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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-24
Horticultural Side Shows

What medium is better qualified to speak on poultry raising than hen = even me- chanical hen? That is the way the Depart ment of Agriculture felt about it, and that is why persons attending the agricultural fairs held recently in southern Florida were treated to such discourse. The speaker was seven feet high. and she spoke words instead of eackling. Otherwise, she was just an ordin- ary hen.
 This is only one of the original exhibits used by the department to popularize its pres- entations. Another shows the relative per . capita consumption of dairy products at banquet of world powers. Uncle Sam IS pie tured as having less appetite for butter. cheese. and milk than characters representing the principal countries of Europe. Although the department finds these devices more effectively convey information than the old ehart-and- statistics methods, it hopes, through study and practice, constantly to improve the technique of it's dramatizations. Action, light. sound, scenic beauty, and brevity seem to be the principal elements in winning attention and interest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-24
HAS HOME RULE BEEN ABANDONED?
tNew Haven Journal-courier)

This would appear to be per- tinent question for the people of Connecticut to mediate upon. So far as New Haven is concerned, 1t is lost possession in spite of the fact that it's esteemed fellow citizen of a former generation. Roger sherman. was the great leader in the consti- tutional convention for local sell government, so often and effectively referred to by political philosophers as the foundation stone of the re- public. The City of Bridgeport has suffered it's loss. The City of Mid dletown has been made to feel the force of legislative interference on the the part of the state. Water bury knows what 1t is to be de- prived of it's own voice in the con duct of it's own affairs. Hartford knows how relatively feeble its voice is. There appears to be in fact conviction on the part of the legis- 'Iature that 1t knows better what these communities need to be happy and contented than the communities themselves. It is curious develop ment of the hinterland mind. Why the citizens and taxpayers of these communities, and others. should not have the form of government they desire. why they should not apply to their lives the theories of local life they prefer, why they should not be permitted to mind their own business-weli why shouldn't they? What business Is it of Barkhamstead what New Haven wants? These are ali pertinent questions at this time and will perhaps require considera- tion later when. another expression of the actual will of the people Is sought.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-24
mu01A1IQEN8S QEN8S AAs.. i. . - S.1S| 0 - ~

When we are dead we fertilize the soil but in life our duty Is 70 fertilize the human mind. Prof. John B. Yeager of New York.
 All my life I've been wishing could make some of my golf shots over again. Bobby Jones. It is very bad for a man to be eternally suspicious, but 1t is very good for him to keep close watch on what the other man is doiIa'. so that he may take advantage of openings. Harvey $. Firestone.
 Is 1t not base superstition thh; mere numbers will give wisdom Is it not universally seen that crowds are more foolish and mors violent and more cruel than men separate and alone ?-Will Durant.
 sl. .as..
 No matter how unprepossessin;; a woman may be there is always somebody who thinks she is, if npi beautiful. at least good-looking.
 Lee Shubert.
 I am old-fashioned enough to be- lieve that trade is the handmaid of peace. Sir Charles Adds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-24
Gl!N1NIEM('fY1!QlBkE;i| NIE:.M'(!'i[, } {, ] kE;:i

goes, he was a bum on the Brooklyn waterfront.
 One day cop came along and gave him the move on" order. The cop was decent about it; in fact. he took the man aside and advised him to get next to himself.
 "But I'm really broke the man said to the cop. T really need money I'd go to work tomorrow Inf I could get work"
 The cop believed him and gay" him 50 cents.
 The other day the Brooklyn cop still cop-got a letter. It was from la prosperous manufacturer in the middle west. It offered him man. |agerial job.
 You probably won't remember but I'm the fellow you gave 50 cents to when I really needed it" the let ter read.
 GILBERT SWAN. (Copyright. 1881, NEA Service, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-24

Just one hundred years ago a man named Samuel Ruggles bought farm in what was then upper Manhattan and laid out private park that exists to this day despite the fact that it is hemmed in by city dwellings of all sizes and descriptions, not to mention broad maeadamized streets. On May l6 residents in the Gramercy Park district will observe the centennial of the parks creation. A eel ebration is planned in which the scenes of 1891 will be reenaeted with special emphasis being laid on pageant in which costumes of that bygone century will predominate. Gram ercy sounds like an English name. doeso' it? However. it's Dutch. Its original form was Krommesje. taken from the name of the small creek on whose banks Samuel Ruggles laid out his private park. Ruggles might wei! be called the founder of the American zoning system, for his restrictions preceded by many years those that our cities are now putting into effect. Ownership of the property sur rounding Gramercy Park carries with it proportionate interest in the park itself. which is enclosed by fence with padloeked gates to prevent the public from claiming it as their own. Manhattan has galloped up town many miles since Gramercy Park was laid out. It is we'll down town now. but it is still point of interest to visitors. It is heritage to be preserved by it's owners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-24

