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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-04
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JoFFREs CHICAGO VISIT

On May 4, 1917. the French mis- sion arrived in Chicago for a tour of the middle western states. Mar shal Joffre delivered his first ad- dress, as follows:
 My friends, I am proud to have in my hand the American flag. which is to the American people what the French flag is to the people of France, symbol of liberty. l hold in my other hand the flag of France, who has given of her best, her stanchest, and her bravest, and which also stands for liberty. I had the honor to carry the French flag on the field of battle, and I am glad to join the flag of many battles to the. flag that has never known de- feat. With this flag bring to you the salute of the French army to the American people, our stanch ally in the common cause"
 The marshal then joined the two flags of red, white and blue. The whole assembly mounted the seats an dcheered. The mission was enthusiastically welcomed and hospitably entertained at Chicago, and thence proceeded to St Louis.
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Police Commissioner Edward P. Mulroon- ey of New York city is going to put stop to overnight parking on city streets. We hope that the genial police department head isn't doing this simply because New York garage owners are complaining. They naturally want these overnight parkers to utilize their garages. They aren't so much concerned with removing traffic hazards from the streets. although they did point out to the Commissioner that all night parking creates fire hazards. hnders street cleaning, and provides ambuseades for hodup men. All large cities and small ones, too. must have the same situation. We know it has existed in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-04
At The National Capitol
 DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER
 Digest of Who's Who and Whats What By RODNEY BUTCHER
the governments best fiscal course

the governments best fiscal course is somewhat reminiscent of con fusion among the nations best financial minds in past months as to how large a deficit there would be. The official guess nine months ago and the official guess now diff fer by about $1.000,000,000. Last August Secretary Mellon unguard- edly admitted that a deficit was threatened which probably would require restoration of the general 1 per cent tax reduction on 1929 incomes and President Hoover promptly repudiated the idea.
 By December, however, a prob able deficit of $100,000.000 was generally admitted. Subsequent increases in the estimated deficit averaged nearly $200,000,0O0 a month and even though the tenn porarily removed reduction was restored this year and the first two payments of 1890 incomes will be received during the pres ent fiscal year latest estimates have placed the deficit at $S00.- 100000, by June.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-04

Waterbury for good many years. There have been numerous campaigns to force people to use garages rather than the public high ways, but these always Subsided in short time and the parkers reappeared Relentless ness is needed.
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consideration for the cash register. At least we can ali acclaim the actual start of work on the proposed new road
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-04

"A proposed brand new charter, containing the council manager plan of city government. accompanied by several hundred pages of an. alysis and argument why Waterburys old in- strument should be scrapped, has been unfavor- ably reported by the committee on cities and boroughs. In the Brass City there will be both grief and gee over this turn of affairs Since the charter commission went into action two years ago the city virtually turned over new leaf in the election and admins tration of Mayor Hayes, who has greatly inn proved the fiscal operations of the municipal government The Hayes administration was opposed to the new charter in several respects. Others raised questions as to its constitution ality, as drawn. a doubt which some legisla- tive committeeman are said to share Water bury will now have chance to take new stock of its problems and plans. To outsiders the main defect under the old charter seemed to be in its misuse. Mayor Hayes has given some demonstration of how serviceable 1t can be if loyalty respected and obeyed. Hart ford Times From the very outset the Wa terbury Democrat contended that under Mayor Hayes our charter was adequate unto the situation. We still maintain so although we are quite willing at any time to test out local feelings by referendum vote on the city manager question.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-04

Jackson, Tenn.--Dr I. N. Penick of Union university, Jacksov college. said recently he would marry one couple for 15 cents, or two for 25. The reason for the drastic cut he said was the depression"
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Personal Health SerUice (By William Brady, M. D.

siRned letters pertaining to persona' health and hygiene. not disease diagnosis of treatment will he answered by pr bradS' Ao' dress him. care of the Democrat senoi"s stamp and addressed envelope
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-04

