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The Nome nugget., 1939-09-13
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l. Never. This invitation must be accepted or declined without a moments hesitation. A pause of even two or three seconds is bad form.
 2. He should do so in a hotel elevator, but it is not necessary in an office building or shop.
 3. Yes. Under no circumstanc es should silver be placed on the table cover.
 4. No. The father has a perfect right to be concerned about ev- cry things that might affect the happiness of his daughter.
 5. Yes. This is one of the most frequent act of discourtesy. To be a good listener is one of the surest ways to gain friends, and is just as important as to be a good speaker.
 6. The usher goes first, then the woman, and last her escort If there is no usher, the man
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-13
In Order To Protect Our Shipping Friends

On account of the threatened maritime strike to be called September 30th which would make it impossible for the Fl Capitan to return to Seat tie and sail again before this date, the third sail ing OH October 5th schedule, has been cancelled. We take this opportunity to thank our many loyal customers for their faithful support in this our first season, and assure you experience gained this summer will enable to render you better and more efficient service next summer.
 Consolidated Olympic Line
 s. w. Taggart, Agent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-13

fallen. It is too bad that everyone who suffered from the storm can't be informed of the governmental service at hand.
 Of course there is the advance expense of cutting the timber and getting it to the mill. That is something the gov ernment doesn't undertake to do. But once delivered at the mill, the owners responsibility ends and he will be reinl- bursed at the rate set up for such wood Considerable has been said about the tremendous loss to owners of Connecti- cut woodlands. They certainly could recompense themselves to some extent by dint of little exertion and perhaps slight expense, which would be paid off after sale of logs to Uncle Sam.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-13
Centers Attention

Considerable anxiety has been ex- pressed by city ad town officials in this state over the bill that would set up limit of IS mills on real estate taxation. One of the first to comment on 1t re- marked that if cities like Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport or Waterbury were forced to limit real estate taxation to l5 mills, they would be forced into bank ruptcy. He cited the fact that relief costs were so staggering today in the big cities that tax rates were being pushed sky-high, despite all efforts to keep them at their present level.
 There is another way that such tax limitation might be regarded Perhaps 1t is the way the proponents Of the bill look at 1t. They don't propose that Q city's revenue should be limited to what might be brought In by a tax rate of IS mills on the citys grand list. They feel that there should be other avenues or means of income for cities and towns. And that's the hub of very important question, not only here In Connecticut but everywhere that real estate bears the burden of local taxation.
 For years Connecticut has wrestled with the problem of creating lower taxes on real estate. There have been speeches and there have been campaigns to rescue property from over-taxation. Everyone admits that real estate is unfairly taxed and that 1t should not be levied at it's present rate. But how many communi- ties turn to other means for an annual source of income? Very few indeed. Now comes chance to do so and 1t is imme- diately attacked as revolutionary move.
 It really isn't that at all. It's simply movement, as we regard 1t, to rescue real estate from an unfair position. Should the 15-mill limitation ever be established, it wouldn't take cities and towns long to find other means of rais- ing revenue by taxes that would swell the city or town treasury to the neces- sary budget requirements But we're afraid that we'll never be pushed into that position.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-13

It Is a nice custom - that of closing our schools on Lincoln's Birthday. If we ever wanted to center the attention of the younger generation on a great American, this IS certainly the. proper way to do 1t. All the lessons and lectures in the world wouldn't make half the impression on childish minds as holi- day. Linking such a holiday With Din coin naturally makes them conclude that he is a truly great figure, which in time they come to realize he certainly Is and always will be.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-13
Selected Poem
SEED CATALOGUES

(By Mary O. Power in the Boston PoSD They come to us, these cheery things in colorful
 array With pages decked in rainbow hues to brighten up
 our day, There's china Pinw and HollyhockS, gorgeous
 purple ABter, And ruilcd white PetuniaS to make our hearts beat
 faster. Tall and stately Marigods the color of new butter, Delphinium Of heavenly blue to set our world
 ashutteri Golden diow like pirates wealth for butterflies to
 seize, pahiias Cosmos Topples red, restaurant for becsI Babys Breath and Misnonette; speed the cay of
 piantingi Dainty pale pink clarkia for iariy bowers cnchant-
 ing Fifty nifty packs O seeds, fair to mddlin order; oh forgot tho candytuft to put around the border Planting seeds I've found to be . soulful stirring
 action But tho planning Of garden gives utter @tisfAc-
 ton; To-day was born brave resolve; I'LL PASS UP
 EASTER Tode To buy tho seeds of flowers that bloom within my
 cataioguesl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-13
Guam

