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The Washington times., 1937-07-03
PhilateliC
Hinges

Dewey L. Suit, Of Washington,
holds the record for the number
Of envelopes forwarded for The
Washington Times Prize Cachet.
He sent in 81 covers :. The N. Y.
Sun and The Chicago Herald-Ex-
aminer announced information
concerning the Prize Cachet with
the result that hundreds Of covers
arrived from these cities and the
surrounding territory covered by
these newspapers Evidently
one Of the papers in Dallas, Tex,
also published an item as a flock
came from this belt.
It is said that native scenic
views will be definitely used as the
major theme Of each Of the Terri.
tory Stamps expected this fall.
The ideas for the illustrations are
already "in."
Ortho L. Rogers, philateGc agent,
will be married tomorrow. Con-
gratulationS are in order. How
about wedding cachet, Ortho? . 4.
Scott publications are going up
this fall. The cloth bound will
advance so cents as will the tome
with the thumb index. Albums
also will join the catalogues in
flight starting September l -.
Isn't that bomb dropping pictorial
on the 5 kopecks of Russia, 1885,
a jittery illustration?
Don't get excited by the state
ment Of a Mr.. Bruce Of the Treas
ury Department in which he says
that collectors will be asked to
submit designs for the new regular
u. s. issue The designs for
these stamps and all other q. s..
stamps will be worked out by the
Post Office and Bureau Of Engrav.
ing and Printing. ArtiStic-minded
philatelists may submit as many
designs as they please for stamps,
and the P. o. encourages this prac-
tice, but that is about as far as it
goes, and ever will go Help,
help, you column readers, we need
timely news for this pillar"
The Washington times., 1937-07-03
INDEPENDENCE HALL

Pictured here is
Independe nee
Hall, Philadelphia,
which will prob
ably be the central
design Of the
stamps. This will
be the first time
that the nall mas
been depicted on
a United States
postage stamp.
The Washington times., 1937-07-03
Blum Writes Intriguing
Book on MARRIAGE
As his publishers say

AS
There is something intriguing about book marriage
h~,o
The Washington times., 1937-07-03
ANOTHER his

ANOTHER his
torical landmark
is expected to
make its appear
ance on a United
States Commend
rative postage
stamp with the Is
suance Of the Ses-
quicentennial Oele-
bration adhesive,
s e p to mber IT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-02

son Willard, once editor of "The Na- tie1." Among those attending was His Honor, Mayor Frank Hayes, Horace Taft, former headmaster at Taft, Congressman J. Joseph Smith, J. Francis Smith, Democratic State Central Committee Chairman, and others.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-02
Contrast Between Labor Conditions Now, 50 to ::
 100 Years Ago Drawn

for the unemployed Miss Perkins suggested new fields ot work, creA- ton of new conSumable goods, such as music, art, and other activitcls Expansion in new endeavors woult mean new goods, more jobs, and ex- pansion of industries, she said.
 The question of differentials, geo. graphical ones, ir the matter of proposed wages and hours would roe solve itself with certain parts of the country, more especially the south paying a lower standard of wages; this seemed practically unavoidable, she said, though the happy solution would be to have no appreciable dif- ference in the wage standard.
 Speaking of the wages and hours bill, which may be passed by the coming Congress session, Miss Per- kins said this section of the country had nothing to worry about. The scale in these parts Is not likely to be altered by the federal wages and hours law. The bill, in her opinion, (and she stated that what she said in this regard last night would be her opinions stated later when the bill is under discussion in Washing ton) would be confined to e mini- mum wage, with no attempt to out- line other wage scales; a maximum working week would be proposed, also with no attempts at regulation,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-02

