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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-06

While the moving picture going public
is enjoying such present day produc-
tions as marie Antoinette," 1.-THE Moon
light Sonata" Boys Town." and other
equally finished films, simple ceremon-
les have been in order in New York City
this week to commemorate the first movie,
actually projected. This was Thomas J.
Edison's 'vitascope," and the date of it's
first projection was in April 1896, at SAITH
street, the site of a former Music Hall.
Edison's daughter, in honor of the event,
the other day unveiled plaque in honor
of the occasion forty-two years ago. Nov
ing pictures did not actually get going at
that time, but the "vitascope" made pos
sible the moving picture technique that
followed within the next ten years. There
is vast difference in the shaky, blurry,
jittery type of picture, usually of short
length that used to accompany vaudeville
performances, and the finished products
Of today. In the early days Of movies
there were many imperfections, but at any
rate the films of twenty and twenty-five
years ago paved the way for those of to-
day, which are the county's leading
form of entertainment, barring none.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-06

There is talk of revolution in the
handling of Louisiana sugar cane, re-
minding people Of the threatened revolu-
ton in contemplating. The big job in the
sugar industry is to cut the cane. So far,
for century and half, it has been
harvested by hand with knives somewhat
like corn-cutterS. Now harvesting ma
chine has been produced which is said
to do the work of fifty men. It could be
operated by one or two.
This would be fine for efficiency, and
for assurance of getting in the cane dur
ing the most favorable weather. But
there arises the same old problem of
chronological unemployment" What
would the displaced harvest hands do?
Presumably, they, like millions of their
brethren in other fields, would soon be on
federal relief.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-06

The eighty-seven years OF the life
of James II, Mcdonald, former state
Highway Commissioners, were enough
to give him practically three careers.
When the growth of the state de-
manded q better organization OF
highway building In the '90s, ne
was named a member OF the three
man commission appointed for the
purpose, When the committee plan
was abandoned in favor Of a single
highway commissioner he, as a pro-
fessional road building and land
scape engineer, was appointed Tor
the post. 1t was under his leader
ship that Connecticut obtained its
first real state highway system.
1t was the day Of the horse and
buggy and the trolley car, and also
the bicycle. The latter had created
q demand for better roads which no
doubt was effective In forcing new
highway policy.
In any event, Mr.. Macdonald
built many miles of what was then
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-06

The car dragged Just Q little.
John q. Cobb, British racing
driver, explaining why the speed
record he set was only s601 miles
an hour.
work like the devil, do your
scrubbin' and let the, rest take care
0 fitseif. and yeu1l live to . ripe
old age.
-Corneiia RutheFf0gd, 100. Of
Omaha. Neb,. giving her recipe
would classify this as q pleasant
movement.
Secretary % the Treasury Nor
genthau, on the recent rush Of
foreign capital to the United
States.
It's Just like any day In the
House Of Representatives.
Representative Bruce Barton Of
New York, at Q noisy celebration
Of the Circus Saints and sinners
Club.
You are now firemen. Don't
worry about your pay. - Mayer
Wilson OF philadelphia, swearing
IN sbl new firetnen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-06
| In Today's Mail
ANONYMOUS letters win not
be accepted unless accom-
panied with writer's name
WRITER URGES FRIENDS OF
FATHER CQUGHLIN REMAND
THAT HE CONTINUE HIS
BROADCAsTs

Wednesday, oct. 8, 1888.
Editor of The Democrat:
Father Coughlin our beloved radio
priest Of Royal Oak Michigan had
been denied the use of any broad
casting time by the radio monopoly.
The networks Of National Broad
casting 90, Columbia Hr0adcasting
Co., and Mutual Broadcasting Co.,
have refused 10 sell Father Cough
lin any time because they term his
discourses Of q controversial ma
ture,"
The Communist party OF New
York has announced seventeen daily
bfoadcasts over q major netwprk"
between September 10 and Noveln-
Der e=the radle monopoly may have
ruled ,Coinnaunistic discourses sedu-
cationAl" or may be soothing"
Who said 1T can't happen here, =
why folks, IT. already has hapnen-
ed and how many realize W.
To the great number Of those In
terested in hearing Father Coughlirl
! suggest meeting soon to md some
means Of combating this dictator
ship OF the cir.
Father Coughlin has been the real
educator OF America In the prin-
ciples Of social jlstice--it Is cur re-
sponsibility 10 do our utmost that
his guidance continue.
Each Of Father Coughlin's friends
has q job 10 do. Are you willing "a
GEORGE N. CoRCORAN,
81 EooVllg 81
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-06

