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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-16
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The allies will not consider peace. -Col. Douglas Sunday, Royal Air
 Force, retired.
 England has been magnificently calm through it all.
 Merle Oberon, film actress.
 If the United States entered (war) on an imperialistic basis, I would not support it. William 2. Foster, Communist
 party chairman.
 Repeal of the arms embargo, in my Judgment, is @ definite and cer- tain step toward war. Senator Arthur Capper (Rep.,
 Kans).
 By remaining out and making America great and strong. we can make sure that none of the nations now engaged in war, exhausted by the death struggle now under way, will be able to attack.
 Frank oanuett. publisher.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-16

The Republican feud in Fs lirfield Coun- ty and Bridgeport has reacf led the point where even the restaurant O Wners are be- ing drawn into the scrap. And former State Senator J. Kenneth D radley seems to be right in the middle ofjit. This time he drew fire of the Bridgepsar.! Restaurant Owners Association by usirs the expres- sion, saloon in criticizin ,. William J. Prince, member of the Rep iblican Town Committee of Bridgeport. ] he statement which drew fire was one in a letter sent to Town Committee Chairman Norman c. Goodwill by Bradley in whicl he said: T have often been told of a remark at- tributed to Mayor McLevy that the Re- publican party would nevel' get anywhere as long as it was run from a saloon. On this point certainly agree. =" Prince is president of the Bridgepo Tt Restaurant Owners Association and hi group seeks an apology from the West port political sachem.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-16
THE OUTCOME IN WATERBURY
(Hartford Courant)

A cynic might find much to in- terest him in the final political out come of the scandals in Waterbury. Two years ago the voters, sensing that something was deeply wrong with the conduct of their municipal affairs, set in movement an investi- gation that, when 1t finally ended in the Superior Court, had proved be- yond reasonable doubt that for seven years the city had been plundered by a gang of corruptionists headed by the Mayor himself and including some twenty close henchmen. Yet now, three months after the guilt has been established, the same vot- CTS not only have refused to reform their local political system but have continued in office the same party whose members were convicted of having robbed them.
 The cynical interpretation would be that the voters are chumps, SO indifferent and so irresponsible that they cannot be stirred from their accustomed path even by manifest mismanagement of their affairs. Yet such an Interpretation could not easily be justifled in the case of Wa terbury. No doubt can exist that the people of that city were deeply stir red and resentfully indignant by their betrayal at the hands of MT Hayes and his clique. but they rec garded the guilt as personal. They did not consider it e sufficient justi- f1cation for radically altering their governmental system, m,-perhaps they remembered that Mir. Hayes launch- ed his career with e new municipal charter and they did not consider I it an excuse for znistrusting every otber person who calls himself q Democrat.
 Tina win reveal whether or noi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-16
Selected Poem
AEoLUs AT AvIGS,ON

Dorothy Livingston Ulrich in the INew York Times) At Avignon the blade of wind is sharp as blasphemy and all that grows outside the wall is leaning toward the sea. The cedar fences tilt and creak like masts upon a ship and the meadows quver low beneath the blowing whip. The curtains flicker from thGii sills, the dust is never down, and men must speak between their hands in such windy town. The Rhone becomes inpatient here with currents green and wide so that the boats of Avignon are twitching with the tide. city that is cursed with win.i can never be set free, " and even songs in Avignon are longing for the sea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-16
Questions andAnswers
BY FREDERIC M. KERRY

WX EM@W4Ma& NAs AA0AA3A
 Enclose Q three cent stamp tot reply when addressing any ques. tlon Of fact or information Co the waterbury Democrats Service bu. reau as washington. Legal and meaical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research 0e Cn- tlertaken. Be sure an mail is ad- dressed Co The WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU. REATj. 1913 Thirteenth. Street,
 THE EDITOR.
 a Please tell me something about the famous Charter Oak tree.
 A It stood in Hartford, Conn, in front of Governor Wyllys' man. sion. built in 1888. The charter of the Connections Colony, granted by King Charles II in 1862, IS supposed ia have been hidden in the tree by | natriot. when Sir Edmund Andrcs demanded its surrender in 1887, at tfe command of King James II. The charter served Connecticut as a con- stitution from l662 to 1916. The tree blew down in Q light gale on August 2i, 1886. Pieces of the wood were made into gavels, picture frames, and even chairs, one of which stands in the senate chamber of the State Capitol.
 e. What name did the Saxons give to November9
 A. "Windmonath," because the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-16

