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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20
Q NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Slam-Bang Battle Rages On Farm Front
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington Correspondent

There's an amazing, knock-down, showdown fight being waged be- hind the scenes in Congress these days. Its outcome will determine for the time being who has the most influence in shaping the wartime farm policies of this country - the U. s. Department of Agriculture or the American Farm Bureau Fedora ton, most potent of the big farmer organizations.
 The issue over which the battle is being fought is whether the U. S. government, through its Commodity
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20
Selected Poem
FORGE FOR WEATHER (Martha Banning Thomas in the
 Science Monitor)

Science Monitor One gray cloud is shaped like an anvil Low in the west, Straight at the top, and long, Its, base on the sea.  Here shall the winds be forged And the gales be beaten To plough-shares Thin, but whistlirg and wide For curling white furrows of foam Oh melting mountains of water. Sometimes a light is struck GA swift green shaft to the sky) And the sparks break out into stars From the ashes of sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20

1. Which Supreme Court Justice is now a lieutenant colonel of the U. s. Army?
 2. Name the Director of the Wonl' en's Army Auxiliary Corps. 3. Mice are larger in size at birth than kangaroos; true or falsep 4. Which two southern states De- sides South Carolina voted unani- mously to secede from the Union? 5. A gram is the unit of weight in the metric system of weights and measures; what is the unit of vol- ume?
 6. In what game does one peg 61 holes to win?
 2. Is direct or alternating current delivered by a storage battery? 8. The lowest point in the United States is in Louisiana, California or Nevada? g. The words Greater" and Lesser" are applied to which groups of islands?
 10. For what is the chemical OIe- ment helium named?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20

with long reputation for champong the little fellow got in the opposite nr @ probably lot little stations will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Way up is 8 weak form of away up. Thus, instead Of saying "Way up the hil I saw a house.; say Away Up the hill, etc."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20

He said 50 during the Seven Years War, which he called the worst in history.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20
Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac Moon sets 1922 a. m. (war time) Sun rises 5:38 a. m; sets 8:19 p. m. (war time). All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after Sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20
Whats Your I.Q.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20
Washington Merry-Go-Round
BY DREW PEARSON

Roton System Moy Many Small Filling Stations CIose Henderson Sided with WIPE Against e Plan for 5oo Deveres AWVSo Dept Battery Sesresotes Women o Protect Officers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20

o. Is there a book on how to play Boogy Woogy?'
 A. There are several, as Flight to the Bar" by Frank Paparell; and "Boogy Woogy" by Sharon Pease.
Evening star., 1942-02-06
WeIIes Reassures Envoy
On 4. {. +. in Ireland

Robert Brennan, Irish Minister
here, received assurances from
Undersecretary of State Welles to-
day which he said he believed would
make the Fire government feel bet
ter" about the recent landing Of
United States troops in Northern
Ireland.
Mr.. Brennan delivered to Mr..
Welles the text of statement made
January % by Prime Minister De
Valera of Fire, denouncing the troop
landing and complaining the Fire
government had not been informed
or consulted about it in advance.
1t was explained that this does not
constitute a formal protest.
The Minister would not discuss
details of his conference with Mr..
Welles, but told reporters on leaving
the State Department that II am
feeling better now"
Asked If he received assurances
that the American troops did not
constitute any menace to Fire, Mr..
Brennan said: II think that is clear"
Evening star., 1942-02-06
100 Million in Civilian Supplies
For Expected Air Raids Asked
La Guordio Tells House Committee
Protection Is Bod Now but May Improve

Warning that enemy air raids
upon the continental United
States are to be expected" the
House Appropriations Commit
tee today recommended that
Congress appropriate 100000
900 for civilian defense against
them.
The whole sum is divided into
these four general categories:
s57,2l7,271 for emergency fire
fighting.
SIS, ,S93, 1894 for gas masks and Gre
alton of facilities for manufacture
Of gas masks.
$7,998,545 for protective clothing.
steel helmets, arm bands, ETC., and
administration.
1880 900 for emergency medical
supplies and equipment.
The committee reported that the
gas mask appropriation was made
quate Ito protect the entire civilian
population in the so-called target
areas against gas attack" and
asked Congress to pass q law
promptly" authorizing an increase
In the expenditure for masks and
mask manufacture.
The target areas are the regions
within 800 miles of the American
Evening star., 1942-02-06
Summary of Todoy's Star

