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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
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PAYING THE PIPER (Meriden JournaD

Southington has lowered it's tax rate by one mill, to 20 mills. Prop ertp holders would be happier if the reduction had all been made by new assessment instead of by in- creasing old ones under the To- year overhauling of the grand list. But 20 mills sound better than 21 or g.
 New Britain has raised its tax one and a half mills, to 28 1-2 mills. That, in these times, is a sock in the eye for hardware citizens. That increase should have been made last year, say the budgeteers, when increased outgo was permitted with out providing increased taxation. There always has to be a day of reckoning for economy neglect. The political powers thought that Re- covery was back in the first part of last year and were inclined to act accordingly.
 New Britain city fathers are to be commended for facing the issue squarely. There was no public de- mand for curtailing expenses, so it was presumed the people wanted all services continued on the pros- perity plans, and there would have been a certain deficit at the close of the year unless more revenue was produced. Other cities are faced with New Britain'S problem.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
Theory At ault

The state parks and forests of Con- necticut are never going to lack a champion so long as Professor Herman H. Chapman of Yale University continues to act as chairman of the State Park and Forest Commission. Last week when the Connecticut Forest and Park Association, which is a private organization not affili- ated with the state department of parks and forests and not to be confused, held it's annual meeting in Bridgeport, Pro- lessor Chapman took the occasion, in the course of his address-"Shal the State Parks be Self-Supporting? - to heap criticism on the present budgetary sys- tenn in vogue among Connecticut state departments.
 He stated that the reorganization of the state government as proposed and carried out in part last year has worked an additional hardship on the state parks and forests. Prior to that they had to contend with lack of governmental interest in their continued growth and expansion; now they are confronted with a new menace in the form of a budget which is far from liberal where recreational purposes are concerned. This is noticeably true and has long been
 
 concerned with our outdoor public areas.
 There may be something in Professor Chapman's complaint We have on many occasions rooted for heavier appropria- tions for the State Park and Forest Commission Anyone who has watched the growth of our state parks and forests or has seen the improvements made ill what were once undeveloped areas will appreciate what has been done and what can be done. In the past much of this was done under terrific handicaps. With the advent of the CCC blessing>in dis guise was given the state parks and forests, for here was provided the neces- sary man-power to accomplish projects that had been piling up over long period of years.
 There's a possibility, though, that Professor Chapmans criticism may provoke retorts as to the money spent by the state in acquiring such seashore parks as Rocky Neck and Sherwood Is- land. The appropriation for the latter sticks in many minds. Still these appro- priations are slight when compared to those for institutions and in their own way state parks and forests provide medicine for the thousands who patron ize them all year-round.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
accomplished what was thought to

accomplished what was thought to be an impossibility when he pushed the bill through the English parlia- ment. But did this Act of Parlia- ment actually accomplish what was O'Connell's dearest desire? The bit ter fight waged by the two genera tions immediately preceding him to consolidate the rights which he placed on the statute book are the best evidence of this.
 Any student of Irish history knows that every favorite. parasite, and hanger-on, every remote scion of every Lord, Duke or Earl, from the Divine Queen to Cromwell were re- warded by the partitioning to them of the most fertile land in Ireland.
 If this statement is not true ask yourself how it was that leland became cursed with absent land lords, who sucked the lifc-blood from the soil and the people, who took everything but never put any, thing back. Due to the efforts of the Irish Nationalist party these conditions were ameliorated in southern Ireland during later years but through it all Ulster remained the white-haired boy. It had its subsidized linen industry, its ship building and others and that Ul- ster was predominantly Protestant was a coincidence made to order for the astutest propaganda in the world.
 That there is intense religious feeling in Northern Ireland anyone would be a fool to deny. That we look forward to 18th of July Riots in Belfast and vicinity with the same certainty with which we look forward to Christmas is patent to everybody. But when did you hear of a religious riot within the con- fines of what comprises Fire of to- day? Does St. Patricks day which is the national holiday of Fire carry with it any threats to the se- curity or the well being of the Protestant minority? Emphatically No!
 That De Valera cannot win in Ul- ster is foregone conclusion. Es- pecially so at this time when the man who few years ago was dubbed the Stormy Petrel" of Irish politics has gradually reconstructed the lost industries of his country and become the calm, practical i'm perturable statesman, and incl dentally one of the few consistent ores of his generation.
 T. J. REIDY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10

