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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-25
Mark TzUain House
Need of Preserving His Hartford Home as Evil
dent Now as Years Ago When Cam
paign to Save 1t Was Launched
HARTFORD COURANT

More than eight years ago, when
the home of Mark Twain in Farm
ington avenue was threatened with
destruction, the people of Hartford
raised enough money to enable a
commission Of public spirited cit
liens to assume title to 1t. Since
then, 1t has been operated for the
benefit of the public. It houses a
branch of, the Hartford Public LII
brary, much used by persons living
nearby, 1t contains memorabilia Of
the great writer, and 1t constitutes
a point of interest for thousands Of
visitors every, year who come to
Hartford to see the house. to view
the rooms and enjoy the surround
ings in which Clemens accomplished
some Of his greatest work.
Indeed, the home has become so
much a part Of the community that
many perhaps have concluded that
its future Is, assured, that it will al
ways be open for the enjoyment of
the public. Such Is not, lIr1happily,
the case. When the home was pur-.
hcased, the committee was obliged
TO put a mortgage Of $55, 900 on the
property. Although some income Is
derived from rents, it has not been
suficient to meet the costs Of OPP
Grafton, with the result that a float
ing debt of some 10000 has been
accumulated, and recurring deficits
have been met by friends of the in
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-25
Selected Poem
IN AN OLD NEWSPAPER FILE

(stanton A. Coblentz in the New York Tines.)
OF bridal birth, and Schooners hurricane-tost!
OF Argonautsl and pioneers that forced
A kull-marked trail through prairie and plateau
How pale this news Of shipments, and the flow
OF goldl Of fire, and loots red crumbling costl
Lifeless as ashes for the spark is lost
And all the actors vanished long agor ~tsa
So shall we seem to him who, now unborn
Peers at these pages in the after-trne,
Finding our ways mysterious as the Sphinx
Our doings stranger than the unicorn
Then shuts the book, and, while he yawns and
blinks, ~.
Commentaries us in a casual rhyme!
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-25

We've seen a lot of pictures of those
quintuplets, alias, "The Worlds Sweet
hearts," and we've heard a lot about
them from the doctors and nurses and
guffsisters; now how about little Info"
from the psychologists
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-25
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

no, receptioniSt for the editorial
rooms of a large Manhattan news
paper, meets some fairly strange folk
during his daily patrol. For a motley
mixture Of people drift into the Of
fees Of a daily journal.
In a working day, Benno records,
he meets breathless folk who have
terrific schoops for the front page
that eventually turn out to be a
week old, astrologers who wish to
offer predictions to the editor, pseu-
do-scientists who wish to explain
the evolution of the amoeba to
whomever it concerns, women who
demand to know what MuSsolini
gained by acquiring Ethiopia, idlers
who wish to dictate Letters to the
Editor" on themes ranging from the
Care and Feeding OF Babies to
racket investigations and waterfront
loiterers who would like to recount
sea stories to the marine editor 4(for
fee, Of courSe). ~ ,~,,
Women, according to faithful and
patient Benno, are the most obstin-
ate callers and cannot be easily
shooed away. Men will 60 quietly
after they have been told politely
that their revelations are not want
ed.
The line he hears most from
itinerant callers who wish a brief
interview with the Fourth Estate,
Benno says, is: IT used to be a
newspaper man (woman)s my self,
once" >.
Interest In Woman .R,.
Big Town Notes: Soon the hinter-
land will see The Transparent Wo-
has packed them In at Radio CITY
for a long time. The Transparent
DOMAIN shows the Female Of the
Species Gall of herr In Moons.
English subjects resident in New
York have formed among themselves
an informal society known as the
Mum Club, sworn to prevent pparlor
discussion of the Simpson affair.
Evelyn Laye and Frank Lawton
claim charter membership and Noel
Coward has also Joined. Z. a'8
Z AL Smiths brown derby may have
become a faded symbol but the less
happy warrior still cherishes It as
his luckiest talisman before a poll
tical battle. 4 f4 4
New York's lone surviving vaude-
vile theater may 60 the way Of all
variety emporiufns, relinquishing
f1esh-and-blood entertainment ! to
all-talkie, bills. =
Before .wooing his Muse, Clifford
Odets, who successfully wooed Luise
Rainier, listens attentively to. record
ings Of Beethoven music.
Actress and Their Lines $s
If anyone were to persuade a Miss
Dean, who runs a health studio, in
midtown, to tell some secrets about
be getting the lowdown on a. num-
Der of glamorous people. TO Miss
Deans salon come numerous ac-
tresses, celebrated for their beauty
and figures. Sometimes, when one
of these dazzling actresses tends to
be careless about her ayoirdupois.
Miss Dean will help her back to q
slim girth. 5 vs
Many an illusion would be shat
tered by speculating about this and
that famous beauty prone on the
massage table or perspiring in an
electric bath cabinet. But only Miss
Dean is permitted these profane
glimpses. 80 (,
AS her main selling point, Miss
r>no,, IiLa. ~, ,,.a,i+a ~, 1,.,. ,x~rgy,ac-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-25

