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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-11
Quips That Pass

Wars change ways of living, national boundaries and hundreds of other big and little things which in snug times we accept as casually as Junior losing ot front teeth. Take names and figures ot speech. Strong as Gibraltar. Impregna- bic as Singapore. Stubborn as the British. America - safe from invasion. Gibraltar still stands, or did when this was written, but never again can we refer to Singapore as "that bastion of the Pacific" and quite evidently some British leaders displayed more characteristics of the lapdog than ot the bulldog.
 As for America, we actually are in dan ger of attack, although only few months ago many prominent and loud voices 1n- sisted otherwise We lose such phrases but we have gained a new one = Mac Arthurize! Quisling now denotes the lowest type of treachery, but MacArthur- ize should become verb used only with respect and possibly catch ln your voice. And it will always mean doing more with so much less than the other fellow that the referee gives you the de- cision.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-11

nal, Major Harold Doud, U. s. A., tells of the training that has made the Japanese such tough soldiers. Major Doud spent six months in 1934-35 as guest officer of the second company, seventh regular irl- fantry of the imperial Japanese army. That autumn the company held it's "dog days training" Quoting from Major Doud's article: "The 12-day autumn exer- ciseS were divided into three four-day exercises. ... One day we marched 37 miles. Twice the troops went three days and two nights without sleep except what could be snatched during 10 minute halts and briefs in the situation
 "The last four-day period was the most strenuous. We started out at 5 in the morning and marched almost continu- ously until 10 the next morning. In that time we covered 56 miles. The same night everyone was occupied with outpost duty and patrol. :. "Why not let some of them sleep?' I asked the captain. Oh, no,' he said. That is not necessary. They already know how to sleep. They need training in how to stay awake"
 These tough little yellow men were even then getting ready to fight us fat calling them soft touches, they were driv- ing to make themselves so hard that in due time we would turn out to be the soft touches. Major Doud saw the Japs toughening up in 1934-35 The question can fairly be asked: has his story been told before? If not, why not? The h. fantry Journal might have rendered a service to the Army and to the nation by carrying this story in every issue of the past seven or eight years. The bigger they come the harder they fall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-11
Paying With a Smile

Income tax season is with us in full swing right now. There are only a few days left in which taxpayers may make their returns at their local offices Mil lions of dollars have been paid in already. More will deluge the officials in the re- maining few days. Despite the fact that the payments are considerably higher this year for everyone and many more people are filing returns than ever before there doesn't seem to be too much dlSSatlStac- tion. The general impression you get IS that it's a duty we have to go through with, so make the best of it.
 One noticeable thing this year is you're not hearing so many taxpayers tell how they managed to save themselves few tax dollars by knowledge of what might and what might not be computed in the re- turn. The use of the simplified return form appealed to great many who didn't want to fool around with a lot of questions and answers, but when others started to talk about how much less you would pay by using the longer and more involved form there was swing in this direction. Actually we don't suppose, if your form is filled out correctly to the last and eXacting detail, there would be much difference in the computed tax.
 RegarQ1eSS or now you HI out your It. turn sheets the fact should be kept in mind that we're building now for the future. We want to insure ourselves and our children of lasting peace when the evil forces now at loose in the world have been curbed. This can't be done by force'of persuasive argument nor by passive resist ance It takes arguments built out of mighty warships, great bombing planes, submarines that roam the ocean, steel jug gernauts crashing over the countryside, well-trained troops to fight and technical men to make their path easier. That's what your tax dollar is doing this year. It may
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-11

This sounds pretty simple, but there was much more to it than appears in the first reading. After all Milwaukee didn't stop growing in 1924 just because it didn't want to add to it's bonded debt and wanted to get rid of that as soon as possible. Other financial means seized upon to permit healthy municipal growth in company with the economy program were reten- tion of the tax rate at a set figure no mat ter what contemplated expenditures and income might be. This gave the city fath- CTS opportunity at times to improve the H. nancial condition of the city as well as to engage in public improvement programs as the times made necessary. The policy was good one and obviously nothing ln- terfered with it's operation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-11

Eighteen years after establishment of an amortization fund the City of Milwaukee is realizing dream. Very shortly its en- tire bonded indebtedness will be eliminat- ed, completely paid off, all debtors Satis- fled. That's record for any community but particularly so for one so large as Mil waukee To taxpayers in the city it will mean taking $2,800,000 off the annual bill they were required to pay-representing principle retirement and interest. Mill waukee brought about it's house-cleaning by a Windfall in 1924 when $40O,000 rev. enue item turned out for which there was no set appropriation and which formed the nucleus of sinking fund established to wipe out the bonded debt. It grew to $9,- 4O0,O at the beginning of the present year by means of careful and lucrative in. vesting of the funds. In the meantime, of course, the city was annually reducing US bonded indebtedness, so that when the sinking dun touched 5000, ,O00, the bond ed debt had dropped to $13,000,00O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-11
Always Good News

