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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-16
NEA Service Writer

Washington.-Whe a little group of serious thinkers get to- gether in Washington there is always a great deal of gloom apparent right at the start. First the little group thinks of congress, then it thinks of the cabinet, then 1t thinks of the White House and finally it thinks about all the other things in the cap ital. And the more it thinks the gloomier the outlook appears.
 Then someone says: "Oh, well. let's begins to laugh very heartily indeed.
 Time was when the only sure-fire laughs here were the expressions great constitutional lawers," as ap- piled by one senator to another in debate, and Congress, i! it's wis., dom," as applied by any member to his colleagues in the collective sense.
 Always Draws Laugh
 For a time the word ''compromise" vas used as sort of double enten- dre. But to-day there is never any doubt about its meaning, So every one always gets the joke without having it explained. In Washington "compromise'' now means retreat" complete surrender" or "allbi. MT Webster says a compromise is "a settlement reached by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual con- sessions" The local definition is broad enough to cover any case where one party comedies everything and yet persuades the other party to admit that the result is a compro- mise.
 Puzzle: Who "ComprOmised''?
 Most lately there have been ''com- promises on such matters as the re- lief of persons starving as the result of drought, the Smedley Butler court martial and the cashing O. the sol dier bonus certificates.
 It's hard to pick a winner, but If one must decide to whom the hon. ors 80 for the Liggest and most com- plete compromise of the season one finally picks on the Honorable Joe Robinson of Arkansas democratic leader in the senate.
 It was Joe who was going to give his life's blood for the starving farm- CTS of the great but at least tempo rarily impoverished state of Arkan- sas. It was Joe who promised to force a special session of congress unless money was voted to feed the starving.
 Hoover Attacked Plan
 Mir Hoover said that the Robin SOn-CardWay luta pCA and that he would have none of it. And MT Hoover's henchmen agreed that to feed the starving in Arkan- sas and other drought-affl.cted states would just be handling out "dole."
 Suddenly it appeared that Robin son and Caraway had compromised. The White House and Secretary of Agriculture Hyde agreed that mo- body would get any food out of the "compromise. but Robinson and Caraway insisted that 1t was a love- ly compromise just the same. With out having any idea whether Hoover or the Arkansas boys were correct, one has to admit that the outcome has been q swell demonstration of the reason Washington laughs at that word.
 You remember that proposition, apparently supported by all mem- bers of congress who had the least doubt about their re-elections, to pay the veterans $3,40O,O00,000 for their adjusted compensation certificates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-16

Once again the effort to kill the office of coroner in Connecticut has met with re- versa The house voted unfavorably on the proposal last week and coroners throughout the state can rest easy for two more years any way Two years ago more serious effort was made to transfer the duties of the coro- ner to the state police. It was claimed at the time that the state police and medical ex- aminer did most of the work and could be entrusted with whatever duties were left to the coroner. However, Connecticut has few traditions that it elings to and the office of coroner is one of them. And there are any number of public officials who don't be- lieve that a eoroners duties. involving as they do legal knowledge, should be entrusted to the ordinary layman. We suppose in a few more years court prosecutors and judges won't need to be lawyers. We know now that there are judges in Connecticut who are not lawyers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-16
Wet And Dry Films

Finland has national prohibition, and now Finland also has its Wiekersham commission. The government has appointed group of experts to inquire into liquor conditions and suggest improvements. One of the most note- worthy things about that commission is that it is directed to study the situation from the standpoint of temperance and submit tenn perence program
 We used to be interested in temperance in this country before the war. Since the pro- hbtion amendment was adopted we have almost forgotten that there is such thing as temperance in drinking We get so excited about the question that we line up at opposite extremes. and recognize no possibility between teetotalism and soppng wetness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-16
THE DELAWARE WATER
 CONTROVERSY
(New York World)

