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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-10

It seems that there are some folk
so skeptical that they even question
the story that Nelson Story in 1856
drove 1000 head of cattle all the
way from Fort Worth, Texas, to
Livingstone, Montana. 1t is fortunate
for the everlasting credit of West
ern pioneers and the tales they have
left to posterity that Nelson's son,
Byron, is yet alive to set the record
straight. He does so in the Novem-
Der issue of the American Cattle
Producer. In this narrative is this
succinct record:
Near that city rFort Worth] he
bought 1000 cattle, mostly cows
with calves thrown in, at $40 a
head. They drove the cattle north
to the Kansas line. then west
along the boundary "a tick quar-
antine forced this) until they were
past civilizations outpost" then
across Kansas into Nebraska, and
mic, Wyoming. From there to
Fort Phil Kearney. A little Indian
trouble, and then to Fort Smith
in Montana. Three weeks of
forced stay at Fort Smith made
my father desperate to the point
of disobeying the officerss orders
and stealing off one night so far
that the officer dared not come
after him. He and his outfit stop
ped at the Big Horn. More Indian
trouble.
From there, says Byron Story. the
outfit drove along the Bozeman
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-10

They do all sorts of stylish things to
turkeys these days. To conform with
demands of housewives producers have
turned out a bird that will fit all sorts of
ovens and baking receptacles comfort
ably. For example a 16-pound tom
turkey has a shank not less than IA
inches and keel length more than IT.
inches. It's body depth must be approx
imately inches. Conformity and stand
ardization are important factors in raising
birds for the market and breeders have
mostly fallen in line. AS for the writer, SO
long as there's nice tender drums tick on
which one can gnaw comfortably every
things satisfactory
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-10

What's happened to the torchlight
parade that used to be feature of every
election? Gone with the hack and
barouche! You needed hack, especially
one of the open-type to properly conduct
an election parade. The occupants might
collect few unwelcome missiles, but
there'd be plenty of huzzas, too, and much
bowling, tipping of hats, and waving.
Nothing could quite compare to the par
ade featuring horse-drawn equipages.
Even the shiniest of automobiles lack the
color and dash that the carriages of the
early days of this century provided
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-10
A Book a Day
A Scientist Finds
Man Is In Charge
BY BRUCE CATION

In the slow and laborious pattern
of evolution on this earth, one
startling and unprecedent de-
velopment has recently occurred.
One species sapiens-has
laid hands on the power to control
its own evolution, to chart its own
course and shape its own destiny.
This simple fact, whether you
are materialist or the exact OPP
posite, is obviously the strangest
and most remarkable fact in all
the earth's history; and an intel
ligent discussion of it in all its
aspects is provided in John Hog
don Bradley'S Patterns Of Sur
vival" Macmillan: $2.25).
Mr.. Bradley would be the last
man to give aid and comfort to
the mystics. He Is pure scientist
OR, more accurately, scientist
crossed with literary man, for he
writes delightfully-and he has
no use for the lodges with which
men try to avoid recognizing their
earthly origin. Yet by telling the
story of the growth and develop
ment Of animate life on this earth
he emphasizes, even more than do
the mystics, the tremendous and
inexplcable mystery which is In
volved.
1t is not only man that concerns
Mr.. Bradley. He is out to give a
survey Of the development of all
life. and from that point of view a
caterpillar's parasite can be quite
as interesting as an emperor. But
he is. not, after all, writing in a
vacuum.
Man has control over his own
future, he insists. He can shape
his subsequent evolution as he viii
and can thereby inherit the earth.
To do this intelligently he must
understand all he can about the
laws Of survival: and this book is
an excellent means Of beginning
that understanding.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-10

