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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01
May Have Effect

The mild waves of hysteria that swept over various sections of the country Sunday night as the result of listening to a more than realistic radio dramatization of one of H. G. Wells weird stories of creatures of other worlds may be of great benefit to the radio broadcasting indus try. It may cause the Federal Communi- cations Commission to become more than fact-finding and Investigating board; it may also become somewhat of censor of the type of program that is to be offered radio listeners.
 For several years now this paper has spouted about some of the exciting stories that are presented every weekday after noon for the benefit of children. Many of them are of the blood-and- thunder type, calculated to make every impressionable youngster sit right out on the edge of the chair. For these same number of years groups, like the Parent-T Teacher ASSocia- ton, have been battling against presen- tations of the scary type of serial for children. Psychologists trace illness and improper development to just such types of entertainment as have won the criti- ciSm of parent, educator, and editor alike
 When grown-ups can be so affected by a program as to rush hysterically from their homes, then there is more to the complaints against the children's hours than just idle talk. There's real substance for if adults can be scared by dramati ration, certainly children with their more vivid imaginations can be so affected that they lose both appetite and sleep. We think that Sunday nights episode is the best argument that could have been raised for strict censorship of all programs that are intended for juvenile ears.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01
Forget Racial Origins

If Americans were shocked and sad dened by the dissection of CzechosloVaKla, they ought to be almighty careful not to let the principle on which that dissection was based become established in their own land. The principle is simple. It IS that the ties of trace" are both perma- nent and all-important; that man IS, for all time, what his ancestors were, no matter where he may go or what he may do, and that no right of society or claim of economics can prevail against that racial tie.
 That is about as dangerous piece of dynamite as could well be introduced into American life. For if there is one spot on earth where the whole structure of society rests on the exact opposite of that theory, the United States is it. So it is extremely discouraging to read of the lit tie brush which Gov. Lehman of New York has been having with the Ukrair1- ians of that state
 The Ukrainian-American Democratic Club recently bolted the state ticket-on the ground that although the UkralnlanS cast 125,00O votes in New York elections, only five persons of Ukrainian extraction hold political office. The president of the organization declared that in addition to patronage his people want representa- tion in party councils in proportion to tteir voting strength.
 Now it is no great jump from that posi- tlon to the position of the Sudeten Ger mans in Mr. Benes's CzechoSlovakia. The original complaint of the SudetenS-that they were not given state offices in pro- portion to their strength = is almost precisely like this complaint. And al- though it is little hard to imagine MessrS. Hitler and Chamberlain hot-foot- ing it across the Atlantic to see that the down trodden Ukrainians get justice from brutal Uncle Sam, the parallel is an ominouS thing just the same.
 That insistence on the importance of racial origins wrecked Czechoslovakia. It could wreck America just as neatly, if it were carried far enough And before it is carried any farther, all who believe that the unity of the nation is worth saving ought to express themselves in unmiS- takable terms.
 We have in America people from every ration on earth. The only possible way for us even to come close to order and progress is to insist that our diverse racial origins are of no importance what ever They may have a sentimental mean ing, to be sure-but absolutely nothing beyond that. That is a lesson that we thought we had learned century ago. Apparently it needs to be learned again. For this emphasis on the importance of race is the subtleSt and most dangerous thing that could possibly arise in Ameri- can life. Unless it is stamped out we are in for the worst kind of trouble.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01
Waterbury Not the Issue

