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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20
A Thought for Today
South American Cards

The first United States card in the South American trade game is on the taEle and it looks good for trick It is the arrangement with Brazil by which the United States offers gold and credits to that country in order that it may put it's debt structure in order and stabil- ize it's money on basis on which it can again trade on an expanded scale With the United States.
 For the past year almost all the cards played in the Latin-American game have been German and Italian cards They were good ones, too, and took many trick. There was the aski-mark- barter ace, the propaganda queen, which finessed it's way into position of political importance in several Latin American countries. There was the local-political- l-movement joker, which came near taking an important trick until several countries recognized it as invalid, and threw it out of the game. Meanwhile Uncle Sam held some cards, but hesitated to play them. Trick after trick went to Europe. Now he has decided to play few aces himself.
 First he played the Good Neighbor ace, which ranked high, for the countries south know that today Uncle Sam has imperative reasons to want genuine friendship with nearest neighbors. Hence they know they can trust his protestations of friendship. Then he played the Declar- G,on of Lima and reciprocal trade picture cards, and they took tricks, too, for the South Americans are already beginning to realize that the blocked-mark boule- yard is one-Way alley.
 Now it looks as though Sam is going to run out the suit of friendly financial as- distance and increased free trade. Chile desperately needs financial help to re- habilitate her earthquake regions. Peru, Uruguay, and perhaps Argentina, need help to get back on the track of orthodox finance and normal international trade relations. If we don't give it, others are ready, as Czecho- -Slovakia knows
 The United States is now creditor country, as Dr. Oswaldo Aranha pointed cut, and must act like one. That is, it must use it's creditor position to promote economic recuperation in countries less favored. A creditor has no other choice, for he has nothing to gain by the bank ruptcy of his debtors Already hOWls have gone out from Germany that the United States is out to Subdue South America with golden bullets. That is untrue, but it shows that the cards played were good ones, and the loss of the tricks hurt
 The United States is not seeking to ex- clude Germany or any other country from South American trade. It is only trying to see that the trade game is played under rules that apply to all and not under special rules that allow some countries the privilege of not following suit, while the rest were compelled to do so Brazil has made it clear that even after the agreement goes into effect, anybody can play, provided that they subscribe to the same set of rules.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20

We never agreed with Robert Morris of Nichols who was one of the greatest work CTS in behalf of elimination of the motor vehicle testing lanes last year. He was the gentleman who placed the sign in front of his home asking passing motor ists to stop and sign petition to drop the tests However, we do think he's on the right track when he points out that majority of the cars passing over the Mer- ritt Parkway today are from outside the state and are not contributing one cent toward the cost of this fine roadway nor it's upkeep. MT. Morris thinks we are head ing toward toll roads and so does the writer. It sticks right out in front of any body who knows what road costs are and what they will be as the magnificence of roadways increases. Of toll roads he says: This is going to come. Sixty-six per cent of the traffic on the Merritt Parkway is foreign cars. If they want to use that highway let them pay for it. If not, an- other highway is available -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20
Book A Day
Covered Wagon Rolls Again

Archie Binns tackles the familiar saga of the emigrant train in "The Land Is Bright" (Scribners: $2.5O) but if you expect scalpings and buff falo stampedes in the usual manner you should hook your oxen to a dif- ferent covered wagon.
 | For BinnS has written a new kind of story of the Oregon trail, a novel tense with the search for lost children, with the scourge of cholera, with the fate that follows water. You will find it as human broken wheels and bitter alkali as Polk, the 4-year-old in one wagon who refused to walk an- other step.
 What Binns has really done is write the detailed, intimate story of one particular wagon train jolt ing its way across the plains to the Promised Land" of Oregon in the cary 1850s. He seems to have overlooked nothing in the epic routine of those days, includ- ing the birth of baby en route, a marriage, deaths, poker games, storms and the halt for Sunday dinner.
 ! The story winds chiefly around Nancy Ann Greenfield, the girl from Iowa, and Clse Ford, the Kentuckian who fights his way out of quicksand to come back to her. Through their lives you follow the prairie schooners to the coast and a new life.
 All of which makes this perhaps not great book but surely a book eminently readable.-P. G. F.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20

