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days when only trouser cuffs and extra
pants were banned.
Suppose we were French, or Belgium,
or Dutch, or Norwegian, or Poles, or Serbs,
or CzechS, or Greeks - or Chinese? To
be sure, we're none Of these. We're
American and proud Of it. Why suppose
the impossible2 Why compare us with
those unfortunateS? Because they, too,
once thought 1t couldn't happen there.
They, too, declined to sacrifice against
the future They awoke too late. Thanks
to them, we know in advance the dread
full cost of half measures. We can and
for granted in order that the Armies of
Democracy may have all they can use OF
what there is.
It's war.
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In Today's Mail

opened UP for Stain a new Western
front here in the Capital Of Amer
lea. ! trust that your investigation
will be prompt and then followed by
appropriate action"
We are told that Communism has
changed. writing on "Atheistic
Communism" Pope Plus XXI wrote,
Communism has therefore changed
It's tactics and strives to entice the
multitudes by trickery Of various
forms, hiding its real designs be-
hind ideas that in themselves are
good and attractive without reced-
ing one inch from their Suhversive
principles"
Soviet Russia does not permit
the employment OF a single person
in her government, her war Indus
try or anywhere else In all the Rus
sias, who believes In Jeffersonian
Democracy. We should treat all the
sympathizers> of any "lsin" here the
same way. American "ism" Is the
only ''isin" that will be tolerated
here. We Americans should bend
every effort to see to 1t that only
those born here have anything TO
do with our war effort In WASH
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According to figures at Washington
Connecticut's record for forest fires is
the worst one in the nation. There are
supposed to be more acres OF despolledi
cumberland in this state than in any OF
the others, proportionately, of course. We
never believed it was quite as bad as all
that, but we did know that there were
lot of brush, grass, and forest fires in
the state that didn't come under the
heading of unavoidable. In short we are
careless with outdoor fires or with
matches and cigarettes, some Of the COM
mon causes of the fires that do so much
damage. At times like these we ought TO
be more than careful in guarding against
forest fires. If we don't want to find
the police making arrests for any out
door fires then we'll have to redouble
our efforts to keep them under control
at all times There should be ample pro-
lection against the spread of any out
door fire until the last ember has died
out
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4AANC0VASopOA'
Biddle believes he Justice De-
partment has the Texas congress
sional sleuth over a barrel, and
the surprise crack was the OPEN
ing shot OF fusillade soon to be
fired.
In a long series Of reports, Dies
has charged that more than 1,2O0
Communists and fellow travellers
have jobs in government agencies
In Washington. Recently their
names plus Dies evidence were
turned over to super sleuth J. Ed
gar Hoover for a further probe,
before dismissing all those actual
1y found to be Reds. The FBI in
Vestigation has now been complete
ed and the report Is In Biddle's
hands.
The report declares that Dies
charges are unfounded in all but
. few instances. And even most
Of these are bOrderline.
But to remove all possibility Of
controversy, Biddle has taken still
another precaution, by appointing
Undersecretary of the Interior
Dempsey, Undersecretary Of Com
merce Taylor, and Assistant Sec
rotary of the Treasury Baston to
60 over the FBI report and make
a report on the report.
ROOSEVELT AND WALLACE
When Bidle got the FTBI report
he showed 1t to the President and
remarked: "I've really got Dies
on the run this time"
To which the President is re-
ported to have replied:
''YOu mean he had you on the
run until Henry kicked him into
your corner"
The Presidents reference was
to Henry Wallace's scratching de-
nunciation OF Dies when Dies
claimed 35 employees of the Board
of Economic Warfare are left
lists.
HORS D'OEUVRES
There is bitter personal hatred
between Laval and Admiral OAR
Ian. Some FrNnchmen hope this
will retard Darlan's handing over
OF the fleet. Probably wishful
thinking In the first World
War, Laval was a pacifist; he
went to Switzerland to meet with
other pacifists, including Russian
Mensheviks ). The son Of buch-
er, Laval became a millionaire; he
has q medieval castle In France,
with drawbrldge and moat i. e.
State Department officials expect
Laval's first move to be friendly
toward the United States. He
cannot sustain the shock Of an
immediate rupture Of relations.
i. First token of this policy was
seen in Ambassador Henry-Haye's
visit to the State Department. In
stead Of bringing a formal writ
ten note, he was instructed to
convey the message orally, which
Is more friendly.
CONGRESSMAN ENLIST
At present, six Representatives
and one Senator are on active
duty with the army and navy
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It's War

