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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29
In New York
nv EEORGE ROSS

A a
 New york. Nov. 29-The lives of
 those backstage at the Metropon- tan Opera House are not as tenseiy social as the lives of those spectacu- lar spectators who occupy the Dia- |7nond Horseshoe. ,-
 opera singers, for the most part, abhor plush places and elaborate ceremony and places where they are well known to lay patrons.
 We know little rickety eating place in the Fifties, where the table d'hote dinners reach their peak at 65 cents, and which re- ceives its chief patronage from the great names of the Met. Its proprietor is an ever-smil- ing, shy little Neapolitan, Joe Re- mono. He is an ubiquitous res taurateur, presiding over the din- | ing room and kitchen with but little assistance. He prepares, to our notion, the best bowl of spa ghetd in town, and in this esti- mate we are supported by the best vocalities of the Opera House. His furniture is plain and ancient, and his decorations consist of no more than hundreds of auto graphed pictures, tightly pressed against each other on the walls. Such an atmosphere naturally breeds informality, and since most of the customers are singers and well-acquainted with each other, there is no gaping, such as you are bound to see at most celebrity hunters salons.
 Girth Control
 We always wondered how oper- atic stars attend to keeping their corporate holdings around the mid- riff down until we ran into new member at the gym we visit with less frequently than we should. The new member Is Lauritz Melchoir, who, in sheer body construction, is a Man Mountain, and who is one of the greatest opera singers of the generation.
 Now MT. Melchoir's capacity for fine dining and winning is well known; next to singing, it is said to be the chief passion of his life. Then Melchoir's avoirdupois caught up with him and next we know, he had applied for membership in our gym.
 Choo- ChOO Thrill
 Nowadays children get their thrills in reverse. David and Armand, twin sons, aged II; Renee, 10, and Heidi. Ann, 6, all children of Armand Denis and Leila Roosevelt, the ex- plorers, are home from an 11,000- mile airplane trip about the United States. They have nothing exciting to report but a short journey on a railroad trainl
 The children flew with their parents on a goodwill tour of 30 American cities along with the motion picture, @Dark Rapture, which the senior Denises filmed in the Belgian Congo. So the air. minded junior Denises brought along their pets, white mice, fly ing squirrels and pink snakes, and a movie camera to keep from getting bored on the long flight.
 And they almost were bored, save for an incident that saved the trip from being 8 total loss for them. At Omaha their plane was forced down by bad weather. The family made the short jump to Des Moines by train. Wildly excited by this novel mode of transportation the Denis kids wanted to find out what made the engine go, ride with the engineer, shovel coal and blow the whistle. And they came home as enthuSed fans of the railroad.
 Now they are looking forward to 8 horse and buggy ride, promised them by the village doctor near their home at Putnam. Connl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29

in America less than two years ago, now seems definitely settled both in law and practice. Property rights remain such, and human rights of workers are guaran- teed by new procedure. As result, we seem to be coming into new era of in dustrial peace. Tn France, however, the situation is uncertain and menacing. They may be drifting into another revolution there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29
Daily Almanac
II:35 D. m.

Moon sets 11:35 p. m.
 Sun rises 6:55 a. m: sets 4:25 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Skating and sliding for the past two or three years have been early winter pastimes. Most of our sliding and skating ended right after the first of the year last winter. With apother early start it may be that the winter will come and be gone again before February is with Us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29
Current Comment

It seems that the simple proposi- ton of putting out a little less than you take in is antiquated by the new theory of spending. spending and letting the old fogies worry about where all the money is coming from.
 P. ". Litchfield. tire manufac-
 turer. speaking at Wellesley. Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29
Selected Poem
OLD MAN WINTER

Charles Madam in the New York Sun) Old man winter,
 Giant of sagas, & Fumbles through rows Of rutabagas. Tries the feel
 Of broad earth stufi To see if it's toasted Brown enough. old man winter
 Walks the fallow That another month He plans to swallow. Pouring rain showers At each pause To soften brown toast For toothleSs jawsl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29
Questions and
 Answers
By Frederick M. Kerby

