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wMAL-HuntinS war Spies,
wOL-Hilights.
wBAL-Salon Music.
Observation-Disclosures Ray.N
WOL-Piano Melodies.
wJSV-Ashland Program.
4:5O-wMAL-Employ Opportunt-
woL-Tea Time Tunes.
wBAL-Charles Cohen. cellist.
4.lO-wMAL-Danee Orchestra.
%:iS-wRC-Talk by Mrs. Sherman.
wBAL--children as Home Part
ners
500 P. M.
wRC-The Magic Of speech.
wMAL-Frank Ross, songs.
w0L--one Time Opportunities.
wJsv-Whers to Get It.
S:1S-"Ths Psychoiogicai Aspects of
the Depression"
0:30-wRC-Talkie.
wMAL-The Thirsty Five.
wOL-"Boy's Club Work"
wBAL-The Book Shelf.
5:4S-wRC-Food Show.
wMAL-News Flashes.
WOL-Mickey. .
wBAL~Littie Orphan Annie.
600 p. M.
wRC-Dinner Music,
WMAL-Dance Orchestra.
woIg-The Making of a Regular.
wJsv-Blue Johnny. Nichols.
wBAL-Raising Junior.
e:1S-WEG7D1TnSS oEc ORCHESTRA zorn.r
wOL-Bert Bagranoff. tenor.
WBAL-SunShine Program.
6:2O-wJsv-News Flashes.
6:3O-WMAL-SuccesS Reporter.
WOI-Debate.
wJSv-Insurance Program.
Observation-Disclosures RED Cross
6:4E-WRC-The Stebbins Boys.
wNAT.-CnuniA PnaWAl1
WJSv-Mrs. Sandman.
wBAL-Lowell Thomas.
TOO P. NJ.
wRC-Amos m Andy.
WMAL-Myrt and Marge.
WOL-Dinner. Music.
wJSV-Studio Feature.
WBAL-Same as WRC.
7:1B-wRC-Dance Orchestra.
WMAE-BinR Crosby.
WoL--Red Cross Roll Cali
wJsV-Long Bob Trout.
WBAL-odette Myrtil and Her
7:2O-WOL-(IlObe TPOtteR.
7:SO-WRC-variety Program.
WMAL-Radio Joe.
WOL-Rose NoVak violinist..
WJSV-Insurance Program.
WBAL-Rhythm Founders.
s;iS-WRc-"sscE Of the ' News in
wBAL-Merry Makers.
500 p. M.
WRC-Julia Sandsrson and Frank
Crumit.
wMAL-rhe Mills Brothers.
WOL-Red Cross Program.
WJSV-Concert Orchestra.
WBAL-Dance Music.
S:lS-WMAL-Dance Music.
WOL-SparkliAg Melodies.
S:SO-WRC-ZeppeIin Program.
WMAL-Tales Of the Frontier.
WOL-String Quartet.
WJSV-Health Talk
WBAL-Mabel Garrison, soprano.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Winchell.
WJSV-Tony the Barber.
900 P. NJ.
WRC-Musical Magazine.
WMAL-Ben Bernie's Orchestra.
WJSV-Your Hour.
WBAL-HousehoId Celebrities.
S:SO-WRC-Variety Program.
WMAL-Sea Romances.
WJsv-Monty. Mike and skippy.
WBAL-Great Personalities
1000 P. NJ.
WRC-Dance Orchestra.
wMAL--Good Speech Dinner,
WJSV-The Herald.
WBALs-Variety Program.
1O:1S-WMAL-Shoem
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wJSV-Studio Feature.
1OtSO-WMAL-Arabe
WJSV-Dance Orchestra.
WBAL-Clara. Lu N EN-.
1Ot45-WBAL-Paris Night Life.
11:00 P. M
wRC-Marian Harris. songs.
WMAL-Al Sakors Orchestra.
WJSV-Dance Orchestra.
WBAL-Dance Orchestra.
11:SO-WRC--Jack Denny ana His Or
chestra,
wMAL-Dancs Orchestra.
WBALS-Russ Colombos Orches-
ira,
11:4S-WMAL-Ann Leaf
WBAL-Dream Pictures
1900 MIDNIGHT
wRC-U. 8. weather Forecast.
WMAL-Government weather
Forecast,
1e;01-wRC-Rudy Vallee.
12tSO-WRC-Dance Orchestra.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29

