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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10
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 LATEST BOOKS
Czar Nicholas Irked By Revolution Talk

The long history of Russia, becomes
 increasingly absorbing and im-
 p0rtant Co the world In light of
 current events among the Soc
 vlets. If you would explore the
 whole Incredible past under the
 CSars you can do no better than
 to read "The R0manOvs" by Wll-
 liam Gerhardl (Putnam's Sons:
 Sb). 0crhArdi has turned . pitt.
 less spotlight on "the Aut0Crats
 of All the Russla's with the re.
 suit hls book Is . pertinent study
 In government As well as men.
 But it is also emInentIy read-
 able. Excerpted briefly here is
 the story of how Nicholas ig-
 n0red the Russian Revelations
 Tho front was the safest place for the TsAr of Russia, soldiers be- ing notoriouSly patriotic, mo Tnon- archial and absolutiSt to the last degree. .. My brain," Nicholas notes ii his diary, Ifs resting here. No ministers. No troublesome ques. tionS demanding thought"
 Indeed, everything was going quite well. And he was therefore . little annoyed, when, soon after. wards, tho president of the Durna, Rodziafiko, telegraphed as follows:
 "rhere is anarchy in the capital. Tho government Is paraiyzed. ( is necessary immedwiateiy to entrust with formation of the government c person who enjoys the confidence of the country. Any delay is fatal" He was ifritated when Rodztanko. who should have accepted the gfiub of being iinperialiy ignored, followed his initial Importantly with another and worse the next day.
 Tho TsAr remarked to his head. quarter's staff: "This fat-beliied Kodziianko has written me some nonsense to which I will not even reply"
 routine Of lis duties. He dined e usual. sitting long over his drinks and avoiding any discussion which savorod of "shopy; and after din. ier he liquidated this matter, stin
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Then you get another picture as de- scribed by the same writer when he says: There Is nothing more depressing than dingy snow in city streets Winter ought to stay in the country" But should win ter stay in the country, or should we, ourselves, stay in the countryP With many of us, we would if we could. Ger tainly the finest things In life, next to spiritual blessings and cancellations, are the various seasons as they unfold In the country. And right now fresh snoWstorm does much for the country which soon becomes drab and uninter- esting until spring changes the appear ance once again.
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average farmers antipathy to let. ting land lie idle, the Hope com. mittee proposes that the COP platform advocate less acreage reduction and more payments for soil conservation.
 Tn other words, the Republi- cans would promise the farmer the same amount of money from the Government that he gets now, but 1t would be for "soll conserv- ing" and not crop cutting.
 Again, shrewdly playing on popular sentiment, the Hope committee would link this shift with national defense on the arg ument that with Europe destroy- ing itself, the agricultural resource eS of the United States must be built up to meet any contingency. FARM PRESS AGENT
 Another recommendation of the Hope committee is that the Re- publican National Committee get Q farm publicity expert and put him to Vork at once.
 Tn It's travels about the farm belt, the Hope committee was im- pressed by the publicity breaks the AAA is constantly getting. With the Democrats in power, this was not unnatural, since the party in office always has the publicity advantage. But from the cordial reception the Republicans received, t.le committee Is con- vinced that the COP can make plenty of publicity hay if 1t will go after 1t.
 NOTE-Hope showed his poli- tical adroitness by allowing all farmers who appeared at the com. mitee's hearings to have their full say without Interruption or cross examination, with the result that they departed singing the prais- es of the committee. Reason be- hind this strategy was a lesson Hope learned from Democratic farm committee several years ago, which heckled witnesses and aroused Q lot of resentment.
 Copyright, 1940, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
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In Today's Mail
PRESENT ROLE IN FINNISH SITUATION DOESN'T SEEM
 SINCERE TO WRITER
Waterbury, Conn.,,
 Jan. 6, l940.

