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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-25
Patriotic Order

The complete quota of present kficers of Camp IS, Patriotic Or- er of America, was renominated Lst evening at a meeing held in
 ngineers' hall. The election will Ike place on June 28. The present officers who stand Sr reelection, are as follows: kesident, Mrs. Nellie Schwartz; |ce-president, Mrs. Evelyn Lord; ssistant president, Mrs. Loretta 'eircey; chaplain, Mrs. Vera Nor- Ian: and conductor, Mrs. Hattie AlomaS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-25
Division 5

Mrs. Nellie Mccarthy will pre- Ide this evening at session of |ivision, Ladies' Auxiliary. An- lent Order of Hibernians, which EilI take place in Hibernian hall. lpecial business will be trans
 cted at the session this evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-25
BY ELMER c. wALzER Limited Press Financial 2

New York, May 25-Stocks opened irregularly dover in quiet trading today. Corporation bonds were ir- regular and U. s. government bonds showed some firmness. Cotton fu- lures were easier.
 Steel shares were prominent on the decline in stocks. Republic opened 2,0Oo shares at 36 1-2 of 5-8. U. s. Steel 1,500 shares at 100 1-2 of 5-8 and Bethlehem at SC IA of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-25
FLAG STARS STUMP COED

San Jose, Cal, P)-State ccl- lege co-eds are apparently much farther advanced in the history of Hollywood than in that of the United States. One who was asked the examinatoin question of how many stars there are in Hollywood promptly replied about 630" but when asked how many stars there are on the American flag couldn't get past the original number of l3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-25
PARKS GET 75 BUSSES

Cleveland, (UP)-Officials of four national parks, anticipating a tre- meudous increase in tourist trade, have orderd 75 14-passenger sight, seeing buses. The order was val- ued at more than $400,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-25
Europe's Commanders ASeries On Men In Line to Direct Land, Sea and Air Forces If
 Crisis Should Occur
 GREAT BRITAIN
BY DAN ROGERS United Press Staff Correspondent

London-(UP)-If should break out tomorrow, Great Brans armed forces would hove into action under command of three of ripe experience who together have served 138 years in the empires fighting forces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-25

Russia is planting approximately 200, ,000 acres of forest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-25

Chinas plans for railway con- struction are being expanded.
Evening star., 1937-01-07
Scribner's Jubilee.

+. A fiftieth anniversary may not Sig
nifty anything very notable in the life of
IN individual, perhaps still less in the
history of an institution. But q half
century birthday is important in the
career of literary periodical. The NOR
tality rate, as it happens, is high for
magazines dedicated to those arts whose
particular appeal is to minority of
readers. Caviar to the general" is the
character of the contents of such q
monthly as Scribner's.
The more reason, then, for gesture
Of appreciation on the occasion OF the
golden jubilee of publication which has
kept unbroken faith with an audience
not numerous but discriminating. Six
hundred successive issues have passed
through editorial offices, printing shops
and the mails into the hands of friends
who have been competent to enjoy the
best efforts of publishers, writers and il
Illustrators pledged to the noblest ideals.
President Roosevelt, congratulatins the
magazine on its survival Of the vicissi.
Evening star., 1937-01-07

tudes and transitions" Of It's time, COM
mends It for It's loyalty to standards
which never change and which never
can be effectively challenged.
Roswell Smith and DR.. j. g. Holland
were the original sponsors. Charles
Scribner the business head Of the mas
cent enterprise, E. L. Burlingame the
first editor They set the pattern tn
1887. 1t remains unviolated still, and
the list of geniuses who have contrib
uted toward the maintenance OF its in
tegrity is q roll Of fame-Robert Louis
Stevenson, Sarah Orne Jewett, Thomas
Nelson Page, Andrew Lang, H. c. Bum
ner, Austin Dobson, Harold Frederic,
william James and his brother Henry,
Bret Harte, Henry M. Stanley, George
Meredith, Sir James Matthew Barrie,
Edith Wharton, John Galsworthy, Rich
ard Harding Davis, Rudyard Kipling,
Howard Pyle. Frederic Remington, Max
field Parrish, A. B. Frost, Theodore
Roosevelt, Stephen Crane, Mary Ray
mond Shipman Andrews and thousand
other men and women equally cele-
brated and deserving.
But what of the future? Will the next
half-century witness prosperity for
Scribner's? Or is the magazine fated to
decline? Are new contributors and new
readers coming over the horizon to pre-
serve its values, to expand its utility in
civilization plagued with mutation?
The Star joins with Mr.. Roosevelt in
wishing it long continuance in its field
of service.
Evening star., 1937-01-07

