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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12
No Censorship

Presidential Secretary Stephen Early
has clarified his statement that the
President does not intend to impose any
censorship of press or radio "for the
present at least" He meant, Early eX-
planned later, unless the United States
goes to war" Well, that makes it clear.
Everybody already understood that in
case of war all the accustomed liberties
Of free speech and the free printed word,
as well as lot of others, would 60 down
the drain.
The assurance that there are no such
plans at present is good. But with the
eternal vigilance that is the price of lib
erty, Americans will do well to watch
closely for any infringement on it. Mean
while, they can do much to prevent con-
sideration of any such steps by accepting
the responsibilities of speech and print
and using neither for unneutral pur-
poses. No matter what individuals think
within themselves, the country is neutral,
and unneutral action ought to be en-
couraged by no one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12
War Needs?

A revision Of the states educational
program to- meet the emergency needs
produced by state of war In Europe Is
planned by DR.. Alonzo G. Grace, Com
missioner of Education. He points out
that more vocational training Is required
today to keep pace with the demands
that may be made on this nation If the
war develops into protracted one or one
into which this nation may be precipi-
tated.
Personally we believe that need for
considerable emphasis on vocational
training has been noted for some time
back. There is trend among our school
boys and girls toward this type OF educa-
ton, rather than concentration on the
classical and commercial subjects In
view of Connecticut's age-old reputation
as producer Of craftsmen in many lines,
but all of them fine ones, 1t Is good to see
the heads Of our state educational system
keeping pace with the trend.
The present plan does more than
merely point out the advantages OF a
vocational training. 1t will unfold to the
youth of the state the many opportu-
mites available through the field OF
higher education along certain specified
and technical lines. 1t will also show how
adequate preparation and training is
obtainable through the regularly-con-
stituted means at hand in most cities
and also in several sections, of the state.
In all the idea is to unlock the doorway
to opportunity for many who believed
the door to be shut tight for them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12
Views of The Press

anything for 1t except obtain the
legal permit.
There should be no foolishness
about this. The law Is clear and
countenances no hirelings or substi-
tutes for the sponsoring organiza-
ton, the type OF which is definitely
set forth in the law. 1t is up to
public officials to see to 1t that
no loopholes are made where none
exist. 1t will be important that the
public keep an eye on this situation.
Bingo Is form of gambling
Wherever there Is gambling there
Is likely to be crookedness. Legal
lied gambling is compromise with
the evils which almost unavoidably
become associated with this practice.
The more Is it necessary when GER
tain legal limits have been set to
a gambling practice, that these shall
be respected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12
MEAT FOR THE EDITOR
(Meriden JournaD

The Bridgeport Times Star rared
and snorted when 1t read a news re-
lease from the state highway depart
ment stating complacently that the
cost of collecting tolls on the Merritt
Parkway was $288 day, exclusive Of
the original cost for shanties, equip
ment and so forth.
The newspaper has maintained
that highway tolls are a cheat and
fraud on Fairfield county, which is
sued bonds to pay for the parkway,
and an imposition on motorists In
general. The statement about toll
expenses was meat for the editor.
The daily expense will add up to
approximately $105,00 a year, or
about one-fifth Of all the revenue
expected from the toll station. There
Rob" Chaffee, who was a Meriden
are three shifts of men, all under
boy. The Times Star points out that
the first 1880 dimes each day are
required to pay for staff upkeep,
which takes in sleeping, eating and
travelling expenses, according to the
Star.
1t wonders If the shanties will
break even when winter comes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12
Selected Poem
BESIDE THE BARN

marjorie Knapp in the Christian Science Monitor)
She lay fiat on her stomach, looking close
At small patch of gravel by the barn.
She called this place the beach, though she had
never
Been near the sea-
The pebbles served for sea-shels When she found
Some grains of sand among them, she imagined
long indefinite shore. She could find nothing
To call the ocean, but she looked steadfasty
At the one spot telling herself that, when
She chose to raise her eyes, there would be spread
A marvellous expanse OF blue and green,
Years, 1t was years before she saw the sea
But, when she did at last, she could not speak
For Joy,
Because 1t was as good to look upon
AS she had dreamed. She thought back TO the time
Beside the barn in midwestern village.
She stretched her hand to her own smaller SELF
Glad that no other one was near enough
To interrupt the meeting of these two.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12
GETTING AROUND THE BINGO
Law
(Hartford Times)

