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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27
A Book a Day
Guggenheim Saga Written in Novel

The epic of the great financial dynasticS of the United States iS being recorded altogether too slowly. The very few honest, objective biog. raphies blowing into this rich field have scarcely broken the earth Such c story of empire as Harvey O'Connor's "The duggenheinis" tCovici.Frieded, S3), Is therefore decidedly welcome.
 And you may depend, the author of Melons Millions" has turned out c rousing chapter. Here is the amazing story of an obscure Philn- delphia peddler who welded, with nothing more than his own ad- venturesome spirit, the links of an industrial empire second to few in the entire world. The power of the duggenheirir extend today across the continent and even into for- eign countries. Tn many places the name b respected; in others, hated, but in none b 1t quite ui1- known.
 So you begin with MT. o'Con- nor that day pack in 1B4T when old Meyer 0uggenheim fled Swiss persecution and began life anew in Philadelphia. You see him aS c peddler Of shoe polish, then an importer of lace, eventually man. ufacturer, then specuiator, finally capitalist and metal monarch Of the times.
 By 1929. says the author, the duggenheim family was among the four wealthiest in tho United States, ranking with the Fords, the Rocke. feiierS and the Melons.
 But now, concludes the author, the end has come for the 0uggenheim dynasty. The sons of Meyers sons have turned to aviation, scholarship, medicine and music, with c gener- ous patronage. "The fnainspriflg which pushed old Meyer and his sons into ever new fields has run down."
 Hence 1t b high time for record- Ing of this fneteoric chapter, and Mir. O'Cannor seems to have done c bangup job.-P.d.F.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27

Washington physician after an argument on the golf course.
 Merry.GO.R O.Round
 The fact that the Commercial Counselor of the Swedish Lega. ton is being transferred to Fin. land is important news to secre- tary Henry Wallace. His sister, Ruth Wallace, is Madame Per Wijkman, wife of the Swedish Counselor. She will accompany her husband to Helsingfors |. IVA officials regard 1t as "an interesting coincidence" that just as the first Kentucky town Middlesboro signed 0 contract for IVA service, the Kentuck- Ten. nessee Light and Power company reduced It's rates in the town One of the odd by-products of IVA k c fruit-freezing machine. As part of its program of aiding farmers in IVA area, It's engineers built c machine for "coid pack. ing" fruits which enables growers to store c portion of their crop for out-of-season sale.
 Copyright. 1897, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27

Three of New York's new steel bridges have just won awards from the American Institute of Steel Construction. The East River span of the Tri-borough bridge and the Astoria Boulevard Bridge over Grand Central Parkway Extension now bear plaques as the most beautiful steel bridges built in 1886. The Henry Hudson Bridge over the Harlem River received honorable mention.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27
Selected Poem
OUR PRESIDENTS

OUh PNBblDENIb old rhyme brought up-to date to assist In membering the order of service of the Cf Executives of the United States.
 (Boston Post Reprint First stands the lofty Washington, That noble, great, immortal one The elder Adams next we sec, And Jefferson comes number three; Then Madison is fourth you know, The fifth one on the list, Monroe; The sixth, then Adams comes again, And Jackson seventh in the train. Van Buren eighth upon the line And Harrison counts number nine. The tenth iS Tyler in his turn And Polk the eleventh, aS we learn, The twelfth iS Taylor in rotation, The thirteenth Fillmore in succession; The fourteenth, Pierce, has been selected, Buchanan, fifteenth b elected Sixteenth, Lincoln rules the nation; Johnson, seventeenth, fills the station; AS the eighteenth Grant two terms serves; Nineteenth, Hayes our honor preserves; Twentieth. Garfield becomes our head; Twenty-first, Arthur succeeds the dead; Then Cleveland next was selected; Twenty-third Harrison's elected; Twenty-fourth, Cleveland s recalled: Twenty fifth, Mckinley twice installed; Twenty sixth, Roosevelt strenuous, firm; Taft, twenty y.seVenth, serves his term; Twenty eighth, Wilson holds the place, A nations problems had to face. Harding died in '23 Then Calvin Coolidge came; and he To Herbert Hoover next gave place Til another Roosevelt won the race.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27

