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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
Reorqanization and What?

If was a narrow squeak for the New Deal and no mistake about It, put aof1illl- istration forces finally carried the day and the reorganization bill, as It pears the Roosevelt stamp of approval, won Ill the Senate yesterday afternoon. Falllhe bv six votes to have the vote recommlt- ted to committee, where 1t would nave died natural death so far as this session is concerned the measure was qulckly passed when a snap vote was called TOT. As a matter of fact Senator RopefC Bulkley switched his vote to for on the second roll-call, raising the total to 49 for the AZ against.
 If there is any consolation in reading that Senator Augustine Lonergan ana Francis T. Maloney of this state regls- tered disapproval of the plan of govern ment reorganization, then here It IS; Whether or not Senator Lonergan Will be punished for his opposition remains for the year to bring forth. Beng candidate for reelection this year he may be faced with the task of securing admln- istration aid. It's doubtful II It would be provided. However, the bright ray m the Loneragan outlook is the fact that administration aid this year probably won't make much difference to him.
 He has already been endorsed by every democratic leader in the state, including those who will be running on the same ticket with him this fall unless some thing unforeseen occurs. And so far as the voters are concerned we rather imag- inc that his stand on the reorganization bill, as was the case a year ago when he opposed the Supreme Court changes, will be more productive of votes than loss Of political prestige. Somehow or other we don't think that New England will take kindly to the Presidents reorganization bill. We think that if it comes to vote in the House again therell be consider able pressure put on members to defeat It.
 Another interesting factor in connec- tion with the bill is the apparent return to good graces in overwhelming fashion of the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin. His Sun day address was devoted in most part to a good old-fashioned lambasting of the reorganization bill and plea to listeners to besiege their Senators with opposition requests We don't know what effect it had on the Senate vote. It would seem, offhand, of course, that it had none, for the opposition forces last week claimed over forty votes and forty-three was the most they could muster yesterday. The last, though, hasn't been heard of gov- ernmental reorganization. It's boom erang.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
Ravens for Prosecuted

Uncle Sam, who has been historically the Good Samaritan of nations, plays that role again. The privilege comes as result of Hitler's liberation" of Austria. Jews of that country, who played an im- portant part in Austrian business, finance and professional life, being especially eminent in the medical field, are now deprived of their homes, savings and occupations and driven into exile. Catho- lies also are persecuted. It is the same with independent political patriots. Here is one of the most cold -blooded villianies perpetrated by a supposedly civilized government in modern times. The same sort of thing is occurring, in minor de- gree, in various other continental coun- tries.
 The President, without pointing an accusing finger at the European states men responsible for these barbaritieS has asked the governments of 29 nations of the New and Old World to offer havens so far as they can for these and other "poli- tical refugees" Committees are to be established to help remove them to more hospitable lands. There is no effort to exceed the established quotas for such immigration in any country, or to inter- fere with private refugee work now under way. Most of the eXiles from Germany and Austria will be placed in North and South America and Palestine, Great Britain and other democratic countries are cooperating.
 Nothing has been said, of course, in the announcements from our State Depart ment, regarding the humanitarian bur- den imposed on free and generous nations such deeds as Hitler's Austrian "ansch- luss," but the world will see the point Secretary Hul's humanitarian appeal throws a spotlight on the hypocrisy of statesmen who, with all their noble pro- fessions, act like gangsters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
Colonel Edward M. House

