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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-05

Boy scout Campaign, l will be pleased to serve as member of this committee. am heartily in Sym- pathy with the work of the Boy Scouts of America.
 Very truly yours,
 c. F. HOLLISTER.
 Trains Boys
 My dear MT. Deacon:
 Yes, you may use my name as one of the Sponsoring Committee in your endeavor to raise your budget and to provide a permanent camp ing site for your Summer work.
 To my mind, the Scout Movement furnishes splendid opportunity as a community effort ill training boys in the fundamentals of good citizen ship. May you be successful in this particular phase of the work! And also, in the development of quali- fled Scout leaders to carry on!
 Cordially yours,
 REV. RIDGWAY F. SHINN.
 Stresses Need of Camp Dear MT. Deacon:
 I wish you all success in your campaign to raise this money for your annual budget and for the purchase and development of new camp site for the Boy Scouts.
 More than ever in the past is there need now for the continu- ance of this most constructive work which is beicg done in the towns and cities of America through the medium of the Boy Scouts. This organization supplies in a natural manner, and through the sound medium of experience, ideals and standards for the boy at his most impressionable age. No one can question the value of this organiza- ton to our community. The plan for an enlargement of your summer program through the purchase of a camp site seems like an extremely sound one, since I can well appreci- ate how invaluable this concentrated summer experience is for these boys.
 Sincerely,
 PAUL CRUIKSHANK,
 HeadmaSter Taft School
 Influence Far-Reaching Dear MT. Deacon:
 In reply to your letter of recent date concerning the inclusion of my name as one of a Citizens Sponsor ing Committee for the annual Boy Scout Campaign, may say that I am very glad to have my name used as member of this Committee. {. In my work as Superintendent of the public schools of Naugatuck find that the influence of the Boy Scout movement is far-reaching in its effects and of immeaSurable benefit to the boys of this commun- ity. The success of the movement ill our community is due very largely to the sincere and continued efforts of a large group of men of our town who believe that Scouting stands for all that is best in character building. In addition, the Boy Scout pro- gram offers to the boy well round- ed program of education and train ing of a creative, progressive and broadening nature. Outstanding in this work is the outdoor camping activity which does much for every boy privileged to participate in it. It is my earnest hope that per- manent camp site for boys of the Mattatuck Council may become reality through the results of this financial campaign.
 Sincerely yours,
 H. E. CHITTENDEN,
 Naugatuck Superintendent
 of Schools.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-05
SEARCH FOR BOY

Baltic, Conn.,, Feb. 5 - (UP0 - A widespread search was underway today for Frederick Malcolm, 15, who left home yesterday morning to attend classes at Norwich Free Academy, and has not been seen since.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-05
DIED

CARROLL-In this city, Feb. 4, 1888, John Carroll of 325 Cooke street, Funeral Monday morning at O. clock from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street, to St. Thomas church. Burial in Calvary cemetery.
 CORCORKRY-In this city, Feb. 5th, 1888. Francis Corcorkry, of so Bunker Hill Ave. Funeral Monday morning, at S:15 o'clock, from Null vile Funeral Home, 270 West Main St, to Blessed Sacrament Church Burial in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-05
CITY OFFICIALS
 WELCOME PROBE

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-05

The funeral of Mrs. Frank Pope was held this morning from the home 40 Chestnut avenue to Our Lady of Lourdes church where a solemn mass Of requiem was cele- brated at 10 o'clock. Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-05
COMPENSATION TO
 HAVE HEARINGS

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The Washington times., 1938-08-11

Row. He had W. A. 8. Douglas
the right touch, too, with
the stranger; not too ef-
fusive, not too gracious. He
made the visitor keen for
American democracy as he
visioned it after meeting Grover
this gorgeous person who,
without seeming to humble him.
self, convinced the stranger that
he and the greeter were indeed
birds of an exactly similar
plumage.
ANOTHER great American
"A greeter, but OF a different
type, was Col. Kentucky"
George Cav, of Chicago. He
was appointed to office by the
late Mayor Anton "Pushcart"
Cermak in an unguardeo ana
generous moment, right after
the election which had unseated
Mayor big Bill" Thompson.
Cermak, a colorless but under.
standing person, figured that
Big Bills gaudiness ought to be
continued to a certain extent,
or at least not dropped all Of a
sudden.
The first thing Colonel Cav
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Your |. O..
BY SHIRLEY SPENCER

