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Evening star., 1944-11-08
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE

Q. How long does an orchid bloom
last when 1t is left on the plant?-
|E. L. H.
A. An orchid flower lasts, several
months on the plant and from one to
three weeks when cut. n1
@. From what country did Gov.
Bricker's ancestors comet. s. s.
A. Gov. Bricker's ancestors left the
Swiss borderland and came to Amer
lea before the Revolution. They
migrated by wagon from Cumber-
land, Md, to a farm near Mount
Sterling, Ohio, in 1880. 1t was here
that Gov Bricker was born Septem-
her 6, 1898. On his mothers side
he is of Scotch. Irish and English
descent.
Q. What is the most expensive
professional sport?-H. G. w.
A: Horseracing Is probably the
most costly of professional sports.
@. How many kinds of gems are
there?-G. G.
A. Only about so of the more
than 1900 known minerals are used
as gems and only three of these
possess the qualities which make
them precious. These are diamond,
corundum Tuby and sapphire) and
beryl (emerald).
Q. Are there any fundamental diff
ferences between people who live at
high attitudes and those of the low
lands?-B. S. l..
A. Studies of the people who live
permanently in the high mountain
regions of Peru indicate that they
are adapted and have measurable
difference in both physique and
chemical constitution.
Q. Why do some of the old houses
around Hanover. Pa, have two front
doors?-G. K. o.
A. Many years ago in this Penn
sylvania Dutch settlement houses
had no dining rooms. When one
entered the front door, he was i'm
mediately in the kitchen. Since this
was rather embarrassing and incon-
venient at certain times while pre-
pairing meals, etc, guests were taken
through the second front door which
led directly into the parlor.
@. What is meant by slip
laws"?-J. L. z.
A. The first printed form in
which the laws Of the United States
appear is known as slip laws" each
law Is a separate pamphlet or
leafiet, some only a single sheet.
Laws are printed as soon as possible
after their approval by the Presi-
dent.
@: When was mahogany first
used in buildings?-C. v.
A. The earliest known use of
mahogany in buildings was in the
Cathedral of Santo Domingo, COM
pleted in 1850. The fine carved
interior woodwork is still in good
condition after four centuries.
enlisted in August, 1943, Is he en-
titled to mastering -out pay?-J. .C.L.
A. With certain exceptions, each
member of the armed forces Of the
United States who has been engaged
in active service in the present war
and who is discharged or relieved
from active service under honorable
conditions on or after December l.,
l94l, is eligible to receive musterins-
out pay. Enlisted veterans OF the
Navy should file their applications
for such pay with the chief Of the
field branch, Bureau of Supplies and
Accounts, Navy Department, Cleve-
land, Ohio.
@. What is the term applied to
person who studies reptilesp-A. L. B.
A. A person who collects and
makes a study of reptiles Is called
a herpetologist.
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and respects the Stein
label. He knows that it stands
for the ultimate in uniform styl-
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he's mainly interested in his ap-
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this combination OF styling, tailor
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
FORMER SCHOOL
 ATHLETE DIES
Bill Sweeney, B, Wilby Grid Star to Be Inferred
 Monday

william F. Sweeney. 8, of s43 Bank street, former tackle on the wiIby High school football team and member of the AlI-State team in 1927, died last night at his home after brief illness.
 One of the most outstanding foot ball players in Waterbury In the last 20 years, MT. Sweeney was also manager of the basketball team. Born in Waterbury, he was the son of Gretta (Byrnes) Sweeney and the late Daniel Sweeney. He was a graduate of MerriYnafl school and Wilby High school. He was employed by the American Brass Go.
 Surviving besides his mother are two sisters, Mrs. Mae McGratn and Mrs. Michael Sasso; two me. ces, the Misses Gretta Louise ana Diana Mae Sasso, all of Waterbury.
 The funeral will be held from the Mulville Funeral Home, 270 west Main street, at 8:15 a. n., Monday' to St. Patrick's church where a sol- emn high Mass of requiem VIII pc celebrated at g. Burial will be ID new st. Joseph's cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home rom 1 to 10 D. m. today and ? to 10 p. n' tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04

