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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06
Waterbury Loses, Naugatuck Wins

Twice within recent years Waterbury has lost to Naugatuck in the political wars. The most recent instance is the appointment of State Treasurer Joseph E. Talbot as Compensation Commission CT for the Fifth Congressional District, succeeding Com. James M. Lynch. MT. Lynch's term expires on January 1, just a few days before both MT. Talbot and Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin will relinquish their present state positions. All of which is described as the fortunes of war (pOli- ticaD. We presume that is the proper designation, but twice in the same place is almost too much.
 If it weren't for the fact that the ap- pointees have both been exceptionally fine and capable men, we might be priv ileged to cry to the high heavens. But when Judge John F. McDonough replaced former Judge Edward J. Finn on the bench of the Court of Common Pleas, it was obvious that one good man was Suc- ceeding another, no matter how much concerned you might feel about the re- moval of such a splendid judge as Mr. Finn. And the same happens to be true right now, too, with the nomination of Joe" Talbot, splendid, well-liked, cap able young man, to the Compensation of- flee.
 Naturally Democrats of the district are sorry that Gov. Baldwin could not have seen his way clear to keep Com. Lynch in office, which certainly would have inn posed on Governor -elect Robert A. Hur- ley the necessity of observing similar rules with regard to our courts. Those who claim no real political party label, however, are apt to be the loudest in pro test against the coming change in the compensation court, for Com. Lynch has proved himself very fine administrator of the difficult office
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the Tiergarten. None of the deference accorded him when, clothed in white and gold, he took his seat at the opera.
 Nothing left but his books and his thoughts. Long, long, ashen thoughts. Regrets, perhaps, that he ever plunged Europe into war. Puzzlement, perhaps, as to how he could have managed things better - and won. Envy, perhaps, that an upStart corporal from an obscure Aus trian village has, so far, accomplished what he failed to do. And, last thought of all before closing his weary eyes in sleep, last thought culled from his ire quent Bible reading: "Vanity of vani- ties 4. all is vanity"
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FOR THOSE LOST IN ITS w1LDs.
(New York Sun)

Moodus, in Connecticut, where the noises come from, adorns it's records of today's happenings with lore from the past that imparts to them fla vor of authenticity and an engaging historical quality. Its correspondent for the Deep River New Era sets forth the adventure of Frank Kos toss, who, with small party of coon hunters, took to the wilds on a re- cent Saturday evening and was re- warded by the freeing of large, dark animal at which the eager hound bayed with enthusiasm. Two bright eyes gave the range; the ani- nal was shot. When it was exam ined it turned out not to be coon but porcupine-a pork" in the Nutmeg State-and then 1t was found that the hound wore mus tache of quills." The dog had fought the pork on the ground and had driven it to the branches. MT. Kostoss removed the spines from the hounds lips and then hefted the porcupine, which weighed twenty five pounds. Thus far the current news: Now the learning of the New Bras reporter.
 Porcupine are seldom found in Connecticut, though in Litchfield county their number has shown an increase in recent years. This should be the case for "by tradition, if not by law, they are protected to large extent because it is known that they can easily be killed by man using a club and for any one lost in the woods without a weapon they could be approached, killed and used for food"
 However, the humane convention which conserves what MT. Shakes peare called the porpentine should not encourage the student of Nature to lose his way in the Connecticut wilds, for on the authority of the Moodus chronicler the pork lis not considered very palatable and man would have to be starving before he could relish Its meat" The moral is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06

Waterbury's Street Department is get ting a stern early-winter test, what with two snowstorms of some size in success sive weeks We don't think that the department deserves any criticism for it's efforts to keep pace with conditions. Both men and money were thrown into the fight to keep traffic moving on all our streets. That tie-ups must result is inevitable. We often wonder how many people realize that many a motorists mishaps and resultant street jams.
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sight. Unfortunately the operation was not a success. The surgeon who performed it came to Gladstone's daughter and asked her if she would break the sad news to her father as he could not bear to do it. When the old statesman was told that the op- eration has not been successful and that he would have to go on in semi blindness for the brief remainder of his life, his answer was characteris- tic of the nobility of the man. With great simplicity and deep feeling he said, T feel so very sorry for the doctor"
 Yet Gladstone himself would probably have been astonished If anyone had commented on his re- sponse and singled 1t out for praise. Through the years he had learned how to think always of other people and to put himself last. Unselfish- ness in thought and act had bee
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mediary at a HOngkOng confer ence between representatives of Japan and General Chiang Kali shek.
 Naturally Commissioner Sayre was flattered, but he had to tell the Foreign Minister that he was in Japan only unoffioially. And when the matter was reported back to the State Department, Sayre got scorching call-down from Acting Secretary of State Welles. The tone of Welles' mes- sage was such that it must have been OK'd by the President per- sonally.
 What made Sayre's schoolboy diplomacy so embarrassing for the State Department was that it came just as the United States had been taking 8 firm diplomatic stand in the Far East, and urg- ing the British in effect to stand pat regarding the use of the Bur- ma road, chief munitions route for the Chinees army. The State oCRn1 tAAlC4b AO1AS A1cAo bNAANfOAt under both Republican and Dem- ocratic administrations, that Ja- pan would accept no peace in China unless she took over all of North China, and that any peace overtures by the United States were only misunderstood as a sign of American weakness.
 Despite this call-dOwn, Com
 missioner Sayre made other calls on high Japanese government Of-
 ficials, but finally left Tokyo
 very much rebuked and mol lifted rowing ambassador.
 NOTE - Admiral Nomura, new Japanese ambassador to the States, served as naval attache in Washington while Roosevelt was assistant secretary of the navy. The two men were good friends, and during the twenty five years that have elapsed, have kept up regular correspondence.
 Copyright, 1940, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06
Selected Poem
AN OWL WITH A VIEW

