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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
. HIGHLIGHTS FROM
LATEST BOOKS
Southern Ideals, History
Combined in Jacobs Novel

Despite the recent deluge of Civil
War epics, you will be able not only
to endure but to enjoy Thornwell
Jacobs scholarly effort, "Red Lam
terms on st. Michaels" (Dutton:
$2.5O)
Tagged as an historical novel,
Jacobs has filled his book with much
history and philosophy of the Old
South, little novel. The desultory
plot, stereotype of its kind, be-
comes unobjectionable in its setting,
of authentic historical background,
it's engaging soliliquies on political
philosophy, its occult lore.
Even Jacobs, you feel, is annoyed
with the necessity for the plot, re-
verts to 1t now and again as means
of qualifying his chronicle Of Char
lesion during the thrilling days of
secession and the terrifying months
of sige.
Briefly, the story concerns Perry
Poer White, a young Southern,
bursting with ideals and a burning
desire to become a gentleman.
Perry is really the grandson Of the
great patriot, General CreSton, who
| tutors him. He falls in love with
Helen, who is really his own cousin,
and later with Joan, daughter of
the North. His predicament upon
discovering that he loves both wo-
men with equal fervor, provides the
basis for the struggle in Perrys life.
His adventures carry him through
murder trial, successful stint on
a Charleston newspaper, through the
the feverish days when Yanks were
pounding at the gates of Charleston.
He invents a submarine, is taken
prisoner, is wounded several times
all through it all he hangs on grimly
to the ideals inculcated in him by
his grandfather, whom he knows
only as his patron.
Prevailing throughout the long
story is the theme that the war was
unnecessary, that the South was not
unwilling to relinquish the expensive
luxury of slaves but it hated to be
made to do so by the North.
If you want good solid chunk
of history, painlessly administered,
pick up "Red Lanterns on st. Mich
ael's." It's fascinating enough to
keep you absorbed for several nights.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23

@. What is the purpose of the
National Labor Relations Act (Wag-
ner Act??'
A. 1t guarantees workers the right
to organize into unions of their own
choosing and to bargain collectively
with their employers. 1t protects the
workers against interference with
these rights by employers and
against discrimination or dismissal
for joining a union or engaging in
union activity.
@. What is the motto of the Eng
lish order of chivalry, knights Of
the Most --oble Order of the Gar
ter?"
A. Honi soft qui NAL y pe1iss
("Evil be to him who evil thinks").
A. Can you describe the running
form of Gene Venzke, nicknemed
"The Stylish"
A. Venzke runs almost erect
with slight forward body angle
imparting correct balance. His feet
always move on the same line, and
by keeping his knees at the same
level throughout most of a one-mile
race, he moves forward with a
stride just seven feet long. In the
sprint near the finish his knees
move somewhat higher and the
stride is increased to seven feet
three inches. Venzke's head is steady
and straight, with his arms carried
fairly high to increase breathing
space in the chest.
@. What has been the loss in
population of Virginia City, Nevada,
since 1880?
A. The population today is 488;
in 1880 it was 10000. The decrease
has been due to decline in the
price of silver. Mines under the city
have produced nearly 100000, 900 in
gold and silver bullion.
If you want copy of the book
let Fishing Laws of the States
send to The Waterbury Demo-
Gratis Washington Bureau, 1913
Thirteenth street, Washington d.
C. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23

