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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06
Patrick Cardinal Hayes

To the church-going populace of the United States the name of Carulnal hayes of New York was synonymous with devout- ness and devotion. His death, which came peacefully during sleep, was a signal TOT the releasing of pent-up feelings Of respect and praise from Catholic, Protestant, ana Jew alike To many non-CatholicS Cardinal Hayes represented the Catholic Church in America. That was due to ms splendid management of what is the rich est and perhaps the nose important arch- diocese in the United States, if not the entire world.
 Many are the praises that could be sung for Cardinal Hayes. But it IS enough to write that at the beginning of his life he was orphaned his mother and father both dying before he was 6 years old. He was brought up and educated by an uncle ana aunt. One of the best of his boyhood chums was a stripling named George William Mundelein Somehow or other these boys were never very far separated until death came to the 70-year-old Cardinal Hayes. Both received their Red Hats simultaneously.
 Cardinal Hayes priestly life was one continuous devotion to his religion and the obligations he felt 1t placed upon him. He was never content merely admins tering the sacraments of his religion. His ambition was mighty and he never swerved from the path down which he chose to trod. Whether it was the estab- lishment of a new parish, the building of school or a college for the training of prospective priests, into the endeavor went all the zeal of group of ordinary people.
 Certainly his work during the World War when he had been made Bishop Or dinary of the Army and Navy was of the highest order But everything that this great man undertook was given the full benefit of his extraordinary ability. And with 1t all he remained the sincere, devout, unassuming man of God that he had showed the traits of when but mere boy. Responsibilities of mighty archdiocese weighed heavily on him, but before the altar on which he had conSecrated his life he remained the humble, obedient servant of the Master to whom full life had been dedicated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06

There is much talk about real estate bearing the brunt of local taxation, but has any form of taxation increased so rapidly as the special levies imposed on automobiles and motorists? According to figures compiled by the National High way Users Conference motor taxes scared 700 per cent in fifteen years. That surely is record, probably one for all time. Back in 1921 the average per-car payment was $12.22. In 1936 this had jumped to $48.15. We can draw some sort of les son from this revelation, the paramount one being the fact that the automobile today Is productive of state revenue. It takes high rank among the other forms of annual income whereby government is able to flourish and multiply We wonder if all the money that is involved in the motor taxes does go for highways and departmental maintenance. It cer- tainly should, but if 1t isn't, then it's time in the states where diversion is allowed the practice ceased. Either let the money go where 1t should or else cut the motor ists' taxes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06
Selected Poem
TRAVELLING

GA. s. L. in the Christian Science Monitor) Together2 Yes Eight thousand miles Cannot deprive me of your smiles; find 1t easy every day To walk with you along the quai In old Geneve.
 Here sunlight glints athwart the wings Of western seagulls-My heart sings With joy to know, near Mon Repos" The fiedgling swans now swimming go On Las Geneve.
 The skies are blue above Saleve- Blpe~as these gentians gathered there; This orchid, now within my hand, You gathered in strange, dear land Near old Geneve.
 w
 On moonlight nights, watch the Rhone Flow past the bridges-now well known To me-and see you loiter where Jean Jacques sits pensive in bronze chair In old Geneve.
 Sweet, now we know that though you be In old Geneve, while I may see The sun rise over Puget Sound, Our hearts sing on together round The streets of loved Geneve
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06

