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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-02
Six Additional Branch Libraries
 Listed Among Waterbury;s Needs

such as those of fine arts and gen. ealogy, work rooms, offices, study rooms, etc., are located on 8 second and if necessary a third floor. Each division of books is administered by assistants who are thoroughly fla miliar with the books in that par ticular collection and with the ex- isting field of literature on that par ticular subject. There is not room in the present building to work out such plan, even if funds were available to carry it through, nor is any single room in the present build ing large enough for the purpose to which it is dedicated. Many im- portant phases of public library service are, for the reasons given, being overlooked or postponed.
 Endowment
 In 1870, $20O,000 was a rich en- dowment for public library. It was sufficient to erect what must have seemed in 1894 a very fine li- brary building. The income from this original bequest provided ade- quate library support until the early 7900's. In 1904 the city of Wa terbury began to contribute to the support of public library. Today it contributes approximately $45,50O annually to the support of the li- brary. The income from the Bron- son fund is approximately $15,500. These combined sources of income net about 61 cents per capita for library service. The Connecticut public library commission, in a re- gently published circular, recom- mends minimum library budget of $1.00 per capita. It further states that libraries in cities of 100000 population should register 30 per cent of their populations as borrow CTS. A 30 per cent registration of the population as users of a public library can be achieved only with an adequate branch library system. We have often cited the need for branch libraries in at least six ad- ditional sections of the city, namely: the North End, Fairlawn, Hopeville, West Side Hill, Bunker Hill and Overlook.
 Goal Outlined
 A general belief that the library was endowed for all time back in 1867, with the original bequest of Silas Bronson, is doubtless respon- sible for the inadequate support which it has received from public or private sources. A modern cen- tral library building should certain ly be our chief goal for the very near future. The extension and i'm provement of our branch library system might very well be kept in mind as a secondary aim to be achieved step by step whenever an opportunity is afforded for doing so.
 The appended record of the work and services of the Bronson library for the year 1897 might seem quite impressive, except for statements made and conclusions already drawn. This record shows an aver age volume of work with the re- sources at our disposal but I con- tend that as a public library we are not giving the people of Water bury the fullest measure of library service.
 Respectfully submitted,
 EVELYN M. BARRETT,
 Librarian February 1, 1888.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-02

stock company presentations. Dur ing her short stay in this city she made many friends and was royalty entertained.
 She was in the Winter Garden chorus when she met Walter Wanger. The couple shortly after their marriage went to Europe where Wanger managed Covent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-02

Garden in London. Of late years they have made their home close to the movie capital of this country, where Wanger was one of it's fore- most producers.
 A graduate of Dartmouth college, Wanger ha sa number of friends in this city who were at school with him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-02

SalQ GUY. InlS peQueSI or $2OOUOO coupled with the foresight and vi- sion of the first appointed board of agents, gave the people of Water bury library service comparable at that time to the best that was to be had anywhere in the United States.
 Authority Engaged
 We point with justifiable pride to the fact that w. F. Poole, later Dr. w. F. Poole, was employed to make book lists, purchase books, and or ganize the library. Dr. Poole is to- day looked upon as one of the out standing figures in the library his- tory of this country. He was the founder and first editor of the fa- nous Poole's "Index to Periodical Literature" which was the forerun- ner of the well known and currently used Readers Guide to Periodical Literature" Before undertaking the organization of the Silas Bronson library, MT. Poole had been for four years librarian of the Boston Mer- camille Library association. He re- signed from the latter position in 1869 to serve as a library expert in the organization of new libraries. It Is almost certain that the Silas Bronson library, which was opened in 1870, was the first of several libraries which he organized. Among these were the library of the United States naval academy and the public library of Cincinnati, where he also served as librarian from 1871 to 1873. In 1874 he went to Chicago as the first librarian of the new pulp sive management soon took rank as lie library, which under his progress the largest circulating library in the country. In 1887 he was invited to organize the Chicago Newberry Li- brary of Reference with which he was connected until his death in 1894.
 First Librarian
 It is of interest also to note that William I. Fletcher was appointed the first librarian of the Bronson library. MT. Fletcher was, from 1882 to 1911, librarian at Amherst college.
 On the first of April, 1870, the library was opened in remodeled building on the eastern corner of West Main and Leavenworth streets.
 The historical facts given above regarding the founding and organ izing of the Bronson library show a noteworthy beginning for a public library in 8 C y whose population then numbered about thirteen thou sand Seventy years later, we can- not but ask how we have fulfilled the bright promise of those early days.
 On the first of September, 1894, the present building was opened to the public. The population of Waterbury at that time is given as approximately thirty three thousand
 In 1904 the city of Waterbury made its first contribution, $2,000, to the support of a public library and a system of school deposit libraries was inaugurated. This was lokoed upon as temporary measure to bring books to children whose homes were not within walking distance of the central building, until such time as neigh boring branch libraries could be established.
 Waterville Branch
 With such program in mind, hopeful beginning was made with the opening of Waterville branch in 1907, Brooklyn branch in 1909, and Rose Hill branch in 1913. In the 25 intervening years no ad-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-02
interesting Observations Feature Reports at Board
 of Agents Meeting

