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Selected Poem
rs PARACHUTISTs (Martin O,Nolan in the Poets Corner,
 Hartford Times)

 Scarce rustling sound sweeps by, Like grass in the summer breeze, Since sunset fed there was never sigh To wake the slumbering trees; The troops glide down the beams of the moon With faery slippers on Youl would not find dew-drop crushed Where their silvered feet have gone. They glide along the grass green banks, On lovely gossamer wings, And again and again from their serried ranks The faery laughter rings; e In sheltered dells, where starlight falls On field and lake and tree, No eye profanes nor mars their mirth, Who have heard their minstrelsy. To the hauntsag song of the trout filled stream The troop Of faeries go; Their tiny spears in the starlight gleam Tn rhythm to and fro Awayl Quick marchI through the ruined arch. At the sound of the blus-bells gong Here we shall halt at the warriors vault, And chant May-day song!
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11dVC AA4etSAO AASAAS k$S$t9~ AAS WV
 The conference was with Rep. Stephen M. Young and followed a telephone conversation in which the plain talking Ohioan protest ed bluntly about the secret sym thetic rubber agreement between Standard Oil of New Jersey, and the German chemical trust, I. c. Farbenindustrie.
 During the telephone corversa- ton, Young dropped some strong hints to the effect that he thought Teagle should resign from the La Dor Board, and after Young hung up, Teagle went to the Capi- tol to talk 1t 0ver". Young re- ceived him cordially, but stuck to his guns.
 "I think it would be a very good thing for the war effort" said the OhlOan, Eff all dollar a-year men resigned. I don't mean you alone. I mean all those who have jobs with war agencies and are still on the payrolls of private industry" NO $1-A-YEAR MAN
 "But I'm not a. dollar-a-year man." replied Teagle. I'm paid at the rate of $25 day for my work with the War Labor Board. Furthermore, do not receive 8 salary from Standard OH. I'm retired on pension"
 Young pointed out that the fact still remained that Teagle was an official of Standard Oil when the cartel deal was signed.
 Tt greatly shakes my faith i'm our big corporations" Young declared, "to think that one of them would enter into a deal to restrict the production of such 8 vital war product as synthetic rubber at a time when we were preparing for war with the country with which the deal was made"
 Teagle contended that the agree inent was not as one-Sided as the Truman committee made 1t appear. Had 1t not been for the agreement Teagle insisted, the United States would not have cer- tain vital German processes for the, production of synthetic rub Der.
 If you give me g few days tiHne," Teagle pleaded, "I'u be glad to prepare 8 memo setting forth the full facts about the agreement.
 Young said he'd be glad to look over. the statement, but could make no promises that he would not make 8 speech demanding Teagle's resignation.
 NO WAISTLINE PICTURES
 Chunky, affable Lynn stam baugh, National Commander of the American Legion, found the President working in his shirt sleeves when he called at the White House to report on Legion activities in the war effort. Af- ter the conference, when photog- ranhers were llshered in for 8 pie ture, the President seemed dis turbed about something.
 "ShaII we pose with or without coats on?" he said, as the photog- raphers were focusing their cam eras.
 stambaugh, taking this as a hint, immediately began to peel his coat off.
 ''NO-wait a minute" said the President, and then added with a grin, ~Have you by any chance got on suspenders?"
 .sWhy, CT, yes, \ have," re- piled stambaugh, somewhat baffied.
 "In that case, I'll put on my coat oT,", said the President. ~WeIl both wear them. It will make better picture.1
 Any member of the American Legion will tell you that Lynn Stambausl1. who halls from Fargo, North Dakota, and has been do- ing an outstanding job as National Comtnaifder, Is quick on the up- take. In flash. he sized up the situation.
 csfesslng . slightly protuheraft N6iltllne slae keslQunaifs chpclled
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-26

Texas and he in. vites the delega- ton in to use the acconlnodat To ns
 of his oface as
 meeting place. The speaker is host, but the af- fair is strictly dutch treat and n ct at govern
 nent expense.
 Every member of the delegation can invite guests, and every import ant Texas politi- clan, banker, oil
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-26

these test questions? Turn to
 back page for the answers.
 1. Ceylon Is about as large as Irs land, Australia or Hawaii?
 2. Which army first used poiSA gas in the first World War?
 8. Name the only Central Ameri~ can Republic that does not border on the Caribbean Sea.
 4. What is the antithetsiS of the color black?
 s. Which radio broadcast recently won the Peabody award as the most distinguished radio play of the year?
 6. What are Lares and Penates2
 T. Guido Reni was an artist, com- poser, or a character in "The Ring and the Book?
 8. Name the largest of Nerth American deer.
 9. Thomas Jefferson was presi- dent of the United States prior to John Quincy Adams; true or false?
 10. What is the name Of the large government-o owned railway system in Canada?
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Questions and Answers
YOUR QUESTIONS ANsWERED

