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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31
Mussolini Tells Us

Mussolini is at least frank. After his speech last Sunday there could be no question as to his attitude toward current affairs. A few statements gleaned from that speech must give thoughtful Italians as much concern as the rest of us feel
 "We consider perpetual peace catas- trophe for human civilization" he said. Pacifists are "detestable individuals" "The attempts to crack and break the Rome-Berlin axis are childish" "We do not ask the worlds judgment, but we desire the world to be informed" Qn current slang, he's telling the world).
 "The relationships between states are relations of force and these relations of force are the determining elements of their policy"
 "We must arm. The watchWord is this: More cannon, more ships, more airplaneS, at whatever cost, with whatever means, even if it should mean Wiping out all that is called civil life"
 Such talk is terrible to hear or to read. We do not believe that Mussolini has the final answer to the worlds problems. We do not believe that the strongest relation ships between states are those of force. We see no sense in crushing civil life to create military power What do we be- lieve, and what do we want to do about 1t?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31

Bridgeport is enjoying somewhat of a hectic year. After it's doughty mayor, Jasper L. McLevy jolted the state out of it's customary aplomb last November by his sensational vote-polling, things began to happen They continued with the Social ists prepared to take front rank in legis- lative doings. This purpose has been a bit bent by this and that, mostly by the Bridgeport effort to switch it's Board of Education from an elective to an appoint i've body. But then there was Accountant Warren L. Browns unfavorable report on Park City finances and the ensuing debate with Mayor McLevy upholding the city's stand. And now comes the Bridge port Typothetae with a claim that the city's municipal printing plant isn't do- ing what the city officials claim 1t does save $25, 1000 year in printing charges. Bridgeport printers are up in arms and are bringing figures to bear on those quoted by city officials
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31
Selected Poem
"MAKA DA CHILDREN GLAD"

(By Annette S. Driscol in the Boston Post) He was grinding out his merriest tunes,
 The money capering round; The children swarmed from far and near,
 Allured by the magic sound. With spirits gay they were dancing away
 On the green and velvety lawn, When an old man opened window wide,
 And agrily cried, "Begone "a "How dare you come to this peighborhood
 To make this internal noise, That draws from the very ends of earth
 A rabble of girls and boys?" With flashing smile that would beguileS The heart of lass or lad, And shrug of his shoulders. the man replied:
 T maka da children glad" true philosophers answer this
 O simple, kindly soul, Which brings thought to ponder well
 Concerning life as whole; Is our work done so everyone
 It's value must confess, And into lives that touch our own
 Do we bring happiness? We all seek pleasure, every one,
 Though each In different way; By some tis found in constant work,
 By some in round of play. But naught of joy without alloy
 Is really ours, unless We sacrifice at times our own
 To others happiness
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31

Announcement that the Cities and Bor- oughs Committee of the Legislature expects to conclude all it's public hear ings by next week is an indication either that work of the legislators is speeding up or that there was less work for this particular. committee in 1889. At one time adjournment of the General Assem- ply by May was predicted, but recently the stalemate on the dual job-holding bill seemed to hold out no such hopes. Per- haps with several committees cleaning up their slate the members will make a supreme effort to push all matters through the two houses and into the governors office
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31
May Set Precedent

Once more action is stirring in Hart ford as visions of new highway bridge across the Connecticut River become clearer. This time the bridge commis- sion is seriously flirting with the idea of securing permission to have the Legis- lature create an authority that would build toll bridge. We presume that ultimately title in the structure would be vested in the State Highway Department, but until its cost had been paid off by motorists contributions commission or authority would control it. This is not . new or radical idea.
 The plan as now advanced might speed up construction of the bridge which is certainly needed. The present bridge is no longer adequate for the amount of traffic passing to and fro between Hart ford and East Hartford. Other than that the floods of 1888 proved that in case of emergency it is necessary to close the bridge to traffic, thus necessitating con- siderable annoyance in facilitating motor traffic across the river. A new structure would be built probably along architec- tural lines of the Middletown bridge which can weather the worst flood possible.
 We don't think that Connecticut should hesitate too much or long on the matter of toll bridges or roads. It's not retro gression, a return to stage-coach days. We are faced with the same problem today that caused toll-roads to be made every where years ago - cost of construction and maintenance. Unless we tax motor cars and motorists excessively, we can't expect to have engineering feats per- formed overnight. If Connecticut is as prone to the pay-as-you-go method, as 1t has long claimed to be, then it should not shudder at the thought of toll bridge, which is paid for by the motorists who secure the advantages of such structure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31
NEW ENGLAND's DOWN TIMBER
(New York Sun)

