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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-11
A Flying Start

Goverhor Raymond E. Baldwin is en- trenching himself strongly by virtue of the few executive transactions that have been his in his first week in office. He got off to a good start with an inaugural message that endorsed all the progressive legislation proposed in the last eight years by ex-Governor Wilbur L. Cross. He also expressed his own views on some other matters, such as eliminating the motor vehicle tests Every controversial and strengthening put the tangle in our liquor laws Every complex)
 And now he has renamed group of appointees. There are two Democratic superior court judges among them, not to mention commissioner, named by eX- Governor Cross. All of which is bound to sit we'll with the constituents back home even if it doesn't please those Re- publican leaders who feel that strong organization can only be built up through patronage. This first distribution of patronage, if we are going to stick to that old term, was by way of being Baldwin coup any way you look at it.
 If he continues in such vein, he will be very much the fair-haired boy of the thousands who have been clamoring for elimination of party patronage. But there are still many important jobs to be handed out and there are still many ways in which the governor could, if he so desired, still mutters within his own party ranks After all the year is young and the Legislature hasn't yet had a chance to do more than get acquainted and find out who's missing.
 The real test will come when that Republican dominated Assembly starts demanding things. If it fails to subdue Governor Baldwin, then you can rest assured he will be able to do just about as he pleases. And right now what he pleases to do seems pleasing to most of us.
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Selected Poem
BOOK REVIEW

(Berte Funk in the New York Sun) The mail order catalogue is absolutely free, With l5,000 items-complete from A to z. Fifteen thousand items-any one you choose, Every one bargain, something you can use. tractor or hose-or codliver oil Christmas card, milk cans, wire by the coil Diapers for the baby aprons for the maid. Scarf pins and watches, yard goods and braid; Nail polish, auto polish, floor polish, racks, Silver polish stove polish, leather polish. jacks, Patterns, pantry sets, rubber ands and cord; Flashlights parts of a model TT" Ford, Stockings and garters, girdles and toys, Dresses for girls and suits for little boys, Shirts and books and powder and soap, Dishes and sheets and glasses and rope Clothes pins, safety pins hat pins, forks, Baby pins, rolling pins, drapery pins, corks, Napkins, paint, pencils and pastes, Scooters, drawer pulls, bikes and waists, Ribbon reels, screws and inks, Stoves, linoleums, luggage. sinks;
 So send for copy if there's anything you need, And even if you dont-it's good book to read
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in airplane design and construction rec ognized that in an expanded aviation program there would be lack of skilled mechanics.
 It has often been said that if all in- dustry tried to resume operation on a capacity scale at the same time, it would be seriously handicapped by this same shortage of skilled workers. That was true of several industries during the recovery period of 1887. Here seems to be both a need and an opportunity-a need of apprentice training for boys and and opportunity for the enterprising and skilled to obtain good jobs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-11

We didn't notice that any too much attention was paid to last Friday, the 9th of January. It was the 20th anniversary of the death of Theodore Roosevelt. A truly great American and a President of whom this nation las always been proud, his death back there few months after the World War had ended came as great shock to the entire world. Some people said at the time, we remember, that bitter disappointment over his fail ure to be allowed to participate in the war when President Wilson kindly but firmly turned aside his intention of leading a troop overseas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-11
Views of The Press

