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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, lss1
Why Seek A Park?

According to news dispatches republicans sof Fairfield county held meeting in Bridge port yesterday at which was brought up once more the subejeet of seaside s'ate park. Just why the issue should be mace Anoiitical is more than we can understand. 1T the republicans of the county wished 10 en. sdorse the idea of a seaside park, all well ana good. but the political intent IS too oDvlouS fo be ignored Of course state parks in raif- field county have been political footballs TOT some years past now. It began few years
 aoo when efforts were made to develop the .etate- owned tract on Sherwood Island at *crpen's Farms. Sufficient pressure was
 brought to bear by influential and wealthy residents of the island to prevent thls
 :, Matters progressed to the point where a TTb;ll was almost passed by our Legislature thls wear appropriating S75o,00o for the pur-
 chase and development of shore site TOT
 park purposes. Even the site had been picked. A commercial amusement park was to be converted at this three-quarter of a
 million figure. With the law allowing gambling machines repealed naturally resorts of the above type were hard hit. If one -fould be sold for state park purposes 1t would be quite business feat. Fortunateiy TOT for state sufficient publicity was given the en-
 tire project to kill it and to force our legis-
 lators to repudiate the proposed measure.
 The state property on Sherwood Island was the first that was bought for park pur, DOSES. It was in 1914 that 1t was purchased
 # we are not mistaken. It has never been developed and while it is open to the Puohe it is SO inaccessible as to make 1t next to im-
 possible to reach A sand-bar crossing 10
 h. spot was removed some years back by stsateey. It was stated that the crossing was breeding place for mosquitoes and would
 have to be dredged out. That was done
 and the island residents saved from the
 intrusion of the public. Every effort 10 develop Sherwood Island has met with sccunter stroke that has been both delft and sure. We doubt if the park will ever be de- sveloped. ' We would like to see more seashore parks Fin Connecticut The public ought to nave
 more than one public bathing beach along sthe Sound Certainly Fairfield county IS en- titled to its share. But when 1t has one land can't develop it then there IS something Iwrong in Fairfield county. If those repub- kIicans who met yesterday are so vitally in- Sterested in creating seaside park they should take such steps as will cause the inn mediate development of Sherwood Island ssor it's sale. If it is sold the county can pick ssout some other spot that will be suitable for asueh park purposes as are planned. But Iwhile the state owns land We see no necessity tf for letting 1t stand idle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19

The mere fact that only 1000 tickets were applied for by Yale alumni may cause transfer of the proposed round-robin series of December to the Harvard Stadium in Cambridge instead of at the Yale Bowl. The four teams scheduled to play are Yale. Dartmouth. Brown and Holy Cross. Tick cts will sell for $2, the proceeds to go to re- lief funds Only bare expenses will be given to the participating teams. While Boston is undoubtedly better football town than New Haven we think that when the game arrives there will be an attendance well over 50,000. Perhaps we're wrong. But we an- ticipate a large gate sale with popular prices prevailing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19
Quotations

I'll get a lot of time off for good behavior. Al capone, Chicago gang chief tain.
 The world Is going to hell so fast you can't see 1t for dust.
 Rev Billy Sunday.
  hope before l die to make the use of inverted commas. Illegal in Great Britain. Stanley Baldwin. British con- servative leader.
  I'm not mastering up anything. or mussing up anything either. Mayor cermak of Chicago.
 
 would not put q man In jail for doing things I do myself. County Judge Paul Bonynge, Rockville Center. N. Y.
  Every man wants to commit sul- eide. kill someone or love hls neighbor's wife at some time In his life. t --Dr Win Durant, philosopher. writer, lecturer. I.,..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19
NEA Service Writer