Enclose . 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, ID. c.
 THE EDITOR
 e. What is the order of the let ters of the alphabet according to the frequency with which they are used9 A. There are several computa- tions, which vary somewhat. Va lerio's table is: t a n r h d l Il m py W g b v xjqz. @. Is 1t customary for foreign passenger steamships to fly the American flag when they enter U. g. harbors2 -
 A As a ,,,,iversallv recopnized
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29

Last page for the answers.
 1. Into what body of water does the Potomac River empty?
 2. What is the birthstone for November?
 3. On which of the Great Lakes is Cleveland, Ohio, located?
 4. What is the monetary unit of Poland?
 5. Is naturalized citizen elig- ible for the Presidency of the U. S.?
 6. Who invented the photograph?
 T. Name the motion picture coni- edian who recently died, and who was teamed with Bert Wheeler in many comedies.
 8. Are children born of Chinese domiciled in the U. S., American citizens?
 9. Was Russia an ally of Ger many during the World Warg
 10. In which State was Abraham Lincoln bOrne
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29
New Deal Plans to Spike Attack Of WPA with Three Mojor Moves;
 l-Shift Hopkins, 2-Cut Huge WPA
 Spending, 3-Tie-Up with Defense Plans
By pREVV FRARsoM
ana ROBKR1G ALIEN

WASHINGTON, Nov 20.-Next to the national pro gram the problem weighing most heavily the minds of White House generaSimos is what to Wo about the WPA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29

WAASNSS
 e. Does snow fall in Mexico Cityi
 A. About once in ten years a few snow flakes may be seen there.
 O. When was the Rockefeller h. stitute of Medical Research estab- lished? Where Is 1t located?
 A. It was incorporated June IA 1901, and the cornerstone of the building at Lexington avenue and 50th street in New York, was laid December 3, 1904.
 e. Have paper wheels ever been used on railroad cars?
 A. For several years paper-cored wheels were used in passenger ser vice. This wheel was invented in 1876 by R. N. Allen and was later made and sold by the Allen Paper Car Wheel company. Strawboard paper was pressed while wet, then baked and dried in a kiln for 30 to 90 days, re-pressed and baked again for six months. These hard paper centers were encased in steel tires and sides. The wheels were finally discarded because they did not ful- fill the requirements for heavy equipment.
 e. A real estate deed describes 9 piece of land as a fore. What does that mean?
 A. A gore. in real estate, is an organized territorial division consist ing of an irregular tract, as one between corners of neighboring counties; a small triangular piece of land.
 If you want copy of our booklet, PERSONALITY, AND OH ARM'' write to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. 0. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29
A Thought for Today

n Csod thou knOwest my fOOlishness; and my aims are not hid from thee.-Psalms OS'o'
 1n o,l thv actions. think God sees thee; ana ,r all his actions labor to see him-QuarleS'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29
MERIT PLANS COULD WELL BEGIN AT HOME, SAYS
 WRITER.

Watertown, Conn,
 Nov. 25, 1888. Editor, of The Waterbury
 Democrat:
 In a letter to The Waterbury American, Nov. 21, 1898, Observer says; a great deal of credit for the Socialist Victories in Waterbury ana
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29
IN TODAY'S MAIL

newspaper responsible for facts opinions from Anonymous communications unless accompanied with the writer's address will not be accepted
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Municipal is pronounced mu-
 nis-i-pal; not mun-i-sip-aL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29
Test Your Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29

courtesy of the sea, all ships hoist at the bow the flag of the nation whose port they enter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29

Building construction in Mel- bourne, Australia, Is far ahead of g year ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29

e. Does snow fall in Mexico City? A. About once in ten years few snow flakes may be seen there.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-04
CHARTER UNIT
MEETS TONIGHT
SESSION TO BE HELD IN wpA
OFFICE BUILD
ING

