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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02

Construction work throughout the
City of Waterbury should be well under
way by the end of summer In addition
to street work there1l be bridges under
repair or being replaced. All of which is
a good sign. We like to see such activity.
It's sure sign that your community is
live one and is not stagnating. Waterbury
always seemed to hum when there was
public building going on.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02

fish. But Willkie sidestepped the
bloc and they didn't get a chance
to put on the pressure.
Meanwhile, Willxie hasn't
given the pro-ally group, who
were among his strongest con-
venti0n hackers, any comfort
either. But he cannot very well
keep up this silence beyond
his acceptance speech.
NOTE = Regardless OF what
Willkie says, running-mate Sena-
tor Charles McNary Is ISOLATION
LIST and pro-public power. He in
tends to say so in his acceptance
speech late this month.
POLITICAL CHAFF
Another party leader in line for
key place in the impending
Democratic National Committee
reorganization is Joe Davies, for
mer ambassador to Russia and
Belgium. An able politician Of
many acquaintance, Davies is
slated for National Treasurer to
replace Oliver Quale, close Lieu
tenant Of Jim Farley -. Smart
Republican National Chairman
Joe Martin expects to dc. lot
of master Winding in the forth
coming campaign, but very little
public speaking. people don't
want to hear me-" he says. 'They
are interested in the candidates.
I'll stick to the background where
1 belong, doing the organizational
work." :, +. Pension czar DIR.
Francis Townsend is turning from
veteran members Of Congress for
help an cleaning on younger men.
Two of his chief leutehants now
are Representatives Lee Geyer,
liberal California first termer, and
Robert Secrest, 36-year old Ohioan.
Copyright, 1910, by United
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02
Selected Poem
PASTURE SONG

FAS1UhE 0ONU
Lansing Christman in the Christian Science
Monitorl
Not to the community sing in the village school,
But to the wild pasture I go tonight to hear
The hymns of the old pines while south wind
Pushes the rain clouds in one huge mass
In the west. love these pasture spirituals,
Songs of the mourning dove and plover.
And the field sparrow. These great choralsts
Sing Of the upland pasture, and cows and sheep
And of the parched grass the drought has brought.
Their only accompaniment is the humming tune
OF the old Minutes lead into hours, and the rain
clouds
Build one on another until the first drops
OF summer rain quench the thirst Of grass
And the great mullen against the hill
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02
1889 ADDRESS OF WENDELL
WILLKIE RECALLED
BY GALULLO

Editor. Waterbury Democrat:
At this time I should like to draw
your attention to my letter Of Feb
ruary 16, 1910, as follows:
quite by chance today I hap
pened to read Free Men, an Ad-
dress by Wendell L. Willkie at the
44th Congress of American Industry
December 8, 1885," I was tremen-
dously impressed by the closing par
agraphs which are as follows:
1.-THE great days Of America are
by no means done. We have only
touched the border Of our achieve
ment. II I did not believe this, I
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02

l. One pint Of beer contains about
100, 200 or 800 Galleries?
2. Are any Of President Roose-
velt,s sons under six feet tall?
3. The Comptroller General Of the
q. s. is head Of which government
agency?
4. How many degrees are in 9
right angle?
5. Will a speedometer register
more or fewer miles-per-hour than
an automobile Is actually travelling
If larger-diameter tires are used
without changing the speedometer
gea-'rg2
&. What number constitutes the
full 1aberstlip In the u. .. House
Of Rep esentatives?
r. rs Moscow or Leninsrad the
capital Of Soviet Russian
8, Nsre passports required to en-
Ter tae United States prior to 1914?
Wio was Jakob Grimm7
10 20 snakes swallow their young
iIi lraa Of danger?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 4:33 g. m. daylight time).
Sun rises Sac @. m: sets 8:07 D. m. day
light time).
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset
New England does II easilyl Only tempera-
lures that vary from melting 10 chilling can
be found In this latitude within few hours
OF each other Our recent hot spell was
pushed out by cold air that dropped tenn
peratures twenty 70 thirty degrees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02

