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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-31
Fines And Costs
What Connecticut Needs Is System of State Traffic Courts Having Charge of All
 Automobile No,oc
Automobile Cases.
BRIDGEPORT TELEGRAM

strong reaction on the part of visit ors against what they consider un- fair treatment by town constables.
 Gen Tunney was one of the first to complain - and the loudest. It happens that Gene IS fellow citi- zen, residing in Stamford and being Connecticut man his criticism of Connecticut methods carries added force.
 But Chairman Fisher and the other members of the commission are sufficiently convinced that we have a real evil to deal with. The first rule for entertaining visitors Is to be hospitable. It doesn't make good impression on the visitors If they are nabbed by constable and yanked into some cross roads court for trivial violation of the motor laws which ought to bring, at the most, warning. Incidentally warning couched in friendly language, not in insulting tones.
 It is quite evident that there will be drive in the next legislature to end the present situation.
 What we need is a system of state traffic courts having charge of all automobile cases, the judges of these courts to be appointed by the Governor as are the judges of the superior and supreme courts. These judges could see to 1t that motorists were treated fairly, that fines and other forms of punishment were in- flicted only where the seriousness of the offenses warranted such treat ment, and that constables were not grating" on their authority. The constables ought to be paid salary incidentally out of the town treas- ury, and not be dependent on the number of arrests they make. This would end the present complaint. We might observe in passing that more people are arrested in New York city every day for traffic of- lenses than are arrested in all of Connecticut in any one week. The New Workers take their fines at home without grumbling. But when they come to Connecticut, the fact that they are arrested by a con- stable and tried before justice of the. peace and that the costs in such cases generally exceed the fines, does not set well with the visitors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-31

most serious abridgements of the rights of man. Punishment" as at present con stituted is no deterrent. The prisons are merely hotbeds for the breeding of crirn- inals
 Improving penal legislation will not be easy. It needs keen vision. But most of our present methods are thoroughly bad. They destroy what little power for decency and reform there may be. The medical man, the psychiatrist, the social worker, the sane but experienced prison execu- tive must all contribute to better situa- tion. The voter must sustain their decisions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-31
Selected Poem
TRANSITION

You live! and every waking hour Is spent where crumbling ashes fall. Dark phantoms rise to hide the truth And pity speaks where millions call. Where is the culture men have known The golden age of poet-song When all the lands knew friendliness, And virtue mingled with the throng? Transition rests in mystery, And In this wanton world today Archaic grandeur has decayed, And fame has lost it's finer clay. Day passes night, but truth remains 1 see the light above, and lo! It's pinions bear men safely on Immoral on the winds that blow!
 GEORGE L. LEE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-31
A Book a Day
By BRUCE CATION

The way to see Europe, 1t seems, is to avoid the trains and the for maj tours and buy yourself one of those wood d-and-canyas contraptions they call "fold-boat." Go to 8 river, put the thing together. hop in-and away you go, travelling peacefully down the waterway, See- nig the country as yop never could see it from a trkain window, and getting delightfully."- acquainted with the people along the way.
 Such 8 cruise is described in The Danube Flows Through Fas- cism," by William Van Til (Scrib- ner's: $3). It is a refreshing &C., count of what must have been an extremely enjoyable cruse; it is also a revealing picture of the state of mind of the people of middle Europe.
 MT Van Til and his wife cruised down the Danube from Its source to Belgrade. They met lots of other fold-boaters along the way, and found 1t no trouble at all to get on friendly basis with them. Most of their new acquaintances-people of all talked freely to them.
 Because of this, these two trav- elers naturally heard Nazism and Fascism discussed from all angles pro and con. That got to be ome- thing o ia bore. sooner or later who stayed with them longes though, was the dread of coming war which practically everyone on the river seemed to feel.
 These Europeans spoke of the next war as of the nrnpersonal mani- festation of some blind fate. They hoped that it" wouldn't come through their own homeland, that they" wouldn't fight battles toe nearby. Yet they seemed resigned to the fact that war would come
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-31

1. Tn which European country is the Isere River?
 2. What is faro?
 3. Which state in the U. 8. is named after the brother of Charles II?
 4. With what sport is the name of Ray 6tammers associatedp
 s. On what river is the city of Memphis, Tenn?
 6. How often is a popula tion cen. sus of the U. 8. takenp
 2. Name the mythological crsa- ture, half man and half horse.
 6. In which city Is Madison Square Garden2
 .. In which state Is Mammoth Cave?
 10. Who signed the death warrans of Mary, Queen of ScotsS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-31

