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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
Rights in China

The United States government recently informed Japan that American citizens have right to live in China and that it will hold Japan strictly accountable for any injury done to American life or prop erty there, resulting from Japanese mill tary operations. American minds are somewhat divided about this problem though on the whole agreeing with the government. We would nearly all like to have the Americans in China come home, and no more go over there, until the whole trouble is past.
 This is what our government appar- ently meant to do when the war broke out. Announcement was made that after a given time Washington would not be responsible for what happened to citizens remaining in China. But there was a wave of protest and the government changed it's mind So warships and troops have been kept there.
 There is probably an important factor involved besides the natural persistence of Americans in going where they like. It involves the psychology of militarist group like the one now in control at Tokyo. There, as it was with the Kaiser's Prussians when the World War started, you have aggression on the march and growing by what it feeds on. Give lem an inch and they'll take mile"
 If peaceful folk yield to such military insolence, there may be thereafter no liv- ing in the same world with them. Per- haps we can't, morally, back out of China, though we still wish all our people were at home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
Gone But Not Forgotten

The plan to have Congress Ego to town" over $8,O0O,0OO,0O0 worth of federal post roads has collapsed. Anti-New Deal leg islators turned the trick very neatly in the Senate the other day. We are surprised that there wasn't more furore made over it, as there was obvious national inter- est in the plan which mushroomed over- night from fantastic idea into toler- ably good scheme. But so slick were the opponents that before the administra- tion forces knew what was happening they were two down to the "bang-bang" boys.
 The vote was 38-36 to transfer jurisdic- tion over the super-highway measure from the Banking and Currency Com- mittee to the Postoffice and Post-Roads Committee. The chairman of the former committee is Senator Robert J. Bulkley of Ohio, sponsor of the Super-highway bill, while Senator Kenneth McKellar of Tennessee is chairman of the latter. And Senator McKellar is distinctly cool to the proposed plan of building series of great parkways this way and that across the nation.
 Not only is the senator from Tennessee opposed to it, but he has definite plans to bury the proposal. For when he ad- vocated transferral of the bill to his con- mittee he also proposed that it be have to devise some very smart scheme to get 1t reported out of committee now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05

Mayor Francis R. Danaher, republican, of Meriden is tackling problem that almost every city or town executive has touched upon in recent years. It's the question of the cost of electricity. In Meriden's case it developed that the Board of Works wanted a reduction in the light and power rates paid by the city to the Connecticut Light and Power Company. The board has voted to hold a conference with company officials for the purpose of securing different rate than that now in effect. Many such conferences have been held with results mutually satisfactory. But over in Meriden the mayor holds this threat in his hand. He has asked the City Engi- neer to find out what it would cost the city to build it's own power plant The city wouldn't go into competition with the c. L. and F., but it would generate juice to be used in city property such as schools, pumping stations, and for street lights Meriden's estimated electricity bill of more than 1000 is believed, by Mayor Danaher, to warrant complete in- vestigation of a municipal power-plant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
Super-Roads; Super Hotdogs Swanky Willing Stations, Refreshment Stands Now Counted on to Finance Cost of
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
Cross-Country Highways.

acquisition of land for $50 feet on either side of the roadway to be later sold or leased. On this, the senator expects sWanky filling sta- tions and hamburger stands to rise and to pay for much of the cost of the highway construction by their rentals.
 This process of excess condemna- tion-the state condemning more land than is immediately needed and thus reserving for itself the increase in value resulting from the mprovement-has much to com- mend it. But it also faces legal obstacles, some state having no pro- vision for it, and may sometimes re- suit in a higher price of land than can be regained.
 But over a large part of the area of the United States there is more cogent consideration than the valid ity of excess condemnation or the value of hot dog concessions. That is whether the amount of travel or traffic density, as the engineers call it, is enough to create demand for the road, particularly if toll is to be charged for its use.
 One relatively short route exists where this traffic density is heavy enough to warrant some trial of the super-highway plan. This is be- tween Boston and Washington, through New York, Pennsylvania and Baltimore. A road by-passing but serving and connecting these popu- lous centers would receive enough use, perhaps even at moderate toll charge, to test out the proposi- tion, including the more patrician style of hamburger shoppes. Con- ceivably a super-highway might eventually justify construction as far west as Senator Buckley's home city of Cleveland.
 But beyond that meridian and especially west of the Mississippi it is difficult to envisage representa- tative motorist quitting the already plentiful, smooth, straight and open public highways to pay toll on an ex- elusive speedway-even in pursuit. of more succulent hamburger or more streamlined hotdog.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
PreSSCOn1nent
MACDONALD'S EXPLANATION
 (New Britain Herald)

