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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-01-06

themselves to step into the breach
should such an unusual emergency
arise. But they can't be and sim
ply because nature does not intend
that boys shall do mems work.
There is great satisfaction in
seeing boys and girls growing into
manhood and wOmanhOOd. First
through that aggravating fool
ish" period when seemingly their
only mission in life is to annoy and
mystify their elders. Then gradu-
ally develop into a more serious
channel and to show evidences of
intelligence. and to exhibit Outlines
in a laughable eOnceited way, a
willingness to solve all the prob
lens that have ever vexed life for
us.
Then it is that parents and
teachers may sit back and sigh
with relief as they realize, here is
another brood that has safely
passed through the danger" Pc
Rod.
But this happy consummation
cannot be hurried. Nor would we
have it so. For dispite it's heart
throbs and anxious moments there
is a keen pleasure in watching
youngsters, our own and others as
well, go through the several phases
leading to maturity.
There is equal pleasure in watch
ing at the other end of life. To
note the ease and freedom from
worry with which insensibly, so
many who have battled more or
less, successfully through life view
it's inevitable finish with compos-
ure.
If you were among those who
were present last month at the an
nual party Phyllis Wheatley Set
Element House gives to this group
you could understand and better
appreciate this.
Quite the usual number sat down
to the dinner so carefully and low
ingly prepared and served.
A number of familiar faces were
absent; gathered to their fathers.
But this did not sadden or distress
those who remained, for their
places were filled by those who
have impatientIy awaited the ap-
prOach of the year bringing them
eligibility.
They rejoiced to know they were
not forgotten, that younger men
and women delighted to honor
them.
They Toasted and laughed, joked |
and did not regret that soon they, |
too, will be numbered with the de-
parted, for this they know is but |
the natural order.
None who aided in this memoir
able occasion served more faith
fully or with greater personal sat
isfaction than young Ted Woodland.
He made trip after trip to bring
and carry home Phyllis Wheatley's
guests, helped to tighten the
women's load as they worked in
the kitchen or sedulously waited |
upon the company and set fine
example of what youth should
recognize as its most worthy
pleasure, tender, understanding
care for those who approach the
fulfilling of the years.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-01-06
Here And
There
By w. M. Smith

If you have been told that the
numerous deaths among the older
people of the Twin Cities reported
in recent months, is indicative of a
most unusual and threatening sit
uatiOn, the young people are sud
denly to have thrust upon them
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-01-06
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank our kind
friends and neighbors for their
thoughtful sympathy and beautiful
floral offerings during our recent
bereavement.
The Moss Family.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10
Needs To Be Studied

Governor Raymond E. Baldwin IS tax ing the right step in calling to Hart1oru men whom he thinks will be very much interested in the proposal that com pulsorv automobile insurance law De promulgated in this state. It is a highly debatable question, one that is hard to decide and one that certainly needs to be considered intelligently from many different angles. It is question II tnls state is ready for compulsory automobile insurance on the basis of the type ot leg islation being suggested and on the oasS of what has been Massachusetts eXper- fence with such law. ,,'.
 Certainly the figures that are obtain able from the Bay State don't encourage the passage of a similar law Tn Connec- ticut On the other hand it is easy to see the position of proponents ot the oll who claim that there are too many peopie driving cars whose financial responsloli- ity is zero-minuS. It is certainly oasn of cold water in the face for motorlsG to have his car wrecked by another ana then find out that he can't collect any damages LecauSe the driver at fault car rieS no insurance and hasn't the Where- withal to foot the bill.
 On the basis of protecting all drivers compulsory nSuIdIlce seeHlS PetteSoty all right. Unfortunately in Massachu- getts it didn't work out that way. There were too many deliberate accidents, some of them planned. Increase in the num- Der of accidents doesn't prove that com pulsory insurance pays. And yet on paper 1t sounds like a good idea. There Is need of plenty of study and discussion before this state is committed to policy which we may regret from the very day it goes into effect Let those on whom Gov: Baldwin has called use extreme good Judgment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10

