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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21
The New Man of Bataan

Americans can never forget the stand
OF General Douglas Macarthur on
Bataan, but we may be cheering new
hero OF that Philippine Alamo before we
set the Rising Sun. Macarthur wisely
left his friend and chief assistant, Major
General Jonathan H. Wainwright, in
command.
Wainwright, native OF Walla Walla,
Washington, won the Distinguished
Service Medal in the last war and more
than once proved he was no milksop SOL
der In the Philippines. Macarthur pre-
sented him with the Distinguished Serv-
ice Cross for getting most Of his men to
Bataan. Since Macarthur left, Vain
wright has jabbed off Jap attacks, one
on the day MacArtnur's arrival In Aus
tralia was announced. We can do all
right with Wainwright.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21
Press Comment
aAFT" NOT AN ADJECTIVE
Hartford Times)

NE4hGOkOIu 4hACoJ
With the growing Importance OF
maritime and naval news 1t is time
to call q halt to the use Of the nau-
teal word aft" as an adjective. Its
appearance under false colors has
been allowed to pass In the press
with nothing more than annoyance,
even when employed in articles sent
out by the big news associations.
After all, 1t has been a long while
since Americans, by and large, were
a seafaring people with the lingo Of
the sea on the lips.
But now taft" becomes an adjec-
tive even In newspapers usually very
finicky about>the use Of words. One
Of them reports that seamen were
on "the aft deck" Of tanker when
torpedo exploded. Actually they
were on the after deck.
aft" Is an abverb. 1t means near,
toward, or In, the stern. One walks
aft to reach the after deck. after"
Is the adjective: the after hatch or
the after house.
Essentially 1t sounds better. The
rule Is backed UP by WebSter's New
International Dictionary. One also
gets 1t backed by the FIRST able
bodied seaman one meets on South
street, New York, although the
chances that he knows the differ
ence between adjectives and adverbS
may not be good.
The distinctiveness OF nautical
words springs from the age-old
genius Of the Anglo-Saxon seaman
in coming his own simple, direct
language which falls effectively upon
the ear. He takes shortcuts which
become with time and custom some
thing akin to poetry. Instead Of
reading books TO obtain knowledge
and entertainment, he and his
mates have depended exclusively
until modern times upon their tai
ent as raconteurs. v.
II has been said Of sailors as a
group, and upon good authority
that they are the most natural
storytellers in the world. Does any
one who questions aft" and after
assert that 1t was a coincidence that
two sailor boys, Conrad and Mase-
field made coed In the field Of inn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21

which Is quite. technical, but Is more or
less vital in discussing how to warn q city
as big as Waterbury.
It may be that eventually therell have
TO be many more signals placed through
out the city. Or some easier method may
be found. But It does seem now as II the
existing sirens were not enough to cover
the entire city under all conditions. But
that Wen have protection in due time goes
without saying.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21

New Haven has one consolation In its
tax and assessment problems. State Tax
Commissioner Charles J. Mclaughlin up
holds the city's claim that 1t has the right
to tax British-owned property within the
city even If 1t is being used for defense
manufacturing purposes. Some time
back exemption was claimed for such
property throughout the state as was
owned by the British purchasing commits
sion. Com. Mclaughlin even goes so far
as to cite an exchange Of letters between
his department and Secretary Of State
Cordeli Hull in Washington on the mat
ter, but he fails to agree with the State
Department that Connecticut should
grant exemption to property held by, the
British board. We rather imagine that
most people will agree with him IN this
respect It's hard to understand why
such concessions should be made when
our own industries are not similarly
treated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21

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tha t,siS and a. coAs,dered the
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StaIi nag tle 1uil sanctlon OF tne
FEeSluenV' anu suDniarAne &C"
tuaily was seaoy 70 take Mac.
Au1uE ana 1S AaHily AFOil
5aOaan'
However, Macarthur replied
that he was not ready TO leave
yet. So the only way TO transfer
him was by q direct order from
the commander in.chaef, namely
Roosevelt.
At that time Gen, Wavell was
still the supreme commander of
Allied forces In the Southwest Pa.
ciSic and the defense Of Aus
tralia had not yet started. More
over, there were few American
~ToI,s ~ Auselah@ 70 cC1l.na st
L@teI, n0weves, tne FIes'aenS
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sne rEeS.uenI lVr aneesuiy keep-
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we can queer this man o,It Of the
White House
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MAOAN1 0GN"IA
Secretary Perkins appeared at
q secret senate LABOR committee
meeting. the other DAY, following
which CHAIRMAN Ebert Thomas
told reporters that she mad ties"
tilted on TABOR cooperation" IN
the war eiiort. However, tne
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21

