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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01
Should Be Followed Up

If State Highway Commissioner John A. Macdonald intends to ignore the provl- sions of legislative act passed this year, due more or less to the efforts of State Senator Joseph F. LaWlor of this city, then 1t behooves the latter to find out just why the law is to be shelved As he stated to the Democrat yesterday the act was passed and is now in the statute books The act in question is that which allows every city and town in the state to call upon the State Highway Department to blow an East-West and North-South through street during snowy seasons.
 Originally, as we recall 1t the idea was to have the State Highway Department take over winter maintenance, which is mainly snow clearance and sanding for slippery conditions, of such city streets or town roads which are combinations or extensions of main highways. It has been the custom of the Highway Depart ment for many years past to elevate it's blows when passing through com- munity, thus placing the burden of snow removal on the town or the city within its own limits. That may seem proper, but there are other factors.
 When state blows pass over a city street to get to the state highway on the other end of the city, 1t would be simple mat ter, and not terribly expensive one, for them to keep blowing. And furthermore the city and the town is not reimbursed one cent by the motorists for whom they open up not only the main through and central streets, but also all the outlying ones. Even the routes travelled by public busses are opened up by the city or the town.
 Senator Lawlor's bill, passed this past spring, was merely an effort to get some consideration for long-suffering towns. He succeeded several years ago in getting Thomaston Avenue placed under state maintenance, just as other cities had streets along state highways within their limits so included. We don't think this is imposing on the state one bit. After all 1t takes all revenue from operation of motor vehicles. It must allocate some of this money in some form
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01
Selected Poem
THE SABBATH BELLS

From an old scrapbOOk-Authors name not known
 (Boston Post Reprint The old man sits in his easy-chair,
 And his ear has caught the ringing Of many church-bell far and near,
 Their own sweet music singing. And his head sinks low on the aged breast
 While his thoughts far back are reaching. To the Sabbath morns of his boyish days
 And q mothers sacred teaching A few years later, and 10! the bells merricr strain were peaiing, And hcaVenward bore the marriage vows
 Which his manhoods joys were sealing. But the old mans eyes are dimmng now,
 As memory holds before nlm The sad, sad picture of later years,
 When the tide of grief rolled OCT him; When the bells were tolling for loved one gone-- For the wife, the sons and daughters Who one by one from his home went out,
 And down into deaths dark waters But the aged heart has still one joy
 Which his old life daily blesseS, And his eyes grow bright and his pulses warm
 Meath a grandchids sweet caresses. But the old man wakes from il!s revere,
 And his dear old face Is smiling. a. While the child with her serious eyes reads on, The Sabbath hours beguiling. An! bells, once more ye will ring for him,
 When the heavenly hand shall sever The cord of life, and his freed soul flies
 To dwell with his own forever.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01
A Book a Day
Bargain Book Fare in Second Reader"
BY BRUCE CATION

