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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-24

of Representatives have been drawn from former state assembly mem bers. A total of 125 former state legislators attained cabinet positions and 8l of the justices who nave served on the U. s. Supreme Court had previously sat in state legisla- tive houses.
 O. Does snow fall near the Big Trees, sequoia gigantea, Of Calior- mia?
 A. They live under full winter conditions during the months Of De- cember to March, when they are surrounded by a blanket of snow from 2 to 12 feet deep.
 c. What is the Latin provero which means "a sound mind in a sound body?"
 A. Mems sana in corpore sano, from the "Satires" of Juvenal.
 O. Who is Chairman of the Amer ican Red Cross and how IS the posi- ton obtained?
 A. Norman H. Davis is chairman of the Central Committee of the Req Cross. The office is filled by appoint ment by the president of the United States.
 o. Has Dick Powell been in mos. ton pictures as long as Bing Crosby?
 A. No. Crosby has appeared in a number of short films before Powells first appearance, in Blessed Event" in 1892.
 If you want . copy of our be ok let MAP OF THE NEW EUROPE send to The Waterbury Demo- crats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth St, Washington, D. C. Enclose 10 cents in postage
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-24

Glastonbury is much in the public eye these days and may not relish the fact. The town has no desire to steal any laurels from Winsted as a producer of nature myths. The "glawackus" of which the reporters write so glowingly in the press these days is problem to Glastonbury. It may end with the kill ing of large wildcat, but not until some such animal has been dispatched to the of the town breathe easier and rest more comfortably at night. Any community that has wild animal roaming its terrain at night requires protection.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-24
Book A Day

(Mrs. Olive Roberts Barton,
 noted child training authority,
 periodically conducts the Book
 a-Day column. Today Mrs. Barton
 discusses the latest books for
 children.
 BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON
 This is a season among juvenile books when arts and letters have been laid at the feet of the child ren, and fields formerly reserved for adults have been opened to young people in their own vocabulary.
 Arnold L. Haskell, world-famous critic of the dance, has written a children's tale about the ballet, Felicity Dances" Gippincott: $2), wherein one sees the fascinating world of rehearsals, practice and true ballet tradition through the eyes of Felicity Ann and her sister Ruth Ellen. (8-12 years)
 For the child who is developing a taste for good music. Samuel c. Houghton has arranged book in the form of a stamp album, called "The Music Album" (Mor- row: $2.50). Here is an excellent way to remember the composers and their works, and at the same time keep a personal diary of the music one has heard, whether at the radio or at Symphony Hall. (9-16 years.)
 The reader can listen in with Joan, Harry and Ruth, as their mother recites plays aloud in "Three Children and Shakespeare" (Harpers: $2.50). She explains the action and tells them what the Elizabethan theater was like at the time the plays were written-good information for any Shakespeare reader to have. Anne Terry White includes in her book four plays that have appeal for young peo- pie: Midsummer Nights Dream" "The Merchant of Venice" Julius Caesar" and "The Tanning of the Shew." ,(l2-15 years.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-24
THE RHODE ISLAND PLAN
Christian Science Monitor)

The bill for reorganization of Rhode Islands State government, which Governor William H. van- derbilt has placed before the Legis- lature, fellows widely-approved pattern. Major functions are re- duced to fourteen departments, the heads of each being directly respon- sible to the Governor. The estab- lishment of separate personnel department. providing for strict ap- plicatio of an advanced merit sys- tenn. is a high point in the reor- ganization scheme which should go far toward raising the standard of all state services in time. Detailed provisions for a budget that will serve as an actual financial plan for the state should help in obtaining progressively more economical man. agement.
 Important, too, is the provision for Issuance of an annual report on all state affairs in form and size that will make public affairs com- prehensible to all citizens.
 Governor Vanderbilt deserves commendation for the prompt and businesslike fashion with which he has gone about this sizable reform
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-24
Whats Your l. O?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1. Gan woodchucks climb trees?
 2. Name the body of water which lies north of the Baltic Sea, bord- cred by Sweden and Finland.
 3. For which State Is "Old Line" 8 nickname?
 4. What was the score of the Orange Bowl football game at Mia mi, Fla. between Tennessee and Oklahoma?
 5. How are baseball batting aver ages figured?
 6. What subject has the Dies committee been Investigating?
 2. Under which government de- pertinent is the U. 8. Office of Edu- cation?
 8. Name the capital of Hungary.
 9. Which European country has suffered partial dismemberment ct the hands of Germany, Poland and Hungary?
 10. Where were John Rolfe and Pocahontas married?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-24
Promise of Greater Business

