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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11

However, the radio quizzes are helping
out considerable In aiding the memory.
Some facts you pass over lightly, but
since the invitation has become general
for all and sundry to tell what they know
through the medium Of radio quizzes a
vast amount Of peaple are striving a bit
harder to store up information which
often brings an appreciable award. In
school 1t was and Is bore to remember
dates and names Of people and so on, but
not so, II you get anywhere from ten to
one hundred bucks for 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11

In fourth annual selection OF the
nations outstanding women a Los An
geles editor has announced ten that have
been selected Unless you are pretty well
informed you may not be familiar with
all of the names. Some Of them, yes For
instance, can you identify Katherine Burr
Blodgett, Mrs. Elias Compton, and Anne
Hummert? You should, but can you?
You will have no trouble placing Anna
Eleanor Roosevelt, Nora Vain, Bette
Davis, Elsa Maxwell and Anne OHare
Mccormick, that Is certain. It's funny
thing about names They have to appear
a great deal in print, and be discussed
frequently, as well as have more or less
attractive sound, to remember them.
Once you recall what person is famous
for you know that such person Is i'm
portant, but the name often eludes you
unless 1t Is a Frances Perkins, Greta
Carlo or someone directly in the lime
light.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11

THE DIFFERENCE

HE FENENVE
eleanor Alletta Chatfee IN the New York SUM
There are many things that make a, house
home: the high, sweet laughter OF child;
Even the secret nibbling Of a mouse
Shows sundry contents noted and 50 filed.
The building OF house Is more or less
matter OF time; but homes are not 80 made,
There are no contracts binding happiness:
The corner stone Is love, whenever laid.
house Is held together by the bone
And sinew OF Its every beam and rafter:
A home grows from the seed o dream has soWn,
And IL endures, fortified by laughter 90.
He who loves his home and loves II well
Knows home O place that one can never SELL .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11

resentative Joe Martin, astute
Republican floor leader, will make
this winter will be at the Kansas
Day dinner In Topeka, January 20.
While Martin Is definitely a
dark-horse presidential possibility,
isn't lifting q finger to boost his
candidacy and has emphatically
told friends he wants nothing done
in his behalf. If the lightning
should strike, he would accept; but
he will run up no rods for him.
self, and he takes a rigidly neutral
stand toward all active candidates.
Martins No. I goal Is to be
Speaker of the House in case It
goes Republican, and he will do
nothing 10 impair his chances.
He agreed to so to Topeka.
home town Of All Landon, out
Of friendship for the ex-candiA
date.
Martin became warmly attached
to Landon as one OF his 1896
campaign managers. Landon has
no 1910 choice as yet, Is still
Stocking 'em over. But he wants
the Middle West to get a close
up of all COP possibilities.
The active candidates are them
selves seeing that the region gets
a chance to look them over. So
because Martin Is keeping aloof
from the race. ALI invited him to
be guest speaker at the Kansas
Day gathering.
'T'm doing my BEST" explained
Landon, ito find the best man
possible for the party. con-
ccive that to be my duty to the
100000 Republicans who voted
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11
RACIAL PREJUDICE ISSUE
CLOUDS REAL ISSUE,
CLAIMS WRITER.
Editor, Waterbury Democrat:

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
At a testimonial dinner recently,
q speaker took the occasion to allude
to prejudice, intolerance and racial
animosity In Waterbury. It Is preva-
lent The racial question was, and
is, repeatedly introduced by groups
AFFILIATED with hyphenate American
clubs who are to all intents organ
lied for social purposes, while &C.
tually their objective Is to accom-
plish the solidification of interests
In securing political representation
for their respective racials.
Discrimination and distinction has
been used against the Yankee ele-
ment at unnumbered election cam
paigns, and now the prejudice
boomerang has returned to strike
the racial factions where they least
expected. Those adopted American
citizens who are under an irrational
notion that they are denied political
emoluments will scan political his
tory Of Connecticut cities, including
Waterbury; they will find that APP
proXimately 709S Of political jobs
are occupied by those OF the last
40 years immigration stock.
Adopted American citizens can
have the same aims and purposes
as those OF Colonial descent, viz,
the Yankees, so-called In the re-
cent. political campaign, II they
adopt sincere Arnericanisfn ard dis
card their consuming desire to
achieve political office because OF
racial preferment, disband their racial
cliques, abandon their egotism Of
lineage superiority, and rely on abil-
ity based on character and moral
aptitude and more Americanisn
that has lately been stressed can be
injected In politics.
The Yankee element have their
faults, but the necessity OF hyph-
enating their Americanism Is not
one Of them. Racial groups, a
product OF alien lands, should not
be, and present q problem to be
corrected by racial interests them
selves. .h..-s
They are swayed by unscrupulous
fellow racials seeking political Of
nee who, to gain their selfish ends,
raise the cry OF intolerance In cam
paiSn Issues. II q citizen Of foreign
birth Is capable and can be depend
ed upon 10 represent principles Of
democracy free from racial infiu-
ence, he is eligible for consideration
! II seeking ONCE on account Of be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11

