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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
LIQUOR TAXES IN LEAD
(Meriden JournaD

Governor Baldwin must have
heartened all by his comment that
business is better in Connecticut as
proved by a substantial rise in re-
ceipts into Commissioner Charles
j. McLaughlin's tax department for
the fiscal year recently ended.
Yessir, business must have been
better else there wouldn't have
been so much consumption of bev-
erages, since it was these taxes that
lead all others. The increase of 81,
625 1886 reflected the 40 cents-a-gol-
lon boost on hard liquor ordered by
the last Assembly. Taxes for the
past year amounted to $4,557 ,585 as
compared with the previous total
of $2,93l, 701.
1t seems that another business
barometer has been cigarettes
which taxes increased from $2,584,
SAB to $2,870,365 with no change II
the tax of two cents pack.
Corporation business tax receipts
increased almost half as well as the
advance in revenue from the taxes
on beverages, but this rise Of $71e.-
600 to q total Of $3,636,714 will b
well received as an actual indicator
of some improvement In business
else business couldn't afford the ad'
ditional paying, II 1t can. In all, ta'
receipts increased over two millioni
to q handsome total OF IS millions
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07

fusion, the alarm was dispelled by
word from the bridge that the ship
was not trying to escape sub.
"Only testing the engines"
was the explanation. There is
no danger of any kind. Go back
to your drinks"
HARRY HOPKINS
There was one piece of advice
the Democratic National Commit
tee group gave the President when
they conferred with him on last
Thursday. It was short and
snappy, keep Hopkins out Of
the campaign!"
This was not the first time that
Roosevelt had been told this since
the noise-some Chicago conven-
ton, where the idealistic but poll
tically inept Secretary of Com
lnerce held forth as White House
generalissimo amid continuous
roar of resounding blunders.
Others have voiced the same point
ed counsel.
In fact, one Of the most sig
nificant recent inner Admins
tration developments is the
unanimity of view that Hopkins
is a trouble making influence
around the President.
What gives weight to this UNI
dercover feeling is that some of
the sharpest critics are New Deal
bigwigs who have been Hopkins
closest friends and were his
staunchest defenders when he
was under fire during this WPA
days.
But like the regulars, they now
hold that his residence in the
White House and constant ready
access to Roosevelt's ear is very
harmful.
Specifically, it is being charged
that Hopkins is preventing the
President from obtaining realis-
tic information on important
situations, is giving him unsound
and timid advice, and is keeping
hard hitting fighters from his
councils.
One of the most serious accusa-
lions against Hopkins is that
he won, and is keeping, his be-
hind the throne place by the
policy of never standing up against
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
Views of The Press

the vicinity, the Japanese beetle will
be hungrily waiting for an oppor-
tunity to chew on the foliage of
shade trees and shrubs and to lay
eggs that will hatch into grubs and
raise havoc with the lawns.
The Connecticut Agricultural Sta
ton at New Haven reports limited
success in spreading disease that
kills the Japanese beetles grubs. But
unless the ailment Is deadlier than
most that afflict the insect world. 1t
is hardly likely to eradicate the pest.
The usual experience with both pa
rasites and diseases is that, while
they help to keep the insects under
control, they do not make 1t extinct.
When there is an abnormally bad in
festation such as Hartford Is prepar-
ing for this fall, an artificially dis
seminated disease may produce
dramatic results. But the survivors
multiply rapidly and until there are
enough of them to spread the dis
ease to each other again, there is not
much beside spraying that can be
done to check them.
The pattern is similar to that
which nature uses to keep many pro-
life species under control. In these
/, parts, 1t most dramatic manifesto
ton is probably the grouse cycle.
Over q period Of seven or eight
years. the grouse increases rapidly.
Then, in q few months they become
shockingly scarce, most Of them
killed off by diseases that spread
rapidly through q heavy population
Of birds that are weakened by COM
petition for food. But IN the past
there have always been enough sur
vivors TO start the cycle over again.
It is perhaps unfair to compare
the lordly ruffed grouse, the par
fridge" Of New England, 10 that UNI
relieved pest. the Japanese beetle
But II. by applying the process that
almost wipes out the grouse every &C
often. we can gain some relief from
the unwelcome visitor from Japan
the prospect Of this gardener u mol
las hIaak - a naieisk ssszn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07

