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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-28
A Thought for Today
Clean Up Connecticut

With the prospect of the New York Worlds Fair bringing thousands of tour ists into Connecticut during 1889 great variety of state organizations are urging that community cleanup drives get underway promptly We touched off an unofficial campaign last week, but we read now that such groups as the Con- necticut Forest and Park Association, the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecti- cut are combining their seasonal drives for cleaner communities with move to push distracting and unsightly bill- boards back where they belong - into business districts"
 We have said much on this subject in the past. A word won't do any harm Rep. Mary B. Weaver of New Milford has bill before the Legislature now which is de- signed to place stringent regulations on all forms of outdoor advertising. Residen- tial and scenic areas would be doubly protected under the terms of the Weaver bill. Incidentally there will be hearing on this bill at the Capitol tomorrow afternoon and those interested should either be present in person or see that their duly-elected representatives enter vote of favor for it.
 The United States Travel Bureau of the National Park Service, estimates that in 1887 tourists spent $73,85O,0OO in Con- necticut alone. That's a tremendous amount of money and certainly the state should in no way endanger business like this How many private industries can compare with it? We have something in cur hills and rivers and beautiful scen- cry that can never be duplicated. We can make them more available by fine roads and bridges; we can obliterate or mar them by unrestrained outdoor advertis- ing. This year should bring us our great est tourist trade ever. Let's make supreme effort to encourage and hold it by decking out the state in all it's natural colorS.
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Laying Glass Bricks

The new building materials and meth ods are wonderful, but they are beginning to make trouble for builders in various ways. An example occurs in Racine, Wis, in the erection of a windoWless office building. The big idea about such building is that windows are ineffective and that it is easier to take care of light and ventilation in other ways. The light is provided in this case mainly by the use of glass bricks, which let daylight in without letting the people inside see out.
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so as to give the impression that Murphy was trying to keep vital information from the committee. Finally Dies gave the impression that he was acting on behalf of the entire committee.
 His colleagues were furious. But when they jumped on him for breaking his promise to avoid the limelight, he replied airily,I did this as an individual congress- man and not as a member of the committee.
 CAPITAL CHAFF
 Senator Key Pittman wishes he could disregard the insistent ring ing of the telephone. "But," he says, 'I don't know when it might be my wife, so have to answer it." Henry Wallace doesn't smoke, and he prepares for press conference by opening all the windows as defense against smoking newSmen Senator Pepper keeps his waistline by lunching on soup, tea, and ice cream.
 DOG FOOD FOR HUMANS
 Significant of the U. s. stand ard of living is the fact that the sale of dog food has increased sen- Sationally. And not all of it is fed to dogs.
 An agent for Argentine packers says My two best sales areas are Park avenue and the deep South" i" On Park avenue, it is the dogs that eat the dog food, but in the deep South, it is the Negroes and the poor whites.
 Last week the Customs Bureau found that some Argentine dog food was arriving at New Orleans Z containing 30 per cent meat, 10 per cent bone meal, and 10 per cent carrots and spinach. The Bureau declined to admit it under the animal feed' classification, and imposed a higher tariff. Gus toms officials claimed it was not dog food, but human food.
 The Institute of American Meat Packers says there Is more dog food put into cans than any other single article of food. Im- portation of Argentine dog food jumped from 100000 pounds in 1887 to 100000 in 1888.
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 Feature Syndicass, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-28

New London residents are still some what upset over acquisition over the Ocean Beach tract for public park. The city at one time considered exercising the right of eminent domain to secure pos session of all property. But now it looks as if more attention will be paid to mak- ing individual offers to many of the property owners. It would seem as if some such method would be more satisfactory and productive of good feelings than al- most outright seizure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-28
Book A Day
Get Acquainted With Canada

