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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30

recently spent upwards of year in Ger many with the branch office of an American firm.
 When he got out of the plane he re- marked: That was the most thrilling thing that has happened since got back to America"
 "What-this flight?" asked an ac- quaintance.
 "No," said the young man. 'The way we flew over the international boundary without anybody noticing it. We crossed from the United States, flew over Canada and then flew back-and nobody said a word. That's the sort of thing that couldn't happen in Europe. Planes don't cross international boundaries there, not without lot of negotiation and formal ity. They go far out of their way to avoid flying over little stripe of foreign terri tory If they didn't the pursuit planes would go after them"
 Which is just another way of saying that we who live in North America never realize how lucky we are-until we see what we would be up against if the Euro pean system prevailed over here. But perhaps it isn't entirely luck, after all.
 When you stop to think about it, there is nothing to prevent the United States and Canada from distrusting each other and glaring sullenly across the border in the European manner-nothing except the fact that each nation uses good sense and neighborly forbearance. The United States, for instance, could easily claim that it needs" the raw materials which Canada has. It could argue that unless it controlled" the supply of these things it's whole economy would be en- dangered. And it could go ahead and lay plans for the conquest of the Dominion.
 Carada, on the other hand, could point out that it's liberty was endangered by the colossus to the south. It could complain about the disruptive influences of Ameri- can visitors-those c. l. o. organizers who have disturbed Ontarios premier, for example-and it could close the bor- der with patrols, forts and so on.
 The situation that would result would be every bit as logical as the situation which is commonplace on almost every European border. That peaceful boun- diary between the United States and Canada is, as the young traveller re- marked, an immensely thrilling thing But it doesn't exist by accident It is what it is because the people of the two countries have chosen to act sensibly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
Wings at Home

Ever since man first took to the air, groundings and flyers alike have toyed with the notion of a country using wings in the pursuit of it's daily activities as casually and generally as it now uses automobiles. Realization of this com mon dream has seemed just around the corner for number of years, but civilian flying has nevertheless remained largely in the hands of "sportsmen pilots" pos sessed of at least a modest fortune. The cheapest of the "flivver planes" have still been out of the price class not only of the average man but the Well-to-do upper-middle class, as far as using them with the regularity of an automobile goes
 Now comes a disclosure from Washing ton that plastic" plane has been de- veloped, and tests of manufacture and performance have been under way for at least six months. What kept the "flivver plane" out of financial reach was mainly the cost of labor involved in assemblage Most of the new plane may be stamped out in hydraulic presses, as the commer- cial articles now made out of plastics are. Bureau of Standards experts are enthu- sastic and optimistic. That aviation corner the average man has been trying to peep around suddenly comes breath takingly closer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
Lonergan Out In Front

With Waterburys fortyone delegates standing out foremost as pledged to Sen ator Augustine Lonergan for renomlna- tion at the coming state convention at Eastern Point, Western Connecticut last night followed along in similar manner for the most part to give Connectlcuts senior Senator at Washington a most outstanding majority as far as pledged delegations are concerned over ms oppo- nent, the present representative from the First Congressional District, Herman r. Kopplemann.
 As the figures show early today Senator Lonergan is practically assured of 389 votes out of possible 428, which, If the same proportion is maintained elsewhere and also in the case of uninstructed delegations, means the renomination of MT. Lonergan by very decisive majority the middle of September, when the state convention convenes.
 This apparently is the culmlna- tion of bitter campaign especially on the part of Senator Lonergan's opponent, Congressman Kopplemann, who has waged a most intensive campaign to get the nomination on the grounds of his so- called, one-hundred per cent New Deal affilation. That the delegates who have so far thought different in this respect is more than clearly shown by last nights figures To most people and to our way Of thinking Senator Lonergan has during his term of office in Washington main tained an even keel in his stand on legislative activities in Washington and not only will be renominated but hand somely returned to office later in Novem- Der for his independence.
 So Waterbury in any event recognizing MT. IOnergan'S worth, as 1t always has done since he first went down to Wash ington as representative under the late Woodrow Wilson, once more has placed it's unqualified endorsement regardless of local political differences or eventual changes squarely behind him in his fight for renomination. That he will get the same solid support from the rank and file of the elctorate from this city in November is even more definitely assured. Waterbury is and has always been for Augustine Lonergan first, last and always.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
Ready for School