Although the city's annual con- trlbution to the Silas Bronson library has been increased from $20o0 in 1904 to $45,5OO at the pres ent, this, with the annual income rom the fund of the founder, $15,- 300, still is inadequate to serve the people of Waterbury, Miss Emelyn M. Barrett, librarian, reported yes- terday at the annual meeting of the board of agents of the library. While the Connecticut Public Library commission recommends minimum library budget of $1 per capita, the waterbury income allocated to the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-02
GIVEN DECREE

Judge Arthur F. Els in Litch- field superior court yesterday grant, ed divorce to Mary Elizabeth Me- Knight O,Reilly of Watertown, against Edward B. OReilly of New York. Cruelty was alleged.
 Mrs. O'Reilly is also granted cus-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-02

tody of a minor child. The coupIs was married February 1, Iese ana parted in June, 1887. The action was llnconteSted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-02

For quoting articles from foreign newspapers derogatory to Germany, Swiss citizen, aged 66, has been sent to jail in Brunswick, Germany.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-03-31

interloper has a right TO do
so. The office of president
carries with it just as much,
if not more, respect than the
office of king or dictator.
Americans realize that, and
they respect the office even
though they may disagree
with the principles of the
man who holds it. A good
many citizens have often
wondered why foreigners are
permitted to come over here
and indulge in such abuse as
this most recent one is guilty
of. And now they are won
dering why Uncle Sam
doesn't put a stop to it by
making an example of this
Englishman and shipping him
back home on the first boat
that win take him there.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-03-31
ALWAYS DANGER

recent weeks as the result of
carelessly tossed matches or
cigarette or cigar stubs. A
camp containing more than
300 fine trailers and shelter
ing more than 600 people had
a narrow escape from de-
struction, and mayhaps great
loss of life only a few weeks
ago. So no matter what sea-
son of the year it may be
keep on being careful. Make
sure the match or cigarette
you toss carelessly away is
extinguished before it leaves
your hand. 1t may take a
moment of time to do this,
but what time compared with
what may result through
your failure to do so.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-03-31
WHO MAKES THE RATES?

Just why motorists haven't
been giving more attention to
auto insurance rates, since
the motorists themselves
really fix those rates, is hard
to understand. The insur-
ance companies keep close tab
each year on accidents; they
know where the most of them
occur and who was to blame.
AT the close of each fiscal
year they figure their fire,
theft and property damage
losses, and the next years
rates are based on those fig
ures. If motorists have been
especially careful and kept
down the number of acct
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-03-31