der way with Soviet Russia by which Henry Wallace hopes to un- load a little more of his surplus wheat, while the War Department expects to get . reserve stock of manganese to be used in a war emergency. If the deal goes through it vii lbe the most im- portant barter transaction ever negotiated by the United States.
 Chief stumbling block, so far,
 is that Russia does not particu-
 larly need wheat. However, Sec
 retary Wallace, who has become
 Public Salesman No. 1 when it
 comes to getting Bid of his sur-
 plus wheat, thinks Stalin ought
 to take a little of it-say about
 20,000,000 bushels-to store up
 for a war emergency.
 Thus far the Russians have been more anxious to sell their manganese for cash than to trade for wheat. They point out that the Soviet trade balance is al- ready 300 per cent favorable to the United States, and that the extra purchase of manganese might balance things up. But the Soviet is willing to pledge con- tinued heavy purchases of Ameri- can machinery and tools if the manganese sale goes through.
 Meanwhile the War Departn. ent wants the deal to go through either for cash or for barter. It points out that in wartime sup plies Of manganese, absolutely es-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20
HONOR TO GUTENBERG (New York Times)

Strasbourg, capital of Alsace-Lor- raine and the city in which Johann Gutenberg first set movable types, is preparing to celebrate this summer the 500th anniversary of the birth of printing in Europe. Gutenberg himself was German. but in that country the last festivities in honor of his art were held nearly forty years ago, and such ceremonies would scarcely be appropriate in the Germany of today. Gutenberg moved across the Rhine from Mainz, his native town, to Strasbourg to begin his experiments in printing, which in the long centuries since has proved to be the great corrosive for many despotisms. So, though print ing is German heritage, it is well that this years celebration should atke place across the Rhine in a free country.
 The date 1439 is selected for con- memoration because we can be sure that Gutenberg was actually engaged in printing at that time. He was in- volved during that year in one of the numerous lawsuits which marked his career, and was compelled to bring into court some of the curious little blocks he used and the odd con- trivance by which their lettered faces were reproduced on paper. Similar old types and printing presses will be shown during the cel- ebration. American visitors will be interested in a statue of Gutenberg which rises in the public square named after him. Around the base is 8 sculptured allegory showing por- traits of Washington, Jefferson and Franklin, and depicting the benefits of printing in America" German visitors from across the Rhine will note that the bronze figure of Guten- berg holds sheet on which is print ed And there was light"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20
Views of The Press

city manager-P. R. charter as Wa terbury).
 "To win election under the present system the candidate must have a majority of the votes in his district This he is not very likely to com- mand without the backing of po- litical organization; and he cannot get much backing without coming to terms with the political leaders. Many able citizens simply won't play that kind of a game. Under pro- portional representation the candi- date need not have a majority. If ho has quota he is elected. It is matter of experience and not of theory that this encourages inde- pendents to run, and that this in turn forces the political parties to put up the best candidates avail able.
 "A month before New York's P. R. election in the fall of 1887 the New York Herald Tribune was led to ob- serve that If P. R. has done nothing else, it has beyond question already elevated the quality of candidates above the old aldermanic level"
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1. On which coast of South America is the republic of Chile?
 2. In astronomy, what is the name of the path described in space by a heavenly body in its revolution around another body?
 3. Name the Chief of the French Army General Staff.
 4. Is aluminium a conductor of electricity?
 5. Name the two men who served as Secretary of Agriculture in Woodrow Wilson's cabinet.
 6. What college is located at Han- over, N. H.?
 2. With what sport is the name of Byron Nelson associated?
 8. What is the correct pronuncia- tion of the word longevity?
 g. Name the principal tributary of the Rio Grande.
 10. What is the name for the art of flying heavier-than-air craft similar to an airplane, but not pro- vided with an engine?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20
Selected Poem
MAPLE SUGAR SEASON

