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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18

Governor Raymond e. Baldwin Is said
to have taken under advisement the mat
ter Of special session Of the Legislature.
It would be called very shortly, probably
right after the first of the year, to bring
Connecticut's unemployment insurance
laws up TO date. Since the General
Assembly met early in the year the fed
eral government has made certain
changes in the laws on unemployment
insurance. It is deemed imperative that
the state law conform to the congress
sional changes.
If such conformity were adopted in
this state there would be tremendous
saving to all employers In their payroll
taxes. But 1t Is on this very score OF a
claimed saving that opposition to the
special session hinges. Organized labor
ranks In Connecticut have quickly ex-
pressed themselves as opposed to any
present change in the state laws. Labor
leaders fear that If the state law Is tam
pered with serious harm may be done to
present set-up and individuals who might
profit In days Of idleness might be denied
the recompense to which they are now
entitled
That Is not, surely, the purpose Of
anyone suggesting to the governor that
he call a special session Of the Legis-
lature. But we can't necessarily prove
that 1t might not be an accompanying
feature OF such an action. We are not
sufficiently familiar with the proposed
changes In our state law to state def
nitely that the labor leaders are fitting
at windmills. They may be right In their
contention. But on the other hand Con-
necticut's State Unemployment Compen-
sation Advisory Council chairman says
the state law changes are urgent.
AS a rule The Democrat hesitates to
urges special legislative sessions. Too
often they are used for more purposes
than that for which they are called. And
they might do just as Connecticut labor
leaders fear - upset the present unenl-
ployment compensation statutes COM
pletely. That certainly would be seri-
Gus mistake. More discussion on the
matter Is needed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
Britain No Cad

The British navy was a gentleman, and
the folks back home don't like 1t. A Brit
ish submarine skipper Is reported TO have
sighted the Bremen In the North Sea as
the German luxury liner was dashing
home TO safety from Murmansk, Russia.
He did not send torpedo into her hull,
the British admiralty said, because 1t
would have been violation OF interna-
tional law TO destroy the vessel without
first sending warning
Just why the warning was not given is
a little vague. Unofficially, the British
said the ship was too far from shore TO
enable the German crew TO escape safely.
The Nazis retorted that a German plane
frightened the submarine away. The
latter explanation Is bit more convinc-
ing. At any rate, II Is new and strange
kind OF war - q war In which Britain Is
willing TO let a 10000 900 prize get away
because OF some nicely In international
Law. What will Hitler say about
Churchill 1ow7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18

The life OF Federal Census Director
Is no sinecure, judging by what has been
happening down at New Haven to State
Senator Daniel J. Mccarthy OF Ansonia.
He will direct all activities In the Fourth
and Fifth Congressional District and has
been getting applications for the jobs
that be made available after the first
OF the year. AS q matter OF fact he has
been swamped with applications. Last
week he had received about 1000 and
there are only 40 positions to be filled.
Strictly speaking these 40 jobs won't be
given out as political patronage because
all who apply for them have TO qualify
by passing a series OF examinations. In
short many may apply, but only few
will be chosen as select. incidentally
these 40 enumerators will only be en-.
gagged In a business survey The real
Job OF counting noses doesn't begin I'm.
I'll about April and new batch OF
enumerators will be appointed for this
work, so many to each town, according to
Its population In the last decennial CEN
suS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
Current Comment

The business men OF this coun.
try want peace, peace among them
selves, peace with government.
peace with labor. They are tired, and
the public Is tired, ov str6e and
discord. doubt and uncertainty, OF
home and abroad.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr, OF cere-
monies marking completion Of
OF Rockefeller Center, New York
City.
In Our preparations for danger, ]
am convinced we must do nothing
10 invite II.
Representative George H. Bender
(Rep, Ohio, discussing war men.
ace 10 United States.
Our bonds with the allies and
our cooperation for the high ideal
we have proclaimed together are
not OF O character TO disturb Our
normal friendly relations with other
states.
President Ismet Inonu Of Tur-
key.
One man can sink o ship.
william McCuistion, ex-Comrnun.
list, testifying before Dies com.
mittee.
Garner is the first American
casualty Of the European war. I'm
not backing Garner for President,
but am In favor Of him for O third
term as vice president.
Jerry eadler, Texas railroad COM
missioner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
. HlGHLIGHTS FROM
LATEST SOCKS
Strong Writes
Virile Novel

