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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
A Grand Speech

American oratory. Kiplng once remarked. is fearful and wonderful thing. Few ex- amples more fearful and wonderful have ever broken into print than the following speech. made the other day in an Ohio city. when the campaign manager for couneilmanic eandi- date introduced local party leader: "A great, stupendous task devolves upon me. It seems that for moment eloquenee has gone to sleep and cobwebs have overgrown the brain. searching about for Cicero. My task is Hereulean. It takes a man with the wis., dom of Solomon. the thought of Shakespeare, and the oratory of Patrick Henry to properly introduce this Friend of Man.
 T heard the morning stars when they sang together I saw Thor gather in the rainbows to wrap about the dying storm. l walked with Caesar through the three parts of Gaul and listened to Virgil when he sang his Aeneid when I was told was to introduce this man. The prince has come out of Egypt and no greater honor can come to anyone than the privilege of introducing this match less statesman. this republican wheelhorse. this Friend of Man who has etched his name on the portals of fame" The masterpiece IS recommended to introducers in general. Some thing like this has been needed. With little modification. it might be adapted to almost any occasion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
Error In Tactic.

In naming as his democratic member of the public utilities commission Edwy L. Taylor of New Haven we think that Governor Cross made an error in tactics. Not that We wish immediately to declare our opposition to Mir Taylor. He will, we think. be valued addi- ton to the commission. He is former rail- road man and should be sufficiently versed in public utility knowledge. It is not with the upon the part of the governor to insist that his first nominee. Professor Richard Joyce Smith. be affirmed by the Legislature.
 When Professor Smith was first reeom- mendsd probably there weren't many people. influding our legislators. who knew much about him. It didn't take long. though. for the news to travel around the state that the appointee was an expert on such matters as public utilities. Evidently too much knowl- edge isn't desired for members of the com mission for republican legislators rallied to de- feat Mir Smith. They agreed that his knowl- edge was profound. but they found little of practical value in his experience that would fit him for the exacting duties of public utilities commissioner.
 They preferred that Governor Gross rename J.tW. Alsop as commissioner and if Charles e. Eiwelrs resignation did materialize they wanted any democrat but Professor Richard Joyce Smith for the job. And there is where the governor made his mistake. At least that is the way wesregard the situation Had he stuck to hisguns and renameds Alsop and also Smith the republican members of the Legis- lature would have hanged themselves on the very tip of an exceedingly slender limb. They would have MT .Alsop back on the job.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02

whose experience they preferred to MT Smiths knowledss. But they would also have had to think up another reason for dis earding the Yale Law School professor.
 If they had gone right ahead and voted down Mir Smith again the governor could stiil have nominated Mir Taylor and probably he would have been acceptable. But if the Legislature realized that it had already paid some hom- age to MT Smiths ability it couldn't very well throw him down the second time with out another very good reason. And what could that reason be! Nothing but political expediency which would just push the re- publican party little deeper into the mire in which it has been enmeshed throughout this legislative session. And the republican legislators would have been in fine fix if they did accept Mir Smith for their first rejee- tioh would condemn them to political defeat. The governor and the democratic party had the republicans on the horns of dilemma. Too bad they didn't realize it. Either way they moved meant i'll feeling throughout the state with better chances of democratic sue. cess next year. And the pleasing part of the whole affair is that the democrats were in the right throughout.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02

Ansonia is aroused over the fact that it will have to install voting machines at its next election. A recent bill passed by the Legis- lature compels all towns with 10000 popu- lation or over to use voting machines. An- sonia is one of the few towns of the state still using the anticipated methods of paper ballots which in the case of sr4all city require hours of counting and checking before the results are known. It may be recalled at the 1920 state elections sthat Ansonia was one of the last towns to report. In an election as close as that in lo30 such vote as Ansonia usually polls might easily tic up the election of either candidate. Ansonia in l930 had a popu- lation of lo.8o8. That means it must have four or five thousand voters Imagine what # means to count these. Byall means put in voting machines. 44s's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02

