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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13

Increased business that results
from war offers no cure for the ma
tons economic ills, declared Gov.
Raymond E. Baldwin last night DIT
dinner meeting of the Industrial
Foremens club at the Y. M. G. A..
The state should feel proud, he said,
that better business conditions that
now prevail have been caused for
the most part by peace industries.
The governor was introduced by
Charles E. Hart, executive vice
president of the Chase Brass & Cop
per Co. The invocation was de-
livered by Rev. Francis M. O'Shea,
pastor of the Church of the I'm
maculate Conception, and the clos
ing prayer by Rev. Roger B. T. An
derson, rector of Trinity Episcopal
church. Brief talks were given by
Walter Jarvis and Arthur L. Purin-
ton. Presiding was Wesley Leaven-
worth, club president.
"We will make a great mistake
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13
DAVENPORT UNIT
ELECTS OFFICERS

Davenport Auxiliary, United Span
ish War Veterans, last night elected
Mrs. Edith Rosengrant president at
the annual meeting in the State
Armory. Officers win be installed
October 26 at the armory.
Others elected were: Senior vice
president, Mary Lane Loomar; jun
ior vice-president, Mrs. Eleanor
Staebler; chaplain. Mrs. Nellie
Durbin; patriotic instructor, Mrs.
May Hoffman: historian, Mrs.
Katherine Williams; conductor,
Mrs. Ida Therkildsen; assistant
conductor, Mrs. Anna Kropp; guard,
Mrs. Margaret Kropp, and assistant
guard, Mrs. Margaret Atkins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13

efforts to perfect the radiotele-
phone for war use continue.
INFRA-RED BEAMS
CAN FOIL ENEMY
But there is still another impor-
tant means of combating the
stunning effects of the Lightning
War.
Some day you may run across
soldier crouched on the ground
talking to himself.
Dada dee-da," he says. ST.
lence. Then shrill whistle, shorts
and longs.
If you can get a good look, you
will see that he is talking the dots
and dashes of radio code into the
microphone of a neat, ten-pound
portable transmitter. 1t transforms
the sound into invisible infra-red
light, and directs it to a receiver
from which it isues in long and
short whistles.
Infra -red beams cannot be in :
tercepted by an enemy radio. And
long q short flashes from an in
fra-red lamp may be- caught upon
film.
The Army is busy experiment.
ing-but it tells no more than it
has to about this vital business of
short-circuiting the Lightning War.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13
BY THOMAS M. JOHNSON

BY THOMAS M. JOHNSON
(NEA Service STAFF Correspondent
Washington, Oct. 13-The Ger
man Lightning War stunned Poland
stunned it deaf and dumb.
Better generals than were the Poles
will be beaten If they can neither
talk to one another nor hear one
another talk.
After those first awesome 40
hours, the Poles could scarce do
either = for most of their wires
were down. They had been cut
largely by the cyclonic German
bombing of Polish railroads and
railroad functions for generally
telegraph and telephone systems
follow the rails.
What airplanes had not done,
the German cavalry on wheels
had finished. In circling swoops
their "Panzerdivisionen" had smash
ed such telegraph and telephone
stations and cut such wires as re-
manned, for the same purpose.
And airplanes again joined in,
dropping parachute spies" with
explosives. Some the Poles caught
and shot, which Hitler said was
barbarous. But only some. Others
succeeded.
Poland'S ear-drums were burst
her vocal chords cut her
military nervous system mostly par
alyzed.
For Poland had depended too
much upon a nervous system Of
wires. Not enough had she
learned to piece it out with the
sign language - RADIO. radiotele-
phone and other means.
Now, to do that is not easy.
Communication through the air
is today a pressing military prob
lem. And in the light of the
Lightning War. our own U. S.
Army is studying it carefully.
Lately real progress has been
made.
"WALKIE-TALKIE
HOLDS THE STAGE
Beside an Adirondack mountain
road lounged a dusty column of in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13

fantry, hats tipped back over faces
streaming under the sun. It was
near the end Of the Plattsburg
maneuvers.
WHEREIN hell do we go from
here?" arose the age-old soldiers
question. Then all eyes turned to
two figures striding down the
road-an officer and behind him
a soldier. To the soldiers back
was strapped an odd : looking
pack, from which protruded some
thing that looked like a thinly-
rolled umbrella.
''Chamberlain's goin' to war;" a
doughboy chuckled.
Head down, the officer was
mumbling: "Bonehead One speak
ing. This Sitting Bull? Point
270? Yes, sir, Immediately"
His head snapped up. From his
ear he took a black telephone ap-
paratus. He barked orders - and
the doughboys knew where they
went from there.
But, no thanks to wires. That
was the Army's latest radiotele-
phone, christened the Wake
Talkie." 1t is hoped it will help
solve Lightning War Problems
(although doughboy talk says that
in thunderstorm that light
ning-rod is a problem, tool.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13

