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Evening star., 1937-06-05
Water Softeners Beneficial.

Hard water, by depositing scale on
the inside of plumbing and hot water
heating pipes, decreases the diameter
OF the pipes and thus tends to reduce
the flow of water says the Plumbing
and Heating Industries Bureau. The
installation OF water softening equip
ment will prevent the formation of
pipe scale, will make laundering cas-
Ter, will prevent the formation of
soap curds, causing the ring around
the bathtub, will protect the skin of
the bather against the irritation of
hard water, and will make foods
more palatable.
Evening star., 1937-06-05
LAKE HEATS ITSELF
Bathers Splash Near Glacier, With
Water Warmed by Electricity.

kLOSTERS, May 15-This resort in
the Grlsons, Switzerland, $3.50 feet
above sea level, is a favorite of bath
ers. Its lake, which reflects the
gistenlng Sllvretta Glacier, is by no
means chilly, as one might suppose.
On the contrary, it is pleasantly heat
ed by It's own energy.
The water of the lake feeds a power
station and the electricity produced
heats huge kettle through which
the lake water is pumped In the
kettle it is heated to 1O4 degrees F.;
after again reaching the lake it has a
temperature OF 6872 degrees F. This
installation is not visible, but its de-
1lghtful effects are appreciated in this
high altitude.
Evening star., 1937-06-05
Mahogany by the Burnses.

All the furniture in the dining room
OF George Burns and Mrs. George
Burns (Gracie Allen to you) is ma
hogany, eighteenth century English
According to House and Garden
the colors in the room are lacquer
red, Chinese green and Ming yellow
The walls are finished in lime green
The Chinese rug is yellow, and the
curtains of gold brocade have rec
cord trimming
Evening star., 1937-06-05
REAL ESTATE BOND
MEAN PRICE DROPS
Average for Five Months of 1887
Declines 3 Per
Cent.

For the i've months ended May 81
1887. the average price Of reel estate
bond issues showed a decline Of per
cent, according to the June / Amott-
Baker Realty Bond Averages, based
upon 200 selected issues of properties
In New York, Buffalo, Boston, Phila-
delphia, Pittsburgh and other Eastern
cities. For the month of May de-
cline Of 80 per cent was shown.
Contrasting with decline shown in
the averages for five months, Pitts
burgh registered a gain of 80 FER
Evening star., 1937-06-05
$3o,o29, 400 and that for 1885 was

$30,029,400 and that for 1888 was
$40 100
A grouping Of all private construc-
tion in the January-April period shows
substantial rise of So per cent over
that figure in 1896 and at the same
time 1t stepped far beyond the ex-
penditures for public construction in
those months. Private construction
during the four months Of 1887
amounted to $23,27l,3c0 In 1886
this figure was $l4,68s2O0. A COM
pariscn OF the public construction
figures SHOWS expenditures Of $685.
100 during the opening four months
Of 1887, a rise from $5,796,500 In those
OF 1896.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-20
From Within

At a recent meeting of the State Bar Association there was considerable com ment on the proposition that all judges of minor courts must be members of the bar This is not new proposal; we have heard it voiced at many times in the past, but somehow or other we never seemed to get the impression that members of the bar were really very much concerned about it. As result of the suggestion made this year there will be study made of it with report in 1888 on the advisa- bility of the State Bar throwing it's weight behind a movement to bring about the change.
 For good many years judicial re- forms have been proclaimed in Connec- ticut, but thanks to the Connecticut syS- tenn of representation nothing has been done about most of them. We have had efforts made to abolish the minor courts, establishing in their stead system ot district courts. This naturally eliminates a great many justices and judges who now administer the laws. And naturally 1t interferes with patronage. Republi- cans openly admitted this several years back; democrats haven't yet got around \ to such an admission.
 As to the necessity of all judges being members of the bar, it is easy to see the reasons behind such stand. Still it must be admitted that in many instances right here in Connecticut justice has been ad- ministered just as well by a layman as by a lawyer We don't maintain that this is the rule; probably it is just the excep- tion. We merely make the statement so that we won't be accused of criticising the lay justices who today are officiat- ing in various towns. We can delegate powers to individuals sometimes for which they have no aptitude; that is the danger any community faces in political patron age. On the other hand we can stifle all initiative and enterprise by hewing too closely to grooved lines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-20
The Bound Boy

