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Evening star., 1939-06-13
Labor Day Athletic
Meet Planned 10 Aid
Retiring Policemen
Three-Hour Program to
Include 10O-Yurd 'Dosh'
For Those Over us

Washington policemen will run,
jump and otherwise show their ath-
letic prowess on Labor Day for the
benefit of those retiring from the
force because of injury or illness.
The occasion will be a field meet
from l to 4 pm. at Grifnth Stadium
sponsored by the Retiring Police
mems Association. Tickets for the
event, continuous, three-hour
athletic program, went on sale to-
day.
Proceeds will be used to replen-
ish the associations retirement
fund. Owing to numerous retire
ments from service the organization
has found it necessary to supple
ment its income in addition to the
81 monthly dues received from DO
icemen.
Organized in 1929 and composed
OF active members of the police
force, the association pays a men,
ber who retires from the force for
illness or injury an amount rang
ing froS. $4OO to $1,000. Members
retired because of injuries received
in line of duty receive $1,000 re-
gardless of length of membe.S hip
In the organization
Asked Aid But Once Before.
Only once before has the organi-
zation sought public assistance. In
1888 a baseball game between the
Washington and Baltimore police
teams nettrd the association SIS
600, every dollar of which went to
the organization.
Our society,"" said William G..
Stott. president, has made it pos
sible to give flowers to a policeman
in the form of a substantial sum of
money while he is still alive and
able to certain extent to enjoy
them. Or makes it possible to help
pay OH the note on his home and
give him a long deferred and ex-
tensive vacation, something he has
not been able to enjoy while on
active service, due to the fact that
ne has a growing family, sickness
or other reserves and was never
able to save a considerable amount
OF money during this time"
The program indicates therell be
much activity among the policemen
participating in the event. First is
tug-of-war in which a number of
slx-man teams will compete. There II
De a novelty race, three-legged, in
which the participants must over
come numerous handicaps.
Therell be plenty of steaming
but probably no records will be
broken in a l00-yard dash" of men
weighing more than 225 pounds.
Bicycle Race.
For such men who like to do their
racing sitting down a bicycle race
has been arranged. This will be
limited to men over 40 years old.
In fact, age gets all the breaks in
the meet. Two of the three 50-yard
udSIles Oh Ine program are barred
to youngsters of the force-that is.
men under IS years of age. One is
for men IS to IS years and another
for contestants over As years. The
same restrictions are placed on the
l00-yard dashes.
Special events-extra special, they
might be called-include a Seward
dash for men over 55, 2-mile walk
Cheel and toe). mile relay for four
man teams. 220-yard runs and 44O-
yard runs (open and for men over
35). running broad jumps and l2O-
YARD low hurdles, one open and the
other limited to men over IS years
old.
Additional entertainment will be
provided-just in case the sight of
a 250-pounder running or walking
the 100-yard dash is not entertain
ment enough.
Evening star., 1939-06-13
Bruin TwizzIers \
BY PROF. J. d. FLINT.
teamwork

In a certain art studio there were
two artists who worked in partner
ship on certain types of commercial
art. They had found that their two
different types of technique worked
we'll together so they united. Artist
No. was an expert at the more
mechanical framework part of the
business. and Artist Nc. 2 was the
possessor OF real, flowing grace for
the polishing end OF the business.
One day the president of a bank
called and inquired about the pos
sibility of the two men doing a very
artistic announcement card which
Evening star., 1939-06-13

The regiment handled itself with a
precision on that crowd -besieged
square that would have done credit
to Fort Myers best.
They say that the Duke of Wind
sor, on the occasion of a visit here
as Prince of Wales, became so inter.
Evening star., 1939-06-13

ested In the horses Of the Grena-
diers he missed the cue to a speech
he was to make in reply to an off,
cial address of welcome.
The guardsmen, however, have to
keep on their toes to make a snap
pier showing than the mounted DO
Evening star., 1939-06-13

gold-braided blue-and- uniform
designed by the Nberator.
Proud Of Guardsmen.
Guardsmen and horses are select
ed with great care from all prov
1nces Of the republic. The Argen-
tines are intensely proud of them.
Evening star., 1939-06-13

lice. Both have had plenty of expe.
rience with crowds. They never
know when they may be called on
to use 1t!
More than $500 900 pairs Of shoes
were made In Cuba last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-13
Pope's Coronation

