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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13
Over the Hump

If Admiral Stark'S optimistic state rnent proves correct, and we actually are bringing the submarine menace under control of the Atlantic, then the tide of this war has turned. No layman is in position either to confirm or to deny the RdmiraPS disclosure. We don't know how many ships were being sunk in the past, nor do we know how many are being sent to the bottom today. For military reasons, which we are obliged to accept even though we sometimes question their soundneSs, the public has been kept completely in the dark both as to our losses and as to the retaliatory vengeance we have exacted.
 We do know, from long series of off cial statements on both sides of the Atlantic, that shipping is our worst head ache. When we were attacked, we had inadequate facilities for supplying our allies, bringing raw material into this country, transporting expeditionary forces to the fighting fronts and servicing them while there. Sinkings have ex- ceeded launchings, so that as of today we are worse off than we were last De- cember.
 Experts say that one may speculate lntelligently that we have averaged loss of at least two ships day. By the end of this month we expect to be turning out two ships a day, ready to go to sea with cargoes On that basis we would be just about holding our own. But two ships day is only an intermediate point. Our goal is to produce 750 vessels this year and twice as many - an average of tour day - in 1943
 If Admiral Stark is correct, even to the extent that we can count upon hold Ing the U-boats to their present effec- tiveneSs, then by Decoration Day we shall nave climbed over the shipping hump and start coaSting down on the sunny side. Nobody knows what the total will be- At the beginning of 1941 we had 1,150 ships with a combined gross ton- mage of 7,078,000. Last year we built less than we lost. This year and next we are adding 2,300 craft with a gross tonnage of roughly 12,000000.
 So by the end of next year we shall have something fewer than $500 vessels with a gross tonnage of less than 19,- 900, 10000. At the beginning of 1941 the British possessed 2,664 ships of 16,806,000 tons. Japan, third maritime power, had only 898 vessels crossing 4,754, ,000 tons Knock off what yoN will for sinkings Your guess is better than any figure that has come through the censorship. It still will be safe to say that = if Admiral Stark is right and we have brought the submarines under control from the middle of this year thence forward we shall have begun to break the bottleneck which is handicapping war production and preventing us from taking the of- fensive against Hitler and Japan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13

! There is said to be critical shortage of doctors and nurses with our armed forces As a result there may have to be some sort of draft of medical men shortly in order to provide the proper care and treatment of our man in the service. With an ever increasing demand for man. power being made by the several branches of armed service, there can be expected to be corresponding demand for doctors. We all should know what this will mean to the average community. It will certainly mean that many of them will be stripped of their best medical and surgical talent. So if you're ailing before get all the treatments in you can before the doctors available are so hard pressed to handle the patients that they're going from dawn to dusk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13
In Today's Mail

readers of the Waterbury Repub- lican.
 Listen to some of Alan's gems. Alan writes: '"The solemnification of Connecticut politics proceeds with the years and now 1t is pr. Hurley, a doctor of laws, no less .." Isn't that hilarious? The subtle touch, "solemnification, " don't you get the allusion to Catholicity there? Isn't the linking of the Catholic church to politics subtly done?
 And this-'The degree which came to him this week from Holy Cross does not, we suppose, pretend to certify to the world that our en- gineer-goyernor is the pOssessor of a great legal mind. They happened to hang the degree on the Con- necticut Compact one Of the quick, hard-hitting achievements Of the governors regime" etc. An, such dclicacyl Of course the degree was honorary, but don't you see the hun0r of Holy Cross copferripg a AI89k 8FhARg WE Reb NkfSstf&@sf hfN~ how happily the huEnorist builds up the picture by having Holy Cross "happep to hang the degree" Isn't the Hanging" of 1t the hand Of the master humOrist, Prom which Holy Gross may have derived it's Inspiration" Nov there Is real lit- eraFy facility,
 Again ~Fhe noble institution could not with the same justice have cited the governors procedure in the Cox matter,v etc, There lf ability for you, Holy GfoSs E0ls eBlpifles Connecticut politics; Holy Cross e0pfeTs . legel degree on an engineeT; Holy GF0ss happens t6 hand the degree on the G0nnaetis cut Compact, but nov we have the truth, "The Esble AastltuEi0Hsw- Isn't that bnB0TAus9 New lEtF0dllee the Cox hearing, BEal Holy GFAsa is linked t0 the Cox hearing, Vol
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13
A SensibIe Approach

