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Evening star., 1940-04-21
DO SONS LIKE THEIR FATHERS? ?
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regrets But my son shall have the
best, no matter at what sacrifice on
my part"
A father continues to be proud of a
son (unless the lad is a worthless ras-
cali as long as he lives. He rejoices in
telling of his sons successes; there is in
his eyes a look of wistful longing when
they rest on the man who, as he
boasted when the lad was born, is to
hand down the family name"
We are all familiar with Oscar
Wilde's biting sentence: "Children
begin by loving their parents; as they
grow older they judge them; some
times they forgive them"
For the words Children would
substitute ''sons."
And am almost tempted to turn
the sentence around and marvel that
the parents can forgive the children.
Yet they always will, because they
are parents.
In spite of what l have written
about sons and fathers, still admit
that there are male children who, even
after they are grown. love and admire
their fathers. Also admit that fathers
make many mistakes - just as. may
remark, do mothers. Yet insist that
the father, as well as the mother, does
his very best. And, in his sons eyes, he
too often fails, where she seems to
succeed.
Yet he does try so hard in spite of
his failures! Absalom was the product
of his fathers mismanagement and
faulty training Which did not prevent
the anguished: would God had died
for thee - my son, my son.
"As father pitieth his children"
1t is futile to wish that something had
been said somewhere about the sons
plying the fathers. Perhaps some day
they will pity them - but probably
not until they have sons of their own.
AL -
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Underwood 4 Usdssweod

women, brown wood and white walls
do not make what we in America
think of as cozy room, nor feminine
room. Therefore, if you were a woman
alone very feminine one i
should not hesitate to tell you to paint
the wood in at least some of the rooms.
However. since your house must
equally express your husbands taste.
let me suggest that instead of choosing
white or light tinted walls with your
brown woodwork. you paper the living
room or whichever room you are
going to sit in most.
In big high -ceilinged rooms. the
best papers with dark-oak or walnut
woodwork are those which reproduce
Italian brocades or English chintz. A
number of William Morris and
Jacobean papers are now on the
market, made from old designs with
bright modern coloring. There are
many lovely papers that have fabrics
to match. These are excellent to bring
a strong wood and wall contrast to-
gether.
If you decide to keep the wood dark
and the walls white, the chief handi
cap of such strong contrast is that
its horizontal bandings suggest an in
verted package tied up with brown
tapes and the doors look like huge
brown labels. A fairly small room with
doors on either side of the mantel can
be made much more livable by making
that entire wall of wood And a num-
Der of book shelves made colorful with
Evening star., 1940-04-21

books and a family portrait or two
will overcome any bleakness of white
plaster walls.
If it were my house l would GER
tainly have the woodwork in my own
room, and at least one first-floor room,
painted to match the walls. Whether
in your house this could be done in the
living-room depends upon whether
your husband can then have the dark
wood in a room of his own. Or if you
are to have painted sitting-room of
your own. then the living room should
perhaps keep its dark wood untouched.
As noted above, many books with
brown wood make delightful back
ground, especially with colorful hang
ings and furniture coverings.
One Primary Role
ONE last direction: There is one
primary rule that never goes wrong.
Whether a room is filled with things
of great value, or filled with things of
no value at all, there will be some
beauty of character, some charm of
atmosphere if those who live in it
thoroughly enjoy it! The beauty of
house meant mainly to be looked at is
like the beauty of dressed-up dummy
in a show window. She may look
chic, or amusing; but she isn't living
person. A living room that isn't lived
in is not what its name prOclaims. You
could furnish two rooms in house
with equally attractive, useful things.
against similar background, let them
both face the same exposure too, but
then for some reason use one of these
every day and never 60 into the other
one For reasons not to be explained,
everyone who feels at home in your
house will look at the unused room
and say, Isn't it charmingr and then
20 and sit down in the first room. The
whole difference is that you have made
yourself completely comfortable in the
first one; in the second one you have
merely made Suggesting.
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furnishings that they" are also trying
to fit themselves into.
Having made these remarks,
should perhaps add that they in no
way apply to the following letter:
"One of the things like best about
you, dear Mrs. Post, is your ability to
put yourself in your readers place.
And this is Just what l wish you'd do
for me now, and tell me what to do
about our house You see, we've al
ways lived in city apartments. So the
question of real woodwork never came
up because, as you know, in modern
city apartments the trim is metal and
Just painted along with the walls.
But now we've bought house in
the suburbs. It's big and beautiful
house of brick and half timber about
forty years old; it was sold for taxes or
we couldn't have bought it. The cell
ings are high and there are four real
freplaces! The question want to ask
is about the color of the walls and
woodwork. This last is dark through
out, and my husband says it's a
sacrilege to paint it. But wonder if
the very light walls we mean to have
and this very dark woodwork will be
attractive. Won't you please imagine
that this house is yours, and tell me
what you would do"
Depends Upon Wood
lHE point is that what l myself
would do may not in the least appeal
to my readers taste, let alone to that
of her husband There are, however.
certain general rules which may be
helpful. The first one is that the ques-
ton of painting the woodwork depends
upon the kind of wood it is more
particularly upon its design. If it is
real mahogany in Georgian (ColoniaD
design, or waxed walnut in French
design, painting either of these woods
might be wicked. But were it my
house l should probably paint all of
itD If the trim is golden oak or a
stained wood, should advise painting.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
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ton. helps maintain normal aka.
Unity and gives added vitamin c
protection.
Try it for ten days. See if you do
not benefit when you make it your
Irregular rule.
C"pr.. 1910. California Fruit Grow ers Exchange
Evening star., 1940-04-21
How Do Your Friends Behove !?