Never in the history of the Roman Catholic Ch:--ch has such multitude actu-"y participated in the ceremonies attendant upon elevation of Cardinal to the papacy. When the late Pope Plus XI was elevated millions of radio listen- CTS were not able to hear the actual cere- mony in their own home nor receive such vivid descriptions from the mouths of ac- tual observers on the scene of ion. And even the newspapers themselves have out did themselves in reporting in colorful and very accurate fashion the events leading up to and including those which yesterday saw Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli crowned viceregent of Christ on earth.
 T...:c ceremony should mark mo- mentous period in world events. If ever a real effort is to be made to prevail upon mighty powers to use their influence and their strength for mutual betterment it is now. Pope Plus XII is well fitted to carry on the gospel of peace that the late Plus XI preached so forcibly. Burdened as the latter was of recent years with the bodily ills to which he became heir he could not naturally do all that he desired. Yet his efforts were indefatigable and the re- suits attained marvellous. All the more reason why we can expect the new Pontiff to extend the papal influence further.
 Here in the United States all peoples, whether of the Roman Catholic faith or some other, are inclined to regard Pope Plus XII as symbol of peace and con- cord throughout the entire civilized world. They see in his elevation a check, perhaps, for such forces as would sub stitute ruthless power for what might be right We rejoice in the coronation of the new Pope and wish him the continued and incerasing respect of billions of peo- ples, over and beyond the flock over which he is destined to rule so wisely and we'll
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-13

Budge. looked good as a gate-attraction, particularly when he could be billed with Ellswo. n Vines and Fred Perry who ruled the roost in the amateur tennis world few years aback. We wonder if the man. agers aren't just a bit disappointed right now.
 Budge and Vines got off to pretty good start in New York earlier in the winter with the former pasting the elongated Vines all over the special floor ing put down in Madison Square Garden for the match, hailed as natural" and the greatest tennis scrap of the century. The tour was continued all over the coun- try and Budge's margin of victory was kept down, we imagine, only by appeals to this terrific Swatter to let up on Ells- worth once in awhile. At any rate it soon became apparent that Vines was no match for Budge and the longer the series continued, the more this was ap- parent.
 So the promoters called in Fred Perry. From his mouth issued such statements as Wines can take Budge any time" and similar rot which even "sucker" could see through by following the course of the Budge-Vines matche-. So they built up "grudge" battle between Perry and Budge, to take place in New York City March 10. The competitors were pie tured as gritting their teeth and waiting for the first serve. The result was laugh able in view of the advance publicity "stunts". Budge trounced Perry, giving him only four games in three sets and requiring only 49 minutes for the job.
 The picture is now complete. Profes- sional tennis has the greates. player since Perry and Vines heyday and there isn't anybody who can ccme close to beating him, consistently enough to draw the cash customers. It looks as if somebody drew one too many cards from the bot tom of the pack and had to throw in his hand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-13

This has been one of the worst winters on record for public streets and highways. Municipalities and the state will have to spend a lot of money in the next few months getting these thoroughfares back in condition for summer travel. And it should be unusually heavy in Connecti- cut this summer, what with the Worlds Fair on in full blast in N Y. Successive periods of thaw and freeze have raised havoc with hard-surfaced streets. And here in Waterbury one of the chief faults lies in the presence of trolley rails in the streets. They allow water, snow or ice to seep in, freeze and expand, thus breaking the roadway and allowing holes and ruts to form. They can't be permanently fixed until warm weather arrives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-13

their own businesses. Now they are suddenly interested and want hired help,"-a city manager. Let 'em for once roll up their shirt sleeves and get into the dirty" game of self government
 Some in low places have accepted the responsibility and the heart ache of alone bucking the vicious political machine-or being absorbed by 1t. There have been some out- standing successes for those who have kept their noses clean. There have been miserable failures for those who haven't!
 City manager government Is not necessary or desirable. The destruc- tion of the political machine IS. Let an aroused citizenship take interest in city government-not for what it can get out of 1t, Gas 1t has been in the past)-but for what It can give, Ca new idea, to be sure) and hang out a "NO HELP WANTED" sign for the promoters of the man. ager plan, the Citizens Good Gov- ernment League!
 RAYMOND c. SMITH,
 Member, State Central Comm.
 Labor Party of Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-13
Current Comment