Taft; the Dewey people just ma
turally got to them first.
Maryland's G.. o. P. has a fac
tional fight between ex-Gov.
Harry Nice and w. F. Broening,
ex-mayor of Baltimore, who are
running for the Senate with con-
troll of the state G. o. P. the real
stake at issue. They didn't want
a presidential primary contest
muddying the waters, and after the
Dewey people got them lined up
they begged TAFT to stay out. He
compiled, figuring the machines
would swing the primary anyhow
and that there was no sense get
ting in family row.
But If staying out of party row
lost Taft a delegation in Mary
land, it apparently won him one
in West Virginia. Neither Taft
nor Dewey has entered the pri-
mary there, but some smart pre-
liminary spade work seems to
have given Taft the delegates.
TAFT SAMPLERS"
IN WEST VIRGINIA
Several weeks ago the Taft
crowd decided to find out ex-
actly what their prospects were in
West Virginia. They sent a big
crew of canvasserS on weeks
auto tour of the state to make ex-
tensive "sampling" straw vote
tests.
The canvassers, incidentally, de-
cided they had to have some sort
of name to operate under, so they
called themselves 1.-THE Institute
of Political Research" They had
some funny experiences.
In a number of cases, citizens
they tagged for vote would say,
"Oh, yes. I've heard of you people
You do pretty scientific job of
analysing opinion, don't your"
Two or three times a canvasser
would stop by-passer with,
May have a moment of your
time?" - and the by-passer would
simply give him dime and hurry
on.
Anyway, these polls convinced
the Taft people that they could
win if there was a contest, but
they didn't want a contest if they
could help it because there was
an inside the-party scrap on for
state control.
So, in the end, they made out
filing papers and entrusted them to
a West Virginia, G. o. P. bigwig.
with instructions not to file them
unless Dewey filed. Meanwhile,
the Dewey group was eying the
situation and likewise decided the
scrap was a good one to stay out
of if possible. SO they, too, made
out filing paper and left them to
be entered only if Taft filed.
DOUBLING IN TAFT
AND DEWEY
Odd part about it all was that
the man the Dewey crowd left
their papers with was the same
man the Taft people left theirs
with. For week or more he
walked about town with two sets
if filing papers in his jeans. In
the end, of course, he didn't file
eit1"o", o''d there's no contest i
out Taft is due to get the dele
gates.
Meanwhile, in Washington the
G. o. P. race is beginning to take
On "stop-Dewey" aspect, the New
Yorker being far out in front
There are signs that his rivals are
beginning to gang up against him;
anyhow, in all the other camps
you are beginning to hear: "You
know, Dewey would really make
swell candidate-for vice presi-
dent"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23

Colt, Republican, was a strong
hacker of Tom Dewey.
Result was a complete switch
The President Immediately
threw out both nominations,
even though recommended by
his good friend Welles. Instead
he named Under Secretary of
Commerce Noble and &. w.
Magalhaes, vice president of
Westinghouse Electric Interna-
tiOnal.
NOTE - The work of the COM
mission is to carry out a plan
originally developed by Chile's
forceful Carlos Davila, but from
which Davila Withdrew when his
own government, involved IN poll
teal feuds, failed to support him.
ROOSEVELT AND NAVY
Franklin Roosevelt long has
been considered the best friend of
the Navy. 1t has been mis- pas
sion throughout life. At the age
OF IA he was reading Admiral
,so1,ad . .TusdeSs . oo Oh
taaval plooleiils. Az ~ ne was AS
nnoaii HecLe'aty :" Ille NAVY. AS
a aa.aAa: LIZ: nc 11as pooSteo naval
a atIos W "a Ciotis An"e tilan any
o'llei eAeeu'iVe'
however, the big secret which
dld not leak out OF the White
House naval conference the other
DAY was that 1t was Roosevelt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
Selected Poem
APRIL INCENSE

(By Myra P. Ellis in the Boston Post)
But stirs and blends and scatters
The pungent smells of April
Are like the earthly cry
OF little grasses pushing up
From some dark victory.
The deep, primeVal perfume
OF sod and sun and rain
BreatheS forth an eager incense
Almost akin to pain.
A strong and sure potpourri
OF pine and spruce and fir,
OF alder and bayberry,
OF mint and juniper.
The upland winds of April,
The loWland waters, toss
The scent of broken burrows,
The smell of mud and moss.
A muted, mighty passion
OF perfume everywhere,
That has no time to languish
In walls of despair;
But stirs and blends and scatters
Through every Swallowed thing,
The elemental promise
OF future poisoning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
THE d. A. r. RECEIVERS
(christian Science Mon,tor)

(Christian Science Monltor)
Repeated comment during the
current convention of the Daught-
ers of the American Revolution has
taken note of the fact that this
historic organization is in better
favor now than it was a few years
ago.
The change of opinion probably is
due to two factors. One is that ma
tional sentiment has moved in the
direction of greater support for firm
military and naval defense and of
awareness that the public safety
must be protected against plotters
from within. The other factor is an
improvement in the attitude and
policy Of the D. A. r. itself as rep
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23

resented by its chosen officers. The
one-time RED batting" activity of
some members who seemed to smear
all political liberalism with indis-
criminate suspicion of Communism
has been largely replaced with
sound and tolerant programs of pat
riotic education in the fundamentals
of American government.
This development is in a whole
some direction, and the D. A. r. de-
serves credit for 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
What's Your |. O.?
Can you answer seven of these
test questions? Turn to last page
for the ansyers.