(New York World)
 A development of the utmost inn portance to a community of 7,00O,- 900 people is the report to the fed- eral supreme court of Charles M. Burch, special master, affirming the right of New York to tap the head waters of the Delaware river for an addition to it's potable supply. Ex- cept that the amount to be with drawn Is reduced from 60O,000,00O gallons daily to 44O,000.00O gallons the report generally favors the New York view of the controversy.
 Under the conditions conceded 1t has not been easy to see wherein the New York plan menaced New Jer- sey or Pennsylvania, intervening with any actual damage, since the state and city of New York have al- servoirs on the feeder streams, to guarantee flow never less than the present minimum.
 It has been difficult to see what damage could be caused to naviga- tion of the lower river, or to ripar- ian rights, by a conservation of the flood waters of the upper river that maintains the minimum flow. The New Jersey bill of the complaint trod firmer ground in attacking New York's use of it's present supply as wasteful. The average New York family can hardly make prudent use of twenty-three barrels of water daily; there is grossly insufficient meterage; the basic water rate in Manhattan has not been changed in more than seventy years.
 While it is not apparent that these faults, however serious they may be considered, have any connection with material damage foreseen on the lower Delaware, they should be very seriously pondered by the New York city administration. There is the be- ginning of uneasiness about New York's present supply and needs on account of the prolonged drought. The Delaware works will cost $272,- O0O,000. They will take years 10 con- struct.s Under the 440,000, ,000-gallon limit they will supply New York only up to the year 1850. Is it not plain ly evident that the city should pay more attention to preventing the waste of it's present supply even if 1t undertakes the Delaware addition to it's present flow? fg
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-16

The Mahaney bill seeking to abolish the fixed rates of gas and electric companies was doomed even before it went to committee. Anything so drastic was bound to meet with resistance despite its value We have never yet seen satisfactory explanation of the fixed charge from the consumers standpoint. Of course the public utility companies can explain it all right. They have been doing so for good many years now. And when the laws of the state are made to suit the whim and fancy of public utility magnate what can be done about it? Companies can af- ford to adjust their rate frequently with fancy fixed charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-16

I he state water commission should hear the story that emanates from Ansonia. Fire men were called out last week to extingush the Naugatuck river which was on fire at point the Maple street bridge, Oil waste from factory had collected in back wash and became ignied in some way Before the fire had been put out the flames had turned the steel supports of the bridge white with heat Last summer youngsters who chose the Naugatuck river for swim had their hair turned green by chemical wastes that came from Ansonia factories. It looks as if the good old Naugatuck river had long ways to go before all pollution of it is elim- mated. As far as we can sec the munici- palitics in Connecticut are the only offenders doing anything about preventing pollution. FaotorieS which pour immense quantities of waste and deposit into our streams do little or nothing to change this state of affairs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-16
HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE WHAT EDITORS ELSEWHERE HAVE ABOUT THIS. THAT AND THE OTHER THING

mented that he did not think much of his experiences, because lat home W get milk froma mic bottle, but out there they get it from a cow!"
 Anyhow. ''Bossy' has been in- stalled as a feature of the educa- tional program which the mayor has inaugurated. Perchance MT Lear, had he ben in possession of the foregoing facts. would have rewrit- ten his stanza somewhat as follows: Thre was good mayor who said,
 Who
 Has removed my poor COW from the . zoo?
 I'll send out another,
 Her sister or mother, That the children may hear her say
 'MoO,." ..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-16
TO=DAY'S SELECTED POEM
A BEACH LOG OF SILVER SPRUCE (By Martha Webster Merriehew in The Christian
 Science Montor)

1 As untroubled smooth where no Wind comes, keel furrows, soft smoke falls;
 Even where bird settles, or calls; No tide fin ripples: none rise, go. have been waiting, foating,-I do not know Structure friction. nor the leash that gals: Nor mystery that lies behind those walls Where sun and storm continually flow. have been all my voyages alone On various wide seas It is enough That was bred up mountain throne. Fire l have brought in my sun-saturate stuff. More than auroral, for your heat and light When camp is chill. and fog wraps in the night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-16
At The National Capitol DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER Digest of Who's Who and What's What
 By RODNEY BUTCHER
money than they already have been permitted to borrow.
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER

money than they already have been permitted to borrow.
 The Butler "ComprOmise.''
 And as for Butler and his court martial, it's a question whether But Ter compromised with the adminis- tration or vice versa. As everyone knows, the administration came to Butler and asked him to let it out of the trial which it had arranged for him in a hair-trigger decision. Every available sign had indicated that 99 per cent or whereabouts of the American people were heartily in sympathy with Butler and very sour on Mussolini.
 First the movie audiences began to cheer Buffers picture while they hissed those of Mussolini and Secre- tary of State Crimson. Then the cit izenry began to write letters and send telegrams. The court martial began to look more and more like a political blunder. Butler agreed to write letter of regret which would be used for publication. That was his Compromise" The administra- tion agreed that 1t would cancel the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-16
Cost Of Government Gifts