ground for twelve days at @ stretch produces special form of boredom or blues which the French soldier calls "betonite" and which M. Leur- quinn translates as "concretitis." It is probably distantly related to the l9l4-l8 form of melancholy which French soldiers knew as "ca- fard." Tn front of some of the lin- derground shelters the Belgian visi- tor saw what the "shellflsh of the fortresses" called their asparagus beds. The outermost bed consisted of Q large number of steel rails driven down into the ground to varying depths; the tank which at- tempted to pass over this barrier would see-saw in perilous fashion and would probably lose at least part of It's caterpillar tracks. This outermost bed grows plain aspar- aguS; the innermost one stuffed asparagus. Here are the same steel rails, set aslant to different heights, but ct the top of each rail in this asparagus bed Is Q detonator which VIII set oH Q buried charge heavy enough to blow the whole belly out of Q big tank,
 M. Leurquinn, was primarily in- terested in the military implica. tons Of the Maginot line; he gave only passing attention to the talent of the French soldier of 1888 for slang, similar in every respect to the talent of the French soldier of 1914 and of 1874. The few refer ences to that talent in these two se- rious articles give Q momentary view of the eternal soldier, ever un- easy in the presence of an official name, ever persistent in his search for an apt, jocular and homely sub- stitute for the dull appellation con- ferred by ofiicialdom. New systems of defense and new theories of strategy and tactics do not dull the linguistic brilliance of the soldier; with an appealing irrelevance he reaches into the kitchen garden for c homely, affectionate name for the newest and most horrifying engine of destruction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06

It's the state that pays and pays. At least 1t looks that way now as the State Highway Department estimates 1t will cost at least one million dollars to rip up all the abandoned trolley tracks in Connec- ticut. A survey is now underway which contemplates program of track removal over period of several years. There are about 50 miles of track to come up and if anyone is going to do 1t, it's obviously not the companies that laid and main tained the tracks. No, 1t seems the state Is going to carry on and take up the tracks, repave where they formerly were placed. We can't quite see the justice in the public footing this bill
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06
NEW YORK SUN

A Belgian military expert, Robert Leurquinn, recently made an in- spection of the Maginot line, the co- ordinated system of concrete block houses, gun turrets and under- ground fortresses upen which France relies for protection against in- vasion from the east. The Belgian's impressions of his tour of a part of the line, recorded in two articles in the London Times, pay incidental tribute to the continuing talent of the soldier for creating slang The dignified name for Frances system of defense for her eastern frontier is the Maginot line or wall; the French soldier has christened 1t the eastern crust" and that Is what 1t will become in common talk. The soldiers specially recruited to man these underground fortresses are described by themselves as "shell- Ash of the fortresses.- Duty under
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, Sept, 3.-Al siegel has the touch that can bring out that hidden something which lifts an or- dinary singer into the big money.
 His list of pupils are enough to form "Who's Who" in the vocal field: Ethel Norman, Bea Palmer, Lillian Miles, Lillian Shade, the Saxon Sisters, Dean Janis, Benay Venuta, Josephine Huston, ThelIna Leeds, Evelyn Dali (who recently set England back on her heels by her swing renditions with the king as e mem- Der of the audience), Martha Kaye, Shirley Ross, Dorothy Lamour, and now another glamor girl, Patricia Ellis. And 1t was Al who gave Grace Moore her now famous version of Minnie the Moocher."
 Siegel is c New Yorker by birth, When he was three years old, his parents took him to England. At the ageof seven he began to study the plano. At eight he decided he would rather be Q portrait painter. It was the master songsmith of them oil, Irving Berlin, who chang ed siegel's mind. In London, he heard Ethel Levey, George M. Cohans wife, singing "Alexander's Ragtime Band" So impressed was he with this type of music that he iorgot his painting ambitions and S::::nraced music. Returning to America. the only job he could find was painting scenery at the Man. hattan Opera House.
 Eventually he found a job pounding @ piano in movie house on 10th street and Fifth avenue.
 An Eye for Stars
 One of his odd jobs consisted of playing the piano in Consumers Park Casino in Brooklyn. One day, a risingsinger made an appearance there. So impressed did she become with the piano technique of the l9- year-old Siegel that she offered him a job as her accompanist. That was Sophie Tucker.
 When he was 2l, Siegel team ed up with Bea Palmer, who was the original "Shimmy Dancer" !" She discarded the dance because it was too suggestive. It wasn't until years later that Gilda Gray drifted into the public's eye with the Shimmy. Aith Al at the piano arranging her songs. teaching her the singing tricks of the trade, Bea Palmer became the era's foremost singer of popular songs. I'm Sorry I Made Yor Cry" and Sweet Georgia Brown" became the num- Der one hits of the day.
 Then Al decided to return to Europe and for the next two years he roamed the continent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06

