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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-25
CHURCHILL HINTS
 AT SECOND FRONT
Back From His Conference With Stalin He Intimates
 Quick Action
BY NED RUSSELL
CUnitd Press Staff Correspondent

(Unitd Press Staff CorrespOndent)
 London, August 25. - CUP) - Prime Minister Winston Churchill in his Moscow conference with Premier Josef Stalin reached sec ond front agreement satisfactory to Russia, Great Britain and the United States alike, diplomatic quarters reported today.
 Newspapers commenting on Churchills return to London last night hinted strongly that Allied action of some sort to relieve Russia might be near.
 Churchill conferred with members of his inner war cabinet today, re- porting on his visit which had kept him from London for weeks so he could make 6 thorough inspection of the entire middle eastern front behind the threatened Russian Cau- caSus.
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BLODGETT TO RETIRE
 AFTER JANUARY 1

William H. Blodgett of Winsted, states attorney for Litchfield county since 1884, has announced that he will resign after Jan. l. He also has announced his entrance in the race for Republican nomination for representative in the General Assembly from Winchester.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-25
Judge J. Joseph Smith Denied All
 Defense Motions
Judge Smith Said It Was Very Apparent That Molzahn Took Some Part in Conspiracy to Transmit
 Military Secrets
BY JACK AMMAN United Press Staff Correspondent

Hartford, Conn, August 25 = (UP) = The Rev Kurt E. B. Molzahn Philadelphia Lutheran minister convicted of being member of Axis espionage ring sentenced to day to 10 years in prison Sentence imposed by Federal Judge J. Joseph Smith after denied defense motion to set aside the guilty verdict returned by jury last Friday. and to grant new trial
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-25
United States Planes Inflicted Heavy Damage Upon Jap Warships
Two Carriers, Five. Other Japanese Ships We're Hit; Fighting Is Fiercer
 Than Day Marines Landed
BY SANDOR S. KLEIN Limited Press Staff Correspondent)

Washington, Aug. 25 -(UP)- United States planes have inflicted heavy damage on Japanese forces in big and air battle that still raging off the Solomon islands today. Strong Japanese forces intercepted they approached in an at tempt to reconquer bases wrested from them by U. S. marines. The action, described in a navy communi- que here "large scae," began Sunday and still continues.
 JAPANESE WARSHIPS ARE HIT
 A small Japanese carrier, the Ryuzyu was damaged severely by U S. based planes in the preliminary phase of the struggle Army and Navy planes also hit at least five other Japanese warships including second carrier The fighting apparently fierce, if not ercer than the original battle which resulted in the land ing of U S. Marines the Solomon Islands where they believed to have set up at least American are and converted to American former Japanese harboI facilities.
 FLYING FORTRESS SCORE AGAIN
 The Navy Department communique disclosed tha Army Flying Fortresses presumably those under com mand of General Douglas MacArthur in Australia helped to attack the enemy forces scoring four hits the carrier reported damaged in the conflict
 Also damaged in the combined Army Navy operations several" enemy cruisers, batteship and trans port.
 The communique reported that enemy destroyers the night of August 2324 Sunday night and early Monday morning U S. e) had shelled American shore positions Guadacana Guadalcana1 is the biggest of the occupied islands, and is there that the Marines believed to have set up airfield.
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-24
1t Didn't Seem Possible

