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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-08
Selected Poem
THROUGH THE YEAR

(By Julian S. Cutler in the Boston Post) God be with you in the Springtime
 When the violetS unfold, And the buttercups and cowslips
 Fill the fields with yellow gold; In the time of apple blossoms,
 When the happy bluebirds sing Filling all the world with gladneSS-
 God be with you in the Spring! God be with you in the Summer,
 When the sweet June roses blow, When the bobolinks are laughing
 And the brooks with music flow; When the fields are white with daisies And the days are glad and long God be with you in the Summer
 Filling all your world with song God be with you in the Autumn,
 When the birds and flowers have fed And along the woodland pathways
 Leaves are falling, gold and red; When the Summer lies behind you,
 In the evening of the year God be with you in the Autumn,
 Then to fill your heart with cheer. God be with you in the Winter.
 When the snow lies deep and white, When the sleeping fields are silent
 And the stars gleam cold and bright. When the hand and heart are tired
 With life's long and weary quest God be with you in the Winter,
 Just to guide you into rest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-08

The six plain states - the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas will be the scene of much activity when spring permits planting. Uncle Sam's tree shelterbelt will be increased by 4,250 miles of trees this year This is 1000 more miles than the distance from New York to San Francisco, so you can just imagine what activity will take place this year. It will take tremendous number of trees to make such long wind-break, but so far official records proclaim the fact that mortality among the trees set out is surprisingly low. This is an encouraging factor in the continuation of the plan to restore denuded land areas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-08

to go home last summer, these words would have slipped through without 8 fight.
 Because of this slip the bill will not pass. Its champions are going through the motions of . fight. But many who would vote for it in the end are only lukewarrn. And 1t will be disposed of" in favor of the big navy bill or the farm bill. For the Senate can dispose of'' a bill merely by vot- ing to take up another bill, and the bill which is side-tracked may never be voted On".
 Merry-Go-R Round
 Jim Landfs cams back from Cambridge the other day, wearing an old sloch hat, and revisited for- mer haunts in the SEC. He also had talk with Tom Corcoran and Justice BrandeiS Joe Kennedy is doing his home work. He has been reporting daily at the State Department to learn the ropes on his new job as ambaSsa- dor to the Court of St. James. .. Labor Department is think ing about going in form drama. The play-if produced-is Pins and Needless" current Broadway success staged by the Interna- tional Ladies Garment Workers Union, and the occasion is the 18th anniversary of the establish- ment of Labor Department .. . Mrs. Roosevelt saw and comment ed on the play "Sunup and Sun- down." before it opened. It is a child labor play about work in the tobacco fields Asked where he got the basket nests pro- vided for birds in the National Zoo, Director William Mann said, Prom Japan, I fear.~
 Copyright. 1888, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-08
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS


 New York, Feb. 8-Ironics on the Island: John D. Rockefeller'S Rain bow Room is one of the patrician places in town but the hired help there insist upon calling it Jacks Bar & Grill"
 Simpsons pawnshop on Broad way at 46th street is just next door to the Silver Dollar restaurant, of all places. There's the perennial cluster of pavement bookieS in the midtown sectors, though betting is illegal in the state of New York.
 Dorothy Parker may be the first wit and sophisticate of this para doxical town, but her friends note that she also is one of its leading sentimentalistS.
 J. P. Morgan's town house, big and opulent, covers one entire block on Madison avenue. Yet, it fronts some of the most sordid brown stones this side of a Dead End' stage setting.
 The George M. Conan theater hasn't received MT. Conan, on stage or in the audience, for almost a dozen years.
 There are the night club enter tainers who constantly complain of laryngitis and other vocal af- fictions and brave the chilly mid- night air with evening frocks art fully cut to their midriffs.
 There is that private house in the hurly-burly of Fifty-Second street, the mecca of swing, whose occupants open their windows, pull down blinds and retire at II p. m., in what must be a losing struggle to get some sleep before a. m.
 Ambulance surgeons in the Belle vue bailiwick get their share of excitement reading detective yarns in between life and death calls during the small hours of the morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-08
In Today's Mail
 Anonymous letters will not be accepted unless accom- panied with writer's name.
CLAMOR REPLACES LOGIC IN COMMUNISTIC VERBAL
 ATTACK.
February ', 1888.

