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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-07

From Milwaukee official comes the
 statement that the most optimistic out look for jobs for college men faces the
 1940 graduates. This is encouraging news, if true. The outlook has been so gloomy for young graduates over so long a period of years that some of them now feel that their education is outmoded and that they need to start all over. There's many college graduate, going back as far as 1880, who is still out on limb wait ing for something to turn up, that is, some sort of job commensurate with the time and money spent on the education.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-07
In Today's Mail
Copyright. 194O, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl

facto, he has "The Shadow" watch ing Catholicism; and how that word Catholic" irks "Uld Bob. ' Catholic is defined as one who is broadminded and tolerant.-Enough said.
 Fate has not been kind to "Old Bob" to place him here in Water bury to eke out a living wherein 65 per cent of the population pro- fess Catholicism and the majority of the balance are broaeminded and tolerant.
 Now, Bob, in case you should run short of material for your editorials, such as your use of Father Cough lin, the Catholics, the Christian Front, the Shadow, etc., then, my advice to you is to turn to Little Orphan Annie, because, I think you are in her class, somewhat of an orphan.
 In conclusion, next Sunday let us lend . willing and impartial ear to Father Coughlin and the Shadow and you will have a wealth of good material for future editorials.
 Signed:
 THE SHADOW.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-07

o. What is the source of the words, T would rather be first here than second in Rome?"
 A. They were spoken by Julius Caesar while stopping in a little village in the Alps, when he was on his way to Spain in 61 B. c. They are recorded in Plutarch's Lives, chapter on Caesar.
 @. Can take my dog on a motor trip into Mexico?
 A. Yes, without any formahties. For tourists other than motorists, a certificate of health is required for the dog, issued by veterinarian and visaed by a Mexican consul. General information for tourists entering Mexico is available from our Service Bureau, 1913 18th St., Washington, D. C., by sending a stamped, self addressed envelop.
 o. What was the real name of "Ned Buntline", the author?
 A. Edward Zane Carroll, 1822- 1866.
 If you W mt a copy of the book let SEA FOOD COOKING" send to The Wate bury Democrats Wash ingt0n Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-07

breaks down in the power room, warning is flashed with a crash of bells.
 Most modern of the automatic watchdogs is the system in the stately Greco Roman Federal Re- serve building on Constitution avenue. It's electrical controls make a written record of every thing that goes on, with a special feature known as the operators delinquent system"
 If the operator falls asleep or meets with an accident, red lights flash all over the build ing. The device also tattles on guards who fail to punch patrol boxes on time.
 NOTE-All the guards and ele- vator operators in the Federal Reserve building are college stu dents. They are the handsomest crew in Washington but their service is about the worst. MERRY-GO-ROUND
 
 The lowest rental U. s. Hous- ing Authority project in the coun- try is located in the South, in Austin, Texas, where six-reom apartments are leased for $7 8 month. This project, the first started by the USHA, was ob- tained through the efforts of Rep. Lyndon Johnson. one of the ''baby" members of Congress .. |. Emil Hurja, genial former official of the Democratic National Com mittee is an ardent collector of early American documents. He has one of the most complete private collections of Andrew Jackson's paper in existence.
 (COnvright. 194C. hv United
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-07
War Ravages Here

Last year fire loss in this country ran to nearly million dollars a day-the grand total was around $313,O00, ,000. This is a big country and it can carry tremendous debts and losses without being begged down. But three hundred billion dollars is no paltry sum even nere, when you think of the lives, jobs md intangible loss involved, for wl;ich 10 insurance can compensate.
 Three hundred million dollars would
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-07

Iy difficult terrain around the
 Andes, thus creating a force
 which, even though returned to
 Germany, would always be fa-
 miliar with this vital territory.
 Pan American Vice President George Rihl has now made three trip to Colombia and is working out a new set-up whereby German interest is to be eliminated com pletely. Under one proposal SCADTA is to be owned one- third by Pan American, one-third by the Colombian government, and one-third by a Colombian com- pany.
 A meeting was held in Colombia last week regarding this, and it is hoped the plan will go into operation soon, although some laSt-minute hitches have de- veloped. Meanwhile German German pilots still are operating planes adjacent to the Panama Canal, but they are always ac- companied by Colombian flight officers.
 MECHANICAL SLEUTHS
 Uniformed guards make night ly inspection rounds in the big government buildings, but the real Sentinels of the multi-million dol- lar structures are electrical ma- chimes. Elaborate automatic sig nal systems, equipped with buzz CTS, bells and lights instantly de- tect trouble and flash the alarm.
 Chief hazard is spontaneous- combustion fires in libraries, sup ply rooms and machine shops. When a blaze occurs an automa- tic control system flies into &C., ton. A chart in the guard room records the location of the flame and its intensity. If something
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-07

