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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-28
EFFORTS OF REPUBLICAN,
AMERICAN TO TIE SCULLY UP
WITH INDEPENDENTS A JOKE.
Oct. 20, 1899
EDITOR OF THE DEMOCRAT:

OCC. 20, 1909
EDITOR OF THE DEMOCRAT:
What a joke 1t Is to see the Wa
terbury Republican-American pa
pers trying to picture Mr.. Scully to
be in cahoots with the Independent
Democrats. People just won't believe
that one. It must be that the Re-
publicans couldn't make deal with
any of the Independents this year
so now they get after them. Mr..
Smedley accuses the Republicans of
trying to make Darkroom SELL
out with the Socialists so they were
not above trying them all, it seems.
There are real independents and
fake independents and good and
bad ones. The good ones seem to be
on the Democratic bandwagon out
Of party loyalty and the bad ones
are on because they know 1t Is the
sure winner.
It is going to be a lean year for
the Republicans when they cannot
find anyone to play ball with them
and after they insulted Mayor Per-
riello and all his Italian people who
won't forget 1t no matter what they
say or do to patch it up.
The Democratic party has done a
swell job of recognizing all factions
behind a candidate who will be loyal
to all of them and DO q good job. as
mayor. His election is in the bag
and like his good father before him
he will be the peoples mayor.
CLEAN POLITICS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-28
influenza

Diversion of highway taxes for pur--
poses entirely different was criticized
severely week or so ago at the sixth
annual Interstate Conference on Auto
motive Taxation held in New York City.
Baird H. Markham, director of the Amer
lean Petroleum Industries, was the prin-
cipal speaker to take exception to such
diversions, but he did give some solace IN
the announcement that the practice had
declined in the last two years. We were
of the opinion that the last two years
might have seen an increase in such d.
version of state funds. We thought that
with increased state expenditures all
around, but particularly for relief pur-
poses, there surely would have been
increased efforts to use funds raised by
motor vehicle or gasoline taxation to
channels other than those for which in
tended. We know that there still is pres
sure from within this state for such a
move, but our legislators have managed
to resist the temptation. We hope they
continue to do so.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-28
In Today's Mail

Billings, Spencer, Terry, Cook and
Rice. These men and many others
worked their way up from the bench
to be the makers Of jobs for the
thousands Of craftsmen who fol-
lowed them. The state and the COM
munity shared in their prosperity
because they made 1t the rule Of
prudence and thrift to pillow back
into the upbuilding Of employment
and wages more than they took out.
Due to the development Of new
industries from small beginnings
and free use of machinery, there
was the most marvellous century of
progress in the history Of mankind
in the United States from 1925 on.
Statistics show that fifteen major
industries were developed In the
United States in 81 years, employing
directly $4,000 persons. But what
is far more important is that indi-
rectly, in supplying and servicing
these new industries, there has re-
suited an increase in employment of
is million.
Upon the foundation Of such en-
terprises as these fifteen was built
an industrial system Of wages on
the basis of ability, profits and re-
wards proportionate to the capacity
to earn them; credits measured by
the guarantee of personal charac-
ter; and government limited to those
F, functions Of the individuals could
not perform themselves.
From the founders of small in
dustries we have largely inherited
our ideals Of the possibilities and
scope of free enterprise. Their eff
forts, moreover, have made possible
our great school systems, UNIVERSE
ties, libraries, hospitals and the
charitable. educational and human
itarian institutions which have done
so much to make life more worth
living.
Let us remember that the effort,
of the pioneers would not have
been productive of nearly SO much
progress If the government, wher
they were starting, had imperillee
incentives, rewards and profits; If Il
had threatened to destroy paten
rights, new ideas and inventions; i
1t had aimed to limit production, Il
control credits from Washington, t,
threaten business with government
competition at the expense Of tn,
taxpayer, to tinker with the pur'
chasing value Of the dollar, to pen
alize thrift and economy, to pile W
vast government debts with thei
constant threat Of imitation, repudi'
alton or crushing taxes. and loss Il
the value Of savings.
| If, In general, the government has
sought to use the taxing and legis
lative powers TO redistribute tn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-28

