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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17
Right in There

The City of Bridgeport hasn't lost many opportunities to cash in on the largess of the federal government under the New Deal. If Mayor Jasper McLevy has been consistent in one thing it has been in his ability to see where he could secure the most benefits for his city from Wash ington He hasn't missed on many of them, which, of course, is not to his dis credit by any means. After all his duties as mayor are to care for the city and to do so at as small an expense to the tax payers as possible.
 The recent experiments of the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation in several cities are beginning to attract attention in New England. Rochester, N. Y, Dayton, Ohio, and Seattle, Wash, are three communities where distribution of surplus farm commodities through the medium of the orange-blue stamps has been attempted and, from all reports, pretty successfully. Hartford Is probably the first Connecticut city in which the idea struck home and where officials thought it might work out well.
 But if Hartford is to get ahead of Bridgeport as the first city to try out the scheme it will have to work fast. Already Mayor McLevy has begun nego- tiations with FSCC officials, the idea being that if the plan, now under careful observation in the above-named cities and several others works out well, it can be applied pretty generally throughout the nation.l And we're sure that if it does work out, Bridgeport will be the first Connecticut city to get the orange-blue stamp plan.
 According to FSCC officials industrial towns are ideal for the stamp plan under which relief clients can secure oranges, grapefruit in season. flour butter, eggs, certain green vegetables, etc., in exchange for stamps, which are bought by the city and distributed to persons on relief rolls, as well as certain WPA members. A rush of communities to cash in on the surplus farm products may be expected if official Washington decides the experiments now in progress are successful.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17
TO FIGHT MOTOR VEHICLE
 TAXES
Bridgeport Telegraph

A good many motorists will be in- tersted in the movement started by Robert Morris, Nichols poultry farm CT who came into statewide fame by his fight against inspection lanes. MT. Morris is going to try to organ ize as @ permanent group the Car Owners league with the purpose of fighting against unjust and unrea- sonable automobile taxes.
 There were 60O00 signers to the petition against inspection lanes. MT. Morris hopes that all or at least majority of those who showed their interest in the matter at that time will join him in making a perma- nent organization to fight unneces- sary taxes.
 Gar owners are over-taxed in Connecticut as compared with own CTS of other forms of property" said MT. Morris. "The purpose of the league is to reduce the taxes imposed upon them as car owners. When we say taxes we mean all those charges assessed against autos by govern ment whether they are called regis tration fees, operators licenses. com- pulsory insurance charges or per- sonal property taxes"
 To this most motorists will say amen. The property tax on motor cars for instance should have been abandoned long ago. It is expensive and difficult to collect and an unfair burden when one considers all of the other charges which are assessed against the owner of an automobile
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17

It's legal now for any Connecticut city or town to set speed limit. Therefore, the several communities which have at- tempted to regulate the speed of driving through their limits at 25 miles per hour can put the signs back in place and have their motor patrols watch for violations. There was quite craze for 25-miles per hour town limits here last year and in several of the larger cities, notably New Haven, there was crusade against mo- torists who exceeded this limit. The Leg islature this year passed law which allows local speed limits to be set up by any traffic authority, provided the same is approved by the State Traffic Commis- sion This latter provision eliminates the danger of local "speed traps. Incident ally the old Connecticut ordinance, never repealed, limiting speed of vehicles on bridges to miles per hour has at last gone its way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17

One of the states public bathing beaches will go modern this summer. The State Board of Parks and Forests, which has jurisdiction over the three shore parks at Rocky Neck, Hammonassett, and Sherwood Island, has just lifted the ban at Hammonassett so that men bathers can appear on the beach in just trunks. UP to this Y Y, year mi male bathers had to wear heen Jersey y wa tne fnks ashe Tns tIena @ bathing of recent years and even at beaches where the most censorship is exercised this barring of manly torsos has been countenanced. So goes Connecticut!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17

