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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18

Down in Fairfield County Republicans are quite enthused over an idea they re- gently put into execution. The Fairfield Town Committee paid for advertisements in Bridgeport papers urging registered Republicans to make suggestions for po- tential delegates to the various conven- tions. The only trouble with such an idea is that it's apt to be seized upon over- Whelmingly by the people. We don't know how many registered Republicans there are in Fairfield or if the town is strongly COP. or Democratic. But supposing it were the former and every Republican decided to take advantage of the request. The response would be such that the Town Committee would find itself on the spot when it came to naming delegates. On the other hand organizations can make gesture of this sort and put themselves in strategical position for control of all delegations. We'd be interested in learn ing if the experiment. worked out as planned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18
Transient Things Preferred

Experts agree that people in this coun- try need about 2,OOOOOO new homes for decent and comfortable living. Also that big building program would probably do more to set us on the high road of pros perity than anything else. Broadly speaking, it seems to be a way of eating our economic cake and still having it. in fact. having more cake a: we go along, up to a reasonable limit.
 Why then don't we go ahead building on rapidly increasing scale? Appar- ently because we prefer impermanent things to permanent. We are willing to economize by renting old houses and to use our money for automobiles, radios, refrigeratoYs and vacations.
 The other things are good. too and it
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18

:. Ansonia, Derby, and Shelton may get their request for two-cent postal zone to cover the three communities. Senator Augustine Lonergan applied some pres sure and the Post Office Department is sending an inspector to the district to see If the demand is warranted If the re- quest does go through we can imagine that there would be like requests from other communities that are distinctive towns, but whose limits are so close to- gether that often it's hard to tell through Whlcn town you're passing. Supposing Hartford, East Hartford, and West Harts ford wanted the same thing. Such a request might have as much weight as that from down the valley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18

change to socialism. This will fn- volve the extension of our present political democracy to industrial democracy. While am not mem- Der of the Communist party, such interruptions attacks on minority groups, reminiscent, of witch hunts which my New England ancestors opposed, have always outraged my sense of justice.
 As for the Dies committee, I be- lieve their objectives are thoroughly vicious, and the real nature of their aims will become clearer with each succeeding session. It is no accident that during the few days of. their investigation of Communists" they have already attacked the c. l. o. Labor's Non-Partisan League, the Workers Alliance, the United States of labor, the WPA, the Federal Theatre, the National Youth Administration, the League for Peace and Democracy, and the entire New Deal, for which twenty seven million voted in the last pres idential election. This is the classic fascist technique: begin with the Communists and end with the church; destroy as you go all peo- ple's organizations. Personally, l suspect that the Dies committee, which is supposed to be investigating un-American activities and groups, is really itself the servant of un- American forces in the United States.
 Respectfully yours,
 EMILY M. PERSON,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18

Meriden and New Britain are engaging in spirited little dispute over Sewage disposal facilities. The former took umbrage at the latter's recent remarks on the status of disposal plant. Meriden retorted by pointing out that New Britain's new plant evidently blinded the city to the fact that it was just out of the cesspool class. And here we are over here in the Naugatuck Valley merely contemplating modern disposal plant in the dim future. Pity us!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18

continues to be an intimate ad- wiser of the family. 4
 Fay was willing to challenge O'COnnor again-if. The If" was organization and White House support. The latter was guaranteed by the inner circle. However, they could not speak for Tammany, and the only man who could speak was watching the EskimOs in Alaska.
 Ed Flynn, powerful Bronx boss, and the second in command ab- solutely refused to move.
 Roosevelt Moves In
 This was the stalemate when the President landed at Pensa- cola. Immediately, he called up the White House to inquire what had been done about O'Connor. When told what had happened, Roosevelt moved with dispatch and vigor.
 He telephoned Flynn and told him that he wanted Fay matched against O'Connor in the Democratic primary. In another telephone conversation the President directed that this information be conveyed to Fay and LaGuardia.
 No effort was made to communi- cate with Farley, still occupying himself with making harmony speeches in the Middle West. The President went directly over his head, took personal command of the situation, put Fay into the field against O'Cornor within 48 hours after debarking from the Cruiser Houston.
 Copyright, 1888, by United
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18
DEMOCRATIC CHOICE FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE SHOULD BE BEST MAN THE PARTY
 HAS TO OFFER
Waterbury, Conn, August, IT, 1888.

