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The Washington times., 1938-12-26
Voice of New York By Louis Soboj

DREAMED me dream that it was the year
1858 and had returned to the ranks of
Broadway gossip columnists. And this is what
The Washington times., 1938-12-26

Why then do so many Of us in America-news-
papers, radio speakers, columnists, private citi-
zenS, minority groups, social organizations,
merchants and socalled leaders of both Govern
ment and businesS-try to sell the product Of
democracy to American citizens at large by
continually bowling about the defects of naziism,
faScisn, communism, totaHtarianiSm, authoritari-
an1Sm and all the rest Of the alien "isns" that
have the world in state Of super-jitters just
now?
We Are Gone Huge Family"
How often is it pointed out to American
~A citizens that we have a laboratory Of
100000 square miles, more richly endowed in
natural wealth than any other similarSized
territory on earth, occupied not by many people
speaking different tongues and practicng diff
4erent customs but by one huge family, with the
same language. customs, habits, desires, wants,
hopes and fears?
How often is the fact sold to American citizens
that were it not for these basic fundamentals
We would not now be enjoying the freedom to
The Washington times., 1938-12-26
My Say

WOULDN'T it be wonderful thing If we could
" keep this spirit Of Christmas, this time Of
Joy and happiness throughout all the coming
The Washington times., 1938-12-26
NeuO WoOdchopper at Doom

NeW W0Odch0Pper at Doom
ADOLF HITLER celebrated his sixtyninth
"A birthday posing for cameramen while he
chopped wood in his insane asylum at Doom. :.
II am very happy in exile here-but Germany,
ach! They are going crazy there. Strafing the
poor, inoffenSive NaZiS How can a country
hope to exist without tolerance? MY heart weeps
for my dear, gentle GERMANY" was the substance
Of his rather incoherent remarks to the press. :.
Eddie Davis has new one at Leon and Eddie's
flying cabaret-17 verses and a chorus. The
gendarmeS broke up another RepublicanDemo
The Washington times., 1938-12-26

ton Of airconditioned sidewalks is a huge sue
cess. Remember how Manhattan wilted under
the hot sun back in 1885,? What's become of
Broadway?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05

Every week that proposed express high
way route across Connecticut takes on
greater distance. Right now the proposed
route will not merely cross Connecticut,
affording direct highway communication
between New York City and Boston, but
II will extend northward from Boston to
Bar Harbor, Maine. That's stupendous
undertaking, but we rather imagine that
q good many OF us will live to see the
roadway; perhaps, In fact, drive over It,
The Merritt Parkway Is certainly just
O beginning OF what Connecticut may
expect In the way OF new highway routes
OF the type guaranteed to produce fast
travel without the annoyances OF cross
roads, intersections, and the many haz-
ards that produce Interruptions In speedy
transportation. II won't be very many
more years before the Merritt Parkway Is
actually continued diagonally across the
state. From then on II will not be Con-
necticut's task to extend II further.
This New York TO Bar Harbor route Is
rather interesting, II you can surmount
the difficulties OF expense entailed In
building such O lengthy road OF the type
proposed. But with highway engineer
Ing at point now where every state Is
ready 10 branch out into the divided park
way, preventing head-on collisions moth
ing Is improbable or impossible, The only
question that person might raise about
the proposal Is the extremities. Why Bar
Harbor2 Why New York; Why not fur
Their north2 Why not further southP
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05
Preventing Fires

Fire Prevention Week Is at hand II Is
the week which contains october ?, ami
versary OF the terrible Chicago fire Of 1871.
Campaigns for fire prevention have been
centered around this date since 1911
when the National Board OF Fire Under
writer's started the movement. In 1922,
President Harding first proclaimed a
whole week OF observance, and presidents
since then have followed the example.
The United States Chamber Of Com
Inerce, the National Fire Protection Asso-
citation, and other bodies, cooperate In
the spread OF education and publicity on
this subject. The whole purpose Of their
activity Is to bring home to the American
public the lesson of prevention. Most
fires are unnecessary. They could be
avoided by proper caution and good sense
In the handling OF inflammable materials,
the care OF furnaces, stoves and fireplaces,
the wider use OF fireproof materials, the
presence OF emergency fire-fighting equip
Enent wherever possibility OF fire exists
Children should be taught responsible
ity in this matter. While they are too
young 10 understand, they should be pro-
tected BY the .dults around them from
open fires, matches and other fire perils
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05
Permanent Relief Group

