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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-08
TODAY's COMMON ERROR Never say, "A woman who !
 know was my friend"; say, "wh0 I know was my friend"

by Benjamin Franklin and his neighborS in February, 1752. It was operated on the plan of the Friendly societies.
 @. What proportion of the price of loaf of bread is represented by the cost of labor?
 A. Only a fraction of cent per pound.
 Q. What causes woolen garments to shrink?
 A. Rubbing and subjecting the fabric to very hot or very cold wa ter causes the tiny scales of which wool fibers are made to overlap and become shorter.
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mately would appear. The first consideration still remains. But the garbled stories cabled from Berlin make it evident that the appearance of the truth is going to be more belated than usual. So in the interest of fair play and common justice I have decided to devote these columns to presen- tation of certain facts which have either escaped newspaper atten- tion heretofore or have been so minimized in press dispatches that they have been generally over- looked.
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When the new road to Bristol over Bucks Hill is finished Waterbury motor ists will have to stop and think twice be- fore visiting the Bell City. There will be three good routes available to them. The new one will probably be the shortest of all, provided North Main street paving is given an early repair job It is, we believe, included in the list of streets to get attention
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Answers To Questions
By Frederick M. Kerby

o. What is the color of Clinton grapes?
 A. They are black, but the skins have a bluish cast, due to wax.
 @. When was the last time the Duke of Windsor was in the United States?
 A. His last visit was in August, September and October, 1924, when he was Prince of Wales.
 @. When and where was the first fire insurance company organized in the United States?
 A. The Philadelphia Contribu- tionship for Insurance of Houses against Loss by Fire was organized
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Finally Congressman O'Conneil of Montana suggested that they didn't want to waste the secre- tary of states time with pleasan- tries.
 "I'm always glad to take time to talk to you," replied Hull.
 But we're rather busy" was the reply. Whereupon they final ly got down to the subject of Spain. The delegation maintained that the bombardment of Almeria was an act of war and that. the United States should declare an arms embargo against Germany and Italy.
 :. You're just taking sides in a factional dispute" Hull replied. ''I can't afford to do that I'm likely to have another delega- ton down here tomorrow, claim ing that all of you should be jailed. can't side with one fac- tion or the other.
 Norman Thomas came in to see me the other day and com pared helping the Spaniards to the help Lafayette had given the colonies i'm the Revolution, and I asked him if he was going over and be another Lafayette" Nowhere
 Hull also launched long com- plaint regarding the way Lawrence Simpson. the young American sea- man whom he saved from a NaZi death sentence, had come back to the United States and maligned Hitler.
 He's seized every soapbox in every vacant lOt," complained the secretary, land inveighed against the government that saved him. You can see the diff ficulty in which that places me the next time an American gets into trouble and I have to ap- peal to the German authorities"
 Finally Congressman Coffee of Washington asked:
 "Mr. Secretary, if the bom- bardment of AImeria doesn't constitute an act of war, can you tell us what does?"
 Read the Neutrality Act" shot back Hull.
 T have," replied Coffee. "T helped to pass 1t, but it's up to the State Department to in- terpret it."
 The meeting got nowhere, end- ed after strict admonitions by MT. Hull not to say a word to the press.
 NOTE-The delegation includ- cluded Jerry O'Connell of Mon- tana, Robert c. Allen of Penn- sylvania, Bryon Scott of Califor- mia, John Coffee of Washington all members of MT. Hull's own party - and John T. Bernard (Farmer-Labor) of Minnesota. $75,OOO Offer Out
 Assistant Labor Secretary Ed McGrady is the latest New Dealer to be approached by the big liquor distillers with an offer to succeed the late Forbes Morgan (uncle of Mrs. Roosevelt) as czar of their industry.
 Postmaster General Jim Farley, General Hugh Johnson and Publi- city Director Charles Nicholson have been rendered the $75,000 a year job but all turned it down.
 McGrady has made no decision on the proposition as yet. He left it up in the air when he sailed for a three-weeks trip abroad to rep resent the U. s. at an interna- tional labor conference in Gen. eva.
 Close friends have urged him to reject the offer. They have told him that the distillers are st one an0ther's throats, that hc would be sticking his head in Hons den to try to bring peace among them.
 NOTE-Last winter McGrady was offered a $25.O00 job as labor advisor by the Philco Radio co. His government pay Is 5000.
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Selected Poem
EVENING