her usual fee Of $1,000 to 81, 400
per lecture.
President Pro Tenn
Federal Prison Director James
v. Bennett won't vouch for this,
story, but u. 8. Marshal told
him it happened the other day. !
A colored prisoner, brought into
a Washington court, asked permis-
sion to make a telephone call.
In the MarshaPs office the pris-
oner dialed a number, then said:
"Sam? This is Bill. Pm over ,
: I'm court. As / recOIlect, Sam,
you Is vice president of the
such-and- such order, amt you?"
Pause.
That's what I thought. Well,
Sam, Jest wanted to tell y0u
that for the next six months
you is gonna be president"
iva Up
When the Supreme Court hears
arguments next Monday on the
long drawn out utility suit chal-
longing iva constitutionality, It
will be confronted with one of the
largest documentary records in Its
history.
Forty-three hundred PAGES Of
testimony, maps, charts, and other
exhibits comprise the record of
this case, the most important New
Deal test to come before the
Court this term.
The action was started In May,
1895, by sixteen southern power
corporations, for the purpose Of
preventing the iva from going
into the electric business. Three
months earlier the agency had
won an 8-to-1 victory In the Su-
preme Court, but the decision was
limited to Wilson Dam at Muscle
Shoals and did not affect other
iva dams then under construc-
ton.
The fortunes Of war since
have varied, the utilities and
the government each winning
rounds in the lower courts. The
last round was . clean-cut gov
eminent triumph in n three
Judge circuit court, headed by
Judge Florence Allen. The utili-
ties have appealed from this de.
cision to the Supreme Court
This will be the second time the
case comes before the court. The
first was in the winter Of 1887, but
with Justice CardoZa absent. The
first was in the winter of 1887,
but with Justice Cardoza absent
because of illness, the court ducked
the test by sending it back for
retrial on a technicality which
neither side had raised.
Opposing Lawyers
Heading the small army Of
utility lawyers will be Raymond
jackson, partner Of the late
Newton D. Baker, secretary Of
war under Wilson, who directed
the launching Of the suit. In
charge Of the governments case
will be James L. Fly, youthful
VA SCilCI al COu4loCAp 0AA0 OO1A4
Lord OBrian, Republican candi.
date in New York against Sen
ator Bob Wagner and Fly's special
assistant in the lower court fights.
O'Brian was assistant attorney
general in charge Of the ANTI
Trust Division during the Hoover
regime, and Fly was a member Of
his staff. When the job Of de-
Tending the iva was placed In
Fly's hands he summoned his for
mer boss to help him
Also at the governments table
but taking on part in the oral
argument win be Paul Freund, an
other special assistant. A protege
of Justice Brandeis, Freund has
specialized in iva litigation and
took a leading part in preparing
the governments voluminous
briefs.
Copyright, 1888, by United
Feature Syndicate. Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-10
Selected Poem


A M
elaine Lee in the New York SUM
A deathlike calm stalks the city street
A phantom In phantom world,
Where over all, a strange, still light
Magnif1es the sounds of night:
The empty brougham rolling by
With aged "cabby"
(Now that there are none to see),
Sitting bent and priceless;
The pushcart. stripped and care-free,
Creaking with fatigue
At the end of its burdened day;
The clinking sound of glass,
AS the milkman
Hats on his lonely round;
The while is heard some lurking cat
Wailing like an Arctic wind
Among the shadows;
And now and then,
A few lone mortals,
Disheveled from the too-long party,
Their mouths agape with yawns,
Slowly vending homeward,
As the new day dawns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-10

A. Each federal reserve bank was
formerly required to maintain a re-
serve of 40 per cent in gold against
its federal reserve notes in circula-
ton. The Gold Reserve Act Of 1884
substituted gold certificates" for
gold as the required reserve.
@. What acids can be used to
clean Soldered brass articles?
A. Oxalic acid, hydrochloric (mu-
riatic) acid, and certain other acids
are effective for cleaning brass. In
the presence of soft solder it would
be safer to use oxalic acid, which is
usually applied as a paste.
@. How many housing projetcs
have been completed with the aid OF
federal money?
A. AS of September /, there were
$1,000 family units completed, that
were financed by the Public Works
Administration and its successor the
u. s. Housing Authority, the Farm
Security Administration, and the
Federal Housing Administration.
@. We have lost a valuable heavy
chain in the river. Is there any SIM
pie instrument that viii help us To-
cate it?
A. The National Bureau of STAN
dards says that they do not know
Of any simple apparatus for locating
the chain from the surface of the
water. A compass will not work. The
best way to recover it is by dragging
This is the method used for picking
up lost moorings, the ends of brok-
en- cables, etc.
II you want = copy Of our book
let, STARS AND CONSTELLA-
TIONS," write to The Waterbury
Democrats Washington B ure d
1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington
d. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-10

ut is too much to expect young singers
to resist the Establishments of the movies
and the RADIO" says Geraldine Farrar.
And it is too much to expect movie and
radio patrons to resist the Establishments
of young singers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-10
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS


New York, Nov. 10 Censorial
wrath again has been visited upon
Broadway's nocturnal nudity.
It seems that several weeks ago
the son of a midweStern judge was
in town, and among the places he
visited was the International Casino
where the damosels are Indifferent
to the rest of the worlds custom of
wearing clothes. This judicial son
went home and told Papa about
what he beheld; Papa was shocked
and communicated with his good
friend, our Fiorello LaGuardia. The
mayor looked into the matter per-
sonally and sho nuf, 1t was as he
had been advised. The Information
ais coryphees lacked few essential
articles of apparel.
Now the mayor IS not harsh
man. He does not believe in I'M
mitigated punishment. So this Is the
penalty he devised for the arrant
cabaret uptown. He decreed-Aor his
law enforcerS decreed-that the IN
ternational was to be padlocked
(fguratively, Of course) for one
Sunday night, when the sinners
could sit around reflectively and do
penance, fully clothed. Folk who
asked to be admitted that evening
were suavely told that the "stage
was under repair" And, oh yes, the
girls will be not quite so scantily
clad in future appearances.
The same penalty is being applied
to a cafe called The Midnight
Sun where, Hizzoner discovered in
his research, the young ladies are
permitted to sit down at tables with
the gentlemen who are paying
guests. Hizzoner frowns upon this
kind of expansive hospitality but he
doesn't want to be unduly severe
about the spanking. He thinks that
If the Midnight Sun is eclipsed for
one night, the management will
learn to behave.
WhO-o-O!
Orson WelleS gave John O'Hara
the jumps the other twilight with a
re-telling of a tale culled from 1.-THE
Haunted Omnibus"
According to Welles, two strangers
met in the dim and darkening GAL
leries of an ancient ruin. Said one:
Rather spooky, isn't it?"
do you believe In ghosts?" asked
the second.
mo-" was the reply. "do your"
"Yes," said the other and
vanishedl
Where Fact Is Futile
Fragment Of q note from a Holly
wood friend: MY Hollywood initia-
ton was like this: I asked the
phone operator whether there was
a copy of the Encyclopedia Britain
MICA anywhere on the lot. She re-
piled, What do you want that for?
The only thing you can get out Of 1t
Is RACTS'p'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-10
Daily Almanac
on rises 7:18 p. m.

Moon rises T:18 p. m.
Sun rises $3.50 q. M: sets 4:S9 p. m.
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
What's blooming in your garden? Pussy
willows have been observed; peas have
sprouted again; onions are sending forth new
shoots; rock-plant is in full bIossom. All
these and more give proof of a pleasantly
late summer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-10

1. In what country is the Mexcala
river?
2. Who commanded the Union
Army at the Battle Of Gettysburg?
3. What is the name for the sol
emn ceremony whereby sovereigns
are inaugurated into office?
4. Name the Chairman of the
Federal Communications Commits
sion. M
5. What is a seis-nograph?
6. With what sport Is the name
Gilbert Hunt associated?
z. Is the District of Columbia q
state or q territory?
8. In which country Is Ftlsarc
Lake?
9. What does eSoteric meanf
10. What is the name for the cav
ity at the mouth Of volcano?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-10

D DEW PEARsoN

WPA Secretary Plans. to Drop Million
And Half from Rolls Next 4 Months;
PRESIDENTS Ideo Is to Concentrate Big
Spending Program on National Defense;
Local Officials Are Protesting Fiercely
But Budoet-BoIoncers viii Get Way
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-10
A Thought for Today

And she shaIl bring forth son. and thou
ay,.It can his name Jesus: for he shall save
IN ueOuIe from their sins.-Matthew 1:21
Heaven lies about us in our infancy-Words-
worth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-10
Current Comment

Anyone 3 daffy who makes
promise.
Ernest Boris Of Cleveland, re-
fusing to promise the Judge to
''go straight" shortly before re-
ceiving q reformatory term.
We aren't going to solve this b
standing around and raising oue
eyebrows.
Senator Smith Of South Caro-
lima. on the need for q new farnO
program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-10

WASHINGTON, November 10. - For campaign rea-
sons the plan has been kept sl1slshush but behind
those guarded statements about holding down relef
expenditures is secret program to slash WPA rolls on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-10
Questions and
Answers
By Frederick NJ. Kerby

Enclose . three-cent stamp for
reply when addressing any ques.
ZION of fact or information to thu
Waterbury Democrats Service Bu-
reau at Washington. Legal and
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nor can extended research be I'M.
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THE EDITOR
@. What is the religious affilia-
ton Of the Spanish iIlsurgent lead
er Francisco Franco2
A. Roman Catholic.
Q. How many blind persons re-
ceive aid from the federal and the
state governments?
A. About AZ persons per 100000
population or approximately $4,000
The average aid per recipient is ap-
proximately $23 month.
@. Must federal reserve notes be
backed by gold?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-10

