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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-20
Chase Companies Join Procession Of Plants lin Business Revival
Various Departments at American Brass, Chase's 1 Scovill's Responding to Nationwide Attack 7 on Recession

A slight increase in business and tone which is better than a month ago was reported today by Charles 2. Hart, executive vice-president of the Chase Brass & Copper Co.,, when asked about the general em- ployment situation in the city.
 50 far as employees in the mills are concerned, most are on the 40- hour-a-week basis" MT. Hart said. Business is showing slight in- crease and the tone is better than Q month ago. People seem to be more optimistic"
 Companies Attitude
 Officials of the large companies generally, however, were not of a mind to predict what the remainder of the summer may develop for bus mess, they would not commit them selves to the prediction that this condition will continue or that further expansion of bushes locally is "just around the corner"
 Most departments of the Ameri- can Brass Company are working on a 40-hour weekly schedule, &C., cording to Clark s. Judd, vice-pres- ident and general manager, who re- marked that this schedule has gone Into effect for the first time since before Christmas.
 Gains in employment have been gradual at various other large
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-20

Claim that a wall condemned by Building Inspector Patrick J. Car lin is 193-4 inches off his property at the rear of 390-396 Willow street was presented last night at the meeting of the board of public works by Cornelius J. Daly, who said that he refused to build new wall for that reason. Additionally, MT. Daly charged that when the original wall fell on Nov. II, 1918, (Armistice day), the city rebuilt the structure with improper materials and he produced some crumbling substance in pa- per bag to support his contention.
 Owner Notified
 The building inspector had notified MT. Daly and the Waterbury Sav- ings bank that unless repairs to the wall were made by the present owners, the city would undertake the job and charge 1t to the owners, placing liens on the property to ob- tain payment of the cost.
 While the city map showed the wall to be on his property, Mir Daly contended that his own map indi- cated that it was not, by foot and a half and more. His samples of the construction of the wall showed sand, lime and stone, no concrete. he explained and, in spite of the corporation counseps ruling that the city is not responsible as the map shows the wall on private property, MT. Daly said he refused to assume responsibility for 1t because the city had allowed the previous owner to build a defective wall. He said he has only owned the property for four years.
 The board sent a copy of the order for rebuilding of the wall to the Board of Finance with request that funds be provided, although the cost, eventually, is expected to be charged against the property owners.
 New Projects
 City Engineer Charles A. Root sought approval of the board for new WPA projects in the city parks which involve expenditure by the government of $323, ,202 and by the city of $70,495, total of $393, ,697. There are Chase Park, federal grant, $17,544; city grant, $3,836; golf course, federal grant, $69,- 862; city grant $15,238; Fulton Park, federal grant, $68,681, city grant, $l4,969; Hamilton Park, fed- eral grant. $146,13l; city grant, $3l, 896; Washington Park, federal grant, $20,984, city grant, $4566.
 He reported that the WPA park jobs are the least expensive Of any and that the federal govern ment already has spent $123,900 on such projects with city expen- ditures of only $5,O0O, the federal government accepting as part of the local grant the use of city owned equipment. More than 300 men are employed on these proj- ects. The board sent the recom- mendation on to the board of fi- nance.
 Title searches, in preparation for hearings for the laying of sewers on the following streets, were ordered: Edgewood avenue, West Main street, Lake street, Au- burn avenue, Baldwin street, Glen street, Highland avenue, Lindsley street, New Haven avenue and Pearl Lake Road.
 The aldermen were asked for authority to hold hearings for laying sewers on the following
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-20
Full Weather Report

COnnecticut, Local thunder showers this afternoon or early tonight. Thursday generally fnir and slightly cooler.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-20
missioners agreed.

missioners agreed.
 Commissioner James T. Phelar offered a motion, passed unanim- ously, that the bills be referred back to the controller to be posted in regular method on the warrant sheets before further submission to the board
 Written Request
 The request from the controllers office read
 These few bills are not posted to the sheets. If the board wishes, they may approve the bills, then I will post them tomorrow and give you the sheet. This will en- able these people to be paid this week. Thank you" It was signed by Mrs. Connor.
 It was noted by the commissioners that some of the bills were received at the controllers office early ir May, a majority of them during June. The commissioners express ed surprise that the controllers office should be concerned over de- lay by the board to the extent that departure from charter provisions was made in the request for ap- proval of bills not posted, as the controller had insisted should be the case.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-20