A figure whose real place in American history may never be fully explained, walked off the stage of life yesterday when Colonel Edward M. House died peacefully in his sleep. Many speak of him as the World War friend and adviser of the late Woodrow Wilson. He was that, of course, but he was much more than that. He was an international figure. His sphere was not bounded by the confines of the United States. And oddly enough of material offices, such as high government positions, he had none nor did he ever aspire to any.
 It was his policy always to remain in the background where he could watch the passage of events, draw his conclu- sions, and offer his comments. In very full lifetime they proved exceedingly good and of more than ordinary value to the entire world. All sorts of wild and extravagant stories have been told about him, particularly of the strange power that he yielded from behind the scenes. He was probably blamed in his day for more national and international hap penings than any two men could pos sibly concoct.
 But we do not seek to minimize his importance to this nation He was
  He was highly regarded by leaders and certainly during the administrations of Woodrow Wilson he was the most de- pendable unofficial adviser and friend that the President had and could call upon at any and all times He had the very excellent knack of knowing what to do at the right moment and best of all how it could be done. This applied to events here at home or abroad in some foreign nation.
 He was not a political fixer by any means, but a real statesman in every sense of the word. He had vision and he had imagination. Best of all he was not an ambitious politician. Had he been desirous of personal honors, who knows what the course of events in this nation might have been during and after the World War when House was in his prille, nationally known, and public favorite.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
Air Disaster Figures

During the last six months of 1887 there were three fatal accidents on con- mercial airlines, in which 29 passengers and eight crew members were killed. Such things terrify some people and make them decide never to go up in an airplane again. Mostly, however, those who are already accustomed to air travel and many newcomers go right ahead patronizing transport planes.
 Figures compiled by the Bureau of Air Commerce indicate that these deter mined passengers are not taking undue risks. In the same six months in which the three fatal crashes occurred, the scheduled airlines of the United States flew 1,939,79 miles per accident. They flew l0,6l8,964 passenger-miles for every fatality. These figures indicate why com mercial aviation continues to develop
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29

While new staff is taking over the publication of The Commonweal, weekly Catholic review, devoted to literature the arts and public affairs, the subject matter of this outstanding weekly will remain of the same order. Some new features will be added, it is said, Michael Williams will re- main as special editor. The new manag- ing editor will be Harry Lorin Binsse, for merly with The Living Age and Liturgical Arts. The CommonWeal is a widely read review published by Catholic laymen Its contributors include both Catholic and non-Catholic writers It is noted for it's fair and unbiased viewpoint on kindred sub- jects. Its editorial comment is up to the minute and the material of same most carefully thought out and assembled, one cannot help but admit from their reading.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
Selected Poem
SUGAR SNOW

'(Chares Madam, in the New York Times) Snow blowing down the mountain? Let it blow! The birch and maple have use for snow, Ale for the birch tree, sugar for the maple. There, you say extremes of Winter meet. The birch for bitter maple for the sweet Let Winter think he knows a trick of patching: Snow to mend the snow. The orchards too, May know trick and thank him for the furry That brings the wings of Spring on in hurry When we thought Spring was only in the
 matching. The wings of Spring-the buds that first point
 through AS if to try with color ridge and hollow Before deciding just what leaves should follow. Welcome this snow, the hillsde's last thin
 matching. Welcome the years last flakes, the leaves of
 frost That even in their rushing down are lost. Now will the maple and the birch bear watch
 ing,
 Old patriarchs knee-deep in snowbanks drink
 ing
 Whole drifts away with never sound nor
 winking!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, March 29-As thou sands of the city's travellers will tell you, Jack Dempsey bows to no peer as a restaurant host in New York. He has been in the business several years now and he has not shirked the job.
 Hero worshippers may be sure of his bluff salute in the corridor, his Steeplechase smile and his viz orous handshake. The Manassa Mauler has mastered the Personal Touch. Affectations don't mar his hearty manner, and he has per- fected the technique of convincing the customer that he is an invited ] guest.
 Dempsey, it is little known, also has won his spurs as a promotional genius. Undoubtedly, nine-tenths of his clientele Is transient and con- vergent from all corners of America. Naturally his patrons are f1attered | to come into direct contact with the pugilisthero and to hear him inquire into their state of health and prosperity. And pleased as punch to put their names and ad- dresses in the Autograph Book in the lobby.
 Their vanities are prodded even farther. For soon after they iden- tify themselves in the Big Book, Dempsey's lieutenants dispatc n l missives, over Jacks signature, to their hometown papers. They are genial letters, informing the eidtor that MT. and Mrs. Jones of Tiny Falls Cor whatever the town is called) dropped in on him the night before and that Jack is eager to meet more of Tiny Falls citizens. Such communication from ce- lebrity like that is likely to wind up in print and create more good will than money ever can hope to pur- chase. No hamlet is too small for these mailed dispatches.
 The idea was Jacks. They are not form letters. He dictates as many as he can in busy executive day. The others, his assistants com- pose.
 Gosh!
 come across this in a city guide. A news photographer once posed this query to Louis Brom- field and Alice Hunt Bartlett: What typifies New York?" To this Bromfleld replied, "The skyline from the bay" There is no other skyline like 1t. It is New York to me as much as anything" Exercising her Womanly preroga- tive, Miss Bartlett, a poetess, was more verbose. New York's spires. New York's towers" she said, these typify the city. New York's striv- ing, its reaching upward, these are concrete in the tall buildings. They seem symbolic of the sweep and surge of the city and of It's aspira- | tion."
 Tn MemOriam
 AS tribute to the late George Gershwin, many of his friends have got together to compose a memorial volume to him. It is to include the beloved composers songs, with his brother Iras lyrics. and 1t will con- tain 16 of the late Gershwin's paint | ings which he executed as a greatly admired amateur. Serge xoussevits- ky, Du8ose Hayward, Jerome Kern, Olin Downes, Oscar Hammerstein IT, Reuben Mamoulian, Walter Damrosch and Paul WhitCman arc among the notables who will con- ] tribute to 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
PresSCOnment
PROSPEROUS SWEDEN
(Boston Post)