we cannot surrender our share of the world wheat market. We in- tend to keep 1t, even at the cost of subsidiSing exports"
 Wallace vs Hull
 Wallace took this step despite the opposition of Cordell Hull and the knowledge It would raise hob with the trade agreement pro- gram.
 On this he had no illusions. He did find the Canadians under H. lusions, however. When wheat experts M. L. Wilson and L. A. wheeler went to Ottawa ten days ago to discuss cooperation with the Canadians in export subsidiz- ing, they were amazed to hear the Canadians exclain1, But we have no export subsidy"
 They call it simply a wheat policy" but it amounts Go . sub sidy, since the government guar antees the farmers . certain price and makes up the loss when the world market falls be- low that price.
 NOTE - Wallace, asked in a press conference If he saw any difference between export subsidy and dumping, grinned and replied, I'm a simple minded person like yourself"
 Mail Bag
 G. A. H., sharon, Pa.-There is no basis for the rumor that the Government has destroyed all copies of the report, National Income in the United States 1929 to 1885, because of alleged unfav- orable findings. This report is available at the Government Printing once ct 25 cents a copy. E. K., Tacoma, Wash Dollar Line service will be rec sumed under an agreement sign ed between the company and the Maritime Commission two weeks ago, the Government acquiring 90 per cent of the company's voting stock. Out of twelve Dollar Line ships, four are operating. The commission expects to have all twelve ships put into sound condi- ton and back into trade routes. M. S., San Franclsco-The President does not use for trav- cling expenses any of the $i46,- 750 appropriated for maintenance of the executive mansion and grounds. Of this total, Si00 is available for travelling expenses of minor ofilcials connected with the White House: no part of 1t is available to the President person. ally. Ills travelling expenses and cost of entertainment ct the White House must come from the appro- priation of $25, 900, which is ex. ceeded every year. The deficit is met by the President out of his salary.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 3:l7 a. m. daylight time).
 Sun rises 6:22 a. m; sets 7:l8 p. m. tday- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty -min- utes after sunset.
 High tide at Milford Wednesday, Sept 2. l0:44 a. m; low tide, 6:08 p. m. daylight time).
 It's here. First frosts reached the state over the weekend And once again Mother Nature provided a reliable weather prophet, the meteorologists to the contrary The katydids prophesied this early nip of frost when they began their evening serenades some six weeks ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06
Press Comment
BICYCLE LAW
Boston Post)

(BoSton PoBC
 For the first time in recent years an iS-year-old boy was brought be. fore the court in New Bedford and was fined @ for riding another youth on the handlebars of his bi. cycle. A police officer had stopped the boy and had warned him against this most dangerous practice, but the officer said that c short time after the admonition had been given the boy proceeded to give another youth ride on the handlebars. The pre- siding justice said that this handle- bar riding is c most dangerous pro- cedure with so many automobiles on the road, and, of course, this IS correct. He gave the boy few weeks in which to earn the money to pay the fine. The judge seems to have acted with good sense and discre- ton,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06

Quite decision faces Governor Wilbur L. Cross. If the state fathers decide to take down the gold figure that adorns the top of the Capitol dome something must be substituted. According to Commis- sioner of Public Works Robert Hurley the choice of design for an ornament will be left to Governor Cross. You're on the spot, Guy, for whatever goes up there will have to do duty for a good many years to come.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06
A Book a Day
Soviet Russia
 Changes the Home

Whatever you may think of the Russian revolution and the result- ant communal state, you canot help but be impressed by the sweeping changes 1t brought about in the lives of untold millions.
 Tn all of this reform nothing was more striking than the change in the home. Fannina W. Halle tells of this in a rare sort of book, a combination of sociology and his- tory and travel, "Women in the Soviet East" (Dutton: $4).
 It is a shocking story that Dr. Halle reveals in the first half of her book, and an even more amaz- ing one in the second: a story of unbelievable enslavement of women down through the centuries, and of a liberation, finally, coming with the October revolution of 1917.
 The revolution, she says, moved toward the equalization of the sexes for the first time in hundreds of years. Into the steppes and the Caucasus of the Soviet east went teachers, social workers, state mis- sionaries. Women who had been subjugated, yelled, who led a life little better than the beasts of the field, found protection under new laws stamping out polygamy, hu- man sacrifices, barbaric customs. They were taught. instead, the ele- mantary standards of a civilized world.
 So today these women are to be found in clubs and in aviation and in schools and hospitals as the new era dawns. True, @ great deal of the wild patriarchaJ life continues in the vast stretch of 600,O0O,0OO square miles that is the Soviet east, but the end for all this is in sight, says Dr. Halle.
 Meantime. the stor yof the trans formation is an epic tale.--P. c. P.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06
Current Comment

