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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01

We waited for long time to spring this on the scientific world, but there's no time like the persent. From time to time we have mentioned in this column how medical men and scientists claim that July and other months are poor ones to be born in for babies born then are apt to be short-lived. Babies born in Febru- ary and March were said to have the best prospects for a long life. Certain factors were assigned to this claim. It has just occurred to us that right at hand up until few short months ago was the living proof of the futility of such claims. When John D. Rockefeller died he was rapidly approaching his 98th birthday. He was born on July 8, 1889. George Bernard Shaw was also born in July, the year being 1856, which is eighty years ago, These may be the exceptions, but it's hard to convince us that there won't be plenty of exceptions to any such rule as this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01
Plagued by Own Follies

A new form of bubonic plague is preVa- lent among animals in the western United States, and it may spread to the east and become extremely dangerous to man. So says Dr. C. R. Eskey of the U. 5. Public Health Service, in an address be- fore the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in Denver.
 Ever since 1908, it has been known that certain ground squirrels in California have been carrying the bacillus pestlS, which is responsible for the disease that in times past has decimated whole con- tinents. Within the last two years, says pr. Eskey, it has been discovered that the malady is spreading among small animals in seven other states It has turned up in Utah, for instance, in re- zion separated from California by wide desert - indicating that no natural bar riers will check it's spread.
 So far, the victims have been squirrels for the most part. But it would not take a very outlandish combination of circumstances to promote this plague from it's present status as ravisher ot ground squirrels to advance agent for the Angel of Death among American human beings. There is no need to worry very much about it. It probably won't happen - and, if it did, the science and organization are available to check it. But it is worth speculating about briefly, just the same.
 Suppose bubonic plague should sud- Genly begin to spread-in America, ln Europe and in Asia. The civilized na- tionS of the world would at once unite to stamp it out. The best brains and the best equipment would be marshaled for AIaa iAh i1ot 11- paign to save lives would be started. Scientists from Germany, America, Ja- pan and all other countries would work side by side; there would be the most complete cooperation, and it would last until the last vestige of danger had dis appeared.
 For when this race of ours gets really frightened - when 1t has to stand face to face with the grim specter of natures hostility - it can achieve an inverted but effective kind of brotherhood. It can forget its rivalries, it's jealousies and its suspicious and concentrate magnifi- gently on the job of making the world a safe place to live in.
 But consider, now, the danger the world actually faces today, Not bubonic plague, but war; not natural pesti- lence, but man-made peril - which, in its destructive effects, would be five times worse than any plague that ever existed. Where is the international CO., operation to avert this danger? Where ' is the marshaling of the best minds, the sinking of old enmities, to make the world safe place to live in? Nowhere. We can meet any challenge our environ ment throws in our faces; but the greatest challenge of all - the one that arises from our own greed and blindness we cannot meet We can conquer all our enemies, it seems, except ourselves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01
New Merchant Marine

The new Maritime Commission, taking over it's duties from the Shipping Board, gives special study to- the question ot de- Veloping an American merchant marine. Many matters must be carefully weighed before definite program is undertaken. But on one point the commissioners seem agreed at the start.
 There are to be no super-liners for the present and no effort to capture the imaginary "Blue Ribbon" for swifteSt Atlantic crossing. The reasons for this restraint are simple. Such ships cost too much for profitable commercial opera ton under existing conditions. Their cargo space is small compared with their size. Smaller ships, of 10000 to 25,000 tons, are greatly needed, and most mem- bers of the commission believe they should be built in considerable number before anything spectacular is attempted.
 There is no apparent intention, either, of building up a merchant fleet quickly. A steady and reasonable program of re- placement of old vessels every year, so that in the future no great number ever will become obsolete at the same time, is the idea.
 That we start with something of a handicap is suggested by the statistics on cargo vessels. The United States has replaced only per cent of it's merchant fleet in the last 10 years Great Britain has replaced Al per cent of hers, Germany 31 per cent, Japan IT and France 15 per cent. The temptation to speed is great, but here is a place where haste would make waste
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01
Selected Poem
CAESURA

CAESURA
 (Beren Van slyke in the New York Times) There was table and a tree, That night in Paris in November, and three Gypses with guitar Chartng the listeners course from street to star. They hid behind hedge, and their Threats were a nest whose hedgings tried the air, Dved through the starlghts crest. Breasting wind that never gave them rest. The city vanished; we were two Alone and sleepless, with hesitant words we knew Nbbling our mood like sheep Keeping to narrow paths along steep Mountain of thorns and stingng herb. No need to flute back the unwary verb; We knew our flock, were mute In beautiful safety through hours rresolute Paris in Autumn; and we leaned Over old wine against hedge that screened In delicate design The fine falterings between your words and mine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01
IF PreSSConnent
A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP
 Bridgeport Times-Star)