We gather from that farmyard party in
New York City that the people liked the
animals, but the animals didn't care very
much for the people.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-25
Test Y GU
knowledge

Can you answer seven Of
these test questions? Turn to
last page for the answers.
1. On what body Of water is the
city Of New Rochelle, N. Y?
2. Who wrote the famous old
comedy, "The Rivals?"
3. What Is regicide?
4. Name the father Of Noah as
recorded In Genesis.
5. Is malaria contagious?
9. Name the capital Of Minneso-
ia.
7. Who was William Henry Rine-
hart?
4 8.What is the principal alkaloid
Of tobacco?
o. Name the American port adj
joining the city Of Colon at the
northern terminus Of the Panama
Canal.
10. Under what river Is the Hol-
land Vehicular Tunnel?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-25

In six years unubroken attend
anceJ at school, Muriel Robinson Of
South Side, England, has walked
1000 miles to and from her home.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-25
Daily D 4. KNa,..v
NEWSMEN SCOOP FDR ON
NEWS HE WANTED SECRET
Az nREW PEARaON and ROBERT 8. ALLEN

By DREW REARSON and ROBERT B. ALLEN -
Washington Jan, 25.-President Roosevelt is peeved
at Washington newsmen The boys are displaying too
much enterprise to suit his plans They have been scoop
ing secretly and the premature publicity has got under
Inie slit ! . . /. 2 u.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-25

What would tailor or cab driver do
if he had to 60 on sit-down strike, when
he's already sitting down?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-25
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR
Never say, II took Spanish in
school; say, Studied Span
ish," etc.

A. South Carolina has no divorce
law.
@. Has any president proclaimed
officially that the government Of the
United States Is not founded on the
Christian religion?
A. President John Adams did in
the treaty with Tripoli Of 1907.
@. What is the meaning and de-
rivation of the name Fitz?
A. It Is an, English and Scottish
rendering of the French word fills,
from the Latin "filius," meaning
son. Its use began about the 18th
centuryq, especially for illegitimate
sons Of kings and princes Of the
blood.
Q. In what year was the song,
"Au Alone, by Irving Berlin, pub
l,shed?
A. 1924.
q. Does the Roman Catholic
church require its Popes to be Ital-
ians? =
A. No. In the distant past there
have been French and Spanish
Popes, one Englishman, one Dutch
man, and an African (not a Negro,
and according to tradition st. Peter.
the first Pope, was Jew. But for
several centuries the ONCE has been
held by Italians, following a custom
HIT not a law
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-25

II you want q copy Of our book
let ON The Housewives Manual
write The Waterbury Democrats
Washington Bureau 1912 Thir-
teenth st., Northwest, Washing
ton. d. c.. Enclose 4 scents In post
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-25
A Thought for Today

Sanctify them through Thy truth; Thy word
a truth.-St John 17:17.
Truth lies In character. Christ did not simply
speak the truth; He was truth; truth, through
and through; for truth Is a thing not Of words,
but Of life and being-Robertson.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-25

Copyright. 1887, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1937-12-24
CHICAGO GRAIN
B, the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-Buying credited
largely to previous speculative sellers
evening up accounts to prepare for
Christmas gave wheat values about l
cent upward tilt at times today.
Wheat market bulges were in the
face OF indications that North Amer
ican wheat export business overnight
was meager. However. unexpected ad-
vances of quotations at Liverpool were
taken here to imply that Europeans
had given more significance to de-
creased world wheat production as re-
ported by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture. The Liverpool
market. due unchanged to - cent
up closed today at 7s-114 net gain.
During much of the day wheat
trading here was quiet. Indifferent
export demand and the general holi-
day character of the market tended
TO restrain new buying interest ey-
cept from shorts. On the other hand.
the rapidly decreasing domestic wheat
visible supply initiated against selling.
Corn, rye and oats went upward
WIN wheat. Cash and elevator in
terests were buyers of corn.
PROVISIONS were steadied by upturns
of hog values.
Around II am, wheat was "a to
cent higher compared with yester-
days finish. May, 921s: July. se. and
corn was MA up, May, CO.'S; July,
so.
Evening star., 1937-12-24
NAME is ANNOUNCED
FOR DISCOUNT GROUP
Es the Associated Press.

