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Evening star., 1943-05-26
Askmenow 8-5 Choice
In American Ouks
~ the Associated Press.

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NEW YORK, May as. - The
Coaching Club American Oaks, one
Of the years major races for 3-year-
old flllies, was to be decided At Bel
mont today, with the H p Headley
pair Of Askmenow and Evaporat;>
favored at odds of to S.
Tony Pelleteri's La Reign. second
to Nellie L. in the Acorn a week ago
is the second choice at 2 to /. Mel
lie L. will not compete today for the
$40 900 purse.
Evening star., 1943-05-26
Wilson, Upsett Of Eastern Can Share Second Place by Defeating
Golf May Be Sport Hardest Hit by Bus Cut
Erased in First Sto Youth Hus AZ 23 SeoreIess innings

back injury. Joey Maxim, the
Cleveland heavyweight, now is
Pvt. Joe Berardinelli of the Air
Corps station at Miami Beach.
When the Bolles Military
School swimming team opposed
the sailor swimmers of the Jack
sonville (Fla.) Naval Air Station
recently, two of the school stars
were Chapman and Cy Higgins,
sons of the skipper Of the Tech
nical Training Center, Comdr. r.
D. Higgins. They couldn't do
much about beating Dads Blue
Evening star., 1943-05-26

Jackets. Bill Morgenthal, former
Rutgers wrestler and Olympic
champ, is captain in the Ma
rines and saw service on Guadal-
canal.
What's the Odds:
If you bet on Count Fleet
At one to twenty,
You're taking a chance
On losing plenty.
But the customers wager
Most any amount,
Believing it's safe
Just to count on the Count.
Evening star., 1943-05-26
BY SID FEEDER,
Associated Press SPORTS Write


NEW YORK, May 26.-Among the
more timely questions of the day.
like what became of filet mignon and
the cuffs on daddy's pants, is the
one about what happened to the
lightweight tournament. Well, folks,
It's been found.
1t seems that in the confusion It
was being held all the time, al
though not even the beak busters
realized it, And Bob Montgomery is
the only one to come out of it in one
piece.
A rundown of Rough Robert S
more recent victims showed today
that the brand-new world cham
pion of New York and New Jersey
has knocked off, either directly or
indirectly, 10 of the dozen or so
swatters first listed for the elimina-
ton.
Will Receive Title Recognition.
The result is the Pennsylvania
commission figures his record is close
enough to par for the course, so the
Keystone swat solons probably also
will put the title okay on Bob next
Wednesday.
Meantime, this is about as good a
spot as any to introduce the neigh
bors to the forgotten man" in Bob
cat Bob's title hullabaloo, Herman
Taylor, the Philadelphia promoter
Three times in as many years Bob
dropped decision that had the boys
writing his fstic obit. Each time
Taylor was the only one who would
take another chance And last Fri
day night Bob grabbed the brass
ring and took all the bounce out of
bouncing Beau Jack.
This was the shindig that really
proved there was lightweight tour
nament all the time, even though
any resemblance it has to the orig
inal is purely coincidental.
The original was thought up when
Evening star., 1943-05-26
Novikoff Storts Todov
In Game With Gionts
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, May 26.-Lou Novikod
Chicago Cuo holdout, who came to
terms this week, was to make his
1943 debut in left field and batting
in sixth place against the New York
Giants today
Manager Jimmy Wilson decided TO
start the Mad Russian at the first
opportunity and yesterday Novikofl
assured him he was in top shape.
Evening star., 1943-05-26
Totals 47.127ll Totals o14211o

TBatted Tor Brlnceheld IN ninth.
FBatted for Fletcher in eighth.
Tech - l6l 2IO 05O-l6
Central - 2O1 900 O9l-13
Runs-Friedbere 60. Brown (2), Walsh
Harvill, Quail t2l, Eisener H), Brince-
field, Chipman, Riddle, Sweeney ~. Bro
gan 60, Tucker, Chipouras. Rosenbloom,
Ofano Samison, McHale. Errors-Roos-
enbloom, Fletcher. Two-base hits-Brince-
field, Brown. HarvilI Three-base hits
Chipman, Sweeney, Chipouras. Home run
Evening star., 1943-05-26

Three years ago-Stu Martins
hut in first inning was only blow
granted by Paul Derringer as
Cincinnati Reds defeated St.
Louis Cardinals, 4 to 0.
Evening star., 1943-05-26
Central in Futile Rally.

