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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02

Bachelor degrees to over 4,O0O in course were received at Columbia Univer- sity yesterday. This is just one of our large colleges that send forth thousands each year. Aside from those who are in course are the hundreds and hundreds in postgraduate work and registered for the extension courses If you tried to make some sort of total from all the colleges all over the country, and if you tried to figure out how many of these will be in the receiving line for job, the number might appal somewhat. All of which leads to the most discussed ques- ton today, why college education with jobs at a premium?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
Current Comment

I guess she must have meant it at that.
 Charles Webb, of Philadelphia, in police court, one year after his former sweetheart started saying No" and Charles started pester- ing her.
 It seems to me that even the great European democracies need the help of the Russian democracy, anyhow, more than Russia needs their help.
 Alexander Troyanovsky, Russian ambassador to the United States.
 
 Stable and durable peace and orderly progress in any region can- not be established except upon moral principles and a sound eco- homie foundation. ,-Cordell Hull, Secretary of State.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
Keeping Up With The Joneses
Nationally or Otherwise It Is Pastime That Never Has Nor Never Will Pay
 Witness the European Jonses.
NEW HAVEN REGISTER

In one, he talked about the peo- pie of this country and their gov- ernment being "asleep at the switch" until about five years ago, while "other nations of the world were giving serious consideration to and taking definite action on social problems In another, he talked about the taxpayer in this country not having anything to complain about, for taxes, local and state and federal combined, are nowhere near as high as they are in any other great nation that pretends to be up to date"
 The federal management has been trying to catch up to and keep up with the Joneses of Europe for five years. And where are the Jones nations, and their people?
 The French are one example, and look at the condition they are in. The Germans went at it, in their way, and look where they are. So did the Italians, in their way. Austria, under the postwar "liberar government lost little time in social reform, so-called, with the result of impoverishing the poor as we'll as stripping the well-to-do. The Russians have been taking definite action," and look at them. As for the British, for all that may be said about their social reform, it was sur rounded with far different con- ception of public and private sol- vency than prevails in upper fed eral circles in this country.
 These, presumably, are the other great nations that pretend to be up to date. "Pretense" may be the word for it, but in some cases fraud" would better fit the circumstances. To the way of thinking of great many people in this country, those might far better have been asleep at the switch than in the mess into which they plunged, or were plunged.
 AS for American taxes being nowhere near so great" as in such countries, where they are not they are being brought mighty close to it. And some of the special taxes, in the forms insisted upon by MT. Roosevelt and his advisers, are imposed by no other govern ment in the world.
 All apart from the reserves-eat- ing profits tax, and the confisca- tory rates of surtaxes on upper and medium incomes, what other country in the world taxes the wages and pay rolls of its lower income earners for old-age pen sions and then uses the proceeds for financing political deficits?
 If any material evidence could be offered to prove that this coun- try is getting into much else than debt and trouble as a result ot trying to keep up with the bank rupt Joneses, there might be some support for what appears to be the present federal administra- tion's program. But as time goes on, and more billions in mort gages are laid on the next gener- ation, the result is mainly depres- sion, more and more of the very woes that laid low the other na- tions that pretend to be up tc date" and reminders of what MT Roosevelt himself once said: rTot often in recent history lihera governments have been wrecked on the rocks of loose fiscal policy"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

l
 New York, June 2-We often have been among the joy-riding paSsen- gers of that ill-fated and once de- lightful boat, the s. s. Mandalay which was rammed to the bottom of New York;s waters the other misty night.
 She was an unprepossessing ves- sel, but she knew how to make friends and influence people. Those who embarked upon her daytime or moonlight sails felt her hospitality was not strained by the severity of her discipline and decor. Banjoists, mandolinists and their deck-chair swains shagged to the tinny band below and felt they weer in the swank salon of the Normandie; the desks were wide open-and there were enough benches to go around for everybody. And on a Warmish or hot night, a brief excursion on the Mandalay in the sea breeze was equivalent to a tropic cruise.
 We often saw the good captain ! Philip Curran, on the bridge of the Mandalay, from which they had to take him by force that luckless night his boat was sinking rapidly under him. The captain was as un- prepossessing and as amiable as the boat in his command. Heaven knows how many times he guided the Mandalay along her limited course; and certainly his log must have read uneventfully.
 That the Mandalay should have been hurled to briny grave and his passengers endangered must have been the most remote fear irl the captains heart after long years of maritime ennui. No one, as we thankfully read, was even seriously hurt in that fatal crash. But Cap tain Curran would not of his owr will forsake his bridge, after the last passenger was safely rescued.
 We detect more than mere hero- ism in the captains obstinacy al he stood by the Mandalay on hel last excursion down the Bay. Saves While He Sleeps
 More than most gags uttered by the Rialto's WiserackerS, we like tht line spoken by Henny Youngman the comic who represents the CO horts of Broadwayites who are II and out of work.
 Some days" says Henny, T doesn't even pay me to wake up." Missed Again!
 We wish we had the legendar! good fortune of some newspapermel who always happen to be on th' scene of an Important Happening.
 The other Sunday we motored Ill toward Pelham and spent the Sab bath peacefully, frolicking by tn shore of Glen Island near the Lonl Island Sound. And covered a grea deal of ground, too, by energeti hiking. Altoghether, a serene after noon and evening, for it was holi day picnic, with no paragraphs t fill, no facts to ferret out and n personalities to visit.
 So smugly satisfied with ourselve and the world, we finally returne to New York and bought morn ing paper before retiring. Ther headlines splashed the news tha the dismembered corpse of the kid naped Levine boy had been dis covered-in the vicinity of Gle Island-a few hours previously!
 
 Do It Over Again
 Jack Latkowski emulated Stev Brodie the other day and dive from the roadway of the Brooklyl Bridge into the East River, a dis tance of some 250 feet. This intrepi fellow saw no monetary gain i initiating the feat of the immorts Steve-just chance to cop som favorable publicity. And what hap pened One of the papers spelle his name wrong!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
Selected Poem
ETERNAL ARMAGEDDON

(By Anderson M. Scruggs in the New York Times) There is no strife like that which ebbs and flows Within the dark horizon of the brain Where heart and mind eternay are foes, Battling to win what none shall ever gain, Where tattered, starved battalions of the flesh Forever storm the citadel of reason, Where stolid fact and fantasy enmesh The soul in tumult season after season. There is no respite though the day surrender Its last beeaguered outpost to the stars; Even in sleep aggressor and defender Wage in the dream their old eternal wars. Never shall there be any end to this Till Death rides down with his dark armstice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02

1. Where is Oneida Lake?
 2. What is the highest rank of a commissioned officer in the U. 8 Navy?
 3. What is the name for young seals and mother seals?
 4. Which state does Senator Ed ward R. Burke represent in Con- gress?
 5. What countries have the coin "ore?"
 6. Name the queen who had the longest reign in English history.
 '. What is an excavator?
 8. In astronomy. what is the thirc sign of the zodiac?
 g. Which state is called the "Vol- unteer State?" *
 10. Do tuna fish have scales7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02

wage-hour bill conferees patch up a compromise on that measure, then the President would be III a strong position to argue with his floor leaders to try another shot at the reorganization issue before June 1.-the hoped-for adjourn ment date.
 And if Rep. Otha Wearin, the young Administration backed New Dealer, should lick Sena- tor Guy Gillette, then RoOse- velt's reorganization ardor is almost certain to boil and he will demand action this session.
 But if Wearin doesn't win in the Iowa primaries, and the legislative calendar gets damned then the leaders will have their way and reorganization will be out of the window for 1888.
 NOTE-Even if the bill is re- vived it will not be in its original far-reaching form, but limited to two of the lesser proposals: crea- ton of a Department of Public Welfare and increasing the Presi- dents White House secretarial staff to six. Wall Street Head
 The recent chat between Will liam M. Martin, 31-year old new chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, and President Roose- welt was very friendly.
 SEC Chairman William Doug las, who accompanied Martin to the White House, introduced him in this gay manner: MT. Presi- dent I want to present another New Dealer.
 "WelcOme into the family, MT. Martin" laughed the President. "Glad to have you young radi- caJs with us."
 "The pleasure Is all mine, Mir. President" replied Martin. "We radicals have got to stick to- gether."
 Merry-GO-R
 Trivial incidents sometimes loom tremendous on the political stage. The fact that Maury May erick dined with the Soviet am- bassador has been circulated among his Texas constituents with the whisper that Maury is com- munist +. On the other hand, the fact that Senator Byrd re- ferred to Maverick as a "ba- boon" has been circulated in Vir- ginia to the detriment of Sena- tor Byrd. Folks in Virginia. who knew Mavericks grandfather Maury as a great Civil War con- mander, resented the slur.
 Copyright, 1888, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02

Two passages in the Roosevelt speech criticizing the main "busi- ness recovery" revisions made by the Congress ill the new revenue act show about as clearly as any thing could the track that the up- per New Dealers have been on and are on still.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02

The month of May made a record for itself in cold weather Most mornings in the latter half were much below fifty and few below forty. Gardens have suffered setback. May 31 was the coldest on record in many cities about the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02

If you want a copy of our book let THE HOUSEWIVES MAN. UAL" write to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washing ton, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in post age.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
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.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02

o. What state does Peter G. Gerry represent in the U. s. senate, and what are his politics?
 A. Rhode Island; Democrat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
Hull May Yet Regret Failure to Revise Neutrality Act for Spain;
 Britain and France Now Need Arms
 To Keep Ahead of German Progress
nv DREW PEARSON
end R0BGRT & ALLEN

WASHINGTON, June 8. = Some of the wiser heads within the State Department beginning to wonder whether it was not mistake for MT Hull to jump flat footedy the Senate to revise the Neutrality Act
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
A Thought for Today

What will ye? Shall unto you with rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?-I Corinthians 4:21.
 Our Lord has written the promise of the resur- rection, not in books alone but in every leaf in pringtime--Luther.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02

Q. What is fiat money?
 A. Irredeemable paper money, made legal tender by law.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
T e st Y o UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02

o. Has the Colossus of Rhodes, the bronze statue of Appollo that was erected on the island of Rhodes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
THE EDITOR

Q. Is William Feeling, author of "The Pope in Politics." Catholic?
 A. Yes; he comes from a distin- guished Catholic family. A kinsman, Captain Bartle Feeling, served in the Pontifical zouaves in the cam paign of 1867, and was decorated by Popes Plus TX and Leo XIII.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Data is pronounced day'-ta; not dah'-ta.

in the Mediterranean sea about 280 B. C., been preserved?
 A. Fifty-six years after 1t was erected, the statue was thrown down by an earthquake and lay in ruins until 653 A. D., when the Arabs sold the pieces to a Jew of Edessa for old metal.
 O. How should widow sign her name?
 A. She should always continue to use her husbands name except in business and on legal documents, when she uses her own Christian name.
 Q. When does the breeding sea- son begin in canaries?
 A. Normally in March, although some canaries show signs of it earlier. The more common practice is to separate the sexes except when breeding. The beginning of the mating season is marked by ringing, vigorous song among the males, ac- companied by much restless ac- tivity, and females respond with loud call notes, fitting their wings and by other evidences of interest.
 Q. How many registered hospi- tals are in the United States and what is the total bed capacity? A. There are 6,128 hospitals with a bed capacity of 1,124,548, accord ing to the 1887 survey of the Ameri- can Medical association.
Evening star., 1938-03-11
SPORTS STAR TO DIRECT
ALEXANDRIA BOYS CLUB


Harry P. Child of Annapolis, Md,
former professional football and base
ball player, will succeed w. Travis
Wilson as executive director OF the
Alexandria (Va) Boys Club, it was
announced today.
Mr.. Child was selected from a group
Of II applicants, it was stated. He
will also serve as athletic director,
which post will be consolidated with
that of executive director because of
Mr. Child's athletic experience.
Mr.. Child at one time was athletic
director of the Boys Club of Wash
tngton and also assistant athletic di-
rector Of the Jewish Community Gen.
ter in Washington. He is a graduate
OF Loyola College.
Evening star., 1938-03-11
OVERNIGHT HOPS
TO EUROPE SEEN
Flying Boat Carrying 100
or More Predicted Before
Aviation Par|ey.

Travel between the United States
and Europe soon wil be a matter Of
day and night, and in the not far
distant future overnight service will
be possible. c. H. Schildhauer of
Pan-American Always told a group
Of aviation leaders at national con-
ference at the MayfioWer Hotel today.
He predicted the development in
the near future of oil-burning air
plane engines developing 1900 horse
power or more and flying boat
which will carry 100 or more passen-
gers across the Atlantic nonstop.
development of international trade
and of increased international under
standing are certain to be important
results" he said.
System to Be Expanded.
Pan-American Always now has in
operation the first co-ordinated trans
Atlantic weather service covering the
entire ocean route over which flight
operations are to begin this year, Mr.
Schildhauer said The system includes
so surface and IS aerial and marine
stations. from which reports are re-
ceived four times daily. This system
will be considerably expanded in the
near future, he said.
Seaplanes being designed and built
for ocean air transportation are grow
ing so large that only through the use
of flying scale models is it possible to
1NAn toir Of In
William x. Ebel Of the Glenn L. Mar
tin Co., Baltimore, told delegates.
Construction of the new air giants
has become such an undertaking that
construction of full size prototype
for test purposes requires two to three
years and an enormous outlay of
money, Mr. Ebel said Both the delay
and the cost are becoming prohibitive
The alternative, as in the case of bat
tleship and ocean liner design work,
is recourse to the scale model test
method
Landing Speeds Increase.
Increase In size has been accom-
panied by increased landing speeds and
Mr.. Ebel expressed the belief that
In the large types now on the way full
load landing speeds of 80 to 100 miles
per hour ARE quite within reason, pro-
vided satisfactory landing qualities are
maintained" Decreased maneuvera-
size and with the modern giant flying
boats a 45-degree bank is considered
"a violet maneuver,' he said.
This afternoon many of the dele
gates we're to visit the Martin plant at
Baltimore. in which were built the
2.000-pounnd Miss flying boat and
the Pacific Clipper types now used by
Pan-American Always.
Already this year number of new
light aircraft engines have been an
nounced and rapid strides are being
made to supply small power plants
for private owner airplanes. N. N.
Tilley, chief engineer of Continental
Motors Corp, Detroit, told the gather
ing last night. He predicted new
speed records during the year as a
result of current developments.
While some of the delegates are
visiting the Martin plant this after
noon others will inspect the pioneer
wind tunnel and ship model basin at
the Washington Navy Yard.
The meeting will close with din
ner at 7 pm. today, at which Juan
T. Trippe, president of Pan American
Always, will speak on America S
Position in World Air Commerce. -
William P. MacCracken. former As
sistant Secretary of Commerce for
Aeronautics, will act as toastmaster.
Evening star., 1938-03-11
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
INVESTIGATION IS ASKED
McKellar Would Explore Beyond
Dismissal of DR.. Schulz From
Reference Service.

An investigation Of the operation
and management of the Library Of
Congress by special committee Of
three Senator's was asked for late
yesterday by Senator McKellar, DEM
ocrat, of Tennessee. His resolution
was referred to the Library Commit
tee for report.
Senator McKellar said that willie
he had in mind the separation from
the service last fall of DR.. George j.
Schulz, acting head of the legislative
reference service, as one point in
the inquiry. his resolution is not con-
fined to that incident The Ten
nessean explained he wanted an in
veStigation of the Library as whole.
Several resolutions have been Of
fered in Congress since the dismissal
of DR.. Schulz. One by Senator
Sheppard, Democrat, of Texas, seeks
reinstatement of the former acting
director. Another. by Senator Clark,
Democrat, of Missouri, proposes trans
fer of jurisdiction over the legislative
reference service from the Library
to the presiding officers OF the House
and Senate.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-08-10
FLAG And TOTEM
GIVEN AUCKLAND
R0TARIAN here
Trade of Club Colors Made
on Princess Charlotte
Last Evening

When the Princess Charlotte sails
south from Juneau Friday morning,
the Alaska flag will begin long
journey 10 the thriving New Yea
! land metropolis of Auckland.
Last night while the Charlotte was
in port northbound, John E. Ashley,
Rotary Club member from Auck-
land was presented with an Alas
kan totem pole fourteen inches high,
surmounted by small flag Of Al
aska.
And on his trip north from San
Francisco, where he attended a Ro-
tary convention, Ashley gave the
Rev o. L. Kendall, Secretary of the
Juneau Rotary Club, now in Long
view, Wash, flag Of the Auck-
land Club of Rotary.
The Auckland flag shows a Union
Jack and the Southern Cross on 2
blue field, and so when the flags
of the New Zealand club and Alaska
change horizons, the Southern Cross
Will hang IN the northern hemlS-
phere while the Great Dipper of the
Alaska flag will hang in southern
skies.
In Juneau last night, Ashley saw
Mendenhall Glacier and other seem
ic highlights of the Channel area
Douglas Bridge interested him most
because ''back in Auckland" New
zealanders are trying to get the
same sort of bridge under much
the same physical conditions.
A hide exporter, Ashley is sue
cessful man in New Zealand He
says business is good" in his coun-
try and the weather constant.
I'VE have year around tempera-
lures never going below fifty de-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-08-10
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
OF EXECUTOR

IN THE UNITED STATES COM
MISSIONER'S (EX-O FFICIO
PROBATE) COURT FOR THE
TERRITORY OF ALASKA, JU-
NEAU COMMISSIONERS PRE-
CINCT.
In the Matter of the Last Will and
Testament of GUSTAVE HENRY
MESSERSCHMIDT, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that HENRY t. MESSERSCHMIDT
was appointed on July 90 1888, by
the Juneau, Alaska, Commissioners
Court as executor of the entire es-
tate of GUSTAVUS H. MESSER-
SCHMIDT, also known as Gustave
Henry Messerschmidt, and that all
persons having claims against the
estate are required to present them,
with proper vouchers, within six t6)
months from the date of this no.
tice, to the executor at the office of
his attorneys, Messrs. r. E. Robert
son and M. E. Monagle, 200 Seward
Building, Juneau, Alaska.
Dated at Juneau, Alaska, July 20,
1888.
HENRY T. MESSERSCHMIDT,
Executor of the last will and
Testament of Gustavus H.
Messerschmidt.
Publication dates, July 20-27, Aug.
$40. 1888.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-08-10
D 0 u CL A S
N { " S
NEW GOVT. TEACHERS
PREPARED FOR SERVICE

Rapidly getting located in their
quarters in the Government School,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hobgood, new
teachers in the Indian service for
Douglas, and their two children, a
girl 8, and a boy 6, are now Doug
las residents.
When interviewed Mr. Hobgood's
first words expressed satisfaction
with their surroundings and inter
est in the town. Originally from
the Southern States, they have al
ready spent two years in Alaska,
in charge of the school at Cape
Prince of Wales.
Bringing a brand new GMC bus,
seating fourteen, to transport pupils
back and forth to and from Juneau,
and Ford va sedan for their
own use, the new teachers came
equipped for the multiple service
connected with the Government
schools of both towns.