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Director

prayer, found much of the city's business suspended today. Many factories and offices were closed, as were public buildings and all courts with the exception of city court. Retail stores were open for business, and hundreds of persons took ad- vantage of a day off from work to do their pre-Easter shopping.
 In Catholic churches this morn ing, the Mass of the Presanctified was offered. Veneration of the Cross followed mass, and was also held later in the day. Stations of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-15
TURNER'S ARRANGE ROCK BEER FEST
Presentation of Play New Feature of Popular An=
 nual Custom

The Turner's announce the first public appearance of their dramatic section as the highlight of the an- nual Book Beer Fest to be held Sat urday evening, April 8 at thelr hall, 1181 North Main street. The play, "Ein Lustspeil" will be present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-15

The Passover will be observed by local Jewry starting at sum- down tonight and continuing for eight days, so far as services in the synagogs are concerned. There will be two Holy days, at the start and the end of the Pass over, with four half-holy days, "Hol Hamoed," between.
 Beth-El synagog's observance will start with a service at ' o'clock tonight, Rabbi William P. Greenfield announced last night. "Tal," the special spring prayer, will mark the service at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, and other services will be ield tomorrow night and at g o'clock Sunday morning, when "The Story of the Had Gadya" will be preached. Ab- raham Kramer will chant at the services.
 Like services are planned by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-15
SPANISH WAR VETS
 PREPARE PROGRAM

Emerson Liscum camp, United Spanish War Veterans, will hold special program next Thursday night to mark the 10th anniversary of the declaration of war with Spain The program will be known as the Muster In Day" celebration.
 Past Department Commander Thomas White will pay tribute to the member of departed members of the organization. William J. Wityak will show series of moving pictures. This will be followed by roll call and mastering service.
 Rev. Roger B. T. Anderson, of Trinity church, will deliver the principal address. Another speaker will be pr. James Spicer of Meriden, department junior vice-commander.
 A program of entertainment will be offered, featuring Martin Me- Lean and Florence Hoffman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-15
Eight Brush Fires
 Reported Yesterday

After quelling two brush fires yes terday morning, firemen were called out eight times for similar blazes yesterday afternoon.
 The alarms were as follows: 12:S5 n. m. Mrs. Francis Nichols, Jersey street: 1:l8 D. m. William Ballicks, Pinehurst avenue; 3:1 p. m, City of Waterbury, Pine street; 4:13 p. m. Joseph Dick, rear 1901 Watertown avenue; 4:37, Marciano Stango, Martone road; 5:05 p. m., Calvary cemetery, Plank road; 5:14, Mrs. Bessie Pierpont, Plank road; 5:23 p. m., Louis Traurig, 876 Cooke street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-15

Growing of tobacco has proved so successful near Nelson, New zea- land, that land values have jumped from $50 an acre to $500 since the experiment was started.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-15

Europeans will be able to reach the Arctic Circle by new Finnish air service operating from Lapland to the Arctic between June IA and August 15.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-15

Joe Penner, popular radio and screen comedia, play his first solo starring role in RKO's "Go Chase Yourself" in which he will be seen as a crooning bank teller in small town.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-15

Cellulose is to be made from do- mestic raw material in new plant in Italy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-15

Rabbi Moses D. Sheinkopf of Beth Israel, and Rabbi Maurice Zig mund of Temple IsraeI, at their SynagogS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-15

Boutonnieres as fresh as the morning dew and we have 8 veritable flower garden to select from |. also 8 complete collection of new jeweled ornaments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-15

Gloves have new outlook this season with intriguing stitching designs. Select them in colors to match your other accessories .. Partisan, Erin Green, Natural, Black, Blue and Brown.
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'Tw0s Ever Thus

c. P. declaims about the ode
featism, despair and hopeless
ness" Of modern literature.
I'd like to recommend a lit
tie reading matter for him. For
one thing, I'd suggest that he
look into the first sections Of
Sir Thomas More's utopia"
which appeared in the sixteenth
century. But coming nearer to
his modern" writer's, may 7
offer the nineteenth century
works Of such people as Dick
ems, Kingsley, Marx, Fourier,
Comte, and any number Of
others?
He. might understand. then,
that any period Of great eco
nomic and social change has
produced its literary critics.
But human ingenuity has made
it possible to meet the in
dlvidual problems Of each such
period Of crisis.
I'd like for you to understand,
c. p, that "defestism, despair
and hopelesSnesS" are not mod
ern phenomena.
OPTIMIST.
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Warns of Red Peril

