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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-04
WHITE HOUSE BEGINS TO FEEL REACTION TOTHE CIO
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'3% WASHINGTON, Augusa 4. .-- Definite indication ot how ked Roosevelt has been lately at his biggest can pagn contributor the CIO be gained from the secret reaction of the White House to the CLOS recent blast he atiotA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-04

Right or wrong, people admire first class fghtin' man."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-04

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never say. "Those kind of peo- pie never get rich" say "That Kind"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-04

stamps than .,e can use in payment for orders. Since he cannot e.. change or redeem them in post o6ice3. can he sell the stamps al discount?
 A. Yes. provided he sells them to persons not employees of a post office.
 e. What Is meant by The Son2 of the Bow?"
 A. Dav.d's lamo.s over Saul ard Jonathan, found in the first chap ter Of II Samuel, in the Bible.
 Q. Was the s. s. Titanic, which sank in 1912. an American vessel? From which port was she sailing e,i- rouse to New York?
 A. The ship was owned by the White Star Line. British company which is now merged with the Gun. ard Line. She was on her malden voyage from Southampton, Eng.
 c. Which states lead in the mum Der of colleges?
 A. Pennsylvania has 82. Texas and California each have 75, Iowa has 62, and New York. 60. . .
 e. When was the diesel engne firsG used in the United States on 6 railroau2
 A. In 1905 the New York Cen. tral purchased a diesel-electrie rail car; and a diesel-electli! sw.tther was also built for the Central Rail- road of New Jersey. The first 6ies- el train in service was the Burling- ton Zephyr" completed early in 1884. -e. t. lf you want . copy of our book let HOME REPAIRS, write The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-04
'Te st Y Q UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers. ....
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lf you want . copy Of our book let HOME REPAIRS" write The Waterbury Democrats Washing. ton Bureau, 1912 Thirteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, D. c. Enclose E cents In postage.
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A Thought for Today

And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment and as many as touched were made perfectly whole'-Matthew 15:36.
 The steps of faith fall on the seeming Vold, but find the rock beneath.-Whitter
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Continued on Page D-3.)
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not vocal. He is ambitious for New
York to become CLOSED shop" He
has said he wants "a 100 per cent
union city"
He's 4 FataIist.
Weaving through his career there
has been sense Of fatalism What
Is to be, is to be. Thus In February,
1896, he told the New York State
Mayors Conference:
Il don't expect to be in Office long"
He serves, his career shows, accord
ing to his light. Sometimes it may be
poor politics. He cannot help that.
1t is his creed.
1t is so he goes into the mayoral
campaign. Tammany, lean from years
that have not been full, will fight
him determinedly. Backing him, La
Guardia hopes, will be all the anti
Tammany forces, together with New
Deal Democrats and the Labor vote.
The Little Flower" is not giving 1t
too much concern. There is work to
do, he says. If his mayoral term has
satisfied New York, then New York,
he feels, will return him to Office.
II it hasn't
There will always be a good fight
somewhere. and Fiorello La Guardia
u apt to b where the fight Is.
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World Bell Ringers
Observing Tercentary