We have come into the "Aquarian Age says an astrologer. That is into the slgn of Aquarus, the Water-Bearer. Now we under stand how stocks got that way couple of years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-04

A scientist says apes are brainier than human babies at birth What of it? We never admired baby for its brains.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-04

All vehicles must be lighted not later than
 $40 Daylight Saving Time) tonight.
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Veterans and Public Office

The other day at a small American Legion luncheon in city where he was to speak before an engineering society, Major General Harbord made few informal remarks. He congratulated the American Legion for re- maining bipartisan organization, leaving it's members free to support public measures or candidates without enforced allegiance to any political party. That was all right. Them he added, unwisely: When a man of about your age comes up for election, you should know where he was when you were wearing uniform. If he wasn't engaged in the de- fense of his country during the war, his where abouts should be exposed as publicly as his war record would be if he had one.
 Ordinarily. we should say. the first thing to find out about candidate for public office is the ability to carry out the duties of that office efficiently and honestly. regardless of his war record. Even in choice between two men of similar capabilities the war vet eran need not necessarily rank first. Under the draft system some men were called to arms and some were discarded. though their patriotism was equal. Among volunteers, some were refused for one reason or another not bearing on loyalty or eagerness to serve. Many served as we'll at home as their friends served abroad. As time goes on, there should be al! honor to the men who when called, did their work courageousy and effectively but there should be no seornful fingers point ed at those other. who were not called or not accepted as volunteers in the World war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-04
OFFERS BARGAIN MARRIAGE pRUCE

The divergence of opinion abou
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giving away absolats5
handsome Luncheon
every purchaser ofFag
There are more than
pieces in this valuabIt
ice. All are special
signed, hand etched
the popular new topa
Hundreds Of peopl'
where have taken adv
Of this offer. And NOV
a few days remain fot
get 20 ur set. Frigi'
Jubilee is drawing toI
August 31st is the b
Of this offer. Do co:
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ler about the middle of this month.
At least 1000 members from all
parts of the State are expected to
attend the convention. The w. G.
T. u. has a Delaware organization
of more than 5000 members. An
nouncement has been made by Mrs
Waller that the group is to be di-
vided into prayer bands of about
60 members each. These groups
will pledge themselves to sponsor
noon-tide prayers for the cause of
prohibition. Reports of the pray
ing bands are to be made at the
observance of the 60th anniversary
of the w. c. T. U. to be held in
1882. Mrs. Ella Cordray, of Har-
rington, is State chairman of the
project. State officers of the w.
C. T. U. are Mrs. Waller, presi-
dent; Mrs. Helen w. Simpson, Will
vice-president; Mrs. Lucy
Comwell, of Dover, treasurer, and
Mrs. Katie L. B. Dockerty, secre-
tary. Mrs. Bertha McCaulley Fos-
ter is president of the Young Peo-
pies Branch of the w. G. T. U.
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MAKING EARLY PLANS FOR
STATE W.C.T.U. CONVENTION
DIR. ELLA BOOLE NOTED Ma
TIONAL WORKER, TO TALK
Annual Convention Will Meet at
Seaford October Z, 8 and g
Many White Ribboners to Attend

DIR. Ella A. Boole, New York
City, world and national president
of the w. c. T. u, will be the
principal speaker at the banquet
which will feature the opening of
the annual convention of the State
organization at the Methodist
Episcopal Church, Seaford, Octo-
ber z, and 9. This will be the
first time in II years that the
State group has been honored by
the presence of a national presi-
dent. DR.. Boole was made presi-
dent at the world convention in
Canada in June. Another out of
town speaker will be Mrs. Ella P.
Black, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
state president of the w. c. T. U.
Mrs. Anna Lee Waller, of Delmar,
State president of the w. G. T. u,
and former president of the Del
aware State Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, will president at the
conference. The call to the con-
vention will be issued by Mrs. Wal
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Immigration Not Wanted

