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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30
Should Be No Fight

There seems to be a desire to start another inter-departmental rumpus III the state government now that things have quieted along the Merritt Parkway. This time it's the Connecticut Agricul- tural Experiment station and private citizen offshoot of the State Board of Fisheries and Game that are sparrlng for openings. The fight was projected by a heated charge from the Advisory Council of the Fisheries and Game Board that mosquito and malaria control pro]- ects in Connecticut were gradually destroying natural habitats of wildfowl and fish.
 The charge is not new one nor IS It confined to Connecticut And, regardless of the situation here in this state, it has some body to it. There is and has been a tendency on the part of various govern ment agencies - state and federal - to dry up swamp areas, fill in marshlands on the general theory that to do so means to provide more protection for public health and safety. The lives of members of any community that are endangered hv the presence in their midst of an u1l- sanitary swamp or marsh should receive primary consideration. No one disputes this fact.
 In our own particular case the sports, men, who make up the Advisory Council of the State Board of Fisheries and Game, may be carried away by the fact that all over this nation natural re- sources are rapidly being depleted. Con- servationists are making strenuous fight to save our forests, our streams, our ponds, and even our marshlands from further despoliation. On this score the enthusiasm of the local group can be ex- cused On the other hand it needs more than mere protest or charge to prove that the Connecticut Agricultural Exper- iment Station has been over-ambitious in it's projects for mosquito-control.
 Good work has been done in our neigh boring state on just such projects as this by uniting of forces, such as those which apparently are ready to war against each other here in Connecticut. Natural wild fowl habitats were saved and at the same time breeding places of mosquitoes were eliminated. The same thing can easily be accomplished here in Connecticut and we have no good reason yet to believe that it isn't being done.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30

In his yearly report to the motion picture industry Will Hays points out progress in the right direction in many films of the year. He states that self regulation in the movie industry was a great laboratory experiment of self government in industry. Through self regulation Mr. Hays says that such gains have been noted as moral and artistic standards; high advertising standards that properly exploit picture; the cre- ation of general and consistent edu- cational campaign; and successful sys- tenn in the employer-employe relations of the industry. He likewise discusses criticism outside the industry and coop eration of educational, social and reli- gious agencies. AS to the last named outside factors the fact that such criti- cism and censorship as are offered by such groups as the Motion Picture Bureau of the International Federation of Catholic Alumnae are welcomed was brought home to local picture-goers this winter when the chairman of this bureau pointed out the cooperation given the moving picture in- dustry by such groups.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30
Going to Pieces

The recent news from Czechoslovakia is discouraging to American friends of that country. It seems to be going the way of Austria. The former cohesion against the Nazi minority belonging to the German Sudeten party has disap- peared. The Czechs and Slovaks, who together have formed the backbone of this synthetic nation, are pulling apart, with the Slovakian Peoples Party de- manding autonomy for their race and voting to boycott the governments na- tional council. The German Christian Socialists have withdrawn from the gov- ernment coalition. The different groups are more and more emphasizing their "ethnical differences" when the only way to preserve the security of any of them is to emphasize their common interests.
 As result of this cracking up, the German Nazis, with only about one-fifth of the population, and still small minor ity in the national parliament, neverthe- less have the largest racial group in that body and are rapidly growing in power This kind of division means national sui eide. It is unlikely that the big liberal powers of Europe will intervene to save the fine little republic if the racial groups believing in democracy will not work to- gether for their own salvation.
 Nazi conspiracies, very likely, are at the bottom of this suicidal division, but the NaZis cannot be wholly to blame. The quarreling factions will realize their folly when the Hitler terror comes to Prague.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30
Selected Poem
THE OLD WOODEN CRADLE Cherished in MemOry)
(By Herbert Durrell Smart, Nash N. H., 1888
 in the Boston PoSt)