I fell in-testing it.-Albert Ranger, Philadelphia park guard, citing his proof that ice on park pools would not support skaters.
 You don't hear me lamenting over 1t, do you?-W. Perkins Bull, To- ronto lawyer, when he agreed to an |out-of-court settlement which de- prived him of one-third of the es- tate of Mrs. Maybelle Horlick Sid- ley.
 Blind and foolish people who think otherwise will have the shock |of their lives.-Sir Samuel Hoare, home secretary of England, telling the world that Britain is armed.
 Our enemies are biting the dust. -MusSolini.
 There are an awful lot ot stairs to climb. I wish they'd put eleya- tors in it.-Governor James of Penn- sylvania, commenting on the execu- tive mansion.
 They are responsible for the suc- cess of my business.
 John F. WebendOrfer, as he dis
 tributed $25O,O00 of the $l,-
 100000 sale price of his print
 ing press firm, to his employees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-13
Questions and Answers
By FREDERICK nH. ixERBx

" s18D&0AOR NAs ABB0x
 Enclose shree-oeus stamp for reply when addressing any aues. tiOn of fact or information to fine Waterbury Dem0crat's Service Bu- real at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given. nor can extended reseaecl, be mn. 0egtaken. Be sure all mail Is ad. dressed tO the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE RIJ. REAU. l01? Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 THE EDITOR e. How many families were there in the United States when the last census was taken2 How many of them were headed by men?
 A. Of the 29,9O4 ,663 families, men were at the head of ;26,111,7
 Q. What Is the meaning of Wil- liam Wordsworth's poem "Ode on the Intimations of Immortality?n A. Belief in immortality is strengthened by belief in the pre- existence of the soul; that the soul has life prior to the birth of 8 child. The doctrine was also taught by Plato.
 @. How fast do OK teams travel? A. Teams in use today travel at the rate of about 1-4 to 1.2 miles per hour when pulling a normal load, and about IA to 1-2 miles per hour when pulling a very heavy one. @. Where do ospreys spend the winter?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-13

U. S. cities in the near future. should major war break out in Europe.
 Made by Burdet G. Lewis, a professional social worker, the survey cites what hap pened to population centers in Spain and China as result of ruthless air raids, and advises that plans DC worked out for the evacuation of old peo- pie, women and children from Washington. Lewis declares these precautions may never have to be used. but they must be available in case of need.
 "These experiences Gin Spain and China) are enough to warn us in America" he counsels, against permitting to develop in cities, especially the nations Capital, large proletarian ele- ment, which in the event of air bombings would De unable to leave for safer areas"
 Lewis reported that a steady influx of Southern share-croppers and farm workers into Washing ton is creating 8 permanent pro- letariat" in the city.
 TOP FLIGHT COMMUNISTS
 Who are the two top-ranking Communists in America? One ar- Swer to this question was pre- sented in deadly earnest by two businessmen in 8 Pullman smok- CT travelling East from Chicago.
 They were discussing the dan- gers of New Dealism and Com- munisn in the same breath. Seat- ed beside them. and unable to re- strain himself, was raw-boned Jonathan Garst, Farm Security official,
 After disposing of Harry Bridges, one of them remarked: T suppose you know that Miss Perkins is Communist"
 T know that she ss not" in- terpOsed Garst, bristling.
 "Oh yes," added the second; "she has the Number 2 card"
 'I don't understand" said Garst. What's the Number 2 card?
 That's common knowledge" supported the first; Mrs. ROOs- evcst has the Number ] card"
 Garst declares that the two men apparently believed what they were saying.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-13

