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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
. HIGHLIGHTS FROM
LATEST BOOKS
Terror of War
By Hervey Allen

Terror of War
BY Hervey Allen
You will wait long time for an
indictment of war more powerful
more convincing, more blood tngl-
ing than that Hervey Allen has
written in the little book, ut Was
Like This CFarrer and Rinehart;
S1.5O. The book consists of two
stories of the World War, one of
four American companies cut off
by the Germans in the Marine in
1918, the other of an American at
tack on Fismette in August, 1918.
These are stOies also of an Amer
lean lieutenant and pink
checked young corporal. What war
did to the corporal is shown In
this excerpt:
The corporal raised his rifle and
brought the running figure flat with
one shot. The boy fell sprawling and
didn't even crumple. 1t was easy
The German lad hadn't got beyond
battle sight The lip OF Corporal
Virgin curled up in a drawn, auto
matte smile.
The crash of shells falling about
the bridge and along the river bank
was now so constant that the whole
scene lay bare in kind of alternat-
ing glare. You couldn't hear any
thing but the cannon and screaming
shells. The rifle had made only a
faint click. Virgin was usrprlsed
that he had even felt its kick, and
he was also surprised at the result.
For a second he stood dazed. The
other German lad came half crawl
| ing toward him. He grabbed William
Henry about his yputtees and made
a kind of pathetic o movement with
his mouth. No sound could be heard.
Virgin had never seen boy who
looked like that ....... He didn t
reason, but he felt it all as one thing
The strangeness, the terror, and the
internal night going to pieces about
him like an exploding furnace. That
and the months of stabbing at bags
with bayonet-all ended in a lunge
at the thing before him. There was
shrek beyond repair. He got his
rifle loose and ram.
| (But the corporal who came back
with medals at the wars end wasn't
Corporal Virgin. 1t was somebody
else with the same nameo
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12

Last month there was excitement galore
on Sixth Avenue, New York. In fact,
there's been lots of excitement along
this thoroughfare ever since the city
tore down the elevated tracks and start
ed to beautify the street. 1t reached
peak, though, on March II when in the
presence of many officials and with
much ostentation number of trees were
set out between 58th and seth Streets.
Very quietly the Park Department. re-
moved those trees this past week. They
were the wrong kind. Now the ceremony
will have to be performed all over again
The department planted American plane
trees; it should have put In oriental
planes.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
A HEARTY TRENCHERMAN
(NeW London Day.

Somebody has it all figured out
that if Americans ate as their an
cestors did the surplus of the prod
ucts of the farms throughout the
nation would be far less than 1t is
today. That is, assuming that
everyone in the country today de-
veloped the. hearty appetiteS the
old-timers used to have, when
pound of steak was nothing but a
teaser for herman in a hungry
mood, there would be far more food
consumed and the farmers prob
lem of SURPRISES would be taken
care of. But of course there is more
to this subject than that; medical
authorities will tell you that a lot
of our people eat too much as it
is, chiefly because they do not get
the exercise that their grandfathers
used to. With some of them their
most strenuous exertion is resting
foot lightly on the accelerator
pedal, or walking from the garage
to the house.
Consider, however, the appetite OF
such celebrity as President Grover
Grover Cleveland, who is said to
have frequented favorite restau-
rant in New York city that special
lied in mutton chops Of huge size.
Each chop was guaranteed to weigh
a full pound and a quarter. Cleve-
land would eat two of them, three
or four baked potatoes, other vege-
tables, and wash it all down with
three or four tankards Of ale. And
while this was considered hearty
meal, it was nothing so remarkable
in those days. Many a farm table
groaned under the load of food plac-
ed upon it by ma" and four or
five strapping daughter for the
farmer, his four or five hard work
ing sons, and a half dozen "hired
men," All at that table probably
at enough to kill hundred modern
dyspeptics.
American women who are watch
full of their figures continue to dis
play bird-like appetiteS-or iron
self control, whichever way you care
to look at it-while men pay much
less attention to the, charts of cal
cries, etc. You can still find mer
who lille a steak that Is g steak
man-sized and thick enough not tf
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
Selected Poem
ANOTHER FELLOWS RIDE.
with a grimace at LongfelIow.)

