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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16
JOBLESS SEEK
 BOOK LEARNING

Fresno, Cal - The depression has meant boom times in the coun- ty library's patronage, according to Miss Sarah McCardle, librarian. And she says the new ''customers" are of the serious variety.
 rThe library Is filled with peo- pie these days" she said, "most of them. studying to better them- selves in their own lines of en- deavor or for new professions or crafts. A majority of them are young men, shabby but clean"
 The new young patrons are seek CTS after knowledge that will bring them . living. Miss sMcCardle said. Books dealing with economies. music, psychology. science. philos- ophy, art and science are more popular than they were during the bloom tlmes." but the heaviest patronage these days goes to the books on vocational subjects, she said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16
AnnOunCe Reservations
 For Holly Hop" Friday

John s. Griffin, Mr and Mrs Sam uel c. Spaulding, Dr and Mrs Wal ter l.. Barber, Jr, Dr and Mrs Edwon G. Reade, MT and Mrs George Morgan, MT and Mrs Irwin M. Day, MT and Mrs Charles Sher- wood, MT and Mrs Francis T. Phil- lips, MT and Mrs Fred l.. Terry, MT and Mrs Lewis B. Futile, MT and Mrs Frank K. English, Mayor Frank Hayes, MT and Mrs F.. l.. Coe, MT and Mrs Charles E. Hart, Jr, Mrs George Smith of Pine Orchard; MT and Mrs Ellis F.. Phelan, MT and Mrs r. s. Chase, Mr and Mrs Rowland E. Chase. MT and Mrs John s. Coe, Mir and Mrs B. F. Hyde, MT and Mrs Clar- ence r. Cook, MT and Mrs H. Nit chell Wallace, Mir and Mrs S. F. Williams, Jr, Miss Helen Frisbie, Miss Margery Hayden, Mrs William Jones, Mrs H. L. Wade, Dr J. w.. Borchardt, Mrs B. Ravens Hemin- way, Miss Meta Wake, Miss Hilda Camp, Miss Ruth Sperry. Miss Mary Burrall, Miss Lucy Burrall, Miss Edith Chase. Mrs R. F. Griggs Miss Helen Driggs. Miss Annie North, Miss Mary E. Hillard, Judge and Mrs Frank P. MoEvoy. Miss Ruth Kenney, Miss Helen Sperry, Miss Helen Chase.
 Mrs Willis Hall, Thomas Hart, MT and Mrs Francis P. Guilfoile, Mrs George White. Mrs c. Low, Dr and Mrs John N. Lewis, MT and Mrs Darragh deLancey, Miss Nancy Buckingham, Rev and Mrs Lowry Sinclair, Miss Agnes Leuch- CTS, Mir and Mrs John deForest Buckingham, Mir and Mrs Fred eric k. Kellogg, Rev and Mrs James E. Gregg, Theodore Gregg. Gerald Gregg. MT and Mrs William D. Pierson, MT and Mrs Edward s. Sanderson, MT and Mrs Percy Warner, Miss Edna Yates. Clellan Ford of Westfield. N. J., Miss Ann Driggs, Miss Judy Adams, Miss Elizabeth Fielding. Miss Helen Bryan. Miss Rhoda Chatfield, Miss Elizabeth Chatfield, Miss Betty Price, Miss Deborah Elton, Miss Margaret Adams. Miss Virginia Johnston, Miss Elizabeth White, Dutton Noble, Milton Burrall, Row land Morgan, Edwin Hunt. Timothy Kellogg, Edward Reynolds of Bos- ton, John Keith Pratt, Miss Suzanne Leach, Richard Puffer, Richard Hunt, Alfred Rowland, Richard Goss, Edward Wotkyns. Miss Dorothy Mintic. Miss Esther Coe. Edwin Jones, William Jones, Lester Atwood, Henry Campbell. Walter Wallace, Darragh deLancey, Milton Bristol. Henry Burrall, MT and Mrs Roger F. Gay, MT and Mrs J. Milton Allerton, Mir and Mrs Robert Larkin. Mir and Mrs, Will liam Woolhouse. Miss Vera Wool house. Miss Lydia Hackworth. Francis Smith. Mrs Archer J.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16
THE MILLER &PECK co.

