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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01

100000 less men than they did In 1929
and to this group must be added the
100000 who were unemployed In 1929
and the 100000 workers who have come
upon the scene within the last 10 years.
Owen D. Young, acting chairman Of the
youth commission, places responsibility
squarely on the government and insists
jobs of some kind must be made. Just
as important as handing out jobs, how
ever, is rebuilding faith in the old axiom
of ability bringing on success.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01

A heavy toll in the number OF deer shot
in Connecticut is expected by the end OF
December. Last year there were only 265
killed, including those shot by land
owners and the ones killed on highways
by speeding automobiles. To date while
only 81 have fallen prey to automobiles
there have been $50 shot. And there will
be more killed by firearms, too, for there
have been 1000 permits to shoot deer
granted this year as compared to BIZ
permits in 1888. The state does not per-
NIT general shooting of deer in Connec-
ticut, but there Is an open season when
landowners are allowed to kill the ami
mails, which are said to be exceedingly
numerous of late years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01
A PRE-TRIAL SYSTEM
New Haven Register)

At the meeting at which they
appointed q new states attorney
for New Haven county, the judges
Of the Connecticut Supreme and
Superior Courts also adopted a pre-
trial system for speeding justice.
The pre-trial practice has been dis
cussed a great deal in the past year
or SO In particular. and has been In
creasingly availed Of in the effort
to avert court delays for the good
Of litigants Immediately involved.
those concerned through the effect
which needlessly protracted proce-
dure In other cases might have on
their own cases In their turn, and
the courts themselves. Functionirg
under the arrangement adopted BY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01

the purpose of unraveling red
tape and advising him ON his far
flung social security setup. The
men he had drafted are tip-top
in their line. Here is the roll
call of the McNutt Brain Trust
ers:
Fowler Harper, new general
counsel, former law professor at
the University Of Indiana, where
McNutt was dean.
David Cushman Coyle, econ
onlic philosopher Of the New
Deal, who has contributed to
many of Roosevelt's speeches.
Prof. Alton Burdine, expert on
public administration borrowed
from the University Of Texas.
Prof. Clarence Herr, tax ex-
pert from the University Of
North Carolina.
Prof. Frank C0e, economist
from John Hopkins university.
incidentally, Professors Herr
and Coe will concentrate on clean
ing up the Social Security Board,
where millions of John Doe" or
unidentified old-age pension rec
ords are giving headaches to New
Deal generalissimos.
ANTI-THIRD TERM
Like most senator's below the
Mason-Dixon line, South Caro-
lina's Cotton Ed" Smith voted to
lift the arms embargo. But that
doesn't mean he has made his
peace with Roosevelt. No. stree!
Recently he was asked to name
his favorite In the 1910 presi-
dental derby. Smith apatheti-
cally conceded that he liked Gar
ner and might support him, but
added that a dark horse might
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01
IN PRAISE OF LATIN
(New Haven Journal Courier)

(New Haven Journal-C ourier)
The study of Latin has long been
losing in the struggle to maintain
its position against the newer sub
jects more directly related to mod
ern life-and has indeed completely
lost on many fronts. Now comes
Robert G. Barnum, test administra-
tor of the Stevens Institutes HUI
man Engineering Laboratory, with
new ammunition in defense of Latin.
He disregards the usual rather
plantive pleas that to study the
noble language supplies culture with
a capital "C'', that 1t provides men
tai discipline and a fundamental
understanding of grammar. His de-
Tense Is precisely that dearly be-
loved by the advocates of the latest
sciences" Latin, he says, has def
mite unitarian values.
Experiments carried on for more
than ten years at the Laboratory
have shown that students of Latin
have greater command of the Eng
lish language than non-students
have more extensive and more flex-
ible vocabularies. And other expert
ments have established a direct re-
lationship between the size OF an
individuals vocabulary and his ma
terialistic success In the everyday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01
The 1910 Budget

On the basis of study Of the budget
figures as finally submitted to the Board
of Aldermen for approval our city fathers
have done thoroughly honest job OF try
ing to hand over to Mayor-Elect Vincent
Scully and his administration munich
pal house that is clean and ready for
occupancy. He and his aides, on the
basis of the present figures, are not
Stymied by outlandish or extravaganza
appropriations. True the city must sail
but everyone relies on the new mayor
to display good judgment and care in
his operation of the city government.
City employees as a whole should feel
somewhat better with their wages re-
stored to former levels and no donations
expected of them We presume that this
is as the new administration would desire
it. At any rate it imposes no difficulty
upon the Scully regime of making prom
Uses a year from now of restoring the
wage level. It's done and well done, we
think The tax rate as proposed by the
Board of Finance Is lower than this
years which is generally satisfying. It's
not as low as some present city officials
wanted, but it has been dropped and at
the same time without sacrificing neceS-
sary services.
Of course it's possible that the alder
men will not accept the budget as now
drawn up. The members may want to
make certain changes or to satisfy such
groups as those seeking inclusion in the
budget of various items. 1t should be
kept in mind, though, that for every con-
cession made there is corresponding
duty on the part of those making 1t to
assure the incoming administration of
the means of making 1t feasible. We
sincerely trust that the budget will work
out as the city fathers plan 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01

