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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
Snow Removal Camouflage

The Sunday Republican invites us "for a ride" to inspect snow removal progress in other cities. Aside from the fact that it is not always safe to say ives" when someone offers to take you "for ride", we doubt if the morning municipal chronicle" would be open-minded enough to admit the facts even if they were ob- vious. AS matter of fact they took the wrong side of the snow removal con- troversy and left their star city hall reporter, the Controller, out on a limb.
 There could have been much better snow removal in Waterbury as in previ- ous years if the Controller would have approved the expense of doing it, but he goes by the budget regardless of storms or floods or other emergencies and his newspaper Edgar Bergen requires it. Such people, if their home medical budget had been spent by December 1st and their child had ruptured appendix, would probably let him die on the theory that budgt should not be overspent for any emergency.
 There would be no use pointing out that Waterbury got more snow than New Haven or other cities, being higher above sea-level, because any scientific or logi- cal explanation would be brushed aside in the zeal to condemn anything done by our present city administration re- gardlesS of whether it beSmirches the good name of Waterbury or not. Some day the LeavenWOrth Street editors are going to wake up to the fact that they are
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
PresSCOmment
THE NEW TAX COMMISSIONER
(Hartford Courant)

NA4e@A VAOA0 SOuA dA1OJ
 The Governor has not let the post of Tax Commissioner remain vacant until the expiration of his term, when it might have been filled by his successor, but instead has appointed Charles J. Mclaughlin of West Hartford to succeed William H. Hackett. Under the statutes, MT. Mclaughlin will serve until the ex- piration of the term to which MT. Hackett was appointed, and he will therefore fill the office until July |, 1941.
 Although MT. Mclaughlin is known primarily as a lawyer no req son exists why he should not fill the eXacting office of Tax Commits sioner ably and well. As the success Sor to Edward J. Daly as Attorney General of the State he has dis played good judgment and sound intelligence. They are desirable qualities in Tax Commissioner as well, particularly in a period when the State is more likely to expand than to contract its taxing activi- ties.
 Moreover, legal talent of high order will not come amiss if, as seems, likely, the State undertakes to audit the accounts of its politi- cal subdivisions As recent unhap- py events in Waterbury have made plain, such auditing might prevent serious loss, whether through ven- ality or through carelessness, and 8 lawyer may render useful service in directing the necessary investiga- tions. The tax commission offers a widening field for distinguished public service, and MT. McLaugf- lin has an opportunity before him to enhance his already good repu- tation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

to buy or build on a river bank?
 Does the city plan to condemn or otherwise acquire property and de- molish dwellings at great expense, thereby pulling someone's chestnuts out of the fire or in this case out of the water?
 Can we afford to spend $5OO,OOO at this time if not absolutely necessary?
 Is there not some less costly way to solve the problem?
 Are we not unduly excited about the whole thing?
 It is easy to find excuses for spend ing-what Waterbury wants right now are excuses for saving.
 Is there a possibility that the fed eral or state government has some liability and ought to share the cost of anything that is done?
 We ask these questions just to open discussion and promote some thought on both sides of this serious matter.
 Perhaps there is no alternative but to do the job at great expense.
 BUT-let's be sure before we spend $5OO,OO0 at this stage of the matter.
 Let us provide necessities, but fore go luxuries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
,Dictators Are Different

