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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-01
Educational Circus

It's pity bombs are so expensive. An aerial circus that would have consider ably more than entertainment value is suggested by the show some army bombers put on the other day for the first class at West Point Planes flying at 12,000 feet, almost invisible, dropped five and a half tons of TINT on a marsh near Langley Field in IS minutes. That was a great deal more than lit in the city of London during the entire World War.
 The spectators watched the show from distance of more than a mile. The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-01
Serious War Games

The intensity of those German "war games" and present preparations TOT them are as alarming as anything in cur rent life today.
 It is not merely that Germany is put ting on a big military show, or holding a big rehearsal, according to the way you happen to look at it. Other powers do such things. But to man and equip this martial outing, not only has the Nazl government got the whole industrial plant of- the Fatherland working full blast. It has imported hundreds of thousands ot workmen from Italy and other friendly states to replace mobilized Germans. And it has taken hundreds of thousands ot German workers and small business and professional men from their occupations and set them to building barracks and other facilities for the great occasion.
 Tn such extreme measures it may be that the German autocratS are over reaching themselves. From news leak ing out of the country, it appears that now, for the first time since Hitler seized supreme power, there is grumbling And it is mainly the civilians, thus pressed into service they dislike and do not under stand, who are doing the grumbling.
 Is there to be always strained labor and supreme effort for them all, with slight recompense in living, until some great "Tag" when Nazism rises supreme in Europe or blows up? Many must be asking that question now, while in the words of Walter Lippman:
 "The Germans are fully employed But like the drudges who built the pyramids in Egypt they work but do not enrich the people. They support a gigantic army and a gigantic government, which to- gether make ever-increasing levies upon the real income of the nation"
 How long can this last?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-01
Mars Exercises

Europe will not sleep soundly during those German military games now in progress. A million men or more are now in the field with their war equipment, and the question is what they will do. Will they merely indulge in the useful man. euvers and try their weapons, or will Hit Ter take advantage of the situation, de- eide that "Der Tag" has come again, and send them sweeping across the Czecho- Slovakian border in the beginning of the long-expected "Drive to the East"?
 Across that border the Czechs have al- most half million of their own men in arms, as they have been for months, ready to meet such an onslaught. They are as brave as the Germans. and perhaps as well trained, though lacking the complete equipment of the Nazi forces They would fight heroically for their country, but would be doomed to defeat unless power full friends came to their aid. If help came, another general war would be in progress.
 It is probably safe to guess that Hitler will not strike now, when the worlds eyes are fixed on Germany. It would be more like him and his advisers. if determined on conquest, to wait until things quite down and the Czechs are off their guard, or wearied and weakened by long waiting for the blow. Hitler, too, is a good psychologist, and probably not disposed to fight if he can get what he wants in any other way. He may still hope for a peaceful conquest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-01

help him. They have refused to cooperate because of the clownist character of the probe.
 Privately, administration Iead- CTS are furious at Dies and Rep- resentative Joe Starnes of Ala bama, the other ringleader of the committee. New Dealers believe that the two anti-Ad- ministrationltes are out to smear left-wing Iieutenants of the President, while the shadowy hand of Vice President Garner 2 is behind the scheme. Word has reached the White House that before Dies started his noisy hearings he made a se- cret trip to Uvalde, Texas, and conferred with Garner.
 One thing is certain: Any move by Dies to obtain more money at the next Congress will be violently fought.
 NOTE-Rep. Jack Dempsey of New Mexico, a member of the committee who took no part In its hearings, has privately berated Dies for his tactics and demanded the dismissal of Edward Sullivan, Dies chief investigator. Demp- Sey has also assumed personal charge of the committees inquiries on the Pacific coast, where Sul- livan started his operatoins with a report charging that Hollywood was 8 nest of Communism.
 Merry. GO-Round
 Young Bill Dodd, who fright ened but failed to defeat Repre- sentative Howard Smith in the re- cent Virginia primaries, wants to become radio news commenta- tor SEC will shortly an- nounce appointment of new of- ficial to head their regulation of over r-the-counter trading, as auth orized in the Maloney bill . The Argentine motor market looks so ripe to U. s. industry that six big companies are building or ex- banding plants there Latest expression of the Good Neighbor policy will be through corn-husk- ing bees, cattle shows. and cotton festivals. Henry Wallace plans to tell the Latin neighbors about typical American farm life through short-wave broadcasting of the Farm and Home Hour ...
 Copyright, 1888, by United
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-01
Questions and
 Answers
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By Frederick M. Kerby

