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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07
In Today's Mail
FOOD SALE FOR FATHER
COUGHLIN BROADCAST
FUND A SUCCESS

Editor Of the Democrat:
The Citizens Study club wishes
to extend to the Waterbury Demo-
crat its sincere thanks for the
splendid cooperation rendered to us
in our recent food sale" at Grieve,
Bissett g. Holland Dry Goods Co.
for the benefit of Father Coughlin's
Broadcast fund.
Father Coughlin's many friends
responded most generously, to our
appeal for donations of food; it is
impossible to thank them each and
every one personally so we are TAX
ing this opportunity to thank them
publicly through the medium of the
Waterbury Democrat.
To Station WATR for its kindly
reminders In the news, we also owe
debt of gratitude. The stations
loyal support of Father Coughlin
will linger long in the memory of
those who love him. To the man
agement we say God bless you for
making 1t possible for us to hear
Father Coughlin's voice. Freedom
of speech Is one of the keystones
upon which American conception
of personal freedom is founded. AT
no time since the founder of Chris
tianity laid down the doctrine of
Christian brotherhood has there
been a more crying need for de-
tenders of this doctrine to point out
the pitfalls that await America If
freedom Of speech Is curtailed.
Again to the Waterbury Demo-
crat, Station WATR. drieve Bissett
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07

A few congressman are again talking
about a plan to take over French and
British island possessions In the West
Indies as settlement of war debts aggre-
eating $9,483, 100000. In normal times,
any such proposal would be scoffed at by
England and France, neither of who de-
sires to relinquish her American possess
sions. But these are not normal times.
And both Britain and France may be will
ing to stalk turkey" If there is any pos
sibility of such deal removing the lini-
tations of the Johnson act, under the
terms of which no nation with outstand-
ing debts from the last war will be per-
mitted to borrow American cash.
1t is pleasant to contemplate the pres
tige the United States would gain If it
took over these hundreds of islands. But
will the added prestige be worth all the
headaches we are likely to suffer? The
Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and few
other United States possessions, valuable
as they are from the military point of
view, have already caused this country
peck of trouble. Will America want to
multiply these difficulties by 100?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07
Dwindling Tax Rate

According to all news reports the pres
ent city officials are figuring on szea-
BILE drop in Waterbury's tax rate in the
coming fiscal year. Mayor Patrick M.
Perriello would like to cut at least five
mills from the present rate of IS. Men,
bers of the Board of Finance are not so
optimistic about such a good-sized cut and
prefer to work towards one of about that
amount In any event such interest in
city officials whose terms of Office are
soon to be concluded is to be praised
However, we do think that if it is at all
possible nothing should be done def
ilitely until the city election is over
locally. Normally we would have had our
city election at this time and the new
officials would have been able to partici-
pate in all discussions on the new budget
and tax rate But with the election de-
layed more than a full month such dis
cussions have been pushed back. It
would be well and wise, though to permit
the new officials to have some little say
in the financial set-up of the city gov
eminent over which they will soon pre-
side.
In this particular instance such pol
icy Is very urgent There will be an almost
complete change of official faces next
January whichever party wins next
Tuesday. And naturally all appointive
boards are bound to be changed about,
too All of which seems to indicate that
If possible the officials who are to be
picked by the voters next week ought to
be called in to offer suggestions or to
urge some particular recommendation to
the powers that control the budget and
tax rate makeup.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07

Frank Quinlan, ace political writer for
the Bridgeport Times-star, sees nothing
but headaches ahead for the leaders OF
the state Republican party. He believes
that the party has spent so much time
and effort in building the political for
tunes OF Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin this
past year that it has lost sight of the fact
that it must have backing in the cities
and towns of the state to continue as a
factor in winning elections. On the basis
of his observations he sees Democratic
Waterbury, with Bridgeport remaining
Socialist. There will be an upturn in
Democratic fortunes in the state; none
for Republicans and Socialists.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07

Can you answer seven Of
these test questions? Turn to
last page for the answers.