ES the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 24-Thomas
c. Boushall, president of the Morris
Plan Bank of Virginia, announced that
Bankers Discount Conference of Vir-
ginia" had been adopted as the off,
cial name of the conference of Vir-
ginia banks, which recently drafted
rules, in cooperation with the State
Banking Department, governing mini
mum down payments and maximum
maturities for installment financing.
Boushall, who is chairman of the
conference, said all State and national
banks. industrial loan companies,
finance companies and other institu-
tions purchasing or making loans on
installment purchase paper, were
eligible for membership in the Or
ganization.
The conference originated with a
meeting of approximately 10 Virginia
bank officials September 20, assembling
at the call of M. E. Bristow, Virginia
commissioner of banking.
Evening star., 1937-12-24
Stock Averages
Compiled by the Associated Press. }
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK, Dec. disarmament
stocks regained popularity in today's
market.
Reports that the Government, while
planning to cut expenses in other
directions, will not stint either the
Army or Navy attracted buyers for
selected aircrafts, steels and chemi-
Gals.
While dealings were slow in usual
re-Christmas trading, gains running
to or so points were held by favorites
around noon.
Conspicuous on the upside were
Glenn Martin, Douglas Aircraft, Boe-
ing, United Aircraft, Consolidated
Aircraft, Bethlehem, Crucible, Allied
Chemical, Climax Molybdenum, United
States Gypsum and Johns -Manville.
Gold mines were given a momentary
push, but Dome was the only one to
hold above point. Rails Jagged as
last weeks freight loadings disclosed
slightly more than seasonal decline.
Utilities, motors, rubbers and mer-
chandising stocks generally were down
a shade.
While year-end tax selling was still
an influence, switching tended to keep
the list on balance.
Evening star., 1937-12-24
INVESTING COMPANY
WILL PAY DIVIDEND
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-The trustees
Of Massachusetts, Investors Trust have
declared a quarterly distribution of
II cents share, payable January 20
to stockholders of record December 81
The trustees stated that this pay
ment represents the balance of in
come received on investments during
1887 over the amount previously dis
tributed
With previous quarterly payments
and the special year-end declaration
OF 81 cents share, payable December
"a, 1887, the total paid or payable out
of 1887 investment income amounts
to S1.l0 share. This figure compares
with SLOT share paid from 1886 in
vestment income, including the 18-
cent quarterly payment on January
20, 1887.
Evening star., 1937-12-24
EASTERN AIR LINES
REPORTS new GAINS

Srectal Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Dec 24-Eastern Air
Lines continues in its record d-shatter-
ing experience as winter air travel to
Miami and Southern resorts is actually
showing even further increases as the
Christmas holiday season approaches.
According to estimated figures given
by General Manager Capt. E. v.
Rickenbacker today the first 20 days
of December, as compared with the
same period in 1896, show an increase
in revenue miles flown of 40 per cent,
revenue passengers carried, IS per
cent; revenue passenger miles flown,
so per cent.
Evening star., 1937-12-24
Cudahy Packing
Shows Sl,776,lOO
Net Loss for Year
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Dec. 24-The Cudahy
Packing Co. reported net loss of ST.
776,100 for the fiscal year ended Oc-
tober 80, compared with a profit Of
sl,sl5,6l5. or s265 common share,
in the preceding year.
The slump occurred despite an in
crease in sales to 1922 2,222,o16, COM
pared with s2o1 ,6o5,s25 in the preced-
ing II months
E. A. Cudahy, ir.. president, said
the company had taken heavy inven-
tory losses, particularly on pork prod
ucts. hides and wool He also said
higher operating costs, due to wage
advances and increased live stock
prices, cut into earnings.
Evening star., 1937-12-24
employees REWARDED.