Pleasant indeed is the news that unless some now unforeseen developments occur Waterbury will have to use only $1 300,- 900 in the bonding authority given us by the Legislature year ago A saving of $700,000 is always pleasant, but much more so in these times when the already great burden of federal taxes will, it appears, be increased sharply.
 The Legislature, after much delay prin- cipally occasioned by Republican power politics, gave Waterbury permission to issue $2,0OO,0OO in bonds, with the strict proviso that they were to be used only for expanding the water system Local fac- tory officials and public-spirited citizens joined Mayor Scully before the legisla- tive committee to urge adoption of the bond bill, pointing out that increased demands by defense industries had made a new pipe line and new reservoir vital necessities
 When work on the pipe line was started, the city issued $1 100000 in water bonds, allowing an ample margin over the $9OO,- 900 contract given the lowest bidder, whose bid, by the way, was considerably less than had been estimated Bids for the reservoir on the West Branch were then called for, and again came pleasant surprise, the price of the successful bid der being about $700000
 This total cost of $1, ,6OO,OOO would still have left the city we'll within it's water bonding limit, but even that figure proved too high when, after persistent efforts by Mayor Scully and by Congress man, now U S. Judge, J. Joseph Smith, the government agreed to provide grant of $5OO,0OO The federal grant, at first glance, would bring the city's cost down to $1, 100000 but, to be on the safe side and to allow for extras that may come up, the city has sold another $500, ,OOO in bonds.
 It's always good news when $700,000 which any city thought it had to spend doesn't have to be expended. It's eSpe- cially good news in this case, with times as they are.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-11
They're TOUGH

Americans have had some funny ideas. They would go around saying "The bigger they come the harder they fall" at the same time they were telling each other that America couldn't be licked because she was too big and powerful, that man for man the Japs didn't have chance because they were small and Americans were big guys. They would declare that America never could lose a war because America never had lost war Of course they didn't mention the fact that Japan also was an undefeated champ And they forgot Japan never had been invaded, which is more than can be said for the United States. These illusory ideas and pat pratings have now been pretty well fiisabused. Let's hope we haven't lost them too late. We should have lost them a long time ago.
 Writing in the current Infantry Jour
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-11

One great trouble is that super vision of this vital field is divided among number of officials, each jealous of the others and all Scrambling to be top dog.
 Chief scramblerS are Secretary Frances Perkins, whose record is one of the sourest botches in the Administration and whose re- tention in the cabinet is one of the great mysteries of Washing ton.
 Also in the tangled picture is War Production Chief Donald Nelson, who insists that war labor administra ton be under his con- trol. And then there are the AFL and CTO, who want to get their hands on control, so they have cooked up the strategy of demanding that war labor be put in the Labor Department where they rule the roost.
 However, Nelson and HiIIman, who see eye-tO-eye, plan to es- tablish a Man Power agency under Nelson, which would have supervision over all problems of labor relating to war production except the settlement of indus trial disputes. This is being handled by the War Labor Board. This plan, approved at a closed door session of the War
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-11

Women's War Relief Fund -. Mrs. Warren Lee PierSon, wife of the Export-Import bank director, has written a new mystery novel on Washington, "The Defense Rests" =. Thanks to lower rates and careful efficiency, the rail- roads have been doing a bang up job of rushing fuel oil and gasoline to the East Coast since the tanker sinkings Biggest waster of paper in Washington is the Dutch propaganda service more garrulous in deluging news men with expensively printed handouts than any other publicity shop .. Everyone is 100 per cent behind the Dutch, regardless of the handouts <. Harold Hittman, U. s. diplomat attached to the Vatican, is almost prisoner. His relations with the Vatican are excellent, but since the Vatican is entirley surrounded by Italy, with which we are at war, he cannot get out.
 WHO DEFEATED FRANCE??
 Pierre Cot, former Air Minister in the Blum cabinet, is living in exile in Washington. If he re- turned to France, he would be killed. Of the Rion trial of his colleagues. Cot says:
 "The trial is mockery. These men have already been con- demned to life imprisonment, Petain condemned them last No- vember. Their only hope Is the the liberation of France. The trial was designed to place re- sponsibility for defeat on the Popular Front. Instead, it is being transformed into an ac- cuSatiOn of Petain himself.
 Throughout the changing governments of France, Pe- tain is the only man who has remained in constant authority in recent years. He made no protest against policies of the Popular Front. In fact, he once actually vetoed a proposal for increased defense
 "In December, 1886, I present ed a plan for an enlarged air' force, but the Permanent Com mittee for National Defense, of which Petain was the head, re- jected the proposal"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-11