Maloney studies case of missing wit
ness. Page Ais
Lanham seeks to speed vote on
housing bill. Page B-1
Lady Hawkins survivors escape at
tacks on rescue ship. Page B-5
Washington and Vicinity. ..
Druggists association indicted on
antitrust charge. Page Al
D. G. may get housing rationing.
conference told. Page B-1
One-cent-a-quart milk increase is
asked by producers. Page B-1
Wars effect here being studied by
Board Of Trade. Page B-1
$400, 900 requested for D. c.. in first
deficiency bill. Page B-1
War changes D. C.'s status as con-
vention city. Page As
Official defends r. s. A. poll tax
payments. Page Bis
MisesIIony.
Natures Children. Page B-6
Births and Deaths. Page B-7
Marriage Licenses. Page B.7
Evening star., 1942-02-06
Allied Pilots DESTROY
Third Of Jap Raiders
Attacking Rangoon
Another 10 Of 80 Planes
Listed as Probably
Downed by Defenders
~ the Associated Dress,

RANGOON, Burma, Feb. g.
American volunteer and British
fighter pilots shattered a big
japanese daylight air raid today
on Rangoon, shooting down 10
planes and probably destroying
10 more, a communique an
nounced.
Since the Japanese planes num-
bered 80 this was a certain score of
one, down out Of three, but likely
two out Of three-one Of the greatest
aerial combat defeats thus far SUI
fered by the enemy.
The Americans alone shot down
seven of the total for sure and were
credited with five Of those probably
destroyed in the fierce blow dealt
the raiders who had come back by
daylight after pounding Rapgoon for
the third straight night.
The American and British fight
ers, the communique said, came
through the sky battle without q
single loss.
An Army communique reported,
meanwhile, that the situation on
the Salween River front has be-
come quieter in the past "a hours"
1t said Japanese and British ar
tillery were in action, the Japanese
shelling Martaban spasmodically
without causing damage or cas-
(See RANGOON, Page AID
Evening star., 1942-02-06
Foreign.

Foreign.
Nazi spy says she thought job would
be fun. Page AS
Allied flyers estimated to have hit
"a Axis ships. Page Ais
Uruguay to patrol coast with ships
provided by U. S. Page Ais
Notional.
Justice Hughes sends message to spur
Red Cross drive. Page Al
Senate group to study creation Of
small business" unit. Page Al
New 48-mile highway across Pan
anna is opened. Page AS
Congress completes action on China
loan and naval funds. Page As
U. S. Associates sever connections
with Wenner-Gren. Page AS
Biddle opposes internment of all
enem yaliens. Page AS
Baruch's named used to lure VIC
Tins in swindle. Page ALL
Enlistments rise as recruiters comb
farms. Page Ais
Many aliens seized In raids near
Mare Island. Page ALI
Evening star., 1942-02-06
Hill, Fish's Secretary,
Gets 7 10 6 Years.in
Perjury Conviction
Two Sentences to Run
ConcurrentIy; 'DeoI
FoIIs Through

George Hill, second secretary to
Representative Fish, Republican,
of New York, was sentenced to-
day in District Court to serve
from two to six years each on
two perjury counts, with the
terms to run concurrently. He
was indicted for testimony before
the District grand jury investi-
eating Nazi propaganda activi-
ties.
Mr.. Hill,s who has been in Jail
since his conviction January Is, took
the sentencing with merely q tight
ening of the jaw muscles. Repre-
sentative Fish was not in the court
room.
Justice r. Dickinson Let's i'm
posed the sentence after it was in
dicated in court that q PROPOSE
ton" for Mr.. Hill to come clean
which presumably would have stayed
sentencing--fell through.
"On Mercy Of the Court"
Before imposing sentence, Justice
Let's asked Mr.. Hills attorney, for
mer Representative John j. O'Con-
nor Of New York, If he had anything
to say in behalf of his client. Mr..
O'Connor said Mr.. Hill threw him
self on the mercy of the court" and
asked leniency because he was q
World War veteran and because he
had held q respected position with
a great American member Of Con-
gress."
Justice Let's then turned to VIII
liam Power Maloney, special assist
ant to the Attorney General.
This is shocking" Mr.. Maloney
said, rising. This man Is still shield
ing George Sylvester Viereck, q
sworn enemy of this country. Mr..
Hill has made no effort to show his
good faith or any repentance by
offering to tell the truth and to come
clean. He has not shown that he
wants to do his duty as an Amer
ican citizen"
Mr.. O'Connor then rose and
turned to Mr.. Hill. Have you got
anything to tell this court or tell the
grand jury?" Mr.. O'Connor asked
his client
Have you got anything you wish
to retract that you said to the grand
jury?"
Hill Offers No Reply.
Mr.. Hill made no reply. There
was silence in the courtroom for q
moment or two.
Justice Let's then said he had
"the views of . number of people,
including members of Congress"
about the defendant. Justice Let's
further said that he was not i'm
posing the severe penalty-two to 10
years on each count-as provided
by law.
After the sentencing was over and
Mr.. Hill had been returned to the
(See HILL. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1942-02-06
Flyer Forced TO Land
In JungIes, Is Safe
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Feb. g.
James Angel, an American flyer,
landed safely today at the Ciudad
Bolivar Airport, ending fears that
he had been forced down in the
Venezuelan jungles with six passen-
gers.
Angel, who had taken of origi-
rally from Alto Caura with the
wife and children of an explorer
named Cardona, failed to arrive
here at the expected time and a
search was instituted.
The flyer explained that in flying
over the iungles his fuel had be-
come exhausted and he was forced
to land at remote place called
1sla Las Mujeres. There he OBJ
tanned the necessary fuel to COM
plete his flight.
Evening star., 1942-02-06
Jap Guns Blasted by Corregidor;
E EnemyShips Land Fresh Troops;
Singapore Acts to Foil 'Chutists
Civilians Face
on Wool
I'm Clothing
By the Associated pregs.