Samuel H. Fisher, chairman of the State Highway Safety commission, has devoted great deal of effort and ability to the task of inducing people to visit Connecticut, to spend their summer vacations here and to tour the state and see it's many attractions.
 In common with other members of the State Publicity commission Chairman Fisher has encountered a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-31

sisted that there must be another girl named Tanis Tugwell in the little town of Crossville, Tennes- see. But she is the intended bride.
 NOTE-At the moment Miss Tugwell's parents are going through a divorce action.
 Unofficial Cabinet Member
 Only White House intimates know 1t, but since last June, Re- lief Administrator Harry Hopkins has been a regular attendant at every Cabinet meeting. He par ticipates in the deliberations on the same footing. as Vice Presi- dent Jack Garner-at the per- sonal invitation of the President.
 There are two significant things about Hopkins unofficial Cabi- net status:
 ONE, Roosevelt elevated him to this role immediately following the defeat in the House of the government reorganization bill, which would have created a De- partment of Public Welfare. Hop kins was destined to be named to the new Cabinet post had the measure been passed.
 TWO, the strong and close bonds between the President and Hop- kins have increased. Today, there is no one in the New Deal as near Roosevelt as Hopkins, or whose views the President seeks more frequently or regards more mighly.
 IcOnoclast
 Nazi Germany's gobbling up of Austria has made an iconoclast of Chairman Hatton Summers of the House Judiciary Committee.
 The veteran Texan was in one of the Capitol's stationary stores when he overheard young wo- man ask a clerk to order a geo. graphical globe for her. Rowing politely, Summers interposed.
 Miss, if you will permit me, I wouldn't buy that globe just yet. I'd wait until those Eu- ropean countries get themselves strengthened out. I ordered one of those globes . few months ago. and you know, before it was delivered it was out of date"
 Merry-Go-Round
 Inside to the South Carolina primary fight is Senator Jimmy Byrnes and the fact that Sena- tor Cotton Ed Smith, now "A years old, may drop out without serving full term. In that case. Byrnes and his friends would rather have one of their men in the Senate than Governor Olin Johnston, whom they cannot con- trol One thing which has handicapped the Camp campaign against Senator George of Geor- gia is the lack of any energetic WPA program. Miss Sheppard son, WPA administrator, has a program, but 1t has not progressed far Another New Deal ham, dicap in George is the wrath of labor unions at having wages cut on PWA projects despite the de- nials of the local administrator. Mrs. Roosevelt's riding hors- es are transported from Wash ington to Hyde Park during the summer and quartered in the mid- Victorian but very roomy stable there Heaven, new sanc- tum of Father Divine, Is easily discernible across the Hudson from the Roosevelt home. There are several Negro camps along the Hudson, all having a reputation for neatness and cleanliness. At Father Divine's new Heaven" picnickers can get lunch which includes cold lamb and water melon all for fifteen cents.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-31
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR History is pronounced his'.to-
 Yy; not his'-try.

1883. During the next two years the cut was gradually restored in 5 per- cent installments. The total amount deducted from President Roosevelt's salary was more than for President Hoover, because his salary deduct ions lasted longer time.
 Q. On ships travelling between New York and London, when are the clocks adjusted to compensate for the time difference between the two cities?
 A. There is five hours difference between New York and London and ships clocks are adjusted dur ing the journey when the ship crosses each hour meridian.
 o. What was the land area of the United States and the popula- tion per square mile in 1790? What is it now?
 A. The United States had an area of 867,980 square miles and a population of 4.5 persons per square AiiiO III 1t0o ColnPdA Cu tO 6,0tO,ttU square miles of land area and a population of 41.3 per square mile in 1880.
 Q. Who was the first military leader of the New England Puri- tan settlers?
 A. Miles Standish.
 O. Who obtained the first bi- cycle patent in the United States? A. William K. Clarkson on June 26, 18l9.
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 If you want . copy of our book let, "CAGE BIRpS", write to the Waterbury Democrats Washing ton Bureau, 1918 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-31
Daily
 Enrs Washington
Roosevelt's Purge Will Continue Through Primaries and Past Them;
 Determined to Bust Machines Built
 Up by Foes on White House Patronage
l,y DREW rKARsosf
and ROBERT 6. ALLEN

WASHINGTON, August 31. = There is big shock in store for Democratic politics in all the Purge States
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-31

O. Who obtained the first bi- cycle patent in the United States? A. William K. Clarkson on June 26, 1919.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-31
A Thought for Today

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me Rreat-TI Samuel 22;36.
 