NbOSJOIl fOSG)
 There are few If any nations in the happy position of Sweden. The 1897 industrial report shows Swedish production 54 per cent above 1929 while the output of capital goods, so necessary to prosperity, has risen 80 per cent. Despite the greatly in- creased expenses, the Swedish bud get has been balanced without any new taxes. At the end of the cur- rent fiscal year the treasury cash reserve fund will total 175,0O0000 kroner which will be used to write down the value of state investments.
 The past two years have been boom years for Sweden and 1888 is expected to better last years record. Tn contrast to the gloomy financial reports in other countries Sweden's stands out like headlight. Rolling up surplus in these times is in- decd an achievement. The Swedes certainly know how to encourage business to increase production.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29

Furthermore, it runs in a vicious circle. Less private initi- ative there is, less business there is for the government to tax. And the less taxes the govern ment collects, the more money 1t has to borrow. The more money it bOrrows, the more it dries up the normal credit sources of business.
 That is the financial merry-go- round on which the country is whirling today and the big reason for the plan to get loans released to private business, through re- gional banks or otherwise.
 Monopoly Message
 No hint has emanated from Warm Springs, but one of the principal jobs on which the Presi- dent is working is his long-prom- ised message on monopoly.
 He plans to complete the document at the Georgia retreat so he can send it to Congress within a few days after his re- turn to Washington.
 Roosevelt took with him a mass of data and has received other material almost daily from the Justice Department, Treasury, Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Com mission. His chief collaborator is Solicitor General Robert Jack son, who, as head of the Anti Trust Division last year, started prosecution of the giant Alumi- mum company and prepared charges against number of other big firms which have not yet been filed.
 The message will call for no comprehensive legislative action at this session. It will recOm- mend authorizing 8 special study of monopoly to formulate 9 new code of antitrust laws, for submission to the new con- gress that cOnvenes next Janu- ary. There are three reasons be- hind this strategy:
 FIRST, the President is still up in the air on a program of his own; SECOND, even if he had one, it is now too late in the session to spring it; and FIN ALLY, he wants to throw the monopoly issue into this years congressional elections to force the candidates to go on record.
 Merry-GO-ROund
 The destructive termite is no respector of personages. Chief Justice Hughes recently discov- covered a horde of the insects in his house and had to move to 8 hotel for several days while ex- terminators tackled them Members of Congress are being bombarded with pleas from junior grade railroad firemen and train men for legislation to require old CT workers to share their employ mcnt. The youngner men claim that with rail work sharply re- duced because of the recession, the veterans are hogging the available mileage and forcing the juniors to go on the relief rolls. Chairman Emory s. Land of the Maritime Commission walks several miles to work every morn- ing, rain or shine.
 Copyright, 1888, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Inc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29