New York State is endeavoring to do something about the absentee vote. In view of the enormous number of men and women of voting age who will not be home to vote in the state and national elections this fall more than passing att tention must be given the absentee ballot In the past it has been more or less per- functory on the part of local or state officials with political organizations man. ifeSting far more zeal in seeking to secure these votes in their proper form.
 New York proposes creation of bi- partisan commission to make provision for the registration and voting of all men in domestic or foreign military serv- ice. Various dates in the political calen- dar are changed, too, so that there is ample time to get the absent voters ap- plication for ballot as well as properly notifying him of the list of candidates who are up for election. The time ele- ment always has been factor in deprfv- ing many absentee voters of their right to the franchise.
 Of course only those states where legis- lative sessions are still in progress can do anything about rectifying the situation this fall. The others will have to struggle along with existing statutes, but perhaps bycareful application of the same may be able to ease the situation somewhat and lend more official tone to the solicitation of the soldier vote. At least it should be the earnest endeavor of every state to make it as humanly possible for the ab- sentee vote to be recorded as can be devised.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13

A prominent nursery company makes an urgent plea to municipalities to take care of their shade trees. This might seem more or Jess like selfish demand, but actually it's good advice. As the ln- formant declares there is need Of our New England cities and towns being pro tected from attack by enemy planes by every conceivable bit of camouflage. There's nothing like natural scenery to make it hard for enemy bomberS to sight an objective Tree-lined streets, extensive park areas covered with spreading trees are the best possible screen to deceive the bombers But if we allow the natural enemies of trees, such as the Japanese beetle, the Dutch elm disease, and all the many other pestilences, to run riot through the summer months there will be fewer and fewer trees left to cover our streets and to screen our homes, our offices and our factories. It is in the interest of community protection that everything possible be done to protect and foster plant growth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13
A Bit Too Far

Mrs. Anna Rosenberg has been doing well for herself A full-time salary of $7,50O from the Social Security Board, a consultant's salary of $6,0O0 from Nell son Rockefeller, 22,5OO year from two private employers. Not bad. In justice it should be said that Mrs. Rosenberg has given full value for her salaries, notWith- Standing the demands made by unpaid trouble-shooting jobs for the President and Mayor LaGuardia.
 Those who should know say that no full-time director would have handled New York's social security job better than she has. Yet Congress could not be blamed for feeling that Mrs. Rosenberg carried multiple employment to an extreme
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13
OLMSTEAD BRAND or HUMOR FAILS TO BRIGHTEN ONE
 MANS DAY.

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 There is 8 merry quipster who writes under the name of Alan Olmstead and who entities his column "Connecticut Yankee" His column appears irregularly in the Waterbury Republican on its .edi- torial page. Whether or not 1t re" ceives editorial approval does not appear nor does it appear whether or not it is paid for by the Water. bury Republican.
 That Alan is humorous is self evident. Does he not proclaim hina- self humorist? Does not humor exudc, or is the proper word ex- crete. in every line he writes? Has he not huncFousiy taken to task the great John Kieran Of Informa- ton Please for a minor slip n Connecticut town nonenclature2 Isn't that husor of the keenest Order2 "
 Is 1t not humorous to refer con- stantly to the Catholic religion Of various Democratic political ap- p0inteee9 Is t not humorous to call attention f0 Governor HuFiey's Teligion2 Alan thinks 1t is and SO must everyone f only he will be fair about it,
 Alan, like most bumoFists, finds Q vehicle for his huIaey in current affairs. Fortunately politics and politicians furnish Q perennial slpE ply Of side interest Tor blmoFlsts, 0f course ct this time with ala elees ton ln the near Atllng politics as A live topic and therefore g legitimate haHdvnlalden Of the hum0Fasts RFE'
 Alan Is not your i0wsbT0w elrs GUS clown, Ills hunloF attallls ngble heights, worthy almost of that 0kNeF great Connecticut Yankee, Marx Twain, whose name VIC hNtBleBgegs are proud to h0RoF, Nor is AlAN without 8 serious purpose, Mnalog reaches the pllslng heart eg bNs MRDity and history records MenV An instance where ihat pulslns beaTEs politics were sHayea bg flle eelas palling force Of good eleen hnnlof, f Ajsn is interssEsa ln olEeTlng 70 hls party llDa service of hls hulnegS OHs pen, should his paFty ebllFlishly decline hls helpf Indeed, is nel politics Itself e matter ef give ana iAke9 Mark TWalTl himself epe6e many e lsuah iil iest aId is his modest alnliIateF te be declined tllai pFivilNge9
 Alan finds hnnl0F lll 0eeasl0gG thak We og the Lesser breed hna lhohRht nlsaslde The field 0f hAlM0y, VnR eKaHpla. AlaH AlaA it hMmnFs 1 0laH that AHniN NBaa8 college e9ils { fMKHoN Ahn MnaEae af Ha8ahaR ~ kAWe Hn MM& MIRM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13
Selected Poem
FLOWER OF FRATERNITY

