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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
Pan-American Program


 Correspondents at Lima report that action taken at the big conference, when the oratory and committee meetings are over, will probably be along these lines:
 There may be joint resolution con- demning racial persecution.
 The American republics will strongly proclaim their determination to defend themselves against external aggression, whether by arms or political, pressure.
 Instruments of peace signed at the con- ference will probably be combined in one basic document serving as a sort of Con- Stitution of the Western Hemisphere.
 Qualification of international law, as it exists among the American nations, will be carried forward.
 A plan for rotating annual meetings of Pan-American foreign ministers, pro- posed by Argentina, may be adopted.
 Suggestions for an American league of nations and an international court of justice for this hemisphere will probably be held over for some future conference
 Nearly all of these proposals seem use full and worthy of support. If they can be approved, it will be evidence of eSsen- tial unity of spirit in this hemisphere, in spite of the varied interests and racial differences of the nations involved. Noth- ing of the sort is imaginable for Europe, Asia, or Africa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
Bike Licenses

You can see it coming. The boys and girls will have to get license plates for their bicycles. That will mean paying a small but essential fee, meant merely to carry the cost of a licensing bureau. Worse still, in the minds of lot of young people, it will mean obeying the street traffic rules, as motorists are obliged to do
 Various American cities have already adopted their reform, realizing that a modern community, with its confusions and perils, cannot have any kind of ve- hicular traffic going unregulated A current example is Cleveland, whose city council has just voted almost unanim- ouSly to license and control all bicycles in the city and all bicycle riders under 21 At the same time traffic regulations for bicycles will be established.
 This age limit may seem like unfair restriction upon the boys and girls The general purpose, at any rate, is sound; and the larger the community, the more such traffic needs regulating. Many small cities may get along without it for a while yet. But eventually the chil- dren themselves may be asking for it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

One reason why many people take a dislike to hunting and sportsmen in gen. eral is the fact that too frequently acts are ascribed to this group that shouldn't be. For example down in Bridgeport this week someone or some group invaded the Beardsley Park Zoo, shot 200-pound deer, and removed the carcass from the pen. The vandalism was detected when the park superintendent noticed black stains on the ground. Sportsmen don't commit such acts as this, but they get blamed for them. Too bad that noble sport must suffer because it can't be restricted to those who appreciate it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
Patents

The Senate monopoly committee has been considering patents lately, and rais- ing the question whether the American patent policy is so wise as we have been used to thinking. A patent is by its very nature a monopoly, special privi- lege authorized by the government. Our patent system has been based on the idea that this privilege, by protecting in- ventors and enabling them to profit by their devices, encourages invention and in the long run is good for US all.
 Some now insist that patents, when granted at ali, should protect the inven- tors or the purchasers of inventions for a much shorter time than has been GUS tomary. They base this demand on the charge that too many patents are unused, or are monopolized by business corpora tions that restrict their use and deprive society of the full benefit of them. It is even charged that useful inventions are often bought up for the sole purpose of suppressing them and preventing whole some competition. It is a big and complex question, about which we may all learn more as the inquiry proceeds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

I. W. Baldwin, flight commander of the Aviation Club of Connecticut, thinks that there should be a number of im- provements made in aviation in this state and recommends a program involving some five points, one of which is designed to spread the number of improved and usable municipal airfelds. There is a wide diversity of opinion on the question of municipal airfield. Waterbury has had experience with this matter and should know. The city fathers were pre- years ago, but action was withheld when it was deemed too expensive to under take at the time. Before any widespread development of publicly-owned airields can be undertaken in this state it will have to be shown how the city or town can maintain and operate them without this service being a total loss.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