Winchellites because they have an- other supporter. Here's looking for ward to the day when Walter (We Sure Tell 'Em) Winchell's News for the Nosey" column is nc longer a daily feature" in the Waterbury Democrat. All that ever goes into MT. Winchell's column is scandal stuff and an occasional scoop like the one about ''The Christian Front" which turned out to be full of lies and congregations. Any effort on your part to remove this column from your newspaper, Mir. Editor, I am sure would be greatly appre- ciated by the majority of your readers.
 Yours truly,
 A.F.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-07
AND ME, zoo,

Feb. 6, 194O. Editor of The Democrat: Add me to those against MT. Wal ter Winchell and his chatter box. It stings in many things. Get a bet- ter column that gives everyone something to think about.
 A READER OF LONG STANDING.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-07

I was transferred to the Central Prison of Beaulieu, one of the eight large prisons of France, any one of which would make Alcatraz seem apa radise by comparison. On ar- rival I was given 30 days in solitary confinement. The cell was in the were bare on the cold stone floor, freezing prison cellars. My feet were bare on the cold stone floor, had only a tunic and trousers to wear, blanket to sle on at night. Complete solitude, for prisoners are kept apart in individual cells. Every day each man has 8 half hour solitary walk in a small court. Twice month his hair is close cropped. He never sees the other men, never speaks with an- other prisoner! He is never al- lowed to read, except on Sunday, when the guards pass out one book to each man, and that is usually minus the pages in the best parts. He's not allowed to write. In the disciplinary quar- ters he is cuffed by guards and beaten by prevot, who Is chosen for his duties from the most bru- tai of the prisoners. Such is the French idea of a perfect penal SyStem!
 I endured my 30 days in soli- tary confinement with resignation. The cell blocks on St. Joseph Island back in Guiana, where men went completely mad, were good training for this that I was suf- fering now, but here the cold and damp were such that for fear of getting pneumnoia I had to spend my days walking back and forth in my cell, with my blanket wound round my body to keep the blood circulating.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-07

fuel up to e
 six-hight walk up after dark. He couldn't see anything, what with all nlum- ination banish- ed, and he strugg led up the six flights Il n d CT tn c heaviest bur den he could recall in a s t r e n u o u s cereer. In ex- aSperation he looked over his nIa0,r1f1ar ok hic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-07
Daily Almanac

Sun rises 6:58 a. I1l.; sets 5:15 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thiry minutes after sunset.
 The cold wave has apparently been broken. How far it has receded remains to be seen. Thereu be more cold days before February Is past, perhaps some of the coldeSt of the year, but the period of cold from now on should not be protracted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-07
A. F. SECONDS L. LIS MOTION TO GIVE WALTER WINCHELL
 THE GATE,

Feb. 6, 194O. Editor of The Democrat:
 In Monday evenings Democrat, T.. L." stated that he would like to learn the readers opinions of Wal ter Winchell's column. Well, you can chalk up another one TOT the anti
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-07
Whats Your I. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
 l. What Strait is at the southern tip of South America?
 ?. At what temperature does wa ter boil at sea level?
 3. What is the monetary unit of Denmark? |
 4. Who replaced Hore- Belisha as war secretary in Great Britain2
 5. What is the unit of weight for precious stones?
 6. Name the largest river in Rus sia.
 '. With what sport is Amos Alonzo Stagg associated?
 8. One thousand grams make 8 milligram, cryptogram or kilogram? g. What is the correct pronncia- ton of the word galaxy?
 10. Is a naturalized American cit izen eligible for the U. s. Senate?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-07
In New York
RY 0K0R0R R0aa

New York, Feb. 2 They've just brought back this new black out yarn from London. About the coal delivery man who was bring ing a consignment of the precious
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-07
A Thought for Today

And the king said to him, How many times shaIi adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the Lord?-u ChrOn- icles 1S:15.
 Truth is the foundation of all knowledge and the cement of all societies-Dryden
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-07
Current Comment

