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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-17
Senator Taft To Speak
In indianapolis, May21
Keen Interest Focused on His Timely Visit to Tradi-
tiOna battle-ground for Republican Nominations

That evening he will be honor
guest and speaker ct the annual
Governors Day and Gridiron Din
ner at the Ulen Country Club at
Lebanon, Indiana,
Senator Taft will leave washing
ton May Is for Cincinnati where he
will confer with Ohio leaders on
Thursday, Just after the Ohio pri-
maries on Tuesday, May II, IN
which Robert Taft Is the unopposed
candidate for President with the
full backing Of Republican organ
izations throughout the state.
He will speak that evening before
the annual meeting OF the Ohio
State Medical Society on Medical
Aid for the Needy" The speech will
be broadcast over the Columbia
Broadcastlng system, o:l6 TO 9:4e
Eastern Standard Time.
In Topeka on Saturday, May IL
Senator Taft will spend q crowded
day OF appointments with Republi-
can leaders and representatives oil
groups from Kansas and 1--WE out.
lying states, Ills speech entitled
(which Type OF Government" Will
/ be heard over the NBC Blue Net.
work, $3.50 to 900 p. m. Eastern
Standard Time.
On Sunday, he has been invited
for dinner and q private talk Will,
Alfred M. Landon, 1885 Republican
| standard-bearer, at the home Of
former Governor Landon,
Monday will find the Senator In
st. Louis for another series oil
meetings with Republican ane
group leaders. In the evening, at
meeting sponsored by state and 10.
cal Republican organizations, he
will make an important foreign af-
fairs speech, his first statement or
the international situation since the
invasion Of Belgium and the Meth
erlands.
The Indianapolis meetings or
Tuesday Will conclude his mid.
western swing,
Meanwhile, Mrs. Taft, actively
campaigning for her husband II,
speeches before Republican women'i
groups, Is on trip 10 the West
Coast for speeches In Arizona, Gall
fornia, Nevada, and Utah.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-17

Cleveland, Ohio, May i7,-Sen-
ator Robert A. Taft will meet the
Republican leaders Of Indiana In a
series Of conferences Tuesday, May
81, In indianapolis. His visit to the
Hoosier State, after similar meet.
ings In Topeka and ST, Louis, comes
Just before the Republican District
Convention on the 23rd and the
state convention on the "a.
Keen interest Is focused upon In.
diana, additionally a battle-ground
for the Republican nomination. A
Taft-for- President headquarters has
been established IN the Claypool
Hotel In indianapolis,
Arriving In indianapolis from st.
Louis next Tuesday, the Ohio Sen
ator will speak at n luncheon spon-
sored by the Republican State Com.
mittee at the Columbia Club, an old
Republican organization.
Senator Taft's remarks will be
broadcast from 1880 to l2;45 over
n network OF stations including Sta
ton WIRE, Indianapolis; WGBF
Evansville; WIDOW, Terre Haute;
WOW, TT. Wayne, and VISIT,
South Bend.
In the afternoon he will confer
with Republican leaders and with
representatives OF women'S groups,
veterans. farmers. and other organ
,sations. 10 receive the same cross
section Of Indiana opinion as In the
conferences scheduled along the
route Of his Midwestern swing.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-17

Will Waterbury reach above the
100000 population mark2
Census work In this city Is virtu-
ally completed. The STAFF OF w,
Harry Byrnes, local census super
visor, Is now concerning Itself with
cleanup" tasks, and Anal figures
for Waterbury are expected to- be
released within q week. Mr.. Byrnes
Is bound by the Washington office
10 hold all preliminary figures In
private until they have been made
ofIicial, so we are forced TO consider
other facts 10 arrive at on answer
10 the above question, Persons who
have been following this census
closely tind possibilities pro and con.
Those who think we will step
above the 100000 population mark
offer the following arguments:
Waterbury Is q great industrial
center. and has grown steadily.
A second argument states that q
study OF Chamber OF Commerce re-
ports In past years shows o steady
flow Of new families into this city,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-17
Speculation Starts
On Population Here
Many Claim City to Be Classified as Having 100000
Residents Others View Situation Differently