Miss Mary A. Griffin of Prospect street was the guest of honor at a surprise miscellaneous shower giv- en recently by Miss Birdie Sullivan, Miss Mollie O'Donnell and Mrs Patrick Sullivan at the latter's home on .Lounsbury avenue. En- tertainment was enjoyed through out the evening and delicious supper was served. The guest of honor was presented with many beautiful gifts. Those present were: Misses Helen Donnelly, Mae Kelly, Kathleen Courtney, Edith McClosky, Margaret Gilligan, Mary Shea, Nellie Brick, Lillian Brick, Margaret stack, Mae Kyle, Bea- trice Durkin, Katherine Houlihan, Mary Crean, Katherine O'Brien, Marie Nolan, Patricia Murphy, Anna Mahnix, Mary Mannix, Mary Enright, Margaret Keefe, Beatrice Kane, Margaret Riordan, Julia Murphy, Mary. E. Griffin, Bessie Griffin, Julia Whelan, Elizabeth O'Mara, Bessie Vaughn, M. Me lancon,, Julia Hallinan, Helen Walsh, Katherine O'Connor, Mary and Nora King, Laura Worden, Madeline Maloney, Julia Cavan, Katherine O'Connor, Katherine Griffin, Ida E. Seidel, Nora Me- Crohan, Mrs Martin Crean, Mrs John Doran, Mrs T. l.. Wrogg. Mrs Peter Stack, Mrs Matthew Kane. Mrs c. Carey, Mrs Jeremiah Nolan. Mrs Peter Connolly, Mrs Lydia Borchardt, Mrs John Bresnahan. Mrs T. Fitzpatrick, Mrs Earth Stack, Mrs Guhring. Mrs Nellie Sturdevant, Mrs Betty Fitzgerald. Mrs Patrick Kenny, Mrs Viola Wyles, Mrs Patrick Shea, Mrs Katherine Devereaux. Mrs James Fitzgerald, Mrs T. Savage, Mrs John Murphy. Mrs James O'Con- nor, Mrs Margaret Maloney, and Mrs l.. A. Peterson.
 Mrs Charles Harris of Washing ton street entertained as her week. end guests Mir and Mrs Alfred erick Neville of White Plains, N. Y.
 Mrs Harold Paul of Ives street entertained a number of her friends at a steak supper at her home last evening. During the evening two tables of bridge were in play and high score was made by Mrs John Keating. Those present were: Misses Betty Schwartz, Selma John son, Lila Butler. Dorothy Hotch- kiss, Winifred Van Buren, Evelyn Edelberg, Mrs John Heating and Mrs Harold Paul.
 Miss Alice Harmon of Ludlow street, entertained the members of her bridge club at her home on Monday evening. High scores were made by Mrs Lester Bowen and Miss Mae Allen. Those present were: Mrs David Hadley. Mrs Stuart Loveridge. Mrs Joseph De- vine, Mrs Lester Bowen and Misses Evelyn Smiley, Mae Allen and Dorothy Benoit.
 The regular Tuesday tea was held yesterday at the Waterbury Women's club. Mrs Charles E. Hayward and Mrs Whitman Fl. Bowers were in charge. An Illus lip Clarke of Boston, Mass. Mem bers of the social committee who assisted include: Mrs Edward l.. Bradley, Mrs M. H. Toomey, Mrs James II. Olcott, Mrs Elton H. Burritt and Mrs Walter R. H:b- bard.
 A regular meting of the Y. W. H. A. was held on Monday evening at the Hebrew Ipstitute. Plans were made for 0 bridge to be held at the home of Miss Rose Halpern of Cooke street for the benefit of the organization. Plans were also discussed for the annual show and. dance which will be held late in the season.
 William Sirica, a student at Villonova College, Is spending the Christmas recess at his home on Franklin street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16
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Shorts Bill Srica is home from Vilanova. Vim Hop kins is back St JosephS Hal and George Jaeger
 students Williams and Rensselaer, respectively coming home to hang up stockings Christmas Harold Dunn captain elect of Crosbys ill with flu. Herb Colby and Bill discarded flannel chest protectors and bravng wintry blasts with flaming red ties Charlotte Henry. official stenog headquarters lover plant life and has quite few in the office. Ivy specialt To the list of hockey fans Mir Mrs Ray Shove and Mir and Mrs Main Street. Great lovers of the sport Don't blame en-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16