Governor Wilbur L. Cross announced
Yesterday that he planned to name
commission of permanent nature whose
lob would be to take care Of projects such
as those which now confront the state,
There should be some such body as TINS
and, in fact, we did have one until the
Legislature decided there was no longer
any need to continue the State Planning
Board. Perhaps its duties could be given
to some existing board, but the main
point is to see that the work Is done
We do hope that when this commits
sion starts functioning 1t will point out
one salient fact which has been rather
overlooked in the present situation. There
were a great many small dams through.
out the state destroyed by the tlood
waters of September 81 and ensuing days
There are many more, too that are IN
weakened condition. Another heavy
storm or spring freshet might easily
crumble them and allow the impoundeo
waters to sweep over the countryside,
causing heavy property damage and per-
haps loss OF life
Right after the 1896 floods attention
was called to the fact that In Connecticut
there wasn't the proper supervision over
the construction OF and maintenance OF
small dams that enclose artificial ponds
or provide power for small mills along
natural water-courses. Many Of these
are old; many are sadly inadequate. This
was certainly proved during the Septem-
Der storm when they crumbled under the
extra burden imposed on them. We owe
IL TO the people OF this state to protect
their property and lives from water haz-.
ards, such as are stored up In back OF
small DAMS Municipalities and private
companies 60 to heavy expense In making
reservoirs with dams that will Withstand
almost any pressure. The same should
prevail wherever this type OF construc-
ton Is engaged In.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05
A Book a Day
He Follows Mans
Flight From Pain

The history OF pain Is the history
of mankind, and nowhere Is there
10 be found Q more dramatic story
than that Of the struggle 70 relieve
human suffering.
Rene Fulop.Miller, In Triumph
Over Pain" (Bobbs- Merrill $500,
follows that story down through
the centuries, beginning with the
first primitive operations OF the cave
men. II should prove one OF the
most important human biographies
Of the year.
Mr.. Fulop-Miller's tale divides It.
self naturally into two greet eras-
the long struggle through the ages
10 relieve pain, and the magnificent
advance after that historic day In
Massachusetts, General Hospital In
ie46 when IN obscure Boston dem
tist made the first effective use Of
ether,
The dentist was Or. william
Thomas Green Morton. Climaxing
the work OF the Priestieys. the
Davys, Hickmans. and Faradys. he
reformed the entire practice Of sur
gerry, opened up q whole new vista
for humanity. But ironically enough
DR.. Morton was 10 die OF peculiar
pain himself, one which hecould not
alleviate.
Scholarly, fully cumented,
Triumph Over Pain" Is thoroughly
readable. II will very likely find the
sort OF enthusiastic, regDonse that
has greeted Paul DeKruif's popular
ization Of the battle against disease
p. q. r.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05

The General Education Board,
philanthropic institution established by
the RockefellerS in 1909, Is approaching
complete liquidation, Not because Of
failure, but because Of great success and
the original plan of It's founders TO make
It serve generation without projecting
itself too far into an unknown future,
In the years since It's inception the
board has spent $751;, 3S4670 to advance
education. 1t has helped particularly
medical education, colleges of liberal arts,
Negro education in the South and edu-
cational research. Prior to 1920 income
only was used. Since then 1t has been
the boards considered policy to spend
principal as we'll. It is expected that the
last funds will be exhausted within few
more years and the board will pass out OF
existence.
Negro education, general education In
the secondary schools and junior colleges,
and research in child growth and develop
ment are the special interests of the board
in its last few years. An important piece
of work has been we'll done in the time
for which 1t was planned. The educa.
tional foundations built by the General
Education Board will last when the
builder Is gone. Future generations may
build on them according to future needs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05