Do they borrow your clothes? Ex-
poet YOU TO supply powder o"d rouge
ond such psssonol things when they
viIt7 R.sok your treasures ond burn
holes in YOU, ehoirs7 Ms. Posts Isof-
lot this week is q good ehsek-vp for
meosvsing thsis behavior ond ours. To
Get it,, send three cent stomp (to
eovsr tie cost Of 1oil;no) with o
reavsss 10 Ms. Post, Service Deport-
m>nt, This Week Mo9oxjns, in core Of
this nswspopss.
Evening star., 1940-04-21

If YoU feel you need a laxative. first
try lemon.and. soda. For most peo-
pie it proves amply effective.
First thing upon arising or just
before retiring: l. Squeeze juice of a
Sunkist Lemon in tall glass half
full of water. 2. Put half teaspoon
full of baking soda (bicarbonate) in
another glass. 3. Pour back and forth.
and drink as foaming subsidies.
Or you may prefer just the Juice
ofa lemon in a full glass of unter.
Either drink gentI. aids elimina'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19
A Good Appeal

Superintendent of Streets Scott-Smith
made an appeal during the recent bliz-
card for persons cleaning off sidewalks
and driveways to throw the snow onto
private property and not out in the
streets. This same appeal has been voiced
before, but never with much success. Men
who are engaged in the task of shoveling
a sidewalk choose the easiest method OF
getting rid of it, That generally is to push
It into the cutters. It must be removed
from there by the Street Department
forces and the more snow pilec. in the
streets, the slower the work of removing
it.
In the business sections there is only
the street available for dumping snow
removed from sidewalks. In residential
districts, though, it often is possible to
throw the snow on the front lawn. The
more people who cooperate in keeping
snow from their walks and garage drive
ways out of the roads, the sooner the side
streets will be cleared and parking be-
fore ones home made possible.
BY the same token, we presume that
the householder has the right to ap-
peal to the Street Department to remove
the snow that ploughs throw up in front
Of driveway that has just been shoveled
all the way down to and into the roadway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19
Politics And Debt