else or sales taxes. The resulting in crease in price would inevitably re- suit in lower volume of conSump- tion and thus directly increase un- employment. Even if business ulti- mately absorbed some of these in creased costs by increased efficiency, in the long run they would be ac- companied by a failure to advance wage rates as they might otherwise have been advanced had the tax burden not been present; or wages might actually be reduced.
 Pensions and Purchasing Power
 The fallacy connected with the proposals of old age pensions of the Townsend and California type is the assumption that the paying of these huge sums will so increase the aggregate purchasing power of the community as to automatically raise the demand for goods and increase production. The taking of purchis- ing power away from one individual and giving it to another does not increase the total purchasing power.
 Such transfer of purchasing power through pensions would ma terially increase unemployment for several years. In the long run the most serious consequence would be the imposition of such a heavy tax burden on the working man, with a family to support, as to place him on bare subsistence basis. Further more, the burden of taxation on those in the middle and higher in come brackets would still further decrease initiative and the supply of capital available for investment in business and industry, thus decreas- ing employment and lowering the standard of living for all.
 The great bulk of the tax burden necessary to support these proposed liberal pensions must come out of the pockets of the average man. By what right can the public compel working people to forego the en- joyment of current income in order that they may enjoy liberal pensions if they live long enough to qualify? Also, by what right can we force workers of this generation to pay liberal pensions to those who, with in their working lives, were not compelled to pay similar taxes?
 The problem of old age depen- dency is bitter one. It cannot be solved by attempting to distribute more by producing less. This is just common sense.
 False prophets urge us to take money away from one group of so- ciety and give it to another. They hope to create the illusion that something has been added to our wealth by so doing. It does nothing of the kind, unless it creates some thing. Some of these attempts and some of the pump priming activities may be justified as temporary de- vices to prevent impending starva- tion and suffering. The huge debt being created, in addition to the immediate burdens imposed, is the more unjust because it is going to be paid off by our children or grandchildren or be repudiated through imitation.
 The road to progress must neces- sarily be slow. It can be furthered only by encouraging every man to support himself. This is the sure road and fortunately, in the long run, 1t is the happiest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

England to recuperate from his election campaign, one of the first things he did was to put in a call to his daughter Joan at 8 finish ing school. This is the converse ton that ensued:
 Hello, this is Senator Davis. Let me talk to my daughter, Miss Joan Davis, please ....
 Whats that? What do you mean, she's not there? She was there three weeks ago when I left for Europe. I demand to know what you've done with my daughter! ...
 Certainly she's enrolled in your school. Say, who are you? Let me talk to somebody in authorityp
 Long Pause.
 ooh OOoOh, this Is Miss Spence's school. I'm terribly sorry. I called the wrong school My mistake"
 NOTE-Davi daughter Is at- tending Miss Finch's school. Cotton Boil Worm
 A most unwelcome kind of cot- ton crop reduction will take place in this country if the efforts of Department of Agriculture plant specialists are unsuccessful.
 The pink boil worm known more in Mexico than here, is spreading across the border despite several years effort to clean 1t up. If 1t gets a foothold in the cotton belt, it will do more damage than the boil weevil.
 This menace explains tha trip to Mexico of Under Secretary of Agriculture, M. w. Wilson and Dr. Lee Strong, Chief of the Bureau of Entomol- ogy. Though their trip was not publicly announced, Wilson and Strong are now enroute to Mex ico, where they will confer with the Mexican Secretary of Agricul- ture.
 Aim is to set up a cooperative prOJect, operating DOLn SlueS or the border, to eradicate the pink boil worm.
 Mail Bag
 V. c. M., New York-The lady who stimulated Henry Wallace to write "America Must Choose" is Mrs. Howell Moorhead, strong op- ponent of AAA. Mrs. Moorhead expressed her opinion to Wallace at formal dinner in Washington. Wallace's answer was persuasive, and she told him he should write it for the general public. He fol- lowed the suggestion, using Russ Lord as a ghost writer E. c. Gaithersburg, Md.-TVA has sub- mitted itself to audit by 8 pri- vate corporation, Lybrand, Ross Bros. and Montgomery. The audit will be available at the end of this month.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