Japan seems unduly excited about Guam. It is a valuable island in the western Pacific which belongs to the United States and will continue to be- long to us. It has an area of more than 200 square miles, fertile soil and enough elevation tc make life tolerable there for white people. There is good harbor and circling coral reef. There is a population of nearly 10000, with a considerable trade between the island and the United States. It is not at all un- civilized. We have 30 public schools there, with about 4,000 pupils.
 Being on direct route between Hawaii and the Philippines, with which we have a permanent bond whatever their official status may be, Guam is naturally i'm portant to America. It is a stepping stone, by water and air, to the East Indies, South China and India. We may or may not feel obliged to build strong Notifications on the island. That depends on the conduct of Japan. We shall undoubtedly fortify 1t if the Japa- nese militarists continue their present threatening policy in China and the western Pacific generally.
 Aside from a guilty conscience or de- sign against the island itself, there seems to be no reason why the Japanese gov ernment should now talk so excitedly about it. Guam is nearer to the Philip pines than it is to China and is far larger and more important than the cluster of tiny islands to the north which Japan holds under a League of Nations mandate. It is safe to say that Guam will never bother Japan if Japan doesn't bother Guam.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-13
WRITER PROPOSES sUddEs. TON WHICH WOULD MAKE
 MOTORING A PLEASURE
February 10, i03)

FeDfuhfy ", lvsJ, To the Editor Of The Democrat; At the hearing Of February 2, tho compulsory automobile inBur- anco bill with the @2b0 deductible clause was overwhelmingly rejected by those people attending the hear- ing. Mir. Aaron c. Cohen, an auto- mobile dealer, submitted to the committee, bill for nominal TO. imbursement for personal injuries and damage to cars through the operation of C state fund. MT. Cohen's recommendation Is not c state insurance scheme. His sugges- lions received interest and favorable comment from the people attending the hearing.
 MT. Aaron c. cohen, an automo- bile dealer with thirty years experl- ence, and the writer, with consid. erabie insurance experience. have given thought over c long period Of time, to the menace Of obsolete cars on the highways, drunken and Teck- less driving and reinnbursing the many auto victims who receive no compensation for the loss or suffer- ing they sustain,
 MT. Cohen's suggestions were based on statistics compiled by the Mo- tor Vehicle Department for the year 1897. b00D00 operators paying c $500 fec would accumulate e2,b00," 900, Fines for violations Of oil mos tor vehicle laws would add $500, 900. Inspection of cars at the rate Of si per car per year would add $500, 0,000. There is c need for inspection Of cars as revealed by the fact that 70 per cent Of oil automobiles, inspect. cd the first time, were rejected. Drunken and reckless drivers deciar- cd responsible for causing accidents would reimburse the fund ei,b00, 1000 for claims paid by the fund. AL though only s per cent Of the oper- ators in Connecticut were involved in accidents in 1887, approximately | 76 per cent Of these operators inyoiy- cd in the accidents were considered reckless drivers. The total fund would Do approximately sb000, 900.
 The disbursements would be as f0l- lows: Approximately i4,000 people Injured ct afl average Of t20C per person would be 2,e00, 900. ArpFoxi- mateIy 400 persons Killed ct $500 per death would De e2oo0oo. For the 3o,.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-13
A Thought for Today
World Takes Everything-But Pride

