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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-09

@. Do the bus lines have special
rates for clergymen?
A. Last year, with more than 300
motor bus operators participating,
an agreement was reached to grant
q standard reduction of Is percent
OF. Joint tickets over lines Of CO.
operating carriers. Individual com.
pany discounts are optional.
Most companies offer IS percent,
some 33-1-3 percent, and a few 30
percent.
@. Who Is governor Of the Ter
ritory of Hawaii?
A. Joseph B. Poindexter, re-ap-
pointed March IL, 1889.
@. What American author called
himself q bad boy?%
A. Thomas Bailey Aldrich In his
famous children's book 1.-THE Story
Of a Bad Boy" 1870.
@. Does the government guar.
antee the validity Of q patent?
A. No. The Patent Once Is not
concerned with questions Of validity;
only with questions Of patentability.
@. Did Rudy Vallee serve In the
U. s. armed force during the World
War?
A. He was in the United States
Navy.
II you want Q copy Of our
1910 POCKET ALMANAC send
to The Waterbury Democrats
Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir-
tenth Street, Washington, ID. G.
Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-09
Selected Poem
THE TENT

THE TENT
(Glenn Ward Dresbach in the Christian Science
MonitorD
The finest tent ever found
Was where the spruce Doughs touched the ground
Beneath their glistening weight of snow,
With warmth and fragrance held below.
1t was tent no one could make
Perfection of each feathery fake
Piled on perfection bright and deep!
1t was tent no one could keep
And looking in, saw place
OF wonder in little space
And, from that stiffness, looking out
saw shining world about.
1t was tent that could not stay
The wind would brush its light away
And, under touches of the sun,
The jewels would drop, the crystal run
The dark. resilient boughs would shift
Their snowy burdens scotland lift
But something fingers II. at dawn,
You come before the tent is gone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-09

in munitions plants and basic
industries"
"There are many self-ad-
mitted members Of the Com
munist Party who are govern
: ment employees"
Also the report charged that
the leadership Of the United Auto
mobile Workers and American
Newspaper Guild are under Com
munist domination.
These sensational statements
drew furry Of protests from
the three liberal members Of the
committee, Representatives Joe
Casey (Mass,), Jerry Voorhis
(Calif), and Jack Dempsey IN.
NJ. They held that the charges
were unsubstantiated by any EVIL
dence uncovered by the commit
tee and merely were Matthews
personal opinions. And on
showdown the aroused liberals
liberals not only succeeded in de-
letting the attacked assertions, but
substituted findings Of their own.
CASEY AT BAT
Casey was particularly incensed
at Matthews charges against the
CIO, and insisted on including In
the report this statement: 1.-THE
overwhelming majority Of Go
members as well as the president
are not Communists or Communist
sympathiZers." .a.
Voorhis and Dempsey warmly
supported Casey but the two COP
members, Noah M. Mason Gid
and j. Parnell Thomas IN. j.,
vehemently objected.
"Ycu can count me out"
shouted Mason, leaping to his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-09
Current Comment


No one is going to be prosecuted
for his political beliefs.
Attorney General Frank MUIR
ply.
America must export or die; and,
to increase our exports, we must
work harder or longer and, by
greater technical research, keep
ahead Of other nations.
Roger w. Babson, business
statistician.
Our task is to devote our
selves unstintingly, unselhshlS and
with a burning faith that knows
no compromise to the way Of life
that has given opportunity and lib
erty.
Howard Coonley, president.
National Association Of MANI
ufacturers.
Poland has been overrun, but viii
rise again.
Winston Churchill, First Lord Of
British Admiralty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-09
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 5:43 p. m.
Sun rises 7:l2 a. m; sets 4:39 p. m.
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
New England weather is nothing II not
variable. We enjoy clear. cold weather ana
"a hours later can be In the midst Of swirl
ing snow. Or the snow or rain may hold on
for days. while clouds obscure the sun and
stars. The range Of New England weather is
q tremendous one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-09