One thing that has been botherlng some Americans in connection with this proposed New World cooperation in de- fense of democracy is the perfectly obvious fact that the democracy of so many Latin-American nations is far from being pure and undefiled. The con- ference in Peru may be productive of great things. Yet there is no use 1gnor- ing the fact that of the nations there represented only few can be claSsed as genuine democracieS, as the term IS un- derStood north of the Rio Grande. Ii a united front against the dictators IS formed, there will be plenty of dictators in it.
 Yet there is no need for anyone to be dismayed by this fact. For if dictatorship in itself is an old story in this hemlS- phere, the particular kind of dictatorship now looming large on the European hori- zon is something new. A moments com parison will make the distinction clear.
 As a general thing, the banana re- public" dictatorship is highly individ- ualized show. Only rarely is it based on any theology or theory more elaborate than a simple desire for power. It may be exceedingly oppressive = some of the AALl1l u1CGdGOl0 4IdO VO A from the Nazis about the technique ot silencing dissidents - but by its very nature it is ephermeral and it does not force the ideals, the mental processes and the intellectual outlook of its people into a rigid mold. It is way of govern ment but not way of life. It does not try to remake society according to a fixed pattern.
 All of which is just the reverse of the European-model dictatorship which IS to be one of the big concerns of the Lima conferees. For the frightening thing about such thing as Nazism is that while it vests all the power of govern ment in one man, it goes far beyond the old-time idea of simple autocracy, and sets up an ideal to which all men are forced to conform. It is not enough that the citizen simply refrain from criticizing the dictator; he must think as the dlcta- tor wants him to think, he is permitted to have only such ideas as suit the die tator, the smallest details of his private life are regulated for him.
 So that it is not merely political freedom which dies under this system. The fundamental right of the human be- ing to think his own thoughts and wor- ship according to the dictates of his own conscience, to pick his friends, to train his children, and to keep himself aware of what is going on in the world = this broad right, which is fundamental to anything that can pass under the name of civilization, ceases to exist.
 That is why there is nothing in the least out of the way in the spectacle of various Latin-American dictatorS sitting down to discuss ways of checking the spread of European totalitarlanlsm. Freeuemocratic society can survive these impromptu one-man Relationships. It cannot survive a spread of the European dictatorship ideal. If we are to under stand the significance of the Lima con- ference, we must be clear about the diff ference between the two.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

In New York case over 1000 experi- enced and expert engineers will take part in the survey. When they are through the city will have sub-surface map that will be invaluable. It will shop not only the water lines, hut also sewers, sub ways, pneumatic tubes, steam pipes, trolley wires. These underground nerves" are previous to New York's existence. And in most American cities today all wires and pipes of public utili- ties are going underground. Therefore the value of mapping them can be ap- preciated Few of us realize what net work of pipes and wires extend under most of our modern civic thoroughfares.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

A unique survey is about to start in New York city. Utilizing WPA workers the city will check on it's system of water mains. A complete checkup will be made throughout the city and it is ex- pected that when completed an enorm- ouS number of leaks and wastes in water consumption will have been found Almost any big city could do the same thing with profit. Unfortunately all aren't in the position to authorize or pay for such surveys. However, in smaller communities we don't think it's bad idea to conduct periodic check-ups for leaks. We don't know what the situation is locally, but we presume that if there was any serious leakage it would be speedily apparent at the water Depart ment. Property owners many times, though, don't know that they are pay ing for more water than is actually con- sumed until the rent bills come in.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Necromancer is pronounced
 nek'-ro-man-ser; not ne'- krO-man-s
thick, is that a sign of severe win

thick, is that sign of severe win- ter?
 A. The U. s. weather bureau says
 that the thickness of the fur, and
 similar observations, are not indica-
 tive of how severe the approaching winter will be. Unusual thickness of an animals fur is probably due
 to g good food supply during the year.
 @. Did the bill providing for the payment of salaries to fourth class postmasters pass? A. It passed the house of repre- sentativeS and was referred to the post offlce committee of the senate,
 but was not passed by that body. - e. Can a negro be president of the United States2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

