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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31
Non-Commercial Radio

Canadian radio, which is an interesting combination of governmental and private enterprise, seems to be getting nearer to complete naturalization. The license fee of $2 year on receiving sets is now raised to $250. AS Transport Minister Howe explains, this is done "to enable the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to keep it's commercial activities, and dependence on them, within reasonable limits, and to extend broadcasting service"
 As Americans who tune in on Canadian stations know, there has been very little commercialization of radio programs in Canada, and still less in England, whose policy Canada seems inclined to copy. We Americans remain the most commercial minded people on earth, in our radio as in many other things, and stand for radio practices that no other civilized country would tolerate. We do so because most of our people don't seem to mind the con- mercialism, and because we save money by it, getting our air entertainment free. We probably get, too more varied pro- grams than governmental radio would give us.
 It doesn't seem likely that we shall change this policy, but public opinion begins reSenting the more blatant forms of advertising and the most serious of- lenses against good taste and morals. As it does so, the corrective influence is soon noticeable. The public gets what it wants when it makes it's wants clearly known.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31

about 5000 feet will be maintained, eliminating discomfort to passengers.
 All this will mean, he believes, swifter and safer transportation, far above bad weather and bumpy air. Even without sealed cabins, planes are likely to fly higher for safety. At 14,0OO feet, in mountainous regions, passengers in ordinary planes will be supplied with oxygen whenever they need it and pilots will be required to take little oxygen every 20 minutes.
 Travellers at 10000 feet won't get many details of the landscape below them, but experienced air passengers soon lose in- terest in the view anyhow. It unrolls so slowly beneath them that it becomes monotonous and nap or magazine or a bit of correspondence abSorbs the interest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31

Researchists are trying hard to find out just how much extra energy the sun puts out during such auroral displays as were visible III middle attitudes Tuesday night. Not that anybody is going to do anything about turning the aurora off, for it seems if the sun wants to work over time, treating the earth as though its atmospheric envelope were an evacuated, neon-flled tube to be n- luminated by night as well as by day, we cannot even put a meter on it.
 Some, however, studying the di- rect cause of the northern lights, the sunspots which are evidence of severe storms in the solar "atmos- phere," would establish a new kind of astronomy from the appearance of these spots, following lines of reasoning only slightly different from primitive sun worshippers. They hold speckled sun responsi- ble for everything from rapid mul- tiplication of rabbits in northern
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31

It wasn't exactly new warning, but at any rate Senator Bridges, Republican, of New Hampshire thought it wise to voice his opinion that the federal govern ment's efforts to control the flood control reservoirs and dams in New England was an entering wedge for another IVA in this region. A long time ago the Demo- crat pointed out this eventuality. At this time we stated that there was some reason to believe that a IVA or rather a Connecticut Valley Authority might not prove too successful, due to the fact that there was only flood control to be taken care of here. However, the intrusion of the electric power question into the issue makes it very positive that Uncle Sam is prepared to set up authorities all over the nation where there are sources of potential electric power. The success or failure of the scheme may rest on what happens in New England
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, Jan. 31- Swing craze never was so epitomized in town as on the morning Benny Goodman brought his contingent into the Paramount theater. Devotees of the ff-beat, most of them young, ar- rived at the box office at a. m. and | fought off the cold with bonfires in the street. By 7:30 a. m., the theater was beginning to jam and at 10 a. m. the box office closed and nc tickets were sold by order of the fire department.
 l Inside, pandemonium reigned when Benny and his band appeared The swing maniacs gyrated in the aisles, stamped their feet in rhythm with the music and piercing cries of Send me down, Benny" rent the auditorium.
 So eerie was the sight that the next morning a psychologist was brought around to explain this in- satiable frenzy for swing. He wound l up by beating time to the gutbucket tunes himself. A sinister rumor is going around, incidentally, which would have you believe that much of this swing mania is manufactur- ed at the Paramount and that the holy rolling exercises are inspired by the publicity department.
 Song and Dance
 Joy Hodges, who, after all, is a lil' gal all alone in the big city even though she is the heroine ot a big musical show, developed a yearning nostalgia the other night to hear the song of a canary. It seems that rollers and choppers, as the warblers are called, always have had a niche in Joys life. In any event, she stopped at pet show en route to the theater and orGered the best songster in the place delivered | to her hotel.
 Hurrying home after the show she found the cird safely ensconced in her suite, but also found that the little thing suffered crippled leg She phoned the pet shop:
 Why did you send me canary with crippled leg?" was the plain tive complaint.
 Through the receiver sifted ] weary voice: Listen, lady, what sort of a bird do you want, sing CT of a dancer?"
 Room for Truth
 The paved walks of sumptuous Idle Hour-the $2,500O00 Vanderbilt estate on Long Island-will echo soon to the placid footsteps of Truth" students, as a result of the sale of the famous property to the Royal Fraternity of Master Meta physicians for the almost nominal sum of $50,000.
 It must have cost that much tc decorate the huge ballroom of the 70-odd room stone structure crown i ing an eminence at Oakdale, L. I But none of the Vanderbilts wanted the burden of keeping up the S0- year-old place and executors got the best price they could.
 After all, not many buyers want to undertake the expense of main taining mansion containing 39 bed rooms and 18 baths, not to mention ! a score of other rooms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31