BY the ASSOCIATED fretS.
The Government soon win estab-
lish specifications for all woolen
cloth used in civilian clothing. pos
sibly requiring that at least IS per
cent Of such cloth be made Of rayon
or cotton and reworked or reused
WOOL
Army requirements in 1943. con-
templating an Army of $500
men, will exceed the total domestic
raw wool output. r. r. Guthrie, tex
tiles chief of the War Production
Board, told a meeting of the woolen
and worsted industry Advisory Com
mittee yesterday.
Mr. Guthrie said the board would
establish standards prescribing the
amount OF new wool which may be
used in civilian clothing.
Evening star., 1942-02-06
Interned Jops Sought
To Work in Beet Fields

BY the ASSoclateo TT -
SCOTTSBLUFF, Nebr, Feb. g.
Mayor s. E. Dennis proposed today
that Japanese interned on the West
Coast be transferred to a camp in
Western Nebraska. 20 they could
work in sugar beet fields, where a
labor shortage is feared.
He wrote letters to Senator Butler,
OF Nebraska and Repre-
sentative Coffee, Democrat. OF
Nebraska urging establishment of a
camp for enemy aliens in this Sec
ton, commenting, TT was my
thought that perhaps the Japanese,
with agricultural experience from
the West Coast, would be a good in
surance against the possible short
age Of help at a critical time and
during harvest"
Evening star., 1942-02-06
Wolf Creek Dam Project
Halted by A. F. |. Strike

By the Associated Press.
SOMERSET, KY, Feb. 6.-Work
on the SIS, 100000 Wolf Creek Dam
project on the Cumberland River
At miles southwest of here was halt
ed yesterday by a strike of approx
mately 200 workers, Army engineers
disclosed.
Pickets were placed at the gates
on the dam site in Russell County.
The engineers, who refused use
Of their names, said the strikers all
were affiliated with A. r. L. unions
and that the work stoppage began
Wednesday when 80 members Of
the Hosting Engineers Union quit
after the purported hiring Of nom
union steam shovel operator by q
subcontractor.s
Carpenters, electricians, laborers
and iron workers then quit in a
sympathy walkout, the engineers
said.
A Federal appropriation of $3,-
100000 has been made for the first
work on the flood-control and
hydroelectric project. Ground was
broken last September l.
Evening star., 1942-02-06
&-Hour Week Urged
For u. ). Workers by
House Committee
Proposal Seen os Helping
Relieve Housing ond
Office Shortages

