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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19
At Long Last

It has been a long time coming, but finally bill has been introduced in Con- gress calling for creation of a great new national park in Vermont For years New England has been hearing about this park which was to be carved out of the Green Mountains, but somehow or other noth- ing ever seemed to come of it. A year or so ago talk of it was revived when it was announced that the federal government might be approached on the subject of building scenic roadway along the crest of the Green Mountains
 The present plan calls for park of 1S2,000 acres and would be known as Green Mountain National Park. Secretary Ickes is believed to be sponsoring the proposal in Washington, but the Univer- Sity of Vermont Is generally credited with getting public officials at the Capital Interested in the project. Included in the proposed park would be great road way running along it's western boundary and extending about g miles north and south. No doubt this parkway would eventually be extended pretty much all the way from southern Vermont to the Canadian border, as 1t would be of im- mense value in attracting more tourists to the Green Mountain state.
 Of course creation of such a big public area will remove many acres of land from the taxable list of the several towns in which they lie and in New England States this Is always sore point. But Vermont, if it is at all wise, will regard the creation of national park within it's boundaries as one of the finest advertisements it has ever received. National parks draw crowds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19

duces different quote (not Mb- erty CT death) from Patrick Henry: ''He is the greatest patriot who stops the most gullies." .. Trav- cling on the blue and silver royal train across Canada, Prime Min- ister Mackenzie King insisted that the windows in his car be left open, much to the disgust of his secretaries, especially in Wash ington. The Canadian Prime Min- ister doesn't like air conditioning, says the outdoor air is good enough for him.
 WOODRUM'S ANTARCTIC
 There is no more zealouS foe of spending on Capitol, Hill than Representative Clifton A. Wood- rum. As chairman of the Deficien- cy Appropriations subcommittee he has axed relief, farm, youth, housing and every other appro- priation he has been able to get his hands on.
 But where his personal interests are concerned, the bulky, bespec- tacled Virganian Is quite ready to spend public money.
 Two days after he had hacked $42,O00,0 900 of the scudent-aid budget of the National Youth Ad- ministEation, Woodrum undertook to push through his committee his bill to give Rear Admiral Byrd, close friend and fellow -Virginian, $3A0,000 for another Antarctic ex- petition. This glaring inconsis- tency was promptly challenged by Oklahoma,s hefty Representative Jed Johnson.
 "Now, just a minute," he de-
 manded. Before we engage in
 skyrocketing let's get this thing
 straight. This is an Interior De-
 partment appropriation and I'd
 like to have the Gentleman
 from Virginia, who fs such 8 fla
 nous crusader for economy, ex-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19
. hlGHLIGHTS FROM
 LATEST BOOKS
Fisherman's Luck By Ben Williams

Extraordinary human book, salty
 and humorous, Is 'The Happy
 End" by Ben Ames Williams
 (Derrydale Press: $7.50) a|
 story of fishing and hunting
 "reminiscences with . foreword by
 Kenneth Roberts who took part
 In many of the expeditions. 4
 taste of Williams many anec-
 dotss on fishing Is given here.
 "So." he said, Bob fished the Widows Pool tried 1t first with a Silver Gray number 10. Then Black Dose 8 size larger. Then Silver Wilkinson. Then Jock Scott number eight. He fished slow and careful, and 1t was beautiful to watch him. If there was a fish in that pool - and there waS-Bob showed him three or four ies, fished there or four different ways. Deep and shallow, slow and fast, swung and dragged, downstream, upstream and acrost. And at one o'clock he hadn't moved fin! ...
 Alice May comes into it now. She had no business getting in the way. .. She sat down and watched, and by and by she laughed and Bob says: What is it?' You're both so seriousp she told nirn. >. And be- fore he could stop her, she took the rod right out of his hands. She kind of waved it like & man will aii axe to get the heft of 1t. ana sne ripped three or tour yards of line of the reel and, spite of what he'd said, tried to get out e cast. could see him red around the ears. he was SO mad. "well. sir, 1t was sin and . shame what she did to that rodi She swung 1t back over her shoul- der like Q hatchet, and the fly hooked into an alder bush behind her. Bob. he went to untangle the hook. but she jerked at it, and that pulled a lot of line of the reel, and Bob yelled at her: You idioti Don't do that" She jcrked again and the fiy pulled loose from the bush. It flew straight ct her head. and she ducked. ft went apout i've years and line piled up on the water at the head of the pool in Q mess and '';',i ,:And jlst thsn. out Of the corner of my eye. I saw . swirl about whore tho i'y was, and yelled: 'exikei' ... I heard Bob ssy. kind
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19

