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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19
No Seekers Or Takers

William M Harris pointed out last week that there is danger in the present slt- uation in Waterbury that forces con- siderable number of patients seeking ad- mission to state sanatoria to be denied the care and rest that such treatment provides. Right now the waiting list in Waterbury is assuming such proportion that local anti-tuberculosis authorities are concerned. They realize that until the state has expanded its sanatoria the situation is going to remain as is. In fact it may become more serious in Wa terbury as there seems to be an increase rather than decrease in the number of Waterbury patients needing sanatorium care.
 At one time Waterbury handled this situation very nicely and efficiently by providing quarters at the isolation hos pital on Watertown avenue for all pa tients awaiting admission to state tuber- culosis sanatoria. Through the coopera- tion of the city and the Waterbury Anti Tuberculosis Association this was made possible for several years. Efforts were also made to have the state subsidize this undertaking by providing the funds nec- essary for the upkeep of the hospital and for the necessary expenses occurring, but the state didn't seem too willing.
 Ultimately lack of funds prevented the experiment being carried on any further. It was somewhat fortunate at the time that the list of patients awaiting admis- zion to sanatoria was small. Now with the list growing lengthy again and need 0f disqualification urgent the question of using the isolation hospital is uppermost in some officials minds. That 1t could be used is certain; the city has no objection. But the city naturally Is still desirous Of ridding itself of the isolation hospital which has never been used for the pur- pose constructed since 1t was opened more than fifteen years ago.
 We don't presume the state will be any more enthusiastic over the idea of as- suning responsibility for the hospital to- day than 1t was a few years ago. But there is nothing like finding out. With new set-up in state departments 1t might not be amiss for the interested local off, f1cials to sound out the state. But first, 1t would only be fair and right to find out what the State Tuberculosis Commission thinks of the idea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19
Barn Doors Still Open

Loss of four lives on grade crossing in Newington last Friday will bring up the old, old question of aboliShing them en- tirely. Once upon time Connecticut had law that compelled railroads oper- ating in this state to eliminate certain number of grade crossings every year. This was supposed to be compulsory and it wasn't necessary for the state or any agency to issue orders that certain crossing be changed to an over or under pass.
 But when the State Highway Depart ment started to make over the map of Connecticut by rerouting old and time- honored roadways across 1t, not to men, tion building expensive new ones where there were none in the horse-and-buggy days, the railroad company didn't have to worry so much about 1t. The new routes usually avoided such things as grade crossings. There probably hasn't been road built in Connecticut in twen- ty years i've don't claim accuracy) with grade crossing in it.
 But many of the early day crossings are still with us and protected only by lights, not by watchmen. Had there been gates on the Newington crossing last week the tragedy in which four lives were lost would not have occurred. And if the Legislature had not repealed the old law compelling crossing eliminations some years back this might possibly have been one taken care of All in all 1t only goes to prove that until every crossing in this state shall have been changed there will be accidents-maybe very infre- quently, but just as tragic then as at any time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19
Current Comment

shirley's future on the screen has been prophesied by practically every- one, but in the long run the decision will rest with the little girl herself.
 Mrs. Gertrude Temple.
 If the current emergency pro- grams of the government once get Themselves established, we shall be in for Q long, hard winter of author- itarian rule.
 --Dr. James Rowland Angell,
 president of Yale University. Great Britain and France, by their superior strategic positions in the Mediterranean, could defeat Italy and Germany if the Spanish situation led to c European conflict.
 --Dr. David Pepper, United
 States Foreign Policy Associa-
 ton.
 Our problem during the next two years in this country is primarily spiritual not economic.
 Roger Babson, noted financier. By confining It's eyes to the iiFn- tied horizon of security, nation may not only wither its own soul, but may defeat the economic and spiritual security it seeks.
 --Dr. Harold w. Doddg, presis
 dent of Princeton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19

