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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21
Summer Slump" Fails

It is now getting along toward the time of year when people would rather lie under an apple tree than call on that last customer whose place is way over at the end of town. Because, at this time of year. millions of people feel little bit that way, there usually ensues notice able failing-off of business (and all other) activity. This has been christened "the summer slump.
 But this summer there isn't any, which is very heartening thing indeed The Wall Street Journal, whose business 1t is to keep in touch with these matters, surveyed all the prominent fields of trade and industry recently, and came to the conclusion that most of the trades and industries which usually drift into the doldrums at about this time are stub- bornly fighting their way upward.
 Here are some of the conclusions reached: department store sales were bettering the seasonal average, well above 1888; automobile sales holding up un- usually well; gasoline consumption at new high; replacement auto tire trade at a six-year high in June; sales of building material at the best level of recent years, with construction contracts up; expand ing orders in the machine tool, electrical equipment and utility fields Not all in- dustries showed so bright a tendency,
 with steel production still at low level and railroad equipment tagging. But new seasonal traffic records are being set on the airlines, the machine tool and air plane industries are buzzing (with war orders, 1t is true).
 All this activity, flying in the face of traditional seasonal dullness, is further proof of the tremendous backed-up de- inand which lies beneath the surface of today's conditions. It is now almost cer- tain that 1889 is going to be far better year than 1888 as regards business prog ress, and the first sign of sanity to return to the international situation should make the green light burn immediately brighter ,e p.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21
Whats Your l. o.?
: Can you. answer seven of
 these test questions? Turn to
 last page for the answers. s

1. Of which country is King Fa- rouk I. the reigning sovereign?
 2. What body of water borders Spain on the north?
 3. How many inches are in one meter?
 4. Who won the recent Metropoli. tan Amateur golf championship?
 s. From which aviation field diG Charles A. Lindbergh start his rlon- stop flight to Paris?
 6. Name the sickle-shaped penin- sula forming the southeastern ex- tremity of Massachusetts.
 2. What substance fills the cavi- ties of bones of mammals?
 8. Who was the tallest President of the U. S.? &4
 g. What is the correct pronuncia- . tion of the word photography? 2,
 10. Name the largest river in Alaska
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21
Selected Poem
CANTERBURY

(Marjorie Fairbanks Holt in the New York Times Was it glory, Thomas, or for these The jolly mendicant, the visionary,
 The scholar, the fair lady, and the merry Teller of tales, whose unaccustomed knees Bent to your pligrimage-antitheses
 AS never bowed before dignitary-
 Was it for these you martyred Canterbury: Penance in prayers or wealth in golden fees? You, honored now, presence in shrine, A name for men to pity or appraise,
 Give, by your choice a purpose and design For those who live unmeasured by phrase. Whatever you intended. these atone:
 The Tales. the Pilgrims, and the carven stone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21

cents an hour wages and making no attempt to hide the fact. A Tennessee mill owner discharged three workers for demanding legal wage rates and when they threat encd to lodge complaints, got the local sheriff to terrorize them with physical violence. .a., rso3 ". {. t~,,. NO WAGE INSPECTORS
 More than 10000 complains are in WHA files. With an inspection staff of 109 men--approximately two a state--it has been possible to investigate less than IS per cent of law violation. charges.
 And of these cases, the Wage- Hour Administrations underman- ned and overworked legal staff has been able to bring only 17 offen- ders into court.
 Under it's new appropriation, effective July l, the WHA will be able to add another 100 ln- spectors. But this gain will be offset by the fact that in Octo- bcr enforcement operations will be doubled when a new batch of minimum wage regulations be- comes effective.
 WHA heads have informed the President that a minimum of $1l 100000 a year is needed to ad- minister the law. The Budget Btu reau last winter fixed the agency's appropriation at $3,350, ,000, but the House, led by certain Democrats from the deep South, cut this to $3,200, 900. The Senate restored the axed S150,000, but in the secrecy of a conference committee, the Gene Cox cohorts wiped the sum out again.
 WHA has asked the president
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21
THE PERvERsE SPIRIT OF
 LEvITTY
(Bridgeport Times-Htar)

