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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02

answer the question by saying that the object of life may be two fold: to develop the best that is in us and to help others to develop the best that Is in them.
 Thomas Edison lived his life along those lines. Day by day. year by year, he called out his talents and applied them to life. Day by day. year by year, he worked on inventions which would help make our world brighter and more beautiful.
 When Edison passed away, felt as though had lost a personal friend. l had never met him per- sonally. but I had met his work.
 As I write this article, glance toward the ceiling. It Is night, but the room is flooded with light coming from two electric bulbs.
 Edison did not i'nvent" the elec- tric light, but he did much to im- prove 1t. Before he started upon his career of invention, electricity was used to light streets; but 1t was little used inside buildings. The great thing Edison did in this field was to search out a means of providing electric light at low cost and in practical form for our homes.
 With the help of assistants, Edison produced device in which a platinum wire was made to glow inside q glass globe. The air had to be pumped out of the globe in order for the light to work.
 Not satisfied with the platinum wire light (which was too ex- penslve for general use) Edison found a way to use looped carbon thread in place of the platinum wire. This greatly cut down the cost of making electric lights. and paved the way for the widespread use of electricity in lighting the home.
 The carbon light was made in 1879. In the same year Joseph swan, an English inventor who had been working on the same problem, produced . similar light He should share with Edison tho honor for this great step In tho progress of electricity.
 Tn the Corner tomorrow we shall speak moro of the career ol Thomas Edison.
 OmaOrrOw--IcflsOm and tine rh0n0graph ! UNCLE RAY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02

Shorts. Roger Walsh told good one Friday after noon Two old tad about 80 the other 70 stood in the doorway Rogers shoe emporium. Both discussing the stock market while leaning Well" said If the countries get together copper and tariff I'll take all my money put in copper" That much for Roger He went laugh and don't blame him. Educated gambling he tells me- we'll have Attorney Fred Palomba with wreath of optimism Freds always looking the sunny side of things And he's chap who sells America short
 Waterbufian who elects conceal his identity sent shipment of cigarettes Brass City sx-serv men being hos pazed Newington The smokes gratefully received
 The Matatuek drum band staging its annual turkey party
 Commish Jim phcan and Rev Conner Lewis to confer on the suggested Seymour playground After that they'll interview Mayer Hayes and the hay hays the idea soss before the board of edueon They anxious Co start wask on the project before che flies. ..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02
GAYNOR-FARRELL HIT

Overflow audiences greeted all performances when the Fox TO- nance, Merely Mary Ann," open ed yesterday at the Lyric theater, and if enthusiasm is any criterion, Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell have scored the hits of their car eers-greater even than their fa- nous "7th Heaven''-in this de- lightful version of Israel Fang wills Cinderella-like story, di- rected by Henry King.
 Never has the fragile little Janet touched the deepest springs of emotion with such sure and simple skill. Farrell gives his best rendi- ton since talking pictures. Beryl Mercer, who heads the supporting cast. Is topping. Be sure to see the picture.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02

Things Little Red Riding Hood never knew till now. Patroman Jack Winston night duty in the north end takes
 special walk every morning keep in the proverbial pink Thiy-fve from this city attended the shrine band concert crippled ehdren's hospital in Springfield Sunday Henry Lynch ticket chopper of the reasons why North Main lunehery popular with the boys around town The convenient hour for parking earry-al in of East Main theater from 530 630 After that you need shoe horn and to get in Dick Viek quite fan. Saw him enjoying twin features at Palace the other night And the show entertaining from the first word the last that Fox lays claim having
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02

Movie gossip Prevues claim Platinum Blonde a good picture Jean Harlow does little acting for And Lo Young the newspaper Sob sister, rather convincing Dick ArIen and Jack Oake both in Touchdown" Radio Pictures going make four musicals They Ch Chi and Her Papas" German musical Marcheta Babes In Toyand" and Girl Crazy" There big demand for pictures. That's why Tom Mix going in em Jimmy Dunn is the of Hwood That's what his Okay in Bad Girl" did for him. Sam Barrymore Colt son of Ethel Barrymore has role in Working Girls"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02

Dear Christy: The chance that along for small space filled your column I'd appreciate if you'd please have this printed. The exSeov girls basketball team the job again. The girls praeeng hard and they see ue- ahead They certainly good form at least they good Five girls head the list addition the rebles Here they Louise Finn We're Gloky, Nell Tautkas Helen Vaentos Anne Mitchell Patricia Morris Peg Lahey. Jennie Mhasky, Flo Muhern, Mie Benson Mary Lynch and Marie Windebank captain Yours uyA Reader (Okay Reader When do they praetee?-The Ed)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02
At the Elks HalloWe' en party.