There is increasing interest these days in Canada. For one thing, the visit of the British king and queen turns on the spotlight with special significance. Old nations are pass ing, and new emgering. Canada is a new nation. There is talk that some day it may become the seat of the British empire itself.
 It is important, therefore, to know something about this vast, sprawling dominion to the north. Here is a gigantic melting pot, ab- sorbing many races and many cul- lures to fuse new nationality. Ex- actly what this Canada is, you learn in book as rich and diverse as the country itself, Canadian Mosaic, ' by John Murray Gibbon (Dodd Mead $5).
 It is a story strikingly like that of the United States, for in large measure the same forces and the same peoples have gone into Can- ada's making. Like America, Canada was settled by the Europeans crowd ed out either by social or political oppression. Canada, moreover, is still sanctuary for tthese people and there is indication that with the change of many boundaries abroad the dominion may open its arms to more even than it has in the past This would be under some form ot judicious selections, of course.
 The results may have far-reaching effects among nations. Already the fusion of many races and cultures has produced as immensely virile Canada, says Gibbon. There is something of every nation, from the Swiss to the Swedes. Just what Gibbon shows in this exhaustive study.
 The read it is ot become sharply aware of Americas great northern neighbor.-P. G. F.
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In Today's Mail

gradually saturating their young minds under the guise of liberalism. Who tells them that Russia has a better theory of social and political action than we can have under that unparalleled, that magnificent doc ument we call our Declaration of In- dependent? Where, Rev. MT. Smith, do our young men and women see youth happier, freer, more favored than their own youth? What boys or girls have more privileges than they? Don't the words political, so- cial, religious freedom, freedom of speech, freedom of movement and thought mean anything? Don't they, for all their enthusiasm know so nt- tie of Russia, Spain and Mexico, of Communism and Socialist organiza- tions in general, as to suppose that they will find greater liberty any, where on the earth?
 Human rule is faulty rule. Great governments make great mistakes. Persecution of minorities will creep in no matter how honest great proportion of our public servants are. Some of the greatest of rulers had their weaknesses, fell into ser- ious error. That doesn't dim the glory. That doesn't mean that any name in all the list of great names of all time has yet come even with in the shadow of our great names: Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln. Do we live up to their ideals? Are we worthy of them? We do not, we are not. We don't live up to our per- sonal ideals, much less our National ones. Calling ourselves a Christian Civilization, we have never for one day remembered the simple com- mands of the Sermon on the Mount. No country as country has ever forgiven its enemies or attempted to do good. The whole history of the world would be changed if they had. They fught, tortured, imprisoned, hated; they burned cities and mur- dered babies.
 Rev. MT. Smith, instead of wasting your time in excoriating Father Coughlin, it is your duty as a man of the cloth to show us that it is only by slow and painful degrees that law is policy as well as good ness.
 It is possible that we have pushed from our minds all the beauties of art and of life. Probably the wor- ship of the Golden Calf" has so blinded our eyes that we cannot see all the beautiful virtues and dreams and ideals that have come down to US from the Framers of our Consti- tuition. Today our ears have become deafened by the sound of zooming planes and the rumbling cannon, that we cannot catch the overtones of gentleness and tenderness and culture, that come from mems re- ligious hearts ;. and make the animal in him subject to the Divine Even Dictators would @ well to re- member history, for history is the glowing tale of how men through cultured power of religion, become less like beasts and more like God.
 In conclusion. Rev. MT. Smith, I hold no animosity or hatred. The Cath olic", religion, is a religion of broth erly love. Though 1t is sometime
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Questions and Answers
By FREDERICK Al. KERBR