Dr. Katherine Blunt president of Connecti- cut College. proposes that the state create an arboretum near the college in New London. There are 400 acres of land available there. The Federation of Garden Clubs meeting in New Haven this week received Dr. Blunt recommendation favorably and may perhaps devote some effort to securing state aid for the project Just at present landscape architect is working on plans which include a hemlock grove. bird sanctuary. and rock garden. We have our tree experiment sta- tions and the like. Why not state arbore- tum, where native growths of Connecticut would receive the proper attention!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-24

New York.-Life is like that and also like this:
 Maclyn Arbuckle was originator of the famous expression, Nobody loves a fat man." Yet when he died recently, this extremely plump gent had just about as many friends as anyone in the theater business.
 In one of the almost-all-nig res- taurants where the gay boys and play-boys go for their melted cheese -on- toast after gadding about until dawn, the menu contains a long list of sandwiches named after cele- brities.
 There are several such. and each one concocts slightly different combination under such titles as the Earl Carroll delight" or the "Heywood Broun special or the Eddie Cantor double-decker."
 The menus, apparently, haven't been changed in about year. The other morning I picked one up.
 Three of the people whose names were attached to dainty delicacies had died within the past few months.
 For years a certain famous beauty posed as photographic model for everything from corsets to tooth paste. She was one of few dozen demanded by scores of national ad- vertisers. Her face, if not her name was known to millions of DeoD across the land.
 Sometimes the pictures would show her in evening frocks and some titmes in the scantiest of attire.
 She married certain rich man but her pictures, particularly those taken when she posed in the very very, kept appearing in a certain type of publication.
 The husband has bought up hun dreds of copies to keep them from being ogled by young men who pur- chased such publications. The wife. quite naturally, thinks it's very funny. She nosed for a living, and that was that!
 But though demands for her serv- Ices would bring her a neat for tune. she has promised never again to model.
 No one in Manhattan had a higher-brow attitude toward music. Every night, after a days work, he would go home and practice on the piano for hours.
 Actually, he was a newspaper writer. One day he got a job writ ing a radio column. And each week he would lambast the syncopation- ists and make rough remarks about radio programs that went in for jazz Then the paper on which he worked was merged. With scores of others he was tossed out of q job.
 The other day he came into the office with story. i He h8d become press agent for lone of the .'hottest" jazz bands fin America.
 A generation ago. So the story
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-24
zZZAHSSr
FIGHTING AT MoNCHY

FIGHTING AT MONCHY
 On April "A, 1917. the British and Germans engaged in terrific struggle in the village of Monchy. east of Arras. The British, by their attacks and counter-attacks, won and held important ground. The Ger man loss was enormous.
 Philip Gibbs, war correspondent, wildly describes the scene of battle. He saw the town heap of broken walls and skeleton barns. At 10 o'clock yesterday morning." he re- ported, strong bodies of Rhine flanders left the cover of Bois Vert and. in spite of heavy losses from British machine-gun fire and field batteries, succeeded in driving back part of the British foremost line.
 -Four thousand Germans. of q fresh division gathered in the Bois du Sart for a further attempt to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-24

Litchfeld has agreed to drop custom almost as old as its famous county jail. It has been the habit for years to hire out the prisoners to property owners for such odd jobs as moving grass, etc. However, there are enough unemployed men in Litchheld tnis year to take the prisoners places so they Will get the jobs. However. the jail will De a temporary unemployment office Anybody wanting a worker can call there and an un- employed man will respond.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-24

At the hearing before the legislative com mittee on senatorial and congressional dis triets Wednesday Hartford legislators ap- peared to request that advantage be taken of the fact that the state constitution permits one more senatorial district. There are now thirty-five. Hartford wants the thirty-sixth. Inasmuch as the 1850 census shows Hartford the largest city of the state and New Haven. formerly the largest. has four state senators. Hartford thinks it is entitled to have four instead of its present three. We see no reason why the state should not be redistrieted. but if it is Hartford may have no more claim to this extra district than for example Stam- ford and Greenwich which now are combined to form the largest district in the state. the 17th. with well over s6o.000 inhabitants. Waterbury's 18th has the next largest popula-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-24

eonsressmsn-st-iarge so that he will be sure of his job if made Speaker of the House in Deeemberf Why not. we wonderi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-24

break the line. but they were seen by the British flying officers. and the British batteries filled the wood with gas shells so that great slaughter was done there. This body of men was literally shelled to death, and it was human hell in that wood under the blue sky.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-24
At The National Capitol DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER Digest of Who's Who and Whats What
 By RODNEY BUTCHER

that efforts to maintain commodity prices by withholding surpluses through agreement or government financing had not only not been successful hut, were factors con- tributing to the business depres- sion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-24
Personal Health SerUice
 (By William Brady, M. D.