(Eloise H. Richards in the Christian Science
 Montor) An owl lived up in a tall pine tree Where he had wonderful view, When he saw an especially wonderful sight, He said, "To-whit, to-whoo!!" One day robbin was flying by And stopped for friendly chat, And he told the robin the things he saw From tine limb of the tree where he sat. You ought to get out and fit about" The robin Said "and see The amazing sights come across As fly from tree to tree" You'd be surprised" said Mir. Owl, There's lot to see if you'try From quiet limb of a tall pine tree" And he winked wise old eyel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06
DIFFERENT ASPECT
(Boston Post)

NbOSUOn EOSU
 The request of Congressman Mar tin Dies for $1,000,O00 to increase and expand the work of the Con- gressional committee on un-Amer- ican activities will not be received in Congress with as much opposi- ton as some of his earlier recom- mendations used to arouse. When Congressmen and other officials in Washington realized more than a year ago that Congressman Dies was revealing some very pertinent material and that the people of the country were strongly supporting the Dies committee, they stopped laughing at the Texas Congressman and stopped their opposition to his investigations. They will be slow to try to laugh that committee out of existence now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06
Whats Your l. O.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.

1. What is the length of each term of enrolment in the Civilian Conservation Corps?
 2. What is the correct pronuncia- tion of the word acclimatize?
 3. Is the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, or the Distinguished Service Medal the highest award of the U. s. Army?
 4. In which cities, did the first and second inauguration of George Washington occur?
 5. Pittsburgh is the leading center of the - industry?
 6. Who designed the Statue of Liberty?
 2. A common descriptive phrase for women is the VT sex?
 8. What was Martha Washing tons maiden name?
 g. The Congress of the U. s. has two branches; name them.
 10. Who painted the Sistine Ma donna?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06

Automobile manufacturers will have to put their best experts on the problem of what is to be done now that Canada has put complete ban on the importation of American-made motor cars. This was done once before, we believe, or if it wasn't as complete as this there was a sufficiently high tariff to make it almost prohibitive for American-made cars to be shipped across the border. That's when a number of American manufac- turers started to open up plants in Can ada. They might not make the entire manufactured article in the Dominion, but they'd make enough of it to comply with all the laws and yet escape the heavy duties of importation. Now, how ever, an $8,7O0,O0o business is being kicked out the window. At least during nine months of 1940 that was the valua- tion of the automobile trade that Ameri- can manufacturers maintained with Can- ada. We don't see how this can be made up in domestic consumption no matter how high the current war boom goes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06

partment dropped the Albanian minister from its Diplomatic List. Meanwhile, the diplomatic repre- sentatives of Czechoslovakia, Po- and, Holland, Belgium, Norway, Denmark still are listed. But if the Greeks keep on going they will win back Albania for the AL banians =. Henry Norweb, who probably will be releived as ann baSsador to Peru, has behind him the family which dominates the Cleveland Plain Dealer. This year the Plain Dealer supported Will kie The Rumanian Lega- tion in Washington is almost empty. Most of its diplomats, being pro-British and anti-Nazi, have resigned. Able Minuister Irimescu long ago saw the hand writing on the wall and got him. self good engineering job in New York.
 U. s. VOLUNTEER
 AMBASSADOR
 Now that Japan has recognized the puppet Chinese government of Wang Ching-wei, a hitherto confidential story can be told of how the United States was almost put in the position of acting as negotiator between Japan and China.
 The story revolves round the amateur diplomacy of Francis Sayre, ambitious son-in-law of Woodrow Wilson, now High Com missioner to the Philippines. App parently MT. Sayre determined, single-handed, to make peace be- tween Japan and China, and sev- eral months ago telegraphed Am bassador Grew in Tokyo that he wanted to see the Emperor of Japan, the Foreign Minister and other bigwigs.
 The interview with the Em-
 peror never came off, but Sayre
 did see Foreign Minister AritO,
 who proposed that the U. s.
 High Commissioner to the
 Philippines act as secret inter-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06

