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The Kusko times., 1937-11-19
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In the Probate Court for the Terri tery of Alaska, Fourth Pivisiou, Nit Mckinley Precinct In the Matter cf the Estate of F. C.. H- Spencer. Deceased
The Kusko times., 1937-11-19

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
Quaint Custons

In the eastern part of the country Is a religious sect whose members still cling to the quaint old beliefs that q mans word is as good as his contract, that one should not borrow more than he intends to repay. and that the simple things of life are best. Queer, these people who arc SO far behind the times, They know not the toy of installment purchases, double dealing, onerous debt. Their beliefs set them entirely apart.
 Yet they live in peace and contentment, in fellowship and friendship with their neiRhborS, unworried by tomorroW's reckoning. And the unhuriylng, blaSo world might find the utopia 1t seeks in the life of these fortunate, careless farmers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
Star.Slandered" Banner

The old row about tho Star-Spangled Banners suitability as a national anthem has been famed into faint spark once again, this time by Rev. John Haynes Holmes, who seems to be . New York preacher. The generable old tune is "vul. gar" "celehrateS war" "hreathes hatred" !" ayers the Rev. Holmes. And Nino Martini, Metropolitan Opera singer, adds that Ut calls for an extraordinary range even in q professioal singer"
 Yet somehow for more than 100 years we've been singing 1t, And so far us tho words 20. thent they something like this' soh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light. what so proudly we hailed, da de dunn dun dc do do. Da de dah, dah, dee Aah, dah, dee dah da da da ... and 90 onp At least that's what you usually hear when the venerable old piece is sung. Surely there can't beanyting very harm. tNl in that, pr, Holmes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28

loss of life not only of soldiers but also of innocent women and chil' dren, which must come from war. fare in the modern manner. We are especially bitter against bringing on such c calamity in order to protect tho lousy doliarg Of Standard oil and tho National City Bank, and to iiii tho greedy fiaWB Of DuPoit and tho other muniti0ns.iIlakcTS. We nko tho Ludlow Amendment, because it puts tho power of declaring war iii tho hands Of thos0 who would DO most affected by . war: tho people ct large.
 And finally we cail upon MT, Roosevelt, If no can stlli listen to the vice of those who elected him, to withdraw his attentioi from tho Far Hast, sand got down to business about solving our present economic iils.
 The Presiidont should rernembeF that we, the people who have made him, have it ais0 ii1 our power 70 recall him # ii0 fofgeB that bB duty b to us, ,and not to Big Bus. ineGS. 'H'
 /" Yours truly,
 4. j. flfNI<ELAfAN, 34 Summer Street,
 Waterbury, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
Current Comment {

The Japanage gre poor avlatOTs aDd this faH AlgtTeAged the jDlIltaFs istA Of Japan atSd has pr0j0f9ed N1G stlIi uIdecieSed WaF Oii China.
 .-IoY, Ernest c, wilson, KAnSA6
 City autb0r aJd educator
 
 elngje asigweES OY simple slogans vii not CiiFe the complicated ee0il. 0nle problems which toGay fece sID flatlOslS,
 --HFesldsnt Roosevelt Deep down In tjIe psychological sIeakesup Of the AVeFaEe woman 1 z EetSCe Of insecurity,
 --DE J0seph T, Ca6eT psy-
 CiSOjoeisE
 American industry Ml0ltd glveet ltg l0tas Wltil gOClal satisfaction N elllzeije ere tO be kept from Nlg@IliE t0 NlaNs nIOveille1ltE fOEeieDj to Amer lean tFAalWOnA
 .-DE JlAK0la w. Uo41A ykeSlS
 dent Princeton University,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
Roadless Reservations

Now, 1t seems. we're getting too many roads in America. This is what comes of deciding not to give the country back to tho Indians. The Redskins don't like and tho red people want privacy
 Uncle sam is preparing to satisfy them so far as may be. There are left In tho United States about ii0 areas, mostly forested, with q minimum of 100000 to S00,O00 acres each, not yet spoiled by highways So large group Of these tracts, aggregating nearly 5000 900 acres, will ho set aside for the Indians and guaranteed against the invasion Of motor cars.
 The "qulet zoneS," the Interior Depart. ment suggests, while meant primarily to provide privacy for tho Indians, will not ke barred t0 white folk. Those of Us In quest of unspoiled wilderness, for tramp. ihg or camping. may still find it. But It
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28