FLOWER OF FRATERNITY
 CHafry EImore HuFd in the New York sunl Come, sit with me, you men who disagree 50 long as We are honest men and free To sec with differing eyes let us be glad, While still remembering world made sad By brutal subjugallon 0f mans rlght TO follow, in good faith, the calcium light Which falls upon his individual path, Let us be trends, my brother, now that wrath And lust and equally lntoleFapt greed Lay waste the earth, enslaVe the mind, and feed Upon the fruits Of plundeT, may We face Each other smiling-asklng for the grace Of understanding iB this hour Of need, Beware the man Wh0 iD the name of creed, or race, or social accident, would eleaye our peace asundeF, May every man believe, According t0 his light, Let us be kind And tolerant of the privacy Of mind which Is the flower 0f TFaternityi TIle blo0d-b0ught heritage Of men born free,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13
Obligation to Hitler

Tt is, as the French used to say, to laugh. Here comes Pierre Laval, lectuF. French government which be heads, and about the obligations imposed in respect to that honor. or course what Pierre means ls hls governments pride. It has no honor, 70 lonG ms llN Tepiai1s premier, And the obllRatl0ns which worry Laval afa Mok t0 i1is nnVernment's honor, or ever lN < 8lde They aFc iils 0hilant|ona an
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13

most. He was able to devOur it only at the rate fO 20 pages am hour as compared to his nor mal pace of 100 pages an hour.
 Martel retired ten years ago as head of the cataloguing division, but the Library asked him to con- tinue in a soRt of emeritus status as a consultant. He eagerly agreed because to him reading is living. Martel never stops read ing.
 After a 9-5 day at the library, he settles down at home to some private reading. And when he re- tires he reads in bed before go- ing to sleep.
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
 The Army's post exchanges, which sells nicknacks and neces- sities to soldiers, now do business at the rate of 8 billion dollars a year Among the men on Corregidor are four former prac- tising attorneys and two college pkOAC6COI0 1ANobv ASAAVeNSAA S expanded embassy staff in Wash ington now includes one ambassa- dor, two ministers, seven naval att taches, four military attaches, four commercial secretaries, five cour- selors, five first secretaries, eleven second Secretaries, and five third secretaries Highly significant piece of Intelligence information on the strained German food situ- ation: Stringent orders have been issued prohibiting the feeding of potatoes to hogs. In Maitland the spud is major food item for both humans and hogs.
 Copyright. 1942, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13

y@Bg AwF bbAG @N~W@tp
 1. By whom is Charles 4, Lind bergh now eInplOyed2
 2. Name the famous Italian ayia' tor and former Governor Of Ltpyf who was killed in an aIFplape hetth oyer Tobruck,
 3, For what plant is ceylen G. pl0usg
 {. Sound travels faster in air water, or irony
 3, What kind Of work Is done bs 6, Auguste BagthoIdl is famous a. the sculptor 0s "fbe ThipkeF,S ,S s0Flefs or tbe statue Of Ltberty2
 F The chemical composition Q blood 0f Chinese, Negroes, fpdlang, end white men Is the sanle' true oF falsef
 6, Eehudl MenyAiD is 2 pianist vi0linist, or eOynetist9
 Q, 4 eaFeNsag ls anotlleg name f0l & HleTPyrgeTF0nnd on which children aeligbt 10 ride; true Or fRlse9
 70, What was the name 0f paVla C0ppeFfield's child wife iD Dickens novel 0f that htle9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13

