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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16

BY WILLIS THORNTON
 NEA Service Staff Correspondent
 Cleveland, June 16.-When 12,oo0 men from 50 countries of all the world can meet with no more com- plicated purpose than to be mutual ly helpful and friendly to one an- other, and incidentally to have a whale of a good time, there is still hope for that world.
 That is a picture of the annual convention of Rotary International.
 Symbolic of the international goodwill and friendship which is Rotary,s aim, is a huge flag, cover ing whole end of Cleveland's vast Public Hall, and made up of mos aic of the flags of the 80 countries which house the worlds 5002 Rotary Clubs.
 Dr. Y. c. Yang of Suchow, China, will sit down at the dinner table with Baron Sometara Sheba of Tokio, Japan, though in Dr. Yang's homeland their countrymen are kill ing each other. H. s. H. Prince Varnvaidyakara, president of the Siam, Rotary Club, will meet Prince c. Basarab Brancoveanu of Ru- mania, and both will shake hands with Joe Spelvin, the Gopher Prairie druggist.
 GERMANY, ITALY
 ABSENT
 About 2000 of the delegates come from outside the United States, members of the 1883 Rotary Clubs abroad. No one watching the ar- rival of delegates from every coun- try of South and Central America, from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. from India, Bulgaria, Lebanon, Egypt and the Nether- lands, from South Rhodesia, Nor way, Finland and the Fiji Islands, can doubt the internationalism of the club which started in Chicago, and drew 60 delegates to its first convention there in 1910.
 The only colors conspicuously lacking in this international spec trum will be those of Germany and Italy. Rotary Clubs in those coun- tries have disbanded, Solemnly in- forming the parent group that party organizations in their coun- tries so completely filled their needs that there was no longer any place for an international organi- zation of any kind.
 Rotarians, who suspect an "or else" decision there, will probably
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16

MT and Mrs Harold Fenton of Buckingham Street believe in the old adage that it rains but pOurs The two decided to motor to Virginia early this week Lee College where their Dick receiving degree
 relative of the couple asked to drive them and readily consented They attended the graduation exer cises and the following day decided to start home. However their driver had been taken to hospital the the night previous to undergo emergency appendec tomy and with of them possessing driving license, they've been left stranded
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16

Along Police Row. Detective Lieutenant Will Ham F. Pollard and the mssus will celebrate 25 years of marital happiness July They plan to slip off for
 second honeymoon. Sergeant Joe Petit is burning up the making plans for the state police con- vention here in August It'll be the biggest in his tory" says Joe. And PatrOlman Ralph Belloisy will very shortly A word for the fire department Private Tom Redy looks pretty nifty in his uniform but he's better eyeful behind the wheel of the new
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16
MOOD
Good Evening.

The fancies of the dreamer fade and mourning comes instead to mount the leering barricade whose base is molten lead. Realities lift up their shades and motion to the sun: tine inches on the cosmic tapes contract until but one imaginary space is left to give the dreamer leave to fashion truth there in that cleft or to forever grieve.
 -Nakhoma
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16
To days Answers te
 cRAE(lUM CRACKER $

Here are the correct answers to Alicia Hart,s beauty quize which appears on Comic Page.
 1. True.
 2. Skin.
 3. Your doctor. .i
 4. To stimulate circulation in the nails, to make the surface of each nail absolutely smooth.
 s. False.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16

Michael F. Deely of San Francisco, California, is renewing acquantances among the Old Timers while visiting here for time About forty years ago he was affiliated with Jones, Morgan and Company and later left for the coast where he established chain of clothing stores which he operated to the time of his retirement. MT. Deely is well known here and has numerous friends among the present and former bus- of the city who will be pleased to greet him during his stay here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16

Now on exhibition. When visiting the Worlds Fair next and by chance you come upon the exhibit of the Dominican Republic pause before the marble bust of Columbus It'll be near the model of the $5000,0O0 Columbus Memorial which the 21 Pan-American nations are building. This model is in the Hall of Peace There's story behind the Columbus bust interesting American The bust just recently discovered in years. for long time the property of the late John J. Cone, who Supreme Knight of the Knights year The bust done by Arstide Fortano, pre-
 Eented to the late Mr. Cone upon his retirement from office The bust will be shipped to the Dominican Republic after the exhibition where it will be placed before the tomb of Columbus in the Cathedral of Santo Domingo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16