Mayors of Connecticut cities would be delighted, no doubt, to learn that their pay checks cannot Do subject to garnish. r1ent for debt. This ruling was handed down Just prior to Christmas and was ln- tended as a gift for any executives who might have been finding time Just q Dit tough lately and were wondering how they'd get around their bills, still the mere Idea of c mayor getting into debt doesn't sound SO good, SO we don't think there will be many who will try to show they can't have big sheriff rap at their offiee-door
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
WPA Aid I. Asked

Senator Augustine Lonergan does lit- Gle in-between-seSSions work by urging the WPA to include highway sidewalks in all new road-building programs. Right here in Connecticut this suggestion will be met with loud approval. Nowhere has there been more efforts made to have sidewalks built along important high ways than right in this state. We even got it down to the point where mere foot paths along the roads were advocated. We're still waiting to see some of them acted upon.
 In his recommendation to the WpA Senator Lonergan pointed out the desir. ability of this type of work. He claimed that 1t is a better project than many of those now being approved and carried on by this federal agency. He also said that he had urged State WPA Administrator Vincent SUllvian of this state to include highway sidewalks in his recommends. tions to Washington. We haven't yet heard of any of them getting official sanc- ton, but perhaps its too early for that.
 Traffic is heavy in this state, particu. larly around our centerS ot population which Is one of the reasons why paths TOT pedestrians have always had plenty of hackinp, There was much enthusiasm in the Legislature for this enterprise ono year, but 1t died out quickly when ex- nenses were mentioned, The State High Way Department has never shown much enthusiasm for this sort ot experiment, but we recall that the late John phelan, coroner of Fairfield County for many years, always recommended highway sidewalks or footpaths and frequently tn 0fiicial findings would point out that had tho state insisted on them death might not have occurred in that particular ease.
 Perhaps with federal aid or interven- ton this state may yet take the lead in providing the pedestrian with added pro- lection along our much-traveled high- ways.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
Juicy Tidbits

There are SO many stories and rumors concerning purchase by the state ot rlghtS-of.Way for the Merritt Parkway that most people are now sitting pack and waiting for Highway Commissioner John A. Macdonald's official report, due in Q month, before passing judgment That's probably just as well, although 1t hasn't prevented Democratic Congress- man Alfred N. Phillips, Jr, charging corruption" and State Representative Noah Swayne starting plans for Q law to govern state purchases of land.
 But from Bridgeport comes Q story, by way of Frank J. Qutnlan, the Times-Star's political reporter, that is worth repeating lust to show what can and very obviously did happen. The state purchased a right. of-way In Greenwich at an amount that was three times the assessed valuation. It included both property and Q house. The state agreed, however, to move the house at aiolnlng land, owned by the seller; 1t further offered to give the owner a private right of way to the Mer. ritt Parkway and to build this right ot way and further to build three-foot stone fence, 1,7S6 feet long, In front of the remaining private property.
 The Times.Star states that 1t was re- ported that this fortunate property owner then prepared to go into the real estate business and offer desirable sites front ing on the Merritt Parkway and with a private driveway to the road, So far as can be ascertained from the beginning the Highway Department has been op- posed to private driVeways and entrances to the parkway. However, the property above mentioned was ultimately pur- chased by the state, thus obvlating any need of private drives or nice stone walls. It would seem, then, that the state had done just what tho Bridgeport paper claimed 1t did -- bought the same prop ertY twice,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
Press Comment
As TO yHE MERRITT HIGHWAY
(ifaPtf0Fd T'InieB)

tHhfttofu TInloD
 ThIs newspaper haB no disposition t0 Clam0P for tho head Of anyone in connection with the purchase Of laiiu for the Merritt Highway,
 We gre shocked, as everyone nut Do, by the faet that such gxpefls ditiF0B may Pun AB high as e0,bOo,00O, and by s0Ine oi tho prices paid aB eomDared with assessed values,
 We gre aware tbat land vatlies are nigh and gre Increasing sn palrnold County, There has been q vast iiiS Aux Of new population from the New York area. ThIB has included renting commuters, modest bofies owners Aiid persons Of very eeHDld. eFabie wealth. Along the Merritt Highway iil particular lB much ares desirable for homes Of the finest Tay assessment valuations ire. auently do not follow such devel0pS inentB closely, Comparisons WIth them do not tel the whole story. Allowance must be made for all such things, /
 NeVBftileleW tne fAgM feVehlUu eaii for the fullest investigation, T'be BituatiOn needs fDrthright handling, The probe should DO deep Aiid thorough, If a0tloil should follow, either civil Or criminal it should De swift aHd stir0,
 No Fash conclusions should Do drawn in tho absence Of complete feVelatien of sets. ft should DO understood D AGvAnCg thAt # tne fhgtS warrant it tile State will take every step inst ought 0 Do taken under the clrCuinstanCeB,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28