We doubt if every voter throughout this fair state of Connecticut feels as do most of the candidates for public office on the Republican state ticket, namely, that municipal affairs in Waterbury are the sole issues of the campaign. Last weeks motto among the Republican cam paigners was-smear everybody with the Waterbury conspiracy charges. Even Democratic State Chairman J. Francis Smith was the target for most unfair attack on the part of Candidates Bald- win and McConaughy. The latter, how ever, may still be smarting from the remarks that Chairman Smith hurled back at him.
 The astute state chairman put the sit- uation in nutshell when he inquired of Dr. McConaughy ii the latter thought that Democrats in Waterbury as well as elsewhere were not aware of what charges had been brought against local officials and under what cloud these same men were at present. Here as else where the charges are regretted. But that does not necessarily mean that the Democratic Party of Connecticut must go into decline. Under the fine leader ship of Governor Wilbur l.. Cross Con- necticut in the last eight years has really moved out of the boSS-dominated class into one where there is representative government.
 We don't see any earthly reason why persons who have no connection with the several investigations into reported misconduct should be tarred and feath- cred. It should be remembered that the cases have yet to have their day in court. Connecticut voters should not allow the ugly insinuations of, COP ballyhooers to move them from their former custom of voting the straight Democratic ticket. Next Tuesday is the day and we trust that 1t will end on perfect setting for the Democratic Party in this state. It should for it's representatives have proved themselves far more capable of progress EtYe and liberal government than mem bers Of the minority party.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01

indicated his rapid growth in the public esteem.
 In 1735, Jonathan Trumbull mar ried Faith Robinson, the daughter of Rev. John Robinson of Duxbury, Mass, great-granddaughter of John Robinson, who stood at the head of the first pilgrim emigration to the new world.
 From 1740 to 1750 he held the po- sition as assistant. In the year 1745, he was also assistant judge. From 1746 to 1749 he was judge of the county court of Windham County and also judge of the probate in 1749. During the year 1747 Jonathan Trumbull adjusted the boundary line between Connecticut and Mass achusetts. This was very delicate task because of the great con- troversy which existed between these two colonies.
 At the beginning of the Revolu- tionary War, Jonathan Trumbull, who had succeeded his father and was sole owner in the shipping trade, was governor of the colony. Connecticut, was by virtue of its charter, the only Colony that elect ed its governors from the people and by the people. the other col- onies having Royal Governors" ap- pointed by the English Crown.
 At the beginning of the Boston struggle during the Revolutionary War, Connecticut acted in the em- ergency when difficult contingencies arose by sending ammunition in time to fill the cartridge boxes and powder horns on Bunker Hill In many difficult circumstances that arose for means of defense of the colonies, General Washington was taught the need of the aid and as- sistance of Connecticut and Cover nor Trumbull. It was not surpris- ing then that the latter became his confidential friend and trusted For giving his support. he brought upon himself the wrath of the British Government and finally became known as the Rebel Gov- ernor'. Upon one occasion. when times were serious and during cri- tical period of the war, it became necessary for Washington to devise new plans and preparations and he often made the remark, i've must consult Brother Jonathan. This was the origin of the name Bro ther Jonathan"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01
wethersheld.
TRACY SUPPORT FOR DANA HER CAUSES SPECULATION

Editor, Waterbury Democrat It recently appeared that Peter Tracy, wfio was overwhelmed in the state convention of the American Federation of Labor, and swamped in the Democratic state convention, persists in the unuSua:.
 Although he proclaims himself a 100 per cent New Dealer, he is now lending a helping hand to the Re- publican candidate for U. s. senate, who is, suppose, 100 per cent op- posed to President Roosevelt.
 This places MT. Danaher in a very embarrassing position. In get- ting more than he or anyone else had dreamed of, does he accept or repudiate the endorsement of Peter Tracy and his representations?
 The Republicans of the state would like to know which horse MT Dapaher rides.
 INTERESTED.
 Hartford, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01
ORIGIN OF "BROTHER JONA- THAN' OF LEBANON
 EXPLAINED
Editor, Waterbury Democrat:

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 Jonathan Trurnbull was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, October 12, ITO. In the year of our Lord 1723, at the age of thirteen, he entered college, a very young and ingenious boy. He received academical honorS and graduated in 1727, the class consisting of thirty-seven members. He was personal and intimate friend of Rev. Solomon Williams. Jonathan was licensed to preach and given cordial invitation to set- tie upon the Colchester church. When his brother Joseph was lost at sea in 1732, Jonathan went to the aid of his father in the shipping business and gave up his plans at Colchester.
 In 173S, at the age of g, he was elected to the General Assembly of the Colony. He was again elected to the same office in 1736-39 inclusive and during the year of 1739 he was also chosen to the position of Hon. orable Speaker of the House. In 1740 he was chosen by the whole body of three men to the position of assistant and member of the council of his native colony. Positions of honor and trust given to him as a youth and in such quick succession,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01

