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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21

AkSkhHu9E WVoh-
colt, Edna Terber, Katherine
DAYTON and with Moss Hart,
he has produced o rapid succession
Of Broadway hits. rs"'
TOUGH MAN
TO WORK WITH
And any one who he's toiled
with him In the same torture
chamber will tell you that he 10
the severest taskmaster.
Actually, any room Kaufman
shares with his collaboration 70 the
Inquisitive Chamber and Edna
Ferber explains why In her REM
iniscent Peculiar Treasure" This
Is how she describes o days work
with the energetic Mr.. @. 8. K:
SHAVED, brushed, pressed,
shined, he appears for work. at
eleven A. M, sharp, wearing
(among other thipgs) one Of his In
exhaustible collection OF quiet rich
ties. I Sit at the typewriter;
George stalks. I mention the tie.
He says IT'S really nothing.
A few moments light CONVERSE
tion about this and that--the new.
est bit OF gossip last nights party,
II any, this mornings newspaper
headlines, the play that opens to-
night. One Of US says, Let's write
the play Paper, carbon, we're OF.
HE jiggles the curtain cord;
plays tunes with pencil on his
cheek which he maddeningly
stretches taut into O drum BY polk
Ing II out with his tongue; he does
n few eccentric dance steps; wan
ders into the next room; ties and
unties his shoestrings. He Is 0 con-
ilrmed shoestfing tier. In moments
OF irritation, pu2zlement, embar.
rassment or special thoughtful
ness he stoops. unties his carefully
tied shoestfings and ties them
again. He says they work loose"
No written word ID safe from his
gaze. A letter, telegram or note left
lying about will sooner or later DO
read by the Paul Pry OF play.
wrights. He can't help ". His Curl
osity, seemingly, Is overpoweEing.
FALLS INTO
A TRAP
Once Miss Ferber thought Of O
plan 10 punish him for that habit.
Before he was due TO arrive at
eleven, she typed q telegram on q
Western Union blank and placed
" face up Oh her desk, almost
completely covered by another
sheet OF paper.
Immediately, she relates his
gaze alighted Oh this, AS they
talked, he stalked his prey. He
would walk over 10 II and eye II
hungrily. He would walk away
from II and 90 back again, cast
Ing longing glance over his
shoulder. He bent his head and
screwed " around 10 see II no
couldn't thus make out 0 word or
two. Finally, no emitted Damn
u, what's In this telegram" And
picked II UP. This Is the telegram
Miss Ferber had typed:
GEORGE KAUFMAN IS AN
OLD SNooPER
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21


ecutive avenue, ION the left, la-
dies and gentlemen, IL the State,
War and Navy building"
Then came change. Navy moved
out, followed by War, and guides
adjusted Their spiel To-, ION tho
left you have the Department Of
state"
But today, II the guides were
accurate, they would deliver this
mouthful 10 the gaping tour
lists: ION your left you have the
Offices Of the bureau Of Budget,
The Central Statistical Board, the
executice Staff Of the National
Resources Council, the White
House Sccretariat, and the De-
partment Of State"
The state Department had
hoped 10 expand comfortably and
stretch It's legs In Offices vacated
by tho War Department. But II
was not TO be. Today, the swanki-
est offices In the building, with
new parquet floors and gold
FURNISHED door-knobS, are given
over 10 the new gentlemen who
have q "passlon for anonymity
the Presidents secretaries.
There Is one suite OF offices,
however, which remains inviolate,
Overlooking the white House
grounds, II Is regarded M the
best In the building. Despite the
pressure for space, and the fact
that It's tenant makes use OF "
only q few days IN the year, this
suite will not be touched In any
reshuffling,
THE TENANT rs GENERAL
JOHN J. PERsHING.
Copyright, 1880, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21

