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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20
At 7he National Capitol
 DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER
A Digest of Who's Who and Whats What
 Nv RODNEY BUTCHER

Washington - In the eyes of a newcomer to congress who has spent lifetime in city and state politics, there isn't so much to the national legislative body, after all.
 What do I think of it here :? Why, congress impresses me as nothing more than an enlarged edition of state legislature" says Congressman Edward Hull Crump of Memphis, who recently came here after almost 20 years as the virtually undisputed politi- cal boss of that city and, in re- cent years, a powerful influence in the Tennessee legislature:
 "A few days after I arrived here I was listening to Representative McFadden of Pennsylvania as he made his celebEated speech in which he tore into President Hoover. It all sounded strangely familiar. l closed my eyes and sald to myself: Where have I heard that before?' Then it all came back to me. Change the locale and change the name of the man making the speech and 1t might have been made on the floor of the Tennessee legislative during our fight to ousl Governor Horton"
 Congressman Crump probably will play 8 big hand - though a quiet hand - in the Democratic House when he finally gets settled. Little probably will be heard Of him publicly, though, because =. despite the fact that he is one or the keenest politicians Tennessee ever produced and was elected mayor of Memphis three times, ne never made speech in his life. Tie has always believed in letting otn- CTS do the talking for him.
 Already there is talk around the capitol that Boss Crump's reputation as keen political strategist has been recognized by Speaker Jack Garner and that Garner, Crump and Boss Curry ol Tammany are even now on de- cidedly close terms and With a lot of plans in store. If a real Democratic ma chine is to be assembled in Con- gress, Crump will make his party an excellent political mechanic.
 Tall, erect, white-haired and ap- parently near 60, the veteran Memphis boss makes an impress sive and dignified figure on the floor of congress. He dresses In highly-tailored light gray, smiles affabiy, shakes hands warmly ana has all the appearances of a man who can quickly win a confidence and in a few minutes convert an utter stranger into a bosom friend. That. apparently, was the secret of his success in Memphis where even when he wasn't actually serving his three terms as mayor or his four terms in the much more lucrative fee job of county treasurer, both city and county administrations were at his beck and call.
 Born on Mississippi farm, Crump moved to Memphis in 1892 and began taking a hand Tn politics. He was elected a dele-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20
THE srREPToCoCCUs AT PLAY

Tonsilits, simple sore throat with Slight fev- erishness, and scarlet fever, according to the
 Investigations of Griffith and Glover, English physicians who reported their studies in the British Medical Journal recently, may all be caused by the same germ, a hemolytic strep- tococcus. Now please don't think I am fond of prying these imposing terms off my teeth I'll explain what hemolytic means and then drop it for the rest of the game. It means blood destroying; or more specifically the dis solving of red blood corpuscles. Some germs have the faculty of doing that notably the mo- torious streptococcus. While we're explaining let us explain what streptococcus means. It means a coccus that occurs in the form of chains like strings of beads. That character stic readily distinguishes this species, or kind of germ from, say, the staphylo-coccus which occurs in the form of punches, like punches of grapes, or the diplococcus which occurs in pairs.
 We have long known that some of the very worst of acute sore throat of very in fectous character are caused by the strepto- coccus strains, both hemolytic and others. We have known that this same germ is responsible for many cases of acute tonsillitis, and the famous DTS Dick in this country, authors of the Dick test for scarlet fever, have shown by actual experiment on volunteer subjects that inoculation with the same strain of strepto- coccus will produce simple sort throat in one person, scarlet fever with no rash in a second person, scarlet fever with typical rash in third person. and perhaps erysipeias in fourth person.
 The English investigators believe that any such acute sore throat of the streptococcus class may be followed or complicated by what
 
 tism' or by acute inflammation in the ear, just as so often happens in cases of scarlet fever. They find that there are at least four groups or classes of hemolytic streptococci which cause scarlet fever, group being highly viruent and group " least virulent, that is, tho former produces severe scarlet fever, the latter only mild or abortive illness if any.
 There is a popular notion that 'scarletina" is a milder illness than scarlet fever. Perhaps "scarletina'' is the name people give to cases of scarlet fever due to group III or group " streptococcus.
 So it is necessary to recognize that in any epidemic of scarlet fever, or of sore throat, the virus may be spread by persons who pur- port to have nothing but slight ''cod' or simple sore throat This is just one more good scientific reason why people who value their own health and respect the rights of oth- CTS should accept and practice my teachings about do unto others as you expect them to do unto you, at any rate it can never harm your own health to beware of what you catch in polite conversational spray, whether the epidemic is large one or just little house. hold, office shop outbreak
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20
TO BRING OUT THOSE
 DOLLARS
(christian Science Monitor)


