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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-07
The Complaints Pour In

No country is more its own best critic than the United States Having staged a successful defense of the Davis Cup, sym. bolic of "tops" in international tennis the sports writers are now proceeding to tear down the American team, as well as the good old United States Lawn Tennis As- sociation, supreme arbiter of the sport in the nation. It seems that Adrian Quist, Australian super-player (the way the journals describe him) lost to Donald Budge Monday mainly because a foot fault umpire called a few against the "Aussie" when a point meant the differ ence between winning and losing the set.
 The main bone of contention is that the alert umpire waited until tense mo- ment before ruling against the Austral- ian'S unorthodoX service. What most sports writers had to agree on is that Quist violates the rules of tennis practic- ally every time he serves, yet he has been allowed to get away with 1t for so many years that If compelled to change now his entire game would be ruined and instead of being a top-notcher internationalist, he'd be merely another club player. Per haps the umpire thought that Quist had got away with it long enough and de- served to be brought up short at a mo- ment when such foot-fault would make an impression upon him.
 The main observation from our angle is that the Americans retained the cup despite the expressed opinion of most of our American sports writers that they'd lose it. Don Budge won his two singles matches as everyone who knew what a great player he is counted upon But Bobby Riggs was the "hero" of the com petition to our way of thinking. He wasn't regarded as sure of winning against either Ouist or Bromwich and was forced to open the cup defense as newcomer to cup competition, as well as international play, by meeting the mainstay of the Australian team.
 His victory no doubt spurred Budge to the great heights he reached in turn inc back both Bromwich and Quist. So there you have 1t mediocre U. S. team, made great only by Budge's pres- er,ce and Riggs supreme confidence in himself. perhaps his greatest asset on tlle courts right now, turned back high lv-tooted foreign invader. One more year of Budqe and the cup will be fairly perma- nellt again, what with group of young huskies coming to the fore to press him, llIegs and Mako.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-07
Long Journey Ahead

John L. Sullivan of the New Britain Board of Education is going to try to bring about a better state of affairs in the states senatorial districts. We wish him luck in his endeavors Having writ ten exhaustively on the subject and used every argument at our command for years and years in an effort to produce legiSla- tive action on this very topic, we know what lies ahead of the New Britain man in his drive against the ''rotten borough syStem". He hopes that the figures ana facts he marshaled for the platform com mittees of the Democratic State Central Committee may produce action at the com ing convention.
 If the committee includes recommen- dation for changes in the SeGup of the present senatorial districts it would be only small stepping stone towards achievement. The greatest obstacle is the Legislature. It must authorize such change and after that it must set up the machinery whereby the change shall be made. It might seem an easy matter to create thirty-five equally-populouS sena- torial districts in the state, but try and do it in a manner to please every one some time How far did our legislators get with creating six congressional districts where now we have five? Not very, for we still have a congressman-at-large, the excuse being that we might lose the extra con- gressman after the 1940 decennial census.
 There's no doubt about the unfairness of a situation that is supposed to be based on proportionate representation, but is far from that Our Legislature should be bound to make changes in districts regu- larly as Congress now is. As matter of fact the changes should be automatic and dependent on shifting population. But despite the fact that government control has changed hands in this state, Demo- crats are no more inclined to rectify the situation than were Republicans. We're not optimistic about the Democratic con- vention taking the lead in this matter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-07

