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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04
Good evening.

Tossed up by the tide Jim MeGrarh of Fordham has been awarded two pins xa-euieuar activities One came from the se club recognition of Jms work soloist The other for dramatcs Mines and Mummer And he's also sporting Fordam letter for playing in the band
 The Tower extends congratulations Jms certainly putting the v laqe on the map Fordham Joe Carosea Pakardng about town Mrs Roswell Conroy of Detroit visiting her parents Dr and Mrs William H. Murray. Every time Supern- tendent Harrison begins feel the heat he hops aboard oe of te roller coaster Lakewood and that's that
 uddv Burke home from Manhattan. Steve Bergin of Holy Cross among mors Tank shows are out Seeieys took bad licking here last week /
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04
IRENE DUNNE, STAR OF
 "CIMARRON" IN "BACHELOR HEALINE DOUBLE FEATURE BILL NO WAT STRAND

Irene Dunne, lovely star of "Cim- arron' is featured with Lowell Sher- man in Bachelor Apartment" now headlining double feature screen program at Warner Brothers Strand.
 The story revolves about Lowell sherman who plays the part of d super-cynical, and immensely veal thy '1ady-killer."
 He doesn't even trouble to go after his feminine prey.
 They go to his lair--willingly!
 Therefore, the sizzling action which is causing fans throughout the country to grip their seats with joy. takes place in this palace of modernistic splendor.
 Mae Murray as Agatha goes there, bent on humbling the ego-romancer. Her husband goes there to give him "a handful. of clouds
 Irene Dunne. as plain Helene, goes teher to reclaim her stray sister. and goes bcak of her own accord, a victim to bluebeard' s blandishments.
 Claudia Dell goes there through the skulldOggery of Sherman's |conniving butler.
 Airline Judge and Noel Francis zoe as naturally as moths to flame. Even night-raiders, gloriously 'it'' |appear in the pent house in the wee sma' hours" of the morning to make the well known whoopee. To miss this satirical study of the so -called upper crust at play, is to miss the most tantalizing treat of the season.
 A blue-bopk cast interprets the lspicy roles, and Lowell sherman di- Irects.'
 The companion feature is "In old Cheyenne" & love romance of the golden west with Rex Lease and Dorothy Gulliver in the leading roles
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04
S-h-h-h-h. S-h-h-h-h. ..

S-h-h-hh. Snh-h-h. Attorney Harry Speman was the envy yesterday he thed about in black and white sport The white absolutely spots and hs brother lawyers how Harry them immaculate Little do they his famous crock of moustaehe Attorney Cayt Kn weeks fishing Bantam shores back looking for well disposed clients reader dropped yesterday suggest that the Tower campaign and secure enough money the Carrie Wton fountain That looks like horse me, we'll the fountain Bill Shea challenged game of golf. See doctor Bill the old blood pressure high enough without inviting disaster
 The sheep Mdbuy have been given their summer hair -.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04

Looking around the waiting for idea be born
 The hot box where the U. P machines grind copy for the T. E. Telephone booth with nemPoyed fan standing sentinel top map of the heater of They tell me the B. O. bought back when drives hard the of 1918. Sporting pictures champion baseball golf sho picture of Al Smith with the legend Honest Able Fearless Desks of the hounds Copy paper about them The proof department with tubes the fore ground The T. E. desk. society city eds baliwaek More pictures of the socially prominent Cabinet files containing pictures of dead and yet die The Exchange table Uttered with walls from here, there and everywhere Overhead lights that tired of their job clock that jerks off the minutes As if anybody cared times Copy boys chasing with proofs loidy with for the social page An indignant citizen who know why his appeared story More lodes with the society columns More indignant citizens who leave with apoogete airs The of typewrte hum of the samming of doors tubes Outside June much of possible under the circumstances after putting the bulldog and raler bed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04
BEBE DANIELS PLEASES IN
 NEW MYSTERY, TALKIE THE

