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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-30
In Today's Mail

Is high time the readers of these papers arose in their might and stopped patronizing dying news- papers who specialize in distorting the news.
 Of the making of newspapers as of the making of books, there Is no end; I am not q newspaper man, but I imagine there is such . thing as ethics in the newspaper game. Or is 1t just 6 by-word? Why does the Republican and American persist in prostituting c noble profession to petty prejudice, and mean and sor- did ends? What's your game, MT. Pape?
 The fact that your papers say Father Coughlin's theories are in- accurate. does not prove them wrong. You must first prove to the reading public that they conflict with sound Americanisn.
 Some time ago Father Coughlin in his indictment of the Tory Press" challenged the editors of leading newspapers to show wherein he preached fallacies. Did you ever accept that challenge? If not, 1t still stands. Father Coughlin's friends have been called many names, but we object to the name of blind followers. That name which your papers have coined for the fol- lowers of Father Coughlin, can be applied to your editorial staff. Hor- ace Greeley once said, some editors are so narrow. they can look through a keyhole with both eyes open"
 I may be prejudiced, may as well admit it because I'll be accused of 1t, but I am always leery of editors who swear by the "Bill of Rights" but are always tinkering with 1t, scraping and vanishing. and con- tinually twisting the Constitution to meet their own selfish ends. On Mondays and Fridays when there is not much business, they string along with Thomas Jefferson, and the rest of the week they are disciples of Machiavelli: in other words friends? your editorials do not make sense. Your label of liberalism is frayed and tattered. We Coughlinites look down upon you as lost Mavericks. wandering on the vast ranges of the world of journalism. politics. and ideas. And the saddest part of 1t all you know no brother"
 Daily papers lose nothing of their scholarly prestige, their journalistic dignity, their honorable standing as newsnauers. by verifying the facts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-30

Assignment of hearings on im- portant bills facing the General Assem- bly Is the next consideration ct Hart. ford. You can rest assured there will be a well.worn path from many cities and towns to the Capitol this winter, for there are plenty of controversial measures to be heard. The pity Of It IS that more people who are Interested In these bills or who will probably DO vltally affected by their passage or non.passage can't voice any opinion
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-30

Tor in the Senate office build. ing?"
 II tried it once. but ips such . dump - down in the cellar, you know"
 "They're trying to get m ap, pr0priation Co move it upstairs"
 T must go. Oh walt Q minute, waiter, I don't want to spend that. That silver dollar is my lucky piece. ... Goodbye, girls"
 AFR TRAINING
 Tho announcement of plans to train 10000 college students in aeronauties annually was c sharp rebuff to pr. John W. Stakeholder, ambitious U. 6. commissioner of education.
 He made strenuous efforts to get this program under his wing, but on the advice of miii- tary experts the President placed 1t under the Civil Aeronautics Authority and the National Youth Administration.
 This is not tho first time stu- debaker has stubbed his toe while climbing the path of ambition. When first appointed, he tried to horn into the eco picture but failed. Then when the National Youth Administration was organ. ised. he wanted 1t turned over to him."
 When Roosevelt declined, tho irked Dr. Stakeholder aired his resentment ct c meeting Of edu. caters in Cleveland. This, which promptly leaked back to the White House. didn't help him Q bit when he tried to get his hands on the aviation training program. Copyright, 1889, by United
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-30
Selected Poem,
BAT.FLITTINd HOUR (Alicc Perrin Hensey In the Poets Corner, Hartford Times)

This b bat.fitting hour
 Tho eerie time between day and dark. Out Of the green inverted eayerns Of leaves Vague shadows Of grey fitting things dart forth; They swoop and circle and swoop back again {. These ghostly things that shin the light of day. Perhaps they are the shadows Of Old Fears That men have driven out into the dark Prom ever. er.brightening chambers Of the heart Where greed and lust and envy used to turk Their horrid wings sweep near ... They feed on shadows and dark gruesome stuff, But some strange hunger drives them forth To seek in haif.light some more wholesome food. Perhaps above the tempting golden haze of gay bright Arefiies and silver moths, rhese lonely creatures envy shining things Their frai and transient gleaming ioveiiness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-30

There's e plan afoot to change the name of the State Publicity Commission. It would be known as the State Develop. ment Commission and It's powers would be sufficiently increased to cover many more phases than now included in its annual routine. Of course this means larger appropriations and in this instance 1t might Do pointed out that In the past the commission has done a remarkably fine job on almost little or nothing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-30
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 2.ie q. na
 Sun rises 7:00 .. ni.; sets 6:06 D. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 One month of 1889 is about over. Weather wise 1t went pretty much according to reliable predictions. It started off mildly enough after tho holiday fsorms. BUT, from the middle of the month on we had snow, ice,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-30