Editor Ta Tower Topics: Would like find if you help that Thomaston Saturday night standing the regular stop Watervie work in shop The along did stop right along the only waiting called the Railroad Station and all that got was to call up charge did work after that the people of Thomaon have take chance getting killed get supper Hoping that you will aid through your tower remain. Yours ruP Ill., Thomaton Conn P. S-Ths happened at $40 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16

Dialng. . '. Father Demenske of Branford visited his brother Al Demenske the weekend Many will remember Father Demenke champion prnter and ball player before going with the cloth. Officer Ed Cas duty the po yesterday The reminded Ed of dear old Cogna after the Tanks bombarded during the suerre Thanks A. E. Grard for dandy contribution of tin foil And of it melted into bars Meeting Kath- leen Crowley rainy morning like catching rainbow after one of fe ftfu She Christmas shopping and had
 smile Mrs Claus when Santy Christmas eve after making world happy. Frank Breke will hap py daying in January. Luck Frank, lucky gal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16
HIST! QNICK, MARY.
By NEA Service

By NEA Service
 Liverpool-Sherlock Holmes and his Watson may be rivaled in real life by female members of the de- tective profession.
 Lillian Storey has founded q corps of women detectives in Eng land. starting with a staff organized in this city. Each women Is se- lected by Miss Storey for character istlcs she believes detectives must have.
 My detectives must be really physically fit. for 1t is vital that they should be proficient in ju- jltsu fin case they come up against roughs," she explains. "They must be able to drive a motorcycle, and be ready to dash off anywhere at a moments notice.
 "Their motto must he "see all. hear all, say nothing--and slis- pect everybody"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16

Editor Tall Tower Topics: Because know you close to members of the legal profession writing ask will please know city official duty bound exercise his personal opinion public questions rather make ef fort to carry of majority of the people far such thing possibly with the charter and ordinance and regulating the conduct of oeialD R. (An official under form of government responsible his constituents all times At least he should be- He their of fca spokesman, mirroring their wishes aims and desires-The Ed)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16

Westover school closed yesterday for the Christmas holidays and will reopen Wednesday, Jan 6. Local students who will spend Christ mas with their parents include Misses Nancy and Martha Hol- comb, daughters of Mir and Mrs Frederick W. Holcomb of Prospect street; Betty Merriman. daughter of Dr and Mrs M. Heminway Mer- riman: Nancy Buckingham, daugh- ter of MT and Mrs Charles B. Buckingham of Watertown, Mar garet Driggs, daughter of MT and Mrs Theodore I. Driggs of Prospect street and Helen Ferguson, daugh- ter of MT and Mrs William P. Fer guson of Middlebury.
 The employees of the Credit Rat ing Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce enjoyed Christmas party at the Tavern Grill last even ing. Those attending were: Misses Helen M. Hurley, Murial Ham Kernice Kolet, Mildred Hebert. Mary Brophy, Ceclle Moore, Eliz- abeth Sullivan, Elizabeth Herbert, Mrs, Harold Rider, Mrs Houston Carolan and Mrs Harry Platt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16

Christmas shopping. Ann Donahue won an auto graphed football the State connection with ouehdown fea- turing Jack Oakie ball bears Oakes autograph Lucky lucky Oak lucky football Jimmy Cogn IS back organ And that makes lot of us happy Conn left yesterday for the hospital at Newingon
 he undergo operation The boys wish Tim speedy re- eovy He's of popular of the big parade Thanks to Brother Uch nterype Corporation Brooklyn N Y for
 contribution of foil Coming from such distance makes it doubly appreciatve.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16
FOR YOUR DIICr

