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Evening star., 1939-01-15
Hungary Joins Up

On September 20, 1888, at the
height of the European crisis-the
very day the Czechoslovak govern
ment under Anglo-French pressure
agreed to surrender the Sudetenland
to Germany-high officials of the
Hungarian and Polish governments
conferred with Chancellor Hitler at
Godesberg. 1t was the eve of Prime
Minister Chamberlain arrival. OBJ
servers realized, at the time, that the
Hungarians and the Poles, conscious
that dismemberment of Czechoslo-
vakia was imminent, were making
haste to assure themselves of their
own respective pounds of the doomed
flesh.
Before 1888 ended, Budapest and
Warsaw hopes were realized. The
Hungarians gained 5000 square miles
of territory and some 100000 of
population; the Poles 700 or 300
square miles around Teschen and
100000 inhabitants. The aggrandiz-
ing countries were only denied an
additional helping of Czechoslovak
meat, in Ruthenia, because that
would have created a common Hun
garian-Polish frontier which might
have proved a barrier across the
Nazi's Drang mach Osten beeline to
the Black Sea
All Europe has been waiting to see
what exact form Hungary's graft
tude for Nazi acquiescence in her
Czechoslovak territorial acquisition
would take. The secret is out. This
week the Hungarian foreign minister,
Count Csaky, will arrive in Berlin to
aff1x Hungary's signature to the Ger
man-1talian-Japanese "anti- Comm
term pact. While Magyar adhesion
to the three-power axis is heralded
as merely strengthening the Euro
pean-Asian bulwark against Com
munism, Hungarys entry into the
totalitarian orbit-previously signal
lied by her new anti-Semitic legisla-
tion-far outstrips, of course, its pur-
ported anti Bolshevist purpose. Thus,
from Berlin the Associated Press re-
ports that Hitler now has another
diplomatic triumph to his credit,
and on January 80 he will be able to
present to the Reicl1stag an encour-
Evening star., 1939-01-15
No Strike Agreement

The pledge given by the Wash
ington Building and Construction
Trades Council that no work shall
be stopped on projects of the Alley
Dwelling Authority because of juris-
dictional disputes should receive the
welcome it deserves from all who are
interested in the speedy completion
OF the local slum clearance and low
rent housing program.
The mo strike" agreement is in
line with the improved labor rela-
tions negotiated by the United States
Housing Authority, sponsor of the
Nationwide slum clearance program,
with the building trade councils rep
resenting 535 local unions in eighty
six cities. It is a start in the right
direction to avoid some of the costly
pitfalls that embarrassed and frus-
trated the initial housing program of
the Government several years ago.
During four years of alley reclaim
Ing and building in the District, the
relations between the A. D. A. and
the local Building Trades Council
have been friendly. BY submitting
plans and specifications in advance
to the council for the purpose of
having the latter point out possible
causes for jurisdictional disputes,
the A. D. A. has avoided all contro-
versies of serious nature. Labor
has reciprocated by occasionally
pointing out possible savings in con-
Struction costs.
The new agreement also will serve
to stabilize wage rates to the salts
faction of both labor and contractors.
"A provision continuing wage rates
effective at the start of a project
through the entire period of con-
struction will discourage possible de-
mands for increased wages on the
one hand, or for downward revision
on the other. Such demands usually
are fraught with strike possibilities.
Even without such an agreement,
the record of the A. D. A. indicates
little chance of such instances aris-
ing IN connection with the slum
clearance program. Labor is pri-
Evening star., 1939-01-15

marily interested in the construction
of low-rent dwellings in the District.
With strikes and delays elsewhere
reflected in increased building costs,
it is heartening to know that labor
is willing and apparently anxious to
cooperate in keeping these costs
down,
Evening star., 1939-01-15

"Now dat prohibition is done gone
said Uncle Eben, "de bes' dat can flgger
out 1t was jes lot of spite work; some
men was willin' to deprive der selbes jes
to keep others from gettin' what they
wanted"
Evening star., 1939-01-15
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Evening star., 1939-01-15
As Usual.

When politicians start the fight
They always sing the same old song,
Our candidate is wholly right
And yours is absolutely wrong"
Evening star., 1939-01-15
travelling in Comfort.