"Now, If you'll excuse me- I'll go up and put on 6 nice dress"
 The plcasant-appearing woman in black was taking leave of Q small group In the lobby of Hotel Elton. She was, perhaps, the most impor- tant guest. in terms of national dis- tinction, to make the trip from Washington to Waterbury in recent months.
 For, in the hands of this feminine parsonage, Frances II, Perkins, first woman cabinet member and cur- rently secretary of labor of the United States rests much of the de- velopment of the nations labor policy And how the greatest labor struggle the country has seen will end, either enlarging to the point of pitched battles between the fac- tons of Green and Lewis, or sub- siding to the truce of mutual con- cern for the problems of the work ing man and woman, Is her principal consideration.
 Host Present
 Her hosts, Oswald Garrison Vil- lard, former editor of The Nation, who was giving c dinner for Miss Perkins Q bit later, and MT. and Mrs, Allen B. MacMurphy, the latter chairman of the program committee of the Waterbury Women's club, where the secretary was to speak last evening, left Miss Perkins to be interviewed.
 The task of interviewing e woman cabinet member is not an assign ment that reporters seek from the city desk. And the task of inter- viewing Miss Perkins has never been given four stars by any of the news- papermen who have known her since she took office. The last time this reporter had been sent to see her was In Boston and Miss Perkins, kept the reporter from The Tram script waiting an hour in the hotel lobby because she had left word that she was not to be called before c certain late morning hour. Nearly three years have passed since that morning. ,...L
 But Madame Secretary Perkins has changed, Her disposition, al- ways refiecting her native Boston to noticeable degree, has become at- tuned, as 1t were, to the obliga.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-02
POE VOLUMES
 . NOW AVAILABLE
Democrat Offers Unusual : Opportunity to Secure
 Great Works Cheaply

Books for which the world has paid millions are now yours for Q few cents." That was the headline In a Waterbury Democrat advertise ment few days ago and the head line means just what 1t says. The Democrat is offering the works of Edgar Allan Poe in ten volumes at % cents per volume. A book is re- leased every week and all that is necessary IS to save coupons clipped from The Democrat and present six with 29 cents for each volume.
 For readers who like adventure, for connoisseurs of fine literature, no finer works can be recommended than those of Edgar Allan Poe. His characters live and breathe, his situ- ations are tense, his descriptions are vividl Know and enjoy Poe's stories You will find yourself reaching for them constantly on the library shelf, just as thousands of others who have read poe's books are convinced that no finer mystery stories have ever been publishedl
 We want every reader to take ad- vantage of our sensational gift pre- sentation offer. Once you see these books you'll be determined to own the complete set. Thousands of read- CTS are sure to order the Classic Li- brary edition of Poe's works. Arrange for your set now, before our large supply is completely exhausted, You'll say that you never have made a better investment. You can't af- ford to miss tho hours of pleasure these books will provide for you and your family.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-02

the laboring man should have, she said that most of these were honest and the members want to be honest, but she condemned "racketeering" trade unions. Apropos of this same subject in the question period, Miss Perkins said she did not believe much was to be gained by the in- corporation of trade unions.
 Miss Perkins spoke at some length on the creation of leisure for the working man by means of shorter working hours. She also defined shorter hours as 1t applied in an h. stance some years ago when the working day in @ New York state concern was reduced from sixty to around fifty.four hours. There iG such a field of entertainment of- fered today and of educational ad- Vantaees that there is much to fill in the leisure time in the shorter working day and week, she ex. plained. In turn this leisure works for more consumption as well as making of goods, with the creation of more work in the industries.
 Tn regard to the unemployed the speaker said that the question should be, not to take care of the unemployed, but to prevent unem- ployment. There should be other means than unemployment relief, the dole and such artificial methods. These were problems, she said, that confronted the country. When asked how many persons were now unein. ployed, Miss Perkins said there were two and one-half million peo- pie on WpA payrolls, It was i'm. possible to tell how near normal this Is, because she said, figures and records have been kept only since the depression. Large figures pre- sented, too, she explained, do not always incluude an etnployable per. son, that Is one capable of working, the old and infirm and the sick, many who would not be working, are includued in the figures, usual- ly. Tn the matter of enough work
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-02
WaterburyR Recalled As High-Pay Town By Labor Secretary Perkins
Fine Address Delivered Last Night at Water
 bury WOrnen's Club