Jesse Root Grant died of exposure ana malnutrition rather than humble the proud name he bore. He was the son ol the brother of the great general, ulysses Simpson Grant. He was found in coma in the basement of the cold, barren Chl, cago house where he and his son had tried in vain to wrest living from a world that no longer cared.
 Once a railroad accountant, he retired some 10 years ago At "A, he had noth- inc, could do nothing, Even his son, Ulysses S. Grant, 38, had been unem- ployed since 1930. The last of small legacy had been exhausted. The fire Tn the furnace had gone out. The only thing in the house was pewter pltcher which had been kept brightly polisheo' 1t had belonged to the general, the sur viving Grant said
 Though everything was gone, Jesse Grant had been too proud to ask help oi friends, too proud to allow ms name to appear on relief roles. All he could oo was to keep the pitcher bright, ana ole, His pride, like his name, descenoeo to him iegitimately. The man who orought fame to the name of Grant was proud man, too. In his last years, eX-Presldent Grant saw his fortune crumble when scoundrely partner decamped Wlth the funds of the firm of Grant and Wafo, bankers and brokers.
 An old man. he sold everything he had, his houses, his property, to apply on his resulting debts, To pay the remainder he sat down to write his memoirs. And while torturing cancer grasped at his throat and death itself hovered over his invalid chair, he wrote and wrote, seek ing to pay the debts and clear his name.
 II feel that we are on the eve of new era, when there Is to be great harmony between the Federal and Confederate. cannot stay to be living witness of the correctness of this prophecy :" So, U. S. Grant wrote In May, 1885, feeling those awful fingers at his throat. Ana In July he died, his last energies gone to pay his debt and clear his name, So Jesse Root Grant died. He was defeated in the battle of life but proud to the end. And he kept the pitcher bright
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-13

The story of racial refugees, brought to the fore now by Germany's expulsion of Jews, is dwelt upon in the current issue of Ken by recollections of an even more dreadful purge. Ken recalls the persecution of the Christian Armenians by the Turk, more than 100000 being killed alone in Moslem Turkey. "The 300,000 survivors," says Ken, "were up- rooted in 1915 and deported to waste lands. Innumerable promises to do something for the Armenians were made by the governments of Britain and France and, later, by the League of Ma tions. In the end all these promises proved to be hollow words. In Turkey the Armenians were mostly skilled artis- ans, tradesmen, professional men or teachers. The havens they had to go to the Syrian desert, mountains of Kur- distan, wastes of Mesopotamia -- were as sorry as those now proposed for the Jews. ..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-13

dent or from insurance in effect. This claim would Do deducted from any subsequent award for larger damage made to tho injured person or damaged car owner resulting from . law suit or compromised claim.
 The purpose of the bill would Dc to provide some immediate compen- sation to each victim of an auto ac. cident whether from unavoidable causes or drunken or reckless driv. ing. This prompt payment would as- sure prompt and adequate medical attention for oil personal injuries and to repair damaged cars, The maximum sums paid would be s2b0 for each person injured, $500 for each death and si00 for each car dam. aged.
 The reckless driver would meet with speedy justice. The representa-. tive Of the Motor Vehicle Commis- sioner becoming responsible for the summary prosecution of violations Of the motor vehicle laws. Culprits who now escape responsibility would Do caught. The drunken and reck- less driver would speedily become re- sponsible for the damage and suf- fering that he caused. Such speedy justice would have c very salutary effect upon the elimination of reck- less and drunken driving. Reducing accidents, suffering and loss, it would make automotive transportation more of . pleasure.
 HARRY c. COHEN, 2bi Farinington Ave, Hartford, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-13

Litchfield County sportsmen will prob- ably turn out in good force for the hear ing on Senator J. Mortimer Bells bill to do something about the increase in the number of deer in that state. It IS a perennial question with the Salisbury legislator. Unfortunately city dwellers and persons living in sections Of the state where deer are seen but seldom find 1t hard to put too much credence in the stories emanating from Litchfield County. If there are so many deer up there, we can't quite understand why there haven't been more cases of illegal shooting of deer reported
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-13
through the French Ambassador In London, that he had best stOp fin Paris--at least for tea,

