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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01
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What's Your I.Q.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions Turn to back page for the answers.
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Washington Merry Go Round "
Fighting Bob AIen MeryGoRounder, Joins Army Today; So He Continues His Life Long Battle for the Little Man; Drew Peorsond Pays Stirring Tribute crusodns Porner
 Relates Thrilling Episodes of Bobs Career Reporter.
DREW PEAR s o N
 ROBERT s. ALLEN


  o Kellogg
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A Thought for Today

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom cus- tom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom h0nOur.-ROmanS 13:7.
 Man is unjust, but God is just; ana finally Justice triumphs.-Longfellow.
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@. When was Joseph Stalin born?
 A. Dec. q, 1879.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-22
P,egler Puts
La Toilette on
Right Track
Moratorium on Criticism
Would Be Mistake
By WESTBROOK PEGLER

BY WESTBROOk PEGLER
THE most significant remark
= in the general cry of out
ragged dignity raised in the SEN
ate over the gasoline rationing
farce was Robert M. La Fol-
lette's reminder that il the
executive branch of the govern
ment should ever try to suppress
critical comment in print, then
the only place where the press
could find adequate defense
would be in the halls of the
national legislature.
! believe this, although sug-
gestions have occurred in Con-
gress that freedom of opinion
in the press should be curtailed.
And / note that in Offering his
thought, Senator La Toilette
said he had detected a deliberate
design in certain sections of the
press to undermine the peoples
faith in Congress.
He seems TO feel that the
press should exempt Congress
from criticism. in return for
which dishonest forbearance
Congress would undertake TO
protect its own silent defender.
THE fact is that both the legis-
l. lative branch of our govern
ment and the free American
daily press, the best journalism
the world has ever known. arc
in great danger from the execu-
tive branch.
And il Congress Is the last
defender of freedom of the press.
then the press is the final de-
fender of the integrity of the
national legislature.
Neither can exist without the
other, and If either goes all our
freedom will die.
l wonder whether Senator La
Toilette realizes that in criticiz-
ing unworthy actions by indi-
vidual senators and representa-
tives and the surrender of the
legislative function 10 the execu-
tive. the press has been fighting
for the independence Of Con-
gress.
After all. the mere passing
personnel OF these houses are not
the institution itself but only
momentary custodians Of its
mission in free government.
This criticism does not desire
10 undermine The peoples faith
in Congress but TO warn them
that Congress is rot living up TO
its trust.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-22
Theaters in Bond Drive

ON MAY 80 fifteen thousand motion picture theaters
~ through the country will institute nationwide cam
paign sell their eighty million patrons not less than
one hundred million dollars worth of stamps and war
bonds within period of II months
This will bring to the service of the government in
winning the war the complete facilities of another great
business group the drug industry and trade have already
put itself into war service along similar comprehensive
lines
The motion picture campaign has been organized in
cooperation and consultation with the treasury depart
ment by the theaers division of the activities
mttee of the motion picture industry with headquarters
at 1901 Broadway New York City.
wv EEKS before the opening date of the campaign the
w committee had received enthusiastic approval from
exhibitors representing than 5000 theaters The
response has been impressive that the committee
announces:
"This will be the first UNANIMOUS drive in the his
tory of industry"
Through the organizationa mechanism that has been
set up all local motion picture theater activity in the
country unified system for work extending
from coast to coast.
Either at box office windows at convenient booths
in the Hobbies, movie patrons will be able to
buy war stamps in the most convenient
Patrons may also subscribe for savings bonds in
$25 $50 500 denominations, making their payments
preferably by check and receiving their duly registered
securities by mail from the treasury department within
few days
IN ONE respect the motion picture theaters in
preferred position perform outstanding service
TO the government.
Their establishments open to the public both
night and day. in states and localities, they operate
Sundays well as holidays.
People whose dwelling places family responsible
ties, whose usual hours of employment make it ncon
venent for them to buy stamps bonds at banks and
post offices will be able to make their regular purchases
conveniently in their hours of recreation, with loss of
personal time
IN letter the activities committee in charge of
the campaign Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau
has said:
THE cooperation which the United States Treasury
Department has received thus far from your committee
assures that any drive undertaken by you and
Quoted with the vigor and shOwmanship which marks all
your activities will result in greatly increased sale of
defense savings stamps"
The campaign begins on May 80 but it has closing
date except the hour of victory
AS BELTS the traditions of the great amusement in
dusry and its spirit of unaoyed loyalty the motion pic
ture theaters to give continuous performance for
America-and for "the duration"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-22
New Methods
Of Fighting
Insanity Told
BY G.. b. LAL

