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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-03
BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

One group OF books Is doing more
these days than histories and geog-
raphies to build up much-necded
international spirit--the stories that
tell children Of one land about the
children In others.
There is nothing OF the classroom
In the tale Of Japanese Taro Chan,
who, because he didn't like to work,
ran away from home when house,
cleaning started.
Yet Esther Wood has woven into
Great Sweeping Day" nongmans:
$l.75) an amazing detail OF rice
planting. silk, cultivation, kite flying,
and festivals, all told with a wit and
sympathy within the grasp OF the
6-year-old. This book will interest
children up to 10.
Mystery and adventure make
Ghost Ship" by Nora Burglon Git
tie, Brown: So, more than a story
of Scandinavian customs. The back
ground Of the book Is the routine,
school going, work-and-play life OF
two typical Norwegian peasant chill
dren.
Through 1t run the twin riddles OF
q phosphorescent ship that terror
ICES the seacoast, and, OF their own
fathers lost fishing vessel. How IN
grid and her brother Sverre solve
| the mystery climaxes book as spir-
tied and bracing as the country 1t
describes.
"Afke,s Ten," by MIKE Van
Hichtum Hippincott: $2), has been
translated from the Dutch and is
hailed In Europe as one OF the finest
international good will" stories Tor
children.
The book begins with the birth OF
Mother Afke's 10th child, ana
progresses through adventures In
volving each member Of this FRI
sian village family.
The accounts Of how Klaas saves
his pennies to buy his mother a
skirt, how the little sisters go TO the
city and get themselves lost, how
Watse, the soldier brother, takes the
family on fishing trip, are simple
and real.
Effie Power has collected folk tales
from England, Ireland. Norway,
Sweden, and Czechoslovakia to COM
pose "Stories That Shorten the
Road" Dutton: $3.50.
The is stories vary from she de-
lightful favorite about the Man
Who Was Going TO Mind the House
TO such unfamiliar ones as the
Three Golden Hairs Of the Old Man
I vsevede. A good assortment, they
comprise more than just another
fairy book. The stories are short
enough for bedtime reading.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-03
Answers To
Questions
BY Frederick NJ Kerby

@. How can poinsettias be kept
over the winter so that they will
bloom again next Christmas?
A. After the leaves have fallen
place the plants In cool, dark cell
lar, allowing the soil to dry out. Do
not water during the resting period.
About May cut back and let the
plants have heat and light. Repot
them In soil consisting OF three
parts Of garden loan and one part
each Of leaf mold and well-rotted
manure. When frost danger Is over.
sink the potted plants In sunny
location in the garden and water IN
dry weather. Prune severely In Aug
ust to retard blooming and to make
stocky plants. Bring the plants IN
doors before frost, and place IN q
sunny location, avoiding drafts ana
excessive temperatures.
@. Why do dial telephones IN
terefere with a radio operating on
alternating current?
A. The circuit Of the dial tele-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-03

To err Is human. Which Is why
Courts or Errors are created. There
must be some final repository OF
authority. some ultimate mterpre-
tation OF wisdom. Which Is why
Connecticut has a Supreme Court
OF Errors. Chief Justice William M.
Maltbic of the Connecticut Supreme
Court OF Errors handed down a de-
cision the other day. which sets
some minds at rest. The fez, he
held, Is not hat. 1t Is a religious
symbol and national costume OF the
Moore and such may be worn In
court with no show Of disrespect.
Immediately attention leaps, ahead
and plunges into the question: when
is hat? The dictionary at hand
states that hat, In the generic
sense, Is a covering for the head. A
fez, OF course, does not completely
fill that formula, covers only a por-
ton of the head like an enlarged
and tasseled Happy Hooligan top
piece. But those weird little Won
ders with which women have lately
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-03

Well, the grounding lived up to all ex-
pectations. Out shortly after dawn yes
terday he waited trembling until the sun
had crept up the eastern horizon to make
shadows discernible In the chill winter
air the groundhog's form was silhouetted
out ahead of him. 1t was six more weeks
of winter and it started yesterday with
the lowest temperature we've had in quite
some time.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-03

q
phone Is interrupted when the dial
rotates. Each interruption causes
the radiation Of electric waves
which are received by the radio.
The interference may be eliminated
by having the telephone company
install condenser within the dial
unit.
@. Name several large republican
newspapers In Paris, France.
A. LIE Petit Parisien; Ye Matin;
LIE Journal; lie Temps; Journal deS
Debats.
II you want q copy Of our book
let on scientific Facts" write The
Waterbury Democrats Washington
Bureau, 1912 Thirteenth Street,
Northwest, Washington. ID. G. En-
close 4 cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-03
Test Y o u &
knowledge