In the meantime we are apt to get another flood like we had in 1886. One was in the making last week, but for tunately for those resident in or having business in the river valley and environs weather conditions changed just in time to stop the rising waters. We may not always be so fortunate. Conditions may arise next week, next month or even next year that will find the scenes of 1886 be- ing duplicated. And nothing will have peer oeen 1 done to prevent such a recurrence, ter has been uttered and printed. That's not solving problem.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31
PresSCOnnent|
HAIR TRIGGER CHARGES (NeW York TimeS)

The LaFollette two-man commit tee accused 2,500 business firms of employing labor spies. It mentioned these companies by name. Several of them immediately protested that they have never used spies of any sort with the aim of heading of unionization. that the only purpose for which they have ever employed private detectives has been to act as guards or put stop to petty pilfering.
 In reply to these protests Senator LaFollette blandly admits that he never really checked the matter up. He merely sent questionnaires to de- tective agencies asking what firms had employed their services, but ap- parently did not trouble to distin- guish the purpose for which the service was employed. Tt would have been obviously impossible" is the excuse offered flor the commit tee to make a detailed investigation in each case" Apparently, this ob- vious impossibility did not in the least deter the committee from making a specific accusation in each case. Senator LaFollette admits that some of these companies protesting may be right in what they say. Wherever a specific complaint is made by one of them, however, he generously offers to supply 1t with all the information at his disposal!
 The committee, in short, admits that no careful check was made re- garding any individual firm; yet it did not hesitate to defame each in- dividual firm by accusing it of em- ploying spies. No consideration whatever was apparently given to the grave harm which such an off, cial accusation might do to an un- justly accused firms good will, its business, or its relations with its own employees. In the face of this amazing admission, what confidence can any one place in the commit tees report?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31

been giving quiet but potent help to the trust-buSters.
 Presidential Favor
 The pulling and pushing of these two groups explain why so mary conflicting viewpoints have come from the White House.
 FIRST, there was the storm of anti-monopoly attacks led by Ickes and Bob Jackson, in which Roosevelt himself participated in his Jackson Day speech.
 SECOND, came the White House visit of the Brain Trust, the Labor Trust and the Money Trust (Taussig, John Lewis, Owen D. Young and Tom La mont). After this the President let it be known that he favored planned industrial production under government supervision"
 This was 8 definite victory for the Tugwell- Taussig- -Berle dOc- Urine. But week later Roosevelt shifted back again to the Jack son. Ickes- Douglas side when he denounced "alP' holding com- panieS.
 FURTHERMORE, when the Fifty Big Business men came to see him and some of them de- nounced the Ickes-JackSon speeches, Roosevelt stood by his guns and gave full support to his two foremost trust-busters.
 Behind all this is the Presi- dents feeling that there are some good ideas in the theories of both groups. Although he leans more to the Trust Busting side than to the Trust-Regu-
 ators, he is trying to bring the two together in cohesive pro- gram.
 That the two groups might get together is indicated by the recent private admission of Professor Tugwell that small business has some advantages. AS vice president of the American MolasseS com- pany he is now operating the smallest sugar refinery in the United States, and according to him it is also the most efficient. WHATEVER THE FINAL OUT COME, IT IS GOING TO EFFECT YOU, YOUR JOB AND YOUR POCKET-BOOK.
 Copyright, 1888, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never pronounce zealOus-zeeP-
 us; say, ZeP-uS