Probably 1t is not entirely by chance that "Wooilcott's Second Reader" (viking. $3) comes out just as the Christmas shopping season is getting under way. For If ever there was a book made to order for the Christmas trade, this is 1t.
 Which is to say that 1t is a bar- gain-there is a tremendous amount of reading packed into its thousand odd pages--and that 1t contains such a diversified lot of material that 1t ought to suit almost any taste. Hardly anyone will like everything in 1t, probably, but prac. ticaily everyone will like . good part of 1t. Which makes t aii ideal Christmas gift.
 It is also q pretty fair sort oi book to buy for yourself. It con- tains such stories as Anne Par. rish's "All Kneeling." Kenneth Grahame's "The Golden Age" Clar- ence Days God and My Father. set of Max Beerbohr1's cruelty di- yerting parodies, and diverse col lection of material by Dorothy Parker. Gustav Eckgteir, Edith Wharton, Villa Gather, Stephen crane, Ernest Hemingway, D. H. Lawrence e--and, as the circis post- CTS used to say, others too numerous to mention. tls es..t
 Alexander. Woollcott. the editor, seems to me to have done c rather more successful job with this second reader than with the first There Is less of the precious" sort of stun here, and more solid fare. It ought 10 appeal to . widcF audience.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, Dec. 1.--Marlene Diet rich readily will tell you that there is hardly any fun in life for the glamor girl. Too many people around.
 Now Marlene has been in town these recent weeks, spending well earned vacation from grinding cameras and klieg lights. The other night she went, escorted by Clifton Webb to rhumba night club with an informal atmosphere. There was no gaping. no autograph bounding and the maitre dhotel did not fawn subserviently over the celebrated couple.
 So Marlene stepped out to the dance floor, at the invitation of a plucky Princeton sophomore who was sitting nearby, and joined him in q tango. The gaiety proved too much for Marlene to resist. When the tango music stopped, the glam- orous lady with the matchless legs went into "The Big Apple" In solo. HOcus- Focus Comes Back
 For the first time since vaude- villes death, magicians have found q means of lucrative livelihood in the night clubs. The hocus- -pocus specialists are much in demand at the places after dark and. some of the astute fellows earn more than the featured entertainers. One Egyptian fakir, whose real name IS Mahgoub Mohammed Hanaf and who travels under the more euphori- ious one of Gali-Oali, never has found himself out of 8 job since he started practicing abradacabra in night clubs.
 The best bet in Gali-Gali's bag of tricks is pulling chicks from the pockets, nose and ears of folk who occupy ringside tables. He runs the risk of victimizing influential peo- pie: but, in all his experiences. no one who has played Stooge for his act never left in huR or became indignant. They like 1t.
 Next to Gali-Gali in popularity is the Great Maurice, whose legerde- main amuses the clienteele of a fashionable restaurant in the Fifties A Dr. Sydney Ross visits tables of the Rockefellers swanky Rain bow Room and reads palms.
 And at another oasis, the rnan- agement keeps a hypotist on tap, He has cast many customer under his optic spell In the main dining room or bar and he refuses to work on volunteers who are even faintly alcoholic. Happy Holidays M
 Those Broadway turfmen who read omens in holidays did well by themselves on two recent com memoratioflS.
 On Armistice Day. the boys who clutter the sidewalks in front of Lindy's learned that Q longshot horse named American Flag was running. With patriotism beating in their boscms they played the nag. American Flag finished second and paid on well. 7, V
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01

much has been written about; but not enough has been done to make the build ing trade conscious of any boom in home construction. As a matter of fact and, as President Franklin D. Roosevelt showed in his special message to Con. gress yesterday, home construction is off thousands of units annually in this na- ton.
 Reform of the existing housing act is the first thing that the President desires. It is his belief that changes, suggested or recommended by him, will result in an avalanche of business which will go right down the line. It has long been RooSe- welt claim that there was a boom in home construction, there would be an ac- companying boom in other trades. It has been his contention right along that the building trades have been frozen out of any upturn that business has shown in the last few years simply because people weren't building homes or were afraid to build them.
 It is extremely doubtful if anything can be done about remedying defects in the present housing act or adding to it to permit more participation in gigantic home construction drive at the present special session. At the present moment nothing constructive looms. After the first of the year and with spring building plans ahead it is barely possible plan of the calibre of Roosevelt's and his advisers might get off to good start. His prob lem, though, is to enlist private capital and not to depend entirely on priming by federal funds. The program is a worth while one if it can be launched on an even keel and steered through proper chan nelS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01

