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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16
DISASTROUS EXPLOSIONS
Hartford Timesl


 When wartime orders bring about rapid expansion in the output of explosives of every kind, danger of catastrophe in the making or trans porting of such materials turks in two quarters-inexperienced. though innocent, workmen and sabotage. The latter is the more dramatic ex- planation and occurs to ones mind first. especially when three disasters occur, as they did Tuesday in in- dustrial plants in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
 The United States is not at war with any nation but it's expanding aid to Britain is. of course, deeply dishked by the Axis powers. Sabo- tage is not unthinkable but until evidence points to 1t as the cause Of the loss of several lives and the destruction Of considerable factory plant, there is no reason for con- cluding that hostile hands were at work.
 It is entirely conceivable that in the hiring Of many new workmer and the speeding up of the manu-
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The Bridgeport Times-Star doesn't think that the proposed new senatorial district set-up is as good as it should be. Probably not, for it's practically impossi- ble to do this job without causing some criticism. The Times-Star bases it's complaint on the fact that the population stretch in the smallest and the largest of the suggested new districts is from 31,8O6 to 68,581. The former figure rep resents, though, all of Holland County, while the latter is New Britain If you give New Britain two senatorial districts, then you have the problem of carving up the very populous 17th, comprising Stam- ford and Greenwich (pop. 96, 281) and not exceeding the constitutional limit of 36 districts. Personally the senatorial re- alignment isn't too bad.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16
Q HIGHLIGHTS FROM
 LATEST BOOKS

Seaport Series Gets
 Start in Gloucester"
 Publishers have hit on a popular
 and profitable idea in the cur-
 rent splurge of series" books,
 Rivers of America, Oceans of the
 World, Sovereign States. Now
 comes the Seaport Series, first of
 which is "The Port of Gloucester"
 by James B. Connolly Double
 day DOran: $3). Next will be
 "Harbor of the Sum-" story of San
 DiagO, by Max Miller. ConnolIy's
 bOk is a grand starter. It is the
 full saga of the present. He is one
 bit:
 Captain Peter Leman came home one time with no great cargo of file" but he did bring back a boatload of fine tales. There was that one of the big shark that followed Captain Leman's ship. He followed the ship so long and so Steadily-for days and days-that he made the crew nervous.
 The mate especially got nervous, so nervous that one day when he couldn't stand it any longer. he hove the ships grindstone over the stern rail at the shark. The grindstone was heavy, and the weight of 1t pulled the mate overheard. The big shark swallowed the grindstone and then the mate.
 Now the cook (Captain Leman speaking) was standing by all this time with his big meat knife. And seeing what happened to the mate and the grindstone made the cook so angry that he threw his meat knife at the shark; but in throwing the meat knife he also leaned too far over the rail and fell overheard and the shark swallowed him and the knife both.
 That made me angry" continued Captain Leman. "That was going too far. So harpooned the shark and hauled him alongside, and cut hi mopen. meaning to get back the grindstone and the meat knife. both being very necessary articles aboard a whaler: but d'y' know. when 1 cut the shark open there was the cook turning the grindstone and the mate sharpening the cooks knife on it."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16
Views Of The Press

featuring process, the rules of safety are less strictly observed. It takes only spark to set off a mass of pow der or other explosive. One explosion sets of another and unless the fac- tory units have been quite widely separated, an entire plant may be destroyed, as seems practically to have happened at Woodbridge, New Jersey.
 Tuesdays tragic incidents are grave warning that all the precau- tions against carelessness and sabo- tage need to be severely observed lest many more such disasters mark the progress of the vast national defense and aid to Britain program which is now rapidly moving into heavy production.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16
DON'T BET AGAINST HIM"

It is a Little Congress tra- tradition that its Speaker" is chosen by seniority. It was un- heard of to elect newcomer-that is, it was until Johnson hit town as Kleberg's secretary. At the first Congress" meeting he at- tended, he announced he would be a candidate in the election the following week.
 The machine" snickered. but on the night of the election they changed their tune. The biggest attendance in history showed up. A mob of strange young people packed the corridor outside the House caucus room. At signal from Johnson they lined up, marched up to the tellers, showed their credentials and voted. The unknown newcomer from Texas was elected Speaker by two to one.
 Say, who is that guy?" gasped one of the deflated candidates.
 He comes tO OHe HeeNnB anu takes over the place at the next"
 That's Lyndon Johnson" proudly volunteered one of his supporters. "If he tells you he can be elected President of the United StateS-dOn't bet against him."
 NOTE - A teetotaler, young Johnson has two "vices". He smokes cigarettes necessarily and will eat red hot Mexican chili, mixed with scrambled eggs, at any hours of the day or night.
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 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16
CHEESE
(New York Sum