The Waterbury Republican likes Mayor T. Frank Hayes. In fact, the state of its affection is so warm that 1t even mounts under its edi- torial collar.
 Yesterday, in friendly fashion, for instance, 1t ventured to suggest that Mayor Hayes slight hesitancy in approving certain details of a pro- posed merit system for Waterbury was caused by his deeply seated love for the political ward-heelers who are already on the city payroll, or who have hopes of making 1t in the near future.
 Addressing itself to these ward heelers, The Republican observes that Mayor Hayes is taking such an attitude not because he "loves city service reform less, but you more."
 Mayor Hayes should most graciously thank The Republican for reassuring the members of his machine that his loyalty to them is unabated.
 Indications are that he may need them in the Mayoralty election next fall in spite of the support he will receive from The Republican.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01

who serves you tonight"
 Copies of the letters have been turned over to the Post Office Department for investigation. Representative Matthew Dunn of Pittsburgh, a member of the House committee, has also asked postal agents to investigate whether the senders of the let- ters might have any connection with the sudden death of Connery from food poisoning.
 Merry G0-ROund
 The Federal Bureau of Investi- gation is making secret probe of charges of mismanagement and fraud in bankruptcy cases in thu federal court in Little Rock, Ark. The inside word is that several prominent lawyers of the state are involved in the accusations. {. The publicity staff of the Boy Scout Jamboree now in progress in Washington is putting even government press agents to shame. On one day Washington correspondents received 17 differ erent press releases about the Jamboree. The Republican National Committee may be in a dormant state but the Young Re- publican, monthly publication of the Young Republican clubs, bub- bles with hope and enthusiasm. Snappily gotten up and with a number of lively articles, the magazine is an unusually attrac- tive political organ.
 Copyright, 1887, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01
Contraction, Not Expansion

Judging by the way that Public Works Director Robert F. Hurley is taking hold at Hartford there will be bit of con- traction and not expansion of the various state departments that are housed in the Capitol and the state office building. This will be welcome news for the folks back home, you know, the taxpayers long, suffering and patient. We hope that Mr. FIurley's activities will not cease with those of the past weekend when he neatly set one state department to moving out of it's quarters into others.
 We do not say this with any intention 10 cause general housekeeping at the Capitol Far from it. But of late years there has been much talk of government reorganization. It was to be simplified by getting rid of dead and obsolete arms. There was to be amalgamation, too. In short what we didn't need was to be dropped as so much dead wood. In the long run the state was to benefit by hav- ing less red tape and naturally less eX- pense in upkeep. That's laudaole aim as anyone can see.
 There may be some justifiable com plair1ts at Hartford about the lack of space for various departments whose services have been expanded Certainly tfe State Highway and Motor Vehicle dcpartments have mushroomed in the last twenty years. They demand space for they do a lot of business all the time, On the other hand we can understand where other agencies of the state govern ment might be persuaded to perform :heir tasks under pleasant circumstances to be sure, but not in what you would call palatial quarters.
 If MT. Hurley continues his work ne
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01

Perish the thought: There's no graft in Brooklyn, N. Y. At least Magistrate Mark Rudich says there isn't, but it was the way he said it that made court re- porters write the way they did as he dis posed of the case of a cafeteria owner who was accused of throwing stale buns in the street when the garbage collector wouldn't remove them. He made the claim of graft" but the magistrate said, You shock me. This administration is free from graft - it is simon-pure. This is city of holy sweets For the last three and half years we have not had graft. Graft went out of this city on the night of December 31, 1933." Sentence was suspended.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01

who hate him in Spain.
 I regret I have never had the pleasure to meet you, MT. Murno, but I wish to express to you my gratitude, and thanks and apprecia- ton for the way you express so forc- ibly the true situation and I think the people of the city who are for religion, law, and order should have gratitude to you for fighting for those things and telling the people the truth.
 At the same time, MT. Murno, l disagree with you on one thing and wish you would explain 1t as you can do so well, as you have such 8 translucent way of shedding clear light on things difficult because of your masterly dissertations and ora tory.
 This is the trouble, MT. Murno Why should the old lady of Down. ing Street rule the waves-how about the Mediteranean-ha, ha-? You know who I mean MT. Murno The country that got Italy into the World War on the old friendship plea and then gave her two miles of mountains and now talks piously about slaves in Ethiopia. Why should that country now stay back and not take sides? I suspect she would like to see communists win ir Spain, just to block Italy, but she won't say SO. I wish you would in- form the anti-communist and God loving public what you think of this
 What I disagree with you about is that you seem still to be allured by the archaic, absolute idea of an- cient friendship of England and It. ally only because England helped It. ally. I think you should denounce that idea and give clarity to the present situation because I am sure you can do so with illuminative dis coursations which will completely nullify the vile caluminations and show exactly what the situation is Do you think England has as much at stake in Spain as Italy?
 disagree with you in praising local war veterans resolutions. They condemned Fascism the same as Communism. Please explain this to veterans and public and show how they are wrong.
 Respectfully yours,
 "DoNATo."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01
A Book a Day
How a Female Lives in Land of Hoboes
BY BRUCE CATION