up his scheme at this session. So when Townsend first proposed this to his Democratic followers, they were extremely frigid and indicated that they intended to offer the bill regardless of his re- quest to postpone 1t.
 Townsend renewed his pleas at his Indianapolis convention. Again he got nowhere, 1t being made clear to him that If he wanted tn, measure shelved he had to say 50 publicly. With no other way out, Dr. Townsend finally bowed and wrote Pepper the withdrawal let- ter.
 KINGS AND DICTATORS
 The King of England had no more protection during his Wash- ington visit than the Dictator of the Dominican Republic, General ssimo Rafael Trujillo. Principal difference is that the protection in this case is not provided by U. s. officials.
 When Trujill0 arrived in Washington, the Dominican Le- gation was transformed. Every thing and everybody was sus- pect. When the delivery boy ar- rived with the days groceries, every box and package was ex- amined by detectives. When the Legation, detectives in- spected the camera cases, look ing for hidden bombs.
 Trujillo has a mild manner and an ingratiating smile when he is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17
Hansen Across the Seas

In these days when oily voices come pouring out of the ether urging us to hate one another, it is nice to know that there is one man, at least, who hasn't been converted. He is Oluf Hansen of Alameda, Calf. Oluf evidently grew very tired of the people who kept insisting that he hate the Germans, and Japanese, the Italians, the British, the Jews, the Catholics, the c. I. O., the economic royalists, President Roosevelt, Congress the Solomon Islanders, his mother-in-law, and if possible, his wife.
 So he had made, and gave away, 5000 little lapel buttons which said, "I'm Not Mad at Anybody" What the world needs is couple of hundred million oluf Hansens.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17

treasury of diamonds and gold bracelets and pendants, she takes along prize Sealyham, worth $1,. 800, on her visits 10 the slick pubs.
 The Hudson, which used to be liquid thoroughfare for barges and trawlers and an occasional excursion boat, is veritable kings yacht basin now, thanks to Bob Moses, who provided luxuri- ous berthing facilities for the craft of the economic royalists. SIND STREET
 GOING, GOING-?
 Can't remember the time caught Robert Benchley without smile. That is, when he wasn't guffawing.
 Still the goofiest and funniest man in town, to my humorous notion, is Jack White, the thin man with the nervous gestures, who runs the crazy house on Sand st"cet known as the 18" Club.
 Wouldn't be a bad idea if the Rockefellers did rage Sand street and banish swing which is what the Rockefellers are contemplat- ing. There would be a boon to humanity.
 As if the Rialto didn't have enough drinl: and hot dog stands, the hamburger stations are begin- ming to mushroom.
 No wonder the city desks are melancholy. It hasn't been torrid enough yet for a reporter to jour- ney to Times Square and fry an egg on a sidewalk. But 1t will happen. Any day now.
 Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., does not like to be photographed at the night clubs any more. Warn camera men away politely and the whispered reason is that there was parental objection from the White House.
 If there is any doubt about Jack Dempsey's popularity, you should have been around his res- taurant when he went to the hos- pital for an operation. Solicitious callers dropped in by the thou sands, eagerly inquiring after Jacks health from the doorman, the walters and the bartehders. And, inadvertently, 1t boomed business, too.
 GENTLE
 GENDARMES
 Never have seen Gotham's gendarmerie 50 courteous and gentle as they are now, with the influx of migrant vacationists in full swing.
 There was a cataclysmic mishap at the Fair Grounds the other morning. Grover Whalen emerged from his inner sanctum without the inevitable gardenia in his la pei buttor olel His valet could have been fired for that.
 No sexagenarian packs so much ebullience and energy into his sixty years as that chocolate brown idol, Bill Robinson, who tap-dances for six hours each night and never tires.
 Tip to future visitors: One of the coolest, cheapest and most pleasant diversions around here is the ferryboat to State Island , (fare 5 cents). The ride is long and you'll pass all the pig ocean, going vessels en route.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17
A GOOD CITIZEN (Boston Post)

