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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
HOTEL RATE KICKS (NeW London Day)

The complaint of several thou- sand members of Actors Equity as- sociation, a union of theatrical per- formers of one sort or another, against the proposed hiking of rates in New York hotels seems likely to bring some results. Members Of the hotel association of New York City are going to raise their rates during the worlds fair, determined to cash In on the influx of visitors to the metropolis. Actors living in hotels in the Times Square district, on weekly rates in most cases, protested bittery to the mayor, Grover Whalen, head of the fair, and city officials. Now it develops that smaller hotels, banded together in the Independent Hotel association, are willing to make any reasonable concessions for the actors if they will leave their present hotel-homes and move into the smaller hotels.
 The owners and managers of the larger hotels make quite plausible argument about the increase in rates forTthe fair. Some of them have barely managed to hang on during exceedingly trying times, they report, and would have had to raise their rates in any event, fair or no fair. Unfortunately the choice of this particular time looks like an effort to "hook" the visitors at the fair; in the sense that it will force them to pay considerably increased rates, this is exactly what it will acc complish. Publication of the rates some weeks ago showed some start ling increases. There were many ia- stances in which rates were more than doubled.
 It probably is serious mistake to assume that unreasonable increases in these hotel charges will, in the end, benefit the houses adopting them. People who go to the fair early in the season, and find the hotel accommodation very costly, are likely to report this fact to their friends, back home, who will act accordingly. Obvious profiteering, in other words, usually boomerangs and confomds those who plan 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13

Now you see it; now you don't. Refer ring, of course, to the sum- Old Sol has made a number of bright appearances this month, but he invariably disappears all too quickly. April is more than liv- ing up to its reputation of being showery The unfortunate part of our recent winter season is it's willingness to finger so long in New England, not permitting ln-be- tween weather to arrive and disappear ing only before summers blasts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13

Hartford disproves the popular con- ception that every city or town in Con- necticut should be provided with proper airport to aid in the development of avia- ton and to care for future air needs of communities. Hartford some years ago built very fine airport - Brainard Field. Right now it's asking the Legisla- ture to have the state appropriate $5,000 year to assist the city in maintaining this air-feld. The city can't afford it's upkeep. AS matter of fact, Hartford often wonders if perhaps the field hasn't become a white elephant. In view of the tremendous governmental investment in Brainard Field something should be done. The city has spent over $2,000,000 in it's development, the federal govern ment more than a million. In the mean time Rentschler Field in East Hartford apparently prospers and enjoys popu- larity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13

in Washington are worrying that the King and Queen might get stranded in the United States by outbreak of war in Europe. They think it would be unsafe to send them across the high seas in war time i. For years, Ambassador Lopez of Colombia has collected stamps, but now he is discouraged The flood of new issues from all over the world has taken the joy out of it It was Jay Jerome Williams who requested the last song sung by Marian Anderson at the Lincoln Memorial, Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" Among the photographers taking pictures of her during the recital was kindly Congressman Kent Keller, who comes from South ern Illinois, not far. from Lin- coln's home Brain Trust CT Rex Tugwell is expecting a son and heir in August.
 NAZIS IN U. s. SCHOOLS
 The Dies un-Americanism com- mittee has secret report on an incident at Tampa University, Florida, which may lead to na- tionwide probe of Nazi penetra- tion in American schools.
 John A. Sherman, president of Tampa University, was visited by Baron Edgar Freiherr Spiegel, von und zu Peckelsheim, German Consul General at New Orleans, and a "Mr. Berger" of Tampa. The Baron explained that his govern ment wished to endow a chair for the teaching of German.
 All President Sherman had to do in return was to discharge the professor then teaching German and replace him with one select ed by the Baron; also to use text books supplied by the Hitler gov- ernment.
 President Sherman was non- plussed. But when he found his voice he gave the Nazi visitor vitriolic tongue-lashing. The Baron became livid, finally in-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
Too Late Now