with grimace at LongfellOW.)
(Fairfax Downey in the New York SUM
Listen my children, with open jaws
To the midnight ride of William Dawes,
On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-tVe;
Sadly his flames not now alive,
For Paul Revere all the cheering draws
Both men rode and spread the alarm
Through every Middlesex village and farm;
BY the village clock it was after l
When they met and galloped from Lexington,
But Paul never got to Concord by 2;
Grabbed by the British, his ride was through.
Dawes and Sam Prescott, met en- route,
Broke away, riding boot to boot,
And finished the warning minus Paul
Who thanks to poet, got the call.
Nowadays, children, you only hear
OF the midnight ride of Paul Revere.
Moral: To land on that scroll Of Times
Own a name with lot of rimeS.
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er, will shortly toss his hat into
the ring as Progressive candidate
against Republican Governor Ju-
Illus He'll.
MORE WIRE-TAPPING
Despite all the hullabaloo about
overlapping, odds are strong that
the Justice Department will re-
sumo the practice of cutting in
on telephone lines of kidnapers
and foreign spies.
Pressure for overlapping in
espionage cases comes from the
State, War and Navy Depart
ments, which have taken it direct
to the White House. Present in
dications are that the President
will ask Attorney General Jackson
to rescind his order that FBI men
should do no more overlapping.
What particularly aroused the
State, War and Navy Depart
ments was the fact that on the
date Jackson issued his order,
J. Edgar HoOver's men had 10
Gated a plot to sabotage the
Queen Mary, then lying in New
York harbor. They had tapped
the wires of German agents and
actually were listening to plot
to blow up the pride of the Bri-
fish passenger fleet.
But following the Jackson order,
they had to stop listening in on
the plot-just one day before the
big vessel sailed.
ROOSEVELT" ARRESTED
President Roosevelt called in
Super-Sleuth Hoover the other
day to discuss the pros and cons
of overlapping. However, they
also discussed another subject.
The President called attention to
a case where a man had been con-
victed and sentenced for imper-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
FOREST FIRE SEASON
Boston POST

\DO0UO11 Z wv
Beginning in mid-April and con-
tinuing through the summer and fall
months, New England's forest fire
hazard stands as an annual hazard.
It's season that makes its arrival
first known with a number of grass
and brush fires, some of them small
some of dangerous proportions
most of them due to the momentary
carelessness of someone.
Annually acres of our fine forests
are turned into gaunt, grim re-
breaches of mans forgetful disre-
gard of things from nature he takes
for granted. A single cigarette butt
carelessly snapped from an auto
mobile window is easily forgotten
but not the inferno it may cause.
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sonating a federal officer, and an
other case where a man was ar
rested for impersonating a men,
Der of the Roosevelt family, but
no convicted.
81 suppose" grinned the Presi-
dent, shat it was enough pun
ishment to be a member of the
Roosevelt family"
BEAN SOUP
Every day for nearly half Gen.
tury the menu of the Senate res
taurant has listed this plebian
item: "Old- fashioned bean soup, Is
cents" 1t is a standing joke witt
regular patrons, few of whom
know that the dish is tribute to
a salesman who carved a notable
record in the senate-Knute Mel
son of Minnesota.
Bean soup got its start in 1895,
shortly after Nelson began his 28-
year senatorial career. One day
after scanning the menu, he threw
down his napkin in disgust and
walked over to the manager.
"Look here" he complained,
"you serve just about everything
but the thing 1 like best. I've
been eating bean soup every day
since I was boy and just can't
do without it."
The restaurant managed prom
ised to produced bean soup, and it
quickly became so popular that
it has been continued on the
menu ever since.
NOTE-One other dish that ap-
pears unfailingly on the Senate
menu every day is apple pie
also is cents an order.
(Copyright, $40, by United
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than any of the roles he played on
the stage. 1t included service as
soldier in India. In the beginning
of this century he was known as
"the hero of thousand matinees." "
He was unquestionably the greatest
matinee idol of his time. But as
the years went on, new develop
mentS in the entertainment world
came along. Mr.. Faversham spent
some time in Hollywood, but even
tually returned to the boards. His
passing will bring a sigh of regret
to many a person who recalls the
good old days with pleasure.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
Questions
and Answers
By FREDERIC M. KERBY

