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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-01

crsts were first astonished, then bit dis turbed. This might have turned to wrath and in some cases may have even reached this state of feeling. But when all was said and done and all sorts of excuses were thought up to turn back the ap- pointment there was virtually unanimous endorsement of the New Yorker for the job. One dissenting voice was heard when the viva .voce vote was taken.
 There can be no doubt about the quail ficationS of the appointee. He is versed in the business to which he will be called in this state. The sole query of the pub lie might be that it is too bad the state could not have produced man of the calibre necessary to take charge of the new office in our state government. Other than that we. can merely say that Cover nor Cross still seems to be maintaining as tight a rein on his office and the state government as he always has.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-01
England Changes Rulers

The casual way in which Great Britain changes a national administration is q revelation to Americans. In the present case there is no election, not even a party convention, merely sort of caucus. Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minister, be- ing tired of the job, simply decides that Neville Chamberlin is good man to take his place. He talks it over with his cronies on the Cabinet, and they agree. He slips the word to the King, and the latter, who has no right to interfere any way, agrees to play tag.
 So Baldwin offers his resignation; King George asks Chamberlin to form new cabinet; Chamberlin promptly submits list, already arranged, which the King approves; everything is duly signed and sealed; ad Baldwin gets title, and can raise pigs and can sit in the House of Lords The transfer is made over week. end. The nearest approach we ever had to political operation like this was in 1908-9, when President Theodore Roose- welt picked Tai as his successor. But even then there had to be national election.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-01
Pretty Much the Boss

When the Senate confirmed the ap- pointment of Harry w. Marsh of New York last week as personnel director for the State of Connecticut, it confirmed an opinion that good many people in the state came to some six years ago, namely, that Wilbur L. Cross is very much the governor of this state, not merely in name but in action. MT. Marsh's nomination was his and while we don't doubt but what he consulted with others on the appointment, he certainly did not make it hinge on political support.
 The appointment came so rsuch as surprise to the Senate that the members were taken back. to put 1t mildly. Demo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-01

Well, after all the commotion about 1t Gardiners Island is not going to be lost to the Gardiner family after all it's years of ownership. Gardiner's Island is rather famous little island out there at the tip of Long Island and it has been in the same family for centuries or ever since the white man started to make America a dwelling place. It was crown grant orig inally and possession was handed down through many generations. It was fore closed recently and a public sale an nounced. It was feared that the Gar diner family would lose claim to it's his toric estates. However, when the sale was consummated it was revealed that the purchaser was Miss Sarah Diodatl Gardiner of New York City, so after all the name and tradition of the island will still be retained.
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steen that he would never again yearn for . return call. the shell hackers failed to call their shots and in the general melee cleaned up on some of the press pfotog- rapherS present. Hence it is that only a few pictures of what went on have appeared. However, 1t is reasonable from views of the shell lacking which have been printed, to make a few deductions. The shellackers were not dressed as plain factory hands; the job they did on Brother Frankensteen shows no signs of anateurlshness; and the list of injuries they iIl- hicted on the members of the orr ganizing group, including the woe men, suggests that their natural weapons of fists and feet were supplemented by such harmless gadgetS as black jacks, saps, base ball bats, brass knuckles, and sash weights. Of course these toys may DC part of the regular tool equip ment of an indignant Ford work CT. things that he uses in his daily toll, and which he automatically seizes to. fight for his wife, bis children, his job, MT. Ford, and the protection of American busi+; ness when any or all of these treasures are endangered. May be sol
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Selected Poem

ROADS (E Harriet Donlevy in the New York Sun) I knew white road, long ago, With sun upon the pear tree bloom; I loved stately road of green Where poplars and legend loom There was lane of mulberry Where love was caught-and you-and l: And one more road where both of Us Tossed laughter higher than the sky. But always I remember now A road without turn-and you Who walked that road away from me, And never waved-or wanted to-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-01

