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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11
Anything May Happen

Invasion of surrounding countries that
stand between Germany and France and
England by the Nazis will be justified in
the same manner that all such similar
attacks have been. The Germans in this
instance claim that England and France
were planning a march on Germany
through them SO they simply stepped in
first. The same excuse was given for
the occupation of Norway. No one be-
lieves this, for even If it were the truth,
it would give the Germans no moral
right for moving first.
However, in war everything goes and
don't think it doesn't. There may be neu-
trality laws governing nations not in
volved in any conflict, but when big
and powerful countries want to attain an
objective, they don't care anything about
international laws or regulations. Any
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11
Peace Award in War Time

Pennies contributed by students of the
James Monroe High School in New York's
Bronx went to buy beautiful, big two
foot globe, They gave it TO DR.. Nichols
Murray Butler, Columbia University
president" in appreciation of his dis
tinguished contributions TO the cause of
peace through good will"
Dr. Butler, responding, hoped 1t would
be only short , time a before public opi N,
use of force" That might sound less
than 100 per cent peaceful in itself, But
at least it is good to know that not every
man has lost sight, iE the darkness of war
times, OF the candle Of peace,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11
Be Prepared

The Police Department will undoubt-
eddy benefit from the course of instruc-
ton currently being given by members
Of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The course deals with the practice of
police methods, as distinguished from
theory, and has its feet firmly on the
ground. All of the material is the result
Of research work and the experience OF
police throughout the land
It is effective in any profession to set
members thinking about their business;
to get their minds working on the various
problems that arise or may arise. The
police department is no exception. 1t may
be argued that the stuff the Federal men
are dishing out will never apply here.
Desperate bandits or murderers are few
and far between in Waterbury.
But one never knows; it's for the unex-
pected that policemen should be pre-
pared. Local police officials are to be
commended for bringing the training to
Waterbury,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11
. HlGHllGHTS FROM
LATEST BOOKS
Bard Transformed
Into Real Person

Wildly revealing, yet historically
sound, Is the biographical novel,
Gentlemen of Stratford" (Harpers:
$2,50), John Brophy's frank, human
story of the life and loves Of William
Shakespeare.
Brophy cleverly transforms Shakes
peare from a smooth-pated, bewhis-
kered marble bust into an actual
being, vibrant, witty, tragic, who
might be character Of the goth
century.
Shakespeare's first love is Anne,
the girl he marries while still in his
teens. Anne inspires his early SON.
nets, becomes the heroine Of his first
plays.
Tired of living off his family and
providing no support for his wife
and three children, the young bard
goes to London to establish himself
as a playwright. Here he meets his
second love, the lady In scarlet and
white. who gives him inspiration,
nothing more.
Eventually this dream girl mar
ries another and a new woman en-
tiers Shakespeare's life-a dark
woman. raven-haired. Latin. OBJ
sessed with his new love. he writes
nothing until he can shake himself
free.
Last love Of william Shakespeare
is his daughter. Judith. who COM
forts him in his last years, and, like
the others, is recreated as a daugh-
terly character in his last writings.
At middle age, the bard dies. The
Avon flows on.
Proper sequel to Brophy's book is
Helen Ashton's 1.-The Swan of Usk"
Macmillan: $3.50. the Swan being
Henry Vaughan, Welsh Royalist SOL
dier, country doctor, mystic and poet.
His life begins as Shakespeare's
ends.
A historical romance. the book Is
notable for It's vivid accounts of
England's civil war battles. its pic
ture Of the simple existence enjoyed
by Vaughan, to whom fame came
only after death.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11

Pawtucket, R. l., has at various times
been pictured through the press as COM
munity slowly becoming impoverished
through the presence within the city
limits of the Narragansett racing track,
We were interested, therefore, in read
ing in the Christian Science Monitor re-
Gently about three new industries locat-
ing in Pawtucket. They include an I'M
derwear manufacturing company, print
ing plant, and the National Ring Traveller
Company, whose business we do not
know. All three of them transferred ac-
tivities from Providence to Pawtucket be-
cause of more favorable tax situation,
which should cause the Providence city
officials some little concern. The racing
problem in Pawtucket may not be as pro-
nounced as it was supposed to be at this
rate.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11