Congress, as it settles down to con-
slider debt and taxation, finds itself in
difficult position. This is an election
year, and, unhappily for the nation many
congressman of both parties are taking
a straight political approach to the issue
before them. If Congress approves
another heavy deficiency budget, it must
either soon levy new taxes or raise the
legal debt limit, which now stands at
$45, 000, 100000. Either course is polite
ally dangerous and unwise - either one
might cost votes. So, say the Capitol
Hill observers, there is an excellent
chance that Congress will make an at
tempt to pass the buck to the next session.
If that happens, the outlook for this
country will grow materially darker. We
have passed the buck on fiscal matters,
and deferred the day of reckoning, for
close to ten years. In that time, we have
increased the national debt by around
$25, 100000. We have instilled in a
dangerously large proportion of the peo-
pie belief that the country owes them
living, no matter how lazy or improvident
they may be. We have created class of
"relief buns" Individual and public)
whose sole ambition seems to be to keep
handouts from the treasury coming reg
ularly. And the national morale, to say
nothing of our old time American spirit
Of independence and self-reliance, has
taken terrible beating.
Just how long we can continue to pass
the buck and get away with it is no longer
an academic question. It is, instead, a
burning issue which gets hotter all the
time. If the persent Congress again puts
politics before the national welfare, and
like it's predecessors, approves more bill
the money, is to come from, it will simply
There is no use trying to hide the fact
that, from the fiscal point of view, this
country is and has long been insolvent.
And every year we defer taking steps es-
sential to restoring our lost solvency, the
more difficult the problem becomes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19
Too Many Hogs

The farmers who raise the nations pork
are in difficult position. The current
crop of pigs is estimated by the Depart
ment of Commerce at more than 81, 300,-
600 head IL, 200, 900 above the preceding
year. The heavy production is largely
due to successive years of abnormally large
corn crops - and corn must find its way
to market as live pigs On top Of that, pork
prices have been steadily going down, and
during December were over $500 per CWT
less than the five-year average from 1909
to 1914. Last but not least, the war has
reduced foreign demand for pork to ex-
tremely low levels.
That makes depressing picture = but
the bright side has now appeared. For
organized retailers, led by the chains, and
with cooperation from independents, have
met the farmers requests for assistance.
The result is National Economy Pork
Sale" which is to be aggressively carried
on this month. Every kind of pork and
pork products - loinS, ribs, side meat,
lard, roastS, etc. - will be featured The
idea is to encourage the consumer to
think about pork, talk about pork and
buy pork. Newspaper advertising, hand
bills, store displays = all forms of pro-
motion will be employed to make the sale
the success it should be.
From the consumer point of view, the
pork sale will also serve worthy pur-
pose. Prices will be reasonable Quality
of meat will be of the highest. The house
wife will learn of new and appetizing
ways to cook and serve pork. And the
dietary standards of thousands of fami-
lies will be improved. Good luck to the
pork sale. It's success means much to
the farmers scattered throughout the
states, whose purchasing power affects
every community in the land.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19
A. f. OF L. FIGHT

A. F. OF L. FIGHT
The story behind the near fist
fight between Dan Tobin, head Of
the teamsters' union, and Big
Bill Hutchinson, boss of the car
penters, at the Miami meeting Of
the ALL executive committee is
that both boys had been in train
ing for 1t since the last AFL con-
vention at Cincinnati.
At that time HutchesOn, bitter
anti-New Deal Republican, was
put into q vacancy on the exec
utive committee screated by the
forced retire ment Of First Vice
President Frank Duffy, and in
stead Of going to the bottom Of
the list as 18th vice president,
the usual procedure, Big Bills
pals swung q deal giving him
Duffy's No. spot as First Vice
President.
As such he ranks next to AFL
President Bill Green and nine
notches above Dan Tobin, staunch-
est New Deal supporter on the
executive board. To be superseded
in this highhanded manner, ese-
pecially by the Republican con-
sentative Hutchinson, SO enraged
Tobin that he threatened to re-
sign in protest. He even considered
taking his $4,000 teamsters-one
of the strongest unions-out Of
the AFL.
With this as a backdrop it is
easy to understand why at Miami
Green's introduction Of Big Bill
Hutcheson as ''First Vice Presi-
dent" was like waving a red flag
in Tobin's face. He leaped to his
feet protesting that Hutchinson
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19
More Legislators