Schools are being made ready for chil- dren all over this broad land. In some places new ones are being built In others, the old ones are being remodeled, or their rooms are freshly painted, or just scrub bed windows washed clean and shining, waiting for the children and the first day of school.
 Are the children equally ready? Have they been to the family doctor to be looked over? He can tell whether they are up to standard, getting the right food for their age. A few suggestions from him may be worth their weight in gold to the child and his parents.
 How about their teeth? Their eyes? A filling in time save nine. And if they need glasses, their comfort, their safety, their good grades in school, their posture, their social ease with other children may all depend on having their eyes properly fitted
 They need few new clothes of course something bright and attractive to give an air to the first day. And money must be ready for books and tablets, shiny new pencils and rulers. Good tools mean much to any workman. Boys and girls going to school are serious Workmen at fine, con- structive jobs. They are Guiding them selves and the future of America. Let them be made ready and give them good start.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30

year the world consumption of syn thetic fiber was equal to two an- nual Australian wool clips. He added:
 The Commonwealth Wool Board
 takes the view that the first thing
 to do is to reduce the cost of pro-
 ducing wool. One of our tasks is
 to spend a good deal of money in
 technical research-to find new uses for wool and to suggest means by which Woolen garments may be made more attractive. We should so fix our policy that trade
 with the rest of the world will be
 improved. Australia might, for ex- ample, import goods from Ger many that are not made in the
 British Empire in exchange for
 wool We must pool al lour skill
 and all our efforts to find new outlets and new uses for wool.
 Soy beans, which in 1938 took rank as the fourth largest cash crop of American farmers, may become the source of an artificial wool, pr H. E. Bardnard told the Mississippi Farm Chemurgic Conference. He re- called that in Italy artificial wool was produced from casein and that the protein of soy beans is similar in composition to the casein. Last fall Dr. Eugen Guth, physicist at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, drew attention to the fact that the list of synthetic products is increas- ing and that these artificial com modities are being accepted by con- sumers as a matter of course"; such products become of prime import ance in the event of war when na- tions are cut off from natural pro- ducts controlled by enemy Powers.
 The possible effect of war on Aus tralian national resources was re- gently referred to by the Acting Minister for Trade and Customs, John A. Perkins, when at single sitting of the Commonwealth House of Representatives bill to give ad- ditional assistance to the Australian cotton growing industry passed through all stages. He reminded members of the House that raw cot ton was necessary for the manufac- ture of high explosives, tents, cloth- ing, motor tires and other military equipment, and that a war in the Pacific Ocean might cut off Austra- lia's cotton supplies. Under the fi- nancial emergency legislation of 1881 the bounty on raw cotton was re- duced 20 per cent; the present bill provides for restoration of the ori- ginal amount of the bounty. The in- crease would cost the taxpayers an additional $160,000 on a crop of 15,- 900 bales.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
Reorganization Apparently Effected