for me and thus named me as
their leader"
NOTE - On that plea Martin
couldn't say No. The dinner is
attracting much attention among
Midwestern Republican pcliticos.
Delegations Of them from all the
states of the section will look
Martin over: also do some pow
wowing on the increasingly active
political situation.
POLITICAL GO-ROUND
Noisy, red gallus- wearing Gene
Talmadge, twice governor Of Geor-
gia and near winner Of The 1888
senatorial race, is getting set for
another try for the governorship
this year. Both regular Demo-
Gratis and New Dealers are can
wasting the field for a strong can
didate to oppose him. Prominently
mentioned Is State Agriculture
Commissioner Columbus Roberts.
Senator Ed Burke, Nebraska
anti-New Deal Democrat and
strong Labor Board foe, gcnially
admits he faces a tough re-elec-
ton battle. They're after me-"
he smiles, "but I think I'LL make
It," Opposing him for the DEM
cratic nomination is Governor
Roy Cochran Mayor La
Guardia's strong farmer friends,
the Farm Bureau Federation, con-
tinue to boost him in the grain
belt. The colorful New Yorker
will be principal speaker at the
Iowa Farm Bureau convention In
Des Moines, January 10.
Copyright, 1910, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 7:0B p. m.
sun rises 7:l6 q. M; sets 4:44 .. m.
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
The new moon appeared In this region on
Tuesday, the exact time OF this change Of
phase being about midway between 8 end
o'clock An the morning. II the winds remain
IN the east Wen have snow fiurries most OF
the next few days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11

1. Name the second largest Of the
Great Lakes of North America.
2. Does the Social Security Act
require beneficiaries Of the federal
old-age retirement system to be
American citizens?
8. Name the King Of Italy.
4. How many points were scored
against the University Of Tennessee
football team during the 1899 sea-
son?
5. In which State Is Mount Whit
ney?
s. What proportion Of U. s. Sen
ators are elected every two years?
8. Do United States Naval vessels
pay toll to pass through the Pana-
ma Canal?
o. In which month does the vernal
equinox occur?
10. Name the principal river in
Nebraska. -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11
Times Have Changed

If there was anything phony about the
invitations handed to @. o. P. leaders to
attend the $100-a-plate Jackson Day
dinner, 1t will be conceded that the Re-
publicans, through Senator Arthur Van
denberg who wasn't even invited, man.
aged to get In the last punch. Senator
Vandenberg wrote TO genial Jim Farley
that he would be glad TO buy place at
the dinner II at any time the event Is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11

The agricultural program adj
vanced by both parties to meet spec
cific farm problems undoubtedly will
play an important part in determine
ing the outcome Of the next election.
Representative Clifford r. Hope
=, (Rep., Kas.). IN
There Is apparently a trend 10 cut
down governmental expenditures.
Stephen Early, White House press
secretary, s IA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11