9asued letters pertaining to peFsona' health and hygiene. not disease dlaRnos's or treatment. will be answered by pr brads. Ao' dress him. care Of the Democrat seiui"" stan,u and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-24

Washington, D. C.. is the greatest target range in the world and you nave one guess about the target.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-24

The town of Erlington. Ky, hs two fire chiefs, one for day ar another for night duty. Each paid $50 . year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-24

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 7:1O o'clock tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-24

The canning industry will never realize its' possibilities until some genius invents uni versal self-opening can.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-24

ton. It might be well to consider all claims before awarding Hartford the plum.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-24
Good evening.
 o-O-o ANOTHER VISITOR
"A SMILES THE THING"

HE way leL tAlOuSAto ohe oohA' I wish she d often favor us With lines that tell of home, Because we know that Lily Just loves to romp and roam. I know what she is going through. At times I'm lonely. gee, I haven't got a lot of class Just ordinary. see! The girls who work on my bench Have fellows by the score. But gosh. they never look up twice When l pass through the door. 1 started just week ago To write this simple verse. But you can change it. Mister Ed, It's getting worse and worse. But honest, I'd be awfully proud Now listen while I say I'd be so proud if you would print This poem in Day by Day." MARY M. We'll, Mary. dear: I'll grant your
 wish.
 Your lines are rather sweet, I'm sure that Lonely Lily Will think them quite treat: Just write again. we'll all be glad To hear just what you say. There's welcome on the mat for you In dear old Day by Day..
 THE ED. The test of true love requires years to take.
 O-O-o
 Fanatical drys would prob- ably like to change the name of ~ Still Water, to eliminate the 'Still" idea. Scientists claim the body is 27 per cent humOr. I suppose it's all in the funny bone.
 o-O-o
 Life to lot of us, is fight to the debt. A man takes the rap from life, a woman the wraps.
 o-O-o
 The boss on catching you sleeping while tired is likely to see that you're retired.
 o-O-o A man is never a success in life until he can act nonchalant while being paged in hotel lobby.
 o-O-o ON A MONDAY MORNING Your husbands love is lasting. fAnd here's where comes the rub,) If he can see your beauty. While washing at the tub.
 o-O-o Be still sad heart and cease your sorrow. the clouds will lift, there'll be sun tomorrow.
 o-O--o
 Another thing in favor of the horse and buggy. you didn't have to dump the oil every 500 miles.
 "I'm having swell time," said the kid, home from school with the humps.
 o-O-o
 Uneasy lies the head that wears a frown.
 o-O-o A lot of people never wear glasses until they get circles beneath the eyes.
 o-O-o
 DING. DING Two little flappcrs.
 Walking side by side. Ken boy. you've guessed 1t,
 They went on ride.
 o-O-o' The HEIGHT of milady's fashion nowadays, is DOWN around the ankles.
 The country will never be dry until they distill the boot leggers
 Some of these Camel hair coats would make a camel blush with shame.
 o-O-o
 Whether you're fireman or not. the family expects you to make a success by climbing the ladder.
 The economical young must dye .o be in fashion.
 o-O-o
 OHMIGOSH.
 Here's to life,
 With it's smiles and woes, They follow the pilgrim.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-24
oHMIGosH.

OHMIGOSH. Here's to life,
 With it's smiles and woes, They follow the pilgrim,
 Wherever he goes.
 o-O-o The man who is content to play the part of clown can expect life to laugh at him.
 o-O-0 Dizzy Dorothy. the towns in- tellectual idiot, wonders how married man can capture any body single handed. o--O--o
 TEE, HEB. The course of true love Runs smooth, they say, When along the course There are no bills tO pay.
 o-O-o You can always tell young me- chanic. He runs for the iodine bot tie every time scratch appears on a finger.
 If you handle life with rub Der gloves you'll probably es- cape the shocks.
 o-O-o Spain is a republic and all the kings horses and all the kings men, probably won't bring Alfonso his throne once again.
 o-O-o Pity the poor salesman who made |the mistake of going Go California to sell weather strip.
 o-o--o ( Good night. x
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-24

gsneration aso. so the st0ry
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-24

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-08
WDC 1855 Meters.
" ~ $50 KiiOcycles.