Election of Joseph F. Mulville, popular business man of this city, to the vacated post of secretary of the Democratic State Central Committee, is of much personal satisfaction to Democrats of this city who are familiar with his efforts in behalf of the party for the past ten or more years. He has ever been loyal supporter of the party. He now assumes an office that is of vital importance during the even-year campaigns. Upon him will fall much of the work of seeing that the campaign runs smoothly AS secretary of the State Central Committee his duties are many and never at an end. We rather imagine that the same quiet efficiency that char acterizes him will be noticeable in the political venture. We incline to the be- lief, often expressed by State Chairman J. Francis Smith, that state headquart- CTS should go where the chairman goes. It looks very much to us as if MT. Mull- ville's election as secretary was the first move to establish headquarters for the party right here in Waterbury
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01
Steaks And Cattle Business Few Buy or Order Sayory Beef Cuts Today Due
 to High Prices - Evolution of Beef Industry Believed
NEW YORK HERALD-TRIBUN
Believes
Responsible.

growing country. But there are very good reasons. The blame does not
 lie in the avarice of the restaurant keeper, or the corner butcher, or the commission merchants, the packing houses or the distributors. Henry A. Wallace, secretary of agri- culture and advocate of the ever normal granary, at whose behest hundreds of thousands of beef cat tie were slain during the years of the great drought, can rightfully claim some of the blame, and yet even he cannot claim all.
 The reason lies simply in the evo- lution of the beef industry. Most of the best beef comes from high grade white-faced Herefords. The entire picture of the business has changed since the days when the great herds belonging to the cattle barons roamed the grassy plains. The units are snaller. Nowadays a calf is not merely turned out to graze and then, 8 few ytars later, rounded up as ready for market. No, cattle must now be pampered, and the process of finally fattening them for market Is costly. A dry year can be ruinous; so can e winter in which too much food must be purchased. That Is Why 50 many raisers of beef cattle go broke. A few, with large establishments and plenty of facilities for raising their own foodstuffs, manage to be self contained and fairly prosperous, but even they must have enough capital to tide them over the bad times.
 The famous l0l Ranch of the Miller Brothers, now cut up into small parcels, was successful for many years; 1t collapsed partly be- cause Of lack of reserve funds to carry the vast enterprise through the lean times. The King Ranch, in Texas, still hangs together. but 1t has had hard sledding at many periods. The old KIT is gone. Tn New York State Oakleigh Thorne and the Wadsworths, to name only two, have found that they could raise beef cattle to advantage, but they have plenty of resources. II this country needs an ever-normal granary surely 1t also needs an ever normal system of raising beef. a dream which requires all the long range planning that our best minds can muster. t@. <D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01

The New York restaurant propri- ctor who recently revised his bill of fare to indicate a drastic rise in the price of sirloin steak, and then added parenthetically, Tt is not worth it," was perfectly justified by the facts. At the new price, If the steak was one of the better grades, he could make no profit, and if the steak was not 50 goo1 he understood the danger of being accused Of swindling his customers. The chances are that most restaurant keepers arc doing the best they can. They vince in the pocketbook every time a person orders 0 steak.
 To be sure, for price, excellent steaks can be obtained. A few sybarites, and members of such or- ganizations as the Saddle and Sir loln Club, of Chicago, can get all they want. But for most tables veal. lamb, pork, chicken and fish miist i'll the bill. Offhand. there might appear to be no sensible req son why good steaks and roast' should not be available for most purses, for this is a famous beef"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01

Almost as soon as the new highway bridge from Middletown across the Con- necticut River to Portland is opened to traffic next July the old one will be re- moved This will be done not only for the sake of expediency, but also because Uncle Sam's War Department says it has to be done. War Department regulations compel removal of an abandoned bridge over navigable stream within 90 days after a new one has been opened. The old Middletown bridge is to be offered for sale to the highest bidder. It's likely that it will be broken up, as it could not com ply with present state regulations calling for 28-foot wide structures It's only 24 feet wide
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never pronounce inhospitable--
 in-hos- -piC-a-bl; say in- hos'- -pit-a-bl.