Helen Hayes, actress, is a living
example of hard worker. After three
years of Victoria Regina" in New York
City and on the road her one idea is to
add more to her performance, to find ways
of enriching it, She returned to the New
York boards this week for brief engage
ment following over 900 appearances as
Queen Victoria. Miss Hayes, by virtue
of her excellence as an actress and hard
work in attaining that excellence, is an
example to all of us in all walks of life,
to improve what we have been doing, to
gain skill and perfection the hard way,
which, as 1t has been expressed, is the
best way. Mr.. Brooks Atkinson, dramatic
critic, adds to what he has already writ
ten about Miss Hayes in this role: at is
perfection in the expression of charac-
ter. in play, and it will be remembered
long after 1t has left the stage"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-06
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, Oct. 6-Vincent Sardi
has hung up more tabs In his
restaurant days than any rival N
town. No doubt the names Of his
debtors, now and in the past, would
fill a theatrical Who's Who. for
Sardi has known and trusted them
all.
His restaurant, the walls Of which
are literally covered with the Carl
catures of all the great and near
great in showdom. Is In the heart
Of the theatrical world. His Gus
toners are all the famous actors
actresses. authors and producers Of
New York, Hollywood and London
Most of them he knew when they
we're struggling up the ladded e
success: and a goodly number OF
them fed at Sardi's ON the chance
that they could repay him some
day
His hat check girl, the vermil-
lion headed Rennee Carroll, has an
infallible way of knowing which ac-
tors are in the chips and which
ones aren't by the amount OF tips
they give. But Vincent Sardi main
tains q steady silence about his
customers current economic condi-
ton, also. Many an ingenue OF
juvenile or jobless character actor
still hangs up daily tabs at Sardi's
without anybody being the wiser
except the proprietor and them
selves.
We used to see a former movie
idol at Sardi's at the daily lunch
con hour. He wore dapper clothes
seemed flushed with prosperity ane
bought drinks for producers and
directors with reckless generosity
1t wasn't until later and directly
that we discovered this cinema gods
secret. Through in Hollywood. hi
was broke and jobless in New York
and 1t was his notion, that a broac
front before the theatrical rnoguk
would raise his stock around here
sardi stood the bill. He thinks II
was well worth 1t. The ex-Holly.
woodian got a good part, made Q
comeback and has paid up In en-
tirety.
Tea Party
An elegant brochure which one
Of James J. Farley's men just
brought us requests the pleasure
Of our company at Tea Tasting
to be held In the Grand Ballroom
Of the Waldorf Astoria. Inside thu
cover Is q long. learned piece about
tea and how we are to sc about
approaching It. Fer example, we ar'
told to do this, II we observe tn
y. 8. v. p. and attend this extra
ordinary party.
Examine the teas carefully. Draw
q spoonful into your mouth BY
quick inward breath and roll i
around. meanwhile judging IL fol
flavor and body. II 9 loud sWhoosh
results, don't be alarmed. That's
sign that you're throwing the NM
tea spray against the back Of you
upper palate Ia section OF you
mouth most sensitive to taste. Ais
consider the color Of the liquid, TIN
quality Of the arAma, the appear.
ance Of the infused leaves. Ther
write your verdict on the officia
scoring cardl"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-06
Selected Poem
WHY MOURN SEPTEMBER
(Ida Elaine James in the Poets Column,
Hartford Courant)

No. you may mourn September If you will,
And with her back. love her greatly. Stil,
How could you let her royal robes be thinned
BY some intruding, r-boisterous wind?
Her hens bedraggled In Octobers tears,
Whose mourning veil beckons the final shears?
Better she went ahead of her sombre sister,
Dropping. comfortless, for having missed her.
She Is aoof self-sufhcient, and resigned,
A quality that you win seldom find
In any other Of the twelve From her
1t hurts you, yes; but with wistful stir
That's almost imperceptibe. unknown
To every other harsh and graceless one.
Octobers hopeless hands drum at your door,
Disturbing dreams of her forgotten, or
Her storfning angry pleas to you come throbbing
Everywhere in their distracted sobbing.
But 1t is far more easing to remember
The royal, imperturbable September,
-. Gone with seemly unconcern. Why mourn
That she must die, before October is born?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-06
Questions and
Answers
ay FrsdsrIek d. Ksrby

