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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

the Hutchinson element, and not
militant enough.
Caught between this cr0ss-fire,
Green actually has an unhappy
time of it. Nevertheless this sit
uation is his salvation, SO long
as neither group will risk GUST
ing him for fear the other will
capture the coveted prize.
The one AFL leader with any
real personal popularity among
the rank and file is Dan Tobin,
boss of the Transfers Union,
in the Federation last year, to a
total of $4,000 members. Able,
progressive and a fighter, Tobin
has been leading advocate of
peace with the CIO-a fact that
has not helped his standing with
the Old Guard.
It was significant that at last
weeks convention, Tobin1 avoided
peace talk and fraternized with
the conservative leaders who are
known to be after Green's scalp.
MERRY-GO-ROUND
The staff of the Governments
forthcoming Antartic expedition
will enjoy better movie facilities
than the members of the Byrd
camp. Their recreation hall was
so cold they had to stamp their
feet to keep warm during show.
This time the hall will be equip
ped with a double floor, heavily
insulated. Representative j.
Buell. Snyder became suspicious OF
his heavy pro- embargo mail, and
conducted a quiet poll in his
Pennsylvania district. The results
showed definite preponderence of
sentiment for repeating the en-
barge Snyder attributes the
flood of opposition man to or
gained pressure. AS a result
of the personal intercession of
Federal Works Administrator John
Carmody, WPA moguls have re-
stored the workers education pro-
gram that had been so brilliantly
conducted by Miss Hilda Smith.
In the recent WPA shake-up her
project was junked, but both AFL
and CLIO officials protested TO
Carmody and he ordered it re-
sumed. Hardest worker among
top-flight State Department Off
Gals is Assistant Secretary George
Messersmith, who works an IL
hour day, including Saturday and
four or five hours on Sunday. :. =.
Colombia has sent five aviators to
the U. S. for training at the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16
SWEET ADELINE
(Hartford Courant)

Many have been the frantic at
tempts to stem the slide toward war
of a world gone mad, but even a
cursory review of, the situation sug-
gests that SO for the diplomats, urg-
ing peace have suffered a signal de-
feat. Therefore. facetious as it may
seem, what harm is there in lend
ing an ear to song writer and
radio musical director, Walter Blau-
fuss, who recommends the treatment
of soothing music for whatever ails
this dazed civilization? Everything
on earth is analogous to the vibra-
ton of music" asserts Mr.. Blaufuss,
(which has practically every emo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16
Army's air school at Randolph
Field, Texas.
SHIPPING VICTORY

C1ClO, 1CAdS.
SHIPPING VICTORY
The shipping lines have already
won their fight to eliminate the
drastic merchant marine restric-
lions from the neutrality bill.
Both Administration and isola-
ZIONIST leaders have secretly agreed
to amend the measure so as to
keep U. s. ships from being driv-
en- from the seas.
Two factors played a leading
role in this victory.
ONE was a confidential memo
randum from the U. S. Maritime
Commission to Senator Josiah
Bailey, North Carolina chairman
of the Senate Commerce Commit
tee, warning that unless the re-
strictions were removed 1870 cargo
vessels, totaling 100000 tons.
would have to be withdrawn from
service, and 16 ships, aggregating
10000 tons, from the coastwise
trade.
The economic effects of such
stoppage. the Commission de-
clared,, would be devastating. Not
only would it paralyze the leading
parts of the country, but tens OF
thousands of industrial workers
would be thrown out of work and
agriculture would lose vital mar
kets.
SECOND factor was Vice-Presi-
dent Jack Garner. Working under
cover, he used his persuasive tall
ents to bring administration and
islationist leaders together to work
out a compromises on the problem.
"Boys," he told them, "the
country won't stand for these
restrictions and you had better
patch this thing up. 1t isn't a
question of arms embargo or no
arms embargo. 1t is a matter
of using common sense plus
national defense"
The compromise most favored
In the private discussions is a pro-
vision along the lines of the section
of the bill governing Great Lakes
shipping, which permits American
ships to operate in all waters that
are reasonably safe, subject to dis
cretionary power vested IN the
President to declare any area dam
gerous.
Copyright, 1889, by United Feature
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16
. HlGHLlGHTS FROM
LATEST BOOKS
YOUNG HAMILTON
FACES WAR CRISIS

