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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
Connecticut Building

After many years of waiting Connecti- cut finally has fine new building at the Eastern States Exposition grounds in East Springfield. This structure will be appropriately dedicated on Tuesday, Sep tember 19, during the annual exposition, rapidly approaching its 23rd anniversary. It has been long time coming, but now that the state is so well represented at this great New England fair all of us can rejoice in 1t and show extreme pride in our possession.
 To former governor, Wilbur L. Cross, must go some of the credit, If not the lions share for the erection of this build ing. Of course 1t can't be denied that the State Department of Agriculture, the State Grange, and several other organiza- tions worked for many years to influence public opinion to the point that 1t forced the Legislature to take the proper action. But pr. Cross really applied the pressure when 1t came time and it was during his last administration that the building was voted.
 And we can't forget that under his agency funds were raised among private citizens to augment the amount of money appropriated by the General Assembly. Now there are 5000 square feet of exhi- bition space in which the glories of Con- necticut in field, mountain, and stream may be depicted. The initial exhibition in the Connecticut Building at the fair should be one to make lasting impress sion on the visitors from all parts of New England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10

pie often got> sharp words and short shrift from the same officers.
 Of course it was not the difference in accommodations on the train that im- pressed the foreigner, though he felt there was greater difference in these than in Europe between third-class and second class trains. After all, the customers were paying for the difference in physical ac- commodations, and that was all right. It was the difference in the attitude of the porters and policemen toward people evi- matter? Perhaps. But yet perhaps it is not. For real democracy lies not in equal physical possessions for all, but in equal respect and consideration for all by one another.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10

It is somewhat difficult to classify striking WPA workers, for as the New York Times says editorially, "what the dissatisfied workers are threatening to do is to remove themselves from the relief rolls. Moreover, many of the projects would not have been undertaken except for the sole purpose of giving the present strikers work" Under the new ruling the WPA workers receive the same pay, but work more hours, which is calculated to make it fairer for all, since it is stated, some were working more hours than others for the same pay. It is hard to decide who has case, and perhaps the fault lies in the fact that the country should have two distinct systems, a relief and a public works system, and not a combination of the two. Like everything else in life privileges are always abused, and some WPA workers will suffer at the expense of others It seems to be a some- what general opinion that the strikers will not gain too much by their action, because this is something quite different from strike against private employer, and as the same newspaper says, "a strike against private employer is a powerful weapon because 1t may injure both him and the community" Which the latter does, we may add, in the history of strikes over period of years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
Are We Democratic?

The minute you begin to take a thing for granted, you begin to lose 1t. That's true of liberty, of democracy, of religion, and many other things. We think the United States is democratic country. We hope so, at any rate. We are inn pressed by the way in which foreigners are impressed by our informal manners, and the lack of servility in servants.
 But the truest democratic spirit is in equality, and it will come as a shock to most Americans to read of at least one foreign observer who didn't think we are especially democratic at all. He is Pro- lessor Gunnar Myrdal of Sweden, an economist now touring the country to study certain problems of American life, especially that of the Negro.
 Sweden has king, and there is quite frankly an upper and lower class in Swedish life. But the class lines are not drawn with that finality which exists in Britain, and exceptional persons move from class to class with complete free dom. But Professor Myrdal, in an inter- View with Marquis w. Childs of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, revealed that he felt class distinctions in the United States. subtle but clear, of which he thought Americans themselves might not be conscious.
 Professor Myrdal noted that Pullman messengers in trains received extreme courtesy from porters and train officials, but that day-coach passengers got scant sftention from either. He noted that Park Avenue residents were spoken to with Reference and excessive polIteness by policemen, but that poorly dressed peo-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
Gallant - And Wise