/. Who played the title role in the
photoplay,. "The Invisible MANI"
2. Male deer are called boars,
bucks or rams?
8. Was New Mexico, Arizona or
Oklahoma the last State admitted
to the Union?
4. In which direction do most OF
the rivers of North America flow?
5. Name the capital of Haiti?
6. A lunar eclipse can only occur
at which phase of the moon?
z. On what syllable does the &C
cent fall in the noun concentrate?
8. What position does Henry A..
Wallace hold in President Roose-
velt's Cabinet?
9. If an American born person
loses the right to vote by serving
more than year in prison does he
lose his American citizenship?
10. Where is Buffalo Bill" bur-
led?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
Questions
and Answers
By FREDERIC M. KERRY

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THE EDITOR
Q. How old are the Sequoia trees
in the National Parks?
A. Their age is estimated be-
tween 5000 and 1000 years.
Q. If two boilers, each supplying
steam at 20 pounds pressure, are
connected to one line, will the press
ure in the line be 20 or 40 pounds.
A. Twenty pounds. Increasing
the number of boilers is the same
1o I'LL C0So1I1S L41C o1AC VI q o1A1SAC
boiler; it increases the capacity Of
the plant, as expressed in the VOL
ume or weight of steam it can sup
ply in a given time, but not the
pressure.
Q. When did trans Atlantic
passenger service by air from New
York to England start?
A. July 8, 1899, when the Yankee
Clipper of the Pan American Air
ways took off from Port Washing
ton, L. I. and landed at Southamp-
ton, England, July 10, q hours, 20
minutes later. The actual flying time
for the trip was % hours "a min
uteS.
@. Over which canyon does thu
motion picture, 100000 Men A Year
have its climax?
A. Grand Canyon, in northern
Arizona.
@. How much interest was paid
in 1922 on the debts of the Federal,
State and local Governments?
A. State and local, $843, 1868, 900;
U. S. debt, $500, 276,631.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
Views of The Press

Who was it said that it takes seven
years of friendship to give one the
right to poke his hosts fire? If
that is so, it takes thrice seven years
to entitle a friend to demand an in
PRODUCTION to a secret arbutus slope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23

a wee mite
outsnarted by
I'm sophisticated
Tom Dewey. .
Taft'S ex-
PLANTATION that
he stayed out
of the race be-
cause the bosses
were lined up
for Dewey was
ue enough
WHAT he didn't
the BIO otnite
add was that
the boss e S
could have been
lined I'm for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
Daily Almanac
Moon rises 1886 p. m.

Moon rises 1886 p. m.
Sun rises 500 a. M; sets $3.50 p m.
. All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
According to this reckoning the peppers
have been frozen in twice. This leaves them
one more freeze-up before we can really for
get all about winter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
Washington Merry-Go-Round
DREW Pc A r 5 ID N
ROBERT S. ALLEN


Secret of the Nz
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
National
Spotlight
BY BRUCE CATION
Waterbury Democrat Washington
CORRESPONDENT

Washington, April 23.-Real truth
about the ace-that-didn't-come-off
in Maryland's G. o. P. primary is
that astute Senator Taft was lust
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR
Do not say, II get sort of tired
at times; say, rather tired
sometimes"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23

@. How much interest was paid
in 1922 on the debts of the Federal,
State and local Governments?
A. State and local, $843, 1868 900;
U. S. debt, $599, 276,631.
Evening star., 1940-02-18

. Wines . 6oblets
. CocktoiIs . CordioIs
. High, Low Sherbets
. s, 8-ln. Plates
. 5, 9, II Or. Footed
TumbIers
Evening star., 1940-02-18

Two sprinotime potterns,
Cosmos" or "Corsooe. "
ldeoI for informal dinner,
lunch or breokfost. In
eludes ! meot pIotter and
vegetable dish.
The guardian., 1940-12-14
Kids Like COlOred

Having ended the "most disastrous
grid season in the schools history
the southern and junior branch of U.
California, will welcome Kenney's
pupils with open arms and "The Cen
eral" knows that his students will fare
no worse than those of 1910. U.C.L.A.,
win, lose, or draw, is now definitely on
the football map and many white
parent will be proud to have his boy
coached by the greatest All-American
the Pacific Coast has ever known. And
this is now news.
White lads will listen to Colored
coaches and trainers. They have for
years, even in the South. l find many
white boys admiring clean cut and
capable colored men of character.
They obey every instruction-especi-
ally in the ring, or at the race track.
And why shouldn't they? These lads
obey because they have faith that the
Colored trainer KNOWS what he's
talking about from hard battered
experience.
U.C.L.A. kids feel this way about
Kenney Washington.
The guardian., 1940-12-14
Shaw Srs. Lose
To HOlIistOn