BY SHIRLEY SPENCER
This is a general quiz. Score
10 for each question.
/. Name the seven States
which comprise the "Oslo"
States.
2. A cruise is (a) an ocean voy-
age, (b) a bottle or jug, (c)
part of leg between ankle and
knee.
3. In golf two strokes less
than par in playing a hole is
called a birdie.
4. Iritis is state Of being irri-
table. True. False.
S. What is the Mohammedan
religion called?
6. Hashish is a (a) food made
from corn beef (b) Polish dance
(c) drug prepared from hemp
plant.
7. A cognomen is (a) spoke in
wooden wheel, 90 something
unknown, Co a family name.
8. Three men working on a
job receive $168 for the finished
work. They agree to share their
earnings in the following way:
A to receive 7 parts, B to have
4 parts, and c to have 3 parts.
How much did each receive if
the parts are equal?
9. These musical terms have
three degrees of time. Give the
order from slow to fast. g
adagio 9 largo 6 andante.
10. According to the law how
many persons must be involved
in a disturbance for it to come
under the head of a riot?
ANSWERS on Page 2O)
The Washington times., 1938-08-11
War on Aug. 13 or 15---?


w that Hitler will open the second world Off
cay on August 49, at the latest August 49, but the
rumor has stirred up lot of
Those FGtal-Ddy scary talk.
c,,noro4;+;ono The why can't get
excited about it is that some
body always predicting the end of the world or some
other frightful event specified day. and the pre-
dctons have habit of failing to true Most famous
of all these episodes the historic 1000 A. D. expecta
ton-the belief entertained throughout Europe for
eral generations before 1000 A. D. that the world
to come to end in that year.
We're reminded, too of the A. E. F. sergeant who sent
a of chuckes up and down the Western Front
when he said that he had always noticed that if he lived
through Easter he lived until Christmas
We're further reminded of the 1917 story about the
back-country mail carrier who found old onegalus
gent waiting at farm gate for his mail and said breath
lessy: "Grampa, have you heard the news?" What
news?" asked Grampa. "Why," said the mail carrier
'the United States has entered the against Ger
manyw Grampa cooked eye skyward, then
mented "Wah, all I got t. say is, they got nice day
fer it."
If Europe does go to day after tomorrow or next
Monday, we hope they have nice day fer it.
When and if Europe does go to war any time soon
regardless of the precise date it will be accurate to
say that the end of the world know it has begun
to take place. We don't see how
Ue'eIU '" Europe take second of such
Is Nearer wars scant twenty years after
the first one
The alarming thing about all the war talk is that
nation is at than month ago.
Spain cut loose in July 1885, Japan hoped into China
in July, 1887 and, beginning in July 1888, Russia
and Japan engaged in major warfare the Siberian
border The disease goes spreading It's like watch
ing the fever chart of patient who is getting
When will the crisis come? And will the patient live,
or die?
The Washington times., 1938-08-11
Ford and Hitler

The War Veterans Organiza-
ton of Detroit, Mich, deserves
to be congratulated upon their
patriotic and courageous stand
taken in asking Henry Ford to
return the accepted decoration
to Adolf Hitler.
This is not an issue that con-
Germs merely two individuals.
Every American feels the smart
ing slap in the face that Mr..
Ford permitted Hitler to inflict
on our entire fair-play-loving ma
ton. The retention of that in
famous decoration within the
borders of the United States Is
a menace to our country. It is
a virus of hatred and intoler-
ance that will float around in
every car and truck Of Ford'S
make.
The name Ford will carry in
separabIe thought associations
with the Hitler-germ that will
automatically spread poisonous
infection Of intolerance on the
highways and byways of our
broad land. The American
people have not only a perfect
right, but it is their duty to see
to it that our country is
quarantined against the injec-
ton of foreign bacteria calcu-
lated to disturb our neighborly
peace and our good will toward
each other.
In this present crisis Of inter
national conflicts between war
mad dictators and peace-loving
democracieS it is of utmost i'm
portance that we as Americans
stand not divided, but firmly
united in defense of those
sacred principles that are so
brutally violated by Adolf Hit
Ter and his legalized gangster-
ism.
The Detroit organization
should make a strenuous effort
to enlist in this worthy cam
paign the full-hearted support
of every war veteran in the
United States, and every Amer
ican should be urged to join
in keeping watch until this
potential past will be deported to
the country of its origin!
A. A, G,
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General War
Is Nearer
MIR. CARDENAS AND MIR. TROTsKY

