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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
The Shadow of Herbert Hoover

Characterizing Herbert Hoover's latest speech in Philadelphia the Louisville Courier-Journal says, "It was one long vail of defeatism and spiritual comprom- tse. It matched exactly the mood which led France to her grace" Thus did MT. Hoover oblige when the Republican Party was indignantly denying Henry Wallace's charge that it was the party of appease- ment And the curious circumstance IS that MT. Willkie has not repudiated the speaker.
 Like shadow Hoover dogs the path of the Republican Party. Turn where it will, it cannot lose that shadow. It hovered over Landon's campaign in 1886. Since 1882 it has sat in at every party conference table. In 1888 the Republi- can Party in Connecticut revived 1t by inviting Hoover to campaign here. In 194O Hoover delivered the keynote ad- dress at the Republican National Con- vention. When the balloting began he held court in his hotel room where emiSsaries from rival candidates sought his support At Colorado Springs he bobbed up as an adviser to MT. Willkie. And now the speech at the University of Pennsylvania
 Future historians may seek for sources in the politics of this decade, but it is doubtful if many of them will note the strong influence Mr. Hoover has yielded in the Republican Party after he left the presidency. Those who do note it will find it's explanation a baffling task. Should the Republican Party be unsuc- cessful in this years national election, the chances are great that MT. Hoover will retain his place in party councils by campaigning in Connecticut or some other state in 1942.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
Selected Poem
HooFBEATs IN THE DARK

(Grace Lee Kenyon in the Poets Column
 Hartford CouranD My roads country road, out beyond the town, Stony and rutted and dry. My house is on a hilltop, all that can see Is the clean sweep of fields and woods and sky. That's why love to hear the hoofbeats of horse And the wheels of a wagon, on the road; creaking old buggy with 8 slim, trotting mare, Or heavy team a-drawing of a load. Listenl Clickl sharp tap of hoofs An iron tire throwing of spark How love to hear it. in the lonely night, horse and wagon passing in the dark. My roads still road, I'm silent man, But have friends on every Side Running brooks birds and swift scared deer, Gay flowers in the meadows wide. Still, like to hear horse a-coming up the road, And to know there's someone travelling my way; Coming, with those hoofbeats, creak of leather
 gear,
 And, oftentimes a friendly little neigh. Listenl Hear it! the steel click of hoofs, The scrape of wheel on a stone; How love to hear it, on the quiet hill, Nights when I'm sitting there alone. My roads narrow road upon windy hill, It's quiet but never seem to mind, For friendly hoofbeats passing now and then, Tell me I'm still among my kind. When the wind is signing through the solemn pines Snugly meath my rafters lie, Listening for the creaking and the hoofbeats that
 love-
 And the scrape of wheels a-rOlling by. Listen! Clickl A sharp tap of hoofs, An Iron tire throwing of . spark: How love to hear it. in the lonely night. horse and wagon, passing in the dark.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

it's an amazing one possible only through great forward strides by medical science. After the blood has been given, the red and white corpuscles are whirled out of it. it's then mixed with a saline solution and put on ice until used. All this would have been impossible in the last war.
 Typically American, too, is the list of donors. German refugees, Italian anti FascistS, Russian Jews = mixture that could be found only in the American melting pot. One unidentified donor summed it up this way: "Blue blood, or red blood -- it all democratic blood. Giving it this way is lot easier on us than 1t would be to give it wholesale"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
OLD SHOP HAND THINKS NEW DEALS SERVICES ARE NO
 LONGER WANTED
Waterbury, Conn. September 30, 194O

Editor of the Democrat:
 I am just an old shop hand, a shoe maker at that. I suppose l should stick to my last, as the say- ing goes, but after being in this world good number of years I find that the only time I get any recog- hilton is when go to buy something and at election time. 50 am all puffed up about it, and with your kind permission, will use your paper to give expressions to my feelings. Since it is near election time l think I'll talk about that. Everybody else is doing it and since really do mean something now, why not. l won't get another chance in four or six years or probably never again. So here goes.
 Now being an old shop hand I found out that just as long as do the things that are expected Of me and for which I am paid hold my job. In other words I produce to the satisfaction of those who employ me. But, just as soon as fail to do this, get the gate. and how. Now then-we, the people are employers too. We employ men to represent us in Washington, pay them too, 1 everyone of them, from the pres- ident down, and good wages too. We hire them to do a job for us. Should we treat them any different than our employers treat us? No, no, a thousand times no. While we don't stand over them like some of our employers do, they are hired to manage our affairs as provided by the constitution and they swear under oath that they will so do. But do they?
 | ! don't have to go into detail about how well these men are serv- ing us. Everyone knows that billions of dollars were spent on relief which did not relievea They not only ran Lout of money but found the alpha bet lacking, too. Experiment after experiment was tried; these also failed and finally such a mess was created, and this being election year something had to be done, and quick too, to make the people forget the I AACoO WC aAC <AAAu bAAC V44AJ W0J left was to fall back on the time worn remedy, war, or war scare. No- thing like war to absorb idle men and start false sense of prosperity in the minds of the people. The masses are ignorant. Throw them a crumb of bread when they are hungry and they will soon forget that a short time ago they were starv- ing, also the forces that were the cause of 1t.
 Why all this hustle and hustle to ! prepare for defense NOW. Why wasn't 1t done years ago. We are told that we are the best informed people in the world. Are we? What were our ambassadors doing in Eu- rope since the last war7 Why did they fail to recognize what was zoe ing on? Why were we not infofmed2 Surely all of the threats, real or inc ! aginary, aganist our security didn't manifest themselves just before this election. And why aren't we pre- pared as VIC should have been bee fore thisf Isn't that what we hired these men in Washington to watch out for. Of course Wo did, but tho fact remains that tiley didn't do it' Ag fer co I can see al they have given ur tn return for our money
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
Farm Prosperity-Made to Order

