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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
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P. M. 3:00-The Music Hour-U s. Ma
 rine Band. 3:30-The Music Hour-Columbia
 Chamber Orch. 4:00-Deep River Boys. 4:15-Matinee Promenade. 4:45-Harry Cool with Joe Kafns
 at the Organ. 4:55-News. 5:OO--New Haven Shoppers Pro-
 gram. 5:15-Dine and Dance. 5:30-Dine and Dance. 5:45-Shoppers' Tour. 6:00-News.' 6:15-Ted Emons and His Swing 6:3o-News by E. Christy Erk. 6:45-Hidden Melodies. 7:00-Correct Time-County Sea
 Drama. 7:15-Ray Pearls Orch. 7:30-Skit Simpsons Hill Bi1lies. 7:45-Christopher Layman-Cheer'
 up-o-dist. 7:55-News. S:00-Lone Ranger-Drama. 8:30-Symphonic Strings. 9:00-Correct Time. 9:00-Steuben's Orch 9:15-Cocoanut Grove Orch. 9:30-Albertus Magnus Glee Club. 10 0:00-Curtain Time. 10:30-Local News. 10:45-J. Edgar Hoover, talk from
 Miami. 11:00-Correct Time-Yankee News. Noble's Orch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
REBUILDs MUSIC HALL

A French musica hall of the 1900's, complete from box office to stage door and including everything from beer glasses to dressing rooms, was built by Paramount for "zaza," star ring Claudette Colbert with Herbert Marshall. It was the design of An- dre Chariot, London revue pro- ducer, who once owned such a place and copied the studio version from old photographs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

Sunday evening at the Hotel Elton from 6 to 8 o'clock, a Christ mas music program will be given on the Estey Electric organ by Eugene Oviatt with assisting art ists. The "Troubadettes,' new girl trio that has made several appear ances throughout the state, will be heard in popular and Christmas selections. The trio is composed of Helen LOrie, Una and Betty Doyle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

cally summarized by Lenox R. Lohr, president of the National Broad casting Company, during his address to the biennial meeting of the Fed
 eral Council of Churches of Christ in America, in Buffalo, N. r., De- cember '. "Broadcasting has a mul- tiplicity of detail probably unequal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
FOR ARTS SAKE

To insure realism when the script called for him to complain of his feet hurting, Charles Laughton filled his shoes with rocks during the filming of "The Beachcomber, ' first product of the new Laughton- Erich Pommer film company, May flower Pictures, Inc. The picture will be released in this country shortly by Paramount.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
New York Stations wEAF-SSO - WOR-7lO = WJZ-76O - WABC-S6O

ments.
 WJZ-Plantation Party:
 Girls of the Golden West; Range Riders, Songs;
 Whitey Ford, Master of Ceremonies; Choir. WABC-Drama: Call It Day, with Orson Welles and Mercury Theater
 Players. 9:15-WOR-Willis Morris, So- prano. 9:s0-wEAF-Dea Valley Days Sketch.
 WOR-Moonbeam Music. WJZ-Horse and Buggy
 Days. 1o:OO-WEAF-Guy Lombardo WoR-Drama: Curtain Time. WJZ-Boxing: Tommy Farr- Lou Nova at Madison
 Square Garden. WABC-Grand Central Sta 1o:3O-wEAF-Uncle Ezra-sketch. WOR-Jazz Nocturne; Va wABC-Jack Berch. Songs. 10:45-WEAF-Story Behind the Headlines-Cesar Search- WABC-American View points-Talk. II :00-W Orch. WOR--News; Drama; Dance Music.
 WJZ-News Reports. WABC-John B. Kennedy, Comments. II 11:05-WJZ-From Peru: Edward Tomlinson, Comments. 11:10-WABC-New Dance Music Gro D. 1:15-WJZ-Dance Music (To a. m.) 11:33-WEAF-News; Dance Music Gro D. A. M. 1:3O-WOR-News (of at 1885 a. ml
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
WATR PROGRAMS
 119O KilOcycles
TOMORROW

