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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
Society Goes Pink

A few staid eyebrows may have lifted
along Park avenue and in the Newport
colony when the New York Social Register
for 1910 was pulled off the press with Mrs.
Hester G. Huntington's name still in Its old
place. There may even have been whispers
about the Registers pinkish tinge, because
Mrs Huntington went bail for Earl Brow
der, Communist leader.
But great many Of the 400 probably
haven't even cut the pages of their Regis
tiers yet. The old book amt what she used
to be- 1t is very likely packed away on the
library shelves between Homer and the
finishing school French grammar instead
of being prominently exposed on draw
ing room table
While dowagers still lock themselves in
their ancestral citadelS, the deb and play
boy crowd is gallivanting about within
easy range of the public's eye. The young
sters are a lot more interested in getting
into their favorite gossip columns than
into the Register.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13

It may have been just a natural mis-
take on the part Of the aldermen In cali
ing a special meeting for Friday night to
complete their action on the 1910 bud
get or It may have been done with pur-
pose. In either event 1t seems to be nee
essary now for special meeting to be
called before Friday night. The city
charter, as amended by the 1899 LegiS-
lature, provides that final action on the
budget be taken before the 18th of De-
cember. This particular amendment
apparently applies at the present time.
It would be terrible indictment Of the
present board If 1t were accused deliber-
ately of trying to hold off the aldermanic
approval until date that would make
acceptance Of the present budget illegal.
Such procedure would only involve the
city In more red-tape and perhaps tie up
its finances for long time. We are
hopefully convinced that the Friday date
was set without any alderman being
aware of the fact that 1t was the 18th Of
the month and that this was beyond the
statutory deadline for approval.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13

between the President and the
Ambassador, while he presents
each.
Then the group files on into
the dining room, the Ambassador
usually heaving O big sigh Of re-
lief For many an ambassador
has stumbled over the names OF
his own staff In introducing them.
AVIATION INSTRUCTORS
U. s. flyers are being quietly
hired rs instructors for the pilot
training camps Britain Is setting
up In Canada.
Employment Is strictly on a
civilian basis. The men wear no
uniforms and engage only In In
structional work. This Is entirely
within American laws.
Almost everything about these
British aviation camps Is
American. In addition 20 Amer
lean instruction, all the primary
training planes are either Of
American manufacture or made
In Canada under American
patent. Also, much Of the work
Of organizing and equlpplng
the camps Is by Americans.
According to confidential intel
ligence reports, Canada's severe
winter weather Is slowing up the
training program. This expert
ence will be stressed by the Civil
Aeronautics Authority when 1t
seeks more money for the U. s.
civil pilot training program at the
coming session OF congress.
At present 9,70o students In 4S5
colleges, plus TOO non-college
youths are being trained. The
CAA wants TO Increase this to
$4,000 next year and also give
advance flying instruction, which
will necessitate 100000 instead
Of 100000.
Copyright, 1899, by United
Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
Company Co-Ops"

Voluntary, wholehearted support by
producers has been responsible for the
steady expansion of the marketing CO.
operative The continued success OF the
marketing cooperative relies utterly on
this kind OF support for with 1t the
movement is an economic asset to the
nation.
According to Henry A. Wallace, secre-
tary of Agriculture, the problem now
faced by the marketing co-ops is rise in
psuedo company cooperatives," formed
arbitrarily by private distributors purely
as front. Producers have no voice in
management or organization Of this type
of marketing cooperative which may or
may not operate in the best interest OF
the so-called members"
Producers and distributors alike will do
we'll in the long run to avoid diverting the
marketing coop movement away from Its
original purpose - stable markets for
producers and reasonable prices to con-
sumers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13

For It's own good budgetary control
of the State Highway Department Is rec
commended by State Finance Commits
sioner o. Glenn Saxon. Some people will
probably regarded this as a renewal OF the
fight TO have Highway Department funds
used for purposes other than road con-
struction and repairs and they may be
able to summon pretty good argument
for their claim. But ostensibly the idea
is to see that all income coming into the
Highway Department Is properly bud
geted. The claim Is made now that only
a small portion OF funds allocated to the
department are under budgetary control.
The bulk Of the money that Is spent on
our roads is not properly earmaked.
Maybe that's why there are such large
SURPRISES in the departments treasury
every year at various intervals And
maybe If there was strict budgetary con-
troll OF the department funds, 1t might
be possible to ease the burden OF the
Connecticut motorist
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
DEMAND FOR WAGE REsTOR-
ALTON COMES AS BELATED
ACTION, SAYS WRITER