Forest Hills ignoredl Playing of the Davis Cup tennis finals at Germantown this year proved to be a mistake, Per- haps from the monetary angle pro- motors came out all right, for the crowds turned out in fine style for the matches But from players standpoint, condi-- tions were far from ideal. In this respect blame can be laid at several doors. Ger tainly the entertaining club did not go to the extremes that it should have for such an important match as this one was. Ac- cording to all reports that turf upon which the matches were played was ex- tremely bad Not only were there bare spots, but there wasn't the firmness and texture to it that players are accustomed to find when they compete in the bigger tournaments where grass courts are still in use. We can only come to the con- clusion that there is but one place in the nation for cup matches of this calibre and that's Forest Hills. Not only are the courts supreme from playing angle, but the layout is also designed to serve the paying public, which is an important item.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-07
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, Sept. 7.--Fond Memo- ries: Frank Craven's leisurely speech, the delicately- shaded act- ing of Martha Scott and Thornton Wilder's dialogue in Jed Harris "Our Town"-still the finest drama exhibit in Manhattan.
 Those superb etherized Toscanini concerts.
 The view from atop Radio City on a summer eve, and the grey blurred edges of the skyline slipping slowly out-of-sight.
 The mazda -imps in that elec- trical display at 46th street and Broadway the first of the Mickey Mouse-like animated signs.
 The familiar figure of Dan Froh- man shuffling in and out of the of- flee entrance at the Lyceum theater
 Robert Moses magnificent new driveway that skirts the edge of the Hudson River along Riverside Drive
 Those Sunday evening recitals by Cissie Doftus early this year.
 Maxine Sullivan.
 The decease of the Big Apple"
 Frank Pays sardonic jibes, Helen Morgan's honeyed chanting and Jimmy Durante's maniacal mono logues.
 The basso barking of the cut rate ticket hawkers In the base- ment of Gray's drug emporium.
 Professor Albert Einstein's silver. tinted coiffure beneath the bright lights of the Rivoli marquee one Tuesday night late in March.
 Walt Disney's Snow White classic.
 Tallulah Bankhead's husky laugh ter rolling out above the giggles at Tonys.
 Luise Rainer calmly combing her hair at one of the front tables irl | Danes at 3 a. m. oblivious to the stares of e score of cabbies outside
 The icy reception Bruno Musso- lini provoked among the walters ct that Spanish nightspot not so many moons ago.
 Gertrude Lawrence tossing crumbs to the ducks in the Central Park lake at ten a. m. one zero morning
 The pleasant demeanor and utter lack of pretense in Paul Vincent Carroll, author of "shadow and Substance"
 Those strapless evening gowns; the gradual elimination of those sidewalk lens-snappers and the loges of the Radio City Music Hall still the most comfortable pews in town.
 Dudley Digges' and Peter Holden's stage magic in "On Borrowed Time.
 Joan Crawford, wearing goggles and biting her nails like e high school sophomore at Golden Boy
 Jack Whites mile-a-minute inc sanity at the Club leone of the few guaranteed boredom-blasterS irl town.
 The masklike silence of the col- legians ogling zorina from those mezzanine seats at the 6hubert; and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., pa,is- ing in an East Side club to show the union label on his tie to one of the spots walters.
 The cool zephyrs and sweep oi star-studded sky above the Phil- haisnonic's bandstand at Lewisohr Stadium on summer nights.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-07

Mayor William W. Kane of Woburn, Mass, has been in the public eye for some time. He gained national fame when he proposed to parade drunks through Woburn streets in specially built cage on wheels. Now he's at 1t once again This time he's denying relief to certain residents who he found were spending their money on drinks. A per- sonal tour of some of the towns taverns caused the mayor to issue his ultimatum. It's a good one, too. It's based on the theory that taxpayers don't care to have purposes, spent for beers or whiskey- sours. Other town and city officials feel the same way on this question.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-07
Daily Almanac

Moon sets AIS a. m daylight time).
 Sun rises e;23 a. m; sets 7:l6 p. m. day light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 High tide at Milford Thursday, Sept 8, l1:09 a. m; low tide, 6:23 D. m. (daylight time).
 had no serious effect on the weather. The moon entered the first quarter phase last Thursday shortly after noon. standard time. This K a good sign of Seven-day period Of rain. As yet the rain is missing, despite sev- cral threats and many promises.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-07
Press Comment
JosTLINa BREAKS A LAW
fNew Haven Journal. Courler)