|
 Washington.-SPaul John Kvale awakens nearly every morning, scratches his head and asks him. self: =.
 "Let me see. Am the most important membep of Congress to- day or. am I not2"
 Then he looks at the morning newspaper to learn whether there have been any more congressional changes due to death or special elections and makes note to the effect that he either Is or isn't the temporary balance of power in the House of Representative. Then ne goes out and shoots ducks. Life has been like that for Paul John Kvale since the elections or 1880. It threatens to become more and more like that until his present term expires in March, 1893.
 Kyale (pronounced Qualley) Is the only Farmer-Labor member: After the last general election the republicans had two more seats than the democrats. Then other congressman began to die - IA so far and now, thanks to death and recent elections, the democrats have three more seats than the re- publicans.
 Kyale's relative importance as a balance of power or potential balance of power has see-sawed iup and down. When there are 2l1 republicans and 217 democrats he can, by his vote, toss control or the house to either party. The three | seats now vacant through death are republican seats. If republicans re- Itain all three, Kynle goes in the | drivers seat again. If the demo crats win only one of the vacant seats and death occurs among them, there's Kvale again as a one man balance of power. You can work out a dozen such combina. tions, all likely enough to suggest that. the Minnesota Farmer-Laboi
 party will continue to hold n dis. proportionate share of influence and publicity throughout the nex' congress.
 Kvaie's' position is somewhat
 similar to that of Senator Ship
 stead. the Minnesota Farmer. Laborite who sits with 4S republi- cans, Al democrats and a republi- can vice-president who has de. | ciding vote, although the senate
 lineup has remained constant al
 year.
 His career resembles that of an i other young progressive, Senator | Bob LaFollette of Wisconsin, the chief difference that LaFollette won his present prominence py | vigor and ability and Kvale his largely through circumstance. Bu. Kvale now has new and expanded
 opportunities.
 Kvale is 35 and LaFollette 36'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19

Simeon D. Fess still remains true to his first love. prohibition. In reply to letter written to him by former United States Sem ator James W. Wadsworth of New York asking that the national republican party go on record as favoring repeal of the 9th amendment. Mir Fess states that T shall use my influence to prevent the party from com hitting a fatal blunder in asking for the repeal of the 18th amendment" It was Senator Fess who at one time explained in his naive fashion that prohibition was not political issue At the time various candi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19
The New Senator

x We presume that all members of the Sen- fate will turn to Senator James Hamilton Iews, the dapper member from Illinois, for zconduct in the presence of lady as the y72nd session of Congress opens in December. sFor when the august senate body meets, 1t xwill be graced by the presence of lady ~member. the second in its entire history If Eve are not mistaken. Mrs Hattie Caraway. ~widow of the late Senator "Thad' Cara 8way, has been named to fill the post until Especial election is held in January. We load ,-the capable shoulders of Jim Ham" Lewis ..with the task of greeting Mrs Caraway. for ~the Senate possesses in the Illinois senator -not only the Beau Brummel of Congress. sbut also the true exponent of cavalierism. < Although woman has previously been s.appointed to the Senate not one has ever s~been elected to that body Perhaps Mrs .~Caraway will break this precedent She IS .sbeng boomed for the nomination on the regular democratic ticket and if nominated in call likelihood would be elected at the special sseleetion in January. In 1922 Mrs Rebeeea f-Latimer Felton was appointed by the gov .ernor of Georgia to fill the place of Senator sThomas E, Watson. To the best of our Isknowledge she only held her position one .4day as the Senate was not in session when -she was named and by the time it had con- .vened Georgia had held special election and ySenator Walter F. George had been elected SOut of courtesy to Mrs Felton he allowed sher to participate in the first day of the spe- @eia session called by President Harding in wNovember. 1922.
 z In the case of Mrs Caraway she will par .sticipate in the transaction of some of the -most important legislation of many years. 9She will hold office until after January l2. Land perhaps from then until the end of the x7znd session. Her late husbands term ex- 9pires in March. l933. We can just see dig snified senators beseeehing Senator Lewis to *inform them on the etiquette of procedure kin the presence of woman member. And tthat gentleman will certainly lead his con rfreres in bending the knee before the fair tsenator from Arkansas. Of course she will
 aetualy be under the wing of Senator Joseph Fl Robinson of Arkansas. Senate minority Fleader. But when perplexed senator's pug azIe as to the best way to contradict the lady 3mcmbers remarks or 10 dispute her views it swill be Jim Ham" who will come to their
 Teseue and show them the courteous way of
 freating the lone dsmseI in their midst. *ShouId Senator Moses of New Hampshire
 label somebody the son of wild jaek-ass slt will be Lewis who will cover the embsr.
 fassing pause with the conventional polite
 remark.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19
By TaIburt
Restrict Enemy Aliens