suddenly develop who would suit
him better.
Then the ques.ioner popped
Then the questioner popped the
third term issue. In a flash Smith
was sitting bolt upright, and in
loud voice, with his fore-finger
waving vigorously, he said:
"War or no war abroad, /
most emphatically do not con-
slider II necessary 10 nominate
the President for another term.
/ would disfranchise myself be-
fore I would vote for any man
for q third term. We have
130,O0O,OOO people in this coun-
try and II Is an insult to our
intelligence to say that we have
only one man with enough sense
to be President"
MERRY-GO-ROUND
Jack Garner announced he
would not 60 into state primaries
which are backing favorite sons,
but his publicity Is being received
by Indiana and Kentucky papers,
where Paul McNutt and Senator
Allen Barley are the favorite
son candidates If Jim Far
ley accepted all the speaking In
vitations he has received in the
past month. he would have 10 talk
every day until the middle Of
March Senator Burt Wheeler
Is one big-shot politician who
doesn't harbor grudges against re-
porters. Whether their stories
are friendly or critical. the Mon-
tanan Is always cordial with news
men.
Copyright. 1889, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01
Selected Poem
TO AN OLD VALISE
Eleanor G. r. Young In the Christian
Science Monitor)

eleanor q. Il. young III the Christian
Science Monitor)
How many distant places you have scent
Your faded labels read "Rangoon," Berlin"
Moscow Fee" Canton" and Johannesburg"
No wonder that your narrow, outer straps
Are crumbling now and thin
To match the furnished brasses that you wear
With such casual, democratic air
l. who have stayed fast in these rolling hills,
Look on your labeled sides with wondering eyes;
You seem so learned and so travel-wise
So cosmopolitan In all your ways.
You've ridden in rickshas, sailed the Seven Seas:
Been carried through the streets of Singapore;
Waited in hotel rooms above the roar
OF London traffic. You stir up In me
Undreamed-of longings-
My heart yearns to see
Those far-off cities that your labels boast
would set sail for some far-distant coast:
But not until my hills are stark and bare
Save for the russell glow of one giant cak
That silences my eager wanderings
With the dull beauty that November brings
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01

And while on the topic Of wild life, it's
interesting to note that state game war
dens and others took II tons of turtles out
of our streams and ponds during the first
sevent months of 1885, Turtle meat Is
supposed to be good eating and the state
distributes it among the poor as well as
various institutions. Turtles account for
fish life as well as ducks and are hunted
out for this reason principally.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01

If peace Is really desired, lasting
peace, 1t will be necessary to UNI
derstand finally that the time has
passed when territorial conquests
bring well-being TO the conqueror.-
Premier Edouard Daladier.
With their history, their tradi-
ton and their determination, the
spirit Of the liberty flowing people Of
Poland cannot be destroyed by any
power in the world.-Mayor Fiorello
LaGuardia.
Oppression is one Of those forces
which regenerates the oppressed and
destroys the Oppress0r.-Herbert
Hoover.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01
What's Your !. O.?
Can you answer seven Of
these test questions? Turn to
last page for the answers.

/. Name the queen who had the
longest reign IN English history.
2. Which state In the Union ex-
tends fartheSt north?
3. How many cubic decimeters are
In one cubic meter?
4. What IL q fnulita?
5. Name the United. States AM
bassador to the u. 8. s. r.
Q. or which continent are the
West Indies geographically a part?
Z. Who was Samuel Finley Breese
Morse?
8. What Is the name of the
science which treats OF coins and
medals?
o. with what sport Is the name
Of Wal Goodman associated?
10. Does any State of the Union
permit the practice OF medicine
without license?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01

