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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
Limited Glasses

The possibility that the Board of Ed ucation may be asked, even urged, to limit the incoming freshmen class at Leavenworth High School to 400 mem- bers has aroused plenty of discussion. And a majority of those who talk about the matter are somewhat indignant that any effort should be made in a public school to limit the number of those who may attend 1t. All of which Is very encouraging. If this matter is discussed pro and con there surely will be found a satisfactory answer to the Leavenworth problem.
 We presume that school authorities for the most part admit that the technical high school, as 1t is now set up, constl- tutes somewhat of problem. whether or not 1t will always remain a problem IS another thing. School authorities, being in possession of the figures, know full we'll that in a few more years high school attendance figures are going to drop off. It is obvious that when this occurs all types of high school - classical. com mercial, and technical - will be affected. There may be no need for limitations then.
 The idea of limiting the size of the freshmen class at LeavenWorth doesn't seem to set well with those who consider our public schools as properly belonging to the taxpayers who comprise the com munity. TO deny some child the right to attend the institution he wants to or his parents choose for him appears to be an infringement. All of which might be easily avoided were the selection of high school by the boy or girl carefully de- veloped during late grammar school years,
 A public high school is not like pri- vately-endowed prep school or even a col lege. There the authorities have the right to close the doors when they have a given number of pupils enrolled. They may even pick and choose from those who apply for admission. Our pub lie school system was created for mutual benefit. One mans son has the same right to attend as the next mans daugh- ter. Attendance is compulsory within certain age limits. We have never con- fronted the problem of limiting attend ance It's new idea and needs careful and serious thought before being acted upon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
. HIGHLlGHTS FROM
 LATEST BOOKS
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 List of Symptoms
 Some day the historians are go-
 ing to write about Americans
 from 1900 to 194Q. and when
 they do, they had better consult
 David l.. C0hn's unique and
 r0llicking social document, "The
 Good Old Days" (Sim0n and
 Schuster: $3.75). This is no less
 than record of the times as re-
 vealed in the pages of bulky
 Sears R0ebuck catal0gs. Here is
 America everything from
 music to manners, morals and
 mems furnishings. Whether or
 not you've ever waited at rural
 mailb0x for one of these Sears
 bibles" you'll find nostalgia de-
 light in C0hn's hefty story. Re-
 member the patent medicine
 days?
 Everybody has heart. Hence the heart offered rich field for medi- cine men. The catalogs contribution to the ills of the heart was:
 Wonder Heart Cure or. Dr. Echol's Australian Auricio." But how is one to know whether one has heart trouble? It was easy enough: merely look up the symptoms in the catalog.
 Tn order that one may deter mine if the heart is affected, we ask attention to the following list of symptoms which denote heart disease: 1. Fluttering of the pulse. 2. Palpitation of the heart. 3. Short ness of breath. {. Tenderness and sudden. sharp pains on the left side. 5. Dreaming of falling from height. G. Inability to sleep upon the left side. T. Painting or smOthering spells. 6. Dr0psy. G. Sudden starting in the sleep and noises in the ears. Tn the simple descriptions Of these symptoms. we have includ- ed the facts whereby heart trouble is recognized"
 These symptoms might also have been caused by a lumpy mattress. bedbugs. underdone pork chops, an abceSsed tooth, or an overdue loar at the bank, but since the Wonder Heart Cure was "safe, scientific remedy which acts upon the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