Enclose . three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ton of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Blu. rean 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 cost of obtaining z patent in Canada, and what is thu address of the Canadian Patent Of flee? Ec
 A. The cost is $35. The address of the commissioner of patents, Pat ent and Copyright Oftice, Is Parlia ment Buildings, Ottawa, Canada
 Q. Is there any other Unitet States except the United States O America?
 A. Yes: the United States O Brazil and Venezuela.
 @. How many first-day Consti tuition Covers were mailed from Phil adelphia on June 2l, 1s38?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-01
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, Sept 1-"It's life walking through the door," says John J. Anthony, who directs the Marital Relations Institute here.
 Every time another one walks in I cry a little softly to myself. These people are killing their chances for happiness. Whats wrong with their education, their bringing up2 I try to help them before the courts get them"
 Anthony is small, black-haired, and looks like a mystic. But there is nothing mystic about him, he is the first to admit. His business is to straighten out marital and hu- man relations.
 "It's just like selling groceries, when you're experienced in this stuff. There are certain funda- mental theories of human behavior that have to be observed and from them you can tell what course to follow to get your life strengthened out. That is, if they get to me before they get to the courts"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-01
A Book a Day
Angell Says Realism"
 Heads for War

Apologists for current policies oi the British government insist that Prime Minister Chamberlain is try ing to keep peace and save the em- pire. Unless he deals with the die. tators realistically" they say, Brit ain will be plunged into a dss:astroir war.
 Now Norman Angell is pacifis from way back; so when he puts the Chamberlain policy under the microscope-as he does in Peace With the Dictators?" (Harpers: $S) "a pretty good appraisal of that policy ought to be forthcoming. It is. MT. Angell believes that the realistic" roiicy now being fol- lowed will bring England neither peace nor security: on the contrary, he asserts, 1t must lead directly to war and disaster. By making 1t clear that she will not fight for any form of collective security, or for any purpose at all except defense of her own territory, he says, Brit ain merely enables the "have-not"' nations to accumulate every con- ceivable advantage against the day when they desire to carve up the property of the richest of all the "haves" Great Britain.
 Yet, he continues, cimply to pre- pare for war is not enough. Ger many was soundly whipped in 1918 yet the '"German menace" is greater today than 1t was in 1914. Victory is not enough, alliances are not enough; only working under standing by which aggressor na- tions will be restrained by the. threat of international force will bring about a stable peace.
 This, continues MT. Angel, means implementing the Kellogg pact and the League covenant. It does not mean freezing the status quo;. 1t simply means that world which wants peace has got to in-. sist that changes must come peace fully--and must fight. if necessary, to make the point stick. Other wise, he says, no nation can get se- curity except by the insecurity of its neighbors, and there can never be an end to the threat of war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-01

Aubrey Williams was originally quoted as saying in his already fa- nous talk before the Communist Workers Alliance: we have never paid anything like the national pre- vailing wages in this country on WPA." " There are people in Am erica who control the organs of pub lie opinion who make it impossible for us to go as far as we would like to go." Though MT. Williams assert
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-01
PressCornnlent
TRAVELLING PRESIDENT
Boston Post)

N6OoOOAA 4OoDJ
 President Roosevelt will probably go down in history as the most travelled Chief Executive. When he reaches Washington after his present trip, he will have travelled a total of 135.000 miles, thereby creating an all-time record, exceeding only a previous mark made by William Howard Taft, who lowered the then amazing distance of 115,000 miles in four years. The present tour is his third to carry him away from the American mainland. other trips having taken him to Hawaii and South America. While many would criticise him for his absences from official duties at the White House, due thought should be given to the great improvement made in trans portation and communication with in recent years. His value as sales man of American ideals is also to be considered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-01