It's unusual to read this in New York paper, but that city's Park Department has just announced that 32 hills within the city limits will be available for skiiers when and if sufficient snow falls. We didn't think there were 32 hills in New York City, let alone that many which could be readily converted into ski trails and slides. We're not surprised to find that there will be 15O spots available for skaters, but we are about the skiing spots. Up here in Waterbury where there are any number of hills we haven't as yet designated one for official skiing purposes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
A Book a Day

There is a great deal more history bound up in the quiet rolling coun- tryside of Valley Forge than is oft en told in the single somber story of Washington's encampment there.
 Dong before the Revolution the valley was an important seat o8 colonial culture, home of English, Welsh, Germans. Strange legends and stranger superstitiOns were born there. Two major battles were fought near the place and Washing ton had three encampments near there in addition to- this historic wintering. There the revolution was really won.
 So writes Harry Emerson Wildes. in a book as alternately peaceful and stirring as the place itselfs Valley Forge (Macmillan: $3.50)s To read it is to open 8 whole new perspective of one of the most sac cred bits of soil in all of American istory.
 For Valley Forge, says Mir. Wildes breathes the spirit of the great struggle that went on ther. Even today, 150 years after Washington's troops arrved weary, hungry and dis pairing, and burrowed in for train- ing that was to win the war against Britain, the beautiful valley radiates the full spirit of that endeavor.
 MT. Wildes traces the whole his- tory of Valley Forge, concentrating on the struggle there of Washing ton and his men. He brings the first full story of the historic site writ ten in 30 years. Much of his mater ial has hitherto been scarcely touched. -P. c. E.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
Current Comment

Too fast. Far. Far too fast.-A district judge of Providence, R. l., as Samuel Far was brought before him for speeding.
 With this scar I am public enemy 1-2.-John Leal, 3-foot, 1O-inch mid get protesting that faulty makeup in Hollywood had left him with 9 vicious scar.
 All bridge and chess players are slightly cuckoo.-Ely Culbertson, expert.
 It looks damn suspicious Capt. E. w. Moessinger, commander of the ship Vancouver, after a myster- ious explosion had bent the ships plates inward and beached her.
 Italians must Sleep with their heads on their knapsacks. - Benito Mussolini discussing the outlook for war in Europe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
Selected Poem
WHEN EYES SEE NOT BEYOND THE HILLS

(Ellen M. Carroll in the Poets Corner,
 Hartford Times) O. why should earth and all its sweetness Be so despoiled by sorrows icy breath? The spicy tang of wind the flowers beauty Are lost by ever-striking death. Yet not so much is death the spoier For he gives freedom and strange promise all his own But daily fears, sharp pain and apprehension, It is because of these earth's joys have 1own Bring age upon him, weariness and dread, Slay youth and hope and singing pleasure And turn to tastelessness his meat and bread. Since life is brief and man could find such sweetness In his short span, it is so pitifu to see How he must make bitter, endless battle Against inevitable destiny.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

1. Name the river that forms the boundary between the Argentine Republic and Patagonia.
 2. Why does the boiling temper ature of water differ at different attitudes?
 3. What is rhetoric?
 4. With what professional foot ball team does Byron (Whizzer) White play?
 5. In which State is Zion Nation al Park?
 6. What time is 3 bells in the early morning on shipboard?
 2. What federal office is held by Henry A. Wallace?
 8. How many cubic feet are in a cord of wood?
 g. What kind of rock can readily be cut with a knife?
 10. Which State of the D. s. has the greatest water areaf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
Daily Almanac
rises 2:08 a. m.

