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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
Monsignor John J. McGivney

Nothing brings home more forcibly the evidence of mans short stay on this earth than death. Nothing brings more clear to our minds the quick passage of time than the announcement this morning that Monsignor John J. McGivney of Bridgeport had died. It was only day or two ago, it seems, that the late Pontiff, Pope Plus XI, conferred on him the title of Monsignor by making him a domestic prelate. It didn't seem very much before that time that he was succeeding to the office of Supreme Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus, a position that rightfully belonged in this great family of priests.
 Monsignor McGivney was a splendid man and cleric like his brother before him. His sudden death has saddened us here in Waterbury, his native city, has, moreover, occasioned general sorrow throughout the state and the land. One cannot write of McGivney without asso- ciating the Knights of Columbus with the name. Founded in 1882 by group of earnest young Catholic gentlemen in the City of New Haven, it was the dili- gence and the fervor of a young priest the Rev. Michael J. McGivney - that made this society blossom forth and be- come the foundation of the great lay organization it is today.
 Down through the fifty-odd years of the existence of the K. of c. the name of McGivney has continued to be associated with it's activities and it's fine cooperation with the Church. The late MonSignor Patrick McGivney assumed the office of Supreme Chaplain in 1901 and held It until his death in 1928, at which time the Supreme Directors turned to his brother, who had remained in the office until his sudden death last night. Prior to becom- ing Supreme Chaplain Monsignor McGiv- aney had been State Chaplain for many years.
 Monsignor John McGivney was very much like his brothers. He was always fond of his native city and returned here on many occasions for both public gath erings and to visit remaining relatives. His duties as pastor and as spiritual dlrec- tor of great organization of half mil lion men placed tremendous responSibl- ities upon his shoulders. We never knew that he shirked any of them. Our recol- lection always will be of his great willing ness to cooperate in even the most insig- nificant undertaking for Church or State or ColumbianiSm. In Bridgeport's civic life he was as highly respected and as much in demand for consultation and work as in his religious duties.
 Waterbury can we'll be proud of this family which dedicated so many mem bers to God. Waterbury can join with the multitudes that will mourn the loss of humble priest and fine man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
Change Is Foreseen

Attention has been brought in the past to the fact that statute requirement compels the governor of this state to furnish the Legislature with it's biennial budget not later than January 20. The deadline was observed this year as it had been in the past by other executives. But we are beginning to see now why there are so many complaints against the fig ures set up in the budget for the next two years. True Governor Raymond E. Bald win demanded economy; he got it in great big dose Never was the knife used to slash departmental requests as it was this year.
 But ever since the figures were an- nounced there has been evident feeling that perhaps the cuts and reductions weren't to the best interests of the state. Many facts have been brought home to us which reveal that if the budget is ap- proved as sent in on January 20 great many services now being performed will be dropped. That may be all right, too. being able to open the news veterans home in Rocky Hill for want of funds to operate it.
 And down through the entirt list of appropriations there are many other in- stances like this which plainly reveal that the budget-makers had to deal ruthlessly and not wisely with requests. In short they were rushed and they probably would be the first to admit that they did rush job if pinned down to direct answer. And the solution, obviously, to better budget, one that would be economical and at the same time provide for necessities, is change of this January 20 headlines for submit ting the budget to the Legislature.
 We think that when the both houses of the Legislature takeup the budget they should take into consideration the need of allowing both the governor and the budget makers ample time to prepare figures that will stand up better under the anticipated barrage of complaints.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
DECLINE AND FALL OF ABNER
(Hartford Courant)

Somewhere the birds are singing, somewhere the children shout, but all is gloom in Cooperstown, N Y., where Abner Doubleday is supposed to have invented baseball century ago. Postmaster General Farley was to have issued special stamp cele- brating the centenary O. that happy event. The baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown waseto have been swept and furnished. Teams dressed in the uniforms of 8 century ago were to have played the game ac- cording to the Doubleday rules. But now, alas, a historically-minded sports fan has come out witt the announcement that old Abner was not the father of baseball, that it was played lcrg before he is that. far from springing full supposed to have invented 1t and tpanoplied from the Doubleday brow, l 1t was developed slowly from the old English game of rounders.
 To tell the truth, 1t is not new discovery. As long ago as 1911, the Encyclopedia Britannica cast Soubts on the truth of the Doubleday story. ] But the questions were. virtually
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17