Restrict Enemy AueHS
 On November 19. 1917, Presi- dent Wilson issued a proclamation requiring all enemy aliens to regis ter and barring them from air ships, balloons. airplanes and any ocean, bay, river or other waters within three miles of the shore line of the United States except on public ferries; and barring them in the same sense from the Dis- trict of Columbia and the Panama Canal Zone.
 The German government was informed of these measures and assured that no abuse of their countrymen here was contem- plated.
 A memorandum of German sailors in this country held as. prisoners of war, civilians informed as dangerous aliens and crews Of former German merchantmen de- tained here was also sent to Ber- lin.
 The number of unnaturalized Germans interned in the United States at this time did not exceed 500.
 Lloyd George. speaking in the House of Commons, said that five submarines had been destroyed in one day, November IT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19
THE RIGHT TIME FOR DINNER
(Hartford courant)

The Prince of Wales has opened again the vital question of when to dine. He has returned from visit
 near the Spanish border of France and has introduced to London so-
 ciety the polite hour of 10:15 D. m. His private dinner parties are set for that time and those given
 for him usually follow his example.
 The late twilights of England
 give even better Justification for the postponement of dressing and
 aiming than the siesta of Spain
 and of many other Mediterranean countries. But objections to 1t are bojth moral. and hyglentic. If one finishes a rich and hearty dinner
 at midnight and immediately goes to bed, bad dreams and sad awakening the next morning are to be feared. If, on the other hand, one does not go to bed, one does
 not rise early and set about the
 business of life much before noon
 of the next day.
 To dine at noon, as the custom
 in England in the Eighteenth cen- in Elizabeth's day
 the chief meal often came as early as 10 o'clock, was the practice of America until light midday lunch es took the logginess out of three o'clock In the afternoon and per- mitted the suburban dweller to dine with his family at leisure.
 As dinner has been put off from
 hour to hour, the theater hour has also grown later. Sir Roger de Coverley went to the play at four in the afternoon, but the clubman of. New York, as well as the rest of the audience arrive at 8:4b or later
 Philip Hale. the veteran dramatic critic of the Boston Herald grcets the Spanish innovation of the
 Prince or Wales with indignation.
 Dinner at 10:15 precludes the the- nter, opera or concert as they are
 now scheduled in England or America.
 Yet the ' to 8 o'clock dinner of current fashion has It's social ob- iections. It gives scant time for 5 o'clock tea and if cocktails and sandwiches are substituted from c to that defers dinner until so late that, traffic conditions being what they are, reaching the the- ater ut S:30 for a musical show or at e:45 for a drama, makes pos- slble no more than three or four courses with no interval for serving after-dinner coffee in another room. On the other hand later dinner
 hour Is highly objectionable to the suburban dweller who leaves his office at five, dimes early at q res-
 taurnnt, wastes time waiting for
 the play to begin and reaches home
 between 12 and l. doubling if the
 pleasure has been worth the ef-
 fort.
 Taking one consideration with
 another. the perfect hour for din- Ing can not Do standardized within one country. Far less can 1t be internafionaiized. The Russian. even under tho dictatorship Of the proietarint. dimes nt 2 in the aftar- noon. which seems sh0nklnH
 waste of working hours to tho | American. official washington dimes at s, wlckediy late in sthe eyes of the farmer Fortunately most Of use are contest fD dtne whesl dinner ln rendy or we are hungry. If we don't eat too much l t won't spoil tho afternoons work ler the nights sleep. After sil the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19
THE ROTOR SHIPS END.
(New York Times)

(NeW fOrk IlmeS)
 It is now seven years since . Anton Flettner's rotor ship, pre- viously the steel brigantine Buckau had her first trial trip, voyage from Grangemouth, Scotland, to Hamburg. She ran safely through a three-day storm. With her tall cylinders revolving, she came into the harbor at ten-knot speed. Ger man shipping men who were pas sengers on the ungainly rotor craft convinced themselves that she had a future on the high seas. Among the claims were that bn the high seas. Among the claims were that on long voyage the would slip through the water faster than a sailing ship, task in half the time. need only fifth of the crew of the converted brigantine Buckau, and be steadier at sea. Herr Flettner did not regard his invention as rival of steam and electric ships, but was sure of its superiority to sailing ships.
 After she had made voyages In the Baltic the name of the rotor ship was changed to Baden Baden, and she crossed the Atlantic by way of the Azores, to be introduced to New York. Her debut in the New World was q sensation. But some how her promise was not fulfilled. She did not fit into the commer- cial fleet. The man before the rotor had a feeling that he was not an able-bodies seamen. There was doubt whether she was really su- perior to sailing ship. Certainly she was not handsome. One day the Baden Baden was lowed to a Staten Island yard and converted Into schooner. After that she had a checkered career in Central American waters. and was flying the Costa Rican flag when she foundered the other day. contii- buting to sea literature one of the most romantic stories ever told. One owner. a German, and an- other, Costa Rican, must have had faith in her star. for they saved by her when the captain and ten men put off in an open boat. But the twice converted ship soon gave up, perhaps discouraged, if ships have souls, and went down, carrying with her the owners and three men who shared their iii luck. How q American Ar. ways plane sighted the castaways. and how a United states tender picked them up make n story worthy of the imagination Of Q conrad.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19
Elalr Alals tlerman Iexporls

Leipzlg.--Bome 5000, ,O00 work. ing days are assured for German workers. in wide variety of in- placed at tho historic fair here this inil. Buyers from an parts of the world regularly visit tho fair which has recently passed ita 7OOth ami. vernnry. The falr this year, ns usual. proved an ils4poriant factor in developing Germans favorable balance of trade and building ID her international credit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19

Overhead wires are going. to be thing of the past in a few more years. Right here in our own city there has been gradual dis appearance of the wires underground. In bigger cities. of course, there are no overhead wires, all being carried in huge conduits un- der the surface. Poles along the sidewalks are unsghtly and where sidewalks are mar row menace to pedestrian travel prevails.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19
Here, There And EOeryvhere

dinner, not the hour, is the thing and Spaniards, Russian and Iowan will all agree with the tribute of owen Meredith who in British so- ciety was Lord Lytton, come It early or late.
 70 hour, of all hours, the most
 bless'd upon earth. The blessed hour of our dinners"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19
Personal Health SerUice (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Dr Brady. Address him. care of the Democrat sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19

dates were bitterly contesting elections on the very issue. but it mattered little to Mir Fess. However. he was forced to admit that perhaps prohibition was figuring bit more prominently in elections after the 1930 returns. This was all the more evident in his own state where democratic governor and U. S. senator were elected on wet plat forms
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19

More than S5o.ooo 100000 of Great Britain's savings were destroyed during the World War and in the four and half years of that conflict England spent as much as in the two and half centuries before the war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19

Ma Kennedy and her Whataman have gone into vaudeville. At last that family is finding its work in the world
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19
OE'FICIAIS UNCOVER FRAUDS.

3UEUDN AIFNH1~-~AH WIHUBFWEH system Of forged d0eumenia. faked balances and untrue weighing mas chimes has been brought t0 lieht according tO statement bv fb0 Customs inyontigatofy eomlnitiea recently. The total of the frauds discovered Co date is eveP e9eO, COG Argentine papor pesos,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 502 tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19
O-O-O DING, DING

