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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-22
CENTRAL STATE LEAGUE (West Side Recreation Alleys)
 (Wallingford)

Totals ..... .517 sos 5S5-1G1O High Single-Crebaise, 133. High Three-DeStiso, 363,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12
Tone For Governor In 194o

While it may be somewhat carry ~ talk of political predictions two years hence nevertheless, 1t has openly been done nationally for some time back, even nrior to last Tuesdays oH-year electl0ns. So why not now in Connecticut unless it be too soon after Tuesdays debacle 10 obtain the right perspective.
 However. we think and feel certain ana there are considerably many others wno think likewise, namely, that out or the wreckage there is one man in the Demo- cratic party who could repair the damage inflicted on the party at the polls last Tuesday. That man is State Labor Com missioner Joseph M. Tone, whose onlls- sion from the Democratic state ticket this wear was party leaders sin of commission.
 What might have happened had MT. Tone been given the nomination TOT lieutenant-governor is anyone's guess, but many are guessing after studying last Tuesdav;s figures that things would have been quite different had he been allowed to run for the office. For one thing MT. Danaher's labor vote would have been more than offset by the MT. Tones labor record and labor endorse ment. Also the same applies in respect to Jasper McLevy. Whatever proportion of labor was responsible TOT the McLevy amazing vote would have been greatly reduced had Joe Tone been on the ticket.
 Thus from these deductions and many more too numerous to mention in this limited space it is not hard to come to the conclusion that Joseph M. Tone is about the one and only sure bet the Democrats have for 1940, provided the political leaders do not again pull poli- tacal rabbit out of the hat. If they do the result will not only be the same, but vastly worse. Tuesdays election results are conclusive proof that the voters have awakened and are at last thinking for themselves and that is as it should be.
 Again we say it is early for predictions for 1940, but sometimes events have the faculty of casting their shadows before hand, and in this case we think the shadow of Joseph M. Tone looms even now as potent threat not only over the Democratic party but all parties in Con- necticut. For instance, Tone-McLevy fusion ticket would blast both old parties out of the picture. Stranger things have happened. That could.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12
NezV Englnnd COP Republican Sweep Through This Section of Nation Impressive - New Deal Was
 Issue Only in New Hampshire
g Only in New Hampshire
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

Tobey defeated the Democrat United States Senator Fred H. Brown for reelection.
 In Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Con- necticut the most general Republi- can appeal was a promise that both improved governmental efficiency and frugality would result from electing G. o. P. candidates. In Con- necticut, the Republicans were aided in defeating Gov. Wilbur L. Cross, seeking his fifth consecutive term, by the Socialist Jasper McLevy, who commanded the amazing total of 160,000 votes. Since he took most of them from the Democrats, he al- lowed Raymond E. Baldwin, how ever, including youthful John H. Danaher, who took the United States Senatorial toga from the New Deal-endorsed Augustine Lonergan, also won. And Vanderbilt is to be Rhode Islands Governor.
 By returning to its traditional place in G. o. P. lists, New England now sends a delegation of twenty two Republicans and only seven Democrats to the National Congress. In addition, a block of six Repub- Ncan Governors changes the picture somewhat from the previous three to-three split.
 The President may find a more united opposition to his flood control and other regional plans that threatened, Republicans believed, more or less encroachment on states rights.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12

Some time back during the height and heat of the state campaign the Republi- can recovery boys" put question = "Are you better off today than you were two years ago?" The answer received was said to be "No". To this Democrats were reported to have retorted with the rather senseless, but nevertheless very popular bit of slang, "So what" All of which persuaded the New York Herald Tribune to reprint brief news item under Hartford date line, which we reprint, too. t. Complete returns in the State of Connecticut showed clean sweep for the Republican state ticket and the defeat of Senator Lonergan, Dem ocrat, by John A. Danaher, Republican. In addition, the Republicans gained a Representative-at-large and three other Representatives. :" There wasn't a Connecticut newspaper, though, most of them Republican in sentiment, that didn't explain this "clean sweep" with the phrase -- aided by the 100000 votes cast for Jasper McLevy, Republicans carried the state
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12