February z, 1888. Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 May l have the privilege of us- ing your column to comment on the pro and con Communist letters, ap- bearing in your paper.
 It is obvious that the poor Coln- munist writer, as the argument grows, instead of reasoning better, speaks louder. His letters definitely prove he is taking shelter from 8 defeat in clamor and vile epithets. c. C.'s letters contain facts and nothing but facts about the nature, purpose, and methods of Commu- nism. The South Main street let ters reveal but the hypocritical tac- tics of Communism-especially as to the avoidance of issues.
 When c. c. presents facts and proves Communism is a violent rev. olutionary party, the Red writer re- plies "the American people have right to revolution" He might as well write about the weather. Why does he not prove that Communism 1 10 HUI O f2b4S1Av ACNOA0tfOAioAJ PoA "
 Why, too, doesn't he prove the Communist party of the United States does not take it's orders from Moscow? That Communism would not do away with our freedom of speech, freedom of the press, free dom of religion (Jewish, Catholic. Protestant), freedom. of asSemblage and freedom of education?" And why does he not defend the "dem- ocratic" form of government in Rus sia? This government which he would like to see established in the United States and which exists ill the Soviet Union, where the people live under dictatorship and wherein 1 1-2 per cent of the people have a throttle hold on the other 98 1-2 per cent.
 Yes, c. C., we may differ as to the solution for the economic troubles of America, yet we can all agree that imported poisons is not the cure.
 Yours truly,
 J. c.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-08
(PreSSCOnnent
SPLITTING TEXAS
(New York Herald-Tribune)

(New York Herald-Tribune)
 The proposal to make a forty ninth state out of the lower Rio Grande valley, which is reported to be gaining favor in four of the large south Texas counties, has much to recommend it, but it is doubtful whether anything will come of it, certainly not for many years. This and similar ideas in dealing with the great area of Texas have been discussed before; in 1880 John N. Garner, then representative in congress from Uvalde, caused mild excitement by inserting a statement in "The Congressional Record re- minding the public of the fact that Texas, if so minded, could divide it. self into as many as five states. Such move, of course, would have a tremendous effect upon the ball. ance of power in congress.
 Texas, under the joint resolution of congress for annexation approved March l, 1845, was empowered to subdivide herself into states not ex- ceeding five in number. Although such division would be simple enough from a legal point of view, and for many other considerations, such as the diversity of interests of the various sections of the state, other technical points would lead to much argument. The division of public lands and the apportionment of state funds are only two of the difficulties. The greatest obstacle, of course, is the matter of state pride-pride of the people of Texas in their traditions (even trans planted citrus growers from Iowa begin to feel like old settlers after few months) and the ability to boast that they are citizens of the biggest state. unwieldly though 1t may be.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-08
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 1:07 a. m.
 Sun rises 6:56 a. m; sets 5:17 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 If you don't think there was lot of frost in the ground this winter take trip out into the hinterlands while the weather re- mains mild There you'll see the proof in mud, lots of mud It's these alternating hot and cold periods which allow the ground to heave which raise havoc with fine flower beds that haven't been amply protected against just such an occurrence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-08
Down in Westchester County (

Down in Westchester County officials are seriously considering using an aban- doned railroad right of way for motor highway. The famous Westchester and Boston railway is no more, but it's right of way still exists. Utilization of this roadbed for auto traffic, express traffic at that, is now suggested. If the roadbed could be transformed into motor high way at a fairly reasonable cost it might be acceptable. But there's the possibility that such change might cost more than actually building new road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-08
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never pronounce abbatoir- ab'-a-tor; say, a'-ba-twor'