,,. Decline of tho timber industry in New Hampshire Is causing some little alarm. A Well.dehned movement Is now afoot to put the industry back on It's feet and on q paying basis. There are several reasons why tho state Is concerned, but tho most important ono Is that geographically New Hampshire Is equipped chiefly for timber production. It's agricultural possibilities are few. It's manufacturing is limited by the size of tho state, Therefore It i11uat turn to timber raising and means Of turn. Ing timber into articles that are saleable' ReforestIng would seem to be c cause for some serious studying,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28

Public officials are still being biffed over recent revelations about the new Merritt Parkway. Down in Bridgeport the other day Q Catholic priest took them to task for spending millions on the new road, while failing to provide sidewalks along the Kings Highway, which Is to the uninitated U. s, Highway No. 1 or the Boston Post Road. He spoke of "inassa. cres" and "death-traps" and called atten- ton to the number of deaths that have occurred on the heavily-traveled highway In recent weeks. The priest, tho Rev. Benedict Biro, pastor of st. Emory's Church, Fairfield, said town and state officials are passing the buck" on re. sponsibility for pedestrian deaths, One says the other has maintenance rights;
 the other contradiets. That's just the trouble In most of those disputes, Towns are trying to get the state to assume re- sponsibility for maintaining important highways passing through them, while the state realizes that this Is merely tho beginning of efforts to have the state build and maintain dozens of city streets
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
Selected Poem
FIRST SNOW

(J0hn RItehey in the Christian Science
 M0nlt0r)
 These flakes 40 s0tlndeas and 70 slew Drifting siantaWls6 through tho cir, Arc the first, the very first Of sn0W That soon will cover everywhere, That A0on will whIten every read And muffle wheels and dull their tread With cotton sll6nGd@'6Very load Wlll go ih WhlenGS Gan0pied, These flakes, SO fFail, SO light C charge, That hang SO poised against the sky, VIII Dc < carpet country large, Will Dc ( snow town white and high,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
Daily Almanac

Moon rises af3D q, m,
 Sun rises 7ii0 q, Hi,; sets 4t3i p, m,
 All vehicles must Do lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 Snow has been if tho 0iiing for almost \ week now and ail w0 have had B mere snifter the day before Christmas, ft quickly this time s0inG Of OUT G0ld6st weather wa9 in back Of us. This year there's been but one real cold snap Co date, And we were told last fall the winter would Dc cold and snowy, That auguFg ~ for January, February and March,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28

u
 Ambassador Balto - printed apology blanks.
 James Roosevelt lt--anonlmlty
 Harry Rlopklnp=An elnstlc res lleR appropriation.
 Henry Morgenthau--a budget hnIaneeF.
 Senator Ashurstz-A geesBaw.
 Senator COnnnlly--R haircut
 |. right round the neck. Anti Catholic
 "Tom Tom" HeflIn of Alabama, who thought hc SEW Catholic priests sniping at him from tho senate gallery when h0 was Q member of that body, is up to his old tricks again.
 Hofiln was defeated largely Do. caugS Of his anti.Cathollo clown. ing, and is now trying to capture tho senate seat vacated by Justice Hugo Black. Opposing hin ig reps Fegontativo Lister Hill, 100 per cent New Dealer, Till is not Q Catholic, but was reared by . Catholic family,
 So with tho primaries close. Heflin has reverted to thiB Dit of political pot.shootlng;
 "It ls being whispered around Che state that my opponent is . Catholic and that he was . Ch0lF boy. Now ! do not know whether that iB true OP not. But ! want to say that ! RIii against dragging this Issue Into the campaign. It has no place here. Tl does not matter wheth.y or my opponent ls or ls not . Catholic. A mans religion Is hiS own affalT."
 Merry.Go Round
 Roosevelt is still looking for ( successor to JoO Kennedy AS chairman of tho Maritime Com. mission when ho quitB to Do Rifl. baBsador to London, Tho new chairman will not Do Admiral Ein. 0ry Land, cousin Of Llndbergh and now acting head Housing Administrator Nathan Btraug lB improving in his press relations, IIo has hired Farmer Murphy, star eX.neWg veteran Of the Dnls timoF0 Sun, more recently With tho Democratic National ootnn1its teO Since his successful dos fense last fail Of Q disbarFed Gals igornia raeoshorBe owner, Senator Burt Wheeler has become 50 ins toFested in the sport tbat he ls considering offering leglslatlon placing t under federal supeFvlA. lon Governor deoFge p, Aiken Of Vermont, made headlines with his demand for . c. Q. ?. purge Of "FeAotlonaFy leaderghlp"' But his real literary work b as tho author Of "Ploneering With WIldhoWeFB" and "pioneeFI1g With Fruits and Berries" Copyright, io57, by United Feature
 Syndicate, fnC)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
34 Summer Street, Waterbury, Conn.
LYNCMTN0S STILL CONTINUE RECORDS SHOW s PERSONS
 VICTIMS IN i037.
EdltOr of Tie Defn0cFat.