As a result of last nights Democratic conventions held here the much sought after reorganization in the local party has been put into effect. What the out come eventually may determine remains to be seen. In the main, however, the chief objective sought by State Central Committee Chairman J. Francis Smith, a group of new delegates, for the most part, have been added to the Democratic lists That is as it should be.
 Tn achieving this accomplishment, which resulted in last nights selection or new faces to the Democratic roster, con- siderable credit should be given to that small body of Democrats, who, for the past six weeks, worked so diligently be- hind the scenes drafting up the present setup to represent the electorate in choos- ing candidates for the various offices at the coming conventions. It was hard and difficult task, one which only the greatest amount of untiring perseverance and diplomacy eventually was able to effect.
 However, with the selection of the dele gates to the four conventions held last evening and the two more to come, the end is not yet quite in sight. AS the re- organization committee set out to do, as near possible an equal division of repre- sentation from all factions was sought. Apparently it has been determined as far as it was humanly possible under existing conditions to do this Yet 1t Stlll remains to be seen in the final selection of candidates for the various offices by these delegates how well the plan has succeeded.
 To that extent it remains now for the delegates selected and to be selected to as much as possible give and take in that respect so that when and if new slate of candidates is ready for presentation to the electorate it will contain the very best selection the Democratic party can put forward in the interest of the public. To do this, as we have maintained since we first advocated the need of reorgan- ization for the Democratic party, har- mony and harmony alone is the only thing which will effect complete and sat- isfactory reorganization in Waterbury. The means are at hand-now why not make the most of them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30

Island. Among She pictures taken was one of him and his wife in their garden.
 When the photo appeared, to Andrews amazement, 1t gave the impression of a large estate. Oth- CTS, getting the same impression began to send him letetrs ad- dressed Andrews Estate, Flushing. N. Y.," asking whether he had an opening for a gardener.
 Being credited with an es- tate Is funny" relates Andrews ruefully, because our little place occupies all of 50 by 100 feet"
 Mail Bag
 A. K, Kulpmont, Pa.-There is nothing in the constitution to prevent a President from running for a third term .. H. D. Boise. Idaho-J. Edgar Hoover is not head of the Justice Department. Chief of the Department is At- torney General Homer Cummings; Hoover merely directs the Bureau of Investigation and is remov- able at any time T. McM.. Buffalo, N. Y.-The salary of Franklyn Waltman, new publicity man of the Republican National Committee, is variously reported between $12,000 and $20,000 a year. The first figure is prob- ably closest to what sle actually gets :. V. S., Washington The Potomac river was called the "st. Gregory" by the Calvert pil- grims, the Elizabeth" by the first English explorers, the "Es- piritu Santo" by the Spanish and the "Cohongoroota" by the 1n- dians.
 Copyright, 1888, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
Wool
Australia Getting Worried Over Synthetic Prod uct-NeW German Substance
 Gets Much Praise
NEW YORK SUN

Australian wool growers are con- cerned over the rivalry of synthetic wool. Alec E. Heath, who has just retired as agent-general in London for New South Wales, declared re- cently' that German "wolstra" could no longer be regarded lightly as 8 competitor and that in four years experimental progress had made it possible for Germany to produce 400 tons of synthetic fiber daily. One factory near Leipzig is turning out eight-five tons every tWenty-four
 hours. The product is waterproof and can be crimped and dyed. MT. Heath said that out of sixty wool growers to whom he showed mate rial made of 50 per cent wood fiber and 50 per cent wool, only ten were able to detect from superficial ob- servation that 1t was not all natural wool. Senator Guthrie, an experi- enced sheep breeder, said that last
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
|PressCOmnent
SILLY CD SHEEP

(New Haven Journal-C -Courier)
 The vagaries of the human mind defy all attempts at understanding. Who would have imagined that any person would have thought of, let alone actually want an answer to the question: What does a sheep do with his time?" But here in the black and white of newsprint on paper 1t is, under an Associated Press dateline from Sonora, Texas The Ranch Experiment Station there not only wants to know the answer but has completed a sur- vey of its sheep that supplies the answer. And nowhere in the story is there the slightest hint that it's WPA project.
 A sheep spends one-third of one per cent of its time licking salt and another one-third of one per cent drinking water. Thirteen per cent 1t lavishes on walking around and full fifty per cent on eating. The rest of the day, apparently, is spent in sleeping, for the report lists no further activities, not even jumping fences. While he might not have been quite so accurate on percen- tages, anyone who has ever seen a sheep even only in a childs pic- ture book could have given similar Information. The next move is to chart the aggregate number of min- utes Americans spend counting lsheep while trying to go to slAsu.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
Selected Poem
WHITE GARDEN
Elizabeth Evelyn Moore in the Christian
 Science Monitor)