Editor Tall Tower Topics Again nave the
Measure Of inviting YOU to the annual frolic and dance
tomorrow evening at Linden Park in Union City under
the auspices of the Oscar Wedn Lodge, international
Association of Machnsts This we have secured tne
famous Blue Diamond orchestra of radio fame to furnish
music for the dancers There will be plenty OF re1resn
nents and drinks Please use the enclosed cKets anu
rive the little woman real evening truly YOURS
RAYMOND Currie, recording secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13
Dramatic and otherwise.

Dramatic and otherwise. When Greer Carson
suddenly appeared on the screen in Goodbye, Mr..
Chips everyone was enthusiastic about her loneliness
and naturaness, and wondered why they hadn't seen
her before Now another lovely person seems to have
with Leslie Howard in the leading role. This actress
is Ingrid Bergman, Swedish delight. Already the
raves spreading and critics are talking about this
newest gift to screen Her acting, and her beauty,
it seems are on par 1t was inevitable. Grapes
Of wrath, adapted from the novel, has had its first
some Of the language can't get by the is hard
to figure . There is to be new Jerome Kern-Oscar
Haerstein musical comedy that will open on the road
late this month"; and that will be Every Warm For May
and great things expected of it. Also to get
going this month is the new musical show with Ethel
Norman with a very catchy title, "DuBarry Was a,
that idea across. i. The "Rockettes," those dancing
Girls de luxe have just been awarded French medal for
GLADYS Swarthout will appear in than fifty
cities for her coming concert season. ending up at Town
Hall In New York
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13
COMMUNITY CLUB
MEETS TONIGHT
Drum Corps at Wolcott
Fair Tomorrow; as"
Schedule Arranged
Washington Hill

The semi-monthly meeting of the
Washington Park Community club
will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in
the community house. All members
of the club are urged to attend to-
nights meeting which was postponed
from last night on account of the
bingo party at the church hall. Men,
bers of the drum corps committee
will also meet tonight following the
regular meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13
TO days Answers -
URANIUM CRACKERS
Questions on Comic Page)

Questions on Comic Page)
1. Grand Duches Charlotte rules
Luxembourg.
2. King Boris III heads Bulgaria.
8. Kyosti Kallip is President OF
Finland.
4. King Carol rules Rumania.
S. The ruler of Latvia is President
KarliS UlmaniS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13
INFANTRY SCHOOL
HEAR INSTRUCTORS

The 418th infantry school division
of the Waterbury chapter Reserve
officers association was addressed
by four instructors at a meeting
at the armory last night. The
speakers, who talked on the recen:
Plattsburg maneuvers, were Major
L. T. Lathrop, Major Newton w.
Alexander, Captain j. w. johnson
and Captain e. @. Gluntz. Plans
were made for the training program
for the fall and winter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13

Jerry Mccarthy popular Grand Street mixologst,
took his wife and Tommy, to New York yesterday
where they celebrated Columbus Day at the words
Fair. Mr. and Mrs John Giacin will celebrate six
wears of welded bliss next Monday. William
Cipriano dropped in yesterday morning and presented
me with five pound bag of tinfoil. Thanks, Bill
Leo Langevin athletic chairman of the Immaculate
Conception C.YO is hospitalzed and his duties have
been taken over by Michael Riley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13
Swift Destruction OF Poland's Wire Systems
Heightens u S. Army'S Regard For The Radio

Another important lesson the
u. s. Army learned from the
tightening swift German cam
paign In Poland is described in
this last Of three exclusive arti-
Giles dispatched to NEA Service
and The Waterbury Democrat
by one Of Americas foremost
writers on military topics.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13
Drum Corps

The Washington Park Community
club drum corps will cmpete in the
drum corps meet to be held at the
Wolcott fair grounds Saturday after
noon under the auspices of the Mill
Plain drum corps. The corps will
also march in a parade Monday
night from the community house to
the Elton hotel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13
Holy Name

The opening games in the st.
Francis Xavier Holy Name society
forty-five tourney which will start
Monday night have been announced
as follows: Fitzmaurice VS.. ODon-
nell, Regain VS.. Greaney, Donlin VS..
Whelan, Frageau VS.. Coughlin, and
McHugh VS.. O'Neil. Pat Regain has
taken over Jim Cusick's team for the
coming season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13