Editor waterbury Democrat:
At O discussion on city pay re-
duction November 22nd, one affirm.
alive school teacher speaker asked
why should we (meaning teachers)
carry the burden?" I will ask
who but the taxpayers are and have
been carrying the excessive burden
OF acknowledgement ano money pay
ments made to favored persons not
giving honest service? These city
employee political units make q loud
cutlery because Of reduced pay. IN
cidentally, no vocal cords are strain
ed to voice defense for taxpayers.
The Aldermanic and Finance
boards are elected TO represent the
tax-paying public and not any par
ticular unit group OF our muni-
cipality. Therefore, their duty Is to
decide against restoring the 10 per
cent. reduction for 1910. The main
point Is to reduce the tax rate for
1910.
The present ruction on pay re-
auctions indicates that loyalty to
conspiring acts of political machines
brings Its reward Of disasters re-
sulting in reduction Of city en-
ployes' wages. If all city employees
have given q total Of 92To of years
salary, they have received 100 per
cent. Of full time employment, which
cannot be said Of industrial en-
ployes, many being financially en-
barrassed.
It's not the equal duty of persons
not employed by the city to contri-
butte financial help In reducing the
tax rate. Non-city employees pay
taxes which keep teachers, police
and firemen and others In employ
ment.
These city employees groups should
attend en- masse at public alder
manic meetings and aeitate for the
collection Of back taxes of 100000
which II collected would cover all
running expenses for 1910. and
thereby eliminate the necessity of
a voluntary reduction In pay. These
city groups should now demonstrate
their loyalty to the city OF their
nativity and gratuitousiy respond
TO 10 per cent. further reduction
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
What's Your |. O.?
Can you answer seven Of
these test questions? Turn TO
last page for the answers.

/. Name the largest in area OF
the Hawaiian Islands.
2. How many offices are there IL
the Presidents cabinet9
3. How many times was the great
race horse MAN O. WAR defeated?
4. Which Of the following cities
are not state capitals: Toledo, Bos-
ton. Albany, st. Paul and Pitts
burghp
s. What Is O founding hospital2
9. In which State Is the Painted
Desert?
Z. How many brothers had Chris
topher Columbus?
8. Define s 1-2 yards or IS Ia
feet In one word.
8. What is the correct pronuncia-
ton Of the word therapy?
10. Who made famous the words
Believe 1t or Not?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13

The state is managing TO expand Its
forestry holdings. A 2l5-acre tract OF
forestland has Just been bought up near
Colebrook Although quite a distance
from the Peoples State Forest In Bark
hamstead the new land will be labeled
with that title. 1t practically adjoins
500-acre section Of forestland donated
to the state for such purpose by Mrs.
Helen Kitchel OF Greenwich year or so
ago. CCC workers will soon go into the
forestland to thin 1t out and to make all
parts Of 1t accessible. They do such a
fine job of opening up remote regions OF
the state that this one Is assured.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
In 'Today's Mail

In wages. The charity they former
ly bestowed other ways can be dealt
out TO taxpayers,
It's untimely TO protest as these
groups Of firemen, policemen public
school teachers and various city en-
ployes have, because Of reduction
In wage income. They are voluntary
victims OF their own choosing. It
III becomes these quasi public group
to cry wolf" when the taxpayers
are burdened with q staggering debt
Of $4,000 900 that consume approxi-
mately rs per cent. Of an annual
tax collection to apply on interest.
Group action should have been
taken @ decade ago when the poll
tical conspiracy was attaining Its
strangle-hold. Those beseeching for
q return OF 10 per cent. on wages,
and who are compensated by tax
payers, knew that our municipal
finances were being wrecked by
those they electioneer to office.
Every city department was fully
manned by those adept in political
collision. Uninterrupted political
succession made them past masters
in the art of deceivery of taxpayers.
who are the backbone Of the Com
munity. Therefore, their status
should be considered before any
groups Of municipal employees.
The assemblage of wage return
petitioners are political auxiliary
and have been favored and pamp-
cred in the past by the old machine
regime, and are now desirious of
the pay reduction return.
The 10 per cent. cut was a pro-
duct of the political machine they
supported for a decade. No dissent,
or remonstrance, was uttered by
our fire fighters, guardians of
peace, teachers Of the Three RS,
and other city employees, at public
funds plundering by the now-known
conspirators.
They should gracefully accept the
same 10 per cent. reduction for two
years more and reflect on the folly
OF being corralled to satisfy the as
perations of band of conspirators.
With exhuberant loyalty these pro-
testing reduction pay groups have
contributed to political campaigns
for 4 score of years. knowing that
their positions were dependent on
that course. They are not justified
IN petitioning taxpayers for re-
turn Of 10 per cent. pay. as they
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13