Q. Must federal reserve notes be
backed by gold?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-10
Test Yoqr
knowledge

Can you answer seven Of
these test questions? Turn to
last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-10

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR
Loathe is pronounced with the
tn as in this; not as in thin.
The Washington times., 1938-08-08

a necessary element in any re-
vue-comedy. And Washington
radio fans, particularly, will
agree that when the happy fac
ulty of keeping folks happy is
involved, Cousin" Lee Everett
does a masterful job.
Lee is a graduate of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, who
started out in the business world
as an accountant and auditor.
But he gave the world of figures
his disdain and in 1880 tried his
luck on the radio. He started
out with WBT, the 50,000-watter
in Charlotte, and remained
there five years, performing al
most every chore one can posi-
bly, perform about radio sta
ton, for Lee is versatile. He
next joined WJSV here, with
which organization he remained
a year as production chief and
left that post in 1886 to join the
National Broadcasting Company
here.
Local dialists know him as
THE Old Timer" role he has
handled on three different sta
tionS and for three separate
sponsors. They also know him
as THE Night Watchman, this
being a popular program he con-
Quoted for three years on
WMAL, and he is also known as
"Old Sol Himself" In this lat
ter capacity he has appeared
each morning on WMAL for
over a year on the program
known as "PDS Presents" and
sponsored by the Peoples Drug
Stores. This program has been
among the most popular to orig
mate locally.
Lee also has appeared as
"emcee" on the program Wash
ington Calling" which has been
heard throughout the United
States and Canada via the N.
B. C. blue network, and N. B.
C.'s Southeastern network re-
members him fondly for his
"Tar Heeled Tatler" programs.
He lives in the 1900 block of
Kennedy st. N. w., with his
mother and father.
The Washington times., 1938-08-08
Police Call on
Rehearsal

RehearsalS Of "The Tavern"
Roadside's next production open
ing tonight. passed the acid
test. Last Tuesday night, the
First precinct squad car called"
at the Roadside's downtown re-
hearsal hall in response to the
excited alarm given them by a
passerby!
BY the time the officers Of
the law arrived on the scene. a
crowd of some Is or 80 worried
auditors had gathered in the
alley next to the building. And
they were all quite disappointed
when one of the members of the
company leaned out of the win
dow and informed them that it
was just a rehearsal of a melo-
drama.
The particular noise or noises
which so alarmed the populace
was the combination of actress
'es Adele GuSack and Helena
Cook out screaming each other,
Milton Freedman booming as
only he can do, Robert Miller
screaming, and prompter Helen
Jacobs banging on a table
with a piece of wood to simu-
late thunder and rifle shots.
This particular scene had been
rehearsed several times before,
but on Tuesday night, Director
Hardt told the company to "give
their ALL" And the arrival of
the police confirmed his opinion
that the scene is a "bang-up"
one!
In addition to those men
toned above, the 1898 produc-
ton of THE Tavern" includes
Paul MeSsink in the George M.
Cohan role, Kenn Romney, who
repeats his role of William, How
ard Wierum as the travern-
keepers son, Virginia True,
Harry Westcott, Karl Gay, Lois
Alexander, Ben Gill, and
Ephriam Jacobs.
The Washington times., 1938-08-08
Cool Relaxing on the Potomac

For hours Of cool relaxation,
the Wilson liner City of Wash
ington is especially well-suited.
The attractive. modern steamer
has four large decks, where one
may sit in comfortable chairs
and enjoy the panorama of un-
usual beauty along the Potomac
River banks.
The steamer makes four con-
Venient sailings daily, leaving at
10 a. M, 2, $50 and $50
p. m. Picturesque and charm
ing old Mount Vernon may be
visited for an hour and a half
on the 10 a. m. and 2 p. m.
trips, while the steamer sails on
to Marshall Hall Park.
At Marshall Hall Park the
passengers may go ashore and
enjoy the many rides and
amusementS quantity situated
against a background of beau
tiful old trees.
The waning Of summer has
The Washington times., 1938-08-08
MOVIE
CLOCK

