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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1881
Avoid The Sanatoria

We think the aviation authorities of the state will appreciate the mild complaint of Dr Stephen J. Maher of New Haven. chair man of the state tuberculosis commission. Following close on the fatal airplane crash of last week. which occurred right in the backyard of Cedarcrest you might say. Dr Maher has addressed communication to Governor Cross asking that some precau- tions be taken to protect sanatorla from the presence of airplanes. Of course. Cedar crest is more or less in the path of the many planes that use Brainard Field in Hartford as landing spot. For this reason alone it would have to listen to large number of planes droning overhead day after day.
 Still we think that the sanatorium IS en- titled to as much consideration from aviators as are the hospitals in our cities and towns. Police authorities establish zones of quiet around these institutions. Certainly sana- toria should have their own zones of quiet which may extend up into the air as well as on all sides. However. we don't think there IS any way of protecting any lnsitu- ton. let alone a private dwelling, from air. planes falling in flames such as happened week ago Monday. And if the wooden structures comprising the sanatorium bad caught fire from the blazing machines our legislators would have had to shoulder some of the blame. as they have postponed for years the necessary appropriations to pro- vide fire-proof tuberculosis sanatoria.
 Df Mabef in part of his letter to the gov ernor remarks that We don't pretend to know anything about aviation, or aviation laws. and therefore we have no definite rem edy to suggest for the cure of the evil con- dition we report. but We merely call your attention to the situation, confident that you will be able to appreciate our point of view, and the point of view of our patients. and abls also to initiate such remedial measures as in the existing circumstances you may consider necessary . . It might not be a bad idea for sanatora. hospitals. insane asylums and the like to be designated by some prominent marking to serve as guide to air travellers. A large cross some such symbol would direct avators not to pass over the buildings or to silence their motors.
 However. when the army avlators were killed at Newngton we understand that air conditions were not perfect. Visibility was poor and in the parlance of the air there was bunny ceiling. Perhaps the army squadron did not know they were flying over a sanatorium at the time. All such things must be taken into oonsdera- ton. Howevef the general idea of Dr Maher's is good, Zones of quiet must be established for airplanes to observe as well as motor vehicles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29

Our old friend. David Sherman Beach, inventor and worlds aetuary of Bridgeport is back in the political arena again. The famous Bridgeport man this time is seeking the nom- nation for president on ticket that is calculated to relieve every bit of misery and want in this country. For his running mate in 1932 Mir Beach has chosen John Thomas Taylor, the veterans legal man, of Wash ington, D. C. Mir Beach's latest scheme IS to make everybody financial stockholder in the U. s. government. We won't attempt to explain the system here. It might use up too much space. But needless to say, Mir Beach would be glad to explain l. >o any interested DerSOn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29
BOSS CLARKE.
tNew York ld-Tribune)

(New York Herald-Tribune)
 For generations newspaper men have had, vast respect for the able old gentleman who died Sun day at Canandaigua. N. r., in his eightieth year. Selah Merrill Clarke was for thirty-one years night city editor of the old morn ing Sun" He was man of dignity and ,modesty. and though his position was one of elmost complete nanoymity, his fame spread through the whole profess sion until he became sort of legend. "Boss' Clarke has been called the best handler of news that Journalism ever saw. Nervous. unsparing of himself, he mastered the multitudinous details of his job he knew his city, he had a quick and In his dealings with the men praised as absolutely fair. His memory was remarkable an asset of the utmost importance in such position.
 More. he had feeling for words and respect for the English lang uage. He seemed intuitively to know the right word and he could handle copy" with incredible speed. Newspapers have changed considerably since "Boss' Clarke was the autocrat of the night city desk, but the technical skill and the qualities of mind that brought him fame on the great paper of another age would be just as val uable If he walked into the news room of any modern paper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29
At The National Capitol
A Digest of Who's Who and What's What
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTE
By RODNEY BUTCHER

you after my party gets through nominating me-" France told him. You're the handsomest man they've got and I'm depending too heavily on the women's vote to stand the competition.
 France ought to be able to pick a winner this time Che picks him selD just by the law of averages. He supported himself in 1920, Sem ator Hiram Johnson in 1924 and Ritchie in 1928. His most promi- nent supporter this year Is ex-Sen- ator Jonathan Bourne of Oregan, q man of agile mind. 76 years old, who now wives here with an at tractive 35-year-oId wife. Tn 1912 Bourne first backed LaFOIlette for president. then Roosevelt and finally Taft. He also found time to I'll for reelection, but was licked
 The Russian "embassy" here, as the Soviet Union Information Bureau under Boris F. Skvirsky on Massachusetts avenue Is often called, is now guarded at the front entrance by a tiny, orna namental, painted toy bulldog whose leash is attached to the doorknob. These Reds don't seem especially blood thirsty. Neighbors tell how once when Mrs Skvirskys pet canary escaped, the whole stuff. headed by Ambassador" Skvirsky him. self, pied down the avenue in hot and uccessful-pursuit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29
TODAY IS THEA ANNIVERSARY s ngkZA
LANSING'S SPEECH.

On July 29, 1917, Robert Lam sing, secretary of state. gave an important address on Americas war aims at the officers training camp at Sacket Harbor. N. Y.
 Let us understand once for all," Secretary Lansing said, "that this IS no war to establish an abstract principle of right. It is a war in which the future of the United States Is at stake. If any one among you has the idea that we are fighting each others battles and not our own. the sooner he gets away from that idea the bet ter it will be for him the better 1t will be for all of us.
 "The American nation arraycd itself with the other great demo- cracies of the earth against the genus of evil which broods over the destinies of Central Europe. No thought of material gain and no thought of material loss inn pelled this action.
 'If enthusiasm and ardor can make success sure, then we, Americans, have no cause for anxiety, no reason to doubt the outcome of the conflict. But en- thusiasm and ardor are not all they must be founded on pro- found conviction of the righteous ness of your cause and on an inn plicit faith that the God of Bat ties will strengthen the arm of him who fights for the right"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29

some old member of the Sun staff had given up his mortal residence on this globe. All of which is ample proof that the Sun was breeder of good newspapermen in the days when all papers were patterned after it. Clarke was an outstanding newspaperman in his day, though. His speciality was copy writing. He possessed the ability to lift story from med- ocrity to the heights by interpolating few phrases here and eliminating some there. He had remarkable vocabulary and could use the most remarkable words at just the right time. As head writer he was never sur passed His memory was also remarkable and stood him good stead upon many an occas- ion He was 70 years old at the time of his death.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29

