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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26
A Case We'll Ended

Although Governor Gross might have made an issue of the Hartford city court judgeships he seems to have taken the proper attitude towards the situation by refusing to nominate two democratic justices to replace the repub- lieans named by the Legislature this year. The democratic town committee few weeks ago questioned the eonstitutionality of their ap- pointment on the grounds that the resolution naming the judges had been acted upon too soon by the House of Representatives. The argument would have settled into discussion of what constituted three legislative days, but rather than carry the case to the higher courts the governor has wisely allowed the repubii- can nominees to prepare to take office July l.
 There doesn't seem to be much doubt in the legal fraternity of Hartford. both republi- can and democratic. that the appointees, Will liam M. Harney and Richard T. Steele might have been busted had the case gone to the courts. But if the legality of their appoint ments was questioned. in turn that of Chief Justice Maltbie of the Supreme Court and Judge P. B. OSullivan of the superior court would have been affected. for it is believed that their nominations were acted upon in the selfsame way as were those of the Hart ford judges. That would have been a fine state of affairs. somewhat similar probably to the muddle created by the MeCook deeis- ion which invalidated 1.500 state laws.
 At any rate the situation has cleared up very nicely. And the democratic party fares better than the republican. The governor has named successor to Judge Arthur E. Howard. Jr. of the common pleas court from the democratic party. Attorney Abraham s. Bordon is the new judge and will assume of- flee today. Attorney Bordon was one of the unsuccessful candidates for the city court judgeship who were defeated earlier this year when the judiciary committee of the Legis- lature named Mes9s Harney and Steele. That the democratic party is more than satisfied with the way things have worked out must be quite evident.
 Whether the state will construe the ap- peintment as political or not it can't deny the fact that Attorney Bordon deserves the posi- tion. His ability has long been recognized in Hartford. Although he may not have aspired to the common pleas court that doesn't mean he cannot meet the requirements. It .lockes to Gs as if Governor Cross had the better of the argument. He might have dragged the appointments through the courts had he so chosen. Instead he counters with tte third democratic appointment to the com mon pleas courts of the state. And the best part of it is that there can be no complaint of politics from the republican party. It was all done for the best interests of the state at large.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26
New War Gas

It is announced that German scientist has discovered new gas capable of bringing down fighting planes. A minute particle of the gas will stop an airplane engine immedi ately. forcing prompt landing or causing crash. Such announcements arouse eonsid- erable alarm in some circles and jinsosm in others. Yet the new gas. if it is authentic, is natural scientific development.
 The next war. we have been told repeated ly will be fought chiefly by airplanes and poisonous gases With this theory to work on. what more reasonable than that patriotic chemists should seek the most devastating gases and particularly one that would eoun- teraet the peril from the air? It is another example of how one thing leads to another in keeping country prepared" for war. As long as the thought of war is tolerated. there will be just such preparation for it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26
IN
 NEW YORK
wtlh GiIbert Swan

New York-Eeverberat from the recent wave of murder and lurid crime in New York have wakened this towns officialdom to action a. gainst the more sinister night re. sorts and dance halls. At the moment, they are talking about a new ommissionership in the police department which would have immediate powers to act a. gainst a most vicious breed of so- called night club. P &f
 Strangers in Manhattan have been the most frequent victims of such tenderloin spawns, where the rules not only never give a sucker break but generally leave the victim beaten In some dark doorway with his pockets inside-out.
 Visitors, however, are not the sole prey. Townfolk, out on a lark, fre- quently stumble upon eye-opening evidences of what goes on behind locked or barred doors in their own town. New Workers who stumble into such traps have only themselves to blame, since the warning signals have been displayed time and again.
 So raw is the initiation of a vic- tim that. were 1t not for the beat ings and robberies, the whole thing would be funny and recall the old days of Uncle Josh in the big city.
 For the places now being dragged out of the dark into the light of day are of the old melodrama va riety that we met in cheap novels and tent shows in past years.
 
