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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-19
Choosing Prison Guards

After generations of competing with It's southern sister state in the operation of notoriously old-fashioned prison systems, Texas at last has taken step in the nodernizing direction. movement has begun to place all guards under civil service.
 Texas operates, besides Its state peni- tentiary at Huntsville, a number of prison farms in the southern part of the state. Notorious among these in recent years has been the Eastman Farm. Here the states worst offenders are placed in the hands of guards whose chief attributes for their jobs were political pull, an apti- tude for firearms and the bullwhip, and general complacence toward human suf- fering.
 Stories of official whippings, shootings of prisoners and self-maiming have been frequent and casual from Eastman. The prisoners sent to Eastman aren't gentle and the men who handle them there can't be. But choosing of guards for mentality and training instead of on basis of po- litical and physical fitness is certainly step in the right direction in any prison management.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-19
Social Drinking

A professor in New York University, questioning more than 2,o00 young men and women about their attitude toward alcoholic liquor, develops these facts; Young women drink less regularly, and in less quantity, than young men. They incline more to mixed drinks than straight liquor. They drink less in bars and res- taurants than the men do, and are like ly to drink not SO much because they like 1t as because others do.
 They have increased their drinking, however, in the last couple of years, more than have the young men. Half Of the young people say they don't like the taste of hard liquor. Most of them dis approve of bars, as promoting excessive drinking
 So what7 Nothing very clear, perhaps, except the fact, already observed, that women drink good deal more liquor than they used to. Why do they? They say, because others do," and because 1t makes people gayer and more interest," ing"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-19

Judging by tentative plans already made for paving in 1888, Waterbury in another year or so should boast the finest thoroughfares in all Connecticut The program Is lengthy and also an expen- sive one. When 1t Is completed we can bow to our city fathers who conceived and carried 1t out. And don't forget word or two of commendation for the manner in which the financing of this tremen- dous program is being carried on. If Wa terbury expects to ride on nice, wide, smooth streets, 1t must pay for them. Wouldn't 1t be nice, though, If the. state paid for some of them? Fortunate we are, perhaps, that the state does, but It must be remembered that 1t took much persuasion and legislative action to get city streets included in state highway maintenance. And the number of miles under state aid IS slight compared to those kept up by the city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-19

ought to follow the policy of his more experienced"s elders,
 "The workers and mill owners Of my state are for this Iegls- latlon," he replied quietly, "and that Is sufficient 'expcFience' for me. pledged my support for a bill of this kind aud | am go- ing down the line for it."
 Another illustration of Lodges political shrewdness is his secre- tarial staff. 1a'i
 Under Senate rules he is al. lowed three office assistants. Lodge has . staff of six. paying the other three out of his own pocket And they form one of the ablcst groups on Capitol Hill.
 His secretary is Thomas ". White, veteran member of the Massachusetts legislature who was a confidential aide of Calvin Coolidge when Coolidge was gov. ernor of the state. In charge of patronage and departmental mat ters Is Ernest Ingersoll, former secretary to several congressman, who know Washington inside out.
 Assisting ingersoll Is Francis Mccarthy, a Boston irishmaai of extensive political experience and contacts. As research expert" ]" Lodge employs Max Rabb, prom inent Jewish lawyer, and head of the New England Young Repub- licans. N,f5l$fF ,f
 The two women on the staff are also very able. They are Miss Margery Hamelin, formerly in the office of Rep. George Holden TinkhaIn. of Boston; and Miss Edwina Herring, former secretary at Harvard, Both are expert enced politicians.
 ., Copyright. 1887. by United
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-19
PressConrnent
JIMMY WALKER AGAIN
(New London Day)

