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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30
War May Unite Americas

If ever in the history of the United
States there was an opportunity for long
range craftsmanship, it is in the delibera-
tons among the 81 American Republics
now going on in Panama. The whole
future of the western world may easily
be involved. Everybody knows that the
European War throws our way certain
opportunities for trade. South American
buyers accustomed to being supplied from
Europe have had to turn to the United
States There will be business to be had
in the markets to the south.
But it is imperative that the United
States look on this situation as more
than mere opportunity to turn quick
profit 1t is much bigger than that; the
world will go on after the war, and it
will be different world. Inter-American
policies arrived at now will have large
hand in shaping that world. Closer trade
links between the Americas are inevitable.
But the important thing is to place them
on so solid foundation that after the
war is over they cannot be shaken. If
the United States ships southwark
shoddy goods for the sake of a quick
profit, this will react against us in the
future when others again compete for
the same markets. 1t is only if we ship
quality goods at fair prices, extend liberal
credit facilities make every effort to
receive South American goods in return,
SO that the trade may be mutually adj
vantageous, that we may hope to be
building anything solid for the future.
Present tendencies in the world seem
to doom the small country. In eastern
Asia. Japanese-dominated system may
soon prevail. In eastern Europe and
most of the rest OF Asia, the Russian
soviet government is already dominant.
n western Europe, either a British
French system or q German system will
emerge as the controlling factor. The old
British Empire system IS already fading.
That is not to say that the Empire will
be destroyed But as an economic system,
q win probably never again occupy the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30

dominant position in the world that it
did in 1900. Time and technology have
passed it by.
In this world, dominated by three or
four colossal systems, the Americas must
take their place, not as system" DOM
mated by single power, but as an eco
nomic unit tied together by mutual in
terest and ready to deferd that interest
by joint action. The dream of Simon
Bolivar fol a peaceful association of CO.
equal American states, their eyes fixed on
the American future, not the European
past, may yet come true. The necessities
Of world now in process of regrouping
itself may prevail where sheer idealism
for 100 years has failed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30

The village blacksmith is not bygone
institution, at least not up in New Hamp-
shire. Blacksmiths have been in much
demand up there in certain localities be-
cause of added lumber operations in some
sections of the state since the hurricane
last fall. Horses are necessary to pull
the heavy sledges in the density wooded
areas, and therefore the blacksmith is
called on frequently to shoe the horses,
and he also is expected to repair the heavy
vehicles that carry the lumber. So like
as not our old friend the blacksmith does
not have much time these days, up in
New Hampshire, to idle under spread
ing chestnut tree, or an elm, as the case
may be.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30

With this years American Legion
hardly over plans are being made for next
years which will mark the 22nd of this
organization. Next year the boys will be
gay and serious in the city of the bean
and the cod, Boston While the 1910
event is year away, arrangements are
already being made to make Boston
good convention city. The fall of 1910
may seem far off, but year speeds by
very fast. Just what sort of a situation
the boys will face next September is hard
to say. The legion may be faced with
more difficult or less difficult situations
than now face them and the world. There
is no telling if the world will have emerged
from it's present state of chaos or whether
it will be in worse mess. The newly elected
national commander, Raymond J. Kelly
of Detroit, Immediately declared on TAX
ing office that Congress and the Ameri-
can people should do everything possible
to keep out of the war. At least you can
not say that this country has not been
well advised. Perhaps one of the best
pieces of advice at the present time and
suggested on all sides is to stop talking
about the possibilities Of war as far as
concerns this country.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30
PEOPLE SHOULD RETAIN THE
POWER OF GOVERNMENT
IN THEIR OWN HANDS