What change this country has under gone since the days when young lad de" sirous of making his way in the world would be bound over to tanner or miller or a baker or a candleStick-mak for his apprenticeship. The days of ap- premiership have changed since then. In fact, for time 1t looked as if the days of apprenticeship were finished. But thanks to a bit of interest on the part of authorities and businessmen apprentices are again beginning to make their ap- pearance in the trades. And a good thing, too.
 Incidentally Connecticut congress- man, William J. Fitzgerald of Norwich, former Deputy Labor Commissioner, was active in having the federal government interest itself in apprentices. His legis- lation, which is already adopted in four states, is of primary interest in state like Connecticut where manufacturing is so diversified and opportunities for apprenticeships so numerous. The plan simply creates standards by agreements between employer and employe. All branches of trade are included.
 The beauty of the agreement lies in the fact that once the apprentice enters his trade he and the employe stick to- gether until the time is served. The ap- prentice is not cast forth once he has mastered a particular phase of his oc- cupation. He learns 1t thoroughly so that from henceforth on it is his trade. A lack of skilled craftsmen going back some 25 years prompted Rep. Fitzgerald to interest himself in reviving appren- ticeships. The spark applied is kindling Q good blaze.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-20
Limited Air Lanes

The old parlor game of "heavy, heavy, what hangs over?" is now being played in air. But in this form it is played in deadly earnest. Nation after nation un- dertakeS to lay out definite airplanes to which foreign flyers are restricted in crossing it's territory
 A new decree in CZechoslovakia. for instance, preScr;beS seven routes over which planes from Germany must pass, and four for Austrian planes. The alien aircraft may cross only between sunrise and sunset, and must not fly higher than 500 meters. If a plane crosses or is forced outside of the designated frontier sector, the pilot must land at the nearest cuS- toms airport, report his landing and have his plane impounded until it is examined and officially released.
 This seems somewhat like prescribing just where, when and at what height wild geese shall fly on their migrations. Lawless human flyers may initiate the birds, and do their migrating mainly at night, keeping as high as possible. But it is obvious that governments almost everywhere will soon feel obliged to make arbitrary rules and do their best to enforce them.
 This is a natural result of the militari- zation of airplanes and their use for fur tive and unlawful operations of many kinds Many thoughtful people begin to wonder whether, instead of being bless ing to humanity, the airplane is not be- coming curse. It depends, of course, on how planes are used, Today it seems doubtful whether mankind can use them in civilized way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-20
WhyN0t Argentine Beef? Drought Believed Responsible for High Price of Native Beef-Tmportation Urged to
 Cut High Cost of Meat
tt High Cost of Meat
HARTFORD couRANT

Although the wholesale price of beef has fallen slightly in the last few days, 1t is still so high that the retailer is forced to charge prices that are in many cases prohibitive. The primary cause is the two years of drought that caused many grow CTS to slaughter their herds rather than to undertake the expensive task of shipping in feed from moister regions. But, If the domes- tic supply of beef is so low, many consumers must have asked their butchers why they did not import beef as this country has imported other agricultural commodities in time of short crops. Asked that question, one butcher shrugged his shoulders and said he didn't know, Another scornfully asked what sort of 0 place his customers thought he ran, implying that imported meat Is below standard.
 But American exporters who trade with Argentina, the logical place to purchase beef when domestic sup- plies are short, could have an- sWered the consumers question. They know, from bitter experience with the retaliatory measures ifin-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-20
What! Static Styles?

"For 20 years there has been no im- provement in mems styles" says Adolphe Menjou, movie actor and sartorial expert. Maybe that means mems styles are per feet, having reached the end of evolution. Most men would like to think so. For men are notoriously conservative in such matters. At least the grown-ups are; the boys still like experiments and innova- tions, and sometimes force 'em on their dads. It would be very nice, according to the usual masculine viewpoint, if clothes did become static. Then men could wear their comfortable old clothes till there was nothing left of them.
 The tailors, naturally, are opposed to this ruinous conservatism But since mems clothing became an industry rather than an art, they have not dominated mems tyles as the ladies' tailors dominate women's styles. They pretend to dictate, but really just tag along. They have less and less power as men more and more bay ready-made suits
 Nearly all the sartorial art, experiment tation and adventure is thus left for the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-20