begin winding up this interpret. Ing sufficiently 50 you can start letting some of them Out?"
 We don't intend to let any 0f them out. We want to add three morc."
 "Three morcs" cried Nickel. lar. What for?"
 "To interpret the law"
 "How long will 1t take before the law k intcrpreted?"
 McNutt gave up. "I1l let the chief counsel explain that" he said, turning to Chief Counsel Harper Fowler, who revealed that In addition to Its corps of i20 attorneys In Washington, the FSA also has staffs of lawyers in most of It's state branch offices.
 MERRY-GO-R0UND
 Three senators are in the run- ming for keynoter at the Demo- cratic convention-Barkley of Kentucky, Byrnes of South Caro- lima, and Lee of Oklahoma. Bark ley keySoted at the 1886 conven- ton, but because he Is "favor- ite son" candidate, he may be passed over for someone else One of the delegates chosen by Iowa Republicans is Mrs. Norma Haugen Johnson, daughter of Gil- bert Haugen, for years chairman of the House Agriculture Commit- tee and co-author of the famous McNary-Haugen farm bill twice vetoed by Coolidge, once by Hoover Maybe the wish is father to the thought, but recent issue of "rhe Republican" features a story on dark horse candidates who have won in the past. There were five of them: two Democrats, James K. Polk and Franklin Pierce: and three Republicans, Rutherford B. Hayes. James A. Garfield and Warren c. Harding Politicos are taking with a large grain of salt the disclaimer put out by a spokesman" of Senator Burton Wheeler that he would not accept second place on the Democratic ticket. The boys say that not only would the Mon. tanan jump at the chance but that the real object of his hit- and-run campaign is to land the vice presidency.
 Copyright, i940, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
Shall Courage Be Wasted2

It is a shameful thing to have to report that some people snickered a little when Paul Satko's lark" was halted by Seattle authorities as he was about to sail for Alaska. Courage and determination and the unShatterable dream of better fu- ture in a new land are never things to laugh at. Satko's story is an epic Of cour. age that should make the snickerers feel humble and ashamed. It is fountain of inspiration and hope to see such deter mined bravery in our time.
 Satko was unemployed in Richmond, Va. Using odds and ends as material, he built a strange looking "ark", an anna teurish and flimSy 40-foot boat. He load ed 1t on trailer and hauled 1t all the way across the country to Tacoma, Wash. He supported himself and his brood of chil- dren by doing odd jobs For six months at Tacoma he prepared for the journey to Alaska. He worked at what he could get. He worked at his boat.
 Gradually he equipped it in makeshift fashion for l,500.mile voyage-a voyage by a andsman in homemade boat through unknown waters, with no guide but vision of new land where he might hew out future for himself and seven children. Authorities stopped him at Seattle. The boat wasn't strong enough, hadn't enough power The children wouldn't be safe.
 No doubt they are right But can the United States afford to see Paul Satko thwarted? Is this kind of courage so com mon that 1t can be cast aside? How safe were the western pioneers when they pushed off for the west in clumsy wagons, racing hostile Indians, and brutal bliz- yards, and starvation? "Pike's Peak or Bust!" read the scrawled slogans on the Conestoga wagons, and whitening bones along the trails testified that many fell short. Yet the west was won.
 Without attempting to judge between Satko and those who are holding him up at the moment, there is something there on the Seattle docks that must not be wasted It is courage and determination and initiative, and It must not be frus- trated. Alaska needs men like Paul Satko, and the United States needs them, and the World
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
Whats Your l. O.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1. What French actor played the leading male role in the 1884 photo play version of 'The Merry Wid- ow?"
 2. What animal is called "the ship of the desert?"
 3. Where is the international boundary between the United States and the Dominion of Canada forti- fled?
 {. Which of two, Lindbergh or Corrigan, was the younger when they flew across the Atlantic?
 s. The Ttatue of Liberty was de- signed by an American, an English man or a Frenchman?
 6. For what kind of U. s. money is "frogskin" a nickname?
 2. "City of Br0therly Love" is the nickname for Harrisburg, Pa, Phil adelphia, Pa, or Washington, D. C.? 8. Name the dean of Harvard University Law School who was ap- pointed to the United States Su- preme Court by President Roosevelt.
 Q. Which western American poet and naturalist urged the formation of national parks? 10. Which state is nicknamed '"rar Heel State?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
Views of The Press

in seryice-about as high Q cut as we have read of in @ long time.
 This curtailment is due entirely to automobiles. It cannot be said that competing bus lines between Water bury and Hartford ares factors, ale though there are two bus lines be- tween New Britain and Hartford. Every time a commuter is induced>to get himself an automobile 1t means he--and some of his neighboring friends-are lost to the railroad. And there is no help for the situation from the railroads standpoint-than to eliminate the trains.
 We're down to eight; and the best we can hope for is that they will be put back next fall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

