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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18
James Roosevelt For(?)

Now that James Roosevelt, secretary assistant - son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, has bought permanent home in Massachusetts "a $37,000 residence at Birmingham - his followers in the Bay State, and he seems to be getting more every day, are determined that he'll be candidate for some public office next year or two years from then. To this end they have just organized James Roose- velt-for-p -public-offlce club with the aim, possibly, of putting him in the U. s. Sen ate or the governorship.
 In recent telegram to young Roose- welt at Washington the club said: Strong group organized in your interest ln Massachusetts for the purpose of pro- noting your candidacy for public office. We feel that your vast experience in Washington will be of definite value to our Commonwealth. Your intimate dls- courses during the last presidential cam paign throughout Massachusetts are to be long remembered by those interested in your progressive and human govern ment administration. ."
 While this may not be music to the ears of some of the Bay State politicians it will be to many people outside of the state who quietly are grooming the yOuIlRGI ItOOoCNCAO CO oOSP AA'VS AAAo
 CTS shoes. This, of course, could not take place in 1940, because John Roose- velt won't have reached the constitution al age of 35 in that year. He's very young man to be entrusted with the du- ties that now rest upon him, but judging by all that has been said and written since his illustrious Dad called upon him to shoulder responsibilities of an "as- sistant president" he has more than filled the bill.
 And what would an assistant presl- dent" be grooming himself for except TOT the office higher up. The James Roose- velt-for-public-off in MasSachu- sets may have such ordinary jobs in mind as a U. s. senatorship or even the governorship, but don't overlook the fact that the younger Roosevelt is rapidly be- ing made into presidential timber. It can't be 1940. It could be 1944.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18

It will be interesting to read to-day whether or not the legal heads of the clty agree that the Board of Aldermen IS the proper agency to say what rents will be charged by landlords in Waterbury. It IS the contention of the Waterbury Brass Workers Union that the aldermen can set up rent limits beyond which the landlord cannot go regardless of conditions or prevalent rentals throughout the com munity surrounding towns or in the state This, to our way of thinking, is a highly debatable question and we said as much in these columns yesterday We don't see how an aldermanic body can regulate rents. It can conduct survey and show that rents are high, perhaps even excessively so. It can in such fash ion, perhaps, cause rents to become low CT. But we fail to see where any leglsla.. tive body has the right to set up nara and fast rule for estimation of home rent als Of course such step would be right in line with regimentation such as we are experiencing today, but too much ot this is bound to produce an uprising that VIII upturn any good that may have resulted to date
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18
Selected Poem
BURNING THE BRUSH

(Chares Madam in the New York Times) This bough that in a flame of blossom leapt To take the Spring. and through the Summer swept In leaves that were in color far from fire But wore the shape of flame and danced like flame Has at the last its tryst with fire kept. Pretend you act to have the garden clean; Pretend the pyre you build is for the green still barely in the seed, which cannot show Until the garden first has tasted snow Your heart will know, whatever words may mean' That in this flame you call to service now The hands of earth are laid upoE the bough, The sign of earth. the symbol in the flame. The shape of next years blossom is the same. Call it by death. or any other name.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18