Enclose o three-cent stamp Tor
reply when addressing any ques-
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Waterbury Democrats Service Du-
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Z DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU-
REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street,
Washington, d. G.
TIE EDITOR
q. How many gallons Of distilled
spirits and beer were consumed n
the United States last yearP
A. For the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1888. 1So,N5e,6 16 gallons ol
distilled spirits, and l,7le,8S0,sAl
gallons OF ferinented malt liquors.
Q. Can the ultraviolet light Of
the sun be reflected from q HlasI
surface, and can It be focused by .
paraholics glass reflector
A. Yes.
@. What was the date of Labor
day In 1920?
A. September s.
@. On what date during the de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-06
Daily Almanac
Ioon sets 500 q. m

Moon sets 800 Q. m.
sunrises SIS a. m; sets SGT p. m.
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
Hay autumn daysl Typical Of the season
were Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday Of
this week. Landscapes hazed by October's
peculiar purplish mist In the late afternoon.
Clouds making q framework for Natures
handiwork in all its glory Of color.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-06

The hillsides are displaying their GUS
tomary. fall colors, growing deeper and
richer day by day. The bright red tone
of the sumac harmonizes with the same
colored cardigans and berets of happy
youth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-06

ANse FH8S kWk we #fzNNr-W
I. Name the sea that lies eeuth
Of the West Indies.
Q. What is the name tor female
parent bears?
3. With what sport is the name
Adrian Quist sseociateas
4. Name the science which ~.
scribes and classiiiss tha ditferelai
kinds of mineral matter constitlt-
Ing the material o. the eArths
crust.
5. On what river Is the Grand
Coulee Dam?
s. who captured first money iI
the $4,000 Greve Traphy race q
the recent National Air Races o.
Clevelandf
:. NAME The princlpal river d
Venexuela.
8. 1s meld Or melt the correct
smelling Of the pinOphle terfns
3. who was Michelaneel0l
10, IN what eollntry y the Lake
OF zualnhl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-06

Whatever their reaction everyone
seems agreed that Herr Hitler. has the
most magnificent human bellows; lots
of overtones, but few undertones.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-06

preston that began in 1929, did
Great Britain suspend gold pay
meaits?
A. September 81, 1891.
@. In what motion picture did
Frances Langford sing Sweet
Heartache,' and who was the Lead
ing man?
A. 1.-THE Hit Parade" with Phil
RegaEl.
@. Did President Roosevelt APP
point Governor Earle Of Pennsyl-
vania to a foreign pnst9
A. George H. Earle was appoint-
ed minister TO Austria In 1888. He
resigned the post In 1884 to become
the Democratic nominee for gov
erner Of Pennsylvania.
@. Where Is the city OF Nantes?
A. 1t Is the capital Of the depart
ment Of Loire-I nferielre, France, az,
important commercial port, on the
right bank Of the Loire, where 1t re-
ceives both the Erde and the Sevre,
24s miles by rail west-southwest Of
Paris.
@. What percentage Of 0hios
population was born in the state
and what percentage is foreign born
A. The 1880 census enumerated
1872 per cent Of the population e.
foreign born and TIA per cent born
In Ohio.
II you want q copy q cur hesk-
let "CHIhD HEAATH" write ~
the Waterbury Democratic WASH
ingtNn Bureau, 1918 Xhitteellth
Street, washington, d. @. EmeInee
10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-06