Whether the new bingo law Is
without serious loopholes or Is TO
be honored In the breach may soon
be put to the test. In Hartford,
as in Waterbury. commercial inter-
ests have sought to obtain permits
to operate the game by having some
religious, fraternal or charitable or
ganization act as sponsor.
Both the state law and the Hart
ford resolution are quite explicit
that no subterfuge Is to be en-
ployed In seeking legal authoriza-
ton for the games. The question
Is not as to the meaning OF the
statute which is clear enough, but
whether the law win be strictly en-
forced. One gathers from reports
that commercial operators are seek
Ing insurance. both for themselves
and for their sponsoring organiza-
ton that strong effort will be made
to dodge the intention OF the law
The idea Is. Of course. 10 give the
sponsoring organization q share OF
the profits without having 70 do
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12

tracts will go to some North American
firm, 1t is announced.
There Is nothing ghoulish in seeking
such contracts, and performing on them
so satisfactorily that future business will
stay with us. The Germans chose war;
and must be presumed to have calculated
the price, of which loss of such contracts
is a minor part. They should be sought
for the United States not merely for
themselves, but for the opportunity they
offer to build solidly for a future close
and mutual cooperation with our south
ern neighbors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12

When Governor Raymond E. Baldwin
calls session of military leaders to dis
cuss an anti-aircraft policy for Connec-
ticut, it's time that we realized there Is a
world conflict going on. Over here in the
Estates" we haven't taken too seriously
the thought that Uncle Sam might be
again drawn into European scrap.
There have been satisfying declarations
of neutrality from Washington. But the
threat remains and Governor Baldwin
desires to prepare this state for an ade-
quate defense against attack through
the air. Preparedness is always to be
desired
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12

reelmen to his office, where he
was shot.
Camerameh then dragged their
floodlights, cables and complicated
equipment about the State Depart
ment TO various offices, shooting
almost everyone In sight, including
newsmen In their phone booths.
NOTE-This war Is going TO be
picturized as no previous conflag-
ration ever has been. Nothing will
be left to the imagination, which
illustrates the difficulty this coun-
try Is bound TO experience In re.
naming neutral.
POLISH AMBASSADOR
Following the Munich crisis,
when Czechs felt they had been
sold down the river, members Of
their Legation were angered at
Polish Ambassador Potocki because
Of O statement he made on his re-
turn TO Washington after Poland
had helped carve up Czechoslo-
vakia,
Today the Czechs are wondering
II he would like to eat his bland
words OF october 4, 1898, when he
said.
"As for Central Europe, the
principle Of self-determinatio ton
has been definitely accepted and
will be applied in the future NJ
need may arise. II had exercised
n quieting influence on q situa-
ton that was most tense. Peace
has been welcomed by all, and
the whole atmosphere has been
cleared 10 produce feeling Of
comfort and great relief"
MARITIME COMMISSION
Maritime Commissioner Thomas
Woodward, whose term expired
this month, will not be reappoint-
ed. His place will be filled by a
Pacific coast man yet to be
selected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12

I. Does the u. s. Constitution
prescribe any qualifications for JUS
tices Of the Supreme Courtp
2. In which state was the first
oil we'll drilled?
3. Who defeated Frank Murphy
In the election for Governor Of Mi-
chigan?
4. Why does the boiling temper
ature of water differ at varying al
titudes?
S. What Is the full name OF SEN
ator Bridges who Is candidate for
the Republican nomination Tor
President?
6. How many cubic feet are In
one cord of woode
z. In which State Is Zion Nation
al Park?
8. Is hard-boiled properly a hyph-
enated word?
o. What is the National Anthem
OF Canada?
10. What Is q moonshiner?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12
Politically the Democratic