German princesses who were to bs
bridesmaids Of Princess Juliana. Only
after Prince Bernhard's personal appeal
to Hitler were the passports issued. But
the Dutch authorities were not dis
suaded from submitting formal remon-
STRANGE against Germany's gratuitous
action. Tension was not lessened by the
royal bridegroom's blunt announcement
that. in consequence of assuming Dutch
citizenship, he now feels himself to be
a Hollander and that it is therefore in
appropriate either to blare foreign an
thems or ny alien nags in his honor.
Matters were apparently adjusted at
a pre-nuptial celebration in The Hague
on Tuesday, when. to soothe German
resentment, Deutschland Ueber Allies"
and the Nazi marching song. the Horst
VESSEL" were placed on the program.
Even then, as q rebuke to German arro-
gance, a famous Dutch orchestra con-
ductor fiatly refused to direct the per-
formance, and the Nazi music had to
be played under the baton of an army
band leader drafted for the emergency.
Certain Dutch elements look upon the
whole tragi comedy as not unwelcome
opportunity to convince the world that
their future Queens marriage to a Ger
man prince in no wise denotes that the
Netherlands is going Nazi.
The Germans are pleased to consider
the incident closed. But the Dutch are
bitterly incensed over Nazi zeal to make
a political mountain out of molehill.
Intensely devoted to their royal house,
the Netherlanders are not likely soon to
forget a piece of bungling which proves
afresh that as q master of the gentle art
OF making enemies Der Fuehrer is in a
class by himself.
Evening star., 1937-01-07

in general about 10 years. but some years
being better than Others"
The present dry phase, the report
points out, began in 1880. There have
been some fairly moist years. especially
1885, but there have been three extremely
dry years-l930. 1884 and 1886. If history
repeats itself the present dry interlude
can hardly be expected to be complete,
but there is no evidence that these family
droughtS do repeat themselves with any
regularity, as to length and severity.
They seem to recur at intervals of
about so years. The few available rain
fall records covering century or more
indicate that there was a comparable
dry phase in the thirties Of the last
century. or about 100 years ago. Tree
ring records of the Far Northwest indicate
that there was drought phase in that
area soon after the middle Of the eight
zenith century. with a succeeding period
OF abundant rainfall, eliminating about
the beginning of the nineteenth century.
The outstanding wet phase of the
United States climate in the last century,
the records show. was from about 1865
to 1885, with a secondary maximum dur
ing the first two decades of the present
century, although several transitory
droughts were interposed. Says DIR.
Gregg:
while study of the long weather
records has not yet disclosed law suffi-
cient to justify a forecast of future
droughts, such a study does warn us that
droughts in the future may be expected,
just as severe as those of the past. For
example, the records show that in the
early nineties there was a drought in
the Dust Bowl just as severe as that
recently experienced. Doubtless when
the present drought definitely comes to
an end there will be a period of years
with comparatively heavy rainfall, and
little will be heard about duststorms and
the like. But in the planning Of per-
manent farm program for such areas the
basic consideration should include the
practical certainty that dry climatic
phases. just as severe as in the past, will
recur in the future"
Evening star., 1937-01-07
STARS, MEN AND ATOMS
Notebook of Science Progress in Field,
Laboratory and Study.
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