appropriated by Hitler, moreover, has a tradition behind it. While the main Austro- Hungarian navy may not have covered itself with glory during the World war, it's Danube hotilla of small monitors and motor boats played decidedly impressive part.
 According to MT. Fletcher Pratt, who once Sketchcd it's history, this fotilla owed it's origin to the exploits of the monitor and gunboat fleets on the Mississippi during the Civil war. The Austrians no:ed the re- semblance between their own situ- ation on the Danube and that of the North on the Mississippi while the South held its lower reaches; and in 1865 they laid down the first units of their own river fleet, patterned closely on the American model. It was Q pair of these little monitors that fired the first shots of the World War against the Serbs along the Sava; they covered the capture of Belgrade; without them Mack ensen would have had difficulty in crossing the Danube for the on- slaught that wiped Serbia out of the war, and their command of the river crossings helped materially in the destruction of Rumania in 1916. The land batteries brought against them found them tough ships and hard to hit, and they were still fighting down to the end after all other Austro-H Hungarian resistance had dissolved.
 The Yugoslavs and the Ruman- ians fell heir to these ships after the armistice and they still appear on the lists of those navies, which is doubtless one reason why Hitler proposes to replace them. Czecho- slovakia will note the significance of such a Nazi river navy for com- manding the crossing into her own territories; the world, letting its eye travel on down the great Dan- ube reaches past the Rumanian oil fields to the Black Sea, will per- ceive that the drang mach Osten has been resumed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
A Book a Day
Civil War Book by Hervey Allen
BY BRUCE CAPTION

The Civil war is once more be- coming popular field for the nov elists (you can probably blame Mar garet Mitchell, in parD and the nov elists had better watch out; for they have been back and forth over this field so many, many times that the man who has nothing in particular to say runs the risk of seeming to retell very old story.
 Harry Allen skirts the edges of this risk in his new novel, Action at Aquila" (Farrar anc 1cinehart: $25O. He has taken some of his ingredients from stock-northern officer, beautiful southern lady burned mansion, romance-a across the-lineS, and so on--and in con- sequences you occasionally get a vague feeling that you have read it all before.
 To be sure, he does his best to avoid it. His beautiful southern lady Is an Englishwoman by birth, his northern officer is a middle-aged colonel instead of dashing young captain, and he does have a real understanding of the fact that the Civil war was 8 very bloody and dirty affair indeed, which has been petrified only by the passing of a great many years.
 But his story gets petrifled. oc- casionally, in spite of him. The one battle scene he allows himself is realistic and grim enough, heaver knows-yet that faint tinge oi swords-and-roses romance does ap- pear here and there. Apparently il is the fault of the theme, and not of MT. Allen.
 Action at Aquila" is much les ambitious than Anthony Adverse, : and much less lengthy--which i! all to the good. It is a swift ant entertaining tale, 1t will undoubtedly be bcst-scller, and 1t probably vii make an excellent moving picture.
 But when, oh when, ss some nov elist going to write the really grea book which the Civil war calls for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29

Concert tours are not all they are cracked up to be in the experience of bari tone Nelson Eddy whose particular musical endOWments added to his rather striking appearance made him the center of an attack at his Boston concert Sunday. Police opened up an avenue for him when female phalanx lined itself in ad- vantageous position for concerted attack. The singer, police notwithstanding, ar rived at the concert hall with hat and scarf missing and in generally unused condition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
BOhen1inS SenCOaSt Part Played By Danube River Fleet In World War Recently Revealed - Parallels
 Monitor -Merrimac Epic
or-Merrimac Epic
NEW YORK HERALD-TRIBUNE

