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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-20
A Book a Day
Here's Short Story Book That's Unusual
By BRUCE CATION

Whether you agree with all of Edward J. O'Brien's anual short story selections, and many do not, you will invariably find a pretty lively volume and an accurate cross section of the best writing in this field today.
 MT. O'Brien's Best Short Stories -1938" Houghton Mifflin: $250). achieves the customary high stand- ard in these respects. It is doubtful, moreover, whether he has ever as- sembled a more unsual group of tales.
 For you will go 8 long way to match the superb historical twist and homely style of Stephen Vim cent Benet's "A Tooth for Paul Re- vere." Nor will you soon forget the rare imagery of John Steinbeck's ''The Chrysanthemums" nor the eerie fantasy of Nelson Bonds im- possible story. MT. Mergenthwirk- CTS Lobbies."
 | Sandwiched between these is a goodly number of other shorts to make the total collection of 30. One of the best of these is Frederic Prokosch's fine yarn, "A Russian Idyll'. MT. Prokosch will be remem- bered for his irimitable novel of a few months ago. "The Seven Who Fled"
 Morley Callaghan, Jesse Stuart, Robert Penn Warren, Don Ludlow, Manuel Komroff, Elizabeth Madox Roberts. Allan Seager, Dorothy McCleary are to be found also. MT. O'Brien has included the customary useful biographical ma terial, market list, index of the short stories published in United States and Canada during 1888. |-P, e. F,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-20

Connecticut, one of our original col onies, is rich in historical lore, and rich in natural beauty. While some of our cities are celebrating three hundred years of existence we note mention from another source of the states first public water supply system. Were we ever with out adequate water systems? You might ask this as you recall the numerous slightly reservoirs scattered about the state, not the least beautiful and ade- quate of these, our own city reservoir be- low Morris
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-20
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, June 20 - Among the great medical men of this town where some of the best medical tai- ent in the land is located, is a youthful, live-skinned little slip of man named Dr. Ramon Castro viejo.
 Up in New York's imposing Med- lcal Center, Dr. Castroviejo per- forms his surgical miracles-cutting out impaired corneas from human eyes and grafting in their places the perfectly good but useless cor meas from the eyes of cadavers.
 Experiments on this kind of op- eration started back in the sos. Russian scientists perfected the technique. Dr. Castroviejo and two or three others, less well known, practice it here.
 The youthful surgeon is the tar get of appeals from hundreds of blind and semi-blind people who have heard or read of his miracles. Unfortunately, even his skill can do nothing for most of the applicants. He has, however, performed more than 150 operations. Few have brought him any fee, for the pa- tients were generally too poor to pay.
 In midtown Manhattan there lives a lady who will proudly show one the wonder wrought on her eyes by the hands of Dr. Castroviejo. In one eye she was given the usual round cornea. In her other eye, Dr. Cas- troviejo put square one.
 Dance Stable
 Velez and Yolanda, the highest paid dance team in the world $8,50O week., were couple of kids who met at collegiate dance about 10 years ago, formed a combination and have steadily mounted the scale of success ever since.
 Last season, while playing al Saratoga, they attended the horse auction and bought two nags, Ve- oland,. a Ally, and Veyo, a colt They selected, as co1ors, blue with a burnt orange star-the colors ol the gown worn by Yolanda the first night they danced together. | As an illustration of how far they have gone since that night, they have just turned down an offer o1 $7,000 week and expenses in Lon- don because they want to be neal their horses. And they have ar ranged their dance itinerary so that each stop will be near a race track More Places to Go
 If we were visiting the metro polls for the first time, it seems to us that we also would want to gc to the Metropolitan Museum anc that astronomical playhouse, the Hayden Planetarium. We woult want a hanson buggy ride through the park and 8 taxi ride to prove that New York's hack men are not homicidal by instinct
 We would like to dine, at least once. at such restaurants as Lu. chow's, Moneta's in Little Italy the "21" Club amidst notables and publicity hounds, Sardi's midday rendezvous of the thea. trical crowd, and Gas an expen. sive splurge) the Colony, consid. cred one of tn 6 costliest eatini lplaces in America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-20

