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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-17
NewneSS, Size And Plain BonerS Are Cause of WPA Headaches

men to work. So VIC crowded them on the jobs. Maybe we assigned three times as many men to q job as were actually needed. They got in each others way. There wasn't any way out"
 That sort of thing stili happens, whenever e sudden depression makes 1t necessary to expand . iocalltys wPA quota quickly En- gineers have to plan 1t, materials have to be bought, equipment must be got, foremen must be picked. But the men have to go to work instarit- CT. So there Is crowding, more men on Q job than are needed-and wPAs lost motion is exhibited for all to see.
 INSISTS
 POLITICS LOCAL
 Politics, of course, has been one of WPA's major headaches.
 Harry Hopkins recent appearance before a Senate committee, in which the senators examined the whole principle of the extent, if any, to which Q WPA administrator may properly make political speeches and appeals, is matter of recent memory. Unquestionably, much oi the current opposition to WPA arises from the feeling that 1t has been used as an instrument oi political coercion. :.
 You cannot flnd--at least I cant anyone in WPA who will admit that 1t has actually been so used But 1t is freely admitted that ir many cases local politicians have made use of WpA on their owr hook.
 This sort of thing has happened a local boss quietly passes out the word that it's pretty hard to gel a WPA job without t''s okay. He has a pretty tight machine and people believe him. So e flock of mis- guided relief clients get his okay subsequently, get WPA jobs which they would have got anyway, and then pay him $i month for the privilege.
 At WPA headquarters here, 1t is insisted that the organization is breaking up this abuse wherever 1t gets wind of 1t.
 Copyright, 1889. NEA Service, Incl
 NEXT: How WPA works and what it requires of local cosmmuni- ties in the way of cooperation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-17
MARYLAND CHILD
 MARRIAGES LEGAL

Baltimore, Md, Feb. i7. tUp)-- Child marriages in Maryland arc legal, according to . ruling by tho attorney general.
 Attorney General William c. Walsh made the ruling yesterday in response to . request by Ellis O. Wachter, clerk of the Frederick county court, who had receiver an application for marriage license from Q girl f3 years old, who had the written consent Of her parents.
 There is no statute in Maryland fixing the age at which persons may enter c valid contract of marriage" Walsh said, "and the common law is therefore controlling. At common law the marriage of any person less than seven years Of age iB probs ably wholly void.
 Marriage Of c girl between the ages Of seven and i2, or boy beY tween the ages Of seven and i4, was not prohibited, but Wss voidabIe by the girl until she became i2 and by the boy until no became i4."
 The name Of the i3-year.old girl who applied for tho license was not revealed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-17

Working for them are men from relief rolls. Many of these men feel they have Q grievance against society. In many cases, they will Do doing work they never did be- fore. In addition, incentive to good performance which obtains in pri- vate industry is lacking. There is precious little hope for promotion, not 30 much fear of discharge.
 Put those factors together, and you are certain to get some spotty performances. One WPA crew may be welded into an efficient working unit; another one may indulge in horseplay. waste its energy through inefficient operation, or get out of control of It's foreman and start shoyel-leaning.
 BOSS
 EDUCATION
 WPA authorities are trying to remedy by an educational program for foremen. For more than 8 year, classes have been held. At these classes practically everything is dis cussed, fromthe essentials of leader. ship to safety precautions and how to stop fights. At present, such classes are being held in IS states.
 Other failures of the human ele- mcnt have occurred farther up the line, For instance; the WPA pro- gram has to be hexibl: as the num- Der of men employed is forever ris- ing or falling. Tn . given locality, the WPA supervisor may load up with too many non flexible projects like construction jobs. Private busi- ness picks up and the WPA roll drops; as e result, that locality has several half-finished buildings on It's hands, with completion await ing either a rise in WPA rolls or the finishing of other jobs.
 Again, lost motion may enter the picture through faulty plan- ming. In one lacality several small projects may be under way sep- arately when they could be welded in 10 one at considerable saving.
 WPAs biggest trouble, however, has come from the very nature Of its job. WPA exists primarily to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-17
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 SSsN PICTORIAL
 All STATISTICS. E=2MA Inc.
Pk0F Eb9loNM . ANn RRoPRllfAeY

This chart of classiflcati0ns of unemployed, prepared for
 The Public Affairs Committee,
 Inc., and showing preponder.
 ance of unskilled jobless, is .
 key to one of WPA's major
 difficulties. Unskilled labor nee.
 cssarily means restrictions on
 types, numbers and efficiency of
 work projects. Each man rep-
 fesents 5 per cent of unena.
 ployed workers in U. s. points to @ typical example-wha happened in San Francisco in thu fall of 1895, when WPA was jus getting under way.
 "Our orders were to get Q cer' tain number of people at work" h. sayss We had to put 10000 people to work in San Francisco. Now thu area of that city is relatively small only 43 square miles. The outlets available for relief labor then were the parks, the streets and the air port. Because we were just starting the procedure for getting projects approved was slow. The city off. cials were new to it also. So there was e Scarcity or .rojects.
 But we had to put those 20O0(
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-17
TAILOR SHOP
 FIRE QUELLED
Max Berwick's Emporium Slightly Damaged By '
 Morning Blaze

Fire broke out this morning in the tailor shop of Max Berwick at l98 Walnut street and brought Engines 2, 2, Truck 3, and the Booster under the direction of Fire Chief Cava- naugh and Deputy Chief Campion to the scene. Small damage was caused by the fire attributed by Fire Marshal Den Lahey and Private Eu- gene Legge to a defective oil burner attached to Q steam press.
 The tailor shop, occupied by Ber- wick is one of group of stores, in- cluding barber shop, drug store, and meat market, on the ground floor of the three story frame apart- ment building owned by John Phe. Ian of 63 Robert street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-17

ChinaB foreign trade declined about 10 per cent last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-17
 ACTIONS GRANTED
$lO,OOO Damage Suit Withdrawn at Superior
 Court Short Calendar

Ordering of two foreclosures, hearing of on uncontested divorce, withdrawal Of 0 $i0,000 damage suit and assignment of cases marked the short calendar session of the super- for court today, Judge Frank P. Me- Evoy presiding.
 The suit was that of James J, Embardo. Sry against Frank Coch- ran, % Rutland road, Brooklyn, N, Y., and Helen c. Mnehin, 627 dar- field avenue, Jersey City, N. J., The plaintiff, as operator of Q truck for Cashin Dairy Products, Inc, on June i8, 1887, alleged that tho de- fendants' car attempted to pass him on the Thomaston- -Watertown road, failing to give c signal, striking his trucks wheel and causing him to crash of the road, suffering numer. ous injuries. A. Henry Wiesman rep. resenting the plaintiff.
 The uncontested divorce suit. in which Judge Mcigvoy reserved deei- sion, was that of Joseph Lombardo vxersus Joyce orlowski Lombardo the plaintiff represented by summa and summa the defendant by Mieh- nei V. Blansfield.
 Foreclosures were ordered as fol- lows: Waterbury Savings Bank vsr- sus Amanda A. Carroll ct alS., judg- ment ,$2e,4b8 on Commercial street property: law day, first Tuesday of June.
 Waterbury Savings Bank versus James J. Meyers: ct als, judgment | e2,8i3S4, law day, first Tuesday in June.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-17

NEXT: How WPA works and what it requires of local communi- ties In the way of cooperation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-17
And of Course, Politics Got In Its Work, Although Local Government Gets Blame
BY BRUCE CATION

Washington Feb A good of the troubles of WPA have come rom its sheer size Others and the nature of the Job has been trying do s others have been the result of ordinary
 Take the Ordinarily approximately them don't. a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-17
They got

Major Harloe. "They got tn each others way" put men to work; that has to come first, even when-as does happen occasionally-there isn't enough real work to go around.
 Maj. B. M. Harloe, chief engineer and assistant administrator Of WPA,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-17

Nearly 100000 people in Britain are making aifplanes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28
Elks Giving TwoDantinq
 Parties Here
Regular Affair Saturday Night with High Jinks
 New Years Eve

The Elks are to give two big dance affairs during the weekend and both are open to the public
 On Saturday night, the regular weekend dance will be for the pleasure of the public.
 On New Years Eve, December 31, also open to the public, the annual Elks High links will be the closing years event, kicking out of old 1939 and giving baby l940 a smuggling welcome.
 At the High links favors will be distributed during the evening and noise makers will be passed out just before the turn of the year.
 There will also be special en- tertainment at both the Saturday night dance and the New Years Eve High links.
 Stan Cox and his orchestra will furnish music, for both occasions anf there will be many novelty dance numbers played.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28
Women Teachers
 Hostesses Here
 This Afternoon

Women members of the teaching staff of the Juneau Public Schools are hostesses with a tea this after noon between 2:30 and o'clock in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel.
 A Yuletide motif was chosen as decorations for the occasion and music was provided during the tea hours by a group of the instruc- tors.
 Nearly four hundred guests were invited to call and various members of the women's faculty received and assisted during the afternoon.
 Pouring were Mrs. Floyd Dry den, Mrs. Peter Hautala, Mrs. C. Robert White and Mrs. Daniel Ross.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
DOUGLAS CITY COUNCIL
 HOLDS FINAL 1889 SESSION

The Douglas City Council in reg ular session last night decided on more stringent regulation in con- nection with collection of water revenues following report of City Clerk Charles Tuckett that ar rearages have now reached a fairly large figure. Three-day notices of water shut-off to all delinquents is to be strictly enforced.
 New dump truck for the city was reported here and contract of purchase signed allowing 20 months for total payments.
 Application from Mrs. Ed Bare tich to rent the City Hall for a card party to be given by the Catholic daughters was presented. It was laid on the table for con- tinued consideration.
 A letter thanking the Council for use of the City Hall for Christ mas tree exercises, was received from MT. Schlegel.
 Committee on Natatorium was continued on report rendered that nothing had yet been accomplished toward renovations or innovations there. Committee appointed to work on new school gymnasium project was also continued on re- ceipt of communication from Gov Ernest Gruening that no Territorial funds were available at present for the proposed building.
 The following applications for liquor licenses were approved: John
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28
Hollywood Sighb Aud Sound5
By Robb,n Coon. .

HOLLYWOOD, Cal Dec. 2sIf your friends all tell you that you like this movie star that and ought to come to Hollywood don't walk far sible in the opposite direction.
 you're Missouri and want to look at the books deciding right adviceal right look:
 pretty, talented girl from Denmark came to Hollywood equipped and anguished for months studios All she did for publicity pictures. The studio had girl from France Simon, who got there first and was already working although not at all like Smone simon m personality peter considered too reminiscent of the other girl work until Simone left town and another studio You saw her Tn honeymoon in Bali and you'll seeing of hereven II Simone 
 Cummings doesn't look like Lew Ayres There however similarity type" between them Cummings spent getting his hopes set certain roles only happen time after time: Lew got them biggest discovered ater his only because Ayes it. Cummings had to make fresh Universal Ayes had moved to Mero before he got places
 Only actually making Linda Dafnels rapid rise possible that months Loretta Young studio and decided pick her pictures
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28

Marin and Mike Pusich for cock tail bars; Tony Simin, Guy L. Smith and Joe Riedi for retail li- cense and also Joe Riedi for a restaurant-liquor business.
 Financial reports covering re- ceipts and expenditures since the first of April to present time were submitted by Clerk Tuckett. Bills totaling $2l3.3l were approved and ordered paid.
 Councilmen present for the meet ing were Carl Lindstrom, Robert Bonner, Erwin Hachmeister and Sante Degan. Mayor Kilburn pre- sided.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28

group of AN.B. boys from Juneau and Douglas took 'em by l4-point margin, final score reported being 34 to 19.
 The first part of the game went all right for the student players but when the visitors finally got their bearings, the odds changed and they won without difficulty
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28
EAGLES FREE SHOW
 IS ON HERE TONIGHT

The annual Christmas tree fes- tivities of Douglas Aerie IF FOE, and the Eagles Auxiliary, takes place at the Douglas Coliseum this evening in the form of free show to which everyone in Douglas is invited and particularly all the Eagles and their families on the Channel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28
lo5T AID FOUND

LOST-One lady's Lyceum wrist watch, about II am, Wed, on 7th St, between 9th and Gold Belt and Franklin St. Reward. Call Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28
HELP AN ALASKAN Telephone 713 or write The Alaska Territorial
 Employment Service

OOK-HOUSEKEEPER- Female, age 42, single. Experienced five years as housekeeper and cook on large estate. Capable of managing and supervising cooks and maids. Knows all plain and fancy foods. Call for ES 35.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28
srock QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Dec. 28. Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 65s, American Can 1l2A, American Power and Light 4, Anaconda 3Oh, Bethlehem Steel 8l9s. Curtiss wright l0%. Gener- al Motors AT, International liar vester 61, Kennecott STA, New York Central 18h, Northern Pa cific 85s, United States Steel 66ss, Pound $3.94.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28

VISITING TEAM WINS
 The Douglas High School played a losing game of basketball at the Natatorium last night when a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28
FOR RENT

FOR RENT FOR RENTING rooms, nice view, hot water heated One block above Federal Bldg. Prefer men working days. Phone Blue 165. FOR RENT house, 3 rooms and bath. Available after New Years. See George Sheeper, Scatter Tract.
 VACANCY 4-room furnished apartment and bath. Phone SAP. Shabaldak Apartments. DESIRABLE rooms: Hollsel home on 4th St. Phone 488. FOR RENT-OIie apartment with bedroom and bed closet bed. Also one apartment with bed- room, both furnished, Hillcrest. Phone 439.
 FOR RENT = 3-room cabin on Gastineau Avenue. Inquire Ju- neau Paint Store. FOR RENT Apartment and room at the Imperial Hotel. VACANCY Decker Apartments. Call Green 465.
 FOR RENT-Furnishe housekeep- ; ing rooms. 209 Second St. BROOM PARTLY furnished house for rent. Reasonable. Phone 67 after pm.
 FOR RENT Housekeeping room. Reasonable. POS Main St., up- stairs.
 VACANCY, couple only. Apply in person. Winter and Pond Apts. FOR RENT = One gas pump, in operation. Call F'emmer at IA. STEAM HEATED room for rent. Phone Green 675. VACANCY-Nugget Apartments. FOR RENT-7artly furnished flat i Inquire Snap Shoppe. COZY, warm, furn. apts. Light, water, dishes, cooking utensils and bath. Reasonable at Seaview MISCELLANEOUS | EXPERT dressmaking: phone Blue 559, Hazel Austerman. SAX and clarinet lessons Phone l Blue 559, Ted Austerman.
 Watkins Products. Call Black 634. EXPERT pubnt stenography and bookkeeping. Alice Mack, office, Bararof Hotel.
 GUARANTEED Realistic Perma- nents, $4.50 Finger wave. 65c [ Lola's Beauty Shop, telephone zUl, 315 Decker Way. TURN your old gold into value, cash or trade at Nugget Shcp. CONTRACT BRIDGE classes now open. Helen F. Griffin, APT 4th St. | HOME BOARDING house now open. Ready for business. Good table board. Steam heated rooms.
 loST AND FOUND l
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28
WANTED

WANTED-A lease or Sub-lease on furnished apt. or rooming house. Empire, P-12.
 WANTED Used gunny sacks. 31sc each delivered to coal bunkers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28

FOR SALE-Psfce1 I-Cabin Apart ments, West filth St., former Harris Cabins. price $l,2O0. Par eel 2+TidelanG lot and cabins, West 7th St., former Harris prop erty, price $40O. Parcel 3-Frac- tional parts SEE side Gold Creek. Lots and T, Block 205, Casey Shattuck Addition, price S100. For particular descriptions of three parcels, see Marshal's deed re- corded book, 35 deeds, pages 401 -403, Juneau Recorders Of flee. Terms cash. Title based upon sale under decree foreclosing mortgage.-R. E. Robertson, 200 Seward Bldg, Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28

FOR RENTING rooms, nice view, hot water heated. One block above Federal Bldg. Prefer men working days. Phone Blue 165.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28

Linda who is the Loretta Young type which have been Youngish stayed Linda would have been waiting yet
 think that might make difference! Consider better than Nelson Eddy but that didn't keep Jones being mufed practically hidden by Metro which of both Nelson like Smone there established Firefly made good at it, immediately ueced He had to break loose go Victor Herbert" ought pretty sad.
 Dennis Morgan another fine singer had double personality fight a man. Eddy but hurdle before he could be heard-bu wasn't he up must thousands of for "The Desert which unloose all the warblng he had to bottle up
 And consider the asprants to the throne of the Shirley bue-eyed types 
 Well still headed this way? But don't weren't
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28

DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are todays Dow, Jones averages: industrials 14948, rails 3154, utilities 25.l8.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28
CAPT. RIpp0N
 PASSES

VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. 28.- Marine Superintendent of the Can adian Pacific fleet, Capt. Thomas Rippon is dead here. He was vet eran Pacific Coast mariner
 Empire ciassifieds bring results.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28

FOR RENT-Furnished house, 3 rooms and bath. Available after New Years. See George Sheeper, Scatter Tract.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28

SINGER SEWING machines, Sing CT Vacuum Cleaners, Maytag Washing Machines, Maytag 11O- volt light plants, IrOnrite Iron CTS. Terms: $5 down, $5 month"; iy. J. H. Anderson, Box 101, Ju- neau. Alaska distributor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28
w A N I AD FoRMATIoM

In case of error or if an ad has been stopped before ex- piration, advertiser please noti- fy this office Phone 374 at once and same will be given attention.
 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28

HOME BOARDING house now open. Ready for business. Good
 table board. Steam-heated rooms.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28

CONTRACT BRIDGE classes now open. Helen F. Griffin, APT 4th St.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28

FOR ;SALE-2a beos, springs, mat tresses, bedding, linen, dishes. Can be seen at Thomas Hard ware.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28

MUST SELL equity in income earn ing apartments on Dixon. Three apartments, two furnished, one with fireplace. Five minutes from business district. Best view prop erty buy in town. See Bob Hen ming at Empire office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28

DIAMOND RING, sacrifice. See it at Orpheum Rooms.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28

I AM BUILDING new home. My present home for sale cheap and on terms. P. o. Box 466 or phone Blue CTS after 12 noon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-28
MISCELLANEOUS

EXPERT dressmaking: phone Blue
 559, Hazel Austerman.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-01-19

E. F. Jensen of Wyola has re-
turned home from the McCleary
sanitarium and clinic at Excel
sior Springs, Mo-, where he has
been receiving treatment for
the past few weeks. Mr.. Jensen
is feeling much better and re-
ports a pleasant visit at the
resort.
CHICKEN and LUTEFISK
dinner by ladies of the First
Lutheran church in the M. E.
church basement Friday, Janu-
airy 20, from $50 to 1870 pm.
Tickets, Csc and SOC.
An 11-pound son was born to
MIR and Mrs. William E. Cork
ms at the Clyde Oygert home
on Tuesday, January II. This
is the fourth child, all boys, in
the family. MIR. Corkins is agri-
cultural agent in the Indian
service at Fort Yates, S. D., a
position to which he was trans
ferred the first of the year from
BroaduS, Mont, where he was
public welfare agent.
Senator T. H. Burke of Bill
lingS came from Helena Mon
day to make a business visit to
Hardin.
Mrs. S. G. Romine has been
Ill with a severe cold the past
week.
Bert w. Kronmiller and Dan
Maddox will attend the Bar as
ISOLATION meeting in Billings
this evening.
George Daniels and Carol
Clark returned early this week
from an elk-hunting trip to
Gardiner.
Miss Marie Erdahl of Billings
was a guest of Miss Sigma Dahl
Sunday. Miss Erdahl is a Mon
tana Educational association Of
ficer.
Mrs. M. c.. Jensen of Mussel-
shell arrived Wednesday to Wis
it at the home of her cousin, I.
l.. Dehnert. She will remain
while Mrs. Dehnert makes a trip
to Washington, D. G..
E. L. Kelley returned from a
hunting trip in the Gardiner
area Wednesday with an elk.
Mrs. F. J. Buzzetti had as
Sunday evening dinner guests
MIR. and Mrs. j. M. AStle and
MI and Mrs. Anthony Buzzetti
and family.
Mrs. Henry Kray, Sr., and
Henry Kray, Jr., made a trip
to Billings Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. A. Weir, v. I.
Morris and Jimmie Morris we're
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Henderson Friday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Onstad
of Broadus arrived last Thurs
day to visit their daughter, Mrs.
I. L. JayneS. Mr.. Onstad went
on to Helena Thursday evening
while Mrs. Onstad remained in
Hardin until his return, Sun
day.
Harry Cox and c. A. Cork
ms made a trip to Billings On
Wednesday.
S. N. Cunningham left Mon
day evening for Helena, where
he is attending a state con-