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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-23
Friday Proves
 "Jinx Day" For Local Bremen

Mere alarms were reeelvea hy tAe eire department en Fridays than any ether dAy of the weeA during 1889. according e tAe an- nual report oe Fire Chief Thomas E. Cavanaugh, The report covers nine months.
 One hundred and forty-feur alarms came In at headquarters on Friday. Che next highest day being Thursday with l2a. wednes- day was lowest with sE alarms, while the other days an showed alarms over the 100 mark.
 May was Che busiest month ot the year with 1ee alarms. with Aprll close behind. These two months arc plagued with brush, grass. and rubbish fires. Eehru. ary was Che Quietcst month with only Ae alarms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-23

of the ceiling in the nave, Refiec- tors have been installed in the tri- forlum to bring out the diaper work of gold, and the mosaic pattern ex- ecuted in ebony, oak and mahogany Tn addition small holes have been drilled in the ceiling, and lights placed h back of them to provide c starry effect.
 Much Reilnlshlng All pews were refinislied, the wall refinished in mottle travertine and c flooring Of rubber tiles and in morocco and red paisley install- od
 A new aisle hos been cut through the church from east to west side entrances to facilitate the handling of large congregations. The choir loft has been rearranged to provide for Q sefni-octagonal seating Of the choir, Reeds Of the organ have been revoked and the console relocated.
 Side chapeis, too, have been re. furnished and the downstairs chapel, which has been in use sirce the work started on the upstairs church, has been almost completely re- finished.
 Cost Of the work is being shared by the 304 parishes in the diocese.
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 Nine of c family of i2 in Tourco. ing, France. are serving in the army.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-23
Hartford Cathedral
 Renovations Finished
st. JOseph's ReOpens Christmas Day Without Special
 CeremOnies-BishOp to Say First Mass

addition of new turrets with carved crockets and fillalB to the twin tow- CTS and the installation of new doors of oak decorated with orna. mental wrought iron fixtures.
 It is in the interior that the changes are most striking.
 In the martinez, or vestibules, Is e new marble floor and e new cell. ing of brown-stained wood traced in red and gold. New doors lear to the transept stirrnounted by wood tracery follated in c Gothic design.
 New Altar Rail Of Marble
 In the main body Of the church, the changes in the sanctuary are the IF ost spectacular although the artists and artisans handiwork is everywhere evident
 A new altar rail of polished 1strian marble with gates of bronze, the gift of Miss Catherine Dillon, is six feet longer than the previous rail The extension makes for c more spacious sanctuary. The ar- rangement of the steps leading to the high altar of marble has been changed and Q new floor of Italian and Tennessee marbles has been laid over foundation of structural steel and concrete.
 Three of the Ave doors in the have been walled up. NiChes on either side of the altar which have been vacant since the Cathedral was built are now occu- pied by the statues of two angels, carved in Italy from Bianco pi marble according to models by Syd. ncy Wollett Of Boston.
 New Grilles Placed
 On the right and left, the Sane- tuary Is separated from side chapels by new grIlles of wrought Iron in an intricate design which replace the old wooden screens.
 A new lighting system brings into view for the first time the beauty
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-23

st. Joseph's Cathedral in Hart ford, mother church for Catholics in the Hartford diocese and the church where many Waterbury younR men have been ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood, will reopen Christmas day after exten- sive renovations
 The Rt. Rev. Thomas s. Duggail, V. C., rector Of the Cathedral, in- der whose guidance the renovation has been effected, announced through the Catholic Transcript that no special ceremonies will mark the reopening. The Cathedral was per- Inanently consecrated in 1892 and consequently may not be rcdedicated as is frequently the case when dedi- cated churches are altered or reno- vated.
 Bishop to Celebrate Mass
 The Most Rev. Maurice r. Me- Aullffe, bishop of Hartford, will cele- brate the first mass at D. m. Christmas. Other masses will be celebrated hourly until ii Q. m, The choir will offer q l5-mlnute program of carols before the 5 and the il o'clock masses,
 Hundreds are expected to visit the cathedral. No aspect of the ediflcc has gone untouched,
 Most spectacular of the changes is the new, but unseen founda- tons. The tremendous weight of the great Portland sandstone structure rested on q wet, soft clay material deposited during the glacial age,
 800 Columns Placed
 The continued security of the building made it necessary to trans- .'er the weight to hardpan 70 feet leeper in the ground, Five hun- lred columns of concrete were in- ,erted to take up the load, m ell. ,ineering feat of extraordinary dell. 'a6y
 The only exterior change was the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-23
Casualty List 03,00O Am c ricans Killed in Accidents
 During Past Year