EVENING Dorothy Hope McCroden in the Christian
 Science Monitor) The lovely light is blowing down From silver orchards of the moon, And tall stone chimneys in the town And country acres soon Beneath this cool moon-snow of spring Their quiet silver watch will keep, An owl will fold gleaming wing, and sleep its silver sleep, And gentle drifts ot silver bloom Like splintered stars will sheathe the oak And lilacs trail heavy plume Of windy silver smoke.
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Tipped Off


 trials were started an American newspaper man who had been for many years an international cor respondent in Berlin, tipped me of about what Herr Hitler's gov- ernment had in the works. He outlined for my information a year and half ago what has since proved to be an almost exact re- port of what has occurred. l listened to him with respect and attention because, first of all, he does not belong to the religious cult which is under attack and so could not be considered a special pleader. AS a matter of fact he confessed that he was member of the church of the world, be- cause being round the devil could not possibly corner him. Then again he is the newspaper-report- CT type which is hard-boiled to the Nth degree. He has no illu- sions about people and, because of his tours of duty on various bat tie fronts, has no Squeamishness whatever in reporting situations. So if there were any real founda- tion for the wholesale indictment of a whole religious body in Ger many he would be the last person on earth to deny its existence. AS 1t was he put the entire sit- uation in four sentences:
 "The whole thing is in the bag"
 "The strategy of the Hitler government is to smash, If 1t is possible to do so, the strongest, most militant religious group m Germany on the theory that once that is out of the way the weaker groups will go by the boards automatically"
 ''Hitler wants control of Ger man children in order that they may be raised as slaves of the State and the only obstacle he has to overcome is the 0pposi- tiOn of the Catholic Church."
 ''He will do anything to de- stroy the prestige Os the Church and unfortunately he is going to be able to trot out few iso- lated scapegoats to prove that the entire ecclesiastical set-up is rotten to the core"
 Isolated Cases
 In the light of what has hap peneo since the preceding state- ments were made to me 1t is fair ly plain that my newspaper correspondent friend knew where of he spoke. There have been isolated cases of immortality proved, at least to the satisfac- ton of the Nazi courts, against an infinitesimally small number of men connected with religious Or- ders in the capacity of lay broth- CTS. Neither the trials, nor the evidence, nor the character of the testifiers for the pros- ecution were of a type with which we in this country are familiar. But all that is beside the question. The testimony of semi-idiots, half- wits, and mentally incompetent persons was valuable only to prove the Nazi case. That case boiled down is not concern for the moral welfare of German children but the unsuitable will to control the education of all children in the Reich.
 Naturally
 Were there some sexual perverts attached to organizations doing religious work? Unquestionably and, in a sense, logically. After
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0uCJCQ III NoAA G CT m a ny of members of re- ligious commu-. nitieS who are alleged to have been guilty of
 "im morality" T h e restraint was dictated by two consider ations. The first was that the least said about a smelly mess the better. The second was that fIan k~,Vth ,,1fi-
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1. What is neurology?
 2. What is the harvest moon?
 3. Which constitutional amend ment provides for woman suffrage? 4. Name the chief body of our planetary system. 5. What is the basic alloy of pew ter?
 6. What does the motto of the state of Colorado, MI sine nu- mine," mean?
 2. What is the name of the na- tive Australian dog?
 8. Who was Johann Kepler?
 9. For what invention is Sir Richard Arkwright famous?
 10. What are the chief industries of Wyoming?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-08

Another indication of the loony quail ity of our civilization is that, just as soon as the weather gets fine for summer sports, lot of sportsmen hike for South America to indulge in winter sports.
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Restraint Dictated

Up to this afternoon the con- ductor of this department has re- trained from making any com ment on the trials CD being con- Sa,ankaN tVa NIa1f
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Mv DREW PEARSOSs
FDRWAS UNSUPPORTED GERMANY--HULL OBJECTED

Washington June = Inner council discussions about the European crisis have shown the president to be much critical of the Germans and the Italians than his state department advisers
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BY WAY of NO HARM.
James William FitzPatrick
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conclusions appearing below necessarily those of inc editors of THE DEMOCRAT they be construed invariably
 as a reflection of their viewpontI.
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Current Comment

