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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14
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Soon there is rainbow of fragile color. Crowds upon the wharf all but shove each other into the river for Q final wave or a final shout. Along the beam of the ship, the first gentle swish of water begins it's soft symphony, and the voices of sea-goers suddenly fail them.
 And now new little world has been made in day. It Is q world to be inhabited largely by strangers, as all worlds have been since the be- ginning of time. This world can the worlds they have known. And because it has this magic, sea travel has always been a form of human ity's escape from it's environment. And because it has offered this es- cape, repressed humans often leave themselves behind and become gay- CT, freer persons for q moment in time.
 With each mile old lives get far ther and farther away hardly has the last tear been shed and the final whistle dies away before furtive looks are being exchanged. then a quick rush for the exchange of money into French currency. the unpleasant necessity of arrang- ing for table seats the awk- ward first meal, with everyone spar ring for time. the 20-mile limit and the first drink, and that strange instinct by which barfly recognizes fellow.
 Still and all, certain restraint tugs at the reins of all first nights at sea. And this one is no dif- ferent. Most everyone is weary And so station SWAN signs off until tomorrow comes.
 GILBERT SWAN.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14
Golf Course Nearer

Favorable report by the legislative finance committee on S75.000 bond issue by the city of Meriden to finance playground im- provements was received by the senate this week. Inasmueh as this action was expected to establish a precedent for the issuance of S50.0o0 municipal golf course bonds in Water bury it looks as if this city would be given permission to proceed with it's project. Had the committee decided that the city could not issue bonds to improve playgrounds it is ex- pected that Waterburys plea for permission would have met with the same fate. Permis- sion for the bond issuance is expected next week.
 But that is not the least of the worries confronting those interested in procuring municipal course for Waterbury. suitable site has long been sought but mere mention of the fact that the city may have to acquire land for this purpose always serves to drive up real estate values Should mention be made of particular tract of land, especially desirable, its price is apt to be boosted with the idea that the city has plenty of money to spend and can afford to pay more than if the land was sold to private individual. That's why city officials are obliged to keep mum on the subject of golf course sites
 The city doesn't intend to pay S50,000 for land. not when it has available the old driving park on Watertown avenue It will require large sum of money to lay out the course. to make greens, to lay turf. to provide proper hazards. and to pay for labor and materials without giving an enormous sum for land. The city is willing to pay fair price for land just as any man is. but it doesn't think that it should be regarded as SO gullible that it will jump at some rideulously high priced parcel of land. We might have had course years ago had not the same tactics been adopted by land owners. We hope the city gets around this difficulty cheaply. for the tax payers bear the burden ultimately.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14
$415,OOO,OOO For Building

Under the program which will probably go through congress within few days. the great sum of S4l5. 5.000000 is being provided for public buildings. The starting of work on these many structures will make things more cheerful in many families where the bread winner has been joblcss.
 The government should not be asked to continue spending on this great scale for pub lie buildings when prosperity returns. There will have to be period of scrmping and sav- ing. after we get our idle people to work. But it is probably good policy for the gov ernment to own its own postoffice in the larger cities and towns. In that way it avoids being taxed by the increasing cost of sites for such buildings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14

Connecticut will not take action upon a state building at the Eastern States Exposi- ton. held annually in Springfield. Mass until the 1893 legislative session. officials of the exposition were advised this week when they conferred at Hartford with Finance Commis- sioner Hall and senate and house chairmen of the appropriations committee There would be no opportunity to consider the same at the present session. inasmuch as manufacturing and agricultural organizations would have to be consulted prior to any legislative action. However. during the next two years the mat ter will be preached to all such with view towards securing some information as to the nature and size of the exhibits they would be demanding. However. in building an expos- ton building it is always wiser to allow for expansion than to expect contraction Once Connecticut has her own exhibit building at the fair there will be an increasing demand for both space and floor room And the state itself
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14
"REDS" AND TWO GOVERNORS

