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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11
Cave Mans Art

Some of our American art museums have been exhibiting remarkable collec- ton of prehistoric pictures gathered Scandinavia and northern Africa by Leo FrobeniuS. These facsimileS extend our knowledge of many and his arts perhaps 3OOOO years farther into the past than information so far gained from other sources. Most of them seem to belong to the period of the last Ice Age.
 The most wonderful thing, however, about these drawings, made on rock by the light of crude torches, is their artistic quality Whether they were done for magical and ceremonial purposes, or for sheer enjoyment of artistic creation - and perhaps both were true many of them show vigor, truth and beauty that are amazing. They depict animals and birds of many kinds, some long extinct, still and in motion; human being hunt ing and dancing; bows and arrows and spears used in the hunt; ceremonies of various kinds; landscapes with trees, streams, and so on.
 Plainly we shall have to revise our notions of leave men,. Maiy of their sketches would dominate prize art exhi- bition today and shame our artists. "One o fthe practical things about this subject of ice age are" writes a leading American art critic, lis that it's study has done much toward the rehabilitation of art in the present day, coming just about the time when art was practically dying on it's feet" The cave pictures are fine sub- stitute for both the degeneracies and nov cities of our recent super-civilized art - the cubism, infantilism, surrealism and other idiocies and insanities from which our art galleries have been suffering.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11
Will History Repeat Itself? England Once More at the Same Old Game That
 Dragged Us Into War q Years Ago.
By WILLIAM wAINRIGHT IN NEwsDoM
though our own house is in a wild state of disorder?

though our own house is in wild state of disorder?
 Are we to play the selfish game of the corrupt League of Nations or are we willing to give every nation right to expand as every healthy nation has done for years? Are we to muddle in the affairs of an alien Europe or are we to stand aloof? Are we going to join the Holy Rolling British Empire in stigmatizing treaty violators when England was behind the move to swindle us out of our just war debts? Are we to remain an Independent nation or are we to revert to our former status of being an economic colony of Buckingham Palace? Are we to forego our national sover- eighty and become cringing mem Der of an ihusory super-state? Are we going to burden the taxpayer with the expense of patrolling an incorrigible world or are we to con- fine our military forces to protecting our own interests?
 Here again nobody seems to know what our interests-the American people as whole-include. Do they mean the interests. of the Interna- tional Business Machines Corpora tion? Do they mean the futile dreaming of the Carnegie Endow- ment for International Peace? Do they mean the interests of the mod ern buccaneers who are lighting the way of every savage with a kerosene lamp, a match to light it and a gall lon of oil to keep it burning, a sort of Eternal Light to the god of Dol lar Diplomacy? Do our interests mean the unnecessary risk of dis patching our ships all over the uni- verse to watch over some American whose only interest in the American flag is the protection it affords while he reaps his profits in foreign fields?
 Before we start laying keels and smashing bottles of imported cham pagne on the prows of expensive men-of- war it is in order to deter mine just what we are going to do with them.
 And we cannot do It mtelllgently until we have at least a dim con- ception of our foreign policy. Sec retary Hull, admittedly an interna- tionalist, undoubtedly believes that we have a messianic mission in this pagan world. On the other hand there are millions of people, all po- tential cannon fodder, who are not so divinely inspired. They would rather stay at home and hoe their potatoes than be drafted against their wishes to fight on foreign soil Will these millions be heard or will the state department, as dictatorial as any Stalin, Mussolini or Hitler, put the pressure on administration leaders to forestall any congress sional debate?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11

Congressman William J. Fitzgerald evidently didn't remember his Connec- ticut very we'll when he urged the Rural Identification Administration to see what it could do for some of the farmers off the power lines in remote sections of the state. For if he had thought twice about it he would have recalled that through prompt legislative cooperation the electric utilities of this state had secured full and complete right to build power lines and sell electric current in every town of this state, practically without excep- tion. That was we'll taken care of during the days when the late J. Henry Roraback was consulted frequently on what was to transpire in the legislative halls. Being utility magnate and concerned with it's development he naturally sought pro- tective legislation. The only way that cooperative electric lines can be built in Connecticut is over private property. And that's probably out of the question.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11