The Charter Study Committee,
III. L. Day, chairman, of the City
Charter Revision Committee, will
meet this evening at WPA office
building, at 8 o'clock.
In addition to all members OF
this committee, it is requested
that the following members of the
Speakers Committee be present:
DR.. VIM. Warren, chairman; Aqui-
limo Lopez, Jr,, E, A. Ramsey,
Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., and B.
Curry Moreno.
Work accomplished during the
past week by this committee in
cludes the mimeographing of SO
copies of the present City Char
ter and the collecting of funds by
finance chairman e, g. Hicks,
to defray the cost Of Same. Copies
of the charter will -be~-on hand
for perusal at the meeting to-
night fnoesN g0t ,i'af1se e fioiil
4 Franklin rs Albert is general
chairman of the Revision Com
Inittee whose membership in
cludes the names Of over sixty
prominent citizens Of Key West,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-04
SPONGE SALE
HELD MONDAY
VARIOUS PRODUCTS DIS
PLAYED AT NUM-
cIpAI. DOCK

Sponge offerings at the NUM-
cipal dock yesterday were fewer
than those of the last sales of the
week past, and consisted of rs
lunches Of wool. 90 punches of
grass and nine lunches of yellow.
Practically all offerings were of
grades not up to those of the pre-
vious week, and the prices were,
in general. less than those Of last
weeks sales.
Highest price paid was for q
lunches of wool. which brought
S4s.0l. Other smaller lots were: is
punches for S135l: 10 punches for
$50, and another lot Of 10
lunches for SASS. Sales for the
day amounted TO Sla5.5S.
Yeilows brought small prices
s. lunches sold for $I0.iI. and IS
tsanches for S5.4s. Other prices
brought the days total UP 10
$3.50. Nine punches OF grass
brought Sl.6i.
Total for al offerings was
Si4S24.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-04
Florida Ghost City
Being Reconditioned
For Religious Group

INTERCESSION CITY, Fla,
Oct. 4.-The Household of Faith,
a non-denominational Christian
sect, has taken over Interocean
City, once a ghost town, and is
converting it into a vocational
training center for young men
and women.
Promoters spent nearly a mil
lion dollars during the boom days
of 1925 in developing the new
city, by building a hotel an
apartment house, stores, a fac
tory and residences.
The boom collapsed and only IL
persons were living here three
years ago when j. w. Vile, In
dianapolis philanthropist, gave
the town and 5000 acres of land
to the Household of Faith.
Miss Oslo English. leader of the
movement, said persons from Is
states ar now living and study
ing in the community. Old build
ings have been renovated and new
ones erected.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-04
PLANNING FOR
EXAMINATIONS
RELATIVE TO FLORIDA EN-.
PLoYMENT SERVICE FOR
FILLING POSITIONS

VIM. v. Little, head of the
United States Employment Serv-
ice, has received notice of the
competitive examinations which
are to be conducted for positions
in the Florida State Employment
Service in Miami, October 81 and
%, for the following positions:
State Director, Assistant Direc-
tor, Field Supervisor. District
Manager, Senior Interviewer
Junior interviewer. Application
forms may be obtained from DR.
James E. Chace, Jr., special rep
resentative, United States En-
ployment Service, University OF
Florida, GAINESVILLE, Fla. They
must be postmarked and mailed
to DR.. Chace, at the above adj
dress, before midnight, October
IL.
Full information may be OBJ.
tanned from MIR Little at his of
flee in the WPA headquarters
building. With the reestablish-
ment of the Florida Reemploy-
ment Service, a division of the
Florida Industrial Commission,
pursuant to the execution of the
affiliation agreement between
the commission and the United
States Employment Service, 1t is
probable, it is said, that the COM
bined services viii be consider
ably increased in order to take
care Of the demands that will be
made upon the service by the du-
ties imposed upon it by the Tn
employment Compensation sec.
ton of the Social Security Act,
after January l.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-04
GEORGE LOWE
GIVEN POSITION
APPOINTED AGENT OF CON
sERvATIoN DEPARTMENT
IN KEY WEST