a1aa
WINGED that the more Hoover y
brought out IN the open, the less
chance Republicans have Of re-
coupling power.
"TOm DO-He?"
Remarked an ex-Republican
senator, on being informed that
Jim Farley had induced Cover
nor Herbert Lehman TO run Tor
recollection In New York;
"That changes the race from
cinch for Dewey 10 'dO.he" or
don't hep"
Merry-G Go Round
Peggy Landon, who two years
ago was In the spotlight as the
daughter Of the Republican presi-
dental nominee, Is now touring
South America with q sorority
sister. She was graduated from
college last June War scare
increased attendance at the White
House press conferences TO l76.
This does not touch the record FIG.
ure Of 800 In the early New Deal
days Whaling days are not
over. During the past season,
u. 8. whaling vessels, under fed
eral license, captured more than
5000 whales. In three months
time, one ship, with nine killer
boats, took 1900 whales A
controversy still hangs between
the treasury department and the
estate Of the late Thomas A. Edi-
son. Executor for that estate
Is Charles Edison, assistant sec
rotary Of the Navy Best seller
IN the Government Printing once
Is q 20-cent booklet called "Stories
OF American Industry. II h sell.
ing ut the rate OF 1000 copies
q day Last Mondays sitting
OF the Supreme Court broke "a.
year old tradition. II was the first
time In that period that the Court
began q new term with less than
It's full complement OF nine menu
bers. The last Justice 10 die dur
Ing q recess was Horace II. Lur-
ton OF Tennessee, who passed away
In 1914. His place had not been
filled when the court convened
that fall.
copyright, 1898, by United
Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05
Du,yea And The Auto
Death Of Pioneer Automobile Manufacturer
Brings Up Again Subject Of Who Was First
Inventor Of Gasoline Buggy-Spring-
field Tablet Gives Him Credit.
HARTFORD TIMES

lElwood Haynes. later placed Duryea's
car alongside OF Haynes
There are probably few well IN
formed persons rash enough 70 wish
10 designate any particular person
as the inventor OF the automobile
TO do 70 might make necessary first
OF oil q definition OF what was
meant by the term.
The idea OF O selfspropelled Ves
hiele 10 old. Nicholas Cugnot O
Frenehman, operated q threeswheel-
cd steam road wagon In France as
early as ITO, His second machine,
which he made In It'll, Ia still ex-
hibited. In 1857, Oliver Evans oper-
ated O steam car In England. In the
early i000's three steam coaches ran
a,644 miles over regular routes
around London. Such vehicles DO.
came 10 great q nuisance that Par.
lament legislated steam vehicles off
the highways In 1891.
All that long Antedates Haynes
and DuFyea. These were steam car
riagos, Duryea's propelled by an In.
ternal combustion gasoline engine,
such On engine was patented by
dottlieb Daimler, @ German, In 1895,
Benz, also O German, was operating
On internal combustion bicycle as
early as 1895. Krebs, Panhard en-
gineer, produced O machine In 1894
In which were embodied many mod
ern ideas OF construction.
In the early 'e0s many men were
working upon the idea OF utilizing
an internal combustion engine In q
self-prepelled vehicle In this eoun-
try. Hiram Percy Maxim was one,
although no one makes any claim
that he was "the" pioneer. II may
be assumed that none OF these men
knew what the others were doing
and that each believed that he was
working originally.
For O long time priority was given
10 Elwood Haynes. The Apperson
brothers, who made some claims,
based them, as we recall II, upon
the fact that they did the actual
manufacturing on the cor produced
by Haynes. The dispute OF selden
and Ford over the application OF
power through q clutch, illustrates
the confusion over the rival claims.
II we can't say surely that Duryea
was the first American car builder
we cannot say surely that no wasn't
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05
Press Comment
WHAT ABOUT THE OCEAN?
(chrlstian science Monitorl

A lady Ia Just reported TO have
lived for lightweight years IN O
village In Bedfordshire, England,
without ever having seen the sea.
II would be interesting TO have her
reactions to that remarkable ma
tural phenomenon. Her long-main.
tained indifference suggests she Is
the person to put It In It's place.
The sea, Of course, has been the
subject OF o good deal OF comment
In its time. Most Of It has been
adulatory indeed. almost syco-
phantic. Sailors have treated 1t with
respect, and poets with admiration
and awe. They have emphasized Its
vastness and Its grandeur. 1.-THE
multitudinous laugher OF the sea,
said Aeschylus more than O score OF
centuries ago; and poets have gone
on like that ever since. 1t must all
be very trying TO whatever sense OF
modesty the sea has.
The balance has, however. been
somewhat restored by the observa-
tons Of several London County
Council school children who re-
Gently gazed on the majesty Of the
ocean for the first time. One Of O
practical turn Of thought, instantly
regarded 1t as a branch Of plumbing.
and exclaimed, low do they I'LL 1t
UP, miss?"
When Neptune next meditates the
magniloquent praises Of the poets,
the comments Of these children
should be q useful counterweight to
his vanity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05