Aimed strictly at the stray cat, but, nevertheless, affecting the domesticated and house-loving feline just as much, Pennsylvania now dallies with cat licensing law. Connecticut has had such laws proposed, too, but we never got very far with them up in the Legislature. One critic of the measure says cats are "the most vicious killers we know. They are
 in class with the weasel which is hunted down as vermin. Sportsmen should be encouraged to kill all stray cats" A lot of the criticism of cats is true. They are inStinctly killers and even the most do- mesticated animal will revert to the wild if allowed to do so. That last phrase is self explanatory. The owner of a cat must assume responsibility for ownership always.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, Feb 11-DiXie Davis, the lawyer for the Dutch Schultz mob, now facing trial on charges of heading a $100,0O0,000 a year racket, sneers at the report. But there are veteran detectives around here who insist they once saved him from one-Way ride.
 It happened a couple of years ago when grand jury was inves- tigating Schultz'S income tax re- turns. There were three men, the saga goes, who knew too much. One of them, Jules Martin. was found beaten. stabbed and shot in a snowdrift upstate A day or two later, Davis was taken off a train by police and held under guard for a while. Police had what they con- sidered an ironclad tip-that a group of gorillas were going to meet him at another station and snuff" him out.
 Davis. they say, still sneers at the hunch. Nevertheless, Bo Vein berg, third of Schultz's intimate aides, was killed, encased in a bar rel of cement Cor so goes the under world report) and tossed into a river. Some say gangland enemies did the job. There are others who profess some of Schultz's own henchmen turned the grim trick.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11
B'way, the Phoenix

B'way, the Phoenix
 Annoyed by the literary saboteurs of Broadway who consistently moan that the Rialto is Cead, while they are having a high time near Times Square, Bob Christenberry, bonmace of the Hotel Astor. has started potent Believers in- Broadway move ment. He plans to enlist every Broadway enterprise in the cam paign and via street parades. radio, screen and stage. convince the skeptics and the world that Broad way is as alive and as prosperous now, as then.
 He already has approached Geroge M. Cohan to write theme song for the pep movement. But G. M. doesn't care for the modern Broad way and it is doubtful if he can be brought around.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11
Current Comment

We know a Communist because he is standing up on a soapbox making a speech. But the Fascist hides in the cellar and carries on his acticities in a subversive man. ner.
 Samuel Dickstein, U. s. con-
 gressman from New York.
 It is not un-C Christian to back up policy of rearmament. In this imperfect world it appears to be the only road to peace. N -Rt. Rev. Arthur Ingram, bishop
 of London.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11

It doesn't take long for the year to slip by, does it? It seems only hours ago that the New Year was being ushered in to the accompaniment of Sleet and snow, yet here it is now the 11th of February, the second month of the year well on it's way. Once February and March slip by the rest of the year proves veritable speed demon. It doesn't creep up on you; it sneaks right by and not under cover of darkness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11
Selected Poem
THE sCARECROW AND THE WIND
(Pearl Logan Woodbridge in the Christian Science Monitor)

Christian Science Monitor) I love the way our scarecrow flaps his sleeves To scare the swallows sweeping from the caves; The way he grins-to show he means no harm To feathered folk who flock to fathers farm love the way his straw hair sticks out straight Beneath the old peaked hat that hides his pate; The faded shirt that buttons up his chin; The checkered vest that holds his stuffing in. love to watch him when the wind is gay It helps him kick to the ducks away. It rushes up his trouSer legs and puffs And waves the straw hands sticking from his cuffs. It makes his coattails f1utter, sway and dance- (And dance with him when I get chanceD Without a Scarecrow, farms would not be fun I'm glad we have this lovely jolly one
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11
T est Y o UT Knowledge
Can you answer seven or these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1. Name the narrow water pas sage that separates Asia from North America.
 2. What is liquetr?
 3. In Greek mythology, who was the God of War? f"
 4. Who won the recent Los An- geles Open Golf tournament?
 5. In which state was Woodrow Wilson born?
 6. Who wrote the song, "Re memb'ring?"
 2. What is a statoscope?
 8. Name the three rivers that join to form the Missouri River.
 g. Who was Giuseppe Fortunino Verdi?
 10. Name the Secretary of War during the U. s. participation in the World War.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11
Daily Almanac
Moon sets 4:l0 a. m.