With trick photography" you can make a mans shoes look larger than his head. A hill can be made to look like a mountain. Ships models, scooted about in tank of water, can be made to look like vessels battling & storm at sea Gas is done in the movies). A small defect in a highway or bridge can be made to look many times more terrible than it is in reality.
 That is the gist of Highway Con- missioner John A. Macdonald's re- ply to the charges of Public Works Commissioner Robert A. Hurley concerning the engineering along the Merritt Parkway. It is first rate reply, logical, convincing. Mc. Hurley evidently overstepped him self in citing engineering features of the parkway as horrible examples of ineff1ciency.
 But the reply does not set aside the charges of high sums paid land- owners for parkway rights. That is still being gone into, and regard less of the outcome will not happen again because of the states change in policy in favor of condemnation proceedings when necessary.
 Also, there are other features of highway methods still to be ex- plained.
 What of the low proportion of highway income actually used for new construction? The highway commissioner cogently cites the cost of the other necessary work. the tonw aid law, the policies as laid down by the Legislature. Tn follow ing the law the department loses a grip on some of the dollars which otherwise would come to it.
 Messrs. Hurley and Macdonald have a man-sized argument on their hands and it probably will be the requirement. of Governor Cross to settle it. One good guess is that the governor will appoint a fact-finding commission to delve into the sub ject for the benefit of the public which provides the funds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
Proposing study by commission is "Sure death" to Senate legislation.

Proposing a study by commission is "Sure death" to Senate legislation.
 Wonderment that the bill, which seems to involve merely building super roadways, would be committed to Sena- tor Bulkley's Banking and Currency Com- mittee is natural, but when bill pro- poses U. s. Highway Corporation with a capital stock of 5000 000 subscribed by the government and with the power to sell bonds to finance highway conStruc- tion, then it should go to the Committee on Banking and Currency However, 1t seems destined now to wind up in desk cubbyhole, unless somebody in Washing ton has enough power and prestige to force it out of committee.
 studied by commission. That was all Senator Bulkley needed to know that his "pet bill' was doomed to die natural death at this session Of Congress. He'll
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05

Here's good news for motorists who pass through Middletown frequently. The new highway bridge across the Connec- ticut River between Middletown and Portland will be open for traffic about August l. Plans are now afoot for an elaborate celebration. But as yet noth- ing has been said about the official name of the bridge, so it will probably go name less or simply remain the Middletown- Portland bridge, unless either commun- ltty attempts to take a copyright on the single name.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
Selected Poem

LENT
 (Lal1a Mitchell Thornton in the New York Sun If I have been too busy with gay living To stop and count the many blessings sent; Let me keep now forty days thanksgiving, And know myself and God because of Lent. Let me find Time has better, finer uses Than had counted all these former days, Let me correct old follies and abuses
 And know the grace of penitential ways. If I have looked into the eyes of pleasure If have danced with joy too many nights. Or sought too madly after earthly treasure, Or fought too valiantly for paltry rights Now may I come to stand upon a mountain Nearer to Heaven than was of yore, To slake my thirst at an Eternal fountain And know peace that was not mine before
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05