ways be presented to lady. Sev- eral phrases are correct, as: Mrs. Allen, allow me to introduce Mir. Ab- bott," or Mrs. Allen, may I pre- sent MT. Abbott" Rr
 o. Where and when was the first public high school in the United States established?
 A. In Boston. Mass, fin 1921.
 e. If do not wish to retire when reach age 65, wil! my month- ly benefit under the old-age re- tirement provisions start at that age or when I stop working?
 A.. Monthly benefits under the old-age retirement provisions of the Social Security act are not paid to an employe in any month in which he has regular employment.
 O. Which boils at the lowest temperature, ethyl or methyl alco- hol?
 A. Absolute ethyl alcohol boils at 173.1 degree Y. when the barom- eter stands at 29.92 inches (76O mm). Pure methyl alcohol boils at about 15l dgrees F. under ordinary atmospheric pressure.
 e; What was the postal revenue for last year?
 A. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1887, 1t was approximately $726,- 100000.
 e. What is the racial origin and meaning of the surname "Veller7"
 A. It is Slavic, meaning great" : lf you want . copy of our book let CANDY MAKING" write the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street. Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01


 new upward impulse. These fac- tors arc: (1) extensive liquidation of raw material inventories coup, led with a rapid deflation of high prices, (2) heavy liquidation at cut-rate prices of finished goods.
 In other words, manufacturers stocks of basic commodities (scrap iron, hides, cotton, copper, wool, rubber, chemicals, lumber) are approaching exhaustion and retailers stocks of finished goods are being cleaned out by drastic price reductions. The result is the creation af a "vOid." ,l
 That is, the manufacturer, with the price of raw materials down, is ready to produce, while the retailer, with his shelves cleared or clearing. is ready to stock up.
 Most needed now is a spark to set in motion again what Roose- welt described in his message to the special session of Congress as, a resumption of that vigorous buying equilibrium which began in 19S3'-in other words buying power.
 Two Shots
 There are two ways of supply. ing this "shot in the arm; u renewal of large-scale govern. ment spending: (2) a nationwide construction program. w
 For the present the first is on the shelf-and will continue there until public pressure forces 1t off,. Roosevelt personally is willing to spend, but this time the impulse must come from the country be-, fore he acts. The economic possi- bilities of a building boom are stupendous. In the U. S. today there is urgent need for more than 100000 low-cost housing units.
 If private capital can be in-
 duced to move aggrcssively into
 this field. prosperity will come
 roaring back on next springs ., wings. no
 That explains why the presi- dent and his mastcrminds are pinning such great hopes on the new housing Legislation. If 1t doesn't work there must be more government billions spent or an- other toboggan to the bottom.
 Merry-GO-R0und
 M l.. Wilson. Under- Secretary of Agriculture. must have his vegetables. He visited Russia once {, couldn't get enough vegetables in' the restaurants, so went to the market. bought turnips, carrots, and celery, and strolleti happily down the street with the green things bulging from his pocsA-s. After only a year in Wash- ington, Italian Ambassador Full vio Suvich has visited 35 different states. One person who knows the faces of Washington's diplomats as well as Secretary Hull is Mary Green, colored, who for IT years has operated the ele- vator that takes diplomats to Hull's second floor office. She also knows the faces of most department callers and employees, lets them off at the proper floor without prompting. Vene- zuela is rapidly chewing her way to good neighborliness. Last year she imported 2l4.500 pounds of chewing gum from the Unite ] States. Mechanization of cotton picking will bring shift from the "deep South" to the level cotton areas of the South west. according to WPA eco- nomists. In the South, the me- chanical picker may, within 5 to 10 years, displace over half a million pickers.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01
Current Comment

I am very happily married mai now, but my wife and are neithcl content nor willing to lead a pure ly inactive life of leisure.
 Edward. Duke of Windsor.
 .NyIFtts .. It's hard for movie people to save money. We always spend more than we make.
 Dick Powell, actor. ss I don't consider that I have been active in politics. I have done nothing other than to inform my self.
 Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
  We are told that Europe will be fascist, but l believe I know one country that will never be fascist. --FSdouard Herriot, Chamber of Deputies president, Lille, France.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01