H <AAJ<OAS SAEAA As Bebe Daniels Is appearing at lday and tomorrow in the mystery hit "The Maltese Falcon" It is Ispellbinder, and what is more--a different sort of spellbinder-for Dashiell Hammett, from whose novel the picture is taken-has written into the story, his experience of de- ltectives and their prey-gained over long years as Pinkerton man. Miss oWonderly, the heroine--if !she can be so-called-is a bafling' Adventures who keeps everybody lguessing to the last moments, of the Iplay whether she is what she seems Ito be-or what the detectives think she is. The fuss Is all about the |statuette of a bird-presumably |falcon-the body of which is cram med with priceless jewels-and spir- |etd from Hong Kong-by strange means-causing much excitement on the way-several murders-and many tricks by the worldly-wise Miss Wondcrly-the make herself appear
 more sinned against than sinning. Miss Daniels gives a brilliant per- crime ring-who wins over all men w to win. This individual--hcad of a detective agency-is played by Ricardo Cortez. Others in the cast are Dudley Diggs, Una Merkel, Rob- lert Elliott, Thelma Todd, Otto (Matiesen. Oscar Apfel, Walter Long. '"The Maltese Falcon Is in the tra- 'dition of the best in mystery and de- etctive fiction. It Is the sort that
 makes millions of the great, the near great and ordinary mortals. burn the
 midnight oil and feel their hair ris. ling in answer to their tingling nerves.
 1t is an escape from ordinary com
 monplaces. and so impersonal that 1t
 is a rest off mind and body.
 | An interesting program of short
 subjects accompanies the feature
 presentation which is shown at 2:20,
 4:45, 7:00 and 9:30 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04

Telling the daisies Mike OConnel is eonvalesns heu air and sunshine of Lake Quasapaug and making splendid We've him. John Barry the Faiawn right his these June days finding plenty keep him busy He opens his shore cottage shortly Frank back from Maine where he opened Pons Paaelo sram honky shore house along the Atlantic archipelago which way this point While going native Frank dashed off few yards of iambic that he read the fall meeting of the Cub organization sponsoring larger and better free wheeling He the folks down Maine sitting pins pine needles waiting for the depression lift and the two flats
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04

Editor Tall Tower Topie think is that Rotary Club stop poking fun the others I'm good The public you know isn't very fond things of this kind responsible you member Rotary Club think you will agree with These m think they funny merely looking for cheap wrteup papers, And could mention few but they friends yours and, course, you wouldn't publish their But aside from you think of them? = R. q harm in little eowning the Rotary Cnb any other club think it's good substitute for back slappng and sing song momenThe Ed)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04
THE GODDESS OF. WISDOM

Here is another story of Greek fancy:
 The gods were gathered together to watch a contest between Athena. goddess of wisdom, and Poseidon, god of the sea. ..
 Hermes, the messenger god, stepped forward and said, Listen to the will of Zeus! A city has been started in Greece, and 1t is destined to be the greatest in the world. The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04

Believe Attorney Bill Gag while cruising along the sound In search of possible wreckag bodies from the -ad cabin startled when he dned object floating Speeding the point of contact Bill picked vest belonged the vems hell know It bore no And speaking of launches Bill has szy affair in child during the mer holidays.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04
ELISSA LANDI AND LEWIS
 STONE IN ALWAYS GOODBYE'' s,.s.e,} AT FOX.POLI PALACE

Beautiful lElissa Landf. the bril- liant actress and accomplished Euro pcan star. in her newest picture. "Al- ways Goodbye" supported by great cast Including Lewis Stone, Paul Cavanaugh. and John Garrick. heads the big doubles feature pro- gram offered at the Fox-Poli Palace
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04
UNCLE RAY.

THE SURPRISE LEAFLET": What do you think 1t will contain? Wait until Saturday. and Uncle Ray will give you details about il. Copyright, 1931. Publishers Syndi. l l Cate,l t..,,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04
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 TO A DOG

No worries gather round your head You've neither child nor chick, Unlike the rank and file of us,
 You love bone to pick; A small bark here, a small bark there, Then sleep along the way. If it's dogs life that you live.
 Give me that life some day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04

Here's the cook book. week. five gals under wing Fritz Kambt repair Hamilton where Fritz them track and field They throw the shot do few dahes high jump call rather The athletes la Mary Wk Tle Reggs Peg Lahey. Mrs Fritz Kambt and Jennie Mikoky The gals quite gallery their track
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04

Fate plays sad times As Mrs Frank Kinney prepared the graduation of her daughter St Mss school her claimed by death The joy of her daughter finish leading schools in the ddened by death happ always be tnged with pain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04

please! In Tuesdays column referred to Mike Gaulo lieutenant Mike major despite the fact that he isn't fat I'm sorry Mike could with subsequent time the guard house. perhaps he'll show mercy and merely detail me to k
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04

India imported more than 12.O00 automobiles last year, most of them from the United States and Canada.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04
PHOENIX WANTS CONFABs

Phoenix, Ariz.-A drive to bring conventions to Phoenix during the winter, spring and early summer re- suited in 1000 delegates to conven- tions visiting Phoenix the first five months of this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04

marked with madness and willed to the devil! The usual entertaining short sub jects.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04
TENNIS PACKETS s1.Se and ss.oo

LUNCH KITS -
 With vacuum bottle $ls40 ea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04

|22 IN. FLOWER GAURD-Elec- tric welded. Special ....OS foot
The Indianapolis times., 1931-12-07

Prevented by an archaic law and an unwilling
President from meeting until thirteen months after its
election the new congress convenes today. 1t finds
the nation at the lowest point of economic depression
in a century and the worlds peace more seriously
threatened than at any time since the great war.
The people look to congress for help Administration
and business leaders, who promised to bring help if
spared congressional interference, have been dis
redted by their failure Business, left alone, has
aled to cure itself. The Hoover program has not
hecked the mounting misfortunes of all classes.
Perhaps the public judgment of this failure of our
siness leaders and President is too harsh. They
re blamed for factors beyond their control. They
)uld not work miracles.
But they might have done much more to mitigate
he depression. In this emergency there might have
been a self-imposed moratorium cut-throat bust
ness methods; strong banks might have saved fail
ing banks healthy railroads might have helped weak
railroads; strong industries might have spared their
hated smaller competitors rather than pull all industry
down together; and employers jointly might have
recognized and enforced the right of labor to employ
ment as first charge upon capital reserves.
In this emergency the President might have given
the full measure of governmental cooperation to
euch business leadership, supplemented by effective
edera relief to banks and business failing through no
lult of their own and to workers without work
trough no fault of their own.
That leadership has been lacking BY default, the
ask of leadership falls upon congress.
There are limits to what congress can do. There is
40 cure for the suicidal cycle of speculation orgy fol-
lowed by depression short Of basic reorganization OF
our economic system" So long we gear our sys-
tenn to overconcenate wealth there will be millions
of workers and without the money to buy the
products of their labor
Congress alone not change that system. But
congress can temper it's terrors. congress which
refused in crisis to give such relief is within its
power would beray its duties and rights the rep
resentative body in this democracy.
Among the relief measures which congress can
take, some are clear:
Congress can give funds to local relief agencies
unable to feed and cothe and all of the un-
employed and their families. Congress can provide
needed public works for citizens who have right to
a job
Congress can correct the banking and credit sys-
tenn to discourage speculative of the peoples
ings and to protect the banks from failure.
Congress can permit the organization of whole in
dustres stabilize business, under intelligent plan
ming and with adequate governmental regulation to
safeguard the public interest from monopoly control
Congress can reduce the high tariff which has
helped to kill our foreign trade.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-12-07
The Real Issue in France

