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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-04
YoRKToWN, 17s1.1est
(New York Times)

Professor Goodwin of Williams burg, president of the Yorktown Sesquicentennial association, ex- presses the hope that at the cele- bration next October the Thirteen Original States will participate through their governors and mem- bers of their legislatures. It is also desired that all the other states will be represented, but mo flag of any one of the Thirteen Original States should be absent from the process sion which will pass before the President of the United States and government. There should be nc question of the response, especially in view of the approach of the bi- centennial of the birth of George Washington.
 The association is the "cooperat- ing and coordinating agency of the National Commission, of which Sem ator Swanson Is chairman, and of the State of Virginia commission. It is authorized to arrange the details of the celebration, which 1t hopes to make worthy. It desires, in- cidentally. that the celebration may lead to the creation of permanent Colonial National Monument. How ever, the present concern is that the states shall make provision for rep resentation at the ceremonies on the 18th of October. The federal gov-. ernment has already appropriated $2OO,O0O.
 It was originally hoped that other nations would wish to join us In the celebration. France, without whom ''there would have been no victory Eat Yorktpwn"; Germany, in mem- ory of von Steuben. "who rendered Indispensable service"; Poland, prompted by her memory of the participation of Count Pulaski, and even England, ''rejoicing with America in a victory won by Eng lish- Americans fighting victoriously for the vindication and perpetuation of the rights guaranteed to the Eng fish people under Maga Charta." But the amount appropriated for this particular purpose does not permit such extensive hospitality. The of ficial invitation to foreign govern ments Is therefore restricted to France, though special individuals will be invited, aa well as members of the Diplomatic corps.
 It ie to be regretted that official representatives for England are no to be present to celebrate with uk what one of her "most loyal ant famous sonS' called "Engiand's greatest victory" because "withou' Iit there would doubtless have been no British Colonial Empire"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-04
At 7he National Capitol
A Digest of Who's Who and What's What
 By RODNEY BUTCHER
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER

impetuously tried to speak 1t almost as soon as he started to study. The Porto Ricans quickly came to realize that he was genuienly ''simpatico' and they responded with enthusiasm. So now Young Teddy is said by very competent authorities to be the most popular governor, Spanish or American, in the history of the island.
 Roosevelt has reorganized finances and balanced the budget in an al- most spectacular manner, obtained the first federal highway appropria- tion for Porto Rico, fought Porto Rica's battles before congress and in the American press, personally stim- ulated a number of industries, sup ported the movement for restoration of Porto Ricans to small plots of land and engaged in other activi- ties which appeared to demonstrate that his greatest concern was im- provement of the welfare of the island and its people.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-04

dish" been hiding all these years? I haven't seen it out for long time.
 .
 At what age may the child of a cigaretty mother be expected to smoke" comes the sudden question. That's a tough one. If the mother hasn't been "cigaretty'' her daugh- ter is likely to sneak a smoke over during the early high school years. But if the mother has been "cigaret- ty," the chances are that the first words of the first born will be:
 "Mother, please blow that smoke the other way. Don't you know I prefer Chestimas to Old Strokes? don't need blindfold test. My nose knows, and I'm going to be non- chalant about it."
 GILBERT SWAN. Copyright, 1891, NEA Service Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-04
O--O--O TEE, HEB.
Caught his wife kissing the ice man Then started to pull his hair, Discovered a genuine remedy,
 Bought her frigidairc.

Caught his wife kissing the ice man, Then started to pull his hair, Discovered genuine remedy, Bought her frigidairc.
 0-O-o A scientist claims that snoring while asleep robs the sleeper of all benefit usually attributed to rest of this type. Not only the sleeper. but all others in close proximity, sci old boy.
 o-O-o CUSTOMER-"Waiter, there's a piece of wood in this" WAITER-"Oh that's all right, it's club sandwich, you know"
 o-O-o
 The man who Is afraid. of himself is merely living with a coward.
 o-O-o If the governor succeeds in build ing foot paths for pedestrians who have occasion to use the state roads we might make them a sort of me- morial to him, by calling such con- veniences, Gross Walks.
 o-O-o
 The doctor Is always wanted in a hurry but his bills are sell dom paid the same way.
 o-O-o Nowadays when you hear a person has B. O. you're afraid it means Booze odor."
 o-O-O
 They're predicting race of hairless men. So don't raise your boy to be a barber.
 o-O-o Pola Negri has divorced another husband. guess she's only one be. hind Gloria Swanson now. An Indiana man found thirty five dead mice in his automobile. Now suppose his friends will refer to the car as a cheese box.
 o-O-0 her tears would make a good moving picture star.
 o-o-o
 Early to bed and early to rise. makes the neighbors suspicious, they'll soon advertise.
 o-O--0 Many Q man has his. suit dry cleaned in order to enjoy a wet Easter.
 Foot prints on the sands of time probably look like finger prints on wallpaper. to Q land- lord.
 Hf. O-O-~O This completes our special Satur- day program. It came to you over DBD and was broadcast by the Wa terbury Evening Democrat. pioneer in this type of newspaper work. We are signing off at this time, to be hack on the air again Monday eve. ming at the usual hour.
 0-O-~O Good nisht.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-04