Glass Is a concept too small to
unite men for social emancipation.
Nationality Is too small. Race Is too
small. The ideal must be large
enough to include all men.
Bishop G. Bromley Oxnan.
So
The Bill of Rights was made not
only for the wise and the just. II
was invented to allow a man TO
make damn fool OF himself In his
own way.
william Allen White, Kansas
editor and author.
When peace comes 1t will not be
the end Of the world. We will still
bring up children, transact business,
and cook our food. in France and
elsewhere u Europe.
Mile. Eve Curie, French lecturer
IN the y. 8.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
Selected Poem
SAND

SAND
Orchard Armour in the New York SUM
Sand, the stuff that makes a beach,
Never quite gets out of reach,
And in time becomes bore
On a Sunday at the shore.
Take a picnic on the sand,
Is it perfect? Is it grand?
Not when you have known the dolors
Caused by grit between your molars,
After eating, you recline.
This is splendid, simply fine,
Till some youngster playing nigh
Throws fistful in your eye;
Then what scrapings Of the lid,
What wild threats to kill the kid"
Sight restored, you get in motion,
Head for home, far from the ocean.
There, for days and even weeks,
Sand in such a volume leaks,
BY the gallon and the barrel
From the family's apparel,
From each crevice large enough,
Pleat and fold and trouser cuff.
That it's strange that there could be
Any left beside the sea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07

Roosevelt on issues.
1t is one of the Presidents
weaknesses that he doesn't like
tough-willed advisers. He will lis
ten to suggestions and argument,
but once he has made UP his
mind he is irritated by continued
resistance. Unlike other inner
circlerS who stubbornly hold to
their contentious, Hopkins never
goes beyond q certain point.
He will lay proposals before
Roosevelt, but IL the President
draws back and manifests dis
approval, Hopkins backs down
and runs for cover.
NOTE-Hopkins Is one Of the
most difficult men to see in
washington. It Is far harder to get
him than the President. Even
officials of the Commerce Depart
ment have trouble getting to him
directly.
MERRY-GO-ROUND
Few people at the Havana Con-
ference were aware that Mic Per-
kins, head of the Federal Surplus
Commodities Corporation was
there too. He was not on the
official list, but he worked behind
the scenes laying groundwork for
disposal Of hemisphere sllrpluses.
Perkins was 80 busy he had to
cancel a side trip to the Virgin
Islands Mrs. Nellie Tayloe
Ross, director of the Mint, has
just made a countrywide tour Of
the eight establishments under
her control-mints, assay offices,
and repositories - including the
gold depository at Fort Knox. now
bristling with machine guns as
new gold arrives from New York
The State Department is as
siSting in transmission Of funds
to individual Americans in France.
Checks are made out here TO the
Secretary Of State, and transmit
ted through diplomatic channels.
Hull came back from Havana
to find freshly painted ceiling
and new overhead lights In his
Office White House photog-
raphers are now required to wear
badges for Identification.
Copyright, 1910, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07

Christian should, that the Bible
means business, and that when 1t
tells men to do certain things 1t
commands them on the authority
of God.
There are thousands of people who
read their Bibles regularly and get
no more good out Of them than If
they read the telehone. The trou-
BILE is that they feel there is some
sort of virtue simply in reading the
Holy Book. They fail to catch the
idea that even the Word of God
is powerless to make men better UNI
less men have very solemn deter
mination to take the Bible seri-
ously and follow its commandments.
1t is not enough that they just
read the Bible, they must also be
have it,.
(All Rights Decentralization
Newspaper Syndicate)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07

