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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23
Frog Conservation

Sportsmen of northern Arkansas are asking the State Game and Fish Commis- sion to protect frogs. It is little difficult to think of frogs anywhere facing early extinction, yet it seems the Arkansas frog population is actually threatened. Be- cause frogs are not protected by any sort of law, intruderS have come in from other states and taken all the frogs they wanted and proceeded to sell them elsewhere.
 The petitioners suggest that frog catchers be considered hunters and re- quired to have licenses, just like duck hunters, fishermen, and so on. They ask for closed season to give the creatures chance to catch up numerically. They recommend, too, that the individual catch be limited.
 If the need is once recognized, the whole program should be quickly set up. Then, in a few years, much may be heard of Arkansas frogs, whether as winners of jumping contests or as a particular treat at dinner, or even as members of the great frog chorus without which no spring would be perfect.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23
Strange Tidings
Natures Performances Throughout Nation Con- mand Attention, Respect-Telephone
 Poles Grow in Nebraska
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
Grow in Nebraska

It's like this: A number of green poles were used to replace old ones along prairie highway this spring, and rain has been so plentiful that small leafy branches have sprouted on them. Thus far no one has sug- gested blowing them under.
 Giant cedars have been discovered buried in Jersey swamplands, from five to ten feet below marsh level. The logs are still SO well preserved after centuries that they are being mined, brought to the surface and cut up into shingles.
 It was farmer near Franklin, Neb., who reported the heavy rains had made his field of rye grow to height of six feet and two inches too high for the binder, and he doesn't know how to cut it.
 And where, of all places, are they moving the roof but at the White House! When the executive offices were remodeled early in the Roose- welt administration, new and larger file rooms were constructed at the basement level extending many feet back from the main building. In order to preserve the appearance of the grounds and to spare the lawn on which the Presidents office looks out. the rooms are below ground and the roof is sodded over So any day the farmer from Hyde Park may glance out the White House window and see a workman run ming the lawn mower over the roof as well as the rest of the lawn.
 And hardly any of this years crop of fishing stories or summer sea serpents have appeared.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23

This week finds us on the last lap, so to speak, in the roster of graduations. Many fine baccalaureates and con- mencement addresses have been deliv- cred, large portion containing excellent words of advice to the graduate; words that might also be digested by others attending the various exercises or read ing the content of the addresses after wards in the daily press, which during these commencement days gives that phase of the news good play In reading many such addresses containing helpful, sane and Christian advice one wonders why so many veer to speeches of another sort that steer their listeners to the left instead of to the right.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23

Political observers are coming around to the opinion that the rumors of new Independent-Democratic state party, un- der the sponsorship of Senator George T. Culhane of this city, are more or less trial balloons. They believe that ultimately therell be no independent party move ment throughout the state, but there may be serious effort made in various con- munities to unseat Democrats who are aligned with certain factions in the party. This business of forming party to defeat "formidables" like Senator Augustine Lonergan and candidates who might have the approval, public or otherwise, of party leaders, such as Senator Francis T. Maloney, State Chairman J. Francis Smith, and National Committeeman David E. Fitzgerald is tough job. The very fact that Senator Culhane denied he had any intentions of, personally or through an organization, dethroning Governor Wilbur L. Cross indicates al- most conclusively that the independent movement will be completely localized.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23

It would have been shame if the con- prehensive program of public works that City Engineer Charles A. Root outlined and placed before city boards recently for approval had been lost in the shuttle of official red-tape. Thanks to our own Con- gressman J. Joseph Smith, and Senator Lonergan the city is at least assured that the several projects in which Waterbury IS concerned with securing federal funds were included in batch just given ap- proVal at Washington. Failure to adhere closely to the involved procedure neces- sary to launch WPA and PWA projects in our midst would have been a serious set back for the city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23

takes also simple and permanently beautiful form.
 Low cost housing is on the way, said third. But the public must learn that it cannot have for little money what it can get for much. If judgment in layout is used, however, the standard of living need not be lowered. It is only false ideas of what is fashionable that must go
 To sum up the judgment of the real tors, people must begin to take serious thought as to what they want in houses. Perhaps Frank Lloyd Wright hits the nail on the head when he says that people must first take thought as to what they want of life. That done, good houses will follow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23
essComment
FOR THE RECORD
(NeW York Sum

