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Evening star., 1932-08-21
WILSON LINE.
WlLSON LINE
XIIASHINGTONIANS who find the

w hSf'Ai'
vacation plans upset by recent de-
clines in income, are welcoming the one
day steamer trips on the Wilson Line
steamer "City of Washington" These
l2o-mile boat trips with a three-hour
stop at Chapel Point. or a two-hour
stop at Colonial Beach, are now being
offered at prices within easy reach OF
all pocketbooks.
The s. S. City of Washington is an
ideal steamer for a four-hour boat trip.
The four airy decks of this steamer are
lined with comfortable armchairs. A
spacious tea room where la carte and
plate dinners are served, IS located on
the main deck. A large dance floor and
shuffieboard area are placed on the sec
ond deck. On this deck also are the
radio and Victrola, which furnish music
for the day trips
Evening star., 1932-08-21

T YERALDED as the first all-color
II and one of the finest mystery
melodramas ever brought to the
L i screen, Doctor X" First
National picture, will be the
featured screen attraction Of the pro-
gram opening Friday at Warner Bros
Earle Theater. The stage bill will be
headed by Everett Marshall, singing
star of the Metropolitan Opera and
Evening star., 1932-08-21
SEASIDE PARK.
THE popularity Of Seaside Park cor

ne popularity VI oeasiue FoiA WI
tinues undiminished as the 1882
season enters its final stage. The salt
water pool providing relief from the
hot, sultry city weather, continues to be
the chief attraction, with cool dancing
in the boardwalk ball room a close sec
ond and fishing from the Seaside pier
growing increasingly popular.
Several important events are sched-
uled for the park during the next few
weeks. The first one will be the South
ern Maryland tournament Of the CAL
vert Post, No. IS. Of the American Le-
gion next Saturday. Like brave knights
of old. riders will meet in jousting COM
bat, not for a fair lady's hand, perhaps,
but for other valuable prizes. Climax
ing the days festivities will be the coro-
nation bali at which the bravest knight
and the fairest lady will be crowned.
The following Saturday the Calvert
Country Mardi Gras will be celebrated
at the park.
Evening star., 1932-08-21
Outdoor Amusements.
GLEN ECHO PARK.

" VERIFYING is humming merrily
l. at Glen Echo these days, and
there is a double -barreled cele-
IL bration in the offing. Tomorrow
Evening star., 1932-08-21

PEYT0N PENN STUDIO. 1145 r ST. NV.
Met. soSo-Instruction in modern ball room
dancing. all styles; private. or class lessons:
dancing Is social necessity. prepare new,
Evening star., 1932-08-21

Ill lilC 4OhiohAoN
evening at $3.50 o'clock there's
the swimming meet at the big Crystal
Pool, held under the auspices of the
pool and sanctioned by the D. c. A.
A. U. This is an event which will
draw the crowds, for many favorite
athletes will take part.
On Tuesday the annual gathering OF
the Relief Association of the Washing
ton Railway g. Electric Co. and Potomac
Power Co. will be held at the park.
Last year $4,000 people journeyed to
the park on the day Of their outing. and
this year an even bigger attendance
is in prospect.
Picnic parties are especially invited
every day Fine dancing music is pro-
vided nightly, except Sunday, from $50
until 1870 o'clock by MacWilliams and
his band. and the car service along
the Potomac, always speedy and de-
pendable, is also a good way to cool
off on the hottest day or night. Plenty
Of free parking space is always available
Evening star., 1932-08-21

r OILYWOOD Calf August 90 the tremendous hs
j Strange 1t may SEEM set entire sound sta
Il visiting is the most absorbing given over to the
i pastime to those who are three to four sets.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-30

borrowing from this federal fund, and fear ing to have the fact known. have been told, with probably truth. that such knowledge is more likely to benefit than to injure them. because the public is treasured by the knowl- edge that the government stands back of them. It is only fair. of course. to the national public which provides the funds. to know where its money is going and on what terms Some abuses may be prevented by making secrecy impossible.
 The general attitude of the press and pulp lie will probably be about the same as it was when publicity for income tax reports was authorized. At first the public manifested considerable curiosity and some newspapers went out of their way to print the tax re- turns of citizens. Now the reports are usu ally ignored.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-30
A Book a Day
by BRUCE CATION
Book Stresses Importance of
 Common Laws