The American casualty list for ie30 will include o3,O00 persons killed in accidents or 1000 less than the total for 1888, according to the statisticiAns of the Metro. politan Life Insurance Company, who late in December based this calculation on the supposition that no major catastrophes would occur during the last few days of the year. Motor vehicle accident fatalities for 1899 will approxi- mate the 1888 total of 32,4O0. Ac. cidental deaths in the home will be Q few hundred more than in 1888, and the same will Do true or deaths from accidents arising out Of, or in the course of, ein. pioyment, with the latter increase due to the higher level Of eris ployment in 1889 than in 1898.
 "rhe reduction from last years
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-23

Nine of c family Of i2 in Tourco. ing, France. are serving in the army,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-23
SUBMARINES TN FILM

An unusual sequence depicting pearly flshlng by submarine is being filmed In the forthcoming Para mount feature "Typhoon," starring Dorothy Lamour and Robert Preston,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-23
PLATES MILLS
 PARTY STAGED

A Christmas party for residents of the section and their children was given last night by the platts Mills Community club at the res- taurant of the Bristol Company,
 Toys were distributed to the chil- dren together with gifts of candy, oranges, and apples. Directed by their teacher, Katherine Doherty, pupils of Lincoln school gave Q pro- gram of songs and recitations.
 Refreshments were served after the entertainment Dancing follow cd in the Bristol Company auditor. iuM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-23

nevertheless more than 50 mul- tiple-fatality accidents In which between five and ten persons lost their lives. The most disastrous catastrophe of ieSe was the cloud- burst and flood in the eastern Kentucky mountain region which caused the loss of 70 lives,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-07
Preventing War In 1864

Something that happened during those long years
between 1914 and 1918 is happening Europe today People
asking their statesmen what they intend to do to the
continent AFTER the conflict is The the
his country win the war; but in punctuatng the fight with
something better than Versailles Treaty.
During the last war; virtually the only objective of any
allied nation to hang the kaiser That accomplished,
everyone believed everything else would take of itself
Democracy would be rescued could go back their
factories farmers to their fields JOY and would reign
Il was simple that.
Today, Of the principal aims advocated is the
liberalization of western Europe The chief champion of this
idea Julian Huxley British novelist who feels that in
should consolidate it. Huxley would set United States
Of Europe based upon the successful American system
Clarence STREET, American author carries this idea step
further in the book he wrote time before inn
minent STREET, in Union Now proposes federation of
world democracies Under the Americans plan, Germany,
Italy and Russia would be ineligible until they had adopted
democratic forms of government
aims from H. G. Wells British writer who doesn't
particularly what the British and French have in mind
LAS long as it's something little more solid than merely
clipping Herr Hter's
There is hope il the people sufficiently aroused
by the spread of these IDEAS that Europe troubles be
disposed of for periods longer than 25 years at time
Whether the next conference will meet after long,
narrowing before too much blood has been split the
results should be much better than they after the
Wilson-Lloyd George Clemenceau huddle in 1919.
No matter who wins the war-if anyone wins 1.-THE
loser can't be expected to remain permanently his knees
Economic expansion is important and international trade
is douby essential to nations that have just through
long years of military proflgacy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-07
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn to the
woman's page for the answers.
l. What is the littoral of a
country?
2. In golf, what is the lowest
number of strokes assigned as
par on any one hole?
3. Name the state flower OF
New York.
4. Which state is represented
in congress by Senator James j.
Davis?
5. What is a photometer?
6. What is the correct pronun-
citation of the word fistula?
Z. Name the capital Of Bull
garis.
s. What is the chemical SYM
Dol for radium?
Q. With what sport is w. L.
Brann associated
10. Name the colors in the
flag of Switzerland.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-07
SCIENCE NEWS