Discussion of tolls for the Merritt Parkway are ten years too late. Talk of this nature should have come ten years ago when the need of an alternate trunk line across Fairfield County to parallel the Boston Post Road was first seen. Had such talk been allowed to get beyond the whisper stage or spread beyond the few newspapers encouraging it, The Demo- crat among this minority, maybe we would have enjoyed the Merritt Parkway some years earlier than actually we have. At least the Bridgeport Times-Star feels this way about the present-day situation and we agree.
 It has been suggested that tolls now be established along the Merritt Parkway. Of course this is out of the question as the state has issued bonds to pay for con- struction of the project. But tolls could and probably should be charged on the bridge to be built across the Housatonic River at the eastern end of the highway. And if super-highway projects are to be surest and quickest way to do that is to let the persons who use them the most pay for them as they travel along them.
 We don't like to see any man forced to pay twice for riding over a highway. They don't last long enough for that to- day. But we are entering an age when the average motorist isn't satisfied with an average road. He wants parkway, four, six or eight lanes wide; he wants curves eliminated, grades lowered; he wants beautiful roadsides; he wants cross ings eliminated These were once lux uries, but are rapidly becoming common place. But they increase the cost of high way construction which now demands a pretty penny in taxes from the motor ist.
 To build super-highways and park ways bonds must be issued, postponing payment to future generations or else they must be retired gradually and stead- fly, by tolls collected on the new road or bridge. The idea should not be so ab- horrent to Connecticut residents who supposedly endorse paying-as-you-go.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
We Still Protest

Of the objectives or methods of any group opposed to the Federal Housing Project planned for Waterbury we have no intimate knowledge other than what is generally known. Of what efforts may have been made this week by any indi- vidual or several such to bring about op- position to the Federal Housing Project locally we are aware of only what we have read in the papers. William M. Harris, chairman of the Waterbury Hous- ing Authority, objects to letter cam paign launched this week against Water bury's participation in the federal hous- ing program. He offers many reasons for casting aside such propaganda and endorsing the local plan.
 The Waterbury Democrat has for some time now refused to believe that the hous- ing project planned for this city is the cure-all for our housing ills, if they should be termed that. We have rather con- sistently thrown out broadsides with the obvious purpose of having the public look at this situation from all angles. No one questions the sincerity of purpose nor the motives of the Waterbury Hous ing Authority, least of all The Democrat. When any group of public citizens gives up valuable time to such an undertaking, it is being done at considerable expense to self and usually actuated by civic duty.
 We would hesitate before saying that all of MT. Harris's claims about housing in Waterbury are inaccurate. He surely must possess facts and figures that many of us do not customarily deal with. They are good facts and figures; they carry weight. But beyond them, what of future housing in Waterbury? This $1,000,000 project is going to care for just so many families, now supposedly poorly housed. MT. Harris says that there are 10000 fam lings. That's getting pretty close to 50 per cent of our total number of families. How many of these 10000 families will be aided by the proposed million-dollar housing projects?
 How many more millions would it be necessary to spend to put all of the fami- lies now living in outmoded homes ln modern, up-to-date ones? Would the city be expected to continue to play the Good Samaritan role of making an endless series of housing projects tax-free, also donating all the customary city services streets, sidewalks, sewers, water mains, police and fire protection, etc? When all the families in sub-standard dwellings have been cared for Gf this occasion does arrive) what is to be done with all the homes they have vacated? Surely all can't be condemned and demolished.
 We recall that at previous public dis cussions of the project much was said on both sides. We sincerely hope that the same situation will prevail tomorrow night in Wilby auditorium. Let everyone have his or her say so that all of us, not just few, will be possessed of all the facts that are contained in an undertaking like a federal housing project. The mere fact that many cities are doing the same thing need not be too persuasive. Let us be concerned with our own troubles and problems and solve them on a local scale.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
Whats Your l. O.!