Schools have taken over most of the duties of character development that rightfully belong in the home. Sanford Bates, executive secre. tary, Boys Club of America.
 
 am not much of a speaker, but I can make a good talk. Mrs. Theodore Bilbo. disclosing she would probably run against her former husband for the i040 senatorial nomination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06

1. Who was the first President of the Republic of Texas?
 2. Name the manager of the De- troit Tigers baseball team, who was recently let out.
 3. In what language was the orig inal Magma Carta?
 4. What building in Boston is called Cradle of Liberty?"
 s. What is the fruit of the oak tree?
 6. What is the highest rank in the U. s. Army?
 2. Into what lake does the Gen. essee River empty7 8. Which President of the U. s. lived the longest?
 9. Name the Governor of Puerto Rico, who recently escaped from assassins' bullets.
 10. What is the capital of Aus tralia9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06
WRESTLING MILKMEN

Conshohocken, Pa. = (UP) - One hundred residents petitioned the Conshohocken borough council to pass and ordinance prohibiting whistling milkmen during early morning hours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06

Free speech, New Jersey court holds, is not an unqualified right, but only a special privilege. And now there will be more free speech about that.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06
Jim Farley May Quit Cobinet-But, Won't Let Go as National Chairman;
 Dislikes FDR's Purge; Thinks It Will
 Hurt When Congress Meets; Expects to Control lo4O Convention; No Choice Yet
By DREW PEARSON
and ROBERT Q ALLEN

WASHINGTON September G. - What took place between the President and Jim Farley at their extended Hyde Park conference is still closely guarded secret
 but privately Jim is making bones about his strong dsapproval of of the Presidents political moves
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06

One of the words we're hearing most now Is "maladjustment" People and things don't fit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06

vitamin c Is in fair quantity in un- pasteurized milk but 1t tends to be destroyed in the process of heating. There is little vitamin D in milk.
 c. What does the term "bar Sin- ister" mean?
 A. It is popularly but erroneous ly used as 0 mark of illegitimacy in heraldry. Sinister means left side or evil, as opposed to right side, dexter
 c, Did Basil Rathbone play in Captain Blood" with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland'
 A. He had the role of Captain Levasseur."
 c. Is there an effective way to keep roosters from crowing9
 A. Keep .them confined in low cages or boxes so they cannot raise their necks to stretch and crow. A type of harness mas been developed that keeps roosters' heads down, thus preventing them from growing.
 c. How many aircraft were manufactured in the United States in 1897?
 A. 3,23O.
 c. What is a Roman holiday7
 A. It was e day of amusement in ancient Rome, characterized by gladiatorial contests and other bloody games, hence an entertain ment that causes loss or suffering to those providing it or indulgtng in 1t.
 o. How is the name of the state of Colorado abbreviated on auto mobile license plates?
 A. Colo.
 If you want a copy of our book let HOME REPAIRS" write to the Waterbury Democrats Wash ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06

ToDAY'S COMMON ERROR Hegcmony Is pronounced he'- je-mo-ny or he-jem'.O.nyi
 not heg'-em.O-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06
A Thought for Today

Mine eye trickleth down. and ceaseth not without any ermissiOn,-Lamentation SaS' Sorrows humanize our race; tears are the showers that fertilize the world-owen Mere dith
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06

c. What principal vitaminS are found In milk2
 A. A, B, 0, D and E. Vitam!ns A and B are in fair abundance;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06
T est Y o UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to large page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06

