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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
Do We Want War?

If the United States cares to enter an other foreign entanglement, the way has been opened Down in Washington states men are going round with grave countenances; conversation is held in hushed tones and in very, very serious vein The situation is bit different from that existing in Congress. Whats hap pening along the several war fronts isn't bothering Congress very much. But should Congress have bombshen dumped in it's lap this week or say about Christmas Eve, it ought to be prepared to do the right thing.
 The incident in Chinese waters Sunday when a U. s. gunboat was bombed and sunk with no accurate accounts yet of the dead or wounded is justa sample of what we can expect now unless America com- pletely withdraws from the zone of Japanese operations. The Japs are awfully sorry about the incident. Their apologies were prompt and quite sincere. The re- sponSihle persons are to be sought out and properly punished. But the gunboat Panay will still be at the bottom of the Yangtze River. Private American mer- chant ships will still be charred hulks along the river bank. The river will still be red with the blood of American lives.
 No, we're not melting this nation to war. We rather hope that this brief inter- Jude in China will be an object lesson to us. We are on the brink of being driven, pushed or pulled into war. None of us desires war; at least we take it for granted that the average American is not desir- ous of sailing to far-away China or Japan to fill an unknown grave in a strange land. What then, can we do? We can very properly tend to our knitting, so far as the Sino-Japanese affray is concerned. We can, also, without any loss of prestige or show of hostility bring home the fact that Japan is bit over anxious right now and might better show some restraint in it's methods of warfare. They are, to say the very least, hardly accordingly to the code.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15

Auto accidents, resulting in fatalities, seem to be on the increase in and around Waterbury lately. Maybe it's just the law of averages making up for lost time in this territory. Still 1t would be a nice thing to give Old Man Law of Averages a kick in the pants. Extra-careful driving during the winter months ought to be every motorists first resolution in the morning. It's hard these days to open the window and extend hand to give signals, but better bit of numbing cold than the cold slab of a morgue pressing against some victims back.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15

carpet for violating a Treasury regulation prohibiting employees from engaging in liquor busi- ness. They admitted the facts and MOrgenthau was preparing to fire them when OhiO'S senior Senator Robert Bulkley turned on the political screws.
 Moore had been his campaign manager and Pollock also was close ally.
 A compromise was reached whereby the three men agreed to turn their profits over to char ity, thus were allowed to retain their jobs.
 Several months ago Morgen- thau sent an agent to Cleve- land to sec if they had made good their part of the bargain. they had not. So Morgen- thau sent q peremptory demand that they pay up or get out.
 Pollock, pleading that he no longer had his share of the profits. saved his hide by promising to pay in monthly installments. He was allowed to stay on.
 Harper shot back that he had not violated any law, and refused to pay or quit. He was fired.
 Moore neither paid nor was fired. Before Morgenthau could crack down he resigned his Treasury job and showed up be- hind the desk of the director of the Cleveland branch of the Bi- luminous Coal Commission. This placed him safely out of reach of Morgenthau and the penalties slapped on his associates.
 So Moore was able to eat his cake and have 1t too.
 Political drag sure is Q nice cookie = if you can get 1t.
 NOTE-Senator Bulkeley, in recommending Moore for the Coal Commission avoided mention of the Treasury's censure. 's Really Roosevelt %'''' Greatest practical joker ] in Washington is youthful Jay Jer- ome williams, publisher of the Parade of Youth. One of Wil- Hams jokes is to call up the White House and ask for "Svee Willie" or Junior". cS 4. The White House operator, at first mystified, has now learned that this means William Hasset,s ex-veterari 1lewsmail, now one of the press secretaries to the Pres!- dent. " on occasion, MT. Williams has called MT. Hassett,. initiating the voice of the President, or again in a very British voice, to ask him to dine with His Excellency the British Ambassador. Result: MT. Hassett is always e little suspi- cious of telephone calls from al { legged high officials. , One night his phone rang and g voice said: 4 s3q
 "Mr. Hassett, this is Frank lin Roosevelt, and I called to tell you that you really should take g vacation" s
 Tiassett was just about to shoot back with "H0w would you like to jump In the lake, Jay Williams" when he realized that 1t actually was the President speaking. r Continuing, the President told X him that he knew Iassett had been in Washington all summer, that he appreciated his hard work, but that he ought to get away for a little rest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
TODAY's COMMON ERROR Never pronounce municipal mu-nis-ip'.al; say, mu-nis'-, ip-al. ss