Immediately after the hurricane of September 21 the forestry auth critics began planning for salvage of the wind-felled timber in New England. At present it is estimated that about 2,000,000,000 board feet of logs six inches and upward in diameter are in pond-storage, 300,- 100000 feet being hard woods, the rest soft woods, principally spruce and white pine. Director Garlic P. Winslow of the United States For est Products Laboratory says in American Forests that New England consumers have used from 800 ,000,- 900 to 1,0O0,0O0,00O board feet a year, of this 450,000,000 being hard wood. It is figured that New Eng land can use up the ,wind-felled hard wood in three years, and that while this will diminish the demand for imported lumber, it will not en- tirely eliminate 1t.
 The white pine will not be so easily taken care of. Some of 1t will be used for boxes and crates but the depression and the popu- larity of substitutes have limited the demand for these. For years New England white pine has not been sawn for building. The pulp mills will take some of 1t and some may be exported. Ways of treating it are now under study.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31
Whats Your l. O.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
What is a photometer?

1. What is a photometer?
 9 What is a birdie" in golf?
 3. What is the littoral of a coun- try?
 4. Name the State flower of New . York.
 5. What is the chemical symbol for radium?
 6. Of which country is Sofia the capital?
 '. In which river are the Thous- and Islands?
 8. Name the owner of the famous horse War Admiral.
 g. Name the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commis- sion. . 10. What does Ursa Major mean?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31

put couple of pipes together to make his first baZooka.
 LOBBYISTS
 Here are the ideas of Washing tons Senator Homer Bone on lobbyists, expressed as he came blowing out of the Senate cham Der after an encounter with series of them:
 Peace, peace, when there is no peace! You cant see day light between the tail feathers of one and the panting nOstrils of the next"
 SICK NEW DEALERS
 No matter what you think about their politics, you have to admit that some of the men around the White House actually have sliced years off their lives for the man they serve.
 Three instances are noteworthy: Marvin Mcintyre, secretary to Roosevelt; Harry Hopkins, secre- tary of commerce; and Tom Cor cOran, No. l Brain Truster. All have seriously, perhaps perman- ently impaired their health through the wear and tear of White House service.
 It is known only to his close friends, but Mcintyre probably will never come back to the White House. The President ordered his frail aide to take a physical examination last December, but Mac demurred. At last the Presi- dent told the Navy doctors to take Mac by main force, if necessary, and examine him.
 Result of this examination was alarming. It showed signs of tuberculosis. Doctors or-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31
IONA GALE
Christian Science Monitor,


 Zona Gale was one of those !.m- erican writers whose name truly vas a household word Few ca reers have been more consistent than hers. Though her work embraced journalism, vers drama, the short story and the novel her style and message varied little. Hers was a belief in the im- portance of those individuals gen. orally considered unimportant. The locale of much she wrote was the small town and her people were these whose horizons were limited by it's confines. She pictured with a sure and compassionate pen their hopes and failures. Perhaps her 1ost important work was a short novel, Miss Lulu Bett." which achieved worldwide success. Her dramatiza- tion of it received the Pulitzer rize in 1921.
 Of late years her name was not often in print as an author of .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31
Book A Day
Post-Depression Years Painted