There's something little nerve-wrack- ing about this thing they call the Farm Problem Primarily the objective of the farmer is pretty much the same as that of the man in the factory. Both want fair return for their labor. But there is one difference: In addition to being working man, the farmer is business man in his own right, providing his own capital, Shouldering his own overhead, seeking his own markets And in that difference lies the Farm Problem.
 When the depression came, the federal government decided that since both business, through the Reconstruction Fi- nance Corporation, anG the working man, through work-relief agencies were being given governmental assistance, the farmer, as combination of both, was en- titled to some help So Uncle Sam stepped in to see what could be done. Well, here's what the situation looks like today: Of all the major crops in the United States, only two-Soy beans and oatS-are un- supported by federal loans. Soy bean farmers, however, are clamoring for gov ernmental loans. And it may be only question of time before .oat-raisers decide that they better see about this pot-of-gold business.
 The purpose of these loans? To keep prices up. Ordinarily, by the time farm er harvests his crop, he is pretty nearly broke. He's got to unload and take what he can get to carry him through the winter and to pay off mortgages and ln- tereSt. But if Uncle Sam steps in and lets him have some money on account, based on the current market price of whatever he's raising, the farmer can store his pro- duce until the market price rises.
 It looks good, but there's one other side of the picture. The defense commission recently reported that one-third of the na- tion is under-nourished And according to Bruce Cation, Washington columnist, the farmers domestic market would be worth about billion dollars more than It is today if every person were able to buy as much food as family with an income of $100 month normally buys.
 Which means that every time farm prices go up, under the current setup, the folks in the lower one-third can afford to buy just so much less of the food products they need. Which in turn means that sur pluses increase, and prices must continue to be kept up by artificial means. Where will it all end up? How long can Ameri- can economy go on in this vicious circle? At best, it's guess, and yours is as good as anyone else's.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
In Today's Mail

and our sweat is big debt and . bigger headache. After all the bil- lions spent we find that things are just as the present administration found them, the only difference that we have to spend more billions to defend our shores.
 Some will say that things are picking up, prosperity is here again at last they have founo solution to our problems, let's give them an- other chance. To that say. remem- Der that this is just another shot iii the arm. We are paying for it and will pay more as time goes on. It will stop as soon as the war or war scare, and perchance the election, are over. This reckless spending can't and won't last. We couldn't stand it very long and remain a re- public, free people. To continue means dictatorship with all its abuses. It can't be anything else. And if this sudden wave of false prosperity does stop suddenly do you think for minute that we are go- ing back to real bona fide pros perity, the kind that is brought about by honest endeavor where every man that is able will have a job and a home he can call his own? Don't kid yourselves, not If this administration is retained in Washington. And why not, you ask me. Simply because they have failed and will go right back to where they left of. More doles, more confisca- ton, more spending, more taxation, and to find ways and means to iii- crease our alphabet by adding more letters So that they can have more names for their new experiments with the same results that we have witnessed for the past eight years and then another war if this one doesn't last that long.
 Yes, that's what an old shop hand thinks and writes in old shop hand language. The present administra- tion in Washington may have good hearts and captivating smiles but we need men with brains who under stand and can solve our problems Our answer to them in November should be - your services are nc longer required. We find you in competent, wasteful, neglectful ir fulfilling the duties of your owr branch of government as provided by our constitution. If we don'i make this change just remember that we asked for 1t. They can'i help us because they don't know how. We know that. If they knew how, why didn't they do it eighi years ago I am, respectfully yours. AN OLD SHOP HAND.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
Current Comment

It is of immediate national con- cern that there should be an auth oritative determination of the extent to which. the eountry's need should place 1t at the mercy of it's con- tractors.
 --Francis Riddle, solicitor-general.
 
