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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-04
FIRST NAVAL TANNER

The NecheS was the FIRST naval
tanker reported lost thus far in
the war Earlier the tanker Sa-
linaS was torpcdocd off Iceland
but managed 10 reach port
The nayN's commm,1uc tcrScly
reporting the 2rrival of the ma
rIncS and blucr3cIicts IN the Ra-
laan lighting lines. Said the
battalion has been organized and
Is fighting ON Balaan Peninsula
with General MacArthurs com
mand
a battalion Of marines and
sailors probably SPECIALIZED men
might number anywhere from
200 TO 500 men. An army bat
talon numbers about 800.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-04

Continued from Page One)
posed more and heavier taxes
than have ever before been
piled and pyramided upon the
bent backs of an Over-burd-
ened people in the whole his
tory of the world.
They have abused the priyi-
leges they have-like the free
Thanking privilege-and they
have established new priv
leges for further abuse and
eXtrayagances.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-04
A MOTHER ASSOciatet
~ Press despatch state
that:

81 CgjSlotioa, girWG
members of Congress the
right to- obtoiH retirement
ouyUiicS. 1roS dcfcadcd to-
day By Chairman RAM
Spcck, Dcmocrot Of Geor-
ala, Of the House Girl
Scrrice COMMITTEE, dcSpite
q protest that muHy Dlem-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-04
RATIONAL initiative.
~ referendum and recall
- might nal Ike nuhIic

might m X pubic
servants less defiant of public
opinion, and less free from
the public restraint which OPP
crates now only at election
times.
Depriving Congress of its
limitless control of the public
purse, and making taxation
subject to popular referendum
would do much to keep
expenditure within bounds
and to keep congressman
from filling their own pockets
while emptying the pockets
of the public.
Democracy is a political
embodiment of the principle
of the peoples right to rule;
and certainly there is no de-
mOcracy in a system which
exploits the people for the
benefit of callOused and con-
scienceless politicians. and de-
prives the public even of the
privilege of effective protest.
Democracy, friends, is fail
ing fast.
If we want to preserve il,
we must fOrtify il and make
it more truly responsible to
the people which are at its
source.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-04
:ArmOred laps Ignore
Machine Gum Bullets
BY FRANK HEWLETT
I nited Press stan Correspondent

=. WITH G NERAL MacAR-
THURS ARMY IN THE PHILIP
PINES, Feb. 4-Japanese soldiers
assigned 10 daring attack missions
against the Bataan lines wear
.protective breastplateS.
81 had heard reports about these
breastplates but was inclined 10
discount them until they were con-
.firmed by an intelligence officer
at the headquarters OF Maj. Gen.
q. M. Parker's army corps.
y, This officer told me that during
N hull in the battle az one point
on the front. young japanese
sergeant, wearing breaStplate,
I. attempted TO capture single
kanded machine gun manned
by Filipino detachment.
The machine gun fired on the
. japanese but did not stop him.
Finally. as he climbed into the
: machine gun position, a Filipino
! bayoneted hun from behind
. The officer showed me PIC
. ture Of the sergeant which had
. been taken from his uniform
pocket.
The impression Is general on
/ this beleaguered peninsula that
the japanese troops have been
told BY their commander that
there VIII be no "DunkIrk' in
event Gen Douglas Macarthur
by some miracle. turns the tide oil
battle against Tho japanese
- low. sr...f9pl
have ordered their men 10 take
desperate chances on missions
(which almost invariably fail
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-04
JAPS VULNERABLE

AS for technique. the japanese
flierS didn't dive. but glided in,
according TO eyewitnesseS, thereby
becoming more vulnerable TO anti
aircraft fire and likewise becoming
less accurate.
Maybe the story. which went
the rounds some time ago is true.
Ii was that the Japanese saw a
motion picture of American naval
dive bOmbers in action. their first
glimpse of this hazardous method
of attack. They recognized its
worth al once and started prac-
ticing diligently-until so many
of them killed themselves they
had TO be restrained,
They copied the technique per-
fcctly. except they failed TO pull
out Of their dives
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-04