The utter indifference Of q
great many people and the
Government regarding Com
munistic propaganda and its de-
ception is making for un-Ameri-
caniSm.
If we place any value on our
American rights according to
the Constitution, we had better
be aware Of the enemy within
our gates.
There is powerful red propa-
ganda being carried on through
the press, societies, educational
institutions and every conceiv-
able means that is grossly mis-
leading and deceiVing the
American people.
Even men holding high posi-.
tons are being influenced.
The American newspapers
are flooded with propaganda OF
the awful atrocities committed
against humanity by General
Franco and his so-called gang
Of rebels In Spain.
Against Spanish democracy,
they sayl But there seems to
be silence regarding the thou
sands Of men, women and chill
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Now or Never

1.-TWO weeks remain before the date tentatively set for
l. the adjournment of the Seventy fifth Congress.
LEGISLATION Enacted on at that time dies. 1t does not
carry over to the Congress- to be convened next
January.
That makes it of extreme importance that Congress
act on some of the accumulated legislation affecting the
District of Columbia. Since there is appeal except
to Congress-and since Congress will go home
and forget all about Westinghouse urge those Sena
tors and Representatives who interested in the
Nations Capital to do something for us. Particularly
do we ask Senators King, Capper, Connaly and Cope
land and Representatives Palmsano Nichols, Collins
and Drksen to that the pending bills are enacted
into law All of them have been passed by the House.
There is the Alley Dwelling Authority bill, without
whose enactment there can be low-rental housing
,.u n..,,. development in Washington thus
%1''oS D'O0''S hating sum-clearance There is the
Bill Hangs Fire PwA-borrowing authorization, with
out which there will be municipal or juvenile
court buildings no new wing for Galnger Hospital and
no new schoolhouses.
There is Senator Connallys resolution authorizing
erection of great national auditorium in Washington
one big enough to hold national political conventions
or national gatherings of other sorts.
Surely since Congress will not let enact our own
laws we have the right to expect it to act for us in all
fairness in these essentials.
Who will be the hero to break the District legislative
log-jam? We can't promise him reelection, but
promise him gratitude-which is more than he will get
from many of his own constituents.
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Effect of Suffrage

Some years ago I happened to
be talking politics to the city
clerk Of one Of the largest cities
in the Pacific Northwest, in his
city hall office. The discussion
turned to the European situa-
ton, and the attitude Of the
Senators from his own State.
"What do we care about
.that?" he demanded. Eve send
them to Washington to take
care Of what we want out here"
'That," I replied with some
temper, "is just what is the
trouble with the city Of Wash
ington today. 1t is governed by
q lot Of people sent by voters
with exactly your attitude
He did not know that I was a
Washingtonian, and seemed
surprised at my vehemence. But
would not suffrage for those Of
us who have spent our lives
here do much to counteract the
effect that q similar sentiment
inevitably has on those who
govern us?
WASHINGTONIAN.
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One-Man Snappy Service

ID ACK through the years to the time when Washing
- ton first became inflicted with oneman street cars,
Harley Wilson, enterprsing promoter of the North
American Company, the giant holding corporation
which was then engaged in merging the cys street
lines, coined slogan. Here it is:
"One-Man Cars for Snappy Service"
The merger went into effect and the one-man motor
nan-conductor idea has grown from mere slogan to
be dangerous everyday fact, emphasized yesterday
when two of these snappy oneman cars crashed to-
Hether at Fourteenth and Streets N w., injuring five
people and shaking up scores of others.
1t was raining hard at the time-a condition which
Increases danger in any sort of vehicle whether prop
rn, H.. erly manned or not. The two over
A'''S w " worked men on the colding
FLeHty 10 DO no doubt doing their best to safeguard
our numerous aywakers to obey our erratc stopand-
20 signal SYSTEM to collect fares, to make change, to
control their motors and penetrate the fogke down.
pour.
There is for those who don't give whoop, certain
zest to the element of danger That to have been
the thought in Harley Wilson's mind when he referred
to "snappy service" There's a snap to danger which
is very thoroughly illustrated in these
juggernauts which cruise wildly along our streets.
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Air Crash Publicity Coming

