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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-25
Will Be Remembered

Announcement of the appointment ot the Rev. Thomas P. Mulcahy, pastor ot SS. Peter and Paul Church to the pas torate of St. Augustine's church, Hart ford, will be received with mingled feel ings here in Waterbury where Father Mulcahy has spent more than half or his years in the priesthood. Coming here late in the World War days he was soon appointed to create new parish in the East End In the 18 years that he was head of this growing parish he lab- ored constantly to build it up and to con- plete it's physical qualifications - church, school, convent, parish house.
 His parishioners will be both sorry to see him leave Waterbury and glad to learn that he is going to such an inn portant parish as St. Augustines, where the late Monsignor Michael w. Barry served so faithfully and remarkably. In Hartford, no doubt, Father Mulcahy Will have more opportunity to fulfill the obli- gations that of late years have been entrusted in him by virtues Of his years in the priesthood, his knowledge of church liturgy, and the high regard in which he is held by fellow members of the clergy.
 Father Mulcahy is member Of family that has long been linked with the grOWCn or CIle NdCIlOllC CllulCIl III NOlA- necticut. A nephew of the late Reverend John A. Mulcahy, Vicar-General of the diocese, he has distinguished himself as a cleric of great devotion, ability, and accomplishment. Waterbury will not for get him and will always maintain a friendly interest in his Hartford pas torate.
 Waterbury, too, is interested in the several other clerical changes brought about by Father Mulcahy's advancement. The Rev. Michael F. Heating is well known and liked through his administration of the affairs of St. Michaels church in Waterville and his previous curacy in Naugatuck. He should be well fitted to carry on the fine work that Father Mul- cahy started. And the Rev. Francis c. Higgins will be welcomed back to the city where he served his first curacy at St. Patrick's. He will find welcome in Waterville. Succeeding Father Higgins at Beacon Falls is Rev. Jerome Cook, who has been at the Immaculate Conception church since 1884. His first pastorate being SO close to Waterbury his many friends here will have splendid oppor- tunity to continue their friendship with him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-25
Joe Kennedy Talks Sense

The presence of that red-headed Irish man at the Court of St. James makes lot of Americans feel better about their country'S chance for peace. Joe Ken nedy gives signs of being the ambassador that the United States has needed for long time. That first speech was simple, it was straightforward, it was sensible. If Great Britain - or any other country - gets funny ideas about how the average American looks at the world scene, it won't be Joe Kennedy's fault.
 It was good to read in Kennedy's speech such passages as these: Most Americans insist that their country retain it's independent and unmortgaged judg- ment as to the merits of world crises as and when they arise"
 "Where the present interests of Great Britain and the United States meet is in the prevention of this generally feared world war"
 If the nations should again become engulfed in the cataclySm of a general war, we should make ourselves very strong and then pursue whatever course was considered to be best for the United States"
 Best for the United States" - that's putting it the way it ought to be put and leaving room for no miSinterpretation. Joe Kennedy is plain-speaking man. He wants the position of his country to be understood He said that two ideas were wrong. One was that the U. s. wouldn't fight under any circumstances short of actual invasion, and the other was that the U. s. could never remain neutral in the event of a general war. When Ken nedy says that the great majority of the American people prefer the middle ground he is right, The American people believe that keeping to such a course is the surest way to keep out of war.
 Joe Kennedy will be no errand boy at St. James. He will lick no boots. And the British should like him and respect him for those reasons. They received his speech enthusiastically, even when he frankly warned that the U. s. would go whichever way seemed best to the U. s.
 Kennedy said that Americans refuse to believe in the inevitability of war. That is true. The American outlook is not fatalistic. Neither is it foolish. Ameri- cans know that there is good chance that most of the big nations of the world will be at one another's threats - and soon. But with men like Joe Kennedy in the important posts in the foreign service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-25
Nice Piece of Work