A. It is combination of sciences that are directed toward a special field of study-the earth. Some lines of geological study are on the bor- der line between physics, astronomy and chemistry.
 o. Does the treasury department know how much United States paper money has been lost or de- Stroyed?
 A. On the monthly statement of paper currency outstanding the amount unknown, destroyed" is es- timated at $1,000,000.
 @. Which members of congress receive the largest and smallest travel allowances? How much do they get?
 A. The delegate from Hawaii gets $2,100. Representative Martin Smith of Hoquiam, Wash, gets $1,200 and representative Howard Smith of AL exandria, Va, gets $3.20.
 o. Did Mayor LaGuardia of New York get majority of all the votes cast in the 1883 election?
 A. No; he ran on the Republican and Fusion tickets and Mckee and O'Brien both ran as Democrats and together they got over 300,000 more votes than LaGuardia.
 o. Did Jack Johnson ever fight Bob FitzsimmonS?
 A. He knocked Fitzsimmons out in two rounds, at Philadelphia, Pa., July IT, 1907.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31
Northern Lights
Sun Spots Today Believed Responsible for Many Events-Extent of Solar Influence
 Not Yet Reckoned.
Not Yet Reckoned.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

Canada to great international crises, and from floods or drought in the middle west to slumps in the New York stock market. Yet Old Sol still keeps his distance-93, 100000 miles, more or less.
 There is little doubt that the pe- riodic appearance of sunSpots is ac- companied by greater auroral ac- tivity and disrupted communica- tions. Similarly, weather cycles seem to move in harmony with them, for roughly speaking, the more sunspots the more solar heat, the more solar heat the more evapo- ration of moisture with greater cloud formations, and the greater cloudiness the less heat actually reaching the earth's surface and the more rain or snow. Dr. c. G. Ab- bot, Smithsonian meteorologist, has worked out a twenty -three-year cycle in which weather phenomena seem to be repeated, cycle which seems to disregard the effect of every other sunspot cycle.
 The question is, just how far does such solar influence extend? Con- trary to popular opinion, the sun spots cycle, though perhaps one of the most certain known, is not as definitely regular as many suppose, and it's connection with world events other than aurorae and communica- tions appears at least unreliable. Meteorologists relying on it have often been fooled and the United States weather bureau will have nothing to do with such predictions. Thus it would seem market experts, fur specialists and prognosticators of all descriptions might well post pone, for time at least, all predic- tions based on sunspots and the northern lights.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31
High-Flying

Within as short time as two or three years, an aviation transport man says, passenger planes will fly regularly at 10000 to 27,0O0 feet. They will take off guidance, irrespective of weather condi- tionS. Pilots of his line have made more than 5000 successful blind landings and take-offs in experimenting for this de- velopment. The cabins of the high-flying planes will be sealed. Treasures equal to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31
Nook a Day
Story of the Rise of Business Men
By BRUCE CAPTION

By BRUCE CATION
 A new kind of world history is presented in Miriam Boards new book, "A History of the Business Man" Macmillan: $5). There have been economic interpretations of the races story before now, of course; but here, as far as I know, is the first book which traces the rise and development of the business man himself.
 It is first-rate book, as read able as anything you are likely to come across all winter. It de- picts the business man, not as a comparatively recent character on the worlds stage, but as an old timer from wayback; and some of the things we look on as pe- culiarly modern are shown to have a long and honored record.
 Thus, for example, there were munitions-makers in ancient Rome who sold their wares impartially to the empire and to the empires enemies. There were bankers who exploited overseas colonies as avidly and considerably more greedily- as any present-day Wall street house. There were trade associa- tions and fair practice agreements centuries before MIRA; nanufactur- CTS were yelling about labor combi- nations before our republic was born.
 But in his long evolution, the business man has changed; or, more accurately, his environment has changed. Until recently, says this author, the business man never had to front" for himself.
 Always there was an aristocracy of one sort or another to occupy the public eye.
 Not until now has the business man had to be business man and aristocrat both. Many of his trou- bleS today arise from that simple fact. The fact that he gets rich when he does get ricn-is im- pressed on the mass mind now adays as never before. He is out in front, all alone, shining target for class hostility; its only target.
 There is a wealth of absorbing information in this book, and 8 vast amount of immensely pro- vccative material. You will find lit very much worth study.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31

Hartford's tax rate for the coming year represents compromise. It has been set at 29.25 mills by the Board of Aldermen. This is an increase over the present rate -26.7 mills. It is also lower than the rate recommended by the Finance Board -3O.75 mills. In this day when mention of tax rate provokes dispute, we can only point to rising rates in other con- munities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31
Selected Poem
SUNSET IN WINTER

(Mary Willis Shelburne in the Christian
 Science Monitor) There is slow crimson in the winter sky Where the sun drifts down into the night: Far in the north one lonely star is high And brilliant with clear and frosty light. Over the earth a singular stiffness falls, So deep its presence is a chill hand laid Upon the heart and when lost bird calls silver camor through the air is made The frozen ground rings from the tread of feet Grass crackles from the passing of hare; A last, faint radiance pervades the sheet Of ice, where lies the pond like opaque air Touched by the lingering fingers of the sun, Before nights curtains fall and day is done.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31
Questions and
 Answers
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
By Frederick M. Kerby