David Loths Alexander Hamilton"
(Carrick and Evans: SD, Is the
first comprehensive biography Of
this towering American In more
than rs years. It throws timely
light ON the man whose phil
Osophy of government still in
delibly stamps our federal sys-
tenn. But, more important, 1t
gives us human Hamilton
whom we remember more for his
dashing courage and will than
for his craftsmanship. The
passage excepted here, describes
Hamilton's part at Trenton.
Christmas had never been par
ticularly joyous day for Captain
Alexander Hamilton, but December
IS, 1776, was distinguished by dis
comforts, discouragements and a
complete lac, Of holiday cheer.
Today the uncomfortable Captain
was aware thrt he and his $500 fell
lows were a forlorn hope.
The rain turned to snow, but
Glover,s amphibious warriors were
still pushing the boats through the
ice-f1lled river. and now.
noble below belonging to Colonel
Harry Knox, commander of all the
Continental artillery, was reverberat-
ing between the banks of the Della
ware. In the faint light, Col
onel Knox's gigantic figure roared
out choice profanities culled from
between the covers of his beloved
wares when he had been book
seller in Boston only couple OF
years ago. ~.
Then the last boat pulled away
from the shore, maneuvering amid
the floating ice. 1t was nearly three
in the morning. Christmas was over.
The Hessians slept in drunken Sc
curity. The crisis of the Revolution
Zone # them was at hand. And
Captain Hamilton, huddled in an in
adequate coat cut to afford the
stomach no protection, slight fig
ure almost lost In the oyercrowded
craft, had leisure to think.
Captain Alexander Hamilton, who
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16
Views of The Press

tional and psychological effect upon
human beings" That music hath
charms to quell the savage beast has
long been an undisputed theory, and
its adaptation to serve the needs of
distressed world may have unusual
consequences irfthe promoting of in
ternational goodwill. Mr.. Blaufuss is
positive that Sweet Adeline" will do
the. trick.
Undoubtedly, this unique plan has
some merit, but without presuming
to be a musical authority one must
have his qualms concerning the
suitability of Sweet Adeline" as "a
theme Song for the world. Mr.. Blau-
fuss claims that the tune is mas
terpiece of conviviality, transcend
ing such barriers as national boun-
:iaries and lingual differences. II one
should venture a comment on the
usual setting which inspires the
rendition of that ballad, "conyivial"
is just the word that would accom-
pany the description. Any family
album will disclose photograph of
that black-sheep, Uncle Ed, who
spent his life in the barber shop and
hugging the brass rail, and bunch
of the boys in close harmony. That
they were giving forth with Sweet
Adeline' is matter of local his
tory.
To effect the much sought world
concord, however, the music select
ed must produce precise vibrations
capable of inspiring a mood Of quiet
and relaxation. A harsh, strident
tune may well send a nervous
people scurrying in search of greater
violence. Sadly, Sweet Adeline" has
too long been the common property
Of non-professional quartets who
sing only for their own amazernent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16
What's Your |. O.?
Can you answer seven of
these test questions? Turn to
last page for the answers.

I. What particular kind of food
contains the greatest quantity Of
iodine?
2. What is homicidal mania?
3. Where is the city Of Johannes
burg?
4. In card game, which player
is called "pone?"
S. How many degrees of latitude
are between the North Pole and the
Equator?
6. What is the correct pronuncia-
ton of the word gila (monster)?
z. On what island did Napoleon
reside during his first Punishment?
8. How many feet are in sta
tute mile?
8. What is the General Land Of
flee Of the U. S.?
10. OF which State is Montpelier
the capital?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

