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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-01

New York.-The first time I saw Reri, she was sliding down glass smooth rock. over waterfall and into 8 sparkling pool. framed by exotic South Sea vegetation.
 With her were dozen lovely Polynesian girls. whose skins seemed of sun-tan hue and whose eyes re- flected the merry glisten of a tropi- cal sun upon the waters. There were, in gay pursuit, dozen native boys. who semed as young gods of the faraway islands.
 There was an infectious glamour about them poetic simplicity and naivete completely upspoiled by any contact with the peoples of an out side world.
 motion picture, the name of which was '"rabu," for which l predicted healthy fate-and it's running for it's 14th week or so in New York at the moment. Sitting back in theater seat. it allowed moments escape into the idyllic.
 But, as the story unfolded. it ap- peared that Reri, most beautiful Of her tribeswomen, had been prom ised as a gift to the gods. She had been pronounced "tabu," insofar as men were concerned. Only the old gods of her primitive people were | to possess her.
 So the Eden was soon resounding with overtones of tragedy. She de- fled the gods and ran off to other | islands with the lad she loved, only to be haunted by the sinister shad- ow of an inevitable doom. The agents of the temples did not intend that she escape them. It was their mission in life to keep the island deities placated.
 ! So the trail led to places where civilization had brought bars and dance halls and trading posts and all the rest. Barter and money and world lessons came to these charm ing children. The man she had loved died trying to recapture her. | The second time I saw Reri was just the other evening.
 It was on the elaborate balcony of a New York theater. She was there in person. Downstairs 1t was possible to glimpse the Illusion; up stairs was the reality.
 And it seemed to me just bit | too bad that one could not end 1t, even as the lover. in illusion. | Reri was surrounded by mur- muring crowd of New York girlys in evening dresses and young men in tuxedoes. Walters made a pre- carious way through the groups carrying trays loaded with punch.
 Reri. speaking in perfect French I-for hers was French father sat on lounge of some soft silken material, decorated with gilded trimmings of the Louis XIV period
 She wore a sort of loose mother
 hubbard, some distant relation of
 kimono.
 They told me that when she Jeff
 the boat to come to the fold oi
 Ziegfeld's glorified hula gals, sht
 wore the latest French creations al
 though accustomed to them. Ant
 that when she arrived by train ir New York she donned grass skir
 for the photographers. but that sh'
 appeared quite as much at home lif not more so-in the attire ont
 meets on Fifth avenue. After all
 Tahiti. from whence she came, get lits full share of tourists these days
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-01
At He National Capitol DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER Digest of Who's Who and What's What
 Bs RODNEY BUTCHER
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER

speakership, to the south-agricul- ture to Jones of Texas, appropria- tions to Byrns of Tennessee, bank ing and currency to Steagall of Ala bama, foreign affairs to Linthicum of Maryland Cor isn't that in the south D, judiciary to Summers of Texas, military affairs to Quin of Mississippi, naval affairs to Vinson of Georgia, rivers and harbors to Mansfield of Texas, rules to Pou of North Carolina, ways and means to Collier of Mississippi and veterans to Rankin of Mississippi.
 The squawk northern demo- crats would make about that set up would be more serious and far-reaching as party row than anything New York republicans will do to further the Shell can didacy, but there may not be any democratic dissention at all. The question of who will organize the next house continues to be unan- swerable for us human beings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-01
NEA Service Writer