The patriotism of Harry N. ven- ger of Pittsburgh is of the type that calls for complimentary comment He is native of Russia. He operates grocery store. Back in the days of the World War he became an aviation mechanic in the U. s. Army He became a citizen of this country at the same time.
 He was recently brought into court as traffic law violator. He was finedl $4. He paid the fine; then. instead of bewailing some sort of an injustice. he remarked that 1t was too bad that there was not an American flag on display in the court room. He offered to contribute s5 toward fund to purchase q flag. "The trouble is the American people are not flag conscious. That's the reason we have so many Com munists," he said. The magistrate and others contributed to the fund started by him and the American flag will be on display in that court room. Massachusetts law calls for the display of the fac in every rnnrt rn0m
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17
Views of The Press

on an article that is sold by the manufacturers for five cents.
 Twenty three states now soak the cigarette smoker on the old theory that cigarettes are, still luxury and used only by the well-to-do Rhode Island and New York have brought to g the number of states which have taken this step since 1921, when Iowa levied the first cigarette tax as a revenue -produc- ing measure.
 Rhode Island put on a tax of 2 cents a pack and 10 per cent tax on the retail price ofother tobacco products. State officials estimate ad- ditional revenue of $1,250,0 a year from smokers.
 New York expects to take ir about $20,000,000 from cigarette users in the state.
 The rate of the taxes in the a states varies from to cents per pack. Only one state. Arkansas, has the s cent tax, however. Three states-Louisiana, Mississippi ano South Carolina-levy a tax of cents a pack; while the tax is cents per package in seven states. Alabama, Georgia, oNrth Dakota Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennes- see and Texas.
 In the remaining 12 states, the rate is 2 cents a package. These states are Arizona, Connecticut Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, New York Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island Utah, Vermont. and Washington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17
Whats Your l. O.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1. For what college degree doe: LL.M. stand?
 2. Why were the colors red and green chosen for traffic lights?
 3. What s crystallography?
 4. For what purpose is Germany seeking the use of ,Annobon Island?
 5. Where is the Aar Riyer'
 6. Was Thomas Jefferson one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence?
 2. If an airplane flying 100 miles an hour encounters head wind of 100 miles an hour, can it make any headway?
 8. Is Cuba protectorate of the United States?
 9. What is the correct pronuncia- ton of the word occult?
 10. What term is commonly used in zoology to denote ali those ani- mals not possessing 8 backbone?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17
SMOKERS AS BEST TAXPAYERS
 (Meriden JournaD

Politicians show by their acts that they consider gasoline, cigarettes and liquor the easiest sources of tax revenue. Consumers pay with out too much hollering. Whether they will continue docile remains to be seen. In some states, they are being goaded to a point where they may kick over the traces.
 New York City may see the pa- tience on cigarette smokers too severely tested. The state enacted c two-cent tax, which would bring the price up to the Connecticut level. but the assemblymen under stood from Mayor LaGuardia that the city would drop it's one-cent tax. The Board of Aldermen didn't see 1t that way and voted to retain the city tax.
 That brought tho tax on a pack II cigarettes in New York city to nine cents-the six-cent federal tax. two-cent state tax and . one-ccnt city tax. All thnse iaves are iw'-A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17

Frank A. Goodwin, Registrar of Motor Vehicles for Massachusetts,, is a stickler for the law. He recently dug up an old Bay State ordinance which says no person has the right to make harsh or objection able noises with horn. Therefore, he plans to wage war on motor vehicle oper- ators who are too free with their automo- bile horns. For which he will be assuredly awarded high place in heaven some day
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17

on display, but there are too many Dominican, exiles in Puer- to Rico and the United States who remember that his manner is not always mild. When Tru- jillo goes to bed at night. a de- tective hired from the New York police force spends the night outside the Dictator's door.
 IVA ROW ENDED
 Quietly being worked out by Comptroller General Fred Brown is a new rapprochement between the General Accounting Ofice and its ancient enemy, then Tennessee Valley Authority. It will com- pletely end the old feud between IVA and McCarl.
 In McCarl's mind, IVA was something essentially evil. He dis approved of 1t as a matter of policy therefore did everything he could, consciously or unconscious ly, to obstruct 1t. One of his tricks was to require all IVA vounchers Literally carloads) to be sent to Washington for Gen. eral Accounting Office inspection.
 Now this policy has been re- versed. Ex-Senator Brown made IVA accounting history last week when he dispatched GAO account ants to Knoxville to do the audit ing on the scene. He figured 1t would be quicker, cheaper, and cause less trouble for the IVA.
 Copyright. 1889, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17
Current Comment

There is gradually emerging c be- lief that war is not inevitable. Gen. Evangeline Booth, 73, Sal- vation Army leader.
 