Charles Madam in the Christian Science Monitor Water as snow is lifes' device To try hillside farm with ice But snow against the maple tree When spring first stirs the land with light Is sweetness of the earth set free To tug against the heavy might Of earth itself and break the hold And break at last the bond of cold It must be this brings farmers out When back hill snowdrifts turn to rout- When every lumber road, if found, Is brook, or creek, or even river And under foot the very ground Seems turned to water now forever To bore and spout and hang by staples And take the sap of sugar naples It must be this makes farmers smile When back hill roads mile after mile Trickle and sing and run with snow Down hill and off and so away To think the cold they dreaded so A hollow threat that cannot stay, Leaving behind its golden store, The flavor of the deep earths core.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20

The row between New Britain and Bridgeport arrived at the stage last week where Mayor Jasper McLevy was boasting that he had cut the Park City's taxrate 35 mills in five years, while New Britain's had gone up the same amount in the same time We wonder, then, what would be Waterbury's status, having watched its tax rate drop eight mills in proportional time?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20

sential for the manufacture of steel, largely would be cut off from the United States.
 AMERICAN MINISTER
 With the disappearance of Czechoslovakia, American Minis ter Wilbur J. Carr is expected to return home. Sixty thine years old, Carr was sent to Prague when it was relatively quiet, because the State Department wanted to put him on the shelf. Instead he has been on the hottest spot in Europe.
 Carr has done several things which have not reached the public eye. One occurred shortly after Munich, when the big Czech shoe companies, in response to Nazi bidding, were about to discharge their Jewish employees.
 Carr served notice on them that if they discriminated against Jews he would report that fact to the United States; and that Czech shoes, which are widely sold here, doubtless would be included in the anti Nazi boycott.
 Carr used such vigorous lan- guage that the Cze h shoe manu- lecturers held up their discharge order. No Jews were fired until after Hitler marched across the border.
 Copyright, 1889, by United
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1.-THE PROMISE IN P. R." Philadelphia Evening Bulletin)

Large numbers of Philadelphians share with Earl G. Harrison a con- viction that the city has not been getting the type of councilmen it has the right to expect. The ques- tion is what to do. about it. The stand-patter has a simple answer:
 Elect better men. The new charter advocates find the cards hopelessly stacked against better men under the present system, and look for a new and square deal in election by proportional representation. (Phila- delphia Is seeking the same kind of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20
Daily Almanac

Sun rises 5:58 a. rn.; sets sos p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 New moon tonight at twenty minutes to nine. It's an indication of snow or rain, par ticularly so if the wind is from the south or southwest. And there has seen storm brewing ever since the one of last weekend blew itself out
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20


 o. Does the frequent operation of an electric switch affect the meter reading?
 A. It depends upon the nature, of the load on the circuit controlled by the switch. If it is of the type which overshoots, and draws more current to start with than after being turn ed on for while, as in some types of motors, operating a switch 1fre' quently may increase the meters reading unnecessarily. The ordinary household fixtures and appliances would, in all probability, not af- feet the meter that way, and it would be cheaper to switch them of when not needed, even if only for few minutes.
 @. What are the plural forms of cupful and mother-in-laW?
 A. Cupfuls and mothers-in-law. @. Is there a book showing pie lures of the touch-marks on old pewter?
 A. "The Pewter Collectcc," by H. J. Masse, published by Herbert Jen- kins, London, illustrates all the marks.
 e. What does Pygmalion mean, and how is it pronounced?
 A. In classical mythology, Pyg- malion was a king and sculptor of Cyprus who made an ivory statue of a maiden Gin modern literature called Galatea) which Aphrodite endowed with life. The name is pro- nounced pig-may'-le-on. @. Is Buenos Aires the third largest city in the western hemi- sphere in population?
 A. Yes; New and Chicago are the first two.
 o. Who was the warship builder often referred to as Father of the American Navy?"
 A. Joshua Humphreys.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20