are the strategic highways, road
builders will know how big a slice
of the defense appropriations they
want.
Right now they're working with
the $19l 900 600 appropriation sup
posed to see them through 194l.
Congress has authorized sits, SOC, 600
for 1912 and an equal sum for 1913.
It will cost a lot more than that
to condition United States roads for
wartime traffic.
ARMY NEEDS
DIRECT ROUTES
A mechanical mobile army needs
good roads, routed to avoid city
traffic, and as direct as possible.
Earlier this year, Congress for the
goth consecutive year rejected q
proposal to build six transcontinen-
tai supertoll highways. Cost was
estimated at $202,270 mile.
A mile of highway such as you
speed over on your coast to coast
motor trip costs about $4,000.
There are few innovations in the
science of road building. Asphalt,
gravel, cement, crushed stone, and
| tar are the popular materials today,
as they have been for many years.
Salt, molasses, glucose, burnt clay,
cotton, rubber and even tin cans
have been suggested as road mater
ials. All have proved impractical or
too expensive.
Road building machinery and pro-
cessing have improved. Because OF a
new process which grinds cement
finer, concrete roads are twice as
strong as they were in 1920.
Twenty years ago it was necessary
to grade from one to two years to
allow for settling before the final
surface was laid. Now improved
tractors make the road bed COM
pact as soon as it is laid.
Roads of sand, clay, gravel, ebert
and shale are cheap, but not strong.
Macadam roads are middle class In
the opinion of road engineers. Btu
minous concrete, cement and brick
are considered high type materials.
A few years ago gravel roads were
rated high only in nuisance value,
but modern surface treatment has
improved them.
WE KNOW ALL
ROMANS DID
Clay sub-soil is the worst possible
base; best Is a mixture Of sand and
gravel. The thickness varies. An
adequate gravel bed for Alabama
might be six inches thick. while IN
Vermont the gravel base should be
a foot thick for adequate weather
resistance. :.
Incidentally, the Romans didn't
know anything about road building
that we don't know. But they had
a. lot of time, a reservoir OF slave
labor, and a lot of stone blocks
from four to six feet thick.
Similarly, because OF the avail
ability of material and cheapness
of labor, road builders in the Dutch
East Indies make their roads OF
rubber, and in India, where asphalt
is almost unobtainable, they roll
along on molassess. Most unusual
roads in the United States are those
near iron mines, built of low-grade
iron ore and likely to outlast the
lob the Romans did.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07

It's hard to conjure up picture OF Ger
many without seeing mugs OF beer some
where in the scene. But if Nazl officials
have their way the new Germany won't
boast of it's fine BEERS A non-alcohoIc
drink is sought by the powers that be to
supplant beer. Not only will this kill CEN
tury-old traditions, but industries whose
roots are planted in soil hundreds OF
wears old.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07

q. who owns the stock OF the
Ford Motor company?
A. Henry Ford and his family.
@. Who said Render unto Caesar
the things which are Caesars, and
unto God the things which are
Gods?
A. Jesus in Matthew 22:21; Mark
1917; and Luke 20:25.
Q. Where Is. the Home, Sweet
Home" house, childhood home OF
John Howard Payne?
A. At East Hampton. Long Is
land, N. Y. It was built in 1860.
and contains old English furnishings
and luster ware. It is open to visitors
for small fee.
q. Is 1t known when and where
the first diamonds were found?
A. No, but they were known in
A. D. 100. The deposits Of Brazil
were discovered In 1923, and those
Of South Africa date from 1867. Be-
fore the discovery Of these mines
diamonds were brought from India
and Borneo. :
@. How old was the Civic Roper
tory Theater building, in New York.
and why was 1t demolished?
| A. It was constructed in 1866, and
was condemned two years ago as
fire hazard.
Q. How may salt deposits be res
moved from the cooling system Of an
cupboard motor used on a boat?
A. The salt" referred to probably
Is a mixture Of iron rust with the
various salts that occur In sea water.
Stoppage from such o cause may be
reduced, II not prevented, by 1iush-
ing the cooling system thoroughly
with fresh water each time after
lllse In salt water. This may be ac-
complished by running the motor IN
q barrel Of fresh water. In severe
leases, the following procedures have
been used successfully: (a) II there
Is water pump line on the outside
that goes TO the water jacket, then
take off water coupling that goes in
to the water jacket and fill the lat
ter with kerosene. Let stand to 7
days; Then use air pressure hose
with 1925 to $50 pound pressure and
blowout. (h) When the water pass
es up through the shaft: in this type
1t Is necessary to disconnect the
shaft where 1t is joined together
with Tugs, remove propeller part
with motor standing on It's head,
and inject kerosene into both the
intake and outlet water columns. Let
stand as long and blow out as in the
other case.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 1918 p IN. daylight time.
sun rises $3.50 q. M; sets SOL p. m. day
light time).
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset
II the katy-dids remain a faithful indica-
ton of when the first irosts will strike this
region, SIX weeks from Sunday should bring
the chilling blast. That would put the first
frost on Sept IS, which Is not too early.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
THE JAPANESE BEETLE
Hartford Courant)

