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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30
Still Two Election.

The news from Hartford that com priSes on the city manageretaoinshrdl promises on the city manager referen- dunn bill are under serious consideration is not disturbing in itself, but the pro- posal that referendum alone be held on city election day in October and general election month later doesn't seem quite logical. We are not opposed to refer endum on the city manager plan and think it unwise to oppose any such civic endeavor as this. But the city should, for the mere sake of the cost, avoid two elections this year.
 If the Legislature does approve the plan to hold referendum in Waterbury, it should urge that such a vote be taken at time when the voters of the city will be out in full force and with full knowl- edge of what they are casting their votes for. A special election, no matter what the date, will not bring out proper repre- sentative vote. City manager proponents claim, on the other hand, that their issue is submerged if made part of an election at which regular city officials must be designated.
 There is truth in this, to be sure, but if the issue is clear-cut and if sentiment in Waterbury is supposed to be swinging from our present form of government, then there is no reason to worry about combining the two. We really think that the effort to change election dates around it's predicated on hope or theory that Waterbury will vote for city manager government and that if so, it should go into effect almost immediately. Electing city officials this year naturally retains the mayor-council government two more years. In all fairness we don't think any charter changes calling for sweeping re- forms should become effective immedi- ately, but should await a year or even two
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30

The new bridge that tho State Highway Department has built at Barkhamstead doesn't meet with the approval of the women folks. It seems the bridge is of that new construction with the flooring of open grid steel. The tiny openings in the grids are just large enough to snare a woman's high heel and the Barkham- stead women who have had occasion to walk across the bridge don't like it. As a matter of fact the folks up Barkhamstead way claim even dogs paws slip through the grid openings and a horse, shod with caulks, would be tripped up. It looks like separate crossing strip for ladies, dogs, and horses was in order
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30
Book ADay
War of 1872 Is
 Novels Setting

Having written profuSely about the. Revolution and the Civil War, the historical novelists are turning now to the War of 1872. At least, that is what Ben Ames Williams does in the Thread of Scarlet" (Houghton Mifflin: $2.50). The re- suit is wholly refreshing book, as full of action as the combers pound- ing the New England shore.
 Perhaps this. is so because Will Hams has practically grown up with the roar of breakers in his ears and the tang of salt spray on his face. But in any event he chose vivid bit of history for this par ticular book, the plight of Nantucket during the war.
 That plight was induced, of course, by the British blockade of the sea-going Quaker town. When the war opened, Nantucket was a thriving port. Its ships circled the world Some 20 months later there was scarcely enough food to go around, and jobless men combed the beaches.
 So in time the town was split on the issue of neutrality. Flatly against surrender was young David Swain, whom the British had i'm pressed as a sailor earlier in the war. The town decided finally, but David got in his good licks never theless in one of the most exciting sea fights in all of American his- tory. It happened when the British tried to capture an American pri- vateersman.
 The fight. incidentally, taught David something about love, for Williams has tied his novel together with a very pretty romance. the story of girl who wore a thread of scarlet in her sober gray bon- net.
 All in all, you will find it one of the really moving, substantial historical novels of the year.-P. G, F.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30

nation just what is going to happen next spring when the Democrats get around to nominating couple of candidates we don't think they are. And it's extremely doubtful if the Washington State view point on the third-term bugaboo is going to scare any states into line. A yearful of important events comes ahead of the ures into the nomination. We place President Roosevelt at the head of any list of Democratic eligibles. He will settle this question sooner or later for party peace and unity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30