colusive bidding on government contracts, he emerged with a re- port that admitted the validity of the charges but held there were not sufficient legal grounds for going into court.
 Jackson is now preparing cases on exactly similar evidence.
 In hostile circles, Cummings' failure to tackle the monopoly problem is laid at the doorstep of his intimate friend Bruce Kremer, One-time Montana Democratic National Committee man and since 1883 big-time lawyer -lobbist with a long list of corporation clients.
 Senator Burt Wheeler, bitter critic of Cummings and Kremer, has told friends he plans to de- mand an investigation of both. He has been quietly gathering infor- nation about them for long time.
 Looking Around
 Roosevelt has been trying to ease out Cummings for a year now, and Homer, in turn, wants to step out. Reason he is still hang ing on is that the President hasn't been able to find another job Cummings would accept. And the Attorney General hasn't been able to get the kind of private offer he wants.
 Last spring a New York law firm made him proposition, but he turned it down because he wanted more money. CUMs MINGS' figure was $75,00O 3 year. He would accept $5O,- 900 now, but so far has had no luck getting it.
 However, he is definitely looking around for a business tieup. If he can land one he will shake the dust of Washington with as much enthusiasm as the President will have to see him go.
 Navy Bug Juice
 Ladies who are troubled with bugs in their kitchens should take a tip from the Navy.
 In his annual report, Rear Ad- miral P. s. Rossiter, chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, went to the trouble to tell the President how to eradicate bugs, and the formula is too precious to waste. Here is the official bug destroyer recipe, in case you want to use 1t: .....
 1. (LIQUID FORM) Mixture of 0.3 per cent pyrethrine and 2.5 ether in deodorized kerosene.
 3. POWDER FORM) Mixture of CA per cent of pyrethrine and 1 per cent rotenone in non-alka- line clay.
 Merry Go-Round
 Business leaders who have con- ferred with the President recently report him displeased with the In- terstate Commerce Commission because of its failure to press rail- road consolidation and reorgan- ization. The Commission has been working on this for more than five years without a single concrete action Seated near one ail- other at the meeting of the Ad- visory Council on Social Security in Washington were Edward R. Stettinius, new chairman of the U. s. Steel Corporation, Philip Murray, head of the CIO steel or ganiMng committee, and Lee Pressman, CIO general counsel.
 Copyright, 1887. by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18

We are glad that some of our central streets will be decorated for the Christ mas holidays this year. It is too bad that all the merchants of the town could not get together on this program so that annually Waterbury's business section might assume a holiday splendor. It isn't fair for only few merchants to bear the brunt of paying for whatever whatever decorating is done. A united response would certainly spread the expense so that no one would be heavily taxed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18
A Book a Day
Wealth in the U. s. a Family Monopoly
By BRUCE CATION

The old saying that 1t is only three generations from shirt-sleeves to shirt-sleeves is out of date now. Instead the tendency is for great fortunes to increase, with the re- suit that we are rapidly erecting a hereditary nobility" of wealth, more powerful, more firmly en- trenched and possessed of more privileges than any old-world nobil- ity that ever existed.
 So says Ferdinand Lundberg in one of the falls most impressive books - Americas Sixty Fami- lies" (Vanguard: $3.75).
 MT. Lundberg lists the 60 wealth. fest families in the land, and says bluntly that they form a rul- ing oligarchy which is actually the invisible government of the United States. Their interests in- terlock and in most cases they act as a unit, he adds, with a series of inter-family marriages binding the clans together as the ruling families of Europe were bound to- gether in the old days.
 It seems to me that the author has in a number of cases gone far ther in his interpretation of the facts than is altogether warrant ed. It is perfectly possible to reach conclusions other than his in a number of cases.
 But is is the facts themselves, and not MT. Lundbergs deduc- tions from them, which make this book so valuable: and I do not sec how his facts can well be quar- reled with. for he has documented them with great thoroughness. Never has the great concentration of extreme wealth in the hands of a few people shown SO strik- ingly: never have the dismayine implications of that concentration of great power been more clearly shown.
 Read his book critically-but by all means read 1t. as a step to- ward understanding what is going on in your country today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18

You have to take your hat off to Mayor Thomas J. Spellacy of Hartford. For the second successive time he has allocated his salary as mayor of Hartfrod to varl- ous organizations. For example durlng the coming year $1,500 of his $7,5OO sal ary will go to the Hartford Community Chest. That's showing public spirit In, cidentally Mayor Spellacy hasn't toucheo one cent of his mayoral salary since ne first was named to office two years ago. It's a fine thing that he can afford to ao this, but there are many who mlght al- ford 1t, but who would not think ol oo- ing 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never pronounce helm-hep-
 um; say, helm.