Unfortunately this appears to be
matter for which the powers that be at
Washington are primarily responsible.
Evidently at some time treaty OF some
description was agreed to, whose terms
enabled British-held property In this
country to be exempt from local taxation,
Inasmuch as Com. Mclaughlin could
find evidence that the British govern
merlt paid taxes in other states on manu-
featuring property It's hard TO see why
rather than the rule. However, it's hard
to do much about the matter as
no action can be brought against the
British crown If the state did seek to car
nv the matter to final settlement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21

start UP trouble" replied Miss
Perkins, apparently nettled by
the interruption,
I'm also getting o lot Of let
ters about you, Madam Secre-
taEy," continued Murray UNI
pertW-bed. "WOrkers In my
state and elsewhere are not sat-
iSfled with your administration
Of the Labor Department, ana
frankly would like 10 see you
get cut. Both factions Of labor
are agreed on this, but ILL
entity you have not been i'm
pressed by their wishes"
BY this time the room was as
silent as a tomb and Murray, look
ing Miss Perkins squarely in the
eye, asked bluntly, when do you
plan to resign?"
Miss Perkins reply was a defiant
toss Of her head and an angry
glare at Murray. That was all.
She said nothing.
Chairman Thomas, startled
speechless by Murray's question,
hastily came to Miss Perkins res
cue. He changed the subject with
O request that she submit a re-
port on the number Of man-hours
lost because Of labor disputes last
year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21
STILL HANDING EN- OUT

STILL HANDING EN- OUT
One day lasht week an aged,
neatly attired man leaned on the
mahogany railing at the entrance
TO the old Supreme Court cham
Der in the Capitol, gazing intent
ly at the busts In the wall inches
and at the green covered
bench where the tribunal once
sat.
Noting his keen interest, Capt.
toll policeman Edward Banks be-
gan to relate some historic facts
about the chamber.
1.-THE Supreme Court used TO
meet here" Banks began pleas
antIy. "ThOse busts you see
around the wall are Of former
chief justice, including John
Marshall and other famous fig
ures Of the past"
The visitor said nothing, and
Banks continued:
1.-THE bench up there, Of course
II where the Court sat until
1885, when Il moved 10 the new
building across the plaza
The old man began to tap his
shoe on the floor, but still re-
NAMED silent.
MANY famous decisions were
handed down here" continued
Banks. There was the Dred
EcOtt----"
At this point, the visitor ap-
parently had heard enough. Turn
ing and fixing Banks with q stern
eye, he said:
"Young rnan! ! know al about
Che Court and those decisions.
] sat on that bench for 20
years."
Then, breaking into q boyish
grin, former Justice James Clark
McReynclds walked away, leaving
a flabbergasted policeman behind
him.
ERRY-GO-ROUND
In Montana, bets are being Of
fered ct s to odds that Repre-
sentative Jeanette Rankin, who
voted against he Jap war resclu-
ton following rear1 fIarbor, won't
even be on the ticket this fall but
win be defeated IN the primary
for denomination 1t looks
as II Representative Virgil l"Henry
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21
Thanks, Hirohito

The small boys of the nation - and
some of the bigger ones - should turn
their faces to the Land Of the Rising
Sun and yell, Thanks, dishonorable
onel" at the top OF their changing voices
Civilian wool consumption has been cut
80 per cent, and anyone who ever wore
long, scratchy underwear should realize
what boon that order is.
No more Jumps around the bottom OF
stockings, no more embarrassing scratch
ing when teacher tells you to standup and
recite. If this spells the end Of small
boys thralldom to heavies, then Eureka,
Hirohito!"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21

Interest locally in civilian defense Is
picking up as most Of the sections Of the
city plan concluding courses for the ben
eft OF householders and others interested
in becoming air raid wardens and as
sistants. There are several schools lin.
ishing up this week and a number VII!
start up next week. We don't know II
other cities are making the same pro-
press as waterbury, but certainly this
eitv should have q most complete and
weil-trained emergency corps when dang
er arrives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21

