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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24
Industry Breeds Sport

The strong trend to sport in highly industrialized countries like England and the United States was explained ingeniously by Harold Butler, director of international labor organization, at a conference in Geneva He was explaining the logic of the forty-hour week, which is now finding a surprising amount of support in many countries The strongest reason for this change, he argued, is not the need of spreading employment so much as the need of greater leisure and more sport. This comes from "the nervous strain caused by machines on the human organism"
 This organism, he explains, was "built up over tens of thousands of years to meet conditions in which no human being could move faster than horse" Now nearly everything moves faster than a horse. And with the accelerated motion is more noise, more compleXity and confusion and greater strain. To counter act this we need more play, and the 40-hour week, or something like it, meets the need
 There is certainly tendency in this direction-to ease strain by play. MT. Buffers reasoning may account for the special addiction of Americans to base ball. It also suggests that along with any rational program for shortening the working week should go an enlargement of sport facilities of all kinds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24
Real Public Service

Back of the swarm of statistics cur rently being submitted to the public, some very interesting stories are often hidden. One of these cases involves the growth of the Boy Scout organization and it's independent work in youth 'Tehabili- tation" The bare figures themselves show that on April 30, Cubs, Scouts and adult leaders in the United States organ ization totaled well over a million, with gain of nearly 60,000 over the roster of April, 1886. More than seven and half million boys and men are, or have been connected actively with the Boy Scouts of America since the movement began in 1910. But the significance of these fig ures does not by any means match that of the program actually carried on by the Scout organization.
 When the movement began, it was be- set by scores of difficulties. Before long it was being called sissy" class group, and for many years was accused of being the training ground for soldiers of the future. Worst of all, it was earmarked by fanatics as a vehicle for religious dis elimination. Fortunately, the basic principles of the Scout movement were sound enough to disprove the charges, absorb the handicaps and move ahead to new fields of immense private and public service.
 It's benefits to individual members may be taken for granted as great feat ln' character building. But greater than that is the Scout work in remaking whole gangs of tough, ragged urchins who prev iously had defied efforts of police and social workers to reform them.
 In Cleveland, one of the great problems of a general campaign against crime was solved almost magically by the Scout organization. One large section of the city, over-run by rival "teen-age mobsters who were aping big shot criminals, was brought back to responsibility by inter- esting those youngsters in Scout work. Within year practically all the boys who had been thievering and roistering were working at honest jobs or going to school. They even formed an Improvement" board for the civic betterment of their neighborhood. This example has it's counterpart in many communities, and as Scout membership continues to mount, so will it's possibilities for public service.
 In addition to this work at home, there is an international aspect which, because of it's spontaneity, has shown itself super for to the newly popularized student eX- changes between nations When the na- tional Scout jamboree is held at Wash ington in July, 400 Scouts from 24 differ ent lands will join 25,000 American boys on plane of common understanding. As against idealists who are trying to attain Utopia by mechanical education, soap box oratory or just plain shouting, the Boy Scout technique affords refreshing contrast
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24
Anti-Atheism

There's new note in science lately, represented by such men as Dr. Robert A. Millikan, Nobel prize winner for physics and expert on cosmic rays. He declares that a truly scientific mind can't help believing in God. "To me it is unthink- able," he says, "that real atheist should exist at all" Science for a century seemed to be driving men away from religion. Now it may be drawing them back The more scientific men learn about nature and matter and man, the more wonderful the while system appears It seems impossible that all this complex and yet harmonious universe should have happened b yaccident, or that mere mat ter, without mind should have figured out these things.
 The atom used to be chief reliance of atheists, demonstrating as they thought the materiality of everything. Then the atom itself was found to be complex and mysterious. Now hard-headed scientists are suggesting that there may be life in the atom, or that the atom itself is spirit. When this and thousand other myster- ies are pondered, including the living cells and the genes of heredity, says the scien- tific believers, the theory that everything is an accident, and nothing means any, thing, becomes absurd. It is the mater ialists and atheists, they suggest, who are "creduIOuS"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24