There may be fifteen seaplane bases built in this state, according to the latest reports from Washington. The Civil Aeronautics Authority has an- nounced that a series of bases will be built all along the Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida. There is one hitch, though, in this endeavor. They must be build with governmental aid. And the government in this instance must be a city or town, county, or state. State Aviation Commissioner Charles L. Morris is enthusiastic about the plan and is conferring with Governor Baldwin this week to make active preparations for participation in the program and to see what agency will sponsor the bases in Connecticut.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30

the District of Columbia is noted for his kindly patience. But it has breaking point = as Will liam Stanley, former assistant at- torney general, regretfully learned the other day.
 Stanley appeared before Wheat to oppose an SEC action compell- ing certain employees of the Gian- mini banks of California, which the SEC is Investigating, to answer questions. o. John Rogge, SEC counsel, was explaining the case to Wheat when Stanley broke in and demanded that he be heard first. He was permitted to pro- ceed, under the restriction that he was not to argue the merits of the issue but merely to ex- plain it.
 So Stanley launched into heat ed defense of his client and loud attack on the government. Finally Wheat interrupted, quietly ad- viSed Stanley to confine himself to exposition. Stanley insisted that he be allowed to continue his argument.
 "Mr. Stanley" snapped Wheat coldly, Eff you don't sit down and shut up. this proceeding will in- stantly become a contempt of court proceeding"
 Flushing a deep red, Stanley took his seat. Justice Wheat heard Rogge, then decided in favor ] of the government.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30
has been pumping Delano for ammunition.

has been pumping Delano for
 ammunition.
 Born in Niagara Falls, N. Y, Delano has worked as an adyer- Using salesman, cafeteria man. ager in Baltimore and was a so- cial worker in Washington when White House Secretary Marvin Mcintyre got him the WPA job. Official reason given for Delano's dismissal was the elimination of dispensable positions" Eleven others were dropped from his di- vision at the same time.
 SILENT CAPEHART
 Homer Capehart, wealthy h. diana musical instrument manu- facturer, pooh-poohed a lot of re- ports about himself during his re- cent Capitol visit, but significantly he avoided comment on one.
 Said Capehart to newsmen, q am not a candidate for gover- nor of Indiana, for senator from Indiana, for chairman of the Re- publican Natoinal Committee, or for President of the United States" :"
 But regarding his secret ambi- ton, the vice presidency, Cape hart said nothing.
 ! Quietly. Capehart is active in promoting his candidacy and be- lieves he has a good chance to make the grade because (l) he comes from the Midwest; l2) is a business man; and (3) has money to throw into the 1s40 campaign. CONTEMPT OF COURT?
 Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat of the Federal District Court of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30

H 1. What is the minimum age for the office of President of the U. s.? 2. Name the capital of the Re- public of Bolivia.
 3. In what year was Achille Rat ti elected Pope Plus XI?
 4. On which continent Is the Rio Negro River? <. 5. What is conchology?
 6. For what government agency do the initials FAA stand? a
 z. Will body weigh the same at the equator as at the poles? 8. What is the correct pronuncia- ton of the word conflagrant?
 g. What is the highest possible hand in straight Poker?
 10 Name the House Republican leader in the U. s. Congress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30

That resident of Weston who was pre- vented from bathing in a stream that ran through his own property may feel little better today now that the Public Health Council has slightly abridged it's stern rule on bathing in waters that are tribu- taries of private or municipal water SUD- plies Even the courts couldn't help the man who wanted to swim on his own property, because public health statutes strictly prevented just such occurrences Now the health authorities are moderat- ing their stand. And it is mainly due to the agitation in the Saugatuck Valley where property owners have been battling for some time. First they tried to save their lands from expansion of the Bridge port Hydraulic Company. Rolled in this they fought for the right to swim in cer- tain sections of the Saugatuck River and will be granted this right under State De- partment of Health regulations
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30
Questions
 and Answers
By FREDERICK ai. HEREBY

By FREDERICK al. KERRY Enclose . three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ton of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Blu. reau at Washington, Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research, be un- dertaken. Be sure all mail Is ad. dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU. REAU, lO1? Thirteenth Street. Washington, D. c.
 THE EDITOR @. Who was the first secretary of commerce and labor?
 A. George B. Cortelyou.
 o. Which country in the world has the greatest average expecta- tion of life?
 A. Australia leads with an aver age expectation of life of sixty-one years at birth.
 @. Did Thomas Masaryk marry an American?
 A. Yes; Charlotte Garrigue. e. What political position did Governor Saltonstall of Massachu- setts hold before he was elected gov ernor?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30
Views of The Press

those dySpeptics who insist upon re- membering what Mark Twain said about New England weather. Here we've been reading learned articles for g matter of months on the changes in the New England cli- mate. The old-fashioned winters, we were assured. were gone in great cycle of change It was true we had had something of a snow furry at Thanksgiving time; but the rest of the winter had been soothingly open had it not? And then came Satur- day and atleast four separate shov- ellings before the paths were clear. That cycle, sure was mighty short.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30
SNOW IN MARCH
tNew Haven Journal -courier)


