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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25
Current Comment

History establishes nothing more conclusively than the utter futility of punishment.
 Judge Atweell Westwick of the Santa Barbara, Calif, Juvenile Court.
 Besides, it isn't the kings we have to worry about today. It's the dic- tators.
 --Milwaukee's Socialist mayor, Dan Hoan, in deciding to greet Crown-Prince Alav of Norway.
  Underfed children are . debt you will pay for in the future in tuber- culosis hospitals. asylunls. and pris. ons.
 Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. to the Workers Alliance. Yes. I have e pipeline to God. Governor Luren Dudley Dick- inson of Michigan
  It is encouraging to ind ourselves no worse oH than we are after si, years of attack by the government Of the most powerful natien or earth.
 Charles W. Kellogg. presideni Edison Electric Institute.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25
Press Comment
SAVING THE ELMS (Bridgeport Telegram)

Fairfield county continues to be the focal point of the infection of Dutch Elm disease which came into this state from New York state. One hundred and eighty college men re- cruited and trained this spring are now scouting ten new towns in Fair field and New Haven counties for evidences of the disease. Thus far this season only 75 new cases of in- lection have been found, 90 percent of these in Fairfield county.
 w. o. Filley, station forester of the Connecticut Agricultural Experi- ment station is in charge of the work, which is financed by the fed- eral government. The scouts in the field simply look for suspected cases indicated by willing of the elm leaves and yellowing of the termin- al leaves. If tree is suspected the scout climbs 1t and takes samples of the affected twigs sending them to the federal laboratory at Bloomfield, N. J., for analysis.
 These scouts have no authority to destroy trees but only to make in- spections and to send samples away for analysis. If the analysis is posi- tive proving the existence of the dis ease the government itself pays for the removal of the infected tree. Thus far no way of saving an in- fected tree has been found and since the disease easily spreads to other trees, prompt elimination is the only way to arrest the plague.
 MT. Filley is not of the opinion that elm tree owners should be dis couraged or that the planting of fu- ture elms to replace present ones is futile. On the contrary he points out that many of the elm trees in Connecticut were neglected for c period of years so that they suffer deterioration and sustained injuries which make them susceptible to dis ease. It is probably In trees thus weakened that the majority of in- fections occur. An elm tree prop- erly cared for Is as resistant te dis- ease as any other tree and Connec- ticut need not be ahorn Of the glory of it's beautiful elns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25

have earned a million dollars from 1t. Now he is back in press agentry and said to be not so rich.
 Cecil Holm, who wrote this rollicking comedy, was reported to have earned a quarter of Q million dollars from its revenue. Yet he was broke enough to have sold his lavish country estate a short time ago for song and now is confined to a sanitorium with a serious ailment.
 On the other side of the ledger, the Three Men on Horse" players have thrived.
 Carson Kanin who had a small part for $40 a week is now one of Hollywoods top directors and Is earning thousand.
 George Abbott who directed 1t is one of Broadway's most suc- cessful showmen.
 Sam Levene who got his first start in 1t is one of Hollywood's s up-and-comers, and Betty Field who portrayed an inconspicuois ingenue role, is also on filmland's star roster. That's how the wheels turn in the show business. MUSIC WITH
 A PURPOSE
 Albert Morris Bagby is an eld- erly personality who enjoys vol- untarily obscure but respected place in the music world. For four decades he has been the active sponsor of the Bagby Musical Mornings which are held regular ly in one of the Waldorf-Astoria salons.
 Ever since 1893, he has invited famous musical stars to his priv ate soirees where they have sung or played for a select list of sub- scribers-before noon. Mademoi- selle Melba was his first guest star and Kristen F'lagstad among his more recent ones. With Bag by, a dignified looking old gen. tleman, these musical mornings are a business venture. During several decades, his proceeds have been turned over to a fund for indigent musical artists who are past their prime and in finan- cial straits. Now this reserve treasury supports eleven erst- while distinguished musicians.
 When his Musical Mornings meet with deficits, Bagby makes up the difference, for 1t is his theory tht true music lovers need such matutinal soirees for the good of their souls. His pat ronage stems mainly from the so- cial world which, much as it may surprise you, sometimes is up and out of bed before noon. t'O SECRETS
 IN A TAXI
 New York hackies keep their ears open and their tongues cleaved to the roofs of their mouths nd learn more in the course of day than the most prolific Broadway columnist. A few of them in the Times Square region serve the Main Stem scribblers. For all the chatter and gossip they pick up from indis- erect passengers in a day or night, they impart to their columnist friends before they knock off.
 The moral is, if plotting any, thing clandestine or secretive, font do 1t in a taxi.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25

