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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
A TOLL IN NEW HAVEN COUNTY
(Bridgepor Times-star)

Although, at first, the motorist will get least for it, the new 10 cent toll to be charged with the opening of the new Houastonic bridge Satur- day will be the first relatively honest toll on the Merritt Parkway system.
 The reason? The motoriSt will be paying, at least in part, for what he is riding on. The Housatonic bridge and the first link of the Cross High way connecting it with the Post road in Milford were not constructed and paid for when the toll was planned and authorized by law. This toll is not an afterthought, imposed on the motorists after the improve ment it covers. had already been built and financed as free road.
 This toll is even located in one of the counties which, without under taking any of the credit and bond obligations Fairfield County had to undertake in order to get the Mer- ritt Parkway built, is to benefit from the collection of all the Merritt Parkway toll money.
 This toll is therefore more nearly in line with honest toll principle, as the original Merritt Parkway toll is not.
 It is still not altogether an hon. est toll. however, for there is no time or money limit on it. Tn the be- ginning, it will be used to pay for what the motorist is riding on. But collection of the toll will not halt when the bridge and the section of highway 1t covers have been paid for. It will then still continue to pay for other new highways else- where in the state, just as the Greenwich toll will be in effect long after the Fairfield County parkway link is paid for.
 The Cross Highway, with It's limit less extensions and connecting links, can prove a never ending project, and dimes paid at Greenwich and Milford are committed to 1t no mat- ter how far it goes. Most fortunate people in this situation are the peo- pie of Hartford County, for they will begin paying last. end will therefore pay least.
 The situation ls that Fairfield County will pay more toward the New Haven County Ink of the park way system than will New Haven County. and that Fairfield County and New Haven County together will pay the main portion 0f the cost of tho ink to be located in Hartford County. ny the tine New 6Inven County finds iEoolf paying lhnfly, |l naV besln 1e arpfoo|elo how discriminatory fh|s iDiI 1g1ism aas feen from A|if 1'aFf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

nothing left for our aerial to pick up.
 So it is in our everyday dealing with the unseen spiritual world. The messages are constantly cora- ing from beyond, but we have to hoist an aerial and turn on a re- ceiving set = which is another way of saying that we have to make our- selves spiritually receptive = if we are going to receive the message. And then once in while we run into temptations, into sorrows which knock our faith galley-west, into well-laid plans that seem to be leading to some fine issue, and the hand of God puts them resolutely aside. Such circumstances are like the huge steel bridge which absorbs the sound waves and leaves us struggling to hear an iricoherent broadcast. Gods good messages sometimes never reach us because the dire circumstances of life ab- sorb them. and our hearts get c faint message which we can with dificulty understand.
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 Newspaper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

Roosevelt said, well, John, we fought shoulder -to-shoulder in 1886 and I hope you'll be in there fighting for us again this year."
 "Yes, I'll be on your side," Lewis replied. "The other side
 has nothing to offer labor. expect to make statement on my position in ten days or SO"
 NOTE - One big-shot AFL leader who also favors Madden's reappointment is Dan Tobin, head of the teamsters union. Tobin has urged the President to re- name the NLRB chairman. DEFENSE LETTERS
 You might suppose the Army Air Corps spends all it's time prepar- ing the air defense of the coun- try. But a large number of of ficials and clerks are engaged in the silly business of answering let ters from a jealous public full of half-baked ideas.
 From Hoople, North Dakota, comes letter saying, T have an idea for directing bombs dropped from airplanes. Just tie carrier pigeon to the bomb and drop it overheard"
 The author of this brilliant idea mails five copies from Hoople: one to the Air Corps, one to the Chief of Staff, two to his Senators, and one to his Congressman. But each of these finds its way to the Air Corps for answer.
 As painstakingly as if it were vital in the national defense, the Air Corps prepares an answer, sends one to the author, and sends
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
Selected Poem
WHITE SHIP AT SEA