WuVSkpukyp OOaAiu
 Jan. 8, 1940. Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 If 1t is true, as 1t is widely ru- mored, that the war in Europe is to be turned against Soviet Russia then 1t is true also that the United States is playing an important and dangerous role that may lead to our direct involvement.
 Such an aim has always been ascribed to Britain even before the present conflict began. There is q likelihood that this may even be It's much speculated war objective
 If that is 50 the Finnish situa- ton is thoroughly understandable since Finland is decidedly within the British sphere of influence. The issue of Finland furnishes then not simple act of aggression on [ he part of Soviet Russia but an obvi- ous link in the complicated. course Of the war development.
 Under guch circumstances Finland becomes q dangerous point for rally- ing neutral countries to the side of Britain in it's objective of striking against Soviet Russia, and just az naturally public discussion of the
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floor leader, just before delivering Is message to Congress.
 Martin was Q member of the reception committee that received Roosevelt in the Speakers lobby, just off the House. As they shook hands, Roosevelt whispered in Martins ear:
 "Tcll your boys they had bet ter bc on their guard, Joe. I've got couple of traps for them."
 "Thanks for the tip, Mir. Press ident," chucIsled Martin. "Its nice to be warned in advance. I only wish your legislative lead- CTS were as generous"
 COP FARM SOLUTION
 COP chiefs on Capitol Hill aren't advertising 1t yet, but they think they've found the answer to the party's No. campaign prob- leni--a safe farm bank.
 Four separate groups have been racking their brains over this con- undrum for months. The solution which the leaders think Is the real Mccoy IS the work Of one of these groups-ths committee Of 46 farm- district CongreSsrnen appointed by Republican Floor Leader Joe Martin.
 Except in 0 few Midwestern centers where 1t held public hearings the committee has at- tracted little attention. But 1t has been acive in sounding out agri- cultural sentiment. Furthermore, It's members are practical politi. clans and some of them, such as Chairman Cliff Hope of Kansas, are among the most astute strate. gists In Congress.
 Principal stumbling block of the COP In the past has been how to blast the AAA, without arOusing the farmers fear that the Republicans will scuttle AAA benefit payments. But there Is the Hope committees secret formula for performing this trick:
 Under the present AAA system growers get benefit checks on two counts: (l) for reducing acreage, (2) for planting Q soil-consery- ing crop. Taking advantage of the
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A. A regulation became effective in the summer of 1889, providing that the FILA cannot insure loans on large scale operations, such as apartment houses, etc., except where specified wage scales are guaranteed in accordance with stipulated wages established for the work by the Sec- retary of Labor. In practice, this means that usually the prevailing wage" is held to be the union scale in the particular locality. These jobs represent only a very small portion of the operations Insured by the FILA.
 e. When and by whom was the University of Chicago founded?
 A. A Baptist institution known as the University of Chicago was founded in 1857, and was compelled to close in 1886. Shortly after the closing of that institution Q inove- ment for founding @ large univer- sity was begun by the American Baptist Education Society, at the suggestion of John D. Rockefeller, ST. The present university was chartered in 1890 and opened to students in 1892. MT. Rockefeller con- tributed the larger part of the or iginal endowment fund to which he later added gifts amounting to more than $40,000,000. The university was organized under the leadership oe William R. Harper, who was its president until his death in 1906.
 c. How long does its take 0 ship to pass through the Panama Canal2
 A. About eight hours, regardless of the ship. All vessels are lowed.
 If you want Q copy of our
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Questions
 andAnswers
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 Enclose . three cent stamp for reply when nddresslng. any ques- ton of fact oF information Co Che Waterbury Democratic Service Du- Fenu at Washington. i.eEhl and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research De m. defsahen. Sc sure all sssla ls ads dressed t0 The WATERBURY, DEMOCRATS SERVICE BUs REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c. @. At what temperature do Fah- renheit and .Centigrade thermo- meter scales read the same?
 A. Forty degrees below zero.
 e. What poem contains the line 'Faultily faultless, jelly regular, splendidly; null, dead perfesctiOn'-- A. Alfred TennysOn's "Maud." line 82. A}
 e. What size cube of gold would weigh ton?
 A. A l4.1 inch cube.
 e. Is there a Federal regulation requiring workers employed on building operations insured by the Federal Housing Administration to be paid union wagesP
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Finnish situation is directed to acc complish this desired purpose.