While nothing has been forthcoming in the last few days about the New Eng land flood control plans, the issue appar- ently now is not electric power, but con- trol of the reservoirs and dams. The states want to control them as a policy of states rights; Uncle Sam wants them as a policy of owning what it pays for. Both are sound arguments. But the question arises as to what part the federal govern ment should play in a state program of flood control. It's the states that want the control; perhaps they should talk more of financing the project by them selves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
RELIGIOUS PROBLEM IN IRE LAND IS NOT REAL
 ISSUE AT STAKE
February g, 1888.

February g, 1858. Editor, The Democrat
 Your headline of Wednesdays pa per provoked this letter. I feared that perhaps it might lead those who are unacquainted with Irish history to continue in the belief, which has been more or less widely disseminated that the Irish ques- tion is primarily religious one Far from it.
 It is true that Northern Ireland (the six counties which comprise Ulster) is predominantly Protest ant. It is also true that Fire is predominantly Catholic. But any statement of Ireland's struggle for independence (no matter how fair ly writtenD which stresses the re- ligious question is not an accurate picture of the real problem. The fight in the Ireland of today and of the past several centuries is the same. It is a fight against en- trenched privilege and equal op- portunity, the same fight which the greatest President of these United States since Lincoln is waging in the interests of the ordinary citizen. Call it aristocracy, call it plutocracy, call it capitalism, call it what you wish, it has never changed fronts, it has merely adopted new name to suit the changing scenery.
 Our Civil War freed the slaves, politically and personally, but just how much did it free them econ- omically? Thousands of them were far worse off than they were be- fore because those who were en- 1 trusted with the powers of actually conveying to the negroes the bene- fits for which the Civil War was fought were not gifted with the sub lime altruism of the martyred presi- dent
 Ireland has an exact parallel. Daniel O'Connell the centennial of whose victory in the Catholic Emancipation Bill we shall have an opportunity to celebrate in 1889,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
A Book a Day
Bringing Su Lin Back Alive

When Ruth Hardness suddenly inherited a Panda expedition, left stranded in China by the tragic death of her husband, she scarcely knew the difference between a pam da and panther. Yet today Mrs. Hardness is the only woman, and the first explorer, ever to capture one of these rare Tibetan animals alive, much less bring one back alive to civilization.
 The result is a most unusual trav- el book and one very brightly writ ten. "The Lady and the Panda' (Carrick & Evans; $2.50).
 At the outset Mrs Hardness ad- mits quite frankly that she is not scientist and certainly not an ex- plorer: and that when she started her trip she hardly knew one end of a gun from the other. But she did have a zest for adventure and from that point on, the story takes care of itself.
 Arriving in China, Mrs. Hark- ness and her party. small one, journeyed 1900 miles by river steam CT from Nanking to Chengtu. At Chengtu Mrs. Hardness headed into the banda country on foot. Several weeks later she returned with two and half pounds of baby banda, only a few days old when found, Fittingly, she named it Su Lin, meaning in Chinese "a little bit of something very cute"
 But with Su Lin's capture, the story had only begun. For Mrs Hardness faced a long stretch of ex- pert baby feeding that left her hard ly an unbroken nights rest. Finally she was forced to consult a baby specialist in Shanghai to keep the peevish little fellow alive. After that she waged a long battle with Chi ' nese authorities to secure permission to take Su Lin out of the country. Mrs. Hardness won, of course, ano Su Lin is now thriving in Chica- gos Brookfield zoo. Some day ht may weigh 300 pounds. But he vii never be half so interested as thiS story of his capture.-P.G.F.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10

