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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11
VVO DING. DING.

Her voice was thrilling,
 Vibrant and fair,
 That's why radio
 Gave her the air. .s o-O---o
 The wise guys around town are tossing this one: Scoviil's goes on full time APRIL FIRST.
 O-O-o
 The hope chest given at Christmas becomes shirt waist box in March with the boy friend transferring his affections to some other jane.
 s fsf O-O--O
 Nowadays vice raid Is merely the shortest distance between two joints.
 Thomaston was named after clock maker and the town is'still slow. s'
 A man is never famous until his telephone number is as well known as his name.
 O--O--o
 Six months ago scientist predicted the end of the World. New York newspapermen admit he was right.
 o--o---o
 An angler is a chap who pays $1 for a trick hook. A fisherman Is one who gets dozen for ten cents.
 The divorce mills are said to be picking up. Glad some mills are showing activity. hope the rolling mills are next in line.
 n-n-n
 Can a man forget his past2 This Is the question asked by Billy Sum day. Sure, If he has a good future for the present.
 ss o--O--o 1 OHAkIGOSH.
 Be still sad heart,
 Why fuss or fret, We're two steps ahead,
 Ofst1DO siieriff yet.
 o--O--o
 Woman asks for divorce, claiming husband ate meals while gattired in oyeralis. Husband claims wife ate hers while wearing bath robe. Won- der what the servant wore. 0---O--o An ounce of prevention can even suffer from sh0rt-weight I suppose. And then there's the pound of care to consider. O--O--0 Tn Africa, the natives are only as black As nature made 'em. 0-O<-0 This completes our regular mid- week program bFoadcast by DBD. l Waterbufye pioneer station, owned and operated by the Evening Demo. cfats We are signing off ct this time. Co be back on the air again to- morrow evening at the usual hour. \ M o@-O~@0st Good night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11
WHY, PETE!

New York.--Here's a little story they tell on jovial Pete Branson. pilot on the New York Atlanta air. mail line. One hot night last sum- mer Pete took off his trousers while In the air and rolled them up for n headrest. In moment of forget fulness he banked and leaned for ward. The pants went overheard and Pete had to have assistance to seclusion when he landed at his des~ tination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11

Delivered" one of the great epic poems of modern times.
 Following his release from an in- sane hospital, where he was con- fined for seven years, Tasso led broken and wandering life. At Rome. Pope Clement VIII. to be crowned poet laureate at the capitol, as Pet ,rarch had been. Tasso was stricken with fatal illness and the ceremony
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11
TO-DAY'S SELECTED POEM
WHITE BTRCmEs

(By Thomas Edwin Jefferson in The New York
 Timeg) You who have seen white birches on a hill. Arrayed like pale, slim ghosts against the
 moon, Can find such beauty nevermore to hll Your heart. although you mark Q golden
 noon. 'stsss .,.. Betake your way through forests near and far, Walk by cool lakes, by crystal streams and pry Into the secrets of silver star
 Or trace the paths of comets down the sky. You who have seen their branches etched on
 snow,
 Beheld them bending In Summer wind Can never hope in unborn days to know "A thing more lovely to delight your mind. Where'er you go. your heart will not be stiii. You will return 70 birches on . hiii:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11

was so clearly shown when he de- livered on the senate floor scath- ing attack against Robert V. Lucas and his campaign tactics against Norris in Nebraska. took over the section on return to representative government"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11
Personal Health Service
 (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining so personal health and hygiene. not disease diagnosis or treatment. will be answered by pr Brady. Ad. dress him. cAre oS the Democfat sending
 stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11

Taxation is eonfiseation when it gets high enough. and we seem to be headed in that direction now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11
;. 10 1.