A box car, you might say, is nc place for woman, and neither is the cindery, jolting blind baggage of a passenger train. And yet wo- men are riding these unorthodoS conveyances every day in the fe- male hobo is as regularly estab- lished an inhabitant of the world of vagrancy as is the male.
 All of this I gather from "Sistel of the Road" which is presented as "the autobiography of Box-Cai Bertha, as told to Dr. Ben L. Reit- man" (Macaulay: $2.50.
 pr. Reitman has done gooc job of "ghosting". The book k presented as the authentic remin. iscences of real person, and see no reason to doubt 1t. Anyway 1t makes an interesting story-ever If 1t Is not at all the sort of book to leave around where your Aunt Emma might find 1t.
 The female hobo, according tc Box-Car Bertha, gets along just about as the man does. Like the man, she may be one of severa types itinerant worker, jobles' job-hunter, restless ne'er-do-well, ol just plain bum. She has no trouble getting decent treatment from tht male hoboes, if she shows that that is the kind of treatment she wants Lately she has taken to hjtch-hikir instead of riding the rods! it's easier for a woman. If she has bab, with her, it's lead-pipe cinch.
 Box-Car Bertha had her ups ane downs, and some of the downs were pretty far down. She tell; about them with utter frankness and her book Is not for tht squeamish. In its own way though, 1t is 0 valuable sidellght on strange and interesting seg' ment of the population.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01
Daily Almanac

Moon rises l2:36 a. rn daylight time). Sun rises 5:2S a. m; sets 8:28 (daylight time)
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty min- uteS after sunset
 High tide at Milford Friday, July 2, 6:0i D. m.: low tide, l2:38 Q. m. daylight time). Moons phases-Last quarter, July l, 8:55 a. m. new moon. July ., l2:06 .. rn. first quarter, July IS. 5:28 a. m; full moon, July 23 8:38 a. m; last quarter, July 90, 2:3o p. n. tdaylight time).
 Morning stars, Venus. Jupiter, Saturn; evening Mercury, Mars, Jupiter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01

There are certainly signs of activity along Willow street these days as house. holders rush the jobs of having new water connections made from the streets. Hav- ing this work done now will prevent the new pavement being torn up in the future and will also enable the city to rush it's paving jobs. The slight incon- venience now will be amply repaid by the new surfacing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01
Answers To Questions
By Frederick M. Kerby

o. Name the widows of former presidents of the U. s. who are still living.
 A. Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Mrs. William Howard Taft, Mrs. Thomas J. Pres ton, Jr., formerly Mrs. Grover Cleveland), Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge.
 e. Name five of the earliest edu- cational journals published in the United States.
 A. The Academician, New York, 1818-1829, semi-monthly; the Amer ican Journal of Education, Boston, l826-31; Teachers Guide and Par ent's Assistant, Portland, Me,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01
WE LIKE YOU, MIR. MURNO BUT EVEN MIGHTY HOMER
 NODDED
Waterbury, Conn. June 30, 1887.

"eVSASuJb Jb SOiAhA'
 June 30, 1887. Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 There is such stupefaction of the many so-ealled native Americans in this city about the true situation in Spain due to the putrefaction of part, If not all of the press of this city blinded by deceiving them selves on their dislike for Fascism by seeing Democracy as what com munists and Socialists would like, that we should commend highly the clear light with which Nunzio Mur- no has luminated these difficult situations.
 I am sorry my education is not such that I can clearly express in such masterfully nomenclature as MT. Murno, but what would like to express is the thanks of the pub lie of Waterbury, which has honor for Its church and state govern ment, law and order, and hatred for the cunning, vile ways of commit nism, to MT. Murno for his showing to the American public the true way of the forces of God, and those
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01
Current Comment

After the trying times we have been through. we now look forward to a happy, private life and to that measure of peace which we hope will be granted to us. --The Duke of Windsor, after his
 marriage.
 If there is one community in which the world is short today, t Is enlightened leadership. The need Is written in every new days head lines.
 Winthrop R. Howard. New York
 if1aGaraan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01