Representative Alfred N. Phillips, Jr., democrat, of Stamford, is once more in the news. Republicans of Fairfield coun- ty were glad no doubt to read that he intended to steer legislative course in- dependent of that maintained by Presi- dent Roosevelt. At least in recent pub- lie statement he pointed out that he no longer could blindly adhere to the ad- ministration's every policy He is bit disturbed over flaw and order,' as are most of us who regard the disorders in sections where there are strikes and walk outs as deplorable and sad commentary on the country which brides itself on it's advancement along all lines of civiliza- tion. One remark that Mr. Phillips made interests. He said, "Even in Washington many of the Presidents best supporters are in line with him no longer. :" We wonder if they'll be in line with him year from this fall, when congressional elec- tions come along and it's nice to know the chief is backing you to the hilt?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24

wave, however, is blamed for some of the increase. So is the epidemic of respira- tory diseases early in 1886. Automobile accidents contributed their share. Some people, without figures to support the theory, assume that depression worries and undernourishfnent were additional causes.
 There is another side to the picture. The federal Public Health Service, which has maps and charts of the health situa- tion fthe whole country - from Alaska to Puerto Rico = reports that the nation is enjoying right now little better than average health. The little pins that are stuck into the maps to show the amount of sickness reported weekly from all over the country indicate that there is no un- usual amount of it. In fact, we're in pretty good shape, thanks to more intelli- gent physical care, isolation of con- tagious diseases and prevention of epidemics.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24

appeal to the schools; but that makes clear, also, the reasons of the recent anti-communistic resolution of the World War Veterans. The schools must be kept free from demagogue propagandists who are interested only in overthrowing any orderly government; and the news papers must be contrasted not only in their different political and eco- nomical policies, but more and seri- ously in the news and comments of the news published in their pages, and not less, in the fabrication of certain news for the pleasure to criticize and presenting under false and bad light regimes of other na- tions, that have disciplined their press against exaggeration, false hood, scandalous recensions, and other similar news.
 The proof that some of the good local newspapers" are worst than others can be obtained by reading the editorial Some Systeml" in The Republican of Monday. In it pre- tended order to every member of the Italian Fascist Party to subscribe to Mussolini's personal newspaper Po- polo d'Italia, is maliciously and abu- sively commented upon. And the readers are expected to believe that, the statesman of nation who have made policy for every branch of government to be efficient and hon. est, has become a racketeer against all the newspapers of his nation.
 Well, it is the privilege of anybody to have their own political views; 1t can be admitted that an editor has the right to comment on the acts Of another nations government, but 1t is not thinkable that he has the lib- erty to publish anything that vents his hate for the form of government of that nation. The Republican ed- itor, without ascertaining the truth of letter from Rome to the New York Times, and who took the trou- ble to sarcastically comment on jt, has proved that certain newspapers are good only for the sort of news that the reader himself thinks is correct and true.
 Now from Italy has come the most explicit denial and the Times" cor respondence is called false, stupid, ridiculous and despicible, the editors who write those sort of things are liked by Iron Quill" He should apologize to the readers of the Re- publican for the attack on their in- telligence and to the Italian people for the abusive attack on the pub- lie and private honesty of their gov ernment head. But The Republi- can failed to publish the Italian de- nial of the false news, the editor preferred to keep silent. In that way he is showing himself guilty of poor sportsmanship and of journal istic unscrupulousness
 Respectfully yours.
 NUNzIO MURNO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24
Current Comment

AS soon as regular service over the ocean by airship IS established, the demand for helium will become so great that its cost of production probably will not be much greater than hydrogen.
 --Dr. Hugo Eckener.
 People can dress as they please, wear anything so long as they do not offend public order and decen- cy.
 --Chief Justice Frederick Crane,
 of Albany, N. Y.
 A good deal of our prosperity IS built on wooden posts. Roger Babson, financial writer.
 Specialization, which carries It's own reward, is what is wrong with our capitalistic system. Prof. T. V. Smith, department of philosophy, University of Chicago. When strain is put upon the rocks in the the earth's bed at too great c rate for readjustment, you have a rupture, a jolt, an earth- quake.
 Rev. Joseph Joliat, seismologist, Cleveland. Q.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24
Selected Poem
THE OLD SHOEMAKER
(By Herbert Durrell Smart, Nashua, N H.,
 in the Boston PosD

(By Herbert Durrel Smart, Nashua N. H.,
 in the Boston PosD Old timers still remember Joe" The old shoemaker used to know Mending shoes in the old cobbler shop, In fancy working with never stop. Still cheerful and smiling, and pufing away On his short-stemmed pipe of backened clay; Only angels knew he called to go," For he died a-seeplng-did "CCbbler Joe" Joe" would block every play in a checker game, Till drummer once from the city came; And twas "Joe" that always used to say He'd have won that game If he'd moved the right
 way. They don't need shoes nor gamct to bless, In the promised land of happiness: And wonder if the spirit of Joe Is still with his croties here below There are cobWebs now In the old cobbler shop, And the cobbers work has come to stop But his ghost sits there with shot in his lap, That phantom hands still mend and tap The specter appears before my sight, While a halo glows round the old lamp light; And in silhouette, where the shadows go, Is our old crony, dear "Cobber Joe"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24

