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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
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KINDLIER THEME SUGGESTED FOR SERMONS DELIVERED
 TOMORROW
May 26, 1888.

N4oJ 6o, AVSS' Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 On the eve of preparation by var ious Waterbury ministers of their sermons for this coming Sunday I would like to submit general theme for the reverend brotherhood, mindful of the elaborate kindlinesS shown by some of their number last week. Such & theme would be-: And ye have not charity, ye are become as sounding brass and tink- ling cymbals." In another vein, the theme would run: Judge not, lest ye be judged" And, in still another expression of the thought, one more likely to penetrate the ecclesiastical mind which could conceive such &C., cusatory blasts as some Waterbury ministers undertook last Sunday against those named in the prelim- inaries of court action, yet to be judged; By what right do you preempt the powers of the court formula to judge; to misuse what should seem to you Divine right to determine guilt before an accused has had his say?"
 It would seem to me that a minis ter, after all, is merely a man who would teach the higher things for which his religious leanings equip him. We hear often of ministers who have proved themselves something less than the average run of good citizens, but the fact of their being ministers makes them an even lik- Her subject for tolerance of their fellow men until such time as they are proved to have committed some crime.
 But this is beside the point the writer would make and should be no portion of this present embroglio which finds Waterbury wondering to what purposes next a pulpit may be put. Are the pulpits of our churches to take on the color of political ex- presSion, of peculiarly black hatreds demanded utterance by single mem- bers of parish. possibly?
 Are the pulpits whence tranquil and serene philosophies of peace and Godliness are expected to find voice to be abused in behalf of private expression of base design? So it must seem to those who listened to some sermons in Waterbury last Sunday.
 There are several ways in which publicity seeking servant of either the public or group may obtain front page space in the public prints. Must it be that, because cer- tain servants of the public presently are smirched with accusations ot serious nature, other servants of public groups shall besmirch them- selves by yielding to a policy ot fleshly design rather than adhering to the precepts of the religions they claim?
 It is meet to ask the reverend pastors of Waterbury flocks to find some other manner in which tc publicize themselves, rather than tc evidence 50 little concern for their alleged to- have -erred brothers that they forget the teachings they have promised to spread
 CHARLES I. OGDEN, Watertown
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28

their reactions, frequently react the wrong way in an emergency. Younger pilots also point out that although planes are checked almost daily, Navy pilots get only one regular physical examination per year.
 These factors, plus the necessity of launching planes in peasoup weather when even surface craft were forced to proceed with the utmost caution, are what caused near-hysteria in the Navy air communities at Honolulu and San Diego last winter.
 At one time this hysteria be- came so intense several of the pilots of the North Island air base turned fin their wings and asked to be transferred to an- other branch of the Navy.
 This aviation "sit-down strike" was hushed up, but resentment continues among many of the younger pilots who demand the following:
 l. Creation of a separate aviation branch for the Navy similar to the Arnly air corps. ?. Command of air operation by officers who are thoroughly trained in aviation, including actual flying of high-speed bombers under simulated war conditions"
 3. Regular and compulsory medi- cal examinations, eight hours of bunk time during flight man. euvers, and competent medical officers to prevent over-fatigued pilots from flying.
 4. Reserve personnel so that flight crews not in condition for op- erating will be relieved from the present overwork conditions. Copyright, 1888, by United Fea-
 ture Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
Just Hopping

Dr. Robert K. Nabours, professor Of zoology in Manhattan State College, Kansas, has been studying grasShoppers for 27 years. He has 300, ,000 of 'em pickled in alcohol, and 10000 pages of records preserving for posterity the facts he has observed. And this is what he reveals:
 Generation after generation, he says, the hopperS are all the same. Their stripes may change little, but their psy- chology doesn't. That seems to be be- cause they have no psychology, no minds, no memories, and never learn anything Dr. Nebours has spent nearly half life time trying to find the answer to this momentous question: When the grass hopper jumps, does he jump with discre- tion?" In short, has he a purpose in life? Can he learn and progress? The answer is no.
 As reported by Columnist Ernie Pyle, the graSshopper always jumps in the dl- rection he was headed before he jumped. He doesn't know where he's going to land, and apparently doesn't care. If he lands on his back, he just lies there until he happens to turn over Then he goes on jumping, and eating what he landed on, and so on forever.
 It seems like pretty dumb business. Obviously the hopper is never going to get anywhere. That is, intellectually, economically and historically. From age to age, just blindly jumping and eating when he's lucky-and jumping some more. And yet, fellow can't help won- dering whether we humans are making much more progress than the hoppers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28