Good old Finlandl Once more American people are saying that something should be done about this little nation. Alone of all the European countries that borrowed from the United States during and after the World War Finland pays her debt in- stallment regularly twice year. She has never failed and probably won't until this debt of honor is wiped out. We might men, tion, too, that Hungary this year paid off 5000 on account. Eight nations sent regrets. That's joke!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19

in the field of fact, has become by universal testimony the foremost critic of our age. Father Coughlin has obeyed the dictates of right, order to speak the truth though. the heavens fall" The reason why Father Coughlin is so severely criti- cized is because he strives to ineas- ure facts by . standard that is immortal. Is that over your head neighbor?
 With reference to Social Justice Magazine what's wrong with the paper? Is it any more controversial than the utterances of the Water bury Republican, who prates of Americanism and democracy. who excoriates Father Coughlin as an Anti Semitic, and then gives clean bill of health to Communism? This great liberal newspaper continually tllulating about the precious right to worship as one pleaseS," can in- suit with impunity thousands of Waterbury citizens, they can offend truth without giving any redress. Since the Waterbury Republican denies court of reply, an oppor- tunity to refute, a channel of free speech or fair play, the followers of Social Justice might ask MT. Pape: what are the advertising rates for defending truth against your paid assailants2 Or Is it also pro-' hibited to answer their calumnies in your advertising columns? sH
 sThere is only one way to look at the deeds of Coughlinites and that is through the special glasses which their leader provides" SO writes this editorial meddler. We'll, Mir. Editor, I have a pair of these so-called glasses. and for your bene-, fit, when wear them I do not see red through the lenses. I can see quite well with them but could never see the Waterbury Republi- can as newspaper, or the Civil liberties Union which it defends. I derive great enjoyment from read- ing Social Justice and I have every copy issued during the past three years. That's more than I can say for your paper. Every evening l.. place high on my list of petitions- the following prayer: ''Erom editor- iai locusts O Lord. deliver as." '.-
 Q. K. AxoTTE.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19
It's In The Air

Governor Raymond E. Baldwin started it when he ordered economies up and down the line in our various state depart
 ncutg last week. Attorney General Frank Murphy certainly finished it later in the week when he said the federal payrolls 1H0uId tt cuf billion dollars. He was ytfy E<fious, too. about thIs and showed #@7f end Hc2ng whereby Uncle Sam c@1|1 conduct HIt zoYernucnt much more c@4@F'f than ne now N doing The only
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19
Whats Your l. O?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1. Name the statesman and ger1- eral who founded the empire Of British India,
 2. Between which two of the Great Lakes is Lake Erie?
 3. To which government depart- ment will the Bureau of Fisheries be transferred? ui
 {. Name the Foreign Minister of Sweden s,
 5. What is the correct pronuncia- tion of the word infamous? 6. In which European country is the Isere River? ..
 T. Name the naythological crea- ture, half man and half horse. s.
 6. How long does it take the sun to rotate on its axis?
 g. What Is the French word for castle?
 10. In which book of the Bible Is ' the story of Abraham's life?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19
RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH Is NOT LICENSE TO PROVOKE
 BLOODSHED
June IA, 1889.