posed by the Argentine government, that the reason South American meat doesn't appear in the markets of the United States Is the quar- antine imposed by the United States.
 A number of years ago, the United States forbade the importa- ton of unprocessed Argentine meat in an attempt to protect this coun- try against c cattle plague that was at the time raging in some of the provinces of the South American republic. At the time, the quaran. tine may have been Justified, but the outbreak that caused 1t has since disappeared. There is considerable authority to back tho statement that Argentine meat today is not only as safe but of as high quality aS that produced in this country. But the quarantine, which hos effectively protected the American market against oil competition from Argen- tina has remained in force, much to the delight of domestic growers.
 The New York Torwarder, on ex- port trade publication, estimates that Argentine beef could today be laid down in New York with the wholesalers commission paid, for about $ie c hundred pounds dressed, The price of domestic beef ct Chi- cago is fin the fleighborhood of S20 c hundredweight dressed. The dif- ference is about 40 per cent, virtually oil of which could Do handed on to the consumer were the bars on Ar- genuine meat relaxed.
 If, as is generally believed to be the case. the emergency that caused the quarantine to Do imposed has passed, it is evident that c painless and effective method of lowering beef prices is available. Moreover, not only would the relaxation of the quarantine lower beef prices in this country, but 1t would ease the re- taliatory restrictions that have been placed on the importation of American manufactured goods into Argentina.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-20

It takes a small town to put on show Take Groton, for example, Right now Groton is the center of attraction for Connecticut. And all over appointment of teacher in a certain school. A dis trict committeeman insists on his choice holding the job; the superintendent of schools has his appointee, whom he con- siders the legal one. All of which pro- vided for merry little row last week which witnessed fine display of histri- onics at the school house. Just what the pupils are getting outside of vacation, we don't know. Certainly the spectacle of grown-ups standing guard over school house door to prevent a teacher entering the building isn't edifying, nor in any way certain to end the existing dispute. If the town officials can't clamp down on this rather unseenly exhibition, then something's wrong with our supposedly superfine town government.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-20
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, Oct. 20 -- Alfred D Smith, as president of the Empire State Building, has shown so many notables the remarkable vista oi New York stretching away hundredi of feet under his Observatory or the l02nd floor that observers now note Q tone of the spieler in his re- marks.
 This was plaineSt the other daS when he showed Vittorio Mtsso- lini, son of Il Duoe, about. A they walked about the platform and Vittorio gasped politely Smith waved one arm toward thC New Jersey shore.
 "Now on this side," he dc. claimed, i've have. Someone snickered and cleared his throat When smith continued, 1t was if lower and more personal tone.
 Incidentally, the only night clut excursion the younger Mussolin made in New York was to the new elaborate International Casino. T'hC Italian dictator's son arrived witt nine bodyguards in tow and cowee and awed management hardly knew where to begin.
 T'ne large party sat down at c favorable table and c corps of head. walters fawned, after sending tt tho chef for the finest viands fin the house. The distinguished wis. flor overheard these commands tC the kitchen.
 "Just bring me-" he said to ar interpreter who relayed 1t to c table captain, "a plate of spa ghetti."
 Modest Mary
 Songwriter Larry Hart's maid who goes informally by the name oi Big Mary, is c celebrated figure among celebrities.
 George s. Kaufman and Mosi Hart found her the inspiration for Rheba, the maid in "You Can'l Take It With You" and 1t is q legend that she once put down Josephine Baker in such c bar. rage of words that the ex-belie oi Harlem fled to Paris.
 Well, c couple of weeks aRo Big Mary" was interviewed about her dealings with the mighty atld well-known ct Larry Eart's apart. rnent and the next day she was offered c stage contract for c week,l appearance in Harlem playhouse
 She turned 1t down.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-20
Selected Poem
BLYTHE LAND