sory. If every preeaution Is taken to find the rishtful owner and absolute proof is es- abolished that nobody has any claim upon the deposits it is a safe and sane plan to use them for the benefit of all the people of the state. And in these days it is good idea to find many ways of lowering taxes and living expenses. We set too high standard. Let's drop it now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-04

New Haven and Waterbury launched their clean up drives almost simultaneously. Just after reading Dr Godfrey's letter to the board of police commissioners asking for aid to pre- vent indiscriminate dumping of refuse through out the city. We noticed similar one in a New Haven paper. There are at present two city dumps. one on Chase avenue in the northern section of Waterbury. the other on Fairfield avenue in the Town Plot district People who are caught throwing trash on vacant lots are liable to be arrested The health officer called attention to bad condi- tions on Catherine avenue where residents made dumping ground of vacant lot to the annoyance of nearby residents The city has had too much trouble with this condition in past years. There should be an immediate stop put to it now by issuing strict orders to patrolmen to bring in offenders caught in the act. We could mention several other spots where we have seen people emptying baskets of refuse. If property owners permit their land to be used as dumping grounds even though it is without their permission, they should be warned. The property owner can then demand police protection or can post his land. New Haven has recently enacted statute to care for unsightly dumps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-04

which 1t will be possible to acquire and to plant to forest 100000 acres of idle lands by the year. 1924. The Hewitt amendment provides a continuing series of appropriations for this work. which will amount in all to S20.000.000 - And that is what might be termed s real reforestation program. Would that other states could do likewise. At least they can initiate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-04
GUoIATI0NS

An airplane that is fool-proof eventually will be built, but there never will be an engineer smart enough to build q plane that is damn -fool-proof. v Casey Jones, who has been fiy- ing planes since 1911
  A man Is known by his Utopias; tell me what sort of . home he goes without and will tell you what he is. --Gerald Gould.
 
 The undisciplinaA life is the inc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-04

Boxing isn't the sport for hot-blooded Mexicans. although there have been several who did well in American rings. However. two boxers were engaged in practice session in Mexico City recently. One was trifle groggy from well directed blows to the solar plexus and chin. Realizing one more punch would lay him low he suddenly whipped of a glove seized dagger and killed his sparring partner. Smart people. these Mexicans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-04
Personal Health Seruice (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to perscnai | health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or
 treatment, will be answered by Dr Brady. Ad' dress him. care of the Democrat senmns stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-04
"A SMILES THE THING.

Good evening. o-O-o
 RUSH TT ALonG Cheer mp, folks, Cease hard luck praying, Our break is coming, old daylight saving. o-O-o They say prayer will move . mountain but 1t won't put sew CTS in a city street. W o-O-0 Now they're putting book reviews on the radio. As they turn page and we dislike what's being said, 1t merely means turning the dial to another station and that review Is over.
 Tomorrow is April first. but don't let that fool you.
 o-O-o F In newspaper office, it's "who's News and Why"
 o-o--o
 What is going to keep America clean?" roars a social worker. Has she forgotten we  soap?
 The trouble with cave man tactics nowadays is due to the fact that they cage in from the start.
 o-O-o
 The man or woman with a loose tongue cannot afford to drink enough so that they be- come tight. Seven hundred army planes will fly over New York within the next six weeks. We'll. New York is a city of high flyers.
 o-O-o
 When a duty becomes a pleas ure, there Is no work involved.
 o-O-o
 OH GO ON. A rose for Rosie,
 A lily for Lily true, Violcts for Violet,
 Ia, te, guess this will do. Good night.
 o-O-o The well paid pianist has found the keys to success.
 o-O-o
 A lot of people think the way to Easy street lies through Wall street. said. ''iies," if you please. Fish Held for Warehouse Short Weighting.-Headline. I suppose Fish operated on a large scale.
 