beginning they were recognized as beau- tifully written and conveying sym pathetic interest in the occasion. They will not be lost in the shuttle of chang ing administration for publication of his papers has already begun and now may be completed with this final one on Thanksgiving.
 It is a hard task that Governor Cross sets his successor, Raymond E. Baldwin. We hope the latter does not endeavor to initiate the governor, but chooses a style of his own. We also hope that he will not revert to the proSaic and unintereSting form of proclamation, so common today in our states and usually so constructed that no one reads them. Governor CrosS's proclamations were always pest, sellers; everyone read them, admired them, praised them Governor-Elect Bald win must take some steps to keep up the reputation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12
Relocating Bridges

Up in Vermont, where there are still many of the old covered wooden bridges in existence and being used by highway traffic, there is distinct movement afoot to preserve these bridges for all time. Ver- monts Historical Society, through its president, is actively engaged in cam paign to enlist public sympathy for the covered bridge. The society proposes that when modern transportation has super Seded the use of such old structures they still be allowed to stand, but off the beaten track That's sound proposal, but in the long run it might be expensive.
 We did that here in Connecticut in one known instance. The covered bridge up at Cornwall was retained where it crosses the Housatonic River and where 1t stood for many years by relocating the highway of which it had become part. The new road crosses the river some dis tance south of the structure which thus avoids heavy traffic and may be entirely closed to vehicular traffic now for all we know. Over on the Salmon River, too, covered bridge was saved in just such a fashion as this, save private interests here intefvened to make it's preservation certain.
 Two covered bridges, the last in the Naueatuck Valley. were destroyed in recent years and we don't believe that they could have been relocated or the new concrete structures put in different spot. Of course the old structures could have been left standing alongside the new ones, but this would have been dan- gerous and certainly marred the beauty and utility of each. Vermont's work in preserving covered bridges, relocating them, if necessary, will be watched by all New England, but in every instance there will be inquiries as to the economics
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12
A Book a Day
Exploration in Agricultural Field
BY BRUCE CATION

It is truism that the race usually fails to realize who its real benefac- tors are. Emperors and generals can always command statues; but the men who really make the world a better place to live in, who push hunger back and give the race new weapons in its eternal struggle for survival, are all too apt to go quite unnoticed.
 You are likely to reflect on this truth when you read "The World Was My Garden" by David Fair child, (Scribner's: $3.75). For this book lifts the curtain on the activi- ties of what Paul de Kruif once called the hunger-fighters-the pa- tient, undepaid, unhonored and greatly gifted scientists who make two blades of grass grow where one grew before, who protest and inn prove out granaries and our orch- ards, give us a better diet and knock the lugubrious theories of Malthus into cooked hat.
 They are a new breed. MT. Fair child'S father was on the faculty of AmericaB first agricultural school that of Michigan-and, three years after the Custer massacre, became the first president of the first agri- cultural school in Kansas. When the son went to Washington in the sos to work for the department of agri- culture, the whole department was housed in a ramshakle old dwelling on the edge of Washington.
 MT. Fairchild tells of his work and of the work of his colleagues, and his book is enormously interesting. Because of their work, you have more and better foods on your table to- day than your grand father had on his, and the prospects that wour cvhildren's grand gcildren will live in land of plenty are neormously increased. The country is better served by few men than by its be- tanists and Agricultural explorers: this fascinating book tells who some of them are and what their work is like.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12
PressConlrnent
BRIDGE AND TUNNEL ERA (New Britain Herald)