Two things happened to appear in the
same newspaper a few days ago. one
was an account of speech made by
former President Hoover In New York.
The other was an inconSpicuous classified
ad. Mr.. Hoover spoke Of the American
dream Of a great country and a great
civilization utterly free from the class dis
tinctions which mar Old World civiliZa-
tions. "This idea OF fluid, classics
country Is unique in the world" said Mr..
Hoover. ut was the point at which our
social structure departed from all others.
Mr.. Hoover was right, and he might
have gone on 10 say that the degree to
which we achieve this dream and make
1t real, Is the degree of our success. The
degree to which we fail TO achieve 1t is
the measure OF our failure. Then the
little advertisement caught the eye. 1t
read: "Gentlemans estate for sale :"
So many acres Of land. Such and such
barns and buildings. Such and such
frontage on a clear stream. SO and so
many acres OF woods . 1t Is not an
uncommon expression, and yet 1t jangles
fiercely on the ear against such words as
those Of Mr. Hoover.
What was meant here by "gentleman's
estate? Obviously the term was meant
to call up the picture OF the English
country gentleman, the hereditary heir
to vast estates, the country magnifico,
fox and hounds, the tenants pulling a
forelock as "the master canters by, negli-
gently acknowledging the greeting. In
short, the term gentleman" connected
thus with the term estate" calls up a
picture OF something which is not part OF
the American way Of doing things. 1t is
true that Washington, and even demo-
cratic Jefferson, and scores Of the found
ing fathers OF this country lived on gen
tlemans estates" But Colonial life was
largely English life transplanted. In spite
OF the revolution and the part these
TRAITORS to their class" played in 1t, gem
timely American life did not arise until
much later.
The term gentleman" is not, and must
not become class term in America. 1t is
far too precious for that. Our American
hope Is TO produce gentlemen in all
classes, with and without estates. Our
American hope Is to call those gentlemen
who earn the name not by the ability to
buy estates, but by those qualities which
alone produce clear title; courtesy, respect
for and thoughtfulness of Others kind
ness, modeSty, and certain Scorn OF
STOPPING to the unworthy.
AS Mr.. Hoover made clear, America alone
sets up the ideal of a truly classics
society. The Marxsts imply dictatorship
OF single class, the proletariat The
Fascists turn over the conduct of affairs
to an elite class OF partly functionares.
Other countries cling to the mouldy re-
mains of aristocracy. America still strives
for society where there shall be no verbal
connection between gentleman" and
estate" as indeed there is none in fact.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11

And speaking of races we never read
an item of this type without shuddering.
Five fine race-horses, all stations, were
burned to death in Kentucky stable this
past week. Four of them were we'll
known to turf followers They were
Aneroid, Sergeant Byrne, Flying Heels,
and Kiev. Most of them have raced in
New England and are familiar names to
those who follow horses and racing. It's
a pity some way can't be devised OF pre-
venting horse-stable fires or OF providing
prompter control.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11
Selected Poem
TO MOTHER

(EIouise E. English in the Poets Corner,
Hartford Times)
You are so very lovely, Mother sweet;
You are so very lovely, sitting there
With blushng freight tinting your white hair.
With laughter that is calm you fondly greet
My cry for tales, and bid me draw my seat
Up closer and TO snuggle by your chair.
Your hands, SO fragile-ihin and tired from care,
Now rest while counting years SO slow yet fleet.
Not always am / drowsy when / seem,
With hair against your crinkled cheek, 10 dream;
1 only am your little girl again.
VINO dreams Of kneeling close beside your chair
To kiss my last goodnight and say my prayer.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11

