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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
A Book a Day
He Sees Proof of Immortality
 By BRUCE CATION

By BRUCE CATION
 A few years ago clever Eng lishman with a flair for combining deep-dish mathematics, metaphysics and sprightly humor all in one package came out quietly with a new theory of time.
 Quietly" is apparently the word, because the general reading public hardly heard of the man. But some of the general public's favorite au- thors did. Among them was J. B Priestly. His most recent book was to a very large degree inspired and conditioned by the clever English mans theory.
 Not to keep you in suspense any longer-the Englishman in question is J. w. Dunne, and he is out now with a new book, '"The Serial Uni verse" MacMillan: $2), which am plifies and extends his theory.
 Now MT. Dunne is no man to hesitate at biting of large mouth full. Tn this book he goes back to his previous discussions of fourth and fifth dimension time, proceeds to demonstrate-by an involved technical and completely baffling mathematical process which left that reviewers lashed to the mast that science itself is based on the supposition that there is an i'm mortal mind which exists inde- pendeently of mundane time and space limitations. He then asserts that what he offers is an irrefutable prof of the immortality of the hu- man soul.
 If all of this is large order understanding Mir. Dunne's argu- ment is, for the lay reader, apt te be even larger. This reviewer made extremely heavy weather Of 1t. Ye' he found the book immensely ex. citing. If MT. Dunne should happen to be correct. something rather epoch making is in the process oi discoverv.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16

Despite the resolution passed by the Republican state central com mittee nearly month ago urging such of it's members as had been named in the grand jury reports to resign, neither Clarence c. Willard of New Haven nor Charles E. Will Hanson of Darien has yet seen fit to follow the example of John Buck ley, of Union, who rendered his resignation even before the resolu- tion was adopted. Not only do they continue on the roll of the commit tee, but MT. Willard at least is an active candidate to- succeed himself
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
PressCOnment
AN IDOL PASSES
(Boston Post)

(Boston Post)
 To millions verging in middle age there was a tug in the news of the death of Pearl White. She was the movie idol of another day. The present generation might laugh at the films she made. But there was a time when she was as bright 8 star as Myrna Loy or Greta Garbo. Her forte. unlike theirs. was not emotion. She was the lady of thrills and action. To her the motion pic- ture industry owes deep debt for making the silent movies so attractive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
Current Comment

If we attempted to build a car today the way we build a house, it would cost $150000 and would not run.
 Harvey Wiley Corbett, architect,
 urging mass production of huoses
 Some men enjoy life when they are most miserable. Justice Langton of the Admiralty
 Court, London.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16

"Wall Streeters Weigh Effect of War on Business Does that require much thought? First there's an artificial stimulation of war business and then there's prolonged and worldwide eco- homie depression
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16

at the horse shows. Firms still using horsepower, too, are plainly manned by persons who have high regard for the good care of the animals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
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 o. What is the address of the British Royal Mint?
 A. Tower Hill, London, E. o. 3, England. It has branches at Mel bourne, Victoria; Perth, Western Australia: and Pretoria, South Africa.
 Q. What Is the weight of diato- maceous earth?
 A. Ground diatomaceous earth, such as is sold commercially for ad-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16

There is no such thing as normal man." experts say. You merely get what looks like one by averaging the abnormal fellows
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
& Daily
 cA Washington .> 
Hv DREW PEARSON
anA RODERT c AK14x1el

Roosevelt and Jim Farley, OutwordIy PoIs,
 nwordIy Suspect Each Others Ambitions; FDR No Longer Controls Machine, But Big Jim Does; Farley Aiming for l94O; Knows FDR Won't Approve; Avoided Purge; Opposes Third Term on New Deol Candidate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16

Washington August 16-To the naked eye there is no discernible change in the relationship between the President and Big Jim Farley On the surface they are still Boss" and "Jim" to another.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
A Thought for Today

Blessed be the name of God forever ana ever: for wisdom and might are His-Daniei 2:20
 Live near to God and so all things will appear to you little in comparison with eternal reali- ties-R. M McCheyne.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-16
est Y o UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.
Evening star., 1938-02-20

he became a member Of the California
State Board OF Trade, serving as its
president for 13 years. In 1897 he was
appointed commissioner Of the SUI
preme Court of California. and in 1905
became presiding justice of the Dis
trict Court of Appeals. third district.
The following year he was elected to
the judgeship and allotted the l2-year
term. and he continued to serve on
the bench until he resigned in 1922.
He died in San Francisco, Calf, Feb
ruary l. 1924. and is buried in Cypress
Lawn Cemetery,
Gen. CHIPMAN was one of Gen.
~ Grants closest friends, for not
only had he rendered conspicuous
service in the Army but he had aided
him politically. and naturally had his
full support. yet, though he was right
out of a great civil war. with the
honors Of battle and victory still fresh
In the memory of all. and with major
generals brevet bestowed by Congress;
with fluent speech. an oratoricak de-
livery and reasoning that would
have done Justice to many Of the early
giants that have served in Congress,
yet he was never able to accomplish
anything Of particular character for
the people whom he represented in
the Lower House of Congress.
His unavailing efforts for the pub
lie schools are notable, though he
brought forth all the reasoning power
he could to convince Congress of the
partiality it had long been guilty Of
showing, and upon one occasion when
granted the floor of the House had
this to say, quoting from N. P. Chip
man:
Wherever we may travel through
out this broad land, from the frozen
regions of Alaska to the orange
groves Of and perpetual summer Of
Florida, with one exception we find
the generous hand OF the Nation
blessing. protecting and sustaining
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amusing and interesting news. but
also paved the way for early newspaper
news illustrations, of which several
were published in the Daily Critic of
this city.
The old Assembly Building, where
the Legislature met, is now covered
by the Woolworth store, 923 Pennsyl-
vania avenue. and here was then To-
Gated on the first floor the china store
of J. w. Boteler & Son and the music
store Of w. G. Metzerott e. Co., Ed
ward F. Droop, pioneer Of the firm of
E. F. Droop & Sons Co., being asso-
ciated with Mr.. Metzerott 1t was
three-story building, the top floor at
one time being occupied by the photo
graphic gallery of Merritt d Van
Wagner.
The hall where the Legislature met
was early known as Shanks' Hall and
later as Metzerotts Hall. The First
Congregational Church met here as
early as 1865.
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r. Shepherd. He would now propose
the health of Cov Shenherd

r. Shepherd. He would now propose
the health Of Gov. Shepherd.
Gov. Shepherd in response said.
after thanking Gov. Cooke for the
compliment, that the highest honor
which could be conferred upon him
was to be the successor Of Henry D..
Cooke, and he hoped in the future
as in the past success would attend
every effort of his predecessor and
that the great God would watch over
him wherever he might be. The for
mer Governor then escorted Gov.
Shepherd to the executive once, where
he formally entered upon his duties. "
WHATEVER criticism may be Of
fered against the conduct of
civic affairs in the District of Colum-
hia during the years 1871 to 1874,
President Grant, at least. cannot be
blamed for selecting other than the
very best men available to fill the
positions provided for in the act Of
February l. 1871. Thus for the Board
of Public Works he nominated S. p.
Brown, A. B. Mullett, A. r. Shepherd
and James A. Magruder and. subse-
quently. to fill vacancies, Adolph
Cluss. Henry A. Willard and John B.
Blake. The law provided that the
Governor should be president of this
board, but when the members met to
organize Mr., Shepherd was chosen
vice president, though no such office
was provided for by law, and yet it
was this fortunate move that placed
him in a position to carry on the
splendid work he did at that time.
The Governors Office. during the
three years this form of government
laster, was in the building still stand
ing at the northwest corner of Penn.
sylvania avenue and Seventeenth
street, and here the Board Of Public
Works met and organized in May,
1871. Prior to this, during the Civil
War. the adjutant general and the
provost marshal general had their
Offices on this corner, and here passes
were issued to cross the Long Bridge
and on through the Federal lines.
For the Board of Health, the Presi-
dent selected DIR. N. S. Lincoln, father
of G. Gould Lincoln of The Star and
one of the physicians who attended
President Garfield after he had been
fatally wounded; Dr. T. s. Verdi.
H. A. Willard and John Marbury. AS
vacancies occurred, the President ap-
pointed DR.. c. c. Cox and DR.. d. w.
Bliss, who attended President Gar
field from shortly after he had been
shot up to the time he passed away,
September /, 1881.
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try: here, In . territory consecrated
sacredly to the whole people. and
over which the Constitution has given
exclusive jurisdiction to Congress;
here, where the children Of parents
coming from every quarter of the
Union are to be reared and educated;
here. in this Capital. we are strug-
Cling today under grievous taxation
to establish common schools, with
out an acre Of land or a dollar of ap-
preparation from the General Gov
ernment.'"
HHERE Is concrete illustration
Of how useless delegate in Con-
gress would be to the District of Co.
lumbia. Indeed, If the Board of
Trade, the Federation Of Citizens
Associations, the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia and other
people and other bodies cannot make
Congress bear its part of the obliga-
ton. where In the world is it hoped
to find the superman who can ac-
complish that in which Gen. Chapman
and all of these have failed.
What the District of Columbia wants
and needs and demands is out-and-
out national representation for its
100000 population and its 100000
native residents, just as is accorded
any State IN the Union. and nothing
short OF this will ever be effective
and prove satisfactory. It may be
true. to secure a constitutional amend
nent will take time. Indeed it took
many years before the female suffrage
amendment to the Constitution was
obtained. but when 1t came, some l8
years ago, it was a complete and a
worthwhile victory, and one appre-
ciated by the women of the land.
We. too. may have to wait. but many
OF the people Of the District OF Co.
lumbia realize that the constitutional
amendment now before Congress is
vital to their interests and provides
the only means for giving to the
District voting representation in Con-
gress and the electoral college and
their full rights before the courts,
and If they must wait for this and
fight on, then they are willing to do So
After all. the real test of what shall
be granted here in the District is in
the national opinion concerning the
quality and the extent of the voting
constituency, the electorate here. MANY
of us think that when the quality
OF that electorate is put to the test
it should be under conditions which
will give us the full benefit of all
that is valuable in the present make
up of our Capital community, that
will attract as voters in the District
practically all the high-grade Ameri-
cans residing voluntarily in the Cap
ital.
THE coming in and the going out
OF the District territorial govern
ment was quite dissimilar, particu-
larly with the House of Delegates. for
the Delegates took away with them
when they left the chamber for the
last time at the close of that gov
ernment," according to an account
by Wilhelmus Bogart Bryan, various
articles Of the furnishing and furni-
ture of the room. Others sent back
for things, and so generally was it
done that the room was well cleared
out. A touch of the ludicrous was
given to this performance when one
OF the Delegates walked away with
q feather duster sticking out from
Evening star., 1938-02-20
Singing of Battle Hymn of Republic" Was
Appreciated by Soldiers and Aroused
Lincoln Memorial at Willard.

drew near the City of Washington.
I thought of the women of my ac-
quaintance whose sons or husbands
are fighting our great battles-the
women themselves serving in the hos
pitals or helping with the work of the
Sanitary Commission.
MY husband was too old for active
service, my eldest son but a stripping,
and could not leave my baby of 2
years to follow the armies. Neither
had I the practice and experience
which the preparing and making of
sanitary stores demanded. Something
seemed to say to me, You would like
to serve, but you don't know what you
could do But because of my sincere
desire, something was given me to
do which did strengthen the hearts
of those brave soldiers who fought
and those who languished in prison" /"
A ND then Mrs. Howe, in her remi-
niscences, tells about driving one
day some distance from the city to
attend review Of troops at Baileys
Cross Roads in Virginia-said by .
historian of that time to be the great
est army ever assembled on this or
any other continent. She goes ON to
say: While we were engaged in
watching the fmaneuvers, q sudden
movement Of the enemy necessitated
immediate action. The review was
discontinued, and We saw q detach-
ment Of soldiers gallop to the assist
ance of small body Of our men. who
were in imminent danger of being sur
rounded and cut OF from retreat. The
regiments remaining on the field were
ordered to march to their cantonments.
We returned to the city very slowly,
Of necessity. for the troops nearly
flied the road. My dear minister, the
Rev. James F. Clarke, and Gov. and
Mrs. Andrews Of Massachusetts were
in the carriage with me-"
To beguile the rather tedious drive,
Mrs. Howe relates that she and her
companions in the coach began to
sing some Of the Army songs, 30 popu-
lar at that time, among them John
Browns Body Lies a-Moldering In the
Grave" The soldiers seemed to like
this, and cried out Good for you'll"
and took up the refrain themselves.
Mr.. Clarke turned to Mrs. Howe and
said: why do you not write some
GOOD words for that stirring tuner" To
which she replied:"I wish I might"
Mrs. Howe further relates that In
Evening star., 1938-02-20

spite of the excitement of the day, she
went to bed and slept as usual, but
awoke next morning in the gray Of
the early dawn, and to her astonish-
ment found that the wished-for lines
seemed to be shaping themselves in
her mind Mine eyes have seen the
glory of the coming of the Lord" d.
She lay quite still, and the words
went on. grouping themselves into
lines, and the lines flowing into verses
Having thought all the stanzas, she
said to herself: II shall lose this If
don't write it down Immediately"
She arose at once, and found in the
half darkness sheet of paper and
an old. stump of q pen and began to
write down the lines almost without
looking, as she had learned to do by
often scratching down verses in dard-
ened rooms where her children were
sleeping
Having completed this" she says,
Il lay down again and fell to sleep, but
not without feeling that something of
importance had happened to me-"
COON afterward this beautiful poem
~ was published in the Atlantic
Monthly and also found its way to the
camps, where the the soldiers delighted
in singing It, As the war continued,
Chaplain McCabe of the 122d Ohio
Regiment, upon being released from
Libby Prison, gave a public lecture in
Washington, telling how the soul-in-
spring poem had found its way into
the prison and had brought strength
and hope with 1t. The lecturer recited
and sang the poem with such effect
that Abraham Lincolns tear-stained
face lighted up with strange glory as
he cried out Sing 1t againl" and
Chaplain McCabe and the vast audi
ence sang 1t again.
Before many months had passed it
was recognized As one Of the leading
lyrics of the war. Indeed, competent
writer's have declared this the greatest
Of all war songs, because Of its uni
versal appeal and its power to stir
the souls Of men and women.
And in days to come, as passersby
at the willard Hotel stop to gaze on
the relief portrait OF this great woman,
no doubt many Of them will catch .
spark Of the inspiration and SOUL
stirring uplift received by the bat
tered troops. and the tragic wartime
President. Abraham Lincoln, from the
words Of this famous song.
Evening star., 1938-02-20

hts pants leg. He achieved for that
body the distinction of going down
in history as the feather -duster Legis-
lature'"
In commenting on its closing hours,
The Star editorially burst into rhyme.
saying:
Like the dew on the mountain,
Like the foam on the river,
Like the bubble on the fountain
Thou art gone, and forever"
that is to say, our District Legis-
lature. But We have left to US the
Board of Health"
The National Republican, catching
the same spirit, said:
Earthly things are but the transient
pageants of the hour;
Earthly pride is but like the passing
flower which springs to fall and
: blooms but to die"
However, this not only proved very
Evening star., 1938-02-20

popular education. Public lands,
money, land scrip and aid Of vari-
Gus kinds have been given upon the
asking. with one only exception: and,
Mr.. Speaker. with shame and in hu-
initiation speak it, the exception is
at the heart of the Nation, the seat
Of its political power Here, where
the magnificent donations OF popular
education have originated and
passed into law; here, where millions
of treasure and millions of lands have
been bestowed upon the great work
Of educating the youth of the coun-
Evening star., 1938-02-20

Union Troops Review in Conflict Between
States Inspired Writer to Produce
Song of Immortal Quality.

their tribute in rhyme and prose to
Mrs. Howe's Battle Hymn" but it
remained for q taxi driver Of WASH
ington to suggest fitting memorial in
the Nations Capital to this famous
woman.
The suggestion was made to Mrs.
Alice M. Burke Of Alexandra during
the National Convention of the Ladies
Of the g. A. R.. held in Washington
in 1886, as she rode in a taxi to one
Of the meetings. The patriotic cab
drivers idea 50 gripped her that she
Immediately went to see Mrs. Margaret
Hopkins Worrell. this city, who was
at that time chairman of patriotic
education. Mrs. Worrell was whole
heartedly in favor of the plan, and
said, 1T said 1t shall be done, and
we will place the memorial in the
willard" Last year, at the National
Convention in Milwaukee, Mrs. Wor-
rell proposed the idea. which was
adopted, and sum sufhcient for the
tablet was obtained at the convention.
Born in New York City, May ~,
1919, Julia Ward Howe began writing
verse ut an early age, continuing until
her death In 1910. While she is more
widely known for her soul-inspiring
song, 1t IS said that some of her best
work took the form of essays, lectures
and speeches, yet whenever her feel
ines were deeply moved she turned to
verse q fitting medium of express
sion. With her pen and voice she Ia
bored long and earnestly for the ad-
vancement Of her sex and for peace.
Her love Of freedom seems IN in
herttance, for she came from . long
line of patriotic men and women. As
she tells the story Of her life. one sees
how almost al the circumstances Of
her environment tended to promote
her love Of country and to stir the
emotions Of her deeply religious ma
ture.. While the Battle Hymn Of the
Republic" u. sometimes likened to .
crimson flower which bloomed in I
single night, the seed had lain ger
minattng for years. and the plant was
OF slow growth, but at the last 1t
sprans suddenly into being.
THE fact that Julia Ward. Howe
: came to be in Warrington at the
time she composed her famous war
song, is due to the circumstance that
her husband, Dr.. Samuel 0ridley
Howe, was made . member Of the
United States Sanitary Commission.
With headquarters In the National
Evening star., 1938-02-20
By Blanche Sytref
McKniphf.
.<HROUGH the days to come visi-
tors and guests at the Willard
i Hotel will pause in reverence

1NHRoUGH the days to come visi-
tors and guests at the Willard
L Hotel will pause in reverence
before a bronze likeness of
Julia Ward Howe, author of the i'm
mortal Battle Hymn of the Republic ="
For on January "a of this year the
Ladies of the Grand Army of the
Republic unveiled a bronze tablet in
the main corridor of the hotel in
memory of this distinguished woman,
who wrote the soul-inspiring poem in
November, 1861, in the old Willard Ho-
tel, after she had attended a review Of
Union troops on the Virginia side Of
the Potomac.
Thirty-eight inches high and "a
inches wide the bronze memorial Is
placed in Peacock Alley" just outside
the crystal dining room. A raised
maple-leaf scroll frames the tablet,
and above the inscription, within the
border. appears the medallion shaped
bas relief Of Julia Ward Howe, taken
from photograph made about the
time she wrote the famous war lyric.
Friends who have viewed the memorial
report the sculptor succeeded In max
ing the authors face show anima-
ton, inspiration and . strength Of
character which we associate with this
remarkable woman.
The inscription reads: I'm honor
Of Julia Ward Howe, who wrote the
Battle Hymn Of the Republic here
In the old Willard Hotel, November
II, 1861" and then follows . quota
ton from the Battle Hymn: In
the beauty Of the lilies Christ was
born across the sea, with q glory in
his bosom that transfgures you and
me-"
The tablet further reads, Presented
by the Ladies Of the Grand Army of
the Republic, January ~, 1885," fol-
lowed by the names Of the Memorial
Committee members. who include
Francis Martin Kuhns, Annie Maria
Michener, Emily Jerman Tompkins,
Edwina Pearl Trigg and Margaret
Hopkins Worreil. and lastly the names
Of the 50 donors, which space will not
permit the mentioning.
EMINENT men like Abraham Lin
coin. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Whit
tier, Rudyard Kpling, Theodore Roose-
velt and our own Lonsfellow have paid