We didn't think it would come to pass, but one state has experienced with hunt ing with bow and arrow. Out in Michi- gan a bank-teller has shot deer with this ancient weapon. The state has allowed hunting by this means during November. The first kill reported was made at a distance of IS yards and the deer was a 115-pound spikehorn buck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01

1. What are the colcrs of the Uni- verSity of Southern Californian.
 2. Whom did Senator Carter Glass of Virginia support for pres ident iii the last election?
 3. Who is the Japanese aTnbassa- dor to the United States?
 {. Has the U. 8. ever had Rom an Catholic president.
 6 Name the U. 8. high commits sioner to the Philippine Islands.
 6. Of which Canadian province is Maurice Duplessis tho premier? <
 2. Where is Colgate university? ], 6. What was the name of the character played by Ginger Rogers in Flying Down to Ri0Y" Q. Who wrote, r"The Song Of the ehirtP"
 10. what use E made of amber M11NY s f t6 gi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01
A Thought for Today

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive yOu.-Mat- thew 6:H.
 He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass If he would ever reach heaven; for every one has need to be forgiven.-Herbert.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01
Daily Almanac
,n rises 5:43 a. m.

Moon rises 6:43 a. m.
 Sun rises 6:57 a, nn.; sets 4:26 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 Moons phases--new moon. Dec. ?. sos p. m. first quarter, Dec. 10, 8:04 ?. rn.; full moon. Dec. IT, l:44 D. rn.; last quarter, Dec A 0:i2 6. m.
 Morning star. Venus; evening stars, Mer- ctiry, Mars, JWpiter, SatuErl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01
More Pump Priming

One of the pets of the Roosevelt admin &tration has been housing program. But for some reason or other the boys down at Washington have not been able to do much with 1t. They've tried hard;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01
Capper's Plan Embarrasses SEC; Black Alibis His Klan Position;
 Percy Crosby's Two-Page Blast
 At F.D.R. Amazes Washington
{ ROBERT a ALLEN
M DRgW FRARsOw

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The Securities and Ex- change Commission is embarrassed politically over registration filed by Senator Capper of Kansas to float mortgage bonds and certificates up to $5000000 against his neWSOaperS and farm journals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01

They say the $3O-a-day hotels in Flor ida are filling up with people complain ing bitterly about the depression.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01

We beat the world in unemployment, too, but it's nothing to brag about.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01
Answers To Questions
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
By Frederick M Kerby

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 Enclose three -cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- tion of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be un- dertaken. Be sure all mail is ad- dressed tO the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU. 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c. t
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01

o. Will you please state clearly what the order of precedence is in introductions?
 A. A younger person should al- ways be presented to an older or more distinguished man or. woman. Generally a gentleman should al-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01
THE EDITOR.

c. Which is. the softest wood?
 A. Balsa probably is the softest wood in the world; and white pine probably is the softest grown in the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01
T est Y ur Knowledge

Can yfA answer seven of / these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01

c. What is the racial origin and meaning of the surname "Veller7" A. It is Slavic, meaning great"
The Washington times., 1937-08-13
Law First
Girls Learn to Ignore
Heart in Jury Duty

POUGHKEEPSE, N. Y, Aug.
Is UNS.).-Members Of the fair
sex over 81, who will be eligible
for jury service in New York State
after September /, busted off their
states for some more school
days"
The conference here Of repre-
seutatives Of the State Federation
Of Business and Professional
Women's Clubs is busy planning
establishment of institutions for
prospective jurywomen SO they
will render decisions on the basis
of law rather than the heart.
Among the club leaders Is Mrs,
Eleanor Roosevelt, wife OF the
President, who believes:
"It is an important thing that
we go as far as we can toward
getting women to qualify as
Jurors. AS long as we are citi-
zenS, we should be willing to do
the chores that go with citizen
ship.
It have heard 1t said that
women are too emotional to sit
on juries, but I think they can
do as we'll as men, when it comes
to rendering a good verdict"