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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
Home Work

Chicago is an educational Other Home
work for school children has been abol-
ished, and everybody's arguing about it.
It's worse than the fight about the
Supreme Court, because the children
themselves are all arguing. The superin-
tendent of schools has substituted for
home work supervised study period"
during school hcIrs to match every
period of formal instruction" Teachers
10 the supervising, lowering around and
helping pupils with their study. The
eacbers are said not to be enthusiastic
bout 1t. The children mostly prefer 1t to
The old. system, because it leaves their
evenings free.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23

Waterbury got general idea of what
happens when tornadoes and cyclones hit
other sections of this country Sunday
night and early Monday morning. The
force of the gales that whipped over this
city were strong enough to break
branches and small trees. In the good old
days Pop" would have been out early to
put the blinds back on their hinges and
to gather up couple that had broken
loose from catches and smashed during
the night. The good old-fashioned blind
must be museum piece now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
Selected Poem
TO A FLU BUG

TO FLU BUG
edwin Blake Whiting Of Branford. in the
New Haven Journal-Courier)
OF all the bugs that crawl in lower He'll
The flu bug. likewise cold bug, suppose
Is Just about the worst. for in my doze
He gets me with an iron grip YELL
"Oh let me 60, cannot taste or smell"
And as snuff and sniff and blow my nose
I long for summer and the blowing rose
When can bounce the flu bug ipidel
The heather flu bugs have no trace OF soul.
The bad barbarian beasties. ugly boobs.
They've never heard or thought OF birth control
And rear their families In my breathing tubes,
OF all the bugs that ever mortal bit
The flu bug has the finest type Of 1T"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
Answers To
Questions
g 1887. NEA


@. How are the mental and
chronological ages Of a person de-
termined?
A. Mental age Is the measure Of
a type of development of an indi-
vidual expressed as equivalent to
the age Of the same type Of devel-
opment in an average child. Chron-
illogical age is the actual number of
years, months, or days, that have
elapsed since a PERSONS birth.
@. Does the United States have a
lower or higher per capita debt than
the United Kingdom?
A. Taking into account the debts
of the various political subdivisions
of the United States plus that of the
Federal Government, the per capita
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23

the Republic OF Colombia.
This, on the surface, is remote
and innocuous matter. But &C
tually 1t Is not. 1t illustrates how
the American public may be
euchred out of millions of dollars
worth of investments.
The subpoenaing of Mr.. Teagle
came about when the Bondholders
Protective Committee for Column
bian Dollar Bonds applied to the
SEC for the right to exchange
certificates of deposit for bonds.
The committee is an organization
supposed to protect the unlucky
investor who was high-pressured
by banking -house statesmen into
buying Colombian bonds, all of
which now are in default. THERE
ARE A TOTAL OF 26 DEFAULT
ED NATIONAL, STATE AND
MUNICIPAL ISSUES, OR $751;
ISL, 900.
But scanning the list of the
committees directors, the SEC
was surprised to find that most of
them were affiliated with Stand
ard Oil. Its vice president was
Frederick H. Belford, Jr., a high
official of Standard Oil. One di-
rector was James II. Hayes, attor-
ney for Standard Oil. Another was
Harrison K. Mccain, member of
the firm of Mccain Erickson
Inc, advertising agents for Stand
ard Oil.
The executive secretary Of the
committee was Lawrence E. de
s. Hoover, once implicated in
revolutionary gun running.
Same Offices
Not only were the committees
chief directors affiliated with
Standard Oil. but at one time its
offices were in the Standard Oil
building at 26 Broadway, and its
telephone service was in conjunc-
ton with Standard Oil.
Furthermore, the SEC knew thai
Standard Oil and its subsidiaries
are the single biggest property
owners and Taxpayers in CO.
lombia. They pay about 10 per
cent of the country's total taxes.
Naturally, the less the Colombian
government palys to its bondhold-
ers the less 1t has to raise in
taxes.
So Standard Oil appeared to
be sitting in the peculiar posi-
ton Of both protecting holders
of defaulted Colombian bonds and
also of benefitting from their
continued default.
1t Is to get an explanation Of
this that the SEC has subpoenaed
Teagle and other Standard OIL
officials.
Postponed Battle
Present supreme court debates
have let leak the fact that only
one vote saved the President from
participating the judiciary fight
after the gold clause decision two
years ago.
The President, his advisers now
| admit, had prepared a message to
congress in cases the supreme
court held against the gold clause.
He. was res'v - force the court
issue Immediately.
But by a y 80 4 decision the
case went In favor Of the gov
eminent. Chief Justice Hughes
cast the deciding vote.
Supreme Court Joker
Nobody Is saying much about
1t around the White House, but
the Presidents legal advisers be-
lieve they have found a very eff
fective Joker to trump opposition
arguments against the Roosevelt
Court proposals.
1t Is a decision handed down
by the supreme court itself only
three years ago which seems TO
establish precedent for the re-
tirement Of judges that Is right
down Roosevelts' alley.
The case Of Booth vs. United
] states came up In 1924 when
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23