ECRETARY of Commerce Daniel C. Roper at his press
y conference discussion of Tuesday nights airliner
crash Cleveland uttered pious sentiments about life
MulLigGn The looked Flo met onothor ~ those
Heard From th;nn.
Ropers subordinate, Director Dennis Mulgan of the
Air Commerce Bureau, cut in to remark that such
ments doubt lovely, but that his office intended
to find out all it could about the crash and let the public
in on its findings.
Good Publicity information, frankness ON these
disasters what the argong public most needs at this
time 1t is very reassuring to learn that the Air Com
Bureau has chief who intends to do his duty
the New York; ally News)
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Clayton for D. c. Head

Washington'S Maryland neigh
bors who have business relations
with the District on many mat
tiers are interested in the IL
candidates mentioned for the
next District Commissioner.
The names Of three good.
sensible. thoughtful women were
mentioned. but it will be . real
mans job judging from the last
city. election, and no woman
would want 1t.
Little would be gained by ap-
pointing some Of the men men
toned, because Of their limited
following.
Tbs most outstanding. public
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dren being butchered by the
reds Of Russia and France, who
are the real invaders Of Spain.
General Franco and his fol-
lowers are no more rebels than
George Washington and his
men were!
He is fighting to preserve .
democratic state, in protection
Of the Spanish people, against .
dictatorship from Russia.
Who is it that is spreading
propaganda around, against the
order Of placing a ban on selling
munitions to Spain?
Who is it that is responsible
for teaching principles and
ideals in certain American edu-
cational institutions that are
demoralizing and contrary to
American ideals, that are under
mining our American youth?
Who is it that is encouraging
free love and filthy literature?
Who is it that is against the
activity being carried on by the
American Legion against radical
ism?
I leave it to you, the American
public: Who is responsible for
this propaganda?
The National Republic mag
azine claims the Communist
youth movements in the United
States have gained the leader
ship over one million American
youth.
What are we going to do
about 1t? A READER.
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all-jingling his way before all
Rome into the apartment Of
some beautiful blue-eyed lady!
They may be playing those sort
Of games on the side, but, they
never could do it under the spot
light which so delights Carol.
THE KINGS success Is in no
l. small measure due to the
goSSipy makeup Of the Ruman-
ian people. They love to discuss
his many romantic adventures,
from his first association with
zizi Lambrino, years ago, a light
o. love whom he dared to marry.
They whisper Of his high,stake
poker parties, his alcoholic
benders, his quarrels with his
mother, the Dowager Queen
Marie: his fist fight with
his brother, Nicholas, when the
latter, like Carol, wanted to pick
q woman or two from the
masses.
And his stock went UP ire
mendously with his subjects
after they came to learn the in
side story of his attendance at
the funeral of his cousin, the
late King George v Of England.
y
NAROL learned of the British
" monarch'S death at mid
night of the fatal day. He
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ROllin' Along
By W. A. s. Douglas