Politically the Democratic Party in
Waterbury faces somewhat the same
problem today that 1t did year ago. 1t
was necessary at that time to make a
few changes in organization and to reor-
ganize completely the manner OF desig-
mating delegates to various local con-
ventions. A more serious task Is at hand
today for the party itself is apparently
leaderless and without definite for
ward-looking policy. It, therefore, falls
on the party organization, the Democratic
Town Committee, to face the issues
squarely. Regardless OF the outcome
of the referendum on the city
manager plan, there must be party or
CARNATIONS. Without them there would
be no possibility of securing democratic
government. Democrats will do well to
take steps soon to clean house, set their
books in order, and be prepared for colse
inspection by the voting public.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12
ANYBODY SEEN THE BREMEN?
(Hartford Times)

One of the more fascinating my
steries of the still young war is the
unknown whereabouts of the oceanic
German superliner Bremen. Eight
days out of New York in supposed
dash for its home port, Hamburg,
the mighty ship has not been seen
since 1t steamed out Of sight OF
Long Island. The Bremen life belts
picked up at Massachusetts, beaches
have been considered pointless clews.
More likely is the report that the
ship is safe in some neutral port.
Strange that port Is remaining SO
silent about the big visitor. Germans
speak of pocket battleships." But
the Bremen can hardly be pocketed
and kept out Of sight In any port
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12

Roosevelt repeatedly has prom
Used TO put q West Coast rep
resentative on the commission,
and was all set TO do so when the
term OF Commissioner Max Truitt
expired last spring. AT the last
minute, however, Roosevelt re-
named him on the personal plea
OF Truths father-in.law, Senator
Alben Barkley, Democratic floor
leader.
This time the President has told
Pacific Coast New Dealers that
he will make good his promise, and
Senator Lewis Schwellenbach has
recommended Representative Mon
@. Wallgren OF Everett, Wash.
In addition 10 Schwellenbach's
potent backing, Walgren also
has the support Of Senator ole
Guffey, powerful Pennsylvania
leader, who was chiefly respon-
sible for Woodward's appoint
ment three years ago. Guffey
broke with Woodward last year
and Is throwing his influence
behind Schwellenbach's choice.
NOTE-The Maritime Comm!s-
sion has said nothing about 1t
publicly, but II has backed down
on Its stand that crews for the
governments new Seattle-to-Tokio
steamship line must be obtained
from government shipping COM
sioners. Seamen's unions insisted
the men be secured from union
hiring halls and blocked the OPEN
ing OF the line for more than
three months. Last week the COM
mission quietly ordered It's ship
captains TO get crews wherever
they coluld and they promptly
turned to the hiring halls. The
first ship OF the line got under
way shortly thereafter.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12
FAIR TIME.
(New Haven Register)

For all Of the reasons why II
might do so. the great Worlds Fair
has failed TO drain of all the in
terest In lesser fairs as we know them
most Of the time. The first OF the
publicity announcements of the DAN
bury Fair are beginning 10 circulate
and notices Of various agricultural
fairs on the community scale are
seen. The fairs heyday may have
passed IN New England Just as In
some other regions. and what's left
may not again be adequate material
for novellsts or cinema. Yet there
Is Q persistent interest Of logical
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12
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THE EDITOR
@, How many persons are at
fected by the provision In the last
Relief Act requiring dismissal Of
WpA workers who have been on
the rolls for 10 months or longerp
Can they get back on the WPA
rolls?
A, About $4,000 persons are af-
fected. They may apply for rein..
statement after 80 days, but Will
have to prove that they are still
eligible and must walt until there
are vacancies on the rolls.
@. How many trailers are regis
tered In the United Statesp
A. Including passenger car TRAIL
ers, the number was l085,422 IN
1898.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12
Current Comment