In times like these there is more than the usual disposition 10 regard Uncle Sam as public Santa Claus. He is thought of as having an inexhaustble store of funds. If would-b beneficiaries of his benevolence think money really comes. they are likely to assume that the payment will be long deferred and widely distributed, and probably never touch them personally. anyway.
 A hard headed citizen who has been study
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-16

General Sanford H. Wadhams director of the state water commission. says that the cost of changing the present system of waste disposal is so great that few factories have adopted any. Still the same reasons for their falling in line with the cities and towns in eliminating pollution are quite apparent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-16

ing the subject maintains that the government isn't really Santa Claus because it always demands its gifts back, and gets them. in over flowing measure. Thus: When it gives you something. someone has to give it back one and one-half times. The original gift must be handed back in the form of taxes and 50 per cent more for administrative costs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-16
RIG CONSUMERS

Washington.-Airplanes are large consumers of oil and gasoline in the United States, and added no little to the revenue of refineries last year. A report of the U. s. department of commerce informs that airplanes of the country consumed nearly 13.- 900. 900 gallons of gasoline and 5O0.- 900 gallons of oil during the first six months of 1880. and 1t is estimated that these figures were considerably increased during the latter half of the year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-16
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. Ad. dress him. care of the Democrat, sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-16

Ptolemy of Alexandria Is the greatest figure in ancient astronomy. and his discoveries and the doctrines he laid down held sway over the minds of men for at least 1,40' years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-16

Mexcans are sensitive and can take a hint Since Congress began talking about barring them. more are going out than com ing in.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-16

Leavenworth street will soon be compct- ing with Grand street for structural honors. Announcement of new bank building for this thoroughfare is interesting. Waterbury is rapidly becoming the metropolis of west
 ern Connecticut and this despite its isolated location and the lack of such advantages as have Hartford New Haven and Bridgeport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-16
Good evening.
 O-O-o AUTO WEEK IN TOWN
(Step around and see the new models
 on display)
"A sMILE.s THE THING"

on display) Old King Motors on his throne.
 It's auto week in town, A party now is being thrown. It's auto week in town. The newest cars are on display.
 Again the dear old king holds sway. Let's start right out this very day.
 It's auto week in town. I'd like to own nice new car, It's auto week in town. A bus in which to travel far.
 It's auto week in town, Oh, gosh, they all look mighty slick, With dash and power in every trick, No wonder that new models click,
 It's auto week in town. Step round and see 'em, start today. It's auto week in town, Forget the times, let joy hold sway. It's auto week in town. Buy now. they say. prices are low. A dollar. quite way will go, Be happy, smile. forget all woe. It's auto week in town. o--O-o
 The proof of the pudding is in the raisins, especially if you want it 200 proof.
 Lincoln abolished slavery and
 now Edgar Lee Masters wants
 to abolish Lincoln. o-O-o
 The trouble with tin horn poli- ticians is due to the fact that they think their music sounds like trombone.
 E. o. Coss at the Scovill ban
 quet Saturday night gave the
 reason for the depression. Said
 l.. O., Its due to the fact that
 the Mexican dollar is only worth
 nineteen cents in China"
 Saturday night, Amos told the brother-in-law that Andy was near the end of his rope, so 1 guess we'd better send him another cigar. o-O-o The man who says he can laugh at nothing is probably looking at himself. They say the soldier bonus bill is ;,, !, <,I; ;y,rr In&p N. snow.
 o-O-o
 The man who invests in read-
 ing will reap rich dividends.
 o-O-o
 The eX-soldier who used to charge the enemy is now charging batteries.
 The man who has money to burn soon gets rid of it buying coal. A reader writes in to tell me that the usual form of opening an address with Ladies and Gentlemen" is now in the discard. The present situa- tion calsl for Gents and Indigents." o-O-o This same reader says he hears that Campbell, the demon auto loCCi, !iadS Of IllAicS uH IlOul III an Austin. Very appropriate. he says, adding that you probably know "Campbells" always comes in tins o-O-O Eggs so cheap in Illinois, grocer gives them away-Newspaper item. We think, says Dizzy Dorothy, that Rudy Vallee better continue to sing over the radio O-O-O Then there was the dame who married lighthouse keeper so she could do light housekeeping. o-O-o Many a girl feels cowardly when she thinks her complexion is starting to run. O-O-o |
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-16

Dempsey did a good job when he knock ed that wrestler over the ropes. And now if he'll drop in some day we'll be glad to sug- gest few other fellows for him to take poke at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-16

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 556 tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-16
0u0TATIQGNS @<------D

AMERICA is as yet Q colony, and a really native civilization has up to now not been developed.
 Count Hermann Keyserling. WHAT we need now is play about flagpole sitters.
 Richard Lockridge.
 