War has been declared oy
Kansas inventor against spine
tingling draughts that creep
down the channels of bed covers.
He has designed cover with
special flaps. the width Of the
body. which close any openings
between the covers.
Hard candy radiates a faint
glow of light when placed in an
iced liquid. reports DR.. Frances
Wick Of VasSar. Candy contain
ing wintergreen is particularly
brilliant DIR. Wick explained
the phenomenon is due to crack
ing Of chilled crystals. which
rub against one another and
throw off sparks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-07
PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

take it for granted that it is
sound and good. And as the
standard of living rose from one
generation to another the pro-
tectionists could point with
pride to their wonderful achieve
ment.
No one took the trouble to
tell the people that the raise
was due entirely to the inven-
ton of machinery which had
made it possible to produce more
goods per capita. The more pro-
duced, the more the workers
get; for whatever is produced
must be sold to the workers,
farmers and others.
When you force the price Of
goods and labor up artificially,
someone must pay for the
raise, and that fellow is the con-
sumner, who is another laborer
or farmer. A monument should
be erected to commemorate the
patience and sacrifice Of the
American consumer. So you see
the folly of thinking that you
can get something for nothing.
Only a greater national pro-
duction raises living standards.
This so-called planned econ
omy or protectionism has been
growing rapidly for many years.
Each administration adds few
more barriers to free trade, and
now it has strangled the system
of distribution. All other de-
pressions ri ghte d themselves,
but this one is not allowed to
adjust itself.
OSCAR C. ERICKSON.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-07
NOT ENOUGH POLICE
To GO AROUND

Editor, The Times: After
reading these letters in your
paper about the Tacoma police
officers / heard that there are
not enough Of them for this size
of town to work all over; that's
why they have to work more
than eight hours a day and who
can blame them for having a
crouch when they are walking
for more than eight hours?
l don't believe I could be good
natured either.
l think one officer told me
there were 100 in all and about
IL detectives. What Is happen
ming to our police department of
Tacoma; they used to do such
grand work. r. M. c.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-07
THIS DEPRESSION NOT
BEING PERMITTED TO
RIGHT ITSELF

Editor, The Times: Years ago
business was governed by nat
ural laws known as free trade
or free economy. There were no
tariff walls and none of this
monopolistic pri C e. fixing of
goods, services. labor.
The political reformer, wish
ing to make a hit and to gain
the support of certain manu-
facturers and their employees.
proposed that they could get
higher prices for their goods,
and the workers therein could
raise their wages by building
tariff wall high enough to keep
out foreign competition. They
did not explain that as you stop
the imports you also stop the
exports OF other goods. BY or
ganization the more skilled
workers were able to raise their
wages.
The great majority of the
electorate, having no under
standing OF economics, natur-
ally accepted this so-calle d
planned economy or protection
ism as something beneficial to
all workers, farmers and peo-
pie in general. Very few ever
give 1t serious thought. As the
idea becomes established they
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-07
Mr.. FIxIT
He Fixes Things