million. There have been Q few cases of quintuplets, and there IS one recent instance on record of six calves being born to Q COW owned by ~Pieter Poth of Clarksburg, w. | Va. t. < M f*
 e. Who was awarded. the Har- mon trophy, for leS5 for. ."the worlds outstanding aviator?" "
 A. Capt. Edwin Q. Musick re- ceiyed 1t for his pioneering work as pilot of the Pan- n-Alnericaa Airways clipper ships in the traris-P Pacific service. He was also designated as the outstanding flyer of the United States for the year. .e sa
 e. IS there a place in Scotland named Airdrieq t '@ I A. Yes; 1t Is, Q. municipal and parliamentary .burgh in Lanark- shire, Il miles east of Glasgow.
 C. How many churches are now open In Russia compared with the close of, the Czarist regime?
 "A. About 60 per cent.
 e. IS Irish ,whiskey made in the United Etates2.S g }> " A.; It is Q distinctive product of Ireland, manufactured either In the Irish Free State or in northern Ire- land, in compliance with the laws of those territories regulating the manufacture of Irish whiskey for consumption. Tt contains no dis- tiled spirits less than three years old and is chiefly made from barley.
 e. Did the Ritz Brothers play the roles of the three colored tap dancers in the motion picture You Can't Have Everything2"
 A. The dancers, Tip, Tap and Toe, were not the Ritz Brothers in disguise. # t,sS &,
 e. IS Armistice day, November Il, a legal holiday in all the states9
 A. All except New York and Michigan. r&. <, d,a4sf ,s.8s
 O. 1 wish to send ,a Christmas package to some relatives In Mex l leo. What articles can include which will be duty free?
 | A. With the exception of in- formative, scientiflc, or cultural pe- ri0dicals, articles generally sent as gifts are duitable, at the same rates as commercial shipments of similar goods. X ts4@ D s, ,as, sg9
 c. How many states of tho Union do not have personal Income tax laws? E. 0e ~ l A. sixteen: colorado. Connecti- cut, Florida, Illinois. Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Ne. vada New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island; South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming .tt.s.
 ! lf you want eQpy Of our beck let MIXED BEVERAGES AND WINES" write the Waterbury DcmocFat's XNashiDgtOn Bureau 1913 Thlrleemtk Street Waahlpg apn, DD. O. KheIOse 70 cents ln cOlAA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
Mezv YorkaSnug Harbor
Tickets Thrive in Metropolis - Strong-Arm
 Methods in Newspaper Strike U. H.1 1L.LN :
ED EMERITUS IN NEwsDoM
Tickets
Are Halted.

New York is a Snug Harbor for professional pickets Their technique is as varied as the many causes they represent for so many bucks a day. If the spirit from labor head quarters moves them they will roll over on their bellies and stretch themselves on the sidewalk hoping to arouse the sympathies of pedes- trians who invariably itch to kick them in the gutter. Being loquacious
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
Selected Poem
THE LOBSTER MAN
(Milicent Laubenheimer in the Christian
 & Science Monitor

(Mlicent Laubenheimer in the Christian t B Science Monitor)
 Now with stiff fingers round the heavy oars, The lobster man pulls slowly past the lee, Seeing before him not his homely shores But the vast coldness of the level sea- Yet nearer draws as if unwillingly, And so comes home Filing his catch and gear He thinks of what his waiting meal will be, The steamy kitchen, and the fires cheer, The wood-box filled by him the night before, The cat beneath the stove, the simmering pots, His wife who moves from table to the door, The wood that must be sawed before 1t rots. And shouldering his burden he strides down, With quickening step, the leaf-strewn path
 through town.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15

family, his career can have brought little satisfaction. Croker died in exile, much hated and despised. Even the property he arnassed failed to protect his widow. Of his long and colorful career, nothing, not even ripple, now remains.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
In New York
Bv GEORGE BOSS