The woods are filled with hunters, Who blaze away with gun, Fill tiny squirrels with heaps of lead, And then they call 1t fun. o-O--o
 If cities took up collections for milk funds instead of spending money on booze funds, humanity would be a lot better off. o-O-o Now they're talking of an economic blocade against Ja-
 pan. But it's all orangeade to the Japs.
 The Chinese soldiers deserted because they were not paid. In other words, no monee, no fightee.
 o-O-o It looks as if the coming
 fight in congress between the
 vets and drys was going to
 be a battle in a bottle. o-O-o A Christmas tree like Christ mas drinks is pretty we'll needed. o-O-o so IT GOES Dear Santy Claus, I'm writing,
 And really OverjOycd, Just pass me up dcaf Santy Claus
 For ali the unemployed. o-O-O
 Don't bring your Japanese ki- mono into Waterbury Chinese laundry until after the war. If you do, 1t may never reappear. o-O--o The navy league had as much success in It's fight with Hoover as the league of nn-
 tions is having in the Jap-
 anese-Chinese racket. o-O--o
 This Is the time when dad gets up the Christmas tree block from the cellar and gives 1t the annual coat of green paint. O---O--O OH YOU DON'T SAY When the baby cries at midnight, Tho sobs roll through tIsc house, 10th I,a and Hna felgn sleeping, Stay quiet as Q mouse, Then voices On the first floor. Mean that the kids been heard, And soon there comes pounding, From tenants 0n the third. o--O->O Tho painter enjoys his daily brush with life. 0~-O--O Spare the rod and spoil the ch.d means the nnme aH not handling the kid with kid gloves. 0=-O~-0 0ood night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19
Good evening.
 PITY THE GOLDFISH
"A sMiLE's THE THING"

AL SSeHlS tlet Fe SAOooSN tAS
 goldfish,
 With herring. trout or smelt. For long I've often wondered.
 Just how the goldfish felt, Now when you buy his Highness,
 The gold is held in bay, While silver, blue and indigo.
 And black are holding sway. I think the poor old goldfish,
 Has earned the right to crab. For now his brilliant color,
 Has given way to drab, His sides are eutely dappled.
 His head seems bathed in snow, The only gold that we can find
 Is on his tail, oh. oh. Just like the poor canary,
 They've tossed him for a'loss. No longer nature rules the roost,
 The faddists now are boss. And if the work continues.
 The fish will disappear, All that glitters is not gold"
 Means goldfish now. my dear. Now that they're raging the old | o(F %.sv. lIx, arises, who'll get the revolving of the city playgrounds for the a merry-go-round crying for mer- cy. o-O-o
 It took political pull to have
 the post office built. But it's taking both pull and push to get it down. . o--O--o
 A squeak in an auto is as hard to locate as a missing collar but ton.
 Some men have to work for fame. Others have 1t thrust
 upon them by the tabloids.
 o-O-o
 Italy and America seem to be in accord with the idea to curtail ex- penses on national armaments. If they both agreed to limiting poli- tical speeches we'd all shout hoo ray. o-O-o Wonder how an unemployed To fNhinlr fnnIo n reads the posters, "Join the Army. Why Loaf for Nothing When You Can be Paid for Getting Killed" o-O-o
 A California professor says the world will last forever. I suppose California sunshine is included.
 o-O-o
 OH YEAH The cigarette ad writer went to He was stopped on the golden stair,
 Asked why he didn't go below,
 "It's Toasted" way down there. o-O--o
 Fast life in early years slows up a man in his late ones. o-O-o Women will wear collars
 again. So fashion decrees. Sort of neckligee, eh. O-O-o
 They say things are so dull the Knife harpeners gre even beginning to feel the repression" | o-O-O | Perhaps the Japs and chinks | can't understand what the league of nations is saying. | o-O-o | Then there was the dumb dame who went to the reservoir, told the caretaker she was interested in the buildings and would like to see the water shed. l O-O-o
 DING, DING The woods are filled with hunters
 Who blaze away with gun,
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to be light of short duration, few strokes
of the big bell given by hand may be SUFFICIENT. But
If heavy bank rolls in the automatic striking
mechanism within the fog Dollhouse is wound up,
much like a giant alarm clock. 1t Is arduous
task for a man to keep the bell striker wound up.
and when a woman tends the light 1t requires rare
courage to stand q continuous watch throughout
a night of fog or Winter blizzard making her way
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Each evening as the sun goes down, the keeper OF
Turkey Point Lighthouse on Chesapeake Bay-one
Of the two stations of the Lighthouse Service still
manned by woman keepers-nghtS the big brass oil
lamp atop the tower. An hour later she again climbs
the circular staircase within the shaft, to that
the lamp is burning brightly, that the ventilators
are set properly, and everything is ready for the