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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11

PadereWski at 75 has made his screen debut. In Moonlight Sonata" he is sur rounded by plot which gives him the opportunity to record for those who have never had the good fortune to see him on the concert stage Chopin polonaise, LisztS Second Hungarian Rhapsody, and, of course, Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. Regardless of whether or not the screen story is inferior, will those who watch the great PadereWski realize their good fortune in seeing and hearing him play.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11
PreSSCOnment
THE ABSENT MIR. LEARY
 (Hartford TimeS)

Failure of former Controller Daniel J. Leary to appear before the Grand Jury Investigating Wa terbury affairs and the inability of States Attorney Alcorns detectives to find him, naturally attracts pulp lie interest and causes surmises.
 That is particularly true when it 1t is remembered that suit already has been brought against MT. Leary for $300.000 on account of over- drafts in Waterbury expenditures during the time he was controller, and that MT. Leary endeavored at the outset of the Gand Jury pro- ceedings to prevent their being un- dertaken.
 There is of course the possibility that he did not expect summons at this particular time and that there is nothing abnormal about his ab- sence.
 It is necessary to remember that neither MT. Leary nor anyone else stands formally accused of any thing. The Grand Jury is not con- ducting trial. It is merely con. ducting an investigation to ascer- tain if there are facts which war. rant putting some persons to trial
 Even if the Jury had brought in dictment, those named still woult be entitled to a presumption of in nocence until they were founs guilty.
 Of course MT. Leary knows tha he is under fire. He also knows hi failure to appear cannot in any wa. prevent the taking of testimon, from other witnesses which ma, have reference to his actions. So tn general expectation is that he vii appear, in due season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11
Current Comment

Never again will I doubt the inc credible.
 Nicholas Bauer, New Orleans su-
 perintendent of schools, at seeing
 children's paintings.
 The tide has definitely turned away from the New Deal. John Hamilton, c. o. P. national
 chairman.
 If the carburetor works, won't have to labor. If 1t explodes, I won't be on earth to work. -Wylie Page, Negro inventor of a
 dust carburetor. v4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 3:56 a. m. daylight time).
 Sun rises $40 a. m; sets 7:58 p. m (day- light time)
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 The one thing that sets this spring apart from others is the lack of moisture. We haven't had as dry a spring as this in a good many years. It brings up the very big pos sibility of June proving itself extrtsnely rainy. It's almost inevitable unless May reients and becomes weepy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11

A. The Union Labor pary, suc- cessor to the Greenback Party, had a national ticket in 1888.
 @. Do any of the other planets weight more than the earth?
 A. The earth's mass is exceeded by four other planets. Jupiter,s mass is about 317 times that of the earth; Saturn's, about 95 times as great; Uranus, about IS times; and Nep- tune, about IT times.
 O. Did retail trade in the United States in 1887 exceed that of 1936?
 A. It was slightly more than five per cent higher. The wide margin of gain over 1886 in the early part of the year was narrowed as the year progressed and in December retail sales fell below those of De- cember, 1886.
 Q. What is meant by "spiking a gum?
 A. Cannon used during the Civil War were muzzle-loaded, the pow der put in the gun first and the ball and fuse coming last. When capture was probable a spike was driven in the fuse hole, which pre- vented the enemy from firing the gun.
 Q. What color is the skin of Es- kimos2
 A. Light or dark brown.
 o. Did Nelson Eddy play role connected with the Army or Navy in the motion picture, "Rosalie?'
 A. He played the part of a cadet at the United States Military Aca- demy at West Point.
 Q. Where is the American In. stitute of Laundering, Inc.? A. Doris avenue and Chicago street, Joliet, Ill. If you want copy of our boolle PERSONALITY AND CHARM" write to Waterbury Democrat Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir teenth street, Washington, D. C Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11