n WI tu n
 Incorporated. Mir. Smiths com- munication was published in THE DEMOCRAT and was Q verbatim copy of MT. Smiths communication to me. I trust that you all read MT. Smiths communication. It was a model of calm, dispassionate controversy; 1t was characterized by . finency and elegance of expression which l cannot hope to emulate; and 1t was beautifully devoid of unpleas- ant personalities. It Is true that MT. Smith said I was another Rip Van Wrinkle snoozing while the world progresses; that I was uninformed on public affairs; that I am Q releaser of "drivel"; that I am . purveyor of "garbled boloney"; that I am a throwback to the Gay Nineties; that am e deliberate m misrepresenter of events. Also, by inference, that I am an advocate of "the spells sys- tenn" in the allocation of govern- mental jobs; that I am @ bosom pal of political bosses, ward heel- ers," and other social pariahs; that I am tolerant of "the use of
 public funds by political ma chines for the purpose of buying votes" and "the corrupt use of the public funds to provide oil for these machines" Just 0 friendly letter, hubbling over with good humor, couched in terms of af- fectionate endearment, and inc dicating the possession by It's writer of Q mind splendidly equipped for his job. In short just the sort of epistle to be expected from 0 scholar and 6 gentleman to say nothing of the Executive Secretary of the Connecticut Merit System Association. Incorporated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27
Andrew w. Mellon

The death of Andrew W. Mellon reveals to . good many of Us how far advanced in age the former Secretary of the Treas ury was. He was 82 years old and judging by what has been said in the papers the asst few days it was his age more than anything else responsible for his condi- hon. His was an extremely busy and full Nc, what with his financial, political, and art worlds to occupy him. Perhaps
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27
Answers To Questions
ewlAuAA
By Frederick M. Kerby

e. From which states have the greatest number of applications for social security account numbers been filed7
 A. As of June 30, i937, New York led with 4,292,366 applications; Pennsylvania was second with B. 7si ,oo8; and Illinois third with B. 240,724.
 c. How old is the Duchess of Windsor, formerly Mrs. Wallis War; field, and what was her fathers name?
 A. She was born June 10, 1896, and her father was Teackle Wallis Warfield, an American railway ofii- cial.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27
ToDAYA COMMON ERROR Never say, "she reads very good;" substitute "welr for good"

c. Was Charles A. Lindbergh the first person to fly across the At- lantic ocean9
 A. No. He was the first who crossed the ocean alone. The .. 6. navy NC-4 was the first heavier. than.air craft to cross the Atlantic. This famous flight was made in May, 1919.
 e. For whom was Fort McHenry named; the bombardment of which inspired the writing Of the "star spangled Banner"7
 A. For James McHenry. secre- tary of war under Presidents Wash- ington and Adams.
 If you want . copy of our book. let FAMOUS PAINTERS. write The Waterbury Democrats Wash- ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, D. c. Enclose 5 cents In post age.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27

SeSSlon,
 The measure consists only of 100 words, but 1t carries the sock of c Big Bertha. In some respects 1t is Q far more important reform of judicial procedure than the famous substitute for the Presi- dents scuttled Supreme Court bill. It strikes c death blow at e favorite corporate practice of evading taxation by legal delays and red tape.
 Certain corporations, notably railroad and utilities, are in the habit of resisting state and county taxes by obtaining injunctions in the federal courts against the col- lection of the public revenues as- sessed against them. By techni- caliteis and other legaliStic strata gems, these suits frequently are dragged out for years.
 Pay First-Litigate Later
 Finally, pressed for funds, the states and counties offer to com- promise. This is just. what tho corporations are after, and they settle for c fraction of their original tax.
 Bone's act puts an end to this. Tn effect, it says, pay first and litigate afterwards. It does this by barring the federal courts to litlgants seeking relief from 10. cal taxes, except in cases where they have paid and clai mrc- funds.
 Working softly and deftly, the canny Washingtonian maneuvered his measure through the House and Senate with practically no debate. He estimates that it will bring aS much as 9i00,000, ,000 an- nually in additional corporation taxes to states and counties.
 Slight Error
 State Department officials have been working overtime, handling dispatches from the trouble spots in China. One of the dispatches, reporting names and addresses of Americans evacuating Shanghai, made officials blink twice and reach for the red pencil.
 1t read: Miss J. R. Briggs and two sons, of Georgia, left Shanghai today"
 Tough Guy
 Some weeks ago courtly, 74- year old Senator J. Ham" Lewis Of Illinois introduced c bill to give free medical treatment to needy persons. The measure was promptly buried and forgotten in committee. But among c large section of the doctors of tho country 1t created c sensation, and they have illuminated angrily against 1t.
 Last Sunday afternoon. Lewis went to his club, the fashionable Chevy Chase. He was talking to some friends when suddenly . husky young man grabbed him by the lapel and angrily yelled: Y got . good mind to smack you down, you old ---w
 Famed for his impcrturable boise, Lewis replied quietly: What's on your mind, my friend?"
 I'm . doctor, seer" snarIed the attacker. "And don't like that blankety-blank communis. tic bill you introduced. It will ruin Us. And l don't like Reds like you, either. And when I don't like a guy sock 'em, seer"
 With this he pulled back his fist, but several men in the crowd that had gathered caught the arm and forcibly led him away.
 "A very excitablc young man." Lewis observed. His tempera- Inent does not impress me as . desirable one for . physician"
 N0TE-eome years ago Chevy Chase club was tho scene of on. other altercation between c sen- ator and doctor. On that occa. sion the late Senator Joe Robin- son knocked down . weil-known
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27
Current Comment