BY FREDERIC M KERRY
Enclose q three-cent stamp for
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nor can extended research be un-
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Washington, ID. c.
THE EDITOR.
@. What dates define the Col
onial Period in American history!
A. From the founding of James
town, Va, in 1907, when colonial
ton began, to the beginning OF the
Revolutionary War.
@. To what use is mercury that
is salvaged from scrap put?
A. Dental Filings, industrial
control instruments, and for gold
amalgamaCl0n recovery.
@. What proportion of the adult
population of the United States are
high school and college graduates.
A. 1t is estimated that there are
about 2,257 200 living college grad
yates, which is 1882 percent OF the
population 81 years of age and over,
and 8,984,600 living high school
graduates over 81 years of age who
have not continued their education
through college. This group consti-
tutes 11.81 percent of the adult
population. Out of every 1000 adult
persons, 151 have had further edu-
cation. The median education Of
the country as whole is the COM
pletion of the elementary schocol.
@. Why do the sun and moon
appear to be the same size?
A. While the sun actually Is
about 400 times larger than the
moon, it is also about 400 times
farther away from the earth and
consequently both appear to be the
same size to the naked eye.
@. How can I repair a crack in
my basement wall?
A. Minor cracks may be repaired
by chipping them out to a wedge
shape wetting thoroughly, and
filling with mixture of l part
cement and 2 parts sand, mixed
with sufficient water. Wet down the
repair daily for several days to in
sure proper hardening. If wall is
badly cracked and crumbled, 1t is
serious fault and should be re-
paired or reconstructed by an ex-
perienced mason.
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building trades group, where Re-
publican influence normally is
strong. If the administration won't
muzzle Arnold, the deal is of.
NLRB ACTION
REFLECTS PROGRESS
Progress of the about-face to date
can be traced in the labor board
amendments. Through Congress-
woman Mary Norton, the admins
tration is backing set which
pleases the A. F. of L. and inks the
C. I. o. They include enlarge
ment of the board to five members,
provision for mployer-petitions for
an election, and stipulation for
craft unions in all cases where the
majority of any craft so desires.
President Green of the A. F. of
L. has <okayed these changes and
swung federation support behind
them. President Lewis Of the G. I.
O. has denounced them as "a
declaration of war on industrial
unions"
The understanding is that the
A. F. of l.. would le:.,e to make the
marriage permanent, on two con-
ditions:
THAT all Of Arnold's anti
trust law indictments against
labor be dropped, except one
which would be considered
test case. ga. go. -. SEQ.
2That the department of
justice make it matter of pol
icy not to consider labor unions
and corporations as identical
entities before the law.
JACKSON MAY
CLEAN HOUSE
Meanwhile, there is developing
the distinct possibility that the ad-
ministration may make a fairly
clean swep of labor board big-wigs
despite the fact that the Norton
amendments would simply add two
new people to the existing three.
man board.
Some time ago Congressman
Howard Smith called Attorne.
General Jackson's attention to
seldom-noticed law prohibiting
government agency from spending
any government money, directl!
or indirectly, to influence pending
legislation. Smith suggested thu
| NLRB people had been violating
this law.
Jackson ordered Omen to in.
vestigate. Most of the Labor
boards top people have beer
called in and quizzed.
Point of it all is that the Law
says any violator shall be removed
from Office. If the Omen shoul6
make out a case, a lot of folk.
could be beheaded forthwith.
Despite the upswing in Dewe!
stock since the Wisconsin primary
the Taft people are sticking to thei
claim that the senator will go tt
the convention with more delegate
than anyone else.
In 1886, they pointed out, Boral
! put on an aggressive primary figh
and Landon didn't. Borah won tn
vote in five states, Landon in onl,
two. But when the convention
opened, Landon had almost all tn
delegates in sight, and Borah ha,
hardly anybody but the Wisconsin
delegation.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
What's Your |. O.?
Can you answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn to last
mage for the answers.

1. Where is the Matanuska set
Element?
2. Must bottled in bond whisky
be at least three, four or five years
old?
3. Where did General Lee sur
render to General Grant?
4. Does the San Francisco-Oak-
land Bay Bridge in California have
a single span, or six spans?
S. Name the Democratic Whip
of the Senate?
6. What is the nickname for the
small statuettes presented annually
to outstanding film players by the
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts
and Sciences?
7. Has the United States ever is
sued three cornered postage stamps?
8. What is meant by rocco?
9. Is the Cape of Good Hope the
southernmost tip of Africa?
10. What English mariner dis
covered Canada?
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ana LuG pIcN4-
ously = favored
C. I. o. will
take a back
seat.
Crucial point
is the matter of
T h u rman Ar
nold's a n t j.
trust campaign,
with its indict-
nlent of divers
A. F. of L.
u n i o n S and
union leaders.
If the admins
tration will call
Arnold off, it
will get A. F. of
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
Views of The Press

blow off the plate if a nearby door
happens to be open-with all the
fixings that go with it. But now
adays such hearty servings of food
cost far more than they used to-
in the first place, and don't meet
such approval on the part of wives
medical men, etc. And so the farm
er's surplus piles up.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
Daily Almanac

Moon sets HOT p. m.
Sun rises 5:18 a. M; sets 6:28 p. m.
All vehicles must be lighted thirty min
uteS after sunset.
This is nesting time for the hundreds OF
native Connecticut birds. Restrain your
household cats from frequent excursions into
the nearby woodlands. Birds tsll easy prey
to predatory animals at this season and need
all the protection man can give them.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
National
Spotlight
BY BRUCE CATION
Waterbury Democrat Washington
Correspondent

Washington, April IAN about
face in the New Deals relation with
organized labor is under way.
Whether it is completed depends
largely on the outcome Of certain
private conversations.
If it does go through, the Amer
lean Federation of Labor will be
top dog with the administration
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
A Thought for Today

Who Is a wise man and endued with knOwl-
edge among you? let him shew out of good
conversation his works with meekneSs Of wis
dOm.-JameS 3:l3.
The intellect of the wise is like glass; 1t adj
nits the light of heaven and reflects it.-Hare.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
MATINEE IDOL
Boston Post)

(Boston PoSt)
The matinee idols are going fast
The latest to pass away was one of
the greatest, William Faversham,
who is dead at u. He had career
more romantic and adventurous
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
Washington Merry-Go-Round
DREW PEAR 5 o N
ROBERT S. ALLEN


cutaiment
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TODAY'S COMMON ERROR
Do not say, II beg to differs"
say, "beg leave to differ"

@. When was a federal tax on
gasoline frs imposed?
A. On June 81, 1882 tax OF one
cent a gallon was imposed, which
was increased to one and one-ha1
cents on June 16, 1888 and reduced
again to one cent on January l,
1884.
@. Was there candidate for
president in 1886 named William
Lemke?
A. Yes; he was a Representative
in Congress from North Dakota and
ran for president as the nominee of
the Union Party, receiving 882,479
votes.
@. Why was President Grover
Cleveland sometimes referred to
as 1.-THE Buffalo Hangman?"
A. Because, while serving as
Sheriff at Buffalo, New York, he
hanged two murders. Another Incl
dent against Cleveland politically,
was the fact that he hired sub
stitute to light in his place when
drafted for service in the Civil
War.
@. Is there a grand opera en-
titled "Scheherezade?"
A. No, it is a symphonic suite by
Rimsky- Korsakov.
If you want a copy of the book
let Poultry Raising send to The
Waterbury Democrats Washing
ton Bureau. 1913 Thirteenth street.
Washington, d. C.. Enclose 10
cents i'm postage.
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copyright, $40, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
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L. friendship - notably in the
building trades group, where Re
publican influence normally is
strong. If the administration won't
muzzle Arnold, the deal is off.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-13
BY JOHN HUGGETT

With the eyes of the world upon
them, all Americans today stand
shoulder to shoulder, determined to
take whatever steps are necessary
to preserve the ideals upon which
our nation was founded.
A stupendous program OF rearma-
ment and national defense has been
launched by Washington with prac-
tically the unanimous backing OF
congress and the people.
Billions of dollars are being spent
for the manufacture of aircraft,
naval units, guns, ammunition, and
for army, naval and air force sup
plies of every kind. Forts, naval bases
and air bases are being built, en-
larged and expanded. The man pow
er of the nation is to be mobilized,
and equipment and personnel for
training greatly expaded. The full
productive capacity of American
industrial plants, suitable for these
purposes, will be called upon TO
supply the thousand and one urgent
requirements under this vast pro-
gram. Factories are being moderniz-
ed and enlarged, and labor will be
asked to cooperate.
But all of these steps, necessary
as they may be, will not alone in
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-13
Edgar Implement
Takes Space in
Main St. Bldg.