cuffs would require an additional .15 of a yard of cloth.
 On the basis of the 3,O0O,0O0 uniforms now being provided, the saving of IS of a yard on each amounts to 15O,OOO suits.
 Says the QuarterTnaster General: Civilians take note"
 NO. l BOOK READER
 The man who has read the most books in the world is what his associates in the Library of Congress call Charles Martel, gray, cheery little man who has been in the cataloguing division since 1897.
 He himself is not sure of the number of books he has read. He replies, Well, let's see. Eight hours a day, 100 pages an hour, 43 years makes-what would you guesS?"
 Library experts put the number at not less than 5000 books. Mattel smiles gently, and keeps on reading. '.
 Brown in Switzerland 30 years ago, Martel lived with an uncle who ran a book shop in Zurich. He became such an authority on the stock of the shop that when ever a customer inquired about the contents of a book, the uncle would summon young Charles.
 He still reads prOdigiousIy and every day can eb found In his cubby- hole office boring over piles of books that cover every inch of the fIcOr. Most modern books, Martel considers to be trash. Heavy stuff is his meat. Rants famous ''Critique of Pure Reason" slowed MarteI up the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13

0n theiP hhnFIg AIlA IhllldN ln tlle soseailad civilized countries biFs aaHs which are 0neFQus as those which the ASlatig e00liNs bear on their backs, Worry over gloilav matters. ihe fear Of unelnpl0y@ant, anKlasg iaat loved ones b0 Injured, lhe a6aufnNg fear 0g gufENHlnM and nallt aNAa orc nilll ofMah'n8 lnaMa |inaR mhnN hnaYlA M lhla enFN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13

Gas rationing is probably going to make the home fires more attractive than ever before. And what enjoyment many of us are going to get out of renewed use of leg power to go down to the corner store for a package of matches instead of driving. Those who stay at home probably will grow healthy with pass. ing days that no enemy invader could gubdue us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13

Is possible f0P
 aR bodies te stand such stFain, even f0F the few brief years that a eoolle lives, We thank God that we live b what We gre pleased
 t0 call Q eiYis ttsed country, And yet men and WanaAn hear
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Cut-COStS
 McKeIlar Kills Golden Goose
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington
 C0FrawVNnmiaemA

This is the crazlest country That's what makes 1t so wonderful
 but at the same time so exasperat- ing and oh, 50 funny.
 Not the unfunniest thing in Wash ington these days is the rip-snortin rampage of that roisterous river man, the Honorable Kenneth Me-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13
Questions
 and Answers
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 The Waserbmy Democrats Ser. vice Bureau win answer for you free, any question of fact or inA formation, not involving exten. sive research. Write your quea- eson clearly, sign name and ad- dress, enclose three cent postage stamp. Medical or legal advice cannot Do given. Address Water bury Democrats Washington Ser. vice Bureau, 1O13 Thirteenth Street. Washington, D. Q.
 @. when was the first night cir raid on. London in the present war?
 A. August 22-23, l940.
 e. What pay does Q private in the Canadian Army receive?
 A. His base pay is $l.S0 per day; in addition he is housed, clothed and fed, or in lieu thereof is grant, ed a daily subsistence allowance ct the rate of $l.
 e. Does the instrument used to record earthquakes also record ex- plosions caused by demolition bombs?
 A. An explosion of sufficient force to cause a vibration that car be felt, may produce an illegible blul on a seismograph located a few miles away, but beyond approxi- mately ten miles the instrument would not be affected.
 e. Did any Negroes hold com missions in the U. s. Army during the first World War?
 A. There were two colonels, three lieutenant colonels, eleven majors, 162 captains, 403 first lieu tenants, and about 700 second lieu tenants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13

Kellar, Men1pl1ian and senior sen- ator from Ten neSsee.
 Senator Me- Kellar is out to save the country by cutting ex- penses, 8 noble ambition if there ever was one, but the way Kenneth goes at the job is something to be- hold. His methods are those of a surgeon going in- to an operating
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13

his'Fuehrer, who forced him upon the French people to do a job for Hitler's benefit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
A PRNYERR ROR TO-DAY
By EARL |, DOUGLASS. D. D.