Deboniar Jimmy Walker, once the playboy mayor of New York city is going back on the payroll of the city in a Si2,000 c year job as as- SiStant counsel to direct and super- wise the coordination of the (tran- siD commissions activities in con- nection with projece,d grade-cross- ing eiirninations in New York city" Appointed by the members of the transit commission, there seems to be not the slightest doubt concerning the real reason for Walkers selec- ton for the job. When he resigned hurriedly about i've years ago, while his administration was under at- tack by the then governor of the state, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Samuel seabury, head of special investigation into city affairs, Mayor Walker forgot to apply for consider ation for a city pension. Now that he is back on the city payroll again he can work as long as the present job holds out, at comfortable sal- ary (more, incidentally, than he would draw as congressman or senator) and then, when 1t looks as though he might lose his job, apply for a pension.
 If Walker had been a long time faithful employe of the city this ruse to qualify him for a pension might be more acceptable. His record shows however, that most of his political service amounts to membership in the New York state assembly and one full term, and part of another as mayor of the city. His assembly service, obviously enough, does not count toward a city pension. As may or, he resigned under a cloud, the in- quiry leading up to this action rais- ing a serious question as to his quail ification for any consideration on the part of the taxpayers and voters of the metropolis.
 Walker, in short, seems to have en- joyed himself hugely as mayor, spent the city's money recklessly, and, in general, demonstrated few of the qualities one would ordinarily asso- ciate with a faithful, hard- working employe. But because of his enor- nous one-time popularity. the fact that the public appears to like to be taken in, and pure political maneuvering, the mayor goes back on the city payroll. Presumably he will work harder on his new job than he did on his old one, since he is said to be somewhat chast- ened by his experiences, but unless he works for the city for a consid- erable time 1t will still be an un- warranted pension.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-19

Th. home owner and the man who wants to be 6 home owner seem to be the objects of about as many kinds of rackets as crooked mirlds can devise. For several years, uri- til the Better Business Bureau man. aged to get in some good work. group of racketeers victimized scores of residents of Greater Boston with q free lot scheme.
 The Better Business Bureau has found 1t necessary to call attention of home owners to such schemes. and to other crooked Set-ups, such as furniture club and suit club rackets And now 1t develops that many home owners in this section have been preyed upon by a group which has c home-repair racket.
 A number of complaints from towns around Boston have revealed the operations of this unprinciplee group of schemerS, who managed te Induce home owners to obligatt themselves by representations that improvements to their homes would cost them nothing If they would d. low their homes to be used for dis play purposes.
 Men posing as salesn1en for fia- tionaiiy known and reputable corii- panies in the building materials inc dustry, work the scheme. It is simple one, at that, The owner t approached by c glib racketter whe suggests that some repairs be made perhaps the shingling of Q roof.
 The racketeer explains that the company he represents--naming 2 reputable organization with which he has no connection whatever-ii planning 6 sales campaign in the vicinity and wants to display its work on several houses. It will cost the owner nothing, the explanation runs, but the saiesmef will use tht house for display purposes, calling attention to the work to prospective customers.
 Tn some cases, the home owner Y promised 6 commission on all worA done in the neighborhood. Int work is done and the owner Is n' duced to sign new contract, oi what he thinks is a contract, bu' what is in fact a note. Soon he | notified by a finance company thal they have purchased his note ane payments are demanded.
 Of course this racket can be lore stalled by the prudent home owner who refuses to do business with any company whose reliability cannot n'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-19

Settlers Village may be removed stick by stick, If negotiations now under way go through. A Brooklyn, N. Y. amuse. ment company has written William M. Harris for details, its purpose being to re- move the village to Brooklyn. If that IS the case then Chase Park Boulevard will be rather lonely for the familiar stockade with the tiny houses rising over it's top are now part and parcel of our existence. Still we presume that some such diposi- ton as this must take place. Maybe we'll be going down to Brooklyn to pay our way into Waterbury's Settlers Village some one of these days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-19
Pennies of War

Just one of the little ironies of war is the fact that the two planes which bombed a crowded street in Shanghai were bought and paid for by the pennies of the people of China, probably by the pennies of some of the 450 Chinese vic- tins. Literally thousands of China's war-conscious citizens had skimped here and denied there to drop few coins into various funds being collected bit by bit
 When any fund became sufficiently large, a war plane was purchased and presented to Chiang Kai-shek, the Chinese military dictator. Those funds are responsible for most of China's 4OO- plane modern air force. And now those pennies of war are returned to the peo- pie from which they came. returned in a flaming explosive death for non combatants. Just one of wars little pleasantries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-19
A Book a Day
Looking to America to Solve World Ills