(By Herbert Durrell Smart Nash N. H.. 1888,
 in the Boston Pos) Back to memory comes the old wooden cradle With its old-t time "to-and-fro" rocking thrill Though quaint and now quite out of fashion, For sentiments sake it is treasured still. In fancy there, baby Slumbers,
 And the home-hearth to brighter glow, Round the scene of my reveries, and hallow The old wooden cradle of long ago. The angels must have been watching over The baby sleeping there, long ago, While mother rocked the old wooden cradle And crooned lullaby, soft and low. In that home at the end of the trail that's winding, I would be contented and happy, know, If awaiting me there I should be finding The old wooden cradle of long ago. When the suns last rays come through the window, And shadows cross the dim old floor, And in the evening twilight gather
 In the corner of the room once more, In fancy then, with the clock tick-tocking, hear lullaby, soft and low; And phantom hand see there rocking The old wooden cradle of long ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30
L07U Cost Housing Project Proposed Similar to One Just Started in Syracuse, N. Would Improve Condi-
 tons, but Will Not Improve City's Appearance.
$3,93O,000, the city putting up $437,
City's Appearance.
HARTFORD TIMES

$3,930,000, the city putting up $437,- 900.
 There will be a twenty-five acre housing development for 700 fami- lies. Two story group house build ings will be erected, with occasional single family and two family build mgs, and a Sprinkling of three story apartment buildings. They will be designed for families not paying now more than $16 month rental.
 These houses will be about as ugly as could be imagined. They will be practically rectangular steel or wood framed boxes, with brick or concrete facings. All materials and fittings will be reduced to the fewest possible specifications. The houses will resemble the Dutch mans ships, built all in one piece and cut off to the desired length
 Though there will be playgrounds and other recreational facilities such a community would resemble the mill tenement villages of an- other day, with construction mod erniZed.
 Candor compels the admission that in spite of lack of beauty such living quarters probably would rep resent vast improvement over those now enjoyed by many Hart ford families. Surroundings would be more healthful and social con- ditions probably would be improved
 When Hartford thinks 1t does not want the buildings described it might appropriately think of what it has now.
 A rental of $l6 probably does not represent the average paid by Hart fords low income group. It must represent more nearly to top Moreover, a great proportion of persons occupying such homes are on relief. If we had real slum clearance the new homes would not be filled with those able to meet the modest rental from their own re- sources. The taxpayers would have to pay much of the rent as well as provide the building.
 If, however, the city is determined to go into housing, such a project with rentals not going above $1t and often less, is what is needed ii relief from worst conditions is to be afforded.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30
Philatelic Delights

Seventy thousand pieces of mail were sent to Baltimore by stamp collectors for the recent opening of air mail serv- ice between the United States and Der muda by Pan-American Airways. The post office workers carefully stamped each item with Special reddish cachet, showing an Easter lily on each side of map of Bermuda marked by the shadow of an airplane"
 It sounds attractive, artistic, and even sentimental, but the ignorant non-collec-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30
PressCOnment
IN THE NAME OF MERCY
Christian Science Monitor)

Kentucky, whose forests and streams have furnished furS for eastern markets for 250 years, has enacted an anti-steel trap lava progressive step which other states might well emulate. Among the few which have such laws are Mas sachusetts, New York, Wisconsin, Georgia, and South Carolina.
 The tortures to which an animal is subjected after being taken in the cruel steel-jawed trap are alone suf- flcient to condemn the device. But practically unhampered and indiS- criminate trapping has been allowed almost to wipe cut the fur-bearers in some localities, and one conse- quence has been multiplication ot insects and rodents.
 The anti-steel trap law, if made universal, might prevent the exter- imitation of some valuable species A dozen types of trap have beer devised to take animals without in- jury or cruelty, but these are usually more expensive and are not every where available.
 Trapping for the market might well be legally curbed in the United States. Meanwhile, signs point tt the elimination of the practice. Fox mink, raccoon, and skunk now art reared as domestic animals ane killed humanely for their fur, ane even beaver and muskrat are pro tected on public and private pre- serves. The popular silver fox 1 very largely product of the farm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30

Hartford feels that it has no slums, in the sense in which they exist in many great cities. It has housing conditions in certain areas which are woefully inadequate, are conducive to bad social conditions and crime, as well as detrimental to public health.
 Mayor Spellacy has expressed a willingness, under certain conditions, to appoint a housing authority, to undertake the correction of these conditions. The proposal differs materially from a low cost housing project such. as there has been talk about in Hartford recently and should be examined in the light of that difference.
 A similar project Is about to be launched in Syracuse, N. Y. The government has undertaken to loan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30

months, the country is down to almost no spending.
 NOTE - Henry Morgenthau, chief opponent of spending, now seems to have been won over to the idea.
 Sudden Caution
 The other important factor is Roosevelt's sudden cautiousness. He is like the men who work on New York skyscrapers. When one of them is killed by fall, the rule on all high builoing con- struction in that work stops for the rest of the day.
 This vacation is not motivated by fear of carlessness on the part of the surviving workers. Just the opposite-the men become SO careful that they lose their sense of balance, their sangfroid, their confidence, and accidents result.
 Roosevelt also has become cautiOus-both tired and cau- tious. New he looks carefully before he takes each step. Theoretically this is what he should d0, were it not for the fact that Roosevelt normally follows his lunches, not the rule of reason. He has rare political instinct, but today he's not acting on it. He's being so super-c careful that it's painful. And it may be that having been up to the high places and shown the awful chasm of poli- tical defeat awaiting anyone who lets the country down into another lasting depression, the president has become too cau- tious to fight.
 This was the way Inner Circle minds were running until the Gainesville speech. Now they are feeling decidedly better. They are hoping that when the President returns to the capital, he will be the old, fighting Roosevelt.
 AT ANY RATE, THE NEXT FEW WEEKS WILL TELL THE STORY. THEY WILL DETER MINE WHETHER GAINSE- WILLIE WAS MERELY A PUFF, OR THE OPENING SALVO OF A NEW OFFENSIVE.
 Copyright, 1888, by United Fea-
 ture Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30

New Hampshire is not too small state, yet it has just one morning newspaper and that The Manchester Union, which yesterday observed it's 75th anniversary In celebration of the event the paper put out 112 page diamond jubilee edition. This is the largest edition ever printed by the publishing company which owns it. We have not seen the edition, but read that it contains not only the papers his tory, but also stories of the states in- dustrial, financial, cultural and social life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, March 30.-(UP)- Ethel Barrymore has come back to Broadway as wrinkled natriarch, 1O1 years old, in a stage version of Mazo de Ia Rocheps famed novel, "Whiteoaks of Jalna".
 This Is the saga, the books de- voices will recall of a cynical old woman who avenges herself upon her weak, decadent, grasping, greedy, sponging and hypocritical children and grandchildren when she reads her will to them. And give Miss Barrymore, as a crinkly centenarian, chance to show what truly fine actress she is.
 Not that anyone doubts her po- sition as one of the great Ladies of the American stage. That was evident on Opening Night when a great ovation greeted her first entrance and final exit so long that the action had to be delayed ten minutes. And the critical re- ception of her work was no less rapturous the next morning, though opinions differed on the play itself. Whether La Barrymore is i'm pervious or not to the press at titude toward herself, she has gone back to her former stand on inter- views. She gives but few, after re- lenting a while last season when she was with the Theater Guild Then, she was generous to fault when interviewers came around and spoke benignly about many personal and impersonal things. But the Barrymore temperament has 1 changed again and the rumor goes that she wouldn't come across with a scrapbook when the publicity de- partment requested it. Explain ed that Barrymores don't keep any.
 Movie Grat Opus
 "SchoolhouSe on the Lot" another entry in the spring theatrical lists is a cartoon on another prase o1 Hollywood life-the child wonders who sometimes go by the name o1 Shirley Temple, Jane Withers, Bob- by Breen, ct al.
 At the Mercury Pictures Stu dios, where this story takes place the brat who causes all the trou. ble gets her pretty tutor fired fol no good reason at all and there. upon wreaks havoc upon the firm because CD the banker who keep Mercury Pictures solvent falls 1T love with the tutor. (2) the othel banker who supports Mercur. Pictures is mistaken for a tramp and is thrown out of the studio on his ear, (3) the director is fet up with the inhuman precocity O his youthful starlet, and quits.
 Phil Dunning, who producet "Schoolhouse on the Lot" ha gone to town on it, with an ex cellent cast of players and httl lady named Betty Philson who doe pretty wicked impersonation 0 Shirley you-know-who. He ha paced it swiftly and has timed tn laughs so that they fall near on another from the moment the audi ence arrives until 1t is time to gt Opinions nevertheless, were mixet Some of the boys and girls like 1t; some didn't and there the sho' rests in an uneven groove whic may, unfortunately, turn out to | its grave.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30
A Book a Day