 The saddest of all things is to fall between two stools, and thet's about what happened to that snowstorim. It was a lot more than a spring snow furry. one of those little me- neurological commotions which merely emphasize the nearness of spring, the birds and flowers. But 1t was lot less than a blizzard and so it failed to supply some of the newer generation with that longed- for rebuttal to all tall tales of cer- tain earlier March snowstorm. It was bad enough to see snow on the 12th of March. If 1t could have smothered for all time the remin- iscences of that 1888 March 12th, 1t would have been worth it.
 As it was, the storm Of the week, end brought entertainment only to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30
Selected Poem
SPRING

(By Mary c. Power in the Boston Post) Don't you worry at all, my dear,
 Spring is here! Spring is here! I saw a crocus braving the chill
 By path took on wind-swept hill; And more, saw to my delight
 A flash of wings, colorful, bright; In tree-top home couple in blue
 Sang tra-la-la and how-de-do! A soft-eyed bunny fled into the brush: The whole hillside was lush, was lush; Earth,s brown carpet is greening fast:
 Spring has awakened from sleep at last!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30
Current Comment

I have the idea that Mir. vallee might have taken slight poke at the (bus) boy. I've felt like doing that myself sometimes. Judge Wayne Allen, hearing the suit of billiard Borden against the
 orchestra leader, charging assault
 and battery. As the old prospector said, There ain't no gold in them rainbows." Herbert Hoover at the Lincoln
 Day dinner of the National Re-
 publican Club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30
THIEVES DIG UP ORCHARD

Sutter City, Cal, lUP)- Crime has developed a new field of activity in California. It is that of digging up and carrying away orchards which can be quickly replanted somewhere else. w. H. McPherrin lost 2l almond trees in one night all of them of ex- pensive varieties.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30
Daily Almanac
s 2::30 a. m.

Moon sets 2:30 a. m.
 Sun rises 5:41 a. m.; sets 6:l4 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 Sleet storml Tuesdays storm was still vis- ible on the hillsides as late as yesterday fore noon. There have been very few storms of this nature whose traces remained as long and as beautiful as this last one of March, we hope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, John Jones pre-
 sided at the piano." say,
 played the piano"
A. Speaker of the House of the Massachusetts legislature.

A. 0PSdhCI Ol tllC x1OuoC O4 tAAC Massachusetts legislature.
 @. How many public school teachers in the United States are covered by retirement systems? A. Teachers in 29 states are cov- cred by statewide retirement sys- tems. In addition, teachers in 26 cities in other states are in local teacher retirement systems. o. I was brought to this country as an infant fifty years ago. My par ents were dead and was adopted by American citizens. Did I not be- come citizen by adoption? A. No. To become a citizen you would have to be naturalized. But, alien women who married American citizens before September g, 1922, automatically became citizens by reason by marriage to citizens. o. How far is Vatican City from Rome?
 A. It is entirely surrounded by the city of Rome. e. Were Gabriel and Evangeline, in Longfellow's "Evangeline," mar ried?
 A. No; they were betrothed, the bethrothal being celebrated by feast. A betrothal is a contract to marry.
 o. What kind of traps are gen. erally used for lynxes? A. No. 3 and No. 4'steel traps. o. Is March 17 the date of the birth or the death of St. Patrick? A. It is the anniversary of his death. Q. Has Fannie Brice any chil- dren? A. One daughter and one son, both born during her marriage to Jules Nicky Arnstein. @. Is it true that Abraham Lin-' coin travelled incognito to Wash ington, D. C., for his first inaugura- tion?
 A. The last hours of Lincoln's journey to Washington were com- plicated by a sudden announcement of plot to assassinate him as he passed through Baltimore in the night. Against his will, and con scious of the probable effect upon the public, he was induced to leave the party and travel the short re- mainder of the journey incognito.
 If you want . copy of our book
 let HOUSEHOLD PESTS" send
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30