1940 from the other Democratic senator, or from Bones alter ego, Haas.
 MOneyless Campaign
 Senator Bone has just conduct ed one of the most remarkable campaigns in recent political his- tory. Refusing all donations to his campaign, without advertising, without use of the congressional . frank, or any mail appeal to the voters, Bone was overwhelmingly renominated and reelected.
 Total amount spent was about $4OO, all going toward gasoline, hotel bills and other expenses of Bones own personal travel.
 Only appeal Bone made was his own speeches, and these, it is iln- portant to note, were far more radical than his recent voting rec ord on the floor of the senate, where, of late, he was veered somewhat away from the New Deal.
 Behind the Bone campaign, however, was the astute organiza- ton work of Saul Haas. Taking a leave of absence from his Gus toms office, Saul spent the entire summer organizing the state of Washington. He has a card index of 51,00O Democratic voters, all supporters of Bone and Haas, all potential opponents of Senator Schwellenbach. It was one of the most thorough organization jobs ever done in the Pacific north west.
 Forgive and Forget?
 Probably Bone would be ready to forgive and forget if Schwel- lenbach met him half way-but it all depends on Haas. On this point Bone is putty in the hands of his campaign manager.
 Meanwhile Haas is broadening his political power. Rated by the Treasury as one of the best col- lectors of customs in the country, Haas also has radio station of increasing influence.
 Able, industrious, intensely loyal to his friends. Haas is relentless toward his enemies. And if pres ent trends continue he will prob ably split the Democratic party wide open in order to defeat Schwellenbach in 1940.
 
 Copyright, 1888, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
Selected Poem
DEER IN THE MISTY wooDLor

Fred Lape in the Christian Science Monitor) My feet were held by grasses bent with snow so moist 1t cung. The fog was like hood over my head and shoulders. Where the row of cherry met the woodlot, hemlocks stood with lines of spires like saw teeth in the mist I walked into the quiet outdoor room and saw clump of snow let go and twist a lower branch and wave it like plume Sudden commotion stirred the underbrush growing around group of rotting stumps Three deer had turned with concerted rush and bolted down the hill saw their rumps flash white, the hoofs touch ground and spring from 1t and where the heavy snow still clung to boughS, the boughs freed once again to swing. The woods were quiet afterwards. Mist was siftine among the trees. Far of heard the deer, like powers that work and weave behind the shftinf curtains of life running into the clear.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

A. There is no constitutional or statutory inhibition against negro occupying that office.
 @. Are Masonic lodges prohibit ed in the state of Utah?
 A. There are numerous Masonic lodges and 8 well-organized grand lodge in the state.
 0. How large is the Italian pop ulation of New York city, and how many were born in Italy? A. The 1890 Italian population was 1,070,355 of whom 440, 0,25O were Italian born.
 Q. Are the names and ages of all members of the family recorded when the U. s. census is taken? A. Yes.
 If you want a copy of our booklet. THE BOOK OF GAMES" write to The Waterbury Democrats Wash ingtOn Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents i'm postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
A Book a Day
Artists Story of Africa

It is a bit disillusioning to have your ideas of a continents geogra- phy knocked completely into cock ed hat after years of reading and movies and photographs. But that Is precisely what William R. Leigh has done in his exceptional story Of Africa, Frontier of Enchantment (Simon and Schuster, $3).
 To read it is to hear and see an Africa which you will not soon~for- get. For MT. Leigh has caught some thing of the great Sprawling con- tinent that the historians and the casual travel book writer have not.
 MT. Leigh went to Africa first in 1926 with Dr. Carl Akeley, com missioned to draw the wild animals and landscapes for the famous Habitat Groups" in the African hall of the American Museum of Natural History. After Dr. Akeley died, he continued his work on sub- sequent expeditions.
 Hours on end MT. Leigh sketched in the wilds, catching a secretary bird strutting through the tall grass. putting down on paper the leap of lion after some smaller prey. drawing the hyena, the giraffe, the klip-springer, the hyrax, the black buffalo, and other animals.
 He came back convinced that the world does not know Africa. Two thirds of Africa" he says, lis be- tween 5000 and 1000 feet above sea level; not hot, but gloriously de- lightful; land not dark, but bright not jungle, but open: not pestilen- tial, but extremely salubriouS." Unfortunately, says MT. Leigh. this Africa is doomed all too soon to be 8 vanished work. His book, replete with striking pen and ink sketches, reveals it as it is today P. G. F.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

