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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
Dollars Outrank Lives

z Now that we have got through observ- ing the 20th anniversary of Americas entrance into the World War, it might be sensible to re-examine the whole ques- tion of the things which happen to democracy in wartime. War is hard, grim business. When you start it you have to go ahead and win at any price. And one of the first prices that must be paid is the suspension of the ordinary rules of democracy for the duration of the war.
 4 Nothing, for instance, could be less uemocratic than universal conscription law. If citizen can be dragged from his home, forced into the army, and com lpelled to travel to foreign soil and fight and die in war which he believes un- wise or unjust, he is to all intents and purposes under dictatorship. Yet that is simply part of the price of war We did it in 1917 and we shall undoubtedly do something similar in the next war. The price of preserving democracy in wartime, in regard to military service, might very well be defeat. When you go into war, you go in to win, regardless.
 That would not be so bad, if it bore equally on everyone. But the men who served in the army in our last war dis covered, when they came out, that the dictatorship had not rested with equal weight on everyone. They learned that some people had made a fine thing out of the war; that something like 22O00 new millionaires had been created; that great industrialiStS, far from being con- scripted by the government had enjoyed fat profits; that the government, instead of seizing those profits to pay the cost of the war, had gone into debt to the tune of some 30 billions.
 And SO people began to wonder why democracy at war should make such sharp distinction between personal rights and property rights. They began to wonder why, if government has the right to make citizen give up his life, it does not also have the right to make him give up his property. Out of all this has grown the current agitation to "take the profits out of war;" to draft industry" and so on.
 Congress is now struggling with bills designed to do precisely those things; and Congress is discovering that the job isn't so simple as it looks. For here, again, j there is the fact that winning the war must be the first consideration. You might, just possibly, create the infinitely complicated machinery to make war profitless; if it worked, the production of ships, shells, oil; iron ore, guns, clothing, and other essentials would almost. cer- tainly be so greatly delayed that you would lose the war.
 Now it is rather important for us to { understand all this in advance; to under stand that the inequities and glaring in- Justices of wartime can't be eliminated no matter how hard we try If we go to war again, men will be treated in one way and dollars will be treated in another; and we might as we'll make up our minds to it - for that's the way wars are And if we do appreciate that fact, we may be able to muster the good sense to stay on the sidelines the next time war comes along.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14

If anybody thinks that the Green is going to be cut up into building lots, he or she might not be any further away from what will happen than those who are dividing it into parking streets or making parking station out of it. It has been rumored that nothing of this nature could be done to the Green due to legal obstacles. Any truth, we wonder?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
Answers To Questions
By Frederlck M. Ksrby;

o. Is the paper used for United States paper money made from one hundred per cent cotton fbre3
 A. It is 75 per cent linen and 25 per cent cotton. During the World war, the United States treasury used 100 per cent cotton paper for g short time. That paper was not; as satis- factory as the present standard which was adopted after an exten- sive study of the tensile strength.
 @. What is smoke?
 A. Invisible gaseous products of burning materials rendered visible by the presence of small particles of unburned carbon, which eventually settle as soot.
 < c. Do the chairman of the na- tional committees Of the repubiican and democratic parties receive sal- aries? s..s
 A.. John D. M, Hamilton, chair man of the republican national committee receives an annual Sal- ary of $25,O00 a year. James A. Farley, chairman of the democratic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
LOCAL POLICE WIN EDDIE
 ALIENS VOTE

Bridgeport, Conn,
 April 10. 1887. Editor, Waterbury Democrat: In regards to the police I wish to state that I've been in every state in the union working the streets for shows, but I've never met up with a finer, more eff1cient bunch of officers with good word and 8 smile for everyone. Waterbury should be proud of them, as I am, although I'm not a Waterburian.
 Also, I wish the chief of police the best of luck.
 I'm the fellow who dressed as a woman and was riding g bicycle through tAne streets advertising . picture.
 Best of luck to all.
 EDDIE ALLEN.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
Current Comments

