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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11
Nat. Retail Stores
Demonstration Week
Nations Leading Stores Observing This Week With
"Open House, for Customers to Inspect Displays

Dramatizing the Job of store win
dow display stats, which over the
weekend are arranging the win
dows Of hundreds of thousands of
stores in preparation for Fall trade,
the program originated during a
major portion of the broadcast from
the Fifth Avenue windows of Lord
g. Taylor.
For is minutes tonight, Undersec-
rotary Of Commerce Edward j..
Noble will be heard over National
Broadcasting Company network in
a discussion of the contribution of
retailing to national progress and of
steps which government, retailing
and the public may take coopera-
lively to better and extend the
present distributive system.
Retails In more than 200 cities
and towns have reported plans for
participation In the demonstration
and 1t Is expected that final check
will reveal the participation Of q
considerable number more.
Major Benjamin H. Namm, Presi-
ident Of the Namm Store, Brooklyn,
and chairman Of both the National
and New York Demonstration COM
mittees, predicted that the event
would have a decided effect on the
improving business confidence of
the country and would create a
widespread realization of the basic
Importance of retail stores as the
nations third largest industry, next
only to agriculture and manufacture
ing.
Major Namm declared: "The Ma
tional Retail Demonstration which
starts tomorrow will serve two pur-
poses-CD to establish the retailer
in the public mind as an efficient
and imaginative purchasing agent
for the consumer, and ca to express
at one time and in one voice the
confidence that retailers feel In
themselves, their country and out
existing social order"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11
BRASS WORKERS
TO NEGOTIATE
Old Contract Expires Oct.
1850 Covered
By Contract

Negotiations for a new contract
will get under way today between
the Waterbury Brass Workers Union
and the management Of the Amer
lean Brass Co. The present agree
ment expires Oct. /.
Thirty-six men were chosen TO
form the negotiating committee at
a meeting Saturday night Of the
members of the American Brass
unit.
The union will ask for a restor-
alton of the 10 per cent wage cut
which 1t accepted In 1888; pen
sions at half pay, with a minimum
of SIS a week for all workers re-
tired through age or incapacity
who have worked for the company
10 years OF more; q guarantee OF
a weeks vacation with pay for
maintenance and production en-
ployes; severance pay Of two
weeks wages for every, year
worked for the company In the cases
of men displaced by machines; and
establishment of the union shop.
Approximately $500 employees are
affected by the contract.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11
BEWARE PRoPAGANDA-FRsT ARTICLES -
War To Pour Heavy Barrage
OF Propaganda On America

The principal sources Of foreign
propaganda are Britain, Germany
Russia, with italy, France, Japan
and China trailing. All have the
same object: to create as favorable
an impression as possible of their
government and people, and to mold
American opinion on foreign policy
along lines which will aid home
policy. 3
Thus French propaganda is large
ly q good kind, while the
Russian has, during the past two
years, been devoted almost exclusive
iy toward swinging American foreign
policy into the line of Stain.
CENSORSHIP MADE
FORM OF PROPAGANDA
The first act of the British in
1914, one day after war was declared,
was to cut the German cables to
the United States, and clamp down
a strict censorship. That Is simply
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11
POLISH OUTING
ATTRACTS 700
Weather Fails to Dampen
Enthusiasm-Parade
PrecedeS Event

The annual outing of the Polish
American Political club was held
yesterday at Lakewood park despite
the inclement weather. More than
TOO persons attended and enjoyed
program of entertainment and
dancing.
The outing was preceded by par
AIDE to Lakewood park. The parade
was headed by st. Stanislaus Kostka
fife and drum corps, led by Director
Ted Olschefsh. More than 80 auto
mobiles were in line.
Polish dancing was featured on
the program, with various folk
dances being interpreted. Songs were
offered by Marion NaruS, and ac-
Gordon selections by Madeline Les
mix,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11
FATHER SHANAHAN
LEAVING FRIDAY
Jesuit Priest, Native Of
City, Going to Mission
in Philippines