Says one ex-commissioner to com missioner, via public print, "It's nice piece of construction" The construc- tion is the MerritA Parkway. The ex-com- missioner is Charles J. Bennett; the con- missioner is John A. Macdonald. MT. Macdonald succeeded Mr. Bennett in the office of Highway Commissioner, MT. Bennett was called upon by Governor Wilbur L. Cross to furnish him with an official finding on the condition of the much-discussed, criticized, praised, and long demanded Fairfield County super roadway, a memorial to the veteran national legislator, Schuyler Merritt Of Stamford.
 MT. Bennett in his official finding says that the road is we'll constructed, but makes few suggestions which Governor Cross, in turn, passed along for general consumption. They are to the general effect that something could be done about the convergeance of the lanes Of the park way at over and under-passeS. AS we recall it this, too, was one of the faults pointed out by Works Commissioner Robert A. Hurley in his noW-famous critique of the Merritt Highway and the Highway Department.
 There will be no battle of pictures in this latest resume of conditions as they exist along the 32-mile, 300feet wide right of way across Fairfield County. A week or so ago Governor Cross stated that pictures can mean almost anything you want them to mean if you take them from the right spot Which is just about what most of us concluded after viewing the pictures that the two warning State De- partment heads and then the ones pro- duced by newspaper cameramen pro- duced on the same subjects. Even the famous tree down in New Canaan which occasioned so much comment is left to spread it's leafy branches alongside the motorWay.
 We have it on authority that the road is well constructed and will be a motor ists' paradise if and when the converging lanes are taken care of. May we hope this is the end of the chapter which imme- diately precedes the one dealing with actual travel over the long-awaited highway?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-25

Cardinal Hayes spoke words of wisdom when he stated regarding harsh measures on both sides in the war in Spain that two wrongs do not make a right. He has hopes and is praying he says, for a victory for General Franco, and said in part on the fourteenth anniversary of his election to the Sacred College of Cardi- nals, "I am praying that General Franco will win because the Spanish Loyalist Government is controlled by Communists and other radicals. I hope he will win quickly, because the quicker he wins the sooner peace will be restored and further blOodshed averted."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-25
A Book a Day
A Thrilling Saga of Syrian Desert

Strange tales have come out of the Syrian desert and civilizations have been sifted through its burning sands. For more than 5000 years the trade routes of this desert have linked the Occident and the Orient. So it's story is one of the extended dramas of history.
 Yet curiously enough, up .o now, no one has written the complete story. The volume, The Syrian Desert" by Christine Phelps Grant Macmillan: $5), is therefore one of the most welcome travel" books in years. '.-
 For the author has produced here more than a travel book; it is a sweeping survey of the life of this ageless desert from earliest recorded time; the saga of its travellers, their hardships, the channels of ancient and medieval trade, 11'centuries of postal history and finally, the mod ern desert Story-the transforma- ton from animal to mechanical travel, including the coming of the great air liners.
 So the land of Huber, the Blunts and T. E. Lawrence becomes a fas- cinating story as Miss Grant follows its fortunes through the centuries. The history of the Beduin tribes and of the sultry cities linked insepar- ably with them-Damascus, Aleppo, Baghdad and Basra-is, incompar- able. And Miss Grant has searched with exhaustive thoroughness for the last fragment of each epoch. | P. G. F.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-25

It appears now that Senator FL lender must have been mistaken when he charged that at least one bureau in either the Army or Navy Departments in Washington en- ployed only red-haired women. The buildings housing both departments have been searched from cellar to attic, and although pleasant sprinkling of redheads was observed here and there, they were found to be relatively scarce. It was Senator Ellenders complaint that some of the women in Washington were promoted more on the basis of looks than on efficiency; presumably the boss who did the hiring in the my thical bureau had convinced his own conscience that red-haired women are in some way more desirable to have around than the other kinds.
 It is dangerous business, of doubt full public policy, and probably con- trary to all that is held sacred in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-25
PreSsCOnment|
CONNECTICUT AT THE EASTERN
 STATES
(Hartford Courant)