Finnish situation is directed to ac- complish this desired purpose,
 When such Q background is put to the Finnish situation then 1t Is time to be alarmed by the activities of our State Department. Is Wash- ington being duped by the British or have we Q working agreement with Britain already
 The circumstances surrounding the attitude of Washington are, to say the least, contradictory.
 In the case of Spain where there were undeniable daily bombard- ments of civilians, ana where dee inocracy was making stand against the advance of Fascist to- talitarism the U. s. followed in the footsteps of Britain and turned c deaf ear to the appeals of the Span. ish people. And what about Aus tria, Czechoslovakia, Albania, Ethio- pia, etc.? Where was our solicitude then?
 Take for instance China. The Chinese Council for Economic Re- search reports that the United States practically supplies all the sinews of war to make Japanese ag- gression possible against 400 million Chinese people.
 Viewed in perspective Washing tons role in the Finnish situation does not smack of sincerity. Can 1t be possible that again we are fol- lowing in the footsteps of British foreign policyq Can 1t be possible that we are being drawn into the intriques of e British dominated aiti-C Comintern Axis2
 If that is so 1t is ridiculous to consider ourselves either neutral or peaceful. We might best be described as waiting for the propitious mo- ment when we shall enter the con- flict.
 Sincerely. --F. J.
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WATERBURY JOBS FOR WATER. BURIANs IS WRITER'S
 SLOGAN

Waterpury, Conn. Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 This is my solution to solve the employment problem.
 First thing would do would be c "black-out" for oil non.Water- bury citizens. Torrington has e good reputation for that. If you do not live in Torrington your chances for employment there are gone practi- cally 90 per cent.
 would then have an investigat- ing department whose duties would be to investigate each and every employe, female sex preferably. If they have husband or son work. ing they should retire from service and make room for Q young man or woman that would need the work much more than she does. I would say that approximately 70 per cent of the women workers can very well stay home and be supported by e father, husband, brother or son now working.
 would also rate my potential em- pioyes according to their scholastic knowledge. If . parent knows that his son or daughter has Q better chance for employment by being better educated he will strive to have his kin stay at an institution of learning as long as possible. inc stead of telling the boy or girl to look for work and never mind school.
 It is dreadful to see the morale of . high school graduate weaken when he sees another person get the job that has had less schooling than he had. The only reason he could not set it wes he didn't work there or he did not know any ''blg-shotn, that would put in . word for him. My slogan would De water bury jobs for WaterbuFlans only"
 JEAN THOMAS.
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Daily Almanac

Moon sets $40 D. m.
 Sun rises 7:l6 Q, m. sets 4:43 pSm.
 All vehicles must Do lighted thirty niin- titeS after sunset.
 4 huge grey wall all across the eastern horizon yesterday morning made sunrise for the Naugatuck Valley several minutes later than per schedule. This grey bank Of clouds was 90 symmetrical that it formed an even wall few degrees above tae horizon eg far as the eye could sec. Only it's upper edge, slightly pinked gave indication of a rising sun.
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not bother to take out a permit for his gun. But the force of the law lies in the fact that officials can take Q man into custody before a crime Is committed or can "pin" the gun charge on him when tangible evidence of more serious crime is too slight Few citizens who intend to DO about their honest business would protest such law.
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l. What is the name of the main mountain mass in Mexico?
 ?. What determines the boiling temperature of water?
 3. With which college team did George Cafego play football?
 {. In which national park is Old Faithful Geyser2
 s. Name the Governor of Ohio.
 6. What is the correct pronunci- ation of the word carnivorous?
 2. In astronomy, what is occulta- tion?
 8. "Mansard" is the name for 6 kind of roof, pavement or bridge truss?
 9. From what country did the U. s. obtain the Louisiana Purchaser
 10. How are race horses handi- capped9
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Selected Poem
SNOWMAN tMary E. williams in the New York TimeO