The German race that Is our faith. It has higher rights than all others. -Dr. Robert Ley, head of Ger man Labor Front.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-07
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 e. How many gasoline service stations are in the United states and how many are tndependentiS owned?
 A, According to 1895 census thert were 196,649 service stations, ap' proximately 25,OO0 of which werd owned by major oil companies; 5O,- 900 by local oil jobbers and prac.. tically all of the rest were owned independently and operated either directly by the owner or leased. In addition to the service stations there were approximately 15O,0OO additional outlets where gasoline and motor oils were sold.
 o. How can a leaky radiator valve be repaired? { A. Usually by tightening tni packing nut at the base Of ths steam. If not, then it will be nec- essary to repack the valve. To do this, let the fire go out or at least get very low, then drain the heat ing system of water until none suuirts out when the nut is loos- ened. Make certain that the valve is closed tight, then unscrew the packing nut entirely, remove the olo packing, and repack the space be- tween the inside of the nut and the stem with plastic metallic packint compound, using small .screH driver for the purpose. After pack ing well, screw down the nut tlgnt, and refill the system with water.
 o. Is there a gypsy language?
 A. The gypsies call their lang uage Romany and themselves Rom, The language is akin to Hindustarl, but is intermixed with words Dor rowed from races among whom they have sojourned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-07

Last night when the soft rains came the news, no skating tonight, must have spelled doom for the merry skaters, and sounded as grim as those famous words, curfew shall not ring tonight!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-07
Washington Merry Go-Round
DREW PEAR s o N ROBERT s. ALLEN


 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-07

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Common nouns are capitalized when used as part of 3 prop CT name; as, Lower Cali fornia; Roosevelt Dam; Michigan Avenue; Four teenth Census.
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 cargo. It wasn't a load of coal he toted, but his horse!
 THAT'S TOUGH!
 THE KIDS AREN'T
 All Around the Town: Those Dead End Kids have been caus- ing no small stir around town, but folk have found them not to be so tough as they're depicted by their press agents.
 A few days ago, had occasion to donate an old coat to Broad way mendicant who looked as though he were in need of one. He turned up at my office few days after he had acknowledged the token. Listen" he complain ed, "the sleeves on this are a trifle long. Could you have 1t altered to fit me right?"
 THE STARS
 SAY $2,OOO,eO0
 A bitter man is Harry Kauf- man who discovered Hellz-A- Poppin' when 1t was mere vod- vii show out of town. A. believer in astrological signs and portents, Kaufman's charts told him that Hellz-A-Poppin' should have closed three months ago. To make him feel worse, the stars are al- lowing the mad frolic to go on to it's second million. And he owns a piece of it.
 It looks as though Maurice Che- valier is coming back to these shores to appear in a musical re- vue. And he would serve as a goodwill ambassador without portfolio, for wartime France.
 If there's to be Birthday Ball for J. Stalin in the USSR, accord ing to one wag, it'll have to be edidcated to the relief of infantry paralysis.
 Alec Templeton, the sightless pianist, was on a Canadian con- cert tour a couple of weeks ago. One of the first train-stops en route, coincidentally, was Temple ton, CanaQa. DOUBLE TALK
 SPELLS BROADWAY
 Paul Whiteman was expounding on the double-or-nothing theory last night. Everything to. Paul is double on Broadway.
 Movie houses have double fea- lures, dowagers double chins, ham actors double their pay when they talk about it, stage stars double at night clubs, musicians double in brass, chorines double in sass, and actors wear double breasted sports coats.
 Then, of course, double in spades" and double or nuthin'" are favorite Broadway bromides; double entendre" jokes are con- sidered the smart thing; Broad- wayites don't say "yes," they say "double-check";; most friends on Broadway double-fault on their debts; bookies place bets on daily doubles. And Times Square is rightly called the double-cross- roads of the world. It's enough to | double you up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-07
. HIGHLIGHTS FROM
 LATEST BOOKS
French Prisoner Tells of 30 Days in Cell