Elizabeth Evelyn Moore in the Christian
 Science Monitor You might pass by my garden in the day. There is no Haunt of hame-not here the bright Calendulas poppies. nor the gay Bluebes! My garden broods in white Alyssum is a palid thing at noon And the white glories much prefer to dream But with nocturnal blooming of the moon One after one, strange story flower gleam. I have world of fragile laces wrought In fgree of alabaster metals AS though from strange far places blooms were
 brought
 That never kneW crude shape of leaves or petals And Tn the evening my white flowers blow, As cool and pure as drifted fields of snow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
A Book a Day
"Poolroom" Peeks Inside The Rookie Joints
BY BRUCE CATION

You get look at the complicat- ed, shadowy, and sinister backstags world of the racing game in Wil' liam Jourdan Rapp's noel, Pool room" Iee Furman: $2). Despite some rather obvious defects in the books construction, 1t makes inter- esting reading.
 MT. Rapp is not so much con- cerned with the races themselves as with the people who act as a bridge between the tracs and the stay-at-homes who have money to bet. Specifically. he writes about the way in which telegraph wires connect the tracks with the thous- ands of poolrooms, barbershops, ci- gar stores, and thinly disguised bookie joints where bets are placed.
 His hero is young Irish telegra- pher who gets a job with com- pany operates such network of wires. This lad. watching the daily crowd of suckers come in to lose their money, sensibly concludes that betting on the races is a mugg's game; but he also concludes that disseminating racing news and thereby getting a fat slice of the millions which the muggs see fit to lose is game we'll worth stick ing with.
 So he applies himself to his job and rises in his chosen field. And we get. presently, an effort by gang sters to muscel in on this lucrative field of endeavor. We get kidnap- ing, some pitched fights, fixed race, . betting coup, and some plain and fancy double e-crossing. It all makes . rather exciting and informative yarn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Tawaii Is pronounced ha -wy'-e;
 not ha-way'-e.

quently imparts its heat much more readily to the hand than wood. On a cold day in winter, the metal will feel colder than the wood, be- cause 1t conducts heat away from the hand much more rapidly than the wood. In general, the better the conductor, the hotter 1t will feel to a hand than itself, and the colder to a hand hotter than itself.
 @. How long was the late Asso- ciate Justice Benjamin Cardozo absent from the bench of the U. &. Supreme Court?
 A. He was stricken with a heart ailment last February and was una ble to attend sessions of the court after that.
 e. How many persons took the last Railway Mail Clerk examination given in November l9357
 A. Approximately 200.
 o. Which state of the Union ex- tends farthest north?
 A. Minnesota; the Lake of the Woods projection in the northern part of that state extends to lati- tude 49 degrees g minutes 04.5 seconds. at longitude 85 degrees, 9 minutes, 11.6 seconds.
 Q. Of every hundred thousand white male children born in the United States, how many die dur ing the first year? Compare figure with white female deaths of the same age.
 A. About 6,230 males compared to about 4,960 females.
 If you want . copy of our book let, GAGE BIRDS", write to- the Waterbury Democrats Washing ton Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
Current Comment

Generally, we find that neither the man nor wife is fitted for mar riage to the other, nor, as 8 mat ter of fact, to anyone. -E. Dana Brooks. Cleveland di- vorce court umpire" on the 4000-a-year divorce-seekers.
 