Worlds Fair news is paramount these days. What to-do, some say, about an event that does not come until next year. The magnitude of the fair, however, calls for early preparation and early orders. A recent gigantic order has been placed for hot dogs. This was sgned fr with cI 6 bo 6s ad pfopTe % phs order ch' fl 15,ooo ooo hamburgers @ and @ so,ooo,- 900 rolls and you've got something to chew. This order is said to be one of the largest single meat deals ever negotiated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-20
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 1239 a. m. daylight time)
 Sun rises 5:20 a. m; sets 8;27 p. m. (day- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 June is rapidly drawing to close This is joyful month for many reasons. But it is all too short because most of us spend so much of the time cooped up in offices and homes. It's ideal vacation time, for the hot days are always followed by cool nights. All nature is at it's lovelest. What more could be desired.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-20

Connecticut's first public water supply came into existence 140 years ago in the town of Durham, and the first real water development came in Civil War days. The state with over 100 public water systems has come long way in bit over cen- tury from those days when water was hauled. We progress in one way; too
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-20
Questions and
 Answers
By Frederick M. Kerby

Enclose a three cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ton of fact or informa ton to the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given. nor can extended research be um- 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 botanical name for hardwoods?
 A. Angiosperms.
 Q. have been a naturalized cit- izen of the United States for the past five years. Now I want to bring my wife and son to this country Can my seventeen-year-old son and my wife claim U. s. citizenship be- cause of my naturalization?
 A. Your son can claim U. s. cit izenship after he arrives in the Uni- ted States to live, but your wife must become naturalized in order to be citizen. 4 .iaM e. Where are the State normal and teacher training schools in Ida ho?
 A. State Normal Schools are al Albion and Lewiston. There is a School of Education, connected with the University of Idaho, at Moscow.
 o. What are the chances against picking the lucky number in the Number Game?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-20
Selected Poem
BRIDGE INSTRUCTION

GAS A. s. Housman would have given it.) Janice Blanchard in tEe New York Sum- When I had funds a-plenty, heard wise man say, ''Play pool or golf or poker;
 But contract-keep away! Play blackjack or play cribbage But still from contract feel" But had funds a-plenty,
 No use to talk to me- When had funds a-plenty, heard him say again, This contract leads to sorrow And fun gives way to pain Four suits were bad as twenty, And five the devils due" Now have debts a-plenty,
 And oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-20
JAZZ SPEEDS POSTAL WORK

London-(UP) - The sorters at Folkestone, Kent, post office do their mail sorting to music. "One of the staff offered to lend and install a radio set" the postmaster explained, land saw no objection. So since then our 70 sorters have had light music on while they work. l find it seems to speed them up."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-20

Summer comes by the calendar Tues day. We enter the season of long hot days with gradual shortening of eve- nings. We will make, as it were, hay while the sun shines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-20

The "bund" seeking camp sites in this country gives food for the thought just how far would Americans get start ing camp of any sort in the bund's native heath.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-20
Il IA Daily nz pRxW PEARaoM anA nonERR a Arsxai
Result of Weorin Defeat May Mean Progressive Party Nominee In Iowa;
 Gillette Folk With the President
 Friendly Till Hopkins Was Mentioned
N DREW PEARSON
ed H0@gK1 & Axxnsi

Washington, June 20-There yet may be left wing candidate in the Iowa Senatorial scramble.
 When Senator Guy Gillette defeated New Dealer Otha Wearin and ex-Senator Lester Dickinson the Republican nomination. potcos considered the matter settled The election they figured would be between the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-20

last page for the answers.
 1. What is the medical term for whooping cough?
 2. How does Rhode Island rank in area with the other states?
 3. When it Is 12 o'clock noon (ES.T) in New York City, what time is 1t in London. Englandr
 4. Name the manager of the New York Giants baseball club.
 5. Can a naturalized American citizen be elected to the U. s. Sen- ate?
 6. Whom did Queen Elizabeth of England marry?
 T. Name the capital of Uruguay.
 8. Name the Administrator of the WPA. g. Is the sun . star? 10. In which century are we now living?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-20

If you want 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., 1938-06-20
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Depot is pronounced dee'-pO or
 dep'-O; never dee-p0t.'