vomit and spewed with the Amer
leans spleen. In SO many words
he Is charged with having popped
IN" q measure "authorizing Wa
terbury to float q bond issue for q
million dollars" and doing 50 "just
before the period closed for sub
hitting bills to the General As
sembiy." What Is the truth7
Neither the American nor the Re-
publican Is deeply concerned about
that. Waterbury taxpayers. In
GLIDING those who appeared at the
meeting Of the Board Of Public
Works and who for so doing have
had their motives assailed by The
Terrible Twins, do not need to
have 1t told here. The city. has
long ago learned the surest way
to arrive at the true reason for
any administration action. The
way Is TO find out whether The
Terrible Twins favor It or disap-
prove Of the action. II they favor
it the action IL all wrong. II they
dlsappr0ve Of 1t the action 10 all
right.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
Test Y o ur
knowledge

Can you answer seven OF
these test questions? Turn to
last page for the answers.
/. Are the members Of the U. 8.
House Of Representatives assigned
to regular desks in the chamber?
2. What Is condenser?
3. Name the building material
made by mixing stone, sand, water,
and q cementing material.
4. In which country Is the city Of
Osaka?
S. Can q person not q citizen en-
list In the U. 8. Navy?
8. What Is the most ancient
Greek version OF the Old Testament
called?
Z. In the law Of contract, what "a
an instalment purchase?
8. In what body Of water Is the
island Of Sicily?
o. Who was Grinling Gibbons?
10. What Is the name Of the fruit
resembling the banana that Is
cooked and eaten In the tropics2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
Current Comments

Today, when you see q woman Of
65, she looks 50 young and attractive
that you take her for her daughtef
Of Is.
john Shepard, Jr, ex-mayor OF
Palm Beach. Fla, on his 60th
birthdav.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR
Never say, HE Is always gen.
erous irrespectively of the
amount of his income; say,
irrespective Of"

debt of the United States was ap-
proximately $416 as of June 80, 1886,
compared with total per capita
debt of approximately $1,016 in the
United Kingdom at the end Of the
fiscal year 1885,,
Q. What does the explosive INT.
look like?
A. It is produced in the form of
pale yellow crystals.
@. How high was the water In
Johnstown Pa. during the flood In
1889?
A. The Division of Rivers and
Floods U. s. Weather Bureau says
that little information Is available
concerning the depth Of water in
the city streets during the Johns
town flood. The river gauge there
showed height Of 81 feet. When
the water went over the Is foot
mark 1t had reached the flood stage
where 1t began to damage the city
Therefore some parts Of Johnstown
had six feet Of water in 1t. After
the dam broke the water rose to II
and 20 feet above the flood mark.
@. What Is the Oneida Commun-
ity?
A. It was an early experiment in
pure communism in the United
States. 1t was started as q Settle
ment of communists by John Hum
phrey Noyes in 1847 and was reor-
gained in 1882. Since then the in
dustrial enterprises Of the COM
munity have been incorporated and
have no connection with the former
community beyond personnel and
tradition.
IL you want a copy Of our book
let on etiquette for Everybody"
write The Waterbury Democrats
Washington Bureau, 1912 Thirteenth
Street, Northwest, Washington, ID.
| G. Enclose A cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23

Early biographers made George Wash
ington so much of hero that he seemed
priggish. Then came bunch that de-
bunked him too much Now they've found
out that he was both a regular guy and
a great man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
TEAGLE SUBPOENAED IN
COLUMBIAN BOND PROBE
BY DREW PEARSON