 THERE is only one combination for sure success = study and work.
 -J. H. Barringer. THE YEAR 1881 will probably be a year Of slow. business recovery. with activity getting back to normal by the end of the year.
 Colonel Leonard P. Ayres. WOMEN have not so many obli- gations as men, and I cannot help felling that equal pay is not right.
 Sir Oswald Simpki,.. court martial an unprecedented agreement. and give Butler a mere reprimand. That was the adminis- trations "compromise." Anyway, it proved that the administration knows how to Compromise"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-16
U~OO OHMlGOSH
Here lies the body.
 Of Daddy O'Day, He lied in life
 And lN lies fO.dlY.

Here lies the body. Of Daddy O'Day,
 He lied in life
 Aud Inc lies to-day.
 The honeymoon is over when he eats in his shirt sleeves.
 o-O-o
 You can always tell the dir- ference between the employed and unemployed. The employed in a lunch room always has des- sert.
 Now they're trylng to bring horse racing back to Connecticut. As if the state hadn't sown it's wild oats years ago.
 o-O-o
 I suppose when the silk worm turns, cotton goods will come back into favor.
 o-O-O
 About the only bird, whose tail you can decorate with salt is the house canary.
 The gal who chews gum be- fore marriage will chew the rag after. For want of something else they call it horse sense which makes us feel sorry at times for the horse. O-O-o Charley Chaplin was almost mobbed by admirers when his new silent film was shown in New York. Which proves once more that silence is golden. o-O-o The man who makes the most headway is the man who uses the most head. o-O-o The dropping of court martial against General Butler proved once again that the Marine landed. and after that had the situation well in hand"
 This completes our opening pro- gram of the week. It came to you over DBD and was broadcast by the Waterbury Evening Democrat, pio- neer in this type of newspaper work We are signing off at this time. to be back on the air again tomorrow evening at the usual hour. o-O--O
 Good night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-17
Los Fresnos
Senior Class
CompLimented

Los FRFSNOS. May ia 7o-o--
III AMI Interesting party n honor
CO TIE senlo- czzSs was given Wed
reSdzy evening a. the hcre = Mr.
am M-x w. B Pzlner-Tne hos-ez-
g included. Misses Genera PzIr--
Guiendolyn ZumEzIt and Mr. W
c. SER
The guests en10yed Al interesting
game O. hearts and a. the close O.
The series . beautiful troohy was
awarded 70 Miss Olive Ryan. hold-
Ing nigh srore among the gIrS and
H7roE C011e among TIRE b0ES
Later n the evening the guests
we're invited into the dining room
and seated around = fL0zer laden
oanqus. table carried out II the class
coaors CT purple and god Nen-
tiers o. ire senior class entCFt-g
his soc-al event Ee-s- Mss MA
IeepEs MeSSrS DS-rl Pratt. HzroId
Cobae. Corne1zA Harvey Marshall.
Wayne Patterson, J. D. WHIT. and
Ee-o16 Schnieder- The c-ne- guess
-e-e Ar- ard Ms Paine. Mrs.
zunzzh. Misses Myrtle Moc.e.
Oige RTzn. LsC-z wnrlOck. Helen
COole. Los DEFER. Emma Moss
Ez1lly Jane Goba-. Ee5ene Tzyl1-
San Be1i-ol AesS-z John d Zu--
Ezit. Hal Palmer and Rooe-- Van
Meier.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-17
Miss Jdhncke
To Be Before
Royal Court
BY SUE MCNAMARA