a.. AA0o - ~ ISVSQ
more theatrically than many Of
his seniors. He is In his very early
twenties, but he already has d.
rected q play with great execu.
tive ability.
The play Is "See NY LAWYER.
now current on Broadway. When
meet up with him at Ralph,s
an unpretentious pub, I find him
addressing even the actors in his
charge as mr., with that ave-
some tone that q child applies to
the teacher.
CAFE SOCIETY
SANTA CLAUS
A legendary all-year-round
Santa Claus Of Manhattan, the
ubiquitous Sherman Billingsley
Is topping his own record as
q lavish philanthropist at his fab
ulous Stork Club. For the New
Year, he has started up those sea-
sonal Sabbath nights when, to
chase the weekend ennui away,
he looSes from their ceiling moor
ing a vast barrage Of toy bal
looms.
They are ordinary balloons, ex-
cept In one respect. When they
burst, they are apt to contain q
hundred dollar bill, q certificate
negotiable for fifty dollars or
some valuable prize. The polite
gamblers drop In for the occa-
sion and the ensuing ee-for-all,
as the balloons come hurting
down, has led to few sprains
and bruises.
COLD
COMFORT
One Of the exotic attractions in
the amusement zone of the New
York Worlds Fair last spring and
summer was an Eskimo exhibit.
Real Eskimos had been i'm.
ported by a canny Snowman, and
they were comfortably quartered
In ogloos Of the temperature they
knew In their arctic homes.
Came the fall and the fair
closed. Most Of the human ex-
hibits In the exposition grounds
deserted for winter Information
elsewhere. But the Eskilnos did
not bulge. They chung to their
igloos after the gates were closed
and they lived, happily.
The other day, a couple of let
ter-of" the-law men from the
Health Department got wind Of
the Eskimos and their domiciles.
They ordered them out Of their
circular houses and they were
dispossessed with little ceremony.
There was so little time that the
impresario Of their show could do
little to match their Alaskan resi-
dence IN Manhattan. The best he
could do was to place them In a
steam-heated apartment In mid
town. They are there now, writh-
ing at the sight Of radiatorsl
SWINGING
HISTORY
Learned treatises have been
laboriously compiled on the his
tory Of swing, but I prefer to be-
lieve that Jack Clifford, the ber-
serk master Of ceremonies Of Cafe
Society, a boogie-woogie mecca
for swingsters In the Village, Is
on the right track. Here Is how
Ne traces the musical phenomen-
on back to Its place Of origin:
Ladies and gentlemen" re-
cites Jack, Swing. as everybody
knows, originated In the New Or
leans section Of Brooklyn. The
boys decided they couldn't make
a sucker Of history, so they took
1t down to Louisiana.
"At that time, 1t was not called
swing. 1t went under the name
Of Sapiro. Well, they took 1t up
the Mississippi and stopped off at
st. Louis long enough to write
q song called The st. Louis ah,
erl Well, I forgot the name, but
the song has q nice lit to 1t, and
! think 1t will sell.
"Then they went to Chicago,
where they found Blk Beider-
becke with his horn, and trimmed
swing up bit. And finally they
brought 1t to New York"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11

AUAl1 4A, GANA'
@. Does Denmark have any colo
NAL possessions?
A. Greenland Is the only one.
@. Who said "Put Watts into 'enl,
boys?"
"A. James Caldwell, a clergyman
and Revolutionary patriot. When the
Colonial troops ran out Of wads for
their guns, he brought an armful Of
hymn books, containing many hymns
by Isaac Watt, and spoke the IA
nous words.
Q. How large Is the giant electric
light bulb on top of the Menlo Park
IN. j. tower, dedicated to Thomas
A. Edison, and how Is 1t illuminatedP
A. The total height Of the tower
is 1871 feet, the upper IA feet being
the measurement Of the bulb on the
top. It is lighted by IL electric lamps
aggregating $500 watts. Eight 600
watt flood lamps at the base OF the
tower cast a glow over the whole ex-
terror.
@. Has the British income tax
rate been raised since war with Ger
many began?
A. The standard rate was raised
from 27h to 371s per cent and GER
tain exemptions were lowered. Sur
tax rates were raised.
@. Please name the books written
by Lloyd Q. Douglas, and specify
which Of them have been filmed.
A. His works include wanted
A CONGREGATION" 1.-THE Minister'S
EVERYDAY Life" "These Sayings Of
Mine" "Those Disturbing Miracles"
"The Magnificent Obsesion," For
give Us Our Trespasses," Precious
Jeopardy" Green Light" White
Banners" "Home for Christmas"
and Doctor Hudson's Secret jour-
nal" Those which have been adapt
ed to the screen are 1.-THE Magnificent
Obsession," Green Light" and
white Banners"
@. Has 1.-THE Phantom of the
Opera" ever been produced In talk
ing pictures?
A. The silent film, produced IN
1925 was remade into part talk
ing picture In 1880
II you want a copy Of our
1910 POCKET ALMANAC send
to The Waterbury Democrats
Washington Bureau. 1913 Thir-
teenth Street, Washington. d. G.
Enclose 10 cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11
La New York
BY George ROSS

