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Doubts Wisdom of
Admitting More Aliens.

To the Editor Of The Star:
livery American must sympathize
with Representative Celler's efforts
to bring more alien refugees into the
United States, as explained in letter to
The Star September %. But on another
page Of your paper for the same date
we read the headlines: 1000 900 In U. S.
Facing War Call-Many Foreign-Born
Here Would Be Subject to Service at
Home"
The estimate of 1000 900 alien men in
this country who are eligible to fight in
foreign armies was based upon 14,0OO-
600 foreign born in this country. OF
course, the vast ajority of these 14,OO0,-
600 foreign born (who, it must be remem-
bered, are practically all adults are not
In sympathy with their foreign home-
lands, but it is safe to say that a few
million of them are. If war breaks out
in Europe this group of foreign born
probably won't do this country any too
much good.
An equally important reason for not
letting aliens come to this country (re-
gardless OF how much we may sympa-
thize with them), Is that we already have
about 100000 persons on relief (many
OF whom are aliens) and about II 900 900
who can't find work. Yet Mr.. Celler
would have us admit more aliens to COM
pete with Americans for jobs.
II Representative Celler had had his
way when the immigration laws came up
for vote in Congress, this country would
probably have 28,00O,0OO foreign born in
stead of 14,000,000 and the unemployment
and relief load would have beerincreased
considerably. AS sad as condiAons are in
foreign countries our policy should be-:
Charity begins at home" S.B.
Evening star., 1938-10-04
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-28

concert program will precede the dancing, with Ike Dervis offering several accordion solos.
 Attractive prizes will be offered in the costume contest, with awards going to the best individuals, couples and groups. Several dances on the program will be limited to those in costume.
 William E. Fossbender in chair man of the general committee ill charge of arrangements for the an- nual event. Curt Arndt is assistant chairman. Others officers of the committee are Burton Beecher, sec- retary: William Borchardt, treas urer, and Otto Moulliet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-28
Exemptions For Dependents In
 Income Taxes

In addition to the personal ex- emption of $1,000 for single per- sons and $2,500 for married per- sons living together and for heads of families, a taxpayer is entitled to credit of $400 for each de- pendent, defined by income-tax law and regulations as a person under IS years of age or incap- able of self-support because men, tally or physically defective. The term mentally or physically de- fective" means not only cripples and those mentally defective but persons in i'll health and the aged.
 In order to be entitled to the $400 credit, the taxpayer must furnish the dependent his or her chief support. The credit is based upon actual financial dependency and not mere legal dependency. For example, a father whose chil- dren receive half or more of their support from a trust fund or other separate source is not entitled to the credit.
 Neither relationship nor resi- dence is factor in the allowance of the $400 credit for dependent. The taxpayer and the dependent may be residents of different cit ies. If the husband and wife both contribute to the support of de- pendent, the $4O0 credit may be taken by the one contributing the chief support, and may not be di- vided between them.
 A single person who supports in his home an aged mother is en- titled not only to the $400 credit for dependent but also to the personal exemption of $2,500 as the head of a family. A widower supporting under similar circum- stances a dependent child under Is years of age also is entitled to the personal exemption of $2,500 as the head of family, plus the $400 credit for dependent.
 Under the Revenue Act of 1886 both the personal exemption and the credit for dependents are re- quired to be prorated where the status of the taxpayer changed during the year.
 Further information and forms may be obtained at the local branch of the internal revenue de- partment, in the post-office build- ing daily from a. m. to 9:30 a. m.; and Saturdays from g 8. m. to noon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-28
CURIOUS CASES SHOW JUSTICE
 IN ODD ERRORS
St. Louis Lawyer Collects Records of BygOne
 Legal Era
By CULLEN SMITH