0AX V 18M1ASA3AoA01e -
 Enclose . tlirce-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques. tion of fact CT information tO the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot De given, nor can extended research be un- dertaken. Be sure all mail Is ad- dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, lO1? Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 e. Has the magazine, "Review Of Reviews" ceased publication?
 A. It was combined with the Lit- erary Digest, July IT, 1887, to form 8 new magazine, "The Digest. No- vember 13, 1897, the name was changed back to 'The Literary Di- gest" and about the first of March, 1888, 1t suspended publication. May 12, 1888, 'The Literary Digest" was purchased by Time" the owners of which announced that "The Liter ary Digest" would be merged with Time, and the new combined pub ication sent to the 250,000 subscrib- CTS of the Digest beginning with the May 8, 1888 issue.
 Q. Were all the books of the Bible written by Hebrews?
 A. The Gospel of St. Luke and The Acts of the Apostles are prob- ably by Luke, who may have been a Greek. The other books are all at- tributed to Hebrews.
 e. How many miles of the high- way system in the United States were built with federal aid?
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rest of CZechoslovakia.
 Allied diplomats saw in Musso- lini's irate reaction the first real ray of hope of weaning him away from Hitler. It was this which caused the French to get busy exploring the possibility of finding concessions for Italy.
 For the first time they thought they saw the beginning of an- other 1915, when Italy deserted the Triple Alliance for the Allies.
 Only difficulty is that Allied diplomats have grasped at this ray of hope too many times-and only found disillusionment.
 REAL COP AUTHORS
 Real authors of the House Ju- dietary Committee minority report censuring Madame Perkins were several master minds in the Re- publican National Committee. Here is how they put over the rap at the Administration.
 The subcommittee considering the resolution to impeach Miss Perkins was composed of three Democrats and two Republicans. Last week, after months of delib- erating, the committee uanimous- ly agreed that the charges against Miss Perkins did not warrant i'm peachment and selected Repre- sentative Sam Hobbs of Alabama to write a report to this effect.
 Hobbs circulated copies of his drift among the members of the subcommittee for suggestions and corrections. All returned them promptly, except Representative Willace E. Pierce, upstate New York Republican, who kept his copy for several days.
 Reason for his delay was that he sent the report to the Ma tionaI Committee where, in the absence of Chairman John Hamilton, several assistants de- cided that it would be clever politics if Pierce and the other COP member, Rep. Louis E. Graham of Pennsylvania, re- neged on their approval of the Hobbs report. Instead they were to file q minority report banning Miss Perkins. Pierce and Graham agreed to the scheme and several days later they were supplied with the minority report which now bears their names.
 NOTE-When Chairman Hamil- ton returned, learned of the af-
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fair, he expressed sharp disap- proval, characterized the Pierce Graham report as written in "very bad taste."
 SCOTCH DOUGLAS
 Scotch William O. Douglas, su- preme court nominee, will soon be on the payroll at $2O,0O0 a year. But he can't forget the impecuni- out days when, working his way through Whitman college, he lived in tent and washed his clothes in the river.
 After the last Jackson day din- ner, which cost $100 plate, Doug las felt troubled. He decided to start economizing at once.
 Leaving the MayfIOwer hotel, he hailed cab, drove to the District line which is the end of the cab fare zone, got out and walked the rest of the way to his home in Silver Spring, Mary land.
 He felt much better. HE HAD SAVED 20 CENTS.
 IRREPRESSIBLE DIES
 When the House continued the Dies committee, the first thing it's members did was to demand that publicity-seeking Martin Dies stop shooting off his mouth".
 Alter some very plain talking to Dies, the committee unanimously agreed that no member was to make speeches or issue statements to the press. Shortly after this Dies was stricken with an acute attack of appendicitis and for six weeks he religiously obeyed this rule.
 Last Wednesday he returned O Capitol Hill and within 24 hours his burning yen for the limelight again was on the rampage. Without word to the com mittee or to Representative John Dempsey, whom the committee has designated as it's official contact with the Justice Depart ment, Dies introduced a resoiu- ton peremptOrily Ordereding At- torney General Murphy to make public report compiled under his predecessor on Nazi activ- ities in the U. s. The fact that all the important evidence in the report, totaling I2 volumes, already was in the hands of his committee, Dies carefully ig- nOred.
 He also worded his resolution
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worm has turned. Musicals are better adapted to fiesh-and-blood than to celluloid-and Hollywood has handed them back to Broad- way-with thanks.
 A quartette of huge grille shows is in the Rialto cabarets and a quartette of big musical shows is on Broadway stages. The fore most of course, is "Hellzapoppin." The others are Boys From Syra- cuse," Stars in Your Eyes" and Leave It to Me" Tn addition, there are two swung versions of Gilbert & Sullivan's "Mikado" Gone with Bill Robinson), a so- phisticated revue called "One for the Money" and Frank Pays gay vaudeville show.
 And there are four more girl music extravaganzas on their way. COBRA CONTRACT
 Ray Noble's band has received the strangest commission of them all. He has been invited by the King of Waisuka, an island off the Malay coast, to transport his or- chestra to that puny isle and play for the wedding of the Kings son.
 A letter, composed at the Kings command by the official trader of the island was the means of com- munication. It revealed that the King and Royal Family was just crazy about Noble's music which they play on the only photograph in the kingdom. And for compen- sation, the King offers to pay of in a wealth of copra, and beads! Noble isn't going, incidentally. FIGHT PICTURES
 This was a brawl to end all bistro brawls. It did not occur on the premises, but outside on the pavement. At precisely 2:30 A. M., three combatants had been kayoed and were quite prone.
 Mixing it up were three women and three men, all elegantly clothed. The most aggressive of the brawlers was lady of some prom thence and wealth. Dishevelled, she was not a pretty sight.
 Now this club has had more than it's quota of battles and it was not eager for more. Besides, the repute of the place had been endangered by all the front page publicity.
 So the canny proprietor did this: at the height of the brawl, he sent house photographer into the street, to put the fight on film. The developed pictures were despatched to the combatantS, to look at while wiping damp cloths across their foreheads and striving to recall what happened.
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Daily Almanac