Margaret Lloyd in the Christian Science Monitc White prov, white rails, white hull Embossed in blues Azure of sky, marine of sea And jade, green-blue of swimming pool Tapping at painted shores Of milder hue And spilling over white-scrubbed decks To white deck-rails again, And padded circles hanging white With ready flares attached, And tossing raibows In the lace-white spray. White uniforms, emblazed with gold And gold of sun on whitened crests Ruffing beneath white clouds In airy shape Casting white shadows there On sea of green and blue and gray, Banded in shining silver, too, Where sky and sea are one. Young moon and moon-path, golden white Tn night-blue sky,
 And stars white gold Lay milky-gleaming streaks On night-blue seq. Tn aura blue and white and gold The white ship cuts its way, And pale wake foaming white Streams long from It's white stern
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

 and Answers
BY rREDERIO e. KERBY

BY EBEDEHlO -. AEHH4 a,
 Enclose . three cent stamp lus reply when addressiEg any ques- ton of fact or information tp the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given nor can extended research be nm. taken Be sure an mail is ad- dressed to The WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, I013 Thirteenth Street, Washington. D. c.
 THE EDITOR
 @. I married an Arnerican-born woman in 1905 and was told that ] became a citizen. Now am told that I am an alien. Which state ment is correct?
 A. Alien men have never ac. quired citizenship by marrying a D, s. citizen. Only alien women who married citizens before September p, 1922, became citizens by mar riage.
 @. What is the source of the quc- tation, For forms of government let fools contest?" 4
 A. Alexander Pope,s Essay on Man" Epistle III, line 303.
 Q. Does lightning have tend- ency to follow drafts?
 A. There is little foundation for this popular belief. Lightning fol- lows the line of least resistance to the earth, and would not turn from its normal course to run horizontal ly because door or window is open.
 @. How much do U. s. bomber and pursuit planes cost?
 A. Long range bombers, $350 0,O00; medium bombers, $160,000; pursuit planes, $133,0O0.
 e. How does the college enroll Inent in the United States compare today with that of 1900? A. In 1900 there were 14,S72 stu- dents and in 1888 there were 1,350,- GOO.
 @. Was the trade agreement signed between the U. s. s. R. and Germany on August 19, 1889, the first of such agreements between the two countries?
 A. No; the first was in 1926, and there have been several others.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

a 01 00O V0SSUD UIdIlQ IGW dVS tack on this old problem may pres- ently be made possibly before the election, more likely (depending, of course, on the way the voting goes) shortly after it.
 The point is that for good many months 8 number of influential groups have been insisting this na- ton will never. have total defense" until it's productive capacity is ful- ly employed and all its jobless citi- zens are back at work. This. point of view is shared by some of the top economists within the New Deal On both sides it is felt that recovery and unemployment due solely to de- fense spending won't be enough; l that some permanent solution to the whole problem has got to be found. CHURCH LEADERS
 WANT ACTION
 Early last June, an Interfaith Conference of Catholics, Protestant and Jewish leaders met here to con- slider the unemployment problem. This conference, after three days discussion, urged the government to set up a continuing commission of representatives of consumers, farm CTS, labor, finance, manufacturing, education, religion and government flor devising cooperative, demo- cratic measures to solve the unem- ployment problem"
 | A couple of months earlier similar. demand was made by the National Consumers League through its president, Josephine Roche, who was also chairman of the Presidents Interdepartmental Committee to Coordinate Health and Welfare Ac- tivities. Miss Roche remarked that industrial revival so far had not cured unemployment, and declared that "the gravity and innediacy of the problem" called for concerted attack.
 In addition, both the c. I. o. and the A. F. of L. have urged the same sort of action. Philip Murray, c. I. O. vice president, told the Inter- faith Conference there must be broad planning to prevent "a com- plete collapse of our domestic econ- omy" when, as and if the rearm- ament program ends.
 SAY SPENDING
 ISN'T ENOUGH
 Meanwhile, certain government agencies have been glancing in much the same direction. The Tenn porary National Economic Commit | tee will be out before long with a comprehensive report of its labors; New Dealers have long hoped this could be the springboard for a new plunge into a problem which, they admit, the New Deal has not yet really grappled with. Last fall the National Resources Committee drew up tentative findings pointing in the same direction. The advisory section of the Defense Commission has also given good deal of thought to the matter.
 The argument right now is that no defense program is complete if it doesn't include plan for ironing out the kinks in the na- tion's economy. So far this year. in appropriations voted and com mitments made, the nation has let itself in for the spending of up- wards of $20,000, 100000 on defense; the pressure groups are asserting the load can't possibly be carried unless full prosperity aside from defense program stimulation is regained.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
What's Your l. O.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.