1. Name the parents of George Washington.
 ?. What is first water diamond?
 3. Name the German diplomat recently assassinated in Paris by a Polish Jew.
 4. What body of water borders the Republic of Estonia on the north?
 5. On regulation baseball dia- mond, what is the distance between home plate and first base?
 6. Name the State flower of Ar kansas.
 '. What is a round" of ammu- nition?
 8. Tn which French city is Na- poleon Bonaparte buried?
 g. What was the name of the bodyguard of the Roman Emper- OrS?
 10. Name the second ranking State in the U. s. according to population.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

Up in Boston the folks are getting con- scious of the fact that it would be nice thing for the state to pay for some of the upkeep of important highway links that are in the city proper. An effort is now being made to have Massachusetts do what Connecticut is doing for some of it's municipalities. Bridgeport started the parade to Hatford when Mayor Jasper McLevy got highway money diversion to maintain Park City streets. Now Water bury gets some and so do all towns lith- erto depending on their own funds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
Current Comment

Nothing will take the kinks out of workingman's back as effec- lively as ballet dancing. Kenneth Whitney, machinist of Pueblo, Calf.
 The rising flood of unemployment is slowly but inexorably eating into the income of the middle class William Allen White.
 I'm learning to talk rough enough now to make the ranch go. Mrs. Roma Ware, former New York so- ciety figure who has taken up ranching iii Nevada.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
Daily Almanac
Moon rises 4:59 p. m.

Moon rises 4:59 p. m.
 Sun rises 7:03 a. m.; sets 4:24 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 This winter is starting much as did that of early and departed quickly, leaving long two months of rain. fog. some sleet, very little snow, and only occasional cold blasts. The spring, as 3 result. was late in arriving. This year. too, we got good hearty doses of wintSr early; 1t remains to be seen if they continue or die by the wayside.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

more and more unpopular every day to more people in our city for the joy and
 eagerneSs with which they grasp every chance to smear and injure our city, it's business, it's people, and its neigh borliness. Such bias and Sourness quickly changes the color of newspaper from white to other less attractive tirts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
A Thought for Today

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the Word' thev also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives.-I Peter S:1
 l
 Of earthly goods, the best is a good wife; a bad, the bitterest curse of human me.-Simon- ideS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

It has been estimated that World War pensions will last at least a hundred years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
Petty-Feud Between U. 5. Senotors Big Threot for Democratic Success in 1o4O;
 Bone,. SchweIIenboch Will Split Porty;
 Loter Tops with FDR, Bone with the People
By DREW PKARsoM
ana ROBERT . ALLEN

Olympia, Washington December z. - This States cat-and-dog fight between two Roosevelt Senators, which threatens to tear the local Democratic party to personal feuding which Roosevelt - or someone has to patch up if the Democrats going to carry the country in 1Q4n
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

Ambassadors nowadays are always flying around in airplanes The diplo- matic service has speeded up since Bill Bullitt was first shot to Moscow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

Why wait for prosperity to round that corner? Go and meet it on the other street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
I c st Y o q F Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
QUESTIONS And ANSWERS
BY FREDERICK M. KERRY

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 m- dertaken. Be sure all mail is ad- dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 THE EnTT0R
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
e. What is a divining rod2

@. What is divining rod?
 A. A wand or staff, usually of hazel wood forked at one end, but sometimes of metal, supposed to have the property of indicating the pres ence of minerals or water beneath the surface of the earth.
 Q. When the fur of animals is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07

o. What scientists have publish ed books on the speech of monkeys?
 A. Clarence Ray Carpenter of Johns Hopkins university, Balti- more, Md. An older book is by Richard Lynch Garner, published in 1892; he lived for several months in cage in the African jungle to study the chattering of monkeys.
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
10000 Photographs Taken Of n. Y. Fair