And while on the subject of brush fires just another warning to householders and property owners. A look at the fire de- partment records will show how many times the various companies are being called out every day to put out grass fires that are threatening homes. It's bad policy to start fire you can't con trol yet the majority of outdoor fires that are started are soon out of control and rarely can be put out without summon ing additional aid
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

what happens. There are q lot of candidates contending for the seat of w. Leo ODaniel, and one of them is the colorful clowning Jerry Sadlcr. Texas Railroad Com missioner.
 At the last election, O'Daniel was brash enough to urge Texas to vote against Sadler, SO now Jerry has hired himself Q swing band and is out to outcroon O'Oaniel for the governorship.
 Jerry Sadler's brother runs the Harvey Sadler ten shows, so that Jerry comes by his political grand- standing honestly. His hill-billy swingsters now rival O'Daniel's family radio act, especially since Texas radio stations are now try ing to turn thumbs down on o. Daniel.
 However, while most of the radio stations plus the vast ma jorlty of the newspapers in the Lone Star state arc dead against Texas grooming governor, 1t looks as # he Is sure to be re. elected.
 Reason is that he still has khe old folks with him, and also cle big oil companies. The oldstTs, to whom he once promised lib- eral pensions, are convinced that O'Daniel was blocked by hos tile legislature, while the oil com panies have found O'Daniel ono of the most cooperative governors in years. Tn fact, he has come to be known as the rich mans friend elected by the poor peo- pie.
 LAWYERS BOOST
 Before handsome, white-maned Paul McNutt on his campaign tour he had a very trying encounter with the Senate Appropriations Committee, which asked him to explain how come there are 120 lawyers on his Federal Security Administration staff.
 Senator Kenneth Mcclellan, vet- eran Tennessean, read off 6 list of seven, eight and nine thousand dollar salaries received by these attorneys, and then inquired, What on earth do they all do?"
 Interpret the law," replied McNutt.
 "Do they all work at this all the time?"
 "Oh, yes."
 "Whcn do you think they'll
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
Questions and Answers
HY FREDERIC M. KERBY

8E Hf6Eu1WhV Was M8NA
 Enclose a threo.cent stamp fOt renly when addressing any ques. tlen of fact Or information Co the Waterbury Democrats Service bue reau as Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot Do given, nor can extended research be un. taken. Be sure all mall ls cd. dressed tO The WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU. REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. 0.
 THE EDITOR.
 O, Should a new game invention be protected by Q patent copyright or trade mark?
 A. Patents, copyrights and trade marks all have their respective spheres of protection. No one of them alone can protect 0 new game in It's entirety, but in conformation they will protect 1t completely. The game apparatus may be patented, the rules copyrighted, Q design pa- tent obtained on the game board, and the name of the game register cd as Q trade mark.
 e, Does the Constitution of the United States grant the right to vote to members of the Chinese and Japanese races who are born In the United States2
 A. Article .iV, paragraph reads: "rhe right of the citizens Of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condi- ton of servltude." Paragraph ? reads: "rhe congress shall have power to enforce the provisions Of this article by appropriate legisla- tion." Since all persons born in the United States are citizens, Chinese and Japanese born here have the right to vote.
 e. Which is the oldest church in Rome2
 A. Traditionally 1t is Santa Pu- denziana, started by St. Peter in the home of Pudens.
 c, For whom was the state of Pennsylvania named?
 A. For Admiral William Penn, father of William Penn, who found- cd the province.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
If the Democrats hold their convention