I. The stamp tax recently Inn
posed by the Federal Government
Is for the possession or use Of an
automobile?
q. Henry Ford placed his first au-
to on the market In 1910, 1908, or
1895?
g. What animal Is called a "ship
Of the desert?
4. Joseph Pulitzer was famous rs
q journalist, philatelist or NTH
columnist2
5. Who preceded Henry Morgen-
t41au, Jr.. as q. 8. Secretary Of the
Treasury?
6. Which Of the following federal
agencies administers the price con-
troll act: WPA, OPA, OCD or FSA?
Z. The moon Is always the same
distance from the earth; true or
false?
g., who composed eel Capitar
March?
9. What seal Is depicted On the
back Of the y. 8. one dollar silver
certificates?
10. What was the religious de-
nomination Of Henry Ward Beechs
err?
mortal literature only upon COM
,pleting their English seminar In the
forecastle2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21

Miller'D Chapman. anti.New Deal
Kentucky Democrat, will have
strong opposition this year.
Friends of plain-talking Judge l..
Boone Hamilton, World War vet
eran and q militant liberal, say
he will run against Chapman {.
Carl Sandburg, famed Lincoln
biographer, has been flooded with
promises Of active support from
both Republican and Democratic
le.- A.ers all over the country II he
runs against Representative Clare
Hoffman Of Michigan, one Of the
most reactionary and isolationist
members in Congress. Hoffman
voted against every defense meas
ure before Pearl Harbor.
copyright, 1942, by United
Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21

DEksen had had
ell Of the New
Deal farm expert
ments he could
take, and he went
to town to whit
tie some Of them
down to size. As Q
member OF the
sub : committee
on agriculture In
the House, Dirk.
sen had been In
on the five weeks
elaboration OF
that body when
1t held hearings
-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21
BADLANDs

BADLANDS
Warren McCloud In the New York Times) \
Because they're barren; void Of grazing stock,
They say that God forgot the badland hills;
Those empty, CRASHES miles Of sand and rock
Forever parched by blazing sun that kills
All growing things. And yet, on Summer night
I'VE ridden through this vast, Sepulchral land
And seen HIS handiwork; seen silver light
OF moon and stars paint towering rocks that stand
Like ancient castles there against the sky
And turn to silver mosques the rounded dcfneS
OF buttes that know the coyotes lonely cry,
A land where only Wild things have their homes.
Then from heart that bOundless beauty fills,
I ask . did God forget these badland hiIbl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21

about lights and oil until darkness
falls Upon them. Then they run
to the Bible or the church or the
minister and frantically call for
Hight. Look after your resources
day by day, said our Lord, and be
ready for the crisis when It ar
riyes. Let the light Of conscience
and the light Of love be burning
with q glowing flame, and then the
quick descent Of darkness VIII
make no difference.
let your lolns be giFded about
and your lights burning" This is
fine council for rs II every age.
All Rights Reserved
Babson Newspaper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21

need girdles, binding up our loose
principles and indefinite opinions
which wind themselves about Us
as we walk and often make Us
trip and fall. or the passing
wind Of popular caprice blows Us
about IN a way that iHnperils and
annoys US. Many people 60
through life with loose beliefs
and purposes, never coming 70
any satisfactory goal. They need
TO bind their loose thinking with
a girdle Of truth until they have
firm and satisfactory CONVICTIONS.
And let your lights be burEl-
Ing" Many people never think
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21