Without running a temperature or in- dulging in extravagant boom talk, there are signs of business improvement which should lift the coming springs business between 10 and 20 per cent above the same period of last year. For instance, buyers arriving in New York the other day set an all-time record at HOO. That contrasts with 2 low mark of 551 set at e corresponding time in 1882. The arrival of buyers in the New York whole sale markets is regarded as a fairly in-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-24
Selected Poem
WINTER HILLS

(Keith Thomas in the New York Sum A melancholy grandeur lies
 On winter hills today; Like ancient ladies they arise
 Tn worn but proud array. The golden cloth is tattered now
 That autumn is outblown, And bare the rock and bare the bough On which their drapery shone. Bravado bred of poverty
 Adds majesty and height To winter hills, though bare they be, And secured of blast and blight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-24
Daily Almanac
cts 8:12 D. m,

Moon sets 8:12 p. m.
 Sun rises 7:10 a. m; sets 4:58 p. in.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty min- utes after sunset.
 Sundays quick change from January thaw to January freeze was accompanied mainly in these parts by high winds. In northern New England though. there was thunder and lightning. The freak was due to the movement of cold mass of clouds which when they came into contact with the warm ones over New England burst right over the countryside
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-24
1o4o VOTE, WISH AT 100

Byfield, Mass. (UP)--Mrs Eliza Rogers, 100, says her fondest wish is to vote for the Republican candi- date in the 1940 presidential elec- ton. The centenarian, who oc- cupies herself with needlework and reading despite her advanced years, has never missed a national election since women were granted the ball. lot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-24
Questions
 and Answers
By FREDERICK M KERRY

Enclose . three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ton of fact or information Co 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 ad- dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 e. Why is Xmas a contraction for Christmas?
 A. The explanation of its origin is that the initial letter of the Greek name for Christ is x and the com cidence of its cruciform shape led to an early adoption of this letter as the figure and symbol of Christ.
 o. Are state legislatures consid- cred to be good training grounds TOT Congress?
 A. During the last ten years more than one- third of the membership of the United States Congress was made I'D of former members Of state as- sernblies. Since 1789, seventy -fve percent of the Speakers of the House
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-24

went to his office one evening to do some work, but 6 new guard on duty at the entrance of the Justice Department build- ing refused to let him in.
 Have you got an admittance card?" the guard demanded.
 "No, I haven't" Cummings said You see, I'm the attorney general"
 Mister" retorted the guard, "I don't care if you are even J. Edgard Hoover. My orders are not to allow anyone in after hours who hasn't . card and nobody's getting in while I'm here."
 Grinning broadly, Cummings . telephone the guardroom and after being cleared comple- mented the guard on his strict observance of rules.
 MAIL BAG
 R. R. K. Greensboro, ". G. General Roger Pryor was taken prisoner in 1864 and confined at Fort LaFayette, N. Y. A full &C., count is given in "Reminiscence of Peace and War;" by Mrs. Rog- CT Pryor, Macmillan, 1904 :. . C. K, Jackson, Miss. - Oscar Johnston, former AAA official, was misquited when he said he was opposed to crop control. What he said was that acreage should not be further reduced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-24
Views of The Press

ation. Although the form of gov- ernment is secondary to the honesty and ability of its administrators, 1t is no less true that better form us- ually encourages good administra- ton. The reorganization bill is de- serving of legislative approval.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-24