Katharine Hepburn make her screen debut?
 A. "A Bill of Divorcement."
 Q. Name some small, towering ornamental trees that can be used as lawn specimens.
 A. The Dogwoods, Japanese Towering Cherries, Towering Crabs Towering Plums, and Towering Peach are excellent for the purpose.
 o. What is the average number of words per minute spoken over the radio?
 A. About 140.
 Q. Give the full name of the Duke of Windsor.
 A. Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor.
 o. What area is included in con- tinental United States?
 A. oy CuoIOuA dAiO Lod6C lO A1- cludes only the forty-eight States and the District of Columbia. Strictly, however, it should also in- clude Alaska.
 o. Can you name 8 slow-evapo- rating, hygroscopic liqiud?
 A. Glycerin evaporateS practical ly not at all at ordinary tempera- lures, and always retains more or less water depending upon the relative humidity of the air.
 o. Are there more Jews in New York city than in any other city in the United States?
 A. Yes. It is estimated that one half Of the Jews in the United States live within the metropolitan area of New York.
 If you want copy of our book let Puzzle Workers Dictionary" write to Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir- teenth street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-08
When In Rome Do-Etc.

The following brief from the Manches- ter Evening Herald shows just how "sott" you can grow in one-newspaper town. Now when you live in city like Water bury with three daily newspapers you get to be tough" You either learn to give and take or else you just sit on the side lines and watch the day go by. Read It and follow your own inclination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-08

The recent good will message signed by 60 members of Congress, senators and representatives, offer ing congratulations, in the name of democracy, to the Loyalist Parlia- ment of Spain has been sharply at tackled. It is in effect a complete endorsement of the Madrid govern ment.
 Aside from the fact that such an action might be construed as a breach of neutrality, since our gov-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-08
Test Y UT Knowledge
Can you answer seven Of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1. In which city is Montana State University? 2. Who was niclmamed the "Swe- dish Nightingale?"
 3. To whom was Col. Meyer Rob- ert Guggenheim recently married2
 4. Between what two nations was the Hundred Years War?
 5. What is quicksand?
 6. Name the U. s. Secretary of the Interior.
 T. How many ounces in a Troy pound?
 8. In what year was the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor un- yelled?
 g. Who invented the shrapnel shell?
 10. Where is Colgate University?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-08
Questions and
 Answers
-
 Gopyrisist les& mA
By Frederick M. Kerby

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 Enclose a three cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ton of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be un- dertaken. Be sure all mail is ad- dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 THE EDITOR O. When did a cloud of poison ouS gas cause serious loss of life near Liege, Belgium, and what was the gas?
 A. It occurred during the first few days of December, 1880. The gas was thought to come from zinc works nearby, and was prevented from rising by heavy fog. Seventy people and many cattle were killed o. In what motion picture did
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-08
Give Up?

Give Up?
 Still More Paradoxes: Wall street moguls waiting patiently for traffic to cease along South street-so they can cross to the other side and chamber into commuters seaplanes anchored in the East river.
 Florida bound travellers chang ing trains at Grand Central Depot and pausing to glance at the snow charts for skiing enthusiasts.
 The front entrance to the New York curb exchange on Trinity which happens to be farther from the curb than any other build ing on the street.
 The damp, dark cellars of the larger breweries where the per- sonnel still tenderly cultivates mush- room patches, hobby held over from the idle days of prohibition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-08

Ice completely wrecked the interna- tional bridge at Niagara Falls the other day. Now, children, all together - "Niagra bridge is falling down, falling down, falling doWn!"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-08
You Explain It

More paradoxes: Sholem Secun- dah, author of "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen," the national menace, who took his musical studies from his first cousin, Ray Lev, tke famous concert pianist.
 Veloz and Yolanda, Dario and Diane, Gomez and Winona and other top-notch ballroom teams, relaxing after office hours by danc- ing-gratis-in La Conga.
 Times Square, the "glamorouS" cross roads of the world, where the four corners boast, respectively, of cigar store, drug store, a brauhaus and hot dog stand.
 Columbus Circle, named for the foremost discoverer, where out-of- towners get lost oftener than in any other part of the city.
 The bell on the floor of the stock exchange-which has exactly the same pitch and tone as the clarion used at the boxing matches in Mad iSon Square Garden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-08
A Thought for Today

