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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06

Take four-letter word for part Of q house.
Add o, rearrange the letters and form permit.
Take a feur-letter word for an ache. Add o,
reaxrange and form musical instrument.
Reverse the bottom Of a boat and get veg
stable. Reverse strikes lightly and get gaiter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
PUZZLES

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THE THTMBLE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
INSTALLMENT v.

PARKS took from his
pocket three sticks about the size
of short lead pencils. Around each
a piece OF paper was tightly rolled.
These are the messages" he said,
passing them to Johnny. "And you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06

merchants began to adopt monograms ae trade
marks or signs of their wares and their use
become general. Today they are used by o
great M ny people as a means Of marking their
personal letter paper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
IN
  NEW YORK
uHH Gilbert Swan

the degree of movement can be de- tected.
 And while talking about Man. hattan's bigger and better projects. the wreckers are now at work upon the new Radio City, which will be the capital of the entertainment world when completed.
 While every building over an area of many blocks had been con. demned, hundreds of old-timers did not move until the last minute. More than 300 businesses and families left in a single afternoon. Trucks and vans jammed the streets, and their movement was reminiscent of covered wagon caravans of the old days on the western plains, or com parable to the flight of survivors from stricken city.
 In designing the super-center. the architects hit one serious snag. certain merchant. who possessed a long lease, refused to give it up. Un- der the law, he had a perfect right to remain where he was.
 But the presence of his building gave the designers & tough brain teaser. They have solved the prob lem by decideding to put a building TlSnC over IIllS iiidu pidSC VI puSi ness. The construction will be such that when the mans lease expires the old building can be torn down and proper changes made in the new structure.
 Although nobody ever asks my opinion in the matter, I frequently am inclined to argue with Pulitzer prize awards.
 So while Margaret Ayers Barnes wrote an excellent novel. my own decision would have gone to Eliz- abeth Madox Roberts for '"The Great Meadow" and think should have given the biography prize to Genevieve Taggard for her excellent biography of Emily Dick inson.
 GILBERT SWAN. Copyright, 1881, NEA Service. Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
A DEAN TURNS CRUSADER
(New York Herald-Tribune)

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 President Hibben of Princeton has joined Dean Wendell of Yale in urging the students under his charge to join the crusaders and fight for the repeal of the eighteenth amend ment. Surely here is a double-bar- reled indication of the enormous moral force behind the demand for an end of the present regime of hypocrisy, intemperance and lawless- ness.
 Dean Mendell's advice seems to us the more significant. President Hib- ben has gone on recvord before in opposition to prohibition. Other col lege presidents have been conspic- ious in their criticism of the na- tional experiment, but Dr Wendell, so far as we are aware, is the first college executive in direct touch with undergraduate conduct-whose business is to guide and censor stu dent morals--to declare his rebel lion. He must be credited with an intimate knowledge of the effect of prohibition on the rising generation. If that effect were wholesome. if he could look upon prohibition as an ally in the bettering of behavior and mrral fiber of the thousands of young men in his charge. he would to insist that it be done away with. But is contrary results have driven him in the opposite direction. so that we have the rare spectacle of a college dean frankly taking sides in a public and political contro- versv end using hts official influence
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16

New York.-The tower of the Empire State building, rising one quarter of a mile from the street, has become the big towns newest toy. .
 Crowds of natives and tourists stand in line, as at the boX-office of a theatrical hit, waiting their chance to take a 102-story trip.
 Hazy weather has been experi- enced on most of the days since the building was officially opened. and the highest peak to be built by man is being titled "tse fog belt" Many have discovered that once they reach this amazing perch, they fre- quently are unable to see anything. The round-trip fare, including stop ever privileges at the seth floor. Is one dollar.
 Which reminds me, that already they're beginning to talk about the 11O-story Metropolitan building.
 For many years, experts have been inquiring into the question of just how much these huge buildings sway. Serious attention has been given the problem of whether or not the sky is the limit.
 There is, statistics show, a very definite swaying. but no danger is at tached.
 One of the games played by the pioneers who make their way to the Empire States sKy-nest is that Of trying to detect the building in pro- cess of swaying. This is done by using a strong pair of binoculars or telescope. The idea is to fasten ones gaze on some window of 8 nearby building. Shutting one eye,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
Trees And Rainfall