Modern Consideration of Labor Problems" was discussed in a gen- eral way last evening at the Wa, terhury Women's club by Miss Fran- ceS Perkins, secretary of labor. Tho various prOplems of the working man and the employer were pre- scented as they exist now, and as they have existed fin the past. Miss Perkins contrasted conditions of living and laboring between recent and present years and those of fifty. or one hundred years ago. The club auditorium was filled to capacity for last nights event. Miss Perkins was brought here under the auspices of the Waterbury Women's club, and arrangements in charge of Mrs.
 Allen MacMurphy, chairman of the program committee. Rev. Dr. John c. Walker of the Second Congrega. tional church introduced the speak, CT, he in turn being presented by Mrs. Frederick o. Marggraff, presi- dent of the Women's club.
 In discussing labor conditions of past years and the present time, Miss Perkins said that they were not comparable in that the machine age had brought about Q greater speed in work and output, whereas years ago hand work was general. She cited the outstanding inventions such as the telephone, electric light, and 30 on, all these changes com- ing a comparatively short time ago.
 Relative to New England and Connecticut Miss Perkins stated that this section has high standard of wages and the short working week, ranging from forty to forty-eight hours. She read briefly statistics for Waterbury, say. ing that out of a population of about 100000, over 42000 were "gainfully employed". The speaker related an incident which first brought Waterbury to her notice. This was something less than 90 years ago when she was called to settle strike in Rome, N. Y. The difficulty out there, was that brass workers claimed they were being paid less than those in Waterbury for the same kind of work. send- ing commission to this city to in- Vestigate, 1t was found that wages were 20 per cent higher in some cases of specialized work and fifteen In others. The Rome strike was settled on this report. So, Miss Perkins, said, she regarded Water- bury from then on as Q high-pay town. Also in her reports and sta- tistics Miss Perkins mentioned con- ditions in local factories and said thst inspectors found the working hctrs and wages here agreeable to the standards set up by the Walsh- Heuiy act.
 m regard to labor and trade unions which Miss Perkins thinks
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-02

, waterbury, It's factories supplying many parts for the machines which now are In peak demand, must ben- eft. Employment, something lower than in the spring, will return short. ly to the peak of recent years.
 The wages and hours bill will have little, if any, effect here where, she said, she finds high standards of pay. And the unemployment cen- sus, to start the middle of this month will be of great benefit in giving a clear picture of the nations employ tnent pattern.
 "Of course, we have taken 30 per cent sample censuses every month and have 0 partial picture" she ex- plained,
 Miss Perkins had copy of her address of the evening. That report will be found elsewhere in The Dem- ocrat. And now the interview" takes on more personal character.
 It was 5:30 and the dinner was for GAS o'clock In Q private dining room at Hotel Elton. Miss Perkins twisted her white gloves. She and the re- porter from The Democrat were waiting for the photographer.
 T think the picture would be bet- ter in my room," the secretary re- marked. It's 50 conspicuous here in the lobby"
 She greeted the photographer gra. ciously and repeated her thought about the background for the pic- ture. She didn't know the number of her room, engaged ahead for her lonog before her train arrived at Wa. terbury,
 Trallcd Bcllhops
 Tho cameraman trailed Mss Per- kins and the reporter to the ele- yator, down the corridors behind the hotels sriartest bellhop to the ho- tels best room. |"
 There were vases of flowers, two on the inantelpiece, one on the dresser, Q box, evidently containing c corsage, also on the dresser.
 Aren't the flowers lovely. So nice" remarked Miss Perkins. No, won't remove my coat" she told the bellhop. who proffered Q hanger.
 Miss Perkins preferred to stand and sine chose a corner by 8 win- dow, after strengthening her hair under the flat black hat with the crown low over her forehead, rais- ing to on oval of black felt at the rear. ,...
 Must you take 1t 50 close9" she asked the cameraman.
 She was told that such was the case If 1t was to be c good picture"
 Resignedly, the first woman cab- inet member composed herself. The cameranan flashed his light and the picture was taken.
 If I'm not to take picture of you at the dinner I'll have to take another" he told her. ,,e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-02
Madame Secretary Comes to blown
First Woman Member of Presidents Cabinet in Interview Proves Feminine Enough to Think of Dress She Was to Wear
 at Dinner and Lecture
at Dinner and Lecture