that they have made a lot Of the
professionals pretty sore.
The lineup of the Democratic
party today Is unusual, in that
effective control lies pretty much
in the hands of men like Harry
Hopkins and the brain-trusters.
Boss-Mayors Kelly and Hague are
useful, of course, and such senate
veterans as Barley and Byrnes
are in there pitching all the time.
But the big decisions are all being
handed down through Hopkins
and his crowd. And for all their
mexperience and lack Of tact, the
Hopkins group is getting exactly
what it wants and making politi-
cal veterans like Paul McNutt,
Sam Rayburn, Carter Glass, Ben
nett Clark, and Speaker Bankhead
take it and like 1t.
NO COMPROMISE
ANYWHERE
As q matter Of fact, the New
Dealers rather surprise themselves
by the extent Of their success. A
Roosevelt Wallace ticket, new ma
tional chairman to be named by
the New Deal, complete defeat for
the Garnerites and the Wheelerites,
no compromise anywhere along the
nne-tfis simply is more than the
New Dealers themselves had counted
one.
AS result, the attempt to
rationalize the Chicago program
is only now being made.
One explanation beginning to
appear is that whether the party
wins or loses in November is ac-
tually less important than the fact
that the 1888 purge" has now
been completed. According to this
theory, the way has finally been
paved for making the Democratic
party in effect, if not in name, a
real farmer labor party.
The farmer part of it comes in
with the triumph of Secretary
Wallace who, incidentally, didn't
himself know the president had
picked him as a running mate ln-
til about IL hours before the NOM
nation. The labor part Of course
comes in with Roosevelt himself.
Most of the important G. I. o.
leaders are in line, and John L.
Lewis himself Is apparently pre-
pairing to swing into the column
once more, despite his harsh words
a few months ago.
CAN SPLIT
BE HEALED?
However, the fact remains that
the beginnings of a bad party split
were made at Chicago. Healing that
split stands as the big item on the
partys immediate program.
Garner is probably gone for
good, though much of his follow
ing can probably be wooed back
into the fold is suitable harmonic
ing measures are taken. The
much-talked-of bolt of "Willkie
Democrats" so far hasn't taken
away any important Democrats,
but it is likely to before long I'M
less something is done. And it is
here that the New Dealers are
going to have to take counsel with
the more experienced party lead
ers-the men like Byrnes. Bank
head, Barley, Harrison, and Wag-
ner-if the party is to avoid real
trouble.
Otherwise the present tentative
elmer circle analysis of what
happened at Chicago is likely to
be all too true: that the New
Dealers put triumph inside the
party above triumph at the polls.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02

to replace Jim
Farley, 1t will
be interesting to
see just how
far the "ama-
teur politician
management put
over the third
term idea will
be continued in
the campaign.
Meanwhile, it
ought to be no.
ticed that Mr..
r o o S e v e ! rs
amateurs have
done fairly well
by themselves
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02


ably tragic. Ger
tainly no one
would know what
a burden she has
borne all these
y e ars. s he is
cheerful, eager to
help others, re-
Sourceful In every
variety of Chris
tan service.
The words bet
ter" and bitter
differ only in one
letter, but it is
significant. T. h a I.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02

q. What is the meaning Of the
word Gestapo?
A. 1t is a contraction for Geheiriie
Stats Polisei, which is the name Of
the German secret police.
Q. In how many States can wo-
men serve on jurieS2
A. Thirteen States have compul-
sorry service for women; IL States
and Alaska and the District Of Co
lumbia permit women to serve and
% States have male juries only.
Q. Do leafy vegetables contain
much moisture?
A.. Certain leafy vegetables, such
as beet greens, spinach, and lettuce,
may contain as much as 30 to 95
per cent moisture, and certain fruit
forms such as tomatoes, summer
squash, and cucumbers are also
largely water, averaging about IS
per cent.
Q. Your previous answer concern
ing aluminium foil insulation left
some doubt about its value as an
insulating material for homes. Is
aluminium foil good insulation?
A. AS stated in our previous an
Swer, aluminium foil Is used to in
crease the insulating value of air
spaces. Air space Is one Of the best
insulators, and aluminium foil APP
piled in the space, increases its in
sulating value by reducing the trans
fer Of heat by radiation. In one
test, single rejecting sheet Of all-
minum foil placed midway In the
air space of fiat roof, gave an in
sulation value equivalent In summer
to 3 inches of corkboard and about
n inch in winter.
q. What is the average speed at
which automobiles are driven?
A. The average speed OF passenger
cars on the public highways is ais
miles-an-hour according to studies
by the U. s. Public Roads Admins
tration.
Q. Is 1t true that more than one
half the people in the United States
live In hotels, boarding houses or
tourist camps.
A. OF the 122,775,046 persons in
the United States In 1880 more, than
56;O00,000 lived In their own homes
and more than 6O,000,000 lived in
rented homes. The rest lived in in
situations, hotels, or boarding
houses.
@. Was Professor Quiz" formerly
| q dancer and acrobat?
A. Craig Earl, known to radio
and stage audiences as Professor
Quiz" was an acrobat in a circus at
an early age. After bad fall he mas
tered routine Of magic tricks and
did sleight-of hand feats in vaude-
vile. Next he took ballet lessons and
emerged as dancer, touring all over
Europe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02

