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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-23

Public utility officials throughout the
state are gloomy about the immediate
future. They see great prospects OF an
increase in rates. All of which DOESN'T
encourage the consumer, whether his bill
is a small one or one in big figures The
trend in this field has been downward OF
recent years So much SO that the pubic:
isn't going to take kindly to any upward
movement. Conditions may demand the
rate revisions, according to what the util-
itv heads saw, but it will be hard to con-
vince the average man that such co1sdi-
tons should work to his disadvantage
instead of somebody else's.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-23
Selected Poem
BOSTON SPRING


BY D. Maude Gillespie in the Boston PoS)
There's gold sprayed upon the sidewalks;
On Beacon Hill, in the springtime,
The crocuses begin to stir;
And the squirrels, in the Common,
Start combing out their fur.
In the criss-cross Town of Boston"
Where the streets roam in and OUT.
Where drowsy, time-worn doorways
Are huddled all about
Nearby, In the Public Garden,
In brightness the tulips bloom;
And melting Ice on the Frog Pond,
Claims winter has met its doom.
The dome on the State House glistens
AS 1t meets the warming sun;
And the restless, hungry pigeons
Know the Spring Song" has begun.
The jonquis In the flower-shops
Bid me nnger for a while.
The irises In the windows
Decoy me with their guile
A gurgling, bubbling warmth's about
A deep something underlined
There's gold sprayed upon the sidewalks;
Every bud is golden-lined.
It's spring in the '"rown Of Boston"
Where the old and new must meet.
Spring by the wharves and the harnor
And on every twisted street. ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-23

We like the way that Mayor Thomas
J. Spellacy of Hartford urges the contln-
uation of normal community activities.
Oftentimes there is tendency when dis
aster is near at hand to forget everything
in the desire for mutual protection. In
the midst of all our feverish preparations
to defend ourselves we should not lose
sight of the fact that life goes on and we
must accept it. Drastic curtallment OF ac-
tivities is not good for public morale
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-23

dealers for building up stock
piles. The plan was sent 10 the
RFC board, controlled by Jones.
And that's the last that has
been heard Of II.
AS this 10 written ten days have
gone by, and the RFC Is stiil sit.
ting on the plan-approyed by
Its own experts. Meanwhile pre-
cious time IS being lost and the
stage Is being set for another
shortage. ,s
DOCTOR FOR ARGENTINA
A young man named Jorge or.
tiz has come to the United States
on one OF the strangest errands
In the history of politics. Son
Of the President of Argentina, he
is seeking a means to restore his
father to the presidency.
This sounds like a paradox but
his father, Roberto Ortiz, is presi-
dent In name only. Failing eye
sight prevents him from being ac-
tive, and the country Is run by
the reac.ionary e-president,
Ramon Castillo, who Is bent on
Argentine isolation.
If young Jorge Ortiz can find q
physician capable of restoring his
fathers sight, that liberal leader
might return to power and place
Argentina alongside the U. s, A.
1907.
WAITING WON'T WIN WAR
Here Is come inside diplomatic
history about the French Island
Of Madagascar unpalatable, but
true.
One year ago, the British pro.
posed blockading and occupying
this island, which lies athwart
the trade routeG OF the Indian
Ocean, controls shipping to Suez,
India, Australia. With an ample
navy in the Indian Ocean, the
British easily could have taken
over.
However, Our State Department
advised to the contrary. Secre-
tary Hull seemed to think seizure
Of Madagascar would throw vichy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-23

/. The airline distance from
Tokyo to Honolulu Is greater thar
that from Paris TO New York; true
or false2
q. Name the capital OF Alaska.
3. Which amendment 70 the
United States Constitution provides
for the election Of senator's BY pop-
lllar voter
4. Which day Of the week N
named for Thor, the Morse god Of
Thunder? ,.tl&
5. The highest ranking position
In the presidents cabinet Is Secre-
tary Of state, War or Nayy7
O, What happened atNMountair|
Meadow, Utah7 .l
7. Who was known as the MAID
Of Orleans? 5t%
8. Are women permitted to vott
In oil the South American cCuti1
tries2
0. Eretz Yisrael Flstin rs anotiie
name for which country.
10. The following Screen titles 81
contain the same word; what Is II
"Cne Foot In .....,..;" Seventh
,..,,.,,.N ".,........ with
Barbed wire Fence; j" "All This AM
......... Too.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-23

