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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-15
HIGHER RANKING
 IS GIVEN CRAMER

Maj. Kenneth F. Cramer, acting adjutant general, was promoted to lieutenant colonel and executive of- ficer of the 169th Infantry, CNG, it was announced yestreday by Col Jospeh P. Nolan, regimental com mander.
 Colonel Cramer will take the place Of Col. William J. Maxwell, who re- gently resigned as executive officer of the regiment.
 It is expected that Capt. Fred erick c. Reincke, regimental adjut- ant, will take over the vacancy cre- ated by Colonel Cramer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-15
|LIGHT, POWER coz HAS CONVENTION
Sales Dept. Represents lives Here; Allen Among
 Several Speakers

The annual sales convention of the Connecticut Light e Power Go. was held yesterday at the company's auditorium in this city, with over 200 attending, among them sales men for the company and represen- tatives of appliance dealers. Speak CTS included Charles J. Allen, local manager; V. s. Lindsley, of Hart ford, general sales manager; and w. M. Walsh, of Hartford, nnerchan- dising manager.
 The delegates had lunch at the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-15

road, apparently thinking that the Fuehrer would never drive his own car, fired a single shot into the body of Schreck. Hitler had lost a double, but his own life had been saved.
 For a long time, pictures of "doubles" of Hitler made in Europe and in fact in other parts of the world, have been frequently pub- lShed.
 Two such pictures are printed with this story. The one in the striped suit is that of mystery man" who appeared at Nice in 1885 with two bodyguards and created commotion by strolling through that resort. The other double" was photographed at the zoo in Vienna in 1886. The name of neither man was ever discovered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-15
AUXILIARY WILL BE ENTERTAINED TONITE

Members of Corp. Coyle post aux Hilary, American Legion, will be en- tertained tonight by the Brass City Drum Corps. The program will be held at the American Legion home on Holmes avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-15
HISTORY CLASS
 DEMONSTRATION

The eighth grade history class of Miss Mary Kunkel will give a demonstration of creative activities at the meeting of the Bunker Hill Parent-Teacher Association in the Bunker Hill school tomorrow at 800 o'clock.
 The program will include motion pictures of important events in in the life of Alexanoer Hamilton and music by pupils of the school.
 Mrs. Hector Auray will preside at the business session.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-15

Observations of the peeper Capt Bill Duggan of the bluecoat brigade brighens up the day with gay an ecdote that would have Eddie Cantor offering him job his script writer! Danny Pepe fruit and vegetable
 king tours the main stem with zip these days since the removal of his appendix! l! Patsy Brown looked over under and on all sides recently when he acted judge at the puppy show held by the Boston Terrier club of Connecticut in New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-15

Bernadette Barry brayed the indictment weather Sunday to hitest to Hartford to hear Jimmy DOrseys orchestra and Connie Boswell. Joe "Whizzer" Samoska is as good as after being technically kay0ed by the grippe Charlotte MOrans absence of one month must be charged to bronchitis Ted ROurke LeavenwOrth teacher manages to burn up the roads between here and Boston every weekend. Dr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Reade and their two children are enroute to Florida Steve Marcucci of II Ruth Street built very large house in front of his house Monday, big, in fact that all the neghbOrs said it was the biggest they'd ever seen
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-15

Overset |. |. Angelo Spugnardi, custom tailor of Boston, claims to be the only in the United States to have made suit of clothes for Pope Plus XI When the new ponti visited the United States Cardinal Pace
 and New York for five days completing suit for the cardna-consstng of black frock coat vest and pair of trousers Old timers who used to enjoy the train ride from Waterbury Merden and thence to the ter minus at Cromwell along the Connecticut River may be saddened to learn that the old Waterbury depot on West Main street. Merden been sold and is being raZed by the owner The structure of twostores and built
 of brick slate, stone and framework long slate roof further distinguished it. Many Waterbury delegation Waterbury train to carry them to the Dublin street sta
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-15
TJAuGHT DANCING AFTER cRADuAhcNsOe OeeCAME C9MMERCtAL- MCcEL ~sSFsET,5ss 9LONDss
 EES eLvEs % WEIGAS 11Os'ss

