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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10
The Housing Problem

There will be an open discussion on the question of the federal housing pro]- ecG for Waterbury in this city Friday night. It's something in which the aver age man should interest himself After all he is the one who pays the bills today and will probably be paying them some years hence. Any movement to create better housing deserves citywide atten- tion; any movement to remove Slum areas also commands interest from all and sundry But when the two are com bined into a project that involves, also, other features it is. high time that the taxpayer got his nose into the pie.
 In the first place we wonder what the property owner whose house is getting to look just bit rundown is going to say about the project that gets all the latest city improvements and services and at the same time is tax-free. There is an interesting study in this situation. There are many pieces of property in this city still very valuable, but which are slowly deteriorating because their owners haven't the ready cash to put into the necessary Improvements.
 The right of a man to home of his own or to live in surroundings of his own choice goes without saying. Similarly, we cannot dispute the fact that society has duty to perform in creating better housing, and removing the slumS. But can this be done at the expense of those who might want the same thing, but who find themselves ineligible through the unfortunate CD circumstance of being property owners themselves. Let's thresh this housing question out so that all of us can be satisfied with what we're to get.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10
A VETERAN RETURNS
(New York Times)

The war between the States was still being fought and Grant was tightening his grip on vicksburg when the locomotive William Crooks, its firebox stuffed with blaz-
 ing cordwood, steamed out of St. Paul to inaugurate rail service with
 the little settlement of St. Anthony,
 all of ten miles away. St. Anthony
 is now Minneapolis. From that June
 day for thirty-seven years the Will
 liam Crooks, pioneer engine of the
 old St. Paul & Pacific Railroad,
 watched the twin cities coalesce in-
 to the metropolis of the Northwest,
 as 1t chugged ever farther and far ther outward over a system that finally extended into eight States to become the Great Northern Then, having earned a long rest, the William Crooks went into retire. ment.
 But there is life in the old veteran yet. The William Crooks a few days | ago came home to Paterson, N. J. where it was rivited together seven- | ty-eight years ago. Under its own power, and hauling the same ancient
 baggage car and passenger coach that shuttled between St. Paul and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10

When it comes time to close the polls in Norwalk and there are still number of people waiting in line to cast their ballots, election officials turn back the hands of the clock so that p. m. won't be registered until everyone has been taken care of That's what Corporation Counsel Paul R. Connery told legislators some weeks ago in speaking before com mittee hearing. This seemed to evoke some surprise from members of the Cities o Stopping" p: or Turning back" W the 'I: clock for legislative purposes is quite customary in many places. It may not be legal, but it has been done for good many years to accomplish certain purposes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10
Current Comment

In my opinion war is not immi- nent and the propaganda that is being so elaborately and extrava- gantly used is seeking to take us into war. Senator Hiram Johnson, Califor- mia.
 The giving of college scholarships has become downright racket. = Milton c. Towner, director of
 admissions at Lawrence college.
 Mans dependable knowledge in- Sreases daily. Yet men still move from emotion, and from belief in fairies.
 l-Former President Herbert Hoover
 at a dinner of the Presbyterian
 Sesquicentennial Fund.
 I'd like to know who's going to do it.
 l-Michael Comedian, New York
 burglar on being sentenced to two
 life terms.
 Almost overnight we have become aware that g new branch of the human race, so to speak, has come into existence-the aged. --Dr. George Lawton before the
 American Orthopsychiatric Asso- ! ciation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10

monthly increase of government spending of from $75,000,00 to $90, ,000, ,000. Two, strong season. al increase in housing construc- tion.
 In the first quarter of this year the net government outlay was $300,000, ,000 a month. The added flood of government money will come from PWA, now getting into full stride, U. s. Housing Authori- ity outlays, and farm benefits payments. Private housing con- struction is expected to add $25,- 100000 to $30,000, 900 to this bus mess stimulation. Building experts predict that housing this year will top 1938's $1 1,500, ,000, ,000 level by at least $250,000,000.
 While cheerful about domestic prospects, the economists warned against one "depressive" factor the unstable European situation. They declare that the ever-preS- ent danger of war is powerful deterrent to purchasing power and drag on business generally. MAIL BAG
 J. w., Cherrydale, Va. = Chief purpose of Italian occupation of Albania is to ensure that Jugo- slavia will not go over to the French and British if war breaks. Economically, Albania is unimpor- tant, but strategically, she is a pistol point aimed at the side of Jugoslavia in case that country should get belligerent. This act on the part of Italy would indi- cate that the axis is firm and the crisis even more imminent (. D. T., Columbus, O.-The predic- tions of Dr. David Sfron, Argen- tine economist, of Nazi activities in Argentina have turned out to be absolutely correct. Efron made them in December. His predictions were substantiated completely last week.
 Copyright. 1899, hy C:::ited
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10
Selected Poem
A RICH REWARD