having government contracts would be allowed to charge as reimburs- able cost the pay to workers for election time off.
 2. White House Press Secretary Stephen T. Early said that Sen Carter Glass, D., Va, had tele- phoned him asking him to give the president his Hove" and assure him that Glass would vote for him Glass opposed the third term nom- ination and until 8 day or so ago had said nothing about favoring a fourth term.
 Members of the presidents party included two presidential secretari- es. William D. Hassett and Steph- en T. Early; Vice Admiral Ross T. McIntire surgeon general of the navy and the presidents personal physician; Admiral William D Leahy chief of staff to the pres ident; Grace Fully MT. Roosevelt's private secretary: Postmaster Gen. eral Frank c. Walker; Ambassador to Great Britain John G. Winant: Judge Semuel I. Roseman counsel to the president: Robert Sherwood former head of the overseas branch of OWI now assisting in MT. Roose- velt's reelection campaign and Eugene Casey special administrative aide.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04

(Conunued rom Page D and they crawled out of their fox holes to greet their deliverers who were amazed to find them alive.
 The names of the boys in this gallant band were unavailable.
 The commanding officer went among the blood-stained 67 men shaking their hands and greeting every one as a hero.
 Company Commander Ernest D Fox of Salt Lake City, Utah, said the company started making the river crossing in British assault boats Monday night.
 we had the misfortune to run into an enemy outpost smack irI front of us," he said. we discovered an unmappeo bridge to the left of us but it was heavily mined. Robert Neil of Gar field, N. J., walked across the bridge and detached the wires so we could cross.
 "The Germans had mortar bat terias planted in rows on both sides of the road. They allowed us to go in and then opened fire from thu rear.
 T ordered the men to dig in. Bull we were in g soggy field below dyke level and they had not dug moro than two feet before the holes filled with water"
 But the men stayed in the cover and fought of counter r-attacks un- til their situation appeared hope lesS-juSt before the rescue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
SUICIDE VERDICTIN
 WOMAN'S DEATH
Mrs. Margaret Provan' cher, g, Discovered in
 Gas Filled Apartment

Medical Examiner pr. Edward H Kirschbaum returned a verdict oi suicide yesterday in the case of Mrs Margaret Provancher, 2S, who val found dead in her gas filled apart ment at 31 Railroad Hill street. Mrs Proyancher had been Respondent and in i'll health, the Medical Ex- aminer reported.
 Mrs. Provancher was born ih Waterbury. the daughter of Ed ward and Rose (McMahon) Dugan
 Besides her parents, Mrs. Pro vancher is survived by her nus band, Armand, U. s. Army, Italy four children, Edward, Ernest ana John LAfontaine, by a previous marriage: and Joan Provancher; three sisters, Mrs. Martin Clan ciola, Mrs. Dorothy Post and Mrs' Lillian Charpensky, all of this city; and a brother, John Dugan, U. D. Army. South Pacific.
 The funeral will be held from the Mulville funeral home. TV west Main street, at 2 p. m. Mon day. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home 2 to 10 ?. m. to- day and tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
Dewey Will
 Attend Rally
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ment upon the job-making machin- cry of our economic system" and lower individual and corporate in- come taxes.
 Merge all labor agencies into one, "Take the hand of government oil free collective bargaining. Choose secretary of labor from the ranks of labor" and provide jobs for all
 Extend social security to "those who most desperately need protec- tion and are now not covered"
 Be free from the influence o1 Communists and domination o' corrupt big city machines"
 Protect farmers against extreme luctuation of prices" without "dic- tation and control by his own gov ernment."
 Retain in command army ano navy leaders to whom he credits military victories, restore unity which would speed victory" anc bring home and release member! of the arme dforces cat the earliest practical moment after victory"
 Carry on the fight until the mili' tary might of Germany and Japar is crushed, and establish "a worlt organization in which all nations may share as sovereign equals, tt deal with future threats to the peace of the world from whatever source and on a permanent basis" Postwar collaboration to proven future wars was the subject o three major speeches-at Louisville Ky, at New York city and at Min neapolis, Minn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
GASOLINE MEN
 HANDED FINES
Five Waterbufians Pay From $50 to S37S for
 Bogus Coupons