West tre e t, facing the Hud- son river. Here are l 1 s t e d n a m es, ad- d r e s seS and telephone num- bers of all tele- phone subscrib- CTS in the Uni- ted States, and most of those in the world.
 At tables sit, all day, every day, D e o D l @ f r m every ssaiannn lnolsinan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-24
New York Day by Day
BY CHARLES B. DRIsCOLL

New York, Jan. 24-One of the most unusual libraries in New York is the collection of current telephone directories maintained for public use at the New York Telephone Company's building on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-24
Washington Merry-G Go-Round
D R E W PEARSON ROBERT S. ALLEN

24 dynamite mouder scandal One explosive the fact that friend exAtton General Homer Cummings received
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-24
Current Comment

I'm really grateful for this Lon- don weather. Anthony Eden in New York.
 Wordiness of the modern poet dilutes concentrated wisdom with a bucketful of rhetoric. Professor Johnson of Hamilton
 college.
 When are you going to get sheets and pillow cases? --WPA relief client at clothing
 center, who said he needed them
 to get married.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-24
A Thought for Today

And they spakc unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, ana speak good words to them, they will De thy servants fOrever-H Chronicles lO:7.
 
 Win hearts, and you have all mems hands and purses.-Burleigh.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-24

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR Do not say, T live in a thrifty community; say thriving community"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-24

Copyright. 1889, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-24

up whereabouts of long-lost rela- tives or friends, finding prospects for business deals, or renewing acquaintance with the ole home town. A good many homesick ones just ask to see the telephone book of the home town, turn the pages absentmindely, and go away hap py, as though they had somehow verified the fact that the town is still there, with the same old neighbors, still living in 1t.
 There are 2,200 United States telephone directories in the col- lection. The biggest single book is Chicago's. In New York there are separate books for the various bor- oughs and suburbs, so none of them is quite as bulky as Chi cago's directory.
 The library carries in stock telephone directories of all large cities in the world, and of hun- dreds of small towns and prov inces in distant parts of the world. The largest and best-looking for eign directory is that of Italy. It starts with full-page rotogravure portrait of the country's humblest and least known citizen, the King Next is full page picture of Mus solini. Paper and typography are excellent.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-06-09
Meagher's Record
Entities Him To
Reelection i'm 3rd

w. ]. bud" Meagher, present
alderman Of the Third ward, de-
serves reelection, says J. w. Pate,
fraternal man and active in sup
port of the genial "Bud."
Meagher will poll the majority
of Negro votes in the Third ward,
observers predict, because of hard,
uRselfish work as alderman in be-
half of all of the wards people.
The needs of the underprivileged,
Mr.. Pate pointed out, have always
received as much attention from
Alderman Meagher as those Of the
more fortunate.
Meagher was active in securing
for the city the Sumner Field hous-
ing project.
A vote for Meagher is "a vote
which you won't regret" his col
Ored supporters say.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-06-09
StraitOn Endorsed
By 18th Ward Group

Many citizens of the Seventh
ward interested in representative
government are supporting the
candidacy of Jack Straiton for al
derman. Those who have known
him intimately appreciate his hon
esty and capability and believe he
will represent all the people of the
ward and will never be too busy to
listen to legitimate requests.
A vote for Straiton will insure a
new deal in the 7th ward according
to members of the endorsing
group.
Among those leading the group
are: c. L. Mason, S. M. Clark,
Hiram Kelley, C. A. Hughes, M.
McQuerry and E. L. Escue.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-06-09
Able . Just Humane

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-06-09
HOLLYWOOD BOUND" OPER,
ETA FRIDAY, JUNE 16