1. What is an episcopacy? 2. Name the state flower of New York. ,..,
 8. What is the nickname for Flo rida? 4-
 4. How. long does 1t take the sun to rotate on its axis?
 s. Is a man deprived of his Amer ican citizenship because he receives a Vdishonorable discharge from the Army or Navy?
 6. Tn which South American country is the city of Coquimbof
 2. Tn what war did the Battle of Gaines Mil occur?
 .. What Is the French word for castle2
 Q. Which has the highest freeS- ing point. salt or fresh water?
 10. With what sport is the name Mime. Rene kRthieu associatedq
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-01
Too Many Court Trouble

Anthony believes that people rush to the courts too fast. After 8 tough week -end, the wife or husband runs to the lawyer before they've had chance to think it over. So he advises the matrimonially dis tressed never to see a lawyer on Monday. Tuesday or Wednesday is all right.
 In his smart offices, Anthony's clients are ushered in with great privacy People with marital trou- bles don't want anybody to see them unless they are strictly in the right, and they don't know that they are, until after they've talked with me. If they are in the wrong, tell them fast and they may not like it, and so they walk out the same way they walked in"
 Anthony's clients are people in all walks of life and circumstance Millionaires have entered his por- tals and come out with advice that must have worked out very well, according to Anthony, who adds shyly, T have received fees as high as $3,000 for single consultations. Calls Alimony Jail Racket"
 It was with poor people that An- thony admits he's at his best. He operates sort of clinic, although he dislikes the word. To those who can't afford law courts and who dread the public charities and social service agencies. he is a father con- fessor-but firm one. He advises and demands that the advice stick.
 One day a former prison inmate came to see him. He recited his troubles to Anthony. m give you an answer, but it'll be an unpleas- ant one," said Anthony.
 "Never mind then. I don't want to hear it." the ex-con stated, and walked out of the office.
 To Anthony, advice is a real com- modity. It's as real as the groceries he has to buy for his dinner table, which his wife sets so we'll She also helps him with advice, by the way.
 He has established rules of be- havior, developed after infinite and painstaking research in the subject. He has studied the laws of every land in regard to marriage and family relations. He discovered the inequalities of these laws and has been at the forefront of every at- tack on them. He dislikes the Ali- mony Jail. thinks it's Q blot on the face of American jurisprudence. lts nothing but 6 racket and it violates fundamental personal gilarantee-no man shall be put in jail for debt"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-01
Selected Poem
MAGIC IN YOUR LIFE

(Julia Bulger in the New Haven Journal Courier Dear I would rather never
 Be light upon your way Than one would bring no dreams to you Nor bid vision stay. My love must be a glamor Beyond your garden wall.- A pointing path of silver light
 Frail, white, but tall And such choice. my darling.
 Would be no choice at all,- Moon above your garden
 Or lantern in your hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-01
Rivers of Georgia BdIks at Opposing George Despite White House Urging;
 University Fearing Anti-George Speech
 Asked Roosevelt to Delay His Trip
By DREW PEARSON
and ROBEKT 6. ALLEN

WASHINGTON. September 1. - Despite persistent White House pressure Governor Ed Rivers of Georgia still has not lifted finger to help Lawrence Camp, the Presidents champion. against Senator Waiter George
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-01