can and Filipino troops who ar,
being aided hy o battalion O.
United States marines and hho.
Jackets. have sharply ropu!>ed
renewed japanese attacks along
the west coas, %. Rataan PENN
sula in the Philippines, II was an.
nounced today
Striking back against japanese
efforts 10 drive ms forces from
the island Of Luzon and back upon
Fort Corregidor IN Manila Bay
Gen. Douglas Macarthur was said
in a war communique 10 be mop
ping up "tattercd remnants" Of
crack japanese troops who had in
fltrated the lunZ.c-li,c tc-.on' Of
lower Balaan
The war department commu-
niuue. indicating a constant day
and-night battle on Bataan. re-
ported that the main japanese
blows were beng directed against
MacArthurS left flank near the
west coast where repeated enemy
landing attempts have been shat
tered by shellfre and aerial bomb
jngs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-04
TSHEY have raised the
national debt in times

of peace to an unprece-
denied limit, even for time
of war.
And then, when war actu-
ally comes, they necessarily
add countless billions to the
burden of a nation already
almost bankrupted by reck-
less extravaganza and brain
less inefficiency.
They have provided public
largesse for all who are will
ing to pledge their votes to
receive it.
They have distributed dOles
and bonuses i'm favored dis
tricts for purely political pur-
poses.
And then when by miSap-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-04
Ydnks, British
Strdfe laps at
Sd|ween River
Dive Bombers Raid
Concentrations for
Smash TO Raneoon
BY VI. VI. HARDINGE
nt1 New. Service staff Correspondent,

Init News Service staff Correspondent
RANGOON, Feb, 4. - British
Blenheim bomherS escorted by
American volunteer fighting planes
today poured a hail of death into
Japanese forces attempting &c
take up strategic positions alone
the Salween River
The enemy sought to gair
bridgeheads on a group of small
islands at the junction of the Sal
ween and Gyaing rivers northeast
of Moulmein.
They were taken by surprise as
American and British plane,
swung into action. and suffered
heavy casualties.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-04
LACKS CONFIRMATION

Meanwhile, Raj bomberS anC
fighters haraSSed the japanese
along the Salween as far north as
Thehgon. 100 miles above Ran.
COON, in order 10 foreStall any at
tempted enemy thanking move
men, The main attacks were con
centrated on the area from the
mouth of the river 10 Paan, &C
miles north of Moulmein.
There was no confirmation Of
the Japanese claim that the Sal
wcen had been crossed at any
point
Backed by an estimated 100000
troops pushing into central Burma
from Thailand, Japanese invasion
forces today pressed a furious al
tack on British positions along the
Salwcen River.
AT midnight enemy air raiders
bombed the market district OF
eastern Rangoon causing a few
casualties before they were driven
off by anti-aircraft fire.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-04

TT THE Congress is to be
indicted for failure to per-
form its functions and
its obligation to the public,
perhaps you and / and all of
us citizens are equally TO be
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-04

indicted for failure to create
means and measures to safe
guard the public interests.
Would a Congress of pa
ttriots instead of pay-roilers
improve the situation?
A Congress without pay is
what Benjamin Franklin ably
advocated i'm the cOnstitu-
ItiOnal convention.
He explained cOnvincingll
enough that men who would
serve their country for the
honor of the service would be
of a higher order than the
eager and incompetent class
which would scramble for
public position merely to re-
.ceive its emolument.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-04

AAIA-J iIIClluS anu lCl
wv low citizens, your
congressman know
now what was hidden i'm the
bill" and they probably knew
full well when they refrained
from public debate and
avoided a recorded vote.
Yes, fellow citizens of this
politician ridden republic,
your congressman know now.
Still il is a safe bet that
the repeal proposal will NOT
BE PASSED.
What is there radically
wrong i'm our democratic sys~
tenn of government which
makes our representatives in
office so Indifferent to the
public interest and so regard
full Of their own?
We should discover the
fault and remedy it, since we
do not want to abandon our
democracy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-04
Wave on Wave
Of Jap Bombers
Blast Singapore
British Guns Hammer
invaders Messing on
Shore Across Strait
BY HAROLD GUARD
United Press star Correspondent

SINGAPORE, Feb. 4.-Singa-
pores artillery opened a heavy
bombardment of japanese invasion
forces across the strait today sS
japanese planes kept up an almost
continuous bombing attack on this
besieged island.
1t was believed that the guns
were blasting not only at japanese
troop truck columns, moving into
the Johore Bharu area directly
across the causeway but at in
vasion craft which the Japanese
were reported assembling on the
Jobore shore.
japanese planes. flying some
times in smaller formations than
is usually the case, returned 70 Tho
attack on Singapore this mornug
and bombed the city area.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-04
FEW CASUALTIES