NEW YORK, Dec "a (SpeciaD A
Christmas service award was paid to
over 1000 employees Of the Scott PAPER
Co., Chester, Pa, and members of the
company's sales organization through
out the country. Employees who joined
the company before January 1, 1887,
received $25 plus 81 q year for each
year Of continuous service.
Evening star., 1937-12-24
REICHSBANK STATEMENT,

BERLIN. Dec. "a R,.-The Reichsbank
statement as OF December 23 lin thousands
:, Notes in circulation. 8. .O29, 900: increase.
1000: Gold. 7O,6O6: increase. Al. For
elsn currency reserves, $500; Increase
243; Other bills of exchange and checks.
5.24O.s9S; increase. 396. Other daily
Ioss Advances e ssa saSss aeer..ss acrsass, ass
Investments. 105,070: increase, $50.
Ratio of gold and foreign currency to
notes, IS per cent
Rate Of discount, per cent.
Evening star., 1937-12-24
DECLINE is REVEALED
IN ADVERTISING INDEX
BN the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-The general
index Of advertising, compiled by
Printers Ink, in November fell IL per
cent below the preceding month and
3.8 per cent under November, 1896, it
was announced today. November was
the second consecutive month in
which the index dropped under last
years level
Evening star., 1937-12-24
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

CHICAGO. Dec. "a dP.-Poultry live
six cars; steady, prices unchanged
Dressed market. steady, prices un-
changed
Butter. weak; receipts not available
Government ONCE closed; creamery. spe-
cials (93 score), 341a-35; extras (92). "a:
other prices UNCHANGED. EGGS, firm; re-
ceipts not available; fresh graded. extra
rent receipts. 23h: refrigerator, extras
81: standards 2134; frsts. 21 Y.
No potato market today. Government
ofiice closed.
Evening star., 1937-12-24
tOPrOductiOn
Drops to 67,23O
Level for Week
Bv the Associated Press.

DETROIT, Dec. 24.-Ward's Auto
motive Reports said that automobile
output skidded another good-sized
notch this week as the tapering of
process continued in most plants
partly on account of Christmas holi-
days"
Production for the week was esti-
mated at 67,230 units. compared with
82,025 last week and 81 ,482 year ago.
Wards said that most plants in the
industry either would be closed or
would work very curtailed schedules
next week, thus indicating further
lowering of production totals in the
final week of the year."
Evening star., 1937-12-24
J. R. DAVIS APPOINTED
FORD SALES MANAGER

ES the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Dec. 24.-Edsel B. Ford,
president of the ord Motor Co., an
nounced the appointment Of J. r.
Davis as general sales manager Of the
company.
Davis has been assistant sales man.
ager for 10 years. He succeeds w. c..
Cowling, who recently resigned.
Evening star., 1937-12-24
new YORK COTTON
By the Associated Press,

~ s''e noooSidtcu TTeSS.
NEW YORK. Dec. 24.-Cotton fu-
lures opened 8 higher to / lower
southern selling and pre-holiday
liquidation Offset higher cables. Janu-
ary, 8.24; March, 8.35; May, s.42:
July, 8.44; October, S.54; December,
unquoted.
The market was a Christmas
affair, with orders small and mixed.
There was January liquidation prior
to first-notice day Monday and ex-
changing from that delivery to later
months. Trade price fixing and a
little foreign buying absorbed lin
tied offerings.
March recovered from s.32 to s35.
leaving quotations generally points
net higher to lower shortly after
the first half hour.
Evening star., 1937-12-24

The association of American Rail-
roads reported today 603,292 cars of
revenue freight were loaded during
the week ending last Saturday.
This was decrease of 1889 cars.
or per cent, compared with the pre-
ceding week; a decrease of 126,756, or
ia per cent, compared with year
ago and decrease of 110,573, or 15.5
per cent, compared with 1890.
The report classified the loadings as
follows:
Evening star., 1937-12-24
VICE PRESIDENT NAMED,

NEW YORK, Dec. "a (P.-President
Gerard Swope of General Electric Co.
announced that his assistant since
1927, N. R. Birge, has been elected
vice president of the company. Birge
will continue to make his ONCE ut
Schenectady.
Evening star., 1937-12-24
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK; Dec. "a R.-copper
10.lsa-1 LOO: export zoos. Tin auies:
spot and future, 400. Lead steady;
46O.. Zinc steady: East St. Louis, spos
and future, 500. Antimony, 1890, Iron,
aluminium. quicksilver. platinum and wolf.
rsmita uuehAnge1. ~,
Evening star., 1937-12-24

PARIS, Dec. "a [P.-Closing United
States dollars wese quoted today at
29.45 francs 1896 cents to the france
compared with 1896 cents to the
franc in New York overnight. Ex-
change on London, 147.19.
In the Bourse per cent rentes were
quoted 50 francs IS centimes; 41as
"A" ISIS; Az, 1887, 1o2.6o.
Evening star., 1937-12-24
COttOnSeed oil.

