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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30
Selected Poem
UNUSUAL WEATHER

UNUSUAL WEATHER
 Arthur duiterman in the New York Times That August in Maine t was fFightfuily hot; And when it was hopeless 70 hunt for spot Relieved by breeze that could carry feather The residents gasped Most unusual weathsT" In Texas it blew like three cyclones in one; And when with the wind And the dust and the slin our faces were tanned to the color Of leather The ranches pronounced it Unusual weather" Last March in Ohio t certainly poured; And when from the mountains the catAFactS F0aFed, BubmeFging the FveF1ands upper and neither, The citizens called t "unusuaI weather" of course California perfect aii year; But f t should freeze ln the winter y0uIl hsar The Native Sons gailanjy chanting together The popular chorus, "UnusuaI weather" P0ssessofs of regions Of heavenly worth, We pray, when we visit your Edens On earth Your sunshine you'll temper your storm wind yourt
 tether
 And give w taste Of your usual wssthsr
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30
Travel Variety

Another grand thing about the unusual amount of summer travel is that every vacation region and every transportation system had It's share of the business. Air line travel rose 20 per cent; railroad travel increased 20 to 30 per cent; coastwise travel and that on the Great Lakes rose 20 to 50 per cent; ocean travel was up le to 25 per cent; automobile touring was up 10 per cent, while trailer travel jumped 100 per cent. Bus lines gained 10 to l5 per cent. In foreign travel there were gains in every direction. There was 10 to IS per cent more travel to Canada, with rushes to Europe, to Honolulu, to the Orient and to world cruises.
 Here at home the national parks, the dude ranches, the lakes and mountains and woods all seemed to be in the direct line of travel of great many persons. In fact 30,000,000 Americans went some- where. Well, the change was good for local business.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30
A Book a Day
Book Bares Secrets of Belgian Congo

The secrets Of life deep in the heart of the Belgian Congo have perennially fascinated Explorer At- tiiio datti. Tn the last i3 years he has led nine expeditions south and from east to west. Great Mother Forest" (charles scriber's Sons, e3.7b) k the graphic account Of his latest Wanderings in this primitive land,
 Moving along with an easy, direct conversational style, the book IS dc" voted particularly to the forbidden territory Of the Kibalisfturi forest This Is the "tabu" forest, C vast stretch Of land which no man knows summed by Pyginy or native be- cause Of the superstitioug terFeFS regarding. Here, according to le. gend, the evil spirits dwell and frlonstrous animals roam,
 Into this jungle.forest almost solid wall Of matted vegetation. datu and his party ventured and returned with many strange stories, fIe found out about the rare animal, the okapi, and ne captured several specimens
 Another most interesting section Of this book is the story Of the na. tive Watussi, which Gatu claims "are the children Of the ancient Egyptian civilization"
 Amply illustrated with photo. graphs taken by the oatN expedi. ton, Great Mother Forest opens up the vast Fecesses Of darkest Africa" as have few books in res cent years. Here gre new slants on the pygmy tribes and the rare animals, ii particular the great apes, which gre seldom glimpsed by na. tive eyes,
 So you Icy down the book finally with the inferno Of insects" still buzzing and swaFming about your eyes and the hideous cries Of the great beasts stili Fending your ears. That, after aii, is something for your nloney,-P, q. ?,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30
Shanghai

Shanghai Is the sixth city Of the world
 in population and perhaps in import. ance. It ranks next after London, New York, Berlin, Chicago and Tokio. 1mag- inc c foreign army, without notice or for. mai declaration of war, attacking any Of those cities by air, land and water, ignor- ing the so-calied rules Of warfare, dlsor. ga1izing their whole system of life and work and bringing panic upon the popu- latlon. And not only fighting the mill. tary defenders, but Naughtering civilians by thousands and destroying the homes and livelihood of hundreds Of thousands,
 This k not merely one oriental city involved i1 . distant Asiatic war. t fs c picture Of what may, and perhaps will, hippen to any great city, and to many snlaiier ones, ii1 any war hereafter among Ille l,ig powers. Tie blood and pain and lear0 of Shanghai should % homo to very city, town and hamlet n the w0fld, x a warning Of what might come tO Y, V tile proefegg Of modern, noechaniSed, scIviIizedv War1afe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30
Men As HOnSezViUeS
Psychology Shows No Reason for Women Doing Heavy Duties of Household-Need for
 Close Harmony Seen.
lose Harmony Seen,
NEW LONDON DAY