Editor Democrat:
We have been hearing rather
much In recent weeks about the
pros and cons of the city manager
form of government. Those who are
interested In putting it across have
taken all due advantage of our mu-
nicipal scandal to blind the eyes of
the people to the danger inherent
In the City Manager Plan.
Manager! Analyse it, dissect 1t,
break it up into its component parts
and what have you? You haze a
manager. You have delegated tfla
power, which under a democratic
form of government belongs solely
in the hands of the people, to a
group or coterie of men who may
or may not be as sincere as they
would have you believe.
Are we to believe that our pro-
posed City Manager and the coun-
Gil with which he works are super.
men? Are we to accept uncondi-
tionally that the group has all the
virtues and none of the vices that
fall to the lot of the common in
dividual? That their ideals are so
sublime that the very thought OF
descending to the level of politics
causes them to lift their eyes In
pious horror? That once we have
adopted our City Managership we
can 60 on our way rejoicing In the
fact that all our troubles are over
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30
institutional Expansion

News that the new school for feeble
minded in Southbury will be ready for
occupancy around the first of the coming
year indicates how rapidly the state in
stitutional program is moving. 1t was
only few years ago, it seemed, that
pressure was being brought to bear on
legislators to get them interested in pro-
viding funds to add to present state hos
pitfalls and the like.
It was long time before sufficient at
tention could be centered on conditions
so that great bond issue would be pro-
posed and actually voted, the proceeds
to provide for not merely additions to
existing hospitals, schools, sanatoria, but
entire new units. The Southbury School
is one such unit The training school
at Mansfield years ago had been out
grown. Nevertheless, it required much
persuasion to get approval for an entirely
new structure.
There will be many such indications of
Connecticut's progress institutionally in
the next few years. And even when the
present program is completed, the task
won't be done. We will have made a fine
start, but our work will lthen be to finish
what has been started. We started off in
such fashion once years ago, but let the
program bog down until the situation
became such as to compel public demand
for action. Our institutions must be de-
veloped properly
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30
In Today's Mail

federal tools, and the like. Assured
ly, realize the petty nature OF
these depredations. However, there
is a principle involved, and, besides,
if these trivial malfeasances hap
pen often enough, there is a sub
stantial loss to the people as whole.
Such dishonesty, in times like these,
is not only felonious but shame
fully urpatriotic.
In an endeavor to remedy this
condition, am going to make a
personal investigation, (for that is
my chief purpose in not revealing
my name), and, if I find that this
sort of activity still persists, the
wrongdoers, If any, have my assur-
ance that they will forthwith con-
front proper prosecutive authorities
to answer for these despicable acts.
AN AMERICAN.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30
. HlGHLIGHTS FROM
LATEST BOOKS

Social Traits
Not Hereditary
"You and Heredity," by Amram
Scheinfeld (Stokes: So, is the
first comprehensive book for the
layman detailing all that science
has learned about heredity in re-
cent years. AS such, it is start
ling document, overturning many
well-founded beliefs about the in
heritance of features, diseases, in
telligence, talents. Some new light
is thrown on heredity in this
excerpt:
To the further credit of genetics
as a fear-alleviator, it can be said
that a host of conditions formerly
thought hereditary have been
proved otherwise. Few, if any, i'm
portant conditions not formerly
considered hereditary have been
added to the list.
Turning to the social traits of
intelligence, behavior, character,
personality, ETC., limitd as may yet
be our genetic knowledge, 1t Is suf-
ficient also to allay host Of long
standing fears. Many of the under
sirable social trails in human beings
have been indicated as due primarily
much to challenge prevalent beliefs
to environment, and there has been
and suspicious regarding the heredi-
tary "criminality," immortality" or
general "undesirability" Of members
of this group. class or race.
These findings, too, may be of use
in your own life. If you have had
the uneasy feeling that one of the
aforementioned traits. or some crud-
ity, unpleasant mannerism, inability
to get along" or other social de-
ficiency in you was due to an in
herited and incurable "streak," you
may see by now that your suspi-
cions were probably unfounded.
Again, in marriage employ
ment, friendship or any other rela-
tionship, if any individual you have
in mind is personally desirable and
of good character, you need not be
greatly worried because he is of this
or that race or nationality. or be
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30
and we can live in municipal hap
Al, aee

