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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-16


 Federal rent control in crowded war production areas is estimated to have saved tenants some $500 mil- lion in l942, may save them as much as 1 billion in 1943 on the basis of total rent bill of $8 bil- lion. To achieve this saving the rent controls division in the Offlce of Price Administration had, as of the end of 1942, 283 offices, 5000 paid employees, and was spending money at the rate of $10 million @ year. Tn other words, for every dollar of the taxpayers money spent by the gov- ernment to control rents, tenants were saved $l0o.
 DEAR SIR
 Leon Henderson, wearing dark glasses and on the verge of retiring from the thankless job Of price ad- ministrator, says he got only three letters Of the Dear Sir, you cur" variety. But as an indication of how much luck he Is wishing the man who steps into his shoes, Henderson declares, Next winter, if I'm in q climate where they burn coal or oil, and if I'm cold, I'm going to write letters to my congressman, the rail- roads and everybody else, protest ing as a private citizen"
 The $30-a-aplate buffet supper thrown in Washington for Mrs. Harry Gouise Macy) Hopkins is be- ginning to draw fire from all over the country. Washingtonians re- member other luxury parties that have ruined regulations. There was the debutante party thrown by the late Henry L. Doherty in the depths of the 1882 depression, when the poor lined up in the alley back of the hotel to pick over the swell swill. Another was the party which Mrs. Chip (Evie) Robert, glamor matron of earlier New Deal days, threw for her horse.
 
 CONGRESSIONAL SERENADE
 Neatest tribute paid to Sam Ray burn of Bonham, Tex, on his elec- tion as speaker Of the House of Representatives, came from the Re- publicans. AS minority leader Joe Martin of North Attleboro, Mass, announced that Rayburn had been elected on his 6lts birthday, the Republican side of the House spontaneously broke out singing Happy Birthday to You" The Democrats laughed and applauded, but didn't join in the singing.
 
 Absenteeism isn't just something to worry about in war production plants, as the close vote in the elec- tion for a speaker indicated. With difference of only Il votes in that election, issues before the new 78th Congress will be decided by which side of the house has the most members present if the issue divides on strict party lines. Usually, less than half of the congressman are in attendance and on the floor at any one time. That will probably be changed in this present session.
 Inside story is that the Pres ident's message to Congress was toned down considerably between first and last drafts. Playwright Ro- bert Sherwood of the Ofice of War Information and Judge Samuel Rosenman are again supposed to have done most of the ghosting. But original intentions to make it a fighting speech got sidetracked. The result was a message that. while not rocking the world. at least did- mt set the boat of state on fire, and was therefore smart politically. New Dealers were most disappointed. but are hoping now the hot stuff will come along in later messages.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-16
Your Health
 By pr. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining < pare sonaI health and hygiene, not to disease, diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady if a stamped self-addressed envelope Is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written in ink. No reply can be made to queries not conform ing to instructions. Address pr. William Brady, National News paper Service, S2O West Madison Street, Chicago III.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-16
Curren pnnent
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Anyone wIAN gs that manage ment and laIs1 Afe not working to- gether for tlzA #ag does not know what he is talislna about. -- August 6cholle, Mlchlsan. c. I. O. director.
 
 Only the most naive can suppose that Hitler has N0 agents in Eng. land. - London News Chronicle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-16
Selected Poem
POEM FOR WAFER

EVNNN NVNN NNHNF
 Frances Frost in the New York Tlmes) When leaned over the hillside spring. 1 knelt beside Q wondrous thing. When bent beside the pool And euppod the taste Of water cool And marvellous within my hand, drank the sky drank the land, I lifted Co my thirsty lips The beauty that has brought forth ships Kneellng beside the evening spring. i tasted of Q wondrous thing, And while the w0od.thflsh sang aIer drank one small and trembling starl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-16
FUEL NEEDS AT ALL.TIME HIGH

Wartime production has expand- cd the nation's coal needs to Che all-time high of 600 .000000 tons foi ies3: coke to 75.600 GOO tons: an- thFaclte Co 6S.0o0. GOO tons, accord Ing to governm@at surveys.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-16

Luce or Connectl- cut, is, "the Con- g r 6 s s 1 o n a ] s W e at CT Girl Not that Mrs, Luce had actual ly appeared in a sweater, but in her first three days in Washing ton she appeared in a different cos time every day, and people began to make book on how long s h c could keep that in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-16

uVe bllIlon du- ferent assort- ments of tllir- teen cards each.
 If fifty = two inert pieces of paper can be arranged in that many different
 c om binations, how great must be the posslbili- ties htdd C I within the traits
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-16
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS D. Q.

ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN
 How many possible combinations do you think are concealed within an ordinary pack of fifty-two play ing cards? Mathematicians tell us that the pack can be dealt into more than six hundred and thirty
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-16
.. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
' 'Backstage Capital
 Capers
By PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington COrrespOndent

Washington Fife is Like This:
 The charming wife of a young government ofncial holds down an outside job SO she'll have enough money to keep a maid. Recently, this c. W. of the y. g. o. wanted to throw a cocktail party. But her maid asked to get off early to go home and take care of her own children because the maids own hired girl, who took care of the maids children, was throwing a cocktail party. Seems that the maid was working as @ maid so she could afford to hire @ girl to take care of her own children.
 