In this family of nations linked by ties alike flexible and firm. we have inherited from our fathers 8 great tradition of liberty and ser- vice.
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It's hard to go anywhere without meet ing up with an exposition or war.
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Our preparation is honestly made for defense and not for aggression. President Roosevelt, defending army aud navy expenditures.
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Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac Sun riSes 5:20 a. m; sets 8:21 D. m. tday. light time). All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
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the war hundreds of scaIIawags were loose i'm Germany-and in other countries. The only things which interested them was getting into some place where they would be assured of housing, clothing, and food. The religious OrganiEa- tiOns had been shot to pieces dur ing the war, the work to which they were committed had to be carried on, and there was a shOrt- age of men to do it. Probably the precautions which in other times would have been taken as to the character of the applicants were lessened with the result that the scalawags were accepted. Little by little their vices and practices were detected by their superiors. Some were expelled outright. Oth- CTS, who gave promise of reforma- tion and possible salvation, were given another chance.
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T est Y o U r Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
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A Thought for Today

As one whom his mother cOmfOrteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be cOmfOrted in Jerusalem. Isaiah 66:13.
  Of all created comforts God is the leader; you are the borrower, not the owner.-Ruthertord.
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Naturally

Naturally
 Were there some sexual perverts attached to organizations doing religious work? Unquestionably and, in a sense, logically. After
Evening star., 1937-10-15
BY HERBERT w. BARKER,

NEW YORK, October 15.-Roaring
with anticipatory pain this corner
plows head-on into bafling slate of
major foot ball games and then sour
ries hurriedly for the nearest gopher
hole
Fordham- Pitt For two years this
alleged natural" has been one of foot
balls biggest duds. The Panther and
the Ram haven't even a safety to show
for their pulling and tugging matches
of 1885 and 1886. Well take Pitt. but
give due warning that if this ends in
their third successive scoreless tie the
scream that will arise from this cor
ner will be heard all the way to the
banks Of the Monongahela.
Tennessee This should be
one of those 4-to-5-and- -take-your-
choice propositions the professional
nookies lay. Tennessee played Dukes
power house to scoreless tie last
week. Alabama has kicked over every
body it faced so far. For no discernibIe
reason. Alabama.
Northwestern-Purdue: Maybe this is
the week that Purdue scoring punch
VIII be visible to the naked eye. In
the absence Of any definite proofs of
It's existence, however, We'll take
Northwestern.
Texas Christian-Texas A. and M.
AS close as they come, but the Aggies
have done everything asked of them
so far and rate the call.
Evening star., 1937-10-15

Don't you two fellows ever want to
work?"
the boys were Maryland's guards.
Nike Surgent and Bill Wolfe. They
grlnned, got up and began to dress.
Dobson likes to kid them. They know
how he feels.
You recall going down to Maryland,s
dressing room late last Fall. The
Ierps had just lost a grueling game
70 Georgetown and everybody was
excited. On the field students were
racing about and tearing down the
goal posts.
Dobson stood in the corner of the
steamy room with a smile PLAYING
on his face. He wasn't bitter, or even
downcast. I'VE lost to a stronger
team," he had said Then he added:
wait a minute. l want you
to meet a couple of boys"
Surgent and Wolfe walked over at
hls call. All season the writing guys
had played up the brilliant Guckey-
son, the sensational Meads and the
colorful Ellinger.
Here" said Dobson, putting an
arm around Wolfe and Surgent. "are
my foot ball players. I'm proudest
of these fellows"
AS Dobson went, out to ready Mary
land for Virginia you somehow
thought that those Maryland players
we're pretty lucky.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Foot Ball.

Detroit VS.. Catholic University,
Griffith Stadium, BIS.
Maryland Frosh VS.. GEORGETOWN
Frosh, Hilltop Field, $50.
Wilson VS.. Eastern, Eastern Sta
dunn fpublic high title game). $3.50.
Gallaudet VS.. William and Mary
Norfolk division. Norfolk, Va.
National Training VS.. George
Washington High, Alexandria. va,
$50.
St. Johns VS.. Westinghouse
High, Ballston, Va, $50.
Tech VS.. Gonzaga, Tech Stadium,
$3.50.
Bulls Prep VS.. Massanutten Mill
tary Academy, Woodstock, Va.
TOMORROW.
Georgetown VS.. Lafayette, Grif-
nth Stadium, 2:30.
Maryland VS.. Virginia, Char
lottesville, Va.
American University VS.. Mount
st. Mary's, Emmittsburg, Md.
Wilson Teachers VS.. Bridgewater
Bridgewater, Va.
Dewitt Prep VS.. Harrisburg Tech.
Harrisburg. Pa.
Episcopal VS.. Hill School, Potts
town, Pa.
Virginia State VS.. Howard, How
ard Stadium, 2:30.
Miner Teachers VS.. Cheynev
Teachers, Cheyney, Pa.
Evening star., 1937-10-15