As General Malin Craig leaves his mili- tary career behind him, he shows that he is not only an officer and a gentleman in the best traditions of the military service, but that he is wise man to boot. With AS years of strenuous and distinguished serivce behind him, Gen. eral Craig has well earned the retirement which grateful country affords him. The Philippines, China, France, and Panama have seen this American soldier in action, and the present American army feels his imprint as the man under whose leader ship it has grown up" during the past four years and become ready for the further growth which the world situation demands. General Craig gracefully steps aside before his time, so that General Marshall may take over at the beginning of the fiscal year, July l.
 But where General Craig showed his real caliber was in brief statement of his plans: "1'm going out to California and practice keeping my mouth shut" In this return to an American military tradition, recently more honored in the breach than in the observance, General Craig gains last and crowning honor for an already distinguished career.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
MAKE IT A HABIT (New Haven Journal Courier)

There continue to be rumblings about the Governors appointments But the rumblings pay them the compliment of agreeing they are very good. Dissatisfaction Is felt among politicians, indeed, precisely because they are too good rather than too bad. What MT. Baldwin did was to select in general by consd- erations of merit and experience. A good many of his appointments have gone to Democrats who happened to be incumbents--but good ones. Some of them, like the selection of Professor Saxon for the finance post put politics utterly aside to bring into government a man with no publications but expertness.
 To be sure, Governor Baldwin had policy. Governor Cross through his long tenure always insisted that he looked on Connectcut's government as a matter of partnership rather than partisanship. It has been fall decade now since any party he'd 8 full and crushing majority al Hartford. That has been a pretty good thing, in general, because 1t made 1t easier for independent ex- ecutives with their eye public well fare to break away from the old style political letters to serve that welfare. It is habit which we ought to cultivate in Connecticut until 1t becomes the well-mown cable of the copybooks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10

corners and risk their wads on license plate numbers odd or even.
 Others stare out of windows and bet on the tint of hair of the next girl passing by, blonde, bru- nette or red head.
 They bet on the success of fail- ure of the new shows, on the weather, on the serial numbers of U. g. currency, on almost any. thing contestable.
 LIGHT
 VAGARTES
 For the orthodox bets on the horse meets, prize fights, sixday bike races and all other sports events, the bookmakers keep themselves available all day and evening.
 Most of them have their offices in their hats and their cash boxes in their jeans. They are furtive in their movements, they speak with caution and they do not con- gregate often, their questionable business being what 1t is. Their private offices are on every Broadway street corner.
 They have been buster than ever lately, thanks to the sporting blood of a canny advertiser who has just erected on Broadway a towering electric sign which fash es an incandescent horse race several times 6 night.
 The entries are horse shaped bulbs and the course is an electric track. For 8 while word got a. round that the races were wholly unpredictable, because 1t was im- possible to control the speed of the fieeting lights. So the Broad- way bettors took their stations be- low and great deal of money passed from jean to jean, the wa gerers sighed and were bitterly disillusioned. For 1t was revealed that due to an uneven current, the little, white horse in the big sign did suspiciously well. The gamblers are looking elsewhere now for their diversion.
 BIG SHOT
 ERA IS OVER
 Spectacular bettors of less lawful era have vanished from the Rialto. If there are reckless men of chance like the late Arr hold Rothstein whose murder still is listed as "Unsolved" in the sleuth files, then they shun the public limelight. A gentleman called "Nick the Creek" who was known to win or lose hundreds of thousands of dollars on the whim of an upturned card or innocent numeral, has slipped into myster- ious obscurity.
 But on more modest scales, the timeless urge to plunge is strong in the Times Square precincts.
 Gentlemen of both legitimate and doubtful means bet large sums on the odd or even number of a hat check, the age of a cir- tain actress tthough mighty in- timate arbiter waSsthe final judge the vintage of an unlabelled bot tie of wine, the decision of a pedestrian to turn right or left on a corner or go straight on, the direction of a light breeze and other fantastic possibilities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
Views of The Press