NNSW 4OIk OuIlD
 In those shops and restaurants in which conscience rules, the pro- prietors and their representatives tell their patrons that they are run ming short or are out of the cheeses from Europe for which the diScrim- mating and experienced call. It is the war; cheese is food and 1t is used where it is made and, more important, cured. Tn its higher de- velopment it is a luxury; the cargo space it occupies in transportation is better devoted to commodities more productive of that greatly de- sired sinew of war, dollar exchange.
 Epicures sigh. Connoisseurs shake their heads. The confirmed con- sumers of those famous cheese of Europe to which good livers give their allegiance dissolve in tears or nearly. For them, they say, life
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the veteran Representative James Buchanan died and Johnson en- tered the lists with eight others for the sea. He won hands down in the first run-off.
 ROOSEVELT FAVORITE
 Johnson made no speeches in his first two years in the House, but he made himself felt where it really counted.
 For his district he wangled the remarkable total of $71,766,561 in federal loans and projects. Includ- ed were three low-housing pro- jects, two rural identification pro- jects (one of them, at Pedernalis, the largest in the country), and number of PWA and WPA under takings. When there is anything like that around, Johnson is right there getting big slice for his Tenth Texas District.
 Among the House leaders, Johnson became known as a staunch New Dealer who att he same time remained on cordial personal terms with the antis. He is trusted and liked by the Garnerites and is also a fav- orite of the President.
 Roosevelt has a fatherly affec- tion for young Johnson, frequently consults him on political affairs, and is quietly grooming him for a high party post.
 The President is fond of relat- ing a story of Johnson's political wizardy; how as an unknown new conner he blitzkrieged the Little Congress" and got himself elected Speaker" of this organization of House secretaries and clerks.
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can never again be what it was.
 Let not their despair spoil your dinner. There is plenty of good cheese to he had though it does not come from overseas. New York State sends to market many fine cheeseS for those who taste some thing besides the labels. There are domestic store" and 'rat trap" cheeses that are worthy of the name of Cheddar. There are domestic cheeses of other types that have pleasant fiavors and the right con- gistencies. Some gourmands have been deceived by the American pro- ducts that take the form and have the zest of exotic cheeses of famous names.
 Among cheeses it Is well to ask, What's in a name?" The flavor is the thing, not the wrapper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16
Selected Poem
TO THE NIGHTHAWK
e. Davis Brown in the Poets Column,
 Hartford TimeS)

Hartford Times) Somewhere between still dusk and dawn, You spread your dark star-spotted wings Over bowed heads of trySting lovers. Above the sleepessness of kings
 Your poised wings float;
 Your SongleSs note, Poignantly fraught with shadow, hovers A mantled moment-then is gone! Like some dwarfed thwarted shape of shame You curve in passage through the night Leaving a trail of quiVering noise. With cold tumultuous delight,
 You trail each star
 AS if scar Upon your wings of aching joys That are no more, and have no name! What do you know of mans quick tongue, His fears. that make you pour sharp words Of shrl foreboding melancholy? Your throat should echo evening birds More dmly filled,
 More deeply stilled, With harmony of something holy Which yon have touched, but never sung
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16

1. Do python snakes kill by con- striction or venomous bites?
 2. Name the city in Missouri that is not in county.
 3. The last State to enter the Union was New Mexico, Arizona or Oklahoma?
 4. Does salt water weigh more, less, or the same, as fresh water?
 5. Is the planet Mercury larger or smaller than the Moon?
 6. The maxim, "Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today" was first proclaimed by Thomas Jefferson, Lord Chesterfield or Ben jamin Franklin?
 T. Which President of the United States was known as the Little Magician?
 8. Complete the proverb, Look before you-".
 g. Who plays the role of Andy Hardy" in the Hardy Family" se- ries of pIotoplays?
 10. Who wrote Song of the Years?
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creasing need of vigilance not merely in the interest of national defense but just for citizen protection alone. If there are facts and figures to show differently, as the Taxpayers League says, it is certainly entitled to it's day in court to present and demonstrate them to all of us, but until it does we must think otherwise.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16
LABOR PEACE WITHOUT UNION?