SNOWMAN tMary D. Williams in the New York TimeS) He plays all day On sea or land In every kind of weather And be it wet or bo it dry, He dances in the ether. With every one He plays the game Where shade and substance wed Yet darkness never catches him: He's just one step ahead, He makes men laugh, He makes men weep, And ofttimes dream and ponder; Ho bids men do and spend themselves, And fills their souls with wonder. He weaVes c curtain AS ho goes, And colors beam and ratter And when6 6he makes his parting bow, He draws Ht closely after.
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.
 The increase, however, Is for new coat of paint. In July and August of this year, the White House will Do painted to keep 1t up to It's traditional name, and thaS paint Job will cost $e,000.
 Aside from this. the White House budget has not been pruned c penny, although other government agencies were. The amount for "Travel and Enter. tainment" remains at $30,000, as against $2S 1000 two years ago.
 Roosevelt Is the most traveled president since Taft, and the cost of going to Hyde Park and back, plus Warm Springs and other trips costs e good bit more than the amount allowed In the bud- get-despite the fact that the bud- get was increased by S6,000 two years ago.
 The Roosevelts also entertain much more than their predeces- sors, end exceed their budget on this. In both cases-travel and entertainment-the president and his wife dip into their own poc- kots to make up the deficit. .
 Wages of the White House staff total about sl0O,O00. The housekeeper gets $500, the gaSaner Ss,S0O, the first cook SiNeO, plus . wide assortment of other cooks, buffers, kitchen helpers, housemen and maids.
 Tho bill for heat, light, and electric power (to drive the eleva. tor, mechanical appliances in the kitchen, etc.) S $ii,l00. The laundry bill Is $4,eo0.
 GENTLEMAN DEWEY
 Newsmen covering Tom Dewey recently quizzed him about the report on Harry Bridges, West Coast labor leader. Specifically, they asked the young COP white hope if he favored deporting Bridges.
 T can't comment on that" replied Dewey.
 "Why not?"
 "Oh, I couldn't hit . lady"
 NOTE-Madame Secretary Per- kins must pass on the referees report which found that Bridges was not c Communist.
 NLRB HOUSECLEANING
 The President Is quietly out to houseclean the National Labor Relations Board in order to save 1t from an irate congressional shellacking.
 fie believes that if he replaces Chairman J. Warren Madden and Commissioner Edwin g. Smith with less controversial figures, congressional hostility will Do as- suaged and the clamor for revi., sion of the law itself will be steTii- med. Roosevelt Is dead set against any tampering with the law,
 Replacing Madden presents no difficulties, since his term OK. pires this August. An able law. yer, he will Do given c judicial post on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia vacated by new Solicitor General Frances Riddle. Most likely appointment for Madden Is vacant seat on the federal bench in the District Of Columbia.
 Smith, however, iS a problem. His term doesn't expire until next year and he is . deter. mined fighter. Unless he can be presuaded to quit voluntarily, there is no way t0 remove him except by preferrlng charges against him. Roosevelt has mo intention of doing this because, despite criticism, hc rates Smith highly.
 He comedies, however, that Smith has become an NLRB storm center and that in the interest of preserving the law 1t would Do best if he stepped out. The ques- ton k whether he can be per. suaded.
 ROOSEVELT JOKE
 The President loves c joke, and no had one witn Representative Joe Martin, able little Republican Al As 1.m.a
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Oscar Levant's book, "A smattering of Ignorance", cannot be reflection of hls own I. e., listening to him on alternate Tuesday nights The book is we gather from publishers notes, g sort of behind music, and right up Levant's alley.
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A Thought for Today