A. The chances against winning are 999 to 1, though the pay-off is usually 600 to or less, and in ad- dition the collector who takes the bet and pays off, usually deducts a commission.
 e. What causes a rotary lawn sprinkler to rotate?
 A. The principal of operation is that one side of each radial arm or pipe is pierced by small holes through which the water emerges. This reduces the pressure of the water inside the pipe against that side, hence the pipe tends to rotate toward the side with no holes in 1.-the side against which the greater pressure is exerted.
 o. What does the term "caput lupinum" mean in law?
 A. A wolf's head; 1t was applied to a felon or outlaw who, on ac- count of his crimes, might be knocked on the head like a wolf.
 Q. Which President of the Uni ted States made stubborn fight against the domination of banks and bankers?
 A. Andrew Jackson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-20
A Thought for Today

But to US there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things and we in Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things and we by Him.-I Corinthians 8:6
  We know God easily, if we do not cOnstrain ourselves to define Him.-J0ubert.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-20
T est Y UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-10
Super.Shot

Gosh, friends, that fantastic future is
catching up with us. Have you heard
about the artificial hormone that two
Yale University experimenters intro
duced the other day to the American
Psychological Association? The only way
to describe it is to say that it's got what
1t takes.
Injections of the stuff, according to the
declarations of its champions, will effect
the following results: (a) do away with
fits Of anger, (b) calm the nerves, (c)
eliminate fidgeting, (d) relieve periods of
sulkiness, and (e) make the meek bold.
The list Is partial It's declared that the
stuffs total effect is to "raise the level of
living"
Obviously arrangements ought to be
made eventually to provide every man,
woman and child on this distraught
planet with at least one injection, but in
the meantime some very good work might
be done by getting little injection prac-
tice on: Adolf and Benito (see note "a"
above); the pilots of the democracies
(see "b'O; the League of Nations (see
"c"); business, labor, and politics (see
"d'); and one John @. Citizen (see "e').
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-10

In New England it is a legend that In
dian Summer comes In November follow
ing the Autumn season, or at the close OF
It. It Is not necessarily then Of the
Autumn season. It Is usually time Of I'M
seasonal balmy days after we have ex-
perienced bit of cold weather. The In
dams called it second summer. It Is
hard to define Indian Summer because
every one has his or her idea Of the time
and 1t is apt to be thrust upon us at any
period from id-September on. The most
authentic sources are from tales and
legends handed down by New England an
cestors rather than stereotyped diction.
airy or encyclopedia definitions. Most Of
the legends deriving from Indian tales
place the season In November even If your
Webster or Funk and Wagnalls does tell
YOU the end Of October.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-10
Selected Poem
HOLIDAY IN MAINE

"a Jacqueline Shaw in the Christian Science
Monitor)
They have asked me to write Of Maine,
And they have told me-half listening
OF q stil sea- of yacht drawing out
Between small dark island like crowns-islands
where the frs
Step down gravely to the water;
OF an orange sail against blue sky,
And q line Of gold
Beneath the dark line OF the boat.
And have said absently:
Eyes, know Maine"
Do not know you, Maine,
I who only yesterday saw suddenly
A bed Of pale pink and white hydrangeas,
Rimmed with heavy rose haws,
Against cobalt ocean?
Yet last night your seas were slow and sullen,
Heaving themselves against the rocks,
Gray and white under misty moon.
And today your sky Is still gray, and the tides
Restlessly washing the land
Are gray-green within the yelow-brown seaweed,
Too cold, too rough for my swimming
Lying In my cabin, ! say to myself:
II shall not like you so well today"
As, WREN we were children,
On the last day. before school,
We would say silently TO ourselves
Let us bore each other little;
SO that, when we are away, when we are apart,
We shall remember 1t was sometimes dull,
And so the parting will be easier"
But the day was never long enough;
And 1t was never dull.
50, when step out from my door,
Seeing the gulls driven by the wind,
know 1t Is no use;
And that would still be loving you, Maine,
Though you were unkind for ever.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-10
Job Nearly Finished