BY BILL PORTER AND
 GEORGE SCARED
 Elaine Shepard is known. as the girl who looks like everybody else by changing her coiffure she can double Hedy Lamar, Carole Lombard, Joan Bennett, or Anita Louise born in Olney, III. :. seen by the wife of producer while bowling at Palm Springs was given a test and signed for bit in Topper" Is said to be a per- feet technicolor subject because of her colOring now working in Sorority House" .. golden blond hair, blue eyes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-15

In the book-stas A forthcoming book will be of great interest here in little old Connecticut It's James Goodwin's Connecticut Great and Small" Professor Goodwin hes professor of English literature and 1888 Pulitzer prize wnner) is adopted son of Connecticut of the book deals with the Connecticut town and it's development force in shaping Democratic govern ment Many readers will also be interested in his treatment of tombstoneS works of art Also not able feature the many photographs, some 50 good portion of them taken by Professor Goodwin himself The book will be offered in the fall by Alfred A. Knopf ... Obtanabe very shortly, though for those who admire Arthur Guitermans work is his wellknown
 Ballads Old New York; in the best style of this poetic wordconer Dutton is the publisher This edition of the Guterman ballads is by way of celebrating the Worlds Fair and there special introduction by the author to take care of the situation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-15

Editor, Tall Tower Topics. With two Irish American clubs in the city, don't you think they should try to have broadcast of good Irish music once a week? The Italians, Polish and Lithuanians have broadcass of their native music every week and you may assured they appreciate hearing it. Here's hoping we'll have Irish program in the near future over one of the local broadcasting stations Mrs. VIC.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-15
Tedsvs Answers so
 0AleIUM CRACKERS
Questions on Comic Pag.

The abbreviated cd would read in full as follows;
 WANTED: A bachelor of ciyil| law, preferably graduate of the University of Southern California. native of California, to serve as at- torney for lieutenant. Also a chief accountant, 6 Protestant, to work with an adjutant-general.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-15
WOMAN
 INTEREST

WOMAN
 INTEREST
 Much has been made of recent interest by Hitler in several Ameri- can dancers and in light opera as scarcely in key with his known character as one who was notor- iously indifferent to the charms of women, and a lover of the heaviest Wagnerian music.
 Explanation is offered that the double who has taken Hitler's place, despite his physical resem- blance, is quite different in tenn perament, and fond of women and light music. A far simpler ex- planation would be that it his been decided to "humanize' Hitler a little, and that his sudden liking for American girls has clements of what is known in the fight game as "the old build-up."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-15

British ships passed through the
 Panama canal at the rate of four Ia day last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-15

Waterbury Country. The days pro- gram included moving pictures and Illustrated lectures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-15
AnssUers To
 Test Questions

Below are the answers to test questions printed on page 6. l. Animals that live in the ocean.
 2. Mayfl0wer. 3. Bismarck. 4. Frank Murphy. 5. Numismatics. 6. North America. 2. 1000.
 8. Florida. 3. Gold not fabricated into coin or manufactured articles. 10. Pups.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-15

American scientific aircraft instru- ments may be introduced into l ICzechoslovakia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-15
ANSWER TO DAYS LENTEN
 QUESTION

The treasurer of Ethiopia was converted to Christianity by Philip, the evangelist, . resident of Caesarea. -Act S:26, 27; g; 21,8.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-15

Hitler doubles have cropped often 70 rumors that the German Fuehrer" man himself but double" Top left photographed at
 Vienna At right another appeared in Nice France both causing sensations though unidentified is Julius Schreck Htlers personal chauffeur killed by the Fuehrer and whose resemblance have cost
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-15
MOVIE
 SCRAPBOOK
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T. M. REG. U. s. PAT. OFF.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-12-28