btOp in Furtb-ht iehst TOT teu,
 Chamberlain did stop for tea. And over the tea-cups he was told by Daladier and Bonnet in no uncertain terms that there could Do no discussion in Rome of the French position.
 NERVOUS CHAMBERLAIN
 The British Prime Minister continued his journey that eve- ming in something of a blue funk. So nervous was he that he held up the train at the Italian border while he telephoned Lord Perth, British Ambassador in Rome, to ask if Mussolini was going to meet him at the station. Cham- berlain was afraid that Il Duce, having heard of his Paris talk, would decide to high-hat him.
 Lord Perth replied that ali preparations had been made for Mussolini to 90 to the station.
 II Duce was on hand when Chamberlain stepped off the train and treated him cordially, though he treated the rest of the British staff, including Lord Perth, like dirt. The two prem- iers talked of nothing except Spain. Everything else was barred. Mussol0ni stated that an Insurgent victory was ab- s0IuteJy necessary, and Cham. berlain agreed with him.
 NOTE-This may Do tho tip-off as to why Roosevelt refuses to lift the Spanish embargo despite q majority favoring such c move in the Senate. For the most part,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-13

Roosevelt has been following Chamberlain's lead in European matters.
 Tho British Prime Minister re- turned to London with nothing accomplished. Except for one thing, he had drawn Q complete blank. That one thing was the conviction that Mussollni meant business, was prepared to move on Tunis.
 It was also inescapably clear that the French meant business, that they would yield no inch of French soil--ln Africa or any where else--at the pistol point. They would have been glad to get rid of Djlbuti, . mere stink hole on the Red Sea which meant little to them, but they were not going to be buli-dozed into 1t.
 Simultaneously there had de- veloped in France, more and more, the feeling that Munich was a mistake, that 1t had merely post- poned the day of reckoning, made Germany stronger and France weaker.
 NET RESULT or ALL THIS TODAY IS THE CERTAINTY THAT IN ANY SHOWDOWN WITH ITALY, FRANCE WILL FIGHT.
 Another Merry Go- Round cole umn describing the relative strength of Italy and France and strategy likely in any war, will follow shortIy.)
 Copyright, i030, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-13
Current Comment

The Colonel outranks me. Ask him.
 Mayor Laduardia Of New York when asked by photographers to pose with Col Y. c. Harrington, WpA administrator.
 The firemen were busy fighting fire and the spectators were just spectating. .-gait Lake City photographer ex- plaining why no o1s helped him whom c llama ran him around the cage after he had aiot fiash- light bulbs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-13
Ignorant of Value

Salvage of hurricane timber in Con- necticut is not going to reach high fig ires, according to iumbermen. And the reason is that property-owners don't realize the value Of fallen timber and are not willing to take advantage of the federal governments offer to salvage all such timber, provided, of course, 1t Is hauled to one of the several salvaging mills that have been set Up in this state. A tremendous amount Of fallen timber will be allowed to rot right where 1t has
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-13
In Today's Mail

GOO involved in io37 at on average Of $50 per car would Do Si 100000. Total disbursements $4,600,000. The bal- anee Of eb00,000 would pay for ad- ministration and provide . surplus.
 The fund would Do administered by ten commissioners and five aus thorised representatives Of the Mo- tor Vehicle Commission, working in groups Of three. one group for each Of tho five congressional districts in the state, public hearings would be held ct which time claims for dam" ages would Do presented. The claims would Do authorized and paid with- in thirty days after the hearing.
 Where . driver was declared to Do reckless by the commission, the claim paid to the victim would be reimbursed to the fund from either . bond filed at the time Of acci-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-13
Questions and Answers
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 Rnclose a three.cent stamp loF reply when addressing Mny qucs- llon og fact OF information Co the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau me Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research De m. dertnken, Ese surN all mall lA ad. aresaetl Co lhe WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, iOis Thirteenth Street. "''"'"s''"' " THE EDITOR
 a. what and where is stone- henge9
 shaped stone circles, one within an- othhr, on Salisbury Plain, Wiltsnire' England, about 10 miles north ot Sal- isbury and within two miles or tne town of Amesbury. The purpose ok Stonehenge, the time when it was erected and the race or races that built 1t, are unknown. The most widely entertained theory is that " was a burial ground, or Q temple connected with burial ceremonies, for some ancient people who once inhabited the greater part of Great Britain, The date is tentatively as. signed to the Bronze Age sanout 2,000 B. O..
 @. Why is 1t impossible to send superflash Photolamps through the ,,aniis9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-13

 breath when the car started to skid. I be- came so accus- toned to it on this trip that I don't think I even turn o shade paler now when the rear end starts trying to run 0 circle around the steerin wheel The w es to h c ster ~ .a..A.a aAn esln
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-13
New York Day by Day
BY CHARLES n. pRIsCoLL