-tNew Haven J0urnalsC C0urier)
 There orta be c law, you say. Per- hAps there Is: there are 50 many that even lawyers and court oiIicer can't recall them offhand, AS for policemen, they are not supposed f be walking statute books, It Is Just too confusing, and lucky for some law-breakerS.
 Here's the New Haven court in' voking for the first time the disor. derly conduct or "jostling' law that was passed by the last legislature. II was undoubtedly aimed at light-ii gered gentry. who jostle their vic. tims while picking pockets, We had case here recently which might have come In this category and the offenders would have been liable te c stiff penalty though not actually apprehended while robbing, The jostler in New Haven, who operated among persons boarding c Savlr Rock trolley car got % days,
 The law deals with offensive 0i disorderly conduct, which may mol amount to an assault or battery, as done to annoy or interfere with per- sons in any place and especially with passengers in a public con voyance
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-07

They'll be selling pieces of the Blarney- stone in the United States pretty soon, so be on your guard, Ten tons of stone, quarried right near the famous Blarney Castle in Ireland, have just been shipped to the U. s. A. It is proposed to build a castle in Los Angeles, which will be re- plica of the famous one across the seas Loan of the famous "kissirg-stone" for a year in this country was recently re- fused by the castles owner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-07
WRITER'S COOPERATIVE GROUP SEEKS
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Editor Waterbury Democrat:

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 The Writers Cooperative group IS interested in meeting illustrators cartoonists, photographers, tama- teur or professional, printers and all others interested in any phase of magazine publication, to form a magazine group, to meet several times a year (about once a month) with the W. c. c. to cooperate in marketing material and to start up the publication of a magazine. All those who are interested in forming such a group can send a letter to the address below, giving the follow ing information-name, address, age occupation, religious afiiliation phase of magazine publishing in. terested in (writing, illustrating editing, etc.)
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-07
Questions and
 Answers
By Frederick M. Kerby

Enclose . three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques. ton og fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu. renu 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. REAL, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. C.
 THE EDITOR @. Have males always outnum- bered females in the United States7 A. Yes.
 e. Did Gene Raymond or Ann sothern ever appear In silent mo. ton pictures2
 A, No. Q.Does helium combine wltl, other elements2
 A. Up to the present time it has resisted all efforts to make Q com bination.
 c. When did President Hoover predict that grass would grow in the streets If he was defeatedp
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-07
Current Comment

I think the best thing for me M c long prison term, 50 that 1 can educate myself enough to earn an honest living and prove I'm worths while before I got out. se Melvin Spencer, Philadelphia
 pleading guilty to larceny.
 hope half the people who win hear the music will like 1t. Then 1 will think 1 have succeeded.
 William still, composer, on .
 work which will Do played ct the
 Worlds Fair. |
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-07
Selected Poem
HOLLYHOCKS

adraic Colum in the New York Times) With leaves too broad For garden flowers, And stalks too lofty, The hollyhocks, Their faces lustered Pink white and coral Are swaying ever, Delivering sense That is In meter Unto the other Garden flowers. But no one needs The hollyhocks Crime, Time they tell ofD That with leaves too broad And stalks too lofty, And faces lustered Pink, white and coral, Are swaying ever, Like pundits scanning Romaunt or chanson That no one knows of.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-07
TODAY's COMMON ERROR Hearth Is pronounced harth;
 not hurth.

A. This is Q distortion of what President Hoover actually said. In an address delivered at Madison Square Garden, october 3i, 1882, he declared: "The grass will grow in the streets of c hundred cities--if that protection treferring to the protective tariff) be taken away"
 e. l married an alien last month and he is obliged to go to his native country to dispose of his mothers estate. We may be obliged to stay there for some time. How can keep my American citizenship7
 A. Register with the nearest American Consul and he will tell you what to do.
 c. What is the relation of births to deaths in the higher and lower income producing areas in the U. S.?
 A. Tn the higher income produce ing areas the deficit of births over deaths Is i7 per cent. In the lowest income area the number of chil- dren born is 77 per cent more than would suffice to replace their par. ents.
 o. Who was the first woman physician in the United states2
 A. Miss Elizabeth Blackwell, 6 native of Bristol, England, who came to America in her youth and re- ceived her MD. degree from Geneva College, Geneva, N. r., in i840.
 c. Does the steamship Aquitania have more smokestacks than the Washington?
 A. The Washington has two and the Aquitania four.
 If you want . copy of our book let HOME REPAIRS" write to the Waterbury Democrats Wash- ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. 0. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-07
A Thought for Today

