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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15
Damage Still Mounts

Although heavy showers this month have served to break the summers drought and aid many crops, the season is far below normal in total rainfall. A serious effect on vegetation such as grass City the damage to public property is now placed at $5O0,000 which is heavy figure to have to pay for day after day of ideal -s ummer weather. But cloudless skies and cooling breezes without occa- sionaJ moisture are destructive to grass aud3rzEs- --.-...-. -
 Brown spots spread in park lawns and along pathways. Even frequent watering won't restore life. The brown will give way to bare earth by next spring and only complete re-seeding will restore the for wer luxuriousness of growth. When the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15

wood song-writer who turned out the hit, Brother, Can You Spare a Dime," hs written its theme song-"Mr. Roosevelt, Won't You Please Run Again" The words are by Henry Meyers. A
 The song was written originally for a private Hollywood party. It went over 50 big that Gorney and Meyers decided to commercialize it, but publishers shied off on the ground that the song was "con- troversial'. So a group of pro- New Deal movie stars, writers and 8 company to print and push the directors clipped in and organized song.
 The campaign to popularize it is being pressed with vigor. Over D. 900 records were sold at the Young Democrats convention in Pitts burgh, and big band presenta- tions have been arranged at both the San Francisco and New York Firs. Here's one stanza of the song:
 In nineteen hundred and thirtw- two,
 The bankers were ruining me
 and you, So what did he do?
 He saved us all and the banks
 besides, He saved the bankers and got no thanksl
 Mister Roosevelt, won't you
 please run again,
 For you're right in the middle Of solving the riddle,
 For you're the hope of all Amer
 ican women and men.
 If Hoover could last one term Then you're entitled to ten.
 Copyright, 1899, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15
Week-End of Disaster

Mondays newspaper accounts of what went on throughout the nation over the past weekend was one long recital of death and disaster. Headed by the terri ble train wreck out West there was story after story in which human lives were lost under frightful conditions. Promi- nent among them was the airplane trag- edy in which the distinguished Yale professor, James Harvey Rogers, was among number killed when an airplane crashed in Brazil.
 A supposedly "dud" shell exploded at Fort Knox killed a group of guardsmen. A mad inventor hacked his wife to death. There was drowning at nearby Bantam Lake. A local woman plunged to her death from a window The baby, born with it's heart outside its body, suc- Sumbed, as the medical world said it undoubtedly would. Yes, this past week. end produced more than fair share of How many more were there confined solely to the community in which they occurred?
 Even Nature herself ended the week. end with real fireworks. An early evening thunderstorm played over Con- necticut Sunday and returned with storms a beautiful rainbow bridged the eastern horizon and bright rays from the dying sun illuminated hillsides and cloud patches with great gobs of color. Violence crowded color from the first pages, how ever, yesterday. Let it make the survivors more determined to create a safe world in which human lives are not to be tossed under the wheels of modern-day prog reSS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15
Selected Poem
TO AN ACADEMICIAN

(Alfred Kreymborg in the New York Times) If hermit thrushes, darting through the trees Lighting the dusk with their mysterious airs, Resist net of ordered theories, How can you cast your academic snares Over the flying heart of poetry And ask some human bird to classify Each little step in his dark ecstasy? Doubtless the simple fellow would reply: "One day took a walk-I don't know why. Perhaps stayed at home-I can't recall. Somewhere inside me some one rose and Started to talk and then, talked not at all. Whatever 1t was I said-or was 1t he? Caused me to write, and write on silently"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15
What's Your l. o.?
Cav you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1, Which famous writer of detec- tive stories used as a character an Andaman Islander in one of his stories?
 2. What is an obligarchy?
 3. Which boxing bout drew the largest gate receipts?
 4. Was the name of the vessel m which Henry Hudson discovered the Hudson River the "Fullmoon," "Halfmoon" or "Moonbeam?"
 s. What is the name for the larg. est of the anthropoid apes?
 6. Who was the starting pitcher for the American League in the All-Star baseball game recently played at Yankee Stadium?
 2. What is the name for the solid part of the earthP
 8. What is the correct pronuncia- ton of the word covetous?
 9. For what organization do the initials 0. I. O. stand?
 10. Name the State for which Evergreen" is the nickname.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15
Current Comment