A. NJ. 7:30-Breakfast Party. S:00-Yankee Network News Serve
 ice. S:15-Yankee Network Weather
 Service. S:3O-Andy Jacobson's Rhythm
 Early Morning Music with Smile. 9:00-Morning Devotions. 9:15-Shoppers' Guide-Popular
 Request Program. 10:00-Kiddie Show. 10;30-"First Offender"-Drama. 11:00-Raoul Nadeau, Baritone. Newsy. 11:45-A Man and His Music. 12:00-Your Quarter-Hour Serenade. P. M. Moments-Platter
 Music. 12:30-Transradio and Waterbury
 Democrat News. 12:45-This Rhythmic Age-Dance
 Music. 1:O0-Yankee Network News Serv. 1:15-George and Juanita. Songs. 1:30-Ruth Cullen, Songs. 1:45-Francis J. Cronin at the
 Console. 2:O0-Anthony CandeIorfs Orch. 2:30-Once Upon a Time-Drama. S:00-Music Hall Broadcast from
 London. 4:0o-Alan Courtney's Gloomchas-
 CTS. 4:45-Santa Claus on the Air. 5:00-Ann Dell Crosse, Songs. 5:15-Sammy Kaye's Orch. 5:45-Lawrence Larrivee, Songs. 6:00-Yankee Network News Serv-
 ice. 6:15-Sports Page of the Air-Bill
 Derwin. 6:30-Sign off.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
PROPERTY OWNERS
 SEEK ABATEMENT

Property owners planning to seek some abatement of assessments must make application to the board of re- lief through the board of commits sioners before next Tuesday. The assessors are hearing such claims during regular business hours and tonight between ' and 8 o'clock.
 While the board of relief will not start its sessions until the first of the year, only applications filed be- fore Dec. 30 can be considered.
 In the event a taxpewer filled out an application for revision by the board of relief when he signed his tax list last June, he would not have to repeat this application.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

MORE DAYS-Do your Christ mas Shopping in Waterbury and patr0nixe the stores that patrOnixe your newspaper-Buy Democrat ad- vertised Iierchandise.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16
SET TITLE DATES

Chicago - The m ms national squash singles championship will be held here, Feb. 11-13. The doubles matches will be played in Buffalo, March 4-5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

John Charles Thomas. famous American baritone, will be the fea- tured guest artist December IS at 200 p. m, EST, over the NBC-Blue Network. The Schola Cantorum of New York directed by Hugh Ross, the Magic Key Orchestra conduc- ted by Frank Black, and Clifton Fadiman as master of ceremonies will round out the full-hour broad cast. Thomas began his career in light opera, and soon won stardom in productions such as Apple Blos- sons" and 'tMaytime." He had his mind set. however, on more serious forms of his art. By hard study he prepared himself for grand opera, and first sang at the Royal Opera House in Brussels. After fur- ther successes in England and on the Continent he returned to the United States to sing with the Phil- adelphia Grand Opera, Chicago Civic Opera, San Francisco Opera, and for the past four seasons with the Metropolitan Opera.
 A greater number of programs
 than ever before in the history of
 radio will be presented this year
 by the National BrOadcasting
 Company in celebration of the
 Christmas season. More than 50 special sustaining programs, and
 practically all commercially spOn-
 sored broadcasts, will observe the
 YuIetide. International pickups
 linking the far corners of the
 earth, opera brOadcasts, communi-
 ty sings, religious services, mes-
 sages from President and Mrs.
 Roosevelt, and a powerful dra-
 matic program, "The Cradle of
 Freedom" which depicts the
 United States as bulwark of re-
 ligi0us liberty, are included in the
 NEG Christmas schedule.
 The multiplicity of detail inciden- tai to the everyday operation of a broadcasting network was graphi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

2 MORE DAYS-DO your Christi mas Shopping in Waterbury and patrOnize the stores that patronize your newspaper-Buy Democrat ad- vertised merchandise.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

The Junior Auxiliary of the Casper s. Davis, American Legion, will meet this evening at o'clock at Fratern- ity hall, when work will be contin- ued on Christmas gifts for the vet- eranS at Newington hospital. A large attendance is desired, so the work may be finished and forwarded to Newington in time for the Christ mas holidays.
 Rehearsal Tonight
 Choir rehearsal will be held this evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Grace Methodist church. Special work is being done on a cantata to be pre- sented Christmas Sunday, at one service at the Thomaston Methodist church, and the other service, at the local church.
 R. Keith topped bowlers with IF in the weekly match of the Forest CTS Mixed league Wednesday eve ming. The complete scores follow:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

Refreshments will be served by the following committee: Catherine Williams, Marjorie German, Peggy Heaney, Robert Sullivan, Vera Whalen, Christine Dadario, Eleanor Garrity, Catherine Dubay, Edward Martin, Peter Garrity, Frank AL meida, Charles Silvia and George Goggin, Jr.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