Invasion of Netherlands by the Ger
mans will doubtless have serious effect
on the tulip bulb industry, Holland is
the greatest exporter of flower bulbs to-
day, so much so that many nations
rely to considerable extent on them What
serious damage may be done to the in
dustry by this invasion remains to be
seen. And VIC must remember, too, that
in addition TO the invading armies the
indus must be prepared TO cope with
anot enemy water, One of the
great defense weapons OF the Dutch is the
system OF canals which thread the tiny
country. These have been so prepared
that at minutes notice the country
side may be flooded by opening bikes and
gates. Few know just how badly situated
the bulb industry may be because of this
transfer of the theater of war from Nor
way to Netherlands, but the threat OF
danger to successful growing OF fine
bulbs is certainly uppermost.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11
Views of The Press

acres) 1t cover far more territory
than Berlin u5,402 acres). Despite
Its large area Southington has not
gained from the decentralization Of
cities within easy automobile trans
portation, High bus fares TO these
cities injure 1t (three tokens and u
change of buses from New Bri-
tain).
The Southington census returns
give a hint what we might expec.
all along the line-not as much in
crease as the towns have been ac-
customed to experience. Except, OF
course, such fast blooming suburban
towns as West Hartford and Weth-
ersfieid: and some other towns near
the cities which lure their popula-
ton,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11

fleet ut u time when religious and
racial prejudice unfortunately
had been made such an interna.
t!onal issue.
SO Admiral TauSSig was up.
pointed commander Of the Scout
ing Fleet. And after three years
IN this position, suddenly he was
given the relatively unimportant
job OF commanding the Fifth
Naval District at Norfolk, Va, This
was n definite Comcdown,
Whether Admiral TauSsig re-
scented this shelving Is his secret,
Being human, probably ne did,
whether he let it get the better
Of him when he blasted Mt Japan
before the Senate committee, never
may be known,
What Is known Is the fact that
Admiral Taussig'S prediction re-
garding Japan IL the identical
view OF almost every officer In
the Navy. In affect, he was
speaking for them. Further
more, this IL the private view OF
most members Of the State de-
rartment. Only difference be-
tween them Is that Taussig, for
reasons known only TO himself,
dared TO speak out.
N0TE-When President Eoose-
welt read TauSsig's anti-Japan
statement he hit the ceiling, was
ready TO furlough him ut half pay,
But he was dissuaded by Admirals
Stark and NimitZ, who were OPP
posed TO any discipline,
Copyright, 1910, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11

from those states and territories
ran TO Just little less than $2S,-
000, 900, 900,
From only six states did the gov
ernment collect more IN taxes than
It paid out In loans and grants, In
four states 1t distributed more
money than the total assessed value
OF taxable property, OF the $4,000.
100000 II sent out, nearly q We're
In the form of outright grants; the
rest, made up OF loans, is(preSum-
ably, anyhow mostly recoverable.
FILA IRE
WAY UP
FEDERAL HOUSING AUTHOR
ITY officials are irked because a
weekly paper stated FILA Is getting
stuck with too much property on
insured mortgages that went sour,
Currently, says FILA, Its losses on
foreclosures are averaging only
l6-l00 OF one percent, The insur-
ance fund that covers losses is
building up nicely. and is figured
capable OF standing losses running
as high as 10 per cent,
General opinion is that FILA is
plenty safe - unless another 1882
comes along, In 80, 1t is recalled,
private lenders got stuck with coolies
Of real estate on which they'd Loan
cd up 10 so per cent, FILA loans
up TO 30 and 90,
Although politicians don't see how
Wendell Willkie can actually get
any important delegate strength,
the Wilkie camp apparently means
business, At any rate, Mr., Willkie
Is starting TO organize his own brain
trust,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11
THE PERSONNEL DIRECTOR
LIST
bridgeport Times-Star)


With all due Difference TO the in
dividual capacities and talents of
the five Connecticut citizens who
have the good fortune to be On it,,
the list Of those recommended to
Governor Baldwin for appointment
TO the post of state personnel direc-
tor Is not Impressive from the point
OF view Of civil service standards.
Civil service, when operated with
out restraining influence from poll
t!cal sources, Is new and precise
science and profession. Its aims are
so high, its standards so important
that Connecticut should>not be sat-
isfied until it had obtained the ma
TONS best available man for the
vitality strategic post of personnel
director.
OF the five candidates recon-
mended, there is only one who has
had actually impressive experience
with civil service administration,
and he Is Personnel Director Ellis
worth p. Wolfsperger of this city
We doubt that the present list
would have resulted from the open
competitive civil service examina-
ton Governor Baldwin originally
promised to have held.
The entire state has the right to
be exceedingly interested in the
manner in which the post of per-
sonnet director is filled. For there is
at stake the question of whether OF
not civil service in Connecticut shall
mean what it should, or be subject
to the wilful control of whatever
group of politicians happens To be in
power at Hartford.
We can allege no political motive
in the present process. But politics
has an easier way in when stand
ards are lowered, and we do not
think the state of Connecticut is OBJ
serving the highest civil service
standards in this case.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11