The United States is experiencing q
family Of droughts."
Such is the Weather Bureau interpre-
tation of the condition since 1890, with its
three extremely dry years interspersed
with years of moderate precipitation.
Examination of the rainfall records,
according to the annual report of DR..
Willis r. Gregg. chief of the Weather
Bureau, shows that American droughts
can be divided into two general classes.
In one class are those of q transitory
nature, usually affecting a comparatively
small area and Of relatively short dura-
ton. They usually last only single year.
The other class is that Of the families OF
droughts.
Says DR.. Gregg: "Smoothed weather
records show longtime trends in pre-
cipitation covering good many years,
alternately above and below normal. The
short-period droughts usually are not
definitely related to these general long
time trends. But when minimum phase
of precipitation obtains. such as is now
being experienced, there occur at short
intervals what might be called families
of droughts, in contradiStinction to the
transitory, or short period, ones.
prior to the minimum phase of pre-
cipitation responsible for the present
family of droughts the last general con-
dition Of this kind occurred in the latter
part of the eighties and the early nineties
of the last century. At that time. follow
ing a series of years Of rather abundant
rainfall. widespread scanty moisture
began in 1886. While it was interrupted
in 1892 by fairly abundant moisture, there
was marked tendency generally for
subnormal rainfall from 1886 up to 1895,
eliminating in the severe droughts Of
1894 and 1895, the dryest years of that
minimum phase. The year 1896 had
fairly good precipitation, but 1897 was
deficient between the Mississippi River
and the Rockies.
Following this general longtime
drought there were several belonging to
the transitory class, short-lived and
often seriously affecting only compare
lively small areas. Among these may be
mentioned that of 1901 In the interior
valleys and the Southwest. The follow
ing year had plenty of moisture in most
States. Another occurred In 1910, princi-
pally in the Central and Northern States,
but this again was largely q one-year
affair. Another one in 1917 affected
principally the Southeast and northern
plains, and still another in 1925 was
severe in the South and Southeast. Thus
for some 60 years up to 1880 there were q
number OF short-period droughts and
only one persistently and markedly dry
phase Of United States climate, lasting
Evening star., 1937-01-07
1t Beats the Dutch.

Despite Its recurrent international
"triumphs" in defiance of the treaty Of
Versailles and in other fields, Nazi "di-
plomacy" continues to distinguish itself
for clumsiness. Among her few Euro
pean neighbors whom Hitlerite Germany
has not hitherto contrived either to Of
fend or alarm is the Netherlands. It
was suspected that the Dutch might
have been spared, because for now nearly
a score of years they have offered asylum
to the former Kaiser and thus won a
certain claim on German gratitude.
Now Holland must be added to the list
Of countries with grievances against the
Reich, as the result Of an incredible ex-
hibition of NaI tactlessness. The
Hague government has found it neces-
sary to treat 1t as q breach Of friendly
relations and to protest against what is
onicially designated Is an insult" to
Queen Wilhelmina.
The episode anticipated todays we'd
ding Of Crown Princess Juliana of the
Netherlands to Prince Bernhard zu
Lippe-Biesterfeld, scion Of q former
minor German ruling family. Berlin
authorities, in q series Of inspired press
attacks, fumed that the Dutch were
showing "disrespect" to Germany by
failing to display the swastika or play
German national anthems in pre-wed-
ding festivities. Thereupon, as . typ
ically mailed-hst reprisal for this alleged
anront to Nan honor. the government
erderAd nassnorts withhold from throe
Evening star., 1937-01-07
Security of the Republic.

One of the results of the Supreme
Courts decision in the Oregon syndical-
ism case should be q clearer conception
on the part of a section of the public,
including some in official position, of
the distinction between legitimate pro-
lection against abuse of the constitution
al guarantees of freedom-of speech, of
the press and of assembly-and the cur.
tailment of such freedom by merely in
voking plea of protection. In the nat
ural and widespread resentment In this
country against detestable "isms," espe-
cially communism, there has been .
tendency to confuse the two and to cur
tail fundamental liberties in attempting
to prevent abuse of such liberties. The
application of the Oregon law was a case
in point. Protective laws, the court said,
must strike at the abuse, not at the rights.
The Oregon law makes advocacy of
criminal syndicalism or sabotage felony.
A Communist, Dirk De Jonge, presided
at and addressed a meeting held under
auspices of the Communist party. He
was arrested and subsequently sentenced
to seven years imprisonment. It was
not charged. nor was there any attempt
by the State to prove, that De Jonge
or other speakers at the meeting advo-
Gated criminal syndicalism or sabotage
The State made its case on the allega-
ton that the Communist party had at
times advocated such measures, along
with other revolutionary tactics, and that
De Jonge was q representative of that
party. In other words, De Jonge was
arrested and prosecuted because he was
a Communist, not because of any specific
violation Of law on his part
The courts unanimous opinion empha-
sized the fact that while the people of
the States may protect themselves against
the abuse Of the rights of free speech
and assembly, the fact that such rights
are subject to abuse does not mean that
they can be cllrtailed. De Jonge's rights
as citizen were curtailed, and such
curtailment, in the opinion of the court,
is greater threat to our institutions
than De Jonge's connection with a group
of persons whose advertised design may
be to destroy those institutions.
The opinion by Chief Justice Hughes
contained these striking lines:
The greater the Importance of safe
guarding the community from incitement
to the overthrow of our institutions by
force and violence. the more imperative
is the need to preserve inviolate the con-
stitutional rights of free speech, free
press and free assembly in order to main
tain the opportunity for free political
discussion, to the end that government
may be responsive to the will OF the
people, and that changes, If desired, may
be obtained by peaceful means. Therein
lies the security of the Republic, the very
foundation of constitutional government.
Evening star., 1937-01-07
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRACEWELL.