Moon sets 12:55 a. m.
 Sun rises 5:44 a. m, sets 6:11 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 The moon touched the first quarter phase this morning shortly after o'clock. Stormy weather ahead! The week should produce plenty of rain, fitting farewell, perhaps, to March and welcome to April.
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A. About 12s,00O miles.

A. About 128000 miles.
 @. What is the full name of King George VI to England?
 A. Albert, Frederick, Arthur, George Windsor.
 o. What was the strength of the National Guard when the United States entered the World War and when were they drafted into the federal service2
 A. In April, 1917, Guard strength was 123,605. Within two months after the U. s. entered the war, the National Guard had been recruited up to 300, ,0O0, and on August 5, 1917, the units were inducted as body into the Federal service.
 o. When did Congress first pro- vide 8 pension for a widow of 8 President of the United States?
 A. When President Garfield died in 1881, he left little property. With in a few months his friends Sug- gested that his widow be pensioned and bill to pay her $5,0O0 a year was introduced in congress. Upon learning that the widows of Pres ridents Polk and Tyler were still alive, the bill was amended so as to include them. The law was enacted March 31, 1882.
 e. Can basement wall be wa terproofed while the water is still seeping through 1t?
 A. Sometimes leakage can be stopped by applying two or more plaster coatings of cement mortar to the interior surface which has been thoroughly cleaned and is wet. First scrub in a thin grout of port land cement and before it has start- ed to set, apply mortar composed of part portland cement to or 2 1-2 parts of sand, 3-8 inch thick. After the first coat has hardened, apply a second coat of equal thick ness and keep the plaster damp at least three days.
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, cause it was too expensive a n d because fresh talent W a s as scarce as pro- verbal he n's t e e t h. Holly wood was gob- bling up the star and lavish ing for tu nes
 upon the song and dance films. And Broadway co u d mt com pete.
 But the show
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In New York
Rv GEORGE ROSS

New York, March 28- Broad- way is enjoying 8 renaissance of the girlie show.
 That delightful form of enter tainment has been in limbo for some years. The lavish, chlorine filled spectacle was in disfavor be-
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l. In which river are the famous Whirlpool Rapids?
 3. How is 1889 written in Roman numerals?
 3. In singing, what is falsetto? 4. Who is Manuel AZana?
 5. What is the shortest verse in the Bible?
 6. What group of islands lie north of the mainland of Scotland?
 '. Which State is nicknamed "Hawkeye State?"
 8. What is the correct pronuncia- tion of the word cadence?
 g. What is the name for nine sided polygon?
 10. In which State was Pres- ident Andrew Johnson born?
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hard to forgive those who hold us in contempt. We can only re-echo the words of the Crucified Christ, Father forgive them, for they know not what they do."
 GEORGE L. AYOTTE.
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Washington Merry-G Go-Round
D R E w PEARSON ROBERT S. ALLEN


  like Hitler told Ska had failed completely
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TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, Pleasant sur- roundings rebound to our
 pleasure; say, "conduce to
 our pleasure"
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What Your I. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
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Copyright, 1889, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
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@. What is the full name of King George VI to England?
 A. Albert, Frederick, Arthur, George Windsor.
Evening star., 1939-09-17
,v Of Six Boats Week Ahead of Time Sets Mark for Presidents Race
Rod and Stream
BY GEORGE HUBER.
(September II, 1939.)