 Those who live in the Lord never see eacn other for the last time-German Motto.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-31

Q. Did President Hoover accept a larger cut in his salary than President Roosevelt?
 A. In July, 1e32. President Hoover accepted cut of 20 per cent in his salary, amounting to $l5,00o a year He went out of office in March, 1893. President Roosevelt accepted the same cut as all other federal employees, IS per cent or $l1,250, in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-31
Questions and
 Answers
By Frederick M. Kerby

Enclose a three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- tion 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 un, dertaken. Be sure all mail Is ad. dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU. REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-31
T est Y o UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven ef these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-31
THE EDITOR

o. When a divorced woman or widow remarries, is it proper for her to wear conventional wedding dress and veil?
 A. No. She should wear a travel ing ensemble, or an afternoon dress and hat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-31

Q. Who was the first military leader of the New England Puri- tan settlers?
 A. Miles Standish.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-08-03

LIFE SWING COURSES ORGANIZED is LIKE
OPENS
Now that tho lake hos boon opened for
swimming for the rest Of the seas on VIC
can organize the classes in lifo-saving
which Woro begun some Woolzs ago. If the
course cen begin at once examinations can
DO given by Labor Day and Groonbolt crod-
it With having turned out its first batch
Of lifo-sovors, ablo carriers Of Wotor;
safety methods, in its first season Of
summing.
Thoro arc to be two courses, one for
adults, TUGS. end Thurs. evenings between
$3.50 and 1850 and ono for Junior citizens
Of Groonbolt, Tues. and Thurs. afternoons
botToon. and ct the lake. Those Will
be regular Rcd Cross courses with Rod
Cross official certificates given to
those who pass c5zo1ninoti ons at tho fin
ish. Boy Scouts who intcnd to pass lifo-
saving for their MORT badge or to quail
fy for higher rating in the troop will
find that this course fully takes in tho
Boy Scout lifo-soving requirements end
COOS ovoa further toward the Rod Cross
roqui romonts.
(sco LIFESiVING Pogo ton)
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-08-03
LEGION NOMINATEs OFFICERS

tion Will DO hold in Baltimore on August
III, l8, 10, end 20. parade by districts
will be ono % the looding Features and
will DO hold ct $50 Pm. Friday evening,
Augustl9th. Each state in tho Union will
hold thoir respective Department convention
let this timo. Those conventions will re-
present almost J, OOO, 900 members. Tho
7 tt oncl enrolment Juno 18th, Wls
93l ,lO3 mcnbors. Six depart nonts have
won star honors for high enroll
nonts, among them boing tho state Of Mary
land. The Groonbolt Post omong those
listed doing the bost work in member
ship Of tho Southern 'crylond District.
ut @ special meeting Of tho local post
hold Thursday, July 18th, Comrades
Harry StOw.rt and Thos. Freeman, dclo-
gates end David Stoin1o ond Geo. Bryant,
as oltornatcs, selected to represent
this post ct tho Department convention.
Also, nominate ons Of Officers for the
post for tho ensuing year hold. They
wCrc for Commander Comrades John Gale,
Bert Finn and Horcus Lotkomonn; lst Vice.
| Commander Julian Ashley, Thos. Freeman
and Geo. Bryant; 2nd Vico-Comnndor
Konloy Goodo, Lambert Brozino, Fred Falcon-
berg and Chos. E. Welsh; Adjutont 60 Leon
| G. 3onoficl; Service Officer Matthew
Fontoino; Finance David Stoinlo; Chap
lnin = Vim. L. Good; Sgt.-At-Arras Frank
Donoghuo and Jennings B. Craig. Further
| nominate ons be rndo end oloction Will
| be hold ct noxt regular mooting on Thurs
| day, AUGUST 4th at Bpm.
| GORDON BRLDEN R-DLY INJURED
| lIr. Gordon Bradon Of Ill Ridge Road
received sovoro head injury Saturday
| evening. July %, whom he foil Whilo
| running to catch G trolley. his con-
dition is improving slowly.
| (RECEIPTS Cont Il from page tWo)
month 1T Will eliminate many hours Of
| hard work ct future date.
II, tho cvoninc raootinG Q progrom for
Evening star., 1938-05-08