Whatever you may think about the unity and plot coherence of Josephine Herbst's latest novel Rope of Gold" (Harcourt, Brace: $2.50, you must admit the book car- ries a terrific impact, laying bare the whole bitter struggle in Ameri- ca from 1883 through 1888.
 You put it down with the feeling that surely all this could not have happened here in the last five years. Miss Herbst seems to have missed nothing, from the automobile strikes in the east to the tragedy of the dust storms in the west.
 Perhaps Miss Herbst may have covered too much. She introduces several characters, and moves them about until you lose them in the maelstrom. But you can never say that you lose the maelstrom itself, for it is as realistic as the laborer without his check and the Dakota farmer without his rain.
 The story, briefly, turns on the lives of Jonathan Chance, son of an industrialist who tudns labor organi- ger; his wife, Victoria, who works with him: Steve Carson, who learns revolt from the soil; Ed Thompson, who finds espionage in the big auto- mobile factories. There are many others, but they serve merely to fill the gaps in the broad canvas Miss Herbst has drawn, stretching from New York across Michigan to the western farm lands.
 But 1t is not so much what hap pens to these characters as what is happening to America that concerns Miss Herbst. So you remember more the sitdowns. strike-breakers,, evict- ions, dust, poverty, politics, the lost hopes. The whole makes an unfor- gettable picture. You may not Ike 1t but you should remember it is the truth that hurtss-- P. G. F.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31
Questions
 and Answers
By FREDERICK M KERBY

By FREDERICK M. kERBY
 Enclose . three-cent stamp fof reply when addressing any ques- ton of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Ru- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given. nor can extended research be un. dertaken. Be sure all mail Is ad- dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 101? Thirteenth Street. Washington, D. 0.
 THE EDITOR @. Does wood shrink most length wise or crosswise?
 A. In the direction of the annual growth rings (tangentially), about one-half to two-thirds as much across these rings (radially), and very little, as rule, along the grain Qongitudinally).
 @. Name the colors of the Uni- versity of North Carolina.
 A. Light blue and white.
 o. Who complies the General Motors Cornell Commodity Index?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31
Views of The Press

new work; she devoted much time to aspiring writers. established a series of scholarships at the Univer- sity of Wisconsin and served on the university's board of regents. Zona Gales contribution to the literature of a still artistically young nation is beyond question. Certainly all she did left lasting imprint on the work of writers striving to catch the atmosphsr and attitudes that spell U. s. A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31

dered Mac to leave Washing ton for a dry climate and leave immediately. But Mac hung on. For two months he re- fused to leave his job, until fin- ally the President forced him to rest in the North Carolina moun- tains.
 Roosevelt, who is as devoted to Mac as Mac is to him, probably will continue him officially as secretary for the remainder of his term.
 Another White House casualty Is Tom C0rcOran, who has been laid up in the hospital and in Florida for nearly two months. Few people outside the White House realize the long hours Corcoran kept, or the intense pressure under which he worked. Seldom did he finish before l or 2 in the morning, and it was not common for him to work all night long when a presi- dential speech had to be rushed out.
 Only 38 years old, Corcoran eventually cracked under the strain, hasn't been well since his appendix operation in February.
 Another White House physical casualty is Harry Hopkins, now laid up with a renewal of his old attack of stomach ulcers. Although a young man, Hopkins has aged ten years during the hectic five years he spent or- ganizing and administering Work Relief.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31
TODAY's COMMON ERROR Do not say, "It is better to take preventative measures;" say, preventive"

A. Professor Frank A. Pierson of Cornell university.
 o. Does double weight glass keep a room warmer than single weight? A. Not appreciably.
 o. Was Andrew Jackson alive when Lincoln was President?
 A. No; he died in 1845, fifteen years before Lincoln was elected.
 o. Where can I get the list of agencies that deal with refugee problems?
 A. Send a self-addressed, stamp ed envelope to our Service Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth St. Washington, D. C., and ask for List of Refugee Agencies"
 o. How do the white and Negro populations of the Virgin Islands compare?
 A. According to latest official census, the population of the Virgin Islands is 22,O12, of which 9.1 per cent is white, 78.5 per cent Negro, and 12.4 per cent mixed.
 @. What genus of razor clans is named for mythological deity?
 A. Venus.
 Q. How are four-leaf clovers propagated?
 A. Only by cuttings.
 @. How many passengers were carried by scheduled airline opera tors last year?
 A. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1888, a total of 1,214,958 passengers.
 e. How many crematories are there in the United States?
 A. About 150.
 @. By whom is the Panama Rail- road owned and operated?
 A. The United States Govern. ment.
 If you want a copy of our book let HOUSEHOLD PESTS" send to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir- teenth Street, Washington, D. c. EucloSa m rav,fo i,. v,ocfo Oo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31
Daily Almanac
loon sets 3:11 a. m.