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 The Waserbmy DemOcrst's Ser vice Bureau win answer for you free, any question of fact or an- formation, not involving exten- sive research. Write your ques- tBOn clearly, sign name and nd- dress, enclose . three cent postage stamp. Medical or legal advice cannot be given. Address Watcra bury Democrats Washington SeF$ vice Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 e. Which way do the eagles on Army insignia face?
 A. Toward their right.
 O. Which three universities in the United States have the largest enrolment?
 A. New York University, New York City; the college of the City of New York, New York City, and the University of California at Berkeley, Calf.
 o. It is true that more than a million dollars is paid daily for taxes on beer consumed in the United States?
 A. Last year the federal and state taxes and fees on beer totaled $376,- S68,027. slightly more than 8 mil- lion dollars daily.
 e. When and where did the steamship Vestris sink?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-26
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Texas Is
 Deep In Heart IOf Washington
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington COFrespOndent

They don't open the meeting with the singing of Deep in the Heart of Texas" but every Wednesday noon the congressional delegation from the Lone Star State has lunch together in the private dining room of the speaker of the House.
 They can do that, of course, be- cause Speaker Sam Rayburn is from
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A. of Virginia, November 12, 1928. The British steamer was en route from New York to South America, when 1t encountered a fierce gale. One hundred and ten lives were lost.
 @. How many American casual ties occurred in the Philippine ir- Surrection?
 A. The number killed was 26S and wounded l,596. These figures include battle casualties only, and do not take into account deaths from disease.
 o. Please name the months of the Jewish year. cheshvan); Kislev, Tebet (also Tebeth); Sebat (also Shekbat); Adar (added month, leap years Sheni); Nissan; Iyar; Sivan; Tam mug; Abh; and Elul, in that order.
 o. Where did T. E. Lawrence .(Shaw) get the title for his book "The Seven Pillars of Wisdon?"
 A. From the Bible, Proverbs 9:l, -"Wisdom hath builded her house. she hath hewn out her seven pil-l lars" Seven from ancient tineS| has been reported as "the perfect number" and symbolizes conplete- ness.
 o. How can I determine whethe any coal gas escapes from the furn ace into the living quarters of m home?
 A. Put some sulphur on the nvlS coals and shut the furnace doorI if there is a leak in the furnace, thu odor of sulphur will permeate thu rooms.
 o. What E the chief source os nitrogen:
 A. Elementary nitrogen is pre- pared almost exclusively by thel fractional distlllation of liquid air, Nitrogen compounds, which are in-l cluded in the general term "flxedl nitrogen" are prepared in num-' ber of ways, but their chief sourcel probably is synthetic ammonia
 o. Is there any animal life on top of Devils Tower in Wyoming?
 A. Rats, mice, chipmunkS and hawks have been observed there.
 e. Which is the second largestl city in the Philippines Islands? A. Cebu is second largest in both size and industrial importance. It is near the geographic center of thel islands, about 300 miles southeast of Manila, and is the metropolis of the central group of islands knownI as the Visayas.
 EDITORS NOTE-If you are
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Washington Merry Go- Round
DREW PEARS s o N ROBERT g. ALLEN

Suggests Teose That He Resign from Labor BoOd But Former Oil Oeu Defends Cartel Pact Beneficial to Us; President Guest from Embarrassment Before Cdme0men Grown Prince Prove Real oupeFs Tour
 Walter employer member talk with few days ago that woo havenn efrontn peneWSh had
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TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Who and whom trip up many speakers and writers, as in the sentence, "Thc man whom (for whO) they thought was dead was mere ly stunned"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-26
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 3;l4 a. m. (War time). Sun rises 5:2T e, m.; sets s:11 p. m. (war time).
 All vehicles must Dc lighted thirty minutes after sunset,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-26

EDITORS NOTE-I9 you are desirous of securing this weeks booklet, "GROWING ROSES," address F. M. Kirby, Department 8-lOO. Waterbury Democrat Serv- ice Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. C., with IS cents to cover postage.
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Whats Your l. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.
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o. Is there any animal life on top of Devils Tower in Wyoming?
 A. Rats, mice, chipmunks and hawks have been observed there.
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Copyright, 1942, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1942-01-18

these same or similar facts, and 1t
seems that. to him. they never be-
come boring and monotonous.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
Our Singing Country