A. A total of 232,873 covers were cancelled.
 e. In periods of industrial de- pression, do unskilled men suffer more unemployment : in greater proportion than skilled, trained workmen?
 A. The National Unemployment Census of November, 1887, showed that 42 per cent of all unemployed male workers were unskilled. In ad- dition to the 2,l77, ,150 classified as unskilled, 1,158,309 male unemployed were classified as "senni-skilled."
 @. When and where did the first land engagement take place in the Spanish-American War2 r
 A. Las Guasimas, Cuba, June "A, 1898.
 e. Who are the members of the committee appointed by the presi- dent to study the British labor laws?
 A. Lloyd K. Garrison. dean of the Univ. of Wis; Robert Watt, A. F. ofsL.; Gerard Swope, Gen. ,Elec- trio Co.,; Henry. I: Hartman, former president of U. s. Chamber of Com merce; William H. Davis, chairman of N. Y. State Labor Mediation Board; Mrs. Anna Rosenberg, Reg. Dir. IN. Y. Social Security 3d.; Charles R, Hook, president AIneri- can Rolling Mills Co.,; Miss Marion Dickerrnar. principal Todhunter School, N. F.; Vim. Ellison Chalmers assistant labor commissioner, aGe- neva. @ -sFs ,s fBy t,t-HS-rt t,;i.
 If you want . copy of our book
 let, "CAGE BIRDS. write to the
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 ton Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth , Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose m n@xnte asa xaNska 70 ..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-01
Current Comment

Our enemy si the capitalist world. --Mikhail Kalinin, president of the Soviet state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-01
A Thought for Today

And if Christ be in yOu the body is dead be- cause of sin; but the Spirit is life because or righteousnesS.-ROmans 8:1O.
 The good are heavens peculiar care-Ovid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-01
Test Y our Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-01
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Hierarchy is pronounced hi-er-
 ar'-ky, not hi-rar-ky.

A. A total of 2s2s7s covers were cancelled, .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-01
SrnOke-Screen

The loud yelps of Chairman Martin Dies of the American ism investigation that. his com- mittee is running short of money are on @ par with some of his other hoopla antics. It is mere grandstanding,
 Real fact is that the commit tee still has about $l2,000 of its original $25,000 appropriation. Dies idea was to bring pressure on the administration to order various government agencies to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-01

e. How many first-day Consti- tuition Covers were mailed from Phil adelphia on June 21, 1938?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-09
CHORISTERS GIVE
 WATR PROGRAM
Local Members Broadcast Tomorrow at 5:3O;
 Mrs. Drufa SOlOist

Under the auspices of the State Federation of Music Clubs, the Wa terbury Choristers will present a program of choral singing over radio station WATR tomorrow af- ternoon at 5:30 o'clock. The group will be under the direction of Mrs. Susanne Fox Drufa, with Adelene Russell as accompanist.
 Mrs. Adah Smith Alison of Bridgeport is president of the State Federation of Music Clubs, and Mrs. Lucien Derouin of this city is state radio chairman.
 Tomorrow's Program will be, as follows: 1.-Southern Folk Songs, by H. H.
 Pike.
 2.-Amaryliss-Garotte of Louis
 XIII, by Henry Ghys. 3.-(a). Moonbeams. @
 (b). Gypsy Love Song, by Victor
 Herbert. f. 4.-Solo-Susanne Drufa:
 (a). Ich liebe dich q Love YoW,
 by Grieg.
 (b). In the Luxembourg Gar
 dens, by Manning. 9Th eHeaevynloSgn 5.-The Heavenly Song, by Gray
 Rnys-Herbert. 6.-I Love Life, by zucca and
 SproSS. 7.-In the Time of Roses, by Lou
 iSe Reichardt. 8.-The Americans Come, by Fay
 F'roster.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-09


 wherever possible.
 We should make clean break with the past and all it represents, ? he said. He called for an alliance with faction of the party headed by Sen. J. Kenneth Bradley, Vest port, and National Committeeman Samuel F. Pryor, Jr, Greenwich.
 "If there are any young republi- canS," Goodsell said, "who are still a little fearful of the local political boss, I say to you that we young republicans have a more efficient and more powerful organization than the local or any other boss, if we will but use it.
 "The list of scandals, as 1t grows longer, is making the people of the state more discouraged and dis gusted with politics and politicians. They will turn to anyone who will promise them honesty and integrity in public office.
 "It is our job to offer them a solution to their problems.
 He charged the democratic ad- ministration of Gov. Wilbur Cross with Inconsistencies, incompetence and extravagance."
 Goodsell called for a shake-up in the idea of selecting candidates by geographical location and other artificial reasons"
 'Let us," he said, select men who will do US credit, men who can win"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-09
NEW LICENSES
 IN FORGE MAY 1.
Operators Advised to Re- tain 1037 Permits Until
 Official Time