Despite the dive .bomberS which
had now Joined the japanese raid
ling fleet. il was said officially that
casualties in yesterdays raids had
totaled only - killed and 90
wounded
Singapore city was now more
active than the fighting 'front.'
where imperial forces and volun-
teers faced the japanese across
the narrow STRAIT,
During my tours Of the city latc
yesterday / aided Grcmcn AZ three
different places where fires were
burning.
Japanese troops were taking up
positions along a 30-milc stretch
of the Johore Sultanate-shefe ARn
Opposite Singapore in apparent
preparation for attack.
japanese engineers were TO-
ported working on fleet Of in
vasion bargcS and other craft but
there was a. yet no sign that n
direct attack by ground troops
was imminent
All over the island civilians
worked with Softitt-rS- -eeHst ff-liet
new defcnScs and Camouhagr all
defense positions, and the first
batch Of Chinese civilian Volun-
.tcerS was reported 10 have moved
into the defense line along with
the European volunteer corps 10
reinforce the imperial troops
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-04

u fndN IUNN I"|T ~"I|TU+ 70 A.
tack The bay huoo' defense.
The navy also reported that the
54u0.jon United States naval
tanker NechcS. built % years ago.
had been torpcdood and sunk by
an enemy submarine with the
probable loss OF 81 men Tho navy
without revealing where the
tanker went down. sand 10 mem
ber> of the crew had reached pou
safely.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-04

preparation and misapplica-
ton of public funds they have
fastened themselves as firmly
as leeches upon the body poll
tic, they raise their own
salaries and vote to endow
themselves with life pensions
at the expense of the I'M
happy and helpless public.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-04
Dive Bomb
Technique
FOilS .JapS
CONTINUED from Page One)

" uhlluucu IIOiu axe OncD
the tossing waves. But they
didn't. At the last instant, they
pulled out of their terrific dives
and pulled the releases on their
bombs.
HIT TARGET
Great gcySers of white water
shot into the air beneath them,
in a close circle, evidence of their
deadly accurate aim. They lot
only hit their target; they pep
pered il.
Japanese submarines and other
craft which turn up missing, de-
tails of which cannot be disclosed
at this time, will be silent testi-
monials TO the amazing skill OF
these daring young American war
birds of the navy.
In contrast to their accuracy.
counted 10 bomb craters in an
open field alongside a building at
a certain military airdrome near
Pearl Harbor on the island OF
Oahu Japanese dive bombcrS
had scored that many misses.
The Americans saw would
have riddled the structure. They'd
have dumped their eggs down
the chimney and hung their heads
in everlasting shame over miss.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-04
TELLS OF TWO SINKINGS

The communlquc, citing a de-
layed report +" said seven United
States Army flying fortresses at
tackinG Japanese shipping Monday
in the Dutch Borneo oil port of
Balikpapan sank two and probably
4 three enemy transports.
\ These SlnkingS. IL was added,
were believed to be those reported
Tuesday in conmunique of Gen.
Sir Archibald Wavell. supreme
commander Of the united forces in
the Far East
On General MacArthur's left
flank on the lower Bataan PENN
sula units of the 10th japanese
kimura division launched an at
tack Tuesday night but were
hurled back decIslNelX. it was
stated.
The war department said Japa-
neSe prisoners expressed great
surprise at their humane treat
ment at the hands of Macarthur S
men, as they had been told the
Americans would Kill all prisoners.
The American and Filipino de-
TENDERS were heartened by the aid
of the marines and sailors and a
torpedo boats attack on a Japa-
nese warship in Manila Bay.
DIRECT AT wARSHIP
The torpedo boat. capable of
70-mile-an-hour speed. drove d.
.rectly into the warship's heavy
-gunfire. loosed its two torpedoeS
and skinned away over the water
.unscathed. il was stated
II the enemy warship actually
penetrated the entrance 10 the
bay. il was Speculated that il may
have been trying 10 cover a Japa-
1ese landing on the eastern shore
. OF Bataan Peninsula beyond range
of Corregidor's 12-inch guns. or
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-04

gran ltSell, Out tHt
manner in which il
was executed is properly sub.
ject to criticism and cOndem.
nation.
Associated Press dispatches
declare that:
The congressional rec
ord disclosed that the bill
passed the House on De-
ccmbcr II. WITHOUT DE-
bate or q RECORD VOTE,
after a brief explanation
By (RepreSentotire) Ram
Spcck, during rhich he
DID NOT VI f n TION
THE PROVISION A f.
FECTING MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS-"
This is a typical method of
legislation that con-
gressmen at least have the
grace to be ashamed of.
There being no debate and
no recorded vote, the folks al
home can never know how
their misrepresentation felt
and voted.
The method Is similar to
that of Jimmy Valentine who
wears rubber gloves when
cracking a safe SO that there
will be no fingerprints to bear
evidence against him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-04