The Shaw House Sr. quintet got off
to rather shaky start as they went
down to defeat at the hands of the
strong Holliston Aces by score of
1927.
Although the manager of the Seniors
asked that nothing be said about the
absentee players who didn't make the
trip, we think it only fair, to the team
in general, that it be mentioned because
the Shaw House was definitely in need
of its key offensive men. As the game
progressed the Seniors took an early
lead but were unable to hold it as the
shooting was terribly off. Missing
many under-the-basket shots, they
trailed the Aces at the half, 1914.
Billy White and Lenny johnson both
played their usual fine defensive game
but in both cases the shooting was off.
Dick Silva and "Spike" Corbin kept
the local team in the game by clever
The guardian., 1940-12-14
Record Crowd Sees
Spears Win 1922

The Sengaleese Spears, current in
termediate Greater Boston Champions,
started their basketball season by de-
feating the scrappy Dunbars, before a
record crowd at the Shaw House Gym,
by a score of 1922. Despite the indi-
cation of the score, the game was a good
opener being decided in the second half.
The Cambridge team got off to a
rather slow start but during the second
period they began to find themselves
and let loose volley of field goals that
had the large crowd thrilled. at the
beginning Of the second half, the
Spears again opened up with a burst
of speed aided by very good shooting
which shot them into very command
ing lead. At no time during the game
were the Champions behind but
throughout the entire forty minutes
they were forced to keep up their fast
pace by the ever threatening Dunbars.
STANFIELD HIGH SCORER
Led by the sharp-shooting "Book''
Stanfeld and Murt Montgomery, bro
ther of B. c. Lou, the Spears were
never in need of a point-getter. Stan
field got off to an early start in his
scoring spree which ended with his 18th
point for the evening while Montgom-
cry, after going scoreless the first half
came back in the second to score IA
points for the victors.
Captain John Raynor and "Little
Gene" Andrews took all laurels fo1
defensive playing as they time and
again broke up many scoring threats
by the visitors. 1t was really thing
to watch these two stellar guards as
they retrieved rebounds and started up
the floor with another offensive threat
On many occasions they stop the for
ward line Of the Dunbars before they
could get set to score. Tall "Coco'
Lippman was also bulwark on de-
Tense and the key-man in the fast pass
ing Spear offense. There is a good deal
The guardian., 1940-12-14
West Tops East

1t has been no secret that the colored
boys westward from the "Big Ten" to
the Pacific Coast have been getting
larger chunks of athletic democracy
than is being found here in the East
of late. A Big Ten school cancelled a
track meet a few seasons ago when it
was found that southerners refused to
meet the schools colored star on equal
terms. You can find all about it in
the records.
This year, not one Eastern school so
much as offered official protest against
racial bars affecting colored although
there were two grand opportunities in
once freedom loving New York and
Boston. N.Y.U. and Boston College
hid behind a cloud. They both lacked
quits.
The unusual fact about this situa-
tiOn is that the young white students
and athletes want no part in this jim
crow policy. They have shown their
protest in more than one instance.
Nobody can blame them! The fault
is with Eastern college heads who've
"joined the Axis"
The guardian., 1940-12-14
Celtics-Rambers in
20 Basketball Thrill

MALDEN-Here is one for the
books!
The Maiden Celtics and Medford
Ramblers waged a scoreless basketball
game for three periods here at the Lin
coin H. S. gym. And the Ramblers
finally won the game 20.
Play Tonight
Ripley, short while ago, featured a
10 basketball game but this is believed
to be the first time such low score has
been recorded here in New England.
The defense on both sides was near
perfect.
Dickie Phillips of Medford looped
the games only basket from the foul
line going into the final period.
For Maiden, Rolly Knight, guard ;
Johnny Collins, forward; and center
Ace Bailey were stars.
Dickie Phillips, forward; Fletch
Coleman, at center; and the guards,
Bob Booker and Sonny Douglass were
great.
There viii be return game between
these great rivals tonight at the Lincoln
Jr. H. S. gym at s pm.
The guardian., 1940-12-14
Cambridge Carvers
Lose to Dor. PharaOhs

Let by co-captains Clyde Dottin and
Marcus Haines, the Carvers, an athletic
club Of the Cambridge Community
Center last Saturday, December z,
officially opened their basketball season
with the Pharoahs at the Hecht House.
Greenidge starred for the Carvers,
Cork and Rudman for the Pharoahs.
The game was evenly matched during
the first half, the score being 14-9 in
favor of the Cantabrigians; but the
Dorchester Boys finally pulled the
game out Of the fire by winning in the
last two minutes of play 27-19.
Teams desiring to play the Cam
bridge Community Center may call Kir.
68I1 and ask for Mr.. Dottin. There
are three divisions, Juniors from 14-16,
intermediate from 1913, and seniors
from 18 on. All games must be played
away.
The guardian., 1940-12-14
rowing ALONG SPORTSDOM
Coach Kenney
By MABE K0UNTZE