watching mems faces and wondering
how they looked IS small boys Is an
always open amusement In q public
place.
It is possible to while away many
pleasant minutes in this occupation, dur.
ing those otherwise tedious periods wher
certain amount Of time must be
killed" for one reason or another.
See the round-faced man, with the
benign luncheon club look-did he always
have precisely that appearance, or is II
q growth. an requirement, an attain.
ment?
And just how did he look Is lad?
Would 1t have been possible, there long
ago, to predict this roundish head, this
peculiarly snubbed nose?
Would 1t now be possible to read from
these features the youngster Of II years
Of age?
There can be no definite answer, OF
course.
Such changes are subtle. They occur
little by little, so that no one ever catches
himself at them.
Even five-year periods, or longer, often
fail to show much change.
Look at some old photograph, and
every one in 1t will be much the same
as now. perhaps, with one vital excep-
ton
Youth.
And youth itself is shown more by a
certain Slimness Of feature than any
thing else.
Unless q cynical person. now and then,
Is brave enough to declare that youth
often displays q certain air of kindness
not to be found in the older article.
A row of faces. strangers all, offers an
interesting proving ground, wherever
found, and under whatever circum-
stances.
A long ride proves short, If the OBJ
server occupies himself with speculation
rs to each OF these faces; what its owner
does in life, and especially how his fea-
lures have changed over the years.
1t will be pure speculation, of course
Probably that is one Of the reasons it is
interesting. Sometimes one may believe
that too much surety. in certain matters,
Is what helps take some of the zest out
OF life for many persons as they 60 along.
They become too sure Of some matters,
aAlO AlOt Su1c cuOuSIl Ol OtIlcIS!
Looking over row Of faces, then, is a
species Of speculation, and not much else,
for we cannot ever be sure of anything.
Often the face we instinctively dislike
in time might become the one which we
would like best Of all.
1t Is seldom, If ever, that anything
much comes of this observation. No
doubt, some might even call it wasted,
but certainly it will not be for others, II
their minds run that way.
Sometimes among the faces on display
the observer will see one which makes q
particular appeal. Long experience has
taught him not to put too much trust
In his own observations!
He, along with the remainder of man
kind, often makes mistakes in character
selection. That is, he finds that he often
is fooled. Who has not had the ex-
perience? Surely the only man who has
never been fooled is the same worthy
who knows everybody. Do you know
him? Truly, an interesting fellow.
Mention any famous person-the more
famous the better-he at once answers,
"Oh, yes, John is an old friend Of mine.
And so on.
Try him on half q dozen famous per-
Evening star., 1937-01-07