At the Elks Halloween party Jerry Sques wore com binaton Amos n Andy rig with mixture of Weber S Fields
 Art Lunny sa-gad about the Indian chief Quky the Indian commissioner in Washngton) Johnny Muviie stopped the show in yam yam suit. And his hat was a cloud -busher Dick Geghn posed member of the pro- fesson that recognizes work. Plumbing Inspector Jim Walker gave chefs airing His wife queen from a book of fairy stories Representative Dan Mahaney was cavaierng Frank Mellon C. L. F., sthd about as
 cowboy. reading about these dude ranches
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02
"Dead for Eve Years

Geno, Italy-(UP)-After seven years of insanity, Signora Angela
 Moresco regained her reason to find out that she has been officially dead" for five. years. The hospital for the insane. after investigation, admitted that an error in names had been made and another woman had died under the name of Mor- esco. Legal steps are under way
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02

and dancing act that Is chock full of laughs.
 The feature picture is the screen adaptation of Balzac's Honor of the Family" which recently con- cluded a highly successful Broad way stage engagement. The cast in- cludes Mowbray, Frederick Kerr and other favorites,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02
clusion when Lowe finally tracks

cluslon when Lowe finally tracks his enemy to earth. Real Arizona backgrounds of breath-tak beauty, an excep- tional supporting cast headed by
 James Bradbury, Jr, and Charlie Stevens, and the sympathetic direc- tion of Irving Cummings serve to
 make "The Cisco Kid" Fox of- fering of unusual merit. Fox Movietone News, Football
 Thrills, Our Gang Comedy and Mickey Mouse Cartoon completes the program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02
Soviet DlrisibIeS

Moscow-Soviet Russia is to en- ter the field of lighter-than-aircraft with the construction of two huge dirizibles, 1t is reported here. An order has been given to the Fried richshafen Zeppelin works for two dirigibles. size of which is unknown at present. it is said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02

Editor Tall Topics would suggest tag day for the unemployed Waterbury. think special day could be held twice enough money would be raised for perhaps hundred additional weekly know people who now would willing give boxes barrels placed the What do you think of the id?-M S. w. Q pass my readers-The Ed)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02

The infant daughter of the Mar quis and Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava, was baptized recently at Clandeboye, Ireland. in water taken from the River Jordan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02

Using a new form of railway ticket which entitled them, at a cost of $2.50, to unlimited travel in North Wales. two travellers cov- cred HOO miles, making the rate four and four-tenths miles for a cent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02
Uncle Rays
 Corner
A FRIEND OF MANKIND

What Is the object of life?
 This question has puzzled many persons, and it will no doubt pug gle many persons in time to come.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02

, that they've been slipping fast |.
 Since no one knows for sure, a
 suggestion has been made that this famous team find some excuse for leaving the air for short time to
 test audience reaction to their ab- sence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02

Women of the Philippines are abandoning the style of wearing snake-skin shoes. made from rep tiles caught locally.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02
NETWORK
vih GiIbert Swan