We can't buy new automobiles. We
shall have to use the old jalopieS year
after year, instead of turning them in
every spring for new models. We can't
buy tires We shall have to walk to stores
and bridge parties or else use buses and
trollieS. Gasoline is rationed - or will
be - to dealers. We must either spread
our share through the month or lay up
the car the latter part OF each month.
Stores and laundries and various Serv-
ice agencies are saving tires and gasoline.
Our demands for instantaneous service
are coldly rejected. We have to plan now
and take advantage of regular pick-ups
and deliveries. Refrigerators and stoves
and radios and washing machines are not
being manufactured any longer. Dealers
are running out of pattern in linoleum.
We can't get aluminium percolatorS or
other cooking dishes. Sugar is short.
TypewriterS aren't on sale. We can't
have cuffs on our trousers.
It's terrible-or is it?
Certainly it's inconvenient. Our civil
ian life isn't quite normal. But suppose
the next time somebody = you perhaps?
begins lamenting our hardShipS in this
war YOU pin him = yourself? = down to
Specifications Exactly how much have
we been hit by the scarcitieS, the ration,
the deprivation thus far? We are escap-
ing very lightly thus far. Suppose we
were Britain. We wouldn't have been
rationed on tires - because for two years
and q half there wouldn't have been any
new cars and petrol rationing would have
nermitted us to drive no more than 200
miles 4 month. We should be accus-
toned long since to scarcity Of most types
81 food - not merely few. We should
be limited to one suit, one coat and
few haberdashery items a year, and
should long fervently for the good OLD
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TOO MANY REDS HOLD DOWN
GOOD FEDERAL JOBS,
WRITER CLAIMS
Editor, Waterbury Democrat:

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
see by the papers where Attor-
ney General Francis Biddle has Or
dered Social Justice magazine
barred from the mails.
Some time ago Chairman Martin
Dies Of the Committee investigating
American activities filed with
the Attorney General list Of 1924
government employees who are af-
Inflated with subversive organiSa-
tons. Dies told Mr.. Biddle that
"the evidence upon which this list
has been compiled is taken from
original documents which are avail
able for the inspection and study
Of your agents--just as they have
been available to oil agents 'of the
federal government for the last
three years." The list included a
large number who are In executive
or policy making positions.
The distribution Of these Reds in
part by departments show the
strength Of the Reds at Washing.
ton, D. c., as follows: War Depart
ment, As; Department Of ASricul-
ture, 207; Federal Power Commits
sion Of District Of Columbia govern
ment. 40; Executive Office Of the
President, 0; Department Of Labor,
90; Library Of Congress, 25; State
Department, ~; Treasury Depart
ment, So; Department OF Justice,
20; Federal Security Agency, l46;
Federal Reserve system, z; ETC., up
to q total Of 1,l24.
Mr.. Dies wrote, 1.-THE evidence
which am submitting To you, Mr..
Attorney General, indicates that
there Is q new influx OF subverslye
elements in official washington.
TT must, of course, be apparent
TO all that our present foreign pol-
icy Of all out aid to Russia Is one
that makes II easy for Communists
and their sympathlzers TO pose as
the most ardent patriots.
"The very grave danger exists
that cur government by it, aid to
Russia IN the Eastern 'front.' has
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-23

New York States redistricting pains
evidently go all the way back to 1911
when the last change was made. At that
time the state was assigned 43 congress
sional districts and two representatives
at-large. There have been changes since
then in the total number of elected rep
resentatives, but nothing evidently has
been done about those 4S districts. The
same is true in good many other states.
We don't think Connecticut has reap
portioned since 1911, partly, OF course,
because not until after the 1890 federal
census were we entitled to another con-
gressnan. But now under our statutes a
change couldn't be made in the districts
until 1851.
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Selected Poem
WILD THRUSH