BY all appearances. the Japanese
beetle, which Is already making It.
self evident In the lawns and parks
OF Connecticut. Is here TO stay. Beetle
traps kill their millions, and arsenate
of lead. applied In sufficient guam
tity and at the right time. win al
most eradicate them IN limited areas
for q time. But as long as ehere u
wasta or lmproneEiv tanded land u
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07

laration: IT read
my Bible every
day and I be-
have it 3"
Not a bad
statement of
Christian duty,
even though the
expression may
seem a little
awkward to the
American, ears.
He reads his
Bible and be-
HAYES it. He sees
clearly as every
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07

OluClAl "a AtC
army Engineers
Corps and the
Bureau of Public
Roads are putting
their heads to-
gether to decide
Just which roads
they are, and how
much recondition-
ing viii be neces-
sary before they
can bear the stress
of mechanical ar
my units.
w h e n confer
ences now going
-, setohlaeIa VSyI1ialr
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07

/. What authority determines the
frequency of American broadcast
stations?
2. Is matter indestructible?
8. Was Theodore Roosevelt, Grow.
er Cleveland or U. s. Grant the
youngest President of the United
States?
4. In what body Of water Ia the
island Of Malta?
S. Where is Bucknell University?
6. What kind Of worker uses an
orange srick?
Z. What is coke made from?
8. Can a person born in the Unit
ed States be deported if he has
never sworn allegiance to another
country?
9. Where is the Civil War battle
field of Antietam?
10. Rain on what day is supposed
to mean rain for 40 days thereafter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
Questions 0
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q. Describe the Trojan horse
methods Of modern warfare.
A. Typical examples are the con.
cealinent Of troops IN the holds OF
ships. and the slow altering OF tour.
ists' into neutral countries. At Q
DESIGNATED time, or when the time
appears propitious, the concealed
troops or tourists" effect q sudden
and often a successful surprise at
tack. or give aid from the inside TO
their attacking army. The name Is
derived from the use Of q wooden
horse by the spartans in the siege
Of Troy.
@. How many counties are IN the
United States? Which state has the
greatest number?
A. There are 3,070 counties IN the
United States. Texas leads with 254'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
Washington Merry-G o-Round
DREW PEAR s 10 N
ROBERT s. ALLEN

recently
asu1ffred nota as a Chinese
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
BY EARL L. DOUGLASS, ID. d.
BEHAVING OUR BIBLES

A missionary recently received a
letter from Chinese Christian
which contained the following dec
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
"A Thought for Today

wisdom resteth in the heart Of him that main
understanding: but that which is in the mlost
NJ fools Is made known-PrOverbs 1883.
The light Of understanding humility KinoleVn'
and pride covereth.-Quarles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07

II you want q copy Of the book
let DOG and Cat Book" send to
The Waterbury Democrats Wash
ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth
street, Washington, d. G. Enclose
four cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
National
Spotlight
By BRUCE CATION
Waterbury Democrat Washington
CORRESPONDENT

washington, Aug. TIT you're
mentioning In the family bus this
year, you may spend your two weeks
whizzing along the road to war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07

roDAY's COMMON ERROR
Never say, 'Tf I had Of tried l
could have opened the door;
omit of.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
What's Your |. O.?

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn to last page
for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07

Copyright, 1910, by United
Feature Syndicate. Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07

q. Who owns the stock OF the
Ford Motor company?
A, Henry Ford and his family.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
First Local Plane Factory
beqins Production

The National Capitals first air.
craft factory has gone into produc-
ton st Riverdale, Md, after three
years Of research and development,
and now Is beginning to produce .
new type two-place monoplane Of
unusual design for private and
sportanen pilots, commuters and
business travel.
The company, the Engineering
d Research Corp. Of which Henry
A. Berhner is president, announced
today that Harry Agerter. former
Civil Aeronautics Authority aero
nautical inspector, has been ap-
pointed sales and advertising man
aser Of the aircraft division.
The production schedule calls for
one airplane a week at present, two
q week after July Is, three q week
after August S, four weke by Sep
tember and one day after Sep
tember 30, Mr.. Berliner announced
The new airplane, q winner In
the recent Langley Day air meet Of
the Washington Air Derby Associa-
ton, was designed by Fred A. Weick,
former aeronautical engineer with
the National Advisory Committee
for Aeronautics, and embodies many
characteristics Of the safety plane
he designed for the N. A. G. A. at
Langley Field. 1t has q tricycle.
landing gear and simplified control
system.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Mother Soves Children
By Leup From Window

