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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29

According to the Hartford Times political writer the republicans of the state are worried over their chances of winning the l932 state election. We should think they would be after the republican Legislature has jeopardized all chances of recovering the ground lost by the Cross victory last fall. If Governor Cross is a candidate for reelection we think that he will be vndicated at the polls by greater majority than in 1850. We wouldn't be at all surprised to have him carry the entire democratic ticket to victory. However, that is year away. We have city election coming this year with little or no chance of the republican party stemmng the democratic onrush in Waterbury. With Mayor Hayes as standard bearer the democrats should win easily. as there is certainly no outstanding candidate in the republican ranks who will give His Honor a hard fight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
NEA Service Wri;cr

I
 | Washing S.Cn.--tegulatlon of cam paign expenses m states where It iis lacking, compression or primaries land elections into much brIeier per
 iods, shorter ballots and system
 under which party politicians would i De elected instead of self-appointeu 7, are suggested as Improvements for ! the ulrect primary system py Iialph 1; S BCots, professor of politicai lscience at the University or Pitts burg.
 i The primaries have been under fire lately and the National league lof Women Voters, devoting an en-
 tire day to the issue, brought the
 professor on to make an crudite analysis. Boots refuteS some at ! jacks, admits the merit of other
 complaints and concludes that all 1 though the politicians operate the primaries in some places they, are l more likely to heed the wishes of
 the rank and file and the people are
 much better able if not any more willing to participate effectively in politics than under the old system of caucus and convention.
 Cites Smiths Statement Boots cites Al Smiths announced loss of faith in the primaries as an incident of no small significance but asserts that when Smith gives as his chief reason the nede for as- sumption of responsibility by polit- lical parties and then says political leaders can control as effectively under the primary system as under the convention system he seems to be slightly inconsistent.
 Primaries give an advantage to men of wealth, Boots admits, but what system would not? And as l for the charge of his fellow
 townsman, Senator David A. Reed
 of Pennsylvania. that primary
 mec chanisms require expenditure of
 vast sums, Boots pointed out that Pennsylvania and several other
 states permit huge campaign funds through failure to restrict expenses. Candidates "are not content with |advertising but pay for high-power-
 ed salesmanship to break down jsales resistance.
 ! Most opponents of the direct primary. Boots says. are those who seek to restrain free, direct choice lof candidates by the rank and file lof party membership.
 Says Voters Are Divided Now 1 "I doubt whether the primary tears the party down." he contin-
 ues. '' There is hardly any party ito tear down. At worst, the pri- mary only makes this condition more obvious There are real di- :vergencies of opinion and interest
 among the voters. These are rep
 resented by labor unions, farmer Organizations. manufacturers as political grouping would bring
 these conflicting interests into our Legislative halls and let them lspeak for themselves. If the pres ent parties only serve to keep up the appearance of struggle be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
Good Reasons For Change

The agitation to change the name of the Connecticut Agricultural College at Storrs is growing The student body is now taking an interest in the argument. Really some thing will have to be done about the whole thing ere long Why not now and avoid endless pickering back and forth. It is high time that the state college dropped the agri- cultural part of the name. It does not serve to distinguish the institution as in former years when it was primarily that. Now we understand courses are pursued in science, home economics, mechanical engineering as well agriculture
 An interesting bit of information contrib uted by the Druids the senior secret society of tbe college. is that the Connecticut school IS the only one north of the Mason Dixon line and east of the Mississippi river employ ing the term agricultural. Two such well known schools as the Oregon Agricultural and the Massachusetts Agricultural Colleges are about to drop the middle term which has been associated with them so many years It is the trend of the times and the Connecticut Agricultural College should keep pace. It is also quite patent that seldom if ever IS the full title conferred upon the institution,
 How many times have We heard he col lege referred 10 simply as Slorrs' We wouldn't be surprised fl the only time the full title is applied is when tbc school presents the graduates with their diplomas. It is too evident ibat lhc day of the Connecticut Agri- cultural College is passed and the sooner we hail thc new State College the better of we will be. all of uS inhabitants of ihe state, students ai the school members of the faculty. and board of trustees. Heres hoping for action,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
At The National Capitol DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER Digest of Who's Who and What's What
 RODNEY BUTCHER
Jim Bridger