being ruled by 9 10uFrpDWeE 81
lance in which the two dictators
will hold the balance Of power;
or of being torn BY internal po-
litical chaos and perhaps war.
Britain's Last Wave
aThe Munich agreement &C.
cording to Frank Smethurst Of
The Raleigh, N. G., News and OBJ
server, marked the last wave Bril-
tannia will rule"
Federal Prisoner
Chief Justice Hughes was pre-
siding last week over the judicial
Conference held every year Just
before the converting Of the Su-
pretiae Court. The attorney gem
eral and senior judges Of the
various federal circuits were pres
emit, and the question arose OF
having similar meetings In the
individual circuits, q pfeCedelit al
ready established by Judge John
j. Parker Of North Carolina. While
those present at the Hughes con-
ference approved the idea, they
pointed out that no funds were
available to defray the cost Of
the meetings.
Hughes interrupted the solemn
discussion to relate this story:
A federal Judge, making the
rounds of his circuit with y. 8.
marshal, noticed that the latter
seemed respondent. Finally, the
judge asked the marshal II he
was not enjoying the trip. The
marshal assured the judge he
liked travelling with him but WAS
downcast because he had to pay
his own expenses, since the jus
tice Department allowed him no
funds for travel.
Next year, however, when the
judge again made his rounds, the
marshal seemed very cheerful.
"You must have managed TO
get this trip on your expense
. account observed the Judge,
noting his gaiety.
eyes, sir, I did," replied the
marshal. II explained 70 the
Justice Department that II ives
the practice In this circuit to
accompany the presiding judge,
SO they allowed me to put In
an expense account under the
heading OF TRANSPORTATION "
federal prisoners"
Dust-B0wl Survey
The Northwest dust-bowl will
shortly be put under the micro
scope by the National Emergency
Council.
This IL behind those frequent
conferences between MEG Diree-
tor Lowell Mellett and the Presi~
dent. Mellett has been submits
ting to Roosevelt final details
regarding the proposed survey, It
viii follow along the general lines
Of the economic study Of the
South made last summer.
The Northwest survey will cow
or North and South Dakota, Mon
tana, Wyoming, Nebrsska, parts
Of Iowa and Minnesota, Altar Its
completion, next On the list are
the Southwest dust-b8 including
Oklahoma, Arkansas. the Texas
Panhandle, parts Of Kansas and
Colorado.
(Copyfieht, 1888, by United
Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-06

WASHINGTON, October g. - It is still supposed TO
be diplomatic secret but three major moves areadv aTe
being worked out by the dicators and spckesmen tor
de6cracies who gathered round the conference table
in Munich last week The seeds for these moves were
..laAaAa 100 Gsa.a j.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-06

TODAY's COMMON ERROR
Junker Is pronounced yoong'-
ker; not junk-er.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-06
Tesl Y ~
knowledge

Can you answer seven p
these test auestIoas7 Turn 10
last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-06
ana nOBKMT q ALLEN


4-Power "E4oly Alliance" Formed At
Munich soIotes Soviet Russio;
Aim to Clean Up Spain, Restore
Reich Colonies, Hold Arms PorIey
Chamberlain Worried by Revclts;
Already Discord Is Noted in Britcln
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-06
A Thought for Today

In famine he shall redeem thee from oea.n:
ana In war from the power Of the sword.-JOb
$50.
Help myself and God will help thee-Her-
bert
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-06

@. On what date during the de-
The Washington times., 1938-07-25
ClO Asks 62Hc Pay,
4O-H. Week for Steel

the huge United States Steel
Corporation-621a cents an hour.
He proposed that the board
establish three regions in fixing
the wage-one for the Eastern
States, producing about 95 per
cent of all steel, one for the
South, a third for the West.
For the Southern region, en-
bracing all States south of Mis-
souri,. Kentucky and Virginia, he
asked that a Ascent minimum be
established. For the WeSt-all
States west of Minnesota, Iowa
and Missouri, Murray proposed a
60-cent minimum.
Recent cuts in steel prices gave
circulation to rumors that wage
cuts might follow. Although steel
companies have denied the ru-
mors, labor leaders lost no time
in asking the Government to
bring the Walsh-Healey act into
force in the industry, a move that
they claim would tend to freeze"
current wage scales although less
than 8 per cent Of the industry's
business is with the Government.
The Washington times., 1938-07-25

G.N.S) The CIO today urged
the Government to fiX a 621a-cent-
per-hour pay minimum for steel
workers, as the Department OF
Labor moved to invoke the Walsh
Healey Government contracts act
to freeze" wages in the great
steel industry.
CIO Spokesman Philip Murray,
chairman of the Steel Workers Or
ganizing Committee, teStifying be-
fore the Walsh-H -Healey administra-
tive board, demanded that the step
be taken to prevent the Bethlehem
and Republic Steel Corporations
from "undercutting the prevailing
wage"
The act requires industries OBJ
tanning Government contracts to
observe a 40-hour work week and
pay prevailing wages. Murray ap-
peared as the first labor witness
in hearings by the board to deter
mine what the prevailing wage"
is in the industry.
Murray asked that the board set
the minimum wage for Eastern
producers at the figure now eStab.
/ lished by SWOC's contract with
The Washington times., 1938-07-25
Laws Won't tCure u. ).
Ills, Saws Rev. Moody