 feed us for year, we'll promise to make your business a success. Pro- viding you permit us to do as we please" They did. And the under nourished team went to work.
 That night they moved table over to the window of the .restau- rant and ordered bountiful re- past. They tucked napkins un- der their chins and proceeded to eat with gusto. They raised each fork and spoonful to their lips with extravagant gurgles and ges- lures for delight. Their enthusiastic antics at tracted passersby. They repeated this performance for three days and nights, and in that time, enough pedestrians were intrigued to try meal. The patronage in- creased and the place prospers now. And this duo of wizards still is eating free. .l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30

4uC ScCEeC OL its success was revealed to me the other night by the two am- fable ladies who own it. Two months ago, a pair of hungry 10 oking gents W 8 n de red in and m ade 8 strange offer to the proprietres- seS.
 We're broke, l" they said land
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, March 30-This is the minor saga of a small restau- rant in the West Forties which six months ago was 8 forlorn lit- tie place, but now has scant space for a sudden avalanche of trade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30
Washington Merry-G Go-Round
DIRE W PEARSON
 ROBERT s. ALLEN

WASHINGTON March 30 Hitler aboshing unemploy Germany according O the [ abor Departn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30
PUTTING ON THE DOG

Sated with the prosaic sort of bounty that night clubs be- stow upon spenders, the Club Versailles now gives away charm ing live puppies to the nightly holder of the lucky number. one of the recipients of a dog has christened his No Minimum"
 A Rialto Oddity: Kay Fears, who is the nude Anna Held" in one of the cabaret spectacles, used to edit the parish notices in her hometown paper.
 And I know another Broadway chlorine who does volunteer work in an Old Folks Home during her spare hours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30
Whats Your I. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30

If you want . copy of our book let HOUSEHOLD PESTS" send I to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1013r Thir- teenth Street, Washington, D. C. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30
A Thought for Today

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the kings wrath pacified.-Esther 7:10.
  Gods mill grinds slow but sure-Herbert.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30
VAMPIRES RETURN


 A face out of the silent past, when celluloid sirens were voice. less, suddenly reappeared in New York recently. The face is Theda Bara's; the face that once launched a thousand hips to sway as hers did, when she vamped her way in and out of the old, near forgotten silents.
 She was in the Algonquin the other day, and while it might be better geographically to say that looked matronly and past her glamor cycle, it would not be &C., curate. For the memorable vamp of the pre-talkie era appears lis some and youthful.
 Since her retirement, she has been pursuing secluded career of marriage with 8 devoted mate who directs pictures in Holly wood. Almost tempted by a man. ager (who saw the value in the name Teda Bara) to essay a role on the stage, she reconsid- cred and declined.
 
 TAPE MEASURED
 Senatorial Note: There's a cer- tain second -hand clothes shop off Broadway where forlorn actors can buy show 1nagnate J. J. Shu- bert's old clothes.
 John Murray Anderson was telling the other, night about the actor who went in there and bought 8 fine cheviot with the Shubert label sewn into the lin- ing. It might be a second -hand suit, but 1t must be comforting for an actor to know that MT. Shu- bert's suit fitted him, even if his shoes didn't.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30

@. Did Thomas Masaryk marry an American?
 A. Yes; Charlotte Garrigue.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-02
County Protests Exam
iners Ruling