Sixteen years ago this
month, when Ell Centre was
barely beyond the "wide
place in the road" stage, the
Whiting-Mead company open
ed the doors of its one-half block
long store in section of the city
which resembled no more than a
harvested wheat field
At that time the water mains
did not extend into that section
of the city, but the Improvements
were soon added because the county
court house and new school build
ings were erected, increasing the
value of the property in the area.
The rapid growth OF business ac-
tivity in the western half of the
city, according to Glen Miner, Sec
retary and general manager of the
company, has attracted other firms
and only recently one section of
the then Whiting Mead building
was leased to Edgar Implement COM
pany. The space is sufficient to ac-
comodate the implement company
full line, Miner said
The two companies have planned
joint celebration, an anniversary
party for Whiting Mead, and a
grand opening day for Edgar I'M
plement. The dual celebration is
set for next Saturday.
A program has been arranged for
the celebration, refreshments will
be served to customers and friends,
according to Miner. Open house will
be held during the entire week,
Monday through Saturday.
The story of the Whiting Mead
company has been one of growth
and progress during its 16 years
in Ell Centro according to Russell
Tagg, store manager. The staff has
grown from two employees to a pres
ent store roster of seven all o; whom
are recognS Zed experts in their
field.
Tag9, former Maytag salesman SUI
pervisor, is head of the Ell Centre
store and is assisted by Ralph Hall,
appliance repair manager, NJ P
Reed, assistant manager; c. H. Clark
Bruce Vanderlinden, r. E. jerks
and Alfred Tagg.
The present staff developed and
perfected the company's home con-
sultation department where plan
ming and fiNhncing of new homes or
remodeling of ones already con-
structed has become popular feat
ure.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-13

regular monthly fall and winter
field tours and demonstration meet
ings. Cooperation of the Imperial
Irrigation District officials with the
Extenson Service and farm bureau
extension coordinating committee
is requested in arranging, planning
and advertising these tours.
The farm family living committee
after celebrating on rural commu-
nifty and home improvements as
we'll as economic means by which
such improvements might be secur-
ed, recommended:
/. Farm centers should sponsor
their community All agricultural
clubs more by assuming responsible
ty in interesting and holding lead
ers, in raising funds for All club
enterprises, etc; similar to the spon-
sorship provided by home depart
ment centers to girls clothing clubs.
2. Farm bureau should encourage
ranchers to freely request farm Wis
It's from the extension agents re-
garding their personal farm manage
ment, crop. livestock and soil prob
lens.
4. Farm families need help in
keeping simple farm and home ac-
counts.
4. Farm women need the help Of
their men folks, the Extension Ser
vice and Farm Bureau in home
grounds improvement and commu-
nifty Identification.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-13
Building Spotlight

sure our safety or the preservation
of our way of life. Our real hope for
salvation lies within the minds and
hearts of every American. The Am
erican way is created in each family
circle and extends outward to be-
come the. magnificent spirit that
has made America great.
Therefore, the real source OF our
peace and security lies within that
circle-in all American homes. That
fact should make proud all who are
a part of the industry which builds
those homes.
Today homes are being construct
ed all over the nation at record
breaking rate, and every home that
goes up is a testimonial of faith In
the future of this nation-a vivid
symbol of American determination
that our way of living shall not pass.
I shall never lose confidence in
the people of this nation SO long as
they continue to thrust down their
roots into the land by building
their own hcmes.
If you have been waiting to build
because OF the tensity and uncer-
tainty of the times, I say to you
Don't hesitate, build your own home
now. It will be the finest and most
convincing demonstration you can
make of your belief in America"