with only O lesser amount moving
out.
Third, they believe that the steady
increases In population that the city
has shown ever since It's incorpora-
tion will not be broken with this
years count.
Exponents Of the under 100000"
offer these claims:
A definite drop In the birth rate
will account for q sharp decrease.
Average families Of ten or twenty
years ago composed OF seven men,
bers. Today the average has dropped
TO less than Ave members, This
drop Is best shown In the number
OF elementary schools that have
been forced TO shut down entirely
due 10 the small number OF pupils
attending. A startling report from
Supt. OF Schools Condor shows al
most 20 per cent Of schools existing
ct the time OF the last decennial
census have since been cloSed en-
tirely.
A second argument states the
number OF small factories that sus-
pended operations here. A large
number OF these factories have
moved TO other parts Of the country
and q large percentage Of their star
have followed their meal ticket"
The number Of employees OF these
factories when taken % O whole will
make O definite dent In the total
population.
Another telling blow has been
struck by the strict immigrant
quota imposed by the state depart-
ment. A large part Of Waterbury's
population increases In past years
have been made possible by the flow
OF immigrants TO this industrial cen-
ter, but since the quota has been
dropped this flow has been almost
completely shut of.
The 1910 census figures that have
been released for the suburban
towns show q rise In almost every
instance. This rise, II Ia held, IL
due TO the exodus from the urban
areas, and will affect this city.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-17
JAMES TRACY
GIVEN PURSE
Basketball Referee Hon.
0red at Testimonial Din.
ner at McGrath's

James Tracy, referee In the Wash
ington Park Community House bas.
ketball league the past two sea-
sons who Will DO married 10 Nurse
Helen Mccarthy tomorrow morning
at the Church OF the Blessed Sac
rament, was recipient OF a purse ut
q largely attended testimonial din
ner last evening at Meclrath's Pine
Room on Baldwin street.
Entertainment was presented by
Francis Patrick Sheehan Benny
Drogan and Michael Mulcahy
George v, Casey was toastmasetr,
City Clerk Joseph Shea was
chairman OF tho committee In
charge, assisted by John Shugrue.
John Bale, william Burke, Mr..
Casey and Denny Hogan. william
Ouilfoile Is chairman OF the ticket
committee, assisted by F'ranklyn
Hogan, J. Kelsey dreaney, James
Riley, Thomas Walsh and John
Delehanty.
The entertainment committee
was Phil Ryan, chairman; Ned
Horgan, Martin Burke and Ed
ward Lahy. John J. Dryer and
John Shiel were In charge OF pub
licity.
THOSE offending were: Frank
Tammany, Bonnie Drohan, Francis
Sheehan, John J. Dwyer, Erward r,
Horgan, Joe Baker" Shea, Fred
Singer, Ray Thompson, Chief
Thomas Cavanaugh, Paul Casey.
James Tracy, Bill Kelly, Joe Shea,
Pete Lawlor, Bob Tracy, Tom Tracy,
Bill Tracy, Pat Tracy, Floyd Rule,
John Hurget, George Gramela,
James Clancy, Gordon Lowe. Fred
Stevens, Billy Sirotha, Louis Perriel-
! Il, Charles Negaro, Mike Denolan,
Bill Clark, Marty Scully. Upper
McGraw, Daniel Mccarthy, Leon
Beck, Bennie Shelly, Louis Cipri-
ano, Ralph Orsini, James Gibbons,
william J. O'Neili, John q. Greaney.
Andy Healey John Shicl, ] ohm
Joyce, "Choppy" Martin, Bill Pryor,
Frank Donahue, Frank McKeown.
William ]. O'Neill, Nunzlo A. STAN
20, Ernest Malone. VIM. J. Donahue,
Carl Bozenski. Huddy Richards,
Whip Mclaughlin, Fred Baker,
Henry O'Leary, John T. Howard,
Ray Moore, Timothy Koran, Charles
Martin, Jr., Domenic Carriero, Ed.
Hogan, r. J. Purcell, Marty Conner,
James Walsh, Thomas Walsh, Andy
Zapal, John Phelan, Henry Ruff,
william Guilfoile, Charles Martin,
william Burke. James Reilly, John
Sugrue, Dan Negaro, Ed Danowich,
Francis Charborneau, Norbert
Wrinn, Ambrose Shea, Edward Fitz-
maurice, p. Mangini, Ray Brodeur,
e. Lahey, John Cavanaugh, John
Mccormack. John O'Keefe. M.
Clark, M. Ciarlone, r. Delahanty,
Bill Shanahan, Jack Delahanty. jim
Sullican, Mike Cparso, Merwln
Grohs, William Morrissey, John p.
schiller, william Guglielmo. Bunny
Martin, Juuy Martini, Joe Reilly,
Jim Reilly, Pat Clancy and Maurice
Warner.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-17
TESTIMONIAL HELD
FOR JAMES BRUNO