Waterbury, Conn,
 August, 17, 1888. Editor of The Democrat
 It must be obvious to even casual observer that unless some immediate and constructive steps are taken by the leaders of the Democratic party to present to the voters 8 quality ticket in the fall election, our local party is definitely headed for the rocks of defeat.
 The situation becomes more de- plorable when it is known that even in the light of reason, warning ele- ments remain stubborn and arbi- trary.
 I have no axe to grind and in my daily life I meet with, and listen to, many classes of people, in equally many walks of life, who will exercise their right to vote so em- phatically as to rebuke any attempt to insult their intelligence or to upset their standards of honest, de- cent citizenship. Believe it or not, there is sizeable element in the Democratic party in Waterbury who still feel that decency and honesty exisit within its ranks.
 Indications point to another suc- cessful nomination for Governor Cross and strong state ticket. Will Waterbury, long known as a Demo- cratic stronghold, present an equally strong supporting cast of candidates in quest of local suffrage?
 Present indications are that with wide open breach in our party, we are ultimately inviting the G. O. P. to step in and trumpet loud- ly at the luggerheaded factions whose weak kneed policies made possible the success of the opposi- ton.
 Locally, too, Judge Slavin of the Probate Court has announced his retirement after establishing most enviable record in the administra- tion of the affairs of this court. His successor, who will have much to live up to, should be selected with careful consideration.
 With my ear to the listening post, I learn that a Democratic lawyer of business and legal experience, clean living. upright, with back ground for stability, Is most wanted.
 I would not quarrel with the am- bilious, but the people of Water bury need not be reminded of the repeated endorsement of Judge Sla- win, whose honesty and sincerity of purpose made him so popular with both parties. A grand gesture to grand man. Honesty surely had Its own reward in the popular de- mand for his service. May he yet spend many years, many fruitful years in the community, for time has but matured the real value of this sturdy official.
 Make no mistake. am neither
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 11:45 D. m. daylight time).
 Sun rises 6:C3 a. m; sets 7:48 p. m. (day- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 High tide at Milford Friday Aug. 19, 5:33 p. m; low tide, 1912 a. m. daylight time).
 For the second time in week Waterbury was treated to the rare spectacle of moon beaming down on the city, while lightning lit up the skies Tuesday night this hap pened again as the waning moon rode high above lowering clouds to the east and north- east which regularly showed black and oily by the glow of the distant lightning flashes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18

is pleasant to see these less fundamental industries flourishing. But the lack of balance is bad. All should flourish to- gether, and probably the more transient goods and services themselves would flourish more wholesomely if building were once back to normal. That will come, says an economist, when building starts competing in practical way with the industries mentioned. That is, when it "gives the consumer much more for his money"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18
Current Comment

The best days are ahead of uS and not far off.-cov. Frank Mur. phy of Michigan, on the state of the nation.
 I expect to wear my cap through the hot weather of the primary com. paign. It's the bigges: cap in the senate.-Senator Robert J. Bulkley of Ohio.
 We only want to refurbish ito streamline it, if you like-to keep its design in conformity with the changing tempo of the world we live in.-Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy. speaking in England on "the Am erican system"
 I dunno.-Margaret Burns, l2- year-old fence- e-whitewashing cham pion of New York, asked how she did 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18
Selected Poem
RUMATIZ
Perly A. Gilmore in the New Haven
 Journal-Courier)

Perly A. Gilmore in the New Haven
 Journal-Courier) Is gittin' ole, an weak, an gray, Is mostly stumblin' Tong de way Had to keep f'om mopin' 'roun' Wen nah sperritz droppin' down, Des' caint run erroun' no mo-, Flu nah feet deys mighty so,' Ebbry jaint in me is lame, An rumatiz done got de blame. Had to put erway de ho An de fiddle an de bo; Caise de rumatiZ done bring Too much shakin' on de string, Wen I know'd we'd her to pat It almos' brek dis old-time heat, Faint no us ob course to cry, But dat fiddle mek me sigh. Wen de mo'nin' fus' begun Limps outer to de sun Whar I drops in nah ol chair In de co'ner orah dere- Bout de wahmes' place dere iz, An bakes nah rumatiz, Den feels moe spryn ergain, 'Caise de sunshine chase de pain. Seem de caise, wen one grow ol,' Rumatiz do vex de soul; An Is hopin' mon an noon Dat Chaiot gwine talk me soon, Seem Is mostly in de way Flu Is weaker ebbry day, Dough rumatiz do mek me bend, Gwine keep mellow 'twell de end.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18
Test Y o UT Knowledge
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.

1. On which continent are the Andes Mountains?
 2. Did aliens who entered the U. s. Army during the World War au- tomatically become American cit- izens?
 3. In law, what is the name for formal written accusation of crime against person, presented by a grand jury?
 4. What is entomology?
 5. What IS the full name of Joe Louis. the worlds heavyweight box ing champion?
 6. How many time zones are there in the United States proper?
 2. In which state are the Catskill Mountains?
 8. How many Presidential Electors is the District of Columbia entitled to?
 9. Are seals fish?
 10. What body O. water separates France and England?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18

candidate nor member of any poli- tical faction. I have been and will continue, hope, to be a DEMO- GRAF. I stand on the sidelines with thousands of voters, intently watching the game. Let there be no forward passing of the ball lest the runner and ball be lost in a public expression of disfavor at the polls. The spectators (taxpayers) are paying the admission fee and they are entitled to the best we have to offer.
 HARMON Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18