Love for the Baltic is a golden chain linking all Polish hearts. -Monsignor Okoniewski, maritime
 bishop of Poland.
 We are not members of the lunatic fringe, because crazy people don't organize.
 John Weir. chairman, Townsend
 Plan convention.
 I think it's dangerous for a na- ton to start proving what a fine country it can be, and then, right in the middle of proving it, slide back to the dark days of the de- p~ession.
 Lionel Barrymore, appealing for
 the Federal Theater Project.
 I attribute my premature old age in part to my service on hospital boards and the struggle to meet the deficits.
 Representative Bruce Barton, New
 York, in promising to vote for
 Roosevelt for a third term if Q
 single self-liquidating hospital can
 be produced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15
Daily Almanac
sets TEST p. m. daylight time).

Moon sets 7:57 p. m. daylight time).
 Sun rises 500 a. m.; sets 7:52 D. m. (day- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 High water at Milford Wednesday, Aug. IS, loo; low water, 7:30 daylight time).
 All sorts of marvellous phenomena over the weekend. First there wa sthe glorious Northern Lights Friday night; then Sun- day evening produced rainbows of magnih- cent hues and sizes And the sunset glow in between showers was greatly magnified by the lowering black clouds aloMg the horizon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15
BALDWIN TAKES A TRIP
 (New Britain Herald)

Governor Raymond E. Baldwin, his family, an "entourage," and a corps of newspaper men are head ing toward San Francisco. Poli- tically. it is said. the trip wont do him any harm"
 When a state budget-balancer makes a trip nowadays he receives as much attention as a man does when he bites dog. He is so dif- ferent.
 In all the papers en route the governor will be heralded as the budget-balancer from Connecticut. And they will hint that he would be a good man for the COP vice presidential nomination.
 The "Yankee Clipper" can't stop newsmen from writing. They have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15

A. Miss Josephine Brownsora, pres ident of the Catholic Instruction League of Detroit, Mich.
 O. If found gold buried on my farm, how should I report it to the government?
 A. Any gold found in the United States should be reported at once to the Treasury Department, Washing ton, with a complete description Of the gold and the circumstances un- der which 1t was found, or 1t may pc delivered to the nearest United States mint or assay office.
 @. When was the late Claude Swanson, secretary of the navy, member of the U. s. Senate?
 A. He entered the Senate in Aug ust, 1910, by appointment by the gov- ernor of Virginia and served con- tinuously until March 4, 1883.
 0. Please describe a blonde and a brunette.
 A. Usually 8 blonde has yellow ish- brown, fiaxen or light auburn hair, blue or gray eyes and pale or rosey-white skin. Usually a brunette has dark or olive skin, brown or black hair and yes. There are persons who can hardly be classified as either true blondes or true brunettes.
 o. Is there book on use of bee stings in medicine?
 A. Yes; Bee Venom Therapy," by Bodog Felix Beck. published in 1885 by Appleton Century Go.
 o. How did France regain AL sace-Lorraine?
 A. By the Peace Treaty with Ger many of June 28, 1919, 1t was trans ferred to France, as from the date of the Armistice, November II, 1918.
 o. What nationality were the par" ents of Pat Rooney End?
 A. His father was Irish and his mother was German.
 If you want a copy of our book. let, MANAGEMENT l.. U. s. GOV- EMINENT send to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Stree, Washington, ID c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15