NINCW IOl 0Qllj
 Assisting the national labor rela. tions board are several skillful logi. clans. One of them, Thomas I Emerson, assistant general counsel of the board, addressed the Institute of Labor at Rutgers university the other day in one of series of meet ings' arranged by the New Jersey Federation of Labor and the Work. CTS Education Bureau. MT. Elmer. son said that criticism of the Wag. ner labor act has been intangible and vague. He also said "the popu- lar conception that no case is ever decidde in favor of the employer i' based on wholly inadequate knowf. edge of the boards operations"
 Certainly employers do not expect any labor relations court to func. ton in such fashion that all it decisions shall be in their favor nor would any employer in his righ, senses accuse the labor relatioI board Of deciding always agains' employers. But the Wagner laboJ act is so worded that only employer! may violate it. That criticism oj the act has been made repeatedly since July 5, 1885, when President Roosevelt signed the Wagner act. and that criticism is not vague.
 The average annual crop loss of tobacco amounts to about 396,300,- l 900 pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23
Selected Poem
MORNING SOUNDS.

George Kenton Ashenden in the New York s,,n, The creaking of wagon down the road Going into market with it's load; The Whirrng of lark that scars above Trllling as it mounts a song of love- The echo of thrush's call sweet and clear Coaxing back lovely mate hidden near: The turmoil of the river past the mill Racing to the ocean with will The lowing kline they begin to fret For grassy fields still cool with dew and wet: Such sounds and sights can charm the ear and eve And link the soul of man with earth and sky
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23

It's good to have the summer weather with us unpleasant as it can sometimes get. The season wherein we can enjoy freedom from the worries and labors of a fire is all too short in the opinion of the average householder. It certainly was this year with chilly nights and, yes, days extending way past Memorial Day. With no thought of cutting the coal mans bus mess we do hope the summer carries on into October.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23
When it comes to taxes, politics

When it comes to taxes, politics pays.
 Free Postage
 No old actor likes to pay for a ticket to the theater, and no Con- gressman likes to >buy stamp. The Annie Oakley is as dear to the one as the franking privilege to the other.
 A few members of Congress are highly ethical about use of the frank, and instruct their clerks to buy postage for personal mail. But most of them prefer the free dire.
 A political office in Washing ton sent out letters to every Democratic member of the House and Senate inviting them to attend a political gathering. Out of 400 replies, only B used stamps.
 But when Congressman David Lewis of Maryland announced his candidacy for the Senate seat of Willard Tydings, a. news agency asked his office to send some bi- graphical material. It arrived next morning-postage prepaid by a two-cent stamp.
 Dog Food
 Argentine meat producers, de- nied the right to ship fresh meat to the United States, are packing a dog food aimed at winning all the dog fanciers of the USA.
 They asked a veterinary asso- citation here to describe the ideal ,dog food. The vets told them the natural food for dog is an ani- nal which he has killed, such as a rabbit, which the dog eats bones and all-including vegetable mat ter in the rabbits stomach.
 The Argentines packed their dog food accordingly: 90 per cent meat, per cent bone, per cent vegetables. Most domestic dog food contains only small percentage of meat.
 NOTE-The United States is the greatest dog food market Tn the world. Largest markets, however, are in Negro centers such those in New York, St. Louis, and Chi cago.
 Merry-Go-ROund
 One reason the State Depart ment out-maneuvered the British regarding Pacific islands was the fact that the French islands were held in reserve. The British knew that if they didn't agree, the State Department already had begun negotiations to lease bases in the French Marquesa Islands .. As an expression of appreciation for the enactment of the wage-hour law, the cap makers union sent every member of the . senate made -to-order cap. In obtaining the sizes of the senators the union discovered that old Key Pittman of Nevada had the smallest head and youthful Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts the largest. Copyright, 1888, by United Fea-
 ture Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23
Daily Almanac

