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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22
More Prisons, More Crime

A check of the population of the two state prisons at Joliet, H., has brought out the disturbing fact that 3,544 of the 6,O45 prisoners there are repeaters. They had served time in other penal lnstltu- tionS in Canada, Illinois and elsewhere. Several hundreds were alumni" of fed eral penitentiaries. Certainly penal in stitutions are not accomplishing their aims if this condition is common.
 What are those aims? The public isn't quite clear about it, but there is a confused idea that prisons are for wrongdoers, protection of society and re- mobilization of men not "bad" but "mal- adjusted" to society. Punishment cer- tainly is inflicted, though not always with wholesome effect. When it is supposedly finished, it goes on indefinitely in the stigma society places upon the former convict. Society is rarely protected, par ticularly when the freed criminal turns against to crime or when he becomes burden through inability to make an honest way in the world. Few prisoners are reformed or rehabilitated, as is shown by the growing number of repeaters.
 Judged by these results, our penal sys- tenn proves good investment. We build more and more prisons and spend more money on them = and get more and more crime Some day we may decide to find out why the system does not work and set up something more effective.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22
Tolls to the Fore

It wouldn't take much persuasion to bring Governor Raymond E. Baldwin around to the point where he would be an enthusiastic supporter of the plan to make all future pathways and big high ways bridges self-supporting. This would be done by charging tolls. Earlier Tn the year the governor showed a sympathetic attitude towards toll highways ana bridges. Speaking only the other day before the Bridgeport Chamber of Com merce he once more pointed out that future highway development in Connec- ticut might depend to a conslderaoie extent upon favorable reaction towards toll roads.
 As in all his suggested reforms to date the governor wisely refuses to take plunge into what might prove to be ex- tremely cold water. He doesn't say that toll roads are vital right away. He says that we should study this idea and II IL proves to be the right way out of what amounts to quite difficulty we should proceed to adopt the idea forthwith. All of which, of course, is common-sense. But we're of the opinion that Connecticut won't need to spend too much time study ing the toll-road idea. All we have to do is to find out how successfully it has worked out in the vicinity of New York City.
 It's true that the amount of. traffic rassing over the Henry Hudson Parkway bridge across the Harlem River or through the Holland Tunnel is consider ably more per day than would concelv- ably traverse our Merritt Parkway or pro osed Housatonic River bridge, but the principle remains the same. In short those who utilize these highways and bridges would in time pay for them. And if tolls aren't charged, think of the large number of out-of-state motorists who would continue to use our highways free of charge Connecticut has been ex- tremely fortunate in building up fine system of highways. It could continue to do so, but expansion is harder ana raore expensive with each passing year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22
Views of The Press
BETTING ISSUE TO THE FRONT
 CMeriden JournaO

The movement to have legisla- ture legalize pari-mutuel betting on horse races in Connecticut was well expected. The state needs the money from a tax on wagers and solons are sorrowful when they think of the large contributions made by Nut meggers to track income in MasSa- chusetts, Rhode Island, New Hamp- shire and New York.
 Racing has been revived through out the country to such an extent that there are hardly enough horses to go around. The betting, not the horsefiesh, is the general attraction. In states where betting is not legal ized, horse rooms flourish and make business for the police.
 Massachusetts added headaches by authorizing dog-race betting, which is on a lower plane than the so-called sport of kings, but in sev- eral counties the people have voted to continue with the rabbit chasers. There is plenty of opposition to both kinds of track gambling and it's a question if the game would be toler- ated so extensively were not state finances sorely in need of priming.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22
What's Your l. %?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last

Can you answer seven of these
 test questions? Turn to last
 page for the answers.
 1. What is a clearing house asso- ciation?
 2. How long is fathom? 3. Who was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
 4. For what agency to the initials FDIC stand?
 5. What is the correct pronuncia- ton of the word Inustache?
 6. Name the longest river in Rus sia.
 ' What is the name of the science which deals with insects?
 8. Where was the recent Joe Louis-John Henry Lewis bout held 9. Name the large university To- cated at New Hayen,- Conn. 10. Can professional athletes com pete in the Olympic games?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22
CITY MANAGERS
 (Hartford Courant)