If man be found stealing any of hlS breth- ren of the children of Israel and maketh mer- chandiSe of him, or SelIeth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from you.-Deuteronomy 24:7
 
 Those are men-stealers who abduct, keep, sell or buy slaves or freemen.-Grot1us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-08
Current Comment

The next time go in the ring I think you'll see a better fighter. Tommy Farr, English heavy weight who was beaten by Joe Louis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-08
Davis to Return Temporarily to Moscow; Will Replace Gibson July 1st in Belgium;
 EccIes and Lewis Disagreed on Wage
 Policy, While Both Favored Spending
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Washington Feb 8-Joe Davies and his breakfast food heress bride the former Marjorie Post Hutton have been touring through adjacent Maryland lately in search of country estate big enough for 18hoe golf course
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-08-24

the poCOG, to assemble those pages and to |
distri butc tlo1l.
often it has boon alto, othor too much
work for tho few fai thful who showed up,
but ovor SO tlloy havo dono it and folt |
it oainontly worthwhile
Those who produce tho paper try to
make Of it truo, undistortod, report Of
Groonbolt activities and ospirat io11s.
Thoy con succeed completely in doing this
only if all Groonbclt CT IONS consider |
themselves rlonbors Of tho popor's staff.
It is tho duty Of the citizens Of i
any cocrrumity to par CT patio in tho Cd
itinC Of thoir paper, to 500 that oil
sidos orc repro sontcd, that all issues arc
repro sontod, that oil issues ore presented
that oil corrlurit y ond social activi ties |
arc Civcn fair report.
IN Groenbolt We take tho most sure
way to roalizo these ends. We publish
our own paper, coopora tivoly; do our
own reporting, our own VIZ ting, our own
producing. We Give everyone fair
hearing.
Tho paper depends upon tho ho1p Of tho
town.
It must hcvo community activi tics that
Gre worthy Of ropor tim; and oncouroG ING. |
L nd it must have tho activo partic1 pa4
ton Of largo proportion Of tho town,
if tho actual labor Of getting the paper |
out is to be kept wi thin tho liai Of
Groonbolt's hobby activities, os it is
now supposed to be.
Tho no7t issue Of the Corpora tor will |
be edited by r. Nnryl, oftor which
Er. Clinitz, Editor-Eloct, Will aSsUlc
Command.
NAT HOlE" FOR COOPERATOR STAFF
llenbors Of tho Cooporator staff GRE to
be honorod at OIL nat Homo" by Acting
Editor and RS. Howard c. Custor, 45-R
Ridge Road, Sunday Afternoon, August 20,
from tllroo to five.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-08-24
IN OPEN LETTER TO THE TRANSPORTATION
CQTITTEE
CQlEITTEE

Thcro have boon many ugly rl1aors exc
tont in Broonbclt to tho offoct that,
| since tho Farm Security Admin strotio on
! is absorbing deficit from tho opera
| ton Of tho Groonbolt Bus Limo to tho
| tuno Of about 5000 por month, tho ir-
| mediate offoct is curtai l1cnt Of odu-
| catiolnl and rocroationnl activities
| ich had originally boon planned for
| itizons and that, if Improvement
| doesn't soon sot in, nay ultinn toly
| look for this deficit to result in ON
| increase in ronts.
During tho past months, Whilo Groom
bolt growing, thoro loCitirnto
| excuse for O subsidized bus limo.
| Deficits wore inevitable and ustifiablo.
| They could be explained away nocos-
| sory expenses Of development. Now,
| hQNovor, tho population has boon
| acticolly absorbed, tho situa ton
| should DO squmroly faced, for it is
obvi Gus that the present coldi tt on will
| not long be porr1i ttod to continue.
That Groonbolt, dependent it is
| on Washing ton for it's livelihood, must
1aaintain on adequate tranGpor ia ton
system, although providing service to it's
| atrons at reasonable figure, is being
opera ted at terrific loss is also truo.
| Various oxpodionts have boon advanced
| os corrective measures. AS to tho
| norits Of those proposals, the average
| citizen is in no position to judge.
Lacking 1GcCS t1lI LIT res OH WlLCIl 70
| base @ conclusion.
| The Conoral co1lconsus Of opinion
| appears to be that the present method
| Of transpor to ion should DO continued.
| if efficiently managed, and many have
| roliC1ously potrOnizod tho buses,
| fidontly believing that by SO doing thoy
| Wcro building, for future whom increased
| revenues would permit expansion Of
| facilities and schedules. This in
| limo wi tn tho advice Civon thon by tho
| Trans ortation Co1rai ttoo Of tho Citizens
Association soao months aCo. Othors
| have boon reluctant to foroCo tho comfort
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-12