1. OF which country is Cairo the
capital?
2. Name the Presidents of the u
s. who were assassinated while In
office.
8. In French history, what was
The Hundred Days?
4. Name the body OF water that
separates Greenland and Iceland.
5. For which U. 8. President was
Monrovia, capital of Liberia, nam
ed?
6. Who wrote NORTH to the
Orient?
z. How many pigment primary
colors are there?
8. In which country Is the seaport
city of Callao?
8. Which State Is nicknamed
apache State?
TO- For what reason does an oil
truck have an iron chain dangling
to the ground?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07
Questions
and Answers
AZ FREDERlC "A. KERRY

By FREDERIC "A. KERBY
Enclose a three-ce stamp Zoe
reply when addressing any cues
ton OF fact or information 10 the
waterbury Democrats Service Bn-
reau at Washington. Legal and
medical advice cannot be given,
nor can extended research Dc Cn..
dertaken. Be sure an mail Is adj
dressed 10 The WATERBURY
DEMOCRATS SERVICE Blu.
REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street.
THE EDITOR
O. How many persons are refused
life insurance arlnually9
A, According to en- estimate
based on special reports to the
Weekly Underwater, from life in-
surance companies in the United
States, itIappears that approximately
1856 900 ordinary applications for .
total volume OF $l,l80, 100000 were
declined by all the companies In this
country in 1887. Another large group
Of risks were accepted only on q
substandard or rated up basis. In
the majority Of cases, the reflections
were due to physical causes, includ-
ing among others, heart impair
ments, abnormal Blood pressure, and
Irregularities Of build, such as over
weight.
@. Are ale barrels treated with
pitch and rosin like lager kegs?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07

Socialist Candidate John Rings pro-
rosal to build highway tunnels under
sections of Waterbury Is not so fantas-
tic as it may sound. We've heard other
ideas along this line before. We can re-
member the time when John Moriarty
wanted a barge canal up the Naugatuck
River And there was also talk once Of a
great viaduct across the west end Of the
town to link roads going north out of the
city to our Watertown and Middlebury
annrOacheS
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07
Selected Poem
ENIGMA FOR TOMORROW

(Jack Kearns In the New York Sun
1t was a summer evening;
Old Kaspar's work was done,
And he before his penthouse door
Was sitting In the sun;
Looping around In her machine,
He saw his grandchild, Wilhelmine
She spied upon her brother Peterkin
Below upon the ground,
Where he had landed to pick up
Some object that he found:
She curious, dived to get view;
Then shouted: bring 1t up with you'll"
Old Kaspar took 1t from the boy;
And then inside his head,
Switching electric memory on,
He smiled and telesaid:
1T Is a Worlds Fair souvenir
The Trylon and the Perispherel"
II used to find them hid away;
There were many hereabout;
And often, digging cellars here,
The robots turned them out.
This Is the Trylon-like spear:
The ball we called the Perisphere."
Nov tell us more tbout the Fair"
Young Peterkin, he cries;
And little Wilhelmine looks up
With television eyes:
Tell us some more about the ball
AND was the Trylon very tall?"
MY father took me to the Fair,
And can still see clear
Against the sky the Trylon rise
Above the Perisphere-
But what they both were all about
don't think any one made OUT.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07

was definitely influenced by two
sport speeches.
ONE was the short, brilliant de-
Tense of the measure by Repre-
sentative James Wadsworth, forth
right New York Republican. The
speech was not only the best made
In the House, but topped any
thing IN the Senate.
THE OTHER speech was made
by Soviet Premier Molotoff, blast
ing the neutrality bill and the
President. Next to Wadsworth's
efforts, this was the best argu-
ment for the measure and was re-
sponsible for clinching number
Of waverers.
MAIL BAG
M. ID. E., Louisville, Ky.--Major
Joseph M. Kelly, assistant adult
ant general of Kentucky, is highly
regarded by ranking Army officers
and would be entirely acceptable
10 them as Chief of the Militia
Bureau. They supported him for
the post before Senator Happy"
Chandler went to bat for him
s. b. A., st. L0uis.-Many
Of the government employees listed
by Dies as members of the Ameri-
can League for Peace and De-
mocracy were merely on the
Leagues mailing list, and not
members. Those who actually
were members for the most part
are proud of 1t, since the Leagues
Washington membership repre-
sents blue ribbon list of Capital
liberals L. H., Paducah, Ky.
1T was Thomas Jefferson and not
George Washington who coined
the phrase "entangling alliances.
Jefferson used 1t in his first in
augural address, March 4. 1901.
What Washington said in his often
misquoted Farewell Address was:
"'Tis our true policy to steer clear
of permanent alliances, with any
portion OF the foreign world.
Copyright. 1899, by United
Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07

The growing use of air-rifles as well as
guns OF small calibre has resulted in
recent years of laws forbidding the pos
session or use of such weapons by young
sters not of certain ages. 1t has become
apparent, though, that even this isn't
enough to prevent accidents. Its up to
the fathers and mothers Of the city now
to exert a little parental influence on
their growing offspring, "bewildering" as
the radio author, Carleton E. Morse, calls
them. If boys are to possess rifles, they
must learn to shoot properly and to han
die the guns properly They must learn
that there are rights other than their
own.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07
Views of The Press

they can be. And the test of them
is relatively infrequent; 1t Is not
very often that the destination to
which the wind has swirled them is
the same as your stopping or slow
ing up place.
But when you do try to stop
on wet leaves, you might as well be
on ice. It's best to drive SO that you
never need to stop suddenly on any
leaf covered portion of the road.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07
Daily Almanac
Uses 2:08 a. m

Moon rises 2:08 a. m.
Sun rises 6:29 a. m; sets 4:42 D. m.
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
Sundays terrific storm subsidized into calm
and beautiful night. Clouds were breaking
at midnight and when the waning moon came
over the eastern horizon 1t bathed the sodden
countryside with a yellow glow 1t was @
beautiful sight to see that lower chunk of the
moon mounting the horizon steadily after
so ferocious day and evening.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, Nov. 7-All Around
the Town: A sign in the shattered
window Of q sixth Avenue film
shop:
WILL THE MAN WHO
THREW THE ROCK THROUGH
THIS WINDOW AND STOLE
THAT CAMERA KINDLY RE-
TURN 1T so WE CAN FILL 1T
WITH THE PROPER SIZE
AND FILM? WITH OUR COM
PLIMENTS, OF COURSE"
Things that make you feel old:
Jackie Coogan's thinning hair.
And he won't wear a toupee.
Mary Martin won't MARBLE MY
Heart Belongs to Daddy" for any
one these days. That's o turned
page In her life.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07
THE HAZARD OF WET LEAVES
bridgeport Times-Star)

Before the hazard of ice is upon
our highways and streets, we pass
through the season of wet leaves
harmless enough in appearance,
but In the circumstance of a brake
too suddenly applied, strangely like
ice in behavior.
When the motorist Is driving upon
ice, he Is duly careful. He knows ne
is on something treacherous and he
adjusts his driving accordingly.
But all motorists have not learned
that there Is peril In massed wet
leaves. You have TO experience II
personally to realize how dangerous
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07
TOPS FOR MUSIC

"The Gay Days Of Victor Herbert
now in production at Paramount
with Allan Jones, Mary Martin and
Walter Connolly. reaches Q new high
IN tunes for movies. 1t contains "a
different songs, all by Herbert.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07

TIL at m an,
William Saroy-
an the voluable
Arm enian, is
here again. His
new play, thine
Of Your Life" is
a hit and he Is
in the clouds,
talking a blue
streak, hitting
the high spots
and energetical.
ly en- 10Y ing
himself
Good laugh in
1.-THE Cat and
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07
. HIGHLlGHTS FROM
LATEST BOOKS
U-Boat Feats
Told by Officer