Summer vacationers along the Con- necticut shore-front are said to be divided into two camps on Rep. James Shanley's proposal He wants the Navy to conduct Atlantic fleet maneuvers in Long Island Sound. There are those who would like this dress rehearsal for war in their front yard, but there are just as many who don't want to be disturbed by boom- ing guns, huge battleships belching smoke, not to mention many blue-iackets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28

West Haven shivers as it hears that there's a possibility dog-racing track may be built right in it's midst. Its zon- ing board postpones public hearing one week so that the applicant may muster his forces preparatory to seeking a per init. The opposition ranks in the mean time will also muster few forces. We don't see what earthly good dog-racing track will be in this state, where betting on such races will be illegal. The only way that dog tracks exist in this country or foreign ones is by reason of the bets that are allowed, whether they be on pari-mutuel machines or in some other legalized fashion. Without bets the track won't have any appeal to such people as get enjoyment from the spectacle of pack of sleek hounds chasing mechan- ical rabbit around track. Legalized horse-race bets were also with us few years ago. Only the governors signature separated the state from this form of en- deavor. He withheld the signature, but used his veto.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
Daily Almanac

Sun rises SPA a. m.; sets 8:14 D. m. (day- light time)
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Changeable weather is still in prospect for the next week judging by the hour at which the moon enters the new moon phase to- morrow morning However that's about as it has been this entire past week. so we're pre- pared. There was supposed to have been hot wave this week; maybe it's postponed un- til the holiday arrives on Monday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28

The commissionerships from which Governor Cross requested State Senators Lawlor and Daly and State Representative Thoms to resign. in view of the accusations formally made against them by the special Waterbury grand jury, were in each case appointive. Salaries for the three jobs range from $3000 to $7,500 per year.
 The jury's accusations was that they had accepted gratuities in connection with their service in the state legislature. The law against state legislators furthering their own interest in such respects is well known. But while there is no stat utory prohibition on legislators fur
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
Selected Poem
COUNTRY SUNSET
Gsabelle Bryans Longfellow in the
 MnNu Xnrk IiInncl


 New York Times) He has not seen the sun go down Who has not seen little town. The city pattern stretches far And close and high, and where you are Is hard to find; when sunset Wanes, We push our noses to the panes While setting glory falls upon So many lives in unison, We scarcely feel the shattered part Which lights moment on each heart I had not seen the sun go down Until knew this little town Where lesser houses sparsely stand And struggle out to meet the land Where wide about are sky and air, Where the sun goes down with an open flare And the sky is lit for miles around, The houses too and even the ground, Even my house-When the sun goes down In field outside this little town!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
MEMORY SPEAKER FORGETS

Springfield, Mass. (UP)--Dr. Vic tor Short addressed the Kiwanis club on development of memory. As he left the hall, two police officers who had listened carefully to the lecture-arrested Short for non-ap- pearance last November on speed ing charge in nearby Palmer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
Questions and
 Answers
cse1risht. isas. NLA
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 are some of the uses for soy beans?
 A. To make macaroni, milk, soap. feed, fertilizer, channels, varnish paint, linoleum, printing ink, cellu- Ibid, and lubricating oil.
 o. How many anglers are in the United States?
 A. In 1935-36, fishing licenses were issued to 5,832,448 persons. This figure does not indicate the total number of anglers in the country and probably there are as many more who are unlicensed. Many states do not require licenses for children and women, or persons over certain ages. Exceptions also include landowners fishing on their own property; salt water fishing, etc.
 @. How many members of con- gress will be elected this year?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28

1. In the church calendar when is Maundy Thursday?
 2. What is the state flower of Massachusetts?
 3. What is an equestrian statue? 4. Name the famous waterfalls il, the Zambezi River, Africa.
 5. How many cubic decimeters are in 1 cubic meter?
 6. What are pelagic animals? T. Of which continent are the West Indies geographically 6 part? g.: What is the name of the science which treats of coins and medals?
 g. What does nom de plume mean?
 10. Who shot President James A Garfield?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28

The worlds reserves of anthracite and bltumlnous coal will last 37 centuries. By that time, perhaps, the economic prob lems of the production and distribution of coal will have been solved.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Curator is pronounced kiu'-
 ray-tOr; not kur'-a-tor.