Request from Beatrice M. Connor, bookkeeper in the controllers office, was that the vouchers be approved before being posted on the regular warrant sheets. The controllers office sent the batch of vouchers, yet to be included on the regular sheets which the controller has insisted since the first of the year are the only proper lists for city board consideration and sigma tllre, to Clerk John Di Corpo with the request for the public works board to approve them before the bills were posted.
 Refuses to Sign
 "Why, that's the very thing we've been criticized for before," Commis- sioner Albert Loeffler cried. T wouldn't sign them"
 Commissioner Robert Mccormack declared that such procedure would seem to him irregular" Other members of the board expressed amazement that the controller whose complaint over just such procedure was part of his testimony before the Waterbury grand jury, should depart from his stand per- taining to absolute observance of all charter stipulations.
 We won't sign these" the com-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-20
COURTHOUSE GETS
 l5 STOLEN TIRES
All to Be Held as Evidence Against Four Alleged
 Thieves

Fifteen brand new tires were transported from police headquar- ters this morning to the basement of the county courthouse, to be held as evidence against four men who are accused of stealing them from Scovill street establishment.
 The tires were kept in the cus- tody of police until the men were bound over to superior court. The tires are now in possession of County Detective Roland G. filling.
 Valued at almost $20O the tires were taken from police headquarters to the courthouse by Officers Thomas Grady and Albert Lacey in the police patrol.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-20
MARRIAGE MARKET
 HURT BY WEATHER

Stormy weather has taken its toll on the marriage market, according to findings at the office of the town clerk, Mrs. Mary c. Kilmartin, where, today, nary couple filed intentions to we'd
 The July figures are far under June, as is usual, but July this year has shown considerable drop from the numbers registering to marry this month last year, it was revealed.
 Whether weather of the past days or vacations or just general con- ditions are responsible, officials were not inclined to remark.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-20
Heart Attack
 Proues Fatal

Mrs. Margaret Kerr of Bridgeport died this morning at 10 o'clock a. Waterbury hOspi- tai. She was admitted Sunday night after suffering a heart attack while picnicking at Lake Quassapaug. Her name had been on the danger list since her admittance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-20

Boston, July 2O-CUP)- Weather forecast:
 RhodeIsland-Loca thunder show CTS this afternoon and early tonight. Thursday generally fair and slight ly cooler.
 Massachusetts - l. o c thunder night. Slightly warmer in north portion tonight. Thursday generally fair and slightly cooler.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-20
More Factories Swing Back To 4O-I1our Work Week
Controller Advised To Follow Charter
Procedure Criticized in Grand Jury Testimony Pro-
 tested By Board of Works; Bills Sent Back

Bills for city supplies amounting to more than $25Ot sent to the Board of Public Works for approval las night by the office of the controller and abruptly and witt rebuke sent back to Controller Sherwood Rowland with request that the procedure outlined by charter b fo1o
Evening star., 1938-12-25
Authors Have Created
Christmas Traditions

which Christmas seems to belong.
To Henry Van Dyke we turn for
Christmas message of beauty In The
Story of the Other Wise Man" and
his First Christmas Tree"
There is also that memorable lit
tie book of Kate Douglas Wiggin's s,
The Birds Christmas Carol" about
Carol Birds Christmas party and
the Ruggles, from Sarah Maud to
Baby Larry "of Carol who lives
again in every chime Of Christmas
bells"
Since 1921 the world has read "The
Night Before Christmas" on Christ
mas eve, made famous by the Rev
Clement Moore, who really wished
his fame from more scholarly tones.
Moore's creation remains unsur-
passed.
The spirit of the season is deep
in the works of Charles Dickens; it
is an invincible one and one that
rings clear and true. There must
be each year a reading of the
christmas Carol" and the message
VI oAS oSAOOSCy WIN A11CW 1lOW W
keep Christmas we'll" Christmas
with all of Dickens characters is a
traditional one, from Bob Crachitt
and his f1reside brew to the great
Pickwickian Christmas and the
house party at Dingley Dell.
Dickens left immortal Yuletide
messages: Reflect upon your pres
ent blessings, of which every man
has many-not upon your past mis-
fortunes, of which all men have
some. Fill your glass again with
merry face and a contented heart.
Our life on 1t but your Christmas
shall be merry and your New Year
happy one" There seems
a magic in the very name of Christ
mas ." would that Christmas
lasted the whole year through, as
it ought"
There is always the Christmas
story from the greatest of all books
the Bible: when Jesus was born
in Bethlehem Of Judea, in the days
of Herod the King, behold there
came wise men from the East to
Jerusalem" Though many versions
by many men, the message is the
same.
The Christmas Annual, edited by
r. E. Haugan, is a colorful miscel-
lany of song, story and illustrations,
delightful for Christmas browsing.
Representative of the moderns,
Christopher Morley says of the days
before Christmas: THE most sensi-
tive and complex of human sensa-
tions is the pre-Christmas feeling,
because it is not merely personal,
but communal; not merely COM
munal, but national; not merely ma
tional, but international" For read
ing toward Christmas and after
Christmas he leaves his greeting:
For our friends a cheerful and
laborious New Year with good books
to read and both the time and
inclination to think"
Evening star., 1938-12-25