the stenographers that thronged
Government ONCE corridors when
he passed, the autograph hunters
that surrounded him when he
made a speech.
For years also he went to more
extreme lengths than any other
celebrity--eveu Greta Garbo-to
be alone. He fled to England,
later took house on an island
in the English channel, was vir-
tual exile in Europe.
But this week in Washington q
remarkable thing happened. In
the lobby Of the Hotel Carlton,
one of the most popular hotels In
Washington, sat Charles A. Lind
bergh. For a time he sat on a
sofa, then paced up and down the
lobby floor.
But though people obviously
recognized him, no one stopped
to talk, no one asked for an auto
graph, no one even spoke to him.
Fer almost the first time since
1927, Lindbergh was In public,
but very much alone.
NAZI NEWS FROM
WASHINGTON
Here Is how rapidly news Is
getting back to Berlin from the
very Capitol OF tie United States.
A week or so ago Washington
had blackout; and a few days
before a group Of air wardens
squabbled with Civil Defence and
resigned.
Six hours after this happened,
the Berlin radio was broadcasting
the news as an indication Of con-
fusion among the American peo-
pie and lack Of defense in the
heart of their capital. 49,
The FBI has been working on
these leaks for some. time. SuS-
pected are certain foreign lega-
tlOns friendly to the Axis.
NOTE:-There Is good reason
to believe that Axis agents have
received special instructions to
report--in addition to outright
military information -. anything
which indicates disunity inside
the United States and the weak
ening Of the Roosevelt Admins
tration. What they are looking
for are signs similar to those in
side France in the spring Of l940.
MORE RTC STALLING
After the widespread denuncia-
ton to which 1t has been SUBJ
jected, 1t might be expected that
Jesse Jones' RfpC would lean over
backward to do everything In Its
power to facilitate the war pro-
gram. It isn't.
Despite its blasting In the press,
Jesse Jones' RFC still Is adhering
to its old stalling and penny
pinching policies. Heres the
latest case Of obstructiorlisn1:
To ensure an adequate supply
Of coal for consumers next win
ter, when railroads will be over
burdened, Howard A. Gray, Act
ing Solid Fuels Director, and Lu-
ther Harr B.tuininous Coal Con-
su1ners Counsel, launched o CAM
paign to have more coal placed
with dealers during the spring
months, when the railroads will
be able to handle It.
However, two bitches silarled
this far-sighted plan: az obtain
ing lower summer prices from
mine operators to induce con-
surners 10 lay In their stocks early,
(2) financing the coal dealers.
~ Gray and Farr eliminated the
first obstacle by persuading the
operators to sell at summer prices
for stock-pile purposes. Then
Gray and fIarr went to Jesse
Jones to get fsFC help on the
credit problem; for few dealers
have the funds to buy large coal
reserves. s; pesN
Jones promised to cooperate and
several RIG ofKicials were assign
ed to work out financing plan
with HaFr and Gray
After several weeks Of COM
keFring q plan was formulated,
! under which the mFC would
!, gAzarantac bank loans 10 coal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-23
Views Of The Press

field county citizen who had
achieved some prominence in the
Legislature. But he had never had
anything like the flood Of publicity
and background "build-lp" en-
joyed by Governor Cross and May
or McLevy.
II he enters the race again he
will be under no such handicap
For Raymond Baldwin Is today
one Of the outstanding men Of
Connecticut whose words are
weighed by his party followers
and whose personality Is. admired
by innuf1lerable Connecticut citi-
zens who came TO know him dir
ing the term Of his governOrship
and the subsequent period.
he will run again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-23

4 n q U y VI \ ~
washington. In
other places 1t
Is q by-product.
y The gossip Of
Washington is
different from
the gossip Of the
other talk cen-.
ters Of the Unit
ed States - Hol-
.lyw God, New
York, Palm or
Miami Beaches
in winter. In
those places the
chatter is per-
sonal with an
efnnl1aSis on the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-23
A Thought for Today

know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus,
that there is nothing unclean Of itself; but to
him that esteemeth anything to be unclean, to
him It Is unclean-Romans A:14.
We are all sinful. Therefore whatever We
blame in another we shall find in our own
bosoms-Seneca.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-23