!, tween rival groups of politicians behind whose antics are concealed the tricks of the plunderers, they might better be scrapped." Primaries wil enlist the voter $ attention more readily when they arc held in the shadow of the cleo tion, Boots contends. proposing a months interval between the two elections as maXimum and two weeks as an even better improve ment.
 Pointing out that our elective system calls for the service of more political workers than are found in all the rest of the world, the professor suggests that if elective offices could be reduced to five or six in any election and appointive offices greatly increased in number and given to those who have a proven capacity to fill them, the voter might hope to become his own politician.
 Proposes New Plan
 Boots also advances a pet plan for improvement of the primary through which the best and most deserving talent, rich or poor. might be drafted for nominations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
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New York-In land where steel and cement have no roots, spring comes just as though 1t had been expected.
 Spring in New York promises so much and breeds only July's suffo- cation. The promise is made just now by bursting buds along the Central parkway. The promise is made along Riverside drive by hesi- tant blades of grass. Tn the crowded highways, pretty maids go hatless with their tresses blown by soft winds. The Fifth ave- nue bus tops are overcrowded with lovers.
 Taxi drivers grow romantic. If you suggest q long trip down Long Island they sigh and make remarks about the fresh air and the breeze off the sound.
 The thoroughfares become jam med with people who seem to have no destination. The strollers take out their best girls and their favorite canes. Spats appear again in the land.
 Passing thousands, who were wont to bristle when you brushed against them, now smile. There is a toss of heads that suggests a nonchalance quite out of keeping with the usual hard-boiled attitude. The stern sky-scrapers present faces as shining as the well known schoolboy whose mother had attend- ed to the matter. Strangeres don't seem so strange. And natives begin to recall days when robins were to be found in the front yards. They grow sentiment tai about far-away things: the home town and the sand lots. the pallor of horse-chestnut blossoms. and the prospect of frog-spearing expedi- tion. Someone recalls book beer signs.
 Two men stand at a soda foun- tain and discuss trout fishing. Two other men stand at a speakeasy bar | and make appointments to meet on some uDatate stream Boat fans tell
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29

Others hold varying positions on the subject. with 67 fatly refusing to state their stand. All of which doesn't prove to us that the 7znd Congress will bring about modification of the Volstead Act. We doubt if that will ever happen. It might be repealed, but not modified. However, we hope that many pro- hibitionists are convinced by this time that the American system is not the one to produce temperance. It is high time we abandoned this dangerous experiment for one with less serious consequences.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
GuoTAT'QNS VI "

Fashions in fiction appear to change as quickly as fashions in dress. Ellen Glasgow. There are men who come home at night to a dinner prepared with the aid of a tin-opener and corkscrew. The corkscrew is necessary to help the men to stand the tin-opener.
 Sir Bruce Bruce-porter shall never regard America as civilized until there are separate cars for women on your subways.
 Rev Alfred Barry of Oxford,
 England.
 I do wish men would give up talk Ing about religion and try to live it..
 Rev r. H. Dillingham;.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29

A measure was raised in committee by the roads. rivers, and bridges committee this week that should meet with popular approval in the General Assembly. It proposes the erection of a memorial tablet on Talcott Mountain to former Highway Commissioner James A. Macdonald of New Haven. Mir Macdonald was the first highway comms- sioner that this state had and laid the ground work for the present highway system. The Talbott Mountain road was built under his direction. although at the time everybody claimed that no automobile could negotiate the grade. Look at Southngton Mountain to- day and Ben Sherman Hill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
TODAY IS THEA ANNIVERSARY S AGGAMA
TRIBUTE OF ALLIES

On April 29, 1917, the British and French high commissions, sent by their respective governments to honor our entrance into the war. visited the tomb of Washington at Mount Vernon.
 It was one of the most imposing and significant episodes during the sojourn of the delegates. The two former premiers of France and Great Britain, Viviani and Balfour. standing before the tomb of the first president, spoke with deep emotion of the common fight for freedom in
 which all three were engaged. Gen. eral Joffre, Marshal of France, laid on the marble sarcophagus bronze palm wound with the French tri- color.
 A card attached to a huge wreath
 of lilies placed beside the French palm bore the following words in Balfours handwriting:
 Dedicated by the British Mission to the immortal memory of George Washington, soldier, statesman, pa triot, who would have rejoiced to
 see the country of which he was by
 birth a citizen and the counry hi,
 genius called into existence, fighting
 side by side to save mankind from a military deSpotiSm."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29