moving heavy furniture about in housecleaning, etc. Many women, he says, "are solving this problem by getting jobs that enable them to have servants or to delegate service work to service industries,
 All this Is very fine, Of course, If applied reasonably, The husband who returns home from work ct night, tired from his efforts to earn a living for the family, perhaps at heavy manual labor, may be asked to do an unreasonable share of the housework, heavy or otherwise, But there are few husbands, who are at oil reasonable in their appreciation Of the joint responsibilities Of mar. riags and home, who are not willing to aid in the work about the house particularly when 1t B easily seen that the particular job is too heavy for 6 woman to attempt
 There are, Of course, some hus' bands who seem wholly unwilling to do anything whatever about the house. Even the details Of furnace tending in the winter they shift to their wives, if possible, But there are, at the same time, as many wives who seek to shirk their ordinary duties of housekeeping. Thiey would fl they could get away with t, turn many or oil Of the tasks Of keeps ing Q home over to an indulgent husband. Either extreme, Of course, does not make for cooperative family life. Some Of the wives, no doubt, will take this Hoppock state. ment as afi excuse for shifting more and more Of their ordinary duties over upon their husbands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30

welt went to meet the Democra- tic leaders, and Sandhurg, who was once a miner, went to see John |. Lewis.
 Mail Bag
 T. M. Butte. .NFont.- Senator Wheeler ducked the vote on the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black. Wheeler took part in the debate. but when the voting began left the cham Der. Other vote-dodgers on the issue were Senator Pat McCarran of Nevada and Senator cotton Ed" Smith of South Carolina {, B. B. S., Brooklyn, N. Y.-Charles O'Day recently appointed Amer ican Vice Consul at Maracaibo, is the son of Mrs. Caroline O'Day, New York Congresswoman {. !. E. M., Jersey City, N. J.-Sen- ator Moore of New Jersey says ne would appoint Frank Hague to the Senate (to till Moore's unex- pired term, if he becomes Govern or) but for the fact that Hague would not take the post, Moore gays Hague is "temperamentally" unsuited to play the role Of . dignified parliamentarian - and Hague knows 1t.
 Copyright, 1887, By United Featslr'
 Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30
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SMITHIES ON WHEELS New York Sum

The traVeiing blacksmith is 6 pro- duct Of the automobile age. His pa- tron can telephone him and make af1 appointment as he would do with a dentist. It has become more prac. ticabIe to bring the smithy to the horse than to take the horse to the smithy. Gus T0mlinson Of JerEey- vile, Illinois, puts his forge, anvil, hammers, knives and stock Of shoes on c truck and takes the outfit to any barn or back yard indicated i1 z telephone message. For ten years Henry A. echlereth has followed his trade through Missouri and south- ern Illinois with forge on wheels. He commenced in 1928 when cus- toners ii St. Louis feii away. On the road he makes a comfortable living for his family; he is con. fident that some demand for his services viii continue. He drivet about seyenty-five miles c day patising at intervals to shoe show and saddle horses, and seldom lisei his sfiithy in St. Louis.
 A recent census showed that t3i blacksmith shops stili exists ir Vermont a reduction Of thirteen from the number counted in 1883 These i3i shops did et63, 900 in trade in i036 and had 6 total pay roll Of e2l l,000. Many Vermont farmers stil use horses for farm work, and the increased popularity Of horseback fidi1g Of recent years has increased the number Of saddle horses kept itl the state.
 The making Of iron ornament, offers another chance Of survival t blacksfniths. Keise Boone, fiftt great-grandsOn Of the famoui Daniel Boone, and his sons producl such ornaments at their shop OF the Mount Matcheli Road, threl miles from the town Of Durnsvilie North Carolina, Orders have beer received from sections Of the coun. try as faf distant as New York asls California, One order was for an vr, ilsinentai door which cost, with ms. tefiaI aad labor, $500. Hofseshoelni $ nov c mere sideIine at ghl Boone sfnithy, The process Of tFav, cling the reads, and the turning q ornamental iron work, may be th, final evolutionary stage Of . fas disappearing trade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30

A good many people don't recall that at the recent legislative session in this state bill was passed which places some of the burden of educating "placed-out" children on the state This changed a law set up in 1883 which forced the town that was the home of the child at time of placement to defray the costs. Now, If it's going to cost too much the town can appeal to the state for financial as- sistance And there certainly won't be can assure you. But unfortunately the Legislature only did half of It's job. While allowing the towns the right of appeal for aid 1t did not give the state the ne- cessary funds with which to foot the bills when they started to pour in. It's just as well that the law win not go into effect actually until this fall and funds will not become payable until 1888,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30

