States
are Allies and win continue to be
until Axis aggression Is stopped and
although we have been forced TO ac-
cent the Soviet Union as an ally,
We should resist with all OF our
strength the efforts Of our ally 70
force its theology on our own people,
an theology which is just as tnsid-
ious and destructive OF personal
liberty as Is NaxisIn.
The charge OF seditious utterances
are flying thick and fast and arc
aimed at any person OF magazine
who dares TO oppose communism
but all OF The anti-Fascist or anti
NaM books try to white wash COM
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-09

am sure that every American,
II faced individually with the ques-
ton as to where General MacAr-
thur could best serve his country,
could come TO only one answer.
President Roosevelt. announcing
General MacArthur's appointment
as United Nations commander in
Australia.
Let's get rid Of all this flag wav-
ing and all this baloney. Don't you
know we can't win this war with
out the women?
Rep. Charles A. Plumley, YER
mont Republican, advocating a
woman'S Army auxiliary corps.
II Germany attacks, Ireland's
only real hope for defense rests with
the British navy. the Royal Air
Force, the British army and the
American forces in Northern Ire
land.
Edward M. Curran. United states
district attorney for District Of
Columbia.
Rubber has become a symbol Of
the struggle in the Far East. There
Is no justification for using the
situation in the Pacific as an cp-
portunity to make unwarranted
'profiAs.
Price Administrators Leon Hem
derson.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-09
End

After covering 1,730,00O miles and
wearing out 1870 pairs of shoes, the
pickets are gone from in front of the
Brass Rail restaurant in New York City.
A fair share of the world was at peace,
the third term was bigger problem
than Hitler, tires were just something
cars rolled on, Germany and Poland
were signing non-aggression pact, and
Tommy Manville had been married only
four times when the walters, chefs, and
help walked out of the restaurant on jan
uary Is, 1889, and started picketing over
the right to hire and fire.
In three years the picket line took its
place beside Radio City, the Empire State
chorus girls and gossip columnists. BY
and large 1t was more diverting than de
structive. Occasionally there was a
ruckus. as when the cops dumped a birth
dav cake ON the sidewalk on the 1000th
dav. But few heads we're Dashed. Now IT
mas been settled. Apparently there is no
moral.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-09
In Today's Mail

munism and the suddenly religious
hypocritical rulers Of the Soviet
Union.
1t is very dIfiicult If not impos-
slble to listen to a news commenta-
tor without a foreign accent and a
foreign theology both OF which are
being showed down the Threats OF
real Americans.
Sedition Is serious offense and
anyone who Is guilty OF 1t should
receive the maximum penalty re-
gardless of whether they are lay
men, priest or politician. The re-
cent campaign by Communist DOM
mated or influenced papers with
the aid of so-called American
Christians. which was brought to
head by the publishing OF a letter
whose authorship, intentions and
obvious meaning has not been de-
MED, Is nothing more than a con-
certed effort to eradicate anyone
who opposes Communism which at
present enjoys the blessing of GER
tain numerous government officials.
II the real American editors be-
come a party to the suppression Of
truth ard honest criticism, then it
won't be long before they also be-
come victims of their own actions
which will boomerang against them.
The Communist element which
cannot stand the light of truth al
WAYS avoids truth and attempts to
Smother it by heaping smears and
vile names on the accuser and 1t
must make them feel secure to
realize that they have the support
of influential citizens, some OF
whom have given active service to
other countries at war but who pre-
fer to be an arm chair patriot
while their own country is at war.
Driving an ambulance in Bor-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-09