 A man in the parade of unem- ployed at the White House was discovered with .$1,000 in bills stitched inside his coat. His lot be- trayed no greed for money as such. It merely expressed the fear of a man who, having lost his job, was afraid of losing his money too.
 Thousands of persons are in the same state. They do not care to trust others with their savings. It is idle to blame them. The, uncer- tainty which makes them unwill- ing to leave their hard-earned dol lars in the custody of others must be replaced by certainty. A good start is the Presidents reconstruc- tion program. By restoring credit, or society's faith in itself, it will re- lay the foundation of that financial credit that bankers deal in. Credit, after all, is simply a form of the Latin word, ito believe"
 Hoarding Is a medieval custom that went out with the develop ment of modern banking. It's place was taken by faith-faith mobil- ized and expressed by cooperation. Just as 1t has moved mountains in the past, and has suffused, so it can in the future, provided the conditions in which 1t can function are supplied by concerted effort.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20

gate to the democratic state con- vention in 1902 and 1904, to the city's board of public works In 1905, to the police commissioner. ship in 1907, and to the office of mayor in 1909, 1911 and 1915. Then followed his four terms as county treasurer, but since that ended in 1924 he has still domi- mated local and state politics.
 Probably few of the millions who have heard 1.-The Memphis Blues" know that, the composer of this song, w. c. Handy, D Memphis negro barber who turned musician, dedicated his world-fa.-. nous tune to "Mistah Crump'' and that Crump's name actually appeared in the original verse of the sheet music and the phono- graph records. That was in the days when Crump was mayor.
 Fame emerged for both. As the result of this song, Handy was commissioned by the Encyclopedia Brittanica to write its article on "blues" music. And "Mistah Crump," the hero thereof. ad- vanced steadily and successfully along a long political path that has now led him to congress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20
Here, There And Everywhere
A PRESERVE FOR ALASKA
 BEARS
(New York Herald-Tribune)

(NeW York Herald-IrlpuHe)
 The most impressive natives of Alaska are the big brown and grizzly bears. Having unfortunate ly, few friends in the territory, the bears are being killed off at a rate which they cannot withstand. In order that a fair number may sur vive a bill is to be introduced in congress to provide sanctuary for these superb animals on Admir- alty and. Chicagof Islands near Juneau, the Alaska capital. Many friends of wild life, committee and individuals, are heartily in favor of giving the big bears g. secure range of their own.
 They have almost no protection under the present laws, for, ex- cepting in a few small areas, any resident may kill any number of grizzly and great brown bears at any time of the year. Stock, rais- CTS say that the bears raid sheep and cattle. Prospectors and trap pers accuse them of robbing food caches. If there is some evidence for these indictments, the further charge that the bears are ferocious, aggressive and dangerous seems to have been much exaggerated. John M. Holzworth, who has pho- tographed some 200 of the animals in their wild state at distances of from eight to 150 feet, was not once attack. He finds the bears "just like so many big St Bernard dogs-alert, intelligent, dignifed and courageous" When cornered. shot and injured, bear will fight back. So will a St Bernard or a man.
 Harmless or not, the bears are being hunted down. There are not a great many left on Kodiak Island, from which the Kodiak bear is named. On Admiralty Isl- and, however, by MT Holzworth's estimate, there are at least i've thousand brown and grizzly bears, probably more than half the whole number of the animals in Alaska. On Chicagof Island there are not a few. These islands are most suitable for the proposed reserve. They are easily accessible to natur- alists and tourists who like to rough it and the terrain is per- fectly adapted to the bears habits. Surely out of all Alaska a small principality can be saved for its grand aborgines. s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20

the defender of the people and to lead them back to the fundamentals of party govern ment then he will have to refuse adherence to Constitution which permits the federal government to usurp the rights that belong solely to the states. That is the most funda- mental of democratic principles. And Gov ernor Murray is fundamentalist. Perhaps that's why he doesn't dispose of Governor Richie so readily. He hasn't given much thought 10 tie Maryland executive. We wonder if that was reciprocal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20
COBBLER HAS BUILT
 SHOES FOR CRIPPLES