In this jittering age when nerves
are frazzled, thousands OF people are
trying to find an escape in drinking.
REV. c. Everett Wagner OF
New York's Union Methodist
Church.
If children had q chance to carry
their philosophy into the world 1t
would smash most OF our institu-
lions. Give their lasting idealism Q
chance to survive and we will have
a better world.
Rev. DR.. Karl IRELAND, st.
Georges Episcopal Church.
New York.
For what shall 1t profit America
II in aiding the shedding Of blood
she shall have a hundred billion ma
tional income but lose her own soul?
Rev. DR.. Jacob s. Payton, edi-
tor, National Methodist press.
Wealth Is not an evil in itself
but it may become an evil thing II
it was acquired by evil means, or II
its possession changes the charac-
ter of a man.
Rev. Robert Il. Woods, at st.
Patrick's Cathedral, New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12

@, II the speed OF light was dou-
bled, what changes would occur on
the earthp f
A. Many things could happen,
but the thing that probably would
be independent Of any possible the
cries would be that oil objects
would change their colors. What rs
now red to us would be violet, and
the infrared rays which are now In.
visible would become visible as tho
colors red, orange, yellow, green and
blue, and those which we now see rs
those colors would be interpreted To
be ultra vlolet,
@. How many symbols are In the
Hungarian alphabetP
A. Forty,
@. What are the chief ingredients
OF Coca Colap Iy
A. Kola nut, and decocanized
coca leaf, In addition there Is oar.
amel, phosphoric acid, essential oils,
sugar etc. We cannot supply the
formula,
@. What Is the name OF Rip Van
Wrinkles dog In Washington frv-
ing's story?
A. Wolf.
@. Have earthquakes ever occurred
In San Diego County, California;
A. Some OF slight intensity have
occurred there,
@, Does a long screw-driver exc
ert more force than q short one?
A. No, the force OF O screw-driv-
or depends upon Its dimensions at
right angles TO Its length, and the
larger the diameter OF the handle
the larger the twisting force or
torque that q given force applied 70
the handle produces. A long screw
driver affords no more leverage or
power than a small one OF other
wise similar dimensions.
IF you want o copy OF our
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CONSTITUTION" send 10 The
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12
. HIGHLIGHTS FROM
LATEST BOOKS
Life More Than
Gust Living"

4Il4O &nOAS Ati0At
"Just Living"
A book to be read, though about
and reread Is Believe"
(Simon and Schuster: $3.75).
This is a series Of personal
philosophers, the intimate
credos of such men and
women as Pearl Buck, Lud-
wig, Julian Huxley, Thomas
Mann, George Santayana, Re-
becca West, James Thurber,
Stefanson and many others.
In a time Of world uncer-
tainty, it is a vital volume.
Excepted briefly here Is
Pearl Bucks challenge.
For myself, chose life anyhow,
anywhere. Whatever my mood or
circumstances, know choose life.
/ have at certain times in my life
been very poor indeed. There have
been times when surveyed my cir
cumstances and had to acknowledge
to myself frankly that every one Of
them was wrong and that really
had not one thing to make life
worth having-and still 1t was
worth having.
have seen too much death to
be In the least afraid of 1t, and ye.
I do not want any kind of death. ]
want any kind of life as long as !
can have 1t. Even ] would find a
few free moments between worth
having. And ! know pain itself
may be positively lived.
Is life then merely an attitude
OF mind toward living? No. 1t Is
more than that. The altitude Of
mind comes as q result OF some.
thing more primary. And this
primary something Is the state Of
being already aliye-that Is. pos
sessed by the energy Of action so
that ones being Is positive force
In itself. merely by It's existence.
whatever rs circumstances.
II means that the being goes out
10 meet anything and everything
new IN q spirit OF open inquiry
land interest, instead OF instant
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12

More and more it becomes apparent
that celebration of Thanksgiving Day
this fall is going to be hodge-podge of
individual ideas and thoughts on the SUBJ
ject. In view of the forecast of confusion,
it might be wiser policy on the Presi-
dents part to lay low on 1889 and con-
centrate his efforts on next year. Our
personal feeling remains the same =
advance the date.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12

Hitler's favorite method OF out
lining q policy Is TO call In several
OF his advisers and provoke an
argument among them. Hitler
himself listens. Finally, when the
discussion Is hot and he has heard
both sides, he steps In and makes
the decision.
Last winter, for instance, Goer-
Ing became convinced that the
persecution OF the Jews was cost
ing Germany far more than 1t was
worth. He argued that 1t was MAX
ing enemies all over the world, and
increasing the economic boycott.
Therefore he proposed that
Germany should ease up on the
anti-Jewish drive, permit the
older Jews to remain In the
country, and only insist upon the
exodus OF the wage-earners, but
give them time TO arrange their
affairs. The learners, he
said, would be sure to take their
families with them.
Goering informed Hitler that
he wanted to discuss this with
him and got an invitation 10 come
to Berchtesgaden. When he ar
rived, he found Foreign Minister
Ribbentrop and Heinrich Himmler,
head of the secret police, also
present. Both are leaders OF the
anti-Jewish movement and argued
vigorously aginst the Goering
plan.
Goering countered, and the ar
gument continued at length, Hit
Ter listening. Finally Hitler in
terrupted, told Goering he was
convinced that his plan Of easing
the anti-Jewish drive was good
and should be given six months
or so To sc how 1t worked.
PROPHET ICKES
Omniscient Secretary Ickes was
the only man in Washington who
predicted war on September / and
hit 1t right on the nose.
Ickes pointed out that Hitler al
ways considered September his
lucky month. and that he would
probably wait until the first day
of September TO attack Poland.
Hitler struck just after the hands
Of the clock had moved into the
very early hours OF September LIST.
NEPOTISM NAMESAKE
Chairman of the House Military
Affairs Committee Is Representa-
tive Andrew Jackson May, proud
Of his surnames, though unlike
Jackson he Is no fighting crusader.
Elected as an administration sup
porter, he blocked for months the
bill empowering the iva to buy
out the Tennessee properties Of
the Commonwealth and Southern
Corp.
But one thing May has In COM
mon with "Old Hickory" is the
thesis that ito the victor belong
the spoils.' May has helped him
himself generously to nepotism
gravy, and the take" including
his own $4,000 salary, totals ST.
400. Here is his nepotism list:
Mrs. Julia G. May, wife, Sec
retary-$3,000.
NAhbs 0Soo De AtA0ys AAh6AAOSAN
in law. postmistress of Preston
burg, KY, Mays home town
$4,000.
Lucille M. HerndOn. sister-in-
law, clerk, in his office-$2,00
NOTE-Until recently William
May, Jr., nephew, was a $500
collection analyst in the Louisville
office of the Federal Land Bank.
He resigned to run for the Demo-
cratic nomination for State Agri-
cultural Commissioner. and won
1t.
NEWSREEL WAR
The morning war broke prob
ably was the first time in 1853
years of American history that the
secretary of state posed for the
newsreels before breakfast.
Arriving at his office early in
the morning. Hull first conferred
by telephone with Ambassadors
Bullitt, Kennedy, and Biddle In
Paris. London and Poland. Shortly
thereafter he admitted the news
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 5;24 q. IN. daylight time).
sun rises 6:28 q. m: sets TOO y. M day
light timel.
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
High water at Milford Wednesday. Sept.
10. i2:li: low water. 627 daylight time).
New moon early tomorrow morning be-
tween 0 and 7. standard time. II brings the
first bad weather forecast we've had IN many
q week. However, this Is the season % look
Tor wind and rain, 10 the general forecast
ISN'T unusual.