A. The entire membership of the House of Representatives, four hun- drd and thirty-five; and one third of the Senators.
 o. Which state in the United States extends farthest north?
 A. Minnesota, whose lake of the Woods projection extends to latitude 49 degrees 23' 04." at longiture 95 de- grees 09' 11.6".
 Q. What is the nationality of. Tom Mooney?
 A. American of Irish descent.
 @. Was Count de Sade, for whom sadism is named, a sadist himself?
 A. No. He was French writer who wildly described the perver- sion.
 o. Is there simple method of separating lead and tin that have been melted together?
 A. The separation can be made, but it is complicated and expensive.
 o. What are the college colors of Columbia University in New York City?
 A. Light blue and white.
 0. Should frogs and turtles be kept in a garden pool with gold fish?
 A. No, because they eat the spawn and young fish.
 If you want a copy of our book let THE BANKING SYSTEM OF UNITED STATES" write to The Waterbury Democrats Washing ton Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28

of others if it operates on the assumption that what men have built up over long periods can be condemned overnight, simply because governmental unit wants it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28

America hasn't seen anything yet, says Hitler's Commissioner for the Union of Austria and Germany. Eighty thousand Nazi heroes will get good jobs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28

The less experience people have had in government, the more they think they know about it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
Probe Epidemc of Naval Air Crashes; Pilots Claim Planes Unfit for Scouting;
 Aviotors Worked to Neor-Exhoustion;
 Officers Untroined; Young Men Strike
" BREW PRAKsOs
and Ho8ER1 c ALLEN

WASHINGTON, May 2S. While Congress has been debating increased naval appropriations of the great est peacetme scandals in U. s. Navy annals has been under secret investigation by Board of Inquiry in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
Current Comment

They threw out my application at high school because they thought it was joke. They're always doubting me. have lot of explaining to do.
 George Washington, of San
 Francisco.
 I believe our reversal of the order of things since the age of Pericles, when the art of living was at its zenith but knowledge limited, &C., counts for many of the present-day individual and social breakdowns and may suggest line of inquiry.
 --Dr. Charles Burlingame, Hart
 ford, Conn.,, psychiatrist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
T est Y o u r Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28

o. What are the college colors of Columbia University in New York City?
 A. Light blue and white.
The Washington times., 1938-09-03
Rain LiESeJN
Tomorrow:
Fair MO0odN0V

A variety Of weather-Sufficieni
to make speculation on the skies
one Of the sports Of the Labor
Day week end-waS in store today
for the throngs of citizens primed
to celebrate the holiday.
For the information Of those
who planned to set out on out
ings soon after work today. the
Weather Bureau forecast:
MOSTLY cloudy, probably oc-
casional showers tonight and
Sunday. Slightly warmer to-
night"
But there's a more cheerful out,
look for Monday when numerous
stay-in-town citizens will be pic,
nicking or taking short outings
in the District. Probably fair and
cooler is the forecast.
Two groups which have optimis
tically scheduled picnics for Mon
day in Rock Greek Park are the
Disabled American Veterans OF
the World War and the Industrial
Union Council Of the United Fed
eral Workers Of America.
The Washington times., 1938-09-03
Washington Times Staff Photo


LOBSTERS AND MILK?-DlETETICALLY OKAY!
DeUOna Horton FOOws the SuggesOn of Mrs. Carpenter
and ShOUOs Not Qualm at Se0fOOd-Mik Combine
n w. has refraned from eating fish, milk and ice at
the she had been terrified by the old myth
that milk will not mix with sea foods acids.
The Washington times., 1938-09-03
ROBBERY limited IN SECOND
TRAGEDY WITHIN TWO WEEKS
Potomac Puzzle
Battles Military
Inquiry