tions of public life. But her whims and her decisions are merely mel- lowed by necessity, not swervcd from her chosen treatment of af- fairs that seem to her obligations of the moment and the impersonal onus of her office.
 Labor Problems
 Perhaps the knowledge that within her office must be born the solution of 6 major labor problem has caused a more personal concern for the af- fairs of the working people. At any rate. Miss Perkins now has that problem uppermost in her thoughts and 1t was not until question of the outcome of this battle of the Amer ican Federation of Labor and the Committee for Industrial Organiza- ton was pressed that her face lost 0 set repose and her eyes showed interest. ...
 "Peacep No, you wouldn't call it that,' she answered. Peace means living together In fellowship, broth- eriy love and the like.
 "r believe that they (the opposed unions) will come to a way of ac- commodatlon." ..g.
 "Will there be one head of all la- bor, possibly 6 labor party%
 Miss Perkins smiled. '
 That would mean that there would Do peace, wouldn't it2p she inquired. No, I didn't say that. By reinarking that c way of accommo- dation' will Dc found, don't mean peaoe.' . .t.,"
 TWO of New England live together in our communities but we are not ell In accord one with the other" she extenuated her description of the solution she predicts for the la- bor warfare. we accommodate our- selves to this condition. It is q sem blance of peace, true enough, but a peace by way of accommodation"
 First Member
 The nations first woman cabinet member became serious.
 Tt Is essential to the working people, the unions, to the country, that this internal warfare be ad- justed," she declared. And 1t must be soon." t,'
 Miss Perkins pointed with evident pride to the industrial gains of the last few years and remarked that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-02

spoke in an entertaining manner, and during a question period after her talk she answered In concise and clear detail several questions from the floor. Previous to her ap- pearance at the Women's Club Miss Perkins was a guest at dinner at the Hotel Elton given by oswald Garri-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-02
CITY HAS ONLY
 DIPHTHERIA CASES
Health Officer Godfrey Re- peats Warning on
 ImmunizatiOn

Waterbury reported the only diph- theria cases in the state last week and today Dr. Edward J. Godfrey, city health oficer, repeated his warning to all residents to avail themselves of immunization against this disease. Two cases of the dis ease were reported here. .
 "Diphtheria Is Q contact disease and only can be contracted from person to person." he said. "The city provides clinics for immuniZation for those who cannot afford to pay for the treatment. This is the only insurance against contracting the ailment from some carrier and the public should take heed because in these times dihptheria is an unnec- essary disease in the sense that medicine provide immunity"
 There were four cases of lobar pneumonia reported locally, and three in Meriden, in the state de. partment of health chart, with the pneumonia figures showing . total of 20 cases in the state, four moro than the preceding week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-02

Miss Perkins remarked here that she favored the appointing or cre- ating of a board to direct the law so that there would be flexibility' as to laboring hours and wages under certain situations
 Following her talk Miss Perkins received splendid ovation, She
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-02
Welfon Monunsent
 Repairs Finished

Superintendent Of .PerkeI James ). Curtin today au- nOunced the completion Oe re- pairs tO the Carrie WeIton monument on the easterly end of the green. The fountain has been equipped with new plumb ing with brass pipe extending to the. water main replacing the cOrroded materials found when North Main street was recently excavated for paving. The fountain has not been In use the last five years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-02
MAN CUTS LEG
 IN AUTO CRASH

Domenic Montana, 27, of the Prospect road was treated at St. Mary's hospital at 6:30 o'clock this morning for a IA inch laceration of the right leg, which he incurred in an accident on Hamilton avenue.
 Authorities reported that Montana
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-02

AT the end of the "per- "A feet day" turn to smoother, mellower OLD QUAKER. Aged two full years in modern temper. ature controlled ware houses OLD QUAKER is, in our opinion, the finest, snoothest 90 proof straight whiskey on the American market today. OLD QUAKER tastes bet ter than ever, because its taste improves with age--try OLD QUAKER today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-02

Probably that would be best" Miss Perkins decided. This is just @ small private dinner"
 The process of posing was re- peated.
 Smilel" ordered the cameranai1
 The secretary of labor moved her lips the barest trlhe.
 And then the woman who has at- tained greatest national distinction accorded her sex ir government was left to put on @ "nice dress" dine at the small dinner party" which originally had been ordered for seven, eventuated into places for seventeen, and appear again before the public aS the speaker at the Waterbury Womens club. .,.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-02

was injured when the car driven by his brother, Tony Montana, hit a fence. He was released after treat ment, t
Evening star., 1937-11-04
Rebels Strong on Flanks.