bcrS rerc 'coHght nap.
ping. -
And the Associated Pres,
further says:
TtcO bills to reprti q
proriSiOH Of the i0r Which
WOuid permit members of
the Senate and House to re-
ccjre retirement pensions
hare been introduced-
BUT THERE WAS no
PROSPECT TODAY
THAT THEY WOULD BE
ACTED UPON SOON"
Representative Wicker
sham, Democrat Of Okla
homd, sponsor of one of the
rcpcalcrS told the House
that 'rcry tc1r members
kHc1c' that the congress
Sional precision WoS hid
den IN the biH.'"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-04
Macarthur Again Blasts
laps, Attacks WdrsIlip
New Marines, BIueiackets
Enter His Battle Lines
r, EVERETT n. AoILES
~ rIr'' Ntaf torrc'pouD,-

WASr1NGra> Feh. i--Ancr.r MAY have been eeea
can and Filipino troops who are tack The bay haraoi de
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-04

bcrS rerc 'coHght nap.
piHg. "
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-02

New york, oct. 3 - CUPD--steel shares led the stock market higher in morning dealings today with vol ume rising to Q daily rate of well over 5OO, 900 shares.
 D. s. Steel opened on 1900 shares at 1T 6-8 up Ia. The issue rose to 48 6-8 up 1-2 and Bethlehem gained 1 5-8 to 56 1-4. Crucible touched Sl S-4 up l 1-4; Sloss- Shefneld 60 up {; youngstown Sheet and Tube 32 up 1-4; Jones and I.aughlin preferred B 67 Ia up 1 142: Jones and Laughlin common 3 O1-8 up 5-S. and Republic 15 1-44 up 1-2.
 Railroad issues outstanding lead- CTS yesterday, cnotinued in de- mand. Canadian Pacific featured in activity and made 8 new high at 5 5-8 up 1-8. New highs also were made by Santa Fe, Atlantic Coast Line, Delaware and Hudson, Gulf Mobile and Ohio preferred, Illinois Central, preferred, Kansas City Southern, Missouri -Kansas-Texas preferred, Southern Pacific, South ern Railway preferred and Union Pacific.
 Airline stocks continued strong
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-02
Papers Recorded In Realty Deals

Papers in connection with the fol lowing real estate transactions have been filed at the office of the town clerk:
 Administrator Deed Waterbury National bank, admin istrator of the estate of Charles Pritchard, to Annie Muraska, land on Lawlor street.
 Quit Claim Deeds
 Home Owners Loan Corp. to Harold N. Verzier, land on West Main street.
 Waterbury Savings bank to Gus Decicco, land on Meriden road and land adjacent to Waterbury terrace. Filomena Coscia Insognia to Pel- legrino and Anna Mannello, land on Winch StAees
 Warranty Deeds
 Lucienne Dupre to Sadie and AL fred Tufts, land on Meriden road. Sadie and Alfred Tufts to Lucienne Dupre, property on Laurel street.
 Peter c. Krugelis to Martin Sea- lander and Kenneth Lechner, land Oh Highland avenue.
 Boys Cluub Inc, Southmayd Home, Inc, Waterbury hospital and the Young Mems Christian asso- ciation to Joseph and Mary Lat tanzib, property on Colley street. Par Land Go. to John Kontout land on Highview street.
 John Kontout to Jeannette M ,Chabot, property on Highviev street. Harry Pritchard and La Rue I Pritchard Van De Bogart to Annie Muraska, land on Lawlor street.
 Mortgage Deeds
 Lucienne Dupre to Sadie and AL fred Tufts. property on Laure street. $6.000.
 Harold M. Verzier to Home Own. CTS Loan Corporation. land or West aMin street, SCOTS.
 Edmund E. and Josephine B Cederholm to Mortimer D. Atlas property on Williamson drive, $2000 Jeannette M. Chabot to the Firs Federal Savings and Loan Asso cIation of Waterbury, property ol Highview street, s4.300.
 Jeannette M. and J. Gerard Cha bot to John Kontout. property oi Highview street. S660.28.
 Mortgage Releases
 citizens and Manufacturers Ne tional Bank, trustte, to Thomas N Luddy.
 Thomaston savings Bank q Ruth c. Smith.
 First Federal Savings and Loal Association of Waterbury to Vilp mona CnAaia knanRnia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-02
U. s. MayBe Compelled
 To Billet War Workers
Congress May Be Asked to Authorize Drastic Measures as War Industries Clamor for Millions of Workers - Housing
 Facilities Inadequate.
Facilities Inadequate.