If1Ve1nS IN COmfOFt.
do you think that the airplane will
revolutionize travel?"
well, not exactly" said the pessimist,
but I have observed that it will travel
upside down about as well as it will
right side up"
Evening star., 1939-01-15

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Evening star., 1939-01-15
Shooting Stars
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.

Political Wizard.
To some men this world seems a COM
monplace spot
With nothing that's novel or striking.
The men and the objects it offers are
not
In any respect to his liking.
There's only one cure for such people
We must open his mind and en-
tause it
With an effort determined to passively
Our land as the press agent views it.
For here's a magician whose generous
spell
Leaves nobody doubtful or lonely;
With him all is best never better" or
well"
He deals in superlatives only.
Each man is hero who gathers crowd
And strives to instruct or amuse it,
Tis a plan of which all should be Won
drously proud
Our land as the press agent views it.
Anticipated.
do you believe posterity will recognize
what you have done for your country?"
Il don't know" answered Senator Sor-
ghum. Even if it does it will probably
misspell or mispronounce my name and
circulate portraits which do not re-
semble me-"
Young men," said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, ARE no longer studious. In
stead of burning the midnight oil they
put in all their time exploding gasoline"
Stretching 1t.
Oh, sing not of her swanlike throat
Unless her feelings you would wreck;
For, as rule, the swan, you'll note,
Appears to have rubber neck.
Travelling in Comfort.
DO you think that the airplane will
revolutionize travel?"
well, not exactly" said the pessimist.
but have observed that it will travel
upside down about as well as it will
right side up"
As Usual
When politicians start the fight
They always sing the same old song,
Our candidate is wholly right
And yours is absolutely wrong"
'Now dat prohibition is done gone,"
said Uncle Eben, "de bes' dat can f1gger
out 1t was jes lot of spite work; some
men was willin' to deprive der selbes jes
to keep others from gettin' what they
wanted"
Evening star., 1939-01-15

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Stfetcnlng IT,.
Oh, sing not of her swanlike throat
Unless her feelings you would wreck; !;
For, as rule, the swan, you'll note,
Appears to have rubber neck.
Evening star., 1939-01-15

prices to skyrocket. Skyrocketing prices
as this country learned in 1937-can
quickly cause a recovery movement to
crack up.
Nations with controlled economy
regulate prices-not only prices OF goods,
but labor's wages as well.
Price regulation necessitates type OF
RECOMMENDATION of industry and OF labor
that would be difficult to imagine for
this Nation. A vast government bu-
reaucracy to police the price system is
essential If the system is not policed,
and if prices are permitted to react nor
mally to rising demands and to short
ages the end result is speculation and
blowup.
Yet there appears to be little prospect
that democratic nation, exercising gov
ernment controls, could as practical
matter fix the wages to be paid to labor,
or the prices to be paid to farmers, or
the prices to be received by steel pro-
ducers or grocery store proprietorS or the
myriad other producers and distributors
of the country.
The President is pictured as recog-
nizing that this type of totalitarian con-
troll can scarcely be applied within the
United States.
New Deal planners, however, having
sold Mr.. Roosevelt on the first half of
the control method-that of Govern
ment-directed investment-think that
they may be able to figure out some way
to effect q measure of price control
f,rough methods that could be applied
In . democracy.
(Copyrisht 1e39)
Evening star., 1939-01-15

Young men," said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, ARE no longer studious. In
stead of burning the midnight oil they
put in all their time exploding gasoline"
Evening star., 1939-01-15