Moon sets 4:10 a. m.
 Sun rises 6:53 a. m.; sets 5:20 p. m
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 One thing stands out in this winter above all-high winds. There have been an un- usually large number of hard blows around this section of New England. While there has been no apparent damage, still house. holders were aware of the fact that breeze was stirring. This may be due to the suc- ceSSive freezes and thaws. @eA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11
Questions and
 Answers
oWrisisl iess. NA
By Frederick M Kerby

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 Enclose a three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ton of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be un- dertaken. Be sure all mail is ad- dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 THE EDITOR Q. What labor organization grow ing out of the unemployed league" has been active in organizing the workers on WPA projects?
 A. The Workers Alliance of Amer ica.
 Q. What is the difference be- tween philosophical objectivity and subjectivity?
 A. The former deals only with tangible objects and the latter with ideas and the mental measurements to truth. Q. What is the name of the southern plantation owned by the father of Barbara Hutton?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11

it's people, the result thus far so justifieS the mediation method that it seems almost a miraculous happening, Especially in this day, when no aggressor ever seems actually to blame for aggression.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11
Pug Into Proprietor

Pug Into Proprietor
 The word goes in the Madison Square Garden sector that Jimmy proprietor of an elaborate cafe. Braddock will be the next pugilist- Having doffed his ring trunks and sash, the ex-heavyweight champ is about to follow in the footsteps of Jack Dempsey, Tony Canzoneri, Mickey Walker. and Benny Leonard, all established restaurant men.
 Like his predecessors, Braddock has made the usual VOW to his asso- ciates: he will work hard as host, be sociable with the guests and at tend personally to the high quality Of the cuisine. On the whole, prize ring restaurateurS succeed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11

What Asia wants-more chop-suey for everybody. What America wants-more pork chops for everybody.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11

Feeding the furnace gets to be an awful bore about this time of the year, but it's still preferable to camping on disinte- grating ice floe in the Arctic Sea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11
A Thought for Today

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation. distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakednesS, peril or sWOrd!- Romans 8:35.
 If thou neglectest thy love to thy neighbor, in ain thou professest thy love to God; for by thy love to God, the love to thy neighbor is be- gotten, and by the love to thy neighbor, thy love to God is nourished.-Quarles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11
Daily Washington
cd m0BER1 q ALIEN
A Dm9W FRAReO@

Progress of F. D. Rs Erstwhe Brain Trusters Inter- esting-That of Adolph Berle, Jr., the Latest; Governors Could Have Found Less Tempera- mental Little Men, for Farley Than Uncle Dan Roper
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11

WASHINGTON, February II. = One of the most interesting developments in the Presidents official family the various vacations taken up by his Brain Trust after they leave the spotlight of public office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11

The government is said to be consider ing the leash need of the little man" That's us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11
The Only Way

There's this story that goes with one of those star cigaret advertise ments by celebrated operatic favorite. The star willingly signed a statement to the effect that such and such cigarets never hurt my throat" To friends he laughs. "Of course they never hurt my throat. I never smoke them"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11

If you want copy of our book let Puzzle Workers Dictionary" write to Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir- teenth street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11

o. Did labor organizations lose membership during the depression?
 A. They suffered both loss of membership and bargaining power because of unemployment in the three-year period following the crash of 1929.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never pronounce apostle - a. pOs-'til; say, a-pos'-L

\. FTanklyn l.. HuttOnS planta- tion, near Charleston, S. C., is named Prospect Hill"
 Q. Please give some facts about the Kidnapping of little Charlie Matt son. Is the department of justice still working on the case?
 A. The boy was Kidnapped from his home on the night Of December 27, 1886. His father attempted sev- eral times to pay the ransom de- manded, but was unsuccessful in getting proof that his son was alive. The child's body was recovered Jan uary II, 1887, when boy stumbled over it in the snow-covered woods. President Roosevelt ordered re- lentlesS search for the kidnaper and there is an outstanding reward of $1O,OOO for information furnished to a representative of the federal bu- reau of investigation of the depart ment of justice leading to the iden- tifcation and apprehension of the criminal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11

o. What does the British surname Dawley mean?
 A. Daw's meadow, derived from a locality. Daw is a nickname for David Cbeloved"), or of bird, the jackdaw.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-11

Q. What is the name of the southern plantation owned by the father of Barbara Hutton?
Evening star., 1938-02-26
P. H. O'DEA TO RETIRE
AFTER 46-YEAR SERVICE
Was Principal Clerk in Bureau
= Of Construction, Navy
Department.