The wrath of Rene BelbenOit, who made himself famous escap- ing from Devils Island and writing Dry Guillotine," flames in a new book, Hell on Trial" (Dutton: $3), which is a com bination of convict adventure stories and damning indictment of the whole French penal sys- tenn. This new book projects an amazing rogues' gallery, sheds new light on the graft, the cor ruption of the famous Guiana prison, horrifies with its pie lures of convict lives. Ex- cerpted briefly here is Bel benoit's story of his stay in 3 prison in France before be- ing returned to Guiana for a crime he didn't commit:
Evening star., 1940-09-10
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impressed by the fact But he did
not speak to her again and when
she rode ahead with the guide
Molly and he fingered far behind
with Liz and Jim. Why was he
here, she asked herself repeatedly.
1t was while Brick was waiting
for supper, watching the sun set
from an enormous flat-topped rock,
that Craig without warning stalked
up and threw himself unlimited
down beside her. TOO bad we didn't
make Chiricahua tonight" he said.
Liz tells me that as many times
as she has made this trip something
has always prevented her from see
ing the opening ceremonial dances. 4"
Brick said coolly. not looking at
him, I'VE are only about miles
away. She could ride on in to-
night and back if she wishes" She
sat tenSely withdrawn. staring out
at the sky. determined to be as
unpleasant as possible.
He sat up slowly and looked at
her. why can't you be sweet like
your mother? She's one of the most
attractive women have ever
known"
1T isn't her fault that she's at-
tractive to men like you"
Laughter Stings Brick.
Craig scowled, then laughed, and
indulgence in his laughter stung
Brick beyond discretion. Besides,
she seems to be we'll taken care of
at the present, so why don't you
conine yourself to Molly She is
woman of consequence - distin-
guished in her own world perhaps
certainly sophisticated-and with
out doubt as rich as Croesus." The
moment the words left her mouth
she would have given a lot to have
been able to take them back, be-
cause they told Craig a lot if he
cared to look at them closely.
Maybe it wouldn't be such a
bad idea marrying some woman for
her money and forgetting about
making living for the rest of my
days" He got up slowly, still grim
ming. Maybe I better start doing
something about it. I'll let YOU
know how I'm progressing from
time to time" He went off through
the pinons, whistling cheerfully,
leaving her to hot tears that blind
ed her to the sunset. to the fact that
it was suppertime. She waited until
the ragged skyline of pinons and
rocks became more and more dis
| tinct against the silver glow. She
watched the trees come out in sill
houette and she heard the horses
not far away. stamping and shak-
ing themselves. 1t was Jim Brad
street who found her there.
I thought you went with Liz" he
said.
Where is Liz"
She went into Chiricahua with
Craig for the opening ceremonials.
She wanted very much to see them
and he was about the only man
besides Steve who could have stood
four more miles astride a HI rse to-
Evening star., 1940-09-10

am, Jim, to believe that" she re-
piled hotly, but sudden fear twisted
In the region of her heart.
You are going to have to be-
lieve it."
But father left her big insur-
ance. He left her stocks and bonds
and wad of money in several
banks and he left her Chuckomovi."
And she still has Chuckomovi.
That is all. Your father left debts
which his insurance covered. He
left money in several banks in your
name and hers, but you must re-
member that you had one year at
finishing school on that and more
than one flying trip to New York
and clothes enough to stock an ex-
elusive dress shop. When your
mother began to be forced to fall
back on Chuckomovi for an income,
she found that it took money to
make money. What Chuckomovi
didn't do to her stocks and bonds
the war In Europe finished. And
for six months now 1t has been all
she can do to hold on to the ranch
because the dudes are as variable as
the wind. Today they come to
Chuckomovi because they've heard
Of the barbecued, chuck wagon
diners served in some arroyo. To-
morrow they all flock to Camel
back because someone has told
them that three fine golf courses
are within miles of the inn.
The next day they swarm over to
Santa Rita to the Rhodesian cock
tail lounge. Because competition
will kill you If you don't keep pace.
You build a shuffleboard court to-
day. badminton court tomorrow,
solarium the next. and so on. You
may charge $40 a day for a cottage
and S. day for meals, but next
week you have to put in tur-
quoise-blue tile swimming pool that
will cost twenty thousand"
Brick Recalls Things.
Brick was remembering that LIS
beautifully expressive eyes had not
been lighting up so instantly and
impulsively of late. She was re-
membering that the help at Chuck
omovi that season had been cut
almost in half and that Liz was
doing tasks usually assigned to
cabin girls and houseboys hereto
fore
IF Liz can't hold on to Chucko-
movi," Jim went on, there will
be nothing left for her to do
except to go to work for someone
else. That might be your choice.
too, if you were not marrying Carl
Jamison." Brick thought his tones
suggested that it might be a good
thing for her. Liz didn't want you
to know this She wanted TO try
to keep it from you as long as pos
siole-at least until you are mar
ried. But until you knew it you
would never be able to understand
why I'm staying around so close
to her, begging her at every oppor-
tunity to marry me because | love
her and want to see that she con-
tinues to live as she has lived in
the past. I want to give her as far
as I can everything she has been
accustomed TO having. I want to
help her son become a doctor if
that is what he wishes"
They started back along the trail
toward camp. All about them the
world lay like a strange gray and
white and silvered painting. The
hills and valley were Withdrawn
and peaceful and Brick could not
imagine them ever storm beaten
and scourged as were her own
thoughts now. But quite suddenly
she had to ask, Does Craig know
all this. Jim? Does he know that
Liz has no money!"
Yes"
She waited for him to enlarge
upon that simple word. but when