 I have often said that those 0r- ganizations on the right are going to continue in some form or another just as long as the disease of Com- munism exists. You have the disease on one hand and the anti-toxin or; the other.
 Gen. Van Horn Mosseley, quasi- Fascist leader.
 We must remember stalin's warn- ing about pulling chestnuts out of the fire.
 -vacheslav Molotov. Russian for. eign minister.
 Already there are indications thai world consciousness of justice h awakening. Temporarily divested o; liberty. our people arc not crushed Vladimir Hurban. nzeeh minister fH Washingf0Yl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17
Questions
 and Answers
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 Enclose . three. cent stamp for reply when addressing any nuea. tieD oe fact or infovuaasion tc fhe Waterbury DemOcFat's Service Bu. ceau at Washington. Lega; and medical advice cannot be given. nor can extended research be un. dertaken. Be sure all mai, is ad. dressed 6 the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE DUl. REAU, 10? Thlrteenth Street Washington, D c
 IRE EDITOR @. Why are camels the best beasts of burden in deserts2
 A. Because of their broad spread ing hoofs, which stay on the surface of the soft sand.
 e. How many mothers of presi- dents have lived to see their sons i' sugurated:
 A. Mrs. Mary Washington, Mrs. Susanna Adams, Mrs. Nelly Madi- son, Mrs. Jane Polk, Mrs. Jesse Grant, Mrs. Eliza Garfield, Mrs. Nancy Mckinley and Mrs. Sara Roosevelt.
 o. How many families in the United States are dependent on re- lief?
 A. A recent report of the Ameri- can Association of Social Workers states that nearly 100000 families are dependent on relief, represent more than 23,0OO,000 individuals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17
. HlGHLIGHTS FROM
 LATEST BOOKS
Ben Hecht Sees Seven Miracles

It is a daring, fantastic lot of
 stories, seven short novels in all,
 that Ben Hecht has written in "A Box of Miracles" Viking:
 $2.75). They are dich in satire,
 philosophy and wit. They range
 in field from Hollywood to the
 Nazi- Fascist countries. Excerpted
 briefly here Is 8 bit from "The
 Little aCndle," story of world
 persecution and wholesale mur-
 of the Jews.
 Slowly their hundred eyes moved to the altar. The sacred house of the Torah was open. Under 1t lay body. Certain now that they were in the presence of something strange, the old men began to pray softly. They moved timidly forward and saw tfeir Rabbi Ben Ezra. Within the drapery of the tallith, like a shroud, he lay smiling. As the echo of a birds song fingers in the empty wood, so his soul depart ing had left behind a smil on the dead scholars face.
 And suddenly, as one, the hun dred eyes beheld Miracle!
 On the altar stood the seven branched candelabrum. Six of the candles had burnt out overnight. But the seventh candle in the cen ter stood as fresh as 1t had been when 1t was lit, and from its top a little flame stretched in a point of blue and gold. The 50 old men stared at this candle that had burn cd all night and had grown no less.
 "A miracle-a miracle!" called out the wisest. and lifting their heads began to pray loudly.
 "A miracle-a miracleW the others cried, and their eyes overran with tears of joy. :.
 When the first awe had spent it. self, wave of exultation rolled through the streets of the ghetto. For such is the trusting heart of the Jew that the little candle dispelled the darkness of the great massacre.
 The Jew was such light, feeble and powerless, but never to be ex- tinguished. God had placed him in world of cruelty and darkness and had bidden him to keep Tis image glowing. And the meaning Of this miracle was that. when all the rages of man had spent themselves. and the world lay in unholy chaos, gutted by hatred and greed and vain glory, out of the unconsumed soul of the Jew Gods light would rise again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17
Selected Poem
NAPOLEON AND HIS SHADOW

tSeumaS O OBrlen ln the New York Sum A little man just five feet tall Saw his shadow on the wall. It almost took his wits away, And made him raise his voice and say: "Yes, I'm the giant in disguise, Who'll take the whole world by surprise" Soon of he marched drunk with delight, And asked a million men to fight / For what he said would make them free, But all they found was misery. This little man has gone his way, And he gets smaller day by day. But his grim shadow stays and grows. And when twill vanish no one knows.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 8:44 p. m. daylight time).
 Sun rises 5:33 a. m.; sets 8:22 ?, m. day light time)
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Highwater at Milford Tuesday. July is. l:0s: low water. 7:36 daylight time)
 New moon yesterday at ( D. n.. standard time. Tine outlook for the next week or 70 is. accordingly. for fair weather, punctuated. perhaps by local or thunder-showers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17