13 touchdowns for Charleston's
East Bank High School in the first
four games Of the season Pitt
wants him-so do q lot Of others
-. Get In that line to the right,
gents.
The only National League man-
ager who didn't wire Bill McKech-
ME congratulations on landing that
fat $22 2,500-per Cincinnati Job was
Pie Traynor Of the Pirates Pie
and Bill aren't talking any more,
and good old Bill Is all cut up about
1t Trouble started when the
Bees sent Berger to the Giants for
Frank 0abler and $4,000 !.
Traynor wanted Berger.
Bill says he tried to get in touch
with Pirate ofnciab before the deal
was made, but no dice Anyway,
Traynor doesn't drop around to
the Boston dressing room after the
game any more Just too bad,
for Bill McKechnie never played Z
scurW trick On anybody In hts life.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
PLAN FETE FOR JOHNSON
Testimonial Dinner to Be Given
Ex-Nat Slab Star.

Notables will gather at the Nav
flower Hotel on November 6 to nav
tribute to Walter Johnson al a testi-
monial dinner to be presented in his
honor as a 50th birthday anniversarv
celebration.
The plan. supported by prominent
professional and business men of the
District, is to invite 500 guests. includ-
ing such persons as Vice President
Garner, Postmaster General James A
Farley, William Harridge and Ford
Frlck, presidents of the American and
National Leagues. respectively. and
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands.
commissioner of base ball.
Johnsons longtime friend. Wash
B. Williams. conceived the idea and
Is chairman of the Committee on
Arrangements.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
PRINCETON, CHICAGO
PROMISE HOT FIGHT
Tigers, Tutored by Old Maroon
Stars, After Win Tomorrow
to Even Series.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October 15.-There'n be
homecoming party at historic
Stagg Field tomorrow-and 1t looks a
real scrap.
Fritz Crisler and Campbell Dickson,
head and end coach, respectively, of
Princetons foot ball team, will send
their Tigers after the Chicago Maroons
in renewal of an intersectional series
which has seen several hot battles
Crisler and Dickson took part in sew
eral of them as Maroon end stars.
Ttmorrow they will send their team
after victory which would make the
series score two victories for each
team and one tie.
In 1921, with Crisier at end, Chi
cago defeated Princeton, 80. In 1922
with Dickson performing for the Ma.
rooms, Princeton won, 81 to 49, The
Maroons won in 1929 and tied in 1896
Evening star., 1937-10-15
INGRAM, NAVY ACE,
TO FACE HARVARD
Promise Back Will Be in
Game Tomorrow Boosts
Annapolis Hopes.
Srecial Dispatch to The Star.


A NNAPOLIS, October 15.-
~ Though Bill Ingram, Navy's
~ outstanding back of last sea-
n son. is not to start against
Harvard in Baltimore tomorrow, the
fact that he is available and will, ac-
cording to Head Coach Hardwick,
take part in the game, puts lot OF
confidence in the hearts of Navy
people.
1t is recalled that not until mid
season last year did young Bill show
the ground-gaining ability that made
him Navy's great carrier of the year
and it is believed that Ingram not
only will play in a good part Of the
game, but also Is due to strike his
stride.
Ingram Air Defense Key.
MIGRANTS great ability in defense
against the pass is well known
and it will mean much to Coach Hard
wick to have him at hand if the Navy
secondary is hard pressed by the
passes of Arthur Oaks
AAeA "hA WIN paw AAl Vic RAdCtlCS
yesterday and did a considerable
amount of work. He appeared to be
in shape and said that he felt great" "
The coaches are by no means salts
fed with the varsity's work against
passes and had.a harder practice than
had been anticipated; still, the work
along this line has shown some i'm
provement with each day.
Navy Picks Starters.
HARDW1CK is as frank about his
starting lineup as he is con-
corning his plans for the game. This
Is the team which will take the field
unless something unexpected happens
Left end, Irwin Fike: left tackle.
al Bergner; left guard, Heber Player;
center, Dick Fincher; right guard, Ray
Dubois Captain; right tackle, Ken
Hysong; right end, Lucien Powell;
quarterback, Frank Case; left half,
Lem Cooke; right half, Alan McFar-
land; fullback, Bob Antrim.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
Three Ties Kill Base Ball Series.