It's pretty definite now that the bronze statue atop the State Capitol at Hartford will be taken down. For some few years this has been discussed, but nothing done. Everyone's afraid that the statue may plunge through the roof and injure some body. Now that it's decided to take it down, proper disposition is at hand. The State Publicity Department would like to melt the bronze goddess and sell some sort of trinkets as souvenirs of the state. Governor Cross will decide the matter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01
Current Comment

If the war threats continue thG price of sugar will go sky high Senator Marao Mercado of Puer'
 to Rico, putting his finger on the
 significance of the European sitp
 uation.
 We couldn't resist him. Mrs. Alice Tanrath, speaking f0
 herself and the five other wives of George Tanrath of Chicago.
 It Is becoming apparent that tliA affairs of corporations in the fu' ture will be conducted in a gold fish bowl for all the world to see. --Col. Willard T. Chevalier, busis ness publisher,
 A fire brigade was set up in the innocent hope that by some lucky chance there would be no fire. Maxim Litvinoff, Soviet Foreign
 CommiSsar, on the League of Nations sanctions provisions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01

Washington, D. C., is probably the least fortified of all national capitals. Over in Europe every nation throws up the most elaborate fertilization around their capitals. London, Paris, Berlin, Moscow, and even Tokyo in Japan are ringed with steel. But dear old Wash ington has no big guns nearer than 25 miles; it's only forts are those dating to the Civil War; 5000 troops are avail able in the neighborhood What a demonstration for peace this is and should remain
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01
Selected Poem
PATHETIC FALLACY

Leslie Nelson Jennings in the New York Su Now, when the woods begin to glow Autumnally, one ought to know That Natures artistry is still Attributable to Xanthophyll. One should be thankful, if one can, For so much stored Anthocyan In elm and beech and maple, whose Reactions one would hate to lose. Science has spiked another myth That we've been rather taken with. It isn't frost that kindles flame, But something with longer name; It isn't Winters chilly hand That lights these torches in the land, But Chemistry, whose wonders are So brilliantly spectacular.
 Well, doubtless the inquiring mind Will be much comforted to find What turns the leaf to red and gold Is nothing magic to behold. Poor Poet, in your Ivory Tower, I'm not surprised you look so dour In these, the melancholy days When earth is everywhere ablaze. For Xanthophyll is pretty hard On even the stoutest-hearted bard. These condagrations all seem dim And oh, the difference to himl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01
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THE BRASS CITY
Bridgeport Telegraph

The trial of Mayor T. Frank Hayes of Waterbury and 26 co-defendants in the Waterbury civic scandals seems to have struck very peculiar snag. Special Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn has asked that the trial be transferred to another jurisdiction in order that proper jury may be selected.
 The particular point in this case is the manner in which men were drawn for jury service.
 The jury list from which the pros- pective jurors are to be drawn was certified by three city aldermen of Waterbury. On the witness stand the aldermen in question admitted that they did not draw up the list, they merely certified 1t. The list was drawn up in Waterbury's city hall and was delivered to them by Harry A. Frank, a city hall messenger. The latter testified in court that he brought the list to the aldermen at the request of the corporation coun- sells office. The corporation counsel is Charles s. O'Connor, one of the 27 defendants.
 The states attorney brought there fore to the attention of the courts the fact that the jury list, from which the jury in this case was to be drawn, was apparently prepared in the office of one of the defend- ants in the case, then submitted to a committee of the common coun- Gil who without knowing anything about the qualifications of the pros- pective jurors passed the list and certified it.
 Wonders never cease in Water bury. One of the wonders is the un- mitigated gall with which the city administration there has set about to perpetuate itself. No wonder they call 1t the Brass City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01