By daylight or dark, we'd rather lick 'em without knowing whether they were wlntergreen, mint, peach, lemon, ginger, made distineuishable in the dark, 1t could be done by embosslng them and reading them by the touch system.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-30

l. What is . pedologist?
 2. Name the capital of the Amer- ican Virgin Islands.
 3. Is the Tropic of Cancer north or south of the Equator?
 {. Who wrote "The Count of Monte Cristo?"
 s. What is the correct pronuncia- ton of the word junker?
 6. Who was appointed by Pres ident Roosevelt to fill the office of Attorney General of the U. s., to succeed Homer s. Cummings?
 2. What is Q ranarium?
 6. Name the principal tributary of the Rio Grande.
 9. What is the name for the larg- est antelope found in Africa?
 10 Near which city is Mt. Vesu- vius?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-30

correctness or incorrectness of the so-called forecast being entirely Q matter of chance. An account Of the origin of tho belief is too long 10 include here, but Q circular on Ground Hog Day can Do obtained from our Washington Service Bur. eau upon request. accompanied by c self-addressed, stamped envelope.
 c. How much of the wages paid to tho C.C.c. enrollees b allotted to their dependentsp
 4. In tho fiscal year ending June 90, 1887, about 9i02, 2,400.000 was paid to enrollees and about $72, ,200 900 of this was allotted to dependents.
 If you want . copy of our book. let SECRET CODES AND ClPH. FRS" send to The Waterbury Dems ocrats Washington Bureau. 1913 Thirteenth st.. Washington, D. C. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-30
New York
 Day by Day
BY CHARLES B. DRisCoL

New York, Jan. so.-Dlary; A morning at my publishers, mak-
 ing corrections for a new edition of my 'Life of o. O, Mcintyre" and am more and more impress cd with the impossibility of writ-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-30

Ing an errorless book. i. Lunch with Bernard sobel, the mos [ 1 o n picture man, long cele- brated as the only pressngent on Broadway who can read Greek and San- skrit. And in- deed I clianced to hear him . D c . k l n 2 French aS rap- lallan an n nn nl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-30

Chinese merchants employ firefly catchers, who do nothing else dur ing the summer months. Experts
 catch as many as 5000 of the iD- sects in 6 single night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-30
Washington Merry-G Go-Round
eass,sst lsaAAM
DRE E W PEARSON ROBERT 6. ALLEN

WASHINGTON publicly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-30

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR Do not say, "The plan was . success; say, 'plan was suc- cessful."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-30
Whats Your l. O?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answeN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-30
Questions
 and Answers
By FREDERICK M. KERRY

Enclose a three-cent stamp soe reply when addressing any aues- ton of fact or information to tho Waterbury Democrats Service Du. reau nt Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot bo given nor can extended research be un- .derlmken. 10 sure all mall 6 cd. dressed Co Che WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU. REAU, 1918 Thirteenth Street
 THE EDITOR
 e, When and how did the use of the term -four hundred' to ue" note the socially elite originator
 A. In 1889, when Ward McAl- lister, a New York society leader, was asked by the Vanderbilt family to select their guests for Q ball, no picked only 400 whom he thought were uualiAed to attend, and that gave currency to the designation, "the four hundred"
 e. Is there any foundation for the belief that if the gro,ind.hog aces his shadow on February 2nd, there will Do six more weeks of wintry weatherp
 A, There Is not the slightest sci- entific foundation for 1t, and U. B. Weather Bureau records demon strate conclusively that the super. stition has no basis in fact, the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-30

. Copyright, 1889, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1939-10-11
John H. Shreye Dies;
Was Well Known Here

John H. Shreve, So, partner In the
wholesale produce commission firm
of william o. Shreve A Sons, died
yesterday in Baltimore, Md, at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas
Bowling. He had been in poor health
q month.
Born in Washington, Mr.. Shreve
had made his home here until five
years ago, when he went to live with
his daughter. Well known here, he
was one of the organizers, in 1907,
Of the Washington branch Of the
National League of Commission
Merchants of the United States. He
was its first president and later
served as national secretary.
Throughout the World War Mr..
Shreve served with the United
States Food Administration. He had
represented the District in the
formation Of the United States Food
Commission.
He was member of Stansbury
Lodge, No. "a, of Masons; Almas
Temple of the Shrine, Ruth Chapter,
No. /, of the Order of the Eastern
Star; the Military Service Legion
and the Rotary Club.
Surviving are, besides Mrs. Dow
ling, his wife, Mrs. Edith Randall
Shreve; q sister, Mrs. J. Murray Will
son of Washington, and a brother,
Samuel F.. Shreve of Baltimore.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day at Cedar Hill Cemetery Chapel,
with Masonic rites at the grave at
2 pm.
Evening star., 1939-10-11
Comparisons Show
Baltimore, Mortality
Rates Below C.
Washington Makes
Advances, However,
In Several Fields