 Briefly, the most common pro- cedure of such spots is this: They work in league with a type of taxi- cab driver who cruises about the mid town section in serch of fares. Usually the driver has "gyp" cab: that is. a cab charging the highest rates. But there are any member of other "steerer."
 that the average stranger Is likely to be little giddy: likely to want
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26

The Herald Tribune is exceedingly excited about the proposal to tow the rehabilitated frigate Constitutation or Old Ironsides as she is more familiarly called from port to port in a sort of exhibition cruise. The HIT ayers that no boat with the history that is back of Old Ironsides can rightfully be towed. We are of the same opinion. What an idea. indeed Imagine a full rissed frigate being towed ignominiously behind some Navy tug. What spectacle that would be. Why the new spars of the Constitution would bend for shame. Its spiek and span sails would culver in every seam. Cast aside such pre- postsrous idea and equip the vessel with able seamen recruited from the coast of Massaehu- setts and Maine where hardy sons of the sea are still to be found. Let Secretary of War Charles Francis Adams command her. but insist upon old salts those who sailed under canvas furled or flung out to catch the faint est semblanee of breeze. What was the idea of refitting Old Ironsdes from stem to stern. from bottom to top mast if she wasn< to spread her sails as proudly as she did one hundred years ago when she was the seourge of the seas Don't tow Old Ironsides. She isn't dereliet. She's vital part of Ameri- can history.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26
Quotations

The sun has passed through one- third of its fife. Its death may be expected 150.000 million years hence.
 Sir James Jeans.
  Next to women and automobiles. research is the most expensive lux ury in American life.
 -Dr charie: P. arayson. Experience has taught that the police department is Fundamentally honest. It is c fair cross section of society ana 10 composed largely of honest, intelligent men.
 -Colonel Henry Barrett Cham. beriain, operating director. Chi- easo Crime commission' The motor car has brought into existence . new race of human bo. ings. who SO Into the country not because they love the country but because they love their cars.
 ...-soSsrs lYnd' The correct thing to do is to have that kind Of ballet which stupid peo. pie will spell. because in that way you will dlsfranchise the stupid part Of the population.
 ---IslP Martin Conway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26
Reluctant France

Naturally the unwilling voice in the inter national debt moratorium chorus is France. That country. running true to form. has no enthusiasm for making things easier for Ger many. even though such action will improve the European situation. There are practical reasons for such an attitude in this case. aside from old prsjudiess. France stands to lose most or gain least. by President Hoovsrs proposal. She is 0sfmanys heaviest creditor. having Si4.o00. .0oo. 900 of repara,ion money due from 0ssmsny, to Great Britain's S5.. ooo. 100000 and Itaiy's s4ooo.ooo. 900. Shs is also . heavy debtor. owing the Uni,sd States nearly S7.00.000. 900 and Gfsa. br. tain nearly 5000. 900, 900; but on the Amsrisss debt she has been paying hardly anything
 If pssssai inisrnasionsl pssmsnu stop for ysss. fsinss will De losias about sloo. o0o. 900 ast during ihs moratorium Great Britain
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26

will since arriving in Connecticut. When Mir Latimer mentioned hearing one in recent delightful article of his she questioned bis sense of hearing or his knowledge of bird calls There are whippoorwills around Waterbury. Last year there was one out at Quassapaug on the west side of the lake. Just at dusk he would cali. 90 very softly. We hope it was a he. Anyway. 1t was whippoorwill. We hear one every night too. just as the light is failing and we're hurrying to get the last patch of lawn cut This is the time of the year they seem to get the closest to human habita- tion. The edge of a woods is fine place to hear one and perhaps two.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26

At the last Forest Census taken in our national forests it was revealed that one million wild animals roam through them. A gain of 9 per cent was registered in the last year.
 Deer showed the greatest increase. Elk. moose. mountain sheep. mountain goats. and ante lope also showed slight gains which is en- eouraging to park authorities. Antelope were once reported to have become extinct in this country. but they have returned in fine style. A country's native animals are as vital as its forests and rivers. Without them we would be minus a valuable natural resource.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26