nv FREDERIC M. KERBY
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washington, ID. G. 1850
@. what is the difference between
an Assurance and an Insurance.
company? .a
A. Assurance is generally used m
Great Britain for insurance, espec-
iallv life insurance. The meanings
Of the words are the same, ana some
American companies use the berM
Assurance.
@. Are Swiss watches better than
American-made watches? .sFvr
A. The Swic; people have esta =
lished a reputation for fine Watcn-
making. But, just as there are very
cheap American watches there are
also Swiss watches OF cheap. unsatis.
factory construction. The important
thing for watch purchaser TO oe-
termine is, not whether the watcn
is Of Swiss or American manufac-
ture, but whether 1t Is essentially q
good watch.
@. who were the knights OF the
Round Table"??
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-28

So far as we have noticed the Socialist
candidate for mayor, John Ring, is the
only one to date to come out for better
sewage conditions locally. When he talks
about better sewage conditions we take 1t
to mean he is talking about sewage dis
posal plant for this city. That's the only
thing our city needs now in the way OF
drastic move for better sewage conditions
Providing sewers for more residential
districts is secondary to this.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-28

From Boston comes news report that
there is danger of a water famine in New
England. It would appear from the
article, though, that the danger is not
general throughout the six states, but
perhaps confined to northern Massachu-
setts and southern portions of New Hamp-
shire Certainly right now there doesn't
appear to be any considerable worry in
Connecticut over water conditions. Dur
ing last summers prolonged drought there
was a bit of uneaslness, but public Off
Gals dispelled all that by assurances OF
plentiful supplies, except in several iso-
lated instances. In this respect Water
bury hasn't worry in the world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-28

contrast to the men with whom he
deals. About six feet six In
height, his grizzled head towers
over the diminutive Japanese like
a grandfather over a group of
school children. And the Japan
csc have learned to look up to
him figuratively as well as &C
tually.
When Roosevelt was inaugurated
in 1888, insiders predicted that
Grew would be one of the first
diplomats to get the axe. How
ever, Roosevelt has even left
him in the post to which Hoover
appointed him, despite the fact
that his 30-year retirement period
has been completed. He is now
SO.
So the next few years probably
will see Grew retire. When this
time comes, he can write a dip.
lomatic record unique In recent
history; from the old days In
Vienna when he waltzed with
the Countess Montgelas; through
the World War, the Versailles
Treaty, the Lausanne Confer
ence, at which single-handed
he virtually brought peace be-
tween the Turks and the Greeks;
and on down to the diary Of his
seven years In Japan.
Three decades Of diplomacy
Two world wars! An epoch Of
tragedy Grew has seen them all
copyright, 1889, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-28

Despite the fact that there were bar
gain prices for youngsters and many
available rush seats for any and all at
the Yale-Army football game Of last
Saturday there were empty sections in
the Bowl. We can recall the days, though
when this classic was a sell-out days
ahead of time Seats sold at spectators
prices here in Waterbury. The change
started after the depression set in.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-28
Daily Almanac

Moon rises SIT p. m.
Sun rises GIT a. m; sets ASA p. m.
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
So far as New England was concerned we
were completely eclipsed by the weather this
year when the opportunity was at hand to
observe real eclipse. Last nights murk pre-
vented a view of the almost complete eclipse
Of the moon around midnight, while earlier
In the year bad weather interfered with per-
feet vision OF q solar eclipse. 1t just wasn't
our year to see.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-28
SMALL INDUSTRIES ARE BACK.
BONE OF NATION - DON'T
RESTRICT THEM
October 26, 1889.
Editor; Waterbury Democrat:

Editor; Waterbury Democrat:
Having achieved standard Of
living which Is the envy Of the world
we are apt to ignore the small be-
ginnings from which 1t sprang. So
we are apt to forget that the incen-
tives from which great advances
have been made are still maintained
by, the freedom of growth in which
they are nurtured.
It is well for us to remember that
small enterprises have been in the
past the wellsprings of American in
dustry. Out Of such small beginnings
great communities have grown. New
England and Connecticut have been
famous for them. Hartford owes its
industrial prominence TO the tire
less energy and ingenuity Of such
men as Colt. Root Pratt. Whitney,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-28
What's Your |. O.!
Can you answer seven OF
these test questions? Turn to
last page for the answers.