Increasing the Federal work
week to 48 hours in many Of
fees" here was advocated to
help relieve housing and office
space congestion in the Capital
by the House Appropriations
Committee today. The recon-
mendation was contained in the
committees report on a $780,
100000 supplemental estimates
bill.
The longer Federal week, the COM
mittee suggested, would free more
workers for use in present of1ces,
and would cut the need for new en-
ployes.
The War and Navy Departments
have been on a 48-hour week for
some time. Many other Federal
agencies are on a 44-hour week,
having made the shift from the GUS
tomary 39-hour week February l.
Workers Believed Willing.
The committee said 1t believed
Government workers would patri-
otically agree to work the extra time
to contribute to relieve a situa-
tion that is rapidly getting worse"
Requests for additional employees
for various agencies in the Dis
trict," the committee said, "impel
the committee to offer for consid-
Grafton suggestion for some miti-
cation Of the desperate housing and
ONCE space problems The War and
Navy Departments are working on a
48-hour week and the Federal Bu-
reau Of Investigation is on a 45-hour
week with an average overtime for
its personnel that brings the weeks
work to more than 48 hours. Many
departments and offices, though in
directly concerned with the war
effort, are on q lower weekly sched-
ule which does not exceed A hours
with the usual Saturday half -holi-
day still in effect.
There is no doubt that consider
able relief would be afforded If the
work week in many ofiices Is ad-
vanced to 48 hours. Such action
would obviate the necessity In some
instances Of requesting additional
personnel to carry added work loads
and in other instances might permit
the release Of personnel for trans
fer to agencies badly needing them.
A redistribution of personnel in this
fashion, no matter how slight, would
in that manner avoid the neces-
sity Of bringing other persons to
Washington and further congesting
the District.
No Injustice Seen.
''It would be no great injustice
to request extra effort from Federal
workers. Their Government Is a
liberal employer and in normal times
has provided considerate employ
ment on good salary schedules, lib
eral provision for annual and sick
leave with pay. holiday and satur-
(See WORK WEEK, Page A-30
Evening star., 1942-02-06
German Complaints
Due 10 '0verwork,'
Goebbe|s Explains
Few Curses Don't Natter
He Declares, People Are
Confident Of Strength
By the Associated Press.

.
BERN, Switzerland, Feb. g.
Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph
Goebbels acknowledged today
that there is considerable. dis
satisfaction in Germany over the
Russian campaign and food and
fuel shortages, but explained
these complaints on the ground
that the people are "overworked
and irritable"
In an article in Das Reich, Goeb-
bels declared:
ut doesn't matter whether one
wants to curse things occasionally;
the reasons for this may be varied.
zone complains Of the cold, an
other of the shortage Of potatoes or
coal, o third about the over-crswded
trains, a fourth about the eastern
front, . nth about the war In North
Africa. All that really is not bad
because We all are overworked and
irritable"
Confidence In Strength.
ASK thousands of Germans
whether they rather would have war
or peace, and the answer would be
unanimous; peace.* = the propaganda
minister went on.
ASK them whether they would
rather fight on or give in, and they
will tell you they want to continue
fighting no matter how long. That
Is why We face all the grave prob
lens of these winter months with
supreme confidence.
I'VE are invincible because we
have one thing-confidence in our
own strength"
Outlining the advantages and dis
advantages Of being young ma
tion," Goebbels said that it was
easy for older political systems to
weather adversely but that ma
tional socialism still was 50 young
that the people have not yet de-
veloped full confidence.
The chief advantage Of q young
nation, he said, lies in the fact that
it meets its problems with sound
realism without being overburdened
by considerations Of tradition"
Development Shorter.
'"The process of development,
which may take centuries to mature
in the outlived democracies, is
solved here within weeks and even
days." Goebbels said.
On the other hand, he added, "Our
special disadvantage is the youth
Of our national unity, which conse-
quently runs a greater risk when it
Is being tested and Is subject to
more temptations"
To-day the German people are
more to be admired than during the
battle Of France when the radio
carried special announcements Of
new victories every three hours" the
propaganda minister continued. cit
was not difficult to believe in victory
then.
However, when the time comes
that the conquered areas have to be
held and defended, and when the
leaders of the state and the army
are faced with constantly new dif1l-
culties, then department and morale
Is necessary. and it is this deport-
ment and morale which the Ger
man people show today"
Evening star., 1942-02-06
Insurance of Executed
Killer Is Ordered Paid
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Reb. GA Federal
court Judge has decided that an in
surance policy on the life of man
legally executed must be paid.
Judge Grover M. Moscowitz yes
terday ruled the Prudential Co. Of
America must pay $4,000 insurance
to the widow of Martin (Buggsy)
Goldstein, executed in Sing Sing last
June IL for the murder Of Irving
Feinstein.
The court dismissed the Pruden-
tial companys application for judg-
ment that It would be against public
policy 70 pay the insurance.
Evening star., 1942-02-06
Japs Plan Attack on U. s.,
Mexican Rail Union SAYS
py the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 6.-Orga-
nized railway workers of Western
Mexico issued q signed statement
yesterday saying they had informa-
ton showing Japan Is plotting ac-
ton against Mexico preparatory to
q direct attack on the United States
from the south.
The statement came from the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the unionized
workers of the Guadalajara and
Sinaloa railway divisions, compris-
ing workers employed on the Mexi-
can section Of the Southern Pacific
and on the Mexican National Lines
along the coast.
This committee" the statement
said, has precise data to show that
Japan is plotting against Mexico. u
President Aliva Camacho was given
the details in letter.
Meanwhile, the newspaper Excel
soir said some 500 members of the
crews of II Axis merchant ships
seized in Mexican ports last spring
are being moved from Guadalajara
to Perote, In the Gull Coast state
Of Veracruz.
Evening star., 1942-02-06
La Guordio Intends
To Leave 0. {. D.
When Bill Passes

