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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-14
DISCUSSION HELD
 ON YOUTH HOSTEL
Camp to Be Established Here For Accommodation
 of Visitors

Plans for the formation of youth hostel in this vicinity were outlined to a large group of youths by Will liam A. Nelson, of Northfleld, Mass. at the Central YMCA last night. Mir. Nelson, council executive of the New England and American youth hostel district, also spoke at the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis club at the Elton yesterday noon.
 Youth hostels are simple over- night facilities furnished under the supervision of approved house par- ents and community sponsoring committees for the small sum of 26 cents 6 night.
 Mir. Nelson, Illustrating his talk with colored motion pictures Of hosteis trails in New England and other regions. said the proposed hcs- tel of this area will be used as an overnight stop by members who spend their vacation by hiking or cycling through New England.
 The American Youth hostel ogs ganized six years ego, is part of the international movement for young and elderly hiIsers. Since io2l. hos. tsls have Increased from enc tO 900 an Gthe membership has increased from ib0 to ii,i4os
 A committee vas formed t0 make further afTaneemen9 for the pros posed camp. ft includes MF. and Mrs. Forrest RnFintnn, MT, Leopold, Thomas Smith, Hslla Rhe|an, Davld nabson, Scout executive Of Matias tuck council, seth Goodwin, Miss Lynne epeneef and hfl. Nllson,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-14

Like all other enterprises of the sort, this numbering outfit has competition. Hurricane timber is something we've got too much of. The market is flooded. Prices are not holding mp. Hired men who never had the price of dog house in the old days are now planning the construction of three-family apartment houses with as little concern as Bill Schelke ordering a haircut from Tony, the barber. Not since Brain Storm Lewis got horsewhipped on the veranda of the Curtis House has the market been as soft.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-14


 endar makes it also Palm Sunday, a solemn feast in the Catholic church.
 A post-holiday event of impor- tance will be the annual St. Patrick's day dinner of the auxiliary of the Irish-American Social club, which will be held at The Elton Sunday, the 31st. Alderman Thomas Reidy and Mrs. Belinda Mccoy Tracy are in charge.
 The weekend will see green rib- bons and flowers in evidence, along with shamrocks, Irish flags and other symbols.
 Program Arranged
 The program arranged for the fevent includeS:
 Opening Introduction - George T
 Ryan. ft Invocation-Rev. Francis M. O'shea P. R.
 welcome Harold Boyce, president. Toastmaster-Dr. John D. Freney. Speakers: Mayor Vincent A. Scul- ly; Hon. Cornelius J. Danaher, state labor commissioner; Rev. J. Oliver Cronan, chaplain, Knights of Colum- bus; Rev. Roger B. T. Anderson, rec tor, Trinity church; Governor Ray. mond E. Baldwin; Congressman J Joseph Smith; Hon. Joseph E. Tal- bot, state treasurer; Rev. John L Bonn, s. J., professor philosophy oi literature, Boston college. Distinguished leaders of church and state will be speakers at the arl- nual banquet of the Irish American Social Club, Inc, which takes place Saturday night at the Elton hotel The committee in charge of the event will hold a final meeting al The Elton tonight at which time plans for the program will be made final. It was annuonced today that more than $50 reservations have all ready been taken, and many applica- tions are being made for additional seats. Tn view of the large number of persons expected to be present the committee has also made knowr that the general program will be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-14
City to Honor Memory of St. Patrick
Irish-American Club
 To Entertain Friends
 At Annual Gathering
Governor, Mayor, Congressman Among Distinguished Guests of Honor = Father Bonn, Noted Jesuit,
 to Give Address = Many Parties Planned
MEEI Msk.asl S.

The annual dinner of the Irish- American Social Club, Inc, will high light Waterbury's weekend observ- ance of St. Patrick's day. The dinner will be held at The Elton Satur- day night, with President Harold Boyce heading a committee welcom- ing many prominent guests.
 Dances, entertainment and parties sponsored by various organizations will also mark the local observance, with various events planned for to- morrow and Saturday.
 No Public Celebrations
 On the holiday itself, which falls on Sunday, there will be no public celebration, since a quirk of the cal-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-14