New York, Dec. 15.-Who is this fellow Robert Reud who was privi- leged to share, with Maestro Leo- pold Stokowski Greta Garbo's last moments before she sailed for home?
 To most of the great Greta's ad- mirers Reud's name is new. But Investigation revealed that he is an "old friend" Anyhow, only MT Reud seemed to know reticent Gre ta's travelling plans in advance.
 Reud is well known about town as & play and hotel publicist. And 1t isn't his fault If his chief claim to fame rests upon the, mutual at- tachment between Garbo and him. self. He has enjoyed the Garbo confidence a long time, having known the lady before she was catapulated into the uppermost ranks of stardom. .ft
 Over the years, they have corre- sponded freely. And though Greta has fortified herself against all visitors during her stopovers in Manhattan, Reud always has gained a ready audience.
 He does not exploit the intimacy. Though fan magazines have offered him princely sums for pen portraits of his girl friend, he has steadfastly declined. And out of difference to her wishes, he, is stubbornly silent, when questioned, about any Garbo activities or plans. Yet he is Gar bo's only Jason officer during her nasty sojourns in New York.
 Cocktail Trimming
 This is about the best time of the year to be telling you about Charles De Zernler who runs the barbershop in the basement of the RIGA Building in Radia City. No ordinary looking barber is this ton sorial artist. For he could pass as a banker in anybodys dawing room.
 The folk whose hair he trims and whose faces he slaves are celebrities. They include the Rockefellers, David Sarnoff, Lowell Thomas, NEG stars and most movie celebrities who are passing through.
 But here's the reason for the ap- propriate mention at the moment:
 Right now, Barber Zemler Is send- ing out engraved invitations, as is his annual custom, for his Christmas party. It Is to be held in the shop, Canapes and cocktails served by the Rainbow Rooml
 And there is nothing to prevent guest from calling for a cool high ball and close shave at the same time.
 Going Up!
 An apartment house dweller in what now is considered the Better Part of town, relates this one:
 The youth who runs the elevator in his house, he says, Is fairly handsome fellow, with amiahle dis- position and loquacious nature. And he seems to be well up on the latest gossip of the town, "
 This employe knocks of at about ] 4. M, and our informant saw him departing the other night, not in civilian clothes but in g natty get-out, complete to the high hat and chesterfield double breasted coat.
 Our source says he picked up enough courage the next day to ask about 1t, and this elevator runner told, him that he liked the night life well enough to splurge several times a week. And that running an elevator was as convenient a way as any for paying his niinimuins and cover charges. 'At z "
 My name appears pretty often in the chatter columns" he added proudly. #
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15

Buffalo, N. Y, is certainly in snow- belt, if ever there was one. It's funny how western New York can be showed under, while over here in Waterbury the youngsters are almost begging for snow that will spell sliding and skiing for them. It takes meteorologist to explain such differences in weather in adjoining states; the average man can't comprehend 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
Daily Almanac
)oll sets 4:32 a. m.

Moon sets 4:32 a. m. I,|
 Sun rises 7:09 a. m.; sets 4:25 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Black ice! There's nothing like the first ice of the winter season for skating. Take the ponds on the outskirts of the city these days and ice is forming thicker every night. It's black ice that is so deceptive appearing thin it's so clear, but actually heavy ana fine, for skating.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1sSI
A Thought for Today

woman when she is in travail, hath sorrow ..aa,,Sa hor hour is come: but as soon as she is deIivered of the chiId she rememberetn no more of the anguish, for joy that man IS porn into the wOrld,-JOhn 16:21.
 