 Neatest nickname coined thus far for CongressWoman Glare Boothe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-16
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS The Resistance" Hokum


 I am a high school teacher and would like some information on re- sistance-something definite to pass along to my biology and general science classes. (D. A. H.
 Answer-No one knows what "re- sistance' is. It is just a bit of hokum whereby a doctor who knows nothing about the subject he is talking about keeps the gullible layman from realizing the doctor knows nothing about it. If you are interested in immunity, that is different. Immunity is specitic-lm- munity to diphtheria, immunity to typhoid. immunity to smallpox. But resistance" is pure unadulterated medical hokum. If you ever catch a doctor talking of resistance you may quote me-and I'll pay you s7 for his signed answer if he will per. init me to use it in this column of course he or she must be a real physician, not a trick doctor" Send twenty-five cents and stamped envelope bearing your address. for booklet "Call it Cri'-which deals with prevention and treatment of the common respiratory infections, tonsils, adenoids. sinusitis, bron. ehitis. ''catarrh,"' etc.
 (cOpyright io4s. John ?. bile Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-16

Things are not too bad. An American endive grown from Belgian seed is now on the market, and it's not too bad. In fact, 1t is good.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-16
Daily Almanac

The moon sets at zoo Q. m. lwar tlmel. The sun rises at B:lt a. ni., setsb;o0 D. m- twar timel.
 Al vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-16

Here's a hard one to decide right now. Will it be a mid-winter permanent, pair of shoes, or little down on fur coat? Such are the January woes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-16
Washington Merry-Go-R
Secret Squabbe Dubs Harmony of COP Senators Caucus Bridges Indignant At Deal On Foreign Relations Committees
 Hollywood Seeks to Work Out Compromise Salary Ceiling; Western Sponge Iron Experiment May Change Whole Industry
Merry Go- Round Scooped Supreme Court
BY DREW PEARSON

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-16
WASHINGTON. Janua

WASHINGTON January e Republican Leader Charles Marys report naturd grn among MNaIys colgues who attended the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-16
A Thought for Today

Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall man be more pure than his maker?- Job 4:17. God never meant that man should scale the Heavens By strides of human wisdom Tn His works, Though wondrous He commands us in His word 10 seek Him rather where His mercy shines.
 -Cowper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-16

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Attack and Vengeance! The Story Of Torpedo 8

threw himself right over the cruiser
his torpedo was aiming at. His
gunners worked lather up on their
machine gun muzzles blowing down
buckets of bullets at the ship. Then
the fellows came out of it, they
didn't know where, somewhere all
alone in the middle of the quiet,
empty evening.
Thurman couldn't get his bomb
bay doors up. They had opened all
right and the torpedo had dropped
through them all right, but then
they wouldn't come up. Something
had hit them and snarled them and
Thurman had to go numbering along
like that through all that stuff, like
a man trying to run with his pants
fallen down around his ankles. He
did not know whether he was dead
or alive. He was pretty sure he was
dead, but hoped he was alive.
Then he saw what looked like
Barnum and Ries going along ahead
and above and far from him, and he
wallowed and numbered in their di-
rection. He knew Zeros were around
somewhere, probably looking for
more fight. Unless he was up in for
nation with the others, the Zeros
would not get much fight out OF him.
They'd just be potting a pillow
sailing clumsily In the wind.
Swede made out the two dive
bombers high above the clouds, 60
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26

ing off to the north where the last
light Of day still chung in a pale,
tired way. He caught the final,
blackly twinkling flicker of them
as they dipped themselves into
and twirled through some evil brew
of their own. A battleship, he heard
over his radio, a Jap battleship that
seemed to be trying to help out
a burning Jap carrier. He knew
now why the dive bombers hadn't
come in with him on the cruisers.
They had been high enough up to
see the other, fatter target and had
wanted to grab 1t up and had felt
Swede's fellows could take care of
themselves all right And if not, if
Swede's fellows couldn't, we'll, that
was the young Nays way of fight
ing-hit everything you can find
and don't let anybody get away with
it. Swede understood their reason
ing but did not sympathize with it.
His theory was to concentrate the
attack and make sure of it. He
knew that once the fellows got
older and got to be old Navy and
got over the excitement of all the
plums the ~Japs held out for them
to pluck. they'd stop trying to pluck
them all at once and concentrate
to make sure Of getting one.
(To Be Continued.)
Copyright, 1a4a, by North American News
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
SOUTHERN COAL PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION
WASHINGTON D.
Coal Miners are Well Paid. They are Not Hungry