friend comes to the table. On the floor above, members are signing the petition to discharge the Wages and Hours bill.
 Fred, how many names they got now? .. One ninety eight? Listen to that! .. Hey, Dewey excuse me
 He swings around to speak to Dewey Short of Missouri, seated with two young women at the table behind Kyale
 Dewey, you better get on that petition. Hundred and ninety eight names now. Only twenty to go .. It wouldn't do any harm back home. After they get the two eighteen, the list closes, and the names are published next day in the press."
 The waiter brings check.
 Eighty cents?" Kvale puts a dollar bill on the table. "I'll sell out for that. But I can't prom ise to treat you that way next time .. Have to go see what they're doing on the &oor-soon as I finish this beer."
 NOTE-Mary Pickford's lunch also cost eighty cents. She had clam chowder and dietary plat ter" consisting of chilled stuffed tomato with crab flakes, rye bread, cottage cheese, stewed fruit and black tea.
 New battle-ground
 You can write it down now that the wage-hour bill is 8 sure-shot bet to pass the House.
 The combination of the A. F. of L. and c. I. O. joining hands, plus heebee-jeebies suffered by Old Guarders as a result of Sena- tor Peppers Florida victory, has put the bill definitely in the House legislative bag. But that doesn't mean 1t is on the statute books yet. Far from it.
 Plenty of battling is still ahead. With the ground cut from under them in the House, opposition strategists have quietly shifted their fight to the Seante and there the fate of the issue will be de- cided.
 Under the driving leadership of former Seantor Hugo Black the Senate adopted 8 wage-hour bill last spring. This measure differed radically from the one now pending before the House. That means that when the House passes its bill it will have to the Senate, where the antis are planning to get in their licks.
 Playing on the strong urge of members to get home and start patching up their election fences, the bills foes will launch a de- termined filibuster against the House bill. They figure that rather than endure a protracted battle, the boys will cry quits and allow the bill to be shelved.
 The logic of this strategy is good-except for one thing.
 It works the other way around just as well. While the antis are filibustering against the bill in the Senate, there is nothing to prevent its packers from filibus- tering against adjournment in the House.
 The wage hour adherents are aware of the 0pposition's plans in the Senate and are prepar- ing to fight frie with fire. They have notified House leaders that there will be no adjournment of Congress until a wage hour bill has been enacted.
 In a tug-of-war of this kind the advantage would be with the House-especially if the President threw his weight on it's side.
 But the outcome is by no means certain. If the antis are prepared to go to any lengths, they may stalemate the bill indefinitely. It all depends on how far they are prepared to go.
 Copyright. 1888, by United
 Edzn ts.,. tA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11


 1. Tn which state is Feather Ri- yer?
 2. What is toxemia?
 3. Are women eligible to the Pres idency of the U. S.?
 4. What sort of bird is a canvas back?
 5. Who was the founder of the Carnegie Institution at Washington D. O.?
 6. Does light travel ss fast aa electricity?
 T. Name the capital of Arkansas 8. Tn astronomy, what Is the cqui- nox?
 9. What are dingoes7
 10. How is coke made?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11
Religious Strife Imnent at the Capitol Over Spanish Embargo;
 FDR HoIts State Department
 Action on OK of Nye Resolution
N DREW PHARs0M
saA noB8Rr c ALIEN.

WASHINGTON, May Il = The inside story of the fierce iinternal New Deal battle over the Spanish embargo is leaking out only piecemea but history prob ably will show that it is one of the most important foreign policy battles in recent years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11

The only thing comparable or worse than the radio aside is the movie trailer. With all due respect to the industry, they are awful.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, May II - one StatlStl- cally minded Broadwayite has esti- mated that if the food at all the dinners presided over by George Jessel were collected and stored away, it would serve the populace of any European nation for at least two years.
 Jessels post-prandial orations us- ually are "reminiscences of the old Broadway. He should know - he has been around for close to quar- ter of a century now, dating from the days when he entertained as 8 member of Gus Edwards School Days" troupe and affected side-of- mouth talk and big. black cigars to forstall the representatives of the Gerry Society. He still talks the same way and clings yet to the ci- gars. Without benefit of grape fruit, Jessel was rambling away the other evening about the new and old Broadways:
 T remember when Leo Diet richstein, once great matinee idol, appeared in a play called, aptly enough. The Great Lover.' My companion at that opening was Turkey Mike Donlin, the great outfielder of John McGraW's Giants. Both he and I were im- pressed by the acting of young man who was making his debut on Broadway in the role of Diet richsteins secretary. After fal- tering a little in the first act, he came on to give very creditable performance. After the show, he told us that he really didn't care for acting and was thinking of going back to Kansas City. But he didn't and he's still acting, His name is William Powell"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR The verb c0nsummate is pro- n0unced kon'-sum- mate; but the adjective is pronounced k0n-Sum'- mate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11
A Thought for Today