Liquor taxes are a pretty good barom- eter of conditions in Connecticut. Up until February they had been mounting steadily. They fell off in this month, not alarmingly so, but there was noticeable drop. A decline was due, reports Con- missioner William H. Hackett, because Januarys report always is swelled by holiday liquor sales. But since the revised liquor laws went into effect last July the monthly taxes have never dropped below the $250,OOO mark. It remains to be seen if March will show a pickup or a continuation of the dull bus mess trends that are apparent in these figures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
A Book a Day
A Rough and Tough Novel of the West

A rough and tough and wide-oper country was the old west, and req. enough to outdo the most ruthless realist. That is. unless you turn up one like Jack O'Connor, whose new novel, Boom Town" (Knopf: $250), proves as hard boiled as they make 'em.
 MT. O'Connor, of course, hasn't developed anything new in plot or setting. His is story of silver mining in Arizona in the late '80s, and of all the boom and disaster and heartache and lust that accom- panied it. But the author HAS put red blood into his characters.
 The result is most exciting story, although the utter realism is apt to gall you a bit at times, particularly if you've expected your characters to show up TO- mantically, if only for the sake of tradition.
 Big, clustering Frank O,Rielly is the hero of "Boom Town" To- gether with Bostonian Larry Richards, his young assayer, he discovers an incredibly rich silver lode. So fortunes are made over night and a new city springs up on the claim grounds and gam- blers and the "ladies across the railroad tracks" take their profits.
 And last of all, O'Rielly stakes his claim to Richards comedy wife. The climax is an extraor- dinary thing, but there you'd better read the story for yourself.
 Boom Town" is really little more than a high-grade western, but once you sit down to it you'll likely hang on to the last page.
 P. G. F.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
Current Comment

The essential differences in theil viewpoints lie in the fact that men refer to the process as keeping fit" women admit that it's for beauty's sake. Il. J. Ray, Chicago specialist, who finds that men spend nearly as much for cosmetics as do women.
 
 We must build a more inclusive society that all may partake of the best and share in cooperation. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins.
 If we can sustain a truly free ana truly responsible press, democracy will survive against the believing of dictators. Arthur Hays Sulzberger, New York publisher.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, March 5.-For years Pare Lorentz, as critic, wrote un- compromisingly about Hollywood's product, faying those films that deserved a flogging. Often, the foe challenged, If you're so critical why don't you show us how to do bet ter?"
 So Pare Lorentz did. With gov- ernment subsidy, he has produced a film of beauty and documentary value, "The River" It is frankly propaganda for the federal agencies that are refining in the turbulent Mississippi. Aside from ballyhoo in- tentions, however, "The River" is a photographic masterpiece and is brilliantly put together. The spoken narrative seeks for and achieves taut drama through simplicity. Nor is this the first of Lorentz's efforts. He made "The Flow That Broke the Plains" and achieved crit ical huzzahs with that one, too. This Pare Lorentz probably is the only motion picture critic in the country who said that he could do better job cinematically-acd then proved it-tWice.
 Sour Note
 Giovanni Martinelli, the Metro politan opera star, has been the vic- tim of (and even he will admit it) a tragically humorous coincidence. In the midst of the Celeste Aida" aria at a Saturday matinee of the opera, the celebrated singer suddenly felt a stabbing pain in the pit of his stom- ach, edged back toward the wings and collapsed. The audience sat stunned when they saw him fall and crumple up. But after the curtain wa; lowered, the doctors diagnosed Martinelli's ailment as an attack ot acute indigestion and assured the music lovers of his quick recovery.
 That night, the Sunday supple ment of New York newspaper, which is printed days ahead, came out with a conspicuous feature head lined "a Singers Notes on Food, " and rambled on about the culinary preference of Giovanni Martinelli. l III IL, UllC tCIlOl pAO44CAo 4SSAPSo of his own and mentions foods that delight his own epicurean palate, and surely, at that appalling mo- ment, Martinelli's embarrassment, like his indigestion, must have been acutel
 Courts Muse in Bus
 It is the popular notion that play wrights live tumultuous life in their dressing gowns; and that, without personal experience, they invent character and situation in their writing rooms.
 Well, consider the case of Robert Ardrey, who has written two plays about Americans this season. He Is 29, a rough and ready mid-westerner and he gathers material by bus- riding about the country and keep ing his ears open. He never has a particular destination; a bus ride south is as good as one north, if t will evail him closeup observation of farmers, dishwashers, miners ferryboat captains, shopgirls and SC on.
 Some day soon, the critics say, he is going to write brilliant and fully developed play.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never pronounce avoirdupois- av'-er-du-poy'; say, av'-er- du-pOyZ'.