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers. l. What is a monoplane?
 3. Name the worlds welterweight boxing champion.
 3. Name the former commander of the U. s. Marine Corps, who dis approves of President Roosevelt's foreign policy.
 4. Which U. s. President was nicknamed Last Cooked Hat?
 5. To what species of animals do cats belong?
 6. Name the capital of Vermont. 2. For what government agency do the initials FFMC stand?
 8. How many square rods are in one acre?
 g. Into what body of water does the Brazos River empty?
 10. When it is 12 o'clock noon (E. S. T.) in New York City, what time is it in St. Louis, Mo-?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13

corrupted:
 "Sir, would you understand that I am Baron in my cOun- try and I am not accustomed to being talked to in this manner"
 And III have you know" shot back Sherman, "that I am red-bl0oded American, if that means anything to you, and Tampa University will have nothing to do with your out rageous proposition"
 Well, maybe your school wOn't," retorted the Baron, "but there are plenty of others that have" Then, clicking his heels smartly, he bowed himself out with the cryptic remark: "In fact, MT. President, you would be amazed if you knew how many American schools we are helping in this way"
 HELP THE FATHERLAND
 Justice Department agents have obtained copies of 8 secret mem- orandum, recently sent out by the "Uni0n of Germans Abroad" to German-American students of known Nazi sentiments, that reads as follows:
 Look for opportunities in his- tory and social science classes to give reports in which you can show that harm is done to Amer ica by anti German feeling =. Take part in all clubs and 0r- ganizati0ns, student publica- ti0ns and assemblies. Take every opportunity to serve the Fatherland well If Opp0r- tunity does not present itself, create a situation and get into it at the most strategic point" NOTE-The University of Cali fornia at Los Angeles recently dismissed a faculty member in its German Department for covert Nazi activity.
 (C0,ox,rioht 1000 Inv, TTyoitad
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
Views of The Press
COST OF ELECTRICITY
 (Hartford Times)

The old assertion that the people of New England are paying an over- charge for electric power again has made its appearance in the flood control hearings in congress.
 MT. Rankin of Mississippi as us- ual is the author of the assertion. He claims that Massachusetts, consum- CTS are overcharged $53,000,000 a year by private power companies. If his estimate is anything more than
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, 'He possesses a wide knowledge of current affairs; say, 'shas a wide
 knowledge"

A. The frigate United States" was first explained by Commodore Barry.
 Q. When did the Jewish Passover begin in 1939?
 A. April 4.
 @. What was the federal treas ury deficit in the fiscal year ended June 30, 1888?
 A. Approximately $1,449, 100000.
 o. Are labor unions in Great Britain compelled to incorporate?
 A. No, but there is system of voluntary registration. Registered unions have certain legal preroga- tives which are withheld from un- ions that are not registered.
 @. What Is the difference be- tween postal card and a post card?
 A. The first is a card with printed postage stamp, sold by the government for transmits S on through the mails at a lower rate of postage than a sealed letter; post card is any private or unofficial card, admitted to the mail by postal regulation aQ the affixing of an ad- hesive postage stamp of the same value as that of the government card.
 If you want a copy of our booklet, MODERN CONTRACT BRIDGE" send to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Wash ington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13

5 h a K eSpeare'S Five Kings"
 Since that q u in t e te of m on chs all wore whiSkers, Welles, Burgess Meredith, John Emery and oth- CTS in the show cultivated their own hirs u t e plumage in the spirit of a u t h e n ticity. For m on t hs they turned lIn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 1:59 a. m.
 Sun rises 5:18 a. m.; sets 6:28 p. m
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 Capricious April One day she blows hot, the next cold. Of all fickle seasons of the year none quite compares, of recent years, with spring. It's easy to agree with the man who says we have three seasons ih New England now-winter, summer, and autumn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
A Thought for Today

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.-II Kings 22:2.
 