The fact that Austria possessed a navy will be surprise to most; and the announcement that 1t will be incorporated In the German fleet and considerably expanded will in- evitably evoke references to Swiss admirals or the seacoast of Bohemia. But if Switzerland has no admirals, the equally landlocked Hungary is ruled by one; and while Bohemia
 proper is without a seacoast, Slo- vakia does have water frontier of considerable strategic importance, comprising the left bank of the Dan ube from Bratislava down nearly to Budapest. The mosquito fleet now
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29

1. Who won the recent Thomas vile (Ga) Open golf tournament? 9. How many cubic inches are in one cubic foot?
 3. Tn what year did President Warren G. Harding die?
 4. What museum is branch of the Smithsonian Institution?
 5. Who is chairman of the Re- publican National Committee?
 6. What is a barometer?
 2. Name the capital of Kansas. 8. Who was the Apostle of Ire- land?
 9. What is the heaviest common gas?
 10. Where did Cain flee after he killed his brother Abel?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never pronounce chaperon- chap'-er-On; say, shap'-er- own.

169 counties, 5 special districts and 674 cities hire and manage their employees under the merit system. Only 465 of them maintain civil service agencies, nearly 400 of them have their merit systems admins tered by personnel agencies or other jurisdictions.
 O. How large debt does Italy owe the United States?
 A. AS of January 31, 1888, it was $2,019907, ,055 68.
 Q. What is saunders wood?
 A. Sandalwood, much used in ornamental carving and cabinet work.
 o. Could a 45,OOO ton battleship go through the Panama Canal?
 A. Rear Admiral William G.. DuBose, Chief of Construction, told committee of congress re- gently that the practical maximum size of a ship that could go through the canal is 900 to 98O feet lon.;; beam 108 feet; and tonnage co., 900.
 Q. Where is Mount Olivet or the Mount of Olives?
 A. It is the historic hill on the east side of Jerusalem, separated from the city by the valley of Je- hosaphat and the brook Kedron, and rising to height of over D. 700 feet.
 Q. What is the address of the American Birth Control League, Inc?
 A. 515 Madison avenue, New York, N. Y.
 If you want copy of our book let Etiquette for Everybody" write to Waterbury Democrats Washing ton Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
Daily Almanac

Moon rISeS 4:13 c. m.
 Sun rises 5:42 a. m.; sets 6:13 p. m
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 Typicaly Aprilish was Sunday nights freak snow storm. Tn it's intensity 1t resembled a mid winter blizzard, but 1t subsided as quickly as 1t blew up out of the northeast. It was fol- lowed by frost which, according to this de- partments reckoning. makes two since the peppers started their song. One more and we can be assured spring is here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
A Thought for Today

And I will set my face against you ana ye .h.II be siain before your enemies they that hate vou shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you-Levitcus 26:17.
 
 The certainty of punishment, even more than it's severity, is the preventative Of crime-lyroh Edwards.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29

The peanut plant, springing from the kernel as seed, is low and struggling. As the flowers fade, the stem falls over and the seedpods develop underground.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
Regional Government Banks Studied To Release Loans to Business;
 Would Lend to Small Industry;
 Dried Up Credit Bolks Initiative
Bv DREW PEARSON
and ROBERT c AIxxNI

Washington, March 29-One of the big plans being discussed behind the for the extension of easier credit to business is the creation of regional government
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29

They say the bon mot or slogan for the Spring season will be, "where did you get that hat?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
Someone Must Lend

Result of this concentration of wealth In government bonds and non-active securities is to leave little money for private enter prise. Business initiative, lack ing funds, begins to dry up, and this is one of the restraints af- fecting the country today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29

Q. How many local, state and federal jurisdictions are under Civil Service?
 A. According to survey recent ly completed by the Civil Service Assembly of the United States and Canada, 863 jurisdictions use the merit system. These units have an appreciable proportion of the B. 100000 government employees in the United States. In addition to the federal government, IA states,