Allen county officials Saturday is
sued a statement protesting state
examiners ruling that service
charges on checks handled by local
banks cannot be paid out of public
funds.
The ruling would require office
holders to pay out of their own
pockets the service charges on all
county checks passing through the
banks, the statement pointed out.
A test suit filed by the Metropoli-
tan bank against Clerk of Courts j.
Leonard Schnabel, Auditor Floyd B.
Griffin and the county board of
commissioners is pending in COM
mon pleas court. The bank seeks to
compel payment of service charges
totaling, in one instance, S151.20.
Officials contend that alimony pay
ments and practically all business
of the various offices and courts is
carried out thru issuance of checks
and if the ruling of the examiners
must be followed county officials will
be compelled to assume the cost.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-02
War On Rats Nov. 3

On Friday, Nov. 3 majority of
Allen county farmers will participate
in a one-day rat riddance campaign,
James H. Warner, county extension
agent, announced Saturday.
The campaign is sponsored by the
county extension service, vocational
agricultural teachers of the county
and the u. S. Bureau of Biological
survey.
Warner announced that requests
for supplies must be in his office in
the post office building by Tuesday,
October 81. This is the second year
in which Allen county has partici-
pated in a rat war; last year more
than one ton of bait was used and
the results were highly satisfactory.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-02
Driver Selects Wrong
Victim

R. H. Shearer, Fort Wayne, Ind,
butter and egg man, will be more
careful to whom he administers a
bawling out the next time he is
passing through Findlay and hicks
tenders.
Shearer cut in sharply on a woman
motorist and wasn't backward about
telling her about it after their fend-
ers had clicked. He drove on, how
ever, but was caught in Beaverdam,
brought back and fined s25 and
costs for reckless driving.
During the hearing, he understood
Mrs. Augenstein had filed the
charges against him, but that didn't
mean much to the out-of-stater un-
til he was informed her husband was
Lieut.. S. o. Augenstein, commanding
officer of the state highway patrol
in % northwestern Ohio counties.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-02
Lima Baseball Club
Is Sold

Toledo interests headed by Michael
v. Disable, Toledo lawyer, have sold
the Lima Panda baseball club to a
local group, represented by G. D.
Cremean, banker, and Roy Bower
sock, cigar store owner and sports
enthusiast. Purchase price of $27,-
$50 included players, franchise and
the ball park, which the Toledo syn
dicate purchased and rebuilt last
spring.
Lima has been without organized
baseball for several years before
Disable and his party stepped into
the picture. The team finished in
fourth place for the season after a
sensational last minute squirt to get
out of the cellar, then won the
Shaughnessy playoffs.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-02
Former Resident Is
Champ Husker

John F. Feehan, of Deshler, who
won the Hancock county contest in
1885, slithered his way to state corn
husking championship Friday, fight
ing mud as much as the 80-minute
clock at Delaware Friday.
Shirts off, rain washing the per-
spiration from their strained faces,
Feehan, the Henry county contestant
easily bested 10 competitors in the
standing corn event and Wallace
Passet, of Upper Sandusky, Wyandot
county, nosed out victory in the
shock contest.
Both asserted they were "lucky"
to win.
Feehan lived in Hancock county
before moving to Henry county.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-02
Contract Let For
1865 Ballots

Contract for printing 1855 state
questions and issues ballots to be
used in the Lima and county cleo
tions on Nov. z was awarded to The
News-Gazette Printing Co. Thurs
day at special meeting of the
board of elections.
The Lima firms successful bid was
$89.75. Two other printing estab-
lishments entered higher bids.
The state ballot will carry four
questions and issues. They are the
two Bigelow amendments, the pro-
posed reorganization of the state
school system, and the state civil
service question.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-02
HARDIN COUNTY
Redick Wins Aliena-
ton Suit

After celebrating an hour, a COM
mon pleas court jury last week re-
turned verdict in favor of the de-
fendant in $4,000 alienation of
affections case which consumed three
days for trial.
Plaintiff in the action was Albert
Motter, who accused Lester Redick
of stealing the affections of his wife,
Fannie Motter.
The decision was not only a vic
tory for Redick, neighbor of his ac-
cuser, but also for Dwight C. Muir
ray, Findlay attorney, who faced a
jury for the first time in his legal
career.
Motter has filed motion for a
new trial.