It will not do to say that Albert Levitt of Bedding thought he was actually before the Young Republi- cans when he included in his address before the Young Democrats in Nor- walk Saturday an attack on former Governor Wilbur l.. Cross. There is a strong ilkelIhood--too strong to be ienored-that Levitt did actually kow and realize that he was addressing Young Democrats. Sometimes, you sec. Levitt does know where he is.
 Assuming that he did know. and remembering that he Is gifted at the unpredIctable. it vas perhaps nat ural that he should include an at- tack on the gentleman who. sfteF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 1l:12 p. m. daylight time). Sun rises 5:36 a. m: sets S:20 ?. m tday- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 High water at Milford. Saturday, July 22. S:O0: low water, :50 daylight time).
 storm clouds gather in many parts Of the state these days. but they prove to be mere pun balls which are quickly dssipated by vagrant breczes. The wind Isn't In the right quarter for rainy spell and until t definitely shifts. we'll continue to see everything dry up slowly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21

What I am Ieanring about the country, I am learning mainly from Edgar, the whimsical native who lives up the road and does the handy work on the Property.
 Edgar, a farm bred fellow, Is exceedingly cynical and utterly contemptuous of the folk who come up from the city and Set- tie down amidst the wild life.
 Edgar reverses the usual crcdo of the rustic. He doesn't believe that New York is place custom made by Satan. In fact, he finds Manhattan a little boring.
 Yes, he has visited a night club, and wonders what all the shootin' is fer, anyway. And he can't im- agine what is so shocking about people going to bed after 3 o'clock in the morning. Edgar himself sel- dom goes to bed before that hour. PHILOSOPHICAL
 HORSE SENSE"
 And he takes life philosophical- ly. Yesterday, for instance, Edgar was kicked by horse. Not for any reason that was discernible to our calm neighbor; the beast was merely being ornery and inconsid- crate when he loosened two of Ed gar's front teeth and bruised his cheekbone something awful. But. as Edgar figures 1t, we all have our moods and often brood about wanting to kick the door down or kick someone on the neither side. And the equine temper is to be re- garded with a certain degree of respect, also. So Edgar nurses his wounds and has forgiven the ani- nal. ...'
 His contempt of transplanted city slickers is perfectly natural. They generally profess profound love for the birds, the bees and flowers, he says, and greet them with that insincerity with which a politician kisses a nurseryful of babies. Their love of the wildwoods Is wholly ephemeral and passes with the first scotch and soda at Tea Time and a plunge in the pool. '.rr ..',.'
 They show their true colors, he insists, at about 6 o'clock in the morning when the robin red- breast, the blackbird and the canary start their concert and dis turb early morning sleep. Their reactions are mostly monosyllabic. Edgar says, and unfit for a lady's ears.
 THEY'RE NOT REAL
 MATURE LOVERS"
 Moreover, the city slicker is more concerned with interior dec- oration in the little Cor big) house that he is fixing up than in nat ural surroundings. Edgar says a sofa Is more important to the den- izen of town and country than a shady flooky, and the screen- ed-in porch is more inviting than the grove behind the pond.
 Of. course, says Edgar, he is speaking of the host of city dwell- CTS who move here ana set up houses among the shrubs and pines. He was making no direct charges and no unreighborly re- marks. He didn't mean me.
 r But when he was speaking, he was looking straight in my di- rection. i''#/
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21
. HlGHLlGHTS FROM LATEST BOOKS
When Wilson
 Spoke His Mind

With the publication of Volume Q,
 on the Armistice, the dlstin-
 guished series, Woodrow Wilson
 Life and Letters" by Ray Stan
 nard Baker (Doubletay Doran:
 $5), Is finished. In many re-
 spects this last volume Is the
 most interesting of the lot for
 its picture of Wilson and the
 World War. Excerpted briefly here is Wilson's of. .the-record speech to correspondents at one
 stage of the struggle.
 We are fighting, as I understand 1t, for justice to everybody and are ready to stop just as soon as justice to everybody Is everybody's program l would be ashamed to use the knock-down and drag-out lan- guage; that is not the language Of ] liberty, that Is the language of brag- gadocio. For my part, have no de- sire to march triumphantly into Berlin. If they oblige us to march triumphantly into Berlin, wthen we will do 1t if 1t takes 20 years.
 But the world will come to its senses some day, no matter how mad some parts of it may be now and this is my feeling, that we ought, when the thing is over, tC be able to look back upon a course which had no element in 1t which we need be ashamed of.
 So it is so difficult in any kind of a speech, this kind or any other to express two things that seem to be going in opposite directions that I wasn't sure that I had succeeded in expressing them on Saturday. the sincere willingness to discuss peace whenever the proposals are themselves sincere and yet at the same time the determination never to discuss 1t until the basis laid down for the discussion is justice. By that mean justice to every body. Nobody has the right to ge; anything out of this war, because wt are fighting for peace if we mean what we say, for permanent peace No injustice furnishes c basis foi permanent peace. If you leave q ranking sense of injustice any where. 1t will not only produce q running sore presently which will result in trouble and probably war but 1t ought to produce war some where.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21