1t is to be assumed that the
President will continue his efforts
to keep this country out of war.
Secretary Of Agriculture Henry
A. Wallace.
The status of all nations, great
and small, should be equal before
the law. And the establishment of
q true reign of law between the ma
tons Is the only remedy for war.
Lord Lothian. British ambassador
to the United States, speaking be-
fore the Pilgrims Society.
l don't think the war has any.
thing to do with American domes-
tic politics.
Senator Alva 3. Adams CDem..
Colo).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13

The Paraguayans, standing
patiently In line, their knees
tired, their faces persplring,
finally arrived at q point OF van
tage opposite President and
Mrs Hoover. A great honor
awaited them. But before they
could grasp the presidential
hand, they saw that the Bolivi-
ans had been there ahead Of
them.
SO the Paragraphs stepped out
Of line. forewent the greeting to
Hoover and went home. Next
morning they protested formally
to the state Department, and the
State Department very humbly
apologized.
The State Department Is hop
ing that no international Incl
dents take place this year between
the Russian and Finnish diplo-
mats, or the British and the Ger
mans, or any others. For that
reason the instructions are pain
fully explicit, and most diploma
tic missions will rehearse the for
mality Of being presented to the
President.
This Is q ceremony by no
means rs formal rs being pre-
scented at the Court OF 81.
James. In fact, the Roose-
velts have made II quite In
formal. Nevertheless, II must
be correct. Here Is what hap
pens: The Ambassador OF each
country enters the Blue Room
with his wife. Behind him
come the diplomatic secretaries,
naval and military attaches with
their wives - like q flock Of
chickens, the japanese espcclal-
~ so, for their embassy staff Ia
the largest.
The ambassador stands opposite
the President, while his wife steps
over TO the side Of Mrs. Roosevelt,
Then members Of the staff file
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
Selected Poem
THE POWERED DRESS.

1t might have been her mood that rainy day
She bought the lowered dress she did not wear;
At home she tried 1t on then hid away
The youthful pattern with a furtive air.
She thought of 1t sometimes with mingled dread
And usefulness, and held IT up to see
Why flowers seemde so very large and red
And all the glamour vanished suddenly.
She sighed and put it back upon its hook
Long past its season 1t was bright new
And finally she cut 1t up and took
The measurements There was enough for two!
The shabby girls next door have no confession
How virtue lowered from an indiscretion.
(Glenn Ward Dresbach In the New York SUM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13