 Heaven lies about us in our infancy-WoroS- worth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15

Radio commentators get madder and madder because the world dosent take their advice and it might serve us all jolly well right if they'd quit trying to save us
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15

c. Do COWS often produce multi pie offspring ct Q single birth?
 A. The American denetic asso- ciation in Washington says that quadruple. calves occur in one birth in the ration of one in every half-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15

Washington take note - King Arthur solved, thousand years ago, the prob- lem of social precedence at state dinners. He used round table.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
Britain, France Yield In Europe toC Concentrate on Far East Crisis;
 No FDR Message on Relief Until
 March; Admits Billions TooLow
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WASHINGTON, December 15.-Confidential reports regarding the recent French and British conversations in London have leaked back to official quarters here and indicate that the two democracies went lot further toward changing the map of Europe than appeared in AlAos ! !
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15

Mine owners of the Rand gold dis trict in South Africa report they need 10000 more workers and cannot lind any unemployed. .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
Answers 10 Questions
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
By Frederick Al. Kerby

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15

c. What are the dimensions of Q convex lens of 5-inch focus?
 A. The radius of curvature should be 21a inches. The thickness and diameter of the glass do not affect focal length.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15

lf you want . eQpy Of our beck let MIXED BEVERAGES AND WINES" write the Waterbury Dcmocrat's Washington Bureau, 1913 ThIrleemtk Street, Waehing son, ID. O, Enclose 70 cents lIA cohA
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-03-02
Committee Ok's
 Navy Appropria-
 For Fiscal Year
(By The Associated PreSs)


 WASHINGTON Mrch 2 The house appropriations committee approved the five hundred and twenty six million, five hundred and fifty five thousand dollar al lotment for the navy department for the next fiscal year. The amount was million and a half less than last year.
 The money is to be used to start eight new destroyers, four submarines, continue the work on two battleships three aircraft car riers eleven cruisers forty eight destroyers and gunbots.
 The committee also approved forty nine million and a half dollars for naval aviation and to provide for an enlisted force of a hundred and five thousand men
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-03-02
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The Nome daily nugget., 1937-03-02

ilot Robbins of the PAA arriv- ed with mail today from Fair banks and took on his return trip soon after. Incoming were M. J. Walsh city clerk and member of the Territorial Board of Educa- ton who has been attending ses- sions in Juneau and two passen- gers from down the coast. Out going was Mrs. Mary Brown.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-03-02
Madrid Caught Spies In Govt.
 Military Posts
CBy The Associated PressN

(By The Associated Pressl
 MADRID, March 2, - Spain's government rooted out spies who had gained key position in the military system.
 Thirty alleged plotters includ- ing the Marquis de San Vincente were seized at Valencia, and many others arrest in Madrid and in the rovince of Almeria.
 Arrests there were considered important because the insurgent southern army is aiming at that city, moving eastward from con- quered Malaga.
 The plotters collected informa- ton for General Franco, insurg- ent commander in chief, in an effort to undermine the govern ment cause.
 Reports said the roar of artil- lery in a battle and machine gun chattering continued on the out skirts of Madrid.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-03-02
Believe Should Look Into State
 Nation Defense
(By The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON D c Feb. 23. - Members of the house naval aff- airs committee urged an investi- gation of the Walsh-Healey Acts as they affect national defense, because steel companies have re- fused to bid on government ship building material.
 The Acts set wage and hour provisions for workers employed by contractors on large federal projects.
 Some members urged that the government build its own mills to alleviate a steel shortage.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-03-02
PIONEERS ATTENTION

All members are requested to meet at 8 pm Wednesday March 3rd at St. Joseph's Hall Candi- dates to present themselxes at 8:30 pm. Refreshments to follow.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-03-02

Pilot Whaley of the MAS made a flight to Haycock with Louis Nashenwing and two others as passengers.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-03-02
Mother Murdered
(By The Associated ?ress) LOS ANGELES, March 2,

Loo A4SIELE"o, MdIcn z, The cries of a three months old baby brought the landlady to the room of Mrs. Rose Valdez, l9, and found the young mother dead, ap parently the victim of an assault.
 Detectives said she was com- pletely unclothed, the back of her head crushed in, and pillows pied in her face.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-03-02
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AirpIane News
 Nome Airport

Pilots Hans Mirow and Don Emmons of the Mirow Air Ser vice made a flight to Taylor to- day with J J Keenan and a full load of freight in the Bach plane
La gaceta., 1937-10-09