Periodically the Book-a-Day
 column is conducted by Olive Ro-
 berts Barton, noted child training
 authority. Today Mrs. Barton re-
 views the latest books suitable for
 children.
 BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON
 From the day of the first fairy tale, fantasy and Wizardry have held wide space in the heart of the 8-to- 11-year- -old-as well as his elders. "The Hobbit", by J. R. R. Tokein (Houghton, Mifflin: $2.50), satisfies full requirements in this class.
 MT. Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit, bigger than Lilliputian but smaller than dwarf" goes on 250-page pilgrimage with the dwarf king, Thorin, and his followers, to retrieve a treasure stolen by the dragon. For half a year they battle against such sinister creatures as trolls, wicked goblins, dwarf hungry spiders and elves, on their way to the Lonely Mountain. llC Ouo 0lll Ol Iginal; and packed from cover to cover with hair-rais.ng thrills and magic.
 News to little "Nicodemus" lovers is the release of another of Inez Ho- gan's small books about the little colored boy and his sprightly com- panion, Petunia. In "Nicodemus and His New Shoes" (Dutton: SD, the boy, the girl, the new shoes and baby sister get all mixed up in a mud puddle.
 An exceptionally lovely book is "The Kings Daughters, by Lady Cynthia Asquith Dutton: $2), an intimate account of the two Eng fish princesses, Elizabeth and Mar garet Rose. This new study of their life, character, and their tastes which parallel those designed for the attention of older children and adults. Yet the the favorite games, books, dolls, Princess Elizabeth's les sons and Princess Margaret's- charming friendship with the late Sir James Barrie, will bear retelling to children of any age.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Chamois is pronounced either
 sham'-e or sham'-oi; not Sham'-wah.

prising 20 per cent of the estimated population aged 65 and over. The percentage ranged from 2 per cent in New Hampshire to 30 per cent in Oklahoma.
 Q. How many inches are in one meter?
 A. 3937.
 o. What was the name of the company that excavated the Pan- anna Canal?
 A. The Panama Canal was con- structed by the United States Gov- ernment, which employed the en- gineers and Workmen for the job, and did not let out any of the ex- cavating or other work on contract to independent companies.
 0. In what periodical was "The Open Door," poem by Mrs. Cal- win Coolidge, published?
 A. In Good Housekeeping, October, 1929; and in "The Literary Digest" October 19, 1929.
 o. What is the origin and mean ing of the surname Pelletier?
 A. It is French, derived from a locality in the department of Haul tes-Alpes. It refers to the fur trade (pelleterie), common at this gap in the Alps.
 Q. Are lifeboats on passenger ships equipped with motors?
 A. A certain percentage of life boats on passenger vessels of nearly all countries are required to be SC equipped.
 If you want a copy of our book let Etiquette for Everybody" write to Waterbury Democrats Washing. ton Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30
Daily Almanac