IT'S at the ends. however, that the
Rebels are most powerfully manned.
Moynihan reported after the Missis-
Sippi- game that Bob Kin
cade, Reb right Tanker, is tower of
strength, extensively and defensively,
and that three other ends are just a
shade behind Bob. Country Graham,
Ham Murphy and Jesse Ward make
up this trio, with Graham the most
likely starter. Murphy and Ward are
sure to see action, however, and Walk
er may see fit to alternate the two
sets of wingmen. there being so little
to choose between them
George Washington will pit against
these f1ankers Pete Yurwitz and Lloyd
Berry, both seniors, who didn't fare so
well against Alabama's superb block
ing, but who came back last week to
smash the Tulsa thrusts all evening.
1t is doubtful if the Colonials ever had
better end play under Jim Pixlee than
this pair displayed in the Oiler game.
Berry and Yurwitz, with superb help
from Johnny Rebholz, steady right
tackle, were able to throw Tulsa's backs
for losses aggregating IS yards, lot
of ground for any team to lose from
scrimmage in close, hard-fought
game.
Evening star., 1937-11-04
Newspaper Gives Him Idea.

IF HAGERTY pulls through with his
plan and keeps the aforementioned
five out of uniform Saturday, John
Riofski, reserve center who has seen
little action, would fill Capt. Hardy S
snapper-back post, Noonan would pair
with Maury Nee at end, and Burke
would take Shukers vacated position
Elmer Moulin probably would call sig
mails throughout the game with Ur-
banski and Tony Barabas being given
chances in the backfield. along with
the sophomore, Darmohray.
The "relief" scheme struck Hag-
erty yesterday as he was scanning a
West Virginia newspaper in which the
headline, "Georgetown Next Victim" "
sought to prepare him for the worst.
The article fairly glowed with praise
OF the Mountaineer team, which tram
pied Western Maryland, $40, last
Saturday, and predicted dire things
for Georgetown this week end
AS matter of fact, Hagerty knows
West Virginia isn't that much bet
ter than the Terrors. He calls it Just
one Of those games in which one team
can do nothing wrong while the op-
position labors all day to do one
thing right.
Nevertheless, he realizes that his
Hoyas will be decided underdogs
against the Morgantown invaders, and
as such one group of players might
do as we'll as the next. The fact
that the reserves he is considering
starting are all sound of body is one
reason for the contemplated change.
and the hope that the chance will fire
them to superior efforts is another.
Evening star., 1937-11-04
Hoyas Better Than They Seem.

ON RECORD. the progress of
Georgetown's season has been as
dismal as that of any Blue and Gray
team IN years. With only one vic
tory-over Shenandoah-to show in
five games, it sounds pretty bad, but
q close analysis shows that it sounds
worse than it is. Holy Cross and La
fayette, two of the Hoyas' conquerors,
still are two of the country's unde-
feated teams, and Manhattan, which
had been playing in hard luck under
Chick Meehan, was due for a win
last Saturday. So, too, you might say
was Georgetown, but then somebody
had to lose.
1t may be that Georgetowns luck
Is due to change. The land is full
OF surprises this year. A Georgetown
victory over West Virginia by substi-
tutes probably would be the biggest
surprise of all, and what build-up
1t would give the Hoyas for N. Y. U.
and Maryland. And if Georgetown's
like Maryland, it would rather win
the Hoya-Terp game than any other.
1t will have to go some to finish
the season with as good as a 500
percentage. If it does, chalk one up
for spirit.
Evening star., 1937-11-04

way from San Francisco to book a
few likely heavyweights Clyde
(Bucky) Grouse, veteran Baltimore
catcher, won the Sporting News
award for the most valuable player
in the International League.
Jimmy Leto, the welterweight,
sails November % for a January
bout with Jimmy Carroll in Sgd
ney, Australia ;. Joe Louis still
Is on the Coast with his softball
team, but you'd hardly know it
from reading the papers.
Coast writer's say Joe Is hopeless
as newspaper copy q. . "Mebbe,"
wrote one scribe, che believes
heavyweight champions should be
felt and not heard" :. You'd
hear lot about James Abbitt, q
triple-threat back down at Elon
College IN North Carolina, If he was
going to q bigger school :. He
passes left-handed and kicks Left
footed.