/. What is an emetic?
2. Are naturalized citizens Of the
U. s. eligible for the office Of Vice
President?
3. In which island group Is Mo-
lokai?
4. Is cribbage a framework Of
logs, something to eat or q card
game?
S. What Is the correct pronuncia-
ton Of the word interment?
6. Is a child born to American
parents, temporarily residing abroad,
an American citizen?
z. Name the Foreign Minister Of
Germany.
8. How many square rods are in
one acre?
8. At "a informal dinner, where
are the bread-and-butter plates
placed?
10. Which river forms the entire
northern boundary Of Kentucky?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-28
Selected Poem
FALL MARKETING
(Julia W. Wolfe, in the Poets Column,

(JuNa w. Woue, IN tne FoeVs Colurn'
Hartford Courant)
We love to market in the fall,
Gold and bronze In each stall:
Pears, melons, like Rugby ball
Corn, carrots oh, so tall!
All these nature did paint amain
With brush OF rosy red
And the sweet, white pearl drops of rain.
The brush is now In twain.
Heighol What thenp Have We no cheer?
Let her rest-the tired year,
For the soul Of the rose lives on
When days are gray and drear.
We love to market In the fall
Bright green in every stall:
Plums, peas. beans-apples. food for all
Fruits. roots. stalks. oh, so tall!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-28

nv GEORGE ROSS

New York, Oct. % = ALL
AROUND THE TOWN: You have
probably heard that new dizzy
ditty out of Tin Pan Alley. "Vol
Vistu Gaily Star, Lam Baylo,
Manga, Manga Manga Me" are
all in the words In the song. Don't
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-28

wealth Of the country on the basis;
of either political favor or personal
need, many of these small enter
prises would never have started.
In the past many Of those who
were looking for work turned to the
small employer. Experience taught
that with small employers there was
a greater chance for new develop
ments and hence for new employees.
Over 80 percent of the employers in
the United States in 1895 employed
less than 100 employees and yet IN
the aggregate they employed more
than 40, percent Of the working
population.
During and after the depression
seekers for Jobs found that the
small employer was having harder
time than the large one. Generally
he made specialties for which there
was limited market, and the small
employer was not equipped to rapid
ly change or vary his product.
Moreover, he had a limited amount
of capital and could not 60 into mass
production to help carry his over
head and his increased costs due to
higher wages and shorter hours. He
could not accumulate inventories. AS
the depression became more severe,
it limited his power to produce be-
cause Of its burdensome taxes and
increasing regulations. SHORTER
hours, overtime at time and one
half, collective bargaining. sitdown
strikes, intimidation and higher
taxes, directly increased his costs
and cut of his markets.
These small and free enterprises
are now no longer springing up and
those established before the depres-
sion are finding 1t very difdcult to
60 on. Countless young men and
women no longer find their way to
become self-supporting through such
enterprises.
The employees have suffered more
than their employers from restraints
upon small industries. The ranks
of the unemployed constantly in
creased from 1929 on, until in 1888
they reached the unheard Of total Of
from twelve to thirteen million.
From that point the number f1uctu-
ated slightly above and below ten
million. It now stands at approxi-
mately nine million. Many Of these
individuals, perhaps one-third, are
young people under Is years Of age
who have never had steady jobs
and never secured the opportunity
to master a trade. These in large
numbers would have found their
entry normally through the small
industries. ,..f,
In building for the future do not
kill the small industries. We may
not be able to restore these which
have been destroyed. Many are still
scattered over the country towns
and cities Of Connecticut and are
vital to these communities. We can
restore the incentives to individuals
and small enterprises to produce by
removing the artificial restrictions
which have prevented their going
forward.
These incentives lay In the pro-
lection Of new ideas and the profits
| derived from them; In employment
and wages measured by the ability
to do the job: and in bargaining as
the right of every individual under
the Constitution. Granted these con-
ditions. small enterprises will again
prosper. 9s Is
The will to originate and 60 or
under our own power exists in every
man who IS worth his salt. It may
be protected or restrained; let u
thank God that its seed can never
be quite destroyed by man-mad'
laws.
CONNECTICUT ECONOMIC
/ COUNCIL.
BY: HOWELL CHENEY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-28