O. How people employed the State Board of Edueaoni A. Approximately 500 C. What the highest mountains in the eastern part of the aae A. Bad Hill. 1z85 feet and Snow Hill, i.zl3 feet o. What correctional institutions supported in Connecticut for
 juvenile offsndeu! A. School for Boys Msden Long Lane Farm for Girls Middle
 House of fhe Good Shepherd Hartford and the
 Florence Crttenden Home at New Haven. O. How does the lumber Connseeu today
 pare with that sawed 20 years asof Q. How many people in Conneeieut live in eitesl Q. Where Ccnneetieuts historic eharW kepti
 (Answsn to these question: will De publishsd n
 Fridays Waterbury psmosfst)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11

Don't be too quick to claim your descent from John Washington. great-grandfather of the first president. At, least, stop and aseer- tain which John Washington you mean. Only recently. it was discovered that the authentic John Washington of Westmofeland County. Virginia. had 2 contemporary of the same name who resided in Surry County. Virginia. When Elizabeth. the daughter of John Wash- ..ington. married a Lanier, all the Lanier family and related branches thought themselves akin to the Father of His Country. But recent re- search has revealed that Elizabeth was the child of the Surry County Washingtcns. who were not related to George.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11

The political candidate who does not solicit votes is commonly elected to stay at home. and the business that does not solicit trade by advertising. is commonly elected to see trade stay away from its store.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11

What business needs is good automatic traffic light system.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11
Good evening.
 0--O---o GET READY FOR DAYLIGHT
 SAVING
.A sMILEs THE THiNG.

Diekory. diekory dock. The mouse ran up the clock, And now to add bit of rhyme. Soon we will have daylight time, And that's just great in any elime. Diekory. diekory dock. Dickory. diekory dock. A change is due the clock. I'll be happy when its here. simple love this time each year. An extra hour of daylight. dear, .Diekory. diekory dock. Diekory. diekory dock, To some it is a shock, Flappers give the thing check. It means more time in which to
 neck, And that's the love, hot dog. by heck. aDiekory. diekory dock.
 c-O--o
 Accidents will happen but hard luck just seems to take place.
 o-O-o
 There's safety in numbers" sighed the expectations autoist : as he placed q telephone direc- tory in the door pocket.
 o--O--o The hearts of the rich SOFTEN up when HARD TIMES come a. knocking at the door.
 o-O--o
 TO DADDY" FAIRCLOUGH Tragedy has touched us, We can feel its icy breath, That great breeder of destruction 0rucsIsnc carrier of death. It has taken Daddy Fairclough, From his happy earthly home, Sped him on the final journey To his niche in heavens dome. We will miss you Daddy Falrclougb, Miss you In . thousand ways, Miss your evcr.really banter And your tales of other days. We will miss your chcery greeting, That you gave us every morn, And the soothing words of comfort To the sad and the forlOrn. Miss your hearty gales of laughter, At our feeble jokes and wit. Miss your wise advice and counsel When you thought we needed 1t. And so for you we'll send a prayer, To tltc God who rules above, And hope that He receives yOu, With His blessing and His love. II. q. DILLON, S ',s,4' WntertOWn.
 o---O--o The shows the thing. not the show-off.
 0-O-o
 Wisdom comes with years and sometimes TEARS.
 O-O-o They're electrifying clocks. but have no fear. 1t won't go as far as those on the stockings of the dear gals.
 o-O--0
 The old fashioned mother who was always bubbling over with enthusiasm has a flapper daughter now who Is always blowing bubbles.
 o--O-o The clothes may make the man, but don't forget the tailor makes the clothes.
 o-O--O
 t3sf nFNfI nuNC
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11

New Mexico seems inclined to agree with Mr Raskob regarding state liquor rights. It
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11

The more sacrifice marriage en- tails, the greater amount of happi- ness s.--Representative Mary Teresa Norton of New Jersey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11
.uoIATIoEESS oEESS
 A<----b

An actor can gain a great variety of experience through work in pie lures and he can also earn enough money to. retire before he is too old to enjoy retirement-John Barry more.
 Bolshevism is an atrocious sys- tenn. Its tyranny Is ten times worse than that of the tear.--General Max Weygand of France.
 The worst thing in the world is to destroy hope.---William Lathrop Love.
 Accurate and competent advice in regard to birth control would save the lives of thousands of women. and q doctor who has this informa- ton and does not give 1t incurs terrible sponsibiiity.---Dr John Whitridge .illiams of Johns Hop kins.
 ffsH- f<,-- a
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
GIVE UP
Labor Day Celebration To
Aid JObless