deauX was never as dangerous as
meeting Japs in Bataan.
The campaign to silence certain
publishers is perfectly timed, though
unlntentional to coincide with
similar incident ever nineteen hun
bred years ago. They tried to silence
Christ ard I offer no apologies for
the word they" which includes
Atheitsic gentiles as we'll as Atheis-
tic Jews and all others whose selfish
private interest were exposed by Els
light OF truth. The Communists and
Nazis Of that day had a temporary
victory but the light OF truth shown
brighter than ever.
Also in coincidence with the cry
for the release of Barabas and the
CrucifiXion OF Christ, come the ma
tion-wide cry for the release OF
Browder and the imprisonment OF
Coughlin. Browder had his fair trial.
The trial Of Christ was the pre-
lude to his murder Will the trial
of Coughlin be fair or viii the
judges be influenced by the rabble
who parrot the demands Of the
Communazis who sneak am ng
them advising, exilorting, bsgging
but never showing their true hand
or real purpose?
Awake defenders Of free American
institutionsl know am not alone.
/ know there are thousands Of CO.
thinkers, let us hear from you, let
us welcome q fair trial for all ac-
cused Of sedition and if found
guilty under a just and unbiased
court Of law, let the punishment be
severe. but until then. let " lake
our stand by him as he took his
with the innocent Christian boys Of
New York who received a fair trial
and were ACQUITTED, not guiity.
A DEFENDER OF
CHRISTIAN SOCIAL JUSTICE.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-09

already has greatly improved the
routing situation.
SHENANIGANS
Chinese Ambassador HUI Shin
called on the President the other
day, and took time out from war
problems to say:
mir. President, am q great
admirer Of your radio talks.
Your delivery Is superb, but even
more remarkable Is your choice
Of language" Roosevelt thanked
the Ambassador for the compile
ment, but Hu Shin had more
Z to say. 1T Is your mastery Of
simple language, which / most
admire - your score Of poly
syIlables and academic phrases.
But" continued Hu Shin,
''there was one word In q re-
cent broadcast which ! couldn't
understand II was q four
syllable word, and you seldom
use fOur.syllable words"
what word was that?" asked
the President.
"Shenanlgans," said the Am
baSsad0r.
Copyright. 1912, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc,)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-09

Robert Heilferty is o5 years old. He Is
a Civil War veteran. He has his ideas
about how we should win this war. He
expressed them in New York the other
day after watching part OF our Army
parade for almost four hours. 1T Is my
BELIEF said Robert Heilferty, shat we
gather all those who are able to shoulder
a gun, secure ships enough to send them
over in body and then rip the life
out of them" The strategy may be faulty,
but the spirit is right. Apostles OF defeat"
ism within America please take note.
Berlin and Tokyo papers, please copy.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-09
Questions
and ANSWERS


YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
The WaserbuAy Democrats Ser
Vice Bureau win answer for You
free, any question OF fact OF M
formation, not Involving extern
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cannot be given. Address water
bury DemocratS Washington Ser
Vice Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth
street. washington, D. g.
q. How long does It take for the
MISUNDERSTANDING bombers Of TIT
ferry.command to cross the Allan
tic ocean to England?
A, The fastest flights require be
tween eight and nine hours trof
take-off to touchdown.
q. How does the farm incom
for lo4l compare with 1910 an
A. Farmers cash income fror
marketings, from commodiue,
placed under loan, and from Gov
ernment payments In ls4l amount
cd to 1i,771 million dollars, TIT
highest total for any year since
1920, and 20 percent higher than
the income received from the same
sources In 1910 and Q percent above
the average income from Market
ings for the years 1e24-29.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-09

After this war is over and things, re.
turn to normally here in America, how
are we going to be normal. There won't
be any scrap metal, rubber, paper, etc.
for wears to come. And the lessons OF
thrift, saving, and usefulness of every dis,
carded article we're now learning VIII
probably take a generation to be lost
Yes, sir, we'll have hard time getting
back to normal.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-09

the Senate 81 70
0, which sounds
q little bit like
Notre Dame vs.,
Vassar, and II
probably will 90
through the
House lust as
deoslvely after
the Easter re-
Tess for every-
one loves small
businessmen IN
an election year,
But don't think
for O M inute
this will solve.
the nRf,lSleff1 Of
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-09
Selected Poem
ACRE OF FREEDOM
Robert Haesche, Jr., in the New Haven
Journal Courier)