If you want . copy Of the book,
let PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
SINCE 1883" send to The Water
bury Democrats Washington Bur-
eau. 1913 Thirteenth street, Wash
ington, d. C. Enclose four cents
in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02
TopAY,s COMMON ERRoR

Fine is q word Of such indefin-
tie meaning that It usually
Is preferable to employ .
more definite word. For fine
explanation say clear; for
fine looking man say hand
some; for fine spring water.
say delicious or refreshing (
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
BY EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. d

NO DIFFERENCE HOW YOU FEEL
Trouble makes us either better or
bitter.
1t is remarkable how courageously
some people endure trouble. A
woman told me recently how twenty
years ago she had lost a son IN a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02

A silver tankard OF Cromwelis
time was sold recently in England
for $1,000. enough 10 buy more than
II 900 pints Of ale.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02
Washington Merry Go-Round
DREW PEAR s ON
ROBERT s. ALLEN

if
Of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02
National

BY BRUCE CATION
Waterbury Democrat Washington
CORRESPONDENT

washington, Aug. 2.-Now that
the Democrats have picked q new
national chairman, Edward J. Flynn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02
THE EDITOR.

6. Name the FIRST State university
chartered in the u. s.; the first one
actually opened to students; and the
first State universities established IN
western United States.
A. The first one chartered was the
University Of Georgia chartered
January a, 1855, but not opened &c
students until 1901 /; the first State
university actually opened was the
University Of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill, N. O., February Is, 179S. The
first State universities established IN
the western part Of the o. s. were
Miami University at oxford. Ohio,
and Ohio University at Athens.
Ohio.
@. Who is the oldest member OF
the U. s. House of Representatives.
A. Rep. Edward T. Taylor Of Coli
orado, aged 81.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02
Questions


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DEMOCRATS SERVICE BUs
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02
What Your |. O.?

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn to back
page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02

Copyright, 1910, by United
Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02

q. What is the average speed at
which automobiles are driven?
A. The average speed OF passenger
cars on the public highways is AIS
miles-an-hour according to studies
by the U. s. Public Roads Admins
tration.
Glacier County chief., 1940-05-10
Glacier Park Rangers Learn
First Aid From Red Cross

Headquarters Glacier National
Park, May 6-The rangers in Gla-
cier national park are now capable
of administering intelligent first aid.
This service TO the park visitors was
made possible through a Red Cross
training school held at park head
quarters during the last two weeks
in April. The training was conduct
ed by l.. K. Bauso, representative of
the American National Red Cross.
The first-aid training school was
held each morning while the after
moons were devoted to a study of
the park rules and regulations. poll
cles and execution of ranger work
Among the speakers at these meet
ings were Safety Engineer Max Luft,
national park service. San Francis
Co, and Special Agent |. f. Nitscke.
bureau of investigation. Twin Falls,
Idaho.
A banquet at Bolton concluded
one of the most effective training
schools ever held for rangers in
Glacier national park 8 hid Superin.
tel dent of the Park D. S. Libby.
Glacier County chief., 1940-05-10