Q. Is there any limit to the amount of contributions to charity an individual can claim on his fed. eral income tax return?
 A. In general, tlle deduction is limited in the cases of individuals to fifteen per cent of the net ir- come, exclusive of the contributions.
 @. How did Great Britain &C., quire the Gilbert Islands in the Pacific?
 A. The British base their claims to the islands on piecemeal discov- cries between 1765 and 1924; also on an agreement between Great Bri- tain and Germany as to their re- spective spheres of influence, reach ed in 1886 In 1892 the islands were proclaimed a British Protec- torate, and became part of the Gfl- bert and Ellice Islands Colony.
 Q. Name the players who ap- peared in the photoplay. San Fran cisco"
 A. Clark Gable, Jeanette Mac Donald, Spencer Tracy, Jack Holt, Jessie Ralph, Ted Healy, Shirley Ross, Margaret Irving, Harold Huber, Al Shean, William Ricciardi, Kenneth Harlan, Roger Imhof, Charles Judels, Russell Simpson, Bert Roach and Warren B. Hymer.
 Q. What are the comparative figures for Union troops in the Civil War and American troops in World War I?
 A. Union troops in the Civil War, 2188, ,948, and American troops in the World War, 4,057,101.
 e. How much crude rubber did the United States import from British Malaya in 194o?
 A. Appro xii m tely 914,533 900 pounds.
 Q. How is a watch cleaned2
 A. The entire movement is taken apart and the pieces are washed in solution of gasoline. which re- moves the dirt and oil. Only an ex- pert should be entrusted with watch-cleaning.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-11
Selected Poem
TO MADELINE

TO MADELINE (P, F. 0. Tinti, Camp Edwards, Massp in the
 New Haven Journal -Courier) The din of MarssI cannot hear, For her sweet voice still soothes my ear. Tho darkness may the days revile, It will be pierced by her dear smile l.. mood depressing will there be My memories will strengthen me. Her chivalry and soul provide My strength, tho she's not at my side. Far from from her beauty tall While needing this, my Duty's call An, but alone I'll never be For always in my neart she'll be.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-11
MORSE SAILORS
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 Before Germany invaded Norway on April g, I94O. that little nation ranked only behind Great Britain the United States and Japan in the total gross tonnage of merchant ships sailing under her flag. Her master mariners and sailors knew the Seven Seas as did their sea- faring ancestors down through the years.
 When Nazi boots trampled heavily into Norway a good part of her mer- chant fleet and its man-power es- capped capture and eventually found service with Germany's enemies. Some 12,OO0 members of her mer- chant marine, according to word
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-11


 Production Board Hast week, is being formally submitted to the President now.
 This will put squarely up to him the choice between Nelson Hillman and the political scheme demanded by the AFL-CIO with the secret backing of Miss Per- kinS.
 AFL-CIO POLITICS
 On the surface, the AFL-CIO moguls are united in advocating that war labor administration be placed in the Labor Department from which it was once taken be- cause of Miss Perkins' genius for bungling. But privately they dif- fer widely or who is to be the ultimate boss.
 Certain CIOers are quietly push ing Dr. John R. Steelman, head of the U. s. Labor Consolidation Service, to replace Miss Perkins as Secretary of Labor. Steelman is good friend of John L. Lewis, who owes his closed-shop victory in the captive mines to Steel man.
 AFL men, on the other hand, are backing Assistant Labor Secre- tary Dan Tracy, former head of the AFL electrical workers.
 The inner Administration word is that while Roosevelt finally has decided to accept Miss Per- kins' long overdue resignation, insists that some other good paying job be found for the lady.
 So the directorship of the In- ternational Labor Office has been suggested for Miss Perkins. It pays $18,OOO a year; $3,000 more than her present salary. But when foreign members of the Labor office were queried, here was the reply of one:
 "I don't see why an Organiza- tion dedicated to the mission of promoting international labor cooperation, should become the dumping ground of an Tnwant- ed American political appointee and not very competent one at that"
 NOTE-Undercover hand that put over the appointment of L. Metcalfe Walling, young Rhode Island socialites, as Wage-Hour Administrator was Lee Pressman, leftwing general counsel of the CIO and close intimate of John |. Lewis. Walling was Miss Perkins choice but she was un- able to get anywhere until Press man prevailed on CIO President Phil Murray to endorse Walling. CHURCHILL ON "COURTING"
 Officials of the British Supply Council are still chuckling over an unrecorded incident of Win ston Churchill's visit to Canada.
 There is a deep plush rug in the Government House at Ottawa, fam ous for generating static electri- city in the human body, so much so that sparks are sometimes wis., ible when two persons shake hands. The phenomenon fascin- ated the British Prime Minister.
 'I've never seen anything like 1t before," he told a naval aide. we don't have such phenomena i'm London"
 While the officer was explain ing that the human sparks were partly due to Canada's cold, dry climate, the attractive young wife of a government official trotted up and introduced herself. AS they shook hands, the Prime Min ister felt a sharp shock. Wheeling he asked the officer:
 @I say, doesn't this sort of thing make counting rather dif- ficuIt in Canada?"
 CAPITAL CHAFF
 Keep m eye of Ruth Bryan Rohde, daughter of William Jen- nings Bryan, for the directorshir of the proposed Women's Auxili- ary Corps. Ruth, who was once Roosevelt's Minister to Denmark spent several years as a nurse ir Egypt during the last war, latel was secretary Of the American
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-11

