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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15
BITTER COMN.-NT

London, April 15.-(UP)-'Vichy France has now been reduced to the level in the Axis new order of a f1ve-cent Balkan state" foreign office commentator said today in commenting on the return of Pierre Laval to power in Vichy.
 "It means complete subservience of Vichy policy to Germany" the commentator said.
 Noting that Adolf Hitler had ob- tained concessions from Rumania, Bulgaria and Hungary by summon ing their leaders to Berlin, the commentator said:
 Indeed Vichy's position is even more pitiable, since merely by the cracking of the whip at Berlin Vichy comes to heel at once"
 The commentator suggested that Germany desired to protect its rear in France as it had protected its flank in the Balkans. He pointed out that Spanish and Swiss news papers had emphasized Hitler's fear of a second front, possibly ir France.
 An authoritative spokesman said that despite Lavalis retutrn, Ad- miral Jean Francois Darlan reN.s in- ed in control of the French fleet and probably would hold out against any German bid to take it over.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15
DRAFT DODCER IS
 IS UNDER BONDS

(Continued from Page D asked his local draft board what the penalty would be if he failed to appear for his physical examina- ton, and that the board told him to "be a good boy and get into the army"
 At the outset of the arraignment, Carhart said he wanted to plead guilty but he was not permitted to do so because the commissioner lacked jurisdiction, and 8 plea of innocent was entered.
 Taken from Court
 Carhart, seized by FBT agents at his cabin fortress yesterday, ap- peared in court wearing a. brown topcoat and yellow turtleneck sweater. While awaiting arraign- ment, he chuckled so loudly during hearing of the case of Felton Har- his, IS year old Negro charged with impersonating an army second lieu tenant, that he was led from the courtroom.
 Later, he and Harris were hand cuffed together and taken to the U. s. marshaPs office, wher a pocket knive was found in Carhart's cloth ing and contiscated. The pair were then taken back to East Cambridge jail.
 Three FBT agents arrested the recluse at his hillside cabin yester- day after perSuading him to aban- don his shooting plans and submit peacefully.
 Carhart gave up his shotgun and hunting knife, with which he had been armed for four days while de- flying authorities, and was taken to East Cambridge jail for the night.
 The former Lehigh university stu dent refused to report for physical examination and induction into the army last week though he contended he wasn't draft dodger or con- Scientious objector. He said he re- fused to take part in what he called an imperialistic war started by the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15

(Continued from Page D bombs with which the Japanese seek to crush the defenders and complete their victory in Bataan.
 But Wainwright left no doubt that this rocky fastness would be defended to the ultimate end and that he believed it could be held.
 "BRtaan has fallen" he said, "but Corregidor will carry on. On this mighty fortress "a pearl of great pricO on which the enemy has set his ccvetous eyes the spirit of Ba- taan will continue to live"
 Wainwright Text
 The text of his order: { "Corregidor can and will be held.
 There can be no question of sur rendering this mighty fortress to the enemy; 1t will be defended with all the resources at our command.
 Mai. Gen. George F. Moore, commanding general of Fort Mills, is whole-heartedly with me in the unalterable decision to hold this is- land together with its auxiliary forts.
 T call upon every person on this >fortress-ofdcer, enlisted man or ci- vilian - to consider himself from this time onward as 8 member of a team of men which is resolved to meet the enemy's challenge each hour of every night and day.
 "All men who have served here before will remain at this post. Those who have come from Bataan will be assigned to appropriate tasks and battle stations.
 "Bataan has fallen but CorreGi- dor will carry on. On this mighty fortress-a pearl of great price on which the enemy has set his covet- ous eyes the spirit of Bataan will continue to live"
 Corregidor was now under con- tinuous attack. There were dozen air raids yesterday.
 Jap Long Range Guns
 As I write, Japanese long range guns are hurling their great shells into the island in cross fire. Jap anese bombing planes, high above are hurlng bombs on 1t.
 There is but meager news from Bataan. This indicates that the Philippine and American troops who collapsed there of physical ex- haustion after one of the gameSt fights ever made, are receiving sat- isfactory treatment.
 Heavy truck movements noticeable on the Bataan main road between Mariveles and Limay last night were believed to indicate the pos sibility that Filipino and American troops were being moved out.
 Gen Wainwright heard today oi the Japanese claim that he narrow ly escaped death in a last minute dash from Bataan to Corregidor He laughed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15
RUSSIANS ARE
 LICKING NAZIS
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 on the northwestern front during Che past few days. In these attacks, Che Nazis were said to have em- ployed masses of dive bombers and reserves brought from the rear.
 ''In one small sector, the Germans sustained several thousand casual ties" one dispatch said. "They have been hurling themselves at point af- ter point, seeking weak spot in the Russian lines"
 One hundred German dive bomb- CTS were said to have attacked the Russians in one village following 8 major engagement between ground forces at a crossroad of strategic tm- portance.
 Failing in their frontal attacks, the Germans parachuted automatic riflement behind the lines, but the Russians destroyed them" the dis patch said.
 Authoritative report said one Rus sian unit in 10 days fighting had killed "thousands" of enemy soldiers end recaptured many points"
 Front Is Vast Quagmire
 Reports from abroad that Russian front already has been transformed into vast quagmire by spring thaws have ben greatly exaggerated, Soviet military leaders said.
 They admitted that heavy rains on the central front have reduced much of the snow to slush, but said that surfaces still were frozen suft1- ciently for continuation of the Russian drive.
 Tn northern sectors of the l,8O0- mile front, rivers and fields still are reported frozen and snow covered. Dispatches from the Kalinin front told of hard fighting" with Russian artillery and throwing units Seportedly sweeping across battle- fields.
 On report said Russian unit Killed 1060 Germans and destroyed 20 German blockhouses and five tanks in several days of fighting.
 Soviet guerrilla units operating on the Smolensk and White Russian fronts were said to be continually harassing the German rear lines. Between March IS and April 5, guerrilla forces in these sectors were reported to have recaptured 10 set- clements, destroyed nine enemy blockhouses and killed 768 Germ&N troops.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15