New York-For several days re- | gently, the architectural gents who are responsible for such physical
 comforts as one gets in New York
 demonstrated at Grand Central
 Palace how Manhattanites- = and
 some others-may expect to live q few years hence.
 l Theirs is, more and more, a dream
 of a roof-top world, with schools and colleges and even playgrounds
 pitched at height so great that
 most students may be expected to go in heavily for astromnomy and aviation. Demonstration of gravity's laws will be amazingly simple. But it's the threatened growth of
 life below the city's surface that makes a fellow shudder. Within the past year or more. I have watch ed this neither world expanding;
 watched the catacombs stretching out in this way and that. There is a Wells-like quantity to these sub- cities; these gopher holes into which thousands drop daily and are swal- lowed.
 | When the new radio city Is built, covering a vast area of mid Gotham. there will be such a city beneath the earth's crust as the world has never seen. There will be traffic arteries and avenues and shops of every sort.
 | Yet, even now, the adventure of following the labyrinths beneath the Grand Central and Pennsylvania railroad terminals is one of the city's most fascinating experiences. Take one tunnel-like lane. walk along a thoroughfare as completely com- mercialized as any Main street, and with elevator service waiting; or you'll be dropping down to lower levels where trains whiz you away under the river. You'll bob up at the most surprising places and. be- fore you know 1t. you'll have all but lost your way and have to inquire for a proper exit.
 Radio city. one is told. will be even more labyrinthian; a strange underground city where tens. of thousands wander in a region ce artificial lighting and ventilation. Still, with New York as 1t Is. there can be no other, solution for it's problems.
 What of the model home of the lutuEc-Wui ~ OC q tVOOs-u0uheSN spot? '.i+
 Welr-here's a place that can be turned out like a Ford car, yet which is equipped with every inn aginable labor-saving device. Some one has labeled it the mouse ma chine." It combines the best fea- lures of a home and 8 machine. Will the housewife have to be an engineer? Who knows? Certainly in such place she would have to have a speaking acquaintance with a dozen gadgets.
 And here's the design of great skyscraper made of glass and steel. with glass emphasized as never be- fore. No longer dream of the future now--work will be starting any day.
 Here's a gentleman named w.. K. Harrison, showing plans for schools that are almost at the top of the world. He visions radio as the great teacher of tomorrow. The professor will be at the mike. send
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02

We consider even the bill that the lesisla- tive committee on motor vehicles has drawn up to regulate ''hiteh-hikers' easy on this species of individuals. If passed the bill would impose $l0 fine on "thumb-jerker provided he or she were standing on the travelled portion of the highway when the so- lieitation was made. That won't eliminate the pests, for they'll simply stand on sidewalks where there are any or sit on the fences along the highways or stand by the wayside. well off the travelled portion of the road. The only way to end the hitch mixers reign IS to soueleh thenl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
TODAY IS TtiEA
 ANNIVERSARY s lgAKA
FIGHTING AT ARRAs

On May ?. 1927. the British and Scottish troops made impressive gains in the Battle of Arras after a week of hard fighting.
 Two hundred prisoners were taken in the first forward sweep. when the Scots advanced in long lines and went through and beyond the village of Guemappe with loud shouts and cheers.
 Philip Gibbs, war correspondent, wrote:
 "For nearly three hours the Scots were held up by the fire of German machine guns and artillery, and suffered many casualties. but they fought on, each little group of men acting with separate initiative. and it is to their great honor as soldiers that they destroyed every machine gun post in. front of them.
 "Then between II and IF in the morning the enemy developed his first counter-attack. He massed great numbers of men nthe val ley below Guemappe, flung a great storm of shell on to the village and then sent forward his troops to work around it. It was then that these Scottish troops showed their fierce and stubborn fighting spirit"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
At The National Capitol
A Digest of Who's Who and What's What
 By RODNEY BUTCHER
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER

consistent operation. The "mechan- ical pilot apparently can take a plane safely through fog, but land- ing aircraft safely in the fog is an- other proposition.
 Development of parachutes which will lower the entire plane safely to the ground is also proceeding. An experimental chute of this sort de- signed for a light plane has all ready been constructed and present types are being improved to assure greater safety of operation and less swaying in the air.
 Radio communication in aviation has progressed to the point where several ships in the great formation of 672 plans to be seen in May will be able to talk by wireless with other units and some planes will be com- municating with the ground. Nearly all pursuit planes are now equipped with receiving sets and the com mander of of each squadron has . transmitter. Planes without radio ap- paratus can always be equipped with them and when they are not they depend on the old simplified set of signals given by hand or by the dipping of wings or nose.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
THE, MERRITT HIGHWAY
 COMMISSION
Bridgeport Telegraph


 The bill to provide commission to supervise the building of the Mer- ritt highway has been amended at the request of Governor Cross. so that he may add a ninth member to the eight who were named in the original bill. The original draft also made the commission self-perpetu- ating while the new measure will provide fixed terms for the mem- bers, their successors to be appoint ed by subsequent governors.
 It Is reported that the governor plans to name Thomas Beck of Will ton as the ninth member of the com. mission. Mir Beck, newcomer to the state. is a distinguished maga- zine editor. His appointment. if it. is really contemplated. will be quite in keeping with the previous nom nations which were apparently SC. lected by the republican organiza- tion. With one, or possibly two ex- captions. those nominated are re- markable for the fact that up to the present moment they have never ex- hibited interest in, or shown any special knowledge of the Merritt highway.
 The long fight for this highway, thus promises to come to a close with the appointment of a commits sion whose first business will be to find out what 1t Is all about. Al though MT Beck is comparatively new in our state he need not feel embarrassed on that score; he can start at scratch with the other members of the commission who have lived here but have not been interested. It would be interesting, some day. to see state commission made up of those who were genuinely en- thusiastic about the subject in hand, But we suppose that is too much tu hope for. The Merritt highway is a meritorious project and the com. mission named will doubtless be. come enthusiastic about 1t In the course of time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
NEA Service Writer

Washington. - Tremendous inn provements, making for greater speed, safety, efficiency, durability and combat strength, have been achieved in the past few years by the Army Air Corps.
 One of the most marvellous de- velopments has been that of the
 mechanical pilot" contrivance
 which when once set takes the place plane both as to direction and as to vertical and lateral stabiliyt. The army developed this apparatus in
 collaboration with a big electrical manufacturing company and expects
 to use it in it's 40 or 50 transport planes.
 The mechanical pilot" sits in a cubical box about foot high, weighs about 50 pounds and is placed un-
 der the pilots seat. It contains two gyroscopes which work together. Last year the Air Corps flew by means of this little machine a plane from Dayton, O.. to within "A miles of Boiling Field in Washington. AL though in case of shifting wind the human pilot must correct it or change his direction. the develop mennt is expected to add greatly to some experts suggest that the crash
 safety of commercial planes and which recently killed Knute Rockne would have never occurred had the plane in which he and fellow pas- sengers were riding been so equipped. Show New Strength
 Remarkable increases in combat efficiency and strength have also come along in the last two years. The high speed of pursuit planes has been increased from 165 to 192
 miles an hour and their combat ceil- ing, previously about 21, ,000 feet. has been raised to 30,000. A two-seated pursuit plane in which the gunner can sit in the rear with his back to the pilot and spray machine gun bull lets, will son be inrtdouced into the service.
 Attack planes are being improved to the point where. Assistant Secre- tary of War F. Trubee Davison says,
 @ squadron of them will be able to fire 68,000 rounds of ammunition a ] minute while also dropping 5000 pounds of bombs. Their speed Is be- ing increased along with their pow CT to deal death and destruction. New bombers carrying two tons of bombs will be found in the May 1 maneuvers alongside the bombers of 1929 which carried only a ton. Speed, cruising radius and attitudes have also been raised.
 The improvements in combat planes appear all the more sensa- tional when it is remembered that one factor in military planes usually conditions another. Speed must be
 sacrificed to some extent for dura-
 bility. safety and the load factor. Other sacrifices must be made for | maneuverability and so on.
 Show Improvement
 Instruments have become more dependable. especially those used in banking and turning and the arti-
 many experiments on the premise ficial horizon. The army has made
 that it is of paramount importance
 to aviation to develop importance and its accessories so that 1t may operate independent of. fog, which
 is the greatest enemy to safe and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
Cheap Travel