Moon sets 3:II a. in.
 Sun rises 5:39 a. m.; sets 6:l5 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 First quarter of 1889 is completed. The sec- ond quarter is the all-important one, for it is then that the year is shaped in all forms of Nature. The third brings the fruits of the crop: the fourth brings preparations for win- ters coming Make the most of each one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31

Philip Barry's scin til lating comedy, "Thc Phila d elphia Story"-as witt ty a show as we've had since the same au- t h or W I Ote Paris Bound" and Holiday" And that Hep burn girl shines out in 1t, rad- iant to look at and to hear.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31
CIVIL SUIT LASTS ss YEARS

Pisa, Italy-(P)-After 38 years of litigation 1l0 page sentence has been passed on civil case. More than 100 witnesses were questioned and 2000 pages of documentary evil dence were presented.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31
Current Comment

I've hung 1t with the .corks up, and sideways, and upside down, but I can't see that my luck has im- proved any.
 Tom Pendergast, Kansas City po-
 litical boss, discussing a gilded
 horseshoe above his door.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, March 3l - Holly wood papers, please copy: Kath- arine Hepburn has come back to Broadway, and the town is hers if she will have it.
 Glamorous Katie is here with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31

What depression? Witness in a land condemnation suit in Little Rock, Ark, who was baffled by the expression Since the depression"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31

That girl can act, Wltn VerVe, personality and umph, and if she weren't good in this, she'd be the first to say so. She once did. Sev- eral years ago, Miss Hepburn took a flier in "The Lake, on Broad- way, after her early Hollywood skyrocketing to stardom. She took an awful ducking in "The Lake," The critics said so. What did Ka- tie think of it all? I was lousy" she said, "and no ones to blame but myself"
 And she still agrees with the others that she was merely terri ble. They were compiling her bi- ography for "The Philadelphia Story" program and her biograph- CT discreetly omitted "The Lake" from her career. Put it back" wired Hepburn, put it right back and say how bad it was, too"
 A regular girl? Well, ask the players who help her along in this new show. They say she is kind, modest, dynamic, witty and will go to bat for them every time. When they were rehearsing too long, she interceded on their be- half. The stagehands have the unhampered freedom of her lim- ousine and liveried chauffeur. She foots the bills for all the after-theater suppers. Won't hear of Dutch treat.
 A SPEEDSTER
 Folk who seek out the prodigal Katharine, TOW that she's re- turned to the tickle bright lights, find her either in her dressing room or in that elegant, four story mansion that she owns over in fashionable Turtle Bay. That is, except weekends when she journeys to proud Hartford, her birthplace, to domesticate with her mother, the ubiquitous Mrs. Houghton, her one brother and her two sisters.
 Or when she is not at any of these addresses, speedy motorists can catch up with the vibrant glamor girl on the adjacent high ways, where she likes to drive and ponder, generally over fifty m. p. h., as the state troopers will tell you.
 The still single Hepburn (she may say "Yes" to Howard Hughes almost any day) presides actively over her stylish East Side home. She chose the furniture herself, and is efficient about supervising the housekeeping. With detached art appreciation, she is mighty proud of the life-sized portrait of herself, painted by Alexander Brooks, that hangs conspicuously on the wall.
 THINKS SHE'S OVERPAID
 She is painfully punctilious about appointments. If the costumer or hairdresser is expecting her at 3 p. m., she usually arrives at 2:45, to be sure that she will not be late. She likes to call people, by their first names.
 AS for the movies-what does she think of them? She thinks they're fine and she's going back to appear in more in due time. Of course, she thinks Hollywood is extravagant and wasteful and that she's terribly overpaid. But her films were worthy and she has no cause to complain.
 So the little lady who went from Broadway, virtually unknown, to Hollywood where she became No. 1 Glamor Girl, returned auspi- ciously to the rialto. Her native Hartford sent a small and unoffi- cial delegation. Many who had seen her six years ago, as bare legged and dominating Amazon in that play called "The Warriors Husband" and who predicted that she would go places, were there to gloat, deservedly. And the celebrities and autograph hounds tied up the traffic in the auto lanes and on the sidewalk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31
A Thought for Today