Nay. In all these things we are more than conqucrors through Him that loved us.-komans s:3?.
 Love gives itself; 1t is not bought-Longfellow
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11
Story With 8 Kick

Story With 8 Kick
 And:
 q remember sitting in the office of Charles Froham when young playwright slipped past the outer offices, always well guarded and bearded MT. Froham in his lair. His script had been in the office for over a month and what, he asked, was the producer going to do about 1t? You look like an athlete,' said Frohman, I am,' replied the young man, I played football at Harvard. Great, said Frohman, then let's see how far you can kick this script. But the wright didn't give up. As 8 matter of fact, he has written over 300 plays and garnered a few Pulitzer Prizes-he was Owen Davis.
 Irving Caesar, the librettist and composer, never dreamed of being songWriter. know - for Irving and I were kid pals. He always told us that his desire was to become an automobile magnate along the lines of Henry Ford or Walter Chrysler Automobiles had fascination foi young Caesar. N And, ironically enough, today he has branched into a new phase of writing. His text book called Songs of Safety is used by almost every schoolroom in New York City. The verses and origina songs are designed to keep young stcrs aware of danger-from auto. mobileSl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11
Questions and Answers
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 cWsishS iess. hEA
By Frederick M Kerby

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 Q. On what river is Portland Ore, situated?
 A. On the Willamette river, F miles from its junction with the Columbia river and 100 miles from the ocean. The Willamette has its source in the junction of the Coast and Middle Forks rivers, near Eu- gene, Oregon.
 Q. Has there ever been Labor Party in the United States?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11
Te st Y ou UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11

Q. Where is the American h. stitute of Laundering, Inc.?
 A. Doris avenue and Chicago street, Joliet, Ill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11

Q. Has there ever been Labor Party in the United States?
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-27
MEMPHIS FARLEY ON
UTILITY PRICE ENDS

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Sept. 27.-,
neutrality-suspicious. between the
city Of Memphis and National
Power and Light company for
purchase of the electrical facill-
ties of Memphis Power and Light
company ceased today when the
two factions were unable to
agree on price.
The city sought to purchase the
facilities for use in distributing
Tennessee Valley authority pow
er. 1t offered $13,000,000.
Paul B. Sawyer, president Of
Mp. and L. which owns the Mem
phiS Utility company, said the Of
fer was unacceptable. Sawycr'S
concern asked SIG, AIS.
Plans were made by city Off
Gals to complete construction Of
a new electrical system to COM
pet cfor the power company's Gus
toners.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-27
STATE DEPARTMENT
CONCERNED FOR u. S.
CITIZENS ABROAD
CONFINED from page oUe)

Continued from page oUc)
Americans TO leave, said they were
having trouble crossing the Ger
man border to ret to the nearest
SEAPORT. He "urgcntly" asked the
l.. s. embassy and consulate IN
Berlin 10 arrange some sort of
evacuation plan with NaZI author
tiles.
he said that trains were run
ming only to the German frontier.
which is closed, and that there
were no officials or trains on the
German side Of the border. Train
service still was operating to Pol
ish and Hungarian frontiers, al
though passengers must FISK ind
in~ suitable connections on the
other side.
From Paris. after ia" embassy
advised American tourists and
residents to leave aS soon as pos
@ihlc, came rrrortS that American
dollar biilcs were at a premium.
can Express company were selling
them in limited quantities and on
American banks and the Amor.
" to persons furnishing proof Of
their absolute needs.
The L. s. consulate IN London
WAS reported overwhelmed by ap.
plirations from non-Amcricans for
passport visas to flee Europe de
spite the fact that no additional
Steamship accommodations viii be
available soon.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-27
County CCCCamp
October Quota
Is IS White Boys
Sertember Checks for
Blind Now at the We'll
fare Office