There is but one hope for an ail- ing world, and that is the democracy of America. in the opinion of Johannes Steel, whose Escape to the Present" (Farrar and Rinehart, $2.5W has just been released.
 Son of an aristocratic German officer, high in the councils of the kaiser during the World War Steel fled to America because he saw only dead past" in Ger many and al Europe. He has taken out his first citizenship papers -and announces that he's here to stay.
 Writing without rancor, Steel paints a gloomy and sometimes terrifying picture of the present and future in all Central Europe, He recalls the defeat of the Ger man army, the abdication of the kaiser, the days of infiation.
 From these feveriSh scenes, Steel carries the reader with him as an agent of the German gov- ernment stelling secondhand war materials under the noses of the allies. He was instrumental in forming a smuggling ring that provided German factories with an industrial outlet to Poland. and from this he progressed to indus trial sabotage and espionage.
 Steel. however. was unable to reconcile his own beliefs with the policies of Hitler's regime. At the crossroads of his career. he was arrested for throwing a challenge virtually into Hitler's teeth.
 There is no nelodrama, nothing heroic in Steel's recital. And the story Is all the more forceful be- cause of its compression and face tual handling.-W. v. - 9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-19
Selected Poem
THE CRICKET.

THE CRICKET.
 (E. Merrill Root in the New York Sun) Under the shade of daisy thicket Lives the appleseed- -colored cricket He watches the grass as the wind goes over Bend to the pink of the tufted clover; And purple butterfly bounce and stagger From bloom to bloom with dainty swagger. The lavender mole, with nose for eyes, Dwells in the dark of his under skies; The grasshopper's nimble lightnings pass Over his head in the feathery grass; Between two worlds the cricket lives The cool dim life that season gives. The cricket lives where the fields lie fallow His house is fiat stone, cool and shallow There is food and love. there Is fear and mirth; What more could creature ask of earth? Heigho for thought and it's vexing riddlei- The cricket chirps with his legs for fiddle
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-19
Answers To Questions
By Frederick M. Kerby

c. How many presidents of the United States have had their pie lures on United States stamps9
 A.. Seventeen.
 e. What left-over food did Ham. let object to when served at a wed- ding feast2
 A. Baked meats" See Ham. let" Act I, Scene 2, line feo.
 c. What is the full name of Ciiff Bolton, Detroit Tigers cateh- CT?
 A William Clifton Bolton.
 e. How many federal statutes were held to be unconstitutiona between i7eo and 1900. and how many have been declared unconsti- tutionai since then7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-19
Another Racket Home-Repair Gang Has Lately Been Added to
 Long List of Sucker Baits
BOSTON POST

established by intelligent inquiry who finds out whether the salesman is actually an authorized represen. tative of the company he claims te represent and who is careful about what he signs.
 This free-repairs scheme Is 6 rep- rehensible thing, but 1t can only be prevented by caution and commor sense on the part of the home -owri. CT. Whenever anyone starts giving out something for nothing, it Is time for caution to enter and receive con- alteration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-19
T est Y ar Knowledge

Gan you answer seven OA these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
 1. What is an equestrian statue? 2. Name the famous waterfalls in the zambezi River. Africa.
 3. Who was Jacques Offenbach? 1. What are pelagic animals? s. Of which continent are the West Indies geographically a part? 6. What is the name of the sci- ence which treats of coins and med als?
 2. When was West Virginia ad- mitted to the Union?
 8. Which are the largest species of snakes?
 9. To whom was the first patent for telegraph instruments granted2 10. What language was spoken in ancient Romea
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-19

Now that the WPA has cracked down on aliens and removed them from its lists, the local authorities are expected to solve the relief problem. The aliens and their families will probably have to go on direct relief, which doesn't help the situation any. It looks like all governmental agen. cies are in the relief business for good now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-19

There's a society for almost everything else, including owners of trailers. Why not an Association for Living as our An cestors Did with an allotment composed of log cabins and with dues and exclusive membership and all that to make resi- dence in 1t alluring?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-19
DILLINGER RELICS EXHIBITED

Cleveland-lUP)-Relics of the John iDillinger gang, including Dil- fingers bullet-proof automobile and guns used by the despeFadoes, will be among exhibits on crime -detec- ton and. prevention at the Great Lakes exposition this summer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-19
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 3:36 a m. daylight time). Sun rises 6:04 m. sets 7:46 p. rn (day- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 High tide at Milford Friday, Aug. 20 10:40 a. m. low tide; 5:1l D. m. daylight time).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-19