Christine Kelley with two years teaching expert ence in Old Saybrook as background has accepted an offer to teach commercial subjects at SOuthingt0n
 High School filling vacancy caused by the resignation supervisor here during the summer months the past few years is graduate of New Britain Teachers Col Iegc. Ben DaIy Is home from Holy Cross for the summer Here's chance Tor City Amateur League Naugntuck was host to Fred Foster and Ed and Happy Howard his paIRtial cabin cruiser in Mi
 ford recently The bo5s caught 3S flat fish, although
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16
SALVATORE SABIA
 FITTED BY FRIENDS

Friends of Salvatore Sabia of Hill street, who is to be married July IS to Angeline Farino of East Main street, honored him last night at Bosco's hall, East Farm street. Din- ner. entertainment and dancing were enjoyed.
 Michael Stolh was toastmaster. Speakers included Anthony Gam bino. who will be best man, and Michael DiFranzo.
 An English theatrical company has been touring the Balkans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16
PROGRAM ARRANGED
 BY INDEPENDENTS

A varied sports program has been arranged for the outing ct Washing ton Park July l5, committees of the Independent Democratic club re- ported at q meeting last night. Events on the program will include baseball. softball, track, bocce and others.
 The arrangements committee has made . survey of the park. and re- ports that facilities arc ample tor the various events scheduled. Presi- daat Roger V. Connor prcsided at tho meeting last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16

Van Reenen, South Africa, is seeking to learn why all watches en- tering the city lose about 20 minutes a day the first week. then keep ex- cellent time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16
AnssDers To
 Test Questions

Below are the answers
 to test questions printed
 on page 6.
 1. No; 1t Is leased In perpe- tuity from the Republic Of Panama. 2. John William Bricker. a. In the Irish Sea. A. The unit Of work eaulv- alent to . force of one pound acting through . distance Of ono foot. 6 Nc; many cabinet efflc- CTS have been foreign born. c. Shakespeare. !. The hall yearly divislon Of the soheoi year. | &, Nhefe Island. Q. x-ae'-al-isti not I'-se-sI- is. straight iIu.h.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16

Japan Is cxpcrImenlIna with porcelain Hna concrete 'naIl hp<eA'
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-09
Japan Seeks Naval
Might in Far East

TOKYO, March g.. UP)-Japan
bims to secure command of its
|wn side Of the Pacific in its new
policy of building a fleet as large
IS that of its strongest competitor,
navy spokesman said today.
The house of representatives ap-
proved a $l.059, 100000 special Chi
ka war budget.
The navy spokesman said Japan
lined to command the western
Pacific TO facilitate smooth execu-
on of its national policy. That
'olicy, he said, made it necessary
b prepare to meet the greatest
avail strength any single power
hight send TO the Far East.
The spokesman declined to COM
fent on a statement by Admiral
Y1liam D. Leahy, chief of naval
perations of the American navy.
|hich was interpreted to mean
pat If Japan sought to match
Pe United States navy, the Amer
an navy must be strengthened.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-09
New Laws Would
Affect BoIIoting
By Referendum