Waterbury's Police Board appears to have taken the bit in it's teeth with re- gard to the use of parking meters on our streets. Although the Board of Alder men have not yet approved the ordinance calling for meters, the Police Board has authorized the Mayor and Police Chief to acquire and install meters on designated thoroughfares. It gave full approval to the recent ordinance submitted to the aldermen. Whether or not there will be any test of it's powers in the matter re- mains to be seen. But certainly for once a city board has gone ahead with some thing that really has been hanging fire although tacitly approved by all those concerned with it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06
Daily Almanac

Sun rises 7:01 a. m; sets 4:25 ?. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 The moon entered its first quarter phase just about II o'clock this forenoon, which is as bad a portent of stormy weather as you could get. The storms are apt to be blown away by high winds which will be biting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06
A Thought for Today

But will God in every deed dwell with men on earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which have built!-11 Chronicles 6:18.
 God is a circle whose center is everywhere and its circumference nowhere.-EmpedocleS
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n o [ so nlSnly d e V e To ped as now, the great English states man, Gladstone, developed cata- ractS on both eyes, and he looked forward, as all similarity afflicted people do, to the day
 when a Skillfully performed oper- ation would give him back is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06

@. What can 8 person do who must have proof of his birth, when all his relatives are dead or their whereabouts is unknown and the state has no birth records?
 A. When a birth certificate is not available, a baptism certificate, or certified copy of the record of baptism taken from church records will serve the purpose to establish the fact that a person is citizen of a certain age. If neither of these certificates is obtainable, an affidavit by the attending physician, or mid- wife, or some person present at, or cognizant of, the birth will usually be accepted. Sometimes it is possible to get records of births from a hos pital, nursing home, or clinic. Old life insurance policies, school records, old bank accounts, printed notices of births, dated letters or telegrams, baby books, lodge or club records, old employment or military records, are all sources of proof of age. Some times old census records will help. Any reader who wants to get proof of birth may send self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Waterbury Democrat Service Bureau, 1913 Thtr- teenth St., Washington, D. O., and ask for the Census Age Application blank to prove age.
 @. How much training does an aviator need to be qualified as pur- suit pilot?
 A. One year of intensive training.
 e. Can the speed of an auton bile be accurately determined by measuring the skid marks when brakes are suddenly applied?
 A. Yes, providing the deceleration of the car is known, and the brake application immediately locked all four wheels. If one or more of the wheels continued to turn, the com- puted value of the initial car speed will be too high. The deceleration can be determined by making a second stop from known car speed, with all four wheels sliding and measuring the new set of skid marks. For example, if, in the second case, the car speed was IS miles per hour (22 feet per seconO, and the skid marks were 10 it long, then decelera- tion equals the velocity squared, di- vided by twice the length of the skid marks, or PAP feet per second. If the skid marks in the first stop were 38 feet long, then twice the skid marks times PAP equals 1892, and the square root of 1892 gives 4289 feet per second, or 2924 miles per hour, as the first car speed.
 e. Is the keeping of Lent men, toned in the Bible?
 A No
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D
HE HAD LEARNED TO FORGET
 HIMSELF

Elderly people very often develop an eye condition known as cataract, and modern surgery has made it possible in many cases to remove the cataract, bringing indeed sight to the blind.
 Many years ago when surgery was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06