weather conditions in South Dakota. But our national legislators are begin ming to take notice of these stone monu- ments and comment upon them. Rep. Martin cf Colorado, for example, recently spoke of the projects as "the most col- ossal and sublime sculpture ever con- ceived by the mind and executed by the hand of man ."
 The Coloradan also spoke on the pos sibility of the stone images lasting for thousands of years, which actually is the intention of the sculptor and the reason for the extremely large dimensions of the facial features of the subjects. It would be interesting to look ahead and see the thoughts of those earth inhabi- tants who come upon the heads. Prob ably they will think about the same thoughts that modern explorers have had in upturning the art of lost civiliza- tion or that first man from another land who stumbled on the Pyramids or Sphinx of Egypt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10
Music for Dock Workers

Music for stevedores, not for their leisure hours, but to tighten their labors, has been inaugurated by company in Brooklyn, N. Y. It is reported that music to fit the psychological needs of the worker" is presented by means of reproducing system installed on the docks. Dinner music, dance tunes and opera arias come through and give long shoremen that needed lift'' during working hours
 We don't know yet whether the result is more work in given time or simply less fatigue Neither are we told who has figured out, and how, what music "fits the psychological needs" of these husky fellows, or even whether the same music satisfies them all
 It's an interesting experiment, how ever, and may result, if successful, in filling the air along the docks with music instead of the shouting and swearing that are supposed to accompany such heavy work Perhaps just the right music would solve the labor problems of this group. It might even win Harry Bridges away from his alleged Communism
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10
Pope Plus XII

A chain of condolences is slowly weav- ing it's way around the civilized Christian world today as the news of the death of Pope Plus XI is passed along. His death was sudden; it comes at time when the world required his steadying influence, his kindly guidace, his wise counsel. A tremendous responsibility is abruptly thrust upon the Roman Catholic Church to select a successor within the pre- scribed time who may possess the neces- sary qualifications for guidance of a church whose influence today is so marked in world affairs.
 Much could be written of the boy, Achille Ratti, who became 261st Pope Much probably will be written of him today, tomorrow, and for many days to come. On the scroll of those holy men who have presided over the destinieS of the Roman Catholic Church that of Plus XI will stand forth brightly. He 1t was who broke the chains that confined the Pope to solitude in the Vatican, virtual prisoner of state of Italy He it was who became to all the world an apostle of peace by his teachings and his actions. He it was who conferred Sainthood on so many holy men and women.
 The last two years of his life were par ticularly trying to His Holiness as he strove to preserve peace and brotherly love among all nations, the while bat tling against physical tortureS which at times carried him right to the brink of death itself. Time and again his life was despaired of, but the hardy little Pontiff fought his way back. Indominitable will power, marvellous reserve strength, and body that still gave indications of the rugged life that was his when mountain climbing became his outside relaxation; all combined to give him life in death.
 Pope Plus XI was long in the service of God. He became a priest in 1879 and the simple, humble faith and belief that was his when he took his first VOWS persisted to the end Rather it gathered force and fairly permeated the being of this saintly man. May his influence continue to spread through the world and bring the peace he so earnestly desired.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10
Hurry Up the Job

Some fine tributes wele paid Gutzon Borglum and the work that he is doing out in the Black Hills of South Dakota in Congress recently. Several members spoke in glowing terms of his work at gigantic heads of four of our great Pres idents-Wa Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt. Three of them, the first three, are practically completed. The entire project is expected to be finished some time in 1940.
 Although work on this monumental task has been going on now for years, it seems, one is apt to feel that it has dragged. Actually 1t hasn't. The work is tedious and can be carried on only at certain seasons of the year owing to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10