Report of that corn stalk in Iowa that is 19 feet, 2 inches tall makes a person wonder whether 1t wasn't cornstalk in- stead of bean stalks that Jack climbed in the fairy tale
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-19

The Ichneumon fly, with a lone
 drill which is attached to her
 body, can bore through solid oak. yet the drill is no larger than 6
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-19

If you want . copy of our book let SALADS AND SANDWICHES" write The Waterbury Democrats s Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street. Northwest, Washington, Q. c. Enclose 5 cents iu postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-19
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na mDlnHmR R ANll .I

WASHINGTON, August 19 -- President Roosevelt and Senator William E. Borah will cross swords next month in dramatic debate over the Constitution The
 veteran Idahoan leader in the fight against the Supreme Court reorganization plan, and one of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-19
A Thought for Today

Therefore now amend your ways and your dolnRS, and obey the voice of the Lord your God; and the Lord will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against yOu'-Jere- miah 26;lS
 To do so no more Is the truest repentance Luther,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-19
ToDAY's COMMON ERROR Never say, "Fie wasn't gone but an hour;" say. He was gene. but tor only) an hour"

A. From i7so to 1899 inclusive the supreme court held 2S laws to be unconstitutional: from 1900 to ie3S inclusive 45 have been SO de- clared. ,
 e. Where and when was the Susan B. Anthony commemorative postage stamp first placed on sale? A. On August 26, is3e, at the post office in Washington, D. c. c. Did the French government move from Paris during the World war?
 A. On September 3. isi4. the seat of the French government was tenn porarily moved to Bordeaux. be- cause of the possible capture of Paris by the Germans.
 c. How many accidents occurred in the United States in 1886, and how many of them were fatal7
 A. The National Safety Council reported i0.730,o00 accidents of which lli.000 were fatal.
 c. How many horses nre carried by the Ringing Bros. and 5arnum & Bailey circus? t'fS
 A. There arc reported to be 2l0 with the show this year.
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 If you want . copy of our book let SALADS AND SANDWICHES" write The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau. lgl2 Thirteentia
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-24
Wilson P.-T. A. to Sponsor
Concert Ticket Sales

At the request of the Imperial
Valley Music Teachers association,
Wilson school Parent-T2achers' as
sociation has agreed to sponsor the
ticket selling campaign for next
years concert series.
This decision was voted at a meet
ing Of the executive board Thurs
day morning at the home of Mrs.
r. M Armstrong, 1861 Olive avenue.
The music teachers felt that they
are unable to give the sales cam
paign the time it needs and the
Fnrene TesDE2rs ASSOCIATION has
agreed to take charge of that work.
cooperating with the Music Tea
chers in bringing to the valley next
season a series of concerts fea-
turing outstanding musicians.
Wilson PTA. is also enlisting the
support of other parents in sponso-
ring this project, majority of whom
have children in Wilson as we'll as
in other schools.
Appoint Committees
Mrs. j. 3. McNeece is chairman
of the committee to secure patrons
and patronesseS for the series and
Mrs. F.. H. Mitchell, chairman of
the ticket sales committee.
Mrs. Warren E. Sage, president
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-24
Hosts At First OF
Series OF Smart
Social Affairs

First of a series Of social affairs
at which Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Diller
will entertain their friends this
season, took place Wednesday night
when they were hosts at a smart
garden dinner party at their home,
473 Hamilton avenue.
With the attractive garden pro-
viding a cool and refreshing set
ting, the table decorations proVid-
ed effective notes of color, bright
colored fruit being used as a bril-
liant centerpiece while the place
card holders were reminders of the
approaching Fourth Of July being
fashioned from firecrackers.
Places were marked for Mr.. and
Mrs. Ward iIcGrew. Judge and
Mrs. Vaughn N. Thompson, Mr..
and Mrs. Don Rex, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs. War
ren E. Sage and the hosts.
Bridge was played after dinner,
Mr.. and Mrs. McGrew winning
high score prize, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rex, the second. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Mitchell, the low.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-24
Engagement Announcement Made
At Tea Given in HoItviIIe