Moon rises 2:08 a. m.
 Sun rises 7:1O a. m.; sets 4:25 D. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 Wonder what the winter solstice holds in store for us. It's due next Thursday. If you recall what came in on the wings of the au. tumnal equinox Ca hurricane), you'll be keep ing your fingers crossed until December 9 has rolled along
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

If you want copy of our booklet, MIXED DRINKS AND WINES" The Waterbury Democrats Wash- ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

o. Is Jimmy Fidler, the Holly wood newspaper and radio column ist married?
 A. His wife is Roberta Law.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
and
 Answers
By Frederick M. Kerby

Enclose 8 three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- tiOn of fact or information to the 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 o. Does angora wool grow after it is cut?
 A. There is no basis of fact for this popular fallacy.
 @. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1887?
 A. viscount Cecil of Chelwood. @. What was the "Greenback period" in the United States? A. From the beginning of the Civil War until January 1, 1879
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
By DREW PEARSON
enA ROBERT c AENW9

Roper's Out, Then Jim" Farley Due to Resign from Cabinet Before March |; Hopkins to Succeed Roper; Farley Heoded for Place on 1o4O Ticket; Will
 Keep Job as Democratic Eeoder; Prefers
 HuII-Forey SIote, Delegates Pledged
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, "WhO do you take
 for; use whom"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

@. How do the white and Ne gro populations of the world com- pare?
 A. According to best estimates the white population totals 827,- 215, 1000, and the Negro, 302, ,785 ,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

WASHINGTON, December 16-"Uncle Dan" Roper, as often predicted in this column has finally resigned from the Cabinet He's Mo- 2, and there will be third Inv March
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
A Thought for Today

For rebellion is as the sin or witcncEal% anu stuhhornness is as iniquity and idOlatry.-l Samuel 15:23.
 Rebellion against tyrants Is obedience to God Franklin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
T st Y O a F Knowledge

Can you answer seven Of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

@. Does the Patent Office require that a model shall accompany an application for a patent?
 A. Models will not be accepted unless one is absolutely necessary to an understanding of the inven- ton. Complete information about obtaining a patent is contained in the booklet Patents and Trade Marks" copy of which can be ob- tained for ten cents from our Wash ington Service Bureau, 1913 Thir- teenth, Washington, D. c. , @. When did King George V of England die?
 A. January 20, 1886, shortly be- fore midnight.
 o. How large is the Soviet Re- public of Armenia? Name the capital.
 A. It has an area of 30,000 square kilometers and population of about 100000. Erivan is the capital.
 o. How long must a citizen of the United States reside in Canada before he can become naturalized citizen of that country?
 A. Five years; and application must be posted for three months before it will be examined.
Evening star., 1938-07-15
REACT|ONAR|ESH|T
BY c. |. 0. COUNSEL
Political Party Label Not So
important at Present,
Pressman Says.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, July
15.-Lee Pressman, general counsel of
the Committee for Industrial Or
ganization, believes the political party
label 1s of no particular importance
at the present"
Mr.. Pressman told the University
Of Virginia's Public Affairs Institute
last night the c. l. O. was uniting
with progressive forces throughout the
country in support Of liberal and
progressive candidates" and added:
Reactionary forces are determined
to defeat>and thwart the expression
of progressive forces For this reason
the immediate problem is to achieve
a united front behind progressive can
didates."
SweatshOps Assailed.
L. Metcalf Walling. Department of
Labor administrator of the Wages and
Hours Act asserted in an address be-
fore the institute last night that the
public demanded passage of the
WalSb-Healey Act.
This Nation" he said, can no
longer afford the luxury of sweatshopS.
The local communities, the States and
the Federal Government can no longer
continue to subsidize employers who
are unwilling to assume their fair
share of the tax burden of the coun-
try, by supplementing with relief the
pittance which some workers are
paid"
Mr.. Walling said he was confident
"the statute is workable and that it
can rebound to the lasting benefit of
all the people of the United States Of
America"
Closes Tomorrow.
The 18th session of the institute
will close tomorrow with open forum
conferences and round-table discus
sions. At the final night session tonight
spokesmen of the Democratic, Repub-
lican and Progressive parties will dis
cuss the political outlook for the
United States
The speakers will be Dewey Short,
Republican Representative from the
seventh Missouri district; David j.
Lewis, Democrat, Representative from
the sixth Maryland district, and Ralph
M. Immel, executive director of the
National Progressive party.
Evening star., 1938-07-15
RADIO BROADCAST
PROBE PROPOSED
Senator White Announces He Will
Ask Congress to Authorize
Broad Inquiry.