Whether he be Democratic or Republican, Murphy is deter mined to get a good man. MUSSOLINI-HATER
 One of the sbitterest opponents of Mussolini and all forms of dic-. tatorship is an Italo-American,> Giuseppe Bellanca, famous for de- veloping some of the first and fastest airplanes in the United States.
 Bellanca is so strong for de- m0cracy and so vehement against aggression that he re- fused to sell his planes to Japan long before Secretary Hull called upon American airplane manufacturers to cease such shipments.
 Bellanca also manufactured for the Spanish Loyalists g trans port-bombing planes at relatively low cost which still are awaiting shipment at Newcastle, Del. They were manufactured last spring when it looked as if the arms embargo might be lifted.
 The Italian manufacturer could sell them to Japan in a minute, and has the legal right to do so, but they have not budged out of his hangars.
 NOTE-Another Italo- American, Congressman D'Alesandro from Baltimore, has won the nickname "Benito" because of his admiration for Il Duce.
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 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10
Selected Poem
IRELAND

(Ruth Miller Denning in the Poets Column,
 Hartford CouranD That chalk-line coast knows no bounds, Where Atlantic waters have crashed; Upon an aged, and sturdy land, Where men in war have clashed, To hold justified rights: Stood face, to face with man, To gain religion liberal freedom; These were a fearless clan Iris there the grass is e'er green, Fen now grows to meet the Spring; While of across the heath, and bog, The linnets sweetly sing Iris mild in the midst of winter, Berrie-trees. and arbutus are found; Cold, cutting winds are unknown, To those who in health abound Lough Neagh. and the Lakes of Killarney, None others with these can compare; For pre-eminence in all natural beauty, One need not go beyond County Clare!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10

Earlier this week the Waterbury Re- publican waxed wrathful at the idea of printing in the Congressional Record the remarks made by Senator Francis T. Maloney at the Democratic State Con- vention, held last September in Eastern Point The request to have the same spread on" the pages of the Congress sional Record was made by Senator David I. Walsh of Massachusetts, who seems to be nothing but lusty-lunged legislator to the Republican. It might not be a bad prediction, though, if we said that Senator Walsh probably will be the one national legislator in New Eng land who unravels the tangled flood con trol situation. But that's beside the point. If Senator Maloney's keynote address is out of place in the Congress sional Record, what about Governor Raymond Baldwins inaugural address, printed in the Record upon the request of Congressman-at-large B. l.. Monkie- wicz and necessitating special approval of the House for printing owing to its length?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10

preached by a Byrd cohort with the pointed suggestion that this would not be a suitable" thing to do.
 JUDICIAL CLEANUP
 Fortnight Frank Murphy is go- ing at his new job as attorney general in dead earnest. He is determined to clean up the fed- eral district attorneys offices throughout the country, also the federal judiciary.
 The district attorneys in many states he regards as mere adjuncts to the local political machines, while some federal judges he be- lieves have been getting away with murder.
 He had already started to move in on Judge Edwin s. Thomas of Connecticut, when the judge sud- denly departed for South America. He was wanted in connection with the McKesson and Robbins case.
 There is another bad spot in the federal judiciary in New York, which is going to be cleaned up. To do this, Murphy is selecting a special assistant who will have nothing else to do but keep an eye on the judi ciary.
 Murphy is being extremely care- ful in his selection and is discuss ing the matter first with Justice Stone of the Supreme Court. Judge Leorned Hand of the Cir cult court in New York, and Judges Pecora and Rosenman of the New York Supreme Court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10
ALCORN STAR HIGH
Bridgeport Times-Star)