More bridges. more tunnels, more tolls! In New York the Bronx Whitestone bridge and parkways are being constructed, so that New Eng flanders can get to the Worlds Fair without first motoring to New York or through Queens.
 A $70O00,O00 tunnel between the Battery and Brooklyn is being plan- ned.
 Meanwhile there is growing indig- nation over the tolls charged to cross the Hudson. The people are getting tired of paying tolls, espec- ially high tolls.
 President Roosevelt got himself mixed in a bridge controversy in Maryland, where much was promis- ed before Tydings was renominat- ! ed. Now nobody knows whether there will be any new bridges! May be the Free Staters will do their own constructing. And if they do, let them be toll-free, as beflts 8 place calling itself the Free State. l While the marvels of engineering skill are being projected plenitude of ferries continue in business, and some of them undersell the toll bridges. Ferries across the Hudson are doing quite well, thank you; and below Philadelphia there are three offering competition to the two Delaware river spans. Weakness of these spans is that they take traffic into congested areas while the ferries are so placed to avoid it. Where ferries do the work feasibly and well 1t is a waste of money to supercede them. But if the Govern- ment furnishes the money and buys the local bonds, that appears to make difference!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12
The Book Is Closed

With the publication of that beautiful proclamation for Thanksgiving by Gov- ernor Wilbur l.. Cross this week we sor- rowfully close the book on period of of the same man. Those who have been fortunate enough to preserve the public papers of Governor Cross are indeed fortunate. They will have for posterity priceless literature.
 The fame of good governor does not rest on his literary ability, to be sure, but Wilbur l.. Cross certainly added to the lustre of this state by the quality of his public prCclamations. From the very
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12

ably will be the first German col- ony to go.
 Berlin -TO-B Bagdad
 CENTRAL EUROPE-Here Bri- tiSh influence has taken the worst beating of all.
 It is important to recall that one of the main British motives in the World War was to block the iBs- marck dream of Mittel- Europa, the proposed block of German na- tiorls extending from Berlin to the Black Sea.
 Today that dream is realized. Rumania, JugOslavia,, the car- cass of Czech0slOvakia, have no choice but come under the Maxi orbit. Their motto is: "You can't trust the Democracies; make a deal with Berlin"
 Hitler has carved up Czecno- slovakia so as to give through rail routes to the rich raw material of southeast Europe, and the Berlin-to-Bagdad railway is now an immediate ps.6ibility. Today there is nothing to block tile Ger man advance to the Brh JSh oil fields of Mosul, the wealth of the Caucasus, the short cut to the Indian ocean.
 The Sudetenland was far more than merely a part of Czechoslo- vakia. It was corridor - cor- ridor held by one and a half mil- lion men, plus Q duplicate Magi- not line, plus Q thousand air. planes; held not merly on behalf of Czechoslovakia, but on behalf of the British empire.
 THAT CORRIDOR NOW IS OPEN. British Bankers
 Interesting, unrevealed fact about the Munich sell-out is that certain British bankers had bet money on the demise of Czechoslo- vakia by advancing money to Ger man industrialists, who in turn were working with certain big Czech bankers.
 These Czech bankers put the pressure on Benes, the British bankers put the pressure on Chamberlain, and Hitler put the pressure on both.
 THE BRITISH BANKERS WON, WHILE THE REST OF THE EMPIRE SUFFERERED.
 Copyright, 1888, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12

Sale of Agawam Park up near Spring field will be quite an event, we should imagine. This beautiful racing plant is far from the best in the country and can't compare in magnificence with many others, but it's value is said to be $1 ,000,- 900. When you have to practically give away million-dollar plant, it's interest ing to note what transpires. In the case of Agawam we don't suppose there will be any group large enough or financially able to take over the track in toto so that it might be maintained for harness racing or even as a park No doubt it will be torn down and such parts as may be sold allowed to go to the highest bidder. A beautiful park, only four years old, and it faces destruction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12
Questions and
 Answers
cOpjsishs ss's M
By Frederick M. Kerby

Enclose a three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ton of fact or information to thN Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be un- dertaken. Be sure all mail is ad- dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU. REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington. D. c.
 THE EDITOR @. Where is the main office oi the Young Democrats?
 A. Shoreham Hotel, Washington D. c. Charles H. Shreve is the exec. utive secretary.
 e. Who composed Shine On Harvest Moon," and when was il published?
 A. The music is by Nora Baye; and Jack Norworth, the words by Jack Norworth. It was first sung ir "The Follies of 19o8," and published the same year.
 Q. What nationality and race is the orchestra leader, Jan Garber? A. He is an American Jew, born in Indianapolis, Ind.
 e. Which countries have corp orative governments
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12