ferro's casting once one day. because Grace wanted to try out for the part of one of the fairies in "A Mid Summer Nights Dream" Helen got the job be- cause her sister was too tall, and Helen's pantomiming was reward ed with a weekly stipend of three dollars (S0 cents of which went to an agent).
 TROUPED INTO
 THE BIG TIME
 My next part called for me to run back and forth under 8 canvas on the stage of the Hip podrom, pumping my head up and down to create the impress sion of a tossing sea in Ben Hur,' and singing in high treble voice." Miss Menken recalled in a chat the other day. Then I went into musical comedy, being chosen for the Red Mill' production which starred Montgomery and Stone. From that time on I have 'emoted' in everything from vaudeville to Shakespeare.
 "When was twelve, I toured the country in a vaudeville act with my brother r-in-law, Wilfred Clarke. I played the part of a 45-year-old woman. Next I did second leads in Shakespeare with a stock company in Texas for SIP a week-which wasn't bad for Q gal just going on thirteen.
 "I'll never forget the thrill of my first big part on Broadway after five years of playing with stock companies in Cleveland, Salem, Reading and Utica, and touring the country in Sinners I played Blanche Ainory, the in- genue lead in Major Pendennis' which opened at the Criterion and starred John Drew"
 From that time she was kept busy on Broadway, appearing in such plays as "Parlor, Bedroom and Bath" Three Wise Fools" Drifting" Triumph of x" and "The Mad Dog"
 PARTS MAKE
 ODD PATTERN
 "I can still remember the open ing night of Seventh Heaven" at the Charles Hopkins Theater. We were all worried sick about the play, because author Winchell Smith was positive 1t would be flop. I must admit 1t gives me quite a thrill to see that the play can still pack them in. Just look what it did in Chicago this month when Francis Lederer and Margo appeared in the East.
 "When I think of the parts I've played since that time, the char acters make 8 mighty queer cole lection. I've been everything from a 39-year-old flapper in The Ma kropolous Secret to Queen Eliza best in Mary of Scotland And followed up the "Old Maid" with my current radio show. Second Husband
 She was arrested when the police closed "The Captive", went to London in Seventh Heaven" and joined the Chicago Civic Shakespeare Society touring the country from coast to coast. She has spent about twice as much time on the road as on Broadway --loves going out and playing in small towns which ordinarily have no opportunity to see any, thing but motion pictures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15
THE BERRIES IN THE PIE
 (New York Sun)

Jaded summer capacities are stimu-
 lated by bowls of blueberries, straw- berries. raspberries and loganberries, by pies with berry juices oozing through the crust and by strawberry shortcake that would cause even an anchorite's mouth to water. Manis- tique. on the upper peninsula of Michigan. recently engaged in . three-day festival in honor of the wild blueberry, with pie baking and pie eating contests and a blueberry queen. Clarence D. Chase, ranger of the Manistique district of the Hiawatha National Forest, says that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15
. HlGHLIGHTS FROM LATEST BOOKS
When Europe's Glory Wanes

when EurOpeS
 Glory Wanes
 What of Europe a thousand years
 from today? Will the nations
 we know have quit their
 quarrels? Or will scientists
 from some race. newly risen
 to power, search amid ruins
 for the fragmentary history of
 lost civilization? In "The
 Hopkins Manuscript" (Mac-
 milan: $2.50) R. c. Sheriff
 presents . fantastic answer
 the story of a world waiting in
 terror as the moon crashes into
 the earth; of . new Europe,
 fighting, grasping for wealth
 and territory; of an Asiatic dic-
 tator returning civilization to its
 crale. Portions of the foreword
 are quoted here:
 When the Royal Society of Abys- sinia discovered ''The Hopkins Manuscript" two years ago it was hoped that some valuable light would at last be thrown upon the final, tragic days of London. Despite its shortcomings, "The Hopkins Manuscript" is the only personal day-by-day record yet discovered that gives us the inti- mate feelings of an Englishman during the days of the Cataclysm. It should be remembered that for a hundred years after the collapse of Western Civilization" the peoples of the reborn nations of the East indulged in an orgy of senseless destruction.
 The mainland of Western Eu- rope has long since been colonized and every vestige of its past civili- zation swept away.
 The difficulties facing the pi- oneer expeition of the Royal So- ciety of Abyssinia were sufficient to discourage the most ardent ex- plorer and it is not surprising that it returned almost empty handed.
 An extremely rusted iron tablet was found l2 miles from London. Its inscription has been deciphered as Keep on the Grass" The rectangular column of stone in- scribed 'Peckham Miles" can be seen in the Imperial Museum.
 ''The Hopkins Manuscript" was discovered by c pure stroke ot chance. A young scientist discov- cred a much decayed wall of red brick that collapsed under pres sure, revealing c gmall vacuum flask. The manuscript withsn it had survive wdhere millions oi books. exposed to the climate. had perished
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15
Questions
 and Answers
By FRRDERICK Aa. KERBY