TAROL THE SECOND of Rumania EurOpe's only royal
~ dicatorrackeeer embodes within himself more of the
of that rake Charles the Second OF
England, than any other king since those days And in
Carols veins flows the blood the Stuarts well that
of the Hohenzoerns.
Like Charles Stuart he chased out Of the country
of which he King like Charles Stuart he made wild
guess lit the right politician sponsor him. and returned
to find his waiting for him; like Charles Stuart, he
takes his loves where he finds them and again like Charles
Stuart he has followed the advice of his mresss instead OF
that of his mnsters-and so has found that Of the
ladies the best-for he still is King
Alone among all the racketeer train out at
bosses Europe onca and scheduled himself to
o in hoord ~ a. o,clock In the
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spirited leader in every move
ment for the good Of the public
or the city for the last 20 years,
especially in the fight for lower
street car or bus fares and cleo
trio and gas rates, is William
NICK. Clayton, a resident Of
Washington. The President
would make no mistake in ap-
pointing him District Commits
Sioner.
JOHN r. RIGGLES,
Seabrook, Md.
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city, but the
National Cap
ital, every.
thin here
should be SUI
perior and an
impressive ex-
ample to 9TH
er cities and
n a t i o n s.
w a Shington
has a great
many faults.
The street car
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lie and get
q W a y W it h
it. I'm a & inc
Hitler b e ing
calle d on
daily in the
ii h e l M
s t r a s 8 e
b y s o m e
r e d. headed
W e n c h! Or
visualize Mus
Solini - med.
ais, sword and
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pre- tty well
for itself. We
have a beauti-
full city with
lovely b u lid
ings and bou-
/ e v a r d 5 :.
There are
splendid edu-
cational and
cultural OBJ.
port u mites
here. It's a
clean city,
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Your [. O..
Nv SHIRLEY SPENCER

By SHIRLEY SPENCER
Here is one to keep your mind
agile. A score of seventy in six
minutes is good.
/. What word which means q
small body Of water if spelled
backward means a bend or a
curve?
2. Is rodeo pronounced ROE
deco, or ro-DAY-o? .'
3. How long win it take Q
train, which is one mile long and
travelling at the rate Of go miles
an hour, to go completely
through a tunnel which is one
mile long?
4. The correct spelling is: GAIA
terra - cafeterea - cafeteria -
5. What word m q ming
straight is spelled the same back
ward and forward?
6. II myopia means nearsight-
ednesS what is the word for far
S1ghtedneSS?
Z. Is phlegmatic a synonym or
antonym Of choleric?
8. Ohmage is horsepower
reverential regard-electrical re-
SiStance.
8. Give the abbreviation for
mademoiSelle.
10. What is the fallacy in the
following story? A man who was
walking in his sleep dreamed
that he was walking along a high
ledge and that he fell and was
killed. The man did fall from
the ledge which he was walking
along while in this dream and
was killed instantly.
ANSWERS ON Page 26)
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ordered his royal train out at
once and scheduled himself to
board it at 3 O'Clock In the
morning. A diplomat In Bucha.
rest telephoned to the Ruman-
ian minister in London. The
latter remembered that Queen
Mary, Georges widow. had
once ordered the then Prince
Carol out Of England following
his establishment Of q love nest
in the rural English county Of
Kent. After frantic efforts he
succeeded in getting his king
on the telephone.
He begged the monarch to at
least wait until he got an Off
cial okay, reminding him that
a public snub at this time would
be difficult to gloss over. Carol.
feeling fine, replied that he
would leave at 3 a. M. whether
invited or not. The distracted
minister managed to get to
Queen Mary. The newly-made
widow declared that as far as
she was concerned the king Of
Rumania was definitely I'M
welcome. The minister, now
desperate, went to the new
king, Edward the Eighth, now
the Duke Of Windsor.
DESPITE his grief Edward
saw humor in the situation.
Learning that Carol by this
time must be on his way he
laughed over his devil-may-
care cousin and said that mat
tiers could take their course. So
Carol came to the funeral
and did not behave in any sort
Of kingly fashion.
It is claimed on reliable au-
thority that he was so cock eyed
on the morning Of the ceremony
that it took masseurs three
hours to smack, pImmel and
drench him into q semblance Of
sobriety. Hisaown personal mas
Seur accompanied him In his car
rage to the place where Carol
joined the procession on foot,
and such was this underling'S
anxiety over his masters condi-
ton that he followed him-also
on foot.
Nobody dared remove him and
in the photographs showing the
Rumanian King in the march,
an mobtrusive individual in .
c--:y lat and a short black coat
is plainly seen almost treading
on the royal spurs. The official
alibi for the masSeur'S appear.
ance, given out after the pic
lures had been shown, was that
he was "a Rumanian hero"
thus so signally honored.
THE funeral over, Carol rushed
- to the pleasures Of Paris only
to find to his diSmay that his
current mistress and principal
political adviser, red-headed
Magda Lupescu. had got there
ahead of him and was waiting.
She let him have . few drinking
parties-with herself always in
attendance-and the echoes Of
these are said to have so infu-
rated the present Duke Of Wind
sor that he no longer talks to
Carol. Edward thought the par
ties, right after the funeral, an
insult to his fathers memory.
But the Rumanians laughed
out loud. Carol is their sort Of
q man.
cnnnrirhh. 1A2a. WaahinEton Timer
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81 b ieve
m o. st Of all
that Washing
ton needs a
vote. If we
could run our
own city gov.
e r n m e n t.,
many Of the
things t h q t
the average
citizen doe S
not like could
be cured. Ma
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"W q shing-
ton n Q Q d s
m ore night
life. It's q
dead tow n
and there are
few place s
here that pro-
vide really
good enter
t INN e n t.
W a Sh ingto-
mans should
be granted the
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Joe louis piqued