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 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 @. Are Westbrook Van Hoorhis and Hugh Conrad, radio announcers, two people, or the same man?
 A. They are the same person Another name under which he has appeared is Conrad Van Voorhis His real name is Cornelius Vest brook Van Voorhis, Jr.
 @. Can mongooses be imported into the United States?
 A. Because they destroy game and poultry, the importation oi mongooses into the United States is prohibited by sections 241 to PA oi the criminal code.
 o. How many states comprised the Union during the Civil war?
 A. Twenty-three.
 Q. Is geology an exact science?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31

1. What is the correct translation of E PluribuS Unum?
 2. Who was the American Ambas- Sador to France at the time of the outbreak of the European War?
 3. From what country did the U. s. purchase Alaska?
 4. Name the deposed president of the Cuban Republic.
 5. What was the lowest denomin- ation United States coin the Gov- ernment ever minted?
 6. Is whale fish?
 '. Who was Giovanni Battista Pergolesi?
 8. How many rounds were fought in the bout in which Jim Braddock won the heavyweight boxing title from Max Baer?
 g. Who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the earth? 10. Name the largest body of fresh water in the world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31
Daily Almanac
loon sets 5::36 p. m.

Moon sets 5:36 p. m. Sun rises 7:04 a. m.; sets 5:07 D. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 1888 Is one-twelfth gone. Yes, the new year is speeding on its merry course, bringing joy, sorrow, and the mixed emotions that go to make up lifetime. If the wind is around to eazS now we're apt to run into snow this week, so says the new moon, rising this mor- ming about half past eight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31
A Thought for Today

Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that 1t might not rain: and it ra.ned not on the earth by the space of thre years and six mOnthS-James 5:17
 
 know no blessing so small as to be reaSon- ably expected without prayer, nor any so great but may be attained by t.-South.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31
Monopoly Fight Centers In FDR's Own Circle of Advisers; Jackson-Ickes-Dougla Group Favors
 Trust Busting; While Tugwell Taussig-Berle
 Favor Business Regulation; FDR Between Two
" pR@w RAm0O@

Washington Jan. 31-To get the full picture of the economic theories discussed by all the business and Brain Trust delegations visiting the White House recently it is necessary to look behind the scenes and see what IS nap pening in the Presidents inner councils
 conferences largely ing good coming out of them chiefly the fact that understanding of the business mans view they getting better understanding Of his
 However struggle taking place in these confer family advisers diametricauy opposite that a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31

Directions grow confusing At recent gathering of people from various parts of the world, an argument arose as to what direction it was to heaven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31

We may boost business and relieve un- employment with armament work, but no nation ever got rich that way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31
recovery

Again the question arises, should gov- ernment spend for recovery or save for recovery?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31
T est Y UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test~questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31

Copyright, 1888, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-15
NORTH HENDERSON
PROJECT APPROVED
Plumber Visitor to School
Likes Miss Fox's Ex-
detrimental Work
(Reported.)


II have always known that school
ought to be like this"
II never saw anything like it be
fore,' said a plumber as he stepped
from Miss Fox's room in the North
Henderson school across the hall to
another teachers room. He had come
to work on pipe. Miss Fox vwas out
of the room, but when he opened the
door, boy stood up, introduced him
self and invited him in. The plum err
did his work; then amazed at the self
direction he saw in the pupils, he
went across the hall to ask some ques-
lions.
This is what the plumber had seen
a beauty parlor corner, the table and
seat of which the boys had made from
orange crates and painted red, and
which, he learned, is often occupied
because the pupils are encouraged to
look at themselves at least daily; a
browsing corner with books of all
kinds from the Perry Library, where
the boys and girls are free at al!
times to drop in and read; tables with
movable chairs around them, one
with girls around it sewing, and tie
other occunied by a group having a
reading lesson; and a work shop at
the end of the long room.
The plumber showed much interest
in a substantial work bench and a
tool chest, which the boys had made
last year. He was told that the tools
had not cost the school a cent because
individuals had volunteered to give
them as well as the scraps of lum-
Der and crates used in the work shop
and he was told that Mr.. Lester had
been asked to talk to the boys last
year about the way to take care of
tools, and that when he did So he also
told them that he would have known
ten years earlier that he wanted to he
a carpenter if his school room had
been like this one.
The plumber asked the teacher
across the hall what this was "all
about? He learned that this is an
ungraded class made up of children
from all the grades in the North Hen
derson school; that some of these
children are not progressing because
they are discouraged, and some for
other reasons.
For example, one thirteen year old
boy could not read, because his fam
ily had never remained in one town