America in friendship and to se- cure loan repayments IS to extend easy credits which will develop Latin America's vast wealth, thus giving the opportunity to repay over a period of years.
 The Feis- White group, on the other hand, want to squeeze every penny possible out of Latin America now. Every time they make a touch, 1t helps pay Francis Whites salary and the committees expenses.
 So far, not enough has been col- lected for this purpose and the bankers have been digging down to make up the deficit. Recently, they have tired of this, also of White, and latest word is that they will cut off the dole and let MT. White swim for himself. This may mean the virtual end of the Foreign Bondholders Protective Council.
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Questions
 and Answers
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 Enclose . thsee.cens stamp sos reply when addressing any Ques. ton Oe fact Oe information to the Waterbury Democrat's Service Bu. reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given. nos can extended research be un- dertaken- Bc sure all nlail is ad. dressed to Che WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU. REAU, i0l? Thirteenth Street. Washington. D. c.
 THE EDITOR c. Is goats milk richer than cows milk and does 1t have more vitamin value?
 A, The food and vitamin value of the two is essentially the same. The curds of goats milk when returned from the stomach are smaller and more flocculent than those of cows milk.
 e. Who wrote a story entitled "The Mississippi Bubble?"
 A. Emerson Hough, in 1902.
 Q. Was the girl, featured In the Heat Wave" number in "As Thou- sands Cheer" when 1t was produced in New York in 1888, white or cole ored?
 A. She was Ethel Waters, a Negress.
 ( e. Name several countries which are absolute nonarchies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25

We read that over 4OO0O,OOO acres of forest land are burned annually in the United States. Right now with the wide spread drought there is danger imminent in the New England area. It is the longest dry spell in some time. An added danger this summer is the fact that so much fallen timber is still lying in the hurri- cane devastated regions, trees still lying as they fell during the hurricane last Sep tember.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 1908 a. m. (daylight time).
 Sun rises $40 a. m.; sets 8:le ?. m. tday- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 High water at Milford Wednesday. July 20. 0:l8: low water. 3:2i daylight time).
 Drought and more drought lies ahead Of us here in New England Reliable long-range predictions see only local storms and thun. der-showers in prospect for us Lucky those regions that get real drenching downpours on such occasions. They're all that save Us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25
RENO NOT so sILvERY

Reno, Nev. - (UP) - One of the regular duties Of the Reno Cham her of Commerce Is that of reply ing to letters from people all over the United States who have heard the rumor that the sidewalks of Reno are paved with silver do2ars To the latest inquirer of Norfolk Va. the chamber added the ex- planation that the only dollars us- cd in that manner are in front os two local clubs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25
Whats Your l. O.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1. Tn the foothills of what moun- tains is the city of Pasadena, Calif.?
 2. Which is heavier, platinum or lead?
 3. Name the Foreign Minister of Hungary.
 {. Are bats classed as birds?
 s. Is there such @ word as "ir- regardless?"
 6. From whom did James J. Brad dock win the worlds heavyweight boxing championship?
 2. What Is . pedometery
 c. What does the Italian word Fra" mean?
 9. Which contains the largest quantity, 4-5 of . quart or 1-5 Of . gallon!
 10. Tn which country did the cel- ebration of wec ding anniversaries oxtginAJeT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25
COOPERATIVES MORE TRULY DEMOCRATIC THAN PRI- vATE ENTERPRISE,
 SAYS WRITER
Editor, Waterbury Democrat;

Editor, Waterbury Democrat;
 MT. Murphy's speech before the Hartford Rotary Club on the Con- sumer Cooperative Movement should be read far more carefully than 1t was written. His reason for shedding so little light and so much heat on the subject is quite understandable in view of the fact that he is an employe of an insurance firm which is violently opposed to any mutual society, whether it deals in insur-
 The Cooperative Movement did not start in Russia, but in England, seventy-three years before the Sov-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25