of 0O0-authorized by Congress
for the Regular Army. He warns,
however. that the Army must be
equipped to the last man with the
most modern war machines and
weapons and organized on basis
which will permit its instant con-
centration and employment.
Above all he warns, this country
must curb its passion for ''gadgets'
and must guard against abandon
ment of basic elements of defense
in favor of untried innovations-e. g..
the battleship for the airplane
There is, he says, no "get-rich-
quick" road to military security.
A fundamental fact in this ques-
ton of American defense is that the
United States lis the only one of
the great powers of the world which
is in a position to pursue the old
British policy, that is. a naval policy
in matters of national defense" :"
Japan no longer can do so because
she has involved herself in con-
tinental affairs.
The United States alone is out
of reach of the air weapon as pro-
ceeding from any land base in the
possession of a conceivably hostile
power; and she possesses no land
frontiers across which could come
armies of sufficient strength to
menace her security" says Maj. Eliot
and he marshals a convincing array
of facts to prove every detail of
his contentious.
Maj. Eliot's book is issued almost
coincidentally with President Roose-
velt's statement that for the United
States national defense, per Sc, is
obsolete and that we must plan in
terms of continental defense. The
view is ably supported by the au-
thor. Purely from the military
standpoint. be argues, the Panama
Evening star., 1938-12-25
Brief Reviews of Books

interesting life writes singularly
| colorless book.
Safety.
LET THEM LIVE! BY Stewart H.
Holbrook. New York: The Mac
milan Co.
A useful book on the prevention
of industrial accidents.
Pictures.
U. S. CAMERA ANNUAL, 1899.
New York: William Morrow g.
Co.
This yearly selection of outstand-
ing photographs seems up to its
usual high level.
Christmas Books.
A TOWN is BORN. BY Tom Sayres.
New York: The Macmillan Co.
A tale of how a poor little girl
brought five men of worldly affairs
to better state of conscience. Now,
really?
CHRISTMAS DAYS. BY Joseph C.
Lincoln New York: Coward
McCann.
Cape Cod on the 25th of December
or Joseph C. Lincoln being Joseph
c. Lincoln
THE BOOK OF BELLS. BY Salts
N. Coleman. New York: Reynal
& Hitchcock.
The story of bells in every land
and for all occasions. Not particu-
larly Christmas, but would be a
good gift, somehow.
CHRISTMAS. An Annual of Christ
mas Literature and Art Mime
apolis: Augsburg Publishing
House.
The eighth volume of Christmas
lore and pictures in this series.
| Somewhat sentimental, but pleasant
enough.
Mysteries.
DEATH AT A MASQUERADE. BY
NJ E. Corne. New York: M. S
Mill Co.
Murder strikes at the height Of a
gay masquerade ball. Average
thriller.
MYSTERY IN WHITE. BY Jeffer-
| son Farjeon. indianapolis: Bobbs-
Merrill. Co.
A better than average murder
tale, set against background of
| blizzard.
Evening star., 1938-12-25
Novels.
DIR. NORTON'S WIFE. BY Mildred
Walker. New York: Harcourt

Novels.
DIR. NORTONS S WIFE. BY Mildred
Walker. New York: Harcourt
Brace & Co.
Obvious and dreary tale about a
man whose wife became an invalid.
He loved her just the same, which,
in the authors opinion, seems to be
a miracle. And that's all.
JOHNNY COUNTERFEIT. BY Mary
Yale Sharpleigh. New York:
John H. Hopkins, Inc
Thriller about young lawbreaker
who acts as double for fashionable
man about town. Mistaken identity
in lively vein.
KNIGHT OF THE THIRD ESTATE.
BY Hector Fezabdie. New York:
Thomas F. Kyle Co.
TumultuouS novel of the French
Revolution Written with little
style and lots of action.
EVERY MAN A HOME. BY Benja-
min C. Bubar. New York: For
tuny's.
A novel on such political ques-
llOllo dS pCllSloIlo dll0
works. Badly written.
Detective Novels.
FOUR FRIGHTENED WOMEN: BY
George Harmon Coke New York ::
Alfred A. Knopf.
Beautiful actress found dead on
one of those fatal week end parties
and perfectly nice photographer
suspected. Lively.
PUZZLE FOR PLAYERS. BY Pat
rick Quentin. New York: Simon
& Schuster.
Murders backstage Solved by COL
laboration between Peter Duluth
and DR.. LEM Pretty good
PORTRAIT OF A SCOUNDREL.
BY Eden Phillpotts. New York:
The Macmillan Co.
A Economically clever doctor at
'tempts to remove inconvenient rela-
tives from the land of the living
by mental suggestion, and so on.
Pretty good.
Autobiography.
BEHIND THE BALLOTS. BY James
A. Farley. New York: Harcourt
Brace & Co.
A man who must have had an
Evening star., 1938-12-25
Bv Louise Dinzviddie.