You can never help man unless
you have his consent. and We ma.'
have no doubt that propaganda will
break down In the end because 1t Is
psychologically unscientific.
DIR. Willard l.. Sperry. dean. Har-
ward University Divinity School.
It is now almost impossible for
parents in cities at almost any in
come level to raise more than two
children.
Frederick Osborne, anthro-
pologist.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11
lDaily Almanac

Moon sets ll:44 p. m. daylight time).
Sun rises $3.50 a. m; sets 1853 p. m. day
light time).
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
The red trillium Is not uncommon. It is
found at this time Of the year In moist places
sheltered from the hot rays of the sun. But
its sister, the ivory trillium Is rare. We found
one nesting in with some of It's Brighter
hucd family this week. 1t smells no sweeter
than the others.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11
sOUTHINGTONs SMALL GAIN
New Britain Herald)

The first town hereabouts to have
Its 1910 census figures announced
turned out to be Southington. which
will have the figure 1858 appended
as the 1910 census (subject to minur
corrections). 1t likewise turns out
that this is the smallest gain for
Southington In decades. The gain is
only 326 persons.
In the 1880 census 1t had gained
1877: In the 1920 census the gain was
1924: in the 1910 census the gain
was 626.
In area Southington is almost three
times the size OF New Britain GA
$40 acres compared with $3.50
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11

/. Whist are NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
2. What is the occupation Of VIII
liam Allen White, 1.-THE Sage Of Em-
poria," Kansas?
3. The most noted Russian Krem-
lin Is In the city Of Moscow, Lenin-
grad or Kiev?
4. Does the United States govern.
ment pay a prize to families Of seven
sons?
S. What Is meant by the Mean
derthal man?
6. What do diamonds and coal
have in common?
z. Name the two bodies OF the
French legislature.
8. In what country Is Edinburgh
University?
8. Is Secretary of State, Cordell
Hull, a native Of Tennessee, Ken.
lucky. or Ohio?
10. Is 1t the solstices or the
equinoxes that occur when the sun
is in direct line with the earth's
equator?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11
200 MEN
DEFEND ALASKA

After years Of neglect, the govern
ment Is suddenly realizing Alaska
Is, or ought TO be highly important
IN the nations defense system,
AT this moment, the total U, s.,
defense force IN Alaska consists OF
260 infantrymen stationed at Chill
colt Barracks, near Skagway, and
half n dozen naval planes at Sit
ka, II anyone wants TO worry about
n "RuSsiar menace" StrategiStS
point out that Russia has been
fortilyng various spots within easy
striking distance of Alaska, having
recently put u submarine base on
Boring Island, which Is only 260
miles away,
Any hostile force which seized
Alaska, 1t is added, would be within
fairly handy bombing range Of
northwestern U, Sand, as Dele
gate Anthony Dimond OF Alaska
says, could take an awful bite out
OF our vast timber reserves In the
state of Washington.
The navy now is building two
big air bases, at Sitka and Kodiak,
which will probably be ready by
fall, Army Is putting up a $4,000.
600 cold weather experimental air
station at Fairbanks, and Is ask
ing $l2,000,000 for o huge air base
at Anchorage. House OF Repre-
SentativeS killed this item, but the
Senate may restore 1t shortly.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11

Loans an d
grants made to
and in the
states and ter
ritorieS since
the start of 1894,
covering every
thing from farm
benefits to relief,
highways, pub
lie works and
old age benefits
total Just n lit
tie more than
$40, 900, 900, 900.
In the same
period, internal
revenue receipts
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11
OLD PROBLEM SOLVED