Legislation as a means Of solving
the nations ills is regarded as
hopeless by the Rev. William r.
Moody of st. Marks Episcopal
Church on Capital Hill.
Further legislation by the Con.
gress to be elected this fall will
not cure the social and economic
ills of the nation" he said in a ser.
mon yesterday, "for people will
find way around any law they
do not wish to obey. It is not pos
sible to write a law so strict that
clever men cannot find a way
around it,"
The Washington times., 1938-07-25

possibility of Spain helping
Germany to cripple France.
Neville Chamberlain, prime
minister of great Britain, on
the other hand, believes that
when Franco wins he will turn
away from Germany and Italy,
and turn to England for that
financial help ne will Sorely
need to reconstruct his ravaged
country. For this reason the
present British government
wishes the Spanish war to end
as quickly as possible.
The Anglo-Italian agreement
comes into effect only with the
settlement of the Spanish prob
lem" This is the ultimate goal
of all Chamberlain's Spanish
policy, otherwise so difficult to
understand. Crudely put, it is,
Let Franco win in Spain so that
Italy may be separated from her
current companion in arms, Ger
many. the only real menace to
England"
Whether Eden or Chamber
lain is right divides the politi-
cal thinking of Europe today.
When 1 arrived in Burgos at the
outset Of the Spanish War, and
within the first two months
observed the initial influx Of
German and Italian forces
into Spain, was convinced that
the dictatorship states would
dictate to Franco also.
Two years later 1 visited
Burgos again, just before the
outbreak of the Czechoslovak
crisis and today I am no longer
so convinced.
During the two years of Ger
The Washington times., 1938-07-25
FLOODS PLAY BIG ROLE
Golden Mirror Girl
In Cast Of u. 5. Film

Nadine Petrey, 15-year-old win.
ner of the Washington Times.
Herald Golden Mirror Contest,
will be in the cast of 1.-THE Build.
ing Of Norris Dam," a Govern
ment film which is to be shown
Thursday at the Union Playhouse
Agriculture Auditorium. A film
"TVA at Work." also will be
shown.
This is the fifth showing of the
films under the auspices of the
Agriculture branch of Local No. 2
Federal Employees Union.
The Washington times., 1938-07-25
Runciman Seen
AS Mediator

LONDON, July rs N.N.SJ.
ViscOunt Runciman, for
many years a Cabinet Min
lister as Chairman of the
Board Of Trade, may become
mediator Of the Czech
Sudeten German controversy,
il was learned today.
Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain, it was under
stood, is sounding out the
CsechOsl0vakian government
on the possibility Of accept
ing Lord Runciman as arbi-
traitor.
Great Britain is especially
desirous of having the
Sudeten question threShed
ont quietly. Britain fears an
explosion In central Europe.
Lord Runciman Is one of
Britain'S best known ship
ping, railroad and banking
men. and an adept negOtia-
tor. The viscOuntess Is the
former Katherine Garrison
Of New York.
The Washington times., 1938-07-25
Editors Will Discuss
New Wage-Hour AL

A discussion of the wage-hour
law and its probable effect on
newspapers will be led by William
L. Daley, washington legislative
counsel for the National Editorial
Association, when editors and pub
fishers meet for the fifteenth an
nual convention Of the Virginia
Press Association at Newport
News, Va, next Friday. The CON
ventiun. to be held at the Cham
berlin Hotel. will continue through
Saturday.
The Washington times., 1938-07-25
NuZi PuvfSch Echo

VIENNA, July Is QN.S) 1.-THE attempted Nazi COUP
of July, 1884, and the assassination of Chancellor
Dollfuss were reenacted today in commemoration of
the 13 martyrs" who lost their lives in the struggle
Relatives of the 13 and most of he survivors of the
putsch gathered at the chancelery for the affair
Te Vienna ceremony followed commemoration exer-
cses at Kangenfur where 250 900 persons heard Rudolf
Hess, deputy Nazi leader, make speech that was
studded with the word war"
"In another war; Hess warned the world, "Bo-
shevism alone would be the victor at all Europes
pense."
Evidently referring to Czechoslovakia Hess blamed
small nations which deliberately menace peace"