We Americans are not rash. But just give us time enough and we'll get every thing done Georgia, for instance, is now ratifying the constitutional Bill of Rights submitted by Thomas Jefferson 150 years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, March 20-Ever since Minskian deshabille was banished by puritan fathers in Manhattan, it has been up to willy impresarios to slip around the ordinance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20

If you want a copy of our book let WEATHER AND CLIMATE" send to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir- teenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20

A certain QlS" play of nudity is an essential ingr e die n t of any profitable rowdy-dow and the S h o W m an are not yet in- clined to com- init hna n c i a l suicide.
 Now, at one of the cabaretS, visiting iremen are pleasantly startled to ob- serve a seen
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20
Washington Merry-Go-R Round
Cupyrishs isss. NEA
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  of but it has the State Department the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20

Q. When were silver twenty-cent pieces minted by the United States? Give the amounts coined each year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20

@. Why is March legal holi- day in Texas?
 A. It is Texas Independent day, commemorating the declaration of its independence from Mexico.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20
Whats Your l. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20

@. Who was the first soldier to be buried in Arlington National cemetery?
 A. William Christman, a Union soldier from Pennsylvania.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, "He repudiated the charge; say, denied"
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A. 1875, $7,s4O: 1876, $3,18O; 1877, $1O2; 1878, $120.
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THE EDITOR

o. Please describe Chinese water chestnuts. Are they edible?
 A. Shaped like cows head, with two realistic horns. The fresh ker- nels are eaten by natives in China and India. The flowers are not beautiful, and interruptions dealers sometimes sell them as Towering bulbs"
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Copyright, 1889, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20

o. Who was the warship builder often referred to as Father of the American Navy?"
 A. Joshua Humphreys.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20
Questions
 and Answers
By FREDERICK Al. kERBY

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Evening star., 1939-07-16

DuUWRTY years ago, with les than ten mil
lion automobiles in the country. we
Z heard ironic specul2tions on how many
generations would pass before we lost the use
Of our legs.
Today. with thirty million cars on the
roads, we are witnessing the greatest revival
Of walking that has ever been seen!
Last year in om National Parks alone more
than 500, 600 people went on guided hikes led
by trained natuzlists. And many times that
number went off 'ton their own" over the
5000 miles Of foot trails that have been
cleared in these reueational regions.
Meanwhile. local conservation departments
and walking clubs have laid out and blazed
additional Thousands Of miles Of hiking trails
through the mountains and meadows Of scores
Of states from coast to coast. The outstanding
example Is the historic Appalachian Trail
which now extends 1850 miles from Mt.
Katahdin. Maine. to Mt Oglethorpe, Georgia
This ID no governmental whim; it IS just
belated response to the swelling demand OF
4 motorized nation for chance to get back
on its own two feet. For the art Of walking has
come back with bang.
One New York department store publishes
4 6l-page catalogue Of outdoor duffel rang
ing from Ascent Scout knives to woods boots
at so a pair.
New hiking groups spring up overnight and
all Of the old reliable organizations are record
ing distinct swelling Of their ranks. The con-
savative, 63-year-old Appalachian Mountain
Club. for exmple. now has an unprecedented
n,embership Of neariy :, ZOO. The Green Noun
tain Club; the Sierra Club; the Cleveland
Hiking Club, whose members have tramped
over 10000 miles; Chiago's Prairie Club;
the Minnehikefs. Of Minneapolis, and the
California Alpine Club report new interest
ii their activities. American Youth Hostels.
Inc. i new hiking organization that y grow
ing rapidly in New England. California and
the Great Lake states. And in New York City.
Of all places, single group Of hikers, the
Yosian Brotherhood. boasts Of more than
100000 members.
This spells far more than yen fM exercise
you can get that from calisthenics IN your
own bedroom. It i sign that our effete
elevator civilization" has been air-condi-
toned and spring cushioned % long that it is
hungry for the stabilizing "disnmforts" of
the Great Outdoors. The murmw of fresh
breeze in the birches IS a sweet lullaby for
lock-chasing city-dweller. And that moisture
uickling down your chin as you labor up
rising trail why, my penthouse friend. that
amt sweat; that's the petty poison Mother
Nature Is wringing out Of your haTied soul!
walk and be happy, said Charles Dickens
Walkers are happy people. I've mingled with
total strangers on the Long Trail in the Green
Mountains: on the slopes Of Mt Marcy. in
the Adirondacks: in q pelting rain on the
Lost Forty Trail in Indiana's Pokagon State
Park; in a chill morning mist at damp
trailside shelter at Cosby Knob. IN the Great
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Coast and Seaboard Lines
Ask Fare Increases