Democrats of Waterbury have almost
cornnIeted their slate of nominations 1or
the 1888 elections of November 8. TINS
week representatives of the party Will
meet in convention to designate TWO
candidates for the House IN the General
Assembly. Justices of the peace VIII also ais.
be named at the same time. Last FIJI
day night the senatorial candidate III
the 10th district was nameo-Sena!oi
George r. Culhane-as previously III
dicated. Senator Culhane Is now VET,
eran in the Legislature; has sponsored
important legislation; should not really
suffer as result OF the recent demonstra-
ton in Independent Democratic RANKS.
And. of course. on this apparently firm
determination of the independents to pur.
size their own course lies the trend OF
politics in the Brass City for another
wear or two. Independent Democrats feel
that J. Francis Smith, chairman OF the
Democratic State Central Committee,
went back on them and personally sought
the nomination of the successful candl-
date in the 10th senatorial district fight.
That may be true, but we fail to see, II
1t is, why the state chairman should be so
bitterly arraigned or why he should be
said to have returned to power IN city
politics what the Independents term the
"City-Hall machine.
The state chairman has done too much
for the Democratic Party, both here IN
Waterbury and throughout the state to
be made the target for such blast as
was aimed at him over the week end by
officers OF the Independent Democrats.
Criticism? Yes He Is as open to criti-
cism as any member Of the party and we
know he would accept criticism IN the
spirit offered But criticism which goes
so far as to say he is not fit leader Tor
either local or state Democrats seems
obviously to be weighed down with rancor.
s What would have happened IN Water
bury had there been primary battle De-
tween Independent Democrats and the ao-
ministration over selection Of delegates TO
could have allowed one to occur very cas-
" ily and he certainly would not have been
criticized for doing so. He had his job as
state chairman to occupy pretty much OF
his time. Yet to choose to interest him.
self in the local situation, realizing that
q pitched primary battle would do far
more harm than good. Still he arrayed
forces for such fight and not until the
! last minute was 1t averted.
We sincerely hope that the rift which
appears now in the ranks can be drawn
together before election day. Having to
all apparent purposes created the nu-
cleus of a new working organization IN
September, 1t would be pity now to have
former Independents remain aloof from
general party interests, plans, and pur.
poses. Even victory in November would
not be as sweet as the knowledge that all
elements In the party locally were in conf
plete harmony.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-10
Does Il Mean Votes?

A sugar-coated pill Is being offered the
electorate of Connecticut this fall IN the
shape of high-pressure craftsmanship. The
Republican party is sponsoring the pres
entation with Paul L. Cornell, publicity
director for the party, the one responsible
for the change In existing political cam
paign methods. It's success Is problemat-
icai. Certainly If the Republicans remain
second-best in the state at the November
polling, the system will be treated to an
artistic lambasting by those within the
ranks who don't care for this modern
method of approach to the 1898 voter.
As a matter of fact Democratic State
Chairman J. Francis Smith touched on
the most obvious failing Of the system
It's manufactured stuff, Just like canned"
music that radio stations offer to fill IN
the periods that must elapse before a
commercial sponsor will get his name and
product ballyhooed "Phonies" was the
expression that Chairman Smith used and
we don't know whether he was referring
TO the ones sponsoring the programs or
the programs themselves. At any rate
the listener might as well have phono-
graph at his elbow and turn 1t on nightly
for the type Of recovery" program that
Is offered.
We much prefer to listen to a speech
like that given by DR.. James McConaughy
last week and the retort 1t brought from
Col. Thomas Hewes on last Friday night.
There was biting comment from the col
lcoe president and even more biting re-
sponse from the states flood coordinator.
we agreed with the Pennington Demo
efat that DR.. McConaughy had to stretch
ais imagination freely to link Governor
wilbur L. Cross to the Waterbury munic-
nal mess. We also might point out that
Colonel HeWes took a stand that too few
s. Is III the state adopt-no one has yet
seen found guilty here In Waterbury, GER
air1lV not Mayor Frank Hayes.
we're inclined to think that political
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-10