By FREDERlCk M kERBX
 Enclose a three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques. tion oe fact or information Co the Waterbury Dem0crat's Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be un. dertaksn. Re Rure all mail is a6- dressed Co Che WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU. iOls Thirteenth Street
 THE EDITOR
 O. Which battles in the Ameri- can Revolution were considered de- cisive?
 A. Bunker Hill, which inspired the British commanders with a nrm notion of the inexpediency of front attack on American forces behind breastworks; Long Island. wnicn gave the British the control Of the mouth of the Hudson; Saratoga, which frustrated the attempt to break the confederacy in two ana which brought the French alliance; Kings Mountain, and the Cowpens, which deprived Cornwallis Of ms light tro -ps in his overrunning or the Carolinas and the naval action at the entrance of Chesapeake Bay, In the early part of September l7Sl, which made the siege of Yorktown possible.
 e. How much do soft-shell crabs increase in size after each shedding of the outer shell?
 A. About one-third.
 Q. Who won the Laetare Medal in 1899?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15

W hen she thinks back on her 90 years in the theater, 1t s c c ms Q bit strange that she might never have embarked on a theatrical c Q reey if her sister Grace had mt be en three mCh0S too tall.
 The two of W c n t d 0 W n kn Edith Talia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15

an unering inclination to build up somebody who Is different from the regular fry of office-holding spend- CTS. The pendulum Is swinging and the econonizers have the call.
 No. the trip won't do the gover. nor a bit of harm.Not even poli- tical harm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, Aug. 15-Helen Men, ken hasn't had Q vacation since she was four years old-when she made her first appearance before footli0hts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15
Washington Merry Go-Round
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15

Wars, like flowers, mostly bloom in the spring.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15

O. What nationality were the par- ents of Pat Rooney End?
 A. His father was Irish and his mother was German.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, "As a gardner he loves to dig in the dirt;" say "earth" or "SOil."

A. Miss Josephine Brownson, pres- ident of the Catholic Instruction League of Detroit, Mich.
Evening star., 1939-07-16
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Janitor Service.
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Insurance for Living

insurance scope the advantages
generally Negro business and professional
people, industrial workers and hOusekeepers but education
policy offered by local Negro insurance ad
Louisville Defender Negroes
field of insurance Really insurance for living rather than
against poor health or death. ..'-- ~" "..>.
who education for their children themselves
feeling of having provided for necessity
otherwise unprded for and hence into
liability the who did not have the advantages of educa
brought realize that his child gandcd have
that child adult make
in a modern world. .-.ss.
specialists
specialist trained educated Machines which
blamed for the scarcity jobs blamed for smaller
of positions responsible occupations On the other hand
machines opened positions with fewer equipped
take
person who little of everything longer demand
call today will be- something better than
This education and secondary
sufficient The precocious child will
plain unless he special
ize.
The problem faced by the the of furnishing this
specialized training this education
well able feel necessary
educating child TO- To- 10 from will be avail
education open ALL the plan worthy
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Defender.
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Avoid Trouble

A still tongue makes wise head.
An old saying, but many are led,
To disregard this important rule,
For trouble comes when you talk
out of school.
Be diplomatic in a peculiar situa-
ton,
Don't look wise or even show Ella
ton,
For some may look at you to see
If you don't in the argument agree.
Expressing an opinion doesn't al
ways pay,
Keep wise counsel it's the best way,
For some people your answer may
prove
The beginning of trouble, so you
better move.
Avoid fight if you possibly can,
You'll still be considered quite a
man .s .-....
No matter how righteous your
cause may be,
Places of business don't want that
publicity.
Many a person has gotten in a
tight place,
Emerged by keeping quiet with
good grace
Because they weren't too quick to
speak,
Things worked in their favor be-
cause they acted meek.
Stoop to conquer to gain a point,
You don't have to try and anoint,
Your adversary because of what
they did
Smart people avoid trouble and are
never outbid.
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slaves, was there with his family.
And a short, thick-necked, black
eyed Frenchman from New Or
leans, the co-conspirator with the
girls mistress, was there.
And / was there.
At my left stood Eliza's aunt, a
cool, intrepid, self-posed woman,
and at my right were two coun-
selors-at-law retained in my SER
vice.
Upon. the block, before. the gaz-
ing multitude, stood the auctioneer
by his victim-not man, with
touch of manly feeling, but the
embodiment of Diabolus, trained
and anxious for his work.
Bids began at two hundred and
fifty dollars. / bid fourteen
hundred and fifty. :. "Look here,
gentlemen!" said the auctioneer,
"Who is going to lose such chance
as this? Here is a girl fit to be
the mistress of king" Southern
women blushed, and Mr.. Wickliffe
hung his head in shame.
Fourteen hundred and eighty
five!" The hammer fell. She was
mine. She tainted. ELIZA, you
are as free as Governor Letcher."
"Mr. Fairbank, will go wher-
ever you wish to take me-" said
Eliza. 1t was decided. After four
days we took the train for Frank
fort, and thence by boat to Gin
cinnati. There she was educated,
there she married, has for forty
three years filled a position of
honor and usefulness in society,
and none but her husband and a
few chosen friends know that she
ever was slave, or that she has
a drop of African blood in her
veins.
Secretary of State
Francis L. sCardozo, Negro
served as Secretary of State Of
South Carolina, from 1868 to 1872
and later as treasurer of the state,
He was born of free parents.
Ministers
There are approximately 6,O00,.
600 people of color that attenC
church every Sunday in the United
States of whom $4,000 are minis
4 tiers of the gospel. IAN average
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IN MEMORIAM