Washington This may be an item of blissful unconcern to 47 other states, but we now have both republicans and democrats from New York complaining that their state isn't getting fair break here in Washington.
 Of course nobody down here is ever dumb enough to ask for any thing in the name of fairness, so there are muttered threats and warnings.
 The climax of New York's bid for recognition will be observed when 1t becomes clear just who will be in a numerical position to organ ize the House in the next congress.
 New York's republican congress- men will be advancing the thought that it is essential to the party's national prospects to elect Con- gressman Bert Shell as speaker of the house. pointing out that al- though New York has consistently contributed more electoral votes to republican presidential victories than any other state, her people hold hardly any of the biggest and best jobs down here.
 South Would Get Plums
 On the other hand, if it appears that the democrats can organize the house and elect Leader Jack Garner of Texas to the speaker ship, democratic congressman from New York-probably with the sup port of other northern democrats will be hollering because the old seniority practice will then give vir- oil tha i'm nnrtant com m If f ep chairmanships to southern mem- bers A few Tammany congress- men might even refuse to vote for Garner unless they could make some arrangements about the chairma nship.
 The first bleat of the Empire states republicans was emitted by Congressman James $. Parker of Salem, who solemnly warned that the democrats were depending on getting New York's AZ electoral votes in order to elect president in 1882. Those votes were vital to the z. O. D. he said, and smells election as speaker would "help tremendously"
 New York had been drifting gradually toward the democratic column, Parker said, and its repub- | licans needed encouragement. Right now New York has hardly any of l the key positions down here unless you include Secretary of State | Stimson who, as Parker implied doesn't really do the state any good i Shell, as chairman of the rules committee, has plenty of power. and | Parker didn't mention Chief Jus tice Charles Evans Hughes of the supreme court or Undersecretary oi the Treasury ogden Mills. tl is true, however, that except for rules New York republicans are chair men of no important house commit tees-nor of senate committees be- cause both New York senators are democrats.
 47 Available Chairmanships
 There are AZ committee chair manships which will be available for democrats if they organize the next house. Many of the com mittees are so unimportant as tC be hardly worth mentioning.
 Taking ranking democratic mem bers for chairmanships in accord ance with custom, 31 chairmanship! would go to the south, seven to New York and nine to democrats In the rest of the north and west. Tha sounds as if New York were getting a good break, but the only chair manships of any importance among the seven is that of the immigration committee which would go to Con |gressman sam Dickstein.
 All other important chairman ships would go, along with th'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-01
IN
  NEW YORK
wth Gilbert Swan

And on this evening. a press agent fitted about and whispered stories of the island of Bora Bora; and told how that very day she had been late for rehearsals because she was making her first airplane flight; and someone else whispered that she lived in agrand suite at swanky hotel
 Meanwhile, Reri--whom the gods claimed - tapped cigarets against the palms of her hand like the best of the debutantes, and slipped at punch and chattered away in French.
 And, old sentimentalist that l am, wish they would leave the Reris in the idyllic picture scenes, and not carry the "tabu' beyond the end of the film.
 GILBERT SWAN. Copyright, 1881, NEA Service, lnc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-01

West Hartford may shortly acquire the old Charter Oak Park fair grounds if the vote of the town, park plan, and cemetery eommls- sion is acted upon favorably. Just at pres ent the Chase National Bank of New York owns the property. If bought the site would be used for reereational purposes. There are l2l acres in it and the price is Sll5,OOO, Should the town buy it, however, the price would be much lower as the taxes outstanding are considerable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-01
Gu0IATI0HS o~= ~

There's plenty of work to do If people would do it.-Henry Ford.
 The most difficult of all tasks for lawyers is to agree upon what the law is.-Chief Justice Hughes.
 Traffic in books may be very gen. teel, but traffic in beans or bonds or toothpaste is far more lucrative.- Agnes Rogers Hyde.
 The educational influence of mo- ton pictures has eliminated tke Thick" type from small town life.-- Will Hayes, "czar" of filmland.
 Competition among us boys IS wasteful.-Al Capone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-01
TODAY IS THEA, ANNIVERSARY s7 7AgHKA
GERMAN FOOD ACTION


 On June l, 1917, Herr Won Ba- tocki, German food controller, ad- dressed the Reichstag on the food situation. He said in part:
 'In the occupied territories the crops are great disappointment to the German authorities. as need will hardly germinate in ruined soil. Rumania has given as much as could be expected, but it is less than was hoped for by the German pop ulation.
 With respect to Germany's all. lies, the situation is not much better. For six years the Turks have strug- gled for their existence and their production has suffered thereby. The Bulgars are in a similar position. In Austria the situation is worse than in Germany. Hungary for three years has had poor crops. The rural populations will be subjected to severe trial.
 Ut is a hard trial, but the rural population will triumph. by bearing Fin mind that the urban population last winter suffered a still greater trial"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-01
DING, DING.
He married Violet,
 In preference to Rose, Now Inc pines for Idly,
 WhppeVcr he OOaS.