Hollywood Bound" an operetta
by Edward Bradley and Don Will
son will be presented at Phyllis
Wheatley House on Friday, June
16, at 8 p. M.
The =operetta is a fast moving
vehicle with an all-star cast which
includes winston Richardson,
James Gresham, Hilda Moses, Mae
Hatcher, Norman Light, Walter
Gross, Cecil Taylor, Mary Gibson,
Worthy Tourner, Betty Sessions,
Dorisella Harris, Cleveland Small
wood, Donald Session, and Henry
Pyrant.
There is also mixed chorus of
so voices and a group of dancers
composed of frankie Wyche, Lo-
renza Vaudeville, Edna Russell,
and Bernice Brown.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-06-09
SPECIAL MEETING

A special called meeting of Psi
Chapter, Kappa Alpha Psi, will be
held at the home of Andrew Owens,
Jr., 1902 Clinton Ave. s., Friday
(tonight), June 9, at 8 P. M. Bust
ness of urgent Importance to be dis
cussed.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-06-09
SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES
FAIL TO REPLY

Various candidates for the school
failed to reply to letter from the
Minneapolis Business and Profess
sional Assn. as to how they stood
on the question of qualified citi-
zens of Negroes being permitted to
teach in Minneapolis schools.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-06-09
ST. PAUL SOCIETY

Returns Home From SCHOOL,
Mr.. orrington c. Hall, Jr., son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. o. C. Hall, 727 st,
Anthony avenue, has returned from
Tuskegee Institute. Mr.. Halle is
one of thirteen students elected to
the Honor Society at Tuskegee
Institute according to a list re-
leased this week by DR.. l. A. Der
bigny, Dean of Administration.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-06-09
5th WARD
His Record Deserves Your
Support"

Prepared and inserted by the Bessessen for
Alderman Volunteer Committee, Thos.
Ward, Hodgson Bldg, for which the regu-
lar political advertising rate has been paid.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-06-09
Sign of Intelligence

When you inform the advertiser
in this paper that you read their
ad in this paper your stock goes
up 1000 with the merchant. He
knows you are intelligent and you
get the services, merchandise and
prices that intelligent patrons de-
serve.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-06-09
Feted in philadelphia Mrs. Ca

Feted in Philadelphia! Mrs. Caro-
Iyn Monjoy Jones, Oil Carroll ave-
nue., has returned from Philadel-
phia, where she spent ten days
visiting her husband, Rev. Henry
Pinckney Jones, pastor of Mother
Bethel A. M. E. Church of that
city. Mrs. Jones was very much
feted during her sojourn in the
Quaker City.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-06-09

To Battle Creekl Mrs. Frank
E. Clark, SAG W. Central avenue,
will leave today friday, for Bat
tie Greek, Michigan, to spend the
summer visiting her mother, Mrs.
Amy Buckner of that city. Mrs.
Clark expects to return to the city
in September.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-06-09

Prepared and inserted by Eric Erickson,
$40 Cedar Ave. So. for which the regular
political rate will be paid.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-06-09
HONEYCUTT FAIR AND
SQUARE

William E. Honeycutt, candidate
for alderman in the Fourth ward
will receive large support among
the colored voters of that ward.
Evening star., 1939-06-18

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Nebraskans 10 Entertain
Lincoln Cathedral Choir

Nebraskans living in Washington
will entertain the Lincoln Great
Cathedral Choir on visit here to-
morrow.
The choir, composed of IS men,
bers mostly from Nebraska Univer-
sity, will be entertained by the
Nebraska Congressional delegation
at noon In the afternoon the group
will be taken on four-hour tour OF
the city. In the evening, in con-
nection with the United States Navy
Evening star., 1939-06-18

the population to 7s,s00,000 The
onicial German news agency, DNB,
said the addition Of $500 600 in
habitants Of Bohemia and Moravia,
taken over after the breakup of
Czecho- -Slovakia, gave Greater Ger
many population of about &c.
100000.
"Of European states only Belgium,
the Netherlands, England and Italy
show a higher density of popula-
tion," DNB said According to
these population figures the Reich
is the most populous nation Of
Europe after Soviet Russia"
The announcement said popula-
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Swim Students to Give
Aquatic Pageant