Collected and Compiled by
John A. Lomdr and A:dn Lo-
mar. The Macmillan. Co.,
NeU York.
The indefatigable Lomaxes have
reached another milestone in their
great work of assembling in book
form the folk music and ballads OF
America. This is the second such
volume and, If anything, it is more
painstaking than its predecessor.
From all points of the compass
has the material in this 400-page
volume been gathered. Virtually
every important type Of American
ballad may be found among Its
pages. Divided into six catego-ies,
the book embraces religious songs
(spirituals Negro and white); So
cial songs dance tunes, game, court
ing and "old-time" love songs; lula
bies and "whoppers'D; the songs Of
Americas working men-cowboys.
farmers, lumberjacks, soldiers and
sailors, miners and Southern farm
ers. Then there are the outlaw
ditties, the "hollers" and the blues.
and Negro gang songs. The cover
age Is amazing.
Musical arrangements for the
many verses included for each piece
are provided by Ruth Crawford
Seeger, and the introduction to the
hOok. written bv Librarian of Con-
gress Archibald MacLeish, gives the
Lomaxes the credit they deserve.
J, w. STEPP.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
The Prime of Life
BIZ Goue Hambidge Doubleday Inc, Ne,o York

By Goue Hambidge Doubleday Doran Co, lnc NeW YORK.
He lives Maryland
automobile through Rock Greek Park work Day
home after 4O p
plays horseshoe with few cnes digs around In the YARD walks e
reading writing discussing the state ne
world happy For
Hambidge working for the Government the Good Lie he
writes with enthusiasm in this book.
He has taken day in his hfea day in May
prolonged this light personal
birds and flowers and trees and
children There
fairly middle Hambidg is 5o and
little treatise that simple and naive that
should deadly He tells admirably smped form the work OF
Department Agriculture whose highly praised and copey
individual Yearbook he edits
lie Jack Fleming De Witt
Wing Appeby Paul Jonone His admiration extends to
"You cannot be with these
intimately he writes without feeling that
happened they public They work
for beyond something and
fundamenal-the general welfare in fact"
impressions appreciations
distinguished and this good editor needed
with
place to live
TRIBBLE.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
Library Suggests Books
On Natural Resources

by D. M. Baker and Harold Conk-
ling. The National Resources Com
mittee's Drainage Basin Problems
and Programs" outlines projects for
the development Of particular river
basins.
The story Of progress in the use
of treasures from the earth is told
in "Our Mineral Civilization" by
T. T. Read. M. w. Balls This
Fascinating OIL Business" is read
able book on the exploitation of the
fugitive minerals, petroleum and
natural gas.
In the realm of organic resources.
the forests have long appealed to the
popular Imagination. The Nations
Forests" by w. A. Du Puy, presents
a broad panorama of this field. N.
c. Browns Timber Products and
Industries" emphasizes tree mate
rials other than lumber Less pub
licized than timberlands are the
grasslands, the subject Of A. w.
Simpsons Range and Pasture
Management"
American Wildlife. Illustrated, -
is a recent contribution by the w.
P. A. Writers Program to the lit
erature of popular natural history
which embraces our principal verte-
brate fauna. If one cares for ma
rine life. one will enjoy the account
of the fisheries in wealth OF the
Sea-" by D. K. Tressler.
Besides our material resources
there remain important Intangible
elements derived from them-the es-
thetic and recreational values in
herent in natural environment.
Such values are best typified in
Americas national park system,
whose development is ably chron-
icled by Harlean James in "Ro-
nance of the National Parks" Util-
ization of these resources through
recreational activities in national
forests is the theme of Forest
Outings" an attractive publication
of the Forest Service.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
Best Sellers

(Compiled from information
obtained in Washington by The
Star and in Ne1p York, Boston,
Chicago and San Francisco by
the North American Newspaper
Alliance)
FICTION.
The Keys Of the Kingdom. by
A. j. Cronin Gittle. Brown.
The Sun Is My Undoing. by
Marguerite Steen (Viking).
Wild Is the River, by Louis
Bromfield Harper).
Windswept, by Mary Ellen
Chase (Macmillan).
Saratoga Trunk, by Edna
Ferber doubleday, Doran).
NON-FICTION.
Secret History of the Amer
lean Revolution, by Carl Van
Doran Viking.
Washington Waltz, by Helen
Lombard (Knopt.
Mission to Moscow, by Joseph
E. Davies tSimon & Schuster.
Inside Latin America, by
John Gunther (Harper.
Reveille in Washington, by
Margaret Leech Harper.
The Doctors Mayo, by Helen
B. Clapesattle university OF
Minnesota.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
By PHILIP J. Stone,
Reference Librarian. Southwestern Branch.
Public Library.