It was their son, Philip Richard Fen
dali. who built the old home on
Washington street now owned and oc-
cupied by Mr.. John L. Lewis.
The portrait of Mariane Truman
Stoddert, a daughter of the builder
of Friendship. now the home of the
McLeans of Hope diamond fame, was
painted by John, the son of the elder
Hesselius. The fair Marianne wears
green gown made with Watteau
pleats. and pink roses adorn her hair
Photographs of the Tackett portraits
are in the early American collection
of the Frick Gallery in New York
City.
EDMUND I. LEE, son Of the same
Lucy Grymes whose kinswoman
hangs on the snowden walls, and his
wife Sarah were painted in the two
beautiful miniatures which now belong
to Mrs. D. Milton French of SOC Cam
eron street. These delicate miniatures
were borrowed for the sequicentennial
exhibition at the Corcoran Art Gal
lery.
The daughter of Edmund and Sarah
Lee, Anne Harriet, is shown in one
of the loveliest portraits in Alexan-
dria. She was painted in deep red
velvet gown with a scarf of gold and
the high white rouche so fashionable
in the period during which she lived,
1779-1863. The artist was an Ameri-
can painter, Samuel Waldo. Pictures
Of his are In the Gallery Of the His
Evening star., 1938-05-08

She was near relative of Lucy
Grymes, the ''Lowland Beauty" who
was George Washingtons old sweet
heart, and the grandmother of Light
horse Harry Lee. A portrait OF Louisa
Grymes' husband, Edgar Snowden,
hangs in the dining room. He was
a close friend Of Henry Clay, and was
the first man sent to the Legislature
in Richmond after the retrocession Of
Alexandria to Virginia.
In the home of Mrs John F. Tack
EFT. 2ll South st. Asaph street, the
visitor, seated on an original Shera-
ton sofa, gases upon portraits by Gus
tavus Hesselius and his son John and
wonders why modern artists have not
learned the secret of that peculiar
shade Of green which the Hesselius
used in so many Of their paintings.
The elder Hesselius was born in Swe-
den In 1882 and emigrated to Della
ware in iii. He was also a musician
and the first organ builder in Amer
lea. Some of his portraits now hang
in the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Mrs. Tackett has two paintings of
the elder Hesselius. one a portrait of
Benjamin Fendall, the son of Col.
John Fendall of Clifton Hall, Nd,
and the grandson of Josiah Fendall,
the Maryland Governor. Benjamin
is painted with powdered hair and
wears green velvet coat with laces
of silver. His wife, Eleanor Lee, whom
he married in 1929, is painted in q
gown Of that sauas Hesselius green.
Evening star., 1938-05-08

torical Society of New York and the
New York City Hall.
The beautiful portraits of Rebecca
Lloyd, born in 1928, will also be seen
at Mrs. French's These portraits were
painted by William j. Hubbard. who
studied under Suiiy and exhibited at
the National Academy in the l830s. A
likeness of John Calhoun. from his
easel, may be seen at the Corcoran
Art Gallery in Washington. His best
works are the Charles Carroll" owned
by the Maryland Society, and the
Henry Clay"
The portrait of John Tabb, Rebecca
Lloyds husband, is marred by scratch
across the nose. But this disfgure-
ment lends rather than subtracts in
terest from the painting. 1t originally
hung in the dining room of the Tabb
home at White Marsh, Gloucester
County, Va. The mistress Of the house
entered the room one day and to her
horror saw the newly-inflicted scar.
The servants we're called in and ques-
toned and finally the young Negro
girl who was charged with the task of
cleaning the dining room confessed
that she was the guilty party. Every
morning as she performed her duties
the eyes of the portrait seemed to fol-
low her wherever she went. Growing
tired of the continued surveillance, she
had warned the day before: "Marse
John, amt gwine to steal nothing,
and eff tomorrer when ! comes in here
to do de cleaning 20 keep lookin' at
me, Use Jest gwine ia hit yo' In de
Evening star., 1938-05-08