Editor Of Tie Democrat;
 I send you the following inforina. ton concerning iynchinGs for the year i037. l find according to the records compiled iii the department of records Aiid research Of the Tuskegee Institute inst there were eight persons iynehed in 1897, T'hls Ig the same number aB for i036; i2 less than the number l20) for i050; and seven less than tho fluIiboY 06) for 1884. Ali Of tho persoiiS lynched were in tho hands Of the iAW; three were taken from jaiiS, end i've from officers Of the iAW outside Of jaiis. Two Of the victims were tortured with z blow torch; then one wa6 shot to death aiid the other was burned t0 deeth,
 There were 66 instances i1 which officers Of the iaw prevented jynctiS ings. Five Of these were iri ii0rtiis efii states Gfld Bi iii southern states, n Bi Of the instances tic pris0nerg were removed or tie guards aug- inented Or other precautions take1, fn the five other irstaDcaS, agmed force was used tO Tepel the w0uIds Do iyncherG 4 totai Of v persOiis, five white men afid 72 negroes, two women end 70, tnefi, were thus Eaved from death at tiie> hands H FBObs.
 0f the sight persons jyticiied, Ajl were negroes, T'he OfteilseS charged were. fApe, ]; crime agaifiSt iiatliYe afd robbery, 1; Snufd0T, {; WoindiDg 0fiiGeF Of the few, 2,
 The gtates in which iynCiIings Oc- cured atsA the number in 6aCtI gtate are as follows. Alabama, 1; Flor ida, 2; Georgia, 1; MlAsiSSlppl, 2; Tennessee, l,
 Very truly yours,
 ?, D, HATTEIt0ot, PFssldsnt, Tasksgse Inssit,te, Tusse'
 kee, AIabame.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
IN TODAY'S MAIL

Ths newspaper responsible oF facts opiniors sFem is reade Anonymous communications unless accompanied wsh tho wrterN name and eddFess will not Do accepted
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28

llgeSe test aiIeStl0nS7 YUTn tN
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 {, What ls the name Of the ylvjtig S,allstADee constituting the cells 0f DlatStE anl Asiit19ie7
 2, Ilsf1e tiJe famous iIiathemaNs eal tgAatlee iD Latin hy DlF ISaac Newton
 2, WiSst E a pisHetld17
 {, tlsHDe tsse administrator q tie UHlte0 states Housing Authority,
 E. Are tie NtSgetpBntA Of tWltiS AsSd ETtDIetN ever tdentcsI7
 C. Is pgJze money won itl \ con. tsSt tAxabje aS income hv ble fedessl GOVeEnmeDN
 | Whsre E tbe psisss Of the LtDlivYe7
 (, Toy WIaaE gOveYmDaDt agency dO N1s iIDtlsis U0IIA etaIl17
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28

Is hoped that they will annoy the abor- iwlnal owners as little as possible. The latter stlll have some rights that deserve respect.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28

Our case against Japan looks more hopeful 0s the emperor himself starts to do a little "emping".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
Hull Hampered In San Domingo By Tactics of Minister Norweb;
 Dominican Dispute Perils Peace
 ofS. A., But Norweb's A.W.O.L.
- wW WAMso@

WASHINGTON, Dec 2e.-What patient Cordell Hull is LID against in the conduct of his foreign relations is illustrated by secret situation in the crisis Inside fact Is that the Secretary of State simply nam M hla cArAnr '
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never pronounce Yatlo-ra'.Ns
 O; Say, Ys'.ShO or ya'sShl'0