My mistress says you pasted
my letter on the bulletin board
and that joe louis ellis had .
cat fit.
What's the matter with that
big Junk? Does he think he's
the only animal entitled to pub
11city?
How about a job? I'd work
cheap. Just a big. thick sirlotn
stake broiled to q, turn, twice .
week. with q bone in 1t. OF
course.
Now don't say I couldn't eat
that much steak. can eat more
steak than any Peke in town
and I am willing to prove it.
How about it? I'll write q let.
ter every day and you buy the
steak.
BY the way I don't want to
be inquisitive-but just what
are you paying joe louis ellis?
And is he a member Of the
Guild?
My mistress said he lives with
a neWSpaper man. Kenneth
Ellis, and that's how he learned
to write. Is that true?
I'm not one for gossip. you
understand, but I'd like to know.
Please think over this job
proposition, Mr.. Editor, and let
me know. If you think I'm too
high priced I'll come down to
one steak a week until I arrive.
So here's hoping you'll con-
slider my application. I am,
Most respectfully,
HENRY PU.Y1
P.s. Pu-yi to you.
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system is badly regulated and
among other things I don't like
the present method Of running
the public school system"
\
Mrs. Dorothy Miller, 1419
Perry Pl. N. w., office clerk:
II think Washington does
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e n o u g h to
know that the
street car and
bus service is
not as salts
factory as it
should be. In
some sections
of the city
service is far
too 10 W. I
t h ink Wash
ington should
have a large
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right to vote. Also the situation
at Gallinger Hospital is pretty
bad and it should get sufficient
money from Congress to be op-
Grated efficiently"
Robert HOLDEN, 430 New Jer-
Sey Ave. S. E., musician:
"Since this Is not Just q large
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"T he gen.
eral traffic
a n d parking
sit uation in
w a Shington
is terrible, so
that improve
nent in this
line is greatly
needed. There
should be less
p ar k ing re-
Strictions for
q u t onobiles
In thu dnurnnkr
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Sissiies?

If Mussolini and Hitler are
sissies, as that New York psy.
chiatrist said, what are our
Congressmen? They let us get
into debt, burdened us with
taxes and have headed us for
general destruction. The farm
ers are getting riled-perhaps
others will now wake up and
show that they are men.
D. D. K.
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tive WashingtonianS would be
more satisfied with their city
and would not constantly blame
Congress for any undesirable
conditions that exist"
X
Charles Finney, TAB Rock
Greek Church Rd. N. W., public
relations.
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auditorium for large meetings,
exhibitions, athletic events or
other huge gatherings Of impor-
tance." .. -~- j..
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

Letters Editor should limited
the writer's win be omitted
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The Inquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times in
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION
What do you think is Wash
ington's greatest need?
THE ANSWERS

Mrs. Mary Crandall, 3419
Brown st. N. W., telephone op-
orator:
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compared to other towns. I
can't think of anything that
Washington is tremendously in
great need Of"
4
Mrs. Louis Jenkins, North
Uhle st., Arlington, Va, wait
reSS.
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Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims in
the District Of Columbia since
January /. 1898, is graphically
shown BY the death watch.
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o@HAAOA45 Oh VIC 1oOACICC1
bosses Of Europe, Carol can
flaunt his light O. loves in pub