Moon rises "A a. m. daylight time).
 Sun rises $40 a. m.; sets 8:27 p. m. (day- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Nothing is more pleasant than to come upon new species of bird, that is a feathered songster which hasn't crossed your vision heretofore A rose-Sreasted grosbeak flashed into this vision recently as he feasted on ripe cherries beautiful bird and fine singer too, so the bird-books claim.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

BY GEORGE ROSS
 New York, June 23.-Writes Phil lips Lord, an old friend, severe critic and the most tireless explorer of human oddities we know
 'Dear George:
 "In my travels about town I have met some interesting people. I didn't meet them in a night club. It is therefore logical to assume, without being sarcastic, that not all the interesting people are in the night clubs-as one is liable to be- lieve from reading the columnists.
 "Take a trip with me through the city, George, and I'll introduce some of the people to you, if you don't already know them.
 Silver Lining
 There's John Davis who many years ago submitted to an opera tion to remove his larynx. Davis learned to speak from his diaphragm by inhaling deeply, thus tanning his breath. Later Davis found fellow sufferer is Nicholas Ehrlich. Both agree that the defect has it's ad- vantages. It encourages a man to think a lot before he speaks. h. cidentally, Davis is an attorney. Angel of Life
 "Adjutant J. Stanley Sheppard of the Salvation Army, is a specialist in the art of saving people from suicide.
 During his many years of work in New Yord. Red has rescued more than 200 souls from self destruction. He knows when a man is planning death. When Red recognizes the symptoms he begins systematic plan to rescue the man from No Mans Land,' as he calls it. The best way to do it, Red finds, is to preface arguments against self destruction by feeding the man and giving him some clothes that will return his self respect to him. Especially, ad- vises Red, see that the man gets lot of sleep. When he is entirely rested, his thoughts begin to move in other directions than death
 
 Man. Salvage
 Twenty years ago a young ad- vertising salesman named Ralph Weave fell into conversation with | teh young man next to him at a lunch counter. The young man was without a ob, discouraged. Weave asked the Respondent young man to come home and have dinner with him that evening. The young man went out of Neave's house with fresh suit of clothes. smile on his face and landed job. After that Weave made hobby of getting jobs for young men. He asked some of his friends to help ana the group formed committee which they called Man Marketing Committed The committee is still functioning and has placed more than 500 young men into jobs for which they are fitted.
 Lawyer With Heart
 William Weis is an attorney who cannot leave his home because of a crippled foot. But he continues his prdCClCe III HIS uoiilS-oAl CAAhe basis.
 Although Weis has one of the best legal minds in the city, he will not charge more than one dol lar per visit-no matter what the problem.
 Come Up n See Elm
 "There are a lot more interest ing people in New York city who haven't seen the inside of night club. There's the man who removes squeaks from actors shoes; there's 13-year-old Rose Bader who is the politest girl in New York city; there's Jim Donahue who invented the hot dog.
 You must get around and visit them some day"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23
Questions and
 Answers
By Frederick M. Kerby

Enclose 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 o. Which is older, Stonehenge, England, or King Tut's tomb in Egypt?
 A. Stonehenge, dating from 20O0 to 1900 B. c. King Tut's tomb dates from about 1850 B. C..
 o. Is John Mccormack, who re- gently has made appearances over the radio, the celebrated Irish tenor? A. Yes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23

Curious country, the United States! Telephone poles are growing in Nebraska. Shingles are being mined in New Jersey. The rye on western farm is too tall to cut. And they are moving the roof in Wash ington, D. c.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23

1. What are game laws?
 2. Which state has the nickname Panhandle State?"
 3. Who won the 1888 British Amateur golf championship?
 4. Under which department of the Federal Government is the U. s. Patent Office?
 5. What is pllnkah?
 6. What is the product of 5x5 xOx2?
 2. Has the U. s. ever issued gold certificates in denominations low CT than ten dollars?
 8. What is the name for the cashier or chief clerk on board a passenger steamer?
 g. Which state is represented in Congress by Sen. Burton K. Wheel CT?
 10. What Is the English name for the Friday before Easter?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Dexterous is pronounced dex'-
 ter-ous; not dex'-trus.