feet. II won't have any truck
with Lewis and his labor radi-
GALS"
"That goes for me, too"
echoed Thomas.
you're both playing cheap
politics." raped Casey. "Thc
facts don't support you and you
know II. This committee Is
partly responsible for the myth
that the CLIO Is run by Reds.
That il o falsehood trumped up
by union haters to destroy pub
lie confidence In the labor move
ment. Every honest man knowns
that Lewis and other respon-
sible CLIO leaders are innocent
Of such charges"
Representative Joe Starnes
(Ala.), presiding in Dies absence,
finally called for q vote, and de.
clared Casey's statement approved
8 to 2. Starnes did not state his
own position, but later explained
privately: II wanted to avoid a
tie. II had to, would have
voted against the part about
Lewis"
That may or may not have been
the reason. The three liberals
had warned Starnes that unless
Matthews report was Cleaned up
the would submit a scorching
minority report blasting Matthews
and his tactis.
NOTE-In his original report,
Matthews also proposed a special
fund to Investigate the penetra-
tration Of consumer organizations
by Communists"
Copyright, 1910, by United Featur
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-09
What's Your |. O.?
Can you answer seven Of
these test questions? Turn 10

Can you answer seven OF
these test questions? Turn TO
last page for the answers.
/. Name the worlds welterweight
boxing champion.
2. To what species Of animals do
cats belong?
8. How many square rods are in
one acre?
4. Name the two men who organ
lied the regiment Of Rough Riders
for service in the Spanish-Amer-
lean War.
S. Which is the lghtest metal?
6. Name the coach Of the WASH
ington Redskins football team.
Z. What is the correct pronuncia-
ton of the word bayou?
8. Is the moon enveloped in at.
mosphere?
o. Where Is the Murray River?
10. Name the first Governor q
the Colony Of Massachusetts, Bay.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-09

When the census man arrives on April
1, if he gets to you on the first day, don't
consider his questions in the light of an
April fool joke and give him flip answers,
because failure to answer the census
questions will mean very serious penal
ties.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-09

Urea ana naQ b
before he en-
barked on the
r ex for his
studies. Before
he flew from
H hollywood a
few weeks ago,
he was COM
PEELED to say
only brief fare
W ellis to his
wife, the BEAU
teouS M erie
Oberon. after
he boarded the
ne, Miss
OhaPn0n no.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-09

-
dream She dreamt there were
owls hooting outside her window.
She regarded this as an ornin-
GUS sign. SO she phoned New York
by long distance and ascertained
that her husband had landed
safely. Next afternoon, she had a
visitor at her home. He was
Douglas Fairbanks. Fairbanks
passed away late that same night
RIDE TO FAME ON
20 JOHNNY o"
Orrin Tucker and his band
weren't any place in particular
when thye made q recording Of
q major attraction. Something Of
20 Johnny o" and now they are
the same sort happened TO the
Andrews Sisters when they wax
ed "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"
which rocketed them to the big
money class.
But 20 Johnny o" has quite q
story for q song. 1t was written
twenty years ago by Ale Oman
who is now executive Of the Rob-
bins Music Company. Jack Rob-
bins, who Is Olmar's boss, used to
work for Gilman at that time. And
his job was TO publicize 20 john
ny O."
What chagrins both Of them is
that they own no part of the
song at present and another firm
Is reaping harvest they might
have taken.
WAITING
MOTLEY
The motliest collection Of watt
ers in Manhattan Is the staff at
Reuben's, the all-night super
beanery. The headwaiter is a
former English chef, another is q
Syrian Turk raised In q French
monastery. A bus boy Is an ex-
Heidelberg student who studied
medicine for three years, one of
the walters is an eX-dealer In
butter and eggs In Switzerland
and another was O British insur-
ance broker.
According to Reuben, Europeans
regard the role Of waiter as one
approaching art, In Europe, wait
ers cannot take their stations In
the dining room until they have
served a three-year apprentice
ship without pay. They are rigidly
schooled, first in kitchen duty,
then IN the wine cellar and finally
in the pantry.
Then they are eligible as bus
boys. After two years at this
mental occupation, the best are
selected to serve the clientele,
Reuben ought 70 tell that to some
hash-house proprietors in this
country!
LAUGHERS
SMITH AND LEHMAN
AL Smith, his brown derby in
evitable with any attire, has been
the seasons loyal playgoer. A
few weeks ago. ne was comman-
dsered out Of his seat at Hellza-
pcppin to dance "Boomps-a-
Daisy" with chlorine.
He has been at many other first
nights and he cannot easily ,be
missed, for 1t takes him q while
to slip out Of that capacious fur
coat with the broad fur collar
and arrange himself comfortably.
The other night he was seated
next to the present incumbent Of
the states executive mansion,
Governor Lehman They ran
neck-and-neck contest for hearty
laughter. I have sat near Cover
nor Lehman before at Broadway
offerings and can vow that few
men laugh so readily at stage
jokes. Once at a comedy entitled
Page Miss Glory" I heard him
complain that he had laughed so
much, his side ached
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-09
Questions
and Answers
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THE EDITOR.
q. Do commemorative half dol
lars have any numismatic valuep
A. Some of them, such as the
1915 coin concentrating, the Pan
anna Pacific Exposition, are valued
up to $3.50. A complete list Of such
coins, with the premium values
quoted by leading coin dealers, may
be obtained by sending a stamped,
self-addressed envelope to this
newspapers Service Bureau, 1913
Thirteenth st., Washington, d. G.
Q. Is consumption Of coffee In
the United States increasing or de-
creasing?
A. The average per capita con-
sumption from 1884 to 1888 was 13A7
pounds as compared with 1885
pounds for the period from 1929 to
1898. In 1887, 1t was 1903 pounds;
in 1888, 1872 pounds.
@. Are employers Of as few as
two persons responsible for the pay
ment of the old-age insurance tax
under the Social Security Actp
A. Yes; regardless Of the num-
Der of employees, or for what period
they are employed, the employer Is
required to pay his share Of the tax
and also to deduct the employees
share from his wages.
@. How can I sweeten a smoking
A. If the pipe was not properly
cured by the manufacturer, there
Is little you can do about 1t. Prob
ably 1t can be improved by swah-
bling thoroughly, inside and outside,
with pure grain alcohol. Let 1t dry
overnight and treat the pipe several
times in the same manner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-09