To receive attention IN thu col
umn letters must give name and
address Of winter ONLY initials
yin be published when requested.
Mr.. F1xii: Would like 70 get
some information ON the Ta-
coma Soaring club Of glider
enthusiasts. Whom could
see or write to: X. NJ.
See or write TO Cy simms, IN
care Of the Roxy theater.
Mr.. Fixit: Could you tell me
who II II that trims holly
trees and pays 80 much =
pound for the holly: I have
n large tree 1 would like 20
have trimmed. ia Ia. SD.
We know of no one making a
business of that. though you are
likely to be approached every
Christmas by persons offering TO
trim your tree In exchange for
the holly. You might expect TO
get a wreath out OF the deal but
there isn't enough money in them
for anyone TO pay you for the
holly. The only market for II
around here Ia by door-to-door
selling Of wreaths.
Mr.. Fixit: Would You please
give me the address OF
Swiss consul that Is near Ta-
coma: GRATEFUL
Write 10 Werner Tobler. acting
consul. 1881 Sd ave. Seattle.
Mr.. Fixit: Would you please
tell me when tom cod are In
season: ID. r.
There Is no restriction on catch
ing OF bottom fish like cod or sole
at any time of year. The flesh
is generally firmer during the win
ter months.
Mr.. Fixif: IL you saw an
other person stealing some
thing off your land and you
asked him to stop, and instead
he began to run, and you shot
and killed him, would you be
charged with murder? Re-
garding tides. when 10 Ii high
tide ON one coast OF an ocean
Is II high or low tide on the
other coast Of the same
ocean? Does an ocean slide
from one shore to the other
or spread from the center
both ways ut the same time?
X. A. WINLOCK.
Your right To defend yourself
and your property does not extend
to the point of legalizing homi-
eide. You probably would be
charged with murder. You have
county officers whose duty 1t is
to bring a thief to trial after you
complain against him.
Waters In the oceans shift in
accordance with the attraction Of
the moon and sun. sometimes both.
As the moon swings around the
earth, II draws the water after II.
so the tide in simple case would
be in on one side OF the ocean and
out on the other. When the pull
OF the sun and moon are in oppo-
site directions the effect Is a sort
of compromise tide.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-07

coming secretary Of the navy
has been discovered. He made
the mistake of writing a bitter
letter assailing the presidents
new program for creating a ma
tionwide power system in which
the private utilities shall play a
subordinate role.
Edison was an important menu
Der Of the original national de-
tense power policy committee.
chiefly because the navy has a
deep interest in plans for expan-
sion OF utility facilities. But
when this committee took too
conservative and practical a tack
in it's dealings with the power
companies, refusing to advance
New Deal ideas, 1t was reformed
with Secretary Iekes as chair
man. He Immediately dropped
Edison as a member. largely be-
cause Of the latter's belief that
the nations military needs rather
than any radical power phiios-
ophy should dominate the dis
cuSsions.
SO Edison wrote Mr.. Ickes an
extremely sharp letter. eriticiz-
ing the lAtter's power plans
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-07

THURSDAY. DECEMBER !

This is not an important day
In planetary direction. Mingled
good and evil may be read in
the portents. Average good luck
Is presaged for persons in any
OF the learned professions.
Young physicians and lawyers
will be In demand as the new
year removes older practitioners
whose places must be filled.
Good luck attends business with
banks or publishing houses to-
day. 1ll-will toward persons
who occupy places in the sun is
encouraged under this config-
uration.
Heart and Home: The evening
of this day Is suspicious for
social affairs. Washington, ID.
c. will entertain many distin-
guished visitors from Europe.
This Is not a lucky sway for
ocean travel. There Is a sign
presaging an accident on the
high seas which may cause the
death Of a famous person.
Business Affairs: Manufactur-
ers are well directed today.
Whatever is used in the trans
portation of men or freight will
bring in large returns. Rise in
the price of gasoline is foretold.
Food costs also will increase.
National Issues: Educational
methods will be strongly crit-
cized as the spread of radical
teachings and propaganda is UNI
covered among students. The
American habit Of ignoring per-
lis until they have gathered real
power will be responsible for
conditions that carry the mem
ace OF revolution.
International Affairs: South
Africa will figure in the head
lines before the end OF the
month because Of an event of
far reaching significance. A
scandal affecting trade relations
will be revealed through the
sagacity Of a public official.
After heavy losses occssioned by
the Maxi submarine campaign.
the Allies are TO make gains In
naval warfare. The stars pre-
sage dark days. however. before
there Is final victory over hos
tile powers
Persons whose birthdate II is
have the augury OF a year Of
fairly good fortune. Young folk
may expect help from parents
and friends IS they make cour-
ageons efforts to succeed In in
dependent ventures.
Children born on this day may
be emotional and high-tempered.
but extraordinarily gifted. They
are usually intuitive and benefit
through foresight and initiative.
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T0DAYsS COMMON ERROR
aaf1Na.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-07
But Well Vote on Tariff
In Same Old Way