Mrs. Dorothy Tyree, colofed,
mothers Of three young children, late
yesterday jumped out Of the second
story window during q fire in her
home at 2015 Rosedale street NE.
and summoned firemen who rescued
the children after they were over
come by smoke.
The children, Alice Tyree, II
months old; James and Emile Tyree,
2h-year-old twins, were taken
safely down q ladder by sergt. John
Barry Of No. 10 Engine Company,
which responded to the alarm.
Sergt. Barry entered the two
story frame structure by q small
ladder which already had been
placed against the second STORY
window by neighbors. The IRE, be-
lieved to have been caused by an
oil stove, was confined to the
kitchen In the rear Of the building.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Defense
| Will Be Spent
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Here is how the money for Presi-
dent RooSevelt's extraordinary de-
tense program would be spent:
Equipment and mechanization for
an army of 1,000. 900 men-$264, ,000,-
600.
Training and equipment Of 1000
pilots-$106. .O00, 900.
Construction Of new type Bit
bombers-$8O, ,O0O, 900.
Essential items, including clothing
and motor vehicles, for existing
Regular Army and National Guard
forceS$74, ,000, 900.
Ammunition and assistance to
powder and munitions plants In
speeding up production $76, 600, 600.
Educational" orders to industry
$1,000, 900.
Anti-aircraft equipment-e64, ,000,-
600.
Sea coast defenses-t4, 900 900.
Modernization Of existing combat
plane-$28, ,O0O, 900.
Enlistment and training Of 5000
new troops-$15, 900 900.
Improvement and replacement
for Panama Canal defenses .0oo.-
600.
Construction Of an Army air base
at Anchorage, Alaska-$8, 900 900.
The $3.50 900 900 additional sought
for the Navy, one authoritative Sen
ate source said. probably would 60
for los new planes and accelerating
the entire ship construction pro-
gram.
The. final $200y y0oo. 900 would b
placed ut the Presidents disposal
half the sum for expenditure IN
emergencies Affecting national -
c.rity or defense, and half for con-
tract OBLIGATIONS 70 increase plane
and auH-aircraft gun production.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Van Duzer and Gasch
To Probe Complaint

The District Commissioners today
appointed William A. Van Duzer,
traffic director, and Oliver Gasch.
assistant corporation counsel, as a
committee Of two to investigate COM
plants of the Rhode Island Avenue
Citizens Association against the SIT
uation at Twenty ninth street and
Rhode Island avenue NE, where 1t
was charged the community had
been disturbed by trucking opera
tions, including repairs and noises
from livestock.
Commissioners Young and David
McCoach, jr., took this action fol-
lowing hearing in which the citi-
zens' association was represented
by six, headed by Harold j. Clay,
president Of the association. Several
other District officials, including
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superintend-
ent Of police, Mr.. Van Duzer and
others attended the meeting.
Complaining against the "nui-
sance," which they charged had
forced residents to vacate their
homes, the delegation asked for
corrected legislation.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Funeral Tomorrow
For John A. Madiqan

John A. Madigan, 62, former chief
clerk of the mail. and records divi-
sion Of the War Department and an
employe Of the same ONCE - years,
died Wednesday. He collapsed
while walking near his home at 1912
North Capitol street and was pro-
nolmced dead Of . heart attack
shortly afterward.
A native of Washington, Mr..
Madigan, as . newsboy, sold The
Star the night President Lincoln
was assassinated. He later attended
st. Johns College and entered Gov
eminent service after short period
in the ofice Of a patent lawyer. He
retired eight years ago.
Mr.. Madigan was active as a
member and president Of the St.
Vincent de Paul Society of st.
Patrick's Catholic Church. He was
q member Of the Knights Of Colum-
bus and Of the Catholic Knights Of
America.
Surviving are two daughters, Miss
Blanche K. Madigan and Mrs.
Hardy Prichard. and q grand
daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Romney,
IT,, all of Washington.
Funeral services viii be held to-
morrow, with requiem mass, ct st.
Patrick's Church at an. Burial
will be in Mount Onvet Cemetery.