It was 8 wonderful wind! Dickens alone could have done it justice. It ought to have blown itself out in 1889, but there it still was, sweeping pension officers and local government officials off their feet in 19o8 Question any old man as to his claim, and you learned that his age had gone astray on him, but he was a fine, hardy lad on the night of the Big Wind!
 AS new distribution, like the col lection of vital statistics, was in its infancy in 1889, the readers of The Sun did not learn of the calamitous happenings in Ireland until the ar- rival of the packet ship Cambridge on February 13, and that news was limited to what had happened near Liverpool, whence the Cambridge sailed. Three days later the Great Western reached New York with further details, but these were moi as lively as the announcement oi Victoria's engagement to Albert which also arrived on the Great Western.
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which carried at the end a desk blotter, of the hand type, mounted on crescent of wood.
 When the struggle was over. Ashurst had the blotter dangling beside his desk like captive fish swung to and fro in the center aisle.
 A newspaperman happened to call the attention of Leslie Bif- file, efficient Secretary to the Ma jority, to Senator Ashurst,s blot er-fishing and MT. Biffle, with pained expression, remarked:
 "Oh, has he got that blotter swinging in the aisle again? He had it there all last session. This session we thought we'd hang it on the left side, away from the aisle, where it wouldn't be seen."
 But the first thing the Senator from Arizona had done was to transfer his fond blotter back to its cherished position.
 FRANKFURTER SURPRISE
 How close Garner, Farley ct al. play to Roosevelt is illustrated by the Felix Frankfurter appoint ment. The Old Guard boys were caught completely off guard.
 They were absolutely sure, right up to the last moment, that Jus tice Harold Stephens of the U. s. Circuit Court of Appeals in the
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District of Columbia would be named.
 A newsman who told Cum- mings that Frankfurter's nom- ination would be announced next day was told, "1f I were you I wouldn't bet nickel on that"
 Chairman Mariner s. Eccles of the Federal Reserve Board, a booster of his fellow -Utahan Stephens, likewise pooh-poohed a report that Frankfurter was the Presidents choice.
 A friend telephoned Eccles that he had heard this from a reliable source. "Nothing to it," Eccles assured him; "It's all fixed for Stephens. He is going to get this vacancy and Frank furter will be appointed suc- cessor to Brandeis when he quits next spring."
 NOTE:-While his packers were confident he would be appointed, Justice Stephens had misgivings. The night before Frankfurter' $ name was sent to the Senate, Stephens told an intimate friend that he had heard nothing from the President about being ap- pointed.
 Copyright, 1889, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-11

And by the same token where were our national legislators on Saturday, January '. That was quite an occasion - the 25Oth anniversary of the first national election of the United States of America. Let us hope that all early edition of the Congressional Record will prove that some wide-awake legislator had remarks incor- porated in the volume which called at tention to the day and the observance.
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picture. A foreign film, 'White Hell of Pitz Palu," in which she appeared earlier, was distributed in this coun- try.
 o. Do animals think?
 A. Many naturalists are of the opinion that the so-called lower animals have a limited capacity to think, and reason, and that their minds differ from those of human beings merely in degree and not in kind. The subject is discussed in de- tail in a circular, Intelligence, In- stinct, and Reason in Animals" which may be obtained by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to our Service Bureau, 1913 Thir- teenth St., Washington, D. c.
 @. How many years was the mili- tary guard maintained at the grave of President Harding and what did it cost the Government?
 A. Nearly five years at total cost of $135 5,000.
 @. What Jewish holiday occurred on December 1T, 1925?
 A. The date corresponds to Thurs day, the first day of the Hebrew Month Tebet, year 5686. The Hebrew name for the day is Rosh Chodesh4 which is the day of the new moon; the first day of every Jewish month also the last day of every Jewish month containing 30 days.
 @. What is a Janizary?
 A. The Janizaries were slaves or conscript soldiers in the Turkish in- fantry, who formed the main fight ing body. The force was abolished after revolt in 1926.
 If you want a copy of our book let. STAMP COLLECTING" send to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir- teenth St., Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
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Current Comment

I'm glad you liked it. The fine will be $500.
 -Bunicipal Judge Holland of Kan sas City when Roy T. Bow CTS admitted he had turned in a false fire alarm to establish a record by having turned in false fire alarms in each of the 48 states.
 The murder and everything fits into my horoscope. Robert Irwin, convicted of three murders, as he was taken to Sing Sing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-11
Whats Your l. O?
Can you answer seven of these test questions. Turn to last page for the answers.