Elyria, Ohio - William Rivett has worked at a highly specialized trade that has made him known throughout the United states. Can ada and even across the Atlantic.
 For 43 years, Rivett has crouched over a shoemaker's last In his tiny workshop here, making shoes for cripples. No matter what tho deformity. he has been able to devise footwear for that particu- lar customer.
 "Of course, I can't compete with modern manufacturing methods" Rivett says, hut I can do what the large manufacturers can't do and I know that my work is help Ing somebody"
 Much of his work is done for charity. Tho shoemaker says he has done more work of thie kind this year than in aii of the l3 years ho has been in business.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20
@ TQlR2A!sY, @
 WORLD WARA. ANNIVERSARY I9H o1zSE
CTNKTNG OE BRESIAU

DIN NnlfNU OE DAsAhAAzAS
 On January 20, 1918, the Ger man warship Breslau was sunk and the battle cruiser Goeben was damaged in a battle with British naval forces at the entrance to the Dardannelles in the eastern Medi- terranean.
 The Goeben was run aground, after being badly damaged, but It managed to free itself and escape into the Dardannelles.
 These two ships had escaped from Admiral Troubridge at the beginning of the war, and were sold to Turkey. The Turks named the Goeben the Sutton Selim. and the Breslau, the Midullu.
 H. M. s. Lizard attacked the Breslau and the Goeben. Both re- turned the British ships fire. The Lizard was then joined by H. M. s. Tigress. H. M. s. Raglan was heav- fly hit, and 1t sank.
 Steaming away, the Breslau ex- ploded suddenly, apparently strik- ing a mine. Two or three minutes later there were three more explo. sions. She heled over and sank.
 On seeing the Breslau sink, the Goeben circled her once, and then steamed off to the south.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20
THE CORNELL APPOINTMENT
(New Haven Journal-Cou

(New Haven Journal-Courier)
 John A. Cornell, Jr., of Bridge- port, has just been given an interim appointment by Governor Gro ss to the superior court bench to fill 8 vacancy caused by the death Of Judge Yeomans. Those who know MT Cornell speak well of him, pointing to his excellent reputation as a lawyer. It is believed that he possesses the knowledge of human nature and the sympathy for 1t that equip a man for such Q position. Although Connecticut people have believe MT Cornells appointment came as a result of his fitness for the position, criticism is bound to follow the action. The appointee IS chairman of the democratic town committee of Bridgeport, and for years was a member of the state central committee. He is counted as a power in political circles, not only in Fairfield county, but also in adjacent territories. Whether Governor Cross had an eye to,poli- tics or not in the appointment will remain a question in the minds or many citizens. If the governor con- sidered political interests in the appointment of MT Cornell, he also considered that MT Cornell has every promise of making a credit able judge.
 No matter what appointment might be made there would De op- position to 1t by various factions in the citizenship of state or so widely differentiating opinions as Connecticut. When MT F. B. O'Sui- ivan was appointed to the bench some months ago there was consid- erable criticism. However, he has made an excellent judge. thereby justifying Governor Cross judge ment in his appointment. we oe- lieye that MT Cornell will also be a discerning and wise judge. He is of standing in his community. learned in the law and judicial in his temper. Those are qualities which decorate any bench.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20

We hope that citizens of Waterbury aren't forgetting that this is National Thrift Week. Of course good many of us cant help but be thrifty in these days, but we mustn't lose sight of the fact that there is vast difference between being thrifty and miserly. The latter classification is not for us. Spend wisely and you'll never live to regret it. And these are times for wise spending.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20
AND WHY, OH WHY