Patrick H. O'Dea, principal clerk
m the Bureau Of Construction and
Repair, Navy Department, will be
placed upon the retired list Monday,
following 46 years service.
Mr. O'Dea entered the Government
service as q stenographer March Q,
1892. He has been employed con-
tinuously in the same bureau, with
the exception Of a short time when
be was in the ofdce Of the superin-
tending constructor at the William
Krap d Sons Ship and Engine Build
ing Co. at Philadelphia in 1903.
:. Mr.. ODea served as clerk to the
Board Of Construction which former
W had charge Of designing new ships
tor the Navy. Regarded Is an ex-
pert stenographer and an authority
In the correct usage Of the English Ian
guage, Mr.. ODea has been given a
parting gift by his colleagues. He Is
now on leave, having reached the age
Of 70 on February II. but actually he
will not be placed on the retired list
until the end of the month, In ac-
cordance with customary practice.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
ELECTROMETER RECORDS
FRACTIONAL VARIATIONS
Bureau OF Standards Device So
Sensitive It L. Affected by
Air Drafts.

An electrometer capable OF measur-
ing a change in force Of one ten
thousandth part and 20 sensitive that
the slightest draft Of air is recorded
as An error has been developed and
Is under test at the Bureau Of Stand
ards.
The device. developed by DR.. H. B
Brooks, DR.. F. M. Defandorf and Dr.
F. B. SiBbee. Is intended to be used
solely for the measurements with ex.
reme accuracy, Of high alternating
voltages such as are now used widely
for the transmission Of electric energy
It Is known as an absolute elec-
trometer."
The presence in the room Of q
warm radiator Is sufncient to affect
the device. To minimize such dis
turbances the laboratory Is kept u
. uniform temperature day and night
and observations usually are made
only at times when temperatures In
doors and outdoors are the same, &C
that no convection currents Of ail
are set up along the walls.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
TWO D. c. BILLS
DUE UP MONDAY
Small Claims Court and
Vending Stand at Jail
Slated for Action.

The House is expected to take up
two District bills Monday. One would
establish small claims branch Of the
Municipal Court and the other would
give legal authority for a vending
stand in the District Jail.
The small claims court bill has been
pending for two years and was passed
by the Senate last summer. It was
approved unanimously by the Judi
ciary Subcommittee of the House Dis
trict Committee last Thursday as a
greatly needed judicial improvement
which should not be longer delayed"
= The pending bill provides that
claims under $50 be heard in a simple,
inexpensive and expeditions procedure,
without attorneys necessary Poor
persons would have an opportunity of
paying damages on an installment
plan.
More than 40 prominent judges,
members Of the District bar and from
other judicial jurisdictions voiced dis
approval of the measure at hearings,
emphasizing that the bar association
had inaugurated a system of volun-
tary legal aid for poor litigants in
the municipal court. The Judiciary
Subcommittee, headed by Representa-
tive McGehee, Democrat, of Missis.
sippi, reported that such service has
been helpful, but 1t does not eliminate
the need for this legislation, rather 1t
emphasizes the need"
Chairman Palmisano, in reporting
the bill to legalize the vending stand
IN Washington Asylum and Jail, said
that Louis Haag, now 80 years of
age. has operated such a vending
stand there for the past 10 years, per-
mission having been given by the
superintendent. The ONCE of the con-
troller general recently expressed the
opinion that special legislation Is re-
Quired to permit the continued opera
tion of this stand"
Evening star., 1938-02-26
THREE D. c. NAVY MEN
BEGIN FLYING CRUISE