that Lois IS famous ln GneSe parts for punching peoples heads off over the slightest thing.
 Art Shaw and his lawful-wedded wife, Lana Turner, will soon make public appearances together. Got bookings for 12 weeks this summer. Ye ed intends to ask for passes tO report if Mrs. Shaw's eyes look as attractive on the stage as they sure do when she's wearing a turtle-neck jersey.
 Old Ellis Hollums, our jovial and genial rival down Miami way, wrote a piece for his paper about Con- fucius. Ellis says it's old stuff Twenty-Five years ago Brandon Walsh did sayings for one-col'm panel called Chang. King Fea- lures syndicated 1t, too, Ellis opines. Charlie Chan made similar epigrams in the movies, reports he ... Well, ye ed is sure amused over the ex- citement he has caused from coast to coast, but hen be dawgawned if Ellis or anybody has yet got hep to the idea of Broadway Confucius. Ex- cept mebbe the lad who wrote the words to the popular song Chang" Ching Chow'gs Charlie Chan" ct al, tried to be smart like Confucius himself and out-do him too. Ye ed simply poked fun at the philosophers. From the looks of t'-'ncs we ed appears to have caused the most commotion. Ho, hum.
 Dot Thompson was ruimored as changing her faith. The talk start ed when Dot was seen dining and talking with several Bishops and Editors of religious weeklies. Ye ed got Dot on the l. d. telephone to check the report, which she said ain't so. Cost ye ed g for tolls. /: Tom Meaney, the sports scribe, who toured the Big League with the Gi- ants for many years, has trans ferred over to the Brooklyns at his own request. Tom didn't get along with Mgr. Terry and vice versa :. Whatever become of Slim Lind- bergh? Amt heard much about him of late. Or since then anti Dewey packers guessed wrong again Ye ed hears Dewey's talks are pre- pared by Elliott Bell, ex-Times ed We see by our esteemed competi- tor, the Associated Press, that ye ed'd tip of a few morning ago has come true. That the anonymous" columnist on the front pages of the many Hearst periodicals IS none other than MT. W. R. Hearst of San Simeon, Cal. The Hicktown News Press offers a cordial welcome to the newcomer as well as the use of its type and ink in case he happens to have a fire or similar accident. Ye ed also would like to pass along a good slogan: "Get It First, But First Get It Right!"
 The Hicktown News-Press was taken to task on Feb. 18th by the Nyack (N. Y.) Journal-News edi- torial page. Our rival got indignant about one of ye eds scoops. as follows: Reports without facts. The past few days in Rockland County have been rife with rumor, specu- lation and report story larger and more spectacular than the last
 -ever since a newspaper columnist
 in his breezy yet bomhastic style broadcast to all and sundry that g number of Rockland County officials
 were facing Federal indictment Thus far the prediction Is in line
 with other of that columnist's key
 hole uuestiins. The Journal-NewS
 will pay no attention whatever tt
 wagging tongues and scandal mon
 gers. The public is advised tt
 adopt similar viewpoint"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-14
O'ROURKE GUEST
 OF CONTRACTORS
Electrical Inspector Gives Address at Meeting On
 FluOrescent Lighting

Electrical Inspector Martin ORourke Tuesday night advised members, of the Waterbury Electri- cal Contractors association to con- suit him on large installations of fourescent lighting because there are no regulations governing the installation in the National Electri- cal code. The melting was held at the Elton, with Edward Sheely pre- siding.
 Inspector O'Rourke also said tha some makes of huorescent ligh equipment on the market are not approved by the National Board of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-14

| held in the main dining room of the hotel as well as the adjoining Copper Room. In addition to Governor Raymond E. Baldwin and Mayor Vincent A. scully, speakers will include Rev. John L. Bonn, s. J., a native of this city and son of Prof. and Mrs. John L. Bonn. Father Bonn is associated with the faculty of Boston college at Chestnut Hills, Mass, where he is professor of the philosophy of ht- eratlre.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-14
T0astnnaSta

Donovan lost control of his car as 8 result of the alleged bad condi- tion of the roadway and crashed through the fence at the same point as the Rosa machine did, the fence not having been repaired after the Rosa accident. It was pointed out by lawyers today that the fence is still in a dangerous condition despite the law suits in which it is involved. MT. Donovan's car was badly damaged and that he suffered contusions of the right chest and a back strain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-14

When an iguana invaded New castle, South Africa, all the natives fled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-14
President