Tech had a runaway time Of It at
Central yesterday until the eighth
inning. piling up 1873 edge before
the Vikings broke loose for nine runs
in the eighth. That sent Milo Quail,
Tech hurler, to the showers in favor
of Nelson Barnett. Quail, however,
was credited with his fourth series
win against one setback.
A total of 35 hits was recorded,
with Tech getting 81 off two Central
hit triple in the eighth with the
bases loaded, and also made a first
Evening star., 1943-05-26

Runs-Sparrow '"', Osman. Torrey %,
McLarney 90, Cele Errors-David, Wingo,
Brown, Torrev co., lavish C2p, Barbee,
McLarney. Ogle. Two-base hits-Sparrow,
Torrey 90. Runnels. Home run--Hen-
shaw. Stolen bases-Osman c2), David
'2i, Lena rduzzi.- Sacrihce--Brown. Double
play-Ogle to lavish to Torrey. Left on
bases-Eastern, 13; Wilson, 13. First base
on balls---Of Pohutsky, 4: off Lenarduzzi,
l; of Ogle. !. Hits-Of Speiser, in :, =
innings; off Pohutsky, 6 in 2is innings: off
] Ienarduzzi. / In ga innings.
Evening star., 1943-05-26

inning homer to take distance hit
ti,,o
Evening star., 1943-05-26

Roosevelt ---------- ola 900 020-6
Runs--McMillan t3l. Lampros, Carter
Kramer, DHh Drazin Gelles 8n IS Asha axeT maieT
Errors-Bickle. Conway. Bromley, H
Walker, Rupert (2G. Kramer. Drain CO.
Gelles. Two-base hits-Bickle, H. Gould
Lampros, Citrenbaum. Double plays
Bromley funassisted), Joy to Rupert to
Citrenbaum, Rupert to Citrenbaum.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-24
INVISIBLE ARMOR
(Hartford Courant)

Almost unnoticed in the stirring
accounts of the invasion of Sicily,
spearheaded by the indomitable
paratroopers, among the toughest
of our fighters were four chaplains
who bailed out in the early dawn to
be with the first men to land on the
invaded island The paratrooper,
armed to defend himself and equip
ped to perform definite missions in
the rear of the enemy's lines, eX-
hibits the highest degree of daring
and courage.
The paratrooper chaplain is In no
way protected as is the fighting
man. Equipped with the armor of
God. he lands amid foes. the Sword
of the Spirit is his weapon. He
may be attacked, but he cannot
strike back. The gentle word must
turn away the fire of the enemy.
Civilians may be hostile. But these
chaplains have a sublime faith in
their work. They cannot come to
us, SO we go to them" was the
comment of one chaplain who
braved the dangers of war. with the
paratroopers. Scarce heard amid
the guns below" may be the voices
of these "Sky-Pilots," but the fight
ing men have need of their faith.
And the hate-torn world, too, must
put on the Invisible Armor when
the guns are stilled, and mankind
again hungers, we hope, for the
peace of God.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-24

The United States Tariff Commission
has just issued report on foreign trade
and exchange controls in Germany. It
gives summary of German tariff his
tory and brief description of the coun-
try's tariff system. The report does not
sustain loose talk about the Hitler gov
eminent putting over any smart tricks
on American manufacturers, or accusa-
tons that our manufacturers have played
loose or crooked with the Germans. Every
one seems to have forgotten that American
chemical industries didn't need to go into
cahoots with the Germans or depend upon
that country for cartel agreements, or any
other kind of assistance. There are now
10000 patents and patent applications
held by the Alien Property Custodian,
and any American manufacturer can get
full information regarding these patents
by addressing the Office of Alien Property
Custodian, Field Building, Chicago, I'LL
nois. Beginning August l, 1943, the fee
for obtaining license to use any of these
enemy owned patents will be flat SIS
for each patent. That ought to be val
liable tip-off to many live-wire Americans.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-24
Lower Voting Age

A gallup survey reports that sentiment
is shifting toward the proposal that the
voting age be lowered to 18, on the
ground that men old enough to fight
are old enough to participate in govern
ment.
In many instances, 18-year-olds are as
intelligent and as informed as men and
women many years their senior. But
they do lack one thing that is very useful
in voting-they do not have a back
ground of experience against which to
judge the allegations and the promises
made by officeseekers
The young are ambitious, courageous,
experimental. They like to try new ven
lures. Then, as years pass, they discover
that what-at 18-they supposed to be
a promising new idea turns out to be the
same old CUFF that has been failing off
and on for centuries.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-24
ADDENDUM TO AMERICAN
FOLKLORE
New York Herald Tribune,