Rev. Thomas A. Shanahan, S. Jl
who was recently appointed to tho
Jesuit Missions in the Philippine
Islands will leave Waterbury on Fri-
day of this week. Father Shanahar'
will sail on the s. S. Empress Of
Japan leaving Vancouver, B. c., on
September 3nth and arriving al
Manila on October 22nd.
Since 1880 Father Shanahan has
been professor Of rhetoric at Holy
Cross College and Is well known and
highly esteemed by local alumni and
students of the college. He was pre-
viously stationed at Manila In 1928,
having been one OF the first groups
of American Jesuits to 60 to the
Philippine Islands.
Father Shanahan Is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. John T. Shanahan of LOT
Lounsbury avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

ence, 1t implies devious methods,
whose source, agencies and objects
are not clearly understood by the
people affected.
Last September, Congress in an
effort to smoke out" the sources Of
such propaganda, passed a law COM
pelling registration Of all such
agents-all who represent foreign
governments, parties, or individuals
in other than purely commercial
capacities. Any such law obviously
could bracket only the more open
and Legitimate" foreign propagan-
da efforts, but the results IN one
year have been interesting.
EVEN HALLE SELASSIE
HAS PROPAGANDIST
Three hundred and flfty-one
agents have registered thus far.
They range all the way from Josef
Israels II, representing the interests
of Halle Selassie, late emperor OF
Ethiopia, to Sir Wilmott Lewis, cor
respondent of the august London
Times. Sir Wilmott would not be
compelled TO register in his capacity
as q newspaper correspondent, but
he does a great deal of lecturing
and writing for American maya
zines.
Some Of this work OF representing
foreign governments is highly pro-
fitable. For instance, George DIAM
garoff gets $4,000 a year from the
Dominican Republic for public
relations work"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

we De SeAkVSA e0OAs ~SSes e'~~~Se .
John M. Taylor - Mexican Ma
tionalist (Gold Shirts.
Henry p. Fletcher (former am
bassador to Italy)-Italy- American
Society Of N. "
w. s. Culberston former ambas-
sador to Chile)-Spanish National
lists.
The fast that these representa-
tives came in and registered &C
cording to law is the best evidence
of their neutrality-suspicious.. Many
are concerned chiefly with promot-
ing travel and trade with the coun-
try they represent.
George Sylvester Viereck, for in
stance, is not now on the register,
but he was only a short time ago
employed by the German consul in
New York as publicity advisor,
and also did work for a publicity
firm employed by Nazi Germany.
He insists that all his work was
commercial and not propagandistic,
and that he Is not now in sympathy
with the Nazi regime. Poet and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

Gone but not forgotten Shore vacationers
who spend their time around Branord and nearby
resorts will be sorry to learn that the famous sign
outside the Montowese House at Indian Neck has
been stolen. 1t was mahogany sign with gold'leaf
portrait of an Indian well the name OF the we'll
known and familiar shore hostelry 1t has been there
for good MANY wears and Mrs X. B. Noble the owner,
Is doing everything possible to return of it. 1t
was treasured more for sentimental and historic rea-
sons than any other and is hoped that If taken for
a prank it will be promptly and safely returned to
its accustomed position
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

propaganda in the negative sense.
With radio, cables are no longer so
important, but censorship had al
ready been jammed down by the
European countries before fighting
started, and little information will
be able to get America except that
which has been approved by the
censors.
American foreign news correspond
ents abroad are the best in the world,
and the fairest, but they can't send
what neither cable, radio, or mail
Is allowed to carry.
The atrocity stories have not yet
begun to come through, but they
will. All who remember the Cru
cited Canadian, the Child With
It's Hands Cut on, the Baby Spitted
on the Bayonet, the Corpse-Con-
version Factory-1one of which ever
stood up under MISREPRESENTATION
that deliberate deception is all part
of the propaganda game.
In fact, Arthur, Lord Ponsonby,
British member of Parliament, who
is in a position to know, has written
that ."Falsehood Is a recognized and
extremely useful weapon in warfare,
and every country uses it quite de-
liberately to deceive its own people,
to attract neutrals, and to mislead
the enemy"
For when war begins, truth is the
first casualty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

The Y-Ettes are polishing up their badmnton
rackets in preparation for the seasons inaugural match
next week at the Red Triangle They tell me the gals
are quite team to beat thanks to the expert coaching
of Mrs Calvin Martin, who swings mean racket hersel'
Let me introduce the YEtes to you The first one 10
take bow is Yoanda Calabrese followed by Josephine
Caabrese Carmela Gambredella Laura Orsni, Ann
DiBeis Mary Scale, Georgiana Stevens Elsie Pannone'
Nettie Sanzeri Judith Mole and Rosemary Peericoine
You'll hear more about them the season swings along
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11
BY WILLIS THORNTON

lNEA OVEVbCC 0e@A NvEAVoPvhuShS
Actual war in Europe means i'm
mediate heightening Of the barrage
of foreign propaganda in the United
States, which began In 1914 and has
never let up since.
All major countries, and some
very minor ones, have their agents
and channels Of propaganda in this
country, using every possible means
to mold American policy to coincide
with their own.
But the present situation is seri-
Gus enough to have merited the
special attention of President Roose-
welt, who has announced special
precautions against 1t.
Propaganda in general includes all
organized efforts to sway public
opinion. In the sense in which
Americans understand 1t. however,
remembering World War expert
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11
VT W. HOST AT
COUNTY OUTING

Wheeler Young post and Lieut..
Shea auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, were host to more than $50
persons at an outing of the New
Haven county council Of the v. F.W.
yesterday at Lakewood park.
Commander Edgar L. Bickford of
Naugatuck presided at a business
meeting, which preceded an enter
tainment and social program.
The arrangements committee con-
sisted Of Theodore Schroeder, Frank
Orc;icole and Frank Affhauser.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

Did we say that no songs had put in an appear
ance? Well it doesn't take them long to get song
going and across in London Oracle Fields, Brtains
popular music hall star, has announced new cheerup
song to be successor to "Tipperary which is called,
"Wish Me Luck" Eventually Miss Fields hopes to sing
1t for the boys. 1t goes:
"Wish me luck you wave me goodbye,
Cheerio here 60 my way.
Wish me luck you wave goodbye
With a cheer, not a tear make it gay"
The chances are however, that the ervor and pep stirred
up in the last war will not be the in the present one
since the price paid too great and too many are
not in favor of history repeating itself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

Here is more Of the interesting
roster:
Bruce differentiation Republic.
Angus s. Fletcher and Robert
Wilferforce British Library Of In
formation.
Frederick Moore--Advisor to jap
anese government.
Herbert S. Houston - Advisor,
Chinese consul-general.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11
RUSH FOR COSTUMES

More than 1000 Gay Nineties"
costumes are being rushed to COM
pletion at Paramount today for the
forthcoming picture, "Victor Her
bert" in which Mary c'My Heart
Belongs to Daddy') Martin makes
her screen debut.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

Art Perigard tennis lover, pulls up anchor next
Wednesday for Assumption College where he'll gradu.
ate next June. Mr. and Mrs Alexander Giacin OF
Easton Avenue will celebrate their 4Oth wedding ami
versary Monday. Congratulations Ed Vollone is
postcarding friends from Wyoming where he's seeing
plenty of the country as c. c. c. enrollee Ann
Dayino was a year older Thursday last. Doris Di-
Lorenzo tells me romances are just an extra
'rburn" to most men - and peel off as easily.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

Ann Rodney and Marion Kramer of Worths office
force occupied guests of honor seats at Patsy Browns
Silver Chalet Thursday evening where their associates
rendered them farewell party worth twice the price OF
admission Ann leaving Worths to enter training at
the Hartford Hospital while Marion is joining the staff
of another local firm Architect Louis A. Walsh of
this city the who drew up plans for the Georgian
blessed Friday by Most Rev. Maurice F. McAuliffe,
Bishop Of Hartford It's another feather in the hat Of
the local architect.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

Waterways famous choral group,
the Mendelssohn Male Chorus, gave
q concert yesterday afternoon In
the Temple Of Religion at the New
York Worlds Fair and was well
received by an enthusiastic audi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11
THE ooMPH GAL PASSES
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER
Good Evening.

ux ITEM Artists Committee oomph and Glamor Girl
VIII he succeeded With Troubous War TnesO
Now they
The glamor girl decasse
longh with oomph and allure
In troublous will endure.
The casual mis- ornamental,
replaced by more gentle
coming girl
IN on the curl
The doomed for fact
days types Of spirit and tact
Critics dead
Now Is IN,
gal is out, she's had her day
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

During the last six months of
1888, the private flying operators
flew 79l, 957 miles per fatal acci-
dent and 1,324,728 miles per pas
senger fatality an increase Of 20
per cent and IS per cent, respec 1
lively, over the same period In
1887.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

Rev. David P. Gaines, pastor of the First Baptist
Church. is deeply indebted to many of his parshOners
who gratefully provided flowers from their gardens
during the summer months for the various church
services He sincerely extends his thanks to all his
parshoners who made such beautiful contributions
and wants them to know that after the services the
flowers sent to local hospitals He is in receipt
of a very nice letter of acknowledgement from the
Waterbury Hospital for his thoughtfuness The
flowers given to people who otherwise could not
have their rooms cheerful.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11
Organist

ence in the Temple of Religion at
the New York Worlds Fair and was
well received by an enthusiastic
audience.
G.. Loring Burwell, the conductor
of the Chorus, directed the group,
and Waldo s. Newbury was organ
ist. Norman D.. Hovey accompanied
the group on the piano.
Mr.. Burwell organized the Men
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

writer, he has the kaiser's ablest
propaganda In the United States
during the World War, editing the
widely distributed THE Father
land"
The 351 registered foreign agents
are, however, merely a drop in the
food Of propagandists, the really
sinister Of whom are effective In
proportion to their anonymity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11
DEAR OLD GOLDEN RULE DAYS

Twice one are two, twice two are four,
Good morning, children don't kick the floor.
Johnny Jones, attentonl spell the word sword,
II you're a good boy today
You can clean the blackboard
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

For insulting the French flag dur
ing a military ceremony In Tunis,
Mirmina Spalante, an italian, was
sentenced to year in prison.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

NEXT: The German and Rus
sian propagandas In the United
States,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11
Answers To
Test Questions


Below are the answers
to test questions printed
on page 6.
l. Goat Island.
2. Yes; because II Is farther
north.
8. Rapid vibration Of their
wings.
4. Herman Z. Moore, q CHI
icago lawyer.
5. Portland, Oregon and
Portland, Maine.
6. Diamond.
I. 1898.
8. The new rate Is $4,000
currency In lieu Of the original
S250,000 gold.
8. A memorial TO q person
or persons buried elsewhere.
10. Demosthenes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

An Indiana man says he is looking for wife who
must be under rs, very goodl0okng, excellent cook
and have $4,000. Brother, who isn't!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

Monkeying with Mendelssohn . Benny Goodmans
swing version of midsummer Nights Dream" called
his Mendessohn-S shakespeare Goodman Swing Version
to have tryout at the Worlds Fair This par
ticuar work has been in the for several months
Expected to be good introduction to the performance
Is an original WOW concocted by Goodman with the
assistance of the blind pianist Alec Templeton entitled
"MendelSsohn, I'll Now You Down.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

4 Tube Table Model in
Walnut. Also available in
5 color combinations.
Slightly Higher In Colors.
Evening star., 1939-04-16

in his carriage, which was standing
in the street. Gen. Halleck replied
that he was going that way and
would do so with pleasure. He added,
II shall have to ask you to wait
for me at the Kirkwood House, as
I want to see Vice President john
son Che was stopping there) a mo-
ment." Then for the first time it
flashed upon me like an electric
shock that Andrew johnson was
President Of the United States. So
absorbing had been my grief that
1t did not occur to me before. Near
D street, think it was. a rope cor
don guarded by soldiers had been
stretched across Tenth street, and
a large crowd was collected. Rec
ognizing Gen. Halleck and myself, a
number of voices said: Senator,
how is Mr.. Lincoln?" General, is Mr..
Lincoln still alive?" 1 responded in
a low tone of voice, but loud enough
to be heard by all, Gentlemen, Mr..
Lincoln has Just died!" The an
nouncement being received in sor-
rowful silence. Arrived in front Of
the Kirkwood, Gen. Halleck alighted,
and, saying, Il shall be away but q
moment" passed into the hotel.
Now, Gen. Halleck was a peculiar
mana man of few words-and
when a minute later he returned, I
inquired, General, what did you
say to Mr.. Johnson?" IT simply
said," replied the general, Mr..
Johnson, don't go out of the house
without guard today!" This was
the way In which Mr.. johnson Was
first informed of the death Of Mr..
Lincoln and made aware of the fact
that he was President of the United
States"
Mrs. Gulick's Interview.
As the writer has said, there are
still living many persons who recall
President Lincoln, particularly be-
cause of some special attention
they received from him or because
of some incident attached to his
life which they still remember.
Naturally. these people are no longer
young, and so, when the writer
Evening star., 1939-04-16
Photos by Stones Studio.

The "Roosevelts" Oouis Lamb
and Kathleen Keefe) greet guests
when they arrive and show them
around Little Washington.
Mrs. Garner" (Joann Roberts)
calls the room to order each morn
ing and leads the chapel exercises,
reading from a tiny, black leather
Bible which is her souvenir from
the real Mrs. Garner. The "Vice
President" Crank Roberts) presides
over the Senate" and Is also the
possessor Of a large cowboy hat.
Secretary Hull is represented by
a little girl, Kathryn Rourke. who
acts as the Little Washington's Sec
setary.
The Secretary Of the Treasury"
(Jane MacQueen) collects 2 cents a
month from each citizen and has
charge of account books and ex-
penditures.
The Secretary Of Labor" (Bar-
nard Barber) has charge OF the
school grounds, while the "Post-
(see SCHOOLS, Page C-loo
Evening star., 1939-04-16

velt or Secretary Hull! I wish that
the President and Mrs. Roosevelt
could know the two darling young
sters who are their New York State
shadows"
Evening star., 1939-04-16

exalted, but subdued, and have
every reason to hope that his admin
istration will be successful"
Editorial on Death.
In an editorial printed in The Star
Of March II, 1874, the writer of the
editorial gives an account of an in
terview he had with Charles Sum-
ner In June, 1873, on the death of
Mr.. Lincoln, In which Senator Sum-
ner is quoted as follows:
"'I had been terribly exercised all
night he said, over the reports in
regard to Mr.. Seward, and desired
to go to him as soon as possible. My
first duty. however, was to the dy-
ing President. I therefore stayed by
his side all night. When he drew
his last breath, some one-I think
Stanton-called upon a chaplain
who was present to offer prayer. I
had already taken my hat to 60,
but waited until the prayer was
concluded, when I left hastily. On
reaching the steps I saw Gen. Hal
leck preceded me. Anxious to 70
to Mr.. Seward at once, I asked Gen.
Halleck If he would take me there
Evening star., 1939-04-16

called upon Mrs. Ella F. Gulick some
time ago, he naturally expected to
see woman past middle age. But
In Mrs. Gulick he did find a woman
we'll preserved for her years. of a
cheerful disposition, and delightful
conversationalist.
Mrs. Gulick, who resides with her
daughter, Mrs. Virginia Gulick, 24O1
Calvert street NV, was born in
Scranton, Pa, July 10, 1851, the
daughter Of DR.. Henry Roberts, and
today, when nearing her 88th year,
she vividly recalls President Lincoln
and the White House and the crime
that was committed on April IA,
1865.
AS a girl Of 13 years of age little
Ella Roberts came to Washington
from her home town in Pennsylva-
MIA. She arrived here in February,
1865, two months before Booth COM
mitted his fiendish crime. The city,
according to Mr.. Gulick's account,
was then filled with anxious citi-
zens and mounted soldiers, and
many churches, residences and 9TH
Evening star., 1939-04-16
MODEL CAPITAL WINS MENTION IN CONGRESSIONAL
Little Washington
Established in
Sixth Grade
By Vesfa Cum mines.

POSTMASTER General James A.
Farley" is a little girl with golden,
curly hair.
A blond boy of II years OF age is
Secretary of Labor Frances Per-
kins."
These two celebrated officers of
the cabinet" function as described
in the sixth grade of Hamilton
Central School, Hamilton, N. Y,
where a miniature model of the
United States Capital, which has
been operating all this school year,
recently was brought to the atten-
ton of real Washington and found
its way into the Congressional Rec
ord.
1t happened this way:
On January q dignitaries of Lit
tie Washington" in the Hamilton
School wrote their counterparts at
the Nations Capital, asking for
souvenirs for their school Smith
sonian Institution" and informa-
ton for their files.
Little Barbara Duell, who had
chosen to be Senator Edwin C.
johnson Of Colorado, so delighted
the Senator with her letter that he
not only sent north q gold-mono-
grammed notebook and a United
States Senate pencil, but rose to the
floor of the real Senate and re-
quested permission to make some
remarks on the constructive think
ing of young America" Barbara's
letter to the Senator, as well as his
reply, were placed in the Congress
sional Record of February /.
FL Senators Represented.
At the moment all of the 81 Sem
ators and cabinet officers repre-
sented in the miniature Capital, as
well as the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt and the Vice President
and Mrs. Garner, have replied to
the letters written by these New
York school children. sending