According to the Hartford Courant'S
political writer, Robert D. Byrnes, at least
four towns, Berlin, Newington, North
Haven, and Waterford, will be seeking an
additional representative in the House
Of the Legislature next year. They expect
to have passed the 5000 population mark
by then which is all that the State Con-
Stitution requires in raising towns rep
reSentation from one to two members OF
the House. We mentioned in these col
umns week or so ago that the Town of
Trumbull also viSioned such an honor
being bestowed upon it.
ALI of which is so much gall to large
cities like Hartford, New Haven, Bridge
port, and Waterbury. They, too, are
entitled to two representatives in the
House and no more. They never can have
any more than two representatives or
number equal to that of the states small
est town, Union. That is no quirk of our
State Constitution, but deliberate plan
Of early legislators and officials. The
theory by which they proceeded to set
up House of Representatives, based on
the towns, regardless of size for the most
part, is under constant fire from the
larger communities.
At the present, time the House men,
berShip is 267; that of the State Senate,
IS. But where members have been adj
mitted to the House as recently as the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19
Ii, Today's Mail

Paine, Wall street aristocrats, are
put away for q couple Of years un-
til the public forgets their crimes
which in scope exceed the crime Of
these two kids who were faced with
the problem of getting a place to
live and something to eat.
Contrast the swift dispatch OF
their case also with the McKesson-
Robbins $21. 000, 900 fraud. The lat.
ter case. involving group Of big
shots as it does, has been gathering
dust in the files Of the Department
Of Justice for almost q year now. 1t
has been postponed time and time
again. Why the delay? Why aren't
the findings Of the investigate
made public? Would disclosure of
the facts to the public endanger
the liberty of some Of our pluto
Gratis? Why was this scandal sud-
denly hushed?
And so when we hear the vir-
tues Of ths American Way" ex-
tolled by some Of our super pa
triotic demogogues let us be mod
crate in making our appraisal OF
our institutions. It is far more pa
triotic to. recognize and correct our
short comings than to ignore them
by insisting that we are already
perfect. We should put reality into
that Americman phrase with Lib
erty and Justice For AL"
4. 8.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19

Most of Connecticuts institutions are
being planned with view towards vi oual
independence in the future. From an
agricultural standpoint the state fathers
want the hospitals, sanatoria, etc., to be
self-sustaining. Available farmlands are
to be utilized at all of them and inmates
who can do manual labor will be asked
to pitch in and help. A study of possibil-
tiles along this line has been made this
past winter and it revealed plenty of op-
portunity for the state to place many
institutions on the self-sustaining basis
mentioned above.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19

While the recent heavy SHOWS in south
ern New England and eastern New York
will help quite bit in relieving drought
conditions, we still need more moisture to
insure this section of the nation of an
adequate water supply for the coming
year New York is harder hit than any
other large community in the area with
elaborate precautions being taken by the
city fathers to conserve it's present water
supplies, far below normal for this time
of the year. Earlier in the winter water
from the Hudson and East Rivers was be-
ing used in flushing the streets. Rather
than draw on the city mains or open the
hydrants the watering trucks were
backed to the rivers edge and pumped
full of water there. If we get lot OF
warm rain in the next six weeks and walk
ing and driving become dangerous and
uncomfortable, don't be too critical, for
those conditions will be aiding danger
ously depleted water supplies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19

And while on the topic of water, it's
interesting to note that one of the great
est aqueduct systems in the world has
just been completed in Italy. It measures
993 miles and is designed to provide an
adequate water supply for the 5000, 900
people who live in the "heel" Of 1taly's
"boot''. The main aqueduct is 153 miles
long and passes through mountain tun-
of this great water system comes as second
nature to the Italians for down through
the ages they have been builders of great,
lasting roads and aqueducts Traces of
century old ones still can be seen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19
Current Comment

Unless one assumes that the pub.
Lie Wants the antitrust laws enforc-
ed and wants it vigorously enough
that the agencies doing the Job will
be supported with men and money.
one might as well grant that the
effort viii fail.
-Corwin D. Edwards Department
Of Justice economist. +
-
You'd be surprised at the tons
of food we handle In q week. That's
one reason why chefs are men.
Clifford Toner, Toronto chef.
British and French. we have dis
missed national egoism from our
plan Of action.
Premier Edouard Daladier Of
France.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19
THE AMERICAN WAY" is NOT
ALWAYS THE RIGHT
WAY

