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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22

The social and economic ills of the day
become more serious problem all the
time. And you will find in institutions
o. higher education the studies of eco
Monies and social science among the
most important. But with all the study
and research the economic and social
problems still remain knotty problems.
This year there will be presented a
Catholic program of reform in the form
of a pastoral letter written by the arch
bishops and bishops of the administrative
board of the National Catholic Welfare
Conference, the letter to be called 'The
Church and Social Justice" It will fol-
low along the lines, so it is stated, Of
program of social reconstruction outlined
twenty years ago, when national Catholic
social service as functioning unit was
begun in this country. With the chang
ing condition in twenty years, although
the fundamental ideas Of social service
problems are the same, there will be
new conditions to be considered natural
ly, and in line with this work by both
Protestant and Catholic groups the new
letter will deal with subjects such as
ownership, property, labor, security,
wages, and other subjects. The letter
comes on the suggestion of Pope Plus
XII at time when the American Cath
olice hierarchy is observing 150th ami
versary. 1t goes without saying that this
letter will receive the attention, not only
Of the Catholic but the entire Christian
population of this country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22

It is of interest to read what a pub
fishing executive says of the prosperity or
lack of it in this country, tracing his fig
ures from the year 1869. This man says
the periods of prosperity in this country
were better realized when the govern
ment was inactive in business way. He
opines that this country experienced pros
perity under "our original govern
mental and economic system for 100
years. I often wonder why hardly any,
body proposing means of reviving our
prosperity ever suggests revival OF the
government and business policies under
which our income per person increased
1855 per cent during the fifty years at
the end of the Civil War to the end Of
the World War, with the amazing re-
suit that our people as whole are hard
ly any better off now than thirty years
ago, while many of them are much worse
off.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22
In Today's Mail

Dies committee and the growing
hostility not only to radical but also
to labor groups on the part of the
Department Of Justice and the F. B.
I. In order to safeguard the Bill Of
Rights in Its application to all
groups the conference decided to set
up a large and energetic Civil Rights
committee, The attention Of con-
gress and the public was drawn to
the need to continue and extend the
social legislation which Is now
threatened by an economy drive
arising from war hysteria. The con-
ference went on record as favoring
appropriations to provide 100000
WPA jobs instead Of the 1,340. 900
proposed In the presidents budget.
An addition $500. 900 600 was asked
for the low cost housing projects
Of the United States Housing Au-
thority. The conference also urged
the passage Of the Wagner Health
bill and strengthening the Labor Re-
lations Act to make possible GRIM
inal proceedings against employers
guilty Of violating the act. Unani-
nous approval was registered for
immediate passage of the Federal
Anticipating bill.
The enthusiasm and unanimity OF
the delegates was remarkable. In
the words Of Dr., Lloyd Worley, chair
man Of the conference, "this coming
together of delegates from many
different walks Of life for discussion
leading to united program Of action
for peace. democracy and prosperity
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22

down with the partial failure Of
the blockade and the deals Ger
many made to buy goods In the
Balkans. 1t will break down COM
pletely If and when Stain lets
Germany take over his railroads
and industry.
MERRY GO ROUND
With black tie and dinner jack
ct, the President uses long, thin,
dull black metal cigarette case
decorated with gold-etched rur-
al scene, and with his initials
engraved in the sun In the up
per right-hand corner. The
Capital has had local magazines
dealing with its socialites and po-
Ntical big-wigs, but now tens Of
thousands Of government employ
ees are to have a monthly de-
voted to them. Called "The Gov
eminent Employer Digest" and
edited by young Paul Toneman,
the magazine will feature tales Of
the unknown workers who make
the wheels 60 round. .. Culin-
airy speciality of Mrs. Arthur VAN
deberg, handsome wife Of the
Michigan COP white hope, are
small crisp potato doughnuts. :.
The 1910 census reported that
Pennsylvania had $500 wagon"
makers while New York produced
$4,000 pounds Of snuff worth So
700.
LABOR TROUBLES
Gordon Dean, energetic young
maestro of the Justice Depart
ment's antitrust operations IN
the building industry, has en-
countered some strange situations
in his work.
Comforting with a Chicago as
sistant, Dean related the devel-
opments that led to the indict-
ment Of officials Of the AlFL team
sters' union in Washington, as
result of bitter intra-AFL fight
over who should drive cement
mixers on a government building
project.
at certainly was q perplex-
ing situation" said Dean. "The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22
STATE SOCIAL AND LABOI
CONFERENCE GOES ON
RECORD FOR PEACE
AND PROSPERITY.
Editor Of the Democrat:

Editor Of the Democrat:
Today both foreign and domestic
issues are being debated not only
by politicians but by the common
people everywhere with more serious
intensity than ever before, for on
the policies that will be followed
depend the life, liberty and prosper
ity of this entire generation. ! be-
lieve therefore, that your readers
will be interested In the opinions
reached by the $50 delegates and rs
observers who came together from
all parts of the state, Saturday, jan
uary 18th for the fourth annual
meeting of the Connecticut Confer
ence on Social and Labor Legisia-
ton.
Delegates from the State CIO
Council and Labor's Non-Partisan
League joined with representatives
of the Bridgeport Central Labor
Union and the State Legislative
Board Of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Firemen and Enginemen.
Ministers Of the Methodist, Congre-
gational, Baptist and Episcopal
churches found common ground
with leaders Of O score Of organlza-
tons Of the racial and national
groups In Connecticut. Negro and
white delegates found that the prob
lens they face are the same and
that TO solve them demands joint
action.
How to keep America out Of war
was the central theme Of the entire
conference. With surprising unar1i-
nifty the delegates voted Opposition
to increases in ornaments, to war
trade and war loans TO beliigerents.
including opposition to the proposed
loan to Finland. They urged that
an end be put to Americas sale Of
war materials to Japan whose war
Of conquest against China was
roundly condemned. As an INSOFAR
able part Of this night the delegates
aflrmed the necessity Of preserving
civil rights for al minority groups.
They protested the activities Of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22

The much publicized Western Front in
Europe does not seem to be the scene of
the activity that was anticipated months
ago when the European War started. We
heard much of the strong Siegfried and
Maginot lines, but right now it seems to
be all quiet on the Western Front The
war, if anyone can make head or tale of
it, seems to be fought out in other than
military fields, so it is stated
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22

teamstcrs commended they should
drive tho mixers, although un-
der union rules they are not
supposed to operate them. On
the other hand, AL engineers
insisted they should drive as
well as operate the mixers"
"Y0u think that Is cOckeyed?"
sn0rted the assistant. "That's
nothing. Out In Chicago we can't
even have cement mixers. I'm
ion fighting is SO hot there that
mixing has to be done by hand
ON the job"
MAIL BAG.
l.. r. s., HaverfOrd Pax
ample Of the Presidents mixing
metaphors was when he said, In
connection with the trade agree
ments program that "a destruc-
tive mine-field of trade restrc-
lions" had damned up vast un-
salable SURPRISES. N. G. S.,
Washington-Mr. James Roosevelt,
half-brother of the President, has
had no connection with the New
Deal and is not to be confused
with the Presidents eldest son.
He has been dead for many years,
HI. G., New Orleans-In case
of the death of a man covered
by Social Security benefits, the
widow receives three-fourths of
his benefit, and each child one
half, up to a maximum of twice
the benefit. r. M. c., Dayton,
O.-Response to questions of CEN
sus enumerators is required by
law, under penalty of $1,000 fine.
J. c. s., Jacksonville, Fla
Tolls charged at the Panama Ca
nal are the same for all coun-
tries, including U. S. Only ships
that pass through the Canal free
are ships of the U. s. Army and
Navy. Same privilege is allowed
to navies of Panama and Colon
bia. II any. At present. they have
none.
fr1nv>,,rioI,+ 1nAn IN, Tinted
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22

1. To which county does the is
land of Corfu belong?
2. In chemistry, does the SYM
boil 'Fe' mean mercury, iron or
fluorine?
8. For which professional foot
ball team ID Harold (Red) Grange
an assistant coach?
4. Name the Foreign Minister OF
Japan.
5. Is electricity visible?
6. Which city was the capital OF
Oklahoma, prior to 1912 $3.50
z. What Is the correct pronula-
citation Of the word hstula9
8. what 10 q Photographic WHIP
9. Name the last state to be I'D.
mitted to the Union.
10. In units Of length, how many
feet are In one champ
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22
Selected Poem
THE WIND

(Ethel Barnett DeVito in the New York SUM
Tonight the wind is like homeless girl
That speeds through darkness frightened and alone
With streaming hair and flowing cape aswirl
She looks in vain for some one she has known
Tonight the lonely wind tries every door
And beats on every window passing by;
She calls to needless ears until footsore,
She looks in lighted houses with cry
And from my lonely bed I hear her moan
And recognize that we two are akin;
], too roam In the darkness all alone
Tap on your heart and call: please let me in"
And from the glass outside, I, too, can see
That you have built fire-but not for me.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22
Daily Almanac
sSSSsy Hba
Moon sets 4:43 q. m.