and we can live in municipal hap
piness forevermore?
That the public is pretty gullible
I admit, but that anybody thinks
its credulity has reached that point
shows the contempt which the pro-
ponents of the City Manager Plan
have for the same dear public.
Not the least curious circumstance
in connection with it Is the list Of
names of its adherents. In our last
senatorial election. when the Presi-
dent went into different states and
tried to influence the people TO vote
for the candidate OF his choice the
voices of these same people which
adorn the City Manager Plan were
loud in their denunciation. The
name dictator" was freely used in
that connection. Yet these same
people would establish amongst us
what virtually amounts to a die
Satorship. They would concentrate
the functions of government into
the hands Of a few and that Is
dictatorship.
We need only look at the stark
terruz which holds the European
continent in its grip today to con-
vince us that concentration OF
power leaof only to tragedy. Do we
want to establish this specter's head
in our municipal life?
The answer Is = orr own hands
A vote for the City Manager Plan
is vote for concentration of power
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30

With the increased popularity of ice
shows and follies one reads that there is a
great demand for boys and girls of the
ensemble You have seen them glide in
on the rink with the greatest of ease, and
wondered how they skate-danced to the
music with never a slip 'twixt the run
.ner and the ice. The ice show has be-
come so popular that it runs right through
the summer, a fascinating form of enter
tainment.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30
Congress in Washington paper;
and many others.
DUPONT ALLIANCE

Congress in a Washington paper;
and many others.
DUPONT ALLIANCE
For the first time in their lives,
some of these organizations now
find themselves allied with the
name dupont. During the
munitions investigation which was
inspired by Miss Deter and Fred
Libby, the DUPONT firm was Bit
terly attacked, day after day.
But now Mr.. Libby refers to the
duPonts as being ION our side,
and has mimeographed a dupont
editorial which appeared in one
of the dupont newspapers.
All of the above organizations
operate frankly, openly as pres
sure groups.
BIG BUSINESS LOBBY
Operating more quietly behind
the scenes are certain big indus
trialists. One day Senator VAN
denberg had been receiving many
calls from Michigan asking him to
support the President. Suddenly
came a call from Ernest Weir of
the Weirton Steel company. and
Vandenberg prepared to resist
similar plea to lift the embargo.
"How do you stand on this
neutrality matter?" asked Mr..
Weir over the long distance tele-
phone.
Vandenberg braced himself
and replied, 81 am strictly fol-
lowing my conscience and I in
tend to oppose removal of the
embargoes."
The Senator waited for the
expected blast of disapproval.
Instead Weir said, Excellent!
I'm back of you in that. viii
you stick?"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30

The Michigan senator assured
him that he would.
HENRY FORD
Vandenberg also got word from
Henry Ford that he would back
him to the limit in the neutrality
fight. The senator welcomed this
and later called Ford on the
phone to ask how much he would
be willing to contribute to pay
initial expenses in organizing the
fight.
II do not contribute to caus-
es," snapped back the auto mag
nate.
1t turned out that Ford meant
he would help Vandenberg in a
political way if he got into trouble
in the next election as a result
of his embargo stand.
Explanation given for the OPP
position of Weir, Ford and the
duPonts to lifting the embargo
Is
I. They fear a third term for
Roosevelt.
2. If the United States should
get into war they do not see any
chance for profit because of the
strict price controls already
aid down by the administration;
also they fear further industrial
RECOMMENDATION Of taxes.
3. They fear that war will
not set aside New Deal reforms,
but on the contrary push them
ahead, just as emergency condi-
lions in 1888 cloaked the first
New Deal reforms.
EDITORS NOTE-AnOther
column ON the neutrality lobby
will follow shOrtly.)
Copyright, 1889, by United
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p. r. MAY PROVE AN /. @. WHICH
WILL DO PEOPLE OUT OF
VOTES p. d. @.
Waterbury, Conn.,,
Sept. 20, 1899.