Students of the Red Cross Aqua
tic School at Camp Let's, Edge
water, Md, will present an aquatic
pageant, NOAH" at 7:30 pm. to-
day at the camp.
The pageant, which was produced
last year by the Washington Civic
Theater, is to be staged under the
eye of Robert Duncan, director of
first aid and life saving for the
Districts Red Cross Chapter, who
played one of the lead roles in the
Evening star., 1939-06-18

Civic Theater's production. Mr..
Duncan is a member Of the aquatic
school faculty.
Fifteen of the ITO Red Cross
swimming and life-saving students
at Camp Let's are from Washing
ton. The camp is one of the 16
aquatic institutes conducted by the
American Red Cross in l3 States
this summer
Evening star., 1939-06-18

ton density had increased from
1892 inhabitants per square mile in
1898 to 1923 and that the popula-
tion Of the old Reich excluding the
Saar, Austria, Sudetenland, Bo-
hemia, Moravia and Memelland had
increased about 100000, or more
than per cent, since 1888.
Evening star., 1939-06-18

Band. the choir will give Z public
concert on the steps of the Capitol
from 7:30 to $50 o'clock.
The choir was sent by the Ne
braska Legislature to represent the
State at the New York Worlds Fair
and is now returning home. It's
members will be guests during the
stay in Washington of the Nebraska
State Society of Washington, the
Nebraska Alumni Association OF
Washington and the Nebraska Con-
gressional delegation.
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Germany's Population
100000, Census Shows
Bv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, June 1.-THE govern
ment announced today that its re-
cent census showed the population
of Germany to be 79,60O, COO, not in
Guiding Memelland or the protec-
torate of Bohemia -Moravia. The
census counted $4,000, 900 males. 40
300 900 females.
A census of Memelland Is to be
taken soon and is expected to raise
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Diamond Vets Scarce

UNIVERSITY, Ala. (P.-There
are only three seniors and one
junior on the baseball squad of the
Alabama this year. They are all
regulars.
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Jack London, Socialist

A generation ago Jack London.
the novelist, was the great radical
OF his day, so feared for his social
lstic talk that Yale invited him to
address the students with fear and
trepidation. Nor was their fear un-
justified. I'VE Socialists will wrest
the power from the present rulers.
BY war, If necessary. Stop us il
you cant" ran part of his speech.
Paper Is to be made from a ma.
tive grass grown in Agra, India.
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Linen Ten Ahead

American Linen defeated City
Cab, 11-3, in an independent soft
ball game.
Evening star., 1939-06-18

Russia will use motion pictures in
training railWaymen.
Evening star., 1939-06-18
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-11
Today's Sport Parade
By HENRY McLEMORE United Press Stan Correspondent)

he is called to relieve Derringer Whit Wyatt is the man who will go to Lees aid, and Jesse Owens is reported to have been training him in getting off the mark with little delay. r-..
 The American league pitchers face an equally dangerous task in chucking to the National league lineup, which packs the destructive power of broadSide from H. M. 8. Hood. When you start working on a lineup that starts with Hack and follows with Vaughan, Ott. Med wick, Mccormick, Mize, Arnovich, Lombardi, and Herman, you had better have Red Gross kit close at hand and be well skilled in the handling of tourniquet and have the answers to contusions and abra- sions on the tip of your tongue.
 don't know what the all-star players get for their efforts, but I believe 1t is either a watch or a ring. Whatever 1t is, the pitchers should get three or four because they are the babies who have the toughest jobs. Tn the three innings he works, an all-star pitcher has to work his fingers to the bone putting enough stuff on the ball to keep from getting his head knocked of.
 Batter upl And may the better team win. No, take that back, be- cause I'm betting on the National leaguers.