A bill proposing a city manager proportional representation charter for Providence has been introduced in the Rhode Island State Legisla- ture, and bills of @ somewhat sim liar nature have been submitted to the Connecticut General Assembly. Whether these bills will get favor able reception is questionable, for, as the advocates of such change realize and as the November refer enda conducted by several Massa- chusetts cities indicated, council manager government has to be established the hard way, against the opposition of those whom it will deprive of political control.
 The continuing interest in the council-manager form of govern ment is a natural corollary of the strong November vote in behalf ot better government. It indicates that the voters are not content with changes solely in state administra- tion but that they would also like to see improvement of the. efficiency of local government. In a sense, the demand for council-manager gov- ernment is not based primarily on the belief that this would be the panacea for municipal ills, but is perhaps best interpreted as desire for the abolishment of existing re- gimes, with their entrenched poli- tics and inefficiency.
 Council-manager government may be as inefficient as any other type of local government, but 1t represents an opportunity to begin anew, with the city the wiser for its previous experience. It is an invitation to voters to take a flesh interest in their government and to make the effort to bring it up to standards that it had never achieved in the past. AS such council-manager proposals make a strong appeal to those who almost instinctively associate change with improvement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22

rear SO readily and a partial vacuum would be created which would nave the effect of adding to the resistance of the air on the object. When the blunt edge leads, the streamlines oI air are not broken, but close in gradually on the objects. rear mar row edge, maintaining a pressure that assists the forward motion.
 o. Can ocean-going vessels ascend the Hudson river as far as Albany N. r.?
 A. Albany is the head of naviga- tion on the Hudson for large steam CTS.
 o. Is there 8. published biblio- graphy of travel by ship, including shipwrecks?
 A. "A Reference Guide to Litera- ture of Travel" by Edward G. Cox, published by The University of Washington, Seattle, Wash, covers the subject.
 @. Are Unlted StateS rlVer Stedin- CTS ever used in transoceanic serv- ice? A. No, although number Of them are capable of crossing the ocean.
 o. What are the salaries of high school teachers in the District Of Columbia?
 A. They range fr9n $500 to s2,- 300 year. Teachers who pass promotional examination, after a specified number of years of teach ing, may receive salaries ranging from $2,800 to 3,200 a year. If you want a copy of our book
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22

AS the House adjourned for the day recently, Anderson strode up to Beckworth and parked: Boy, get my hat and coat out of the cloakroom!"
 Beckworth grinned, replied: 'I'M be glad to do it, but please remember, I'm a member of con- gress, too."
 Flustered, Anderson apologized. He recalled that on the opening day of the session also he had mistaken Beckworth for page, sending him on an errand to the document room. Beckworth, new and under the impression he was undergoing the customary con- gressional hazing, had compiled with the order.
 Ironic angle Is that Anderson himself suffered the same ind;g- nity two years ago. A new mem- Der, he was accosted by Represen- tative Hatton Summers and told to run an errand.
 Copyright, 1899, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22

"Gorman, it is reported, few months ago married Commun- ist and and for the past three years has associated himself with Communistic activities to such an extent that most of his friends believe he is a member of the party"
 German was also a "clOse as- sOciate" of Louis Budenz, editor of the official Communist party journap in the Chicago area, Frey added.
 Now that German has left the CIO, however, the A. F. of L. has forgotten his past "sins".
 YOUNG CONGRESSMEN Congressman Arthur Anderson's face is redder than usual these days.
 The former St. Louis prosecutor, now serving his second term in Congress, is only 39 and looks a good deal younger. But twice within a month he has mistaken Rep. Lindley Beckworth, 25-year- old baby" member, for House page.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22
Book A Day
Lincoln's Death in New Novel

It would be hard to find a single story about which more has been written than the assassination of Lincoln. History had set an in- comparable stage and introduced an incredible array of characters. Here was drama enough for the best of novels and that is what Philip Van Doren Stern gives you in The Man Who Killed Lincoln" CRan- dom House: $3.
 What MT. Stern has really done is take the story of John Wilkes Booth away from the historians and retell 1t against the full back drop of those tragic days in April, 1865. Booth, MT. Stern contends, was the principal character anyhow after Lincoln's death, so it is upon the ill-starred acts of the players life that the story turns.
 You will go far to match it. Mir. Stern has clung scrupulously close to the facts. And for that matter he could not have inn proved on them. The man who was to die was the greatest figure in the country's history, and the time, the peak moment of his ca reer. MT. Stern has resorted to fiction only to tie the whole thing together with the result that you are scarcely aware of the noveli- zation at all.
 So you follow the pale Byronic Booth from the moment when he first conceived his mad act until that fateful night on a Port Royal, Va, farm when the federals caught up and death was Booths reward. MT. Stern seems not to have missed a single minute in that whole bizarre episode and his char acterization builds up with every hour. - P. c. P.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22
Questions and Answers
By FREDERICK M kERBx