The Connecticut State Journal, organ of the Republican Party in Connecticut, comments in it's customary jovial fash. ion on recent democratic events Among the squibs we find the following para graph: lover in Waterbury Frank Hayes and George Culhane are squaring of for an unusual battle. George sucked in the
 Republicans to nominate him for mayor on their ticket, then announced Q few minutes later to an independent Demo. cratic convention which also nominated him, that he was, as always, @ Democrat. Shorts at this came from the Hayes camp, and the good old Democracy in Waterbury is most, most harmonious. :"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30
Lincoln's Face

GutIon Borglum, the sculptor who carves mountains, Is worried about Abra- ham Lincolns face, undecided whether to leave him smooth or bearded for fu. ture generations to see. Lincoln himself wore his face both ways, and the sculptor has represented him both ways. HIS Beardless Lincoln stands In the Capitol at Washington. Ills bearded Lincoln, carved in gigantic proportions on Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills Of South Dakota, IS to be unveiled on Sept. l7. Shsll he chisel of the beard, or rlot2 Lin. coin is usually depicted with the beard which he wore when president.
 "There Is a spirituality about Lincoln without the beard" he says, which dis appears when the beard is shown. don't want him to lose the spirituality, nor do l want him to lose the strength the beard adds. My beardless Lincoln in the Cap. itol can be chucked into dark cellar any time. But once cut of that grarl- ite and show the beardless chin, itS there for the world to see forever"
 Maybe there should be national refer endunn on the matter. But the sculptor Is really in the state of mind sometimes called "artist'S cold feet. The popular verdict would probably be, Let her go as she iS." Anyway, people won't have to look at that stone beard for 1000 years if they don't like It. They can carve 1t of. Whereas, If it were cut of now, they'd have quite a job putting it back on when facial preferences changed .-as they will, over and over.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30
Current Comment

Many Jews gre being beguiied bS the glitter Of sovereignty, Rabbi Stephen 6, Wise, New York
 commenting or the Palestine sit.
 uaNcn,
 The evils Of so.calied peace many times demand c larger tribute thar the WaF Of shot and shell
 Judge Frederick Y. Crane.
 No attempt is being made today to place the Protestant church under ( dictatorship fn the spifil Of the (NazD German Chfistiani and by means Of brute force. -HtatemeBt by Berlin Confessional synod.
 Under the rules Of courtesy, fiFst an American aviator should coilie to Our country Then we viii come agalB,
 Mai, AndFsi YumaSbeii, Moscow. California nonstop flyer,
 Russla started tbe Spanish civil WaF and would ike to end t her ewn wsy-that is by Dclshsvizing GDsin.
 -Joachim yon RlbbsntFep, German af'lbaseadgE 70 Enelefd,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30

A. On December 5, ls2i. Judge Landis suspended Ruth and two other players, until May 20 of the following season as penalty for playing in a transforming tour ae the end of the ie2l season.
 e. When and where VIII the io37 national air races be helds
 4. Tn Cleveland. Ohio, on Fri- day, Saturday, Sunday and Labor day,
 e. How many colleges and uni- versailles are in the United statess
 A, About twelve hundred and seventy.five,
 e, What Is the pay of a private in the United states marine eorpSt
 4. The base pay ranges from s2i to s97,50 per month,
 If you want . copy Of our book. let PATENTS AND TRADE MARKS" write the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau. isiS Thirteenth Street. North. west, Washington, n. c. Enclose : cents In postage,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30

The conclusion reached by pr, Robert Hoppoek, assistant to the national occupational conference Of New York, concerning heavy homework for women, will doubtless please many of the wives Of the country. Addressing the members of the National Federation of Busi-
 ness and Professional Wontens clubs ct c recent convention in New York city, pr. Hoppoek declared that there B no sound psychological reason" that he can discover why women should Dc assigned the job of cooking meals, cleaning house, washing clothes, washing dishes, etc
 The men ought to De drafted for the heavier work Of the household, he advises, such as doing the laundry
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30
Answers To Questions
By Frederick N. Kerby

e. Does the Bible say that when man gets married he shall take . years holidaye
 A, Yes. Deut. 24;5 reads; When a man hath taken Q new wife, he shall not 90 out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business; but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken"
 e. have Q recollection that about ie22 Babe Ruth was given a long suspension by Commissioned Landis. Can you tell me the exact date and the reason for itp
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30