The Literary Digest reports as
unfounded the fear that Alaskan
mosquitoes will be introduced to
this country. The Alaskan mos
quito, it was said, breeds in ice
water, and if brought here it might
breed in winter as well as sum-
mer and torment US the year
round. AS a matter of fact, says
the Digest. Alaska has warm water
in summer, and it is in this that
the creatures hatch. They are as
tender and susceptible to cold as
our own. There is some apprehen-
sion that the mosquitoes may drive
out the Kodiak bears, forcing
migration TO this region, but who
is afraid of mere bears?-Detroit
News
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"BIG THURSDAY" AT BOWERS
Crowds Visit Bay Shore Resort for
Days Outing on Big Day of Year

Days Outing on Big Day of Year
Big Thursday was observed at
Bowers Beach on Thursday and
hundreds visited the place during
the day. The usual number of pol
iticians were present to talk over
the chances of various candidates
who have been spoken of for diff
ferent positions. This gala day at
Bowers is always the second
Thursday in August. The origin
of the festival grew out of an Act
of the General Assembly of the
State providing for the open season
for catching oysters in the Della
ware Bay. In the year 1852 an
Act was passed making it unlaw
full for any person to catch oysters
in any creek or pond in the State
between the first of May and the
10th of August and as the first
year the open season began on the
second Thursday in August and in
no year could the second Thursday
be earlier than the 8th, the oyster
gatherers and their families made
this second Thursday the gala day,
which was the occasion for the as
sembling of merry makers before
the boats and their crews went out
for the winters work. The boats
at that time did not return to port
at night but remained in the bay
for weeks at a time This farewell
day of merry making has always
,ince been observed and is now
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known as big Thursday"
LEWES LOT FOR MEMORIAL
Commission on Celebration and
Town Buy Land at Court Sale

Town Buy Land at Court Sale
The Lewes Tercentennary Com
mission to arrange for a memorial
building and celebration of the set
tling of Lewes by the Dutch, has
bought a site for the proposed me-
mortal, which is to be reproduc-
tion of the old town hall in Hoorn,
Holland, from which town the
Dutch pioneers sailed to settle at
Lewes. There had been a question
about the title of the register prop
erty, at the corner of South and
King streets, in Lewes, the site de-
sired for the memorial, and the
plot was sold under order of the
Orphans Court of Sussex county,
to assure a clear title. The tri-
angle section of the lot was pur-
chased by the celebration commit
tee for $4,000 and the rear end of
the lot was purchased by the town
of Lewes for $3,760. Allen L.
contractor, of Whining
ton, who is to erect the replica of
the Hoorn hall, which will be a
part of the celebration ceremonies,
was in Lewes last week preparing
to start work on the building. The
sale will have to be confirmed by
the Orphans Court on September
10 and nothing in the way of con-
StrIIctiOu can he done before that
time
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The Suffrage Bogey

Some of the arguments against
woman suffrage in Massachusetts,
are recorded in Lucy Stone: Pho
neer of Woman's Rights" by Alice
Stone Blackwell.
''One member of the legislature
said that when a man came home
tired at night, he did not want to
kiss a member of the school board
or an overseer of the poor. An
other member declared that, If
women were allowed to vote ID
there would be no more children
born in Massachusetts, and (2) all
the children born will be girls"
Kansas City Star.
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Tyler Created Precedent

The Constitution of the United
States does not declare that in case
Of the death of the President the
Vice President shall become Presi-
dent, but only that ''the powers and
duties" Of his Office shall devolve"
upon him. John Tyler, the first Vice
President to succeed, settled the is
sue by taking oath as the President
and the precedent has been fol
lowed since.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24
TONS OF SNUFF

To those who do not happen to come in
contact with many persons addicted to the
habit, the information that Al 100000 pounds
of snuff are used in the United States yearly
may come as surprise. This represents
ten fold increase in the last fifty years.
According to government report, snuff
was first used by the American Indians. and
tobacco was first used in this form in Europe
about the middle Of the 18th century. By
1924 snuff taking became so prevalent that
Pope Urban VIII issued an edict of excom-
munication against persons using it in
church, because their sneezing disturbed the
services. Snuff was fashionable among the
lords and ladies of England in the 18th CEN
fury, and far into the 10Th century public
snuff boxes were installed in the halls of the
American Congress for the benefit of men,
bers.
Snuff is still used by persons in all walks
of life, but principally among immigrants,
colored people and those engaged in indus
tries where smoking is not permitted.
The manufacture and distribution Of
more than 20 tons Of snuff year constitutes
quite an important branch of the tobacco in
dustry. 1t is a commercial proposition mot
to be sneezed at"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24
THOSE BUSY BUREAUS

What those government bureaus in
Washington can't think up to experiment and
piddle with must be unthinkable. After
much research the Bureau of Standards re-
Gently determined the relative noise-making
possibilities of saxcphone player and a
tap dancer. Now these learned scientists
are investigating women's hose and the
limbs. shapely or otherwise. which wear
them.
They have decided that 30-inch length
for ladies' stockings is about right. and may
be they will pass law about it. But, again,
maybe not, for we read that many women
are protesting against this attempt at stand
ardization, saying that Gin the arbitrary
length some of them look like infants in
socks, while others whose legs are shorter
than normal claim the stockings will ap-
proach their ears"
These protests naturally call for further
investigation and research by the Bureau,
including measurements for insteps, heel,
toe, ankle and calf. to determine the exact
dimensions appropriate for the various sizes
to be officially authorized.
All of which causes the New York Sun
to pertinently remark that "some of the ways
and means which the government finds for
wasting taxpayers money would be funny if
the deficit and the problem of finding money
for taxes were not so serious"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24
IN
WILLIE
ROGERS
sAVH

Beverly Hills-Some great Col
umnists on days when they have no
gossip, why they tell you things
that Perhaps you dident know be-
FORE" Well never did do that for
I never was in any shape to tell
you anything you dident know. In
other words I always had to write
up to my readers and not down.
But am going to have a crack at
that kind thing.
Now for instance, just the other
day Harold Lloyd was up to my
little ranch and he offered me a
Great Dane dog. Now did you know
that he raises the finest great
Danes there is, 40 to so of EN-? I
dident take him, for the brutes
eat more than I can earn.
And did you know that they, (the
Lloyds) have the cutest little baby
boy, and he was an incubator baby,
and two of the sweetest little girls?
One theirs, and the other adopted.
And did you know, but perhaps you
did, that he is a darn great come
dian and one of the finest and best
liked men in the picture business?
Did you know that Hal Roach is
one of our Best Aviation en-
thusiasts? Has his own plane, and
great flyer, Captain Dickson, Elk
Army flyer, as his pilot. and thinks
no more Of flying any week end to
New York than you would Of going
to the corner grocery.
Hoot Gibson is good pilot and
flies his own plane. So does Ken
Maynard and Wallace Berry has
been flying for years. Frank Bor-
sage, just about one of the greatest
directors we have. has just taken
up flying and his instructors said
it was uncanny the way he learned.
He has his own plane now, also his
wife learned to fly. Clarence Brown
the Metro Crack Director is a good
flyer. think he got his originally
in the war. Henry King who di-
rected Lightning" and who has
just turned out "Over the Hills"
which they all say is just about the
best picture ever made, he is an
old time flyer, and hosts of others.
By the way, in this Over the Hills,
Mae Marsh. who was big star in
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24