Enclose a three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- tion of fact or information to tne Waterbury Democrats Service bu7 reau at Washington. Legal ana medical advice cannot be given' nor can extended research be un- dertaken. Be sure all mail is ad. dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BO- REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street. washington, D. c.
 @. Was George Washington wealthy?
 A. He was one of the wealtnisessas ssa men in the country, owning IU'OoU acres of land in Virginia and 4u,UVo acres in the near west, which iat- ter congress gave him for his mn, tary service. His estate was valuea at what would now exceed $5,OOVUUV'
 O. Is it easier to move a wedge shaped body through the air witn the narrow edge or wide cage 1or- ward?
 A. If the wide edge were behind the air would not close in at the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22
Selected Poem
ON WOODEN WINGS

(Frances W. Curley in the Poets Column,
 Hartford CouranD Strap on your skis. Seek delight Over blinded trails! Race with the winds, Scale to the hills, Descend into the wales! AS you go Fling out your arms To catch the diamond dust Dashed in your face By snorting breaths Of earth, as you crack the crust! Capture sigh From blurS of trees AS they gasp at your reckless speed! Snap of the branches Crouching low. Whip the winds til they bleed! Reach for star As you scrape the sky, Pocket a moonbeam or two! Whistle a song As you puncture cloud, Laugh as it smothers you Snatch melody From the throat Of starling passing byl Open your heart And let it sing As you dwell for moment on high! For you must know What freedom and fun Flying through space can give, And the thrill of knowing Out-of-doors One can truly live! So don your skis! Seek some hill! Adventurous joy it brings To one who rides The elements On a pair of wooden wingsl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22
Daily Almanac
s D:O4 D. m.

Moon sets 9:04 p. m.
 Sun rises e:38 a. m; sets 5:34 p. m. All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 False springl All sorts ot things are apt to pop out of the ground n this weather. Birds reappear in the trees Moths fiutter around lighted windows The colds that follow false spring always seem worse
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22
Current Comment

MT. Barton doesn't live here any more = A butler. to WPA pickets who protested discharge of Federal Arts Project workers before the wrong house. believing 1t to be the home of New York's Representative Bruce Barton.
 He knew very well he wasn't so hot as an actor. Newspaper woman Dorothy Thompson on Illus band Sinclair Lewis's retirement as a thespian.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22

since dawn.
 B ut it W a s plain that my mother wasn't h appy. s h e hadn't seen any of the money from the cattle. She had count ed upon going to town .tomor- row and buying m u c h. needed bedding, cloth es for the fam fly, groceries.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22
New York
 Day by Day
BY CHARLES B. DkIscoLL

New York, Feb. a Memory:
 Holidays. like perfumes of flowers, bring back childhood scenes. A bitter winter night; my father sitting glum and silent by the stove. He had sold a herd of fat cattle at the stockyards that day. Had been in the saddle
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22

AS warnings of what happens to highwaymen, equestrian statues of mumfiied highwaymen on mummi- fled horses have been placed along important roads of Chile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22

TODAYs COMMON ERROR Do not say, "The Joneses came to live in this neighborhooa
 not long since; say mot long ago."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22
Washington Merry-Go-R Round
D R E W PEARSON ROBERT s. ALLEN

firm a tipoff a
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22
A Thought for Today

And He said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace-Luke 7:5O
 Things of God that are marvellous are to be believed on a principle of faith, not to be pried into by reason-S Gregory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22

Copyright, 1899, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1939-06-02
Neutrality Plan Foes
Pin Hopes on Rising
Demands 10 Adjourn
Efforts May Be Made to
Amend Corporation
Tax Revision
Ry the Associated Press.

fS tne Associated PreSS.
Senate opponents of the admin
istration's neutrality progra
counted today on a growing demand
for congressional adjournment by
July Is to aid them in blocking ac-
ton.
With this in mind, some Senators
were disclosed authoritatively to be
laying the groundwork for attempts
to delay other legislation as much
as possible.
These delay tactics, it was said,
may take the form of efforts to
amend the forthcoming corporation
tax revision when it reaches the
Senate.
Although he declined to comment
on the reported strategy, Senator
Borah, Republican, of Idaho said
he expected great deal of Senate
discussion of the tax proposals.
Senator Borah has opposed the
suggestion of Secretary of State
Hull for repeal of the arms embargo
and substitution of presidential
control of wartime shipping.
The Senate leadership, however.
is reported to be shaping tentative
plans for vote on neutrality legis-
lation before the session ends.
Friends said Majority Leader Bark
ley felt it might be possible to OBJ
tain a vote on the atoms
advanced by Secretary Hull.
Evening star., 1939-06-02
Train Fatally Injuries
Emil StoIl. 68

Emil Stoll, 68, of 1904 Fourteenth
street NV, a retired mining en-
gineer, was fatally injured Tues
day when struck by a railroad train
at Grafton, Ohio, where he was
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Char
lotte Bells.
Mr.. Stoll. who retired In 1919,
had been a Washington resident
since 1915. He lived here with his
son, Harold Stoll.
Funeral services will be held at
1:30 pm. tomorrow in the Hunte-
mann funeral home, 5732 Georgia
avenue NV. Burial will be In Pros
pect Hill Cemetery.
Besides his son and daughter, Mr.
Stoll leaves another daughter, Mrs.
Effie Helen Newman; two sisters,
Mrs. Laura Murphy, this city, and
Mrs. Clara Kerkhof, Hackensack
N. j.; a brother, Frederick Stoll,
Dunbar, Pa, and two grandchil-
dren.
Evening star., 1939-06-02
Cashier 10 Appear
Against HoIdup Suspect

Detective Sergt. Frank o. Brass
and Thomas Elgin, assistant cashier
of the City Bank, 1903 Georgia ave-
nue. NV, were to leave for Albany,
N. Y, today in connection with ex-
tradition proceedings against a sus-
pect in a $4,000 bank holdup here
in 1882.
The suspect is James Foley, alias
Burt Bell, indicted for the holdup
Of the Washington Mechanics Bank
now the City Bank. He was held
for Washington authorities after
serving a sentence for a $31 900
bank robbery in New York.
Evening star., 1939-06-02
STAR, WASHINGTON D. c. FRIDAY JUNE 2 1885,

didn't know what would happen ia
them If I got laid up"
"Or killed." Mrs. Trittipoe inter-
rupted, smiling
The 1-year-old daughter Arleen
was puzzled by the photographers
flash bulbs exploding in her daddys
face.
Detectives said they believed the
suspects are the bandits responsible
for more than half dozen similar
holdups in the Washington area in
recent weeks, including the cab
driver robbery in Alexandria and
the holdup Of a liquor store pro-
prietor on Benning road NE
Wednesday night.
In each of the holdups. which DO
lice will attempt to attribute to the
work Of the gang, the victims have
been slugged with bottles, though
none have been critically injured.
Each of the suspects save one is
under 80 years of age. He is 81.
Evening star., 1939-06-02
W. !. Jocoby Dies;
Muchinist at 6. P. 0.

William I. Jacopy, SIS, machlnist
at the Government Printing Office
died yesterday at his home, 21s
Rhode Island avenue NE, after
a long illness.
For IS years a resident Of this
city, Mr.. Jacoby was we'll known
here as musician, formerly having
played a trap drum in orchestras
in downtown theaters.
Active In the Masonic fraternity
he belonged to Lebanon Lodge
F. A. A. M; Naval Chapter of the
Royal Arch Masons, and the Shrine
Surviving are his widow. Mrs
Rose F. Jacoby; a daughter, Mrs
Geraldine B. Walsh; two brothers
Evening star., 1939-06-02

lived in Washington more than 10
years and only recently had returned
to his Virginia home.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Matte Col
Inns, he leaves two daughters, Mrs.
P. L. Trapnell of this city and Mrs.
Walter Felker, Strasburg, Va; four
sons, Edward, Richard, Fenton and
Francis, all Of Front Royal, and
several grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 pm. Sunday at his Front Royal
home and burial will be in Prospect
Hill Cemetery there.
Evening star., 1939-06-02
In Mrntnriunt

BOYCE. BILLY. In loving remembrance
of my son. BILLY BoYCE, who passed
away one year ago. June p ,1,, 1898, j.
CHRIsMAN. HARRY E. In sad but low
HARRY E. CHRIsMAN. who passed away
six years ago today, June .. 1893.
Your memory is as dear today
YOUR DEVOTED WIFE. =
INsCoE, ROSIE E. In sad but loving
srandmother. ROSIE E INsCoE. who de-
parted this life nine years ago today, June
2. 1880. Anniversary mass at Holy Com
forter Church
Mother was tired and weary.
Weary with toll and with pain:
Put by her glasses and rocker.
She will not need them again.
Beautiful rest for the weary
Well deserved rest for the true:
When our life's journey is ended,
We shall again be with YOU.
THE FAMILY
INsCoE. ROSIE F. In loving remem-
brance of our dear erandmother and moth
er-in-law. ROSIE E. INsCOE who quietly
entered eternal rest nine years ago today.
June 2, 1890.
She had a smile for every one.
heart as pure as gold:
To those who knew and loved her
NsT will nsyer aNn eseT s%N Gd
BETTY AND FRED
JACKSON, ANNIE In loving remem-
brance of our dear mother. ANNIE JACK
SON, who departed this life three years
ago today June ,. 1895.
Your love for us was strong and true.
Such love could come from none but YOU;
From memory's page we cannot blot
HER hree nEWnrD WE Tords F9Tgs1 ger
BESSIE AND FLORINE.
McLENDON. MARY E. In loving re-
membrance Of our wife and mother. MARY
E. McLENDON. who passed away f1ve years
ago today. June 2. 1899.
Deep in our. hearts you are fondly remem-
Sweet. happy memories cling round
True hearts that loved you with deepest
Always will love you in death lust the
HER HUSBAND AND CHILDREN. =
PLUMMER, WILLIAM MURvEN In sad
but cherished memory of my beloved hus-
band, WILLIAM MURVEN PLUMN1ER. who
departed this life eighteen years ago to-
day. June 2. 1921
Beyond the, sunsets radiant glow
There is a better world / know.
Beyond the sunset We will spend
Delightful DAYS that never end.
HIS LOVING WIFE, M A. PLUMMER.
TAYLOR. ELMER HARRISON. In loving
memory of my beloved son. ELMER HAIR
RISON TAYLOR. who departed this life two
yeaIs ago today. June 2. 1887
Till memory fades and life departs
Youth live forever in our hearts;
Time takes away the edge of grief.
But memory turns back every leaf
HIS LOVING MOTHER
TOLSON, ANDREW In sad but loving
remembrance of our dear father. ANDREW
TOLSON. who departed this life one year
ago today. June 2, 1888.
As we loved him so we miss him.
In our hearts he is always near:
Loved, remembered, longed for always
BRINGING many q silent tear,
HIS SONS. ALLIE AND HERBERT Toll
SON.
Evening star., 1939-06-02

ness OF several
years. He had
been ailing since
he suffered a
hip frac t u r e
when struck by
a street car some
three years ago,
it was explained
at his home.
A native of this
city, Mr.. Sulll-
van was d UlSlIl-
ber of the Holy
Name Society.
He retired from
business about
civ NaQrS QOO
Evening star., 1939-06-02

An opportunity to furnish the small
dining room economically in the SNORT
est style Includes buffet, china cob
met, extension tobIe and four side
chairs. Finished in bIeoehed mohoe-
any veneers on hardwood.
Evening star., 1939-06-02

Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Mamie Sullivan; a daughter. Miss
Pauline Sullivan. and two sisters,
Mrs. Josephine Webster and Miss
Mary Sullivan
Funeral services will be held at 8
a m. tomorrow in the Nativity Cath
olic Church, following brief services
in Hines funeral home, 290l Four
teenth street NV. Burial will be
in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1939-06-02

Harry and Howard Jacoby, and
two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Harris
and Mrs. Esther Anderson.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow at Mr.. Jacoby's
late residence. Burial will be in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1939-06-02
Samuel |. Collins,
Rood Inspector, Dies

Samuel I. Collins. Ct, District
highway inspector who was on leave
in Front Royal, Va, died at his
home there early today of a heart
attack.
A native of Front Royal, he had
Evening star., 1939-06-02
Garrett A. Sullivan
Dies of Iona Illness

Garrett A. Sullivan, 68, retired
owner of Washington feed busi-
ness, died yesterday at his home,
1909 Holly street NV, after an ILL