LONDON.-This year marks the
tercentenary of the foundation of the
premier body of bell ringers in the
world. The Ancient Society of COL
lege Youths was formed in London
by noblemen and city aldermen in
1887. Bells have played their part
in English history, having been used
in early days to call or rouse the
burghers to arms.
In early times the Seeding Bell told
the farmer when to plant and the
Harvest Bell to make ready for thresh-
ing, and every week the Oven Bell.
when the church warders had pre-
pared the spacious communal facili-
tles OF the parish oven, sent each
housewife with her daughters and
small sons scurrying with pans of
dough. There also was the Cleaning
Bell which told the poor to begin
gathering corn in the fields and the
Mote Bell that summoned those ouali-
ned to attend court The Curfew Bell
still survives in many places. but the
Waking Bell has lately fallen into
disuse.
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By the Associated Press.
~ ONE one called him "a sawed
of MuSsolini."
Fiorello H. La Guardia-pro-
~ nounced as though there were
a W. instead Of 'u"-didn't mind
He had been called great many
things during political career that
began in the American consulate at
Budapest and went on, with a few
reverSeS now and then, to the New
York mayoralty.
Today he stands again for election
as Mayor. In his day he has sought
election as Republican, as a Socialist.
as Progressive-L aborite and as a
FuSionist. Some of his foemen have
called him a Communist
In the current Broadway musical
show, Babes in Arms one Of the
most popular numbers has this
couplet:
"She thinks La Guardia is champ;
That's why the lady is tramp"
1t gets a laugh, for there is feeling
in New York that the la-de -da
element, the Park avenue. social,
moneyed set, considers it very plebeiar
to approve the chunky, vigorous, desk
banging La Guardia
No Taste for Upper Crust.
The Mayor has never taken much
notice of the upper crust of any
political pie set before him. He has
been in politics most of his life; yet
he never was one to vote the straight
ticket if he happened to disagree
with it.
He got his first political post, in the
consular service, from Republican
Teddy" Roosevelt. Later he cam
paigned for the Progressive La Toilette
against both Republican and Demo-
cratic candidates. Still later he went
to Congress on the Socialist ticket,
became Mayor as a Fusionist and
campaigned last year for the Demo-
cratic President Roosevelt.
Probably in all the party changing
the political creed of Fiorello-"Little
Flower'-La Guardia has remained
unchanged His alignment has been
consistently with Progressives.
Always BOunces Back.
He has taken political drubbings,
and has come back from the floor to
punch out a victory. The dapper
Jimmy Walker trounced him thor
oughly in the race for Mayor in 1929
having nearly half million votes to
spare. Those were the opulent days
when Broadway loved wisecracks.
Three years later La Guardia was
beaten for Congress; yet in the follow
ing year, backed by every reform
group in New York, he was elected
Mayor
When he became Mayor he pledged
himself to give up politics. and he
dedicated himself to war upon Tam
many Halls patronage and plunder." ="
The gay Jimmy Walker had re-
signed. There had been an interlude
Of Joseph Mckee and John P. O'Brien
as heads OF the city government.
La Guardia became the depression
Mayor charged with the unpopular
chore OF balancing budgets, paying
debts, cutting costs.
Only two ott,sr man since 1897 had
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Power, Conservation Work.