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn to last
page for the answers.
!. What do the initials U. 8. 8. r..
stand for?
2. What is the Arabic word for
father?
3. Who was the Goth president Of
the United States?
4. Name the birth stone Of No
vember. ,
s. Which American poet has been
nicknamed 1.-THE Good Gray Poet?"
6. Name the two Sioux Indian
chieftains who were leaders m the
Indian War of 1875.
7. What is the name for a Swiss
summer house or villa?
8. Who discovered the carbon arc
for electric lights?
o. Who was Emile Gebhart?
10. In which European city Is
Charing Cross?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-03
Selected Poem
SYMPATHY FOR MONDAY

Arthur Guiterman, In the New York Times)
Poor Monday, stepchild Of the week,
A Cinderella, sad and meek,
Is forced TO finish what her kin,
Her lazy sisters, won't begin.
For Tuesday balks at dreary chores
Like beating rugs and scrubbing floors,
And says they're more than she can bear
And ought TO fall to Wednesdays Share;
But Wednesday snaps, II fail to see
Why all the others pick on mel"
Then, Thursday Is the maids day out;
And how can Friday set about
New tasks when foolish folk demur
At starting anything with her?
And so, as Saturday must stop
At half-past twelve TO shut up shop,
And no one gives Job to Sunday.
The whole weeks work Is piled on
Monday!
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-03
Current Comments

I'm tired Of being a legal guinea
pig; every time they get q new law
they try 1t out ON me
Salvatore Spitale. Intermediary In
Lindbcrgh kidnapping case, ar
rested In Miami, Fla, on vagrancy
charge.
There's an intellectual delusion
now that becoming rich Is shame
full the good man who acquires
a fortune and uses that fortune
benevolently can increase his good
ness by increasing his fortune.
William Seabrook, author.
Do you know that q woman
makes a better pastor than a man
because most men are lazy?
Mrs. Sophia Fritts, first woman
chaplain In history Of Missouri
State Senate.
The statute OF MIRA has been out.
lawed. The problems have not. They
are still with us.
--Praaident Rnnsauelt
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-03

1.-THE momentum of industry" claims
a business writer, lis too swift to be
checked" How about the momentum OF
strikes?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-03
Acting Independent

Acting lndepen0elt
The season is In full swing again
at the Metropolitan to the Joy OF
many an undergraduate on nearby
campuses. For In addition to Afford
ing employment to operate stars.
the Met rs also a source OF delight
(and a slight income) to q number
Of college students. Besides peddling
Msrettos and orangeades In the cor
ridors, esyne Of hem also work as
spear carriers.
A few collegiate actors In the
opera have been the bane Of the
impresario's life. for they have per-
petrated practical Jokes on-stage.
One story goes that a college ex-
ira In "Lakme" once remained be-
hind the other nonenities IN the
bizarre scene walked OF the stage,
leaving u diva to sing her aria
alone. When he was met by the per-
sonnet manager, who was In q rage
backgtage, the university man stood
his ground. you've ruined the op-
era by your crazy Joke" the mana
ger screamed. That's your opinion,
the student said. "but this happens
70 he nay INTERPRETATION Of tha role
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-03
A Book a Day
Youngsters Of Other
Lands. Theme of Books

EDITORS: Bruce Cations Book
a-Day column periodically Is given
over TO Olive Roberts Barton,
noted child training expert. for a
review Of the latest books for
children. Here Is another Of her
authoritative articles.)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-03
Daily MNa-~v-
Washington -
DAUGHTER EDDA TALKS
BACK TO MUSSOLINI

ROME, February g. = There is only one person IN
Italy who dares talk back to MusSoni and that Is nus
daughter Edda, now Countess Cano, who plans 10 WISH
the United States this spring She Is the wife OF the
33-vear-old Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-03

Secondhand planes, anyway, had bet
ter be used scrap - not for scrapping.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-03
Robbed Of Stardom

A tragic figure Ilong the Rialto
Is the star whose name once gilt
tered In many marquee electrics and
whose services were In demand at
extravagant fees.
Suddenly his popularity waned.
The public was puzzled. Now no
jobs come his way and he has re-
tired. He Is af1iliated, they confide,
with a kleptomaniac urge. Often. at
the height Of his fame, he has been
known to pilfer even a five and ten
item against his better will. None OF
the discrete warnings could cure
him.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-03