Dear Mr.. Editor:
This proposed scheme for proper
tional representation for Waterbury
is just an intelligence test which
some of the smart boys wish to work
on some who are not so smart but
who have just as much rights as
citizens as any one else has. Some
thing is wrong when the plan is so
complicated that it will take week
after election to find out who won.
This is unfair to a lot of good peo-
pie who will be confused. haven't
found anyone yet who can really tell
me how it works but the people Of
Waterbury better brush up their I.
Q.'s or they viii lose their votes
p. D. @.
VOTING MACHINE.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30
What's Your /. O.?
Can you answer seven Of
these test questions? Turn to
last page for the answers.
/. What is a barometer

/. What is a barometer?
2. Do the stripes in the flag Of
The Netherlands run vertically or
horizontally?
8. Ecw many cubic inches are Ia
one cubic soot?
4. Who is chairman of the Repun-
lican National Committee?
S. Which French seaport is on the
estuary Of the Seine?
6. What is the standard gauge Of
railways in the U. S.?
z. What is the abbreviation for
the degree Doctor Of Engineering?
8. Into what body of water does
the Nile River empty?
8. In geography, what is reef?
10. For what labor organization
do the initials SWOC stand?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30
Questions
and Answers
By FREDERIC N. KERRY

"a PERPENDICULAR nAe seAAAaA@4
Enclose a three-cent stamp ID.
reply when addressing any ques<
ton of fact or information 10 Tho
Waterbury Democrats Service Bu-
reau at Washington. Legal and
medical advice cannot be given
nor can extended research be nm
dertaken. Be sure all mail Is ad-
dressed TO The WATERBURY
DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU*
REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street
Washington D. c.
@. I became a naturalized citis
zen last month, and my two chill
dren are under twenty-one. Will u
be necessary for them to get citi-
zenship papers when they are O
age?
A. They will not require papers
of their own. They can prove their
citizenship by producing your nat
uralization papers. If they choose to
do so they can apply for certificates
of derivative citizenship which cost
five dollars each.
@. Is there d book which gives
the origin Of military customs, such
as salutes?
A. 1.-THE Origin of Military Gus
TOMS" by ]. A. Moss, was published
by the George Banta Publishing Co.
Menasha, Wis, in 1917.
@. For what achievements die
Henry Ford receive the James Watt
International medal in 1898?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30
Daily Almanac

Moon rises GAO p. m.
Sun rises 5:46 a. m.; sets 5:38 p. m.
AL vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
The full moon occurred Thursday, the ac-
tual change being between 8 and 10 a. m. 1t
Immediately produced the type Of weather it
commonly -changeable.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR
Do not say, Back of his in
genuity was a driving force;
say, behind" or "at the
back Of"

A. The award, established on the
centenary of Watts birth, is made
biennially for outstanding achieve
ments in the field of mechanical en-
cheering. Henry Ford received 1t in
April %, 1898, in London, England.
from the Council of the Institution
of Mechani, al Engineers.
@. What is the status OF insur-
ance agents under the amended So
cial Security Act?
A. Insurance agents exclusively
on commission basis are now
specifically excluded from coverage
by the act.
@. Did Calico invent the tele-
scope?
A. No but, having heard about its
invention, he was the first to use
it for astronomical observation. The
invention of the telescope is claimed
for three persons, Lipperschey, Me-
titus and Jansen.
| ~. ID tAAC WO4O P1OSAd A pAO-
nounced pro-grum or program?
A. The last syllable rimes with
am.
@. Are there more Jews than Ne
groes in the United States?
A. There are more than twice as
many Negroes.
! @. What is a doodah?
A. It is slang for a trinket, a
gadget.
@. Where can I get compilation
showing the exact dates of all the
declarations of war by all the pow
ers in the World War of 1914-l9i8?
A. This and much other informa-
ton on the World War is contained
in the booklet THE WORLD WAR
which may be ordered for 10 cents
from our Service Bureau, 1913 Thir-
tenth ST., Washington, D. c.
@. How far is the highway from
the U. S. border into Mexico paved;
A. To Tehuacan, Puebla.
eff you want copy of our book
let, "THE BULB BOOK" send to
The Waterbury Democrats Wash.
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oDhAC OAAC 40 oSC~
ond gu essing
the Allied or
German general
Staffs.
Often the dis
cussion leads to
a bar and thus
bartenderS have
become courts
of last resort
for arguments
based on Eur
opean political
maneuvering or
military tactics.
Tony, a very
smart, barten.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30