A. No; the climate along our east
ern seaboard is the result more Of
atmospheric conditions over the land
to the north and west than Of over
sea developments to the south and
east
@. Who said, "The journey Of a
thousand miles begins with one
step?"
A. Lao-tsze, Chinese philosopher
of the sixth century, B. O.
@. Who was the first governor
OF the state Of virginia.
A. Patrick Henry.
@. Can the coat Of arms Of the
United States be registered as q
trade mark?
A. No; even the stimulation OF
the coat OF the shield Of the United
States, with red and white stripes,
has been refused registration.
@. Are there two colleges named
Randolph Macon In Virginiap
A. The Randolph-Macon college
for men is at Ashland and Randolph
Macon Woman's college Is at Lynch
burg. Both are sponsored by the
Methodist church.
@. How are remote "pick-up'
programs such as descriptions Of
baseball games, football games, box
ing contests, ETC.. carried from the
stadium to the transmitterp
A. BY special telephone lines.
@. What Is the pronunciation
and meaning Of Beau Geste?'
A. 1t is pronounced "Bo Gest,"
with the &c" very soft, similar TO
~" and means gallant gesture"
@. What is the "luck" In Bret
Harte's story 1.-THE Luck OF Roaring
Campo"
A. A little child who has been
an ameliorating influence upon q
gang Of ruffans.
II you want copy Of our book
let "STARS and CONSTELLA-
TIONS," send 10 The waterbury
Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913
Thirteenth Street, Washington, d. G.
Enclose 10 cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 7:24 p. IN.
Sun rises 1903 a. M; sets AGA p. m.
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
Last week was week of magnificent SUM-
rises and sunsets Friday morning brought a
magnificent coloring of the eastern horizons.
the most delicate shades OF pink being Of
fered The evening show was just as brilliant
but of deeper hue, customary at this
season OF the year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
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THE EDITOR.
@. What does Noel mean9
A. It Is French for Christmas and
comes from the Latin "Natalis,"
meaning natal or birthday.
Q. At what age do female dogs
come In heat?
A. The first heat occurs about
age nine months, and at intervals OF
six months thereafter. Na
O. Does the Gulf Stream greatly
influence the winter climate in New
York and New Jersey2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
MORE DOWDY
HIGH JINKS

Like those beer and pretzel row.
dydows In the furious Fifties
last year. Uncle Sans Music Hall
In the roaring Forties, now pro-
vides more uninhibited high links.
While drinks are passed around
and foam Is blown OF fthe beer
schooners, q group Of actors on
the platform perform an old Law
ender and lace -jerker entitled
"She Gave Him All She Had"
which Is chiefly notable for Its
authorship. Some thirty years
ago, II was written by James Peg.
Ter, father OF the famed column
mist, WeStbrook, In collaboration
with one OF Broadway's most
popular drumbeaters, Charlie
Washburn. Charlie doesn't mind
the exhuming OF the antique piece.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13

have been recipients of favors from
the hands of conspirators.
We are aware that every munl-
cipal department is honey-combed
with appointments made through
racial and political preference and
influence. and not through merit
system Of physical, mental. educa-
tional, and moral fitness, which !:
acknowledged to be necessary 4
insure good government.
FRANK b. PARSONS.
Waterbury, Dec. ~, 1899.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
In New York


New York, December lS.--First
nights--It's still Q Broadway
boom and not o boomerang. The
angels" sing. They tread heavily
and make heels Of the fellow who
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13

detained that
e fool and his
money are soon
parted"
Most shows
are m akin 3
money. And
there must be
lucre on the
loose or the
h y 8 I Q r -
cal First Night
Of the musical,
"Du Barry was
o Lady" would
n o { h a v O
BROUGHT preni-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
. HlGHLlGHTS FROM
LATEST BOOKS
Confederacy
Painted Anew

Confederacy
Painted Anew
Able Burton ]. Hendrlck throws
significant new light on the
rise and fall Of the C0nfed-
eracy In his statesmen Of
the Lost Cause little,
Browns $3.50. Hendrlck prac-
tically passes up the military
leaders Of the south 70 tell his
story In terms Of the wealthy
planters, politicians, governors,
diplomats, businessmen who
were the real force behind the
'lost cause" The result Is q
vastly enlightening book, good
biography and historical mar.
ratlve. Some Of the Hendrick
viewpoint Is expressed In this
brief excerpt,
There Is still too great ten
dency To romanticize the 'lost
cause" to picture 1t as an upris-
ing Of the "chivalry OF the SOUTH
and TO regard Its leaders as q gath
ering OF traditional southern aris-
tocrats." Really, the Confederate
States Of America rose In a region
as recently frontier In character
as the west that produced Abra-
ham Lincoln
Merely to catalog the most I'M
portant chieftains show how the
insurgent south, In Its social and
economic aspects, directed from
economic south, differed from
the land Of Washington and JEFF
ferson.
The President Of the Confeder-
ate States Of America was born IN
q log cabin. The vice president spent
his early days as q corn dropper"
on his fathers slaveless farm and
chore boy In tasks ordinarily as
signed to Negroes. The secretary OF
state-at least the one who filled
that office for most Of the war -
wss the son Of q keeper Of a dried
fish shop In London. The secretary
Of the treasury, born In Germany,
spent his childhood In a Charleston
orphanage.
The secretary of the navy, son
of a Connecticut Yankee, started
life as assistant to his widowed
mother in running a sailors board
irg house In Key West, Florida. The
postmaster general son of a tan
ner, had for some time engaged In
an occupation that made man
social outcast in the south-that
of plantation overseer. The Con-
federate's ablest diplomat was not
southern in origin; born in New
York City, he was the son Of a tall
low chandler, and had in his early
days followed that trade himself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
A Thought for Today