If you own an elephant and someone sneaks into his stable and gets stepped on, are you liable for damages?
 If you fine a chest of pirate gold on somebody else's farm, does 1t belong to you or to him?
 If your own carelessness per mits a hayrick on your land to catch fire from spontaneous com bustion and it's sets ire to your neighbours house, can he collect from you?
 Life being what 1t is. you may never have to know the answer to any of these questions. But you'll find them all discussed to- gether with a great many more, in The Road to the Law" by Dudley Cammett Lunt; and you'll find, also, that the book is 8 read able. easy-to- understand account of the way in which English and American coNsmon law has been built up through the years.
 MT Lunt points out that most of us believe "the law" to be chiefly a matter of statutes, where as the common law-the accretion of court decisions on points not covered by legislative, enactment --is apt to be a whole lot more important as far as our daily lives are concerned. He shows. here, how the common law has devel- oped, why lawyers place such store on precedents, why the deci- sions of various courts are scanned so carefully and how legal rulings cd certain questions can change from generation to generation.
 It makes pleasant and instruc- tive introduction to the law for the layman. Published by Whittlesey House, retails for $2.50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-30
The Perfect Food

Wheat is grain that makes an almost balanced ration says a New Jersey man. For 30 days ate nothing but wheat that l had French-fred just like potatoes. Then 1 ground it little finer than they grind coffee It makes a great cereal, rich in food values and fine in flavor. ate of it freely three times a day and never felt better. gained three pounds in weight during the 30 days and worked every day as usual. The entire food cost for the period was Sl.20, making an average of cents day.
 Here is certainly cheap living. The in formation may interest many people. The full value of wheat. in recent times has not been appreciated. It appears to be literally the perfect food, or of all foods the nearest to perfection. Let it be observed, however. that in any attempt to live wholly or mainly on this grain. the whole grain must be used, including the bran and germ ordinarily re- moved in milling. Only thus does the con sumer obtain the essential vitamins and mineral salts. The user of white flour must obtain these from other sources.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-30
Skulls

Bone-faneiers were thrilled recently by the news that young Californian, only three years out of college, had found in Pal estine some of the oldest human skeletons in the world. bringing the gap between mod ern man and the chinless cave man. They get another thrill from the announcement of skull considered older than the cele- brated Neanderthal and Java men. It was found forty feet underground in the heart of London. near the Bank of England. It is evidently the skull of woman. Possibly this is the original little old woman of Threadneedle Street"
 What with studying the bony formation of prehistoric skulls from the outside, and studying the contents of present-day skulls from the inside, archeologists and psycholo- gists working together we may soon know great deal more about human history, human brains and human minds. Here IS, to people thoughtful enough, to wonder about their own origin and destiny, one of the most engrossing studies in the world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-30
Bisecting Taxes

If Isesna makes good on her new tax relief legislation. cutting taxes one-half by establishing tax limit of $50 per $100 on fea estate, she will have started some- thing A good many million property owners in other states will want to sell out and move to Indiana or else persuade their own states to do likewise. It looks like the most drastic effort made yet in these latter years of tax rebellion, to bring real estate taxes down to a tolerable level and give realty an even break with intangible property. But the remedy looks too good to be true, and probably is.
 A clause in the new law looks very much like joker. This is the provision that the maximum Sl50 rate on assessed valuation shall apply except when an emergency" is declared by the county boards, consisting mainly of office holders. which will admin ister the new law. There will be many emergencies. It is evident too that much will depend on the valuation rate for tax purposes. It is familiar experience that as a tax rate goes down, the tax valuation is likely to go up so that the actual taxes as- sessed many remain about the same.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-30

vided them will not cause the Econ- omy League worry very much long, CT = Peace Veterans!'
 Marie Antoinette brought down the fall of a dynasty of kings. and the loss of q throne and her own head and that of her husband and many others, by only remarking that If the French people had not enough to eat they could 'eat cake: So brainless an observation, and history affirms that she did say it. brought about the dawn of a new France.
 And down in Washington a few weeks ago 1t was reported that a certain official in high life. when told that the bonus army had no bread to eat, repeated the same re- mark, Let them eat cake."
 And 50 despite the adjuration of Lieutenant Roger Burlingame of Peace Veterans' the veteran is finally convinced that the ballot Is his one salvation against the forces of greed and political trickery. and is ready to advance a c0unter-at- tack that will never stop until every man elected to office is either true-blue veteran who will keep faith with the buddies who lie in Flanders field--will take up the quarrel with the foe, instead of ad- turing them to. Peace Veterans!" will bear the torch and hold 1t high. Until every man elected to office will be one whose principles of fair dealing will never be swayed by the brutal indifference of par tisan politics.
 FRED. EDWARDS.
 156 Orange Street, Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-30
Aliens And Citizens

If foreign countries began deportlng aliens surprising number of American citl- zens might come trekking home. It is csti- mated that nearly 405 1000 Americans make their homes in foreign countries. More than half of them are in Canada, There are nearly 100000 in Europe. About quar- ter of these are in France. Portugal has the next highest number. with l6,949 Amerl- cans living in the Azores.
 Some of these cxpatristes live abroad in the service of their country Others are on personal business A surprisingly large number, however, are really natives of the lands in which they live. who once migrated to the United States, worked here, became naturalized citizens and then went back to their original homes to live. Among the aliens who have been leaving the past year --either voluntarily or at the request of our government there are said to be many American born children. These young cit- zens are being taken to their parents native lands without any choice of their own.
 How much simpler it would be if we were all citizens of the world and could move about and live where we wished as freely and conveniently as citizens of single country move about from section to sec ton or state to state. But that belongs in distant millennium.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-30