How would you like to buy gold mine for $285? Santa Rosa Junior College in California has just done that. Now the story won't be complete until it is known if a vein of valuable metal has been barred. The mine is complete with shaft and tunnels and is near Carson City, Nevada, once historic mining town. Not only will the college work the mine, but it will search the territory for valuable Paiute mortars from old In- dian villages that were once in the neighborhOOd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-13

that one of three names he wrote on a piece of paper would be the next Pope. A number of takers promptly accepted the wager.
 These were the three names
 Flynn wrote down: Leo, Bene-
 dict and Plus.
 NOTE-When Plus XII visited the U. s. in 1886 as Cardinal Pa- celli, Pontifical Secretary of State, Flynn traveled with nim and be- came well acquainted with him. NEW LAW FIRM
 Homer Cummings, who retired as Attorney General in January, has organized a law firm with his former assistant, William Stanley of Maryland. Cummings will have offices in Washington and Stam- ford, Conn.,, his home town.
 While Stanley has been in pri- vate practice since 1886, he has been receiving $l0,000 a year from the government, under a special act of Congress, to complete big tax suit he began when he was Assistant Attorney General.
 STRANGE INTERLUDES
 Portraying a congressional windbag in their satirical takeoff on world notables, the Women's National Press Club used one Of Senator Bob Reynolds recent speeches. Guests thought the speech was made up for the oc- casion, but it was an actual ad- dress of the ebullient North Car- olinian . Republican chiefs are privately concerned over the clow11ish antics of Wisconsin's Governor Julius Hell. His victory last year opened the way for the COP to recapture the entire State in 1940. but his conduct in office has been so hilarious that already Republican papers in Wisconsin are asserting the party will have to get a new candidate next year. ... In a recent broadcast Emil Hurja, former Democratic Nation- al Committee statistician, aired his views on who would get the presidential nomination in 194O. In 1886 Hurja was one of 60 Dem- ocratic chiefs who forecast the outcome of that race. His guess was forty-sixth nearest the right one, understanding the Demo- cratic electoral college ballot by 147 votes.
 AIR RAIDS
 Unnoticed in a recent study of relief in Washington was a grim warning that may become mat ter of vital interest to all large
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-13
T0DAY's COMMON ERROR Do not say, 'He is one Of the
 moneyed men of our town" say, wealthy men,"

A. From Florida and the Gulf states thruogh lower California and Mexico to the West Indies and Central America. They are casual south to Peru, Chile, Paraguay and north to Greenland.
 @. How are the names for the new U. s. battleships chosen?
 A. They were taken from the list of retired vessels, and the names of those longest out of service were chosen.
 Q. Where Is the city of Beirut, and how is the name pronounced?
 A. It is a seaport in Syria. The name, also spet Beyrouth, is pro- nounced bay-root'.
 0. In what cities did the Ringing Bros. and Barnum & Bailey and the Tim Mccoy circuses close this year?
 A. The former in Scranton, Pa, and the latter in Washington, D. c.
 If you want a copy of our book let STAINS AND SPOT RE- MOVAL" send to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washing ton, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage. g
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-13
Whats Your I. O.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1. Name the strait that separates Greenland from the North Amer ican continent.
 2. If a child is born to natural ized American citizens in a foreign country, is he also an American citizen?
 3. Name the Justice of the U. 8. Supreme Court who recently re- tired. 4@
 4. What is the rate of letter pos- tage to England?
 5. Name the surveyors of Mason and Dixon's line.
 6. What Is the highest hand in Poker with the deuces wild? v
 2. For what invention is Eli Whit ney most famous?
 8. Of which State is Nashville the capital?
 g. In which standard time zone Is the city of Cleveland, Ohio?
 10. In what year did the Boer War end? @
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-13