Escape psychology seems TO be the lat
est out In the social life. Modern liter.
allure, too, has It's "escapists", who are
Just shade better than the Pollyannas.
II you side-slide grim realism you are an
escapist. We came across clipping
from Charleston Is, c. paper In which
Is discussed the study OF chronic drink
ing, And what the psychologists tell US
Is nothing new at all; merely that the
chronic drinkers practice escape psychol-
ogy by drowning their sorrows, failures
get no further In this explanation Of Inc
briation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05

The translated text Of the German
Pastoral letter written and drawn up by
the Catholic hierarchy August 10, made
public August %, appeared for the first
time in this country this week. The cur
rent Catholic News Of New York City
carries It, and the text OF same appeared
in the New York Times this week. The Pas
toral letter Is a dignified, convincing sum-
nation containing charges Of persecution
by the Nazi regime. The letter impresses
in It's lack Of inVective and bitterness. Facts
are stated simply and one could not help
but be impressed by the text, Both Cath
olics and non-C Catholics will be interested
in reading this human document The
letter refers to ignominious treatment OF
bishops and attacks upon the personal
honor of the Holy Father. At another
point the letter states: "But It Is clear
that what is being pursued today on all
sides, with all and ever-increasing pressure,
Is: the complete destruction OF the Cath
Ollie faith In Germany" A striking par
agraph comes towards the close OF the
letter when 1t Is stated; 1--WE ask your
prayers for our adolescent youth, subject
to influences that cause us to fear the
worst for their faith, for our youth
who - we proclaim with great 10y
in the great majority remain hero
ioally faithful, May Christ, who Is the
best friend Of youth, the only eternal
youth, bless and protect our youth"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05

/. Where is Mt. Mckinley Ma
tional Park?
2. Name the Roman Catholic
Archbishop Of New York, who re-
Gently died.
3. What is the name for young
Goldfish?
4. Is a solid bar Of metal stronger
than q hollow one Of the same ex-
ternal dimensions?
8. OF which Bureau Of the q. 9.
Labor Department is Isador Lubin
the Commissioner?
Q. With what sport Is the name
Byron 'Whizzer" White associated?
2. Where is the famous widows
Tears waterfalls2
Q. How many rooms has the pla-
net Mars?i
Q. Name the capital Of the repub-
lie Of Costa Rica.
10. who wrote 'sThe Fan Of the
House Of Usher?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05
Selected Poem
RAINY DAY

(Helen Firth stickney in the Christian
Science Monitor)
Rain rain, IN ceaseless drone
Beats upon the sodden leaves
In q Tnurmurous monotone
Through the drip OF sheltering caves
But indoors the hearth Is red,
Lamplight casts friendly ray
on the quiet hours ahead
duerdon for rainy day.
Somehow we are set apart
In world remote, serene;
With sudden glow the heart
Understands what four walls mean.
Rain, rain, In ceaseless drone
Falls so gently on the leaves
In O murmurous monotone
Through the drip Of sheltering caves
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05
Current Comment

The Lord lets US live too long.
Mrs. Louise Spangler, Of Phila-
delphia, on her Tooth birthday.
I Just couldn't stop thinking about
It, and finally had 70 60 and do
II.
--Lorenz Cerruti, Of Mountain View,
Calf, who dynamited a bank that
had foreclosed on his property
four years before.
This wife business Is the most ex-
pensive thing I've ever come across.
Why did I do II?
Jack Oakie, Aim comedian.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05
Daily Almanac
on sets 2:O2 q. m.

Moon sets 400 q. m.
Sun rises $3.50 a. m; sets sac p. m
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
Had forecasters been dependent on the
change In the moon TO foretell the recent
hurricane that visited this state, they would
have failed the test. The hurricane came on
the 2lst and this period was included in what
was to have been fair weather from the 10th
UP TO the 23rd Right now we're supposed to
be enjoying wind and rain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05
ToDAY'S COMMON ERROR
Maintenance b pronounced
main'-te-naneej not main
tain'.ance.