IF THE preliminaries to the
1910 campaign mean any,
thing at all. IL is that the band
wagon and the torchlight parade
are definitely out OF the political
picture. Not long ago Presi-
dent Roosevelt suggested that
the campaign be short one. In
a short campaign there will be
no time for parades and red fire.
When representatives of the
Republican party in the North
west met at Spokane recently 1t
was a strictly business session.
Business has no time for fire.
works.
The contrast between this sort
OF a setup and the campaign in
which the Republican Ben Har-
rison moved into the White
House as the Democrat Grover
Cleveland moved out about half
a century ago is emphasized by
a clipping from a Detroit, Mich,
newspaper. AS early as the De-
cember before the campaign
year speciality statesmen were
showing their samples to the
political leaders in Michigan
towns.
They had torch warranted
not to leak down the back OF
the neck of the prominent
citizen who showed his party
loyalty by trudging through
the streets in a torchlight
parade.
There also was n new and
spectacular but cheap uniform
that year. A Roman helmet
Of papiermache with a coat Of
red, white and blue paint, with
an oilcloth cape to match. 1t
was designed for Republican
patriots and was much more
gorgeous than the Democrat
outfit.
In our town right after the
first of the year the Repub-
licans started raising funds to
buy the parade paraphernalia
and put up a new flagpole. The
Democrats also raised money
for the same purposes but as
they were fewer in number and
did not have as much money as
the Republicans they didn't buy
so much regalia but they did put
money into their flagpole.
Because the mayor and most
of the members of the town
council were members Of that
party, the Republican flagpole
was erected in front of the city
hall. The Democrats had to be
satisfied with a place across the
street in front of the livery
stable.
1t usually required about three
days to set up each pole and the
town took a holiday to watch
the operation. Each party tried
to get the biggest pole, and the
rivalry extended to the woods
crews which sought the tallest
Michigan pines. After the poles
were erected the town took a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-07

day off 70 watch Henry Aalliott,
wiry little French Canadian.
climb to the top Of the poles to
adjust the halyards- Henry was
the only man in town who owned
a pair Of climbers and he was
no respeeter Of political parties.
The Democratic $40 was just as
good legal tender as the Repub-
lican money.
The parade regalia and
torches usually arrived
couple OF months before the
campaign was TO open. The
Republicans stored their out
fits In the court house because
they always elected a majority
OF the county officers. The
Democrats had to keep theirs
In Germania hall. 1t was a
Job for the custodians TO keep
the boys from staging inn
promptu parades before the
campaign opened.
There will be one issue on
which the campaign on 1910
promises to run parallel to that
OF 1888. That is the tariff is
sue. Though we have learned a
great deal about the tariff since
1888, the indications are that as
far as the Northwest Is con-
cerned 1t will be fought along
the old lines of so years ago.
Every individual interest sf-
fected by the reciprocal tariff
will demand that 1t be repealed.
In the Michigan small towns
In 1888 there was no reason
why the tariff should be an is
sue but there was nothing else
on which to base the reason for
the faith that is in us and we
championed the cause of the tin
plate manufacturers. Let the
tariff on tin plate be lowered
and the country would be flooded
with the cheap tin from Europe
and an infant American indus
try would be strangled. OF
course, cheap tin would reduce
the price of the working mans
dinner pail. but what about the
stuff to fill it?
AS for Grover Cleveland's
tariff policy. what had it ever
given the working man but a
patch on the seat of his pants ?
So we voted for a protective
tariff" and a lot of folks in
1910 are going to try to get rid
OF the reciprocal tariff without
knowing what it's all about.
Smile dtChile:
Wife, telephoning husband
Henry, there's a bill collector
here. What shall l do?
Henry - just tell him to
take that pile 1 left on the
desk last night.
An English farmer put a
torch on scarecrow situated on
top of a hill. When the patrol,
running without lights came out
and protested that he was in
viting attack by German air
raiders, he replied:
But I put it to fool 'um-
it'll draw 'um away from bomb
ing the barnyard and buildings"
Crabby hotel guest - Say,
are you the night clerke
Crabby clerk - Yes, what's
biting you?
Crabby guest - That's just
what I'd like to know.