 ON NORTH MAIN. A bald headed Eagle Is scarce, so they say, But you Can see some at the home Most any old day.
 o-O-o A capital idea is absolutely worth- less unless you've got the capital to finance the project.
 o-O-o It begins to look as if Huey Long may funk as well as dunk his. senatorial seat.
 O-O-o The upshot of many an illicit love affair is that somebody gets shot up.
 o-O-o Funny, isn't it, but have you noticed that the butchers dog seldom gnaws bone. I.& O-O-O Good Friday IS the day when mother demands that dad put up the porch screens.
 O-O-O Gloria Swanson says you can tell how a man kisses by the way he eats his soup. If noodle soup I suppose he'd use the noodle.
 O-O-O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-04
Poetry In Mexico

One of the enlightened things done by the Guggenheim Foundation is to award every year v felowships of $2,500 each to Ameri- can scholars, writers, artists. musicians and scientists. The money is used for creative work and research in three continents North America. South America and Europe One case that stands out somehow from the other 76 awards this year is the fellowship that goes to young fellow for carrying on cre- ative work in poetry in Mexico City the com ing year.
 Some Americans may chortle at the idea of going to Mexico to write poetry. They needn't There is no country in the hemis- phere better fitted than Mexico to inspire ere- ative art in artistic souls. The best art on this continent when the whites came was there - and they destroyed it. Maybe resurree- ton is due. The Mexieans themselves are now making notable artistic progress. and may go far if they stick to native inspiration. Possibly they can even light torch for us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-04

Even if naval conferences don't accomplish much they're pretty good substitute for battles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-04

Investors are saying real estate is no good. They won't buy it any more unless you turn the property into a company and offer them common stock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-04

sane life. z.
 -Rev Harry Emerson Fosdick. Independence of purse strings has brought independence from David D. yanehan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-04

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 6:49 o'clock tonight.
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WAS HE

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generous.
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for mine.
Mrs. Green: Here's an instance.
I gave him a large box of cigars and
the old dear only smoked of them
and gave the rest away to his friends.
-Pele Mele, Paris.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-23
WELL KNOWN

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Don't you know who l am?
Billie: Yes, I've heard daddy speak
Of you often. You're mothers cousin
who stayed here two months n time
and never offered to pay a cent for
Observation-Disclosures.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-23
NOT so MUCH

I'VE don't print any such stuff as
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handed back the poem.
well, you needn't be SO naughty
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not the only one who won't print it"
Answers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-23
O YOU TELL ONE
MY. HOW COLD!

He: I dreamt of you last night.
She (coldly): Really!
He: Yes; then I woke up, shut the
window, and put an extra blanket on
my bed.-Tit-Bits.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-23
SIR. HOW CnITLD YOU,

Dealer: Shall l send the clothes
nurse you ordered?
Customer: Send it! Did you think
I intended to ride it home?-Tit-Bits
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-23
USELESS EFFORT

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has gone down this road"
But surely you don't expect to
overtake him on foot?"
Don't I? He's got no repair outfit
with him."-Tit-Bits.
OVERHEARD ON THE COMMON
Boston Transcript: Hello. Tom,
got a job yet?"
Yes, I'm selling furniture now"
Selling much?"
only my own, so far"
Correct this sentence: Anyway,
he has made a million dollars" said
the gossip, land that proves he has
a brilliant mind"
A-mericanism: Laughing at the
ancients who believed in witches;
paying our most popular a%strologer
5000, 900 a year for readings"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-23
THE DIFFERENCE

Dad. what is a traitor?"
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Or, my son, is one who leaves our par
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And what do you call a man who
leaves the other party to come to us?'
"A convert. my son."-Der Lustige
Sachse. Leipzig.
A hard winter may do it to animals
but it's being in hot water that makes
a politicians hide thick.
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The Alaska fisherman., 1931-11-15

Oakland, Calif., Sept. IF, 1881.
 l will endeavor to give you a description of the Pacific Inter. national Highway to Alaska and it's possibilities. Two thousand miles northwest of the Golden Gate is a vast eXpanse of unex- plored and undeveloped re- sources called Alaska. Three hundred and 78 million acres of possibilities, a land where dah- las are eight inches across and cabbages average 25 pounds, greater in area than the 13 States including Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Michi- gan, Indiana, Massachusetts and others served by the Pennsyl- vania Railroad system. Even when the area of California is added to the area Of those 13 States you find Alaska still larger. Those States support co., 100000 people, Alaska has today a population of 60,O00. Six thou sand and 400 acres of land for every man, woman and child and about a half a mile of sea coast for each of the inhabitants. A country of minerals, oppor- tunities and wilderness.
 "The map of the world drawn by Marco Polo shows that he had better idea of Alaska than most people have today. Gulli~ ver's Travels in 17O0 show by the maps in the first editions that Swift referred to Alaska as the land of the giants. Later in 1741 the Russian officers, Bering and others, explored parts of the coast line and in 1904 the beauti-
The Alaska fisherman., 1931-11-15
Alaska Forseen As Powerful State, Half Across Pacific Keystone Commerce Trade