The reason why this matter of opinion
and mental attitude has such bearing
on this crucial year is that the question
of the availability of new capital Is in.
volved. It is a matter Of general knowl-
edge that masters of great resources
have refused to make long-term invest
ments, or, in some cases, any invest
ments at all while the very form of gov
ernment seemed to be threatened with
change If, as has been suggested, the
last election has worked change, it may
we'll be expected that floods of fresh
capital will be pouring forth. If this
proves true, first the Government spend
ing program will be immensely fortified
and then will come the moment when
the real machinery takes hold and goes
with whir.
1t is matter of record that, prior to
this year there was great timidity on the
part of investors. They went cautiously
into few ventures which seemed with
out risk. Bank money was in United
States securities. The real financial
sinews were not really f1exed at all and,
OF course, without private capital taking
not only an active but leading part.
there can be no lasting recovery. For
example, during the last and false re-
covery enough capital went into business
to make the purchases of machine tools
exceed all previous records, but analysis
shows that these tools went into old fac
tories. There was scarcely any building
or equipping Of new ones. Scarcely any
capital risk was involved in servicing the
old factories, because even short spurt
of activity could be sufficient to pay of
the indebtedness. Construction Of new t.
factories would be another matter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07
Girls Club Opens
 For Fall Registration
Headquarters Open to 5P. M., to 9P. M.-COnd-
 tiOning Class For Women Announced

year is as follows: / Leavenworth House Sewing, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Fr!- day, afternoon and evening; cook ing, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoon and evening.
 South End, Our Lady of Lourdes Hall - Sewing, Tuesday evening, Thursday and Saturday afternoon.
 Gymnasium, Webster and Water vile - Monday evenings; Washing ton Hill and Brooklyn, Tuesday; Crosby High school, Wednesday,; Houpeville, Thursday.
 Slocum school, Tuesday; Hopeville school, Wednesday,; Mill Plain, Thursday; South End, Friday.
 Afternoon games classes - South End and Town Plot, Wednesday; Webster. Thursday; slocum, Fri day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07

The Waterbury Girls Club opened yesterday for a week of registration for the classes in home making athletics and various education sub- jects which the club has offered the girls and women of Waterbury for many years. Miss Kathleen Crowley. director of the club, an- nounced yesterday that Leaven. worth House, the club headquarters will be open today for registration from 2 to p. m. and from 2 to 6 p. m. and every day except Sunday up to and including Tuesday at the same hours.
 One of the important classes this year will be the conditioning class for women, which was inauguratet last season with Miss Crowley ir charge and accommodates large numbers. This group meets on Wed. resday evenings at o'clock al Crosby High school and, after ex- ercises and dances, closes with a swim in the Crosby pool, Witr fashion trends indicating that good figures are necessary to wear fall clothes to advantage, women who have bulge trouble are making in- quiries about this class already.
 Dr. Everett s. Rodemacher of the Yale School of Human Relations will begin his seventh annua course in Mental hygiene in Oc. tober. This is designed especially for Waterbury teachers and k always one of the most popular oi many courses offered by the Water. bury Girls Club.
 Miss Mabel Simmons, director oi the sewing department, who has re- turned from her home in Freeport L. l., will be in charge of special group of girls who will make gar- ments and sell them for their --''n profit, just as a similar g. Jup known as the Big Four conduct a thriving business in cakes and cook ies. The sewing group will take orders for children's dresses, smocks slips and underwear. The Big Four will continue under the direction of Miss Ann Danaher, who has charge of the cooking classes and has just completed a course at the Farmer School in Boston. The Big Four will take orders for pickles, jellies and preserves as well asfor pastry and another class of girls of high school age will also make preserves and jellies for sale.
 Miss Simmons, Miss Danaher Miss Lucy Russo, who is in charge of the, athletic groups, Mrs. Mary Skehan. Mis- Dorothy Blacker, and Miss Thelma Briglio will be or hand at the centers to meet old and new members during registration week.
 The program of activities for the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07
SWEDISH RECITAL
 DRAWS BIG CROWD
Florida Trio Entertain For Zion Evangelical
 Lutheran Members

A recital and social program was given last night at the Swedish Zion Evangelical Lutheran church, and attended by more than 200 persons Mrs. Ruth Stenwall, Miss Ejda Sten- wall and Dr. c. M. Stenwall, all oi Jacksonville, Fla, were the artists who performed, singing several solos and duets, and one trio, most oi them Swedish selections.
 Mrs. Stenwall lived here more than 25 years ago with her son and daughter when her husband, the late Rev. A. J. Stenwall was pastor of the Swedish church.
 Some of the selections included on last nights program were com- posed of Mrs. Stenwall. Herbert Bohlin, the church organist, accom- panied at the piano. Introductory remarks were made by the present pastor, Rev. E. Einar Kron.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07
OLD.AGE AND SURVIVORS,
 INSURANCE