The Henderson county welfare
Office mas been authorized to ac-
ccpt lS white boys for enrolment
in CCC camps during October,
County Superintendent A. G. Ran
dolph announced today.
No colorCd boys arc authorized
for this quota, Mr.. Randolph said,
and parents of all white applicants
must give written consent for boys
TO be placed in camps anywhere
in the United States.
Thcsa applications will be taken
at the welfare office on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays in the
morning and not at any other
time, Mr.. Randolph said.
Mr.. Randolph also announced
that September checks for the
blind we're at the welfare Office
and that there were also few
checks for old age assistance and
dependent children that had not
been distributed.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-27

Saar model
Il also agreed to a plcbiscite
under international supervision
and agreed to an international
commission to determine the from
tier.
But BencS rejects the propos-
ais. He says the memorandum
created a new situation. What is
the new situation Is he to keep
his promise? Then, if he is, he
will have to hand the territory
over to us by October |.
81, with all the German people
behind nc, will never give up in
this demand"
Hitler started speaking after
being introduced by Propaganda
Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels,
who shouted:
"Thc whole nation stands be-
hind YOU"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-27
TRACEY GROVE

TRACEY GROVE, Sept q. -
A large number Of friends and
relatives attended the funeral ser
vice Of Mrs. Dent Blythe here
Monday, September ~. Funeral
services were conducted at Bethel
Wesleyan Methodist church and
the pastor, Rev. l.. \. Harvey, wIS
in charge, assisted by the Rev.
Sam liunticy. lntcrmcnt was in
the Tracey Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Blythe at the time Of her
death was residing in South Car
DINA hu twas former resident
of this community, being hcf"r"
marriage Miss Vcrgio Mccall,
daughter of Mrs. S. NJ. Mccall and
tn clatc S. NJ. Mccall Of this com
munity. She leaves Il host Of
friends here who extend deepest
sympathy 10 the hcrcavcd family.
The many friends Of J. II. Bal
lcngcr are sorry to hear that he
has been indiSpoScd at his home
here for sometime and wish nam
a speed recovery.
Mr.. and Mr.. George Mcrrcll of
Little River and Mr.. and Mrs. For
rest Mclrcll of Florida visited at
the homo of Mr.. and MtS. Luther
Wilson Wednesday night
\ birthday dinner was served
at the nome Of Mr.. Henry Pace
last Sunday, September IS. in
honor Of his 91st birthday. Those
who enjoyed the bountiful dinner
and called during the dav to OK
tend best wishes were: Rev. Geo.
Pcnncll. Mr.. and Mrs. Frtor
Capps and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold WhitcSidcs and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller WhitcSIdcs,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Tabor and
family. Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan Led
better and dau@htcr. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. T. Caps, Mr.. J. II. and Miss
Ethel Capps, Oliver Mashbmn,
Mr.. and Mrs. s. W. Hall and fam
ily, Mr.. and Mrs. Hawkins. Mrs,
Bass, Mr.. Roy Pace, Mr.. and Mrs
George Pace, Mrs. Edison Pace
and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. =. Cor,
hit and family, Miss Hattie Bel.
and J. r. Crosby, Miss Parallel
Hill. Miss Fannie blackwell anc
Mrs. Ben blackwell.
Mr.. Ralph Fitzpatrick visited hi,
uncle. W. X. fitzpatrick, at Pat
ton Memorial hospital last Sun.
day.
Mrs. Lois MulIcnauX and chill
drcn visited her parents, Mr.. amc
Mrs. Bcddingicld, a! Green RIVc'
last Weekend.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-27
MILLION VOTE
RAIL STRIKE
Naming Fact Finding Body
will Delay Both Wage
Cut and Strike