A. Out of about 3,208, ,446 men ex- amined, 687, ,486 were rejected.
 o. How many persons are em- ployed in the Washington navy yard?
 A. 7658.
 O. How far north Is Hammer fest, Norway?
 A. It is situated in latitude 70 degrees 40 minutes Il seconds north, and is one of the most north erly cities in the world.
 @. How many non-quota immi- grants were admitted to the United States in 1897 and 1881?
 A. There were 22,482 non-quota immigrants admitted in 1887 and 132, 1888 in 1881.
 Q. What is the address of the Ukranian society in this country?
 A. The United Ukranian Organ izations of the United States, 83 Grand street, Jersey City, N. J.
 If you want a copy of our book let, "CHILD TRAINING" write to the Waterbury Democrats Wash ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18

o. What kind of weather can be predicted when smoke goes straight up?
 A. It signifies that the air Is very calm, and that storm or precipi- tation is unlikely to ocur in the near future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18
Questions and
 Answers
By Frederick M. Kerby

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
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18

Q. During the World war, how many American men were rejected for service because of physical dis abilities?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18
I IA Daily ~ mv BREW PEARSON snA ROBxRT . ALLEN
Mclntire Pulled Punch of FDR's Intended Purge in South Carolina; Got Troin Started in GreenvilIe Before FDR Could Finish His Talk;
 Punch-PuIer Mo- 2 Is Jim Farley,
 Who Refused to Work on O'Connor
snA ROBxRF . ALLEN
Mv BREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON August 18. - "The Purge Punch Fuller" is the title given to White House Secretary Marvin Mcintyre by some of the Inner Circle Reason for the title that easygong Marvin resorts to all sorts of subtlees to pull the punch of the presidential purge
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18
A Thought for Today

Wee to him that buildeth a town with blood, snd estabIisheth city by iniquty.-Habakkuk 9.12.
 Nothing is politically right which is morally vrong-Danel OConnell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18
IN TODAY'S MAIL

This newspaper responsible opinions from it's readers communications accompanied with ne nd will not be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Gila (monster) is pronounced hee'-la; not gee'-la.

A. Out of about 3,208, ,446 men ex. amined, 687, ,486 were rejected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-22
Eight Deputy Sheriffs
 Assigned To Trials

Eight deputy sheriffs will be re- quired 70 serve daily at the Water bury conspiracy trial which opens here next Tuesday, High Sheriff J. Edward Slavin announced today, following conference yesterday with County Detective Edward J. Hickey, aide to Special Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn.
 Chief Deputy Daniel J. Callahan of NaugaSuck will be in charge of the. deputies. High Sheriff Slavin has also been in conference with Judge Ernest A. Inglis on the question of sheriffs in attendance at the trial
 Plans For Friday
 Preparations for the trial will be made Friday morning. when Sheriff Slavin and his deputies make ready the superior court room which will be the scene of the developments. Limited accommodations, will make it necessary that considerable thought be given this arrangements question, in view of the large num- Der of defendants. attorneys and newspapermen who must be given space.
 Removal of rail in the court room has been recommended as .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-22

means of making additional space.
 Very few spectators will be ad- mitted to the daily hearings, because of the lack of suitable facilities.
 Expect Many News Writers
 To date, requests for seats in the courtroom have been received only from representative of the New York Times, and the Waterbury papers. Requests from press services, and the majority of the large Con- necticut dailies are anticipated. however.
 We'll over a dozen newspapermen, the 26 defendants, at least IA de- fense lawyers, and the three special prosecutors as well as half a dozen assistants must be accommo odated before spectators are given consider atiOn.
 Seating Arrangements
 Seating arrangements will be taken into consideration by Sherifi SIavin when he starts to work Fri day morning.
 The eight deputies will lindoubt- ly be necessary, because of the large crowds of curious who will attend l the early days of the trial and atr tempt to gain admittanoe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-22
DEMOCRACIES HIT
 BY FASCIST PRESS

Rome, Nov. 9. (UP)-The Fascist press attacked the democracies to- day. President Roosevelt was the principal target.
 Giornale DItalia and La Tribuna, in long editorials which sought to convince Romans that:
 1, Wealthy democratic nations de- test Jews as much as do Italy and Germany.
 3. The United States is determined to rule Central and South America, spiritually and economically.
 Monroe principles are a pretext, La Tribuna said. President Roose- welt is conducting a campaign against the authoritarian nations. AS is known, the president is of Jewish origin and thus it is com prehensible why he has it in for Germany and for her friends, among which we stand first"
 Giornale DItalia said the democ- racies were strongly protesting against the German and Italian stand against Jews, but refuse to | open their doors and allow the Jews ! e0 repopulatc their sparSely in- l hahited territories.n
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-22
SOCIALIST PARTY
 SPENT SIP HERE
That Is Amount Spent to Have Jasper McLeyy G0
 Out Ahead