O-BOaC FeaCS
Told by Officer
II you remember the vivid quail.
ity of Commander Edward
Ellsberg's "Hell ON Ice" you
know what is In store for you
In his latest book, MEN Un-
der the Sea" (Dodd, Mead:
S3). This Is an expert, thrill
ing account OF some OF the
greatest diving feats from
the work on the submarine
S-4 TO the recovery Of nearly
$25,000,000 in gold from the
British ship Laurentic, sunk In
the World War. You really 20
TO the bottom with ElIsberg as
evidenced by the brief excerpt
here from his story Of the S-4
tragedy.
Soon after the first dive, COM
munication had been established
with the men in the S-4 by Morse
code, signals sent on an oscillator
from the Falcon or a sister sub
marine. the SO, and answered by
hammer taps from the torpedo
room, one rap dot, two raps
dash.
On Monday afternoon, from tho
S-4, already 48 hours on the bot.
tom, a question:
How is the weatherp'
"Choppy.'
And later that evening:
"Is there any hope?"
Vividly do I recall, when that
message came in, looking hopelessly
out with Captain King at the gale
raging about us, at the weather re-
ports that 1t would continue to blow
all next day, then Kings set face as
he dictated the answer:
There is hope. Everything possi-
BILE Is being DONE"
The hours dragged on. Late Mon
day from the Navy Department we
received by radio the following Or.
der:
Transmit If possible the follow
ing message for Lieutenant Fitch
inside the sd: y
your wife and mother con-
stantly praying for you +
A little after midnight Monday
that message in dots and dashes
from our oscillator went down
through the cold sea, to beat
against the silent hull. All through
that stormy December night at
short intervals that message In shrill
note of the oscillator rang through
the ship, vibrated through the wa
tiers.
Six-fifteen a. m. Tuesday morn
ing. Sixty-three hours on the bot
tom. From the. S-4 at last an an
swer in code: II understand"
The storm blew all day Tuesday.
wednesday at last the sea moder-
ated and the Falcon moored for
diving but the TRAGEDY
OF the Sd was over.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07
Washington Merry Go-Round
NEA Services. Inc.
DREW Pc A r 8 o N
ROBERT s. ALLEN

WASHINGTON November THE confidential dispatches from Europe
absolutely neyerthaess
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07

A. TechnologiSts and breWmas-
tiers say that wooden ale and lager
barrels both require pitching. Steel
and aluminium barrels are frequent-
" unpitched, although some brew
ers pitch aluminium barrels to keep
the beer from contact with metal.
@, To whom does the Farm Sc
curity Administration make loans2
A. To competent farm tenants,
sharecroppers and farm laborers, If
citizens Of the United States, to en-
able them to become farm owners, as
authorized by the Bankht Td-Jones
Farm Tenant Act. The agency also
makes rehabilitation loans and pro-
vides supervised credit to low-in-
come farmers, on or near relief, for
the purchase of farm supplies,
equipment, and livestock. 1t also
makes grants for bare subsistence In
cases of extreme distress in farm
areas devastated by drought, flood
and similar catastrophies.
@. Why does a painted American
flag on the side OF a steamship or
airship have the blue field In the
upper right hand corner?
A. Because when the flag Is so
displayed, the blue field should be
uppermost and toward the front or
bow, giving the effect Of the flag
being carried forward on staff.
Similarly, when the flag is shown on
the upper deck Of a steamship or on
the upper or lower surface Of an
airship, the blue field should be to-
ward the front or bow. and on the
starboard, or right side-giving the
effect of the flag being carried for
ward on a staff.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07

TODAY's COMMON ERROR
DO not say, "The price Of ad-
mission Is fifty cents; say,
s'admittance."
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07

q Holland. and the many friends
VINO SO generously contributed food
or made purchases at the sale We
sincerely say Thank you"
Very truly yours,
LYDIA T.. AYoTTE. Sec,
Citizens Study Club.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07

II you want o copy of our book
let, "HEALTH BOOK, send to
The Waterbury Democrats Wash
ingtOn Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth
Street, Washington, ID. c. En-
close 10 cents In postage.
Evening star., 1939-04-23

result of reading magazine devoted
to the hobby.
Il started by collecting trans
fers," the Leland Junior High
School student explained. 1--WE al
ways liked to ride on street cars,
anyhow, and I just saved all the
transfers I got. Then I got to cor
responding with peridromophilists
in other parts of the country and
swapping transfers for pictures.
I'd give three transfers for a snap
shot of street car, and-well, I
have whole albumful of pictures
now
Vans sister is missionary, now
stationed in Korea, and she has
sent him transfers and photographs
from various parts of the world.
Some of my sisters friends have
sent me things for my collection,
too," Van said. Represented in
my collection right now are Korea,
Japan, Egypt, Italy, France, the
Philippine Islands-and, of course,
various parts of the United States"
There is a noticeable similarity
between the transfers used in Bal
timore and Buffalo and also be-
tween those in use in Washington
and Mobile, Ala, Van Pointed out.
Chicago, Rome and Toxic trans
fers all have something in common,
too," he said. "All of them carry
maps showing the trolley and bus
routes"
Evening star., 1939-04-23
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BY FLORENCE ALEXANDER,
SALESMANSHIP.

The world once was sold on the
auction block for $15,OO0,0O0. The
man who bid it in paid for it-as
he thought, in full. But he was
mistaken; he was forced to make
another and larger payment two
months later, for the sale was
made under the theory of "Caveat
Emptor," an old Latin proverb
meaning "let the buyer beware"
Sale of the world only could oc-
cur when one power ruled all ma
tions. "All the inhabitants of the
earth belong to Rome" wrote the
Emperor Julian about that time.
AS Rome's empire grew, there de-
veloped a mercenary group of poll
ticians called the praetorian guards.
Originally appointed to protect the
emperor, they increased in power
until they assumed the right to
select and depose their rulers, and
they chose those candidates who
offered the largest bribes. Their
shameless corruption was one OF the
major causes of the downfall of the
Roman empire.
When the Emperor Commodus
was killed, in the second century,
the praetorians gave the crown to
Perrinax. After three months rule,
he, too, was murdered.
1t seems incredible that any
member of Pertinax's family should
endeavor to succeed him, yet his
father-in-law, Sulpicianus, became
claimant to the throne. A gov
ernment official named Didius also
was close contestant. Fearing
that the best price would not be
obtained by private sale, praetorian
guards rushed to the ramparts pro-
claiming that "the Roman world
was to be disposed of to the best
bidder by public auction"
The throne of the worlds ruling
power was knocked down to Didius,
on his bid of approximately $1,000
to each guard. Government officials
and employees acknowledged him as
emperor, but the citizens of the
leading provinces were so shamed
and incensed at the degrading auc.
ton that Didius made Q final pay.
ment with his life.
Copyright. 1939J
Evening star., 1939-04-23

introduced to the public. Later-and
also in the Hollywood manner
there will be dance at the head
quarters of the Bethesda Womens
Club at which members of Sigme
Tau and Sigma Delta will help the
young actors and actresses and their
fans to celebrate.
"Hi-Yo Silver has been five
months in the making, and every
phase of the work-from the writ
ing of the script to final cutting OF
the celluloid-has been done by the
students.
Producer and director of the pic
ture is Bill Mcclure, 16. of 2145 c
street NV, editor of the Western
Breeze. The scenario was written by
Jack Salamanca, also of the Breeze
staff, from an original story by John
Swingle, Western alumnus. John
also did the camera work, with
Frank Swingle, Fred Bickford and
Irving Carpenter acting as assist
ants. Otto Healy was technical ad-
wiser, Paul OHare had charge of
property and special effects. Jackie
May supervised makeup and Gloyd
Await directed the lighting.
Nearly so students have parts in
the movie-all selected by McClur.
and John Swingle during a week of
casting. The principal roles are
played by Nancy Lee Tennyson.
Gunnar Jagdemann, Buddy Dugan
Allen Burdett, Joe Viehmann, Adri-
am Recinos, Edward McGarry, Lu-
cille Christmas. Stuart Brown and
Mary Ella Hopkins.
Started last September, the Aim
was completed in February. excep.
for a few "retakes." These were
made last month, and the period
| since then has been devoted to edit
ing, titling, musical scoring and
preparation for the premiere.
| Although the picture tells a story
OF adventure in the West, all the
photography was done in the Dis
trict OF Columbia and nearby Mary
land. Much of the rough Western
country shown in the outdoor scenes
for instance, may be found in the
more rugged sections of Rock Greek
Park Other outdoor shots were
made in the vicinity of Glen Echo
where the company was on location
for week.