A word of thanks is due those in- dustrialists, agricultural groups and individuals who have built up the $35,000 appropriated by the General Assembly for the erection of an eX- hibition building at the Eastern States Exposition to the sum of $73,000. An amount sufficient to pro vide Connecticut with the kind of building it has long needed to es- tablish it's prestige with the visitors to the Exposition is now at hand. Previously Connecticut has been content to have the States of New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont and Massachusetts outshine it with their attractive, tasteful display buildings.
 Fortunately private donors and the general assembly have realized that the Eastern States Exposition means almost as much to the people of New England as a worlds fair does to the nation as whole. Work should begin soon on building which will be large enough to ac- commodate exhibits both agricul- tural and industrial. and the people of the state would be proud if it could be completed in time for the 1888 Exposition. There has been some debate as to its style of archi- lecture, some urging that 1t follow i modern functional lines.
 Suffice it here to endorse the lau- dible suggestion of MT. Willard B Rogers that the new Connecticut building be a replica of the Ole State House. His suggestion is happy answer to the problem.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-25


 that occasionally has cost the Government nice chunk of money, since the winner, by the z time the regular tax payment date arrives, sometimes has run through his winnings and is D. broke. In that case the gov- ernment tries to collect by seek ing other assets, but usually that is futile. ...
 While the Treasury derives sev- eral hundred thousands dollars a year from the Irish Sweeps, the process of extracting the money is not an easy one. There are plenty of headaches for the tax collec- tors.
 Besides claims of split own- erShip and vanished funds, Treasury agents encounter in- stances of big prize winners de- camping from the U. s. in or der to avoid paying taxes. In one case of this kind last year. the tax dodgcr tried to make a deal with the government by offering to settle for $5.000 if permitted to return. He was turned down and stin Is living abroad.
 Another frequent complication is the claim for exemption on the ground that the ticket holder sold a share of his ticket to a foreign speculator. t..- .-' One group of winners which get off without paying a tax are the recipients of the small $500 consolation" prizes. The incomes of them, even with their win nings, are not enough to bring them into the taxable class, so they pay nothing.
 Merry-Go-Round
 The voice behind the New Deal film, "The River" is the voice of Tom Chalmers, actor and grand opera singer, who toured the country 25 years ago in "The Girl of the Golden West" "The fclVer IS now puDllSned as a book When Indiana's flag waving Congresswoman, Virginia Jenckes saw an article about her self in the Hoosier Sentinel, writ ten by Bob Menaugh, she ordered 10000 copies to distribute to her constituents Caught by quick roll-call in the House re- gently, two members appeared without collar or tie. Bill Lam- bertson of Kansas was taking a workout in the gym when the bell sounded, and Bob Ramsay of West Virginia was under the barber's shears.
 Copyright, 1888, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-25
Selected Poem
A SONG OF THE CLOCKS
Sara Van Alstyne Allen in the
 Christian Science Monitor)