New York-Scattered notes from an afternoons ramble about Man. hattan:
 One after another the old spots go Heading up town, passed the Empire theater :. A big auction sale" sign hangs out in front In week or so the auctioneer's hammer will fall and they will have sold grand ghost to the highest bidder Not only a grand ghost, but the lone theatrical survivor of Broadway in the sector between Herald and Times squares.
 Not having been a New Yorker when the Empire was THE Em- pire, collared an oid-timer {. He went way back to 1892 {. Charles Frohman opened it with "The Girl I Left Behind Me-" It was one of David Belasco's efforts It Topped.
 At that time Frohman also had the venerable Lyceum, the address old Madison square, and quite the heart of the town :. When he acquired the Empire, Frohman iAONCO oP SN"h . LAO OASahAACu a stock company You may re- call some of the players names: Viola Allen, William Gillette, Will liam Faversham, Maude Adams, Henry Miller, Margaret Anglin, John Drew and Ethel Barrymore.
 Maude Adams made her spectac- ular appearance in "The Little Minister" there.
 Well there's a big red sign in front of the theater now and the electric bulbs that spelled the his- toric names are gathering dust |. And it was all alone! The Knickerbocker and Casino theaters, which were this old showhouse's neighbors, have long since disap- peared and become skyscraping off, flee buildings.
 And while sitting at lunch Chico and Harpo. of the Marx Brothers, came in. And suddenly occurred to me as amusing that clown who never says a word should turn out to be one of the highest paid per- formers in the talking pictures Groucho, you know, does all the talking on the screen l. But once was told by someone in Adolph Zukor's office that when 1t comes to business terms Harpo has no trouble finding his voice.
 The story went that Zukor was heard to complains: "The only time ever hear him talk Is when he asks for more money for the next picture"
 Then rambling over for visit to the big broadcasting stations. l hear much chatter about the status of the two "skyrockets" Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo .. Seldom have two highly touted stars been so immediately and roundly banned by New Yorks radio paragraphers The big stations have learned lesson in over-exploitation The general critical opinion is that neither Is much better or worse than half a dozen others and that no spectac- ular discovery has been'made (. However, such is the status of ballyhoo in this land that both will make neat fortunes For one has been signed up at $3500 a week by big advertising concern and the other has 8 long contract with a big film house chain. So what?
 And you'll hear, too, that there's much conjecture about the stand ing of Amos and Andy A year or so ago no question could have been raised Now you'll hear all sorts of rumors to the effect
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02

UNCLE RAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-15

Federal Post No. 924 will hold its an
nual reunion (stag) at I. Q. 0. F. Tenn
pie, 419 Seventh street northwest, next
Friday night at 8 pm. A program OF
entertainment has been arranged, after
which there will be an oyster supper.
The posts regular meeting will be held
at Thomas Circle Club, March %, at
8 pm.
Federal Ladies Auxiliary held its
regular meeting at Thomas Circle Club
February 25, when it was voted to hold
two meetings in each month, on the
second and fourth Mondays.
At a special meeting held last Mon
day night at the home of the junior
vice president, Mrs. Beaudet, a report
on hospital work was read by Mrs.
Brode, committee chairman, concerning
the visitation made to st. Elizabeth's
Hospital. in connection with the bus
trip which is made a monthly feature
for the enjoyment of the veterans
through the courtesy of the Rotary
Club. Plans are being made for an
auxiliary dance to be held at an early
date. Several petitions for membership
were received and referred to the In
vestigeting Committee.
The regular meeting of Potomac
Auxiliary was held Thursday evening
at the home of Mrs. Matte @. Ewing,
1924 New Hampshire avenue, with Mrs.
Ethel Fowler, president, officiating. Mrs.
Ewing, chairman of hospital work, gave
her report of the regular visits to Naval
Hospital, on which occasions the GUS
tomary practice will be observed of dis
tributing cigarettes, fruit and maya
zines among the patients. The fourth
Friday of each month has been set
aside for the regular visits to Walter
Reed Hospital and will be designated
by the hospital authorities as Potomac
Auxiliary night.
On each of these visits, it is planned
to give a diversified program of enter
tainment, interSpersed with card games.
The Ways and Means Committee met
March at the home of Mrs. Lola B.
Heise, when arrangements were per-
fected for the St. Patrick's dance and
card party March II, at $50 pm, at
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Veterans of Foreign Wars