A. He was a Greek, born in Ar cadia about 2O5 B. C., but he lived for a long time in Rome and wrote Roman as well as Greek history.
 o. Does any state pay its legis- lators a higher mileage rate than the 20 cents mile paid to U. s. Senators and Congressmen?
 A. Yes; Massachusetts pays $4.20 mile for one trip during a session.
 o. Is there any way to find out what proportion of the members e the U. S. senate and house of repre- sentatives are absent during a ses- sion?
 A. On the basis of numbers ans- wering roll calls in the first session of the present congress, about Is percent of the senators and 20 per- cent of the representatives are ab- sent.
 Q. Are duplicates of the Social Security cards on file in any gov ernment department?
 A. To guard against loss from the original files, each of the 37 million Social Security cards has been photographed and the nega- tives are kept in separate file.
 If you want copy of our book let History of the Postal Service" write to Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir- teenth street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05

the flight, no reports coming from adjacent areas.
 Another important point is that the flying fortresses are not the best the Army can produce. An experimental bombing plane, the XB-15, is now undergoing tests, is larger and has a longer range.
 All this means that Uncle Sam can get to trouble spots in Latin America faster than the author of the Monroe Doctrine, in his widest imagination. ever dreamed.
 Mail Bag
 C. H. M., Indianapolis - The bird in the American Union which emitted the raucous cheer when Secretary Hull praised Good d-Neighborliness is a Nica- raguan macaw named David. Its mate once protested so loudly during a speech by President Hoover that it had to be silenced by ar attendant .D.V.K., AkrOn-The Governments Virgin Islands rum company made a profit of $6035 during 1897, but paid the 7''ternal Revenue Bu- reau $240,0OO in taxes H. J. T. H., New YOrk-Lester Walton, American Minister to Liberia, re- ports that it's finances are the healthiest in history. The United States exercises a benign influ- ence on this turbulent Afro- American country, and its recent improvement is due in part to the work of Minister Walton H.H, Chicago-The superhigh- way bill introduced by Represen- tative Kent Keller of Illinois ap- propriates $5,0O0,0O0,0O0 for the construction of some sixty routes specified by the Department of Agriculture.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05

Glorification of the great Ameri- can hamburger stand is one of the attractions now dangled before the eyes of the motoring public if con- gress will pass the bill of Senator Robert J. Buckley to criss-cross the United States with super-highways.
 It is partly on this premise. in fact, that the senator from Ohio confidentaly asserts the wide new roadways would repay the cost of their construction. At first there was talk of collecting tolls to make these arserial speedways self-liquidating then it was recognized that this alone would hardly suffice.
 The Buckley bill would authorize
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
Daily Almanac
Moon sets 9:51 p. m.