In ORDER TO BUILD some sort of case
for his exorbitant demands for wage in
ereases, John L. Lewis has repeatedly
stated that the wages of coal miners are
"sub-standard" as compared with other
industries and that coal miners are hun
cry. Neither of these statements has stood
up under the light of investigation.
X X X
As evidence, here is what the Truman
Committee of the United States Senate
reported recently after hearing Mr..
Lewis testimony:
I'm his appearance before the commit
tee, Mr.. John 1. Lewis sought to create
the impression that widespread hunger
was forcing the miners to fight for higher
wages. The evidence shows coal miners
now working sir days = week At increased
wases and with overtime for the sixth
day ars eafning 50 per cent more in dol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26

rate-as may be expected under war con.
ditions-the average miner will earn At
the annual rate of $2,433.OO in 1913 -
compared with $1,8o3.00 in 1912. Is il
reasonable to say that the wages Of work.
ers earning this amount of money are
sub-standard-or that they are forced to
60 hungry?
X 4 4
In December 1912, the average hourly
earnings of coal miners ranked fifth
among average hourly earnings in the ~
leading industries Of the United States.
Since then their earnings have been
greatly increased BY the change from the
5-day, 35-hour week 10 the 6-day, 42-houf
week with time and half for al work
over IS hours. These facn show that
there is no justification for Nh. Lewis
claim that the wages Of coal miners aes
'sub-standard."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26

three years among the soldiers, even
drill terms and army regulations
were taught with songs.
Leaving behind him a land where
singing is now not only used for
pleasure, but to combat illiteracy,
improve health and sanitation, in
culcate patriotism. promote adult
education and build up morale, Mr..
Liu is now engaged in the work Of
helping Americans and Chinese to-
ward more intelligent mutual I'M
derstending.
Other groups which will hear Mr..
Liu are students at American, How
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
By IRA WOLFERT.

1t. Larsen's detail and other
planes of Squadron stop Japs'
attempt to take MidDay Island
after flying ships from Norfolk,
Va. Larsen reorgantzes squad
ron and faces iusurmountable
odds at Guddalcdnal tDhen 80
ship feet appears. Locating is
ships in separate fottlld, they
90 to york ,Dtth help OF pro-
tectipe cloud.
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speakers at Sis pm. tomorrow ct
the YWCA, Ga e street NV.
Credited with being the father of
mass singing in land where it was
once considered immodest to raise
ones voice in public singing, Mr..
Liu will speak under the auspices
OF the United China Relief, Inc.
Launching his first community
singing experiment in 1885 with q
group of go underprivileged Shanghai
children, Mr.. Liu was invited by
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek to
tour the battle fronts Of China and
teach soldiers to sing together. After
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
China's Mass Singing
Teacher 10 Speak
Liu Liong-mo to Address
War Fund Speakers

Chinese armies now sing as they
march, thanks chiefly to the work
Of Liu Liang-mo, Chinese leader of
community singing, who will make
the first of five Washington public
appearances this week before an
audience of Community War Fund
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26

lars than they were earning two years
ago when they worked only five days 4
week."
X X X
Mr.. Lewis claimed that prices had risen
much more in coal towns than in other
communities. The Office of Price Admin.
istration made check test of prices in
the coal town of Nanty-G Pennsyl.
vania. The result? Prices were just about
the same As in other parts of the country.
X X X
A recently completed survey embracing
all fields Of the Southern Appalachian
area shows that in the last week Of Feb
ruafy 1913, the first period in which the
six-day agreement was fully operative,
the average earnings Of miners were
$46.7o per week.
If production continues Il il present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26

JOHN l. LEWIS demands that wages in the bituminous
coal industry be placed portal portal" basis.
At first glance, this particular demand may seem
reasonable anyone not familiar with coal mining But
cold fact shows up the portal to portal" demandike
others being pressed by Mr.. Lewis-as crafty
scheme to circumvent break the sterilization program
established by the United States Government hold
the line against imitation.
Coal miners are now paid day wages or tonnage
the basis of 7hour day which begins and ends
at their working places inside the mine. This method
of payment known as face face Miners of course
spend additional time in travel between the portal
(or entrance) of the mine and the working places
MI. Lewis claims that miners not paid for
the time spent travel He demands only that they
be paid for this time but also that they be paid at ~
times the regular rates. He demands that miners be
given average wage increase for travel of $225 per
day and this single demand, exclusive of all other de-
mands, would add approximately sz5o,ooo,ooo the
nations coal bill
The Facts Versus MI. Le,vis
Here are the facts concerning MI. Lewis portal to
portal demands
n 1t is that miners not paid for travel time
For more than 50 years, it has been understood by
the Union and the Operators that wage rates esab
ished with travel time as consideration.
a To compensate for trApel time, wage rates in the
coal industry have been set at highe levels than
for comparable work in other industries For in
stance in October 1872 the average hourly earnings of
underground miners was $11o the basis of the
7hour day. On the basis of hour day q hours at
the working place and hours travel time) the
age hourly earnings 81 cents. The latter figure
compares with average hourly earnings of IS for
workers in all manufacturing industry-in which the
s-hour work day and 4o-hour work week standard
a In the twoyear agreement signed by the Union and
the Operators in 1884, daily wages were increased
than per cent and the working day was reduced
from hours hours understood by the Union
and the Operators that this reduction in working time
with increase in wages) was intended additional
compensation for trapeltime The 7hour day and face
to face pay were incorporated in each subsequent
agreement