Continued from Page D do their part by helping plant onion bulbs. Already more than a dozen girls are on the job, and two grate- full farmers-Stanley Schiltz and K. w. Jackiel-have provided trans portation for the eight-mile trip from campus to the farms. Smith college has been quarantined be- cause of a contagious disease epi- denic in Northampton, but the ban does not prevent students from vis- iting other towns.
 Garbed in jeans and jackets, the girls, with bags of bulbs tied to their midriffs, worked yesterday planting the bulbs by hand in the long furrows of the 2 1-2 acre SchlitZ farm. Farmer Schlitz re- warded their hard work with soft drinks.
 Lots of Fun
 "It'S a lot of flln," according to Alice Kahn of New York Ctty, 6 petite, brunette junior majoring in government. ''The girls feel they are doing something vital for de- fense and learning to know their community better"
 One girl, who was commended for her aptitude in bulb-planting, said she never had planted any, thing before except daisies"
 Among the girls who have volun- teered are:
 Marion Bonstein, Akron, O.: Alice Kahn, NC; Barbara Hauer. Stam- ford, Conn; Ann Clark, Westfield. N. J.; Kay Waygood, Philadelphia: Anne Nevins, Bronxville, N. Y.; Sal- ly Dunn, Evanston, H.; Elizabeth Brigham, Madison, Wis; Carolyn Schmartz, Pittsburg; Peggy Staples, Providence. R. l.; Katherine Var rel, York Harbor, Me; Edith Mc- Bride, Greenwich, Conn; Emily Moves, Portland, Ore; Katherine Smith, Fairfield, Conn; Nancy White and Susan Denhen, Provi- dence, R. l.; Helen Coy, Westerly, R. l.; Karen Esty, Pawtucket, R. T.; Louise Higgins. Bristol, Conn: Jeg Jones, Fairfield, Conn; Barbara Jencks, Brisaol Highlands, R. !.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15
Nazis To Seize All Mediterranean Ports
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tending to diScredit in the eyes of the world the conduct of French citizens who need no lessons in pa- triotism from foreigners" was is- sued at 8 o'clock last night. Half an hour later it was cancelled. But at midnight a special communique announced the cancellation of the cancellation.
 The text came from the foreign office. It was cancelled by the office of outgoing Vice Premier Admiral Jean Francois Darlan. Finally Darlan's office released the original statement
 Fernand De Brinon, chief vichy envoy to the Nazi authorities at Paris, made the announcement that Laval, instead of returning to the government in the capacity of vice premier, would rank as full premier.
 Darlan, who succeeded Laval in December as vice premier, remains in the government as commander in chief of all armed forces and official heir to Marshal Petain.
 Laval will be the unchallenged head of the government, Brinon an- nounced, and will choose his own ministers. He will be responsible to 85-year-old Petain who is chief of state. Brinon asserted that Petain is fully satisfied with the new Sit- uation.
 Triumph Unexpected
 Laval's triumph came even sooner than he had expected after the collapse of an attempt to keep him out of office by the formation of compromise government.
 Frances situation had become urgent. Germany, bitterly angry over the failure of the Petain- Dar- Ian government to submit to full cooperation with the Axis and over the trend of the "war guilt" trial at Riom, had threatened to name 8 gauleiter or region leader for Paris.
 This would have meant a puppet government for occupied France The alternative to it was the ap- pointment, and Petain recalled him
 The end came with the failure ot the attempt to form a compromise cabinet. M. De Moulin De La Bar thee, chief of Petain'S cabinet Sec- retariat, tried to form such cab- inet headed by Minister of Justice Joseph 'Barthelemy,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15
CORRECIDOR WILL k STILL FIGHT ON