(Starlton A. Coblentz in the New York Times
We heard a sudden Tapping at the pane,
And when we opened TO the wind and night,
small brown creature fiuttered from the rain
mot the dazzle of our cottage light.
Dodging the dog that watched 1t with surprise,
It z.gzagged to perch beneath the roof,
And there 1t sat, with popping gem-like eye
And bobbing head, unfrightened but aloof.
I see 1t yet! the straight, soft-mottled tail,
The jerky, pointed beak, the hopping stride
Along the shadowy pine-beams, while the gale
Through all the hours Of darkness howled outside
Dawn; and it streaked away on joyous wings,
Yet left us something throbbing, to attest
Mans native kinship to all wild free things,
And say q simpler cousin was our guest.
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The president of a Brooklyn savings
bank has taken step which must meet
with general approval His example may
appeal to bankers elsewhere. President
Edward A. Richards of the East New -ork
Savings Bank has asked every holder OF
a safe deposit box in his vault remove
any Stacker dollars" and either deposit
or invest them in war bonds. In either
case the government would have use OF
the money to help finance the war.
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@. Are there any Negro Chap
tiers Of the American Red CROSSE
A. The only Negro Chapter Is To-
Gated at Tuskegee Institute, Ala"
barna. This Chapter Is wholly or"
ganized to deal with Negro prob
lens. In most large Chapters
throughout the country there are
Negro auxiliaries with Negro chair
men that conduct Negro programs
in their sections.
@. Where can / get information
about naval reserve commissions Tor
college men who wish TO complete
their course before going on active
duty?
A. From your nearest Navy Re-
cruiting tsation, the Naval District
headquarters or any Reserve AVA
ton Base. For a list OF Naval sta.
lions, send o stamped, self-addressec
enyeiop TO The waterbury Demo
crat Service Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth
st., Washington, D. G.
@. Are the explanation Of the
meanings OF proper names given IN
the Bible, correct2
A. They are based on the pop
ular etymology Of the day, now re-.
ferred to as olk-etymology," and
In many cases are inaccurate.
@. Can an object be wider than
1t is long2
A. It depends on definitions Of
the terms. Strictly speaking, the
length Of an object Is greater than
its width, and whenever the width
Is increased to such an extent that
II is greater than the length, the
width becomes the length and the
length becomes the width. On the
other hand, width" and length"
often imply more than mere dimen-
sions. For instance the length Of o
fish Is generally taken to be the dis
lance from the tip Of its nose 70
the tin Of It's tail, regardless OF
width, and It is conceivable that o
blowfish might be wider than IL Is
long under these conditions. The
same might be true OF an airplane
i'm fact the wing span, or width, OF
most airplanes Is greater than the
length from the nose OF the plane
to the tip Of It's tail.
@. From which novel or play wa4
the picture, "A Woman's Face,
adapted2
A. From the French play, N
Etait Une Fois" (There Was .
Time), by Francis de Croisset.
| S
EDITORS MOTEL you are
DESTROYS Of securing this weeks
booklet, 1.-THE F1SHERMAN'S
GUIDE, address r. M. Kirby
Department 6-1OO, Waterbury
Democrat Service Bureau, 1913
Thirteenth street, Washington.
ID. G, with 10 cents 10 cover
postage.
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They are:
Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge Of
Massachusetts,, captain, U. s. army.
Rep. Lyndon johnson Of Texas,
lieutenant commander, U. 8. navy.
Rep. Warren MagnusOn Of
washington, lieutenant comnan-
der, U. s. navy.
Rep. Albert L. Vreeland Of New
Jersey, captain, U. 8. Army.
Rep. Frank G. Osmers Of New
Jersey, corporal, U. s. ARMY.
Rep. Eugene Worley Of Texas,
lieutenant commander, U. S. Navy.
Rep. Francis e. Walter Of Penn
syIvania, lieutenant commander, U.
s. Navy.
Besides these seven, several
other congressman are itching tc
valunteer.
However, all members Of Con-
gress are automatically eligible
for deferment, and although
patriotic motives are appreciated
there Is another side to the
question which concerns Ad-
ministration leaders.
When q member of the House
joins up, 1t means that his Con-