This is my land
Moist to the root,
Rich to the blossom
Washed by the blood Of nerves,
Beautifed by the tears Of mothers!
Giants are seeded In its black burrows.
Thew grow through the shadow and gale,
And stand in skyward triumph
This is my land
dream was Graded In its clay!
The hunger of little people appeased by its loan,
An altar built upon its rock!
Trespass-and the dust Of its founders
viii re-assemble in the alchemy OF holy greed
And the spirit OF embattled heirsl
They Yield no inch who knew Its agony OF purchase
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-09

/. What is the title Of the head
Of the War Department General
staff? \
2. Which two former premiers OF
France have been brought to trial
for treason before q special court
at Riosn, France?
3. American citizens must get
permits TO visit Canada; true or
false?
4. In which state Is the Chau-
tauQua Assembly?
S. A female sheep Is q filly, doe
or eve?
g. The song "over There was
composed by Irving Berlin, George
M. Cohan, or Hoagy Carmichael?
Z. The largest railroad center N
the United States is New York,
st. Louis. or Chicago?
8. Which naval officer issued the
order, You may fire when you are
ready, Gridley?"
8. Two persons can create a riot;
true or false?
10. What do the British call the
letter 2?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-09
Washington Merry o-Round
Coast Shipping Middle Sour Spot in Our War Program;
AL Lonsshoreen and Operators Resist RegOno Cxor PCn;
FB Investigators Find Bunders end Frontiers Loading Ships;
Sabotage Fleeing Results in Delays and Losses
DREW PEARS IN
ROBERT $. ALLEN

Is the Of srEs
the u shipping
ichuecur the souret SPOT In he var
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-09

TODAY's COMMON ERROR
To predicate means TO declare.
affirm, or proclaim; and only
in the United States Is y
rmIsused to mean found or
base; rs, II base mot pred
icate) my argument on UNI
versal experience.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-09
= NATIONAL
SPoTLIG GIT
u. S. viii
Help Some
Fellows
BY PETER EDISON
tWaterbNEy Democrat Warrington
CorreaDOnden 3I

washington, April g. This 800
million congressional appropriation
70 aid small business Is only the
beginning, Nt @
AS "the Murray blll," IL passed
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-09

Q. How much does q new stamp
'9 A. me Post once Department
saws that the cost Of each new
stamp Issue may vary from $500 to
$500. Bi-colored stamps cost mora
than stamps OF single color,
q. Qhich city has the lowest
minimum pay and which one mas
the highest maximum pay for police
patrolmenp
A. Lowest minimum, Laredo.
Tex, $500: highest maximum, New
York City, $4,000.
@. How much postage Is collected
from distributors for delivery OF bus"
mess reply cards and envelopess
A. The regular postage, plus one
cent additional on each piece Ok
mail, Is collected on delivery.
EDITORS MOTEL you are
desirOus Of securing this weeks
booklet, "HISTORY OF WORLD
WAR I" address +. Nj. Kirby, De-
partment 8-lOO, Waterbury DEM
Ocrat Service Bureau, 1913 Thir-
teenth street, Washington, ID. Cs
with 10 cents 10 cover postage.
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Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac
Moon rises 1901 a. m. (war time).
Sun rises 6:24 q. m; sets 7:24 p. m. twar
time).
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset. s..4.....es
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-09
What's Your |. O.?