Washington.--Pres Hoover,
 who had some nice biographies written about him before he was elected, is now suffering from a literary backwash. At least four | biograph or books containing extended sketches have lately ap- peared, all of which tend to cast ! considerable asparagus at him, de-
 scribing him ash weak. irritable, vacillating, selfish, disagreeable and so on. Much Is made of the fact that the president used to be [ a promoter of mines rather than a great engineer.'
 The first anti-Hoover biography.
 alled The Great Mistake" drew no wide attention. Extremely criti- cal evaluatiOns of the president in | ."The Mirrors of 1882" and Wash ington Merry Go Round" both anonymous, are attracting more notice. A Washington newspape has also begun a Hoover serial biography which obviously wasn't kehoed at the White House. Those who want to renew their faith In Hoover, however, can still rely on the biographies by William Hard. Will irwin and Rose Wilder Lane,
 as well as one published early this
 year-"The Boys Life of Herbert
 Hoover" by Mitchell V. Charnley.
 All books mentioned are full of anecdotes. .
 Ambassador Fred Sackett in
 Berlin told the newspaper boys there that in his transatlantic
 phone conversations with Under Secretary of State Bill Castle he
 had used slang as q code to con ceal his meaning from possible
 foreign eavesdroppers It sounded
 like one of the most cock-eyeh
 ideas ever to come out of Ameri- can diplomacy.
 Castle was asked to reveal some
 of the slang Sackett had used. He
 replied that he didn't recognize
 any of the ambassadors words as
 slang. In as much as Castle used
 to teach English at Harvard this seems to make the eyern nor
 cock-eyed than ever.
 Congressman SoI bIooH, t"e t'-
 fervescent Washington bicenten-
 nial director, who is feverishly hu-
 ma aniZing George Washington, also
 aims to popularize the famous old
 Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. They don't know what they've got there" he says. philadelphia has not the heart-intrest and the emu thusiasm to bring thtat bell to the people" Thanks to Sol, there will be cards beside the bell for people to sign. They will say: "I visited the Liberty Bell and touched 1t on (such and such Il date)." The idea is that you sign the card. take 1t home and gaze at 1t fondly forever after. That makes you more patri- otic.
 Governor Albert Cabell Ritchie of Maryland, considered demo-
 cratic presidential possibility al-
 most since boyhood, recently visit ed ex-Senator Joseph France Of
 Port Deposit, Md, the only an-
 nounced candidate for the repub- lican presidential nomination. "I hope the democrats don't nominate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29
Quotations

The average novelist Is n foot note to reality. HI. G. Wells.
 
 You can only pay your debt to the past by putting the future in debt to yourself.
 Sir Josiah stamp.
 
 Germany wants the right to do as she wants and what she wants Is her own affair.
 --General von Seeckt, former Reichswehr commander. The new American generation may be said to have become con- tinentalized; they resemble more the cultured classes of Germany and France-Guglielmo Ferrero.
 
 would sooner have man with first-class gumption and third class brains than a man with third class gumption and frst-class brains. Bishop of Chelmsford.
 - Youth Is always in the saddle and just now the obligation and the opportunity of youth are lit- erally stupendous. Nicholas Murray Butler, presi- dent of Columbia University.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29
Here, There And Euery.Ohere
CROSS FOR PRESIDENT

(New Haven Journal CourierD
 The Washington correspondent of The Hartford Times has made the discovery that the name of Governor Cross of Connecticut is on the lips of the political sooth- savers AS eligible for the demo cratic nomination. for president. 1t is not quite clear from the read ing of the dispatch whether the discussion is serious or n hint to the Connecticut democracy that by entering the convention with the name of Cross fastened to their flaming banner the delegation will be in position to determine who the candidate shall be. The fact of the governors eligibility is not questioned though his age is. In 1892 he will have reached the scriptural age of three score years and ten.
 But let the correspondent of The Times tell his own story:
 "It is pointed out that Cover
 nor Cross record up to the press
 ent time parallels to some ex-
 tent that of former President
 Woodrow Wilson. who jumped
 from university life to the gov
 ernorship of his state and from
 there into the White House. To
 Il considerable degree their views
 on public questions, tending to-
 toward university type of lib-
 eralism, are similar and some-
 what the same situation prevails
 in the democratic party now that brought about the nomination of Wilson in 1912.
 Tt now seems, according to
 political observers, that there
 will be or at least may be a fight
 at the democratic convention be-
 tween the southern wing of the
 party, which Is anti-Tammany,
 anti-Smith, anti -Raskob and pro-
 hibition, and the northern wing which is decidedly wet and for
 everything the southern group is against. Under such circum- stances a man like Governor Cross--the first democrat to be elected governor in the rock ribbed republican state of Con
 necticut in approximately twenty years-is political godsend:' tIInc ,tO bihlC oAosih6 democrats from Connecticut have been mentioned in connection with the presid ential nomination. James E. English was urged to permit the use of his name but declined. It was represented to him that he had a fair chance of receiving the nom- ination. The delegation to the Chi cago convention, which nominated Grover Cleveland in 1892, were strongly urged to present the name | of Charles R. Ingersoll If the Cleveland Hill scheme came to an impasse. Governor Baldwin's two | elections, which in many respects were similar in fact and fancy to the election of Dean Cross. brought forward his name both for senator and president. We do not, to speak frankly, expect to witness the nom- ination of Governor Cross for presl- dent but we are sure the people 1 of Connecticut will appreciate the com mpliment paid them in the men, ton of his name in that connec- ton. In the mean time, we. may suggest that Connecticut needs him to complete the job he began last January. The completion of h.s program of progress in behalf oi the common welfare will place Connecticut at the head of the sis- ter states in vision and achieve ment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29
WHY THE OAK?
(Hartford CouranD