focus, but 1t is easily formed, and consequently is generally employed where extreme accuracy is not sought for. e. When and in which state was the Australian ballot introduced In the United States?
 A. Kentucky in 1888. o. My foreign name is difdcult to pronounce. Can have 1t Ameri- :. canized when I am ilaturalized2 A. Petition the court to have your name changed, as part of your nat uralization. z,
 e. What is the altitude of Flush- ing, L. IF Z.a.i.
 A. Thirty feet above sea level. c. How many children have Dick Powell and his wife, Joan Blondell? A. They have daughter age I year. A son, age 1 1-2 Is the off, spring of Miss Blondell by former marriage, but was adopted by Mr., Powell. 2 z e. How many bees comprise swarm?
 A. The Bee Culture Laboratory says that 1t may vary from 8 weak hive or colony of only 1000 to vigorous one of about 6o,000. 4
 c. Who received the Pulitzer Prize in 1889 for the best novel?
 A. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings for "The Yearling.' .p.. <
 Q. What are the ceramic indus tries? <
 A. Glass, porcelain enamel and pottery. |!
 c. What can I do to take some of the life" out of a hollow rub. Der ball so that 1t will not bounce so high2 #
 A. Partially fill it with water by means of a hypodernic needle. By properly adjusting the amount of water the height of rebound can be regulated to nearly any desired limit. I ',r.t Fl s--a .t,I .'t3ss C
 c. Do modern Egyptians. speak the ancient Egyptian language?r
 A. The language of ancient Egypt is no more intelligible to modern Egyptians than Latin Is to the pres- ent day Italians.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21

yOu'mhy hS well know about my linalefacticn of duty.
 Now d ont W orry. This isn't going to be a piece on the bees, birds and flo W CTS, for while I enjoy a casual acquain- an ce wit h them, I don't know them well enough to gos- sip about them intimately.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21

to recommend an emergency
 grant of $4,O0O,000. Whether the
 money will be forthcoming will
 be another story. If 1t isn't, Cox
 and his block won't have to gut
 the law. It will be Q relatively
 unimportant item on the statute {. books. .t,...''' /.
 NOTE-Strangest aspect of the Wage Hour situation is the failure of New England congressman to go to bat for adequate enforce ment funds. With their section losing industries to the South, Senators Lodge, Walsh ct al have done almost nothing about 1t.
 CAPITAL CHAFF
 Sailing on the same ship with Jim Farley, when he goes to Pc land next week, will be the presi- dents youngest son John and his wife, to say nothing of Jouett Shouse, head of the anti-New Deal Liberty League and his wife s..'.H. Secretary Henry Morgenthau, who ranks next to Roosevelt as @ target of Father Coughlin. Is . subscriber to Social Justice." Morgenthau got 50 many letters asking If the radio priests attacks on him were true that he sub scribed to the magazine in order to see what Coughlin was say.Sg about him 7. /. John l.. Lewis created sensation among Ad- fninistrationites when he walked 2 into one of the Capitals leading hotels arrn-in n-arin with Jim Wat son, time Senate Republican floor leader, and lunched with him in the main dining room. gtf, v EE4E i--T-----t ni sa ;f'~ 9,
 tCopyright, 1889, by United
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21