each other when they expect to sail again. Men whistle for a change and
 women so humming through the streets.
 And a gent who pens a column comes back so impressed that he
 sits down and writes about 1t. So we come to signs of spring
 other than those already mentioned: the balloon woman appears at the entrance to Central park. the
 hurdy grinders come out by the hun dreds. the flower vendors drive from street to street with their rain bow wares.
 In the windows of big department
 stores appear displays of seeds and
 posters telling how to grow roses.
 ... But not suggesting where to
 plant them. Down back of Wall
 street, the narrow lanes are cluster ed with plants and bulbs for the commuters. l.. Plots of grass are sold at so much per square yard. ... But
 who has yard?
 The peanut wagons. made self conscious by the vendor song, have changed their whistles to agree witf'
 the rhythm of the music. -. They
 display cardboard signs this season aQVertlSlnB, fedHuL VeHuOT. Music shows go into rehearsal for
 the summer trade. .Coney Island
 calls forth a small army of painters and cleaners. .. Hot dog men appear from nowhere. The gypsies move
 from the East Side and disappear in
 swanky looking automobiles. Buyers arrive from everywhere to- look at fall and winter styles.
 Excursion signs make their first ap- pearance at the big railroad depots. .a. Fortunate folk with suburban homes run out over the week end
 to see if the furnace and water pipes
 are working. The folk who live on the river barges bring out their geraniums. .. The East Side begins
 to take out it's chairs and camp on the sidewalk .. Second avenue is
 alive with groups of chattering hu-
 mans. '. Windows are opeEsa and
 window cleaners hang from every
 sort of precarious perch.
 For this is land where steel and
 cement have no roots.. But the
 humans are glad to be alive. ... Yes.
 even in New York! GILBERT SWAN.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29

Light wines and beer are predicted by Labors committee for modification of the Volstead Act According to the body's fig urin9 there are now 34 U. S. Senators for modification, In the House a survey shows IA ready 10 vote for similar measure. Furthermore there are 54 members in the House who believe the act should be amended permitting consumption of light wines and beer m homes with each family limited as 10 the amount purehasabe every month. Thirty. five rspresnlSives admit that lhc majority Of iher constituents are producers and con. sumer of illicit liquors but fear ihc dry in. fluenee too much Co vote for modification.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
HELPING THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
(New York Tin,cs)

On his way home from the Virgin Islands. President Hoover expressed the belief that there is little hope their population ean ever be self Bustaining. Our investment of S2b,- 100000 in 1917, whom they were taken .s .s,., eye. from ..a,. Denmars' ,Ss,, %as strategic value. Captain Knox Of the navy has pointed out thnt the Virgin Islands lio nt "the' great aaliont Of the Cnribbean," and are lon the direct course between pnns anna and Europe" With the Install
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
AGE

The eyes of age are heavy eyes, The hair of age is white. The chin of age once worldly wise Now lawns before the night, The arms of age are scrawny arms. The legs of age are weak. The Joins of age have lost theiI
 charms,
 They live but do not speak.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29

In doing your spring planting include a tree or two in memory of George Washing ton whose bieentennal we celebrate next year By that time it is hoped to have two million trees planted in his honor. What tribute to our first president, And there is no more fitting way to honor any noted figure than in this fashion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
HE WINS

SMABEL: My big sisters got two doctors.
 HAROLD: Huh! Mines got two lawyers.
 MABEL: My big sisters going to have an operation.
 HAROLD: That's nothing. Mines going to have a iseparation.-Pass- Ing Show.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
Personal Health Service
 (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal | health and hygiene. not disease diagnosis OF
 treatment. will be answered by Dr Brady. Ad. dress him. care Of the Democrat. sending
 stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
ANOTHER FATALITY

Here arc the remains.
 Of unfortunate Joe Cast. He failed to sec the rcd flag When they pulled the blast.
 o-O-o There will be no fireworks in Waterbury on July Fourth so the kids can spend their money on root beer and soda crackers.
 O-O-o
 Clothes don't make the man but they make him look at the woman.
 It takes a man of iron to hold on to steel stock now.
 DING. DING Her voice was soft,
 Iike an April breeze, But his love turned cold. When he heard her snccze.
 o-O-o The person who lives in fear. wants to take up a residence in a different neighborhood.
 O-O-o
 Men rave over a lock of girlss hair, not knowing it is her key to attraction.
 o-O-o A Chicago girl had a man arrested because he winked at her. But suppose there are different kinds of winks. +
 A New York couple tried to get married on thirty-seven cents. Well. love wasn't blind in this case. quite able to count money.
 When a girl goes on a three days trip it takens her ten days to pre- pare for the jaunt.
 A FIAT VERSE Dripping drops of water, (Hardly work of lOye), Prove the hath tubs flooded I'm the dump above. bottle after partaking of too many
 o-O-o
 A chap isn't blind to his sur roundings if he falls in love with the gal next door.
 O-O-o The best things In life are free ing free air instead Of q tire pump to get the correct pressure.
 0-O-0 A gentleman is born, not made.
 O-O-O This concludes our regular mid. week program. it came to you over DBD and was broadcast by tho type Of newspaper work. We are signing off at thls time. tO be back on tho air again tomorrow evening at the usual hous; o Good nisbt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
HIST THE MAN

"What makes you think you are qualified for a position in the diplO. inatic corpsf" demanded the exnin- iner.
 Well" answered the applicant, mOdestly; "i'ye been married twen- ty years and my wife still thinks I've got sick friend. d."--'rit.f Bits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29