According 10 O dispatch from Wash.
ington the Texas longhorn steer Is going
the way OF the buffalo. II that's the case
we don't quite understand why there
should be any complaint about extermi-
nation OF the breed. AT one time there
was fear the buffalo would become ex-
tinct, but recent years OF conservation
have increased the number OF animals 70
the point where the government now
gives them away or kills them OFF. Only
$50 real Texas longhornS are supposed
TO be In existence now, o complete come
down for this once noble animal OF the
plains
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21
PARKING METERS
tBridgeport Telegram)

There are arguments, good, bad
or indifferent 10 DO offered against
the use Of parking meters In Bridge.
port but among the good arguments
we should certainly not include the
historical statement that these
meters will drive retail business Out
OF the city.
II there were any such possibility
the business men who are heartily
In favor OF the use OF these meteri
would DO lust Oh heartily opposed "
them. Tho fact Is that meters ere
proposed, not 70 hurt retail business
but 10 encourage ~. They Will give
Thousands OF shoppers who now fine
themselyes excluded from tho streets
BY overtime parkerg, o chance "
got their cars somewhere near re-
tall places OF business.
The average Tnotorist doubtlesi
would rather have O free parking
space for hts car but II given tht
choice Of paying one cent Tor II
minutes time or else paying 80 cent
FOR q public parking lot and Their
having 10 walk several blocks witt
his bundles no would undoubtedly
choose the meter. Az least that hal
been the experience OF other cities
notably In nearby New Haven.
However oil argument on the sub
ject seems more or less futile IN The
face OF o probable experiment
Meters are 10 DO tried on o limited
scale In Bridgeport and to DO giver
o fair test. X they work for tht
welfare OF the city and please the
shoppers and the merchants they
will 30 retained. II they should prove
10 DO q nuisance, not worth what
they cost, they will DO dropped. That
Is the way 70 find out whether they
are good or not and we might "a
well give them O fair trial.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21

Meanwhile, Assistant Secretary
johnson refused TO have anything
TO do with the plan. 10 also
did General dibbins.
Finally the White House
heard about II, and categoric
orderR were Issued that the
Panama contracts must be-
awarded only after public bid.
ding. BY this time II was De-
ccmber $50 though General Glib
bins had submitted his memo In
early September.
80 last week, Secretary Wood
ring issued O statement that bids
DO asked for s3b 900 900 Of Panama
Canal defense - 70 DO opened 10
days hence.
GIRL FROM AIsKANSAW
As O caller was leaving the Of
flee OF State Department Coun-
seior r. Walton Moore the other
day, Moore said, with o grin,
"dlad 10 have saw YOU" And
that reminded him OF O story:
"Once there was o fellow who
was challenged 10 write O poem
which would rhyme tho word Ar
kansas. 30 this Is what no
wrote:
Here's 10 the girl from Ar.
kansas,
She can saw more wood than
her NAV can saw
She can take O little drink,
And sling n little Ink,
And chaw more tobacco than
her her paw can chaw'!"
WHITE HOUSE sECRETARIAT
For years and years. ending
with 1880, you could have heard
q guide telling O bus full OF tour
lists as they drove up West Ex-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21
"wHAT BETTER 0TFT9"

New Haven Journal.C ourieF)
stop the Christmas carnagel"
pleads the National Safety Council
and II does not refer 10 any one
OF the three wars now being waged
about tho world. This month OF De-
cember, the Council warns, will tell
tho tale, whether the traffic accis
dent toll OF Inst year will DO raised
or reduced. The margin between
1898 and 1889 Is 30 close right now
that the next two weeks will swing
the verdict. And December ID OIL.
ways O bad month. The Christmas
season inevitably brings m ironic
tiprush OF tragedy. The December
death rate on the streets and high-
ways, even on 0 mileage basis, regu.
larly Jumps more than 30 per cent
ahead OF any other month - acs
tually ono and q half times that for
the safest OF them oil, June.
The causes, says the Council,
are bad weather, more hours Of
darkness and the Christmas hoIl-
day rush. Lacking O P0peye 70
bring o rainbird, we can do nothing
about the weather. Not even o
presidential proclamation can
change the hours Of darkness. But
The Christmas rush ID Q purely hu.
man activity. It can DO controlled
In the interests Of safety and unless
II Ia controlled Thousands Of deaths
viii mar the iilerrimei1t Of ttou-
8 IDS Of homes. Last year $3.50 per.
sonE were killed during December IL
traffic accidents IN this country.
What better gift can anyone. driver
or pedestrian, give himself and
others than determination that
he, a. 81 individual. win not be re-
eponDlble for any paib Of any similar
tragic record this ohElslmas seasons
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21
A COUNTY" or BOSTON,
(chrlstIan ecIence Monltorl