The most important mineral substances required in food arc the salts of Iron, iodine, phes- phorua, calcium (ilme), mangn- nese. potash and soda.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16
By WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY Secretary. American Bridge League

SCCFCdEys fAHtCTIttsH DEkUBC ACtAeSuO
 Every tournament produces one or two marvellous hands and while the following hand does not incor- porate any skillful squeeze or end plays, it did require lot of nerve on the part of the declarer to play 1t in the only possible way that the. small slam could be made. This hand is without a doubt the most lucky hand, from the declarer's standpoint, ever played in a bridge
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16
Good evening.
YOUR NEWSIE

He's only kid but plugger.
 A game little sort of cuss Quite manly and up to the minute
 Who works without whining or fuss. Each night he drops in with your paper,
 Sometimes there's few words to speak, So folks if you feel at all grateful,
 Remember your newsie next week There may be mother long widowed,
 He's helping to carry her load, His arm is put out to support her.
 As she wearily travels her road, Just think of the service he's giving,
 This kid, with smile in his heart, You can brighten his Christmas, that's certain, If you'll just play Santy Claus part
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16

FRANTIC with cramps ... II headache !. .backache Every month it's the same old story. The mere thoughs of is:s nearly drives her crazy.
 Isn'f 1t foolish to lie in bed suf. fering when you could be-, active and happy7 Relieve, that painful period by taking Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Get . box of the new tablets ... and De prepared next month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16

1t Is reported that moro than 70 per cent of tho wealth of tho United States is controlled by wo- men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16

Believe It will interest Tower readers in knowing that the Waterbury Clock company has opened retail store Filth ave- nue. New York Big things expected And within the week the factory order for 50OO0 electric clocks lecks like an aggressive campaign at the Clock.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-05-22

Allies in general, to espouse the
cause of nationalities of the Haps-
burg Empire, to prevent the preserva-
ton of that empire, and, especially,
to work on the realization of the old
ideal: formation of a great South
Slav state, which would include all
the Slovenian, Croatian and Serbian
territories, and provide a favorable
medium for the economic, political
and cultural development of those
three peoples. Jugoslav Committee
had to meet and to conquer many OBJ
stacles in the pursuit of those ideals,
and the greatest of those obstacles
acas the sly, betind-the-bdck IN
triguing of the confessed "friends and
allies," Mr.. Pasich and his colleagues,
who never missed an opportunity to
work against the Committee and the
fulfillment of its programme, and
who still desired only a Greater Serbia
with clear majority of orthodox
Serbs.
Two instances of this policy will
illustrate the truth of the above state.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-05-22
VLADA MA STRANE ROBOTNIKA.

Je potesitelne tychto tazkych easoch, ze aneri-
cke robotnictvo ma vadu svoe otazke, kto-
ra znae pre- robotny pud vsetko.
Touto otazkou je mzda.
Mcdznarodni bankari niekolk1 velkoprlemysel-
nci (ne ocearski) nanahaju mzdu snizit 20 sebe-
ckch cieov, zakryvauc teto davno neosvedeenym mu-
drovanin ze vra len vtedy moze byt bahoby ked pri-
jmy robotnika su rovnake prijmam farmara
Prezident Hoover, tajomnik departmental pokadu
Mellon taomnik departmental prace Doak ia jomnik de-
partmentu obchodu taonik statu, mnohl vlvni sena-
tori kongresnici tez po6etni svedomt velkopremy-
selnici prida robotnctva odporuu snizo-
vanu mzdy co najrozhodnejsie VSetc shoduju tom
ze navratu dobych hospodarskych pomerov potrebne
e zvysene, ME snizene urovne zta robotnka Bez W.
soke mzdy robotnika, primy farara nikdy nebudu Wy
soke tax nebude nikoho ami robotnikov ami farmarov
ktor by nakupovanie vyrobkov zvySl lepsie ponery
priviedli.
Boly easy, ked' americky robotnik vydany Dol ma
pospas pazravcom, ked musel priat mzdu, aka boa
ponukana Dne ma sebou nielen silu svoho Pudskeho
povedomia nielen verejn mienku Pudu, ale prezdenta
vladu, cirkevne vrchnosti vaGSiu polovicu aerckch
priemyselnkov Mravne postavene americkeho robotni
ka nebolo nikdy epe ako terajsom case Ufajme, ze
al eho hnotne polozenie sa coskoro napravi.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-05-22
PAN-SERBISM AND THE JUGO-
SLAV IDEA