oN-~S~SSAA ONASAASS The grandfather clock stands in the hall He is dark and very tall. He speaks with voice of dignity And his great gold pendulum swings free. Tick-tock tick-tock. Says the grandfather clock. The little black clock on the mantel-piece Is fat and round and very gay With hidden chimes like silver bells Heard upon a summer day. Ticka -tock tock-a -tock, tick-a-tock Says the little black clock. The clock that hangs on the nursery wall Doesn't look like clock at all. It's little house with pointed roof, And in it lives little bird With the cheeriest voice you ever heard! When the grandfather clock begins to speak, He hops outside and cries, Cuckoo, cuckoo, The world is fine and the skies are blue!" The mantel clock rings silver chimes And the grandfather clock replies One two-one two-quite true-quite true. The skies are blue. The hour is two! Tick-tock-tick-tock. The hour is two!"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-25
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, March 25-This is an attempted word portrait of an aver age Broadway show girl. She has naught in common with the Holly wood conception of her species, ex- cept shapely legs, an ability to dance, and-a smile. The resemb- lance stops there.
 A composite picture of a big-town show girl boils down to these per- tinent facts:
 The tall, statuesque Mona Lisas who strus their stuff behind the footlightS of the citys large caba- rets receive $500 per week. Out of | that not-to-generous stipend they spend an average of $l2.50 for rent. The majority of them do not live alone, but pool their resources and take over a hotel suite in one of the midtown theatrical hostelries. Or else hang up their chapeauX nightly in tiny apartment some where in the FortieS.
 The working hours are from ' D. m. every night in the week, until 1 3 a. m. A show girl never gets a night off. Her absence from a show for single evening, upsets the en- tire routine of night spot presenta- tion-means the recruiting of an- other girl to fill in the vacancy. If l for any reason, ShoWgirl is forced to remain away from her working habitat, she must produce doc tors certificate the next day, or forfeit her job.
 One afternoon every week, she must blue pencil all engagements and be on the premises for four hour rehearsal. Failure to show up for a rehearsal means heavy fine and the girls are also penalized in their pay-envelope for tardy ar- rival on rehearsal days.
 No Feasts
 A showgirl usually does her set ting up exercises at 2 in the after noon, eats breakfast at p. m. and waits until 10:30 at night for dinner She has supper, and that generally consists of hamburger and a cup of coffee after the evenings work out-and not gourment's pheasant accompanied by a bottle of Veuvt Cliquot '29, as the film epics from the west coast would have yol believe.
 Her wardrobe is strikingly similar to that of any other toiling madem. oiselle, She has little jewelry, n' fine furs or importations from thu Parisian fashion ateliers. Gifts tha she may receive, from ardent swain' of the upper strata, usually ar' nothing more than few posies, bottle of perfume or an elaborat' box of candy that she invartabl. gives away to the wardrobe mis tress-for show girls figure Is he fortune. She spends about a dolla a week on cosmetics, shops for he clothes in the department store and watches the advertisements o bargain sales in the public print with all of the shewedness Of
 housewife.
 She take drink now and ther but that's about all. Most of he male acquaintances are musician fellow workers in the night club in dustry, and other males of the mol variety-chaps who toll after sun down.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-25
No Burgau of RedheadS Patient Search in Official Washington Reveals No Army or Navy Dept. with Red-Haired
 Women Only Ones Employed
NEW YORK HERALD-TRIBUNE

this commonwealth, to argue that pretty women are preferable in an office to those who, while doubtless efficient enough, are not so pretty.
 Any politician, any newspaper and and clergyman can sense instantly the immense value of flattering the woman who, although she may know in her heart that she is home ly, rather likes to be reminded that she has her good points. Moreover, it has become more or less a fixed part of the American business credo that the ablest office help consists of extremely plain, and preferably rather dowdy, women. This theory probably was started by some polt- room of a husband who in his sneaking, cowardly fashion was afraid to have a looking wom- an around his office.
 At great risk, and with consider able trepidation, may we suggest that the time-honored theory prob ably is false? Actually, in business the handsome woman is sometimes handicapped. The other women have been known to say catty things thing about such person, and the bosses often believe, foolishly, that no one so pretty could possibly have any sense. A few fortnight men, notably in Wall Street (what stun ming stenographers roamed through those canyons at lunch hour during the boom yearsD have demonstrated that certain amount of beauty, within reason, is fine thing to have around. We confessed to a feel ing of disappointment that there is no bureau in Washington staffed entirely by tall, titian-haired women It would have been a lovely thing to see, almost worth the trip to that city of confusion and bewilderment
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-25