the early silent days and did some
great things for D. w. Griffith, they
say ner performances in this Over
the Hills is simply marvellous. You
know there is many an old timer
that can really troop when they get
the chance.
Had dinner recently away down
in Texas with John Garner, the new
Speaker of the House. His wife has
been his. secretary for 25 years and
will continue. She is at the office
every morning at o'clock to open
up the mail. Alice Longworth al
ways in her home sits in big easy
chair or on a couch with both her
feet under her, no matter if it's just
a Congressman is there or Hoover.
Pat Hurley likes to "Whoop and
Gobble." That's an Indian trait. The
loud whoop is followed by the Cob
BILE, or imitation of the turkey COB
bling If it's done directly at any
one else down in Oklahoma, it
means you are Growing over him
and it means challenge to fight.
Pat does it in his private capacity,
and not as Secretary of War. Incl
dentally he is making good job
of it end wouldent be frightened to
death if we did match one, which is
not beyond the bounds of POSSIBLE
ity.
Did you know that President
Hoover had surrounded himself
with a great and very promising
bunch of young men as Assistant
Secretaries of very high Cabinet
Jobs? Three of which I will name,
and there is lots of others. Dave
ingalls,, Assistant Secretary of the
Navy for Aviation. I'll bet it's not
ten years before he is Presidential
Possibility. Not just mention. I
mean voted on. Then there is Tru-
bee Davidson, Assistant for Avia-
ton in the Army, another great
future. Then Clarence Young Av-
iation head for the Department of
Commerce. Three young fellows
who are real and shave everything
that a public man to get far should
be equipped with.
Did you know Chick Sale had
twins, (not lately) but he has EN-,
great pair and a great family. I
got the incest brightest letters in
answer to ones that I had written
their fathers, and they were acting
as their dads secretarys. One from
one of Eddie Cantors five girls, and
one from Will Durant, the Philoso-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24

BRANERD-With his head nearly severed when
re fan face forward onto q band saw Of saw rig
on his farm, Amiel Magnan, TO- was dead when he
arrived at Brsinerd hospital. He lived seven miles
south Of Brainerd He was believed 70 lost ms root
ne On the icy ground as be pressed log on the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24

search for the missing yesterday, volunteered
the information that he had tracks Of auto
mobile the ice of the lake and had noticed that
they terminated at spot where the ice had been
broken and then frozen over again.
A fish spear enabled searchers to confirm the fact
that the automobile had gone through the ice when
it brought out part of the automobile top.
ST. PAUL-The state conservation commission
has taken 612,0O0 of tax delinquent land
in three northern Minnesota counties for conserva-
ton development, including game refugees, fish pro-
pagation and reforestaton.
The action, which must be certified by the state
executive council and forwarded to the state auditor
Stafford King will bring relief to the counties which
financially hard pressed if the state th
obligations the land
In Roseau county the commission has taken over
100000 and Aitkin county will be relieved of
100000 while $4,000 will be taken in
Mahnomen county.
Standardization of ten acre tract of land
to the State of Minnesota, by Joseph Eckert of Glib
bon, the land to become part of Forat Ridgely
state park was announced this week by c. M Bah
cock, commissioner of highways. The Minnesota
Highway department recently let contract for
grading road, CLIO mile long, to connect the new
trunk highway No. 70, with the state park. This ap
proach went through land owned by Mr.. Eckert, and
during the negotiations of rghtofway he expressed
desire to donate to the state the ten acres lying
between the road and the southern boundary of the
park. It is considered valuable acquisition as it
rounds out the park property deed has been given
to the state.
WARROAD-The difficulties mail carriers exper-
fence in carrying the mail across Lake of the Woods
to the isolated Northwest Angle community were
again emphasized last week when car being driven
by Art Zppel went thru the thin ice and landed on
the bottom of the lake a few miles out of Warroad
AS the front wheels went in Zippel threw the mail
out the ice and leaped to safety.
GRAND RAPIDS-Sheriffs of surrounding coun-
ties and state and Twin City police were warned
today to be the lookout for goods stolen from
eight stores last night by burglars.
Several hundred dollars worth of clothing and
other merchandise were obtained by bandits who
gained entrance to the business houses with crow
bars.