 (By Francis x. Rooney in the Bristol Post) The long, long day is ended,
 The babies room is still No humping feet run through the halls, No shouts the kitchen fill. Four tousled heads sleep quiet now Each on a wrinkled sheet, And chubby legs lie dangling
 To soft, uncovered feet. A solemn quiet fills the house,
 A lonely house, 1t seems, For voices small are hushed at last, And active minds in dreams. Dear Lord, the day seemed long at times With querulous, nervous noise, As tiny hands pulled open drawers And banged with rattling toys. But quiet night brings deepest peace, A rich reward for days Of busy hours and watchful eyes
 Mid babies trying ways. With Joy at night when all is still To stand with tender pride, And look at little hands and feet
 That rest there side by side.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10
A MODEST MAN (Boston Post)

Modesty still is a New England virtue, even in these days of nation al and international clustering by folks who are trying to gain the at tention of their fellow men by one means or another. So 1t would seem. at least, from the experiences re- gently of Concord, N. H., where some well-to-do citizen has made what amounts to a gift, anonymous ly, of a police radio system to his community. Just to put the stamp of legality, perhaps, on the useful present it has been required that the city pay the sum of $1 for the sta- ton and equipment, which of course will be gladly appropriated by the city fathers as they express publicly their thankfulness to the city's most modest man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10

From now on Waterbury's streets should start to change from trenches to smooth thoroughfares. This is the time when street repairs begin in earnest. Unfortu- nately in Waterbury there are many main streets requiring not repairs, but complete resurfacing jobs. One of these days the city will have to apportion lot of money to put our streets into first-class condi- tion for motor travel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10
Views of The Press

St. Anthony, it made the 1,300-mile trip without a hitch. Today it makes a brave show indeed-gay in maroon and yellow paint, every inch of its brass fitting twinkling its cowcatch- CT striking a rakish angle, its great box headlight staring sternly for- ward and its funnel stack lifting proudly, as tall again as the boiler and the wheels.
 The aged engine was only pausing in its old home town. Like many an- other veteran, 1t was going to the Worlds Fair to mingle with the younger generation. There 1t met a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10
Whats Your l. O.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1. Can the President pardon a person convicted under State law? 2. What Is the name of the inc strument used to measure humidity? 3. Where is the island of Luzon? 1. What is the correct pronuncia- ton of the word adamant?
 s. Name the State bird of Ten. neSSee.
 6. Who is Alan F. Lascelles? z. What is the political status of Alaska?
 8. What large university is locat. ed at Ithaca, N. Y.?
 g. In golf, what is an eagle?
 10. Name the capital of Uruguay
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10
Questions
 and Answers
By FREDERICK Aa. kRRBY

Dy g1MhSESAOA M4 AB10x
 Enclose . three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques. ti6n of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be un. dertaken. Be sure all mail is d. dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU. REAU, 1O1? Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 THE EDITOR
 e. Is there any federal authority to whom citizen may appeal for correction of advertising that is mis- leading?
 A. The Federal Trade Commis- sion, Washington, D. C., has author ity to order correction o, misleading advertising.
 o. was born in England, mar ried an American citizen in 1890, and have lived in the United States ever since. My husband is living. Am I an American citizen?
 A. You are 8 citizen, under the act of February 10, 1855
 e. How did the name of Canal street in New York city, originate? A. The name preserves the mem- ory of canal which once ran through the middle of the street to the North river, and drained the waters of the Collect pond at Mul- berry and Leonard streets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10
began moving from South ern Brazil into Argentina.