The resignation of Farwell Knapp as assistant tax commissioner will take from this state department an almost indis- pensable aide. Although MT. Knapp was appointed during republican years and after an absence from the tax depart ment came back to be reappointed by former State Tax Commissioner William H. Blodgett he was retained by the pres ent incumbent, Commissioner William H. Hackett He resigns, effective Septem- Der 1, to go into law practice in Bridge port. We venture to say his departure will be regretted by all who have had deal ings with the department and notably his felloW-WOrkers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24
A Book a Day
Wells Reveals Plan to Save the World
 BY BRUCE CAPTION

H. G. Wells continues to contcm- plate sadly the dismal contrast be- tween the world as it is and the world as 1t ought to be. His newest admonitory essay is novel which has vague overtones of his early period, when he sent his imagina- ton ranging off through time and space without bothering about a message. But they are only over- tones; the book is more tract than novel.
 The book-"Star-B -Begotten" (Vi- king: $l.75)-exponds MT. Wells conviction that the world cannot be saved unless it somehow contrives to put the direction of affairs into the hands of the scientists and the intellectuals.
 He tells about little group of curious Englishmen who discover that the people of Mars, or some other remote planet ahe bom- barding the earth with a steady stream of cosmic rays. These rays, by affecting human chro- mosomes, bring about sudden changes in heredity. They cause the birth of a number of un- wanted freaks and monsters: but they also cause greater number of geniuses to be born.
 This, they find, has been going on for a century or two. It ac- counts for the vast strides the race has made in science and in- vention in the last few generations flor the race is simply producing more brilliant men than ever be- fore thanks to the beneficial rays of the Martians.
 But 1t also poses a problem. how to get the direction of affairs into the hands of these brilliant ones so that, as MT. Wells puts 1t, apes will not be flying our air. planes. And here MT. Wells in- dulges in somewhat cloudy lec- ture which may not tell you how that is to be done but which will at least impress upon you his conviction that 1t ought to be done.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24
NUNZIO MURNO TAKES IRON QUILL AND THE WATERBURY
 REPTJRLYCAN TO TASK

Waterbury, Conn.
 June 21, 1897. Editor of The Democrat:
 An anonimous "Iron Quill" in the Waterbury Democrat of today re- viewing magazine article of Pro- lessor Clyde R. Miller, about the responsibilities of schools in form ing the character of the students, insist upon the importance of read ing and "using the best national dailies, as well as a good average local newspaper, and contrast them with issue of yellow publications" According to q. e., the result of such contrast will be a clear knowl- edge of economies and of the inter ests of true democracy. As you can see, the suggestion contains most economic finality and a flattering commendation of certain newSpa- pers; but to anybody that is fol- lowing q. Q's." letters to The Dem- ocrat, it is evident that the cores pondent's intended aim isn't the preparation of the students men, tality for the defence of pure eco- nomical and political democratic ideals, instead he is forwarding, cau- tiously, with cunning mastery, the cause of Communism, in the way that was outlined by the Russian Comintern, for the communists of Europe and America. So they hide in the shadow of the real democracy are loudly telling all that the demo- cratic principles are imperiled by in- tolerance, restriction of liberties and by Fascism, which doctrine is the adamant and luminous opposition of the worshipers of class hatred and of the Instructors of religion.
 T. e." knows well that the schools are the. most easy way through which the communistic venom can be inoculated In the blood of the na- ton, and that explains his scholastic letters to the newspaper, and the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24
Copyright, 1887, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
Answers To Questions
By Frederick M. Kerby

o. Is white horse more easily visible than a black one in total darkness?
 A. Neither would be visible in the absence of light rays. Visibility is obtained by the reflection of light days, and there are none to reflect in total darkness. In semi-darkness white object will be more easily distinguished than black one, be- cause white reflects light rays and black absorbs them.
 Q. If a couple who are American citizens happened to have son born to them while they were temporarily living abroad, would that child be eligible to hold the office of presi- dent?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24

Republican Floor Leader of the Hause, as the great champion of public recognition for Papa. He introduced resolution urging of- ficial recognition for Fathers Day in 1919.
 Asked about 1t today, however, Bert shorts:
 Fathers Day? I only intrO- duced that measure by request, and that was a long time ago. l have no interest in it nOw."
 Merry-GO-ROund
 Backed by creditors of the Townsend National Weekly, J. w. Brinton, former editor who quit after a break with Dr. Francis Townsend over the latter's att tacks on the President on the Su- preme Court issue, will shortly re-assume management of the publication. Under the new set-up 1t will be published as the organ of the General Welfare Federa- ton, the new old-age pension movement organized by Town sendite members of Congress who recently bolted their erstwhile leader because of his political ac- tivities. Politicians certainly are prone to short memories. Dur ing the debate on the $1,500,000 relief bill, Senator Josiah Bailey illuminated long and loudly against politics in the WPA. Last year he took leading part in securing the appointment of George N. Coan, Jr., state WPA administrator of North Carolina. The current session of Congress is hanging up a new record for do-nothingness. After nearly six months of work it has enacted only 155 public meas ures and 1894 private (claims) bills. This is the first time in the his- tory of Congress that the num- Der of private bills approved ex- ceeds general enactments.
 Copyright, 1887, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24
Pretty We'll, Thank You