Almost anything and everything
may happen, when an initerart nd
dler, q genial giant ana an extra
ordinary ex.slave join fortunes In
Phil Stong's lusty new novel IVAN
hoe Keeler" (Farrar and Rinehart:
$3.50. It's O mans story, for men,
set In the golden era OF the Mis-
sippi river.
When Ivanhoe Keeler played his
violin, his audience either wept or
laughed In accord with his mood.
When he invested money, his
wealth multiplied over and over
again. But when he made love, even
O country lawyer or O German i'm
migrant could win his sweetheart.
II was his FIRST romantic defeat
that sent Keeler down the Missis-
sippi In the roaring ie40's to for
get. His first find was samaliel, o
Negro slave, O barber without equal.
Iyanhoe bought the man, set him
free, but safnaliel was ever his
slave.
In 81. Louis fvanhoe met Charley
Hoskins, also mourning o romantic
defeat. eix-foot-six Charley liked 10
fight, liked Ivanhoe and the strange
trio pursued strange adventures
that carried them 70 Havana, 10
Europe, TO st. Louis again. 70 the
Mexican Wharf.-The yall won cita-
tons - and ultimately back TO
Iowa, where Ivanhoe's odyssey be-
gan.
etong has let himself 60 In writ
ing this splendid story. You'll enjoy
the adventures on the river, decid-
ediy reminiscent OF Mark Twain,
and you can almost hear the 81.
Louis Germans singing In the beer
gardens.
One thing more - etong must
have been hungry when he wrote.
His descriptions Of the meals are
without par "two yellow catfish
still sizzling with butter, surrounded
by slices Of crisp bacon, two fried
eggs, mashed potato patties, corn
meal rnuffifis, raised biscuits" Or
"a pigs ankle, init kartoffeIn, NIT
sauerkraut, NIT strudel, NIT beer"
And here's q typical Iowa breakfast
mo wonder men were rnen-"buck.
wheat cakes. sausage an dbaDon aac
eggs, pork chops or steaks and DO.
tato cakes with hominy, lots q cot
Zee and cpen-faced apple pie"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18

Committee, which after months
OF futile master minding finally
passed the buck to-a subcofnrnit.
tee headed by w. J. Goodwin, Des
Moines banker. farmer, and made
up OF members from Iowa, Mis-.
souri,, Nebraska, Minnesota, the
Dakotas, Illinois, wisconsin, Ohio,
Michigan, Kentucky and West
Virginia. r'k ai" .F
But at two meetings last
\ spring and fall this subcosn-
], mlttee has had no better luck
than the full cemnAittee. Rrin-
cipal cause es difference was TIVE.
,proposed paragraphs - oSae On
the 1AdmlnistrAtlon's ever.noF.
NAL gransFy program and the
other ON crop contrel-bcth Of
which left. handedly endorsed
these basic AAA principles. Cen.
r, seQuently some Of the committee
members baked at accepting
them. Gtrr.h,. ".ttt
The subcommittee Is stu tuss-
Ling with the problem. When
Frank late last month sent out
q hurry callafor o report, he was
told there wasn't any. Whether
there will be by convention time
remains TO DO seen. ~.
LOCAL MASTER MINDS
I, A second committee grew out Of
O secret movement started last
spring by Or. r. l.. sdullicksoF,
/ Wisconsin state COP chairman.
He called O meeting OF Midwest.
q ern state chAirmeh In Minneapolis
10 tackle the Job OF drafting O
farm plank, on the theory that
they knew best what the home
folks wanted. 500 vi w afts
4 so far the only product Of this
= group has been some proposals.
calling for o high protective wall
for agricultural products. 0ui.
llclkscpAi keeping II quiet, but he
plans TO. call another meeting IN
Chicago soon In the. hope that
they can finally set results. +.
CONGRESSIONAL GROUP
The third group ID the commit
tee OF agricultural CongressFnen
appointed by COP Floor Leader
Joe Martin. There are 70 mem.
bers IN : the group. headed BY
Representative Clifford Hope Of
Kansas, but like the other two
4 a. > .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18