workers needed to the present places of war work; therefore we must bring war work to the present places of the workers Fortune points out, "Subcontracting is essential not merely because it could help thou sands of small plants, squarely hit by the prevailing system of contract allocations, but because these thou sands of small factories would sub- stantially add to our war output.
 Such a production policy would vitalize industrial and residential sections that must decay for the du- ration if the present trend of con- tract allocations continues. Beyond certain margin, concentration re- suits not in more but in less effi- ciency.
 "There are major areas in this country that have a surplus of man. power and growing surplus oi available housing space, while other portions are in both respects stres- sed to the point of collapse" For tune warns.
 
 '"The country ails because its mus cles have been dislocated; some art swollen, some lie idle. Obviously some kind of healthy proportion ot stress and strain must be restored Obviously, too, 1t can't be the nor. nal peacetime equilibrium: U. s life must be adjusted to the abnor. nal poise of war. But since it alsC must retain that boise for an un' known number of exhausting years we shall have to replace violent i'm. provisations with some sort of war. time normalcy.
 "Even if the most drastic program of bilIeting and evacuating were carried out, building activities woult have to continue" Fortune con- cludes.
 By necessity. production sites fol ammunition and ordnance must b' established far from densely popu. lated regions. Undrafted workers free to move and to bargain, vii insist on living with their families and in hvable homes. But building materials for these tens of thousand! of family accommodations will b' unavailable unless unorthodox mi tiative helps conquer scarcity witt innovations"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-02
Scout Schedule Announced Today

The schedule for the board of re- view during October has been re- leased by Scout Executive David F. Babson. The meetings will be held as follows:
 Central, October g, Troop p, First Congregational Scout House.
 North, oct. g, Troop 16, St. Lucy's church.
 Columbia, Troops g. 3l and 35, to be specially arranged.
 East, Oct. 19, Troop IS. SS. Peter and Paul school.
 South, Oct. 1s, Troop IS. St. Ann's church.
 west, Oct. 21, Troop il. Bunker Hill Congregational church.
 All meetings in the Waterbury districts will start at 7:30 p. m.
 Naugatuck, Oct 1, ''Y", 5 p. m.
 Watertown, Oct. 6, Community building, T:3O D. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-02

New York, Oct. 2-Suggestions to historians looking for a distinctive name for World War II: How about the Silver-Plated War? That's the kind of war we're fighting, and no kidding.
 The metal that puts the ID cents into a dime and the hallmarks on iewelry and tableware is today re- placing such lowly metals as cop per. nickel and zinc-and dolng tne1r jobs better than they do.
 Millions of ounces of silver, with it's alloys are helping build - and to make more efficient and deadly - battleships, tanks, air planes, trucks torpedoes. bombs, guns and shells. Expensive? Yes, but worth it.
 STRENGTH IS
 SILVER'S GREAT ASSET
 Take airplanes, this wars most deadly weapon. Engine bearings which are lined with silver can withstand the tremendous pres sures of high speed motors better than the babbitt metal bearings performance, this means that formerly used. Translated into American planes can fly farther faster and carry greater bomb loads with er-plated bearings than they could with babnlt' metal. .
 silyer's greatest asset is its tre- mendous strength. Its resistance under shock makes 1t invaluanAe in the recoil mechanism or nlgn- powered guns, adding length Ve their range. a.
 The most dramatic uses of ssil- yer in this Silver Plated Wal however. are to be found In sol der. unlike lead, silver solder joins metal so strongly that tnt joint is often stronger than the original metal. Thus If 8 tank for example, breaks down on tne field, it often can be repaired Wltf solder right on the spot.
 USE OF SILVER
 FREES OTHER MATERIALS
 Miles of pipes in fighting ship' and transports are now joinee with silver solder, giving then added ability to withstand shocl and strain. Tn the production Q many kinds of bombs, silver sol der is used to seal the joints.
 Being an exceptionally efficlen conductor of electricity, silver al