We live and learn And the other night over the radio there was a new one (to us) and warbled by Frank Crum- init on the Battle of the Sexes Hour It hit quite near home and the sum and sub stance was that Connie Has Connections in Connecticut"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17

pOtdW-pcetcE LO Brooklyn Bridge.
 Funny what a pair of elassless, h orn . trimmed spectacles can do to a man. Harold Lloyd walked the length of Broad W a y without them the other day and no one
 recognized himl
 A retiring sort of gal = that P c g g y Joyce. When she isn't "A .S l. ktAl aa .. a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17
A Thought for Today

Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the Lord and in the audience ef our God, keep and seek for all the command nnents of the Lord your Cod that ye may pos sess this good land, and leave 1t for an inheri- tance for your children after you forever.-I Chronicles 28:8.
 Every duty brings it's peculiar delight every denial it's appropriate compensation every thought it's recompense and every cross it's crown.-Mildmay.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17

What happens when q young po- lIceman is suspened from duty be- cause Of the sleuthIng activities of his trained shepherd dog. leads to exciting siiuatlons in RKO Radios "The Rookie Cop, Tim Holt, Vir- Biriia Weidlcr. Janet Shaw and Ace, new canine star, are featured.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17
Washington Merry-G Go-Round 8
D R E W PEARSON ROBERT s. ALLEN

Washington Relations % G0mmt vote against the neutrality bill was that old Iowa the the the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, July l7,--Mid-sum- mer Meditation: The town is over-run with visitors and the nu- merous mendicants have been try ing to sell them everything from a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17

If you want . copy of our book let ELIGIONS OF THE WORLD" send to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth St., Washington, ID. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17

e. Is a list of the fastest sched- uled trains in the United States available?
 A. The list vas published in the Railroad Magazine for February. 1899, issued by the Frank A. Mun- sey company, 280 Broadway, New York city.
 O. Is 1t easier to swim in deep than in shallow water? | A. The volume and density of water displaced by the body is the same in either case, consequently the buoyancy is the same. Shallow water may have the psychological effect of making the swimmer feel safer, and therefore swim easier.
 o. Did President Hoover confer with President-elect Roosevelt prior to the inauguration of the latter?
 A. At the invitation of President Hoover they conferred at the White House, January 20, 1883, on matters affecting foreign relations. The president-elect talked with Secretary of State Stimson on the same day. @. How many alien Italians are in the United States? How many have been naturalized since 1880? A. Tn 1880, there were 1,79o. 422 foreign -born Italians In the United States: 25,265 were admitted from 1880 to 1888 and 29,434 emigratedl net loss of 4,169. The number naturalized from 1880 to 1888 was 193,753.
 O. Where did "The Empress oi Australia" q K when bringing the King and Queen of England to Cam ada?
 A. It dropped anchor of the town of St. Jean on the He d'Orleans in the St. Lawrence river, about twelve miles downstream from Quebec, and the next day, May 17th, 1t proceeded to Wolf's Cove, for their disembark- ation.
 o. Did any of the Dead End Kids" appear in "Little Tough Guys in Society,""
 A. No. The boys featured in that film are Frankie Thomas, Harris Berger, Hally Chester, Charles Dun can, David Gorcey and William Benedict. The "Dead End Kids" are Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, Gabriel Dell, Huntz Hall and Bernard Punsley. The two Cor ceys are brothers.
 e. What is 8 lie detector?
 A. A mechanical contrivance used to record the pulse of the questioned person. Psychologists who use them ask irrelevant questions at first,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17

TODAY's COMMON ERROR Do not say, "The money was furnished by taxes"; say, provided"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17

e. What is 8 lie detector?
 A.. A mechanical contrivance used to record the pulse of the questioned person. Psychologists who use them ask irrelevant questions at first, gradually inserting questions that have to do with the crime of which the person is suspected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17

Copyright. 1889, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl