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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-26
Questions
 and Answers
By FREDRRICK e. KERRY

By gkEUEh1CA ms AEnDS
 Enclose q tfaree-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ton of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given. nor can extended research be un- dertaken. Be sure all mail ts ad- dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU. REAU, lO1? Thirteenth Street, Washington. D. c.
 o. How does the King of : asts (the lion) compare with the King of Birds (the eagle) in speed?
 A. There is one record of a Ion running 100 yards in 3 seconds or about 69 miles per hour. A golden eagle, timed by a watch, was travel ing at a speed of about 120 miles per hour. Any reader of this newspaper who wants a copy of a circular Speed of Animals" which contains records of the speeds of domestic and wild animals, birds, fish, snakes and insects, may obtain one upon request to our Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth St., Washington, D. C., accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope.
 @. What is meant by 8 shaded suit in Contract Bridge?
 A. Any suit weaker than the minimum requirements for . bid dable suit, such as A 10 x x or K OK x. These suits should never be bid unless the hand contains great strength in Honor tricks or very favorable distribution.
 o. How much would a man who weighs 140 pounds on the earth weigh on the sun?
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Whats Your l. or
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1. Where is the island of Sar. dinia?
 2. Which is the leading cattle rasing state in the U. s.?
 3. With what sport is name of Jean Bauer associated?
 4. Name the traditional resting place of Noah's Ark after the flood.
 5. What are the pigment primary colors?
 6. What is the correct pronuncia. tion of the word attacked?
 2. Who wrote the famous south. ern plantation song, "Old Folks at Home?
 8. In which state is the range ot mountains called Sangre de CristoS
 g. How many gills are in a gal- lon?
 10. Where did the Yankee Clip. per make its first stop on its recent flight to Europe?
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The question of who should pay for printing the city manager referendum bill is an open one. Legislators are not inimical in forcing such action. This issue reveals to many the fact that when person or organization seeks legislation, it has corresponding duty of underwrit- ing some of the expense attached to the mechanics of law-making. We don't think adherence to such rule is display of bias.
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Hampton, a r e resuming their public appear ances.
 First glimpse I had of them was in the Bilt- m ore lob b y. Brulator W a s smoking a cig- arctic through an eigh te en- inch holder, so 1t was irnpos- sible to go too near him. Hope was lookin lonQiugly at
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Views of The Press

Baldwin, and as much of . new guarder.
 If MT. Hall is not reappointed. a. long with some other clearly cap- able officials, it will tend to stimu- late the widespread belief that poll itical jobs are temporary; that they last just so long; that it is unwise for anyone to burn his bridges be- hind him to enter public life.
 We hope he will be retained. He has been first rate commissioner.
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Current Comment

We are losing our fiexibility and
 powers of adjustment-Dr. H. F.
 Alderfer, Pennsylvania State col-
 lege. W
 Newspapermen usually have avi- taminosis, from a combination of
 acid skepticism, sourpuss. and mal- nutrition. .--Dr. William J. Caring
 ton, on reviewing an award from the Atlantic City Press club.
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Daily Almanac
Moon sets 12:2s a. m.

MOOu SeCS Iz.zS a. m. Sun rises 4:58 a. m.; sets 6:42 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 The worst, weather forecast SO far this year was the entrance of the moon into it's first quarter phase shortly after o'clock this afternoon. The outlook for the next 7-day period is one of rain.
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regarding the axis-and Mussolini knows it.
 It will take lot of blasting to persuade him to leave Hitler. GARNER AND COP
 When the Texas legislature re- solution endorsing Garner for president, Jack was proud and elated. Latest pronouncement of support from his home state, how ever, is giving him no joy.
 Gamers proudest boast is that he is a lifelong Democrat. Im- agine, therefore, his reaction, when : Republican National Committee man, R. B. Creager, addressing a group of Dallas businessmen, &C., claimed Garner as a fitting presi- dential choice for the Republican party.
 "Mr. Garner has been my friend for 30 years," Creager said. "and have the utmost confidence in his judgment and sincerity. I agree with him in all his fundamental beliefs. He holds views fundamentally in ac- cord with those of the Repub- 1ican party"
 Also present at the meeting were Harold D. Wilson, Connecti- cut Republican, who is collecting funds for the National Republi- can Committee in Texas, and Jo- seph w. Bailey, Jr., ex-Texas congressman, who made an un- successful anti-New Deal cam- paign for senator in 1884. Wilson outlined plans for a Republican, conservative Democratic coalition next year and Bailey flayed Roosevelt policies. Organizer of the gathering was J. F. Lucey, wealthy Dallas oilman and big G. O. P. contributor.
 Copyright, 1889, by United
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-26
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York(, April % - After his convalescence from that mys-
 terious shot of a few weeks ago, millionaire film magnate and his strikingly blonde wife, Hope
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BLACK-FAcE COMIC