NOW nc pincS TOT 1Iys Wherever he goes.
 o-O-o How about another war. to start business booming.
 o--O--o The boat cap-sized when the male occupant reached for his hat. fiji
 o-O-o Dizzy Dorothy, Waterbury's intel lectual idiot. says soldiers are nau- tical but nice.
 o-O-o
 When the conductor says, Fare Lady" he has no refer ence to beauty.
 O--O-o The last rose of summer has nOth- ing on the last meal of the win ter's barrel of sauerkraut.
 o-O-O
 Then there was the dizzy sub-deb who told the ships captain she was interested in various woods and would like to see the log of the vessel.
 o-O--o The milk trust merely lacks the cream of human kindness.
 O-O-O
 Dizzy Dorothy, the towns i'm tellectual idiot, thinks punch board is something that prize fighters train on.
 O-O-o This concludes our regular Mon day evening program. It was broad cast by DBD and came to yot through the courtesy of the Water bury Evening Democrat. pioneer 1T this type of newspaper work. w are signing off at this time to bt back on the air again tomorrow evening at the usual hour.
 O-O-o Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-01
RUMBLE SEAT LOVE
He kissed her in the rumble seat,
 Ma pecpcd and grew quite vcXcd, Then whispered to pa at her side,
 "Whcrc will he kiss her ncxt?"

o--O--O Wisdom comes with years but a bald head with eXcesses.
 O-O-O
 It is predicted now that air planes, carrying scores at a time, will soon replace ferry boats. And this isn't ferry story, either.
 o-O-O Now they've discovered that golf sends the blood pressure up. This probably happens when seventy-tive cent galf balls must be given up for lost.
 O-O-O
 Now they have a safe and sane Fourth of July. But con- considering the accidents over the week end, how about safe and sane Memorial day.
 o-O-o An extra nut on an automobile has a production cost for manufac- turers of $10,000. But the nut be- hind the steering wheel often costs an entire car.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-01

Mayor 'Bossy" Gillis of Newburyport. Mass is a hero and an idol in the eyes of the school children of his home town. There was circus due there last week and 'Bossy'' said the schools would close so that the kids could enjoy the elephants, the clowns and all that goes to make up circus. However the Su- perintendent of Schools had other ideas and he ordered the schools to remain in session. The mayor placed men at all school buildings to sec that nobody was admitted save janitors.s The superintendent explained that the law demanded 180 school days and it was possible to have only l75. Looks like one of those tieklish situations
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-01

The state prison farm at Enfield is official ly in use now. Fifty-two inmates were taken to the old Shaker farm last Thursday and by this time are probably full-fedsed farmers. Those selected for the work were 'trusties" who have been engaged in outside work previously. Certainly the change will mean lot to them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-01
Personal Health Service (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., 1931-06-01

And now if the economists are right we suppose the farmers should all be praying for poor crops this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-01

This summer vegetables will be raised. 1000 chickens fed and tended and hay harvested on the l00-aere farm. It is expected that cows will also be purchased so that dairy pro- ducts can be provided for the state prison. In few years the farm should supply prod ucts tor the entire state prison with it's 1000
 inmates. not to mention other institutions. When that time comes. though, there will be more than 52 men working the prison farm. It will be interesting to see how the experi- ment works out in Connecticut where the problem of prison employment will be acute when the Hawes-C Cooper bill goes into effect.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-01
TSK, TSk