A state paper tells Us with the voice of authority that "to seek shelter under an oak tree during a thundershower Is almost as dan gerous as to search for gasoline with a lighted match" We are told that If one must get under q tree find beech. We'll, maybe. but both trees or either may not be nearly when the shower breaks. and for our own part we should prefer not to take shelter under any tree lest 6 windsquall might strike 1t. Any person who walks stands a fair chance of being struck and killed by motor ve- hicle, on any day in the year. but thes death rate from lightning in New England is, perhaps. one to a million.
 But why is the oak, we assume that the white oak is meant. that affording more shelter than the other types. Lore dangerous than other trees, and who collected the statistics? White oaks of sufficient size to afford shelter during a. downpour incident to frequent bolts of lightning are rare, the average wayfarer would find shelter under a maple or elm. A pedestrian in most New England villages would walk far before he found an oak. but if he did find one his life might not he in danger.
 Experts have told us frequently that the safest thing to do if caught fin a shower is to lie face downward in a field, a feat which has It's disadvantages as the pos- ture Is not dignified. Considerina the small death rate from hght- ming the reasonable thing to do is to go on about ones affairs and submit to the drenching with as good a grace as is possible. It may not be enjoyable. but 1t adds very little to the hazards to which all of us are exposed. And none of us expects to live forever.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29

A group of regular republicans are ex
 pected to throw the speakership of the next House 10 rhe democratic party. according to tbe latest reports from Washington. Although Representative John Q. Tilson of New Haven IS the logical successor to the late Nicholas Longworth he has not been able to secure united support of bis party, New York congressman are as a unit behind one of their own members. Representative Bertrand H. Shell. chairman of the highly important rules committee. TT here are also several western representatives in the race for the speakership However. the odds seem to be on Mir Shell just at the persent writing. With such contest in view there are plenty of Legislators who are willing to hand the reins over 10 the demo- orats and allow them 10 organize the next House. In this event the speaker would be Representative John Garner of Texas. There IS more to organizing than merely the nam ing of the speaker. There are several rules that have not met with entire approval of the republican members of the House and upon this the party may split wide open and permit the democrats to rule the roost. With paper margin of one and several vacancies to be filled republicans will find plenty to worry them between now and December.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29
"A SMILES THE THING"

Good evening. o-O-o ITS NOT THE HEAT. BUT THE WHATYUMUCALLIT Last night it was so gosh darn hot, l thought I'd never live it
 through, The fan droned on through weary
 hours,
 (No doubt it's happened, friend,
 to you, Each hour ticked on like week, It seemed the night would never
 end, But dawn came up with heat And that was that. just that,
 my friend. An. me. the long, hot night was
 OCT.
 tumbled out, alas, alack, The precipitation seemed to stick, In fact, it flowed right down
 my back, l thought of lakes, a favored one. thought of Iceland yep. it's
 true. But ] am doomed to stick around. There's nothing else that can Fair summer. pooh, twas ever
 thus.
 We wilt like flowers in the sun. And night holds no relief for us. It seems our wiltings never
 done. But when the blasts of winter
 blow,
 We'll long for days that mark
 July. lt seems we re never satisfied, And none of us can tell just
 why.
 O-O---O Some day they'll change new advertising bIurbs. At the pres ent they've just about worn out the legend. "The greatest inven- ton since the safety razor.
 O-O--O
 Then there was Mr Rock, the HARD HEADED business man.
 O--O-O How are we going to regulate electric clocks when the end of daylight saving means the gain of an hour?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29
DONATION ACCEPTED