committees II still Is unable 10
strike pay dirt. In fact, the con-
gressional committee so far has
carefully fought shy Of going on
record for anything. Most Of them
have voted for the AAA In various
forms, 90 they are taking no pokes
OF t..
Inside word, however, Is that
when Congress resumes they will
get down 10 work drafting the
kind Of plank they think the
party should have. As they are
going TO be candidates In the
election, their views are sure TO
figure largely In whatever Ia done.
FARM BUREAU GROUP
The fourth and most significant
group Is made UP OF Republicans
active In Farm Bureau affairs,
plus members OF state agricultur.
al departments captured by the
COP last year. Of recent origin
and surrounded with much sec.
recy, this movement Is Of prime
political importance, because for
the first time since the farm bolt
Of ie32, potent local Farm Bur.
eau leaders are fiocking back TO
the Republican fold.
Under the AAA setsup, the
Farm Bureau II party financed
by the Federal Government and
d very close 10 the AAA. In the
1859 campaign, practically oil
che important Farm Bureau
leaders were on the Roosevelt
bandwagon. But since last year
they have been reverting 70
their original Republication and
recently, under the leadership OF
the COP state agricultural
I agencies, o number Of them
have quietly got together 70
write en- acceptable farm plank.
and unlike the others, they
Know what they want.
They are for the AAA In its
present form crop control, crop
i6ans, soil conservation, etc. They
want, no ,tampering with the pro-
gram. Their idea Is 10 keep II In.
tact, but TO turn II over TO Re-
pubiieans on the ground that they
could do O better and cheaper
Job Of running II.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18

Editor Waterbury Dernocrat:-
During, the past few weeks, much
has been said relative to- Cleveland's
relief problem. Many, Of Our neigh.
borhood towns, including, waterbury,
Conn, have taken the opportunity
for adversely advertising Cleveland,
The New York papers In per-
ticuiar, have given the general read.
Ing public q wrong impression about
the matter, comparing our city 10
others, say Toledo, where even q
worse condition prevails. Unfor.
ttnately, THESE newspapers through
out the country have listed Cieve.
land aS typical Of cities which are
In Q relief meas. 8H
Governor John w. Brickner, pos
slbie q. o. p. dark horse candidate
for the presidency, refused 10 take
heed 70 0ieveland's Mayor Hal old
II. Burtons request Of calling q spe-
cial session o. the legislative body
70 grant emergency funds 70 CONF
bat the crisis Affecting not only
Cleveland, but Columbus, Dayton,
youngstown, Toledo and Lima,
among other cities, An the state Of
Ohio. ..r ~
Governor Brickner Is slow toward
solving the relief crisis In Cleveland
and elsewhere, In fear that further
spending will mar his go-caiied eco-
fioFny record. A. far 90 Cleveland
10 concerned, there are other local
complications attending its snisfor-
tune, state relief allowances have
been smaller and home-relief rolls,
owing 10 reductions In Federal pro-
jects, have greatly increased
throughout the stats. Unfortunate
", too, the city'S fiind.raising pow
ers are limited; IL sole taxing me-
dunn being real estate. Because Of
Q charter amendment LIST March
calling fora special lew, another
tax outside the iosmile 7 limitation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
In Today's Mail

seems impossible for the balance Of
Of this year.
, Mayor Harold H. Burton, has TAX
en- the relief issue 10 Columbus, time
and again, but Governor Drickner
never offered o helping hand 10.
ward securing the necessary funds.
The difference alone due Cleveland
about $1,000 900 would alleviate
the, relief situation 10 some degree.
The state, 10 date, has only con.
tributed A per cent instead Of 80
per cent Of the share allotted TO
Cleveland.
Mayor Burton has done oil In his
power 10 relieve the situation; eer-
tainiy more 80 than the editors Of
various newspapers. who instead.
turned TO printers ink In giving free
publicity towards Cleveland's So
called Starvation crisis"
~ Very truly yours,
f HERBERT J. MANCINI.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
TIE TWILIGHT SHIP

(By Agnes Barden Dustin In the Boston POST
The pcarIy robes Of Twilight trail across the after
glow.
Another day OF life has met eternity.
And on the shore OF vanished day stand and watch
below
A tiny Whit. winged ship sail out upon ifeS sea.
The cargo OF the winged ship that sails into
the night,
Is made OF words and deeds throughout the whole
day long,
Sometimes my ship rides lightly under kindly deeds
and right,
Sometimes II bears O load Of grief, mistakes and
wrong.
The hcayysaden ships are days I've lost forevermore
Their sails plunge deep beneath the waves like
seabirdS wings.
The happy ships sail CALAMITY and reach far-of
shore
III md their treasures there In my House Of Lovely
Things.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18