The meanest crew operating outside
the law right now is ring called dog
napers." Members have been making a
custom of stealing pet dogs and selling
them to a medical school as strays. Now
that the ring has been discovered an eff
fort is being made to restore dogs to own
ers but many of them have been used for
experiments,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-09

Cyrus E. Dallin should feel some salts
faction today because his design for
Paul Revere monument has been accept
ed after fifty-six years. Dallin is now Is
and he is commissioned to execute his
plaster model in bronze for the Paul Rev.
ere Mall in Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-09

number Of alternate silver and
zinc disks. and placed Q piece Of
cloth nloistened with brine be-
tween every other disc A dis
tinct shock was felt. It was the
lirst real battery. Frog legs has
tened this achievement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-09
A Thought for Today

wherefore comfort yourselves together, ana
edify one another, even as also ye dol Thes-
aalonians Sill.
It Is little thing to speak phrase OF COM
mon comfort, which by daily use has almost lost
sense: and yet on the ear Of him who thought
to die unmourned, 1t will fall like the choicest
mUsic.-Talfourd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-09
BIZ GEORGE ROSS

New York, Jan. Q - Alexander
Korda, the British film genius
who Is devoting his energies to
photoplays on ennbattlcd Eng
lands behalf, told an eerie tale
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-09
Washington Merry Go-Round
DREW Pc "A e s o N
ROBERT s. ALLEN

inside Revets on
the Navy retap Colonel Frank The Chicago publisher ana G1b
meeting took in the Oval
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-09

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR
Do not say, "Wood, steel and
brass is the material used in
this structure; say, fare the
materials"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
May Want Carpenters
For Army Cantonment

HELENA.-Carpenters from Mon
tana may be called on shortly TO
assist in the construction of the
army's big new cantonment near Ia
coma, Wash, according to informa-
ton Just received by Barclay Craig
head. chairman of the Unemploy-
ment Compensation Commission OF
Montana.
While no order for these workers
has yet been received, the Montana
State Employment Service has been
asked to make an immediate sur
vey of the number and location OF
journeyman carpenters who will be
available for work at the Tacoma
camp.
It is estimated that the jobs will
last for two and a half to three
months and the present wage scale
is $l331s per hour for a 40-hour
week. Successful applicants must
be paid up members of the carpen-
tiers union, must be citizens OF the
United States or must have. first
citizenship papers. They will be
required to provide their own tools,
Work is expected to begin about
December Is and Mr.. Craighead adj
vises that all qualified Montana car.
penters who may be interested ir
the Tacoma job call at the nearest
Montana State Employment service
offices for information and regis
/ frqtlOn
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
Beauty Lover