This story comes to US indirectly from a person
whose identity not at liberty to reveal, but
whose story we believe to be accurate
= According to the story this in
AWO D"Uo W dvidual in Mexico recently,
A Feather? ana met and talked at Length with
President Lazaro Cardenas and
Leon Trotsky, exiled Russian agitator Trotsky told
this person that Cardenas was an abler proletaran
leader than Stain any other Boshevik leader
current in Russia and that Mexico was closer now to
true Communism than Russia.
This individual believes in the theory, several times
expressed in this space, that Trotsky is behind Car
denas' grabs of American property in Mexico; that
Cardenas is Trotskys cats-paw for the furtherance
of Trotskys hoped-for world Communist revolution.
The American State Department. if it does not already
know how true otherwise these are, has ample
means of finding out.
We would suggest that it is the duty of the State De-
parment to find out If the United States the way to
acquiring Trotskyis Communist neighbor it's south
border, the American people ought at least to
know about it.
the New aily News)
The Washington times., 1938-08-11
Anti-Semitic Mentality

Kleptomaniacs, pyromaniacs
other assorted nuts have been
analyzed scientifically, but I
don't believe anybody has yet
analyzed the anti-Semitic mani
acs. If you show me one Jew
with unadmirable characteristics
I can show you a hundred non
Jews with the same characters
tics. MY theory is that man is
but q step from the animal,
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

on me. A ian does circulate the
air and makes a room cooler.
I also like to take a very hot
bath before retiring, for I've dis
covered that a hot bath is the
most cooling in warm weather.
I've also discovered that if 1 eat
a light dinner on a hot day, I
do not seem to feel the heat as
much"
w. Raymond Ginzell, 7109
Georgetown Rd., Bethesda, Md,
theater manager:
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A Broth of a Boy

WASHINGTON yesterday took Douglas Corrgan to
w its heart He got there in the same fashion he
got to Ireand-in good jump. The lads wit and
humor his entire unafectedness and with it ALL his deep
appreciation of the honors that have been heaped upon
him have made him lifetime honorary Washingtonian.
In the way he has secured and will continue to
secure high place in the esteem of the inhabitants of
the other cities which he has visited and will visit be-
fore he settles down to his and only ambition-a
good aviation the ground and in the air, with
no thought of commercialzing his feat
And now that "Alexanders Ragtime Band" has
back to popularity through movie depicting in
the life of Irving Berlin, it is well
LeL sung and fitting that another song of
Co., the years gone by should be revived
OW''S""' OO''0 and sung throughout the land in
tribute to this bold rish-American True the song
"Harrigan." but CO makes the music H-A. We
don't know who the original Harrgan but the
words are certainly made to order for Douglas Corrgan
"C-o-r-r-i-g-a-n spells Corrigan,
Proud of all the Irish blood that's in me,
Divil the can say word agin me;
C-o-r-r--g-an you see:
It's that shame has been connected with:
Corrigan, that's me-"
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