New York, Jan. 11-Probably
the most inconspicuous-looling
celebrity is young Ezra Stone, the
sandy-haired youth Of Philadel-
phia, who Is Henry Aldrich to
millions Of radio listeners, a
screen personality and child prod
ICY on the stage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11
Questions
|andAnswers
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@. Does the federal wage-hour
law apply to employees Of local real
estate company in charge Of the
maintenance Of q building occupied
by a firm which is engaged IN inter-
state commerce. q
Az Even though employe Of the
occupants Of the building may be
covered by the law, If the employees
of the real estate company are EN-
ployes of a service establishment, the
greater part Of whose servicing is In
Interstate commerce, they are
exempt from both the wage and hour
provisions Of the act.
@. How long was Alexander HAM
ton the secretary Of the treasury?
A. From September II, 1889, to
January 81, 1795.
@. Name the months Of the jew
ish year.
A. /, Tishrf; 2, Chesvan (also
Marcheshivan); 3, Kislev; A, Tebet
(also Tebeth); 5, Shebat (also Sheb-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11

3 tone looks
as though he
has Just step
ped out Of high
sch DOL. Knee
pants seem to
be more appro-
pri late to his
p erson than
q d ult longies.
He sounds as
though the
. po chal time
has arrived for
a change OF
voice.
And yet he
has 0nh &n,,~A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11

Sun spots, they say, are disappearing
as they did in 1918, the year the last
World War ended. SO this Is taken as a
good omen for the end Of the present
European war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11
What's Your |. O.?

Can you answer seven OF
these test questions? Turn to
last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11
A Thought for Today

NV brethren have dealt deceltfully as brook,
ana rs the stream Of brooks they pass away
Job Sis.
Il Is as easy to deceive ones self without per-
neivinp it as It Is difficult to deceive others with
out their finding 1t t.-Rochefoucauld.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11

TODAY's COMMON ERROR
Do not say, Everyone opened
their window; say, opened
his window"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11

II you want q copy Of our
1910 POCKET ALMANAC send
to The Waterbury Democrats
Washington Bureau. 1913 Thir-
teenth Street, Washington. d. G.
Enclose 10 cents I'm postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11

hat; 6, Adar; Ga an added month
In some years, Adar Sheni; 2, Nissan;
8, Iyar; 9, Swan; 10, Tammuz; IL,
Abb; ~, Elul.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11

@. Does Denmark have any colo
NAL possessions?
A. Greenland Is the only one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11

Waterbury, Jan. 10, 1910.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-11

@. Has "The Phantom of the
Opera" ever been produced In talk
ing pictures?
A. The silent film, produced IN
1925 was remade into part talk
ing picture In 1880.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-06
SEEK TRACE Of
THREE WOMEN

Police Monday faced the mystery
of the disappearance of three wom-
en- last seen in the city Saturday.
Two were sisters. living in Stella
COON. The disappearance of Fran
ces and Irene Ellison. aged IL and
20 respectively, was reported by
their brother, Lester Ellison, also
of Steilacoom. Ellison told Police
Sergeant Talbot that he brought
them to Tacoma on shopping tour
Saturday. They were to erturn
home that night. and later tele-
phoned to say they were staying
over. They failed to return on Sum
day, and a check of local hotels
gave no clue to their whereabouts.
Mildred verna Paul, 81, 1919 So.
Ainsworth ave. left her home for
an appointment with dentist on
Saturday afternoon and had not
returned home Sunday evening.
Her absence was reported by her
father, B. z. Paul.
Police also were hunting for
Glenn Hammel. 81, former resi-
dent of Montesano and a patient
in the Washington State hospital,
who was reported missing Sunday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-06
GEORGE ECUSA new
LEAGUE PRESIDENT

Election of George Egusa OF
Puyallup as 1910 president of the
Puyallup Valley Japanese Amer
lean Citizens league was an
nounced Monday. Taking office
as the 10th president of the group
since its organization. he succeeds
satoru Lefty Sasaki of orting.
Other new officers Of the valley
chapter are Tom Shigeo of Sum-
ner, Dyke Itami of Fife and Shi-
geru Sasaki of Orting. first, sec
ond and third vice presidents,
respectively; Lillian Mizukami OF
Fife, recording secretary; Tadako
Tamura of Fife, corresponding
secretary: Tadao Yoshida of Fife,
treasurer; Daiichi Yoshioka OF
Fife, delegate to the Northwest
District board; Mrs. Tad Sasaki
of Orting. historian, and Amy
Marumoto of Fife and Pete Nishi-
kawa of Firwood, co-chairmen OF
the social committee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-06
FRENCH HARASS
GERMAN TROOPS
WESTERN FRONT