Announcement of the engage
! ment of Miss Mabel Wren Fleming
of Forrest City, Arkansas, to Hay
den K. Law of Holtville was made
at a tea given in Mss Fleming's
honor Tuesday by her cousin, Mrs.
II. o. Langston of Holtville.
The affair took place that after
noon at the Christian church par
sonage between the hours of four
and six o'clock. The living room
was attractively decorated with
beautiful bouquets of roses, daisies,
coral vine, zinnias and petunias.
Musical Program
Several piano selections suitable
for the occasion were played dur
ing the afternoon by Mrs. Edward
II. Law. Mrs. Fern Gresham sang
''Neopolitan Nights" and "The
World Is Waiting For The Sun
rise, her sweet voice being heard
to advantage in these selections.
Miss Flora Fay Langston accom-
panied her at the piano.
When the dainty refreshments
were served the place cards reveal
ed the news of the engagement
Those who assisted the hostess
were Mrs. Dave Vencill, Mrs. j.
p. Chambers, Mrs. Harry Williams,
Mrs. Buckley Moore and Miss Laura
Belle Law.
Guests Attending
Guests from El Centro were: Mrs.
T.. X. Latimer, Mrs. w. j. McClel-
land, and Joan and Juanita Lati-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-24
Shower Wednesday Compliments
Miss Vivian Harris
Gooseberry Jam
cups t2A lbs.) prepared fruit
z cups t3 lbsl sugar
1 hnX nnMdrred fruit neciin

Afford, George Conner, Dee Perci-
val, Tom Duer, Bert Cosby, f. A..
Fitzhugh, Sherman Eldridge, George
Adams, Lee Wolfe, George Harris,
Bill Ferguson, Judd Humphrey,
Rudolph FroWiSs, Joe Williams,
Walter Wakefield, Jack Davis, Dell
Maynard, zeke Driscoll, the Misses
Mae Thomas, Maria Birkhauser,
Celia Brown, Lillian ShaWley, Elsie
Mitchell, Modena Jeans, Marjorie
Harris, Helen Marshall, Evelyn
Warren, Eva Mae Oliver, Alice
Whisenhunt, Josephine Eadie, Mar
garet PlemonS.
The future bride is a popular
member of the Junior Ten Thou
sand club and has been active in
its Welfare section. Both young
people have many friends in the
valley and their approaching mar
riage is of considerable interest
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-24

of the P.T.A., appointed an advisory
committee to work with the Music
Teachers association in completing
definite plans for the series. Mrs.
McNeece is chairman and the COM
mittee is composed of Mrs. Mitchell,
Mrs. G. S. Justman, Mrs. Guy A.
Weakley and Mrs. Glen Kieffer.
The general series was outlined
final decision as to the artists will
be made at a joint meeting of the
groups.
Definite decision was made to
engage the famous Vienna boys
choir for a concert in November and
several possibilities were mentioned
for the other two concerts in the
series, but no cheices will be made
until the two groups may consult
together and work out series of
concerts that will be of general
appeal.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-24

ZANE McCabe practices making
- jelly at home--for during the
outdoor camping demonstrations
which Camp Fire Girls throughout
the country will be giving to cele-
brate their National Jubilee Camp
ing Week from June goth to Goth,
she may be in one of those groups
that make jelly in gypsy pots hung
over the fire! Mrs. McCabe. like all
mothers. heartily approves Of this
activity.
Camp Fire Girls earn more home
craft and cooking honors, which
include those given for jelly-makinS,
than any other kind listed in their
program Many of the girls win
prizes for their jellies in county
fairs. and others sell them to earn
money for camp. Large patches uf
sweet spreads will be made during
this summers National Jelly Max
ing Jubilee to be served at fall
parties and entertainments to
say nothing of those important
summer snacks that follow appetite
producing sports like swimming.
tennis, or roller skating.
Recipes like these are favorites
with everyone:
Red Raspberry and Strawberry
Jelly
cups q lbsl juice
ia cups t3h4 lbs.) sugar
! bottle fruit pectin
To prepare juice, crush thorough
ly or grind about 11a quarts each
fully ripe raspberries and straw.