\ ~ = 4 y WG
numerous pre-.
tenders to his
thron e, OF
course, but pin
them down and
they will admit
that his baton
is the sceptre
that sways the
do re me on
Americas mus
steal scales.
He has out
liv ed, profess
fes sionally, a
dozen modes of
song and be-
hind him trails
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01

chestrai climbers who would have
liked to have siezed his kingdom.
He celebrated his goth anniver-
sary as a bandleader the other
night and from the festivities, you
would have thought that a holi-
day had been declared In honor
of heroic statesman. The cell
ebrity list defied an accurate tab
ulation, for so many came to help
Pops" Whiteman Gas the music
world calls him) celebrate jub-
lice.
TRAINED IN
THE CLASSICS
1t was vastly different scene,
he recalled, from the one Just
two decades back when, with
skeleton crew Of seven men, he
made his band debut In the Alex
andria Hotel in Los Angeles.
That was the night Of Novem-
Der %, 1919, and young White
man was a pretty nervous, but
confident. fellow when he clam
bored up to the lofty podium.
Ht was to initiate himself into
the jazz world that evening after
an ardent schooling In the classics.
His father, Wilburforce James
Whiteman, had been music super
intendent Of Denver schools and
his mother was q well-known coll
oratura soprano. SO they naturally
reared him In the masterpiece
tradition. He was an adept violin
list in his early teens and at his
parents behest, he had secured
for himself . place In the San
Francisco Symphony. Orchestra as
q viola player.
But between rehearsals and af-
ter dark, there had come to
Whiteman's ears all unfamiliar
but exciting rhythm which, was
dubbed ragtime and slangily, jazz.
He had heard these savage
strains along the Barbary Coast,
purveyed by small bands of three
or four men and irreconcilable as
these sounds were with his SYM
phonic background, he knew when
he first heard them, that he had
found his meter.
So he quit the symphony Or
chestra and bravely organized
jazz band-the original aggrega-
ton which he cajoled the Alexan-
dria Hotel to hire for peanuts
stipend.
The news Of this new orchestra
reached the ears Of the Barbary
Coast musicians, and much as
swingsters prey upon each other
now, they came to hear him.
Their admiration conquered their
resentment and soon the name Of
q new Jazz wizard, Paul White
man, was passing from west to
east.
SMOOTHED OUT
CRUDE RHYTHMS
From there, Whitemans rise to
the throne he has long held,
was rapid and secure. He In
creased the size of his band. made
jazz into a well-groomed medium
by smoothing down the caca-
phony. taking away much OF the
crudeness and adding form to the
ragtime. He created what was
later to be known as symphonic
jazz"
In later years, he was TO have
the honor OF bringing this new
form TO a pinnacle. That was the
night Of the historic jazz concert
at Carnegie Hall In 1923. when
he introduced TO the world
young American composer named
George Gershwin. The compost
ton was Rhapsody In Blue"
which many regarded as the most
important contribution to Amer
lean music ever made.
Through twenty years, q host
Of discovered" talent became IA
nous because Of Its association
with Whiteman.
BIG MONEY MAN
OF MUSICDOM
Pops" Whiteman has earned
more money than any other con-
ductor on this or the other side Of
the Atlantic. His was the first
American band to tour Europe.
He has paid out over ten million
dollars III salaries over the past
twenty years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01
daily Almanac

Moon rises 9:4l p. m.
Sun rises 6:57 a. m; sets 4:25 p. m.
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
Moons phases-last quarter, Dec 3, 3:S2 D.
m; new moon. Dec 10. 4:37 D. m: first quar-
ter, Dec. Is, 1856 p. m; full moon. Dec. 20,
$40 q. m.
Morning star, Mercury; evening, Venus,
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01
Questions
and Answers
AZ FREDERTC M. KERBY

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Enclose . three-Cent stamp for
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REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street.
washington, D. c.
O. From what office did Homer
8. Cummings recently resign and
who was the first cabinet officer 70
occupy that position?
A. Mr.. Cummings resigned as
Attorney General. Edmund RAN
dolph was the first Attorney Cen
eral Of the United States, but the
Office was not raised to cabinet
status until the appointment OF
Richard Rush In 1914.
@. When was the first electric
washing machine made?
A. The first complete, seN-con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01
. HIGHLIGHTS FROM
LATEST BOOKS
u. S. Battle for
Freedom Retold