to so places and do things; likely to take a few drinks and want to keep going. Sometimes the far. asks the driver for a recommendn- tion--and this is a truly fatal pro- cedure in six out of 10 cases and a long chance in nine out of 10. For you never can tell where you will wind up.
 On the other hand, the cabby may hint that he knows where there is plenty of goinings on; lots of music: pretty girls to dance with; and even a drink to be bought. At the very suggestion, the stranger would do we'll to stop the cab and get out, for the driver means no good to visit ing firemen.
 But if the sucker goes along and most of them do-the old, old game begins. He Is deposited at place the address of which he is not lik ely evere to remember again. He is turned directly from the cabby to a, doornan who 'hustles him inside. There Is, as was prom ised. some music and some girls. There is, on occasion, drink to be bought-yes, even bathtub cham pagne for the girls. And perhaps the very worts straight liquor to ia found in New York. If the sucker has his own supply, there's the set- up.
 The serious note begins to strike when the time for the payoff comes. Chances are that the visitor thought he'd been making pretty good "whoopee." But suddenly, in return for Q couple of bottles of ginger ale and a chair he finds a bill for $zS.4O If he bought drinks, it's even more. 3He protests, Hard-boiled gents come up. He refuses to pay. with in e second his arms are pinned be- hind him! his pockts are turned in- side out and he wakes up In the street with black eye and q dazed notion of what 1t was all about.
 Another game is the check raising racket. The sucker Ands he hasn't enough money and offers q check. By morning his $50 has been raised figure that the loss will be swal- lowed rather than bring shady ad- ventures into court. Furthermore. the crooks also know that most victims leave, such places 60 dizzy that they would never be able to md their way back or tell where they had been.
 Even these endings are relatively happy, compared with some where men have been all but beaten to death. robbed and carried out to be dumped in the most convenient gutter. GILBERT SWAN. Copyright, 1881. NEA Service. Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26
TO.DAY'S SELECTED POEM
FREEeIA
Christian Science

FREEeIA (By Adel De Leeuw in The Christian Scienc
 Monitor) .. never shall smell freesia, No matter where I am, without recalling swiftly The streets of Amsterdam. There every hower.vendor Is partner to romance, Which he will gladly proffer Upon the merest glance. The white, star. .blossomed freesia Topping high.whssled cart. Spreads glamour down the roadway, Spreads glamour in your heart The housewives hurrying homsward. The tall and busy men. Are caught up by the perfume Again and yet again. The housewives hurrying honneward, is enc sweet et.seented lane; The sunlight smells ef freesiA, The faln ls freesle raln' Oh. the fragrance of white frsssla ts never half co sweet AS dfiffins deWn the Dutch ale Aiens . sobbisd street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26
TODAY IS TtiEA! ANNIVERSARY &9 gkKA
ARRIVAL OF U. $. TROOPS

<AASAeAt All OEr Os a. x1NOOE0
 On June 26, 1917. the first contin- gents of the first United States Army to fight in Europe arrived in France, under the command of Major Gen eral William l.. Sfbert.
 News that the Americans were arriving spread rapidly and by the time the troopships arrived along. side the wharfs where the men were to debark, thousands of persons we're on hand to greet them.
 A wild welcome was shrieked by whistles of craft in the harbor and the welcoming throngs burst into song. The American soldiers were spontaneously dubbed "Sammies" by the excited French crowds, to distinguish them from the British "Tommies.''
 General Sibert took up his quar- ters at a camp not distant from the coast as commander of the frs, United States force sent abroad, un- der General Pershing as commander in.chief
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26
SOME oriD HAMPERS

Copenhagen - Three thousand years ago 6appsrs Haunted their wiles before the young blades of the ancestors of the Anglo -saxons. Thomas Thomsen, Danish archeolo. sist. has ound. 4 grave. near the that girls of thcse dave bobbsd thsir came to their knees. used rouge and Iipstlck Of c sort, and donned Hash. ins ornaments to lure the attsntions of men. ffa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26

will lose only SzO, O,0oO. .ooO. The Unitsd States will lose S1e4.000.0O0 of interest. Germany will save S427. .000.0 900. France is comparatively prosperous and can get along. It is hardly credible that she will spoil this concert of nations by refusing to cooperate in matter of such general importance If she did. she would suffer from it in the long run. in many ways.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26
At 7he National Capitol DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER A Digest of Who's Who and Whats What
 By RODNEY BUTCHER
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER
By RODNEY BUTCHER

into short subjects. in the commis- sion's own sound-color movies en. acting episodes of Georges life, through special reels on Washing. ton being prepared for weekly meet ings of S40,000 members of All clubs, in portraits furnished for lec- lures at various culture clubs and historical societies or through slides being produced for stereopticon lec- lures.
 This modest program for the pic- turization of George Washington is just mite of what the commission Is doing to sell the Father of his Country to his 120.000,000 children on the 200th anniversary of the year of his birth.
 A carpet has been invented for automobiles with hair surface and rubber haae
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26