Reference LlbfArlan, 0CuthVesteru olSnCIL
Public Library.
No discussion of Americas heri-
tage is complete without considera-
ton of the physical basis Of our
civilization, AS part Of a series OF
booklists on different aspects of
American life, the Public Library,
Eighth and K streets NV, sug-
gests representative books on nat
ural resources and their utilization.
The most comprehensive inventory
ever made of natural resources in
the United States Is the National
Resources Committees Report on
National Planning and Public Works
in Relation to Natural Resources -
a basic reference document. An
overall view of the field from the
economic standpoint may be found
in North America" by j. R. Smith
and M. o Phillips. or in E. w. Zim-
merman's more scholarly World
Resources and Industries. "Physiog-
raphy of the United States by F.
B. Loomis, introduces the underly-
lIl, SeOlOSlC dil0 C1IildtlC 4dStOiS
Problems of land use are funda-
mental in resources management.
Land Economies" by r. T. Ely and
G. S. WehrWein, is an excellent
study of land utilization principles
and their application.
The term natural resources"
usually comprises soil, water, air,
sunshine, the minerals in the earth
and the plants and animals which
live upon it. Soil and Soik Man
agement. by A. F. Gustafson, dis
cusses the properties and use of the
resource underlying our most basic
industry. Readers interested in the
processing of agricultural products
should turn to agricultural Indus
tries by D. w. Malott and B. F.
Martin. Soils Complementary re-
source, water, is treated thoroughly
in Water Supply and Utilization,
Evening star., 1942-01-18
Brief Reviews
PLACES.

PLACES.
Argentina, edited by Lazlo Fodor
(Hastings House)-An elementary
guidebook, illustrated with attrac-
tive photographs.
The Gulf Coast of Mississippi, by
Nola Nance Fisher Hastings House,
-Guidebook, illustrated with attrac-
tive photographs.
HEALTH.
Vitamins and Minerals for Every
body, by Aida Frances Pattee put
nam,-A simple text showing by
means of charts, tables and little
stories how necessary certain food
elements are and how to get these
same. Lots of information.
ECONOMICS.
The Creation of Purchasing Pow
er. by David McCord Wright tHar-
ward Pressi-A study of the Crea-
ton of purchasing power as means
of stabilizing the economic structure
and aiding unemployment. Not for
the lay reader.
WAR BOOKS.
Fire Defense, edited by Horatio
Bond National Fire Protection As
sociation)-A compilation of in
formation on how 10 guard against
and fight fires-particularly such
fires as come about through war
Very valuable.
The England 1 Cannot Forget, by
Crankshaw tDorrance) - An ac-
count. lovingly written, of the au-
thor's holidays in pre-war Britain.
Signposts Of Experience, by Maj.
Gen. William J. Snow. U. S. A.,
retired UNITED States Field Artil-
lery Association-World War me-
mOlrS.
Great Soldiers of the Two World
Wars, by H. A. de Weerd (Norton)-
From Schlieffen and Hindenburg to
Gamelin and Wavell.
Insignia of the Services, by Paul
Brown (Scribner)-The insignia of
all grades and branches of our
armed services. beautifully drawn
by well-known artist.
SOCIOLOGY.
The State Becomes Social Work.
er. by Arthur w. James Garrett g.
Massie>-A study of the Virginia
State Department of Public We'll
fare, Not for the lay reader.
POETRY.
The Morning Moon. by Alice
Archer Sewall James CDorrance)-
Lyric verses of average quality. .
Time Was, by Margaret Electra
Clarke CHarrison-Shortp poems, for
the most part derived from places
in pre-war Europe. Accomplished.
Plain Chant for America, by
Katharine Garrison Chaplin CHar-
per)-Poems of a wide variety OF
forms. from vers nbre to ballads.
Accomplished.
North Carolina Poetry. edited by
Richard Gather Walser Garrett
e. Massie)-Poetry selected on the
geographical principle. Includes
any work by North Carolinian
from Negro and hill ballads to
selections from Thomas Wolfe.
MERCHANT MARINE.
Youth and the Sea, by John j
Floherty NippincotD What the
American Merchant Marine offers
young men today. Informative.
INDIANS.
The Road to Disappearance, by
Angie Debo (Oklahoma University
Press)-A history Of the Greek In.
dians. Scholarly.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
Upton Sinclair Continues
Story of Lanny Budd
Third Volume in Series on
Modern Europe Follows
Style of Predecessors
By Mory.Cnrfer Roberts.
Dragons Teeth
Dragons Teeth
By Mory.Carfer Roberts.