/. What Is the littoral Of o coun-
try7
2. In golf, what Is the lowest
number OF strokes assigned as par
10 any one hole?
8. Name the state flower Of New
York.
4. Which state Is represented In
Congress by Senator James J, Da-
Wis?
8. What Ia O photometer7
Q. What Is the correct pronun.
citation OF the word fistula?
Z. Name the capital OF Bulgaria.
0. What Is the chemical symbol
for radium7
0. With what sport Is W. L. 4rann
associated?
10. Name the colors In the flag
OF Switzerland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18

There must be plenty Of deer In Con-
necticut for since the open season on
the animals-permits to landowners,
only-an average OF 20 a day has been
killed. Some 5000 permittees have been
cunning for the deer this month, while
across the state line In both Massachu-
sets and New York envious hunters who
can legally hunt and kill deer watch
all the animals disappear Connecticut
ward. However, this migration OF deer
to the Nutmeg State may drop of II the
slaughter OF these innocents continues
at the present rate, You only need a
couple OF years like this to make them
scarce again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18

This Is the last week for Christmas
shoppers. The usual rush will be on. Give
a thought to those who bear the brunt
OF the Christmas jams. They are the store
clerks and employees as one group. In
another and often forgotten are the po-
licemen who keep the throngs moving
along the sidewalks and the cars. In the
roadways. They do yeomen service and
get little thanks. Here's our tribute TO
those who make the Christmas season
Just a bit easier on all Of us. Nice work!
And our thanks!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
Daily Aimanac

Sun rises TIL q. M; sets 4:2S p. m.
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset
The moon entered lis first quarter phase
yesterday afternoon between and O'Clock.
Once again the weather outlook for the next
week or 20 n fair. This Is the third successive
indication like this. 10 anything might hap
pen, aS u has IN the past two series
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
Press Comment
STICK TO THEIR MAYORS
,(Meriden Journal)

A second term for the mayor has
become almost O habit IN Meriden.
The real test comes In the third
time up, and few have been aba
to pass II. Elsewhere. there u the
8 @ m Q trend against frequent
changes IN administration.
Hartsord's reelection OF Mayor
epeliAcy marked the FIRST time ~
IS years that o chief executive Of
the city had been chosen for Q third
term. Morgan q. Buckley waa
mayor from 1880 10 1855.
Jasper McLevy goes on and on IN
Bridgeport and Mayor Murphy haa
become Q fixture n New Haven. Wa
tegbliry was well settled IN VI
nayorai ways until this year. New
Britain acts more like MeFideil and
|is given 70 upsots every 20 often.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18

~ FREDERIC NJ. KERBx
Rnelose q throe.cemt stamp toe
reply when addressing any Quess
tl0n o. fact or Information 60 The
Waterbury Democrats Service Bn-
reau &c washington. legal and
medical advice cannot Do given,
nor can extended research BE- I'm.
teFtaken. ne sure aIl mail d ads
dressed 20 The WATERBURY
DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU-
REAU, 1913 Thirteenth street.
THE EDITOR.
O. To whom was the 1899 Nobel
Prize for physics awarded
A. Prof. Ernest Orlando Law
renee Of Berkeley, Calf, for the
invention and development Of the
cyclotron and the results obtained
with It, especially In artincially
radioactive elementS.
q. Do papaws and perSimmonl
require the FACTION Of frost to ripeni
A. No; native persimmons and
many forms Of papaws mature 90
late they do not ripen until after
frosts have occurred. The early var.
ieties ripen regardless Of frost, and
the late ones would also ripen u
there was no frost. Freezing is Is
detrimental to the quality Of these
fruits as to any other.
q. How much more fuel Is re-
CURED to heat q house to 76o than
to 70e2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
A Thought for Today

II there be n controversy between men, and
they come unto judgment, that the judges may
Judge them; then they shall justify the right
cous and condemn the wicked.-Deuteronon
1851.
How little do they see what really rs, who
frame their hasty Judgment upon that which
Beems,-Southey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18

own again,
He Is Joe
Pant, who once
was privileged
to serve such
notables rs Lie
liam RussAN,
Diamond Jim
Brady t h Q
Van d z RIB tits,
William Rhine
lander Stewart,
Caruso, Gatti-
CazzarEa, zieg-
field, Scotti
Geraldine Far
wa~ naeuAea nal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
In New York