Fire Underwriters. He advised the group to avoid difficulties by in- stalling only such brands as bear the underwriters label.
 |. Communications were received through Ray Mills of the Connecti- cut Light & Power Co. from the Phelps Dodge Co. and from the Westinghouse Go. Phelps Dodge Co. offered to loan the association its moving picture reel entitled Copper from the Mine to the Consumer" and the Westinghouse Go. offered ot send one of its oflciaus here to address the members on Adequate Wiring"
 It was voted to accept both offers.
 New members admitted were: Clapp, Rose & Vaughn Inc, The Waterbury Electric Repair and En- gineering Co.,, and John J. Abondelo.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-14

Down at the White House stables Lem Rowe, the Presidents hired man, told the boys how things stooc up at the executive mansion.
 "It ain't that the politicians like to ride our bandwagon," said Lem (while all laughed), "but they ain't buckin' no steamroller, eitherl"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-14
Walter Wi1acIleu Or BrOGd7gay
CErade RsestersdI cOpyrlgtt bod Day MrroE
THE HICKTOWN NEWs-PREss

THE HTCKTOWN NEWS-PRESS
 (Rrop, c Editor, Walt Wlnchell)
 Our President stu has all con- cerned wondering if he will choose to run for 3rd term, as the well- known sayings goes. Certain folks in Wall Street who thought he might a month ago., ain't SO sure this morning. A famous publisher of Q newspaper just wagered $5,000 that MT. Roosevelt wouldn't run again And a renowned legis- lator told ye cd that even if he did run he'd never control Congress again. Be that as it may, The Hicktown News-Press will continue predicting a 3rd trrn until a certain ex-governor relays the high sign along to.ye ed to announce other wise.
 Down at the White House stables Lem Rowe, the Presidents hired man, told the boys how things stood up at the executive mansion.
 "It ain't that the politicians like to ride our bardwagon," said Lem (while all laughed), "but they ain't buckin' no steamroller, eitherl"
 Bub Runyon and Ken Simpson, the N. Y. State Republican chair man, had quite a gabfest over at George (Roney) McDonald's barber emporium t'other sundown. Ken thought that Senator Vandenberg has the best chance to get into the White House down Washington way. Neighbor Runyon, however leaned towards Bob Taft, end 5 stranger listening in hoped that MT Taft didn't win, as it would mean that we'd have another Mrs. Roose- veltl Seems that Mrs. Taft is a humdinger when 1t comes to run ming things, too.
 Our esteemed rival, Time Ynaga- zine, exposed the identity of Con- stable Johnny Edgar Hoover's fav- orite girl friend, whose initials, ye ed reported, are IS. T." Time put a footnote on it's pages IS, 3rd col'm stating that the initials belonged t6 Shirley Temple. This was quite g shock to another, of J. Edgar'S ad- mirers, who jumped to conclusions Soph Tucker.
 .Deac. Aylesworth's little girl, who was ailing almost two months ir the hospital, is feeling fit again. Hel nnaw told, ye ed that Deac. is quite a bother every morning, fighting over who gets The Hicktown News. Press first.
 The Hon. Martin Dies was Q callel at ye eds sanctuln yesterday. Tolt many items about what's going or of the record. Ye. ed told hin that his committee now confirm! things ye ed printed as far bacl as 1882.
 Fred Lightner of the radit knocked down smart aleck in thu coffee shop at the Paramount hote ovoe the weekend. The last-men' toned talked outo f turn and madt remarks about Fred's red tie. Mowet him down.
 Grace Todd, the hostess over a the. Orpheum Dancehall, on Maii street and 46th, will be the mex gal there to make news. Ye ed hear Grace nay get proposal of mar riage from governors son, no N. Y.
 Geo. Price passed around severa $50 bills t'other day, which prove' costly practical joke. One of tn Lois Andrews, the showgal-
 lucky recipients happened to b Lois Andrews, the showgirl. Mex day George asked for his none. back, but Lois laughed right ou loud and said: "Shucks, that's in bankl" George didn't argue abou
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-14

What we need is more control of the hurricane timber market. We need surveys, studies. charts. dope on the ethnic composition of the log gangs, and advice from the U. 6. department of commerce re. gardlng production, grading and marketing. Yale university might help by checking up on the opera tons near New Haven; Storrs farm school could assist over east. Hired men could be furnished with plans to stimulate the use of more tim Der, and housewives could be eF. eouraeed to use more slabs for fuel in the kitchen ranges. Perhaps, f we passed . rule in the town that every new house hed to have four ilreplaees, that new buildings would Dc tax free for c certain set period, we could manage to use ID more nFew00d and building timber. Ths situation ig acute. Folks are losiflR mosley on hurricane llifnkes. First tiaing we know, veil have another hurricane and more logs to saW before we're Eid of the isse eFoDs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-14