Baltimore, Md. (ILNS)-B Baltimore
unions held no Labor Day celebration
even the annual dinner being given
up, Henry F. Broening, president of
the Baltimore Federation of Labor
and the Maryland District of Colum-
bia Federation, explaining that the
saving made by abandonment of the
dinner would be devoted to unemploy-
ment relief.
Much as Labor Day means to the
union worker, there is no point in
feasting while thousands of our fel-
low workers are in stress and want
In the past there has been rejoicing
but this year the occasion demands
restraint and serious consideration of
the economic realities that confront
u.s." he said
In his official address to Maryland
labor, Broening said, in part:
Labor Day is just few weeks
ahead of what promises to be the
hardest winter this country has ever
seen. The depression, starting in
1921, has gradually but persistently
grown worse year by year. 1t is esti-
mated by capable authorities that un-
will reach 10,000,O00 this
winter"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
SEEK TO ENJOIN
PAY REDUCTION

Dallas, Tex. CLASSIFICATION of
employees of the Louisiana, Arkansas
& Texas Railway Company to enjoin
the road from cutting wages Is per
cent was denied here by Judge Will
liam Hawley Atwell. The cut affects
90 employees. Counsel for employees
announced they would seek perma-
nent injunction and the hearing will
be held before Judge Atwell October
II.
The wage reduction order was is
sued July l with an announcement
that the company had been opera
ing with heavy deficit" Company
officials testified practically $1,00O,OOO
had been lost in the last few years
and that abandonment of the line
which operates freight cars between
Mckinney and Waskom was being
seriously considered"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
AS THE WORKER
SEES HIS WORLD
Summary and Digest Of
Important Events Of the
Week. Here and Abroad

Opening the sixty-third meeting of
the British Trades Union Congress at
Bristol on September Z, Arthur Hay
day, president of the congress, said
that the labor government had been
forced out of office by political and
financial forces of sinister charac-
ter" and declared that until the banks
were brought under government con-
troll, the existence of peoples gov
ernment" was impossible.
If the wealth of the nation does not
voluntarily feed the unemployed this
coming winter, the income tax on the
rich must be increased and the needy
fed from the United States treasury,
Senator William E. Borah, of Idaho,
declared in Labor Day speech.
An unemployment relief program
providing for taking over $50 miles
of county highways into the state
system and putting them under state
maintenance, the work to be done this
fall and winter, has been adopted by
the Indiana highway commission.
Charging failure of policies pur-
sued by the government in the past
Is years, despite solutions offered by
numerous commissions, Senator Hen
rik Shipstead, farmer-labor of
Minnesota, in a recent radio address,
declared it imperative that congress
be called into extraordinary session to
devise programs to meet the economic
emergency.
Finland's prohibition law has utter
| ly failed, says communication to the
| government by the Federation of
Finnish Judges, who assert that in the
performance of their duties they
| daily see the extremely undesirable
effects of prohibition.
Prosperity will not return to the
| United States until conditions in
| Europe have improved, James Speyer,
| New York banker, said on his arrival
recently from trip abroad.
| Resolutions denouncing prohibition
and calling for repeal of the 18th
amendment were adopted by the New
York State American Legion in con-
vention at Syracuse on September 5.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
STATE BOARD
Urges Colorado Miners To
Organize