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15
JOHNSON WAS
 SEVERE CRITIC
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Brigadier General Edwin M. Wat son, a presidential secertary, re- piled to Johnson. saying that the President had asked him to say personalities had no place in his decision not to reappoint you"
 Johnson had contended that the White House had no right to say, ''in the absence of a physical ex- animation that I am physically un- it." He said that in any case he wouldn't be of much use except in industrial or man-power mobiliza- tion." But on that latter score, he asserted that he had had more ex- perience than any officer of his acquaintance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15
SMITH COLLEGE
 STUDENTS WORK

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15
Infonts' and ChiIdren's Weor

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The French rejection, which call- ed the note by Acting Secretary of State Sumner WelleS insulting and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15

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Evening star., 1942-11-13
Finishing the Job

We should stop talking about the
date of the final" report luncheon
of the Community War Fund Cam
paign. For the final report will be
made only when the goal is reached
not when date on the calendar
Is reached.
We should stop talking about the
possible failure of the campaign. For
the campaign cannot fail; the cam
paign will continue until it is over
and it will be over when the Job is
done.
And we should stop talking so
much about the goal in terms of
dollars and cents contributed. The
goal should be to reach all of the
men and women in Washington who
wish and are able to make contribu-
tions. Today's figures indicate that
there are still about 10000 potential
contributors who have not been
asked to contribute. As 241.O53 per-
sons have contributed, it should not
be dlff1cult to cover the remainder.
There is splendid organization of
volunteer workers still intact. The
sooner we finish up the campaign the
better. But the campaign will not
end until all the givers not Just
some of the givers-have had the op-
portunlty, which most of them will
welcome, to do their part.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Wheat Quote Ruling

The increasing tendency, of the
Supreme Court to give the widest
possible latitude to the commerce
clause Of the Constitution is evi-
denced once more by the decision
holding that Agricultural Adjust
ment Act penalties for overquota
production of wheat are applicable,
even though the commodity may be
intended only for the use OF the
grower.
The reasoning underlying this
finding is summed up briefly: "'
It supplies need of the man who
grew it, which would otherwise be
reflected by purchases in the open
market. Home grown wheat in this
sense competes with wheat in COM
merce"-and hence is subject to
Federal regulation under the COM
merce clause.
The law, designed to discourage
overproduction was challenged by an
Ohio farmer who was subjected to
the statutory penalty of 40 cents q
bushel, or total OF $l17.l1 for rails
ing more than his marketing quota
OF wheat in 194l. The litigapt, while
contending that the law could not be
sustained under either the COM
merce or due process clauses, did not
specify whether the wheat was In
tended for personal use or sale. Con-
gress, however, did not dif1erentiate
Evening star., 1942-11-13

between uses, and the court, in the
opinion by Justice Jackson, made
clear that the law had full applica-
ton regardless Of the ultimate dis
position of the commodity.
While this case was pending an
effort was made in Congress to cut
the Accent penalty rate back to the
former level OF IS cents to give
farmers caught with a surplus of
wheat an opportunity to dispose Of
the excess on basis that would per-
NIT them to absorb the penalty
economically. But the move failed.
The court was unanimous on the
wheat decision, which reversed a
District court, but in another case
involving the commerce principle,
Justice Roberts dissented sharply
from ruling extending the Wage
and Hour Act to workmen engaged in
the drilling preliminary to the actual
sinking of an oil well-an operation
Justice Murphy described as proc
ess or occupation necessary to the
production of OIL"
This trend toward enlargement of
the powers of the Federal Govern
ment through broadened interpreta-
ton of the commerce clause was
commented on at some length in the
wheat opinion by Justice Jackson,
who views it as return to the prin-
ciples laid down by John Marshall.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
THIS. AND THAT
By Charles Z. Trace,uell.