The cry is one Who is going to suc- ceed the late Joseph T. Robinson as sena- tor from Arkansas. There have been sev- eral mentioned for the post, among them Governor Carl E. Bailey, now serving his first term as chief executive of the state. But just as last week was ending we chanced across a small item which re- lated that Mrs. Joseph T. Robinson, widow of the deceased Senate leader, was con- sidered as the rightful successor. We thought Congress was going to do sonne- thing about replacing dead congressman has worked out well and oddly enough Arkansas provided the setting, but the idea can be carried too far.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19

There may be no need for new high way bridge across the Connecticut River between Hartford and East Hartford un- der a plan now being developed by inter- ested persons and organizations. This scheme would simply utilize completely the present Bulkeley Memorial structure, but in such way that traffic would flow over 1t more evenly in both directions. For example, there would be no left turns of the bridge when approaching the west side Motorists'to turn into Morgan street would be obliged to turn right at the end of the bridge and then would swing around right under the end of 1t and thus cross to Morgan street. The use of an underpass not to mention "interlocking boulevards" at each end is expected to make quite difference in traffic move ment, Actually this plan was prepared by the Engineering Department of the City of Hartford and we wouldn't be surprised to see 1t gain in favor. It's certainly far less expensive than new bridge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19

deplore 1t in their hearts, but all of whom have apparently decided to yield to executive dictation. Because the president has refused to heed their urgent advice that he with draw entirely Q dangerous proposal secretly concocted for him by anonymous and irresponsible adivis- CTS, they feel that they must pass Q compromise measure containing all the worst features of the orig inal bill.
 On the other side is 0 group of senators, counting some of the most distinguished leaders of the demo- cratic party, who despite executive pressure and threats of political re- prisals have dared to place loyalty to American traditions of free gov. ernment above loyalty to any party or any man. Many of them have been outstanding in their enthusias- tic support of the president and his policies, but recognize that their leader made e fatal blunder in i'm. pulsively adopting the too clever device of his young lieutenants.
 On the issue of this battle de. bends far more than is apparent at the surface. The court-packing device of the anonymous young ad- visers was not designed as an end in itself, but merely as e means to 0 far more ambitious end. If it can be forced through Q congress which at heart is overwhelmingly opposed to 1t, the road will be wide open to c multitude of measures drafted by these same advisers and designed to concentrate in bureaus centered at Washington sweeping powers over the lives and activities of American citizens. Full control of these bureaus in turn, Is to be con- centrated in the hands of Q single man, the president. Such bureau- cratic domination of our people is of course, unconstitutional. But with c supreme court controlled by the executive and pledged to validate any measure passed by c Submis- sive congress, the citizens last bul- wark of protection, the constitu- tiUtlI WILL ElhVe UCeH EeuuCSu " h meaningless "scrap of paper".
 It was e subserVient and coward ly Reichstag which voted its own effacement and the destruction of German liberties. Can 1t be that c subservient and cowardly congress will vote It's own effacement and the destruction of American liberties7 Or have we enough representatives who place patriotism above politics, and loyalty to country above loy- alty to party, to save the priceless heritage of democratic government?
 The citizens one recourse in the present crisis is e personal appeal to members of the senate, irrespec- tive of state or party lines. one month of lethargy in critical sit- uations like the present has recent ly, under our very eyes, cost two nations their freedom.
 DOUGLAS JOHNSON
 88 Morningside Drive,
 New York, N. F..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19
A Book a Day
A Perfect Drawing of a Romantic Hero
BY BRUCE CATION

Literary critics talk of the period of Scott Byron and Shelley as the romantic age" Literature took It's color from the romantic viewpoint expressed by such men; novels were aptly spoken of as "romances" and the romantic narrative poem was enormously popular.
 What we sometimes forget is that 1t was . romantic age in real lie. too, Nature mimicked art as It SO often does: men behaved as roman. tic heroes were expected to behave: they struck fine attitudes and said fine things without in the least be. ing inSincere or self.conscious. And of them all, the military and naval heroes were the most completely romantic.
 You get c good glimpse at thb sort of thing in "The Romantic Decatur" Q new biography Of Charles Lee Lewis University Of Pennsylvania Press; e3), Mir. Lewis. telling the life story of Capt. Steph. on Decatur of the U. 8. Navy, gives Q perfect picture of the romantic hero in real life.
 To class Decatur with such great naval geniuses as Drake or Nelson would be absurd. His picture was painted on . far smaller canvas. Yet his life story has an irresistible appeal. He seems to be forever out. lined on . fiame-lit quarter.deck, handsome and brightly uniformed. performing some prodigious deed of valor in just the right way, saying just the right things afterward-- and, in the end. dying in . duel In the approved romantic manner.
 He was an enormously interest. ing man, In other words, and he had an enormously interesting career. MT. Lewis has somehow got the flavor of the romantic era Into his book, and 1t makes good read ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19