Democracy In the United states ~
the OutgrOwth Of long, dra-
matte struggle Of the masses, Of
q great many persons who SUI
fered and sacrificed 10 Keep the
torch constantly lit. It's
story whose origins are often
forgotten today. v. +. Calverton
brings them back with yigor
and rare insight In o book as
readable as II IN timely, 1.-THE
Awakening Of America" John
Day: S3.75). You have not
plumbed the full depths OF
Americas heritage until you've
read Il. CalvertOn's final words
are excepted briefly here:
The democracy that America
achieved In colonial days was an
outgrowth Of all agrarian nation.
II was the democracy Of
simple. agricultural people. whose
quarrel was not with the way they
made living, but with the way
proprietors, governors, and politi-
clans interfered with the way they
lived. They needed political power
to combat such interference. to
thwart such designs.
For people living under such
conditions political democracy was
enough. Agrarian democracy Is ade-
uuate In an agrarian country.
But what happened In the 18th
century and was completed IN the
goth was that America was trans
formed from an agrarian into an
industrial country.
Because OF that change, dernoc-
racy Is being reborn today; new
umbilicus Is being severed, new
parentage realized. Democracy mas
acquired an economic embodiment
aided O new tissue. |.
To achieve industrial democracy
is the task that confronts US as q
nation. In the colonial period we
gave democracy meaning and sig
nificance that 1t lacked In Europe:
in later years I'VE added to that
meaning and significance BY extend
ing and expanding 1t, widening its
periphery, doubling its diameter.
This was the AWAKENING OF
most significant
awakening in the modern world.
But to be awakened Is not enough.
To stay awake Is more important.
And to stay awake America must
make It's democracy dynamic and
not static, progressive ana not re-
Progressive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01
In New York
ny GEORGE ROSS

New York, Dec. 1--Kings have
been dethroned and empires have
criimbled In the two decades that
Paul Whiteman has been King Of
Jazz, but he still Is the absolute
monarch Of music.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01
A Thought for Today

Cursed be he that taketh reward TO shay an
innocent person. And all the people shall say,
Amen.-Deuter0nOmy 27:25
Nor cell, nor chain, nor dungeon speaks to the
murderer like the voice OF solitude.-Maturm'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01
Washington Merry o-Round
DREW Pc A z s o N
ROBERT 8. ALLEN

-
National
Republicans
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01

tanned machine was the Thor, that
was marketed in 1907. Alva j. Fisher
was the inventor.
q. When was the first artesian
well sunk in Key West, FloridaP
A. In 1895.
@. What is the average weekly
attendance at movie theaters IN the
United States?
A. During 1888 1t was about 3d.
100000.
g. DO the graduations on the
"Fast SLOW" adjustment scale OF
watch denote particular portions Of
time?
A. No.
@. What Is the answer TO the
relationship puzzle, where man
noints to another man and says.
sisters and brothers have none.
but that mans father was my faith
er's SOM"
A. The mans own son. HIS
fathers grandson would necessarily
be his own son.
@. Which Is harder TO crush or
break. anthracite or bituminous
coal?
A. Anthracite.
@. Why do cats claw treesP
A. To rid themselves OF loose
pieces Of toenail.
@. Does ordinary window-glass
| transmit ali the light that strikes
lit?
! A. From 8 To 10 per cent is re-
fiected back from the window
negligible portion Is absorbed; the
balance is transmitted.
@. My wife and are aliens OF
Polish origin. and have four chill
dren born in the United States.
Must they be naturalized when
they reach the age Of twenty-one
| to become American citizens?
A. They are natural born citizens
of the u. s. and their birth certi-
ficates are sufficient proof.
II you want copy Of our book
let Popular Astronomy" SEND 70
the Waterbury Democrats Wash.
| t,gtos, Elssreau 1919 Thirteenth
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01
world Of work.

world Of work.
Critics will reply. Of course, that
this is mere coincidence, that those
with better vocabularies are those
who naturally turn to the study Of
Latin. that the study is the result
OF, not the cause Of the interest IN
languages. But until definite EVIL
dence to the contrary Is produced.
the Latin advocates have Q strong
argument 10 WELD.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR
Place q comma before and con.
Meeting the last two words IN
q series. The house, barn,
silo, and chicken house were
destroyed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01

II you want a copy Of our book
let Popular Astronomy send 70
the Waterbury Democrats Wash.
ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth
street, Washington, ID. G. Enclose
10 cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01

q. When was the first artesian
well sunk in Key West, Florida?
A, In 1895.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-01

tanned machine was the Thor, that
was marketed in 1907. Alva J. Fisher
was the inventor.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
Moses Columbus
Home Pictured in
Indian Magazine

A full page set of pictures,
showing before" and "after''
views of the home of Moses Col
umbus, past president of the Low
er Sioux Indian community at
Morton, were published in the
June issue of Indians at Work"
a booklet issued by the depart
ment of the interior. In addition
there is an article by Emil Bro
dell, WPA project manager, who
remodeled and beautified homes
at the agency.
Mr.. Brodell's article says, in
part: although there was WPA
project in operation for the pur-
pose of repairing and building
houses, practically all the work in
remodeling this house was done
by Mr.. Columbus and his sons.
He received some help from nei-
ghbors who would, in return, re-
ceive help from Mr.. Columbus
There is pride in having visitors
and their spirit of friendliness and
hospitality marks this family as
an outstanding example of what
has been accomplished"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
[ See By The Gazette