A. It was placed on United States coins during the crisis of the Civil war when a strong religious senti- ment pervaded the country.
 o. Which president issued the first proclamation for Thanksgiving on the last Thursday in November?
 A. Abraham Lincoln in 1864 is- sued the first presidential proclama- ton fixing Thanksgiving as 8 na. tiona1 holiday on the fourth or last Thursday in November.
 O. What was the deficit of the federal government in the year end- ing June 30, 1887, compared with the 1886 fiscal year?
 A. The net deficit for the 1887 fiscal year was $2,707, ,000, 900, com- pared with $4,36l ,000, ,000 in 1886.
 o. Can pistons be removed from the bottom of the cylinders of a Model A Ford engine?
 A. No; the crankshaft is in the way.
 o. I understand that one of the major operations of the eco has been planting trees. How many trees have they planted?
 A. 420,000,000.
 o. What is the title of the oper- atic selection which Charles Igor Gorin sang in the barber shop scene in the motion picture Broadway Melody of 1882"
 A. "Toreador Song" from Car men,"
 o. Who is Waldo Fleming?
 A. That is pen-name used by Thames Ross Williamson, writer of juvenile fiction, as well as textbooks on economies and political science.
 0. How many quarts can be shucked from a barrel of oysters?
 A. From ten to twelve quarts, depending on the quality.
 Q. What is the address of Mar garet Mitchell. author of Gone with the Wind?"
 A. No. 4 Seventeenth street. N. E., Atlanta, Ga.
 c. What were the dates of the Jewish New Year and Day of Atone ment this year?
 A. New Year. September 6; and Day of Atonement. September l6.
 lf you want Q copy of our book let BIBLE FACTS" write Che Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18
Daily Almanac
4:55 D. m.

Moon rises 4:55 p. m.
 Sun rises SAP a. m.; sets 4:32 D. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 If you were observant Tuesday night any time in the early evening. you noted the large circle around the moon-a misty moon 1t was and proved to be WeSnesday. the day on which we were te get our first snowfall Of the season. The moon has been full of weather p0rtents this month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18
Padlocking Opinion
cism-Underlying Loyalty to Dominion Will Ultimately Carry Day.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

At fist glance recent events in the Province of Quebec seem to have justified fears that this French speaking section of Canada was drifting toward a form of fascism. Exercising his right under Quebec's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18
Light Work


 Maude Adams, now in profess sional role at women'S college, has reaped financial rewards for light ing inventions she has set up in various theaters. James Barton, who has been the Jeeter Lester Of To- bacco Road" these past few years, has sought diversion away from the synthetic turnip patch. by owning and managing a bush league base ball team at South Babylon, l.. l. Carl Brisson, the erstwhile matinee idol, alternateS between his stage and screen career and a prospering hotel that he owns in Denmark DeloS Chappell, the Broadway show man, keeps vigilant eye over vari- ous copper mine holdings in Colo rado. And Dwight Deere Wiman, one of the most successful produc- CTS along Broadway, is an active partner in the Deere agricultural implements company.
 Not that he is depending upon it for a livelihood, but George S Kaufman hopes in time to retail the produce of his farm at Bucks County, Pa. And so do Moss Hart and Dorothy Parker, his nearby neighbors. Lionel Barrymores etch- ings now are on display at a New York gallery and the bids on them are high. William A. Brady, the dean of Broadway managers, takes a keen and financial interest in the administration Of e prominent rail- road. Grace Moore has invested some of her capital in California real estate which she looks in upon once in Q while.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18

The Chinese fall back, but GeneraliS- simo Chiang Kai Shek doubtless has few things up his sleeve. Look out Tor a statesman who quotes Confucius.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18

AAot VuBC AVE tuC nhoWVASs
 1. What was the name of tho man who attempted to assassinate Theodore Roosevelt?
 2. Tn practical chemistry and chemical technology, what Is decol- orizing?
 3. Who wrote the book, "The Cov- cred Wagon?"
 4. Name the seaport and capital of French Guiana.
 5. What is Scandinavia?
 6. What is the common name for the medical term acute coryZa?
 2. Into what body of water does the Danube River empty?
 8. Who was Guido Reni?
 9. What are "G-Men?"
 10. In which war did the siege of Sevastopol occur? a.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18
A Thought for Today