Greens personal choice to conn bat 0. I. O. organization of Soul thern textile workers. In his let- ter, Cox acknowledge receipt of e telegram from Googe expressing opposition to the wage.hOur blll," but warns him that the bill will be passed by t.i efiouse.
 'T am strongly opposed to the measure" Cox wrote, "but it comes with Administration ap. proval and, in my judgment, Is certain to be put through the House. q. think we might as well prepare ourselves for this leglslation, as objectionable as It Is. It is my idea that it will be put through in such form as to make it certain the Court will hold it unconstitutional"
 Administration leaders plan to use the document to induce Green to crack down on his lieutenants; also as an argument showing the need for additions to the Supreme Court in order to ensure the valid ity of the legislation.
 Mail Bag
 A. J. S., McKeesp0rt, Pcnna.- The Washington residence of Postmaster General Farley is the Mayflower Hotel. D. c. C., Wheeling, w. Va.-Secretary of Labor Perkins was born in Boston in 1882. c. F. S., Clarksburg, W. Va.-The only way that the Senate, according to It's rules, can break Q 'filibuster is by invoking cloture. If this Is done, debate tS thereafter limited to one hour by each member. To invoke cloture requires Q two-thlrds vote, how ever, and although 1t has been proposed many times, it has actu- ally been invoked only four times since the rule was adopted in 1917. These occasions were: November i3, 1919, on the question of the German treaty: January 9, 1928. on the World Court; February 10, 1927, on the McFadden Banking bill; and February 2s, 1927, on the bill to create a Bureau of Customs and Prohibition. Cloture has not been invoked ct any time in the past ten years. J. H., Lamar. Mo.--It is not necessary for eco applicant to be member Of . family on relief. Though prefer ence is given to such cases, others are admitted if unemployed or In need of employment. The pro- portion of non.relief enrollees va- ries in different States.
 Copyright. 1897, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19
Selected Poem
BEFORE APPLE PICKING

Neona Ames Hill in the New York T1mes) If there be rain, let 1t come softly Wind Be quiet now. If rain must come at ali Let 1t drip gently from the skies of fall. Be stili storms lest this rich fruit be thinned By the unruly hands of any gale That charges from e sultry, green-black sky Upon the orchards sprawed across the high Piume-crested hills of this my country. Hail Withhold your knives. An, smoke-hazed biue-sky
 weather.
 Sunny and warm at noon, ah, crisp and still Frost-glittering nights, abide Wind, be c feather Descending softly past this tree-dark hill, Till every globed red fruit is gathered in Safely to slated crate or cellar bin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19

James Roosevelt, the Presidents son and also one of his secretaries, has no i'm mediate designs on political office. This was his answer to charges that his news paper editors conclave in Massachusetts last week was actually bid for nor- ination in the Bay State. From what he said to reporters he likes the set-up in what he has adopted as his home state right now and doesn't plan on injecting himself into the picture immediately.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19
Navy Always on Duty

Citizens who have complained about the cost to taxpayers of the navy's search for Miss Earhart and Captain Noonan are not well informed about the ravy's uses and habits. The navy isn't kept in drydock between wars. Ships lave to keep moving around, and planes have to keep flying to maintain them in good They do a certain amount of rianeuver. ing regularly. If the recent expedition
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19

of mercy exceeded July's quota of sailing and flying, they can do less in August.
 It seems obvious, too that a serious search like this one affords more valu- able training and experience than mere routine maneuvers and naval games. As for the part coast guard vessels have played, giving aid at sea and searching for lost boats are the functions for which it was organized
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19
COURT PACKING CAN BE BEATEN BY SENATORIAL
 FRONT
Editor, Waterbury Democrat:

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 A battle of incalculable import- ance to the American people is be- ing fought out in the senate. To one who has in Q modest way served two democratic administrations the forces engaged in this struggle ap- pear as follows:
 On one side is Q group of sena- tors, some of whom have publicly denounced the court-packing scheme and many of whom are known to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19

i. what body of water separates France and England?
 2. What is lemon oil7
 3. Of what country is Kovno the capital7
 4. Who wrote the weil-known short poem, "A Psalm of Life7"
 6. Where is Clingman's Dome7 c. What is the name of the Ara. bian and North African jumping roe dent mammal?
 [. Name the most important Eis yer in Great Britain.
 Q. What is accommodation? Q. Name the capital of Missouri. 10. What is . church caiendar7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19
Answers To Questions
By Frederick M. Kerby

e. On what day and date will the Jewish New Year fall in les73
 A. Monday, September 6.
 e. How long had Jean Harlow been Ill when she died2
 A. She was taken III May 20, and died June 2.
 e. Where was the famous Char. ter Oak located in Connecticut
 A. A white oak which, according to tradition, was part of the original forest in 1886. The tradition Is that the Indians asked that It be spared. It stood near Dutch Point" The charter of the Connecticut Colony from King Charles II Is supposed to have been hidden in this tree oy 0 patriot in 1887, when Sir Edmund Andros, representative of King James IT., demanded its surrender. This charter served as the Consti- tution of Connecticut from 1862 to 1913, and conveyed to the Colony all the land from the said Narra- gansett Bay on the Beast to the South Sea on the West" The tree blew down in Q gale on August 2i,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 2:09 e. m. tdayiight time). !. Sun rises 6:36 c. rl.; sets s:21 ?. m. (day- light lme).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 High tide at Milford Tuesday, July 20, 1o:o6 G. n.; low tide, 4:50 ?. m. (dayiight time).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19
V DREw PEAnsom

WASHINGTON, July 19-The last time Senator Rob- nson saw the leader for whom he fought was the Sun entire day down the Potomac induging in his favorite paStime-hshing,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19
IN TODAY'S MAIL

This newspaper not responsible for opnons readers communications accompanied tho writer's and address will accepted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19

I you want . copy of our book. let THE BABY BOOK, write the WaterL ury Democrats Wash. inRton Bureau, 1912 Thirteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, ID. C, Enclose s cents in postage
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19

Wallis Warfeld, already the eighth wonder of the world, will be the eighth lady of England, thereby annoying 8o00,- 900 other ladies'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19

c. When were the first two sons of Charles A. Lindbergh born?
 A. Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr., was born June %, 1880; Jon was born August i6, io32.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19

As for that Windsor wedding wouldn't you think now that the sisters-in-law would give the little girl a hand? .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19

e. What was the number Of the racing car in which Wilbur Shaw won the io37 Five Hundred Mile Memorial Day race at IndianapolisT
 A, Six.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19

Now the Nine Old Men might go fishing and little later everybody else might go fishing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19

c. Who is the chairman of the Prohibition Party National Com mittee7 -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