Federal Judge Carol c. Hincks in New Haven District Court yes terday imposed fines ranging from $50 to $375 on five Waterbury men who pleaded no contest to charges of acquiring, possessing and trans ferring counterfeit and invalid cou- pons worth 11,oOO gallons of gaso- line.
 Fined were: Sylvio Monti, 36, $375; Louis Murno, 29, $250; John Sylvestre, g, $90; Guido Cichetti, 20, $8O, and Francis Coogan, 2S, $50.
 Angelo Lupinacci, 30, of Stamford, charged with acquiring and trans- ferring counterfeit and invalid cou- pons worth 100000 gallons, was sen- fenced to 30 days in the Danbury correctional institute and fined $1,- GOO. Harry Kent, a Bridgeport used car dealer who pleaded guilty to acquiring and transferring counter felt and stolen ration coupons worth 8,65O gallons, was sent to jail for 10 days and fined $10O, in spite of his wife's plea that jail sem tence for her husband would end her school teaching career.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
OBITUARY

PITCHER = Mrs. Ann Dalby Fichter, widow of John G. Fichter, 186 Perkins avenue, died early this morning at Waterbury hospital.
 Born Nov. q, 1861, in England. she had been a resident of this city for the past 30 years.
 Surviving are one son, David A. Williams, Waterbury; one sister, Mrs Emily Williams, England; three grandchildren, Harry A. and David P. Williams, and Mrs. Ella Andrews, all of Waterbury.
 Mrs. Fichter was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal church, Water vile.
 Funeral services will be held Mor- day at 2 p. m. at the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue. Burial will be in old Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow from to 5 and 2 to g p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04

Hartford, Conn.-Arrive 11:55 a. m,. motor to city park for brief ad- dress.
 Springfield, Mass.-Arrive about p. m. for another rear platform speech.
 Worcester, Mass.-Brief stop to pick up Sen. David I. Walsh, D., Mass.
 Boston-Arrive 5:30 p. m.. remain ing aboard train until time to go to Fenway Park for speech 9:00-9:45 D. m. EWT.
 For the most part, Sunday will be a day of rest at MT. Roosevelt'S s Hyde Park, N. Y, family home. Monday he will make what has be- come traditional tour Of the Hud- son Valley around Hyde Park, visit ing Kingston, Newburgh, Beacon and Poughkeepsie with talks at each stop.
 Tuesday
 On Tuesday. the President will make his usual trip to the white walled town hall in Hyde Park Vil- lage where the election registrar will ask his name and occupation and the president will reply: Franklin D. Roosevelt, tree grower" before casting his ballot.
 The importance attached to the Boston speech by the Democratic National Committee was evidenced by the fact that for the first time in this campaign the Presidents ad- dress will be broadcast over three radio networks Blue, NEG and CBS
 Party leaders hoped he would hit the same high, fighting level that he did in his 194O Boston campaign appearance vixen he got the crowd shouting in unison with him on the phrase, Martin, Barton and Fish At any rate, it will be MT. Roose- velt's big campaign wind-up and New England Democratic chiefs looked for a hard-swinging speech.
 During the day the President had the opportunity for several oratoric- al strikes against his opponents. The Bridgeport appearance is in the heart of the congressional district represented by Rep. Glare Boothe Luce, R., Conn, one of the sharpest critics of the administration.
 Hartford Visit
 The Hartford visit harked back to 1940 when an organization known as the peoples committee to defend life insurance and savings asserted that continuation of New Deal po- licies endangered policy values. The president took note of this at his news conference yesterday and said the sight of the many insurance companies in Hartford probably would inspire him to point out that. in the face of such charges, insur- ance policies were still good.
 As. MT. Roosevelt left Washing ton last night there were two new political developments:
 1. The president, asking employ CTS to give their workers sufficient time off Tuesday to vote, asked that any employe who is not al- lowed enough time to vote inform me of the circumstances, together with the name of his company and other pertinent facts" The pres ident pointed out that companies
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
Americans Widen
 West Wall Wedge
(Continued from Page 1.)

made rapid progress against stiff re- sistance at the outset, but later were slowed by enemy counter-attacks
 It. Gen. Alexander Pach'S Aneri- can 7th Army some 35 miles to the north added Reclonville, six miles north, to the cluster of a dozen or mroe villages seized during the past week.
 From the almost-forgotten French Riviera front came word that AL lied troops ''in a limited forward movement on the heels of an ap- parently local withdrawal" had oc- cupied Sospel, eight miles north ot the French Italian border town of Mentone on the Mediterranean coast. The nearby villages of Cas- tillo and Moulinet, along with heights overlooking the Italian from tier, also were seized.
 The American 3rd Army front around Nancy and Metz was quiet throughout yesterday except for a light German counter attack against ruined MaiziereS Les Metz, six miles north of Metz. It. Gen. George s. Patton's headquarters re- vealed that the 3rd Army has cap- tured 103,000 prisoners since it broke thorugh at St. Lo in Nor mandy early in August.
 Fighter -bomberS supported both the American 1St Army southeast of Aachen and British and Canadian units on Walcheren.
 Canadian forces were revealed to have thrust across the narrow chan nel between North Beveland Island and Walcheren and established a 3,O0O-yard bridgehead on the east coast of Walcheren just below the causeWaY linking the two islands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04