GENTLY threatened to march on Washington unless
the government Immediately "took care OF his
members who had been thrown out of employment
by reason Of the restrictions set up on shipping
lin the Neutrality Act.
Later at conference in the White House,
(which the President called to consider this prob
lem, Curran agreed to program calling for the
enrolment of the sailors in special training
school to be conducted by the United States Mari
time Commission: Those enlisted were to receive
food, clothing and quarters and $36 month
Three days later Curran repudiated this
agreement and ordered members of the union to
boycott the maritime commissions office in New
York with signs reading:
Maritime commission says go to concentration
camps or starve.
Furuseth kept his covenants and expected his
sailors to do the same; and before his death he
virtually was ousted from office by the radical
elements in his union.
A Curran rules the roost as his successor-and
thereby makes the virtues of Furuseth stand out
even more brilliantly.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-12-28
LABOR DEPARTMENT
INSPECTORS NAMED

Columbus, O. (OLNS).-Appoint-
ment of two inspectors in the mini
mum wage division and one in the
division Of factory and building in
spection were announced last week by
George A. Strain, Director, Ohio De-
partment Of Industrial Relations.
Val Kanouse, Dayton, member of
Machinists' Local 225, was appointed
factory and building inspector in
Montgomery, Preble and Greene coun-
ties. Kanouse has been prominent in
the organized labor movement for
years, as an official of his Union and
the Dayton Central Labor Union and
also as delegate to conventions of
the Ohio State Federation of Labor.
Bliss Frame, Cincinnati, member of
Electrical Workers Local 212, has
been assigned to the Cincinnati area
as investigator for the minimum wage
division under Superintendent James
P. Walsh, Jr.
Sara B. Underwood, Dayton, was
appointed investigator in that city for
the minimum wage division. The po-
sitions pay $500 per year.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-12-28
Peace Orders Are Preferable
From Forbes Magazine)

Peace orders are preferable to war
orders, even should the latter proffer
special profit margins. War is abb
normal. Peace is normal. No organ
ization can build permanent prosperity
on abnormal conditions. The pros
pect is that if, as is probable, the
European war drags along, belliger-
ents will want to place contracts here.
1t would be short-sighted policy for
any corporation or company or firm
to accept any overseas orders which
would interfere with its ability to take
care of it's steady domestic customers.
Assuming that hostilities are like
1y to last from II to Is months or
even longer, and assuming also that
the Allies will call upon the United
States freely for war and other sup
plies, the thought must not be lost
sight of that the greater the war in
flation, the more severe will be the
for all concerns giving
themselves over largely to temporary
foreign requirements.
To keep in business, keep on the
right terms with regular, peace-time
buyers.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-12-28
LABOR NEEDS TODAY MORE LEADERS
Such AS ElIRISETH
Can Editorial in The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento,
California;

Can Editorial in The Sacramento Bee Sacramento
California;
DETER b. KYNE is best known for his stories
Of the San Francisco waterfront and its ship
ping characters.
But in the Readers Digest for December, he
proves he is no less able to handle skillfully the
kings English when writing in more serious
vein.
In this article, he pays an eloquent tribute to
"the most uniorgettable man | ever met
the man was no king, potentate, president or even
United States senator
1t was Andrew Furuseth, who organized the
Sailors Union of the Pacific and served for years
as president of the international Seamen's Union,
ever battling for higher wages and better work.
ing conditions for those whose cause he champion
ed, but never with thought of self aggrandze-
ment.
And those who knew him best will agree with
this statement of kynes He was the most honest
and fearless man | ever knew. He kept his COW
enants and expected his sailors to do the same He
never fought unfairly. We have to have Harry
Bridges in order to appreciate Andy.
Nor does the lamentable change for the worst
stop there For at the head of Furuseths own
union is one Joseph Curran of New York, who re-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-12-28
The Cherry Tree
Where We Hutchet Out
The Truth
. LOOKING AHEAD
. WHAT IN 1910?
. POLAND is GONE
. FINLAND REMAINS