Salem, Mass, is quite upset over ken nels of racing grayhounds in its midst. So much so, according to the press, that it may ban them The fact that the ken- nels are quite near a public school and that the 40 dogs housed in it twill attack, maim, and kill humans who fall to the ground in their presence" has aroused citizens of Salem. The dogs are to run at the Revere race track in June. It would seem as if public interest demanded that such kennels be maintained in such places where no property or personal damage would be even threatened, if the dogs are as dangerous as claimed
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Congress got the news only last week that "chiseling" pays. Dr. Isidore Lubin, commissioner of labor statistics, told a House committee so. He said, Our studies show that the chislers and wage cutters are doing better business or are gaining business, while the firms that maintain the wage scale have difficulty in maintaining their sales" But these better business men don't fight to calm their conSciences nor have to think twice about the final reckoning, which is what really counts.
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 been bounced on their respective heads down a flight of concrete steps. But one zealot in the cause of unionization, Richard T.Frank- ensteen, insisted on returning for more despite the fact that he bad been knocked into the clear half a dozen times. Even he, however, was unable to take 1t indefinitely and SO, bearing close resenl- blance to a thoroughly macerated hamburger and with his clothing in sad disarray, finally decided to call 1t a day and check in at the nearest first-aid station. Brother Frankensteen is a former football player and from his pictures is a pretty husky individual. In his athletic past he has taken many gridiron beatings but the one handed to him by MT. Ford's in- dignant CD workers he admits was the daddy of them all. Never thcless he announced after receiv- ing his mercurichromc-iodine bath, his anti-tetancs serum shot, his adhesive tape swathing, and a de- tailed report from his tailor, that he had not yet begun to fight. It was upon hearing that piece of news that the dove of peace de- cided to beat it for parts un- known.
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Answers To Questions
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By Frederick M. Kerby

e. Is Hunk" Anderson, former Notre Dame football coach, still coaching in that sport?
 A. He recently was engaged as line coach at the University of Michigan.
 Q. Who was Carmen Sylva whose portra.o appears on Ru- manian stanps bearing the date 1906 on it? s:-: ...s -,.,. /;
 A. That was the pen-name un- der which Elizabeth, Queen of Ru- mania, wrote poems and stories dealing with the lives of the peas- ants and their folklore
 o. What is the root meaning of the name Sturgeon?
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Only the insiders who consulted with him knew about it, but he was very careful to avoid the mistakes of the Supreme Court message.
 That time he had consulted no one on Capitol Hill before sending the message to congress. When one of his friends suggested that he get the advance advice of few senators, the president re- piled:
 ooh, if they object, I'll send for them. I'll call them in." Further Mistake
 Not only did Roosevelt decline advance consultation, but he made the further mistake ot tying his Supreme Court message up with the court bill simultan- eously introduced.
 Congress is very jealous of its legislative prerogatives. Receiving a presidential message recom- mending certain legislation is one thing. But drafting a bill with every "t' crossed and every 'f" dotted, and nothing left to be written in save the signature of congress, is something else again. It rifles the boys on Capitol Hill to the core.
 Slipped
 So with his labor bill. Roosevelt reversed tactics. He consulted with leaders, showed them both the messages and the proposed mea- sure. Then he asked for advice on how to handle the bill. They gave it readily.
 Don't make any specific reference in your message to your bill," he cautioned. Talk in general terms and then in- trOduce it afterwards"
 Roosevelt did, and it worked like a charm. Joint hearings are to be held by the senate and house labor committees (the house has not yet held hearings on the Supreme Court bilD and the act probably will pass in record time.
 NOTE-The tactics used by any president toward congress is pretty good barometer of his pop ularity. When the court bill was submitted last February, Roose- welt was cocky and confident. Since then, however, he has done little slipping.
 Lindbergh Baby
 Ever since the new Lindbergh baby was born, the state depart ment has been receiving queries as to whether he is an American or British citizen.
 Apparently lot of people are wondering if Colonel Lind- .bergh's resentment against the United States goes Co the extent of letting his latest-bOrn become a British citizen.
 Foreign-born children of Ameri- can parents should be registered at an American consulate, though it is not obligatory. So far the state department has no record of the Lindberghs' doing this.
 Actual fact is that his newly born son automatically remains an American citizen, unless after the age of 2l he wants to relin- qllish 1t for British.
 Coal Mine Office
 The new office building of the United Mine Workers will be unique from many points of view.
 FIRST, the miners have taken over the swanky University Club in the heart of Washington's most ritzy business district.
 SECOND, the job of remodeling will be 100 per cent union, even though this means hiring A. P. of L. men. (The A. F. of L. dom- mates the building trades, which the CIO has not entered.)
 FINALLY, the offlce of John L. Lewis, head of the miners, is to be designed and decorated to re- semhle the interior of a mine.
 The United Mine Workers paid $275, 900 for the University Club. now are spending $25O.0OO reunod-
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TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never say, 'I didn't doubt but
 what he would bite"; say,
 doubt that he would bite"