the minds of those who would take
us back to the Dark Ages in the mat
ter of selecting men for public office.
! cannot consider their ardent wooing
for support of a return to the conyen-
ton system without recalling those
heart wringing lines written by one
whose humor and sarcasm carried him
into the realm Of the poet long enough
to produce this:
How dear to my heart Is the old-time
convention,
When fond recollections present them
to view,
The proxies, the states, the deep-tangled
instructions,
And every loved trick that our politics
knew.
The speeches, the motions, reports of
committees,
The ayes and the noes, and the gavel
that fell;
The caucus at midnight, the saloon
open by 1t,
And cen the old GROWER that neer saw
the well.
The old-time convention, the hand
picked convention,
The boss-ruled convention that served
him so well"
A wave Of liberalism, challenging out
worn and tyrannical institutions, gave
birth to the primary election system. II
Is significant that the drive against it
comedies with the period of reaction
which has followed the war and in some
countries established relationships.
The primary is an American institu-
ton and Is a logical development of the
fundamental principles of self-govern-
ment Its great purpose Is that OF CIV
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RESORTS.
|. SNaSa a ~ H-sNF

HOTEL ATLANTIC, opening Apr. .. Come
for health and pleasure, bask in sunshine
from our sun porches and sun decks; IS
daily and up, with meals. Elevator service,
WEST VIRGINIA,
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NYE FINDS VOTERS GAIN
MOST IN DIRECT PRIMARY
Old Convention System Aided Bosses
and Made Popular Choice More
Difficult, Senator Says.