(NeW I1cTdluJ
 Governor Cross of Connecticut and have taken cognizance of so-called reds" who wished to emphasize the ract that all was not well with the world. The Connecticut governor re- ceived a committee of them in his office, shook hands with its members, and listened to their spokesmen. He let 1t be known that the right of petition was inviolate. Governor Ely of Massachusetts had q somewhat similar experience, only there was a prelude of police interference on Boston common. It seems the police thought 1t their duty to arrest at least some of the "reds;" but the governor, hearing of this, was great ly irritated, saying there was no ob- lection on his part to the reds" freely assembling under the law. Later he listened to a delegation which called at his office, just as Governor Cross had done day or 50 previously.
 Experience has been general that the "redS" are not permanently dis- persed nor their "cause" injured by what amounts to illegal treatment. Such action merely promotes sym pathy on their behalf and during times such as the present Is likely to add to their numbers. When "reds'' approach a governor and suggest free this and that, and make other impractical financial sugges- tions. 1t should be no harder for governor to listen than 1t would be for him to hear the suggestions of q politician or a set of politicians. Happily this Is the attitude of both the governors referred to.
 In Massachusetts cities where authorities were approached by com of moment was tried. It was to of- fer them work. It appears. as was to have been expected. that the offer was regarded as positively frightful.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14

We never yet saw February pass without thaw. but February thaws are generally fol- lowed by March freezes Last year there was week long mild spell in February during which period travelling on dirt roads was next to impossible. If we get such one as that now we advise legislative leaders who are interested in the dirt road problem to take their city brothers out on some of the roads that clamor for attention. This is just the time of the year when farmers need hard surfaced road to enable them to get out of the mud. If few of our legislators were stuck on some of these dirt roads and finally had to be pulled out by horses they would realize the plight of the rural districts We must re- member that the farmers aren't crying for concrete roads, merely hard Surfaced ones which often doesn't mean even macadam However if the rural legislators can't get relief nobody can.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14
MU0TATI0HS
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 Minds, like rooms. need dusting; they are often thick in the dust of uprejudices. false estimates, half truths.
 - Bishop of Winchester.
 
 When husband Is considerate enough Q keep it sub rosa, unfaitl- fulness becomes fairly unimportant in the list of marital faults.
 -Elsie Mccormick.
 
 There are still optimists who be- lieve that New York city could con- duct theater better than the The ater Guild and that if South Bend, Ind. got together with itself 1t cou. q institute liner stage than Arthur Hopkins or Jed Harris, but l still privilege myself the honor of doutt- --George Jean Nathan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14
EPAPHRODITUs IS RIGHT.
(springfield Republican.) )

(Spr1nBHeld RepuDl1can.)
 Connecticut seems destined to re- tain the famous law which forbids the public display of any other than the standard time. and which makes 1t crime for persons living in cities where daylight saving time is ac- cepted to exhibit in public the time by which they go. In the summer, when other states are operating on daylight saving time. the activities of daily life in the Connecticut cities are. in effect. similarly ordered. But the Connecticut country dis tricts are opposed to the repeal of the law and. since they control the legislature, that is all there is to it.
 Representative Pietro Diana of New Haven, whose name Is q re- hinder of New Haven's large Italian population, has sponsored this year q measure for the repeal of what Is commonly described as a farcicai statute. But, although Mir. Diana ap- peared with militant" support at a committee hearing in behalf of his bill, its opponents for the second time in succession did not even take the trouble to present counter-argu- ments but contented themselves with registering their names. MT. Diana confessed that he was beaten, al- though hc claimed that as q result of the tremendous farce" many of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14

London has been mentioned as the foggiest spot in the world. but right here in the United States the honor goes to Moose Peak Light house on the rortfRrn coast of Maine. In 1930 there were l,526 hours of fog at this point which is an average of four hours daily. And if you don't think that this is record, you're seeptie. Two other Maine ports. Libby Island and Petit Manan. ranked right after Moose Peak. Fourth place went to Point Reyes out on the Pacific coast. They say last year wasn't so foggy, though In 1907 Maine lighthouse reported 2.734 hours of fog. So now you see you'll have plenty of time to take care of the lighthouse keepers daughter when the lighthouse keeper is busy taking care of fog.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14
Good evening.
 o-O-o AND so IT GOES.
"A SMILES THE THING.