Old maids at last are cheerful, No more their songs are blue, At last the calendar gives them A break in '32.
 o-O-O Who can remember the good old days when wife sewed the hole in kitchen table cloth in- stead of hiding it with the sugar bowl?
 o-O--O
 Suggested sign; Watch Re- pairing by the Minute"
 O-O-O The bride who steaks her hus- band to dinner generally wants to make 1t short.
 o-O--O This completes our regular mid- week program. It came to you over DBD and was broadcast by the Waterbury Evening Democrat. pioneer in this type of newspaper work. We are signing off at this time, to be back on the mir again tomorrow evening nt the usual hour.
 o-O--0 Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20
Personal Health Seruice
 (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Dr Brady. Address him, care of the Democrat, sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20
YOU DON'T SAY
Mary sits upon the lap
 np l,-.., <I-.,rNAI e,aiIo,,

Mary sits upon the lap Of her devoted sailor, She only weighs 300 pounds And makes work for the tailor.
 O-O-o Who can remember the good old days when a mans cigars were carried in a leather pocket case in- stead of cellophane?
 o-O-O
 Picketing is always permis- sible as politicians prepare to build their election fences.
 O-O-O The man who put the pain in campaign is the one who talks the loudest about nothing.
 o-O-o
 Then there was the bald headed man who called his estate "Herpicide," because it saved his heir.
 O-O-O How about special steering committee to act in the passage of automobile laws.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20
ODD JOBS FOR MIR COOLIDGE.
tspringneld Republicannl n,

One of the pleasures of being q former President of the United states is that of being mentioned" Consider our neighbor, MT Cool idge. Justice Holmes of the United states supreme court resigns; among possible successors looms Mir Coolidge. Amherst college now
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20
Good evening.
o-O-o POLITICS

Politics, oh politics,
 The bunk gives me pain, It's blah-blah this, and blah-blah
 that,
 The stuff just falls like rain, It doesn't mean a single thing, To thinking folks at all, But dumbbells seems to lend an
 ear,
 For politics they fall. The dope that so-called writers"
 write,
 Just makes me smile a heap, It bfands them as newspapermen, Who shape up mighty cheap, And when you probe their line of
 bunk,
 Of reasoning its fleeced, You'll find out that these writers,
 We'll, they're generally well
 greased. Politics, oh politics, The bunk gives me a pain, It's blah-blah this and blah-blah that,
 The stuff just falls like rain, And writers who knock out the stuff,
 Just play the part of cousin, And you can buy this specie. folks, At fifteen cents a dozen.
 o-O--o The depression brought the vail ing wall to dear old America.
 o--O--o
 It's the rubber stock sales man who has the elastic step. o-O--o The height of imagination. A miser with the name of Treat.
 o-O-o They may reduce the pay of government. This should in- crease respect with the gov erned. O-O--O Judging by the achons of con- gress in Washington we're living under committee form of gov ernment. o-O--o
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20

Japan says she won't end the open door, in China. But hereafter it may open only one way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20
IT WAS EVER THUS

They throw rice at q wedding, It's quite the custom, course, But oh the things that people throw, AT A DIVORCE.
 O-O-O A green house is always pane conscious.
 O-O-O Now they claim we're going to have a wet summer. This will be cheering news for anti |. prohibitionists.
 O-O-O 'H Man power is something in which unmarried gals are interested dur ing leap year. Even automobiles with new horsepower have less of an attraction.
 O-O-O
 YOU DON'T SAY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20

Our program for prosperity - Let the government buy every family new auto. mobile, a new electric refrigerator, and new home without any mortgage on 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20
V so IT GOES

It never rains on my street, It doesn't even mist, And here's my secret, readers, Pm just an optimist.
 o-O-o The man who continually puts money on horses is merely riding to a fall.
 O-O-O Some women's heads are as easy to turn as an egg beater.
 o-O--o If the grounding sees it's shadow on February End it means six more weeks Of why we're having such an open winter.
 O-O-O As long as America keeps on the gold standard we'll be able to see the silver lining.
 O-O-O A stitch in time may prevent a exposure.
 O-O--o
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20
QUOTATIONS