County government IN the United
States shows on extraordinary re-
sistance TO change. " has been dub.
bed our most stubborn citadel Of
political bossism." And from what
the Dowd case has revealed II Ii
understandable why counties have
been called the dark continents" Of
American government. From expef-
fences elsewhere, II N essential that
steps be taken now, while the public
interest Is aroused, toward drastic
reorganization Of suffolk County,
IN New England, where dudtles Of
county government ere today largely
judicial, Suffolk County Il no excep-
ton. nut with the large police force
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21

PLANE PASSING AT NIGHT
Gerald Raitery in the New York Sun,

Gerald Raftery In the New York SUM
A giant wind IN anger marches by
Shouting among the trees: the branches ny
And ragged clouds 90 racing down the sky.
But boring hard across the bowling night
A transport plane In steady droning flight
Plerces the gale. A fiickedson landing light
Pencils q signal through the stormy black
And far away the OR port paints 0 track
OF light across field; tho beam wi1ks back
Into the darkness, and the plane sweeps on
Az buiiet-straight ~ man has ever gone
Across the night 10 whore his windows shone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21
Daily Almanac
n sets 2:o3 o. m.

Moon sets 2:03 O, m,
Sun rises 7:i3 O. M; sets 4;2T .. N.
All vehicles must DO lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
We customarily speak OF the 2iSt OF De.
ceinber as the shortest day OF the year. But
the winter soistiee which brings with u tne
shortest day ~ not iixed. ~ shifts jllst DC
with the passing years and IN 1880 u occurs
on the 22nd,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21
Current Comment

A prosperity based on war orders
and war trade will DO o fake pros
perity, q drunken spree prosperity
which will be followed by O worse
financial and Industrial headache
than we acquired from the war
boom O quarter Of Q century ago.
--Henator Arthur Capper Rep.,
When ono has already conceded
two-thirdg Of what N asked, there
must come q point where M in
dependent state must say stop"
--F0Felgii Minister Niias Efkko,
commenting N Russian demands
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21
What's Your To-?
Can you answer seven OF
these test questions? Turn to
last page for the answers.

I. In which river are the famous
whirlpool Rapidsp
.. How Is 1899 written In Roman
numerals7
3, In singing, what Is falsetto7
4. Which States Is represented IN
Congress by Senator Ebert D.
Thomas?
8. Where are the Orkney Islands?
0. What Ii the name for q nine
sided polygon9
T. IN which state was President
Andrew johnson born9
8. What Is the correct pronuncia.
ton OF the word kayak
o. With what sport II u. l.. (Cur'
iy) Lambeau associated7
10. On which continent Ia the Nj
ger River7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21