Then, If ever, come perfect days That's June, Of course, but how about Q day like the past Saturday, coming as 1t did on the heels of week of very bad weather. From slop to fog to slop again, punctuated by just one gleam of sun. light, finally ended in 6 glorious burst of blue sky and bright sun. Surely no day is brighter or more enjoyable than the clear one which follows the storm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30

We're willing to be reasonable this time of the year, but have just q little mental reservation about the Deg Moines grasShopper functioning as carrier pig. con,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30
Daily Almanac

Sun rises 6;t6 a ns; sets TIPS ?, n, (days light JDe).
 Al vehicles must De lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 High tide st Milford, Tuesday, Ase, si, T;O4 ?, nA; iow tide, 2;is c. n, daylight Mme),
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30

l. What was the name of th. wife of Cain9 2. How many stripes arc there |, the American flags 3. On what lake is the city oa Fond du Lac, Wis,S (, What Is the motto Of the State of New Yorks 5. Who wrote the novel, Martin Chusslewits"
 6. Name the Capital of Mon. tana. T. Can on American citixen be deprived of citizenship If he fails or refuses to vot for a number of years9
 6. Where was Henry Ford born2
 c. In which part of the human body Is the muscle known aS the bioepsS 10, Name the theater in which ! President Lincoln was shot,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30

Mother says she's thankful the girls are bigger than she is-they can't wear her hose and gloves As for Father, he's happy about the boys; he's going to have q pretty good chance to wear out his own dress silt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30

Cast iron hes high compression strength end strong resistance tO c0gFosi0n. Largely used in bridge construction in the past it has been abandoned foe tilet use dus to its defieiencv ii tensile strength.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30
sArLAIAKER TIES 7eo KNOTS

Portland, Me. tUP)--James 6, Cooien, . sAilmakeE, believes he must Dc the worlds knot tying champion. Ne claims to De master Of JeO varieties Of knots. spliceg and bends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30
GRAIN BELT STARTS NEW FARM MORTGAGE REVOLT
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Washington, August 30 = Grain-belt farmers are staging new revolt against the mortgage collector this time other than Uncle Sam, in the person of the Farm Credit Administration,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30
A Thought for Today

Trust In the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding verbs 2, G
 cod is q circle whose center Is everywhere, and It's circumference nowhere.-EmpedocleS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR Never say, "That's all I want Is
 . chance to work, omit ''ls' 0e say. "All ! want ls . chance to work"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30
T est Y O ur Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test Questlonss Turn te last page for the answers.
Evening star., 1937-12-30
Winning Contract

BY THE FOUR ACES.
David Burnstine. Merwin d. Maier,
Oswald jacoby. Howard 0chenken,
worlds leading team -of-four, inventors
OF the system that has beaten every
other system in existence.)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-06-24
NE M DRIES OF
TREkDWELL HERE
With VISITORS
Are Related to Ex-superin-
tendent Of Abandon
ed Cod Mine

Memories of yesteryear returned
to life Wednesday while Mr.. and
Mrs. I. B. Adams of San Jose, Cal,
visited in Juneau while members of
the Prince Robert steamship tour.
Although this is the first trip to
Alaska for them, their exceptional
interest was caused by the fact that
a brother n-law, Walter Lyman
Brown, was superintendent Of the
Treadwell Mines more than three
decades ago.
Mr. Adams, now manager of the
Pacific Gas and Electric Company,
has been associated with the same
firm for 38 years, having started
learning the business from the
bottom up"
He and his wife have travelled ex-
tensively throughout the world and
felt that the Alaskan glaciers COM
pared favorably with those of Swift
zerland except that the others were
so high up" They are looking for
ward to the remainder of the trip
with great eagerness, they said.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-06-24
No Fight Between
Jack Dempsey and
Jack Johnson