pending program contemplateS estab-
lLshment Of seven great regional au-
thorities to blanket the Nation and
guide the preservation and develop
ment of natural resources. That such
preservation and development would
go far beyond natural resources seems
inevitable
Factory" Product?
AS now before Congress, the pro-
gram is embraced in one bill intro
duced in the Senate by Norris of
Nebraska and another in the House
by Mansfield of Texas
Somewhat spasmodically and with
little publicity or attention the Senate
Committee on Agriculture has been
holding hearings over a period of
weeks on the Norris bill With the
upper branch Of Congress in dither
over the court reorganization bill,
there was neither need for haste nor
any real optimism that the natural
resources legislation ever would reach
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been able to win the mayoralty away
from Tammany Hall. They were
Seth Low and John Purroy Mitchell
La Guardia's political record, with its
hopping about and its occasional
tinges of what the conservatives liked
to call radicalism, made the city's
conservative element uneasy.
1t recalled that La Guardia had
been an advocate of. recognition of
Russia; that he had criticized the
courts as playing into the hands of
public utilities that he was militantly
fearful that the Little Flower" might
evolve into cactus.
Yet La Guardia's sponsor in the
mayoralty campaign was the conserv-
ative Judge Samuel Seabury, among
whose ancestors was the Puritan John
Alden. Backing him were other con-
servative forces of the city. 1t was
q picture of a firebrand charging
against Tammany Hall with the bless
ing of large part of the population,
which, like La Guardia no better,
liked Tammany less.
He's Always Busy.
Whatever impression next Novem-
berS election shows Florello La
Guardia to have made upon the voters
OF his city, there are none who deny
his industry and vigor. Before his
first year as Mayor was up he said:
After nine months we are unpop-
ular with the professional politicians
of both parties, so believe we are on
the right track"
Faced locally with depression much
as was Mr.. Roosevelt at Washington,
Mayor La Guardia demanded dictato-
rial powers from the Legislature. They
were necessary, he said, to get the
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, the Senate floor during the present
session.
AT the same time on the House side
| there were vague declarations that
hearings probably would be held later
IN the Summer. Suddenly. however,
1t was decided to hold them right
away and the Rivers and Harbors
Committee began taking testimony
during the last few days.
In view Of the fact that the Mans
field version, differing in several re-
spectS from that sponsored by Senator
Norris. Is generally believed to be
another of the many products Of
the downstream legislative factory"
and thus bears administrative backing.
the unexpected decision to speed House
hearings and get the bill in shape for
consideration on the floor may be
indication that an effort is to be made
to effect its passage.
Introduction Of the companion bills,
some SIX weeks ago, followed a special
message from the White House in
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city out of the mess he reported
having found it in.
The Legislature turned down his
appeal, and he had to fight it out with
the cards he held He put military
man. Gen. John F. Organ, at the
|. head Of the police force. Himself a
World War aviator and the son of a
soldier. the Mayor found the sharp,
disciplinary methods of his military
police commissioner not to his liking.
He removed Gen. Organ. In his
place he put a policeman from the
ranks, the present commissioner,
Louis j. Valentine All the time he
kept his own eye on that department,
and never hesitated to issue orders
Of his own.
Waste Uncovered.
He created the Office of commissioner
of accounts and put Paul Blanchard,
leading reformer, in charge. Blanch-
ard has devoted most of his time to
uncovering leaks and waste in various
city departments.
Labor troubles arose to irk him.
One was the strike of taXicab drivers
Police Commissioner Organ wanted
to handle that strike firmly; to enforce
order The Mayor preferred a policy
of liberalism
Later, in turning down a suggestion
that he use might sticks and three
feet Of rubber hose" on the heads of
Communists, the Mayor said: Thank
God we have Constitution"
A few months ago, at a meeting of
anti Communists, his name was booed.
Once foeman charged that La
Guardia had IAN ungovernable tenn
per"
I'D sooner have an ungovernable
temper" he told the man. than an
uugovernAble mind"
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At meeting Of the Board o.
Alderman a man demanded to b
heard, and when the Mayor refused
the man shouted:
Mayor Walker always let US talk"
That" retorted the Mayor. is why
am here and he isn't"
Though politics has been his life
it has not been his profit His
friends say that Mayor La Guardia il
q comparatively poor man. His salary
as Mayor is s2l .458 year as compared
with the $4,000 that Mayor Walker
drew.
He loves to chase the fire wagons
joy his office has enabled him tC
indulge. A big accident will find the
Little Flower there, climbing ladders
poking into debris, shouting orders.
When police dispose OF contiscated
firearms by dumping them in the
ocean, the Mayor won't miss it. Hell
fire few Of the guns. II there are
Slot machine to be smashed, he's in
there swinging the ak. There's lots OF
the boy in Fiorello La Guardia tn.
man.
Leads Forces Of Law.
On occasion he sits on the bench a!
chief magistrate. and justice is swift,
with him. Once he led the vice squad
in a raid.
His energy is his most noticeable
| characteristic. "Damn!" he will say
pounding the desk as though placing
period to an exclamation point
damn
He loves music with q passion thai
witnesses his Italian blood. The
opera, symphony and band concert.
are his delight. Once in a while he
mounts the podium himself. Hi.
squat. heavy-thatched person doesn't
| lend itself to particular grace as q
maestro. but Creatore in his prime
never showed more energy.
Nothing gives him greater Joy thar
to have some friends in at his modest
apartment up Harlem way. He de.
lights to, cook q great quantity OF
spaghetti. While steaming plates OF
the food are in front Of his guests, the
Little Flower" takes his cornet from,
its case and nils the air with what
he will insist is music.
What, No Organ Grinders?
But he is opposed to organ grinding
Under his orders there is supposed to
be none Of it New York.
"The institution Of organ grinding
he said, has long outlived its purpose. u
Surprising, too-for a cornet player
the Mayor is bitter warrior against
noise. He launched 'noiseless days,
then "noiseless weeks" and finally
won legislations providing punishment
for unnecessary noisemaking. The
city is far nearer quiet as a result.
He has been an outspoken foe OF
Adolf Hitler and Nazi-ism, q position
that has won him the friendship OF
many of New York's Jewish people
On two occasions his remarks about
the head Of the German government
have been followed by regrets to
Germany from the State Department;
but there has been no apology from
Mayor La Guardia.
His fnendAhip for labor u active,
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Open-Air Drama Draws
1hrOngs to Switzerland