New York Herald Tribune)
Publication of the story of the
phantom hearse with the following
cavalcade of "mourners" in auto
mobiles carrying golfing equip
ment, and headed in the general
direction of the .Catskills, may
serve to kill this fantastic rumor.
but it is doubtful 1t is of the
authentic stuff of which enduring
legends are made. All along the
Hudson, police chiefs and others
turned out to be familiar with the
story of the bogus funeral process
sion, but when pinned down none
had seen it, nor could they find
any one who had. There is a pos
sible clew: Old-time collectors of
such items will recall the story of
the dead man in the subway, who
was being supported by two
friends" who were pretending that
the cadaver was really drunk. This
was one of the most chilling fact
stories of generation ago. 1t was
one of group which included the
story OF the girl who went into the
motion picture house, where an old
woman jabbed a hypodermic needle
into her arm; the girl. of course,
never was heard from again." 1t
is Just possible that our two old
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-24
Relative Pay Scales

Representative Engel of Michigan
found a way to make some of the war
work pay scales appear at their worst.
AS, for example, when he pointed out
that machine gun assemblers make up to
$4,000 year, the base pay of Lieuten-
ant-General Brehon B. Somervell, who
has responsibility for every phase of
American participation in this war ex-
cept the actual fighting.
The Michigan solon cites numerous
comparisons almost as startling. There
is, for example, the former Sand 10-cent
store ribbon clerk with few weeks ex-
perience in industry, who makes as
much as an army major.
Something seems screwy. doesn't it?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-24
Shackles Are Waiting

If the war finally ends with national
debt of around $50 billion dollars, the
Federal budget of the future must ap-
proXmate 20 to rs billion dollars annu-
ally. At that rate, Federal authorities will
control, by taxation, something like Is
per cent of the national income. The peo-
pie will work quarter of the time for
the government.
The bulk of new war manufacturing
plants which are now producing war
goods are for all practical purposes owned
by the government. Although operated
by private citizens, the government furn-
ished most of the money for their con-
struction. In addition, there is political
pressure for permanent government con-
troll of the natural resource industries.
The future presents a grim picture in
deed so far as individual liberty is con-
cerned if majority of people in this
nation do not wake up to the terrifying
potentialities of expanding government
power.
The country is committed to huge
public debt which will absorb a large
share of the earnings of every worker.
The war made that inevitable. We have
lost what might be called our financial
liberty, But we still have political
liberty.
Whether that, too, is lost is dependent
upon the people themselves. If they per-
nit private industries to be absorbed by
government, and the stage is now set for
that, the foundation of political liberty
will be wiped. out. Without continued
private ownership and management OF
the coal and metal mines, the oil, power
and transportation industries, together
with manufacturing enterprises, under a
free competitive system, there can be no
real independence, economic or political
for the ordinary citizen.
1t is to the interest of every individual
to do his part to see that industry not
only remains free of government DONNA
ton, but that government pursues tax
and regulatory policies which encourage
private employment The exigencies of
war have shackled our pocketbooks. But
government bureaucracy must not be
allowed to shackel our freedom and de-
stroy the republic.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-24

they would be perfectly willing
to discuss the sale of the port of
africa 20 Bolivia.
If the Chilean moderates &C
tually bring about negotiation for
the sale of africa, they will set
a new high in good neighbor re-
lationS. 1t has not been long
since the territorial ambitions of
South American countries-as in
the case of Peru VS. Ecuador and
Bolivia VS. Paraguay have
been settled by a resort to arms.
MERRY-GO-ROUND
U. S. officials visiting Britain
are struck by the fact that a Bri-
fish air officer can breakfast with
his family, see the children off
to school, and in two hours be
over the heart of enemy territory
on a bombing mission Poll
ticos are wondering if there is any
significance behind the move Of
astute Frank Gannett, New York
state publisher, in opening a
Washington news bureau in
charge of Cecil Dickson, formerly
of the Chicago Sun Patriotic
Representative John Lesinski of
Michigan has chalked up record
for his colleagues to shoot at. He
is turning all of his Congressional
salary for 1912 and 1943 into war
bonds Lesinski has private
business interests in Detroit, but
can't be classed in the heavy
income brackets.
Copyright, 1913, by United
Feature Syndicate, IncD
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-24