New light on the problem OF win
ming back a husband is featured by
RKO Radios new romantic comedy.
You Can't Fool Your Wife,. The
film co-stars Lucille Bail and James
Ellison, with Robert Coote and Viz
ginia Vale In the featured role.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11
National
Spotlight
ny BRUCE CATION
Waterbury Democrat Washington
Correspondent

Washington, May ll--When you
compare the money Uncle sam has
been sending out to the states with
the money he has been getting back
from them you can begin to see
where all those deficits come from.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11
Washington Merry o-Round
N0 i'si VIaA M
ROBERT s. ALLEN
DREW pc A e ) y n

EDITORS
WASHINGTON
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and contains descriptions and pic
lures of the inventions for which
patents were granted during the pre-
ccding week. Subscription Is SIS q
year, single copies IS cents, from the
Superintendent Of Documents, Gov
eminent Printing once, Washing.
ton, d. G,
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@, Is there a periodical pdblica-
ton that lists oil the patents rs they
are granted?
A. The "Ohicial Gazette OF the
Patent ONCE" is published weekly,
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@. What was Greek tireP

@, What was Greek tire9
A, An incendiary composition iirst
used by the Byzantine Greeks In 673
A, D., against the Saracens. II prob
ably was made Of naptha, sulphur
and nitre, and Its Invention has us
ually been ascribed TO Callinicus OF
Heliopolis.
@. What Gun be used 10 clean 10
nm, movie film?
A. Chemically pure carbon tetra-
chloride, Unless 1t Is pure, 1t Is
liable TO coltain some substances
that may stain the Aim.
@, Who designed the washington
Monuments
A. Robert Mills, an American Ell
gineer and architect, born IN
Charleston, S. G. In 1871, died 1895.
@, Excluding AbyssiniN and Italy.
which OF the other 50 members OF
the League of Nations would not
agree TO participate IN sanctions
against Italy?
A, Austria, Hungary and Albania.
q, Was more Scotch and Irish
whisky imported In 1899 than IN
1898?
A. Yes; In 1888, 6,66l ,237 gallons
were imported, and In 1899, 7,628,786
gallons,
@. Why are German cockroaches
called Croton bugSP
A. Because they first appeared
about the time when Croton Lake
was taken over by New York city
In 1912,
@. When did the U. s. govern
ment create the trust fund for the
Buchanan eStatep
A. The federal government has
never created such q fund for the
Buchanan or any other estate.
II you want o copy Of the book
OE,EsNyWs n mr. .,mssA A. AhM
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ToDAY's COMMON ERROR
DO not say, II should have
TO have gone;" say, should
have liked 10 co."
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A Thought for Today

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for
they know not what they do, And they parted
His raiment, and cast lOts.-Luke 23H.
Forgive many things in others; nothing In
yorself-Ausonius.
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BRILLIANT CAREER

1t is no cXaggCration TO say that
TauSSig'S career Is one OF the
most brilliant IN the Navy, His
father, Edward David TauSsig OF
the distinguished Jewish ST, Louis
family, was u rear admiral before
him,
Rear Admiral Joseph Kncflcr
TausSig was born In Dresden
Germany, In 1877 while his
father was ON duty. Since then
he has become the star scholar
and stratcglst Of the Navy.
Twice he has won the Institute
Of Naval Affairs gold medal.
Eleven times he has been deco
rated for bravery In action, His
specially has been studying the
Far East.
TauSsig came up for assign
ment TO new duties In 1896; there
for II was expected that he would
be made commander of the United
States fleet, However, in u con-
ference between the President and
his highest naval advisers, doubt
was cast on the wisdom Of hay
ing a man of German Jewish de-
scent no matter how brilliant his
record, head the United States
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11

@. When did Tallulal1 Bankhead
first appear in the movies, and IN
which films did she appear?
A. She began her brief film career
In 1928, appearing In His House IN
Order" Furnished Lady" MY Sim"
THE Cheat, Thunder Below, Devil
and the Deep and "Faithless."
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