Don Gilmor, far-sighted editor of the
new weekly illustrated FRIDAY
magazine, writes in the last November
issue as follows:
IF we are going to save Demo
cracy anywhere else, we'd better
have it in working order here at
home first. -
FRIDAY magazine thereupon goes
ahead to tell the truth about oppressed
and successful colored womanhood and
about the success of one colored
mothers son, Kenney Warrington of
U.C.L.A. Well, Kenney Washington
has just completed his first year as
head coach of the U.C.L.A. Freshman
Eleven. His pupils will get their first
Pacific Coast Conference football test
next season.
Kenney Washington is a Colored boy
and the son of an old colored Holly
wood actor. Today he is coaching a
major white college e.. by request!
The guardian., 1940-12-14

of credit due Coach Thorn Clellan, of
the Spears, for the fine manner in
which he has readied his charges for
their current campaign. The Dunbars,
even in defeat, showed strong possibili-
ties of becoming one of the outstanding
teams in this section. Coach Franny
Matthews has good aggregation which
is only lacking in reserve material. The
first five players did admirably but
there was such difference between
them and their substitutes that the
Spears had ample time to rest and get
themselves together. In Sammy Smith,
Coach Matthews has an excellent
pointgetter.
This week, Wednesday night, the
Spears will engage the up and coming
Wolverines quintet at the Shaw House
Gym. This is another stellar attrac-
ton as both teams have been using the
same gymnasia for practice and both
are fully aware Of the problems of the
playing space.
The guardian., 1940-12-14
Southern Defeats Xavier $50

exhibited in the history of Southern
University football, while his team
mate, Hill, this years co-captain closed
a brilliant career which has endeared
him to followers of Southwestern ath-
letics.
The Southern line proved to be one
of the best in collegiate football as they
time and time again thwarted all run
ming attempts of the Xavier backs. 1t
was through the air that the "Gold
Rush" of New Orleans was able to make
any creditable showing in the yards
gained department. On the offence it
was a fast charging Southern line that
made the sensational runs by Barnes
and Hill possible plus the equally fine
showing of Scott who turned in some
good runs on the end of tricky reverses.
1t was a great victory for the Scotland
vile eleven which evened the game
count in the classic at one all.
The guardian., 1940-12-14
Gordon at u. Cal.

Eastern "big colleges" have a lot
to learn from some of the more demo-
cratic colleges of California.
The University of California Golden
Bears at Berkeley have had a colored
football scout and former line coach
for years. He is Walt Gordon, a for
mer Golden Bear All-American tackle
and now distinguished Pacific Coast
gentleman who's son Walter, Jr., was
quarterback for U. Cal. this past sea-
son.
Altogether, the two branches of U.
California-that of Berkeley and Uni
versity of California at Los Angeles
(U.C.L.A.), have been featuring Col
ored Americans for quite some time
And these colored boys have played
against Southern Methodist, Texas
Christian, and Texas A. & M.
The guardian., 1940-12-14
By JAMES E. HAMILTON
Especial to The Guardian)

BATON ROUGE, La.-Avenging
last years 1876 defeat at the hands of
Xavier University of New Orleans, the
Southern Q. eleven, co-champions of
the Southwestern Conference, closed
with devastating last period surge for
21 points to overwhelm the Catholics
$50 in their second annual post-season
charity football classic. The game was
again sponsored by the Lions Club of
Baton Rouge for the benefit of the
poor children in need of eyeglasses.
1t was Senrab Barnes and "Pelican"
Hill who paced the dauntless Southern
team to as fine victory as they have
earned all season. The two feet backs
pulled off many sensational runs despite
the muddy gridiron. Barnes, who is
just a sophomore, wrote finish to one
of the greatest first year performances
The guardian., 1940-12-14
Bruins Have New
Hockey "Face-Off"

The old ice hockey face-off in which
the referee crops the puck between the
opposing celters, may be changed.
Enterprisng Art Ross, the master
mind of Bosom Bruins, is now expert
menting wit a new method in which
the referee places the puck down on
the ice. Thtopposing centers face the
puck with praised sticks, IL inches
away from he puck. At the referees
whistle the enters go to work.
Ross thins this method will check
injury and 9eed up play.