disgracefu scene took place in Paris the other
night Thirty nations had gathered for preliminary
disarmament conference. The great Trocadero audi
torium rented for impressive final meeting at
which fifteen distinguished speakers from various
lands were to present the case for disarmament
Senator William E. Borah also was to address the
gathering through an international radio hookup.
But the whole admirably conceived affair was
cpitated by Nationalistc hoodlums who howled down
the translation of Borahs address and the speeches
of the men on the platform.
Among the latter were Viscount Robert Cecil and
former Ambassador Alanson Bigelow Houghton. They
sang over and over again the stanza from la Mar
seilaise" which runs Let their vile blood in the
furrows of fields"
1t is probable that nobody %elt this
lamentable episode than eminent Frenchmen like
former Premier Herriot and Senator de Jouvenal who
who we're among those hooted and screamed down.
These men are gentlemen and they believe sincerely
In disarmament.
Yet the sober fact remains that they only
reaping the whrlwind which has grown up out Of the
wind OF evasion and denial which they themselves
have helped SOW during the last seventeen years,
Even Herriot and De Jouvenal have been unwilling to
admit the obvious facts about responsibility for the
World war.
They participate in the chorus, which proclaims
complete French innocence and absolute German
diaboIsm-the gospel OF official France and the
French press, in spite of the splendid work of in
dividual French writer's on the crisis of 1914.
Here have the kernel of the whole matter.
AS long as 1t il sOlemnly and universally maintained
The Indianapolis times., 1931-12-07
lust How Stupid?

When the committees from the city hall and the
civic groups who demanding relief from the water
and electric companies. meet to discuss rate reduc
tons the people will have chance to see just how
stupid the arrogant utility agents be.
Any attempt to defeat substantial reduction in rates
will be stupid Refusal to give any reductions still more
stupid. And an attitude Of delay and final retreat
10 the safe protection of courts and the public serv
.ce commission would be even asinne.
The Utility apparently reached the state
Of mind where they believe that the people have no
lights and that the only Limit to charges is the ability
to pay.
They have as yet learned none of the lessons of
the panic They still charge on basis of wartime
prices of labor and commodities
The reports filed by these companies with the pub
tic service commission should have warned that body
their outrages under high valuations their
plants.
The evidence Of excessive profits is in those re-
ports and should demand instant action, without
waiting for any long and costly appraisal of the
plants
In the one item alone of the coal costs that 90
into the manufacture of electricity, there is room
for real reduction. The coal is purchased through
the holding company which owns the common stock
Of the light company. The fee charged for buying
that coal is unconscionable The same thing runs
through other items in its operation.
The water company shows excessive profits the
face Of its return.
VIII these concerns continue to stupidity loot the
people in days of depression2 Or must they be
spanked7
The Indianapolis times., 1931-12-07

be much greater if the mayor never
had stepped in.
1t is well to remember that Gov
ernor Rolph is the fourth chief
executive of California to consider
an appeal on behalf of Mooney.
His three predecessors failed to
take action, and there was nothing
in the current agitation likely to
force the hand of Governor Rolph.
1t is good politics in California to
ignore the Mooney case as much as
possible. Accordingly, Mayor WAL
ker must get the credit of making
any sidestepping impossible from
now on.
1t is true that few new facts were
brought out in the plea delivered by
the mayor or the legal presentation
of the case by Frank P. Walsh. But
the facts already on record are
amply sufficient to prove the f1insy
nature of the case against Mooney.
The trouble is that they haven't
been accentuated in the public mind.
Here, close at hand, is a first
page presentation. By now most
Americans have heard of the
Mooney case, and yet I find that
until today the average newspaper
reader has been vastly unfamiliar
with the facts.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-12-07
Peoples Voice

Editor Times-There has been
quite lot of talk in the news
papers of the Presidents plan for
the floating of a government loan
1or financing small home loan.
II the truth was told about this
plan, 1t would be known that this
plan is one to help the bankers of
the country escape the tremendous
losses in real estate if things con-
tlnue to go as they are.
Such loans won't end the depres-
sion. The real cause of the depres-
sion lies in the fact that production
has been greater than buying power
Industry has not returned to the
worker enough of its earnings tn
enable him to consume its products
The only way that the wheels of
industry can be started again is by
increased buying power.
If our President had the welfare
OF the common people at heart. he
would declare this a time for ma
tional emergency action. If he
ordered all industry to open IN
under full force, with a substantial
increase in wages to all workers. or
be seized and operated by the gov
ernment, this depression would be
over in less than a months time.
But, my dear editor, the Presi-
dent is interested only in big busi-
ness. He wants tc make sure that
Dig business does not lose anything.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-12-07