Some of the governments labor experts are now suggesting that peace between the c. I. o. and the A. F. of L. may take place without any union between the two groups. All that's needed, they say, is a fair play agreement on the spheres of influence" the rival unions ought to have.
 For instance: A. F. of L. might waive all rights to organize auto workers, and c. I. O. might give up its rights in the building in- dustry. If such agreements could be reached for half dozen major fields, it is suggested that the two organizations could go along side by side without much trouble.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16
Daily Almanac

Moon fISes U.U4 D. nl,
 Sun rises $40 a. m: sets 4.33 D. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 November to date has gone much the way it was figured in advance. It has been chilly and damp, disagreeabiy SO. The last week or ten days may provide welcome change from thig, but indications are for . generally un- pleasant month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16

the next f e " days, and if the act is passed, it will permit one of the slickest lodges e v e I c o n c e i we'd to evade civil ser- vice restrictions.
 The trick will be done through t h e Ranspeck bill, giving the Pres i'd e nt au- thority t o ex- tend civil ser- vice ratings to frCV,av4Sa VpA aVNt vx,nV.ly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16
A Thought for Today

say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner, that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.-Luke 15:7
 
 Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be con- sciouS of none-Carlyle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16

TODAY's COMMON ERROR A sight is a vulgarism when used for much, many or . great deal, as, ''the farmer had a sight of cattle"; "Most boys carry a sight of junk i1 their pockets"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16
Questions
 and Answers
BY .-REDERIo aE KIRBY

BY "HEDEKIC bB NkRBx
 Enclose ' three cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- tiOn Of fact or information Co Che Waterbury Democrats service Bus reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given. nor can extended research Do un- taken. Be sure an mail ls a. dressed to The WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU. REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street. Washington, D. c.
 o. How many railway station buildings are in the United States?
 A. A study made several years ago showed approximately 5000 pas- senger stations or combination pas- senger and freight stations, about 60,00O baggage, express, restaurant and service buildings used in connec- tion with passenger stations, and about 10000 freight stations separate from passenger facilities.
 o. Where is the grave of Mrs. Sur ratt, who was hanged for complicity in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?
 A. Mount Olivet cemetery, Blad- ensburg and Mount Olivet roads, N. E., Washington, D. c.
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6OtC1 WO1 N CTS who are not now on that basis. This bill has been kicking around or, more accurately, kicked around in Congress ever since the first of the year, but the last kinks are now being ironed out.
 Its passage would mean that nOn-civil service employees (ex- cept for WPA and administra- tive wOrkers) could, under presidential orders, get civil service protection by passing nOn- competitive tests. There- after they would be protected against political dismissals-al- though, of course, they would not be protected against looping off of their jobs if some economy -mind- ed Congress in the future should decide to cut the budget.
 Congress was a bit leery about passing the bill before election, Republicans figuring it would en- able the New Deal to salt away too many faithful Democrats in case of G. O. P. victory. It picked up some screwy amend ments along the way, too, the worst being a House-aided rider stipulating that the blanketing-in couldn't take place until all state and territorial patronage quotas had been filled. That would have meant that the bill could never be put into effect, for under this provision t h President would have had to dig up minor clerkships for 10 Virgin Islanders among others, to meet the require ment. But the rider is being drop ped in conference, and an acceptable bill is expected shortly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16
National Spotlight
BY BRUCE CAPTION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 Correspondent

Washington, Nov. l6.-Legislation to give permanent status to about 100000 temporary" government em- ployes in Washington will probably get approval by Congress within
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16
Washington Merry Go-Round
DREW PEAR o N ROBERT s. ALLEN

me o
 
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MORE DOLLARS FOR DIES

The Dies committee is due to ask for (and get) a new appropriation to continue its work next year. Note- worthy is the fact that the hot op- position the committee used to get from the Liberal blce' in the House has cooled off considerably.
 An illustration of this fact is fur nished by the election campaign recently won by Congressman John M. Coffee of Washington, the liberal bloc's floor leader Coffees opponent made the Dies committee his cam- paign issue and belabored Coffee for having opposed the committee. Cof- fee turned the tables by producing letters from a majority of the com- mittee-Congressmen Starnes, Voor- his, Casey and Dempsey-warmly urging his reelection. He won by 30,000 votes.
 Point is that an ultra Liberal like Coffee not only can stand well with the Dies committee, but can-as Cof- fee did in the campaign-state that congressional liberals will support continuation of the committee if it works as in the last few months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16