Some arguments have arisen as q
result of the Braddock Louis fight
and some of the boys have some wa
gers on whether Jack Dempsey and
Jack hnson, the negro, ever
fought
The records reveal no fights be-
tween Jack Johnson and Jack
Dempsey. johnson was out Of the
main fight picture before Dempsey
came up.
johnson held the heavyweight til
tie from 1908, when he defeated
Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia,
on Christmas Day, the fight ending
in the 14th round when the police
halted the contest, until 1915. On
July 4, 1910, johnson knocked out
Jim Jeffries, "the White Hope" in
Reno, Nevada, and continued to
hold the title until April 5, 1915,
when Jess Willard knocked him out
after 26 rounds in Havana, Cuba.
Dempsey came on the scene on July
a, 1919, when he defeated Willard
at Toledo, Willard taking such a
beating that he failed to answer the
bell for the fourth round.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-06-24
CORNHUSKERS
ARE IN LEAD
BIC 6 PARADE

LAWRENCE, Kas., June "a. -
Nebraska is by far the most ath-
Iletic" university in the Big Six.
Kansas State is second. Kansas and
Missouri tie for third, closely fol-
lowed by Oklahoma and Iowa State.
Under a system devised by Dr..
F. C. Phog) Allen, Kansas bas-
ketball coach, points are assigned
each school: / point for cham
pionship for runnerup, etc. The
low total gives school the top
Iathletic rating.
Nebraska won football, track, golf
and swimming championships the
past school year Every Big Six
school won at least one except Ok
lahoma, which lost its basketball
leadership Missouri won baseball
this season; Iowa State, wrestling,
Kansas State, the 2-mile team race;
Kansas, tennis and basketball
Besides its four straight victor
les, Nebraska tied with Kansas for
the cage crown.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-06-24
SCHOOL SITE
NOW SOUGHT
AT SKACWAY
Two Catholic Nuns Aboard
Robert to Inspect
Locations

A Catholic school may be eStab-
lshed near Skagway next Septem-
Der, following inspection OF possible
sites By Sister Mary Immaculate
and Sister Mary Clotilde, who were
Juneau visitors Wednesday while
passing through on the Prince Ro-
bert.
If favorable location is found,
the school will be under the direc-
ton of the Sisters of st. Joseph Or
der, which maintains approximately
ITS institutions of learning through
out the United States and in Hon
duras, China and South America.
Thirty two of the schools are in
Chicago, where the Juneau visitors
make their headquarters.
Size of the school and possible
number of students are still indefin-
lite, Sister Immaculate said. They
will not remain in Skagway longer
than the regular tour, planning IN
complete all inspections by that
time, and TO return on the Prince
Robert TO Vancouver, from which
point they will return to Chicago
by train.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-06-24
LOG WALKING
CONTEST Will
Be new Event
Another Friday Afternoon
Activities for Ever
green Bowl

Fourteen contests have been ar
ranged for the fourth weekly FRI
day afternoon demonstration IN
Evergreen Bowl to begin at 2:30 o.
clock. A special log walking con
test IS one extra event. Prizes viii
be awarded
The fourteen events are as fci-
lows: Boys 25-yard dash. ages 1
to 6; girls 25-yard dash, ages 4
to 0; boys 50-yard dash, ages TO
8; girls 50-yard dash. ages to 9:
boys So yard dash, ages 10 to 49,
girls 5O-yard dash, ages 10 to II.
Boys basketball "freeze-out" con-
test, ages 10 to IS; girls football
throw, ages 10 to Is; log-walkirs
contest for boys or girls, any age.
Boys free style swimming race,
not over IL; girls free style swim
ming race. not over IL; boys free
style swimming race, not over IS.
girls free style swimming race, no.
over IS.
Prizes will also be awarded for the
best craft project started thus far.
Children wishing to enter con-
tests are requested to register before
the events begin.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-06-24
daily for his attempt to annex the
outdoor title in Tllu

daily for his attempt to annex the
outdoor title in July.
I'm confident AL will repeat his
record performance of the past
winter" says the genial Peppe, to
whom Patnik credits his success
Patnik went to Ohio State unknown,
but Peppe spotted him and asked
him to try for the swimming team.
He's as god right now as Pete
Des Jardines, Mickey Riley, Dutch
Smith or Dick Daggener ever were
and he'll get better said Peppe
Hes got a perfect body and COM
bines with it grace and acrobatic
ability. He may be the greatest
diver yet
Two hours day, five days a week
Patnik works either on the Ohio
State boards or in a sand pit con-
structed by Peppe.
Il dove some in high school, but
didn't know whether / was any
good" says Patnik. Il was third
best in high school. / didn't think
there was much chance for me at
the university
In the summer, when not engag-
ed in competition, Patnik is employ
ed as a lifeguard at an exclusive
Columbus, o. country club.