merry animals possess keen interest in
life and genuine ability to show it. In
times such as these, this is something
well worth keeping in mind.
One does not have to live in the sub
urbs to enjoy watching squirrels.
The city is full of them.
Washington's many small parks and
squares, to say nothing of the larger
ones contain almost as many squirrels
as trees.
1t is possible to drop down on a bench
in any downtown park, and to have a
squirrel on ones knee within a few Sec
onds.
A few peanuts will do
The lunch period is the favorite time
for this sport, but often 1t Is possible to
play with the squirrels on the way to or
from work.
Playing with these rodents is best
done with caution.
Perhaps it might be in order to remind
persons newly come to Washington that
though the squirrel population here is
extremely friendly it is still wild.
In other words, do not permit the
friendliness OF the creatures to make
you forget that they are very ready to
bite If too sudden motions are made.
1t is the sudden motion which fright
ems them, because their instinct tells
them that this is the sort of movement
which BODIES them harm.
ThO1lph manu- v,orSOnS cnvno fo ho
National Capital from small towns, they
are singularly unacquainted with squir-
relS
These should realize that so many per-
sons have paid attention to the down.
town squirrels that they are unafraid, in
the ordinary sense. In the suburbs the
squirrels are much less friendly.
Both sorts, however, will bite at the
drop OF hat. or at sudden movement
OF the hand which they fear is un-
friendly.
In permitting a squirrel to come to
hand. it is best to keep ones hands still,
as far as possible.
II the animal is permitted to creep
around the shoulders, it will be necessary
" keep perfectly quiet.
Allowing squirrel to come so close to
the eyes is not good. Only the person
with much experience in handling them
should permit it.
The bite of squirrel is very deep, and
like all animal bites can be very danger
Gus, being difficult to heal. Usually the
means for prompt antiseptic are not at
hand. The best way is not to get bit
1t may be avoided by doing nothing to
startle the animal
Squirrels not only are beautiful and
interesting, but they have certain quail.
ties of humor which are lacking in most
four-footed animals. If you want to see
some fun, hang a coconut shell filled
with sunf1ower seed by a wire in tree OF
arch Make the wire about 1s inche,
long. No difhculties will be too much
for these busy acrobats
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Pending District LEGISLATION

The election put a halt to con-
sideration of District legislation at
the Capitol. Now that election is
over, several matters deserve early
study and disposal and encouraging
progress in this direction was made
yesterday.
Amendment of the District Unem-
ployment Compensation Act, which
has taken form in the new McGehee
bill was reported yesterday from the
House District Committee. The prin-
cipal urge behind amendment of this
measure is to stop the piling up of an
excessive reserve fund, far out of
proportion to the benefit payments
which any conceivable condition
might require. The reserve fund is
already unwieldly and there is prac-
tically no difference OF opinion over
the wisdom of reducing the payroll
tax which has built it.
In addition to reducing the tax,
however, the pending legislation
would increase benefit payments to
the highest level in the country and
would institute the so-called expert
ence rating principle in fixing the
future tax rate for individual en-
ployers. This principle, written into
the national law, is in effect in all but
a few OF the States. It is equitable in
theory and has been shown to be
sound in practice. Chairman Ran
dolph hopes now to obtain early
action in the House.
The House bill permitting estab-
lishment in the public school system
OF nursery schools for the children
OF War-working mothers is pending
before subcommittee of the Senate
District Committee of which Senator
Capper is chairman. Here is an
other measure on which there is
little difference of opinion as to
principle, but which needs careful
study of administrative details neg
lected in the House bill.
The Senate passed a bill yesterday,
recommended by the Commissioners
and supported by those working for
better housing, to simplify the con-
demnation of unsanitary buildings,
The bill strengthens the hands of the
Commissioners in enforcement of
existing housing regulations by
forcing the owner to make adequate
repairs or surrender his property
through condemnation. 1t is a de-
sirable measure and it is to be hoped
that the House will soon repeat the
action of the Senate in passing it.
Another measure pending in the
House District Committee is the bill
clarifying old statutes as to tax ex-
emption for religious, educational,
charitable and other types of insti-
tutions in the District. The House
bill differs from the bill reported by
the Senate committee. Regardless of
the legislation's final form, its early
enactment is desirable in view of the
existing indefinite tax status of such
institutions.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Duck Lake in November r

No,0 to this lake in November.
Where sun melts to Dater
And air is nnn1oving,
Come the Uild ducks
In the path OF their ,ptnter
migration. -.
Black Is the breast of the tcatey,
Black ,uith their bodies,
Except iDhere gold shafts from, the
Pick up gHnts from the ripplss,
Accenting the quiet
That lies like a somnolent shddotp
TO mark it November.
Let there be nothing to shatter
The peace OF this moment
Whore tctld ducks are resting securo
On this shGdopy pdter.
HELEN ROWLAND PROMlME1.
Evening star., 1942-11-13

Library. I fear, Is establishing a ques-
tionable precedent. For If special rec
ognition is granted to one such group,
how can it be refused to others? Public
libraries will become curious institutions
if this policy is extended And is it
logical to give to Yiddish (Which few can
reaO several times the space given. for
example, to such language as French,
which is read throughout the civilized
world? CHIP,
Editors Note The gathering to-
gether of Jewish books in one central
place is standard practice in libraries
throughout the United States. At
the Petworth branch, it is done in
accommodation Of large group of
readers resident nearby. and has the
approval of both Jewish and Gentle
patrons)