MUUII B6LS 4,4S d, H.
Sun rises TIL a. m; sets 1855 p. m.
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset
Mid-January finds mid-winter weather in
our midst. There Is no indication that any
lengthy break in the cold weather win come
before the end Of February which isn't en-
couraging but Is, Of course, proof that winter
must run Its course before departing this
cline.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22

If you want . copy Of the book
let "Surnames" send to The
Waterbury Democrats Washing
tom Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth
street, Washington, ID. @. Enclose
10 cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22

MNI, GHOuBA"
out America.
A World War
may inconven-
len &c Burton
H ohm es by
m a king him
daily revise his
facts and fig
ures and cur.
tail his person.
al journ eys.
B ut interrupt
his Lectures?
Never.
When Holmes
isn't travelling,
In q 1aiNIlRinaaa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22
. HIGHlIGHTS FROM
LATEST BOOKS
Forty-Six Years
of Apple Planting

From obscure, old town histories
and following newspapers,
Richardson Wright extracts a
highly amusing and divertinK
book in Grandfather Was
Queer" (Lippincott: $3). Mr..
Wright seems to have rounded
up all the wags and eccentrics
Of early America from Henry
the Holy ShOuter to Johnny
Appleseed. Here Is rare anecO-
dOte from the barbership, the
tavern, the general store. The
incredible saga Of Johnny
Appleseed who started his
strange mission because his
first love rejected him Is ex.
cerpted briefly here:
He first appeared at Licking
County, O., with a sack of apple
seeds he had collected en- route at
cider mills in New York and Penn
sylvania. The year was 1901. Wher-
ever he found favorable spot he
planted his trees. Five years later
he drifted down the Ohio with two
canoeloads Of. apple seeds dashed
together, making for what was
then the western frontier. A HARM
less enough fellow, the Indians
treated him with respect. Even DUR
ing the War of 1872, while other
white settlers were being slaughter.
ed by these native allies Of the Brit
ish. Johnny Appleseed passed un-
molested.
There was a reason for their re-
luctance to harm him. He was q
religious man after the Sweden
borgian persuasion. In add.
ton to his apple seeds he carried
Bibles. When he reached the
end Of a journey he would turn
back and retrace his old trail, so
that he could cultivate the seed
Ling apple trees.
At first glance he might have
been put down as touched" He
wore scarcely any clothes. Winter
and summer he went barefoot. In
lieu OF q cap or hat, he wore a tin
pan In which, when 1t was not
otherwise In Use, he cooked his
food. Sometimes he was content
with wearing merely an old coffee
sack with holes cut out for legs
and arms.
1t has been estimated that by
1888 the seed he planted had grown
into trees, bearing fruit over an
area Of 100000 square miles. How
many miles he Travelled on his PEE
culiar solitary journeying as sower
Of the Word and the seed 1t would
be impossible 10 calculate. Forty
six long years, travelling afoot, By
boat and a-horseback, he pursued
his mission. Gle died at u, still on
the Job W.. 93
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22

New York, Jan. pa mere sec
ond World War does not deter
Burton Holmes from travel lee.
lures, his profitable occupation
during the last forty-six years.
For this is the Burton Holmes sea-
son again at Carnegie Hall and,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22