state Is based upon the assertion that 50 many of them are cars which have been wrecked in acci- dents and which are repaired only on the surface. The buyer in such cases almost invariably finds that he has bought @ lemon. He may even be exposed to serious risk through the collapse of some vital part injured in the accident and given only surface repairs. The sale of wrecked cars in Connecticut is said to have reached fiourishing proportions.
 If the state is wrong in imposing an arbitrary tax of ten dollars upon every foreign car placed for resale 1t is entirely within its rights in insisting that every car which has figured in a wreck shall be exam ined by the states agents and cer- tified as to it's soundness before re- sale is permitted. This might apply not only to all cars brought in from outside of the state but to all Con- necticut cars a swell.
 One of the biggest rackets in the automobile industry Is the fixing up of wrecked cars and their resale to innocent purchasers who do not know the past history of these cars, If 1t is true that Connecticut is now being used by other states, notably New York as e dumping place for these partly reconditioned wrecks the motoring public is entitled to any possible protection that. the state can afford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
. HlGHlIGHTS FROM LATEST BOOKS
Mexico Branded "Land of Hate"

Land of Hate"
 Graham Greene, British poet and
 novelist, hated Mexico. Pre-
 occupied, as a Catholic, with
 the state of religion and the
 church In that country, he
 journeyed to Tabasco and
 Chiapas, the Goddess" and in-
 accessible parts of Tehuantepec.
 His beautifully written story is
 that of Another Mexico" w.
 king: $3). Here is one of his
 unfavorable impressions:
 No hope anywhere. I have never been in 8 country where you are more aware all the time of hate. Friendship there is skin deep Q protective gesture. That motion of greeting you see everywhere upon the street, the hands outstretched to press the others arms, the semi- embrace-what is 1t but the motion of pinioning to keep the other man from his gun?
 There has always been hate, I sup pose, in Mexico, but now 1t Is the official teaching: 1t has superseded love in the school curriculum. Cy- nicism, a distrust of other mems motives, is the accepted theology Look through the windows of the Workers Syndicate in Villahermosa and there on the wall of the little lecture room are pictures-of hate and cynicism: a crucified woman with a lecherous friar kissing her feet, a priest tippling With the wine of the Eucharist. another receiving money at the altar from starving couple.
 They are admirably designed fir great bold poster colors, and one's mind goes back to the picture teach ing of the Augustinian friars. With them at any rate the lesson of punishment was followed by the lesson of love.
 But this hate-one canont believe it will be succeeded by anything at all: 1t poisons the human wells; like rats we shrivel internally, suck wa- ter with frantic thirst and swell and die. One saw the symbol of it everywhere, even in the little rag ged military band marching around the town while some proclamation was read from the governor-they carried rifles as well as bugles and drums.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
Selected Poem
TUNxIS ROAD

TUNxIS ROAD
 (Ethel Hawley in the Poets Column,
 Hartford CouranD On Tunxis Road this morning, Along hidden view moved gate ten inches wide And slipped my body through. And over wooden blanks I tripped To climb a cedar hill; I found cowpath by brook Where snake lay dead and still. The dog-wood and the apple bloom, Took from my breath gasp; Took from my feet, pause-where flowers Smiled in the meadows clasp. And afterwards found an oak, With forty foot arm-length; And sketched the beauty of birch, Beneath it's leafy strength. I waved twice, thrice, at farmer boy. Who bent his back to the blow; And thought of another farmer boy, But he is married now Down Tunxis Road this morning. Back home again, hied- After slipped my body through 4 gate ten inches wide.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10