Sales of sporting goods have grealy increased in Germany in the last year,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-16

The multiplicity of detail inciden- tai to the everyday operation of a broadcasting network was graphi-
Evening star., 1938-03-21

libraries, which also would serve ~ de-
positories for records, insur!ng their
preservation If the Federal buildings at
washington were menaced or destroyed,
in New York City, Memphis. Chicago.
Denver and San Francisco.
DR.. Bowerman has revealed that the
Central Library is so overcrowded that
its stan finds 1t dinacult to serve the
public satisfactorily. He says 1t viii be
necessary to build . new Central Library
before any more branch libraries can be
erected because the branches throw ad.
ditional administrative duties on the
central stan. The popularity OF the
branches is attested by the fact that
some, such Is the Mount Pleasant
branch. circulate more volumes than
libraries in cities Of over 100000 popu-
lation. Yet only about one-half of the
District has branch library facilities.
Both Representative Collins and DR..
Bowerman merit support for their un.
dertakings. In world of turmoil the
work Of such constructive builders goes
on almost unnoticed' while the spotlight
plays on more dramatic, but tragedy
destructive dictators.
Evening star., 1938-03-21
Libraries Preferred.

A spark Of hope in world darkened
by war clouds can be found in the cam
paigns to increase library facilities here
and in the Nation at large.
Representative Collins of Mississippi
is sponsor of a bill to establish five
Federal regional libraries in as many
easily accessible population centers.
pr. George F. Bowerman, librarian of
the Public Library, leads the fight to
keep the city's facilities somewhere near
its needs.
Despite warlike actions prevailing in
the world today. we still find time for
the nobler things in life" Mr.. Collins
said in explaining his bill before the
District Library Association I'VE must
remember the younger generation. Let
us give them chance to transmute
darkness into light. The necessity for
developing the Nations library facilities
Is becoming more and more obvious.
Libraries and their benefits. offer rich
returns not only today. but to genera
tions to come"
Mr.. Collins planH calls for regional
Evening star., 1938-03-21
Secretary Wallace and the
Divine Right of Parliaments
To the Editor of The Star.


Secretary Wallace and his rubber
stamps IN Congress-and please note
that none Of the organized progressive
group from the center Of food produc-
tlon In the Middle Northwest voted for
the new panacea-should be reminded of
this aphorism from the pen of Herbert
Spencer:
THE great political superstition of
the past was the divine right of kings.
The great political superstition of the
present is the divine right of parlia-
ments."
Would our starry-eyed Secretary sug-
gest that when 81 per cent of the peo-
pie become employed in New-Dealing
1t would be perfectly proper for a Con-
gress elected by that 81 per cent dele
gate to them the power to hold referenda
on a 2-to-l basis, and so pass .regula-
tons raising their own pay whenever
they felt underpaid? Where would
equality Of opportunity and constitu-
tional restriction of majorities come in?
How many monopolistic wrongs does
Mr.. Wallace think it takes to make a
competitive right?
oh wad some power the giftie gle us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!"
AND see now basic economic values are
imposed on us by the kind of creation we
are-by the fundamental processes of
human life. and are not in any sense
matter Of freedom Of choice. Democracy
cannot make or unmake the competi-
tive profit system. 1t cannot expunge
free enterprise in private property. 1t
can only expurgate its own policies and
institutions in operating under that sys-
tenn. Not even majorities can upset the
eternal verities of constitutional law
and order. But constitution cannot
save us from folly. 1t can only warn us
when We are putting our faith in false
standards. ALDEN A. POTTER
Evening star., 1938-03-21
Taxes and Politics.

Throughout the recent years Of mount
ing Government debt there has been
general acknowledgment that the piper
must be paid eventually-and that such
payment presumably must come from
Federal tax revenues. Each Of the alter.
natives Of various innationary devices
carries taint Of dishonesty or outright
panic apparently sufficient to bar their
application in this country.
In discarding such methods, easy to
apply despite their qualities Of disaster,
those delegated to make the decision are
facing no enviable task in determining
the taxing policies best suited to the
need.
The difficulty Of the decision, further.
more, has been enhanced by the fact
that persistent attempts to gain the
bulk Of needed revenue by taxing the
few have reached q level Of saturation
where little more in the way Of Inn
portant Federal income might be ex-
pected from concentrations Of individual
or corporate wealth unless virtual con-
flscation is attempted. Il
The obvious choice, then, is broader
taxation. sd
In view Of widespread and powerful
opposition to the sales tax ,either - 4
local or national vehicle for raising
revenue. the achievement Of this broader
taxation seems possible only through
Evening star., 1938-03-21
Will Czechoslovakia
Follow Austria?