Many of them wore uniforms, and the movement had all the earmarks of concerted prepara- tion to seize southernmost Argen- tina at a time when war in Eu- rope would distract the United States and European powers from a Nazi-Patogonian coup.
 It was this concerted move ment which aroused Argentine suspecions, caused the present Nazi house-cleaning.
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
 The monopoly committee has received hundreds of letters from parent-teachers associations urg- ing a probe of block-booking in the movie industry Secre- tary Morgenthau has given the place of honor in his office to a portrait of Salmon P. Chase, Treasury head under Lincoln and later Chief Justice That spectators are now able to hear proceedings in the vast Senate caucus chamber is due to Charles F. Kettering, famous inventor, who while testifyingfi on monop- oly told the committee, "Your amplification is terrible. You ought to throw this old-fashioned equipment into the ashcan." Learning of this, RIGA lent the committee one of its engineers and now the room has up-to-date installation.
 GOING UP
 Government economists are def initely bullish on business condi- tions this quarter.
 In private reports to the White House they predict @ distinct improvement in the next three months over the last. They do not claim a boom upturn, but say there will be 8 steady bettering of trade and manufacturing.
 They base these expectations on two major factors: One, 8 net
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10
Daily Almanac
Moon rises 12:05 a. m.

Moon rises 12:05 a. m.
 Sun rises 5:23 a. m. sets 6:25 D. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 The moon enters the last quarter phase to- morrow morning between Il and 12 o'clock, noon. The forecast based on this fits right in with the month-frequent showers and generally stormy. So the outlook for Easter week isn't bright.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10

modern Diesel locomotive that weighs 1885, ,000 pounds and measures TAO feet in length. The William Crooks is 51 feet long and weight 36,000 pounds. But no overshadow.. ing giant of today can lessen the of the old wood-burn- CTS. It was the iron breed like the William Crooks that won the West. ern wilderness to American civiliza. ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10

@. What name won the contest to name the Amusement Zone at the Golden Gate International Ex- position, at San Francisco?
 A. "Gayway."
 e. When is Girl Scouts Week this year?
 A. October 2e to November 4. @. Name some of the larger uni- versailles in South America. A. University of Buenos Aires. University of La Plata, University of Litoral at Santa Fe, Argentina; University of Rio De Janeiro, Bra gil; and State University of Chile at Santiago.
 @. What is the official unit of currency in Tahiti? A. The French franc.
 e. I know that my employer has no right to claim title to my inven- ton without special agreement to that effect, but does he have the right to use my invention in his business?
 A. If you invent something and use it in your employers business or let him use it, it will be implied that your employer has a license to continue using your invention, or if you have produced your invention i in your employers time and with his materials, he may have a "shop right" to use it.
 c. To what extent have expendi- lures for health and welfare by American municipalities increased in the last ten years?
 A. An analysis of expenditures in 94 large American municipalities showed an increase of such expen' ditures of IS per cent over 10 years ago. In 1887, these cities spent 25 per cent of their budgets for public health and welfare, compared with 9.4 per cent in 1929.
 If you want 8 copy of our booklet, MODERN CONTRACT BRIDGE" send to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau,
 1913 Thirteenth Street, Wash
 ington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents i'm
 postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10

cruel feDuuS.
 From those girlhood days in drab South P hila d elphia when she sang in the choir of the N e gro c h u h up to her pres e n t fame, it is the story of an ar- tist who knew no o b s t a c l eS too high or impregnable to to overcome.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10
Washington Merry-G Round
D R E w PEARSON ROBERT S. ALLEN

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, April 10-The story of Marian Anderson, the Negro girl whose voice has thrilled mil- lions here and abroad, is a tale of triumph over bleak poverty and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, '.His politics are
 open to question:; say, politics is."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10
A Thought for Today

The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the Lord; 1t was the priests,.-U Kings R:l6.
 Money is not required to buy one necessity Of the soul.-Thoreau.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10

Copyright. 1899, by C:::ited Feature Syndicate, ,~.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-10

@. What name won the contest to name the Amusement Zone at the Golden Gate International Ex- position, at San Francisco?
 A. "Gayway."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-24
BUSINESS-HELP
TAX BILL T0F.D D.