Commissioner Michael A. Connor of the State Department of Motor Vehicles invited the attention of motorists today to the fact that 1038 operators licenses are not va lid until May 1, 1888.
 Many operators who have receiv- ed their 1898 licenses are of the impression that 1t is no longer r1ec- essary to carry 1897 licenses. Un- like registration renewals, which may be used two weeks in advance of the expiration date, renewals of operators licenses must not be used until the effective date, May 1st.
 Commissioner Connor pointed out the fact that persons who fail to carry their current licenses while operating a motor vehicle may be arrested and fined three dollars, plus the costs of the court action.
 Present licenses expire April 30th at midnight and must be renewed before that time. The main office of the department at Hartford, as well as the regular and temporary branch offices, will close at 500 p. m. Saturday, April 30th.
 All that is necessary to renew 1887 operators licenses is to sign the application attached to the li- cense and present either by mail or in person to the nearest office of the department, with the fee of three dollars. Those who have not yet renewed are urged to do SO at once, as many are procrastinating and last minute rush and long wait in line is inevitable,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-09
Telephoto

Only on the farm bill did the House uphold the President.
 Yet the Democratic group which combined with Republicans to de- feat the rejected issues was differ ent in each case. On the wages and hours issue it was a group of con- servative southern Democrats. Dem ocratic opposition to the surtax on closely held family-type corpora tions came from the representatives of northern, eastern and midwest tern industrial sections.
 On the reorganization bill the Democratic opposition came from all sections of the country.
 Two Reasons Cited
 Political Washington attributed two main reasons for the growth of independence among Democratic legislators, one economic and one political.
 The economic reason seemed to be that a large group hesitates to take any action that might discour- age business recovery. The reorgan- ization bill, while 1t did not directly concern business, was regarded by many House members as likely to have a disturbing effect indirectly.
 The political factor appeared to be that many old-time Democrats feel the New Deal has captured a party they rightfully control, and are trying to reassert that control.
 The fight over the reorganization bill had gradually built up volume and bitterness into last nights dramatic climax. Its passag through the Senate was accom- panied by charges and counter charges in and out of Congress. Frank E. Gannett, New York state publisher, led campaign against it as chairman of the national committee to uphold constitutional government, as did Father Charles E. Coughlin, the radio priest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-09
Fitzmnaurice Speaker
 AtHoly Name Meeting
Former President of St. Patrick's Holy Name to
 Address St. Francis Group-Games Postponed
WASHINGTON HILL

made last night in the Earbenders league, largely because of the bad weather, and also because of numer- ous meetings and functions which required the presence of members. Games have been postponed for two weeks. There will be no play on Good Friday.
 Basketball Dance
 The directorate board of the Com munity house basketball league met last night to make plans for the annual dance which will be held in the Community house Friday evening, April 9. Frank McGrath is chairman of arrangements.
 Patrons and patronesses will be announced by the committee at later date. Plans last night were for distribution of tickets and dec- orations.
 Junior League
 The managers of the junior legaue also met last night to make plans for banquet in celebration of conn., pletion of their season.
 Raymond HilIies
 The Raymond Hillies, champions of the Washington Park Commun- ity house basketball league, will take 8 three-day trip to New York April 29-30 and May l, as reward Sfor their victory. They will be accom- panied by Frank McGrath, Frank Sturges and William Kelly, mem bers of the board of directors and Robert Shannon, who aided ma- terially during the year by taking tickets at every game.
 Albert Lawlor has been named chairman of the lighting commit tee for the basketball dance. Will liam D. Shea is honorary chalrilian of the arrangements committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-09
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