$50 Dedication Of Dirigible Akron,
with Mrs. Hoover as sponsor.
3s00-Ciassic gems.
3 30--Prograna Of World Conference of
Y. M. G. A. at Cleveland.
4:00-The Lady Next Door.
4.30-T'ae Song Shop.
500 ~ The Midsummer Job Cam
paign, BY ]. Mark Trice
sos Black and Gold Orchestra.
6.OC--Arnos n. ANDY.
6:15-Yeast Testers.
6.30--The Three Mustachios.
T.00--Rudy Vallee's Orchestra.
7.30-The Limelights
BOO Address by President Hoover to
World Conference Of Y. M. c. A.
3:3o-The Paint Club. with guest stars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-08
WMAL s sac K nesyei.

2.30 - Christening of the Dirigible
Akron. with Mrs. Hoover as
sponsor.
s:30-Wightman Cup Tennis Series.
430-Rhythm Ramblers.
4:45-Madison Singers.
500--Dcn Bigelow's Orchestra.
5:3o-Whispering Jack Smith.
5.45--FlaShes from The Evening Star
6:00-Time and program resume.
6.02-St. Moritz Orchestra.
6:15--Civic talk.
6.30--"A Vision and a Response" by
Arthur p Black.
6:45-Morton Downey and Anthony
Wons.
7;0o-Arthur Pryor's Band
7:15-Henry Burbig.
7:30--Chronicles
8:00-President Hoover, address from
the Rapidan to World Confer
ence Of Y. NJ. c. "A.
8.15-The Harmonizers, with Brooks
and Ross.
30-Lewisohn Stadium Concert
9.0o-@A Family Affair" by Hank
Simmons Show Boat Co.
10:00-Bert Towns Orchestra.
l0:I5-District of Columbia Bicenten-
NAL Committee program.
10.30-W ashington's Musical Art Cal
lery, with lWilbert Bagranoff.
tenor; John Have. baritone;
Phyllis Gray Kim, pianist.
10.45-Will Osborne's Orchestra
ll.00--Guy Lombardo and his Royal
Canadians
II 30-Esther Leaf st the organ.
u s00-Weatiler report
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-08
WOMAN BURNS TO DEATH
AS CRASH IGNITES CAR
Daughter May Die, While Two
Others Receive Minor Injuries
in Indiana Accident.

BY the Associated Press.
LEBANON, Ind, August s.-Mrs.
Harvey II. Miller. 46, of Cincinnati was
burned to death and her daughter, Mrs.
Willard Foster, %, was probably IA
tally burned yesterday when the auto
mobile in which they were riding
crashed into bridge abutment 10 miles
north OF here and caught fire.
Betsy Foster, p months old, daughter
OF Mrs Foster, is in a serious condition
from burns about the legs. Charles
Porter, driver Of the car, was unhurt,
except for minor scalp wound
Porter was driving the three to Gin
cinau after they had spent a month
vacatlonlng IN the North. In the au-
tomobile preceding them were Mr. Fos-
ter, q representative of the Republic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-08
HOOVERS TO SPEAK
OVER RADIO TODAY
President to Address Y. M.
C. A. SesSi0nMrS. Hoover
to Sponsor Akron.