that France was attacked wantonly without provoca-
ton back in 1914, the "Camelots du Roi," and other
French patriots and mtarsts have all the logic on
their side.
So long as this myth of the German terror across
the Rhine remains official French doctrine, supported
by the French press the contention follows inevitably
that France must be protected either by great army
or by impressive alliances. 1t also is logical to go on
maintaining that the United States is trying to collect
money which France spent in protecting our shores
from the Hunnish hosts.
There is, then, little to be hoped for unless some
success is made in educating the French public re-
garding the facts Of 1914. AS long as the people
believe that France uniquely innocent in 1914
and Germany wholly guilty, then revenge Versailles
reparations great ornaments, and super er-patriotsm
flow inevitably therefrom with impregnable logic
The Indianapolis times., 1931-12-07
TT SEEMS TO ME BY HE4Mq9D RgG4S

THE Communists always jump
i up and down in rage when
anybody asserts that there is B.
striking psychological similarity be-
tween Stalinism and Fascism. But
the Mooney case does bring this out
in great clarity.
For instance, we find the New
York Evening Post saying editorially
"We do not blame the crowd around
the courthouse which shouted,
Down with Walker!' and accused
him of trying to steal Mooney from
the workers"
In other words, a conservative
paper testifies that it is in accord
with the point of view of American
leftwingers. To both the Post and
the Daily Worker, Tom Mooney is
not a man, but a symbol. The Com
munists would have him remain in
jail as rebuke to capitalism, and
the Post would have him kept there
as warning to radicals.
1t seems to me, therefore, a little
impudent of the Post to criticise
Mayor Walker for introducing an
emotional element into the hearing.
The mayor remarked at one point
in his address that the crime itself
had so shocked the community that
it had mo patience with facts" At
the moment I can not see that
either paper is concerned with facts.
Each side demands a human Sacri-
flee
The Indianapolis times., 1931-12-07
Just Every Day Sense
BY MRS, WALTER FERGUSON
"XXTHAT do you think of capital punishmentp"
w asks gentleman who believes we need more

"XXTHAT do you think of capital punishment"
w asks gentleman who believes we need more
of it.
I am afraid do not think at all on the subject.
only feel about it. And that according to the men
at least is emotional irrational and will lead to no
good end.
Yet all the deep ponderng upon the question seems
not to have lessened crime. 1t goes merrily on
through the years. We fry human beings in
the electric chair and other human beings knowing
that, still plan all sorts of evil deeds although the
same fate confronts them
Advocates of capital punishment say that fear of
death is the only preventive of murder Perhaps it
might be If our courts functoned surely and swiftly
they should. If the who struck down a fellow
creature today knew that he would repay with his
own life next month, he might think twice before
yielding to the desire to kill
OR even beated vengeance might stay his hand if
~ all trials led the way to justice and all our
that there never has been much perjury in all the
history Of the American courts as that from which
we now suffer. Dare trust the life of any being
to creatures so low they will lie under oath on the
stand?
AS long as society as a whole is so lacking in the
essentials of justice in its deals with the
individual shall take my stand against capital
punishment. Being a woman, and therefore queer,
am permitted this idealism
Certainly our code of morals has evolved some
TRANCE posturings For instance we hunt down and
eectrocute the individual who kills another in mad
rage, while We train boys at target practice
that they may become proficient in the killing of
many men against whom they hold grudge or
harbor no anger.
government that wages offensfe warefare never
should demand the death penalty fo9 murder.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-12-07
HEALTH
Catching Diseases Take Heavy Toll

charged by the physician, sent the
child to a Christmas party. Four
teen other children attending the
party developed measles.
Another woman whose child had
developed a severe cold with sore
throat, vomiting and fever, sent the
child to dance because she grieved
over its disappointment.
Many other children developed
scarlet fever which her child had
in an early stage.
Modern public health authorities
put up signs on places where COM
municable disease exists.
These signs are warning to
other people not to enter the home
and should be a warning to the
people in the home not to go out;
but not infrequently such warning
is violated.
Finally, the health authorities
must control tn, carrier of disease
who while himself not infected car
rieS the germs O. the disease about
on his person.