Denver, Colo. (ILNS)--In a sharp
attack on wage cutting, which it de-
nounces as a serious mistake" the
Colorado industrial commission urges
coal miners to organize.
Unions are as much the product
of modern industrial life as the cor
poration," the commission said.
The commissions criticism of wage
slashing followed four months in.
vestigation of conditions in Colorado
coal mines.
1--WE regret" the commission said,
employers thought it necessary to
reduce wages at time of widespread
unemployment We believe it to be
a serious mistake when we are suffer
ing the most serious industrial and
financial panic in history
sit is our opinion employers should
have followed the advice of the presi-
dent and his advisers to maintain
wages.
iooPSilty WOQid ICbOIh HUGH
sooner if attention had been paid to
the recommendations of the presi-
dent"
Although denouncing the employers
for taking advantage" the commits
sion refused the request of the Colo
rado Federation of Labor that it
prosecute them on charges of violat-
ing the state industrial law by OBJ
tanning, under duress, the consent of
miners to reduction in their pay
from S6.52 to $5 day without the
required 30-day notice.
The commission advised the en-
ployers not to let foremen, super
intendents or other officials circulate
petitions such as the waiver of 90
day notice, among the workers.
1T looks too much like intimida-
tion," the commission remarked
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18

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such heavy decreases in the funds 81
many rural banks that suggestions
to abolish the postal savings system
have been made.
Senator Fess declared he was op-
posed to scrapping the postal saw
ings system, and attributed the with
drawal of funds to public fear for
the safety of deposits.
"It is not that we do not have the
funds, but the fear that runs will be
made on the banks" said Senator
Fess. "That explains why savings
are withdrawn from certain institu-
tions and placed in the postal saw
ings department. 1t is merely mat
ter of safety"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
FORGOT TO LEAP

Brown met Smith emerging from
the local hospital few days ago.
Smith had his arm in sling, and
his face was covered in plaster.
Gracious me !" said Brown. What
ever has happened?'
Careless driving" groaned Smith.
"Tm sorry to hear that" replied
Brown sympathetically. But l didn't
know you had car"
II haven't; but others have" the
injured one informed him.-London
Answers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
GOVERNMENT IN BUSINESS

Managua, Nicaragua.-The Nicara-
guam government has contracted with
the Swedish match trust for 10000
900 boxes of safety matches for use
in connection with government mo-
nopoly. The government will sell the
matches at 2 cents box, calculating
a profit of $4,000 annually.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
Choice Of Liars

She-Your cousin says you have
been telling him about my affairs.
He-Thats not true.
She-But he says you have and why
should l doubt him?
He-That's just like you, always
more ready to believe other peoples
lies than mine.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
POSTAL SAVINGS
DRAINING BANKS

Washington.--The widespread lack
of confidence in banks and financial
institutions was declared by Senator
Fess, chairman of the republican ma
tional committee, as a large contrib
utor to the business depression.
The increasing number of bank
failures has caused many depositors
to withdraw their deposits and place
them in the United States postal saw
ings system. This has resulted in
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
FULL OF HARDSHIPS

The LADY, suppose that your lot
is full of hardships?
The Hobo-Dats de proper word for
1t, ma'am. In de winter wen de farm
ers aln't doin' nothin' It's too cold fer
me t. do trampin' around, an In the
summer peoples alters offerin' me
work.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
Reverses the Mental Film

Light on how jokes are written is
thrown by the Virginia Reel This Is
the way:
His Girl Friend COMMUNICATION
In the world do you make up your
jokes, Tom?
Tom-Oh, / sit down and laugh, and
then think backwards.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
Extremda

"You worship your ancestors, do you
not?"
Yes" replied Hi Ho, the sage Of
Chinatown. II note with interest that
you follow precisely the opposite idea.
You evolve the doctrine of heredity
and blame your ancestors for all your
misfortunes"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18

Bonetwister-Doctor Jaremup's sue
cess seems to be firmly established.
Neckbreaker-Yes, he's had "Out to
Lunch" painted permanently on his
door now.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
On the Other Hand

Williams family had been discuss
Ing in general the likes and dislikes
OF his favorite uncle's new wife. After
much conversation grandma said:
swell, Bill, what do you think?"
"Oh, I'm just wondering what she
thought Of u.s." Bill replied.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
Might Do Better

the slightest difference to my looks"
said she, in reference to the assertion
Of some one who had said the game
ruined girls beauty.
He (knowing nothing about any
such assertion) Well, why not try
some other game, dear?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
Some Strenuous Loving

Mandy: whats de matter, Sam?
Don't yo' love me no MOI"
Sam: "Sho All does, honey; Abs
jest restin'."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
A Come.Down