The Socialist party spent exactly $l2 in advertising for the recent campaign in Waterbury which saw their ticket head, Mayor Jasper Mo- Levy. of Bridgeport, candidate for governor. carrying Waterbury and polling 13,332 votes, several hundred more than Governor Wilbur l.. Cross, several thousand more than Republican Governor-elect Ray mond E. Baldwin, of Stratford.
 The report made to Town Clerk Mary 0. Kilmartin today by acting Secretary Samuel Molozin, of the local Socialist party, showed re- ceipts of $54, expense of SIP, the balance of $42 reported sent to the state party headquarters at Hart ford.
 Rep. Daniel J. Mahaney, re- elected for fifth team as Demo cratic state representative for Wa terbury, reported expenditures of $5S, $lO of which was for advertis- ing and posters.
 David F. Kelley, Socialist candi- date for state representative, report ed that he had expended nothing. He boiled 10,503 votes.
 Statements filed with the town clerk show that Attorney Hugo Guastaferri, Democratic state re- presentative-elect, spent $39.75 ir his campaign; that John w. Mo Gurk, Republican candidate, spent $79.75.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-22

MT. Butcher died suddenly of a heart attack which occurred in his office. He was a veteran capital correspondent at 37, and his was the most widely published of all. Washington columns.
 Mr. Flynn is well qualified to carry on for Rodney Butcher. A newspaperman all through his career, he has concentrated his writing in the fields of industry, finance and government economics since 1923. Before that he had been managing editor of the old New York Globe and city editor of the New Haven (Conn.) Register.
 MT. Flynn was one of the few observers to forecast the business dehacle that followed the 1929 mar ket crash. His descriptions of hold ing companies, speculation and corr porate abuses presaged much of what followed and he has been call- ing the turn on economic develop ments ever since.
 MT. Flynn is a regular contribu- tor to leading national magazines and has written a number of widely sold books.
 His Investment Trusts Gone Wrong" published in 1880, brought an investigation by the New York attorney generals office. Graft in Business described many abuses later revealed by the Senate Bank ing Committees. investigation of Wall Street.
 MT. Flynn was economic adviser to Ferdinand Pecora during the lat ter investigation, and was 8 mem Der of the advisory council to the Senate Committee Investigating the munitions industry in 1884.
 MT. Hymns first column outliri- ing the probable effects of the new American British trade treaty ap- pears on Page { os tUday's Demo- cfat
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-22
NAzI LEADERS
 REPLY SHARPLY
Nation Wide Campaign to Intensity Anti=Semitic
 Future Plans
By FREDERICK OECHsNER

ny FhEOEhACA OEChSNEh United Press Staff Correspondent
 Berlin, Nov. 22-(UP)-Nazi lead- CTS today answered foreign proposals for relief of Jewish refugees with plans for an organized nationwide campaign to intensity Germany's anti-semitic program.
 Propaganda Minister Joseph Goeb- bels summoned party officials and orators to secret meeting at the Kroll Opera house tonight for in- StructionS on the methods which will be used in thousands of anti semitic rallys being arranged for the next four months. There will be 1,500 such meetings in the Berlin district alone.
 Goebbels will give detailed in- structions ot the leaders and orators on how to handle the Jewish issue before German audiences, with par ticular reference to reaction in the United States, Great Britain anc other nations. s--sstss--.ss..5ss..-.,.,,-. <. Discount Reports
 Although it was understood gov. ernment leaders were angered by the British house of commons debate on proposals for settlement of Jew ish refugees in pre-war German colonies, well-informed sources dis counted reports that the reich would recall Herbert von Dirksen, the Nazi ambassador to London. Kirksen and other NaI ambassadors in Europe
 Continued on Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-22
HUNGARY IS NEW
 GERMAN MENACE
Strip of Land Separating Poland, Hungary Cause
 of All Trouble
BY ROBERT H. BEST

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Vienna, Nov. 22-(UP)-A war of words between Germany and Hun gary filled the air waves today emphasizing tense situation over the autonomous Czechoslovak prov ince of Ruthenia, where armed clashes threaten an international incident. The radio statements from Germany were much the same as those used to prepare the atmo- sphere for Germany's annexation of Sudentenland. While accurate re- ports from the scene of the dis turbances" in Ruthenia were diff cult to obtain, the press in Buda- pest published details of alleged "terrorismS" there.
 Terr0rists Are Busy
 Dispatches claimed that terror ists were blowing up bridges and obstructing roads. They said that the sound of artillery fire could be heard every night from neighbor- hood of Chust, capital. of Ruthenia HungarianS established camps for
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