Good evening. o-O-o AND so IT GOES. A little smile to light the day, A little laugh to pave the way, A little yawn as night comes night, And thus . day Is born to die. o-O-o The man who walks a chalk line will have a "crayon" his neck a bit. o-O-o Some Americans think they are students of Russia when they know darn little about the United States. o-O-o It's wise child who knows whether or not to aek for a second helping of pie when company is at the table. If the depression keeps up the two car family will be riding around on Q bicycle built for two. tS A Laplander is coed with twen- ty beaus.
 It's easier to look up than down. And remember you see the sun on looking up.
 o-O-O A noted author says marriage is the last thing he'll do. It's gener- ally the last thing any married man does.
 o-O-o
 Then there was the audo ad addict who said he intended to take uD residence in Free Wheeling, West Virginia.
 o-O-O The man who is sitting on top of the world doesn't want to forget there is somebody on the bottom. O-O-o
 The woman who takes in sewing probably realizes that few stitches in time will help pay the rent.
 O-O-o The Prince of Wales has gone to South America. If South America doesn't fall for the prince he'll prob- ably fall for South America-if they get him on a horse.
 o-O-o ? There is limit to everything it seems. with the possible ex- ception of poker.
 o-O-o "See, I told you it's dangerous stuff." said the drinking man to his wife after the doctor informed him that the child had water on the brain.
 Many dividend has actual ly reached it's end.
 'o-O-o Some colleges are going to abolish football. There csnly one redeem ing feature to the plan, they'll get rid of cheer leadrs.
 o-O-o
 Many a man with an iron con- stitution has to stel himself for the shocks.
 o-O-o It is rumored now that Einstein Is q student of poetry and says 1t helps explain the change of seasons, es- pecinlly winter. suppose he's been reading "The First Snow Fall" It's tough for n man to save up for rainy day and then go to California where 1t never rains.
 LIGHT housekeeping is as HEAVY work as some gals will ever want to do.
 O-O-o A man courts a girl and If he doesn't marry her, then she starts to court him. Ask Andy, he knows.
 O-O-O Well the cave man didn't have such tough time of 1t at that. He didn't have to clean q gold fish bowl every week.
 O-O--O
 The way some of them sound you'd think 1t was moan con- trol.
 O-O--O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14

New York.-Sailing day in Man. hattan is a carnival running q high temperature.
 The fever is noticeable long be- fore the first passenger leads the tangled taxi parade. It begins in the morning when trucks roll up and dump out trunks and crates and great baskets of flowers that have cost a fortune in the Park avenue florist shops. As the morning goes by, the hucksters begin to gather with their last minute supply of wares. They soon are swarming the curbstones, hawking bouquets and candies and trifies of every sort.
 The bustle of flunkies comes next. Natty uniforms begin to decorate the wharf-front. Now starts the ex- cited buzz of passengers. The stout lady who cannot locate her crated pomeranian sets up a shrill hue and cry. The tyros of travel race excited ly back and forth, trying to find their way through the maze of counters and of trunks.
 The usual farewell parties gather in staterooms and jabbering, chat tering hordes race up and down and over and under the various decks in search of departing friends. Soon the salons and decks swarm with buZzing humanity.
 A bride and groom come up the gangplank and q pyrotcchnic burst oL confetti greets them. wife weeps at parting from husband and Q sweetheart weeps at parting from sweetheart.
 Over vast number of faces comes that stunned look that seems to say, Well, we're finally going" And over the faces of friends who must leave at the sounding of. q gong, comes that hurt look of envy. which seems to say, You lucky boZo!"
 Thus 1t goes. m ebbing and flow ing of ninglcd cacaphonies. Laugh ter here and tears there and emo- tions mingled in q dozen keys. The gong once the gong twice.
 Everyor1e ashore . that's go- ing asho-r-r-re!
 The crowds begin to crawl back down the gangplank the more timid first and the old-times at the last second. Finally the waterfront men. who wait until the plank is about to be drawn In.
 Yep. there's Harry Acton and Nat Ferber along with him. Well, goodby, fellows.
 Serpentines begin to go up from the pier and down from the deck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14
TO-DAY'S SELECTED POEM
HINTS OF SPRING.