!. A. In the summer OF 1910, the
island population was estimated
around 100000, mostly concentrated
In Singapore City and It's ii11anedi- !,
ate environs. A majority were Chi-
nese, and there were some Malay.
ans, East Indians, and scattered ma
tionals Of Eastern lands, from the
Netherlands indies to Tibet. The
Europeans numbered nearly $4,000.
@. VIII the new silver and copper
five cent piece contain more or less .
silver than the United States diner
A. The proposal now being cons
sidered provides for more silver, ana
the new flve-cent piece Will con-
tain 1888 grains Of silver, compared
with 34.722 grains in dime.
q. Please give directions for poll
ishing rocks.
A. Sharp sand, followed by very
fine sand, chalk, tripod, rottenstone
or ftillers earth. with plenty Of wa
ter are good polishing agents. Pol
ishing requires much rubbing.
Thorough washing generally changes
their appearance remarkably and
brings out the natural colorS.
q. How Is musk used In per.
fimefy?
A. Tincture Of musk Il mixed
with other odorolB bodies TO give
perinaflence TO the more evanescent
perfumes or bouquets, the musk act
Ing almost like a inordant In dyes.
Information about the manufacture
and history OF perfume can be OBJ
tained by sending q stamped, self
addressed envelope 10 The Water
bury Democrat Service Bureau, l0iS
Thirteenth Street, washington,
D. O.
q. what Is the difference be-
tween q helicopter and an auto
giro? n.
A. A tellcopter Is a kind Of air-
craft whose support Is derived from
mechanically rotated blades or air.
foils and is capable OF vertical as
cent. On an autoeiro the airfoils
are not mechanically driven, but
form an authoritative system, the
blades rotating freely under the
aerodynamical pressure Of the wind
produced by the movement Of the
machine. The rotor Is wholly inde:
pendent OF power from the engine,
whose sole function IN flight Is 70
propel the autogiro.
q. Can q satisfactory automobile
tire be made OF reclaimed rubber.
A. A combination tire can ba
made Of crude, reclaimed and SYM.
tlietic rubber that will serve In the
absence OF new rubber?
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a. How many persons have vol
,inteered IN the civilian defense pro-
gram?
A. "A recent survey Of e,46o local
defense councils shows about $780,
600 volunteers.
q. How many members Of q
family are eligible for WPA en-,
ployment2
A. Only one, who usually Is the
head Of the family. Other members
Of the family may be permitted to
perform work In other occupations,
q. What was the Normal popula-
ton Of Singapore?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-23
> NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
Washington
Loud Mouths
Help Hitler & Co.
BY PETER EDISON
Waterbury Democrat Washington
- Correspondent

Warrington, March 23--Ycu have
to live in washington for some con-
siderable time to appreciate what
a vast whispering gallery II Is. The
more people you know, the more
people you meet, the more people
pour dirt in your ears. Gossip Is an
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-23
Washington Merry-Go-R
Lndbergh Is Alone At Last-In Crowded Hotel Lobby;
FBI Probing Quick Transmission Of u S. News To Berlin;
RFC Delays Plan To Guarantee Adequate Coal Next Winter
IT, S. Baked British Plan To Seize Madagascar Last Year
DREW PEARSON
ROBERT .. ALLEN

WASHINGTON 49, Ever flew the Atlantic atefu day
at the streets the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-23
What's Your /. O.?

Can yau answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn 70 back
page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-23

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q. Can q satisfactory automobile
tire be made Of reclaimed rubber.
A. A combination tire can ba
made Of crude, reclaimed and SYM
tlietic rubber that will serve In the
absence Of new RUBBER
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-23

a. How many persons have vol
,inteered IN the civilian defense pro
gram?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-30
Houses of |||fame Will
 Be Closed in kefchikan,,
 Women Ordered to Leave

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, July 30.- The end of Ketchikan's notorious Creek Street Bordellos, once the rendezvous of the Pacific Coast rum runners in the Prohibition days, is heralded today as the women of Is houses of illfame were given three weeks in which to pack and get out of the city.
 The authorities are cooperating with Federal agents and said every prostitute must leave town. Those desiring occupational training will be enrolled by the Federal Security Agency for classes in Seattle where they may learn stenography, beauty parlor work or ether useful occupa- tions.
 Two of the women have already signed up for Seattle classes.
 Two other women announced they will carry on business as usual in new locations in the Staes while the remaining 20 women have not decided just what they will do.
 The authorities took the action to curb venereal diseases.
 It is indicated Ketchikan has been chosen as a test case of the method and later the method will be applied to all other Alaska cities.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-30
TEN KILLED IN
 PLANE CRASH
 AT TAkE0FF
US. Army Cargo Transport Catches Fire : Many
 Victims Burned