For he that is dead is freed from sin-Rom- ans 6:7
 Death has nothing terrible which life has not made so A faithful Christian life in this world is the best preparation for the nextY-Tryon Edwards.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-07
IN TODAY'S MAIL

This newspaper responsible opinions its communications unless accompanied with writer's address will be accepted
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-07
Test Y o UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven or these test questions? Turn t0 last page for the answers.
 1. Name the capital of the Do- inion of Canada.
 2. Are there more red stripes than white in the flag of the U. S.G 3. Who won the recent bout be- tween Henry Armstrong and Lou Ambers2
 {. Tn law, what is c minor?
 6. Was Vermont ever an inde- pendent republic7
 6. Does bi-weekly mean twice a week or every two weeks?
 2. Name the former capital of the Turkish empire.
 6. With what sport is the name Harry Cooper associated?
 9. What is the name for the fa- mous pass between Afghanistan and India?
 10. What is the purpose of the funnel-marks on steamships?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-07

in use in this country is 20
 years.
 Fifty-eight percent of U. s.
 feight cars are more than 10
 years old.
 At present there are on order
 only 4,e67 new freight cars and 60 new locomotives-and most of
 of these are leftovers from or-
 ders placed last year.
 What the solution is, will be one and congress have to crack this of the toughest nuts Roosevelt year.
 Wheeler Purge M
 A significant test of how Roose- velt views his Democratic senator ial enemy. Burt Wheeler of Mon- tana, comes up within few weeks when the term of Federal Trade Commissioner Robert E. Freer ex- pires.
 Although from Ohio, Freer is the Montana senator's close friend and protege. Wheeler is anxious to have him reappointed, but is complish 1t.
 playing Q devious game to ac-
 Knowing that any open request of the president for FTeer's reap- pointment would arouse immedi- ate opposition, Wheeler Is letting Chairman s. Ferguson of tho Fed eral Trade commission 90 to bat. Last week, Ferguson called on White House Secretary Steve Early, was careful to say nothing about Wheeler, but asked that Freer be given another 7syear term.
 Merry.G Go.Round
 The Mexican embassy has c lot of press clipping to do these days, sending U. s. press reaction to Mexico City--including c cartoon showing President Cardenas wear. ing Q dunce's cap Aides In the office of Henry Wallace remember Cotton Ed Smith principally for his voice. When he eonfers with tho secretary of agriculture, he bellows 80 loud they have to close outside doors to keep his voice from resounding through the cor. riders In Congressman Sam Rayhurn's district of Texas, they have struck oil just above the site of tho proposed Den@on dam, and landowners wonder whether they want the 54 million dollar federal project after all Cuba's sugar expert in Washington, pr. Oscar Albertini, never uses sugar in his coffee Newspapers have pulled their special correspondents out of the IVA investigation e story. Sensations promised at the be. ginning have not materialiSed. Copyright, 1888, by unted Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-07

Richard Whitney's cell at Sing Sing, it develops, is not fit for a gentleman. No cell is.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-07
Daily  Washington
and ROBERT 6. ALLEN
By DREW PEARSON

WPA Rolls Go Up Another 100000; TotoI Now All Appropriation Can Carry; RoI Labor Views Wage Cut, on Top !; Of likeness, As Sure Humiliation;
 Figures Show Bankrupt Roads Cont Pay
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-07