then Roosevelt, himself, will run for a third term.
 MAIL BAG
 L. D., New Haven, Ky, The star route carriers bill appears to have little chance of passage this ses- sion. It is still hung up in com mittee. E. M. C., Detroit Reason the House un-American- ism committee is not holding hearings is that Chairman Mar tin Dies, who fancies himself a dark-horse presidential candi- date Is, tripping about the coutnry making speeches. Meanwhile com- mittee Investigators have col- lected a great deal of material on subversive activities. J. J. w., Arlington, Va.-Herbert Hoover's current criticism of Roosevelt that he is too inter. national" and likely to get us in. to war. does not jibe with Mir. Hoover's own policy. which was decidedly international. When Japan invaded Manchuria, Hoov- CTS Secretary of State, Henry L. Stimson. took the lead in at- tempting to mobilize the world against Japan. A policy of broad international cooperation also was followed in Europe, with a Hoover representative sitting with the League of Nations Council, and 6 plan of international con- sultation" proposed at the Lon- don Naval Conference in 1880. MT. Hoover was sometimes quite tjmid about these politics, fear ing the political reaction of the American public, but long trained abroad, he gave every evidence of favoring them himself. II. M., Miami-Genera Monteiro, Brazilian Chief of Staff, came back to Washington highly pleased with his tour of .. 8. army posts. Warmest speech of welcome, he said. came from Mayor Maury Maverick of San Antonio, who ad- dressed him in flowing Spanish.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10

1. Tn which State is the source of the Rio drande River2
 2. In electricity, what is an in- sulator?
 3. What is an aqueduct?
 {. To what political party does Senator Robert M. La Toilette, Jr. of Wisconsin, belong2
 s. What is the name for the un. usually violent windstorms in the West Indies? .. Name the national flower 'os Egypt.
 !. What is the correct pronuncia- ton of the word museum?
 8. Who has been named to sue. ceed Admiral Harry E. Yarnell aA Commander Chief of the .. S. Asiatic Fleet?
 9. What is the birthstone for Feb- ruary?
 10. Who participated in the lass bare-knuckle fight for the heavy weight boxing championship7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
friend, tits got to be done by a
 Republican, not by a Democrat"

Talking to another friend who Is an executive of a Western State, the President asked; Would you, as an executive, permit one of your official family to work against you without fighting it?"
 The President t.Jo explains that he does not demand that his successor accept all of the Roosevelt program, or as he once put 1t: He does not have to come under the entire New Deal tent. But he does have to support the main portions of what this Ad. mlnistrati0n has Striven for"
 The President added that he did not want to run again, but that he would fight to the last ditch to see that his general pro- gram was continued. "If I am go- ing down." he said, II am going down fighting"
 EXAMPLES OF DEWEY
 The President also emphasized quite strongly the need of build ing up new leaders, of getting new blood in the party, indicating that he would rather see this happen than run again himself.
 He remarked that Tom Dewey Just few years ago was Q choir singer, then suddenly blossomed
 forth into a national figure in
 whom women, particularly, saw protection. Dewey was . new poe litical type, Roosevelt said, and
 the Democrats should develop someone young and enterprlsing
 who could capture the popular
 imagination in the same way.
 Those who have been taken into the Presidents confidence have come away with the general im- precision that Roosevelt honesetly and sincerely does not want to run again for Q third term; but that he is absolutely determined his program must be carried on. And if no other candidate comes forward capable Of carrying on,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
Current Comment

Oh, dear, oh, dearl
 Queen Mary, of England, II, after
 being helped out of the wreck of
 her car which was rolled over
 and smashed by truck.
 This time of all times is not one in which the people in this country can afford even the appearance oi treating lightly promises which we have led others to trust. -The Archbishop of Canterbury,
 on the Palestine situation.
 We are all mortified at the extent to which international obligations have become the merest scraps of paper.
 Bishop E. M. stires. of the Pro-
 testant Episcopal diocese of Long
 Island.
 Memory is faulty in many mat ters. but men that are men remem- Der charity in at least one of It's two phases-either to be charitable or to be grateful. Archbishop Spellman. of New
 York. in his address following his
 installation.
 There is one way to prevent wal --and one only-the formation oi binding military alliances with sr those countries who desire peaca and the preparation of armainenk on s,ich c scale as to intlnidate ei' possible aGgressoYs.
 Sir Alfred puff-c coopss ef Kng.
 land.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
FLOUR CREATES AUTO GHOST

Salinas. Gal. (UP).-There was some justification for numerous eiti- gems telephoning the sheriff's office that a white ghost" in an auto- mobile was running amok on the highway and had already snapped six telephone poles i;i quick success sion. The sheriif failed to capture the ghost" but was able to as- certain that a sack Of -four had been torn open In the aulomobile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
UNIQUE SUN PICTURE SHOWN