What splendid ideas youth instills,
And how hard knocks dislodge EN-.
! used to want to meet my bills,
But now just want to dodge 'em.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
ROSTER OF ORGANIZATIONS
HAMILTON LABOR UNIONS


Labor Council Alternate Tuesdays, No SankyO
Temp
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
A Contingency

"The early bird will get the worm,''
OF that there is no question
But II that worm should chance TO turn
He'd get the Indigestion
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18

Retired prize fighter turns farmer.
His corn will probably have cauli-
flower ears.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
Labor Queries

Questions aad Answers ON In.
Dor: What 1t Has Done; Wher.
1t Stands on Problems Of the
Day; Its Aim and Program:
Who's Who in the Ranks Of
the Organized Toilers, etc., etc.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18

Q.-What school in New York city
is named after Samuel Gompers?
A.-The new Samuel Gompers In
dustrial High School for Boys, which
will be finished in February, 1892.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
Q.-Who is Holt Ross?

A.-President of the Mississippi
State Federation of Labor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-03

critics with Holy Writ-when already
l had proof positive Of his guilt
proof in writing, for which paid, and
about which said nothing. And the
reason for this deceit of mine am
ashamed to confess to you, but shall
confess it. intended to announce to
you all today that had this knowl-
edge, and meant to announce to you
from this pulpit" he glanced down
at the roulette table-''from this plat
form-that would publish this knowl-
edge in the columns of the Oklahoma
Wigwam on Thursday, hoping there
by to gain profit and fame because Of
the ejaculation which this would gain
for my paper, starting it off with
bang!" At the word bang" uttered
with much vehemence, the congrega-
ton of Osage's First Methodist, Epis-
copal, Lutheran, etc., church jumped
noticeably and nervously. Friends
and fellow citizens, repent of my
greed and of my desire for self-ad-
vancement at the expense of this COM
Hiuully. i uO hunger luIcuu u Wllll-
hold, for my own profit. the name of
the jackal in lions skin who, by
threats of sudden death, has held this
town abjectly terrorized. stand here
to announce to you that the name of
that skunk, that skulking fiend and
soulless murderer who shot down Jack
Pegler when his back was turned
that coward and poltroon-" he was
gesturing with his Bible in his hand,
brandishing it aloft-''was none other
than"
He dropped the Bible to the floor
as if by accident, in his rage. AS he
stopped for it. on that instant there
was the crack Of revolver. a bullet
from a six-shooter in the rear of the
tent sang past the spot where his head
had been. and there appeared in the
white surface of the tent tiny cir
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-03

her seat until the conclusion Of the
service, on pain of being publicly held
up to scorn by me in the first issue of
my newspaper, the Oklahoma Wig
wan, due off the press next Thursday.
Anyone wishing to leave the tent kind
ly rise now and pass as quietly as
may be to the rear. Please make way
for all departing uh-worshipers.
An earthquake might have moved
a worshiper from his place In that
hushed and expectant gathering GER
tainly no lesser cataclysm of nature.
Yancey waited, Bible in hand, sweet
and brilliant smile on his face. He
waited quietly, holding the eyes of the
throng in that sitting tent. A kind Of
power seemed to flow from him to
them, drawing them, fixing them, en-
thralling them. Yet in his eyes, and
in the great head raised now as it so
rarely was, there was that which sent
a warning pang Of fear through
Sabra. She, too. felt his magnetic
draw, but mingled with it was dread
full terror-a stab Of premonition.
Twice she had seen his eyes look like
that.
Yancey waited yet another moment.
Then he drew long breath. "My text
is from Proverbs. There is lion in
the way; lion is in the Streets
Friends, there is lion in the streets
of Usage, our fair city, soon to be
o,1ooD of tho Grnat Southwest lion
is in the streets. And 1 have been a
liar and a coward and an avaricious
knave. For I pretended not to have
knowledge which have; and went
about asking for information Of this
lion-though would change the word
lion to jackal or dirty skunk if did
not feel it to be sacrilege to take lib