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 In the morning edition of the Waterbury Republican under date of June IA, appeared an editorial under the heading of Ugly Intoler- ance," which is the meanest and the most contemptible attack against the followers of Father Coughlin that has appeared to date.
 The editor of the Waterbury Re- publican who comments on every thing and anything that concerns Christian Social Justice, is a special ist On banning clergymen, especially those who live in distant cities. Right now at the height of the Smear Coughlin Campaign" the editor is very much concerned about one of Father Coughlin's rewsboys in Jersey City.
 It was reported one of them threw a red agitator down a flight of stairs, so Father Coughlin is blamed for that. Another boy gave the Facist salute-so Coughlin comes uuuer LIlc nhfulucT ashul. f1O HUH such rubbish. While on the bus- mess of reporting, why did you omit to say that the "Red Monkey" who tried to tear up @ newsboy's Social Justice Magazines ran up against Q rugged American boy who gave him the works.
 When reporting the Jersey City affair you forgot to mention the real facts that led to the disturb ance. The Reds" applied for per- mission to parade in Jersey City and to distribute circulars. The City At torney refused standing on the ordi- ance. The Civil Liberties Union came and in disorderly array, pre- pared to make e laughing stock of the laws and municipal officials. But Prank Hague Is not Prank Murphy. The trouble makers were escorted out of town, . few who returned were arrested and sentenced to five days in jail. Then es always hap- pens. the red allies of the labor agi- tators went Into action. noEer Dald- win, and Arthur Garfield Hayes Of the scarlet ciyil liberties Union
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19

plain just why he so mysterious ly had his bill referred to his own subcommittee instead of the subcommittee which handles In- terior bills."
 That's easy" retorted Wood rum; "this is an emergency. We can't afford to lose our grip on the Antarctic. Some other nation might grab>tt off,"
 "Well, well, so this Is an emer- gency, is it?" heckled Johnson. "And what if some other coun- try does grab of the Antarctic? What would it do with 1t that could hurt us? Now, personally, I enjoyed very much those radio programs Byrd put on when he was at the South Pole and un- occasionally he is . very brave and able man. But don't see why taxpayers should shell out $340,000 for another series of broadcasts."
 "In his levity," replied Wood- rum naughty, "the Gentleman from Oklahoma is forgetting about scientific considerations"
 Scientific, my eye," snapped Johnson. ''If you are going to get scientific, what about taking care of needy people right in our own country? It seems to me that the Gentleman from Vir. sinia might do . little scientific thinking along that line, judg- ing from the way he has been knifing relief appropriations"
 In the opinion of the committee. Johnson won the debate, for it rejected Woodrum's Dill by a 3 to vote-causing him to stalk out without waiting for the meeting to adjourn.
 (Coypright, 1899, by United
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19
Questions
 and Answers
O FRRDERICK aa- kERBY


 Enclose a three-cens stamp for reply when addressing any ques- tlon oR fact or information Co the Waterbury Democratic Service Bn- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot De given, nor can extended research be nm. dertaken. Be sure an mail b d. dressed Co Che WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1Ols Thirteenth Street. Washington, D. c.
 e. What kind of dye is used to stamp U. s. graded meats?
 A. A pure, harmless vegetable compound, which usually disappears when the meat is cooked.
 O. DO all states celebrate July { as Independence Day?
 A. Yes.
 @. Does the Interstate Corn- merce Commission regulate tele- phone and telegraph communities tion? ~
 A. This authority was transfer red to the Federal Communications Commission in 1884.
 e. How are flowers, beads. etc. made from salt?
 A. Take two tablespoons salt, one tablespoon corn starch and one tablespoon of cold water. The water may be colored with water colors, dyes, fruit juices or other coloring
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19