Edward A. Guilbert of this city is the only Con-
necticu student at the University of Vermont who has
been selected to start the advanced study of military
science and tactics Gordon Carroll 10, OF 55 john
son Street. student at briggs School, brought in
prayng mantis in large bottle yesterday The little
fellow was quite anxious to find out what his eaten
really was Irene NOrmand of Easton Avenue mas
finished knitting white angora sweater Tor herseiI'
Now she gets plenty of second looks
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13
Earbenders

The weekly forty-f1ve matches of
the Earbenders will be held tonight
at the community house. The tour
nament got underway last week with
about 40 members. taking part and
will continue until the end of March.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13
FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH, Ssh!
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

Watch your step today, If ever
Friday the thirteenth well never
Don't let black cat cross your path,
Don't get excited don't incur anyones "raIn'
Insofar as you are able,
Don't sit down thirteen at the table
Your new green suit is certainly ducky'
But greer today is most unlucky.
Today of all days don't break LOOKING glass;
Or things will come to a pretty pass.
FRIDAY the thirteenth don't take any dares'
Oh let's forget it, nobody cares,
For it's just another day and when tomorro" conieS
won't we all look like lot of silly buns.
EN-. EN-.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13

Minneapolis, Mimi, (UP)-Edward
Bernstein stopped over and plucked
a $4,000 gold certificate out of the
gutter. The certificate proved to be
one stolen from the Philadelphia
treasury building during a fire in
1885, so the government rewarded
him-with q receipt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13

Would you believe it? According to Mrs Hortense
Odum one of New York Cys most successful store pres
ents returned merchandise to American stores amounts
to about one million dollars worth day. 1tS all OF
twenty years and more though you may think it Just
few years ago. that Helen Hayes was doing good op IN
"Coquette", Hazel Dawn was caroling ITO You, 5eaut
full Lady" from 1.-THE Pink Lady, Ina Claire was playing
1.-THE Gold Diggers" The best novels OF the Gay Oy
your favorite author sold for $1.5O some years ago.
Andrew Johnson, president of the United States ana
not learn how to read until after ne was married nus
wife teaching him. Collectors of souvenirs appropriate
over million dollars worth of hotel appurtenances in
year. including blankets, lnen ashtrays silver, knlck
mnted in England in 1904 in the reign OF Henry VII
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13

Bill srca manager of the Lido Theater, is hobbling
around on crutches He broke leg recently While
engaged in game of handball June Allen Is me
creator of the latest expression that the way 10 a
heart is paved with cooed Intentions Patsy Brown is
as busy as the proverbal bee these days He's compe-
lac ARRANGEMENTS for the American Kennel CUBS 1lve
rsoint dog show which will be held in his Silver Chalet
ballroom a week from next Sunday afternoon. From
present indications 1875 dogs will be judged which by the
wav will be 20 more entries than Madison square
Garden offered in its show last year
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13

Train e." fitted out by the
French Government as complete
Air Raid precautions exhibition, is
visiting all the principal cities OF
France.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13
Ladies' Guild

The Ladies' guild of st. Francis
Xavier parish will hold meeting
tonight N the parish hall at which
time further plans for the turkey,
supper to be given by the guild will
be made. The supper will be held
Thursday, November 8, in the parish
hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13

She was before your time, perhaps. And her
name in the obituary columns will mean little or MOTH
ing to you since she was born almost twenty years
before the Civil War started Her name was Eliza
Stone and she died the other day in OswegO N Y, at
the age of 81 Sxtyeght years ago she got into the
operator during the big Chicago fire of 1871 the ami
versary of which Monday of this week. When
the fire broke out Miss Stone was an operator In
railroad office, and remained at her post until driven
out by flames. She and a woman companion packed
their belongings and buried them the lake shore and
fled the city. Through the years since that memor'
able event brought about by Mrs. OLearys cow Miss
Stone must have had great store of experiences to
relate. She said to have been one OF the first
women telegraphers in this country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13
Answers To
Test Questions

Below are the answers
to test questions printed
on page 6.
1. Lake Mead.
2. A member of the titled
nobility.
3. When about nine months
old.
4. The green coloring mat
ter in plants.
5. India.
6. Yes.
Z. Eleven.
8. st. Lawrence.
8. Idea; not i-deer.
10. PerennialS.
The Washington times., 1939-01-14
Probably