C. Is the city of Nome, Alaska. situated on 0 peninsula2
 A. It Is on the Seward Penin- sula.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06

o. How is the name of the state of Colorado abbreviated on auto mobile license plates?
 4. Colo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06
Questions and
 Answers
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By Frederick M. Kerby

Enclose . three.cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ton of fact or information tO the Waterbury Democrats Service Blu. reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot Dc given, nor can extended research be un- dertaken. Be sure all mall is ad- dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU. REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06
Asparagus Beds Q M 1938

Famous Maginot Line in France Becomes East ern Crust" to Soldiers Who Populate Its Underground Mazes in Their Maneuv-
 CTS - Men in Training There
 are Called "Shellfsh."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06

c. How many aircraft were manufactured in the United States in 1887?
 A. 3.23O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05

Congella, industrial district of Durban, South Africa, is to have $400,00O government airbase.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
UTILITIES STRIKE
 IN MICH. ENDS
Four Months Extension of Contract Granted After
 l=HOur Conference

Detroit, April 5.-UP)-Regular crews returned today to Saginaw Valley power plants which Com mittee for Industrial Organization strikers surrendered last night af- ter winning a four months exten- sion of their contract for exclu- sive bargaining rights.
 Foremen of the Consumers Pow CT company, who the strikers evict- ed last Friday, took charge again.
 The strikers had maintained ser vice to the Northeastern Michigan industrial area, which they had controlled three days. The new agreement extended their contract until August 4, guaranteed against wage cuts prior to that date, and promised there would be no dis elimination against those who struck.
 The Utility Workers Organizing committee called the strike. It rep resents only one of three unions to which the 5000 employees belong. An American Federation of Labor Union and an independent union also demand the right to bargain for all workers. The inter-union dispute was sidetracked at the peace conference arranged by Gov. Frank Murphy yesterday, by the promise that the National Labor Relations Board would hold collective bar gaining election within 60 days.
 Meanwhile, the UWOC, a CIO af- filiate, has the right to bargain for all workers.
 Gov. Murphy, who hurried from a Florida vacation for the conference, denounced the seizure of the plants
 Tt is a bad precedent" he said. Tt contributes to the use of force and violence when workers use this means of settling strikes. I am opposed to such actions. They are illegal and cannot be justi- fled"
 Last year when CIO strikers closed the Saginaw Valley power plants and left the 200 communities of the heavily industrialized area without power for 24 hours, Cover nor Murphy threatened to call out the National Guard.
 Australia has A thrift drive
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
STUDENT ILL FOR
 5 DAYS IS FOUND

Hartford, Conn.,, April 5-UP)-- Fred Andrews, B, Pittstield, Pa, a Hartford seminary foundation di- vinity student who lay paralyzed in his room for nearly five days before he was found by janitor was unchanged" today at Hartford Hospital.
 Andrews was believed to have suf- fered a stroke last Wednesday night after returning from weeks vaca- tion.
 The janitor, who unlocked the room to change the bed linen, found the student in a semi-conscious condition. Doctors said he had been unable to move or talk since he was stricken.
 Because of the vacation period no notice was taken of the fact packages had been permitted to pile up in front of his door.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
By ANTHONY SUNDERLAND Commissioner of Connecticut De
 vna-k,,,o,,t nf CAotn DoVsonl

To Connecticut's long history of law and order, and of provisions made by its citizens for the en- forcement of their laws in the public interest, the Department of State Police has contributed in response to an ever increasing demand for its services during the thirty-five years of its existence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
NEWSPRINT QUOTA
 IS URGED TODAY

Washington, April 5-(UP)-Rep. John Luecke, (d, Mich, asked at a hearing on the proposed Canadian trade treaty a quota of 270,OOO tons on Canadian neWsprint imports to stimulate production in Ameri- can paper mills.
 He told the committee for recipro- city information that the flow of duty-free newsprint into the United States from Canada and other corn- tries was such that "our neWsprint mills are being hard pressed to con- tinue business"
 He urges an immediate quota for all nations of 100000 tons. After a
 reasonable" period, he said, the