There is no doubt about it
Christmas is the glorified season!
Hearts become happy and homes
are made gay in the traditional
manner. The mistletoe is hung,
holly and pine are about, trees gilt
ter and glisten, Yule logs burn and
the whole world opens house.
But Christmas has not always
been a season of such extravaganza.
There has not always been tubby
little gentleman bearing gifts, as the
American st. Nick, nor the sparkle
of lights on dark trees, nor many of
| the customs now legendary with
Christmas. Much of the spectacle
of the season has been created from
the pens of authors; the recipes for
our modern Christmas celebration
are found in many little volumes on
the library shelves.
Christmas is the time to examine
your bookshelf Some book with
pages echoing the joviality of other
Christmases in other years will help
rediscover the meaning of the day.
For example, there is Sketches" by
Washington Irving.
To this American author we owe
much in Christmas atmosphere. In
1909 Irving described st. Nick of
Knockerbocker town as "the tubby
little gentleman with the ubiquitous
pipe and jolly manner" who laid
his finger aside his nose" and there
by made a standard Santa Claus for
posterity. In his sketch Christmas
Eve" he has the Yule log illuminat-
ing according to ancient custom,
Christmas candles burning and
the kind-hearted old custom of
shaking hands" In. christmas
Day" he bespeaks our thoughts for
Christmas charity, Il love to see this
day kept by rich and poor; It's a
great thing to have one day In the
year, at least, when you are sure of
being welcome wherever you go, and
of having, as it were, the whole world
thrown open to you"
Centuries before, the poet Herrick
gives a little poem that mentions
the Yule log:
Come bring with noise
My merrie, merrie boys,
Christmas log to the firing.
One century before. Addison makes
traditional English Christmas in
the country for his genial character,
Sir Roger de Coverley, who "after
the laudable custom of his ancestors,
always keeps open house at Christ
mas"
Reaching across the sea, we take
a little volume of fairy tales from
Hans Anderson. He lighted spark
in his Little Match Grip that has
never lost its glow; his Little Fir
Tree" romances the life of each
Christmas tree; his Snow Queen
paints the pages with snow and ice
and q landscape Of fairyland te
Evening star., 1938-12-25

Canal is the key to our naval de-
fense; hence, to our national de-
fense. To protect the canal. we must
| guarantee the inviolability of the
Caribbean of the West Indies, of all
of the Americas which might pro-
vide an enemy naval or aviation
base within striking range in force
of the canal. Into this matter he
goes at length.
He warns against any Anglo
American military alliance-a dream
of those who have envisioned a
world police power, largely English
speaking The airplane has changed
the whole picture; the British Isles
are vulnerable to direct attack A
hard -and-fast alliance with Britain
might at any time involve us in a
European war in which Britain
alone might have any direct inter-
est. For our own security We need
not and ought not to create in
struments of military power capable
of immediate action on land in Eu-
rope or Asia, he says. And. in the
absence of such Instruments, our
support of Britain morally will not
appreciably increase the element of
risk to be weighed by the authori-
tartan powers as antecedent to a
further appeal to force in Europe. -
On the other hand, this country
cannot pursue an isolation" policy.
Our investments abroad constitute a
stake whose loss would prove dis
astrous. The time has come, he
cautions, for "a revival of straight
thinking on this subject" In the
absence of a clear-cut policy, it is
futile to build up our merchant
marine, to conclude trade agree
ments beneficial to our commerce
abroad, or to seek new fields for
American enterprise.
I For our protection and the safe
guarding of our essential interests
abroad, he advocates an American
policy defensive in principle. offen-
sive in execution" which does not
require of us "the maintenance of
large armies, nor the fighting OF
land campaigns on distant con-
tinents."
"Seapower in sufficient strength,
with an adequate air arm, and re-
inforced by a small, highly trained,
completely equipped Regular Army
sufficient to provide expeditionary
forces for operations of limited ex-
tent and objective such as the
seizure of advance bases for the
fleet or the occupation of some out
lying possession of an enemy, will
be quite adequate to our purposes, -
he says.
Possession of these instruments,
plus the clear understanding on the
part of any potential enemy that
behind them lies "the determination
to use them of1e7sively against any
foe," guarantees that I'VE shall be
as safe as human foresight can
make us from the actual challenge
that will compel us to employ them. y
Maj. Eliot goes into great detail
in outlining the precise Army, Navy
and Reserve forces, the naval YES
sells, airplanes. military gear and the
bases required to be established and
maintained for our purposes. He
goes into all phases of employment
of military force; internally, as In
the case Of riot or perhaps foreign
inspired revolt, as well as EXTERN
ally.
Easily one Of the most important
books Of the year. J. s. E.
Evening star., 1938-12-25
Church's Tree Is Stolen