 No man has right to do as he pleases, except when he pleases to do rght.-C. Simmons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
Selected Poem
FAMILIARITY

Katheryn Ullmen in the New York Times) There's a mouse in my house, Who inhabits the wall And the stairs and the hall; While work he will Turk In corner, until
 When stop and sit still With weak little squeak He runs out on the floor Within jump of the door; Then we stare and compare What we see with our eyes And have learned py surprise To be truth, though forSooth He never should fear me I'm as frightened as he; But resent his content Disregard of the swath That splash from my bath.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
In New York
BIZ GEORGE Ross

New York, April 13-If Man hattan looked like the House of David for a while, then it was all the doing of Orson (Martian)
 Welles and his acting cohorts who were preparing, to appear in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
Questions
 and Answers
By FREDERICK na. kERBY

By FREDERICK M. kERBY
 Enclose . three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any aues- ti0n of zact or information Go the Watertury Democratic Service Bu- reau st Washington Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can exteDaed research be un. dertaken. Be sure all mail is ad. dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1O1? Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 THE EDITOR Q. What native of India wrote an answer to Miss Mayo's book, Mother India?"
 A. Kanhaya Lal Gauba. The title of the book is Uncle Sham" o. Did Clark Gable appear op- posite Norma Shearer in a motion picture prior to Idiots Delight?" A. Yes, in "A Free Soul" and Strange Interlude."
 @. What was the name of the first U. s. frigate and who was the first captain?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13

 about the town with whiskers way down below their chins, and in restaurants walters kindly present. ed them with moustache cups. Welles looked truly like man from Mars in this hair-raiSing period and his colleagues were not far behind him.
 But last week, Five Kings" was called off for this season and the boys sprinted to the barbershop. Twice over," was the command, right down to the skin!" 'ROUNDTOWN RAMBLES
 Frederic March has been mo- ticing it, too-the sudden quiet that has stilled Radio City. The new silence makes the star of "The American Way" nervous as he paces the wings, awaiting his cue. He happily misses the din and chatter which accompanied the raging of the Sixth Avenue "L' and raised havoc with tense moment on the stage.
 The reason folk see the most sophisticated of showmen visit a burlesque show now and then is because many of them started with. that racy form of entertainment. Max Gordon, for example, used to be the press agent for one.
 
 EMPTY GESTURE
 When Czechoslovakia fell before Hitler's invading troops, an abrupt halt was called to the Czech Ex- hibit at the Worlds Fair. But democratic citizens have rallied to it's suppor. offering individual donations to resume the Cvech display.
 The other day I heard that enough money has been donated to complete the Czech site on the Fair Grounds, as a symbol of democratic principles, but that the building will be closed to visitors. For there won't be enough Czech exhibits to fill the structure.
 
 U. S. MAY GET LADY PEEL
 That sleek young man who has been squirting Beatrice Lillie about town is her son, Robert Peel, who came here on his seasonal vaca- tion from school. He is scheduled to return to his studies in Switzer- land late in April, but if the headlines from Europe continue as meanacing, his mother won't let him go.
 Just before Miss Lillie came over from London to play in Noel Coward's show, both she and her son had been fitted for gas masks. And she vowed then that if the European tension continued, she'd settle down with her offspring over here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
Washington Merry Go-Round
DIRE w PEARSON ROBERT S. ALLEN
WASHINGTON. April

WASHINGTON, April 13 - decided
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13

Copyright, 1889, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-21

LOLAS BEAUTY SHOP
Will be closed rom .SeptatH to
about Oct, is. s. adv.
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UNITED STATES
UNI NOW TAGS ElkS
Information on Habits Is
Aim Of Government
Agents
BY ROBERT GEIGER
APP Feature service Writer