the father of the family; his wife,
Mary Goulding Gretter. whom he mar
ried in 1911 in the Old First Presby-
terian Church in Alexandria, and their
four small children, Margaret, Mary.
Ellen and Douglass, jr. The mother
wears a yellow satin gown with lace
ruff. In her hair is high Spanish
comb, and on her first finger is ring
Of amethyst, which is now in the
keeping of the present owners OF the
home. Two of the little girls wear
strings Of carnelians about their necks;
the other a necklace of coral. The
baby boy has a golden rattle in his
hand. One wonders how the artist
succeeded in posing three little girls
and one baby in such quiet, gentle
group. Perhaps children were differ
ent in those days.
The glowing colors and perfect con-
dition Of this portrait group are prob
ably a result Of the directions which
the artist so thoughtfully painted on
the back of the canvas as follows:
Mrs. Brown will please to wash her
painting when necessary with clean
water and a sponge. Never permit any
dirt to continue on it more than a
month. AS by age and frequent wash
ing it grows dim, which it will do in
four or five years, varnish it with equal
portions of copil and gummaratic
varnish, tablespoonful of each will
be sufficient, when get an artist to
varnish it, but should you do it your
self, first wash the painting clean and
then with a large soft brush rub It
on hard. Geo. Cooke"
Evening star., 1938-05-08

these exhibitions has greatly exceeded
the expectations of the gallery.
The Museum has further identified
itself with the life of the community
through offering its galleries, prior to
opening hours, for the meeting of
school groups, clubs and local associa-
tions at which talks have been given
concerning the current exhibitions. A
large number of public and private
schools have taken advantage of this
privilege and the interest has extended
beyond the local educational institu-
tions, as in several instances members
of out-of-town colleges have brought
their art classes to the Museum.
The clubs which have met in the
Museum for lectures and study of
paintings have not been confined TO
art study groups. but have represented
a wide variety of interests. Members
of library clubs. university clubs.
garden clubs and child study groups
have taken advantage of the oppor-
tunity.
The committee looks forward to
extending its activities next year and
thereby expanding the privileges which
it offers to its members. The support
and enthusiasm of those many indi-
viduals who have formed the Museum
membership during the past year has
served as great encouragement and
has been deeply appreciated by the
Museum Committee.
The five exhibitions held by this
Museum of Modern Art Gallery this
season have been as follows: Five
modern French masters. sporting pic
lures. American water colors, portraits
of children and paintings of flowers
and fruits. They have been assembled
by the committee through the CO.
operation of the parent organization
the Museum of Modern Art in New
York. but have embraced numerous
private loans and in no instance have
been extreme. The record of at
tendance is especially notable, mas
much as an admission fee has in
variably been charged. The member
ship of the museum now numbers
267-an excellent enrolment for a
first year
The committee in charge is headed
by Mrs Dwight Davis and Mrs. George
Garrett. Each exhibition has been
arranged with the assistance of the
entire committee, which is composed,
in addition to these ladies. of Mrs.
Dean Acneson. Mrs. F. Lamont Belin,
Evening star., 1938-05-08

face wild dis here broom" The next
morning. after going to each of the
corners of the room to see if he had
needed her warning, she "jest haul
off and hit i'm in de face wild de
broom"
But TO Gawd," she vowed to her
mistress, Il didn't mean to do no
harm" But harm she did. and the
broom scar can still be seen on the
portrait hanging on the walls Of the
French home today.
Mrs. French is also the possessor of
an early American pastel of Lady
Berkley-Mrs. Phillip Ludwell. This
lady, the daughter of Lord Culpeper,
was buried at Jamestown.
THAcKERAY has said that it took
generations of living under one
roof to establish an English family.
In this modern American day of speed
and change, we know little Of genera
tions under one roof, but five genera
tions of Fawcetts have lived in an old
landmark of Alexandria, SIT Prince
street. This charming old home, with
its lovely cupboards and its butterfly
shelves. it's steps going up and its
steps going down as one progresses
from room to room, is worth travelling
far to see.
In the drawing room, hanging over
a spinet, is the family group" a
quaint and beautiful portrait painted
by the American artist, George Cooke,
a native Of st. Mary's County. Md. In
the group are John Douglass Brown,