French troops in the Rhine front
sector were reported today to have
evolved their own kind of war
of nerves" which keeps the enemy
awake all night.
French dispatches said today
that frequently a special detach-
ment will suddenly flood-light q
German pillbox while machine
gunners let loose a few hundred
rounds. Before the enemy can
reply, the searchlight is turned out,
and moved somewhere else along
the line where the performance is
repeated.
The French say this has had the
strategical value of harassing the
Germans and has proven that at
many points the German concrete
is of poor quality, having suf-
fered extensive damage from con-
tinuous fire from heavy machine
gun batteries.
To every burst of German fire,
the French Immediately reply.
The French intend to show the
Germans they maintain a lynx
eyed vigilance throughout the day
and night, and that possibility Of
surprise offensive getting
through French lines is out of the
question, according to the press
reports published in Paris.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-06
People in
The News

Speaker William B. Bankhead.
D.. Ala, is confined to his hotel
apartment In Washington with q
mild attack of influenza. His
physician said the 66-year-old
house speaker was running Q
slight temperature ;.
DIR. Francis Il. Townsend, author
of the 5000 a month old age pension
plan, predicted at Rochester, N.
Y, that President Roosevelt will
be defeated If he runs for a third
term. THE great majority Of
Americans rigidly oppose the third
term idea" Townsend said. He
added that he was backing mo
one" but looked with "some favor"
on Sen. Burton X. Wheeler, D.,
Mont.
John p. Chadwick, 81. president
of the American Smelling Co.,
and general South American rep
resentative of the American Smelt-
ing and Refining Co., died Of heart
disease at his fishing camp at San
Jose de Maipo, Chile -.
Richard Jaeckel, IS, wealthy
furrier. suffered only cut on his
head when he fell 10 floors from
a New York apartment house
window and landed on a canvas
canopy. The fall knocked him UNI
conscious but physicians said hes
perfectly okay" 3.
Nelson T. johnson, American
ambassador to China, said at
Shanghai that it was untrue that
the American gunboat Luzon in
which he was a passenger had
been fired upon by Chinese artil-
lery. Japanese sources reported
the firing 'in the direction of the
Luzon" Saturday, but johnson
said distant artillery, which could
not be identified, fired at nearby
Japanese transport
Fred w. Sargent, So, retired
president of the Chicago & North
Western railroad, died at Evans
ton, ILL.,, after a months illness.
He had retired from railroad presi-
dency last July after IA years In
the position.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-06
PLAN new AIR
ROUTE FOR N. W.

MINNEAPOLIS 1t was an
nounced Monday that negotiations
have been started for establish
ment of q northern transcontinen-
tai air route from Seattle to New
York via Toronto.
Airline officials said application
for the proposed route had been
filed with the civil aeronautics
authority and that q hearing on
the application would be held at
Washington Feb. IA.
An application for permit to
operate between the Twin Cities
and ST. Louis also has been filed.
officials said.
The air line also announced that
three new 21-passenger transports
have been placed in operation be-
tween Chicago and Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-06
OUer 81 Million
Is Allotted State

More than ISL 900, 900 has been
expended in this state for the
construction of 4s6 permanent
public works projects built under
the supervision of the Public
Works administration. Kenneth A.
Goodwin. PwA regional director,
reported today. PwA allotments
for these projects, including loans
and grants, amounted to 1885,
265.
In addition to expenditures for
non-federal projects sponsored by
state and local governing agencies
during the past six years, approx
mately s7s.344.5o0 has been al
lotted for federal projects in
Washington. Director Goodwin
stated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-06
REVIVE tenant
IN BLAZE HERE

Weekend fires resulted In an
estimated $500 damage here, and
one man was overcome by smoke
during one blaze.
Firemen revived William z.
Smith. tenant in the Eagle apart
ments. 1916 Fawcett ave, where
hot ashes in barrel started $500
fire that sent smoke rolling
through the overhead living quar-
tiers Saturday night.
Defective refrigerator wiring
caused blaze at the home Of
Arnold Dahl, 1914 No. 18th ST.. and
resulted in 500 loss shortly after
z p. m. Sunday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-06
Cuts OF Finger
HONOR ADAM BEELER

Attorney Adam BeeIer, Seattle,
former associate justice of the
state supreme court. has been made
an honorary life member of the
University Union club here, an
honor that is conferred only on
men who have sat on the supreme
court bench.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-06
Chase To Talk To
Engineers Club

n +. Chase. Of Tie Chase Co..
uiu speak 1t = luncheon Of the
Tocoma Engineers' club wednes-
~ ct ths Hotel winthrop. His
tnplc win -. Modern Methods
u Air Cleaning" Chase. = me
ehanical and chemical engineer,
Ans hid long experience in this
I'D. Maynard FaIconsr y pro-
gran chairman.