Pennsylvania now is claiming that it has larger tree than Wethersheld's famous elm It is buttonwood at Bristol Pa.. and is supposed to have been planted in l740. which means it lacks just eight years of being 200 years old. At that rate it has still long ways to go before it catches up to the giant elm in age at any rate as it dates back to 1898, according to authentic records of the ancient town of Wethersheld. The measurements of the respective trees at breast height are 22 feet inches, for the the elm and 27 feet 5 inches for the but tonwood. Measurements over all for the buttonwood are not offered. 50 until they are produced we refuse to believe that Con necticut's claim to supremacy in this field is shattered For example. at the butt of the elm it measures 55 feet. 6 inches. in circumference. The circumference spread of the branches is 429 feet and its total bark height, l29 feet. Twenty-Five feet above the ground it has twelve large branches. Truly remarkable tree is this giant elm. We don't doubt that Pennsylvania's but tonwood is fitting companion, but we refuse to admit defeat until the figures in-. form us so.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-30
So They Say

Our ship has come through a financial hurricane with much suffering, some broken spars, torn sails and wreckage on deck. But the hull is sound and neither pas- sengers nor crew doubt that we shall come safely to port. Ogden l.. Mills. secretary of the
 treasury.
 Germany still has aspirations of getting some of her colonies back. Franz von Papen. chancellor of
 Germany.
 As far as I could judge. New Workers who saw me are con- vinced I have no intention of eat- John N. Gagner. democratic candidate for vice president.
 They ta;ov.rnimeni officials, should refrain from such luxury as going to summer resorts to avoid a little heat when the whole nation is facing such serious condition. (gtarvation).
 Count Koken Tanaka. former minister of the imperial house,
 hold, Japan.
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 Cotton, once king of the eoo- homie world. must Do re-estab- iished and steel must be subordi. MRsv is, rather James R. Cox of
 Pittsburg. jobieas party's nomi-
 nee for president.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-30

Seven members of the House of Repre- sentatives are seeking advancement to the Senate this fall. if you count Representative Augustine Lonergan of Hartford as one of the number. We say this, because as yet Representative Lonergan has made ao public announcement of his intention to seek the senatorial nomination. He may prefer to remain in the House. Other representatives seeking senate honors on the democratic side are Thatcher of Kentucky. Stewart of New Jersey. Crisp of Georgia, Overton of Louisiana. and Dieterieh of Illinois. while on the republican is Grail of California. Thatcher and Lonersan are osiy possibili. ties. The others are actually in the race for honon. Ambition is. eommendabie qual-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-30
TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1882
Signs Of Life Apparent

.lp The Hartford Times believes that the retirement of J. Henry Roraback, chairman of the republican state central committee from active participation in politics IS about 7. due. It points to the fact that various lieu tenants of the astute leader have gradually worked their way up to prominence and with the Cross administration of the past eighteen months a stain on the Rorabaek escutcheon it is rather expected that follow ing the November elections the fate of the republican party may be entrusted to any of five or six able g,o.p. leaders. Un- fortunately for this surmise these lieuten- ants all bear the same stigma. They were his procession to the governorship two years ago.
 And even worse than that Harry E. Mackenzie who is supposed to control the republican vote of Fairfield county for the state organization failed miserably at his chosen task. Fairfield county turned out enmasse for Governor Cross In addition to that it elected democratic representative and high sheriff. And as a result of this startling overturn Mir Mackenzie was de- prived of the state office he held and which was keystone to considerable republican patronage. If any g.o.p. sub-leader weS higher in the good graces of MT Rorabaek then it could only have been Clarence G. willard of New Haven, state secretary of the central committee.
 To our way of thinking Mir Roraback is stiltu and about. He shows considerable signs of life. If former governor Trumbull is nominated for governor on the go.p. ticket we shall believe that Mir Roraback has much moro active interest in what IS transpring in his party than many people believe he has. Anybody who can sidetraek ths candidates of such formdables as States Attorney Hugh Alcorn, Lieutenant Governor Spencer and former Lieutenant Governor Rogers is to be congratulated. Judging by what we read in the political news of the day exGovernor Irumbull will be drafted for the coming fray and this de- spite his vigorous protests on several occasions. sar
 The only fly in this ointment will be the stsnding of Governor Cross in the state. We don't think any inter party squabbling wifi hurt the governors candidacy. He IS the sole hope of the democratic party In the state He can and we think he will lead the party to d more glorious victory than of l930. When he does, then and only then, will the last nail be placed In Mir Roraback's coffin. But it will be driven by democratic hands and not republican. It won't be the threat of younger blood Tn g.o.p ranks that forces him from the fight but the sting of defeat, twice in succession And until that time comes MT Roraback must be reckoned force to inspire the hardest work from those opposing him. No election in which he participates can be a walk-away It demands party unity and clear principles, such as Governor Cross offers the voters. Faced with these two ob staces even great and successful political boss might well falter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-30
Editor of the Democrat:

Editor of the Democrat:
 In your issue of August IT., you carried under the caption of "A Book A Day" an abbreviated re- view of recent book by Lieuten- ant Roger Burlingame labelled Peace Veterans"
 No book on sale at this time is of more importance to all veterans than this one, for it libels as rack eteers" all veterans who seek aid from the government.
 It expounds the program of the National Economy League to cur tail the pensions and disability al lowance of Spanish War and World from hospitalization in government hospitals, and seeks to eliminate living pensions for war widows and orphans.
 This group who compose the above league, whose mouthpiece is Admiral Byrd, through him have announced through the press of the country, and the public forum, that 1t is to be a fight to a flnish."
 The writer of Peace Veterans" endeavors to make out a case for the Economy League, by explain ing that its members are anxious to aid any veteran whose disability can be traced directly to war serv- ice, but fails to state the fact that eminent physicians are agreed that many of the disa bilities incurred in . war time do not make themselves evident until they have long been incurred. Nor does he make men, ton of the sum of over two billion dollars handed over to the banks and railroads.
 The league because there has been a shrinkage in national rev. enue, and because extraordinary re- venue raising means have become necessary to meet the cost of gov ernment, comes forward and pro- poses a horizontal cut in the cost of veteran relief of half million dol lars.
 Although invited to meet in con- ference with the National Rehabil- itation Committee of the American Legion, not one of its members has appeared, ar signified intend to do so.
 Here is the proposed plan of eliminating relief from all classes of war veterans: By taking away the pensions of Spanish War Vet erans, it is estimated the govern- ment would save 109,OOO,OO0 a year. By the repeal of the disabfl- ity allowance law, it would save an- other s104,277,554. By the reduc- tion of the disability compensation in other cases. it would chop off $125, 100000. From the reduction of the pay of retired emergency ofh- cers, a further saving to the gov ernment would be made of $7,O00,- 900. Barring all veterans with al- leOed non-service connected disabil- ities out of the government hospi- tals would make a saving of $39,- 900, 900. And the elimination of new governnfent hospitals and soldiers homes, would save $12,877,00 more. Again taking away the gov ernment insurance from the veter- ans under certain conditions would net the government another $25,-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-30
Publicity For Loans

Reports of Reconstruction Finance Cor poration loans are now open to inspection in Washington. in accordance with bill passed by Congress in the last session. pro viding for publicity Monthly reports of ali loans go to the Senate and House. pri- marily for the inspection of Congress itself but also available for anyone interested enough to look at them.
 There were some misgivings about che privilege when it was first proposed. but 'it will probably do no harm. Institutions
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-30

Waterbury is emerging from Saturday, nights terrific thunder storm in good shape. A heavy rainfall where over an inch of rain falls in less than two hours can do an immense amount of damage to public and private property. It is hard for the average layman to compute it in dollars and cents, but if he had to cart the sand. stones. and other debris off the highways and side walks, repair streets where there are no hard surfaces. replace gutters, he might De will ing to admit that the city pays pretty penny for such eloudbursts And it re- quircs real cooperative work on the part of the street department and public utilities to weather such a storm. More power to 'enn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-30

Tossing fruit from the windows of trans continental trains has been boon to Mos- COW, Idaho. Rather than nuisance, such acts have proved of benefit. Many of the apple cores peach pits. etc. have taken root and a sizeable row of fruit trees now lines the railroad tracks. The railroad right of way between Gehesee and Juliaetta is resplen- dent every spring with cheery. apple. peach. pear and plum trees. However. that couldn't happen everywhere. Soil conditions are perfect for just such growth along this train route.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-30
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SWEEPING GAINS CONTINUE
 On August 30, 1918, allied troops continued their sweeping advance on e front of near SO miles in northern France.
 The French took Mt St Simeon and crossed the Canal du Nord at several places.
 British forces continued their wide gains except at Bellecourt where the Germans made de- termined stand and. halted the British effort to turn the flank of the retreating forces in that vI- cinity. Combles and Clery fell during the day however. and in some sections British infantry ad- vanced so rapidly that their ar- tillery was left faF behind.
 American and French troops took Chavigny and Cuffies north of Goissons and Americans stormed Juvigny.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-30
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, M. D.l

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment, will ne answered by Dr Brady. Address hIm. care of the Democrat. sending stamp and addressed envelope.