George Edward Tingley, New Haven,
 in the New Haven Journal -Courier) New boots, Oh yes, and new jacket, too, They add dignity to wadin' They ease the care of Woman-mind When the Captains out a-spadin' Clams-an' anything he can find In the brink, Oh yes, and the shore around: An indoor sport for Master Mariners, (Just shoot pool or bowl for number SevenD While he grumbles at perigees and casters, And wishes boots and jacket in heaven And he'll Oh yes, in Davy Jones' Locker; An the nex' mornin' when or Sol yawnS And takes a casual glance at Captain clam-a-
 dggin' He arches one beam with woe-begone Expression at Captains clam-a-riggin'- Old boots, Oh yes, and old jacket, too. And the new boots? And the new jacket? Why they WERE hangin' in the parlor-way But guess the women-folk stuck em in the wood-
 shed To show their visitors he's got em anyway
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
Daily Almanac
on sets 3:14 a. m.

Moon sets 3:14 a. m.
 Sun rises 654 a. m.; sets 5:19 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 False springs such as we are now enjoying and have enjoyed in January this year are not liked by the farmer, the fruit-grower and others whose occupations deal with growing things outdoors. Unseasonal warmth, parti- cularly accompanied by warm rains, produce growth that often ends in serious damage when the inevitable cold wave sets in and blights the bough
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
T st Y UT Knowledge
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.


 1. Has Maine more lakes than Pennsylvania?
 2. Name the Chairman of the REC.
 3. Who was the son of Sir Lance lot and Elaine?
 4. Why does the boiling temper ature of water differ at different attitudes?
 5. What is rhetoric?
 6. Who wrote the novel Blood and Sand?"
 '. Name the largest river at Aus tralia.
 8. During the Civil War, who was Belle Boyd?
 g. In which of Shakespeare's plays is ''Shylock" a character2
 10. Name the capital of Uruguay.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
Current Comment

Power-driven machinery has been been blamed for many of the busi- ness depresSions. but in 30 years the volume of production has doubled and the wages of workers have increased our-fold.-Dr. A. A, Potter. Purdue university.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10

Britain, France, and Italy have been conferring lately on driving piracy out of the Mediterranean. We did that job morn a hundred years ago, but it didn't stay done.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
IN TODAY'S MAIL

This newspaper responsible opinions from it's communications accompanied the writer's and address will be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1888
A Thought for Today

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves; for charity shall cover the multitude of Sins.--I Peter AS.
 We are rich only through what we give; and poor only through what we refuse and keep Madam SWetchine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
Questions and
 Answers
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
By Frederick M Kerby

1OOR QOEO AONSL ANSWERED. 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 to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 THE EDITOR Q. Please name the largest that was afioat eight years ago.
 A. The "Leviathan," of 59,957 tons. It was 907 feet, six inches long between perpendiculars. Q. How do greenhouse operators hasten the blooming of poinsettias?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
IA Daily
 nn RRkW ExAReoe RoBeRr . ALLEN
Daily Washington
Now 1t Can Be Told 1.-The Untold Story of British, Sailing Before
 Naval Parity Was Agreed on in 1886;
 FDR Monopoly Message Due March 5
end ROBERT & ALLEN
i@ BREW RARSOw

WASHINGTON, February 10. - In the background of the present naval program of building up to parity is hitherto untold story of the difficulty of obtaining parity agreement with the British.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never pronounce Arab-ay'-
 say, arab.