CHICAGO. Sept. 27.-tP)-
Nineteen railway brothcrhoods an
nounccd last night that approx
matcly 100000 railway employees
had voted to strike unless the ma
tons ll2 class roads abandon a
proposed Is per cent wage cut.
George NJ. Harrison, president;
Of the Railway Labor Executives
association, announced that the rs
brotherhoods represented by the
association were scheduled to walk
out at p. m. Sept. 30.
The Brotherhood Of Railroad
Trainmcn. which took a separate
vote, ordered its wa|kout six hours
later to 1901 Il. m. Oct. l.
However, appointment of a fact
finding commission by President
Roosevelt will defer both III"
strike and wage cut at least sixty
days.
Undor the Railway Mediation
Act. the brothcrhoods are required
to forward immediate notification
of their intention to strike to the
National Railway Mediation board.
The mediation board declares an
emergency and then reports TO
the president.
The president appoints an emer-
gency fact-fnding board which has
so days to make report. An adj
ditional 30 days must elapsc be-
fore either management or labor
may take action.
Railway labor, announcing its
decision after a nationwide poll
of 928,500 operating and non
operating employees, timed its
walkOut to coincide with the
S25O,OOO,OOO annual wage cut an,
nounccd by the carriers to take
effect October I.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-27

armament and offered to limit her
own army to 100000 men "but
this was rejected and Germany
had no alternative but to arm"
until her war machine has CnOr-
NOUS strength today.
She is grateful to Chamber
lain for the lattcr'S efforts TO
avert war and that he told the
prime minister that after the
Czechs peacefully settled the mi
noritieS question Germany was
ready to guarantee borders Of
what was left Of the Czech state.
9-BOlShcviSm is using CZeChO-
Slovakia as link to central Eu-
rope and that France created the
Czech republic to use as base
for attacks upon German indus
try.
lO-Thc status of the South
Tyrol, annexed by Italy with its
large German population after the
World war, has been permanently
fixed and Hitler has no claims
against it.
l1-Germany "doeS not want
anything from France" and has
offered the western powers the
inyiolability of their territory
The dictator, laundering at an
anxious world. went before his
Nazis i'm the sports palace at S:2l
D. m. (2:2l EST. He said that
he had told Chamberlain in their
conferences that 1--WE don't want
war against the CzechS we
hope for a peaceful solution.
But | also told him, and now
| tell he German people, that my
patience is at an end.
"Benes now has the choice be-
tween war and peace.
eff Benes does not keep his
tenland. In all the years of war
and peace nobody has ever been
able to call me a coward"
Hitler referred to Woodrow
Wilson as "a democratic vagrant
scholar" who succeeded in instill-
ing into the German people the
poison of democracy from which
1--WE are now immune.
Throughout his speech the die
tator was INTERRUPTED with thun-
dering "Sieg hcils," (hail victory
and the shouts rose to deafen-
ing creScendo when ne finished
with a warlike cry:
Our will shall be stronger than
danger and suffering. We are
determined that Mr.. Bcncs must
now choose"
Regarding his new mcmoran-
dun OF terms for surrender of
the Sudetenland to Germany by
Saturday. an ultimatum called un-
acceptable by the demOcracies, he
said:
Its essence is that the terri
tory which belongs to Germany
and which Germany wants must
become German not after
BcncS has succeeded in cXtermi-
mating l.000.O00 or 100000 Ger
mans but now. Immediately"
II am more just than BcncS.
said this territory should be placed
under German authority because
it is inhabited by Germans. but |
said the final frontiers should be
determined by plebiscitc on the
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-27
BIG WILLOW

BIG WILLOW, Sept. 27.-Nrs.
Ella Dalton is severely i'll, her
many friends are very sorry to
know. Mrs. Dalton is one of the
community'S aged ladies and is
highly respected by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Cabc and
Ray Cabc, Mr.. and Mrs. Flave
Camtrcll and Allen Cantrell visit
cd in this community Sunday.
Mrs. S. c. Higgins spent last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. HiX Sum-
mcy of West Hcndcrsonville.
Junius Hu"gins spent Wedncs-
day night here with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cole and
daughter of Campobello, S. c.,
spent a few days last week with
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. l.. Higgins.