Washington, Feb. 23-Walter Teagle head of the
ordy Standard Oil Company of New jersey just been
secretly subpoenaed by the Securities Exchange Commits
sion to tell what he knows about alleged attempt by
his company to control of all defauted bonds of
thn PENN lie Of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23

winch u JuSL
another way Of
saying that
practice makes
perfect. Since
what follows
has to do with
t h e editorial
columns Of the
w q ter b ury
American and
the Waterbury
Republican, the
readers pardon
Is asked for
mentioning the
art Of literary
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23

composition in %
association with The Terrible
Twins Of Printers Alley. Neither
cares a boot about the pursuit OF
that art nor evidences any inter-
est In 1t whatever. But both are
angrily interested In writing some
thing every day, If possible, on the
alleged high crimes, the INSIDE
meanors, and the sins OF omission
and commission Of the city adj
ministration. It makes no differ
ence whether the civic fathers
have done something supposed to
be wrong. Or whether they have
done nothing at all about anything
worth notice. The Terrible Twins
follow the policy Of damning them
II they do and damning them IL
they don't. One might expect
this constant practice Of attack
would somehow, sometime, result
In the attacks showing signs OF
perfection. Instead they grow
more inept, illogical, unreasonable,
and stuttering-if such a condi-
ton were possibility the minute.
A vestige Of sanity Is occasionally
to be detected in the Americans
diatribes. The Republican, how
ever, always exhibits the Symp-
toms Of editorial epilepsy when
ever 1t turns Its eyes in the general
direction of City Hall. 1t froths
at the mouth, swallows its tongue,
writhes in commissions, utters
queer animal gruntings, and
makes of itself a spectacle to be
viewed with horror. It's most re-
cent paroxsyms were induced by a
gathering of taxpayers at a meet
ing OF the Board Of Public Works
which was considering the ques-
ton Of repaving.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
Att Again

There Is an age-old bit Of advice
for those who would acquire the
art Of literary composition. It goes,
mo day without q line written"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
BY WAY Of NO HARM
James William Fitzpatrick
by

TThe counen opinions conclusions appearing below
chose uecearl these q The
editors DEMOCRAT they construed nvsriab
. reelection q their VieWpointD.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
No Surprise

Waterbury Is accustomed to the
stupid bias which The Terrible
Twins entertain towards the
democratic city government.
Therefore their unmitigated falsi-
fication of Mayor Hayes bond bill
figures and its real purpose comes
as no surprise. But 1t Is unusual
to find the American and the Re
publican throwing dirt ON their
advertisers. The groups and indl-
yiduals appearing at the meeting
of the Board Of Public Works rep
resented the business element OF
the community and as such con-
tribute financially to the contin-
ued livelihood Of The Terrible
Twins. Should they resent. rs they
are Justified in doing the
aspersions cast ON their civic
integrity and show that re-
sentiment by removing their ad-
vertising from the journals which
they help TO keep In existence.
what means Of pain combined
with &rOveIt1mB .1pVsVStcs We wvSA~
hear from Printers Alley. Maybe
I am wrong In thinking there
would be means and apologies. II
Is quite possible in view Of their
Rrudge towards the administration
that the Republican and the
American would not count the cost
SO long as they could put city Of
ficials in q bad light. cannot
imagine. however, either Twin Bit
ing. OF his nose TO spite his race.
Nor can imagine the strategy OF
starting political campaign six
months or more before election
day. That would be like fighter
leaving his fight in the gymiaa-
SUM. Least Of all can I imagine
anyone, including myself, paying
any attention TO anything which
appears in the Republican q the
American. wouldn't do IN ms
afternoon II I had anything ~ "
important to write about.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23

Now instead of sitting down we need
some all-around sitting up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
A Thought for Today

Blessed be the Lord God Of our fathers, which
hath nut such a thing as this in the kings heart,
tn beautify the house Of the Lord which Is IN
Decentralization 1927.
Beauty is but the sensible image OF the
Infinite.-Bancroft.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
Perfect Understanding