ZURICH, July 24-Switzerland has
become Europes open-air hostess Al
1nterlaken the season for the annual
outdoor presentation of Schiller's i'm
mortal William Tell" drama will
continue until September u. The
stage is entirely in the open, although
the auditorium is covered.
Other outstanding open-air offer
ings will be religious production at
Einsiedeln, Switzerland's historic pil.
grim resort, which will continue until
September IL. For twilight lighting
effects the production is staged from
9 to IL pm. Bern is tk floral city
with window sills. all b fonies and
oriels facing streels is 1lass Of dis-
play of blossoms, Many festivals In
other cities are to be held.
Evening star., 1937-07-25

which the President advocated estab-
lishment Of the regional agencies for
| the purpose of developing integrated
plans TO conserve and safeguard the
prudent use of water, waterpower,
soils. forests and other resources. :"
Such would be their chief function.
he qualified, at least in their early
years"
In his April, 1888, message, referring
to the 7. V. A. experiment. the Presi-
dent said: IT we are successful here.
| We can march on. step by step. in q
like development of other great natur-
al territorial units within our borders. "
These natural territorial units" are
outlined in the pending bills as
follows: First, the Atlantic sea aboard; &;
second the Great Lakes and Ohio
Valley; third, the drainage basins Of
the Tennesse and Cumberland Rivers,
fourth, the basins OF the Missouri
River and the Red River OF the North
(Continued IN paos mn
Evening star., 1937-07-25
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

A LTHOUGH developments Of the
~ past few days indicate re-
~ stricted legislative program
a for the remaining weeks OF
Congress, proponents are quietly whip
ping into shape one OF the most far
reaching programs of the so-called
social category yet sponsored by the
New Deal. That their action is
not being taken without encourage
ment of the White House is known
the get ready" signal having circu-
lated through the Capitol during the
past two weeks of great confusion.
Although this development may not
forecast exertion Of material pressure
for ena actment of the program in ques-
ton during the present session. it is
interpreted to mean that it is high
up on the list Of desired legislation.
Springing from presidential theory
expounded as long ago as April 1888,
when the creation .of the Tennessee
Valley Authority was requested, the
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New Parties Possible.

The beginnings of one or two new
parties are possible in l940 In the
national election that is next ahead
Of us the election Of a whole House
and one-third of the Senate in 1898,
no new party is likely to emerge.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1937-12-22
NEWSPAPER CLUB TO MEET

The journal istic Club will meet in +.
the Council Room, Wednesday, Dec. %, ~.
at 800 pm. The Club will welcome: to
its member ship all those residents who
would like to work on The Cooperator.
it is not ne cessary 70 be a writer.
We need typ1sts, proof-readers,
stencil cutters, news reporters, stap-.
lers and mimeograph operator assistants
The work your heart does in one day
would lift, a 15O-lb. man twice as high
as the Woolvorth Building. (No wonder
you're t1redD
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1937-12-22

Use. all the electricity and water you
require - but waste nei Their the one nor
the other
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1937-12-22
LIE liter TO THE EDITOR

Edit tors, Cooperator: =. 81 :. -
May register my di sapproval: Of: the
name "Cooperator" appalled, to the +
Greenbelt newspaper, -: -:
Although I realize that newspapers :
sonnet ines have such names and that CO.
operation is the stressed ideal for. Gfeen-
belt, still believe Cooperator is an
ill-advi sed for any newspaper and
articularly for ours.
For there is tendency to as ate
Greenbelt wi til regiment alton and pattern
alism. The public thinks of its~people
as flooded wi tn rules and regulat ions
and goody-goody propaganda.
Naming our newspaper "Cooperator" aug
ments that idea. The title sounds .
preachy syrupy. It suggests the "tradc
Journal or "house organ publ shed with
a definite 81 ant, and for the primary
purpose of winning converts or Of laying
on the propaganda sh- sugarncoating.
Our newspaper should, and bel 1eve
it intends to, devote itself to rel aging
the news. with, perhaps, some literary
contributions. Editorials even, should
be concerned chiefly it'll ling our.
attention to, condi lions deserving atten@
ton. Moral zing should be kept to a..
minimum. ~'~
At any rate, strongly feel that the
present name does not express the correct
tone for the newspaper, SO I respectfully
ask for a reconsi deration.
As suggestion nominate alter=
natige: 1.-THE Greenbelt Town crteraa..
December 10, le57:,':. :""'
= (sgd) Howard C. Custer
- 45R Ridge Road.
The Editors of the Cooperator do
appreciate such suggestions as the abooe,
hut would prefer to hear from q large
number Of readers who may have their own
ideas about what this newspaper
should bear. Now for '"crying out louda
let's find out whether the name COOPERATOR
suits you or not - put your suggestion
on a DO st card .~''~
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1937-12-22
December 90, 1897
FIREMEN ON 24-HOUR SCHEDULE
READY FOR ANY EMERGENCY