 In general, what are the effects of the amendments to the old age insurance provisions of the Social Security Act2
 They expand the system for the payment of retirement benefits to individual workers into an insurance system for the pro- lection of both the worker and his family. They provide for the earlier payment of benefits; for the payment of more liberal benefits to those now nearing |, the retirement age-65; for ex- tension of supplementary bene- fits to wives and dependent children; and for monthly bene- fits to survivors. They also hold the tax rate where 1t is until l943.
 ]. When does the payment of monthly benefits under the old-age insurance plan begin? !. Benefits are payable begin ming January l, 1940. The original act provided for the beginning of these payments in 1942.
 To whom will monthly benefits be paid?
 The amendments have broad- ened the plan to take into con- sideration the security of the family unit. Tn addition to the benefits paid the retired work CT, the law now provides month. ly supplementary benefits for his wife, if she is 65, and for his dependent children under IS. It also provides monthly survivors benefits for aged widows, dependent children, widows with such children in their care, and for dependent
 parents of workers who die. ]. Are there any estimates of the number of persons who will receive benefits under the new old-age and survivors insur- ance provisions during l940? !. There is an estimate--but this Is only an estimate-that ap- proxlmately sl2,o00 persons
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07
Your Social Security
 PART II In Series of Questions and Answers on New Amendments to the Social Security Act.
PART II

may be on the benefit rolls by the end of 1940. This as- sumes that there will be ap- proximately 4s5,000 primary old-age beneficiaries-that is, persons 65 or older-who are fully insured in their own right; 125,000 wives and 20,- 900 widows over 65 years old; 78,000 young widows with de- pendent children; 194,000 de- pendent children; and 10000 dependent parents.
 How many workers are now covered by the old = age and survivors insurance provisions of the act?
 The Bureau of Old-Age 1nsur- ance has established accounts for more than 45 million in- dividuals.
 ]. About how many persons, pre- viously exempt, have been brought under the old-age insurance program by the amendments?
 !. Approximately, 1,l00,0O0. What are the principal types oi employees brought under the the program by the amend ments?
 The principal new inclusions are employees of national banks employees of building and Joan associations, employees of State banks which are members of the Federal Reserve System employees in maritime service on American vessels, and work CTS over the age of 65. ]. What are the estimated ad- ditional costs of the amended insurance program for l94o? !. It has been estimated that the additional cost will amount to approximately S6s,000,0 900. This Is in addition to the S46,000,000 which, 1t is esti- mated, would have been spent under the lump-sum provis. ions of the original act. Thus, under the amended act, the total amount estimated to be paid In benefits in 1940 comes to some Sl14,000,000.
 Are the nearly 28,000,000 work CTS now covered by State ems ployment insurance laws also covered by this Federal old-age insurance program?
 Almost all of them, although some are In employments eX- cluded by the old-age insurance provisions of the act. ]. Why Is there . discrepancy In the numbers covered by the job-insurance plan and those covered by the old-age and survivors insurance plan? !. The principal reason is that the latter is applicable to the employees of every employer of even one person, while the Federal unemployment insur- ance provisions apply only to those employees of persons or business establishments em- ploylng eight or more (under some State laws this number Is lower). Furthermore, in old- age Insurance, coverage is continuing; once an account is established for . worker, 1t stands on the record until he retires or dies, whereas under unemployment insurance the worker goes in and out of the system, depending on his cur- rent employment.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07
Concordia Clambake
 To Be Held Sunday

Erich Kuegler heads the commit tee on arrangements for the annual clambake and picnic of the Con- cordia Singing society, to be held on Sunday at the Alpha Sporting club in Middlebury. Assisting him are Fred Bother, Alex Drapatin, Hans Willhaus, Ernest Kuhr, Wal ter Klan, Karl Bauer, Fred Hapke, Richard Krause William Borchardt, Konrad Tauber, Mrs. Clara Keugler, Mrs. Frank Sprano. Misses Henrietta Rahmann. Elsie Bauck and Frances Besenbruck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07

The Hutchinson flying family" recently visited Buenos Aires, Arr gentina.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07