sinister tackled by the G-me
The Navy ordered twenty-one of
the airplanes, a new type OF long
range, twin-motor, patrol bomb
ers, at a cost of $250,000 apiece.
The first was delivered recently
at the Naval air station near Nor
folk, Va, and trouble developed
Immediately.
On the very first flight one of
the twin motors burned out. Re-
placed with another prand new
motor from Baltimore, the same
thing happened again-and con-
tinued to happen until four new
motors in rapid succession had
burned out. Also, several crack
test pilots narrowly escaped death
in bringing the crippled, heavy
ship to earth.
Alarmed by the mysterious
burn-outs, Acting Secretary of the
Navy Edison called in the FBI,
simultaneously ordered work sus-
pended on seven other ships un-
til the G-men and naval inspec-
tors got to the bottom of the af-
fair. They promptly padlocked
that part of the plant where the
ships were being built and placed
all the employees under scrutiny.
This investigation quickly
brought to light the interesting
fact that some of the key men
in the plant were Germans.
Three of them had direct con-
necti0n with the building of the
bOmberS.
NOTE-Besides the 81 bombers,
the Martin firm has an order for
100 other naval planes for COM
pletion' by 1912, also is building
500 bombers for the French to
be delivered by next spring, and
a number of military ships for
the Dutch Government.
YEAH, MAN!
Happy" Chandler tried awfully
hard to be dignified when he
roared into Washington, accom-
panied by his wife and a crowd
of ffice-holding followers, to be
sworn in as Senator. But, beside
himself with joy, he was as risky
as colt and dubbed all over the
place.
"This reminds me of the time
I visited Hollywood" he ex-
claimed. "They threw party
for me and was seated between
my wife and Hedy Lamar.
Well, looked her over and boy,
she was something. So turned
to my wife and said, Nom, it
was nice to have known YOU"
AL CONVENTION
A significant feature of the AFL
convention last week was the UNI
published fact that in private
many of the delegates talked SER
iously of replacing President Will
liam Green.
This behind the-hand discus
sion progressed no further than
the talk stage. In an atmosphere
of harmony and good feeling,
Green was reelected unanimously
for another one-year term. But
the prevalence of the talk indica-
ted that Green's hold on his posi-
ton is far from being as secure as
it appears on the surface.
Sentiment to retire him is
there If any one Of his ambitious
wOuld-be successors can bring 1t
to a head. However, Bill Green's
strength is the same factor that
won him the job in the first
place.
His stronger and ADLER rivals
distrust each other too much to
allow any one of them to become
President. But if some of them
ever do get together and pool
their forces, then Green is fin
ished. For, basically, he is not
liked either by the conservatives
or by the liberals.
Among leaders of the Old
Guard, such as William Hutch
eson, aged head of the bricklay-
ers and a dyed i'm the-wool Re-
publican, Green is considered too
pro-New Deal. But the younger
and more liberal leaders think he
Is too much under the sway OF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16
Selected Poem
SNOW FIGURE

BY Marguerite Young in the New York Times)
Why should man have kept this heart
In winter season Of his mind,
Wiser he would have been to let
1t 60 as summer waned.
Which Is the red,red rose.
Became more cold than myriad SHOWS,
Snow drifts should have made his heart
Which IS the red, red rose.
multiple, more subtle heart
On fingertips and clouded hair,
On his still mouth and in his eyes
And falling everywhere.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

A. webster's dictionary defines
boulevard as = broad avenue In or
around city, especially one decor
atively laid out with trees, belts OF
turf, etc.
@. Who was Prime Minister of
England when King Edward VIII
abdicated?
A. Stanley Baldwin.
@. What has become of the Gee
landia," one of the ships used BY
the United States to transport troops
during the World War?
A. It ives sold in 1886 by her
owners, the Royal Holland Line, to
Frank Risdijk of Industrial Enter
prises of the Netherlands, and was
dismantled and strapped.
@. How much is invested in edit
cational plants, endowments and
trust funds in the United States?
A. The United States Office of
Education estimates the amount at
more than $4,000, 100000.
@. What improvements in clock
making did Lepaute invent?
A. Lepaute 1709-1789 improved
the pin wheel escapement by>putting
pins on both sides of the wheel. He
also made turret clocks, five of which
he erected for the Louvre alone.
They were wound by means of an
air current and a fan, a method
which was revived in modern times.
@. Are jewels place in watch
movements for ornament?
A. No, they are placed there for
the very important reason that they
supply wear-proof bearings for the
pivots, escapements, balance and
other moving parts. Jewels are so
important that they are a gauge
Of quality, and watches o. II jewels
or more are considered high-grade.
Q. Did Congress have Demo-
cratic majority in the last year Of
President Hoover's administration?
A. The Seventy-second Congress
had AZ Republicans and AZ Demo-
Gratis and Independent in the
Senate and 211 Republicans, 221
Democrats and I Independent in
the House.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

would be 20 years old in few weeks,
scrambled ashore with numb limbs,
cooked his hat with a characteristic
gesture low over his eyes, saw the
horses put \ the guns and stepped
out as smartly as the rough ground
and sore feet would permit toward
Trenton and the Hessians. Thankful
for small mercies, he observed that
the storm, in which Sleet had come
to lningle with the snow and rain,
now beat upon his back.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16