We have shown . definite plas for bringing reverence and spir, ituai interpretation into thl couFtship practice. -Dr. w. A. McKeever, Oklahoma
 City, founder of the "LoW
 Church."
 It may Dc impoiito to say 60, bv, fathers speech failed tO impress, me,
 .-yumitaka E0nCyo, son 0g Jas
 pans rreiniok commenting eas ht
 fathers first speech to the Diet,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27

1. Name the patron saint of Por- tugal.
 For what organization do the ini- tials B, ?. o. D. gtand2
 3. Who wrote the novel "seven- teen7"
 4. Where is the town of Melilla7 6. During the first century B. 0. which Roman General conquered daul7
 6. Who was Eugene Field7
 '. Where are the Dry Tortugas fglands7
 g. Name the inventor of the air brake.
 Q. What is opium7
 10. What country leads in the production of silk?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27
The Record

The state employee who was fired without cause and without notice, but who has in MT. smiths eyes the inestimable privilege of being placed on the preferred re-ems ployment list when the first va. cancy occurs lls he does not starve to death In the interim) wrote me:
 "The lobbyists for the Merit bill when it was before the legis- lature told the representatives and senators that If 1t was passed it could automatically freeze oil their friends in their jobs if they were employed bee fore January ist, i037. And that they could not be discharged without callse. June 30th Q num- ber of Us were discharged with out Q minutes notice and no cause or reason given"
 Ills statement, not mine. But MT. Smith points out that when the old man gave June 30th As the date of his discharge "his claim that 1t had anything to do with the Merit System Is errone. ous." However he writes;
 Such an error on the part of the man himself k understand able, but If you arc sufilclentiy informed on public affairs to be the author of c column com. monting on them. you must know that the State Personnel Director did not even take of- flee until after Juno thirtieth, and your quoting the letter with. out pointing this out is nothing short of deliberate misrepre. sentatlon."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27

TeUAry ok the Connec cticut M crit System Association, In- corporated. On the same day T HE DEMO- GRAF was hon. ored by the rec ceipt of Q com- m ation from Mfr. Lau- renee C. smith, Executive Sec retary of the
 O on n c c [ icut
 Merit System
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27
Through My Fault"

MT. Smiths attention was drawn to my offensive existence by rea- son of some comments which l have made about the proposed So- called Merit System amendment to the charter of the city of Wat. erbury and which pointed out an lnilnltesimally few of it's vicious potentlailties. I grovel my apolo- gies to MT. Smith for presuming to write anything in objection to . project which he is being paid . salary to boost. The only thing I have to offer in extenuation of my offense is that I was laboring un. der the delusion that as . citizen Of Waterbury and as Q taxpayer, like my family for years before me, I actually had Q stake In the com. Tnunity. I realize, now that l have heard from Mir. Smith, how wrong I have been. ! should have known that Mir. Laurence c. Smith, gen. tlcman and scholar, Of Twin Lakes, Connecticut, whose name b to be found neither in the city directory nor the local telephone book, must necessarily be far more interested in Waterbury than I could pos- slbly be. I should have recognized that fact that no homcbred, no resident voter, no taxpayer could possibly have such an unselflsh desire for good government in his home community as c Peripatetlc Fcformer from afar. Mea culpa, mea cuba, mea maxima culpal II
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27
BLAST AFFIRMATIVE ANSWER

Montreal, (UP)--isaoul Daoust, IS, lighted c match to sec whether there was any gasoline in the tank of an automobile which had been standing idle in his back yard for three years. There was,, Doctors said his condition was not serious.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27
Proves What!