gressional district - comprising
anywhere from 100000 to a mil
lion people - is left without rep
resentation in the government
So the President and his advis-
ers frankly feel that O. congress-
man best serves his country by
remaining In congress. Therefore
Administration leaders on Capitol
Hill have requested the War and
Navy Departments to release all
members OF the House and Sem
ate now in the armed services, and
reject further enlistments Of Con-
ryaeeVfNaV1
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presented itself. The occasion came
In 1914 when the Russian Emperor,
taking Napoleon at his word and
being no longer afraid Of this adver-
sary, pushed Napoleon out Of his
borders and eventually carried the
war triumphantly to Paris.
Abraham Lincoln once remarked
that people are about as happy as
they make up their minds TO be,
It can be said also that people are
about as victorious In their living
as they determine to be. II we think
we are going to be defeated, the
chances are that we shall be. II
we are afraid Of any enemy( we
have opened for him the greatest
inroad for assault. Many diminu-
tive tighter has knocked the day
lights out Of some great hulking
fellow who possessed vastly superior
strength. The little fellow won the
battle because he was afraid Of
nothing and had plenty Of self
confidence.
The battle Is always half won II
we so into 1t without fear.
All Rights Reserved Babson News
paper syndicate
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FVWEh ENOnG
A powerful lobby Is again back
on the Washington scene.
Driven cut Of the Capital q
few years ago by the blasting in
vestigation Of Justice Hugo Black
then U. s. senator from Alabama,
the utility forces have quietly re-
sumed their undercover pressure
operations. Lobbying headquar-
tiers are in an office building on
downtown 14th Street, IN the heart
of the city.
Inquiries at this office elected
the explanation that the purpose
of the power interests was to
facilitate cooperation with the
government in the war effort"
But Congressional leaders tell
a different story.
They claim the office Is head
quarters for a large and aggressive
lobby now fighting every proposal
10 expand public power for war
purposes. Furthermore the lobby
has had several major successes In
its undercover operations.
The defeat of n big public
power expansion in Arkansas,
strongly recommended by the
President and the War Produce
ton Board, is laid squarely at
the doorstep of the lobby.
Up in arms over the lobby's sue
cesses, congressional public power
leaders are planning a counter
attack. Rep. Clyde Ellis, mill
tant Arkansas leader Of the House
public power bloc, soon will intro
duce q resolution for a sweeping
investigation Of the power lobby.
With Congress now very investiga-
ton minded, Ellis resolution
bodies no good for the power boys.
Copyright, 1912, by United
Feature Syndicate, 1nc)
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1. The Commonwealth Of Aus.
tralia consists Of s, 9 or Z federated
states7
2. Consumer rationing In World
War I was compulsory or voluntary
in the United States?
3. The top kick" In army slang
Is the commanding officer, Q sum-
mary court martial, or first ssg'
geant2 .I
4. In 1910 Henry Ford refused te
make Rolls Royce airplanes engineA
for England DO any planes he Is
making now so TO the British
army7
s. TO which country do the
Azores Islands belong2
6. Pork is the meat Of hogs and
mutton Is the meat OF o sheep
From what animal does veal come?
z. The weight Of rails on rail.
roads Is measured by pounds per
foot or per yard?
8. Who was known as 1.-THE Rail
Splitter?
o. Nellie GUSTS was step-daugh.
ter, ep-granddaughter or second
cousin Of George Washington
10. Ophelia Is the heroine OF
Shakespeare plays?
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stated tina {, he
Eastman, had au-
thority ever pipe
lines. No fuss was
made about the
decision at the
time, for 1t was
all done in the
best of taste and
according to corr
rect government
procedure. B u t
the effect Of the
decision can be
interpreted as be-
ing the first step
: ward putting
f,Iriuf1infin11 rNxyar
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STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
BY EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D.