= in which $4,000 or more votes were
/ cast in the previous election. there
I must be secured not less than s
per cent of the electors who voted
at the last gubeInatorial election
An excess above the 25 per cent
would not invalidate the petition.
Signatures of 25 per cent of the
previous gubernatorial election vote
to qualify an initiative or referen-
dun would be required instead OF
the present per cent. under terms
Of an amendment by ASSemblyman
sam HeiSinger, Fresno.
Several bills struck at the paying
system of getting signatures for
initiative and referendum petitions
authors including Senators Robert
Kenny, Los Angeles. Chris Jesper-
sen. AtaScadero: Assemblymen HUI
bert Scudder. SebaStopol; Rodney
Turner, Delano; and Paul Richie,
San Diego.
Court Rulings
Advance action on contents Of
proposed statutes is provided in as
Sembly constitutional amendments
by Frederick Houser. Alhambra to
authorize the state supreme court
to rule in advance on the constitu-
tionality of statutes, initiative
measures and other proposed legis-
lation. Assemblylnan Ray William
son has another amendment to au-
thoriZe the preparation, publication
and valuation of initiative and ref
erendum titles before the chcula- |
ton of qualifying petitions.
City employees would be permitted |
10 use spare time for circulation OF !
petitions for an initiative or refer
endum measure affecting pay
hours, retirement or civil service
system under amendment by Ben
Rosenthal, Los Angeles assembly
man.
Another amendment by Cecil
King. Los Angeles assemblylnan.
would require an election pamphlet
statement by the legislative counsel
on the result of a yes or no vote
on the proposition appearing on the
ballot.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-09
Campus Notes
From Central
High Schoc!
KAMPUS NOTES

KAMPUS NOTES ms
A speech tournament will be held
at El Centro high school Saturday
morning at 900. Six valley schools
will be represented.
El Centro high school represen-
tatives will be Tommy Daniels,
James Newell, j. v. Stewart, Paul
inc OSwalt. Neva Dowd, Mary
Moore, Bill Elliott, Elrose Maquar,
Bill Burke. Ruby Manson, James
RapSon, Alice Combs, Bob Weakley,
Jack Gum, and Eugene Adams.
Tanning of the Shrew" will be
presented by the Yuma dramatics
class Friday evening at o'clock in
the Ell Centre high school auditor
ium.
The El Centro high school or
chestra will play for the Wilson
junior high school student body
Wednesday, according to Stan At
kins, music director of El Centro
high school.
Receipts for one La Solana were
presented to Elrose Maquar. Jack
Harner Marilea Hanson, and Pad
Gle Fleming for selling the most
La Solanas in their respective
classes.
Elrose Maqusr received special
prize of 81 for the individual selling
the most La Solanas.
The FL Centro high school junior
class have selected March "a, 25
as the dates for their annual Ju-
nior play. Rehearsals began this
week. according to Joe Burcham,
play director
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-09
By JOHN w. DUNLAP
ted Prcss staff Corresnondent


SACRAMENTO. Mar. 9. CUP)--
There are a dozen measures among
the 1895 bills submitted TO the 1889
legislature which would directly
concern California's initiative and
referendum election procedure, par
ticularly the securing of signatures
Tor petitions.
There is discussion every two
years when the ballot carries
score or more propositions which
few voters are able TO understand
or interpret intelligently. All ap-
pear IN legal form, carry conflicting
arguments in the voters pamphlet
and often prove confusing 10 the
average voter Many members OF
the legislature feel that lawmaking
is rightfully the business of the
senate and assembly and declare
the initiative law is being abused.
One custom drawing fire is the
professional system of securing sig
natures, usually consisting of an
agency charging 10 cents per name.
The result is an initiative on the
ballot for any group having about
$4,000, with most of the names
coming from the more populous
counties. With this in mind, Cor
don w. Corwin, Highland assembly
man, was a constitutional amend
ment to require that petitions be
signed in the office of a registrar
of voters or the county clerk.
25 Per Cent
ASsemblyman Thomas Kuchel
Anaheim, would circumvent the
big county" evil by requiring that
not more than 25 per cent Of the
Qualifying signatures for the initia
tive shall be obtained in any coun-
~ and that in each of 25 counties
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-09
Hif-Run Driver
Kills Fresno Man

FRESNO, Cal, March 9. (UP)
-Ren Nelson, %, an orderly at
Fresno hospital, was killed early
today when struck by a hit run
|motorist while walking along the
Golden Gate highway north of
| here.
Three hours after the accident
state highway patrolmen arrested
Loren j. Perce, 33, of Fresno, for
questioning in connection with Mel
'son's death.
Highway Patrol Officer Joe Ma
SIM said Perce had been stopped
pm suspicion of drunkenness when
(he began to insist the officers
could pin nothing on him. He
was booked at the county jail on
b manslaughter charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-09
An OPEN LETTER :. III.
of So. CNIifOrn

