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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30
A Book a Day
Rowing Reporters Spin Best Yarns
 BY BRUCE CATION

Seated at the "valuta" counter in a Moscow hotel with half dozen other foreign correspondents Eu- gene Lyons, United Press staff man, seized on an idea.
 "Here," he said to himself, lis a unique gathering. These correspond ents are the eyes of America in the outside world. If the quintessence of this talk, half serious, half ban ter, but all of it in deadly earnest underneath, could be recorded, what magnificent book it would make!"
 And a certainly magnificent book it did make. We Cover the World" (Harcourt, Brace: $3) is 8 series of "shop talk" yarns about big men and big events around the world.
 Into its pages have been crowded the random impressions, the 'best stories" of veteran Jim Mills, A. P. scoop hunter for 30 years; Negley Farson; Webb Miller, United Press ace war correspondent; Linton Wells of I. N. s.; Eallet Abend of the New York Times; Junills B. Wood, Chi- cago Daily News; Frazier Hunt, woodworking reporter for NEA Ser- vice, and many others.
 With Mills, for instance, you go behind the scenes, for the first time to get the correspondents low-down on the startling Rickett oil conces- sion scoop, one of the great stories of the Ethiopian war.
 With globe-trotter Hunt you whirl across the frozen waste of northern Russia on winters night and help capture VladivostOk. Hallett Abend gives you 10 years in the Orient; Karl Won WiegaSad covers his favor ite assignment, world aviation; and Webb Miller plunges you into the heart of the Little World War in Spain."
 There are other chapters by Wil- liam Henry chamberlin, George Seldes. Mary Knight, Frank H. Hedges. Randall Gould, Jack starr Hunt. II. R. Ekins, and Lyons hifn- self.
 True enough. we Cover the World" ls e tranaient sort Of book. But as a front seat at the big events ol world history in the last % years itA a real Hheat.H~R. G. Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30

everything else in MT. Smiths speech was its amazing, cocky self assurance. Whether he intended to convey the impression that he was speaking for the Democratic party in Connecticut or not I do not presume to judge. But if such was not his intention, or the in- intention of whenever suggested, commanded, or drag0oned his ser- vices to administer the finishing blow to President Ro0SeveIt's plan, what was he doing in Washington on the closing day of the hearing. The opinions of J. Francis Smith, private citizen, on any question of national interest mean no more than yours or mine or any other man in the street. If he were not the chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee what he thought or said about cabbages and kings and sealing wax would not be of the slightest moment to anyone including the Man in the Moon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30

@. Has Jew ever been Prime Minister of Great Britain?
 A. Benjamin Disraeli, 8 Jew, was British Prime Minister during the reign of Queen Victoria.
 @. Is Kappa Psi a professional fraternity?
 A. It is a fraternity for pharma- cists.
 @. Who designed the Buffalo f1ve-cent piece?
 A. J. E. Fraser.
 If you want copy of our book let on MARRIAGE" write The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1912 Thirteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, D. c. En- close 4 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30

1. On which finger should class rings be worn?
 2. Who was the greatest Greek mathematician and geometrician of antiquity?
 3. In which Pacific island group is the island of Maui?
 4. Name the chief city of South Dakota.
 5. Why is it easier to swim in salt water than fresh water?
 6. From what country was the territory of Alaska purchased?
 '. Name the chief body of our planetary system.
 8. Which state of the U. s. has the smallest area?
 g. By whom was President Will liam Mckinley assassinated? 10. Name the largest body of fresh water in the world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30

And speaking of bridges Connecticut is doing it's worrying about them. Here it is almost the first of May and the Legis- lature hasn't yet done anything about the new Connecticut River bridge be- tween Hartford and East Hartford nor the Thames River bridge near New Lon don. The former seems almost assured, but the latter may have to carry over un- til 1889, according to reports trickllng out of the Capitol.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30
Answers To Questions
ewrish. ,s'', ,MA'
By Frederick M. Kerby

O. Is it possible to trace to their source calls made on a dial tele- phone system?
 A. No. Even on manual systems the tracing of calls is extremely difficult unless preparations have been made beforehand.
 e. What are the colors of the University of Southern California?
 A. Cardinal and Gold.
 o. What is the name of the Philip Morris page boy?
 A. Johnny Roventi.
 @. Can earthquakes be predict ed?
 A. Not by any scientific means.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30
Current Comments

A pedestrian Is man who has three grown children-and one car. --State Senator Bower Broaddus. Oklahoma.
 When in trouble. modern youth is more apt to take an aspirin than resort to prayer.-Rev. R. A. Daw- son, Lincoln, Neb.
 