1t will be remembered by the read
ers that already before the middle of
the nineteenth century, political
theory was advanced, and plan sug-
gested from the Croatian side which,
if executed, would effectively solve
this problem of mixed populations.
That plan was the union of all the
south-Slavs into one state, in which
each of the uniting peoples would re-
tain it's historico-political individual
ity, and have equal opportunity to de-
velop it's resources, and advance its
cultural status. ...
A great majority of the Serbian
leaders, however, rejected this plan
and disregarded the ideology behind
it. They preferred to stick to their
exclusive, Greek orthodox brand Of
Serbism. Why? The only explana-
tion is, that they were afraid, that
in the case of unification the cultur-
ally superior Croats would prove poll
tically stronger in spite of the num-
merical supremacy of the Serbs, and
wrench the power in the united state
out of the hands of those leaders. who
felt secure only as the rulers OF
Serbia. Unfortunately, they found
strong support for their policies and
views in czaristic Russia, who was
one of the controlling influences in
pre-War Serbia, and whose national
ism was also hopelessly mixed up
with the orthodox religion.
On this stubborn excluSivism of the
| Serbs the idea of South-Slav unity
received in the course of the 10Th
century two terrific setbacks. First,
when Gals Illyrism was answered by
the pamphlet SERBS, All and Every
where" written by Vuk Karadzich
father of the modern Serb literature
| and the second time in 1885, when
Bishop Strossmayer, the ablest pro-
ponent of the Jugoslav idea, was re-
| fused admission into Serbia, which he
considered as part of his own
| fatherland.
| A few years before the world war
| a change became noticeable in the
attitude of some of the Serbian in
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-05-22

based under the handling of profess
sional politicians. Their primary mo-
tive was not the liberation and unfit
cation of all the Serbs but the extern
sion of their own power, and so, while
demanding for Serbia many square
miles Of land, in the South, on his
torical grounds only, they based their
claims to large territories, in the
West, on the clinical principle of
nationalism, disregarding completely
the rights OF the Croats. Ever since
the downfall of the Serbian state,
namely, great Serbian masses have
fled from the Turkish rule, and NOV
ing towards North and Northeast
made their settlements in Croatian
territories and in Southern Hungary,
where they were employed as from
tiersmen to guard against the inva-
sions of the Turks. Now, when in
the 10th century Serbian state was
re-established, Serbian politicians
commenced to consider as Serbian
territories not only Southern Hun
gary. to which they really had a
valid claim, but also such parts of
Croatia, to which they not only had
no juridicial or historical rights, but,
since their settlements were mixed
with the settlements of autochthon
Croats, also no clear claim on ethni-
cal grounds.
On clinical grounds? Did not this
article start out with the assertion
that Croats and Serbs are ethnically
one people? Eyes, they are, say
the scientists-"Yes. they are, say
the strangers, who spend some time
among them. The older school of
Serbian politicians, however, did not
consider it as advantageous to them
selves to admit this fact. Therefore,
seizing on the only important differ
ence between Croats and Serbs, the
difference in religion, they identified
Serbism with the adherence to the
Serbian Orthodox Church, and pro-
ceeded to claim for Serbia ii. e., for
themselves) all such territories, in
which orthodox South-Slavs made up
a considerable part of population, a
relative majority being usually suf-
ficient for the purpose.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-05-22