We were glad to read that the hearing into charges preferred against Highway Com. William J. Cox would take place m the Old Senate Chamber of the Capitol. This will allow sufficient public attendance as such a case should have in the interest of fair play and proper representation oI all concerned, MT. John Public certainty being one of the parties.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-11

IVA V AeAAS "S N would probably reveal Q running battle between the War and Navy Depart ments and the non . military branches of the government over what and how much news to give out.
 It is only nat ural that tn c point of view of the armed ser- vices be slanted
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-11

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR The word both is frequently misplaced. Sometimes it is an adjective and sometimes it is an adverb or conjunction. One should say, "A large crowd of both men and women; not ''both of men and wOmen."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-11
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 e. What is the total strength o- the U. s. Marine Corps2
 A. On December 31, l941, il reached an all-tirne high of 77,729 officers and men.
 @. What is the best method of storing rubber articles at homer A. First, they should be clean and dry. Remove dirt with warm, soapy water, and take off grease, oil, or road tar with a cloth moist ened with carbon tetrachloride or any other dry cleaning solvent avail able. DO not use gasoline motor fuel. The storage place should be cool and an uf1heated section in the basement affords the best place in ordinary homes. Do not keep rubber articles near steam pipes or radia- tors or in the attic in summer. If the storage place is no dark, put the rubber articles in cardboard boxes or wrap them with paper to exclude the light. Stuff overshoes and rubbers with paper to keep their shape. Put garden hose on a reel, or coil 1t and lay the coil fiat. Place inner tubes in castings and in- fate them just enough to round them out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-11


 page for the answers. 1. What ocean is between Africa and Australia?
 2. Who is the speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives? 3. Bermuda is peninsula, large island, or a group of small islands? 4. Is there any substance, natural or manufactured, that is harder than a diamond?
 5. What is the heaviest natural liquid? 6. Who was the widow at Wind sor"2
 T. What phenomenon did Iris represent in Greek myth2 8. Of which Central American country is Managua the capital? 9. The amount of radium in the world is believed to be about one pound, ten pounds, one ton, or ten tons?
 10. Acorns are the fruit of which tree?
 from the refugee Norwegian govern. ment in London, are now helping to sail merchantmen under the United States flag. They represent req wind-fall in needed man-power.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-11
Current Comment

India will not accept any rule including Japanese or German-but the rule of the Indian masses. -Fandit Nehru, India'S most in-
 fluential Nationalist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-11
Washington Merry-Go-Round
Scramble Moke Mess Nelson and Hmon, in Accord Submitting Pon President; But AL and co Wont Control Placed Under Lobor DPoment
DREW PEAR SON
 ROBERT s. ALLEN

WASHINGTON March H. Some has passed since the President finally
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-11
. NATIONAL
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Family. Fights Dull Blue
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BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington
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Washington, March 11.--1f the whole truth about governmental censorship policy were known, . 1t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-11

Join the Navy and find out.--Ray Lokey, Navy 0. P. O. in reply to a straphanger's irritable question Where's the Navy?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-11
Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac Moon rises 3:21 a. m. (War Time). Sun rises TIP a. m.; sets 6:54 p. m. CWar Timel.
 Ali vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-11

We are thinking in terms of of- fensive warfare rather than defen- siye warfare.
 Governor Gruening of Alaska.