duplex apartment looking down
on Central Park. His view he
calls "the most beautiful scene In
the world. with all the passion.
ate conviction he uses for label
ling the Tai Mahal as the most
beautiful building In the world.
At home he is addicted to jap
anese clothes, although he sub
mits to local sartorial customs
when he Is out Of doors. On the
lecture platform he affects tux
edo or business suits. But he does
fancy his Japanese kiinonos. He
has two trunkfuls of them.
BEEN AT 1T
FOR 46 YEARS
Any lecturer who can hold his
audiences for forty-six years and
remain a headliner must have a
unique commodity to sell and
Burton Holmes doesn't think 1t Is
all extraordinary.
He attributes the steady inter-
est to an eternal curiosity in the
far places and the strangers of the
world. Since 1897, when he accom-
panied his travel talk with his
first movie film, his manner OF
lecturing has been more or less the
same. Only the territorial bound
daries and the urban skylines
have changed.
Holmes doesn't remember how
many ocean crossings he has
made, but he does know that he
has been around the world six
times. Everywhere he went, he
made pictures, both stills and
movies, which have served as pic
torial aides In his talks ON for
eign lands.
GRANDMA
STARTED 1T
It all began when his grand
mother took him as q child to
camera, he photographed Nippon
csc scenes and took notes. Back In
the u. 8. A. he wrote up the notes
into narrative form and illustrated
the text with the snapshots.
They made such q hit In the fam
lily circle that he decided to con-
tinue the hobby as his vocation.
Up to recently when travel became
difficult and hazardous, he carried
a camera man along on all his
trips. Before he could afford such
luxury, he used to handle the cam
eras with the assistance Of his
wife. Mrs. Holmes always helped
out by serving as the photo
graphic subject on the camel or
ox-cart, as the occasion demanded.
When you press him for his
preferences around the world, he
unhesitatingly tells you that "for
a building, I would name the Tai
Mahal. The most beautiful city to
look at is Rio de Janerio. Its not
the incest to live in, but the most
pleasing to the eye. It Is the most
beautifully situated"
As for views, he hands New
York the accolade over all metro
polises, with emphasis on the
scene from his eyre over Central
Park. He Is not great enthus-
last, however, Of the weather in
Manhattan. "But when 1t is good,''
he declares, you can't beat 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22
Washington Merry Go-Round
DREW PEA e 3 D N
ROBERT S. ALLEN

WASHINGTON January ~ The holiday which s and uze Dan recently
Seattle
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22

@. What form of government do
Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
have?
A. Constitutional monarchy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22

@. When an insured parcel IS lost
in transit through the mails, can
the sender recover the fun amount
for which it was insured7
A. Only the actual value Is paid
by the post Office department.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22
Current Comment

Our best efforts, as individuals
and as united people, must con-
tinue to be directed toward those
means Of giving every man, woman
and child q chance 10 realize the
promise Of American traditions and
ideals.
Paul v. McNutt, federal security
administrators. M
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22

@. Are railroad engineers eligible
for old-age monthly retirement
benefits under the Social Security
Act?
A. Service in occupations covered
by the Railroad Retirement Act is
regarded as excluded employment
within the meaning of the old-age
insurance provisions of the Social
Security Act, and railroad engineers,
therefore, are not covered by that
act.
@. What caused Zane Greys
death9
A. He died Of heart attack on
Oct. %. Though he had written
more than fifty popular novels, one
of which sold o million and half
copies, he was only ga years old.
For a brief account Of his life and
| works send q self ddreSSed envelop
to our Service Bureau, 1913 Thir-
tenth street, N. w., Washington,
D. @. e...,..,
@ What trees are most commonly
used for the production Of acetic
acid, wood alcohol and charcoal?
A. Beech, birch and maple.
@. Did the u. 8. government pur-
chase the ground for cemeteries in
Europe where American soldiers are
buried?
A. Most Of the ground was
donated to the United States, by
the country in which it Is located,
but in some cases the United States
government purchased burial rights
In perpetuity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22

Q. What day in the Mohammedan
calendar corresponds to Christmas
In the Western Calendar?
A. The birthdate Of Mitllra, the
Sun-god of the Iranial1s (Persians).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22
What's Your |. O.!

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn to last page
for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR
Never say, "The three Of rs
agreed to see each other
again; say, tone another"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22

Is as American as q New England
town meetings and as modern as the
Gallup poll"
Very truly yours,
DAVID IEEDLEY,,
Executive Secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22

@. Was I'VE Are Not Alone"
starring Paul Mum, filmed with two
endings?
Yes. The print that was generally
released had Mr.. NUM- and Jane
Bryan presumably bound for death
on the gallows at the finish. For the
other ending, the bottle Of poison
tablets, which the youngster broke
and placed in the containeF Of
headache pills, was found by the
defense Just when 1t looked darkest
at the trial. Both prisoners were
then released.
@. Is the oil-producing center In
Pennsylvania, known as OIL City.
actually a city? !,
A. Yes. It was settled about 1925.
but was only small place, with a
few local factories, until the oil
wells of the vicinity were developed
In 1860. 1t was Incorporated as y
borough in 1868 and chartered as .
city in 1874.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22