Most of those on vacations are saying:- hope the fine weather continues and others are praying that it will rain soon, and rain hard for days Water shortage is threatened in some areas, but SO far our own locality seems to be well fixed and no water shortage threatened to date. Last nights rain helped to slight degree, but we needed more of it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25
Selected Poem
WOODS BY STARLIGHT

Daniel Whitehead Hicky in the New York Sun Step softly through the wood tonight O deer, O dappled lawn, This is your world of silver light
 Between dark and dawn. The moon lies cold upon the leaves And stars burn in the boughs Step softly under the lighted caves Nor wake the winds that drowse. Drink of the waters cools with peace, Behold your image there. Night will not bring you to yuor knees. Death does not ride the air. The world is yours this moment only Between the dark and dawn. Wander with beauty bright and lonely, o deer, O dappled lawn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25
TAKES AFTER SENIOR

Noah Beery. Jr.. son of the noted character actor, plays one of the principal roles In Bad Lands" RKo Radios Arizona desert-moun- taAn story featuring Robert Barratt. Douglas Walton. Addison Richards, Quinn Williams and Paul HurSt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25

A. Tn principle, Morocco is an absolute monarchy. Hungary, whose regent is not responsible to parlia- ment, can be said to be an absolute monarchy, and also the Holy See, ruled by Pope Plus XII.
 e. How many degree-granting professional schools of agriculture are there in the United States?
 A. Fifty-two.
 c. What was the total income Of the American people last year? A. The National Industrial Con- ference Board, Inc, estimates $62,- 500 ,000, 900.
 e. What liquid will dissolve car- bon?
 A. It is insoluble In any known liquid at ordinary temperatures. It dissolves to . limited extent In melted cast iron, and freely in melted platinum, separating out again in the form of graphite upon cooling.
 e. A says that after Congress has declared war 1t can appropriate Q lump sum to carry on the war and then adjourn, letting the President run the country; B says that is irn- possible; who s right?
 A. It is impossible for several reasons, the major ones being that the Constitution requires the Con- gress to meet in January of each year, and 1t also declares that Congress may not appropriate money for military purposes for more than a period of two years. It jS Ipors likely that In the event of war Con- gress would be in session almost continuously.
 c. Which sport in the United States attracts the largest annual paid attendance? , A. Available estimates indicate that basketball leads all others with total of about 90,000, ,000; softball is second, with about 10000; and baseball is third, with about co., 000,0 0,000.
 c. What proportion of the total population of North Carolina are Negroes2
 A. Twenty-nine per cent. c. Which young actor played & small role in scenes aboard ship in the motion picture Love Affair."" A. Scotty Beckett. If you want . copy of our book- let "GENEALOGY" send to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth St., Wash | imsfor, n C Encl0se lA cents in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25

that even at the level of immigration, where all are presumed to be seeking a better chance at life, that there should be such poles-apart differences between men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25

WAthA V HlOViG ending ab ou | the personnel of that legendary hit, Three Men on 8 Horse"
 There was . show which was . fin a n c ial 8 en sa ton - though 1t was manned by un- knowns.
 Alex Yokel was Q press agent before he produced 1t. He WQ ren0rfad kn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25
Washington Merry Go-Round
D R E W PEARSON ROBERT s. ALLEN


 Gene Cox little Georgia For self and relatives he official
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, July 2S.-The theat. rical world, which is not short on Success Stories, could tell you one
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If you want . copy of our book- let "GENEALOGY" send to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth St., Wash. ington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
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A Thought for Today

Reproach hath broken my heart; and l am full of heayiness; and looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but found none.-Psalms 69:2O.
 More helpful than all wisdom or counsel is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us--George Eliot
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25

T0DAY's COMMON ERROR Do not say, "The club has both feminine and masculine members"; say, female and made members."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25

c. Which young actor played small role in scenes aboard ship in the motion picture Love Affair.""
 A. Scotty Beckett.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-25

c. What proportion of the total population of North Carolina are Negroes2
 A. Twenty -nine per cent.
Evening star., 1939-06-05
Soup Box Derby Rules