Mayor La Guardia of New
York will resign as Civilian De-
fense director as soon as the bill
appropriating $l00,000,000 for
o. C. D. operations becomes law,
he told the House Appropria-
tions Committee. This was dis
closed today with the release to
the public of hearings on the
bill.
Il am only remaining" with
the o. C. D. until I get this
bill through" the Mayor said.
Then I have to get back to my
city"
Evening star., 1942-02-06
Fighting All Along
Butoon Front Is
Relatively Quiet
By NELSON M, SHEPARD.

Corregidor's big 12-inch guns
destroyed Japanese artillery en-
placements on the southeastern
shore Of Manila Bay today, a
War Department communique
reported at $50 am.
The communique describing this
success also disclosed preparations
for all-out siege with nine Japanese
transports reported debarking troops
at forts in Lingayen Gulf to REIN
force enemy concentrations in
Bataan and other points on the is
land of Luzon.
The japanese artillery positions
on the bay had been set up to cover
a concentrated attack against Cor
regidor and the other three support
ing American fortresses.
The big guns from Corregidor and
Forts Drum. Hughes and Frank, to-
gether with artillery from the
southern lines in Bataan, sent their
deadly effective fire on the jap
anese emplacements across the bay
Believed in Ternete Area.
The location of these emplace-
ments was not specifically disclosed.
but they were believed to be in the
general vicinity of Ternete, where
the japanese last week assembled
barges for a futile invasion attempt.
The Japanese gun emplacments
were reported not only silenced, but
destroyed.
In preparation for the renewal OF
q big scale Japanese attack on Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's greatly out
numbered forces, the fighting all
along the front in Bataan was rela-
lively quiet during the last "a hours.
Early in the morning japanese
bembers attacked troop positions.
but this phase of air activity sub
sided later.
No damage was caused by the
bombing.
Text Of Communique.
The communique today said:
philippine theater-Japanese gun
enplacements on the southeastern
shore of Manila Bay were destroyed
by fire from our Notifications.
These artillery positions were pre-
sumably designed by the enemy
for an attack against Corregidor.
Mine Japanese transports are at
ports in Lingayen Gulf. debarking
troops to reinforce the already very
large enemy concentrations in Ba-
taan and other points on the Island
of Luzon.
Relative quiet continued all along
the front in Bataan during the past
"a hours. Enemy aerial bombing at
tacks on our troop positions, which
began early in the day, decreased
later on. They resulted in no dam
age. Intermittent artillery fire
fiared up in the center. There was
some increase in patrol operations
in the same general area.
There is nothing to report from
other areas"
Lingayen Gulf, to the northwest
of Bataan, has been used repeatedly
by the Japanese as an advantageous
point for the landing of reinforce
ments. The first turn in the two
month battle of Luzon favorable to
the Japanese occurred at this point
when reinforcements in larger num-
bers were landed.
1t. Gen. Masaharu Homma, Japa-
rese commander in Luzon, has not
attempted another frontal assault
on Gen. MacArthur's stout lines
since February 2, when landing at
tempts by specially trained shock
troops we're smashed with terrific
losses on the western coast. Rein
forcements being landed today in
Lingayen Gulf will greatly augment
the japanese forces, which already
exceed 00,000 men. They outnum-
ber the defending American-Philip-
pine forces by considerably more
than 10 to /.
Evening star., 1942-02-06
Quality Of Teaching Cut
By War, Educator Says

TOPEKA, Kans., Feb. CDR. w.
p. King, secretary of the Kentucky
Education Association, expects the
war emergency to bring teachers
into service who would not be quail
fed to receive permits in normal
times.
Its no wonder schools are los
ing teachers to better paid posi-
tions," he told the Kansas School
Masters Club last night. Here in
Kansas there are 10000 teachers
averaging less than $40 a week"