(By Margaret F. Sangster in .hc New York Times) Sometimes when Winters heavy feet go tagging through the city. There comes sudden day that holds tiny hint of Spring A little day that's touched with peace. and blessed with heav- ems own pity,
 When every frost kissed sunbeam seems to frolic and to sing. The starving trees that live In parks look quite as if they're waE- ing;
 The sky seems just trihe blue--- that had So long been gray. One feels that hearts will laugh again that had been close to breaking;
 One fesls that youth is near again, and loves not far away. There's hunger stili and terror still --tne Winter is not over; There's snow to come and sleet 10 come; there's questioning nd pain.
 But. somehow. on this gypsy day We dream of fields of clover. And in our souls We make, truce, and dare to hope againl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14
WISHES

To M. J. NJ. and J. A. H., Although these lines arc short and
 free, They carry wishes straight and true, That health comes soon to each of
 you.
 -GRETA.
 o-O--o The man who thinks he knows 1t all is in great demand at informa- tion bureaus.
 o-O-o
 The shoe sinner always feels tip top, especially TIP.
 o-O-o Baby born to minor league star News item. Now when he goes after the "bawf' 1t will be In a cradle. A New York woman social worker says bachelors never take chance. Nothing new in that statement. that's why they never marry.
 o-O-o The man who goes looking for trouble never has to look very far.
 o-O-o Thin lips denote q sharp tongue. says Papa Waterbury. speaking from experience.
 People get nervous break downs when things begin to break up.
 o-O-o This completes our series of pro- grams for the week. They came to you over DBD, and were broadcast by the Waterbury Evening Demo- crat. pioneer in this type of news paper work. We are signing off at this time. to be back on the air again Monday evening at the usual hour.
 Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14
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DIlaTH OF MALTHUs.

On Fco ,4, 1766, Thomas +. Mal- thus. famed English economist. was born in Sdrrey, England.
 After private tutoring at home, Malthus entered Cambridge. from which ne graduated in 1788. Just 10 years later he published his cele- brated Essay on the Principle of Population as It Affects the Future Improvement of Society" pubIi- cation on which his fame largely rests.
 In this essay MaIthus maintained that pop,uation tends to increase out of proportion to the increase of means Of subsistence. He predicted a period of over-population on the earth an1 advocated moral restraint in order tc check the birth rate.
 Beginning in 1907, Malthus held, throughout the remainder of his life. the professorship of history and political economy in the East India Company's college at Haileybury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14

will want to utilize considerable area for its own interests. Some of the state displays. notable those of the forest and park commits sions are among the best at the exposition. It would be well to keep the matter in mind during the next two years. as we'll as appris- ing the public of what is happening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14

the guests were late Tor the wedding of Florence Trumbull and John Coolidge in 1929.
 The situation was summed up by Judge Epaphroditus Peck of Bris. tol, veteran member of the Nut. meg legislature. Judge Peck asked, Why waste time in reporting to the house bill which the small towns are against7' There spoke a states man. Why7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14
Personal Health Seruice
 (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene. not disease diagnosis or treatment. will bc answered by Dr Brady. Ad. dress ''im care ot the Democrat. sending stamp and addressed envclOpc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14

Maybe you don't think times flies Just 300 years ago this state was wilderness with Indians its chief inhabitants. Windsor. Wethersfield, or Hartford hadn't even been settled. That may seem like long time but just consider the antiquity of European cities. And if you want to go back further visit few Central American ruins
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14
EVERYBODY'S RELIEVED
Congress and the president,
 Didnt come to grief,