1. Has the United States recog- nized Italy's conquest of Ethiopia?
 2. Does Japan have the second, third or fourth largest navy in the world?
 3. What is the baptismal name of Pope Plus XII?
 4. Which American-born woman was the first woman member ot the British Parliament?
 5. The Big Dipper is a part of what constellation?
 6. The U. s. House of Represen- tatives has five, seven or nine wofn- en members?
 T. President Roosevelt's ancestry is Dutch, German or English2
 8. Which major baseball league holds the record for the most home runs hit in a season by an indivi- dual?
 g. Which of the New England States is entirely inland?
 10. Caliban appears in which play?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
Q. What was the wilmot Pro

o. What was the Wilmot Pro- viso?
 A. An amendment. proposed by David Wilmot, Representative from Pennsylvania, to bill appro- priating funds to enable the pres ident to make peace with Mexico in 1846. His proposal was that slavery should be prohibited in any terri- tory which might be acquired as result of the war. It was accepted by the House and narrowly defeated in the Senate.
 @. What is the age and nation ality of Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor?
 A. She is an American of Eng fish and Scottish ancestry, born in Boston, Mass, April 10, 1882.
 c. Is it legal for an official scorer in a baseball game to change his sheet after having made an official entry?
 A. Yes;. even Major League scorers occasionally find it necessary to correct errors made in recording plays, noting runs scored, or base hits:
 @. Did Madame Schumann -Heink appear in any photoplays? #
 A. She made her only film ap- pearance in Here's to Romance" as Nino Martinin's singing teacher, in 1885. She died November IT, 1886.
 If you want a copy of the
 booklet, "The Best Books" send to the Waterbury Democrats Wash
 ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose four cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

If particular pride to Democratic cleo tion officials was the comparative smooth ness with which Wednesdays primary voting was conducted in the 32 districts. According to police reports there were no untoward happenings at any of the poll ing places and everything went along serenely for all concerned. That's a good record any day
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
Current Comment

Capital may be destroyed, but it iA Q thing without lie. it can he reproduce, but when human llbeF. ties and human lives are destroyed, it is difficult li not impossible Co reproduce them within a century. -panlei !, Totin. president. Xoanis
 slefA' Union.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

the news for
 which we had b e e Il eagerly
 waiting. Tn e reason was that we started across a huge steel bridge just as the broadcaster re ache ed the paragraph we all wanted to hear. The bridge ab- sorbed the sound waves and there was practically
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 0:0s D. m. daylight time)
 Sun rises 0:37 Q. n.; sets 0:D3 ?. m. tday. light tlme)
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 A long time aeo 1t was predicted that Sep. tembeF. after en initial frost or two, would settle down Into an extremely pleasant month with lots Of sunshine and mlldneso ever all, We'll, wo hayo it % let's eniog iti
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

great deal more of in the near future.
 As used here, they refer less to army and navy prepara- tions than to the old, basic problem of un- employment, un- I 99Jv psAIos seven years of the Ne W Deal. The signs right n o w h i n t strongly that a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
Dividend from IVA

The problem Of continuous supply of bauxite, the alumina- bearing clay which Is tho usual source Of aluminium, has rrsearch Of a scientist in lhe IVA lnbora'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
A Thought for Today

Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: con- demn not, and ye shall not be condemned: for give, and ye shall be fOrgiven.-Luke 6:S7.
 Humanity is never so beautiful as when pray ing for forgiveness, or else forgiving another.- Richter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never say, 'The dog wants in
 (or out) ," say. wants to come in" tor "to go out").
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
National Spotlight
BY BRUCE CATION Waterbury Democrat Washington Cnrresnnndenk

Washington, Sept. 20 = Mark down the words total defense" as two which you are likely to hear a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. D.

BUT THE MESSAGE ALWAYS
 COMES
 Right in the midst of an inter. esting broadcast to which we were all listening as we drove along the highway, the words were suddenly smothered and we lost that part of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

Copyright, 194O, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1940-02-18
NEWS OF THE MOTORING WORLD
1899 National Traffic Toll Permits Future Optimism; Co.operao
Proves Worth in Providence ~

The trafiic death rate was cut to q
new low level for big cities-55 per
10000 population.
The citys drivers and pedestrians
collaborated to chalk up 80 consecu-
tive days without q trafIic death.
The month of November was en-
tirely free from traffic fatalities
q modern record for the city. The
November-December death total
was one-compared with q 12-year
average for these months Of more
than seven. z
The 1898 record had plenty OF
drama, in it, particularly when the
111-day mark was being set. But
consider the last two months of
1889. At the end of october the
traffic death total was four higher
than the 1888 toll at that date.
Was the glorious record of 1888 to
be followed by rise in deaths In
1899?
mol" thundered the drivers and
pedestrians of Providence, and the
city dug in for the stretch drive.
Ten days passed without a trafic
fatality. Twenty days slipped by.
Thirty-the whole month of No
vember. And with just one traffic
death IN December the city was
able to finish the year two fatali-
ties under the 1888 record.
How did Providence do it? How
did city with an already marvel
Gus record go about setting a still
better one? Public Safety asked
these questions of Ralph w. Eaton,
city traffic engineer of Providence.
Here's what he said:
In my judgment, the 1899 re-
suits came from two main facts.
First, the city's drivers and pedes-
trians became sold on safety in
1888; they realized that safety re-
suits were worthy of attainment.
Second, the same drivers and pedes-
trians got the safety habit in their
use of the streets and highways in
1888; that habit continued through
1899.
Il believed We have proved in
Providence that safety must be
long time effort, not a sporadic
campaign. If the public is ap-
preached properly and convinced,
safety results will be cumulative for
years after the effort is initiated"
So, Washington, it is a matter of
complete cooperation after all.
Let's really get started.
Evening star., 1940-02-18
AutOmOtive Hints

Appointment of H. F. Moody as
Washington zone manager for the
Pontiac division of General Motors
was announced last Tuesday at a
luncheon for dealers in this area
held at the Mayf1ower Hotel.
The meeting was presided over
by the fgormer zone manager, j. E.
johnson, recently appointed man.
ager of the Philadelphia zone. V.
l.. Murray, assistant general sales
manager for Pontiac, and M. c.
Thompson, newly appointed Atlantic
regional manager, were the speak
erS.
Headed by Donald G. Barnhart,
district manager for Washington
and surrounding territory, all Nash
dealers and their statesmen in this
area were guests at a luncheon
meeting held by the Nash-Kelvi-
nator Co. last Tuesday at the Am
baSsador Hotel. After luncheon,
spring advertising and sales plans
"S1C dAotuooCd AL QCbdll. Ilco W
Sibley, New York regional man.
ager; George Albrecht, Philadelphia
branch manager, and Harry Scott,
New York regional manager, ad-
dressed the meeting, giving COM
plete information on the CLOSE the
sale" salesmen's contest, which
started last Sunday.
D. A. Hickey, Oldssmobile zone
manager for Washington and sur
rounding territory, and w. G. Nc
Cormick, his assistant, entertained
all Oldsmobile dealers and sales
men from this territory last Mon
day night at the Willard Hotel.
This was the fifth annual Sales
makers Jamboree," and many Of
the statesmen present received lead
ership award plaques based on their
1889 sales. After dinner, music and
entertainment were provided by
Tiny Meeker and his band.
Evening star., 1940-02-18
BY G.. adams Ho,yard.