The American Automobile Association
protests that OPA Administrator Brown
is organizing a 180,000-man "snooper
army" to check on gasoline ration docu-
ments. Side by side with this story one
newspaper juxtaposes the headline "Mo-
florists Flock to Beaches Again - Resort
Parking Lots Crowded in Advance of
Promised End to Driving Ban" Almost
the first act of Administrator Brown was
to try out the honor system with motor
lists. 1t failed dismally. There would seem
to be no way of enforcing except to enforce.
Why, then, should OPA investigators,
U. S. enforcement agents and local polio
ing STATS not cooperate in seeing that
gasoline is used first to- win the war, be-
fore it is wasted on pleasure driving? That
is not shopping.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-24
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Banana for Baby


Baby IS months old will eat moth
ing but milk, orange juice and an
occasional slice of bread and butter
Weighed 85 at birth. now weighs 81
and is 33 inches tall, vigorous, nut
rather pale. One doctor prescribed
vitamin B liquid for his appetite,
but ia makes no difference, and
anyway his appetite seems all right
except that he won't eat other
things. (Mrs. B. P. F0
AnsWer-If the bread is made of
whole wheat or even partly of whole
wheat, the baby is being well nour-
ished. You do not mention vitamin
DIE should have daily ration of
vitamin D. If you can get banana,
he'll probably go for it-let him
have one or two we'll ripened ban
anas daily. Try to smuggle some egg
into him in one way or another two
or three days weekly
Asthma
Swimming season is here. When
I was small I had asthma but no
sign of it the past ten years. Now
20, and they tell me I'm likely to
bring on the asthma again if I go
in swimming. C. W.
Answer-In your place I'd go in
swimming whenever liked.
Graying Hair
I would like to know if this -
for gray hair is harmful in any way?
If so, what would you suggest for
grazing hair? I am q years old and
my hair is already showing some
gray hairs. (N1iss A. H. A.
AnsWer-The nostrum is merely a
dye. Send a three-cent stamped
envelope bearing your address, for
pamphlet Growing Gray Is an m
volution Process
Little Tin Doctor
Argument with our plant nurse on
ability of skin to absorb drugs, etc.
She says you don't know what you're
talking about, that watery solutions
may not be absorbed, but oily or
fatty preparations are. &C. w. W.
Answer Far be it from me to
quarred with the pronunciamento
of the Little Tin Doctor, but my
skin is still available for any fair
test.
Copyright, 1913, John F. Ollie co..
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-24
Kiri Leaves

The ways OF propaganda are stronge
and wonderful. Hitler has demonstrated
that apparently ridiculous stratagems
often do work. But we still feel that the
Owl was indulging in fantasy when it
showered kiri leaves from bombers on
JapS in the Aleutians.
The Nipponese, we are told, are super
stitiously afraid of premature shedding
of kiri leaves So colored paper limitations
we're dropped from the skies. The record
of Jap resistance on Attu will demonstrate
that one medium sized bomb would have
done more good than all the imitation
kiri leaves the Owl sent to Attu.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-24

Admiral Keyes, organizer OF the Com
mandos, now criticizes the Dieppe raid as
ill-conceived, ill-executed and ill-fated
The press dispatch infers, but does not
say, that the seadog has doubts that the
raid should have been attempted. From
this inference was dissent, modeStly be-
cause we are across the Atlantic and can
not check the fact at first hand The raid
cost 5000 lives, mostly of Canadians, and
much equipment, then more valuable
even than now. 1t had so many loose
angles that it serves-as an almost perfect
lesson how not to invade Europe. That
of course, is it's real value. From it we
learned what to do, and now, it is to be
hoped, we know what to do. The 5000
lives lost then will prove a small invest
ment when actual invasion comes.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-24

can citizens. So when they get
into braWls in American ports,
they must answer to the Pana-
manian Consul, though they are
American citizens and raw Amer
lean pay.
Certain State Department Of
ficials are urging that the prob
lem be solved by transferring
the ships back to U. S. regis
try.
NOTE: At present when one of
these ships clears U. S. port it
must pay $40 fee to the Con-
sui of Panama, in spite Of the
fact that the ship belongs to the
U. S. A.
AXIS DISTORTIONS
The Axis radio is trying to scare
up a war in South America. The
Bolivian Army, with Peru's sup
port, according to the Axis, is
about to launch an attack on
Chile to gain a port on the Pa
cific.
Here is the only grain of truth
behind this propaganda: When
Bolivian President Penaranda
returned to La Paz from his visit
to the United States, he stated
publicly that Bolivian aspira-
tons for a seaport had never
been abandoned, that when the
opportune time arose Bolivia
would essert that claim.
Truth IL, however, that Pena-
randa had no such militant mo-
tive in mind. Furthermore, mod
crate elements in Chile assert
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-24
transportation Crisis