 Girls leave clothes all over the room. They leave powder and halr on everything, And as fl that ihn1 enough, thsy insist on telling ms about their dateB.--Anslo, cleaner oA rooms in the University cf Pennsyi. vanin dormllnFiea,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30

In the past the A. F. of L. has made no attempt to invade c. I. O. territory. But from now on it will encourage not only raids on its rivals ranks but dissension within them. As a first step, anti Lewis miners in Illinois and Penn sylvania will be offered A. F. of L. charters.
 As one Federation chief put it, we aim to stir up so much trouble for Lewis and his allies in their own camp that they won't have time to think about any, thing else."
 The new line of attack is the work of the three so-called mod crate" Federation big-guns- George Harrison, president of the railroad clerks, Matthew Woll, head of the oto-engravers, and Dan Tobin, boss of the teamsters' union.
 Three Authors
 These three opposed the original suspension of the c. I. O. unions, and at last weeks meeting of the A. F. of L. executive council called to expel the insurganets permanently, they succeeded in persuading Green and his die- hards to take a different course.
 They warned that an expulsion move would cause other unions to bolt, further depicting A. F, of L. ranks and revenue.
 Flight fire with fire," urged Woll; "give Lewis 8 dose of his own medicine. Bore from within, set up rival unions and put him on the defensive"
 After three days of wrangling, this advice was accepted. The ex- pulsion plan was Shelved until the Federation's annual conven- ton this fall. Meanwhile a special meeting of manipulated unions, whose loyalty is unques- tioned, will be held May 18 in Cincinnati to approve a special assessment on all A. F. of L. members to raise a fund to fi- nance the new strategy.
 Anti-RevaluatiOn Bloc
 There are two potent reasons why certain Wall Street propa- ganda for an early reveluation of the dollar has little chance to bring results. They are Secretary of State Cordell Hull and Secre- tary of Agriculture Henry Wal lace.
 The two Cabinet members are dead set against any tampering with the gold content of the dol- lar. And for very good reasons it would act like a depth bomb in their particular spheres.
 Cotton is the chief explana- tion for Wallace's hostility. When the dollar was devaluated, cotton exports and prices both showed almost immediate im- provement. A revaluati0n of the dollar, Wallace and his experts are convinced, would be a sOlar-plexus blow to cotton values. So in the inner coun- ciIs they are vigorously Oppos- ing any meddllng with the cur- rency.
 Hull is on the defensive because of his fears for his cherished re- ciprocal trade policy. A reyalua- tion of the dollar, he believes, would make 1t difficult to negoti- ate any more reciprocal treaties. Bryan
 Tn the rosunda of the Capitol, tourists stop to stare these days at the ghsstB sght of William Jennings sryan iwalting execu- ton.
 There sands. in full length bronze, lNfea on q marble pedestal, paFlure prepared to deliver ar g1gucnt apostroplae on the Gross cold
 But OW eao 6 wrapped a flannel aqca alld a rope ls tied about l1is scf He lc0He fw s'l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30
Selected Poem
CosMIC DUST

COSMIC DUST
 (Anne Zuker in the New York -l What brought the hour in mans slow q 'l .i.'l When he renounced the ceanly rite ll l.l And seeking to arrest the hand of tuAa. Gave back the body-shell to loam ad nHet Was 1t treeess land where fire ocean Too rare and costly even for the der Or did man fear abandoning to fan His consciousness, held by so frail h1ttalF Surely the god-head will not rest wth mod Or find therefrom an easier escape Into another realm. Let fire enfold The weary cumbrance of the nesh Let ahepe No mound Fling the ash sunward 1T pm h%efAt That 1t may spiral into sosmic dus
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30

A
 h e a d. When the editors of T H E DEMO- GRAF disagree with what I write they make no bones about going after me in the editorial section. Which is quite as it should be. In dependence of t h ough h t and freedom of ex- nreSsion in it's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30
WITHIN THE c. I. O. RANKS

WASHINGTON, April 29. = A. F. of L. leaders secretly have decided line of strategy in their bitter struggle with the C. O. Unable to stop the ward sweep of the rival unions by the frontal attack of suspension and denuncation Federation master minds are going to see if they can get better results by guerilla void horoc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30
Attention. Please!