While the trafilc fatality toll OF
the Nation was increased by 18 last
year over 1888, the showing is not
SO bad when 1t is considered that
motor vehicles travelled 8 per cent
more miles. Thus, based on motor
vehicle mileage, the death rate
dropped more than 5 per cent to an
all-time low for recent years. Dur
ing 1889, $4,000 persons were killed
in trafic accidents. In 1888, 1882
were killed. ~
Deaths were 5 per cent over 1888
totals during the last quarter Of the
year. wiping out cumulative re-
duction Of per cent In the first
nine months. Six OF the first nine
months Of last year showed reduc-
tions In deaths from the same
months Of 1888, some ranging as
high as 8 per cent. Traffic deaths
from October to December totaled
II per cent above the July -Septem-
ber figure, whereas a seasonal in
crease Of about 10 per cent is nor
NAL, judging from 1886 1888 expert
ence.
While motor vehicle travel in
creased 6 per cent in 1899, the num-
Der of motor vehicles in use in
creased about per cent; 1899 was
the fifth consecutive year to show
decrease in the milage death rate
The 1899 rate was only two-thirds
the 1884 rate-the high for recent
years. The 1898 and 1899 death
totals were the lowest since 1888.
Figures obtained from the Ma
tional Safety Council show that
Milwaukee had the best traffic rec
ord in the group of cities with pop
ulations Of more than 100000. Its
percentage, based on the number of
deaths per 100000 population, was
9.3. The next four cities in this
group, respectively, were st. Louis
Mo-, with 1912 per cent; Boston
Mass, with 1914 per cent; New York
with 11.4 per cent, and Detroit
Mich, with 11.9 per cent.
In the groups of cities of $50 900
to 10000. Providence. r. l., had the
highest honors with SIS per cent.
The next four in order were Kansas
City, Mo-, with 78 per cent; Atlanta,
Ga, with 100 per cent; Jersey City,
N. j., with 1913 per cent, and st.
Paul, Mimi, with 112 per cent.
Evening star., 1940-02-18

Washington, D. c., with 70 deaths
last year, as against 81 the year be-
fore is shown as 18th on the list
with a percentage Of 16.0.
Why the National Safety Council
still includes Washington in the
population group Of $50 900 to 500 900
is still a mystery. A police census
gives the Nations Capital a popula-
ton well over 600 900, but the council
still takes its figures from the 1880
oficial census. There Is no question
that Washington has grown far
greater than any other city within
the last decade.
Based on its registration Of motor
vehicles here and the gasoline con-
sumption the record here would
show up much better. If placed in
the group Of more than 500 900 pop
ulation the city would rank 10th in
stead Of its present position of 17th
The first five cities in the 100000
to 250,000 population group for 1899
are Worcester, Mass, with 81 per
cent; Cambridge, Mass, with So per
cent; New Bedford, Mass, with g.
per cent; Fall River, Mass, with 69
per cent. and Springfield, Mass, with
~ per cent. 1t is interesting to note
how many Massachusetts, cities are
In honor positions.
Public Safety, the official organ
of the National Safety Council, has
published in recent issue an article
dealing with Providence, R. l., one
Of the honor cities of the United
States. It's record in part follows:
In 1888 Providence, r. l., cut
traffic deaths from Al to ia go
per cent reduction. 1t set national
record of Ill days without a single
traffic fatality-28,372 900 deathless
man-days. 1t pushed down the
traffic death rate per 100000 popu-
lation to 6.3-an all-time low for
big cities. 1t won the Grand Award
for cities in the National Traffic
Safety Contest.
After those accomplishments the
traffic safety leaders of Providence
might have been forgiven for easing
up little in 1889. But they didn't
They refused to rest on their laurels
They would not be satisfied merely
to hold their own.
Here's what happened in Provi-
dence in 1899:
Traffic deaths were reduced from
10 to IA cut of 12.5 per cent