If this be treason, let's make the most of it, said someone or other. Added to reasonable acts in Germany is that of overeating. But that holds good only under ,Nazi rule, so if you have planned your August clambake, barbecue, or other fascinating eating feasts, go right ahead with them, and the chances are you won't be arrested for gluttony.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, July 21--I have been cheating the customers and spend- ing a few nights in the country, when should have been keeping my fingers on the fast pulse of the Big Town.
 But confession Is good for the soul, even If bad for business, and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21

The depression complex has got every body in such state that it is quite the thing to brag about how poverty-stricken you are. A person on the prosperous side is quite declaSSe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21

The man that has something fresh to say to the road toll collector is as mum as an oyster when he buys a pair of shoes at top price that conceals bushel of hidden taxes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21
Washington Merry Go-Round
DIRE W PEARSON ROBERT s. ALLEN
WASHINGTON. July 2

able ambassador diplomats 
 The time Joseph Patrick Kennedy went o a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21
FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1889
A Thought for Today

Dearly beloved, ayenge not yourselves, but rather give ulace unto wrath for 1t Is written, Vengeance Is mine; will repay, saith the Lord. Romans 2:19.
 By taking revenge, man is but even with his enemy; but in passing over It, he IS superior.- Bacon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21

roDAYs COMMON ERROR Do not say, "The stone failed to hit me by two feet;' say, missed hitting me-" Failure always carries the sense of endeavor. .,.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21
ROBERT TAYLOR BOXES

After completing his work in M- dM's ;,Lady of the Tropics" Robert Taylor takes a daily workout and several rounds of boxing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21

Where will you find in the rnod- ern church any adanantines oppo- sition to war? ,--Rev. Dr. Albert David Belden.
 British mission superintendent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21

If you want q copy of our book. let ERE LfGIONS OF THE WORLD" send to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau. 1913 Thir' enth St., Washington. D. Q. Enclosc 10 cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21
Current Comment

We sincerely believe that delin quents are made, not born. Stanley P. Davies, Comlnunity r Service Society, New York!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21
Questions
 and Answers
By rRklDERICR d. .KIEliBt

0y G&8hNnssSSNNe VI '-e~0@SSSe
 Enclose . three-cent ssamb 10, reply when addressing any ques. ton Of fact os Information Co the Waterbury Denocrat's Service Bu. reau st Washington Legal ene medical advice cannot be given. nor can extended research be nn. dertakeE Be sure an mall e d. dressed Co the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU. REAU, lOl? Thlrteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 c. What is a Captain of Indus.
 A. It is a popular term for the owner, head, president, or manager of a great industrial enterprise. Q. Which Is best, a spherical or a parabolic reflector? ,
 A.. Theoretically a perfect para bolic reflector, when the light source is properly located within it, has the property of projecting all of the light in perfectly parallel rays, or beam. A spherical reflector does not bring the light rays to a true
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21

It is fact that, generally speak. ing, the world in which we, live has largely lost its mind. st -Rev. Raymond Knox, chaplain or
 Columbia University. g
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21

Poles consider choosing between Russia and Germany the same as choosing between measles and small- pox. i2t,A
 Count Jerzy PotockI, Polish am- bassador to the U. 6.
 In that case. I think I would have gone 70 myself. ss,7 -Trafiic Judge Artl. of Cleveland,
 hearing speeder's explanation
 that he was rushing to see Q brand-new seven-pound son.
 A snob is 6 climber who Is trying to get out of one social level Into another, not by increasing his own worth but by cultivating ell asso- citations which may fool people into thinking that he belongs to e higher class than that to which his nature and achievement really entitle him --Fresident Dixon Ryan B0E o' Union College.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21

tCopyright, 1889, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21

focus, but 1t is easily formed, and consequently is generally employed where extreme accuracy is not sought for.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-21

c. Do modern Egyptians speak the ancient Egyptian language?r C.
 A. The language of ancient Egypt is no more ineligible to modern Egyptians than Latin Is to the pres- ent day Italians
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-16
Success!