London - tU.P) = The earliest photograph in existence. which took more than 100 years to develop ana was produced by 6 whim of nature, was shown to the public for the first time at an exhibition com. Inemorating the centenary of photo- graphy at the Royal eocisty of Arts. It is the only known specimen of . natural "sun picture"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
Questions
 and Answers
D, FREDERICK al KERBx

Enclose . three.cent stamp fee reply when addressing any ques. ton oR fact o1 information Co the Waterbury Democratic Service Bu. reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot he given. nor can extended research be m. dertaken. Be sure all mali b ad. dressed Co Che WATERBURY, DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU. REAU, lO1a Thirteenth Street.
 THE EDiT0R
 e. Did the actress who played the role of the grandmotheq m "Love Affair" appear in any other films2
 A. Marie ouspenskaya's other film appearances were in Con quest" "Dodsworth", and "The Rains Game"
 e. How are cannas propagateo? A. By division of the roots. which grow rapidly. They can also De grown from seed, which should be soaked in warm water, or notched with a file to hasten germination. Started in February or March in flats or pots, which are kept on 6 radia- tor or warm greenhouse bench, seeds may produce blooming plants the first year. They may not be the same as their parents, but interest- ing new kinds may result.
 c. How long Is the course of training for newly enlisted men in the U. 8. Navy?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
Daily Almanac

Sun rises s:2s .. m.: sets s:2e ?. m. tday- light time)
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Yesterday afternoon the moon entered the last quarter phase. The weather prediction, therefore. for the week on the basis of a change between 2 and 2:ao ?. m. tstandsFd time) is ;hangeabie.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
TAX ON USED CARS (Bridgeport Telegraph

Perhaps the last session of the Connecticut Legislature went too far in imposing . tax of ten dollars upon every used car brought into Connecticut from outside of this state for resale purposes. The Used Gar Dealers association of Bridge port is protesting this law in the courts 0bjecting to it on the ground Of unconstitutionaiity.
 The real objection to the impor- tation Of used ears from outsids the
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A. Twelve weeks.

A. Twelve weeks.
 e. How is Din pronounced in Kipling's "Gunga Din2"
 A. Deem.
 o. What is the difference be- tween stocks and bonds?
 A. The principal difference is that bonds represent Q definite con- tract on the part of a corporation to pay money to the bondholders; stocks only give stockholders Q share of the profits of the corpora ton and @ share of the companys net assets in case of liquidation.
 c. How are designs put on wall- paper?
 A. They are printed, either by hand blocks or machine rolls. 1n- formation about the history, maru- facture and use of wallpaper will be sent free upon request to our Serv- ice Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth St. Washington, D. O.. enclosing . stamped, self-addressed envelope.
 c. Why is the Twentieth Amend ment to the Constitution called ths Lame Duck" Amendment7
 A. Because 1t was designed to abolish the Lame Duck" session of Congress. That session used to be- gin in December immediately fol- lowing the Congressional election in November, and consisted of hold. over Congressman, many of whom (Lame Ducks) had been defeated in the election. The newly elected Congress did not meet until more than a year after 1t was elected. Now the new Congress meets on January 3, following the November election.
 c. l am an immigrant who ar- rived in the United States a month ago for permanent residence. How long must live here before I can apply for my naturalization papers? A. You can appiy immediately for first papers, but you must re- side five years in this country be- fore you can apply for your final papers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10

Weep not for the Glawackus; for the Glawackus is dead, dead ere his prime. And to change the text bit, meanwhile news writers are mute for the Glawackus is dead, dead as door nail, and once again Glastonbury is a normal commun- ity, quiet and glawackus-less.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10

Pretty soon 1t will be common sight to see passenger lists for transatlantic clippers; just as casual as sailing on the Queen Mary or the He de France, and just as safe, so they say. There are some, however, who still prefer sea-going craft navigated by their own steam.