George Tinkham regarding the buShy beard of the Massachusetts sportsman: George is the only big game hunter in exisetnce who carries his own jungle with him .. Senator, Harry Byrd. Vir- ginia's ardent anti-spender. re- ceived a letter from Montana written by Miles Romney, Jr., nephew of the House Sergeant At Arms, asking that his name be
 taken off Byrd's free mailing list in the interest of economy you talk ! so much about" Byrd sent an economy speech by Senatar Carter Glass all over the country under government frank Latest weigh ty legislation introduced by Min neSota's pontifical Farmer-Labor ite Senator Henrik Shipstead is a bill to proclaim 1859 as "See America Year" After 18 years service as White House penman. 71-year-old Harry H. Little, who writes all White House incitations, will retire this spring. He entered the government service 50 years ago as a clerk in tne Indian Bu- reau transferred to the ICC and then, because of his skill as a pen- man, was named to the social staff of the White House.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
Selected Poem
ST. PATRICK'S DAY By Don Marquis

Who's this with the banners and bugles and such? Sure it isn't the English! - it isn't the Dutch! It's Ryan, OBrien, Flynn and McCool Whelan and Phelan, Quinn and OToole; Flaherty, Dougherty, Murphy, McGuire, Whaley and Daley Durfee and ODyer! Who's this with the air of a colonel proud? The two-fisted man in the midst of the crowd Get out of the way, then, For that's the ODowd And next the McCaffertys, Flanagans, Raffertys
 LanniganS, With Foley and Crowley Burke and McTurk Carroll and Farrell, Glynn and McGlone, Shevlin and Devlin, Finn and Malone! Nolan and Dolan, O'Grady and Doyle Mcconnell, O'Donnell, Brady and Boyle. Doonan and Noonan, Hooley, Ahearn, Fahey and Lahey, Dooley, Byrne, Barry, McGarry and InniS,
 Connolly Donnelly, Dunn,
 Lonergan, Finnigan, Gunn ONeal and O'Sheel and McGnnis Mclaughlin, OLeary and Meeney, Coghlan and Neary and Sweeney! And what is that tune that IS played by the band?- Get out of the way if you can't understand But what is the harp, then, and what does it
 play?-
 Now, you and your questions move out of the way! For here's The OMaley here comes The ODea! Here comes The McTeague, here comes The OShea! Here's Doogan and Miley and Rooney, McGuigan and Riley and Mooney, Bratigan, Ratigan, Hogan and Fagin, Hurley and Gurey and Grogan and Began, Brallaghan, >Calaghan, Rogan and Brogan, Hennessey, Shaughnessy, Dorgan and Egan, Heaney, Mulvaney, Mucahy and Slade, Madden, McFadden, McGahey, McQuade Who's the lad with green socks that is galoping by? That is Dennis McGnty and there's blood in his
 eye
 If you can't comprehend what's required of the
 day,
 Here's the Madigans coming = make way for them,
 then!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17

Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin can feel pretty proud of his effort at proclaim ing April Arbor and Bird Day in this state. His proclamation for the same, issued this week, was very well done and compares favorably with some of those of his successor, the erudite Wilbur L. Cross, whose official proclamations are now not merely state papers, but literary gems. Gov. Baldwin opens with, "The lengthening days and warming sun re- mind us that Almighty God in His in- rected that our land bedeck herself for spring :"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17

There may be nothing wrong with those land purchases out in Southbury, where the state is going to erect the new school for the feeble-minded, but mere rank outsider would say that when prices for land fluctuates as it apparently did when the state bought up acreage on which to place this much needed insti- tuition some sort of an explanation should be made. There may be very logical explanation for the same; again there may not be. Certainly there will be con- siderable discussion of the subject out in southbury among property owners who profited by the states plan to build there, as well as among those who are merely onlookers. In one instance it has already been claimed that the high price paid for small amount of land was due to the presnce on this land of very fine old house. The average price per acre of $1 ,000, however, would seem to be high, proving again that the state or even the town is regarded as a sucker when it comes to buying land.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
Book A Day
Here Are New n.