States and In the Philippines the
the U. 8. official Is the High Com
missioner who receives $4,000 Q
year.
q, Are German citizens permit
ted To accept the Nobel prizesV
A. No.
a, How can the astringency Of
persimmon pulp DO counteracted9
A. BY adding soda to the pulp
before II Is heated. The quantity Of
soda varies with the degrees Of
ripeness and vare OF the fruit,
but one-half teaspoon OF soda TO ]
cup Of pulp Is an average.
q. How old Is the bandieader.
Hal Kemp2 Is he marriedp
A. He Is So. He married Martha
Stephenson, January Is, 1899.
q, Did Sir Thomas More have
any part In the Renaissance9
A. The well-known author OF
utopia" was one Of the brightest
spirits OF the Renaissance In Great
Britain.
@. II the U. 8. should send
troops abroad In the present war,
would they be entitled TO vote In
the 1870 ele:tion2
A. In 1918 arrangements were
made for the AEF. TO vote, and
presumably there would be O sim
liar provision II the U. s. became
involved In the present war and
sent troops abroad.
n you want . copy Of our book.
let "CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS"
send 10 The waterbury Demo-
cats Washington Bureau, 1913
Thirteenth street, washington, ID.
@. Enclose 10 cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21

WAA UEtk uV VA
him and write q
long, candid, COLI
iaborative piece
about him.
About time,
too, for he Is on
the verge OF cele'
'brating his hfM-
eth birthday and
his life Of more
than q quArAer
Of lutnlharies. He
put heads to-
Rether with Marc
Connolly, the late
Ring Lardner,
www--Na
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21

q. What salaries do the Cover.
nors Of Hawaii, Puerto Rico. Cuba
and the Philippines receive?
A. The Governors OF Hawaii and
Puerto Rico receive $4,000; Cuba
is not q territory Of the United
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21
Washington Merry &c Round
DREW PEAR 8 o N
ROBERT s. ALLEN

effective
able
the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21
A Thought for Today

And I say unto you my friends, be not afraid
Of them that kill the body, and after that have
no more that they can do.-Luke 1@:a
Done to death by slanderous tongues
Shakespeare.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21

New York, Dec. 2i.-SoEne day
George 8. Kaufman.s collabcrators
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR
when numerals are COM
pounded with other words
they are hyphenated, %, one
cent piece; flve-o'clock tea;
l00-yard dash.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21

q. Who played the role Of MRS,
Wigs" In the talking picture, ''Mrs,
Wigs Of the Cabbage Patch"s
A, Pauline Lord. 2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21
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q. Can heat be seenp ,

A. No, because Il Is not Q mater
ial substance. However, the effect
OF heat can be seen, IS Witnessed
by the waves Of heated air rising
from q stove.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21

states and In the Philippines the
the U. s. official Is the High Com
missioner who receives $4,000 o
year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21