It is necessary every so often for the conductor of these col- unns to direct the attention of the reader to the parenthesis ap- ,1aov,;11nr of their
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A Thought for Today

Now he that planteth and he that Watereth are one; and every man shall receive his own reward according to his labOur.-I Corinthians
 It is the amends of short and troublesome life, that doing good and suffering ill entities man to long and better lfe.-Penn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30
BY WAY of NO HARM by
 James William FitzP Patrick

Te opinions conclusions appearing below those If the writer They necessarily hese editors of THE they to be construed nvarih
 as 8 reflection of their viewpOint
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30

One thing sure about free speech m this country-there's no lack of 1t TOT senators.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30
Daily Almanac

Moon rises i2:2o a. m. (dayil n Sun rises b:s2 6. nn.; sets T:A
 light timeJ. All vehicles must be lighted 1 after sunset. N
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30
T est Y UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never say, 'sYou should not do those kind of things;" say, ''that kind of things"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-08

measurement of all Jennifer'f way, she would have acted differ ently. She would have given her more rope. And she would have been suspicious of her sisters scheming.
 She would have sensed what was in Jennifer,s mind when she said casually enough one day Daphne, how does Tuck do the things he does-keep a car and a man and all that when he doesn't work?"
 Daphne answered, "oh, he has a little money. About ten thousand a year from his fathers estate"
 He'd make a good husband" Jennifer said and pretended con- centration on her mazagine. T never thought so," Daphne answered as idly. 'Tuck is pleas antly social but he's been around too much. His gold is furnished He isn't quite a gentleman. That's one of the reasons don't want you to see too much of him."
 Jennifer,s attention ostensibly was on the printed page. Actually she was seeing a girl in beautiful clothes saying to salesgirl "Send it to Mrs. Tucker Ainsley please"
 (To Be COntinued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-08
BEGTN HERE TO-DAY

DAPHNE BRETT, charming yeung New York advertising executive, rents her deceased SaIher's Connecticut estate to LARRY SMITH, attractive young baeheler architect, and promptly likes him tremendously. Daphne has One sister, JENNIFER, six years younger, just out Of cel- Iege and # her first 3obo
 yenniRer resents Daphne's ate tenlpts at guirdance and proceeds Ae date whom she pIeases, inc Cluding TUCKER AINSLEY, wealthy playboy and former beau of DOphne's. Next Jennifer finds that Larry is not married and she makes a play for his at tentlOns. This develops . struggle between the sisters for the same man.
 One night Larry dates Daphne. At the same time Daphne refuses Jennifer permission to date Tuck. Dephne spends . thrilling eve- ming with the man she leves, Is sorry she didn't let Daphne date Tuck just once more. Then, in the early hours of the next morn ing, she returns to her apartment to find Jeannlfer Is gone.
 Daphne has been openly defied. She lies awake over the problem, falls asleep finally. At dawn Jennifer knocks at the door. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-08

kRANCE'S Second Republic
 arose after the turmoil of l848 and the ambitious Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, grandson of the great Napoleon, became president by an overwhelming majority. Imme. diately new stamp was issued, The face of Louis Napoleon looked better to him than did that of Ceres. goddess of agriculture, but the legend, Republic Franc" in- scribed above his portrait, both- cred him. In the fall of 1852, he contrived to order a plebiscite on the return of the empire, and again he won by a vast majority. Soon new stamps bearing Louis Napoleon's portrait were issued, this time with the words. Empire Franc" across the top.
 For 10 years this stamp pre- vailed. Napoleon defeated Aus tria at Magenta and Solferino. As a reward, his ambitious wife, Empress Eugenie, suggested that the laurel wreath of victory be added to all Napoleon's portraits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-08
CHAPTER XII