Every American is vitally concerned
about affairs in Europe. The news
papers are filled with news dispatches
telling Of the boiling point conditions
throughout the continent. If you would
follow the news quickly and under
standingly send for a copy of this large
coiored MAP OF EUROPE. 1t is II by
28 inches in size. 1t shows old and new
boundaries, gives old and new spellings
Of capitals and major cities. On the
reverse side is wealth of economic and
political data. Available through our
Washington Information Bureau. Ten
cents, postpaid.
Evening star., 1938-03-21

more inclusive application Of the indi.
vidual income tax.
With fewer than 5000. 900 persons now
contributing to the Federal revenue
under present income tax standards,
considerable logic may be found In the
arguments Of those who support the pro-
posal Of Senator La Toilette for reduced
exemptions. Suggesting that the single
persons exemption be reduced from
$1,000 to $500 and that for married
couples from $2.5oo to $4,000. the Wis.,
eonsin Senator estimates that 1,400, 900
persons would be added to the tax-paying
group with additional revenue in . year
comparable to 1887 Of $l1o.oo0.oo0.
A glance at income tax return stats
tics Of previous years discloses the in
teresting fact t.lat 5,51s,3lo persons paid
income taxes In 1870. when the exemp-
tions were down to $1,000 and $4,000.
In many quarters, the broadened in
come tax base is advocated as a sound
measure Of tax reform on the ground
It would tend to stabilize income tax
receipts. would give fuller recognition to
the principle ot ability to pay, and would
increase the tax and spending conscious
ness Of additional millions Of the Ma
tion's population.
Despite its obvious political implica-
tions In an election year. it is hoped Con-
sress will study this theory strictly on
its economic merits during the considera-
ton Of present tax legislation.
Evening star., 1938-03-21
Lewis as a Dictator
OF National Policies
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Your editorial of March II titled "Ex-
pert Opinion" is especially worthy Of
attention and careful study. Dealing as
it does with j. L. Lewis of the c. I. o. it
lays bare several actions and conduct
of the present administration that have
heretofore escaped observation. Until
recently we supposed Franklin D. Roose-
velt to be our President of this United
States and many have blamed him for
the wrong doing Of many things.
But learning that Lewis has for five
years been chief adviser to the President
we can now lift many condemnations
from his shoulders and dump them onto
Lewis, where they rightfully belong-but
we still blame the President for taking
of such an adviser.
Now, Lewis has switched about and
blames the administration for the 49,
100000 idle Americans and tells it to
the British Isles. Has it occurred to
Lewis that the entire blame should be
laid to him? Has it occurred to Lewis
that just so long as he insists on die
tating to capital those 10000 900 Ameri-
cans may never have job in industry?
Does Lewis expect capital to walk into
danger? Does Lewis think that industry
will open up when it knows that should
it do so Lewis is liable at any moment
to knock the props from under? If Lewis
can raise one-haf a million dollars
among his followers to swell Farleys
campaign fund why not assess his fol-
lowers larger amount and 60 into
business for themselves?
The dollars you have in your pockets
are yours to do with as you please Gun
less you are marrieO and you are not
going to invest your dollars in any
business if you are not allowed to ham
die yourself on your own plans and you
know now it cannot be done with c. I.
Q. Lewis to dictate your hired help while
ut the same time bunch of college pro-
fessors, who never made business dol
lar in their life, tell you how to run
yours. w. J. DERMOTT.
Evening star., 1938-03-21
War Fears Are Making
Many Mothers Anxious
TO the Editor Of The Star:

TO the Editor Of The Star:
There is no doubt but that fear Of
impending war Is causing sleepless
nights to many American mothers. Most
parents Of today still recall the horrors
and pictures Of the disemboweled, gassed,
manned, youthful human Wreckage fol-
lowing the last great war that wise old
men imposed upon youth.
The babes Of 19 years ago, the gen.
erals and admirals who are about to
die Of old age, prof1teers looking for
blood money and those professional SOL
diers hoping for brevetted promotion,
look forward to war with little fear or
with hope. But Tor the million mothers,
whose first born lately turned to man.
hood and still blossoming before their
eyes, the prospect Of envisioning their
progeny finding messy death In muddy
trenches holds no alluring glory.
These mothers want no war. Yet
how many among them are honestly try
ing to create in their children attitudes
Of brotherhood and tolerance for unlike
countrymen which in the writer's opin-
lon would be the strongest bulWark
against war? No dictator nor vested
group could successfully plunge people
into war unless they could build up re-
sistance to the principles Of all good
religions. Unless people can be taught
to hate another people, they cannot
wage war against them.
Children are not born to hate, but
by the time Indifferent or willful parents
engender the principles of dislike for
the Jew, Catholic or Negro neighbor,
the seed Of hate that makes easy the
Willingness for war has terminated.
Today in America, the *. K K. the
Black Legion. and the home or school
wherein children are taught intolerance,
we have the progenitors Of war
II America really wants to obtain Sc
curity from war, much could be done
II the cost Of one battleship were used
to teach the children in school TODAY
the real source of anti-social propa-
ganda, and the causes of our intolerant
attitudes toward other races. We might
begin here in Washington to make pos
slole freer attendance upon uplifting.
Christiantzing or cultural lectures and
entertainments to which all of some mi
norities are now barred Some of our
churches might begin liberalizing their
attitudes. Some of our schools might
fnd 1t far more effective in the creation
OF wholesome social attitudes by pre-
1erring experiments right at home in
stead OF writing letters to foreigners
and making long distance contacts.
Within minority groups themselves So
cial distance might be lessened and help
1ul contacts for spiritual and economic
improvement established. We could
save on the cost Of policemen, crime,
schools, and even OF religion if a hand
ful OF inspired missionaries in high
places worked with the unselfish, dis
interested zeal with which missionaries
worked to save the heather in China
or Africa or to educate the Negro in
America during the dark days after
slavery. E. B. HENDERSON,
Evening star., 1938-03-21
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES B. TRACEWELL.

"AS q side light, let me mention that
even the timing seems to change from
one occasion to another. Taking the
sound, Tschew. for example, at first the
note might be repeated only after slight
pauses. o. Is usually the case. Again,
however, the notes might be strung to-
gether. in machine-gun time. Repeated
ut faster rate yet. they have approached
the speedy repetition Of IN air hammsv.
This last is more like rattling than
singing.
In my mind the same question as to
identity Of word sound attends all the
redbirds' songs. The tune that has
caught my preference sounds At one
singing:
'Wit-whit. whit-yeer,
White whit-whit- whit-whit-whit
whit.
Whit-yeer'
AT other times Whit-yeer sounds like
anything from Whit-you to Whit-tschew.
not to mention Whittier and Whet-yeer.
"As . matter OF fact. I hear Whet.
Wheel, Sweet, and Whihh as often as I
hear Whit.
Dare I say that hear even He-wheet
and Wheet-he?
Another song seems to vary with the
range of distance. At a considerable dis
tance hear the cardinal singing:
"'Sweet! Sweet!
"'Wake-up! Wake-up! Wake-up!
Wake-up! Wake-up'
AT closer ranges. the Wake-up be-
comes:
'Wheek-hoo! Wheek-hoo! wheek-
hoo!'
And 'Wheengk- Wheengk -hoo!'
"The song that has my second choice
runs:
"Que! Que! Que! Que!
Birdie Birdie Birdie Birdie Birdie
with the cardinal but 10 PAGES away,
find that he isn't singing Birdie at all,
but rather:
wher-whee! Wherr-whee! Wherr-
wheel!
Maybe your good column would care
to undertake to supply the correct words
that belong to the cardinals songbook
In print at fairly recent date four
in number as remember, were said to
be the cardinals songs. At what loss
am then when recall offhand sounds
numbering in the forties; that is, al
lowing for the shades of variation sug-
gested above.
Can it be that there are only four
the renditions, rather than the songs,
varying with the individual voices, even
as yours and mine? Sincerely yours,
wv. e. s."
In the interest of accuracy, let it be
stated that this column has never as
serted that bird songs "are but mean
ingless sounds"
What we said was that the songs OF
birds are really without words.
Doesn't a great symphony orchestra
have meaning?
And yet it has no words thank Heaven
for that.
So. we believe, with the birds.
Their songs bring us. as j. r. M. says.
cheer, encouragement, happiness, and
much more, but they are free of words
and their so varying interpretations.
Perhaps half the trouble has come be-
cause the world insists that the birds
are singing" rather than playing"
their music with their God-given throats.
They are piping for us, too. and let us
all rejoice with them, and be happy
with them in our springtime.