After six years in other pastures New England today is again on the greensward of the Grand Old Party The Republican sweep was impress sive, particularly since 1t was made possible by a shift in the large cities. where in recent elections labor and the less economically secure have overbalanced the loyal G. O. P. vote of the Yankee country districts.
 Several factors enter into this shift. That industrial voters are turning to the Republicans for more accelerated recovery is one Repub- lican interpretation. But the New Deal was a defined issue only in New Hampshire, where Charles w
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12

Governor-Elect Baldwin gets a fine chance during his administration to start the discussed cross-state parkway. While plans are already underway for it and only last week Governor Cross dis cussed federal aid with President RooSe- welt, actual work on the road outside of Fairfield County hasn't begun. Even the exact route of the highway isn't known to the public. It won't be built in two years, but it could be we'll underway by the time MT. Baldwin's first term draws to close.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12
Selected Poem
THE SERGEANT
(Randolph Auclair in the Poets Corner,
 Hartford TimeS)


 In France during the World War, the com- nanding officers of company of Marines were killed in action; command reverted to line Ser- geant who when about to charge machine-gun nest called back to his men, Come on, you men, do you want to live forever?" and he fell mor- tally woundedo Fix bayonets and forward ho! We die if we falter, so forward we go, Follow me; that old command, As skirmishers you led your band The blood of our comrades is on their hands, So the cold steel, boys, and man to man, Sooner or later we die, you see, Why put 1t of? Come answer me. Killed in action" of us they'll say, Not withered and wasted, and laid away; We'll leave the milder, gentler life To the patient plodder of civil strife In bed we never were meant to die, But rather between the earth and sky Meet our Maker, if such there be- Where the shines down, and the wind blows free. No Mans Land was the place that day, Where Sergeant showed his men the way To glory and death of his soldiers creed, The way men fight of his own wild breed. O, Sergeant bold, for you on high No waving banners Haunt the sky; Banners and monuments pass with time, The way of all men, but words sublime, Like yours. will live as long as men Have the courage to carry on; and when The Time comes for a soldier to fight, He'll think of you, and his eyes will light. And he'll forward go. like you of old, Mocking Death, defiant and boldi o, Sergeant brave, wherever you are. In your valhalla or realm of stars, You'd give no thought for Democracys sheen, No lofty ideals inspired your dream,- You called your men to follow you; As 8 soldier dies, you would die, too. o, man of action, your words die neverl Come on, you men: do you want to live forever?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12
In New York
By GEORGER ROSS

New York, Nov. 1--Elections, Mar tian nightmares and gangster-wars
 may come and go, but Mayor Fio-
 rello LaGuardia = the gentleman with the ten gallon hat and the five- borough boots seems to be becoming
 Gotham perennial. Certainly no
 other chief executive of the nations
 largest metropolis has done his with
 as much peppery vigor and such
 complete disdain for diplomatic decorum.
 LaGuardia lives in a modest domi- cile at 1O8th street, near Madison avenue. The neighborhood borders
 on the fringe of sepia Harlem, far
 removed from the towns more
 patrician residential sectors. The mayors family life is the exact op-
 posite of his wild, breathleSs work
 aday existence. His two children attend public school, and only occa- sionally are treated to an excursion with papa among the municipal goings-on of the city.
 Mrs. LaGuardia maintains the family homestead with the aid of
 one servant, and does all the shop
 ping.
 The mayor himself packs more activity into a days toll than most other human beings in the city. He rises at in the morning, and
 generally is of to the office by 6:30 but not without first of all paying
 & few surprise visits to unsuspect- ing and out-of- f-the-way police pre- cincts and fire-stations. And woe
 unto the hapless gendarme caught without a shave, or fire-battalion
 chief with an unpublished hose nozzle at that hour of the morningl
 East Side, West Side
 An average days calendar would include a swift dash to the public market place in the Bronx plus a personal inspection of the scales by LaGuardia to see that Mrs. New Yorker is getting the proper ratio per pound of caulifiower, carrots and chestnuts. Enroute downtown it's a cinch that two or three schools, plus few hospitals, would experience a nasty but thorough going-over by an already panting mayoral encourage. If there is an important city hall appointment on the days calendar by il in the morning, attaches in the city's municipal stronghold will tell you the mayors entrance will be timed for 10:S9-but not a split sec ord later.
 LaGuardia is no James J. Walker. Sartorially, he's a shambles. The town has rarely seen him in any, thing but a pretty well-worn, rn-
 pressed blue serge suit, pair of
 brown brogans and that Gargan- tuan, jet-black funeral bonnet. If I it's evening attire, His Honor's tie
 assumes an acute angle through sheer force of habit and the contin-
 uous animation of chin and neck above.
 The mayors desk is a crazy con- glomeration of wild disorder -official papers being thrust upon 1t with a
 sundry collection of pipe tobacco,
 municipal scrolls, dozens of compile
 mentary tickets to various public
 affairs, blue-prints for 8 half dozen
 new playgrounds and a sample waste -basket to be purchased in
 quantities for the clerical depart
 ments of the towns sanitation de-
 partment. An even half-dozen sec retaries and ofiice assistants whirls
 in an dout of the oficial sanctum constantly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12