Announcement of the completion of plans for the Baldwin street bridge at Mill street recalls the proposal of Senator Lawlor of year ago. He proposed an overhead structure for this point to extend from the park right over Mill street and the river. It would be quite an engineering feat. but also would relieve much traffic congestion at the point.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26

Some New Jersey lady who has ennisrated to this state and is finding it hard to believe ali our natives tell her doubts what Mr Lati- mer has to say in his column in the Hartford Times about whippoorwill. This lady has never heard what she calls a real whippoor-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26
Good evening.
 o-O-O THE PRINCE IS 37
"A SMILES THE THING"

| Good evening. o--O-O
 THE PRINCE IS 37 I'm not So young as l used to be. Thus saith the Prince of Wales, But I've lived life full of fun y'know. Eve weathered the storms and the gales
 And I've gone places and done things:
 Land and sea did roam; I've hunted big game in the wilds And I've had a good time at
 home.
 A prince of the blood isn't always
 50 lucky.
 With restrictions of court a bit
 thick:
 But the breaks came pretty nice for
 me
 And 4 prince can't always pick And though Tine not so young as
 used to be.
 I must travel many more trails; I must get out of life plenty.
 While I'm still the Prince of
 Wales.
 The government of Brazil has dropped the lettese, K, w and Y. Thus intensifying the depression among alphabet soup makers.
 o-O-O
 A Los Angeles clergyman preached 20 hours to make record, taking only lemon juice for sustenance. A sort of lemon-aid, as 1t were.
 o-O-o
 Dear Editor: We'll, here we are again. like wall from a graveyard. Since our last visit to the column many things have. happened. but head and shoulders above them all looms the arrival of our first-born. It's boy, and how. We were on the edge of saying that he resem- bles his father in dim sort of way. but with the mother now approach ing us from behind 'twere wiser by far to change the subject from head to foot and that quickly. And here we are on another tack. as 1t were. What with the feastinS and rejoicing usually attendant up- on an occasion of such moment, other matters went by the board Ss they say in the Ozarks. But now that the tumult has. subsided into yelp and the gusts have departed but one, it's high time we crawled back to work and you may expect to hear from us from time to time. Maurice J. Ronayne. Greetings Maurice, the door is wide open. The Ed.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26
Personal Health Service
 (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis "r treatment. will be answered by Dr Brady. Ad-' dress him, care of the Democrat, sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26

High tide at Milford Saturday. June 27. l0:20 p. m. Daylight time); low tide 4:l0 a. m. Daylight time).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26
LEAVE WE'LL ENOUGH ALONE

Now Mary had little calf. Aye, two of them, in fact; And everywhere that Mary went Much notice they'd attract. But. oh, she was foolish kid. In this you win agree. When I disclose what Mary did For more publicity. Twas not enough that men were
 pleased Upon her charms to gapc, Ambition turned her silly hcad-- And spoiled nifty shape; For Mary took to dieting, Went heavy on tho soup, Scrcncly sure that soon her form Would knock 'cm for a loop. Alas, for such vain dreams as hers Dear mo, how Mary grew! Not mp. hut out, you understand, Til fast the gossip flew. Til now whenever she goes by, The boys no longer stare; Though still she dresses high and
 scant, They just don't seem to care. For now her calves arc little COWS And floors beneath her crcak And every pair of hose she dons Is sure to spring ( leak; And cen her doc, whispered sage, Though long he sits and frowns. Can find no way to check the fat, To circumvcnt the pounds. So take a tip from Mary, girls, Consider her sad plight, Should c'cr you feel that giddy urge To pad those bones a mite. Ay, bob your tresscs, pluck your
 brOws. And daub your maps aflame; But in the name of all that's fine, DON'T MONKEY WITH THAT
 FRAME.
 o-O-o A ploughing contest is to be broadcast in England. But do you suppose the censors will stand for this dirt?
 The president of France, at 69, has married a school teach- CT. He believes, apparently, that it is never too late to learn.
 o-O--o Then there was the Chicago race starter who, on firing the starting pistol, assassinated the sprinters in lapse of memory.
 o-O--o
 TWAS EVER THUS c.- .-e, o-O-o Mary had . little smoke, The first she ever tried; It want so much fun at that, The poor girl almost dicd.
 -o--O--o The trouble with most angels" of Broadway shows Is that they think, as far as their productions 90, the sky is the limit.
 o-O--o
 Prisoners at Sing Sing have organized a baseball team. Go. ing In for sport may be all right, providing they don't take up cross.country running.
 O-O-o This generation. remarks the of. flee sage, Co distinguished by its hus. tie; the past generation, by its hustle.
 o--o--o
 A IA 1881 MODEL fAtiIe Jack 0umbIc at in tho runss
 bie
 of . nice listle nsSssv cas, Along came ( tr'sck, save hlm . N. msss sss. .h. ditch ,s pss.
 e--o-o Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26