Howard Lind- say and RuSSel Grouse wove a play out of Life With Father" they were not with out family support, for Clarence Days widow stood vigilantly over the task.
 She was with the authors when they wrote and with the show when 1t rehearsed and to help make the Day household authen- tic behind the footlights, she con- tributed most of her furniture the same furniture that had been in the Day family for several generations.
 And what candor her husband had practiced in his stories, she allowed the play. Father Day emerges on the historic Empire Theater stage as the same tyran- nical, soft-hearted, officious, love- able character that thousands of Americans came to know in Clar- ence Days prose portraits.
 Life with father in those nos- talgic vignettes drawn by Clar- ence Day was not an easy matter. Father was particular about the household audits. Moth- CT never quite knew what she did with the money.
 Father suddenly discovered that he had neglected in his youth to be baptised. He was not chag- rined. Mother was mortified and insisted that he guarantee his safe entry into Heaven. Father ada mantly declined to doi 1t.
 He scared his servants to death and maintained an oppressive at- titude over his four sons.
 PLAYWRIGHTs STUCK
 CLOSELY TO BOOK
 And the authors of the play have not strung a plot of their own invention around these sim- pie and nostalgia facts about Father Day. For the most part, they have brought to life the charming people that Clarence Days faithful readers liked and revered on paper.
 The play is a huge success at the Empire where, appropriately. fashioned, horse drawn bar ouches and Victorias now draw Up under spurious gas-lights to signal their good-spirited fares.
 Before the theater lights go down in the red velvet, plush Empire, the playgoers have an opportunity to learn about Clar- ence Day from an abbreviated word-portrait. It is the tribute of his friend, E. B. White, to the au- thor while he was still alive.
 HOW DAY WROTE,
 THOUGH CRIPPLED
 "A person reading Clarence Day" muses White, would never guess that his life has been a high spirited, hot tempered struggle against illness Every thing he has achieved has been determined largely by a rheumatic condition which is so acute that he can't leave his bed. Latterly he has lost the use of most of his muscles and can't even scratch his ear save with the aid of a little wooden wand that he waves stiffly about as an ir1- fant does a rattle. He is not touchy about his invalidism. He simply never men .icrs 1t ..
 Tt is an inspiring sight to see him, his pencil held stiffly be- tween thumb and third finger, writing by flexing the muscles of his shoulder blades, which he can still wiggle; his forefinger, use- less for guiding the pencil, sym- patheticaly weaving about in the air like the feeler of a cricke5."
 And Mrs. Day haunts the Em- pire every evening. The other night she was told to go home and get some sleep. "What good would that do?" she retorted. you've got all my furniture up there. T'he hoiise fs emt1ty"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-16
Daily Almanac
iets 9:s7 p. m.

Moon sets 9:37 D. m.
 Sun rises 6:39 a. n.; sets A:34 D. m.
 All vehicles must be light ed thirty minutes after sunset.
 The last few years whictl have found cold weather setting in early Ia November, fol- lowed by heavy snowstarlais have also re- suited in breaks" in the weather after the first of the year. And a wslrm January and February usually is followed by q mean March and slow spring.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-16
What's Your l. O.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

i. Name the saltiest body of water in the world.
 2. Who is the foreign minister of Turkey?
 3. How many cubic inches are in one cubic foot?
 4. Into which body of water does the Volga river empty?
 5. Name the rank in, the U. s, navy next below captain.
 6. What is the correct pronuncia- ton of the word ablative?
 2. Why is 1t easier to swim in salt water than fresh water?
 g. Name the foreign minister of Estonia.
 g. What is the function of the lachrymal glands?
 10. Does the Republic of China use the same calendar as the U. s.?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-16

h ave laughed outrageously at the pa ternal high . jinks in his Old New York home of the I880's, just as he laugned a t them in the delightful s k e t ches he p enciled with arthriti c ftn- gers for some time before his death
 B ut W h e n
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-16
MEN, NOT PARTY
tBoston Post)