TODAY's COMMON ERROR
lever say. I'VE except the con-
sequences; say, I'VE accept
the consequences"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-03
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, Feb. 3.-Abracadabra
Is a popular hobby with many
moneyed titans who think more OF
pulling a live rabbit out Of top
hat than of their days hocus-pocus
In Wal street. And a number OF
these amateur Houdinis belong To
the Society Of American Magicians
which meets once a month for gen
eral mystification.
Professional magicians belong, of
course, but some Of the ardent non
pro tricksters included rigadier- Gen
eral Howard Borden, the assistant
collector OF the port Of New York;
Charles M. Toy. who administers
the William Rockefeller estate; Joe
Cook, the Squire Of Sleepless Hol-
low; Charlie Chaplin, who, whenever
he happens to be in New York, drops
In on the society to show the boys a
slight-of- hand or two; Phil Baker,
the radio comic, and Fulton Oursier,
the literary executive.
The magician society's dean Is
Elmer F. Ransom, the only surviv-
ing charter member Of the club
which was founded in 1902. At "a,
he can still mystify most OF his
colleagues. Another veteran OF the
club is John Mulholland, who Is
recognized as a world-authority ON
the subject. Fred Allen, Ed. Wynn,
Mortomer Downey, Jack Benny and
Alfred Lunt are also society men,
beers and ready, at the drop OF top
hat, to throw of their abracadabra
In the parlor. Harold Lloyd once ap-
piled for membership by long-dis-
lance and was accepted. He Ii said
to be def with the rabbit trick.
Swing Into Lingo
One of the music's most fascinat-
ing trade gazettes is Down Beat,
the house. organ Of American
Swingsters. Although 1t Is printed
seemingly, in English, 1t Is bewilder.
ing to laymen.
One OF the columns, for example
is labelled "Jives from the Utter
Bugs" which, when translated, mere.
ly means contributions OF Jazz
Fans"
An enthusiastic reviewer, report
ing on the music Of q fellow-swing-
ster In Chicago, would have you
know that he "slips wicked bass
and hits them on the head" and In
comparison Of two orchestra
maestros, Down Beats" headline
graphically shrieks. Tommy More
Barrel House Than Benny Evei
was"
Unintelligible as Down Beat
may be to most Of us, 1t is as ele-
mentary TO Tin Pan Alley Is Mother
Goose rhymes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15
LEAVENWORTH READY
 FOR TORRING1'ON

Hopeful for a scoring combination to develop from the shift that he has made in players during practice sessions this week, Coach Jake Reiger of Leavenworth High schools football squad Is prepared for any, thing and everything Torrington High has to offer in the first home game for the Tech Tigers who have been playing good defensive football since lest season, but have yet to produce Q victory,
 However, Torrington hos begged down 50 much from many former years of glory that LeaVenworth should be able to put over its first win and has Q big strong team that will be able to take care of itself for the entire time of play. Vonturena and McNamara will start on the ends, Wander Eyk and Hunihan at the tackle posts, Jones and Dough- erty at guard; Kripaitis ct center; SteinmetN at quarterback and Q backheld to be chosen at game time from Eddie Murphy, Hill slocum, McAtavey, DiBlaSi and Rotella.
 AS added incentive for the play- CTS to win, c well-driiled cheering section has been arranged for, which will swing into voice before the game begins at 2:30 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15
Star Sockers Stud SLagging Slate Ionight
Today's Sport
 Parade
By HENRY McLEMORE tUnltsa PrO@ staR Correspondent