BOSTON, May p QNS). -
- New applications of hypnosis
and eugenics for the control of
certain mental and nervous dis
orders were among the advances
in psychiatry presented at the
last session of the American
Psychiatric Association con-
vention here.
Using hypnosis, some startling
and Unexpectedly beneficial re-
suits in the treatment of am
nesia, tie malady of forgetting
the past, were obtained al the
St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Wash
ington, d. c.
One of the patients was
soldier whose mind had eXpe-
rienced long periods of forget
fulness after terrifying war eX-
periences. BY hypnotic meth
DDS, his amnesia was cleared up
rapidly.
DR.. II. s. Barahal, of the
Kings Park State Hospital,
Kings Park. n. Y, presented the
results of special Investigations
concerning the relationship Of
dementia praecoX, the most COM
mon form of insanity and
heredity.
Doctor Barahal said that eu-
genie methods, designed TO avoid
the interbreeding of tainted
families" were worthy of en-
enlargement in the light Of his
Investigations.
News Service Science Editor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-22
Peace Always With a Gun
Called The Better Virtue
BY BENJAMIN DE CASSERES

HOW tolerant we have been,
IL and are now, when we face
a life-and-death struggle of those
who, cloaking themselves under
the civil liberties article of the
Bill of Rights, plot TO overthrow
our government and put us
under the yoke of communism,
naZiSm- or fasciSm Cor all three
at once, seeing they are all de-
structive of individual liberty
and of the American way of
lifc).
And peace-loving? OF course.
One of our finest virtues. But
we loved the ways of peace too
fatuously, too lazily. No country
should be 100 per cent for peace,
as we were. ooh, / plead guilty
with the rest.
We should have loved peace
but with a two-ocean navy up
our sleeves. an army trained
year in and year out on the
Swiss plan and $4,000 bombers.
DEACE? Yes. It's a great vir-
L tue. But a greater virtue
yet-We see it now-is peace
with a gun in our pocket-al-
ways!
Were our easy-going, undis-
ciplined, self-indulgent, optimis-
tic ways virtues? Yes-but not
when other countries are drilling
millions of slaves TO a Spartan
like hardness to STAY us.
Well. there are other virtues.
Americans, and we have got TO
learn them now. They are steel
jawed courage, self-discipline and
self-hardening; TO be war-minded
in defense of our souls and the
breath thereof liberty, and no
federation for those who are the
enemies of tolerance. We must
become distrustful of all that
tends TO weaken us, no matter
from what source it comes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-22