Many persons predicted that { graft scandals in Waterbury. Con
 would harm the chances of i Democratic party for power for
 long time in that State. But the cent election in Waterbury show that the Democrats are just strong as ever. They won Mayoralty of that and other citi This shows that the voters regard the men, not the party, as respe sible for graft. And 1t was no| worthy that Republicans were I1| ed up in the mess, too.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-16

winds blew furiously and the fisher. men drew their boats on the beach to wait for calmer weather in the spring. They also called 1t "Blot- rnonath," or Bloodmonth, because 1t was the time of slaughtering animals for winter food.
 c. Can the King of England veto an Act of Parliament?
 A. He has that constitutional power but no king has exercised 1t since 1707.
 e. will sawdust make good in- sulating material for filling the walls of a house?
 A. The only point in its favor Is that 1t is relatively cheap. Thick ness for thickness 1t has somewhat less insulating value than the aver age commercial insulator. A seri- ous objection to sawdust is that 1t attracts vermin and furnishes a good nesting place for rats and mice.
 c. Is anthracite heavier than bic luminous coal?
 A. Bituminous coals weighs 45 to 50 pounds per cubic foot and aa- thracite, 50 to 56 pounds.
 c. How are depth charges dis charged by destroyers2
 A. They are racked on rails in large cylindrical containers and merely rolled of the stern, singly or in salvos, as the destroyer speeds over the supposed location of the submerged undersea boat. c. Is it possible to obtain a patent on the invention of a new kind of flower, fruit. or other plant? 4. Since May 2s, 1sso, the pro- lection of the patent laws has been extended so that an asexually re- produced, distinct and new variety of plant. other than e tuber-propa- gated plant, shall be subject to patent.
 c. Was the Republic of Texas larger than the present state before 1t joined the United States in ls45? A. It included all of the present state of New Mexico east of the Rio Grande River, and those parts of Colorado, Kansas and Oklahoma south of the Arkansas River and west of longitude 100.
 c. What is the significance of dreaming about ladder? A. The commonly suggested an. swer is that If you are going up you will experiece good fortune and| preferment; if going down, the rel verse. c. Do other stars like our sunl have planets revolving around them as in our solar system. and could life exist on those planets? A. Whether there are othe1 planets outside our solar system thav are habitable by forms of life such as we know on earth, and whetheA life actually exists upon them, i4 pure speculation. There is no good reason to believe that the earth i unique in this respect. and 1t cer1 tainly is not far-fetched to assumq that stars other than our sun hayq planets with conditions compatibl4 to life.
 Hf you want . copy of our book E
 let, send to The Waterbury Demo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-16
WATERBURY BACK TO NORMAL
Bridgeport Times)

Yesterday, in e, rather routine election, Waterbury elected Demo-. cratic candidate Vincent A, Scully its mayor by 2s3e4 votes over his Republican opponent. John ". Ring. Socialist candidate and associate of Mayor Jasper McIsevy, received 4.390 votes out of 3g.OO0 cast. Ordinarily. there would be little that was news in such a Waterbury election. Wa terbury is normally . Democratic city.
 But yesterdays election. ws think was news of an unusual character. ny t. Waterbury eznezains from the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-16

they might better have carried thei| indignation into voting booth Meantime, it is enough to say tha| in MT. Scully they have elected [ the mayoral ofilce . man both cap able and reputable, who doubtlel can give the city excellent goverT ment under the existing charter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-16
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, Nov. 16--Clarence Day is not alive to see his gentle "reminiscences of life With Faith
 CT" transmitted into a successful play. But he would have been mighty pleased with 1t He would
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-16
SAME OLD WATERBURY
(New Britain Herald)

Waterbury remains e Democr city. Whereas exrMayor Fr Hayes was reelected two years by less than 100 votes. Vincent Scully was elected yesterday more than 2,O00. The scandals \ not pinned on the Democrats, q cialiy as Republican names wer| the cast of the play.
 The victory of yesterday d after the voters had turned G a city manager plan and q charter. The electorate is wi to give the present system an&
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-16

Followers of the sport of kings will be
 somewhat saddened to lear1 of the un- timely death of Pompoon, five-year-old race horse owned by J. H. Lo, lchheim. Up until last summer Pompoen. was real front-runner As two-yea1: old in 1886 he was the years champion, but the fol- lowing year had to contgn d with War Admiral and didn't do so well. He did fairly we'll in 1888, but blao' Ee down this past summer and was rerHl'ted head for stud in 1940. In twenty races he won once He earned total of $141 ,000 for ten, finished second five times, was third his owner. He is best rem'snnbered by his gallant efforts to beat out War Admiral in the 1887 Kentucky Derby and Preakness, but was nosed olat both times.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-16