q. Are German citizens permit
ted 10 accept the Nobel prizesV
A, No.
Evening star., 1939-03-19
Eastern Downed
By Durham in
Court Final
Beaten, 34-20, in Duke
Tourney, Is Winners
45th Victim in Row
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DURHAM, N. c., March l8.-Bas-
ket ball players of the Durham High
School scored their third court
championship of the season here
tonight when they downed Eastern
High OF Washington. D. c., "a to
20, In the final game of the Duke.
Durham tournament of champions,
before a crowd of more than 5000
fans.
Eastern High tonight went the
way of other teams that have faced
the Bull Dogs this season. 1t was
the 45th consecutive triumph for
the Durham boys, who have been
defeated but once in the last two
seasons. Several weeks ago they
won the North Carolina State
championship from Charlotte at
Chapel Hill, then the South Atlantic
title at Washington and Lee.
Besides taking the championship
tonight, Durham also came in for
its share of the individual hcnors
when Bob CAN'T, forward, was CIV
en- the most valuable player trophy.
Custer Gains Trophy.
Robert Custer, Eastern High for
ward, making his last stand, came
through tonight and copped the
high scoring trophy for individuals.
He turned in total of 81 points,
and proved to be the sparkplug for
the Washington boys. He is one
of the best basket ball players this
section has seen this year.
Tonight's game didn't provide the
thrills Of last night, when Durham
got such a scare from Mossville.
The Bulldogs took command Of the
situation early.
Cooksey gave the Eastern boys
single point advantage in the early
seconds of the scrap, but a minute
and a half after play started Dur
ham had a lead of to !, thanks to
field goal by Cedric Lofts. They
never were headed after that.
Busy in First Period.
The first period saw most of the
scoring, Durham getting II points
and Eastern 8. The Bulldogs scored
6 points in the second quarter and
Eastern 3. Eight were made by Dur
han. in the third stanza, to for
Eastern. The Washington boys out
scored the Bulldogs in the fourth
period, 4 to 3.
Bones Mckinney was the leading
scorer tonight for Durham, getting
10 points.
Close guarding on the part of
both teams stood out, with CAN'T
shining in this department for Dur
ham and Mills and HOLDEN for
Eastern.
Evening star., 1939-03-19
Material Hit, Carnegie
Gridiron Coach Held
Ready 10 Resign
Scholarship Performers,
Called Upon to Work,
May Go on Strike
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, March 18.-The
Sun-Teiegraph said tonight Car
negie Techs sudden entrance into
the football turmoil which has en-
quilted Pitt and Duquesne within
the last two weeks and cost them
their head coaches, would result in
resignation of Bill Kern as coach
OF the Tartans at the end of next
season.
"Kern's resignation. which has
been intimated by the blond former
Pitt tackle star, now is almost GER
tain with the question of material
coming to boil," reported the
newspaper.
Members of the Tech sophomore
and freshman groups of scholarship
players, disgruntled because they
have been forced to go to work to
help defray their expenses, are talk
ing OF striking. A protest meeting
was held Friday and there are in
dications that the gridders won't
report for practice when Kern calls
spring drills a week from Monday.
The Sun-Telegraph said Kern
hesitated about signing his contract
for the coming season and insisted
that it be for one year only, adding:
Techs football future is taking
a Knockout blow not only because
OF financial conditions" added the
Sun-Telegraph, but also because
OF stiff scholastic requirements that
have been set up.
"One varsity performer has been
dismissed since the beginning of the
second semester. Two freshman
prospects have been dropped be-
cause they couldn't keep up in their
grades. At least 10 varsity per-
formers are on the probationary list
and may not be able to practice
when spring drills get under way"
Evening star., 1939-03-19
Tigers Praise Ortiz;
Mats Are Skeptica|
About Hutchinson
e Claim Freddy Not Fast
Enough; CorrosqueI No
Wonder to Detroit
B, Stan Correspondent of The Star.