1t has been rumored for long
time that the Connecticut Com
pany was going to abandon its
street cars in Waterbury and sub
stitute for them a citywide bus
service. When, as, and II the ru-
mored abandonment became an
actual reality the trolley tracks
would be ripped out and the
streets wherein they had been laid
would have to be repaved. The
Terrible Twins understood that.
The repaving would cost money.
The Terrible Twins understood
that. The city would have to fur
nish the money and 1t could not
be furnished out of ordinary tax
receipts. The Terrible Twins un-
derstood that. The amount need"
ed would have to be borrowed. The
only way 1t could be borrowed
was through q bond issue. To float
a bond issue requires the permis-
sion Of the General Assembly. The
Terrible Twins understood that
too. So far the score Of The Ter
rible Twins in understanding Is
one hundred percent which makes
their recent attacks on the city
administration all the more malo-
dorous.
Dilemma
The General Assembly meets only
once every two years. If between
its present session and its next one
the Connecticut Company tore out
It's tracks Waterbury would have
been in q fine mess. Four Of Its
main streets would be Quilted to
impassability, traffic in safety
would have been made impossible,
business along the Quilted Ctreets
would have been ruined, and the
fury Of an indignant citizenry
would have been unbounded. All
this unless the city was able fnan-
cially TO do the work Of repaving
m soon rs the tracks were re-
moved. The dilemma which faced
the administration Is plain. IL
could let the four main thorough
fares stay as the Connecticut
Company left them, 1t could per-
init traffic, business, and safety TO
remain uncared for, and 1t could
allow this No-Man's- Land condi-
ton to continue until the next
legislature convened In 1889 when
permission to float the necessary
bond issue might---ors might not
be obtained. Or II. could with
commendable and intelligent FORE
sight ask the approval Of the as
sembIy now In session for the bond
issue TO take care of the repaving
work. This Is what Mayor Hayes
did. And in return for his foresight
he Is deluged with the Republicans
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
Take on Those Whiskers!

"Just before the period closed
for submitting bills to the General
Assembly" It became definite
~ known that the Connec-
ticut Company was within q, few
months going to abandon Its troll
ley lines and tear out Its tracks.
In view Of that information the
city had to act Immediately. Acc
cordingly 1t introduced o measure
to take care Of the repaving prob
lem The statement In the Repub-
lican editorial that Mayor Hayes
asked for authority to float . mill
lion dollar bond issue has not
scintilIa Of truth in. 1t. No sum
was mentioned because no one
knows what the repaving Is go
ing to cost. It might be q million
dollars. Or ten million dollars. Or
half a million. Or ten cents. The
engineering department has sub
mitted no figures and until IT does
the amount Is problematical TO
everyone but the Republicans
paving expert. Without the slight
est foundation he fixes the price at
q million dollars and for patent
reasons. People are more easily
frightened by a million than they
are by a smaller and truer figure.
All. but the more terrible Of The
Terrible Twins Is not to be fooled.
It knows what Is back Of His Hon
or,s popped In" measure: Here
1t Is:
"Of course, Waterbury should
have its smooth pavements, free
from outmoded trolley tracks.
and have them all at once, espe-
cialIy In election year, when
there are always SO many
worthy fellows around looking
for some public project TO which
they can give the services Of the
head of q large, vote casting
family"
Take off those whiskers, Mr..
Mayor! The Republican knows
you. And II 1t doesn't its bet
ter co half, the American does.
The Man With The Shovel
In the latest municipal cam
paign the voters were treated to
daily cartoon picturing a city en-
ployee leaning on long handled
shovel and counting the days until
election. The outcome OF that
campaign gave the impression that
when the Republican and the
Americans hopes Of dynamiting
the administration out OF once
were buried, their Man with the
Shovel was also buried for all
time. Not sol The American res
directed him last Friday and
posed him anew. This time right
smack in the lead editorial spo'
with this typical bit Of misrep-
resentation under his crossed feet:
Here's the fellow with the
shovel who did such q good job
on cleaning up city funds befor>
the last city election. He's COM
ing back again this election year
for another cleanup. He's going
to help Mayor Hayes spend that
million dollars worth Of bond
money now proposed for the
paving Of down town streets.
He's q happy fellow and the tax
payers Just love to have him on
the city payroll.
No Surprise
Waterbury Is accustomed to the
stupid bias which The Terrible
Twins entertain towards the
democratic city government.
Evening star., 1937-07-07
BY NINA CARTER TABB.