Luis Dfaz, valiente obrero torcedor, vivid en- Tampa. Al
presente Sc encuentra recuido en- ell Sanaiorio del Centre AS
turiano, en- la Habana.
La gaceta., 1937-10-09

to de Jose Shoemaker, agreg6
Marcantonio, ha comenzado
una vez mas en- una atm6sfe-
"a de prejuicio e incitaci6n, ha-
biendo hecho la corte todos los
esfuerzos para proteger a los
acusados y Ell xxx. que les a.
poya, de la verdadera justicia"
LA acci6n de Rex Farrior al
pedir ell sobreseimiento de los
cargos contra dos miembros del
Khan, que Sc dice fueron alqui-
lados por medic de Fred Bass,
jefe de los agentes del Khan, So
10 puede ser condenada como
debilidad frente a preston poll.
tica, 81 no algo peor."
BESIDE ell principle la actua-
ci6n de Mr. Farrior Sc ha carac-
terizado por no destacar los he
chos whales, para la protection
de los interesados en- obtener la
absoluci6n".
LA democracia Y la causa
del progreso demandan ell cas-
tigo de estos hombres",
La gaceta., 1937-10-09
PeninsuIar Telephone CO.
Ell Frente Tercero. - Ell Frente de la Cultura
La Inauguration del Institute Obrero de segunda
ensenanza en- Barcelona

Barcelona.-El frente terce-
no, en- ell que Sc libran impor-
tantes batallas para ell future,
para la estructura de la nueva
vida que nacera de las ruinas
de la guerra, es ell frente de la
cultura."
Con estas palabras empieZa
la introduction del decreto por
ell que Ell ministro de Instruc-
ci6n Pdblica, JESUS Hernandez,
ordena la creaci6n de Institu-
tos 0breros de "a. Ensenanza
en- TODD ell ..territorio leal. Con
este decreto, al lado de la ebra
formidable del aumento de es-
cuelas primaries Y de la lueha
contra ell analfabetismo Sc di6
aEZ
un nuevo paso decisive para IL
quidar ell retTaso Y la lgnoran-
cia en- q. ell feudalismo Y ell Gle
no habian srmido hasta ahora
a la clase obrera y abrir la puer
ia de las ciencias a los cerebros
mas aptos del pals, sin distin=
ci6n de origen, Lo que antes era
de unos cuantos privilegiados,
no por raz6n de SUI inteligencia
sino por raz6n de su riqueza,
ha pasado hoy a ser ell derecho
indiscutible de cada obrero y
obrera que tienen la inteligen-
cia y ell deseo de estudiar.
Ell Gobierno de la General
dad de Catalina ha puesto a la
disposition del Institute Obre-
no de Barcelona extensos loca-
les en- un formidable edificio ro-
deado de un magnifico parque
donde estuvo antes IN colegio a.
ristocratico. Para dar una idea
de la magnitud de este edificio
mencionamos solamente que ca
da piso basta para la habilita-
ci6n de 16 aulas de una capacl-
dad de so alumnos, talleres espe
ciales y laboratories, dormito-
La gaceta., 1937-10-09
ELOGIADO EN- TODA LA A.
MERICA LATINA Ell DIS
CURSE DEL PRESIDEN-
TIE

Washington, oct. 9.-Muy E.
logiado ha sido en- la America
indo-espanola el discurso que Ell
presidente Roosevelt pronun-
clara en- Chicago.
Todos los periodicos de Pa
mama alaban al p~residente, pero
dudan de que Estados Unidos
Sc presto a integrar un frente
undo en- favor de la paz.
Ell diario Gel Tempo, de
Colombia, afirma que el discur-
so del Presidente encierra la
mas ~importante declaration So
bre politica international he
cha en- los dltimos meses.
Cast todos los peri6dicos chi
lenos ca1ifican ell discurso de
pieza maestro.
"La Prensa" de Buenos Al
res dice: ell Presidente estima
que la anarquia international
debe extinguirse. Estados Uni
dos fila su posici6n en- terminus
claros Y energicos.
Todos los peri6dicos de Rio
Janeiro concuerdan en- ell punto
de que las palabras del presiden
to Roosevelt arrojan nueva luz,
desde ell punto de vista nortea-
mericano, en- la crisis del mum
do.