Water Boy Gaylord, paperweight champion of Skeleton Hollow, who only recently took the measure of one Henry Joselovitch from Squaw Rock, Is training for the spring campaign. Harm Doran figures that the Water Boy was out- weighed and out-talked in the Joselovitch encounter, but not out fought. Watch this column for news of this amazingly clever youngster who lets the others tell how good they are and then proves that they are not as good as ad- vertised.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-14

The secretary at the trap shop has found Mike Klesitz's car too fast, so has decided to change both car and driver. Steve Grisgraber, truck driver, has won the new con- tract for transportation. Steve Is a careful, considerate motorist who wears no badges, chases no speed- CTS, and always arrives on time. His record for safety has been most gratifying. It's pleasure to watch Steve tool his car through the maze of racing w. P. A. busses on Main street and come through without a scratched fender and with the same old smile. Steve doesn't run for office, or anything else. He just keeps that car in or- der and changes oil regularly.
Evening star., 1940-03-31

of the speech of Russian Premier.
Foreign Commissar Vyacheslan
Molotoff last night before the Mos
COW Parliament. which was inter-
preted here as blocking the way to
an 1talian-Russian friendship.
War Continues Sporadic.
Tightening of the British block
ade and advances on the economic
and diplomatic fronts appeared to
be the only action in prospect for
the near future. Warfare on land
and sea and in the air continues
sporadically, despite widely heralded
promises in the press that decisions
taken in the war council soon will
bear fruit"
The British said that two German
Messerschmitt planes had been shot
down and a German Dornier II
bomber disabled over the western
front in the only active service"
communique of the day. 1t covered
action of yesterday.
Uppermost in Parliament, which
reconvenes Tuesday, probably will
be domestic rather than foreign or
war problems during the first week.
There may be cabinet changes in
which a small war council will be
created.
Minister of Shipping Sir John
Gilmour, prominent in the Unionist
CONSERVATIVE party for 20 years,
died today Of heart disease, and ap-
pointment of successor will be in
order. A change in the ministry Of
supply. now headed by Leslie Bur-
gin, also is expected.
Evening star., 1940-03-31

time before the joint sanity hear
ings.
Mr. Howard, who has remarked,
was accompanied to the precinct
by a woman, who police said, was
his second wife. She sat in an
ante-room while Mr.. Howard talked
for more than an hour with detec-
tives, and she told reporters she
had never seen Jerome.
Police Maintain Guard.
Police maintained a guard at the
house last night, although the
crowd of curious neighbors and
pedestrians. who lined the sidewalk
in front of the house and mllled
about the yard shortly after police
arrived at the scene. dispersed when
the body was removed to the
Morgue.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said an autopsy would be performed
today and the inquest held at IL 80
am. tomorrow. The father was
among those asked to appear at the
inquest.
Mrs. Howard is survived by an
other son, Robert Howard, who,
neighbors said. is professor at a
Texas college, and a daughter, Mrs.
Dorothy Starkweather, who lives in
California.
In discussing the Howards' sojourn
in Colorado, DR.. Norcross said the
mother and her son continued living
there after she obtained her divorce
in February, 1899. They returned
here last summer. the physician
said, and went Immediately back to
the Taylor street house, which Mr..
Howard had vacated after the di-
vorce was obtained. It was under
stood the house was owned by Mrs.
Howard.
NeighbOr Called.
Last fall, neighbors said, the two
left on an automobile trip and were
Evening star., 1940-03-31
Proposal 10 Tax All
Incomes Earned
Here Is Revived
Commissioners Send
Legislative Amendments
To House Committee
Continued From First Page)