If you want copy of the book. let PIES AND PASTRY" send to The Waterbury Democrats Wash ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose ten cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16
Whats Your l. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-16

@. Did Rudy Vallee serve in the World War? How old is hep
 A. He was in the U. S. Navy dur ing the World war, and is thirty nine years old.
 O. What colots predominate in the flags of the nations?
 A. Of 75 foreign flags, 58 contain white, 56 red, S6 blue, 21 yellow and 16 green.
 e. Explain the name billy" in the term "hillbilly."
 A. Billy is an English idiom for fellow, a companion, and this Is the sense in which 1t is used.
 o. With what material and by what process will the 2O0-inch tele- scope mirror be coated? A. It will be coated with alumi- mum when the grinding and polish ing is completed. The method of coating was developed by Dr. John D. Strong of the Astrophysical Lab- oratory of the California Institute of Technology, which is constructing the telescope. Briefly, 1t consists es- sentially of enclosing the giant mir TOT in a container in which high vacuum is maintained. Aluminium is atomized into hot corpuscles and in- jected into the container, where it condenses onto the cold glass disk, just as drops of water condense on cold pane of glass.
 e. Does the Home Owners Loan corporation still make loans to homeowners?
 A. Its lending activities ceased on June l2, 1886.
 e. Was Benjamin Franklin legally married to Deborah Read?
 A. The question will probably never be settled, Rogers, whom Deb- orah had previously married, es- capped from his creditors, fled to the West Indies, and was never heard from. Franklin made every effort to get word of him. Also it was be- lieved that Rogers had a previous wife living in England. but the mar riage could not be proved. UA .~.. .-o.A n onn~ oN tha hanlr-
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e. Does the Home owners Loan corporation still make loans to homeowners?
 A. Its lending activities ceased on June 12, 1886.
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@. What colofs predominate in the flags of the nations?
 A. Of 75 foreign flags, 58 contain white, 56 red, S6 blue, 2l yellow and 16 green.
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@. Did Rudy Vallee serve in the World War? How old is heP
 A. He was in the U. s. Navy dur ing the World war, and is thirty nine years old.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Vacation Season
Is Under Way
In Manassas

MANASSAS, Va, June l5.-Mr
and Mrs. Noel Gill will leave Mon
day for Canada to spend the sum-
mer at their cottage in Ontario.
Miss Shirley Hynson will arrive
Friday from Mount Holyoke Col
lege, in Massachusetts,, to spend the
vacation months with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred r. Hynson.
Mrs. C. A. Sinclair, jr., accom-
panied by her children, Mary Ann,
Sylvia and Charles Armistead Sim
clair, Sd, will leave next Saturday
for Kenbridge, Va, for a two weeks
stay with Mrs. Sinclairs brother and
sister-inl law, Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter
Snead.
Among those from Prince William
County who are attending the State
Democratic Convention in Roanoke
this week end are Commonwealth S
Attorney W. Hill Brown, jr.; Mr.. E.
R. Conner, Mr.. D. J. Arlington. Mr.
P. A. Lewis. Mr.. William Sweeney,
Evening star., 1940-06-16
MISS DOROTHY LEE NU1

Mr.. H. Thornton Davies, sr.; Mr. o.
D. Waters, Mr.. Jack Alvey, and Mr..
C. C. Cloe.
Miss Nancy Weir Waters will leave
Monday for Charlottesville to at
tend summer school at the Univer-
sity of Virginia.
Mrs. Mabel Eastwood and her
daughter, Miss Betty Mcnamara,
who have been visiting Mrs. Mary
Pope for the past month, left this
week for Chalk Point on the West
River, where they have taken a cot
tage for the summer.
Mis- Althea Hooff is home from
Wheaton College in Massachusetts,
to spend the summer with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs A. A. Hooff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lloyd of
Richmond are weekend guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Lloyd on Grant
avenue. Their young son. Robert
Lloyd, jr., has been visiting here for
a week.
Mrs. Kyle Lynn has returned from
a visit at the home of Mrs, c. F..
Brewer in Purcellville.
Mrs. Robert Lewis and Miss Cath
crime Pattie are on a camping trip
this week end with party of friends
near Christiansburg.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
New Jerseyites
Complete Plans for
Moonlight Dance