George o. Lowe mas been APP
pointed agent for the State Con-
servation Department in Key
West. This was announced to-
day by ]. S. (Jim) McCawley,
who has been in charge of activi-
ties in TINS section for some
time.
Mr.. Lowe viii be on hand at
all time when it is necessary TO
consult a conservation depart
ment representative, and will
answer ali questions in connec-
ton with the department and its
rules and regulations
Another statement made by
MIR. McCawley was that a vessel
OF the conservation department
viii be stationed at Key West at
all times in the future, and viii
be available for use whenever
necessary.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-04
M. A. PARROTT
GETS HEARING
PLACED UNDER BOND FOR
TRIAL IN CRIMINAL
COURT


Milton A. PARROT, for whom q
warrant was issued last week
charging him with violation of
the State Beverage Law. but
who came to Key West and sur
rendered last week, was given a
preliminary hearing today before
County Judge Raymond r. Lord.
PARROTS defense was made on
the grounds that he was not in
the vicinity of Tavernier, as
charged. when the evidence on
which his arrest based was Sc
cured, but that he was far away
on a clam hunting expedition on
the west coast.
However, Virgil Bird. supervi-
sor of the Beverage Department.
and who, ii Is alleged, secured
the evidence against PARROT.
AYERS that PARROT was on the
spot at Tavernier when the evil
dence was secured.
At the conclusion of the hear
ing Judge Lord stated that he
found sufficient cause to hold the
accused and placed him under
bond of 500 for his appearance
at the next term Of Criminal
Court.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-04
More Than Eleven Thou
sand Dollars VIII Be Ex-
pended In Program Out
lined

The Citizen is in receipt of q
telegram from Senator Charles
o. Andrews at Washington con-
veYins the information that the
Public Works Administration has
given its approval for : grant TO
take care of many proposed i'm
provemenis TO the Monroe coun-
fY couri House in Key West.
Over eleven thousand dollars is
10 be appropriated TO carry out
the program outlined in connee-
zion with the proposed activities.
The wire received follows:
Public Works Administration
has approved Florida Docket 1870
carrying a grant of sll.2so. pro-
vidins for courthouse improve
msnts at Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-04
SPONCERS ASK
HABEAS CORPUS
SHERIFF IS ORDERED TO
SHOW CAUSE FOR HOLD.
ING THEM

Sheriff K. o. Thompson was
today served by Deputy United
States Marshal Ray Bush. with a
writ of habeas corpus, demand
ing the sheriff to show cause OF
holding as prisoners spongers
charged with gathering sponges
in waters within the territorial
limits of Monroe county.
The sheriff is making out his
returns today and will present
them on Saturday morning in the
United States court at Orlando,
presided over by Judge Alex
ander Alderman.
1t is understood that the
sheriff will leave for Orlando
within the next few days, ac-
companied by State Conservation
Officers Roy Braman and c. S
Gaskill, who were with the
sheriff at the time the spongers
were arrested within the waters
of Monroe county.
Spongers affected by the order
are the crews of the "St. John"
Captain Steve Moshin, George
kostes Kyrgiakos, John Katakis
Theo Alivrofos, and Percy
Henry Clark. colored, and the
crew of the &C. COOLIDGE, Cap
tain Dresses .Patrickos, Johr
Spatoss Pete Macrinaris, Nick
Koulianos, Costas Cardinals
George Kouros, and WiIlir Hardy,
colored.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-04
WOULD SETTLE
INDEBTEDNESS
RELATIVE TO GALA FIESTA
PUT ON HERE SHORT
TIME AGO