A. It is English, from the old Morse and means little sparrow"
 o. Was the great race horse. Chase Me, ever beaten?
 A. After winning seven straight races, he met his first and only defeat in the Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park in 1884, when he broke a leg and had to be killed.
 If you want a copy of our book let on LILLY POOLS-ROCK GAR DEN--HEDGES." write the Water bury Democrats Washington Bureau 1912 Thirteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, D. c. Enclose cents in postage.
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last page for the answers.
 1. Of which British colony is Sim gapore the capital?
 2. Name the principal river of In- diana.
 3. Who was John Neagle?
 4. What is the name of the ex- plosive mixture. consisting of po- tassium nitrate, sulphur, and char coal?
 5. Who wrote Pilgrims Pro- grcss?"
 6. How much does it cost to send a letter to Berlin, Germany?
 '. What is the cup or bowl from which Jesus drank at the Last Sup per called?
 8. What seaport is at the Medi- terranean end of the Suez Canal?
 g. In International law, what is a declaration of war?
 10. What is the name for super normal early development of the mental functions?
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Current Comment

I'm astounded. I'm overwhelme Margaret Mitchell, on learnil that her book, Gone With u Wind" won a Pulitzer prize. <
 Ae s My work is just job tC me just want to get the act over. Margie Hart, New York burlesq' queen.
 This thing we call recovery IS a jittery, shaky conditional. Senator w. E. Borah, Idaho.
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 Burlesque is the cradle ~ vaud vile. If you get rid of birlesq you get rid of the whole tneAtel Morton Miuslky, as New York jud rafisAA tn fanew huflesque licen
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Daily Almanac

light time). <. All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Moons phases-Last quarter, June ?, 1:16 D. m; new moon, June 8. 4:25 p. nl.: first quarter. June IS, 2:55 a. m.; full moon, June g, 6:52 a. n daylight time).
 Morning stars-Mercury. Venus. Jupiter, Saturn; evening. Mars.
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ON HIS WAY

Oscar Homolks, noted European actor recently signed by Paramount, today Is en route to Hollywood to appear in Paramount's "Ebb Tide" with Frances Farmer and Ray Mil- land.
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indignant 2. C
 Ford employees only goes to prove that the dove of peace
 has taken it on
 the wing from
 the neighbor- hood of Dear born; Michigan. Most of the or- ganizers were convinced that t heir absence from the vicin-. ity was earn estly sired nfknr tIao0y had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-01
Head Bouncing Strategy