ace Meredith in the Christian Science Monito All over the land, in deer. canyons and on high mesas silent laughter floats 1t drifts in the sand, and swels with the notes of the birds song; 1t rustles through the cottonwoods on the edge of the deserts, and whispers in the evergreens on the ledge of the mountains; 1t nipples along the waters of the lakes, and follows the Slow-winding rivers; 1t huns with the winds through the villages, and quivers with the drums in the pueblos. All over the land and the water of the ancient southwest country: in the genial sunshine. in the brilliant light of low-hung stars, falling with the rain, dropping with the hail, melting with the snow, the still small bars of silent laughter grow into the mind no word is heard, no sound of any kind is stirred into being,
 only the sense of laughter clings within and about all things, inaudible, intangible, yet real as hope-the blithe feel of laughter swings-the eternal spirit of laughter, and the compelling vibrant lift that laughter brings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-20
A Book a Day
"The Loving Heart" Is Thrilling Tale of War
E ROBERTS BARTON


 Fail is harvest time for childron's books. New heroes and new heroines are spilling from new pages every day to take their chance ct joining the ranks of literature's iffiinortals.
 "The Loving Heart, c late book for older girls by Elsie singnlaS- ter (Houghton Mifflin: 92), takes the story of Berry pontifrae through four years of trial and romance, to c very satisfactory denouenleflt the day the Confederate army under Lee retreated from Gettysburg.
 Berry lives with Granny on 6 farm over oak Ridge, above Get. tysburg. Her kindness, goodness ai1d energy in keeping the wolf from the door, and herself and her grands daughter alive, efldear her to sVery- one, including Thaddeus Stevens, the great liberal, and the Mcfi- vaines, rich family of the town. Eventually, however, Berry and Granny have to go to the Poor House, whence old Peter, c f1eigh- Dor, has preceded them. James, whom Berry loves, iIiafries Caroline; Melissa, C visitor, complicatos inat- ters by her southern sympathies, Berry leaves her work at the County Home to keep house for James mother.
 Good workmanship, this book, well documented as to facts. The author knows her state, It's people and hiss tory, As few others can boast A native of Gettysburg, the author has the complete story of those three days, one of the great battles of the world, ct her finger tips. Tine Cars nage and destruction as told in the book, including Baby Franks escape from c cannon bali, viii open the eyes of young readers tO the ineafi- ing of war, the price paid for our Union.
 Berry's character and her dis- covery that one can Dc happy in c real world rather than one of wighful thinking, will De good for growing girls.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-20

women. They're certainly not static. Styles that used to change once in gen. eration or a half-century now change couple of times year. Sometimes there even seems to be a play of humor in women'S styles, especially in hats. But men can never be quite sure whether women'S hats are "funny-ha-ha" or just funny y-peculiar" The women seem to take them very seriously.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-20

The new school for the feeble-minded out in Southbury is not among the early state institutions that will be taken care of, according to recent revealed plans of the State Public Works Department. How ever, that does not mean that 1t is to be shelved. It is to be considered in its proper order. It may be next spring; it may be next fall. There are some changes being made in the original plans as sub mitted While these will not cause any serious changes in the institution itself, they may cut the cost of the project somewhat. The "cottage-type" school those interested persons who endorse this system.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-20
Current Comment

The Rand s quicker than tho eye.
 --sally Rand, fan dancer, giV-
 ing reason for her success, They've stolen c dozen of them since the war started over there, William Griffin, foreman of
 New York sewers, commenting
 on the disappearance of sew CT rnaiI-hole covers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-20


 Meanwhile there iS 0 tremend- ous need for new houses. More houses burned down in 1885 than were rebuilt. Doubling up of fam- flies shows the country short of 3,2b0,000 houses, while 2,600,000 others are "unflt fer human habt. tatiOn."
 8. The crop control bill to be passed by Congress at the special session will distribute about half Q billion in processing taxes among the farmers. This won't hurt buying power.
 Basic Economies
 More basic than these is the new Roosevelt economic phi- osophy which he hinted in his recent fireside chat-that of lower prices and wider distribution of wealth.
 This is tho main motive be. hind the wages -and. .hOurs bill. As drafted in the last Congress it was Q pallld piece of loglSlA- tive pap, mllked dry of benefit to any large group of workers. But Roosevelt hopes tO revamp it, thereby raising wages of tho great group Of nOn.unlonlSed labor.
 This increased buying power. New Deal StrategistS believe, should mean . powerful, long. term boom.
 Similarly, agricultural advisers already have reported to tho President that while tho tremen- dous cotton crop In the South will keep prices down, yet the crop, because of It's bulk, will bring just AS much or more cash than If tho crop had boon small and prices high.
 Tn other words, there will bo smaller profits, but more to make profits with, and passed around to more people.
 Whatever happens, however. you can be sure that human nature being what it is, the man in the White House Is not 90. ing t0 let any business slump lose him tho congressional cleo. ton next year. Ho has too many different remedies he can prescribe.
 Mail Bag
 