ORLANDO, Fla, March 18.-The
Mats and Detroit Tigers tonight car
rled on their spring warfare, which
started today with a 4-to-3 victory
for Washington. They carried on
in a verbal free -for-all of undiluted
opinions as to the merits of prize
rockies Alexandra Carrasquel and
Roberto Ortiz of the Mats and
Freddy Hutchinson, $4,000 rookie
pitcher of the Tigers.
Washington at bat:
Question: What do you think of
Fred Hutchinson?
Clark Griffith-I'll take Ortiz and
pocket the difference. In fact, I'll
take Carrasquel over him, too.
Buddy Myer-I expected a lot
more of Hutchinson. He wasn't fast
enough. He's got a fair curve. but
It's nothing extra. He's got a lot
OF polse and knows what it's all
ABOUT, but he won't get by unless he
mas more stuff on the ball.
Krakky Now Feels Better.
TAFT Wright hope Hutchinson
stays IN the American League. Here
l was laid up with a sprained ankle
and couldn't get to hit against him,
Joe Krakauskas- I know I'm
big-league pitcher.
Jimmy Wasdell-I don't think you
can tell about a pitcher in his first
game. but from what I've seen he
hasn't got enough to get by. Even
If he improves so per cent over what
ne showed us today he won't do.
And don't think he's good enough
hitter to be a catcher or an out
fielder.
Cecil 'Travis-I think he's pretty
good. The fast ball he threw to me
wasn't very fast, but it sailed
a-plenty.
(Note-Travis got a double and a
single of Hutch in two times at
bat.)
Buddy Lewis-He's all right, I
guess. Not very fast and all he
did for a curve was slide a couple
OIL. Note-Lewis got no hits.)
George Case-He's a good pitcher.
He hasn't got much on the ball.
judging off today's game, but he
never gives you the same ball twice
to hit at. He's smart. (Note-Case
fell heir to the first hit made off the
expensive recruit. He opened the
game with a single)
Bobby Estallella Hees a-gude
peetch, I tink. Hees-a no very fast.
but hees a-gude peetch.
The Case for Detroit.
Detroit at bat:
Question-What do you think of
Carrasquel and Ortiz?
Birdie Tebbetts-I like Ortiz, but
I don't think much of Carrasouel,
It's amazing to realize that Ortiz
never has pitched in a ball game.
Harry Eisenstat-I guess they're
all right. Ortiz is a little fast.
CNote-Eisenstat was the losing
pitcher)
Hank Greenberg-I don't like
Carrasquel, but that Ortiz is plenty
fast. If he gets that ball over, he'll
do all right. BY the way, don't
sell Hutchinson short. He won't
strike anybody out, but he'll win
plenty of ball games.
Charley Gehringer He's fast
(Ortiz), but he must learn to stop
letting up when he's behind the
hitter. (Note-Charley hit a ball
9 miles-a soft ball'-but the wind
and Welaj caught it, F. E. S.
Evening star., 1939-03-19
Stah|, Harbert Keep
Hot Pace in Fight
For Links Title
Subdue GuIdohI, Bright
To Reoch Final With
Shute and Stark
BY the Associated Press.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, March
18.-Marvin Stahl and Chick Har-
bert knocked off another favorite
today and barged into the final Of
the national amateur professional
best ball golf tournament.
The Lansing, Mich, pro and
Battle Creek, Mich, amateur-the
tournaments surprise team-took
the last big stride by whipping Ralph
Guldahl, the national open cham
pion. and Morton Bright of Daytona
Beach, Fla, 2 and l.
The other finalists, Denny Shute
of West Newton, Mass, and Bill
Stark of Jacksonville, had a bigger
margin of safety. They scored 4 and
3 over Jack Grout of Hershey, Pa,
and Maynard Ramsey of Tampa,
Fla.
Clean Up Favorites.
Tomorrow's final, like the matches
today, is over the 36-hole distance.
A $1,000 check awaits the pro men,
ber of the winning team and the
losing money player can get a lot of
consolation out of a $500 prize.
Guldahl and Grout collected 5000
each.
Since they won the medal Wednes-
day with a 17-under-par 1877 for SO
holes, Stahl and Harbert have ad-
vanced steadily at the expense of
favored opponents.
In the first two rounds thev dis
posed of the 1888 winners-Frank
Moore and Bobby Dunkelberger-
and the 1887 victors-Henry Picard
and Frank Ford.
Stahl ran down a 40-foot put on
the 34th hole to put the crusher on
the losers. He and Harbert teamed
well, one usually managing a birdie
or par when the other had lapse.
Harbert Pairs Brides.
Harbert's best contribution was a
pair of brides on the sixth and
seventh holes, both for wins. He
dropped a 10-foot putt on the sixth
and Clipped within foot of the pin
on the seventh.
Blowing hot and cold, Guldahl
evened the mate hon the 23d after
he and Bright went to lunch 2 down,
Both three-putted the oath, however,
and never again could catch Stahl
and Harbert.
Shute had plenty of help from his
husky amateur partner, who Clipped
In from 40 feet for an eagle three
on the 26th.
Ramsey came to the aid of Grout,
also, particularly when he erased the
2-doWn morning round deficit by
winning the 21st and 22d holes
with brides. He dropped 25-footer
on the 21st and an 8-footer on the
22d.