For thou art my hope, o Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth.-Psalms 71:5.
 True hope is swift, and flies with swallows wings; kings it makes gods, and meaner crea- lures kings.-Shakespeare
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31

If you want a copy of our book let HOUSEHOLD PESTS" send to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir- teenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31

Copyright, 1889, ry United Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-04-07
BY M. ARTIE HENDERSON

Three years ago the Lexington
Conference sent to Mckinley Church
as pastor, the Rev. w H. McCallum
who at the time Of his appointment
was serving at Steubenville, Ohio
The Rev. Mr.. McCallum is an able
pastor and fine Christian gentle
man. He is graduate of Morgan
College, having his Alb. degree from
this school, and has his Bachelor Of
Divinity degree from Garrett Bibli-
cal Institute, Evanston, LII. He has
had ten years of energetic service
as preacher and is one Of the most
successful young ministers Of his
conference, and his Mork at Mckin-
ley bears fruit Of his. calm dignity
and level headed ability to handle
the business of the church
Under the leadership Of the Rev.
Mr.. McCallum, approximately $10,-
600 has been raised in the past three
JNal0. liE IildLIii lieso DCEli i1-aSI-
Grated from the outside and many
pressing financial obligations have
been met, including a final settle
ment of the old church property,
and parsonage site; togethen with
other bills, with a satisfactory set
tlement to all concerned which is
estimated to have saved Mckinley
about $4,000. Besides, an appreci-
able amount on the principal of the
Home Board Loan has been paid.
During the three years of his pas
torate, one hundred sixteen members
have been added to the church.
The ministers of the city, recog-
I.nizing the cooperative spi II. the
fine brotherly attitude and tha quail
tiles Of leadership in the Rev. Mr..
McCallum, conferred upon him the
presidency of the Inter-denom ma
! tional Ministerial Alliance, an or
ganization that is strong force foI
Kingdom Building in the city ol
Dayton.
The Rev. Mr.. McCallum is blessed
with q wife, who is well trained and
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-04-07

their praise Of Mr.. Hayes's rendi-
tions Of large number OF spirituals.
The Chicago Tribune said; He can
yitalize the spirituals of his own
people by bringing to them that cer-
tain idiomatic quality compound
Of zest and simplicity and something
elsc-which no white person ever
seems quite to duplicate
To Appear In Dayton
Roland Hayes will appear III Day
ton. Thursday evening, May Il in
Memorial Hall A heavy out-of-.
town demand for tickets has been
reported at Pettibone- Mclean Book
Store, III N. Main St. The Fifth
Street YWCA and the Far Hills
Pharmacy are other box offices.
Prices Of tickets are SIC, SEC, $1.13,
Sl.70 and $2.26. There are no 67
cent seats in the balcony. Mail
orders are now being received,
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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-04-07
Rep. McGranery Calls
For Investigation of
DC. School Board

WASHINGTON, DC Represen
tative James +. McGranery, Cd
Pa announced here today that he
intends to introduce resolution iii
the House demanding IN inVestiga
tion into the District Of Columbia
school boards refusal to allow Mar
ian ANDERSON to sing IN the audi
forum Of (white) Central High
School here. Miss Anderson's Phil.
adelphia home III ii McGranery u
district.
The Washington Citizens Com
mittee, headed by Charles II Hous-
ton, is continuing the fight against
the school board The committee
urged citizens in ali parts Of the
country to hold meetings sunday,
April 3. at 5 pm, when Miss An
densons concert will be broadcast
from the Lincoln Memorial here,
The committee also urged citizens
to send kilograms to their congress.
men calling them to support tic Me
Granery Resolution.