anu ChAAeU pe1OGt
It the bureau chiefs whose mush.
rooming, manifold activities asked
for more and more millions. Though
thousands Of pages Of testimony
and reports, Dirksen had gathered
his information and his arguments
so that when the bill came to the
floor Of the House for open discus
sion, he was loaded for bear allc
ready to lead the attack.
DirkSen spoke on every one Of the
nine days the bill was before the
House, and he varied his utterances
from one minute up. In one Of hi
minute arguments, he merely reaC
three short paragraphs from the
1910 Agriculture Yearbook, part Of q
chapter called cultural Setting o.
Agricultural Problems" written by
an economic historian from the 50.
cial Security Board. A sentence viii
give you the drift:
However, once Q subjective
tradition breaks up, the new ma
terial operations may move quick
~ into the new indignation, and
subjective elements correlative
with modes Of living supported by
the new material operations will
coalesce into O new tradition"
On printing, on crop insurance
on Farm Security Administration
on the huge information sections
Dirkse cited them page, line and
figure in o carefully documented
case that left no answer.
On FSA, he pointed to $4,000
loans to purchase farm lands and
set tenants up in business for them.
selv,s, out OF which l24 got out
right grants and l0,059 had to have
additional rehabilitation loans Just
to keep going in l94l.
On crop insurance, set UP for
wheat In 1888, he summarized the
SSl million In administrative exc
penses, the $24 million in premiums
the $50 million indemnities, the @l2
million losses, the $43 million total
cost to the government.
On O printing bill for SIS mill
lion, he suggested saving enough to
send q couple OF bombers to Ba.
tam.
THEY LISTEN
TO HIM
Dirksen Is we'll over 8 feet and
weighs 200 or more. He wears pince-
nez glasses and when his thick
brown hair Is combed and he sits
quietly behind his desk, he looks
like any other lawyer, even though
he works In his once In shirt
sleeves.
In action, his hair comes uncomb-
ed and breaks into O mass Of tight
curlS that give him on entirely diff.
ferent appearance, boyish, dirt
farmerish.
He has been in Congress since
1888. He served In the last war
advancing from private to captain
with II months service overseas
He studied law at University Of
Minnesota.
Den OF the ablest debaters In the
House, Dirksen talks In fast but
unhurried, straight-shooting de-
livery, ad llbbing from notes rather
than reading any cut and dried
prepared manuscript. The col
leagues listen, even though they
don't always vote with him.
Two ex-newspaper men also tool
leading roles in looping sundry mil.
lions of the Department Of Agri-
cultre appropriations. A. 8. Mike
Monroney, now serving only hi
second term In Congress, was re.
sponsible for cutting travel allow.
ances for the department In half
at a saving Of some 90 million. HI
used to write editorials for the Ok
lahoma News.
Francis Case, editor and publish.
err Of Custer, 8. D., saved his coun.
try $40 million by reducing FSA'i
fund for loans to tenant farmers
from $35 million, which DirkSen had
! proposed, TO Gas million.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21

L. @. Hutson, Chickasha,
Okla, says: washington seems
worried over the idea that the
country doesn't realize what the
war Is about, and Is trying 10
remedy this by holding q kin
dergarten school via radio and
pamphlets, with the public rs
the Riddles. But the public
Is two jumps ahead Of the men
conducting the kindergarten
school. What II wants Is
straight from the shoulder
talking
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21
Questions
and Answers

your QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Ihe wagsbnAg Democrats Ser.
vice Bureaus WI answer Tor you
Erse. any qgtjon % fact Of IN
formation. not involving extern.
sive research. Write your ques.
lion clearly. slgn nsme and nd
dress, enclose . TIRES eent postage
stamp. nEedicaa or legal advice
camnos bp given. Address Water
bury Dekiocgnt's washington Ser
Vice Bureau, mas Thirteenth
Street washington D. c.
q. How much sugar will be
needed 10 supply the normal re-
qyIirements Of the United States IN
1892
A. About 6,006,S9O short tons Of
raw sugar, according 10 an esti-
mate Of the Department Of Agri-
culture.
q. How much does q 2OO0-horse-
power YndiaI aircraft engine weigh?
A. About 2265 pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21

countries, ueres
fore, where men
wear long robes,
they also wear
broad girdles by
which they can
bind together
their loose attire
and make It firm
and compact
about their bod
les.
Mentally and
asafFtksaa1fSS NE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
WE NEED MORAL PURPOSE
By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D.