Addresses by President Hoover II,
connection with the World Conference
Of the Young Mems Christian Assoc
citation at Cleveland and Mrs. Hoover
ct the dedication of the worlds largest
dirigible, the Akron from the giant
aerial dock at the Ohio city, will be
broadcast today by both the Columbia
ard the National Broadcasting Co.
networks, with WAGAL and WRC M
clIded
President Hoover win speak IRON his
Rapidan camp over the WT5C-WJz net
work of the N. B. q. system FROM 3
to $3.50 o'clock ara at the same time
over the WAdfsL-Columbia chain.
Premier Bennett to Speak.
Richard Vincent Bennett, premier of
Canada, is scheduled to deliver an adj
dress in the same program. speaking
either from Ottawa or Toronto. Both
speakers are to be presented by DR..
john r. Mott. president of the General
Council Of the Y. NJ G. A. DIR. Mott
will talk from the City Auditorium at
Cleveland. This is the first world con-
ference of the Y. M. G. A. held in this
country.
Formal christening of the mammoth
United States Navy dirigible Akron,
with Mrs. Hoover acting as sponsor,
will be broadcast at $3.50. and carried
over both local 8hain stations
Mrs. Hooves viii commission the
great airship i,esore high Government
officials and aysasion leaders. Speeches
and a description of the Akron will be
ancluded in the broadcast.
In connection with the Y NJ c. A.
World Conference a series of addresses
by leading educators OF seven countries,
Telling of conditions in their home
lands, will be broadcast from Cleveland
by the National Broadcasting Co. at
$50, to be heard locally from WRC.
Jessel to Be Heard.
George Jessel, Broadway wit, and
Alma Peterson, prirna donna soprano,
will be guest artists on the variety pro-
gram to be carried at $3.50 this eve
ming over WRC. Jessel grew up on
Broadway as a comedian. Miss Peter
sen left church choir to become an
operate star in Chicago, Philadelphia
and New York before deserving the
stage for radio.
Two seldom heard excerpts from
Strauss operas will comprise the pro-
gram over WMAL and the Columbia
System at $3.50 from the Lewisohn Sta
dium, with Fritz Rejner leading the
orchestra Of the New York Philhar-
monte Symphony Society. The selec-
ttions will be an interlude from the
opera intermezzo and the Dance of the
Seven Wells" from "Salome ?
AS a change from their usual brand
of heart-throb nlelodramss, Hank Sim
mons Show Boat Co will present
an old-time farce comedy, "A Family
Affair, or Confusion" at 8 o'clock, over
1HRdAL.
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Ra2io Exnert Aids soviets.

BY invitation of the Soviet govern
ment, Prof. @. witte. well known Ger
man radio specialist, recently visited
Moscow, Khartov and Ieningrad TO lee
tire on the technique of receiving radio
broadcaSts American and German rec
do engineers are preponderant among
those being engaged by the Soviets 10
help develop tasir intensive program sd
radio development.
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Today on the Radio,
fAu programs scheduled for Eastern STANDARD Tmel

BOOB. A. Rolfe's Orchestra.
10:0o-Rudof Schramm's Orchestra
l0:30-New Yorker Orchestra.
IL :00-Weather forecast.
11:01-The Continentals.
l1:30-Smith Ballew's Orchestra.
l2:00-Carl Moore's Orchestra
II 80 to 00a-Clyde McCoy's Orchestra.
W0T. 1883 Meters.
III 1910 KiIocycles.
S;00-Sports Hour.
4.00-Dance Music.
4.45-March Time.
Midnight Hawks Orchestra.
5:30-One- Time Opportunities.
6:0o-Dinner Music.
6:15-Cecil and Sally
6:30-Program by Walter T. Holt.
6:45-Tiny Tim Tiller
TOO Mandolin and guitar orchestra.
T:20-News flashes.
73o-Jessie Crawford, organist.
8;00-Marvfn Gardner, baritone; Kath-
ryn Latimer, accompanist.
8:l5-Southern Crooner, with musical
saw.
Symphonies echoes.
S:45-Tlle Hooters.
WTCV 205.4 Meters.
~ 30 1850 KiIocycIes.
3:00-Base ball scores.
5:00-The Bookman
5:10-Where to Get 1t.
5 .30-Charles Town, w. Va, program
6:15-Sports flashes.
6:20-News flashes.
6.30-Where to Get 1t.
7:00-Mrs. Sandman.
7.15-Orchestra program.
8 :0o-Bill La Sale, composer.
8:15-Front Line of Politics.
8;30-Sunday School Lesson.
9:o0-Farm News and Old Virginia
Hoedown
10:00-News flashes.
1918 to ll:00-Dance music.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-08

Ensemble = VIZ, KFAB and
VICAR.
10:00-Amos m Andy, second broad
cast - WMAQ. KWK. WREN.
WDAF. WHAAd, WSM, WSB
and KTHS
li:00 - Paul Whiteman's Orchestra
WIZ, VIDAL and WHAM
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, CITY SUED FOR $4,000

Mary E. Vogelson, 1885 B street
southeast, Is seeking $4,000 damages
from the District of Columbia for In
juries allegedly received on January T.
when she stepped into a depression in
the sidewalk of Seventeenth street be-
tween A and B streets southeast. She
charged negligence in permitting man
below the level of the sidewalk
She stepped into the depression and
was thrown to the ground, the plaintiff
asserted. and injured seriously. She is
represented by Attorney Alvin l.. New
myer.