|age majorities If over $50 votes.
BID losing the other eight counties
average maiorities of only forty
|ptes.
Until taking office little over
be year ago, the chief justice had
ZEN engaged in the active practice
law for over twenty-rne years ex-
kpt for time spent in the flying
krvice during the first world war.
Be served as a member of the legis-
|ture from Silver Bow County in
l21, as county attorney of Jetfer-
Ln County for three terms during
b. years 1928 to 1923, inclusive.
md then as First Assistant United
bates District Attorney until May,
E3l, when he returned to the pri'
ate practice Of law.
Before studying law Chief Justice
|Ohnson was printer and teach
/ in Illinois. coming to Montana
b 1914. He was the first graduate
i the University of Montana Law
(chnol to ne elected to the Supreme
[Ourt of Montana, as well as the
/ st to be a representative in the
bate legislature and an assistant
United States Attorney.
The chief justice is member Of
everal veterans and fraternal or
Glacier County chief., 1940-05-10
Super-PatriOtic Strikes

Super-patriotic zeal was the cause
of several strikes in Massachusetts
during l9l5-l9l8. according to a
study of "Strikes' issued by the Co.
lumbia University Press. The pro-
German sentiments of two machine
shop employees, and the refusal of
an Italian to buy war-saving stamps
caused two fairly large strikes, both
of which were won. TO hundred
Russian inspectors in the plants of
the New England Westinghouse
company in Springfield and Chico
pee, walked out because they mis-
understood the term democracy. In
1917, 200 wool spinners struck be-
cause they believed their new fore
man was a German.
Glacier County chief., 1940-05-10
CITATION

In the District Court of the Ninth
Judicial District of the State of
Montana, in and for the County of
Glacier.
In the matter of the adoption of
Yvonne Kopischka. minor.
The State of Montana to Minnie
Kopischka:
You are hereby cited to appear
before the above entitled Court in
the Court Room of the Court House
at Cut Bank, Montana on Wednes-
day, the 22nd day of May, A. d.
1910 at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, at which
time and place a Petition for the
adoption of the above named minor
signed by Don Norman and Char
lotte Norman, husband and wife,
will be heard.
WITNESS my hand and the seal
OF the above entitled Court this 29th
day of April, A. D.. 1910.
DAN 5. WEIGH
Clerk of the above entitled Court
lCourt Seal
J. D. FITZSTEPHENS
Attorney for Petitioners
first pub. May 3, last pub. May ~
Glacier County chief., 1940-05-10
Cheadle Issues Official
Call for COP Convention

E. K. Cheadle, Jr.. of Shelby,
chairman of the Montana Repub-
lican central committee, today is
sued the official call. through
state headquarters in Helena, for
the party's state convention,
May 81.
Purposes of the convention will
be to elect delegates to the Re-
publican national convention in
Philadelphia, June "a, to noml-
nate four Republican electors for
president and vice president of
the United States and to trans
act other business which may
come before the meeting.
The convention, Cheadle said,
will elect four delegates at large,
four alternate delegates at large
and two delegates from each of
the two Montana congressional
districts
Cheadle pointed out in his Of
fetal call that only regularly
elected delegates or alternates
will be entitled to sit in the con-
vention or participate in its pro-
ceedings. No proxies will be
recognized.
In case of the absence of
member or members of the dele
cation elected from any county,
the delegates present for such
county will be entitled to cast
Dumber of votes equal to the
number of delegates originally
elected.
Glacier County chief., 1940-05-10
Street Sweepers History

Benjamin Franklin, credited with
Initiating many of the better things
|of life for those living in America,
Established the first street clean
ing service on the continent in Phil
|adelphia in 1857. Each home paid
six pence per month for the service
|of having the pavement swept clean
|twice a week
Glacier County chief., 1940-05-10
ward 4. Johnson Files for
election to! Supreme Court

Howard A. johnson, Chief JUS
L of the Montana Supreme Court,
I'D on Monday, May 9Th. for re-
Ection. He was elected in 1888
serve the two-year balance left
the death of Chief Justice Sands,
ID is now a candidate on the nom
blitical Judicial ballot for a full
k-year term.
lin the 1888 election Chief Justice
|hnson polled several thousand
|ore votes than any other judicial
|nGidate, defeating his opponent
vote of about four to three.
frying forty-eight counties by av-
Glacier County chief., 1940-05-10
On LEAkY JOINT