With the football season al most finished for the collegiate teams, the s ports world is ready for the winters indoor sports and the first call for baseball practice in the sunny climes. However, before baseball can make any impression on the average sports fan there'll be lots of basketball, hockey, and track to occu py headlines and columns of space.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-16
Washington Merry -Go-Round
DREW PEAR s ON ROBERT s. ALLEN

crisis which the state
  Dutch sTategicay located
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-16

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR Do not say, "I have neither read the book nor the maga- xines"; say, ''have read neither the book nor the magazine"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-16
A Thought for Today

And he said unto them, Take heed ana beware os coyetousness. for A mans life consistent not i'm the abundance of the things which he pos sesseth.-St. Luke 12:15.
 The covetous man pines in plenty, like Tam talus up to the chin in water, and yet tnrsy'- T. Adams.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-16

if you want . copy of our book let, send to The Waterbury Demo- cats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. 0. Enclose 10 cents In postage.
Evening star., 1939-04-26
District Milk Probe
Will Start Tuesday

The Public Health Subcommittee
OF the House District Committee
arranged today to begin the long
delayed investigation of the Wash
ington milk situation Tuesday. DR..
George c. Rutland, District health
officer. will be the first witness.
The date for starting the inquiry
was fixed after the subcommittee
approved a program of procedure
outlined by its special counsel, j.
Edward Burroughs. former assistant
United States attorney for the Dis
trict.
Mr. Burroughs told the subcom-
mittee he had already interviewed
a number of prospective witnesses
and had sought the cooperation of
the Federal Trade Commission and
the Department of Agriculture. The
inquiry was ordered by the House
more than month ago following
seizure of truckload of alleged
bootleg" cream from Indiana. 1t
Will have two-fold purpose:
/. To determine the extent of
violations of the 1925 District Milk
Control Act.
2. To determine whether milk and
cream for fluid consumption pro-
duced outside the Washington milk
shed should be permitted to be
shipped into the District under
proper regulation.
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Civil Service Appeal
Measure Action
Is Deferred
Senate Committee to
Await Completion
Of EIIender Probe

The Senate Civil Service Com
m1ttee will defer action on legisla-
ton to set up civil service appeals
machinery until Senator Ellender,
Democrat, of Louisiana completes
his inquiry into charges of dis
elimination in employment condi-
tions that have been made by per-
sonnel in some agencies.
This was decided today at a meet
ing Of the committee when the sub
Ject was discussed by Senator Logan.
Democrat. of Kentucky, author of
an appeals measure, and Senator
Ellender.
The Louisiana Senator, who has
held number of hearings expects
to conclude these the last of this
week or the first of next.
The committee also ordered a
favorable report on two bills. One,
sponsored by Senator Mead, Demo-
crat, Of New York, would remove all
age qualifications for civil service
examinations, and is designed to
meet the complaint that the limits
often bar applicants who are verging
on middle age.
The other bill, by Senator
Townsend, Republican. of Delaware
would allow any congressional Sec
retary or clerk. after four years
service, to transfer to a civil service
position by non-competitive ex-
animation.
Both proposals have been advocat-
ed in former years.
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Firms Urged to Give
Jobs to Men Over 40

Washington employers were urged
today by the District Commissioners
to provide jobs for men and women
over 40 years of age, in a proclama-
ton in which they set aside next
week for observance as National
Employment Week
The program is being sponsored
jointly by the American Legion and
the United States Employment Serv.
ice, with local activities under the
direction of the District Depart
ment of the Legion and the District
Employment Center. The campaign
is for jobs both for unemployed vet
Grams and non-veterans.
Various churches, civic organiza-
tionS and other groups are cooper
ating in the program. which was out
lined to the Commissioners today by
delegation headed by Oscar G.
Jones, veteran placement repre-.
sentative, who is chairman of the
campaign group.
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Point of Order
lOVercomeS
Lockout