The United States is faced with a trans
portation crisis. At least three extensive
private Investigations besides that of the
Truman Senate Committee have lust
been completed and ali of these over
whelmingly bear out the fact that we are
face to face with an almost inevitable
breakdown in the highway transporta-
ton system of our country
The Baruch Rubber Report pointed out
the dire consequences which faced our
country If we did not keep its rubber
borne transportation rolling. Baruch
went so far as to state that it could actu-
ally bring about the military defeat of
the nation. He based this on the fact
that the nation-at-War could not continue
without adequate support from the home
front and the maintenance of an adequate
civilian economy.
Today scores of industries which de-
pend upon motor truck and truck-trailer
transportation face an inadequate supply
OF trucks, insufficient manpoWer to oper-
ate them and, because of the lack of
requirements, too great maintenance
burden.
Vehicles which should have been re-
tired a year ago are still in operation,
demanding far more than their share of
the parts supply and costing far more
in man-hours of labor to keep them in
service than is economically feasible The
result is, particularly among the common
and contract carriers who carry a large
bulk of the war load, that the breakdown
is coming rapidly. Similarly in farm
vehicles, many of which are ten years old
and should have been replaced, the sup
ply has been exhausted and parts are
difficult and slow to get. When a farmer
needs truck, he needs it Immediately
because the seasons will not wait. SINH
larly war operations need their transport
tation right now, not a week, two weeks
or month from now.
1t is not exaggerating to say that an
appalling situation exists and the only
way that it can be cured is for all tracks
to be cleared for the production of need
ed trucks and truck traiers to re-equip
essential transportation agencies and
operators, including farmers who depend
upon highway hauling. 1t is impossible
to over emphasize the Importance of this
situation and the need for speed and
decision. Every locality has a chance
right now to get the facts before Sena-
tors and congressman, nearly all of
whom are home with the people who
elected them. The Truman Committee
has this situation before it at the present
time. Every evidence of the difficulties
in moving essential materials, feed and
other necessities should be made clear and
communicated to the committee at once
It is the only hope, as normal channels
are too slow to be of any benefit even
though those in authority took action
at once.
Therefore, to speed action and put>def-
mite information and facts in the hands
of Congressman and Senator's see them
and tell them NOW
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-24
THE SHANGRI-LA
New York Times

NANCW VI n
The United States Navy, insti-
gated and abetted by that lover of
naval lore, Franklin D. Roosevelt, is
about to break tradition. There
are fairly strict rules for labelling
shipse of war: battleship is called
after state, heavy cruiser rates
a big city, light cruiser small
city, a destroyer honors some naval
hero or some distinguished friend
of the Navy, and a submarine takes
the name of a fish or some animal
that is at home in the water. Air
craft carriers enjoy more freedom,
for they can be named after early
fighting ships of our Navy or after
battles. Thus the Saratoga, the
Bonhomme Richard, the Kearsarge
But until now no ship has been
named after an imaginary place,
the creation of story-teller's
dream.
One is going to be so entitled 1t
is, of course, fl the Shanghai. In a
moment of inspiration President
Roosevelt told the reporters that
the planes which bombed Tokyo
took off from this never-never land
of James Hilton's invention. Ac-
tually their starting point was the
rolling deck of the Hornet, later
lost in the Midway fight. So the
new aircraft carrier, for which we
are all being asked to buy an extra
dollars worth of war savings
stamps this month, will bestow a
triple honor: on Mr. Hilton's bold
imagination, on the lost Hornet and
on the men who carried out what
was probably the most spectacular
air raid of history
Subscriptions for the Shangri-La
are now well past the halfway
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-24

utes he knew exactly where we
were. We were sailing once more
by the stars"
Things always clear up in the
midst of LIES storms when we can
look up, take our reckoning, and
know exactly where we are. We
may scan the horizon all we have
mind to, we may signal to the
craft which like ourselves are des-
perately beating the storm, and the
only response we shall get from
them is the announcement that
they are as completely lost as we
are. Just as the mariner has to
turn his Instruments on the eternal
stars before he can determine his
position with certainty, so we have