The Spanish civil war is not es- sentially class struggle; it is more contest between forces of good and evil.
 -Generalissimo Francisco Franco,
 leader of the repe1 forces.
 Time, discussion, debate, orderly processes of government-these are the essence of democracy. President Conant of Harvard uni- versity.
 Let us carry the fuehrer in our hearts, full of warm love and deep gratitude for what he has done for us =. us soldiers, to whom he gave back the sword. Col Gen. Herman Goering. think that good health is 8 fundamental part of succes s, be- cause person will be active if he is healthy. Henry Ford.
 I have lot more time to devote to my teaching. You see, now don't have to mix dates and lesson prep arations.
 Mrs. J. w. Elliot, of Oxford, Mass,
 who won a fight against a ban on
 married school teachers.
 I'm through with concerts. Now I'm & private citizen. I'm a tired citizen, too.
 John Mccormack. famous Irish
 tenor, after his last performance in Buffalo, before sailing for home. ts
 think that good hleatl is a fun damental part of success. because a person will be active, if he ia healthy. For my part, keep on going. E Henry Ford, motor r1agnate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14

on the same. All of which requires that the legislative boys get down to work and really say in our milk statutes just what a milk shed is. If you don't think they can answer the query, try it yourself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
TODAY's COMMON ERROR Never say, 'How could 2 sober < man act the way he did?" say, "as he did"

national committee receives no sal- ary for. that ofice, but he draws $l5,000 a year as postmaster gen. eral.
 @. Is Texas wider than the dis tance between New York and Chi cago? V,
 A. Texas is about 76O miles wide, and the airline distance between New York and Chicago is I'll miles.
 Q. How are young whales sucked?
 A. Whales are born alive, well developed after 8 long pregnancy, and are sucked and cared for by the mother like land mammals. The mammary glands are situated far back, one on each side Of the fe- male reproductive opening There is 8 special arrangement or dilated ducts and compressor muscles, so that the milk can be forced into the mouth of the young in considen- able quantity by the action of the mother, which permits sucking un- der water. a;$ 4NS%
 @. When was the income tax first adopted by the federal government? :? Y A. The first federal law taxing incomes was adopted as 8. Ciyilewar measure, and the. tax Yas,le leyiEd. from 1862 to y1872s 4 second federal in- come tax law passed in 1884,. was held to be unconstitutional by a to 4 decision of the supreme court. A constitutional amendment to per- init taxation of incomes was submit ted by congress to the states in 1909, and was ratified in 1913, and the first income tax law under. the sixteenth amendment was enacted the same year.
 e. How fast does electricity travel through 8 wire?
 i A. The modern theory is that the velocity of electricity through a wire is the same as the velocity oi light -166, ,284 miles per second.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14

ss.
 1. What is solder?
 ?. Name the sixth wife of Henry VIII of England.
 3. In which state is the Black Warrior River? s 1. In what country was hara-ksrl practiced2 $. Whati . sotnniloquistf
 6. Is the human hair a conductor of electricity?
 2. Name the Phiiistine woman loved by samson. s's
 a where are the Diamede Islands2
 9. Who was william Howard iO. what t q pssudonyms
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
IN TODAY'S MAIL

responsible facts opinions from its readers Anonymous communications unless accompanied with address will accepted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
CIO Bars Sit-Down Technique
 In Coming Textile Campaign
aa nOBER1 q ALIEN,
N BREW FRARS0H

Washington, April IA - CIO leaders are not shouting 1t from the housetops but the Sdown is barred an offensive weapon in the textile organization drive they are pushing This drive is their third major unionization campaign in production industries the other two
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
A Thought for Today

{ For every one that asketh receiveth; and X he that seeIeth findeth; and to him that knock seth it shall be Opened.-Matthew 7:8.
 No one who is not accustomed to give grandly
 can ask nobly and with boldness.-Lavater.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
Test Yo U F
 Knowledge <.

Can you answer aseven of these test questions? Turn b last page for the answers. i5. isss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14

But to, the government, the Duke -Saluda project is infinitely. more important. It involves the, question of the corlstitutionaiity of ,RWA. s2 .i.t
 Not long ago, Jerome Frank PWA attorney. went to Judge Glenn and asked him to hand. down a. decision, pointed out that delay lneantt he Duke case could not get back to the Supreme
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-13
r. T. NIX'S FUNERAL
HELD LAST MONDAY