WASHINGTON --Congress. with
rush Of speed reminiscent Of
early New Deal days completed
action in record time today on the
81 ,644. SOC. 900 business encourage
ment tax bill and sent the measure
TO President Roosevelt for sigma
ture.
Final approval to the measure.
which Kills the undistriputsd prof
its tax and substitutes a straight
IS per cent levy on income Of
corporations. Was given by the
house.
The bill was passed by the SEN
ate with minor amendments At 4
p. m. Thursday. after four hours
debate. The house cut through
the usual formsiity Of sending the
bill 10 conference on senate
changes BY accepting IL in the
form passed BY the upper chamber.
Despite elimination Of what had
been regarded a. a fayofits New
Deal device the undistrtbuted
profits tax President Roosevelt
has described the measure as a
very good bill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-24
NO. AMERICA
HUMANE, KING
TELLS BRITAIN
Human Feeling Most
Potent of Worlds
Forces, Travelled
Monarch Declares

LONDON - King George.
in a speech at a welcome home
luncheon to him and Queen
Elizabeth. said today his tour
of Canada and the United
States had convinced him
human feeling still was the
most potent of all forces
affecting world affairs.
Obviously moved at the warmth
and affection Of Jondon's recep-
ton. the king said.
THE detailed story OF our
travels Is familiar to you by the
daily press. the news reels and
the brosdcssttng corporations.
which on both sides OF the Atlantic
have reported il with accuracy
and sympathetie understanding.
Il shall only try To tell YOU
some of the Impressions of my
Journey that remain In my mind.
OVER ALL IL HUMANITY"
First and deepest Is that even
in this age of machines and mass
production, the strength Of human
feeling still IL the most potent OF
all forces affecting world affairs.
lover all nations. as a North
American historian has written
over all nations-is humanity.
I'm no part Of the world IL that
truth more evident than on the
continent from which ] have Just
returned.
within its geographical limits
live men OF almost every race and
creed and divers political faiths.
TYPICAL WELCOME
Yet. first and foremost. they
are human beings. over them all
u humanity.
London gave the king ITS off,
cisl welcome with a typical London
day after the blazing sun and
torrid heat of the western world.
There was a heavy mist over the
city and a drizzle threatened con
stsntly.
At q luncheon, at which formal
knee brooches and lsves dress
were obligatory. the lord mayor
I Continued on Page J, Column ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-24
ASK mIkAD0 TO DECLARE war
Neutrality Or Udr?
(EditoriaD
Is 1T worth a war ?

L n
That is the question that the American people
must decide about happenings in the Far East Ii
nation is destined to assume control events
in Asia and influence the outcome of the Japanese
Chinese war; then must be prepared TO go to
in foreign lands. The Japanese nation is too far in
voved in China to retreat now. This fact must be
faced
We estimate the costs of victorious war
against Japanperhaps million American lives. per-
haps fifty billion dollars perhaps the end of American
democracy.
We estimate the fruits Of victory-perhsps 4
democratic and free China and Japanese people CRATE
full for the overthrow of their mitarstc government,
but perhaps again China still ruled by war lords or
taken by Soviet Russia instead Of Japan perhaps
a Japanese nation made all the bitter and warlike
by defeat, like Germany.
The American people have right 10 decide to
GO to war with Japan, II they 50 will it.
Until they have so decided. the government Of
the United States il to people to follow
the proven paths of neutrality in the Far East.
We kept out of the Spanish civil war by keeping
soldiers, sailors and marines out of the zones
by telling nationals to trade in the zones at
their own risk by giving financial support to neither
side We stay out of the JapaneseChi war or
possible Japanese-Brtish by following the same
Or we can be drawn into the Far Eastern by a
continuation of the present administration policy of
persisenty keeping American armed forces in the midst
of the zone, of encouraging Americans to remain
in China and stand up for their rights. of epding
continued financial support TO China silver pur
chases and currency sterilization loans. of build
ing Japanese enmy by continued diplomatic utteranees
directed against Japan.
We are a proud people II we allow our government
to continue its disastrous policy of ENHANCEMENT in
Asia. later national honor will be compro
missed and will go to war, undoubtedly to a victorious
war, but probably also to a national disaster.
Now is the time to decide before il is too late.
Now is the time for the people of America to see
that government unentangles itself and gets
out of China. to make up our minds to 20 to
war against Japan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-24
JULY 4 SHOW
IS ANNOUNCED

Definite decision To provide a
program Of music. thrills, crashes,
displays and fireworks in the sta
dunn the evening of the Fourth of
July was announced by the Junior
Chamber of Commerce Friday.
Pat Cardin. program chairman,
said mis- committee has its show
well lined up already and that at
100 o'clock the night of the
Fourth. the opening band concert
will start the celebration.
With the Tacoma Motorcycle
club officers an exciting motor
cycle act Is being arranged. with
Safety Commissioner Eastwood
and police and fire department Of
ficials a demonstration u being ar
ranged to show police radio work
efficiency in conjunction with a
stunt BY the firebost IN the hsroof
Just below the stadium.
Then TOO, Csrdin said. the hre-
works program Is being stepped
up this year to exceed any snow in
recent summers. Popular prices
will De charged.
Assisting csrdin are Tom
Henderson. Joe Long j. Charles
Pearson. junior chamber president
Al Howe, Glenn Spencer, IVES
Lees. Marvin Lynn. Kent Rotnef-
mel and other young fellows
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-24

Aahs Asfkaa. regarded AZ stsf
states witness. declared shs vas
a quest IN the letters apartment
last March . sh<s ms preacher
and h.s stfrsetiss sifs engaged In
alleged lssd exhibitions. which ms
stats elaims .sfs recorded ~ isrs-
snlnr devices aud a a.Otloa psstsfs
e4mst. in ths h.Has " d.stsies
attorneys Investigator,
Mis- Morgan sid sbs had ks.0~n
letters about four yssss. snd sss
wife about sevsn months. sns
ssad that on March ans Was m
gttsf to IN. letters 2psrtmsas.
The witness said shs was .ho~n
a srttls red BOOK of French rsoto
graphs shortly after she arrived
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,Jeffsrs sofe no eloisinS vnes shs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-24
DUITO|E MADE
TO STRIP Of
Their CLOTHES
Blockade a Tiovuesin
Tishasssed, u. 3. N.
Still Standing PA
- Pert Of Swalsw

Rritish suthorstisa atvpogth-
sued theis Rnarde a eNtrnReen
10 the blcsksded British Tient-
ain sonssssina today ~ LAP
ansse hsld anti. Britain msas
meetings there snd n ethog
key Chinese cities.
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- The tspSa~ss s~ddsnsv hssNeae1
tAssr attitude - ihs1r hsep~eAs -
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-24
51st Annual Session
Will Close Here
on Saturday

Election ~ grand officers was
one Of the principal items of bslsi.
ness Friday at ths 5ist annual
session u The Washington Grand
chapter. Order OF Eastern star In
Fellowship hall. Masonic temple.
Mrs Jessie Bolton Hedges. Yasi.
ma. associate grand mstron. and
Leonard W Leach. keiso. associate
grand patron. were advanced 10
grand matron and grand patron.
They succeed Mrs Rose T.. 8undt.
Cbelsn. and Dr. John y. Morris.
Tacoma.
Other new officers are Mrs
Esther Grisdsis. shelton. szsoci-
ste grand nstfoa.. Jobn frsisnsr.
Yakima. associate grand patron.
Mrs. Mabel g.. Clark. seattle. grand
secretary. Brs Minnie Hastings,
Seattle. grand treasurer; Mr.. NJ.
F-lossDsIseh. Seattle. grand con
duet0f. Mrs. Margaret Summers.
Seattle. associate grand conductor.
and Hugh hehivsn. Seattle. grand
sentinel.
With a fanfare Of uUmp4sz ard
music played b. Hi.s kfma Curry.
the rose session Nss 0penei Thurs
day evening In an impressive gar.
den ssbe set Nbth American
Beauty roses,
Mrs. Stella & Desfinz. past
grand matrOn. and Arthur W
DAVIS psst grand patron. called
the meeting 70 offsfr and Hef t~fi
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