United Press Staff Correspondent
 St. Louis, Jan. Collect ing freak laws and odd court trials of this and foreign countries is a hobby of Lyman E. Cook, St. Louis attorney.
 Cook has kept record for four years and now has about 2,000 od- dities from bygone phases of Ameri- can and European civilizations.
 Some of them are:
 The case of a man convicted in 1889 in France of murder and sen- fenced to death. Later the sentence was communited to life imprison- ment. He spent 21 years in prison. Then it was discovered that the person he was convicted of murder ing was himself.
 Counting Law In Maryland
 A young man in Maryland had to watch his step when courting. Six visits in one week to the home of his girl friend was equivalent to 8 proposal of marriage.
 In Winchester, Mass, young girl may not be allowed to dance on 8 tight rope except in church.
 An ordinance in Milwaukee for bade anyone to let his car stand in the street longer than two hours unless horse is hitched to it.
 A Berea, Ohio, ordinance declar- ed that any animal on the street after dark shall prominently dis play red tail-light.
 One ordinance of Waterloo, Neb., provided that it shall be illegal for any barber in that town to eat onions between m. and ' D. m.
 Morals reached new high in Monroe, Utah, when an ordinance was passed requiring that daylight must be seen between dancing couples.
 Strange Custom of India
 In India where COWS are held sacred, a woman may legally marry goat.
 The Ohio general code provided that person lynched by 8 mob may recover from the county a sum Of not more than $500.
 In California the state code de- clared that it is misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game, bird or mammal-except- whale-from an automobile or an airplane.
 A Russian author in 1919 was convicted of libel. The courts in Moscow decided that fittnig pun- ishment would be for him to eat hls own words, page by page. He did and it took him three days.
 During the year 1886 in Falaise, France, a pig trampled an infant. The pig was put on trial convicted and sentenced to die in mems clothing.
 In St. Louis a man was tried and convicted of the murder of his step- father in 1909. After he was hanged it was discovered that one of the jurors could neither understand nor speak 8 word of English.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-28
CONCORDIAS HOLD
 72ND MASQUERADE

Carrying on a local tradition al- most three-quarters of century old, the Concordia Singing society will present its 72d annual masquer- ade and fancy dress ball tonight at Buckingham hall. A diversified pro- gram has been arranged.
 The degree teams of Winona Re- bekah and Nosahogan lodges of Odd Fellows will make one of their in- frequent public appearances. The teams will be directed by Archibald Phillips and Miss Jean Monroe.
 "Schunplattler," a traditional German folk dance, will be present. ed by a group of German women. A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-28
REVIEW BOARDS
 HOLD SESSIONS
Two Carded Tonight With Parish Troops Hosts;
 Officials to Attend

Two Boy Scout board of reviews will be held tonight, it was announc- ed this morning by Henry Donahue, assistant scout executive.
 District D will have troop 19 of the South Federated church as host troop. Walter P. Green and Vernon Abel will represent Mattatuck coun- cils committee on scout advance ment at this gathering. Franklin Reed is scoutmaster of the troop and Harry s. Hyde is district commis- sioner. Other troops in the district are of St. Francis Xavier's church, 15 of St. Ann's church, 26 of Our Lady of Lourdes' church, 12 of st.. Joseph's church and of St. Johns church.
 District E will have troop 20 of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-28

place were not detesained at Q meeting of the state executive board last night. Invitations from the New Haven club is under consideration.
 The committee has not set Q deadline yet fox charter renewals and meeting of county presidents will be held to consider the West Haven matter, where two clubs are in contest. The status of the clubs which called themselves the charter group at 8 trump convention last year depends on whether applica- tion is made for charter renewal 1t was decided.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-28

Blessed Sacrament church as host troop tonight. Charles Fulkerson will represent the council committee on scout advancement. Everett West is scoutmaster of the host troop, and Frank D. Mercer is district commits sioner. Other troops in the district are Il of the Bunker Hill Congre- |gational church and q of the West Side Methodist church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-28
FORECLOSURES

The following foreclosures were granted in the court of common pleas today by Judge Miles F. Mo Mfr:
 HOLC against Orrie Garzia and others. debt, $4,946.56, law day. May "A and May 25. 1888.
 City of Waterbury against Martha Canning and others, debt $634.53, law days, October and October 5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-28

COPYRIGHT l93e WnkEN tAlY BLENDED WHSkEI-9o RoF-TE 70 MONTHS OR MORE
 2o% STRAIGHT wIskEY 20 MONTHS YEARs oiD
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-28
RYAN PRESIDES
 AT CLUB SESSION

President George T. Ryan of the Irish-American Social club will pre- side at a regular meeting of his club tonight in Canadian War Veterans hall on Bank street. Committees ar- ranging the St. Patrick's day cele- bration will report on the progress of their detailed program.
 Following the meeting a social period will be conducted with danc- ing and refreshments.
 In the small villages of Egypt, housewives use little portable ovens, which can be carried wherever the family goes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-28
School Notes

The regular meeting of "El Cir culo Nuevo" (The New Circle) of Wilby high school was held on Mon- day morning, Jan. "A, in room III, under the direction of Miss G. Page, faculty advisor. Notes were read of the previous meeting of Jan. 10 by the secretary, Mildred Pinney, and the treasurer, Ruth Booth, read the treasury balance after the dues were collected. The meeting was then turned over by tn president. Fran cis Ciminera. to Russell Farnloff, assistant chairman of the program committee.
 Thc question, "Has Spain or the U. s. A. the more influence on South America at the present time?" was asked and the club members gave their opinions.
 After the interesting meeting and discussion in which Miss Page as well as the club members partici- pated, the meeting adjourned.
 "LOs AficiOnados"
 The meeting of Los Aficionados" was held in room III. under the direction of Miss Geneva Page, fac ulty advisor.
 The program consisted of two di- alogues, "The Automobiles" and "Laurita".
 Los Autos-The characters in clude:
 Dorothy Steer ........ The Mother Albert Macinas ....... The Father Rita Copadonna =. The Daughter Joseph Whitright ... A Gentleman
 Laurita-The characters include: Evelyn Archer ....... The Teacher Evelyn Shugdinis ........... Fifina VcIIlH DdIO1lG ............. EeIlCO
 Spanish jokes were supplied by Della Sabis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-28
YOUNG DEMOCRATS
 PLAN CONFERENCE
Special to The Dcmocrat)

Hartford, Jan. 28.-With the or- ganization meeting in Litchfield county set for Feb. at Norfolk, and the next meeting of the execu- tive board scheduled for New Lon don, Feb. A, the Young Democrats will hold their state convention in April, but the exact time and the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16
L.;oht and Life of Easter Day

Easter, the joyous feast of light, daWns on more or less troubled world. Re- garded as the greatest feast of the year it stands out as one of the most holy ana encouraging of festivals; day or great iubilation, but not just in outward show in a commercial sense. Such things as appearing in ones best, in encouraging the Easter spirit and sales by entering into bit of Easter shopping, celebrating in one way and another, are well and good. but just details For Easter actu- sllv means to all Christians the fultlll- ment of the miracle of Christ's being, hlS suffering and His death, which mlracle was made complete in the ReSurrectlon upon which occurrence says an editorial writer in the Catholic Transcript "de- bends our belief in the Divinity of the Saviour and the truth of the religion that He proposed to the world"
 Easter 1888 finds the world at large and it's peoples at sizes and sevens. There exists here, there and everywhere that much used word chaos, ot a poltlcai' social and economic order. Very much to the front are animosities, greeds and unfairness. Disillusionments are experl- enced bv the masses. But this is Easter, which signifies brightness and new hope, SO as to the unpleasant things of life, as the flip saying of the day expresses It. skip it.
 It might be well to take our lesson from the Easter feast this year instead of from life which may not have much to offer. There are times when the bus mess outlook, important as it may be, is overshadowed by the spiritual outlook, and the latter need never be knocked out of focus as those know who, as they say have the faith. It might be well to greet the Easter Day with new hope and vision, remembering that there is no proper background that does not put the Divine above the worldly, that the sung and spoken alleluias rate higher than the dancing sun and Easter parades. An Easter Sunday column in the current America" suggests to us an appropriate conclusion in what one would like to say on this occasion: Easter Day brings light and life. Let us put aside our cares, and rejoice and be glad with Jesus Who this day rises in triumph over sin and death."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16

of his local remarks took the national administration to task in no uncertain terms for it's stand on many issues and questions.
 The Connecticut Merit System group thinks that this may have offended some of it's members who are Democrats. Very likely it did, but by the same token per- haps there were also members of the organization who liked the remarks of the national president. Were they Re- publicans? If so, then they, too, should have expressed themselves as pleased with what MT. Johnson had to say The non- partisan attitude of the association is pretty much on trial in this little incl dent, to our way of thinking.
 If merit system and civil service advo- cateS are really non-partiSan then they know that their remarks and their actions from time to time are going to conflict with the partisan stand and attitude of office-holders. It's inevitable no matter how many public officials you may find who are advocates of civil service reforms in our governments. MT. Johnson being president of national group like the Civil Service Reform League must have pretty good grasp of his subject and must know what he is talking about.
 Therefore, why apologize for any public remarks that he may make in the interest of campaign in which so many private citizens are now banding themselves to- gether. He could have said the same things about republican administration at Washington and the situation would remain the same. If merit system advo- cates are to campaign actively, attacks on public officials and party tactics must be expected If these attacks must be apologized for because of the feelings of individual members of the association, then the entire movement is certainly defeated at the outset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16
|PreSSCOnment
NOT MUCH TO LOOK AT (Hartford TimeS)

Take a large wooden spool, split it lengthwise in the middle, knock off the f1anges; push the split spool up against square wooden paving block; magnify the model structure so that the block will be 30 feet high, and the result will be the ex- terior form of the $350,0O0 music building for the New York Worlds Fair.
 The buildings outward appear ance doubtless will harmonize with other buildings under construction or planned for the fair. Together they carry out utility scheme and have characteristically an architec- tural inspiration which might come to one who has been long accustom- ed to the environment of gasoline tanks and rectangular warehouses. Whether the contemplated tinting of the stucco will relieve or ac- centuate the hgrshness of outline re- mains to be seen.
 In a remarkable set of buildings the Music Center structure will be noteworthy, even striking, but not in the least beautiful, which, of course, is something to deplore.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16

Rep. William J. Fitzgerald of Norwich ought to feel little chesty over his feat in getting the House Naval Affairs Con- mittee to report favorably on his bill for expansion of the training school at the submarine base in New London. If the bill goes through, as is, it means that Uncle Sam will spend $887,000 in New London. There1l be new school, as well as the necessary barracks to accommo- date the influx of recruits that the addi- tional quarters will permit. In view of the fact that there seems to be wave of feeling for spending on such projects as may increase our national defense, the bill seems pretty sure of passage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16

Down in New York City the officials have just got around to noticing that a certain type of highway map, published by certain corporation, eliminates en- tirely the George Washington Bridge, the Lincoln Tunnel, and the several ferry lines that operate across the Hudson River from Peekskill down to 42nd Street. You ought to guess what map this would be. In case you can't it's the Bear Moun- tain Bridge map which is issued very regularly and naturally routes all traffic from New England to the west and south across the well-knoWn structure near West Point. You can't blame the officials who operate the bridge, of course, as they are not operating it for their health. But just the same N. Y. City officials are get ting just bit irate to think that motor ists don't get an inkling of means of getting across the Hudson, not even the loWly ferry lines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16
Hope It's the Answer

Everyone is hoping that President Franklin D. Roosevelt's punlp-priming program, if fully adopted by the Con- gress of the United States, will have more lasting effects this time than it had back in 1883 when launched against the depression of 1929-33. There are many sceptics, though, who will have little or nothing to do with this latest attempt to stem the rising tide of national fear of the future and what it contains for this na ton. It's too bad that the people of the United States can't view themselves and their country as they do in Europe or Asia.
 We are a much-envied nation. Within our borders are natural resources galore. Our great manufacturing plants can turn out enough supplies to satisfy not only the American population, but many others In no land is personal freedom more highly cherished than in our own. Yet we find ourselves ready to cry quits when a few artificial barriers intrude themselves and force US to restrict our mode of living. There is no good req son for fear in the United States, whether it comes from within or without. We have much to look forward to and should do so with courage and conviction.
 It may be that the Presidents pump priming program will not satisfy the needs of the hour; it certainly should, though, on the basis of the tremendous amount of public and private capital that is hoped to be put to work. It may be that those who preach caution in such "reckless" spending of public funds are right in their claims; it may be that the Presidents belief that one more smash ing blow at depression and recession will drive it far from peoples minds. At any rate let us regard the situation as one intended to make the nation self-reliant and not dependent on governments, fed eral, state, and local, for our entire future subsistence
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16

Apparently we are producing a race of exceptionally agile Methu- selahs. The latest oldster to come to public notice is William H. Jackson. the first man to photograph the Yellowstone National Park, who says he is going to travel to Scotts Bluff, Wyo, this summer to take part in a celebration of the Pony Express MT. Jackson was a bullw:lacker on the old Oregon Trail. He is ninety five years old, and works all day painting, taking photographs and delving into the lore of the west He is far from being a dodderer He is lean, erect and alert. Of his remarkable state of preservation al such great age he says that "it is just one of those undeserved things"
 But he is not the only one. The landscape is cluttered wit:l septua- genarians, octogenarians and non- cgenarians who astound beholders with their physical prowess. Of course, there are plenty of ancients who are noted for their clear heads and their ripe wisdom, but most of them are far from athletic. The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16

stream. He has been the bete noir of big business and of speculatOrs who object to crop control. At the same time, he has preached doctrine un- popular with farmers-that of making tariff concessions on ag- ricultural products in the trade agreements program.
 It would have been far easier for Wallace to join in the popu- lar agricultural rallying cry of "The American market for the American farmer" but he has scored this easy shibboleth and supported Cordell Hull's trade agreements.
 When Appleby went to Sena- tor Clyde L. Herring of Iowa with a Wallace-for President pep talk, Herring told him flatly that, al- though he was devoted to Wallace, this was no time to be wasting glances at the White House. The best thing for Wallace and his aides to do, Herring said, was to stick to their jobs and keep quiet. Geneticist in White House?
 It is doubtful whether Wallace even if he could make the grade in the campaign-Would be tem- peramentally suited for the presi- dency. It has been only a few years since this man was quietly pacing along rows of corn, stopping at each plant to cover the silk with a transparent paper bag or inject pollen with an a:omizer.
 These operations in plant gen. etics have absorbed him since his youth, led to the development of the famous Hi-Bred Wallace seed corn.
 Though Wallace is no longer geneticist, no longer a Sunday school teacher, his temperament is unchanged. He has the ret icence of man searching for truth, not the confidence and incisiveness of politician content with half-truth. Spir- itually Wallace belongs in the tradition of Lince-n, but he lacks the fire for popular ap- peal.
 He is more than student of the Bible. He is a disciple of Christian teaching. When his book, New Frontiers" appeared four years ago, Wallace auto- graphed a copy for a friend with these words, ITO Steve Me- Donough. May he live to see the New World in all its beauty"
 That phrase is part of the credo of Henry Wallace. Only a few days ago, speaking at Louisiana State university, he entitled his address,"A New World" and opened with a quotation from Revelations, "I saw a new heaven and new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away"
 Henry Wallace may do much to bring about a new wo1,d-but not in the Democratic party.
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