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company wishes
to express to you its sincere thanks for the IRE
MENDOUS SUPPORT you gave TO its announce
ment of last week. Due TO your great response, APP
was unable TO purchase enough Of some food items
to meet with your demands. To those who we're
disappointed, APP extends its sincere regrets and
assures you that all avenues Of supplies we're ex-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-09

hausted in an earnest endeavor to have enough OF
everything for every customer. This week A&P will
continue this great moneysavine event and will have
on hand at all APP stores sufficient supply OF all
food items so that no one will be disappointed!
We will strive TO deserve your continued patron
age and will continue to stretch the purchasing pow
er of your dollar to the absolute maximum.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Cardinal Heads
Dedication Rites
Ate. u. Chapel

Rodrigue Cardinal Villeneuve, o.
M, l., archbishop of Quebec, yester-
day of1ciated at the dedication of the
new Oblate Scholasticate Chapel at
Catholic University. 1t was the first
time since the cardinalate of James
Cardinal Gibbons that a prince of
the church off1ciated at the dedica-
tion of religious building in this
archdiocese.
Cardinal Villeneuve recalled the
history of the Oblates of Mary I'm
maculate from its establishment in
France in 1916 to its beginning in
this country 81 years later. He said
the order now numbers 5000 men,
bers and has missions in five con-
tinents.
The cardinal also told the distin-
guished gathering that the need for
thorough and learned prieats is
greater than ever before.
Archbishops Spellman of New
York and McGuigan of Toronto were
among the 300 who attended the
ceremony. The gathering also in
cluded bishops, monsignori. heads OF
religious houses at Catholic Univer-
sity and many others.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Bates Says Guards.
Al Jail Are Worked
Over Legal Hours
Will Ask Commissioners
Why Work Week
Is S. Hours

Representative Bates, Republican,
of Massachusetts, announced today
he proposed to ask the Commission
ers why guards at the District Jail
are required to work 56 hours a
week in violation of law while guards
at the Workhouse and Reformatory
are on duty only A hours week.
THE salaries of guards at all Dis
trict penal institutions come cut of
the same appropriation" declared
Mr.. Bates, a member of the House
District Committee. Il can't un-
derstand the discrimination against
those at the jail. It's a peculiar
situation"
Representative Bates said he had
received an anonymous letter COM
planning about working conditions
of guards at the jail, which inspired
him to inquire into the situation
II found that everything the letter
said was true" he declared.
THE guards at the Jail work
eight hours day. seven days a
week." he said. They never get a
day off, not even legal holidays.
That is a complete violation of law
which fixes the work week of the
guards at District penal institutions
at A hours The guards at the
Jail are being Disseminated against
Their rights are being trespassed
And I'm going to ask the Commits
sioners why"
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Bethesda Man Dies
After Swallowing Poison

Hazel Edgar Morningstar, 81, of
219 Del Ray avenue. Bethesda, Md,
died in Georgetown Hospital last
night shortly after he had swal-
lowed the contents of a bottle of a
poisonous garden spray in the pres
ence of his parents, Montgomery
County police reported today.
Mr. Morningstar, the son of Edgar
j. Morningstar, who was employed
at the Montgomery County Building,
had been sick for several days and
had complained of severe illness
earlier in the afternoon, police said.
His father had just sat down at the
table for dinner when his son ell
tered the kitchen and put the bottle
to his lips, according to the police
report.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Morningstar
attempted to wrest it from him, but
he swallowed the contents and COL
lapsed on the floor, police were told
The Bethesda rescue squad took
him to the hospital, where he died
about pm. DR.. c. E. Hawks, corn-
ty medical examiner, will investi-
gate the case. The younger Morn
ingstar had been a deputy sheriff
and recently was employed as a
traffic guard on Old Georgetown
road. Funeral arrangements have
not been completed.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Decide Tax Cases on Law,
Pretfyman Urges

