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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-04
Tiptoeing Through the Tulips

New York City has what virtually
amounts to tulip scandal on its hands.
The city has just been made aware Of the
fact that thousands of tulip bulbs will
not send forth blossoms this spring to
gladden. the eyes and the hearts OF those
who might choose to wander along upper
Riverside Drive. The Garden of million
Tulips is a flop; there'll only be few
hundred tulips in blossom. The rest are
dead washed away or rotted where they
were planted last fall by Park Depart
ment employees,
The situation now bids fair to become
an international incident for park Off
Gals don't want to be blamed for what
has happened and are shifting the bur-
den of responsibility to the bulbs them
selves. Originally poor soil and drainage
were blamed for the poor showing Of the
plants Now the Park Department says
the bulbs were bad to begin with. The
bulbs, let 1t be known, were gift to the
city by the Netherlands government and
will those Holanders be mad when they
hear about the Americans disparaging
their bulbs.
OF the million bulbs given TO the city
by Netherlands 100000 of them were set
out between Riverside Drive and the
Henry Hudson Parkway between 83rd
and 10th Streets. Some went to Central
Park, to the Bronx Botanical Gardens,
and 10000 are out at the Worlds Fair.
All these latter bulbs are doing very well,
which might explode any theory of the
other bulbs being bad But park OFF,
Gals claim those set out along the drive
were stored longer than the others and
didn't 60 into the ground until January
20 and ensuing days.
All of which Is unfortunate Perhaps
next year the cty's tulip beds alongside
the drive can be started at the proper
season and then time will tell If they
are located properly or require better
drainage, For the present the city will
have to content itself with partial WIS.,
ion of what 1t would like to see in tulip
splendor and magnitude.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-04

Although Waterbury hasn't gone deeply
into the subject of parking meters, the
subject Is one which probably will come
up for frequent discussion here In the
coming months. Gradually the idea Is
spreading through Connecticut and the
funny thing, to this writer, about 1t Is
that most of the communities where they
are trying out the meters like them. New
Haven started to sputter about their In
stallation, but the squall died away with
startling suddenness and now you
wouldn't even know the city had them
unless you went down there and started
to park along some of the central thor
oughfares Bridgeport Is also enthusi-
astic about the meters without so much
as an advance trial. And Hartford Is
supposed to be sold, although few years
ago the Capital City tried them out
and cast them aside If Hartford falls IN
line, how can Waterbury be far behind
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-04

/. What colored singer took over
the leadership of Chick Webb's Or
chestra when Webb died last sum-
mer?
2. Name the Goth President Of the
United States.
8. Name the capital |of Puerto
Rico.
4. What Is the name Of a small
Spanish coin worth about 6 cents
and used extensively In the y. 8
during the Civil War?
S. Which of these stars, RigG,, 81.
RUS or Capella Is known as the
Dog Starr"
6. Which cabinet officer is a can.
didate for Governor of his State?
7. Whom did william Green sue
coed as President of the American
Federation of Labor?
8. What is the average number Of
heart beats per minute of an adult?
8. Who wrote the THE Last Days
of Pompeii?"
10. What Is the name for the for
mer custom Of cremation OF a living
widow on her husbands funeral
pyre in India2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-04


hoped market prices would 90 up
10 the rs per cent level said he
wasn't abandoning the idea OF par
lty, and that future events may
call for some appropriation TO this
end"
All the Senate did was walk
through that door, egged on BY such
leaders as Senators Russell, Bank
head and Lee. on past performance,
II was even fairly moderate. THUS
For the 1899 fiscal year, Congress
gave the department Of agriculture
81, 1870, 1860 including $2l2,000,-
600 for parity. For 1910, II voted
81 ,274 ,005 ,000 including 1925 100000
for parity. What the Senate did
was raise q budget estimate OF
1887 $50 900 TO 1922, 1854 900, including
$2l2 100000 for parity; In addition,
900 for rural identification and
1t authorized RFC 10 lend 100000
farm tenancy.
ECONOMY ALMOST
FRIENDLESS
Real eeonomizers are few, when
the farmer Is concerned and IT'S
election year. In the Senate, only
Byrd OF Virginia made O real fight
against this increase. In the House,
you can bank Oh Woodrum OF Vir-
glnia and Taber OF New York, but
the chances are the House will over
ride them,
II Is what Is apt to follow the
farm bill that Is important.
A move TO boost the WPA appro-
prlation Is gaining Roadway. The
budget calls for approximately 81
000,000,00 for this purpose; II Is
figured this would keep an average
OF 1895, 900 people Oh the rolls. AL
ready Congressman Cochran of Mis-
souri, has demanded that the APP
preparation be made big enough to
care for million additional persons
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-04

ing the United States clear Of war. But
we presume to guess that the war IN Eu-
rope is now in stage Of bitterness which
does not lend itself to settlement by a
circle of men evolving hare-brained pub
Lefty schemes in the comfortable chairs
of Pittsburgh's Duquesne Club"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-04
SAFETY SUITS
Boston Post)

Seamen exposed Dy war to in
creased sea hazards are giving up
their traditional oilskins for a new
dual-purpose outfit which serves
either as rubber raincoat or life
saving suit. A buoyant material In
the vest keeps the wearer afioat, in
definitely. The invention was intro
duced In Sweden, but now many
shipowners are supplying their
crews with the suits. Although a
product of wartime necessity, 1t
may well become seamen's per-
manent equipment, for even In
peace times the sea Is dangerous
working partner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-04
daily Almanac

Moon rises 4:30 a. IN. daylight time).
Sun rises SAT a. M; sets 75l p. m. day
light time).
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
There is going TO be lot OF this disagree
able weather In May just as there was in
April. The month. however will be progress
sively warmer, so see to your gardening when
the opportunity presents itself
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-04

ly In the efforts to keep italy
neutral. He also does O lot Of
backstage speech writing and
economic research for Roosevelt,
and probably sees more OF the
President than Mr.. Hull himself.
No matter what his !ail!ngs,
the ineffable Adolf will always be
remembered by the diplomatic
corps for one remark he made
when Poland was invaded.
1.-THE difficulty with Europe"
remarked foreign ambassador
TO Berle, "is that his war will
lead TO world revolution"
To which Bcrle replied: "Mr.
Ambassador, this Is the world
revolution"
Copyright. 1910, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-04
Press Comment
AN OPERATIC GREAT
Boston POST

Boston POST
Mime. Luisa Tetrazzini, who died
In Rome yesterday, was one of the
greatest sopranos Of all time. She
had a voice equil to the very best,
and opera lovers will have thrilling
memories of her wondrous singing.
Like most great singers, she was
not an actress of merit, but her
voice made up for this handicap.
It Is said that she died In deep
poverty. Her earnings over long
period were very large, but, like
some other stars. she dissipated
them all by reckless speculations
and her late years were passed as
the keeper of a boarding house.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-04

Folsom Preston, widow OF Grover
Cleveland, have been voted PEN
sions by act OF Congress.
@. Name some OF the motion pic
lures IN which jeffrey Lynn has APP
peared.
A. when Were You BornP",
COWBOY from Brooklyn" -Four
Daughters" Eyes. My Darling
Daughter" -Four Wives "A Child
Is Born" 1.-THE Fighting 6oth," "The
Roaring Twenties" and 1T All Came
True"
@. Can an object be wider than
II Is long2
A. It depends upon the meaning
of the terms. Strictly speaking,
length OF an object Is greater than
It's width. Whenever the width Is
increased TO such an extent that It
Is greater than the length, the width
becomes the length and the length
becomes the width However, the
terms often imply more than mere
dimensions. For instance, the length
OF fish Is generally taken TO be
the distance from the tip OF It's nose
to the tip Of Its tail, regardless OF
Its width. II Is conceivable that o
blowflsh might be wider than II Is
long. Then again, height Is often
equivalent TO length irrespective OF
actual dimensions For instance,
IN measuring window sash, the
height Is referred 10 rs the length
even when " Is less than the width.
@. When was the Royal dorgf
bridge In Colorado, the highest sus'
pension bridge In the world built
A. During the spring and sum-
mer Of 1923
@. Where are the actual records
OF all persons covered by the Social
Security act kept2
A. The name, number and wage
record, OF all persons covered by the
act are on file In the Social Security
Board, Accounting Operations Di.
vision, Gambler Building, Baltimore,
Md.
q. Can more than one invention
be claimed In o patent applications
A. Where several distinct inven.
lions depend upon each other and
mutually contribute TO produce a
single result, they may be claimed
Oh one application.
@. How Far Is the planet Venus
from the earth at present?
A. About 100000 miles,
@. have just read, In book
by q we'll known author, the phrase
"as best as he can" Is that gram
mattcalp
A. 1t Is perfectly correct locu-
ton, although uncommon. The omis-
sion of the second "as' Is COLO
quail, but generally accepted by
linguists.
II you want copy Of the book
let "Home Repairs" send TO the
Waterbury Democrats Washing
ton Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth street,
Washington, ID. G. Enclose 10 cents
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-04

crops - cotton,
wheat, corn, to-
bacco and rice.
II would cost too
much TO give him
full parity, so the
goal shot OF Is rs
per cent OF the
io00-l4 average.
Although r. D.
r. didn't include
any money for
parity payments
IN The current
budget, he left
the door open by
I 49,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-04
A Thought for Today

let the heaven and earth praise him, the
eeas. and every thing that moveth therein.-
Psalm 09:N.
There Is God in science God In history,
and q God In conscience, and these three are
one,-Joseph Cook.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-04
National
Spotlight
BY BRUCE CATION
Waterbury Democrat Washington
Correspondent

(WhterDury DemOcrht washington
Correspondent
Washington, May 4-The dust
hasn't settled yet, but when 1t does
there Is every chance that Congress
will be found 10 have ditched econ
omy for good.
The Senates action In hiking the
farm bill did more than just wreck
that one chance for big saving,
IT was a wry-paver for more wreck
age later.
PARITY" NEVER
ABANDONED
What happened to the farm bill
was perfectly simple.
In 1898 Congress voted that the
farmer ought TO get close to the
l009-l4 average price on FIVE basic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-04

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR
DO not say, "Of the men,
women and children, the lat
ter come FIRST; say last
named" Latter like former
applies only 10 one Of two
things.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-04
Washington Go-Round s sss'' ,s.. s..,,

A. A h o al BaM
WASHINGTON -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-04

@. Does the federal government
automatically provide pensions for
former presidents Of the United
States and for widows OF former
presidents2
A. No automatic pension Is pro-
vided for either However, all widows
Of presidents except Mrs. Frances
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-04

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn TO last page
for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-04
THE EDITOR.

@. Who wrote "A wise man Is
never less alone than when he ID
alone2"
A. Jonathan Swift, In his "Es-
say on the Faculties Of the Mind"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-04

II you want a copy Of the book
let "Home Repairs" send TO the
Waterbury Democrats Washing
ton Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth street,
Washington, ID. G. Enclose 10 cents
In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-04

and Answers
RY rREDERIo M. KERBY

Enclose n three. cent stamp TOR
reply when addressing any cues.
ton Of fact or information 70 The
Waterbury Democrats Service Bu.
reau at Washington. Legal and
medical advice cannot be given,
nor can extended research be nm.
taken. Be sure ell mail Is ads
dressed 10 The WATERBURY,
DEMOCRATS SERVICE Blu.
REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street.
washington, D. c.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-04

Folsom Preston, widow OF Grover
Cleveland, have been voted PEN
sions by act OF Congress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
SCOUTS PLAN
 LAND RUSH'
Boys to Spend Tomorrow at Camp Mattatuck Ex-
 plOring New Areas

Scout troops from the Mattatuck Council will have representatives at Camp Mattatuck in Plymouth to-. morrow to take part In Q genuine Land Rush" similar to the land rushes in the early settmeent of the west. Some units are planning to spend the whole day at camp, ex- ploring the camp area during the morning in preparation for the Land Rush" which will be held in the afternoon.
 Troops will assemble in the Athleic field ct 2 D. In., to receive final in- structions and at the signal will scatter out over the ITO acre camp site to select the area which the Patrols of their Troop will use as camping sites for the Annual Patrol Camporee which Is scheduled for May 3lst and June lst and End. Af- ter troops have selected their site and staked 1t off they will report to the officials who will inspect their area and approve plans for clear Ing and setting up camp. Between the date of the Camporee these groups will be busy getting their sites ready so that at the Camporee they will be able to demonstrate their camping ability in an efficient man. iler.
 Council President J. Milton Bur ralI, Jr., Camp Chairman Napoleon Charbonneau and other council of fIcials will take part in tomorrow's affair.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03

A delegation representing the Connecticut Conference on Social and Labor Legislation will 90 be- fore the state election laws commis- sion in Hartford, May 10, to protest the amendment by which political groups seeking . place on the ballot will have to file seven or eight dif- ferent petitions, 1t was announced here today by Daniel Howard chairman of the conference. "We feel that this amendment is undem- ocratic," said MT. Howard "since 1t places undue obstacles in the way of all but the two major parties, We shall fight to change the statue In the next session of the general as- sembly. We have already written to the attorney general criticizing the statute. and the text of our let ter follows: Atty. General Francis A. Pallott; "state Capitol, Hartford, Conn.
 Dear Sir:
 "The Connecticut Conference on Social and Labor Legislation at a recent meeting tok up the question of the new election law (Section 205e of the General Statutes) per- taining to the nominating petitions of candidates whose political party does not have 6 place on the ballot.
 "One of the prime purposes of the Connecticut Conference Is to be on guard against any infringement of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
Proposed Election La1U
 Amendment Protested
State Campaign Underway to Avoid Filing Several Petitions When Place on Ballot Is
 Desired = Letter Published.

the democratic rights of the people of Connecticut. It is with this pur- pose in mind that we are writing to you concerning Section 205e. IL seems clear to Us chat the procedure outlined in this section would make 1t practically impossible for Q minor political party to put up a .all slate of candidates for election. It would deprive many voters of the oppor- tunity to vote for Q political organi- zation not connected with either of the two major political parties and would, in effect, deprive those voters of the right of franchise.
 At 0 time when many thoughtful people are disturbed by what seems to be concerted attack upon civil liberties in many parts of the coun- try, 1t seems to the conference un- fortunate that situation develop In the state of Connecticut which would have the effect that this stat ute obviously intends,
 "A minor political party Tn this state wishing to present to the elec- torate of Connecticut It's proposals to ameliorat certain conditions finds itself confronted with the enormous task of collecting 1000 or more signatures on perhaps 2 or s different and separate petitions. No one can gainsay that this is undem- ocratic in tho extreme and might very well be compared to the infa- nous poll tax laws in certain south- ern states.
 "The Connecticut Conference on Social and Labor Legislation will do everything in It's power to have this section repealed at the next legisla- ture. Meanwhile 1t will urge the people of Connecticut to vigorously protest this section which will im- pair their constitutional rights Of franchise.
 Very truly yours,
 DANIEL HOWARD,
 Chairman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
DR|vERLESS CAR
 DAMAGES FENCE
Ohio Owner Fined $5; Saved By Friends Says
 Prosecutor

James Linn Rogers, A, of 22l5 Collingwood, Toledo, Ohio, charged with intoXication and illegal park ing, was fined $5 without costs on each count in city court today.
 Prosecuting Attorney Michael J. Galullo, recommending nolles for the well-dressed Holedian, said his car rolled from Its parking space on Prospect street near the Elton last night and into the iron fence of the Immaculate Conception church.
 If 1t had not been for the actions of his friends" the Prosecutor said, this man would not now be before this court" MT. Galullo did not elaborate on the statement.
 Frederick Otto Ehrhardt, 48, of 1905 Hamilton avenue, charged with violating the motor vehicle law after Q slight accident at Prospect and Grove streets, was granted e stay until Monday. Police said Ehrhardt failed to halt at @ stop sign and crashed into Q car operated by An thony Marinaro, 24, of 47 Hopkins street.
 Domenic Cimino, 3l, of 68 South Elm street, charged with speeding on south Main street, was granted 0 stay until May 6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
WOULD ENLARGE
 U. 5. CABINET

New Haven, Conn, May 3'--(UP)
 - Regional PWA Director Col Maurice r. Gilmore, New York, pro- posed last night that the presidents cabinet be enlarged to include q federal department of public works
 This department, he told the Con- necticut Society of Civil Engineers would coordinate all existing public works agencies and result in great CT efficiency and economy"
 "Every country in the western hemisphere" he said, "has c direc. tor of public works except the United States, and every country in Europe has Q national director of public works"
 With such on agency, represented by c secretary In the president'l cabinet, t would De possible to affect Hong range planning to take care of periods of depression" Gilmore declared.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03

Lucien N. Dubois, of Gaylord Farms SaEatorium, Wallingford, was absolved of criminal responsibility for the automobile death of Will liam J. Andrews, 85, in a finding made public by Deputy Coroner Miles F. McNif, Jr., today.
 The coroner states the Andrews was walking in the middle of the Cheshire" Waterbury road on the night of April when he was struck by Dubois car.
 "The reason for his situation in the middle of the road is not eX- plained," states McNih.
 The coroner, however, found Du- Bois guilty Of certain degree of negligence in failing to see Andrews and failing to avoid hitting him.
 There was car preceding Du- Bois, however and car with glar- ing headlights coming toward him, finds the coroner, and this tended to Obstruct the view of Dubois and to lessen his expectation of discov- ering pedestrian at that point. Andrews died at St. Mary's hos pital April 8.
 Witnesses examined by MT. Mo- Niff during the course of his inquest, included, besides Dubois, the fol- lowing:
 Fred Barbiere, 45 State street, North Haven; Leroy H. Carpenter, a Cheshire constable; Trefly Cro- chetiere, of Cheshire, Anna Marie
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
SHORT CALENDAR
 SESSION TODAY
Numerous Motions Re. moved From Docket;
 Decision Reserved

Decision was reserved in the un- contested divorce action of Marga- ret Russo Iaiennaro against Daniti Iaiennaro, both of this city, heard by Judge Carl Foster in superior court this morning at a short call endar session. The petitioner was represented by Attorney A. Henry Weisman.
 The uncontested divorce action of Genevieve Allen against Willard AL len, scheduled this morning, was put over one week.
 Motions crossed off the docket at the short calendar session today follow: Alma May Hungerford against Walter J. Hungerford, con- tempt; Louis H. Pink against Jo- seph Lombard and others, order for further attachment; Bernard A. Feinn and others against Louis M. Raffel and others, amplify more specific statement; Charles Daniels against Rudolph Caron and others, more specific statement as to an- swer of Norwich Recreation Asso- ciation, Inc, and of Rudolph Caron Yvette Hebert Farmer against Ralph Farmer, contempt; The SiXty-Five Bank street Realty Corp. against The City of Waterbury; judgment; Chester Gmitzak against Russell H Pope and others, judgment for fail- ure to answer.
 Papers were taken in the motion for the acceptance of the receivers report in the case of Lester F Shippee, State Bank Commissioner against Alfonso Russo and others.
 Owing to the illness of one of the lawyers in the ease the demurrer motion in the case of Rose Guarini against William J. Cox, state high4 way commissioner. was put over a week.
 The motion for Judgment vestine title in the plaintiff In the case of Jeremiah A. Sullivan against Helen E. Shelton was out over week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03

MICShuChb
 Norma R. Farnum, Greenwich; vice president, James E. Bunting, New Haven; secretary y-treasurer, Ernest Shumway, New Britain
 At the dinner meeting held in the Y. M. c. A. in New Haven the group heard @ speech on the Importance of Physical Educa- ton in the YMCA," given by Dr. Josephine A. Rathburn of Teach CTS College, Columbia Univer- sity.
 John B. Goss of the Scovill Manufacturing Company was the speaker and discussion leader at the program secretaries group. MT. joss spoke on the subject: "Industry-Wht Do You Expect of the Y. M. c. A.?" He outlined some of the policies which might trend to help or injure the stand Ing of the Y. M. c. A. in It's Com munity. He led the discussion which followed his presentation. Local secretaries at the State Conference yesterday were; Wal tre Malins, Seth Goodwin, Clay ton s. Brown, Aubrey F., Green law, MT. and Mrs. Calvin J. Mar tin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
Secretary

SeCEGtlAry
 The monthly meeting of the Employed Officers of the Y. M. c. As of Connecticut was held at New Haven yesterday. The annual election of officers was conducted and the following men were elected: President of the Connecticut Chapter of Associ- ation Secretaries, Everett R. Johnson, Bridgeport; vice presi- dent, John R. McCurdy, New Ha- ven president of the Boys Work group; Jan C. Van zandt; Vest port, secretary, Walter J. Malins, Waterbury; vice president, John T. Kempf, Jr., Stamford; and treasurer, D. Albert Hoffman, New Britain.
 General Secretaries group, pres ident, John R. McCurdy, New Haven; vice president, Francis E. Gray, Hartford; secretary and treasurer, A. B. Whittredge, An- sonia.
 Physical Directors Society: president, Seth Goodwin, Water bury; vice-president, Harry V. Abbott, Bridgeport; secretary & treasurer, Lyle Welser, Bridgeport.
 Program Secretaries; president