The New Jersey State Society
has completed plans for a moon
light dance Friday evening on the
S. S. Potomac. Music will be
furnished by a well-known swing
orchestra. The boat will leave
from Seventh and Main streets
S.W. at 8:45 o'clock. Free park
ing will be provided.
The Offices of the society may
be called for other information.
There will be an executive
board meeting Of the newly-elect-
ed officers Wednesday evening at
the home of Mrs. F. J. Neitham-
mer, 1411 Deiafield place. Plans
will be made for the next year.
Those on the board include Mr..
Leo G. Mitchell, Mr.. William H.
Barck, Mrs. Eva Grant Marshall,
Mr.. John Flett, Miss Sally Tinius,
Mr.. Claude Parker, Maj. Charles
A. Search, Mrs. Neithammer,
Miss Louise Osterwald, Miss Rose
Harrigan, Mr.. Charles Gropper,
Mrs. Charles Orr, Mr.. John
Abramson and Mr. Francis H.
Tewes.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Donald Goodchilds
Leave Falls Church
For Summer Home

FALLS CHURCH, Va, June l5.-
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Goodchild left
yesterday for their summer home in
Margee Harbor. Canada. Mr.. and
Mrs. Versal Spalding have leased
the Goodchild home for the summer.
Mrs. Spalding's mother. Mrs. Tom
Bane OF Birmingham, Ala, is ar
irving this week for a visit.
Mr.. Edward Rowan has returned
from indianapolis. Mr.. and Mrs.
Rowan entertained at picnic
supper tonight.
U. S. Consul Rufus H. Lane and
Mrs. Lane and their small daughter
of Mazatlan, Mexico. arrived this
week to visit Gen. and Mrs. Lane.
Mr.. and Mrs C. A. Hostrup are
shending a few days in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur S. Hinman,
who have been visiting their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Burke Adams of Mont
clair, N. j.. have returned hcme.
Mrs. Charles E. Brooks has left to
visit her parents in Boston and to
attend class reunion at Wellesley
College.
Miss Cornelia Myers of Long
Island is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Rollo Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl B. Allen left
today for Morristown, N. J.
Mrs. John L. Harrison, Miss Bar
bara Harrison and Mr.. Marvin Har-
rison are leaving this week for
Washington State to visit Mrs. Har-
rison's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fellows will
leave next week for their summer
home at Rehoboth Beach. Del.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Mrs. Morgenthau
Heads Patronesses
For Benefit

Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, jr.,
u wife of the Secretary of the
Treasury, heads the list of pa
tronesses for the concert which
will be given for the benefit of
the American Red Cross Wednes-
day evening at $50 o'clock at the
Carlton Hotel. The list includes
Mrs. H. j. Anslinger. Mrs. Ed
ward B. Burling, Mrs. Theodore
w. Dominick, Mrs. Walter c.
Louchheim, jr.; Mrs. Evalyn
Walsh Mclean, Mrs. Nelson E.
Perrin and Miss Maxine Davis.
The concert, which is for the
War Relief Fund. is given under
the auspices of the Music Com
mittee, group of musicians of
whom Mrs. Herbert Wollner is
chairman, with Mrs. Julian Berla,
Mrs. Katharine Frost and Mrs.
Daniel Sayre.
Martha Norton and Walter
Schoeneweis, duo-pianists of New
York, and a professional string
quartet of Washington artists will
be heard. The quartet is COM
posed of Milton Schwartz, Jeno
Sevely, George Wargo and Alden
Finckel.
An executive committee for the
benefit includes Mrs. James M.
Doran, chairman; Mrs. William
V. Linder, Mrs. Paul w. Simonds
and Mrs. Jessica r. Thies from
whom tickets. at a dollar each.
may be obtained, or at the en-
trance.