The Atlantic Coast Line and Sea-
board Airline Railway Cos. yesterday
asked the Interstate Commerce
Commission for authority to make
their coach fares between Washing
ton and Savannah, Ga, 40 cents
higher than the present fares, which
were reduced to q basis of LIS cents
. mile January Is.
The railroads pointed out that they
have to pay the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg & Potomac Railroad Co.
2 cents mile for their traffic be-
tween Washington and Richmond,
and said this reduces their earnings
below is cents a mile on through
fares to Savannah and Florida,
causing needless" loss of revenue
aggregating $4,000 a month.
The proposed increases would raise
the two railway companies through
coach fares to Savannah to $780, or
40 cents higher than the Southern
Railway fares. The petitioning COM
panies would maintain present fares
at the same rate as the Southern as
far South as Columbia, S. c., in Or
der to meet competition.
The I. c. c. announced that un-
less some other interested party re-
quests a hearing within Is days, it
will proceed to act on the appIca-
ton without formal hearing.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Three Face Charges
After Gambling Raid

Ten men were arrested yesterday
in vice squad raid in the 140O
block of H street NE. and three
charged with setting up a gaming
table.
Charged and released under $4,000
bond were Howard R. Seal, 49, of
the 1400 block of Meridian place
NV; Bernard F. Harper, 38, of
the 2600 block of Thirteenth street
NV, and Charles w. Sherwood,
48. Of the 1900 block of Maryland
avenue NE.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
HELP MEN.

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start by March i. BOX 1851. Star
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need apply. Ask for Mr.. Meyers. S13
AUTO PAINTER. must be AL: also metal-
noon or Monday m. preferably Sunday.
Universal Auto Body Co.. 1922 NJ st. NV.
AUTOMOBILE SALESMAN. TO . man Of
hard. intelligent work. we will oner an
and different. Must have satisfactory record
and references. See Mr.. Phillips. Room az.
ga pm. Monday, Continental Hotel.
AUTO SALESMEN-Two men wanted to
sell new Fords. Mercurys. Lincoln n-zephyrs
and used cars: only have 3 men; floor time
divided equally pew-car transportation;
minimum commissions, 10eo on accessories
in addition: auto experience helpful. but
not necessary. Do not apply unless you
are well dressed, clean cut and your repu-
tstion will stand investigations: bond must
be furnished. but We pay for it; real
opportunity for go-eetter. Mr.. Frazier
Logan Motor Co.. I'LL 18th. ST.. NV
Radio program. newspaper and direct mali
BRICKLAYERS wanted. $40 per hour;
must be good mechanics. Report ready for
work at 18TH and Good Hope I'd. Sc or
" st.. Sc and 3Oth and Central ave. ne.
Or call District $500 between 8 am. and
p pm. or Line. 0S07 between S pm
10 p.m,
Evening star., 1939-02-19
,Tri-Stute Oil Record

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 (SpeciaD -
The fields of Texas, California and
Oklahoma alone have produced
more oil to date than have all the
fields in Russia, according to a
study by engineers of Cities Serv-
ice Co.
Evening star., 1939-02-19

CARPENTER contractors for small Mary
land homes; must be able to handle jobs
from start TO finish; give references and de-
tails about yourself. Box 3S5-R, Star. .