Bob Burns. today starred in Para mounts I'm From Missouri" was once a member of the black-face comic team of Burns and Swor vaudeville headliners.
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A. Gravitational pull on the suns surface is tremendous, being 28 times greater than upon earth. A 140 pound man upon its surface would weigh twos tons. He not only could not stand upright, but would be dashed to its surface and fattened to the thickness of the page of paper on which this is printed-as if crushed by a falling two-ton weight
 Q. What is myriameter?
 A. Metric measure of length, equal to 10000 meters or 6.2137 miles.
 @. How many postal cards are sold by the post office annually? A. In the fiscal year 1888 there were 2,186, 720,600 post cards issued to postmasters. 4 o. What is the source of the quo tation, Abandon hope, all ye who enter here?" @ A. Dante's Inferno" III, 1, g. j.
 o. Who was the first to solidify helium?
 A. Professor Keesom of the Uni- versity of Leyden, on June 25, 1936. ', | @. How many low-cost housing projects are being financed by the U. s. Housing Authority? A. At the end of 1888, the USHA had approved loans and subsidies for 140 projects in 73 cities, two, counties and the District of Colum- bia.
 e. By what five-word nickname is the state of Georgia known? A. Empire State of the South" Other nicknames for Georgia are Cracker and "Buzzard." If you want a copy of our book.
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Washington Merry Go-Round
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If you want copy of our book let FISHING LAWS IN DE- FERENT STATES" send to the Waterbury Democrats Washing ton Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Sts Washington, D. 0. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
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TODAY's COMMON ERROR Do not say, "I saw an item about you in the newspaper;
 say, "short article about you"
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Copyright, 1889, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
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some sparkling knick-knacks in a jewellers cabinet-but Brula- tour shook his head in a gesture of No"
 Before the mysterious shooting, he was never known to deny Hope anything.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
Michigan Wolverines

The usual explanation for the
nickname Wolverine" according
to the Detroit News, is the fact
that this territory in its early days
abounded with the fur-bearing ami
NAL known as the wolverine or glut-
ton. This animal, now extinct in
Michigan, belonged to the weasel
family. Another explanation, how
ever, is that Conrad Ten Eyck, a
tavernkeeper about the year 1900
made speciality of wolf steaks.
After his guest had eaten beef
steak or lamb chop, he would be
asked, "How did you like your wolf
steak?" A young girl who had been
told in this manner that she had
eaten wolf steak replied, "Then I
suppose ! am a Wolverine" The
name, first applied to those who
had eaten at this inn, was later ex-
tended to all the inhabitants of
Michigan.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
EMPLOYMENT FUND
CONTRIBUTIONS

Chairman william Mines Maloy
of the Maryland Unemployment
Compensation Board has announced
that legal steps will be taken to en-
force the collection of contributions
to the employment fund from delin-
quent employers. There is ample
law on the. subject. The Act Great
ing the board says:
..If, after due notice. any en-
ployer defaults in any payment of
contributions or interest thereon,
the amount due shall be collected by
civil action in the name of the State,
and the employer shall pay the costs
of such action"
1t is further provided that such
cases brought by the Board shall
be entitled to preference upon the
calendar of the court over ali other
actions except petitions for judicial
review under this act, and work.
mems compensation cases.
Interest on delinquent contribu-
tions is fixed in the law at one per-
cent a month from the payable
date as fixed, by the Board" The
law is explicit.
There are now several hundred
cases to be taken up and vigorous
action is proposed. Few Of the
amounts, however, are large.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES

"Are Sin, Disease, and Death
Real?" will be the subject Of the
Lesson-Sermon in all Churches OF
Christ, Scientist, on Sunday,
April 8.
The Golden Text will be from
Elk. 1926, II am the Lord that
healeth thee"
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-Sermon will be the fol-
lowing from the Bible, Jer. 17:7:
Blessed is the man that trusteth in
the Lord, and whose hope the LORD
is"
The Lesson-Sermon also will in
clude passages from the Christian
Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures
by Mary Baker Eddy, among which
is the following, page 526: God
pronounced good all that He Great
ed, and the Scriptures declare that
He created ALL"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
Cutting Silhouettes Is
Art Dating Back to 1909

The magic art of the silhouettist
is given us in the shades of men,
women and children Of the long ago.
They form a shadow procession in
teresting for the quaint costumes
and for the delicate appeal of the
pictured profiles of the subjects.
The name given these shades, as
they were first called, was taken
from that of Etienne de Silhouette,
1709-1767, who lived in France and
was one of the first to practice the
art of shadow cutting. He was a
French economist, relates Alice r..
Rollins in the Los Angeles Times,
whose ideas of economy did not ap-
peal to the popular taste, and pa
per picture did not accord with the
spendthrift splendor of the French
Court circle.
AS consequence, the poor, mean
art, as it was then considered -four
ished but short time. It was not
until 1926, when another Frenchman,
Edouart, introduced the name which
is in general use for shadow pic
lures.
The fashion for paper portrait cut
ting in Europe became widespread
as early as $780, The color artists
at Sevres and other porcelain fac
tories were painting black sill
houettes on cups, saucers and
mugs. But it was in England that
the art became supreme.
Freehand cutting had been done
at an early period but it was not
until August Edouart began his Sc
ries of portraits that the art be-
came famous.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
OXFORD RESIDENT GRANTED
DIVORCE

Ann Adele Ewing, "a, of Oxford,
Pa, has been granted divorce from
Harvey B. Ewing, %, of Noting
ham, on grounds of indignities.
Judge w. Butler signed the decree,
which is on file at the office of
Prothonotary Edward w. Young.
The Ewings were married June
25, 1881 and separted April 20,
1888, papers in the action show.
Mrs. Ewing told the Master and
Examiner that her husband was
indifferent and did not show any
interest in his home" On his
birthday in 1898, she said, he re-
ceived telegram from Richmond,
Va, which read: "All my love on
your birthday-Janie. When she
questioned him concerning the tele-
gram, the testimony reveals, he ad-
mitted he no longer loved her, but
had transferred his affections to
jamie" A little later they sep
arated.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
Ozone Form of Oxygen

Ozone is family blue, gaseous,
allotropic form of oxygen, present
in minute amounts in the atmos-
phere especially in the upper re-
gions, and obtained Casually much
diluted) by the silent discharge of
electricity in ordinary oxygen or in
air, and by other methods. 1t is
so called from its peculiar odor,
which is like that of weak chlorine.
1t has the molecular formula Os.
being one and one-half times as
dense as ordinary oxygen gas. It
is much more powerful oxidizer
than oxygen gas, and compare
lively unstable. It may be con-
densed to a deep-blue magnetic
liquid boiling at 112 degrees cent?
grade. Ozone is used commercially
for sterilizing water, purifying air,
and bleaching.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
CAMPAIGN AGAINST EROSION
UNDERWAY ALL OVER
NATION

Although "man-made" soil erO-
sion increased year by year in this
country as settlers moved west, it
was not until 1888 that the problem
was attacked on Nationwide
scale. In that year the Soil Erosion
Service, now the Soil Conservation
Service, was organized.
During the past 6 years, It's
demonstration areas have been
established in As States and Puerto
Rico, the Service says in a current
statement Erosion control work is
going forward under technical sup
ervision of the Service near more
than $50 &C. c. camps. Hundreds
of individual farms are being re-
planned for soil conservation in CO.
operation with State extension SER
vices.
Over the country as a whole the
Soil Conservation Service demon
stration program includes coopera-
tive agreements with nearly 10000
landholders and covers more than IL
million acres of privately owned
land. The Service is also working
with 6S soil-conservation districts
embracing a total area of nearly 40
million acres in 10 States These
districts were organized by farmers
under State law for cooperative
attack on the erosion problem.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
Benjamin, a Name Given
To Many Prominent Men