1. How many cubic inches are in one gallon?
 2. Which is the largest island in the British West Indies?
 3. What is another name for the Malay Archipelago?
 {, What crop IS damaged by the boil weevil2
 5. What animal is named ievia- than in the Bible?
 6, Who was William Frederick Kirk?
 2. What is the lowest noncoIn- missioned rank in the U. s. Army? 8. Which is the lightest metal? g, Where is Lake Champlain? 10. In which state is Mount Hood2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01

should be able to get rid of the netien that we need a second office building. It was almost put across at this past legiS- lative session. Two years from now with Mir. Hurley active he may be able to in- form the Legislature that no new office building is necessary. Space has been found for one and all.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01
IN TODAY'S MAIL

This newspaper responsible opinions its readers Anonymous communications unless accompanied with the writer's address will accepted
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01
A Thought for Today

And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled; or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she not be defiled Numbers 5:14.
 jealous man always finds more than he looks for-Mlle. Scudery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01

Science at last comes to the aid of beauty by producing mirror which shows, in artificial light, how makeup will look outdoors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never say, "The data is not &C., curate" say, data are not
 accurate"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01
HOTTER THAN AT HEARING
" DRRR REARRna1
R0pgRH Q AIAKn

WASHINGTON, July l. - Tom Girder, stocky, bald, ouspoken head of the Republic Steel Corporation put on two pyrotechnic exhibitions during his brief and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01

1826-28; American Annals of Edu- cation and Instruction, Boston, l831-39; Common School Assistant, Albany, N. Y, 1836-40.
 c. What is the difference between wealth and capital?
 A. One well-known dictionary defines wealth as, "all material ob- jects having economic value and all property possessing monetary value: and capital as, wealth em- ployed in or available for produc- tion."
 Q. How long has mirror silver ing been known?
 A. The use of silver in the man. ufacture of mirrors was taught by Praxiteles in the 4th century before Christ.
 @. What is diaskeuast?
 A. An ancient reviser or editor, as of the poems of Homer.
 @. Is it necessary to write to my
  congressman to get the governments free publications on aeronautics? A. No. Write to the Bureau of Air Commerce, Department of Com merce, Washington, D. C., and ask them for list of publications available from their office.
 e. Which is the third largest city in Japan In population?
 A. Nagoya.
 Q. What is the origin of the word Ounce?
 A. From Duns Scotus, a mediae- val schoolman and philosopher, who died in 1908. His followers were termed "Duns' men" which soon became a term of opprobium.
 If you want a copy of our book let Marriage and Divorce Laws" write the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau. 1912, Thir- teenth Street, Northwest, Wash ington, D. c. Enclose cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01

The federal budget struggle seems to be largely question of bread for the people or pork for Congress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01
Test Y o UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01

e. Which is the third largest city in Japan In population? A. Nagoya.
The Omaha guide., 1937-12-04

b. L.-Wculd I be acting wise
to wait on tine raise l am wishing
for?
Ans: II will be necessary for you
to wait If you expect to get the
raise in salary. Don't gve up your
preseHti job but you should try to
find something that will pay you
better.
The Omaha guide., 1937-12-04
RED NARROW BONES
ARE BLOOD MAKERS

The University OF Chicago sur
geons who recently reported to the
American Medical association their
discovery that blood cells are mode
only in the rro of bones main
tanned at all times at body heat.
have given valuable new informa-
ton to medical science. 1t was al
ready known, notes a writer in
Pathfinder Magazine, that only
bones with red marrow are blood
makers and that all the bones in
The body have red marrow al birta.
But why the bones in the extremi
ties should drop this function ard
why their marrow should turn vel
low a few years after birth was ne
known. In their experiments, hov
ever. these Chicago scientist
placed rats in incubators and -four
that when all the bones in the boz
we're kept at body temperate
they once more began to produc
blood cells.
The most evident result of this
discovery is the basic support il
gives the new method Of treating
diseases by producing ar artihcia
sever. Experiments with this fe
yer treatment indicate that by ra's
ing the temperature OF the boa>
o r blood cells are producea
which aid in fighting off disease
This seems to hook up very DEF
initely with what is now known Of
the blood-making function of warm
bones. However. years Of expert
mentatlon are necessary to prove
the actual practical value of tbs
discovery,
The Omaha guide., 1937-12-04

r. G.-Will my husband get the
Job he has applied for and if 50
about how soon will he go to work?
Ans: lie is going TO get a job
around the first of the year. II will
pay enough for you to make ar
engagements to begin housekeeping.
both of you will be a lot better off
when you do get out to yourselves.