Riviera, 8 palatial night club perched high above the Hudson, another eye thrill is in store for fortunate excursionists. While light still fingers oyer the dusk, the stretch of Manhattan from the Battery to the Bronx is plain- ly visible from there. Buildings, tall, short, squat, slender = all typical of the islands growth line the shore.
 A NOCTURNAL
 FARMLAND
 Manhattan looks hard in the light from the Riviera promon- tory. Cold, sharp stone stands out in brutal reality. Then, as night flows over the waterway first sailed and discovered by Hen- drick Hudson, and the darkness blots out the rough h-hewn sky- line, 8 new Manhattan greets the eyes-a soft fairyland of lights. What, in daylight, was a long. monotonous line of cars on the parkway along the opposite shore, now is a phosphorescent caterpil- lar winding along the waters edge.
 And the gray, drab steel of the George Washington Bridge is hidden by night. The heavy ca- bles of day become goSsamer- like strands etched against a star-lit sky. A, painted river, still and reflective, is the Hudson far be- low, through here and there, on its surface, lights of varied craft prick the black. Word land- scaping of such scenes are meager. They must be seen.
 SIGHT SEEING
 IN NEW YORK
 The other night we talked about ther unforgettable settings in Father Knickerbocker's village. I argued for my own favorites:
 The nighttime view of Central Park South from uptown, where pin-point lights slope of into the sky.
 Central Park from its highest hill, near the Mall.
 The Battery looking out into the Bay and toward the Narrows where the Leviathan ships crawl to their berths in port.
 The East River banks that command a sight of the new, in- tricate but streamlined Tribor- ough Bridges.
 The breathless view of the sky line from lower New York har- Dor.
 The lofty panorama of city river, mountain, palisade, sky scraper, human antheap, crawl ing crates from atop the Empire State.
 In no other metropolis are there such facilities for viewing the panoramic marvel. Every hO- tel affords a lofty glimpse of the metropolitan wonders. and the terrace perches along the vari- ous waterfronts increase from year to year.
 Even Brooklyn has its awesome vantage point, atop the Hotel Bossert where, in the Marine Roof, every widowed porthole looks out toward the Manhattan harbor and the sea.
 The scene from the mid-ramp of Brooklyn Bridge is startling. for that cable span runs parallel with a brace of other bridges that connect the boroughs across the river. And the sinimmering lights of continual flows of traffic offer an eerily beautiful spectacle.
 When you drop into our town, don't view it through the aper- ture of a sightseeing guides meg aphone. Look around at some of these metropolitan wonders your- self.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19

Francis is a Nne professorial type, lectures to congressional commit tees as if he were still in Har- yard classroom, long wore a fra ternity pin on his pajamas when he went to bed. He served seven years as adviser to the Siamese Government.
 Sayre has been pulling all sorts of wires for the Philippine job, also has the support of the Brain Trust boys who dine at his house but is opposed by the politicos who think of the Philippine Commis- sionership as one of the major appointments in the Government.
 Moreover, a High Commissioner to the Philippines must look and act the part. Whatever you may think of McNutt politically, he looked and acted like a High Com missioner. Scholarly Sayre does not.
 U. S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
 U. S. Chamber of Commerce moguls aren't advertising the fact that a hot internal row has de- veloped over those caustic anti New Deal resolutions passed at their recent annual convention.
 Leading dissenters are Henry
 I. Hartman, New England utii-
 ity magnate and twice president
 of the Chamber; Julius Barnes
 of Duluth. also . tWO-tefm
 president; and Harry A. Wheel
 CT, Chicago banker and first
 president of the Chamber.
 Basis of their attack is that the resolutions were adopted in viola tion of the bylaw which requires all matters enacted at annual conventions first must be submit- ted to the entire membership.
 This constitutional procedure was completely flouted at the May meeting. The twenty razor edged blasts at the Administra- tion were written by handful of insiders on the last day of the convention and jamined through in half an hour, with only 150 of the 1900 delegates present in the hall at the time.
 The Hartman Barnes Wheel
 CT group has demanded of Will
 liam G. Carey, IT,, new Chamber
 president, that. steps be taken
 without delay to prevent repe-
 tition of these tactics. Carey has been told that unless there Is remedial action the issue will be
 taken openly to the rank-and-
 file.
 Hartman particularly has been critical of the resolutions. He told a group of prominent New York business men, including several members of the Chambers rul- ing faction: Those resolutions have lost the Chamber a great deal of standing in the esteem of the American public. They were very unwise."
 CAPITAL CHAFF
 When the President returned from hot-dogging with royalty, he looked at his desek, frowned at the stacks of work" confronting him. Topping one stack was the magazine, stamp News. When Secretary Hull is pushed for time, he lunches in his office from a tray of tomato-and-lettuce salad and Swiss cheese. Japanese make excellent servants, but the servants in the Japanese Em- bassy are American. Within five years, the Weather Bureau expects to make forecasts cover ing a full week. New observations. are being made in the upper air. Tn his new book. sIn Blood snd Ink", Maury Maverick pro-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19
Selected Poem
ABOVE THE MILL