Well, folks, just about thirty-one more
days for the Worlds Fair, which reminds
us that there are only twenty-four days
to Thanksgiving, or is it thirtyone? AS
for Christmas = figure that out yourself.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30
Selected Poem
STREAM LINED TRAIN
Daniel Smythe in the Poets Corner,
Hartford TimeS)

Hartford TimeS)
The wheels break through the night, wonder
OF speed that once no man dared dream.
The valleys echo with our thunder;
The stars become blurring stream.
We are in light against an ocean
OF darkness that our length assails.
The engine with monotonous motion
Is spinning down the unseen rails.
And sometimes out OF that black border
Beyond the glass that frames our night,
The cities rise in flashing order
And stare at us with eyes of light.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30
A Thought for Today

Woe unto the world because Of offences! for
A. must needs be that offences come; but woe to
that man by whom the Offence cometh!-St'
Matthew 1871
Sin is any want of conformity unto or trans
erosion of the law of God-Shorter Cathechism.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, Sept. 30-Every
man and woman a war expert,
seems to be the motto these days
and rarely does one pass a street
intersection without catching a
snatch Of conversation in which
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30

Latest report has the Bremen in a
Russian port unless we have been scooped
since dawn.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30

much concerned because grand
father had a penchant for abduct-
ing horses, or great-aunt was no
better than she should have been.
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Washington Merry Go-Round 8
EDITORS NOTETodays Washing
to the Embargo lobbyits)
DREW EAR S o N
ROBERT S. ALLEN


all kinds of obbe from bonus marches to midnight chorus g
mixture Of the motley sming the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30

'Tf you want copy of our book
let, "THE BULB BOOK" send to
The Waterbury Democrats WASH
ington Bureau, 1913. Thirteenth
Street, Washington, d. C. Enclose
10 cents in postage.
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Copyright, 1899, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inco
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30

@. How far is the highway from
the U. S. border into Mexico paved?
A. To Tehuacan, Puebla.
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VOTING MACHINE.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-20
kOvACH, WILEY IN RETURN 60;
 FIGHTS FRIDAY
Six Round Professional Bout Tops w. A. C. Bill;
 Ellis vs CiarlO

Another nifty mixture of profess slonal and amateur boxing, calcu- lated to All every seat and most of the standing room in Buckingham hall has been arranged for Friday night of this week under the auspi- ees of the Waterbury A. O. Two pro bouts, one of six rounds and the other four, in addition to seven aIn- ateur glove duels are listed, with many popular performers to Do seen in action.
 Freddy Pease of willimantic and Eddie Mays of Hartford Is the pre- top spot, Tommy Ciarlo, conqueror of Irish Danny Houlihan his last time out and Bob by Ellis, slick New Britain southpaw, head the amateur divsiion of the card. Both bouts should be full of fight from bell to bell.
 Other Bouts
 Jackie Moriarty and Tommy Tucker, both of Waterbury are down for . three rounded, while the sec- ond professional battle, will feature . return 90 between the borough feudist, Spec Wiley of Union City and Dula Kovaoh of Naugatuck. Ko. vach stopped Wiley tho last time out but Spec says he was not in the best of condition, and is willing to 90 right back to the Malleable Iron Foundry if Kovach can beat him again.
 Chris drudzlnski and Sam Craig, promising Waterbury amateurs, are also listed for action druskin with Andy Krusa of New Britain and Craig with Steve Maguda while Frankie tthe dent) Mars and Chick Harris of New Britain are paired.