Plans announced today by the
4th of July, Gala Fiesta Commit
tee, call for a city-wide solicita-
ton drive, aiming At the total
liquidation e the debt now out
standing. This announcement is
made following unsuccessful eff
forts to- have various govern
mental agencies underwrite the
obligation in order that all cred
itors be paid.
1t is felt by the committee that
all residents of Key West will
gladly cooperate in this drive to
erase the obligation, especially
when it is considered that the
comparatively small sum of but
$4,000 was contributed by citi-
zens and merchants in the orig
inal canvass made before the
celebration. For that amount, il
is said to be freely admitted or
all sides that this city received
many thousands of dollars worth
of excellent publicity.
Allan H. Armstrong has beer
appointed by the committee tt
personally, and solely, conduct
the drive for liquidation funds
His task will entail personal call:
on all residents and merchants Of
Key West over an undetermined
period of weeks--until such {
time as sufficient funds have beer
raised He will work i'm close co
operation with finance chairman
Carl Bervaldi. and under juris
diction of the full committee
Charles Taylor, executive com
mittee chairman; John H. Costar
general chairman of the celebra
ton; Carl Bervaldi, treasurer; E
A. Strunk, Jr.: Ben d. Trevor
Willard M. Albury and c. c
Symonette.
Residents of Key West are ask,
ed by the committee to stanc
ready to assist Mr.. Armstrong tt
the greatest extent possible.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-04
MORE TELEcRAMs

kilograms have been received
today from Senators G. o. An
drews and Claude Pepper. advis-
ing that the Public Works Adj
ministration have approved the
court house Improvement project
and the grant Of $ll.25O for the
work.
The telegram received by Clerk
Ross c. Sawyer, at the county
court house, the first received in
the city, was from Senator Pep
per's secretary Oscar johnson.
Others were received by Rep
resentative B. G. Papy and S. c,
Singleton, secretary of the Cham
Der Of Commerce. Mr.. Singleton
handed The Citizen his telegram
which was from Senator c. o,
Andrews.
The secretary remarked thai
this was the best news which
had been received in the city for
some time and means more work
for Key Westers.
Plans for the increase in size
of the court house were drawn
by Russell Pancoast, architect Of
Miami Beach. and were submit
ted at a meeting of the county
commissioners Wednesday night,
September 3.
II was stated that the county's
portion of the funds, $i3,750
were in the First National Bank,
and as the grant of the PWA OF
IS per cent would be $11,250,
making the total of $4,000, il
was decided to forward the APP
piication az once with a certifi-
cate of assurance TO the PWA that
the funds were on deposit.
Clerk Sawyer was instructed
to attend to the necessary de-
tails. which was done and the
application forwarded at once.
Result: the notification which
was received today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-04
MAKE IT HARDER
TO GET MARRIED
MEASURES REouIRE HEALTH
CERTIFICATES IN VA.
RIous STATES

WASHINGTON, Oct. MAR
riage is becoming an increasingly
difficult state Of bliss to achieve
in the United States.
Three states and the District Of
Columbia raised the minimum
marriage sge for one or both par
ties. Four states and the District
asked q new waiting period be-
tween the application for Ii
cense and its issuance, and New
York now requires q waiting pc
Rod between the issuance Of the
license and the marriage Meas
ures requiring health certificates
were passed in five states and
Puerto Rico.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-04
Buys Railroad Ticket
To Ease Conscience

WASHINGTON. Ind, Oct. -
A young man who purchased two
railroad tickets 30 Petersburg was
unperturbed when told the next
train would not leave for -
hours
II wouldn't use them. any
way. he told the agent Then he
said he had beat his way from
Princeton. Ind. 20 Warrington.
Ind. 50 many times he bought
the tickets merely 70 ease his
conscience
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-04
SCENE OF FIRE
ON DUVAL ST.

Apparatus of the fire depart
ment was this afternoon called at
las o'clock 10 the scene Of a fire
at the corner of Angela and Du-
val streets.
Arriving at the scene II was
found that a pile Of trash was
burning in the vicinity Of gro
Gerry store. The flames were
qucnchcd in q few minutes and
the pumps returned 10 their sta
ton.