The poker game" method of dis
posing of tax cases under the Board
Of Tax Appeals was criticized by E.
Barrett Prettyman, former general
counsel for the Bureau of Internal
Revenue, at a meeting yesterday of
the Washington Institute for Admin
istrative Law.
Designed to give the practicing
lawyer an understanding of practice
and procedure before Federal agen-
cies, the institute will hold second
session today at pm.
The ideal procedure for handling
such tax cases, according to Mr.
Prettyman, would be for the con-
feree to have no knowledge of the
actual amount of tax involved, and
to decide the questions of law upon
their merits. The speaker earlier
described conferences on income tax
| cases.
John Philip Wenchel, chief coun-
sci for the Internal Revenue Bureau,
reported that 1900 cases were pend
ing as of September 30, but gave as
surances that the docket would be
reduced in short order. He pointed
out that as a result of the newness
of the United States Processing Tax
Board of Review there had been
comparatively few decisions handed
down.
Meetings of the institute are being
held in the United States Chamber
of Commerce auditorium.
Evening star., 1939-11-15

local, but has extended over the Ma
tion through both the Northern and
Southern Baptist conventions. A
prayer for his continued service was
offered by the Rev. James H. Taylor
of the Central Presbyterian Church.
A pair of silver candelabra was
presented to DR.. and Mrs. johnson
by Deacon John D. Rhodes. E. H.
De Groot, jr., presiding, read tele-
grams and letters of congratulation
from representatives of various de-
nominations in many parts of the
country.
A member Of the original Pulpit
Committee, DR.. George w. Pope, re-
called how a quarter of century
ago he "spied out the land" and
found DR.. johnson preaching in the
Alexander Avenue Baptist Church
in New York City He brought back
a report advocating the call of the
pastor to the Emmanuel Baptist
Church." as National Baptist Me-
mortal was then called.
A review of spiritual development
in the congregation within Is years
was presented by Mrs. j. w. Babson,
chairman of the Board of Dea-
conesses. and J. Alvis Jones re-
counted the financial history of the
church during the period. Mrs
Ethel Foster Shannon sang, with
Mrs. Page NICK. Etchison at the
organ.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Road Beautification
Program in Maryland
Is Being Pushed
Federation Of Garden
Clubs Wages Campaign
For Zoning Law
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special DlSp6tCl 10 Inc St6I.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 15.-The Fed
Grated Garden Clubs of Maryland
will press its campaign to obtain a
zoning law to protect highways from
over commercialization, and plans
to back submission of bill to the
legislative council this winter.
Mrs. Harry r. Stack. jr., chairman
of the roadside Identification coun-
Gil, told the annual federation meet
ing here yesterday that efforts
would be made to obtain passage
of the zoning bill at the next session
of the Legislature.
Mrs. Gideon N. Stieff, president
said that the federation's battle to
protect the Ritchie highway was
progressing slowly but satisfactorily
More and more citizens, Mrs
Stieff continued, are becoming con-
scious of the desirability of beau
tifying highways and keeping them
free from billboards and other eye
sores" She especially praised Wal
ter T. Moon, Ar:lapolis business
man, who decided against building
proposed filling station when he
learned that many nearby prop
erty owners objected to the project
After hearing of Mr.. Moons &C.
ton, the federation voted to senc
him letter commencing his "gooo
neighbor" policy.
Mrs. Stief reported that severa
large firms, including an automo-
bile manufacturer, had promised
not to erect billboards along the
Ritchie highway.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Government Veterans
Escape Physical Tests

President Roosevelt is giving old
time Government employees a break
In an executive order going to the
various agencies today, the Presi-
dent directs that any person who
has rendered long and faithful
service be exempted from physical
requirements that would be dis
qualifying when their positions are
brought under civil service.
The order was recommended bv
the Civil Service Commission be-
cause it developed in many in
stances that employees who are put
in the classified service for the first
time as the result of the blarketing
order of June, 1888, are not able
to meet the physical standards
ordinarily demanded of persons new
ly appointed to the same grades.