New York, Dec. 1e-Llfe began
anew at 90 for Jacques Bustanoby,
the famed restaurateur, and now
another gourmet aIsS food-dis-
penser prominent ct the turn Of
the century has come into his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
Washington Merry Round
MA ss'v'sA n
DREW PEARS o N
RoBERT 8. ALLEN


consideration
1t would
ngerpnted
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR
To common nouns In plural
form ending In 1, ldd an
apostrophe 70 form the pos
sessivc; as, Ladies' Home
Journal; girls schools.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
What's Your I. O.?

Can you answer seven OF
these test questions? Turn 10
last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18

n you want o copy Of our book
let "CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS"
send 10 The Waterbury Demo-
cats Washington Bureau, 1913
Thirteenth Street, Washington, ID.
G. Enclose 10 cents I'm postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18

A. Nearly 20 per cent.
Q. Was Richard Bennett, col
onial governor Of Virginia from
1852 to 1855, appointed by the crown
or elected9
A. He was elected by the Wiz.
ginia House Of Burgesses.
Q. How Is the word skier pro-
nounced9
A. skee'-er.
G. Is tin the only used In max.
Ing tin cansp
A. The cans are made Of sheet
steel with thin coating OF tin.
@, When was the Virginia Mill
tary Institute at Lexington, Va,
established?
A. It celebrated the Tooth anni-
versary Of Its founding on Nov. II,
1899.
@. What act Of Congress makes 1t
O misdemaanor for q private citizen,
not properly accredited by the gov
eminent, TO hold intercourse with
O foreign government In order 10 In
huence Its relations with the United
States7
A. The Logan Act Of 1900.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18

Copyright, 1899. by United
!, Feature syndicate, Inc)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-14
Civic Music
Next Friday

MEMBERS of the Civic Music
association who have not OBJ
tanned their 1e39-40 tickets are
advised TO pick them up az early
next week as possible.
The season opens next Friday.
Oct. 20. with the presentation Of
Miss Marjorie Lawrence. Metro
politan opera star, at the First
Baptist church. This viii be Miss
Lawrence's first appearance In the
Northwest
I'VE are singulariy fortunate in
having Miss Lawrence to open the
season for US" said representative
Of the association. "she Is one of
the leading sopranos OF the Metro
politan, co-starring with Kristen
Flagstad, and said TO be favorably
considered as Madame Flagstad's
successor when she retires."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-14

INTRODUCING Tacoma .
newest choral group - The
Puget Sound Singers Just or.
CANNED y, the College Of Puget
Sound. The photograph. iaken
Al the first formal meeting Of
the group. shows "a members
Of what ultimately will be an
all college chorus Of l2S
voices.
Beginning with the first rp~ and
reading In tho usual order. they
are; Grace Mclean. June uyesss.
Jan Richard. Hatsuys ksro~e. Lola
puvall, Jane Huiron. Rosailbd
Hartman. Virgins fAntx John
Paul Bennett conductor. Lnis
SadeAn. Marcia Frost. Jean Cal.
low. Elizabeth Rona. Eleanor
warne. Alberta LaNoti. Cenevses~
Hicks.
Second row Harrfesir Bradford,
Bette Brock. psggy Butler. Betty
Pratt. Ruth Switxer. Margaret
NArues. Marguerite kath. Aarilyn
Savage. Doris offermRn. Nan
siandish. Norecn stendahl. Bet
tiAnne wasserman, Betty Cook.
Enid Miller. Jeanne Rosso.
Third rows - Kay Sutherland.
Doris Hartman. Esther Waterman.
Florence barrow. velma Powers.
Beth Hardy. Joan schlcsinger. Mil.
dred Despair. Elizabeth Miller,
Evelyn shaw. Barbara Jacobson.
Bevcriee Burroughs.
Fourth row Nancy Whipple.
Dorothy Ann Bremen. Betty Bunk
er, Jean Smith. Grace Howard.
Dorothy Howard. Betty rregoning.
Robert High. Robert Ingeraoll.
Terry Anderson. Robert Hamilton.
Frances Latson.
Fifth row - Earl Ahrens. Ger
trude Soinila, Ed Hungerford. VII
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