Didnt come to grief, You sec they went and compromised Upon the drought relief.
 O-O-o When the horses began to disap- pear we took down the hitching posts and put up state fences. The trouble with guest rooms Is due to the fact that they look too darned nice to be used.
 O-O-O Mrs Scissors of the state of Washington is suing her hus- band for divorce. I suppose he cut up too much in shear" fun so to speak.
 O--O-O The trouble with father and son banquets Is due to the fact that we have more fathers than sons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14

If the world owes every man living. every man owes the world something, too.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14

A Mssourian attitude is all right in its proper place, but a motorst might as we'll believe locomotive when it whistles for crossing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 5:54 o'clock tonight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14

O-O-O It's wise child who knows whether or not to aek for a second helping. of pie when company is at the table.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-30
NANCY PAGE
 .-- Floors Wear New Paint with Grace and Charm
 ----s--~. My Florence La Ganke
MY F7lorence Ia Ganke

Claire Lacey was so proud of what she had done in fixing up her own room that she was willing to help out Judith. Judith had her fur niture rejuvenated but her floor was marred. She wanted a new rug, but MT. Lacey felt that he could not af- ford that at present.
 After consultation with a paint shop the girls decided to cover the floor with floor enamel. The sales person told Claire just how to go about applying it.
 "First, you had better wear knick- CTS because skirts get in the way when you are down on all fours painting" "Oh, I'll wear my beach pyjamas." That's all right with me You may want rubber or canvass gloves, but htere are plenty of enamel thinners that will take all signs of paint from your hands and you can work easier with ungloved hands"
 For the first coat use enamel to which pure turpentine has been add ed in the proportion of one pint o1 turpentine to gallon of enamel. Use good bristfe brush to apply enamel in thin even coat, well work ed into the wood. When that coat is dry put on second coat of enamel with no turpentine. When that coat is dry apply a third and the floor is done.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-30
YOUR 
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The government checks up on its
 children regularly. Now it sends
 out helpful word to parents about
 checking up on their own children.
 '.Is your child we'll? This is the
 way to tell" says Dr M. M. Eliot,
 director of child hygiene of the Children's Bureau:
 ''The healthy child has rosy cheeks and red lips. His eyes are
 bright. His skin is smooth, his
 muscles firm, and his body straight and strong. He grows tall and
 gains weight month by month. He is active, alert and interested in
 everything. He plays vigorously, creeping, running, jumping, climb ing, according to his age. His
 mother may find him Cor her) a
 strenuous companion, with his He is probably a bit noisy, getting ing and singing.
 "But when it is bedtime he sleeps like log. He is hungry at meal times and needs no. coax ing to persuade him to eat. His bowels move daily. He has no ab- normal discharge from eyes, ears or nose. His teeth are clean and not decayed. He breathes with his mouth closed. He does not have pains nor aches
 All Not Alike I suppose the above picture is not news to many mothers. We seem to know instinctively the hall marks of health in our chill dren. But if any are signing over the too-good- -to-be-true vision, and
 cast despairing eyes at pale little
 Flora or gaunt, spiritless Lester, there is this to remember: Chil- dren are different. Some children
 are not born to have red cheeks. Siome are naturally small eaters. All children do not bang around or whistle or climb trees.
 However, if Flora or Lester show other signs of other disturb ance, such as continued loss of weight, nervousness, sleeplessness, bowel irregularity, or nose or | throat trouble, that is not as it should be.
 There is no regular weight scale for boys or girls of any given age. The reason is plain because a child of two or six or eight may weigh twice as much as his neighbor of the same age and both be equally l healthy.
 But one thing Is emphasized i Regular gain in weight and height | is more important than the weight itself, or the height, at any one time. The characteristics of the
 parents, race and nationality must
 be considered, and they vary tre-
 mendously.
 | The Children's Bureau advises parents to have children examined twice a year.