As is customary in ep.sodes of this character complete ignorance is professed by the Motor Monarch Ford's spokesmen as to the iden- tity of the shellackers. A furious denial has been made that any one connected with the Ford forces tipped off the reception committee of indignant CD work CTS to the fact that even organ- izers of the U.A.WA. could not stand having their heads bounced up and down concrete steps for any length of time. Not only does head bouncing of this type result in abrasions of the scalp, concussion of the brain and frac- ture of the skull but it serves the more important end of distracting the attention of the organizers to such an extent that they forget all the arguments for joining the union and consider only what chance they have of escaping with their lives.
 Spontaneous Combustion
 The Ford public relaU.ons out fit explains that the shellacklng was the result of spontaneous combustion. Brother Frankensteen and his associates appeared on the Dearborn scene to distribute few hundred thousand pamphlets an- sWerinl the contentious made in the few hundred thousand pamph- lets issued to his employees by MT Ford to show that the United Au- tomobile Workers of America were nothing but lot of wolves III sheeps' clothing. The pamphlet distributors encountered group of indignant CD workers on the way to their jobs. The workers were in hurry. to get back to work they love and did not fancy being stopped O. the way to have pamphlets stuck in their fists. So without previous preparation or inspired direction the work CTS just laid down theil lunch buckets and laid into Brother Frankenstecn and his fellows. The head bouncing on the concrete stairway was an afterthought as was the attempted dismember- ment of Brother Frankensteen and his almost complete disrobing. The Ford officials declaim they are innocent of any complicity whatever in the shellacking. They do not know who the shellackers were and refuse to guess. The Ford industry engages no shell hackers except perhaps those who shellack the Ford motor cars and certainly employs no experts in shellacking labor union organizers. So the conclusion i is inevitable that the entertainers who greeted that glutton for punishment, Brother Frankensteen and his not so gluttonous pals, were just some of the boys who hang around the Ford plant. May be SO.
 Reasonable Deductions
 In their enthusiasm to do such a swell job on Brother Franken-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-01

That fasting mountaineer in Tennessee finally ended his fast when, as he said, the Lord told him to take some chicken broth. The whole business looked pretty squirrelly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-01

It's good traffic policy to describe pitilessly what happens to people in au- tomobile accidents.
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cling it. There will be an assembly room in the basement accommo- dating 400 to 800 people, an office for the Mine Workers Journal on the first floor, with Lewis office on the, second and mezzanine floors. His room will be 9 feet high.
 The architect expects to execute from 150 to 200 drawings before the job is finished.
 NOTE-The American Fedora tion of Labor owns its own office building on Massachusetts ave- nue, though not in a swank sec- tion. The Railroad Brotherhoods occupy building named Labor" adjacent to congress. The Mine Workers are two blocks from the White House.
 Legal Sailing
 In August, 1885, congress en- acted section " of the bankruptcy law. enabling railroads going into receivership during the depres- sion to reorganize. In the nearly two years since then, not single major reorganization has been concluded.
 Chief reason = dilatory tactics by railroad lawyers who stand to profit by the delay and the bank ruptcies.
 Seventy -four railroads with listed securities aggrcgating $2,OOO, 100000 have submitted reorganization plans to the interstate commerce commits sion. The proposals have been pending for months. The task of considering them is one of the biggest ever tackled by a gov crnment agency The ICC has made every effort to speed up action in order to get the rail- roads out of bankruptcy. But every move has been ob- structcd. The legal fees are toe juicy. Loyal Highwaymen
 The other day Commissioner Charles D. Mahaffie was conduct ing hearing on plan to reor- ganize the Denver and Rio Grande railroad. Suddenly one group of lawyers in the case an- nounced that they were against the proposal and asked for 60- day postponement to formulate a new one.
 "When did you first decide that you didn't like this plan?" Nathalie asked.
 Last October"
 Last October!" snapped Mahaffie. "Why didn't you say so then, and why didn't you prepare new plan? You have had eight months in which to do sO." & e
 At this point the lawyer for still another group of stockholders broke in with the calm announce ment that after the first group submitted its new plan, his clients would want additional time to prepare one of their own.
 "And then," shot back Mahaffie. when you have had your sixty days I presume some other group will pop up and ask for another postponement to prepare their plan. Sort of perpetual motion. eh? You ought to patent this sys- tenn.
 NOTE - In the reorganization proceedings of the Frisco road the commission warned that it was calling a halt on the endless run-around of motions, counter motions. plans and counter-plans.
 Copyright, 1887. by United
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BY WAY of NO HARM
.ames William FitzPatrick

and conclusions alone They not 1ecsaFf thOns DEMOCRAT they construed
 . reflection 0f their ViewpOntl
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Set the Example