The name Benjamin, of Hebrew
origin, means s'son Of my strength;
son of the right hand; fortunate"
The prefix ''ben" means "son Of"
recalls Florence A. Cowles in the
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-90)
statesman, scientist, philosopher,
newspaper owner, was the greatest
person to bear the name in this
country, perhaps best remembered
for his discovery that lightning is
electricity, Many namesakes has
Franklin had, among the most ia
NOUS being B. F. Keith I'd. 1919
founder of a chain of vaudeville
theaters.
Benjamin West (1738-1820) one of
the founders of the Royal academy,
painted his first picture when seven
(of his baby sister smiling in her
sleepy using colors made of berries
and brush made of hairs from the
tail of the family cat. He left about
400 paintings, ''The Death of Wolfe"
etc.
Benjamin Robbins founded the
science of gunnery, devising the first
method of measuring the velocity of
a cannon ball. Benjamin A. Gould
I'd. 1880 astronomer, discovered the
difference in longitude between
America and England.
Benjamin Disraeli, Lord Beacons-
field (18O4-8D, prime minister of
England, was jeered when he made
his first speech in parliament. He
sat down, saying: "You laugh at
me now, but the time will come
when you will listen to me-" It did
Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901)
was the twenty-third President of
the United States. The late Ben
jamin N Cardozo was an associate
justice of the United States Supreme
court.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
THE SOCIAL SECURITY AOr

@. I learned recently that over
ten million dollars have been paid
out already by the Government for
old-age insurance, with about 235,-
900 people in the United States
sharing the benefits. Who are these
beneficiaries? Why are they getting
old-age insurance payments now?
A. Two types of oldage insur-
ance benefits are payable now. One
is the death benefit, which the Fed
eral Government pays to relative
Cor estate) of an insured worker
who dies before receiving the bene-
fits which have accrued to his Soc
ial security account. The other type
of lump-sum benefit now payable Is
for the insured worker who has
reached the age of IS since the first
of January 1897. This lump-sum
payment is provided under the Soc
ial Security Act for a wage Garner,
who does not have a chance to quail
ify for the regular monthly retire.
ment benefits.
@. In case man, who has just
reached age IS, wishes to file claim
for old-age insurance, would he have
to quit his job in order to get his
benefits?
A. No. He may file his claim for
lump-sum benefits and receive the
payment due him under old-age in
surance provisions of the Social Sec
urity Act without giving up his
job. Monthly benefit payments,
which begin in 1912, will be paid
to eligible workers who reach age
IS and retire from their regular
jobs.
Q. What will it cost to file claim
and about how much should the
man get out of it, after the cost is
paid?
A. 1t will cost nothing to file
claim. He will receive 81 percent
of the total wages he was paid from
the time he began working in job
covered by the Social Security Act
until he attained age IS.
@. Where should a person go to
file claim for lpmp-sum payment Of
old-age insurance?
A. To file claim for old-age in
surance, the claimant should call
at the Social Security Board field
office, or simply write to the Office,
and ask for an application form.
Assistance in filling out the forms
will be given to claimants in any
field Office of the Social Security
Board. The Baltimore office is locat-
ed at sos Park Avenue.
Q. Where should person go to
file claim for unemployment COM
|pensation?
A. In Baltimore, a worker who
has lost his job, and who is entitl-
ed to unemployment insurance,
should go to the Office of the EN-
ployment Service at 80 Hopkins
Place.
There he will fill out an applica-
ton for unemployment compensa-
ton and will also register for an
other job. Someone IN that Office
will tell him just how to proceed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
WHY CITY WORKERS .OUTNUM
BIER FARMERS