CHICAGO R.-The Rev. Harold
L. Bowman rejoiced Saturday night
in the beauty of the lighted Christ
mas tree set in front of the First
Presbyterian Church.
Sunday morning he discovered
there was only a hole where the tree
had been.
Evening star., 1938-12-25

IlSdIlS QdQ Deen required 10 answer
roll call. Next year they will not
be permitted to duck, thanks to the
G. O. P. gain. 1t requires only one
fifth of those present to force rec
ord vote, and the Republicans now
will mobilize that number on the
floors whereas in the past they could
not"
The Republicans gain will also
end summary suspension Of rules
by the administration, says Mr..
Tucker, and will give the opposition
larger representation on major
committees handling taxes, tariffs,
appropriations, labor legislation and
regulation Of business and industry
'+' the next Congress, in the light
of the election returns, will force Mr.
Roosevelt to let private business and
industry escape from the political
doghouse. Willy-nilly, he must let
men and money 60 back to work"
\ X X X
This is the sum of Mr.. fuckers
provisioning. Ken makes much
more specific predictions, the i'm
portant ones of which are about as
follows:
That the Wagner Labor Act will
be the center of loud battle; that
work relief appropriations will drop
to about $1,000, 100000; that Harry
Hopkins will be removed in favor
Of a "non-political" administrator
that the deficit will be increased by
about $3.50, 900, 900; that the Senate
will probably refuse to confirm DON
aid w. Smith on the National Labor
Board; that taxes will go up but
Roosevelt may try to duck response
Evening star., 1938-12-25
Washington's Best Sellers,
Week Ending December 22, 1898

Washington's Best Sellers,
Week Ending December 22, 1888
REBECCA. Du Maurier. Dou-
bleday Doran.
ALL THIS AND HEAVEN,
TOO. Field. Macmillan.
MANS HOPE. Malraux. Ran
dom.
THE YEARL1NG. Rawlings.
Scribner.
MY SON, MY SON. Spring.
Viking.
THREE HARBOURS. Mason.
Lippincott.
Non Fiction.
WITH MALICE TOWARD
SOME. Halsey. Simon and
Schuster.
LISTEN, THE WIND. Lind
bergh. Harcourt Brace.
THE RAMPARTS WE WATCH.
Eliot. Reynal and Hitch
cock.
BEHIND THE BALLOTS. Far
ley. Harcourt Brace.
I'M A STRANGER HERE MY
SELF. Nash. Simon and
Schuster.
PURITAN IN BABYLON.
White. Macmillan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-02

Besides the threat to kill Stalin, the mysterious station was said to have praised Marshal Mikhail Tuck hachevsky, Nikolai Bukharin, Alexei Rykov and other military and civilian leaders executed in the merciless purge as enemies of the state."
 Listeners along the Baltic coast have tried vainly to find whether the station is broadcasting from in- side Russia, as is claimed, or in one of the Baltic states.
 German Police In Rome
 For months past, high operatives of the German gestapo have been in Rome, preparing for the visit on which Hitler leaves to- night. Arturo Mocchini, head of the Italian secret police and Heinrich Himmler, chief of the dreaded Ger man gestapo have cooperated. Himmler will be in Hitler's personal entourage when he leaves tonight along with the devoted Sepp Dietrich chief of Hitler's personal bodyguard staff, and a corp of Nazi giants pledged to die if Hitler does.
 A United Press canvass of sources on the continent revealed that 10,- 900 operatives of Mussolini's ovra have been on special duty in Rome,