WE OF the press have the nor
w NAL, patriotic motive of all
believers in the American form
of government in demanding
that Congress remain independ-
ent. intelligent. courageous and
above temptation.
But we have also the special
motive which was suggested by
Senator La Follette's reminder.
We realize that IL Congress
should become an American
Reichstag of a party leader then
we would have no defender and
would go the way of the German
and Italian press.
WHAT arc the relative merits
w of Congress and the press
today in their respective fields?
/ may be prejudiced. but / say
with sincerity and alarm that
Congress has been servile to the
executive and politically venal
and has yielded TO the tempta-
ton of petty pork.
On the other hand. II is my(
belief that the American press
has never been more vigorous
and independent than il is today.
Look at the risks il has taken
in opposing extension of execu-
tive and bureaucratic power over
all our people by the national
government.
Who ratified that extension Of
power while the press opposed
it?
Congress did.
TIME was when we of the
l. press had special privileges.
but we don't have them any
more. not even free railroad
scrip.
Congress. on the other hand,
so far forgot honor as to vote
itself a pension and loads the
pay rolls with its cousins and
its aunts and now is caught in
the act of claiming special ex-
emption from the gasoline short
age.
AS the penalty of our honest
opposition to some of the ten
denotes of the government the
press has been belittled and
sneered down constantly for
years by President Roosevelt,
Harold Ickes and others.
1 doubt that Congress has
given intelligent consideration to
the consequences of this persist
ent, studied campaign. should il
succeed, or examined the motive
for il.
The motive is revenge for In
telligent. patriotic opposition,
the spirit is intolerance of dis
senting opinion, and the purpose
is to substitute a compliant
press and the exciting. emotional
voice-appeal of the radio under
control of a ruling party.
THE press, be IL noted by
L Senator La Toilette, has
never suggested that Congress
be muzzled or intimidated. but
has demanded character and in
dependence in Congress.
But in Congress, on the other
hand, the remarks upon the
press have resented character
and independence and have con-
veyed warnings that the free
dom of the press is. somehow, a
gift of the incumbents and SUBJ
iect to revocation by them, for
lese majestic.
Copyrighted by United Features synd.. Ina.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-22
DETR0Ka INES

Subscription rates Gin advanceD BY mail
10 any place In the United states, Canada
W Mexico con Canadian subscriptions add
TOO 10 cover war import tax
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-22

1T SEEMS that England is also
4 suffering from politics as
usual" AT a recent by-election
over there one candidate (who
won out, by the way) said that
the English people were sick
and tired of party machines
which took us into the war un-
prepared
He added that they were also
tired "of having persons Sc
lected by party caucuses foisted
on them as representatives in
Parliament
The growth of the independ-
ent-minded vote here, which a
Gallup poll recently revealed,
and which was commented on in
this column, is also an indica-
ton that there is a rising tide,
both during war and peace,
against machine politics and
politicians.
The people are no longer cut
and-dried. In fact, they feel
there is something "all wet"
SPEAKING of politicians and
~ politics, reminds me that
one Of the most amusing, infor-
NATIVE and readable chapters in
Mencken's New Dictionary of
Quotations" is that under the
head of Politics and Politi-
clans"
Let me give you few SAM
pies of what writers of the
world in all ages have thought
Of politicians.
Shakespeare said that a poll
tician was lone that would cir
cumvent God"
Wendell Phillips said that
politicians are like the bones Of
a horses Observation-Disclosures a
straight one in it,"
Ambrose Bierce said that pol
iticS was the conduct of pub
lie affairs for private advan-
tage."
Walt Whitman described n
pre-civil War national conven-
ton as made up of malignant
conSpirators, fancy-men, kept
editors, mail riflers, terrorists,
sponges. bribe-givers. bribe-tak-
ers. ruined sports, policy-back-
ers, monte-dealers, contractors.
murderers-the lousy combingS
and freedom-Sellers of the
earth.
And old Walt didn't issue his
verbal blasts from a college
chair. either. He knew those
birds personally.
Still, folks. we'll always have
politics and politicians. for
aren't we all a bit of a poll
tician?
The best we can do is vote
for the best man. without re-
gard 10 his label-just so he is
American to the core.
WE AMERICANS in these try
w ing days are beginning 10
realize what is meant by the
aphorism his virtues are his
weaknesses"
In civilized and free de-
mocracy such as ours we are
Of necessity gullible, tolerant,
pcace-loving. easy-going, opti-
miStic and somewhat undis-
ciplined.
In storm and stress. in the
days when our enemies are full
upon us, these virtues become
our enemies. Our best charac-
teristics have become handicaos.
How gullible we were in 1922
at the Washington arms confer
ence when we agreed TO sink
a good portion of our navy!
How gullible we were again
in regard 10 the peace overtures
Of Japan and the promises OF
Hitler. l\
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-22
MRS. STANLEY GARSTECKI,
5O76 Bingham avenue,
Dearborn, Michigan.