Note to boys: The Star and
the American Legion again are
sponsoring a Soap Box Derby
this summer for boys of the
Washington metropolitan area.
The Derby is a race of motor
less, gravity-powered, mini
ature automobiles or coaster
racers, built and driven by boys.
The winner of the local Derby
on July 8 will represent WASH
ington in national and interna-
tional finals at Akron, Ohio, on
August 49,
These rules are your guide
for the second WASHINGTON
SOAP BOX DERBY:
l. Eligibility: Boys Of WASH
ington and vicinity not younger
than 10 nor older than IS may
enter. A boy who has passed
his 18th birthday on the day
Of the local race is ineligible.
Members of the immediate
family of employees of The Star,
the Chevrolet Motor Co., Chev-
rolet dealers or employees of
Chevrolet dealers will not be
allowed to compete.
2. Official rule books and en-
try blanks: Secure these and
sign your safety pledge at the
salesrooms Of your nearest
Chevrolet dealer in Washing
ton, Alexandria or Clarendon,
Va; Silver Spring or Hyatts-
vile, Md. You must be ac-
companied by your parent or
guardian, who must also sign.
Read The Star Regularly for
Derby NeDs
Evening star., 1939-06-05
American U. Graduates
Warned Of Indifference

Indifference to joining in the
struggle for democracy endangers
our ideal America" DR.. Joseph M.
M. Gray, chancellor Of American
University, told the "a university
graduates in baccalaureate serv-
ices yesterday at the Metropolitan
Methodist Church.
DR.. Gray pointed out the gradu-
ates' obligation Ito incarnate and
implement democracy so that in the
heart of this selfish and materialized
culture there shall continue to grow
a genuine heroic tradition"
1T is terribly easy to hold great
ideal and then contradict it by base
practice" he declared, adding such
as caused "the crimes of Vienna
and Prague . and Abyssinia and
Albania"
Warning that "loftiness OF ideal
can easily betray you into feeling
of complacency," Chancellor Gray
reminded the audience of 400 per-
sons lit is so much easier to sit in
the grandstand and criticize the
team than to play the game"
Evening star., 1939-06-05
Luncheon for Surubiu

Francisco Sarabia, Mexican flyer
who recently made a nonstop good
will flight from Mexico City to New
York City, will be guest of honor
at luncheon at 12:45 pm. toner
row at the Mayf1ower Hotel under
the auspices of the Aeronautical
Chamber of Commerce Of America,
the National Aeronautic Association
and the Aero Club of Washington.
A delegation from the Mexican
Embassy will attend the luncheon.
Evening star., 1939-06-05

mike AND IKE"Heres that wellknown Soap Box Derby
team OF Mike and Ike" doing school woodshop work
their 1899 models Left to right Horao ay) Hanbury
driver of Mike his brother Lewis Hanbury 49, creator
OF Ike and their shop teacher Edward Corbn who is
giving them some instruction at Oxon Hill Md High School,
The brothers promise 1889 sappy sunburs jobs
of last year. Star Staff Photo.
Evening star., 1939-06-05

nous over National Broadcasting
Co. networks in recent years.
Entertainment by children and
interviews with boys in the Derby
will feature the broadcastS for the
next three weeks or more. An
nouncer Ray Michael was to ques-
ton four boys on this afternoons
broadcast.
Direction for entering the Derby
are carried elsewhere on this page.
watch The Star for Derby Ne.0s.) }
Evening star., 1939-06-05

Derby radio broadcaSts. There
DtH be three entertainment num-
bers by boy and girl musicians
and artists and interviews by An
nouncer Ray Michael NTH four
boys competing in the Derby.
Two dates were cited today by O.
c. Holleran, director of The Star
American Legion Soap Box Derby,
for boys 10 to Is years old who
have signed for or plan to enter the
1889 Washington area Derby.
The first date Is Saturday, June
H. That's when the entry list for
the Derby will close. 1t will be the
last day on which boys eligible may
enter the Nation wide amateur
coaster racing contest.
The second date is Saturday, July
8. That's when Washington's sec
ond annual Soap Box Derby will
be held. The racing course, not the
same one on which last years Derby
was run, will be announced later.
These dates mean two weeks re-
manning for the sign-up and four
weeks for construction of racers"
Mr. Holleran said.
-Four hundred or more boys,
maybe more, the Derby director es-
timated, are now swinging hammer
and nails, saws and other tools on
the framework of jaloppies they
hope to drive to victory here July
3 and then journey on to Akron,
Ohio, to represent Washington in
the race for the National and In
ternational Soap Box Derby cham
pionships.
Today inaugurated second annual
roundup week for the Derby. Its
purpose is to get on the Derby
entry roll scores of boys already
making cars for the event without
having registered and those others
who are contemplating the fun and
diversion of building and the thrill
of the races, as we'll as the prizes
that go with speed and good work.
manship. but have neither signed
up nor begun to build.
Legionnaires throughout the Dis
trict and school teachers, princi-
pals, Derby sponsors, club leaders
and others taking part throughout
the metropolitan area joined in the
boy roundup which, it is hoped, will
increase the Derby entry list far
above the TOO mark and 300 in
excess Of last years initial regis
tration
Children were to have almost
exclusive rights in today's Derby
broadcast over Station WMAL from
4:45 to S pm, inaugurating a new
series of aerial programs that are
billed as the Soap Box Derby
Parade.
Three young artists were to take
part, Weston Jones. 13, singer: Law
renee Prescott. 4, reader, and Erna
Mollari, Is, pianist, under the direc-
ton of c. H. (Uncle Bud) Ward and
his wife whose National Children's S
Frolic programs have become IA
Evening star., 1939-06-05
Soap Box Derby
Entry List Will
Close June II
Director Estimates 400
Boys Are at Work on
Coasters