ordinary circumstances the fur and gold trade of Siberia would be coming to us through the air. ports of Nome and Fairbanks.
 "SouthWard from Fairbanks, the new Alaska Railroad wind, it's picturesque and substantial path 476 miles to the Port of Seward. Seward on Resurrection Bay, lies directly in the path be- tween San Francisco and the Orient. From San Francisco to Manila via Honolulu it is 7,700 miles, but via Seward it is 7,3ov miles.
 Alaska is today an island, Radio, airplanes and ships are the only means of communica- tion. California even in 1849 could be reached by OK team. Alaska, 82 years later, is still impossible for the modern cara van. Civilization follows the sword, but population andspros: perity now follow the motor@car. The United States has 26,500,OOO motor cars.
 "Three million miles of high way have made these cars tri- butary to the successful develop ment of the Pacific Coast States Seventy million tourists are now coming to California via motor every month. From Tia Juana to Vancouver stretches today the longest paved highway in the world. Billions have been spent to develop the areas contiguous to that highway. Northward from Vancouver for 75 years the pathfinders of British Columbia have been extending their high ways. In 1859 British Columbia had a gold strike. Two hundred million dollars was taken from the Caribou district and her Majesty Queen Victoria sent detachment of her own Royal
The Alaska fisherman., 1931-11-15

center of a great trade in sea otter and seal skins. Alaska is still land of mystery. Only 40 years ago, great Mount McKin- ley, 'Denali, the Home of the Sum- was unknown to white men. In 1867, Secretary of State &c., ward purchased Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 in gold. Since that time Alaska has ex- ported products valued at over $1,600,000,o00. The exports Of Alaska are over twice her im- ports. Seattle, that beautiful city of 365,0OO inhabitants, was EOrn of Alaska.
 ''The Alaska salmon catch for the summer of 1881 averaged B. 100000 cases. The mineral pro- auction of gold, silver, copper. tin, lead, platinum, and other metals has been $636, 100000, and yet only a few Jumps of gold have been taken. The great quartz veins have been only scratched. Two thousand and 150 miles in an airplane from San Francisco, is the thriving community of Fairbanks. Fair banks is rot only the center of the Territory of Alaska but it is strategically placed as the g. vjation center of the North Paci- flc. Fairbanks is 3,150 miles from. Tokyo, 3,260 miles from New York, 3,820 miles from Petrograd, 4,270 miles from Berlin, and A. 430 from London. Petrograd is due north of Fairbanks. Honolu- lu is almost straight south of Fairbanks. Approximately 70 per cent of the population of the world lives within 5000 miles of Fairbanks.
 Alaska is the stepping stone to Soviet Russia through Siberia, with only 56 miles of water be-
The Alaska fisherman., 1931-11-15

The following address was given by Ernest Walker Sawyer, member of the International Highway Commission, in speech presented at the Pacific Foreign Trade Council at it's eighth annual convention at Oakland, Calif., Sept. IF, 1881.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-05

vidual attention of his father and grandfather
before him.
The site OF the mining operations to be car
ried on by the corporation was determined years
ago On the face of the cliff on the upper
Mulberry there hieroglyphics a bow and
arrow, stars, crosses, squares and circles all
supposed to have been chiseled out many years
ago by those who hid the treasure 1t is near these
that the new search will be made It is the
plan of the corporation. to blast off the side of
this cliff to a distance of several hundred yards
from the stream. Steam Shovels and motor
trucks will haul away the debris after it has
been carefully searched for evidences of the
hidden treasure. The hunters have placed all
OF their faith in the hieroglyphics, for they form
the most important part of the series Of circum-
stances which lend a vestige Of truth TO the
story of the lost mine.
The Hill family first heard the legend of the
lost Louisiana mine about 40 years ago. Uncle
Buddy" Hill, the father Of the late physician,
was the first to encounter it. A wandering
Mexican approached the old gentleman one day
in the early 'e0s and asked his aid in searching
for the treasure. 1t was a marvellous tale and
"Antonio" related in his broken English to the
credulous old man Of the hills. And, when the
tale had been concluded, Antonio offered Uncle
Buddy Hill no less than $4,000 900 If he
would help him hunt for the treasure.
Antonio claimed to have the first-hand story
of the lost Louisiana mine. He hailed from
Mexico City, he said, where, with his own eyes,
he had seen the record of the lost treasure
made by the sole survivor of the party which