Beauty Lover.
First Motorist: | love the beauties
of the countryside.
Second Motorist. So do !. Some
times | even give 'em lift
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
566-Hen Flock Averages
21.8 Eggs Per Hen

BOZEMAN.-Starti off t he
new extension poultry demonstra-
ton farm year, the flock owned by
Forrest Markle of Sidney was high
for production among flocks of more
than 100 hens. for the month of Oc-
tober, according to Harriette E.
Cushman, extension poultry spe-
cialist at Montana State College.
Mr.. Markle's flock Of $50 hens
laid total of l2.l73 eggs or an av-
erage of 2l.8 eggs per hen.
Ranking first among flocks of
less than 100 hens was that Of Mrs.
Katherine Guentner of Cascade
county. Her SO hens laid a total of
1880 eggs or an average of 1871 eggs
per hen.
In the breeding classification the
top flock was that owned by F. H.
Walden of Miles City. His hens laid
an average of 1913 eggs per hen
during the month.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
Veteran of River Ferry
Fights New Toll Span

BIGELOW, MO.-The new $751;
900 toll bridge recently, constructed
across the Mississippi river here has
been hailed as a fine thing by nearly
everyone but Henry Olson.
Olson has been operating ferry
boat at point near the bridge for
more than 30 years.
The Betty L and have been
ferrying people across this river for
a long time" Olson said shortly
after the new bridge was dedicated
and opened to traffic. And we in
tend to continue.
IF we can't compete with the
bridge, then Wen 60 down fighting
I'll cut my prices below the toll
charged by the operators OF the
bridge"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
Asks Stote
For $50, 900
Continued from Page IL

many Montana citizens have come TO
the conclusion that.
|. Advertising the state is leglt-
innate and indispensable state func-
2. 1t should be financed from state
funds.
3. 1t should be undertaken, If pos
sible. without additional taxation
and without dipping into the State
General Fund.
Fortunately, bill has been pre-
pared for presentation at the next
legislative session, which meets
these conditions. This bill merely
authorizes the State Highway Com
mission to spend $50 900 year TO
advertise Montanas superior rec
reational resources.
This money is to come out of rev.
enues already being collected IN the
form of gasoline taxes.
Furthermore, the bill expressly
provides that this appropriation
shall not be permitted to increase
the 8 per cent administrative ex-
pense already authorized by law.
The Highway Commission IS al
ready operating on basis OF less
than per cent for administration
This $4,000 a year will not raise
the percentage to more than 3 per
cent.
Bear in mind.
| (A) Tourist business is a strictly
cash crop. All goods and services
are paid for Immediately on de-
livery.
| OBJ Tourists now pay us about
81 900 900 in gas taxes each year
Even more is needed to take care
OF our S85. 100000 invested in 5000
miles OF Federal Aid highways
Only gasoline taxes can pay fol
maintenance and new construction
(C) Although more than S20,000,-
| 900 goes into the pockets of Mon
tana citizens from tourists, this
amount could be doubled or trip
| led if Montana would invest in adj
vertising an appropriate sum o.
| money based upon its population
and in proportion to similar amount.
appropriated for this purpose By
other western states. (Thirty leigh
of the forty-eight states have such
approprlatoins)
(D1 Tourists often become perma
nent residents Of Montana. Our 81
dude ranches in particular have al
ready attracted people of means who
have invested substantial sums. il
the state. By 1889, $5,7l5,000 hae
been so invested by dude rancl
guests. lin Sweet Grass count,
alone, S640.000 had been SO invest
ed. In nearby counties, IL Eastern
ers invested S796,000)
Finally, do not forget: This bill
means.
|. No additional taxation of an,
kind
| 2. No money taken from the Stat
General Fund.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
Long-Lived Animals Rare,
Not Common, Officials Say