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 Pioneers
 If you think that the courage and the stamina of the pioneer are found wanting these days in the city-bredS, you can do no better than to read Kathrene Pinkerton's lusty story of hardships in the trackleSs north woods, wilderness Wife" (Carrick and Evans: $2.75). You lay it down with the feeling that if America had a frontieh left at all, the Pinkertons would be dar- ing it.
 To begin with the odds were decidely against this average Amer ican couple. Robert Pinkerton, neWspaperman, was forced to abandon his job due to ill health. His wife, just breaking into sec- retarial work, was hardly equipped for housekeeping, to say nothing of making home in the rugged lands above Ontario. Yet that is precisely what they did.
 Whats more they did it on $80! The soft-handed secretary learned to paddle canoe, run a trapljne, crack the last above strsining bowling dog team. Her husband meanwhile, built a cabin with the hands that had formerly built only sentences. Somehow, they got through that first winter, and found they liked it! They stayed four years. they raised a baby for good measure. And MT. Pinkerton sold some stories.
 You will find Wilderness Wife" an unusual book, strong with the tang of conifers and zestful living. A series of splendid photo graphs add the final pote.
 Tn sharpest contrast is another book of travel of man and wife, "Crusoe's Island in the Caribbean" by Heath and Jefferson Bowman (Bobbs- Merrill: $3.5O). This couple "got away from 1t all," too, but their story is as languorous as the Pinkerton's is vigorous.
 {, You will find it an interesting combination of history, personal ex- lperience. color. But there is little drama these days along the Spanish Main. Fight, if fight there is, is largely against the insccts.-P. G. F.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
Otherwise, they will play ball
 with the Democratic opposition. WAITING GAME

OtnerWlSe, they VIII play ball with the Democratic opposition. WAITING GAME
 Behind all the talk and ma- neuvering over economy between Roosevelt and the conservative Democrats is a colossal game of bluff.
 Outwardly, the President takes very sympathetic attitude tow ard the anti-spenders, when they confer with him. He is 100 per cent for economy-in principle Then he adroitly inJects the ques- tion of just where they would be- gin to cut.
 This poser invariably breaks up the cOnfab, for practically all the boys have pet Treasury raiding schemes of their own which they want either to pro- tect or put over. They are all for economy out of some- one else's hide, fact fully re- alized by Roosevelt.
 So the two sides continue the comedy - the anti-spenders bel lowing lustily for economy and getting tons of publicity; the President sitting tight, confident that the end of the session will see a total budget pretty close to his big-scale spending figure.
 Remarked a colleague of Rep.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17

1. Name the famous waterfalls in the Zembezi River, Africa.
 2. What is the difference in time between New York City and Rome Italy?
 3. What is the correct pronumcia- ton of the word averment?
 4. Name the last letter of the Greek alphabet.
 5. What is a Maxim silencer?
 6. Name the capital of the Re- public of Guatemala.
 T. Was the Dominion of Canada ever owned by the United States.
 8. Name the Minister for Civilian Defense in England.
 g. Is there any other Unites States except the United States o5 America?
 10. What is the ancient name foy the Black Sea?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
Feast of St. Patrick