The world looks ahead to the New
Year. What will 1910 bring us?
What will it mean to the people OF
Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and,
most important of all, we who occupy
that part of the planet located in
the northern half of the western
hemisphere?
What will the New Year bring to
the butcher the baker, the candle
stick maker? To banker, to broker, to
lawyer, to organized labor?
Certainly, to the peoples of Europe
and far off China there will be no re-
grets as 1889 rings down the curtain
even if the Chinese New Year doesn't
quite coincide with ours.
X x X
1889 passes out on a tragic note be-
cause that year spawned what bids
fair to become one of the goriest blood
baths in history. Almost as if it had
been planned that way, each succeed
ing day after September I, 1889 saw
the war in Europe increasing in in
tensity as if the war god Mars wanted
to put on something extra murderous
in the final stages of the old year.
Perhaps he wanted to prove to his
audience that he was not just rehears-
ing?
Poland was obligated from the map
makers drawings in 1939-at least
the Poland this planet had known
since 1919.
Finland is still there, at this writing.
X X X
Thousands of lives have already
been lost, and thousands more have
been permanently manned and in
jured. Even the censors cannot hide
that fact.
In China where orientals do not
keep the accurate records SYNONYMOUS
with western civilization, no good
count of slaughtered human beings is
available. Perhaps it is just as we'll
that we do not know.
The rest of the civilized world, and
even the uncivilized world of the dark
continent and inner Australia have
been thrown out Of kilter.
We in America, labor, employer,
farmer and professional man have
been thrown out of kilter, too.
Labor scans the cost-of-living horiz-
on to see that wages keep in line with
the necessities of life.
Factory owners, wholesalers and re-
tailers are puzzled about inventories
and future commitments.
The farmer looks skyward, wonder
ing what the market will be like next
spring.
The professional man must adjust
his perspective to meet changing con-
ditions.
X X X
Trivial things in comparison to
what is happening to these same peo-
pie in Europe and Asia? Yes, but
that is why we wish we were seers
and could look clear through 1910
right now, not afraid but confident
that we the people of the United
States are blessed; that some guiding
light must have led our forefathers to
these shores.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-12-28
GAINS BY ARBITRATION

IS the labor press has frequently pointed out,
union progress through the processes of arbi-
tration, conciliation, and negotiation - sitting
down and talking things over-are not always rec
ognized as they should be. Emphasis, especially
in hostile quarters, is placed strike action. AS
matter of fact, substantial progress is constant
ly being made without recourse to the strike.
good example was recently given in Wash
ington, ID. c., where a board Of arbitration award
ed employees of the Capital Transit Co., members
of Division No. $50, Amalgamated Association of
Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach EN-
ployes of America, increases in wages and i'm
provements in working conditions which will net
them upwards of $250,0OO year.
Under the award the work day was shortened
and wages were boosted to 6 cents an hour The
new rate for one-man car and bus operators is 76
cents an hour. Pay increases We're made retro
active to July l, 1889, the back pay alone amount
ing to about $4,000.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-12-28
FACTS IN THE A. F. OF L.-C. l. o.
CONTROVERSY

CURRENT discussions by editors, Journalists
~ columnsts, economists, and other public opin-
ion forming agencies regarding the origin, nature
and significance of the controversy between the
American Federation of Labor and the Congress
of Industrial Organization reveal either regret
table lot of truthful information regarding this
dispute in the family of organized labor or wan
ton determination to misrepresent the facts.
In order that everyone may have the actual
truth, the American Federation of Labor has pub
lshed a compact history of the controversy, based
on official documents, In a brochure entitled "A.
F. of l.. VS.. G.. |. O.-The Record"
The brochure contains the reports of the Ex-
ecutive Council of the American Federation of
Labor covering the controversy to the 1885, 1887,
1888, and 1889 conventions OF the Federation.
These reports give the documentary history of
the dispute from the establishment of the c. l..
O. in 1885 by John l.. Lewis and his associates,
of policy in the 1885 convention of the Federation,
to the developments during 1889. The reports in
clude the origin and results of the conferences of
representatives of the two groups to adjust the
controversy from the time the first conference
convened in the latter part of 1887 until the last
conference was prorogued in 1889 by the refusal
of Mr.. Lewis to participate. The brochure also in
cludes President Roosevelt's letter to the 1889 A.
f. of l.. convention expressing the hope that the
controversy would be adjusted, and the action OF
the convention thereon.
In announcing the publication of this "com-
pete history of the controversy between the
American Federation of Labor and the c. l. o."
William Green, president of the A. f: of L.. said:
Here is the record. We urge all union men
and women in the country to read it, whether they
are affiliated with A. F. of L. or c. l. O. organiza-
tons We likewise urge the public to read it.
"This history was prepared and published by
order of the last convention of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. 1t contains all the facts relating
to the split in the American labor movement from
its inception up to date.
1--WE want the facts to be known. For it is
only when people know the facts that they can
Judge who was responsible for starting labor's
civil war and who is responsible for proonging it.
''We want the American people now to place
the responsibility where it belongs We believe
that an attitude of neutrality toward the dis
putants in this case by those who profess to be
anxious for labor peace merely serves to shelter
and protect the side which is to blame. Therefore,
such an attitude hinders the attainment of peace
''We are convinced that the facts show the
American Federation of Labor did its utmost to
prevent the split in labor and has since done every
thing in its power to effect peace. We invite the
public to read the record study the facts and draw
its own conclusions"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-12-28
SOCIAL SECURITY AND NATIONAL
ORR TTG ALTON