dilly -. (6he's as easy to look at
Is ever).
As compact a. sectional sports
conference book as ever reached
this desk is the Missouri Valley
Conference Handbook, edited by
Leighton Housh -. It contains
everything from cross-country to
the Constitution.
Here's an odd twin story: Jack
and Dick 0ormley. playing end and
center for Louisiana State, look 10
little alike they don't fool the op-
position !. Now II that amt
one for the book, sue Us.
The reason Doc Sutherland and
other big league scouts spend their
Summers in the Ohio Valley Is such
guys Is Pitts Marshall Goldberg,
Notre Danes Lou zontini and Ten.
nessee's George Cafego and Sam
Bartholomew, all Of whom came
out Of that section.
Ace Of the present crop y Alvin
Thacker. loo-pounder. who scored
Evening star., 1937-10-15

ulunt say, reminded DObSOn,
but I know that Virginia is cunning
for us. Maryland's beaten them three
straight years now and are they pretty
determined down in Charlottesville.
Virginia has a good team. fine coach
ing and I expect that it will be very
close. Our scouts say they pass we'll
long passes, too. If they hook up a
couple early in the game, it will be
tough on us. We're going to run up
and down the field few times as soon
as I change my clothes. Want to
come along?"
Dobson went into the coaches room
and began to pull on sweater and
base ball pants. Assistants Al Heagy
and Jack Faber were doing the same
thing.
rs Jim Meade back?" somebody
asked Meade, the fine plunging and
kicking back, lost his mother a few
Evening star., 1937-10-15
Never Saw Grid Game, but Stars Against Ceorgetow
for Ability of Shenandoah's Culley-Thr

of" so as to get to the world series
on time McEwen had won three
games at the finish and Tower two
:. the other four ended in ties,
s'help us manager. OF Tower
was Dave Barbee, former big
Lacquer -. He hit safely on 10 of
his IA trips to the plate Five of
the 10 blows were homers)
Sports writer's down there swear the
series was on the level.
Paddy Driscoll of Marquette is
one coach who can't let George
do it, this year He hasn't a
single guy named George. on his
squad -. There are plenty OF
Bobs, Bills. Johns. Jces and Franks
and even one Reginald goodness
Gertrude)-but no George.
On his rounds the other night,
your correspondent spotted Helene
Carrell, former Pittsburgh basket
ball star. head -hostessing In the
Georgian room Of the Hotel Picca-
Evening star., 1937-10-15
Hardy Vouches
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

"A vEW YORK October 13.-
mi John Gulley Of Shenandoah
IN Coll coiless sss . dayton 1oa, es,, sga,. vas
until the night before he played
against Georgetown at Washing
ton They shot him in there
against Law Hardy, Georgetown's
candidate for all-America honors
=. John played one 81" Of a game
80. and If you don't believe it, ask
Hardy.
Calling all correspondents: All
Of you are overdue, particularly
South and Far West.
True story: Down at Burlington,
N. c.. the Tower and McEwen
Hosiery Mill teams collided in
seven-game series to decide. the
championship OF an industrial
league :. After nine games, the
boys voted to "call the whole thing
Evening star., 1937-10-15
May Be Indiana's Year,

TNDIANA-ILLINOIS: Bo McMillin's S
Hoosiers haven't beaten Illinois
since 1903 which may, or may not,
prove that everything comes to him
who waits. Indiana
Wisconsin, The Badgers look
good. Wisconsin.
Nebraska Oklahoma: This will be
no place for the Cornhuskers to be
thinking about that victory over Min
nesota, but Nebraska's the choice lust
the same
Missouri Michigan State: Even
Stephen, but the coin says State.
Kansas State-Marquette: Kansas
State.
Georgia Tech-Duke: We like thi.
one for the best long shot of the day
Ready to duck if it's a boomerang
Georgia Tech.
Louisiana State Mississippi: Lou.
isiana.
Auburn-Mississippi State: Close
enough to take a tie, but we'll take
Mississippi State.
Wake Forest-North Carolina. De.
spite the Tarheels' hospital list, the
nod goes to North Carolina.