All vehicles must be lighted not later than S:5o o'clock Daylight saving t:mc) tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26

It's curious how many shippers seem cage to pay IS per cent higher freight rates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26

Since the World powers have renouneed war as an instrument of national policy. wouldn't it be good thing now to renounee it also as an instrument of business'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26

In Arssntina. about ons.haif oi the FsotloR picture theatefs hav1 been wired for reproduction c aQun1 iilma.
The Washington times., 1931-11-26

To SLAY|NG
FOUND
Constable Gasch Says He Can
Produce Man Who Saw
Tea House Murder

Constable Andrew Gasch, of
Bladensburg, today announced
that he had located a man who
saw the actual murder of Gro
YER Amick, of Washington,
early Monday morning when
five gangsters raided the Old
Colonial Tea House near Blad-
enSburg. ..
The constable refused to reveal
who or where the man is. but
said he would produce him to-
morrow when Baltimore detectives
resume their investigation Of the
shooting, in which four other
men and a woman were seriously
wounded. The Baltimore detec-
'tives we're off today, celebrating
Thanksgiving.
Can Describe SlayerS
The man he has located, Gasch
said, can give o description Of
the SlayerS:a
1t was also learned that the
five women entertainers at the
tea house and Dan Kushner will
be held at Hyattsville until the
Baltimore detectives return to-
morrow. 1t previously had been
planned to transfer them to Up
per Marlboro. They are held un-
der $l,500 bond each as material
witnesses.
The five girls and Kushner are
confined in the basement of the
courthouse, where there is little
ventilation. Despite such unfaV-
orable conditions, however, they
appeared today to be standing
the strain very well.
A turkey dinner was served
them today in their stuffy quar-:
ters. Their appetites were good.
The women being held gave
their names as Mae Dix. Mary
Wilson, Helen Conley, Jean Cor
don and Margerie KuShner.
Arthur Crockett and Raymond
Sisler, taXicab drivers of this city.
who were at the house when the
holdup and shooting occurred,
were released last night under
$3.50 bond as material witnesses.
White Slave Drive On
Meanwhile Department of JUS,
tice agents are investigating all
roadhouses from Scranton, Pa,
to Washington, in the drive to
put an end to all that have
pretty women" for the entertain
ment of men. Those responsible
for the houses it was said, will be
arrested on white slavery charges.
The Washington times., 1931-11-26
8 ARMED THUGS
FO|LED BY GIRL

The quick thinking OF a young
woman employe of the Conger
Laundry, Twentythird Street and
New York Avenue Northwest,
frustrated two armed robbers
rifling the safe in a hold-up last
night.
The robbers fled with $45
taken from the cash register.
For Is minutes Miss Helen
Standbach, %, of 618 A st. S.
E.; Miss Edna La Corte, 21, Of
$50 Twenty-sixth st. N. W.. and
C. H. Conger, jr., were held at
bay by the robbers who de-
manded money. They forced Mr..
Conger to lie on the floor and
demanded keys to the safe.
Miss La Corte had the keys
concealed around her neck, but
refused to give them up. The
robbers then robbed the cash reg
lister.