sonages. the world around. selected for
their diversity Of fame as well as for
their geographic locations.
Sure, he knows 'em all!
He always does.
Probably &C least one such specimen is
In any possible row Of male faces.
1t Is interesting to feel that in the
group, discovered any time and any
place, waiting to get somewhere, or watt
ing to get In to see some one, or waiting
for something to happen, there will be
ut least one Of almost every possible
character combination.
And the saddest part of 1t is that all
too often the most important character
istics scarcely show on the surface.
Except two. and these always show.
The kind man and the mean man, these
are always distinguishable. The latter
may simply have sharper mouth, with
lips more firmly compressed. Or a long
nose. Or eyes which give him away,
little and piglike, and that is a SANDER
on the hog family.
English sparrows often are Jumped of
in the bird books as fighters and
ouA4lCct Witll 44O 6CCOAlo SIoullu given
them.
This is not possible with men.
There is no bully who has not some
streak of tenderness in him at times.
His eyes may shine with q different
light at the sight Of his little girl. or he
may have q chord touched by memory
of his mother.
1t is because OF these unexpected
streaks in all human beings that it is
impossible for any observer to wholly
and truthfully Judge another Just on
appearances.
The fun comes in trying, that is all.
The honest observer Of q group of men
will be intrigued by the utter impossi-
bility Of making a true judgment in
most cases. He will realize that char
acter is too deep, too overlaid with too
many unknown factors, to permit any
outsider to unravel 1t all.
Only q few traits come clean, make
themselves felt above all else. These
were the famous dominant traits of that
earliest Of psychologists, Alexander Pope,
the poet.
Pope specialized in trying to assess
character at its face value. He believed
that most men had some dominant trait
which always outweighed all others.
Thus one specimen would be covetous,
another cruel, another overfond of the
ladies, and so on.
Modern analysis shows, perhaps, that
human character Is not that easily cat
alogued.
It Is because so many dominant traits
meet in most persons, and fight their
battles there, either secretly or openly,
that character study remains the Joy of
many.
A good beginning is made with persons
the observer does not know, for these
must be weighed solely on such traits as
have managed to carve their outlines in
the features.
A world Of dispute looms here, but
surely there is enough certainty in it all
to enable the cautious person with some
fairness and q certain amount of hon.
esty to fix character values to a certain
extent, at least.
Only after one is able to make good
guesses as to strangers is he in a posi-
ton to make the most of what he knows
in regard to those persons whose char
acters he knows by word and action, or
at least thinks he knows.
Evening star., 1937-01-07
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Human Speech.
The man who talketh night and day
But little will reveal.
For one who hath too much to say
Hath something to conceal.
But he who seldom doth express
His mind in public phrase
Look out for him! He's more or less
Inclined to truthful ways.
Evening star., 1937-01-07

When the Governor received the Ma
tional Guard on New Year day the
luncheon concluded with mints. The
fact that the mints were form of dainty
confectionery should not persuade local
optionlsts that Maryland mint has lost
its influence.
Evening star., 1937-01-07
PITY the Poor Gator!

From the Roanoke Times.
According to . writer, an alligator
sometimes lives to be 80 years old. but he
has no soul and death ends all. That's
q long time to stick around with nowhere
to 60.
Evening star., 1937-01-07

Maryland motorists viii have until
April to buy motor license tags for 1887.
1t is also encouraging to know that the
Legislature at Annapolis is thinking up
a number of things to make life better
and more beautiful.
Evening star., 1937-01-07

There is sly disposition to be jocose
because DR.. Tugwell has gone into the
molasses business. If he hopes to in
fluence general affairs by his personal
gesture his choice is surely preferable to
the vinegar business.
Evening star., 1937-01-07

1t may be only superficial question Of
propriety, but it is hard to understand
why munitions factories should name q
war plane after so unpleasant bird as
the condor.
Evening star., 1937-01-07
activities of Senator Guffey in the House
leadership fight.

activities OF Senator Quincy IN the H0uSe
leadership fight.
4
One of the first acts of Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, jr, in his new office was
the introduction in the Senate of bill
calling for q Nation wide census OF the
unemployed. Senator Lodge was chair
man of the Labor Committee in the
House Of Representatives in Massachu-
sets. snd is reported to have made
good record in that position. Appar-
emily Mr.. Lodge has reached the conciu-
sion that If the Federal Government Is to
deal adequately with the Unemployment
situation and relief it should have fun
data regarding the extent Of unemploy-
ment. which has 50 far been largely
msttae oe ruAaswoEk. 4 sounda oonGihlA
Evening star., 1937-01-07
Feminine Consistency.

From the worcester Gazette.
An Indiana man testified at q divorce
hearing that every pay day for 26 years
his wife has come regularly to the shop
where he works to collect his pay enve-
lope. Try and tell him woman Is tickle.
Evening star., 1937-01-07

If every dark cloud has a silver lining
it may be discovered that scarcity Of
automobiles caused by strikes is serving
to give the little old used car q sub
stantial trade-in value at last.
Evening star., 1937-01-07
Home Banks.

From the Montreal Star.
An educational authority thinks that
savings bank boxes in the home are apt
to make q child miserly. Further OBJ
servation tends to suggest they also
teach parents to become bank robbers