Reasoning with me is auto matic. Governor William (Alfalfa Bill)
 Murray of Oklahoma.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 5:23 o'clock tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20

l Germany could pay her repara-
 tions if each German sacrificed a. beer day.
 Senator Hiram Johnson of Cali- fornia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20

If you date a lasting democracy you must have a property-oWnlng democracy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20

I walk down the boulevard and do lots of things like other people. Dolores Del Rio, movie star.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20

The quality of gray matter de- yeloped at bridge is not worth cul- tivating. Professor c. G. Shaw of New
 York U.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20

Born on Mississippi farm, Crump moved to Memphis III 1892 and began taking a hand Tn politics. He was elected a dele-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-20
The stock market has days of

optimism. HI. L. Mencken, editor, author and critic.
Evening star., 1932-01-25
SAVANTS TO SEEK
CAUSE OF QUAKES
Navy viii Aid in Expedition to
Bartlett Deep and
Bahama Islands.

A group of scientists Is about to set
out to wrest additional secrets from the
ocean depths In the West Indies area,
revealing, perhaps, the cause OF earth
quakes there.
With the aid of the Navy and other
governmental units, they propose to as
certain the nature of the ocean bed IN
the vicinity of the Bartlett Deep and
the Bahamas, inspect the structural
geology of the islands in that region
and measure the pull of gravity over
the ocean bed by means OF special
pendulum apparatus.
The group will utilize the submarine
S-48 in it's Investigations, as well as the
submarine rescue vessel Chew1nk. The
submarine is expected to cruise 1000
miles in its quest. The first unit VIII
leave Norfolk Wednesday aboard the
destroyer Tarbell.
Field Heads Expedition.
Leaders in the expedition are Prof.
Richard M. Field of the department OF
geology, Princeton University, who Will
direct it: DR.. F. A. Vening Meinesz,
member of the Geodetic Commission OF
the Netherlands and professor geodesy
at the University of Utrecht; Harry Hess,
Proctor fellow in geology at Princeton
University; Lieut.. Comdr. Allen H. Cos
nell, United States Naval Reserve, who
will be historian; Lieut.. Hugh Mathe-
son. United States Naval Reserve, VINO
will sail his own yacht Miami. and
Lieut.. j. P. Lushene of the United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey, who
will make gravimetric observations on
the islands.
The expedition will proceed from Nor
Evening star., 1932-01-25

folk to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, from
which the S-48 will sail on February
southwark of Jamaica and around
the west end Of Cuba. On February
II, it will arrive at Key West, Fla, for
film development and computation Of
recorded data and to check up with
short gravity stations.
On February Is the underseaS craft
will leave to go through the Straits
of Florida and Old Bahama Channel
and the latter part of the month will
be in the vicinity of Turks Island and
Caicos Bank. Early in March the sub
marine will be in the vicinity of Ba-
hama Island and on the nineteenth Of
that month she is scheduled to arrive
at Miami and disembark the scientists
and equipment.
Third Expedition.
Prof. Field will sail on February 7
from Miami on the yacht Miami and
his land observations on the outer
islands will supplement the gravimetric
survey to be made beneath the sea by
DR.. MeinesZ. This will be the third
expedition DR.. Field has led In this
region.
Cooperating in the expedition are
the Royal Society of Great Britain, the
National Research Council, the Amerl-
can Society of Petroleum Geologlsts,
Princeton University, the United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey and the IN
ternational Summer School OF Geology
and Natural Resources.
Evening star., 1932-01-25

Central America, while some scientists
claim that British and Dutch Guiana
were places of their origin. Many OF
these tribes of early American Indians,
like the Mayas, Incas and Aztecs, whose
ancestors are believed to have come
from Asia by way of Bering Strait.
Capt Bennett says, reached state OF
civilization.
The surface of Cuba, like that of
Alaska, he claims, has not yet been
scratched. THE Arawaks oulit SUP
stantial houses. earthworks and ball
courts and lived in Eastern Cuba Tor
many generations until wave OF
Carib cannibal immigration, gradually
sweeping up through the West Indies,
butchered the Arawak men and stole
of primitive people occurred thousands
d years ago, finally settling In Haiti
and in Cuba Later the so-called Ara
walks developed culture, raising corn