Anne Lloyd in the Christian Science Monitor Above the mill the water seems A mirror for blue dragon-fiies, And lovely, intermittent gleams Of sunlight through the leafy skies That canopy it's dreams. <
 Then. not content with peace, 1t falls Like snow turned suddenly to song, As flake melodiously calls
 To flake amid the glistening throng Leaping the weir's green walls. And sight and sound become more fair, And lettering new delight--rs Seeing the morning mirrored there. Hearing the voice of snow in flight observant and aware.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19
Daily Almanac

Moon sets i0;0e p. m. 0daylight time)
 Sun rises 6:ie c. m.: sets e:26 Q. ni tday. light time)
 Ali vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 The year is now at its height. c,istomarily we think Of summer as . long, hot period. bni bF Hhutting tlle eyes and turning around Twice ono cen Ind the summer Eono and wine ttf 1<zalAIns hard at the back door f'ff''
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19

of hopeless: By Godfrey, she's into oner And the next minute 1t was all over When we got to the farm. me Juggling the salmon, Doc Hughes saw us. and he says: Got one, did you. Bob7 Trust youl' And Bob says: Not at all. Miss May jigged this one out of my pool. And that's as much of an insult as you can give c fisherman. she heard him too"
 Also published recently by Der- rydale Press at tT.50 each are two other limited edition titles. "The Moon Is Waning" by Scott Hart. earthly story of Lon Braxton, sym-- bolic Of all 'possum hunters. and Joel D. Darzer's "xonR Ghore.r grap- hic tidewater verse about the people of the ohesapeake, Back Bay and Barnsxat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19

George Wash . ingtoil Bridge. I've heard non- clialant globe trotters gasp their awe at the initial, uil- expected vista before tn m, the a T c h c d necklace strung along the wide expanSe above the Hudson.
 And from the glassed- ter- race of Ben Marden,S lovely
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, June l9 = Lay it to civic pride = but I venture that one of the worlds scenic thrills is the first curve on upper River side Drive in full view of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19

There's such thing, too, as a nation spending so much for defense that it hasn't anything left to defend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19
Washington Merry-G Go-Round
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19

TODAYS COMMON ERROR Do not say, "He was minus am eye;" say, Hacking an eye"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19

matter. Mix the cornstarch with the water. Heat the salt in Q small pan and when very hot, pour in the cornstarch. Knead until thoroughly mixed and mold into the desired shapes.
 e. What is a Staked Plain? v
 A. The name is literal transla- tion of the Spanish "Llano Esta- cado" and is the name of an exten- sive plateau in northwestern Texas and eastern New Mexico, bounded in general on the north by the Can- adian River, on the west, southwest and south by the valley of the Pe- cos, and on the east by the head . waters of the Red, Brazos, and the Colorado rivers. There are two ther ories as to how the region acquired its unusual name. One is that the : early Spanish explorers in that re- zion gave 1t the name because they set stakes in the ground to mark their routes over this large stretch of almost level, woodless plain where watering places were few and far between. The other is that the name was derived from the tall. naked, stake-like boles of yucca plants, which grew there in abund- ance.
 e. Was Hetty Greens husband a spendthrift?
 A. He was not a spendthrift. but was not miserly like his wife. He Is described as "fastidious in his per- son, vain in his appearance. con- siderate of his own comfort, dis eliminating in his chose of food and wine." After their separation he lived in "genteel poverty"
 If you want copy of our book let MOTOR LAWS OF THE STATES" send to the Waterbury Democrats Washington BureaI 1913 Thirteenth St., Washington, D.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-19

(Coypright, 1899, by United Feature Syndicate, Tnc.)