A. Often by shortening the day. light by shading them with black cloth.
 Q. Were any decisive battles fought on German soil during the World War?
 A. No.
 @. What is an atlas?
 A. A book of maps, with a table of contents containing a list of places, rivers, mountains, etc, and numbered sections on the maps showing the location of each place listed.
 o. How does the federal govern ment invest the funds obtained from the old-age retirement taxes on en- ployers and employees?
 A. Congress is authorized to ap- propriate for each fiscal year begin ming with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 an amount sufficient as an annual premium to provide for the payments required for federal old-age benefits. The funds appro- priated by congress in excess of the amount needed for current with drawals are invested by the secre- tary of the treasury solely in inter- est-bearing obligations of the United States, or in obligations guar anteed as to both principal and in terest by the United States. These obligations must bear interest at the rate of per cent per year.
 c. What is an auxiliary valve on a steam pump?
 A. It is supplement to another valve. In case of a steam turbine driven pump it is the extra nozzle valve to take care of low steam con- ditions. In the case of a reciprocat- ing pump it may be the valve in the bypass around the governing mechanism.
 If you want copy of our book
 let Puzzle Workers Dictionary"
 write to Waterbury Democrats
 Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir-
 teenth street, Washington, D. c.
 Enclose 10 cents in nOstape
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10

Life nowadays is just one diplomatic protest after another.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10

If you want copy of our book let Puzzle Workers Dictionary" write to Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir- teenth street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-10
Selected Poem
NEW BOOTS

George Edward Tingley, New Haven, in the New Haven Journal-Courier)
Evening star., 1938-02-06

SUCH was the beginning of new
chapter in American RADICAL
though it is true that ever since April
25, 1884. members of the staff of the
Office of Education have been prepar-
ing and presenting weekly program
of commentary on developments of in
tereSt to educators, students and par
ents, under the title of Education in
the News This program. now pre-
sented each Friday evening at 6
O'Clock by Shannon Allen, assistant di-
rector of the Radio Project. and guests
whom he invites to the microphone.
holds a record for continuity in eduCa-
tional broadcasting, having been pre-
Sented Weekly-Wlth brief interrupt
tions-for over three and half years
Since December, 1885. the Federal
Radio Project has prepared and pre-
SenteG over the facilities Of the Ma
tiOnal and the Columbia BrOadCaSting
Corps about 350letWork programs, in
eight separate series under various in
triguing titles. Beginning with a net
work broadcast embracing only eight
or nine different local broadcastlng
stations. for the Answer Me This
series of questions and answers on
more or less useful and important in
formation. the range and caliber Of the
programs have steadily increased.
until, in the latest and greatest effort
the current Brave New World" series
Evening star., 1938-02-06
By Brent DOsc .4lIins0n.

|HE depression and its after
math have brought the hand
and voice of Government into
L eyerVthiup First the count
Evening star., 1938-02-06
By Sylvia Weiuberg.
NIERICA

A MEXICAN, Catholic, George
" town. George Washington Ma
. tional-the roster of UNIVERSE
n ties and colleges in the Dis
Evening star., 1938-02-06

of &c Monday dramatizations Of cpl
sodes of Latin American history
more than 100 separate stations have
voluntarily tuned IN" and picked up"
the master broadcast from New York
City over the Columbia network,
stretching from coast to coast and
reaching thousands of listeners in
Canada and Mexico, as well.
How large the audience is for this
adventure in promoting good will and
good neighbOrlinesS toward our fellow
Americans below the Rio Grande no
one certainly knows; but the fan
mall for these programs has climbed
from about 100 letters and postal
cards week until it has reached
5 900, 10000 and even 10000 a week
from listeners all over the United
States who desire to praise, comment,
criticize the programs, or ask for fur
thcr information about their subject
matter.
Altogether, more than 100000 pieces
of mail have been received by the
radio projectors since the bureau
was organized; and each has been
answered. Nearly 10000 replies to a
QUESTIONABLE sent out to 100000 COR
respondents who had written request
ing copies OF little bulletin of IN
formation concerning the programs,
broadcast in collaboration with the
Smithsonian Institution (knoWn as
Evening star., 1938-02-06