WASHINGTON, September T - WPA will boost It's payros already at record high still another notch this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06

reluctantly yielding to the encroach-
ments Of expanding business and
population. A railroad passes its
front portals, not more than so
feet removed, an Irresistible temp
tation to the children who ride the
fiat cars as q diverting recess pas
time. Long freight trains shower
clouds of cinders through open WIN
dows indiscriminately on the heads
Of pupils and instructors, adding
dirt to din. Disintegrating beams
curtail the use Of assembly rooms
where lectures and holiday md
graduating exercises once were held.
A 20-foot retaining wall and 4
viaduct obscure the view Of ap-
preaching trafflc. while . nearby
procurement warehouse and head
quarters Of the Treasury Department
draw hundreds Of employees to work
at 9 O'Clock in the morning-an hour
coincident with the opening Of
school. The motor cars by generous
dozens flank all surrounding streets,
forming q phalanx of cars between
which children dart to injury and
IN some cases death. Little wonder
that the two census blocks, 81 and
So, upon which old Jefferson stands,
and credited with three-quarters
OF all the juvenile casualties in
Southwest Washington.
Such were the conditions which
inspired the Women's Safety Com
mittee to undertake at least q par
tial responsibility in securing a new
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06

the shorter distances up to the a.
hour mark. Particularly significant
OF the versatility Of our drivers and
pointing unerringly to the superi-
ority Of American automotive equip
ment Is the fact that these 42l
records were made with cars of all
motor sizes. Passenger cars as well
as high-powered speed creations
have successfully swept the list Of
important records. The performance
OF American-built tires has been
even more impressive in the world
Of speed. l-
As the most prolific automobile
speed record-breaker of all time.
Alb Jenkins, the Utahan, stands un-
challenged. During his career, he
has broken and re-broken more
than 1000 speed and endurance
marks. Today, he holds more
records than any driver In the his
tory Of the sport. Among his records
are the worlds 24-hour mark at
1872 miles an hour, and the 4s-hour
record at 1885 miles an hour. Both
OF these marks have been chal-
lenged. but never broken. In addi-
ton to his major speed victories,
Jenkins has Travelled 1900, 900 miles
on the highways of America without
q single accident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
WARRINGTON NOVEMBER PART SIX
building. and. Of equal Importance.

building, and. Of equal Importance.
. new site. a
It meant intensive work. Inves-
tigation revealed . situation In
volved to the point Of confusion,
with . legislative rider which loomed
large on the horizon to be over
come. It meant, first, the appro-
priation to be secured; secondly, the
proper legislation permitting the
purchase Of . site which should be
both quiet and safe; q collabora-
ton In the arrangement for subse-
quent details, and close cooperation
with the School Board and the
Southwest Citizens Association. But
the reward has been commensurate
with the edort-600 children for the
forthcoming century in the security
Of . new building In . fine open
area, in air crystalline In its purity,
with the inspiration Of the broad
Potomac and the hills Of Virginia
beyond.
The completion Of the new Jener-
son Junior Memorial High School
and Library is set for the spring of
1910. The Women's Safety Com
mittee exclaims, God speed the
day!"
And this years program? It is
whispered 1t may contain an equally
important contribution to children
In another section Of the city: an
intensive drive for more police
(trafic) for Maj. Brown; q greater
staff for Mr.. Van DuZer's board of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Adult Driver Training
Glasses Are Popular

Adult driver training-the newest
effort to help Washington motorists
improve their driving habits-is
proving popular, according to the
District Of Columbia Division Of
the American Automobile Associa-
ton, and approximately 125 car
owners have taken special A. A. A.
courses since July /.
Including lectures on safe driv-
ing practices. tests under conditions
similar to those frequently encoun-
tered on the highways, and actual
road training under experienced
instructors" said the A. A. A., "the
course 10 designed to develop drivers
capable Of meeting all situations
while ut the wheel"
Two dual-control cars, in the
hands Of specially trained instruc-
tors, are used In the adult training
courses. The dual-control makes
1t possible for the instructor to
retain complete control Of the car
through auxiliary brakes and clutch.
Driver testing equipment specially
designed by the A. A. A. to test
driving capabilities are used for
those taking the special courses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Use Clutch If Auto
Swuys on Gruvel

Drivers who are getting into the
more remote touring fields will need
to be posted on what to do when,
and If, the car starts to sway on q
gravel road. This Is not q COM
Portable feeling, and the CIR may
easily get out Of control. To stabilize
1t always press the clutch pedal to
the floor. This releases the engine
and removes torque forces which
cause the sway. Allow the car to
lose speed, applying the brakes
lightly and intermittently, while
steering straight ahead.