Last years drouth has been effectively broken in most parts of the country. Some sections however. are still far behind normal precipitation for the period beginning Janu- ary 1, and it is possible that the rainfall will continue deficient In so far as last sum- mers drouth was an exceptional phenomenon. nothing can be done about it but to hope it won't occur again soon. In so far as 1t may have been caused by the disappearance of large forested areas. it represents man made change of climate which can eventually be remedied.
 In a pioneering story of early Nebraska. the young hero and his wife set out trees year after year. for the purpose. as the man says. of bringing rain to the territory. The soil was marvellous; the region merely lacked rainfall. and plenty of trees would help to bring it. It is interesting that Nebraska. once drouth-ridden. forestless state. had normal or increased rainfall in most sections last sum- mer. The billions of trees set out by far sighted men and women had begun to repay that early thought and labor.
 If general drouth in this country is to be held down to the status of an exceptional phenomenon and not allowed to become the normal condition. tree planting will have to De done on grander scale than yet attempted. With the horrible example of denuded China and the inspiring example of forested Nebras- ka. the course shniM be clear.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
Fools Initials

Now that the great Empire State building in New York is finished and the public is ings are erected is answered. Apparently it is So that people. at dollar apiece. may ride up to the tower room. l02 stories high. and scratch their initials on the steel wall Why should people want to wreck this building as soon as it is built?" the assistant manager wants to know.
 It's hard question to answer. But people are like that. All we can think of, by way of explanation. is the old rhyme about fools names Perhaps a psychologist would ex plain the phenomenon as the effect of an in- feriority complex. Certainly it betrays pitt full ambition to scratch ugly and meaningless letters in beautiful place where multitudes cannot help looking at them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16

In seeondng the plans of the state park and forest commission in permitting wood to be taken from state-owned land Meriden has cut over 500 cords of firewood which will be available for needy families this fall when cold weather sets in. This wood was obtained from the land surrounding the citys reser- voirs. Not only will the wood serve a good purpose. but the eity's watersheds will pre- sent much heater appearance and better re- suits will be obtained from the trees planted on the watersheds. Systematic cleaning out of underbrush. old trees, and crowded ones IS necessary for good forest. That's why the state park and forest commission welcomed the opportunity to have many places cleared of undesirable timber. which at the same time would make excellent fuel. We don't know how much wood was cut on state property this past winter. bu tive presume that con- siderable quantity was obtained in this fash
 ion. In connection with this might we again recommend to our city fathers the need of starting municipal forest at some such logical site as the city's watersheds. With the city possessing considerable acreage in Morris around its two reservoirs the time seems about ripe for the idea to materialize into something more substantial than mere newspaperman dream. sS Igse
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
THE MISUNDERSTOOD HORSE
(New York Herald -Tribune)

Due to badly worded War de- partment release and to the break Hing of the relase date by one Wash ington correspondent, the impress sion has been given that the day of the horse, from the military standpoint, is over and that the chief of staff, General Douglas MacArthur, has decided to replace all horses with automotive vehicles.
 This is well-nigh complete dis tortion of the facts. The decision of the chief of staff is to mechanize one regiment of cavalry something which all cavalrymen have long de- sired. The simple fact is that caval- ry always has been and presum- ably always will be the fighting arm of field service which moves most rapidly over land, In terrain where sonably smooth oss-country going, cavalry will be on wheels or moving belts. In terrain where tanks and motor cars cannot go, the horse will still be pre-eminent. A combina- ton of the two will give maximum efficiency.
 The extent to which either one or the other is used will depend on the theater of a future war. In the last war the terrain on the western front was not suited to the horse, but cavalry was extensively used along the Russo German lines. Looking to the future. it is perhaps worth not ing that, with the exception of west ern Europe, only per cent of the worlds roads are improved. This fact seems to be recognized in the army's decision to mechanize one, and only one, regiment.
 General MacArthur, far from be- ing an enemy of the horse, is quoted in the current issue of "The Cav airy Journal" as saying that "by one or the most singular circumstances in military economies, the engine that was supposedly threatening the caval v's existence is now one of the princip ,i raisons d'etre for cavalry" This refers to the machine gun, which lis mass and economy of force in it's own deadly right" This weapon is ideally suited to the cav airy, for it can easily be mounted on horses. With the light, air cooled Browning gun in place of each of its old machine rifles and with ability to carry these weapons without effort, siXty-four to each war-strength regiment, over any and all terrain at speeds up to twelVe and fifteen miles an hour under natural cover. what commander wants this menace in his vicinity?"
 This, as the interview indicates, means 6 radical increase in effec- tive and concentrated fire power, which places "in one stroke the cav airy as a dangerous and formidable opponent and 8 needed ally" The performance of cavalry has changed in that 1t may never again make icng marches on horseback. Longer marches will probably be made in trucks in which horse and man VII be placed. On arrival the horse will still be able to go where machinery can only venture at its peril. A ten mile e-an-hour horse is more effec- tive than ninety-mile-a e-an-hour truck when that truck is begged down or out of gas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
ALONG THE NAUGATUCK
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Statewide interest invests the gift by the Whittemore family of Nauga- tuck to the state for a park. The High Rock tract is one of great natural beauty.
 Of some interest otherwise is the account of how the tract ceased to be. mecca for excurtionists, the New Haven railroad once having been interested in it as resort to attract transportation.
 All that happened, 1t sems is that the Naugatuck river became such a stench from factory wastes that were dumped into 1t that people preferred to avoid going near It.. The High Rock tract. being along side of it, consequently suffered. The railroad and trolley interests subsequently, abandoned 1t and de- veloped Savin Rock instead.
 While the state authorities slept factories seized the right to destroy the purity of the states rivers with foul wastes, and cities brought about the same result with sewage pollution. Yet. as a matter of com mon right, neither had any more right to do this than they had the right to destroy the property of a private individual, the only differ ence being that no private property owned would have allowed 1t while the state government for years sat back and made no attempt to assert It's rights.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
David Belasco