A. E. Barnes, PA Congress street, Jersey City, N J.
 Q. Which signers of the Con- stitution and of the Declaration of Independence became presidents of the United States?
 A. George Washington and James Madison were signers of the Con- stitution, and Thomas Jefferson and John Adams signed the Declaration of Independence.
 0. What is the Jesse Isidor Straus Travelling Lectureship? A. It was established October 4, 1887, by Mrs. Irma Nathan Straus in memory of her husband, the former United States ambassador to France, who died October 4, 1886. The lectureship is awarded annually, for at least five years, to a French statesman, scholar or journalist, to lecture on French civilizat tion and culture in American colleges. The Centre de Politique Etrangere in Paris, represents the Institute of International Education in receiv- ing applicants for the lectureship. Jean Provost, for two years French lecturer at Cambridge university, is the first holder of the lectureship.
 o. Give the pre-war public debt of the United States.
 A. AS of March 3l, 1917, the gross public debt was $1,282 2,044, ,346.28.
 Q. What is the latitude and longi- tude of Quito, Ecuador? A. The observatory there is in latitude degrees, IA minutes south; longitude 78 degrees, 29 minutes, B seconds west. If you want a copy of our book let Popular Screen Stars" write to Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth street Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-25

1. Name the capital of India.
 ?. Where was Alexander Graham Bell born?
 3. Who was flight commander of the six U. s. Army planes which recently completed good will tour of South America?
 4. How many degrees are in a right angle?
 5. What do the letters s. S. be- fore the name of a ship stand for?
 6. Name the largest country in South America.
 2. Who was Anton Stepanowitch Arenski?
 8. From what country were the Virgin Islands purchased by the U. S.?
 g. What is the oldest organized sport in North America? 10. Who invented the mimeo- graph?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-25
Questions and
 Answers
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
By Frederick M Kerby

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED Enclose a three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ton 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 Q. How is the name Pamela pro- nounced?
 A. Pam'-e-lah, with a short e as in get. Accent the first syllable. Q. How old is Mary Pickford? A. She was born April 8, 1893. Q. What is the name and address of the secretary of the American Racing Pigeon union?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-25
Current Comment

The theater never will dominate the road again except in the in- stances of outstanding plays in the everyone -must-see class.
 Helen Hayes, famous actress.
 The Orient from Siberia to Singa- pore is not worth the bones of one American soldier.
 pr. Charles A. Beard, historian.
 I don't propose to issue hourly bulletins on Capone's temperature and pulse.
 James A. Johnston. warden of
 Alcatrax Island.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-25

great many Americans feel that their nation is a great deal less likely to mix in the bloody mess. They remember all too well Ambassador Pages maneuverings prior to Americas entrance into the World War. Many of them still blame Page. And the great majority of them hope that Joe Kennedy won't make the same mistakes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-25

The wealth of the Maharajah of Patti ala, who died in Lahore, India, the other day, sounds like something out of a fairy tale that might have been included in the Arabian Nights He had twenty-one roped necklace, eneralds without num- Der, and fleet of twenty-one Rolls-Royce cars. In short he was very wealthy man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-25

The commission in Washington is all of dither. The Japanese Cherry trees blossomed week ahead of time The en- tertainment program for the blossoming was planned for April l, but it looks as if the show would have to go on.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-25

A Boy Scout troup in New York on the first day of Spring discovered thirty-eight signs of the season within one mile of ter ritory. That's showing them. We doubt if there have been that many signs in bleaker New England, but our own scouts have probably discovered plenty in the Naugatuck Valley area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-25
A Thought for Today

Therefore say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them-Mark ll:A
 Every prayer that is really such-that is, which flows from the inward necessity of the soul-God answers.-Olshausen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-25
Daily Almanac
Moon rises 2:05 a. m.

Moon rises 2:05 a. m.
 Sun rises 5:49 a. m.; sets SOS p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Pussy willows appearing sporadically for the past month or more, burst into full bloom this week. First flowers we noted were the shy and delicate snow-drops almost hidden in the welter of leaves and garden truck that accumulates during the winter season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-25
ALL KEYED UP

Ginger Rogers is cast as an over- worked stenographer who seeks rest in summer camp and falls in love with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. in RKO Radios Having Wonderful Time"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-25

A New York City peanut vendor, once conspicuous in the Metropolitan Museum of Art neighborhood, left an estate of $12,000, showing how in small way it is possible to do much.