did was to order half a dozen
white suits of pureSt flannel.
The next was to purchase at his
own expense a large open auto
mobile which was painted white.
After that he bought six motor.
cycles and persuaded Mayor
Cermak-after he had had these
machines painted white-to let
him have six policemen to ride
them when he went through the
ceremony of greeting visitors.
The noise made by Chicago'S
official greeter as he roared
through the city to catch in.
coming guests at the various
depots and the racket he made
rushing them from place to
place on the visiting itinerary
made the rest of the populace
hopping mad. They demanded
an end of such silly doodads-
but the mayor refused to un-
seat Colonel Cav and his out
riders.
IT remained for old Mrs. Cav,
= the Colonel'S mother, to put
her seal of disapproval on the
whole silly business and so send
her son back to his desk as
president of an envelope-manu-
featuring business. The old
lady. in her eighties, decided to
come up from Kentucky to visit
her son. And he in bis turn
thought it would make a swell
human interest story if he met
her in white, in his white car
and with his white escort.
Mrs. Cav came out Of the
depot, took one look at the cav
alcade-and at first flatly re-
fused to be a part of it. But
her son at long last persuaded
her to get into the car and 60
home that way-which she did,
Snorting all the time. An OBJ
servant reporter had watched
her reaction and smelled a good
story. So she followed to the
Cav residence and, biding her
time, was lucky enough TO
catch the old lady alone, and
still mad.
II declare to y goodness"
blurted Mrs. Cav, "I never did
see sech foolishneSs in all my
born days. I did use to think
George was maybe a bit teched
in the head, but after he came
to Chicago and made all his
money I began to figger mebbe
l was wrong. But I'll be burned
if I was"
And so on and so on, in
similar vein. The story, ap-
pearing in a morning paper the
next day, just blew the greet
ing business sky high as far as
the incumbent was concerned.
Copyright, 1888, by Washington
Herald-Times)
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ducive to sleep and does make
me feel cooler. I open all the
windows of my room and also
the door to create ventilation,
and this is about the only rec
ipe' I can give for those who
find it difficult to sleep in warm
weather. To tell the truth, I
find it much more difficult to
keep cool in the day time"
X X r
Alvin s. Stamford, 808 Taylor
st. N. E., milkman:
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Deluge on its Way?

Roosevelt can probably buy a
third term with dole dollars.
How long can the taxpayers
support the ever-increasing army
of drunken loafers and political
parasites? after US, the deluge"
must be the motto o. Franklin I.
AMERICAN WORKER.
The Washington times., 1938-08-11
Plun1pness Coming In?

Shame on that movie actress
for telling us girls it's glamor-
Gus to be fat. Does that mean
plumpness is going to be the
style now? And what do the
gents think of the idea, for cry
ing out loud, after years of
thinking plumpnesS was a dis
grace2 HELEN.
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

water beside the bed. People
should drink a lot of cold water
during hot weather. I happen
to be a nudist and used to be-
long to a nudist colony in Mas
sachusetts. People should culti-
vate the idea of sleeping with
out clothing. I do so all the
year around. It's beneficial for
children to sleep without cloth
ing in warm weather."
X 4
Miss Elizabeth Harrison, of
HerndOn. Va. teacher.
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

Mayor Jim.
mie" Walker,
a 6 a u d / e r.
clothed, b u t
not nearly as
smart a man.
Jimmie W a S
cut on the
B ro a d W a y
pattern, garb
and all; but
Grover ou t.
saViled SaVile
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Wise Words

We cannot be too much on
our guard against reactions,
lest we rush from one fault
into another contrary fault
Whately.
An acorn cannot make much
headway in a flower pot.-G. F.
Train.
Our care should not be so
much to live long, as to live
well.-Seneca.
A proverb Is the wit Of one
and the wisdom Of many.-Lord
John Russell.
None breaches better than the
ant, and she says nothing
Franklin.
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

LET me see. The
best way is to sleep
in a room with
plenty of windows,
with cross ventila-
ton if possible, and
with only a sheet
for cover in case it
gets cool during the
night. I like a tepid
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

and that one of his ways of eX-
pressing the animal in him is to
persecute the harmless Jews.
who are in a minority in every
country. Do you suppose we'll
ever get away from our brute
selves so that our human selves
will dominate most Of the time?
B. S.
The Washington times., 1938-08-11
ROllin' Along
By W. A. S. Douglas

WHEN think of the large number of important
w people who pay less ceremonial visits to Wash
ngtOn it would that the capital of that nation should
have official greeter There has been lot of fun poked
at the ob but think Grover Whaenike type of person.
and there many such around would add uster locally
not considering the dplomatrecever who take
of princes etc. in the preliminary grips citizen who
would gladhand the Corrgans the Hugheses and their k
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

1--WE never had a
special method for
keeping cool on a
hot nj 6 h t. I'm
usually so tired
when J. go to bed
that I fall asleep
Immediately. I find
that a warm bath
is especially con-
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

never long enough. I do think
clean, crisp pajamas, of a light
weight, and nice fresh bed linen,
as well as a bath before retiring,
all help to make a person feel
COOL"
X 4
William E. WhitmOre, jr., 1107
Ninth st. N. W., assistant the
ater manager:
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IT never have any
trouble S | e e p in 6
cool, even in very
h OF weather. I
should say I never
have any trouble
81 e e p in g in any
kind of weather; in
fact, hot or cold,
the nj g h is are
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

shower just before going to bed
and plenty of cold water. How
ever, even on the warmest
nights, do not consider operat-
ing a fan. A fan annoys me and
the sound of its motor usually
keeps me awake"
X i Il
Miss Mary Ellen Brown, 1905
Arkansas Ave, N, W.:
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No LOUe for Landlord