in great demand. And partisans Of
the old-fashioned gavotte, waltz
and two-step said the new menace
would soon go away.
But the rhumba cult has grown,
literally, by leaps and bounds.
Folk who are stolid and staid all
day long are on the conga line al,
evening, making ridiculous, SER
pentine motions in prisoner form
alton, beating time with the palms
of their hands and bowling q re-
frain which sounds like AYE, Aye
Aye, Aye and doesn't mean any
thing.
Musicians who starved q cou-
pie of years ago because they
chung to ragtime, are in clover
now because they wear silk blouses
and blow q reed instrument in
Strument instead of brass.
And the fanatical rhubaists are
legion. George Abbott has become
a hopeless insomnia because of
his addiction, hip-shaking the
hours away from midnight until
curfew before going off to con-
template new Broadway play.
His rhumba craze has become
such gossip that job seeking actors
now go down to the rhumba dens
to secure an appointment with
him.
Even a soft and sentimental
Viennese, Louise Rainier, had the
rhumba infection badly recently,
Turing all her friends to one La
tin cafe or another, so she could
dance to the violent rhythms.
Also in the rhumba-conga lines,
night after night; Ethel Norman,
Brenda Frazier, Enroll Flynn,
President Roosevelt's sons, Mar
lene Dietrich, Eleanor Powell,
John Hay Whitney, Jules Brula-
tour and his spouse, Hope Hamp-
ton, Margot Grahame, Erskine
Gwynne and John Jacob Aston.
They have their own notions as
to whom the best rhumba player
might be and they dispute the
point with vehement argument.
When they dance, they almost
throw themselves out of joint.
Not out of THE joint, however.
ALL QUIET ON THE
NIGHT CLUB FRONT
Strict neutrality has been de-
clared in. the nocturnal war zone.
After an outbreak of hostilities
again at the Stork Club, its har-
ried host has come out for peace.
The Stork has been the scene of
many skirmishes, the last one be-
ing casual tilt between Producer
George White and notable Of
the Jimmy Walker era, Sidney
Solomon.
So the next morning Proprie-
tor Billingsley issued decree.
None, he said, who ever have ex-
changed blows at any cafe in the
city, would be admitted to his
premises again.
This ultimatum gave instant
ammunition to the humorists.
That, they declared, meant BAN
ishment for almost the entire
Stork clientele, since there are
few who have remand pacifist
in their nighttime rounds. AS a
matter of fact, one wag suggest
ed, Billingsley was giving his club
the Wild West motif: Bar Every
body!
HARD-BOIED
GEORGE
George White, incidentally,
seems to be the belligerent of the
season. Soon after his Stork Club
bout, he came into the limelight
again when he was charged with
slapping a showgirl in his current
revue. The Scandals. He denied
it, the young lady later retracted
her accusation and the storm blew
oyer. But few hours afterward,
the turbulent producer went down
into the first row of the theater
where Scandals" is playing and
threatened to pummel two gents
who, he said, were heckling the
performers in his show. Mr.. w. is
handy with his mitts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

The senator's are still going strong in
Washington on the neutrality debate.
We read that about 100000 words have
been spoken on that subject and hope
the quality compares favorably with the
quantity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

torso . TWISTS
were m erely
novel and tur-
lbulent. Marac-
cas- repla d
the harn1onica
and mandolin
as the instru-
ments Of anna
teur musicians.
Any swarthy-
skinned m d
who could say
Isl, ST." roll her
eyes and hips
to the swish
and sway of q
South Amer
iaan fstraa wac
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

New York, Oct. ls = No mere
fads, the rhumba and conga have
become cult dances for many cele-
brated dervishes. A couple Of years
ago, these Latin hip-shakes and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16
Washington Merry o-Round
DREW PEARS ON
ROBERT s. ALLEN

WASHINGTON secrets the FBI
built Navy
L.
tackles by the Cine
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

Americans who accept decorations at
the hands of brutal dictators" may not
"foreswear their birthright," as Harold
Ickes says, but they show very bad taste.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

South American republics may be
addicted to relationships, but they don't
like the European type.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

We read somewhere that the scottie dog
motif on Christmas cards will not be
used so much this year, SO that's some
thing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

The Tenth Annual Soaring Con-
test will be held at Elmira, N. ",
from June "a to July 8. inclusive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

If you want q copy of our book
let, HALLOWEEN PARTIES"
The Waterbury Democrats WASH
ingtOn Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth
Street, Washington. d. c., Enclose
10 cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

TODAY's COMMON ERROR
Do not say, "She is not as good
as hes" say, mot SO good;
but afirmatively, HE IL as
good as She"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

Copyright, 1889, by United Feature
Syndicate, Inc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