For unto every one that hath shall be given
and he shall have abundance: but from him
that hath not shall be taken away even that
which he hath.--Matthew $500.
"One soweth and another reapeth' Is verify
that applies TO evil as well as good'-George
Eliot
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
BUILDING TRADES
CRACK.DOWN


Assistant Attorney General
Thurman Arnold Is playing no
favorites IN his antitrust crack
down on labor leaders, Nothing
Is being said about II, but GER
tain CLIO chiefs are under grand
jury investigation and headed for
indictments.
The AFL has been yelling bloody
murder since Arnold indicted
some OF their moguls In his clean
up Of the building industry; while
heavy undercover pressure has
been brought on the President
and Attorney General Murphy to
call off Arnold. But these ef-
forts have been unavailing. Ar.
mold not only Is proceeding against
other Alters but Is moving In on
the CIO.
DIES D0INGs
Only un-American committee
members knew 1t, but heoroic
Chairman Dies was sulking at
his home while Mrs. Roosevelt at
tended the Youth Congress In
vestigation Dies staged this
run-out just ~ hours after his
Madison Square Garden speech,
In which he demanded that the
Roosevelt Administration declare
Its stand on the committee.
After Mrs. Roosevelt had declared
her stand, Dies slid off TO Texas.
Other members Of the COM
mittee had no idea Of Dies plan
to examine Trotsky and Mexican
painter Diego Ricera until he
broke into the headlines with it.
without committee approval :.
Jerry Voorhis Is now holding the
bag regarding william Policy, head
Of the Silver Shirts. Dies made
him head of q special sub-com-
mittee charged with the job of
apprehending Policy, which so
far theh entire committee with all
its investigative force has not
been able to dc.
WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION
One step to the right or one
step to the left might be a false
step tomorrow night December
Ia at the White House. Every
step is carefully mapped out in
advance to avoid faux pas at
the diplomatic reception. The State
Department has sent an instruc-
ton sheet TO diplomats to inform
Their Excellencies and KlessieuFs
the Chiefs Of Mission" just how to
behave at the party. Everything
must be punctilious. de rigueur,
and protocolaire.
Once war was almost declared
between Paraguay and Bolivia be-
cause the Bolivian peace delegates
stepped over the silken cord
which guides the receiving line
toward the President. and shook
hands with Mr.. Hoover ahead OF
the ParaRuayan delegates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13
Washington Merry Go-Round
DREW PEAR s ON
ROBERT s. ALLEN

WASHINGTON December gumshoeing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13

TODAY's COMMON ERROR
An apostrophe Is used In ex-
pressions like the following:
i. w. WIS; OK'd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-13

Meanwhile, some Of the civilians
who work on naval designs In the
Navy Department, think the Ann
apolis men might well check up on
the small amount Of money spent
by the Navy on research, At pres
ent, the Navy Is spending huge
amount on construction, but rela-
lively little on laboratories to test
out and improve that construc.
ton.
In fact, civilian naval engineers
are paid so little that there Is
constant temptation 10 accept
higher pay from the private ship
yards. The private yards spend
all kinds of money on research
for new design, while the Navy
spends all kinds OF money on
building ships on insufficiently
proved design - which OF course,
may turn out to be O terrific
waste,
Inside fact Is that most naval
research today Is after mistakes
are made, rather than before.
For instance, the Nays civilian
research experts will be sent a
defective engine, built in
hurry. And they will be told
10 ascertain why II became de-
fective.
In other words, instead of
using research In advance to avoid
mistakes, the Navy does It's build
ing first; and then leaves II 10
the research men To pick up the
pieces,
And when the civilian research
men do succeed In correcting the
faults In an already built engine,
about oil they get from the ad-
mirals Is letter Of congratula-