 v. 0. B., Charleston, W. V"- School lunches ct Arthurdale, Re- settlement homestead project, are provided by community activity. Families contribute vegetables in season, and groups can them in the community Kitchen. Meals are served by . committee of mothers, to approximately 200 children .,..F Y. R., Cedar Rapids, Ia.-T'ho town of Pyimghar, Iowa, derived It's nafn0 from c cOniblnas ton Of the Initial letters of eight men who founded tho town .,., E. K. TAC0nia, WaDh.--Tho settles fnort between the American Mall Line and the ., q, Maritime Com- mission calls for payment of 0 subsidy amounting to approxi- iiately tho same figurO as Inc old mail pay, or about ei,00o,D00 A year .,.. c. E. F., Jacksonville, Flas--Contraots for construction of tho bAttloshipB North Carolina and Washington were lot in June. Bub-contrAets are now being lot for material, and the work allotted to tho New York and Philadelphia Navy Yards ,C, ,. A. K, Hugo, Okla,--Benator sheppard of Texas, Is not married to Helen Gould, daughter of tho late Jay Gould. The senator's wife Is Lucille San. dOrson of Texarkana, Texas -, D. L. O., MariSon, WlS.-The ar- tlflcial lake created by conBtruo. ton of TVA'B Wheeler Dam, dodi- oAted lest week, covers on area of 04,o00 acres.
 Copyright, ios7, by United
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-20

makes drawings or designs while conVerBing, or engaging in other mental activity not requiring tho use of tho hands.
 c. I have been told that the male seq horse keeps eggs in his pouch. Will you toll fle how they get there7
 A. The eggs of the female sea horse are extrudcd from the vent into tho brood pouch near the base of tho tail of the male, when their bodies are close together and the eggs gre protected by tho male uT,- tn they hatch.
 c. How many pupils gre enrolled in tax-supported, elementary, and secondary schools and ui1iverBitief in the United etates7
 A. Approximately 20,D00,o00.
 c, Gan slogans De copyrighted?
 A. No; but they can Do protected by incorporating them aB part Of . registered trade mark.
 c. What is the average annual expenditure per pupil for public school instruction in the United etates7
 A. It is 964.76, ranging from AlB,oG in Mississippi to Si2452 in New York.
 # you want c copy Of OuR book let |dRNEALO0Yp write the Waterbury Democrats Washing ton IDuFeau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. Q. Ens close 10 cents ia postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-20
A Thought for Today

Yea, Mine own familiar friend, in whom trusted, which did eat of My bread, hath lifted m his heel against Me-Rsalmg 41:9
 Do what good thou canst unknown, and be not vain of what ought rather to be felt than eeen-Penn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-20

People won't buy stocks lately because they're bargains. Investors want to wait till they've gone up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-20
WHEN DOESN'T ITs

Burgess Merodith'B efforts to set married ard then avoid matrlmony forms the basis for some hilarious comedy in "TheFo Coos tho Groom" new RKo Radio comedy romance with Ann DothOrn,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-20

IeAt phko bOF tHe snsWeESs
 1, What is the name for the unS usually violent wind.stcrrls ii1 the West Indi0s2 m
 2. What does "scuysT du roi'' moan?
 2. Nafne the European free city under the protection Of the League of Nations.
 {, Who wrote, "As You Like It?"
 Q. What is Obsldian?
 c. Which American poet has been nicknaned "The Good 0ray Poet?"
 [. Name the two Sioux Indian Chieftaifis who were leaders in the Indian war Of 1875.
 c. What is the name for 6 Swiss summer house, or viiia1
 Q. Why was Paul v0n Hindenburg called "the hero Of TafinenbuFgs"
 10. Name the sixth month of the civil Jewish year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-20

The nations don't know where they'r going, but are certainly on their way.