Oreenville, 8. O., oct. l6-CUP)- Probably the question most often asked Q sportswritet is:
 "of all sports, which is the most exhausting on the playerp Is 1t 0 four-mile crew race, football, teHlS- his, tho marathon or boxing2"
 Until last night probably would have answered the mile run as the mile is run today. But now, after Q night in 0reenville, I have but one answer: "The big apple"
 And don't tell me the "btk apple" isn't Q sport. There are more people "big appling" and trying to "big apple" in this country right now than there are people doing any, thing else.
 Until I got to 0reenville my knowl- edge of the dance to end all dances was limited to the exhibitions put on nightly at the Rainbow room, that soft lights and sweet music place high in Radio City. Last night saw the Big Apple" that was 0 "big apple" danced by the people who originated 1t, in the place where 1t was born.
 Just outside Of oreenville Is a roadhouse-the Southland. There, to the sweet strains of @ nickelodeon, and the sweeter odor of pork bar. becue, spareribs, fried fish, and 'chitling, the cullud gentry do them selves Big Apple" from the time the sun goes down til the sun comes up.
 dreenville folk will tell you that it was at the Southland, that the most amazing of all dances-and that goes for all the steps clean back to the hoppity hops of the sun wor- Shippers-waS launched. There are several stories as to It's origin. Some say 1t started when 0 fellow said he was crazy and then set out to prove 1t. Others say 1t started when an- other fellow, after watching the first crazy fellow dance, said he was much craSier than that--and proved 1t with the Big Apple"
 I am inclined to believe the sec- ond, or cra1ier, explanation.
 The Southland Big Apple" begins simply enough with tho victims grouped in Q circle somewhat after the manner of 0 football team in Q huddle. But no quarterback even the all-time All-Afnerica quar- terback-ever got such action aS did the Southland signal caller.
 stamp hard" he beloved.
 The floor shook, the barbecue whirled on tho spit, the pint trees moaned, under the impact of the dancers feet.
 "Kick high"
 The roof lifted.
 "Su1y c to the right truck with yo' partner. everybody join hands"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15
HELEN LAWSON'S
 PINSTERS SCORE

Naugatuck, Oct. l6-Helen Law. sons team took { straight from Marguerite KiSsaneS', l0l7,oi6.
 Frances Kuncas' group lost oil { points to Dorothy oToole'S, 946, i077
 VirginiaMontanari's combine dee feated Florence Adanlski's, 1 to 0, 1927, 1000.
 Virginia Malline's team won { straight from Hazel Duffy'S, 1903, 04e.
 Lillian Stokes bowled l0e for high single and 284 for high three strings.
 This concludes the first matches in the league. Some of these girls had not bowled before and their scores were exceptionally good.
 Wednesday Night Bowling
 Jerre Murphys team defeated James Mackey'S 3 to 1, ii2b-i070.
 William daglot'S group won 3 out of { from Stan Bottorf'S, ll40- 1i39. .r.
 clayton Ho,wcknecht's combine split ? and 2 with Frank Lobdell'S, ii77-li2i. 'l Y Roy Johnson bowled 136 for high single and 342 for high three strings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15

The place took on the appearance that hell must have on Satan's night out.
 The quarterback shouted again, as he pointed to particular dancer,
 "You-you Teeter Fitts-rise and shine"
 That's all Teeter Fits needed. Breaking away from the group, Teeter, looking as if he might have just stepped out of Bud Peagler's barbecue stand with Florian Slappey, rose and shone. In five minutes he did more work than all the ath- letes I've ever seen out together could do. His Llndy Hop was Q mile in { minutes flat; his Suxy e Q 90-yard run through Q broken field; his Charleston five deuced sets, and his buck and wing fifteen full rounds.
 In short, 1t was something, pack ing more action, in @ smoky little room, than the Giants and Yanks could in 8 stadium built for 76,000. Copyright, 1887, by United Press)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15
PHASE, TARELLO,
 STORM VS. GALE. IN'BUCK' RING
WeII.Matched Program of Ten Bouts Set Up; KOu.
 ach to Fight