A. In September, 1897. the num-
Der OF persons on the payroils was
almost as large as before the de-
precision In 1929. II there had been
no additions 10 the labor force
since 1920, unemployment would no
longer DO O problem.
q. What Il the name, and what
will be the cost OF the bridge that
Ia being built between the Boroughs
Of Queens and the Bronx In New
A. II Is the si7,B0o000 White.
stone bridge connecting Whitestone
In Queens with Old Ferry Point
In the Bronx, that Is being erected
by the Triborough Bridge Author
ity.
q. DO Fascist states permit the
private ownership OF property?
A. Private ownership Is one OF
the fundamentals Of Fascism, but
the operations and especially the
profits are drastically regulated.
9, Where Is the island Of Saint
Helena2
A. In the Atlantic ocean, TOO
miles southeast OF Ascension island,
the nearest land. II has an area
of about ~ square miles and be-
longs to Great Britain. Although
rannnta fraFa thu mainland IL In
In the direct line Of ocean COM
munication via the Cape Of Good
Hope, many vessels making II q
stopping point. It was the place
Of Napoleon's captivity.
II you want q copy Of our book
let CHILD HEALTH" write TO
the Waterbury Democrats WASH
ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth
Street, Washington, ID. G. Enclose
10 cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05

stages that can accommodate seven
pictures shooting simultaneously and
one Of these sets Is as big as the
concourse at Grand Central term
inal--and that's big enough fog the
most colossal scene that may be
stirring IN the mind Of Cecil b. DE
Mile, for example.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05

The trees, Gods first temples are the
object OF curiosity these days. Funny that
people will 60 miles TO see fallen stricken
trees, and Just give them passing glance
when, as someone said, you can't see the
forest because OF the trees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05

The season OF autumn and colds finds
the usual advice. Eat balanced meals
Exercise little (walking preferably each
day. Avoid crowds, Keep your weight
normal. Sleep eight hours night and
II cold seems Just q little more than
ordinary, get doctor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05
A Thought for Today

When We have transgrcssed the covenant OF
the Lord your God which he commanded you,
and have gone and served other GODS ana
Bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger
Of the Lord be kindlcd against you and ye shan
perish quickly from of the good land winch "'
hath yiven unto you.-Joshua 1915.
The Christian life is not merely knowing or
hearing, but doing the will of Christi W.
Robertson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05
Button suttonl Who invented the

Buttonl Duttonl Who invented the
automobile9
The question Ia raised anew with
the death Of Charles r, Duryea at
the age OF 10. A tablet In Spring.
field, where Mr.. Duryea formerly
lived, proelaims him as the inventor,
Certainly II Ia @ fact that he was
among the very earliest Of the sue
cessful producers OF cars In this
country, The Smithsonian fnstitu.
ton, which had given priority 10
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05

II must be coming on to colder
weather because the wasps are beginning
to hover at the windows, trying TO work
their way inside the screens to the
warmth within.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05

II at first you don't succeed try, try
again, has In some case developed into
this version II at first you don't succeed,
let Il 20 at that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05

Christmas cards are prettier than ever
this year, so they tell us. Sounds like a
familiar phrase.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05
stage Is Set

Stage Is Set
But now @ small coterie Of Holly
woodlans have rebelled. They want
q change Of scenery. and they ar
que that since most Of Hollywoods
talent halls from New York, any
way, why not save great deal OF
pother and bother, and utilize this
talent on home grounds9
At any rate. that Is how William
K. Howard figured, along with an
other gentleman named Harold Or
lob who Is producing. "one-third
Of a nation =" Mr.. Howard has
learned that Hollywood isn't the
only locale for film-making. He
produced some in London and won
an academy award with one If
them. And II he could do 1t within
half an hour Of Piccadilly Circus, he
doesn't see why he can't repeat the
feat within IS minutes from the
Plaza hotel where he resides.
And other movie men are climb
ing aboard the bandwagon. At the
new rate they're going, the folk who
run the Astoria studios estimate that
Is films q year will be turned out
on their sound stages. which is 10
per cent of Hollywood's total annual
output, and that's good enough for
them. At Astoria there are seven
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05
T est Y o u r
knowledge

Can you answer seven OF
these test questions? Turn TO
last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05

WASHINGTON, October 5.--The President did some
talking during his last confer
ence with the wageebatted railroad heads and protner
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-05

9. How many persops are en-.
pioyed In the fine arts project OF
tho W, p. Az
A. Az OF July %, 1888, there were
i0I402 persons employed In Music
projects: 4,049 In Historical Records
Surveys; e,i0b In Theater projects;
3,0b7 on Art projects, and 3,627 In
federal writer's projects.