Can you answer seven OF
these test questions? Turn 10
back page for the answers.
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Copyright. 1912, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19
Maryland Defense Council
Plans Broadcast Sunday

How people react under aerial at
tack and how civilian defense organ
izations minimize loss of life and
property, will be told on the Mary
land Council of Defense radio pro-
gram Sunday, February %, over
VIDAL, Baltimore, at 4:30 p. m.
Frank Muto, chief photographer,
U. S. war department, will give his
observations during the Polish and
Norwegian invasions and the Finnish
Russian war Lydia deRoth will give
an account of her experiences as an
air raid warden in London. The in
vasion of Pearl Harbor on December
7, will be described by a watcher.
Governor O'Conor warns that good
flying weather is approaching and
with it may come a test of defense
organizations. The safety of families,
neighbors and the entire community
depends upon the knowledge people
have Of what to do when bombs fall
The Maryland Council of Defense is
prepared to train those who have
joined the defense councils.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19
Attends Meeting of
Employment Managers

Milburn w. Mann, interviewer in
charge of the Oakland office of the
United States Employment Service,
attended a managers meeting in
Baltimore, last Friday and Saturday
The added responsibilities of all
employment offices in recruiting
workers for defense industries was
emphasized. The urgent need for
youths to take training preparatory
to accepting employment in factories,
was stressed and the importance of
an adequate supply of information
concerning the training program may
be obtained at the local office.
At the close of the business SEES
sion on Saturday afternoon, Mr.. Mann
attended a dinner meeting of the In
ternational Association of Public EN-
ployment Services, at the Longfellow
hotel Mr.. D. L. B. Fringer, Acting
Director of the United States En-
ployment Service for Maryland, pre-
sided.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19

or open shops as long as we must
have planes, guns, tanks, ammuni-
ton.
Those who persist in keeping non
essentials in government today are as
much fifth-columnists as the Jap
anese on the west coast, and as
dangerous as the German battlefield
is going to be in the North Atlantic
since they pulled their trick on the
British in Dover strait.
Garrett countians want to win the
war and they will remain patriotic.
They are also determined that Con-
gressmen and Senators will be that
way. They don't want any unconscious
saboteurs in Washington. Garrett
countians are going to raise a howl
along with the rest of the country so
that everyone may know how we
stand on this important battle-the
battle of Washington.
We want the government to strip
for action and the legislators to show
their worth by the way they act in
Congressional meetings. Then there
won't be any trouble about morale.
There won't be any trouble about
bonds, about civilian defense. And
there won't be any trouble about win
ming the war.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19
w A N T Z ID :!
4 FAMILY TREE

Or. II. X. Owens, born in Bloom
incton, Maryland, son of William
Owens and Mary Ellen Right, his
wife. When Dr. Owens was a small
lad, his parents died, and he and his
two sisters were raised by his uncle
and aunts on the distaft side, His
mother died in Garrett county about
1875. His father died in Mineral
county in 1882 When the home was
broken up. the family Bible Gf any
and the records disappeared.
As the Dawson family was seldom
discussed, the children lost sight Of
them.
Who was William Dawson's father?
What is the relationship between
James ST., James Jr., William Sr.,
William Jr., Edward ST., Edward Jr.,
and Thomas Dawson? Who received
land in 1887, evidently Revolutionary
Soldiers?
Any information should be sent to
Mrs b We, L!A:@-, v. "a.
Adv. IL.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19

And, finally, there is the action of
Congress in voting retirement pen
sions for it's own members and for the
President and Vice-President. This
measure was again denounced Friday
by Senators Byrd, of Virginia, and
Norris, of Nebraska, both of whom
urged its repeal. Under existing con-
ditions, for Congress to have passed
this bill was indefensible. And for the
President, who profits by it, to have
signed it with apparent approval,
with no word to indicate regret was
Just as bad. He owed it to the country
to make it clear that he signed be-
cause the pension was included in a
general bill which he did not want to
veto He owed it to the country to
make it clear that he does not person
ally want a pension and does not
think members of Congress should
vote themselves pensions at this time.
But not one word of this sort has
come from him or from anyone who
reflects his views.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-19

aroused a natural resentment among
his friends. One example is the set
ting up of a board, headed by Vice
President Wallace. with other starry
eyed New Dealers as members, to
map out economic war policies-a
field in which Mr. Hull has special
lied since Mr.. Wallace was a child.