Germanys shortage of industrial equipment IS becoming serious.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-05
ASKS COUNTY
TO ADVERTISE
PUBLISHER OF TOURIST
Z GUIDE soL1c1rs
| lLL SPACE

Joseph w. John, editor and
publisher of the Tourist Guide,
which is published at intervals
in Hollywood, Fla, appeared be-
fore the county commissioners
last night in the matter of secur-
ing advertising space for Monroe
county.
Mr.. John was advised, at the
completion of his talk, that in the
first place the county was in no
position, financially, at the pres
ent time to authorize any eXpen-
ditures, and in the second place
the Chamber of Commerce was
doing a good work along these
lines, and it was the idea of the
board to first lend whatever as
sistance possible to that organ
ization.
It was the sense of the commits
sioners that at some time in the
future the matter may be dis
cussed but that at the present
time lack of funds made 1t alb
surdly impossible to contract for
any space.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-05
CAN'T FIND
MACKEREL IN
MOONLIGHT
$500 POUNDS OF KINGFISH
BROUGHT IN YESTERDAY:
POMPANO ALSO CANNOT
BE SEEN IN MOONLIGHT

Five fishing boats of the
Thompson Fish Company fleet re-
turned yesterday from No Mans
Land with $500 pounds of king
fish, but good weather at East
Coast fishing centers have kept
the markets low.
Mackerel fisheries with the
base at Key Vacas have been
closed down during the moon
light" period of the month. Fish
ermen cannot find the schools
when there is moonlight and fire.
quently have passed directly
over a school without noticing
them. At dark periods of the
month the fish are found by
phosphorescent streakS in the
water.
Pompano base at Sandy Key
has closed off its activities en-
tirely during the moonlight pc
riod for the same reason. Both
pompano and mackerel are
caught by nets but kingfish are
caught by hand line.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-05
DISCUSS TRANSFER WOOLWORTH HEAD
OF COUNTY FUNDS FISHES LOCALLY
MATTER WAS BROUGHT BE-
FORE COMMISSION
--.es EHS LAST NIGHT

Matter of transfer of monies
from the Hammer Bill account oil
the county for the purpose OF
paying interest on certain bond
ed indebtedness of the county
was brought to the attention OF
the board last night. Attorney
w. Curry Harris explained the
situation to The Citizen as fol-
lows:
"On November Is the board Of
county commissioners requested
the State Board of Administra-
ton to transfer sufficient monies
from the Hammer Bill account Of
Monroe county to the interest ano
sinking fund account of the coun-
ty in order to pay semi-annual
interest falling due in the refund
ing bond issue January l, 1889
After this resolution had beer
passed, but prior to the time thai
the State Board of Administration
met to act upon the same, Hmeri-
can Insurers Association, Inc.
which holds a judgment against
the county, obtained upon unre-
funded bonds, brought against
the State Board of Administra.
ton in Federal Court, seeking tt
have its judgment paid out of the
funds authorized to be trans,
ferred.
''This matter was argued before
Judge John w. Holland in Mi.
ami, December 90, when the mat.
ter was taken under advisement
by him. Pending his decision the
attorney general advised the
State Board of Administration tc
withhold $1,000 of the amount
transferred, same. being the
amount of the American Isurers
claim. This created deficiency
of $3.50 in the interest payment
1.-THE board of county commits.
sioners last night passed a reso-
luton authorizing the State
Board of Administration to trans,
fer an additional $1,000 to the in,
terest and sinking fund in order
to allow the payment of all inter.
est due January |, 1882.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-05
LIGHT KEEPER
jerks ARRIVES
ON VACATION: TO RETIRE
FROM SERVICE ON
FEBRUARY !

A. c. jerks, keeper at Carys-
fort lighthouse, was an arrival in
the city this week and will spend
a vacation of eight days with his
family at 1904 Pine street. ~
Returning at the end of the Pc
riod, Mr.. jerks will make pre-
parations to turn over the prop
erty to H. Baldwin and will re-
ceive his official retirement from
the service on February l, after
q years of service.
Assistant Keeper Baldwin is to
be made permanent keeper, it is
said, and Charles TheophiluS
Hall is to be given the appoint
ment of first assistant.