The Lord also will be refuge for the Op- pressed, refuge in time of trOuble.-Psalms S:0.
 Gods thoughts, His will, His love, His judg- ments are all mans home.-George Macdonald.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18
Cold Reception For Secretary Morgenthau's Budget Speech;
 Still Hopes For Balance, But
 Even Business Objects Now
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WASHINGTON, November IS. = The delivery ot Henry Morgenthau's speech before the Academy of Political Science much more embarrassing experl ence for the Secretary of the Treasury than realized hN actlallV nreSent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18

On two things the people of any com, munity can always get together = Old Home Week and the Community Fund.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18

In three months recently French West Africa shipped 62O tons Of palm nuts to America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, Nov. 18.-ShoWfolk, you would surmise, have enough to do without wandering off into other careers. But they invade other fields, nevertheless, and often wax rich on their side jobs.
 For example, Helen Hayes, who has keen trouping about the Key cities with Victoria Regina,' tooS time out the other day to become president of a realty corporation which administers 500-acre tract of land. The Kakiat Farms are Ill a rich sector of New Jersey and are steeped in the tradition of histo.. rically important residents. The land prices run high and in time, MISS Hayes stands to earn a consideraole fortune from this eXtra-curricular activity.
 Other denizens of the entertain ment world have their own side lines. It came to light the other day that Gregory Ratotl, one of the highest paid Hollywoodians, is somewhat of e power in the vodka distrilleries. William GaXton, one Of the wealthiest of the stage notables, still derives a si2eGble revenue from the perfume business. Mary Pick ford, as you may have heard, counts among her annual receipts her royalties from a patented running electric sign that is widely used throughout the United States.
 The day will come when Fran chot Tone will fall heir to a large abrasive fortune, which is why he keeps in touch with the affairs of that industry even while he mingles with the film people.
 Leopold Stokowski, the eminent maestro who succumbed to the klieg lights in HOO Men and a Girl, v holds the patent rights to five sound inventions and heads a company that disposes of them. Josef Hof- man, the internationally renowned pianist, is a name familiar to the automotive plants as well as in the concert halls, for he has invented numerous automobile contrivances.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18

e. What make of automobile was used in the motion picture "Top- per?"
 A. The body was specially de- signed by Anthony Clarity, who hes created designs for the bodies of cars owned by Irene Castle, Zane Grey, Tox Mix and other celebrities. It was constructed at Pasadena, Calif., on 0 Buick chassis.
 e. Will the department of agri- culture pamphlet containing a sum- mary of state game laws be pulp lished this year?
 A. Because so many late changes are necessary to bring the compila- tion up to date, the department has discontinued Its publication.
 O. Why was Tn God We Trust" put on United States coins?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18
Answers To Questions
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
caaSsishA iAa1 MIA
By Frederick M Kerby

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED Enclose Q threc-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ton of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research b un- dertaken. Be sure all mail Is ad- dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU. REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18
eat Y o q [ Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18

If you want Q copy of our book let FEEBLE FACTS" write Che Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18

o. Can pistons be removed from the bottom of the cylinders of Model A Ford engine?
 A. No; the crankshaft is in the way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18

e. What were the dates of the Jewish New Year and Day of Atone ment this year?
 A. New Year. September 6; and Day of Atonement, September l6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18

c. understand that one of the major operations of the eco has been planting trees. How many trees have they planted?
 A. A2O.O00.OO0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18

0. How many quarts can be shucked from a barrel of oysters?
 A. From ten to twelve quarts, depending on the quality.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18

o. Who is Waldo Fleming?
 A. That is a pen-name used by Thames Ross Williamson, writer of juvenile fiction, as well as textbooks on economics and political science.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18