A. Webster's dictionary defines
boulevard as :. broad avenue in or
around city, especially one decor
atively laid out with trees, belts of
turf, etc.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
K0otenai Hubs Lose
Game by One Score

The Kootenai Hubs, that clever
baseball team from the Libby CCC
camp, went into Spokane last Sat
urday to participate in a tourna-
ment between various CCC teams.
The Hubs and the team from the
Priest River camp were considered
the two strongest teams in the ag-
gregation and hence were pitted
against each other by the manage
ment This game was called late
and was stopped at the seventh in
ming because of lack of time. The
result was a to 4 victory for the
Priest River team, Co. 3277 How
ever, this was not considered a legal
game and will not be taken into
consideration in the tournament
rating because it did not 60 the full
nine innings.
We quote from the Spirit of rs,
Camp F-76 publication
"Hilvar was on the mound fol
the victors, pitching fine game anc
giving only five hits. Diester gave
but four hits but got in a hole BY
committing three errors. The Koo
tenai Kubs' failure to hit in the
pinches caused the loss of the
game"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
Locals Lose First
Ball Game of Season

The newly organized Libby base
ball club went down to rather de-
cisive defeat in their first game Of
the season last Sunday, when they
played the Kimberly, B. c., club on
the local diamond. The final score
was 10 to in favor of the visitors
Kimberly led off in the scoring
and chalked up two runs in the first
inning. Erickson, on the mound for
the locals, then held the visitors
scoreless up to the Seventh inning
when the Canadians started a bar
rage of hits. They scored three
times in the seventh, three times in
the eighth and two in the ninth
Libby got single runs in three diff
ferent innings.
A lot Of new material showed ur
in the Libby lineup and number
of last years players were absent
Erickson and Cormier were the bat.
terry, Pershing Gooselaw on lst, Ed
die Woodruff on End, Brad Phillips
on 3rd, Hank Katarzy at shortstop
Chuck Martin right field, Don Slei.
ger center field and Wayne johnson
and Bob Hampton in left field.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
Gun Club Asks
For More Deputies

The regular meeting Of the Libby
Rod and Gun Club was held last
Friday evening at the Community
hall
A motion was made and carried
to ask tire state game commission
for three additional deputies to take
charge of designated areas during
the big game season. 1t is recon-
mended that one deputy have
charge of the Trego, Wolf Greek
and Graves Creek section, another
to be stationed on the main road
into the Yakt and the third to be
headquartered at the Flathead ano
Lincoln county boundary on the
Wolf Creek road
Graham Caldwell gave an explain
alton of the system used in catch
ing suckers in Crystal, Rainbow and
the Thompson lakes. The purpose
of this procedure is to rid the lakes
of this species of fish, thus making
it safer for the game fish
President Earl SWitzer appointed
committee composed of Ivan Rog
ers, Andrew Sauer, Melvin Paulson
and Dick Powell to investigate the
condition of the upland game birds
in this county. Mr.. SWitzer also
gave a report on the meeting of the
WildIife Federation at Helena. He
is a member Of the board of direc-
tors of that organization.
Members are urged to attend the
meeting of the Rod and Gun Club
more regularly SO that more rep
resentative opinion may be had con-
corning game problems in this
cinity.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-06-15
Herbert Lets
Contract For
Tunnel Work
Garth Kenelty of Libby Will
Start Operations ON Gold
Property.
ORE RUNS $28 TO TON
UNDER SHELTER TEST

Garth Kenelty of Libby has
closed contract with the Herbert
Gold Mines for extension of the
No. 2 tunnel on the company's sill
ver-gold property about eight miles
south of Libby. The contract has
been let to Kenelty by DR.. J. w.
Doughty of Sedro-W ooley, Wash,
president of the company The con-
tract is being let in lengths of 100
feet. This work will result in re-
sumption of operations at the mine
after shutdown of about two
years.
1t is said that the second raise.
which lacks from 10 to SO feet of
reaching the surface, will be COM
pleted by the company. 1t is 200
feet from the first raise, which was
driven from the tunnel to the sur
tace-a distance of about 200 feet.
Samuel B. Holbert, engineer and
wee president of the company, is
authority for the statement that ore
shipped to the East Helena smelter
ran about S28 to the ton. This ore
was from the first raise but similar
conditions exist in the second raise,
according to the engineer. Drifts
from the tunnel levels have indi
Gated ore of like value for width
Of five feet or wider. The company
has about 200 stockholders.