Daphne stared at the door for a full minute, he feet refus- ing to obey the command of her brain. She was afraid to open that door. The pounding in the silence of the early morning struck blows of apprehension into her.
 At last she reached the door and jerked it open.
 Hi, there! You're . sound sleeper" It was Jennifer, little less lovely in the gray light. The hem of her white satin gown was soiled. Her hands were blue where they clutched her evening wrap about her shivering shoul- ders. Her hair was in disarray but her manner was jaunty enough.
 Daphne was unable to speak. Her fears turned to swift anger that bubbled up in her throat. Without speaking she turned and went into the bath, started the hot water in the tub. Then she stepped back to the living room and lighted the hearth fire.
 sSit here" she said shortly and drew chair up before the fire.
 Jennifer sank into 1t and waved her chiffon handkerchief arily above her head.
 'aThass what call service. You're a good sport"
 Daphne had knelt down to take off Jennifer,s slippers. 'Ehass. The word returned to her, She sat back on her heels.
 "Jennifer," she asked gently sl1aye you been drinking?"
 Jennifer kicked off her slippers and sat up bit straighter. Her head moved in a gesture Daphne lslneR too well butsi1sr voice wax not as brave as she meant it to be. "What if I have been? I'm oi age and know what I'm doing Why don't you go to bed?"
 That's what I'm going to do' I don't trust myself to talk to you n0W. Your tub is ready. We'll dis cuas this tomorrow"
 The mantle clock struck six.
 Twelve hours later 1t was striK- ing when Daphne let herself into her living room. This was the hour she had dreaded all day, q day that Jennifer had stolen from her. This should have been a memorable day in her life. A day to savor her new-found happiness
 Instead 1t had been ( day filled with heayiness and weartness With the weight of her responsihil- ity and the knowledge that it was unfair that she, who was only . girl herself, should have to meet the problem that Jennifel had proved herself. Oh, let me be wise and careful, she pleaded with herself. Don't let me alienate Jen. infer. She's only q child and must be father and mother to her Show me the way to treat her.
 Sine had expected to be greeted with sullenness, with defiance Perhaps Jennifer would not be there at all.
 "Jennifer!"
 Hello, darling, welcome home I've q treat for you tonight. I'm making something you like TOT dinner" Jennifer was in the kit chen. Daphne caught her breath in sheer surprise while she took in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-08
JAILED FOR COSTUME

Because a convict's costume he wears in They Gave Him Gun is so authentic, Tony Beard landed in jail. Sent home by Director w. s. Van Dyke to changes clothes he was picked up on the street by a radio car. The actor later was iden- tified at the studio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-08
Brain Twizzlers By Prot. ,. D. Flint

Four alarml A Screeching siren screamed its sibilant. sinister sound as a huge hook-and-ladder slithered It's way through the city's crowded streets.
 Fireman Murphy scrambled up the last section of a long ladder and stood on the middle run as he poured gallons of water into the burning building. As the flames caImed down he stepped up three xlSnss then suddenly vent down five xsinSs as the flames burst out anew. He soon climbed ID seven yungs as the flames again abated and re- snained there until the fire was out. Then he climbed up the remaining six gsings and went into the build sng. How many rungs were there in ehe ladder7
 Answer e Yesterdays Twixxler
 Enc animals faced, one due north H& the other due south alright but
 Asz were also facing each other and could, of course, see each other. 9Copyright John '. Dille Col
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cALLErA A 'sKEETER'

Joseph Calleia joins the growing army of sheet shooters this week when he receives gun specially made for him in England. Spencer Tracy and Clark Gable are already experts at the sport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-08

tCopyright i937. NEA Service. Inc. ) 1 NEXT: What country won al slice of Germany by remaining
 neutral? 24l
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And so the third type of Napoleon stamp was issued, with a crown of laurel appearing on his head.
 One of the ear- Her issues is shown hara
Evening star., 1937-09-08
By the Associated Press,