So, Landlords Daughter, you
ask us not to think unkindly Of
landlords. How can one help
being anything but unkind
when the house one lives in is
literally -alling apart from ne
glect, and when the landlord
would never dream of inspecting
it for repairs for fear he might
be out some cash? Just let the
first of the month roll around,
though, and they're all Johnny
on the spot.
The Washington times., 1938-08-11
Nazi Consistency

Hitler's Nazis demand better
treatment of their followers in
other countries. At the same
time they rob, plunder and ex-
terminate their own citizens at
home, some of these citizens
families having lived in Ger
many for hundreds of years.
What has happened to justice in
the twentieth century?
BEWILDERED.
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

Il like to sleep
with as little and
as light clothing on
as possible a n d
without covers. If
it is very warm l
like to have the
electric fan turned
on, but I never like
it blowing directly
The Washington times., 1938-08-11
Czech Passes Just Feints?

Hitler won't march through
Czechoslovakia, which does not
even border on Russia's Uk-
raine, the territory Hitler wants.
He'd have to cross Poland or
Rumania, anyway, so he will
probably skirt the northern
Czech border through Poland.
Poland would be willing to let
him pass, while the CzechS
would resist and slow him down.
The natural corridor" talk is
only propaganda to get gullible
Americans worked up over the
plight of the poor Czechs."
s. P. D.
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

well, the best
thing to have is an
air ndit ioned
house. The next
best thing is to
sleep 'au naturel'
in a well ventilated
room with an elec-
trio fan, and a
pitcher of cold
The Washington times., 1938-08-11
ater manager

on the fan when it is necessary
and try to create cross ventila-
ton by opening doors and win
dows. Twin beds are an added
comfort in the summer.
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Il like to sleep in
the raw, or with
Just the 10 W er
half of pajamaS.
My b by also
sleeps naked, ex-
cept for the neces-
sary panties, as he
5 not quite house
broken yet. I turn
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LANDLORD HATER.
y \ +
Rivers on Philippines

You have excellent support
for the view expressed by your
recent cartoon and editorial
that the Philippines are a
dangerously weak link in our
national defense system. Ad-
miral william D. Leahy, our
chief naval authority, told the
Vinson naval committee several
times last winter that we can
not defend the Philippines.
doubt that Japan will annex
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

Such one was Grover the I'M
maculate. He was, when he
functioned, by far the best
dressed man in the world. He
made a sartorial monkey out of
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Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims in
the District Of Columbia since
January /, 1888, is graphically
shown by the death watch.
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
nd addresses Of

should be limited 200 words Names and addresses
the writer's will be
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TheInquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times in
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION
What is the best way to sleep
cool in hot weather?
THE ANSWERS

IHE ANSWERS
Miss Frances Shutters, 204
Fourteenth st. N. E.. stenogra.
pher:
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the Philippine Republic, to be
established in 1946. Such action
would interfere with Japan's
growing PHILIPPINE trade, and
necessitate division of Japan's
fleet opposite Soviet Russia.
Japan and several other coun-
tries with Far Eastern holdings
would benefit strategically from
a Philippine neutrality. The is
lands are too distant for the
United States to sign a guaran-
tee of Philippine neutrality.
WILLIAM c. RIVERS,
Major General, U. s. A., Retired.
'ChiLd's Sacred Right
I resent your editorial, More
Than Half a Million Left"
against child labor. Personally,
I think children have a sacred
right to work, and work hard,
and for little pay. It teaches
them that there is something
besides pleasure in this life.
When they grow up. they don't
expect too much out of life; are
satisfied with the little most of
them get, anyway. It's a great
character builder, work, and
with all your eudo-humani-
tartan views, you can't suggest
an adequate substitute for it.
EX-CHuD I,ABORER.
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st. N. E., milkman: