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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25
A Thought for Today
Cooperation Needed

The announcement over the weekend that efforts were really afoot within the Democratic party to bring about state of affairs that would make for complete unity is well worth hearing. To the thou sands of Democratic voters who are be- ginning to wonder just which way they would turn this fall the news is doubly welcome. It means to them, and they cer- tainly are a considerable force in the city electorate, that leadership will be provid- ed. In this leadership we presume will be vested the control of the party, for that is what is required right now.
 There need be no great upheaval with in Democratic circles to restore its pres tige. It has only been slightly tarniShed by the defection of some 4,600 members in the last few elections. These Independent Democrats regard themselves as Demo- crats and we really believe that given the proper assurances from responsible lead CTS they would vote the ticket this fall to which they are most accustomed. Party prestige has been lowered by the unfavor- able publicity of the current grand jury probe, but Republicans and Democrats share this. The party itself remains as is.
 Much will have to be done and within 9 very short interval if this group which seeks to steer the party to safe ground is to accomplish any good Its capacity be- ing neither official nor formal it must do much groping in the hope that it's ef- forts will be regarded as truly altruiStic and for the party and not the individual. That without doubt is the prime pur- pose of the proposed reorganization as The Democrat views it. Vigorous support for the movement from everyone who sub- scribes to the principles of the Democratic party would go far to aid the fight.
 To those who have come to regard our present system of municipal government as outdated these efforts may smack of further political maneuvering. It is maneuvering to the extent that the plan to infuse new blood into the Democratic party of Waterbury this fall entails the idea of outlawing the methods that have proved undemocratic and substitution of those that allow for fuller represen- tation of the twenty to twenty-five thou sand Democratic voters we have in this .ity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25

tivism will produce anything ap. preaching our standards of living or that a planned economy vii make for the more abundant life. The ability of American indus. try, including agriculture, to employ more men at higher real wages will continue to be advanced, as il has been in the past:
 When free enterprise is held responsible for the regulation of it's own rate of production; when regimentation is abandoned.
 When industry is encouraged to provide reserves for either a continued or 8 greater employ ment in business, without fear of having them taxed out of existence.
 When labor and capital can work together with mutual re- spect and cooperation under the guarantee that law and order will be preserved; and that the right of the worker to work and the owner to possession will be respected and enforced.
 When the government does not compete with private enter prise at the expense of the tax payer and the consumer: does not add prohibitive costs to pro- duction through taxation; and does not borrow and spend in excess of its ability to pay - leading to dangerous imitation, and wages of reduced purchas- ing power.
 Connecticut Economic Council
 Howell Cheney, Secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25
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GOOD KING WPA (New Haven Register)

So the WPA really is going to take over Santa Claus!
 For a number of years, since the beginning of the hard times which the WPA and SO on were going to dispel like the dawn dispels the night, Santa Claus has been some- what of a community fellow. Chil- dren's aid societies, the Scouts, war veterans, fiemen, schoolboys and schoolgirls and older people with spare time as well as spare room in their hearts have been collecting and repairing cast-off and outgrown toys, to touch them up with a spot of paint here and a new wig there and perhaps a new wheel or two, so as to provide a Christmas thrill for the "poor kids" Many have contributed new toys; benefits and 50 on have swelled the supplies. It has been a lot of fun.
 And--it seems to have had pos- abilities. Under the asserted spon- sorship of the Connecticut Public Welfare Council, WPA project has been laid out and funds of $117.190 have been authorized for toy renovating. Perhaps it s con- sidered an addition to the normal, free-will endeavors of countless people, young and old. Yet by tra- dition and by nature, when the gov- ernment hand comes in, the private hand falters. That has been shown time and again in the private char ities and welfare. "The govern ment,s doing it now" is the common explanation.
 Food, shelter and clothing now are supposed to be by grace of the government >as presently adminis- tered (vote to keep wour friends in power). So now 1t is to be Merry Christmas. by courtesy of the WPA." Don't forget. children, who Santa Claus is.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 3:55 a. m. daylight time).
 Sun rises $40 a. m.; sets 8:l6 p. m. (day- light time)
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 High tide at Milford Tuesday July 2e. l:ls p. .m.; low tide, 5:21 a. m. (daylight time).
 It's remarkable the number of objects that are :lsed to predict weather changes. Every farmer has his own method, usually handed down from father to son, some kept in fam fly for generations. An enterprisng man could collect a volume on weather-facts and after finishing he'd probably find out some- one had preceded him in fact-gathering.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25

General Sanford H. Wadhams visions the day when all communities in this state will be serviced by modern sewage disposal plants. The director of the State Water Commission pointed out last week the progress that has been made in many sections. For understandable purposes you have to divide the state into sections where there are natural river courses when you talk about pollution problems. There's the Thames river, the Connecti- cut, the Naugatuck, and the Housatonic, comprising the four main objectives. Great work is being accomplished along to the commissions urging has been made.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25
Current Comment

l can't Ind any evidence of legal activities on the part of this de- fendant for a great many years. Federal Judge Harold P. Burke.
 of Rochester. N. Y, passing
 sentence.
 It Is not strange that America is at the crossroads. So are every other people on this globe. Senator Arthur vandenberg of
 Michigan.
 Every man of intelligence must
 be an individualist. --Rev. pr. J. Frederic Berg of
 Brooklyn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25
A Book a Day
A Brat Natures Into-a Brat
 By BRUCE CATION


 The story of the great industrial ist who could do all things well exi cept raise a son has been told good many times. Robert E. Mel Clure tells 1t anew in Harry Pick1 ering" (Harcourt, Brace: $2.50), and he somehow manages to make the story sound fresh.
 Harry Pickering" tells about middlewestern automobile magi nate whose eldest son wastes th( advantages of good heredity and a> good environment simply bel cause he is a spoiled brat who had never been forced to do thing} the hard way. The lad is smart enough, pleas1 ant enough, well-meaning enoughl but somehow things have alway1 been little too easy for him. HI gets heaved out of Yale, he makel a hash out of two marriages and couple of collateral love affaira he fumbles the ball when he triel to take his factory's place in thu factory-and, in the end, he rel tires from business in hi~ earlJ sos and becomes grotesqu( tragi-comic figure, with the possesl sion of vast fortune preventing him from realizing that he has beei| colossal failurl.
 Now this is not especially a new story, either in fiction or in actual fact. But MT. Mcclure handles il skillfully, and makes 1t 8 study oi our whole social system as well al story of one individual.
 Somewhere in the book h( makes an interesting comment England's aristocracy maintained itself because 1t forced its sons td work: Frances aristocracy fell bel cause it scorned work and lived in pleasant idleness. America q aristocracy seems to be following | the French pattern. And lo-?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Facade is pronounced fa- sahd'; not fa-sayd'

A. By tables of logarithms, the processes of multiplication, division, the finding of powers and roots are changed into addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, respect lively.
 e. How is wood grained in imita- ton of maple?
 A. The process needs much care and attention. The ground is a light cream tint, made with white lead and yellow ocher. The graining color is made of equal parts raw sienna and raw umber. Wipe out the lights that make the curl, and blend lengthwise of the curl. War; nish with a thin, pale varnish.
 If you want . copy of our book let, SALADS AND SAND WICHES", write to the Water- bury Democrats Washington Bu- reau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. 0. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25
Selected Poem
JOURNEYS

JOURNEYS Ann Solberg in the Poets Corner Hartford Times I saw roadway winding Across hill one day, The little road called clearly, Do come with me and play" The days were long and fair. We journeyed north, we journeyed south, Shall we return?" the road then asked, With me there is no care" We journeyed east, we journeyed west The fields were richest green. Shall we go back" I heard IL say, "The half has not been seen" But am weary now" cried, "Of turret tower and dome" T know you are" the road replied, And have brought you home"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25

be the dominant factor, because millions of Americans regard this spending itself with an alarm which tends to offset it's potency as stimulant. There is every reason to believe now that, barring un- foreseen developments in the four vital areas of business, labor, politics and for- eign affairs, things will be humming in the fall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25

Waterbury was mentioned as the only large city in the state which has no dis posa. plant, but recognition is taken of the fact that we are slowly progressing to- wards one. We should say Waterbury was on the border line It has the sewers, but not the proper outlet to make disposal through central neutralizing plant pos sible. That will follow completion of the trunk line system of sewers here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25

Can you answer seven Ox these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
 l. Who laid the cornerstone of the main building in the group of Federal structures planned for the New York Worlds Fair?
 2. What is isinglas?
 3. In what year was the Spanish American War7
 4. From whom did James J. Brad dock win the worlds heavyweight boxing championship?
 s. What is the largest iahabitant of the oceans?
 6. Who is Governor of wiscon- sin?
 2. How many moons has the pla- net Mars?
 g. In what country is the city of Poitiers?
 g. Which river drains the Great Lakes into the Atlantic?
 10. Who wrote the book. "The Covered Wagon?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25
FOUR GENERATIONS IN CHoIH

Suncook, N. H. (UP) - Fou1
 generations of the Bellerose family sang in the choir at the WhitsundayI high mass at the church of St. John the Baptist. They were Jonathan. 35 John. 56; Octave, 29, and Roger, \ years old.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25

Typical Americanisms as Howard Hughes landed in Moscow "please refuel as quickly as possible, so we can leave in twenty minutes" And typical Russian ism: he got away in two hours and quarter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25
IN TODAY'S MAIL

This responsible for opinions its readers Anonymous communications unless accompanied with the writer's and address will not be accepted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25

With all those scares about surplus crops, we hardly ever know whether to cheer for the farmers or the grasshoppers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25
and
 Answers
By Frederick M. Kerby

Enclose a three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- tion of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Blu. 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., 1938-07-25

The silk worms will have to work awful hard for an awful long time to pay for that Japanese adventure in China.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25
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FDR's Expenses More Than Congress Allows Him; Pays Difference Himself; To Attack Sen. George on Water Power;
 Jim ForIeys Financial Luck Holds Good
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WASHINGTON, July 25. - The question of who paid the Presidents expenses his trip west has brought lot of inQuirireS at the White House.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25
THE EDITOR

e. Name the principal musical selections in the score of the motion picture, Stolen Heaven"
 A. Chopin's Fantasy Impromp- tu", Grieg's "Nocturne," Moszkow- skis "Valse in E." a medley of Strauss waltzes, Liszt's "Liebe- straum," a fragment of his "Second Hungarian Rhapsody" and a choral and instrumental interpretation of his Sixth Hungarian Rhapsody"
 @. Are blood oranges a natural fruit?
 A. Red flesh or so-called blood or- anges are natural varieties of minor importance commercially. A few find their way to the market from California, but most of them come from Florida.
 @. Is a man who deserts from the U. s. Army during peace time, liable to arrest?
 A. Not after three years from the date of his desertion, provided he has remained in the U. S., under his correct name and has not served term in prison.
 c. What is a body-servant?
 A. A valet; a man servant who attends his master, looks after his clothes and assists with his toilet. o. Tn what way do logarithms sim- p)ify mathematical computations?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-25
Test Y o u r Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
La gaceta., 1938-10-27
Ell EJERCITO NIPPON SALE
A PERSEGUIR Ell EJERCI-
TO DE A

Hankow, Octubre 27.-Lue-
go de ocupar a esta ciudad, ell
ejercito japon6s ha salido EN-
persecution de 10 que resta de
las tropas del general Chang,
seg1n una noticia dada por ell
mando. .lxI
Aver estuvieron a punto de
irse a las manos los marineroS
japoneses y los marines ameri-
canos que custodiaban I'm re-
fugio chino. Las autoridades
navales americanas desarma
ron a sus hombres y les entire
garon garrotes para cuidar
del orden.
Los japoneses pedfan que Sc
les abrieran las puertas de una
IONA de refugio y los america
nos sc negarOn a complacerlos.
LEGO en- aquel momento un
grupode oficiales ingleses y Sc
evit6 la rina. Los japoneses ST.
tuaron ametralladoras en- ell Ii
toral y las dejaron colocadas
por mas de una bora.
Despues del incidente a los
marinos americanos e ingleses
Sc les quitaron las armas, con
ell fin de demostrar que no ha-
bia intenci6n de provocar in
cidentes violentos.
Cuando a los japoneses Sc
les inform6 que los america
nos e ingleses tenian a su car
go cuidar el orden en- la zona,
sc retiraron.
La gaceta., 1938-10-27
EN- NEWARK A
LOS NAILS ALEMAlNlES

Newark, oct. 27.-Mas de un
%centenar de policias tuvo que in
tervenir y proteger a un peuue-
no grupo de nazis alemanes, u
niformados, atacados por cente-
mares de personas. Cinco de los
atacantes fueron detenidos.
La poiicia calcula que mas de
200 hombres avanzaron contr=
los nazis, siendo su prop6sito Ell
a~gredirlos.
Despues de que e grupo fue
disuelto, entonces los miembros
del "bund" pudieron marcharse
en- los AUTOMOBILES que los espe-
raban.
Los antinazistas iniciaron u
ma demonstration dos horas an
ties del ataque, con carteles asf
redactados: eel nazismo siQnifi-
ca odio racial y no tiene lugar
aqui. Hitler no es aleman. Fuera
los esplaS nazis".
La gaceta., 1938-10-27
YBOR CITY Y Ell TURISMO

Estamos preparando una en-
cuesta sobre Ybor City y Ell tn
rismo.
Daremos . conocer varias
autorizadas opiniones de ciu-
dadanos americanos y latinos,
todos amigos de la colonia La
tina y su progreso.
ST Ybor City, a juicio de mu
chos ~visitantes, tiene encanto
propio, 81 tiene algo original,
algo que no hay en- otras ciu-
dades americanas...... Ique de-
be hacerse para atraer Ell turis
mo en- proportion mayor?
Ell Ybor City de Ia ''leyenda
negra" desaparecera cuando
Ell turismo Sc ponga en- contac.
to con las buenas obras que he
mos realizado
MAS tendra que ser obra de
esfuerzos unidos en- provecho
de todos!
La gaceta., 1938-10-27
DERROTADOS LOS FACCIO-
SOS ENTIRE SESENA Y
Fracaso de una Segunda
Ofensiva

Barcelona, oct. 27.-E minis
terio de Defensa informa, ba-
sandose EN- despachos de Ma
drid, que las tropas facciosas
Iueron rechazadas de nuevo lue-
go de toda una noche depersis-
tentes ~esfuerzos para rompet
las lineas leales en- direction de
la vieja y her6ica capital.
Realizaron los fascistas en- ell
ata.Ge en- un frente de siete mi
LAS entire Sesena y Ciempozue-
los, procurando cortar las comu-
nicaciones del ejercito republi-
cano, 10 que no consiguieron.
I'll sector de la fracasada o.
fensiva facciosa esta al sur de
Madrid.
Hace dos dias, atacando por
sonpresa los fascistas conquis-
taron algunas posiciones; pero
ea ejercito leal contraatac6 y Ell
enemigo regres6 a sus lineas, de-
jando en- FL campo muchos muer
tos.
La situaci6n militar mejora
por momentos en- cuanto al ej6r-
otto de la Republica.
Los 1ltimos ataque revelan
que la infanteria republicans
sabe agarrarse a sus posiciones,
sin importarle que los rebeldes
tengan superioridad en- ell aire
Todos los peri6dicos elogian
Ell discourse del exprimer minis
tro Lloyd George, pronunciado
en- Londres, que Sc interpreta
como otra prueba de que una
parte considerable del pueblo
ingles detesta Ell pacto de Mu-
mich y sus vergonzantes conse-
cuencias.
La gaceta., 1938-10-27
HABIANDO DESDE LA CA
SA BLANCA Ell PRESIDElN-
TIE ROOSEVELT CONDE[NA
A LAS NACIONES QUE ST.
PRIMEN LA LIBERTAD
Ell pals debe drmGrSe para
reSiStir a la fuerza
No puede haber pGz 81 la ley eS
SuStituidd p0r la dmendzd

Wa hington, Octubre 27-Ha
olando aver desde la Casa BAN
ca, EN- ell "Foro" del diario New
York Herald Tribune" oil pre- i
dente Roosevelt conden6 a los
paises que suprimen la libertad
Y persigren a los judios, Y recu-
rren a amenazas de guerra para
imponer sus fines.
FL jefe de Estado hizo saber,
EN- tCno inequivoco. que Estados
Unidos protegera este hemisfe-
rio de toda intervention del ex-
tranjero.
"NosotroS afirmamos nuestra
fe en- que, sea cual fuere la se.ec
zion de vidaQue un preb!o haga,
ell canine escogido no debe anne
nazar al mundo con ell deSastre
de la guerra"
Ell impaoto de tad desastre no
rOdra ser confinado a un CONT
nente. Soltara un torrente de e.
mcciones fatal para la vida civil
lizada. Esto no solo se refiere al
hemisferio occidental sino a Eu-
ropa, Asia y Africa y las LEILA
mas istas de otros mares.
Hasa que las naciones ex-
tranjeras no ofrezcan algo mas
que verbales seguridades de paz,
este pals debe armarse para ha-
GER frente con exito a ~cualquie-
ra aplicaci6n de la fuerza contra
~noSotros.
La paz por ell tenor no tie
ne mas alta calidad de duraci6n
que la paz por la eSpada.
mo puede haber paz 81 ell rel
nado de la ley es reemplazado
por la corriente santificaci6n de
la fuerza bruta.
mo puede haber paz 81 Sc a.
dopta como norma nacional, CO.
mo un deliberate instrumental,
la dispersion por TODD eli mundo
de millones de seres qre no ten
dram un sitio donde recostar la
cabeza.
mo podra haber paz 81 los.
hombres y mujeres humildes no
tienen la libertad de pensar, ex-
presar sus sentimientos Y ado
rar a Dios."
La gaceta., 1938-10-27
HOMER MARTIN Sc NEGO
A ANTE Ell Co
MITE DE DIES

Washington, Octubre 81
Diciendo estar de acuerdo con
las palabras del presidente
Roosevelt en- cuanto al Comite
de Dies, Homer Martin, presi-
dente de la United Automobi-
lie Workers, Sc excuse hoy de
declarar ante ell Comite que
preside ell Representative de
Texas.
"Mucho progreso Sc ha he
cho hacia la paz industrial, tie
legrafi6 Martin, progreso que
seria puesto en- peligro 81 Sc
reabrieran viejas heridas."
FL presidente Roosevelt y Ell
gobernador Murphy, del esta-
do de Michigan, han con.ribui
do a zanzibar la actitud de la
industrial hacia ell trabajo des-
de 1887, cuando o%currieron las
huelgas sentadas.
I'm tai Harper Knowles de-
clar6 aver que los democratas
de California estaban en- rela
clones con los comunistas Y
que por este los "rojos" apo
yam a Culbert Olson para go
bernador, Ellis Patterson pa
ra teniente gobernador y She
ridan Downey para senador.
Esos tres ciudadanos hicie-
ron declaraciones calificando
de mentiroso al testigo.
Upton Sinclair, a quien tam
bien mencion6 ell testigo como
comunista, mand6 al Comite
un telegrama redactado en- es-
ia forma: Como un firme Gre
yente en- la forma americana
de gobierno, yo denuncio con
la mayor indignation Ell pre-
~cedimiento de convertirse en-
tabla reproductora de sonidos
emitidos por mentiross."
La gaceta., 1938-10-27
Ell PROCESO DE LESPINA-
JE NAILS On LOS ESTA-
DOS UNIDOS
Declare la SrtG. Sara de Wagner

New York, oct. Fila Srta.
Santa de Wagner, de 81 amos,
declare aver en- la corte federal
que Otto Herman Voss, uno de
los procesados, a quien identifi-
co, estaba relacionado con un
cfrculo de espias alemanes que
existe EN- este pals.
Voss hablaba siempre en- ale
man con los otros conypirado-
res.
Durante varios mess los a.
gentes federales estuvieron pro-
tegiendo a la mujer para que no
fuera atacada y asesinada por
!os espias.
Tn agente de la aduana identi
fic6 negatives, fotografias y o.
tres documentos que los espias
alemanes habian lleVado de con-
trabando a Berlin, en- un trasat-
lantico aleman, hace tres amos.
Sc hace r~eferencia en- una de
las cartas a "Von Papen'', supo-
niendose que sea el coronel Won
Papen, excanciller aleman Y ex-
embajador nazis en- Austria.
La gaceta., 1938-10-27
PERDERA UNI QUO LA MU-
OHACHA ATACADA POR
UN OSO

Cleveland, oct. 27.-LA joven
Julia Zemnick, de 81 amos, a la
eual atac6 un oso polar en- Brook
7ide, salvara la vida, pero los me
iicos Green necesario sacarle Ell
1jo izquierdo.
A la bella muchacha Sc lie hi
10 una transfusi6no de sangre.
Dibujaba la victima q Ia osa,
!lamada PLATA, que pesa 800 Ii
bras, cuando Sc cay6 hacia la jau
la 0 fue arrastrada por Ell nimal.
Durante 20 minutes la osa lie es-
tuvo clavando las garras y va
puleandola. Curley Wilson, SUI
perinterden&A del psrQus, y dos
syu6ansas, icyraRoa Pseatsyaa,
La gaceta., 1938-10-27

por medic de organizaciones
controladas por japoneses; al
mismo tempo Sc propone ma
nipular ell sistema monetario
en- Ell Norte de China, alteran-
do las ~tarifas; mantener a los
americanos apartados de sus
negocios y propiedades; censu
ira e interferir con los telegra
mas y la correspondence anne
ricana, en- Shanghai.
Los cambios hechos por los
japoneses en- las aduanas Sc ca
lifican de arbitrarios Y sc ba-
san EN- decisiones en- las cuales
tienen los iaponeses innegable
responsabilidad.
"Vuestra Excelencia no pue
de dejar de reconocer la exis-
tencia de una grande y ere
ante disparidad entire ell ira
to dado a los nacionales anne
ricanos, su comercio y empire
sas por las autoridades japo-
nesas EN- China y Ell trato da-
do a los nacionales japoneses
y sus negocios Y empresas por
ell gobierno de los Estados Uni
dos en- areas dentro de su ju-
risdicci6n."