It IS because of treatment like this that union members some times take the law into their own hands or ignore it altogether. The practice is neither justifiable nor should 1t be condoned. But it IS understandable. And inevitable. Day after day since the Wagner Labor Act has been declared con- stitutional by the Supreme Court its provisions and requirements have been fought by great indus trial interests which have been the first and IoudeSt to pratc about the inviolable sanctity of the lawI Many times it has been written m these columns that there ncyeil will be an abandonment of law lessness in this country until tne| men at the top Jf the industrial social, and financial heap set ari example to the men at the pot tom by observing the law whicl they demand others keep.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-01

A one-armed paper-hanger couldn't be buster than one-legged toe dancer.
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Philippine Women to Vote on Suf- frage Rights" Those Filipinos are feel ing their oats-or maybe it's their rice.
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Ry DREW PEARSON

Washington June 1-The President is wise enough to take lesson from the asco of his Supreme Court form fight. Result of that complete change of tactics in sending his wage-and-hour bill to Congress
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On the Wing

The shellacking administered last week to a small group of or ganizers for the United Automo- bile Workers Union by a coterie of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-01

Anger may be kindled in the noblest breasts; but in these the slow droppings of an unforgiving temper never take the shape and consistency of enduring hatred.-G. S. Hillard.
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A Thought for Today

Also in H0rebye ye provoked the Lord to wrath, so that the Lord was angry with you to have destroyed yOu.-DeuterOnomy 9:S.
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Who Hit Poor Richard?

O1 p1lCl1oCA- ing by state and federal bodies, social groups, clergymen interested in labor problems, and Ordinary Nosies are being demanded by everybody involved. What they will disclose. if anything. is decid- edly problematical. Brother Ricll- ard T. Frankensteen for example is hardly in a position to identify anyone who Shellacked him. One closeup picture shows the U. A. w. A. Glutton for Punishment surrounded by five men. His coat is pulled up over his head by one indignant CD worker; three oth- CTS are throwing punches at hlm from all angles and on every side; the fifth is posed genially in the rear smoking a cigarette and obvi- ously waiting the chance to spell off which ever of the shellackerS . tires first. In the background can be seen the flight of concrete steps upon whose treads Brother Frankensteen'S skull was Subse- | quently to be bounced. How under the circumstances Poor Richard k can quality as dependable witt \ ness I cannot imagine. It would seem that the only proper an- swer he would make to the ques- tion "Who hit you, MT. Franken- steen?" must be Everybody in the world. And tw, other grys!"
 H Commentary
 There is savage commentary which might be made on this latest-but not last-outbreak of industrial and social barbarisn. It will be remembered that in the strike in the General Motors plants the accusation most frei quently and emphatically made against the sit-down strikers was that they were fiouting the law of the land, tile processes of justice, and the orders of the courts. In Dearborn the union leaders had gone to the city council for perl mission to distribute the deteSted pamphlets. They went to the qualified authority under the law, they were granted the permission they sought, and were altogether within their rights in making the distribution. A statement from the head of the Ford Personnel De- partment declares that the com pany'S service men issued ln- structions the union people could come and distribute their pamph- lets at the gates so long as they did not interfere with employees at work" Who then was to blame for the almost instantaneous at- tack made upon Frankensteen and his group the minute they started doing what they had legal permission to do? And in the ex- erCise of which they should have received the protection of Dear born's police f0r,c. Members Of that police force were present and they had an obligation to perform. It is generally agreed that they did nothing to stop the brutal beating being given Frankenstein and the others but confined ther efforts to keep a crowd from col- lecting. Oh yes, they did do some thing else. They gave a traffic violation summons to union orr ganizcr because he left the she'll acking grounds with his car so i crowded with union men who had E been forced into it by indignant Ford workers that the police de- cided he was driving improperly.
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T st Y o U r Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.