a k8gVBA@ RVW HWWAk
 From ancient days there has cone down . pFoyeFb which runs as follows:
 Tha hane 0f the world is care, And the cure 0f eaEe is prayer, And the end 0f prayer is peace. Visitors ln oriental countries look at the e00lies bearing huge burdens Qll thelF backs and W0AAaE how u
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13

and In thls age just Rs they kaVe always been aIl over the world,
 7slle cure Of ears is prayer, After 6 season spent b quiet communion, nralse, aFllereassl0D, end petition, lheFe cones Into the heart Q Eellse 0g peace which has iiR 0Figin in the perfect balancing 0f Ail tho factors 0f ilge, God alone can glve thnt balance. and it lk Hls gFeat0st Rlft ~ fh0sa who pray, T8la GFA 0f prayer le peace Indeed,
 Ail Mlahls maRaFVNd HamnAnM
 NMNaNnla
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13
Washington Merry-G Go-Round oa" 'sAasH
Stondod Denies Pvote Firms Delayed Synthetic Rubber; He Relates Held Pons State of Suspended Animoon
 Says Were Reueont to Push Project

WASHINGTON
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13

e. What color is onyx?
 A. It is a hard variety of agate; sub-variety of chalcedonic quartz, with layers, usually curvilinear, of white, alternating with red (sardo- nyx), gray (chalcedonyx), black (onicolo), or green or brown. Most so-called modern onyx is artificial ly colored: Algerian onyx, for in- stance, being only a variety of cal- cite.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13
Daily Almanac

Moon Fiaes bsO4 ., 70. lWAT tmel. sun rises 1;sa R. m; sets ei00 ?, m ewag tlmal,
 All vehicles must bp llghted thirty minutes sitter Mlnaak
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13

Q. What kind of ink is used tc put the government stamp on U. s. graded meat?
 A. It is a harmless. pure vege- table compound. The imprint us- ually disappears when the meat is cooked.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13
A Thought for Today

With what judgment ye judge, ye shall be sudged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.-Matthew 7:2
 He that judges without informing himself to the utmost that he is capable, cannot acquit Himself of judging amiss-Locke
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR The use of suicide as a verb is slang, as ''He suicided," when ycu mean he committed sui- eide.

e. Did Anthony Eden, British Foreign Affairs Secretary, serve in World War I?
 A. He was with his regiment Kings Royal Rifle Corps, l915-l9l9 as General Staff Of1cer and Bri. gade Major.
 o. What percentage of the pu- pills in public schools of the United States graduate from college?
 A. Twenty-three out of every 1000 pupils in the fifth grade oi public schools in 1906-07 graduated from college in 1918. Twenty years later, in 1888, college graduates numbered 60 of each 1000 enrolled in the fifth grade in 1926-27. Six per cent of those who entered the fifth grade in 1926 were graduated from college in 1888, 9 per cent of those who entered the first year higf7 school in 193O were graduated iron college in 1888, and AZ per cent of those who entered college in l9S4 graduated in 1888.
 O. Which of the planets are smaller than the Earth?
 A. Venus is a trifle smaller; Mar' is about one-half the Earth'S di- ameter; Mercury about one-third; Pluto probably is about seven- cighths. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are larger than the Earth.
 @. What is the title of the selec- ton that is played so frequently in the photoplay "Woman of the Year.?
 A. "Fantasie Impromptu, Op. 66," by Chopin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13
What'sY Your I. O.?

Can you answer seven OE these test aWesti0nsg TwFn to back page for the answers,
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-11
Italian Troop Train
Ambushed by French

ALLIE y HEADQUARTERS,
North Africa, Dec. II tUP),-
French troops have ambushed an
Italian troop train along the east
coast Of Tunisia and killed all but
Is of the 300 soldiers aboard il.
French patrols operating a few
ancient French srmored cars and
u motorcycles mined the tracks
south Of Tunis. AS the train hit
the mines the French came out OF
ambush. There was a big explo-
sion and cars began piling up. At
the same time the French troops
opened fire II was indicated that
the lS Italians who escaped death
were made prisoner
Reports Of the operations Of the
American army'S new LOCkheed
Lightning P-3S two-engined fighter
planes gave weight 10 the belief
Of Mai Gen. Carl Spaatz. com
mander in chief of the army Air
forces in. the European thcater,
that they rank with the British
Spitfirc. long rated the best fighter
In the world.
Apparently the SpitfrcS are
more mancuverahle but the P-38's
are accounting for many German
planes over TuniSia.
one squadron is credited with
II German planes in four days,
including II German Messer-
lighters.
First 1t Everett Humphrey. %.
II Flint. Mich. shot down two of
he Messerschmitts. Humphrey is
ypical Of Pas pilots young, am
,ilious and impatient 10 get on
With the war He says he would
rot trade his P-3S for two Spit
Tres