Stories about animals with av-
erage lifespans7 of 100, $50, or even
200 years are usually flights of
someone's Imagination, declare Of
ficials of the Fish and Wildhfe
Service, United States Department
of the Interior. LAS matter of
fact. one scientist said, man prob
ably has a higher life expectancy
rate than any other animal known,
with the possible exception of the
tortoise
Available information is made
quate for establishing definite av-
erages, the scientists pointed out,
because little work has been done
on the life span of annals, but con-
servative observers make estimates
far below the popular idea.
In some instances, it is suspect
ed, long-lived animals like the ele-
plants are credited with being
much older than they actually are
because of errors in records handed
down from one owner to another
1t is thought that animals probably
live longer in captivity than In the
wild
The elephants life span has beer
set at 100 or more years, but records
show that it is between 40 and 81
on the average The Oldest RECORD
for an elephant in captivity is Il
years, as reported in the Journa
of the Bombay Natural History So
ciety in 1888.
Most tortoses, it is believed, &c
to their happy hunting grounds be
tween their 50th and 60th birth
days, although cases of extreme ole
age have been reported
Among other animals whose av
erage life span is debunked are thu
following. Falcons, credited will
living as long as lb2 years, are be
lieved to live only to TO- A vultur'
iI8 years old is far older than mos
of its brothers and sisters, who &C
cording to some observers, die be
tween the ages of is and 20. Gold
en- eagles more likely live to be /
or 20, not 100, swans Is, instead 0
100, and geese Is to 20, instead Q
200 years. The parrots reputed llf
span Of 200 years dWindles to abou
II. while 40-year-old crocodile
can be said to have lived 4 time
longer than the average membe
of the clan.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
Device Howls Warning
IF Metal Gets Near Saw

DURHAM, N. H.-A machine that
howls when it detects a spike or
other metal object buried in logs
has been invented as a result OF
the 1888 New England hurricane.
Mill workers reported trouble
saving the fallen timber until the
device was developed by the forest
service radio laboratory at Port
land, Ore. The pieces OF metal
damaged saws, slowed work and
endangered workers.
The machine resembles porta-
BILE radio set. 1t has earphones
and an exploring coil on a six-foot
wire. The operator examines each
log with the coil before it goes to
the saw.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
New Log Church
Full GOSPEL Assembly.

Sunday school 10 a. m. Glasses
for all ages.
Sunday morning worship ii
o'clock. Special speaker.
Christ Ambassadors service $50
p. m
Sunday night service at 7:45
Thursday evening Bible study and
prayer in the home of c. Parker,
Dakota avenue, 7:45 O'Clock.
Tuesday night prayer service in
the home Of r. Albert, Troy.
We welcome you to attend our
services.
REV. F. A. DALTON,
Pastor.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
Moose Lodge Has Christmas Party

Members of the Moose lodge, their
wives and children gathered at the
lodge hall Friday evening to their
annual Christmas tree. A short
program took up the first part of
the evening and was greatly en-
joyed by all. Following this feature
gifts were distributed to the chill.
dren.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
I,uckIieSt Clover

WILLIMANTIC, COMMON sim
gle clover plant, Miss Zelda Him.
melstein found three with three
leaves, IA with four leaves, eight
with FIVE leaves, one with six leaves
and one with seven leaves.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26

Grand Vizier.-"How's your good
wife this morning."
Sultan:-"Eh? Oh, to be sure.
Ell suppose she's all right. Have
mt seen her for month"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
NOTICE.

Stores of this city will be closed
New Years day.
MERCHANTS COMMITTEE.
LIBBY COMMERCIAL CLUB.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-26
That Explains Ii.

Kitty. Whenever I'm down in the
dumps, buy myself a new hat.
Cat. Oh, SO that's where you get
them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
1ELEGRApHIC BOWLING TO
 START MONDAY
Juneau and Keithikdn Elks Mems 5 and Women's
 Teams fo Compete

A telegraphic bowling match be- tween Juneau and Ketchikan Elks will begin here Monday evening Competition will be between both mems and women's teams.
 Five evenings next week the local teams, each consisting of five bow lers, will bowl three games. Bowling is scheduled for Monday. Tuesday Thursday, Friday and Saturday ey- enings. with women to bowl at 7:3C o'clock and men at 8.30.
 Top men bowlers of the league from whom the team members will be picked, are Dr. Archie Stewart Mike Ugrin, Bob Duckworth. Hary Iffert, Claude Carnegie, Bob Kauf- man and Leonard Holmquist.
 Ranking women bowlers are Mrs Martin Lavenik, Mrs. Tom Petrich Mrs Harry Sperling, Mrs. Dolly Kaufman, Mrs. Klondy Dufresne Mrs. Armond Duncan and Mrs. Ike Taylor.