tellectuals. A few of them-as, for
instance, Professor ]. Skerlich, the
literary historian-accepted the Jugo-
slav ideology fully and sincerely.
Among the politicians, however. the
acceptance of Jugoslavism was gen
orally insincere. In those circles, the
opinion prevailed, that" the dissatis-
faction of Croats and Slovenes should
be made use of, that their unrest
should be encouraged by vague &C.
ceptance Of the Jugoslav programme,
b,st that the result of that unrest and
of consequent struggle should be used
not to execute the full programme OF
Jugoslauism, but to realize the pam
Serb ideal-a Great Serbia, which
would include only such territories,
where orthodox Serbs were, or could
be made to become, dominant.
So, when the final struggle, the
world war, began, Serbian Parlia-
ment, counting on the effect that such
a declaration would have on the
South-Slavs, inside the Austro-Hun-
garian Monarchy, adopted a resolu-
tion in which the unity of all Jugo-
siavs was set as the ideal and the
ultimate aim of the Serbian state
(Nish, December 7, 1914)
The sincerity of this declaration
may be judged by this fact: it was
proposed by the government, the head
of which was Nikola Pasich, presi-
dent of the so-called Radical Party
the stronghold Of the pan-Serb idea
JUGOSLAV COMMITTEE AND
SERBIAN GOVERNMENT
Misled by this declaration, those Of
the Croatian politicians who had beer
able to leave the country before the
outbreak of open hostilities in 1914
together with some Slovenes anc
Serbs from the lands of the Austro
Hungarian Monarchy, constituted
themselves as the Jugoslav Commit
tee (first in Rome, then in London)
Led by Doctor A. Trumbich ane
Francis Supilo, two Croatian politi
clans of great ability, and financed by
croatian immigrants in both Amer:
icas, this committee developed a ire
! mendous amount of energy, which
was used to further the cause of the
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-05-22
THE CROATIAN QUESTION
Bv MILAN B1LLICH

The other faction advocated, that
the new State be first completely or
ganized (as a confederation) and
then, on equal footing, enter into dis
cussions with Serbia with view of
forming a--federal or confederate
union of all the Serbian, Croatian and
Slovene States and provinces. The
main reason for this opinion was the
fear, that an unconditional unifica-
tion will bring to the Croats the loss
of their political individuality. This
thought was expressed at the fate
full meeting of the National Council
of November % by representative
Hrvoj: Here are in opposition to
each other two adversaries--the ad-
vocates of Capitalization and the ad.
vocates of federalism. The German
nation accomplished its unity by fed
Grafton. Why shouldn't Serbs, Croats
and Slovenes unite by the same
means? 1t is an, old and indestructible
demand of the Croats, that they
should Hue in their oaon, sovereign,
and Independent state"
Next day, however, the National
Council nearly unanimously-only S.
Radio and D. Hrvoj voted against it
adopted following resolution: 'The
National Council of Slovenes, Croats
and Serbs, in accordance with its
former opinions and with the an
nouncements of the government of
the kingdom of Serbia, proclaims the
union of the sovereign State of
Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, organ
lied on the complete integral Jugo-
Aav territory of the former Austro-
Hungarian Monarchy with the king
doms of Serbia and Montenegro into
one single country of Slovenes, Croats
and Serbs"
The fear of the friends of distinct
Croatian statehood were somewhat
allayed by an amendment which
stated that 1.-THE Final organization
of the new state can be determined
only in general Constituent Assem-
bly, of the united nation of Slovenes,
Croats and Serbs, By a tioo-thirds
majority OF Uotes. The Constituent
Assembly must convene at the latest
six months after the conclusion Of
peace. Specifically it is reserved for
the Constituent Assembly to deter
mine:
(a) Constitution, including the
form of government {monarchy or
republic), internal organization Of the
state, and fundamental rights Of citi-
zens.
lb) National Flag.
lc) The seat Of the government
and of the highest organs Of State