ANSW \ SAhs~7iA fAASdAAd tAie tOWAs When war clouds hover over Nam king, they hang precariously over Mott street. The Joss House be- comes 6 forum for the Oriental population instead of c tourist site. Tn fact, it has been impossible to get anything peiping hot in Chinatowns s chow mein places since the outbreak of hostilities. The cooks are more intent upon the news from the pros- pective battlefronts and the walters have given up trays for latest bul- letins from their distant native land.
 There Is excitement in the vicin- ity of Dover and Peil and sightseers have seen as much action, since the Japanese invaded, as New York's Orient produces during It's New Years celebration. For every time a favorable despatch arrives from Chinatowns local newspaper, the slant-eyed residents of the neigh borhood set thunderous firecrackers of on the sidewalks. They've heard these Jubilation mortar shells as far as Little Italy and the detonations also have invaded the East Side Ghetto. In the meantime, expect little service from China towns res- taurantS; they are occupied with something more important than chop Suey.
 Gershwln Epitaph
 Of all the epitaphS composed aft- CT the death of George dershwin, pr. Isaac 0oldberg'S written e long time ago, still seems the most fit- ting. "A Colossus" wrote the acad- emic doctor of the deceased com- poser, with one foot firmly planted in Carnegie Hall and the other in Tin Pan Alley"
 Striking Back
 Newsreel cameramen in Chicago. Variety report, have been receiving an unprecedented number of traf- fic violation tickets since the tell- tale strike riot films were shown. Revenge? Up to this season Billy Bryant, who runs c showboat up and down the Mississippi, has billed himself as "The Worlds Worst Actor" But nothing apparently, can please an actors vanity. He now bills himself as Positively the Worlds Worst Actor" This much about the recent Charlie Chaplin Fred Perry vs Ellsworth vines- oroucho Marx tennis match doesn't seem to have been record- cd; the tournament was in immi- nent danger of never coming of because Crouch turned up in q sleeping bag and refused to emerge until someone else prom ised to pay for the tennis balls. Business ct the ex-burieSque and socalled Variety houses has been terrible. The strip-tease fans aren't interested enough if1 nearby -inanimate tableaux.
 All Star Show
 That Ships Concert aboard the Normandie on her most recent voy- age to Europe should have been worth c $40 ticket to all her pas sengerS, though they got in for noth- ing. In the way of talent, t boastcd of Marlene Dietrich, Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone, Peggye Hopkins Joyce, Cole Porter, whose lyrics All the smart musical shows and the six American beauties 0eorgie Hale took along with him for ( Cannes extravaganza. And there was { Broadway coliimnist aboard, to boot
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19
A Thought for Today

For I say unto you, That unto everyone which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.-Luke 1928.
 It is the will, and not the gift that makes the giver.-Lessing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19
ToDAY's COMMON ERROR Never say, "The day ls hot which adds to our disc0m. fort"; say, "The heat of the day adds to our discomfort"

1856. The original small opening. which had received the charter, had increased sufficiently to enclose 2s men. It was undoubtedly several hundred years old.
 c. What does marinating salad mean7
 A. Tossing the salad ingredients in a French dressing made Of or 3 parts of oil to part Of vinegar, and allowing them to stand Tor awhile to season.
 c. Does the federal government stand back of the Federal Reserve notes7
 A. The notes are obligations oi the United States and are . first lien on oil the assets of the Issuing Federal Reserve Bank.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19

e. How were the fires of the an cient Pharos lighthouse maintained and how high waJ the light9
 A. The ywere fed with oak iogs, which had to be carried up the tower 100 feet high. The height Of the light above the water was b00 feet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19
T est Y Q ur Knowledge

Can you answer seveA of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-19
IJndercOYer Attack

A piece of evidence has fallen into Administration hands indl- eating that despite William orene's public endorsement of the wage.hour regulation bill, his henchmen secretly are against it.
 It consists of Q letter written by Representative E Y. Cox, bite terly anti-labor Georgian, to George L. oooge, chief A. P. of L. organizer in the South and
Evening star., 1937-11-23
HOTEL WORKERS SEEK
CHAIN PAY-HOUR PACT
Hamilton, Annapolis and Hay.
Adams Would Be Affected by
Employee Agreement.

Negotiations will be started within
the next 4S hours for wage and work.
ing conditions agreements with the
Manger chain of hotels in Washing
ton. according to a statement today by
James McNamara. finencial secretary
and organizer Of Local 80, Hotel and
Restaurant Employees International
Alliance.
Mr.. McNamara said A. B. Caldwell,
supervising manager of the three ho-
tells affected-the Hamilton, Annap-
oils and Hay-Adams-expects q satis-
factory agreement can be reached COW
ering the service employees OF the three
hotels and the kitchen employees and
mattresses at the Annapolis.
A mass meeting Of the service en-
ployes has been called for Friday
afternoon.