 France will become again what she never should have ceased to be ---an essentially agricultural nation. Like tho giant in the fable, she will regahn her strength through renew cd contact with the earth. Marshal petain. No. 1 man of France
 ~ C. .. The ability to work steadily for olaht hours is not 6 natural posseB- sion: lt hes io Do acquired. --Nducaiors' report Co the American Youth oomminslon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
Questions
 and Answers
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 RncInss . shreo.cent stamp e0s reuly when addreEsing any uueB- tion q fact 0r information to Che ygaterhury Democrnt's jervice Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given. nor can extended research b un- taken. Be sure an mail lS ad- dressed to The WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE RU. REAU, l013 Thirteenth Street
 THE EDITOR.
 @. What is the name of the ar- tifcial lak- formed by Boulder Dam?
 A, Lake Mead.
 e. If inhabitants of Puerto Rice are United States citizens, why can't they vote for President?
 A. Because, under the Constitu- tion, only the States may choose Presidential Electors, and Puerto 6tlC0 ID 4CkAAUVAyp INV = 0SeS~~s No inhabitants of Territories or or the District of Columbia can vote for President.
 o. Where is Mrs. Calvin Coolidge living and is she doing any public work?
 A. She is living in Northampton, Mass, and it was reported recently that she accepted the honorary chairmanship of committee there to collect money for the Queen Wil- helmina Fund to aid victims of the NaN invasion of The Netherlands.
 o. Who played the leading roles in the film version of the play, "Rain"2
 A. "Rain was filmed in 1892 with Joan Crawford, William Gargan and Walter Huston in the cast. In 1928, it was produced as a silent picture under the title of Sadie Thompson" featuring Gloria Swan- son, Lionel Barrymore and others.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

moves probably will take the fol- lowing lines:
 1. Hitler will occupy the rest of France, which will give him important French ports on the Mediterranean, such as Toulon and MarSeilies.
 2. Acting in cooperation with Spain, Hitler and Mussolini will launch Q drive against Gibraltar and probably will be able to take it..
 3. Italian forces will bomb the Suez Canal from the air in an attempt to damage it suf- ficiently so that British ships cannot pass through. This would bottle up the British fleet in the Mediterranean.
 l. Italian and Nazi forces will attempt to drive through
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

buffeting his body-cuffing it, pom meling it every day until he brought it into subjection. Paul found that the most cantankerous. obstinate, perverse man he met in his minis try was himself, and he handled that rec 'citrant figure with un- gloved hands. Jesus counsel was. Reform yourself first. Pull the beam out of your own eye, and then you will be able to remove the mote from your brothers eye.
 Every honest man must agree with Moody--the person who gives him the worst trouble is himself. We are the cause of most of our dis- tress. We can never influence oth- CTS until we have subjected ourselves to the disciplines involved in seif- control. The old Greek proverb was, "A man may conquer ten thousand in battle. but he that conquers himself is the greater vic- tor"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
YOU'RE FIRED! HERE'S WHY

Files of the Social Security Board have some odd bits of evidence on the reasons why men get fired from their jobs.
 Under the law, a discharged worker is entitled to unemployment | compensation unless he is fired for his own misconduct. Files of the board are full of hearings before the various state appeal boards, in which divers ex-workers have sought to show that they were fired through no fault of their own.
 Prize case, perhaps, is that of a hotel elevator operator who got let out for giving a fellow employe the "hot foot" He was held not guilty of misconduct; his ex-boss, incidentally, backed his plea.
 Less lucky was warehouse employe who called his boss a lot of bad names over the phone while talking to fellow employe; boss was listening in. The Texas appeal board held this was misconduct.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

the Near East, cutting off Bri- tish oil supplies in Mosul and Iraq.
 While U. s. observers abroad have pretty good information that this is the Axis program, the question of whether it will suc- ceed is another matter. The pro- posed operations in France, Spain and Gibraltar probably will be successful, but the drive on Egypt and the Near East is not so simple.
 So far the Italians have not shown she ability to do it alone, and if they are to succeed they will need major support from Hit Ter.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
Blood for Britain

The blood of more than $500 Ameri- nans has been given to aid the English forces in the Battle of Britain. That manv friends of democracy have do- 8led a pint of blood each to be sent to &rikish hospitals, where it will be used for TansfusIon to injured soldiers and EiF'||Hne.
 s generous, American project. Also.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
Daily Almanac
Iets 0:25 D. m.