If the Democrats hold their convention to designate candidates for the state ticket as early as they indicated they would at the State Central Committee meeting here last Saturday 1t probably means that Eastern Point in Groton will not get this biennial session. State con ventions have more or less come to be regarded as fixture at the Eastern Point hostelry - the Hotel GrisWold. Ex- Governor Wilbur L. Cross always had a liking for this spot as convention site, probably because he was first nominated there and his successful career at the polls really originated with that nomina- ton of 1880. But an August convention at the Griswold with 1000 delegates invading the confines of the summer resort at its busiest time would hardly be possible. If the Democrats insist on the earlier convention and it looks as If they would a new convention city is in prospect. And there won't be too much complaint about this, either,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
Selected Poem
CLOVELLY BY THE SEA

Clifford H. Nowlin in the New York Times garden hanging on the cap
 Of Englands fiinty knee I see 1t through rosy mist
 Clovelly by the sea. The single street. mountain stair Inlaid with cobbleStones Is grumbling at the padding feet
 In muted undertones. The houses are as barnacleS
 Forever come to rest Nor flashing waves may startle them Nor tempests of the west. Beyond the cove the herring nets Are harvesting the deep Where many a brave Clovelly lad Has laid him down to sleep. The men of Devon Raleigh. Drake And Howard with his crew Would seem at midnight to return To this. their rendezvous. Here Beauty fings her colors out Audaciously and free: No other Towering rock like this Cl0velly by the sea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

One of the worst acts of vandalism of which we have read in recent years was perpetrated in West Brookfield, Mass, the other day. A water hydrant was opened and before 1t was discovered and the flow of water stopped 100000 gallons of water had been lost. This practically depleted the reservoir which was being used in fighting forest and brush fires in the town limits. Any number of catas- trophes might result from such actions as this. We don't know how boys or young men can do things like this. Fun is fun and a good prank can be appre- ciated, but not wilful destruction of prop erty which this was.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
FEWER TRAINS
iNeW Britain IIernldl

The Hartf0rd-Waterbury branch line, which runs through New Brit ain, will experience the elimination of four trains. beginning with day. light saving time. The company explains that lack of patronage is the reason.
 As there have been only i2 trains d day on the line. the elimination Of four mealis . cut of 33h per cent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 2:53 a. m. daylight tlme).
 Sun rises 5:5l a. m; sets 7:4s D. m. day light umeJ.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 Moons phases-New moon. May 2, 6:59 a. m.: first quarter. May IA, 3:43 D. m.; full moon. May 2l, 8:25 a. m; last quarter, May 2B. 7:32 D. m. tstandard timeD.
 Morning stars-Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn; evening, Venus, Mars.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

nerves, membraneous linings of the valves of natures life pump. the heart" 1t was better to play safe with Australian Aurlclo. The pur- chaser irskcd nothing but his health. because. if he was not satisfied with the medicine. Sears would cheer fully refund the purchase price"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

party SO long he can do it now with hls eyes shut - or could, if people would stop inventing new gadgets.
 Wilna ms is head of the c o. P.'s commlt- tee on arrange ments. He went on that com- mlttee in 1912 and has been heading 1t ever nls.Aa fANn fVNl.A Phila d ell phia
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
Current Comment

Although Nazi organizations are not as old or important as the Communist in the United States, Germany has been messing in our internal affairs.
 Representative Martin Dies
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
National Spotlight
BY BRUCE CAPTION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 Corresnondent

Washington, May = The man who sets the stage for the Republic can ma lonal convention Is gray haired Ralph Williams of Oregon, who has hcen hiring halls for the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