New York, Feb. iA - Diary:
 Home, tired and yet much pleased, after e drive Of nearly 100 miles through New England, in aleet, snow, rain, slush and over well- iced roads e. I used to lose my
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-13

1. What is humidity?
 9. In French history, what was The. Hundred Days2
 3. Name the body of water that separates Greenland and Iceland. 4. What is the product of 2.s divided by 2-39 6. Name the Foreign Minister Of Hungary.
 c. Who wrote the play The Drea. my Kid2"
 |, Between which two cities was the first telegraph message sentP
 6. Which capital city of q foreign country was named for Q President of the U. s.?
 0, What is the correct pronun- ciation of the word mesa2
 10. Where in the Holy Land was the village of Bethany, referred to in the New Testament2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-13
Washington Merry-G Go-Round
NoTETh two diagnoses of the alarming nernai of in Europe)
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D R E W PEARSON
 ROBERT S. ALLEN

February It agreed most diplomatic experts that  a showdown probably will
 something
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-13
ToDAYs COMMON ERROR Do not say, "The experiment
 was carried on for . long space of tlme"; say, period of timc."

A. Because breaxage causes them to explode and ignite the packing and container and they have already caused several fires in the malls
 e. Who was president of the So- ciai Democratic party in Germany when Friedrich Ebert was vice presi- dent? ..,.
 A. Philip scheidemann, in lsis'
 e. Could . rocket ship travel in 0 vacuump
 A rocket depends for it's motion upon the reaction between itsef eno the products of combustion 1t expels. It will travel in vacuum as well as in the air, and the "kick" of each explosion in the rocket will be as great in either case. Rockets are propelled by self-generated recoli
 If you want . copy of our book. let FEEBLE FACTS" send to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth St., Wash. ington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-13
Whats Your l. Q?

Can you answer seven Of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-07-12

1l0 miles away, for another hear ing. possibly returning that night to Whitehorse.
 Carey and possibly others of the party will leave their plane and pilot at Whitehorse July l5 and take the train down to Skagway where they will board a c. N. steamer for the cruise down to Vancouver.
 A conference of the entire mem berships of the American and Can adian commissions is to be held in Vancouver July l9. where they can compare notes on what was learned from the reconnaissance flight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-07-12
tary of the Canadian commission may take the flight.
 To Hold Hearings

tary of the Canadian commission may take the flight.
 To Hold Hearings
 The Canadians go prepared to hold hearings which have been ten- tatively scheduled in advance, the first at Hazelton, just before the flight starts.
 The first late afternoons flight tJuly 8 will be to whichever of three places may be reached in the time available: Fort St. James at the southern end of Stuart Lake. Manson Creek east of the divide, or Finlay Forks, still farther on matter of IFS or 180 miles at the most, but over substantial noun tains An overnight stop at any of these will be followed Sunday by a flight to Fort Ware at White water on the Finlay River and about 180 miles north of Finlay Forks.
 On July l9, the flight will be from Whitewater to Lower Post, near the Yukon boundary. at the junction of the upper Laird and Dease rivers. Whatever extra time may be available will be spent in surveying the country adjacent.
 From Lower Post, the party will fly July Il to Atlin, B. C., on the shore of Atlin Lake, following the Dease River part of the way and returning to Lower Post by a diff ferent route, giving about 240 miles of flying that day.
 Confer at Whitehorse
 On July 12 they will continue north over southern Yukon Terri tory to Fort Francis on the Francis River, landing there to discuss the highway problem with the Hudsons Bay Company factor and residents before continuing in the afternoon down the Pelly River to either Sel- kirk or Carmacks, more than 400 miles from the days starting point.
 The flight on the 18th will be from Selkirk or Carmacks to White horse, or if time permits, to Daw- son, returning the same day to Whitehorse where a hearing will be held July IA. It is intended to fly that evening down at Atlin,