Stories keep on bobbing up. telling of new and marvellous engines for transportation. There are automobiles motors, mostly in- vented abroad. where fuel is expensive, that promise to give us 30 to 60 miles. per gallon of fuel. There is notable progress in the oil-burning Diesel type of engine. at home and abroad. There seems no doubt that this is the motor of the future. for travel by land and water. Marine Diesels are obtainable now in this country light enought for small yachts, with as little as 30 horsepower. Ex-- periments being made will probably adapt them soon to automobiles and airplanes.
 Meanwhile the supply of petroleum. whose early exhaustion was prophesied before the war. seems to increase as miraeulously as the scriptural widows eruse of oil. More so in fact: for the more oil we use up. the more we have left New fields are being dis covered every little while. Oil is pest in Oklahoma and southern California A great and totally unexpected field was struck only few weeks ago in Texas.
 Plainly there is destined to be cheap powerful and plentiful fuel for oil-burning motors for long time to come. Probably. too new and more powerful gasolines. So we may count on travelling more than ever. Soon travel may be SO cheap that it will be as easy to travel as to stay at home. We can spend nearly all our time going somewhere else thus filling great national ideal. Amerl- cans have always loved to be on the move, regardless of where they are going.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
l{E4GNEMEZYQRKII < ERK&I

ing his message to millions instead of . few in a classroom. The roof top universities will circle about a great broadcasting tower. The geni- fuses of the nation will be here. in the laboratories, the clinics and the classrooms.
 With television. the picture of im- portant experiments and research es and surgical operations will be flashed to a thousand points. Most of the schoolrooms will be on floors below the major roof-top bindings. Glasses will move from floor to floor.
 Fantastic? Not a bit! For New York, at least, it's just around the corner.
 GILBERT SWAN. Copyright, 1881, NEA Service. Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
0uoTATIoES
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I am confident that India's com plete independence is coming as sure as God and the sun are in the heavens. --Mahatma Gandhi. The great disaster of our civili- zation is the morbid hatred of sex. ID. w.. Lawrence. In America itfis the men who are in the harem. Michael Arlen. It Is necessary to make men feel and act big to accomplish big things. Charles M. Schwab. Dissatisfaction, like oh arity, should begin at home.
 Prof William Lyon Phelps. If a business man cannot laugh he has no right to get rich.
 Sir Thomas Upton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02

One of the funniest features of the New Haven judgeship muddle is the fact that the two men whom Governor Cross named before the Legislature had shorn him of this power will undoubtedly be the next judges of New Haven city. court. Whether they are approved by the Legislature or named by this body now that it has the power to do so is immaterial. At any rate Judge Stanley Dunn and Attorney Philip Troup are sure to be the next court heads. It is also rumored in state circles that Attorney Troup has agreed to all the terms that republican leaders have imposed upon him. In order for him to secure his place on the city court bench. it is understood he mas had to agree to them. Sem ator Raymond Devlin. one of the youngest members of the Legislature and now serving his second term as state senator from the lth district of New Haven is slated to be a court prosecutor. while Attorney Fred Trotta is in line for court clerk. Devlin is comparative newcomer in state politics. but in his two terms in the Senate has managed to acquit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02

himself nobly. He is graduate of Holy Gross College and the Yale Law School and was considerable of an athlete in his high school and college days. In this respect he makes good running mate for State Senator Frank Bergin of New Haven with whom he has been closely associated in the Legislature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
STILL EXCUSE DIDN'T HELP

Berlin, Conn - Alexander Wa,k accounted for the presence of a st. .s,, in his home by telling the court t must have been in the house when ne bought 1t 10 years ago. But when he was unable to furnish q. convinc. ing alibi for the presence of IS gal Ions of mash and five gallons of liouor. he was fined $50 and costs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
Personal Health Service (By William Brady. M. D.)