In remembrance of our dear wife
and mother Clothed L. Harris who
departed this life one sad year ago
today November 10, 1888.
She heard voice we couldn't
hear,
Which said "you cannot stay"
She saw a hand we couldn't see,
Life's work well done,
Lies race well run,
Lies crown well won.
Now comes rest.
j. 7. Harris, husband; s L. Har-
ris, j. Ted Harris, Jr., R. A. Har-
ris, R. N. Harris, sons; Patricia
Harris, daughter.
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Listen to
This
By Hobart T. Mitchell
Eliza on the Slave Block

Eliza on the Slave Block
can only remember, writes Rev.
Calvin Fairbank in his book GLOW
the Way Was Prepared" that it
was early in May, 1S43, that my
sympathy and patriotism were
reused in behalf of one of the most
beautiful and exquisite young girls
one could expect to find in freedom
or slavery. She was the daughter
of her master being only one
sixty-fourth African. She was self
educated, and accomplished in lit
erature and social manners, in spite
of the institution cursing her race;
and her heartless, jealous mistress
had doomed her to be sold on the
block, hating her for her beauty
and accomplishments. Eliza had
been confined in an upper room of
the Lexington, Kentucky, Jail. She
recognized me as I was walking
in the Jail yard, and drew my at
tention by tapping upon the win
dow. called upon her in her room,
learned of her situation, FASTENED
to Cincinnati, Ohio, to Levi Coffin.
then with him to Hon. S. P. Chase,
Nicholas Longworth, Samuel Lewis
and others, returning to Lexington
with twenty-five hundred and sew
enty-fve dollars, and a paper au-
thorizing me to draw twenty-five
thousand if necessary to save the
girl.
There were two thousand people
at the sale, representing the wealth
and culture of Boston, New Or.
leans, Louisville, New York, Phila'
delphia, Cincinnati, Washington
and Frankfort; also the city o.
Lexington and vicinity. There were
ladies and gentlemen, slave-master'
and mistresses, and spectators il
human chattels-all anxiously wait
ing. Hon. Robert Wickliffe, brothel
of the late Charles A. Wiekliffe
Postmaster General under JOIN
Tyler, master of five hundre'
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Card of Thanks

We wish to thank our kind
neighbors and friends for the kind
ness extended us during the illness
of our beloved wife, mother and
sister and for their sympathy,
beautiful floral offerings, condo
lences and also the use of their
cars during our recent bereave-
ment.
In addition we wish to express
our appreciation to Rev. G. L. Hay
den, Rev. L. W. Harris, St. Paul
chapter of Eastern Stars, House
hold of Ruth, No. $50, The Ladies
Aid of Pilgrim Church and also to
st. James A. M. E. choir for the
beautiful music.
Signed, James R. Jones, Lydia L.
Jones, Geneva Dyes, and Mary ].
Parks.
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PHYLLIS WHEATLEY AUXILI-
AIRY MEMBER DRIVE

The Annual Phyllis Wheatley
Auxiliary membership drive, which
was postponed due to the Commu-
nifty Fund Campaign, has been re-
sumed. Memberships may be OBJ
tanned from solicitors or at the
Phyllis Wheatley Settlement House.
The membership fee is one dollar.
The Monthly Auxiliary Dinner
will be held on Tuesday, Oct. IA,
1889, at six o'clock.