The fellow that thinks Presi-
dent Roosevelt is going to try
everything in his power to get
the country into war must not
have thought over what he said
before he wrote to The. Voice.
After all Roosevelt has done to
keep this country out Of war and
to bring it out Of the hole it
was left in by the former PreSi-
dent it IS absurd to think he
would take such a foolish step.
I will admit Roosevelt has
done some things that I didn't
quite agree with, but I don't
think he would start Q war
which would undo all Of the
work he has done Just to be
nominated for a third term Of
Presidency.
This fellow that thinks such
O thing of Roosevelt is probably
some "hothead" that the PreSi-
dent has done q lot for and
hasn't enough sense to see it.
DON'T BITE THE FEEDING
HAND.
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Resents Charge

In answer to Water Wagon
Musher's" article: Have you ever
heard the old saying, you can
lead q horse to water but you
can't make him drink it?"
This applies to you. I'm sure
that beautiful girl didn't hold
you and pour 1t down your
throat. You must have liked the
taste and effect Of liquor.
Speaking Of buns, I'm sure
you're on the right road to be"
come q perfect specimen. 1t
takes a man to take his drink
and to leave it alone when he
cares to. A bum tries to drink
the world dry.
so don't turn yellow and try
The Washington times., 1939-01-14
Your |. O.
By SHIRLEY SPENCER

Read any good books this
year? If that question was
asked and conversation turned
in that direction, could you con-
verse intelligently about some
of the current books? Test your
self on these. Score 10 for each
question, and S for each part OF
Nos. 3. S, 7, and 8.
/. What non-fiction best seller
has the word wind" in the
title?
2. What popular non-fiction
book used a famous phrase Of
one of our presidents, changing
one word?
8. Name the two biographies
about two unusually versatile
men, one an American. the
Quiet 4Ldudu.
4. What best-seller was a
novel about two fathers and
their sons?
S. Who wrote (a) This Is
My Story" (b) That's My
Story"
6. The daughter of Mark
Twain wrote about what great
musician?
7. What famous musicians
wrote these three books (a)
Midway in My Song" (b)
Music is My Faith" (c) Such
Sweet Compulsion."
8. Match the following titles
of books with the brief synopses
in the second column of what
the story is about.
a. Sailor on q /. Texas in
HORSEBACK. ReCO0SCruc.
b. "All This, ton days.
and Heaven 9 2. A young
Too" doctor.
C. Tales Of a q 3. Jack Lon
Wayward don.
Inn" 9 4. A COVER
d. The Cita- ness in
del" volved in a
e. And Tell murder
of Time" case
q 5. Algon-
quin Hotel.
ANSWERS on Page 2O)
The Washington times., 1939-01-14
Optin1ism

Everybody who knows. any
thing about geography can
see that the United States Is
comparatively safe from foreign
invasion. -.
With our form Of government
and a President like Roosevelt,
we don't have to worry about
an uprising, and with an army
and navy like ours. we need
have little fear Of invasion.
Let's just forget these fears Of
war, and begin talking about
the pleasant things Of life, while
giving thanks that we still re.
main an up-and-coming democ-
racy. II. r. M,
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arm is broken from a shot I re-
ceived in actual fighting during
the war, protecting American
property in Nanking. Things
could always be worse. I may
not have a lot of money, but I
have friends and my health.
And am thankful that live
in such a glorious country as
America, after seeing other
countries and people"
X X
Miss Virginia Walden, 800
block Quintana Pl. N. w.,
George Washington University
student:
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"Tiv,,c to Call Halt''

Inasmuch IS we have no i'm.
portant elections coming up this
year, why should there be
another huge sum appropriated
by Congress for So-called re-
lief?
Senate Majority Leader Bark
ley at the closing session Of the
Seventy-fnth Congress Gdvo-
Gated on the floor Of the Senate
that money appropriated to re-
lieve hungry people should be
used for the purpose Of advanc-
ing the interests Of New Deal
Democrats in the primaries and
general elections, and Senator
Sheppard's investigating COM
mittee discloseS the fact that
such money was used for that
purpose in the elections last
year.
It is time that a halt be called
on the boys who "spend and
spend; tax and tax; elect and
elect" while the WPA work.
erS" sing their theme song:
II life was o thing
That money could buy,
The Democrats would live.-
And the Republicans would
die. B. M. H.
The Washington times., 1939-01-14