Q. What is the address of Mar garet Mitchell. author of Gone with the Wind?"
 A. No. Seventeenth street. N. E., Atlanta, Ga.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-18

o. What is the title of the oper- atic selection which Charles Igor Gorin sang in the barber shop scene in the motion picture Broadway Melody of 1882"
 A. "Toreador Song" from Car men,"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-09-02
SCHOOL BOOK LIST
CONTINUED From Page 0ne)

issue for the 9Th and 9th grades
MISUNDERSTANDING Arithmetic.
Book III.
Workbook to accompany arith.
HEALTH Health.
Geography Elementary Ceogra-
ply, Atwood Thomas.
History-The story of the Nation.
in Spelling, Web
ster Publishing Company.
Palmer Method Book v.
SIXTH GRADE
Reader Golden Leaves, Gates-Hu-
ber-Ayer.
|Workbook to accompany the
reader.
English-N New Activity, American
Book Company, Grade vi. This
book will have to be bought as a
single copy for this grade.
Acknowledging Arithmetic.
Workbook to accompany the
arith.
Geography-Advanced Geography,
Atwood Thomas.
History Mississippi History, Guy.
ton, Used after the Reader for "a
lyear.
HEALTH Cleanliness and Health
First ayr.
Occupation Book for the last hall
Of the year.
Spelling Goals in Spelling, Web
ster Publishing Company.
Palmer Method Grade vi.
ISEVENTH GRADE
English English in Action, Tres
sler- Shelmadine, Book /, Jr. Higl
School Literature to be selected
Arithmetic-L Living Arithmetic
Book III.
Gcography-Advanced Geography,
Atwood Thomas.
HistOry-Old World Background
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-09-02

county leaders under direction Of
County Agent C. L. WEIGH and re-
representatives. Of the starch factory
at Laurel.
Cultivation Of tung oil trees and
production Of tung oil may event.
ually become one Of the states i'm
portant farm and Industrial enter
prises. However, there has been
much misinformation ~ well A.
correct information given out a.
bout tung oil production. Chesley
Hines, county agent Of Harrison
county. Is making an intensive
study of this problem and will
present the facts Of both produe.
ton and processing in an exhibit ut
the State Fair.
County Agent Hines and Extern
sion Editor r. ]. Hurst are making
. trip to Florida to study research
work in progress there in connse.
tion with tung oil production. This
information viii be made available
to the farmers Of the state through
the exhibit a the fair.
Putting science to work IN pre-
ducing and curing the farm msa4
supply il the caption selected b.
County Agent A. b. Simmons d
Attala county for An exhibit that
promises 70 hold mnch interest to
the Thousands Of farmers and rural
housewives who viii visit the fair.
The exhibit win outline practices
essential for the economical pro-
duetion and proper curing and ster.
ing Of the family meat supply, one
Of the most important items Of farm
family living.
J. e. Snowden, county agent Of
Stone county. who put on the first
prize winning exhibit At the State
Fair last year, will return again
this year with . greatly improved
exhibit on the production Of sugar
cane and the processing Of sugar
cane syrup. In addition, he win in
clude q novel display Of pickles
showing the great economic value
Of this crop in that area Of the
state.
Each Of the farm commodity ex-
hibfts will receive . prize Of $26.
In addition, the following competa-
tive prizes will be awarded: Best
commodity exhibit $500; exhibit.
attracting most attention $1,000;
exhibit having greatest educational
value $1,000; exhibit showing
greatest originality in presenta-
ton $1,000 and exhibit having best
caption $1,000.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-09-02
INTERESTING FARM EXHIBITS AT
FREE STATE FAIR OCTOBER 11-16
Speciol County Form Exhibits Win Feature Cotton
Improvement, Soil Conservation, PROCESSING

The 1887 farm show at the Mississippi Free State Fair in
Jackson, October 11-16 will be the most varied and attractive
ever offered fair visitors to the states big exposition.
The multiple agricultural display this year win include a
solid carload of educational exhibits from the United States
Department of Agriculture, a mammoth corn show, s county
farm commodity exhibits, an improved state Al club show,
the Kinds County community displays, and special exhibits
which will be put on by the State Plant Board, the State
Forestry Commission, the Smith-Hughes Vocational agricul-
tural students and the Soil Conservation Service.