would be prepared to offer amend
ments which would apply the tax to
all persons actually living in the
District, regardless of whether they
may claim or maintain legal resi-
dence in their home States. He
said he did not want to see any
move made which might jeopardize
continuation Of an income tax for
the District.
In another quarter at the Capitol
House member declared:
There appears to be develop
ing a move to impose nuisance law
on legal residents of the States, for
the States would take the first levy
against incomes earned in the Dis
trict, and If the State rates were
higher than those of the District
no tax payments would be due to
the District. You will hear lot of
noise If such proposal is brought
up in the House"
Anticipating such a situation, Mr..
Bates suggested a more restricted
move to broaden application of the
tax. Discussion arose over the fact
some District government officials
are actual residents of nearby States
and on this point Mr.. Bates de-
clared:
If the District is a good enough
place to work in it is a good enough
place to live in. 1t is my view that
any official or employe of the mu-
nicipal government should be re-
quired to live in the District. How
many city employees do you suppose
other cities would put on their
government pay rolls unless they
were residents Of those cities?"
Will Not Push Point.
However, Mr.. Bates said this ques-
ton was not directly related to the
income tax matter and indicated he
had no present plan of seeking adop-
ton of such a rule.
Mr.. Bates made clear that while
he is anxious to preserve the right
OF legal resident of his State who
lives in the District to maintain
voting privileges in Massachusetts
without having to pay two local ju-
risdiction income taxes in full meas
ure, he believed persons living here
should help to support the District
government. He said:
1T seems to me that persons
living in the District and earning
salaries here should pay the Dis
trict income levy since they receive
the benefits of services provided
by the District government Add
ing the restriction that there should
be the reciprocal arrangements for
tax deductions, he said he had
asked Corporation Counsel Seal to
prepare an outline of what recipro-
cal arrangements exist in the laws
Of the various States.
States Income Tax Free.
Thirteen States now have no
income tax laws, said Mr.. Bates.
Legal residents of such States who
live here and earn District salaries
OF course, would have to pay the
District tax which they might avoid
under the present wording of the
law as to "domicile," it was ex-
planned.
Need for amendment of the Dis
Evening star., 1940-03-31
Chicagoan Is Elected
Walton League Head

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 30.-Tappan
Gregory, Chicago, was elected presi-
dent of the Izaak Walton League
of America today, succeeding Otto
c. Doering, also Chicagoan.
The leagues 18th annual conven-
ton, which closed today, adopted a
resolution restating its stand against
proposals to transfer the Forest
Service from the Agriculture De-
partment to the Department of In
terror.
The convention adopted also a
resolution submitted by the Nor
folk. Va. chapter, favoring the ac-
QUESTION by the Government Forest
Service of the Dismal Swamp area
and Lake Drummond as a natural
forest and game preserve.
DR.. Lewis Radcliffe of Washington
was elected a vice president. and
Charles Taylor a national director.
Evening star., 1940-03-31

ton of the struggle is to be ex-
pected and we certainly are by no
means inclined to shrink from it,"
He alluded to the power of the
allied fleets by asserting that only
one in 800 ships which have taken
advantage of British and French
conveys has been sunk.
Britain has sympathy with neu-
trails, he went on, but when we
are asked to take as a matter of
course interpretations Of neutrality
which give all the advantages to
the aggressor and inflict all the
disadvantages on the defenders of
freedom, I recall a saying of the
late Lord Balfour: This is a singu-
larly ill-contrived world, but not so
ill-contrived as that"
No Reason for Reds to Fight.
He said there was no reason for
Russia to come into the war unless
upon the promptings of an obsolete
imperialistic ambition sic wishes to
do so of her own voiiticn and of
malice propense and throws her
weight upon the side of the enemy.
Our affair is with Hitler and the
Nazi German power. There is the
head and forefront Of the offending
power and it is there and there alone
that we seek to strike"
Britain did not know when the
war started, he said, that Italy
would not be our enemy and we
could not be sure that Japan would
not be our enemy; many peoples
had hopes that Russia would re-
enter the comfy of nations and
help shield working tolk all over
the world.
But none of these things, bad or
good, has happened"
He declared the British had not
tried to conceal from themselves
the terrible side Of war, but we're
convinced that our resources end
our manpoWer, once developed
match those of the enemy"
Blockade Tightening Expected.
AS Mr.. Churchill spoke, informed
London sources were of the opinion
That the Allied War Council had
decided Thursday that a tighterirg
OF the blockade against Germany's
ore ships from Scandinavia and a
stronger contraband control in the
Pacific were the best means of
closing gaps in the blockade.
Diplomatic circles believed the
scandinavian and Pacific Sea drives
would be synchronized with eco
nomlc and diplomatic advances In
southeastern Europe, where Ger
many now is viewed as standing
alone"
Ihls view was taken as a result