MT. Smith points with pride to the fact that 407 cities in the United states have successfully" adopted the Merit system and that in this year i've states in. cluding Connecticut have passed civil service laws. I admit with shame that I have not Mir. Smiths logical faculties and SO I am ob. liged to confess that I do not sec what his prideful gesture proves except that 4S7 cities have adopted the Merit System and i've states this year passed civil service laws. Beyond that my stupid reasoning powers fail to carry me. Certainly mere adoption of . system and the passage of laws does not prove to me that the system ls good and the laws advisable. I seem to have . haxy recollection that the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States was ratified by forty-six states, that t was hailed by lts advocates aS "successfuI," and that it took the country twelve years to wake
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27
Daily Almanac

Moon rises l0:3e p. m. daylight tine). Sun rises e;i2 a. m; sets 7;33 ?. m. (day. light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty mine utes after sunset.
 High tido ct Milford Saturday. Aug. 20 4:ly ?. fn.; low tide. ii;oi p. m. (dayiight time).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27

Hail and snow at Cascades, Idaho, brought the temperature down to 25 de- grees the other day, giving tourists a chance to write home-Oh, you guessed itI Sleeping under blankets"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27
Love Letter

on Wednesday last the un- worthy conductor of these cole umns was honored by the receipt of Q communication from Mir. Laurence Q. Smith, Executive 5ec-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27
Who Is Guilty?

A week ago today I quoted part of @ letter which I had received from e state employee, an old man, who had been fired from his job without cause and without noe tice. I gather from Mir. Smiths playful communication to me that in doing so I was peddling "gar- bted boloney." Just what variety of bologna is the 'garbled" kind I would not know but l suspect 1t is the sort in which Mir. Smiths publicity bureau specialiSes. Any way he dashed off the following pretty compliment to me:-
 "so let US come back to your statement and see if we can
 make some sense out of this gar- bled boloney. Even that sob story about the poor old fellow who lost his job is pretty, old stun, but your giving the date (June 30th) of this mans discharge shows that his claim that 1t had anything to do with the Merit
 system B erroneoub, Sucn an error on the part of the man
 himself is understandable, but if you are sufficiently informed on public affairs to be the au.
 thor of Q column commenting on them, you must know that
 the State Personnel Directory did not even take office until after June thirtieth, and your quoting the letter without point
 ing this out Is nothing short of deliberate misrepresentation"
 Tn the words of another of the ubiquitous Smiths, Alfred Eman. nuel by name, Let us look at the record" and see who is guilty of deliberate misrepresentation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27

While the older generation is worry ing about the younger, the young people are fixing to save what's left of us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27
Last Minute Bill Headache For
 Big-Shot Corporation Lawyers
IN DRgw PgARSom
aaa RoBgRr . ALLEN

WASHINGTON, August 27. - Big-shot corporation lawyers have painful surprise in store for them in bill that Washingtons adrot Senator Homer T. Bone slipped quietly through Congress in the closing days of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27
All Depends

All Depends
 suppose, however, 1t all de- pends on what successfully" means. For example Mir. Smith undoubtedly lists Bridgeport among the AS7 cities which have successfully adopted" the so- called Merit System. As Q matter of fact Bridgeport had nothing Co say about the adoption At all The system was imposed on the un- happy city by a special act of the General Assembly and the Bridge portese were not consulted. I have already published enc story of how successfully" the system is working there. From reliable re- ports which have come to me cofi- stantly since the publication and from citizens who qualify even under MT. Smiths standard of intelligence Bridgeport city em- ployees are anything but appre- clative of the blessings visited upon them by the state legislature,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27
T est Y o UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27
BY WAY of NO HARM
 -by- James William FitzP Patrick

CThe eummenaa opniona appearing those o the writer They not necessarily. huse es the editors DEMOCRAT they te be construed mvassA.
 nn a reflection oe their vlewpolnt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-27

up to just how ~succsssful" ! really was.
Evening star., 1937-06-21
TENNIS TRIP is WON
BY FRANCES GRIMES
West Virginia Girl Goes to New
York Grand National Finals
After Beating Sara Moore.