Former Mayor Patrick M. Per-
riello was POSTMASTER at a testi-
monial dinner in honor Of James
Bruno last night in Suozzo's res
taurant. Mr.. Bruno will be mar
ried to Miss Marie ScalzQ June ].
Those present were: Carmen Ba-
rome, Alex Zenich. John Tartaglia,
James Luddy. Jerry ana Bernie
Sparzo, William verrastro. Edward
Mills, Raymond Murphy. Michael
Phelan, Philip Napolitano, Dom.
enic and Joseph Iagrossi, Daniel
Samela, Fred Davino. James Bro
ply, Harry DiCostanzo, Patsy Pc
triilo, Jerry Palmento, 5amue! La
Pho, Salvatore Impresa. Harold l..
McCarroll william and Rocco Lo-
Fredda, william Lawlor. William
Hayes, Larry Barone. Anthony De-
Lilo, william Giampetruzzi. Mich
olas Amatruda. Patrick Coscia.
Michael Ciarleglio. Domenic Man.
nello. Ralph Minervino, Anthony
spanguoio. Joseph Raimo. Joseph
Abbondandolo, Barney Doyle. James
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-17

opposite, Joseph Cingregrano, Louis
Collela, Alfred fiesta, Salvador Puzzo,
Angelo Fabiano, william LaCapra.
Also, John Cristoforo, Steve Ba-
rome, Anthony Imbinmbo, Maurice
Flaherty, John Griffin, Anthony O
and Alex Barone, James Martino
Daniel Palmento, william Meyers
Francis Croee, James Vance, Sal.
vatore Nieie, George l.. Hum
phrey, Aldo Longhi. sabato Do
Risto, Leonardo LeSilva, Emmei-
limo Carminaggi, Donate Baldino
Jeoseph Lawson. Samuel DelRusso,
Frank Rossi, Samuel Mannello
John J. Ciullo, Lon Mannello, Louis
Burns, Frank MaSzi Antonio Ga.
lantc, Frank Candelora, Matthew
Ranaudo. Joseph Natalie, George
Coffey, Anthony Lesalva. Leonard
Campoio Al Northrop, william re.
desco and Fred Pagano.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-17
SOUTH
BRITAIN
BRIEFS
by BILL GARRIGUS

when stage folks rode the South
Britain stage from the depot TO
Pc ceful Valley, roads were not
as good as they are now, Mrs,
Carrie Manville, stage mistress,
often had TO haul down u rail-
fence TO fiji a mudhole out she
always found the show folks ready
to bear q hand. Nobody ever
cared whetner they got In for
dinner or rot; Peaceful Valley
was pleasant enough Withou; the
trimmings, linen, and cleaning
silver. Teams lately returned
from Mexico, Canada, or the sticks
settled down IN Peaceful Valley
until the next billing, secure be.
hind muddy roads that nobody
dared drive over except our Mrs,
Mrnville. Trout In the streams
Deer Oh the hillsides, ana not
game warden within 30 miles,
What more could an actor ask
iorq
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-17

Japanese plan TO establish a
candy factory near Shanghai
China.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27
Plan Color Scheme
For Rock Garden

In developing a naturalistie
style OF garden IL is best to avoid
the appearance Of man-made
structures.
II you are planning on building
a rockery, choose rocks that are
dark in color. irregular In shape
and Of medium size. Any rock
which seems obtrusive is out of
place In a naturalistic background.
Many choice plants win thrive In
a rockery better than any place
else in the garden. Plan your
color scheme carefully an you
plant. Grouping several plants OF
one kind together in irregular
shaped drifts viii give a pleasing
effect. Your small plants should
be placed along a wall about eye
level 40 that they can be seen
easily. The fuller dropping or
trailing plants go below.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27

house plans would immediately
have made impossible these eco
Monies brought about by mass
buying and standard systems of
erection.
The houses are Of simple archi-
lecture. but very comfortable.
They are properly insulated. Of
wood construction which In that
climate has great advantages.
Every house has q bathroom IN
the basement next to the laundry,
equipped with modern laundry ma
chinery. There Ii q central heat
ing plant and a gas stove.
Electricity is installed In every
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27