The Alcorn family which is riding high in the political state of things today has been develop ed as a convenient peg upon which to hang the bill which would prohibit dual job-holding by legislators. The steam being developed in the general assem- ply among opponents of the bill, proposal which Gov. Baldwin Is per- sonally sponsoring since it was car- ried in the Republican platform on which he was elected to office, is that, after all, the Alcorns are nicely taken care of in jobs SO why shouldn't the yokels get slice of the patronage pie.
 After all is said and done it's quite convenient, the opponents of the bill say. for Hugh M. AL corn Jr., house leader, to take the lead in shutting off this source of pap since he's comfortably lo- cated in the berth of assistant states attorney of Hartford county and special assistant states attorney in the Waterbury con- spiracy cases. MT. Alcorn ST., his father, is states attorney for Hart ford county, Rep. Howard Mitchell is an assistant states attorney in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10

While Waterbury is concerned with a bill that would allow its voters to decide at a referendum whether or not they want to change their present form of government and substitute the city manager-council plan, in New London just the opposite is under consideration. There's a bill in the Legislature calling for a referendum on the question of re- turning to the mayor-council form of government. New London now has city manager Fortunately both bills allow the voters of the community to make the decision and don't enforce arbitrary rule of one kind or another on the com- mlnitV
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10
Views of The Press

a regular capacity in Hartford and is likewise an assistant at Water bury. Howard Alcorn, Meade's brother, is judge of the town court of Sufield and is prominently men, toned for either 8 superior court appointment or one of the proposed common pleas circuit court judge ships. And to top it of, the finance committee designated Warren M. Brown, the Alcorn accountant in the Waterbury grand jury probe, as au- ditor of municipal accounts and $500 a municipality. The theory is that what's sauce for the Alcorns is sauce for the legislative ganders.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10

A. A good description is contained in the article "Fizer Glass" by J. Fl. Hummer, published in. Indus trial and Engineering Chemistry July, 1888.
 @. What part of the national ir- come is represented by interest on the federal debt?
 A. A trif1e more than one per cent.
 o. What are some nicknames for the American flag?
 A. "old Glory,' "Star Spangled Banner "Red White and Blue," stars and Stripes"
 0. What are the nine leading causes of death in the United States?
 A. They are in order: heart dis ease, cancer, nephritis, pneumonia, accidents, apoplexy, tuberculosis, diabetes and arteriosclerosis.
 e. Where can I get the Motor Vehicle Regulations of the United States for 1939?"
 A. The bulletin which we have offered in prior years, has been brought up to date and may be ob- tained for four cents from our service bureau, 1913 Thirteenth street, Washington, D. c.
 @. What kind of trees are on eith- CT side of the portico of the Lee mansion, in Arlington cemetery, Virginia, that all but conceal the wings of the house?
 A. Southern magnolias
 If you want . copy of our beck let SECRET CODES AND CIPH- FRS" send to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth st., Washington, ID. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10
Book A Day
When Iowa Was The Frontier

It is an earthly, vibrant story of pioneer life that Bess Streeter AL drich has written in her latest novel, "Song of Years" Appleton Century: $2.50). Chroncile of typi- cal frontier family in early-day Iowa, 1t unfolds as smoothly as the praire land itself.
 It opens in the valley of the Red Cedar in 1854, where Jeremiah Martin has come to settle with his wife and nine children, seven daughters and two sons. It closes on the drama of Lincoln's assassina- tion at the end of the Civil War. Between these years it catches the full flavor of pioneer hardship, love and sacrifice, ambition and success
 No ordinary character was sturdy Jeremiah. His motto pretty well explained him. It was Pull on Through" And Jeremiah did just that, acquiring a fertile strip of Iowa homestead, raising a family, rising to leadership in community affairs and finally the state legis- lature, even marching with Sherman to the sea. Through Jeremiah Mrs. Aldrich faithfully recreates the full stress of the days from '55 to '65.
 But the story is about all the Martins, their loves, their hopes, Suzanne particularly. Suzanne fell in love with a dashing young pion- eer, something like Jeremiah had been in his younger days. But Wayne Lockwood went to war and there were rumors of his death. Still another daughter lost her lover in an Indian war. Life was not easy in the Iowa of yesterday,
 Such is Mrs. Aldrich's story. You will find it rival of perhaps her finest effort, "A Lantern in Her Hand."-P. c. F.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10