A MoRGANTowN, W. Va, girl will
represent Washington In the
grand national sectional tennis tourna.
ment at New York as a result OF win.
ming the Times local competition for
women at Columbia Country Club yes
terday.
She Is Frances Grimes, who, after
losing the first set to Sara Moore local
contender, 6-4, rallied to take the
next two sets for the championship,
6-4, So. Miss Grimes also was to
play for the doubles championship this
morning with her partner, Anne Ellis,
against Clarissar Mitchell and Marian
Prichard.
There was a slight chance today,
however, that Miss Moore might be
granted the trip to New York, even
though she was the losing finallst II
so, it would have the hearty backing
Of all who saw the final match yester-
day and admired the unrelenting fight.
ing spirit of the local public parks
champion. Miss Moore, not quite as
well-conditioned as her conqueror,
suffered extremely from the sun and
was wel-nigh exhausted when the
match ended.
The only mems singles match yester-
day found Bill Garnett, seeded No. 2,
whipping Harry Heffner, junior star.
s-4. 80. Heffner had taken the drst
set at 6-3 several davs before. but
the match had been halted by rain.
Evening star., 1937-06-21
Schedule Today
In Star Net Play

JUNIOR SINGLES.
tQuarter-Ffna1)
~ Am.-Billy Turner vs.. Bob Chi
chester. At EdRemoor.
pm.-Harry Heffner vs.. Doyle
Royal. At Edgemoor Harry March VS.,
Miguel Nunez, at Reservoir.
JUNIOR DOUBLES.
tQYerter- -F1nals)
II a.m.-Harry March and Billy
turner vs.. Bob Chichester and Dewitt
Smith. at Edeemoor.
p p.m.-Bernard Blankin and Harold
Landsman VS.. John burst and Ken
DA!by. at Reservoir
- p.m.-Harry Heffner and David
JQhnsen vs.: Dewitt Armstrong and Jack
Hoyt. at Edgemoor.
8 p.m.-Doyle Royal and Miguel
Nunez VS.. Harry Curst and Charles
Mehl; Byron Mathews and Bob Rich
ardSon VS.. winner HefIner-Johnsen and
Armstrong-Hoyt match, at Edgemoor.
BOY SINGLES.
tSemi-Finals)
3 p.m.-Maurice Cowan vs. Tom
Wadden. at Reservoir.
3;45 p.m.-Jack Walsh vs.. Richard
Williams. At Reservoir.
BOY DOUBLES.
(Semi-Finals.)
3 p.m.-Chandler Brossard and
Harold Titus VS.. George Horkan and
John Lincoln. at Reservoir
W.. pm.-Maurice cowan and Tom
Jones. at Reservoir.
Evening star., 1937-06-21

Mikenas. Berg, Apscheneek, Rellstab b
and Steiner
1t was at Nottingham year ago that
Reshevsky and Fine engaged in the
same international fray to tie for
third prize with DR.. Max Euwe, world
champion, while j. R. Capablanca
and Mikael Botvinnik shared top
honors.
1t is our opinion that Reuben
Fine Is Americas greatest in
the-money star and that he Is
Uncle Sans No. player, ex-
cepting none.
In the tournaments at Ker,eri,
Paris and Stockholm, youthful Reuben
shall have hundred chances to vim
dicate our faith.
Evening star., 1937-06-21
Three TO PLAY OFF
TIE IN CITY LEAGUE
Roses Beat Heurichs, Cafeterias
Nip Shady Groves to Bunch
Nina far lad

~AP 0AoNy NAVVCb w ouuVA
Mines for Lead.
THE three tied leaders Of the Ma
tional City Base Ball League
were to make . draw today to deter
mine which two will meet in . pre-
liminary game next Sunday and
which shall draw a bye to meet the
winner for the frst-half champion
ship. The teams are Heurich Brew
,ers. Gordon's Cafeteria and Rose
Liquor Store.
A 7-to-6 victory Of Rose over Heu-
rich yesterday caused the triple tie,
Gordon nipping Shady Grove by the
same score to remain in the run
ming.
Nearly 5000 sandlot fans watched
the triumph Of the liquor boys over
the beer barons. Randy Heflin was
knocked out Of the box by Rose in
the second inning, which previously
had scored four runs in the first
Although Heurich's managed to tie
the score, Rose won the game in the
last inning when Cullen singled, took
second on passed ball and scored
on Fugitt's single.