house and, In short, the Stockholm
small houses are in every respect
as comfortable as modern AmerI-
can houses Of the same class. Sixty
per cent of the home owners have
garages In the basement and most
Of them have workshops. Many OF
the women have looms installed
IN the house. The total cost OF
these houses ranges from $500
to $500.
No Taxation Needed
Perhaps the providing Of homes
to 5000 people without expense
to the taxpayers may not impress
my fellow Americans. What Is
$4,000 TO the millions Of our people
who live In miserable quarters In
our cities? And yet the system de-
veloped by the Swedes to my mind
offers q solution. visited many
homes. talked to the people and
received from them first hand in
formation In regard to the I'M
provement In their living stand
ard.
saw attractiveiy furnished
homes, beautifully hand woven
curtains, furniture covering and
objects Of art In every house.
There were etchings Of well known
artists, and even paintings. Books
in every home and written by the
worlds best authors. Attractive
gardens the like Of which ! have
never seen developed by like peo-
pie in any other country. A cultur-
al standard which would have
been impossible under the condi-
lions which they left In the city.
Non-Political Office
Perhaps ] should emphasize
that the administration Of the
real estate office Of the city OF
Stockholm II absolutely non-po-
litical in character and that the
most scrupulous honesty charac-
terizes every Transaction In one
Of the cottages I saw . sign over
the manticpiece, Small. But
Nine / shall never forget lit
embodies the very easence Of the
swedish small house movement.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27
New Windows Are
Proving Popular

Windows that won't bulge when
you try to open them, or that rat
tie with the slightest breeze have
no place in today's home. Carl +.
Knecht. manager OF the glass,
sash and door department at w. r.
Fuller * Co. points TO "Silentite"
windows as the remedy for all the
faults Of ordinary windows.
"silentite windows are manufac-
tured and marketed in complete
units, ready for installation in
window openings" knecht said
They do not require weights.
pulleys or sash cords. In addition
TO these advantages, this new-type
window Is easily opened. yet fits so
tightly that II keeps out dust. SCOT
and drafts.
In an ordinary house. with or
binary windows. there Is enough
air leakage between sash and frame
TO equal the amount Of air that
would come through one wide-open
window. Tests have shown that
this new window reduces air leak
age to almost the vanishing point,
with subsequent savings in ftsl
costs in some cases as high as rs
per cent"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27
Sweden Has
Ideal Program
Homes Constructed
Without Tux Boost
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is signed the house owner real
ICES that it is up to him to DO
his best. He must do as much won K
as possible himseh-as = matter
of fact the contract calls for 10
per cent of the value Of the house
to be paid in kind through the
work of the house owner himself
One man ! watched was a paint
err He made a deal with his ne>t
door neighbor who was a carpen-
ter to help him in return for an
equal number of hours of his sery-
ices. And so all down the line
one helps another and the chill
dren are shellacking knots or do
ing other kinds Of light work dur
ing their vacation. The women
were wonderful. They did quite a
lot of heavy work, but every cent
counts. so they all put their shout
ders to the wheel And along IN
the fall the house is ready for &C
cupancy.
The contract with the prospec-
tive house owner permits the lat
ter to draw on the city for 80 per
cent of the value of the house and
to pay off the loan in 3O-year in
stallments at 5 per cent interest
AS a matter of fact, the books
show that the average is only
about a rs per cent loan. the bal
ance being made up Of the home
owners own work. They are re-
quired. however, to make a down
payment of about $50.
These houses are well built be-
cause the city authorities keep
track of every operation from the
time the ground is broken until
the last tile is put on the ROOF.
That 1t is a sound investment Is
seen from the fact that only two
house owners Of 1000 had to sell
their homes during the depres-
sion and there are always more
applicants for houses than avail
able.
Perhaps one might say that
there Is a lack Of variety In the
architectural designs of these
Swedish houses. That objection
may be valid but one must have
in mind that the houses were
built for people who had been hv-
ing in one or two-room apartments
and therefore could not afford to
pay any higher rent II was
therefore a question Of giving
them better homes for less money.
ANY deviation from standard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-26

FROM THE MEMO PAD:
For your next cocktail party have
on hand special olive and cherry
tongs. With these your guests may
help themselves without soiling
their fingers every time they dip
into the jars :.
Heating pads can no longer be
considered unsightly objects in the
bedroom due to the fact that now
adays you can secure them in lovely
soft pastel colors to match any
room. The new corduroy material
is very smart =.
Alabaster book ends are very at
tractive, especially those with carved
birds delicately tinted in gray, blue
and pink. These make lovely gifts
for either Christmas or weddings
because they fit in with all types Of
decorating schemes
In the smoking line there are two
distinctive and practical gifts. One
is a humidor for the new size
cigarettes that are on the market.
1t is made of genuine alligator and
ornamented with dog. The other
is a tobacco humidor made of walnut
and having space for a half pound
Of tobacco and two pipes -.
For those who are "just married"
and are trying to furnish home or
an apartment, there is a lovely
dinette set. 1t consists of a stain
less porcelain topped table with ex-
ira leaves and chromium legs and
two chromium chairs upholstered in
leatherette
Be sure and have on hand for the
holiday season an inexpensive nut
bowl set. The bowl gives a rustic
appearance as if it has been hol-
lowed out of a tree trunk and with
1t come a nut cracker and six
picks :.
A must" on your list of necessi-
ties Is new cake server. 1t has a
glass tray and chromium-p plated
cover and you will be delighted how
well it keeps cakes moist and
Dress up the bathroom with con-
venient glass shelves, which are sup
ported by white enameled metal
racks. These can be used for hold
ing extra towels. or cosmetic bottles
and jars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-26