The death rate for 1886, reports the Census Bureau, set seven-year high mark. The rate was 11.5 per 1000 pop nlation. The total number of deaths was s1, ,425 greater than in 1885. So far the Census Bureau declines to give the req png for this jump. Statistics must be studied further before accurate conclu- sions are possible. Last summers heat
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24

l. Which river of Panama SUD- plies the water to operate the locks of the Panama Canal?
 2. What color is emerald?
 3. How long is the term of Unit ed States Senators?
 4. What is a buoy?
 5. How many bases can @ runner take when a balk is called?
 6. Who was Thomas Hardy? '. Where Is Lake Tanganyika? 6. Does the U. s. maintain a di- plomatic representative at the Va- tican?
 9. Name the oldest of strinsed in- struments.
 10. Who was the nineteenth President of the U. s.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 8:59 D. m. (daylight tme). Sun rises 5:20 a. m.; sets 8:27 D. m. (day- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 High tide at Milford Friday, June 25, 12:35 p. m.; low tide, $40 p. m. daylight tine).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24
IN TODAY'S MAIL

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24
A Thought for Today

And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? Would God that all the Lords people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them.-Numbers 12:29.
 Envy has no other quality but that of detract- ing from virtue.-Livy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, June 24-New York, of course, not only is the most pent-up but the most pent-housed town in the world. The heights are reached as a terrace flat is achieved and the words, keeping UP with the Jones- es," has come to be taken literally.
 So many New Workers are resi- dent in the clouds that the adver- Using geniuses have been com- pelled to climb up after them. Nowhere in the world is there a city which offers so much printed mater from rooftops. A plane pilot, lost in low ceiling, could proceed by the slogans, "It's Smart to Me Thrifty" Send Moth- CT Gift" Good Things to Eat" and so forth on the tops of midtown buildings.
 Or if you happen to be standing on the Observatory tier of the Elm pire State Building, signs lettered in massive block type will stare up at you from below with commercial messages. The scenery is not limited to billboard ballyhoo. From the high perch of the Empire State, 1t is pos- sible to get a closeup view of a group of sun-bathers aproxima ting a nudist colony, and an equestrian min the far distance who trots his horse around his penthouse ter race every afternoon.
 Sure Jinx
 Charming Pollock, the author and playwright, always refused to have Broadway theater named after him. The author of "The Fool" Mir. Moneypenny" and other morality plays, maintained that as soon as an auditorium was named for a person, it was automatically jinx- ed. And in half the cases, he's right. The Sam H. Harris, the George M. Conan, the Selwyn and the Eltinge, all christened for famed theater folk, have been converted into places where you can see a talkie double feature for Is cents. And it is the opinion of many that Cohan, Harris, ct al, are not too flattered at this misuse of their names.
 The Right Tune
 With "Abie's Irish Rose" now de- parted from Broadway, after some what less than its original run 1t makes the tunesmiths, Rodgers and Hart, prophets of some sorts. They were the boys who foresaw the eventual demise of Able" in a song they wrote for the Garrick Gaieties a long time ago. The lines ran: Well take our babies, out to see Abe's Irish Rose, I hope they'll live to see 1t close"
 Heat Wilts Drapes
 Well, it got to hot for him and George Tobias, the mad Rus sian in You Can't Take It With Your. has capitulated to the ris- ing mercury. He's shorn off that voluminous beard he's worn since three months before the comedy opened. His present beaver is a fla grant fake. It's a shame there was nothing in his contract compelling him to nurse the original chin hedge, for they were the most pre- sentable crop of whiskers along Broadway. MT. Tobias has felt the penalty for his misdeed, incidental ly. On his first tvisit to his fayorite pub afte rhe removed the picket fence, nobody recognized him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24

New breakfast room paper, we are in- formed, is "very gay". People who are gay the night before need something to cheer them up in the morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24

If you want Q copy of our book let, THE DOG AND CAT BOOK, write the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1912 Thir- teenth Street, Northwest, Wash ingt0n, D. 0. Enclose cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24

FDR, back in Washington, is finding some things harder to hook than tarpon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24
ARKANSAS JUDGESHIP
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Washington, June 24-The most interesting behind thescenes stories in Washington often coaked in the most innocent-appearing official announcements.