Hot tea Is rather common, Far from the gOurmets' art, But iced tea, ah, that's different This drinks considered smart.
 O-O-O Youth springs eternal, but you cant say the same for those on autom obiles.
 O-O-O
 The trouble with the wage scale is due to the fact that it's generally tipped in the wrong direction.
 o-O-O Years ago they judged the cleanli- ness of n family by the size of the Monday wash.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-01

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 847 o'clock Daylight saving time) tonight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-01

Russia now leads France and Great Britain in the number of movie houses. /
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-01

The boys went motor boating,
 But stalled five miles from shore, They've sworn off motor boating,
 You d swear, with hands as sore.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-01
Good evening.
 o-O-o HASH

Good evening.
 o-O-o
 HASH Fido ate chicken bone. Stuck in his throat. please pray For Fido's joined the chicken in The land of some sweet day. The boys went motor boating, But stalled five miles from shore, They've sworn off motor boating. You d swear, with hands as sore. When Minnie married Tommy. She said they'd seldom fight, And seldom was correct, my friends They're at it every night. They once called 'em couch
 hammocks. In which we liked to sway. But now they're termed sweet
 gliders,
 Hammoeks of yesterday. And now l must confess bit, Although I'm not a snitcher, But prefer cold lemonade. Poured from a green glass pitcher. I trust you liked this bit of hash, Sometimes it's quite meal, But gosh. 1 guess it all depends. On just the way you feel.
 o--O-o Information is a two-edged sword, but be sure you keep it to the point.
 o--O--o
 The person with an elastic conscience has little or no trou- ble enjoying Il stretch of the imagination.
 O-O-O Watered stock may be acceptable in the summer time, provided its ice watered. o-O--o
 The difference between capi- tai and labor is three days a week.
 o-O-o Dizzy Dorothy, Waterbury's in- tellectual idiot, thinks the Battle of Brandywine was the first fight be- tween vets and drys.
 o-O--o
 TSK, TSk. Hot tea Is rather common, Far from the gOurmets' art, But iced tea, ah, that's different This drinks. considered smart.
 o-O-o Youth springs eternal. but you can't say the same for those on , ,tr, aI,i
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-01

Fido ate chicken bone,
 Stuck in his throat, please pray For Fido's joined the chicken in
 The land of some sweet day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-01

And now l must confess a bit, Although I'm not sniteher, But 1 prefer cold lemonade,
 Poured from a green glass pitcher
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-01

When Minnie married Tommy,
 She said they'd seldom fight, And seldom was correct, my friends They're at it every night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-16
WIDOWS
TO Get $4,000
% Bereaved Women Will
Receive Compensation.

By United Press
LINTON, Ind, Feb. 16.-Compen-
sation of $115,O0O will be paid
twenty-th widows w h e
husbands were among the twenty
eight men killed in the Little Betty
mine disaster near here Jan. %, &C
cording to an agreement signed by
John Riddle, general counsel for
District II, United Mine Workers of
America, and John S. Taylor,
counsel for the Lynch Coal
Operators Reciprocal Association.
With the twenty-three cases
settled, there is but one other to be
closed out of court as soon as
certain information can be obtained
from the widow, now in a hospital,
leaving four cases to be tried. These
cases will be heard in court to de-
tern1ine dependents, if any.
The last act in the official in
vestigation of the disaster was filing
of a report of Coroner Walker: Nc
Hugh of Sullivan comfy, and a
statement by Jesse HedwelI, county
prosecutor.
Hedwell said:
'I am personally satisfied that no
living person could be charged with
manslaugtter in connection with
the death of tWenty-eight men in
the Little Betty mine explosion"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-16
MURDER Term
TO Be FOUGHT
Lawyer Acts to Set Aside
Youths Guilty Plea.