Most of us can recall observanceS of St. Patrick's Day for good many years. To those of Irish heritage this day has a real never lost or swallowed up in the hustle and hustle of modern-day existence with it's many demands on persons time. We may observe the event somewhat differ ently today than we did quarter of century ago or perhaps we forget about it for year or two and let the day slip by, but eventually we return to con- sideration of the date and the great saint to whom Marm 17-is dedicated.
 Like all true Irishmen St. Patrick early acquired a love for the hills and lakes and vales into which he was brought as captive youth. Perhaps it was the very wildnesS of the country that capti vated his spirit and made him resolve during his lonely tending of the flocks to return in manhood and make the people of this ruggedly beautiful land gentle, and kindly, and loving, and humble, and Christians. The hardships of his early life doubtless fitted St. Patrick for those that came later during his years of mis- sion work, but they did not harden the spirit he breathed into the land of his adoption.
 Today we dare say that St. Patrick is held in high regard by great many more people than those of Irish birth or ancestry. He is universally liked and respected wherever men have heard and read about him. And isn't it all the more wonderful that a sincere respect and reverence may yet be maintained; his intercession invoked; his memory eulogized in this twentieth century 1,500 years or more after he lived here on earth They say there is much myth attached to St. Patrick and his life Perhaps so, but the true facts of his evangelization of a country is history that all may read
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
Views of The Press

ignored. Baseball needed a good legend, the story of Abner Double day provided it, and that was that.
 ls there no limit to this debunk- ing? We are told that Washington never cut down his fathers cherry tree, that Nathan Hale never said that he wished he had more lives to give for his country, that Lincoln was not quite what his earliy biog- raphers tried to make him appear. And now they say that Abner Dou- bleday had no more to do with baseball than he did with water polo. There ought to be law!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
Questions and Answers
By FREDRRIcK aa. kERBY

Enclose a fhree-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 is ad- dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1Ol? Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 THE EDITOR
 c. Tn what capacity did the yeomanettes serve during the World War?
 A. They were stenographers, clerks, typists, telephone, telegraph and radio operators; printers and draftsmen at Naval Stations on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes. They also took an &C., tive part in the Liberty Loan cam paign, and in recruiting. Two yeo- manettes served at Base Hospitals in France, and one at the Radio Station in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
 o. Can you furnish formula for a fireproof paint?
 A. Asbestine powder, 4 h.; alu- minate of soda, 1 h.; lime, 1 h.; silicate of soda, 3 lbs; color; water, to suit. Mix the solids together;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 3:59 a. m.
 Sun rises 602 a. nl.; sets 500 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes hfter sunset Keep gutters cleared in this type of weather If you don't want blocked sewers, cellars filled with water, etc. Nothing is harder to get rid of than late winter snow. It fingers in spring s Hap for long days before warm winds have melted the last of 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17

then tint with coloring matter; stir in the soda silicate and reduce with water to workable consistency.
 @. Who were the Secretaries of Agriculture in the cabinets of Pres idents Mckinley, Theodore Roose- welt and Taft?
 A. James Wilson served in that capacity under all three Presidents.
 o. I am citizen of Poland. I came to this country ten years ago as an immigrant. never had enough money to become naturalized. Now I am unable to work because I am sick and crippled with rheumatism. My sisters and father in Poland can give me a home, but they cannot send me money for tranSportation How can get transported?
 A. Write to the Commissioner of 1mmigra ton and Naturalization, Dept. of Labor, Washington, D. C.. and ask for an application blank to be sent back to Poland.
 Q. Do common snails have a poisonous bite or sting? A. No. Sometimes they feed on noxious herbs and the poison may be transmitted to human being by contact.
 Q. Has the Lusitania ever been raised, and what was the value of her cargo?
 A. She has not. Her cargo was valued at $740,000.
 Q. Will cat seed germinate on melting ice?
 A. Yes.
 o. How is employment in Fed- eral Executive Civil Service divided between full-time and part-tine employees? t&1
 A. Of the s17,30s employees in December, 1888, 93,118, were "forced- account" employees. employed direct ly by the Federal government on construction projects, such as build- ing, naval vessels or road con- struction; 794,113 were full-time employees, and 30,072 part-time em- ployes engaged on other activiteis.
 @. How many persons do chain stores employ?
 A. An annual average of about a million full and part time employees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
Current Comment

I just gave 1t to him for no reason at all. Mary Pickford, telling of the gift of station wagon to her band man husband, Buddy Rogers, in San Francisco.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17

If the banks knew in March 1883 what they know today, they might have remained closed. -Assemblyman Reoux, New York,
 denouncing the New Deal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
In New York
By GEoRGE ROSS