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@. How many times were Fedora
taxes reduced between the end O
the World War and the beginning
Of the industrial depression IN 1922
A Five times.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-22

@ What trees are most commonly
used for the production Of acetic
acid, wood alcohol and charcoal?
A. Beech, birch and maple.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1940-05-31

BOY SCOUT CUBS EIT78 TO 1oLV1RINE
The Cubs packed their ov2rni ut
baCs and loft for TIE anGlin3 Of
Wolverine. I'LL boys had their
pa icr-10rs along but the nov2r I'M
shed thing bo5oro pilinC up in
front Of the fire to keep warm. 4
6 Cd trip Wcs had by ell, en- many
fish found thotr way in & frying
pan in Pcl7or.
Tho Cubs ere now building Thorn g
boat for their use on Cottonwood
Lake.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1940-05-31
NOTICE

ALL persons who Gro Interested in
the .Ectc nuskc valley Foir should
plan to most with the t0ckholdors
in the Extension office on Thurs
day evening Juno 9Th.
Everyone who is intoros ted in the
Fair should be thoro IS I4attors
Of Importance will criso.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1940-05-31
NOTICE

Boz Scout Cub rooting FridcJ June
7th six TO eight in the evening.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-08-02
N A M E S
In the neiOs

New York city's Mayor LaGuardia
strongly advocated universal mill
tary service.
President Manuel Quezon of the
Philippines told American high-com-
missioner Francis Sayrer (Woodrow
Wilson'S son-in-law): eve must do
our own thinking and learn lessons
from contemporary history or
bust!"
Claude D0rnier Jr., son Of Ger
many's outstanding aircraft design
err, was in New York, and planned to
enter an American university in the
autumn. Dornier bombers were be-
ing massed for the battle of Britain:
all-metal monoplanes.
Gen. Eugene Mittelhauser's IA
nous Near Eastern French army
was reported, at last, ready for
final disarmament, under the direc-
ton of an Italian war mission. Nit
telhauser succeeded Gen. Max Wey-
gand when the latter went to France
to wind up the war and help reor-
ganize the government.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-08-02
HITLER TALKS:
EndLessIy

Hitler's speech came over the ra-
dio, translated into an extreme, I'LL
ira, English accent. 1t must have
been Lord Haw-Haw putting it
across. 1t went on endlessly. Hitler
said he didn't want to destroy the
British empire. He said he shrank
at the destruction which hung over
England, and suggested an 'honor-
able" peace. Hitler reviewed his
conquests, his methods, and his dip
lomatic wrangles with Chamberlain
and Daladier. He said he spoke not
as victor, but as nationalist, anx-
ious to terminate futile misery.
Some 81 Pacific coast radio stations
cut off his speech because it was
trying to Justify his crimes against
civilization itself"
Hitler also made Goering some
thing brand-new in the staid history
of the Prussian army: a Reich's
Marshal of Greater Germany, and
gave him the Grand Cross of the
Iron Cross. Goering designed him
self a new, different, extra-special
uniform the only one of its kind
in all German officialdom. Hitler
also created nine new field-marshals
and two new f1eld-marshals-g general,
and II new colonel-generals Ger
man military grades run different
from the Arnerican).
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-08-02
BURMA ROAD:
So SiIJy

The Burma road controversy took
the silliest turn on record. That
road carried war supplies to Chang
Kai-shek and his armies. The Brit
ish foreign Office closed it, on the
heated demand of Japan. Then Sec
rotary Hull protested that the Bur-
ma road was necessary for world
trade and international commerce
(Hull is an old free-trader). At this
point, part of the British parliament
supported Hull against their own for
eign office, with cries of ''no ap-
peasement." China, infuriated,
threatened England with dire
threats. Germany, of course, took
the side of Japan. Thereby, Hitler
took the side of the British foreign
office, against Hull and Chang Kali
shek. It was Anglo-G Germany, plus
Japan, versus the U. S. A. Mean
while, England was trying to nego-
tiate the finish to the Jap-C Chinese
contest, but apparently our own
state department was opposed to
"appeasement" in the Orient. All
this hit new low in foreign rela-
tiOY1g