trouble ASKING
If it's q foreign
ton que, be-
cause 1t isn't. It
is merely the
gamblers pray
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and the invo-.
cation taken In
the nu nj bers
camel
A Radio City
haberdasher Is
featuring q Gig
arctic case with
a map Of the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-28
Washington Merry Go-Round
DREW Pc A r s o N
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Ring % sep
the United States last
daytime the
ne night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-28
A Thought for Today

Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put
stumbling block before the blind, but shalt rear
INV cod: I am the Lord.-Leviticus 1914.
Fear guides more to duty than gratituoe-
Goldsmith.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-28
A. The knights Of King Arthur
a semi-legendary king OF Britain.


@. What Is the total number OF
persons of German extraction In the
United States?
A, The census includes those born
in Germany, and those born IN the
United States who have one or both
parents bron in Germany. It does
not include persons whose grand
parents, or earlier ancestors, Were
born in Germany. The informatlon
is not available.
@. What is the address Of Moral
Rearmament, Inc?
A. 81 Grammercy Park, New
York, N. Y.
@. Is the popular song, moon
Love-" plagiarized from the second
movement of Tschakowskys Fifth
Symphony?
A. It is based on that move
ment but, since the copyright on the
original has expired, transposition
of the music for modern purposes
was permissible.
@. How far can fleas jump?
A. It has been determined that
the greatest horizontal distance fieas
can jump is about 10 inches, and
they cannot jump more than one
half of this distance vertically.
II you want q copy Of our book
La ssvNynTAN NAMES and MEAN
INGS," The Waterbury Democrats
Washington Bureau, 1013 Thir-
teenth Street; Washington. ID. G.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-28
Current Comment

We take a grave view Of this at
fair.
japanese embassy oficial peak
ing Of fatal Shanghai shooting
You must begin with the small fry
and work your way on up to the
top man.
Thomas e. Dewey's formula for
racket busting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-28

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR |
| Do not say, II ann apt TO be
mistaken; say, likely
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-28

Copyright, 1889, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1939-12-17

informed Of what its Government Is
doing in world affairs. There often
is q fine line Of distinction between
these objectives that requires the
dexterity of a tight-rope walker to
follow.
1t is round -the-clock job that
Mr.. McDermott has. Many i'm
portant developments abroad occur
when most Americans are sleeping
The morning newspaper editors
want to tell their readers what the
State Department thinks about such
developments, and about the only
way to find out is to call McDer-
mott" So he is used to hearing
his telephone ring at all hours Of
the night.
Mack developed the ability
through the years to awaken at the
sound of the telephone ringing
answer the query and promptly 60
back to sleep. And Mrs. McDer-
mott has learned to sleep right
through most of the calls.
Evening star., 1939-12-17

ing public up to a frenzy of en-
thusiasm, and they may make
hockey the big winter sport Of the
Capital-if they haven't already
done SO.
The rules? There are many, but
the main idea remains the same
to push the puck through the enemy
net. For a few infractions of the
rules. such as high-stlcking, cross
checking. interference with the
goalie. slashing. tripping and a few
others, the guilty players are BAN
ished to the penalty box. Removed
from the game. they must cool their
heels in the box for periods ranging
from 2 minutes to the duration of
the game, depending on the serious
ness of the rule infraction. That
means that when a player is BAN
ished, his team must get along with
five men on the ice. If two are BAN
Evening star., 1939-12-17