 i. Is the North Pole nearer to the center of the earth than the equa- tor?
 3. Is 1t proper for bride to wear wedding gown and veil when the groom is dressed informally?
 8. Name the alloy of copper and zinc.
 {. Which states are officially called commonweal .hs?
 5. Into what body of water does the Mississippi river flow?
 6. Name the German Minister of Economies.
 T. What is the name for the science of antiquities?
 8. Name the oldest institution of higher education in the U. s.
 Q. Who was the Republican nom- inee for President in 1936?
 10. Did Jim Braddock win the heavyweight championship from Max Baer by q knockout or by de- cision?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12
Current Comment

Sweet reaSonableness had won nothing except terms which a cruel revengeful enemy would have dicta- ted to beaten foe after a long war.-Alfred Duff Cooper, resigning as lord of the admiralty, on Cham berlain's meetings with Hitler.
 Mob spirit is not confined to a certain economic class. It is evident even in college men.--Norman Thomas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12
Daily Almanac
foon rises Q:93 b. n1.

Moon rises 9:33 D. m.
 Sun rises 6:S5 a. m.; sets 4:37 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 Thinking back over various Armistice Days we have celebrated in the past, all are re- called as fairly mild or balmy. Even that greatest of all in 1918 was q beautiful day. It turned out hot, too, as many may recall if they were among the martial paraders on the occasion
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12

EDITORS NOTEAhough foreign affairs have been Obscured situation abroad is in respects turbulent during the Munich crisis Drew Pearson and Robert Allen short series of special articles Interpreting the in Europe and Asia. second article will appear next week)
 WASHINGTON, November 12. ~ Naturally the British not admitting it. but the recent Japanese quest of South China is the worst twist given the Lions foil irO hI1nd drnd voor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12

What people want in government is what they want in automobiles = power, visibility, and control.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12

All the races seem to be getting race conscious except the human race, which as a whole acts more and more like the lower animals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12

Most of our modern poetry seems to be going into the automobile ads.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12

If you want a copy of our book let, STARS AND CONSTELLA- TIONS," write to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bure a u 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12

e. Do lepers in the National Leprosarium at Oraville, La, have to pay for board and treatment? A. All patients are clothed and otherwise cared Tor at Federal gov- ernment expense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1888
A Thought for Today

have coveted no mans silver, or gold, or appareI.-Acts 2O:3S.
 covetousness swells the principal to no pur- nose, and lessens the use to all purposes Jeremy Taylor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12
By DREW PEARsoN

Joponese Conquest of South China Staggering Blow to Greet Britoin; English Lost More Prestige at Munich Than If They Had Lost Q Big Wor; Mediterranean "Life Line" Broken By
 ItoIy Both at Gibraltar and Suez; Brit
 ish Bunkers Sold Out CentroI Europa