Illustrative of what the Govern ment is up against was the fol- lowing extraordinary episode that occurred recently in Chicago:
 In 1882 the Justice Department entered into a consent degree with a group of leading Chicago movie theater owners, under which they promised to abstain from certain monopolsitic practices. Last Mo- vember, after receiving complaints of violation of this agreement, the department started contempt pro- ceedings to enforce the decree.
 To obtain evidence to back up this action, the government law yers went before Federal Judge Charles E. Woodward and asked for an order to subpoena the books of the defendants. The movie lawyers first countered with & request for a delay and then, a few days later, moved that the subpoena order be quashed en- tirely.
 Woodward set February % to hear arguments. But when he took his seat on the bench that day, he brought with him a writ ten decision in the case.
 The government attorneys
 were flabbergasted. They had
 come to argue the matter and
 Woodward apparently had ale ready decided 1t. With as much
 restraint as they could muster,
 they pointed this out.
 Woodward insisted that he had heard the two sides. The govern ment lawyers then read the sten- ographic record to prove that he had not.
 ''Wedl," Woodward replied, If there is any doubt about 1t, then I'll hear you"
 After listening to the govern nent attorneys, Woodward hand- ed down his previously prepared decision in favor of the movie owners.
 NOTE Several years ago, after an extensive investigation, the House Judiciary Committee rec commended that Woodward be irnpeached, but the House voted the report down.
 SURE SHOT
 Henry Flynn, popular news edi- tor of the National Catholic Well fare Council, made canny killing on the selection of the new Pope.
 There was much discussion among National Press Club ineIn- bers over who the new Pope would be. After one particularly lengthy argument, Flynn offered to bet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-13
Outsmarted Themselves

Promoters of professional tennis and some of the leading players in this branch of sport are bemoaning the fact that they were so smart back in 1888. In red headed Don Budge, the second comet to come out of California, they saw a poSen- tial gold-mine. It wasn't in the sky, either, it was right on the tennis courts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-13
In Today's Mail
of the few, we also put the POWER of government in their hands.
cSsEt-ls 'ee wA

OI tIl6 IcW, we 8lSO put IIlS EOWG3t of government in their hands.
 By electing someone else to do the choosing of policy forming and administrative officials, we take 8 step away from our admittedly not too efficient true American democ- racy, and a step toward further re- lief of governing ourselves and choosing officials from our own city, and from our own ranks. This is the first step toward dictatorship under the guise of efficiency.
 If a city manager, why not state manager? We cannot dismiss this question with the mere statement that. it has no bearing on the is- Sue." This question must be an- swered. The question after that is, Why not a national council and manager?" A Hitler, Goering, Goeb- bles, etc., who will relieve us of all of our governmental burdens? The first order for any dictator ship is the soft pedaling of the party system of government. This is done with the view to its final de- struction. The proposed Charter for Waterbury, 1880 edition meant to compel candidates to certify that their candidacy was not the result of party choice. The 1939 version is not 50 drastic. It merely eliminates party designations from the ballot.
 In the final analysis, we cannot afford to destroy the party system of government in it's primary stage the city government. City govern ment is the training ground for state and national office. The prac- tical elimination of city office ex- cept to professionals Is bound to effect state and national partisan politics if the plans become general and national in scope. Democracy relies upon amateur politicians. Dic- tatorships rely upon career men professionals. Who wants this sort of efficiency?
 The men who are most interested in perpetrating the city manager crime upon the Waterbury public know that 1t is not the fault of a charter when democratic govern ment goes amiss. The trouble is with the citizenship who do care, but up til now. have looked on with complete disinteress. The trouble is with the potential, honest, civic leadership. and it's selfishness in not accepting civic duties.
 We have many upright citizens in Waterbury in both high and low places who are capable of carrying on under the present Charter. They have been repeatedly asked to &C., cept nomination for office. They have just as repeatedly refused. Why?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-13
Daily Almanac
Moon rises 1928 a. m.

Moon rSeS I:28 a. m.
 Sun rises 6:09 a. m.; sets 5:56 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 March snows, unless accompanied by sleet and intense cold are usually welcomed, for they bring poor mans fertilizer" with them The melting snows carry into the soil the valuable deposits that the falling snow picks up in the atmosphere.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-13
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, March 13-There Is only the ghost of Q career for bull-fighters in this country, but Sidney Franklin, the Brooklyn matador, is reasonably well fixed. Franklin. who went. from the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-13

borough "a c rosl the river to Ma, drid, where he fast became an arena headlill- CT, has promise of Q star job in the Cuban Village at the the w orld's Fair. c ir u m- venting the ban upon the na- tional Spanish sport, Franklin will de m on- strate the art
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-13
A Thought for Today

And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father.- III Kings H:5.
 One murder makes villain: millions hero; numbers sanctify the crime-Porteus