Representative Reid F. Murray,
Republican, of Wisconsin finally
established a point of order in his
apartment in the Fairfax Hotel to-
day, but it took the fire rescue
squad and assorted citizens to help
him.
The Murray household, regularly
Republican in most aspects. has a
young insurgent in the person of
Hyde Murray, 8-year -old son of the
family. Hyde has penchant for
obstructionist tactics in the home.
Shortly after midnight today. there
was evidence of his activity. N,pre-
sentative and Mrs. Murray hao been
visiting their neighbors In the hotel,
Representative and Mrs. Frank B.
Keefe, also Wisconsin Republicans.
They returned to their own apart
ment to find that Hyde had locked
the door. Efforts to rouse the sleep
ing boy failed and the rescue squad
was summoned. The firemen clam
bered in q second story window and
let the Mllrravs in.
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Robbers Slug Man,
Take S and His
Suit Of Clothes
Victim Left Unconscious
In Lot; Car Thief
SIoshes Stranger

Edward j. Mcintyre of 14l9 Thir-
ty-third street NV. was knocked
out last night. robbed of S. and the
suit he was wearing. and left lying
unconscious in a parking lot at
Third street NV, he reported to
police today.
Mr.. Mcintyre said he was walk
ing on c street NV. near Sixth
street when he was stopped by a
white man asking for a cigarette. He
related that the man. keeping his
hand in his pocket as if he had a
gun, forced him to 60 to the parking
lot, where he was grabbed by a
second man.
The victim said he was sluggei in
the face and knocked unconscious.
When he awake his suit was missing
and also his wallet.
A carpenter employed at mainte-
nance work at the Police Headquar-
tiers Building, the victim, in his alb
breviated attire. walked TO headquar-
tiers, obtained his work clothes and
reported the attack.
Miss Frances Betninian OF 621
Seventh street NE. reported that her
purse containing 95 cents and papers
was snatched at $50 m. today as
she was walking at F and Sixth
streets NE. The purse snatcher was
a colored girl about II years old.
Frank Topper, 33. of 8O7 Eighth
street NV was in Emergency Hos
pital today with serious injuries, con-
templating the rewards of good
Samaritanism.
Mr.. Topper came upon a giant COL
ored man who was trying to steal
an automobile in an alley at the rear
of Tenth street and Massachusetts,
avenue NV. last night, he told
police
When he sought to stop the thief,
Mr.. Topper said, the man drew knife
and cut him. He was removed to
Emergency with serious wounds on
the head and neck. His assailant
escaped.
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Array Of Blossoms
To Greet Visitors
To Apple Festival
Thousands Expected
| AtWinchester Event
Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
WINCHESTER, Va. April 90
Showers and high temperatures
combined today in decorating or
chards with full bloom for the
opening of the 10Th annual Shenan-
doah Apple Blossom Festival to-
morrow.
The sun broke through this morn
ing, although more showers were
forecast for the eve of the spec
tacular display which is expected
to attract thousands of visitors from
Virginia and neighboring States.
Miss Genevieve Garner of ANA
rillo, Tex, granddaughter of Vice
President and Mrs. John Nance
Garner, will arrive late today in
preparation for her reign as Queen
Shenandoah 10th" A senior at Ar
lington Hall, Miss Garner will be
accompanied here by a Festival
Committee and State motor cycle
police escort. Mrs. Richard E. Byrd
will be her official hostess.
Gov. Price, who will crown Miss
Garner tomorrow at 3 pm, in the
Handley High School Stadium, and
Col. w. M. Kemper, the Governors S
executive assistant, will be guests
OF State Senator T. Russell Gather
and Mrs. Gather for the two days of
the celebration.
Aside from the coronation of the
Texas brunette beauty, a high light
OF the festival will be the presen-
tation of the springtime pageant,
In Festival Time" by 1000 high
school students Immediately after
queen Shenandoah begins her reign
The pageant will be repeated Fri
day morning at 10 o'clock.
Somewhat cooler weather was in
prospect for the festival days, and
Dr. Walter S. Hough of the VIM
chester Research Laboratory gave
assurances that the apple blossoms
would be looking all right"
Senator and Mrs. Gather will give
a large reception for the Governor
and his party. who also will attend
the grand ball tomorrow night in
honor OF the more than 30 princesses
OF the queens court.
Word from Washington indicated
some House members would accept
the general invitation of Represent
atlve A. Willis Robertson of the
eighth Virginia district to attend
the festival.
Mrs. John N. Garner and Mrs.
Iully c. Garner. mother of Queen
shenandoah, will arrive tomorrow
morning and will be the guests of
senator and Mrs. Harry F. Byrd
at Rosemont.