TO THE EDITOR:
IT'S too bad our government
i can't get together little bet
ter on its East Coast-West Coast
policy.
In the East we find all but
government folks and WPAers
are strictly rationed for gas,
while on the West Coast we find
the government furnishing an oil
company for pumping more oil
than the powers that be had said
they could-and guess what the
punishment Is?
A stiff fine and shutting down
the oil well for three months.
And this at a time when there
is supposed TO be a shortage of
gas.
MADELEINE LARGENT,
4I02 Springle avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-22

Money collected through the
United States Savings Bond
Pledge Campaign is forming
giant SNOWFALL, speeding toward
the destruction of the Axis.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-22
| et+ers to
The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:

III The EDllOR:
CATURDAY, May 9, about Sis
~ p. m, while driving home
from work, my husband was
killed at Telegraph and Ford
roads when car hit his truck.
l am told there were several
cars at the time waiting for the
traffic light and they probably
saw who was responsible for the
accident. This matter pertain
ing to my husband, who served
three years in the peacetime
army and Is months overseas in
the last World War, deserves
the cooperation of these wit
nesses.
Please phone any information,
HOgarth 1874.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-22

The first must" on your new
wartime budget provides for the
regular purchase of United
States Savings Bonds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-22

Join the United States Saw
ings Bond Pledge Campaign; it
is the shortcut TO Victory.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-10

Cl,te0inr b4Eusttc,
Nth thrst tre
he'd round dts-
rords in Trea,4s
Che,r gold mounting
Evening star., 1942-04-07
Jap Attache Leaves Russia.
Enemy Aliens May Bring Suit
In U. S., Justice Proctor Rules

the motion and directed the plain
tins to proceed with the case.
Justice Proctor said the plaintiffs
immigrated to this country from
Germany. the husband in October,
1886, and the wife in March, 1887.
They have since lived In this coun-
try and have declared their inten-
tions to become citizens.
"A careful Confederation af this
and similar cases clearly estab-
fishes that neither the general law,
the Trading With the Enemy Act,
nor regulations hereunder, bar citi-
zens of an enemy nation residing
in this country from prosecuting
suits in cur courts. On the con-
trary, their right to do so seems to
be well recognized"
Mr.. RuAcka, the court was told,
is a subject of Yugoslavia.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
Roosevelt
Continued From First Page)

eral administration on this question.
These related phases of the prob
lem Of moving wartime commerce
followed an earlier announcement
by Secretary of the Navy Knox that
combined efforts of several types of
coastal patrol have cut Axis sub
marine successes during the last
week. Mr.. Roosevelt took occasion
to deny at his conference that he
has before him In connection with
this same problem a plan for the
Navy to take over the Merchant
Marine.
Confers With Biddle.
The President, just before meet
ing the press. conferred with At
torney General Biddle and J. Edgar
Hoover, head of the Federal Bureau
Of Investigation.
In response to questioning, he
said he had discussed with these
law enforcement officers further in
tense application of the sedition
laws. and that there also had been
discussion OF proposals for re-
vising the information system Of
the Government.
The Chief Executive disclaimed
any ideas pertinent to settlement
Of the British Indian controversy,
and denied that he had received
any message from Pandit Nehru,
leader OF the All-India Congress.
1t is reported from New Delhi that
Louis johnson, American Minister,
has been in touch with the White
House since meeting with Indian
and British leaders.
Evening star., 1942-04-07