EDNEYVILLE, Feb. l3.-Rites
were held Monday at eleven
O'Clock for Z. T. Nix at his home
near Bat Cave. Services were
conducted by Rev. Sam Huntly
and Rev. Warner.
Mr.. Nix was eighty years, two
months of age and was an active
member Of the Methodist church
as long as health permitted. He
was a man of high character and
was well loved by everyone who
knew him.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Laura Barwell Nix, and the
following children: Bill and Eli,
who lived with him, Mrs. j. v.
Pittillo and Oscar Nix of Hender-
sonville; and one brother, Ander-
son Nix, preceded him ""one
month. :.
Active pallbearers were his
grandscns, Clyde, Fred and Jas
per Nix. Boyd and Murgell Pittillo
and Austin Morrison.
Flower girls were granddaugh-
ters, Mrs. Boyd Pittillo Thelma
and Bell Pittillo, Dorothy Nix and
Mrs. Pauline Morrison.
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were: Mrs. David Ward, Miss
Myra Binford, Mrs. Frank Jenk-
ins, Mrs. Ernest Norwood, Mrs.
Z. r. Pendleton. Mrs. S. P. Yer
ncr, Mrs. J. B. Jones, Miss Lucille
Smith and Mrs. Willis Britain.
Mrs. p. Noble Simons presided at
the organ. and Prof. Alvin Moore
rendered vocal selections.
II was brought out that the
World Day Prayer movement orig
mated in 1920 and is always OBJ
served on the first Friday in Lent.
The movement started as q spe-
clal season of prayer for the war
torn nations. 1t has been regu-
lar annual observance since 1927.
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inaudible, swapping noise with
their jaws. This slight sound seems
to serve as a means of communi-
cation.
Practically helpless against at
tack, nature has endower the sea
horse with elaborate devices TO
protect itself and to detect enc
mics. One Of the most startling
Of these is an uncaIny ability to
move either eye separately. Thus
the fish can watch in all directions
and make itself difficult prey
for predacious organism to take
by surprise. g.. HH
Some species have the power OF
changing color. Specimen that
were bright red, pink or yellow
when captured faded rapidly TO a
normal notified gray which blend
ed with the fish's ordinary en-
vironment.
These animals are found in
practically all ocean waters where
there are growths Of sea vcgeta-
ton.
The head is unqucstionably SINH
lar in general outline to that of a
miniature horse. The neck, how
ever, is not a neck at all. What
looks like n neck is the front end
of its abdomen, considerably con-
tracted. The body is covered with
a jointed, chitinous shell, like
many insects. 1t is however.
true fish, with no insect affilla'
tons. -,
The hard shell makes it feeble,
inefficient swimmer. The sea
horse can bend its body only side
WAYS and is able to swim only be-
cause Of large air bladder deli
cately adjusted to the specific
gravity of the animal. If gas
bubble the size Of pinhead is let
out by a puncture, the sea horse
sinks 10 the bottom and can only
move clumsily until the wound Is
healed. Because Of its poor swim
ming ability, the sea horse uses its
tail to wrap around the stems OF
water plants.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-13
SEA HORSE IS
TALKING FISH
Biologically 1t Is One Of the
Strangest Productions
of Nature

WASHINGTON, Feb. l3. (CP).
The sea horses, model for some OF
the nightmare monsters of human
imagination. is the only known
creature in which the male
"bears" the children. Isaac Gins
burg. of the L. S. bureau Of fish
cries revealed here in an eXhaus-
tive study.
This unique trait was simply one
of many anomalies o. the little
hippocampus, as the sea horse is
known TO biologists, according to
Ginsburg's research.
The sea horse is one of the few
species of fish that can talk. y
because it can move its eyes IN,
dependently, it can look backward
and forward at the same time. 1t
confines the head of a midget
horse. the tail of a monkey and the
shell of a beetle.
The process by which the male
sea horses actually give birth to
the living young is unduplicated in
nature, Gainsburg explained in a
paper released by the Smithsonian
Institution. -,
Unfertilized eggs are laid by the
female and placed in a pouch-liKe
organ on the under side OF the
males body. During the process
The eggs are fortified by a man.
ner still unknown to biologists.
Within the pouch. the eggs are
incubated and remain for some
days after they arc Matched. Inc
Young, able to care for them
selves, then are expelled into the
water. The parents apparently
take no further interest in their
offsprings. .,
"This male pouch might be con-
sidered as filling the double iunc,,
ton Of the womb Of piacental
mammal and the pouch of mars
upial like the Kangaroo Gins
burg explained. ;. c,,,
Sea horses talk GinSourg
said, when they make an almost
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-13
WORLD PRAYER DAY IS
OBSERVED In BREVARD