WASHINGTON May a. APP
Miss Adele Jahncke. daughter ~ as
ss-an- Secretary OF Navy JahncEe
Ulo Is 70 b presented a. the sea-
s1L5 first royal c0llrI CT King
CIEe and Queen May Il Ion
dCn May ID. seems to nave hcan
born with TIE prOTe-b-zl golden
spoon I'M her mouth.
4 pretty Blonde win soft southern
assem- and WAYS bl- with 1.-The
cody made sirens d athletes. Miss
JaL-cEe has had more than the
average society girls adrantages.
Her presentation t1 Their AIajes.s
~ Buckingham Palace Ul1 &c the
climax XII = E1rlhCDd career such as
teE young American g-4s have hau
she is the Ereat-grand-dauzhter
of Edwin II Stanton. Secretary Ct
War In Lincolu-s CABINET
She was graduated from Newcon5
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-17
wONAN's SERVICE CLUB
AT T. HOME

The Wonzns Service ciuo rr,
On Thursday afternoon a. me hone
o. Mrs C. c. Fouts with Mrs p
Nell IS co-hos-e& Thirty Eer--
oe-s and five guests we're preSen-
Delegates 70 the Valley Fede-ztIrz
3: Plzrr we're Mrs Z w. Chasr
Mss Ethel Cannon. and Mrs J
a White Mss Cannon rePo-ksc
On the advertised supper A PFC
gam was given with Mrs Q. W.
Hansen as leader.
Airs Wm Anderson was zdni-EsL
as = member
Refreshments we're served bv Gre
hosteseS The next meeting VII o
KAY q az the home OF Mrs b Gnr-
don
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-17

College Tn New Orleans with the
bachelor o. arts degree
InheullnE her fathers lore "
Yachting she has been called trr
oest GIRL skipper OF the South
90 Eas 2 prominent figure - -h-
picturesque Macir Gras II her bo-e
So 4 year ago and was the four-7
generation OF the Jahncke vorsn
ho nave made their debuts IN -
stately cd famrr mansion rho~s
she had her capital coming nr+
Al one Of the most formal teas ~
last season.
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Nrx Hoover 70 hrr debut.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-17
METHODIST AUXILIARY
MEETS At CHURCH

Circles One and Two ~ TIE
Methodist auxiliary met In sonar
ate sessions a- the church this
week Mrs r. I. GaIbreath had
charge Of the study III Cree One
and the following had topics on
the program Nesdames ~ MI
Ragland- Oscar Roman. n L.
Summarized. "a Hayden. Joe COun-
CT and h T TTdm0re-
Mrs O. e BludTorrh. assisted Nv
Mrs. + Bal and MIS- r. c. Aston
had charge Of the study for Circle
Two
Three new members we're added
70 the rOli a. this meeting. Mrs.
Ethel Smith. Mrs. II Lester ard
Mrs. J. Sullivan.
Ar the close ~ The study TIE -ro
circles joined for 2 social hour
with Mrs NJ n Rar-and. Mrs. ri
Anderson and Ms c. Z. BluGzorth
as ho5tesses-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-17
GUEST FROM


Mrs Charles Perkins Or Kerr
vile. vas named gueS- o. honor a.
an afternoon bridge party by Mrs.
VI A Bo-chel-. = feE DAYS ago,
Mrs. Perkins j. in the Valley visit
ing her parents. NJ. and Mrs.
Henry Langh071 O. Weslara and
her sister. Ms Jacob FosS.EI. u
OF Mercedes
Col0rfuI bouquets o. flowers we're
arranged In the roors where bridge
Eas played
Mrs Arthur Drefke 81 Alamo
won high score prize Mrs J. SulA-
a OF Amarillo. he'd consolation
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-17
rs or


The N0laDS AUXILIARY c.
lOc2l Christian church EE-e
O Ms john Jones n Edl1b---
Then she entertained the meEba-s
OF The Christian auxiliary O. that
city
TIE mission study vas led q
Mrs O. W.T. Hay Ms WI III. Car
Isle o. this CITY contributed q vocal
solo Others attending from Ner-
ceoes we're Azssd2mes NJ L Irons
Guelca Stephens. Pau Sh1-Well.
Ruth Shovel. o. J.. Schaeffe-. J.
p Dawson and Miss May Gld5-e.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-17

ing Mrs. Ernest Larson and Mrs
Lawrence wise were made members
CT tine club on this afternoon
4 reIrsslEeD- C0IrSe Wzs served
later in the afternoon 10 the fol-
loving Mesdames J. 4 Chapman
W. IN Cr1ssIlile. A- WhIDr.p. G.
" E-isf- z z E-mI-e- J. D Kz-s-
I- = 5lEnHr- John Williams Lax
re11e WIS and Ear Shannon