Continued from Page D ube, after a swift seven-mile ad- vance from Alsonemedi, captured yesterday.
 Behind the spearheads stretched trail of wrecked enemy equipment and isolated remnants of the Ger man. Hungarian army group srnash- ed up in the last four days of fight ing.
 (The situation inside Budapest was obscure. A sensational Moscow dispatch published in London said a revolution" had broken out in Budapest, while Istanbul reported peace demonstrations in the city Radio Budapest itself acknowledged the city was jittery and called on the people to ignore false rum- ors.")
 A Soviet naval flotilla was sailing up the Danube to join in the final assault on Budapest. Its officers said scores of swollen enemy bodies were floating downstream, mute testi- mony of the heavy casualties being inflicted on the defenders.
 Budapest, with 8 population Of 1 162,00O, Is the eighth and largest European capital to be attacked by the Red Army. Its fall would knock out the last big bastion on the Dan- ube Valley invasion route to Aus tria, Vienna and Germany itself.
 While Malinovsky's Second Uk- rainian Army spearheads stabbed up to Budapest itself. his main forces were liquidating by-passed routed and diSorganized enemy pockets along a 55-mile front be- tween the Danube and Tisza rivers south and southeast of the capital.
 More than 100 towns and villages between the two rivers were over- run yesterday and the east bank of the Danube was cleared along 8 54- mile stretch to within 30 miles of Budapest.
 The Soviet high command report ed in its Friday midnight communi- que that the Germans and Hun garians were reeling back along the east bank, abandoning arms and material in their haste to escape the Soviet onslaught.
 In East Prussia, the Germans were counter-attacking and wedged the Soviet lines near Goldap, 20 miles incide the Reich's frontiers, at least temporarily in two places.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04

(Continued from Page D was too inexperienced in army ways to lead major ground forces.
 This criticism had been growing in some quarters during the recent operations in Burma and Leese's ap- pointment apparently assures the rtention of Mountbatten as supreme commander in forthcoming opera tionS.
 LeeSeiS command embraces the British 14th Army now fighting in Burma and other sunspecified units, presumably including American forces operating in the theater.
 Leese, tall thin quiet-spoken man, at 49 is one of the youngest British high commanders, although well experienced in southeast Asia. At the outbreak of the war he was chief instructor of the staff college at Quetta, India.
 His successor as commander of the Eighth Army was Lieutenant General Sir Richard L. McCreery in the early stages of the Italian campaign. McCreery; 46. previously had commanded the 10th Corps in the Eighth Army.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
Relief Column Is
 Set For Big Fight
(Continued from Page D

the waist of the Island from Abuy- og on the east coast.
 Reconnaissance pilots previously had reported Japanese troops re- embarking on transports in Ormoc Bay, but this now appeared to have been an attempt to deceive the American command into believing that they were abandoning the is- land.
 Simultaneously with their new landing, the Japanese stepped up their air attacks on American air. dromes and shipping. A consider able number of men were killed or injured when a Japanese bomb hit an American merchant ship in Leyte harbor.
 A sheet of flame that swept over the forward part of the ship caused most of the casualties. The ship it. self was not damaged severely.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04