Three Washingtonians are among
the so naval enlisted men who will
gather at the Naval Air Station,
Pensacola. Fa., Monday to begin a
years flight training. Those who
successfully complete the course will
get their wings" and be designated
enlisted naval aviation pilots.
The Washingtonians are Thomas
w. Heath, aviation machtnist's mate,
first class. who has been on duty at
the Naval Air Station ata Anavostia,
and whose home Is in Martinsville,
Va: Lohr L. Whitacre Of 1920 Ridge
place Sc, now a radioman, second
class, serving with vB Squadron S.
and Judge e." Wightman, aviation
machinist's mate. second class, also
on duty at the local naval air sta
ton, whose home Is in Lamont, Iowa
Evening star., 1938-02-26
LAKEF|SH|NGPACT
URGEDAT SESSION
Officials of Eight States For
ward Resolution to
Washington.
BY the Associated Press.

DETROIT, Feb. 26.-A resolution
appealing to the Federal Government
to enter into q treaty with Canada
to preserve commercial fishing In the
Great Lakes Was forwarded to Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Congress today by
omcials Of eight States bordering on
the Great Lakes
The resolution was adopted yester-
day at an international conference
Of Lake State officials, representatives
OF the Federal Government and dele
gates from the Province of Ontario.
The conference was called BY the
Council Of State Governments to form
ulate uniform regulations governing
commercial fishing in the lakes.
Terming the depletion of lake fish
. problem which seriously threatens
the vital economic interests in q wide
area adjacent to the lakes" the con-
ference called on the Federal Govern
ment to establish an international
board Of inquiry which would rec
ommend a treaty guaranteeing con-
servation of Great Lakes fisheries.
The conference set up a 12-man
board to follow its proposal through
the State Department in Washington
and tentatively agreed to q program
presented by the Michigan delegation
which would set up stringent regula-
tions to end the continued decline of
Great Lakes fishing production.
The Michigan plan, which the COM
mittee may seek to have incorporated
in the Amercan-Can treaty,
would set up strict regulations be-
tween Canada and America guar.n-
teeing uniform methods of mesh meas
urements, the proper size mesh to pre-
vent the taking Of undersized nsh, q
closed season during spawning periods,
the authority to regulate the amount
and kind Of gear used by fishermen,
authority to control movements of
fishermen, enforcement and observa-
tfon Of regulations, complete statistics
OF all fishing activities, well organized
research. and rigid control Of market
ing conditions.
At the same time delegates from the
Lake States moved to formulate uni
form regulations in the eight States
which border the Great Lakes. The
same committee which will push the
Canadian-American treaty was given
authority to take appropriate steps
to assist States in vigorous action to
conserve the fisheries" This was
interpreted to mean that the States,
through the Council of State Gov
ernments, would be asked to adopt the
submitted regulations, leaving any
possible international treaty as an ad-
dittonal protective piece of legislation.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
ICKES IS DISPUTED
ON FASClSM VIEWS
Atheistic Communism, Instead,
Is Menacing World, Says
DR.. ]. F. Thorning.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
DR.. Joseph F. Thorning Of st. Mary,s
College. Emmitsburg, Nd, said last
night that Secretary Of the Interior
lckes would serve as an excellent
Cassandra II he would shift his gaze
occasionally from Berlin and Rome to
the palatial Offices of the Third Com
munist International at Moscow"
In an address prepared for delivery
before the Columbus Radio Guild, the
professor Of sociology and social his
tory disputed . statement he credited
to Mr.. Ickes that "Fascism constitutes
the greatest threat in the world TO-
day"
Il do not allow my fears either Of
Htlerism Of Fascism to delude me into
imagining that anything but atheistie
Communism is the most serious men
ace to democratic governments and
free peoples lin the contemporaneous
world" Dr. ThoFning said. ,-
Secretary Ickes cannot point to
any provision of the Italian or Ger
man constitution which pointedly as
sumes that the workers and farmers
Of the United States are committed to
the overthrow of the American form
Of constitutional government BY yto-
lence, whereas this precisely Is the
assumption Of the Soviet constitution. :"
DR.. Thorning returned recently from
studying conditions in Europe.