The final curtain had not yet come down at the Thursday matinee of Tonight or Never" David Belaseo's last production. when the dean of the American stage sueeumbed at his New York hotel apartment. News of the great producers death shocked the theater world; shocked it though it knew MT Belaseo has been for long time in poor health. Mir Belaseo was undoubtedly the most prominent theater man. of the American stage. and he lived his entire life attending to his chosen profession and business producing plays.
 He not only produced plays. but he wrote them. staged them. cast them, and saw to the entire stage business, such as lighting and all other props" that went toward making his productions finished works. % Years ago when staging plays had not reached the degree of perfection they now have Belasco was ingeni- ous enough to be working out stage effects that were SO skillful that one always felt that Belasco play was we'll worth seeing. Every thing possible was done by him to achieve the best effects. both in the acting of his eharae- ters and in the. arrangement aud workings, of his stage set. If acharaeter was to be seen standing in French door leading into gar- den. the morning sunlight flooding him or her. it was actually simulated sunlight that the audience saw, and not just bright glare of artificial light. Mir Belaseo in every sense of the word. got his effects.
 Those of the older generation will remem- Der the theater man for some of the old-time plays. such as ''The Girl of the Golden Vest" Rose of the Rancho...' The Return of. Peter Grimm" The Music Master" and still earlier plays Even at the time some of these were produced Belasco was leap ahead in his ideas of stage business. The younger gener- ation will remember him for the more recent Lulu Belle" Xxi. Its Wise Child" and the present vehicle. Tonight or Never"
 He has had associated with him. and has made stars. actresses of many and varied tal- ents from Mrs Leslie Carter to Leonore Uric. In every sense of the work he was one of the greatest theater men the last half century has produced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
Welcome, Foresters :!

Waterbury is playing host today to more than 200 delegates representing the Foresters of America. one of the old and well established fraternal organizations of this country. Water bury has always been interested in the Forest CTS. We recall that one of the first courts in the country was established in this city. It has long since been discontinued but in its place are others. Courts Oregon. Weleh. and Martin Hellmann. whose records could reveal many names intimately connected with the growth of this city in the past thirty-five years. are still in existence and flourishing. They were instituted away back in the carly l89Os.
 It is pleasure for us to welcome the For esters who are here today to conclude their annual state convention. It is seldom that we get such an opportunity. Would that more gatherings could be held here. Would that more of us were familiar with the activities of such societies as the Foresters that we might the better appreciate the good they do among their own membership and oftentimes outside it in the way of aid and benefits. In this day and age there seems to be growing up an element which is not society minded. It's too bad.
 We could encourage more young men to affiliate themselves with just such orders as the Foresters. but to do that would mean that we must urge the same for many more. How ever. it is welcome to know that the Foresters are still alive and prosperous in Connecticut. The reports read at the convention today should convince even the sceptic that frater- nalism isn't actually dead. sMore power to the Foresters and their ilk. May they con- tinue to come to Waterbury for their annual meetings. The city is always ready to well come them. It likes to extend the friendly greeting with such men as are found in posi- tions of trust and responsibility in the Forest CTS of America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
TODAY IS THEA
 ANNIVERSARY S SgHKA
, AIsNE OFFENSIVE.

, On May 16, 1917, the Germans, in @ determined effort to secure the initiative, launched powerful at tack on front of two and a half miles northeast of Soissons.
 They attempted to break through the French lines north and north west of Laffaux Mill. where the French seriously threatened the whole German position as far north as La Fere. So huge were the masses of troops throuwn by the Germans against the French lines chat at several points the French were driven back by sheer force of numbers, but attacks inn mediately organized enabled them to regain losa ground.
 The following day the Germans hammered away at the counter attacks, especially on the Chemin des Danes. As one correspondent describes the situation.
 'The French advance was des- perately opposed from the first. and it has been possible to extend 1t only slightly, but the chief end has been fully attained. The tide of the German assault sweels up. splashes over a piece of trench here or there is broken, and in it's ebb leaves terrible human wreckage to mark one more failure"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
to further the object of his sympa-