field, and it gets headlines in base
ball, too.
The Eagles are a good team in a
fast circuit known as the Eastern
Amateur Hockey League Current
ly, they are bidding for the top spot
in this loop with the Baltimore
Orioles and the New York Rovers
The Eastern loop is one of the best
in hockey. 1t rates only little
below the National League. in which
the New York Rangers and the Bos-
ton Bruins and other well-known
teams play.
Hockey is six-man game. played
on skates. The main idea is to push
small rubber disc through a net,
past a chap known as the 'goalie" !"
This fellow, well padded and guard
ed against roughness, is tough
hombre. He usually manages to
stop the puck in some way, and is
Evening star., 1939-12-17

second between reading a cablegram
and looking up to questioning re-
porters gathered around him-just
how much Of what he knows can be
told for publication and how much,
If any, more might be said 'toff the
record" as background information
for the guidance of correspondents
writing speculative stories about
United States foreign policy.
He must keep in mind that If
what he gives out is in the category
of "hot news"-as much of it is in
these days of world crises-it soon
will be spread upon the front pages
of this Nations newspapers and
transmitted by the press associa-
tions and foreign correspondents to
all parts of the world.
Dexterity Required.
Therefore, he must guard against
saying anything that would em-
barrass the conduct of American
diplomatic affairs anywhere. On
the other hand, there is an obliga-
ton to keep the American public
Evening star., 1939-12-17

than a little shaking up. Few Of
those who skate here could get up
the speed of the hockey boys and
fewer could do the stunts they per-
form on skates.
And for the run-of rink skater,
the accomplished gyrations and
fancy stuff put on by the Ice Folles
performers is something impossible
of attainment. Such skill and such
balance come only after half life
time of skating-constant practice
and assiduous attention to the end
less detail of fascinating art.
Ice hockey is a thrilling sport,
packed with narrow escapes from
serious injury. If the boys, skating
at top speed and putting. their all
into an effort to get the puck
through the enemy net, toss an oc-
casional fist in anger, don't be sur
prised. It's done on every football
Evening star., 1939-12-17

to the White House executive offices,
helping to handle the Presidents
mail. During the summer of 1917
he was pointing for war service in
the Navy as a f1rst-class yeoman.
But he was detoured and instead
took an examination to become an
Army field clerk-a position amount
ing to that of an officer, but not
commissioned as such.
Soon after Christmas, 1917, he
learned he was going to Paris on a
secret mission. He travelled under
sealed orders, winding up at Ver-
sailles as confidential clerk to Gen.
Tasker H. Bliss on the American
section of the Supreme War Coun-
Gil. The signing of the armistice
found him still with Gen. Bliss, with
doubtless many military secrets
having passed through his head. He
remained with the general through
the latter's work as an American
commissioner in the peace negotia-
tions and was on hand at the sign
ing of the treaty of Versailles.
Then, in 1920, he served as secretary
to Elihu Root, who was the Amer
ican member of the committee of
juriSts that drafted the project for
an International Court of Justice at
The Hague.
Returning to Washington in Au-
gust, 1920, the young Irishman from
Massachusetts,, who had learned
discretion and tact in such conf
Dental assignments, decided that he
wanted to settle down in the State
Department. On August %, 1920,
he was appointed a special assist
ant in the department at salary
Of $2,500. He spent the next few
weeks getting acquainted with the
departmental work at first hand,
and then cast his lot with the Cur
rent Information Division-then
known as the Division of Foreign
Intelligence.
To get into that division he had
to start asa clerk and take q salary
cut to 81 900 q year, which he did
on October Z, 1920. He got a raise
to $4,000 in 1923 and to $1,000 in
1924, when he was made assistant
chief of the &C. l." Division. His
promotion to chief Of the division
in 1927 brought only an $500 raise.
He was stepped up to $4,000 in 1890
and to $1,000 in 1936-and no one
will dispute that he earned every
penny Of it.
Mr.. McDermott's State Depart
ment service has been punctuated
by several special missions. He
served as press officer for the Amer
ican delegations to the Sixth Inter-
national Conference of American
States at Havana in 1928, to the
Pan-American Conference here In
(see McDERMOTT, Page C-60