NEW YORK Dec % dNS) Hhave made of progress al
More than 10000 photographs New World Fair
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
NdziS Call
Pdrley a
Failure

BERLIN, Dec. % G.N.S).-Ger
man newspapers published new at
tacks on the United States today
using the Pan-American confer
ence just ended at Lima, Peru, as
their principal springboard.
Chancellor Hitler's organ, Voel
kischer Beobachter, stated:
Perhaps the disappointing
lesson of Lima will make the
United States realize things as
they really are. BY this means
world peace would be served bet
ter than by the present panic
creating agitation"
Said Der Angriff, organ oi
Propaganda Minister Goebbels:
The Lima failure is embar-
RAISING, but has a SOLDERING ef-
feet upon the United States"
Another Nazi organ said PreSi
dent Roosevelt encountered "bac
luck" at Lima.
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
COSTER FOILED
EXPOSE IN "a,
REPORT SHOWS
0utsmated Associates
And Blocked Probe
(Copyr' Eht. 1888, by New York
Daily News


NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-Two
noted financiers and a famous in.
vestment analyst came within an
ace of unmasking F.. Donald Coster
as a swindler in 1884, but failed
when he outSmarted them by the
shrewdest kind of high-presSure
politics.
Blocked in their efforts to OBJ
tain an inventory of the crude
drug department - where Coster
had listed $18,000,000 in fictitious
assetS-all three men withdrew in
disgust from McKesson & Robbins.
INQUIRY BLOCKED
The financiers were Harvey
Dow Gibson, president of the
Manufacturers Trust Company,
and George Moffett, president of
the mammoth Corn Products Re
filming Company. Both were mem
berS of the board. The invest
ment analyst was Waddill Catch.
ings, a former partner in Gold
man-SachS, who was hired as an
efficiency expert to bring order
out of chaos.
Before all three men retired.
they left behind a report to haunt
the % other directors of McKes-
SOD & Robbins. This report-ac-
cepted, but never acted on-de-
manded an adequate investigation
into the crude drug department.
Knowing that CoSter would block
any such action, Gibson, Moffett
and Catchings dropped out of the
firm. Subsequent events proved
them correct. The sham of the
crude drug department was not ex-
posed until shortly before Coster
killed himself, December IT.
PROTESTED REPORT
First with bluster, then with
fineSse, Coster cleverly STAYED off
the one investigation that would
have exposed him prematurely.
He set up campaign headquar-
ters" in the Hotel Roosevelt and
lobbied against Gibson, Moffett
and Catchings, calling them
sources of dissenSion." He pro-
tested that the crude drug depart
ment (then McKesson & Rob
bins of Connecticut) was doing
fine, and that other departments
needed investigation much more.
Finally, realizing that his out
right tactics might be arousing
suspicion, he meekly acquiesced in
the adoption Of the report-and
then took steps to prevent it's be-
Ing carried out. He ordered all
, reports of the crude drug depart
! ment to be submitted to him be-
fore they went to anyone else.
CatchingS recommended that
these reports be sent initially to
. Julian Thompson, treasurer. It
was Thompson who finally started
the inquiry which brought Cos
ter's world down around his ears.
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
MARTYR
DC. Filipinos to Honor
Memory of Rial

Philippine Resident Commis-
s1oner Joaquin M. Elizalde will be
the guest of honor and principal
speaker at variety program to
be held at the Y. M. c. A., tomor.
row night to commemorate the
Forty-Second anniversary of the
execution Of the Philippines ma
tional hero and martyr, DR.. Jose
RiZal.
DR.. Rizal was executed by a
Spanish government firing squad
in 1896 because of his activities
for the education of the Filipino
masses. The program is being ar.
ranged and sponsored by Filipino
residents of Washington.
Attorney Juan R. Quijano, rep
resenting the Philippine Commun
ity Of Washington, also will speak
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
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