HENDAYE, Franco Spanish From
tier, September 8.-The bedraggled
defenders of Gijon, in the Spanish
northwest, were reported to have
whirled about today. after l3 days of
retreat before advancing insurgents
and inflicted a disastrous defeat on
their pursuers.
Five hundred of Generalissimo
Frances advance guard were slain
OF wounded in the fierce battle on
the Biscayan coast road about miles
west of Lanes and about As miles east
of Gijon, according to advices from
Gijon, the seaport objective of the in
surgents.
The L.sranaga battalion OF dyna-
mite-throWing Asturian soldiers and
the remnants OF the Basque army
swept from Santander Province late
last month had intreanched them
selves in places of vantage on the
coastal road TO await the invaders.
They opened fire on the enemy
column with all available ammuni-
tion, routing both Frances tanks and
infantry When the ammunition
gave out the government force con-
tlnued hand-to-hand struggle with
bayonets. More than 100 enemy dead
Uttered the battlefield.
In the Spanish Northeast. insurgent
Evening star., 1937-09-08
PRESIDENT TAKES
TRIP Up HUDSON
Departs With Score Of
Neighbors and Relatives
for Six-HOur Cruise.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HYDE PARK, N. Y, September a.
President Roosevelt and score Of
neighbors and relatives left Pough-
keepsie today on a six-hour excursion
on the upper Hudson River sbsord the
u. S. s. Potomac
The party expected TO proceed three
hours upstream before starting back
1t was perfect boating weather as the
l65-foot Potomac, escorted by the
destroyer Selfridge. pulled away from
buttons lumber wharf at nearby
Poughkeepsie.
Before embarking the President re-
ceived Irwin Steingut OF Brooklyn at
the Summer White House.
1T was purely a social call" STEM
gut said sfterward
He said he dropped in to pay his re-
spects as an old friend and did not
discuss politics because that was not
his function on such occasions as this.
In response TO a question. however,
he said he was 100 per cent for Ma
honey" in the New York mayoralty
race. Judge jeremiah T. Mahoney.
head OF the Amateur Athletic Union.
is candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Mayor OF New York
City in the September primary.
Steingut said he was on his way
TO Albany to arrange for Constitu-
tion day celebration there September
II and for similar ceremonies in
Schenectady and Buffalo.
James Roosevelt, who boarded the
Potomac shortly after noon, had no
comment on Washington reports that
his home was ransscked by robbers
last night.
Soon after returning from his sea
vacation. the President announced he
had accepted with deep regret" the
resignation of Edward F. sMcGrady.
Assistant Secretary of Labor and the
Administrators principal mediator Of
employer worker troubles in the last
/ four years.
Evening star., 1937-09-08
Continued From First PAGE J

Continued From First Page
from Algiers to the vicinity of the
engagement.
The Soviet Union added fresh fuel
TO the dispute in second bitter
message to Rome The note declared
Italy's denial of the Soviet charge
that Italian submarines sank two
Russian ships was entirely unac-
ceptable"
Soviet acceptance OF an Anglo
French invitation to attend 12-power
conference on Mediterranean piracy
at Nyon, Switzerland, Friday, also de-
manded why Germany had been in
vited-since she has no direct con-
nection with the Mediterranean.
Sources here were silent on reports
that Prime Minister Neville Chamber
lain had assured Italy that political
questions" would not be raised at the
conference.
Both British and French quarters
insisted the conference would open as
scheduled, the French maintaining
that the latest Soviet outburst in no
way jeopardized the purpose of the
conference 10 stamp out piracy" But
both Italy and Germany, her friend,
may stay away.
New attacks on neutral ships showed
plainly that mystery" vessels terror
izing Mediterranean shipping have
not been frightened by French and
British men-of-wsr.
The 3,000-ton British tanker Harpa
was torpedo target last night off the
coast Of North Africa, but escaped.
Near the Italian island of Rhodes in
the Southeastern Aegean Sea, the
British-regis tanker Pegasus of
the Socony Vacuum Oil Co. reported
she had been halted by submarine
flying the insurgent flag.
In Paris, one section of the French
press joined Soviet officials in sccus-
ing Italy of a part in the Mediter-
ranesn piracy
The Soviet Union demanded in
effect that the Anglo French -spon-
sored Mediterranean conference sched-
nled for Friday convict Italy of piracy
IN the Mediterranean. Russia also
| TOOK sldeswipes at Itsly's Fascist ally,
Germany. in her note accepting the
Anglo-French invita- ton TO the con-
| ference.