Citizens of an enemy nation living
in this country may prosecute suits
in the courts OF the United States,
Justice James NJ Proctor decided to-
day in a written District Court
memorandum opinion,
d The case arose when Arthur Stern
and Charlotte Stern of New York
brought suit against Stevan Ruzicka
of the Hotel Claridge here, request
ing an. accounting, appointment Of q
receiver and specific performance
against the defendant, growing out
of a partnership agreement to pro-
duce wood coke.
Mr.. Ruzicka sought suspension Of
prosecution of the case during the
war, on the ground that Mr.. and
Mrs. Stern are citizens of Germany.
Justice Proctor, however, overruled
Evening star., 1942-04-07
Roosevelt Informs
Pacific Council Of
Troop Disposition
Members Call Report
Very Encouraging
After Conference

The Pacific War Council, rep
resenting seven Of the United
Nations who are fighting Japan
in that half of the world, turned
its attention today to the all
important problem of allocating
men and munitions to various
points in the Pacific.
Meeting for 90 minutes at the
White House, the council received
from President Roosevelt an over
all picture of the disposition of men
and fighting equipment moved into
the Pacific in recent weeks, develop
ments which several of the partici-
pants described as encouraging.
Disclosure that the council had
dealt largely with the supply ques-
tion was made by Lord Halifax,
British Ambassador, who was the
first to leave the session. Lord Hall
fax, T. v. Soong, Chinese Foreign
Minister, and DR.. Alexander Loudon,
Netherlands Minister, pronounced
the meeting and the picture pre-
sented to 1t as very encouraging"
Walter Nash, New Zealand Min
lister, joined In the commentator
Of the work of the group, remark
ing he knew of no wartime consul
tative body that is doing q better
job than this one"
DR.. H. v. Evatt, Australian repre-
sentative on the council, remained
after the meeting to join Mr.. Evatt
and Mrs. Roosevelt in luncheon ut
the White House. The President
lunched with Gov Herbert H. Leh-
man of New York.
Leighton Mccarthy, Canadian
Minister, said w. L. Mackenzie
King, Canadian Prime Minister,
may be in Washington to attend the
next meeting of the council Z week
from today.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
Gross Inefficiency
Charged in Operation
Of Ordnance Plant
Louisiunu Center
Run at Excessive Cost,
House Probers Told
BY the Associated Press.

Charges of gross ineficiency"
and excessive costs in the operation
and maintenance OF equipment on
were laid before a special House
defense investigating committee
today.
Committee Investigator Gordon K
Miller testified l,700 pieces of rental
equipment used by Silas Mason Co.
of New York City, the contractor
had been given an generalization
totaling from 100000 to S450, 900
and this generalization increased
rental costs.
Mr.. Miller told the committee
that the plants 48-mile railroad
would cost approximately $4,000 a
mile, and then introduced a deposi-
ton from the roads designer ex-
pressing belief that SIS, 900 would be
"a very fair price per mile for that
area.
Many Examples Exist.
Mr.. Miller reported that S616,623
had been spent in the period be-
tween August and January, inclu-
sive, for repairs to rented equip
ment. He cited repair charges OF
S1,24808 to a dump truck which
originally cost s1,545 and of s4.732.35
to a $500 tractor. -..
These are only examples" said
Mr.. Miller, Il would 60 on and give
considerable others" He declared
that $9715 had been charged up for
two days of labor in installing a ra-
diator grill guard and tow bar to
truck.
Uncovering charge of $382.84 for
two days of labor listed as welding
cleats on the track of a tractor,
he said that he had looked up that
particular vehicle, scraped of the
mud, and discovered that it was q
new track and that there had been
no welding done to it.
Project Costs SGT $4,000.
The project, originally estimated
to cost less than $4,000, 900, is now
estimated to involve an expenditure
of 27.870, 900. according to a letter
Mr.. Miller submitted addressed to
Julius H Amberg. special assistant
to the Secretary of War, by Maj.
Carl M. Sciple Of the Engineer
Corps.
Committee Counsel H. Ralph Bur-
ton informed the committee that
a check-up had showed that the
Electrical Appliance Co. of Chicago,
on $6,825 order from the Mason
Co., had made a profit Of approx
mately rs per cent and he de-
scribed the Chicago company as
really brokers-they only employ
three men altogether"