BREVARD. Feb. 10, Especially.
World Day of Prayer was observ-
ed here Friday afternoon, with
special union services of all de-
nominations Of the town held at
the Brevard Methodist church.
The program theme was, "Thou
Art the Christ. the Son of the Liv-
ing God" with Mrs. c. II. Trow-
bridge as leader. Members of all
the churches took part on the pro-
gram of prayer. worship and song.
Those assisting in the service
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-13
Stamp News
by !. S. Klein

EUEHRER HITLER at last will
= get his picture on stamps o!
Germany. A long series is being
prepared for release some time ir
April. Sixteen values, so far
have been decided upon. and more
may be added.
First day sale of the three-cen'
army-navy stamps, with portrait.
Of Generals Sherman, Grant. anc
Sheridan on the army issue, anc
Of Admirals Farragut and Porter
on the navy, will be Thursday
Feb. l8. Send self-addressed en-.
velopes-not more than 10 fol-
each type Of stamp-to the Post.
master, Washington. D. c., with
postal money order covering cos
Of the stamps desired.
Great Britain finally has stopped
printing the King Edward VIII
stamps. The :la-penny value al.
ready has been exhausted. so that
complete sets Of the Edwards soor
will be hard to get. The pricl
then may 60 up again.
Tentative plans, it is reported
call for special sets Of coronation
stamps for the 43 British colonies
each set consisting OF three stamps
having . total face value Of
Spence.
Manchukuo is preparing new
issue Of pictorial stamps, in six
designs. There will be IS ordi-
nary postage. and two airmail,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-13

mine deposits found within its
borders; however, Delaware is so
named because il has so much
wealth confined within small
areas.
The Peach Blossom is the state
flower OF Delaware. The state has
no state bird or state tree. 1t has
state song entitled, Our Della
ware
The state capitol was moved
from New Castle to Dover In
l777, where it now is. Soinr of
the bricks in the present founda-
ton of the state house, were first
laid in 1922.
Delaware day is on December Z.
This commentaries the fact that
on that day in 1887, Delaware was
the first state to ratify the fed
cral constitution.
Delaware is primarily an agri-
cultural state. 1t ranks very high
in the production of peaches,
wheat and tomatoes. Oysters and
fish are an extensive industry in
the state as well.
Leather and knitting are the
leading manufacturing industries
in Delaware. In the valley of the
Brandywine; is found the large
plant Of the Dupont Powder
works. Much ocean going traffic
comes into Wilmington which is
located ut the headwaters Of. the
Delaware Bay; and the recent
conversion of the Delaware
Chesapeake canal to sea level,
permits a great deal more water
transportation to the cities OF this
commonwealth.
1t might prove of interest to
note that Delaware is the only
state in these United States, that
has maintained the whipping post
as a means of punishment
throughout the years since it's in
ception as n crime preventive.
Maryland recently adopted the
same mode of punishment after a
40-year abandonment of the plan.
Education in this state is Of a
very high order. But one uniyers-
ity, state controlled, is found; but
in order to teach in any of the
public school systems throughout
the length and breadth Of the
state, one must be college grad
uate and must have had special
training in the teaching profess
sion. Free schools were adopted
by the state for the children in
1929. The general assembly, voted
to conduct a lottery for the pur-
pose of raising $4,000 for estab-
fishing a college in Delaware. In
1918, a private academy known as
Newark academy was founded by
q Presbyterian minister, and this
same academy afterwards became
the University of Delaware. =
at is interesting to note here
that in 191S-19 the schools of
Delaware stood 33rd among the
states of the Union, in accordance
with the Ayres Index. A more re.
cent comparison, shows Delaware
schools among the first 10 states,
and among the states predomi-
nanuy rural; among the first five
states" = ,s..
Even after one has acquired
this higher education and pfofes.
sional training for teaching in
Delaware public schools, they
must travel, seek further educa-
ton and cover certain other pro-
fcsional requirements, if they
hope to secure certificate re-
ncwal.
What do you know about our
national capitol? District Of Co.
lumbia will be taken up next.
LEARN to Know Your Country"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-13
MAH-JONG FOR BLIND

MELBOURNE. (UP).-The first
Braille mah-jong set ever made
has been presented to the Royal
Victoria Blind Institute here. 1t
consists of la blue titles" faced
with silver, in which the appropri-
ate dragons. winds, circles and so
forth are raised in relief.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-13
There are no
"UnimpOrtant'
Prescriptions