1. Who was the first woman member of a presidents cabinet in the U. S.?
 2. What is the name for that point in its orbit at which a planet is nearest the sun?
 3. Is platinum heavier than lead?
 4. What does the term "bull" mean on the stock exchange?
 5. What body of water borders Spain on the north?
 6. What is the correct pronuncia- tion of the word Hawaii?
 2. How many members compose the board of directors of the Ten nessee Valley Authority?
 8. To which nation does the island of Formosa belong2
 g. What is the name for the alloy of copper and zinc?
 10. With what course should sher- bet be served?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-11
Skilled Workers Wanted

The Navy Department, making prepar- ations for the anticipated speeding up of the navy building program, found shortage of skilled workers. It has ordered all navy yard apprentice schools to run at full capacity until further notice. The proposal to give some of the young men of the eco special training
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-11
Daily Almanac

Sun rises TIT a. m: sets 4:43 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 January thaws, such as we have been ex- periencing, are customary. Some times they last an entire month. as they did two years ago. Sometimes they last day or two only. But you can always count on January thaw making everyone declare, enormously, that the backbone of winter is broken.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-11
New York Day by Day
BY CHARLES B. DRIsCoLL

New York, Jan. 11--It's still not too late for Grover Whalen to adopt suggestion made in this column some months ago: That the New York Worlds Fair cooper ate with the San Francisco Worlds Fair. When I mentioned
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-11

LuS Aued O MT. Whalen, t h e pleasant execu- tive of our big show was po- litely firm in his refusal. He said there's no money in such activity, and he is responsible to those who p u t t h e 1 r m o n e y into New York s venture.
 I can under stand f h o f
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-11
Questions
 and Answers
By FREDERICK M. KERRY

Enclose a three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ton of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- freau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be un- dertaken. Be sure all mail is ad- dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 THE EDITOR o. How is the name Nobel, donor of the Nobel Prize, pronounced? A. Nobel, with accent on the se- cond syllable.
 0. Was Leni Riefenstahl ever employed by an American film cor1- pany?
 A. Universal Studios engaged her for a role in IS. O. s. Iceberg" filmed in Greenland five years ago. It was her only role in an American
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Washington Merry-G Go-Round
c>.-r'sh. Laao sIEA
D R E w PEARSON ROBERT S. ALLEN

 ntimes Chambelans "appeasement'
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY Il, 193
A Thought for Today

Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be Ioosed, Art thou Ioosed from a wife? seek not 8 wife-I Corinthians 7:27.
  One should believe in marriage as in the im- mortality of the soul.-Balzac.
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TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say: "He is often ugly
 when crOssed;" say, "il- natured' or "quarrelsome." I
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picture. A foreign film, White Hell of Pitz Palu," in which she appeared earlier, was distributed in this coun- try.
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point of view. but don't alto gether sympathize with it. If I were MT. Whalen I'd permit the Golden Gate people to set up an information booth, at least, on the grounds at Flushing Meadows, It would create good will, espe- cially in the West, toward the New York fair, and it would not take one visitor away from MT. Whalen's show.
 Sometimes good will pays divi- dends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-11

Copyright, 1899, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc0
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-28
Engineers Quick
Action Prevents
Major Rail Crash
Three Killed as Truck
Loaded With Logs Hit
By Passenger Train

BUCODA, Wash, April
28. (UP) - An engineers
last desperate attempts to
avert a collision were credit
ed today with having saved
possible heavy loss of life in a
train-truck crash in which three
men were killed and only six of
$50 train passengers injured slight
ly.
Those killed were the engineer
Charles Beatey, Centralia, Wash,
his fireman, Clyde Hendrix, Gen.
tralia; and Herman Vollman, May
field, Wash, driver of the truck.
The accident occurred on a grade
crossing here when a San Fran
cisco bound Union Pacific passen-
ger train crashed into heavy truck
and trailer loaded with logs for a
nearby sawmill.
The trains engine, tender and
baggage car were tossed on their
sides in a tumble of logs and truck
parts. The first three passenger
cars were derailed. Trackage was
torn up for 200 yards.
Beatey's split second action in
part were the state treasurer fran
ing sand on the tracks to aid the
brakes in taking hold was believed
to have averted greater loss Of
life and additional injuries to his
passengers.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-28
Roosevelt TO Hitler; Hitler to
Roosevelt :. Point TO Point