Bleachable cottonseed oil futures
closed l higher. Sales, Is contracts.
March, 7.2l; May, 723b; July, 7.26b.
Bid.
Evening star., 1937-12-24
DOLLAR IS UNCHANGED
IN LONDON DEALINGS
n the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 24.-The United
States dollar closed net unchanged at
4.99 1916 to the pound today COM
pared with similar sterling rate in
New York over night.
French francs held at 14719 to the
pound.
Evening star., 1937-12-24
FREIGHT L0AD|NCS
At 6D3,292 MARK
Weeks Recession Leaves
Total ia Per Cent
Under Year Ago.

NEW YORK, Dec 24-The Asso-
ciated Press seasonally adjusted weekly
index of freight carloadines, based on
1e2o-3O as 100. declined today 10
1O.1 compared with 7O4 the previous
week, and S42 year ago.
Rance of Recent Years:
1897, 1895. 1885. 1894 1888.
Low 6S.1 cor $50 59,5 AZ
BY the Associated Press.
Evening star., 1937-12-24
LONDON MONEY RATES.

LONDON Dec "a tPl.-Money. " per
S-month bills. II.
Evening star., 1937-12-24

Approximate Soes of Stocks the NJ Y Stock Exchange
11:0 Am. 100000 Noon ~ 100000
sActual sales unit of trading shares.
In hankruptcy recevershp being
bankruptcy Act securities assumed
Rates Of dividends in the foregoing table
Dursements the
not
included - No ~'1 NV
Ex dividend Ex rights Also Lilo
OF preference stock l25 of
stock Paid last Payable g paid
far this Cash Accumulated dividend paid
declared ~''-N1A0 '"'"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-20
LET'S FIGHT SPECIFIC ENEMIES

The crusade against communism,
fascism and other inns, suffer from a lack
of definite definition.
There was a time when opponents of
almost anything hurled the charge of
socialism against it and people shud-
dered. The Socialists were such terrible
people, etc. and ETC., that nobody cared
to think of them. ii So ~
We suggest that peoplea7swho DE-
nounce any movement in geneEalzszteTnis.
would contribute to sound thinking if they
would specify exactly what they eomhat
Let them avoid mas denunciation add
center their fire upon concrete acts or prp-
posals.
Our own position is that truth is
mighty hard to ascertain in regard to
events in this country, much less in other
parts of the world, and, for that reason, we
want Decentralization of denunciation in
order that the issues may be understood
We do not defend any ''ism" whatever
but we would not like to condemn any
movement without knowing the truth
about it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-20
SPANISH WAR sMoNTHs OLD

The war in Spain was nine months
old last Saturday. So far, other nations
have not become involved in direct con-
flict, regardless of what they may have
done in extending assistance to one side
or the other in the civil war itself
The battle between the contending
forces in Spain continues, with many OBJ
servers expecting the fighting to last
for some years. Great Britain, it is re.
ported, looks for stalemate, to be- ended
by a peace without victory Wise in in
ternational affairs and determined to look
out for England, she steers course bthes
tween Italy and France, probably hoping
that, when it is over, the British VIII not
come out least among those involved
The revolt began July IL. 1896. I'm
til Feb. 18th the rebels seemed assured of
ultimate victory but the loyalist defense of
Madrid stiffened, to be followed month
later by the defeat of the Italians at Bri-
huga and subsequent loyalist advances
elsewhere. Just now, the insurgents are
pushing their attack upon the Basques
with some success. However, as last week
ended the forces of both sides seemed to
be slowing up bit, probably preparing
for new moves.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-20

character. But the trainers went
further. Having in mind that in sue
ceeding generations many other prob
lens then undreamed of would be-
come national problems; they gave TO
the Congress the ample broad powers
to levy taxes and provide for the
common defense and general welfare
of the United States That, my friends.
is what honestly believe to have been
the clear and underlying purpose of
the patriots who wrote a Federal Con-
stitution."
Interpreted thus the trainers of the
Constitution gave Congress the power
to do anything that the congressional
majority decided was in the interest of
general welfare.
John Fiske, the brilliant New Eng
land historical critic. says that James
Madison was prominently the author
of the Constitution, and will go down
in history as one of the greatest politi-
cal philosophers of the English speak,
ing race.
Many were opposed to the adoption
of the Constitution because they be-
lieved that il gave too much power to
the central government. The Federal
ist was written to answer the opposi-
ton and persuade the people to sup
port the Constitution. Perhaps the
chief argument used by the opponents
was the danger of misuse of power i'm
piled. as they believed in this same
general welfare clause They were
afraid that some future administration
might pervert it to defeat the real pur-
poses of the Constitution. Madison
thought their fears were groundless
and absurd
But let the author speak! Let Madl-
son interpret the meaning of his own
document:
at has been urged and echued
that the power to levy and collect
address questions TO the az