- Any condition that war
rants your doctor in writ
ing a prescription, warrants,
also, the utmost skill and faith
fulness in compromising the in
gradients for which it calls.
Bring your prescriptions here.
The Reliable Prescriptions"
sisn which we display is your
assurance Of fresh, potent Phar-
maeeutieals, and complete CO.
operation with your trusted
physieian.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-13
BUTCHER is KNITTED

NEW YORK, Feb. 10. (UP).-
Vincenzo Tito, 76, was held for
the grand jury yesterday charged
with gashing Herman Fatt, a
butcher. on the arm with a cheese
knife, Every time | bought sa-
lami he cut it from the end in
stead of the CENTER" Tito said.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-13
BETHLEHEM MODEL TOWN

BEL .iLEHEW, Ga. ICFJ-I MS
village of $50 inhabitants has
never violated the spirit of its
founder, who named il Bethlehem
in hope it would be a model COM
munity based on the spirit of
Christianity. The community has
never had policeman, its Jail has
never been occupied, and no muir
der or other violent crime has ever
heen committed.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-13

Save this installme nta sevi-
denee to help you solve the crime.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-13

This serial story is the
complete file Of a crime.
with clews and items OF
evidence as received by
police. The srin.5 Wae a
murder. Can you solve It?
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-13
Jatkn !

Four names which cu,c-,,,
cussion OF PgcS!den, Ro,.,.'
proposal 10 enlarse =. ' !.
preme court are those q !.
men above, possible ap,s..S
If Congress approves lie -
mendation. They a.c L. !:
Lands, chairman, !etsT 4
curities and Exchange Co.,
sion; Robert II Jack!c, -.
ant attorney general! L.r:,
Garrison, former Cn..,-s i
the National. T.abo. gtSr|
Board and dean Q! -
OF Wisconsin .aH send i
Samuel ! Roscmaa. Q. r.J|
York supreme e5g-
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MY COUNTRY
IT'S OF THEE
By S. J. FULLWOOD
DELAWARE

Delaware in point OF size is the
47th in rank, containing only 2370
square miles of territory. IL is
one of the original l3 states, and
lies in what is known as the South
Atlantic group. II is bounded on
the north by Pennsylvania. on the
east, by New Jersey, Delaware
Bay. and the Atlantic ocean; on
the south by Maryland; and on
the west by Maryland and Penn
sylvania. The state is only ITO
miles long and the widest point is
only 35 miles. BY way of COM
parison. Long Island, New York. is
larger in length and breath than
Delaware.
The flags of four nations have
at times flown over Delaware.
These nations were Netherlands,
Sweden. Great Britain and the
United States. The first settle
ment by white people in the state
was in 1851, OF IL years after the
Pilgrims landed at Plymouth
Rock, Massachusetts,. These whites
were all killed by the Indians, and
the first permanent white settle
ment occurred in 1888, the place
being on the site .of what is now
known as Wilmington, Delaware.
The people Of this state were
about equally divided during the
Revolutionary war in their alleg-
lance between the idea of indie
pendence and the sovereignty of
England.
The following description of the
great seal of Delaware is given us:
"Emblazoned as follows: Party
per fess, or an argent, the first
charged with q garb (wheat sheaf)
in bend dexter; and an ear of
maize Indian corn) in bend sim
lister, both proper; the second
charged with an OK statant, RUM
mating proper; feSs, wavy azure
supporters on the dexter hus-
bandman with n killing hoe, on the
sinister n rifleman armed and ac-
| c0untfed at ease. SreSt, on u
wreath azure and argent, n ship
under full sail, proper; with the
words Great Seal Of the State of
Delaware and also the motto
Liberty and independence en-
graved thereon. Adopted l777
and revised 1898, lS47, 1871 and
1907"
The state colors ar colonial
blue and buff.
The state flag is of colonial
blue background, with u diamond
shaped buff color inserted within
the middle of the blue. Within the
diamond is found an emblem SINH
lar to that on the. great seal. AT
the bottom Of the flag, upon the
blue, is tDecember Z, 1887"
Delaware has two nicknames
"Blue Hens Chickens" and Dia.
mond State. IL will be remember.
ed by our readers that Arkansas
also was know mas the Diamond
State, because Of the diamond