Sun rises $40 a. m.; sets 6:14 D. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Tomorrow the moon reaches its new moon phase. the second time 1t has done this in March. Five phases in one month are not unusual, still they are not so unusual that scientists pause to study the phenomenon. This change occurs shortly after noon and is apt to indicate rainy weather, although the change comes so close to o'clock that it may swing to the other extreme and bring us 7-day pleasant period.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30
T est Y UT Knowledge
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1. Who won the 1887 world pocket billiard title?
 2. What name is given to the re- zion of land and water surrounding the North Pole?
 3. Name the capital of Afghan istan.
 4. When was "The Star Spangled Banner" officially designated as the national anthem of the U. s.?
 4. When was "The Star Spangled Banner" officially designated as the national anthem of the U. S.?
 5. What is the name for plants whose life is more than two years2
 6. In which state is Hot Springs National Park?
 2. What body of water separates the island of Madagascar from Africa?
 8. What is the scheduled opening date for the Golden Gate Interna- tional Exposition in 1939?
 g. What is an astrolabe? 10. Who v-~ -A''' D0b- son?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30

tor is puzzled by the fact that the senders of all that mail were not seeking quick communication with friends in Bermuda. They wanted only additions to their collections. And they didn't care about the beauty of the stamp. Or did they? Maybe the fellow who hasn't the "bug" is just an envious old critic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30

Lily Pons, who is adept at vocal gym nastics and leaps, is planning leap of a different sort. This will be, if and when it comes to pass, her marriage to Andre Kostelanetz, radio orchestra conductor, and as the diminutiVe star says, it will take place "veree soon''.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30

Next week will be cleanup week in Waterbury. That has been announced officially. Back yards, front yards, gar dens, dumps and streets are to be given good spring overhauling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30

The crowds viewing the Japanese Cherry trees in Washington has been unprecedented. Perhaps an important reason for this is the large number of people idle at the present time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30

In Jamaica, natives run IS miles uphill, carrying fresh fish to the markets. The runner who reaches market first gets the best price for his fish.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30
A Thought for Today

And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge ana the reven9er of blood kill the slayer he shall not be Ruilty of blood.-Numbers 35:27.
 By taking revenge, man is but even with his enemy; but in passing over it, he is superlor- Bacon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30
THE EDITOR

o. How many persons are re- ceiving old-age assistance under the federal aid provisions for state old age pensions, and what percentage of the population of the United States over 65 years of age do they constitute?
 A. In December, 1887, there were 1,582,144 recipients of old-age as- sistance in AT states, the District of Columbia, Alaska and Hawaii, com-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30
FDR's Fighting Words in Georgia Make Advisors Feel Better; His Failure to Act On Recession Mystery to Everyone;
 "Too Cautious to Fight" the General
 Slant on His Refusal to Spend Aqoin
N DREW PEARSON
and ROBERT q ALLEN

WASHINGTON, November 30 - The Presidents tough-takng speech at Gainesville, Georgia, grated harshly the of certain clements but to his close advisers it came like the voices of singing angels
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30
Questions and
 Answers
Copyright is2s. MA
By Frederick M. Kerby

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-30

Periodically the BoOk-a-Day column is conducted by Olive Ro- berts Barton, noted child training authority. Today Mrs. Barton re- views the latest books suitable for children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-01

Fashion note: Bess Johnson of Hilltop House." who is about to blossom forth in her summer ward robe, says that she frequently starts a costume by buying 8 hat, which, she says is the most difficult thing to get. Then she builds a costume around the chapeau. |.
 Just when people have started won- dering what he's going to do next,
 Meredith Wilson announces he'll play "the most kicked around musi- cal number ever written" on next Thursdays Good News of 1938"- June 2. Good news for tired fathers! Baby Snooks isn't getting away with her pranks as much as she used to. Her daddy" has ad- ministered couple of good wallop- ings these past few Thursdays-