By the Associated Press.
Senator White, Republican, of Maine
said today he would ask the 1899 Con-
gress to authorize a broad inquiry into
radio broadcasting.
One of the biggest radio problems,
he said, is the spread of chain broad
casting. Other phases he wants in
vestigated include: Government own
ership and operation of stations for
other than strictly governmental pur-
poses, licensing of super-power sta
tions, whether Congress should deal
with rates and practices of broadcast
ing companies, newspaper ownership
of radio stations, censorships of broad
casts, and liability.
Evening star., 1938-07-15
LOVE AFFAIRS CHARGED
Mrs. Elizabeth Mccormick Asks
Divorce in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, July IS (P).-Mrs.
Broadway and screen actress, charged
in divorce suit filed yesterday in
Superior Court that her husband. John
Mccormick, film agent and former
husband of Colleen Moore. boasted of
love affairs with two screen actresses.
Mrs. Mccormick was known profess
sionally as Zita Johann.
She asked $1.250 monthly alimony,
$500 for her attorneys and $500
court costs. The couple separated last
April IL.
Evening star., 1938-07-15

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Evening star., 1938-07-15

You won't mind walking in
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Kape-Coats. Choice of colors.
Evening star., 1938-07-15

Cook the cool elec-
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time to cook q whole
meal on this stove.
Convenient switches
control heat. With
cord.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-04-28

be dealt with as follows which
clarifies and condenses all the inn
portant points:
1. Combustible substances are
those that will burn.
2. A combustible substance
must be heated to a certain tenn
perature, called its ignition tenn
perature, before it will burn.
3. Different substances have
different ignition points.
4. Three things are necessary
for burning: oxygen, a combust-
IDLE substance, and a kindling or
ignition temperature.
S. Hydrogen and carbon are
two important fuel elements.
6. Water and carbon dioxide
are given off when fuels contain
ing hydrogen and carbon are
burned in air.
Z. Water, carbon dioxide and
oxides or ashes are the chief pro-
ducts of combustion.
8. Oxidation is the union of OK
ygen with another substance. In
such union, heat is always pro-
duced.
9. The heat of fuels come:
mostly from the burning of the
hydrogen and carbon of which
they are composed.
| 10. Carbon and hydrogen may
by aid of heat remove oxyger
from some oxides. The process i.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-04-28

In their regular class work
they are. still studying Victorian
writers such as Ternyson and
Browning. They have now had
their last type of writing the
Dramatic Monologue,' which
very Interestingly reveals the
character of the person talking.
Browning began this type ard it
is very interesting for us to read.
The Social Science classes fin
ished the study of government.
Mr.. Salzwedel has been giving
tests from old State Board Ex-
aminations. BY taking these we
can see we still have a great deal
to learn yet in our study of Social
Science.
The Advanced Algebra students
have been reviewing which is a
great deal of work. 1t is very hard
to remember all our formulas etc.
and know when to use them. We
are now trying to master this so
we can do problems without our
books.
Even though students looked
forward to vacation, they came
back ready to work-most of them
were. Many needed a week to get
back at it so not many things
have been happening; although
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-04-28
BELVIEW

Mrs. Elizabeth Peterson re-
ceived an announcement from Mr..
and Mrs. Leland Orfield of Lake
field of the arrival of an eight
pound boy April 4. The baby was
named Bernhard Leland.
Mrs. Roland Lester and son
John of Gibbon and Mrs. Axel
Sallstrom and children of Win
throp were Saturday afternoon
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. An
derson.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Monson,
Mrs. Gilbert Blackseth and Ellen
Knutson visited John Olson. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Olson
who is a patient in the Clarkfield
hospital, Wednesday.