CAPITOL-Don Ameche, Arleen
Weaver, Binnie Barnes, Gate
way" II a. M; 1:45, 4:30,
7:15, 10 p. m. Stage, 12:45,
$3.50, 6:15, 9 p. m.
PALACE-Judy Garland, Mick
ey Rooney, Love Finds Andy
Hardy" IL a. M; ITO, 3:20,
$50, TAO, 9:50 p. m.
COLUMBIA - George Murphy,
Shirley Temple, Little Miss
Broadway" IL noon, 2, 4,
5:55, 1855, $50 p. m.
EARLE-Harold Lloyd, "Profes-
sor Beware" IL a. M, lao,
4:25, 7:10, 9:55 p. m. Stage.
Frances Langford, 1910,
$3.50, 6; 10, 1855 p. m.
METROPOLITAN - Clark Ga
BILE, Claudette Colbert, 1T
Happened One Night" II
a. M, los, $40. $40, 7:3O,
$40 p. m.
r. X. o. KEITH'S-George Muir
ply, Andrea Leeds, Letter Of
Introduction" 1870 a. m;
Introduction, 1870 a. m;
1870, $3.50. $50, 1880, $50
p. m.
LITTLE-"The Golem" at II,
1880, 2:30, 4:20, 6:07. 1855
and $50 p. m.
TRANS.LUX-N and shorts.
10 u m, to midnight. shows
rs minutes.
The Washington times., 1938-08-08

a very apt pupil of studio tech
nique. His chance came when
Joe Newman, assistant director
on TOO Hot to Handle" became
seriously i'll. The Clark Gable
Myrna 10y picture is being di-
rect2d by Jack Conway and
Wineberger was requisitioned as
his first lieutenant. Edgar
Bergen is taking beaucoop bows
for the witty words he gave
Charlie Mccarthy and Mortimer
in Letter of Introduction. "...
Bergen'S unseen aide is Royal
Foster, former Washington boy
and vaudeville graduate, who
began with the St. Patrick Play
ers. Foster not only worked on
the picture script, but provides
the laughs for the Charlie NC
Carthy routine on the Sunday
night air program. He also
serves Ken Murray broadcasts.
NATIONAL OPENS SEPT. IL
Manager Eddie Plohn of the
National Theater calls up to OBJ
serve that the E Street play
house will open September IL,
with the seasons first attrac-
ton to be announced later
kiss the Boys Goodbye" new
Brock Pemberton comedy by
Clare Booth will be the second
booking, opening September 10
-. Oscar Doob of Loew's wrote
guest column for this vacation
ing scribbler and started the
movie industry buzzing {.
Doob's contribution was dream
story on what might happen if
the movies should suddenly go
out of business Reaction was
so favorable the column will be
incorporated into the 81 900, 900
national advertising campaign
now being framed to stimulate
the fall and winter box office
&. Congratulations. pinch hitter
de. luxe.
The Washington times., 1938-08-08
Earle Books Choice Pictures
For Late Summer Showino

Baby Doctor" with Warner
Baxter.
Brother Rat, from the stage
play, with Wayne Morris.
Garden of the Noon, with
Pat O'Brien, Margaret Lindsay
and others.
OTHER ATTRACTIONS
Lady Doctor, and two other
pictures starring Kay Francis.
Eyes. My Darling Daughter,
from the stage play, with Olivia
de Havilland and Wayne Morris.
Blonde White. with Joan
Blondell.
THE Sea Wolf, from the
famous novel, with Pat O'Brien.
I'VE Are Not Along, based
on the novel by James Hilton,
with Miriam Hopkins.
THE Return of Doctor x"
with Boris Karloff.
Unfit to Print" and "The
Good Die Poor" both with Hum
phrey Bogart and the Dead
End" Kids.
Jean Arthur will be starred in
a special production, as yet
untitled.
golden BOY"
Also mentioned by Mr.. Pay
cite were several outstanding at
fractions from the Columbia
Studio. First of these will be
you Can't Take 1t With You" "
the Pulitzer Prize Play. The
cast includes Jean Arthur,
James Stewart, Lionel Barry
more. Edward Arnold, Mischa
Auer and many others.
Golden Boy" the Clifford
Odets stage play, is another i'm
portant Columbia property.
Professor Beware" the Har-
old Lloyd comedy and first pic
ture to present this popular
comedian in more than a year;
and "Give Me a Sailor" in
which Martha Raye, Bob Hope
and Betty Cradle are featured,
are two productions from the
Paramount Studios which al
ready have been listed for the
Earle.