well; and the latter Immediately
summoned to his assistance Shannon
Allen. man long associated with
commercial radio and for some time
on the staff Of the National Broad
casting Co. and in its Washington
studios, WMAL and WRC. Coop
eratlVe arrangements were rapidly
worked out with both of the largest
national networks through the advice
and assistance of Franklin Dunham
of n. B. c.. and Edward MurroW Of
Columbia. and his successor, Sterling
Fisher With these an advisory COM
mlttee was associated, which included
Prof. Ned Dearborn. dean of the
General Education Division of New
York University, which has pioneered
through its radio workshops in the
creation of effective educational broad
casts; Mrs. Sidonie Gutenberg of the
Child Study Association Of America,
and others.
With money and technical Cooper
alton thus assured the ideas began to
flow and crystalhze into the two
serials known as Answer Me This
and Have You Heard?" (on the
wizard and stooge pattern. in the
social and natural sciences, reSpeC-
tivcly). These programs went on the
air, on national network, for the
first time, March IS, 1886, for two
l0-mlnute periods only
Evening star., 1938-02-06

come to Washington to direct the ac-
tivities of the somewhat obscure Office
of Education in the Department of the
Interior sought and received from the
President authorization to create an
educational Radio Project tor bureaW, =,
with the object Of preparing and pre-
Senting programs by radio for the men
of the c. c. c. and the general pub
llc-tOr obviously no radio program
carried over national network can be
confined to a particular group of
listeners.
Topics that then suggested them
selves for development were three
The Struegle for Freedom" 'Voca-
tlOnal Guidance" and The Work of
the Government" These, in principle,
the President approved; and on De-
cember Is, 1885, he allocated the sum
of $4,000 from w. P. A. funds to the
experiment for period of eight
months. Subsequently, there have
been two more ALLEGATIONS of money
from the same SOurce-tOtaling $685.
700-Which is one of the largest invest
ments in radio education ever made in
the United States. All this for the
purpose, as the presidential assignment
and authorization phrased it, ITO as
Sist educational, professional and cler-
iCal persons. To present high
grade radio programs over radio facil-
tiles offered free to the Office of Edu-
cation by commercial radio corpora
ti0ns for public service programs in
accordance with the provisions of the
basic law governing radio wave lengths,
using talent-actorS, singers, directors
and playWrights-in the ranks of those
on relief"
Evening star., 1938-02-06

are found cafeteria employees, beauty
shop operators, department store
salcSpersons. laundry workers. District
school employees. private school teach
erS. an art school student. a gasoline
station attendant. typewriter sales
man, employees of the United Mine
Workers national Office and general
office workers. A few students listed
as their occupations housewife"
lust as Government workers pre-
dominate among the student body,
so do they predominant among the
faculty. Many of them came to the
Federal service from inStructOrShips
or profeSsorships in colleges and uni
versities But all of them have had
actual experience in the fields they
now teach. The few faculty members
who are not employed by the Govern
ment have had official connections,
or are unofflcially linked, with the
service.
DR.. Carolyn Ware, instructor in the
| course, Economic Order" is asso-
clate professor of social economy and
social history at American University.
Her husband is Gardner Means of the
National Resources Committee. Dali
las Smythe. formerly of the Univer-
slty of California faculty, but now
working with the National Resources
Committee, conducts the class in
principles of Economics" Both in
structorS. it is interesting to note. en-
courage their classes to make use of
recent Government publications for
outside reading. In the classes them
selves, the students use no text books.
A w. P. A. employe leads the dis
cusslon class in international At
fairs Among the guest speakers for
the course will be DR.. N. William
Hazen of the Department of Agricul-
ture Foreign Service Division Cur
rent events predominant in the dis
cussions, with the japanese con-
f1lct in the fore. Later on the class
will make an analysis of the dynamics
of the American foreign policy.
Labor and Social Legislation" is
instructed by Jean Vinagradoff, a
Labor Department employe. The
course is designed to clarity the stu
dents understanding of labor legis-
lation. Current Events in Labor" is
taught by Cedric Fowler, a former
Government employe. Mr.. Fowler is
assistant publicity director for the
c. I. o.
THE class in Union Organization
is conducted by Eleanor Nelson,
treasurer of the U. F. w. A.
She is the daughter of former Rep
resentative from Maine and was en-
ployed, until the formation Of the
union, by the Women's Bureau Of the