A. Theye gre f2 months, Of % or 70 days, An inteTCal9ted yeav haS i3 months and the additional month AdaF Hheni (geCOnd Adaf) falls be- tween AdaF aiid Nisan, T'he months gre Ttsijri, HeshvAtl, KisI0v, Tebet, Htebat, Adar, (Adar HbenD, Nlsail, IyaF, Givan, Tamf1uz, Ab atid EIul'
 e, In what part Ofq an autotlo' biie tire jS cotton uSed7
 4, In the cord inst constitutes tte fabric Of the tlre
 Q, When was tic process Of yeneerIng wood first introduced?
 4, Tt B an ancient aFt. There aye existing examples Of Egyptian yeneerlDg many thousands Of years 0id, From ttiat time tO the present tjIe art has influenced the c0tistrlics ton Apd design Of household furs DltuFe, pjlDy states inst t came into geneFai use in Rome iti hiS dsy,
 q, Aill preparing 4 tlleBB On municipal expenditures aild require some Information about the budget of London, England, Can you tel nc where [ Inay obtain the data7
 A. Write tO c, c. oaFYAttSIlolS deii, secretary, institute Of MuDIei: mai TgNaHuEefH Afld Accountants, ! Buckingham Dt, z, W. l, London
 Tf y0w wsnt z copy q Owy b0eks let "AfARltIA(tE LAWS IN TIE UNITED bTATgBr write tse Waterbury Democrats Washing Gen BwEe6W, I9l3 ThlSseesth street. Washington, D. C. EnsIeSe 1e nAallA laa nAAlAkA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28

It won't do Japan much good If she turns China Into c po0rhouse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
Questions and
 Answers
YOUR QUgsTTONs ANSWERED
By VFedeFlek M KeTby

AVShg NJShsO s7SN~NV NS@S@s"S Enclose . lhree.cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques. ton Of fact 0F information Co the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu. Feau et Washington Leggi and medical advice cannot Do given, nor can extended research Dc uns Aertaken. So sure aii fnail ls ad. dressed Co Che WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BUs REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street. Washington, D. c.
 THE EDITOR. c. Please describe the fat.tailed sheep Of Agia,
 4. They gre chiefly characterized by afl enormous accumulation of fAt oii each side Of the tail bone. Tho tai S esteemed . great doiicacy, and to protect it from being injured by dragging or the ground t is sometimes gupp0Fted by z board or small pair Of wheels, The tail fat iS often used iii place Of butter.
 a, To what country docs Yuca. tan belong? m..
 4, It is one Of tho states Coiii- pFiging tho republic Of Mexico.
 
 / c. How many months arc in the Jewish calender aiid how many days iD each month";
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
A Thought for Today

ThaEeeorU thou shalt love Che Lord thy God, and koun hls charge. and hts statutes and hts auAgments, and hts cOmmandments, Alwayss-- Deuteronomy llsl. The first law that ever God gave to man, was a law of obedience s-Montaigne.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28

/ c. How inaiiy months arc in tho Jewish calender and how many days
 iD each month?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
Test Y c uV Knowledge

@,An yOu All1WeH AeveW H llsese test aweStIODS? THTn t0 ls1t paEe feT tBe ssIswsEG
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-19
LOCAL CLERGYMAN ELECTION CHOICE
Rev. Dr.. John Lewis Is Named Deputy to Epis-
 cOpalian Convention

Hartford, May 19-(UP)-Over- whelming defeat of recommenda- ton by Bishop Frederick G. Bud- long of the Hartford diocese ere ating a new position of diocesan archdeacon was laid today to a feel ing among Episcopal clergymen that a duplication of expense would re- suit, outweighing advantages.
 The bishops proposal was turned down at the 153d annual concen- tion of the Episcopal diocese of Connecticut at Christ church cathe- dral.
 The defeat came after Bishop Budlong, chairman, took the floor in favor of the proposition because:
 'This is the second or third larg- est diocese in America judged by the number of places under our care and your bishop needs to have more prompt and comprehensive informa- ton than is at present available regarding matters in various neids where canonically he must make decisions or give counsel and advice,
 "Conceivably a diocesan arch- deacon should be able to secure this"
 The convention defeated the pro posals three times, first as a canon, then as a resolution passed Dy last years convention authorizing the bishop to make the appointment and lastly as a new resolution.
 Earlier, Bishop Budlong condemn ed various games of chance used by churches to create funds for various
 "Nothing in modern life," he said, 0is more fraught with danger TOT the individual, church and state than the increasing yearnings to get something for nothing or to get as much as possible for the least investment of time and effort.
 Included among clergyrnen elected to varoius oflces were:
 Rev. Henry E. Kelly, Litchneld board of oyerseers for BerKeley Divinity school: Rev. Thomas s Cline Watertown and Rev. Loyal Y Graham Stratford standing com mittee: Rev. John N. Lewis, Water bury, deputy to the general conven- ton; and Rev. Samuel Sutclne' New Britain, alternate.
 Rev. Robert V. K. Harris, Vim sted, was named a member of the committee on constitution and can- OnS.