to further the object of his sympa- thies.
 Like the women of Finland, 100,- 900 of who lately petitioned the president of their republic to abolish prohibition there; like the women of Mrs Sabin's organization who re- gently held their annual conventioni in Washington; like all thought full students of government and social conduct, his whole interest in the subject is animated by desire for temperance. q believe person. ally" he says, "that this goal can be best attained by education and by individual responsibility rather than by legislation. I believe that the individual must determine his own personal standards and that his behavior should be controlled by law only as it is related to society. I believe that the country has made a mistake in adopting a constitu- tional decree which at the same time is practically impossible to carry out and ineffective in the larger sense even if it could be carried out"
 His creed deserves to be impressed upon the minds not only of Yale men but of all intelligent citizens. young and old, who would rid this country of the crime-breeding in- cubus that to-day threatens it's peace and order.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
GUoTATIQES 0 - ~

American music is on the thres- hold of it's greatest renaissance. -Dr James Francis Cooke, editor of Etude.
 No judge on the bench today has ever done a favor where there was money involved. Public officials are just what the community expects them to be.
 Judge Nathan Sweedler.
  It is impossible for any woman t' look like a mannequin.
 Mile. Gabrielle Chanel.
 c If you think about people in a friendly. kindly way. your thoughts will fly far in 6 strange. mysterious s.shinn. --rArd Riddell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
Good evening.
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"A SMILES THE THING.

Good evening.
 o-O-o
 OHM1GOSH. He married his Rose,
 For fin loves garden fair, She was the only flower That he saw blooming there.
 o--O--o The woman who married for love Is editing an advice column on the friends to pick a sweetie with money and love will come after that.
 o-O--o
 This is the time of the year when the young husband doesn't know whether they'll buy all new porch furniture or put new tires on the car.
 o-O---O And speaking of porch furniture, the popular color impresses us with the idea that they want to keep its memory green.
 o-O-o
 Cops should be used in fur niture sales. They're good at tagging. O-O-O The Good Book says, never let your right hand know what your left hand Is doing. But Venus never had to worry about that. o-O-o
 Free speech is like free air. Too much of 1t and something is going to bust.
 o-O-o Funny, but 1t seems that single people get this double meaning stuff first.
 -se -. 0-O-o
 Television sets will be on the market this fall. according to the radio magazines. So get ready for Pictorial Programs.
 o-O-o It's just one thing after another. From all appearances the political gigolo Is with us and to date he's about as pathetic as the office hand shaker who dog robs for the big shot.
 A-n-n
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16

Three little rabbits.
 Sitting with a stare,
 Somebody cheated,
 One was a Belgian hare.
 o-O-o The depression, worldwide now, shows that 1t isn't the cost of war, but the upkeep.
 o-O-o
 A skinny gal may not display much form in swimming. but she gets there just the same.
 o-O-o A western company Is manufac- turing an airplane to sell for $500. It probably conducts funeral parlors on the side.
 o-O-o
 One thing is certain, few men will crave the job years hence of going up in the air with ap- plicants for a flying license.
 o-O-o A lot of wives admire men in knickers-men, other than their husbands.
 Communism is merely Bolshe- vism with shorter whiskers.
 o-O-o
 The man who marries his cook realizes you can't live on love alone.
 Failure may be but step ping stone to success but 1t seems to be step in the wrong direction.
 For Sale or Transfer-1S0 feet of weather stripping. Will consider screen door in exchange. - o-O--o
 There will be no fireworks in town the Fourth of July. But orators will shoot off as usual. AND so IT GOES Love knocked on the door of Alice. It skipped the door of Mae, Now I wonder how happiness will treat the two,
 After the wedding day. o-O-o A fellow with plenty of moxie should go in the soft drinks racket. Words of wisdom the wise men forgot: Many a political nut, bolts his party. o-O--o This concludes our series of pro- grams for the week. They were broadcast by DBD and came to you through the courtesy of the Water- bury Evening Democrat, pioneer in this type of newspap per work. We are signing off at this time to be back on the air again at the usual hour Monday evening. o-O--o Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene. not disease diagnosis, or treatment. will be answered by Dr Brady. Ad' dress him. care of the Democrat. sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16

We are glad to see that Governor Cross didn't feel obliged to name an entirely new committee 10 engage in the tri-state study of pollution of Long Island Sound and New York harbor. New York and New Jersey have just appointed similar bodies and con- ference of the three is expected in the near future. Included on the Connecticut board are three members of the state water commission. headed by General Sanford H. Wadhams. its director. Attorney General Burrows and Health Commissioner Osborn are the other members. Shore resort addiets will second the move to clean up the Sound. Beaches are suffering from this contamination.