Regardless of season, there
is always enough inflamma-
bic material in the fields and
forests and along the road
sides Of this country to make
the Tipping Of matches and
cigarette stubs dangerous.
While the danger of forest
fire is greater in some sec
tons in winter than in other
sections, the fact remains
that in no section is the dam
ger wholly absent, regardless
of month or weather condi-
tons. Citizens who follow
their daily papers closely
know this because they have
read of heavy damage in sew
eral parts of the country in
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-03-31

along with Mr.. Roosevelt many
times, will put more and more
checks on his proposals that have
had their birth in the little red
house, of Georgetown's section of
Washington, where all of the New
Dealers congregate. It means fur
ther-in the opinion of some of the
real Democrats-that the New Deal
has played out. They are, there
fore, getting back into their harness
as Democratic leaders.
And, in this light, there has been
another development that should not
be overlooked. / refer to the COL
lapse Of Robert H. Jackson's cam
didacy for governor Of New York.
When Mr.. Jackson, who lately was
made solicitor general of the United
States, was going to town" as the
expression is, left wing press agents
had him all but elected in New
York. A big banquet was rendered
him in New York city. Mr.. Roose.
welt was quite instrumental in that
banquet plan. He lent aid in stir
ring up attendance. 1t was notable
however, that the banquet created
no excitement. That is, there was
no excitement of importance. and
Just there the candidacy began to
sag.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-03-31

dents, the rates are lower. In
fact, in a few states insur-
ance is sold with the stipula-
ton that the car owner gets
a rebate, usually around Is
percent, if he shows up with
a clean slate, without figur-
ing in a single accident dur
ing the year. When car
owners generally come to
realize that they can lower
the rates they are paying
for auto insurance by driving
still more carefully then, and
not until then, will there be
more or less protest over the
cost of this phase of car
ownership. The reward is
worth considering.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-03-31
LOOSE TONGUES

That America has become
the country where loose
tongues are not only toler-
ated but actually encouraged
was evidenced a few weeks
ago when another of those
cultured" Englishman of
title, here on a lecture tour,
publicly denounced and
actually verbally abused the
president of the U. S. OF
course he was doing so mere
Iy for the publicity it would
bring his lectures, and the in
creased profits from his lee
lures. But that does not
excuse the fact that since
no decent, outstanding Amer
lean displays disrespect for his
president-regardless of what
that Americans politics may
be-then no foreign-born
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-03-31

DIR. Joseph Brown, a for
ward looking Illinois school
teacher recently broke into
the Chicago newspapers by
declaring in an address to an
organization of teachers that
the public is not interested in
new ideas in education.
'The past is a guide post,
but a poor hitching post" he
said. Let a man make a
great surgical or medical dis
covery and he is hailed as a
great man. Let a teacher an
nounce new idea in educa-
ton and he is not considered
as a benefactOr of the human
race but is criticised as one
who would change the good
old system"
There is considerable food
for thought in DIR. Browns
statements. We've seen it
demonstrated. We've heard
the protests that arise when
a teacher has tried to inject
some new and modern idea
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-03-31
HITCHING POSTS

into school work, and the
protests have always come
from those who argue that
if the old methods of teach
ing were good enough for
e arlier generations they
ought to be good enough for
the present one. Yet there
are none of us who would
go back to the coal oil lamp
or ride to town in an old
spring wagon if we could help
it. We fly around the neigh
borhood in an automobile and
read by electric light. But
when it comes to our schools
We are too ready to declare
that old methods are still
best, and that it is of no
great concern if children
show no advancement over
that shown by their parents
when they were in school.
What our schools really need
is not more highly trained
teachers but parents who are
capable of doing a little more
intelligent thinking.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-03-31

Washington.-It is often the trick
of political spokesman to let their
real feelings become known by a
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-03-31

ODDS and ENDS That ne,o Tim
and Irene shoU is going great guns /.
May be one OF the most popular radio
programs OF its kind before long g.
Jane Withers has a ne,U trailer rhich she
uses as a dressing room Stan Laurel
had to get nes0 derby for "S,Ciss Miss;
the one he'd been using for hOelve years
fell TO pieces Hot0'd you like to earn
your living BY supplying bugs, butterflies
and insects to q motion picture studio?
A man IN Hollywood does it Radios
Voice Of Experience soas an automobile
salesman fer thirty days. before he be.
came the Voice Of Experience, and aper.
aged q sale Q day :. II you hear Mary
Livingston getting mixed up in her line,
on that Jock Benny broadcas you'u kno,o
thai she had something to eat: usually
she doesn'f eat sf al on Sunday, mail
The programs over For one scene q
Holiday" Katherine Hepburn had m
run up a ffy-ssro step stairlOay: she did
q mine times in succession And ,oa,
Cory Grant glad that The script arrQrred
to hare him ,UaIk.
g Western Newspaper Union
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-03-31
STAR
DUST
Movie Radio
f*4 By VIRGINIA VALE **t

DETTE DAVIS is still trying
II to live up to the reputation
she made for herself by her
performance in ''Of Human
Bondage" and in "Jezebep'
she does pretty well.
Furthermore, she shows as much
courage in playing the heroine as she
did in that other succession once
again she has a decidedly unsym-
pathetic role.
"Jezebel" is a good picture, with
a good cast, and an assortment OF
Southern accents that's something
to hear. It's the first of a collection
of Civil war pictures-or rather, pic
lures with Civil war background
which viii include 1.-THE Unvan-
quished, and action in Aquila" as
well as "Gone With the Wind" pro-
vided they ever get around to max
ing that last onel
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-03-31

Remember all the TODD about
whether Paulette Goddard would or
would not land the role of Scarlet"
In that same ''Gone With the
Wind?" Well, after signing a long
term contract with David Selznick
she was assigned to a co-starring
role with Janet Gaynor in "The
Young in Heart" which ought to
make a delightful picture And,
speaking Of the talented Janet, dis
cussions of those Academy awards
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-03-31

still echo from the hills about Holly
wood. Lots of people thought the
little Gaynor ought to receive one of
the awards for her performance in
"a Star Is Born" In fact, they got
pretty sentimental about it, because
she won the Academy award for the
years best performance way back
in 1927, for her work in Seventh
Heaven"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-03-31

It's funny. the way that radio
audiences are classified For in
stance. Haven MacQuarrie's do
You Want to Be an Actor" pro-
gram was considered just right for
an automobile company that wanted
to plug the sales of used cars-the
program was said to have strong
middle-class appeal.
The Washington times., 1938-10-05
CUT IN BUS FUND.
KEEPS CRIPPLES.
out OF SCHOOL.
9 Handicapped Children
Lack Transportation

Washington school authorities
today were seeking ways and
means Of offsetting a $2,5O0 slash
in the school bus appropriation
that is preventing nine handi-
capped children from attending
the Langdon School for Crippled
Children because of lack of trans
portation.
The appropriation for transport
ing these crippled children to the
Langdon School was cut from $22,-
500 last year to $4,000 this year,
although an increase to 5000
was sought. This reduction neces.
STATED a shortening of a number
Of routes served ny the buses.
Superintendent of schools FRANK
w. Ballou said that although
school authorities are we'll aware
of the cases, hopes of getting de.
ficiency funds are slight.
A. w. Heinmiller, head of the
procurement division, in charge uf
transportation, said:
80 far as we are concerned,
there has been no change in the
picture. After the appropriation
is made, we abide by it and live
within its limits"
The Washington times., 1938-10-05

TOHN BROPHY, the Lewis left
d hand man, is slated to be
chief of staff of CIO when the
permanent organization is set
up at November convention.
Things have not been going
too well inside. Expansion of
Brophy (now an executive direc-
tori is expected to answer mur-
murings about CIO being a
one-man dictatorship. Lewis, of
course, would continue to be
front man.
Some people close to Lewis be-
Geve he has become involved in
dangerous internal organization
difficulties. He wanted to kick
out the radicals particularly
Commupists), but has found he
cannot afford to let them go
away angry.
The Washington times., 1938-10-05
Stills Are Still
In KentuckY Hills

HAZARD, KY, Oct. 5 UN.S).
There are still stills in Kentucky
hills.
Proof of their existence is a $50
gallon affair which sheriff's depu-
ties and Agent j. S. Creech, of the
U. S. alcoholic tax unit, found on
Rattlesnake Greek, $50 yards from
a main highway near the Perry.
Leslie county line.
Officers said the outfit, the larg.
est ever confiScated in Kentucky,
was in operation when they ar.
rived. One nan was arrested.
The Washington times., 1938-10-05

partment missionaries were
sent out to groups Of business
men known as trade aSsocia-
tions. The Government nose
there was tilted downward to
about as low a shopping angle
as an official Federal authority
every adopted.
It was not given out, but the
foremost and biggest question
in the 13-page QUESTIONABLE was
q direct request to each trade
association executive to tip the
Government off on any dirty
business mot in the public in
terest" being done by any OF his
competing trade associations
and their executives.
Every other question provided
Q brief space for an answer,
but opposite this question alone
was inserted in parenthesiS, mo
space limits" on replies.
A Thorough Probe
A FTER ASKING TRADE men
"A for sneak tips to the Gov
ernment on their competitors,
the unannounced QUESTIONABLE
asked about every conceivable
phase of trade association activ-
1ty and some that are not. It
asks about cooperative selling
arrangement, inside credit in
formation service, public rela-
tionS work. It wants to know
what arrangements exist for
classification of customers, of
sales areas, of trade practices;
what emp1oyer-employe relation
ship exist; what safety measures
have been taken for employees;
what relations are maintained
with the Government (remem-
ber this is the Government itself
aSking).
One simple little statement
requests a financial accounting
for a four-year period; another,
how much time each member
Of the board Of directors actual
ly spent last year in the affairs
Of the association.
Convincing Presentation
.NlHE Government also wants
Il to get a breakdown on the
boards of directors by geo
graphical areas and the size of
business represented; an analy-
sis of the economic and legal
activity of the trade groups; the
age, education and experience
of every trade association en-
ploye earning over $2,400 a
year.
The. questionnaire says that
when responses are received the
Commerce Department and the
anti-monopoly committee will
have "a convincing preSenta-
ton" Of the situation in trade
associations.
While there may be some
doubt about the convincing"
angle of it, there seems to be no
doubt here that they will GER
tainly have a presentation" if
they get everyone in the trade
not only to snitch on everyone
else, but to tell what he pri-
= vately suspects about everyone
else in it.
Another Innovation
THE LATEST QUESTION
Il MARIE is remarkable for an
other innovation. It saws:
The Washington times., 1938-10-05
If YOU FEEL SUNK
Reed fhiS and cheer Up

Are you 30 blue that life is no longer worth
living? Do you cry easily? Do you feel low,
Then bere's GOOD neSs for vom y % vo,, ~,
need good general system tonic-Just take
famous Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound. Let its wholesome herbs and roots
help Nature build up more physical resist
ance and tone up your system, so that it can
more easily throw OF the "blues" and give
more energy to enjoy life.
MILLIONS of women have depended up
on this Compound and have passed the word
along to friends and neighbors, and to their
children.
Why not take Pinkham's Compound and
20 Smiling thru?
The Washington times., 1938-10-05
News Behind the News
.Bv Paul MGLLOn-
ht 1898 by King Features Syndicate, All Ris
ndmctinn in Enll or in Part Strictly Prohibite

(World Reserved
Prohibited)
A NTIMONOPOLY quzzers have been going around with
their noses tilted such high plane that it seemed
they wearing onions in their ties scarfpns They
say anything Not have they stopped to any
thing low pbean publicity about what they doing
The Washington times., 1938-10-05
NeuU Hitler Note

CTATE DEPARTMENT has
~ quietly started preparing
another letter for FDR to send
to Hitler, far different from the
first two. This one will be a
notice that the United States
will abolish low tariff rates of
the Czechoslovakian trade treaty
as applied to all territory oc-
cupied by Germany in Sudeten-
land.
Germany is the only nation in
the world now listed as discrim-
inatory against American goods
and therefore not entitled to
trade-treaty privileges. It will
hurt Sudetenland some, as a con-
siderable portion Of the Czecho-
Slovakian shoe, glassware, linen
and hops imports came from
there. Gn the first six months
of 1888, we imported about
IA million dollars from all
Czecho, exported about 1875
millionS.)
The Washington times., 1938-10-05

S ON e o n e
must h a v e
left his onion
at home the
o t h er day,
h o W e We r,
when the pri-
v tie Co m
m cree De