One Bay State traction company won't be pleased at a Supreme Judicial Court ruling which denied it the right to claim half million dollars for giving up it's franchise The case was decided on what the court ruled was an error in let ting the Department of Public Works purchase the right of way and discon- tinue street railway line without proper hearing. This was held to be the Public Utilities particular province.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01
WATERBURY SUPPORT OF LON-
 ERGAN SOUGHT AGAIN

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:-- Waterbury has always been strong for Senator Lonergan.
 In the years past when Hartford supported, in the Democratic state convention, another candidate, Wa terbury was 100 per cent Lonergan. Tn the same years when Lonergan was not elected and when he was elected Waterbury gave him a heavy majority.
 Today Senator Lonergan is stronger than ever in Waterbury. Nowhere in the state can anyone point a finger at him Waterbury of all places has a high regard for such a man. It is generally con- ceded all over the state he will be elected.
 INDEPENDENT.
 Hartford, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01
WISE ACTION
Boston Post)

|s. Charles Parker, caretaker of the beacon on top of Mt. Greylock, surely will not be censured for shut ting it down at night last week dur- ing the passing of multitudes of migratory birds. He noticed that the advance guard, attracted by the light, was battering itself to death. Had the light continued to burn. thousands would have been slain. Although the light burns in the memory of the war dead of the Bay State and is sort of perpetual light, the living veterans will feel that shutting 1t down in that case was greater service to the memory of the departed than keeping 1t burning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01

 liberty. Every journey to for bidden land begins with the first step . ..."
 Let Him Wait
 The President, whose privilege 1t is to keep others waiting, was himself kept waiting the other evening by an invisible intruder in the White House. The intruder was his predecessor, MT. dHerbert Hoover.
 The scene was the Oval Room, with the President sitting in. front of the mikes ready to begin a radio address. The scheduled hour of l0:50 approached, the Presi- dent cleared his throat, took a sip of water, glanced at his manu- script.
 But he did not speak. Seconds passed, but the starting signal did not come. Instead, CBS an- nouncer Bob Trout kept up a rurf- ming fire of comment. He de. scribed the Oval room in great detail, then the persons in the room and then the Oval all over again.
 What had happened was that Hoover, speaking over NEG. had failed to Init it on the nose." He dragged out his talk by several minutes, and the President had to stand by" until NEG cleared Hoover.
 FDR vS. Garner
 Actually, there were two hay makers wrapped up in the Presi- dents blast at the Dies inves- tigating committee = one public and one sub rosa.
 While he attacked the com mittee itself for it's smear tac- tics against New Deal candi- dates, secretly the blow was also aimed at Vice President Jack Garner, whom Administration ties believe is the master mind behind the committees tactics. Roosevelt couldn't openly sock Garner, so he did it indirectly.
 The inner circle is convinced that Garner is responsible for Chairman Martin Dies diverting the committee from its intended purpose of probing fascist and communist operatoins, to a covert campaign against candidates and labor leaders friendly to the White House. They base this belief on the close ties between the two Texans, plus Gamers known fury at the purge" campaign and de- sire for revenge.
 This is not the first time that Garner has used Dies for his own ends. In the spring of 1887 when the President rebuffed Gar ner's secret proposal to crack down on sitdown strikers, Garner got Dies to introduce a resolution for a sweeping investigation of the c. I. o. The Rules Commit- tee, of which Dies is member, approved the measure but the House turned 1t down 236 to 150. Again last session, when Garner was furiously pulling wires to scuttle the wage-hour bill, Dies did the hatchet work by helping to block a rule in the Rules Com- mittee to allow the House to vote on the legislation.
 Dies hasn't heard the last of this from the Administration. The New Dealers are going after his scalp on the Rules Committee. and as Dies is far from popular in the House there is 8 good chance that he may be "purged".
 Copyright. 1888, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01