Tune in on Station WMAL at
(:45 o'clock this afternoon for the
first of a ne,D series OF Soap Bor
Derby radio broadcaSts. There
DtH be three entertainment num-
bers by boy and girl musicians
and artists and interviews by An
nouncer Ray Michael NTH four
boys competing in the Derby.
Evening star., 1939-11-10

bid six no trump and made seven
through Z faulty play Of their op-
ponents.
Those who participated In the
women's pair game, some of them
from out of town, were Mrs. c. w.
thinner and Mrs. E. H. Loftin, Mrs.
j. D. Cairns and Mrs. F. J. NOVEL;,
Mrs. F. L. Chaplin and Mrs. j. j.
1ago, Mrs. r. A. Ridgeway and Mrs.
Anne o. Grimes. Mrs. T. M. Boyle
and Mrs. M. r. Reddy, Mrs. Frieda
Boyce and Mrs. Marian Barre, Mrs.
Peyton Blamire and Mrs. C. E.
Meissner. Mrs. w. p. Plum and Mrs.
John Seward, Mrs. v. A. Clarke
and Mrs. H. @. White, Mrs. Dora
Schwartz and Miss Shirley Schwartz,
Miss Kathleen McNutt and Mrs. D.
E. Stephan, Mrs. v. R. Fuller and
Mrs. P. H. Woods, DR.. Emily Grewe
and Mrs. A. r. Hodgkins. Mrs. N. +.
N. Robinson and Mrs. Allan Ruther-
fold, Mrs. Ruth Kavanaugh and
Mrs. Claire st. Aubin, Mrs. W. Tar
play and Mrs. H. D. Young, Mrs. T.
D. Sheldon and Mrs. r. S. Du Bois,
Mrs. Irene Surguy and Mrs. Tom
Hamlin, Mrs James H. Lemon and
Mrs. w. B. Van Devanter, Mrs. Jack
Bennett and Mrs. J. r. Belt, Mrs.
Frederick Van Nuys and Mrs. c. M.
Hall. Mrs. Ralph Woodside and Mrs.
L. D. johnson. Mrs. Dixie T. Wright
and Miss Lillian L. Reagan, Mrs. j.
H. Pursell and Mrs. C. v. Tenny,
Mrs. j. D. Wareing and Mrs. Harry
Rankin, Mrs. j. E. Folline and Mrs.
A. j. Rosenbloom, Mrs. Rose Robins
and Mrs Alma Byrne and Mrs. B. e.
Palmer and Mrs. j. M. Evans.
Russell J. Baldwin is directing the
tournament.
Evening star., 1939-11-10
Retirement Conference
Puts Issue Up 10 Board

The Joint Conference on Retire.
ment Of Civil Service Employees, in
annual session here yesterday, de-
bated various proposals for liberal
izlng the retirement law for Gov
ernment workers. but referred the
whole subject to its Executive Board
for further consideration and action
later.
The main question under discus
sion at the last session of Congress,
and likely to be taken up again in
January, is how to work out lower
age limits at which employees could
exercise the option of retiring after
30 years of service.
The members of the Executive
Board, chosen yesterday, are: Rob-
ert H. Alcorn, chairman; Edward j.