Some of the reasons why this
country has changed from nation
of farmers to nation of city work
ers are given in the annual report
of the Administrator, Agricultural
Adjustment Administration. The re-
port points out that as late as 1870
mere than half of the gainfu]ly en-
ployed persons in the United States
were in agriculture, but that by
1880 the proportion had fallen to a
little over a fifth.
This change, says the report, was
due to variety of causes. underly-
ing all of which have been advances
in technology and invention. Such
advances have almost invariably
displaced farm labor and cres ted in
dustrial employment in the cities.
other causes listed include expan-
sion of commercial and distribu-
tive services, as Misunderstanding
and processing took precedence over
cultivation of crops
The report calls attention to the
development of division of labor
in which farmers concentrated on
raising foodstuffs and fibers while
city workers took over many of the
other tasks formerly performed on
self-sufficient farms. Another cause
of the shift noted in the report has
been the increase in transportation,
communication, and governmental
services which have become progress
sively more necessary with the
growth of cities.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
MORE THAN 100 CROPS In AGR1-
CULTURAL INDUSTRY

Agriculture is commonly regarded
as single industry. but there are
more than 100 separate commodi-
ties, all more or less competitive,
each having it's economic problems,
says the Federal Bureau Of Agricul-
tural Economics. Public attention
centers upon the great cotton, corn,
and wheat industries. To hundreds
of thousands of producers, other
products are more important. All
are affected by the same broad un-
DERIVING economic forces but each
in differing degree, Influenced by the
special conditions which may effect
individual commodities.
The cash income from all crops
combined was $3,16O,O25, 900 in
1888 as compared with $3,845, 614,-
900 in 1887. But within these fig
ures were serveal industries which
had the largest cash income in sew
eral years. The cash income from
corn "a major crop was $271,659,-
900 in 1888 compared with $221,-
$4,000 in 1887. The 1888 figure
was the largest since 1880. Princi.
pal reasons for the increase in 1888
were the marked increase In sales
and the quantity Of corn placed un-
der Government loan. The loan pro-
ceeds are included in the estimates
of income.
Peanuts were another crop show
ing larger income in 1888 compared
with 1887. The $39,951.00O of in
come received by producers in 1888
was the largest in several years. The
1887 income was $36,295,00. Prin-
cipal reasons for the increase in
1888 were increased sales OF pea
nuts and relatively stable prices
when compared with 1887. M
Soybeans are rapidly increasing
in Importance as a contributor to
farm income and in 1898 yielded
cash income of $31,933,0O0. This
compared with $28,030.000 in 1897.
The 1888 income from soybeans was
the largest on Government record.
The increase in 1888 over 1887 was
due principally to the marked in
crease in output more than offset-
ting low prices. -
The 1898 cash income from Glow
er seed (red and alike) totaled $751;
$4,000 in 1888 compared with ST.
$4,000 in 1887. Lespedaza seed
yielded $5,363,000 of cash income
in 1898 compared with $4,757.00O
in 1887. The producers OF maple
sugar and strip had a cash income
of $4,281,000 in 1888 compared
with $3,S0S,000 In 1887, and the
growers of sweet sorghum for for
age. received $2,760,000 compared
with 2,112.000 in 1887.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
SALES OF, CHEVROLET CARS
AND TRUCKS

Chevrolet dealers sold 24,342
new cars and trucks at retail dur
ing the second 10 days of March, it
was announced at company head
quarters here today This is con-
tinuation of the upward trend not
able since new model introduction,
making the months sales tc date
1878 per cent higher than they were
a year ago. Used car sales for
March this year are also running
ahead of those for the same period
in 1888.
Combined sales of new cars and
used cars, during the second 10
days, were 66,295 units. and for the
month to date, 126,373, the an
.nouncement said.
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Meaning Of Name Ulysses

The name Ulysses, Latin form of
the Greek Odysseus, means ''the
hater," or "angry or wrathful one."
The heroic exploits of Ulysses, king
of Ithaca, in the Trojan war are told
in Homer's odyssey" Absent 20
years, he returned to find his wife
Penelope faithfully waiting, refus-
ing to believe him dead. Ulysses
Aldrovandus, Sixteenth century Ital-
ian naturalist, founded the botanical
garden Of Bologna and was first to
collect an herbarium.