We'd like to think, anyway, that the Monroe Doctrine of peaceful unity and self-defense blankets this hemisphere. Monroe's time was the Era of Good Will and we ought to get that sort of thing once in hundred years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01
Daily Almanac

Sun rises 6:22 a. m; sets 4:49 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset. Moons phases-Full moon, Nov. T. 5:l5 D., m.; last quarter, Nov. IA, ll:12 a. m.: new moon, Nov. 2l, 6:57 D. m.; first quarter, Nov. 29. 1O:51 p. m
 Morning star. Mars; evening. Mercury Venus, Jupiter, Saturn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01
TODAYS COMMON ERROR Linotype is pronounced H-no-
 type; not linotype.

A. It was announced on July IT. 1917, that he had abandoned all German titles for himself and his family, and at the same time a proclamation was issued changing the name of the royal house to Windsor.
 c. How many chaplains served in the World War and what relig- ious denominations did they repre- sent?
 A. Protestant, 1883; Roman Catholics, 708; and Jewish, p.
 e. What is the procedure for getting WPA project started?
 A. Requests for WPA projects must cone from local government bodies. They are designed solely to take unemployed persons oil relief rolls. The initiative must come from a local government body and the first step is to consult the WPA rep resentative in the state.
 c. Were United States silver dol- lars ever divided into sections to make change? :
 A. Silver dollars minted by the United States government were never cut into sections to make change. but the Spanish milled dol- lar, which was used widely in Col onial America could be divided into eight sections and were nicknamed pieces of eight"
 If you want a copy of our book let, SEX INSTRUCTION, write to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir- teenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01

 last page for the answers. 1. Who was the first woman tc become a member of Presidents cabinet in the U. S.?
 3. Where did Cain flee to after he had killed his brother Abel? 3. Into what body of water does the Volga River empty? 4. Name the oldest of the string ed musical instruments. 5. Between which two cities was the first telegraph message sent? 6. Which boxing bout drew the largest gate receipts2
 '. Who said: ''It is best not to swap horses when crossing a stream2"
 8. Tn astronomy, what does the word apSideS mean?
 9. Where are the Jura Noun tains?
 10. When was the guillotine first introduced into Erance3
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01

When Henry Ford gets that artificial milk' he talks about, will we nave to milk flivver or just open spigot on the in- strument board?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01

Without making astrological claims, anybody with half an eye can see that Hitler's horoscope is bad.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01
Questions and
 Answers
By Frederick M. Kerby

Enclose a three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- Jl0n of fact or information tO thu 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. What is the name of the little box mailed to the door-poSt of a Jewish home, and what is it for? A. It is called Mezuzah and con- tains brief extracts from the Law, namely Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and 11:13-21. It is a reminder of the Law.
 @. Was Jane Thurston, co-work- CT with the late magician, Howard Thurston, his daughter?
 A. She was his stepdaughter.
 e. When did the late King George V abandon his German titles and change the name of the royal house of Great Britain and Ireland from Saxe- Coburg -Gotha to Wind SOr?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER l, 1888
A Thought for Today

If ye be reprOached for the name of Christ hauuy are we; for the spirit of glory and of God rcsteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glOrified-I Peter 4:l4:
 The motto of chivalry is also the motto Of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one.-Balzac.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01

Dr. Eduard Benes of Czechoslovakia is coming to America to lecture on demo cratic institutions" Maybe he can tell us what has become of them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01

'Mind-workers should see that their feet keep warn," says one of lem. That's where their brains are"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01
IN TODAY'S MAIL

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-01
Daily
 - Washington
Manufacturers Association Quietly Shelves Old Die-Hord Lobbyist; Judge" Emery Kicked Upstairs So They Con Play ConciIiotory Game;
 FDR's Blast at Dies Committee Is
 Secretly Aimed Also at Jock Garner
sns RORERT c ALLEN
1y DREM FEARs0M

Washington, November Though it will probably be denied it is extremely significant that the National Association of Manufacturers has quietly sheyed its veteran lobbyist Judge" James A. Emery