delegates; 1t permitted those in control
to ignore duly elected delegates and,
through fraud and trickery. deny their
credentials in favor of those proposed
by men favorable to the machine, but
not from the people in any sense; 1t
gave power to selfish interests allied
with the Invisible governments Of po-
litical bosses; it brought with 1t bar
gaining for Offices and spells through
trading Of votes for candidates In q
few words, the convention system Of
fered itself to those possessing great
political power as means to the de-
struction of the will and wish OF the
people.
Drive Since World War.
Since the days of extreme reaction.
following the World War, there has
been a most persistent drive to abolish
the direct primary and return to the
diScredited convention system. This
movement has had the support Of
powerful interests. But the effort be-
comes most active following each fall
ure at the polls of reactionary candi-
dates, who have not been able to make
huge fortunes spent in their behalf
turn the trick, as once it did, back in
the good old convention days, when
darkness through lack Of publicity.
permitted a dollar to do things which
would not stand the light Of day.
With each disclosure of lavish OUT
Iaays of money used in primary cam
paigns there comes from politicians the
cry of down with the primary; let US
go back to the convention" These
politicians aScribe to the primary all
the evils of the increased use of money
and corruption which have been re-
vealed in the past decade. Our hope
lies, we are told in q return to that I'M
sullied and respectable cavens system.
Unfortunately for those politicians
whose implements of political warfare
were seriously dulled by the advent Of
the primary, q flaming angel bars
American passage backward. In its
light there is more plainly visible than
ever before in our history the cause for
opposition to the primary plan. The
gold now being used in an effort to
corrupt an electorate and to buy pub
lie office can be seen and even counted,
while back in the days of political in
nocence, for a return to which days
politicians of the old school and some
of our great malifactors of great wealth
sigh, no one was even able to estimate
the sums spent to control the pure
party cavens and dominate the guileless
| convention. 1t would seem at times
that those loving darkness by their
very advocating put us in the way Of
| light.
It is not at all difficult to understand
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TINE address of Senator Gerald P.
Nye I'm Defense of the Direct
Primary" delivered last night in
the National Radio Forum. ar
ranged by The washington Star
and broadcast over Nationwide hook
up of the Columbia BroadcaSting Sys-
tenn follows:
Strictly speaking the direct primary
election method of nominating candi-
dates calls for no defense except by
reason of the possibility that people
will blindly consider the attacks made
upon it. When given a choice between
the primary and its only known al
tentative, the convention, the cause Of
free and representative government
must. in the face of experience, choose
the primary as clearly preferable.
With all the ills attendant upon the
conduct of primary campaigns 1t still is
not practicable to right about face and
return to the convention system ano
the evils attending 1t.
With the convention system, the
candidate without the favor OF bosses
and corrupt political machines had lit
tie more than the ghost of q chance 10
succeed. The convention brought with
it dummy candidates, who held dele
gates for the purpose of trading Tor
favor alone: 1t found the bosses gerry
Wandering districts from which dele
gates were to be chosen; 1t was accom-
panied by the bribery and corrupting Of
RESORTS.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
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ing the people more direct voice In
the selection Of the men who are to
represent them In the formulation of
policies of government. The advent of
the primary was founded upon a great
and popular protest against the out
RACES and abuses Of the old convention
system. There are those who are fond
of referring to the convention system
as the good old days of deliberative as
sembles of party leaders, but those who
had acquaintance and practical expert
ence with the convention systems will
testify that the convention was as far
from being q deliberative assembly as
the old-time saloon was from being an
institution for the uplift Of mankind.
Describes Old Conventions.
Prof. Charles e. Merriam of the Uni
versity Of Chicago, who has made a
lifelong study of political science and
has had practical experience in State,
city and national politics, has well de-
scribed the typical convention Of the
good old days He says:
II remember in one year In my ter
ritory in the second congressional dis
trtct, with about $4,000 voters, they held
q Republican caucus. Well, they held
it in a hall seating perhaps three or
four hundred people, and there were
about three or four hundred or perhaps
five or six hundred there. The question
was the election of the delegates for the
national convention. The chairman
arose and called the meeting to order
and somebody moved that delegates be
elected and INSTRUCTED for Mr.. So-and-so,
and somebody seconded the motion. A
number of voices protested The chair
man put the motion, Those in favor
say aye; opposed, no; 1t is carried and
that Is the voice we had In the selec-
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ton Of the nominee for President"
No prepayment Of the direct primary
possessed any hope that 1t would do
more than improve the chances for rep
resentative government. It was expected
to check and curb lavish expenditures.
It was to limit boss control and make
the public servant responsive to the peo-
pie rather than to the boss or the ma
chine OF the boss. The primary has
done this. That it has done it is best
exemplified by the continued attitude of
the political bosses and leaders toward
the primary.
But" some one says, cit has failed.
for greater sums are now expended than
ever before in buying Offices" Granting
the claim for arguments sake. though
no figures exist to sustain it. two major
elements have entered which make 1t
possible. A Nation whose wealth in
creased from is billions in 1860 to $50
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billions in recent years has more money
available for evil as well as beneficial
uses. A Nation that increases in popu-
lation from 81 million in 1860 70 la
million today is altogether likely to
cost the interests that would buy its
votes much more money. The other
element giving q seeming increase TO
political expenditures Is the lower value
Of the dollar In 1860 boss could have
purchased the entire country with a
million dollars. while today IL takes q
million and quarter to purchase one
State.
Hence. the evil OF corruption Is not In
CONTINUED on Seventh Page.)
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address of Senator Gerald P.
Nye TN Defense of the Direct
Primary" delivered last night in
the National Radio Forum. ar
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Continued On
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-03
YD And 3O4th Inf. File Claim For
 Embattled $5, ,OOO
Four Organizations Now Contesting for Money y-Atty Conway Moves for Legion and Files Application This Morning Claims Coyle Post Only Veteran Body Open to All Ex-SOldiers

states, That Corporal Coyle post No 1, American Legion, is an organ ization whose membership. Is com posed of an opening to all honorapiy discharged veterans of the World war. It 8 the only existing organl- zatipn so open to veterans of the World war. It is now engaged anu has been engaged for a number of years in providing aid and assistance for needy veterans of the World war and their families, said aid and assistance being given to all said veterans and their families without regard to their membership in any organization. That the fund. the subject matter of the above entitled action, was raised and established for the purpose of aiding and assist ing World war soldiers, sailors and marines. It has an interest in the subject matter and is a necessary and proper party thereto"
 Attorney General Warren B. Bur rows in answer to the application to the superior court of Attorney Thome asking that the attorney general be cited in as party defendant, as re- quired by statute. agreed to come in as party defendant. but also recom- mended that the fund be turned over to the Legion post in Water bury since it was engaged in relief work among the needy ex-service- men and their families. Attorney Thoms' action was taken on sugges- ton of Judge John Rufus Booth in superior court who stated that the court had no Jurisdiction over the distribution of the fund as request cd by Attorney Thoms. Attorney Thoms had requested Judge Booth to pass an order giving Mir Reed permission to turn this unexpended fund, left in the Citizens and Manu- facturers' National Bank since 1919, to the city's unemployment commit- tee.
 Whealer-Young post of this city filed a claim for the fund in the form of an application to be mfs e a party defendant. also. to the ac- ton. Then followed the 304th In- fantry association which engaged Attorney Theodore V. Meyer to file an application to be made party defendant to the action. Now, all of Waterbury's veteran organizations are lined up with claims for the fund. With the four ex-servicemen's s organizations and the claim of MT Reed in superior court it is expect ed that an early hearing will be giv- en the matter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-03