publicans may possibly go Demo- cratic on congressional candidates.
 If Roosevelt should poll substan- tial margin in Connecticut it is pos- sible that this ticket-splitting may result in a Republican governor and Democratic state ticket otherwise, which would leave Gov, Baldwin somewhat as ''guberna- torial Sinbad on lonely political isle".
 Mayor McLevy may be the means of upsetting completely MT. Hur- ley's chances just as the remark able fine vote boiled by the Il time candidate of the Socialist party was generally conceded as having spelled defeat for former Governor Wilbur L. Cross when the latter sought reelection in 1898. That lat ter year McLevy boiled the greatest number of votes he has ever gained when 166,253 votes, made up oi those of many Democrats, rolled in for the Socialist candidate. The final results that year showed Bald- win the victor, for his first term, with 230237 votes and Cross trail- ing with 227.459. The margin of defeat for Cross that year was engraved in the total for McLevy.
 In 194O Mayor McLevy boiled but 17.O0O votes and increased that to 34,O0O in 1042. A large vote for him this year would easily spell defeat for Hurley unless the irn- probable of an overwhelming Roosevelt landslide in Connecticut occurred.
 If MT. Dewey should poll sub- stantial majority the chances of a sweep for the entire Republican ticket in the state seem excellent. Bearing the greatest handicap is Sen. John A. Danaher who has been attacked by some in his own party, on the contention that the senator is an "isolationist"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
Presidential Campaign
Continued from Page D

(Continued from Page D Bricker: Socialist, Norman Thomas and Darlington Ho0pes; Socialist Labor, Edward T. Teichert and Aria A. Albaugh; Prohibition, Claude A watson and Andrew Johnson.
 This is a fourth term bid by MT Roosevelt. Four years ago he de- feated the late Wendell l.. Willkie Republican, by 27,243, ,466 votes to 9 ,S04, ,756, polling 55 per cent of the popular vote against AS per cent for Willkie but winning g landslide electoral vote decision, 440 to 82.
 The popular vote is expected to be smaller and closer this year, es- inmates of the total running from 10000, ,OOO well beyond 46,O00, ,00C compared with the approximately 5O.OOO GOO cast in 1o40. In 8 close election the absentee vote from the armed services may be decisive and that further complicates the situa- tion. In II states those absentee ballots will be counted after election day on dates varying with the states. The final count is as late as Dec. 7th in North Dakota. The other 10 are California, Colorado Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Ne hraska, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island Utah and Washington.
 A remark by Vice Presidential Candidate Truman has been taken as a challenge to the statesmanshir of Sen. David I. Walsh, senior mem- Der of the Democratic party in all New England. Truman called Walsh an "isolationist" under cir cumstances suggesting that the sen ate would be better off without him unless he changed his point of view The remark may cost MT. Roosevelt Massachusetts, IS electoral votes.
 The Thomas Teicheft Watson presidential ecandidacies, represent ing minute minorities, are protest or single cause gestures, at most without hope of more than some hundreds of votes here and there where 1t has been possible to con- form with the law to get the party name on the ballot.
 Party AIignments
 As the campaign closes, party alignmentS in the congress are as follows:
 Senate: Democrats, 5S; Republi- cans, 37; Progressive, 1.
 House: Democrats, PA; Republi- cans, 210; Progressives, 2; Farmer. Labor, 1; Amefican-Labor, l; Vacani
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
Acute Paper Bag
 Shortage Locally

An acute shortage in paper bags is again noted in Water bury. Many grocery store pro- prietOrs are practically down to their last bags.
 HOusekeepers are urged to save bags to relieve this sit- uation. When shopping it is advised to bring along bags and help out in this way. Save your paper bags! Do not throw them into the incinefatOr. In this way the store keeper will be saved the embarrassment of dispensing his goods poorly wrapped or not wrapped at all.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04

0COnVIuueu rum FAse 1I best chance, and the best chance of all nations. little and big, will come by continuing in office the man who has been working closely with our Allies"
 U. s. Sen. John A. Danaher, Rep, seeking reelection, called for colla- boration with other nations for peace, and urged that ''at the same time, somebody must look out for the people of the United States
 Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin. ehar- actefisin9' his administration as s'a friendly Government unsurpassed h8 any state in the union,'f shid that if reelected. Che state goFefnnIe ens
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04

will remain cooperative"
 Pf. Wilbert Snow of Wesleyan Democratic candidate for Lieuten- ant governor, said at Hartford that Former Democratic Governor Rob- .ext A. Hurley, as an engineer and former administrator 6f the State Public Works department was just the man to undertake the nkats' 5 postwar constructiots.' z
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04
Lithuanians Plan
 Clothing Campaign
Salvage Drive Starts Tomorrow Continuing Until Nov.
 20; Highland Avenue Interviews Set
BROOKLYN NEWS

A clothing salvage drive which will be started tomorrow by Lith- uarlian organizations throughout the country will be conducted here by the local branch of the United Lithuanian Relief Fund. The can- paign will continue until November on