the auditorium of the General Baking
Co., 2146 Georgia avenue, Mrs. Dorothy
G. Lodge acting as general chairman
and Mrs. HeiSe as vice chairman. Other
committee appointments were: Floor
Committee, Comdr. Edwin w. Warren,
Preston c. Wheeler. Harry Krichton
and M. j. Martuf1; Publicity Commit
mittee, President Ethel v. Fowler,
chairman; Courtesy Committee, Mrs.
Heise: Card Party Committee, Evelyn
Wheeler in charge, with Allie M. Stone
assisting; Floor Committee, John w.
Winner, Frank r. Heise, George LESS
Ter and Arthur Almgren.
Front Line Post met last Monday
night, when the following members
Reilly, Maj. George H. Crofton, U. S.
M c.; Samuel Philips, Harold B. Stan
ton, Charles j. Warren, Michael
Klachke, Ernest T. Beach, Jack
OKeefe, Darrell F. Kull, Charles F.
Kenney and John P. Noone. The trans
fer of aff1liation of Andrew j. Cawley
from Post APT was accepted. On March
19 q committee of the post will meet
with another committee from the I'd
Division Post of the American Legion
to plan for a joint minstrel show.
Inc posi- mas assumed Ltle rSSpOIlSl-
bility of editing and publishing the
Front Line Barrage, and in the future
the post magazine will be regularly is
sued each month. The Buddy Poppy
Committee of the post will meet at an
early date to formulate plans for the
years poppy sale drive. All Front Line
members are specially invited to at
tend the dance to be given at the
Marine Barracks on the evening of
March 81.
A report was submitted by Dept. In
spector Selby G. Harr, following his
official inspection of the post made a
few months previous. The next meet
ing of the post will be held March %,
at Logan Hall. Delegates t. the an
nual encampment of the department
will be elected at such meeting. A
social will follow, to which all Veterans
of Foreign War comrades are invited.
Front Line Auxiliary met last Mon
day evening Miss Ida j. Usilton, Mrs.
Senheiser and Mrs. Ross were elected
and obligated to membership. Mrs.
Leonelda Volkman, chairman of the
Ways and Means and Entertainment
Committee, reported that plans were
progressing for card party to be held
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DELICATESSEN BOSSES
STAY CLOSE TO DUTY
Holidays and Sundays Find Pro-
prietors in New York At
tending to Trade.

NEW YORK CN.AN.A).-This city
has plenty Of shopkeepers who COM
mute from home to shop, or live a
dozen miles from it, but, on the other
hand, the most static metropolitan
group is that of the delicatessen pro-
prietors. A high proportion Of them live
behind or above their stores and they
are on the job 365 days in the y5ss~. -
On Sundays and on all the holidays,
even Christmas, they are on duty back
of their counters, wrapping up slices o.
cold meat, cheese and delicacies for
patrons of the neighborhood who sud-
denly find themselves short of some
thing or develop a sudden craving for
caviar.
And the delicatessen people work long
hours. Some are lucky enough to be
surrounded by large families, whose
members take turns waiting on CUSTOM
ers. but others stand the grind in soli-
tude all day from fairly early in the
morning until midnight and even later.
The proprietors who keep open in the
wee hours have been wondering wheth-
er it pays. Too many have been the
victims of hold-up men. Several have
been seriously wounded in resisting
them and trying to protect the slim
contents of their cash registers.
(Copyright, 1881 by North American News
paper Alliance)
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recommended Recruit, John Rands.
Sergeant at Arms Vallancourt recom-
mended Jack Regis, who transferred
from Togis Chapter at Togis, Me. They
were approved.
Junior Vive Comdr. Cullom, who acted
as commander during the Illness OF
Comdr. Werner and Senior Vice Comdr.
Stuart Baird, was commended. A CAM
paigA was started to get every one who
is unemployed a Government position.
The next meeting viii be March 20 in
Stanley Hail.
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some time in April. The Eaith Reed
entertainment will be given at Mount Alto
Hospital last Wednesday evening in the
Red Gross Building. A show Is pro-
gralnmed and cigarettes will be dis
tributed among the assembled patients.
All members with cars, and those who
propose attending, viii meet at 606 Thir-
teenth street not later than pm, for
the caravan trip to the hospital. The
next meeting Of the auxiliary viii be
held March %, at Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club, Eleventh and L streets.
Following the short business session the
members will go to Logan Hal, where
a Joint post and auxiliary entertain
ment will be presented.
The veterans of Foreign wsrs Over
seas Military Band, Drum and Bugle
Corps, District of Columbia Depart
ment, recently held an election of Off
GERS under its reorganization program,
as follows: Commanding Officer, John
l.. King; band master, Alvin Z Lorig
adjutant, Frank Topash; assistant adju-
tant, H. A. Church; Quartermaster,
Sergt. Marion Stone; sergeant major,
Bernard S. Bladen. and drum major,
William E. Freeman.
The second annual reunion of the
Medical Repair Shop, No. /, A. E. F.,
was held in New York City March z.
This outfit was organized in Philadel-
phia during the Winter of 1918.
The members were all specialists in the
repair of surgical instruments and
scientific apparatus. William w Glib
son of this city. one of the original
members, was in attendance at the
reunion.
Ladies' Auxiliary Nationa, Capitol
Post, No 127, held it's regular meeting
Tuesday. night with President Florence
Muschlitz, presiding Mrs. Judith Mas
tiers was initiated into the auxiliary and
three new members were elected and
notified to appear March "a for initia-
ton.
The auxiliary will make its regular
monthly visitation to st. Elizabeth's
Hospital today and visit the seven
wards. Plans are also being made for a
theater party to be given by the, aux
Hilary at the National Theater in April.
Disabled American Veterans.
TIE Edith Nourse Rogers Chapter.
Disabled American Veterans of the
World War, met at Stanley Hall, United
States Soldiers Home, March 6. It
was decided that hereafter the initia-
ton of recruits would be the first order
of business. Comdr. Werner recon-
mended Recruits Healy Meeks and
Moulton. Junior Vice Comdr. Albert
Cullom recommended Recruits Farmer
and Skroneck. Adjt. Thomas Lacey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-15