the social Secur- ity set-up this winter.
 Under the pres ent law money is com- ing in just about twice as fast as it is go- ing out. The un- emplOyInenG m- surance reserve fun d today stands at about $1, 70 0, COG, 900,
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to reach $2,250 100000 by next July. This reserve fund is invested by the secretary of the treasury in government bonds, each states own contribution being held to its &C., count. 4
 Thus, instead of contributing to an increase in the national debt, this piling-up of the insurance fund provides a market for some of the bonds which the increase in the national debt puts on the mar ket.
 LABOR FAVORS
 LIBERALIZATION
 From labor and important New Dealers comes demand that bene- fit payments be liberalized. From business interests comes demand that the employers burden be lightened-either by lowering of the per cent payroll tax, or by extension of the experience rating , system. Or perhaps both. Whole future of the unemploy-
 ment compensation system may de- pend largely on how this scrap comes out.
 The Social Security Board is in- clined to liberalize benefits, both on
 the theory that in many states the
 sums now paid are inadequate and
 in the belief that anything which
 would increase mass buying power
 would be all to the good. Under the general heading of liberalizing benefits would come shortening of l the waiting period, extension of the time over which benefits can be paid, and hiking of the amounts
 paid out.
 In general, both the A. F. of L. and the c. I. o. would back such a move. Interesting point is that the finla rallying point of the lib-
 eralzers may be the Mccormack bill (backed by Majority Leader John w. Mccormack, which would write minimum benefit standards into the federal law. End result of such a step would probably be more
 or less complete liberalization of
 the whole system-Which, as it now
 stands, is actually state affair op-
 erated under a degree of federal
 supervision.
 EXPERIENCE RATINGS
 CENTER OF DEBATE Real center of the argument, however, will be the business about experience ratings.
 | This is a system, now in effect in a number of states, whereby the unemployment insurance tax which an employer pays depends on his record in regard to stabilizing his own force. An employer who can show that over three-year period he has kept his force from fuctuat- ing very much and has discharged few persons pays a lower tax than
 the employer who lays of large number every so often.
 For years the National Associa-
 ton of Manufacturers has urged
 extension of this system. Argument
 is that it offers powerful incen-
 tive toward the stabilization of en- ploymenr, 1olces the employer who
 is most responsible for unemploy-
 ment to bear the heaviest part of
 the load, and tends to make the
 whole system a means for helping to reduce unemployment. Labor organizations and the So-
 cial Security Board don't like ex-
 perience ratings much. They con-
 slider this means of Stabilizing
 unemployment, assert it works out
 in favor of corporations Oike utili- ties) whose labor requirements are
 fairly steady, and say that it pro-
 notes the replacement of men by machines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06
Views Of The Press

not to wander too far in Connecti- cut from 8 wayside eating place
 where the esteemed hot dog and the aromatic hamburger may be had in abundance. ;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06

-TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never say, "She cIerked in the
 Bon Ton store" Clerk Is 8
 noun. Say, served as .
 clerk"
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come automatic with him. He had learned what it means to find one'E life by losing 1t.
 All Rights Reserved,
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|Ouesti0ns
 andAnswers

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED The Waterbury Democrat Service Bureau will answer for you free, any question of fact or infOrnla- ton, not involving extensive re- search. Write your question clear Iy, sign name and address, en. close Q three cent postage stamp. Medical or legal advice cannot be given. Address The Waterbury Democrats Washington Service Bureau, 1913 18th Street, Wash ington, D. c.
 o. Is the president the com- mander in chief of the army and navy when the country is at peace as well as in war?
 A. Yes.
 @. Whose portraits appear on United States paper money?
 A. Washington on $1 bills; Jef- ferson on g; Lincoln on $5; Hamil- ton on $1O; Jackson on $2O; Grant on $50; Franklin on $100; Mckinley on $500; Cleveland on $1 ,O00; Madi- son on 5000; Chase on $10,0OO.
 o. Are there more Baptists or Methodists in the United States?
 A. According to the 1886 U. s. Census of Religious Bodies, there were 8,262 ,287 Baptists (21 bodies re- porting), and 7,00l,637 MethodistS (21 bodies reporting).
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Washington rry-Go-Round
DREW PEAR s o N ROBERT s. ALLEN

 conference between President Dies The two men amby neither pulled Roosevelt criticized publicity complained refused to cooperate MoSo of the sion SOn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06
National Spotlight
Labor Seeks Hike
 In Unemployment Compensation Pay
BY BRUCE CAPTION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 Correspondent

Washington, Dec. 6.-Pressure of snow-balling reserve fund is like ly to force a change in the unem- ployment compensation sections of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06

If you want a copy of the book let "CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS" send to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir- teenth Street, Washington, D. (. Enclose four cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06

e. Is the keeping of Lent men, toned in the Bible?
 A. No.
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Copyright, 1940, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12
Layton Speaks at Catholic
Welfare Boards MEETING

port needy eases and cooperate
with the Christmas bureau Of the
community chest The committee.
which reported on plans for Christ
mas gifts TO the needy. includes
Mrs Arthur Gaudette. Mrs. Gerald
patten. J II McMenamin and Or.
John Mclaughlin.
Reports Made
Two major reports were given
by Miss Viola sturman. executive
secretary Of the board They were
the annual report and the work
report. both showing an increase Of
work being accomplished in child
welfare by the board
Rev Thomas Gill told OF i'm
proved methods in child care. fam
lily service, health care. and the
correctional field. and spoke also
of new and progressive uses Of the
modernized institutional program.
He returned recently from a Joint
session Of the National Conference
Of Catholic Charities and the Soci-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12
Present Concert
Thursday Night
Accordionists Are
To Give Program

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mittee representing N. Young
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Sew York. concert scoariionist.
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solo ~ Margaret Nomellinl
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cially for that instrument. Among
them are Ksmmenel ostruw
tRuhenstein1. Cards Month.
AROSE BACH: Prayer from RI
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Mississippi suite tCrofi1. street
Scene tNewmAnl ravAnne. from
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