On LEAkH JOINT
This is the kind of in
different window frame
construction that is used
in many new homes. 1t
results in drafts and dirty
walls around windows.
Arrows point to where
cold air leaks in.
Glacier County chief., 1940-05-10

frames without it in order to cut costs
without regard to consequences. This
type of construction costs about soc
to SOC more per window opening than
ordinary construction and it will
quickly pay for itself in heat saved
and added comfort.
Glacier County chief., 1940-05-10
Less Minutes Than DAYS

In the good old days" it took
Balboa 26 days to travel across the
Isthmus of Panama from the Allan
tic to the Pacific. Today the Amer
lean cruise passenger may take
plane and do the same journey in
"a minutes.
Glacier County chief., 1940-05-10
Havana'S Old TOWnS

New Englanders love their old
towns, but when they want some
thing older and cannot go to Europe,
they take a cruise to Havana which
was in the West Indies a hundred
years before the Mayfower landed
at Plymouth.
Glacier County chief., 1940-05-10

Justice of the Peace Ward Rush
Frank Clark of Tu-
Hare, Calf, when Clark came into
Justice court with the request, Put
|ne in, Judge; want to sober up"
The judge gave Clark Today SEN
|tence for intoXication.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-20
Luckey Property
Destroyed byFire

Possibility of the incendiary orr
gin of two fires which destroyed
valuable property of E. George
Luckey, candidate for state sena-
tor, was investigated by officials
Tuesday.
The fires occurred within a "a
hour period.
Late Monday night fire destroy
ed a two-story house on the Luc-
key ranch near the Brawley air.
port. All of the furniture and cloth
ing of M G.. Luckey, brother of
the candidate. and his family were
destroyed. They had been living
in the house. The loss was esti-
mated at $1,000.
approximately "a hours before
the house burned a 100 acre field
of Bermuda seed burned on the
Luckey ranch near Westmorland.
The loss was approximately S6.500.
Investigators thus far have been
unable to determine the origin of
the two fires.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-20
WEA Their
FORECAST

Southern California-Fair Tues
day night and Wednesday but NOR
ming fogs on coast; little change
in temperature; moderate northwest
wind off coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-20
1st NYA EmpIoye
Starts Work Here

Lorabelle Englert had the dis
tinction Tuesday of being the first
FL Centro student employed in the
department of public works under
the new city-N. Y A. setup adopted
by the council at a meeting last
Wednesday night.
Under the program. according to
Walter Heinecke. director of the
public works department. the stu
dents will be employed so hours a
month to do fill-in work and will
be paid by NYA finds. Miss Englert
handles secretarial work.
Additional students will be en-
ployed as draughtsmen. painters and
carpenters. All will be under the
supervision of the department en-
ployes.
Robert Womack. graduate of FL
Centre high. will report for Of
flee work in the department on
Monday. Heinecke said. Others will
be employed later in the week.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-20
Sen. Bridges Calls
Ickes Hitler in
Short Pants

continued from Page One)
Like a small boy hiding behind
his mothers apron strings, the
New Deal has sought protection
behind the dignity of an office
that long ago vanished under Grass
commercialization by the Roose-
velts."
Bridges scored the administration
for alleged delay in arming this
country:
Adolf Hitler rose to German
power a few months before Roose-
velt took over the American presi-
dency. Hitler's plans were known.
They were published. The secret re-
ports Of our foreign agents con-
corning German rearmament were
not pleasant news. So they were
filed in the White House wastebas-
ket until election year. And the
Congress and the people were kept
in total ignorance of the dreadful
portents on the European horizon
which President Roosevelt alone
could have disclosed.
Along with Blum. with Baldwin
and with Chamberlain, Roosevelt
slept as Germany armed. With
eighteen billions of blank checks
which he could spend wholly at
his own discretion he built with
these funds not one battleship, not
a plane. not an anti-aircraft gun
nor a single tank. He squandered il
recklessly, as he wished. Is it pos
sible that the president has not
the courage to face Wendell Willkie
and be confronted before the Am
erican people with that irresponsible
record for which he and he alone
must answer? E. E.
who is this Ickes who talks so
big-at a safe distance-about Hit
Ter? In his own right. Ickes is a
Hitler in short pants Like Hitler he
hates the newspapers and freedom
of press and speech and would
ruthlessly control them. Like Hitler
he is professional rabble rouser
who never succeeded at anything
else: who is a political hatchet man.