Yes. folks, we have Fire Engine and
have had one since July, 1886, bpt until
last Friday it was located in the Hughes
House at, Branchvi1le and Edmonston Roads.
Now it occupies its own home in our
community cent er where two regular Fire
men, Messrs. H.J. McNamee and N.F .h1she,
each serve daily on an 8-hour watch.
A third Fl reman serves the Last 8-hour
watch to complete the 24-hour schedule
that is maintained The third Fireman
is selected daily from the Guards
policing Greenbelt.
In case of fire all of these Guards
are to serve wi tn the regular firemen.
These guards are: Messrs. NJ. Thomson,
OIL. Soho 3ley, I. Jenkins, &c. MI dole ton,
B.v. Hoombs, CIV. McNamee, c. zeeo, Ill.,
Robert son, Mp .Vinslow and L. Gundl ing "
The Engine consists Of a Ford Chassis
wi tn Howe Manufactur ing apparatus mount
ed on it, The apparatus. includes 300
gal lon-per- mi nut e pump driven by the
Ford engine; booster pumps that draw
from a 2OO-gallon reserve tank mounted
on the chassis aud: to- be used when not
near source of water supply; chemical
extingui shers; 3 * IS foot ladders;, $50.
feet Of. 3 inch hose; $50 feet of Il r..
inch hose; grappl ing hook; 90 12 foot
lengths Of suction pipe to the endtof. -
which a strainer may be attached when -
drawing water from a like or similar
supply; and Is fire axes. With all this
there are no fire hats, so what IL the
fun of being Fireman in Greenoe1t.
! RIP.
Evening star., 1937-10-17

the Gran Chaco boundary, significant
as the first major dispute on the
American continent to come before
the League; the boundary dispute be-
tween Peru and Colombia in which the
United States worked hand in hand
with the League for a settlement; and
the Italo-E Ethiopian war In which
America invoked its neutrality act.
On September 2l, 1881, China ap-
pealed to the League under the cove
nant and to the United States as a sig
natory of the nine-power treaty.
On September "a Secretary of State
Stimson addressed the League thus: Il
assure you that the Government OF the
United States is in whole hearted SYM
pathy as expressed in the councils
resolution (Which called for cessation
of hostilities) and will dispatch to ia
pan and China notes along similar
lines. :"
1t was the first direct communica-
ton from the United States, whose
nOn-membership had been a major
factor in the life of the League from
its inception. The next month,
Prentiss Gilbert, American consul at
Geneva. sat In on the councils de-
liberations as an observer and auditor
On December 10 the League Council
adopted resolution which reaffirmed
Evening star., 1937-10-17
last OF a Series.)
BY CHARLES NORMAN,
Associated Press Stan Writer.

TINE thunder of japanese guns
outside Mukden the night of
September 1e, 1881, almost
u played funeral march for the
League of Nations
To the Leagues failure to halt the
Nipponese invasion vf Manchuria and
its subsequent inability to prevent the
carving out of the puppet state of
Manchoukuo many observers have
ascribed the wave of international
lawlessness" that followed, particularly
the conquest of Ethiopia. the Spanish
civil war, and piracy in the Mediter-
ranean.
The United States, as a signatory
OF the nine-power treaty guaranteeing
the territorial integrity of China, ex-
pressed concern in 1881, just as it was
to do In the second Sino-Japanese cri-
sis this year. In each case. the League
denounced Japan's invasion, and in
each case the United States concurred
in the Leagues findings
Since 1881, the American Govern
ment has become directly concerned
in four international disputes consid-
cred at Geneva-the Manchurian cri-
sis; the Bolivia-P Paraguay dispute over
Evening star., 1937-10-17

will meet in executive session, at the
close Of which the selections will be
announced to the public.
The Jurisdiction Of this Supreme
Council covers all Of continental
United States except the IS States in
the square north Of the Ohio River
and east of the Mississippi River
It includes also Alaska, Hawah. the
Philippines, China. Japan. Canal Zone
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Evening star., 1937-10-17

settlement Of her differences with
China. Once more war famed along
the North China and Shanghai fronts.
And on October 8, Secretary Of
State Cordell Hull, speaking for the
United States, concurred In the
Leagues condemnation Of Japan.
In League circles hope ran high
that the collaboration of the United
States would present a solid front
against ,aggressor nations.