e. If 0 worker loses his job be- cause of Q strike, can he draw un- employment compensation benefits?
 A. In all but six states worker cannot receive benefits at any time while he Is out of work because strike Is in progress In his place of employment. The same Is true in most states, if there Is Q lockout or other labor dispute in progress in his place of work However. unless 6 labor dispute has actually led to Q stoppage of work, he will receive benefits in most states, and further more he may usually receive benefits if the state agency finds that neith- or he nor any other member of his grade or class" of workers in the same establishment was taking part in, financing, or directly interested in the dispute. In 0 few states, workers are entitled to benefits after e certain period even though the dispute has not ended. A
 c. What is the distance as the CEVW AkACo kkVAt WiV kSveSsaS VA AAsbN erty to the nearest tip of Ellis Isl' and?
 A. As scaled on navigation map, 1t is 2,760 feet.
 e. Did Saint Patrick drive the snakes out of Ireland?
 A. The U. S. Bureau of Biological Survey says that there are no snakes native to Ireland, and never have been, SO far as authentic rec- ords indicate. A few unsuccessful at- tempts have been made to introduce harmless species. Lack of proper environment and climate, or dis ease and other abnormal conditions may have prevented the establish ment of snakes in Ireland.
 e. When did the United States coin half.cents?
 A. From l793 to 1857.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
A Thought for Today

Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan, for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve --Matthew 4;i0.
 We cannot do evil to others without doing it to ourseives.-DesmahlS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

June will be his baby, and he has been working full time on 1t, with Q staff of helpers, since April 10.
 Gadgets are his big headache, Back in tho Taft administrat ton, when there was no radio and newsreels didn't amount to much, fixing up Q convention was simple, Now 0 good part of the oh con- slsts Of rigging things up for the mikes mad the cameras, plus ar- ranging the program 50 It will put the important events on the air at the right time,
 This year, for the first time, Williams has to arrange for tel- evision stand; that makes him shudder about the future, but not so very much because he's quit ting after this convention.
 First step in the present job was to name convention architect and figure out who was going to sit where. Temporary stand nuts be built on the stage for national committeeman, ne ewspaperm n (about thousand), distinguished guests and so on,
 Other stands must be spotted for newsreel and still cameramen. Radio booths must be put where they'll do the most good. Back in the rear there must be Q special stand for the band, And, of course, the delegates seats must be charted
 pr ANc vNFv V,nr NoSvrnus AND A POST OFFICE
 All of this Is just the starter. Space must be found downstairs for 1000 telegraphers. There must be rooms for Q dozen-odd commit. tees, working rooms for the press, quarters for the ofiicial reporter, @ dispensary for which a medical staff must be arrangcd--a restaur. ant, q lot of temporary phone booths, 60 or 70 water coolers and 6 special post office.
 Somebody (neaning Williams) has to figure out how the hall Is to be decorated, and sec that it's done. tHc's going to have big Democrat batting sign outside: "In this hall the next President Of the U. s. will be named"
 The same somebody must sec that l3,000 tickets arc printed, that there arc flossy badges for all functionaries, that state signs are prepared for the delegations, that the hall amplif!ers are okay (they failed badly at the i036 con- vention in Clcveland), that mes- sengers, rshers and guards are chosen and drilled, and that the order of convention business is properly scheduled and embodied in printed programs.
 PASSES AND PRAYERS
 AMONG THE WORRIES
 Like everybody who is running a show, Williams has to figure out a list of passes and worry about who gets them.
 Then he must line up 6 few chaplainS to open the sessions with prayer, sec that the city has extra police on duty, arrange for sufficient taxi stands, get liability insurance so the c. O. P won't get sred If some spectator falls downstairs, hire a band and tell 1t what to play when, buy cou- pie of thousand gallons of distilled water, check with the local enter tainment committee, find restaur- ant concessionairc, say mo" to a few score ambitious hawkers of novelties, and see that the seating arrangements are okay with the fire warden.
 When all this has been done, and hundred minor details at- tended to, they can go ahead with their convention.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
GROOMING GOVERNORS

It looks as If Texas is sure O have another grooming governor in the executive mansion. no matter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

If you want . copy of the book let Home Repairs" send to the Waterbury Democrats Washing ton Bureau, 1918 Thirteenth street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
Washington Merry Go-Round
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ROBERT 6. ALLEN DREW PEAR $ 0 N

Admiral Tausigs remark that "ar minute
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

TODAY's COMMON ERROR Do not say, "Leave go of me-;
 say, 'let go."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

e. When did the United States coin half-cents?
 A. From l703 to 1857.