The most disastrous defeat suf- fcred by the Italians in the World War was inflicted by the Austrians at Caporetto.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-12
Railroad Police Nip BoOtIeggers
 Of Stolen Goal

STEUBENVILLE, O., March 12.- Bootlegging of stolen coal has been stepped here with the arrest of six men. railroad police believe.
 The bootleg business had reach ed such proportions that the Penn sylvania Railroad alone has lost several hundred thousand dollars in this district recently.
 The men arrested admitted haul ing five and one-half tons of stolen coal on one day The men were sentenced to terms in Jefferson County Jail and fined.
 Railroad police said they us- pected at least another half dozen men as looters of railroad coal cars and were Investigating operations of other gangs believed to be run- ming stolen coal to unsuspecting customers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-12
By BERNHARD WULF

BERLIN, March 12.- Hermann Wilhelm Goering, Herr Hitler's right hand man, stands as unique among high government officials of all Flu rope.
 While Mussolini has taken care to denote possible rivals and Josef Stalin has no understudy, only Hit Ter has a Goering.
 As robust as Hitler is ascetic, Goering is today Germany's eco- homie dictator Soon he will become the military dictator. it is predicted And, in the event of Hitler's de- mise or downfall, he undoubtedly would be dictator absolute.
 Man of Many Jobs
 Following the recent Nazi upheav- al, Goering became Germany's only active field marshal, and member of Hitler's new privy council on for eign affairs.
 He already was dictator of the four-year plan for economic self sufficiency. minister of aviation and television. prime minister of Prus- sia, president Of the Richstag. com missar of raw materals, and su- preme head of the natonal weather bureau)
 Goering is the only original Nazi 1verlord whose family is of the aris- socracy His father was a PrussiGn army officer, later becoming first governor general of German South west Africa.
 Ruthless, man of brute strength and unquestioned courage, Goerin9 has had a colorful and impressive career since his birth at an upper Bavarian chateau in 1883.
 Like his father, he attended mili- tary school, and joined the German flying corps during the World War Quickly developing into one of the most skillful pursuit pilots, he was assigned to the famous flying cir aus' commanded by Baron Manfred von Richthofen.
 When the "ace of aces" was killed in aerial combat, young Goering was given a captaincy and named com mander of the squadron. He brought down B Allied planes and won the highest Prussian military decora- ton, Pour le Merite."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-12
POINT BARROW
 DISCUSSED BY
 SERVICE CIRCLE

Discussing conditions at Nome and Point Barrow, Mrs Virgil Far rell spoke Informally at the meet ing of the World Service Circle yes- terday afternoon at the Northern Light Presbyterian Church, and also showed pieces of ivory, pie lures, and Eskimo articles of cloth ing
 Mrs. Charles w Hawkesworth, guest at the meeting. spoke infor- mally of conditions existing at Point Barrow several years ago in contrast to the present situation. Mrs. J. F. Morley led the devo- tionals and Mrs. Harold Smith was hostess for the afternoon.
 In appreciation for the leadership of Mrs Claude M. Hirst, who is con- tinuing as president for another term, the Circle presented an at tractive gift.