With Identification Of the body
found in the Potomac River
Thursday night as that of Charles
Slinkamp, soldier stationed at
Fort Belvoir, military authorities
today opened an investigation of
the case, the second mysterious
death Of a soldier in the river
in the last two weeks.
Slinkamp, who had been in the
service for % years, had been re.
ported absent from the post with
out leave since August %. Police
estimated the body had been in
the water about seven days.
CAUSE A MYSTERY
Cause of the death remains .
mystery. Coroner C. A. Ransom,
Of Fairfax County, who performed
the autopsy, said death was not
due to drowning, as there was no
water in the lungs.
The neck was broken, DR.. RAN
som said, but pointed out this
might have happened after the
body went into the river. A heavy
niece of iron had been tied around
Slinkamp's neck. Police said it
would have been almost impossible
for the man to have tied It on
himself.
Friends at the military post said
Slinkamp had been in ill health
recently, and that his application
for foreign service had been re-
jected by military authorities.
ROBBERY HINTED
Possibility that Slinkamp had
been robbed was seen in the fact
that no money was found in his
pockets. Only a cheap watch and
a knife were found in his clothing,
and his coat, collar and necktie
were missing.
Identification of Slinkamp was
made by Sergt. c. J. johnson Of
Fort Belvoir, who viewed the body
and found there was a missing
finger on the left hand and other
marks that made him positive the
body was that of the soldier.
Private Eugene Wigs, also sta
toned at Fort Belvoir, disappeared
August II after leaving the post in
a canoe to go to Marshal Hall for
weekend leave. His body was found
in the river, cash on his arm
and a hole in his head.
The Washington times., 1938-09-03
COL, SULTAN
GETS SEND-OFF

Col. Dan I. Sultan completed
his services as engineer commits
sioner for the District of Columbia
today, and was given a send-off
by employees filing in and out of
his office to bid him goodbye.
Staying in his office until l
p. m. closing time, he spent a
major part of the morning, sitting
on the edge of his desk for the
informal reception.
Commissioner Melvin c. Hezen,
who was beside him part of the
time, declared: "I have never
known a man to stay on the job
up to the last minute, the way
he has. He could have gone on
vaction and dropped his duties
1aere, but he has stayed on the
job"
A tribute from office employees
was a big bunch Of flowers.
Colonel Sultan will leave prob
ably Sunday or Monday and will
sail September 9 on an Army
transport for San Francisco by
way of the Panama Canal. He will
go to Fort Logan, Col.
Col. David McCoach, his sue
cessor as engineer commissioner,
was expected to arrive next Wed
neSday.
The Washington times., 1938-09-03

has mailed out 100000 copies Of
one bulletin which contains an
swers to most of the queries sent
to her.
Milk, one Of the democratic
mixers of all the foods, seems to be
the victim of some of the eldest
misunde nderstandings. Next to the
myth that milk won't mix with
sea food is the canard that sour
fruits and milk will not mix, Mrs
Carpenter said.
THE curd that results from a
mixture Of fruit acids and milk
is much finer and therefore
easier to digest than the milk
curd ordinarily formed in the
stomach. There is no reason to
be afraid of curdled milk. But
termilk, you know, is often rec
commended for delicate digeS-
tionS. And some authorities on
child feeding recommend adding
The Washington times., 1938-09-03
300 Marines
LNaed---Witb
Both Feet

Led by Maj. Gen. Thomas Hol'
comb, commandant Of the U. s
Marine Corps, 300 Marines, both
active and retired, today visited
the Marine post at Quantico, Va.
and will be guests at a banquet
and dance at the Willard Hotel
tonight.
Tomorrow the group will visit
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
in Arlington National Cemetery
following which officers will be
elected and installed.
AS a colorful finish to the first
days session Of the fifteenth
annual convention Of the Marine
Corps League, the visiting Marines
and their guests attended mill
tary ball last night at the Willard
The Washington times., 1938-09-03
SUICIDE
Woman, 81, Died of
Sleep POWder