LET your loins be girded about
and your lights burning"
An oriental robe, II left uTl-
glrded, entangles the feet and IN
every way impedes free action. In
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21

TODAY's COMMON ERROR
The expression equally no ina
stead Oe either equally or 10
By itself n an alslteEate tau-
t0logy. Instead Of saying
SThis d equally as good" ennis
90.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21
Washington Merry-Go-Rou
DREW PEAR s ON
ROBERT s. ALLEN

Macarthur Delayed Gensru Staff Suggestion Quit Booon
So President cOmmondein-chief Ordered Him Ausrao;
at Secret Meeting Asks Miss Perkins When She'll Resign;
But Madam Seereo Reply Angry Glare and Toss Of the Head
WASHINGTON
disclosed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21
: NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
Corn Belt
|Solons Prune
Farm Funds
By PETER EDISON
waterbury Democrat washington
Correspondent

washington, AsaFch a - A large
share Of the credit for hacking 4Ae
million or more on the Department
of Agriculture appropriation bill In
the House Of Representatives goes
TO q big, touale-headed, A6-year-
old Republican congressman from
Pekin, H., Rudolph Mckinley Dirk
sen.
Despite the fact that he comes
from the heart OF the farm belt,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21

Q. What Is the date Of President
James Madiso1l's birthday?
A. He was born ut Port Conway,
Virginia, on March 10, 1851.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21

@. When was the last person
hanged In the Tombs at New York
City2
A. The last execution by hang
ing was on December IS, 1889.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21
What's Your |. O.?

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn 70 back
page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21

@. About what time and in what
order did the modern European ma
lions arrive In Africa?
A. Portuguese from about 1894,
English from 1852, French from
1850, Holland Dutch from 1895,
Germans from 1875, and Belgians
from 1876.
@. Which planet travels fastest,
and which slowest, in Its orbit
around the sun?
A. Mercury travels fastest, the
orbital velocity ranging from "a "
SO miles q second. Pluto is believed
to travel in its orbit at q speed Of
only about . miles o second.
Q. Are any figures available on
the total casualties IN World War
II2
A. Estimates at the end OF le41
placed total casualties at more than
10000, 0O0, with q quarter OF this
number killed, 100000 Of whom were
civilians.
q. Where is the National Rail-
road Adjustment Boards headquar-
tiers?
A. In the Consumers Building,
Chicago, Illinois.
Q. Do employees Of five and ten
cent stores come under the Federal
Wage and Hour Act?
A. Chain five and ten cent stores
are classed as retail establishments
and are exempt from both the
wage and hour provisions Of the
Fair Labor Standards Act. The law
applies only to workers engaged in
interstate commerce, or IN the pro-
duction Of goods that enter into
interstate commerce.
q. What Is q keysInith?
A. One Who cuts keys 'on q key.
duplicating machine, using finished
keys as guides, The keysmith places
q blank, having the same overall
size and grooves as the key to be
duplicated, In one side Of the ma.
chine carriage and the key to be
duplicated on the other side; and
the machine automatically cuts the
key. After cutting, the burr Is filed
off manually. Key-maker and key
cutter are synonymous terms.
Q. Whom did Cecil Rhodes mar
ryP
A. He never married.
4
@. When was the last person
hanged In the Tombs at New York
City2
A. The last execution by hang
ing was on December IS, 1889.
Q. What Is the date Of President
James Madison's birthday?
A. He was born ut Port Conway,
Virginia, on March 10, 1851.
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Q. Whom did Cecil Rhodes mar
TYP
A. He never married.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 1i:44 .. m. lwar tinle)
sun rises Csc o. m; sets 1904 p. n. war
timeJ
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21
A Thought for Today

lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted
by Il; and flatterlng mouth wOrketh rum
Proverbs 26:28.
The first vertue, some, II thou wilt lerne, is to
restreyne and kepen wei thy tonge-Chaucer,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21

EDITORS MOTEL you are
DESTROYS Of securing this weeks
booklet, "POULTRY RAISING"
address y. M. Kirby, Dept. S.l0O.
Waterbury Democrat Service Blu.
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ingtOn, d. c., with 10 cents to
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mortal literature only upon COM
,pleting their English seminar In the
1orecastle?
The Durant news., 1942-08-06
Henry Comfort Hudson
Finishes Field Training

Carlisle Barracks, Pa, Aug. 6-In
the presence of high ranking Army
officers, including Surgeon General
James c. Magee of the United States
Army, $40 officers of the medical
department, representing the largest
class in the history of the school,
graduated from q months training
course at the Medical Field Service
School last Friday. Among them was
Henry Comfort Hudson, of Durant.
The graduates, all experienced in
their professional work. took the
months training course in medical
field work to qualify for duty with
troops, and left Immediately after
the ceremonies at Stark Field to join
their respective units.