THE Leny Manor Horse Show, TO
be held Saturday on the estate
of John R. Buchanan, near
L Warrenton for the benefit OF
the Fauquier County Hospital, is the
most i'm portant sporting event in his
meek of the woods" the coming week
end. The committee is composed OF
Miss Polly Buchanan, president; MISS
Jane Calvert, vice president, and Rob-
bert Wallack, jr., secretary-treasurer
A horse show was held last July
on the Buchanan place by the young
people of Warrenton, and they made
a nice amount of money for their
local hospital. All riders. officials and
Judges of the show are not over Il
years Of age, and most OF them are
under that age. It is wonderful to
see how we'll these young horsemen
and horseWonlen arrange and manage
the show. It will be an interesting
day from start to finish. Many good
horses and the best ponies in this
part of the country have been entered
In the 20 classes of the day.
Judging the show will be Miss
Bettina Belmont and Mike Kerr Of
Middleburg and John S. Harrison OF
Philadelphia. The latter was winner
of the Maryland Hunt Cup in April,
when he rode Melbourne Jake to VIC
tory.
Tack and cups will be given for
first prizes, and classes will be run
In the following order:
Glass Saddle ponies l3 hands
and under 142; conformation, 25 per
cent; performance and manners, 70
per cent
Glass 2-Handy hunter horses.
Glass 3-Ponies handy hunter; to
be shown over special course.
Glass 4-Qualifled hunters; over 4
feet: performance, so per cent; man.
ners and way of going, 25 per cent;
conformation, Is per cent.
Glass 4-Touch-and-out, ponies;
under u hands, to jump 2 feet; over
IL hands and under l4.2 hands, to
Jump feet 3 inches; performance
only to count.
Glass 6-Hunter hack, horses, to
be shown at walk. trot and canter,
then over two jumps, 3 feet 6 inches;
conformation, 25 per cent perform
ance, Is per cent; manners and way
OF going. so per cent.
Glass Pony jumping; under II
hands, to jump 2 feet; over II hands
and under l4.2, to jump 3 feet 3
inches: performance only to count.
Glass 8-Green hunters, horses;
performance, so per cent; manners
and way of going, rs per cent; con-
formation, 25 per cent.
Glass 9-Children's hunters; to be
Judged as child's mount; suitable
ity only to count; outside course;
jumps, feet inches.
Class 1O-Stake class, horses; con-
formation, SO per cent; performance,
so per cent.
Glass l1-Pony hunter hack, IL
hands and under 142; to be shown
at a walk, trot and canter, then over
two fences feet.
Glass 12-Stake pony class; con-
ditions same as class 7.
Glass 13-Kiddies' class; parents to
Evening star., 1937-07-07

and E streets northeast. He turned
them over to ninth precinct police.
The youngsters, Francis Padgette,
6, and his brother, James, 4, "just
went walking" with their playmate,
Alton Beard, 3. Having decided they
were far enough away from their
homes In the 600 block Of E street
northeast, the boys began their re-
turn journey through an alley. They
walked and walked" Francis told
his mother, Mrs. Della Padgette, 658
E street, when she called for them
at the police station, but got no
nearer home.
Evening star., 1937-07-07

cent; conformation, IS per cent; per-
formance, so per cent.
Glass 16-Half- bred hunters, horses,
3-year- ar-olds to Jump feet 3 inches;
4-year-olds to jump feet; perform
ance, so per cent; conformation, SO
per cent.
Glass 18--Grooms' class; to be
Judged on horsemanship: special prize
for best costume.
Glass 19-Costume class; prize for
the most original; prize for the
most amusing entry.
Glass 20-Goat touch-ard-out; open
Evening star., 1937-07-07
ESCAPE FIREWORKS FINE
Four of 40 Save Money by
Appearing in Court.

-Four persons out Of the 40 arrested
for shooting off fireworks braved the
wrath" Of Police Court judges yester-
day and were released without being
fined. while the remaining As forfeited
IS each by failing to appear for trial.
Judge John P. Mcmahon dismissed
the case against James J. Brosnahan,
and took the personal bond of Isaac
Woodson, IT, colored. In the cases of
Evening star., 1937-07-07
In the Hunt Country
Activities Among the Horse-Lovers of
Virginia and Maryland.

be led by kiddies; to be judged on
suitability of parent to mount
Glass l4-Open hunters; perform
ance only to count: outside course.
Glass 15-Ladics' hunters, suitable
for lady to ride; manners. 25 per
Evening star., 1937-07-07
INSTRUCTOR ACCUSED

Harland A. Shuts, %, independent
professional driving instructor, was
arrested yesterday and was charged
at No. precinct with soliciting license
applicants with the promise to hasten
their permit applications through the
Bureau Of Vehicles and Traffic.
Evening star., 1937-07-07

to all goats; jumps 2 feet, to be raised
in event of tie.
A dance will be given at the War
renton Country Club Saturday night
after the horse show.
Evening star., 1937-07-07

Walter Meyer. 10, and Mckinley
Denmark, 10, colored, their personal J
bond was taken by Judge Edward
M. Curran.
Evening star., 1937-07-07
BOYS, 6, 4 AND 3,
FOUND AFTER SEARCH
Lost Direction Just Going for a
Walk, Youngster Tells Anx-
ious Mother,

After anxious parents. neighborhood
children and policemen had searched
several hours in Northeast Washington
yesterday for three young boys, Johr
c. Baxter, 935 Shepherd street. found
them wandering aimlessly at Fifteenth