lessor oe anatomy. a chair which he has filled since that date.
 Professor Ferris profound knowl- edge of his subject has been a con- stant source of inspiration to many generations of students" Dr Harold s. Burr, professor of anatomy at Yale university said today. Ills kindly interest his generosity With his time, and his fairness in deal- ing. with student problems has en- deared him to all who had the privilege of studying under him. He has seen the Yale school of medi- cine pass through a critical period in it's history and emerge with q new effectiveness. Through the many vicissitudas attendant upon growth and development, he has stood for thorough, conscientious, scientific endeavor.. His portrait is fittin., reminder of the love and esteem cf all who have been associated, with him."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-03
FUNERALS

The funeral of Minard $. Neil of 281 Cherry street Is to be held to- morrow afternoon, services to be conducted at the funeral home of Arthur J. Lunny, 25 Central avenue at 2:15 o'clock, Rev Arthur F. Me- Kenny officiating. Burial will be in new Pine Grove cemetery.
 The funeral services for Oscar D. Knickerbocker are to be held to- morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Clark funeral home, 20 State street. Rev Arthur McKenny officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove ceme- tery.
 Funeral services for Mrs Rhoda Strong Fitzsimons of Watertown were held this afternoon at. 2 o'clock at the Advent Christian church on Cherry street. Rev Thomas Feltman officiating. Burial was in Prospect cemetery.
 The funeral services for Mrs Es- tella K. (Shelton) Perry are to be o'clock at the home of her daughter, 787 Fairfield avenue, Bridgeport. Rev Fred H. Hoskins of Bridgeport officiating Burial will be in River side cemetery. Waterbury. at 3:15 o'clock.
 Funeral services for John Mosel were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Alderson Funeral Home. 70 Central avenue, Rev Arthur Me- Kenny officiating. Burial was in Pine Grove cemetery.
 Funeral services for Mrs Jane Louise Ross were held this after noon at 4 o'clock at the Alderson Funeral Home. 70 Central avenue. Rev W. Moreton owen officiating. The body was placed in the receiv- Ing vault In Riverside cemetery to await burial in Mendon. Mass. in the spring.
 The funeral of Jeremiah Flynn was held this morning at 8;l5 o. clock from his home. 3S3 East Main street to the Immaculate Conception church where 2 solemn requiem
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-03

mass was celebrated at 9 o'clock. Burial was in new St Joseph's cem- etery. The palibearers were John
 Bowling, Jeremiah Calvin. Michael
 kerwin, Kenneth Moore, John Ker-
 win and John Griffin.
 The funeral of Miss Jane Byron was held this morning at S:15 O. clock from her home, 129 South , street to St Francis Xavier's church where a solemn requiem mass was lcelebrated at 9 o'clock by Rev James Butler assisted by Rev stephen Cof- | fey of Hartford as deacon and Rev John Dillon, sub-deacon. Burial was in new St Joseph's cemetery, Father Dillon conducting the committal ser vices. The pallbearers were George,
 John and Edward McNamara. James Harrington.
 The funeral of Pasquale Colucci
 was held this morning at 8:15
 o'clock from his home, BOA Congress avenue to Our Lady of Mount Car
 mel church where a solemn requiem
 mass was celebrated at 9 o'clock.
 Burial was in Calvary cemetery. The
 pallbearers were Andrew Putetti.
 James Crosce, John Colucci. John
 Morrone, Joseph Mariana and Mar
 ciano Pugliese.
 The funeral of Mrs Willard Tufts
 is to be held tomorrow morning at
 S:30 o'clock from the Bergin funeral
 home, 290 East Main street to St
 Margaret's church at o'clock. Bur
 ial will be in Calvary cemetery. 
 The funeral services for William
 r. Finan of Crockett Hill were held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the funeral home of Arthur J. Lunny, 25 Central avenue, Rev John r. w. Howell officiating. Burial was in Grove cemetery, Naugatuck, NauG- atuck lodge of Odd Fellows conduct ing the committal services. The funeral of Edward Barrett of | 12 Kenyon street was held this morn ing from the Bergin Funeral Home, | 29O East Main street at 8:30 o'clock | to the Sacred Heart church where q solemn mass of requiem was cele-
 brated at 9 o'clock by Rev Francis P. Breen, assisted by Rev John Me Teague, deacon and Rev J. Fitzger- ald,' sub deacon. Special music was | rendered under the direction of Mrs Georgiana Wolff with Miss Belle | Cassidy as soloist. The pallbearers were: John O'Brien, Patrick Kelly,
 James Brennan, William Mcdonald, John Lawlor and Arthur LaChance. Burial was in Calvary cemetery with committal services by Rev John Me-
 Teague assisted by number of sem inarians who are classmates of the
 son of the deceased.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-03