Baltimore has q better general
health record than Washington, ac-
cording to comparative figures on
mortality from various causes dur
ing the first six months of this year
and the first six months of last year
released last night by DR.. Daniel
l.. Seckinger, assistant District health
officer.
The data were completed by J. B.
Irvine, director of the Bureau of
Vital Statistics of the District Health
Department. DR.. Seckinger ap-
pended statement that, generally,
health officials here disapprove COM
parsons of health records of one
city with another because many
local conditions may affect the sit
uation, such as climate, the age
composition of the population, oc-
cupations, housing, race and social
conditions.
He said more reliable measure
would be studies of the records of
one city with its own past records,
but offered the Irvine statement as
containing interesting data.
There was a slight increase in the
general mortality rate in both cities,
the lower rates being for Baltimore
In Washington the rate for the first
six months of last year was 1872 per
thousand population and increased
to 1876 in the first half of this year.
The comparable figures for Balti-
more were 1913 and l3.
Evening star., 1939-10-11
Mrs. Clara l. CisseI
Funeral Rites Today

Mrs. Clara L. Cissel, 64, of Silver
Spring, Nd, died Monday night at
Sibley Hospital after a long illness
She was the wife of Wilbur F. Cissel,
superintendent for the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
Born in Colesville, Md, Mrs. Cis,el
was a lifelong resident of Mont
gomery County. She was the daugh-
ter OF the late Frank Lazenby. For
the past Is years she had been q
resident of Silver Spring.
Funeral services will be held at
$50 pm. this afternoon at the
Warner E. Pumphrey funeral home.
Silver Spring, with the Rev. Paul II.
Groseclose officiating. Interment
will be in Colesville M. E. Church
Cemetery.
Besides her husband she leaves a
sister. Mrs. William Walters Of New
Jersey.
Evening star., 1939-10-11

LYLES, HARRY. Mrs. Matte Lyles and
children wish to express their appreciation
and thanks to the many kind friends and
relatives who so kindly assisted us in our
bereavement. MRS MATTE LYLES.
WOODING. NELLIE HANNIX. The fam
fly of the late Mrs NELLIE HANNIX
WOODING will always remember with deep
gratitude the comforting expressions OF
sympathy of her manv friends during her
illness and at her death. THE FAMILY.
Evening star., 1939-10-11
1n Mrn1nrtan1

HISER, KUNIGUNDA A tribute of love
and devotion to the memory of our dear
mother, KUNIGUNDA HISER, who passed
away ten years ago today, October II, ,
1929 HER CHILDREN.
MAGRUDER. JAMES H. In memory Of
% our loying brother and uncle. JAMES H
MAGRUDER. who passed on one year ago
today October ] 1875.
HIS SISTERS NEPHEW AND NIECE .
MAGRUDER. JAMES H. In loving re-
membrance Of JAMES H. MAGRUDER, who
departed this life one year ago today, Oc-
tober II. 1898
May his soul rest in peace
THAYER, NELSON G. Sacred to the
memory of our dear father, NELSON G.
THAYER. who departed this life twenty
six years ago today, October IL. 1918.
Forget yon? No, we never will.
We loved Won then. We love you still;
Your memory is as fresh today
AS in the hour you passed away.
HIS CHILDREN.
VAUGHAN. DR.. JULIAN F. In sad and
loving remembrance Of Dr. JULIAN F.
VAUGHAN. who departed this life one year
ago today, October IL. 1898.
He had a smile for every one.
heart as pure as gold;
To those who knew and loved him best
His memory will never grow old
HIS WIFE AND MOTHER-IN-LAW. .
Evening star., 1939-10-11
Chadwick Is Elected
Stanton Park
Citizens President
Association Told Of
Beauty Contest Plons
For Area

Curtis Z. Chadwick was re-elected
president Of the Stanton Park Citi-
zens' Association last night as the
group held its annual balloting in
Peabody School. Other officers
chosen, after a bylaws change dis
continuing the post Of financial sec
retary, were William E.. Monroe,
vice president; william j. Bartle.
secretary, and A. N. Panzer, treas
urer.
Harry N. Stull and A. H. Greg
ory again were selected as delegates
to the Federation Of Citizens Asso-
Citations. Mr.. Chadwick appointed
chairmen Of the standing commit
tees of the group, with Mr.. Stull
heading the public utilities unit:
Mr.. Monroe, streets and sidewalks;
Mr.. Gregory, education; Mr.. Bar
tie, legislation: Mrs. F. F. Menk-
haus, parks and recreation; Mr..
Panzer, economics; Edna Stiles, zon-
ing, and w. H. Smith, social well
fare.
It was announced that a beauty
contest for the Stanton Park area
will be held Saturday at the North
east Presbyterian Church, Sixth
street and Maryland avenue NE,
under the auspices Of the citizens
association. The winner of this con-
test, in addition to representing the
section in the District Halloween
beauty queen competition, will re-
Evening star., 1939-10-11
U. S. Flyer for France
In World War Dies
By the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Oct. 1l.-Charles
Chouteau johnson. one of the last
Of the 43 Americans who formed the
Escadrille Lafayette and fought with
French air forces before the United
States entered the World War, died
yesterday at Johns Hopkins Hos
pital.
Mr.. johnson, who maintained
homes in Virginia and New York,
had spent much time here in the
last year for treatment.
At the outbreak of the World War
he went abroad with an American
ambulance unit. later transferred to
the French Foreign Legion and when
the escadrille was formed, in April
1916, joined the band of young
Americans flying with the allies. He
downed six enemy planes and was
shot down once and rescued.
Evening star., 1939-10-11
Ricketts, Rites Tomorrow

ROCKVILLE, Md, oct. IL (Spe-
ciaD.-The funeral services for for
mer County Commissioner william
Frank Ricketts,, 81, who died from
an apopleptic stroke yesterday, will
be held at 2:30 pm. Thursday from
his home, near Shady Grove. The
Rev. Spence Dunbar, rector Of
Christ Episcopal Church, Rockville,
will conduct the services, and burial
will be in Forest Oak Cemetery,
Gaithersburg.
Evening star., 1939-10-11

meet at the
Der -. at 3
for recitatio,
Evening star., 1939-10-11

Edward Douglass White Coun-
Gil, No. 2473, of the Knights
OF Columbus, Clarendon. Va,
are advised OF the death. on
Monday. October q. 1899. of
Brother BYION D. HACKETT
OF 1898 North 18th st. Buck
ingham. The members will
clubhouse on Thursday. Octo-
D M; then to his late residence
Evening star., 1939-10-11

ceive . prize offered by local busi-
ness concerns. There will be q prize
for second place also. Judges are
announced as Arthur Mclaughlin,
assistant United States attorney;
Wilbur s. Finch, president OF the
Evening star., 1939-10-11
Col. NeweII's Rites

Funeral services. for Col. George
M. Newell, Finance Department, U.
S. Army, retired, who died Monday
at his home in Falls Church, Va,
were to be held at 2:30 p IN. today in
Arlington National Cemetery, with
full military honors. Chaplain WAL
ter B. Zimmerman was to officiate.
Evening star., 1939-10-11

D. G. Suffrage Association, and
George Ashton.
The group voted to hold q Joint
meeting with the Peabody Hilton
Parent-Teacher's Association some
time in January.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
HERE'S MORE A 30 T
ROOSEVELT'S HOOD
STARTS on PAGE ONE

ways considerate and easy with
the enlisted men. Why. lots of
times he would loan money to
them if they were broke. He was
really a fine officer and a great
man."
Grscco never parted with the
headpieee. He used to get 1t out
every once in a while and look at
it carefully for any signs Of moths
and once every year he sent 1t out
to be cleaned.
For several years it had been on
his mind to send the hood to the
lieutenant's mother. Finally, he
decided to take the step. He con-
suited S. A Gagliardi, Tacoma at
torney. who assisted him in send
ing the hood on its way. 1t was
in the mail, insured. Wednesday.
Gracco was a cook in the A. +.
F. A good cook. The men at
Kelly field, Texas, where he was
sent after enlisting at Aberdeen,
liked his cooking so well that they
insisted ne go right along to
France with them.
He's glad they did; it gave him
a chance to know the late Lieut..
Quentin Roosevelt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
LEG OF RIVER
TRIP IS ENDED

wEIsER, Ida.-One woman and
five men, who braved raging
Snake river upstream from Lewis
ton TO Weiser for the Iirst time
on record. rested today before
resuming a perilous water trip TO
the worlds fair in New York.
The party started from Port
land. Ore. IS days ago on boat
voyage through the heart of the
North American continent. They
were travelling in stwo flstboats,
equipped with 10-horsepower out
board gasoline engines.
The party told of narrow escapes
Fl m death in the treacherous
rapids of Snake river canyon, con-
sidered the most difficult in the
nation to navigate. The boats
were taken ashore and carried
around many OF the most difficult
rapids.
The party planned to follow
Snake river to its headwaters,
portage across the continental di-
vide to Yellowstone river, down
the Yellowstone to the Missouri,
up the Mississippi to the Ohio and
eventually enter the New York
canal. which will take them to the
Hudson river and the fair.
The party will continue on from
Weiser in only one of the boats.
Members of the party were:
Mrs. f. G. Glegg, Vancouver, B. c.,
English-b born sportswoman; Hal
dane Holmstrom, Earl c. Hamil-
ton and Clarence Bean, all of
Coquille. Ore, and Willis Johnson,
Thistle, Utah.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
FIRE LOSS IN
HOUSE, $500

Fire, which started from de-
fective chimney, caused an esti-
mated damage of $1,000 to two
and a half story frame residence
apartment house at 935 Fawcett
ave. firemen reported Wednesday.
Firemen fought the stubborn
blaze for more than an hour and
half Tuesday afternoon before
they had the flames, which were
confined to the attic and roof,
under control.
The building is owned by the
Tacoma Savings e. Loan associa-
ton and was being operated as an
apartment house by f. A. Logan.
Firemen explained that con-
tents of the building were not
damaged as they were all re-
moved from the structure wher
they answered the alarm.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
TACOMAN HURT
WHILE IN LIFT

Arthur Archer. 20, of 3216 So.
Gunnison st, was recovering We'd
nesday from scalp lacerstion re-
ceived when the safety door to an
elevator in a Tacoma industrial
plant fell on the mans head Tues
day.
Archer. employed at the North
west Chair Co, 2201 South Ia
coma way. was repairing the
safety door to an elevator in the
plant when. suddenly. the device
dropped and struck him a severe
blow on top of the head.
Prowlcar Officers Ben Overdahl
and Dan johnson took the in
jured man to hospital for treat
ment. He was permitted to re-
turn to his home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
MANY AWARDS
At BELLARm|NE

Scholastic and military awards
to outstanding Bellarmine stu
dents were announced at st.
Leo's auditorium Tuesday evening
in addition to presentation of
diplomas to a graduating class of
as. second largest in history OF
the school A capacity crowd OF
around $50 persons attended the
ceremonies.
Presented the school Loyalty
medal by Monsignor Hanley was
Daniel Carter. Military merit
awards. presented by Major Walt
er C. Best and Capt. Thomas c.
Kinney of the Seattle Reserve
Officers association. went to stu
dent 1t. Col. James w. Rogers, as
outstanding of the graduates; MAJ.
Robert +. Poole, third year stu
dent; I'd 1t. John ]. GRASSY. sec
ond year. and Cadet Thomas II.
Robblee. first year.
Honor workmanship medal went
to Corp. Joseph f. LaPorte. Rich
ard p. Pittinger Won the fresh
man certificate of merit.
f. n. Mcdonnell. past grand
knight of the Tacoma council of
the Knights of Columbus, pre-
scented Bellarmine with an off
GERS sabre on behalf of the
council.
Scholarships TO two eighth
grade graduates TO attend Bellar'
mine high school next year were
awarded to Frederic Schlatter OF
st. Leo's and James Schiller OF
Holy Rosary.
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Twenty golden wedding" cou-
pies from Tacoma and vicinity
have accepted invitations to at
tend the annual wedding bells
service at 7:30 p. m. Sunday at
the First Christian church.
In addition to couples married 50
years or more. all those wed during
the last IL months are invited to
be guests ~ well ~ ell couples
IN and around Tacoma who were
married by the pastor, Rev. Carl
4. johnson
An effort u being made to find
cut which couple in Pierce county
has been married the greatest
number Of years. Up TO Tuesday
noon. among those reporting to
the church office. the honor goes
10 Mr.. and Mrs. Diores Moore,
al11 %. Madison St. who have
ben married n years.
The entire service will carry out
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vince. The sentry struck her on
the arm with his cane, 1t was
asserted.
This report came as the
Japanese announced that X.
VI. Tinker. a British citizen
employed by the China Print
ing and Finishing company.
had died of wounds suffered
nj the hands of Japanese
landing party Mt Shanghai.
Tinker was struck on the head
with q rifle butt and was bayo-
netted. japanese took him 10
their hospital and held him incom-
muniosdo until his death, at first
reporting his wounds were not
serious.
British consular officials said
Tinker was involved in a riot