Ridge Nd spot for the Middle
point
shippers that They expecting
excellent fishing possibly
me cold to fish,
Shippers organization Mark Bradbur Donald and
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Sailing Regatta
Summaries

VANITY Dl095 osbo1rn o%inss. washineton; sec
ond Winss Carroll Smith Gaiesy,lrs, ye4bryeSe MS
Washnston SRaff GnaleHSfn Winnins M time. ne :oe;s5
90ioot chine classmWon by s kady .hr avon, on
Anna iulDsp polls s@A Nd; third. Puddies IL Fred
Carlson, Annapolis u7DI Time l;G5;4s Gs Emile
HaAlPs AesF0ss Galesse Ma 0s second n RAVEN
Diek Cox, Washins Ton; Time; ;oS25;
nest Covert Washlngton SECOND, syrocco,
AauIIa eau z5.on p ?, . 9BFish. Perth Am0oy'
N Hampton pIms classIRon W by Revanant. Lloyd
Emery, Annapolis; second, sapphire E. M
HanDpI FIasTKn va Tme
i6-ioot class-Won by Flying Cloud Enos Ens,s
Kirchner. West River Md; third. Swallow,
Joseph Veith, Fairhaven. Time. 1;12:0s.
snipe cisss-Won Dy Raineow' .soss Roser
Cygnet III. S. o. Carlson. Sea Cliff. N j.;
third. Undetermined. Winning time,
Handicap Avon by Kiki. K. R Dorries.
Bryn Mawr. Pa second. Spray. Harry
Humfeld. Arlington. Va. third. Nayn. Paul
WoIter;, Washington. Winning time
Handicap BIWon BY, Intrepid, !; J.
McDonsid FaiThsysn Nd seSGnd, Ws BACK an
Cat, Ralph W. bdTnndIu.
third. Revenge v. Gingell. Fairhaven, Nd
Winning time. 1:l6:46,
Handicap C-Won by Sizzle. Fred Tip
oliver. Washington; third Hoya. Walter
LAWSON George Washington University
Winnino time. O:41:14 Zone lap).
Peneuin-Won by Judy. W. w. Heintz
West River S. c.. second. Mrs. Cripps. Dick
Shaw Alexandria. Va; third. jungle Jit-
ney T. R. Munroe. Alexandria, Va. Win
ming time. O:46:00 tone lap.
Moth class-Won by Imp Too, Edward
Charming Elizabeth City, N. C.; second.
Stormy. Jack Wiley. Norfolk; third. Chal-
lenger. H. Ritter, Norfolk. Winning time,
0:41:43
Canoes-Won by Nine. r. Broad, Wash
ington; second. Banshee, Jim OMear.
Falls Church. Va; third Black Streak,
c. F. McMullen. Bethesda Nd. Winning
ina 1 =
Evening star., 1939-09-17

tonian, has been elected for second
year as head of the Severn Yacht
Club of Herald Harbor, Md. Andrew
Morris, ST., also of the Capital, is
vice commodore.
Other officers elected this week
were: S. A. Ryan, first vice COM
modore; j. A. Harris, second vice
commodore; Gilbert Ahlgren, rear
commodore; George Clark, secrtary;
A. J. Morris, jr., treasurer; j. L.
Walsh, fleet captain, and DR.. G. H
Faubert, fleet surgeon.
Werner Smythe's famed
Sassy Too, which has been
racing in Long Island waters
this summer, will remain here
for the P. r. S. A. fall series.
Races are scheduled to begin on
October and continue through the
month for six afternoon events.
When the veteran war horse
Notre Dame comes out next week
end for the Presidents Cup race
therell be missing the familiar
figure of Clell Perry, driver for sew
eral years of the Herbert Mendelson
boat.
Clell, injured a year ago at De-
troit in a crackup of Notre Dame
is on the mend. but some say he'll
never drive again.
Young Dan Arena, who gave
Count Theo RoSsi real race last
year out in Michigan with his West
Coast racer that all but fell apart
in the final heat, is slated to drive
Notre Dame.
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Glasses Scheduled
In Horse, Pony Show
Al SuitIand Today

The fourth annual Suitland horse
and pony show on the farm Of L. o.
Minear will open this morning at
10 with % classes scheduled, includ-
ing pony, hunter and jumper cham
pionships.
Judges will be Mrs. Alice Berry
and Mrs. George Plummer of Rock
vile, Md, for the pony classes, and
Louis Leith of Middleburg, Va, for
the horse events.
Feature of the morning, devoted
to ponies, is the contest for the
Challenge Cup presented by Roberta
Beall. which must be won three
times for permanent possession.
This afternoon classes will be re-
stricted to hunters and jumpers,
with skyscraper, open hunters and
triple bar being the foremost.