London, February 3 - (UP) - Charles Gates Dawes recalled his soldier days and praised Britain's wartime government and army in an informal talk before members of the London post of the American Legion here. The occasion was a dinner in Dawes honor at Bush House. The American ambas- sador also lauded General Pershing and emphasized the unpreventable lack of preparation on the part of the United States. He said eight pounds of every 13 pounds of equip ment used by American soldiers was supplied by Britain and France.
 "We failed to supply almost every thing except magnificent soldiers. whose deeds honor the United States he said. I've had 2,000,0O0 soldiers 5000 miles from our home base. supplied with littl munitions. no horses. a few rifles, artillery. and practically not single airplane. Tt was then that I realized the greatness of the British government and her glorious army. I have never found if expedjent to fail to mention
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-03
Follow the Experienct of 1894 Hospitals
 and Institutions

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 Father Johns Medicine not only helps to break cough or cold right up, but taken regu- larly it actually increases re- sistance to disease.
 It is safe for even an infant to take. Get it from your drug gist now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-03
Painting Of Yale
 Medical Professor
Portrait of Prof Ferris, Teacher of Anatomy Presented
 to University By Former Student Group

New Haven. Conn. Feb 3 = A portrait of Professor Harry Burr Ferris, for forty years teacher of anatomy in Yale University, has been presented to the Yale school of medicine by group of his former students and colleagues, of whom 631 participated in making the gift. The portrait is the work of John Quincy Adams, of Vienna.
 The picture will hang in the Fer ris room, q library and seminar room for the use of all students of anatomy as q permanent tribute 70 the esteem and affection in which Professor Ferris is held. Professor Ferris took his B. A. degree at Va Q in 1887 with distinction. He was graduated from the medical school in 1880. For the next two years while an :nterne in the New Haven hospital, he engaged in private practice, and served as instructor in anatomy. His success in the latter field led to his promotion to The rank of assistant professor, q posi- tion which he held for the next three years, and in 1895 he was made professor of anatomy. In 1897 he was appointed E. K. Hunt pro-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-03
TWO MORE VET SOCIETIES SEEK WAR FUND
GEN BUTLER TO
 BE GIVEN LEAVE
 TO SEE COUNSEL
Will Be Permitted to Visit Philadelphia in a Day or Two and Will Then COn= slider His Defense

Washington, Feb 3.-(UP)-Major General Smedley D. Butler. his own taller" at the Quantico, Va, ma rine base since the navy department ordered him to face a general court martial, was expected to-day to come here within day or so to prepare his defense.
 Major General Ben H. Fuller. com mandant of the marine corps, has indicated a willingness to grant But let a leave of absence until his trial begins at the Philadelphia navy yard on February 16. Butler prob- ably will take advantage of tho leave to confer with his counsel, Ma jor Henry Leonard and Major Har- rfs w. Watkins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-03
Consult Your Doctor

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 To help escape disease, build up resistance now. Start with Father Johns Medicine to-day. This proved help has seventy five years of success behind it. Taken at the first sign of a cough or cold it soothes and heals the irritated membranes. Taken when listless, under weight, or rundown, it builds up the body by providing the vitamins necessary to healthy vigor.