MEETING THIS WEEK.
Thursday, 8 p.m.-Equality-
Walter Reed Post, No. 284,
Pythian Temple, 1912 Ninth
street.
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Two Stations to Join N. B. C.

Largely throue. the influence Of
North Dakota's congressional delegation,
Stations WDAY, Fargo, and KFYR, Bis
marck, are to be added to the National
Rroadcasting Co. network March Is,
bringing that chains total to 70 sta
tons.
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NOTICE!

Club news intended for pub
lication on Sunday must be re-
ceived by the Club News Editor
not later than 10 am. ON Thurs
.day.
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Distortion Television Problem.

NEW YORK (P1.-One of the prob
lens of television reception Is undis-
torted axnplhcation over a great fire.
quency range. For that reason resist
ance coupled amplifiers are necessary
to get pictures with good detail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-15

Columbian Union Of the George
Washington Uniyersity.-Thc faculty
group viii meet with Mrs. Charles w.
Richardson at her home on Grant road
Thursday. from to 6 O'CLOCK
The newcomers group VIA meet Tues
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The Benjamin Franklin University
WOmen's Club will meet March IA at
the Arlington Hotel at $50 pm. De-
finite plans for the April birthday
party will be made.
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The SOrOptimist Club met in business
session of the Lafayette Hotel Wednes-
day, at o'clock, with Grace Goodpas-
ture presiding Gene Bennett, head of
the Children's Emergency Home, new
member was welcomed. Attendance
/ group captains were announced as heads
of competing teams in a membership
drive beginning IN March.
Soroptimists attended the bicenten-
NAL dinner sponsored by the oversee
Service League held at the Carlton Hotel
| yesterday.
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The Mary TaIiaferrO Thompson Chap
ter of the Southern Memorial Ass0cia-
tiOn and the Southern Cross Chapter Of
the Daughters Of the COnfederacy are
to be Joint hostesseS at a ball to be
given at the Arlington Hotel March 25.
The proceeds of the entertainment are
to be used to help build permanent
museum building on the Bull Run
! Battlefield near Manassas, Va.
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Clan McI4ennan and Lady McLennan
Lodge, Daughters of Scotia, will hold a
st. Patricks dance in the Pythian
Temple, 1912 Ninth street, March 20.
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WOmen's Guild of American Uni
versity.-Mrs. Howard Nichols, chair
man of the reception to be given at
the Women's Residence Hall in honor
of Chancellor and hrs. Lucius G.
Clark, Dean and Mrs. George B. Woods,
Dean Walter Splawn, and Dean Mary
Louise Brown, March 18 at 8 o'clock,
announces that Mrs. Homer Dawson
will assist as chairman of refresh
ments. The following form the COM
nittee which will assist Mrs. Dawson
Mrs. Wesley Gewehr, Mrs. Susie Curtis,
Mrs. A. c. Christie, Mrs. Walter Shaw,
Mrs. w. w. Waller and Mrs. Charles
Hineman.
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The CercIe Francois de Washington
lies Precieuses Ridicules) was received
Wednesday evening by Nine. r. Romero
and Nine CASTOR de Bouy at the Pen
Women'S League, on l. street. The meet
ing was opened by the president, M. Will
liam j. Wallis. The program consisted
OF piano solos by Mime. William j. Wal
lis, readings by Nine. Romero; Nine.
CASTOR de Bouy gave Rotations; COM