But the word of the Lord enduIeth for ever And this Is the word which by the gospel S preached unto you. l Peter l:So'
 The shifting systems of false religion gre continually changing their places; but the gos- pel of Christ is the same forever-T. L. Cuyler'
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There Is talk of five new attractions to take the place of the Soviet Pavilion at the New Yorks World Fair next summer. They are in the order of their appearance, Marie, Annette, Cecile, Emile and Yvonrle Dionne.
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spending, with c telegram to Gen. gral Khavalov at petrograd:
 T command you to suppress from tomorrow oil disorders on the streets Of the capital, which cannot be permitted when the Tatherlapd is carrying on 2 dificult was with Germany. Nicholas" ...
 Two days later .. the revolution had swept over the entire country. (Copyyight, io3o, NNA Service, Incl
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the initials "L. R." and 70. O." flanklng Cupld's arrow. Then Q relapse-for the famed twain was known to be separated again by distance and uneven tempera- ment.
 And to tell the truth, even those who pursue private lives, were finding the Rainer-O -Odets vaccil- lating e bit tiresvme. But I prom ised to come clean and here goes:
 Recently Luise dropped into town from Hollywood to perform e local chore. The rumor.mongers insisted that she would remain with her playwright-mate Q while. But they were wrong. The chore done; Luise arranged to fly west without postponement, So there you are, so far as that love.saga goes.
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TROPIC RESORTS ARE BOOMING

' Tho winter paradox is para. mount again in the slick Fifth avenue Window.pageant where the sunny cline of the Floridian scene stares out ct shivering pass ersby.
 Some day on irrepressible and impecunlous New Yorker is go- ing to he0ve rock through tho window of e display where Seant- ily-elad eaMsels loll happily In the sands ur der 0 gaily-striped umbrella on c zero weather night
 ....JJ i".sy, tho talk around here Is that the trek toward the south will be 0 stampede this winter season, for the habitual globe. trotters have few foreign waters left which they may safely sail.
 From Miami, I hear reports of on early, heavy traffic and tho Clipper planes plying between the Florida coast and Nassau and Havana have full passenger lists scheduled far ahead. The cafe im- presarios of Manhattan already have started their branch frolics In the Southernmost playground, while they maintain their original premises ehre. As they figure it, they bait the suckers, coming and going north and south.
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,HuhuOE nus puE- sued this pair in all directions since incompat- ability drove Luise into the di- vorce courts, only to annual the separation. They cooed and made up.
 One night, ct Q nitery named La Conga, they me- moralized their mutual affection ... kN, n.a~Ha satlkNa
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In New York
nv ORORGR ROae

New York, Jan. l0-lIoW do mat ters stand with the dainty vien- nese star, Lulse Rainer and her turbulent dramatlst-mate. Clifford Odets2
 Matters stand pot.
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Once more 1t is rumored that Hitler is about to step down and let Goering take over Is this a rumor or threat?
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HIDING OUT TN PUBLIC

In on obscure corner ct the Ale goaquin the other midnight sat Marian Anderson whose voice was hailed by Toseanini aS the ages miracle" Supping on q cup of thin eonsomme. She was not regaled by more than tho attentions of two companions-but only a half hour before at Carnegie Hall, throng of many thousands was cheering ho: magic warbling, after many thousands more had been turned away for lack of space.
 It's not unusual in Manhattan for 0 mueh-attended celebrity to seek hideaWay in c public pub, . midnight supper and c relaxing hour, without the pack of admir- ers ct the heel.
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Washington Merry Go-Round
NEA ss'viss. In''
DREW PEAR $ 0 N ROBERT s. ALLEN

Roosevelt in $75O the fiscal
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TODAY's COMMON ERROR Do not say, Each of the guilty
 boys were reprimanded"; say, "was reprimanded."
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NO SOUR NOTES
 IN BANDMAN'S BLOSS

Your correspondent aiso Is in Q position to state that 1t isn't true what they are saying of Bandleader Hal Kemp and his soc cialite wife, Martha Stephenson. All rumor, friends, and not Q grain of truth. A couple of sea- sons ago, Martha was New York's No. l 0lamor Girl, e forerunner to Brenda Grader. Hal, an ami- able batoneer of humble origin, was leading on orchestra.
 And one night they got married. The gossipy tongues wagged, Tt couldn't last" and they won't get along" And now two years have passed and the nuptials are vir- tually ct the honeymoon stage. There will Do rumors to the con- trary, anyway, until the couple celebrate It's 26th wedding jubi- lee, That's all I have on the sub. Ject,
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What fanatics call their polite "ideologies" are mostly idiocies.
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Whats Your l.Q.?

Can you answer seven of thcse test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
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Copyright, 1o40, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
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The President loves c joke, and no had one witn Representative Joe Martin, able little Republican