New York, March IT, Shrewd showmen have resolved that Man. hattan could use a Wax Works Museum, permanent as Madame Tussaud's in London or the Musee Grevin in Paris. And so they are
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
Washington Merry -Go-Round
upright. 1888. EEA
D R E W PEARSON ROBERT 5. ALLEN

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17

anu the GIlSllSQ will spend a spare shilling to dote on wax re-enactment of a new murder in Kensington, our Musee will glorify the national heroes.
 The sculptors already have moulted the wax into cavalcade of our national figures, like Lin- coin, Washington, Lee, Franklin and Roosevelt, and, of course, a separate corner is reserved for Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis. But the idols of all fields will be waved on the pedestrals, from Shirley Temple to Joe Di Maggie and from Dempsey to Joe Louis. AS the handout says. Broadway's Wax Works will be educational"
 No alarm is felt by the wax museum at Coney Island, which doesn't mind the competition at all. Out there, the talloW exhibits will be as they always were-san- guinary and violent. The Halls Mills Murder Case still is fresh in the memories of Coney's wax works entrepreneurs, and each day even off season-they dust off the crumpled figure that portrays Bruno Hauptmann in the electric chair. Coney's Wax Museum also has few pastoral and historical scenes, but the trouble is, nobody looks at them.
 NAUGHTY HOSTELERS
 One of the least known and most exclusive membership clubs in Manhattan is the Weasel, a fraternity with a haughtier set of rules than the Union Leaguers impose upon those anxious for entry.
 The Weasels' roster is limited to dozen active members from among New York's most famous hostelers. For the Weasels are group of hotel men who like to get away from the lobby a while take off that false face smile, let their hair down and act naturally.
 There's a reason for their hauteur. Since their occupation requires them to be everybody's Good-Time Charlie during office hours, they are apt to be choosy about their companions after knocking off. And they are in clined to be jealous of their pri- vacy in the hideaway they have furnished for their clubrooms.
 Though twelve men, good, hos pitable and true, comprise the &C., tive membership, the Weasels have host of non-residents who pay dues. They have their own golf club, which has triumphed in matches with visiting firemen. Look alikes
 Hotelmen remind me of the plight of Peter Finati, who is waiter-captain at the Biltmore, that plush hostelry east of Fifth. Now the Biltmore happens to be the CHG of the National Demo- cratic Committee and frequent visitor there is Postmaster Farley who also happens to the No. 1 Job Dispenser in the United States.
 Naturally, that encourages flocks of job seekers to parade in and out of the Biltmore, hoping to buttonhole the postmaster on his way in or out. How does all this affect Waiter Captain Finati?
 Well, it seems that he is heav- fly built fellow, with nearly bald pate, ready smile and a remark able resemblance to MT. Farley. More than once, he has been lust fly tapped on the back as he walked, napkin over his arm, across the lobby by strangers who emitted cheery Why, Jim, you're a natural comedian"
 Finati is finicky about these mistakes. He says, T am very proud to be mistaken for the Postmaster General, and I hope he doesn't mind it, because after all, it's not really my fault"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
A Thought for Today

Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will confess also before my father which is in heaven-Matthew 1O:32
 It is not our wrong actions which it requires courage to confess, SO much as those which are ridiculous and fooish-Rousseau.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17

Some alarmists have been yelling "in- fation" so long, without getting it, that people begin to think there isn't any such wolf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17

ming one, just of the ri m es Square midway at Fair time.
 B u t unlike Tu sS 8 u d's or the Musee Gre win, Gotham's
 wax works will
 s h un horror and violence, bandits and as- sassins. Though the French may revel in gore and the English
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If you want copy of our book let STAINS AND SPOT RE- MOVAL" send to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washing ton, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
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Whats Your I.Q.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, "The actors rem
 ditiOn of the role was su-
 perb;" say, interpretation" or performance of the role"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17

then tint with coloring matter; stir in the soda silicate and reduce with water to a workable consistency.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17

Copyright, 1899, United Feature Syndicate, Inc.)