Army and Navy doctors as q
definite bar to service against
the enemy. Now these doctors.
on orders apparently from some
high authority, just said mo"
to every flat-footed m a n who
showed up wanting to fight.
And, likewise, they i'd lex
cused" to every shirker who
pointed out that he was minus
visible inSteps.
y + 4
DUT the armies Of our allies
~ welcomed flat-footed men
as birds who were steadier on
their pins than the rest Of us.
They barred broken arches.
rightly, and also badly fallen
arches, but as for the rest the
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ship. That's why like my job.
1t brings me in contact with
the Government employees and
I've never been so well received
in any other city as 1 have in
Washington. The Government
people are interesting and rea-
sonable in their attitude"
X
Willis Francis O'Brien, 800
block Fourteenth st. N. W.,
junior engineer, Merchants Ma
rine Service:
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shape meant nothing in the
way of lodging service. Con-
genital flat feet are not a dis
ability, were not a real disability
and are not so considered now.
I'm sorry, because I Joined up
with the American Army for its
turn in the trenches from
Hollywood, and have distinct
recollections that the most Of
my associates who came in on
the draft were flat-footed and
so lodged the issue. I remem-
Der in particular one who has
since become a millionaire,
plays polo and is an excellent
ice-skater. He also qualified as
a major, Officers Reserve Corps
after the war was over.
All walters, I think, should be
flat-footed and the majority
are. A sound flat-footed waiter,
so flat,footed that he doesn't lift
his dogs off the ground, is a de.
pendable, thoughtful fellow.
He inspires confidence as he
comes slowly along, tray evenly
balanced, soup dish securely
grasped-and no dirty thumb
stuck into it. I wouldn't care
for a light-footed, Springy
waiter around me-a sort Of
Glenn Cunningham. Altogether
too fast and very, very danger
GUS with a slippery steak or q
cocktail carefully filled to the
brim. Give me the man who
slithers in a restaurant-and
you can keep your Mercuries.
NEGROES are in great major
~ ity flat-footed-but it is q
condition which should not af-
feet their ability in certain lines
always provided the arches are
all right even if underSlung. I
am in sympathy, therefore, with
the effort being made in New
Jersey to at least have flat
footed applicants for jobs on po-
lice and fire departments un-
dergo a far-reaching medical ex-
animation. Eulace Peacock, one
Of the worlds greatest track
stars. testified at the hearings
and proved that his feet were as
flat as billiard table.
I would say that the same de-
pendability which pervadeS
their men associates can be
counted on from o 11&t1ooCe0
waitress. But I don't think there
are any, judging from appear.
ances. They seem to take more
care of their dogs than do the
men. For example, you will never
see a waitress on the street in
the flat shoes she wears for
hash-slinging. Outside, she will
oe smartly garbed with pair
of four-to-five-inch heels. But
the man-waiter Just goes shut
fling along, on duty or off duty,
and probably never soakS them
at night unless they yell to him
in agony.
Copyright, 1888, by WaShingtOH
Horald-Tim00
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VincenFs COnclusiOn

Vu1GGJSG . ~OBSCGUStOn
II Father Coughlin is doing
such fine, unselfiSh work for
the welfare Of mankind, how is
it that his superiors in the
Catholic Church are constantly
denouncing him. and telling the
public that he does not speak
for the church?
It surely proves, to say the
least, that they are not proud
Of him.
His bitter denunciation Of
President Roosevelt before the
last election proved to all senSi-
BILE people that he talks too
much and says nothing.
VINCENT K.
The Washington times., 1939-01-14

@ vi tie interest
ing and at times,
most thrilling. I
find myself doing
something di ffer-
ent every day. I
just got back from
China and l am
visiting my family
for awhile. My
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ing happy is to keep interested
and to keep interested is to
be occupied every minute of the
day. Also, the fewer acquaint-
ances you have and the more
friends you have, the better off
you are. BY friends 1 mean
people you can really trust"
X 4
G. E. Ackart, Ambassador
Hotel, salesman:
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Felix Frankfurter

appearing before Senate judiciary subcommittee
to Justify as nominee to the Supreme Court, made
excellent impression His testimony straight
forward and his thoroughly American point of view
so obvious that the subcommittee voted unanimously
to confirm Senator William E. Borah (Rep., Idaho),
the Senates recognized authority constitutional
law is senior member of this subcommittee
Is further argument for Frankfurter's prompt con-
firmaton needed?
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Rollin' Along
By ". A. s. Douglas

that the furore that haunting of nonsense
~ "FlatFoot Flooge" is of dying down, take
the courage to and that fine music If
had brought the subject and paid bit of praise earlier
would have been put down jitterbug who SYM
pathzed with these For "FatFoo Foogie" was
enjoyable 1t the contorons into which its strains
threw almost the entire populace which got goat