New Britain is divided into two camps right now. On one side are those who approve of Mayor Coyle's plans for civic improvements, involving as they do a large bond issue, plus WPA aid. On the other side is a group, apparently headed by ex-Mayor George Quigley who criti. cizes harshly and shouts "extravagance." One point struck us, though, and we read it in the New Britain Herald. Mayor Coyle proposes to do something that was first recommended 25 years ago, but never carried through. His improvement program must have real merit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10
Questions and Answers
By FREDERICK M. KERBY

Enclose q three-cent stamp Tor reply when addressing any ques- tion of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be un- dertaken. Ne sure all mail is ad- dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAL. 1913 Thirteenth Street. Washington, D. c.
 THE EDITOR e. Is beer pasturized after being placed in bottles or cans?
 A. Yes.
 0. Where is the Colorado School of mines?
 A. Golden, Colo.
 @. How much was appropriated for the administration of the Far Labor standards act, of 1858 ttne wage and hour law)p
 A. The initial appropriation, available to the wage and hour di- vision, was $350000.
 @. Where can find information about glass wool?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10

1. Of what country is Cairo the capital?
 2. Who was President of the U. s. when the first census was taken?
 8. Name the planetoid that has approached nearest to the earth.
 4. In medicine, what is the name of the turning -point in a disease at which g decided change for the better or the worse takes place?
 5. Which State is nicknamed the Volunteer State?
 6. What is the unit of currency in Hawaii?
 T. Where are the Chameleon Is- lands?
 6. What Is the correct pronuncia- ton of the word lyric?
 9. What does eleemosynary means
 10. What is the general name for all that order of insects included in butterflies and mothss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10
Daily Almanac
Ies ll:54 p. m.

Moon rises ll:54 p. m.
 Sun rises 6:54 a. m.; sets 5:l9 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Last quarter of the moon tonight at II o'clock. It's the most favorable hour for this change that we've noticed now in well over Q month. Look for fair and frosty weather If all things so well. Incidentally this Is the first good forecast possible on the changes of the moon in 1889.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10
HOME TOWN PROUD

Frank Buck, Gene Austin, and Charlie Paddock were entered by Greenville, Ohio, in the search by Bob Burns, the Arkansas traveller, for the "Proudest Town in Amer ica" on the basis of home town boys who made good in a big way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10
New York Day by Day
BY CHARLES B. DRIsCoLL

New York, Feb. 10--Thinking out loud: That New York dateline isn't altogether honest, since this is being written in Providence. Up to see the daughter, and find her happy and full of ideas z. How
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10

N e W England has hanged since my last
 drive through itl Wreckage of the hurricane
 has nearly all b cen c feared 8 W v, many new buildings put up in place of those de- Stroyed AS for the trees, s tra ngers do not miss them, sn mann fine
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10
Washington Merry -Go-Round
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10

The more of his own people Stalin shoots, the fewer he has left to fight Hit Ter when the time comes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10
Current Comment

We wanted to see if we could do it. Two l5-year-old boys who broke into the supposedly im- pregnable U. s. Mint at San Fran cisco.
 On every hand are the witch doc- tors with their panaceas. President Dykstra of Wisconsin University.
 Lee always has been a boy. Physician speaking of Leonora Ammann of Rice Lake, Wis, who had lived IS years as Q girl until an operation was per- formed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10

.ToDAY's COMMON ERROR Do not say, "He would sooner fight than eat;;" say, "rather fight than eat"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10
A Thought for Today

Absalom said moreover, Oh that were maGe Ve judge in the land, that every man wnlch na'I srv suit or cause might come unto me, and would do him justice!-H Samuel 15:4.
  IL is with our judgments as with our watches: no two go just alike, yet each believes ms own -pOue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10
Whats Your. l. O?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10

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