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., July 30- Ten Northwest Airlines employees were killed here this morning when a United States Army cargo trans port plane crashed shortly before 8 o'clock during takeoff.
 Fire broke out when the plane crashed and so badly burned sever- al bodiej that Identification was not possible.
 Later however, the following lis of those killed was released:
 Roy Josephson, L. D. Husby James Painter, Robert Paulson, Wins ton Luchua. all of St. Paul.
 Hubert Wiechman. w c. Rose L. O. Larson, First Officer Ken meth Olson, 28, First Officer Johf Fisher, 26, all of Minneapolis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-30
NEW RUBBER
 OUTPUT IS.
 DISCOVERED
Iekes Says Oil Industry Can Produce 100000
 Tons Annually

WASHINGTON, July 3O-SeclS tary of the Interior Harold lche1 said today that the oil inousV'S has uncovered a capacity of pro duction of 100000 tons annually o' Butadiene.
 Ickes said that this Will iiiah' possible an output of 24o,Ooo to'i' of synthetic rubber annually os7i and above the presently proJecteu rubber programs. ,
 Its brand new Like finding an oil well,' he told the press coii- ference and he said that the lo" production could be brought III by the end of the year. by con version of existing gas relliiiiiS plants. He said the material u9e' would be gasoline. He declined ~ say whether he expected such !" program to make more rubber aVali- able for civilian use.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-30
Ndzis Reported 10 Have Cut Last Major Rail
 Line to Fields
EFFORTS MADE TO
 ISOLATE OIL AREA Gigantic Seven-d Battle
Raging with Troops, Planes, Guns
(By Associated Press)

Past the barrier of Rostov, Hitler's invasion armies are once again rac- ing in high gear toward the Caspian Sea and are reported today to have cut the last major rail line from the Caucasus oil fields to the north.
 Farther to the north, the Rus sians declare today, however, that they have beaten off all German attempts to hammer wedges into the Soviet lines above Stalingrad.
 Late dispatches indicate that the Germans have found a soft spot" in Russian defenses east of Rostov and are now exerting their main efforts to drive into and isolate the Caucasus.
 Situation Acute
 The situation appears to be grow ing rapidly more acute in the north- ern Caucasus and the Russians have acknowledged fresh Nazi advances at several points.
 In message from Josef Stalin to the Russian people he invoked the names of Russias great heroes of the past as an inspiration for the present crisis, recalling such fig ures as Alexander Nevsky, who beat the ancient Teutons. Mikhail Kutu- zov, whose resistance helped to turn Napoleon's Russian invasion into disaster.
 Retreat Cut off
 The German Command asserted today broadly that the Russian line of retreat to the East has been cut off at the great Don River Bend. but gave no details in their dis patches.
 The Red Star, Russian Army newspaper. said that in the gigantic seven-day battle raging at the Don River Bend above Stalingrad, in- volving thousands of troops. planes. field guns. tanks, the Germans have reached the eastern bank of the river in one sector but have been driven back.
 Pravda. official Communist news paper, said that Germany is now throwing it's last resources into its great summer offensive.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-30
AIR RAIDERS
 OF NAzI5 IN
 NEW ATTACK
Widely Separated Areas of England Bombed
 During Last Night

LONDON, July 30 Nazi air raiders attacked widely separated areas Iii England last night, drop ping few bombs on the Greater London area for the first time since June 3.
 The raiders stabbed at several points n the Midlands and East Anglica.
 The raiders did some damage to the industrial center of Birmingham again.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-30
GERMANY I5 BOMBED
 7TH NIGHT
British Make Raid on Sdar bruetken, Steel
 Center

LONDON, July BOA strong force of British bombers striking Ger many fer the seventh time in ten nights did great damage.
 A concentrated attack was made last night on Saarbruecken, the German steel manufacturing cen ter near the French border.
 The British Air Ministry an- nounced that nine planes were lost in the raid.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-30
MERCHANTS MAY GET
 COMMODITY LISTS