Q. When were potato chips first introduced?
 A. By negro chef about 1865.
 @. How many students has Me- Gill university in Montreal, Can ada?
 A. Approximately 2,575.
 o. What are the dimensions of a one-dollar bill?
 A. 6 5-16 X 2 11-16 inches.
 o. Please give me a formula for a window cleaning fluid.
 A. Strong ammonia water, 2 tablespoonfuls; whiting, table, spoonfuls; alcohol (951 denatured), 4 tablespoonfuls; water, enough to make pint. Apply thinly to glass and allow to dry; then rub of with a soft paper or cloth.
 Q. Who is president of the Jew ish Fraternal Order, B'Nai; B'Rith?
 A. Henry Moi1sky of Omaha, Me- braSka. He succeeded Alfred M. Cohen of Cincinnati, who, until this year, had been president of the or der for 13 years.
 o. Where can I get information on the effects of alcohol and to- bacco on the human system?
 A. Send five cents to the super intendent of documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., for copy of Education Leaflet 38 on Instruction in effects of alcohol and tobacco"
 Q. Is Mohammedanism still rec ognized as the state religion in Turkey?
 A. No.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23
Current Comment

Nothing can ever take the place of old-fashioned religion in the home.
 Mrs. Grace Noll Crowell, chosen American Mother of 1888.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23

If you want a copy of our book let Heavyweight Boxing Cham pions", write to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washing ton, D. c. Enclose 10 cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23
A Book a Day
Juvenile Worms Like Mysteries, Too.

Periodically the Book -A-Day column is conducted by Olive Roberts Barton, noted child train ing authority. Today Mrs. Barton reviews the latest books for children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23
By OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON


 What book fits into the vacation picture better than a good mystery? The past season has produced first rate ones for boys and girls, rang ing in variety from treasure buried in a medieval castle to a plot for wrecking modern skyscraper.
 Young Kurt, son of Alberich the Merchant, faces all the hazards of travel in the Middle Ages when he takes a mysterious packet across Germany to the Duches of Rhine hau. Imprisoned by robber barons, he escapes and helps unravel the code found in the packet, to the final solution of "The Secret of the Circle" Alice Lide and Margaret Johansen, the authors, have woven the plot neatly, holding the tension high to the last page Gongmans Green: $1.75).
 "The Mystery of the Fifteenth Cypress" by Adah Jackson (Bobbs Merrill: $1.75) tells the story of an impoverished plantation of today, saved from sale by Bill and Beth Brook, who find the clew to Great Uncle Caleb's pot of buried gold through Great-Aunt Mehitabel's Civil war diary.
 Ireland is the background of M. Bodkin's fine tale, "The Treasure of the Mountain" (Stackpole: $1.5W. The buried treasure here is an an cient gold cross and shrine lost to the Irish church during the Black and Tan troubles. Brendan and Tommy Mcdonnell set out to find it. Brendan tells the story, and his life away from school, clerking for the storekeeper and adventuring in Tommy's boat, give the book sym pathy and fullness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23
A Thought for Today

Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely be put to death.-NumDers 35:31.
 Murder itself is past all expiation the great est crime which nature doth abhor-Gotfe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23
Deal With Britain For Pacific Island Airports Favorable to U.
 S.; Canton Island Remains British
 But Only Americans Can Use Hawaii
R DREW PEARSON
snA Ho8ERr A AEx&sd

Washington, June 23-After long and secret negoti- ations the State Department will announce adea with the British regarding the of Pacific Islands as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23
T st Y o u Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23

e. Is Mohammedanism still rec ognized as the state religion in Turkey?
 A. No.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-23

The average annual crop loss of tobacco amounts to about 396,300,- 900 pounds.
The Washington times., 1938-01-20
Seek Income
xReprisaI