GREAT FALLS, Mont, Sept. l.
The. private life of an elk would
be a lot easier to pry into if elk
lived in bowls like gold fish. Their
home usually is some remote place
hemmed in by canyons, cliffs and
forests.
No exceptions are the elk in the
Lewis and Clark National Forest in
Montana where game experts of the
U, S. Forest Service want to know
more about their travelling, their
loye-making and eating habits and
the state of their health.
So when SHOWS started to melt
this summer in Sun River territory
80 miles west of Great Falls, Mont,
Chief Ranger A. j. Cramer had a
job of work on his hands. He was
assigned to locate a number of baby
elk; carefully place a metal tag or
an ear and turn them loose with
out harm.
The, numbers on the tags were
recorded AS the elk grow to matur-
ity their meanderings will be dis
closed to game experts for the ami
mails are bound to show up occasion
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7 HALIBUTERS
Sell, SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Sept. 21.-Seven hall
buffers arrived from the western
banks today and sold as follows:
Columbia 10000 pounds, 117s and
9i5 cents a pound; Chelsea 10000
pounds, 1855 and 8 cents; Alien
10000 pounds, IL and 10l@ cents;
Noronna $4,000 pounds, 109s to
10 cents; Oecanus $4,000 pounds,
12A to los cents; Federal 21,000
pounds. 1oA and 10 cents; Corona
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ally in the feed lines the govern
ment maintains in various parts of
the west, in the winter and when
they do their ear marker will identi-
fly them. Each time the marker
comes under, scrutiny the time and
place will be recorded and the gov
eminent thus will have a pretty
good diary of an elk's life.
The elk may even wander many
miles to the south, over toward the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-21
abiea You Hear President
Roosevelt Speak to
Congress To-day?

A large group enjoyed President Roose-
velts message to Congress in the lobby
Of the GASTINEAU HOTEL this morn
ing.
Above speech and interesting national
news broadcasts now heard in the lobby
of the GASTINEAU HOTEL.
New powerful "Hallicrafter" Radio in
stalled in the lobby Of the GASTINEAU
HOTEL for the enjoyment -four Juneau
friends.
National news at GAS a. m. Ais p. m.
and8:45p m You are INVITED TO drop
inand hear the latest international news.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-21
HELP THY
NEICHBOR
Telephone 713 or write
The Alaska Territorial
Employment Service
for this qualified worker.

SECRETARY STENOGRAPHER
Female, ingle, age %. Well
trained in up-to-date secretarial
school. Operates latest office ma
chimes. High speed dictation and
tipping. Several months practical ex-
perience. Attractive appearance
Available for temporary or perma-
nent position.
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WEATHER SYNOPSIS

low pressure situated in the Gulf
morning 1908 inches latitude So
another low Of % 20 inches
degrees Barometic
Yukon Territory Highest
reading of 3048 inches The
the "a hours the interior
of Alaska cloudy prevailed the Gulf
and Southeast widely scattered showers in
Southeast Alaska
Juneau Sept. 22-sunrse am. sunset pm
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-21

Gerald Fitzgerald, topographic
survey man with the Geological
Survey, arrived in Juneau this
afternoon from Whitehorse aboard
Pacific Alaska Always plane, He
is sailing south this evening on the
North. Coast. ...,.a.... Ill
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$4,000 pounds, lbs and 10 cents.
The Lively came in from the
local banks with 10000 pounds of
sable. selling for 81 cents pound
straight.
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big GAME winners
Can BIG LEAGUE FLAG
BE WON WITHOUT One!

1897 Giants; Hubbell %, Melton q
1896 Giants; Hubbell 26
1885 Cubs; Warneke 20, Lee 20
1884 Cards; Dean 80
1888 Giants; Hubbell %
1882 Cubs; Warneke %
1881 Cards; tNo 20-game winners
1880 Cards; ("
1929 Cubs Malone %
1923 Cards; Sherdel 81, Haines 20
1927 Pirates; Hill %
1926 Cards; Rhem, 20
1925 Pirates; mo 20-game winners)
1924 Giants;
1923 Giants;
1922 Giants;
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Map shows general location
border Burgundy Gate south valley
the Black Ndoele Valley north another
entry fight
reported the entered its week
Map indicates ofensves
getting under wayheres broad strip land between
the Notifications the Siegfried this
territory before
be made. Exact location of lines military secret
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u S. DEPARTMENT or AGRICULTURE WEATHER BUREAU
THE WEATHER
fBy the U. S. Weather Bureau


vicinity beginning 1880 Sept 2l:
Parity cloudy slightly coudiness
probably night
Alaska Partly cloudy tonight increasing
probably northern portion Friday
souheasery becoming moderate
10 fresh Friday moder
ate
winds the Of the Gulf of Alaska
outheasey ght and Friday from Dixon En-
Cape Hnchnbrook becoming moder-
ate to freshfr rom Bay Hnchinbrook.