A certificate of suicide has been
issued in the death Of Mrs. Mary
Winkler, Ct, who was found dead
in her home at 1850 Thirty-third
st. N. w., Thursday night, Cor
oner Macdonald said today.
In the arms of the dressmaker
who died of an overdose of sleep
ing powders were three unidenti-
fled photographs. One of the pic
lures is that of a German army
officer on a horse, while the other
two are Of elderly women.
On a table near the body were
three notes. One, directed to po-
lice, requested that a dress she had
finished be delivered; the second
asked that she be "cremated or
buried" while the third was di-
rected to a Catholic priest with in
StructionS for burial.
The Washington times., 1938-09-03
Carnival Planned
For Regatta Week

Pennsylvania Avenue will pre-
sent a mardi gras scene on the
night of September %, when a
carnival and street parade will
be staged as a part of the civic
celebration in connection with
the Presidents Cup Regatta Week.
Col. C. c. Schiffeler, chairman
Of the carnival committee. has
announced that floats have been
promised by the Washington
Herald Times, the Daily News, the
Washington Star, Chestnut Farms
Dairy, the National Distillers,
North Carolina State Society, the
Wyoming State Society and the
Minnesota State Society.
The Washington times., 1938-09-03
Arm0ry
Hopes
Fade

Hope for obtaining Public Works
Administration funds to build a
long-sought armory for the Dis
trict National Guard had crumpled
today while militia officials began
laying plans to obtain special con-
gressional legislation to gain their
objective.
District Commissioners were in
formed by the PWA that their ap-
plication for a $2,750,O0O loan
grant for the armory's construc-
ton had been denied.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, com
manding the local militia, and Col
John w. Oehmann, next in com
mand, said they will seek to have
an estimate for armory conStruc'
ton incorporated in the Districts
1910 fiscal year budget, but had
little hope of success. In case OF
failure they said they will seek
special congressional legislation.
The Washington times., 1938-09-03
HOLIDAY DEATH
TOLL ON ROADS.
CAN Be CURBED!.
Here's What Will Cause
Labor Day Crashes

The Washington Times has ad-
vance information on several
deaths which will occur in the Dis
trict and its environs over the
Labor Day weekend.
One of these deaths will be that
Of a young woman, thrown from
the front seat of a small car,
which will be struck head-on by a
larger car coming from the op-
posite direction, when the driver,
unable to exercise his judgment,
and unable to control his car,
drives with one arm around her.
Several of the deaths are sched-
uled to occur on Maryland and
Virginia hills, when drivers, know
ing perfectly well the danger In
volved, try to make up for lost
time by passing slower drivers or
large trucks on hills at top speed.
Some of these will be children.
BETTER AFTER FEW DRINKS"
It is known that several drivers
who always drive as well or better
with few drinks under their
belts" will cause the deaths of
their guests and themselves by
cutting ahead of a slower car
from a long lane of traffic, which
will close behind them and fail
to open ahead for them. In this
way they will meet an oncoming
line of cars, and swerve either
to the left or right, crashing to
death, probably by striking a pole
or fence.
It Is also reported that many
persons whose cars are mechani-
cally unfit-with bad brakes s-de-
fective motors and unsafe tires
will die when their cars fail to
respond to unforeseen emergency
needs.
Some will find their cars be-
yond control when a sudden stop
is demanded; others will fail to
pick up" properly at bad inter
sections, and others will lose
wheels and suffer fatal blowouts.
The Washington times., 1938-09-03

That's just a myth and it's
Ridiculous Mrs. Carpenter told
Miss Stambaugh. 1T is ridicu-
lous to believe that acids and
milk do not mix. The fish and
milk fallacy, one Of the Oldest
and most persistent of all food
Superstitions, has been thorough
" exploded by laboratory tests.
5000 LETTERS A WEEK
people will not hesitate to
eat crab or lobster or shrimp
when served Ia Newburg, but
Shudder if ice cream is served
after any sea food"
Exploding myths that keer
people from eating helpful foods
Is q big part Of Mrs. Carpenters
Job for Uncle Sam. More than