The local Wal Price ana Ration ing Board has on hand a number of copies of cost-of living commodi- ties.
 If any merchant in Juneau wishes a copy he may obtain one by calling at the office of the Board in the Council Chambers in the City Hall
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-30
INITIATION vs. WAGES

However, this brought a fresh blowup. Paul Porter, chief of the WIPE wage stabilization branch, hot ly broke in:
 T won't be party to any phoney collective bargaining agreement like that"
 Porter adced something to the effect that Henderson and Gilbert wanted 10 establish arbitrary wage ceilings without regard for wage disparities existing among key war industries.
 Gilbert replied that all he and Henderson wanted to do was to stop imitation.
 Porter and Harper contended that the aircraft industry wouldn't "go along" on the percent increase, which they said wasn't sufficient inducemcnt to stem the exodus of sircraft workers, whose average minimum pay is 60 cents an hour,
 tContinued on Page FOur)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-30
Yesterday Was Hoitest Day
 Here This Year

The mercury climbed to high of 80 degrees in Juneau yesterday, according to the U. S. Weather Bureau, the hottest day this year.
 The maximum temperature for last July was only 72. The aIl-time high stands at 89 de- grees.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-30
The w ashingtun Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON (Msjor Robert S. Allen on active dutyo


 WASHfNGTON-The groundwork for the War Labor Boards new wage stabilization policy, author izing pay increases up to 15 percent of what workers received on Janu- ary l, 1941. was laid at an im- portant meeting in the office of Board Chairman William c. Davis a few days before the policy was announced.
 The meeting was attended by top officials dealing with war labor problems, including Manpower Chief Paul McNutt; Secretary of Labor Perkins; Wendell Lund, chief of the WIPES labor division; John R. Steelman, chief of the U. S. Con- ciliation Service, and Richard w.. Gilbert, OPA economic adviser, who represented Leon Henderson.
 All those present were pledged to secrecy, which turned out to be q wise precaution, for several of the conferees tangled furiously on the question of wage freezing. OPA economist Gilbert started the fire works by declaring that both OPA Boss Henderson and himself were "unaltersbly opposed" to any wage boosts in war plants.
 Man Powers McNutt and his chief reutenant, Fowler Harper, vigorous ly objet ted to this viewpoint on the ground that universal wage freezing would be unfair to workers in in- dustries with sub-standard wage scales, and would encourage pirat- ing of labor from one industry to another. After a long wrangle, OPA's Gilbert finally relented and agreed to a maximum hourly in- crease of 5 percent in certain in dustries. such as aircraft, where wage scales are relatively low.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-30
OLD METHOD FOR R0U5TING
 OF NIpp0N5
Harold MeCratken Ad- vanees Propoasl to Get
 Rid of Isle Invaders

NEW YORK, July 30-Modern warfare with it's tanks and bomb- ing plar.es, won't work in the AL eutions hut the d-fashioned bay onet will says Harold McCracken.
 McCracken, nationally known archeologist who spent several years on the Aleutians, declared here to- day that the "only way to oust the Japanese invaders from the land $ a sufficient force to chase them with bayonets into the Boring Sea.
 "The Japs know every inch of the country and in case of bomb- ing, can disappear into their bar baras like gophers into their holes
 The barbaras are native huts, part under ground and covered by vegetation. They are natural air raid shelters"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-30

Memo to Broadway: Don't think that all the good phrases are made on Sand Street. This was over heard in a conversation between two buck privates in a Pennsylvania avenue drugstore-"Oh sure yol know Olsen and Johnson. Those guys who hit the jackpot with a wooden nickel"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-30

OFF THE RECORD: The rubber salvage drive was the biggest dis appointment on the home front the government has had to date, with the one r-shadowing ex- eeption Of the setbacks in the anti imitation drive.
 The two things tie together. There have been so much confusion and SO many conflicting statements
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-07-30
BY JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, July 30 - The rumors floating around that Presi- dent Roosevelt isn't in the. best of health are a bunch of Nazi hooey Tn nearly tnree years of covering the Presidents press conferences, I haven't ever seen him more fit or in better spirit. Incidentally he now has as healthy a tan as ever he had on return from one of his oeacetime fishing junkets, Where he got this one is military secret.