BERLIN. April 28 CUP)-Here
are Adolf Hitler's replies to points
made in Presidents Roosevelt's peace
message of April 10.
MR.. ROOSEvELT.-You have
repeatedly asserted that you and
the German people have no desire
for war. If this is true there need
be no war.
HERR HITLER-I wish to point
out that I have not conducted any
war; that for the past year | have
expressed my adherence of war
and of war mongers; and that l am
unaware for what purpose I should
wage war at all. I should be
thankful if Mr.. Roosevelt would
give me an explanation in this
connection.
MR.. ROOSEVELT am con-
vinced that the cause of world
peace would be greatly advanced if
the nations of the world were
able to obtain frank statement
relating to the present and future
policy of governments.
HERR HITLER-I have already
done this, Mr. Roosevelt, in in
Vulnerable public speeches and I
am doing it in the course of this
meeting of the German Reichstag
I must however decline to give
such explanation to any other but
the people for whose existence and
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-28

life I am responsible and who on
the other hand have alone the
right to demand that I account to
them. However, give the aims of
German policy openly so the en-
tire world can hear in any case.
MR.. ROOSEVELT-Are you will
ling to give assurance that your
armed forces will not attack or
invade the territory or possessions
of the following independent ma
tions. CThe president then named
81 nations in Europe and the Near
EaSt)
HERR HITLER-All the states
bordering Germany have received
much more binding assurance than
the suggestions Mr.. Roosevelt makes
to me in his peculiar telegram. But
should there be any doubt as to
Continued on Page 6, Col. a
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-28
HITLER REJECTS PEACE, DEMANDS DANzIC
HITLER SPEAKS

"Danzig must be returned To Ger
many. .'."
"Tt Germany has the strongest
army and the strongest air fleet in
the world. :"
"If conflict comes, the German
nation will oppose resistance COM
pared with which 1914 would be
nothing. -
81 am sure that you CMr. Roose-
velt) have found it so easy to solve
all your problems that now you
turn to the world at large. {. :"
81 have to confine myself to the
destiries Of the nation of which l
am head. -
81 sOlemnly declare that all
assertions . concerning an in
tended German attack or invasion
on or i'm American territory arc rank
frauds and gross urtrutbs. :"
The return of the Saar territory
has done away with all territorial
problems in Europe between France
and Germany. :"
81 never thought that the colonial
question could be a cause of war
between Germany and England. Be-
yond that, I have never made any
demand which clashed with Britain
Continued on Page 6; Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-28
Co||egians See Film, Hear Valley
Called Most Remarkable Community

Central Junior college students
and the faculty viewed the film
Life in Imperial Valley" at the
regular assembly Friday morning.
Paul jenkins, Post and Press pub
Usher who took the colored motion
pictures of valley industries and
business development, declared that
Imperial Valley offers greater pos
sibilities to young people than any
other community in the United
States.
Imperial Valley he said, lis the
most remarkable community in the
nation He distributed pamphlets
listing economic facts concerning
the valley.
Next week he will show the film
at Harding school in Ell Centre on
Monday morning. at Calipatria
Union high school Tuesday NOR
ming, at Wilson school in Ell Centro
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-28
Building Permits
Boosted Again

Ell Centro's building permit total
advanced Friday to $l64,540.
A $40 permit was granted Lucille
Broome for building at 110 East
Olive street; Texas company was
authorized to erect a 500 sign at
200 North Imperial; Valley Lumber
company obtained a permit for
$1,000 alterations at Sixth and
State; Salvatore Maggie was au-
thorized to make $75 additions at
426 Len Rey; Merle SoneS obtained
a $50 permit for a car shade at 124l
Olive street; j. H. Morgan received
a S1O0 permit for construction at
It's North Tenth; Daley Jackson
obtained permit for a $3.50 dwell
ing at 354 Villa; and H. j. Saizan
received a permit for 5000 founda-
tion repairs at 467 Hamilton street.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-28
Enough
Bon s
Listed
Horton Says Plan
May Be Operating
In Short Time