THE most immediate consequence of the Neu-
trality legislation enacted by Congress in its
special session was the loss of jobs to many sea-
farers. This experience should be ample reminder
to Congress and all concerned with national poll
cies that provisions for social security should be
"a corollary accompanying every provision for
change in our economic structure Change in nor
NAL industry usually results in shifts in employ
ment but change from normal to war; time organ
ization reverses customary tendencies. Neutrality
legislation has it's roots in war conditions.
In 1885 our Government for the first time ac-
cepted responsibility for providing social security
for the workers of the Nation This legislation
marks public recognition of the economic changes
which have made the masses of our citizens de-
pendent upon wages for income-with no altern-
ative. Social security rests upon economic base
provisions for income during emergencies that
interfere with opportunities to earn living Pool
ing risks as provided in insurance procedure, with
contributions from those concerned, the Federal
Government acting on behalf of all wage-earners,
can provide against emergencies with the mini
mum costs of benefits and administration while
most effectively providing coverage for all depen-
dent on wages.
For the income necessary to purchase the
necessaries of life, 80 per cent of all persons de-
pend upon wages Whatever interferes with reg
ularity OF wages brings suffering disaster to
the family group. The most frequent causes of
failure to get wages regularly are irregular pro-
|duction; loss of job; disability due to temporary
ability due to chronic illness, industrial diseases
physical handicaps or old age. Unless income can
be assured against all these eventuaties occurring
under normal conditions, the victims will be forced
into charity or dependence. i"i aa
When government regulation changes normal
Industry, social security provisions should be
available for workers affected. Under our very
unsatisfactory system of federastate tax credits,
there is no provision for seamen. American sea-
men, denied the customary employment because
of legislation in the public interests should not be
forced on relief
Obviously we can meet this problem only when
we have nationwide system of adequate social
security. While we cannot set this up immediate
ly, we can build the structure bit by bit if we
keep in mind the inclusive program, and fashion
the parts SO that they may be geared into the gen
eral program. Insurance against these emergen-
cies is a service that could be given only by the
Government with the benefit of the widest pooling
of risks and the greatest economy of administra-
tion.
But irrespective of the financial problems in
volved, no government can deny citizens normal
employment, without giving consideration to their
subsequent welfare This is principle Congress
needs to keep in mind
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-12-28
RETRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

We need a nationwide effort to
provide retraining opportunities for
young persons and those whose skills
have been replaced by machines. With
more than 100000 unemployed reg
istered for work in the U. S. Employ
ment Service, in addition to 100000
on WPA, industries are already be-
ginning to claim a shortage of skilled
and semi-skilled labor. In the wide
spread retraining process needed, or
ganized labor must have adequate rep
resentation so that the workers may
take their responsible place as part
ners, contributing their knowledge
and experience in this essential un-
dertaking.-American Federation of
Labor