TT TAKES COURAGE TO WIN
AS the Emperor Napoleon and
the Russian Gar Alexander ! con-
ferred together on a raft moored
in the river Mamel at Tilsit In 1907,
Nanoleon declared: "War is not at
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all such a diff
cult art as people
think. In reality
it would seem
that he Is van
pushed W no Is
afraid of his adj
versary and that
the whole secret
lies in that"
The Gear, re-
counting this con-
Versation later.
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declared that he listened with the
deepest attention to all that Ma
poleon said and firmly resolved 20
profit by It when the occasion
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Washington Merge ao o'" ':AaHS

Bddes Crack Dies Was Only the First Shot Of VOlley
FBs Most Of Texans Charges Unfounded
Wants Armed Services Release congressman
CIde Ellis Will Ask House Probe Reuvenoted Power Lobby
WASHINGTON a
aSSraEy 0eN""- A-" ~ ~
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ToDAY's COMMON ERROR
Farmers raise crops, cattle and
chickens, but parents rear or
bring up children.
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Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac
Moon sets 1:42 a. m. (war time).
sun rises COS a. m. sets 1888 p. m. (war
time).
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
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and Answers


your QUESTIONS ANSWERED
The WassrbuAy Democrats Ser.
vice Bureau win answer for yen
free, any question Of fact o. M
formation, not involving exten.
slve research. Write yOwF queg.
ton clearly. sign name and 3D.
dress, enclose q three cent postage
stamp. Medical or legal advice
cannot be given. Address water
bury Democrats Washington Ser
vice Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth
street, Washington, D. Q.
q. VIII Jobs in industry formerly
regarded as exclusively mems
work" be open 10 women during the
war emergency?
A. In general, Jobs requiring
great physical strength Or years Of
apprenticeship unquestionably cam
not be filled by women. In some
cases. mechanical aids may be used
TO overcome physical handicaps. Eor
example, In load lifting, roller con-
veyors and pedestal Lifts are helpful;
Some tools may have TO be scaled
to women and benches made lower
for assembly workers.
@. How old is Gen. Douglas Mac"
Arthur es
A. sixty-two.
@. What proportion Of the world
production Of wheat in 1871 was
grown in the United States?
A. United States, 945, 1897, 600
bushels; world, 3,9e0,0O0,00 bushels,
(including the United States, but
excluding China and the U. 9. 9. n.
for which data are not available).
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= NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
Harold
Gas Curfew)
Ickes Gets
Socked Again
By PETER EDISON

By PETER EDISON
Waterbury Democrat Washington
Correspondent
Washington, April % - Another
good healthy sock was taken at the
Hon. Harold 1ckes, In his guise OF
petroleum co-ordinator for national
defense, when Director Of Defense
Transportation Joseph B. Eastman
signed q decision In which It was
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What's Your O.!

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn to back
page for the answers.
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@. How old is Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur? es
A. Sixty-two.
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@. From which novel or play wa4
the picture, "A Woman'S Face,
adapted?
A. From the French play, N
Etait Une Fois" (There Was .
Time), by Francis de Croisset.
La gaceta., 1942-04-21
PARA LA MUJER DEL HOGAR

Lame a slos ni6os degde la
ventana.
-Chiccs, que os voy a rega-
lar muchas cosas benditas.
A puhados les fui echando los
cabos de vela, los trapitos, los ca
ch.s de casullas...
MAS, mas!-gritaban.
va cast nc quedaba NADIA; pc
70 aun les eche el iibro de ora
clones, unos zapatos y dos cami-
sas.
En- ESQ estaba cuando santi a
Ia malre Ncrinda datras de
MI. iDios MIC. lue susie! mo
egtaba muerta. Venia ri6ndose.
-Je, je, je. Ha venido a ver-
me ia henmana que tengo en- 81
siglo... ique vieja esta!
las madres rezaban en- Ell ccrc
ha yenido Santa Ines.
IFS possible? Bendito sea
Dios! iY cue tie ha dicho?
La gaceta., 1942-04-21

clones, etc., deben obtenersSus
certificados de compra en- los
dos dias de registroy 81 quieren
obtener mas az1car.
Las inScripciones, en- esos
dias, Sc haran entire la 1870 y
las z de la noche.
Ell que vende al p1blico de-
bera presentar la siguiente in
formation: La venta en- brute
de todas las carnes, viveres y
vegetables en- la semana que
terminara ell 25 de abril; la
cantidad de az1car igual a una
libra por cada peso en- mercan
cfa:; ell az1car entregado y
acceptable durante ell mes de
noviembre de 1941; ell prone
dio semanal de entrega de az1
car, o una cuarta parte de la
cantidad entregada en- noviem
bre de 1941; ell ndmero de Ii
bras de az1car que ahora po-
see la unidad que Sc registra.
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UN
DOS CASAS

Como a las $50 de la ma
mana de hoy Sc declare un in
cendio en- la casa numero 1922
de la Gale de Harrison, habi-
tada por personals de la raza
negra, y ell voraz elemento ra-
pidamente Sc extendi6 a la ca
sa contigua.
Las dos casas quedaron des-
truidas. Los bomberos saliva
ron ocho casas que estaban a.
menazadas, en- la esquina de
Harrison y Mckinley.
Muchos de los muebleS de
la; casas, una de elias habita-
da por Luis Bennett y su fami-
liza, fueron extraidos por los
vecinos.
Tambien Sc sacaron los niue
bles de las casas que apare-
clan amenaZadas.
Dos companies de bomberos
respondieron a la alarma.