Moon sets 6:25 D. iil.
 Sun rises 6:lo Q. m: sets 6:3S ?. m.
 An vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 The new moon phase occurred between and 6 o'clock yesterday morning. It came right In with northeast storm warnings and storm warnings will be general for the next seven oF eight days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
A Thought for Today

The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be Smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven days.-DeuterOnOmy |S:7.
 Christ never used anything that looked like force or violence but once, and that was to drive bad men out of the temple, not to drive them in,-Jortin,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

ain the 5O-odd "dying f o r t. i,esses" now in the service of the army air corps.
 What is being a t t e m p t e d
 = especially by the William AL len White corn- mittee = is to make available to Britain the flying fortresses which are now under col1struc-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

] man IS SaClSned with himself, toss- les his head and declares that he lis about as good las his neighbors land has managed Ito keep out of jail .so far, he will end .up with just about
 t he kind of achievement he | deserves, which Twill be a pretty
 'low-grade variety.
 St, Paul spoke of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

1. Do fish breathe under water? 3. woodrow Wilson's father was a blacksmith, clergyman or dentist? 3. Was Vermont one of the thir- teen original states?
 4. Name the three Fates?
 5. Pago Pago is the capital of which U. S. possession?
 6. Does a five-cent piece or a penny contain the most copper?
 T. When and where was the first Monday in September first cele- brated as Labor day in the United States?
 8. Did the New York Yankees purchase Babe Ruth from the Bos- ton Red Sox or the Boston Braves? g. Of what race was Genghis Khan?
 10. pr. Lee De Forest is called the Father of -----"?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

s. army. The understanding is that about a dozen of these giant bomb- CTS are now ready for delivery with approximately 70 more due to be finished by Jan. l. The White committee hopes that the administration can be persuaded to release the manufacturers SO that these planes may be sent to Brit ain; it isn't agitating for delivery of planes now in service, nor is t asking that the famous bomb sight be turned over.
 Importance of these huge bonlb- CTS to Britain is that they would make intensive bombing of Berlin and other German cities much easier, because of their long range and great carrying capacity.
 Memo: Look for a concerted drive this winter to modify the neutrality law and repeat the Johnson act banning loans to
 foreign governments which haven't paid their World War
 debts. Understanding is that
 before so terribly long the Brit
 ish will run out of ready cash.
 A big push to make credit avail
 able will then be in order.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
Washington Merry Go-Round
NA s1EvisA -
DREW PEAR SON ROBERT 8. ALLEN

The iron and steel embargo finally shut the be drastic ban
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D.
BRINGING ONES SELF INTO
 SUBJECTION

Dwight L. Moody used to say that he had more trouble with himself than with any man he had ever met.
 This indicated the depth and breadth of Moody's nature. For if
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

@. Did President of the United States refuse to aid in the estab- lishment of the American Red Cross, and who was President when the Act granting 1t federal charter was passed?
 A. Clara Barton, in her efforts to establish the Red Cross in the Unit ed States, went to Presidents Grant and Hayes, both of whom refused to help her. President Garfield was about to grant her request when he was assassinated. President Ar thur, in one of his first official acts, presented the matter to Congress in December, 1881. The articles of incorporation were granted by Con- gress in 1882.
 c. Are more persons employed in the service of the Federal Govern ment now than at any previous l time?
 A. As of June 30, 194O, 1,0l1,068 persons were employed in the Fed eral Executive Civil Service, and that is the first time in history that government employment has ex- ceeded one million. The previous peak was 987,857 in December, 1889. e. Was New York City shaken by a severe earthquake in the sos? A. One of the most severe earth quakes along the Atlantic seaboard occurred on Sunday, August 10, 1884, and it was felt from Rich mond, Va, to Portland, Me. Some walls and plaster cracked, and a mirror was broken in Jamaica, Long Island.
 O. What is the wing-spread and length of the Pan American, Allan tic-type clippers?
 A. They have a wing-spread of | 152 feet and are 109 feet long.
 @. Is there any way to treat win dow screens to make the interior of
 the house less visible from the out side?
 A. Give the screen a coat of thin,
 white paint.
 If you want copy of the book
 let, "YOUR NEWSPAPER" send to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir-
 teenfh Street, Washington, D. c.
 Enclose four cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, T an taking piano.; say, 'pianO lessons"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

If you want copy of the book let, ssYOUR NEWSPAPER" send to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir- teenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose four cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
What's Your I. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

@. Is there any way to treat win- dow screens to make the interior of the house less visible from the out side?
 A. Give the screen 8 coat of thin, white paint.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
National 
BY BRUCE CATION

BY BRUCE CAPTION Waterbury Democrat Washington Correspondent
 Washington. oct. 2-Contrary to what you may have heard, nobody in particular is trying to get the D. s. government to give Great Brit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

O. What is the wing and length of the Pan American, Allan tic-type clippers?
 A. They have a wing-spread Of 152 feet and are 109 feet long.