1t is heartening to read in the head
lines that some groups in Wall Street
are predicting an economic recovery for
the United States presently. Hopes for
economic recovery have been blasted so
often that such a thing seemed impossi-
BILE. Alterations in New Deal policies are
said to be necessity If recovery is to be
fact. There Is none that would not
welcome return, not to the days of
initiation and over-excess in everything,
but to days Of normal security. It might
not be a bad plan to spread the idea that
better days are ahead, and expect the
best instead of the worst. Mark Sullivan,
newspaper writer, sees favorable business
changes with purge failures. He main
tians that sit-down strikes suggest
Soviet basis, and quite frankly denounces
the Wagner Act, sit-down strikes, the
NLRB, and the CLIO for Communistic sup
port In some Of its divisions. Whatever
the unfavorable influence that have put
us through years never before paralleled
in the history Of the nation, 1t is to be
hoped that with all our resources, all our
industries, we get back to something like
normal times this winter. Let's 60.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-10
A Book a Day
Adams Examines
The Britons' Way

James Truslow Adams turns his
historical spyglass on England IN
Building the British Empire
(Scribners: $3.50. and finds the
empire o mystic. well.nigh mtracu-
lous phenomenon.
Somehow, somewhere, says Mr..
Adanas, this mixed and polyglot peo-
pie uncovered o genius for self-gov-
eminent which enabled them TO
make q priceless contribution 70
world civilization. They invented
parliamentary government ana
found out how to make 1t WORK:
they showed how an empire could
evols from conquest to freedom:
they developed O knack for building
freedom and democracy on Q
straight pragmatic basis. without
bothering to formulate high-sound-
ing principles In the French or
American manner.
1t Is Mr.. Adams concern to see
how all this happened: so he pre-.
sents this, the first Of two volumes
tracing the rise Of free, institutions
In Britain and examining the back
ground Of the nations achievements.
This book takes the story to the
close Of the American revolution.
It Is q good, interesting story, for
the most part. Some readers are
pretty likely to feel that Mr.. Adams
has been rather uncritical. It Is easy
to feel, every SO often. that q strong
current OF Anglo-mania Is sweeping
through these pages; it would not
be hard to quarrel violently with
some Of his broad dicta--as, Tor In
stance, the statement that India
was lucky to have the British rather
than the French for rulers, since
Britain has Q far greater talent Tor
dealing with subject peoples.
But 1t Is q handy resume Of q
fascinating story. just the same, and
the odds are that 1t will enjoy q
very wide sale.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-10

Parkway with which the Merritt
Parkway connects. The fact that
State Highway Commissioner Mac
donald insisted upon using concrete
bridges was taken to mean that
Connecticut's parkway would be
unitarian but not beautiful. The cd.
ditional fact pointed outby the COM
missioner that the substitution Of
stone bridges for concrete bridges
would mean an increased cost OF
100000 over all, was brushed aside
as Of no great consequence In the
$2o. 0o0, 900 project.
The bridges were built and now
are on view to the general public all
the way from Norwalk to Green.
wicll. All but one Of these bridges are
concrete. The one exception adjoinS
the North Stamford estate Of Gut.
ron Borglum, the sculptor. When the
state was seeking TO buy Borglum's
land he stipulated as part Of the
price that o stone bridge must be
built. The agreement was according
ly carried out by the state.
Candor irnpels Us to confess. after
having Joined In the demand for
stone bridges, that we were mistaken
and that Highway Commissioner
Macdonald was right. The ugliest
bridge In the whole parkway Is Gut
zon Borglum's stone affair. The con-
crete bridges are not only graceful
In outline but are interesting In their
architectural features and are strik-
ingly beautiful. The one stone bridge
on the parkway looks as II 1t might
have been designed and executed by
an architect who dated his ideas
from the administration Of the late
u. 8. Grant.
True, the concrete bridges may not
look so attractive some years hence
when they have been discolored by
smoke and CRIME. In that connec-
ton we suggest O regular cleaning
process be applied to them. As they
stand now they certainly need no
defense. They add to the general
beauty Of the parkway rather than
detract from It.