0lgued letters pertaining to petsonAl health and hygiene. not disease diaRnosis or treatment. will be answered by pr Brady. Ad' dress hlm. care Of the Democrat. sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
STUDENT LOAN FUND DOWN

Madison, Wis - For the first timc in more than 50 years the. ,Univer- sity fWisconsin's student loan fund is completely exhausted and temporary aid to worthy students Is being doled out in hand to mouth", manner. Outstanding loans now amount to S16o.00o.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02

The highway and motor vehicle depart- ment are collaborating in a unique test In every county certain roadway will have mile straightaway where motorists may test their speedometer. Of course the test isn't for speed, but for measurement. In New Haven county the test can be made on the Milford Turnpike near the Orange road. In Liteh- field county it is on the Bantam -Litehfeld road at Harris Plains
 Criminals don't have to flee any more when the police are after them. They just go to some nice hospital for job of facial surgery.
 There is less of liquor problem now. someone says People are drinking less right along" Eating less too.
 All vehicles must be lighted not later than S:l8 o'clock Daylight saving tin,e) tonight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-01
Take Stand
on Public
Questions

The recent biennial council meet
ing of the General Federation Of
Women's Clubs, recently held in
Phoenix, Ariz., showed the trend of
thought of women all over the
country, as expressed by the 1000
delegates.
For instances, these women ap-
prove Of the world court. They will
support the 1882 disarmament con-
ference. They agree that immigra-
ton should be restricted. They be-
lieve that action should be taken
against Communism, and have de-
cided to study means of prevention,
If possible, of the present universal
economic depression.
In other resolutions adopted at
the convention, club women in
dorsed: Study of mental health;
promotion of state and local health
units and maternal and infant hy-
giene; recognition of women who
gave overseas service in the World
war; national policy of flood con-
troll in the Mississippi valley, and a
neutral flag in war times to pro-
tect art treasures.
On the question Of the eight
zenith amendment, the women were
adamant, reaffirmed their convic-
ton that prohibition offers the best
means Of curbing the liquor traffic
and its attendant evils and pledged
their support to rigid enforcement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-01
of
Committees
Are Named

Following a meeting Of the beard
Of the Indianapolis Business and
Professional Women's Club Tues
day night at the Claypool. Miss Lucy
Osborn, president. announced the
appointment Of the following COM
mittee chairmen:
Misses Thelma Dawson. cheer: Clara
Given. club house: Marie Stevens. door;
Grace Speer. education; Mabel Buck. en-
blem: Louise Mcintyre. extension: Alberta
Dawson finance; Hazel Dissette healths
Mary Fielder. historian; Ruth Hoover. hos
pitanty: Olga uR. international relations:
Laura Kama. membership: Sue stuart.
official organ; Flora Lyons and Frances
Moder and Mrs. iona Shirley, program:
Alma Kampe summer activities: Glen d.
Anderson. public relations; Isabelle Drum
mond. resolutions; Pauline Keller. services
Grace Lyons. supper; Julia F. Shine.
transportation: Grace Gilmore. year book:
Mesdames Florence K. Thacker. legisIa-
tive; Sara Major Avery. needlevork and
guild; Ruth Hilkene. research: Abbie Hall
Mcdonald. publicity. and Lulu Harvey.
delegate to Indianapolis Council Of
Women.
New members are: Mrs. W. D.
Long, Misses Mamie Bass, Con-
stance May, Villa Proctor and
Bertha Dixon.