From top to bottom, the ten bout amateur program put together for this evenings indoor presentation at Buckingham hall shapes up as one that ought to create enough fan ia- terost to make weekly shows . suc- cesstul presentation throughout the winter season. All local favorites with the exception of Duck Tur. cote are billed for action, includ- ing 0 sizzling All-Waterbury nun. Der featuring Chuck Gale and Lar. ry Storm that ought to be 0 great prelim to the main go, showing two of the hardeSt-hitting Tniddle- weights in the state, Nick Tarello of Hartford and Freddy Pease of VII. limantic.
 Interest, however, seems to center on the feature attraction of the evening, the one showing Tarello and Pease. After his rout of Bumbo last week, fans immediately started to talk for . return appearance of Tarello, for 1t had been Q long time since they had been treated to such on exhibition of fistlcuffing.
 Hits Hard
 It will be remembered that TArel- 10 is just about the hardest hitting individual to have appeared here in some time, his second round punch to BumbVo's midsection all but driving the New HaVener out of the ring and resulting in the fracture of two ribs. AS Q result of the sock, Bumbo will be inactive for several weeks.
 Both boys arc reported to be in fine shape for tonights hookup, each being anxious to step out in front in the matter Of victories, Pease insists that he will win while Tarello iS equally aS boaStful and even going 90 far aS to say that he will score c knockout.
 Eddie dermonte, rugged New Bri- tain middleweight, has . punching date with Tong Andreas, New Lon- don Negro slugger, Germontc had little trouble in dBpoSing Of Billy Sullivan of Torrington, on last weeks card, and iS looking forward to scoring c win over the Whaling City puncher, Andreas fought Young Bunbo here this past sum mer, the bout evening in . draw.
 Two heaVyweightS will also grace the program. They are Dula Ko- Vach, Naugatuck punching master, and Win Doyle, of New London. Ko- Vach lost his last try here dropping c decision to Billy Kusaila. He Is dc- termined, however, to take the Whaling City mixer.
 Tommy Ciarlo, Waterbury light. weight, faces Joe Polowitzer, Wind Sor Locks, Southpaw, in another headliner. Ciarlo has been going great guns of late and feels conh- dent Of adding Polowitzer to his list of victims.
 Several other promising bouts ar- ranged are: Tommy Tucker, Wa terbury featherweight, and Mickey Rand. New Haven, Joe RosSi, Naug- atuck lightweight. and Steve Pink ham. Hartford; Joey Marcus, Wind Sor Locks featherwcight, and Cod- fish Balesano, Hartford; and Chick Gale, of the North End faces Larry Strong of the East End, in 6 local duel.
 The remaining bouts on the card VIII Do arranged tonight at the weighing in ceremonies.
 Tickets are on sale !n advance at Mulligan'S Restaurant, Phoenix ave- nue, and Nicki'S News, Exchange Place.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15
ThiSSpOrting
 World
Caught In Passing
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

need managers have been gone o lerh from story told me last ngnt py the brother packers o the saVt beginning to think baseball players m the pB ue heeu guardians with them a hours Q day,
 n would take get anyone who has ever oe paqRo play that he not smart young soon the baseball to figures relative to batting average probably quick the trigger too But nancia
 personally Mir savy who offered him Slooo the gate" to play game m Hauod next
 Sunday sav talked to two others who represented them managers" of DAaggo of them being Joe oou e Braddock to plenty you what When they whole strengthened out this developed
 DgRio signed play with the New York BushwcSs Sunday @ fiat guarantee Therefore he had to turn down e might have need as high as SoOO All the
 me two other guys doing him. of them claim Daggio signature to manage him. So whatH So Joe 20 steals his home run bat
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15
.NAUGATUCKNET
 !. TEAM TOENTER INDOOR LEAGUE
Y VOIIeybalI Club Expects Banner Season in Pop.
 ular Circuit

Naugatuck. Oct. l5-The Nauga- tuck "" Volley Ball team will soon start its second season as Q member of the New England Volleyball league. The team last year had a most successful season and hopes to do so again this year,
 There are 10 teams in the league this year as compared to eight last year when the league was started. The season will open next Saturday at Pawtucket. The teams in the league are, Boston, Bridgeport, BriS- tol, Brockton, Manchester, Nauga- tuck, pawtucket, Providence, SoEn- erville and Torrington Brockton and Torrington are the new teams
 There are i5 journeys" in which various teams will compete, sched- uled and one is to be held in Nauga- tuck on March 26 at which time, Boston, Bridgeport, Somerville and Naugatuck will play matches
 Naugatuck will meet Boston and Bridgeport on the November 6 date, Naugatuek will face Torrington Dec. 5 and on Jan. l6 will meet Broekton and Pawtucket. It will face Bristol. Manchester and Torrington of Feb. 5 and Brockton, SomerVille and Pawtucket on Feb i9. It will meet Bristol, Providence and Manchester on March s and Bridgeport, Boston and Somerville on March %.
 A change in league rules this year will not create Q situation which re- suited last year. Naugatuck led the league in games and matches won, but lost out In Q championship tour ney after the regular season In which the four first teams competed.
 This year the team having tho most games won will be declared tho league champions and in case of c tie, Q play-off tourney will be ar- ranged by the executive committee. Edgar R. Wyatt of Naugatuek is president of the league and mem- Der of the executive committee.
 In addition to league matches, the local net team will also meet out- standing teams in the east, thls year,