DR.. S. F. Ceplecha and Rev.
Godfrey O'Sullivan drove to
Minneapolis Sunday afternoon
with Rev. F. J. Tomek of Bechyn
who entered st. Mary's hospital
for medical examination and
treatment.
Anita Meyers of Morgan is en-
ployed in Leon H. Browns office.
Albert Corbett of the u. S.
Marines who has been visiting his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Cor
bett left Tuesday evening by bus
for the u. S. S. Tuscaloosa at
Norfolk, Virginia. He expects to
be stationed for a time at Hamp-
ton Roads.
Mrs. John Schafer and her dau-
ghter Caroline of Oklahoma City,
formerly of Echo, were here
Thursday to visit Mrs. Anna
Mansfeldt. They will leave this
weekend for their home. Miss
Schafer, missionary in India is
home on a two years furlough.
Red Cross swimming classes
will be conducted at Lake Red
wood this season, instruction be-
| ing offered in divisions through
senior life saving. Those wishing
to enroll are asked to be at the
beach at 10 a. m. Tuesday to sign
up with Charles Joneson, life
guard.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
Jubilee Committees
CONTINUED from page one)

(COntlnued from page One)
DR.. j. w. Inglis, E. L. Gallea, A..
P. Falk, Clifford James, Frank
Baldwin, c. H. Burmeister, James
Lynde.
Chaperone Mrs. j. B. Phil
brick, chairman; Mrs. L. w. Has
singer, Mrs. L. H. Brown, Mrs. M.
P. Feigal, Mrs. G. w. Ellison, Ira
r. Rogers, I. M. Stensvad, DR..
George A. Alexander, j. M. Cor
bett, c. A. Fobes, D. w. Gold.
Property Lee Alexander,
chairman; Ed Tersteeg, Tom Ty-
son, Walter Hassenstab, H. d.
Thorp, VIM. Charleton, E. j. Step
hany, Bert Kleaver, Theodore
Gandrud, Harold Berger.
Grounds. l.. Parsons, chair
man; Jack Reynolds, E. o. Char
lebois, Grover Mansfeldt, Thomas
Whittet, John Brueske, Harold
Kickul, Tom Arnett, Jr., George
Patton, Harry Hoffman.
Ticket selling = L. P. Winter,
chairman; E. w. Currier, T. o.
johnson, Mrs. j. E. Greene, Mar
garet Burmeister, Marie Thune,
Harry Wilcox, r. w. Pryor, Gus
Nelson, L. E. Backer.
Advertising and publicity -
Scott Schoen, G. A. Barnes, D. w.
Buckley, Charles Duncan.
Homecoming and organization
w. M. Smith, chairman; Frank
Clague, j. r. Keefe, A. c. Dolliff,
Mrs. G. A. Luscher, Mrs. j. M.
Corbett, j. M. Stewart, DR.. H. B.
Cole.
Wooden money!. H. Bollum,
chairman; L. r. Ewart, B. II.
Clark, Glen Hillig, D. P. Tiffany,
Jesse Olson, c. H. Schultz, M. o.
Hanson, H. A. Schenck.
Music = Mayo Fischer, chair
man, S. w. Limburg, R. H. Root.
Street decorations - George
Hanson, chairman; A. j. Green,
Ben Hylland.
Sports - Wallace Zimmerman,
chairman; Clark Sponaugle, A.
fangmann, george MatSOn, Dale
Raglan, E. H. Alexander, Oscar
Joneson.
Floats = G. F. Gales, chair
man; Harold Aune, NJ L. Holm
berg, M. v. Kurschner.
Parade-W. E. Paffrath, chair
man; Martin Ehlers, J. w. Lauter-
bach, DIR. E. H. Johnson.
Historical - Mrs. George A.
Barnes, Mrs. c. A. Luscher, Mrs.
Ray Tenney, Mrs. E. w. Currier,
Mrs. c. v. Everett, Mrs. p. M.
Fuller.
Tennis-Art Seifert, chairman;
DIR. Gordon Cole.
Window display = Mrs. c. A.
Fobes, chairman; Mrs. M. l..
Freise, Mrs. c. L. Lynn, Mrs. Rex
Miller, w. L. Hardy, j. Albert
Johnson, o. H. Knudson, Julian