Threat of congressional reprisal
for the proposed District income
tax was voiced on Capitol Hill
today.
With the House District Fiscal
Affairs subcommittee yesterday
recommending an income tax,
which would apply to members OF
Congress and all Government
workers as well as other District
residents, four members of the
House today moved to retaliate,
The Times learned.
These four approached a member
of the House District Appropria-
tions subcommittee and suggested
that in reprisal for the tax affect
ing their salaries, the committee
slash in half the Federal lump
sum appropriation.
This appropriation for several
years has been set at $4,000 by
the committee.
The original recommendation
for a District income tax came
from the District Commissioners
Tax Advisory Committee, which
advocated a / per cent income tax
and a l per cent sales tax.
The fiscal affairs committee
also recommended retention of
the business-privilege tax and the
$1.75 real estate tax rate, but
made no mention of the general
sales tax. holding the three taxes
adequate to meet the expected
deficit.
The Washington times., 1938-01-20

Death today prevented John w.
Swift, SO, Farm Credit Admins
tration accountant, from solving
zone of the most idiotic prob
lens" he ever encountered.
Only a short time before he was
stricken with a fatal heart at
tack, Swift complained to the
chief of his unit, E. w. Cats,
over the accounting problem on
which he was working,
Medical aid was delayed in
reaching Swift by a mistake in the
address of the FCA in the old
Southern Railway Building, The
Hospital ambulance
The Washington times., 1938-01-20
Accountant Is Heart Victim
AS Aid ArriUeS Too Late

and police first went to the South
ern Railway Building at Fifteenth
and K Streets, and then to the
Southern Building, Fifteenth and
H Streets, before obtaining the
correct address.
Swift, who lived at 1902 Inde-
pendence Ave. S. W., had been
with FCA since it's creation. Pre-
viously he had been sent by the
Federal Government on account.
ing jobs in insular possession. He
was greatly admired by his asso.
ciates and only a short time before
his death they sent out and bought
him a pair of oVershoes to protect
his health,
The Washington times., 1938-01-20

room.
Amid all the romance of the
Arabian Nights and the pomp Of
the Pharaohs, the 17-year-old girl
was raised to the throne of Cleo
patra at II a. m. a a. m. E. S. T.)
She was adorned in glittering
gowns that cost $25, 900. The mar
riage rite signaled the start of col
orful military and state ceremonies
that will last for days. And yet
officially-Miss zulfikar was not
present at her own wedding.
VIEWS WHOLE SHOW
Unofficially, with the determi
nation of the very young and the
very beautiful, she viewed the
whole show.
After a week of rain, ancient
Cairo was bathed in cleaning sun
shine for the royal marriage. More
than 10000 Egyptians, en- fete
and in gala mood, jammed the
streets for the occasion that many
had travelled miles to see.
Through these gala scenes Fa'
rida drove from her home to
Koubbeh Royal Palace in Farouk's
small gray automobile, accompa
MED by her father. She wore a
gray coat and skirt, small black
toque and the traditional Turkish
veil, later changing to her wed
ding attire.
Thousands of wildly cheering
Egyptians hailed her as she passed
With her father, she entered
Continued on Page 5, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1938-01-20
Department Store
Sales Off in n. Y.

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 QN.SO.
Department store sales in New
York and Brooklyn in the first
two weeks of January were 0,6 per
cent under those of the first two
weeks of 1887. the New York Fed
eral Reserve Bank reported today.
Sales in the week ended January
8 were O.9 per cent under last year
and sales in the week ended jan
uary IS were only O.2 per cent un-
der the 1897 week.
The Washington times., 1938-01-20
Johnston Named
D. C. Change Head

James M. Johnston, senior part
ner of Johnstonl Lemon & Co., was
reelected president Of the Wash
ington Stock Exchange at the an
nual meeting ofgthe exchange yes
terday.
w. w. spaid, senior partner Of
w. B. Hibbs &E Co., was elected
vice president: william w. Mack
all, jr., head of w. w. Mackall &
Co, secretary, and George M. Fer
ris, head of George M. Ferris &
Co. Inc, treasurer.