Editor Of The Democrat
A situation exists that demands
the attention Of every American. An
article appeared February 14th in
the local newspapers which exem-
plif1eS a serious short coming Ito
say the least) in our Judicial sys-
tenn.
The story in question dealt with
the maljustice melted out to two
bank robbers. They were brothers,
ages % and 20. Both had but re-
Gently lost their means of employ
ment. They were residents Of New
Mexico. The unemployment crisis
has more seriously affected the
southwest than any other section of
the country. In this predicament
they robbed a state bank Of $1,636.
They pleaded guilty OF the crime
and received life sentences. The
whole action took place in SO hours.
Quick, harsh, brutal was their pun
ishment.
Contrast this story with several
recent crimes. involving millions,
with which we are all familiar. The
defendants in the Waterbury NUM-
cipal graft scandal escaped with
very light sentences by comparison.
Richard whitney and stephen
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19
Selected Poem
WOOD IN FEBRUARY
(Joseph Joel Keith in the Christian Science
Monitor.)

(Joseph Joel Keith in the Christian Science
Monitor0
/ come here as do each February,
finding the woodland good for thought, and airy.
The sharp wind whistles cooly through the trees
and stirs the heart with rustic melodies
The branches that the little woodmen found
are piled as wind piles fallen leaves on ground.
But as I see the larger boy dig in
and make the trees not trees but short and thin
light tirewood, am moved by other thought,
and still more when the larger logs are brought.
And rs see each boyish gesture chop
it of, I see far more than limbs that drop.
For his mucles' clean and growing line
I see strength like growing of a vine.
And in his eyes see a hope that's deep,
like early forest risers come from sleep.
Then as young triumph rests beside cut wood,
I think: that's how the growing Lincoln stood!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19

first legislative session following the 1880
decennfal census, there hasn't been a
change in the Senate membership in
more than q quarter Of century, If
memory serves right. And unless human
nature changes It win be a bitter battle
to change the Senate membership next
year. The House increase will be mere
routine. Quite an interesting study in
human naturel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19
What's Your |. O.?

Can you answer seven Of
these test questions? Turn to
last page for the answers.
/. Name the capital Of Kansas.
2. What Is the feminine form of
the word postmaster?
s. Name the instrument used in
determining the specific gravity OF
liquids.
4. How is 1910 written in Roman
numerals?
5. Can American-born Chinese
and Japanese vote in the q. s.?
6. With what sport Is Clarence
(Red) Burman associated?
Z. Which naval officer command
ed the American fleet at the Battle
Of Lake Erie?
8. Diamond State" ID the nick
name for New Jersey, Delaware or
Montana?
8. To which country does the is
land Of Sicily belong?
10. Emery serves as an abrasive,
3 lubricant or an adhesiveg
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19

had no right to the title and urged
that it be voted on.
you're playing Democratic
politics." shouted Hutchinson.
'I'm not playing poIitics!" re-
tOrted Tobin. "ThiS is the first
time anybody ever got your seat
without working his way up to
it. wouldn't be so proud of that
If I were you"
"Well, I'm here whether you
like it or not" barked Hutche-
son.
''Well, don't like it," stormed
Tobin. Suddenly both men rushed
at each other. Tobin removed his
glasses. But before any serious
blows, were struck the two bel
ligerents were parted. Fortunate
ly for A. r. Of L. harmony, the
incident happened at a private
session of the Executive Commit
tee.
MERRY GO-ROUND
Idaho's new Senator Johns
Thomas, New Mexico,s Senator
Carl Hatch and Colorado's massive
Senator Ed johnson were all
born In the sixth Kansas congress
sional district - one Of the most
arid parts of the state. -. A
folder being distributed to boost
the presidential aspirations OF
Hanford MacNider, ex-Legion
Commander, declares, "the candi-
date must have courage, honesty,
and experience; then it cites the
various war medals MacNider got
Copyright, 1910, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19
Press Comment
CAPTURED AMERICANS
(Boston Post)

lBoSLOn PoSL)
The State Department Is consider
ing another plea from Mrs. Harold
Dahl, wife of the American aviator
who was captured by the Franco
forces while fighting for the Loyal
lists in Spain, for the release Of her
husband. Months after the war is
over he and about q dozen other
Americans are still held by the
Spanish government.
The bitter civil war in Spain left
deep wounds that are not healing
quickly. Few people outside Spain
realize just how deep those wounds
are. The captured Americans. who
for money or for other reasons par
ticipated in it, must pay dearly fol-
their service.