Legal tilt to set aside a life
sentence pronounced on William A.
Brown, 10, of indianapolis, Saturday
after the youth pleaded guilty to
the murder of Patrolman Walter
Garrison of Rushville, was to be
started in Rush circuit court today
by William Brown, the boys father.
The youth, his attorney, Paul
Scharff1n, charges, pleaded guilty to
first degree murder without consult
ing his relatives, and was to have
been tried today on plea of not
guilty to the killing.
Life sentences was given the
youth Saturday when G. M. George.
Rush country pauper attorney, an
nounced to Judge John A. Tits
worth, that young Brown was will
ing to accept life sentence rather
than take the chance of being SEN
fenced to the electric chair.
Scharf1n, asserting he is The
youths attorney, said a defense was
being prepared preliminary to trial,
Scharffln failed in an attempt to
have the case venued out of Rush
county when Ellsworth overruled
the petition Saturday, it was said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-16
FIRE OvERCOMES 20
Several Deaths Averted in
Explosion

By United Press
CINCINNATI, Feb. 16.-Twenty
persons, including eight girl en-
ployeS, were overcome when fire
broke out in the Pick Pen Company
plant here today and fumes from
burning celluloid and other mate
rails filled the building.
An explosion preceded the fire and
only the fact that the plant had
three exits through which seventy
five other employees escaped, averted
loss Of life, f1remen declared.
Five f1remen were overcome and
with the girls were removed to hos
pitfalls.
None of the victims was believed
affected seriously. All available po-
lice and f1remen were ordered to the
scene and the blaze was quickly con-
trolled.
The company maintains a supply
Of celluloid and similar materials
for the manufacture of its products.
Gas enanating from the ce1luloid
quickly spread and many employees
became nauseated and tainted as
they reached the exits.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-16
TAX BILLS IN
SPOTLIGHT IN
LEGISLATURE
Strong Pressure Is Brought
to Bear for Special
Assembly Session.
GOV. LESLIE SAYS mo-
Democratic Income and
Corporation Tariff Meas
ureS Up.

Indiana's legislators, harTied by
the necessity of putting through tax
reform measures within three weeks
or resisting strong pressure for a
special session, reconvened in both
houses today with the Democratic
income and corporation tax bills
occupying not merely the center, but
the entire stage.
Weekend conferences between
Lieutenant Governor Edgar D.
Bush and Walter Myers, speaker OF
the house. brought from Bush the
announcement the senate would be
resolved into a committee of the
whole Tuesday if the house can get
all its amendments into the per-
sonal income and corporation bills
at a special order Of business
session tonight at 1880.
Farm organization leaders, fear
full that income tax measures will
be the only ones enacted during the
present session and that they may
be declared unconstitutional, are be-
hind demands for special session
at the close of the current session,
March 9.
Leslie Standing Firm
However, Governor Harry q. Les
lie has announced himself uncom-
promiSingly opposed to a special
session and If he refuses to call one,
there would be only one recourse.
This would be by failure of the as
senrbly to pass the biennial appro-
priation bill and leaders of both
houses say they entertain no
thought of such a recourse.
Farm leaders are discussing intro
duction of bill calling for con-
stitutional convention referendum
in 1892, believing the referendum
was defeated last fall only by in
sistence of newspapers and party
leaders that tax reforms can be &C
complished without constitutional
changes.
Speaker Myers said today he is
making every effort to bring the
budget before the houst this week
for consideration as a committee of
the whole.
SIashing Is Threatened
Ways and means committee
members took copies of the budget
home with them over the weekend
with the announced intention of
making suggestions for plain and
fancy slaShing of several items.
Lieutenant-G Governor Bush has
informed Speaker Myers the senate
under no condition will railroad the
budget bill as it did two years ago
and that it needs plenty of time for
consideration.
The measure appropriated $4,000
for state departments and institu-
lions and $4S,OOO,OOO for depart
ments supported by funds not de-
rived from direct taxation.
Preparatory to the night session
Democratic members of the house
will discuss the income tax bills
at the close Of today's adjournment
in caucus.