America is discovering just as England did two centuries ago. that a time comes when a nation won't pay any more taxes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29

Americans never can understand what Gen. tral Americans are fighting about But never mind: they're just as dumb about what we're fighting about
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 8l o clock (daylight saving timc) tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29

So that it should not be crowded out by its own seedlings, the ore0. nOte bush drops its noedH and inen spreads a poison shoSn thhi slows uD gorminntI0n.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
OHMlGOSH

Beneath this mound,
 Sleeps poor Joe Knecp, He stepped from the fire escape In his sleep.
 o-O-O A soft answer may turn away wrath but q good ten cent cigai works better on an irate traffic cop
 o-O-o
 There's wisdom In being wise, so why be otherwise?
 O-O-o When Dizzy Dorothy, Waterbury intellectual idiot. who Is just crazy over boy friends, learned that th' Arabs lived on dates she wanted to know why she wasn't born into that race.
 O-O--O
 Since shirt makers sewed buttons right on the cuffs, the missing link has lost much of its effectiveness.
 O-O-O Who can remember the good ole days when mother would cautior you against pumping into the tabl, for fear you'd break the mantle or the gas lamp?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
DEATH

The eyes of death are hollow eyes, The hair Of death is gray. The chin of death is eupped i1
 sighs.
 It grieves and takes away, The arms of death are frigid arms, The legs of death would live. Because they rob us of the charms. They take what life would giv, One door never closes that another doesn't open. So runs an old pro- verb. l suppose that's the way the flies will look at 1t this summer. o-O-o
 A lot of men think they're big shots when they wouldn't make ammunition for toy cap pistols.
 The woman who permits her hus- bands supper to be late. the while she tolls in q flower garden, is a daisy in more ways than one,
 o-O-o
 Men who watch their DIS and q's never have much time to bother with the Is.
 o--O-o
 The homing instinct must be lost on these so-called marathon dancers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
Good evening.
 SoGTH So0Tf
"A SMILES THE THING"

The eyes of youth are singing eyes The hair of youth is fair, The chin of youth is worldly wise, It challenges the dare. The arms of youth are ivory arms, The legs of youth are fleet, The Joins of youth are fresh in
 charms,
 They sit vaulted sit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-02

and water while we were there" interposed Gatty. "As matter of fact we didn't eat much on the en- tire trip. Our diet consisted mainly of bread and as much water as we could drink. We always had both in the plane" They were then asked if they thought they had suffered any phy- sical affects from the arduous journey.
 "We never felt better," they re- sponded.
 thinner than when he took off.
 I'm sure I don't know," replied the navigator. we've just landed and 1 haven't had chance to weigh myself. I don't feel any thinner but l may have lost five or six pounds. " "Was there ever a time during the journey when you lost hope?" Post and Gatty were asked.
 "No," Post answered emphatical- ly. "We always thought we would get through, even when the going was tough over the Boring Sea-"
 Gatty admitted his shoulder was a trifle stiff where he was struck by propeller at Solomon, in Alaska.
 "But I guess it was tougher than the propellor," he said with g. smile. "They had to put on a new propeller while didn't need even a doctors attention"
 Gatty said that neither of us ever expected such reception it was great.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-02
Little Wife of
 Post Was Sorry
(Continued from Page D

after he had leaped from the cock pit.
 Mrs Post seemed complacent and cheerful until within half-hour of the time her husband landed. She chatted freely with reporters and assured them she had not worried over the safety of her husband be- cause she "knew he would come through"
 But when word reached her that Post was nearing his starting point again her eyes filled with tears. She was crying when the Winnie Mae came down and started toward the craft, murmuring:
 Thank God, he's here!"
 The crowd hemmed her in and for a moment she was unable to get near the plane. Someone saw her trying to push her way through and shouted:
 Stand aside-give her a break!"
 Post poised on the edge of the cockpit for a moment and then jumped to the asphalt and clasped his wife's tear stained face to his.
 The couple was thus hemmed in by policemen and spectators and moved toward the official car, which was parked more than 100 feet from the Winnie Mae. The car was about to pull away when it was discovered Gatty had been lost in the crowd.
 "Where's the major" Mrs Post called to one of the officials. "We can't go without MT Gatty."
 The car was delayed for about five minutes until Gatty was brought through the crowd by a score of policemen.
 The modest wife of the flyer clung to his side until the car reached the hangar and Post and Gatty were asked to alight and pose for pie lures. Mrs Post then released his arm and stayed in the car after he had alighted. It was necessary for Post to turn around and beckon for her to follow.
 She stood alongside Post as he posed for pictures, smiling shyly up at him. After she had posed for a few moments she slipped from his side and returned to the automo- bile to await him.
 "It's all so grand" she said, "and I'm so bewildered."