Moon sets 9:51 p. m.
 Sun rises 6:22 a. m.; sets 5:46 p. m
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 As the day lengthens the cold strengthens has been more than exemplified this winter Our coldest weather has apparently been re- served for the tail-end of the season. Spring is only 16 days away and robins have been seen in great numbers around town and in outlying districts It can mean only that food will soon be available for these songsters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05

1. What are the chief industries of Wyoming?
 2. Which constitutional amend ment provides for woman suffrage? 3. Name the capital of Latvia.
 4. Who was Pierre Prudhon?
 6. What is the slang term for a ten dollar bill?
 6. What is the name of the string of islands extending southward from Miami, Florida?
 2. In what year was the steam ship Titanic sunk by collision with an iceberg?
 g. What is the harvest moon?
 g. What does the motto of the state of Colorado, "Nil sine numine," mean?
 10. Name the U. s. Secretary of State.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
A Thought for Today

Love not the world neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.-I John 2:l5.
 
 The heart of him who truly loves is para disc on earth; he has God in himself, for God is love.-Lamennais.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05

After colliding with a street car
 in Glasgow Scotland, a swan from the River Clyde was arrested" and
 taken to the police station for first aid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
sAsan & Daily Z @ Washington .$ z !!,..W>: Il!
 DREW PEARSON and ROBERT
Congress Plans to Adjourn by June l; No Likelihood of Any New Legislation; Three Diplomats Shifted to Make Room
 For Author Friend of Senator Minton
Ny DREW PEARSON
and ROBERT & ALLEN

WASHINGTON, March g. - Barring surprise legis- lative demands by the President, Congress will be home ward bound bV June 1 at the latest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
Questions and
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 Enclose a three 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
 o. What are some of the Demo- cratic newspapers of the South?
 A. New Orleans Times-Picayune, Atlanta Journal, Atlanta Constitu- tion, Birmingham News, Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch, Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond News-Leader. Q. Can the information about the U. s. Air Corps, that is sold by The Flying Intelligence Service of Milwaukee and Philadelphia for three dollars, be obtained free from the government?
 A. The Army Air Corps is glad to send full information free to inter- ested persons. Write to The Chief of the Air Corps, Munitions Bldg, 18th St. and Constitution avenue, Washington, D. C., and ask for in- formation about the Air Corps Ca dets.
 Q. Was Polybius Greek or Ro- man historian?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05
T est Y UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05

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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-02-17
Kandota

Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Ecldberg and
son, Joseph, were entertained at
supper at the J. O. Hanson home In
Sank Centre Wednesday evening.
Bill Trones, Of Minneapolis, was
a dinner guest at the Eckberg
home Sunday.
Mr.. and MRS. Jonas Eckberg and
sons, Joseph and Rubin, were en-
tertained at dinner at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Albin Eckberg, in
Sank Centre, Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Trones
of Minneapolis, visited Sunday at
the home OF MIR. and Mrs. Ole
Trones.
c. M. Berry was home over the
week end.
Art and Joseph Ecklund, Clar-
ence and Clint Smith called on
Henry and Alvin Blank Sunday.
Miss Madeline Kampsen visited
with Fern Blank Sunday until
Monday evening.
Miss Marvel Berry was home over
the week end.
Mrs. John Steinbauer and sons,
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Cooper and John
Cooper spent Thursday at the Con-
rad Freeberg home. They also Wis
tied with Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Smith
at Osakis.
We are sorry to hear that Mr..
John Kortan was taken seriously
ill last week. He Is now at the Mel
rose hospital We hope he will soon
be about again.
Mrs. John Steinbauer called on
friends in Sank Centre Saturday.
Bud Berry called on Arnold
Blank Monday.
Marvin Becker called at the Otto
Blank home Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Becker and
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Otto and chill
dren visited at the G. M. Berry
home Sunday.
Mrs. c. M. Berry called on Mrs.
Otto Blank Tuesday.
Mrs. Otto Blank left Tuesday
morning for Minneapolis where she
is taking treatments at the hospi-
tai.
Bud, Marvel, Francis and Betty
Jean Berry and Leonard Sorenson
called at the Otto Blank home on
Friday evening.
Quite a number Of people attend
ed the Creamery meeting which
was held last Tuesday.
Mrs. Otto Blank called on Mrs
Julia Kampsen Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wendelin Lemm
and daughters called at the home
of Mrs. Julia Kampsen.