 It seems to me the news is in the paper simultaneously with what has happened. Grown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, on American news papers.
 Lincoln got beat four times. guess I can take it once. Representative Maury Maverick of Texas, defeated for renomina- tion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, Aug. 30-BroadWay's IS busiest citizen thecse days is James Barton, the grimy, garrulous Jeeter Lester of Tobacco Road" For Billy Rose has persuaded Barton to join the variety troupe at the Casa Manana. All of which means that once every evening James Barton must perform swift metamor- phosis from the role of vaudevillian to one of the sorrier characters in MT. Kirklands tract on the south ern tenant farmers. A procedure that allows James Barton all of ten minutes to dash from the Casa Manana stagedoor to the Forrest theater and climb into his tattered clothes, beard, ct al, for his legiti- mate toll.
 In the heyday of variety, long before the Palace theater became just another double-feature cinema along the Rialto, James Barton was one of the most renowned come dians in the business. His dancing world -caricatures of alcoholics and rendition of Miss Annabelle Lee weretops in the coast-to-coast one night stands of Keith. Pantages and Proctor. Today, in Billy Rose $ lush saloon, it's the same James Barton, the same routines-and the cash customers wolf it all down hungrily It's almost, as far as the vaudeville fans are concerned, as if Tobacco Road" had never existed at all.
 In between stage sorties Barton still finds time to actively manage his own baseball club out on Long Island-James Barton's Nighthawks, he calls them. Nothing, not even a dozen theatrical engagements, can lessen Barton's ard or and at tention to baseball.
 'Vaudeville?" says Jeeter Heck that's a replIlar VacatiOnl l"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30

l. Where is Albemarle Sound?
 2. How is Viceroy pronounced?
 3. On what island is the town of Oyster Bay, N. Y.?
 {. Name the two men who or- ganized the regiment of Rough Riders for the Spanish American War.
 5. Under what government de- partment is the Bureau of Fisher ies?
 6. What is the biblical name for Egypt? 2. Name the U. 8. Secretary of Commerce.
 8. Which Is the most populous state in the U. S.?
 9. Between which two of the Great Lakes is Lake Huron?
 10. Tn what year was the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor un- veiled7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
International Boundary

big commercial transport plane was flying from Cleveland to Detroit the other day Taking the shortest route, it swung northwest across Lake Erie, flew over d sizable corner of Ontario, and then crossed the Detroit r-ver and glided down to landing at the Detroit airport. One ni the passengers was young man who
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
Peoce in Auto Union Is VitoI to the Administrotion-FDR May Call Farley; Stability of CIO Threatened If Martin
 Gets the Autonomy He Is Seeking;
 Modest Andrews Home Now an "Estote'
By DREW PEARSON
and ROBERT g. ALLEN

Washington, August 30-Young Homer Martin, be- spectaced president of the United Automobile Workers within his union when he broke up two days of peace negotiations by walking out on CIO chief John L. Lewis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
Questions and
 Answers
coSrishl isss. MA
BysFrederick M. Kerby

Enclose a 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 10 the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 THE EDITOR
 Q. Tn which two fiscal years did the Federal Government have the largest internal revenue collections! A. In the fiscal year ended June 30, 1898, collections were $5 5,658 1885, : 125.44, the largest sum ever collected in any year. The largest previous collection was $5 ,407, ,580, ,25l.8i H the fiscal year 1920.
 o. Why does metallic object that has been lying in the sun on z summers day feel much hotter tt the hand than a wooden object under the same conditions?
 A. Metal is a much better conduc. tor of heat than wood, and conse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
Touch by Ear

A new way of soliciting funds for an orphanage has been inaugurated by the Jenkins Orphanage for ne- gro youngsters. A half dozen mop pets tour the city singing spirit uals, and very nicely, too. We caught a performance on down. todwn street the other morning and the nickels and pennies from amused spectators were not scarce
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
Test Y o UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30

Just Troopers
 Quite a few of the performers who have returned to Times Square are complaining of the oppressive heat in which they played this sum- mer Someone should remind them that quite a few years back, Ire lawney of the Wells" finished a successful tour of the country in the teeth of a heat wave that has not been topped. And the stars of taht piece were John Drew and Mrs. Whiffen. He was 73 at the time. Mrs. Whiffen was only 85. Apotheosis
 They tell us that Dorothy Parker has entered some vegetables grown on her Pennsylvania farm in the forthcoming New Jersey Staet Fair which will wax bucolic in mid-Sep- tember. The lady with the nimble and acid wit seems to be seeking the blue ribbons for growing the best-onion patchl