Artist-My object was to ex-
press in single painting all
the horrors of modern war.
Holowynge-Well, you've done
it. I've never seen anything so
horrible.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-16
Comparison

Spectator simply can't under
stand why anyone should miss
putt as short as that.
Golfer-Let me remind you that
the hole is only four and quarter
inches across and there is the whole
world outside it.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-16
Need for Haste

Need for Haste
Mistress-Mary, 60 to the Ii
brary at once and see if they
have the book How to Remain
Beautiful"
Maid-Yes, ma'am; and shall
say that it is urgent?
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-16
There Had Been Others

They were sitting in close en-
brace.
First love-" he said, els best.
Don't you think SOP"
eyes," she answered, "but I'm
very pleased to have got YOU"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-16
FAST MAIL

"Did you post my letter, Mary?"
asked her mistress.
"Yis, mum, indeed I did"
"But why have you brought the
pennies gave you for the stamps?"
"Sure, I didn't have to use one,
num-" replied Mary. 81 shipped
tn letter in the box when nobody
was lukin'."
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-16

An advertisement says: "Cut
your tailor bill in half" What's
the use. He'd send another.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-16
What's in a Name!

Here is a list of towns with odd
names, which, with the state in
Guided, make interesting combina-
TONS Ash, Kan; Carpet, Tex;
Ogoo, Ga; Odear, Me-; Skeleton,
KY; Shoe, Fla; Kay, O.. Houdy,
Miss; Fiven, Tenn. Wall st.
Journal.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-16
CLASSIFIED?
DEPARTMENT.
REAL ESTATE

Big pear orchard. Good in. Comp. details
Frank Rutledge has 1T. Lancaster. Calf
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-16
To the Extreme

Mrs. Hopemore-Would you say
that my little Jackie is really try
ing?
Teacher-Yes-ve
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-16

40 A. full-bearing Bartlett pears. Ideal eli
mate. Good inv. $4,000 cash. Rutledge,
Lancaster. Calf.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-16
No COMPROMISE

No Compromise
Mrs. Chubbwitt employing new
maid)-Now, as to your evening
out, I'll meet you half way
Maid-Thank you, ma'am, but
Pm not afraid to come home
alone.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-16
The Parting

$50 that's the end of our ro-
NANCE" he sighed, having ex-
planned that he had lost all his
money.
Darling, love you just the
same" she said. 81 shall always
love you, even if never see you
again."
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-16
Suiting Her

Mrs. Smith-I'm tired of the
way you always say my house, my
garden, my car, my sonny ev-
erything. Why can't you say our?
And what are you looking for in
the wardrobe?
Mr.. Smith-Our trousers.
Evening star., 1939-08-29
BarbetteS
s3'95 and $50

Exclusive ptth Ths Pdlais Royal
We sketch but one Of the fascinating
styles and no sketch can possibly
show you the charm and loveliness OF
Barbettes. You must see them to ap-
preciate their distinctive styling. their
superb tailoring, their exquisite de-
tails and finishings.
The Pniois Royal, Barbsns Dresses -.
Third Floor
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-30
CHARTER GROUP
HOLDS MEETING
ORDERS 1000 COPIES OF NEW
CHARTER TO BE PRINTED
WITH SUMMARY

Members of the Charter Revi-
sion Committee assembled at the
Chamber of Commerce last eve-
ming to prepare further pub
Lefty on the proposed new char
ter as recommended by them and
recently passed by the legisla-
ture in Tallahassee. Chairman
Charles Ketchum presided.
Chief matter of interest was
the decision to prepare COM
plete printing of the new charter
in sufficient numbers so that all
interested in the city may read
the new provisions.
All possible haste will be made
in the preparation of the pub
LEGATION which will include, be-
sides the entire charter, a sum-
mary describing which sections
in the old charter were changed.
1000 copies will be printed and
will probably be available at the
Chamber of Commerce. when
completed. The Committee will
defray the cost of printing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-30
Another British Province
win Try Prohibition
fny A..ecIatea Pressl

CALCUTTA, June 30.-The
British Indian province of Orissa.
in Eastern Indian, has decided to
introduce prohibition.
Provinces of British India
where prohibition already OPP
crates in certain areas are Bonn
bay, Madras, the Central Pro-
vinces, the Northwest Frontier,
Assam. and Bihar, Bengal and
the Punjab are the only pro-
vinces where some measure of
isn't contemplated.
The Orissa move followed a re-
cent decision by the provincial
government of Sind to introduce
a seven-year prohibition scheme.
Main criticism of such proposals
comes from those who say that
midas economic system won't be
able TO stand the consequent loss
Of revenue.