In the spring of 1919 an old man sat
writing his memoirs. They were war
memoirs, naturally, of the war just closed.
The man was Eric Won Ludendorff, the
great quartermaster-g general of the Ger
man armies, military genius who was
soon to prove himself political dub.
"The unified war strength which the
United States had sent over to France in
the. months of April May and June" he
wrote, "Was, according to our advance
information, estimated at about Is divis-
ions. In time, total of about 20 Amer
can divisions were to be in France"
Then there must have been bit of a
sigh as he added, THAT was more than l
had deemed possible. The preponder-
ance in number of divisions that we had
attained in March was thereby offset"
All, yes. more than l had deemed pos
sible." That was what turned the trick.
America was thereby the power which
swung the balance of decision"
When the task of arms production and
training of soldiers and sailors was set
before us by the President, there was
bit of soothing in the German and Italian
press Such goals were visionary, they
jeered. 1t couldn't be done. America
was only bluffing, anyway. Sixty thou
y
five thousands tanks! Eight>million tons
of ships! All Yankee bluff! Well, the
Kaiser and his aides did some calculat-
ing in 1917 First they calculated that
the United States wouldn't fight, no mat
ter what they did. But America fought
Then they calculated that America could
not put the actual force on the front in
time. But again they miscalculated.
We have a job before us today. 1t IS
to insure that some other old and broken
German general shall sit writing, and the
sooner the better: "The American planes,
guns and ships arrived in. sWarms. 1t
became more and more difficult for us to
replace our losses, but still the American
material and the trained American troops
came. 1t was more than we had deemed
possible"
America is not going to win this war
all by itself. But again it is given to US
to provide that balance of power which
will tilt victory into the end of the scale
that weighs for right and freedom. Every
man, woman and child in the United
States today holds the answer in his hand
to the breathless questions, "Will it be
enough?s Will it be in time? In the
United States we are saying, yes.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-24
Task To Be Easier

The job of enforcing the police man.
date on all-night street parking should
become increasingly easy as the months
pass. Maybe we're wrong, but we're
inclined to think that by the end of this
year there will be fewer cars in operation
along our streets and highways Many
car owners will use them as infrequently
as is possible. There'll be throw back
to the days when most motorists were
seen only on Week-ends when long rides
were planned.
Cars essential to daily business will con-
tinue to be used, but these aren't the ones
that are usually parked in the streets all
night long When drivers or owners are
finished with them during the day they
are parked in garage. But thousands
of pleasure vehicles remain on the streets
day and night. 1t is this class which
will probably display the most reaction
to the three hour parking ban, because
of the scarcity OF tires and perhaps fur
ther ratiUr.lng of other essentials for
auto operation.
In some ways this may be a blessing
because it would naturally mean a drop
in highway accidents, but in a great many
others it will be a hardship. It's bad
enough that auto dealers face ruin be-
cause there won't be any new cars to sell
very soon, but if repairmen gasoline sta
tons, and allied interests find their live
lihood threatened the automOtiVe indus
try will be almost completely ruined
from top to bottom This may not come
to pass, but if the war continues and the
Japanese have any success in the Far East,
all of us must expect to find restrictions
becoming tighter and tighter.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-24
Supreme Sacrifice

Lieutenant "Ben' Maloney flies today
far up in the blue, thousands of feet
above the level that even the highest
climbing German or Japanese planes can
not reach. He scars far above each of us,
our petty aspirations, our mundane am
billions. He flies now for the Supreme
Command. Death is never pleasant, but
no death can be more glorious than that
OF man giving his life for his country.
That can be some small consolation to
his parents, his relatives and his friends.
The last thing in the world that Ben
MalOney would have wanted would be to
be called a hero. We can regard him as
one, and justly So but Ben would rather
that he be called a man doing a Job as
well as he could. Ben was thousands of
miles away from the bombs and machine
guns of the Axis powers, but he was just
as much hero as our gallant pilots who
gave their lives at Pearl Harbor and
Hickam Field
Today they sounded taps over. Ben's
body, brought here from moutain pass in
California where he and eight compan-
ions lost their lives. 1t was simple, it was
plain = Ben would have liked that. The
services at the church and at the grave
were the quietly dignified ones of the
Catholic church - Ben would have liked
that, too. There were no dramatics -
Ben wouldn't miss them. Yes, he is gone,
but Ben we must remember in these
day of War-Was only one. Marching
into the places which he and his buddies
filled are thousands of young, strong, able
Americans. The skies will be dark with
the shadows of their planes the Axis
lands will shudder from the impact of
their bombs, the Hitlers and the Musso-
linis and the Togos will learn to fear the
roar of their motors.
An America, united as never before, will
give democracys answer, with men like
Ben to the selfish leaders and their satel-
lite peoples who seek control of the earth.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-24
Special Election Aftermath

Just as was predicted prior to the
special congressional election Edward j.
Ryan of Thomaston, American Progress
sjve candidate stands today a much bet
Ter known man than he was two months
ago. Today he stands as man who
waged a valiant fight against terrific odds
He possessed only one political asset and
that was his sincere appeal TO the people
for their support. Today, now that the
election is history, it can really be seen
that Mr. Ryan did make fairly good
run IN this city in view of having no
organization.
Consider what the Republican party
here did on election day With an organ
ization, with paid workers, with Regular
Republicans who would vote for ANY
Republican candidate, with workers al
the polls, with advertising, all kinds OF
high pressure literature, with radio talks,
even radio talks by the former Governor,
with all this and more the Republican
vote in Waterbury was only little over
5000.
On the other hand Mr.. Ryan paid not
q single worker sent out not a single
piece of literature, did his own talking,
his own writing, his own publicity, his
own Campaigning, yet the fact remains
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-24

Someone has said that If you
would be miserable, look to your
self; II you would be perplexed
look to others; II you would be hap
py, look to God. One Of the most
amazing discoveries In all the world
Is to find so much unhappiness
among the people who have the
most material blessings. The two
most complaining women can
think Of at the present time both
have more income than they know
what to do with. There are more
suicides among privileged people
than among unprivileged. The peo-
pie who really have burdens to bear
learn how to bear them. The peo-
pie who have no burdens TO bear
but that OF their own selfish
thoughts and interests. frequently
break beneath the load.
Happiness comes when we reso-
lutely put the center Of our life
outside the circle Of our personal
desires; supreme happiness and
contentment come when we estab-
lish the center OF our life and
though In God. It takes faith to
make this heroic venture, but faith
is the victory which overcomes the
world.
CAL Rights Reserved Babson
Newspaper Syndicate)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-24

Waterbury is doing lot of public work
what with the second pipeline well along
towards completion and new reservoir
started in the Morris hills When the
city was building the present Morris dam
above the WigWam it was tremendous
task, one that seemed to 60 on for years
and years. Yet the contract for the third
reservoir calls for completion in 300 days.
1t seems almost incredible that such a
great project could be completed in so
short span of time, but if materials are
obtainable we don't doubt but what the
deadline could be beaten. Waterbury's
water works up in the Morris hills will be
quite sight to behold in the years to
come The spot should become quite as
popular with motorists as the Hartford
water supply up in Barkhamsted or New
YOrk's CrOtOn Dam.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-24

The President told the Illinoian
that two measures are in the
works:
II. spreading out" of war
production by mandatory sub
contracts to the thousands of
small firms being forced to the
wall because Of material short
ages and curtailment of civilian
goods production.
2. RFC distress" loans to
enable such firms to fl
finance additional facilities
needed for war work.
The President told SABBATH that
going to the rescue of little bust
ness will be one Of the first jobs
tackled by Donald Nelson in his
new capacity as war production
czar. Nelson Is ideally equipped
for this job, the President said,
because Of his sympathetic at
titude toward the problems OF
little business men growing out of
the war emergency.
"The little fellow has a real
friend in Don Nelson" Roose-
welt declared. 'That was one
of the reasons l appointed him."
The President also disclosed that
big primary contractors will be
compelled to farm out larger
proportion of Army and Navy or
ders under plan being per-
fected by Nelson. He and Mel
son already have had one con-
ference ON the small business
problem and others are slated in
the near future.
The President added that he
had sent word to Federal Loan
boss Jesse Jones that immediate
steps be taken to expedite aid"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-24

that he pulled close TO $500 In this city
The Republican it seems spent plenty
OF money in this campaign, Mr.. Ryan
spent less than 5000.
Governor Robrt A. Hurley, United
States Senator Francis T. Maloney, Secre-
tary of State Mrs. Woodhouse, Attorney
General Francis Pallotti, Ex-Governor
Raymond E. Baldwin and host of others
could not stop 1900 local voters from
casting their vote for Mr.. Ryan. If we
know Mr.. Ryan, and we think we do, he
vii be back in the fall, as he says, and
with plenty of headaches in store for both
the bajor parties. The politicians have
something to look forward to next
November
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-24
Questions
and Answers
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bury Democrats Washington Ser
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@. Give the total area and popu-
lation OF Japan? What are other
large cities besides Tokyo?
A. Total area Of the Japanese
islands is about 175,000 square miles,
and that of Chosen CKorea) Is q
little more than $4,000. The total
population of the Japanese Empire
is nearly l0O000,00O, about three
fourths that of the United States.
The central island (mairlland)
Honshiu has five cities OF more than
a million population each: Kyoto,
Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe and Tokyo
whose population exceeds six and
one-half million.
@. Why did Secretary Of State
Cordell Hull have twenty one
candles on his birthday cake?
A. The number was chosen as
symbolic of the twenty-one Amer
lean republics and the good-neigh-
Dor policy. The cake was presented
on his SEVENTEEN birthday anniver-
sary, Oct. 2, 1941, by correspondents
assigned to the State Department
Washington, D. G.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-24

New York City has opened an all-out
war on pinball machines. The police at
a signal from the minor courts have
started to pick up all the machines that
clutter the city's million-an-one stores
and other establishments Pinballs in
our biggest city were believed to be TAX
ing at least $40, 100000 year from school
children and groWn-ups for whom the
games have peculiar fascination. NO
device was to be given exemption in the
campaign, not even if there was a reward
for the player after he had completed his
chance at running up record score.
Everyone was trying to conceal the ma
chimes but many were too slow and the
police are reaplng harvest.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-24
Selected Poem
A WINTER NIGHT

(By Mrs T.. G. Kinney in the Boston PoSt)
How calm how solemn, how sublime the scene
The moon in fuIl-orbed glory sails above
And stars in myriads around her move,
Each looking down with Watchful eye serene
On earth, which, in snowy Shroud arrayed
And still as If in deaths embrace I were laid,
Saddens the spirit with its corpse-lke mlcn,
Yet doth it charm the eye--its gaze sin hold
just as the face OF one we loved. when cold
And pale and lovely cen in death T Is seen,
viii fix the mourner's eye. though trembling fear:
Fill all his heart and thickly fall his tears.
O. could watch, till morn should change the sight
This cold this beautiful this mournful winter night
This cold this beautiful this mournfu winter nigh
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-24

cancy. He soon hit OH the trial
Of a vacancy OH the Federal
customs Court in New York.
Dempsey originally came from
New York, but the politicos
there proved lot tougher than
those Of New Mexico.
The New Workers made 1t en-
r.latically clear that they had no
intention Of relinquishing this
prize plum to an outsider. The
job was local patronage and they
intended to hold onto it.
DEMPSEY TRIED AGAIN
The setback was a blow to
Dempsey, but he didn't despair.
he tried another tack.
He conceived the bold plan
of creating new federal judg-
ship in New Mexico to which.
Hatch would be appointed.
However, this required the pas
sage of law and that proved
an insurmountable obstable. The
boys on the Hill turned thumbs
down on the scheme as too obvi-
Gus. Also, Hatch would have
none Of it. He flatly announced
that he was not seeking a judge
ship.
This ended for the time
Dempsey's interesting under
cover endeav0rs to make him
a U. S. senator. Intrigued poll
ticOs are wondering what his
next move will be. They are
sure that Dempsey, bubbling
over with ambition won't be
daunted by his setbacks.
NOTE In that connection
much curiosity has been aroused
in political circles by a sizzling
attack made the other day on
Secretary Harold Ickes, Dempsey's
superior, by radio commentator
who is an intimate friend OF
Dempsey. In congressional lob
bies the question is being asked
whether Dempsey has changed his
goal and is now aiming for the
cabinet.
MERRY-GO-ROUND
Postmaster General Frank
Walker is one Of the most cour-
teous and conscientious officials
In Washington. But if he
doesn't know it, his mail delivery
service could stand lot of i'm
provement. In recent weeks mail
delivery has become so bad that
its common for a letter to take
two days to go from Washington
to New York The Ameri-
can Public Power association, an
organization of public power advo-
Gates. has opened offices in the
Capitol to keep public power forces
informed of developments in their
field Here Is an excellent
suggestion from John Staley, chief
machinist mate of Washington
Navy Yard, Instead of referring
to Japan as the Rising Sun en-
pirc, call 1t the Sinking Sun en-
pre-"
Copyright, 1912, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-24
Current Comment

We had prayed for peace. we had
hoped for peace, and war has been
forced on us Wi. Deliberately. calm
ly and intrepidly we, FREQ men,
stand this day together until our
homes, our institutions, and our
country are safe and secure.
Archbishop Samuel A. Strich
Chicago.
The airplane, which in the hands
of barbarous men has been doing
the world inestimable harm. will yet
be instrumental in establishing for
the entire world guarantee OF hu-
man liberty and Of lasting peace
-Orville Wright, co-inventor OF the
airplane.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-24

@. Fred w. Darby, of Georgia,
challenged the constitutionality Of
the Federal Wage and Hour Law
and carried the case to the U. S.
Supreme Court. What was the
opinion of the court?
A. Harlan F. Stone, Chief JUS
tice of the U. S. upheld the con-
stitutionality OF the law in an
unanimous opinion. Darby, a saw
mill operator of Statesboro, Georgia, T.,
was convicted for failure to pay
time -and-one- half for overtime, TO
keep records in accordance with the
regulations of the Wage and Hour
Division, and for shipment Of lum-
Der in interstate commerce and was
fined $4,000.
@. How much loss to fire insur-
ance companies resulted from the
Chicago Fire of 1871?
A. Total damage to insured
property amounted to $96,500,C00,
but only about $44 900 900 was paid,
on account of the failure of many
insurance companies with small
capital.
c. What musical compositions were
played in the photoplay, Belle
Starr?
A. The score consisted of origi-
nal music by Alfred Newman, with
the exception of the following
tunes: Dixie" emmett; de
Camptown Races" (Foster); "Lou'si-
ana Belle" Foster); "Keemo Kimo"
version of the old folk song We'd
ding of the Frog and the Mouse");
Ring, Ring De Banjo (Foster);
Good Night LADIES'" Deep River"
Battle Cry of Freedom" Bring
ing in the Sheaves" and Nelly Was
a Lady" (Foster).
@. What is the big Game"
population of the National Forests
in the United States?
A. AS of January /, 1941, the
U. S. Department of Agriculture re-
ported that 100000 head Of big
game had been counted In the l61
national forests. The count was
made during the winter feeding sea-
son. The greatest increase IN per-
centage from 1921 to 1941 is in an
telope, now 730 percent above the
1921 figure. Deer have increased
26O percent, elk 100 percent Moose
70 percent. Black bear have made Il
steady increase Of SO percent.
@. Did Martha Raye play a dual
role in Keep En- Flying" featur-
ing Bud Abbott and Lou Costello?
A. Yes; she played the two roles
of Barbara and Gloria Phelps.
EDITORS NOTE: II you are
DESTROYS Of securing this weeks
booklet entitled "WEATHER AND
CLIMATE, address F. M. Kirby,
Dept. 8-1O9, Waterbury Democrat
Service Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth
St., Washington, d. c., with 10
cents to cover postage.