By Upton Sinclair Viking Press New York.
This no asef Mr. snG na %
Worlds the other two It carries much its have
pdppet
eavoS h mouh M hnS ] @ to & set before m readers & picture % Of
Heian blood
@ back ns t NJ
Sinclair shows the state Of the different countries Lann to be
usually v on S @ tive % ne % sn
But he young man Of con-
Lann simply thinks Upton sicai thoughts and Upton
the work though there thread plot
preopaion Of the book chiefly with Germany though
the thing % most But the fvse M and 1898
ally that the happening Of the period Con-
circles even an
Hitler BEING mace @ to erom more as eomc than
M n rants ont art an h his sn o
aoe1ng, appear
dinner the home Of Herr DokO Minister Education popa
"a man R who took job lying with the
Upton
s s n M s e s Of e on a m ad
into besides
@ As b s no sn9 eo 6e f pp
ALL but into the fat mans accounts further bit sbbness
We Understand that oosboe the
Gss hs @ sn M profitable robbery but that 0erns heard OF 1t and
Robin everything he the promise
his
atng Of bakmaiing Lanny
Na7is the attempt to rescue
spends
other
laid Goerng is that Lanny
sufengs
moved send
kSmen Fdd free crippled and mentally
by the brutal visited him.
indifference
friends smile at his
either of the Nas
In there
less ignorance knowledge results
totaanim instead Of IN
strengthening The whom nny
glam-
Lanny unavor
English who oy poOhpoOhS the Na
gathers personal approaching in Lnny
in choose between riches
has already become Socialist and so one can
his wtes money and his fatne
himself frankly with the nsled
indeed that Mr. Snclars next Install
agent
intelligence service
wonderfully in spite OF
The of the authors technique
Evening star., 1942-01-18
The Iron Mountain
By Phil Stong. Fdrrar &
RinehQrt. Nelp York.

By PM StOng. F1TTuT q
Rinehart, Ne1O York.
This is another of Mr.. Stong's
rural romances. That is to say, it
is rural in that its scene is the
country. But it takes leave of the
farm country and moves into the
mining country. The iron noun
tain" is a spot in the ore-bearing
section of Minnesota and the char
acters of this novel are the miners
of assorted European nationalities
who take their meals at Marta
Heibergs boarding house. Serbs,
Norwegians, Firms, 1rishmen, Cor
nishmen, Swedes and yet other for
eign species gather daily round
Marta S table, where Paul Bunyan-
ish vastness in appetite and con-
versation set the scale for the story
as a whole
1t is a simple little tale beyond
that. Two beautiful girls live
at Heiberg Italian adopted
daughter and Russian niece. All
the men fall in love and, by-and-
by, after there have been some
Homeric fights and a few deaths
by violence, the girls make their
choices and things settle down to
normal.
Mr.. Stong is not at his best in the
work. He is just at his commercial
level. His reaching after huge
effects is strained, and before many
pages one finds diet of unrelieved
synthetic robustness somewhat tire
some to take down.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
The Entertainment of q Nation

By George Jean Nathdn AVTed hHop1 HeW 1"H. -
the state OF the
He saws that Helen the best American actress and tnat
matinee idols are the sentimental plays are taxing M
which long have held the stage ana
really sophisticated anyway He says that te
good thing some
lament cultural the list the producers and mas
operate different levels mey al nave ~.
that N Behrman
best male playwright nov writing and Heman is the best
the opposite payws should be judged according
He also denounces radio drama as
monotonous
summer heaters as the main boring and monotonous 49,
writer He has been 20 years and more writing
Evening star., 1942-01-18
Guide to Paths in the Blue Ridge
Design for Power
BIZ Florence L. Dor:

zpPutuc7tt1H
The Apuaachan Trail Is mountain foopath that averses the
Eastern part of the Katahdn granite
Oglethope Northern Georgia
hanna River Pennsylvania Virginia.
gdebook 200
of side trails also covered
hiking enthusiasts should nnd the
especially interesting namuch $50 miles Of the Appalachian
Of outdoors