And aren't the homes We like to
60 to best the houses where the
mistress is jolly and easy going
and who always says to us things
that make us purr inside with de-
light?
She tells us how pretty our new
dress is, and she has heard that
our little Mary is the smartest
girl in school, and that our paper
at the club was simply brilliant,
and so on and on. And what do
we care that there are cigarette
ashes on the floor and the sofa
needs recovering and the china
doesn't match on the dinner table?
Many a woman who works her
self into nervous prostration keep
ing her house immaculate and is
so irritable that she stabs contin-
ually at her family with her SER
pent's tongue, complains bitterly
that she is not loved by her hus-
band and children although she
sacrifices herself for them, while
some other woman is adored by
her family, although she lies on
the sofa and reads novels half the
day and lets them get up and get
their own breakfasts.
And nobody has the nerve to tell
her that there isn't family in the
world who wouldn't exchange a
lot of cleanliness and good meals
for little pleaSantness at home.
All the angels food isn't baked in
the stove. DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-26
BY BARBARA BELL.

The simplest dark frock and suit
takes on glamorous excitement when
you add to it the bright and saucy
glamour of an accessory set, includ-
ing weskit, mittens and beret. It's
equally smart with street and sports
clothes And isn't there excitement
in realizing that you can make any,
thing so decidedly new and smart,
at practically no expense, with an
easy home design? You'll want it
in several different colors, and it's
a grand idea for gifts. In fact, any
one of the trio makes an attractive
gift in itself. All are easy to make.
For this design, choose suede,
flannel corduroy. velveteen or tweed,
and make your lines of stitching in
contrast. Notice, in the little sketch
that the weskit is properly belted in
the back, like your boy friends, to
keep it nice and slick!
Barbara Bell Pattern, No. 1868
Is designed for sizes II, 10, Is, II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-26

cloud; the sole is leather with a soft
suede finish. Also very important
is the fact that these are amazingly
ineXpensive-even though they look
smart enough to wear with your
Snappiest hostess pajamas or house.
coat. These make ideal gifts-So
impressive looking and so easy on
the finances.
Other interesting gifts for the
ladies include gloves, of the "dressy"
or sport variety. In the former, we
like black suede gloves with wide
"jewel-studded" cuffs in brilliant
colorS. They're really different"
looking and very smart in combina-
ton with stone studded purses as
they were recently shown in local
store. Fabric gloves in every mag
Unable color are also prime favorites.
Nice in pastels as well as in all the
high fashion shades. Angora nit
tens are luscious gifts and the i'm
provement this year lies in the use
of kid palms. White angora mitts
with bright green palms are the
trickiest things we've seen in ages.
In jewelry, all the newest rhine
stone pins and clips are good. Also
smart and very worthwhile are the
pins being sold for British relief.
One of our Smartest New York
friends wears two of these seal
shaped pins, one on either lapel of
a suit. Among similar items are
British lion earrings and matching
compacts and cigarette cases of
white with the bright-colored seals
on the front. The shop in which we
looked at them told us that all
profit from the sale of these goes
to the relief fund-which is a nice
idea.
Magazine subscriptions make nice
gifts, for they're always running
out with as much regularity as the
space for this column. We have
loads of other ideas for Christmas
gifts and We'll pass them along to
you later. In the meantime, this
should give you start.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-26
When the Girls Extend
Invitations to Parties,
Who Pays Expenses?
Depends Upon Circumstances,
But in General Boy Should
Not Have to Buy Ticket

In our last column we outlined the embarrassing situation which
arises when girl invites attend formal which involved
considerable pointed that matter who
the ticket the changes that nobody will feel
Portable about the
position beginning
they should the such procedure generally
cpted matter would occasion
The that girls reluctant about inviting boys
blame this
situation falls squarey the popularity that
privilege of taking them thereby making things difficult
the popular girl.
Actually there justification for girls issuing invitation and
expecting which invitation
standpoint of ethics etiquette procedure
inviting your turkey