Paris-CUP)-The George East man $1,000,00 donation to estab- fish free dental clinic here has been formally accepted by the de- partment of the Seine. The contract was signed by Edouard Renard. perfect of the Seine, and other off, cials. According to plans, work of building the clinic will start at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29

ing hard on their heels. Perry and Austin will comprise an imposing team for some few years yet. But if next year we read that Coehet or the other French defenders are in no condition to meet the chsllengers we shall view that statement with suspicion until 1t is proved
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29

According to Senator Capper's Pathfinder California winegrower named one of his brands CHATEAU WILLEBRANDT The caps are the Pathfnder's not ours All of which goes to prove that popularity must be earned and doesn't come without some little effort But what will the poor Californians do if Uncle Sam votes fruit juices that fer ment illegal?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29
TEE, IIEF,

Marriage Is an anchor, Says Doctor Tommy White. But all ships need an anchor, So guess that its all right.
 o-O--o Farmers would appreciate a lii tie lemonade instead of federal aid right now.
 In the old days, dad held the household spellbound while he took the best pair of scissors" and trimmed the lamp wick.
 Some girls look good in bathing suits and some just look.
 O-O--o
 If weather happened to be fashionable. it would probably insist of q permanent heat wave.
 If they keep reducing the size of the navy, pretty soon all Uncle Sam is going to have will be a flock of eagle boats.
 O--O--O Now that Germany ls on her feet. the rest of the world, on its back, can look up and see the miracle.
 O---O--O
 As Dizzy Dorothy once re- marked after witnessing wrestling match, 'All the smoked hams are not hanging in packing houses"
 O-O--O Two can live as cheap as one fl you call it living.
 o---O--O
 Family troubles are gem orally "heired" after the will Is admitted to probate.
 O-O-O The road to the poor house Is paved with stocks and bonds bought with good intentions.
 o-O--o
 Years ago companies sold coal in winter and ice in sum mer. Now they sell oil in winter and electric refrigera- tors in summer
 o-O-o A fat woman in bathing suit is more to be pitied than beach censored.
 Just because man wears a chefs hat is no guarantee that he knows how to cook.
 o-O--O The best things in life are free but try and find free air with C flat tire on a state road.
 O-O--o This completes our regular mid week program. It was broadcas by DBN and came to you through the courtesy of the Waterbury Evening Democrat, pioneer in thii type of newspaper work. We arc signing off at this time. to be bacl on the air again tomorrow even ing at tho usual hour. O-O--o Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29
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., 1931-07-29

High tide at Milford Thursday, July 50 12:57 p. m. Daylight time); low tide 7:Ol a. m. Daylight time).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29

Newspaperdom lost legendary figure this week in the death of Selah Merrill Clarke, night city editor of the old New Yorh Sun for many years Every time we read the obituary columns of late years it seems as if
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29

If cereals were advertised with the same cleverness and punch as cigarettes, there wouldn't be any grain surplus. he Farm Board should go into the publicity game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29

A lot of public men seem to think all this country needs is more politics.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 8:43 Daylight saving tme) tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29
DING, DING
He called his gal Asthma. For caught in loves net, He had n choking feeling
 Whenever they met.

He had n choking feeling Whenever they met.
 O--O--O Who can remember the good old days. when the ice cream man came around in a screened wagon and you had to run out with a bowl and chase him half the way down the street in order to get a pint of vanilla?
 O--O--O
 If a man merely thinks of the unusual. he's a dreamer. If he can patent his thoughts, he's an inventor.
 O-O---O Picnic parties attract plenty of attention. Especially from flies.
 O-O--O