A strong possibility that
the long-sought program to
refund the Imperial 1rriga-
ton districts bonded debt
will go into effect within
three weeks was seen Friday after
reports from the coast indicated
more than two thirds of the bond
holders had either deposited under
the plan or agreed to deposit.
Chief Counsel Harry Horton ex-
planned that technically the courts
would not pass finally upon the
refunding plan until July IT, but
pointed out that there is a good
chance a temporary ruling will be
obtained May Is which will put
the plan into effect then.
Notices are going out now to
the more than 100 bond and war
rant holders informing them of
the July II hearing in federal court
in San Diego" Horton said, cat
that time objections will be heard
testimony taken and the court will
take the matter under advisement
I do not anticipate any particular
delay in obtaining a ruling.
However, on May Is a hearing
will be accorded a district applica-
tion to put the refunding plan into
temporary practice pending the per-
manent July II ruling. This IS
merely a plan to speed up proceed
ingS as much as possible. Because
by that time there probably will
be considerably more than the
necessary two thirds of outstand-
ing bonds deposited, 1 believe we
have a good chance of a favorable
decision"
Definite assurance that 66 per
cent of the bonds have been de-
posted or arc in transit to dcpoSi
tories was given late Thursday in
a long distance call to the Post
Press from w. d. CourtWright OF
San Francisco. secretary of the
bondholderS committee.
eve can say with confidence
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man PAIN across Ille folLoIi IOiliuoi
into East Prussia.
He offered direct negotiations
with any other power.
In strongly worded speech to
the German Reichstag that was
packed with defiant threats and
declarations of peace Hitler char
acterized President RooSevelts
message to the dictatorS as a
breach of good manners. He chided
the president for not solving his
own domestic problems.
All Germany and large part OF
the world listened as Hitler spoke.
Every form of activity in Germany
was suspended. Representatives OF
the Nazi Labor Front supervised
mass listening in front of loud
speakers.
Hitler laid down his proposition
clearly:
He considers the Polish-German
treaty of friendship and non-ag-
gression abrogated by the military
guarantees Of Britain to Poland.
He considers the British attitude
has nullified the naval treaty un-
der which the German navy was
limited to 35 per cent of the Bri-
tish.
Danzig is German and never will
Continued on Page 6, Col. ID
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-28
Force Only Answer
Europe Knows, Says
Borah Of Speech
Administration Silent
On Hitler Reply AS
Roosevelt Criticized

WASHINGTON, April %.
(UP)-Sen. William E. Bor-
ah, R., Ida, declared today
that Europe had given its
customary answer to Presl-
dent Roosevelt's appeal for peace
force.
Speaking of Chancellor Adolf
Hitler's speech to the Reichstag
today, the veteran foreign affairs
expert declared:
Europe has always settled her
differences through means of force.
When President Roosevelt under
took tt make a peaceful move he
got nothing back but what Europe
always sends back-force."
Borah's declaration came after
sources close to the White House
expressed resentment at the man
ner employed by Hitler in making
his reply 10 President Roosevelt.
They said it was violation OF
diplomatic courtesy.
(Hitler, in his speech, had COM
ulcllOtu UlIItll1 blldb IboooCFCi1o
message was delivered to newspa-
pers and sent over the radio be-
fore he had an opportunity to read
it. He said this was the reason
he made his reply before the Reich
Stag)
No official White House or state
department comment was made on
the speech, but private comments
indicated belief the address had
not made war less likely.
I'VE can't adjust ourselves to
European problems and undertake
to solve them," Borah said, unless
we accept the principle upon which
Europe builds up her problems-and
that is force
"A little less than war and
little more than words does not
work in Europe"
Borah expressed his views at
a session of the senate foreign re-
lations committee which is con-
sidering revision of the neutrality
act.